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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Friday morning, Sept* IS;
not earlier.

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
September 17,

C0ITDITI01T OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS
The daily average voltmie of Federal Reserve hank credit outstanding during
the week ended September l6, as reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was
,000,000, an increase of $8,000,000 compared, with the preceding week and of
$2,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 1935*
On September l6 total Reserve "bank credit amounted to $2,^95,000,000, an increase of $13,000,000 for the week. This increase corresponds with an increase
Of $369,000,000 in. Treasury cash and deposits with Federal Reserve banks, offset
in part "by decreases of $265,000,000 in member bank reserve "balances, $21,000,000
in money in circulation, and $45,000,000 in nomember
deposits and other
Federal Reserve accounts, and an increase of $26,000,000 in monetary gold stock.
Member bank reserve balances on September 16 were estimated to be approximately
$1,710,000,000 in excess of legal requirements.
Relatively small changes were reported in the System's holdings of bills discounted, purchased bills, and industrial advances. An increase of $53,000,000 in
holdings of United States bonds was offset by a decroase of $53,000,000 in holdings
of United States Treasury notes.
Changes in the amount of Reserve bank credit outstanding and in related items
during the week and the year ended September 16, 1936, were as follows:

Increase or decrease
since
Sept. 16
1936

Sept. 9
19,36

Sept. IS
1935

(In millions of dollars)
Bills discounted
Bills bought
U. S. Government securities
Industrial advances (not including 24 million
commitments - September 16)
Other Reserve bank credit
TOTAL RESERVE B 1 M CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency
Money in circulation
Member bank reserve balances
Treasury cash and deposits with F. R. banks
Nonmember deposits and other F. R. accounts




-2
-2

8
3
2,430
29
- 25

+13

10,762

2,495

+26

2,507

'-1

6,255

6,206
2,789
514

-21

-265

+
369
-45

-1
+28
+23
+1,522
+ii7

+623
+1,070
'-50
+20
(B-S01)

Released for publication Friday morning, Sept, 18,1936; not earlier.

B-SOla

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OP THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(In thousands of dollars)
Sept. 16,1936 Sept. 9, 1936 Sept. 18.1935
ASSETS
Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
Redemption fund - F. R. notes . . . .
Other cash
Total reserves . . . . .
Bills discounted:
Secured "by U.S.Gov't obligations,
direct or fully guaranteed . . . . .
Other "bills discounted
Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U. S.Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury bills
Total U. S. Government securities

8,386,071
12,102
263.529
S,661,702

3,952
5,059
8,011
3.096
28,521

37s,077
.

Total bills and securities
Due from foreign banks
F. R. notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets

1.^3,363
608,787
2,^30,227
2,H69,855
219
26,320
780,969
U8,058
37,888

TOTAL ASSETS

8,372,031
12,145
2^8,066
8,632,2^2

3,681
4,352
8,033
3»095
28,628
32^,721
1,^96,719
608,787
2,^-30,227
2,1*69,983
219

26,775

55^,757
^2,055
^,139

6,551,132
20,503
218,0^

6,789,683

^,690
l<-.948
9,638
H,682
30,230
238,978

1,692,227

1*99.068
2,^30,273
2,^,823
6H3
20,369
6l9,46l
50,071
43,Obi

12,025,011

11,777.170

9,992,111

U,0^5,^58

^,055,971

3,^26,791

6,205,735
Iny^glj.
56,762
193,937
6,87^,358
756,OlU
130,185
lij-5,501
27,088
34,21JO
12.167

6,^71,333
5^,683
59,235
211.572
6,796,323
5^+3,220
130,172
1^,501
27,088
3^,236
4U.159

5,136,13**
22^,^96
19,108
225.299
5,605,037
623,209
131,586
lty+,893
23,164
30,69^
12.737

11,777,170

9,998,111

L I A B I L I T I E S
F. R. notes in actual circulation . .
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . . . .
U.S.Treasurer - General account . . .
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total deposits
Deferred availability items . . . . .
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Soction 13b)
Reserve for contingencies . . . . . .
All other liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES

12,025,011

Ratio of total reserves to deposit and
F. R.note liabilities combined

. . .

Commitments to make industrial advances




79.3$

79«5$

75*2$

23,5^3

23,721

26,SH0

ASSETS AED LIABILITIES OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS OH SEPTEMBER l6, 1936
(In thousands of dollars)
B-COlb
ASSETS
Total Boston lie*,7 York Fhila. Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Frai

Gold certificates on hand and due
from U. S. Treasury
8,386,071 547,413 3,164,955 443,338 639,441 281,078 235,512 1,660,289 232,569 17^,705 252,674 162,942 591,1
Redemption fund - F.R. notes
354
2,784
883
740
722
1,869
12,102 1,867
789
307
1,27?
173
335
Other cash
7,360
7.116 16.001
64,184
i4,oo4
8,776
1
0
,
0
5
8
12,959
31,131
263,529.33,596
34,177 24,167
Total reserves
8,661,702 5^2,876 3,230,418 478,237 664,348 295,436 247,072 1,691,727 243,4i6 182,238 266,516 170,393 609,02
Bills discounted:
Secured by U.S.Gov't obligations
direct or fully guaranteed
Other "bills discounted
Total bills discounted
Bills bought in open market
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities:
Bonds
Treasury notes
Treasury bills
Total U.S.Gov't securities

3,952

4,059

8,011

3,096
28,5a

721
22
743
226
3,170

378,077 25,158
1,443,363 96,045
608,787 40,510

1,760
3,372

370
28

5,132

398

1,103

7,067

317
5,048

90
38

42
128

50
68

128
294
1,432

170
121

118

3,668

10S
583

102,766 32,853 36,684 19,915 15,301
392,320 125,425 140,043 76,02s 58,416
165,475 52,902 59,06s 32,067 24,639

