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Form FR-285

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate release

BANK DEBITS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
January 9, 1939

Debits to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the
week ended January 4,^aggregated 110,509,000,000, or 33 percent above the total re­
ported for the preceding week and 5 percent above the total for the corresponding
week of last year* Each of the three weeks included only five business days.
Aggregate debits for the l4l cities for which a separate total has been main­
tained since January 1919 amounted to $9,773,000,000, compared with 07,316,000,000
the preceding week and 09,262,000,000 the week ended January 5 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
4i
8 — St, Louis
16
9 — Minneapolis
17
10 - Kansas City
28
11 — Dallas
18
12 — San Francisco
29
TOTAL
274

W eek e nd ed
Dec, 28,
Jan, 5,
1938
1938
428,680
542,311
4,475,996
3,659,469
401,724
528,756
651,436
515,653
262,561
333,810
295,001
237,201
307,230
1,392,111
1,514,169
1,062,279
261,4l4
206,618
276,044
126,874
167,621
167,018
249,938
320,496
315,133
266,826
193,596
273,348
578,441
700,943
756,219
10,509,295
7,923,034
10,024,775
DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(in thousands of dollars)_______
Week ended
Week ended
Jan, 4, 1939
Jan, 4, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK (Cont*d)
Bangor, Me.
Northern New Jersey
3,314
Boston, Mass.
Cleaning House Ass*n
355,425
52,738
Brockton, Mass,
Passaic, N. J,
4,108
7,145
Burlington, Vt.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
2,569
3,340
Fall River, Mass.
Rochester, N. Y.
4,687
32,544
Hartford, Conn.
Stamford, Conn.
50,196
5,025
Holyoke, Mass,
Syracuse, N. Y.
2,445
21,064
Lowell, Mass,
Utica, N. Y.
3,251
12,572
Lynn, Mass.
4,838
Manchester, N. H.'
DISTRICT NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA
4,756
New Bedford, Mass,
Allentown, Pa.
4,213
6,120
New Haven, Conn,
Altoona,
Pa,
19,745
2,795
Portland, Maine
Camden, N. J.
8,852
10,751
Providence, R. I,
Chester, Pa.
42,173
3,568
Springfield, Maes.
Harrisburg,
Pa.
15,891
10,855
Waterbury, Conn,
Hazleton, Pa. '
7,200
3,665
Worcester, Mass.
Johnstown, Pa.
13,690
3,324
Lancaster, Pa,
6,076
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK
Lebanon, Pa.
1,702
Albany, N. Y.
Norristown, Pa.
57,931
2,308
Binghamton, N. Y.
5,24l
Philadelphia, Pa,
384,417
Buffalo, N. Y.
Reading, Pa,
60,742
10,344
Elmira, N, Y,
Scranton, Pa,
3,283
12,621
Jamestown, N. Y,
Trenton, N. J.
2,542
20,751
Montclair, N. J#
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
4,000
7,688
Newark, N. j#
Williamsport, Pa,
82,629
2,255
New York, N. Y.
4,619,781
Wilmington,Del.
4o,lll
York, Pa,
4,971



