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STATED;-NT? FOP TKE PRESS
•Releaser! f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning, Cot. 23 J
not e a r l i e r . .

St. 4697

F e d e r a l F s s e r v e Board,
O c t o b e r 22, 1925*

CONDITION OF ? T.'WT. ^E3FR7F 3AN7TS
The c o n s o l i d a t e d s t a t e m e n t cf c o n d i t i o n of t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks on October
21, made p u b l i c by t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Board, shows a d e c l i n e of $40,600,000 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 and of $ 1 2 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o g e t h e r
with an i n c r e a s e of $ 6 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n h o l d i n g s of a c c e p t a n c e s purchased in t h e open
market. T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s went down $ 4 6 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and F e d e r a l r e s e r v e n o t e
c i r c u l a t i o n *20, oCQ,000, wh.ile cash r e s e r v e s i n c r e a s e d $ 1 9 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Discount h o l d i n g s of t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of New York d e c l i n e d
$52,900,000, and t h o s e of t h e Boston bank - $ 2 2 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w h i l e t h e S t . Louis bank
shows an i n c r e a s e of &7>900,000, San F r a n c i s c o - an i n c r e a s e of $7,bOO,000, P h i l a d e l p h i a - $ 7 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 , Kansas C i t y - $ 3 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 , CIeveland - $ 3 , 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and Minneapolis - $3,500,000.
An i n c r e a s e of $ 1 0 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n open-market a c c e p t a n c e h o l d i n g s i s shown by t h e
F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of S t . Louis, and. i n c r e a s e s of $ 5 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $4,500, GOO,
r e s p e c t i v e l y , by t h e Boston and A t l a n t a b a n k s . The New York bank shews a d e c l i n e
of $7,600,000 i n t h i s i t e m , M i n n e a p o l i s - a d e c l i n e of $ 4 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , aitf Chicago - a
d e c l i n e of $ 3 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Treasury n o t e s on hand went down $ 1 2 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w h i l e h o l d i n g s
of U. S. bonds and T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s i n c r e a s e d s l i g h t l y .
F e d e r a l r e s e r v e n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n d e c l i n e d a t a l l banks except B o s t o n , Richmond,
and Chicago, which r e p o r t a t o t a l i n c r e a s e of $ 1 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 . The p r i n c i p a l d e c r e a s e s
w e r e : Cleveland. $ 5 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 , Hew York $6,200,COO, and. P h i l a d e l p h i a $ 3 , 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
A summary of c h a n g e s i n t h e 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 t h e r e s e r v e
banks d u r i n g t h e week md t h e y e a r e n d i n g October 21, 1925, follows"Increase
w

Total reserves
Gold r e s e r v e s

•

T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
B i l l s d i s c o u n t 3d , t o t a l
Secured 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 .

or

decrease

eek

+ $19,500,000
+ 12,300,000

during

Y ear
- $242,300,000

-

265,800,000

+

251,800,000
379,700,000

-

46,100,000
4 0 , 6 0 0 , CO 0
15,300,000
£5,bOO, COO

B i l l s bought in open market

+

6,200,000

123,600,000

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l . . . .
Bonds
Treasury n o t es
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

+
+

12,400,000
300,000
12,800,000
100,000

259,000,000
149,500,000
124,500,000

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 . . . .

-

20,600,000

56,800,000

Total deposits
Memoers1 r e 3 a r v e d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s

+

4,200,000
2 3 , 5 X , 000
13,500,000




+
+

217,200,000
162,500,000

15,100,000

+
+
+

81,900,000
56,400,00c
22,900,000

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y m o r n i n g , O c t o b e r 23, 1925; n o t e a r l i e r .

S t . 4697a

RESOURCES 4ND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
O c t . 21, 1925 O c t . 14, 1 9 2 5 O c t . 2 2 , 1 9 2 4
R E S O U R C E S
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 fund w i t h U*S. T r e a s u r y

1,399,172
54,143

1,372,943
57,112

2,006,200
29,905

1,453,321

1,430j055

2,036,105

70i,$6o
623,103
2,778,324

¥33,661
602,348

607,378
400,735

2,766,064

3,044,218

110,312

103,723

27,403

2,829,29b

2,869,787
48,045

3,131,621.

53,734
293,172
309,789

308,213
335,335

75,945
147,295

602,961

223,240

293,259

643,548
287,014

55,907
248,360
19,532

55,638
261,122
19,473

40,854
397,931
144,042

323,805

336,233

582,827

. . .

