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Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning March 23, 1319; not e a r l i e r .

St,280

STA'imrT? iron TIT? FRZnS
l-iv/ch 22, 1533

Aggregate gains of 11.S m i l l i o n s i n r 3 s e r v e s , large7y gold, and cons i d e r a b l e gains i n Government deposits, r e p r e s e n t i n g c h i e f l y income tax
c o l l e c t i o n s due on March 1$, a r e i n d i c a t e d i n the F e d e r a l Re serve B o a r d ' s
weekly bank statement i s s u e d a s a t c l o s e of b u s i n e s s on March 21, 1919TTar paper on hand shows n e t l i q u i d a t i o n of 10.7 m i l l i o n s , while
o t h e r d i s c o u n t s went up 5-8 m i l l i o n s .

No a p p r e c i a b l e changes a r e shown

i n the t o t a l h o l d i n g s of a c c e p t a n c e s or of United S t a t e s bonds, while
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s on hand i n c r e a s e d 4 . 1 m i l l i o n s .

To t a l e a r n i n g

a s s e t s stand a t 2,5^3-2 m i l l i o n s , or about 1 m i l l i o n below the t o t a l f o r
the week b e f o r e Government d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d 1)5 m i l l i o n s w h i l e members 1 r e s e r v e
d e p o s i t s d e c l i n e d 70-3 m i l l i o n s .

Net deposits, because of the l a r g e r

" F l o a t " r e p o r t e d t h i s week, show a s l i g h t d e c l i n e .

F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s

i n c i r c u l a t i o n i n c r e a s e d 7*6 m i l l i o n s , s u b s t a n t i a l g a i n s being r e p o r t e d
by the Boston, Hew York, A t l a n t a and Chicago banks-

The banks r e p o r t a l s o

an i n c r e a s e of 3 m i l l i o n s i n t h e i r aggregate l i a b i l i t i e s on F e d e r a l Reserve bank n o t e s 51-6 per c e n t .




Their r e s e r v e p e r c e n t a g e shows a r i s e from 51-4 to

Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning March <%), I919i n o t e a r l i e r .
St-280a
STATEMENT OF COMBINED EE SOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL EE SERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS MARCH 21, 1919
March 22 1918
March 1 4 , I 9 I 9
March 21, 1919
RESOURCES
$470,529 ,000
$332,7^9,000
Gold coin and. c e r t i f i c a t e s
$329,7^1,000
379,866 coo
501,078,000
566,86*4- ,000
Gold Settlement Fund - F , p . B o a r d
__52,-500 000
5.829.000
5.829.000
Gold w i t h f o r e i g n a g e n c i e s
902,595 ,000
839.656.COO
902,4314., 000
T o t a l gold h e l d b y banks
878,805 ,000
1,170,601,000
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Agents
1,112,938,000
21.114 .000
119.277.000
125.^70.000
Gold Redemption Fund
,000
1,802,814
2
,
1
2
9
,
5
3
^
0
0
0
2
,
l
4
0
,
8
4
2
,
0
0
0
Total gold r e s e r v e s
.000
67
203.000
-59-^55£
67.736.000
Legal tender n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c •
1,862,372 ,000
2,196,737,000
2,208,578,000
Total reserves
282,962 ,000
1,702,35i,°oo
1,691,678,000
B i l l s d i s c o u n t e d ; ( S e c u r e d by Gov't.war o b l i g a t i o n s
260,157 ,000
184,012,000
(All other
189,861,000
328.880 .000
262,139,000
261,924.000
B i l l s bought i n open market
2,148,502,000
871,999 ,000
2,143,463,000
T o t a l b i l l s on hand
61,039,) ,000
27 ,223,000
27,222,000
U.S.Government l o n g - t e r n s e c u r i t i e s
,CvO
226,036;
168,3^8,000
172,471,000
U* S-Government short- term s e c u r i t i e s
,000
4
24O_
4.000
l
4,000
All other earning a s s e t s
1,163
,"314,000
2,344,077,000
2,343,160,000
Total earning a s s e t s
9,720,000
9,711,000
Bank p r e m i s e s
376,622,000
683-017,000
U n c o l l e c t e d i t e m s & o t h e r d e d u c t i o n s from g r o s s d e p o s i t s
797,303,000
537,000
6,745,000
6,901,000
5fa Redemption Fund a g a i n s t F.R.Bank n o t e s
550 .000
7.507.000
7,772,000
A l l other r e s o u r c e s
5,247,803,000
3 >03,39 5,000
TOTAL RESOURCES
5,373,425,000
L I A B I L I T I E S
7*+ .011,000
81,562,000
Capital paid-in
81,612,000
1 ,134,000
49,466,000
Surplus
49,466,000
,505,000
15°»7S3,0C0
Government d e p o s i t s
91
285,785,000
,025,000
1,480
Due to members - Reserve account
1,675,045,000
1,604,719^000/^3
,115,000
229
509,112,000
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items
555,pi|tOCo
117.522.000
S I 751 .000
120 ; 4g6 r ooo
Other d e p o s i t s , i n c l u d i n g f o r e i g n g o v ' t . c r e d i t s
1,882 ,396,000
2,452,462,000
Total g r o s s d e p o s i t s
2,565,9^9,000
1,429 ,509,000
2,503,095,000
F.R. n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
ok>v
2,510,687,000
139 > 7 9 , 0 0 0
142,442,000
F.R.Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n - n e t l i a b i l i t y
7 ,973,000
367.000
21.739,000
8
21-26q.000
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s
3
^
0
3
,
3
95,000
5,247,803,000
5,373,^25,000
SOTAL LIABILITIES
R a t i o of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to n e t d e p o s i t and F.R.note
63.4$
51.4$
l i a b i l i t i e s combined
51.6$
R a t i o of gold r e s e r v e s to F.R. n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n a f t e r
63.0^
s e t t i n g a s i d e 35$ a g a i n s t n e t d e p o s i t l i a b i l i t i e s
63.3 $



