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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, June 10;
not e a r l i e r -

St. 5398
Federal Reserve Board,
June 9 , 1927.
COlIDraOK OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

The c o n s o l i d a t e d statement of condition of the Federal reserve banks on
June 8, made public by the Federal Reserve Board, shows d e c l i n e s f o r the week of
$29,000,000 i n b i l l and s e c u r i t y holdings and of $23,700,000 i n Federal reserve
note c i r c u l a t i o n , and i n c r e a s e s of $15,100,000 i n cash reserves and $8,100,000
i n non-reserve cash. Decreases of $97,200,000 i n holdings of discounted b i l l s
#ad of $7,400,000 i n acceptances purchased i n open market were l a r g e l y o f f s e t
by an increase of $75,500,000 i n holdings of Government s e c u r i t i e s .
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports a decline of $28,900,000 i n
holdings of discounted b i l l s , Chicago a d e c l i n e of $31,700,000, Boston
$21,300,000, Philadelphia $ l o , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and St. Louis $12,500,000, while the
Cleveland bank reports an increase i n discounts of $11,000,000, and San FranCisco an increase of $4,200,000.- The Mew York bank a l s o reports a d e c l i n e of
$10,800,000 i n open-market acceptance holdings. Holdings of a l l c l a s s e s of
government s e c u r i t i e s were above the pre oeding week's t o t a l s - Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness by $31,300*000, United States bonds by $25,200,000,
&nd Treasury notes by $18,100,000.
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n f o r the week
were d e c l i n e s of $13,100,000 reported by the New York bank, $4,200,000 by
Philadelphia, and $3,200,000 by San Francisco.
A summary of chgftiges i n the principal a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of the r e serve banks during the week and the year ending June 8, 1927, f o l l o w s :
Increase or decrease during
Week
Total re s er v e s
Gold r e s e r v e s

.
. . . .

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

+
+

-

$187,400,000

$15,100,000

12,900,000

29,000,000
97,200,000
59,300,000
37,900,000

B i l l s bought i n open market

-

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l . .
Bonds
. .
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness . . .

+
+
+
+

75,600,000
26,200,000
18,100,000
31,300,000

Federal reserve notes 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 . . .

+
+
+




Year

7,400,000

+

172,700,000

—

67,800,000

-

48,900,000

-

10,000,000
38,900,000

-

28,200,000

+

19,800,000

-

+

46,100,000
41,100,000
20,800,000

23,700,000

+

23,800,000

23,900,000
23,300,000

+ 139,200,000
+ 107,000,000

1,700,000

4-

+

23,500,000

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, June 10, 1927; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5398a

EE SOURCES MD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RE SERVE BAHKS COMBINED
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
June 8.1927
RESOURCES
Gold with Federal r e s e r v e agents
Gold redemption fund with U.S. Treasury

June 1.1927 June 9. 1926

1,634,388
48,765
1,683,153
579,600
743,138

1,610,437
54.626
601,472

1,472,698
56,536
1,529,234
649,124

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

3,005,891

2,993,038
160,747

2,833,188
149.341

Total r e s e r v e s
Nqn-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 "bills discounted

3,169,901

3,153,785
53,222

2,982,529

203,461
195,822

262,819

399,283
221,635

496,507
228,993

213,484
234,679
448,163
249,821

I43,IO4
139,031
155,928

120,953
124,682

438,063

362,497

.

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 fund with F. R. Board . .
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d "by "banks .

164,010

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 :
Bonds
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
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 . .
Foreign loans on gold
Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s

. . .

Gold held abroad
Due from f o r e i g n banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
A l l other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES . . . . . .

61,276

1,800

l,665,063
726,503

233,688

116,862

1,800
-

654,330

57,227

103.049
180,147
135,112
418,308
3.885
8,401

1,060,781

1,089,797

59,548

59,548

653,969
59,094
15,007

702,734
58,882
13,898

5,080,237

5.132,526

4,901,784

1,716,779

1,740,432

1.692,939

2,331,460
27,591
5,453
25,963
2,390,467
600,724

2,308,140

2,224,486
4,113
5,200

661

660

1,128,578
-

709
654,385
59,655

18,691

L I A B I L I T I E S
F. R. notes i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n . . . .
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve 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
Capital paid i n
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
;

TOTAL LIABILITIES

25,895
4,687
27.857

129,108
228,775
14,384

2.366,579
653.689
129,036
223,775
14,015

16,454
2,251,263
596,619
122.713
220,310
17,940

5,080,237

5,132,526

4,901,784

Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s t o deposit and
F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . . .

77-2%

76.8#

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

149,539

159,777

C.




75-5$

60,219

THE FSTEBAL EES3RVE B YHS 017 JUNE 3, 1Q27.
St. 5398b
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Sett York, Phi l a .
Clove.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s '.'inn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n ,
4 i i , q 4 4 118,639 195,942 55,685 153,786 244,050 16,299 54,312 50,645 24,955 190,503
11,649 12,365
3,580
2,889 1,983 1,745 2,465
973
2,424
1,223 1,702

lESOUP.CiplS AIB LIABILITIES
HE S O U R C E S
T o t a l Boston
f^oid T/ith Fodorai Rosorve \ g o n t s 1,634,388 117,628
Gold redemption f u n d ^ i t h u.s.ireas.43,765
5,767
Gold hold e x c l u s i v e 1;/ against
F. E. notes

1,683,153 123,395

Gold settlement fund with ?.R.Board^,oOO
Cold -111 gold c e r t i f . held by banks743,138
Total gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves other than gold
Total r e s e r v e s

49,762
31,988

of

423,593 131,004 199,522 58,574 155,769
. 208,979
485,704

4l,7S4
28,645

3,005,891 205,145 1,118,276 201,433
164,010 19.961
5,617
35,324

245,795

18,764

55,285 53,069 26,178 192,205

9,733 113,685
3,829 54,513

17,913
17,057

12,462

6,962

20,438
7,731

13,318

32,826

294,150 88,907 169,331 413,993
9,275 8,910 14,856 24,660

53,734
18,082

97,817 184,137 438,653
8,468
6,043
4,986

71,815

6,202
13,172

1,382
29,354

25,251
21,094

8,008
12,640

3,894
3,772

5,876
12,162

14,053
23,401

19,374
8,486

30,736

46,345

20,648

7,666

18,038

9,403

26,956 12,695

7.534

9,244

1,910
4,239
6,149
10,915

2,738
2,017
6,829

31,769
13,412
19,243

10,147
8,498

6,590

8,186 15,258
8,665
7.299
11,910
5,923-

12,370
7,417
9,924

9,941
21,114
17,345

13,417

11,584
300

64,424

25,235

21,408 35,833

30,211

48,400

33,791
60,837

3,169,901 225,106 1,153,600 207,050 303,425

"on-reserve cash
6l,276
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt. o b l i g a t i o n s 203,461
Other b i l l s discounted
195,822

6,480

16,020

1,469

3,675

14,030
14,623

54,379
33,834

22,944
15,159

88,213

38,113

64,489

13,009

45,532
12,362
57,894
17,721

23,536

5,150

16,893

24;909
5,424

Total b i l l s discounted

399,283

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 notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness

221,635

28,653
24,066

143,104
139,031
155,928

5.532
5.309
7.589

30,605
35,241

17,115

4,54l
21,238
3,593
11,128 , 5,183

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

433,063
1,800

18,430

89,382

30,480

49,259

1,060,781

71.149
4,466

Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
"old held abroad
Due from f o r e i g n banks
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOTTRCF.S.




59,548
Sol

653,969
59,094
15,007

—

62,995
3,946
34

—

242,084
16,495
66l
154,723
16,276
4,594

5,080,237 374,176 1,604,453

8,215
1,500

-

-

-

52,023

4,o4o

-

137,725
8,218
2,441

58,573

29,819 79,905
2,89s 8,297
1,738
1,481
1,620
206
292
355,552 506,562 209,23s 277,974 682,747

32,805
3,957
978

8 3 , 1 0 2 124,874
5,717 6,312

56,270

59,941
7,118
1,217

41,277
3,097
58,410
2,302

2,561

9.II0 31,332
74,709 31,238 48,612 256,363'
4,o44
7,695 9,979
5,607
78,753 86,845 56,307 266,342
1,607 2,182 2,602 3 , 7 0 4

