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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS Released for publication Fr i day j.or ni ng, Oct. 21; not e a r lie r. s t . 231+6. Federal Reserve Board October 20, 1921. CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS Aggregate gains of $*+3,800,000 of gold and of $44,800,000 of total cash reserves, accompanied by net liquidation of $102 , 300,000 of earning assets and reduction of $35»^+00,000 in Federal reserve note circulation, are indicated in the Federal Reserve Board's weekly consolidated bark state ment issued as at close of business on October 1 9 , 19 2 1 . Deposit liabilities decreased by $ 7 , 200,000 since the date of the previous statement, and the reserve ratio shows a r i s e since October 11 from 68.5 to 70.3 per cent. All classes of earning assets show smaller totals than the week before: secured by United States obligations - by $43,100,000; other discounts by $29,500,000; acceptances purchased in open market - by $7,100,000; Pitt man certificates to secure outstanding Federal reserve bank note circula tion - by $6,000,000, other Treasury certificates, largely held under repur chase agreements by the New York reserve bank:, - by $16,100,000, and U. S. bonds and notes - by about $500,000. Total earning assets stood at $1 ,517,300, 000, a record low total for the year, and 53 per cent below the total reported, about a year ago. Of the total holdings of $459,700,000 of bills secured by United States Government obligations, $328, 100 , 000, or 7 I '4 p e r cent, were secured by Liberty and other U. S. bonds, $103,200,000, or 2 2 .k per cent, - by Victory notes, $9,100,000, or 2.0 ^er cent, - by Treasury notes, and $19,300,000, or 4.2 per cent, - by Treasury certificates, conpared with $341,000,000, $120,800,000, $c:0 , 300,000 and $20,600,000 held, the week before. Since October 11 the amount of paper neld under rediscount for other reserve banks by the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, New York and Cleveland has declined from $41+,000,000 to $42,700,000. Rediscounts of tne Richmond bank witn the New York reserve bank show a decline from $20,000,000 to $14,400,000, the Atlanta bank reports a reduction in bills rediscounted with the Boston and Cleveland banks from $ 1 6 ,0 0 ,0 0 0 to $1 *+,.100 ,000, and the Dallas bank reports an increase in tne amount of paper rediscounted with the Boston bank from $7,600,000 to $8,200,000. Minneapolis resuned rediscounting operations during the week, and reports $ 6 , 000,000 of bills under rediscount with the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Government deposits are shown $ 2*+,900,000 less than the week before, reserve deposits show an increase for tne week of $14,800,000, wnile other deposits, conposed largely of non-members' clearing accounts and cashier's checks, snow an increase of about $ 2 , 900, 000. Federal reserve fcote circulation snows a further decline for the week of $35,*+00,000, the October 19 total of $2,4^0,900,000 being the lowest shown since October 4, I 9I 8 . In addition the banks snow a decrease of $4,900,000 in their net liabilities on Federal reserve bank notes in circu lation, the October 19 total of $93)000,000 being tne lowest published since December 6 , 1918 . Cash reserves on October 19 totaled $2,921,800,000, of which $2,772,700,000 was gold. Since January 1 of the present year the gold reserves of the system have increased by $ 709 ,900, 000, this increase being offset in part by a loss during tne same period of $41,900,000 in other casn reserves, i. e ., silver and legals. Released for publication Friday morning, October 21, 1321; not e a r lie r. St.SjHGa. R E S O U R C E S iilTD L I A B I L I T I E S THE OF TWELVE F E D S R A l (in RESERVE BAIES COHBiaSD. th ou san d s of d o lla rs) R E S O U R C E S G o ld and g o ld c e rtific a te s . . . . . ~ fUnd ' F -E'Board ■• • a g e n c i e s ........................ , U v l t W1 t -i - f o r e i g n . 1~ - g£^ ^ - by b a n k s ........................ 52^325 1 ,7 1 1 ,3 3 1 l 3 2 ,S S 4 T o ta l re se rv e s . . . . o -'-ti ic.^„ ......................................... ...................................................................... ’ 1 d isc o u n te d : o B ills & r 8 : G~ bougnt in ^ ^ open ^ o n s . S« C e rtific a te s of 5/S R e d e m p t i o n f u n d F. R. Bank U n c o lle c te d AH o th er l i ;a ------ ------- 5 0 2 ,7 5 1 1 , 1 9 5 ,1 3 9 a b i l Capital paid, in i t i , e ,-w 2 0 ,9 2 5 1& .S J5 253,375 19,502 qp- 7 ^ l p , 864 « _ fa o S S T . 1 2 >5 5 3 ____I j M g g - < / / 7 .....................................5 , i S f ^ , ^ l 6,’ 6 9 7 5 , 3 1 k ,S O S 5 , i s o ,332 s . . , , S u r p l u s ............................ ....................................... H essrved fo r G-ovH. franol-jse tax ! ! D e p o sits: iri- r-h 's j 'lS s i°3 ,0 7 p ‘ - I ’-fk ^ . - ‘-‘+3 G o v e r n m e n t ......................................................................... 97,592 ? 2 o l4 2c Lum ber b an k - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t . . . l , o o 0 *9 £ S 3 .................................... ’ o7 ^ A I-l o t h e r _ , , . ..................................................................2 7 J 1 1 _ 5 * jjOval deposits . . . . . . 1 71 7 -p p ~ -------r — ~ .................................... j.R . n o .e s m a c tu a l c ir c u la tio n . . . F . R . _B a n k n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n - 1 6 4 6 ’ oqq 1 , 01*0 , 0 9 9 2 4 ,4 q6 T --i ^ ^ 7211^ 65 2 ,4 4 0 8 c2 2 , 4 7 0 ,3 1 1 - 7 h- / ^-o 1 , 2 16 ,2 8 9 o h-rr n 3 , 3 5 6 ,1 9 9 c? c-p a v a ila b ility item s ! . ’ * * ’ * A ll oth er l i a b i l i t i e s ........................! ! i '. S y P ' « g .j * 3 T 0 m iL IA 3 IL P ~ l.cs.................................5 A S f t |t r R a tio of to ta l of g o ld reserves to d e p o sit and F.E. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . . R a tio .in reserves c irc u la tio n 30jo a g a i n s t _) i 7 7 0 ’ ? ? ;1 ,7 7 9 ,3 4 5 2 1 Q2 Q net liability D eferred PI lup * — . 5 s .............................. resources . . 3 > 0 U5 , 3 4 s q rn^.M i r e s o u r c e s .............................. ...... to ta l 1, =SU, S ll lo 2 .i5 9 2 ,1 5 7 ,2 7 0 A ot). 150,875 _____J>> . . • 1>577, ^ a g a in st 240 2 , c 7 o ,9 3 3 ” ‘ * ’ * n o t e s .......................................... i t e m 20^ ' ........................................... Bank p re m ise s 1 ^ 3 0 0 ,’ 6 6 ^ in d e b te d n e ss- A u l S e r ^ : 4 " ^ ! 1*?8 y i^ e a r n i.^ s e t B - 630^ 113 ~-,r ___ ^3,o Jl m a r k e t .........................o i l 3 9 1 3SS ;o I| SO 4 4 l 2.7 2S .92 2 H tS.O ll T o ta l b i l l s on h a n d . . . . i ts?!i TT ~ ~ ----------;— I— ...............................1 , 4 o j >7 - 9 U» o» o o n d s a n a n o t e s ........................ 1 : i^ n U. "‘ l ^ l ’ U x g ^ 3 7 3 ,9 6 0 1,7 3 2 g t a l , S °ld r e s e r v e s ................................. 2.772,721 ~ 3 ,a l ten cer n o to s, s ilv e r , e tc . . , . l^ .C jO m " i ^ ._’s s * _ u -o la w i t n F e a e r a i R e s e r v e A g e n t s . . . r e d e m p t i o n f u n d ....................................... ... . B ills ‘ i& s ’ c g f f t a fte r d e p o sit \^c.ii»,ulci.u0 cl o n F .R . n otes s e ttin g to a sid e lia b ilit ie s o a sis 01 . net u 5 , ISO ,332 70. 3. ; - 2 1 3 , 83s 63M 97 0, 371* , 90S S s. 5fj ' . . 3 5 . l£ ^ /u t c - e ^ o s i u s a .,,, j . qi ^ 9 i* 8 p Jtl. i-o tes m *4/ . 