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STATEMENT FOR THE PI2SS

Released for publication
Friday morning, June l6;
not earlier,

S t. 2836.
Federal Reserve Board,
June 15, 1922.

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.
Aggregate reductions of $6 ,6 0 0 ,0 0 0 in discounted b ills and of $12,200,000
in purchased acceptances, as against an increase of $1 1 ,8 00 ,0 0 0 in United
States securities, are shown in the Federal Reserve Board's weekly bank
statement issued as at close of business on June lU, 1922.
Gold holdings
of the reserve banks declined by $ 2 , 300, 000, while other cash reserves,
i. e ., silver and legals, show an increase of $4 ,7 0 0,00 0 for the week.
Government deposits are shown $33*700,000 larger than the week before, while
members* reserve and other deposits were $ 1 ,6 0 0 ,0 0 0 less.
Federal reserve
note circulation declined by $1 8 ,9 0 0 ,0 0 0 , the June lH total of $2 ,1 2 2 ,6 0 0 ,0 0 0
constituting a new low record for the year.
All Federal reserve banks, ex­
cept the Cleveland bank, report smaller circulation figures than the week
before. Net lia b ilities of the reserve banks on Federal reserve bank notes
in circulation declined by $3 ,8 0 0 ,0 0 0 , the new total of $6 8 ,0 00 ,0 0 0 like­
wise being the lowest on record for the present year.
The reserve ratio
shows a further decline from 77-6 to 7 7 Per cent.
Interbank shifting of credits in the gold settlement fund is largely
responsible for the decreases of $36,3 00 ,0 0 0 and of $ 7 , 300,000 in the gold
reserves of the Few York and St, Louis banks.
Smaller decreases aggregat­
ing $ 8 ,1 0 0,00 0 are shown in the gold reserves of the San Francisco, Atlanta’
and Dallas banks.
Chicago reports the largest increase in gold reserves
for the week, by $ 1 8 ,7 0 0 ,0 0 0 , followed by Boston with an increase of over
$8 ,0 0 0,00 0 and Kansas City and Philadelphia - with an increase of
$6 ,9 0 0,00 0 each.
Smaller increases aggregating $8 ,9 0 0,00 0 are shown for
the Cleveland, Minneapolis and Richmond banks.
Holdings of paper secured by Government obligations show a further
decrease for the week from $148,900,000 to $ l 4 o ,600,000.
Of the total held
$116,100,000, or 8 2 .6 per cent, were secured by Liberty and other U. S.
bonds, $7 ,7 0 0 ,0 0 0 , or 5 ,5 per cent, - by Victory notes, $1 0 ,8 0 0 ,0 0 0 , or 7 .7
per cent, - by Treasury notes and $6 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 , or 4 .2 per cent, - by Treasury
certificates, compared with $ 12 2 , 300, 000, $7>700,000, $1 1 ,1 00 ,0 0 0 and
$7,800,000 reported the week before.
A summary of changes in the principal asset and liability items of the
reserve banks, as compared with a week and a year ago, follows;
Increase
or
Decrease
In millions of dollars
since
June 7, 1922 June 15. 1921
Total reserves
Gold reserves

Inc,
Dec.

2 ,4
2 .3

Inc.
Inc.

Total earning assets

Dec.

7 ,0

Dec. 1 , 1 5 1 .6

6 ,6
Dec.
Dec.
8 .3
Inc,
1 .7
Dec. 12 .2
Inc, 1 1 .8
Dec.
5 .5
Dec.
1 .5
Inc. 1 8 .8

Dec. 1 ,2 9 4 .1
Dec.
523J
Dec.
770. k
Inc.
7 0 .8
Inc.
71.7
203.2
Inc.
11+6,9
Dec,
Inc.
15.4

Total deposits
Members’ reserve deposits
Government deposits
Other deposits

Inc. 3 2 .1
Dec,
2 .5
Inc, 33-7
Inc.
•9

Dec,
Dec.
Inc.
Dec.

