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STATE?.™? FOR THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, Oct. l 4 ;
not e a r l i e r .

St. 5 5 3 3
Federal Reserve Board,
October 13, 1927.

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE EAMKS
The c o n s o l i d a t e d statement of condition of the Federal r e s e r v e banks on
October 12, made p u b l i c "by the Federal Reserve Board', shows d e c r e a s e s f o r the
week of $1*4,800,000 i n "bill and s e c u r i t y h o l d i n g s and of $36*000,000 i n member
bank r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s , a n d an i n c r e a s e of $l6,S0Q.,000 i n Federal r e s e r v e note
c i r c u l a t i o n . A decrease of $32,200,000 i n h o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s was
p a r t l y o f f s e t by i n c r e a s e s of $12,200,000 2nd $5,300*000, r e s p e c t i v e l y , i n
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 purchased i n t h e open market.
Discount h o l d i n g s of the Hew York bank d e c l i n e d $53,700,000 f o r the week,
of Chicago $4,800,000, and of A t l a n t a $4,300,000, while the Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco r e p o r t s an i n c r e a s e i n d i s c o u n t s of $12,200,000, Clevel a n d $11,800,000, P h i l a d e l p h i a $3,900,000, and Minneapolis $3,700,000. The
System's h o l d i n g s of acceptances purchased in open market i n c r e a s e d $12,200,000,
of Treasury n o t e s $6,500,000, and of United S t a t e s bonds $2,800,000, while
holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s d e c l i n e d $4,000,000.
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n Federal r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n f o r the week
were i n c r e a s e s of $5,800,000 and $5,300,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y , r e p o r t e d by the
Federal r e s e r v e banks of Philadelphia, and Cleveland.
A summary of changes in the 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 the r e s e r v e
banks during the week and the year ending October 12, 1927, f o l l o w s :
Increase or d e c r e a s e during
Week
Total r e s e r v e s
Gold r e s e r v e s

+ $1,300,000
+
5,700,000

Total 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.C-ovt. o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market

. . .

14,800,000

—

-

32,200,000

-

91,500,000
273.700,000

49,800,000

-

146,500,000

+ 17,600,000

-

127,200,000

+ 12,200,000

-

17,000,000

-

+
+
+

Federal r e s e r v e n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n
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




+ $158,700,000
+ 152,600,000

—

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 indebtedness . .

. . . .

Year

5,300,000
2,800,000

+
+

6,500,000

202,000,000
205,000,000

-

4,000,000

2,400,000

-

600,000

+

16,800,000

-

22,500,000

-

36,000,000

-

21,400,000
-

24,400,000

+
+
-

130,700,000
107,200,000

17,800,000

Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, October l 4 , 1927; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5533a

IESOUTCES m > 1LIABILITIES
OP THE T'iflLVS FEDERAL HESEEVB 3AUKS COMBINED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Oct. 12,1927

RESOURCES

Oct. 5,1927
—

Oct. 13,1926

1,561,864
4 5 695

1,329,143
57,044

1,652,902

1,607,559

1,386,187

661,099
657,497

7C4,384
653's4l

817,152
6'.'5^83

2,971,498
132,396

2,965,754
136,774

2,8x8,922
126.305

3,103,834

3,102,5i;g

2,945,227

Gold with F e d e r a l r e s e r v e agents . . . .
1,6O4,948
Gold redemption f u n d w i t h tJ\ S . T r e a s u r y 4 7 , 9 5 4
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. 3 . Board .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks
Total gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r t h a n gold
Total r e s e r v e s

.

Son-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

50,328

51,150

47,184

192,753
237'4§6

242,557
23 9,§28

339,205
36k'6?6

Total b i l l s discounted . . . .

430,249

462 : ^85

703,901

274,361

262,165

291,312

. . . .

253,780
133,114
118,235

255,972
3.2b,624
122.277

53,803
135,516
118,84-9

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 "
1

510,129
820

504,873
820

308,168
3,700

Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . . . .

1,215,559

1,230,343

1,307,081

563
775,265
59,77k
13 t 522

5S3
724,370
59,609
13.640

yig
747,408
60,0l4
13 ; 789

5,218,905

5,182,233

5,121,421

P. 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 account . . . .
.Government
Foreign bank
Other d e p o s i t s

1,733,829

1,717,049

1,756,299

2,324,338
12,806
5,369
62,454

2,360,378
37,215
5,382
23,352

2,217,091
30.560
5..894
20,681

Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
C a p i t a l paid i n
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s .

