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STATEMENT FOE TEE PRESS
B-SOl
Federal Reserve Board
October 20, 1932.

Released for publication
Friday morning, Oct. 21;
not e a r l i e r .

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAEKS
The daily average volume of Federal reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding during the
week ending October 19, as reported by the Federal reserve banks, was
$2,235i000,000, p r a c t i c a l l y the same as the preceding week and $43,000,000 below
the corresponding week in 1931•
On October 19 t o t a l reserve bank credit amounted to $2,219»000,000, a decrease
of $1^,000,000 f o r the week. Shis decrease corresponds with decreases of
$30,000,000 in money in c i r c u l a t i o n and $15,000,000 in unexpended.capital funds,
nonmomber deposits, e t c . , and increases of $19,000,000 in monetary gold stock and
$30*000,000 in Treasury currency, adjusted, o f f s e t in p a r t by an increase of
$80,000,000 in member bank r0serve balances.
Holdings of discounted b i l l s decreased $6,000,000 at the Federal Reserve Sank
of San Francisco, and $14,000,000 at a l l Federal reserve banks. The System's holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s increased $38,000,000 while holdings of
United States Treasury notes decreased by the same amount.
Changes in the amount of reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding and in r e l a t e d items
during the week and the year ending October 19, 1932, were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Oct. 19
1932

Oct. 12
1932

Oct. 21
1931

(in millions of d o l l a r s )
Bills
Bills
U- 3 .
Other

discounted
bought
Government s e c u r i t i e s
reserve bank c r e d i t

314
34
1,851

-14
+ l

21

- l

324
735
+ 1, 124
23

2,219

-15

_

——

•—

-

TOTAL RESERVE BAEK CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency adjusted

4,227

+19

+30

+

19
110
124

Money in c i r c u l a t i o n
Member bank reserve balances
Unexpended c a p i t a l funds,nonmember deposits, e t c .

5,621
2,326
393

-30
J
-15

+

116




1,893

50

171

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, October 21,1932; not e a r l i e r .

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RESOURCES AM) LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS COMBIFED
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Oct. 19,1932

Oct. 12,1932 Oct. 21,1931

RESOURCES
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . .
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury
Gold held exclusively a g a i n s t F.R.not
Gold settlement fund with F.R. Board .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held by barks
Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold
Total r e s e r v e s . . .
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 discounted
Total b i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought in 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
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

2,211,864
47,573
2,259,437
304,922
391,246

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 . . . . . . .
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items .
. .
Bank premises
All other resources . . . . . . . . .

2,203,558
2,69s
15,900

TOTAL RESOURCES

2,955,605

196,523

2,198,090
47,610

2,245,700
299,056
387,202
2,931,95s
192,073

1,537,885

68,127
1,606,012
339,691
818,414
2,764,117
163,277
2,927,394

3,152,128
80,879

3,124,031
73,476

98,127
215,412
313,539
33,583

103,286

300,064
398,247

327,667
33,27s

698,311
769,066

420,863

420,76s

316,470
22,828

352,086
1,078,050
1,850,999
5,437

224,381

390,57s
1,039,550
1,850,896
5,422

2,217,263
2,69s
15,358
378,192

69,149

387,706
727,004
30,017

45,251

2,224,398
3,760
16,931
483,455
59,382
37,633

5,955,708

5,914,403

5,827,102

2,717,430

2,737,843

2,383,362

2,325,546
27,164

2,245,791

2,275,506
160,910

259,421
42,252

8,177
53,071
2,357,097
364,264
153,040
259,421
42,738

5,955,708

5,914,403

404,398
58,135
38,012

58,134

L I A B I L I T I I
F. R. notes in 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 d e p o s i t s .
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 LIABILITIES

10,280
2.8,820
2,391,810
391,777

153,018
. . .

50,058

24,492

46,350
2,507,258

478,116
164,668

274,636
19,062

5,827,102

Ratio 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 . . .

61.7#

61.3/0

59.9 fo

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

41,766

45,227

68,335




RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 19,
(in thousands of dollars)
Total Boston New York p h i l a . CIeve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St .Louis
Gold with Federal reserve agents
2,211,864 169,42?
603,724 151,500 174,470 72,000 6l,000 647,970 64,4bO
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury 4?,573
3,150
5,503
5,470
5,908
2,113
3,325
7,730
1,766
Gold held exclusively against
F. R. notes
609,227 156,970 180,378 74,113 64,325 655,700 66,226
2,259,437 172,577
4,446 34,853 9,257
4,66s
C-old settlement fund with F .R.Board
304,922 12,351
106,577 12,018 24,201
Gold and gold c e r t i f . held by banks
256,182
391,246 17,533
7,329 19,395 8,150 8,818 25,683 5,954
Total gold reserves
2,955,605 202,461 971,986 176,317 223,974 86,931 77,589 766,241 81,437
196,523 13,209
5,072 28,495 8,191
57,267 28,127 16,295
Reserves other than gold
8,399
RESOURCES

