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STATEMENT FOR TEE P3BSS for publication
F r i d a y .morning, O c t . 9>
not e a r l i e r .

"

S t . 4680
e r a l D e s e r v e BomYi,
O c t o b e r 8, 1925.

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The c o n s o l i d a t e d s t a t e m e n t 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 b a n k s on O c t o b e r
7, made p u b l i c by t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board., shows a n i n c r e a s e of $ 1 0 * 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 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 and of $ 1 5 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n a c c e p t a n c e # p u r c h a s e d - i n open
m a r k e t ; p a r t l y o f f s e t by a r e d u c t i o n of $ 1 2 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n Government s e c u r i t i e s .
Total
b i l l s %nd s e c u r i t i e s w e n t up $ 8 , 1 . 0 0 , 0 0 0 and. 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
$16,000,000, while cash r e s e r v e s d e c l i n e d $37100,000.
I n c r e a s e s of $ l U , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 1 3 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , r e s p e c t i v e l y , i n d i s c o u n t h o l d i n g s
a r e r e p o r t e d by t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s o f C l e v e l a n d and C h i c a g o .
The B o s t o n
b a n k shows a d e c r e a s e of $ 1 2 , 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 , St* L o u i s of $ 6 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and A t l a n t a of
$4, 200, 000, and
t h e r e m a i n i n g b a n k s show s m a l l e r c h a n g e s i n d i s c o u n t h o l d i n g s f o r
t h e week.
L a r g e r h o l d i n g s of a c c e p t a n c e s p u r c h a s e d i n open m a r k e t a r e r e p o r t e d by a l l
F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s e x c e p t P h i l a d e l p h i a and. M i n n e a p o l i s , w h i c h show s m a l l d e oLines.
T r e a s u r y n o t e s on hand d e c l i n e d $ 1 3 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , T r e a s u r y 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 $ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 , • and , h o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s b o n d s r e m a i n e d p r a c t i c a l l y
unchanged.
The p r i n c i p a l c h a n g e 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 d u r i n g t h e week comp r i s e i n c r e a s e s a s f o l l o w s : A t l a n t a $ 4 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , Richmond $ 3 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and San F m n cisco $2,400,000.
B e g i n n i n g t h i s week two new i t e m s h a v e b e e n added t o t h e s t a t e m e n t i n o r d e r
t o show s e p a r a t e l y t h e amount of b a l a n c e s h e l d a b r o a d and a m o u n t s d u e t o f o r e i g n
correspondents.
I n a d d i t i o n , t h e c a p t i o n " A l l o t h e r e a r n i n g a s s e t s , " now made u p
of F e d e r a l I n t e r m e d i a t e C r e d i t Bank d e b e n t u r e s , h a s b e e n changed t o " O t h e r s e c u r i t i e s , " and t h e c a p t i o n " T o t a l e a r n i n g a s s e t s " t o " T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . "
The l a t t e r t e r m h a s b e e n a d o p t e d a s a more a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e t o t a l of
t h e d i s c o u n t s , a c c e p t a n c e s and s e c u r i t i e s a c q u i r e d u n d e r t h e p r o v i s i o n s of s e c t i o n s
13 and 14 of t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e A c t , w h i c h a r e t h e o n l y i t e m s i n c l u d e d t h e r e i n .
A summary of c h a n g e s 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 s e r v e
banks d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r e n d i n g O c t o b e r 7 , 1925* f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

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

during
Year

- $3,100,000
+ 1,400,000

- $269,200,000
- 284,600,000

+ -8,100,000
+ 10,800,000
+ 3;600,000
+ 7,300,000

+
+
+
+

240,400,000
377,600,000
209,900,000
167,700,000

+ 15,600,000

+

108,600,000

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

- 18,800,000
100,000
- 18,^00,000
400,000

+
—
-

257,100,000
l6,300,000
l 4 8 , 1 vO,OuO
1^5,300,000

Federal Reserve notes in c i r c u l a t i o n • . •

+ 16 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0

-

5b,300,000

Total d e p o s i t s . . . . . . .
. .. .
V * •
Members ! r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s
. . . . . .
•
Govarnment d eioosi t s
. . . . . . . . . .

