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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, June 15;
not e a r l i e r .

STATEMENT FOB THE PRESS
S t . 5813
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
June l 4 , 1928.

CONDITION OF EEflSlUL RESERVE BANKS
The c o n s o l i d a t e d statement of c o n d i t i o n of the F e d e r a l r e s e r v e hanks on
June 13, made p u b l i c by t h e Federal Reserve Board, shows h o l d i n g s of d i s counted h i l l s amounting t o $1,043,000,000 on i n c r e a s e f o r t h e week of
$60,900,000. Holdings of United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s i n c r e a s e d $13,300,000, .
member ban]? r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s . $7,600,000, and F e d e r a l r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n
$7,100,000. Cash r e s e r v e s decreased $27,400,000 and b i l l s bought i n open
market $26,000,000. T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s amounted to $1,508,000,000
or $48,100,000 above t h e amount h e l d on June 6.
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n h o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s d u r i n g t h e week
were i n c r e a s e s of $31,700,000 a t tho F e d e r a l r e s e r v e bank of New York,
$18,800,000 at Chicago, $5,600,000 a t Cleveland, and $5,100,000 a t Boston,
and a decrease of $3,900,000 a t San Francesco. The System'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 $26,000,000, while h o l d i n g s of 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 i n c r e a s e d $12,500,000, of United S t a t e s bonds $600,000,
and of Treasury n o t e s $200,000.
F e d e r a l r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n i n c r e a s e d $7,100,000 d u r i n g t h e week,
i n c r e a s e s of $13,700,000 a t the F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of San F r a n c i s c o ,
$5,200,000 a t P h i l a d e l p h i a , and $3,100,000 a t Cleveland, being p a t t l y o f f s e t
by docreases of $6,300,000 a t New York, $3,000,000 a t A t l a n t a , and smaller
d e c r e a s e s at t h e o t h e r F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks.
A summary of changes i n 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 t h e r e s e r v e
banks during the week and the y e a r ending June 13, 1928, f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

Week
T o t a l r ese r v e s
Gold r e s e r v e s
T o ta l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s

- $27,400,000
- 28,500,000
. . . . .

+

48,100,000

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

+
+

33,300,000
27,500,000

B i l l s bought in open market . . . .

-

B i l l s discounted, total

U. S. Government securities, total
Bonds
Treasury n o t e 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 . .

c.

during

Year
- $451,400,000
- 436,200,000
+

415,700,000

+
+

494,400,000
187,500,000

26,000,000

+

57,900,000

+ 13.300,000

-

323,900,000*

-

29,300,000
210,700,000*

+ 60,900,000

+
600,000
+
200,000
+ 12,500,000

+ 681,900,000

84,000,000

Federal reserve notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n

+

7,100,000

-

92,900,000

Total deposits
Members' reserve deposits . . . .
Government deposits . . . . . . >

+ 12,300,000
+ 7,600,000
+
700,000

-

37.500,000
28,700,000

+

11,500,000

•June 15, 1927 h o l d i n g s i n c l u d e d $185,000,000 of s p e c i a l temporary
c e r t i f i c a t e s i s s u e d i n a n t i c i p a t i o n of t a x r e c e i p t s .




Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, Juno 15. 1928; not e a r l i e r .

St* 5813a-

RESOURCES A2TO LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BA2JKS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
June 11.1928 June 6.1428 June 1*5.1927
RESOURCES
Gold with 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 with U.S. Treasury

. .
. .

1,118,486
71»181

1,109.015
65,603

1.678,233
49,272

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 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 . .

1,189.667
74l,018
649,721

1.174,618

1.727.505

652,563

757,7o3

2,580.406

2,608,948

3.016,645

153.593

152.461

168,713

Total reserves . .
,
Eon-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 d i s c o u n t e d
•

2,733.999
65,139

3.185.358
60,5^6

684,513
358,345

2,761.409
63.042
.
o51,184
330.8l4

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 notes
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 . . . . . .

1,042,858
240,417

981.998
266,394

63,572
76.58^
83.140

63.011
76.352
70.""9

360.942
182,504
.
.
1"7.53U

T o t a l U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s

223.296

210,032

5^7*224

1.090

^'090

1,300

1,507.661

1.459.51^

1.091,970

-

"

T o tal gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r t h a n g o l d

. .
. . .

