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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
For immediate release

BANK DEBITS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
March 6 , 1937

Debits to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the
week ended March 3, aggregated $10,873,000,000, or 22 percent above the total re*parted for the preceding week, vMch included only five business days, and 15 percent
above the total for tne 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 $19,105,000,000, compared with $8,339,000,000
the preceding week and 08,8-43,000,000 the week ended March 4 of last year.

Federal
Reserve
District
. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

- Boston
- New York
- Philadelphia
- Cleveland
- Richmond
- Atlanta
- Chicago
- St. Louis
- Minneapolis
- Kansas City
- Dallas
- San Francisco
TOTAL

SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
(In thousands of dollars)
Number
W ee k
en ded
of centers
Mar. 3,
J
Feb. 24,
|
Mar. 4]
included
1937
!
1936
1937
|
489,566
17
618,309
486,787
5,199,720
15
4,661,586
4,548,331
18
508,792
371,471
455,482
25
665,172
515,626
502,715
24
333,117
255,319
266,243
26
268,892
218,695
214,439
4i
1,446,875
1,142,659
1,286,717
16
284,534
222,326
225,643
17
173,411
130,858
144,382
28
294,949
249,591
249,637
18
170,824
194,693
183,251
29
620,606
884,301
777,011
274
10,872,765
8,935,388
9,454,377

DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH
,_________(In thousands of
Week ended
Mar. 3, 1937
DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON
Bangor, Maine
4,081
Boston , Mass.
4l6,996
Brockton, Mass.
4,301
Burlington, Vt.
2,329
Fall River, Mass,
5,231
Hartford, Conn.
61,922
Holyoke, Mass.
3,029
Lowell, Mass.
3,860
Lynn, Mass.
4,661
Manchester, II. H.
3,963
New Bedford, Mass.
4,803
New Haven, Conn.
18,901
Portland, Maine
8,683
Providence, R. I.
35,501
Springfiald, Mass,
18,320
faterbury, Conn,
6,794
Ttbrcester, Mass,
14,934
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK
Albany, N. Y.
Binghamton, N. Y,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Elmira, N. Y.
Jamestown, N. Y,
Montclair, N, J,
Newarkr N. J,
New York, N. Y.



51,363
5,557
69,241
5,081
3,835
4,109
86,643
4,833,060

REPORTING CENTER
dollars)

Week ended
Mar. 3, 1937
DISTRICT HO. 2 - NEW YORK (Cont'd)
Northern New Jersey
Clearing House Assn.
56,715
Passaic, II. J.
6,7:28
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
4,378
Rochester, N. Y.
38,214
Stanford, Conn,
5,153
Syracuse, N. Y.
20,630
Utica, N. Y.
9,013
DISTRICT NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA
Allentown, Pa,
6,468
Altoona, Pa.
2,651
Camden, N. J.
11,766
Chester, Pa.
3,178
Harrisburg, Pa.
10,019
Hazleton, Pa.
3,407
Johns tov/n, Pa.
4,498
Lancaster, Pa.
6,737
Lebanon, Pa.
1,661
Norristown, Pa.
2,797
Philadelphia, Pa.
381,494
Reading, Pa.
8,780
Scranton, Pa,
11,921
Trenton, N. J.
19,089
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
6,211
Williamsport, Pa,
2,755
• Wilmington, Del,
19,286
York, Pa,
6,074
(B-806)

DEBUS BIT BANKS IH EACH REPORTING CENTER
(in thousands -of dollars) . ■

Week ended
Mar. 3, 1937
DISTRICT NO. ^ - CLEVELAND
Akron, Ohi<
Butler, ]Pa
Canton, Oh b
Cincinnati ' Ohio
Cleveland, )h!6
Columbus, ( lio
Dayton, OhIp
Erie, Pa. f
Franklin, $a*
Greensburg^ Pa.
Hamilton, Ohio
Homestead, Pa,
Leadngton, 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

16,8-45
2,756
8)899
95,508
159,36-4
53,916
18,960
7,587
720
1,764
2,952
706
5,549
3,171
1,408
2,605
•2,857
204,565
6,3^7
3,109
38,555
2,395
9,235
13,614
1,785

DISTRICT NO. 5 * RICHMOND
Asheville, N. C.
Baltimore, Md,
Charleston, &. 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, s, 0,
D. c.
Willington, N. C.
WAston-Saiem, N. c,

2,915
103,052
4,585
15,100
14,376
6,976
2,161
2,406
6,289
4,633
4,849
2,232
5,068
3,611
2,277
14,315
979
12,249
37,114
6,981
2,565
65,944
2,882
9,558

DISTRICT NO, 6 - ATLANTA
Albany, Ga,
Atlanta, Ga,
Augusta, Ga,
Birmingham, Ala,
Brunswick, Ga,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Columbus, Ga.
Dothan, Ala,

