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STAILMENT FOE THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, June 8;
not e a r l i e r .

St. 5S05
. Federal Reserve Board,
June 7, 192S.

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS
The c o n s o l i d a t e d statement of condition of Federal reserve "banks on June 6,
made public by the Federal Reserve Board, shows i n c r e a s e s f o r the week of
$38,200,000 i n holdings of discounted "bills, of $271500,000 i n member bank reserve d e p o s i t s , of $5>100,000 i n Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n , and of
$3,900,000 i n cash r e s e r v e s , and decreases of $37,600,000 i n holdings of b i l l s
bought i n open market, and of $9,400,000 i n Government s e c u r i t i e s . Total "bills
and s e c u r i t i e s were $8,800,000 below the amount held on May 29.
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n holdings of discounted "bills during the week were
increases of $43,500,000 at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, $13,400,000
at Cleveland, $6,300,000 at Atlanta, and $5,300,000 at San Francisco, and decreases of $19,700,000 and $6,600,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y , at Philadelphia and Chicago.
The System's holdings of "bills bought i n open market declined $37,600,000 and of
c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness $22,900,000, while holdings of Treasury notes i n creased $11,000,000, and of U. S. bonds $2,500,000.
Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n increased $5,100,000 during the week, the
principal changes being i n c r e a s e s of $5,000,000 at the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago, $3,500,000 at San Francisco, and $3,200,000 at Boston, and a decrease of
$6,100,000 at Philadelphia.
A summary of changes i n the principal a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of the reserve
banks during the week and the year ending June 6, 19:23, f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

Week
Total re s e r v e s
Gold reserves . . .
—

,

.

4-

•

+

.

4-

B i l l s bought i n open market . . . .
U. 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 d e p o s i t s . .
Members' reserve d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s




Year

$3,900,000
2,100,000

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, o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted

. . . .

—

+
•

—

+

-

9,4oo,ooo
2,500,000

$408,500,000

396,900,000

4* 392,700,000

8,800,000

37,600,000
*

mm

38,200,000
16,700,000
21,500,000

during

+

+
+

+

582,700,000
447,700,000

135,000,000
44,800,000

22,900,000

-

228,000,000
80,100,000
62,700,000
85,300,000

5,100,000

-

118,400,000

11,000,000

16,200,000
27,500,000
6,500,000

-

—

+
+

-

33,400,000

53,400,000
11,300,000

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, Juae 8, 1928; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5805a

RESOURCES AID LIABILITIES
OF THE THELVB Z3DEJL4I, EESBBVE MITES 001.3IKED

. (in

thousands of d o l l a r s )
June 6,1928

Mav 29.1928 June 8.1927

RESOURCES
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . . .
Gold redemption fund with U.S. Treasury

1,109,015
65,603

1,122,150
64,051

1,634,388

Gold held e x c l u s i v e l y against F.R.note
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 banks

1,174,613
781,767
652,563

1,186,201

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

2,608,g4s
152,461

637, 466
2,606,867
150,626

1,683,153
579,600
743,138
3.005,891

Total re s e r v e s
Non-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 discounted .

2,761,409

2.757,493

63,042

59,782

651,184
330,814

634,482

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 e n r i t i
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 . .

783,200

309.309
943,791

i64,oio

3,169,901
61,276
203,461

195,822
399,283
221,635

981,998
266,394

303,988

63,011

' 60,462

70,669
210,032
1,090

143,104
139,031
155,928

219,426

1,459,514

1,468,295

438,063
1,800
1,060,781

571

,572

76,352

65,370
93,594
1,090

675,626
60,028

630,675
60,013

9,157
5,029,347

9,487

59,548
f. ,661
653.969
59.094
15,007

4,986,317

5,080,237

F. R. notes i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account .
Government
Foreign bank . . . .
Other deposits . . . . . . . . .

1,598.370

1,593,319

1.716,779

2,384,830
16,337

17,375

2,357,323
22,847
7.326
. 20,111

2,331,460
27,591
5,453
25,963

. Total deposits
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
.