3^ « , . c irc u la tic n . Released fo r p u blication Friday morning, October 21, 1321; net e a r lie r . RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF TI3E FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSIl'TESS 0( Federal IBsserve Bank of Oold and gold certificates Gold settlement fund - F.R.Board Total gold held by banks Gold with F- R. Agents Gold redemption fund Total gold reserves Legal tender notes, silver, etc. Total reserves. Bills disco-anted: (a) Secured by U-S- Govt, obligations All other Bills boiagfefc In open market Boston 8,167 356,039 ?L P 37___110,714 55,264 472,753 178,013 545,396 j 5.,249 15,000 258,526 1,033,11+9 _l 6 j 47 24 ,s47 46,953 4,500 76,300 U. S. b6adts and notes 555 Total earning assets Bank prena.ses 5$ Redemption fund against F- R. Bank notes Uncollected items All other resources TOTAL RESOURCES (a.) Includes bills discounted for otner F- R. Banks, viz: 56,068 R E S O U R C E S Phila. Cleve. Rich. 1,894 54,067 55,96l 138,032 8,079 202,072 12,396 48,314 60,710 16s, 644 4,685 1 234,037 6,727 5,648 275,273 1,089,217 20s,799 239,635 Total 1)1118 on hand U. S* Certificates of indebtedness: One-year certificates (Pittman Acl All. other New York 13,936 .. 1.Z1 . 90,966 Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas 5,306 7,592 20,979 71,654 36,346 32,166 32,492 65,918 30,003 90,577 66,707 64 ,13s 138,470 6,255 2,6l0 5,494 5,869 5,706 272,620 107,912 130,033 102,367 102,499 208,094 85 6 15,757 571 4,724 72,974 70,000 1+62,265 104,550 39,200 75,219 97,867 1,465 19 , 1321. (in thousands of dollars) San F ran . .6 , 829. 4,281 . 149,039 35,052 249,526 2,921,760 26,330 5,243 17,707 7,871 40,730 459,671 44,407 63,724 54,551 49,626 6s,964 870,09J>.? 370, 299» 1.145 205 5,441 541,308 , 71,036 63,9/? 73,401 57,702 11^135 1 ,3 S4 , 0J6> 4,49s 1,181 224 8, s6s 2,643 204 45,776 17,280 15,299 3,760 8,564 24,112 2 iso 1 _ 2,370 . .25.9. 320,351 126,659 146,368 107,360 121,462 239,074 8,068 83 80,368 4,980 31 5,320 16 1,900 7,830 •* 74,212° 87,605 4,387 •5,883 533 3,21s 422 1,945 700 59,833 445 132,811 53,847 1,239 54,085 2,757 .. 4.2 1 . 1,071 Total 2,867 4,946 22,179 3.1SS 8,891 2,316 6,735 18,079 447,697 25,435 4,858 79,139 21,387 9,587 29,295 5,965 ..■.4i.>iD._ 480,829 26,302 9,so4 101,31s 24,575 18,27s -31,611 12,698 59,252 928,526 35,226 45,831 294,S42 62,56s I S , 510 35,353 11,872 177,044 1 ,711,331 6"■,l 4o-■ 6,77 3 45,126 5.650 2,o4l................3,531 152,864 5,645 8,949 '■ '• -.. -------■ ----- --------tt-............... ..r. . ........ f 67,668 62,408 44i,2s6 90,793 38,829 70,495 28,213 245,21+5 2 ,772,7a 151,977 22,776 1,005 2340c . 1,233 10,398 8S5 5,392 627 71s 3,836 2,097 6s4 54i 1,665 523 194 916 156 394 25,576 77,671 37,233 19,349 44,017 32,433 40,912 435 3,131 4,276 2,697 . if* Im -jit/ 52,764 62,245 1217219 W+6-5' V 632 1 ,S6J„. 306 704. 33,130 L56,S75 5,808 To 30,957 g-fiS ^ 005- 431,326 1,552,964 390,991 445,666 236,55^ 219,096 7£7,930 224,157 134,377 212,028 135,114 417,011 5,18^7211£?7 16,043 20,407 6 ,2 7s 42,728 Released for publication Friday mor n i. , Oct. 21, 1921 ; not earlier* RESOURCES AND LIABILIT IES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS OCT. IQ (In thousands of d o lla r s) F ederal Reserve Bank C ap ital p aid in SliXpiUS R eserved fo r Govt, fra n ch ise tax Depccits: Go ver m en t Member bank - reserv e account A ll other T otal d e p o sits F. R. n o te s in actu al c ir c u la tio n F , R. Baik n o te s in c ir c u la tio n n et l i a b i l i t y D eferred a v a ila b ilit y item s A ll ocher l i a b i l i t i e s total l ia b il it ie s S t . 2}Hbc B oston New York P h il a . C leve. R iciu A tlan ta Chicago S t. Louis Minn. Xans „Cy. D allas San Fran 7,935 27,087 8,684 11,103 5,410 16,342 59,318 17,564 22,263 11,026' s ' t os “ ' 275 7 ’379 ),ll4 2J2b 1,699 113,848 968 H 57515 231,940 7,906 46,639 1,323 20,202 3,503 2 ; 724 i ;604 3,'791 \ % {b r 7,098 483 S92 060,322 102,223 130,515 2 , 59 3 ! 