m

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning March
, lgig; not e a r l i e r .
St - 280b
WEEKLY STATEMENT OF EE SOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS MARCH 21, I 9 I 9 .
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s . )
RESOURCES
Boston New York Phi l a - C l e v e l , Richn. 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 F r a n .
Total
Co?<3 coin and c e r t i f i c a t e s
3.59s
244,721
205 21,7 l f 6
2.1B0
8,039 22,73 2
4,260
8,289
lOo
6,0Sj
7,720
329,741
Ovid 3-tvlement Fand - F.R.Board
3%,331
187,527 4 l J 7 7 66,222 4 l , 0Q_2 9,3*12 98,751 16,634 10,444 25,118
8, l40 30,866
566,864
Gold -tv.t h Foreign, a g e n c i e s
408
2,011
408
525
204
175
8l6
233
233
291
204
321
5,829
Tc'O'.l gold h e l d by banks
35,387
434,259 4i,950 88,493 43,476 17,526 122,299 21,127 18,966 25,515 l4%429 38,967
902,454
.
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Agents
55,6o4
269,230 59,059 132,OoO 4 g , l o 4 40,136 265,433 4-2,163 52,877 39,622 1 8 , 0 4 l 96,609 1,112,938
K #Gold Redemption Fund
_llj>.6g
24.. 91% 27,071
1,755
9.'199
^ , 4 : 8 22,356
5.084
6.067 3,359
2,173
682
125.470
1
T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s
102,359
728,407 128,120 222,308 9 s ? ? 9 63,100 415,088 68,374 77,910 6 8 > 9 6 3-4.64j 136,258 2, l4o, & 2
Legal t e n d e r n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c .
6,42.4
52,429
356
1L101_
453
877
1.421
2,198
102
1?4
2.327
2?4
67,7^6
Total reserves
108 693
780,836 128,476 223,409 05,2X2 63,977 417,509 7 0 , 5 ) 2 72,012 68,620 36,770 136,492 2,208,578
B i l l s )Sec.by Gov't.war o b l i g a t i o n s 136,864
676,608 163,255 l l 4 , 6 6 l 86,799 65,423 191,704 77,274 27,356 50,583 21,158 73,987 1,691,678
Disctd)/,11 o t h e r
5,085
32,052 13,620
3 , 6 5 4 i ] , S 9 8 12.621 14,903
8,627 i , 4 o 4 38,688 29,386 17 s 923
189,861
B i l l s bought i n open market
_10.572
27.15 8
2. 29 1 47 . 231
6^932
7,22% 49.253 14.278 33,611 13.751
1-803 47.821
261,924
T o t a l b i l l s on hand
152,52:1
735,818 185,ibG 165,546 105,6^9 85.267 2 5 5 3 * 0 100.179 62,371 103,028 52, W f 139,731 2. A 3 , 4 6 3
U.S.GovU. l o n g - t e r m s e c u r i t i e s
538
1,390
1,365
1,083
1,2;4
37s
4,476
l) 153
117
S.SC-5
3,967
2,633
27,222
U.S.-Go\- ? i- short- term s e c u r i t i e s
3.4,4lo
6 4 , 4 ; 6 15,280 13,457
5,315
8 , 4 ) 4 16,612
9,068
9,338
6)068
