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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Sunday m o r n i n g , O c t . 3 ,
1920; n o t e a r l i e r ,

STATEI./[ENTFORTIiEPRF"S

St.l464
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
O c t o b e r 2 , 1^20

CONDITION 0? FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.
Total g a i n s of 13,6 m i l l i o n s i n c a s h r e s e r v e s , l a r g e l y gold, r e d u c t i o n s
of 1 2 . 6 m i l l i o n s i n n e t d e p o s i t s and i n c r e a s e s of 2 4 . 7 m i l l i o n s 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 a r e i n d i c a t e d i n t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a r d 1 s w e e k l y bar
s t a t e m e n t i s s u e d a s a t c l o s e of b u s i n e s s on O c t o b e r 1, 1 $ 2 0 . As a r e s u l t o f
t h e above c h a n g e s i n r e s e r v e s and l i a b i l i t i e s t h e r e s e r v e r a t i o shows a r i s e
f o r t h e week f r o m 4 3 , 6 t o 4 3 , 7 p e r c e n t .
H o l d i n g s of p a p e r s e c u r e d by Government war o b l i g a t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g
T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s , show a r e d u c t i o n of 3 7 , 4 m i l l i o n s , t h o s e of o t h e r
d i s c o u n t e d p a p e r i n c r e a s e d by 4 2 . 6 m i l l i o n s , w h i l e a c c e p t a n c e s p u r c h a s e d i n
t h e open m a r k e t d e c l i n e d by 6 * 1 m i l l i o n s . An i n c r e a s e of a b o u t 1 m i l l i o n
i s shown i n T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e h o l d i n g s .
Total earning assets, accordingly,
show a n o m i n a l d e c l i n e •
Of t h e t o t a l of 1,123 m i l l i o n s of p a p e r s e c u r e d by U n i t e d S t a t e s war
o b l i g a t i o n s , 6 2 9 , 8 m i l l i o n s , or 5 3 ' 2 p e r c e n t , w e r e s e c u r e d by L i b e r t y b o n d s ,
3 1 0 . 8 m i l l i o n s , or 2 b , 3 p e r c e n t , by V i c t o r y n o t e s , and 2 4 2 , 4 m i l l i o n s , o r
20*5 p e r c e n t , by T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s , compared w i t h 53 > 25 and 22 p e r
c e n t of a c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t a l of 1,220+4 m i l l i o n s r e p o r t e d t h e week b e f o r e .
T o t a l s of d i s c o u n t e d p a p e r h e l d by t h e B o s t o n , New York, P h i l a d e l p h i a and
C l e v e l a n d Banks a r e i n c l u s i v e of a b o u t 226 m i l l i o n s of p a p e r d i s c o u n t e d
f o r seven o t h e r R e s e r v e Banks i n t h e South and Middle P e s t , w h i l e a c c e p t a n c e
h o l d i n g s of t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a , C l e v e l a n d and San F r a n c i s c o Banks a r e shown
i n c l u s i v e of 19 *3 m i l l i o n s of bank a c c e p t a n c e s bought from t h e New York and
Chicago R e s e r v e Banks, compared w i t h 23 <4 m i l l i o n s t h e week b e f o r e •
Government d e p o s i t s show a n o m i n a l d e c l i n e of 0*1 m i l l i o n , members *
r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s ~ f e l l o f f 2 4 , 4 m i l l i o n s , o t h e r d e p o s i t s , composed l a r g e l y
of f o r e i g n government c r e d i t s and non-member b a n k s f c l e a r i n g a c c o u n t s , i n c r e a s e d by 0 . 5 m i l l i o n , w h i l e t h e M f l o a t n c a r r i e d by t h e R e s e r v e Banks and
t r e a t e d as a d e d u c t i o n from g r o s s d e p o s i t s shows a d e c r e a s e f o r t h e week
of 11,4 m i l l i o n s . As a c o n s e q u e n c e , n e t d e p o s i t s a r e shown 12-6 m i l l i o n s
l e s s than on t h e p r e c e d i n g F r i d a 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 shows an a d d i t i o n of 2 4 , 7 m i l l i o n s ,
l a r g e l y i n t n e Few York and B o s t o n d i s t r i c t s , w h i l e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank
n o t e c i r c u l a t i o n d e c l i n e d by 0 . 8 m i l l i o n * A r e d u c t i o n by $ 8 5 , 0 0 0 i n t h e
p a i d - i n c a p i t a l of t h e New York R e s e r v e Bank i s due a p p a r e n t l y t o t h e c o n s o l i d a t i o n o f two member banks i n B u f f a l o and t h e s u r r e n d e r o f F e d e r a l
Reserve s t o c k , c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e r e d u c t i o n i n c a p i t a l i z a t i o n of t h e
consolidated i n s t i t u t i o n .




