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STATEMENT IDE THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, July 28;
not e a r l i e r .

- .

St,29-1.
F e d e r a l Reserva ^ a . r _ ,
Jul
y 2 < >Ljdd'

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMKS.
Aggregate r e d u c t i o n s of $63,500,000 i n discounted b i l l s and of
$1,100,000 i n United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s , a s a g a i n s t an i n c r e a s e of
$7,200,000 i n a c c e p t a n c e s purchased i n open market, accompanied by a c o r responding d e c l i n e of
*^00 .,000 i n d e p o s i t l i a b i l i t i e s ^ a r e shown in the
F e d e r a l He serve B o a r d ' s weekly bank statement issued a s a t c l o s e of b u s i ness on J u l y 26, 19?-2. C-old r e s e r v e s show a f u r t h e r g a i n of $9 = 200,000
and t o t a l c a s h r e s e r v e s - a g a i n of $12,200,000, while F e d e r a l r e s e r v e n o t e
c i r c u l a t i o n d e c l i n e d by $6,000,000.- The r e s e r v e r a t i o shows a r i s e f o r t h e
week from 77-8 t o 79* 2 P e r c e n t .
L i q u i d a t i o n of member bank borrowings f o r t h e week was h e a v i e s t i n
t h e second d i s t r i c t , the New York r e s e r v e bank r e p o r t i n g a r e d u c t i o n of
$63,000,000 i n i t s h o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s , b e s i d e s a r e d u c t i o n of
$2,800,000 i n i t s h o l d i n g s of b i l l s purchased i n t h e open market. Cleveland
r e p o r t s a r e d u c t i o n of $11,000,000 of d i s c o u n t e d p a p e r , a s a g a i n s t an i n c r e a s e of $6,400,000 i n purchased b i l l s , w h i l e s u b s t a n t i a l i n c r e a s e s i n
d i s c o u n t e d paper a r e shown f o r t h e Boston, P h i l a d e l p h i a and San Francisco
banks.
Considerable s h i f t i n g of gold through the gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d , b e s i d e s a c c e s s i o n s from w i t h o u t , accounts f o r t h e i n c r e a s e of $375900,000 i n
the gold r e s e r v e s of t h e New York bank. Smaller i n c r e a s e s i n gold r e s e r v e s
a g g r e g a t i n g over $7*000,000 a r e shown f o r the Cleveland, Richmond and St>
Louis banks. The l a r g e s t d e c r e a s e i n gold r e s e r v e s , v i z . , by $13,900,000,
i s r e p o r t e d by t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a bank, San Francisco w i t h a decrease of
$6,500,000 and Chicago w i t h a d e c r e a s e of $5,200,000 being next i n o r d e r .
Holdings of paper secured by Government o b l i g a t i o n s show a d e c l i n e
from $176,300,000 to $115,200,000. Of t h e t o t a l held $93,200,000, or SO.9
p e r c e n t , we're secured by L i b e r t y and o t h e r U. S. bonds, $5,400,000, or 4 . 7
p e r c e n t , by V i c t o r y n o t e s , $12,400,000, or 10.7 p e r c e n t , - by Treasury
n o t e s , and $4,300,000, or 3*7 p e r c e n t , - by Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s , compared w i t h $118,100,000, $7,000,000, $40,700,000 and $10,500,000 r e p o r t e d
the week b e f o r e .
A summary of changes i n t h e p r i n c i p a l a s s e t and l i a b i l i t y items of
the r e s e r v e banks, a s compared with a week and a year ago, f o l l o w s :

Total r e s e r v e s
Gold r e s e r v e s

Increase
or
Decrease
(Xn m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
J u l y 15. 1922 J u l y 27. 1921
Inc.
496.2
Inc. 12.2
Inc.
Inc.
523.3
9.2
Dec.
Dec.
Dec,
Dec.
Inc.
Dec,
Dec.
Dec.
Inc.

57.4

Dec.

63.5

Dec. 1,270.5
Dec.
476.0
Dec.
794.5
Inc.
136.7
Inc.
291.3
Inc.
167.4
Dec.
142.3
266.2
Inc.

Total d e p o s i t s
Members' r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s
Other d e p o s i t s

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.

