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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Nov. 8;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
November 7» 1935
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

The daily average volume of Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding during
the week ended November 6, as reported "by the Federal Reserve "banks, m s
$2,^82,000,000, an increase of $5,000,000 compared with the preceding weak and
$25,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 193^.
On November 6 total Reserve "bank credit amounted to $2,^62,000,000, a decrease of $12,000,000 for the week. This decrease corresponds with decreases of
$10,000,000 in Treasury cash and deposits with Federal Reserve hanks and
$60,000,000 in nonmember deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts and an increase of $28,000,000 in monetary gold stock, offset in part by increases of
$68,000,000 in money in circulation, and $18,000,000 in member bank reserve
balances. Member bank reserve balancos on November 6 wore estimated to be
approximately $2,990,000,000 in excess of legal requirements.
Relatively small changes were reported in holdings of discounted and purchased bills and industrial advances. An increase of
000,000 in holdings of
United States Treasury notes was offset by a decrease of $^,000,000 in holdings
of United States Treasury bonds.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding and in related
items during the week and the year ended November 6, 193 5» were as follows:

Increase of decrease
since
Nov. 6
Oct. 30
Nov. 7
1935
1935
193^
(In millions of dollars)
6
1

Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 27 million
commitments - November 6)
Other Reserve bank credit

7
5
2,^30
-12

~ 12

+ U

TOTAL RESERVE BANK CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury and national bank currency

2,U62

- 12
+ 28

+ 22
+1, 706
- hi

+ 68
+ 18

+251
+1,639

- 10

-289

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




+

1

+ 26

33

2,U01

-60

+ 8k

3-SOla

Released for publication Friday morning, November 8*1935; n o t earlier,
ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES
OF THE HELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BA1JKS COMB IKED
(In thousands of dollars)
Hoy. 6.1935 Oct. 30,1935

Hqv. 7»

^

ASSETS
Gold certificates on liand and due from
U* S f Treasury
Redemption fund - F. R. notes • .
Other cash . • • * « . . . » • • •
Total reserves
Redemption fund - F. R. bank notes
Bills discounted:
Secured by UJB .Gov't obligations,direct
and/or fully guaranteed . . . .
Other bills discounted . . . . .
Total bills discounted . . .
Bills bought in open market . . .
Industrial advances •
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
,..«••
Treasury notes . . . . . . . . .
Certificates and bills . , . . .
Total U.S. Government securities
Other securities • • . . • • • •
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks . .
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
....
Bank premises .
All other assets . . . . .
TOTAL ASSETS

7,063,156
19,370

223.63*+
7,306,160

7,026,623

4,99^,077

19,727
, 273,953
7,285,303

5,232,016

21,296
212,643,

2,204

—

5,495

3,773
3,028
6,301

2,999
7,129
6,128

12,916

4,676
32,677

4,676
32,719

6,073
6,617

238,923
1,635,087
556,162
2,430,172
181

395,589
1,411,717

2,473,876
64l
21,447

2,455,792

235,447
1,638,588
556.162

2,430,197
181
2, 474,532
64i
21,829
^77,338

7,421

622,886

2,430,192

819

41,177.
10,371,806

41.932

19,53S
404,194
53,084
48,381

10,381,304

8,216,034

3,563,254

3,511,319

3,139,172
28,313

5,652,989
60,279
25,402
270,744
6,009,4i4

4,031,551

508,913
130,356
144,893
23,457

420,865
146,777

. 22,254
10,381,304

32,021

50,169

507,936
50,169

L I A B I L I T I E S
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 (Section j) . . . ,
Surplus (Section 13 b) . . ,
Reserve for contingencies <
All other liabilities • . ,
TOTAL LIABILITY ,

—-

5,671,235
59,719
22,501

213.724
5,967,179
490,231
130,364
l44, 893
23,457
30,699
21.729
10,371,806

Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined . . 4
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents .

76.7$

Conmitments to make industrial advances

27,336




—

30,698

76.5$
—

33,049
9,074
163.05s

4,236,732

13s,3S3

1,480
22,291
8,216,034

70.5$
390

"27,057

•Revised

3,822

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAUKS ON NOVEMBER 6, I935
(in thousands of dollars)

. _
ASSETS

Total Boston New York Phi la. Cleve. Rich. Atlanta
Gold certificates on hand and due
fromU. S. Treasury
7,063,156
Redemption fund - F.R. notes
19,370
other cash
223,63*+
Total reserves
7,3o6,l6o
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt, obligations,
direct and/or fully guaranteed
3,773
Other bills disco\mted
3,028
Total bills discounted
6,801
Bills bought in open market
4,676
Industrial advances
32,677
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
235,447
Treasury notes
1,638,588
Certificates and bills
556,162
Total U. S.Govt. securities
Other securities
Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other franks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




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

454,5l4 2,944,827 359,954 493,467 232,425 163,937 1,335,184 219,201 1*6,623 192,582 1 1 2 , l 4 l 411,301
3,258
1,710
1,498
1,388
1,734
2,673
876
896
390
929
733
3,285
32,037
46,526 28,719 13,214 10,756
9,137
28,723 12,112
9,954 14,213
6,369 11,874
489,809 2,993,063 390,171 508,069 244,915 175,747 1,364,783 232,209 1 5 3 , 9 6 7 207,724 119,2^3 426,460
282
9

2, 34O
2,049

291

4,S89

345
2,904

1,799
7,618

l4,425
108,478
34,773

2,430,197 157,676

181

B-SOlb

—

2,474,532 161,216
64i
48
394
21,829
477,338 51,111
50,169
3,168
534
41,137

246

20
19

47

39
444
1,761

47
173
4,445

76,148 16,348 19,070
486,203 122,288 150,660
179,466 38,484 48,295

10,209

—

246
474
6,949

60
168
1,059

80,653
25,854

8,240
65,101
20,868

741,817 177,120 218,025 1 1 6 , 7 1 6

94,209

—

—

—

—

756,123 184,789 220,269 :121,381
24
256
66
61
2,477
6,591
773
1,125
103,093 33,57? 43,459 46,161
4,754
3,028
6,632
12,077
3,944
1,548
29,559
1,095

4o

50

10

—

95,496
23
1,379
17,107
2,331
1,529

—

4

5
68

117
794

67

122
12

4

73
64
1,798

911
126
1,138

67
122
1,813

134
327
859

—

4o
555
1,927

79
4o6

9,420
74,923
86,432 23,857
355,689 108,200
25,623

243,634

—

—

358,211 108,689
4
78
3,037
989
67,643 23,159
2,628
4,967
564
264

12,982 9,514
47,53? 73,703
15,074 23,627

16,033 17,435
47,664 :137,742
15,278 44,154

75,595 106,844
181
—

78,975 :199,331

77r530 109,200

80,977 i200,651
16
45
2,233
313
19,390 25,839
1,686
3,869
422
952

3
1,050
15,218
1,580
449

17
1,46s
31,579
3,449
277

—

—

1 0 , 3 7 1 , 8 0 6 706,280 3 , 9 0 0 , 7 6 2 618,076 781,163 4i9,061 293,612 1,799,283 367,942 249,797 353,714 222,577 659,519

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS Oil NOVEMBER 6, 1935
(In thousands of dollars)

