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Released for public.ation
Friday morning, 00t. 3;
not ea1·lier.

St,4257
Fece:ta.l Reserve 3oard
Oc--~o~er 2, 1924

The c.onsolidaced statemer•t of c-ondition of the Federal reserve banks on Or.tobter 1, made public. by the Federal Reserve Boc..rd, shows an inc.rease of $l.J.6,4oo,ooo
in holdings of ar.r.eptanNls pur~ha3ed in open rnarl-~:et, of $6,900.000 in disc.ounted
bil:isg and of $1,400,000 in Government ser.,Jrities. As a result of these c.hanges,
total earning assets were $54,6oo,ooo above the amount reported a week ago. Federal
re.3erve note c-irc-ulation rose by $15,100,000 and total deposits by $18,100,000, while
~~sh reservas dec.lined by $25,ooo,coo.
The New York reserve bank reports an addition of $18,600 1000 to its holdings
?_f discounted bills, while Dallas shows a decline of $2,700,.000, Boston of
-~2,500,000• Bicr..xnond of $2,300,000, and Cleveland of $2,200,000.
The remaining banks
abow relatively small changes in this item for the week. Holdings of paper secured
by U. s. Government obligations went up by $15,300,000 to $lo4,8oo.ooo. Of the latter
amount, $77,900,000 was sec.ured by Liberty and other U. S, bonds, $25,400,000 by
~reasury notes, and $1,500,000 by c.ertifir.ates of indebtedness •
.An increa:;.<:: of $34,700,000 in holdings of ar~eptan~es purchased in open market
is reported by the Federal reserve bank of Nevv York, of. ~2 1 800,000 by Chicago, and of
$2,300,000 eac.h by the San Fran~is~o and Boston reserve banks. Holdings of U. s.
Govermnent bonds rose by $600,000 and of r.ertifir.ates of indebtedness by $800,000 ,;
while holdings of Treasury notes remained practic-ally unchanged.
~~1 Federal reserve ba~s report a larger volume of Federal reserve notes in
r.irculation, except Cleveland and Chicago whose note circulation fell off by
$1 ,4oo,ooo and $1,6co,ooo, respec·ti vely. The largest in~rease - $5,100 1 000 - in Feoeral reserve note ~il·C'.ulation is shovm for the PniJ.adelpbia bank·, :Boston reports an
inMease of ~3, 200:000, and Dallas an im""rease of $2 ,OCC ,OCO. Gold reserves dec-lined
by $23,900,000 dur:i.;ng the week, Be serves other than gold by $1,100,000, and Nonreserve r.ash by $3,400,000.

A surnrnary of '"ha.nges in the prindpal assets and liabilities of the reserve
ban.i::s during the week and the year ending Oc-tober 1, 1924, follows:

Inc.rease or decrease during
Total reserves • • •
Gold re serves , • .

VJeek

..

- $25,000,000
23,9CO,OOO

Total earning assets • •
. • • •
Bills di>1C'-ounted, total • • . . . . . . •
Secured by U, S. Government obligations,
Otl:ler bills di sc.ounted ••
Bills bought in open market

•

•

•

•

t

•

,.

U. S. Goverm,ent ser.u.ri ties, tote;il • ,
Fonds . . , . . . . . .,., • .
Tre£.sury notes
Certific.ates of inoeb-';.ed;.less
i

..

...

Federal Reserve notes in 0i rc-ula.t.ion

• • •

Total deposits • • . , . . . . . • • •
Merribars i reserve ceposi ts • • • ,
Gave rllmGr. t cepo sits • • • • . .
Other deposits • • • • . . . . .
,

w.



Year

..
..
it

..

.,

+

+
+

54,6001000
6,soo,ooo
151)00,000
8,4co,ooo

- $57,000,000
70,600,000
-

167,100j000
614,900,000
295, LIO!) j 0)0
319,500,000

+

46,4oo~ooo

+
+

1 ,1!00,000
6oo,ooo

+

800,000

+ 15,600,000
+ 330,200,000
+ 135,000,000

+

15,1CO,COO

- 527.300,000

+ :i8 I lCO 000
J

+
+

716(;'),0~0

+

9CO~COO

9 t (""'·)
l \...\ r, coo
.) •

34,6oo.ooo

+

4so,soo,ooo

+ 277,800,000

+
+

243,;100)000
25,500,000
+ 7,4oo,ooo

Released fo~ publieatian FT.iday morning, October.

3.

1924; not earlier.