R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday m o r n i n g , O c t o b e r 3 , 1920; n o t e a r l i e r .
STATEMENT OF COEBINED

R E S O U R C E S
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d - F . R . Board
Gold w i t h f o r e i g n a g e n c i e s

EESOOBCES A ®

St.1463a

LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS .

O c t o b e r 1. 1920
$201,046,000
362,468,000
111,455,000

S e p t . 24, 1920
$183,826,000
3^1,303,000
111,455,000

^

:H=B=r"
HE-*
a . S. V i c t o r y n o t e s

— ^ss
'tis

"=*=• H i

«***

###

I ? 000

U n c o l l e c t e d i t e m s and o t h e r d e d u c t i o n s f r o m g r o s s d e p o s i t s
5 i Redemption f u n d a g a i n s t F . R. Bank n o t e s
A U

iatss
—

O c t . 3, 1 9 i ;
nnn
51°, 3 ^ 5 , 0 0 0
^
.

c

ggO 2 8 0 , 0 0 0
ll!856]000

6

?'000

818,958,000
^'ohVnnn

S H

c

,

908,310,000
iri'oUA nnn

" I S f S S S S *

S p S Paid"in
Government d e p o s i t s
Due t o members - R e s e r v e a c c o u n t
%
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
O t h e r d e p o s i t s , i n c l u d i n g f o r e i g n government c r e d i t s
Total gross deposits
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
F . R. Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n - n e t l i a b i l i t y
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES
R a t i o 01 t o t a l r e s e r v e s t o n e t 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
Rat 11 VF g o l d r e s e r v e s t o F.R. n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n a f t e r
s e a t i n g a s i d e 35^ a g a i n s t n e t d e p o s i t l i a b i l i t i e s



iGk%fo°o
4 5 4^4. qqq
776*243 000
608,056,000
QOO
35,363,000

2,466,116,000
3,304,690,000
213,412,000.
81,396,000
6,327,717,000
43.7^
48»i$

46,493,000
*1,800,677,000
*595,3^2,000
34,910,000

2,477,422,000
3,279,996,000
214,180,000
-=—7%, 5 3 1 , 0 0 0
6,312,275,000
.
. ' 4 3 -6%
)
of
.
7 -9%
•Revised f i g u r e s .

%:%7:ooo
' firf , 0 0 °
1,765,863,000
691,9^8,000
—
>^3,,000
2,634,576,000
2,708,186,000
241,937,000
30,995,000
5,782,131,000
\
a
4
9 -7»
a!
59-l-0

a o e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morniizg, O c t o b e r 3 S 1920; n o t e a r n e r .
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE" BAHKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS OCTOBER 1 , i g 3 X
R E S O U R C E S
F - : d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank o f

Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
GcJ.i s e t t l e m e n t f u n d - F'.R. B o a r d
Gc.'i. 1 w i t h f o r e i g n a g e n c i e s
T o t a l g o l d h e l d by "banks
Gold w i t h F , B . A g e n t s
G e l d redeiT.ption f u n d
Total gold r e s e r v e s
Legal tender n o t e s , s i l v e r , e t c .
Total reserves
B i l l s discounted: (a)
Secured by Govt.war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
B i l l s bought i n open market (b)
T o t a l b i l l s on h a n d
U. S . Government b o n d s
U. S , V i c t o r y n o t e s
U . 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
Total earning a s s e t s
Bank p r e m i s e s
U n c o l l e c t e d items and o t h e r deductions from g r o s s d e p o s i t s
5fo Redemption f u n d a g a i n s t F . R ,
Bank n o t e s
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES
(a) Includes b i l l s rediscounted for
other F. R. Banks, v i z :
(b) Includes bankers' acceptances
bought from o t h e r F.R.Banks:
Without t h e i r endorsement




Boston

7,660

46,199
8,1)6

New York

110,897

Pbila, Clevel.

1,417 10,44-3

( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

Richm, A t l a n t a C h i c a g o S t . L o u i s

2,40 2

St„l«-oJb

7,434 24,492

M i n n . X a n s . C y . D a l l a s San F r a n .

3,205 7,210

652

42,729

45,243

80,863

23,863

7,447

41,466

6,745

8,52b

24,875

40,905

8,916

9,139

5.46l

4,013

1 3 . 263

5.236

3,009

5.350

35,982

9,275

Total

4,901 20^3

20?,^

2 . 8 y 8_ _ _ h a ;

I'll

3,936

30,5

61,995
134,993
18.440
215,434
6.564

194,531 55,576 100,445 31,726" 18,894 79,221 15,188 18,745 30,877 11,735 56,03b 671T9E3
266,519 121,610 142,238 44,403 52,647 188,930 47,580 27,569 39,959 29,613 84,326 i,iso,393

10b,750

490,677 123,844 53,013 36,537 64,294 147,384 38,978
383,453 62,049 148,350 73,342 57,379 325,364 80,034
96.465 8.255 49,586 6.932 1.886 39,786 1.880
9 70,595 194,148 250,949 116,811 123,559 512,534 1 20,892
1,462 1,434
834 1,233
113 4,490 1,153

221,998

77,462
30.038
214,250
555
5

12,408 7,572 6.656 25,106 6,224 3,2:5 4,105. 5,030 13.677 147.710
497,032 186,461 255,091 83,701 78,197 293,257 68,992 49,5*49 74,941 46,378 154,039 2,003,072
31 2,642
402 1.245 9.188 7 . 6 2 2
138 1.915 2,900
583 162.123
127,993
625,025 187,392 257,733, 84,103

50

10

79,442 302,445

76,614 49,687

3

76,856

49,278 154,622 2,165,195
I?1

a n

11,043 35,238 21,551 5 3 , ^ 1 , 1 8 3 , 4 0 7 ^ "
73,691 71,866 52,752 1 2 0 , 8 ^ 1 , 5 2 6 , 5 9 4
1.498 3.534
585 61.065
301.510
86,232 110,638 74,888 235,615 3,011,111
116

8,867
1

3,966
—

2,632
—

26,855
69

V3
43,815"

820,280

21.578
69,513 31.458 25.299 12,262 15.666 39,728 17,297 8.481 12.826 8,300 11.074 271.482
236,388 1,041,620 227,040 275,092 130,306 139,341 556,752 139,342 94,829 132,332 87,154 @49,321 3,309,517
1,877
4,026
652 1,172 1,206
620
2,123
866
603
84s
1,230
232
15,455
61,915
1,072
394

175,194 69,142

2,481
7o8

1,300
545

79,494 56,350

1,139
251

451
J82_

28,785 113,953

44,147

23,402

1,745
464

573

429

499
_2H

582

69,162 54,923
916

306

586

665

11,856

ttQqm 5.414

523,644 1,849,114 4s6,07l 6i4,88l 273,005 248,920 977,482 261,924 169,o4o 280,420 194,154 449,062 6,327,717

