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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, May 19;
not e a r l i e r #

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

B-801
Federal Reserve Board
May I S , 1933.

CONDITIO!? OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS
The d a i l y average volume of Federal r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t outstanding during the
week ending May 1 7 , as reported by the Federal r e s e r v e banks, was $2,286,000,000,
a decrease of $62,000,000 compared with the preceding week and an i n c r e a s e of
$3^2,000,000 compared with the corresponding week i n 1932.
On May 17 t o t a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t amounted to $2,25^,000,000, a decrease of
$^3,000,000 f o r the week. This decrease corresponds with decreases of $%0,000t000
i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $4,000,000 i n unexpended c a p i t a l funds, nonmember dep o s i t s , e t c . , and an i n c r e a s e of $2^,000,000 i n Treasury currency* a d j u s t e d , o f f s e t
in p a r t by an i n c r e a s e of $25,000,000 i n member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s .
B i l l s discounted decreased $6,000,000 a t the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
and $8,000,000 a t a l l Federal r e s e r v e banks. The System f s holdings of b i l l s bought
in open market d e c l i n e d $35,000,000, while holdings of United S t a t e s Treasury notes
increased $6,000,000 and those of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s d e c l i n e d a l i k e
amount*
Following the passage of the Act of May 12 making a l l coins and c u r r e n c i e s
coined or i s s u e d by or under a u t h o r i t y of the United S t a t e s l e g a l tender f o r a l l
debts p u b l i c and p r i v a t e , amounts formerly reported a g a i n s t items "Reserves other
than g o l d " and ^Ton-reserve cash" have been combined and are now shown a g a i n s t item
"Other cash" and the item "Total gold r e s e r v e s and other cash" has been s u b s t i t u t e d
f o r "Total r e s e r v e s . "
Changes i n the amount of r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t outstanding and i n r e l a t e d items
during the week and the y e a r ending l a y 1 7 , 1933* were as f o l l o w s :

Increase or decrease
since
May 17
1933

May 10
1935

May 18
i 2 1 L

( I n m 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

TOTAI* RESERVE BAM CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency a d j u s t e d
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 funds,nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c .




330
78
1,837
9

- 8
- 35

2,251+

- 1+3

-

135
37
371
7

+

266

+ 2k

+
+

130

5,852

- 1+0

+

1+03

2,llU
529

+ 25
- 1+

i+,313
1,929

—

—

+
+

-

+

39

78
108

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, May 19, 1933; not e a r l i e r .

B-801a

RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELV3 FEDERAL RESERVE BABES COMBINED
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
May 17.1933

May 10.1933

May 18. 1932
2,177,750
36.954
2,214,704

R E S O U R C E S
Gold with Federal r e s e r v e agents
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury
. ,
Gold held 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, 786,763

2,706,759
57,633
2,764,392

Gold settlement fund with F . R. Board .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks . ,

346,260
334,425

341,268
336.474

370,787
333,541

3,467,508

3,442,134

2,919,032

303.9S.3

315,910
3,758,044

276.028

Total gold r e s e r v e s .

. . .

Other cash*

2,731,939
5*+. 824

Total gold r e s e r v e s and other cash .,
Redemption fund - F . R . bank not es . .
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 discounted
Total b i l l s discounted
. . . .

3,771,491
4,992

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 n o t e s . . . .
. . . .
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Total U . S . Government s e c u r i t i e s . . ,.
Other s e c u r i t i e s
. . .
Total 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. notes of other banks
. .
Uncollected items
Bank premises
A l l other r e s o u r c e s
TOTAL RESOURCES

. . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .

. . .