+ 15,100,000
+ 28,200,000
- l4,600,000

+
+
-

27,500,000
48,600,000
20,800,000

. . . . . .

*

T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s . . . . . . . .
Bills discounted, t o t a l
. . . . . . . .
S e c u r e d 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 .
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t




. . . . . .

E e l eased* f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y m o r n i n g , O c t o b e r 9 , 19 25 J n o t e a r l i e r .

S t . 46.30a

3JKOUBCES AIM LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE'FEDERAL RESERVE 3ANES COMBINED
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
.
O c t . 7 , 1925 S e p t . 30. 1925 Oct- 8, 1924
R E S O U R C E S
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l r e s e r v e a g e n t s . . .
Geld r e d e m p t i o n f u n d w i t h U . S . T r e a s u r y
Gold held 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

1,365,341
53,9^0
1,424,247

1,331,94l
54,197
1,436,133

748.208
533,933

736,603
537,2d6

6l9s 128
402,>20

2,7ol,388

2,759*967

3,045,946

Reserves o t h e r than gold

101,093

105> 967

35,o94

Total reserves . .

2,8o2,481

2,865,534

3,131,640

48,409
320,381
323, 648

48,189
.
3^6,794
316,394

46,771
A , . h
110,444
155,944

T o t a l b i l l s djsco*unted . . . . . . .

644,029

633,138

260,388

B i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t
. . . . . .
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 . . . . .

283,944

2o8,310

^75,392

55,612
249,811
18,695

55,652
2&S, 1D5
1 9 , 093

39,3l6
397 >916
143,9&>

324,124

342,906

581,221

^

2,420
10, 604

2,420
10, 200

1,750
""

. •

1,265,121

1,257*024

1,024,751

Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u r d w i t h 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 b a n k s
T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s . . . . . . .

Non-reserve cash
. . . . . .
Bills discounted:
S e c . by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s .
Other b i l l s discounted
.

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
F o r e i g n l o a n s on g o l d

-

* *

T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s ^ .

39 >"P_2
2,024,498

j i ..if j l
TOTAL RESOURCES . . . . . .

4,969,498

4,905,540

4,916,085

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 . . .

1,701,128

1,685,114

1,757,452

Member bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t . . . .

2 ., 2 3 3 , 1 5 4
.6,732
8,306

2,209,937
31,302 .
7,530<-

2 , 1 8 9 , 5 3 6^
37,54b
11,643

. J . . .

2,283,0^7

2,2o7,919

2 , 2 ^ 5 , 551

.

636,162

603,977

^5/,432

4,905,540

4,91o;085

L I A B I L I T I E S

EFB-::::::;;-:: J f J i J i t
Total deposits

. . . .

Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items

5 S u : M
m

TOTAL LIABITI IES

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 . . .
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
f o r foreign correspondents . . . . .
0.




4,969,498

M M

71*8%

7 2 . yp

.
73»0/fc

35,697

33,531

18, eo?

RESOURCES AND L I A B I L I T I E S OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON OCTOBER 7 ,

St. 4680b

1925-

( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
E E S O U E C E S

Boston

New Y o r k

Phi l a .

Cleve.

Rich.

A t l a n t a C h i c a g o Et L o u i s

Minn, TTans.Cy. D a l l a s S a n F r a n .

