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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday morning, Sept. l 4 ;
not e a r l i e r .

STATEMENT JOR THS PRESS

St. 5904
Federal Reserve Board,
September 13, 1928.

CONDITION OF EEIEFJJJ RBSERVE BANKS
The consolidated statement of condition of the Federal reserve banks on
September 12, made public by the Federal Reserve Board, shows i n c r e a s e s f o r the
week of $24,400,000 i n holdings of b i l l s bought i n open market, $15,000,000' i n
United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s , $75»300,000 i n member bank reserve d e p o s i t s , and
$23,600,000 i n cash r e s e r v e s , and decreases of $10,900,000 i n holdings of d i s counted b i l l s and $12,800,000 i n Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n . Total
b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s were $29,500,000 above the amount h e l d on September 5«
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n holdings of discounted b i l l s were decreases of
$12,800,000 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and $10,000,000 at Boston,
and i n c r e a s e s of $10,900,000 at Cleveland and $5,200,000 a t New York. The
System's holdings of b i l l s bought i n open market increased $24,^00,000, of
c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness $14,600,000 and of Treasury notes $900,000, while
holdings of United S t a t e s bonds declined $500,000.
Federal reserve note c i r c u l a t i o n declined $15,100,000 at the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, $2,500,000 at Boston and $12,800,000 at a l l Federal reserve
banks, and increased;
$5,000,000 at Cleveland and $2,400,000 at Dallas.
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 September 12, 1928, f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

Week
+ $23,600,000
+ 19,800,000

Total r e s e r v e s .
Gold r e s e r v e s
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 discounted

+
-

29,500,000
10,900,000

-

4,000,000
14,900,000

. . .

+

24,400,000

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 indebtedness . .

+

15,000,000
500,000
900,000

B i l l s bought i n open market

+

-

+

during

Year
-

+
+
+
+
-

401,800,000
693,900,000
452,600,000
241,300,000
15,600,000

_
-

-

35,300,000

+

i4,600,000

-

16,100,000

Federal reserve notes i n c i r c u l a t i o n

-

12,800,000

-

19,300,000

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

+
+
+

82,500,000
75,300,000
700,000

+
+

20,600,000
23,700,000




-

2,900,000

Released f o r publication Friday morning, Sept. 14,1928; $iot e a r l i e r .

St. 5904a

EBSdUECES AST) LIABILITIES
.
OF THE TWELVE JEXEBii SESBV2 BANKS COMBIMED
(In thousands of dollars)
Sent. 12.1928 Sept. 5.1938 Sept. 14,1927
RESOURCES
Gold with Fedora! reserve agents . . . .
Gold redemption fund with U. S. Treasury

1.143,470
68,64$

1,082,4-29
66,351

1,665.739

Gold held exclusively against P.B.notes
Gold settlement fund '.Tith F. R. Board .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s held "by "banks
Total gold reserves
Reserves other than gold
. .

1,212,115
678,301
738,530
2,628,946

l4l,999

1,148,780
751,338
709 >031
2,609.1*6
138,l48

1,718,761
596,363
668,548
2,983,672
140,369

Total reserves . . . . . .
Eon-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
Sec. by U. S. Government obligations .
Other b i l l s discounted
.

2,770,94-5
59.873

2,747,297
52.296

3,124,041

656,035
4l3,211

652,032
428,085

203.447
171,887

Total b i l l s discounted . . . . .
B i l l s bought in open market . . . . . .
IT. 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 indebtedness . . . . .

