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Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y morning-, Sept. 2;
not e a r l i e r .

STATBlCEiT.il1 FOR TH3 FZRS3
S t . 5'4c,
F e d e r a l Reserve Eoa
September 1, 15 2?
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAHS

The c o n s o l i d a t e d statement of c o n d i t i o n of the F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks on
.august 31» made p u o l i c by t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Board, shows i n c r e a s e s f o r the
week of $20,700,000 i n b i l l and s e c u r i t y h o l d i n g s and of $5,$00,000 i n Federal
r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n , and d e c r e a s e s of $11,803,000 i n cash r e s e r v e s ,
$5,000,000 i n n o n - r e s e r v e cash, and $1] Jl00.,000 i n amounts due from f o r e i g n
banks. A d e c l i n e of $13,$00.000 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 was more than
o f f s e t by i n c r e a s e s of $28,000,000 i n Government s e c u r i t y h o l d i n g s and of
$$,300,000 i n a c c e p t a n c e s purchased i n open market.
The F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of New York r e p o r t s a d e c l i n e of $23,700,000 i n
d i s c o u n t h o l d i n g s and Chicago a d e c l i n e of $^,300,000, while the Boston bank
shows an i n c r e a s e of $9,900,000 i n d i s c o u n t s , San F r a n c i s c o of $4,000,COO,
and St. Louis of $2,500,000. The System's h o l d i n g s of a c c e p t a n c e s purchased i n
open market i n c r e a s e d $$,300,000, of Treasury n o t e s $10,300,000, of Treasury
c e r t i f i c a t e s $9,200,000, and of United S t a t e s bonds $8,500,000.
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n F e d e r a l r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n f o r the week comp r i s e i n c r e a s e s of $3,500,000 and $2,200,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y , a t the New York and
A t l a n t a r e s e r v e b a n k s , and a d e c l i n e of $2,$00,000 a t Cleveland.
A summary of changes 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 the r e s e r v e
banks d u r i n g the week and the y e a r ending August 31, 1927, f o l l o w s :
Increase

0

decrease

Week

during

Year

Total reserves
Gold r e s e r v e s

- $11,800,000
- 11 : 900,000

+ $179.400.000
+ 1$9,$00,000

T o t a l 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 d i s c o u n t e d

+
+
-

20,700,000
13,$00,000
100,000
13,800,000

-

B i l l s bought i n open market

+

$,300,000

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

+
+
+
+

28,000,000
8,500,000
10,300,000
9,200,000

+

5,$00,000

-

12,$00,000
6,800,000
6,500,000

Federal reserve notes in c i r c u l a t i o n
Total deposits
Members' r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s




.

143,700,000
225,800,000
102,900.000
123,000,000
$8,400,000

+
+
+

153,900,000
166,500,000
118,100,000
105,400,000
2$,500,000

+
+
-

59,000,000
75.000,000
11,600,000

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y morning, September 2, 1927; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5 ^ 9 a

RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL EESEB1ZE BA3JXS COMBINED
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
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
Gold redemption f u n d w i t h U. S. T r e a s u r y . .

-

Aug. 51, 1927 Aug. 24, 1927 Sept. 1.1926
r
1,6)40,260
36,670
1,676,930

1,655,960

1,395,311
53,622
1,448,933

631,U91
689,502

643,573
710,308

732,71?
646,661

2,997,923
147,813

3,009,841

2,828,311

147,663

138,032

3,145,736

3,157,504

2,966,343

48,050

53,039

49,328

217,817-182,70?- "

217,677
196,480

400,524
185,128

414,157
178,809

320,675
305,673
626,34s
253,481

212,077
99,642
161,095

203,557
89,333
151,931

45,605
217,702
55,657

472,814

444,821

320
1,058,786
12,248
603,'366
59,455
17,747

320
1,038,107
23,629
609,876
59,452
17,032

318,9#
3,700
1,202,493
744
620,052
59,931
16,696

4,945,388

4,958,639

4,915,587

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

1,676,440

1,670,831

1,702,902

2,298,880
12,699
5,536
24,168

2,305,727
19,247
4,935
23,973

2,223,902
24,326
15,166
18,926

Total deposits
Deferred 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

2,341,283
555,002
130,727
228,775
13,161

2,353,882
561,147
130,730
228,775
13,274

2,282,320
568,299
123,490
220,310
is,266

4,945,388

4,953,639

4,915,537

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 . .
Total gold reserves . . . . .
Reserves o t h e r t h a n gold
Total reserves
Non-reserve 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 open market
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 of i n d e b t e d n e s 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
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 banks
Uncollected items . . .
Bank p r e m i s e s
All o t h e r r e s o u r c e s

. . .

