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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
St. 5281
Federal Reserve Board,
Feb ruary 26, 19 27 •

Released for publication
Sunday morning, Feb. 27;
not earlier.
BMIC DEBITS

Debits to individual accounts, as reported to the Federal Reserve Board by
banks in leading cities for the week ending i'ebruary 23,^1927, aggregated
$1 1 ,095 , 000,000 or 12.3 P®r cent below the total of $12,b55,000,000
reported for the preceding week. The current week included but five business
days, February 22, Washington's Birthday, being observed as a holiday throughout
the country.
Total debits for the week under review are $934,000,000 or 9-2 per cent
above those for the week ending February 24, 1926 , which also included but five
business days. Hew York City reported an increase of $713,000,000, San Francisco
~75,000,000, Philadelphia $37,000,000, Los Angeles $36,000,000, Chicago
$32,000,000 and Cleveland $31,000,000. The largest reduction, $28,000,000 was
reported by Detroit.
Aggregate debits for l4l centers for '*;hich figures have been published
weekly since January 1919 amounted to $10,4o6,045,000, as compared witn
$1 1 ,952 , 275,000 for the preceding week and $9 , 553 , 238,000 for the week ending
February 24, 1926.
DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS BY BAMS I I REPORTING CENTERS.
Week endi n g
Number of
Federal
centers
Reserve
Feb. 16,1927
Feb. 24, 1926
Feb. 23, 1927
included
District
(in thousands of dollars)
527.861
639,725
519.761
16
No. 1 - Boston
5
,.
424,869
7
,
149,279
6,151,841
14
2 - New York
553
,
l4i
457.171
511.920
18
3 - Philadelphia
598,022
687,330
623,649
24
4 - Cleveland
264,895
29.3.656
5 - Richmond
256,379
23
272,030
252,466
301,569
24
6 - Atlanta
1,153.939
1,184,632
1 , 270,567
7 - Chicago
36
314,590
274,157
273.382
8 - St. Louis
15
141,524
l4l,6l4
151
.
5*+
3
9 - Minneapolis
17
251.715
320,153
29
264,705
10 - Kansas City
155.208
176,795
16
164,405
11 - Dallas
629,396
7 9 6 ,5 ^
28
750.391
12 - San Francisco
260

TOTAL

12,654,888

10,160,787

REPORTING CENTERS BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
(In thousands of dollars)
DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON
Bangor, Me.
Boston, Mass.
Brockton, Mass.
Fall River, Mass.
Hartford, Conn.
Holyoke, Mass.
Lowell, Mass.
Lynn, Mass.
Manchester, N. H.
New Bedford, Mass.
New Haven, Conn.
Portland, Me.
Providence, R. I.
Springfield, Mass.
Wate rbury, Conn.
Worcester, Mass.
Digitized forC.FRASER


11,095,145

2,481
354,274
4,720
8,823
28,534
4,44s
4,195
6,248
2,944
5,613
18,420
9,183
32,742
15,077
7,976
14,083

3.856
451,260
6,188
7,216
33,34l
4,6o4
4,498
6,360
3,561
7,247
20,862
9,528
37,484
17,476
9,079
17,165

2,181
365,455
4,483
5.737
28,169
3.546
3,624
8,201
3,473
5,991
19.229
7,167
31,487
16,823
7,178
14,517

FJ^P.S
St,
IT H3P0BTIIT0
L ---L15- — —fki—«
- ]£; 19^7
| ' Feb. 24, 1926
ids of dollars)
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK
Altany, N. Y.
29,§39
Binghamton, N. Y.
5<Ss4
Buffalo, N. Y.
62,705
Elmira, IT. Y.
3,956
Jamestown, IT. Y.
4,813
Montclair, N. J.
4,087
Newark, N. J.
68,201
Hew York, IT. Y.
5,S60,50S
Northern New Jersey Clearing
House A s s o c i a t i o n
P a s s a i c , N. J.
P o u g h k e e p sie , N. Y.
R o c h e ste r, N. Y.
Stam ford, Conn.
Sy ra cu se , IT. Y .

NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA
Allentown, Pa.
Altoona, Pa.
Camden, IT. J.
Chester, Pa.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Hazleton, Pa.
Johnstown, Pa.
Lancaster, Pa.
Lebanon, Pa.
Norristown, Pa.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Reading, Pa.
Scranton, Pa.
Trenton, N. J.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Williamsport, Pa.
Wilmington, Del.
York, Pa.
DISTRICT NO. 4 -.CLEVELAND
Akron, Ohio
Butler, Pa.
Canton, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Columbus, Ohi0
Connellsville, Pa.
Dayton, Ohio
Erie, Pa.
Greensburg, Pa.
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
Zane svi 1le, Ohi o

4 5 ,0 7 9

33,096
5,663
73.636
4,551
5.371
4,778
77.556
6,822,734

51,200

22,953
4,229
68 , 60b
3,424
4 ,259

3,601

66,718
5.147,857
4i ,s 55
7,335

8,222
3,417
34,615
3,374
lS,32>3

8,928
3,956
36,290
3.198
18,257

7,097
3,313
12,519
5,191
9,135
2,34l
4,4-24
5.425
1,356
545
382,237
8,Sl9
14,900
25,854
9,500
4,173
9,701
4,4-90

7,800
3,512
13,416
' 4,748
9,3i?6
3,134
5,142
6,301
1,458
820
422,233
11,119
lo,200
17,807
10,900
4,486
9.526
5.157

1,469
792
345,685
9,450
12,400
14,892
8,400
4,063
9.133
4,173

18,090
2,261
9.531
77.2b6
157,435
30,318
983
18,252
c

18,288
2,282
10,366
84,027
172,031
39.633
1,082
19.043

19,371
1,941
7,605
70,521
126,003
28,927
897
17,413

8,069

6,653

4,823
r 836
o,o52
2,700
571
2,225
5.580
202,708
4,496
2,222
40,585
2,217
9 .269
14,511
2,5 4l

5,169
915
7.330
3,103
l.loO
2,474
4, Z 2o
218,406
4,341
2,329
50,053
4,241
10,138

5,567
76l
5.632
2,994

2,902

34,457
2,901
13,712

DISTRICT




15,229
2,745

6,514

2,977

12,208
5,170

7,060
2,578

4,947
5,260

1,127

2,013

2,619
218,520
3,920
1,750
47,072

2,250
2,999

12,891
2,321

DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS El BANKS IN REPORTING CENT'SP-S

3b. 23 , 1927

l 6 , 1927

St. 52Slb

Feb. 24, 1926

(In thousands of dollars)
DISTRICT NO. 5 - RICHMOND
Asheville, N. C.
Baltimore, Md.
Charleston, S. C.
Charleston, W.' Va.
Charlotte, N. C.
Columbia, S. C.
Cumberland, Md.
Danville, Va.
Durham, N. C.
Greensboro, N. C.
Greenville, S. C.
Hagerstown, Md.
Huntington, '7. Va.
Lynchburg, Va.
Newport News, Va.
Norfolk, Va.
Raleigh, N. C.
Richmond, Va.
Roanoke, Va.
Spartanburg, S. C.
Washington, D. C.
Wilmington, N. C.
Winston-Salem, N. C.

o,935
78,930
5*999
7,231
11 ,63s
M 95
1,502
2,014
6,212
5,207
4,653
1,919
5,31^
3,397
2,037
14,076
4,033
26,177
5,7^2
2,567
44 , 85s
3 ,oo4
7,572

9>l69
39,929
5,733
s,4s9
12,106
5,344
1,976
2,292
6,434
5,595
5 , bio
2,619
5,636
4,4o6
2,633
16,960
5,150
29 , 64S
5 , ssi
3,19^
52,233
3.S97
2,617

7,026
34,538
6,111
7,i6l
10,247
3,^11
i,5S6
1,796
5,593
^,535
4,s4l
2,222

4,928
3,632
1,913
l4,46i
7,000
2S,07S
4,986
2 ,S25
45,949
3,993
7,953

DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA
Albany, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Augusta, Ga.
Birmingham, Ala.
Brunswick, Ga.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Columbus, Ga.
Dothan, Ala.
Elberton, Ga.
Jackson, Miss.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Macon, Ga.
Meridian, Miss.
Miami, Fla.
Mobile, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala.
Nashville, Tenn.
Newnan, Ga.
New Orleans, La.
Pensacola, Fla.
Savannah, Ga.
Tampa, Fla.
Valdosta, Ga.
Vicksburg, Miss.

A
C.




