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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, Nov. 16
not e a r l i e r

STATEMENT FOB THE PRESS

g t . 597s
Federal Reserve'Board,
November 1.5, 1928

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE MKKS
The consolidated statement of condition of the Federal reserve "banks
on November l 4 , made public by the Federal Reserve Board, shows decreases f o r
the week of $100,000,000 in holdings of discounted "bills, of $10,400,000 in
Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n and of $9,300,000 in Government deposits,
and i n c r e a s e s of $25,300,000 in holdings of b i l l s bought in open market, of
$34,700,000 in member bank reserve deposits and of $19,700,000 in cash
r e s e r v e s . Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s were $74,300,000 below the amount h e l d
on November 7.
The p r i n c i p a l changes in holdings of discounted b i l l s , f o r the week were
decreases of $100,100,000 a t the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, $26,900,000
a t Chicago, and $9,700,000 at San Francisco, and i n c r e a s e s of $18,300,000 a t
Boston, $9,500,000 a t P h i l a d e l p h i a and $9,100,000 a t Cleveland. The System's
holdings of b i l l s bought in open market increased $25,800,000 and of Treasury
c e r t i f i c a t e s $5,000,000, while holdings of Treasury notes declined $5,300,000.
Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n shows an increase of $4,000,000 a t the
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, $3,100,000 a t P h i l a d e l p h i a and $1,600,000
a t Richmond, and decreases of $9,300,000 a t New York, $5,400,000 a t Chicago,
and $10,400,000 a t a l l Federal reserve banks.
A summary of changes in the p r i n c i p a l a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of the
reserve banks during the week and the year ending November l 4 , 1928, f o l l o w s :
Increase or decrease duringto
Week

Year

Total r e s e r v e s
Gold r e s e r v e s

+ $19,700,000
+ l6,400,000

- $238,500,000
- 230,300,000

Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
B i l l s discounted, t o t a l
Secured by U.S.Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted

-

7^,300,000
99,900,000
59,200,000
40,600,000

+
+
+
+

151,500,000
490,100,000
298,000,000
192,100,'000

B i l l s bought in open market

+

25,800,000

+

l40,600,000

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l
Bonds
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness

+

300,000
5,300,000
5,000,000

+
-

482,500,000
210,400,'000
56,400,000
328,500,000

Federal reserve notes in c i r c u l a t i o n

-

10,400,000

+

25,600,000

Total deposits .
Members' reserve d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s

+
+
-

21,000,000
34,700,000
9,300,000

+

160,300,000
I35,500,000
12,300,000

W.




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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, November l 6 , 1928; not e a r l i e r .

St.5978a

EESOUECES AHD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FED3HAL 2ESS3VE BMKS COMBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
RESOURCES
Gold with Federal r e s e r v e agents . . .
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury
Gold h e l d exclusively against F.R.not
Gold settlement fund with F. R. Board
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held "by bankTotal gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves other than gold .

1,172,075

1,134,989

1,252,26s
721,620

1,204,072
763,380
675,315
2,642,767

Total "bills discounted . . . .
B i l l s bought in 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 of indebtedness . .
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 . . . . .
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other resources
. .

1,566,186

51,494

524,931
332,608
857,539
474,4oo

584,154
373,236
957,390
44s,545

226,958
l4o,47S
367,436
333,807

54,377

54,359
114,295
54,028
222,682
3,730
1,632,447
728
658,155
60,551
8,480

264,800

685,184
2,659,132

2,785,100
60,478
. .

16.1Q27

4l,lbS
1,607,354
603,856
678,230
2,889,440
137,195
3,026,635
53,563

80,193

128,968

Total r e s e r v e s
Non-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
Sec. by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted

TOTAL RESOURCES

ITov. l4,192S IIov. 7,1923 Nov.