-

-

36,608

63,115

1,786

2,203

12,729

41,085
4,459
905

2,774
1,347

174,735 136,104

-

37,454
17,117

-

47,275 102,971
4,168
2,084
28,404
1,827
597

36,883
3,502

200,794 139,096

418,806

1,236

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OH JUNE 3, 1927.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
L I A B I L I T I E S
Total Boston New York Phi l a .
Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
1,716,779 139,473 408,274 125,239 214,052 62,874 163,830 224,852 4 i , 4 4 4 59.981 63,991 35,994- 176,775
F.E. notes i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n
Dooosits:
936,807 i4o,4i5 193,754 69,548 67,670 330,071 81,954 51,372 85,835 56,576 172,552
?'ember bonk - reserve account
2,331,460 144,906
2,186
2,922 2,328 3,908 1,474 l , 6 s 4 1,069 1,471 2,467
3,478
3,027
1,577
Government
27»591
166
157
314620
184
135
193
234
2,206
476
431
Foreign bank
5,453
337
145
28
3,695
240
227
1,023
61
194
160 18,720
165 1,305
Other d e p o s i t s
25,963

961,211 144,038 197,112 72,765 70,376 335,622 83,861 53,418 87,215 58,232 179.028
Total d e p o s i t s
2,390,467 147,589
130,927 51,398 56,260 54,391 28,359 70,808 33,121 11,158 35,605 31,880 36,959
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
600,724 59,858
6,206 5,102 16,995 5,289 3,006 4,221 4,247 9,151
38,832 13,064 13,856
9,139
Capital paid i n
129,103
9,029- 8,215 16,121
7,527
6 i , 6 i 4 21,267 23,746 12,19s
9,632 31,881
9,939
irpluc
228,775 17,606
528
1,014
1,081
772
733
so4
2,589
546
675
1,536
511
3,595
other l i a b i l i t i e s
14,384
%
TOT'.L LI '3ILITIES
5,080,237 374,176 1,604,453 355,552 506,562 209,238 277,974 682,747 174,735 136,104 200,794 139,096 418,806
74.9
69.4
57.4
59.8
78.6
78.3
72.1
57.3
84.2
78.4
76.9' 73.8
u>oserve r a t i o (per cent)
77• 2
Contingont l i a b i l i t y on "bills par-*
41,695 14,320 15,811 7,756 6,116 20,584 6 , 4 i 4 4,475 5,519 5,221 10,44i
chased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents
149,539 11,187
7.R notes on hand ( n o t e s r e c ' d from
128,952 38,400 24-.6S3 15,047 29,733 56,83s 3,769 5,335 10,131 4,500 47,671
I.R.Agent l o s e notes i n circul"> tion)390,306 25,142
FEDERAL RESERVE iTOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL BE SERVE AGE1TTS
829,306 201,139 271,875 101,645 270,408 459,190 66,973 84,698 101,382 58,151 268,846
. ".R. notes r e c ' d from Comptroller 2,951,128 237.515
72,900
292,080 37,500 33,140 23,724 76,790 177,500 21,760 19,332 27,260 17,657 44,400
844,043
tpT.B. notes hold by ?. R. Agent
2,107,085 164,615 537,226 163,639 238,735 77,921 193,6lS 231,690 45,213 65,366 74,122 4o,494 224,446
=$• • F.B.notes i s s u e d to F.R. Bank
C o l l a t e r a l held as s e c u r i t y f o r
I.R. notes i s s u e d to F.R.Bank:
18,228 40,000
390,901 35,300 215,150 8,780 36,46s 17,058 7,650 12,267
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
3,227 18,775
101,422
18,323
21,794
3,962
.12,162
5,217
4,228
2,050
849
2,045
3,785
Gold redemption fund
3,500
131,728
1,142,065 64,000 175,000 109,677 175.000 i4,ooo 132,500 242,000 7.300 40,000 46,s6o
Gold fund - F. R. Board
17,033
54,124
607,560 52,719 147,222 46,019 74,456 27,775 39,943 72,856 33,130 15,134 27,149
Cligib] paper
2,241,948 170,347 '559,166 164,65s 270,398 83,460 193,729 316,906 4-9,429 69,446 77,794 41,938 244,627
Total c o l l a t e r a l
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AliTD CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS
1 days to
c
0ver 6 moaths
Total
Within 15 days
l 6 t o 30 days
31 t o 60 days
#1 to 90 days
6 months
1S,4S4
559
399,283
304,393
23,463
33,729
I8,4s4
18,655
3 i ! l s discounted
10,046
4,119
221,635
122,251
47,147
38,072
B a i l s bought i n open market
77.975
57.96?
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
155,92s
19,991