930
33,042
5,167
2S ,260
633
9,613
2,775
636
l4o
5,569
20,934
S,4 i 3
4,992
4,272
1o,36s
S.100
5 , 12s
IS,735
4c4
6o,437
1 ,634
9,352
11,446
1,329
1,915

i,o4o
39,7^1
6,457
34,080
S44
10.S99
3,^63
60S
163
5,037
23,704
8,120
5,292
4, boo
1S.S25
9,511
5,372
19,349
551
92 , 71s
1,919
10,579
13,206
1,552
1,75^

1,112
33,043
5,778
23.S10
699
9,322
2,812
897
163
5,281
23,399
6 ,3 ^
5, *+50
3,522
3,590
5,91^
13,433
403
70,976
2,209
3,812
21,012
1,260
2,230

DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS BY BANKS IN REPORTING CENTERS

Feb. 23, 1927

St. 52olc

.S.-Q.JS,___a_n_d_i_u_g.
Feb. 24, 1926
Fob. 16, 1927

(In thousands of dollars)
DISTRICT NO. 7 r CHICAGO
Adrian, Mich.
Aurora, 111.
Bay City, Mich.
Bloomington, 111.
Codar Rapids, Iowa
Champaign-Urbana, 111.
Chicago, 111.
Danville, 111.
Dave nport, Iowa
Decatur, 111.
Des Moines, Iowa
Detroit, Mich.
Dubuque, Iowa
Flint, Mich.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Gary, Ind.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Green Bay, Wis.
Hammond, Ind.
Indi anapoli s , Ind.
Jackson, Mich.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Lansing, Mich.
Mason City, Iowa
Milwaukee, Wis.
Moline, 111.
Muscatine, Iowa
Oshkosh, Wis.
Peoria, 111.
Rockford, 111.
Saginaw, Mich.
Sheboygan, Wis.
Sioux City, Iowa
South Bend, Ind.
Springfield, 111.
Terre Haute, Ind.
Waterloo, Iowa
DISTBICT UO. S - ST. LOUIS
East St. Louis and llat'l.
Stock Yards, 111.
Eldorado, Ark.
Evansville, Ind.
Fort Smith, Ark.
Greenville, Miss.
Helena, Ark.
Little Rock, Ark.
Louisville, Ky.
Memphis, Tenn.
Owensboro, Ky.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Quincy, 111.
St. Louis, Mo.
Sedalia, Mo.
Springfield, Mo.

V

C.



1,030
3,052
2,737
2 ,HOC
7,353
2,531

935
3.6l6
2,535
2.673
7,719

710,692

2,615
776 , 2U0

2,324
0.599
3.307
15.3Q4
1 7 1 , 15 ^

16,028
176,726

3,069
9,376
7 , 6oU

4,707
17,560

2,065
H.433
38,924
4.307
4,829
0M 1

2,000
71,339
I,329
1,435
2 , 4oo

9,107
6,503

4,933
3,323

16,535
9,699
7,760
5,696
3,970

2,567
6,491
k,l35

3.233
3,156
9,207
6,125
I S ,219
2.673
4,550
45,329
4,198
5,377

6,036
2,100
72,399
2,144
1,428

2,600

10,643
7,770
5,649
3,993
17,390
12,335
3.233
6,oi4
3,936

9,224
2,036
Q
y ,323
2,750
1,218
13k

10,047
2,576
10,089

18,095

18,235
52,4l4
35,884

1,229
2,525

1,629

40,420
31,552

2,871

147,100
961
3,17^

2,571

1,118

■962

2,494

2,712
169,600
962
3,197

s44
3,485
2,744
2,428
7,822
634,397
2,422
6,249
4,oi6
15,395

199,474

2,820
7,519
7,950
4,S12
17,363
3,052
5,050
36,233
4,030
4,848
7,500
1 , 800

53,601
2,447
1,234
3,000
3,730

5,892

5,613
3,^97

16,322
10,077

7,067
5,312
3,339

9,812

2,673

7,273
2,712
1,31^
1,010
17,209
42,820
32,37^
1,472
2,535

2,317

146,500
828
3,303

DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS BY BAMS IN REPORTING CENTERS

Feb. 23, 1927

I Feb. lo, 1927

St. 52Sld

24, 1926

(in thousands of dollars)
DISTRICT NO. 9 - MINNEAPOLIS
Aberdeen, S. D.
Billings, Monts
Dickinson, N. D.
Duluth, Minn.
Fargo, N. D.
Grand Forks, N. D.
Helena, Mont.
Jamestown, N. D.
La Crosse, Wis.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Minot, N. D.
Red ving, Minn.
St. Paul, Minn.
Sioux Falls, S. D.
South St. Paul, Minn.
Superior, V/is.
A’inona, Minn.