TOTAL RESOURCES

1,615,271
4c, 689

L I A B I L I T I E S

TOTAL LIABILITIES
Ratio 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. 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 f o r e i g n correspondents
C.



78.3%

78.5%

74.4%

165,746

162,087

44,875

EE SOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RE SERVE BASICS ON AUGUST 31. 19 2 7»
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
T o t a l Boston New York P h i l a . Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago St.Louis

RESOURCES

= = =

T

zi

r

1

^

1

* "

1

"

1 7

°**°*

Total s o l d r e s e r v e s

Reserves o t h e r t h a n g o l d
Non-reserve
IN I'll—JL V i V ^iash

"HMS&sr"0

mntm TT.R. govt, s e c u r i t i e s

* 5^9°

*3i

Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.

350,534 145,423 217,55a

47,533 143,880 275,100

23,768

55,106

64,4o8

28,541 185,756

2,997,923 213,541 1,029.927 214,604 320,327

75.636 159,623 462,055

46,072

73,219 100,533

51.293 251,043

147.813

Total reserves

Ov UUJ.L uu. U_y UeUeWV"' w ~
Other " b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
Total M i l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market

1.676,930 139,329

St

14.833

26,904

9,319

10,799

3,145,736 228,374 1 , 0 5 6 . 8 3 1 223,923 331,126
11,451
1,042
3,503
US,050
^5,281

fflg"«

,» '
.
1 8 2 , 7 0 ^ 17*535
400,524\ 36,913
185,128 ] 18,446

472,814

22,409

6,133

^16'&_aLl£2_15Jlfia

81,819 173,2*1 48b,217
4,178
4,151
7,124

f,-s ts; .hs

"v
„ __ /2^!jl§21—
106,188 36,803 28,040
77,807
3,079 11,436

S8,l44

34,909

52,368

61,478
3,315

4,460

S,n%3

8.Pel

8,395

77,679 106,216 59.354 259.438
1.076
2,547 f 1,963
2,419
/

ire'sas ^ ! g . a s:%

21,890
12,492

33,611
7,123

32,762
20,713

28,701
4,577

7,324
4,462

8,765
5.837

25,527

14,613
300

70,909
-*

33,117
%

21,405
20

33,536

14,077
6,393

45,450
12,758

to

29,11

46,146

HE"" 1111I11SI1111I
Other s e c u r i t i e s

TOTAL RESOURCES




320

4,945,388 371,190 1,528,347 353,649 493,227 199,194 261,721 702,016 i 6 4 , 4 i 3 129,257 200,079 137,016 405,279

RESOURCES WTO LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS 0 1 AUGUST 31. 1927.
St.
L I A B I L I T I E S
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
T o t a l B o s t o n New York P h i l a .
Clove. R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Xans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
F-R.notes in actual circulation
1 , 6 7 6 , 4 4 0 139,00$
374,046 1 3 1 , 9 1 5 212,822 5 9 , 2 0 1 156,189 235,020 4 l , 2 7 6 5 6 , 8 4 0 6 2 , 4 ^ 8 4 0 , 2 9 2 167,336
Deposits:
Member'bank - r e s e r v e a c c o u n t
2 , 2 9 8 , 8 8 0 150,537
892,809 139,279 186,367 7 0 , 7 2 1 65,900 347,027 76,317 4 8 , 5 7 9 89,145 59,283 172,916
Government
12,699
35.3
1,507
363
419
2,572
598
1,857
881
1,379
1,049
756
965
F o r e i g n honk
5,536
351
2,150
450
4g6
244
192
646
201
l%l
173
164
328
Other d e p o s i t s
24,168
98
16,974
62
1,00#
6l
52
1,082
249
1 58
23 5
38
4,151
Total deposits
Deferred 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