Other s e c u r i t i e s
T o tal b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . . .
Gold h e l d abroad

: : : : : : : : : :
Bank premises . . .
All other resources

. . . . . .

TOTAL RESOURCES

190,1.39
170.803

293,833

^2,233

e p *

%

60.080
10,010

9,157

ix'fink
3.

5.125,573

5.029.347

5.313.456

1,605.425

1.598,370

1,698,294

2,392.433

2

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 . . . .
Member bank - r e s e r v e account

% 5 ^ Y . Y . Y . Y . Y . Y . \
Other d e p o s i t s
Total deposits

. •

Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items

>1%

I f

17,855
2,436,139

IrOfp
2,423,822

691,028

615.20^

5.125.573

5.029.347

2

'^'che

«

>0(»„
2,473»666

.K.^Y:Y:Y:Y:Y _H i H i H
TOTAL LIABILITIES . v, . . . .

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. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .




67.6$
295.525

bo.7>

5,313,456
.
(0.*p

;

BS309BGSS ASD LIABILITIiS OF IBS E E U M ,
I S 8 0U R CI S
( I n thousands
Total Boston New York H i l l a .
Sold with Federal Reserve Agents 1,118,486 69,525
175.925 78,960
Qeld redemption fund with U.S.Treas. 71.181
9,304
16,692
9,559
Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y against
P. R. notes
1,189,667 78,82)
192,617 88,519
Said settlement fund tithF.R.Board 741,018 50,324
254,500 58,152
©Bid and gold c e r t i f . h e l d by banks 649,721 26,995
398,865 26,816
Total fiold r e s e r v e s
a » a e r v e s other than gold

BES23BW BAHKS OS JOSE 13, 1928.
St. 5813b
of d o l l a r s )
Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago St.Louis Minn. Xans.Cy. Dallas San Fran*
151,571 25,855 81,823 215,358 1 8 , ^ 3 39,967 4l,287 17,330 202,442
4,212
2,955
4,540
8,271
4,950
4,560
2,388
1,390
2,360
155,783
52,527
40,179

28,810
18,64l
20,186

86,363 223,629
3,711 l4o,976
11,266 55,592

23,393
37,228
13,159

44,527
22,832
5,644

43,675
4o,6oO
7,442

18,720 204,802
20,997 40,530
14,349 29.228

2,580,4o6 156,148
153,593 16,339

845,982 173,487 248,489
31,145
7,209 13,820

67,637 101,340 420,197
l l , 0 4 l 16,138 17,121

73,780
l4,l47

73,003
2,881

91,717
7,130

54,066 274,560
7,747
8,875

Total r e s e r v e s
2,733,999 172,487
Ben-reserve cash
65,139
6,039
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s 684,513 44,748
Other b i l l s discounted
358,345 38,952
Total b i l l s discounted
,042,858 83,700
S i l l s bou^Jit i n opon market
240,417 36,448
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds
815
63,572
Treasury n o t e s
76,584
1,918
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
83,l4o
K751

877,127 180,696 262,309
21,795
1,815
4,357

78,678 117,478 437,318
4,227
5,229
8,625

87,927
3,550

75,384
l,36o

98,847
1,980

61,813 283,435
3,077
3,085

287,395
109.629

45,976
18.086

64,726
26,269

15,313
28.858

17,318 113,342
47,503 26,661

27,304
22,900

5,798
2,592

8,086
14,683

3,693
7.3%

50,814
14,862

397,024
30,815

64,06a 90,995
30,220 24,098

44,171
10,402

64,821 140,003
19,074 24,670

50,204
497

8,390
18,122

22,769
11,179

11,043
15,499

65,676
19,393

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
Dae from f o r e i g n banks
Uncollected items
Batik premises
H I o t h e r resources
TOTAL RESOURCES
G%



223,296
1,090

7,490
-

7,500
8,703
30,908

687
9.191
11.639

624
27,229
5,780

1,191
665
1,644

110
3,114
2,000

22,147
3,833
9,492

7,125

4,575
4,026
2,380

10,737
2,590
4,618

7,897
3,535
4,628

164
11,780
5,294

47,m

21.517
100

33,633

3,500

5,224

35,472

7,125

10,981
990

17,945

16,060

17,23s

-

-

-

-

-

—

507,661 127,638

474,950 115,899 148,726

52,073

89,119 200,145

57,826

38,483

51,893

42,602 102,307

572
748,112
60,080
10,010

218
201,881
16.563
2,166

25
56,166
3,432
390

21
69
24,026 97,210
2,832
8,720
1,376
921

21
33,561
3,890
559

13
15,158
2,202
1,148

18
39.365
4,308
. 5%

17
27,135
1,858
470

37
73,969
3,824
58

47
63,816
1,752
265

51
71,379
6,865
1,422

35
44,446
3.834
689

5,125,573 384,052 1,594,700 364,290 495,109 200,991 240,081 753,008 187,334 134,24s 196,957 136,972 437,831

