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Released for p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y m o r n i n g , May 27;
not e a r l i e r .

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C0KDITIC1T OF FEDERAL RESERVE

St.2000
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e *Bo-*rd
May 26, 1921.

BANKS-

C o n t i n u e d g a i n s of g o l d , o f f s e t i n p a r t by l o s s e s of o t h e r c a s h r e s e r v e s , and f u r t h e r r e d u c t i o n s i n d e p o s i t and n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s a r e i n d i c a t e d b y t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a r d ' s w e e k l y bank s t a t e m e n t i s s u e d a s a t
c l o s e o f "business on May 25, 1921- The b a n k s ' r e s e r v e r a t i o shows a f u r t h e r r i s e f o r t h e week f r a n 5 6 - 8 t o 5 7 • 6 p e r c e n t .
I t e d e r a l R e s e r v e bank h o l d i n g s of p a p e r s e c u r e d by U- S . Government
o b l i g a t i o n s i n c r e a s e d by $ 1 9 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , t h o s e o f o t h e r d i s c o u n t e d p a p e r £>y v>o, b 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and t h o s e of a c c e p t a n c e s p u r c h a s e d i n open m a r k e t
by
400,000. Pittman c e r t i f i c a t e s f e l l o f f $1,500,000, while other c e r t i f i c a t e s on hand, b e c a u s e of t h e r e d e m p t i o n by t h e T r e a s u r y of s p e c i a l
c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by t h e R e s e r v e banks t o c o v e r a d v a n c e s t o t h e Government show a d e c l i n e of $ 8 2 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . I n c o n s e q u e n c e o f t h e above c h a n g e s

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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 , May 27, 1921; n o t e a r l i e r .

St-2000a-

RESOLTRCES AMD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
R E S O U R C E
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d - F.Ft.Beard . .- . . . Gold w i t h f o r e i g n a g e n c i e s
T o t a l gold h e l d by banks
. . . . . .
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Agents . . - .
Gold r e d e n p t i an f u n d
Total sold r e s e r v e s
. . .
Legal t e n d e r n o t e s , s i l v e r , i t c
Total r e s e r v e s . . Bills discounted:
S e c . by U. S, Government o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
B i l l s bought i n open m a r k e t
T o t a l b i l l s on hand
U. S . Government bonds
U. S . V i c t o r y n o t e s
- . .
U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s o f i n d e b t e d n e s s :
One-year c e r t i f i c a t e s ( P i t t m a n Act)
A11 0 tl%er
Total earning a s s e t s . . . . .
Bank p r e m i s e s
5$ Redemption f u n d a g a i n s t
F . R. Bank n o t e s
Uncollected items
All other r e s o u r c e s
. .
TOTAL RESOURCES . . . . . . .
L I A B I L I T I E S
C a p i t a l p a i d in
•
Surplus
Reserved f o r G o v ' t , f r a n c h i s e t a x
Deposits:
Government
Member bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
. All other . .
Total d e p o s i t 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
F- R. Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n net l i a b i l i t y
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
. . . .
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

May 25, 1921
279,261
'
474,952

May 18. 1921 May 28. 1920
167,135
325,391
454,105

424,452
i l l , 530

E, 55S, 232

779,496
1,458,619
140.791
2,378,906
170,228
2,549,134

703,117
1,112,040
137,946
1,953,103
139,393
2,092,496

793,951
1,076,305
87,138
1,957,394
25,574
23

774,869
1,067,684
81.667
1,924,220
25,924
23

1,071,469
4i8.6oo
2,938,031
26,794
69

233,375
46,754
2,263,120

259,3 75
20,156
3,244,425

23,396

234,875
128.936
2,313,973
23,192

11,174
510,175
13.663
5,379,76o

11,476
580,270
12.430
5,490,4go

746,077
6,812
6,ii4,34o

102,173

102,116

35, 271

34,014

754, 213
1,505, 229
m j o 5
2,392,947

165.285

202,036

202,036

17,323

15,632
1,665,517
35.493
1,716,642
2,767,415

1,655,609
33.024
1,705, 956
2,734,804

1,447,962

12,668

11,862

94,000

120,120
36,433

1,852,916
2L.QH

1,980,386
3,107,021

144,S3U
424,929
29. 757
5,379,760

29.487
5,490,480

179,185
561,244
72.384
6,li4,34o

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 'and
F . R- n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined
. .

