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STATEMENT FOR fHE PRESS

Released for publication
F r i d a y morning, March 10;
not earlier.

St. 2634.
Federal Reserve Board
March 9 , 1922 .

CONDITIOF OF FEDERAL RESERVE BARKS
Further gains of $ l 4 ,500,000 of gold and of $1 3 ,2 00 ,0 0 0 of total
cash reserves, accompanied by a decrease of $39>50C>CC0 in earning assets
and a connensurate reduction of deposits, are indicated in the Federal Re­
serve Board's weekly hank statement issued as at close of business on March
8 , 1922. No material changes are shown in the figures of note circulation.
The reserve ratio shows a rise for the week from 7°-7 to 77-8 per cent.
Federal reserve bank holdings of b ills secured by United States
Government obligations show a decrease of $ 4 6 , 900,000 for the week, other
discounted bills on hand fell off $ 29 , 700, 000, while acceptances purchased
in open market increased by $ 6 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 , largely at the New York, Chicago
and San Francisco banks. Holdings of United States bonds and notes show a
further increase for the week of $ 2 5 , 500 , 000, substantial incraases under
this head being reported by the New York, Chicago, Kansas City and San
Francisco banks. Pittman certificates on deposit with the Treasury to
secure Federal reserve bank note circulation declined $ 1 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 , while
other Treasury certificates held largely by the New York, Chicago,Boston
and Cleveland banks shew a further increase of $ 6 , 900, 000. Since the
beginning of the year the Feaeral reserve banks have increased their hold­
ings of U. S . securities, other than Pittman certificates, by $2 2 9,30 0 ,0 0 0,
while their b il l holdings show a reduction of $ 556 , 600,000 for the same
period. Total earning assets show a decrease fox’ the week of $39»5C0,000,
and^on^March 8 stood at $ 1 , 17 6 , 900, 000, compared with $3 , 523 , 500',000 at the
beginning of the year, and $ 2 , 796 , 600,000 about a year ago.
Government paper on hand shows a decrease for the week from $285,400,000
to $2 38,500,000.
Of the total held $ 2 0 4,40 0 ,0 0 0, or 85 .7 psr cent, was
secured by Liberty and other U. S. bonds, $1 9 ,8 0 0 ,0 0 0 , or 8-3 per cent, - by
Victory notes, $ 6 ,4 0 0 ,0 0 0 , or 2«7 per cent, - by Treasury notes, and
$7»9C0,000, or 3 .3 P©r cent, - by Treasury certificates, compared with
$ 227 , 800, 000, $ 2 3 ,3 0 0 ,0 0 0 , $2 0 ,0 00 ,0 0 0 and $1 4 ,3 00 ,0 0 0 reported the weak before.
Government deposits show a decrease for the week of $ 3 6 , 600 , 000, members*
reserve deposits - a decrease of $ 5 , 100 , 000, while other deposits, composed
largely of non-members1 clearing accounts and cashier’ s checks, increased by
$ 3 , 300, 000.
Moderate changes in the distribution of gold reserves are reported for
the week. Philadelphia reports the largest increase in gold holdings, v i z ,,
$6 ,3 0 0,00 0 , St. Louis and Atlanta each show an increase of about $6,000,0C 0,
while smaller increases for the week aggregating $ 1 2 , 100,000 are reported by
the Boston, New York, Cleveland, Richmond and Chicago banks. The shift of
gold reserves was away from Kansas City, which reports a decrease of $10,000,000,
and from San Francisco, which parted with $ 6 , 700,000 of gold during the week.
Since January 1 of the present year the banks gained a total of $90 ,9 00 ,0 0 0
of gold. The largest increase, v i z ., by $4 2 ,7 00 ,0 0 0 is shown for Atlanta,
Chicago with an increase of $2 7 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 follows next in order, while increases
of over $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 each are shown for Richmond, St. Louis and Cleveland.
The only bank whose gold reserves are smaller than at the beginning of the
year is Boston, for which a decline of $ 6 2 ,4 0 0 ,0 0 0 is noted.




Released for publication Friday morning, March 10, 1922; not earlier.

St,2534a.

RESOURCES Aiffi LIABILITIES
OP THE TWELVE FEDERAL EES3EVE BAluCS CGJJ3IHED.
(In thousands of dollars)
R E S O U R C E S
•nifA'.'lcLa. «

G

, 1922

Gold and gold certificates . . . . . .
Gold settlement fund - F. R. Board . .