54.4
48.9

Inc.
Inc.
Inc.
Inc.

192.8
176.6
14.7
1.5

Federal Reserve n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n
F. R, Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n , n e t l i a b i l i t y

Dec.
Dec.

6.0

Dec.
Dec.

410.8
61.5

Total e a r n i n g a s s e t s
Discounted b i l l s , t o t a l
Secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
Purchased b i l l s
United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l
Bonds and n o t e s
Pittman c e r t i f i c a t e s
Other Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s




61.0
2.5
7.2
1.1
•3

2.0
1.2

2.9
2.6

2.4

842.5

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, J u l y 28, 1922; n o t e a r l i e r .

St.2921a.

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED.
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
RESOURCES

J u l y 26. 1922

J u l y 19. 1922
317,980
490.620
SOS,600

J u l y 27. 1921
389,665
419.741
809,406

Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s . . . .
Gold s e t t l e m e n t fund - F, R. Board
Total gold h e l d by banks . . .

317,459
498,309
815,762

Gold with F e d e r a l Reserve Agents .
Gold redemption fund . . . . . . . .

2,197,645
41.118

2,195,062

41.673

1,616,287
105,538

Total gold r e s e r v e s
Legal tender n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c . .

3,054,531
126.967

3,045,335
123.987

2,531,231
154.065

3,181,498

3,169,322

2,685,296

115,238

264,743

1,059,281

156.138

176,263
267,205
148.970

536,119

592,438

1,669,920

201,624

201,901

34,175

72,000

74,000
265,948

214,375
938

Total r e s e r v e s .
B i l l s discountedI
Sec. by U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
B i l l s bought' i n open market . . . .
Total b i l l s on hand
U. S. bonds and n o t e s
U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s :
One-year c e r t i f i c a t e s ( P i t t m a n Act)
Other c e r t i f i c a t e s . . .
Municipal w a r r a n t s .

267,175
9

a

591,215
19.424

Hbtal e a r n i n g a s s e t s . . . . .

1,076,927

1,134,296

1,919,408

Bank premises
5$ Redemption f u n d a g a i n s t
F. R. Bank n o t e s
Uncollected items . . . . . . . . .
All o t h e r r e s o u r c e s

42,494

42,417

25,846

7,527
537,883
16,805

7,496
592,345

16.186

9,666
494,948
15.046

4,863,134

4,962,062

5,150,210

105,198
215,398

105,239
215,398

102,263
213,824

46,455

1,815,278
26.381

49,376
1,864,145
29.010

31,709
1,638,637
24.928

1,888,114

1,942,531

1,695,274

2,126,809

2,132,848

2,537,617

21.280

66,053
479,274
20.719

125,143
413,037
61.052

4,863,134

4,962,062

5,150,210

TOTAL RESOURCES

. . •

L I A B I L I T I E S
C a p i t a l paid i n
Surplus
. . .
Deposits:
Government . . .
Member bank - r e s e r v e account
Other d e p o s i t s
Tntml d e p o s i t s
F.R. notes in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n . . .
F.R, Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n net l i a b i l i t y
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
All other l i a b i l i t i e s .
SOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to d e p o s i t and
F.R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .




63,622

442,713

79-2#

1

77.8#

63.4%

:leased f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, J u l y 28, 1922; not e a r l i e r ,
St.2921b,
RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL BE SERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JULY 26, 1922.
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
R E S O U R C E S
Boston New York P h i l a . Cleve
F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
Total
14,100
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
206,765
5,657 1 3 , 3 - 0
3,316
5,668 24,770
4,083
7,280
2,585
9 , 8 2 2 20,113
317.459
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d - F. R. Board
T o t a l gold h e l d by banks

45,161

63,999

42,106

24,851 159,043

15,481

35,271

31,515

14,973

833,440 161,960 169,609
5.782
5.054
3,633

55,838
3,851

299,756

35,548

4s,o64

815,768

Gold w i t h F, R. Agents
Gold redemption f u n d

148,315
6.348

98,418 375,899
1.527
5.155

56 081
1.683

29,609
1.630

54,021
2.377

19,803 194,562 2 , 1 9 7 , 6 4 5
589
3.459
41.118

T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s
Legal t e n d e r n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c .

