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STATEMENT POR THE PBESS
Rele&aed for publication
Friday morning, Oct. 25;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 2kf 1935
C01TDITI0I OF FEDERAL RESERVE BMES

The daily average volume of Federal Reserve batit credit outstanding during
the week ended October 23, as reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was
,000,000, a decrease of
000,000 compared with the preceding week, and
an increase of $25,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 133^•
On October 23 total Reserve ban!: credit amo-xnted to $2,^72,000,000, a decrease of $24,000,000 for the week. This decrease corresponds with decreases
of $12,000,000 in money in circulation and $15,000,000 in nonmember deposits and
other Federal Reserve accounts and an increase of $^5,000,000 in monetary gold
stock, offset in part by an increase of $Ul,000,000 in member bank reserve balances
and a decrease of $7,000,000 in Treasury and national bank currency. Member bank
reserve balances on October 23 were estimated to be approximately $2,930,000,000
in excess of legal requirements.
Relatively small changes were reported in holdings of discounted and purchased bills, industrial advances and United States Government securities.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding and in related items
during the week and the year ended October 23, 1935> were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Oct. 23

Oct. 16

Oct. 2U

(In millions of dollars)
Bills disco-anted
Bills bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including P.] million
commitments - October 23)
Other Reserve bank: credit

7
5
2,430

-2

33
-2

+1
-22

+2S
-2

TOTAL RESERVE BA1H CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury and national bank currency

2.U72
9,629
2,397

-24
+45
-7

+20
+1,636
-32

Money in circulation
Member batik: reserve balances
Treasury cash and deposits with F. R. banks
Honmember deposits and otiaer F. R. accounts

5,6gl+
5,575
2,693+
5U6

-12
•Ail
+1
-15

+2kS
+1,590
. -355
+1U2




-1

—
—

—

(B~gOl)

Released for publication Friday morning, October 25,1935»

not

earlier.

B-S01a

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Oct. 23,1935 Oct. 16,193,5 Oct. 2l+.193*+
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due from
U. S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F. R. notes
Other cash
Total reserves
Redenption fund - F. R. ban]- notes . . .
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov't, obligations,
direct and/or fully guaranteed . . .
Other bills discounted
Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances . . . . .
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Certificates and bills
Total U. S. Government securities .
Other securities
Total bills and securities . . . .
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
LIAB

3,^07
3.335
6,7^2
^,676
32,61+0

6,898,6US
18,1+70
218.896
7,136,OlU
—

k,967,100
21,932
227.58*+
5,2l6,6l6
2,215

779
1+.61+6
9,*+25
679
32,1+77

^,526
6.338
10,861+
5,993
^,999

238,970
1,630,682
560.567
2,1+30,219
Uil
2,^7^58

238,939
1,632,121
559.128
2,1+30,188
181
2,1+76,950

395,597
1,411,716
622.888
2,1+30,201
296
2,1+52,35S

6Ul
22,107
5^,379
50,l69
1+0.667

61+6
21,61+6
770,l6l
50,169
39,928

821
21,000
1+63,801
52,97*+
45.1+58

10,362,622

10,1+95,51U

8,255,2^+3

...
. . .

3,50H,806
—

3,50l+,55S
—

3,155,512
29,123

. . .
. ..

5,575,016
98,919
21,8US
269.918
5,965,701
5^7,197
130,395
lM-1+,893
23,1+57
30,698
15.1+15

5,53^,326
53,99^
22,919
28U.UlU
5,895,653
751,3^9
130,355
lUl+,893
23,1+57
30,697
lH,512

3,985,287
118,002
6,985
158.1+17
l+,268,691
M-6U,65S
lH6,881
138,383

10,362,622

10,1+95,51*+

8,295,21+3

ILITIES

F. R. notes in actual circulation
F. R. ban]: note circulation - net
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account .
U.S. Treasurer - General account
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities

.. .

