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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
B-S01
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
J u l y 28, 1932.

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 29;
not e a r l i e r .

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The d a i l y average volume of F e d e r a l r e s e r v e "bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g d u r i n g the
week ending J u l y 27, a s r e p o r t e d "by the F e d e r a l r e s e r v e "banks, was $2,434,000,000,
a d e c r e a s e of $4,000,000 compared w i t h t h e p r e c e d i n g week and an i n c r e a s e of
$1,496,000,000 compared w i t h the c o r r e s p o n d i n g week of 1931•
On J u l y 27 t o t a l r e s e r v e "bank c r e d i t amounted to $ 2 , 4 2 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a d e c r e a s e
of $16,000,000 f o r t h e week. This d e c r e a s e c o r r e s p o n d s with a d e c r e a s e of
$45,000,000 i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and an i n c r e a s e of $3,000,000 i n monetary
gold s t o c k , o f f s e t i n p a r t "by i n c r e a s e s of $36,000,000 i n member "bank r e s e r v e
"balances and $3,000,000 i n unexpended c a p i t a l f u n d s , nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c .
Holdings of " b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d d e c r e a s e d $10,000,000 a t t h e F e d e r a l Reserve
Bank of Chicago, $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t Cleveland and $13,000,000 a t a l l F e d e r a l r e s e r v e
"banks. The S y s t e m ' s h o l d i n g s of " b i l l s bought i n open market d e c l i n e d $12,000,000,
while h o l d i n g s of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s and " b i l l s i n c r e a s e d $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ,
Changes i n the amount of r e s e r v e "bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g and i n r e l a t e d items
during t h e week and t h e y e a r ending J u l y 27, 1932, were as f o l l o w s :

I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since
J u l y 27
1932

J u l y 20
1932

J u l y 29
1931

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Bills
Bills
U. S .
Other

discounted
bought
Government s e c u r i t i e s
r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t

525
4o
i,s4i
16

+

+
+

13
12
5
4

—
—

342
27
+1,163
2

TOTAL RESERVE BAH CREDIT
Monetary gold s t o c k
Treasury c u r r e n c y a d j u s t e d

2,422
3,960
1,771

+
+

16
g
l

+1,477
- 993
21

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
Unexpended c a p i t a l funds,nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c .

5,690
2,072
391

+
+

45
36
3

+
-




910
343
io4

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 29,1932; n o t e a r l i e r .

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RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINE
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
J u l y 27,1932

J u l y 20,1932

J u l y 29.1931

1,959t552
63,643

1*95^*312
63,628

2,058,539
29,983

Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t F . R . n o t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . R. Board
.
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks

2,023,195
249,735
348,212

2,017,9^0
245*086
3^5* %36

2,088,522
410,496
94^,53"

T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s . . . . . . .
Reserves o t h e r than g o l d
Total reserves
E o n - r e s e r v e cash
.
B i l l s discounted:
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

2,621,142
205»2l4
2,826,356
77*666

2,608,862
200,3^
2,809,176
74,980

3*^3*55^"
175*009
3*618,563
79,086

202,l6l
323,219

213,130
324,435

71*883
111*153

R E S O U R C E S

Gold w i t h F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s
Gold redemption f u n d w i t h U.S. Treasury

.

.
.
.
.

Total b i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market . . . . . .
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds
Treasury n o t e s
. . .
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
T o t a l U . S . Government s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s

525,380
39*700

537,565
51*902

183,036
66,536

421,021
268,474
1,151,696
1,841,191
5>96l

420,890
268,551
l,l46,73^
1,836,175
5*787

206,723
1 »'™ «
—428,012
677*977
7,24o

T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . .
Due from f o r e i g n banks
.
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r banks
Uncollected items
.
Bank p r e m i s e s
.
All other resources . . . .
.

2,412,232
2,887
16,427
326,793
58,119
48,098

2,431,429
2,712
18,482
350,389
58,115
48,029

934,795
726
x
«!!

5,768,578

5*793*312

5,151,809

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 . . .

2,834,157

2,861,948

1,735*501

Member bank - r e s e r v e account . . . .
Government
F o r e i g n bank . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other d e p o s i t s
. . . . . .

2,072,164
4-5,099
11,656
36,428

2,035*517
54,034
11*^3
34,46l

2,4l4,734
13*3 5
Jc'nii?
26,0 3

Total deposits . . . . . . .
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items , . . . *

2,165,3^7
319*454

2,135»^"35
346,896

2,55^*597
405,755

36,408

35*^99

5,768,578

5*793*312

TOTAL RESOURCES . . . . .