199,824 1,138,978 202,562 237,361 101,795 124,796 540,097
8,685
8,992
7 , 4 2 1 21.018
34,255
7.496
9.603

73,245
11.982

66,510
644

87,913
4.584

35,365 246,085 3 , 0 5 4 , 5 3 1
126.967
6,503
5,694

Total reserves
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
B i l l s bcognt i n open market
T o t a l b i l l s on hand

208,509 1,173,233 211,554 247,054 109,291 %32,217 561,115

85,227

67,154

92,497

41,868 251,779 3,181,498

U. S. bends and n o t e s

7,970
18,077
19,138
45,185

16,216
14,394

4,567

U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s :
One-yaar c e r t i f i c a t e s ( P i t t m a n Act;1 5,450
Other c e r t i f i c a t e s
38,575
Municipal w a r r a n t s
Total earning a s s e t s
Bank p r e m i s e s
5% Redemption f u n d a g a i n s t
F . R. Bank n o t e s
Uncollected items
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES

/




93,777
5,249
422

14,828
10,139
21.738
46,705

9,665
26,144
409
36,218

1,796
28,172
904
30,872

14,949
37,297
15.893
68,139

5,054
10,973
15.344
31,371

1,544
24,390

1,470
16,735

1,476
32,380
2.909

68,182

29,263
12,015
24.734
66,012

25,934

18,205

49,358

23,580

26,893

1,233

147

6,219

11,916

4,343

18,500
5,500
119,274 . 5,410

5,500
43,955

3,560

6,199
2,031

8,667
17,959

3,571
10,752

37,572

-

-

-

255,314 100,502 123,053
601
5,671
8,993

—

-

41,011

36,765

11,007
34,027
17,497
62,531

115,238
264,743
156.138
536,119

28,370

3,316

41,682

201,624

4,000
3,489
9

4,321
13,003

1,900
1,265

4,832
11,462

72,000
267,175
9

57,610

37,775

—

39,249 100,984

—

2,571

1,553

7,631

944

923

63,899
4,986

43,246 120,507 1 , 0 7 6 , 9 2 7
2,093

1,279

42,494

188

468

721

2,023

276

916

146

279

7,527

119,069

44,568

539
52,474

43,146

22,039

65,298

30,372

13,452

36,728

24,055

37,294

537,883

3.401

596

1,283

340

121

768

1,376

795

1,830

5,028

16,805

849

700

49,388
722

_54l_

358,067 1,560,859 358,521 430,074 196,547 195,647 736,517 176,721 120,956 199,821.113,238 4 i 6 , l 6 6 4 , 8 6 3 , 1 3 4

r e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n , F r i d a y morning, J u l y 28, 1922; not e a r l i e r .
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL, EE SERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS JULY 26, 1922
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve Bank.
Boston New York Phi la. Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Minn. Kansas Cy. D a l l a s
Capital paid i n
7,981
27,572
8,999 11,603
5,591
4 , 2 5 1 14,658
4,770
4,199
4,549
3,574
Surplus
16,483
60,197 17,945 22,509 11,030
9,114 29,025
7,468
9,646
9,388
7,394
Isposits:
Government
12,482
1,985
2,6i4
2,459
4,277
3,025
4,805
3,04i
1,526
2,711
2,893
Member Bank - r e s e r v e account
122,907
731,617 105., 459 145,440 55,799 4 7 , i 4 o 257,151 59,807 42,804 78,124
44,577
Other d e p o s i t s
384
9,740
823
266
961
516
1,566
291
613
165
392
Total deposits
125,276
753,539 108,896 148,860 60,342 50,681 263,522 63,461 44,621 81,409
47,453
F, R. n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
163,466
616,779 177,105 195,555
26,022
58,807
F. R. Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n net l i a b i l i t y
4,714
14,244
4,888
5,073
2,747
4,259
7,879
3,312
2,605
2,995
8,367
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
38,837
83,994 39,117 45,04? 37,262 14,759 50,851 28,463 11,837 35,983
23,S61
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s
1,310
4,234
1,381
1,612
1,159
1,150
l,4io
1,060
869
1,704
3,503
TOTAL LIABILITIES
358,067 1,560,859 35.8,521 430,074 196,547 195,647 736,517 176,721 120,956 199,821 113,238
R a t i o of t o t a l r e s e r v e s t o d e p o s i t
and F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s
combined, p e r c e n t
72.2
85.6
74.0
71-7
78.8
81.6
89.0
65.6
71.7
66.0
57.0
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
f o r foreign correspondents
1,880
9,540
2,060
2,112
1,262
953
3,065
1,210
695
1,235
670
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION
F. R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
180,152
874,695 210,207 210,337 87,487 116,613 407,034 83,885 52,325 69,45s
29,194
F. R. n o t e s h e l d by banks
16,686 .257,916 33,102 14,782 9 , 0 5 1 5,210 39,955 17,427 3,274 10,C51
3,172
F. R. n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
163,466
616,779 177,105 195,555 78,436 111,403 367,079 66,458 49,051 58,807
26,022