2,404,967
704,844
131,171
228,775
15,319

2,426,327
664,038
1)1,098
228,775
14,946

2,274.226
725 275
123.901
220 J 1 0
21,4-10

5,218,905

5,182,233

5,121,421

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

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

Due from f o r e i g n banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES
L I A B I L I T I E S

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
P. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .

75-0$

74.9^

73.1$

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

201,956

189,168

43,981

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RESOURCES

RESOURCES AID LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS ON OCTOBER 12, 1927.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )

St. 5533b

Total Boston New York F h i l a .
Cleve. Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
Gold with Federal Reserve Agents l,6o4,Q4g 129,756
281,214 1 26,191 .219,285 23,250 167,122 273,483 43,715 58,860 55,264 40,553 186,255
Gold-redemption f u n d w i t h U.S. T r e a s . 47,954
5,126
15,087 11,184
2,671
2,768
1,828
985
1J79
1,112
2,l4b
1,245
2,4*23
Geld held e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
ll-K-_5^es
1,652,902 134,882
296,301 137,375 221,956 26,018 168,950 274,468 45,094 59,972 57,410 41,798 188,678
Gold settlement, fund v/ith F.R.Board 661,099 43,500
241,310 47,273 3 7,685 10,266 16,233 140,826 18,943 15,209 30,130 18,849 40,875
Gold and goid c e r t i f . h e l d by banks b57,497 34 j 4 1
4 0 9 J 2 3 27,893 37,137 21,521
7,552 56,228 10,423
7,422
7,522
7,059 31,070
Tot^i^^eserves
Reserves o t h e r than gold
Total

reserves

Eon-re serve cash
B i l l s discounted;
Sheared by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
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. Sv Government s e c 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 of i n d e b t e d n e s s
IPiAl
01 lie r efa
se c utrr lAt +i e-! sn r<
I°ji^.L-Mlij.^L.securities
Due from f o r e i g n banks
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES

2,971,^98 212.729
132,396 13.029

9 46,934 212,541 296,778
24,237
9,l4o 9,391

57,805 192,735 471,522
4,192 11,825 21,352

74,460
12,909

82,603
3,886

95,062
5,521

67,706 260,623
8,268
8,646

3,103,594 225,7)3

971,171 221,681 306,169

61,997 204,560 492,87

87,369

86,489 100,583

75,974 269,269
1,817
2,759

50,328

5,337

1 5,87 2

930

2,675

2,991

3,940

6,90

3,302

1,295

2,509

192,753
237 >36

18,768
15.164

36,644
83,143

22,348
13 0 #

33,748
20,342

9,760
19 ; 2j34

4,384
18,121

20,93
12,10

12,134
6,671

4,592
1,901

2,227
10,289

2,035
2,762

25,177
34,186

430.249
274,361

33,532
28.873

119,787
d.11,125

35
11

18,805
3,866

6,493
10,186

12,516
9,822

4,797
11,672

59,363
9,588

258,780
133,114

12,415
7,472

44,116
34,402

13
9

18,204
11,424
6,972

11,165
7,369
4,346

19,590
8,021
7,471

17,547
7,196
6,280

26,077
9,748
9,977

510,129
w
820

27,049
—

105,216
—

36,222
~

55,585
—

27,455
2

12,988
300

74,227
—

36,600
—

22,880
52O

35,082

31,023

45,802

1,215,559
563
775,265
59,774
13,522

89,854
36
67,742
3,946
122

336,128
212
186,343
16,276
4,429

83,566 126,795
kj
51
59,991 61,982
1,749
7,119
138
l,06l

89,720
25
75,533
2,564
471

38,197 132,284
20
67
34,996 80,774
2,901
8,667
1,447
1,486

59,271
21
55,061
3,957
876

40,079
15
20,807
2,774
1,496

57,420
18
55,760
4,475
498

47,492 114,753
17
34
32,116 44,160
1,827
3,519
619
879

5,218,905 392,795 1,530,431 368,102 505,852 233,301 286,061 723,053 209,857 152,955 221,263 159,862 435,373

c.