57 -6%

56.8$

*42.7?•a

R a t i o of gold r e s e r v e s t o F . R. n o t e s
in c i r c u l a t i o n a f t e r s e t t i n g aside
35$ a g a i n s t d e p o s i t l i a b i l i t i e s
. -

71 -7%

70 -4$

*47.;

TOTAL LIABILITIES

. . . . . .

147,766
491,004

• C a l c u l a t e d on b a s i s of n e t d e p o s i t s and F . R. n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n .




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 , May 27. 1921; n o t e a r l i e r ,
RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE'BANKS A? CLOSE OF BUSINESS
MAY 2 5 , 1 9 2 1 ,
St.2000b
R E S O U R C E S
(
I
n
t
h
o
u
s
a
n
d
s
of
d
ollars.)
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank of
B o s t o n New York P h i l a . C l e v e l . R i c h m . A t l a n t a C h i c a g o
S
t
.
L
o
u
i
s
Minn
.
K
a
n
s
.
C
y
. D a l l a s San F r on,
Total
Gold a n d g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
7,74g
197,22s l ,843
5,569
2,624 4,286 19 609 2,703
8,260
1,951
8
,
7
3
.
13,413
279.26l
G o l d s e t t l e m e n t f u n d - F, R» B o a r d
38.085
*&lQa__5Ii30?. .33,904 22.110 IQ.PhR 1 U , p I
8,000 32.389
2.022 31.794
474.952
T o t a l g o l d h e l d by banks
45,834 262,337 53,75p 89,773 25.-734 15,151 134,320 114.056
6 , 7 5 9 16,260 34,340 10,743 50,21
754,213
Gold w i t h Ft R, A g e n t s
177,759
4 I I , 2 S 4 112,314 1 9 4 , 5 9 9 34,981 72,328 233,008 6 7 , 1 9 8 21,802 33,215 13,97S 131,863
1
,
5
05,229
Gold r e d e m p t i o n f u n d
2.242
3 L 0 0 0 - L 5 I 6 . 5,44-7 11.974
5.122 16.575 _L.9_IL 3,069
4,524
5.790
-11UL149__
—
U
1^Q5
Total gold reserves
245,535
709,621 173,640 259,519 7lf6S9 92^601 334*503 87,934 41,131 72,139 30,511
193,224
2
,
3
9
2,947
Legal tender n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c .
1L.555
3.0x3.22
3 >755
4,650- 4.302
6.198 13.302 11,29s
791
.
M
Z
Z
6,399
_
2
,
4
I
5
_
_
I
i
5
_,^.
Total reserves
263,390
800,544 1 77.395 294,469 75,991 98, 799 3 9 ^ 6 0 5 99 t £32 41,922 75,26b 36,910 195,709
2,558,232
B i l l s discounted:
(a)
• S e c u r e d by U # S * Gov 1 1 o b l i g a t i o n s
42,020
2dS,370 110,731 47,015 \ 39,080 47,685 112,004
/ , 0 5 s 2 4 , 9 7 9 11,296 53,447
793,951
All other
53,804 24Q,132 34,245 7 9 , a 3 69,397 60,570 199,803 44,721 b l , S79 57,919 53,408 112,214
1
,
0
76,305
B i l l s bought- i n o p e n m a r k e t
.12,555
44,84s
8.908
6,755
1.989
936
3.996 - l x 5 ! 5 _
25
171
L44O_
57.138
T o t a l b i l l s on h a n d
102,379
562,350 153,884 132,953 110,466 109,191 315,803 77,502 67,937' 82,92.3 6 4 , 8 7 5 1 7 1 , 1 0 1
1,957,394
U , S, Government b o n d s
550
1,005 1,434
833 1,233 . 911
4,490 1,153
• 116 s, s 66 3,575
1,008
25,574
U* S , V i c t o r y n o t e s
~
~
10
~
^
5
l
4
23
U y Sv C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s :
One y e a r c e r t i f i c a t e s ( P i t t m a n A c t ) 18,936
55,276 26,750 a , 799 11,760 15,564 36,11; 13,068 8,480 10,320
4,4oo 1 0 , 5 2 0
233,375
All other
6l 4
44.5og
1.151
30
145
U,
-ZL
21
H
I
^6x154
Total earning a s s e t s
125,484
653,199 183,249 155,655 123,46o" 125,670 356,550 91,736 76,610 102,243 73,254 153,010
,263,120
Bank p r & c i s e s
3,446
527 2,043 1,903
742 3,586
627
599
2,446
1,539
549
23,396
5/^ R e d e m p t i o n f u n d a g a i n s t F,R»Bk nets s
772
2,059
1,300 1,239
601
621
1,Q6C
523
27s
916
361
544
11,174
Uncollected items
42,664
115,346 45,565 48,43-5 4o,991 18,690 61.134 27,631 14 , 298 * 8 . 8 8 3 22,164 34,374
510,175
All other resources
568
3.448
621
527
492
664 2,298
638
2C'S
.513,
l.lo2
2,204
.1X662
TOTAL RESOURCES
439,324 1,589,655 408,657 502,668 243,43s 245,186 824,133 220,387^133,915 220,287 135,*690 4i6]396^5379^60
(a) Includes b i l l s discounted for
o t h e r F* R* B a n k s , v i z . :




