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S t . 5952
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
October 25, 1928.

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, Oct. 26;
not e a r l i e r .
CONDITION OF J3SHEU1 22SSRV3 BANKS

TI:e c o n s o l i d a t e d s t itement of 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 24, made p u b l i c "by the F e d e r a l Reserve Board, shows a decrease f o r
t h e week of $23,900,000 in h o l d i n g s of " b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d , l a r g e l y o f f s e t "by an
i n c r e a s e of $22,100,000 i n h o l d i n g s of b i l l s bought i n open market, d e c r e a s e s
of $37,000,000 i n member bank r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s and of $o,o00,000 i n 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 2nd an i n c r e a s e of $8,500,000 i n cash r e s e r v e s . Tot a l " b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s y/ere $3,700,000 below t h e amount h e l d on October 17.
The p r i n c i p a l changes 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 f o r t n e week were
d e c l i n e s of $51,100,000 a t t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Bulk of New York and of
$4,300,000 a t S t . Louis, and i n c r e a s e s of #17,700,000 a t Chicago, $0,800,000
a t Kansas C i t y , and $3,400,000 at Cleveland. The System's h o l d i n g s of b i l l s
bought i n open market i n c r e a s e d $22,100,000, of Treasury n o t e s $1,300,000,
and of United S t a t e s bonds $300,000, while h o l d i n g s of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s
d e c l i n e d $2,000,000.
Federal 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 $5,300,000 a t t n e F e a e r a l
Reserve Bonk of New York and $4,300,000 a t Son F r a n c i s c o , and i n c r e a s e d
$3,100,000 a t t h e Cleveland bank.
A StiBteajpy of changes 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 serve bciltefl d u r i n g the week and t h e year ending October 24, 1928, f o l l o w s .
Increase

or

decrease

during

Year

Week
Total reserves .
Gold r e s e r v e s

+ $8,900,000
+ 10,100,000

- $314,600,000
- 310,800,000

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 discounted, t o t a l
Secured by U.S.Govt, 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

- 3,700,000
- 23,900,000
- 16,500,000
- 7,300,000

+ 333,^00,000
+
+
+

509,500,000
317,000,000
192,600,000

B i l l s bought i n open market

+ 22,100,000

+

100,400,000

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l . .
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 . . .

300,000
+
300,000
+ 1,300,000
- 2,000,000

+

279,600,000
208,500,000
700,000
71,800,000

-

+

7,400,000

+

29,500,000
30,000,000
5,400,000

Federal reserve notes in c i r c u l a t i o n
Tbta% d e p o s i t s . . . . . .
keaWrs* r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s . . .




.

6,600,000

- 20,600,000
- 37,000,000
+ 19,000,000

Released, f o

p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, October 2o, 1928; n o t e a r l i e r .

S t . 5952a

RESOURCES JED LIABILITIES
OF THE T17ELVE FEDERAL RESERVE 3A1IKS COMB DIED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Oct. 2%.1928 Oct. 17.1928 Oct. 26.1Q2J

RESOURCES
Gold -?ith F e d e r a l r e s e r v e agents
Sold redemption rund c i t h U.S. Treasury

. .

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 fund v.lth F. R. Board . . .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by "o^jnks . •

1,180,352 •
68,558
1,248,910

1,207,44s

72,282

1,279,730

1,623,253

42,028
1,665,281

677,753

590,373
2,646,230
132,064

678,629

634,885
656,886

2,636,112

2,957,052

133,275

135,793

Total reserves
ITon-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

2,778,294

2,769,387

57,487

56,192

3,092,345
61,137

553.393
358,534

569,9S4

236,428

365,826

165,970

Total b i l l s discounted . . . . . . .
2111s bought i n oxiea market
U. S. Govern iont 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
.

$11,927

935,810
379 >09

402,398

53,071
124,339
53,955
231,365

261,876
124,941

Total sold reserves
Reserves o t h e r than gold . . . . . . . . . .

706,947

401,478
53,412

125,667
51,96s

231,047

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

5,280

301,111

123,813

510,630
620

3,730
1,548,182
732
734,235
60,513
o,449

1,551,864
574
975,181

1,214,759

5,187,892

5,424,164

5,130,515

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:
'..'ember bank - r e s e r v e account
Government . . *
Foreign bank
Other d e p o s i t s

1,710,409

1,717,050

1,702,999

2,321,838

2,358,874

20,709

6,945
23,085

2,351,870
19,794
8,359
23,928

Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y i t e m s
Capital paid in
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

2,374,473
689,914
145,926
233,319

33,851

2,395,114
900,479
145,677
233,319
32,525

2,403,951
646,615
131,293
228,775
16,882

5,187,892

5,424,164

5,130,515

T o tal 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
Uncollected i t e m s
Bank premises
A l l other r e s o u r c e s

. . .

