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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
B-801
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
October 6, 1932.

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, Oct. 7',
not e a r l i e r .

CONDITIO!1 OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS
The d a i l y average volume of Federal r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g during the
week ending October 5, a s r e p o r t e d by the F e d e r a l r e s e r v e Danks, was $2,242,000,000,
a decrease of $9,000,000 compared with the p r e c e d i n g week and an i n c r e a s e of
$485,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 1931.
On October 5 t o t a l Reserve bank c r e d i t amounted to $2,241,000,000, unchanged
from a week ago. Increases of $44,000,000 i n money i n c i r c u l a t i o n , $-15>000,000 in
member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and Al,000,000 i n unexpended c a p i t a l f u n d s , were
o f f s e t by i n c r e a s e s of $16,000,000 i n monetary gold stock and $44,000,000 i n
Treasury currency, a d j u s t e d .
Holdings of d i s c r u n t e d b i l l s i n c r e a s e d $4,000,000 a t the F e d e r a l Reserve Bank
of San F r a n c i s c o and decreased 44,000,0 )0 a t P h i l a d e l p h i a and $6,000,000 a t a l l
Federal r e s e r v e b a n k s . The System's h o l d i n g s of b i l l s bought in open market show
l i t t l e change f o r the week, while h o l d i n g s of United S t a t e s Treasury n o t e s _ d e c l i n e d
$7,000,000 and h o l d i n g s of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s i n c r e a s e d $5,000,000.
Changes i n the amount of r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g and i n r e l a t e d ivems
during the week and the year ending October 5, 1932. were as f o l l o w s :

I n c r e a s e or decrease
since
Oct. 5
1932

Se-ot. 28
1932

Oct. 7
1931

(In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Bills
Bills
U. S.
Other

discounted
bought
Government s e c u r i t i e s
r e s e r v e bank c r e d i t

7
l
3
9

- 130
- 548
+1,113
33

333
33
1,551
23

+

TOTAL RESERVE BA!C< CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency a d j u s t e d

2,241
4,201
1,879

4- 16
4* 44

+
+

402
441
ll4

Money i n c i r c u l a t i o n
Member bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
Unexpended c a p i t a l funds,nonmember depo

5,649
2,284
i t c , 388

44
4* 15
+
l

+
+
-

213
7
149




-

-

+

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, October 7,1932; n o t e a r l i e r .

B-SOla

RESOURCES AFD LIABILITIES
0? THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BAHCS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
O c t . 5, 1932

S e p t . 23,1932 O c t . 7,1931

RESOURCES
Gold with F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s
Gold redemption f u n d 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 F . R . n o t e s
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . R. Board . .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks .
T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s
Reserves o t h e r than gold
Total reserves
F o n - r e s e r v e 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
Total b i l l s discounted . . . .
B i l l s bought i n on en marice t
U. S. Government 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 and b i l l s
. .
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
Foreign l o a n s on gold
T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . . .
Dae from f o r e i g n banks
F . R. n o t e s of o t h e r banks
U n c o l l e c t e d items
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES

2,166,537
48,538
2,215,075
264,484
399,087
2,878,646
205,907
3,084,553
83,946

1,863,400
45,650
1,909,050
385,316
742,584
3,036,950
156,19s
3,193,14s
67,016

107,059
232,588
339,647

230,92s
232,465
463,393
531,356

421,482
402,866
1,029,335
1,853,683
4,872

2,231,806
2,663
15,648
374,122-7(3 341,295
58,126
58,127
44,046
45,064

327,682
18,978
391,685
738,345
13,355
4,768
1,801,217
8,748
16,849
519,010
59,225
39,815

5,903,^7.

5,262,083

5,705,028

2,744,868

2,720,988

2,269,989

2,268,521
48,405
9,864
26,352
2,353,142
334,900
152,996
259,421
40,636
5,903,577 , , 5,862,083

2,277,429
30,970
152,622
25,012
2,486,033
490,224
166/170
274,636
17,i 6
5,705,028

2,181,139
48,287
2,229,426

300,570
382,532
2,912,528
196,940
3,109,468
76,681
106,946
226,481
333,427
33,266
421,189
396,295
1,033,834
1,851,31s
5,911

-

2,223,922
2,686
13,507

6 3kj

L I A B I L I T I E S
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
Government
Foreign bank
Other d e p o s i t s

. . . .

