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STATEMENT TOE T^E PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y m o r n i n g , Mar. 11;
not e a r l i e r .

9-705
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board
March 10, 1932.
CONDITIO"" OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMCS

The d a i l y a v e r a g e volume of F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banlc c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g d u r i n g
t h e week e n d i n g March 9> a s r e p o r t e d "by t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s , was
$ 1 , 7 2 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , u n c h a n g e d from t h e p r e c e d i n g week and an i n c r e a s e of $ 7 ^ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
compared w i t h t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g week i n 1931#
On March 9 t o t a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t amounted to $ 1 , 6 9 ^ , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a d e c r e a s e
of $31 r. 000 5 000 f o r t h e week. T h i s d e c r e a s e c o r r e s p o n d s w i t h d e c r e a s e s of
$39COO, 000 j n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $ 3 , 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n unexpended c a p i t a l f u n d s ,
nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c * , and an i n c r e a s e of $ 1 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n m o n e t a r y g o l d s t o c k ,
o f f s e t i n p a r t by an i n c r e a s e of $ £ , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and a
d e c r e a s e of $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n T r e a s u r y c u r r e n c y , a d j u s t e d .
H o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s d e c l i n e d $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank
of Few York, $ 2 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t P h i l a d e l p h i a , $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t Chicago, $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 each
a t A t l a n t a and San F r a n c i s c o and $ S 0 i 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t a l l F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s . The
S y s t e m ' s h o l d i n g s of b i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t i n c r e a s e d $ 2 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , of T r e a s u r y
n o t e s * $ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s $ 2 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Changes i n t h e amount of r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g and i n r e l a t e d i t e m s
d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r e n d i n g March 9* 1932, were a s f o l l o w s :

I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since
Mar. o
19)2

v

(I
Bills discounted
B i l l s "benight
United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s
Other r e s e r v e t a n k c r e d i t

7U0
13o
735
27

TOTAL EES-THVE 3AFZ CREDIT
Monetary g o l d s t o c k
Treasury currency a d j u s t e d

1,69C
4,3^2
1,775

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Member "ba.nl: r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
Unexpended c a p i t a l funds,nontnember d e p o s i t s , e t c .

5,544
1,910
3S2




Mar. 2
1932

Mar. 11
1931

: m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
-

+
+
+

+
-

-

+
-

30
22
25
2

+

31
12
16

+
+

756
315
3

39

+

990

3

-

+
+

-

575
13
ISO
14

-

526

-

19

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, Mar. 11,1932; n o t e a r l i e r ,

B-fO^a

RESOURCES A7T) LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BA'^S COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Mar. 9 , 1 9 3 2

Mar. 2,1932

Mar. 11. 1931

R E S O U R C E S
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s . . . .
Gold r e d e m p t i o n f u n d w i t h U . S . T r e a s u r y

2,056,147
54,744

1,715,384
33,118

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
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . R. Board
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks

2,092,347
53,834
2,146,181
322,321
490,918

2,110,391
278,531
549,552

1,743,502
500,222
847,650

Total gold r e s e r v e s
R e s e r v e s o t h e r than g o l d

2,959,420
207,869

2,938,974
206,381

3,096,374
184,172

Total reserves
Fon-resarve 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 d i s c o u n t e d

3,167,289
76,144

3,145,355
73,549

3,280,546
78,878

397,340
350,639

462,142
366,260

49,628
122,922

747,979
137,534

828,402
115,640

172,550
151,402

318,7^7
83,797
382,609

318,686
79,501
361,768

76,025
178,195
350,484

785,123
9,497

759,955
6,073

604,704

1,680,183

1,710,070

8,613
13,658
356,634
57,824
39,035

8,605
14,880
384,984
57,821
39,730

928,656
69s
14,664
461,472
58,243
19,850

5,399,380

5,434,994

4,843,007

F . P.. n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n . . .
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t . . . .
Government
F o r e i g n bank
Other d e p o s i t s

2,617,381

2,638,488

1,445,855

1,909,586
47,107
13,464
19,001

1,902,138
36,875
16,392
21,696

2,435,520
33,124
5,183
16,944

Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital naid in

. . . .

1,989,158
347,564
156,385
259,421
29,471

1,977,101
375,058
156,665
259,421
r3,261

2,490,771
448,988
169,024
274,636
13,733

. . . .