380,823

Total gold held by banks , . . . . .

1 1 , 1921
2 54-, 27 b

a.r. 1 . 1922
3 20 ,40b
521,2.73,

528,21b

872,117

901,679

782 , 492

2 , 030,161
___ 61,525.
2 , 965,273

1 ,982, Obi
b7.b9^

1,240,570
lbU.844

2,951,434

2,187,90b

1 2 8,0 87

129,359

210,018

Total reserves , ...........................

3 ,0 9 3 ,9 6 0

3,020,793

2,397,924-

B ills discounted:
Sec. by U.S. Government obligations.
All other . . . . . .
.......................
B ills bought in open market . . . . .

238,497
392,544

285,37b
422,175

101.931

Total bills on hand ...........................

732,972

._ 2 U 3 _ 0
803,281

1,005,977
1 ,3 & 2 ,473
146,6 08

2,515,058

188,773

lb3,322

2 5 , 8bb

93,966
16 1,10 2
102

?5,46b
9

254,375

154-,250
_______ 102

1,312

1 ,1 76,915

1 ,2 1 b ,421

2 , 79b ,b ll

3 7 ,3 94

37,232

20,193

8,173

8,362

12,728

505,782

605 ,ObS

Gold with Federal Reserve Agants . , .
Gold redemption fund . , . ....................
Total gold r e s e r v e s ............... ...
Legal tender notes, silver, etc.

. . .

U, S. bonds and notes . . . . . . . .
U. S. Certificates of indebtedness:
One-year certificates (Pittman Act)
All other ..............................................
Municipal warrants . . . , . ................
Total earning assets . . . . . .
Bank p r e m i s e s ................... ......................
5/S Redemption fund against
F. R. Bank notes
Gold abroad in custody or in transit .
Uncollected items . . . .
...................
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES

3,300
9,885

__iad 53- 6
4 ,8 1 8 ,8 4 8

4 ,8 6 4 ,3 ^ 9 "/^

5,845,709

L I A B I L I T I E S
Capital paid in . .......................
Surplus . . .
...............................
Reserved for Gov’ t, franchise ta:
Deposits:
Government................. . . . .
I/fember bank - reserve account
A ll other . . . . . . . . . .
Total deposits
P.R. notes in actual circulation .
P. R. Bank notes in circulation net liability
Deferred availability items . . ,
All other lia b ilities
. . . . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F, R. note lia b ilitie s combined .

101,003
202,036

1,530

103,73b
215,398
1,349

24,207
1 ,7 1 9 ,9 1 0
35,938

6 0 ,7 7 0
1 ,725.069
3 2 ,607

8 1,521
1,731,429
30,776

1 ,7 8 0,05 5

1,818,44b

1,843,72b

2 ,1 9 7 ,4 3 4

2 ,1 9 6,98 3

3 ,0 05,840

79,633
424,418
_ _ i6_o7S

432,241

4 ,8 1 8 ,8 4 8

4 , 864 , 4-40

103,802
215,398

7 7 .$

* Calculated on basis of net deposits and




80,095

18 2 ,087
Ub7 ,221

,

^79b

5 , 845,709

7b. 7^
notes in circulation

Released, for publication Friday morning, March 10, 1922; not earlier*
St. 2b3Uh.
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS M'HCH 3, 1922.
(In thousands of dollars)
R E S O U R C E S
Federal Reserve Bank; of
Boston New York Phi la. Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St. Louis .iinn lans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
Total
2 ,113 12,585
g ,052
Gold and gold certificates
283,422
2,832
5,217 22,861
2,609
8,g94 19,270
3,639
9,329
380,823
Gold settleisent fund - F .R . Board
65,139 41x913. .J J l,3.S5 24,770 96,443 2 8 ,2 18 29,366 35.269
24,4 25 _ . 5 ^ 1 1 ?
17,395
4qi.2Q
3b. 853 ...■
-:
.is----......
^ ~s 4■
Total gold held by banks
339,540 67,252 56,498 36 ,2 17 29,987 119,304 31,357 38,695 3 7 , 87s 2b ,289 5b ,123
32,477
8 72 ,117
740,909
142,440 185,300 36,204 80,991 340 , 35 g 75,522 2 9 ,114 3 b ,447 10 ,bb 2 225,367 2 , 030,161
Gold with F. R. Agents
12b,g47
15,40b
Gold redemption fund
10,000
7,234
6,349
5,612
2 ,3 1 5
6,909
1,400
1,547
1,775
1,89b
3,152
■
*—*---is.*—^----b3,595
sf y
Total gold reserves
174,730 1 , 090,449 216,926 2 4 S , 147 78,033 113,293 466,571 108,926 69,209 76,100 38,847 284,642 2 , 965,873
Lejal tender notes, silver, etc.
Total reservesB ills discounted:
Secured by U .S.Govt, obligations
A ll other
3 ills bought in open market
Total b il l s on hand
U. S. bonds and notes

