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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
St. 4224
FeCI ere.l Peser.ve :Boa:rCI,
Sei-tember 11, 192l!.

Released for publication
Friday mDrning, Sept. 12;
not earlier.
CONDITION OF .FEDERAL RESERVE B.A}1KS

The consolidated statement of condition of the Fet~er.al l'esa-rve banks on September 10, mael:e public by the Federal Rese:r.ve Board, shows a d.ecl'ease of $4o, 100, OCO
in holdings of bills Cliscounted fo:r. member banks as against inc:r.eases of
$22,900,000 in bills bought in open rrJQ.:rket a;:d of $26,ooo,ooo in u. s. secu:r..ities,:A.a a result of these changes total ear.:1ir:lf; a33ets show an increase fol' the week of
$8,200,000. Federal :rese:r.ve note c hculat ion decreased by $10,100,000, while total
deposits inc:r.eased qy $31,200,000 and. cash rese:r?es by $12,100,000.
Eight of the Federal :r.eserve banks report decreased holdings of d.iscounted
bills, the decrease for the New York bank being $38,300,000 and. for the seven other
resel'Ve banks $9,6oo,ooo. An increase· of $5,800,000 is r.epol'ted by the Cleve18nd
bank and small increases by Ricbmom, C~1icago and St. Louis. HolClings of paper
secured by u. s. obligations declined qy $33,100,000 to t84,900,0CO. Of the latter
amount $72,900,000 was secu-red by Liberty and other U. S. bonos, $11,2CO,OOO by
Treasul'y notes, md $800,000 by certificates of indebtedness.
All of the reserve banks except Boston, Phil~elphia and Richmcnd report incl'eased holdings of bills purchased in open market. The largest increases are:
New York, $7,600,000; Chicago, $3,700,000; Cleveland, $3,600,000 and San Francisco,
$3,400,000. U. S. bonds held increased by ;J;1,200,000, Treasury notes by
4:20,800,000 a:nd certificates of inde-btedness by $4,000,000, All of the !'eser.ve
ban1:s except Richmond participated in the total increase of $26,000,0CO in holclings
of U. S. securities.
An aggregate decrease of $18 1 700,000 in Federal :reserve note circulation :reported by Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Bost en and St. Louis is partly offset
by an aggregate incl'ease of $8, bOO, 000 in Federal reserve note ci:rculat ion reported
by the other seven banks. Philadelphia and New Yo:rk :report the lal'gest reductia1s
of $7,000,000 an'l $5,300,000, respectively, while the largest increases of
$3,700,000 and $2,700,000, respectively, are reported by the Cleve,_arii. and Dallas
banks,
Gold :reserves increased by $3,900,000 dul'ing the week, Rese:rves other than
gold by $8,200,000 and Nan-r.eser.ve cash by $S,l00,0CD.

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A summary of changes in the pr.incipal assets arcd liabilities of the reserve
banks du:ring the week and the year. ending September. 10, 1924, follows:
Increase

Total :reser.ves
Gold. :rese !'Ves

Total earning assets . • •
Bill s d i sc ou.nt ed, tot a1 • • • . .
Secu:red by U, S. Govel'nment obligations
Other bills eli scou.n ted • •
·

. . . . . ..
U. S. Government secur.ities, total
Bonds • • • . . . . • • • •
... . . .
Treasury notes • • . • • , • . . . . • . .
Certificates of indebtedness •..•
..
Reser.ve notes in circulation • . . .
Total deposits . . • . . , .
..
Members' :r.eser.ve deposits
.
..
Government deposits , • • . .

~ederal

Other. deposits • . • . . .

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decr.ease during

___

Week

....

Bills bought in open market

or

'

::::;;.:..
Year

+ $12,100,000
+
3.900,000

- $15,800,000
- 25,700, oco

+
8,200,000
- 40,700,000
33,100,000
7 ,600,0.)0

... 196,900,000
- 580,100,000
- 304,100,0JO
0''0 C''
- 27b-,v,,.A.,

+ 22,900,000
+ 26,ooo, ooo
+ 1,200,000
+ 20,EOO, 000
+ 4, 000,000

.,.

86,800,000

+
+
+
+

468 '300, o.::.c
13,200,000
33E '500, 000

116, 6oo, c:::,_

10,100,000

- 511,900,CCv

+ 31,200,000
+ 37,000,CCO
5,400, 000
40J, oc:::

+ 263, 9co, c. . ;J
+

266,wo,o0c

+

9,900,000
7t 700, .,:,:co

,

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St. 4224a.

Released for public3.tion F:r.iday morning, September. 12, 1924.
BESOTJBCES .AND LIAB TLITIES
OF THE TY'ELVE FEDJ!:RAJ, R:JESE?VE BANTCS COI.13HW..D
(In thousands of dolla-rs)
Sept •.___12.__,19_24

.h_1924

S~pt.