Total reserves
Non-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

3,152,12s 220,670
80,879

98,127

215,412

1,029,253 204,444 240,269 95,330
21,944
4,432 3,440
5,479
4,905

3,777
8,844

313,539 12,621

30,606 13,100 12,764
29,693 35,735 17,539
60 , 299 48,835 30,303
10,277
3,116
3,232

2,808

Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from foreign banks
F . R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other resources

2,203,55s 136,201
2,698
212

788,301 192,658 211,701
269
287
987
4,491
615
852
106,980 33,919 37,656
14,817
2,915 7,968
19,786
741 1,226

bS,44l
106
1,35%
34,094

TOTAL RESOURCES



15,900
404,398
58,135
38,012

80,774

279
47,412
3,336
1,361

188,228
133,454
392,110

31,173
28,408

36,492

37,261

79,688 104,529

4,295
4,648

10,979

8,943

13,941

40,776

47,133

20,105

3,617
3,087

2,297
1,060

2,15s

9,585

713,792 139,269 178,282
1,322
3,933

352,086

3,852
51,491
3,893

3,652

9,649
9,851
27,633

1,850,999 121,227
——
5,437

420,863 20,348

7,496

14,986

17,737
19,895
2,477

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

2,353

4o,l43

5,455

16,343
19,151
2,157

1,078,050

33,583

B-SOlb
Minn. Kans. Cy. Dallas San Fran.
37,835 58,480 21,735 149,263
2,308
2,415
1,253
6,632
22,988 155,895
6,727 21,729
4,201 22,965
82,613 33,916 200,649
5,242
7,318 10,015

60,895
10,53%
11,184

82,661 794,736 89,628 55,384 87,855 41,234 210,664
5,827
12,294
18,121
4,149

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
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s

1932

1,009

2,992

3,075

8,222

911
15,368

720
9,051

20,101
37,181

12,039 16,279

9,771

634

895

865

57,282
2,419

17,3^0

11,776
11,951
33,525

lb,287
6,421
18,013

25,2o8
25,800
72,376

57,252

40,721 123,444

9,731 45,532 13,722 9,850
27,299 176,002 38,493 27,608
46,615 262,310 66,156 54,798
182

——

—

——

68,987 284,580

76,108 67,653 74,426 51,357 183,145
184
11
75
17
77
374
99
2,183
387
716
788
1,337
803
2,095
11,009 46,754 17,-624 9,507 22,436 14,578 22,429
3,649 1,787 4,433
7,828
3,461
2,489
1,835
1,286
888
1,298
1,619
1,897
3,768
1,055

5,955,708 414,950 1,986,559 440,484 504,373 209,469 175,2711,153,250 192,333 139,022 193,660

113,779 432,558

RESOURCES AHD

L I A B I L I T I E S

Total

LTABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OH OCTOBER 19, 1932

Boston

F.R.notes in actual c i r c u l a t i o n

2,717,430 195,502

Deposits:
Member b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
Government
Foreign bank
Other deposits

2,325,546 133,826
2,685
27,164
628
10,280
244
28,820

Total deposits
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 LIABILITIES
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)

391,777
153,018
259,421
42,252
5,95c9, 108
61.7

414,950
65.7

41,766

3,399

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 chased for f o r e i g n correspondents

2,391,810 137,323

46,954

10,870
20,039

1,202

Federal reserve notes:
2,957,817 220,197
Issued to F.R.Bank by F.R.Agent
240,387 21,695
Held by Federal reserve bank
2,717,430 193,502
In actual circulation
Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued to banks
1,068,749 47,010
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
1,143,115 122,417
Gold fund - F . R . Board
297,791 12,532
Eligible paper
464,500 '33,300
U.S.Gov't, s e c u r i t i e s
2,974,155 220,259
'
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



w_g 0 l c

"S •
':•! '7 i If i 3313
llflilSIIil
16,095

182

2,222

2,621

500

f r F

11,625

661, 620

Total Within 15 days
223,281
313,539
6,105
33,533
55,000
,078,050
4,790
5,437

7

4,517
1,739
1,654
5,992
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT

1,565

1k*°

984

1,297

*'M =0,236

91,154

V

1,252

3,086

™
:"
f ti£
111 illtlilljlliilipi

%•?&
439,
164,
57,

4,606

2

^

W ?

103

37,834 232,152

253,211 2S9,7'42 109,034 120,385 712,905 109,273 83,802 104,549 43,594 2=5,781

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SHORT TERM SECURITIES
91 days to
6 months
16 to 30 days
31 to 60 days 6l to 90 days
6,657
25,165
36,222
21,253
4,118
7,405
15,955
237,157
109,100
120,249
125,450
425
~
222

Over 6 m o n t h s

961
431,088