3,542

25,347

1,075

29,964

• R e l e a s e d . f o r p u b l i c a t i o n E r i d a y m o r n i n g , May 27, 1921; n o t e a r l i e r .
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FKDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve Bank
Boston New York Phi l a . C l e v e l . Richm, A t l a n t a Chicago S t - L o u i s
Capital paid in
7,294
26,857
8,615 11,046 5,395 4,082 14,229 4,499
Surplus
15,711
56,4I4 17,010 2 0 , 3 0 5 10,561 8,343 28,980
8,346
Reserved f o r Govt, f r a n c h i s e tax
1,938
1 U,g44 2,193
1,026
1,321 2,221 6,756
609
Deposits:
Government
1,195
471
635 2,064
642 1,567
1,323
1,84s
Member bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
107,44-2
6 5 3 , 6 4 1 95,328 135,579' 54,226 44,230 239,^07 62,538
All other
jy3
16J03
1,069
J69
4/4
341
2.324
694
.
„
Total deposits
109,4l0
670,415 97,092 13S,4ie 55,3^2 46,138"2437054 65,080
E. 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
254,485
707,350 228,229 266,951 127,109 1 5 7 , 7 9 456,7® 105,819
E. R, Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n net l i a b i l i t y
12, 289
24,301 11,970 18,334 6,644 11,782 21,469 6,897
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
35,976
82,163 4i,795 43,524 35,690 13,858 Us,536
All other l i a b i l i t i e s .
1,696
r 1 ^ 2 1r
l ^ L .
W76
4
TOTAL LIABILITIES
3 9 , 3 2 4 1,589,085 408,657 502, be8 243,438 245,186 824,133 220,3 87
H E M 0 R A IT D A
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 and F.R,
n o t e l i a o i l i t i e s cfiEribined, p e r cent
72.4
58.1
54.5
72.6
41.7
48.4
58.1
57.
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y a s e n d o r s e r on
d i s c o u n t e d paper r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h
other
T?, Banks
15,000
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
2J36

12,077

3t .2000c,

25, 1921
'iinn

Kans-Cy

3,531
6,980
1,165

4,497
9,159
1,293

Dallas

4,211
6,033
-

7,287
14,194
1,805

Total
102,173

202,036

35, 271

1,653
1,209 3,122
17,323
1,59%
38,808 70,403 45,339 108,608 1,655,609
8.767
33,024
520_ _Jj64 — 426
. „ , y „ ™72,620" 46,974 120,497 1,705,956
4o,922
61,769

23,44?