§e;pt.l2~

RESOURCES

2, 019,166
29,937

2,070,557
__21,053

2 ,01¥)' 123
655,187
375,705

2,127, olo
633,454
349,591
3, no,obl

s6,9~

3,081,015
73, 748

_77,~

3.171,839
46, C98

3,159, 763
37,993

3,137,665
77,139

84:;931
11o.299
261;230

1lb,073
183,876
301,949

389,071
452,288
841,359

92,491

69,583

179,313

34,044
412,378
121,766

Total U. S. G.overnment secu:r.ities

568,188

32,833
391,532
117' 73~
542,145
1, 750

GX) ,875

Treasury notes • • . . . . • • • • . ,
Certificates of indebt.ddness •• , .

99,857
20

915,427

1,120,549

33,383
4,ea4,944

590,970
59,323
_ _]_2,322

670,862
54,361
_13,532

4, 795,798

5,124,136

1, 750,670

1, 760,757

2, 2~2,5~5
503

2,13£ '393
291 741
31, 7_34
21200,368
518,542
111,989
220,915
_12,460

2,101,923
35,150
32,150

1,372, 773

2, 16cj 122 J.AJ 1,936,456
520,96
5 76,015
112, 00;3
109,682
220,915
218,369
20,580
__ll,tit1

4,514,944

4, 795, 79f5

Golc1 sett lernent funCi wi t~1 F. R. Bo,tro
Gold an:l gold cert ificat~s held by banks

2,035,611
36,891
2,072,502
619,422
392,995

Total golCI -rese-rves • . . . . . • ••

3,084,919

Gold with Fecle:ral :r.es8-rve agents • • . .
Gold :r.edempticn fund with U. S. Treasury
Gq_!Q_hel<'l exclusively against F. R. notes

Reserves other t:1an gold • . • . . . • •
Total :r.eser'Ves . • . . • . . . • • •
Non-r.eser.ve cash • • • • • • • • • . ••
Bills <'I i sc oun ted :
Sec. by U. S. Government obligations •
Other bills discounted • •
• •
To~

bills Cl iscounted . . . . .

Bills bought in open market •
U.S, Governrrent secu:r.ities:
BonOs • . . • . . . • . . . •

..

All othe-r earning assets • , • • . • . •
Total ea:rning asset§ • . . . .

5% Redemption fur.d - F. R. Bank notes •
Uncollectecl items . .
. ,
Bank premises • • . . • . . • .
All other. :r.e s ouree s •
• • . .
TO'l'.AT, RESOURCES •

1,750
.923, b~

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--

73.843
5,139

28

580, ?89

59,} 76

L I AB I L I T I E S

F. R. notes in actual circulation
F. R. Bank notes in ci:r.cu1ation - net •

t,

Deposits:
Member. .bank - r.ese:rve account • • . •
Gover.nrnen t • • • • • • .
Other. cleposi ts . . . . . .
Total c1 812.£~i t s . . • .
Defer-red availability i terns , •
Capital paid. in • • •
Surplus • • . • . . •
All other. liaoilities

....

TOJ'AL LIABILITIES ••

·Ratio of total :rese:r.ves to deposit and
F. R. note liabilities combined ••

60. 3';:

80.47;

Contingent liability on bills purchase~
for foreign cor:respon:lents • • • • •

23,718

25,927

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;q~

I

J;q-·
~ (

24,036

5 I 124 t l)Qw
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c

75

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Released fOl' pub:;.icatian ?Tifla;y morning, s~pternoerl2, 1924; net earlier.
RES:URCES Al:ID LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAT" RESERVE BANKS AT CLOSE OF 3·.-::::=:-:=ss, SEP111EMBEP 10, 1924•

RESOURCES
(In thousands of C1 olla.rs)

FeCle:r.a.l Reserve Bank of
Boston New Yo:r.k Phila. Cleve.
Golc v:ith Feoe:r.a.l Reserve Agents
209,286
569~895 183,625 216,685
Golc1 :r.eClemption funcl with D.S.Tr-eas. 6,07.l....7.:....-__4~,~o_84
4,355
3,197
.~~ld

hald exclusively against

215,363
Gold settlemmt fund with F.R.Boarcl 47,433
Gold ano gold ce:rt if. helcl by hmks ~1, 724
284,520
Tot,q.l_gold ...1:.eser_y~
~-::..__g~uot~

Reserves other than gold
'rotal :reserves
Non-1~ese:rve cash
Bills d isconnted:
Sec. by u. s. Govt. obligations
Other bills discounted

-~,163
292,633
3,747

....

