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Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, Nov. 4;
not e a r l i e r .

SIA55HBHT FOR THE PBBSS

S t . 5557
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
November 3» 1927 •

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 the F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks on
November 2, made p u b l i c "by t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Board, shows i n c r e a s e s f o r t h e
week of $26,000,000 i n h i l l and s e c u r i t y h o l d i n g s , $14,100,000 i n F e d e r a l r e serve note c i r c u l a t i o n and $10,600,000 i n member hank r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s and a
d e c r e a s e of $26,200,000 i n c a s h r e s e r v e s . Holdings of b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d f o r
member banks d e c l i n e d $23,200,000, while h o l d i n g s of a c c e p t a n c e s and Government s e c u r i t i e s p u r c h a s e d i n t h e open market i n c r e a s e d $33,500,000 and
$15,700,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y .
•*

The p r i n c i p a l changes i n discount h o l d i n g s f o r t h e week i n c l u d e d e c r e a s e s of $34,500,000 and $10,400,000 by t h e New York and Boston b a n k s , and
i n c r e a s e s of $13,500,000 and. $5,400,000 by Cleveland and Chicago. The
System's h o l d i n g s of a c c e p t a n c e s purchased i n the open market i n c r e a s e d
$33,500,000 d u r i n g t h e week, of United S t a t e s bonds $15,600,000, and of
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s $22,200,000, while h o l d i n g s of Treasury n o t e s d e c l i n e d

$22,100,000.

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 note c i r c u l a t i o n comprise i n c r e a s e s of $10,200,000 and $3,000,000 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 banks
of New York and San F r a n c i s c o and a d e c r e a s e of $3,300,000 by t h e Cleveland
bank.
A smmary 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 serve banks d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r ending November 2, 1927> f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

Week

during

Year
$132,000,000
124,300,000

$26,200,000
25,300,000

4-

_

4-

26,000,000
23,200,000
27,700,000
4,500,000

. . .

4-

33,500,000

+

2,500,000

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

4-

4-

4"

15,700,000
15,600,000
22,100,000
22,200,000

224,000,000
230,300,000
33,600,000
27,300,000

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

4-

14,100,000

Total deposits
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

4-

300,000
10,600,000
13,700,000

Total r e s e r v e s
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
B i l l s discounted, t o t a l
Secured by U.S.Govt, 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 . . . . .
B i l l s bought i n open market

C.




4—
—

4—

4-

4-

-

4-

4-

72,100,000
296,700,000
133,300,000
158,400,000

38,300,000
44—

127,900,000
155,100,000
26,800,000

St. 5557a

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, November 4, 1 9 2 7 ; n o t e a r l i e r .
RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES
OF THE TW3LVS FEIERAL RESERVE BAEK3 COMBUSTED.
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Nov. 2.1Q27

O c t . 2b.1927

Nov. 3 , I 9 2 o

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 . .
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 .

1,609*309
40,072
1,649,381

1,623,253

1,337,772
61,931

1,665,281

1,399,703

Gpld s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F. R. Board . . .
•Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d "by h a n k s . .

603,971
o77,9%5

R E S O U R C E S

Total gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves other than gold
Total reserves
Eon-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

634,635
o^o.SSo

739,57%
618,186

2,931,797

42,957,052

134,356

135,793,

2,807,463
127,222

3,066,653

"*-3,092,845

2,934,685

^

55,657

46,957

208,723
170,498

6l,l37
. .
dyo,L*d6
1^5,970

347,003
328,895

379,221

402,393

675,393

B i l l s bought i n open market

334,576

301,111

332,098

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :

o11

pfil g?S

47,211
136,416
118,719

Total b i l l s discounted

Treasury n o t e 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
T o t a l U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s

:

i o ^
14b,04b

.

526,376

510,b30

§00

2^0.

1,240,773

1,214,759

Other s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s

. .

Dae f r o m f o r e i g n b a n k s
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources

.

.• •

TOTAL RESOURCES

* • « >

565
715,124
59,774
1J) ,o^t (

i * : ^ i
123,o-Q

564
°So,277
59,
——^

r

302,346
2,500
1,312,842
650
695,976
60,051
13,961

5,152,393

*5,130,515

5,065,122

1,717,116

1,702,999

1,755,430

L I A B I L I T I E 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
Member bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
Government

2,362,4-29 J ^ 5 1 , 8 7 0

12,186

::::::::::::::

23,976
2,276,419

Tnt.a.1
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid i n

n i ' a i
• •

_1LM.
TOTAL LIABILITIES

5.152.393

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
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



2,207,325
32,932

74.4/,
1

-2hM
* 5.130,515
OJ/

.