4,518

3,195,060
—

330,225

72,082
266.159
338,241

189,083
275.860
464,943

77,543

112,607

40,643

420,992
594, 482
821.124

421,595
588,922
826.676

1,836,598
5.4O4

1,837,193
5.464

358,658
165,422
942,323
1,466,403

2,249,770
3,662
19,095
359,775
5^,251
.
^,949

2,293,505
3,662
17,637,
316,398
54,250
44.490

1,977,012

6,507,985

6,492,504

5,681,286

3,299,995
74,218

3,349,753
**62,835

2,558,107

2,114,283
31,260
22, 943
87,467
17,642
46,859
2,320,454

2,192,tl03
26,429
45,578

359,558
150,217
278,599
?4,sm

2,089,115
42,467
23,021
86,O45
18,354
50.539
2,309,541
316,346
150,229
278,599
**25,201

25,125
2,289,535
387,068
154,784
259,421
32,371

6,507,985

6,492,504

5,681,286

73,379
256,846

5.023
4,629
14,733
393,311
58,084
38,457

L I A B I L I T I E S
F . R. notes in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n . .
•
F. R. bank notes in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
, ,
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
, . . . ,.
Government
Foreign bank
Special d e p o s i t s - member bank
. . . .
nonmember bank:
. .
Other d e p o s i t s . . .
Total d e p o s i t s
. .
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
C a p i t a l paid in
. . . .
Surplus
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES
. . .
Ratio of t o t a l gold r e s e r v e s and other
cash* 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
. . .
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
f o r f o r e i g n correspondents

67.1*

66.4$

38,886

4I,34O

* "Other cash" does not include F. R. notes or a bank's
own F. R. "bank n o t e s .




••Revised f i g u r e s .

65.9$
239,948

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON MAY 1 7 , 1933
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
B-SOlb
T o t a l Boston Hew York P h i l a .
Cleve. Rich. Atlanta
Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.
Gold with Federal r e s e r v e agents
2,731,939 206,219
654,546 171,000 197,970 149,665 90,100
807,987 124,675 54,021 87,290 22,203 166,263
Gold redemption fund with U . S . T r e a s . 54,824
5,338
8,545
4.813
7.392
2.058
3.506
6.450
1.189
2.TT5
2.964
1.368
8.626
R E S O U R C E S

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
2,786,763 211,557
9,824
Gold settlement fund with F.R.Board 346,260
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f . h e l d by banks 334,4S5 2 ? s l 4 l
3,^67,508 243,522
Total gold reserves
Other cash*
303,983 22.510

663,091 1 7 5 , 8 1 3 205,362 1 5 1 , 7 2 3
93,943 15,061 20,750 21,635
4,211
200,517 l6,609 25,265

93,606
8,461
5,276

814,437 126,064
78,833 22,454
2.034
11,049

56,396
16,096
1.397

9 5 7 , 5 5 1 207,483 251,377 177,569 107,343
90,66? 25,230 24,587 15,863 14,950

904,319 150,552
44,821 1 3 . 6 1 2

73,885 1 2 1 , 3 7 7
5,023 10,788

23,571 174,889
10,625 31,282
6.008 26:151
ij0,204 232,322
10,94s 24,984

T o t a l g o l d r e s e r v e s & other cash 3 , 7 7 1 , 4 9 1 266,032 1 , 0 4 S , 2 1 S 232,713 275,964 193,432 122,293
—»
Redemption fund - F . R. bank n o t e s
1,000
2,000
292
250
100
4,992
B i l l s discounted;
73'379
Secured by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g a t i o n s
9,365 11,820
2,216
4,569
33,635
2i31S
Other b i l l s discounted
256,846
9.950
44.367 36.183 55.224 1 6 . 1 4 2 19 1 046
T o t a l b i l l s discounted
78,052 45,548 67,044 18,460 21,262
330,225 14,519
11,65s
B i l l s bought i n open market
940
1,687
2,591
77,543 19,891
3,231
U . S . Government s e c u r i t i e s :
188,224 30,910 36,365
Bonds
9,916 lo,o4o
420,992 19,739
Treasury notes
594,482 32,604
234,277 47,205 62,289 16,989 1 7 , 1 5 6
821,124 iJ0,76S
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
307,873 59,026 77,886 21,244 21,453

9^9,l4o 164,164

78,912 132,165

5 1 , 1 5 2 257,306

Total U . S . G o v t ,

securities

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 banks
F . R . n o t e s o f other banks
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
A l l other r e s o u r c e s
TOTAL RESOURCES




