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STATEMENT FOB. TEE PRESS
B-S01
Federal Reserve Board
May 31, 193^

Released for publication
Friday morning, June 1;
not earlier

CONDITION OP FEDERAL RESERVE BAKES
The daily average volume of Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding during
the week ended May 30, as reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was $2,I+71+,000,00Q
a decrease of $1,000,000 comoared with the preceding week and an increase of
$266,000 ,000 compared with the corresponding week in 1933•
On May 30 total Reserve bank credit amounted to $2,^70,000,000, an increase
of $1,000,000 for the week* An increase of $22,000,000 in money in circulation
and a decrease of $l+r000>000 in Treasury and National bank currency were practically offset by an increase of $10,000,000 in monetary gold stock and decreases of
$^,000,000 in member bank reserve balances and $10,000,000 in nonmember deposits
and other Federal Reserve accomits.
The System's holdings of all classes of bills and securities were practically
unchanged from last week.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding and in related
items during the week and the year ended May 3193^*» were as follows?

Increase or decrease
since
May 30,
May 23,
May 31,
19ft
19^
19^
(in millions of dollars)
Bills
Bills
U# S#
Other

discounted
bought
Government securities
Reserve bank credit

- 26s
5
2.^30
1

+ 2

" 5UO
T15
+
6

Monetary gold stock
Treasury and. National bank currency

2,1+70
7.77S
2,371

+ 1
+10
- 1+

+ 252
+3,7^
+ 73

Money in circulation
Member "bank reserve balances
Treasury cash and deposits with F.R.banks
Nonmember deposits and other P.R. accounts

5,33S
3.763
3,p51
Ub5

total reserve bank credit




+22
- U
- 1
-10

+2,706
-

*+3

Released for publication Friday morning, June 1, 1934,

earlier.

B-SOla

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OP TEE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
ASSETS

M-y 30. 1934 May 23.1934 May 31.1933

Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
Gold
Redemption f\md - F. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
Redemption fund - F. R. bank notes . .
3ills discounted:
Sec. by U.S. Government obligations .
Other bills discounted
Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Certificates and bills
Total U.S.Government securities

,

Other securities
Total bills and securities

. .

Dae from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
3ank premises
Fed. Dep. Ins. Corp. stock
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS

4,648,031

4,633,584

—
29,771*
223,880
4,901,685

—
29,923
238,142
4,901,649

9^0,143
2,515,402
44,353
286,770
3,806,668

4,720

5,35!+

6,242

9,038
24,662

27,838

235,960

33.700

34,251

301,97U

5.178

5,263

19,862

406,194
1,216,1+90
807,470
2,430,154

406,208
1,217,000
806,992
2,1+30,200

441,071
J§l,9l4
1,889,578

535

546

4,823

2,1+69,567

2,1+70,260

2,216,237

3.125
15.382
397,257
52,602
139,299
48,577
8,032,214

3.134
16,995
423,048
52,597
139,299
47,926
8,060,262

3,815
15,14-3
316,047
54,255

3,C51,6o4

3,038,297

60,422

§1,439

3.762,920
51,°36
5,592
227,598

3,767,269

4,047,746

4,061*031

2,393,773

399,332
146,271
138,383

427,374
146,470
138,383

318,082
150^271
278,599

161,832
26,124
8,032,214

161,832
25,436
8,060,262

12,179
l4,l4l
6,466,427

6,1+13

66,014

656,593

48,020
6,466,427

LIABILITIES
F.R. notes in actual circulation . . .
F.R. bank note circulation - net . . .
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . . . .
U.S.Treasurer - General account . . .
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus
Reserves (F.D.I.C. stock, self insurance, etc.)
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F.R. note liabilities combined
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents . . . . .




69.0$
2,730

51.343

5,610
236,809

69.0$

3,268

3,203,102
96,280
2,166,721
72,328
J,8k8

146,876

68.0$
35,731

ASSETS

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMKS ON MA.Y 30, I93U
(In thousands of dollars)
Total Boston Hew York Phila. Cleve. Rich. Atlanta

B-SOlb

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

Gold certificates on hand and
965,037 166,408 96,939 142,216 37.597 278,445
4,648,031 374,883 1.520,596 281,748 365.179 193,262 115,721
due from TJ. S. Treasury
91*7
3,662
6,536 1,059 1,304 1,075
578 4,615
2,866
3.377
29,774 2,319
1,436
Redenption fund - P. R. notes
8,671
12,630
31,703
10,015
n,575
10,521
6,272
12,632
15.773
Other cash
57.455 34,075 12.55S
4,901,685 392,975 1,639,437 313,689 381,114 202,880 132,013 1,003,276 177,432 109,818 153.S12 94,447 295,692
Total reserves
474
4,720
250
2,289
858
715
—
—
—
134
—
—
Redemption fund - F.R. "bank notes;
Bills discounted:
12
20
134
105
6,223 i,64i
l44
94
9.038
33
199
Sec. by U.S.Govt. obligations
433
500
210
1,107
24,662
11,324 7,77s 1,265
36
433
332
754
393
Other bills discounted
530
130
210
605
sss
1,119
592
33.700
365
453
Total bills discounted
17,547 9,419 1.409
963
Bills bought in open market
U.S.Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Certificates and bills
Total IT. S.Govt. securities
Other securities
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
Fed. Dep. Ins. Corp. stock
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




5.178
406,194
l,2l£,490
807,470
2,430,154
535

371

1.S91

22,990

148,403

80,763
53,927
157,680
—

2.^69,567 159,014
237
3.125
15.382 , 3 9 7
397.257 42,839
R2,602 3.224

193

177

649

2^,602 30,24s 14,706 12,694

66,56s
212,569
151,706
430,843

535

487

387,200 85,271 109,596 53.27s 45,896
244,652 56,247 73,180 35.578 30,646
780,255 167,120 213,024 103,562 89,236
—
35
500
—
755,72S 177.574 214,920 104,643 90,01s
110
342
300
1,188
119
4.975

99,270

808 1,079
422
950
15,884
35,072
38,813
30,479
6,788 3,128 2,372
4,149
14,621 14,147 5,808 5,272
1,984 2,512
5.716 l,44s

142

142

385

13,664 15,774 13,197 18,730
47.692 29,86s 47,157 31,626
31,844 19,942 31,490 21,119
93,200 65,584 91,844 71,475

23,61s

121

85

4l4

10

7

166,331
—

—

432,611 93,451 66,122

85,574
57.139

71,982 167,308
88

661 1.207
2,63s 1,002
51.265 19,531 10,360 21,580

88
271

13,660

222
972
18,504

4,090
9,850
1,060
1,023
626
837
48,577
8,032,214 610,003 2,632,362 552,850 659,195 354,442 249,260 1,518.363 300,110 193,306 276,961 188,098 497.264
139,299 10,230

11,441
42,529
31,455

7.387
19.749

3,124
5,093
283

1,657
3,510
1,171

3,485
4,131
462

1,757
4,359

LIABILITIES

F.R.notes in actual circulation
F.R.bank note circulation - net
Deposits:
Member bank: - reserve account
U.S.Treasurer-General account
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus
Reserves (F.D.I.C. stock, self insurance, etc.)
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES

ASSETS AKD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BABES OH MAY 30, 1934
(in thousands of dollars)

B-SOlc

Total Boston New York Phi la. Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran,
3,051,604 244,368 636,137 249,696 305,364139,766132,337 77MS0" 353.152 9 ^ 3 ^ 106,221 38,490 197,571
2,602
60,422
954
38,470 5,821 12,255
—
—
—
320

3,762,920 281,349 1.556,725 202,824 243,904 150,370 66,363
3.300 4,791 3.3^4
51,636 4,353
10,801 1,359
598
237
218
5,592
448
1,519
64s
227,598
3.5U
123,005 15,489 11,048 6,351 1^,596
4,047,746 289,661 1,692,050 220,320 258,850 161,749 84,561
399,832 ^2,445

