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STATEMENT 'FOR THE PRESS
Released._f cm :pribl ica-t i o n
.Friday morning-, Nov. 2 0 ;
not e a r l i e r .

st. U727

F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board,
November 1 9 , 1$25.
CONDITION OF FEDERAL'RESERVE BANKS

The c o n s o l i d a t e d s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n of t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks on
November 18, made p u b l i c by the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board, shows a n i n c r e a s e of
$'3,600,000 i n b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s a n d of $ 1 4 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n cash r e s e r v e s ,
t o g e t h e r w i t h a d e c l i n e of $ 3 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n F e d e r a l r e s e r v e n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n .
Holdings of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s went up $ 1 , 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 , h o l d i n g s of a c c e p t a n c e s p u r chased i n open market $ 2 , 3 0 0 , O X , and F o r e i g n l o a n s on gold $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w h i l e
Government s e c u r i t i e s d e c l i n e d $ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Gold r e s e r v e * i n c r e a s e d $ 3 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ,
Other cash r e s e r v e s $ 1 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and n o n - r e s e r v e c a s h $ 2 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Discount h o l d i n g s of t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank of San F r a n c i s c o went down
$ 9 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 , t h o s e of Chicago - $ 9 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , New York - $ 5 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and Boston and
Richmond - $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 e a c h .
At t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a bank, d i s c o u n t s went u p
$$,200,000, a t S t . Louis $5,000,000, A t l a n t a $5,700,000, Cleveland $4,$00,000,
and Kansas C i t y and M i n n e a p o l i s - $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 2 , 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 , r e s p e c t i v e l y .
An i n c r e a s e of $ 9 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n o p e n - m a r k e t a c c e p t a n c e h o l d i n g s " i a r e p o r t e d
by the F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of A t l a n t a , a n i n c r e a s e of $ 4 , 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 oy B o s t o n ,
$ 3 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 by S t . L o u i s . The New York bank shows a r e d u c t i o n of
$ 6 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n a c c e p t a n c e h o l d i n g s , and Kansas C i t y a r e d u c t i o n ' o f $ 3 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ,
w h i l e the o t h e r banks r e p o r t s m a l l e r changes f o r t h e week. T r e a s u r y n o t e s on
hand i n c r e a s e d $ 1 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w h i l e h o l d i n g s of U. S. bonds went down $ 1 , 3 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 - $ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n F e d e r a l r e s e r v e n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n d u r i n g t h e week
comprise a n i n c r e a s e of $ 2 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 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 Bank of New
York, and d e c r e a s e s of $ 2 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 2 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , R e s p e c t i v e l y , r e p o r t e d by
C l e v e l a n d and P h i l a d e l p h i a .
A summary of changes i n t h e 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 t h e r e s e r v e banks d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r e n d i n g November 18, 1925, f o l l o w s : '
Increase

Total reserves ,
Gold r e s e r v e s
T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . . . .
Bills discounted,total,
Secured by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted . . . .

or

decrease

during

We ek

Year

+ $14,600,000

** $238,100,000

+

3,100,000

+
+
+

3,600,000
1,700,000
4,300,000
2,600,000

B i l l s bought i n open m a r k e t . .

+

2,300,300

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 i n d e b t e d n e s s . .

+

700,000
1,300,000
1,200,00b
oOO.OOO

- 268,600,000

+
+
+

164,800,000

332,500,000

195,800,000-

136,700,000

79,700,000
+

253,800,000
12,100,000

-

112,600,000

- 153,300,000

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

-

3,200,000

-

115,400,000

Total d e p o s i t s . . . . . . .
Members' r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s
. . .

+

33,200,000
28,600,000

+
+
+

51,500,000
45,500,000
300,000

C.




+

2,700,000

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*. November 20, 19-25 ; n o t e a r l i e r .

S t . 47275

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAiHS COMBINED
( I n tno-usands of d o l l a r s )
Nov. 18. H-25 NOV. 1 0 . 1925 Nov.19,1924
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 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

1,355,579

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
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . R. Board .
Gold and gold, c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks

1,415,022

.! T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s
R e s e r v e s o t h e r t h a n gold

. .

