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Jbrm FR-285

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate release

BANK DEBITS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
April 17, 1939

Debits to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the
week ended April 12, aggregated $6,997,000,000, or 21 percent below the total re­
ported for the preceding week, which included five business days in some of the
reporting centers, and 7 percent above 'the total for the corresponding week of
last year.
Aggregate debits for the l4l cities for which a separate total has been main­
tained since January 1919 amounted to $6,386,000,000, compared with $8,177,000,000
the preceding week and $5,969,000,000 the week ended April 1^ of last year,
SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
’in thousands of dollars) - —
Federal
Number
Week e n d e
Reserve
of centers
April 12,
April 5,
District
included
1939
1939
Ho. 1 — Boston
17
407,598
481,543
2 — New York
15
3,975,770
2,969,741
3 — Philadelphia
18
368,096
474,788
4 - Cleveland
25
445,457
539,189
5 - Richmond
24
258,892
306,041
6 - Atlanta
25
215,101
241,512
7 — Chicago
41
991,887
1,433,041
8 — St, Louis
16
206,443
225,909
9 - Minneapolis
17
134,226
141,627
10 - Kansas City
28
230,746
249,119
11 - Dallas
18
189,863
184,850
12 - San Francisco
29
626,358
583.757
TOTAL
8,884,760
6,996,794
273

April 13 ,
1938
379,922
2,772,291
321,655
438,138
245,773
200,374
908,219
190,170
133,675

226,111

172,462
553,590
6,542,380

DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
Tfeek ended
April 12, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON
Bangor, Me,
Boston, Mass,
Brockton, Mass.
Burlington, Vt.
Fall Pdver, Mass.
Hartford, Conn.
Holyoke, Mass.
Lowell, Mass,
Lynn, Mass,
Manchester, N. H,
New Bedford, Mass,
New Haven, Conn,
Portland, Maine
Providence, R. I,
Springfield, Mass.
Waterbury, Conn,
Worcester, Mass.
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK
Albany, N. Y,
Binghamton, N. Y,
Buffalo, N. Y,
Elmira, H, Y,
Jamestown, N. Y,
Montclair, N. J,
Newark, N, J,
New York, N. Y.



2,746
266,342
3*381
2,279
3,538

36,632

2,228
2,905
3,759
3,257
4,024
14,408
6,725
26,037
13,128
5,336
10,873
37,006
4,021
47,841
2,785
2,655
2,364
67,835
2,714,387

Week ended
April 12, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK (Cont*d)
Northern New Jersey
Clearing House Ass’n
29,807
Passaic, N. J,
5,775
Poughkeepsie, N, Y,
2,926
Rochester, N. Y.
26,360
Stamford, Conn.
3,386
Syracuse, N. Y,
15,955
Utica, N. Y,
6,638
DISTRICT NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA
Allentown, Pa,
5,412
Altoona, Pa,
2,309
Camden, N, J,
8,721
Chester, Pa,
2,578
Harrisburg, Pa,
7,939
Hazleton, Pa,
2,154
Johnstown, Pa,
2,196
Lancaster, Pa,
5,383
1,561
Lebanon, Pa,
Norristown, Pa,
1,963
Philadelphia, Pa,
266,833
Reading, Pa,
7,969
Scranton, Pa,
8,511
Trenton, N. j#
15,546
Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
4,282
Williamsport, Pa,
2,131
Wilmington, Del.
17,569
York, Pa,
5,039