,2
U5.0
58.7
13.9

Federal reserve notes in circulation
F, R, Bank notes in circulation, net liability

Dec. 18.9
3 .8
Dec,

Dec.
Dec.

551.8

Discounted b ills , total
Secured by U. S. Government obligations
All other
Purchased b ills
United States securities, total
Bonds and notes
Pittman certificates
Other Treasury certificates




520.9

562.2

6 7.1

Released for publication Friday morning, June l 6 , 1922; not earlier.
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

St.2536a.

COMBINED.

(In thousands of dollars)
B E

S 0

U

B

C E

S

.T n h e

■
Gol'd and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s ............... ... .
Gold settlement fund - F. B. Board . . .
Tnt.al sold held by b a n k s .......................
G o ld w it h

Federal

Reserve

Agents

.

.

.

1922

lU .

"uS 435

.

J jS S - iS ^ ^

50 4,70 7

323.745
?nk
*)02,2m

3 H »017
456.211
_2^__

S2 1 .1 U2

S25 ,9“
9

767,22

2 ,l U 2 ,1 1 2

2 , 1 c f 'g g i

'

127'. 5 3 3

Gold redemption f u n d .................................. - J M i -

^

Total gold r e s e r v e s ...............................^
Legal

tender

notes,

silv e r ,

e t c .....................

■■1 2 g > -—

l o t a l j s s i m t ................... : • • •

3 .1 3 6 .W

— 12^

^

~

2 .& 5 .S *

l4g q49

664,296
1.043.3S3
53.200
.
,,7Q
1 .7 & .C T 9

B ills discounted:
Sec. by U .S . Government obligations.
All o t h e r ..................................................
B ills bought in open m a r k e t ................... .....
Total b ills on h a n d ...............................

g
1 4 0 ,b39

2 7 1 ’ 305

537,592

-- " 7 ~
556,*37

u.

2 3 S .3 0 S

2 U J .7 7 5

S.

U. S.

b o n is

and

One- year
AT 1

notes

C e rtific a te s

of

..........................................

c e rtific a te s

(P it t m a n

A c t ).

.

pqy’ i m

4

i

•i-U -

earain* a s s e t s ............ 1 ,157,275

„1

2

B a lfc p r e m i s e s

“1.07“

................................................................

5$ Redemption fund against

F. H. Bank n o t e s ....................

U nco llected

35,066
222 375

in d e b te d n e ss:

n+ViPT

L

i

3.13U .066

7,639

i t e m s ....................................................

,M p q

All other r e s o u r c e s .............................................§0*522.—
TOTAL R E S O U R C E S .......................• *+,998,027

.....

300’.513

7 ..(.O .----

M 7 “,313

2.31M33

^

^

10 iyg
^

7,513
Z O .i& i

-

4 ,9 0 3,

1 5 .3 3 S

' u i~
5,7

,

L I A B I L I T I E S
„
1
^ •
Capital paid xn

• ‘

| |

Reserved for Gov't, franchise tax
B^

™

t

[

104.579
215,395

. . .

....................................................................

,

104,559
.215,398

102,156

2,231

2 »2°7

39,057

7 3 ,2 7 3

3 9 ,5 7 “

£ .5 9 7

Member bank - reserve account . . . .
1 ,521,450
1 *823,?6l
All o t h e r ............................................................ ---------- ^ ^ 5
Total d e p o s i t s ......................................
F. R. notes in actual circulation
" i t

. . .

1 ,5 9 6 ,9 9 0

1,929,2?-,'

2 ,1 2 2 ,6 1 0

• 2,14 1,53 1

2 , 074,435

71,312

135,050

u r
. . .
65,000
SJS.Uft
Deferred availability i t e m s ...................
All other lia b ilities
. ........................... .......... § 0 *4 ^ .
...........................

