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STATEMENT FOR TEE PRESS
Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday moralng.Oct. 5'»
not e a r l i e r .

St. 5932
Federal Reserve Board,
October-4, 1923.

CONDITION OF MDEHAL R1SCRVE BASKS
The c o n s o l i d a t e d statement of c o n d i t i o n of the Federal r e s e r v e banks on
October 3 , made p u b l i c by the Federal Reserve Board, shows i n c r e a s e s f o r the
week of $15,200,000 i n h o l d i n g s of discounted b i l l s , of ?4S /oOO.OOO i n b i l l s
bought i n open market, of ipl.oOO.OOO i n United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s ,
of $22,000,600 i n Federal r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n , and of $33,700,000 i n
member bank r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s , while cash r e s e r v e s d e c l i n e d $19 • 100,000• Total
b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s v / o r o $63,300,000 above the amount h e l d on September 2'o.
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n h o l d i n g s of discounted b i l l s v / e r e i n c r e a s e s of
$16,^00,000 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Now York, $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 at San Franc i s c o , and $ 4 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 at Chicago, and d e c r e a s e s of $ 8 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t Richmond,
$3,000,000 a t D a l l a s , $ 2 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 at St. Louis,and $ 2 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 at Minneapolis.
The System 1 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 $ 4 6 , o 0 0 . 0 0 0 ,
of Treasury n o t e s $ 1 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and of c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness $700,000,
v/hile h o l d i n g s of United S t a t e s bonds d e c l i n e d $200,000.
Federal r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n was $22,000.000 h i g h e r than a week ago,
oxi aggregate i n c r e a s e of $28,100,000 reported by ton Federal r e s e r v e banks
having been p a r t l y o f f s e t by d e c r e a s e s of $3,500,000 at the Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland and $ 2 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 at P h i l a d e l p h i a .
A summary of changes i n the 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 the r e serve banks during the week and the year ending October 3 . 1928. f o l l o w s .
Increase

or

decrease

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

-

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
Total d e p o s i t s
Members' r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s . . .
Government d e p o s i t s




$351,200,000
349,100.000

-

+
+

53.300,000
15,200,000
5,900,000
9,200,000

+
+
+
+

34o,700,000
563,400.000
373.500.000
189.900.000

+

46,600,000

+

47.800.000

+
. +

1,600,000
200,000
1,100,000
700.000

• +

22,000,000

. +

47,800,000
33,700,000
19,900,000

. .

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 indebtedness . .

'

+
+

Total 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 . . . .
B i l l s bought i n open market

$19,700,000
16,400.000

Year

during

•

4-

-

274.300,000
202.800,000
36,300,000
35,200,000

-

13,400.000

-

—

-

12.300.000
10.800.000
4,600,000

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, October 5.1928; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5932a

H$ SOURCES A2TD LIABILITIES
OP THE T m u m FEIffiRAL RESERVE BAIHS COimiUED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Oct. 3.1928

Sept. 26.1928

Oct. S. 1927

1,178,312
69,947

1,214,889
65,503

1,561,864
45,695

1,248,259

1,280,392

1,607.559

688,054
680,322

666,714
685,896

704,384
653.841

RESOURCES
Gold with Federal r e s e r v e a g e n t s . . . .
Gold redemption fund w 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 T . R . n o t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t fund with F. R. Board .
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d "by "banks
Total g o l d r e s e r v e s

2,965,784

134.766

2,633,002
138,082-*°

2,751,401

2 , 7 7 1 , 0&¥(>%

3,102,558

53,801

5 6 , 1 pr9<o

. 51,150

2,616,635

Reserves other than g o l d
Total r e s e r v e s
B i l l s discounted:
Sec. by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s

136,774

616,087
409,831

610,143
400,623

242,557
219,928

1,025,918

1,010,766

462,485

309,976

263,419

262,165

53.149
90,363
87,092

53,377
89,222
86,433

255,972
1 2 6 , 6 24
122,277

230,604
4,580

229,032
4,580

504,873
. . 820

1,571,078

1,507.797

1.230,343

57>»
780,349
60,318
.8,909

573
689,765
60,320
8,841

563
724,370
59.609
13,640

5.226,430

5,094,554

5,182,233

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 account . . . .

1,703,630

1,681,581

1,717,049

2.349,553
32,569
5,942
25.926

2,315,812
12,69$
7,337
30,302

2,360,378
37.215
5,382
23,352

Total d e p o s i t s
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items

2,413,990
700,191
145,658
233,319
29,642

2,366,150
638,620
145,618
233,319
29,266

2,426,327
664,038
131.098
228,775
14,946

5.226,430

5,094.554

5.182,233

Total b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d

. . .

