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STATSMETT FOR TH5 PB3SS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, May 13;
not e a r l i e r .

B-775
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board
May 12, 1932.
COHDITIOF OF FEDERAL HSS'SRVI B.4M3

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 May 11, as 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 , 8 9 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , an
i n c r e a s e of $ 5 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 compared w i t h t h e p r e c e d i n g weak and of $9>o2, 000,000 comp a r e d 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 May 11 t o t a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t amounted to $ 1 , 9 1 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , an i n c r e a s e of
$ 6 0 , 0 j 0 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e week. T h i s i n 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 $3*1,000,000
i n monetary g o l d s t o c k and $ 4 7 , 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 , o f f s e t i n
p a r t by d e c r e a s e s of $ 1 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $ 3 , 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 .
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 $ 1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank
of San F r a n c i s c o , $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 each a t C l e v e l a n d and Chicago, $ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t Few York
and $ 3 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 bought
i n open market d e c l i n e d $ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , while h o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s T r e a s u r y n o t e s
i n c r e a s e d $ 4 1 , 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 $ 5 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
T h i s w e e k ' s s t a t e m e n t shows U n i t e d S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s i n t h e amount
of $ 9 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 p l e d g e d w i t h F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s a s c o l l a t e r a l f o r F e d e r a l r e serve 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 the week and t h e y e a r e n d i n g May 11, 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
May 11
_1912_

May 4
19]2_

May 13
1931

( I n r n i l l i o : n.s of d o l l a r s )
Bills
Bills
U. S.
Other

discounted
bought
Government s e c u r i t i e s
r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t

471
43
1,325
13

TOTAL R5SFRYE BASK CREDIT
Monetary g o l d s t o c k
Treasury currency a d j u s t e d

1,919

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 .




-

-

*+•

4,314

—

1,771

-

5,431

—

2,144
428

-

35

+

326

2
98
3

+

110
787
2

60

+1,001
- 452
2

31
47
17
3

+
+

804
277
20

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, I,'a/ 13; 19325 n o t e a r l i e r .

B-77^&

RESOTT.CES A1"!) LIABILITIES
OF THE T'7EL73 * T.Z 'AL ISS^TrS ^AITKS 00!-rBIlTSD
( I n thousandr> of d o l l a r s )
May 1 1 . 1 9 3 2

Hay 4 , 1 9 3 ?

Hay 13, 1931

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 .

2,219,609
j k , 832_

2,269,121
35>510

1,757»864
32,623

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 fund 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

2,254,447
335>320
366,650

2,304,691
321,685
366,045

1,790,487
6o4,223
815,899

Total g o l d r e s e r v e s
Reserves other than gold

2,956,417
207,733

2,992,421
210,825

3»210,509
178,275

Total reserves
ITon-reserve c a s h
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

3,164,150
77,209

3» 203,246
72,354

3,3&2,884
71,46l

190,555
280,818

220,079
285,722

48,832
96,072

471,373
42,719

505,201
44,522

144,904
153,103

346,147
153,740
885,380

346,149
111,222
829,510

59,015
52,228
487,171

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
. . . . .

1,385,267
5,042

1,286,881
4,929

598,4l4
1,118

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 banks
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Uncollected items
Bank p r o m i s e s
. . . .
All other resources

1,904,401

1,842,133
897,544
5,692
^
69%
14,39215,478
370,846'
542,396
52,083
52,422
37,172
18,760

R E S O U R C E S

Total b i l l s discounted
B i l l s b o u g h t 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

. . .

TOTAL RESOURCES

4,699
14,994
354,586
52,082
37,519
5,615,6^0

5,603,9]|3

4,993,703

1,528,310

L I A B I L I T I E S
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 . . .
Deposits:
Member b 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

2,551.363

2,561,646

2,144,373
51,075
44,177
33,350
2,272,975
344,884
154,806
259,421
52,191

2,l47,l48
2,420,793
12,837
36,200
45,063
5«219
32,054
20,369
2,237,102
2,483,181
359,19%
522,909
154,892
168,453
259,421
274,636
31,6^9 u
l6,2l4

TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . .

