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Fora FR—285

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For imediate release

BANK DEBITS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
April 3, 1939

Debits to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the
week ended March 29, aggregated $7,480,000,000, or 10 percent below the total re­
ported for the preceding week and 5 percent above the total for the corresponding
week of last year.
Aggregate debits for the 1-41 cities for which a separate total has been main­
tained since January 1919 amounted to $6,907,000,000, compared with $7,690,000,000
the preceding week and $6,577,000,000 the week ended March 30 of last year.

SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
Federal
Number
Reserve
of centers
District
included
No* 1 — Boston
17
2 — New York
15
3 - Philadelphia
18
4 - Cleveland
25
5 — Richmond
24
6 - Atlanta
26
7 - Chicago
41
8 — St, Louis
16
9 - Minneapolis
17
10 — Kansas City
28
11 - Dallas
18
12 — San Francisco
29
TOTAL

274

Heel
Mar, 29,
1939
402,623
3,346,723
363,491
433,789
247,517
214,731
1,217,213
200,347
119,166
223,772
170,370
540,629
7,480,371

ended
Mar. 22,
1939
44-4,843
3,773,098
438,872
486,276
293,850
250,013
1,151,884
244,779
14-8,887
252,309
218,136
655,062
8,358,009

Mar, 30,
1938
412,797
3,099,011
355,563
>423,585
237,059
218,289
1,179,537
197,982
116,311
213,200

168,632

528,155
7,150,121

DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
Week ended
Mar. 29, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON
Bangor, Me.
Boston, Mass.
Brockton, Mass.
Burlington, Vt.
Fall River, Mass.
Hartford, Conn,
Holyoke, Mass,
Lowell, Mass,
Lynn, Mass,
Manchester, N. H.
New Bedford, Mass.
New Haven, Coma,
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,,N, Y, ‘
Jamestown, N. Y,
Montclair, N. J,
Newark, N. J,
New York, N, Y,



2,533
266,386
3,162
2,065
3,669
35,07-4
2,180
2,9043,486
3,221
3,183
12,977
6,823
26,085
12,557
5,550
10,768
50,765
3,875
43,915
2,728
2,232
2,685
59,133
3,093,661

Week ended
Mar, 29, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK (Cont*d)
Northern New Jersey
31,320
Clearing House Ass’n
5,384
Passaic, N. J.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
2,490
22,766
Rochester, N. Y.
3,779
Stanford, Conn.
Syracuse, N. Y,
16,291
Utica, N. Y.
5,699
DISTRICT NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA
Allentown, Pa,
4,583
Altoona, Pa,
2,115
9,720
Camden, N, J,
2,519
Chester, Pa,
10,391
Harrisburg, Pa.
2,768
Hazleton, Pa,
Johnstown, Pa.
2,483
Lancaster, Pa,
5,893
Lebanon, Pa,
1,320
Norristown, Pa,
•1,850
Philadelphia, Pa,
257,773
Reading, Pa,
7,114Scranton, Pa,
9,277
Trenton, N, J,
13,571
Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
4,263
Williamsport, Pa,
1,959
Wilmington, Del,
21,379
York, Pa,
4,513

Form FR-285-a
DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
Week ended
Mar. 29, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 4 - CLEVELAND
Akron, Ohio
Butler, Pa.
Canton, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Erie, Pa.
Franklin, Pa.
Greensburg, Pa.
Hamilton, Ohio
Homestead, Pa.
Lexington, Ky.
Lima, Ohio
Lorain, Ohio
Middletown, Ohio
Oil City, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Springfield, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Warren, Ohio
Wheeling, W. Va.
Youngstown, Ohio
Zanesville, Ohio
DISTRICT NO. 5 - RICHMOND
Asheville, N. C.
Baltimore, Md.
Charleston, S. C.
Charleston, W. Vaf
Charlotte,N. C.
Columbia, S. C.
Cumberland, Md.
Danville, Va.
Durham, N. C.
Greensboro, N* C.
Greenville, S. C.
Hagerstown, Md.
Huntington, W. Va.
Lynchburg, Va.
Newport News, Va.
Norfolk, Va*
Portsmouth, Va*
Raleigh, N. C.
Richmond,Va.
Roanoke, Va.
Spartanburg, S.C.
Washington, D. C.
Wilmington, N. C.
Winstonr-Salem, N. C.
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA
Albany, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Augusta, Ga*
Birmingham, Ala,
Brunswick, Ga.
Chattanooga, Tenn*
Columbus, Ga*
Dothan, Ala*



