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At a meeting of the Federal Reserve Board held in
the office of the Board on Thursday, July 22, 1920, at
11-10 A.M.,
PRESENT: The
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Governor
Moehlenpah
Platt
Williams
Chapman, Secretary.

Minutes of meeting of the Board held July 21st were
read, and on motion approved.
Business was presented and disposed of as follows: .
The Governor reported the reserve positions of the
several Federal Reserve Banks as at close of business July
20th, and the status of rediscounts between Federal Reserve
Banks as of the same date.
The Governor reported rediscount transaction, pursuant to authority heretofore vested in him; member bank
promissory notes secured by Government obligations: rates
same as those borne by certificates, with minimum of 5-1/2%,
and 5-3M on paper secured by Liberty bonds and Victory
notes, as follows:
Date

Bank Rediscounting

July 21st




Dallas

Vith

Amount

Maturities

Cleveland

$4,00,000

11-15 days

Noted.
The Governor reported rediscount transactions, pur-

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-2suant to authority heretofore vested in him; member bank
promissory notes secured by Government obligations: rates
5-1/e0 on paper secured by certificates of indebtedness, and

qr,

on paper secured by Liberty bonds and Victory notes, as

follows:
Bank Bealscounting

Date

July 20th
July 21st

St. Louis
Minneapolis

Amount

With

Maturities

14,000,000 Within 15 days
2,500,000 11-15 days

New York
Cleveland

Noted.
The Governor reported rediscount transaction, pursuant to authority heretofore vested in him; member bank
promissory notes secured by Government obligations: rates
same as those borne by certificates, with minimum of 5-1/e7,
and 7,`" on commercial paper, as follows:
Bank Rediscounting

Date

July 20th

Atlanta
Atlanta

Amount

Maturities

1 991,500
2,067,000

11-15 days

7ith

New York
New York

Noted.
The Governor reported rediscount transaction, pursuant to authority heretofore vested in him; member bank
promissory notes secured by Government obligations: rates
same as those borne by certificates, with minimum of 5-1/e7,
and 6, on paper secured by Liberty bonds and Victory notes,
as follows:
Date
Bank Rediscounting
Dallas
July 20th

Noted.


Vith
New York

Amount

Maturities

42,000,000 11-15 days

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-3Letter dated July 19th from the Chairman, Federal ,
Reserve Bank of Dallas, recommending the following Increases
in salaries at that Bank:
Credit Department:
,

Mrs. D. W. McNulty,
F. B. De7,oss,

From
.:1110
100

To
l25 per month
•I
125

Department of Analysis, Statistics IC Reports:
G. H. Doerner,
C. J. Richardson,

125
135

150
150

It
It

Approved.
Letter dated July 21st from the Chief, Division of
Examination, recommending that, effective August 1, 1920,
the salary of Mr. J. F. Herson, Chief Federal Reserve Examiner,
be increased from 47,500 to

9,0O0 per annum.

Approved.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE NO. 1:
Dated July 22d, recommending admission of 3tate institution,
as set forth in the auxiliary minute book
as of this date, subject to the conditions
stated in the individual reports attached
to the application.
Approved.
At 12-30 P.M., the meeting adjourned.

Secretary.
Approved:




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