TOTAL RESOURCES

60,493
10,473

564

688,277

59,774
13,159

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
F. R. n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . . .
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
for foreign correspondents
C.




,
.

25,240
6,686

6,210

68.0$

67.3%

75.3^

262,421

258,979

194,886

RESOURCES AUD LIABILITIES OETHE FEBERAI,'RESERVE' "BABES1 OT'OSTOBER 24; ig2S
St.
RESOURCES
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston Hevr York Phi l a .
Clove. • Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . Louis Minn. ICans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.
Gold v;ith Federal Roservo Agents 1 , 1 8 0 , 3 5 2 123,446
174,800 8 2 , 6 5 4 153,363 34,293 6 2 , 7 6 2 253,934 22,896 4 4 , 5 8 6 4 l , 9 3 0 24,376 l 6 l , 3 1 2
Go:'., redemption fund w i t h U . S . T r o a s . 6 8 , 5 5 8
6,008
16,959
7,442
4,949
2,527
5,334
6,337
6,082
4,122
2,705
2,097
3,996
Sold h o l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
? . R. n o t e s

1 , 2 4 8 , 9 1 0 129,454

191,759

90,096 158,312

36,820

68,096 260,271

28,978

48,708

44,635

26,473 1 6 5 , 3 0 s

214,795
44g,447

50,066
27,914

55,637
46,444

27,576
8,189

11,885 142,255
4,466 60,47s

22,606
8,982

20,481
5,520

33,089
6,150

27,608
7,123

2 , 6 4 6 , 2 3 0 225,4o4
132,064 15,071

855,001 l 6 s , 0 7 6 26o,393
22,586
7 , 3 5 2 11,959

72,585
8,4p6

84,447 463,004
13,213 l 6 , o 6 2

60,566 7 4 , 7 0 9 8 3 , 8 7 4 61,264 236,907
15,502
1,854
5,482
5,646
8,931

Total r e s e r v e s
2 , 7 7 8 , 2 9 4 24o,475
1?on-reserve c a s h
57,487
7,331
B i l l s discounted:
Secured "by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s 553,393 17,867
other b i l l s discounted
358,534 15,132

877,587 175,428 272,352
17,074
945
3,233

80,9 91
3,718

97,660 479,066
4,134
8,296

76,06s
3,355

76,563
1,113

89,356
2,102

6 6 , 9 1 0 245,838
2,541
3,645

155,646
91,607

63,644
14,822

47,659
29,367

21,880
&,756

23,o4s 101,311
53,827 42,206

23,932
22,931

13,506
7,055

18,032
21,400

14,783
10,057

52,085
9,374

78,466

46,636
19,112

76,875 143,517
21,553 29,336

46,863
9,465

20,561
16,522

39,^32
22,806

24,84o
20,366

77,459
39,84a

Gold s e t t l e m e n t fund r d t h P.R.Board 706,947
Gold and g o l d c o r t i f . h e l d by banks 6 9 0 , 3 7 3
Total g o l d r o s e r v o s
R e s e r v e s other than g o l d

60,4-36
35,514

40,453
31,l4o

Total b i l l s discounted
B i l l s b o u g h t 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 of i n d e b t e d n e s s

911,927
401,478
4

32,999
44,23s

247,253
121,454

19,131

77,02637,647

53,412
125,667
51,968

702
3,809
2,488

1,384
29,966
19,182

585
11,003
9,4S4

54s
29,347
3,956

1,152
l,4oo
872

270
3,816
1,261

19,927
8,630
5,663

7,125
12,057
1,594

4,519
4,989
1,198

8,505
1,902
1,075

8, 653
4,824
2,526

42
13,924
2,669

T o t a l U . S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Other s c c u r i t i c s

231,047
3,730

6,999

50,532
200

21,072
30

33,851

3,424

5,347

34,220

20,776

10,706
500

11,482

16,003
3,000

16,635

T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s 1 , 5 4 8 , 1 8 2

84,236

419,439 118,699 148,524

6 9 , 1 7 2 103,775 207,073

77,104

48,289

73,720

37
70,731
3,824
171

376
199,289
16,675
1,294

25
59,680
3,661
378

21
27,181
2,367
1,701

21
34,004
3,931
465

l4
16,917
2,202
so4

18
17
41,824 30,63s
4 , 3 0 8 . 1,939
419
367

'Dv.o f r o m f o r e i g n b a n k s
uncollected items
B^nk p r e m i s e s
111 o t h e r r e s o u r c e s
TOTAL RESOURCES




732
734,235
60,513
8,449

-

47
57,625
1,752
153

-

52
67,405
6,806
1,346

-

69
88,062
8,720
723

-

-

—

64,209 1 3 3 , 9 4 2
35
40,879
3,828
628

5 . 1 8 7 , 8 9 2 4 o 6 , s o 5 1 , 5 3 1 , 7 3 4 354,649 4 9 9 , 7 1 s 217,625 237,339 792,009 194,94s 1 4 5 , 9 0 2 211,695 166,673 4 2 8 , 7 9 5