B i l l s bought i n o,?en market
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i 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

. . . .

Total U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Total h 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 .
Bank premises
A l l other r e s o u r c e s
TOTAL RESOURCES
L I A B I L I T I E S

TOTAL LIABILITIES

. . . .

Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to d e p o s i t and
F. R. note 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
f o r f o r e i g n correspondents . . . .
Digitized for C.
FRASER


66.8<
267.635 .

68.5^

74.9#

272,886

189,168

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OJ THE EB3BRAL RESERVE BAMS ON OCTOBER 3 , 1J2Z.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston Hew York P h i l a . Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
Go!* w i t h Federal Reserve Agents 1 , 1 7 8 , 3 1 2 124,017
175,04o 82,121 153,180 27,555 5 9 , 4 l 9 254,136 1 6 , 7 7 4
C x i redemption fund with U . S . T r e a s . 69,947
7,643
l6,500
7,978
5,115
2, 400
5,160.
6,698
5,921

St. 5932h

RESOURCES

Gold h e 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 , 2 5 9 131,660

Gold s e t t l e m e n t -fund with F.R.Board 6 8 8 , 0 5 4
Total g o l d r e s e r v e s
R e s e r v e s other than g o l d
Total r e s e r v e s
Hon- r e s e r v e cash
B i l l s discounted:
Secured t>y U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i c
Other t i l l s discounted
Total b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
B i l l s bought 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
T o t a l U.S. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l 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 items
sank p r e m i s e s
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES
C.



68,334

2 , 6 1 6 , 6 3 5 233,137
134,766

13,744

2 , 7 5 l . 4 o i 246,881

Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.
44,621 4 9 , l 6 l 20,991 1 7 1 , 2 9 7
2,840
3,721
2,199
3,772

191,540

90,099 1 5 8 , 2 9 5

29,955

64,579 260,834

22,695

47,46l

52,882

23,190 175.069

l4s,84i

34,099

31,277

1 1 . 3 2 2 156,017
4 , 0 6 2 61,361

37.73 2
9,542

27,043
5.540

39.346
7,326

26,019
9,812

79,963 478,212

69,969

80,044

13,526

17,711

15,347

1.955

99,554
5,276

59,021 243,180
4,888
9.520

93.489 495,923

85.316

81,999 104,830

63,909 252,700

73,309

776,104 152,577 276,342
22,672

7,563

68,532

14,009

8,555

798.776 1 6 0 , i 4 o 290,351

77.087

34,715

33.396

53,801

6,132

16,097

1,306

4,475

3.892

3,330

7,968

2.719

1,085

1.835

1,792

3,170

016,087
409,831

24,123
22,934

230,767
123,231

78,660
24,651

39.178
29,795

16,296
30,336

24,623
59,965

93,559
29,541

25.817
31.587

9,4oo
5,600

9,307
14,690

14,930
11,363

49,427
26,138

1,025,918
309,976

47,057
26,984

353,998 103,311
93,902 16,4%

68,973
28,032

46,632
14,211

84,588 123.100
15,783 21,291

57,4O4
11

15,000
13,265

23.997
17,613

26,293
16,526

75,565
39,909

53.149
90,363
87.092

1,296
1,713
4,427

3,425
11,873
36,413

964
9.002
II,34O

1,188
27,009
6,136

1,153
594
1.529

1,398
3,755
2,168

19,927
5.512
9,867

2.125
9,500

4,722
3,925
2,214

8,312
2,412
4,962

7,938
3,515
3.109

701
11,553
4,927

230,6o4
4,580

7,436

5l,7U
1,050

21,306
30

34,333

3,276

7.321

35,306

11,625

10,861
500

15,686

14,562
3,000

17,181

1,571,078
574
780,349
60,318
8,909

81,477
37
75,143
3,824
156

6 4 , 1 1 9 107.692 179.697
25
21
69
5 6 , 0 2 9 25,074 93,763
3.532
2,844
8,720
54l
1,828
1,078

69,040
21
36,227
J,910
383

39,626
l4
I7,l6l
2,20 2
739

57,296
18
48,232
4,308
488

60,381 1 3 2 , 6 5 5
17
35
28,945 4o,558
1,917
3,828
55%
621

506,661 l 4 l , 0 9 6 131.338
218
4?
52
217,268 71,020 70,929
16,675
1,752
6,806
1,107
1 26
1,288

