The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
RESERVE BANK GOLD
DECREASES IN WEEK
Acceptanccs Gain and Loans
and Discounts Increase
slightly.
NO L. s. BOND PURCHASES

w,sHiSGroN. April i7.--The weekly
statement ~ the Federal Reserve banks.
made public to-day. shows an increase
in the amount OF acceptances held and
a decrease Of 100000 in the cash re-
serves New York, Chicago and San
Francisco reported marked decreases
in their gold reserves The net gold
Withdrawals in all reserve banks
amounted to s9,5oo,ooo.
New York reports net Withdrawals
OF S?lo0.OOO OF other cash. this amount
being largely Offset by gains OF other
cash At he Chicago, Philadelphia and
Boston banks
Loans and discounts show an in
crease ot less than 100000. the larger
gain IN acccp,ances being partly Offset
py gains OF other cash at the Chicago.
Philadelphia and Boston banks.
Loans and discounts show an increase
Of less than SOC. 600. the larger gain
In acceptsuces being partly Offset by
a decrease In the total of other COM
msrcial paper held Atlanta reporting
about 100000. the largest decrease.
or the total loans and discounts about
$4,000. 600. or 1915 per cent, as against
9s7 per cent. for the previous week,
10 represented by acccptances.
New York reports holidays Of So
goo. 200 OF this type OF paper. or ~ per
cent Of the total Boston, si,soo,o0l ::
Chicago sieoO,0o0 Philadelphia. ST.
SOC, zoe Cleveland and San Francisco.
$1,000, 900 each. while smaller amounts
are shown for three other western
banks
over IS per cent. OF the paper held
natures within sixty days, as against
- per cent reported for the previous
week. About N,joo,o0e OF agricultural
vsper maturing after ninety days is
reported among the holdings Of the
banks
No purchases OF United States bonds
are shown for the week. Other In
vestments. mainly IN municipal notes
and warrants. stand now AZ $le.5oo.Ooo.
ali the reserve banks except Boston ana
the three Southern banks reporting pur-
chsses All other assets show an in
crease OF o. zoo, 900. due mainly to the
larger amounts of Federal reserve notes
and nationsl bank notes on hand.
Little change is reported In total de-
posts. though New York and Philadel-
phla show considerable gains. which.
however. are offset by losses In Chicago.
Boston and some OF the Western banks.
Federal reserve agents report $ts.-
.0o. Gao dollars of notes in circulation
secured to the extent uf about 10 per
cent by the deposit OF gold.
The banks report as their outstanding
circulation So, a0o.0oo. an increase OF
over :. 600. O0o over the previous week
figures. The. net liability Of the banks
on account OF their circulation is sl0.-
is1.ooe.
The statement for New York. PnilA-
delphia and Bos;on follows:
RESOURCES
Boston Nc~ Nor. dslpaia-
Cold coin and
certthCate- ST.. So ~ 81. ~ 'NH 80 -. O. a
L.. tender
notes N~r
C~rti hCsics ard
suhsidt-ry ,oin ls.roo' iss.so.N - ,o2 80
To,al. a7is,oc5 ,,i.s's'.', sis,.,c az
B'n- discounted
AMI loans ,lca %, s.'.~" elg.g'
Investments .... l.T.3.l-n ir!n1 -.cSi a.
Dur from Other
,. Il b. net - 49, Nai "-
Al other re
sources $50 49,. -.i''"" 90. 30
T., resources s. Css.o.o ,'ss - -, "a; ~
LIABILITIES
Reeve d.,'o- .G"') 3 - 'H- 90 81 - o =
uu~ TO other =
4 H. pTf ..t
Capital paii ~ s.,,r" .s>seO as, y
T. hlbl.t,, =, u5,.o.u 49,, - ,.s' s.tl.s,ot