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Released for publication Sunday morning June 16, 1918. Not earlier, STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS a -1005 June 15, 1916. Large gains in member banks deposits, accompanied by substantial isrithdra^a Of Government deposits and considerable .increases in gold reserves are indicates in thy Federal Reserve Board's weekly bank statement issued as at close of busi ness on June 14, 1918. INVESTMENTS; Discounted bills on hand show an increase for the wee!: of ?l.i millions, all the banks except Kansas City reporting moderate gains in their holdings of discounted paper. Of the total on hand - 64.3 per cent as against 63.7 per cent the week before, is represented by War Joaa paper, a ^ . , member^ banks’ and customers’ paper secured by Government long and short ,en.. v<ur obli gations, Acceptances on hand declined about. 5,6 milliOAs, New Yor k , Phi lade l p h and Chicago reporting the largest decreare^ for the week in the hcli-ings of pur chased b ills. U. S, bonds on hand show a decrease of 23.8 millions, the New York bank having disposed of certain temporary holdings of Liberty bonds^ includes in the June 7 statement, Total investments show an increase for the week of 2 millions. DEPOSITS: A net decrease of 24.3 millions in Government deposits is indi cate d”7~besxdes considerable shifting of funds between banks. Member dames de posits, apparently as the result of heavy tax payments, increased by 105,9 mil lions. Other deposits, largely because of the opening of a deposit account by the War Finance Corporation with the Hew York bank, show a gain of 13.7 millions Net deposits, owing to the large increase in "float" mainly uncollected items, which are treated as a deduction from gross deposits, show an increase of but 12.4 millions. RESERVES: Gold reserves increased 27.6 millions, both the NewYork^and Chicago banks reporting large gains. Total cash reserves for the first time ^ro shovm in excess of 2 billions. The ratio of total reserves to aggregate note and deposit liabilities shows an increase for the week from to § f p e r cent, FEDERAL RESERVE CIRCULATION: Federal Reserve Agents report net additional issues of 23.5.miIf'£cns"of~Federal Reserve notes, The actual note circulation of the banks increased by 12.3 millions, of which about 0.4 million represents the increase in Federal Reserve bank note circulation of three Reserve Banks. CAPITAL: An increase of $49,000 in paid-in capital is due largely to pay ments for Federal Reserve bank stock by newly admitted me-.nbers, largely in the San Francisco and Atlanta Reserve districts. CONDITION OF KEMB3R BAMS, JUNE 7, 1918 Substantial withdrawals of Government deposits from banks in both central and other reserve cities accompanied by somewhat sfcaJULiect gains in. net aemansd. deposits are indicated in the Board's weakly statement of condition on June 7 of 688 member banks and trust companies in about 100 leading cities. During the week under rev lev/ reporting banks decreased their holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness by about 30 millions, the Greater l:ew York banks alone reporting a decrease under this head of over Sg millions. U.S, bends, other than circulation bonds, show a decline of 14.6 millions, though