1,836,598
5,404

93,111
—

2,249,770 127,521
3,662
19,095
359,775
54,251
44,949

2o0
269
40,013
3,230
765

730,374 1 3 7 , 1 4 1 176,540
4,722
525
-

4s,149

824,806 134,901 246,175

67,549
142
1,281
29,424
3,233
3.111

1,353
8,010
96,965
12,813
22,429

li03
394
28,806
3,337
3,800

362
S37
34,802
6,929
1,965

—

90,254
17,296
13.827

1,000

100

100

50

100

3,771
12 t 045
15,816

246
7,524

1,147
11,972

732
5,521

2,648
^6,781

7,770
4,133

13,H9
673

6,253
508

39,429

17,787

862
2,091
2,'953
2,532

39,902
63,348
148,301

13,957
23,052
2S.S23

17,261
16,664
20.S43

11,958
19,846
24.816

16,990
11,975
14.975

25,730
44,077
55,116

256,551
50

65,832

54,768
107

56,620

43,940 124,923

73,1^2

290,204

50,701 176,209

499
2,719
46,373
7,601
1,319

66,833
11
760
8,839
1,746
1.796

70,412

128
959
10,341
2,422
5,024

71,317
16
951
15,111
3,285
oSO

106
1,596
19,298
3,559
1.033

106
296
12,471
1,792
l.4i4

48,649
—

—

—

—

11,857

—

256
1,033
17,282
4,244
1.40S

6,507,985 439,160 2,016,599 454,646 567,271* 298,177 214,409 1,298,855 255,824 159,047 228,224 118,032 457,73s
* "Other cash" does not i n c l u d e F . R. n o t e s or a "bank's own F . R. bank n o t e s .

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON MAY 1 7 , 1933
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

B-SOlc

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total
F # E # notes i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
3»299i995
F.R.bank notes i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
>213
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e account
2,11^,283
31,260
Government
Foreign bank
22,9^3
S p e c i a l d e p o s i t s : member bank
87^67
norrneno er b ank
17,6^2
Other d e p o s i t s
1+6,859
Total deposits
2,320,^
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
359,558
Capital paid in
150,217
Surplus
278,599
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s

Boston

C l e v e . Rich. A t l a n t a
710,247 247,317 325,811 168,879 130,668
—
34,443
2,996
1,085
5,537

Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran,
859.127 146,914 93,253 1 1 5 , 7 6 2 37,790 241,075
16,144
44l
—
570
39
497

988,988 1 1 5 , 4 8 1 133,393
2,014
-11,746
l,4oi
2,426
2,287
7,557
6,941 13,016
5.813
1,668
'843
1,442
6,564
12,662
91

64,528
3.424
901
6.176
1,767
4,320

42,640
1,155
809
6,801
359
2,882

271.542
3,862
3,003
31,265
5,312
3,276

62,4o4
2,229
786
3,347
3.436
4,281

40,220
985
531
1,151
2,048
958

73,445
926
670
4,537
137
324

49,957 150,654
1.594
1,071
670
1,617
261
5.087
—
630
6,620
134

131,389 1,028,208 128,008 1 5 8 , 1 1 7
40,187
92,973 27,727 35.280
58,526 15,800 13.895
10,768
20,460
85,058 29,242 28,294
7,144
2, SSI
738
1,015

81,116
29,730
5,454
11,616
1,382

54,646
9,981
4,599
10,544
2,836

318,260
47,021
15,552
39.497
3,254

76,483
17,002
4,o46
10,186
1,154

45,893
8,542
2,822
7,019
1,021

80,039
18,726
4,247
8,263
617

52,093 166,202
14,227 18,162
3,885 10,623
8,719 19,701
877
1,975

223,152
12,466
121,031
853
1,686
3,072
4,747

New York

Phila.