5,399,380

5,434,994

4,843,007

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 and b i l l s

. .

T o t a l U . S . Government s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l 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 b a n k s
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r banks
Uncollected items
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources . . .
TOTAL RESOURCES

—

L I A B I L I T I E S

All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

R a t i o of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to d e p o s i t and
F . R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .

6 s . g£

6s. if,

83.3^

C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r c h a s e d
for foreign correspondents

317,H3

311,640

460,945




RESOURCES AED LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL HSSSRV3 BAMS OU MAHCK 9, 1932
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

R E S O U R C E S

T o t a l Boston Few York P h i l a . C l e v e .
Gold with F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s
2 . 0 9 2 , 3 4 7 164,62?
448,217 176,900 207,470
Gold r e d e m p t i o n f u n d w i t h U . S . T r e a s u r ; - 53,834
4,593
11.030
6,930
6.285
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

2 , 1 4 6 , 1 8 1 169,220

:r:i:ie::.i:d^s

«

im

459,247 183,830 213,755

R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
74,170 91,275 549,920 77.420
2,094
2,703
5,460
2.340

Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
58,745 6 1 , 0 2 0 30,760 151,763
S81
3.103
1.093

76,264

59,626

s

93,978 555,380

79,760

^

64,183

31,853 159,085

<a ^

Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold

2 , 9 5 9 , 4 2 0 206,209
207,8b9 2 0 , 9 1 1

901,215 220,107 271,3^5
53,880 25,560 16,4-25

99,758
10,934

68,428
7,469

85,068
7,466

42,110 205,009
9,997
12,243

Total reserves
lion-reserve casn
B i l l s discounted:
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t . o b l i g a t i o n s
Otiier b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d

3 , 1 6 7 , 2 8 9 227,120
76,144
7,555

955,095 245,667 287,770 103,324 117,023 682,808 110,692
21,044
4,312
3,592
4,4o6
4 , 8 0 2 12,068
3,5^0

75,897
2,032

52,107 217,252
61, 8 1 1
y3,716
'1
2,813 S 5 , 4 l 4
12,284 44,900
15,097 130,314
3 q 4 l U 3071

Total b i l l s discounted
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t
U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s :

MU.

T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s

TOTAL RESOURCES



19,675
14,396

747,979
137,584

34,071
6,491

65,445
52,135

11,776
24,278

10,602
32,044

4l,011
24,500

11,275
7,089

1,487
9,l43

92,534
2 , 2 5v 6
'
8,266
29,941

137,476 102,029 117,580
53,363
6,Ol4
6,830

36,054
6,212

42,646
6,887

65,511
15,882

18,364
4,773

10,630
1,673

38,207
5,211
v

92,875
44,601

46,701
55,328

^ Wi 1:1 1:1 15 SI S IS

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

KWJK-.

397,340
350,639

92,033 111,656 656,482
11,291
5,367 26,326

%%

62,151
15S

1:1 i:l 1:1 £1

785,123
9,497

56,156
100

319,504
8,153

70,892

14,081
-

12,623 107,646
1,000

27,997
-

27,783
86

21,183

27,366

37 74l

1,680,183

96,818

523,496 170,352 195,302

56,3^7

62,156 190,039

51,^

42,172

64,601

46,404 181,362

0 g IS s S ,.S S i$ ,3 ,8 jg s J&
:
I S 1:1 '51 ? 1
1 S l i Hi 11? a % 1#

5 , 3 9 9 , 3 8 0 3 7 4 , 7 1 4 1 , 6 4 5 , 3 1 4 456,947 528,159 198,952 202,321 940,088 186,899 130,170 1 8 2 , 9 9 4 118,611 4 3 4 , 2 1 1

L I A B I L I T I E S
F.R.notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member t a n k - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
Government
F o r e i g n bank
Other d e p o s i t s
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid in
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BASICS OTT MARCH 9 , 1932
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
B-705C
T o t a l B o s t o n New York P h i l a .
Clove.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. K a n s . C y . D a l l a s San F r a n .
2,617,381