923,455 25b,C97 325,079 106,348 162,433 458,553 1G0,555
2,860
3,212
1,320
1,950
5,911
3,903
15,789
20, 720
15,303

11,935 17,944
6,840
4,571

9,199
26,513

1,986 8,938
23,964 21,~94

10,115
Tota.1 bi 11 s d. is~ ounted
6,940
Bills bought in open naarket
U. S. Government securities:
1,039
Boril s
Treasury notes
23,739
Certificates of indebtedpess
9,455
Total U. S. Govt. secut•it ies 39,233

36,523
51,194

13,775 22,515
6,662
1,563

35,712

25,950
1,6o1

4,115
41,824
13,229
59,163

1,191
2,939
995
5,125

835
1,356
399
2, 590

4,902
140,585
40,395
135,882

TOTAL RESOURCES

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749
25, 771
5,103
31,628

75,425 102,411
2, 332
765

3, 677
16,533

323
12,424

30,632 20,260
9,327 2,568

12,747
903

7,979
54,836
16! 33,2
79' 198

57,294 311,506 3,171,339
1, 721
46,098
2,538
2, 648
13,5 77

1,866
14,190

34,931
176,299

10,660 21,225
2,133
2,965

16,056
b,b25

261,230
92,491

746
9,914

600 E ,073
1,611
12,383 15,579 24,828
2,865
4,603 . 6 2974
lb, 348 23,261 33,413

1,116
)4,044
1,834
20,030 43,003 ~ 412,378
5,~24 15 2 430 . '121, 766
568,188
27,738 59' 554

1, 750

All other earning assets

Tot a1 e am ing assets
Uncollected items
Bank p:T'emises
All other :res ou:r.ces

Y>ans.Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total
61,079 33,374 23},817 2,035,611
2,191
1,63~
1,013
36,891

573,979 187,950 219,582 55,425 130,053 242,125 59, Oo3 55,484 63,270 35,013 234,830 2,072,502
3,012 39,4&)
619,422
158,109 37,801 82,493 34,518 15,537 135,656 18,150 10,171 32,073
12,4c:)
4,460
8,245
6,832
70,914
9,615
34,039
7, 396
392,995
171,738 27' 711 17,892
903,826 253,492 320,267 102,372 153,016 1;.43,695 86,833 73,900 99,803 49,857 308,333 3,084,919
7, 076
2,605 __
1~,3:'.2
2,608
..,,
3,168
36,920
9,358 13,122 1,525
7,437
19,623
9' l.f!.7

4,949
5,226

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Rich.. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn.
53,470 127,797 236,387. 55,8CJ 54,367
1,955
2,~6
5,738
3,239
1,117

56,348
49,681
4,312
212

273,599
128,}30
16,427
14,743

53,716 88,345 40,837
51,011 50,762 50,525
1,110 9,130 2,523
198
330
356

1,750
30, 141 119,157 39,176 41,916 46,211
26,502 71,725 31,780 13,181 40,862
2,292 2,950
2,875 8,264
4,595
641
144 5,273
1,238
1,9C9

51,973 82,235
29,733 36,447
1,912
2,981
3, 599 4,6go

923,659
530,589
59,376
33,333

4o6,983 1,372,393 363,634 476,532 202,386 227,763 664,251 177,159 1)9,510 197,699 146,237 440,397 4,814,944

:rteleasdd for :pu~li,_;a;':bn .Friel~- morning, September 12, 1924; not earlier.
HESCURCES AND LIABIMTIES OF THE E'EDERAL PESEWE BftlKS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, SJ:<:P'!:t1JBER 10, 192.4
LIABILITIES

(In thousancl s of c'l olla:rs)
Federal Reserve Barik of
F. R. notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
He:nber ba.Ylk - reserve acc011nt
Gov ernui8 nt
Othe:r deposits
Total de-oosits

-"'-=--~"----

Defe:r-red availability items
Capital paicl in
Su:rplus
All other liabilities

TOTAL

LIABILITIES

Ratio of total reserves to deposit
and F. R. note liabilities
- conib ineci, pe:r.· cent

Boston

200,633

New York

78.6

Contingent liability on oills
purchased for foreign
c orre spcnf. ent s

Cleve.

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

Total

3o6, 741 157.929 212,574 71,324 134, ll4 222, 581 56,400 64,546 64, 744 49,323 2c9, 761 l, 750,670

133,504 842,563
867
4,373
21,074
163
134,534 86s,o1o
47,172 105,881
8,005
30,192
16,390
59,929
1,640
249
406,983 1,372,393
87.3

Phil a.

