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STATEM3MT 5*02 H B 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. 25;
not e a r l i e r .

3-723
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board
March 24, 1932.
C0ITDITI01T OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAHS

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 bank 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 23, 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 , 5 9 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a d e c r e a s e of $ 7 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 compared w i t h 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 1 6 , 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 23 t o t a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t amounted to $ 1 , 5 9 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a d e c r e a s e
°f $ 3 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 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
$ 4 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n , $ 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n member b a n k r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
and $ 2 5 , 0 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 $7,0.10,000 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 a d e c r e a s e of
$46,009,000 i n Treasury currency, 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 $ 6 , 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 Chicago and i n c r e a s e d $ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 each a t B o s t o n and San F r a n c i s c o , $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
each a t Hew York and P h i l a d e l p h i a , and $ 5 , 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 d e c l i n e d $ 2 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . T o t a l
h o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s d e c l i n e d $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , t h e r e d u c t i o n of
$ 3 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 due t o t h e r e t i r e m e n t of t h e s p e c i a l T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e h e l d l a s t
week b e i n g p a r t l y o f f s e t by i n c r e a s e s of $ 2 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n h o l d i n g s of o t h e r 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 and $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n T r e a s u r y n o t e s .
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 23, 1932, were a s f o l l o w s :

Increase or decrease
since
Mar. 23
1932

Mar. l o
l r <32

Mar. 25
1931

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
Special Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s
Other 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 bank c r e d i t

666
82
-

S3 5
15

TOTAL RESERVE 3AMX CREDIT
Monetary gold s t o c k
Treasury currency adjusted

1,597
4,381
1,792

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
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 ,

5,480
1,911




3

so

5
24
32
4- 25
10

500
2

4-

+

-

-

-

+
+

236
5

+

739
308
28

—

4-

—

37
7
46
42
8
25

-

-

+
+
-

933
446
27

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 m o r n i n g , March 2 5 , 1 9 3 2 ; n o t e a r l i e r .

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RESOURCES Aim LIABILITIES
OF THE s m v s FEDERAL HSS3EV3 BATIKS COMBirED
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Mar. 2 3 , 1 9 3 2

Mar. 1 5 , 1 9 3 2 Mar. 2 5 , 1 9 3 1

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 .

2,192,547
48,410

2,187,147
50,34o

1,729,624

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. B o a r d . .
Gold and .gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d b y b a n k s ,

2,240,957
232,379

1,762,296

433,651

2,237,487
277,453
481,739

Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold

3,007,487

2,996,679

3,126,368

210,596

209,294

183,894

Total reserves

3,218,383

3,205,973

3,310,262

76,575

75,158

74,333

341,647
323,936

342,452
318,340

103,475

665,523

660,792

165,425

81,696

105,714

83,272

318,732

66,633
63,227

_4_32l370

318,857
83,396
32,000
407,909

468,698

834,993

842,162

598,553

6,991

6,954

1,589,263

1,615,622

6,629

8,613

710

14,009
343,167
57,82"

14,959

464,466
58,323

36,143

13,73S
436,762
57,824
36,977

5,342,002

5,Hro,657

4,780,854

2,572,815

2,601,262

1,441,715

1,910,603

1,919,316
3,5lS

2,357,011

12,905

42,030

5,086
19,266

1,977,769

2,432,767

426,833
156,283

454,535
168,894

359,421
28,977

259,421

274,636

29,099

14,257

5,342,002

5,450,667

4,786,854

ITon-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
S e c . by IT. 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
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 :
Bonds
Treasury notes
Special Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s
O t h e r c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s

83,896
—

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 f r o m 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 b a n k s
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES . .

.

32,672

504,271
859,801

61,950

-

—

847,255

16,546

L I A B I L I T I E S
? . 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
Deposits:
Member ban]' - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t .
Government
. . .
Foreign 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 . . . . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . .

43,340
10,874
18,333
1,933,150
341,612
156,027

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

70.6$

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 c h a s e d
for foreign correspondents . . . . . .