L I A B I L I T I E S

RESOURCE'S A2TD m S l M T l S S ' OF"THE'ITORSE-'SBSSRVETMS OH OCTOBER 24, 192s.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
T o t a l Boston How York P h i l a . Clove.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis
1,710,409 149,23s
332,304 126,218 205,175 71,503 128,922 297,737 60,718

F.R.notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e account
2,321,838
Government
25,24o
F o r e i g n "bank
6,686.
Other d e p o s i t s
20,709
Total deposits
2,374,473
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items
689,914
C a p i t a l p a i d in
145,926
Surplus
233,319
All o t h e r l i a b i l i t i e s
33,851
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,187,892
Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t )
08.0
Contingent 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 correspondents
262,421
J . K . n o t e s on hand ( n o t e s r e e ' d from
F.R,Agent l e s s n o t e s in c i r c u l a t i o n ) 4q4,073
F . R . n o t e s r e e ' d from Comptroller
F . R . n o t e s h e l d by F. R. Agents
F . R . n o t e s i s s u e d to F.R.Bonk
Collateral held as security f o r
F. R . n o t e s i s s u e d to F.R.Bank:
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold redemption f u n d
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

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 of i n d e b t e d n e s s
Municipal --/arrants
C.



153,180

881,428 134,719 186,755
4,450
1,091 1,239

219
158,319

7,557
221 1,086
896,340 136,531 189,628
179,811 53,290 63,273

4,525
395

69,316
10,122

500

548

269
267

221
24i

732
2,531

70.516
55.517

67,393 355,699
23,749

82,282

10,877

35,998

79,125
1,427

226
693
81,471

35,363
5,239 18,449 5,413
9,996 32,778 10,397
2,O4O 5,o64 1,586

Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
62,103 63,603 48,581 164,307

55,899 92,479 70,566
917
1,318
1,929
142
190
184
464.
855
96
94,842
57,^22
72,775
15,011 38,841 31,653
4,200 4,316
3,014
9,046
7,039
8,527
1,313
1,163
821

185,284
i,4oo
374
6,479

193,537

41,808
10,899
17,893
16,629
1,917
1,1
1,615
406,805 1,531,734 354,649 499,71s 217,625 237,339 792,009 194,948 145,902 211,695 166,673 428^795
78.2
78.2
71.4
66.8
69.0
57.0
49.7
73.3
53.5
64.1
56.4
55.1
68.7

19,424
33,045

2,912,632 242,893
798,150 60,6l0
2,114,482 182,283
346,567
92,470
741,315
1,257,740

2,905

67,351 64,296 350,756
2,629
2,635
1,680

tit. 5952c

35,300

49,191
63,007
11,081

14,579
21,662
2,369

I4,4O2
24,021
3,219

6,102
12,324

76,474

24,603

26,934

13,208

11,136

9,323

9,064

18,388

115,196 32,436 28,551 15,729 31,290 45,006 13,233
6,810 10,363
FEDERAL RESERVE HOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGEFTS
722,280 204,454 271,756 113,151 220,972 460™,313' 90,o81 84,652 102,626
274,780 45,300 38,030 25,919 60,760 117,570 16,930 15,739 28,660
4 4 7 , 5 0 0 1 5 8 , 6 5 4 233,726 8 7 , 2 3 2 1 6 0 , 2 1 2 342,743 73,951 68,913 73,966

9,345

63,059

153,407

-

50,000

6,690 27,100
7,600
3,603
5,162
2,934
2,296
, 5 , 0 0 0 73,777 90,000 24,ooo 30,500 251,000 13,000
345,414. 76,635 112,486 59,949 98,356 172,651 56,292
2, 3d,092 200,654
520,214 159,229 265,s4g 94,242 1 6 1 , l i s 426,555 79,138
l-jATURIx'Y DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF IHDEBTED-IESS
Total
within 15 days
16 t o 30 days
31 to 60 days 6 l to 90 days 91
6
911,927
770,689
38,516
57,780
29,251
401,478
119,115
39,703
123,392
114,293
4,461
51,968
11,596
30
30

10,146
78,000
77,218

6,992

16,393

8,877

13,363

74,478 324,176
16,552 96,800
57^926227^376

14,167
17,303 35,000
2,419
4,070
3,573 19,634
,vw
w
28,000
37,860
3,500 106,678
34,878 62,oo4 45,181 116,676
79,464 103,934 69,557 277,988
AITD MUNICIPAL WABRAxTTS
days t o
Over 6 months
months
15,055
636
4,975
34,673
1.23C