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Form,FR—285 STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS For immediate release BANK DEBITS Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System December 18, 1939 Debits to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the week ended December 13 , aggregated $9,230,000,000, or 2 percent above the total reported for the preceding week, which included only five business days in many of the reporting centers, and 9 percent above the total for the corresponding week of last year. Aggregate debits for the l4l cities for which a separate total' has been maintained since Janaary 1919 amounted to $8,506,000,000, compared with $8,338,000,000 the preceding weak and $7,830,000,000 the week ended December 14 of last year. Federal Reserve District No. 1 234567 - 8— 910 11 12 - SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS (in.thousands of dollars) Number Week ended of centers Dec. 6 , Dec. 13, included 1939 1939 Boston 17 New York 15 Philadelphia 18 Cleveland 25 Richmond 24 Atlanta 26 Chicago 41 St. Louis 16 Minneapolis 17 Kansas City 28 Dallas 18 San Francisco ___ 29 . . TOTAL 274 DEBITS BY BANKS 464,973 4,105,363 476,772 564,960 328,047 277,941 1,413,102 268,391 164,937 266,127 209,497 690.298 9,230,408 IN EACH REPORTING Week ended Dec. 13, 1939 DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON Bangor, Maine Boston, Mass. Brockton, Mass. Burlington, Vt. Fall River, Mass. Hartford, Conn. Holyoke, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lynn, Mass. Manchester, II. H, New Bedford, Mass. New Haven, Conn. Portland, Maine Providence, R. I. Springfield, Mass, Waterbury, Conn, Worcester, Mass. DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK Albany, II, Y. Binghamton, II. Y, Buffalo, N. Y. Elmira, N. Y. Jamestorm, 11. Y. Montclair, N. J. Newark, 11. J. New York, N. Y. 3,392 297,186 3,394 2,696 4,o4l 43,016 2,715 3,231 4,001 5,518 4,159 16,678 8,694 31,146 15,787 7,109 12,208 59,018 4,722.. 49,354 3,091 3,198 4,043 73,075 3,798,521 480,4S6 3,992,219 480,690 614,370 333,790 286,343 1,220,407 303,649 160,700 267,228 204,002 736,684 9,080,568 CENTER Dec. 14, 1938 455,286 3 ,944-,094 420,670 491,837 291,059 238,350 1,114,025 236,062 147,334 266,479 194,393 688.098 8,487,687 Week ended Dec. 13, 1939 DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK (Cont«d) Northern New Jersey Clearing House Ass111 42,449 Passaic, II. J* 6,794 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 3,357 Rochester, II. I. 28,407 Stanford, Conn. 4,200 Syracuse, 11. Y. 18,207 Utica, II. Y. 6,927 DISTRICT NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA Allentown, Pa, Altoona, Pa, Camden, 11. J, Chester, Pa. Harrisburg, Pa. Hazleton, Pa0 Johnstown, Pa, Lancaster, Pa, Lebanon, Pa, Norristown, Pa, Philadelphia, Pa. Reading, Pa, Scranton, Ba, Tren’Gon, 11. J, Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Williamsport, Pa. Wilmington, Del. York, Pa. 