334,881




lo.tyfo
336,057

51,4o4

85.4#

437,233

R E S O U R C E S

RESOURCES AED LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS OH MARCH 23, 1932
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Total

Boston

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
2,192,547 164,627
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
4g,4l0
4,312
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 . B o a r d
Gold a n d g o l d c e r t i f . h e l d by b a n k s

2,240,957 168,939

Few York

Phila.

Cleve.

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R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s

M i n n . K a n s . C y . D a l l a s San F r a n .

493,217 188,400 220,970
10,255
6,449
5,769

7 4 , 1 7 0 1 0 2 , 2 7 5 562,920
1,946
2,400
4,803

77,120
2,12.

60,745
464

64,080
2,7 2

34,260 l4g,763
9
»—5_

503,472 194,849

226,739

76,116

104,675 567,723

79,244

01,209

66,822

,
35,248

155,921

282,879
483,651

13,253
19,664

112,622
318,903

7,902
19,864

28,285
21,471

5,722
6,887

7,267
9,291

55,118
28,186

8,342
11,913

7,626

2,664

7,604
13,057

8,121
3,579

21,017
28,172

Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold

3,007,487

201,856

276,495

88,725

121,233

651,027

28,676

16,922

11,182

5,306

26,314

99,499
11,123

7i,^y9
5,619

87,483
6,798

46,948
10,220

205,110

20,772

934,997
55,320

222,615

210,896

Total reserves
^on-rese>*ve c a s h

3,218,383
76,575

222,628

990,317

251,291

293,417

77,118

217,754

3,788

3,822

2,236

94,281
2,4/4

57,168

4,289

677,341
12,438

110,622

20,285

99,907
4,l4o

126,539

7,306

3,961

6,261

s S S s r -

SI

IIS S S & iS iS £ 8 ' S

Total t 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

665,583

35,938
4,592

132,856

81,696

\

318,732

23,399
5,661

109,414
38,992

22,998

83,896
432,370

27,096

834,998
6,991

56,156

1,589,268

97,886
536
333
4l,040

L
r
™
Treasury notes

S 6 C U r i t i e S :

C e r t i f i c a t e ! -n.l b i l l s
T o t a l U.S. Govt, 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 f r o m 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 b a n k s
Uncollected items
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES



6,629

14,009
343,167
57,828
36,143

1,200

3,336

1,032

5,575

12,644

4:% ...S ii:!S

89,314 103,708
5,627
4,264

32,585
4,320

32,274
4,429

48,864
13,029

18,824
3,552

9,032
2,621

31,638
3,995

25,944
7,502

7,772

5,229

1,159

1,260

53,939
9,119

ll,674
2,771

15,845
2,021

7,685

6,221

2,328

16,989
1,711

17,844
5,151

196,055

36,403

42,lb8

10,150

6,111

43,902

13,342

9,820

13,913

8,664

24,746

344,461
4,331

65,622

75,6l4
~

19,081
%

12,600
%

106,960

27,787
I

27,686
103

23,926

27,364

47,741

502,351 162,420 183,586
2,347
727
678
2,794
461
1,185
95,859 32,029 30,899
14,817
2,626
7,962
13,545
999
1,797

55,986

49,303 168,853
248
946
795
1,764
9,361 39,165
2,489
7,827
3,765
3,501

50,163
21
1,399
13,668
3,46l
1,619

39,442
13
468

59,559
194

41,458
188

178,261

1,690

29s

1,912

6,663

18,096

3,649

11,893
1,785

18,916

1,834
1,370

1,192

1,276

20,703

1,357

268

910
25,578
3,609
5,088

%

10,609 119,441
3,485 11,079

463

4,433
959

5,,342,002 374,097 1 , 6 4 2 , 3 1 5 454,842 5 2 3 , 3 1 2 195,486 1 9 8 , 0 7 5 911,835 184,775 129,144 181,135 1 1 8 , 0 2 7 428,959

RESOURCES AED LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BA1KS OH HARCF 2 J , 1 9 J 2
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
B-723C
T o t a l B o s t o n Hew York P h i l a .
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago St .Louis Minn. K a n s . C y . D a l l a s San F r a n .
561,373 255,563 300,663
2,572,215 172,873
33,13b 119,:595 5 5 1 , 2 3 6 9 1 , 7 8 7 6 9 , 0 5 7 8 2 , 3 4 1 4 0 , 0 9 6 2 2 6 , 0 3 7