Jan. 4,
1939
, 547,353
4,970,577
534,322
605,897
330,039

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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(in thousands of dollars)_____
Week ended
Week ended
Jan. 4, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 4 - CLEVELAND
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Cont*d)
Akron, Ohio
16,821
Elberton, Ga*
271
Butler, Pa.
2,381
Hattiesburg, Miss#
1,006
Canton, Ohio
7,811
Jackson, Miss.
7,361
Cincinnati, Ohio
76,371
Jacksonville, Fla*
19,686
Cleveland, Ohio
192,068
Knoxville, Tenn*
10,833
Columbus, Ohio
37$035
Macon, Ga.
3,620
Dayton, Ohio
16,350
Meridian, Miss.
2,516
Erie, Pa.
6,370
Miami, Fla*
11,598
Franklin, Pa.
605
Mobile, Ala.
11,306
Greensburg, Pa.
1,733
Montgomery, Ala.
6,386
Hamilton, Ohio
2 3A1
Nashville, Tenn*
29,028
Homestead, Pa.
652
Newnan, Ga.
564
Lexington, Ky.
8,525
New Orleans, La*
62,469
Lima, Ohio
3 933
Pensacola, Fla*
2,118
Lorain, Ohio
lll60
Savannah, Ga.
8,668
Middletown, Ohio
2 234
Tampa, Fla.
6,856
Oil City, Pa.
2^218
Valdosta,Ga.
862
Pittsburgh, Pa.
165,913
Vicksburg, Miss,
1,521
Springfield, Ohio
4,468
Steubenville, Ohio
1,937
DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO
Toledo, Ohio
32,426
Adrian, Mich.
1,102
Warren, Ohio
1,813
Aurora, 111,
2,281
Wheeling, W. Va.
8,672
Battle Creek, Mich*
2,834
Youngstown, Ohio
10,003
Bay City, Mich.
2,674
Zanesville, Ohio
2,057
Bloomington, 111,
2,515
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
7,269
DISTRICT NO. 5 - RICHMOND
Champaign-Urbana, 111,
2,865
Asheville, N. C.
3,34l
Chicago, 111*
936,735
Baltimore, Md.
89,805
Clinton, Iowa
1,400.
Charleston, S. C.
4,34l
Danville, 111,
2 ,166'
Charleston, W. Va.
14,629
Davenport, Iowa
6,704
Charlotte, N, C.
13,544
Decatur, 111.
4,409
Columbia,S. C.
7,215
Des Moines, Iowa
37,018
Cumberland, Md.
1,739
Detroit, Mich,
262,546
Danville, Va.
2,361
Dubuque, Iowa
2,964
Durham, N. C,
5,4l3
Elgin, 111,
1,719
Greensboro, N, C.
4,375
Flint, Mich,
5,971
Greenville, S, C.
5,587
Fort Wayne, Ind,
8,456
Hagerstown, Md.
2,072
Gary, Ind.
3,839
Huntington, W. Va.
4,806
Grand Rapids, Mich.
14,053
Lynchburg, Va.
3,889
Green Bay, Wis.
3,184
Newport News, Va.
2,001
Hammond, Ind.
2,154
Norfolk, Va.
13,634
Indianapolis, Ind*
50,713
Portsmouth, Va.
1,187
Jackson, Mich.
3,5*4
Raleigh,N. C.
15,104
Kalamazoo, Mich.
5,582
Richmond,Va,
42,964
Lansing, Mich,
5,613
Roanoke, Va.
7,!223
Manitowoc ,Wia,
1,430
Spartanburg, S. C.
2,758
Mason City, Iowa
2,713
Washington, D. C.
67,452
Milwaukee, Wis*
63,028
Wilmington, N. C.
2,799
Moline, 111,
1,967
Winston-Salem, N. C.
11,800
Muscatine, Iowa
1,118
Osfofeosh, Wis.
2,368
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA
Peoria, 111,
12,710
Albany, Ga.
1,447
Rockford, 111*
5,386
Atlanta, Ga.
58,028
Saginaw, Mich,
4,415
Augusta, Ga.
4,574
Sheboygan, Wis*
3,942
Birmingham, Ala.
24,428
Sioux City, Iowa
9,246
Brunswick, Ga*
735
South Bend, Ind.
9,195
Chattanooga, Tenn,
13,754
Springfield, 111*
6,195
Columbus, Ga*
4,668
Terre Haute, Ind*
6,192
Dothan, Ala*
698
Waterloo, Iowa
3,944