:'
Total reserves
Non-reserve 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 . . . . . .
. .

62,443

724,982
639,245
2,782,249

122,836
2,905,065

1,356,016
50,732
1,406,748
737,838
634,530
2,779,116

111,386
2,890,502

1,933,981
38,620

1,972,601
610,131
468,036

3,050,818
92,411
3,143,229
43,005

49,546

47,167

280,534
285,832

283,431

276,229

84,680
149,164

566,366

564,660

233,844

354,920

352,687

275,245

56,352

32,655

57 , 632
243,122
33,254

44,243
397,568
145,266

333,279
3,150
5,701

334,008
3,720
4,799

587,077
2,550

1,259,674
640
702,177

1,098,716

18,10g

18,089

26,701

5,115,368

4,980,081

5,086,934

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 . . .
Deposits:
Member 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 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,708,050

1,711,275

1,823,460

2,260,822
24,975
12,999

2,215,346

23,103

2,232,173
22,294
11,933
22,23c

Total d e p o s i t s . . . .
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid i n . . .
. , .
Surplus
All o t h e r l i a b i l i t i e s . . .

2,321,899
733,512

2,283,743
623,462

217,537
17,257

217,537

TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . .. . .
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 . . .

5,115,368

;

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 of i n d e b t e d n e s s . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . .
. . . . . .
F o r e i g n l o a n s on gold
T o t a l b i l l 8 and s e c u r i t i e s . .
Due from f o r e i g n banks . .
Uncoilected items . . . , . . . . , . ,
Bank p r e m i s e s . . .
All o t h e r r e s o u r c e s
TOTAL RESOURCES

244,272

1,263,476
671
216,673
61,809

61,632

478
713,720
61,085

L I A B I L I T I E S

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




116,313

24,667
8,922

21,510
2,270,445

116,659

646,230
112,241

17,105

13,643

4,930,031

220,915

5,086,934

72.1$

72.3$

76.8$

36,348

37,063

27,174

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS ON NOVEMBER I S , 1925.
( 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 S

k

S

:

u

s

s

S

r

S

t

k

i

.

r

j j _ J g ; j

1 , 0

r

S

O t h J ^ L r ' ^

B

S

L

! ^ n \ : t

-

^

8

" "

TOTAL RESOURCES
i




%

r | t , f T

7 974

:

V

r U 1 a a

1 3 1

'

3 9

°

:

l

1

j'o50

1,533
2 3 9

I

' ^

I

:

'741

- g

:

t B
3

°'? S 0

3

S

^

a s

^

t

:

:

^
5

%

:^

l

3

:

:

:

r i l

|

15,183

45

:

:

:

137,687

":S

I E

l

g

I

%

i : :
t

J:i»

I

,

i

|

%

'

.

H

i

%

:
l

7:S§

2 : 8

35-25

1*1

1 1 1

:

9 :

i

'*6

%

$
m

*•*«
1 %

'735

" g

1
^

610
124

%

%

0

'530
91

» : g

%

3

£ £

l i L - S n V k S

_J»22

.

! 0.

%

% :

F o r e i g n l o a n , on gold
r

' g g

T

« * • —

*» f r ^

' g g

st

lb

F

-™

4 : |
33,'as

'IBS

228

I S

31:016

43;935

~2C0

333-279 ~

" y,S

75.sTi.T7l

77,#

67,373 1 . 6 , 3 4 6 1,263,'h76

%

%

1 @

I g

I

411,331, 1 , M s , 9 6 5 378,509 512,011 244,367 296,413 608,900 125,378 151,951 214,721 1 5 9 , 7 3 3 4

5

f

#

3 ^ T T I ^ 3 6 i ~

L

3 I L I T I E S

• RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 18, I j c ; .
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Boston

New York

Phila,

Clave.

Rich.