1,586 3,263 51,992 ) 42,642 236,563 __ L J i i 903 -371 4,043 9 "^9,6^5 104,042 132,310 5^,057^ 44,599 2431869 ° 32.329 201,15* 219,1400 10S.1T3 128 ,221* 416,129 25,031 5,043 9,385 104,784 ^49,906 47,150 — '±i5 M — LlQIs— 1,331 3,674 7,582 20,976 i'o68 49,249 1,318 9,072 7,303 2,043 1 ,39S 796y , 2,630 00 ,9* 1 / 38,570 62 679 4,217 6o,34o 37,815 9,330 1,877 7,113 15,207 2,863 4l 964 1,646 ^,95^ 1,734 64,898 4 2 ,3 5 S 116,078 1*029. i±8i+___ h l± l 67 62^ 47 7q 6 i ?i ecq 3 , 44l 16,596 11,382 43,265 58 !l52 ll’.ito kl% 2,889 31,044 3,280 35,468 4 AQQ 1*^27 1 f7^1 1,866 ^31,326 1,552,964 390,991 445,666 2 3 6 , ^ 219,096 787,930 224,157 13^37 7 a 2 ,0 2 S 135,114 417,011 R atio o f to ta l reser v e s to d ep osit and F. R. n o te l i a b i l i t i e s combined, per cent 19*0 C ontingent l i a b i l i t y as endorser on d iscou n ted paper red iscou n ted w ith oth er F. R. Banks 1921 83-0 b 8.4 68.1 4 4.^ % _ 40-5 70.0 63.1 j^39-2 53-6 39.8 71-1 T otal 103,034 213,824 53,145 tduo 29 , y h . j 1,660,9 fag ZL3M 1,717, 2,4140,862 92,952 543,238 22!4^8 5,187-t ^ 70.3 x*> l 14,407 14,096 42,728 C ontingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased fo r fo r e ig n correspondents 2,371 12il7J_ 2 »59S 2,663 1,592 1,169 3,865 1,527 g77 1,559 844 1,494 32,730 FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING ANo’lN ACTUAL CIHCULATIO F- R. n o tes ou tstanding 248,700 755,026 224,499 239,342 116,0 11 134,777 459,177 124,992 60,551 78,270 44,070 283,668 2 , 769,083 F. R. n o te s h eld by banks 16,760 1 22_Ji91„2j,345 19 ,9 42. 7,83 8 6.S53 4^.048 21.86b 2,399 -5 ,670 3 ,8 2 4 54,279 328.221 F. R. n o tes in actual c ir c u la tio n 231,940 632,329 201 1 54 219,400 108,173 1 28,224 4 l6,'l2 9 1 0 3 0 2 5 58,152 72,600 40,246 229,389 2 ,440,862 . DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS BY vlATURITIES V.itnin 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 6l to 90 days Over 90 days T otal B i l l s discounted 794,732 !4 0 ,2 8 6 224,855 138,3gL-#31,014 1 ,329,768 B i l l s bought in open market 25,170 10,82b 11,350 6,802 70 54, U. S. C e r tific a te s of indebtedness 7,500 2 >300 19,215 12,303 119 ,365 160,683 6,000 ID 8,225 /a Released fo r p u blication Friday rooming, Oct. 21, 1921; not e a r lie r. FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS OCT. 19, .1321. St.23U6d. Federal Reserve Agent at Boston New York (in thousands of dollars) Phila. Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total R E S O U R C E S Federal Reserve notes on hand Federal Reserve notes outstanding Collateral security for Federal Reserve notes outstanding: Gold and gold cert if icates Gold redemption fund Gold -fluid - F- R* Board Eligibli paper Amount required Excess amount held mm* 99,900 248,700 295,220 20,220 43,980 23,609 7i>,914 755,026 224,499 239,3^2 116,011 134,777 5,600 22,413 130,000 _ 396,925 12,375 17,471 17,643 15,269 131,000 120,389 135,000 4,726 30,300 3,400 1,931 40,500 209,630 86,467 36,588 _ ± L 2 i L 80,785 88,946 19.-0^ . . 12x534 70,687 70,693 59,035 . 164,160 29,060 459,177 124,992 11,850 60,551 4,440 78,270 819,665 20,452 30,860 44,070 283,662 2,769,083 15,192 279,644 6,110 4,127 52,331 13,05? 2,258 3,200 1,993 33,360 450,163 6,701 126,046 2,937 20,080 2,234 156,964 1,135,122 164,335 43,687 62,424 8,506 42,041 25,632 42,917 30,326 32,193 106,624 1 ,057,752 25,302 .... 6_,jio 286,851 _ 602,913 l ,s 4l , 86o 482,431 521,699 274,676 359,002 1,126,201 227,530 158,53U 191,366 133,894 604,506 6,644,622 L I A B I L I T I E S Net ai-icunt of Federal Reserve notes received from Comp troller of the Currency 342,600 1,050,246 244,719 283,322 139,620 210,691 623,337 154,052 72,401 82,710 64,522 314,522 3,588,748 Collateral received from Federal Reserve Bank: Gold Eligible paper 178,013 76,300 294,842 208,022 18,510 67,673 35,353 75,303 11,872 1 77,044 1 ,711,331 57,500 112,934 1,344,603 TOTAL 545,396138,032168,644 246,218 99,680 129,733 35,226 45,831 99,830 102,480 62,56s 70,930 602,913 l , s 4 i , s 6o 482,431 581,699 274,676 359,002 1,126,201 287,550 158,534 191,366 133,894 604,506 6 , 644,682 STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS Released f c r publication Frida./ com ing, Oct. 28; not e a r lie r . S t . 