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Form FR-285 STATEMENT FDR THE PRESS For immediate release BANK DEBITS Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System March 20, 1939 Debits to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the week ended March, 15, aggregated $8,747,000,000, or 6 percent above the total re ported for the preceding week and 3 percent above the total for the corresponding week of last year. Aggregate debits for the l4l cities for which a separate total has been mainrtained since January 1919 amounted to $8,123,000,000, compared with $7,637,000,000 the preceding week and $7,826,000,000 the week ended March 16 of last year SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS ( 'n thousands of dollars) 1. Federal Number W e ek end ed Reserve of centers Mar, 8, Mar, 16, Mar. 15, District included 1938 1939 1939 No, 1 - Boston 17 434,368 444,368 444,877 2 - New York 15 4,368,866 4,030,607 4,061,371 3 - Philadelphia 18 430,342 388.042 407,316 4 - Cleveland 25 481,286 462,390 465,570 5 - Richmond 24 273,818 265,390 284,716 6 - Atlanta 26 236,516 237,734 237,4o 0 7 - Chicago 4l 1 , 105,018 993,067 1,081,534 8 - St, Louis 16 219,501 208,335 228,257 9 - Minneapolis 17 137,856 142,066 135,352 10 - Kansas City 28 219,664 277.043 250,551 11 - Dallas 18 190,722 184,552 213,233' 12 - San Francisco 29 626,566 669,642 642,012 TOTAL 274 8,474,614 8,747,023 8,258,311, DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER . ...................... ........................... Week ended Mar. 15, 1939 DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON Bangor, Me, Boston, Mass, Brockton, Mass, Burlington, Vt, Fall River, Mosb* Hartford, Conn, Holyoke, Mass, Lowell, Mass, Lynn, Mass, Manchester, N.H, New Bedford, Mass, New Haven, Conn* Portland, Maine Providence, R, I* Springfield, Mass. Waterbury, Conn, Worcester, Mass* DISTRICT N0, 2 ~ NEW YORK Albany, N. Y. Binghamton, N, Y, Buffalo, N, Y, Elmira, N, Y* Jamestown, N, Y, Montclair, N. J, Newark, N, J. New York, N, Y* 2,735 288,625 3,459 2,161 4,275 44,284 2,178 2,679 3,688 3,283 3,665 14,820 6,917 31,380 13,603 5,356 11,769 36,022 4,026 47,626 2,695 2,872 3,365 68,911 4,111,729 Week ended Mar. 15, 1939 DISTRICT NO, 2 - NEW YORK (Cont’ d) Northern New Jersey Clearing House Ass’ n 30,131 Passaic, N, J* 5,999 Poughkeepsie, N. Y, 2,683 Rochester, N, Y. 24,567 Stamford, Conn. 3,592 Syracuse, N. Y. 17,105 Utica„ N. Y. 7,543 DISTRICT NO. 3 — PHILADELPHIA ' Allentown, Pa, 4,754 2,064 Altoona, Pa*' Camden, N. J* 10,298 Chester, Pa* 2,?o4 7,444 Harrisburg, Pa* Hazleton, Pa* 3,139 Johnstown, Pa, 2,639 5,426 Lancaster, Pa* 1,476 Lebanon, Pa* 1,996 Norristown, Pa, Philadelphia, Pa. 326,819 7,956 Reading, Pa* Scranton, Fa* 9,829 14,304 Trenton, N. J* Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 4,904 Williamsport, Pa. 2,189 Wilmington, Del, 