146,271 10,736

138,383

9,610

97,951 30,103
59,643 15,337
45,217 13.352

33,595 35,653 14,560
4,383
12,783 M 7 6
14,090 5,171 5,145

610,257 110,971 68,728 132,510 112,230 226,689
477 1,712 2,228
12,189 5.252 1,790
143
174
174
442
785
206
7,364 15,876 6,461 3,657 1,753 18,487
630,595 132,305 77,122 136,81s 115,869 247,846
55,052 19,229 10,449 21,237 14,873 19.685
12,547 4,028 3,037 M 5 2
3,950 10,699
20,681 4,756 3,420 3,613 3.683 9,645

22,71s 5,946 4,535
47,266 17,121 16,447 6,963 7,852
5.^9 11,465
2,702
164
374
309
422
15,62s 1,100
811
353
173 3.1^2
8,032,214 610,003 2,632,362 552,850 659,195 35^,^2 249,260 1,518,363 300,110 193,306 276,961 188,098 497,264
161,832 11,283
26,124

Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F.R.note liabilities combined
69.0
Contingent liability on bills purchased for foreign correspondents
2,730

946

73.6
219

70.4

67.8

739

317

67.5

67.3

292

60.9

116

107

71.^

384

66.9

64.0

100

63.3

70

85

61.2

66.4

85

216

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SHORT TERM SECURITIES

Bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Certificates and bills
Municipal warrants




Total
33,700
5.178
807,470
535

Within 15 days
26,540
2,571

500

16 to 30 days
2,474

198

100,096

31 to 60 days
1,893

1,638

51,070

6l to 90 days
2,497
771
64,462

91 days to
6 months Ovon 6 months
22
274
364~6|2

227,180

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON MAY 30, 1934
(In thousands of dollars)
Total Boston New York Phila. Cleve. Rich. Atlanta
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.bank by F.R.Agent
Held by Federal Reserve Bank
in actual circulation

Chicago St .Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas

San Fran.

3.330,083 263,504
278,479 19,136

727,687 263,036 3 1 9 1 4 9 , 5 9 9 153,^6
91,550 13,3^0 l M g 4
9,833 21,109

812,382 137,281 99,921 112,4-81 43,725 247,513
38,314 M 2 9
5,547
6,260 5,235 49,942

3t05i,6o4 244,36s

636,137 249,696 305,3^4 139,766 132,337

774,068 133,152

733,706 225,000 261,931 140,340

747,513 119,936 78,115 97,290 44,675 193,763
193
130
112
100
365
422
75,000 19,000 23,300 20,000
~
55,000
822,706 139,066 101,527 117,390 45,040 249,185

Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
3,004,771 271,117
due from U.S.Treasury
18,871
873
Eligible paper
364,300
—
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral

B-801d

3,387,942 271,990

91,385

11,596 3,462
694
456
468
—
37,000 60,000 10,000 65,000
745,302 265,462 322,625 150,796 156,853

94,434 106,221 38,1+90 197,571

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK NOTE STATEMENT ON M Y 30, 1934
(in thousands of dollars)
Total Boston New York Phila. Cleve. Rich* Atlanta
Federal Reserve bank notes:
Issued to F. R.bank(outstanding)
Held by Federal Reserve bank
In circulation - net*

73,688
13,266

1,511
557

60,422

954

39,633 16,035
1 , 1 6 3 10,214
38,470

12,775
520

—

—

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas
—

5,821 12,255

53^
2l4

~

~

320

San Fran.

3,200
598

—

2,602

—

Collateral pledged against
outstanding notes:
Discounted and purchased
bills
U. S. Govt, securities

81,474

5,000

39,971* 16,500

15,000

Total

81,471*

5,000

39,974 16,500

15,000

— —

—

— _

——

_

—

—

—

—

—

—

1,000
~

—

1,000

—

4,000
—

—

4,000

•Does not include $92,764,000 of Federal Reserve "bank notes for the retirement of which Federal Reserve banks have deposited lawful
money with the Treasurer of the United States.




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