2354. Federal Reserve Board Octobar 27, 1921. CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS Further reduction of $32,100,000 in Federal reserve note circulation, and an increase of $15,4-00,000 in cash reserves, largely gold, are indi cated in the Federal Reserve Board’ s weekly consolidated bank statement issued as at close of business on October 2b, 1921- Deposit liabilities of the reserve banks show an increase of $ 2 1 , 200,000 for the week, and the reserve ratio rose from 70-3 to 70.8 per cent. Federal reserve bank holdings of bills secured by United States obligations show an increase for the week of $ 2 , 200, 000, while other dis counts on hand declined by $ 23 , 200,000 and the holdings of acceptances purchased in open market increased by $3,000,000. Pittman certificates, used as cover of Federal reserve bank note circulation, show a decrease of $7,000,000 for the week, while other Treasury certificates, largely held under repurchase agreements by the New York reserve bank, increased by $4,100,000. Total earning assets of the reserve banks are shown $ 1 5 , 900,000 smaller than the week before, and stood at $ 1 , 562 , 000, 000, or about 54 per cent below the peak figure reported for October 15, 1920. Of the total holdings of $461,900,000 of bills secured by United States Government obligation, $330,600,000, or 71*6 per cent, were secured by Lib erty and other U. S» bonds, $95»3^^»000, or 20.6 per cent, - by Victory notes, $16,300,000, or 3 .5 per cent, - by Treasury notes, and $19,700,000, or 4.3 per cent, - by Treasury certificates, compared with $328,100,000, $ 103 , 200, 000, $ 9 , 100,000 and $1 9 , 300,000 held the week before. Since October 19 the amount of paper held under rediscount for other reserve banks by the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, New York and Cleveland increased from $42,700,000 to $43,800,000. Rediscounts of the Richmond bank with the New York reserve bank increased from $ l 4 ,400,000 to $15,000,000, Atlanta reports an increase in bills rediscounted with the Boston and Cleve land banks from $14,100,000 to $16,000,000, Dallas reports an increase in the amount of paper discounted with the Boston bank from $3,200,000 to $3,500,000, while Minneapolis was able to reduce its rediscounts with the New York re serve bank from $6 , 000,000 to $4,400,000. Government deposits are shown $17»500,000 larger t han the week before, reserve deposits show an increase for the week of $ 3 , 100 , 000, while other deposits, composed largely of non-members* clearing accounts and cashier’ s checks, declined by ab'out $4,500,000. Federal reserve note circulation shows a further decline of $32,100,000 for the week, and on October 2-6 stood at $2,403,300,000, or 23 per cent below the total reported about a year ago. There is also shown a decrease of $4,900,000 in/reserve banks’ aggregate liabilities on Federal reserve bank note circulation, mainly through deposit of lawful money with the Treasury, though the amount of these notes in actual circulation, according to Treasury records, shows some increase for the week. Of the total increase in cash reserves reported for the week, $13,500,000 was gold and $ 1 , 900,000 - other reserve cash, i. e . , silver and legals. Total cash reserves on October 26 stood at $2,937,J00,000, or $769,100,000 above the total shown about a year ago. ‘ Released for publication Friday morning, October 28, 1321; not e a r lie r . St.c35Ha. RESOURCES AITD LIABILITIES OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS COI.IBIKED. (in thousands of dollars) R E S O U R C E S Oct. 19. 