17,138 York, Pa* 5,063 Form FR-285-a DEBUS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER (in thousands of dollars)_____ Week ended Week ended Mar. 15, 1939 Mar. 15, 1939 DISTRICT NO. A - CLEVELAND DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Cont*d) Akron, Ohio 13,451 Elberton, Ga* 290 Butler, Pa. 1,904 Hattiesburg, Miss. 1,236 Canton, Ohio 6,479 Jackson, Mias. 5,932 Cincinnati, Ohio 69,635 Jacksonville, Fla* 17,599 Cleveland, Ohio 109,495 Knoxville, Tenn* 6,769 Columbus, Ohio Aof ■~,069 Macon, Ga. 3,355 Dayton, Ohio 14,358 Meridian, Miss* 2,661 Erie, Pa. 6,210 Miami, Fla*' 14,199 Franklin, Pa. '576 Mobile, Ala* 8,072 Greensburg, Pa. 1,659 Montgomery, Ala, 4,696 Hamilton, Ohio 2,159 Nashville,‘ Tenn, 16,534 Homestead, Pa. 595 Neuman, Ga, 415 Lexington, Ky. 4,933 New Orleans, La, 53,715 Lima, Ohio 2,912 Pensacola, Fla. 2,037 Lorain, Ohio 1,084 Savannah, Ga, 5,882 Middletown, Ohio 2,360 Tainpa, Fla, 6,831 Oil City, Pa. 2,091 Valdosta,Ga, 878 Pittsburgh, Pa. 130,292 Vicksburg, Miss, 1,853 Springfield, Ohio 3,784 Steubenville, Ohio 2,233 DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO Toledo, Ohio 26,291 Adrian, Mich, 736 Warren, Ohio 2,104 Aurora, 111* 2,365 Wheeling, W. Va. 6,655 Battle Creek, Mich* 2,603 Youngstown, Ohio 9,398 Bay City, Mich. 2,155 Zanesville, Ohio 1,663 Bloomington, 111* 2,74) Cedar Rapids, Iowa 4,981 DISTRICT NO. 5 - RICHMOND Champaign-Urbana, 111* 3,130 Asheville, N. C. 2,849 Chicago, 111, 656,281 Baltimore, Md. 74,387 Clinton, Iowa 1.237 Charleston, S. C. 3,595 Danville, 111* 1.841 Charleston, W, Va. 9,199 Davenport,Iowa 4,670 Charlotte, N, C , 14,474 Decatur, 111* 3,627 Columbia, S. C. 7,76l Des Moines, Iowa 20,345 Cumberland, Md. 1,899 Detroit, Midi. 185,034 Danville, Va. 1 ^56 Dubuque, Iowa 1,943 Durham, N. C. 5 666 Elgin, 111, 1,650 Greensboro, N. C. 4,745 Flint, Mich. 5.841 Greenville, S. C. 4,540 Fort Wayne, Ind, 6.423 Hagerstown,Md. 1,682 Gary, Ind, 3,592 Huntington, W. Va. 3,703 Grand Rapids, Mich, 11,266 Lynchburg, Va. 2,893 Green Bay, Wis* 3,065 Newport News, Va* 1,885 Hammond, Ind* 1,762 Norfolk, Va. 12,203 Indianapolis, Ind* 45,027 Portsmouth, Va, 965 Jackson, Mich, 3,339 Raleigh, N. C. 7,799 4,960 Kalamazoo, Mich, Richmond, Va, 30,006 4,871 Lansing, Mich. Roanoke, Va. 5,370 1,357 Manitowoc, Wis, Spartanburg, S.C, 2,126 2.238 Mason City, Iorra Washington, D.C. 60,123 55,169 Milwaukee, Wis, Wilmington, N. C. 2,308 1,966 Moline, 111, Winston-Salem, N. C. 12,184 693 MuscatineR Iowa Oshkosh, Wis* 1.841 DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA Peoria, 111* 11,764 Albany, Ga. 1,233 Rockford, 111* 5,122 Atlanta, Ga. 41,807 Saginaw, Mich. 4,838 Augusta, Ga. 3,959 Sheboygan, Wis* 3,295 Birmingham, Ala. 21,617 Sioux City, Iowa 9,034 Brunswick, Ga. 600 South Bend, Ind*' 7.423 Chattanooga, Tenn, 10,490 Springfield, 111, 5,694 Columbus, Ga. 3,163 Terre