35
35
387
1.750

7

20
64

292
236

85
38

545

7

84

528

123

87
525

87

87

1,180

522
23

—

61

902 1,539

218
1,657

44,977 20,213 13,472 19,124 1^,557 33,057
171,707 77,166 51,^33 73,009 55,573 126,198
72,423 32,5^8 21,693 30,79^ 23,440 53,228

2,430,227 161,713 660,561 211,180 235,795 128,01092,356 289,107 129,927 86,59s 122,927 93,570 212,483

Total "bills and securities
Due from foreign banlcs
F.R.notes of other banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
All other assets
TOTAL ASSETS




219
17
S3
21
20
10
2
26
4
3
6
S
15
26,320
377
7,749
792 1,721 2,448 1,671
2,993
2,195 1,236 1,633
539 2,966
780,969 74,546
187,761 54,999 75,212 70,319 24,72? 114,826 34,235 22,637 38,853 33,888 43,970
48,058 3,113 10,856
5,079
6,525 2,919 2,2844,833
2,452 1,531 3,360 1,526
3,580
37,888
421 27,857 3,244 1,677 1,125 1,405
557
221
326
360
235 ^ 0

12,025,011 827,202 4,138,587 759,315 987,152 504,226 376,328 2,106,24l 413,607 295,817 434,728 302,311 379,497

ASSETS AiTD LIABILITIES OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE BABES 017 SEE-TUBER l6, 1936
(In thousands of dollars)
B-SOlc
LIABILITIES
Total Boston Hew York Phi la. Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

F.R.notes in actual circulation 4,045,458 357*217 835,848 296,946 39S.370 190,123 182,005
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account 6,205,735 323,483 2,692,862 347,870 440,385 203,039 13S,746
tJ.S.Treasurer - General account 417,924 36,937 139,7^1 20,794 33,944 23,835 13»718
Foreign banks
56,762 4,209
20,641 5.290 5,233
2,503 1,991
Other deposits
193,937 6,295 i^,oi4 2,270 4,336 3,437 2,365

Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran,

916,451 171,423 127,357 154,234 S8,34O 326,544
976,555
52,685
6,598
1,624

157,676 120,901 213,833 150,014 440,316
25,854 11,525 16,297 14,390 25,204
1,707 1,365 1,650 1,650 3,925
8,137 4,303
707 1,662 14,787

370,924 2,997,25s 376,224 483,898 232,814 156,820 1,037,462 196,374 132,094 232,542 167,716 484,23
181,068 52,940 73,365 66,468 24,122 108,573 35,412 21,167 38,254 35,101 45,012
130,185 9,408
2,952 3,955 3,S25 10,182
12,161 3.75S
50,179 12,221 12,575 4,723 4,246
145,501 9,902 50,825 13,406 14,371 5,186 5,616 21,350 4,655 3,149 3,613 3,7S3 9,645
27,088 2,874
546 1,003 1,142 .1,252 1,696
7,744 4,231 1,007 3,44s
754
1,391
840 1,328
34,240 1,513
894 1,435
8,849 3,000 3,111 1,284 2,564
1,849
7,573
i4s
9
6
6
660
12,167
6,Si6
2
0
1
545
1,280
232
ISO
337
347
455

Total deposits
Deferred availability items
Capital paid in
Surplus (Section 7)
Surplus (Section 13 b)
Reserve for contingencies
All other liabilities

6,874,358

756,014 74,532

12,025,011 827,202 4,133,537 759,315 987,152 504,226 376,328 2,106,241 413,607 295,S17 434,72s 302,311 879,

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Commitments to make industrial
advances

23,543

2,640

9,490

349 1,358 2,36s

307

49

1,517

82

323

50s 4,492

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AMD SECURITIES
Total
Bills discounted
Bills bought
Industrial advances
U. S. Government securities




8,011
3,096
23,521
2,430,227

Within 15 days
6,324
1,623
1,592
41,439

l6 to 30 days
91
473
39S
39,009

31 to 60 days
726

612

65,316

6l to 90 days
1,094
274
737

200,919

91 days to
6 months
338
1,932
251,497

Over 6 months

23,200
1,831,547

FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1936
(In thousands of dollars)
B-SOld
Total Boston New York Phila#

Cleve.

Rich. Atlanta

Chicago St.Louis Minn* Kans*Cy. Dallas SaJi Fran.

Federal H6S6rv6 notes*
issued to P.E. "bank iy F.R.agent *+,3^,616 378.131 927,2*t9 311,1*63 ^25,929 202,363 202,11+5 9*+9,Sl6 180,765
Held "by Federal Reserve tank
30^,158 20,31^ 91,^1 1^,517 27,559 12,21+0 20,1*10 33,365 9,342
In actual circulation

4 , 0 ^ 5 8 357,817 835,Ste 296,9*+6 398,370 190,123 182,005 916^51 171,^23

133,152 166,300 97,21+8 375,055
5.795 12,066 8,908 48,511
127,357 15^.23^ 88,3^0 326,5^

Collateral held "by agent as security for notes issued to "bank:
Gold certificates on hand and
due from TJ. S. Treasury
Eligible paper
U. S. Gov't securities
Total collateral




H,325,838 396,000 935,706 31^.000 1+27,000 203,000 l6l,000 966,000 151,632 129,000 165,000 98,£00 379,000
6,1+11
721
3,798
370
101
157
93
—
536 —
72
^62 101
83,000
~
—
—
—
>+5,000
—
30,000 5,000
3,000
—
—
1+^15,2^

396,721 939,5<& 31^,370 1+27,101 203,157 206,093 966,000 182,168 13^,000 .168,072 93,962 379,101