1921 Gold and gpld certificates . . Gold settlement fund - F.R.Board Gold with foreign agencies . . Total gold held by banks . Gold with Federal Reserve Agents Gold redemption fund ............... Total gold reserves . . . . Legal tender notes, silver, etc Total reserves . . . . . .Bills discounted: Sec. by U.S. Government obligations. All o t h e r .................. ......................... Bills bought in open m a r k e t ............... Total bills on hand . . . . . . . . U. S. bonds and notes .......................... U. S. Certificates of indebtedness: One-year certificates (Pittman A c t ) . A ll other . . . ................................. Total earning assets .................. Bank premises .................. 5fo Redemption fund against F. R. Bank notes . . . . Uncollected items . . . . All other resources . . . TOTAL RESOURCES .......................... Oct, 448,280 U96.Hl 447,697 480,829 l64,849 416,163 74,686 944,391 328,525 655,69 8 1 , 729,790 112J & S . 2 , 7Sb,239 150,909. 1 , 711,331 132,864 2 ,772,721 1^5,031 1 ,175,118 172,504 2,003,320 164,718 2 , 937,1^8 2,921,760 2,168,038 46i,SS6 846 , S63 62.^26 J 459,671 870,097 i , 37i , 01L .f e 33.207 1 >384,0^6__4 lU9 ,S75 7,864 1,562,021 ^ 1,203,905 1 , 597,392 . ..29SUZ5. 3 ,099,672 33,130 26,937 156,875 3,808 259,375 . _10,.Q22. 3,396,043 1 ,577, 8$ 31,020 30,957 15,993 8,099 540,067 16,560 8,883 630,58! 16,887 12,854 741,860 _ 6^ 81,9 5,094,915 5,094,915 5 ,186,957 6,341,607 103,034 213,824 53,1^5 97,753 164,745 46,624 1 , 069,059 __ 22_lS_73_ 1 , 738,556 29,120 1,660,936 27,388 1 , 717,444 18, 75H 1,805,66-1 .21^307 1 , 845,722 2 ,408,779 2 ,440,862 3,351,303 88,024 466,044 22,743 92,952 5^3 , 238 22,458 214,961 571,807 „ _ 95,316 5 , 094,915 5 ,186,957 6,341,607 L I A B I L I T I E S Capital paid in . . . .................. S u r p l u s ............................................ Reserved for Gov’ t, franchise tax Deposits: Government ..................................... Member bark - reserve account All other . ........................... ... . Total deposits . . . ............... F-R. notes in actual circulation . F.R. Bank notes in circulation net l i a b i l i t y ............................. 1Deferred availability items . . . All other liabilities .................. TOTAL LIABILITIES ............... ’ Ratio of total reserves to deposit and F.R. note liabilities combined . . . Ratio of gold reserves to F.R. notes in circulation after setting aside 35$ against deposit liabilities . . 103,007 213,824 53,938 ■ 70.8$ 96.7 $ 70.3$ *43.l£ *U7.2# ♦Calculated on basis of net deposits and F. R. notes in circu lation. Released, for puDlication Friday morning, October 2S, 1921; not earlier. RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANES AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS OCT. 1921. (In thousands of dollars) RESOURCES B oston New York P h ila . C leve. R ich. A tlan ta Chicago S t.L o u is Minn. Kans.Cy. D alla s San Fran. 3 2 5 ,7 9 0 2,140 1 2 ,3 S O 2 , 8 88 5 ,0 0 0 2 2 ,4 2 9 3 ,1 9 6 8 ,9 4 8 2 ,3 2 8 7,104 17,855 F ederal Reserve Bank o f Gold and g o ld c e r t if ic a t e s Gold settlem en t fund - F.R.Board ^ 2 o i 7 4 -- 1 1 6 ,7 8 1 — 63 , 624 5 2 ,8 5 3 T otal gold h e ld b y banks 5 4 ,1 9 6 4 7 2 ,5 7 1 6 5 ,7 6 4 6 5 ,2 3 3 Gold w ith F. R. Agents 5^5 ,i 5 ! 1 3 2 ,3 1 2 1 6 8 ,3 0 2 Gold redem ption fund -±2 j 27P--- 15.000____ 7 , 2 4 8 5 .0 2 2 T otal gold reserv es 257 , 3 9 6 1 , 032, 7 60 2 0 5 , 324238,557 Legal ten d er n o te s, s ilv e r , e tc . 