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STATEMENT FOE THE PRESS

Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday monring, July 31;
not e a r l i e r .

B-433

Federal Reserve Board
July 30, 1931
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS

The d a i l y average volume of Federal reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding during
the week ending July 29, as reported by the Federal reserve banks, was $§38,000,OOQ
a decrease of $15,000,000 compared with the preceding week and an increase of
$4,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 1930.
On July 29 t o t a l reserve bank c r e d i t amounted to $945,000,000, an increase
of $3,000,000 f o r the week. This increase corresponds with an increase of
$41,000,000 in unexpended c a p i t a l funds, nonmember deposits, e t c . , o f f s e t in
p a r t by decreases of $14,000,000 in money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $17,000,000 in
member bank reserve balances and increases of $2,000,000 i n monetary gold stock
and $5,000,000 in Treasury currency, a d j u s t e d .
Holdings of discounted b i l l s declined $11,000,000 a t the Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco, and increased $4,000,000 a t New York, $2,000,000 each at
Atlanta and Chicago and $1,000,000 a t a l l Federal reserve banks. The System's
holdings of b i l l s bought in open market were p r a c t i c a l l y unchanged, while
holdings of U. S. bonds increased $17,000,000 and holdings of Treasury notes
and c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s declined $3,000,000 and $14,000,000, respectively.
Changes in the amount of reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding and in r e l a t e d
items during the week and the year ending July 29, 1931» were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
July 29
1931

July 22
1931

July 30
1930

(In millions of d o l l a r s )
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
United States s e c u r i t i e s
Other reserve bank c r e d i t

183
67
67s
18

+ 1

- 14
- 64
+102

+ 2

- 5

TOTAL RESERVE BANK CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency adjusted

945
4,953
1,792

+ 3
+ 2
+5*

+ 18

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

4,780
2,415
495

-14*
-17
+4i

+384




+438

+ 7

+ 79

*July 22 f i g u r e s revised.

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, July 31, 1931? %ot e a r l i e r

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RESOURCES AHD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE 3ABCS COM3 IKED
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
J u l y 29. 1931

July 22. 1931 J u l y 36.1930

R E S O U R C E S

Gold with Federal r e s e r v e agents
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury . ,

2,058,539
29.931

2,003,339
29.084

1, 553, 2l4
36,8l4

Gold held exclusively a g a i n s t F . R . n o t e s .

2,088,522

2,032,423

1,590,028

Gold settlement fund with F. R. Board . .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held "by banks .
Total gold r e s e r v e s

4l0,496
944,536
3,443,554

463,011
928,913
3,424,34?

589> 700
825,254
3,004,982

Reserves other than gold
Total r e s e r v e s

175.009
3,618,563

173,6o4
3,597,951

173,206
3,178,188

. .

Non-reserve 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 discounted

79,086

78,899

68,210

71,883
Ill,153

78,204
103,398

66,676
130,425

183,036

181,602

197,101

66,536

67,033

20b,723
43,242
428.012
677,977

189,946
46,242
44l,813
678,001

130,762
,
.
49,714
276,897
249,757
576,368

7,246

7,174

7,323

934,795

933,810

911,554

726
16,364
415,289
58,915
28,071

725
15,862
448,044
58,913
26,939

706
18,912
510,430
59,584
l4,037

5,151,809

5,l6l,l43

4,761,621

1,735,501

1,730,752

1,335,l4l

2,4l4,734
13,385
100,435
2'6.043
2,554,597

2,431,802
17,990
58,481
26,732
2,535,005

2,415,285
26,l46
6,434
21,006
2,468,871

Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid i n
Surplus
All o t h e r l i a b i l i t i e s

405,755
167,442
274,636
13,878

440,440
166,796
274,636
13»5l4

495,807
169,7l6
276,936
15,150

TOTAL LIABILITIES

5,151,809

5,l6l,l43

4,761,621

. .

Total b i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought in open market
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Total U.S.Government s e c u r i t i e s . . .
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Total 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. notes of o t h e r banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All o t h e r resources
TOTAL RESOURCES
L I A B I L I T I E S

F.R. notes in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
Member bank « r e s e r v e account
Government . ,
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total d e p o s i t s

Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to deposit and
F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . . .
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
f o r f o r e i g n correspondents



84.3/?

84.3$

83.5?

253,578

298,111

478,027

RESOURCES 11® LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON JULY 29 1931
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
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l o t a l Boston New York P h i l a . CI eve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St .Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
Gold with Federal reserve agents
2,058,539 159,91?
456,919 170,000 212,550 58,570 110,200 466,900 74,930 49,9^) 61,000 21,850 215,763
^edemp-L-n fund with U.S.Treasury 29,983
l,0l4
12,724
1,778
2,290
995 1,077
3,871
1,467
643 1,208 1,038
ltSfj
Gold held exclusively a g a i n s t
F. R. n o t e s
2,088,522 l60,931
469,643 171,778 214,840 59,565 111,277 470,771 76,397 50,583 62,208 22,888 217,64l
Gold settlement fund w i t h F . R . Board
410,496 21,701
138,021 49,810 43,710 11,650
7,608 50,840 10,728 12,586 17,749 11,343 34,750
uold and gold c e r t i f . held by tanks
944,53 6 3 5,238
630,059 28,535 64,880
5,495
9,288 100,635 9,583
4,542 10,8q4
4,473 40,974
RESOURCES

Total gold reserves
Reserves o t h e r than gold
Total reserves

3,443,554 217,870 1,237,753 250,123 323,430
175,009

13,408

56,938

9,328

25,537

;:;g

Total U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Ihiefrom f o r e i g n tanks

eEE"
TOTAL RESOURCES



15,355

3,618,563 231,278 1,294,691 257,737 338*785
79,086

Total b i l l s aiscoifflted

7,6l4

153,036

9,376

66,536

4,845

677,977

53,162

7,246

300

934,795
726

67,683
52

3,478

3,985

,;:g
26,545
23,502

76,710 122,173 622,246
ll.UOl

7,774

96,70s 67,711 90,761 38,704 293,365

23,875 10,076

88,111 135,94? 646,121 106,784
4,021

a

5,752

, , a

4,072

7,818

71,733 98,579
1,799

8,60?