the New York banks report a gain in their U.S. bond holdings cf 5.1 millions. Loans secured by U .S . war obligations went up by 9.6 millions, while other loans and investments show a gain of 41.5 millions. Of the total loans* and in vestments shown the share of U .S . war Obligations and. loans secured by such obligations was 17.1 per cent as against 17,4 per cent the week before. Net demand deposits of all reporting banks increased 55.4 millions, while time deposits declined about 5 millions. For the central reserve city banks an increase of' about 30.5 millions in net demand deposits and a decrease of 5.9 millions in time deposits is ncted. Net withdrawals of government deposits aggregated 144.2 millions, 56.4 millions representing net withdrawals from centaralreserve city banks, and 74.6 millions net withdrawals from banks in otlfers3cilfie8. Aggregate reserves sh«w a gain of about 25 millions, this gain being confined to banks in oentral reserve cities. Cash in vault increased by about 5.9 millions. As a result of the decrease in government deposits the ratio of investments to total deposits of all reporting banks shove-an increase from 110 to 111 per cent, while for the central reserve city banks this ratio increased from 106,9 to 107.4 per cant. Similarly the ratio of combined reserves and cash to total deposits of all reporting banks went up from 13.1 to 13.5 per cent, and from 14,4 to 14.9 per cent for the banks in central reserve cities* Total excess reserves show a gain from 50.4 t# 66.8 millions. For the New York city banks a more than corresponding gain from 26.1 to 45 millions &# noted. . •. -r/*-:■j j ca-i, ion br,-via v turning June lo, xno- ^ot earlier 5TA^T,C?3I? OF nQWUWT) ^SOURCES AND LIABILITIES 0* THE TWELVE FEDERAL ES3EEVB BA13KS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE June 7> 1918 K L S' 0 U H C E S J u n e 14, 1 9 1 8 463 . 622.000 G.-i a cc o n a n d c e r t i f i c a t e s in v a u l t 4 3 2 >557 .-000 417. 675.000 Gc i-1 t J:l jirert f u n d , F, Jl, B e a r d 4(39,510,000 G o l d w i t h f o r e i g n a&enc-,i^s 44.084.000 51 , ago.000 966,,751,ooo 932. 577.000 mc^ai gn]d h-id "by ban)~s 951, 145,000 952. 255.000 3 o I l *vibh F e d e r a l ^Reserve A g e n t s Gold r e d a c t i o n tuna 29. 507.000 2 8 . 4 3 1 ,’0 0 0 1 946 ^ 03,000 1 . 919. 263.000 Total gold reserves ’ 58 ,*360,000 58.461,000 Legctl t e n d e r n o t e s , • s i l v e r > etc. 1 . 977. 724.000 Total reserves 27005, 263,000 Bills discounted Bills bought in To t a l . bills f o r s^rnbers open and -2&2*325jm. jr3.a:.et 1 . 233. 034.000 assets ___ ___ 594 ,000 3 2 . 601.000 694 .000 s „-t s 1.333.410.000 1 o n g ~ 1 e r "; ? -■c u r i t i e s short- •o other -Due i T o m earning other - m F^K/Ciiir.s.. ne'w (?) (a) Fst amount due 64.484.000 40 . 683.000 33 . 179.000 seo u r i ties Unr Hrw IVtal nu Jror. ^.id s s depos its 5>- Redemption fund a.gavusi F.R.Bank botes ill other resources T0 IA.L RESOURCES L I A B I L I T I E S Capital peid in Surplus Government deposits Lae to members - Reserve feecount Collection items Other deposits including foreign Govt, credits Total gross deposits i\ R. notes in actual circulation F..R.Earik notes in circulation - net liability All otiier liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES t!atio cf gold reserves to net deposit and F.R. note liabilities combined Patio of total reserves to net deposit and F.R. note liabilities combined 248.542.000 1 . 