3,220
6,300

2,420
6,400

2,007

T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s « . .

1,229,545

1,275,615

977,733

640
782,668
61,552
17,751

639
920,079
61,535
18,523

477
669,125
60,322
25,973

5,035,186

5,194,283

4,907,288

1,694,945

1,715,532

1,751,701

2,206,347
46,132
11,424
20,043

2,229,825
32,643
7,091
18,622

2,149,992
23,197
10,589
12,270

2,283,946

2,288,181

2,202,042

705,954
116,629
217,237
15,872

840,828
116,487
217,237
15,418

607,7 8 6
111,911
220,915
12,927

5,035,136

5,194,283

4,907,288

Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t F i R . n o t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t fund w i t h F* R. Board
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d b y "banks
T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s

, .

R e s e r v e s o t h e r t h a n gold
total

. .

reserves

Non-reserve cash
Bills discounted:
S e c . 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 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 :
B ond s . . .
Treasury notes .
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
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
F o r e i g n l o a n s on gold
- Due f r o m f o r e i g n b a n k s
All other r e s o u r c e s
TOTAL RESOURCES

42,037

169,659

L I A B I L I T I E S
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 bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t

. . . .

Other d e p o s i t s
j

Total d e p o s i t s
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y iterns
Capital paid i n

. . . . .

. .
.

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

72.6%

71.7*

79.25S

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

36,796

36,876

20,566

C.

r '



RESOUBCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 21,' 1925.
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

R E S O U R C E S

:

S,

Gold h e l d

.. ~

1

s:,,.'si "ii i l "!i

exclusively against
^

7

,

j

.

S

6

^otel

2 33,337
4 7CO

9,773
5 9

r i "

asart
B Oil rig

±£taLIL^_^ifci_secarUi8s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
F o r e i g n l o a n s on g o l d

pitM.JAne._^eecurities

•Uio f r o m 1 c r e i g n ban l i s
I ' n c o l l e e t e d i t erns
~C
TO'IAX RESOURCES




'

5 6 3

:

-——

54,496 129,313 120,581

17,005

56,314

46,637

32,706 195,647

1,453,321

9 8 8 , 4 4 0 3 0 2 , 3 8 1 295,91*2 103, "»S4 1 6 3 , 6 2 1 3 5 9 , 0 1 7

51,282

84,413

79,435

b j , 524 2 6 4 , 4 1 5

2,889 ' %

1 S

'

t i w u i n )

'iS "5 iS' 5 ts % €«"«?£
^ ^ m
t: i:: %
g j g:g ;;:g a;g ass ;-at xs «,•> i:S

355,529 133,525 134,382

,jr r%%
s : ; * ; , g

_

St.. 4697b

'

1 4 7

*.«*

3,367

3,579

8,137

2,902

«oo

2,173

2,044

2,562

y j m

602 q 61

161,966

58,460

81,519

49,752

29,885

69,124

34,672

8,09s

13,963.

8,2*1

57,498

»,016

20,147

15,651

5,03s

26,717

33,652

21,816

17,369

25,836

20,307

24,097

.J j f b i tl *.»-?:§ 11 »f ®
3,397
466

98,199
-

55,500

19,063

30,976

5,444

1,701

3,120
5S6

674

334

242,183 101,376 128,820

60,56s

640

"I *11

14,923
-

44,666
-

20,227

208

100
2 52

71,7S3 148^11 , 77,065

42,253

73,318

869

,

33,117

290

258

-

16,575

•§

30,919
-

as

19,532

43,935
-

221

293:259

441

59,698 125,971

323,805
X o^q
6J00

1,229,'545
640

"f '"S 11 "f "I H "11$ IS IS

408,966 1,455,829 377,308 509,622 239,011 289,045 617,855 175,670 150,825 206,766 156,899 447,390

5,035,186

RESOURCES
L I A B I L I T I E S

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 bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
Government
F o r e i g n ' bank
Other d e p o s i t s
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y
C a p i t a l paid i n
Surplus
All o t h e r l i a b i l i t i e s

items

F . R . n o t e s i s s u e d t o F . R. Bank
vol l a t e r a l held a s s e c u r i t y f o r
F. R. n o t e s i s s u e d t o F.R. Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold r e d e m p t i o n fund
Gold, f u n d - F. R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

-"m LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 21, 1925.
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
'

