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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Rale etaed fop pub licet Ion.
St. 4p50
Friday morning, June 5 J
Federal^ Reserve BootJ
not earlier,
June 4, 19^5.
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The consolidated statement of condition of the Fedorul reserve banks on June 3?
made public by the Federal Reserve Board, shows an increase of $9,800,000 in
total earning assets and of $4,100,000 in Federal reserve notes in circulation,
and declines of $24,300,000 in cash reserves sad $3,300,000 in non-reserve cash,
Holdings of discounted b i l l s went down $1,600,000, while holdings of acceptances
purchased in open market went up $6,500,000 and of Government securities $4,900,000.
The New York reserve bank reports a decline of $5,900,000 in discount holdings, the Philadelphia bank reports a decline of $5,800,000 and Cleveland of
$3,300,000, while the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston reports an increase in discounts of $£,400,000, St. Louis an increase of $5,100,000, Atlanta of $3,900,000,
and Richmond of $2,600,000. The five remaining banks show smaller changes in
discount holdings for the week.
An increase of $8,200,000 in acceptance holdings i s shown for the Minneapolis
bank, the other reserve banks reporting relatively small changes in this item.
The System1 J9 holdings of Treasury notes increased $6,300,000, while holdings of
U. S. bonds and of Treasury certificates each declined by $700,000.
The principal changes in Federal reserve note circulation during the week
comprise an increase of $3,800,000 reported by the San Francisco bank and
$2,200,000 l?y New York, and decreases of $1,900,000 and $1,300,000, respectively,
reported by the Cleveland and Boston banks.
A summary of changes in the principal assets and l i a b i l i t i e s of the reserve
banks during the week and the year ending June 3» 3-925 • follows:
Increase or decrease during
Total reserves .
Gold reserves

Week
-$24,300,000
- 19,900,000

+
Total earning assets
. . . . . B i l l s discounted, total . .
Secured by U. S. Government obligations +
Other b i l l s discounted . .

9,800,000

1,600,000

Year
-$267,400,000
- 307,000,000
+ 207,900,000

* 10,900,000

8,200,000
6,600,000

+ 72,400,000
4 61,500,000

B i l l s bought in open market

+ 6,500,000

+ 229,300,000

U, S, Government securities, total . . .
Bonds
Treasury notes
Certificates of indebtedness . . . . .

+ 4,900,000
700,000
+ 6,300,000
700,000

- 43,800,000
+ 64,200,000
- 48,500,000
59*500,000

Federal Reserve notes in circulation . . .

+ 4,100,000

- 209,400,000

Total deposits . « . . . . . . . . . . .
Members' reserve deposits . . . . . . .
Government deposits
Other deposits . . . . . . .

+20,300,000
+ 8,800,000
+ 400,000
+11,100,000

4 181,000,000
$ 158,900,000
t
7*100,000
f 15,000,000

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Released for publication Friday morning, June 5, 1925; not earlier.
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)

St.4550a,

June 1. 1925 May 27. 1925 June 4. 1924
RESOURCES
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . . .
1,504,694
Gold redemption fund with U. S. Treasury
62,312
C-old held exclusively against F.E. notes 1,567,006
657>96
Gold settlement fund with F. R. Board. .
Gold and gold certificates held by banks , 593,638
2,813,140
Total gold reserves . . . . . . .
fieserves other than gold . . . . . .
-139,397
Total reserves . . . . . . . .
2,957,537
iton-re serve cash
43,557
Bills discounted:
Sec, by U. S. Government obligations
207,758
204,584
Other b i l l s discounted .
412,34%
Total b i l l s discounted
284,954
B i l l s bought in open market . . . . .
U» S. Government securities:
84,338
Bonds « • < * . . . • » . • . . • •
248,200
Treasury notes . . .
21,567
Certificates of indebtedness . . .
Total U.S. Government securities
354,105
Foreign loans on gold . . • e
10,500
All other earning assets • t •
— 2^50
1,064,151
Total earning assets
683,820
Uncollected items . . . . .
59,874
Bank premises
.
23,518
All other resources . . . .
TOTAL RESOURCES
LIABILITIES
F. R. notes in actual circulation . . ,
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . , . ,
Government . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
Other deposits , .
Total deposits . .
Deferred availability items
Capital'paid in
Surplus . . . . . .
. . . .
All Other l i a b i l i t i e s . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES

143,814
2,981,825
.. 5.2,450

2,089,133
48,439
2,137,572
593,872
393,648
3,125)092
99,827
3,224,919
. 49,611

216,007
197.992
413,999
278,413

135,323
266.097
401,420
55,&32

1,521,257
62,4b0

1,583,697
651,885
602,429
2,838,011

4,837,457

85,012
241,904
22,298
349,214
10,500
2,250
1,054,376
584,282
59,867
23,792
4,756,592

20,098

573,797
57,174
26,779
4,788,523

1,674,686

1,670,635

1,884,039

2,146,921
39,032
36,192

1,988,047

2,222,145

2,138,174
38,624
25,076
2,201,874

593,749
115,539
217,837
13,501

537,025
115,525
217,837
13,696

21,221
2,041,134
516,199
111,456
220,915
14,780

4,837,457

4,756,592

4,788,523

296,666
81,126

397,890
1,301

856,243

31,866

Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . ,

75.9#

77.0#

82.2#

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents . . . . .

35,069

35,780

40,118

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St. 4550b

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JUNE 3, 1925.
RE S 0 URC E S
(In thousands of dollars)
Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston New York Phi la. Gleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minn. Kane. Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents
189,174 356,243 135,831 170,039 36,156 120,398 135,429 18,382 54,252 51,828 32,952 204,010 1,504,694
Gold redemption flrnd with U. S.Treas,, 13,681
9,046 16,134 3,940 2,280 1,717
1,018
5,574 2,207
62,312
1,673 1,363
3,679
Gold held exclusively against
F. R. notes
202,855 365,289 151,965 173,979 38,436 122,115 141,003 20,589 55,270 55,507 34,625 205,373 1,567,006
Gold settlement fond with F.R. Board 37,974 241,154 49,143 93,543 12,899 17,737 106,501 9,415 12,753 29,752 12,570 34,005 657,496
Gold and gold cert i f . held by banks 21,195
327,823 21,455 37,463 21,741 4,076 103,786
9,84o 7,302 3,144 7,774 28,039 593,638
Total gold reserves
262,024 934,266 222,563 304,985 73,076 143,978 351,290 39,844 75,325 88,403 54,969 267,417 2,818,140
Reserves other than gold
12,852
31,789 7,832 8,4o4 4,905 14,926 17,367 19,031 1,253
4,344 10,110 6,584 ' 139,397
Total reserves
274,876 966,055 230,395 313,389 77,981 158,904 368,657 58,875 76,578 92,747 65,079 274,001 2,957,537
Non-reserve cash
14,241 1,699 2,995
5,154
814 2,070 2,150 2,810
3,072 3,771 5,804 3,977
48,557
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt, obligations
16,586
74,225 20,720 29,203 13,930 3,467 24,209 9,229
685 1,945
435 13,144 207,758
Other b i l l s discounted
30,281 15,085 15,101 34,999 18,788 19,01(5 16,470 4,729 5,774
22,531
4,855 16,926 204,584
Total b i l l s discounted
39,117 104,506 35,805 44,304 48,909 22,255 43,254 25,699 5,4l4 7,719
5,290 30,070 412,342
"Bills bought in open market
64,522 21,781 25,764 10,905 10,453 38,994 12,077 18,907 14,097
37,127
8,885 21,442 284,954
JL S. Government securities:
Bonds
584
8,542
3,148 20,336 4,766 8,736 11,459 9,983 4,847
637 9,520 1,780
84,338
Treasury notes
561
58,457 17,236 12,724 4,343 12,426 20,735 29,514 8,403 22,790 22,125 38,886 248,200
Certificates of indebtedness
60 5,409
1,276
102 1,233
3,030
21,567
819
981
207 2,381
703 5,366
Total U.S. Gov't, securities
4,175
68,275 17,933 27,653 6,225 16,SOT *2,052 35,099 17,346 36,630 32,811 49,099 354,105
Foreign loans on gold
1,124
2,835
10,500
976
420
36s
777
483
430 1,449
346
557
735
All other earning assets
2,250
2,250
Total earning assets
81,196 240,138 78,745 98,845 66,596 49,945 125,749 73,358 42,013 58,866 47,354 101,346 1,064,151
Uncollected items
60,705 172,727 66,622 61,645 52,056 27,362 88,439 38,613 14,183 41,723 24,646 35,399 683,820
Bank premises
4,190
16,873 1,122
59,874
4,275
1,833
3,277
7,573 2,446 2,780 8,099
4,357 3,049
All other resources
46
1,624
23,518
434
4,770
6
8
7
275
2,752 1,376
627
7,397
326 3,204
TOTAL RESOURCES
426,16? 1,417,431 379,017 434,722 202,832 245,514 597,324 179,50b 139,341 200,308 l42,b8b 421,b03 4,837,457