4 ,9 9 5 ,0 2 7

Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined . . -




>
--

1 ,9 2 9,03 6

S

TOTAL LIABILITIES

202,036

“50,^7

--

4 ,9 0 3 ,4 6 5

5,707,179

■_
77*4$

59 ,207

-- 20*12+

1 1-o jo

,

5b . 8/o

S t . 2836b.

Released t o ,

S S S ’«

Boston„ ew York
Federal Beserve Bank
Gold and gold certificates 1
Gold settlement fund - F B.
Total gold held by banks

,

5

Board

Gold with I . E. Agents

Total
B ills

A ll
B ills

bought

in

b ills

on

F.

A li
l

3

^

11sU

u s l0

1 0 3 4S7

135.216 U82.S05

3 ,5 7 1

4 ,0 0 0
4 ,164

* ,3 2 1

1,900

16,366

3,560

ite m s

1,028

9o225_

500

123.975

7 5 ,5 0 0
5,332
317 _ . 2 i5J Z 5

59,897

*0,957

64,422

7 ,5*3

921

914

* ,9 7 5

2,091

1,150

41,074

462

708

2,023

351

916

146

279

7,639

5 3 ,1 * 6

23,6 90

76,073

33,715

15,238

38,703

22,924

*2,357

624,732

17 L

169

807

1,395

1,0 0 1

1 ,841

38,621 159,363

9 3 ,8 3 * 131,5*8

4 7 ,6 32

600

5,266

2 ,5 7 1

1,352

899

700

539

128

139,572

55,304

62,044

4,665

718

1 ,7 5 *

1.041
----- -— —

48,724 255,008 3 , 136,478

8,667
5 6 ,16 1

6,000

61,960

128.681*

6,699

6,000
2.570

422

90,8 40

5.843

238,308

1 9 ,5 00
133.025

a g a in st

68,569

5.9 2 8

54,400

> 5,950
LlQ 47S

fund

873 5 .48 4

2 ,8 1 6

1,233

8 ,*70

85,356 42,796 249.165 3,007,79“

28,299

23,553

5 ,2 15

2 ,8 0 0---44,554

8,111

51,*47

273,1*7

90,858

1 .2 (8 _______I , ? ? !

11,6 6 8

4,573

27,124

notes

100,740

l 6 .665

67,696

50,129
821,142
^ >y6 ^

24,956

42,8 39

assets

7M93

21 ,4 05
^

128

55,383

4 3 .0 41

34.821 35.695
}
?

316,>*35
30,93S

537,592

61,711

Ac

^

1 .iw 6 1.5U0

9 .2 1 8 19,197
33,233 .. 1,8.187

58,788

69,175

(P it t m a n

8 .3 9 *
26,1*57

69,579

40,739

30,766

hand

in d e b te d n e ss .

>*.073
4,55>*

Total

1 * 0,639
272,978

12.882

of

do llars)

5,305
36,719
16,764

811

open m arket

of

1 ,704
1 ,372
2,739
6,430
12,265 22,978 19,833 29,908
....
i . ...1 .J 8 1 .
S , 52L_
28,292 24,682 22,577 33,061

2 6 ,7 11

o
ther r
esources
otner
resouri/c»

fioT A L

^

U S 5W

39,612

Bank notes

U nco llected

7 ^ ,^

31 7 a

17,025

p re m ises

R.

8 04,541 1 5 0 ,4 »

” 2 251

3 ,2 * *

other

fy'jb R e d e m p t i o n

133,661

127

1 4 ,1 5 6
27,8 53
830

o b lig atio n s

c e rtific a te s

ea rn in g

»

22,002
18,832
14.549

C ertificate s

Total

g ’%
3 *6
* .

£3,251
91.708

32,567
9 ,2 2 7
19.857

S.

A ll

jg .g l

5,558
S

25,799
16,932
26,438

bonds

One- year

and

3^

2 ,2 3 6
12,042
20 U6l

U .S .G o v t ,

S.

Bank

etc.

other

Total

U.

s ilv e r,

disco u n te d :
by

3 096

9

».