2 1 ,9 2 5

35,128

41,279 49,100
2 7,152 13,048
,____ 34 , 17 .9. l b ,592
102,610 78,740
53,85b
4,8b2
63,024 14,724

12,373
2 8 ,8 80
1 2 x 6 0 3

31,400
7 9 .9 S 4

Municipal warrants

Bank premises
5/o Redemption fund against
F. R. Bank notes
Uncollected items
All other resources




7,523

196,655 1 , 125,577 225,319 255,670

U. S. Certificates of indebtedness:
One-year certificates (Pittman Act)1 8 ,450
A ll other
25,337

Total earning assets

8,393

8 ,000
27

20,990
3 s ,296
3 ,9 8 0

6 ,g55

4,731

14,452

609

84,888 118,024 478,642 123,378

69,818

30,416
40,067

11,4136
34,398

2x533

1,009

12 ,0 71

27,154
57,34b
19,570

22,379
1,287

46,893 104,070

33,322

b3,2bb

73 , 07b

18,3gO

1,233

114

6 ,0 0 0
17,173

3 ,5 6 0

7,36b
l

7,713
29,359
3b

5,091
31,947
15

19,528
41,579
10,067
----------1 v .

238,497
39 2,54 4
101,931

3 1 .804
1,9 14

3 7 ,1 08

37,053
2,81b

7 1 ,1 7 4

732,972

14,870

188,773

4,350
1,234

4 ,8 2 0
132

1,900

5.882
15

16 1,10 2

9,656

31,197

5,255

g,bb7

3 ,5 7 1

30 ,b 0b

b,5gg

5 ,2 5 4 1. 6,1
2...1 . . . 5,025
128,087
f——
s *, ,X-} <
81,354 44,3b8 289,667 3 , 093,960

3 ,7 H
2

g

, 0 9 3

3 0 ,3 8 4

102
32,505

9 3 ,9bb
I C iO

277,018 101,593 104,824

77,869

39,302

72,4 44

41,769

643

881

4 ,7 4 0

2,105

g44

665

2,023

316

916

136

394

8,173

13,784

35,5b5

22,827

33,935

486,190

1,100

638

2,0b7

5 ,1 8 4

16,216

4,972

7,375

600

422

l,40b

700

539

188

43 ,S2b

91,979

3 9 ,3 1 s

U2,4l4b

42,072

*1,247

59,451

^9,740

bOb

3 ,8 4 7

2 lfb

.....753

203

10b

1,043

423

4 ,3 9 7

2,569

1,125

7,143

4b8

9 1 ,9 4 1 1 :,17b ,915
3 7 ,3 9 4

338 , 98b 1 , 507.202 3b7,77b 408,629 207,789 195,344 731,484 204,943 125,201 195,657 113,872 421,965 4 , gig, g4g

Released for publication Friday morning Mar. 10, 1522 ; not earlier
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES Of THE
Federal Reserve Bank
Capital paid in
Surplus
Reserved for Govt, franchise tax
Deposits:
Government
Member bank - reserve account
A ll other
Total deposits
F. R. notes in actual circulation
F. R. Bank notes in circulation net liability
Deferred availability items
A ll other lia b ilitie s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Bos ton

New York

7,969
16,483
123

27,062
60,197
323

2,269
111,098
862
114,229
155,152

6,049

1,9 0 1

521

582

17,092
72,888

918

3,286

7,878
37,753
731

5,778
38,676

76.5

77.7

438

1,825
2,901
44,533■245,505
463
2,528

55,784

249,858

5 4,7 64

698,074 10 7,159 132,388
628,280 187,346 196,839

8,208
35,904

94,199

1,096

Contingent lia bility on b ills purchased
for foreign correspondents
2,336

11,79 6

2,560

2,624

2,073

70,884
1,082
74,039
83,328

369,533

952
42,554
470

1,467
71,055

683
73,205

47,162

52,590

61,960

29,015
2,887

5,757
15,928
675

8,301

3,339

3,775

5 6 ,240

29,524
655

12,632
961

8,981
36,4 30
728

56.6

74.1

7 7.3

72.4

72.3

60.2

1,568

1,15 2

4,043

3,808

864

1,504

' Total

103,802
215,392
1 ,5 3 0

1,980
1 ,687
24,207
44,225 Lis,666 : ,7 1 9 ,9 10
957 15*891
35,938

44,016

3,118
37,211
682

338,986

84.9

St.2 d 34c.