108,961

59,001
222,339
3,355
1,558,133

69,083

125,600
2.768,367

52,529

387,465
704,794
615
1,406,652

60,574
8,668
5,444,737

5,180,222

564
899,416
59,942
14,895
5,466,667

1,732,051

1,742,409

1,706,436

2,364,508
15,385
6,314
19,513
2,405,720

2,329,820
24,671

2,499,978

56,282

890,829

146,415
233,319
36,4o3

23,624
2,384,709
637,764
146,308
233,319
35,713

5,444,737

5,180,222

729
968,055

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
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e account .
Government
.
Foreign bank . . . . . . . . .
Other deposits
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
TOTAL LIABILITIES

6,594

3,096
6,637

2,565,993
816,702

131,623
228,775
17,138
5,466,567

Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to deposit and
F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .

67.4%

67.1$

70.8%

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
f o r foreign correspondents . . . .
.

256,953

253,117

184,253

C.




RESOURCES

RESOURCES MD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDEHAI'"EE3ER'VE"BBTKS Oil NOVEMBER l 4 , 1922.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston Hew York P h i l a .
CIeve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

'
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents
1,172,075
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treas. 80,193

Total reserves
ITon-re serve cash
B i l l s discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt, 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
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 of indebtedness
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
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
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
A l l other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES
C.



Minn. ICans.Cy . Dallas San Fran.

121,762
- 5,436

174,585 So,005 137,929 46,l42 65,050 233,732 23,557 %5,532 33,618 25,307 178,856
2%,311 12,739 5,235 2,888 4,S6p 8,?5% 4,696 2,4p4 2,923 2,4l7 3,420

127,248
36,290
38,157
2,659,132 201,695
128,968 16,697
2,738,100 218,392
60,478 7,651

198,896 92,744 i 4 3 , l 6 4 49,030 69,910 242,486 28,253 47,936 36,5%! 27,724 182,336
237,973 4o,04o 47,939 20,358 17,606 176,902 24,231 22,39% 34,206 25,145 38,599
433,467 2g,l42 46,083 9,782 4,551 6lj44 9,100 5.369 6,274 7,008 30,507

Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y against
F. R. n o t e s
1,252,268
Gold settlement fund with i'.R.Board 721,680
Gold and gold c e r t i f . held by banks 685,184
Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold

St. 5978%

524,931332,608
857,539
474,4oo

29,673

21,052
50,725

43,853

701
5%,377
108,961 2,592
59,001 3,295
222,339 6,888
3,855
1,558,133 106,471
729
37
968,055 99,576
60,574 3,324
8,66s
166

875,336 166,926 237,186 79,170 92,067 481,132 61,584 75,696 77,021 59,877 251,442
21,108 6,329 11,724 7,302 11,368 15,151 16,250 1,843 5,4oo 5,583 10,213
296,444 173,255 243,910 86,472 103,435 496,283 77,834 77,539 82,421 65,460 261,655
13,954 1,042 3.798 5,102 3,632 8,447 2,916 1,260 2,105 2-, 478 3,093
70,002 66,712
19,384 26,451
39,386 93,163
22,927 49,861

21,332
23,049
44,381
24,926

1,384
54s
585
21,330 10,135 28,338
20,083 10,352 4,4oo
42,797 21,072 33,236
200
155

1,152
1,063
1,209

154,634
39,713
194,397
142,770

3,424
-

20,239 72,991 25,733 12,356
47,554 52,638 21,958 5,4O4
67,793 125,629 47,691 IS,260
27,762 36,601 9,992 20,429

7,125
6,755 11,441

226 19,927

3,500
1,243

4,518
4,527

14,002 11,753
26,941 7,350
40,943 19,103
24,514 23,295
9,505
1,902
1,075

24,954
4i,n4
66,06s

42,465

43
8,663
4,185 12,893
3,ib5 3,700

1,661
4,969 33,290 20,776 10,706 12,482 16,013 16,636
—

6,60s
-

2,210
-

3,ooo
49,895 77,939 6i,4n 125,169
18
18
l4
35
20,054 52,937 4o,925 52,353
3,828
2,202 4,303
635
663
394
500

-

-

380,164 133,540 176,310 72,731 100,524 195,520 78,459
21
21
69
47
25
52
, 372
245,552 22,237 26,507 82,595 33,005 125,255 46,383
16,675 1,751 6,206 3,699 2,867 8,720 3,953
721
439 1,592
499
1,409
171 1,405
5,444,737 436,117 1,559,586 392,043 523,788 251,113 245,076 835.615 210,065 151,627 220,122 172,767 446,818

