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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Oct. 10;
not e a r l i e r .

S t . 67U9
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
O c t o b e r 9» 1930.
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

The d a i l y a v e r a g e volume of F e d e r a l r e s e r v e t a n k c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g d u r i n g t h e week e n d i n g O c t o b e r 8 , a s 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, was
$ 1 , 0 4 l , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , an i n c r e a s e of $ 2 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 compared w i t h t h e p r e c e d i n g week
and a d e c r e a s e of $ 3 8 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 compared w i t h t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g week i n 1929.
On O c t o b e r 8 t o t a l r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t amounted t o $ 1 , 0 1 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , an
i n c r e a s e of $ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e week. T h i s i n c r e a s e c o r r e s p o n d s w i t h a n i n c r e a s e of $ 1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n member b a n k r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s , o f f s e t i n p a r t by a
d e c l i n e of $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n a n d i n c r e a s e s of $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n
monetary g o l d stock and $3,000,000 i n Treasury c u r r e n c y .
H o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s d e c r e a s e d $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 d u r i n g t h e week, t h e
p r i n c i p a l c h a n g e s b e i n g d e c l i n e s of $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 each a t t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e
Banks of B o s t o n and S t . L o u i s and $ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 each a t P h i l a d e l p h i a , A t l a n t a
a n d C h i c a g o . The S y s t e m ' s h o l d i n g s of b i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t i n c r e a s e d
$ 1 8 , 0 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 a n d b i l l s $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w h i l e h o l d i n g s
of T r e a s u r y n o t e s d e c l i n e d $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Changes i n t h e amount of r e s e r v e b a n k c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g a n d i n r e l a t e d
i t e m s d u r i n g t h e week a n d t h e y e a r e n d i n g October 8 , 1930, were a s f o l l o w s :

Oct. 8
1930

I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e
since
Oct. 1
Oct. 9
1930
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 States s e c u r i t i e s
Other r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t

173
211
oOO
28

—

TOTAL RESERVE BAM CREDIT
Monetary g o l d s t o c k
Treasury currency a d j u s t e d

1,012
4,514
1,784

+
+
+

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Member b a n k r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
Unexpended c a p i t a l funds.nonmember d e p o s i t s , e t c .

4,487
2,408
4i6

+

13
18
1
2

+
—
-

-

mm .

-

684
122

-

459
26

2
3*
3

+
+

373
136
3

5*
l4

+

+

301
-

69
l

•October 1 f i g u r e s r e v i s e d .
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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, October 10,1930; n o t e a r l i e r .

St.6749a

RESOURCES A2TD LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESER7E 3ANICS COMBINED
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Oct. g . i q i o

Oct. i . i q i o

O c t . q . iQ2q

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 .

1,5U9,6O6
34,868

1,558,456
34,904

1,506,735
61,99%

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. B o a r d .
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks

1,584,474

1,593,360
545,660
837,749

1,568,729
811,642

2,976,528
149,625

2,976,769

3,012,227
14^,448

3,126,153
65,757

3,128,388
66,469

55,011
118,155
173,166

122,361
185,916

211,023

193,108

R E S O U R C E S

Total reserves
Uon-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
S e c u r e d 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
Total b i l l s discounted . . .
B i l l s b o u g h t 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 and b i l l 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
T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . . . .
Due f r o m f o r e i g n banks
Uncollected items
. . . . . .
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r b a n k s
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources

544,854
847,200

33,253

151,619

63,555

38,306

631,856

3.161,675

66,856
383,341

473,965
857,306
333,151
37,650
75,538
27,570

289,756
272,430
600,439
6,272

291,429
271,442
601,177

140,758

6,772

14,755

990,900

986,973
701

1,345,970
808
708,397
25,243
58,935

702
559,402
18,040
59,674
12,475

606,052

4,833,103

4,878,977

5 . 3 7 7 ,749

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 b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t . . . .
Government
Foreign bank
O t h e r de-oosits

1,365,39S

1,376,351

1,860,300

2,407,758
33,233

2,394,316
37,372

2,338,979

T o t a l de-oosits
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 RESOURCES
L I A B I L I

18,704
59,644
12,046

9,865

T I E S

. . . . .

