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STATEMENT FOB THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, June 22;
not e a r l i e r .

St. $82$
Federal Reserve Board,
June 21, 1928.

CONDITION OF ISDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The consolidated statement of condition of the Federal reserve hanks on
June 20, made public hy the Federal Reserve Board, shows decreases f o r the
week of $52,000,000 i n holdings of discounted b i l l s , of $16,500,000 i n b i l l s
bought i n open market, of $400,000 i n Government s e c u r i t i e s , of $60,300,000
in member bank reserve deposits, and of $6/100,000 in Federal reserve note
c i r c u l a t i o n , and an increase of $3,300,000 i n cash 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 were $69,500,000 below the amount held on June 13«
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n holdings of discounted b i l l s during the week
were decreases of $38,000,000 at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco,
$19,500,000 a t New York, $12,400,000 at Cleveland and £12,100,000 at Chicago,
and an increase of $20,600,000 at Philadelphia. The System's holdings of
b i l l s bought i n open market declined $16,500,000 and of U. S. bonds $71,600,000,
while holdings of Treasury notes increased $1,700,000 and of c e r t i f i c a t e s of
indebtedness $5,500,000. Holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s on June 20 i n cluded a $19,000,000 temporary c e r t i f i c a t e issued by the Treasury to the New
York bank pending the c o l l e c t i o n of the quarterly installment of taxes. •
Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n declined $6,100,000 during the week,
the p r i n c i p a l changes being decreases of $5,100,000 at the Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland and $3,700,000 at Philadelphia, and an increase of
$2,100,000 at San Francisco.
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 the r e serve banks-during the week and the year ending June 20, 1928, follows:
Increase

or

decrease

Week
Total reserves
Gold reserves

. . . . . . . . . .

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, obligations
Other b i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market

. . .

XJ. 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 . .
Federal reserve notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Total deposits
Members' reserve deposits
Government deposits

.

. .

+ $3,300,000
+ 500,000
- 69,500,000
- 52,000,000
- 31,300,000
20,700,000
- 16,500,000

Year

+
+
+

$456,500,000
447,300,000
445,600,000
552,100,000
418,200,000
133,900,000

4-

40,700,000

-

+

400,000

- 7,600,000
+ 1,700,000
+ 5,500,000
- 6,100,000
- 70,000,000
- 60,300,000
- 13,500,000

during

-

-

-

4-

+
-

146,500,000
104,000,000

4,900,000
37,500,000
90,000,000
1,400,000

25,100,000
23,400,000

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Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, June 22, 1928; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5824a

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF BOB T1ELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
RESOURCES
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . . .
Gold redemption fund with U. S. Treasury

June 20.1928 June 15.1928 June 22.1927
1,135,840
62,534

1,118,486
71,181

1,619,569
43,618

Gold held e x c l u s i v e l y against F.R.notes ,
Gold settlement fund with F.R. Board . .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by hanks

1,198,374

1,189,667

1,663.187
591,047
774,027

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

2,580,917

2,580,406

156,354

153,593

3,028,261
165,466

Total r e s e r v e s . .
^on-reserve cash . . . . . . . . . . . #•
p 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 .

2,737,271
64,107

2,733,999
65,139

3,193,727
59,844

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 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
Total b i l l s and, s e c u r i t i e s . .
Gold h e l d abroad « « . • • • • • • • •
Due from f o r e i g n banks . . . .
Uncollected items . . . . .
.
Bank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES

653,196

684,513
358,345

234,997
203,687

990,827
223,882

1,042,858
240,417

438,684
183,217

55,928

63,572

159,944
83,186

337,631

78,260
88,680

83,l40

222,868

223,296

1,090

369,341
1,300

1,507,661
572
748,112
60,080
10,010

992,542
to,333
14,118
683,052
59,136
13,724

5 , 0 3 7 , ( 8 9 ^ 5,125,573

5,056,476

1,599,372

1,605,425

1,689,347

2,332,162

2,392,433

2,307,056
26,831

20,388

17,855

5,163
25,728

2 , 3 6 6, ,l 1b 6£ 2^ ^ 2,436,139
691,028
678,(74
139,719
l4o,309
233,319
233,319
19,943
20,353
5,037,§89
5,125,573

2,364,778
629,142
129,375
228,775
15,059
5,056,476

530

1,438,167
57

729,581
60,089
7,902

.

76,584

126,211

L I A B I L I T I E S
R. notes i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n . ,
Deposits:
i Member bank - r e s e r v e account . . .
Government
! Foreign bank
Other deposits
. •
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 .

3,478
10,134

17,019
8,832

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

69.056

67.656

78.8#

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 . . . . . .

297,824

295,525

146,954

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EE SOURCE S

°

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ZMKS ON JOSE SO, 1928.

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Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y against
F,

a.

notes

1.19s,374

73,164

190,971

84,592

687,'772

jj'ffs

44s:^4

Ik'.lx,

Gold and gold c e r t l f . h e l d t y ' b S
Total fiold r e s e r v e s
Reserves other than gold
t o t a l reserves

%

2,580,917 152,361
156,354 15.728

334.670 152,145
31,005
7.673

2,737,271 168,089
6 M o ?

5 > s r s

S

s

.

k

«

990,827
223,882

I

I

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

89,322
33.493

sal

222,868
590

7,516
-

136,614 26,796
to.TO

1?:W6

251.907

%

" S

* S '

'

92,330
9 ^

222,505 22,87s

1

18,031 242
ft'xl

pf'1%

86,539
6.844

58,202
7.014

313 313

865,675 159.818 267,722

72.640 121,894 441,796

82,814

75,612 93,383 65,236 322

^

^

^

377,560
28.900

84,629
26.335

^

>•»> *•*»

%:6% 251630

31:230

%:958

47:152

78,620
23,787

4?,703
9.920

59,584 127,93 2 54,286
16,974 22.109
415

J a .;•! 1:S
47,659 a,553 33,788
.