1,069,246
211,160

1,080,117
186,796

375.334
226,717

53.36 2
87,886
80,096

53.283
87,026
65,476

280,188

123,181

221,344
2,020

206,385
990

499,576
320

1.503.770
572
771,589
60,305
9,190

1,474,288
571
681,587
60,255
8,981

1,101,947
12,262
848,897
59,580
19.691

5,176,24$

5.025.275

5.220,757

F. R. notes in actual c i r c u l a t i o n . , .
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . . . .
Government
Foreign bank
- Other deposits

1,688,267

1.701,035

1.707.584

2,348,676
9,617
5.952
23,875

2,273.343
8,946
1
16,941

2,324,989
12,494
5,329
24,674

Total deposits . . . . . . .
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Capital paid i n
Surplus
All other l i a b i l i t i e s

2,388,120
694,925
144,986
233.319
26,632

2,305*577
615.257
144,924
£53.319
25.1o3

2,367,486
771.929
130,731
228,775
14,252

5,176.249

5.025,275

5,220,757

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 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
Bank premises
411 other resources
TOTAL RESOURCES

53.022

5%,339

96,207

L I A B I L I T I E S

TOTAL LIABILITIES

. . . .

Ratio of t o t a l reserves to deposit and
F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . .

68.0$

68.0^

76.7#

Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
f o r foreign correspondents . . • • •

277.265

279.049

182,182

C.

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•

RESOURCES)^ LIABILITIESOP THE EEEERAL RESERVE BARKS ON SEFPEMBER 12. 19 28.
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

RE S O U R C E S

::

(Total Boston New York Phi l a .

St

•

rqnkh

J

%% % % ^ ^

Clove.

Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis

Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.

Gold held exclusively against
F. R. notwg
1,212,115 124,008
fiold settlement fund with F.R.Boaxd 678,301 71,768
Gold and goia q e r t l f . held by tanks 738,530 33,729

191,951 93.258 148,427
125,050 31.471 75,905
509,233 25,767 41,079

25,606 67,326 261,430 20,440
27,398 10,389 191.252 30,949
6,554 3.922 53,595 loiso?

46,l63 53,999 21,755 157.752
21,299 34,954 21673 36193
4^8
7%
12,323 33!4?o

fpld ^serves
He serves other than gold

2,628,946 225,505
l4l,999 12,326

8 26,234 150,496 265,411
26,409 6,669 13,119

59,558 81,637 506,277 62,196
9,320 16,169 18,575 17,433

72,250
2,o6l

96,276
5,017

55,751 227.355
4,512 10,329

2,770,945 237,831

852,643 157,165 278,530

68,878

97,806 524,852 79.629

74,311 101,293

60,263 237,744

3.171

4,019

4,4l9

2,100

s

«

a

54,917
6,619

80,882 99.217
11,386 13,423

^##Aal reserves

59,878

B i l l ^discounted*
£

r

&

'

£

=

r

,

Totm t i l l s discounted
Bills
i n open
ra-kct
-S* Gaverment s e c u r i t i e s ;
indebtedness
T o ^ y . S . Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
T ° * 4 t i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from foreign banks

EF"

All other resources

-

m j & RESOURCES



s

a

1,069,2%
211,160

: : : l
221,344
2,020

6,205

g

:

g

*,143
23,064

9.190

'

- g : a

1

^

2

s a g

8,816

90

s

356.416 104,490 86,955
61.391 10,615 19.875

^

1,503,770 78,023
572
37

^

19 174

49,456
500

22,189
30

s

8,373

3.780

1,050

2,733

a

$•.%

i - a

x - a

i

s

1 1 1

1 . 1

^

f

35,236

3,276

5,427 34,296
-

467,763 137.324 142,066 64,812 97,695 148,936
216
47
52
25
21
69

'IIM! 1:g 121 1:g
1.930

305

1.364

4l7

1.252

1,040

67,664 19,615 25,303
11 8,4s4 10,231

:

S

.