TOTAL LIABILITIES

6,696

22,711

18,425

6,251

18,746

7,775
17,9^3

2,466,112

2,456,685

2,387,408

538,588

583,251
170,647

170.555
276,936
15,514

• 276,936
15,107

670,376
166,934
254,398
38,333

4,833,103

4,878,977

5,377,749

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 a n d
F. R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .

81.6$

81.6#

74.4

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

435,194

431,411

456,505




R E S O U R C E S
Total

-

2

T

J

rS^iB=ivelZ_sein2t

S

S

S

i

Tot-1 reserves

-

r r E r ; r

i

i e , t 1

F , R. n o t e s of o t h e r hanks
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources

TOTAL RESOURCES

s

3 2 0 , 0 5 1 142,026 1 9 2 , 2 0 5

s

65)757

"

Total "bills 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
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
T o t 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
T o t a l M i l s and s e c u r i t i e s




4 , 4 7 4 155,653

a

"ISS
64,475 118,098 175,229

m

"•& ^

57,806

49,332

5

«

6f4o7

17>772

4,476

4,6o4

^

3,563

4,653

9,669

4,010

24,203

15,096

15,834

10,215

17,765

7,547

^

173,166
211,023

9,519
22,843

25,649
83,841

15,281
104

a , 086
17,313

17,747
9,058

38,253
289,756

2,187

64o
26,424

272,430

756
23,239
22,180

237
34,358

1,176
8, 086
7,7a

27,178 210,872

74,925 1 1 4 , 1 9 4

53,559 301,100

600,439

46,175

1,000

990,900

79,537

78,882
105,171

l,4i4

1,874

2,814

3,9^1

9,214

10,316

6,263

8,729

7,646

19,699

7,842

43

9,385

14,324

29,229

39,009

3J£

43 20,01%

7,708
4,975

186,240
4,250

25,188 23,260
52,252 57,855
1,000

16,983 12,726

299,980

68,637

96,254

43,788

la.O^

57,ip
^2o8

^,03b

52,48
^275

^ 1 °
1,177

1,^7

12,475

150

4,736

a?

1,130

509

6,272

71,494

S:% 1 : 3

3 , 1 2 6 , 1 5 3 227,008 1 , 0 2 3 , 2 1 8 225,74? 3 2 1 , 6 5 2 100,720 147,964 430,256 100,810

Non-reserve cash

M

6

S
1]5S

k

RESOURCES MD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BMKS OH OCTOBER 8, 1930
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
S t . GjUgia
Boston Hew York R i i l a . CI eve.
R i c h . 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 F r a n .

42
.523 4 , ? 4 7
1
2
,
4
1
0
14,679
31,400 15,926
8,900 1 4 , 0 1 5
29,861 7 , 4 5 0
81,27s 23,899 26,057 28,736
22

4 ? , l 4 4 114,139

1.2^
2,924

g

. y
744

47,280
25
27,030
1,376
3,811

297

36,283
16
12,418
1,137
2,01S
487

4,501

\f»
5,280

12,002 24,642

47,191 63,988
to
21
21
32,25s 20,454 33,967
328
2,760
1,535

46,679

3,972
329

1,876
592

4,849

360

4,833,103 3?4,IO4 1,511,083 3 5 ^ 5 2 485,504 195,752 223,195 631,405 184,639 128,698 200,862 131,835 411,574

L I AB I I I

T I E S

RESOURCES ASD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BASICS OH OCTOBER 8 , 1930
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
s t . 6749c
T o t a l Boston Hew York P h i l a . C l e v e .
R i c h . 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 F r a n .
1,365,398 133,134
207,237 iig,220 186,061 66,028 124,572 154,183 63,086 51,806 67,989 35,499 1 5 7 , 5 8 3