*•«*

1.00

10.079

14

3.510

5.173

35,525

7.125

10,994

17,978

320.
36,557
13

52,592 40,790

I S

* g

" I

" - 5

21

I f

349
661

T

m

487,351

11

I I

H

5,037,^89 379,112 1,554,137 355.786

24,535

lit

i F ~ " £ L

I I

7,643

,'S

61,826

* 5

1%:%

>:g

c.pyi
592

^

E:p44

17.430

974

^:l?4

15.815

81,731 185,566
21
69




43,311

^ 5

72.702
2.910

454,119 132,617 136,195 61,133
218
47,
51
25

TOT&L RESOURCES

' ? £ '

68,305
14.509

1,438,16? 130,331
^572
37

* g

44,208

^

Total h i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n hanks

I

S

jgafe

61.035 105,402 4:4.336
11.605 16.492 17.460

other i , i U s \ S s ^ e f 11£atl0 ° S 337^631 33 ^02 lll'.ill
Tqtal b i l l s discounted
B i l l s touefrt i n open market
U. S.-Government s e c u r i t i e s ;

S

st.

18

27 664

19H9

jgj

•;.»

14,780

17,267

17

64,710 ^
vJ

T

J

196,607 238,249 743,709 186,153 132,109 193,029 135,95s 435,439

L I A B I L I T I E S

RB-SQURCES, AND, LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON JUNE 20, 1928.
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston New York R i i l a . Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago St.Louis

St. 5824c

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
F.R.notes i n actual circulation
1,599,372 132,550 332,481 126,588 190,381 53,213 134,013 256,455 55,453 55,187 55,6o4 30,771 176,676
Deposits:
Member "bank - reserve account
2,332,162 147,297
,349 185,616 67,233 64,636 345,400 80,595 51,224 87,660 64,339 183,644
104
3,478
Government
54 182
228
337
251 297 696
314 177 382
456
10,134 . 658
Foreign "bank
3,832
834 913 %8
369 1,220
3 77
237
316 307
623
20,388 f 470
Other d e p o s i t s
8,581
44s 1,566
698
246 1,334
656
290 882
56 5,161
Total d e p o s i t s
2,366,162/148,529 933,919 134,882 188,392 69,075 65,305 348,136 81,856 52,065 89,035 65,084 189,88lL
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
678,174 68,966 174,278 57,159 68,072 54,595 22,786 84,798 31,935 13,789 34,394 26,74o 40,6^2
Capital paid in
140,309 9,878 44,680 14,191 14,295 6,24I 5,207 18,163 5,343 3,030 4,207 4,326 10,748
Surplus
233,319 17,893
63,007 21,662 24,021 12,324 9,996 32,778 10,397 7,039 9,046 8,527 16,629
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
20,353 1,296
5,772 1,304 2,190 1.159 - 9 4 2 3 , 3 7 9
1,169
999
743
510
890
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,037,$89 379,112 1,554,137 355,786 487,351 196,607 238,249 743,709 186,153 132,109 193,029 135,958 435,
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
69. o N 59.8
68.4
6l.l
70.7
59-4
61.2
73.1
60.3
70.5 64.6 68.1 88.
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on M i l s p u r chased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents 297,824 22,352
83,843 28,312 30,994 15.199 12,517 41,425 12,815 8,047 10,729 10,431 21,160
J . R . n o t e s on hand (notes r e c ' d from
F.R.Agent l e s s notes i n circulation)399»373 25,434 122,29s 28,374 31,887 17,364 30,985 51,435
9,829 5,273 8,082 5,447 62,965
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS
F . R . n o t e s r e c ' d from Comptroller
2,810,515 236,934 735,179 183,662 260,098 95,071 230,388 422,740 84,622 79,684 96,706 58,550 326,881
F . R . n o t e s h e l d by F. R. Agent
811,770 78,950 280,400 28,700 37,830 24,494 65,390 114,850 19,340 19.224 33.020 22,332 87.240
F.R.notes i s s u e d t o F.R.Bank
1.998,745 157,984 454,779 154,962 222,268 70,577 164,998 307,890 65,282 6o,46o 63,686 36,218 239,641
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 i s s u e d t o F.R.Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
354,626 35,300 153,161
12,303 4o,ooo
50,000 20,395 21,000 8,300 14.167 Gold redemption fund
17,656 11,785 11,706 2,963 6,698 2,320 1,498 1,971 4,oio 2,446 17,735
94,335 13,547
Gold fund - F.R.Board
686,879 18,000
5,000 67,177 70,000 61,000 213,000 7,500 23,000 36,860 2,000 183,342
E l i g i b l e paper
1,159,342 122,795 375,897 91,096 101,868 54,130 76,477 149,912 54,566 25.030 34,448 25,969 47.154
Total c o l l a t e r a l
2,295,182 189,642 551,714 170,058 233,574 77,488 165,175 365,232 71,864 64.168 75,318 42,718 288,231
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS AND MUNICIPAL WARRANTS
91 days to
Over 6 months
Within 15 days
16 to 30 days
31 to 60 days
6l to 90 days
Total
6 months
B i l l s discounted
990,827
845,383
39,389
55,103
31,916
18,757
279
B i l l s bought i n open market
223,882
98,312
49,300
48,376
22,887
,5,007
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
88,680
19,294
26,133
43,253
Municipal warrants
100
-*
—
100