252. 954.000 Ur S* G o v a ^ m e n t T o tc.l e a r n i n g 984.492.000 on hand U.3*Governr>:r;fc All 016 , 031,000 F* IL B a n k s 1.330.813.000 1, 605,000 19,350,000 $Z3J $ X ,0W . 402. 529.000 637.000 510, 303,000 735,000 3 , 711, 703,000 37849,711,000 75, 711,000 75 , 662,000 1 , 134,000 1 , 134,000 179, 276,000 1,449,486,000 239. 971.000 109 . 560.000 1 5 5 >532,000 1 , 555, 434,000 2 64 . 827.000 123. 221.000 2 . 099. 074.000 1 . 551. 500.000 10, 001,000 1.639.579.000 9,580,000 6,8.55^000. 3 . 711. 703.000 - ............ .3,849,711,000 L* -rt&ftr 526.990.000 459.942.000 ___ Jb.95 2 ,OQQ. 1.050.890.000 24.518.000 1.075.408.000 202.824.000 i&USg&J&GL 367.349.000 36.400.000 77 . 728.000 ____ 2 , 578-^0484.055.000 5,642,000 a9Q,320.,0QQ. 2957962,000 400,000 5 , 109,000 1 , 860, 934,000 57. 171.000 262. 581.000 270. 734.000 176. 424.000 1 000,000 1 . 310. 739.000 491. 615.000 362,000 , 1.972.393.000 12^201,000 1Q18 . June 1 5 , 1917 3 6 5 . 020.000 221 . 970.000 14, .1,047,000 1 . 860. 934.000 60 . 1$ { •) 59. 7 $ 69. 8^ 61 . 9# (t ) 61 .$% 71-4$ *R. 1 rJcs (, ) sn f i."vires - ' ' ■ ..-' ■ 1?r t ^' ^ ^'y morning June 16, 1$13 Not earli(=>T. .-.lAT^JEJT OF SO U R C ES AND LIABILITIES OF EACH OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE l4, I 9I 8 . X~100 5b T j i r q ^ i T o p -p c . o T , thousands of dollars.) (--•6 V i n Vani*rArffir.-t • 14 York phila' Clevel, Richm. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total uoxo. j o i n a n a c e r t i f l c a o e s ± n v a u l t o ion or- n r i, ^ r ^ r \ , Z \ * $ 4 ? ? $ 8 £ iR 13 ll:o il 33 ,’S t J :;II » .i S fcfi B s s f s l 'M a . . . ; S f c m » .E S ” K i “ S K & J a x s r * " ^ f § g 1 < '•£ 7 * 1 2467 769 i F - * ? '5 - - --— 2 H £ ™ ^^TOTA^LIAMLITIES6° ! 5 r * * 8 » g « § I I M t * “ •« * •* > ,:,? i * •* > :» — ' | | g ^ . £ 7 3 9*555 --I ____“ I B j ’« ;! T 3 8 . 6 % 3 > 1“ s^- 6 16,736 9S,23 8 128,023 35,012 22,261 — ---191 3 '2 E 5,560 4,691 s e46,7^9 1478,103 284,230 a « 331 . % o 1 : 8 1 44,579 20,281 — - s * » f S : * g g S * : g S l 3 S , 7 § 5 57,682 jZ^ ™° 7 « 5 , a & 3 ’ 5g0 | 1 4 5 ,^ 8 1 3 4 ,9 ^ 489:^ 3 31>^ 6 3 'fe7 14,597 54 ,267 23,373 « g l M l -1 6 7 ,^ 8 . 7 8 9 5 . 1 5 ’:S 0 , . S ;g ?3 l6^ k2 *00 137 , U 7 1 . 3 3 3 6 5 , 6 2 5 2S«015 2* 510,303 735 109,430 172,476 92, 255~23i ‘,697 3 , 8* 9 , 71 * 2' M 3,384 37,400 8 020 Vz§> g % 3 ' 527 6 201 2,973 8 204 35^935 6 6 ,0 0 9 M n 75,71i ^ 2 1 i«w’ S ? 79! I 51 1 555*434 6 877 13 770 4* non ___ | g s s 109, lo 2 172^76 * Difference between net amounts due from and net amounts due to other F,B* banks = Net amount due to other F.R. banks t !i“ l t U 27>?7S i M — _____ U fo .. 7 g 4 » S S S ™ 5 4l? *£ 7 S’5°3 -- *S 9 , W i b 7 ,oos 3 '0^ 9*S I 12,185 16,023 33,352 192,627 l6 ,l6 4 24,286 7 062 1 1 0 7 s '» ■ 5 5 ------ J » f L ---------- 3----------- a ... 1 2 8 , " " 6>^ a 8 fcfr — 5 « S a 1* 72 , 6o3~2S4 ,230 331,690 145, 79s 134, 9*5 s ^ paidil,i‘ ^ 6 ' “ ?5 l 9 ,S ? Government deposits 6,705 48,325 Due to members, reserve account 96,615 o?3,738 Collection items 27,441 54,345 Due to other F.R.Banks, net 930 12,283 Other dep. incl.For’ n .G o v t .c r e d it s ____ — - 115,501 £$ * f -------------------------- Jj, Redenjj.ftmd against KS-2kActes All other resources ' f £ '’■si n o t Y j g ^ a ’ i 51 s ZSk’ S& ^ a ^ ? 