s

s - S

28,573 99.071
11,229 32,822

j g

11,335 17,217
1^ 0
„

67,675 39,934 52.751
21
l4
18
325

a

3.362

819

15.376

I&.720

1>000

56,17s 150,613
17
35

3

1:^ i;9t l i
472

548

628

5,176,249 399.810 1,558,253 361,353 505,345 197.947 228,375 792,711 191.038 135,423 209,620 152,307 444,067

ittiyuwtass; ABB LlAdlLI'Iijui), Q£ illBE
CSS..SSPTEMBEB 12', igr28.
tit. 5904c
(in thousands of dollars)
Total Boston New York Hiila. Cleve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
F.R.notes i n actual c i r c u l a t i o n
1,688,26? 150,805 344,107 131,867 204,712 58,505 125,799 287,109 57,002 55,548 60,787 38,386 173,64o
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account
2,345,676 147,726
917,249 133,250 187,375 65,577 62,122 357,122 79,294 52,804 91,198 67,927 187,032
Government
9,617
402
426
338
951
532
868 1,303
843
848
722
740 1,644
Foreign "bank
5,952
473
1,429
598
655
321
265
876
271
170
227
220
447
Other deposits
23,875
181
10,759
685 2.111
362
473 1,549
639
289
480
58 6,289
Total deposits
2,388,120 148,782 929,363 134,871 191,092 66,792 63,728 360,850 81,047
54,111 92,627 68,945 195,412
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
694,925 70,637 163,980 56,727 68,580 52,898 22,039 89,450 36,072 14,540 42,157 31,497 46,348
Capital paid i n
144,986 10,034
48,908 l4,4i6 14,306 6,081 5,239 18,225 5,400 3,013 4,203 4,303 10,858
Surplus
233,319 17,893
63,007
a,662 24,021 12,324 9,996 32,773 10,397 7,039 9,o46 8,527 16,629
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
26,632 1,659
8,388 1,810 2.614 1.147 1,574 4.299 1.120 1.172
800
649 1.180
TOTAL LIABILITIES
5,176,249 399.810 ,558,253 361,353 505.345 197,947 228,375 792,711 191,038 135,423 209,620 152,307 444,067
Re s e r f s r a t i o (per cent)
68.0
79.4
66.9
58.9
70.4
55-0
51.6
81.0
57-7
67.8
66.0
56.1
64.4
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on t i l l s purchase^. f o r foreign correspondents
277,265 20,875
77,422 26,442 28,946 14,195 11,690 38,688 11,968 7,515 10,020 9.742 19,762
F.R.nofces on hand (notes r e e ' d from
F.ILjfcgent l e s s notes i n circulation)385,199 29,316 116,joi 27,384 24,519 17,394 23,803 45,543 12,653 7.147
8,582 8,769 58,788
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS
F.R.notes r e e ' d from Comptroller
2,850,462 240,771 717.568 183,651 266,961 103,148 221,562 453,422 86,245 79.209 101,349 71,348 325,228
F.R.notes held by F. R. Agents
776,996 60.650 257.160 24,400 37,730 27,249 66,960 120,770 16.590 l6,5l4 31.980 24,193 92.800
F,R.notes issued to F.R.Barik
2,073,466 180,121 460,408 159,251 229,231 75.899154.602332,652 69,655 62,695 69,369 47,155 232,428
( b i l a t e r a l held as security f o r
F.R.notes issued to F.R.Barik:
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
341,321 35,300 153,161
50,000 6,690 27,100
7,600 14,167
12,303 35.000
Gold redemption fund
91,016 14,384
16,930
8,674
11,768
5,760
7.573
1,448
1,940
1,456
3,012
3.643 14,428
Gold fund - F.R.Board
711,133 68,000
5.000
76,177
80,000
10,000
28,000
253,000
6,000
28,000
48,860
4,000 104,096
Eligible paper
1,236.448 69.188 401,390 95.130 106.549 57.948 92,193 114.510 67.651 25.827 35.418 39,785 130.859
TStfillcollateral
2,379.918 186,872 '575,'81 179,981 248,317 80,398 154,866 368,95s 83,191 69,450 87,290 59*731 284,383
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS AND MUNICIPAL WARRANTS
91 days to
Total
Within 15 days 16 to 30 days
31 to 60 days 6l to 90 days
6 months Over 6 months
B i l l s discounted
1,069,246
899.027
54,108
69,054
38,781
7.976
300
B i l l s bought in open market
211,160
97,147
36,551
40,304
31,622
5,
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
80,096
16.375
30,480
745
32,
Municipal warrants
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