(In thousands of dollars)
L I A B I L I T IE; s
Phila,
Clev^. Rich, At!lanta
Chicago S t .Louis Minn, Kans.Cy. Dallas 1
San Fran.
8,854 11,343
5,488
4,223. 14,484
3 ,5 6 4
4,105
4,601
7,380
4,639
17,9 4 5 22,509 11,030
9,1141 29,025
9,388
7,468
9 ,646
7,394 15 ,19 9
110
277
365
106
31
195

681,233 104,242 131,111
io., 792
1,0 16
756

Ratio of total reserves to deposit and F. R,
note lia bilitie s combined, per cent 7 3 ,0

F, R* notes outstanding
F, R, notes held by banks

:: !AL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAR. 8, 1922.

21,669
1,550

59.0

1,536

4,519
29,563
1,253

79,633

424,418
16,578

79.6

832

7 7 .S

1 , 1+72

32,052

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION
l 6 l ,184

6,032
B

"

T

i l

^

I

S

1

: 99 |

3 f

$

5

2

f

^

F, R, notes in actual circulation

155,152
B ills discounted
B ills 'bought in open market
U* 3* Certificates of indebtedness
Municipal warrants




628,280 187,316 196,839

94.199 m . 3 « 5 369,533

83,328

52,590

61.960

29.015 2277«07 2 , 19 7 ,431*

DISTRIBUTION OF B U I S , 0 . S. CEHTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS AND MUNICIPAL WARBANTS BY 'MATURITIES
Within 15 days
l6 to 30 days
31 to 60 days
6l to 90 days
Over 90 cLys
345,054
76,492
102,340
69,709
37,446
43,171
14,427
23,186
1 6 ,64o
44,998
4,507
13,909
10,587
500
185,074

/£ K

Total
631,041

10 1,9 3 1
2 5 5 , 06s
102

Helens el for publication Friaa* tu>rnin6 , Mar. 10 , 15 ^ ,

not earlier.

federal reserve agents' accounts at close of eusiness

m ar.

s t . 2634 a.

s, 1922 .

(In thousands of dollars)
Federal Reserve Agent at

Boston

New York

Phi la. Cleve.

Rich,

Atlanta

%

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy.

Dallas San Fran.

R E S O U R C E S
Federal fieserve notes on hand
Federal Reserve notes outstandir
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

131,050
161,184

352,020

5,600

296,924

11,247

32,985
411,000

110,000

34,337
19 .519

24,260

805,391

i00->307

13.375

2 ,400
3 .4 0 9
32,795

5,960

4,591

14,713

74,000

525,645

65,100

62,355

24,785
8,537

64,482
22,348

41,711

472,937 1 .9 8 ? .1 5 0 462,542 495,686 234,595 316,465

4-, 462

11.230

7,395
55,^50

69.953

13,052
2,862
13,200

2,087
34,360

26,336

33.506

4,422

3,602

Total

883,101

6 ,7 0 1
344,012
2,477
18,807
121,616
1 ,4 8 4 206,5o0 1,564,533
), 2.4/

"

975.317 233,411 122,717 154,738 100 ,

48,824
2 2 , o4o

510,282 j

606,922 6 , 160 ?

L I A B I L I T I E S
Net amount of Federal Reserve
notes received from Comp­
troller of the Currency
Collateral received from
Federal Reserve Eank:
Gold
Eligible paper

292,234 1 , 15 7 ,4 1 1 248,308 247,637 125,782 188,910

-^>847
_ 5 3 r85o

7 40,909 142,440 185,300

86,830

71,79 4

6 2 4749

3 6 ,2 0 4

80,991

72,609

46,564

TOTAL


*


23^,595 3

^

T

530,893 124,567

62,345

81,183

340,358
104,066

2 9 ,114
30,758

36 , 41+7
3 7 , 10 s

53.083 310,691 3 , 423,544
2S-? 3

75,522
33,322

1 0 , 662} 225 *3^7 2 , 030 , 1 6 1 ]
36-t478 70,86 4
7 oG~S32,J

975.317 233,t o i s . 717 15H.73S loo.eej,

STATEMENT F0~ THE PPSS3
St.2bUS
Federal 3e serve Boarc

Released for publication
Friday "o m in g , 'Tarci 17;
not earlier.

