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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

St. 6so6

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Saturday morning, Nov. 29;
not e a r l i e r .
CONDITION OF

Federal Reserve Board,
November 2S, 1930.
RESERVE BANES

The d a i l y average volume of Federal reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding during the week ending November 26, as r e p o r t e d by the Federal reserve banks,
was $1,022,000,000, a decrease of $5,000,000 compared with the preceding week
and of $503,000,000 compared with the corresponding Week i n l$2Qt
On November 26 t o t a l reserve bank c r e d i t amounted to $1,028,000,000, an
i n c r e a s e of $25,000,000 f o r the week. This i n c r e a s e corresponds wi\h an i n crease of $83,000,000 i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n , o f f s e t i n p a r t by decreases of
$39,000,000 i n member bank reserve balances and $6,000,000 i n unexpended c a p i t a l f u n d s , e t c . , and i n c r e a s e s of $10,000,000 i n monetary gold stock and
$4,000,000 i n Treasury currency,
Holdings of discounted b i l l s increased $29,000,000 during the week, the
p r i n c i p a l changes being i n c r e a s e s of $7,000,000 each a t t h e Federal Reserve
Banks of Hew York and Richmond and $3,000,000 each a t P h i l a d e l p h i a and Cleveland. The System's holdings of b i l l s bought i n open market declined $2,000,000
and of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s $8,000,000, while holdings of U. S. bonds
increased $7.000*000 and of Treasury notes $1,000,000.
Changes i n the amount of r e s e r v e bank Credit o u t s t a n d i n g and in r e l a t e d
items during the week and the year ending November 26, 1930, were as f o l l o w s :

I n c r e a s e or decrease
since
Nov. 26
1930

Nov. 19
' 1930

Nov. 27
1929

( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s
Other reserve bank c r e d i t
TOTAL RESERVE BALTIC CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency a d j u s t e d

234
176
5l£_«
22 '
1,028
4,566
1.737

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
4,565
Member bank r e s e r v e balances
2,410
Unexpended c a p i t a l f u n d s .nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c 4o6




29

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—

2

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-

444*
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673
81
270
5
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199
21
292
34
17

Eeleased f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Saturday morning, November 2 g , i g ] 0 ; n o t e a r l i e r . St.6806a
RESOURCES AO LIABILITIES
OP 'ZiZ TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Nov. Zb.iqlQ

Noit. lq.iq^O

Nov. 27.1Q2Q

RESOURCES
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . .
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury
Gold h e l d exclusively a.rainst F.R.notes
Gold settlement fund with F.R. Board . .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held by banks
Total gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves other than gold
.
Total reserves . . . .
Non-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
Sec. by U.S.Government obligations .
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 notes
Certificateseand b i l l s
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 . . . .
F. R. motes of other banks
Bank premises
All other resources . . .
TOTAL RESOURCES

L I A B I L I

. . . .

TOTAL LIABILITIES
R

a t i o 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 . .

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
f o r f o r e i g n correspondents




1,589,056
35,082
1,624,138
500,471
916,373
3,O4O,982
150,302

1,705,752
593,449
688,227
2,987,428
147,192

3,163,802
61,210

3,191,284
68,395

3,134,620
79,097

87,419
146,433
233,852
176,106

76,357
128,680
205,037
178,273

463,173
449,176
912,349
257,315

45,742
258,151
291,741
595,634
6,348
1,011,940
707
531,631
l4,o67
59,702
24,388

39,110
257,037
299,626

62,791
134,649
128,658

595,773
6,297
985,380
,
705
613,143
18,839
59,702
21,564

326,098
18,698
1,514,460

1,629,465
76,287

r. 7 2 3
648,888
28,031
59,157
11,637

4,867,447

4,959,012

5,476,613

1,421,86s

1,383,6O4

1,930,181

2,409,929
29,384
5,377
18,723
2,463,413
516,493
170,468
276,936
18,269

2,448,746
37,137
5,433
22,879
2,514,195
595,772
170,455
276,936
18,050

2,375,650
35,847
5,021
20,519
2,437,037
641,594
168,321
254,398
45,082

4,867,447

4,959,012

5,476,613

TIES

F. R. notes i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n . . .
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . . . .
Government .
Foreign bank
Other deposits . . . . . . . .
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items . . . . .
Capital p a i d in .
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

.