Total deposits
D e f e r r e d a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid in
Surplus
All other 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 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 foreign correspondents



33,604

2,283,965
23,877
9,194
27,953
2,344,989
360,165152,966
259,421
4l,i68

61. if.

60.8%

67.156

44,236

43,486

80,809

RESOURCES AM) LIABILITIES OF TEE FEDERAL RESERVE BAlvKS ON OCTOBER 5, 1932
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
B~801b
Total Boston IT ew York phi l a , Cleve,
Rich, 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 Fran,
icld
th Federal reserve agents
2,181,139 164,527
586,724 152,500 182,470 70,000 65,000 623,845 64,510 41,335 6-0,480 22,985 146,763
5,588
5,609
2,233
3,028
8,006
1,842
2,235
2,500
1,183
6,704
Gold redemption f u n d with U.S.Treasury 48,237
3,346
6,007
GoTd h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
noucs
2,229,42b 167,873
592,731 158,088 188,079 72,233 68,028 631,851 66,358 43,570 62,980 24,168 153,467
Gold s e t t l e m e n t fund with F.R,Board
300,570 10,7b7
9,200 21,865 9,436
108,552
3,129 76,586 3,979 9,596 10,125 8,041 19,244
" o l d and ^ o l d c e r t i f y h e l d by "banks
382,532 17,222
240,895
7,132 19,384 7,901 9,065 30,833 5,822 3,776 11,347 4,136 25,019
Total iC'ld z o s e r v e s
2,912,528 195,862
942,173 174,420 229,32s 89,620 85,222 739,270 31,159 56,942 34,452 36,345 197,730
196,940
18,169
56,223 30,464 18,195 8,514 4,627 27,571 7,961 3,287 4,669 6,737 10,523
R e s e r v e s o t h e r than g o l d
Total r e s e r v e s
3,109,46s 214,031
998,401 204,884 247,523 98,134 89,849 766,841 89,120 60,229 39,121 43,082 208,253
76,681 5,447
ZTon r e s e r v e cash
20,318
2,132 3,300 3,067 7,212
4,752 3,992 3,296 4,908 14,481 3,776
":':il'Uc discounted:
106,946
Secur ed "by U..C, Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
687 22,623
4,865 37,472 13,246 10,481 3,774 1,588 5,970 4,397
627 1,216
226,481
Other b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
9,250 30,834 36,147 20,147 17,798 16,217 16,510 4,715 10,076 15,964 9,983, 38.840
Total b i l l s discounted
68,306 49,393 30,62s 21,572 17,805 22,480 9,112 10,703 17,130 10,670 6 l , 4 b 3
333,427 14,115
bvtight i n open market
ie,44o
865 2,508
33,266
634
2,353
895
3,255 3,116 2,145 1,397 4,149 1,009
u . , Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Br. rids
421,189 20,350
188,739 31,172 36,491 9,647 10,05s 40,776 13,940 17,195 11,776 15,776 25,269
Tieasury n o t e s
396,295 22,693 150,560 32,073 42,070 11,122 10,987 50,904 15,493 11,112 13,493 6,60O 29,128
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
1,033,834 78,184
376,993 76,024 99,721 26, )64 26,043 170,630 36,723 26,337 31,983 15,785 _ 6 i , o 4 l _
Total U.Su Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
1,851,31s 121,227 716,292 139,269 178,282 47,133 47,088 262,310 66,156 54,644 57,252 38,221 123,444
182
3,82b
5,9U
1,341
—
500 0thor s e c u r i t i e s

RESOURCES

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 oanks
.?.*
n o t e s of o t h e r banlcs
Uncollected items
2ank premises
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES




2,223,922 137,695
2,680
212
13,507 7c 215
37^,l"2^ 44,356
58,127
3,336
45,064
1,374

5,903,577

798,926 193,258 212,026 70,850 67,290 288,939
287
269
107
974
374
99
4,180
i,o64
844
517
693 1,463
100,524 34,616 33,603 30,269 10,173 41,107
14-817
2,907 7,968 3,617 2,439 7,828
801
26,521
1,235 3,224 3,34s 1,942

76,277
17
1,237
17,104
3,461
1,138

66,163
11
358
8,871
1,835
1,646

75,327
77

1,236

21,326
3,649
841

49,756 187,415
134
75
1.368^
332
11,975 20,198 4,433
1,787
1,209 1,285

406,666 1,964,661 442,022 507,460 210,561 179,3491^22,975 192,130 141,245 194,877 111,283 430,34s