1,300
44,405
4,438
21,952
889
9,654
3,347
753




B-806a
Week ended
Mar. 3 , 1937

DISTRICT NO.' 6 - ATLANTA- (Cont'd)
Elberton, Ga,
260
Hattiesburg, Miss.
1,127
Jackson, Miss.
6,004
J aCksonville, Fla.
20,614
Knoxville, Tenn.
4,618
Macon,' Ga.
3,596
Meridian, Miss.
2,32.3
Miami, Fla,
12,405
Mobile, Ala.
9,143
Montgomery, Ala.
5,527
Nashville, Tenn.
24,102
Newnan, Ga,
567
New Orleans, La.
71,156
Pensacola, Fla.
2,276
Savannah, Ga.
8,064
Tampa, Fla.
7,801
Valdosta, Ga.
880
Vicksburg, Miss.
1,691
DISTRICT 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, Iowa
Detroit, Mich.
Dubuque, Iowa
Elgin, 111.
Flint, Mich.
Port 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,
Muscatii^e, low®
Oshkosh, Wis,
Peoria, 1 1 1 .•
Rockford, 111.
Saginaw, Mich,
Sheboygan, Wis.
Sioux City, Iowa
South Bend, Ind,
Springfield, 111.
Terre Haute, Ind,
Waterloo, Iowa

1,051
2,951
3,890
2,632
3,735
6,359
4,777
856,698
1,645
2,457
5,771
4,419
25,542
264,067
2,324
1,863
9,257
9,279
4,099
14,226
4,046
1,501
48,473
4,275
6,224
6,121
1,676
2,726
72,669
2,219
m
2,795
16,118
6,888
4,934
4,357
8,345
9,863
6,304
5,302
4,158

DEBITS BY BAMS 18 JKCK B3P03TOQ OBITER
(In thgjuBonda of dollars) ________
Week ended
liar. 3, 1937

DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS
East St. Louis & U a f l
Stock Yards, 111.
8,215
Eldorado, Ark.
974
Evansville, In d ..
8,248
Fort Smith, Ark.
3,119
Greenville, Miss,
1,138
Helena, Ark.
420
Little Rock, Ark.
9,127
Louisville, Ky.
50,536
Memphis, Tenn,
36,268
Owensboro, Ky.
1,733
Pine Bluff, Ark.
3,129
:Quincy, 111.
2,008
St. Louis, Mo.
155^000
Sedalia* Mo.
432
Springfield, Mo.
. 3,502
Texarkana,Ark.(See also Tex.•)
695
DISTRICT NO. 9 - MINNEAPOLIS
Aberdeen, S. D.
Billings, Mont*
Dickinson, N. D.
Duluth, Minn.
Fargo, N. D.
Grand Forks, N. D*
Heiena, 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.

1,001
2*017
247
11,004
3,525
1,009
2,922
312
2,135
88,922
1,016
438
47,643
3,978
4,571
1,321
1,350

DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY
Albuquerque, N. M.
3,378
Atchison, Kans.
904
Bartlesville, Okla.
6,766
Casper, TSyo.
1,193
Cheyenne, Wyo.
1,943
Colorado Springs, Colo,
4,776
Denver, Colo.
52,670
Enid, Okla.
2,175
Fremont, Neb.
769
Grand Junction, Oolo.
809
Guthrie, Okla.
4l8
Hutchinson, Kans.
3,398
Independence, Kans.
842
Joplin, Mo.
2,444
Kansas City, Kans.
3,629
Kansas City, Mo.
73,975
Lawrence, Kans.
1,080
Lincoln, Neb.
6,104
Muskogee, Okla.
2,016
Oklahoma City, Okla.
23,253
Okmulgee, Okla.
674




B-806b
Week ended
jMar. 3, 1937

DISTRICT HO. 10 r KANSAS CITY (Cant’d)
Omaha, Neb.
*
40,197
Pittsburg, Kons.
1,157
Pueblo, Colo.
4, 111
St. Joseph, Mo,
6,358
Topeka, Kans*
5,966
Tulsa, Okla*
30,559
Wichita, laaap.
13,385
DISTRICT liO. 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, II. M.
San Antonio} Tex.
Shreveport, La.
Texarkana, Tex.
(See also Ark.)
TUcson, Ariz.
Tyler, Tex.
Waco, Te x .
Wichita Falls, Tex.
DISTRICT NO. 12 -SAN FRANClSfO
Bakersfield, Calif.
Bellingham, Wash.
Berkeley, Calif.
Boise, Idaho
Eugene, Ore.
Everett, Wash.
Fresno, Calif.
Long Beach, Calif.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Oakland, Calif.
Ogden, Utah
Pasadena, Calif.
Phoenix, Aria.
Portland, Ore.
Reno, Nev.
Sacramento, Calif.
Sale®, Ore.
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Bernardino, Oalif.
San Diego, Calif.
San Francisco, galif.
San Jose, Calif.
Santa Barbara„ Calif.
Seattle, Wash.
Spokane, Wash.
Stockton, Calif.
Tacoma, Wash.
Walla Walla, Wash.
Yakima, Wash.

1,793
5,767
5,398
5-4,839
7,-436
18,075
7,7-48
49,778
1,539
684
15,615
11,1-44
1,028
2,848
3,791
3,243
3,226
5,188
1,511
5,486
5,443
1,452 *
1.712
7,343
10,425
267,851
26,850
3,286
9,31'2
11,281
45,346
2,705
36,83.2
3,869
17,804
3,048
14,121
313,768
6,777
3.712
49,1,054
12,388
4,933
8,345
1,257
3,222