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STATEMSTT FOR THE PRESS
3-781
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board
May 19, 1932.

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, Ma;* 20;
not e a r l i e r .

CONDITIO?7 OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS
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 the
week e n d i n g May 18, 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 , 9 4 U , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , an
i n c r e a s e of $ 4 9 , 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 of $1,02%,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 weelc i n 1931 •
On May 18 t o t a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t amounted to $ 1 , 9 8 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , an i n c r e a s e of
$69,000,000 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 i n c r e a s e s of 813,000,000
in money i n c i r c u l a t i o n and $ 4 8 , 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 &H0,000,000 i n monetary 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
$28,000,000 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 , and a d e c r e a s e of $7,000,0-'JO i n u n e x pended c a p i t a l f u n d s , nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c .
H o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s i n c r e a s e d $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t the F e d e r a l Reserve Bank
of San F r a n c i s c o , and d e c r e a s e d $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t Chicago, $ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t C l e v e l a n d and
$ 6 , 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 n a r k e t d e c l i n e d $2,000,000,, while h o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s bonds i n c r e a s e d
$ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , of T r e a s u r y n o t e s $ 1 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

$57,000,000.
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 n s
d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r ending May 18, 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 18
1932

May 11
1932

May 20
1931

( 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

4G5
4i
1,466
16

-

6
2

+

316

3

90
+ S07
-

1,988
4,274
1,799

+ 69

+1,094

+ 28

+

-

498

5,449
Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
2,192
Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
421
Unexpended c a p i t a l f u n d s , nonrnenber d e p o s i t s , e t c .

+ 18
+ 48
- 7

+
-

810
219

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




—

+ 81
-

-

4o

+

7

13

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, May 20,1932; n o t e a r n e r .

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RESOURCES AID LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL 2 2 S W B 5AMCS CO>fiEPTED
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
M2.LJiL.i9i2

May 11,1932

May 20.1931

2,177,750
36,95**
2,214,704
370,787
333,5^1
2,919,032

2,219,609

1,790,864
32,514
1,823,378
583,418

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 redemption f u n d w i t h U . S . T r e a s u r y .
g o l d h e l d exclusively against F.R.notes
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . 5 . 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
Total sold reserves . . . . . . .
Reserves other than gold
Total reserves

. . . .

I T o h - r e s e r v e 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 .
Total b i l l s discounted . . . . ,
B i l l s bought 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
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s

34.818

2,254,447
335,320
366,050
2,956,417

3,223,287

203,123
3,122,155
72,905

207,733
3,164,150

176,615
3,399,902

77,209

75,046

159.0S3
275,060
464,943
4o,643

190,5^5
280.818

49,875
99,001
148,376

355,65s

165,422

471,373
42,719
346,147
153,740
835,380

816,491

131,007
59,171

52,231

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
. . „

942,323
1,456,403
5,023

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
Zscxz p r e m i s e s
All other resources .

1,977,012
4,629
14,733
393,311
53,084
33,457

1,904,401
4,6no
14,994
354,586

5,681,286

5,615,640

4,961,207

2,558,107

2,551,363

1,551,458

2,192,403
26,429
45,578
25,125

2,144,373

2,410,799
15,445
5,727
20,551

. . .

TOTAI RESOURCES

]

1,385,267
5,042

58,082

487,134
598,536

767
879,186
• 699
16,492
512,172
58,580

37,519

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 . . . .
Deoosits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e account
Government .
F o r e i g n bank
Other d e p o s i t s
Total deoosits
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

2,289,535
387,06s
154,784
259,4.21
32,371

51,075
44,177
33,350
2,272,975
344,884
154,806
259,421
32,191

5,681,286

5,615,640

2,452,524
497,812

168,476
274,636
16.301
4,961,207

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 ana,,
F . R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined

64.4$

65.6$

84.9#

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

239,948

270,741

383,698




RESOURCES A11D LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAKES OIT I1AY 18, 1932
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
B-7S2b
T o t a l Boston TTevr York P h i l a . C l a 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 , 1 7 7 , 7 5 ° 187,627
'467,965 1 2 2 , 5 0 0 222,470 67,470 92,975 555.395 To,625 5 8 , 8 2 0 6 3 , 0 3 0 25,060 177,7^3
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 3 6 , 9 5 4
1,649
10,459
4,079
4,123
1,603
2,189
2,951
1,727
929
2,377
983
3,855
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 1 4 , 7 0 4 189,276
4-73,454 186,579 226,593 69,073 9 5 , 1 5 4 552,346 78,352 59,749 65,457 26,043 181,618
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . R. Board 370,727 33,445
l60,037
7 , 0 2 8 24,425
1,470
9,076 36,204
5,429 1 0 , 0 2 3 10,519
4 , 0 9 1 18,920
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f . h e l d by b a n k s
3 3 3 , 5 4 1 16,699
185,698
9 , 4 l S 17,351
6,951
7,389 27,295 11,226
3,052 11,171
5 , 4 4 7 30,786
R E S O U R C E S

T o t a l mold r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r than gold
Total reserves

2 , 5 1 9 , 0 3 2 239,420
203,123 21,701

824,139 203,023 268,929
51,177 2 7 , 7 6 2 1 7 , 7 6 0

7 7 , 4 9 4 112,129 671,84$
12,728
6 , 0 l 4 23,24%

95,127
10,169

72,224
3,749

37,l4?
6,976

3 5 , 5 8 1 231,324
11,036 10,810

3 , 1 2 2 , 1 5 5 26-1,121

8 7 5 , 3 6 6 2 3 0 , 7 8 5 286,689

9 0 , 2 2 2 1 1 8 , l 4 3 695,026 105,296

46,617 242,134

76,573

94,123

72,905

5,723

20,519

3,634

3,721

3/465

4,973

12,662

3,967

2,137

2,157

3,652

6,295

189,02]
2/5,-60

11,6^2
15,151

6l,5]l
16,063

19,^52
^0,39^

22,7^3
30,953

^,579
19,095

7,2^2
23,099

11,34}
lp,7v9

7,835
5,393

3,339
8,9^5

^,722
20,929

1,572
9,809

30,372
^"9,533

464,943
40,64-3

28,999
2,346

92,194
13,278

59,848
3,387

53,701
3,104

23,674
2,329

30,34l
1,495

27,642
4,Sl4

13,233
1,005

12,324
692

25,651
1,277

11,381
994

79,955
5,322

352,65s
165,422
942,323

13,406
S,l64
44,525

178,234
72,195
463,519

24,419
13,430
73,756

24,615
15,735
86,4lS

6,175
3,9^8
21,684

4 , 2 0 6 52,034
2 , 6 0 8 19,452
1 4 , 3 2 5 106,829

7,900
4,730
25,973

12,556
3,152
17,307

6,816
4,310
23,684

14,775
3,053
16,768

13,522
8,645
47,475

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

1,466,403

66,155

719,948 1 1 1 , 6 0 5 126,768

31,807

21,139 175,315

38,603

33,015
28

34,810

3^,596

69,642

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 . E . n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Uncollected items

1,977,012

46,059

61,733
'
136
1,309
19,734
3,649

4 6 , 9 7 1 154,919
324
131
1,823
262
12,423 19,185
4,433
1,737
64o
1,319

Eon-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
S e c u r e d by U . S . Govt, 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
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s

Bank premises

All other resources

TOTAL RESOURCES



5.023

4,629
14,733
393,311
52,024
38,457

-

97,500
374
297

45,215
3,336
1,733

3,320

1,675

-

8 3 5 , 3 4 0 1 7 6 , 5 1 5 183,573
1,629
474
507
4,540
891
361
111,930 3 5 , 7 1 2 39,899
14,817
7,966
2,873
19,192
1,673
853

—

57,810
182
999
29,39^
3,612
4,121

-

-

52,975 210,771
660
174
660
1,857
9,753 46,674
2,489
7,327
3,684
1,439

-

52,24l
20
1,353

16,154
3,461
1,311

12
351
7,188
1,334
1,339

1,103

5,621,226 415,349 1,853,333 451,240 524,226 129,211 192,251 977,005 124,403 135,493 133,999 113,162 429,753

L I A B I L I T I

RESOTJBCES A^ID LIABILITIES OF THE F S W , RESERVE BA^CS OF l.(AY IS, I932
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
T o t a l Boston Few York P h i l a . CI eve,
R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
- » 1 0 7 191,5°7
5°5>9°0 248,111 291,623 9 1 , 5 4 3 11^,267 551,260 90,124