5^615,640

5,603,91%

4,993,703

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 . .

65.6$

66.8^

84.5$

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

270,741

278,042

394,907




RESOURCES AKD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAHCS OH MA.Y 11, 1932
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
B-774d
T o t a l Boston Hew York P h i l a . C l e v e .
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 .
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 , 2 1 9 , 6 0 9 182,627
%79,9%9 186,000 232,970 73,070 97,775 5^7,395 77,750 6 0 , 8 7 0 6 5 , 0 8 0 29,360 186,763
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
34,838
1,806
7,7^7
4,185
3,791
1,380
1,894
3,158
1,776
771
2,399
1,031
4,900
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 , 2 5 4 , 4 4 7 184,433
437,696 190,185 236,761 74,450 99,669 550,553 79,526 6 l , 6 4 l 67,479 30,391 191,663
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f a n d w i t h F . R . Board
6,526 9 , 7 5 9
4 , 2 8 5 19,684
3,676 10,236 94,046
115,751 10,907 24,969
7,395
335,320 28,036
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f . h e l d "by b a n k s
6,913
220,025 9 , 3 9 7 17,757
7,149 27,724 11,317
3 , 0 7 4 13,082
5,506 27,977
366,650 16,724
Total gold reserves
2,956,417 229,243 823,472 210,489 279,487 35,044 117,054 672,323 97,369 7 4 , 4 7 4 8 7 , 9 5 6 40,182 239,324
Reserves other than gold
6,622 10,990 11,481
6,035 22,936 10,253 3 , 8 0 5
55,982 27,552 17,833 12,841
207,733 21,403
R E S O U R C E S

Total reserves
Ton-reserve cash
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
Other " b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
Total t i l l s discounted
p i l l s b o u g h t 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

3,164,150 250,646
77,209
5,560
190,555
280,818

13,367
15,331

471,373

23,698
2,346

42,719
346,147
153,740
885,380

44,496

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

1,385,267

66,155

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 banks
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

1,904,401

TOTAL RESOURCES




5,042

4,699

14,994
354,5-36
58,082
37,519

13,5S3

8,076

-

97,199
374
251
4o,6n
3,336

1,613

879,454 233,041 297,320 97,885 123,089 695,259 107,622 78,279
24,124
4,916 1 2 , 7 3 1
2,127
3,521 3,659
3.93S
3,536
63,958
36,119
100,077
13,029

20,073
41,012

174,354
73,986
443,818

23,459
12,513
69,334

61,035
3,387

24,279

34,163

1,675

7,573

23,098

15,126
17,851

58,442
3,104

22,621 3 0 , 9 7 1
2,154

1,570

32,977
5,013

23,280

5,464
3,407
18,879

3,514

50,413

14,519
80,449
692,15s 105,316 118,243
3,289

4,148
13,473

27,750

-

809,353 171,463 179,794
474
508
1,699
1,071
4,337
339
94,827 3 1 , 1 0 4 32,354
14,817
2,373
7,965
13,146
1,671
893

188
1,239
29,402
3,611
4,143

1,576

-

49,848 205,960
660
174
856
1,639
10,053 42,752
2,439
7,827
1,552
3,695

2,255

1,667

1,463

9,577
11,244
1,421

23,590
23,293

12,124

6,029

7,322

-

49,585
19
1,339
15,644
3,461
l , 4o6

78

41,390
12
549
6,532
1,834
1,345

51,172 250,805
6,843
3,949

4,703

8,930
12,912 10,556
692
1,519

2,126 17,973
2,319
4,255
11,667 9 9 , 5 3 4 23,577 1 5 , 6 2 1
17,307 167,970 3 5 , 1 5 4 3 0 , 5 6 4
-

52,525

7,612
5,300

94,578

26,173
47,324
73,497

6,216

3,716
20,602

14,244
2,646
14,663

42,690

30„347

31,553

62,745

-

60,108
136
1,322
18,884
3,649

1,05s

12,351
7,704

-

-

44,218 142,453

131
161
11,775
l,7S7

1,321

324
1,791
20,648

4,433
671

5,615,640 399,590 1,846,757 443,757 524,170 192,707 195,120 963/430 183,064 132,56s 121,990 114,514 427,973

