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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Saturday morning, J u l y 6;
not e a r l i e r .

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g 2 54
Federal Reserve Board,
J u l y 5, 1929

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The consolidated statement of condition of the Federal reserve banks
on u y 3, nyid.8 public by the Federal Reserve Board, shows an increase f o r
the week of $88,400,000 in t o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s , an i n c r e a s e of
Government secaurities. Member tank reserve deposits increased $36,400,000
re erve note
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c i r c u l a t i o n $ 7 7 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 , while cash r e s e r v e s declined
$31,300,000 and Government deposits $25,600,000.
Holdings of discounted b i l l s increased $107,700,000 a t the Federal
^ d t 4 e m ^ n f ? 6 c f Y ° T k ' , $ 1 2 » 6 0 0 ' 0 0 0 a t A t l a n t a , $9,500,000 a t San Francisco
^
^
St,. Louis, and declined $24,000,000 a t Boston, $9,100,000
a t P h i l a d e l p h i a and $4,100,000 a t Chicago. The System's holdings of b i l l s
ought i n open market declined $8,900,000, of Treasury n o t e s $6,200,000 and
$ 5 0 0 % T ° e r t l f i C a t e s $2,400,000, while holdings of U. S. bonds increased
6

Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n increased during the week a t a l l
reserve banks except Cleveland, which shows a reduction of $2,300,000, the
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til
5
d i s t r i c t s being: New York $27,200,000, Chicago
$5,200 000^'
Francisco $l4,400,000, Boston $6,500,000 and P hi l a de l phi a
A s1

™™ary o f the p r i n c i p a l a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of the reserve banks,
follows'" W
changes during the week and the year ending J u l y 3, 1929,
Increase or decrease since
J u l y 1. 1929 June 26. 1929 J u l y 1.1923
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total r e s e r v e s
Gold reserves

3,04l
* * 2 ' ,866,340
"

- 31,255
- 29,174

+ 3^8,709
+ 319,850

Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . . . . . . .

1,350,852

+ 88,424

- 269,877

B i l l s discounted, t o t a l
Secured by U.S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s '
Other b i l l s discounted

1,125,083
609,898
515,185

+108,336
+ 77,153
+ 31,183

- 65,927
- 167,582
+101,655

73,922

-

8,917

-135.742

141,382
43,246
85,779
12,357

+
-

8,145.
508
6,242
2,411

-

78,183
12,455
4,908
60,820

736,259

+ 77,763

+

76,127

2,437,943
2,380,165
23,373

+ 18,293
+ 36,352
- 25,551

+

21,368
22,727
1,905

B i l l s bou^it i n open market

. . . .

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l .
Bonds . . . . . .
Treasury n o t e s
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness ;
Federal reserve n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Total d e p o s i t s . ;
Members' reserve d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s
W.




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RESOURCES AUD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL EESJS7E BANKS C0I.3IKED
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
J u l y 3. 1929

June 26.1929 J u l y 1. 1928

RESOURCES
Gold with Federal r e s e r v e agents . . . .
Gold redemption f u n d with U.S. Treasury.
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 settlement f u n d with F. R. Board .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks

1,380,112
6%,828
1,447,940
748.704

1,372,441
71,589
1,444,030
644,038
807,446

1,129,$84
62,100
1,191,684
699,796
655,010

Total gold r e s e r v e s . . . . . . . .
Reserves o t h e r than gold . . . . . . . .

2,866,340
174.959

2,895,514
177,04p

2,546,490
146,100

3,041,299

3.072,554

2,692,590

55»912

69,10.8

54,273

609,898
515,185

*532,745
*484,002

777,480
413,530

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 n o t e s
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness . . . . .

1,125,083
73,922

1,016,747
82,839

1,191,010
209,664

43,246

42,738
92,021
14,768

90,687
73,177

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
Uncollected items . . .
.
Bank premises
All other r e s o u r c e s

l4l,382
10,465
1,35°.s52
J28
810,892

l49,527
13,315
1,262,428
729

8,132

7,44l

Total r e s e r v e s
ITon-re serve 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

TOTAL RESOURCES

669,696

85,779
12,357

55,701

219,565
4go
1,620,729
571
758,391
60,047

58,6l4

676,603
58,614

5,326,429

5,i47,477

8,520
5,195,121

1,736,299

1,658,496

1,660,132

2,380,165
23,373

2,343,813
48,924

2,402,892
21,468

21,312

26,104

2,437,948

2,419,655

2,459,316

712,989

625,737

254,398

254,398
30,584

682 I91
l4l',210
233,319
18,953

5,147,477

5,195,121

L I A B I L I T I E S
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 . . .
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e account . . . .
Government . . .
Foreign bank
Other d e p o s i t s . . .
Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
C a p i t a l p a i d in
Surplus
All o t h e r l i a b i l i t i e s

. . . . . .

TOTAL 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 . . .
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

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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

6,128
28,282

158,585

26,250
5,326,429

5,606

158,607

8,852

72.9

75.3$

65,4$

428,711

424,566

309,038

^Revised f i g u r e s .

RESOURCES
Total Boston
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents
1,380,112 84,853
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treas. 67,828
6,181

( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
New York F h i l a . Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago St,Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
225,729 121,108 154,24l 49,052 92,180 279,74? 24,076 63,218 52,194 25,889 207,820
17,200
7,080
4,750
2,892 2,928 8,597 6,158 1,282 5,743 2,072 2,945

Gold h o l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
T t R, n o t e s
l,447,94o 91,039
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d with IT.R.Board 669,696 95,691
Gold and gold c e r t i f . h e l d by banks 7^8,704 21,625

242,929 128,188
77,772 60,432
483,230 24,430

Total gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r than gold

2,866,340 208,355
174,959 11,275

Total r e s e r v e s
3,041,299 219,630
Non-reserve cash
55,912 6,288
B i l l s discounted:
Secured "by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
609,898 41,115
Other b i l l s discounted
515,185 43,012
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 :

®onds

A

1,125,083
73,922

43,246

84,127

9,653
689

Treasury n o t e s
f5,779
C e r t i f i c a t e s of mdeotedness
12,357
Total Ut S, Govt, s e c u r i t i e s l 4 l , 3 8 2
Other s e c u r i t i e s
10,465

1,523
1,055
3,267

Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s 1,350,852
Due from f o r e i g n banks
728
Uncollected items
810,892
Bank premises
58,614
A l l other r e s o u r c e s
8,132

97,04?

TOTAL RESOURCES




5,326,429

=

54
89,470
3,702
50

288,344
123,860
107,564

30,234
34,915

23,663
5.779

803,931 213,050 288,804
66,346
9,097 11,697

79,557 121,756 519,768
8,103
7,722 26,842

72,986

93,942 116,082
3.225
4.591

&7,7l4 280,395
5.767 12.029

870,277

87,660

81,249
3,435

97,167
1,067

120,675
1,587

73,481 292,424

288,122 4o,125 55,480 19,383 11,670 73,467 25,503 7,914 11,170
137,132 35.863 14.018 35.191 51.561 60.111 27.911 6T002 10,217
425,254 75,988 89,498 5^,774 65,231 133,580 53,4i4 13,916 4 i , 4 o 7
13,055
7,051
5,093
2,803
5,738
7,876
257
1,990
2,169

7,417 28,532
38,063

18,250

155

lo,737
2,990
19,882
2,815

461,006
221

158,991 51,944 95,10s
85,875 20,943 23,285
43,938
6,670 3,363

222,147 300,501

1,591

3,486

585
54s
8,835 26,816

7.018
16,458
100

1
27,365
-

99,797 121,956

4,l43

1,152
657
1,809
-

70

74

59,386
34

724

1,133

426

261,651 65,872 69,861 52,676
16,087
1,762 6,535 3,395
961

129,478 546,610

4,46l

5,877

36 19,937

3,037
20
3,093
-

3,287
1.110
24,354

7,837
8.263

7,125
6,500
13,625

64,500

5,l4i
3,827

64
9,032
3,850

57,937 27,961 210,765
53,149

4.996

-

-

28,523
11,230

2,513

21,299

6,675

7,813

3,223
59
11,095
1,500 l.PRO

41,588
28.042

3,214

66,595
11,562

65

11,337

11,402
750

74,062 165,810 67,296 28,788 45,076 4o,319 90,309
28
100
29
18
24
24
52
19,722 95,254 30,006 14,117 44,176 26,500 41,587
2,744 8,529 3,969
4,l4o 1,922 3,719
2,177
648
347
618
204
438
4o6