F . 3 . n o t e s in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
Eetiber 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 , 1 9 2 , 4 0 3 l 4 l , S l 6 1 , 0 2 7 , 2 7 2 119,591 l 4 l , 3 0 2
26,429
282
9,331
345
1,133
45,57s
3,442
15,053
4,665
4,574
25,125
4i
13,226
166
2,539

Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid in
SuiTlus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

2 , 2 3 9 , 5 3 5 145,531 1 , 0 6 4 , 3 3 2 125,267 150,04c
337,063 4 5 , 5 7 1
1 0 7 , 3 0 s 33,142 3 5 , 4 1 0
154,734 11,526
59,13'+ 1 6 , 2 3 1 14,21%
259,421 20,039
75,077 26,456 27,640
32,371
1,065
10,452
2,003
2,945

TOTAL LIABILITIES
5 6
' S'kS6
Heserve r a t i o ( p e r c e n t )
64.4
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 - u r c h a s e d f o r f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s 239,943

U

7^'if9
77.4 .

1 , S

18,622

Federal reserve notes:
I s s u e d to F . R . b a n k by F . E . a g e n t 2 , 7 6 2 , 6 7 3 209,920
Held "by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e bank
204,566 I S , 3 5 3
In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
2 , 5 5 8 , 1 0 7 191,567
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
915,160 47,010
Gold f u n d - F . R. Board
1 , 2 6 2 , 5 9 0 140,617
E l i g i b l e paper
465,544 2 5 , 9 3 4
U. S. G o v ' t s e c u r i t i e s
148,300
Total c o l l a t e r a l
2,791,594 216,611

?^33
5 3 . 77

r!'?0
b l . 8r,

7^,79;

25,233

5

^'?S
6f 4, . 9^

6

24,743

49,492
732
1,312
112
52,l4s
28,231
5,213
11,483
1,13s
1S9

'311
6
2
6 2 .. 8g

46,595 309,946
1,550
3,777
1,676
6,069
191
437
50,012 320,229
9,663 45,793
4,876 17,322
10,449 3 8 , 4 1 1
2,584
3,930
1

9,S01

B-782c
Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
73,432
s o , 5 S 8 35,349 222,752

55,797
2,720
1,535
364

41,530
1,100
996
339

69,293
698
1,313
63

43,977 145,287
1,485
2,776
1,26s
3,125
2,285
4,862

60,966
17,404
4,4s10,025
1,401

43,965
7,205
2,933
6,356
1,590

71,372
19,016
4,090
8,124
809

4 9 , 0 1 5 156,050
14,642 20,125
3 , 9 6 0 10,796
7 , 6 2 4 17,707
2,072
2,323

5 2 . g 5 i 977,006 154,403 135,493 183,999 113! 162 429[753
71.5
79.8
69.7
65.2
61.9
54.9
63.9
9,066

32,834

5,576

5,391

7,106

565,9o0 245,111 2 9 1 , 6 2 s

35,513 132,377 579,771
7,270 17,110 28.505
9 1 , 5 4 3 115,267 551,266

94,016
3,592
90,124

76,439
3,007
73,432

85,482
7,594
50,538

40,262 252,402
4 , 4 1 3 29.650
35,549 222,752

442,965 76,140 71,970
25,000 106,360 150,500
100,719 59,966 53,516
64,000 15,000 3 0 , 0 0 0

12,420
55,050
24,576
7,0 00

15,625
61,000
12,471
5,000
94,096

13,120
45,700
11,910
6,300
77,030

10,280
52,300
25,523
4,000

1 2 , 2 6 0 76,000
1 2 , 8 0 0 101,763
11,267 78,835
4,000

92,603

4 0 , 3 2 7 256,59s

6,361

16,907

FEDERAL RESERVE rOTE STATEMENT
626,210 260,447 303,534
60,230 12,336 11,906

632,634 260,466 305,986

13,975 123,395
79,000 432,000
30,032 25,045
10,000
99,046 133,007 533,440

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AH) SHORT TERM SECURITIES
rotal
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n or)en market
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal warrants



464,943
40,643
942,323
5,023

Within 15 days
331,176
5,042
51,950
3,819

l 6 to 30 days
31,644
7,600
40,550
1,031

31 to 60 days
49,932
12,330

112,050
110

6 l to 90 days
"

23,665
11,931
159,525
28

91 days to
6 months
19,272
240
316,059
35

Over 6 months
4,254
232,159