Haute, Ind* 5,308 Dothan, Ala. 693 Waterloo, Iowa 3,795 ■ Fora FB-285-b v DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER (in thousands of dollars)_____ Week ended Week ended Mar. 15, 1939 Mar. 15, 1939 DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY (Cont'd) East St. Louis & Nat»l Omaha, Neb, 29,321 Stock Yards, 111, 7,381 Pittsburg, Kans, 839 Eldorado, Ark, 1,33-4 Pueblo, Colo, 2,525 Evansville, Ind, 6,224 St, Joseph, Mo, 5,699 Fort Smith, Ark, 2,706 Topeka, Kans, 3,961 Greenville, Miss, 1,254 Tulsa, Okla, 38,239 Helena, Ark, Wichita, Kans, 417 9,583 Little Rock, Ark. 8,272 Louisville, Ky, DISTRICT NO, 11 - DALLAS 35,547 Memphis, Tenn, Abilene, Tex, 21,277 1,860 Owensboro, Ky, Austin, Tex. 1,609 8,428 Pine Bluff, Ark, Beaumont, Tex, 2,839 5,017 Quincy, 111, Corsicana, Tex, 1,753 728 St, Louis, Mo, Dallas, Tex. 125,000 54,758 Sedalia, Mo. El Paso, Tex, 423 7,185 Springfield, Mo, Fort Worth, Tex, 2,863 17,109 Texarkana, Ark.(See also Tex.) 602 Galveston, Tex. 6,941 Houston, Tex. 48.835 DISTRICT NO. 9 - MINNEAPOLIS Port Arthur, Tex, l,64l Aberdeen, S, D. Roswell, N. M, 908 831 Billings, Mont. 2,125 San Antonio, Tex. 15.835 Dickinson, N. D. 262 Shreveport, La. 8,872 Duluth, Minn* 7,668 Texarkana, Tex, Fargo, N. D* (See also Ark.) 3,513 1,045 Grand Forks, N. D. 1,031 Tucson, Ariz. 3,160 Helena,, Mont. 1,913 Tyler, Tex. 2/53 Jamestown, N. D. 306 Waco, Tex. 2,914 La Crosse, Wis. 1,754 Wichita Falls, Tex* 3,110 Minneapolis, Minn* 69,343 Minot,N. D. 616 DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO Red Wing, Minn. 384 Bakersfield, Calif* 4,080 St* Paul, Minn. 36,494 Bellingham, Wash, 1,325 Sioux Falls, S. D. 4,179 Berkeley, Calif. 4,609 South St. Paul, Minn, 5,040 Boise, Idaho 3,756 Superior, Wis, 952 Eugene, Ore. 1,924 Winona, Minn. 1,368 Everett, Wash. 1,985 Fresno, Calif, 6,461 DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY Long Beach, Calif* 10,048 Albuquerque, N, M, Los Angeles, Calif* 3,487 195,162 Atchison, Kans, Oakland, Calif* 650 24,619 Bartlesville, Okla. Ogden, Utah 5,796 2,826 Casper, Wyo. Pasadena, Calif. 1,261 6,755 Cheyenne, Wyo. Phoenix, Ariz, 2,304 9,652 Colorado Springs, Colo, Portland, Ore. 2,376 39,835 Denver, Colo, Sacramento, Calif. 33,522 16,430 Enid, Okla. Reno, Nev* 2,448 3,976 Fremont, Neb. Salem, Ore, 816 3,266 Grand Junction, Co Iq , Salt Lake City, Utah 880 13,550 Guthrie, Okla. San Bernardino, Calif* 376 2,460 Hutchinson, Kans, San Diego, Calif, 2,340 11,604 Independence, Kans, San Francisco, Calif* 551 181,420 Joplin, Mo, San Jose, Calif. 2,379 5,149 Kansas City, Kans* Santa Barbara, Calif. 2,542 2,483 Kansas City, Mo, Seattle, Wash. 67,428 45,026 Lawrence, Kans. Spokane, Wash. 11,282 Lincoln, Neb, Stockton, Calif* 5,640 3,894 Muskogee, Okla* Tacoma, Wash. 1,475 7,690 Oklahoma City, Okla* Walla Walla, Wash, 21,343 1,500 Okmulgee, Okla* Yakima, Wash. 638 3,799