L I A B I L I T I E S
F.R.notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
Government
Foreign bank
Other d e p o s i t s

1 , 9 1 0 , 6 0 3 121,832
43,3^0
4,344
10,874
1,023
IS,333
39

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

1,983,150 127,244
341,612
4i,444

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
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

5 , 3

821,864

116,321

140,979

51,093

12,687

3,746

2,274

1,573

1,927

4,576

147

1,360
2,759

2,063

539
103

49s
118

1,804
781

^71
638

845,299

121,601

1 4 7 ,.3 7 2

53,308

92,065

30,313

30,818

50,937 262,217

25,106

5,306
11,483
1,089

61,551
15,305

1,799

8,949

1,387

156,027

11,555

59,^31

16,34s

14,277

259,421

20,039

28,977

942

75,077
9,070

26,486
1,531

27,640
2.^42

70,4

66.1

T
70.6

^ 7k4 . ?2

70

33^,881

1

25,566

Federal reserve notes:
I s s u e d t© F . R . b a n k by F . R . a g e n t 2 , 8 2 2 , 7 5 5 1 9 4 , 0 7 9
Held by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e bank
249.94-0 21^ 206
In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
2,572,815 172,o73
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 to bank
Gold a n a g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
854,067
47,010
Gold f u n d - F . R . B o a r d
1,338,480 117,617
E l i g i b l e paper
709,703 38.167
Total c o l l a t e r a l
2,902,250 202,794

5

108,150

L3'?

2

65.5

34,649

33,976

l

P'

4 S 6

48,444 2 5 5 ^ 0 5 6

19

58,679

40,674

1,522

H i
42,828
6,44s

35,772
17,448

4,1-1 S s

2,940

10,449

38,4ll

10,025

6,356

2,540

3.751

1.31A

i.RiR

f"075

4s,o4i

140,960

1,311

2,739

4,578

Z2
68,428
17,353
4,104
8,124
785

52

4.1%

391

296

9,562
4,q42

66,654

377

929

51,209 150,806
13,052 21,374
4,026 11,162
7,624

2.020

17,707

1.877

S11 8

' 3 5 i s f . n s 129,1U4 1 8 1 , 1 3 5 l i s , 0 : 7 4 2 8 , 9 5 9

65.5

74.2

83.3

72.0

13,456

12,447

45,077

11,774

65.9

62.5

62.6

57.S

9,755

9,419

23,211

70,951 9 2 , 7 7 6
1,894 10,435

45,714

266,775

69,057

40,096

7,401

FEDERAL RESERVE FOTE STATEMENT
611,124 276,274 3 2 0 , 9 8 1 1 0 7 , 6 9 6 1 3 6 , 5 6 2 6 0 2 , 8 2 2
— - 9 , f51—12.,.711 2 0 , 3 1 8
8.502
16,967
61.S36

561,373

258,563

300,663

99,194 119,595

551,236

393,217

65,400

100,000

123,000

67,970
153,000

11,570
62,600

12,775
89,500

124,920
435,000

+2,5S9—92,242 104,534

35.366

14.761

109,536

137,026

ll

635,506

250,642 325,504

97,001
5^214,

91,737

40,733
226,037

15,520

13,145

9,250

12,260

51,000

6l,600

47,600

54,800

22,000

68,763

10,364

33.169

1 2 . 4 6 0 127.0,10

71,109

97,449

46,720

6 7 . 3 4 ! -20,3.08
620,263

82,341

-5+.615

97,428

277,673

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS A2TD SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Total
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s b o u g h s 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
H u n i c i p a l warr a n t s



665,533
81,696

^32,370
5,791

W i t h i n 15 d a y s
512,343
33,172
5,250
4,521

16 t o 30 d a y s
38,787
8,554
3,500
1,190

31 to 60 d a y s

6 l to 90 d a Jy s

day
®. t 0
b montns

61,352

35,321

13,548

11,048
48,236
-

28,675
129,530
52

244
155,311
25

Over 6 months
4,232
90,543