RESOURCES ATTD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS 01? MAY 11, 1932
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
T o t a l B o s t o n T'ew York P h i l a .
Cleve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s

L I A B I L I T I E S

2, 551,363 127,273

P.P..notes in actual 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
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

2, 144,373

51,075
44,177

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

2,272,975
344,884
154,806
259,421
32,191
5,615,640
65.6
270,741

134,022 929,970 117,182 i4i,482 50,620 46,304 313,110 56,579
1,24s
2,734
2,985
23,775
6,73^
3,198
551 1,122
3,442
1,811
1,676 6,069
13,653 4,665 4,574
1,535
4R6
67
135,779 1,047,249 124,206 155,272 55,751 51,216 320,156 60,364
40,921
90,167 29,964 32,035 26,217 9,715 4i,i6o 16,669
11,526
59,134 16,231 14,212
5,218 4,233 17,329 4,483
20,039
75,077 26,426 27,640 11,423 10,449 32,411 10,025
1,052
10,301 1,965 2,945 1,116
2,594 4,005 1,346
399,590 1,246,757 448,757 524,170 192,707 195,120 968,430 183,064
76.9
54.6
63.6
66.5
66.1
73.5
30.1
71.5
20,660

Federal reserve notes:
I s s u e d to P . R . b a n k b y P . R . a g e n t 2 , 7 6 5 , 3 4 5 207,218
H e l d by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k
213,982 19,945
In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
2,551,363 137,273
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 and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
955,969 47,010
1,263,640 135,617
Gold f u n d - ? . R . Board
474,219 28,221
E l i g i b l e paper
97,300
U. S. G o v ' t , s e c u r i t i e s
_
Total c o l l a t e r a l

2 , 7 9 1 , 1 2 8 210,842

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
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal warrants



471,373
42,719
225,320
5,042

564,829 249,305 292,054 92,322 115,663 547,339 90,177

W i t h i n 15 days

332,185
11,410
53,591
4,726

87,517

28,000

27,456

10,274

10,058

36,427

9,515

B-774c
Minn. K a n s . C y . D a l l a s San F r a n .

72,664 so,905 35,435 223,397

39,255
1,685
996
28 5
42,821
6,160
2,934
6,356
1,633
132,568
67.8
5,931

67,459 45,776 141,454
2,288 3,479
1,219
1,262
3,125
1,313
108

70,099 52,921
17,934 12,486
4,091 3,961
8,124
7,624
2,027
837
181,990 I l 4 , 5 i 4
62.6
57.9
7,224

152,905
20,856
10,792
17,707
2,310
427,973
66.6

7,612

12,757

FEDERAL RESERVI F0TE STATEME?TT

626,792 261,044 304,503 99,119 132,550 577,339
61,963 11,739 12,449
6,797 16,887 30,000
564,829 249,305 292,054 92,322 115,663 547,339

94,177
4,000
90,177

75,320 89,986 40,957 256,340
2,656 9,031 5,522 32,943
72,664 80,905 35,435 223,397

479,949

15,650
62,100
12,521
4,000
94,271

13,120 9,280 12,260
47,750 55,800 17,100
10,167 27,740 11,651
6,300
77,337 92,220 4 l , 0 l l

76,140 71,970 12,420
109,860 161,000 60,650
102,602 61,264 58,290 23,303
49,000 14,000 15,000 3,000
631,557 261,264 306,260 99,373

14,775
83,000
30,721
6,000
134,496

123,395
424,000
33,571
580,966

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AFD SHORT TERM SECURITIES
91 days t o
l 6 to 30 days
31 t o 60 days
6 l to 90 d a y s
6 months
12,471
50,427
34,455
30,752
240
18,067
8,049
4,953
54,500
79,100
271,304
213,025
ill
142
63

80,000
106,763
74,162
260,925

Over 6 months

5,077

213,860