A t l a n t a Chicago S t • L o u i s

F. R. n o t a s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
De-posits :
ilsuiber "bank - r e s e r v e account
Government
F o r e i g n rank
Other d e p o s i t s

168,351

356,779 142,744 222,U10 88,456 155,818 148,251

143,223
2,546
150

864,565 135,689 184,778

Total deposits
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid i n
Srplus'
All o t h e r l i a b i l i t i e c

146,112

TTAL LIABILITIES

193

70,83b

1,410
138

69,197 84,070 322,59s

2,297
217
1,334

1,035

891,675 137,76O 188,b26
155,504 65,722 64,001
32,153 H , 5 2 l 13,090

70,471
66,659
5,978

11,520
11,455

473

107
82

-,159
S3
117

1,221
280
854

86,429 325,553
39,231 86,860

Minn. Kans.Cy* D a l l a s San F r a n .

Total

39,526 67,990 66,849 46,640 204,176 1,708,050
83,323
2,231

54,792
1,478

88,908

67

81
1,171

56,925 56,62b

93
1,278

289

62,467

1,286

42,843

15,560

91,44b
42,336

1,769

167,212 2,260,822
2,761
142
5,778

24,975

12,999
23,103

64,383 175,893 2 , 3 2 1 , 8 9 9
35,782 4 8 , 0 9 2 • 733,5^2

4,657 15,71s 5,127 3,185 4.262 4,3)7
8,232 116,813
l b , 182
58,743 20,059 22,462 11,701 3,950 30,426 9,971 7,497 s , J 7 7
7 ; 5 9 2 15,071
217,537
1,100
17,257
1,328
2,101
926 1,087
301
-DS9
1,613
4,105
703
1,422
1,072
411,334 1,498,965 375,509 512,011 244,367 290,413 608,909 185,378 151,951 214,721 1 5 ^ , 7 3 3 453,077 5,115,36s
72.1
70.5
62.8
82.8
75.2
73.4
72.3
54.5
75.0
45.8
77.0
51.3
4
51.3
8,553

R e s e r v e r a t i o (per c e r t )
C o a t i u g a r t l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r 2,717
chased f o r f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
F E , n o t e s on hand f n o t e s r e e ' d f r o m
F.R.Agdnt l e s d n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n ) 1 9 , 1 3 7
F,R„notes r e o ' d from Comptroller
F , E . n o t e s h e l d by ? . R. Agent
F . P . n o t e s i s s u e d t o F,R. Bank
C o l l a t e r a l hold a s s e c u r i t y f o r
F . P . n o t e s i s s u e d t o F.R. Bank:
G r d i and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold redeurption f u n a
Gold f u n d ~ F. R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

4,132

it. 4727(

10,049

3,414

3,928

1,946

1,505

5,066

1,689

1,211

1,463

1,285

2, 570

36,848

116,521

36,932

21,891

14,846

21,420

18,946

6,236

2,165

7,643

5,414

47 , 647

318,203

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS

253,468
65,980

745,060 211,876 282,3a 131,742 226,398 429,404 71,522 8 7 , 7 7 5 99,530 69,136
271,760 32,200 38,020 28,440 49,160 262,207 25,700 17,620 25,033 I f , 0 ^ 2
187,488 473,300 179,676 244,301 103,302 177,233 167,197 45,822 70,155 74,497 52,054
35,300
17,281

30,000

122,933

205,514

186,698 4,400 8 , 7 8 0 21,160 10,200 10,575
27,650 11,459 13,688 3,423 8,358 4,201 1,437
156,000 111,389 160,000 47,500 68,000 110,645 3,500
141,429 61,345 93,140 43,150 93,950 91,448 54,564
511,777 1 8 8 , 5 9 3 275,608 1 1 5 , 2 3 3 180,508 206,294 70,076

315,423 2,923,655
63,600
896,802
251,823 2 , 0 2 6 , 8 5 3

13,052
15,136 902 3,234 3,212 16,169
51,000 31,360 1,500 168,370
14,418 43,661 36,132 31,956
79,372 78,255 55,920 256,4§5

305,301
111.014
939=264

878,126
2,233,705

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS
W i t h i n 15 days
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 of i n d e b t e d n e s s .



438,585

101,396
4,878

16 t o 30 days

31 t o 60 days

36,883
64,868
346

105,935

55,854

61 t o 9O da^a25,107

66,519

91 days to
6 months
9,627
lo,212
4,689

Over 6 months
310
20,742

Total

566,366

354,080
• 32,655