% tGQ
5, 547
Y(2;kj}
- All other earning a s s e t s
4
_
_
_
_
_
_
4
' Total earning a s s e t s
167,47 5
801,644 201,831 180,086 112,238 94,3 23 276,948 110,400 71,826 117,964 6 0 J 1 4 l 4 f , 9 1 1 2,343,160
Bank promises
.
800
3,302
500
100
295
217
2,936
540
400
221
400
9,711
Uncollected, i t e m s and other deR u c t i o n s from grous d e p o s i t s
77,164
180,933 72,273 66,420 55,924 43,810 95,820 43,996 19,072 61,287 43,258 37,346
797.303
5/6 Redemption jjc.v.4 - F.R. bank n o t e s
"JlS
1,819
TOO
623
315
42b
408
259
254
690
335
356
6,901
AH other r e s o u r c e s
£§4
l,jpl
1.389
537
448
273
657
307
nh
405
709
1 COS
7*772
TOTAL ESSOTIEC^
355,072 1,770,235 405,169 471,175 264,43 2 202,826 794,27 8 226,074 169,2/8 249,366 142,007 323 513 5,373:425
L I A B I L I T I E S
'
213^
rCapital paid-in
6J75
20,927
7,576
9 , 2.18 4 , u 4
3 , 1 8 0 11,372
3,825 2,969 3 , 7 3 8 3,19s 4,720
81,612
Surplus
2.9,50
21,117 2,b08 3 , 5 5 2 2,196
1,510 6 , 4 i 6
1,603 1,415 2,421 1.184(v< 2,448
4q>66
— Government d e p o s i t s
39,241
43,766 20,77'1 2 7 , 4 , 4 28,078 13,708 42,219 12,094
6,37 5 22,517 12,04o 17,502
285,785
Due to members - Reserve account
85,311
687,643 87,351 130,663 50,397 4 4 , 2 2 1 221,429 59,656 4-9,434 71.617 3 9 , 4 c 6 77,591 1,604,719
" - ' D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items
39,356
130,978 65,225 57,026 45,826 19,444 69,926 32,987 15)136 341252 28y©Si, 16,342
555 &±9
All other deposits
HQ
107^14
64j
297'
9-0
. 82
\172
5in
4Is
'
6[6iq
iro'.4gk
Total gross deposits
164 : 578
970,101 173,990 215,460 124,391 77,455 336,746 105,247 71,364 128,56s 79)995 118.054 2,565,949*
F.R. n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
165,338
71,5,5^9 205,885 229,590 127,441 112,269 4 l 8 , 9 3 2 107,025 87,662 100,435 50,279 I90' 26? 2 510 687
F.R.Bank n o t e s - r e t l i a b i l i t y
13,0)4
34,236 13,355 11,799
5,218
7,55b 18,711
7,536 5,243 12,918 6,396 6^440 ' 142'442
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
2j>51
8,285
1,255 ... 1,556
1,072
856
2,101
83 8
625
1.286
955
l\g9
23'269
TOTAL LIABILITIES
355,072 1,770,235 4O5,i69 471,175 264,432 202,826 794,278 226,074 169,278 249,366 142,007 323[513 5,373)425.
Contingent l i a b i l w
i t iyt ^h a s endorser on
'
b i l l s discounted^or sold to
o t h e r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
10,913
—
30,000
20,000
22,777
83,690

