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Released, f o r publication
Friday morning, .Sept. 5;
not e a r l i e r

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
s t . 6710
Federal Reserve Board
September 4, 1930

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BAMS '
Ohe daily average volume of Federal reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding during
tiie week ending September 3 as reported by the Federal reserve banks was
$1,02S,000,000, an increase of $1+5,000,000 compared with the preceding week and
a decrease of $385,000,000 compared with the corresponding week of 1929.
On
increase
increase
monetary
decrease

September 3 total reserve bank credit amounted to $1,0^1,000,000, an
of $57,000,000 f o r the week. This increase corresponds with an
of $65,000,000 in money in circulation and decreases of $3,000,000 in
gold stock and $14,000,000 in Treasury currency, o f f s e t in p a r t by a
of $26,000,000 in member bank reserve balances.

Holdings of discounted b i l l s increased $38,000,000 during the week, the
principal changes being increases of $32,000,000 at the Federal Beserve Bank of
New York and $3,000,000 each at Atlanta and St. Louis, The System's holdings
b i l l s bought in open market increased $7,000,000 and of Treasury notes
$14,000,000, while holdings of United States bonds declined $12,000,000 and of
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s $2,000,000.
. Changes in the amount of reserve bank c r e d i t outstanding and in related
items during the week and the year ending September 3, 1930, were as follows:
Increase or decrease
since
Sept. 3
^ug. 27
Sept. 4
-19 P
1930
jq 29
(In millions of dollars)
B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought
United States s e c u r i t i e s
Other reserve bank credit
TOTAL RESERVE BANK CREDIT
Monetary gold stock
Treasury currency adjusted

231
170
602

+
+

38
7

37

+

12

i,o4i

+

4,501
1,776

Money in circulation
4,513
Member bank reserve balances
2,393
Unexpended c a p i t a l funds,nonmember deposits,etc., 412
w.




—

-

, +
-

+

57
3
14

65
26
l

-S15
-13
+453
- 17
-391

+132

+ 12

-316

+ 73
+ l

Released for publication Friday morning, September 5,1$30; not e a r l i e r .

St.6710a ^

RESOURCES A2TD LIABILITI3S
OF THE T7JELVE FLDERAL BESES1/I! BASKS COMBINED
(in thousands of dollars)
Sept. 3,1930 Aug. 27,1930 Seot. 4,1929
RESOURCES
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . . .
Gold redemption fund with U. S. Treasury
Gold held exclusively against F.R.notes
Gold settlement fund with F. B. 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 . . .
Total reserves

. . . .

Hon-reserve cash
B i l l s discoxinted:
Secured by U.S.Government obligations
Other b i l l s discounted
.
Total b i l l s discounted . . . .
B i l l s bought in open market
.
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds
Treasury notes
Certificates and b i l l s
Total U.S. Government securities
Other securities
Total b i l l s and securities
.
Dae from foreign banks
Uncollected items
. .
F. B. notes of other banks . . . . . .
Bank premises
All other resources
TOEAL RESOURCES

1,564,956
35,391
1,600,347
570,534
763,657
2,934,538

1,575,256
35,919
1,611,175
5oo,304
776,453
2,955,932
163,721

1,540,669

3,086,238

3,119,653
70,310

3,116,197
57,793

76,510
154,750
231,260

62,197
131,078
193,275
163,274

541,074
504,942
1,046,016

64,056

75.327
302,045
22V.)4l

602,o44

601,913
3,572

151,650
61,633

170,395
315,568
222,120

8,572
1,012,271
704

566,693

967,034

702
505,962

67,109

1,607,773
711,637
623,953
2,943,356

172,829

182,916
42,722

91,412
14,846
148,980

16,100

1,394,012
725

680,110

16,752

19,2)40
59,609
16,733

4,322*280

4,759,243

5,355,111

1,367,619

1,337,248

1,883,267

2,393,357
34,059

2,320,176

20,032
2,453,996
533,919
169,786
276,936
15,024

2,418,87$
25,938
5,549

28,703
4,952
20,175
11*651
2,470,069 2,374,oo6
642,520
489,731
166,75%
169,765
276,936
254,393
15,444
34,157

4,822,250

-.759,243

5,355,111

13,330
59,609

36,770
53,351
10,643

L I A B I L I T I E S
F. R. notes in actual circulation . . .
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account . . . .
Government
Foreign bank
Other dei>osits
Total deposits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items . . . . . .
Capital paid in
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES

. . . .

6,49s

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 . . ,

80.8#

81.9#

73.2^

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

459,330

471,522

453,020




RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BAHKS 017 SlPT^/iBilR 3, 1930
(In thousands of dollars)
Total Boston Hew York Phila. CIeve.
Rich. Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy.
Gold with Federal reserve agents . I,5b4,956 164,917
305,636 l4o,000 200,550 57,000 97,200 189,000 oO,045 44,545 70,000
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury 35,391
824
14,539
2,164 1,789
1,279
2,115
1,298
1,697
856 1,512
Gold held exclusively against
F. R. notes
1,600,347 165,74l
320,:Ti 1^2,164 202,339 58,279 99,315 190,298 61,742 45,4oi 71,512
Gold settlement fund with F. R. Board 570,584 22,64o
131,783 53,495 76,187 15,645 12,359 131,789 21,645 16,754 36,578
Gold and gold c e r t i f . held by hanks
7^3,^57 27,327
474,4o5 30,042 55,778
9,415
5.753 103,248
A.807 4,911
7.479
Total sold reserves
2,934,588 215,708 926,363 225,701 334,304 83,339 117,427 425,335 93,194 67,066 115,569
Reserves other than gold
151,650 12,571
37,299
8,336 7,368 8,913 13,466 22,542 12,134 4,569 5,107
RESOURCES