Chicago St.Louis H i m . Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

, » .
.
J ♦^ 1
» » *^ >........ ............. ..... .......... .... .
, a ? i cJLZ194,079 1 , 165,325 228,883 24 0,15 * 111,152 1*1,369 5 0 1 ,5 H

reserves

Secured

U.

notes,

^

Bich. Atlanta

17«.«5

Total gold reserves
tender

,

\ ,979

Gold redemption fund

Legal

F n U a . cleve.

^
3

AT 0108. OF B U S I E S , * »

«

V -£
£ ■
(I n thousands

i,?I 9_

38,277 118,837 1 , 167,275

5,422 .. .

20,823

161 457 1 592 084 380,039 441,305 2 1 M 7 2 205.675 7**7.037 188,221 1 2 7 ,“ 2** 200.857 l l 1* ,003 423,053 >*,998.027

RESOURCES




>v}>*Ot

Beleased for publication, Friday morning, June 16, 1922; not earlier.

Federal Reserve Bank
Capital paid in
Surplus
Reserved for Govt, franchise tax
Deposits:
Government
Member bank - reserve account
All other
Total deposits
F. R. notes in actual circulation
F. R, Bank notes in circulation net liability
Deferred availability items
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total reserves to deposit
and F .R , note liabilities combined,
per cent !

Boston
7 ,9 8 1 ,
16,483
239

S t. 2836c.

Minn.

Kans.Cy,

D allas San Fran.
4,192
7 ,3 9 4
-

Tota,

2

3 ,568
7 ,468
363

4 ,6 2 0
9 ,6 4 6
273

9 ,2 8 4
5,147
48,052 256,592
411
1,780

2 ,7 9 1
64,527
531

3,639
45,561
309

2 ,7 7 6
76,999
388

7 ,7 6 8
2,792
46,290 121,201
134 13,622

53,610 267,656
8 4 ,4 9 4 114,848 360,188

67,849
68,6 94

49,509

80,163

49,216

45,933

57,758

25,906 217,233

7,968
63,697
3 ,9 4 3

3,348
33,297
935

3,316

8,473
39,05S
866

22,814

35,41.7

1,750

1,6 76

68,000
535,464
20,409

363,457 1,5 9 2,05 4 3 S0.039 441,305 214,272 205,675 747,037 185,221 127,424 200,857 114,003 *423.053

4 ,9 98,027

3,127

125,860
413
129,400
151,564

5.656
50,943
1,191

6 9.1

Contingent l ia b il it y on b ills purchased

fo r fo r e ig n correspondents

(in thousands of d o lla r s )
L I A B I L I TI ES
New York P h ila . Cleve.
Rich, A tla n ta Chicago S t.L o u is