52,641

19,003 31,485 122,906
4,911

10,000

226,035
4,951

19,862

; i o n Sim day m o r n i n g , O c t o o e r j , 1Q20; n o t e a r l i e r .
Sti„l4o3c.
BESOURCES MD LIABILITIES OF'THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS OCTOBER; 1 , 1 9 3 0 .
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
L I A B I L I T I E S
tiew
o
r
k
P h i l a * C l e v e l . i i c m . A t l a n t a Chicago F 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
. F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank
Boston
- Q
6,867
3,926 13,720 4,304 3,334 4,439 ),968
5,214
8,417 10,253
-5,272
Capital paid-in
7,644
$7,358
8,067 7,050 23,917 5,884 5,178 8,395 •,152 11,662 1 6 4 , 7 4 5
5 1 , 3 0 8 13,069 13,712
Surplus
1 2 , 3 51
16,082 6,190 3,350 3,715 1,621 2,389 1,492 1,241 2,153 1,939 3,099
46,454
Government d e p o s i t s
3>183
685,654 109,370 151,567 56,032 49,147 253,824 61,165 44,120 79,312 49,493 117,353 1,776,243
Du3 t o members - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
119,201
110,84-6 51,4-83 61,93s 44,4-20 23,925 78,306 39,410 22,281 58,057 34,552 33,216 608,056
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
40,622
Other d e p o s i t s , i n c l u d i n g f o r e i g n
666
_6]0_
468 2.285
881
431 8,707
35,363
1.097
16,7^5 1,4-25 1.4-27
.601
government c r e d i t s
173,103 829,327 168,468 218,282 104,770 75,l6l 336,802 102,94s 68,272 140,188 36,415 162,380 2,466,u6
Total gross deposits
309,586 866,091 270,892 345,751 141,463 147,538 55^,238 135,888 81,964 108,823 89,94c 252,516 3,304,690
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
F . R . Bank n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n 16,64s
40,219 21,333 21,916 11,233 12,764 36,545 10,321 8,096 15,651 7,724 10,962 213,412
net l i a b i l i t y
36.89 7 3,89 2 4.q67- 2.258 2i_481_ 12.260 2,579 2.196 2.924 1,955 4.675 _ 81.396
4.312
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
523,644 1,849,114 486,071 6i4,881 273,005 248,920 977,482 261,924 169,040 280,420 194,154 449,062 6,327,717
TOTAL LIABILITIES
R a t i o of t o t a l r e s e r v e s t o n e t d e p o s i t a n d i ' . R .
4i.O
38.9
39.4
39.2
42.7
4o.6
41.7
43.7
4i.l
50.6
53.2
44.3
n o t e l i a b i l i t i e s combined, p e r c e n t
52.8
MEMORANDA
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y a s e n d o r s e r on
discounted paper rediscounted with
226,035
25,000 48,856 18,550 35,051 18,631 41,986 ,37,961
o t h e r F . R, Banks
Bankers' acceptances sold to other
10,coo
19,862
9,862
F.R,Banks w i t h o u t endorsement
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
16,204
4i6
768
432
736
784
576 1,904
1,168
6,076 1 , 2 8 0 1,312
752
for foreign correspondents
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTSTANDING AND IN ACTUAL CIRCULATION
323,686 974.483 284,618 367,726 146,998 152,142 624,505 153,564 82,960 114,026 93,252 285,189 3,603,149
F . R. n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g
108.39-2 13.726 21.975 5.535 4,6o4 70.26? 17,676
996 5.203 3.312 3 2,673 298,459
14.100
F . R« n o t e s h e l d by b a n k s
309,586
866,091
270,892
345,751
141,463
147,538
554,238
135,888
81,964
108,823 89,940 252,516 3,304,690
F, P . n o t e s i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND U„ S , CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS BY MATURITIES
W i t h i n 15 days
l o t o 30 days
31 t o 60 days
6 l t o 90 days Over 90 days
Total
1,515,472
307,789
514,192
346,73425,4I4
2,709,601
B i l l s discounted
106.484
92,432
85,555
17,039
301,510
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t
23,74s
13,500
18,870
23,260
192,104
271,482
of i n d e b t e d n e s s
U. S s C e r t i f i e s

Released for public




lie l e a s e d for p u b l i c a t i o n Sunday morning, October

3, 1920; n o t e a r l i e r .

