Banking Department
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This section is from the book "Banking And Business", by H. Parker Willis, George W. Edwards. Also available from Amazon: Banking and Business .
Banking Department
Proprietors' capital.. | 14,553,000 |
Rest.............. | 3,529,568 |
Public deposits1.. .. | 12,231,323 |
Other deposits...... | 105,420,935 |
Seven-day and other bills............. | 11,730 |
135,746,556 |
Government securities............. | 33,360,329 |
Other securities.... | 80,494,440 |
Notes............. | 20,072,370 |
Gold and silver coin. | 1,819,417 |
135,746,556 |
2. Bank of France September 29, 1921
(in francs)
Assets | ||
Cash of the bank: | ||
Gold.................. | 5,523,095,774 | |
Silver.................... | 277,328,503 | 5,800,424,277 |
Funds abroad...................... | ........................................ | 622,295,048 |
1 Including Exchequer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Accounts.
Notes due yesterday........................... | 3,847,029 |
Portfolio of branches..................... | ] ,102,785,822 |
Portfolio of Paris.............................. | 1,426,748,591 |
Advances on bullion and other securities......... | 2,188,214,223 |
Advances made to the government.............. | 25,100,000,000 |
Treasury notes......................................... | 4,084,000,000 |
Various rentes......................... | 2,304,368,958 |
42,632,683,951 |
Capital stock of bank and various reserves....... | 247,310,883 |
Amortization account and other items........... | 1,615,567,010 |
Notes in circulation............................ | 37,129,458,260 |
Arrears on funds transferred or deposited......... | 55,967,455 |
Demand notes................................ | 873,532 |
Various current accounts....................... | 2,509,100,476 |
Dividends, interest, and other items............. | 1,074,406,335 |
42,632,683,951 |
3. German Reichsbank September 30, 1921
(in thousands of marks)
Assets | |
1921 | |
Bullion................................................. | 1,039,768 |
of which gold................................... | 1,023,704 |
Imperial debt certificates............................. | 3,128,791 |
Bank notes of other banks........................ | 2,613 |
Drafts and checks................................. | 1,142,218 |
Discount treasury notes............................... | 98,422,137 |
Secured loans............................ | 3,289 |
Securities........................... | 277,977 |
Other assets............................... | 5,994,777 |
111.035.274 |
Liabilities | |
Capital stock..................................... | 180,000 |
Reserve funds....................................... | 121,413 |
Circulating notes........................... | 86,384,286 |
Deposits: Imperial and state............................. | 4,618,087 |
Private.............................. | 15,362,208 |
Other liabilities............................. | 4,369,280 |
111,035,274 |
4. Monthly Statement of London Clearing Banks
August, 1921
(000's pounds sterling omitted)
Assets | |
Coin, bank, and currency notes and balances with the Bank of England............................... | 209,912 |
Balances with and cheques in course of collection on other banks in the United Kingdom....................... | 44,466 |
Items in transit................................. | ................. |
Money at call and short notice.............................. | 109,003 |
Bills discounted........................... | 383,280 |
Investments..................................... | 315,476 |
Advances to customers and other accounts............ | 816,724 |
Liabilities of customers for acceptances, endorsements, etc. | 49,986 |
Bank premises account.......................... | 25,189 |
Investments in affiliated banks....................... | 24,360 |
Total..................................... | 1,978,396 |
Ratio of cash to current, deposit, and other accounts. . . 11.6
Liabilities | |
Capital paid up............................... | 66,662 |
Reserve fund.................................... | 51,673 |
Current, deposit, and other accounts.................................. | 1,806,910 |
Acceptances, endorsements, etc......................... | 49,986 |
Notes in circulation................................. | 3,014 |
Reduction of bank premises account................................... | 151 |
Total..................................... | 1,978,396 |
5. Consolidated Statement of
(1) Le Credit Lyonnais: (2) Le Comptoir National d'Es-compte de Paris; (3) Le Societe Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce et de l'Industrie en France (in thousands of franca) Assets
Dec. 31,1913 | Aug. 31, 1920 | Aug. 31. 1921 | |
Cash in vaults and balance at banks.................. | 470,967 | 1,239,436 | 1,188,775 |
Bills discounted and short-time national defense securities. | 3,493,548 | 8,756,985 | 9,664,520 |
Advances on securities, includ-ing stock-exchange loans.. | 1,058,257 | 790,750 | 580,395 |
Debits in current account....... | 1,463,905 | 3,423,314 | 2,182,621 |
Securities, including rentes.... | 63,200 | 79,508 | 68,369 |
Forward exchange operations1, 2 | ....... | 231,621 | 156,514 |
Due from banks and bankers2 | 94,277 | 182,986 | 156,294 |
Customers' liabilities on accept-ances 2.................. | 175,076 | 89,270 | 54,276 |
Financial participations 2,3.... | 74,869 | 54,710 | 42,122 |
Coupons uncollected 3........ | 42,300 | 20,117 | 21,122 |
Agencies outside of Europe 2... | 17,575 | ........ | 11,675 |
Real estate.................. | 101,410 | 106,422 | 106,422 |
Sundry assets 1, 2............. | 119,005 | 189,542 | 236,898 |
Total............... | 7,174,389 | 15,164,661 | 14,470,003 |
Liabilities
Dec. 31,1913 | Aug. 31, 1920 | Aug. 31, 1921 | |
Capital paid in............................ | 700,000 | 732,038* | 750,000 |
Reserve................................. | 328,861 | 318,780 | 321,748 |
Deposits (checking accounts, deposit certificates payable at sight, discount accounts) | 2,071,097 | 4,785,373 | 4,788,837 |
Credits in current account..... | 3,066,837 | 8,035,653 | 7,617,441 |
Deposits payable at fixed date. | 296,865 | 294,228 | 243,649 |
Acceptance liabilities......... | 493,032 | 200,829 | 107,330 |
Uncollected funds 1........... | ......... | 158,245 | 90,231 |
Forward exchange operations1, 2 | ........ | 231,621 | 156,514 |
Agencies outside of Europe 2... | ......... | 1,041 | ....... |
Profit and loss 1, 2....................... | 18,371 | 10,910 | 15,124 |
Sundry liabilities............................. | 199,326 | 395,943 | 379,129 |
Total............... | 7,174,389 | 15,164,661 | 14,470,003 |
1 Le Credit Lyonnais.
2 Le Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris.
3 Le Soctete Generate pour Favoriser de Developpement du Commerce et de 1'Industrie en France.
* This increase is due to the fact that the Comptoir National d'Es-compte de Paris authorized an increase of 50,000,000 francs in its capital, of which 32,038,000 had been paid in on August 31, 1920.
6. Combined Resources and Liabilities of the Federal Reserve Banks at the Close of Business on Specified Dates
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