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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPOKTINQ CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)_____ _
Week ended
Week ended
Jan,
4, 1939
Jan, 4, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS
DiBIiUW WJ, XU - IUUMD4U3 UXXi
Omaha, Neb,
East St. Louis & Nat»l
Pittsburg, Kans,
Stock Yards, 111,
7,511
Pueblo, Colo,
Eldorado, Ark.
1,313
St. Joseph, Mo,
Evansville, Ind.
8,166
Fort Smith, Ark.
3>505
Topeka, Kans,
Tulsa, Okla,
Greenville, Miss.
1,0-45
Helena, Ark.
4-21
Wichita, Kans.
Little Rock, Ark,
9,073
DISTRICT NO. 11 - DALLAS
Louisville, % .
4-5,764
Abilene, Tex,
Memphis, Tenn,
3-4,258
2,305
4,714
Austin, Tex.
Owensboro, Ky,
1,605
Beaumont, Tex.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
2,056
4,905
Corsicana, Tex,
Quincy, 111,
1,860
1,3^1
79,204
Dallas, Tex,
St. Louis, Mo,
1-40,300
8,554
El Paso, Tex.
Sedalia, Mo,
502
Fort Worth, Tex.
Springfield, Mo,
3,252
36,173
Galveston,Tex,
Texarkana,Ark.(See also Tex.) 783
7,890
Houston, Tex,
72,783
Port Arthur,Tex,
DISTRICT NO. 9 — MINNEAPOLIS
2,011
Roswell, N. M.
1,234
Aberdeen, S. D,
1,063
San Antonio,Tex.
Billings, Mont,
2,308
17,918
Shreveport, La,
Dickinson, N, D,
177
12,417
Texarkana, Tex,
Duluth, Minn,
9,782
(See also Ark.)
Fargo, N. D,
3,462
1,435
Tucson, Ariz,
Grand Forks, N.D.
1,069
2,631
Tyler, Tex,
Helena, Mont,
2,553
2,897
Waco, Tex,
Jamestoim, N. D,
283
4,704
Wichita Falls, Tex,
La Crosse,Wis,
1,999
3,710
Minneapolis, Minn.
93,784
DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO
Minot, N. D.
648
Bakersfield,Calif,
Red Wing, Minn,
430
4,158
Bellingham, Wash,
St, Paul, Minn,
37,74-7
1,449
Berkeley, Calif,
Sioux Falls, S.D,
-4,823
4,290
Boise, Idaho
South St, Paul, Minn,
4-,873
4,323
Eugene, Ore,
Superior, Wis,
987
1,916
Everett, Wash.
Winona, Minn,
1,633
1,798
Fresno, Calif,
9,492
__^ Beach, Calif,
DISTRICT NO, 10 - KANSAS CITY
8,999
Los Angeles, Calif,
Albuquerque, N, M,
3,525
211,050
Oakland, Calif,
Atchison, Kans.
702
28,93$
Of?den. Utah
Ogden,
Bartlesville, Okla,
8,594
4,795
Pasadena, Calif,
Casper, Wyo,
2,618
7,345
13,541
Phoenix, Ariz,
Cheyenne, Wyo,
2,66l
Portland, Ore,
Colorado Springs, Colo,
3,472
38,045
Reno, Nev,
Denver, Colo,
38,287
2,853
Sacramento, Calif,
14,710
Enid, Okla,
2,609
Fremont, Neb,
642
Salem, Ore,
3,975
Salt Lake City, Utah
Grand Junction, Colo,
934
16,231
San lemardino, Calif,
Guthrie, Okla,
317
2,909
San ftlsgo, Calif,
Hutchinson, Kans,
2,249
11,767
San Francisco, Calif,
Independence, Kans,
767
226,109
San Jose, Calif,
Joplin,Mo#
2,520
6,445
Santa Barbara, Calif,
Kansas City, Kans.
3,380
3,296
Seattle, Wash.
Kansas City, Mo,
86,459
44,882
Spokane,Wash.
Lawrence, Kans,
94.1
11,234
Stockton, Calif,
Lincoln, Neb,
6,307
4,693
Tacoma,Wash.
Muskogee, Okla.
2,301
7,155
Walla Walla, Wash,
Oklahoma City, Okla,
30,310
1,246
Yakima, Wash,
Okmulgee, Okla,
974
3,302



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