St. 4257a

BESC!URCES AND LIA:3ILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAJ" RESERVE BANKS COMJINED
(In thou.san~s of dollars)

pet.

l, 1g24 Sept. 24.~24

RESOURCES
Gold with Fede:r.al :r.eser.ve agents , • • •
Gold r.edcmpticn fund with U.S.T~easur.y
Gol~

held

exclusively_~ainst F.R.note~

· Golo settlement fund with F. R, Board •
Gold md gold ce;..tificates hcild by banks
TO!§c.L.KQ~Q

r.e se:r.ve s , • . . . . . . .

Reserves other than gold • . . . . . •
Total

Non-reserve cas~~. , .
c1 isccunted:
. Sec. by U. S. Gcvernment obligations
Other bills discounted .

Bill~

Total bi Us c'l isccunted

-

• • •

4

•

.Bills bought in open market •
U. S. Governm~nt securities:
Bcnc'ls . . . . . . . . . . .
Treasury notes • , . . . . . . . .
Ca:rtificatds of inclebtcdni.3SS . . .
Gove:r.n~ent

Total U. S.

2,027,304
34,772
2,062, 076
588,384
394,779

2,031,406
34,686

(' 2,055,ob3
59, lOS

2,066, C92
603,448
399,623

2,114,771
643,874
357,185

3,045,239

3, 069, 163
86,852

3,115,830
72,160

85,786

sec~~ities

All other earning assets •
Total earning assets •

5'1

Redemption funcl. - F. R. Bank notes
Uncollected items. • . . . . . . . .
Bank p:r emises • . . • . . • . , • •
All other resources , • . .
TCT AL RESOURCES •
F. R. notes in actual ci-rculation.
F, R, Bank notes in circulaticn - net
Deposits:
Member bank - rase:r.ve accou.nt • . .
Government . . . .
. . .
Other <'leposits . . . . . . . . . ,.

Total de12_os its
Defe:r.:red availability items .
Capital paid in . . .
Surplus . • . . . . . . . .
All other. liabilities . . .
TOTAL LIABILITIES

-----

3,156,015
43,191

3,187,990
72,354

89,515
170,343

400,158
481,503

259,863

,'-{{.. 881,661
172,902

37,663
3~7, 762
1 0,532

37,061
397,753
139' 782

22,067
67,561
5,514

575,957 -0
1,99§.7l -

95,142
574,596 ~o
1,99'5- 7J _ _ 317_

982,969

928,355

1,150, 022

593,345
60,026

23
663,548
55,173
13, 11.8

3,131,025

:r.es~r.ves

Oct. 3. 1923

39,776
104,785
161,971
266, 756 £'0 b
138,~

-

621,403
60,040
261211
4,861, 730
1, 744,974
2,127,949
56,542
29,511
2, 21~, 002
557,664
111,964
220,915
___!2,21!_:
4,861, 730

~ J,

26,211

4,812,143
l, 729,859

5,142,233
2,272,308
485
'
1,8s4,o4.G
·3o,o65
22,12b

2,120,33'1
.'46 ~6
2s: 25
2,195,f82
5l.j.0,9C3
111,976
220,915
12, 582

1,936,237
583,742
109,bb9
218,369
21,42.3

4,812,143

5,142,2.33

Ratio of total :r.eserves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined . •

79.1%

80.4~

75.8%

Contingent liability on bills purchaso.d
for foreign cor:r.;:spondents • . . • .

18,727

19,692

34,311




4257blitelaasecl f'or puoli0aticn Friday morning, Octooe:r 3, 1924; not aa:r.litlr.
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE 3A.l.JKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, OCTOBER 1, 1924.
RESOURCES
(In thcusands of c'l ollars)
Cleve. Rich. Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total
:nos ten New York Phila.
Federal Raserve 3ank of
569,839 182,316 215,476 50,542 129,645 221,289 53,350 59,036 60,552 46,597 230,412 2,027,304
G-old with Federal Reserve Agents
207,750
4,231
7,170
1,938
1,668
2,341
2,500
3,630
1,020
3,186
1,125
980___1.4,772
Gold reclemption fund. with U~S.Treas. 4,983
held exclusively against
212,733 574,070 189,486 217,414
R. nctos
Gold set+,lement fund v'!i.th F.R.Boar.d 51,794
147,583 33.099 64,964
Gold c..a5 geld cer.tif. hald by banks 21, 312
168,~4~?457 13,265
Go1d
t7'

~-.