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined . . .
Contingent liability on bills purchased
for foreign correspondents . . . . . . .
Commitments to make industrial advances




6,979,122
18,687
232,392
7,230,201
—

76.3$

75»9#
—

26,91^

26,791

22,291
29.70*+

70.3$
1+9*+
2,692

ASSETS MS LIABILITIES OP THE FEDERAL BESEKVE B A M S OH OCTOBER 23, 1935
(In thousands of dollars)

B~80Ib

A S S E T S
Total Boston Hew York Fhila*

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St*Louis

Minn* Kans*Cy# Dallas San Fran.

Gold certificates on hand and due
from u. s. Treasury
6,979,122 *+59,263 2,930,387 3 9 ^ 5 1 ^52,^59 217.21^ 159,^1 1.301,2^7 215,9^8 138,656 19^,7^2 111M5 ^03,819
Redemption fund - F. R. nates
13,687
3,312
1,011
1,610
1,U69 1,167
2,739
1,019 917
^10
958
7*6 3,329
Other cash
232,392 30,283
52,299 29,888 12,973 I0t563 10*670
28,751 I2yl52 10,216 1^,376
6,976 13,21*5
Total reserves
7,230,201 ^92,858 2,983,697 ^25,9^9 ^66,901 228,9^ 172,850 1,331,017 229,017 1^9,282 210,076 119,217 ^20,393
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Govt. obligations,
1*76
50
4
2,272
3.H07
147
60
105
30
direct and/or fully guaranteed
131
127
5
—
—
60
21
11
148
776
Other bills discoionted
2,215
59
36
9
3,335
Total bills discounted

6,7*12
4,676
32,640

Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U. S # Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Certificates and bills

Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
P. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




345
2,868

232.970 14,425
630,682 108,167
560,567 35,084

Total u. S. Govt, securities
Other securities

1*85

2,^30,219 157*676
181

—

2 , ^ , ^ 5 8 l6l,37*J.

4,1+87
1.796
7,582

131
474
6,919

51
445
l.7«3

79,866 16,348 19,069
483,198 121,944 150,228
181,253 38,828 48,727

207
, 173
4,466

61
168
1,075

10,209 8,247
80,422 64,914
26,085 21,055

7^*317 177*120 218,021* 116,716 9^,216
—
758,182

—

—

—

—

220,303 121,562 95*520

9a
U8
258
66
60
2k
22,107
365
6,600
1,002
1 , ^ 5 2,512
5^,379 56,303
128,693 kl,kS7 ^8,910 ^9,550
50,169
3,168
12,077
^,75^
6,632 3,028
TO,667
533 27,973
M 6 6 2,318
1,126

23
1,239
18,781
af331
1,58^

_

556
1,895

4
80
4l3

64
63
1,837

903
126
1,124

208
122
1,819

l4l
328
859

25,623 9,420 12,999
9.514 15,815 17.435
243,054 74,710 47,403 73,492
,803 137,347
87,012 24,070 15,209 23,838 14,857 44,549
355»689 108,200 75,611 1 0 6 , 7 6 , 1 + 7 5 199,331
—

—

—

181

358,1^0 108,697 77,575 109,178

—

—

78,62*1. 200,659

77
^
3
17
l6
U5
2,813 1,^70 1,108
1,533 329 1,691
76,062 2 7 , ^ 16,82** 31,292 20,823 28,180
^,967
2,628
1,580
3,^1+9 1,686 3,869
586
268
k
G
O
332
886 1*35

10,362,622 71^,6^9 3,917,1*80 662,068 7^6,569 1+06,7^6 292,32s 1,773*662 369,558 2^6,832 355*877 221,581 655,272

ASSETS Ai'TD LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 23, 1935
(In thousands of dollars)

B-801c

.LIABILITIES
Total Boston Hew York Phila.