5,871 2,501 11,148 3,801 11,419 2,320 3,703 5,489 1,730 2,478 340,693 9,596 10,350 23,125 5,735 2,587 28,566 5,660 Form FR—2.85-a DEBITS BY BANKS IK EACH REPORTING CENTER (in thousands of dollars)____ Week ended Week ended Dec. 13, 1939 Dec, 13, 1939 DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Cont*d) DISTRICT NO. 4 - CLEVELAND Elberton, Ga. Akron, Ohio 17,896 343 Hattiesburg, Miss. Butler, Pa# 2,411 1,245 Jackson, Miss. Canton, Ohio 9,016 9,263 Jacksonville, Fla. Cincinnati, Ohio 78,771 18,654 Knoxville, Tenn. Cleveland, Ohio 137,076 7,665 Macon, Ga. Columbus, Ohio 46,593 3,903 Meridian, Miss. Dayton, Ohio 16,020 3,H9 Miami, Fla. Erie, Pa, 7,017 13,614 Mobile, Ala. Franklin, Pa* 781 9,801 Montgomery, Ala. Greensburg, Pa. 1,956 5,903 Nashville, Tenn. Hamilton, Ohio 2,763 22,675 Homestead, Pa. 757 Newnan,- Ga. 585 New Orleans, La. Lexington, Ky. 5,4l4 64,370 Pensacola, Fla. Lima, Ohio 3,787 2,059 Savannah. Ga. Lorain, Ohio 1,402 6,800 Tampa, Fla. Middletoxvn, Ohio 3,225 7,848 Valdosta, Ga. Oil City, Pa. 2,887 965 Vicksburg, Miss. Pittsburg, Pa. 164,981 2,534 Springfield,. Ohio 3,693 Steubenville, Ohio 2,835 DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO Adrian, Mich, Toledo, Ohio 31,976 855 Aurora, 111. Warren, Ohio 2,898 2,531 Battle Creek, Mich. Wheeling, W. Va. 6,333 2,837 Bay City, Mich. 2,752 Youngstown, Ohio 12,240 Bloomington, 111. Zanesville, Ohio 2,232 2,936 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 5,925 Champaign-Urbana, I11. 3,392 DISTRICT NO. 5 - RICHMOND 874,747 Chicago, 111. Asheville, N. C. 2,941 Clinton, Iowa Baltimore, Md. 99,345 1,403 2,256 Danville, 111. Charleston, S. C, 5,045 Davenport, Iowa 4,917 Charleston, W. Va. 10,763 Decatur, 111, 4,302 Charlotte, N. C. 16,628 21,766 Des Moines, Iowa Columbia,S. C. 5,709 Detroit, Mich. Cumberland, Md. 2,154 218,742 Dubuque, Iowa Danville, Va. 3,947 2,517 Elgin, 111. Durham, N. C. 9,325 1,827 Flint,. Mich. Greensboro, N. C. 5,123 6,102 Fort Wayne, Ind. Greenville, S. C. 4,953 7,763 Gary, Ind. Hagerstovni, Md. 1,997 5,737 Grand Rapids, Mich. Huntington, W. Va, 4,204 14,321 Green Bay, Wis. Lynchburg, Va. 3,296 3,3^3 Hammond, Ind. Newports News, Va. 2,620 2,433 Indianapolis, Ind. Norfolic, Va. 12,288 51,235 Jackson, Mich. Portsmouth, Va. 1,099 3,536 Kalamazoo, Mich. Raleigh, N. C. 9,217 5,870 Lansing, Mich. Richmond, Va. 37,221 5,645 Manitowoc, Wis. Roanoke, Va* 6,321 1,624 Liason City, Iowa Spartanburg, S. C. 2,876 2,434 Milwaukee, Wis. Washington, D. C. 66,386 79,107 Moline, 111* Wilmington, N. C. 2,615 2,318 Muscatine, Iowa Winstonr-Sa3.em, N. C. 11,974 857 Oshkosh, Wis. 2,195 DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA Peoria, 111* 13,881 Rockford, 111. Albany, Ga, 1,336 6,265 Saginaw, Mich. 6,134 Atlanta, Ga* 50,603 3,262 Sheboygan, Wis. Augusta, Ga. 4,467 9,398 Sioux City, Iowa Birmingham, Ala* 23,168 South Bend, Ind, 9,145 Brunswick,Ga. 645 6,322 