.'f2!E::~_gs>lcl reserve_~

Reserves other than gold
Total :reserves
Non-J~as~::n·ve cash
Bills dis~cunted:
St>c. by "J. s. Govt. obligat icns
Oth:;:r bills discounted
Total

bi~

ls discounted

B:L 11 s b o-o..e;~·rt i..'l cpen rr:a:r.l-cet
c:
u. .....
Govermnent securiti8s:

285,839
7,811
293,650
3,420

4,977
3,090
0,o67
10,649

52,210 131,936 223,789 57,480 6o, 056 63, 738
37,531 17,427 126,966 14,106 15,031 35,811
-(,490 76,313 10,010
3,182
13,623
81089

890,599 250,c42 300,643 103,364 156,903 427,073 81,596
17,262

3, 570

4,921

3,835

10,021

10,835

13,09 7

47,722 231,392 2,062,076
588,384
12,289 31, 783
394,779
7,079 33,C98

83,176 102,731 67,090 296,183 3,045,239
1,026

2,084

907,861 253,612 305,564 107,249 166,9;;_'4 437,953 94,693 84,202 lo4,815
12,524
2,136
1,912
1,958
4, 787
3,070
1,735
3,633
530

3,067

3,157

85,786

75,157 299.340 3,1}1,025
2,646
1,425
39,776

11,448
7,013

19 '771
6,667

8, 730
27,361

2,642 9,593
22,876 19!931

4,463
1~, 764

178
9,430

4go
7,668

1,103
3,958

4,507
12,277

104, 785
161,971

53,£14 18,461
74,ffl-- 1,347

26,438
Q
71 645

36, C91

25,518
3,059

24,227
4,378

9,608
2,254

3,158
4,427

10,061
4,478

16,784
11,567

266,756

36;8 73
16,936

qqL{

29.529
11,718

138,~
So~

1,038
26,796
11,029

4,902
136,394
46,020

749
25,426
5,277

5,115
38,229
18,398

1,191
2,811
991

1,090
1,_384
535

Goo 7,9CS
10,458
53,142 12,715 15,033
4,813
17,948
3,454

1,6}6
21..!' 307
8,407

1,121
1,834
19,469 42,056
6,492 17,163

37,663
397 J 762
140,532

!9 t 9.1 _jJ..:.___§. Govt. securities 38,863

187,316

31,452

61,742

4,993

3,009

81,548

34,350

27, 795

60,340

575,957

~

1, 750

Bonds

notes
Certificates of inc1ebtedness

Tr-e:::tsu~:y

All othe:r earning csset s
':r'otal earning assets
Unco1leotad items.
Bank p r-emi sa s
All other resources

TOTAL RESOURCES



57; 579
57,261
4,312
167

316,114
142,930
16,718
3,492

53,010 97,825
58,590 54,822
1,112
9,129
263
219

16,769

27,780

1,~

41,084
52,2 76
2,528
484

31,586 122,795 45,314 39,642 46,935
26,657 78,103 }4,030 14,458 38,651
8,264
2,875
2,527 2,989 4,595
744
1,879
1,017
5,001
138

42,334

88,691

27,003
1, 912
3,485

36,628
3,079
4,622

982,963
621,409
6o, o4c
26,511

416, 3f9 1;4041639 368,545 470,629 •205,356 233,554 652,651 173,898 146,822 197.925 151,316 4-35,0CG 4,8-61,730

St. 4257c

Released for publication Friday morning, October 3, 1924; not earlier.
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF BUSI1"'ESS, OCTOBER 1,

1924.

L I A B I L I T I E S.

F0Cieral Reserve Bank of
F., R. notes in actual circulation

(In thousands of dollars)
Boston
New York Phila.
Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total
201,267 3o4, 341 156,078 209,435 . 72,406 134,633 215,109 56,915 66,494 65,593 53,217 209,436 1, 744,974

Deposits:
n11embe1~

reserve account

bank -

Other Ctepcsit s

Tot§:_]_ deposits
D2farrcd availability items
Ca;Jj_ tal paid in
SDrpJ_-,ls

All

ct~~e:~

liabilities

'lWPii.IJ LIABILITIES

Ratic of total res0:rves to deposit
&:."lc F. R. note liabilities
cu;::J.bL.led, per cent

137,521
1,973
206
139.705
50,791
7,996
16,390
21w

s5s,z99 127,320 170, 16s 62,101 59,907 303,4o3 691243 49,'+69 791670 53,340 156,242 2,127,949
10,435 3 1 0\.:1}.
2,606 3,}~Li
5,557 14,872 3~764 2,961 2,610 1,975 3,339
56,542
J8,676
1,L~~L _ ___! 1 2:53_ _ .2:~? ___ 104
11029
481
320
354
235 4, 734
29,51~
833,060 131,348 1741007 66,223 b5,568 319,304 73,483 52,750 83,134 55.600164,315 2,214,002
120,446 1~,921
30,201 10,Ll·D2
59,929 19,927
1,662
369