2 , 3 4 1 , 2 8 3 151,339
555,002 5 3 , 1 5 4
130,727
9,466
228,775 17,6O6
13,l6l
620

9 l 3 , 4 4 o l 4 o , l 5 4 188,290
137,0b6 4 6 , 7 0 1 5 3 , 0 9 4
3 9 , 3 6 2 1 3 , 2 2 4 13,9^8
6 l , 6 l 4 21,267 23,746
2,819
388
1,327

73,598
47,222
6,239
12,198
736

66,742 350,612
23,287 6 4 , 7 1 5
5,150 17,325
9 , 6 3 2 31,881
721
2, i-63

77,648
29,109
5,291
9,939
1,150

50,257
10,667
3,003
7,527
963

90,602
33,069
4,220
9,029
°6l

6 o , 2 4 l 178,360
23,454 33,464
4,270
9,229
8,215 16,121
544
769—

TOTAL LIABILITIES
4 , 9 4 5 , 3 8 8 371,190 1 , 5 2 8 , 3 4 7 353,649 493,227 199,19% 261,721 702,016 1 6 4 , 4 1 3 129,257 200,079 137,016 405,279
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
78.3
78.7
82.1
82.3
82.6
6l.6
77• 7
83.0
51*7
72.5
69• 4
59*0
75*0
C o n t i n g e n t l i a b i l i t y on h i l l s p u r ,
.
c h a s e d f o r f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s 165,746 12,459
45,638 1 5 , 9 4 8 17,609
8,639
6 , 8 1 1 22,925
7,143
4,984
6,147
5,81
11,629
F , R . n o t e s on hand ( n o t e s r e e ' d f r o m
F.R.Agont l e s s n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n ) 3 6 3 , 4 l T 24,514
116,159 3 4 , 4 9 8 22,800 1 3 , 4 5 2 25,833 50,937
4,845
4,373 10,418 6,407 4 9 , 1 8 1
y
FEDEBAL RESERVE NOTE ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS

i

F . R . n o t e s i s s u e d t o F . R . Bank
Collateral held as security for
F . R . n o t e s i s s u e d t o F.R.Bank:
Gold a n d g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s
Gold r e d e m p t i o n f u n d
Gold f u n d - F. R. Board
E l i g i b l e paper
Total c o l l a t e r a l

490,205

421,875
94,011
1,124,374
^3.4l6

215,150
38,600
2 l , l 6 2 10,936 1 2 , o 6 o
1 0 5 , 0 0 0 125,477 165,000
168.833 31.189 37.449




35,300
10,232
89,000
55.359

182,022 285,957

46,121

61,213

72,916

46,699 216,517

„ , „
3 6 , 4 6 8 17,217
7,349
6, 243
1,621
2,750 118,500 272,000
31.500 40.119 51,553

8,500
1,196
12,000
32,6iq

„
12,267
1,029
4l,000
11,371

3, 960
5o,8oO

1 8 , 3 7 3 40,000
2,817 1 5 , 4 o 6
6 , 0 0 0 12o,787
20,050_^M40_

0

2 , 1 9 3 , 6 7 6 189,391
510,145 1 6 7 , 6 0 2 253,109 8 0 , o 6 ? 182,079 325,174 5 ^ , 3 1 5 6 5 , 6 6 7 76,854 47,240 241,533
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS, CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS AND MUNICIPAL WARRANTS BY MATURITIES
Total

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought 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
•'-varrrrnts..

l66,4l3 235,622 72,653

2 , 0 3 9 , 8 5 7 163,519

400,524
185,128
l6l,095
20

W i t h i n 15 d a y s
307,428
107,871
90,497
-

l 6 t o 30 days
21,396
29,169
5

31 t o 60 days
42,029
27,835
^

6 l t o 90 days
17,
~

months°
5*7^7
,7 7
"*

0 v e r

6

months

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