TOTAL LIABILITIES
6,507,985 439,160 2,016,599 454,646 567,27^ 298,177 214,409 1,298,855 255,824 159,047 228,224 118,032 ^57,738
Ratio of t o t a l g o l d r e s e r v e s and
other cash* to d e p o s i t and E . R .
,
.
^
,
75.0
60.3
62.0
57.O
77.4
66.0
80.6
73.5
56.7
67.5
56.9
63.2
note l i a b i l i t i e s combined
6 7 .-1
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r 2,83s
12,9-39
1,128
2,722
chased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents
38,886
4,083
3.850
1,516
1,361
5,055
1,322
894
1,128
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION 0? BILLS AND SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Total
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal warrants




330,225
77,543
821,124
5,4Q4

Within 15 days

212,662
65,036
86,600
5.192

16 to 30 days
22,485
4,533
127,375
127

31 to 60 days
23.570
2,634
73.238
25

6 l to 90 days
64,943
5,340
127,956

10

91 days to
6 months
6,338
229,976
50

* "Other cash." does not include F. R. n o t e s or a b a n k ' s own F. R. bank n o t e s .

Over 6 months
227
175.479

FEDERAL RESERVE ITOTE STATEMENT Oil MAY 1 7 . 1933
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total

Boston

Federal reserve n o t e s :
Issued to F.R.Bank by F.R. Agent 3,556,60^ 237.3S8
Held by Federal r e s e r v e "bank
256,609 1^,236
In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
3.299,995 223,152
C o l l a t e r a l held by agent as s e c u r i t y f o r notes i s s u e d to bank:
1,381,101+ 70,202
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold fuad R. Board
1,350,835 136,017
21+9,1+1+7 16,093
E l i g i b l e paper
613,1+00 17,500
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

3,59l+,786 239,812

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. A t l a n t a

B-SOld

Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kanp.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.

7 9 3 . ^ 261,577 3*0,005 175»^13 1 5 3 , 5 1 2
83,193 1^,260 li+,i9'4
6,531+ 22,81+4
710,21+7 21+7,317 3 2 5 , S l l 168,879 130,668

S5H,g6U 157,07s
35,737 10.16U
859,127 1*6,911+

96,909 126.1+23 1+0,696 279,299
3.656 10,661 , 2,906 38,22*
93,253 115,762 .37,790 241,075

1+23,1+46
231,100
60,1+27
80,000

i+30,9S7 1+1,975
377,000 82,700
27,83k
*,112
71,000 29,000
906,821 157 ,787

29,021 20,1+90
25,000 66,800
9,655
7,078
33,900 35,000
97,576 129,36s

9i+,050 86,1+70 1+9,160 21,100
76,950 111,500 100,505 69,000
22,1*6 1+3,202 12,1+1+5 1 7 , 1 7 3
70,000 100,000 17,000 1+7,000
79*,973 263,1*6 31+1,172 1 7 9 , 1 1 0 15*.273

18,703 95,500
3,500 70,763
6,285 22,997
13,000 100,000
1+1,1+88 289,260

FEDERAL RESERVE BAIK ITOTE STATEMENT 01T MAY 1 7 , 1933
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Hew York F h i l a .

Total

Boston

Federal reserve bank n o t e s :
Issued to F.R.Barik:( Outstanding)
Held by Federal r e s e r v e bank

99,*3*
25,216

15,630
3,211+

*7,*7*
13,031

6,280
7*3

1+.720
1,724

In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n

7!+, 218

12,1+66

3*,**3

5,537

2,996

l+i+,696
95,*7*

17,1+30

11+0,170

17,430

Cleve.

Rich. A t l a n t a
1,1*0
55
1,085

Chicago St,.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

1+97

1,000
1+30
570

1,800
1.359
1+1+1

21+5
5,000

2,000

1,000

105
2,000

5,21+5

2,000

1,000

2,105

20,600
1+.1+56

160
121

580
S3

16,11+1+

39

30,000
30,000

—

C o l l a t e r a l pledged a g a i n s t
outstanding n o t e s :
Discounted and purchased
bills
U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Total c o l l a t e r a l




*7^7*

8,000

*7,*7*

8,000

25,521
25,521

-

1,395
1,395

—