5,495 -18*001---5.6,485___ 7,105 T otal reserves 2 7 5 ,3 9 7 1 , 0 8 9 , 2 4 5 2 1 2 ,4 2 9 2 4 4 ,0 5 2 B i l l s discou n ted: (a) Secured by U.S. Govt, o b lig a tio n s kx’lal ilfAln A ll o th er B i l l s bought in open market 4_,6l 3 3 0 ,1 6 0 5 ,8 8 9 2, T otal b i l l s on hand 281,441 106,774 1 3 2 ,8 1 0 73,779 U. S. bonds and n o tes 644 1 ,0 0 5 1,465 855 TJ. S. C e r tific a te s o f indebtedness: One-year c e r t if ic a t e s (Pittm an Act) 13,436 43,276 1 6 ,2 8 0 13,299 A ll-o th e r 216 5 .0 0 0 2 ISO Tot^l earning a s s e ts 88,075 3 3 0 ,7 2 2 1 2 4 ,5 2 1 147,144 Bank prem ises 4,412 5,883 3 ,2 3 7 533 5$ Redemption fund a g a in st F. R. Bank n otes 422 1,820 700 539 U n co llected item s 4 7 ,4 0 9 114,782 44,773 47,125 A ll oth er resources 464 ... 2,975 451 1*104 TOTAL RESOURCES 416,179 1 , 5 4 5 , 4 2 7 3 8 3 ,4 0 7 443,401 (a) Inclu des b i l l s d iscou n ted fo r oth er F. R. Banks, v iz : 18,454 19,366 5,967 st . 235% . T otal 448 . 23D 496,111 8 1 [517 2 5 .6 7 1 10.742 24,787 4,815 2 6 ,9 2 1 1 1 , 9 3 2 1 0 3 ,9 6 6 2 8 ,8 6 7 1 9 ,6 9 0 2 7 ,1 1 5 11,919 32,950 46,495 3 0 7 ,6 5 2 1 2 ,1 8 2 6 6 ,0 8 8 4 q i2 1 7 ,3 2 6 1 ,0 6 1 63 , 811443,800 99,067 40,077 13,404 3 87 5.010 6,634 - j L 2 ? 3 _ 1 5 0 ,9 0 9 73,493 7 1 ,3 9 0 4 6 4 ,9 1 4 1 1 2 ,4 7 1 4 0 ,4 6 4 7 1 ,0 1 s 3 3 , 9 6 6 2 4 3 ,3 0 9 2 , 9 3 7 , 1 4 s 30,934 3 2 ,0 3 3 5 5 ,2 6 8 6 2 ,4 5 8 1 3 8 ,2 7 4 5 ,8 1 1 6 5 ,6 0 s 18,867 55,889 8 ,0 2 2 5 0 ,1 1 5 71 , 4?9 76,244 2 4 ,0 3 3 8 ,1 7 0 6s,o4l 5,452 6,912 26 , 5 .3 8 4 7,579 21,ll4 2 3 ,5 2 2 4 0 ,7 8 2 -3^80 64,516 1,233 10,396 4,495 1,245 3,760 8 ,5 6 4 2 3 ,1 1 2 8 ,0 6 8 2,375 76 1 0 3 ,9 2 0 119,1*94 2 2 6 ,6 5 4 73,905 l / 38,362 56,217 944,391 3 6 ,5 1 1 11,074 1 0 2 ,6 6 7 1 ,729,790 2 .3 6 2 5,202 112,058 - 4,339 65,988 27,332 244,086 2 , 786,239 212 9 8 , 9 2 7 1 0 0 ,6 3 3 1 9 6 ,6 7 2 - 46li ,,SSS6 S6 846, s 6■v I t, ✓...........— *✓ ;--- 3 5 ,6 2 9 6 9 , S4l ............. „wr....... 5 8 , 3 4 2 1 0 9 ,5 0 8 1 , 3 7 1 , 0 1 5 "153 S ,S 6 S 2,643 205 33,207 4,980 5,320 13 90,445 1 ,9 0 0 7,880 149,875 7.864 6 2 ,8 8 5 3 ,8 3 6 2 ,0 9 7 699 3 1 ,0 2 0 1 2 ,6 9 7 88 9 5,392 62 7 7 6 ,5 ^ 71S 188 533 21,822 1,664 523 244 916 15 6 394 8 ,0 9 9 65,753 3 1 ,8 6 s 15,925 42,105 2 5 ,8 2 8 35,715 5 4 0 ,0 6 7 ......... 639 1,884 801 732 2.142 4.146 1 6 ,5 6 0 4 6 ,9 6 2 . 3 .7.7 2 2 7 ,6 3 7 2 1 4 ,8 6 7 - - 7 6 6 ,2 6 1 2 2 0 ,1 9 5 - - 445 , 117,594 1 , 5 6 2 , 0 ^ 1 134,645 2 0 8 ,7 6 5 1 2 7 , 0 7 4 4 0 7 ,0 5 7 5 , 0 9 4 , 9 1 5 - - - 43,787 r Released for publication Friday morning, Cct. 28, 19 2 1 ; not earlier. RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAjKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS OCT, 26, 19 2 1 . st. 2354c. (In thousands of dollars) L I A B I L I T I E S Federal Reserve Bank Boston New York Phila, Cleve. Rich, Atlanta Chicago St,Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. To tal Capital paid in 8,684 n , i o 4 27,087 7,935 5 . 4l l 4 ,1 5 5 4 ,5 6 s 4,5222 103,007 14,3 S3 4,205 7,397 3,556 Surplus 16,342 17,564 2 2 ,2 6 3 1 1 , 0 2 6 5 9 ,3 1 s 8,708 30,^36 213,824 9,330) 7,113 * 5,207 7,303 9,11^ Reserved for Govt, franchise tax 20,408 2,756 3,540 2,831 2,683 3 . S 78 1 , 44s 53,938 2,891 9,491 1,929 Deposits: Government 3,304 4 ,1 2 7 i ,s 6 s 13,215 4,132 46,624 2 ,7 7 0 2,425 3,153 3,382 2,555 3,729 Member bank - reserve account 112,837 6 7 5 ,3 6 5 9 2 , 5 3 5 1 3 4 ,2 5 5 41,457 6 5 , 5 0 2 4 3 ,4 7 5 1 1 2 ,1 1 6 1 , 6 6 9 , 0 5 9 51,059 4 2 ,6 2 6 2 2 9 ,1 5 1 6l : S All other l . o 4i -430 ■1 ..217____ 752 703 , 435___ 3,045 22,87' JjlOI8_ J 23. -5S3Total deposits 1 1 7 ,1 8 2 6 9 9 , 9 % 103,879 136^875 5 5 ,6 2 1 4 6 , 1 5 1 2 3 4 ,6 1 1 6 5 ,4 7 8 44,820 6 8 7 ^ 3 0 4^ 1+65 1 1 8 , 8 9 0 1 , 738,556 F. R« notes in actual circulation 2 2 4 ,1 5 9 6 2 3 ,8 7 3 2 0 0 ,8 5 3 218,555 1 0 7 ,1 2 8 1 2 6 ,1 6 3 411,710 1 0 1 , 9 7 2 57,779 71,356 39,752 2 2 5 ,4 7 9 2 , 4o s , 779 F. R. Bank notes in circulationnet liability 7 , 4o 6 22,736 4 ,9 0 7 7 ,8 9 6 3 ,6 7 4 7 ,5 4 5 8 ,3 4 4 4,218 3 ,5 1 2 1 1 ,6 s 6 2 ,7 9 0 3 ,3 1 0 88,024 Deferred availability items 39,037 8 7 ,6 7 4 4 2 ,8 4 9 42,542 40,753 1 7 , 1 8 2 5 2 ,8 9 5 32,157 14,243 3 9 * 8 2 3 2 4 ,9 5 1 3 1 ,9 3 8 466,044 All other liabilities — l .»36g----4 x 282 . _ L . i 3 l ____ 1 , 3 3 5 i . 