L I A B I L I T I E S

BE SOURCES AwD LIABILITIES OF THE FE1ERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JUlffi 13, 1528.
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston No? York Phi l a . Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

F.R.notos i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
Member "bank - reserve account
Government
Foreign hank
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
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t )
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
F.R.notes on hand ( n o t e s r e e ' d from
F.R.Agent l e s s notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n )

1,605,425 131,441

331,888 130,280 195,479

2,392,433 150,702
17,019
355
8,832
426
17,855
75
2,436,139 151,558
691,028 71,976
9,878
139,719
233,319 17,893
1,306
19,943

949,997 138,394
211
10,783
4,758
539
8,320
75
973,858 139,219
176,294 57,744
44,128 14,191
63,007 21,662
1,194
5,525

St. 5313c
Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

54,211 134,880 255,322 55,263

187,641 71,107 66,195 355,719
162
386
690
705
238
289
590
789
1,657
87
97 1,402
190,593 71,645 67,220 358,296
68,532 55,447 21,838 85,119
14,296
6,251
5,204 18,122
24,021 12,324 9,996 32,778
2,188
1,113
943
3,371
5,125,573 384,052 1,594,700 364,290 495,109 200,991 240,081 753,008
67.6
60.9
67.2
67.0
62.5
58.1
71.3
67.9
295,525

21,867

86,184

27,698

30,322 14,870 12,246

388,924

26,221

119,814

25,680

24,655

17,643

55,081

55,907 31,074 174,599

80,491 54,844 89,147 64,070 184,126
764
219
743
995 1,006
244
204
403
153
199
214
269
863
30 4,766
81,768 55.430 90,957 65,§94 190,301
33,430 12,662 36,083 27.232 44,671
4,211
4,326 10,746
3.035
5.331
9,046
8,527 16,629
10,397 7,039
1,001
885
1,145
519
753
187,334 134,248 196,957 136,972 437,831
64.1
64.2
6S.7
67.3
77.7

40,527

12.537

7,872 10,496

30,642 51,847

10,325

6,008

7.796

10,205

20,701

5.726

62,567

F3DSRAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS
F.R.notes r e e ' d from Comptroller
F.R.notes h e l d "by F. R. Agent

2,796,819 239,612
802,470 81,950

736,422 183,060 253,964 96,588 231,512 425,719
284,720 27.100 33.830 24.734 65.990 118.550

84,408
18.820

80,513
19.424

97,123
33.420

59,132 308,766
22.132 71.600

F.R.notes i s s u e d t o F.R.Bank
C o l l a t e r a l h e l d as security f o r
F.R.notes i s s u e d to F.R.Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold redemption fund
Gold fund - F.R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

1,994,349 157,662

451,702 155,960 220,134 71,854 165,522 307,169

65,588

61,089

63.703

36,800 237,166

354,606
98,386
665,494
1,234,877
2,353,363

153,160
50,000
17,765
9,783 11,571
5,000 69,177 90,000
399,153 79,726 114.180
575,078 158,686 265,751

20,000
8,300
8,223
2,358
2,643
53,600 213,000
7,500
51,087 83.811 164.530 50.462
76.942 165,634 379,888 68,905

14,167
2,800
23,000
26.I&I
66,448

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s thought i n open market
Certificates" of indebtedness
warrants


35,300
16,225
18,000
120,129
189,654

a,376
4,479

2,427
38,860
33.783
75,070

12,303

40,000

2,027

18,085

26.515

85.020

3,000 144,357

43,845 287,462

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, AND MUNICIPAL WARRANTS
Total

Kithin 15 days

16 to 30 days

31 to 60 days

6 l to 90 days

^ ^ths°

1,042,858

903,671
94,246
28,267

35,772
64,655

53,566
55.029

29,611
21,772

19,806
4, 715

240,417

83,i4o

100

100

0ver

6

months

432
54,873