1,012
1,150
215

11,656

2,496
I,l64
1,460
374
2,575
72,359
1,062
466
32,119

3,739
6,840
1.597
1,330

1,211
1.512
217
12,933

2,949
1,391
1,420
345
2,436
73 .806
838
529
37,009
4,420
7.528
1.497
1,44-2

1,089
1.197
233
13.4-35
3.152
1.517
1,524
473
^3,085
67,353
1,221
+31
32,958
3,633
7,739
1 . d 29
855

DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY
Albuquerque, N. M.
Atchison, Kans.
Bartlesville, Okla.
Casper, VJyo.
Cheyenne, ^yo.
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.
Omaha, Neb.
Parsons, Kans.
Pittsburg, Kans.
Pueblo, Colo.
St. Joseph, Mo.
Topeka, Kans.
Tulsa, Okla.
Wichita, Kans.
C




2,327
1,218

6,699
2,065

1,136
2,395
32,887
2,707
628
576
694
3,048
2,640
2,917
4,380
71,693
1,070

6,368
2,483
19,815
2,466
40,791

609

1.501
3,345
10,931
3,304
24,066
9.946

2,495
1.348
4,729
2,057
1.093
2,920
36,194
3.273
. 797
576
799
3,691
2,90b
3>967
4,571
88,809
1,157
6,603
2,823
25,847
2,358
42,847
6ll
1.694
3.818
12,195
4,517
40,538
1 4,920

1.837
1,288
2,444
l,0oo
2,510
34,155
2,525
^2
550
879
2,045
l,o09
3.782
4,4g6
10,o?JJ
1,058
6,593
2,363
17,072
2,529
42,014

676

1,222
3.178
12,401
3.072
18,247
8,389

DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS BY BANKS IN REPORTING CENTERS
Week

St. 52Sle

e n d i n g

Feb. 16, 1927

Feb. 24, 1926

(in thousands of dollars)
DISTRICT NO. 11 - DALLAS
Austin, Tex.
Beaumont, Tex.
Corsicana, Tex.
Dallas, Tex.
El Paso, Tex.
Ft. Worth, Tex.
Galveston, Tex.
Houston, Tex.
Port Arthur,' Tex.
Roswell, N. M.
San Antonio, Tex.
Shreveport, La.
Texarkana, Tex.
Tucson, Ariz.
Waco, Tex.
Wichita Falls, Tex.

4,239
5.139
1.507
45,033
6,28 0
17,535
10,095
4l,005
2,6l3
60O
3,001
7.313
2,073
2,020
4,02b
6,295

4,821
5,323
1.593
47.759
6,478
19,222
li.109
41,225
1.594

4.263
4,299
1,554

48,672

600

7.Q04
16,375
6,883
31.352
2,323
739

10,155
9,531
2.559
1,300
4,156
7,155

3,245
2,102
1,979
3,705
6,434

8,103

DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO
Bakersfield, Calif'.
Be 1 li ngham, Wash.
Berkeley, Calif.
Boise, Idaho
Eugene, Ore.
FiVerett, Wash.
Fresno, Calif.
Long Beach, Calif.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Oakland, Calif.
Ogden, Utah
Pasadena, Calif.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Portland, Ore.
Reno, Nev.
Ritzville, Wash.
Sacramento, C-\lif.
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Bernardino, Calif,
San Diego, Calif.
San Francisco, Calif.
San Jose, Calif.
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Seattle, Wash.
Spokane, Wash.
Stockton, Calif.
Tacoma, Wash.
Yakima, Wash.




2,716

2,801

1,722

2,061

3,994
2,377
1,510
2,537
12,135
9,776
213,769
43,752
3,544

4.713
2.713

8,007
5,526
31,566
1,595
135

4,976

12,812
1,744
13,608
292,406
4,331
2,523
40,901

10,230

5,364
3,739
2,476

1,921
2,921
7.636
10,950
235.544
52 ,l 6l
4.427

9.427
5,553
3 9 ,7 H
1,259
131
5,624
13,235
2,315
14,076
229.599

5.621
2.997
46,940
12,012
5,376
10,455

2,611

2.474
1,329
3,332
2,419
1,243
2,315
6,127
12 , 26s
177.461
33,913
3,425
7.246

4,194
35,570

1,499
201
7.672
13.771

1,560
13,494
217,725
4.238
2, SfaO
39,765
10,810
4,418
3.435
2,472