L I A B I L I T I E S

RESOURCE'S AH)' LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL HESERVE B1EKS Oil NOVEMBER *l4", 1928.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston Now York P h i l a . Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

F . R . n o t e s in a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
1,732,051
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
2,364,508
Government
15,385
Foreign t a n k
6,314
Other d e p o s i t s
19,513
'Total d e p o s i t s
2,405,720
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
890,829
C a p i t a l paid in
l46,4i5
Surplus
233,319
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
36,4o3
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,444,737
Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t )
67.4
Contingent 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
256,953
F.R.notes oa hand (notes r e c ' d from
F.R.Agent l e s s n o t e s in circulation)368,o45
F.R.notes r e c ' d from Comptroller
F.R.notes held by F.R. Agents
F.R.notes issued to F.R.Bank
C o l l a t e r a l h e l d as s e c u r i t y f o r
F.R.notes issued to F.R.Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold redemption fund
Gold fund - F. R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought in open market
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Municipal warrants
C.



332,685 136,017 207,694 78,898 129,116 294,573 60,710 62,317 64,089 47,260 166,812

153,721
1,54?
457
230

394,993 135,888 188,665 70,232 67,307 359,702 82,196 56,631 92,024 70,040 193,049
1,138 1,086 1,312 2,875 1,201
668 1,356 1,447 I,34S 1,027
380
1,935
579
634
311
256
848
262
165
220
214
433
8,940
229
781
216
l44 i,i44
324
500
54 6,226
725
907,006 137",782 191.392 73,534 68,908 362,362 84,539 58,567 94,092 71,335 200,088

156,015
98,149
10,131

195,497
49,696
17,293
63,007
2,049
11,695
436,117 1,559,586
70.9
72.3

121,910 47,324 19.319 47,428 4o,4i4 50,679
18,451 5,4O4 3,008 4,218 4,317 10,865
32,778 io,397 7,039 9,o46 8,527 16,629
5,541 1,691 1,377 1,249
914 1,745
835,615 210,065 151,627 220,122 172,767 446,818
63.3
S4.i
75.5
53.6
52.1
55.2
71.3
73,441 24,281 26,581 13,035 10,735 35,527 10,990 6,901 9,201 8,945 18,147

19,169
32,119

813,105 52,210
2,100,096 183,999

346,557 35,300
98,105 13,462
727,413 73.000

1,277,031 _99,563
2,449,106 221,325

857,539
474,4oo
59,ooi
155

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

151,820

2,913,201 236,209

Total

St. 5978c

79,422
14,602
21,662
2,558
392,043

82,710 78,407 29,570
14,390 6,103 5,230
24,021 12,324 9,996
3,581 1,747 2,256
523,788 251,113 245,076
62.4
56..
52.2

101,979 24,988 24,298 17,954 30,784 39,844 12,902

7,517

FEDERAL RESERV3 1T0TE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL EE SERVE AGTHTS

9,066

9,846 56,748

726,444 211,205 266,822 118,561 218,260 460,087 90,622 83,598 105,415 72,4i8 323,560
291,780 50,200 34,330 21,709 58,360 125,670 17,010 13,764 32,260 15,312 100,000
434,664 161,005 231,992 96,852 159,900 334,4i7 73,612 69,834 73,155 57,106 223,560

1.53,407
16,178
5,000
314,928
489,513

50,000
10,628 12,929

6,690 27,100
7,600 14,167
17,293 35,000
5,452 6,950 2,732 1,957 3,365 2,758 3,014 18,680
75,377 75,000 34,000 31,000 231,000 i4,ooo 28,000 30,860 5,000 125,176
92,753 141,330 62,208 95,442 162,031 57,587 36,432 65,13s 42,287 107,332
178",758 275,259 108,350 160,492 395,763 8l,i44 81,964 98,756 67,594 286,188

M.TUBITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS AND MUNICIPAL WARRANTS
Within 15 days
l 6 to 30 days
31 to 60 days
6l to 90 days 91 days to
Over 6 months
6 months
703,343
54,815
54,962
24,880
18,725
814

130,469
9,580

86,944

159,494
13,953
155

93,505

3,988
34,684

784