2,423,822

2,407,607

615,204

594,069
139.599
233,319
lg,4o4

2,390,467
600,724
129,108
228,775
14,384

4,986,317

5,080,237

TOTAL RESOURCES
L I A B I L I T I E S

TOTAL LIABILITIES

5.280

139.631
233,319
19,001
5,029,347

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 . .

68.756

68.9#

77.2#

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

276,582

266,659

149.539




RESOURCES

B3TS0URCBS MD LIABILITIES Of THE-IB^ERAL RESERVE BANKS' ON JUNE 6 , 1928.( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )

qt

Total Boston New York Phi l a . Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents
1 , 1 0 9 , 0 1 5 71,572
1 7 5 , 9 2 5 82,017 151,903 26,832 84,123 215,358 18,179 3 8 , 4 8 9 4 l , 8 7 7 17 578 185 162
Gold redemption fund with U . S . T r e a s . 6 5 , 6 0 3
7,877
18,136
7,337
5,042
2,824
4,338
6,285
4,719
4,244
2,111
1*349
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
1,174,618
Gold s e t t l e m e n t fund with F.R.Board 781,767
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f . h e l d by hanks 652,563
Total g o l d r e s e r v e s
R e s e r v e s other than g o l d
Total reserves
Non-reservo cash
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Other "bills d i s c o u n t e d
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 n o t e s
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
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
Due from f o r e i g n banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES




2,6os,948
152,461

79,449
63,467
24,591

167,507
16,099

2,761,409 183,606
63,042

5,742

651,134 42,058

194,061 89,354 156,945 29,656

8 8 , 4 6 i 221,643
9,501 155,819
10.550 51.706

174,739 246,584
30,422
6,762 14,777

22,898

18,919 186,511

39,000
12.146

42,733
24,883
4.768

43,988
38,439
6.548

22 046
l4.Vs

6 6 , 3 0 5 108,512 431,168
11,227 15.4-11 17.119

74,244
13,838

72,384
2.959

88,975

55,268

6,917

252,264
7,963
8^47

901,420 181,501 261,361
20,627 l , 8 4 l 4,820

7 7 , 5 3 2 1 23,923 448,307
4,382
4,602 7 , 9 1 4

88,082
3,6o4

75,343
1,425

95,892
2,076

63,231 261,211
2,566
3,443

264,217
412.720

58,905
26,480

51,945
37.694

870,998

16,809
19.840

330,814

36,493

274,835
90,519

18,898

58,331
27,033

16,532

28,200

19,262
43,356

97,012
24,143

25,974
23,696

6,136
2,892

14,403

4,853
7,622

13,559

981,998

78,551

365,354

60,823

85,364

44,732

32,022

62,618 121,155

49,670

22,621

12,475

69,607

46,598

32,005

25,862 11,085 20,634 29,656

9,028

266,394

529

19,943

12,794

15,552

19,714

63,011

817
1,917
4,853

7,100
8,433
17,351

687
9,192
.11,728

27,228

.21,887
3,868

7,125

4.575
4,026
2,428

10,737
2,591
4,702

7,896
3,536

7,587

32,884

21,607
100

35,679

7,125

11,029
990

88,602 186,490

57,324

40,990

a
27,591
2,832
1,385

21
33,428
3,892
554

13
14,242
2,202
829

76,352

70,669
210,032
1.090

1 , 4 5 9 , 5 1 4 118,160
71

675,626
60,028
9,157

37
63,964
3,824
57

41,925

624

1,191

5,884

1,678

209
3,116
2,025

33,736

3,534

5,350

444,836 1 1 4 , 5 3 5 1 ^ , 9 6 2

59,351

217
178,398
10,563
1,686

47
55,236
1,752
200

5 , 0 2 9 , 3 4 7 375,390 1 , 5 6 3 , 7 4 7 3 5 5 , 1 6 2

51
59,o6i

6,865
1,412

665

25

56,79s
3,378
396

478,532 201,862

9,924

69
83,329
8,720
94l

248,956 735,770

8,218

36 736
pqlm.7

56,048

163

11,780
5,431

18,030

4,695
16,127

17,344

53,445

44,154

106,665

is

17

35

4,308
552

1,858
l|64

3,834
681

37,037 29,435 37,057

186,905 135,044 193,328 141,725 412,926

RESOURCES AIIO LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAUZS OH JUIIE 6, 1928.
St. 5805c
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston New York R i i l a . Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St..Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
F„R,notes i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n
1,598,370 132,232 338,181 125,089 192,367 55,169 137,897 257,5^ 55,312 55,210 56,538 31,893 160,934
I?poBits:
Member "bank - reserve account
2,384,330 152,61s
948,4i6 141,654 187,625 71,089 68,089 347,835 80,470 55,024 88,805 64,1)01 178,804
Government
16,337
482
2,483 1,026
617 2,161 1,785 2,241
457 1,234
799 1,487 1,565
Foreign "bank
5,280
426
204
199
4o3
238
789
2V1
1,206
539
590
289
153
Other d e p o s i t s
231
629_
38
4,991
17,375
92
8,427
93 1,171
84
94 1,212
313
Total d e p o s i t s
2,423,822 153,618 960,532 143,312 190,003 73,623 70,206 352,077 81,1484 56,642 90,437 00,125 185,763
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
615,204 60,543 152,709 4q,826 55,776 53,378 24,733 72,053 33,345 12,122 32,354 30,336 38,029
Capital paid i n
44,n6 i 4 , n 4 14,294 6,253 5,204 18,129 5,324 3,035 4,211 4,326 10,746
139,631 9,879
Surplus
63,007 21,662 24,021 12,324 9,996 32,778 10,397 7,039 9,046 8,527 16,629
233,319 17,893
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s
19,001 1,225
996
742
518
825
5,202 1,159 2,071 1,115
920 3,185 1,043
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,029,347 375,390 1,563,747 355,16 2 478,532 201,862 2^,956 735,770 186,905 135,044 193,328 141,725 412,926
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
R
68.7
64.2
69.4
67.6
68.4
60.2
59.5
73.5
64.4
67.4
65.2
64.5
75.3
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on h i l l s parchased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents
276,582 20,332
81,937 25,754 28,194 13,826 11,386 37,682 11,657 7,319 9,759 9,488 19,24s
F . P . n o t e s on hand ( n o t e s r e e ' d from
I.E.Agent l e s s n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n ) 369.112 26,077
119,300 30,928 26,69s 17,582 28,625 44,167 10,612 6,101 6,756 5,154 47,112
WTFWIj RESERVE VTOTE ACCOTBTTS OF WW*XL KRSRRVR AGEFTS
F.R. n o t e s r e e ' d from Comptroller
783,792 232,659 738,961 180,917 253,095 97,565 230,612 417,465 84,744 81,035 97,714 59,379 309,646
F.R. notes h e l d "by F.R. Agent
816,310 74,350 281,480 24,900 34,030 24,814 64,090 115,750 18,820 19,724 34,420 22,332 101,600
1,967,482 158,309 457,481 156,017 219,065 72,751 166,522 301,715 65,924 61,311 63,294 37,047 208,046
F . R . n o t e s i s s u e d to F.R.Bank
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:
12,303 4o,ooo
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
8,300 14,167
354,607 35,300 153,161
50,000 21,375 20,001
Gold redemption fund
17,764 7,o4o 11,903 5,457 9,122 2,358 1,379 1,322 3,017 2,275 18,285
98,994 18,272
Gold fund - F.R.Board
55,000 213,000 8,500 23,000 38,86o 3,000 126,877
655,414 18,000
5,000 74,177 90,000
E l i g i b l e paper
1,197,134 110,554 384,081 74,570 110,572 52,168 83,174 150,650 49,907 28,936 35,251 28,007 89,264
Total c o l l a t e r a l
2,306,149 182,126 560,006 156,587, 262,475 79,000 167,297 366,00s 68,086 67,425 77,128 45,585 274,426
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF IITEEBTEIHBSS, AITD MUNICIPAL WARRANTS
91 days to
Over 6 months
Total
'Tithin 15 days
l o to 30 days 31 to 60 days bl to 90 days
o months
F i l l s discounted
844,070
18,167
981,998
27,24o
56,673
453
35,395
I i l l s "bought i n open market
266,394
83,708
78,334
6,073
23,722
74,557
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
70,669
56,874
13,795
J/'unic-ipal.
100
100
 w.arrant s- ^.
L I A B I L I T I E S