New York P h i l a .
CI eve.
R i c h . A t l a n t a C h i c a g o S t . L o u i s Minn. K a n s . C y . D a l l a s San F r a n .
Total
.349,515 1 4 4 , 3 8 7 2 2 2 , 6 1 1 8 5 , 1 8 0 1 5 6 , 2 9 8 1 4 7 , 3 2 3 4 0 , 5 9 5
67,358 66,439 47,178 203,818 1,694,948

147,472
4,36S
15S

116

324,281 133,284 180,087
12,301
1,727
4,822
9,866
199
228
10,437
144
1,091

67,451
2, 538
113

7 9 , 6 l b 335,705
4,574
2, 680
88
295

1,088

77,315
2,028
98
857

152,114

856,885 135,354 186,228

70,163

8 4 , 4 1 6 339 , 768

66,769

154,768

65,391

63,971

64,936

3,606
16,382
g
^9
408,966
73.8

32,044
58, 7^9
3,868

11,521
20,059
596

13,053
22,462
1,297

5,98b
ll,7cl
1,045

33,700
4,646
8,950
1,035

81.9

72.3

72.4

66.6

68.0

265,268
79,780




138

84,592
1,400
85
585

60,956 162,565 2,206,347
2,717
4,674
46,132
75
149
11,424
34
5,197
20,043

80,298

55,691

86, 662

82,625
15,630
30,426
2,083

38,827
5,126
9,971
853

15,958
3,186
7,497
1,135

39,705

63,732 172,585 2,283,946
3 3 , 1 2 4 4b,ISO
705,954
4,332
8,235
116,629
7,592 15,071
217,837
891
1,501
15,872

73I7

42^4

68.6

51.9

3,435

3,952

1,95s

1,515

5,098

1,699

121,795

36,188

22,602

12,824

23,689

14,298

4,264
8,977
719

1,219

57-2

1,478

70.2

72.6

1,288

2,586

36,796

6,811

6,514

41,219

317,556

98,004 179,987 161,621

47,406

71,066

71,474 310,037 2,943,706
17,782 65,000
931,202
53,692 245,037 2,612,504

21,160 10,230
2,065
5,087
4,309
29,500 111,000 110,644
53,370 56,550 102,650
4 9 5 , 2 2 3 1 9 5 , 6 2 / 2 7 8 , 3 3 2 1 0 b , 0 9 5 182,867 2 1 7 , 6 0 3

10,575
1,521
3,500
56,474

13,052
1,973
39,000
25,054

3,708
6,663
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL R •SERVE AGENTS
7 5 4 , 8 9 3 2 0 8 , 7 7 5 2 8 6 , 8 3 3 1 2 6 , 5 2 4 229,827 4 2 9 , 6 9 8 7 2 , 1 0 6 89,686 9 8 , 5 8 5
2 8 3 , 5 8 0 2 8 , 2 0 0 4 l , b 2 0 2 8 , 5 2 0 4 9 , 8 4 0 268,077 2 4 , 7 0 0 1 8 , 6 2 0 2 5 , 4 8 3

185,488

471,313 180,575 245,213

35,300
9,081
70,000
89,336

186,698
4,800
8,780
27 , 829 1 2,758 1 2,401
131,000 110,389 160,000
149,696 67,680 97,151

203,717

6l

53,023
2,303
70
295

9,834

W i t h i n 15 d a y s
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open m a r k e t
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

S t . 4697c

Boston
164,246

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
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 f o r f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
2,734
F . R . n o t e s on hand ( n o t e s r e c ' d f r o m
F.R.Agent l e a s n o t e s in c i r c u l a t i o n ) 2 1 , 2 4 2
F.R. n o t e s r e c ' d f r o m C o m p t r o l l e r
F.R. n o t e s h e l d by F. R. Agent

A

459,734
80,794
2,145

73,102

2,668
39,360
39,757

17,136
3,549 17,398
10,500 175,915
28,530 81,259

307,731
100,639
990,808
847,507

7 2 , 0 7 0 79,079 8 1 , 7 8 5 5 9 , 7 1 5 2 7 4 , 5 7 2 2 , 2 4 6 , 6 8 5
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS

16 t o 30 d a y s
37 , 573

47,263

31 t o 6 0 days
61,798
81,579
1> 8 1 5'

61 t o 90 d a y s
35,242
67,122
-

'

91 days t o
°7,°ug6e
16,501
4,689

Over 6 months

Total

1,128

602,961

10,882

293,259
19,532