92,254 Xfc i i’ .r- pvrr:.lic.Ai-ion ^un-iay morning June l6, 1918 Not earlier W FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 14,* 1918 FEDERAL RESERVE NOTEy aeoeiv ea fro m C o n t r o l lo:. "Returned to Comptroller Ch^-gdc.bl 3 t F .R. Agent In hands of F .u r g e n t Iscued to F B * Panic 1ess amount returned to F«K.. Agent fr.r re~ deration (In Boston New York thousands Phil&, Clevel. of dollars) Richm, Atlanta 159,640 907,480 208,240 205,420 109,860 J A , c ^ _ „ 205,6.?3 34.209 16.822 22.294 128,396 . 11,596 Chicago St*Lcmis 23.000 8.280 96 , 7 4 0 3 2 7 , 0^0 17.661 18.894 79,079 308,146 18 ,6 75 41.280 593,657 150,^51 165>593 79,236 $ 0 , kok 266,866 701,857 174,031 188,598 -W-t-gQ0_10gJ200 23.180 A-1005 c 87,566 93,200 15.185 68,625 78,015 9.390 Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas S a n Fran* Total 6S ,500 73,980 104,700 13.992 17.651 59,928 87,049 4.1S5 8.010 138>020 2,1+92,820 15^150___ 10 , 752 ._ 4 a D , 0?? 52,750 127 , 26s 2,072,7^3 IS , 560 279,350 55,833 3 ^ 370 79,039 127,268 1,793,393 CGLLATEEAL ESDI) 'AS SEr.HUTY FOR 0UT 3TAi®iiJG NOTES; Cold coin and o0 rt i f .. on hand Cold redemption fund Gold se'ttl.j/nen4* fund. F* JwBoai d_ E lig ib le nauei . ; i.iai^iu^ rjv^.:.io d Tot -1 ’ ^ A^DUIm! OF i & J G I B L E FAfFIt L I V E R E D TO F« H. AGENT 8,000 .5,35 6 M9 , 5pO 48,740 111,596 169,740 11,725 65.000 --••• 7,6 34 84,797 E47.192 ^8.420 593.657 150,851 —- 2,504 ----- 1 3 , 102 ' — -11,581 --225,444 1,032 2,650 311 2,059 1,685 2 , 4ll 1 ,9 3 7 6>4l3 51,994 31,500 2 3 , 5 2 0 1 7 2 ,3 2 1 37,9 34 19,500 29,360 524 74,631 6 73,707 S I .^00 Ufi.7^U ^ 1.7^0 qLl i 7 U n^P pi h.7 p68 pd.pAj? Ufi P?k s±lp pIl# 165,598 79,286 6o,4o4 266,866 68,625 55,233 7 9 ,039 34,370 127,268 1 , 793,393 20,517 8,781 85,000 D E 69,359 596,501 70,321 61,897 55,382 M E M 0 R A IT c !:a n d in g F ~ P . notes out held by B* F*K, noteo noton in a c t u a l Lark circulation 111,596 3,788 V vithia 57.704 IN ACTUAL 15 750,382 12,737 499 days O F BILLS, 16 to 30 104,181 5,901 6 U. days S. GOVERN.vM'IT 31 to 60 32,179 51,413 1,219,848 CIRCULATION 593,6^7 150,851 165,598 79,286 6o,4o4 266,866 68,625 55,233 79,039 .5.5,739....11,535 10.5 66 . 2,2.43.. _2,3.3P. 28,057 _ 3_,Z94_.. lxl£ 2 _ _ 5,412 DISTRIBUTION Bills discount od and bought U * 3 . Gov f t * sfcort-t erm s 3cur it las i-iinicipal warrants 29,646 D A FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTS TANBING AND F* 45.254 32,^56 111,736 SHORT-TEEM days 6l to SECURITIES AND 90 247,652 116,472 175 i,4 i6 days Cvar 34,370 1 27,268 612 10 .14s WARRANTS QO 40,267 12,950 days 1,793,393 141.893 B Y WIA.TURITIES. Total 1,258,954 33,179 505 f c '-rVi icat ion bv-nao.y morning June lb, IMi* Not earlier STATE/iHJT SHOWING PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF MEMBER BANKS LOCATED IN CSTTRAL RESERVE, RESERVE AND OTHER X-lGQ|>ii SELECTED CITIES AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 7, 1918. ?at'a .for all reporting batiks in each d i s t r i c t ,________ (In thousands of dollars.) __________________________ Member bank Boston New York Phila. Clevel, Richm. Atlanta Total Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. jio. reporting banks 4i 47 42 29 688 92 32 72 93 S3 67 35 U-!