1,592,506
35,085
1,627,591
^74,745
922,634
3,024,970
138,832

81.1
428,938

81.95

71.1

428,561

509,380

RESOURCES MD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON NOVEMBER 26, 1930
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
S t . 6So6"b
To t a l Boston New York P h i l a . CI eve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . Louis ISLnn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
Gold with F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s
1,592,506 1U9,917
355,636 139,600 180,550 63,000 118,000 169,000 72,395 46,595 65,000 27,050 205,763
Gold redemption f u n d with U.S.Treasury 35.085
1,583
14,226
1,750
2,035
1,436
1,816
1,14-2
1,620
817
1,470
1,117
6,073
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 C a f o e s
1,627,591 151,500
369,862 I4I,35O 182,585 64,436 119,816 170,142 74,015 47,412 66,470 28,167 211,836
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d with F.R.Board
474,7-45 11,493
170,008 42,305 53,691 13,454
5,775 4 s , 6 6 l 37,534 14,377 22,555 IO,54O 44,352
• Gold and g o l S ^ e r t i f . h e l d "by "banks
922,634 38,003
558,824 25,459 60,522
8,899
8,115 164,479 14,051
4,866
6.889 10.995 21.532
RESOURCES

Total ^ o l ^ r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r than g o l d

3,024,970 200,996 1,098,694 2 0 9 , l l 4 296,798
138,832 12,274
34,970
8,458
8,524

86,789 133,706 383,282 125,o00 66,655
6,885
8,835 19,642 10,273 , 4,037

total reserves
Non-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
Secured "by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g a t i o n s
other "bills discounted
Total "bi^Lls - d i s c o u n t e d
B i l l s "bought, i n open market
U. S. Government s ^ e 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 and "bills

3,163,802 213,270 1,133,664 217,572 305,322
6i,2io
9,603
14,446
3,176
3,109

93,674 l 4 2 , 5 4 l 402,924 135,873
3,021
3,773
9,375
3,949

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 "bills and s e c u r i t i e s
Dae from f o r e i g n "banks
U n c o l l e c t e d items
F. R. n o t e s of o t h e r "banks
Bank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES




87,4l9
146,433
233,852
176,106

8,926
7,132
16,05s
14,553

19,132
19,073
38,205
48,211

9,447
12,007
21,454
2,945

16,975
13,674
30,649
17,687

10,465
18,87b

45,742
258,151
291,7%

1,518
20,299
25,930

4,503
75,979
10b,888

1,273
24,223
28,513

595,634
6,348

47,747
1,000

187,370
4,250

54,009
1,000

1,011,9*40
707
531,631
14,067
59,702
24,388

79,358
52
58,680
238
3,580
478

278,036
235
144,244
3,781
15,664
6,235

95,914
7,019

49,70 2 277,720
8,407
9,508

70,692 102,933
1,459
1,621

58,109 287,228
3,139
4,539

8,855
10,258

5,bl5
9,093

729
3,083

2,910
11,909

l,3l4
6,972

2,391
5,574

29,341
9,340

60O
28,982
29,642
9,853

19,113
18,944

14,708
6,914

3,812
4,753

14,819
8,189

8,286
5,107

7,765
28,610

i,o44
31,500
27,463

1,452
7,343
9,377

113
4,745
2,835

21,059
27,718
35.410

500
8,125

5,032
11,254
10,430

528
12,933
lb,521

8,168
10,866
11,101

552
23,166
17,273

60,007

18,172

7,693

84,187

8,625

26,716
98

29,982

30,135

40,991

79,408 108,343
68
71
45,769 51,656
267
909
2,6l4
7,064
279
1,167

56,853
30
39,508
1,234
3,339
929

47,188 1 22,244
25
q4
15,273 63,763
736
1,493
2,658
8,295
4,057
681

30,247
25
22,709
1,574
3,811
7,726

35,379
16
11,458
744
2,018
436

52,990
21
30,571
1,395
3,972
642

44,528
21
17,634
345
1,877
448

77,366
49
30,426
1,351
4,810
1,310

4,867,447 365,259 1,596,305 349,153 477,641 198,588 216,251 608,809 205,914 122,202 194,145 126,101 407,079

ifilfeOUROES'1 ASFD LlABfLITI^ 05" THB-BSSiSBVE' BMES "GH" NOVEMBER 2b", 1930
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
S t . 6806c
Total ^ s t o n Jew^York
^Cleve^
| ^ C y . ^Dallas torn.

