Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Data Are Presented In The Source Under The Heading "Reserve Held, Ratio" Or "Ratio Of Reserve" Until April 1902, Then Under The Heading "Cash On Hand, Due From Reserve Agents, And In Redemption Fund, Percent". From 1882 Through The First Call Date In 1887, St. Louis And Chicago Are Included As Other Reserve Cities; From The Second Call Date In 1887 On They Are Excluded, As Their Reserve Requirements Were Changed To Central Reserve Cities. Monthly Coverage Varies From Year To Year. Except For 1882, Which Only Has Data For October And December, All Years From 1883-1914 Have Scattered Five Month Coverage. Six Months Are Presented For 1915. Source: Annual Report Of The Comptroller Of The Currency, 1888, P. 190, And Following Reports.

This NBER data series m14059 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 14 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter14.html.

NBER Indicator: m14059