119,610
Gold w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e A g e n t s
Gold r e d e m p t i o n f u n d w i t h U. S . m r e a s . 9,165

300,609 130,349 181,022 54,752 133,633 115, CO 3 19,701
12,600 1 2,861
4,162
1,76 6
2,502
3,838 1,334

Gold h e l d e x c l u s i v e l y a g a i n s t
128,775
P\, Ej
Gold s e t t l e m e n t f u n d w i t h F . R , Board 46,863
28, y j k
Geld and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s

313,209 143,210 185,184 56 , 518 136,lhO 118,841 21,035 45,9 3 3 47 , 56 8 33,891 193,293 1,424,247
748,208
253,001 46,965 5%,241 35,16] 28.037 124,645 40,378 26 . 224 29 , 740 17,783- 41,170
7,420
4,350
7,321
24,8%
588,933
9,253
22,244 47,535
9>273
2,573 24,179
2,761,388
907,718 212,419 290,960 100,952 166,755 327,665 70,696 79,627 81,653 58,995 259,951
5,
"73
101,093
67
5,155
399
9,218
1,469
5,775
6,557
3,900
6,037 14,893
24,851
932,569 218,194 297,517 104,852 172,792 342,558 79,914 81,096 85,557 64,150 265,623 2,862,481
48,409
2,661
1,615
565
1,964
18,039 1,058 2,369 ' 2,909 2,761 7,641 2,613

T o t a l gold r e s e r v e s
B a s e r v e s o t h e r t h a n gold
Total reserves
Nan-reserve cash
B i l l s die counted:
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t . o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted
T o t a l b-11 s d i s c o u n t e d
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t
U. v . Government s e c u r i t i e s :

E ond s

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
Total U.S. G o v ' t ,

securities

203,992
13,667

217,659
4,214

14,509

23>153

37,662
51,759
537

2,238

4,596
7,671

Other s e c u r i t i e s
F o r e i g n l o a n s on g o l d
T o t a l b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due f r o m f o r e i g n b a n k s
Uncollected items
Bank p r e m i s e s
All other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES




43,257
4,311

144,053

22,917

41,175

10,226

5,635

43,142
33,5-H

5,370

2,952
3,568

3,302

2,126

24,969

1,257

535
18,428

7,965
a ; 989

1,191
4,252

835
12,398

19,928
23,480

1,197
18,873
93
20,163

7,558
9,020
16,578

8,138
22,980
1,998
33,H6

6,373
22.944
700

•
54
38,941
4,937

492

353

428
7 2,319

357

27,861

5,929
7; 256
24,035
37,79s 22,368 32,06s 36,122 19,086
231,856 "45,235 74,043 46,34s 24,721 76,683 29,408 6,520 10,558 8,115 52,830
25,016
31,055 19,456 20,243 4,967 20,587 38,961 2,670 24,641 28,117 16,472

54,268

50 1,021
57,869 19,063 30,975
2,320
995 1,092
"s77lifli6,353
"323,669"
-639
2,344

63,131 63,131
17,163 1,289 7,9 48
309
306
166
3, 509
390,710 1,452,707 371,100 497,624
66,597
4,i90

44,420
1,563

Total

32,181 190,799 1,365,341
1,710
3.-094
58,906

157,119

-

5,443
541
57,299

1,046 1,610
14,279 45,018
439

1,477

60/026 162,139 52,733 48,09 2

62,960 41,736 85,201
2,446
603

2,7 3 0
2,243

5,099
1,444

40 j03 8 17,510
4,709
3,047
376
2,905

231,069 282,393 607,032 180,353

100

30,017
54,961

43,932

320,381
323,648
644,029
283,944
55,618
249,811
18,695
324,124
2,420
10,604

749
122,52? 1,265,121

45,261 30,589 39,968
1,834
3,324
4,646
1,364
4,099
733

639
713,3U
61,475

18,062
153,215 210,500 154,513 438,202 4,969,49s

SAMS 01T 0! JTCBEB 7,
RESOURCES Aid LIABILITIES
( 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
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:
Mumber b a n k - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
Gov ernrnent
.Forsign bank
Other d e p o s i t s
Total deposits
D e f e r - ? ^ a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capita" paid in
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
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 c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
F . R . n o t e s on hand ( n o t e s r e c ' d f r o m
circulation)
F. R, A-rent l e s s n o t e s i n c:

Boston

New York

142,818
1,104

854,193
2,546
6,380
9,718
872,837
131,751
31,967
52,749
3,734

153,333

195
131

l4'!,248
62,428

8,606

Phi la.