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
1 , 4 a , 868
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
2,409,929
Government d e p o s i t s
29,384
Foreign tank
5,377
Othei* deposits
18,723
Total deposits
2,463,413
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
516,493
Capital paid in
170,468
Surplus
.
276,936
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
18,269
50324Z, LIASILITJES
4,867,447
Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t )
81.4
Contingent l i » ^ . i | l t y on b i l l s p u r chased f o r Jfwsgsign correspondents 428,938
f e d e r a l reserve n o t e s :
Issued to KS.bank by F.R.Agent
Held by Federal reserve bank
In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
C o l l a t e r a l held, by agent as s e c u r i t y f o r n o t e s issued to bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
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

143,577 1,033,202 136,748 190,008 62,627 56,937 337,019
717
3,309
838 i,593 4,242 2,236 4,655
395
1,798
517
224
533
192
r
191
8,578
223
1,660
69
289
144,880 1,046,887 138,326 193,794 67,162 59,654 342,893
58,277 138,113 43,341 48,889 38,42b 14,779 62,016
11,874
06,230 16,792 15,913
5,795 5,354 20,159
21,751
80,001 26,965 29,141 12,496 10,857 40,094
350
6,036
480 l , 3 4 l
1,008
2,204 2,474
365,259 1,596,305 34q,l53 477,641 198,588 216,251 608,809
78.1
86.8
83.2
66.5
79.9
83.2
77.9
31,719

141,325

41,577

42,863

18,003

15,431

71,899 51,306
6,532 1,244
192

1,243
79,866
24,573
5,258
10,877
l,4n
205,914
83.0

57,437

15,431

84,344
949
160
to

123
i4g

52,822

10,488
3,060

7,143
866
122,202

70.2

58,820 183,442
2,040 1,029
160

368

22

5,755

85,493 61,042 190,594
28,213 19,112 30,266
4,314 4,353 11,366
9,162
8,935 19,514
704
533
862
194,145 126,101 407,079
67.8
62.5
S3.2

9,858 12,859 12,859

29,576

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT
1,851,713 164,712

429,845 36,585
%

—

1,421,86s 128,127

482,250 35,300

1,110,256 114,617

358,944 28,363
1,951,450 175,280

4oo,o4s l4o,948 218,753 90,524 154,973 185,297 91,300 53,342 73,927
16,823
31,570 44,124
7
I J I JL 5,519 12,497
7,371

i 4 i , 0 1 0 17,099
—
—
s 30,190
259,038 123,249 188,563

73,701 123,403 i4I,173

83,929

277,010 39,500 15,550
73,626 100,100 165,000
61,734 19,749 44,61s

5,000
7,100
5S,ooo 110,900 169,000
36,326 38,256 33,863

11,595 11,895

w/

»

60,800

19,697
417,370 159,349 225,l6S 99,326 156,256 202,863 92,092

47,823

34,700
7,271
53,866

66,430

65,000
21,933
86,933

38,162 234,727
6,207 80,250
31,955 154,477

i4,3oo 65,000

12,750 i4o, 763

13,331 33,803
to,381

239,566

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILI5 AID SHORT TERM SECURITIES
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 and b i l l s
Municipal warrants



Total

233,852
176,106
291,741
98

Within 15 days

152,715
65,854

l 6 to 30 days

21,725
44,203
73,765

31 to 60 days
30,117
53,802

" 64

6l to 90 days
16,95s
12,088

38,707
10

91 days to
6 months
10,995
159

24

Over 6 months

1,342
179,269