•

RESOURCES'-AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OH OCTOBER 12, 1927*
St. 9533c
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
Total Boston New York P h i l a .
F.E,notes in actual circulation
1,733,829 143,513 365,052 136,435 216,124 69,472 162,898 241,182 49,624 62,175 64,985 48,099 174,264
Deposits:
69,992 66,595 351,526 79,816 55,559 87,616 66,226 184,538
Member bank - reserve account
2,324,338
918
492 1,320
647
950 1,033
1,223
757
G-ove rnment
12,806
897
1,753 2,097
719
1
8
9
704
2
1
9
1,680
153
179
2
0
9
541
265
490
357
Foreign banl:
5,369
383
31 3,997
183 9,579 1,092 14,678 6,248 9,575
174
15,847
945
Other d e p o s i t s
62,454
105
Total deposits
2,404,967 156,321 897,892 141,813 190,095 72,193 78,480 353,814 96,033 62,717 98,330 67,469 189,810
704,844 65,420 162,562 54,799 60,330 72,223 29,136 76,138 47,709 16,509 43,919 31,192 44,907
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
131,171 9,462
39,697 13,243 13,939 6,253 5,142 17,310 5,293 3,011 4,220 4,280 9,321
Capital p a i d i n
6i,6i4
21,267 23,746 12,19s
9,632 31,881 9,939
7,527 9,029 8,215 16,121
'•'.vcpius
228,775 17,606
780
607
950
773
2,728
1,259
1,016
3,6i4
545
1
,
6
1
8
9
5
6
AL'. other l i a b i l i t i e s
15,319
473
218,905 392,795 1,530,431 368,102 505,852 233,301 286,061 723,053 209,857 152,955 221,263 159,862 435,373
TOTAL LIABILITIES
61.6
74.0
84.7
82.8
60.0
69.3
65.7
Eeserve r a t i o . . ( p e r cent)
75-0
76.9
79.7
75.4
43.8
79.7
75.3
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r 57,721 19.152 21,147 10,374 8,179 27,530 8,578 5,985 7,381 6 , 9 2 2 13,965
chased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents
201,956 14,962
F.E..notes on hand (notes r e c ' d from
7,875 7,239 45,835
F.H.Agent l e s s notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n ) 3 7 2 , 0 4 2 30,530 117,477 26,756 34,423. 10,473 28,936 48,645 8,536 5 , 3 1 7
ZEEEBAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF F3E3RAL RESERVE AGENTS
771,609
207,191 271,537 103,205 244,574 433,327 76,260 88,026 110,760 69,765 280,599
F-E.notes r e c ' d from Comptroller
2,901,096 244,243
F B.notes h e l d by F. E. Agent
795,225 70,200 289,020 44,000 20,990 23,254 52,7^0 143,500 18,100 20,534 37,900 14,427 60,500
2,105,871 174,043
482,529 163,191 250,547 79,951 191,834 289,827 58,l6o 67,492 72,860 55,338 220,099
F R.notes i s s u e d to F.R.Bank
Cc-i'ic.teral held as s e c u r i t y f o r
F . E . n o t e s issued to F.R.Bank:
8,100 12,267
17,313 40,000
40,000 20,084 13,118 Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
406,332 35,300 215,150 2,615
1,593
4,4o4
3,24o 20,768
3,166 7,6O4 1,483
21,064
8,314 14,285
Gold redemption fund
103,992 15,456
l4l,4oo 272,000 33,000 45,000 50,860 20,000 125,487
1,094,624 79,000
45,000 117,877 165,000
Gold fund - F. E. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
674,592 62,805 214,592 32,075 69,723 60,307 24,772 57,918 22,531 16,4io 22,253 16,413 68,793
Total c o l l a t e r a l
2,279,540 192,561
495,806 164,266 289,008 83,557 191,39 4 331,4oi 66,246 75,270 77,517 56,966 255,048
MATUEITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS AND MUNICIPAL WARRANTS
91 days to
Over o months
Total
Within 15 days
l 6 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 6l to 90 days
6 months
186
3,267
28,740
17,8^5
19,158
361,063
B i l l s discounted
430,249
21,263
3,045
56,081
B i l l s bought i n open market
63,966
130,006
274,361
118,190
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
45
118,235
20
20
Municipal '-7arrants
DigitizedC.
for FRASER
L I A B I L I T I E S