L I A B I L I T I E S
Total

RESOURCES' A i m LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BASKS Oil OCTOBER 5 , 1932
( I n thousands cf d o l l a r s )
B-SOlc
Boston Hew York P h i l a . C l e v e .
R i c h . 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

81,276 93,16s 37,263 234,367 '

F.R.notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
Government
F o r e i g n "bank
Other d e p o s i t s
T o t a l de-posits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Oapital paid in
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

2,744,s6s 199,267 590,432 241,308 277,221 102,92s 103,540 633,004 100,494
2,233,965 130,049 1,114,687 121,676 146,866 52,574 44,507 332,329 55,073
23,577
606
3,399 1,103 1,992 4,260 1,553 4,971 1,493
9,194 % Ij 628
3,629
850
834
330 306 1,106
289
11.955,/
33
14,135
174 2,035 _ 1,172
53S
28]_ 1,119
2,344,9891131,316,1,135,250 123,803 151,727 60,336 46,904 333,689 57,979
360,165 44,023 90,827 31,724 33,225 28,764 10,605 40,902 17,852
152,966 10,872 59,020 16,09s 14,215 5,173 4,858 16,90s 4 , 4 3 5
259,421 20,039
75,077 26,436 27,640 11,433 10,449 33,411 10,025

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
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 chased f o r f o r e i g n correspondents

5,903,577 406,666 1,964,661 442,022 507,460 210,561 179,3494122,975 192,130 l 4 l , 2 4 g 194,877 111,283 430,34s
61.1 04.7
57.8
56.1 57.7
60.1 59.7
75.1
56.2 49.6
55.2
54.8
52.3
44,236 3,296 15,009 4,466 4,380 1,734 l,6o4 5,811 1,518
954 1,258 1,214 2,992

Federal reserve notes:
I s s u e d t o F.R.Bank by F.R.Agent
Held by F e d e r a l r e s e r v e bank
In a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
C o l l a t e r a l h e l d by a g e n t a s se~
c u r i t y f o r n o t e s i s s u e d to bank
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold f u n d - F , R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
U. S. Gov1 t e s e c u r i t i e s
Total c o l l a t e r a l

4L16S

1,149

13,455

2.601

2,432. -L&IL

2,991

Jl.06i_

M4R

3S.213 66,543 43,325 133,11s
S03

182

2/1
39,46Q
3,880
2,910
6,356

..LJ54.

858

239

l,4s4

1,355

231

570

701
111 5.131
68,341 45,151 145,424
20,335 13,797 19,2)3^7

4,059
8,124
sso

3,908

10,510

7,624 17,707
3,540 1.109
, c=C

FEDERAL RESERVE TOTE STATEMENT

2,930,299 219,013
235,431 20,351

6 0 6 , 9 8 4 254,935 233,238 109,221 120,735 71b,64s 105,392 34,263 103,311 4?,l40 265,244
—Ik* 552 13,627 11,017 6,293 17,245 33,644 3,793 2,337 10.161 4.377 10.877
2,744,863 199,267 590,432 241,308 277,221 102,92s 103,540 633,004 100,494 8 1 , 8 7 b 93,16s 37,263 234,367

1,059,074 47,010

1,122,065 117,517
317,494 14,023

516,200 41,300
3,014,333 219,850

439,724 79,320 71,470 12,920 13,500 254,845 21,210 12,635 9,6so 12,260 84,500
147,000 73,180 111,030 57,030 51,500 369,000 43,300 28,700 50,800 10,725 62,263
55,532 49,447 30,543 22,431 16,711 22,253 8,960 9,195 17,070 10,403 50,771
23,000 53,000 35,000 17,000 42,000

75,000 35,500 33,900

28,000

9,500 71.000

>75,356 254,947 298,013 109,481 123,711 721,09s 108,970 84,430 105,550 42,893 270,534
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AZD SHORT TERM SECURITIES

Total
F i l l s discounted
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open market
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Municipal warrants



333,427
33,266
1,033,234
5,9U

Within 15 days

231,724

3,300
100,240
5,031

l 6 to 30 days

29,49s
5,357

55,000
60s

31 to 50 days

33,929

5,962
171,350
-

6l to 90
days
v
v

26,144

18,063
76,600
50

c a
* ^ ^
b months

6,371
84

204,557
172

Over 6 months

701
426,087