Clave.

Bich.

A t l a n t a C h i c a g o St * L o u i s

Minn. K a n s . C y . D a l l a s San F r a n .

4680c

Total

80,440 55,672 88,994 61,871 159,403 2,238,154
507
754 16,732
74l
1,669
955
92
1
85
2,306
1
0
6
67
121
•
9
8
5,045
19,865
362
1,151
795
83,381 56;Sb2 90,850 62,563 165,337 2,283,057
40,092 15,225 32,469 31,125 41,473 636,162
15,623 5,126 3,189 4,26s 4,331 8,194 116,46l
30,426 9,971 7 , 4 9 7 8,977 7,592 15,071 217,237
14,853
840 1,422
675
l,<
• 697 1,132
60.7,082 180,383 153,215 210,500 154,513 438,202 4,969,498
71,8
71.4
58.0
64;6
54.1
70.5 6 b . 2

136,286 176,748 68,819 80,286 332,624
144 5,103
1,133 1,138
933
108
364
140
245
283
166
71
9S9
263 1,076
137,932 179,245 70,052 SO.609 339,080
55,176 56,571 59,693 30,4-12 73,027
11,501

13; 052

3,123

3,593

5,984 4,614

4,634

1,545

1,108

1,343

1,175

2,351

35,697

n6,301 36,052 16,823 13,719 20,533 14,027

6,695

J,727

6,769

5,990 32,228

293,213

2,485
14,884

St.

353,669 145,925 225,076 82,572 156,854 147,026 41,116 68;644 67,261 47,997 206,655 1,701,128

20,059 22,462 11,701 8,950
954
507 1, 212 l,06i
713
390,710 1,452,707 371,100 497,624 231,069 282,393
72.8
71.9
76.0
76.9
73*6
68.7
16,382

1925.

u,183

1,780

1,377

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL BESERYE AGENTS

F.R, n o t e s r e c ' d from Comptroller
F . R , n o t e s h e l d t y F. R. A g e n t
F t E . n o t e s i s s u e d t o F . R. Bank
C o l l a t e r a l hel<? a s s e c u r i t y f o r
F . R . n o t e s i s s u e d t o F . E. B a n k :
Gold and g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold red o m p t i c n fund
Gold f u n d - F. R. Board
Eligible paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

267,497 758,670 213,177 282,974 120,850 224,007 431,130 73,211 91,081 99,813 72.469 309,883 2,944,762
94,280 283,700 31,200 41,070 24,559 46,620 270,077 25,400 18,650 25,723 18,482 65>000 949,2 a
173,217 469,970 181,977 241,904 96,291 177,387 161,053 47,811 72,431 74,030 53,987 244,883 1,994,941
35,300

14,310

70,000
89,421

209,031

/ •

10,575 13,052 186,698 4,800 8,730 21,160 10,230
27,911 12,160 12,242 4,092 7,408 4,359 1,626 1,368 3,897
86,000 113,329 160,000 29,500 116,000 110,644 7,500 30,000 39,360
233,736 54,038 93,172 50,900 45,159 115,566 32,061 30,586 38,555
534,345 184,387 274,194 105,652 172,797 230,569 51,762 75,006 81,812

17,136 3,545 17,927
11,500 172,812
24,562 77,623

307,731

946,705
865,379

56,743 268,422

2,250,720

110,905

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF "BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS

Within 15 days
Bills discounted
B i l l s b o u g h t i n open m a r k e t
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



500,588

92,931 ^
2 , 6 ^

l6 to 30 days
35,822
46,870

31 to 60 days
' 52,608
74,242

6l to 90 days
42,216
55,939 -?//

1,6*6-

91 days to
6 months
5,105
13,962

5,206

Over 6 months
1,69 0
-

9,227

Total
644,029
283,944
1 2,695