34i ____1 . 0 6 0 ____ 4 ,2 g i 1,24 0 ____i . 3 4 g i , 4sq1,798 i . q 4 5 _________2 2 .7 4 3 TOTAL LIABILITIES 4 1 6 ,1 7 9 1 , 5 4 5 , 4 2 7 3 8 3 ,4 0 7 443,401 2 2 7 ,6 3 7 2 1 4 ,8 6 7 7 6 6 ,2 6 1 2 2 0 ,1 9 5 1 3 4 ,6 4 5 2 0 8 ,7 6 5 1 2 7 ,0 7 4 4 0 7 ,0 5 7 5 , 0 9 4 , 9 1 5 Ratio of total reserves to deposit and F. R, note liabilities combined, per cent 80.7 £ 2.3 6 9 .7 6 8 .7 4 5 .2 4i .4 7 1 .9 6 7 ,2 39-4 5 0 .7 3 9 .4 7 0 .8 7 2 .1 2,083 Contingent liability as endorser on discounted paper rediscounted witn other F, R. Barks Contingent liability on bills purchased for foreign correspondents 5,336 F. R. notes outstanding F. R . notes held by banks F, R. notes in actual circulation Bills discounted Bills bought in open market U, S. Certificates of indebtedness 1 2 ,0 5 2 2 ,5 6 0 2 ,6 2 4 1 5 ,0 0 0 1 5 ,9 5 6 1 ,5 6 8 1 ,1 5 2 8,465 4 ,3 6 6 3 ,8 0 8 1 ,5 0 4 864 2 4 1 ,3 7 0 738,733 2 1 9 ,7 8 0 2 3 7 ,3 8 0 -1L » 21.1 ,___ 11 4 ^ 6 0 .. 18,927 18,825 117,035 1 3 2 , 0 9 6 4 5 4 ,9 0 7 1 2 3 ,3 1 2 9,907 ____ 5 .933 43,197 2I , 34o 232 1 ,5 3 6 FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION 5 9 ,8 8 2 77,9 7 7 2.103 6 ,6 2 1 143,281 12 ,2 6 1 2 2 9 ,1 1 2 2,400 1 6 ,0 3 6 1 0 ,b02 129,937 5, 7t£. o 13,059 43,727 1 ,4 7 2 32,302 43,552 279 , 291 2 , 725,315 .3,200 53.812 316,536 39,752 225,479 2,408,779 DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS. BY WASURITJES; Within 15 days 1 6 to 30 days Over .90. day^ 61 to 90 days 31 to 60 days 771,132 33,351 - 35,287 336 126,244 To tal 1 , 302,749 6 2 ,3 ^ 157,739 i O Released for publication Friday morning, Oct. 28, 19 2 1 ; not earlier. FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS OCT. 26, 1921 St.2354d. Federal Reserve Agent at R E S O U R C E S Federal Eeserve notes on hand Federal Beserve notes outstanding Collateral security for Federal Reserve notes outstanding: Gold and gold certificates Gold redemption fund Gold fund - F. R. Board Eligible paper Amount required Excess amount held TOTAL Boston i o 4 , 44o 2^ 1,370 5,600 17,624 160,000 58,146 15,633 New York 321,980 (In thousands of dollars) Phila. Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kass,Cy» 37,220 42,400 18,375 17,265 11,923 1 4,9 27 131,000 120,389 135,000 20,809 396,924 193,544 61,008 .2,450 30,500 76,759 3,400 2,595 4o ,500 87,468 69 , 07s 84,085 85,601 i o , 46o 63 > 13 1 3 ,^ 3S 14,976 l 6l , 240 15,008 292,644 147,255 49,412 29,060 123,312 n ,3 3 5 59,882 6,110 4,447 13,052 4,290 77,977 Dallas San Fran. 20,172 34,860 864,565 *0,552 279,291 ;2 , 725,315 6,701 55,531 1,074 3,200 3,151 33,360 57,224 7,237 42,556 27,759 4 i ,466 34,695 Total 450,162 110,418 2,234 164,852 :L, I 6 9 ,210 2,139 17,815 32,478 25,7$6 96,624 12,447 995,525 336,274 602,813 1 , 860,454 487,240 5S0.573 268,317 355,927 1,120,466 282, 9a 158,858 194,939 133,072 605,889 (S,651,469 LIABILITIES Net amount of Federal Reserve notes received from Comp troller of the Currency Collateral received from Federal Reserve Bank: Gold Eligible paper TOTAL 152,372 133,224 - 1 3 ,.779- 545,189 132,312 168,302 254,552 97,928 132,491 71,2 17 82,267 63,724 314,151 j5,589,880 32,950 46,495 307,652 66,088 17,326 36,511 11,074 1 82,667 1,729,790 97.523 100,577 19 b . 667---- — ----b4,4ol 70.315 j-■■■6 j j l----------_ _ 5S.,274 1,331.799 '— ------------ ----------- ■ ■ • ~ • ------- ------------------------- ■ — ---------------------------------- e------»■ ----------------*----- «------- 109,071 —— — —. jl.s. m' T .J. » V .S 602,813 1 , 860,454 487,240 580,573 268,317 355,927 1,120,466 282,921 152,858 194,939 133,072 605,889 6 , 651,469