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St. 4550c,
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JUNE 3, 1925.
LIABILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston New York Phila. Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total
B. notes in actual circulation
202,271 334,243 156,370 202,998 7 1 , i l l 136,425 158,511 46,371 62,056 63,211 4o,975 200,144 1,674,686
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
136,626 832,881 130,342 182,056 61,995 71,231 305,000 76,115 51,797 53,637 61,397 153,244 2,146,921
Government
1,701
7,607 1,593 4,294 2,347 2,499 10,045 2,036 1,384 2,134 1,237 2,105
39,032
Other deposits
923
17,241 1,388 3,576 1,538
133 2,447 2,147
316 1,410
185 4,888
36,192
Total deposits
139,250 857,729 133,323 189,926 65,880 74,463 317,492 80,348 53,497 87,181 62,819 160,237 2,222,145
Deferred availability items
36,075 26,289 36,596 593,749
Oepital paid in
4,326 4,295 8,193 115,539
Surplus
8,977
7,592 15,071 217,837
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
635
3,%63
5U3 1,249
846
737 1,828
559 1,025
538
7l6 1,362 13,501
TOTAL LIABILITIES
426,167 1,417,431 379,017 484,722 202,838 245,514 597,824 179,506 139,841 200,308 142,686 421,603 4,837,457
Bfttio of total reserves to deposit
end F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s
combined, per cent
80.5
81.0 79.5
79.8
56.9 75.3
77.4
46.5
66.3 61.7 62.7 76.0
75.9
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s
purchased for foreign
correspondent s
2,617
9,250 3,289 3,784 1,875
1,450 4,881 1,627 1,167 1,415 1,238 2,476
35,069

1:1 If li >f II El if 11

F. B. note8 outstanding
F. B. notes held by banks
F. B. notes in actual circulation

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought in open market
Certificates of indebtedness
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FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION

231,561
29,290
202,271

ua.'fsc 3 S
^.11
334,243 156,370 202,998 71,111 136,425 158,511 46,371 62,056 63,211 40,975 200,144 1,674,686
DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS BY MATURITIES
From 91 days
Within 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 6l to 90 days to 6 months
Over 6 months
Total

295,716

101,805

1

27,948 •
6l,6l4

37,611
63,887

23,093
50,804
-

26,512

1,462

15,395

6,171

6,844

-

412,342
284,954
21,567

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St. 45506.

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JUNE 3, 1925.
(in thousands of dollars)
Federal Reserve Agent at
RESOURCES
Inderal Reserve notes on hand
Federal Reserve notes outstanding
Collateral security for Federal
Reserve notes outstanding:
Gold and gold certificates
Gold redemption fund
Gold fund - F. R. Board
Eligible paper Amount required
Excess amount held
TOTAL

Boston New York Phi la.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minn. Kans. Cy. Dallas San Fran.

Total

71,750
231,561

314,9U0 42,000 38,300 22,575 68,174 265,307 24,960 22,806 28,023 22,972 70,200 992,007
%2,i,803 188,559 220,352 84,880 149,504 169,132 51,792 64,907 71,321 45,893 232,934 1,963",638

31,050
9,124
149,000

186,698 6,000 8,780 2,000 9,000
13,075 13,052
18,011 287,666
28,545 10,942 11,259 l,86l 4,398 4,784 1,307 1,200 4,468 3,441 16,7c*
98,03s
141,000 118,889 150,000 32,295 107,000 130,645 4,000 40,000 47,360 11,500 187,307 1,118,996

42,387
33,857

96,560 52,728 50,313 48,724 29,106
60,955
540 17,577 9,983 3,187

33,703 33,410 10,655 19,493 12,941 28,924
48,320 3,542 13,507 2,151 1,195 22,014

458,944

216,828

568,729 1,281,501 419,658 496,581 202,318 370,369 651,891 132,086 166,127 172,816 115,953 558,082 5,136,111

LIABILITIES
Net amount of Federal Reserve notes
received from Comptroller
of the Currency
303,311

767,743 230,559 258,652 107,455 217,678 434,439 76,752 87,713 99,344 68,865 303,134 2,955,645

Collateral received from
Federal reserve bank:
Gold
Eligible paper

356,243 135,831 170,039 36,156 120,398 135,429 18,382 54,252 51,828 32,952 204,010 1,504,694
157,515 53,268 67,890 58,707 32,293 82,023 36,952 24,162 21,644 14,136 50,938 675,772

TOTAL




189,174
76,244

568,729 1,281,501 419,658 496,581 202,318 370,369 651,891 132,086 166,127 172,816 115,953 558,082 5,136,111