5 , 2 2 6 , 4 3 0 413,650 1 , 5 5 6 , 8 0 2 375,487 505.239 205.225 234,278 787,218 197,616 142,826 217,007 157,515 433,567

L I A B I L I T I E S

HE SOURCES USD LIABILITIES Or *ius jh*ub,jxhl
jbikujikSk Ufl - OCTQBJSd ' 3 , 1928.
Ox.
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston New York F h i l a . Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
1,703,630 151,585
339,506.128,012 200,385 63,521 128,710 294,262 58,813 60,136 63,036 44,609 171,055

F.R,notes i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
2,349,553
Government
32,569
Foreign "bank
5,942
Other d e p o s i t s
_
25,926
Total d e p o s i t s
2,413,990
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
700,191
Capital paid i n
145,658
Surplus
233,319
A l l other l i a b i l i t i e s
29,642
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,226,430
Reserve r a t i o (per c e n t )
66.8
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on "bills purchased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents
267,635
R.notes on hand ( n o t e s r e c ' d from
F.R.Agent l e s s notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n ) 386,693
F.R.notes r e c ' d from Comptroller
F.R. notes held "by F. R. Agents
F.R.notes i s s u e d to F.R.Bank
C o l l a t e r a l held as s e c u r i t y f o r
F.R.notes i s s u e d to F.R.Bank:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold redemption fund
Gold fund - F.R.Board
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

344,067




902,802 140,731 190,665
10,117 2,771 2,370
1,215
626
685
7,99 2

753

2.383

68,275
99

63,463
1,655

960

4qq

336

922,126 144,881 196.103 69,670
173,495 614,393 67,53% 52,094
10,056 ^9,343 14,419 14,317 6,102
17,893
63,007 21,662 24,021 12,324
1,685
9,225
2.120
2.879
1.514
413,650 1,556,802 375,%87 505,239 205,225
79.3
63.3
58.7
73.2 57.9

159.672
72,759

19,913
27,269

2,864,043 245,464
773,720 66,610
2,090,323 178,854
35,300

98,510 15,717
735,735 73,000
1,291.675 74,022

276

346,027 81,997 54,909 93,271 67,55% 184,180
4,779

915

1.4o4

1,468
283
1,^77

4l6
178
813

832
237
2,995
97,335
42,443

65,893 353,125 85,225 56,376
22,612 84,074 3#,37% 15,034
5,237 18,362 5,399
3,014
9,996 32,778 10,397 7,039
1,830

4,617

1.408

4,200
9,046

1.227

947

2,398
230
168

2,800
1)67
5.787

70,350 193',234
29,000 40,379

4,312 10,897
16,629

8,527
JU

1,373..

234,278 787,as 197,616 142,826 217,007 157,515 433,567
48.0
76.6 59.2 70.4 65.4 55.6
69.4
76,999 25,224 27,613 13,5%! 11,151 36,906 11,417 7,169 9,558 9,293 18,851
116,148 30,109 28,057 16,674 29,36s 45,701 12,016 7.792 8,022 8,351 57,186
AGE2TTS

710,494 1 9 4 , i a 2 6 3 , 6 7 ? 103,094 221,788 458,633
254,840 36.000 35.230 22,899 63.710 118,670
455,654 158,121 228,442 80,195 158,078 339,963

87,239
lb.4l0
70,829

81,367 101.63s 69,892 326,641
13,439
67,928

30,580

71,058

16,932 9S,4oo
52,960 228,241

50,000
6,690 27,100 7,600 14,167
16.633 11,144 13.180 6,865 9,319 1,136 1,174 2,454
5,000 70,977 90,000 14,000 23,000 253,000 8,000 28,000
427,018 110,870 95,578 57,386 i o o , o 4 4 i 4 4 , 2 % 57,305 25,93s

4,301
44,SoO
41,501

l4,S03 35,000
3,188 13,399
3,000 122,898
42,730 115,045

153,407

2,469,987 198,039
602,058 192,991 248,758 ,84,941 1 5 9 , ^ 3 398,384 74,079 70,549 90,662 63,721 286,342
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS AND MUNICIPAL '7ARRA2TTS
Total

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 indebtedness
Municipal warrants

155,679
2,864
494
635

1,025,918
309,976
87,092
30

Within 15 days
887,007

121,609
5,380

16 to 30 days
39.193
30,889

31 to 60 days
55,%0l
57.777

.

6 l to 90 days
34,308
94,304
37,759
30

^Sths°
.

9,732
5,397

41,665

Over b months

277
2,288