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Form HH2 85
For Immediate release

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
BANK DEBITS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
August 28, 1939

Debits to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the
week ended August 23, aggregated $7,022,000,000, or 14 percent below the total re­
ported for the preceding week 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 $6,4-3-4,000,000, compared with $7,-499,000,000
the preceding week and $6,048,000,000 the week ended August 24 of last year.

SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
Federal
Number
Reserve
of centers
Aug. 23,
District
included
1939
No* 1 - Boston
17
370,589
2 - New York
15
2,854,954
3 - Philadelphia
18
344,064
4 - Cleveland
25
459,904
5 - Richmond
24
267,353
6 - Atlanta
26
210,401
7 - Chicago
4l
1,086,272
8 - St. Louis
16
208,309
9 - Minneapolis
17
146,418
10 - Kansas City
28
251,455
11 - Dallas
' ig
196,119
12 - San Francisco
29
____626,050
TOTAL
274
7 ,021,888

Week end e d
Aug. 16,
Aug. 24,
1939
1938
430,865
3,629,622
460,107
518,551
279,129
239,870
1,071,930
224,671

163,620
264,861

336,934
2,899,745
323,699
383,969

232,388
188,906

870,074

182,246

158,138
243,349
174,900
577,171

189,103
.. .655,348
8,127,677
6,571,519
DEBITS BY BANKS III EACH REPORTING CENTER
(in thousands of dollars)_______
Week ended
Week ended
Aug. 23, 1939
Aug. 23, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK (Cont*d)
Bangor, Me.
3,103
Northern New Jersey
Boston, Mass.
228,300
Clearing House Ass’n
26,327
Brockton, Mass.
3,714
Passaic, N. J.
6,069
Burlington, Vt.
2,616
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
2,837
Fall River, Mass.
3,697
Rochester, N. Y.
22,398
Hartford,, Conn.
33,594
Stamford, Conn.
3,728
Holyoke, Mass.
2,149
Syracuse, N. Y.
16,326
Lowell, Mass.
3,196
Utica, N. Y.
6,674
Lynn, Mass.
4,3-43
Manchester, N. H.
3,692
DISTRICT NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA
New Bedford, Mass.
3,914
Allentown, Pa.
5,515
New Haven, Conn.
14,516
Altoona, Pa.
2,066
Portland, Maine
8,547
Camden, N. J.
10,228
Providence, R, I.
26,336
Chester, Pa.
2,666
Springfield, Mass.
13 ,219
Harrisburg, Pa.
8,083
Waterbury, Conn.
5,560
Hazleton, Pa.
1,794
Worcester, Mass,
10,093
Johnstown, Pa.
3,301
Lancaster, Pa.
4,623
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK
Lebanon, Pa.
1,347
Albany, N. Y.
32,204
Norristown, Pa.
2,030
Binghamton, N. Y.
4,864
Philadelphia, Pa.
242,016
Buffalo, N. Y.
44,852
Reading, Pa.
8,829
Elmira, N. Y.
2,567
Scranton, Pa.
7,862
Jamestown, N. Y.
2,681
Trenton, N. J.
12,722
Montclair, N. J.
2,729
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
4,856
Newark, N. J.
58,793
Williamsport, Pa.
2,369
New York, N. Y.
2,621,905
Wilmington, Del.
19,092
York, Pa.
4,665