6,693

126,962 17&,227
3,857 2,226
~13
959
131,13e 181,412
43,834 45,210
10,392 12, 705
19,927 23,691
420
940
363,634 476,532

63,407
1,512
189
65,103
4-7,476
5,877
11,672
929
202,386

57,472
2,456
110
6o, 038
18,676
4,579
8,950
1,406
227,763

324,G42
5,es3
1,193
331,918
b2, 748
15,189
30,426
1,389
664,251

88.6
2,329

2,809

1,369

1,057

3,578

70,474
2,471
"1,099
74,044
31,045
5,118
10,072
480
177,159

47,647
1,316
306
49,269
13,462
3,373
7,484
1,376
139,510

77-1

66.3

1,177

864

79,560
1, 794
1,325
82,679
35.767
4,365
9,496
648
197,699

51,058
1,536
237
52,891
30,474
4,148
7,577
1,£24
146,237
56.1

1,105

1o3,17J 2, 1,33,393
1,450
29' 741
4, 70?
31, 734
169,333 2, 200,368
36,797 518,542
8,046 111,989
15,301 220,915
12,460
1,159
440,397 4,814,944
82.2
1,825

912

80 .. 3
23,718

.F.EDERAl RESERVE NOI'ES OUTSTAJ\TDING AND IN ACWAL CIRCUI,ATION

F. R. notes outstanding
F. R. notes held by banks

F. R. notes in actual circulation

222,223
21,590
200,633

617,237 200,073 231,178 80,709 150,281 241,555 65,488 67,601 71,602 56,156 245, 721 2,249,824
310,496 42,144 18,604 9,385 16,167 18,974 9,088 3,()5_5 6,858 6,833 35!96o 499,154
306,741 157,929 212,574 71,324 134,114 222,581 56,400 64,546 64,744 49,323 209,761 1, 750,670

DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS .AND U. S. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS BY MATURITIES
Within 15 clays
16 to 30 clays
31 to 60 clays 61 to 90 days From 91 days
Over
t o six months
Bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Certificates of in0ebteclpess

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129,354
24, 07 5

3b,812
13, 595

52,324
17,916

30,811
29 , 566
3

11,528
7' 339
104,021

6

months

·401
17,742

Total

261,230
92,491
121,766

St. 4224d.

R.elease(t for publication Friday rno:ming, September 12, 1924; not earlier.
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, SEPTEMBER 10, 1924.
(In
F~eral

Reserve Agent at

Boston

thous~s

New York Phil a.

Cleve.

of dollars)
Rich.

Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Minn.

Kans. Cy. Dallas San Fran. Total

RESOURCES
Fe~eral

Reserve notes on hand.
Federal Reserve notes outstanding
Collateral security for Fe~eral
Pese:rve notes outstanding:
Gold and gold certificates
Gol~ redemption fund
Gold fun'! - F. R. Boa:r.c'l
Eligible paper:
Amount :required
Excess amount held
TOTAL

66, 750
222,223

235,120 50,400 44,620
617,237 200,073 231,178

35,300
15,986
158,000

E, 730
7,800
3,5CO
238,531
5, 742
1,675
3,297
30,364 9 '9 36 12,905
301,000 165,889 195,000 51,795 116,000 230,645

12,937
4,178

4 7, 342
31,342

16,448
1,053

14,493
12,732

36,400 73,735 230,040
80,109 150,231 241,555

27,239
8,173

22 J 4s4
5,021

20,797
67,601

30,0.33
71,602

18,107
56,156

65,500 . 397,602
245,721 2,249,824

9,935 13,052
2,844
1, 315
43,000 40,000

3,719
57,3ti0

14,556
3,318
15,500

331,504
111,360
15,259
218,553 1, 592,74 7

26,100
b5,4SS

5 '168 9,659 13,234 10,523 22,732
1,380
2,075
34,694 13,156
38

11,904
9,227

515,374 1,500,936 451,599 519,708 205,991379,318 747,844 170,232 156,037175,312131,799 566,169

2lij,213
1cJ,o69
5,520,319

L I AB I L I T I E S
Net a~ount of Federal Reserve notes
:receiverl from Canptro11er
of ~he Cur.:rency
283,973

352,357 250,473 275,798 117,109 224,016 471,595 91,583

88,398 101,635

Collateral received from
Federal reserve baPjr:
Gold
E1 igible paper

569,895 18},b25 216,685
(3,684 17,501 27,225

54,367
13,272

TCTAL

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2C9, 286
17,115

53,470 127,797 236,387
35,412 27,505 39,862

55,829
22,815

74,2b3

311,221 3,147,426

61,079 -~33,374
12,598 24,162

233,317 2,035,611
21,131
337,282

515,374 1,500,936 451,599 519,708 205,991379,318 747t844 170,232 156,037 175,312 131,799

566,169 5,520,3~