2 ,5 14

i

11,603

5,542

22,509
-

11,030

4,440
18,349
6,463
732,835 107,305 141,053
1 ,171
1,349
13,956

6,697
55,175

765,140 112 ,9 16 145,865

6 2 ,12 1

27,480
60,197

229

8 ,991
17,945
224

616,159 .178,776 198,057
14,094
104,408
4,377

84.4

12,75S

5,633

54,427
1,127

78 .5

2 ,7 5 6

5,489
53,052
1,730

69.2
2 ,8 2 4

389

249

4,271
9 ,1 1 4
412

2,869

4 ,949

47,523
904

17,626

75.S

1,688

845

83,9
1,2*40

14,560
29,025

4 ,708
9 ,388

-

79.9

4,099

66.5
1,6 19

13,202
1,065

69 ,7

930

'1 . 65.9

1,653

2 ,7 3 1

6 4 .9

896

7,363
15,199
100

142,591

3 ,4 7 4

7 0.9

104,879
215,398

2 ,2 3 1
73,273

1,8 2 1,4 5 0
34,313

1 ,929,036
2 , 122,610

7 7 .4

1 ,5 8 4

3^,561

2 ,5 1 8 ,7 9 9
396,189

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION

i
F. R. notes outstanding
F, R. notes held by banks

164,719
13A55

837,752 202,182 218,485
221,593 23,1406 2 0,428

90 ,6 52 120,362 403,111
6,158
5,514 42,923

82,815

5 1 , 4oi

69,020

14,121

2 ,4 6 8

11,262

28,950 249,350
3 ,0 4 4 3 2 ,117

F. R. notes in actual circulation

151,564

616,159 178,776 198,057

8 4 ,4 9 4 114,848 360,188

68,694

48,933

57.75S

2 5 , 9 0 6 2 17 ,2 3 3 2 , 122,610

B ills discounted
B ills bought in open market
U. S. Certificates of indebtedness

DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS BY MATURITIES
6l to 90 days
Over 90 days
Within 15 days
l6 to 30 days
31 to 60 days
44,112
50,987
210,195
46,370
61,953
2 5 ,5 6 4
5,036
2 7 ,4 5 4
29,269
36,652
3,9 0 0
285,452
69,306
1,000
31,717




Total
413,617
123,975
391,375

S4-. 2336d.

Released for publication Friday morning, June l6 , 1922; not earlier.
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS* ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JUNE 14, 1922.
(In thousands of dollars)
F e d e r a l R eserve Agent at

Boston

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta

St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy.

Chi<

R E S O U R C E S
Federal Reserve notes on hand
Federal Reserve notes outstanding

101,050
164,719

Collateral security for Federal
Reserve notes outstanding:
Gold and gold certificates

Sid S ^ - T R ^ a r d

5,300

IM.oS

271,150 *+3,920 2 8,440
237,752 202,122 218,485

363 ,124

-

t o l o w l3V J s 9 lUj'.OOO 52J95
h

Eligible paper -

t a iheld
d
Excess S
amount

39 :”l

-

”’
.351

3:937

1*6 ,1*73

7.739

34,069
8.666

19,953 56,730
28,950 249,350 ;

23,450

12 ,16 5

19,3 00

82,815

51,4oi

69,020

11,210
11,2
J-,c10u
3,100

13,052
13,052
^
2,283

9*!000 3* 6 ',6*5

49,800

16,000

_
4 ,023
4 4 ,3 6 0

_
18,396
1 0 ,0 0 0 ,1 7 7 ,2 4 0

17.991 *0.675
1 2 ,£ 1 9 28 ,90*.

12,705

20,066

9,526

4 ,292

20,637
1,939

8 ,9 5 0 1 53,114
24,OS o
5 ,520

3 2 ,g >
6 7 ,U g
90, 5^ 1 »3

13,275

San Fran

D allas

84

2 ^ Q0

7 ,7 0 11
-----2,299

4 1 6,122

440,129 1 , 978,005 452,221 473,139 222,660 320,772 9 19,746 192,666 119,259 159,279 10 1 »93| 561,010 5 , 9 ^ 6 , 88^

TOTAL

fa .
l i a b i l i t i e s
Net

am ount

of

Federal

Reserve

wollercflhe SSency'”

265,769 1 .108.902 2* 6 ,10 2 2 * 6 ,525

123.3*2 187,791 *87.731 106,265

63.566

85,320 *8,903 306,080 3.279,696
U3

e rr aa ll
C oilla
l l a tt e

r
ce
d ffrom
re
ec
e iv
iv e
ed
rom

1

F e d e r a l R eserve B a n k :
E l***i gfTVi b l e
^

er

p aJ
pUe r

TOTAL




40:739
1

—1 ......

S :562
"'I

^684

172.007
54^7

£

\

56,583 102,371 362,436
42,735
30,610 V . 5 7 9

64,110
28,291

31,335
24,352

*+8,383
22,576

20,000/’196,236 2,142,118^
3 3 , 0 ^ 58 , 694
525 , ^

■

440,189 1 , 978,005 452,221 473,139 222,660 320,772 919,746 198,666 119,259 159,279 101,93^ 561,010 5 , 9^ 6 , 88^