Total reserves
Non-reserve cash
B i l l s discounted:
Secured"by U.S.Govt, obligations
Other h i l l s discounted
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 notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s and b i l l s
Total U.S. Govt, 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 foreign banks

Sac TOTAL RESOURCES



3,086,238 228,279
61,633
4,760
76,510
154,750

7,351
6,746
231,260 1^,097
170,395 17,981

64,056 2,563
315,868 21,806
222,120

21,808
602,o44 46,177
8,572 1,000

1,012,271 79,255
704
52

963,662

234,037 34l,672
16,210
3,905
3,880

30,112
33,463

8,670

7,823
63,575 16,493
104
49,377

13,334
111,310
63,102

2,282

25,604
24,366
52,252

8,155
"*

15,501
16,951

92,252 130,893
3,86l
4,955

447,877 105,328
4,230 10,455
3,943
926
—

21,643 32,l4i
8,819 10,187

2,295 2,042
752
33,371 8,253 8,043
22,190 6,688 3,905
57,856 16,933 12,700

187,746
6,550
1,000
307,248 69,84% 90,308 47,450 55,028
232
68
71
.30
25

St, 6710b
Dallas San Fran<
21,300 2l4 76]
I,i4%
6^171

22,447

220,934
15,247 36 462
10.009 25^83
47,703 282,879
6,197 I3,i4g

71,635 120,676 53,900 296,027
1,104

2,o4S

2,9o4

4.323

2,729
>

4l5
- —

1,658
•

2 372
* -

2 122
'

15,762 16,927
13,294 8,925

4,082
7,4oo

8,703 l4,4o6

7,925
19,833

7,045
- —-

10,295

7,229

22,782 1,324
672 8,948 1,711
5,351
30,435 16,323 11,364 14,791 11,586 22,482
28,316
6,252 8,709 13,273 8,695 l4 , 8 l6
81,533 23,899 25,924 28,736 29,229 39,009

110,589

22

4g,75i 37,428
94
25
16

47,734 50,864
2L
2L

66

767

' 49

i i 1 a -:g 1 1 1 : i t i l 1 1 5 ai

4,822,280

376,254 I,47O,O4O

362,44I 499,623 192,097 213,473 645,631 190,699 124,834 212,233 132,352 401,003

* RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF TRti FjdMAl RESERVE BAHKo Oj
(in thousands of dollars)

LIABILITIES

l . M
F.R,notes i n actual circulation
Depociu&:
Member bank - reserve account
Government
Foreign "bank
20,082
Other deposits
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
4,822!280
TOTAL LIABILITIES
80.8
Reserve r a t i o (per cent)
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on h i l l s purchased f o r foreign correspondents *59»5-)°

3. 193C
i

90

2,310

103

1,457

73

176

w

521_——

St. 6710c
Dallas San Fran.
34,584 163,034

M

59,334 170,441
2,535 1,919
160
369
24 7,385
62,053 180,114
21,720 26,875
4,358 11,365
8,935 19.514
101
702
401,003
212,233 132,352
86.3
55.8
73.1
13,826 13,826 31,801

111 i l l ! I l l i l l
176,254 1,470,6k) 362,441 499,623 192,097 213,473 646,631 190,699 124,834
' 80.1
81.5
36.1 85-5
70-2
73-3
86.1 72.2 69.9
150,580 44,705 46,088 19,357 16,592 61,758 16,592 10,600
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE STATEMENT

Federal reserve notes:
.
Issued to F.R.hank hy F.R.agent 1,73° ,552 17^,148
368.963 36,405
Held "by Federal reserve hank
1,367,619 135,743
In actual circulation
Collateral held hy agent as security for notes issued to hanks
449,950 35,300
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
1,115,006
129,617
Gold fund ~ F. R. Board
381,935
31,999
Eligible paper
1,946,891 196,916
Total collateral

B i l l s discounted
B i l l s bought i n open market
Certificates and h i l l s

Municipal
warrants


41,459 228,566

112[530
%:865 17:396 ^4:%4 ^26:06^ n j 6 6 ^4^3 lQjO.L 6.875 65.532
185,154 126,022 190,522 63,940 113,611 168,365 60,078 50,757 09,809 34,584 163,034
14,300 35,000
8,945 11,845
5,ooo 7,ioo
179,763
70,000 7,000
28,626 100,100 185,000 52,000 90,100 189,000 5 i , i o o 32,700 18.928
21 tf>82 27,636
11,258
96,680 14,725 31,928 30.4l4 42,221 28.880 25,684
402,316 154,725 232,47s 87,414 139,4a 217,880 85,729 55,803 88,928 42,882 242,399
277,010 39,900 15,550

Total Within 15 days
144,447
231,260
62,775
170,395
34,201
222,120
22

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND SHORT TERM SECURITIES
91 days to
6l to 90 days
31 to 60 days
6 months
l6 to 30 days
4,914
24,638
33,511
23,612
120
3,135
50,948
53,417
86,831
17,214

566

22

Over 6 months
138
83,308