5°*915
28,071

L I A B I L I T I E S

All other l i a b i l i t i e s

.

TOTAL LIABILITIES
R a t i o 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. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined . , .

56.5$

56.2%

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents . . . . . .

57,494

"5* 735




13* 7 .
5,151,809
.
.
8h-,3/u
253*Ol

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON JULY 27, I 9 3 2
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
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T o t a l Boston New York P h i l a . C l e v e .
R i c h . 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 ,
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s
1 , 9 5 9 , 5 5 2 169*827
468,942 138,800 185,970 45,600 46 1 500 612,695 58,.010 37,830 51,680 21,435 122,263*
Gold r e d e m p t i o n f u n d w i t h U . S . T r e a s u r y
63,643
3,382
13,79%
6,700
6,673
2,763
4,165
9,497
2,150
2,240
2,84l
1,218
8,220
Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
R E S O U R C E S

F . R. n o t e s
2 , 0 2 3 , 1 9 5 173,209
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . R. Board
249,735 15,986
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f . h e l d by h a n k s
348,212 16,157

482,736 145,500 192,643
9^,176
3 , ^ 2 6 17,829
212,356
9,488 17,924

48,363
5,724
6,909

50,665 622,192
3 , 4 8 4 61,879
8 , l 4 0 27,993

60,160
5,602
5,553

40,070
9,865
3,421

54,521
13,281
10,689

22,653 130,483
5 186 13 297
3,874 25^708

Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold

2 , 6 2 1 , 1 4 2 205,352
205,214 20,082

789,268 1 5 8 , 4 l 4 228,396
55,066 3 3 , 1 5 3 18,312

60,996
9,599

62,289 712,064
5 , 9 9 0 27,136

71,315
8,766

53,356
3,420

78,491
5,503

3 1 , 7 1 3 169,488
8,6l4
9I573

Total reserves
Non-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted

2 , 8 2 6 , 3 5 6 225,434
77,666
5,659

8 4 4 , 3 3 4 191,56? 246,708
20,964
3,398
3,73$

70,595
3,951

68,279 739,200
5,775 15,391

8 0 , 0 8 1 -56,776
3,960
2,184

83,994
2,552

Total__bills discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market
U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s :
®onAs

,

.

C e r t i f i c a t e s and t i l l s

Total U . S . Govt, securities
Other s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due f r o m f o r e i g n b a n k s
F R n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Uncollected items
A n other "resources
T0TAJ» RESOURCES




202,lSl
323,219

ll,44l
11,364

63,613
40,039

27,739
46,349

12,456
32,556

6,439
21,930

10,3S3
31,911

14,047
26,865

7,829
5,663

1,540
11.711

3,499
20.767

40,327 179,061
4,089
6,007
9 1
•
3 562 19 628
14,837 ^ 2 2 7

525,380
39,700

22,805
2,343

103,652
13,56?

74,038
3,182

45,012
3,102

28,369
3,165

42,279
1,459

40,912
5,045

13,492
1,043

13,251
631

24,266
946

18,399
969

98,855
4*248
'

421,021

20,472

189,761

31,240

36,501

9,706

9,730

41,022

13,936

17,353

11,786

i4,269

25,245

1,151^96

8^70

llZ&l

S s I t M 112.'403

29J391

3 9 1 ^ MglSq

4l^6q

%:mo

1^1^

77:7^

l,s4l,191

121,228
-

704,992 138.550 177,232
4,239
1,539

47,133
-

46,723 274,810
-

65,731

54,510
133

56,967

3 0 , 7 2 1 122,594

" 2 , 4 1 2 , 2 3 2 146,376
2,887
211
16,42?
317
326,793 4o,533

826,450 217,359 225,3^6
1,180
286
269
3,797
3?U
988
9 0 , o 4 l 27,135 32,250

78,667
106
1,316
22,807

9 0 , 4 6 i 320,767
98
373
990
2,305
8 , 0 0 4 39,234

80,266
%g
1,696
11,963

68,575
n
590
6,860

82,179
77
1.6J2
18,462

50,089 225,697
260
11,630

2,122
17,874

l:l79

j.'^g

^883

i l l

1:162

5,96l

^

1

4

I M I

3 ^ 0

I'.JOl

75

m

5 , 7 0 8 , 5 7 8 423,430 1 , 8 3 0 , 0 7 1 443,856 518,557 184,556 179,7761427,005 182,524 138,389 1 9 3 , 4 6 s 109,507 436,539