12,565
1,752
7,301

69,801

105,474
31,877
12,928
5,431
461

1,200
2,133
596
3,444
2,623
873
2,087
1,841
122,697
3,572

2,222

22,729
1,993
7,154
9,472
1,563
2,402

65,082

3,519
9,789
11,502
5,065
1,533
1,345
5,950
3,769
3,836
1,560

3,260

2,577
1,934
10,820
840
9,968
27,641
6,945

2,011

55,741
2,252
8,176
1,096
44,913
3,333
17,819
543
8,485

2,611

765

Week ended
Mar. 29, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Cont»d)
260
Elberton, Ga*
Hattiesburg, Miss.
1,129
4,119
Jackson, Miss*
17,877
Jacksonville, Fla*
5,892
Knoxville, Tenn*
Macon, Ga.
3,033
2,152
Meridian, Miss*
12,950
Miami, Fla*
Mobile, Ala*
7,333
4,081
Montgomery, Ala,
15,883
Nashville, Tenn*
449
Newnan, Ga.
43,530
New Orleans, La*
Pensacola, Fla*
1,549
6,290
Savannah, Ga*
6,276
Tampa, Fla*
744
Valdosta,Ga*
1,619
Vicksburg, Miss*
DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO
Adrian, Mich*
Aurora, 111*
Battle Creek, Mich*
Bay City, Mich.
Bloomington, 111*
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Champaign-Urbana, 111,
Chicago, 111*
Clinton, Iowa
Danville, 111*
Davenport, Iowa
Decatur, 111*
Des Moines, Iowa
Detroit, Mich,
Dubuque, Iowa
Elgin, 111*
Flint, Mich.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Gary, Ind*
Grand Rapids, Mich*
Green Bay, Wis.
Hammond, Ind*
Indianapolis, Ind*
Jackson, Mich*
Kalamazoo, Mich*
Lansing, Mich*'
Manitowoc, Wis*
Mason City, Iowa
Milwaukee, Wis*
Moline, 111*
Muscatine, Iowa
Oshkosh, WLs,
Peoria, 111*
Rockford, 111*
Saginaw, Mich*
Sheboygan, Wis*
Sioux City, Iowa
South Bend, Ind,
Springfield, 111*
Terre Haute, Ind,
Waterloo, Iowa

788
2,164

2,588
1,882
2,573

5,110

2,699
745,186
1,171
1,965
5,303
3,845
27,671
213,423
1,815
1,767
5,138
5,656 .
3,492
9,850
3,101
1,557
35,934
2,784
4,192
4,028
989
1,965
61,784
1,526
776
2,009
11,425
5,127
3,493
2,651
8,875

7,668

4,919
4,595
3,729

Form FR-285-b
DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)
Week ended
Week ended
Mar. 29, 1939
Mar. 29, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS
ioirtluT NO.
MU. 10 - KANSAS CITY (Cont»d)
DISTRICT
East St. Louis & Nat»l
Omaha, Neb*
29,520
Stock Yards, 111®
6,833
Pittsburg, Kans*
756
Eldorado, Ark.
1,069
Pueblo, Colo*
1,644
Evansville, Ind.
6,184
St. Joseph, Mo.
5,369
Fort Smith, Ark.
2,212
Topeka, Kans*
3,301
Greenville, Miss.
990
Tulsa, Okla*
22,429
Helena, Ark.
368
Wichita, Kans*
7,564
Little Rock, Ark*
9,578
Louisville, Ky*
30,066
DISTRICT NO. 11 - DALLAS
Memphis, Tenn*
22,367
1,677
Abilene, Tex*
Owensboro, Ky.
1,167
Austin, Tex*
6,137
Pine Bluff, Ark.
4,286
Beaumont, Tex*
1,347
Quincy, 111.
1,670
621
Corsicana, Tex*
112,600
St. Louis, Mo*
47,145
Dallas, Tex*
498
Sedalia, Mq .
6,472
El Paso, Tex,
16,466
Springfield, Mo*
2,713
Fort Worth, Tex,
Texarkana, Ark.(See also Tex.) 685
Galveston, Tex,
4,689
45,486
Houston, Tex.
DISTRICT NO. 9 - MINNEAPOLIS
1,635
Port Arthur, Tex*
Aberdeen, S. D.
924
Roswell, N. M*
758
Billings, Mont.
1,948
13,815
Dickinson, N. D.
253
8,986
Duluth, Minn.
7,777
Fargo, N. D.
3,479
763
Grand Forks, N. D*
768
2,867
Helena, Mont.
1,748
Tyler, Tex,
2,246
Jamestown, N. D»
250
Waco, Tex,
3,038
La Crosse, Wis.
1,753
Wichita Falls,Tex,
3,283
Minneapolis, Minn.
57,591
Minot, N. D.
609
DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO
Red Wing, Minn*
347
Bakersfield, Calif,
3,551
St. Paul, Minn,
30,639
Bellingham, Wash*
1,086
Sioux Falls, S. D*
3,340
Berkeley, Calif*
3,335
South St. Paul, Minn*
5,651
Boise, Idaho
3,045
Superior, Wis.
879
Eugene, Ore*
1,812
Winona, Minn,
1,210
Everett, Wash*
1,470
Fresno, Calif*
5,556
DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY
Long Beach, Calif*
7,865
Albuquerque, N. M*
3,018
Los Angeles,Calif*
173,907
Atchison, Kans.
533
Oakland, Calif*
19,341
Bartlesville, Okla.
5,003
Ogden, Utah
2,405
Casper, Wyp.
1,064
Pasadena,Calif*
5,111
Cheyenne, Wyo.
1,386
Phoenix, Ariz*
8,477
Colorado Springs, Colo*
4,181
Portland, Ore*
36,848
Denver, Colo*
32,943
Reno, Nev.
1,979
Enid, Okla*
2,009
Sacramento, Calif*
15,473
Fremont, Neb.
495
Salem, Ore*
3,201
Grand Junction, Colo*
737
Salt Lake City, Utah
12,485
Guthrie, Okla.
261
San Bernardino, Calif*
2,377
Hutchinson, Kans*
1,811
San Diego, Calif*
8,415
Independence, Kans*
496
San Francisco, Calif*
156,352
Joplin, Mo,
1,973
San Jose, Calif*
4,677
Kansas City, Kans*
3,018
Santa Barbara, Calif*
1,999
Kansas CitJ, Mo*
61,854
Seattle, Wash*
37,991
Lawrence, Kans.
573"
Spokane,Wash*
8,388
Lincoln, Neb.
5,122
Stockton,Calif.
3,215
Muskogee, Okla.
1,973
Tacoma, Wash*
6,907
Walla Walla,Wash.
Oklahoma City, Okla*
24,252
1,181
Okmulgee, Okla*
489
Yakima, Wash*
2,180