194,836

665,233
124,379
220,310
23,351
5,065,122

72.8%
1)0,344

EE SOURCES AKD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS OIJ NOVEMBER 2, 192?.
RESOURCES
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total

Boston

Hew York

Fhila.

Cleve.

S t . 5557b

Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s

Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.

Gold with F e d e r a l Reserve Agents 1,609,809 121,793
Gold redemption f u n d with U . S . T r e a s . >40,072
4,898

350,312 129,058 204,040
10,05%
5,786
2,925

l 6 , 6 6 2 158,045 257,979
2,715
1,573
3,605

38,556
1,499

51,632
1,579

49,683
2,4l9

31,901 200,148
1,687
1,335

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
1,649,881 126,691
s e t t l e m e n t fimd with F.R.Board 603,571 36,998
Culd and g o l d c e r t i f . h e l d by banks 677,945 37,987

360,363 134,844 206,965
261,784 19,654 36,542
423,580 28,332 39»402

19,377 159,618 261,584
28,506
9,586 103,065
21,869
7,815 55,919

140,055
21,268
10,681

53,211
11,074
7,111

52,102
25,24l
7,005

33,538 201,483
14,175 36,078
7,004 31,2*40

2,931,797 201,676 1,045,727 182,830 282,909

69,752 177,019 420,568

72,oo4 .71,396

84,348

54,767 268,801

T o t a l .sold r e s e r v e s

p.:-.servos other than gold
Total reserves

134,856 14,926

23,745

8,394 11,185

3,066,653 2 l 6 , 6 0 2 1,069,472 191,224 294,094

tTun—reserve 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

55,657

6,703

19,238

909

3,996

208,723
170,498

12,534
15,421

43,803

32,082

23,381
l4,756

T o tal b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d

379,221

27,955

75,885

B i l l s bought i n open market
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :

334,576

41,154

Treasury n o t e 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

277,47#/ 13,641
102^98
6,353
l 4 6 , 0 4 6 \ 10,024

T ot a l U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s

526,376 '^0,018
60Q
-

Ponds

T ot al 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 p r e m i s e s
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES
C. '



1,240,773
565
715,124
59,774
13,847

99,127
36
78,323
3,946
106

5,l63

12,q4l

iq,4i4 12,361

74,915 189,960 439,982

4.i64

5,465

84,365

75,560

89,813
2,209

3,7i4

6,357

3,270

850

29,898
13,521

3,850
,
7,4o6
16,553

5,657
21,082

35,^9
I8,l4i

13,398
7,184

350
1,758

6,597
10,449

38,137

43,4i9

23,959

26,739

53,550

20,582

2,108

101,649

22,202

19,966

47,283

19,235

22,024
35,223

15,954
9,655
l6j43

357i?6y
1 2,§60<
11,388

6,753
1,464
4,170

38,193
,
48,205
12,702
20,257

4,874

49,157

2,033
, ,
6,845
2,842
4,l42

19,519
9,588
8,274

12,979
7,477
6,386

106,4o4
-

4i,952
.100

59,124
-

12,387

13,829

81,l64
-

37,381
=

283,938 102,391 122,509
213
47
52
176,553 63,013 61,300
16,276
1,749
7,119
5,281
165
1,109

83,629
25
60,465
2,564
^8

42,601 172,907
20
67
25,o05 #4,956
2,901
8,667
1,407
1,357

62,837
21
34,840
3,957
767

=

8,364

8,734

63,131 277,535

4,809

2,746
. t .
24,494
14,682

17,046

10,665

39,176

11,279
„

18,001
r r~

8,707

6,201
9,462

6,291
8,555

5,695
11,822

26,842
500

37,183

34,507
=

45,585
=

48,685
15
lo,324
2,774
1,338

65,508
18
43,698
4,475
507

63,173
17
30,7 _
1,827
^70

93,468
34
39,333
3,519
SJ2_

'

1,815
5,796

21,520 19,601

28,068

5,152,393 4o4,843 1,570,971 359,498 490,179 225,916 266,208 714,293 190,057 145,5*46 206,228 161,147 417,507

i
L I A B I L I T I E S

RESOURCE'S AND' LI ABILITIBS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS Oil NOVEMBER. 2, 1927.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )

Total
F-.R.notes i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
1,717,116
Depo si. t s;
l!eob.or t a n k - r e s e r v e account
2,362,429
Government
6,123
F o r e i g n "bank
5,5fZ
Other d e p o s i t s
30,
Total deposits
2,4O4,294
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
654,634
Capital paid in
131,388
Svjrp3.v.s
228,775
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
16,18b
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,152,393
Hesnrve r a t i o (pey c e n t )
74.4
Coatii.gont 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
186,595
F„Ti. n^iboz on hand ( n o t e s r e e ' d from
Agc.nt u ?s 33D t e s i n c i r c u l a t ion)404,179

Boston

Hew York

Phila.

Cleve.

139,832

372,144 128,303 208,484

161,485
,, 201
^
413
337

920,480 137,63k 122,551

162,436

74,935
9,428
17,606
606
4O4,S43
71.7

539

359

22,233
944,707
148,884
39,823
6l,6l4
3,799
1,570,971
81.2

28 2

3 - OSS

138,803
57,223
13,245
21,267
6^7
359,498
71.6

184,402
57,940
13,953
23-746
1,654
490,179
74.9

1,455

14,001
29,448

iso

52S

523

51,628 17,921 19,788
127,380

36,355 38,519

R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
72,752 156,005 235,654

53,016

st. 5556c
Minn. Xans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .

63,804 64,742 50,237 171,543

76,011 67,800 348,887 83,138 54,804 88,051 66,377 175,211
159
509 1,525
693
366
398
429
28b
226
759
237
204
33t~ **209
333
1.012
44l
150
261
3.A68
76,665 68,668 352,183 84,509 55,884 88,914 67,130 179,993
56,932 25,975 74,373 35,963 14,290 38,509 30,053 39,557
6,24s
5,I4O 17,377 5,323 3,010 4,231 4,276 9,334
12,19s 9,632 31,881 9,939
7,527 9,029 8,215 16,121
-Ilia
788
2,825
1.307
1.011
803
E3a
959
225,916 266,203 714,293 190,057 145,546 206,22s 161,147 417,507
50.1
84.5
74.8
61.3
63.1
58.5
53.5
78.9

I

9,707

7,654 25,761

8,027

5,600

6,907

6,534 13,067

n,529

30,552 51,366

6,485

5,420

9,34s

8,008

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL BE SERVE AGENTS

F.R«Tiotes r e e ' d from C o m p t r o l l e r
F,R n o t e s h e l d "by F, R. Agent
F„R„notes i s s u e d t o F.R.Bank
C o l l a t e r a l held as security f o r
I .IL n o t e s i s s u e d t o F.R.Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold redemption f u n d
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

2,921,690 236,280
800,395

67,000

782,604 206,058 274,833 113,515 239.197 439,620
283,080

41,^30

27,830

29,234

49,709

79,121 87,518 111,020 72,112 279,752

52-6% 152.600 _ 19.620

18.234

36.SAO

I3,2B7

58.500

2,121,295 169,280

499,524' 164,658 247,003 84,281 186,557 287,020 59,501 69,284 74,090

400,993
106,509
1,102,307
686,383
2,296,192

4o,ooo 15,046 18,117
215,150
7,800 12,267
1 7 , 3 1 3 4o,ooo
20,162 11,181 i4,o4o 1,616 6,228 2,979 2,756
2,365 3,823 4 , 0 8 8 1 9 , 7 7 8
115,000 117,377 150,000
133,700 255,000 23,000 37,000 45,860 10,500 1-40,370
164,182 ^ 1 . 0 2 4 61,083 69,592 28,629 91,633 25,355 21,097 28.230 2 3 . 6 2 0 4 7 , 3 2 4
514,494 130,082 265,123 86,254 136,674 349,017 63,911 72J29 77,913 60,521 247,972

35,300
17,493
69,000
69,109
190,902

58,845 221,252

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF IHBE&TSMBSS M D MUNICIPAL WARRANTS

Total
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
Municipal w a r r a n t s
C.




111:1
100

Within 15 days

l 6 t o 30 days

301,645
139,453

20,295
64,157

31 t o SO days

6 l t o 90 days
17,054
66,033

100

91 days t o
6 months

5,727
2,761
146,046

Over 6 months

325