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market
U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s
Municipal w a r r a n t s




S t . 2921c
San Fran,
7,421
15,199

Total
105,198
215,398

4,637
124,453
10,664

46,455
1,815,27s
26,381

139,754
216,648

1,888,114
2,126,809

2,534
32,702
4i6,l66

63,622
442,713
21.250
4,863,134

70.6

79.2

1,908

1,185

25,867

250,576
33,328
216,648

2,571,963
445,154
2,126,809

DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS AND MUNICIPAL WARRANTS BY MATURITIES
Within 15 days
16 t o 30 days
31 t o 60 days
6 l t o 90 days
Over 90 days
Total
187,036
30,536
58,108
59,744
44,557
379,981
52,682
29,203
27,978
15,210
31,065
156,138
23,261
4,689
42,965
41,870
226,390
339,175
6
3
9

E e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, J u l y 28, 1922; n o t e a r l i e r .
St.29211*

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JULY 26, 1922.
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
F e d e r a l Reserve Agent a t

Boston

New York

Fhila.

Cleve.

Rich.

A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s

San F r a n .

Total

R E S O U R C E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s on hand
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
Collateral security f o r Federal
Reserve n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g !
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold r e d e m p t i o n f u n d
Gold fund - F. R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper Amount r e q u i r e d
Excess amount h e l d
TOTAL

88,250
180,152

277,650 40,920 36,720
874,695 210,207 210,337

30,610 71,724 88,180
87,487 116,613 407,034

27,150
83,885

10,035
52,325

16,400
69,458

20,433 58,330
766,402
29,194 250,576 2 , 5 7 1 , 9 6 3

5,300
15,015
128,000

363,184
13,275
39,256 1 1 , 0 7 1 11,424
431,000 150,889 145,000

4,043
51,795

2,400
3,518 13,255
9 2 , 5 0 0 362,644

11,610
4,671
39,800

13,052
1,557
15,000

3,66l
50,360

7,701
4l6,522
2,102 14,443
124,016
10,000 180,119 1 , 6 5 7 , 1 0 7

31,649
4,4l4

18,195
12,516

27,804
3,561

22,716
2,987

15,437
2,768

9,391
27,331

31,837
13,348

**1,255
24,439

48,247
9,776

40,638
5,006

31,135
37.001

56,014
6,339

374,318
149,486

461,902 2,051,479 471,110 462,400 209,998 317,466 939,249 198,481 117,672 158,084 106,152 565,821 6,059,814

L I A B I L I T I E S "
Net amount of F e d e r a l Reserve
n o t e s r e c e i v e d f r o m Compt r o l l e r of t h e Currency

268,402 1 , 1 5 2 , 3 4 5 251,127 247,057 118,097 188,337 495,214 111,035

62,360

85,858

49,627 308,906 3,338,365

C o l l a t e r a l received from
F e d e r a l Reserve Bank:
Gold
E l i g i b l e paper

148,315
45,185

29,609
25,703

54,021
18,205

19,803 194,562 2,197,645
36,722 62,353
523,804

TOTAL




833,440 161,960 169,699
05,694 58,023 45,644

55,838
36,063

98,418 375,899
30,711 68,136

56,081
31,365

461,902 2,051,479 471,110 462,400 209,998 317,466 939,249 198,481 117,672 158,084 106,152 565,821 6,059,814