173,001

564,536

1,909,586 1 1 9 , 0 4 4
47,107

6,025

13,464

1,254

19,001

6q

1,989,158 1 2 6 , 3 9 2
347,564
156,385

>59,421

37,780
11,550
20,039

29,471

TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,399,3SO 374,714
Reserve r n t i o (per cent)
68.8
74.6
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r chased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents
317,113
24,043

259,622

307,388

102,089

804,502 1 1 9 , 5 3 9
2,25s

139,678
3,022

51,420

17,302

2,341

1,700

1,667

660

8,261

423

2,994

78

2,508

121,087

562,764

93,013

69,200

84,013

41,713

49,367 2 7 0 , 6 1 7
2,266
5,161
bll
2,211
1*1
809

58,914

42,053

66,919

1,199

1,651

578
617

363
329

2,034
478

47,840 139,693
1,336
2,345
462
1,135
4o
5,161

233,955

832,40b 1 2 3 , 9 2 0 1 4 7 , 3 6 1 5 4 , 6 6 6
1 0 4 , 3 0 6 2 3 , 8 1 2 2 9 , 0 0 1 24, v,6
59,471 1 6 , 3 6 2 1 4 , 3 3 1
5,313
27,540 11,483
75,077 26,486
__JLJ45
2,4)8
IjOdS

52,395 278,798 6 1 , 3 0 3 44,396 6 9 , 5 0 0 49,678 148,338
10,870 3 8 , 7 2 4 1 6 , 7 3 4
5,728 l 6 , 4 6 l 13,450 2 1 , 3 0 2
4,no
4,030 1 1 , 1 6 7
2,341
4,499
4,977 17,634
8,124
7,624 17,707
10,449 38,411 1 0 , 0 2 5
6,356
1.742
2.116
78b
1,120
.
.
i
j
M
z
.
3,757
1 3 0 , 1 7 0 1 8 2 , 9 9 4 118,611 4 3 4 , 2 1 1
1 , 6 4 5 , 3 1 4 4 5 6 , 9 4 7 5 2 8 , 1 5 9 1 9 8 , 9 5 2 2 0 2 , 3 2 1 9 4 0 , 0 8 8 186,
81
1
66.
68.4
64.1
56.3
57.0
67.5
71.7
55.9
63.3

60.3

103,891

32,584

31,952

12,654

11,705

42,391

11,073

6,960

9,174

8,85s

21,828

;17,S56 273,062 324,698 111,510 138,302 6 l 4 , 0 1 3
55,320 18,440 17,510
9,421 17,215 51,249

98,03b
5,023

71,477
2,277

93,443
9,430

47,43s

284,238

5,725

50,283

564,536

259,622

307,388

102,089

562,764

93,013

69,,200

84,013

41,713

233,955

373,217
75,000

61,400
115,500

64,470
143,000

11,570
62,600

12,775 121,920
78,500 428,000

15,520
61,900

13,145

9,280

45,600

51,800

12,260
18,500

68,763

135,549

104,843

121,280

40,530

47,634

76,735

20,671

12,946

40,771

17,534 l 4 0 , 8 1 0

633,766

281,743 328,750 114,700 1 3 3 , 8 8 9 6 2 6 , 6 5 5

98,091

,71,691

101,851

43,294 292,573

FEDERAL RESERVE rOTE STATEMENT
Federal reserve notes:
I s s u e d to F . R. b a r k b y F . R . a g e n t ?, 8 7 6 , 7 4 5 1 9 7 , 6 7 2
" l e l d by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k
259,364
19,671
In actual c i r c u l a t i o n
178,001
C o l l a t e r a l h e l d by a g e n t a s s e c u r i t y f o r n o t e s i s s u e d t o be
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
825,557
47,010
Gold f u n d - F . R. B o a r d
1,266,780 117,617
847,479 32,196
Total c o l l a t e r a l
?,939,826 2 0 2 , 8 2 3

771 t h i n 15 d a y s
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal warrants



747,979
137,584

570,71s

382,609

56,645

8,247

8,065

64,075

121,087

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AH) SHORT TERM SECURITIES
9 1 d a y s to
t o 90 d a y s
l 6 to JO d a y s
31 t o 60 days
6 months
14,699
42,467
65,815
49,994
251
11,409
27,862
33,987
106,066
79,213
6,300
4,250
20
32
130

83,000

Over o m o n t h s
4,286
130,135