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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING C E H M
(In thousands of dollara)______
Week ended
Week ended
April 12, 1939
April 12. 1939
DISTRICT NO. 4 - CLEVELAND
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Cont*d)
Akron, Ohio
Elberton, Ga.
14,284
330
Butler, Pa.
Hattiesburg,
Miss.
1,963
1,420
Canton, Ohio
7,781
Jackson, Miss,
5,447
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jacksonville, Fla,
68,660
16,773
Cleveland, Ohio
105,663
Knoxville, Tenn.
6,423
Columbus, Ohio
Macon, Ga*
35,199
3,175
Dayton, Ohio
13,901
Meridian, Miss.
Erie, Pa.
Miami, Fla*'
5,601
12,830
Franklin, Pa*.
Mobile, Ala.
549
7,101
Greensburg, Pa.
Montgomery, Ala.
1,236
5,008
Hamilton, Ohio
2,268
Nashville, Team,
16,328
Homestead, Pa*
Newnan, Ga*
647
421
Lexington, Ky,
•4,212
New Orleans, La.
40,800
Lima, Ohio
Pensacola, Fla.
3,313
2,185Lorain, Ohio
Savannah, Ga*
1,021
6,367
Middletown, Ohio
Tampa, Fla*
2,379
6,537
Oil City, Pa.
Valdosta, Ga,
1,903
841
Pittsburgh, Pa*
Vicksburg, Miss.
121,885
1,805
Springfield, Ohio
4,002
Steubenville, Ohio
DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO
2,276
Toledo, Ohio
Adrian, Mich.
24,858
757
Warren, Ohio
Aurora, 111*
2,387
2,319
Wheeling,' W. Va.
Battle Creek, Mich.
6,390
2,557
Youngstown, Ohio
Bay City, Mich.
11,250
2,121
Zanesville, Ohio
Bloomington, 111,
1,809
2,586
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
5,397
DISTRICT NO. 5 - RICHMOND
Chanpaign-Urbana, 111,
3,242
Asheville, N. C,
Chicago, 111*
2,814
552,444
Baltimore, Md*
Clinton, Iowa
69,915
1,138
Charleston, S. C.
Danville, 111,
3,869
2,067
Charleston, W. Va,
Davenport, Iowa
9,467
4,661
Charlotte, N. C.
9,221
Decatur, 111*
3,541
Columbia, S. C.
5,672
Des Moines, Iowa
21,582
Cumberland, Md*
Detroit, Mich.
1,591
173,391
Danville, Va*
1,411
Dubuque, Iowa
2,073
Durham, N. C.
Elgin, 111.
5,360
1,766
Greensboro, N, C,
3,866
Flint, Mich.
6,646
Greenyille, S. C.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
4,336
6,962
Hagerstown, Md.
Gary, Ind,
1,893
4,271
Huntington, W. Va.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
3,130
10,895
Lynchburg, Va,
Green
Bay, Wis,
2,979
3,191
Newport News, Va.
Hannond, Ind,
1,972
1,766
Norfolk, Va.
Indianapolis, Ind,
10,089
42,772
Portsmouth, Va.
Jackson, Mich,
944
3,325
Raleigh, N, C,
Kalamazoo, Mich.
8,418
4,471
Richmond, Va.
Lansing, Mich,'
31,9a
4,975
Roanoke, Va,
Manitowoc,
Wis,
4,991
1,544
Spartanburg, S.C,
Mason City, Iowa
2,030
2,936
Washington, D. C.
Milwaukee,
Wis,
62,832
56,386
Wilmington, N. C.
Moline, 111,
2,147
1,984
WinstonHSalem, N. C.
Muscatine,
Iowa
8,024
850
Oshkosh, Wis,
2,252
DISTRICT NO. 6 ~ ATLANTA
Peoria, 111* '
11,683
Albany, Ga,
Rockford,
111,
1,121
4,992
Atlanta, Ga,
Saginaw, Llich.
41,244
4,354
Augusta, Ga*
Sheboygan, Wis.
4,664
3,070
Birmingham, Ala,
Sioux City, Iowa
19,497
8,492
Brunswick, Ga,
South Bend, Ind,
606
8,222
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Springfield, 111.
10,243
5,216
Columbus, Ga,
Terre Haute, Ind,
3,260
5,001
Dothan, Ala*
Waterloo, Iowa
675
3,989