FEDERAL EESERVE AG-EFTS• ACCOLINTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS OCTOBEE

I,

1920

st.iU63a

( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s . )
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Agent a t
Boston
E E S 0 U E CES
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t s s on hand
64,600
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g ' 323,686
Collateral security for Federal
Reserve n o t e s o u t s t a n d i n g :
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
5,900
Gold r e d e m p t i o n fund
18,099
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d F.B.Board 111,000
E l i g i b l e parper M o u n t r e q uuiirreedd
188,687
Excess an our. t h e l d
25^63
TOTAL

Few York

Phi l a .

Clevel.

Eichm. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn« Kans. Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n •

Total

143,000 3 5 , 8 8 0 27,680 2 6 , 3 9 ? 71,675
974,483 284,618 367,726 1 4 6 , 9 9 8 152,142

6 o , 6 4 o 20,1+80
624,505 153,564

7,0^0
6 , 2 7 0 iSM.C,
5,320
485,523
8 2 , 9 6 0 114,026 ; 93 , 252 285,189 3,603,14%

209,607
11,912 15,221
45,000 106,389

32,025
20,213
90,000

1,903
42,500

2,500
U.lU?
46,000

8,786
180,l44

3,810
3,739
4o,031

13,052
1,317
13,200

3,599
36,3&0

12,331
5,^8
11. 7",H

12,7l4
71,6x2

279,225
107,195
795.9/0

707,964 163,008 225,488 102,595
23l!Q46
9 : 3 5 3 22^519 10.270

9^95
2%:015

^ 3 5 , 5 7 5 105,9fJ*
76:117 l 4 j 8 6 4

55,39}
16:966

74,067
34^051

63,639 2 : 0 , 8 6 3 2,422,756
ll",2^

737,535 2,323,912 6i4,469 785,651 330,664 3 99,974 1,335,767 3 4 2 , 4 7 2 189,926 268,373 214,233 597,208 8'; 19c, 184

L I A B I L I T I E S
F e d e r a l Reserve n o t e s r e c e i v e d
from C o m p t r o l l e r - g r o s s
Less amounts r e t u r n e d f o r
destruction

675,600 2 , 2 7 9 , 5 2 0 651,380 675,500 3 7 1 , 2 6 0 382,000
2 8 7 . 3 l 4 1 . 1 6 2 . 0 3 7 330. 882 280.094 197.864 158.181

455.295 199, 836

F e t amount of F e d e r a l R e s e r v e
n o t e s r e c e i v e d f r o m Compt r o l l e r of t h e Currency*
C o l l a t e r a l r e c e i v e d from
F e d e r a l Reserve Bank:

388,286 1 , 1 1 7 , 4 8 3 3 20,49 8 3 95,4o6 173,396 223,817

685,145 174,044 9 0 , 0 0 0 120,296 109,732 290, 569 4,088,672

Gold

E l i g i b l e paper
TOTAL

*
*




'

134,999

214.250

'

266,519 121,610

~

142,238 44,403 52,647

939.910 172.361 248,007 112,865 121.510

737,535 2,323,912 6l4,469 785,651

i,l4o,44o

188,930

3 7 3 , 8 8 0 176,680 253,660 194,180 5 0 9 , 5 4 0 7 , 6 8 3 , 6 4 o
86.680 131.364

84,448 2 1 8 . 9 7 1 3 . 5 9 4 . 9 6 8

47,580 27,569 39,959 29,613 84,326 l, 180,393

511,692 120,848

7 2 , 3 5 7 108.118

7 4 . 8 8 8 222.313 2 . 9 2 1 . 1 1 9

3 3 0 , 6 6 4 399,974 1,325,767 3 ^ 2 , 4 7 2 189,926 268,373 214,233 597,208 8 , 1 9 0 , 1 8 4