B-SOlc

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total

Boston

New York

Fhila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

F.R.notes in actual circulation 3,563,254 304,290
769,739 261,351 335,701 181,480 151,194
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account 5,671,235 321,000 2,691,64s 273,956 363,766 172,188 107,582
U.S.Treasurer - General account
59,719
1,752
33,106
1,526
2,716
2,878
989
Foreign bank
22,501
1,623
2,258
811
2,141
2,231
334
Other deposits
150.051 12,267
2.183 A. 757
Total deposits
5,967,179 328,337 2,883,063 2S9,9SO 370,806 177,657 112,644
Deferred availability items
490,231 49,495
1 1 6 , 6 4 4 3 5 , 4 7 2 43,463 45,128 16,487
Capital paid in
130,364
9,437
50,9S6 1 2 , 2 9 8 12,297
4,591
4,170
Surplus (Section f)
144,893
9,902
49,964 13,470 14,371
5,186
5,540
Surplus (Section 13 b)
23,457
2,874
7,250
2,098
1,007
3,335
754
Reserve for contingencies
30,699
1,648
7,500
2,995
3,000
l,4n
2,516
All other liabilities
21,729
297
15,616
4i2
51S
293
307
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Chicago St.Louis

Minn, Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

819,136 152,981 108,032 136,685

69,969 272,696

856,451 170,434 109,948 173,441 112,44l 318,380
7,486
1,633
1,961
l,4s6
1,176
3,010
2,614
676
541
60S
„ 586
1,57s
3.705
8.238
5,853
1.357
6 f % 2 I4,%7
870,256 180,981 1 1 8 , 3 0 3 176,892 120,795 337,465
14,634 30,301 2 1 , 3 7 0 26,223
67,301 23,713
11,994
3,732
3,003
3.S73
3,787 1 0 , 1 9 6
21,350
4,655
3,420
3,613
3,777
9,645
1,391
547
1,003
1,142
1,252
804
5,325
891
1,169
835
1,363
2,046
2,530
442
233
373
264
444

1 0 , 3 7 1 , S 0 6 706,280. 3 , 9 0 0 , 7 6 2 6 I S , 0 7 6 7 S 1 , I 6 3 4 I 9 , 0 8 1 293,612 1,799,233 367,942 249,797 353,714 222,577 659,519

Ratio tof total reserves to deposit
and F.R.note liabilities combined 76.7
Commitments to make industrial
advances
27,336

77.4

81,9

3,331

9,513

70.8

71.9

905

1,805

6 8.2

66.6

1,866

495

80.8
524

69.5
2,337

68.0

66.2

i*+2

1,303

62.5
599

69.9
4,516

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AtTD SECURITIES

Bills discounted
3ills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U.S. Government securities
Other securities



Total

Within 15 days

6,801

4,374

4,676
32,677
2,430,197

181

156
1,566
22,760

l6 to 30 days

31 to 60 days

6l to 90 days

553

853
.407

370
32,550

690
145,360

194
3*391
937
50,495

722

91 days to
6 months

Over 6 months

207

620

2,123

26,991
1,774,434

4o4,598

181

FEDERAL RESERVE 1T0TE STATEMENT OH NOVEMBER 6, 1935
(In thousands of dollars)
B-SOld
Total Boston Hew York Phi la. Clevo.
Federal Reserve notes:
Issued to F.R.bank by F.R.Agent 3,846,465 336,462
Held by Federal Reserve bank
283,211 32,173
In actual circulation

Rich. Atlanta

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

273,539 272,343 349,974 191,916 170,093
103,800 10,997 14,273 10,436 13,299

350,115 159,993 112,091 145,226
30,979
7,012 4,059
3,5^1

76,754 302,943
6,735 30,252

3,563,25^ 304,290

769,739 2 6 1 , 3 5 1 3 3 5 , 7 0 1 101,480 151,194

8 1 9 , 1 3 6 152,931 103,032 136,685

69,969 272,696

3,747,513 341,617
5,244
291
129,500
—

383,706 273,000 350,44o 172,000 1 2 0 , 6 2 5
246
60
3,333
47
39
—
—
—
20,000 52,000

861,000 154,632 110,500 131,000
4
71
909
39
6,000
2,000 15,000
—

72, 675 276,263
66
134
4,500 30,000

887,044 273,246 350,479 192,047 172,745

361,039 160,636 112,571 146,909

77,241 306,397

Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U # S. Treasury
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral




3,332,262 3^1,903