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DEBITS BY BANES IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)
Week ended
Week ended
April 12, 1939
April 12, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS
DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY (Cont»d)
East St. Louis & Nat’l
Omaha, Neb,
30,390
Stock Yards, 111,
7,421
Pittsburg, Kans,
779
Eldorado, Ark,
1,212
Pueblo, Colo,
3,603
Evansville, Ind,
6,539
St, Joseph, Mo.
5,698
Fort Smith, Ark.
2,253
Topeka, Kans.
4,571
Greenville, Miss,
1,304
Tulsa, Okla.
25,632
Helena, Ark.
390
Wichita, Kans.
9,022
Little Rock, Ark.
7,684
Louisville, Ky.
30,216
DISTRICT NO. 11 - DALLAS
Memphis, Tenn.
24,609
Abilene, Tex.
1,833
Owensboro, Ky,
1,467
Austin, Tex.
11,296
Pine Bluff, Ark.
1,805
Beaumont, Tex.
5,181
Quincy, 111,
1,792
Corsicana, Tex.
685
St, Louis, Mo.
115,600
Dallas, Tex.
52,320
Sedalia, Mo,
430
El Paso, Tex.
6,316
Springfield, Mo.
Fort Worth, Tex,
16,772
2,933
Texarkana,Ark.(See also Tex,)
788
Galveston, Tex,
4,330
Houstont Tex,
44,i71
DISTRICT NO. 9 - MINNEAPOLIS
Port Arthur, Tex,
2,346
Aberdeen, S. D,
1,025
Roswell, N. M.
941
Billings, Mont.
2,165
San Antonio, Tex.
16,026
Dickinson, N. D.
260
Shreveport, La,
8,728
Duluth, Minn,
7,608
Texarkana, Tex.
Fargo, N. D.
4,189
(See also Ark,)
1,002
Grand Forks, N. D.
1,028
Tucson, Ariz.
3,009
Helena, Mont.
2,213
Tyler, Tex.
2,579
Jamestown, N. D,
322
Waco, Tex.
3,131
La Crosse, Wis.
1,676
Wichita Falls, Tex.
4,184
Minneapolis, Minn,
64,260
Minot, N. D,
DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO
893
Red Wing, Minn,
411
Bakersfield, Calif,
4,139
St. Paul, Minn,
37,416
Bellingham, Wash,
1,385
Sioux Falls, S. D.
3,734
Berkeley, Calif.
4,556
South St, Paul, Minn,
Boise, Idaho
3,617
4,899
Superior, Wis.
Eugene, Ore.
895
Winona, Minn,
Everett, Wash,
2 147
1,232
Fresno, Calif,
6^170
DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY
Long Beach, Calif,
8,867
Albuquerque, N. M,
3,398
Los Angeles,Calif.
176,104
Atchison, Kans,
*684
Oakland, Calif,
21,134
Bartlesville, Okla,
5,202
Ogden, Utah
2,393
Casper, Wyo,
1,270
Pasadena, Calif,
5,739
Cheyenne, Wyo,
2,707
Phoenix, Ariz,
9,807
Colorado Springs, Colo,
2,374
Portland, Ore,
34,097
Denver, Colo.33,549
Reno, Nev.
2,474
Enid, Okla.
2,009
Sacramento, Calif,
27,002
Fremont, Neb.
604
Salem, Ore.
3,508
Grand Junction, Colo,
871
Salt Lake City, Utah
13,462
Guthrie, Okla,
304
San Bernardino, Calif,
2,520
Hutchinson, Kans,
2,445
San Diego, Calif,
12,406
Independence, Kans,
633
San Francisco, Calif.
164,635
Joplin, Mo.
2,238
San Jose, Calif.
5,030
Kansas City, Kans,
3,482
Santa Barbara, Calif.
2,485
Kansas City, Mo.
60,356
Seattle, Wash.
40,450
Lawrence, Kans.
741
Spokane, Wash.
11,274
Lincoln, Neb,
6,133
Stockton, Calif.
4,033
Muskogee, Okla,
1,475
Tacoma, Wash.
7,818
Oklahoma City, Okla,
19,929
Walla Walla, Wash.
1,488
Okmulgee, Okla.
647
Yakima, Wash.
3,171