Springfield, 111, Chattanooga, Tenn. 11,295 Terre Haute, Ind, 5,924 Columbus, Ga. 4,413 4,506 Waterloo, Iowa Dothan, Ala. 668 Form FR—285—b DEBITS BY BANKS IK EACH REPORTING CENTER (in thousands of dollars)_______ Week ended Week ended Dec. 1.3, 1939 Dec. 13, 1939 DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY (Cont’d) East St. Louis & Ilatil Omaha, Neb. 32,479 Stock Yards, 111, 9,002 Pittsburg, Kans. 841 Eldorado, Ark, 1,280 Pueblo, Colo, 3,467 Evansville, Ind. 7,226 St. Joseph, Mo. 6,695 Fort Smith, Ark. 2,887 Topeka, Kans. 3,536 Greenville, Miss. 1,552 Tulsa, Okla, 35,501 Helena, Ark. 7^7 Wichita, Kans. 10,018 Little Rock, Ark. 9,953 Louisville, Ky. 37 792 DISTRICT NO. 11 - DALLAS Memphis, Tenn. 4,7 152 Abilene, Tex. 1,922 Owensboro, Ky. 1 Austin, Tex. 7,730 Pine Bluff, Ark. 2*319 Beaumont, Tex. 5,065 Quincy, 111. 1^974 Corsicana, Tex. 1,016 St. Louis, Mo. 140,600 Dallas, Tex, 60,009 Sedalia, Mo. 57^ El Paso, Tex. 7,469 Springfield, Mo. 3 222 Fort Worth, Tex* 18,368 Texarkana,Ark.(See also Tex.) ’ 591 Galveston, Tex, 5,557 Houston, Tex, 54,890 DISTRICT NO. 9 - MINNEAPOLIS Port Arthur, Tex, 2,229 Aberdeen, S. D. Roswell, N. LI. 1,074 1,369 Billings, Mont. San Antonio, Tex. 2,962 16,870 Dickinson, N. D. Shreveport, La. 510 13,138 Duluth, Minn, Texarkana, Tex, 3.0,562 Fargo, N. D. (See also Ark,) 4,703 1,349 Grand Forks, N. D, 1,114 Tucson, Ariz. 3,115 Helena, Mont. Tyler, Tex. 2,475 2,313 Jamestown, N. D. 330 Waco, Tex. 3,532 La Crosse, Wis. 2,014 Wichita Falls, Tex* 3,556 Minneapolis, Minn, 84,945 Minot, N. D. DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAI5 FRANCISCO 1,013 Red Wing, Minn. 380 Bakersfield, Calif, 7,362 St. Paul, Minn, 39,430 Bellingham, Wash. 1,428 Sioux Falls, S. D. 4,344 Berkeley, Calif. 4,896 South St. Faul, Minn, Boise, Idaho 6,693 4,262 Superior, Wis. 948 Eugene, Ore. 2,380 Winona, Minn. Everett, Wash. 1,440 2,485 Fresno, Calif, 9,465 DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY Long Beach. Calif. 9,455 Albuquerque, U. M. Los Angeles, Calif. 4,031 218,573 Atchison, Kans. Oakland, Calif. 667 27,917 Bartlesville, Okla, Ogden, Utah 5,179 3,654 Casper, Wyo. Pasadena, Calif, 1,657 6,690 Cheyenne, Wyo. Phoenix, Ariz. 1,874 11,707 Colorado Springs, Colo, Portland, Ore, 3,533 41,009 Denver, Colo. Reno, Nev. 36,473 2,961 Enid, Okla. Sacramento, Calif, 2,365 21,736 Fremont, Neb. Salem, Ore, 598 3,880 Grand Junction, Colo* Salt Lake City, Utah 1,012 17,147 Guthrie, Okla. San Bernardino, Calif, 381 3,055 Hutchinson, Kans* San Diego, Calif. 2,769 11,820 Independence, Kans* San Francisco, Calif, 713 188,540 Joplin, Mo. San Jose, Calif, 2,521 5,559 Kansas City, Kans* Santa Barbara, Calif* 4,683 3,143 Kansas City, Mo. Seattle, Wash. 72,221 49,484 Lawrence, Kans. Spokane, Wash, 914 12,113 Lincoln, Neb. Stockton, Calif, 5,976 5,093 Muskogee, Okla. Tacoma, Wash. 1,789 9,109 Oklahoma City, Okla. 23,666 Walla Walla, Wash. 1,554 Okmulgee, Okla. 568 Yakima, Wash, 3,821