F . R . n o t e s i n acfraal c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
2 , 4 0 7 , 7 5 8 1 4 8 , 3 9 1 1,001,692 141,017 196,530 6 3 , 5 0 9 60,784 345,082 7 3 , 3 7 1 5 2 , 5 8 8 8 7 , 0 6 4 58,843 178,887
Member "bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
33,233 2 , 5 3 4
3,676
2,135 3,167
Government d e p o s i t s
2,690 5,729
1,260
874
5,930
2,64o
1,396
1,202
6,696
388
508
220
524
3,179
Foreign tank
189
702
189
121
157
362
18,425
4o
6,752
324
1,463
120
Other d e p o s i t s
125
%0
201
l66
396
8,293
%
2 , 4 6 6 , 1 1 2 1 5 1 , 3 5 3 l>015,309 1 4 3 , 9 8 4 201,684 6 9 , 7 8 4 6 3 , 7 8 3 352,003 7 5 , 0 2 1 53,749 8 9 , 0 1 3 61,685 188,744
Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
538,588 5 5 , 9 6 2
1 3 6 , 7 8 4 48,031 5 1 , 4 4 5 40,879 16,467 62,798 29,044 12,051 30,190 20,628 34,309
Capital p a i d in
66,256 16,796 1 5 , 9 5 0
170,555 11,881
5,804
5,244
5 , 3 6 5 20,164
4,327
3,053
4 , 3 5 6 11,359
Surplus
276,936 2 1 , 7 5 1
80,001 26,965 29,141 12,496 10,857 40,094 10,877 7 , 1 4 3 9,162 8 , 9 3 5 1 9 , 5 1 4
15,514
23
%6
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
5,496
1,223
76i
2,151
2,163 1 , 3 6 7
89b
181 _ _ l l i 1
-i5_
4 , 8 3 3 , 1 0 3 3 7 4 , 1 0 4 1,511,033 354,452 4 8 5 , 5 0 4 1 9 5 , 7 5 2 223,195 631,405 184,639 128,698 200,862 131,835 4 1 1 , 5 7 4
TOTAL LIABILITIES
81.6
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
86.1
79.8
83.7
83.0
74.2
78.6
85.0
71.0
73.0
60.3
72.7
86.9
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 f o r f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s 435,194 3 l , 9 4 l
145,568 4 l , 8 6 8 4 3 , 1 6 3 18,129 15,539 57,839 15,539
9 , 9 2 7 12,949 12,949 29,783
Federal reserve notes:
I s s u e d to F.R,bank by F . R . a g e n t 1,796,482 176,456
431,084 4 3 , 3 2 2
Held b"r F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k
In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
1,365,398 133,134
C o l l a t e r a l h e l d by a g e n t a s s e c u r i t y f o r n o t e s i s s u e d to bank:
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
449,550 35,300
Gold f u n d - F. R. Board
1,100,056 119,617
352,417 3 2 , 2 8 3
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 i n open market
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal warrants



1,902,023 187,200

FEDERAL RESERVE HOTS STATEMENT
360,909 139,894 222,743 8 5 , 8 2 3 150,127 181,138 7 8 , 0 0 8 57,258 79,477 41,985 222,664
153,672 21,674 36,682 19,795 25,555 26,955 1 4 , 9 2 2
5,452 11,488
6.486 65.081
207,237 118 , 220 186,061 66,028 124,572 154,183 63,086 51,806 67,989 35,499 157,583

277,010 39,900 15,550
28,626 100,100 175,000

5,000 7,100
8,545 11,845
58,000 108,900 174,000 47,600 36,700 70,000
8 1 , 1 8 8 1 4 , 7 3 2 3 7 , 2 3 4 26,751 34,277 32,696 23,260
9 , 6 1 8 17,828
386,824 154,732 227,784 89,751 150,277 206,696 79,405 58,163 87,828

Total

Within 15 days

173,166
211,023

101,788

272,430
22

125,273

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS ALnD SHORT TERM SECURITIES
91 days t o
l 6 to 30 days
31 t o 60 days
6 l to 90 days
6 months
22,880
27,566
16,730
3,943
29,878
46,679
9,084
109
25,214
83,320

22

i4,3oo
11,750
17,674
43,724

35,000
169,763
24,876
229,639

Over 6 months
259

163,896