larch lb, 1922.
cq :~ i t i o : t o f f e d e r a l h e s e h v e

^a k l s

Aggregate reductions of $ 53 ,500,000 in the h o l i ii.s os discov^ted and purchased
b il l s , as against an increase of *128,200,000 i... tr.e olc.ir..:.s o_ ‘.Treasury c e iui-icates, acco:vrpanied by an increase of $133 , 400,000 in 'ootal c.eposits .and a xedue^io...
of $8 ,8 0 0,00 0 in Federal reserve note circulation are inc.icatsa. m tne jeaerai :wserve Board's weekly bank statement issued as at close of Business 01 ;-.arc.:. 15> lS1^—Gold reserves show a gain of $ 1 0 , 100 , 000, while total cash reserves increased by
$ 7 , 400 , 000.
The reserve ratio, in consequence of the above c.ranges. snows a decline
for the -reek from 77*8 to 75 . b per cent.
Government operations during the week included besides the redemption ox t:ae ou.;.
of about $ 530 , 000,000 of tax certificates maturing on I.ferch 1 5 , payment of semi-annual interest 011 about $ 3 ,b 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 00 of Third Liberty bonds and $ 350 , 700,000 of
Treasury notes, also the handling of the first installment of income tax payments
and the issuance on the same date of over $b00,000,000 of new Treasury notes and of
$2 b b , 250 , 0-0 of tar: certificates.
Dis'cou_.~ed b ills show a decline for the week of $3 5 ,3 0 0 ,0 0 0 , while acceptances
purchased in open market fo il off about $ 1 4 ,6 00 ,0 0 0 .
United States bonds and notes
increased by $2 b ,2 0 0,0 00 .
Pittman certificates on deposit with the Treasury to se­
cure Federal reserve bahk note circulation show a reduction of $2 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 , while
other Treasury certificates show an increase of $13 0,20 0 ,0 0 0.
At the close of the
.day seven of the Federal reserve banks held a total of £1d7,0-0,000 of special cer­
tificates to cover advances to the Government pending collection of income tax
checks and funds from depositary institutions.
In consequence of the changes noted
total earning assets increased by $100,b00,000 and on March 15 stood at $ 1,277,500,1
000
compared with $2 , 658 , 500 , 000/ the corresponding date of last year.
Government paper on hand shows a further decrease for the week fro.:'. $ 238 , 500,000
to $225,100,000.
Of the total held $158,500,000, or 3b.7 per cent, m s secured by
Liberty and other U. S. bonds, $lb ,b 00 ,0 0 0 , or 7*2 per cert,- by Victory notes,
$7 ,1 0 0,00 0 , or 3 *1 per cent,- by Treasury notes, and $ 6 ,9 0 0 ,0 0 0 , or 3»0 per cent,by Treasury certificates, compared with $2 04,400,000, $ 1 5 ,8 0 0 ,0 0 0 , $b,U00,000 and
$7 , 500,000 reported the week before*
As against a decrease of $7,4-00,000 in Government deposits, members1 -reserve de­
posits show an increase of $ 12 5 , 600,000 and other deposits, composed largely of
cashier's checks and non-members * clearing accounts - an increase of $ 1 5 , 200 , 000*
These increases represent mainly payments to the credit of the bariis for matured cer­
tificates and w ill largely be wiped out during the following days as income tax
checks drawn on the banks are cleared.
A movement of gold in some volume from Hew York, mainly towards Chicago, Phila­
delphia and Cleveland is shown for the week. Gold reserves of the Hew York bank
show a decrease for the week of $ 3 U , 000, 000, while smaller decreases aggregating
$10,500,000 are shown for the St. Louis, San Francisco and Richmond banks.
The
largest accession of gold for the week,by $24,400,000, is reported by the Chicago
bank.
Philadelphia and Cleveland report increases in their gold reserves of over
$ 10 , 000,000 each, while five other reserve banks report aggregate increases in their
gold reserves of $1 0 ,3 00 ,0 0 0 .
Since January 1 of the present year the reserve
banks have gained a total of $101,000,000 of gold.
The largest increase, v i z ., by
$51,400,000 is shown for Chicago, Atlanta with an increase of <§43,900,000, and
Cleveland with an increase of $2 2,300,000 follow next in order.
Increases of over
$10,000,000 each since the beginning of the year are also shovm for Minneapolis,
Kansas City and Dallas.
Boston and Hew York show smaller gold reserves than at the
beginning of the year, the first reporting a decline of $ 60 , 500,000 and the latter
a decline of $ 24 , 700 , 000.