50,144 234,395 2, 734, go4

7,675 144,834
6,310 12,084 5,079
11,903 35,593 21,160 27,320 424,929
. 1,335 l. 594 2,089 A l l I _ 29,757
133,915 220,287 135,690 416,390 5,379,760
4o.8

48.2

10,347

2,560 2,624
864 l , ">36
1,568
1,152
3,808
1,504
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTAYING AMD IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION

38.0

55-1

57 . s

4,617
832

F . B." n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
7- R, n o t e s h s l d by banlcs
H, n o t e s i n a c t rial c i r c u l a t i o n

270,616
16,131
254,485

Bills discounted
B i l l s "bought i n open m a r k e t
S , C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s

DISTRIBUTION' OF BILLS AND U . S . CERTIFICATES OE I INDEBTEDNESS BY MATURITIES
W i t h i n 15 days
l 6 t o 30 d a y s
31 to 60 days
Over 90 days
6 l t o 90 d a y s
1,102, 808
188,-45
322,907
179,564
70,132
56,289
16,4os
12,148
2,293
36,607
4, 769
9,227
2b,197
203,329




San Eran,

29,9^4
1,472

32,333

855,937 244,182 292,336 133,226 165,811 497,243 129,601 64,293 93,552 53 , 73 5 290 , 587 3.091,119
148,587 15.953 25,385 6.117
8,028 40,450 23,752 2,524 10,105 3,591
w-.v-v
356.315
y ™ 55,692
707,350 228,229 26^,951 127,109 157,783 456,793' 105, 8%' 61,769 * Sj^Wf 50^144 234,895 2,734,80?
Total

1,870,256

87,138

280,129

R e l e a s e d for p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, Hay 27, 1921; not e a r l i e r .

S t . 2000d,

FEDERAL RFSHtVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSF OF BUSINESS MAY 25, 1921.
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Federal Reserve Agent at
Boston
Federal Reserve n o t e s on hand
93,130
Federal Reserve n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g 270,616
C o l l a t e r a l s e c u r i t y for Federal
Reserve n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g :
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
5,600
Gold redemption fund
22,159
Gold s e t t l e m e n t fund-F.R,Board 150,000
E l i g i b l e paper:
Amount required
92,857
E x c e s s anount held
15,522

total

&ew York Phi l a . C l e v o l , Richm. A t l a n t a Chicago St*Louis
165,700 29,480
268,000 2 1 , 4 2 0 Ul,5b0 2 3 , 9 0 9 71,137
255,937 244,182 292,336 133,226 165,811
497,24.3 129,601
286,925
23,359
101,000

23,775
3,500
13,925 15,824 3 , 4 8 1
4,828
9 8 , 3 8 9 155,000 31,500 64,000

.

444,653 131,268 97,737 98,245 93 , 483
84,960
2,302 34,794 9,827 15,684

16,264
217,644

6,110

2,857
58,231

Minn- Kans.Cy.
12,360
4,720
64,293 93,552
13,052

-

2,550 2 , 8 5 5
6,200 30,360

D a l l a s San F r a n .
Total
28.702 3 4 , 5 4 0
794,718
53,73 5 290,587 3 , 0 9 1 , 1 1 9
4,SSI
3,253

343,853
15,469
127,424
5,234 116,394 1,033,952

,403 42,491 60,337 39,757 152,724 1,585,290
52,425 14,99! 24,356 22,536 24,770 10,733 3i$,906

263,335

649,554 2, 064, s4o 512,086 6b 1,026 300,188 418, 443 1,212,611 303,673 165,302 214, 420 160,942 626,447 7,289,862

L I A B I L I T I E S
Net amount of Federal Eessrve
n e t s s r e c e i v e d from Compt r o l l e r of the Currency

3-3,?4U 1,123,937 265,602 333,296 157,135 236,948

662,943 159,021 76,653

98,332

C o l l a t e r a l r e c e i v e d fran
Federal Beserve Bank:
Gold
E l i g i b l e paper

177,759
108,375

411,284 112,314 194,500 34,981 72,„J) 28
529,619 134,170 132,531 102,072 109,167

233,902 67,192 1,802
315,760 77,394 6 6 , 8 4 ?

3 3 , 2 1 5 13,972 131,263 1,505,
82,873 .64,5, 7 1 6 1 437 1 , 2 9 8 , 7 9 6

TOTAL




82,437 325,127 3,885,837

649,884 2,064,840.512,086 661,026 300,188 4i8,443 1,212,611 303,673 lc-%302 2i4,420 160,9kg 626,44? 7,$89,862