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

F.R.notes in actual circulation 3,504,866 301,209
753,015 25^,5^3 332,972 176,170 1^9,^21
Deposits:
5,575.016 320,221 2*709,302 265,110 326,032 161,1^3 105,33^
Meriter bani: - reserve account
98,919
2,853
U.S«Treasu.rer - General account
2,734 2,822 1,872
44,270
21,848
2,15s
Foreign ' b a n k
2,071
S07
7S5
1,569
8,072
269,918
0tlier deposits
2,029
3,205
149,292 D O , 224 2,517
3,950
Total do-posits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid :.r
Surplus (Section J)
Surplus (Sect.'on 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES

Chicago St.Louis Minn, Sans.Cy. Dallas San Fran,
812,936 150,239 106,503 133,910

67,962 265,936

813,795 171,163 105,682 174,802 110,662 311,770
3,016
4,344
6,S42
18,897 2,174
2,370
583
2,52s
654
523
' 567 1,526
16,464
1,639
5,111
8,563
5,503

840,331 182,554 114,078 181,373 119,666 336,602
5,965,701 332,465 2,910,936 336,3^5 333,35^ 166,801 111,196
128,77S 39,718 49,033 48,97^ 18,359
5^7,197 56,766
77,79*+ 26,494 17,381 30,866 23,513 29,516
4,170
4,592
50,929 12,29s 12,327
11,990
130,395 9,^37
3,S7^ 3.7SS 10,196
3,731 .3,003
144,893 9,902
5,540
3,420
49,964 13,470 14,371
5,126
21,350 4,655
3,613
3,777 9,64s
804
1,142 1,252
2,874
2,09s
1,007
7,250
1,003
547
23,457
1,391
75*+
3,335
2,046
30,698
1,64s
S91
7,5?o
1,363
1,169
2,517
2,995 3,ooo
5.325
255
266
34s
9,048
601
505
447
15,^15
527
275 .
371
277
10,362,622 714,649 3,917,480 662,06s 746,569 4o6,746 292,32s 1,773,662 369,558 246,832 355,877 221,581 655,272

Ratio of total reserves to deposit
and F.Re note liabilities combined 76.3
Commitments to make industrial
advances
26,91^

77.8

SI.4

3,336

9,721

72.1
799

70.1
1,821

66.S

66.3

1,839

8O.5

532

68.8

529

67.7

2,024

l4l

66.6

63.5

1,303

69.8

595

K2jh

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS A1ID SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U.S. Government securities
Other securities




6,7^2
KS76
32,64o
2,430,219
181

Within 15 days
4,369
695

i,so4

28,925

l 6 to 30 days
85
227
214
22,760

31 to 60 days
1,329
941
615
143,660

6l to 90 days

91 days to
6 months

30s

644

2,813
898
59,320

2,395
387,812

Over 6 months
7
26,714
1,787,7^2
181

FEDERAL RESERVE 1T0TE STATEMENT ON OCTOBER 23, 1935
(In thousands of dollars)
Total Boston New York Phila.
Federal Reserve notes
Issued to F.R.bank by ?.R.Ar~ent 3,813,252 33^,3^5
Held by Federal Reserve bank
308,386 33,15&

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

B-gOld
Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

872,068 266,302 3^9,758 186,562 l6g,UlH
119,053 12,259 16,786 10,392 18,993

8^5,877 158,107 111,092 1^3,082
32,891 7,868 ^,589
9,172

7^,327 302,798
6,365 36,862

3,50^,866 301,209

753,015 25^,5^3 332,972 176,170 1^9,^21

812,986 150,239 106,503 133,910

67,962 265,936

3,698,018 336,617
5,2^0
HS5
1^7,000

873,706 268,000 331,UUO 167,000 118,685
3,035
131
51
207
6l
20,000 20,000 52,000

S6l,000 15^,632 105,500 128,000 72,175 281,263
U62
901
163
l^K)
—
^t-,000 7,000 l6,000 3,000 25,000

3,850,258 337,102

876,7^1 268,131 351,491 187,207 170,7^6

s6i,ooo 158,636 112,562 lU^,901

In actual circulation

Collateral held by agent as security for notes issued to bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due from U. S. Treasury
Eligible paper
U. S. Govt, securities
Total collateral




75,33s 306,1+03