r




Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning March 23, 1-919; n o t e a r l i e r .
STATEMENT OF FEDERAL BE SERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS MABCIi 21, I 9 I 9 .
(In thousands of d o l l a r s . )
Boston
New York P h i l a . C l e v e l . Richn. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn.
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES:
271, 360 1,393,080 3^1,420 335,o6o 213,020 206,960 564,280 174,920 124,880
Received f r c n Comptroller
79,809
462,702 99,933 59,018 53,662 36,948 87,952 42,843 24,997
Returned to Comptroller
191,551
930,378 241,,^7 27b,042 159,358 170,01^4767328- "132T077™39! 883
Chargeable t o F-R.-Agent
In hands of F-R-Agent
22,680
131,600 23,200 31,860 28,740 54,505 40,760 12,370 10,390
I s s u e d to F'.R. Bank l e s s
amount r e t u r n e d to F.R.
Agent f o r redemption
168,871 798,77 8 218,287 244,182 130,618 115,507 435,568 119,707 89,493
COLLATERAL SECURITY FOR
OUTSTANDING NOTES:
Gold c o i n and c e r t i f i c a t e s
on hand
Gold redemption f u n d
Gold Settlement Fund - F.R.Board
E l i g i b l e p a p e r , minimum r e q u i r e d
Total
MOUNT OF ELIGIBLE PAPER
DELIVERED TO F . R, AGENT

8,604

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Kans.Cy-Dallas San F r a n ,

Total

159,700 101,960 254,420 4, l 4 l , o 6 o
3 8 , 7 0 1 26,719 31,047 1,044,331
1207959 -7572^1-^23731J1709BT729

14,380 23,700

6,000

400,185

106,619 51,541 217,373 2,696,544

188,740
23,270
2,503
13,052
10,490 11,170 13,790 2,104 2,633 5,129 2,232 3,325 4,262
70,000 47,889 95,000 4o,ooo 35,000 260,304 39,93 1 36,500 35,360

12,581 2,860
2,776 11,490

243,006
78,005

47,000
113,267
168,871

798,778 218,287 244, 182 130,618 115,507 435,568 119,707 89,493 106,619 5 1 , 5 ^ 1 217,373 2,696,544

152,521

735,818 164,274 164,804 102,53s 77,007 255,860 93,100 6c,c47 103,028 52,347 123,369 2 , 0 8 4 , 7 0 8

529.548 159.228 112,122

88,514

7 5.371 170.135

77.544

36,616

66,997

2,684

82,259

791,927

33,500 120,764 1,583,606

MEM0.BiB:M
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION
F, R, n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
168,871
F.R. n o t e s h e l d by bank
3.533
F.R„not&s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n 165,338

798,778 218,287 244,182 130,618 115,507 435,568 119,707 89,493 106,619 51,541 217,373 2,696,544
83.209

12.402

14.59 2

3.177

3 . 238

16.636

12.682

1.83 1

6.184

1,262

27.111

185.857

715,569 205,885 229,590 127,441 112,269 418,932 107,025 87,662 100,435 50,279 190,262 2,510,637
DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, U.S.GOVERNMENT SHORT-TERM SECURITIES AND WARRANTS BY MATURITIES.

Bills' discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market
U»S.Government s h o r t - t e r m s e c u r i t i e s
Municipal w a r r a n t s




Within 15 days
1,529,079
87,157
24,242
1

16 to 30 days
58,574
72,289

31 to 60 days
221,949
81,343
221

6 l to 90 days
50,922
21,135
6,466

Over 90 days
21,015
l 4 l , 542

Total
1,881,539
261,924
172,471
4