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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
—
(In thousands of dollars)_______
Week ended
Week ended
Aug. 23, 1939
23, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 4 - CLEVELAND
DISHtlCT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Cont*d)
Akron, Ohio
Elberton, Ga.
13,835
184
Butler, Pa.
2,008
Hattiesburg, Miss,
964
Canton, Ohio
7,927
Jackson, Miss.
4,623
Cincinnati, Ohio
6-4,099
Jacksonville, Fla,
15,491
Cleveland, Ohio
120,080
Knoxville,Tenn,
7,873
Columbus, Ohio
36,668
Macon, Ga.
3,105
Dayton, Ohio
12.805
Meridian, Miss.
2,228
Erie, Pa.
5,642
Miami, Fla.
8,668
Franklin, Pa,
719
Mobile,Ala.
7,130
Greensburg, Pa*
1,463
Montgomery, Ala,
4,362
Hamilton, Ohio
2,076
Nashville, Tenn,
18,795
Homestead, Pa.
Newnan, Ga,
703
294
Lexington, Ky,
3,908
New Orleans, La,
41,369
Lima, Ohio
Pensacola, Fla.
2,723
1,567
Lorain, Ohio
1,218
Savannah, Ga.
5,501
Middletown, Ohio
Tampa, Fla.
2,H O
6,535
Oil City, Pa.
2,091
Valdosta, Ga.
1,688
Pittsburg, Pa.
Vicksburg, Miss.
130,152
1,266
Springfield, Ohio
3,504
Steubenville, Ohio
DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO
1,907
Toledo, Ohio
Adrian, Mich.
24,804
791
Warren, Ohio
Aurora, 111.
2,088
2,415
Wheeling, W.Va.
Battle Creek, Mich,
5,454
2.476
Youngstown, Ohio
Bay City, Mich,
10,115
2,571
Zanesville, Ohio
Bloomington, 111.
1.805
2,501
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
5,253
DISTRICT NO, 5 - RICHMOND
Champaign-Urbana, 111.
]
2,667
2,869
Asheville ,N. C.
Chicago, 111,
660,466
69,212
Baltimore, Md.
Clinton, Iowa
1,222
3,287
Charleston, S. C.
Danville, 111.
2,052
10,647
Charleston, W. Va.
Davenport, Iowa
4,448
14,474
Charlotte, N. C.
Decatur,111,
3,703
5,982
Columbia,S. C.
Des Moines, Iowa
18,046
1,562
Cumberland, Md.
Detroit, Midi.
173,201
2,117
Danville, Va,
Dubuque, Iowa
1,780
8.897
Durham, N. C,
Elgin, 111.
1,560
3,699
Greensboro, N. C.
Flint, Mich.
4,927
3,768
Greenville, S. C.
Fort
Wayne,
Ind.
6,664
1,836
Hagerstown, Md.
Gary, Ind.
3,335
3,507
Huntington, W. Va.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
11,753
2,728
Lynchburg, Va,
Green
Bay,
Wis.
3,428
2,372
Newport News, Va.
Hammond,
Ind.
1,569
9.898
Norfolk, Va,
Indianapolis, Ind,
39,230
883
Portsmouth, Va,
Jackson,
Mich.
3,073
7,916
Raleigh, N. C.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
4.477
39,510
Richmond,Va,
Lansing, Mich.
5.478
5,579
Roanoke, Va,
Manitowoc, Wis.
1,587
2,274
Spartanburg, S. C.
Mason City, Iowa
1,994
52,543
Washington, D. C.
Milwaukee, Wis*
55,346
2,475
Wilmington, N. C.
Moline, 111.
1,686
9,318
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Muscatine, Iowa
711
Oshkosh, Wis,
2,028
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA
Peoria, 111.
11,499
Albany, Ga,
831
Rockford, 111,
5,049
Atlanta, Ga,
Saginaw, Mich.
42,994
4,919
Aoguita, Ga.
Sheboygan, Wis.
3,644
3,863
Birmingham, Ala,
Sioux City, Iowa
17,355
7,214
Brunswick, Ga.
South Bend, Ind.
480
8,355
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Springfield, 111.
9,883
4,898
Colujnbus, Ga.
Terre Haute, Ind.
3,020
4,528
Dothan, Ala.
Waterloo, Iowa
551
3,509