-. bonds to secure cirCulatiui 1 4,621 5,344 14,012 17.579 35*355 51,367 12,975 43,462 23 f220 1 3 1,§25 267„942 17,392 12,,93Q Other U.S.bonds including Liberty bonds 278,419 24,527 61,709 27,383 22,169 24,720 10,023 18,680 16,059 23,363 14,736 73,682 595,470 U .S . certificates of in debtedness 20,864 9,046 16,279 16,034 29,879 1,011,959 31,186 733,399 38,607 . 31,055 13,136 a m l ; 55,124 Total U.S. securities 60, 51+3 1 , 063,185 76,109 136,226 63,739 53,144 1^7,796 .62,976 24,413 48,971 49,672 88,597 1,375,371 Loans secured by U.S, bonds, etc. 52,816 278,913 32,238 54,442 16,976 6,304 33,214 18,102 4,509 4,625 6,138 7,651 522, 528 All other leans and in vestments 771 . 65$ 4 , 038,385 628,529 953,472 335,230 246,631 i,3 4 i,2 i£ 366,126 224,894 461,288 167,738 510,433 10,045,636 Reserve with F.R,Bank 63,152 609,698 59,773 76,642 25,856 20,802 135,364 32,295 15,769 42,813 15,237 47,038 1 , 145,645 Cash in vault 26,533 123,000 20,986 34,773 15,491 12,785 62,134 14,045 9,166 16,510 10,369 19,535 365,327 Net denand deposits 666,094 4,399,524 578,464 707,756 256,341 177,006 1 , 006,030 256,041 158,525 353,728 135,002 331,345 9 .080.856 Time deposits 93,373 257,522 13,799 231,93 7 41,841 77,229 344,239 73! 123 36,235 60,482 22, 15& 107,753 1.360.856 Government deposits 92,753 40,819 1 8,287 14,105 I 4 q 6 l 22,108 ..... 765,144 25.xO.2g___ 334,336 59,054 52,664 17,437 12,390 2. Data for banks in each Central Reserve City, banks in all other reserve cities and other, reporting banks. Hew York Chicago St.Louis Total Cen. Res.Cities Reserve Citias Country Banks Total June 7 —May 31 June 7 H^a.y-31: June 7” -May 31 June 7— ■'■wfeiy 31 Jisne 7— June 7—' J u n e 7~ No- reporting banks 92 66 32 120 120 • 147 422 418 150 6ss 689 ^7 U .S, bonds to secure circulat ion 37.023 12,930 37,023 48*971 48,858 17*392 172,547 47 ,’794 45,209 1 71 37 7 267, 9f e ,266,524 Other U.S. bonds includ ing Liberty bonds 248,584 2 4 3 ,866 73,685 24,720 307,827 252,588 308,745 235,248 595,470 610,048 50,877 U .S , certificates of in debtedness 722,006 750,071 5 5 , 1 8 4 20,864 801,569 213,436 27,480 7 7 5 , 036 26,873 1 , 011,559 l,0 4 l,S 7 8 209,393 Total U.S,securities 1,008,013 1 , 030,960 1^7,796 62,976 1,132,802 1 , 152,254 616, 4l8 63s, 481 126,151 12 1,715 1 , 875,371 1 , 918,450 Loans secured by UvS. bonds etc. 259,889 33,314 IS, 102 ■285,151 194,418 30,788 251,355 229,355 206,529 29,129 522, 52s 512,962 All other leans and 3 / 703,725 3 , 676, 0781341,210 366,126 4,732,055 ^.756,493 4 , 471,563 4,486,467 792, 01s 761, 20210 , 045,636 10 , 004,162 inv estment s Heserve with F.R.bank 523.759 56l, 886 135,364 681,442 351,162 32.S95 704,501 391,917 49,922 49,305 1 , 145,645 1,1 22 ,66 4 Cash in vault 109,258 106,766 62,134 14,045 154,945 152,034 173 , 6s6 1 7 3 ,H 3 36,696 34,306 365,327 359,453 Net demand deposits 4 , 054,914 M70,9S6ioo6> 030 256,041 4,959,736 4,929,211 3 , 493, 79s 3 ,4 8 4 ,3 3 4 627,272 611,950 S , 080,856 9, 025,495 Time deposits 213,152 213,467 344,239 402,971 753 , 25s 73,123 397,037 796, 127170,351 166,724 1 , 360,856 1,3 65 ,82 2 Government deposits 305,332 362,136 92,753 40, sis 413,567 469,965 309, % 3 324,625 -41,584 54,722 765,144 909,312