RESOURCES AHD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS OH JULY 27, 1932
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
T o t a l Boston Hew York Phi l a . Cleve.
Rich, A t l a n t a Chicago St.Louis
2,834,157 203,402
593,492 253,827 294,485 94,224 111,115 727,993 98,606

L I A B I L I T I E S
F.R.notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e account
Government
F o r e i g n bank
Other d e p o s i t s
Total deposits
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid in
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

2,072,164 145,351
949,620 117,109 143,211
23,266
1,506
2,512
45,099
1,542
11,656
889
3,770
1,205
1,182
3§jk28
200
24,835
78
2,• 701
2,165,347 147,982 1,001,491 119,898 149,606
319,454 40,083
87,797 25,300 29,478
153,791 10,922 59,182
16,217 14,263
259,421 20,039
75,077 26,486 27,640
36,408
1,002
13.032
2,128
"5,085

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t )
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r chased f o r f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s

49,814
366
468
16

41,495 292,560
602
5,516
433
1,568
429
1.712

51,567
2,552
4io
785

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Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
78,880 92,282 37:,.366 242,785
40,112
1,428
257
207

66,304

3,026
339
84

55,31% 42,004 69,753
12,928
6,639 18,409
4,471
2,922
4,072
10,025
6,356
8,124
1.280
1.588
828
5,768,578 423,430 1,830,071 443,856 518,557 184,556 1 7 9 , 7 7 6 ^ 2 7 , 8 0 5 182,624 138,389 193,468
51.8
47.0
52.0
56.5
64.2
52.9
51.3
55.6
48.7
44.3
71.8
57,494

4,637

16,367

6,285

6,163

50,684 42,959 301,356
21,547
7,670 38,296
5,200. 4,876 17,192
11,483 10,449 38,411
1.418
2.707
4.557

2,441

2,258

8,177

2,136

1,342

1,770

43,723 131,298
1,211 1,572
807
328
4,599
762
46,024 138,276
12,702 18,605
3,918 10,556
7,624 17,707
2.610
2JJ1
109,507 436,539
46.3
48.5
1,708

4,210

FEDERAL RESERVE HOTE STATEMENT
^Federal r e s e r v e n o t e s :
i s s u e d to F.E.bank by F.R.Agent
Held by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e bank
In actual c i r c u l a t i o n
C o l l a t e r a l h e l d by agent as s e c u r i t y f o r . - n o t e s i s s u e d to bank
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold fund - F . B. Board
" E l i g i b l e paper
U . S. G o v ' t , s e c u r i t i e s
Total c o l l a t e r a l

3,072,068 223,132
237.911 19,730
2,834,157 203,402

660,471 264,491 307,766
66.979 10.664 11.281
593,492 253,827 294,485

99,646 129,031 767,392 107,841
5.422 17.916 19.399
9.215
94,224 111,115 727,993 98,606

976,637 47, 010
982,915 122, 817
508,963 22, 755
623,900 30, 200,
3,092,415 223,482

372,942 75,020 71,970
96,000 63,780 i i 4 , o o o
103,419 73,320 44,852
96,000 55,000 80,000
668,361 267,120 310,822

13,020

To t a l
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought in open market
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal w a r r a n t s




525,380
39,700
1, 151,696
5,961

7?i t h i n 15 days
370, 062
7, 663

66, 150
5, 423

32,580

30,270
24.000
99,870

13,500
33,000
41,103
42.000
129,603

247,695 20,710
365,000 37,300
41,489 12,284
115,000 37,600
769,184 107,894

82,158 101,344
1.278
9,062

43,147 285,649
6.081 16.864

78,880

37,066 248,785

92,282

12,630
9,880
25,200 41,800
12,860 23,99s
31,900 28,000
82,590 103,678

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION CF BILLS AMD SHORT TERM SECURITIES
/z,
91 days to
16 to 30 days
31 to 60 days 61 to 9° days
g months
38,281
7,241
112,600
388

53,992
12,122
341,833
-

42,733
12,674
193,089
150

19,776
65,855

12,260
9,175
18,393

1.500

80,000
42,263
84,220

80.000

43,328 286,483

Over 6 months
536
372,169