8,071

47,311 301,436

9,202

5,104

1,719

3,995

4,666

a

a

, s

„.g

%-z

17,055

16,262 17,785

16,008 13,636

9,724

4,667 10,34o

12,241

29,097

3."06

6,071

6,689

1,738

1,083

1,682

5,16s

2,216

7,770

2.366

Si m ,ifi gg ;g 11 is *g ::-i :s a
169,535 54,473 72,085 31,558
3,240

560

223,122 75,494
257
69

400

220

22,302 95,332 30,476 27,816 39,077 30,130 52,031
210

530

94,818 51,779 45,209 117,268
71
28
25
94

200

2?6

42,138 33,842
25
l6

780

l60

370

52,563 44,213 86,666
20
21
43

II '1 ill i i i 1 j g j *g #;
5,151,809 365,123 1,687,075 378,o4i 489,196 181,380 204,145 834,956 178,076 118,835 181,058 110,892 423,032

L I A B I L I T I

E S

RESOURCES Mi) LiAb^LiTIES Ui1 1'iiisj PZUjiiHAL RESERVE BAltiKS ON JU1Y 29, 1931
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
T o t a l Boston New York P h i l a . CIeve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s

F.R.notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e account
Government d e p o s i t s
Foreign bank
Other d e p o s i t s

2,4i4,734 137,436 1,070,036 144,630 188,147
624
13,385
1,171
374
, , 517
100,435
46,941
8,052
7,893
5,979
10,408
26,043
105
6,634
75

T otal d e p o s i t s
Deferred 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

2,554,597 143,894 1,127,902
105,694
405,755 51,734
167,442 11,836
64,358
274,636 21,299
80,575
13,878
192
3,980

1,735,501 136,168

304,566 145,693 198,885

153,222
35,188
16,735
27,065
138

67,016 114,553 382,424
60,113
2,764
3,189
91

2O4,OO4 66,157
4o,707 29,678
15,696
5,670
28,971 12,114
745
933

71,729

49,094

63,063 26,790 175,520

56,584 328,361 67,394
1,619
1,766
753
2,870 10,763 2,790
236
829
93

48,667
789
1,833
197

80,189
840
2,312
60

53,485 179,692
886
1,282
5,421
2,392
36
7,279

61,166
10,329
5,182
10,857
2,058

51,486

83,401
21,274
4,219
8,702
399

57,195 193,278
12,890 23,732
4,216 l l , 4 i 6
8,936 18,475
611
865

341,719
48,64i
20,318
39,936
1,918

TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,151,809 365,123 1,687,075 378,o4i 489,196 181,380 204,1U5 834,956
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
84.3
82.6
90.4
86.2
84.1
66.2
77.4
89.2
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on "bills purchased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents 253,578 20,081
73,916 26,508 27,043 10,710 9,639 36,147
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT
Federal r e s e r v e notes:
Issued to F.R.bank "by F.R.agent
2 , 1 8 1 , 2 3 5 163,236
460,625 179,098 226,518 75,117 131,229 473,475
Held by Federal reserve bank
445,73% 27,068
156,059 33,405 27,633
8,101 16,676 91,051
In actual c i r c u l a t i o n
1,735,501
C o l l a t e r a l held by agent as s e c u r i t y f o r n o t e s issued to bank
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
612,709
Gold fund - F. R. Board
i;445,S30
E l i g i b l e paper
204,222
Total c o l l a t e r a l

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n opon market
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal warrants



183,036
66,536
428,012
146

7,367
2,988
7,144
756

178,076 118,835 181,058 110,892 423,032
74.7
71.4
67.3
81.7
56.3
9,371

6,158

7,765

8,033 18,207

8 4 , 6 i o 54,469 67,767 33,641 231,450
12,881 5,375 4,704 6,251 55,930

304,566 145,693 198,885

35,300
124,617
14,163

351,919 38,700 12,550 10,070 10,900 73,900 15,330
6,740
7,300 50,000
105,000 131,300 200,000 48,500 99,300 393,000 59,600 43,200 61,000 14,550 165,763
29,892 l 4 , 6 2 6 18,849 18,427 21,382 16,289
9,703
4,829 11,392 12,768 31,902
486,811 184,626 231,399

Within 15 days
110,015
21,782
12,850
99

67,016 114,553 352,424

71,173
18,521
4,808
10,562
1,283

136,168

2,262,761 174,080
Total

Minn. E a n s . C f . D a l l a s San F r a n .

71,729

49,094

63,063 26,790 175,520

76,997 131,582 483,189 84,633 54,769 72,392 34,618 247,665

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SEORT TERM SECURITIES
91 days to
16 to 30 days
31
60 days
6l to 90 days
6 months
12,874
13*160
23,942
22,559
7,821
4,303
32,532
98
25,700
29,700
103,595
136,374
42
5

Over 6 months
486
119,793