49,859 48)260 18,460 71,272 32)800 15,}33 34,734 23,992 36,736
12,705 5;f>31 4~579 15j186 5,113 3,323 4,362 4,147 8,064
23,G91 11,672 c;9:JO 30,4,?6 10,072 /,434 9,496 7-,577 15,301
932
914 1,)6Ltl,zA
505 J,378
606 1,783 1,104

416,389 1,404,639 368,545 470,629
86.1

76.1

Contingent liability en bills
ptur.;hased for foreign
cm.·re sponCient s

5,053

8S.l

1,871

79-7

2,256

205,356 233,554 652,651 178,398 146,822 197,925 151,316 435,006 4,361,730
32.0

77.4

1,099

349

72.6

7C.S

2,874

.F.

R. notes

in

actual circulation

80.1

£87

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES OUTST.ANDTI-;G .A1ID nJ ACTUAL CIRCULATION

F. R. notes out star..ding
F. R. notes held by b~lks

733

1,466

18,727

_.,l!

218,987
17,720

612,438 198,763 229$668
306,097 42,685 2-0,233

79,261 151,2':'4 .229,255 b3,5lQ 68,975. 71,;96
6,355 16,6ln 14,146 6,595 2,4b1 6,203

201,267

301+,341156,073 20~)~l.fJ5

72,406134,633 215,109

·----

557,664
111,964
220,915
1?,211

53~179

249,357 2,2}2,463
5,962 39,871 487,489

56,915 66,494 65,593 53,217 209,486 1,744,974

DISTRIBUTIOH O.F' 3ILLSAND U. S. CEHTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS BY MATURITIES

Bills discounted
Bills bought i."l open ma1'ket
Certificates of incleoteciness




Within 15 Clays

16 to 30 days

31 to 60 days

155,256
52,103

26,276
18;333

48,200
34,949

61 to 90 days Ftrom.9l
dayths
o s~.x: mon s
29s043
7,630
25,~
-,(,472
72,760
24,505

Over

6

mcnths

Total

266,756

1)8,~1%

140,532

... ,;:;J.eased for publication Friday morning, Octooer ),

1924;

St.

not earlier.

4257c1 •

FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, O~TOBER 1, 1924.
(In thousands of Ciolla:r.s)
Federal Reserve Agent at

Basten

New York

Phila.

Cleve.

Rich.

Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total

RESOURCES
Fe~eral

Rese:rve notes on hand
Federal Reserve notes outstand.ing
Collateral security for Faoeral
Reserve notes outstanding:
Gol.:l a,.'1.d gold certificates
Gold reCiempticn fund.
C-ol:1 :fu..."ld -

Jr.

73,850
218.987

239,760 46,400 56,220
612,438 198,763 229,668

34,920 69,C90 238,420 26,100 18,952 29,013 15,307 65,500 913,532
79,261 151,274 229,255 63,510 68,975 71,796 59,179 249,357 2,232,463

35.300
14,450
158,000

238,532 7,800 8, 780
30,307 14,627 11,696
301,000 159,889 195. oco

14,556
331,505
3,500
9,985 13,052
+15,62:6
1,484
4,
541
13,927
2,865
3,192
4,747 8,145 5,645
1,
580,173
118,000
215,
644
41,000
44,500
27'
500
216,485
57,360
45,795

11,237
7,479

42,599 16,447 14,192
72,557
74 20,734

R. Boa:r.d

E:::.i.:;1.b::.e }:apex-:
.Amount required
Excess amctint held

TOTAL

28,719 21,629 7,966 9,660
7,338 6, 799 33,177 18,833

9.939 11,244 12,582 18,945
785 1,174 1,683 8,095

205,159
178,728

519,303 1,537,193 444,000 536,290 200,780 378,437 730,107 171,953 157,687 173,779 135,348 572,309 5.557,186

LIABILITIES
Net amcunt of Federal Reserve notes
raceived frcm Comptroller
cf the Currency
Collater.al rece ivec:l from
FaCieral reserve ba~k:
Gold
Elie;i ble paper

TOTAL




292,837

852,198 245,163 285,888 114,181 220,364 467,675 89,610 87,927 100,809

207,750
18,716

569,839 182,316 215,476
115,156 16,521 34,926

74,486 314,857 3,145,995

50,542 129,645 221,289 53,850 59,036 60,552 46,597 230,412 2,027,304
36,057 28,428 41,143 2$,493 10,724 12,418 14,265 27,040 383,887

519,303 1,537,193 444,000 536,290 -200,780 378,437 730,107 171,953 157,687 173,779 135,348 572,309 5,557,186