Released for publication Friday morning, March 17, 1922; not earlier.

St.2649a.

RESOURCES AM) LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS COMBINED.
(In thousands of dollars)
R E S O U R C E S
Gold and gold certificates . . . . .
Gold settlement fund - F. R, Board .
Total gold held by hanks ...............
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents „ Gold redemption f.jii „■.......................
Total gold r e s e r v e s ................„ ,
Legal tender notes, silver, etc. . .
Total reserves ...........................
Bills discounted:
Sec- by U ,S . Government obligations
All other
Eills bought in open market . . .
*

Mar. 15, 1922
321,233

us.u.iso

Mar. 2, 1922
380,823
491,294

Mar. 18, 19

266,431
513.572

805,463
2 ,090,124
SO, 435

872,117
2 ,030,161
63,595

780,003
1,257,807
167,729

2,976 , 022

2,965,273
1 2 S , 087
3 ,093,960

2,205,539
2,414,789

238,497
392,5^4

1 , 000,386
1 ,224,533

125,375
3,101,397
229,06s
362 ,662

209,250

... S 7 .3 H
679,041

101,911

122,720

732,972

215,093

122,773

2,3^7,699
25,864

92,000
291,274
102

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16 1,10 2

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30,576

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1,277,510

1,176,915

2 ,658,514

Bank precises
5$ Rsdamption fund against
F„ R. Bank notes - r . . . . . .
.
Gold abroad in custody or in transit.
Uncollected items
...............................
A ll othsr resources
r

33,005

37,394

2C.465

8,173

Total earning assets

TOTAL RESOURCES ...........................

102

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. 16,216

12,422
3,300
716,882
— SU.891

5,042,022

4,812,848

5,836,269

103,94s
215,39 s
1,570

103,802
215,398
1,530

202,036

16,729
1,245,493
51,121

24,207
1,719,910
35.938

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1,677,774
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1,913,463
2 , 122,593

1,780,0^5
2,197.434

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2 ,962,250

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529,9 12

424,412

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570,347
46,063

4,818,242

5 ,836,269

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U„ S* bonds and notes
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U. S, Certificates of indebtednessOr*c-year certificates (Pittman A c t).
A ll other
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01

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03

Total bills on hand

_

607,795

42 6,19 0

L I A B I L I T I E S
Capital paid i n . . . . . . . . . . .
Surplus .......................................... . . .
Reserved for Gov't, franchise tax « .
Deposits:
G o v e rn m e n t...................................... ...
Member bank - reserve account . . .
A ll other . , . . ...............................
Total deposits

. . . . . . . . .

F.R. notes in actual circulation . "c.
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 . .




5,01+2,022

75.

77-8$

101,058

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LIABILITIES OF THE EEDEB.L RESERVE BAIKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS MARCH 15, 1922.
(In thousands of dollars)
R E S O U R C E S
Boston Hew York Phila. Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minn. llans.Cy, Dallas San Fran.
Total

Gold and gold certificates
Gold settlement fund - F. R. Board
Total sold lieId "by hanks
Geld with F. R. Agents
Gold redemption fund
Total gold reserves
Legal tender notes, silver, etc.
Total reserves
B ills discounted:
S j cored by U.S.Govt, obligations
A ll other
B ills bought in open market
'Total b ills on hand
U. S. bonds and notes

U. b. Certificates of indebtedness:
One-year certificates (Pittaan Act)
A ll other
’.'tunic ipal ’warrants
Total earning assets
Barjk premises
%

Redemption fund against
F. R. 3ailk notes

Uncollected items
A ll other resoxirces
TOTAL RESOURCES




2 ^ ’ r?k
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23,300

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434.130

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27,349

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6,674 4.671 12.293 15,060
612 5.102 5 . 33S 4,353 125,175
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4,477
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11,231
32,535
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75,332 45,579

40,422

21,223
55,254

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