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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Fbr immediate release

BANK DEBITS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
March 20, 1937

Debits to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the
week ended March 17, aggregated $10,927,0n0 ,000, or 21 percent above 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 $10,172,000,000, compared with $8,347,000,000
the preceding week and $9,579,000,000 the week ended March 18 of last year.
SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
(In thousands of dollars)______
Federal
Week
ended
Number
Reserve
Mar. 18,
of centers
Mar. 10,
Mar. 17,
District
1936
included
1937
1937
Ho. 1 - Boston
579,604
499,720
17
546,970
2 - New York
5,448,576
-4,400,278
5,527,662
15
3 - Philadelphia
18
420,784
496,243
405,732
■ - Cleveland
4
523,576
25
534,975
646,333
5 - Richmond
24
317,760
284,707
273,442
6 - Atlanta
260,010
215,578
25
233,927
7 - Chicago
4l
1,157,540
1,417,163
1,223,055
8 - St. Louis
16
236,488
231,030
272,799
9 - Minneapolis
17
163,028
148,492
l4l,4-59
10 - Kansas City
28
315,377
254,077
270,854
11 - Dallas
18
225,911
191,237
199,431
12 - San Francisco
29
645,934
784.139
661.262
TOTAL
273
10,926,943
9,010,996
10.217.214
DEBITS BY BANKS. ‘IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
.........................
o[n thousands o: dollars)
Week ended
Week ended
Mar. 17,1937
Mar. 17,1937
DISTPJCT NO. 1 - BOSTON
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK (Cont»d)
Bangor, Maine
Northern New Jersey
3,731
Boston, Mass.
388,554
Clearing House Assn.
48,173
Brockton, Mass.
4,380
6,336
Passaic,N. J.
Burlington, Vt,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
2,413
3,719
Fall River, Mass,
5,645
Rochester, N. Y,
30,633
Hartford, Conn,
50,660
4,260
Stamford, Conn.
Holyoke, Mass,
2,744
18,538
Syracuse, N. Y.
Lowell, Mass.
3,890
9,078
Utica, N. Y.
Lynn, Mass,
4,581
Manchester, N. H,
4,099
DISTRICT NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA
New Bedford, Mass,
4,847
5,840
Allentown, Pa,
New Haven, Conn.
18,722
Altoona, Pa.
2,767
Portland, Maine
8,866
Camden, N. J,
10,809
Providence,R. I.
36,501
3,232
Chester, Pa.
Springfield, Mass.
17,352
9,357
Harrisburg, Pa.
Watarbury, Conn,
8,145
Hazleton, Pa.
2,953
Worcester, Mass,
14,474
Johnstown, P$.
4,299
Lancaster, Pa.
7*191
D is m c r m . 9 - w m
1,339
Lebanon, Pa.
Albany, N. f .
32,289
2,372
Norristown, Pa.
Binghamton, N. Y.
5,262
366„119
Philadelphia, Pa.
Buffalo, N. Y.
65,836
Reading, Pa.
8,093
Elmira, N. Y.
3,917
11,632
Scranton, Pa,
Jamestown, N. Y.
3,828
18,872
Trenton, N. J.
Montclair, N. J.
4,825
Wilke s-Bar^e, Pa.
6,103
Nev/ark, N. J,
85,217
2,934
Williamsport, Pa.
New York, N. Y.
5,126,665
Wilmington, Del.
26,105
6,026
York, Pa.



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DEBITS BT BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(in thousands of d o l l a r s ) ____

Week ended
Mar. 17, 1937
DISTRICT 110. 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. Va.
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, 8.C.
Washington, D. C.
Wilmington, N. C.
Winston-Salem, N. C.
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA
Albany, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Augusta,Ga.
Birmingham, Ala.
Brunswick, Ga.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Columbus, Ga.
Dothan, Ala.



17,313
2,623
10,014
93,706
165,691
50,176
20,648
8,517
1,035
1*755
2,987
726
5,369
3,377
1,420
2,681
2,440
180,881
4,710
2,962
4) ,973
2,473

8,621
13,280
1,955
3.272
88,691
4,715
12,242
15,701
9,236
2,437
2,224
6.272
4,722
5,910
2,089
4,768
3,991
2,419
12,742
1,024
8,611
36,486
7,004
2,473
67,165
2,840

10,726
1,200
45,454
4,738
22,044
10,362
4,074
767'

B-806a
V/eek ended
Mar. 17,1'

DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Coat’d)
319
Elberton, Ga.
1,322
Hattiesburg, Miss.
6,999
Jackson, Miss.
21,749
Jacksonville, Fla.
7,207
Knoxville, Tenn.
4,334
Macon, Ga.
2,381
Meridian, Miss.
13,175
Miami, 'Fla*
8,993
Mobile, Ala.
6,003
Montgomery,Ala.
23;028
Nashville, Tenn.
868
Newnan, Ga*
54,201
New Orleans, La.
Pensacola, Fla.
2,315
7,669
Savannah, Ga.
Tampa, Fla.
7,707
922
Valdosta,Ga.
Vicksburg, Miss.
2,179
STRICT 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, Iov/a
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, U s .
Peoria, 111.
Rockford, 111.
Saginaw, Mich.
Sheboygan, Wis.
Sioux City, Iowa
South Bend, Ind.
Springfield, 111.
Terre Haute, Ind.
Waterloo, Iov/a

864
2,983
4,327
2,813
3,222

6,166
3,243
835,732
1,830
2,369
5,487
3,990
21,008
254,095
2,211
1,770
8,347
9,206
3,809
14,639
3,444
1,776
55,412
4,4l4
5,544
6,316
1,840
2,235
76,798
2,272
878
2,818
16,574
6,722
4,972
3,610
8,350
9,375
6,435
5,302
3,965

DEBITS BY BANKS III EACH REPORTING CENTER
___________ (in thousands of dollars)________

! Week ended
[Mar. 17, 1937
DISTRICT NO. S - ST. LOUIS
East St. Louis & Nat’l
Stock Yards, 111. ..
7,727
Eldorado, Ark.
1,109
Evansville, Ind.
7,758
Fort Smith, Ark.
2,687
Greenville, Misso
1,510
Helena, Ark.
--3
45
Little Rock, Ark.
9,652
Louisville, Ky.
4-2,231
Memphis, Tenn.
35,851
Owensboro, Ky.
1,4-19
Pine Bluff, Ark.
1,54-5
Quincy, 111.
1,899
St. Louis, Mo.
154-,400
Sedalia, Mo.
429
,Springfield, Mo0
3,509
Texarkana,Ark.(See also Tex.)
620
DISTRICT NO. 9 - MINNEAPOLIS
Aberdeen, S. D.
Billings, Mont.
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 Wing, Minn.
St. Paul, Minn.
Sioux Falls, S. D.
South St. Paul, Minn.
Superior, Wis,
Winona, Minn.

1,134
2,286
275
9,479
4,307
1,042
2,366
357
2,353
85,946
916
534
40,725
3,740
5,079
1,131
1,358

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,
fmetoLon, Oslo,
Ctatferie, Okla.
Hutchinson, Kans.
Independence, Kans.
Joplin, Mo.
Kansas City, Kans.
Kansas City, Mo.
Lawrence, Kans.
Lincoln, Neb.
Muskogee, Okla.
Oklahoma City, Okla,
Okmulgee, Okla,

3,667
968
8,940
1,262
2,000
3,637
42,785
2,482
608
1,001
499
2,901
638
3,056
3,605
76,955
973
9,233
1,737
27,021
1,004 '




B-*806b
Week ended
Mar. 17, 1937

DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY (Cont'd)
Omaha, Neb.
35,391
Pittsburg^ Kans.
1,093
pxieblo, Colo.
4,203
St. Joseph, Mo.
6 ,8 6 (
Topeka, Kans.
3,922
Tulsa, Okla.
55,666
Wichita, Kans.
13,263
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.

2,109
7,203
6,761
990
68,224
6,815
20,030
7,760
56,913
2,333
807
19,155
11,628
1,212
3,265
3,568
3,582
3,556

DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO .
Bakersfield,Calif.
4,671
Bellingham, Wash.
1,571
Berkeley, Calif.
5,019
Boise, Idaho
4,232
Eugene, Ore,
1)922
Everett, Wash.
2,051
Fresno, Calif,
7,233
Long Beach, Calif.
8,901
Los Angeles, Calif.
257,400
0 akland, Calif.
26,196
Ogden, Utah
Pasadena, Calif.
7,542
Phoenix, Ariz.
^0,012
Portland, 0re.
48,264
Reno, Nev.
3,379
Sacramento, Calif.
20,102.
Salem, Ore.
3,462
Salt Lake City, Utah
18,384
San Bernardino, Calif.
2,845
San Diego, Calif.
13,488
San Francisco, Calif.
233,742
San Jo3e, Calif.
6,021
Santa Barbara, Calif.
3,582
Seattle, Wash.
55,283
Spokane, Wash.
14,456
Stockton, Calif.
4,949
Tacoma, Wash.
10,057
Walla Walla, Wash.
1,469
Yakima, Wash.
3,6 53