4i6,24I 1,628,453 391,963 503,546 207,720 232,672 822,828 186,331 143,885 215,882 145,197 431,711

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 d e p o s i t s
Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
C a p i t a l paid i n
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

k U R G E S A f # LIABILIT IE& OF THE kHmmtM.

(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston New York P h i l a . Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
1,736,259 147,259
309,389 151,629 203,238 67,264 128,1140 322,81+9 57,014
2,380,165 1 V , M
23,373
6,128
530

28,282

712,989 84,260
158,585 10,405
25^,398 19,619

26'250
5,326,429
72.9




L80Z

2,260,078 177,915
376,395
97,579

906,138

1,164,330
2,544,442

1,125,053
73,922
12,357

300

966,403 135,143 1*7.297

1,13s

687

730

63,262 3

67,19*

330

279

5 %

M

... St.
Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
65,063 69,611 39,408 175,395
53,1.5

981

' 286

90,455
2,576
*179
236
222
158

63,257 174,530
2,021 3,184
236
516
27
8,137

13,968
39 1,313
111
105 1.966 2,111
984,844 137,267 190,413 70,123 66,889 35^,158 50,591 55,409 93,455 65,541
186,367

61,744 65,889 50,341 19,587 84,923
15,575 15,139 6,175 5,405 19,749
71,252 24,101 26,345 12,399 10,554 36,442

198,989
57,800
6,149

1,$47

2.R2?

l.Ulfi

30,931

5,191

12,091
3,071
7,082
I.i6q

38,352
4,296

10,520
2,094 • • 4,707
L
232,672 822,828 156,331 143,585
66.4
80.7
59.0
so. 7

215,882

10,560

13,939

4I6,24I 1,628,453 391,963 503,546 207,720
73.2
67.2
76.9
76.3
63.8
31,256 134,309 4o,549 43,083 19,430 16,473
30,656 196,582 . 37,479 31,205 19,512 31,

3,831,793 275,305
1,571,715 100,390

Total
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 of indebtedness
Municipal warrants

- 125

2,437,9^8 152,591

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Eeserve r a t i o (per cent)
Contingent 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 correspondents
428,711
2*.R.notes on hand (notes r e c ' d from
P.R.Agent l e s s n o t e s in c i r c u l a t i o n ) 523,819
F.R.notes r e c ' d from Comptroller
Z J L n o t e s held by F.R.Agent
2 , R , n o t e s i s s u e d to F.R.Bank
C o l l a t e r a l h e l d as s e c u r i t y f o r
F.R.notes issued to F.R.Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold redemption fund
Gold f u n d - F. R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

jttjt.Y ^

57,566

16,595

9,086
1,082

74.0

26,411

39,471

4,451 11,325
8,690 17,978
63L 1,175

145,197 431,711
70.0
80.5
13,939

30,412

6,947 18,790
5,746 72,149
FEDERAL RESERVE 2J0TE ACCOUNTS OF
'Reserve'ASSNTS
935,316 243,555 331,913 196,170 291,109 645,556 120,301 155,464 156,991
74,576 402,204
429.34 5 54.450 Q7.470 109. ¥34 111.440 267.4?o 4%"6sn 81,454 68 5QQ ?6,4pp
r
505,971 129,10s 234,443 36,776 159,669 378,436 71,651 72,010 SS,4oi 45,154 247,544

II11IIIIIIIIAIIII m IIII
« as? as 1:1
?

178,560

645,901 159,592 245,722 103,235 163,069 420,961 77,652 79,075 95,6m 53,736
MTURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS UJD MUTICIPAL WARRANTS
Within 15 days

2,990

l 6 to 30 days

3.1 to 60 days

6l to 90 days

-

-

7,166
-

3

285 2=59

\ ^t>I°

Over 6 months

2,035
300

166
-