Form FR-285-b
DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH
(:Cn thousands of
Week ended
Aug. 23, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS
East St. Louis & Nat11
Stock Yards, 111.
7,918
Eldorado, Ark.
1,150
Evansville,Ind.
6,171
Fort Smith, Ark.
2,127
Greenville, Miss.
778
Helena, Ark,
348
Little Rock, Ark.
9,102
Louisville, Ky,
30,669
Memphis, Tenn.
22,327
Owensboro, Ky.
2,781
Pine Bluff,Ark.
1,303
Quincy, 111,
1,714
St. Louis, Mo.
117,900
Seflalia, Mo,
431
Springfield,Mo, .;
.2,953
Texarkana,Ark.(See also Tex.)
«37

______

DISTRICT NO. 9 - MINNEAPOLIS
Aberdeen,S. D.
Billings, Mounts.
Dickinson, N. D.
Duluth, Minn,
Fargo, N. D.
Grand Forks, N. D.
Helena, Mont,
Janestovm, N. D.
La Crosse, Wis,
Minneapolis, Minn,
Minot, N. D.
Red Wing, Minn.
St. Paul, Minn,
Sioux Falls, S. D.
South St. Paul, Minn.
Superior, Wis,
Winona, Minn,
DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY
Albuquerque, N. M.
Atchison, Kans,
Bartlesville, Okla,
Casper, Wyo,
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Denver, Colo,
Enid, Okla.
Fremont, Neb.
Grand Junction, Colo,
Guthrie, Okla,
Hutchinson, Kans,
Independence, Kans,
Joplin, Mo.
Kansas City, Kans,
Kansas City, Mo.
Lawrence, Kans.
Lincoln, Neb.
Muskogee, Okla.
Oklahoma City, Okla,
Okmulgee, Okla,




1,090
2,436
283
10,083
3,984
1,168

2,136
320

2,184
79,759
864
391
31,640
3,509
4,378
1,105
1,088
3,222
560
6,724
1,168
1,938
2,637
36,625
2,676
550
838
266
2,373

616

2,242
3,079
66,359
988
6,693
1,803
20,810
542

REPORTINO CENTER
dollars)
Week ended
Aug, 23, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY (Cont«d)
Omaha, Neb.
31,395
Pittsburg, Kans,
719
Pueblo, Colo,
3,222
St, Joseph, Mo,
5,632
Topeka, Kans,
3,648
Tulsa, Okla,
34,030
Wichita, Kans.
10,100
DISTRICT NO. 11 - DALLAS
Abilene, Tex.
Austin, Tex,
Beaumont, Tex.
Corsicana, Tex.
Dallas, Tex,
El Paso, Tex,
Fort Worth, Tex,
Galveston, Tex,
Houston, Tex,
Port Arthur, Tex,
Roswell, N. M,
San Antonio, Tex,
Shreveport, La,
Texarkana, Tex,
(See also Ark.)
Tucson, Ariz,
Tyler, Tex,
Waco, Tex,
Wichita Falls, Tex,

1,655
6,973
5,683
713
57,084
5,452
18,893
5,065
54,796
2,396
821
15,450
9,284
756
2,190
2,581
3,003
3,324

DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO
Bakersfield, Calif,
3,440
Bellingham, Wash,
1,556
Berkeley, Calif,
4,316
Boiser Idaho
4,735
Eugene, Ore,
1,751
Everett, Wash.
1,934
Fresno, Calif,
6,042
Long Beach, Calif.
8,636
Los Angeles,Calif.
187,814
Oakland, Calif,
21,290
Ogden, .Utah
3,320
Pasadena, Calif,
4,980
Phoenix, Ariz,
8,109
Portland, Ore,
35,406
Reno, Nev,
2,642
Sacramento, Calif,
25,556
Salem, Ore,
3,067
Salt Lake City, Utah
16,536
San Bernardino, Calif,
2,511
San Diego, Calif.
10,052
San Francisco, Calif,
185,875
San Jose, Calif,
5,684
Santa Barbara, Calif,
2,501
Seattle* Wash,
49,777
Spokane, Wash.
10,867
Stockton, Calif,
4,201
Tacoma, Wash,
8,764
Walla Walla, Wash,
1,775
Yakima, Wash,
2,913