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Form Fft-285
For .immediate release

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
BANK DEBITS

3oard of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 2, 1939

Debita to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the
week ended September 27, aggregated $7,830,000,000, or 14 percent below the total
reported for the preceding week and 16 percent above the total for the correspond­
ing week of last year.
Aggregate debits for the 141 cities for which a separate total has been main­
tained since January 1919 amounted to $7,181,000,000,.compared with $8,317,000,000
the preceding week and $6,160,000,000 the week ended Septenboi’ 28 of last rear.

SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
(in thousands of dollars)
Federal
Number
I eek ended
Reserve
of centers
Sept. 27,
Sept. 20,
Sept. 28,
District
included
1939
1939
1938
No* 1 - Boston
17
430,279
503,141
321,741
2 - New York
15
3,946,698
3,311,799
2,836,467
3 ~ Philadelphia
18
403,590
442,950
340,965
4 - Cleveland
25
519,911
595,629
430,639
5 - Richmond
24
331,429
289,833
251,093
6 - Atlanta
26
230,831
265,320
210,036
7 - Chicago
4l
1,115,540
1,011,490
1,240,737
8 - St. Louis
16
256,426
214,414
278,293
9 - Minneapolis
17
161,884
139,046
184.651
10 - Kansas City
28
263,247
305.652
260,117
11 - Dallas
18
202,899
236,529
175,715
12 - San Francisco -22555.760
_-.?48,539
- 6 43,371TOTAL
7,829,610
274
9,079,568
6,747,483
DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)______
Week ended
Week ended
jflept* 27, 1939
Sept. 27, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK (Cont’d)
Bangor, Me.
2,988
Northern New Jersey
Boston, Mass.
272,712
Clearing House Ass’n
34,996
Brockton, Mass.
3,973
Passiac, N. J.
6,142
Burlington, Vt.
2,389
Poughkeepsie, N* Y.
3,349
Fall River, Mass.
4,007
Rochester, N. Y,
26,932
Hartford, Conn.
38,661
Stamford, Conn.
4,303
Holyoke, Mass.
2,571
Syracuse, N. Y.
21,388
Lowell, Mass.
3,431
Utica, N. Y.
6,492
Lynn, Mass.
4,247
Manchester, N. H.
3,574
DISTRICT NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA
New Bedford, Mass.
4,073
Allentown, Pa.
5,218
New Haven,Conn.
15,754
Altoona, Pa*
2,200
Portland, Maine
8,599
Camden, N. J.
12,598
Providence, R. I.
30,271
Chester, Pa.
2.992
Springfield, Mass.
14,506
Harrisburg, Pa.
7,727
Waterbury, Conn.
6,515
Hazleton, Pa.
2,436
Worcester, Mass.
12,008
Johnstown, Pa.
2,921
Lancaster, Pa.
5,948
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK
Lebanon, Pa,
1,374
Albany, N. Y.
33 3 2g
Norristown, Pa,
2,342
Binghamton, N. Y,
4^944
Philadelphia, Pa,
288,569
Buffalo, N. Y.
48,598
Reading, Pa.
9.993
Elmira, N. Y.
4,533
Scranton, Pa.
8,578
Jamestown, N. Y,
2 787
Trenton, N. J,
12,782
Montclair, N. j,
3*626
Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
4,809
Newark, N. J,
65J153
Williamsport, Pa*
2,289
New York, N. Y.
3,045,228
Wilmington, Del,
25,810
York, Pa.
5,004



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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
______________________
(In thousands of dollars)______
Week ended
Week ended
Sept, 27, 1939
Sept. 27, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Cont»d)
DISTRICT NO. 4 - CLEVELAND
267
Elberton, Ga.
14,0AA
Akron, Ohio
1,306
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Butler, Pa.
2,225
6,029
8,080
Jackson, Miss.
Canton, Ohio
16,075
Jacksonville, Fla.
Cincinnati, Ohio
76,865
6,124
133,786
Knoxville, Tenn.
Cleveland, Ohio
4,658
33,497
Macon,
Ga.
Columbus, Ohio
2,940
14,002
Meridian, Miss.
Dayton, Ohio
6,478
8,773
Miami, Fla.
Erie, Pa,
7,825
671
Mobile, Ala*
Franklin, Pa.
4,569
1,665
Montgomery,
Ala,
Greensburg, Pa.
19,130
2,481
Nashville, Tenn.
Hamilton, Ohio
514
636
Newnan, Ga,
Homestead, Pa.
52,102
4,167
New Orleans, La,
Lexington, Ky.
2,265
Pensacola, Fla.
Lima, Ohio
2,623
7,025
1,057
Savannah, Ga,
Lorain, Ohio
5,907
Tampa, Fla.
2,463
Middletown, Ohio
915
2,322
Valdosta, Ga.
Oil City, Pa.
Vicksburg,
Miss.
1,957
157,894
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Springfield, Ohio
3,525
DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO
Steubenville, Ohio
2,397
Adrian, Mich.
690
Toledo, Ohio
26,558
Aurora, 111.
2,409
Warren, Ohio
2,287
2,501
Battle Creek, Mich.
6,188
Wheeling, W. Va.
Bay City, Mich.
2,582
12,106
Youngstown, Ohio
Bloomington, 111.
2,612
Zanesville, Ohio
1,894
6,576
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Champaignr-Urbana, 111.
3,290
DISTRICT 1J0. 5 - RICHMOND
626,962
Chicago, 111.
Asheville, N. C.
2,832
1,308
Clinton, Iowa
Baltimore, Md.
83,459
2,018
Danville, 111.
Charleston, S. C.
3,987
Davenport, Iowa
Charleston, W, Vn.
4,911
11,136
4,558
Decatur, 111,
Charlotte, N. 0.
15,073
27,231
Des Moines, Iowa
Columbia, S.C.
5,925
Detroit, Mich.
206,777
Cumberland, Md,
1,735
2,005
Dubuque, Iowa
1,711
Danville, Va,
1,850
7,604
Elgin, 111.
Durham, N. C.
5,368
4,297
Flint, Mich.
Greensboro, N. C.
7,009
4,917
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Greenville, S. C.
3,942
2,806
Gary, Ind.
Hagerstown, Md.
13,093
3,603
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Huntington, H7. Va.
3,526
3,097
Green Bay, Wis.
Lynchburg, Va.
1,808
Hammond, Ind.
Newport_ News, Va.
2,304
43,868
Indianapolis, Ind,
Norfolk, Va.
12,049
Jackson, Mich.
982
2,995
Portsmouth, Va.
4,696
Kalamazoo, Mich.
9,522
Raleigh, N. C.
Lansing, Mich.
5,079
Richmond, Va.
38,183
Manitowoc, Wis.
1,220
Roanoke, Va.
5,164
Mason City, Iowa
2,240
Spartanburg, S. C.
2,937
Milwaukee,
Wis.
55,991
Washington, D. C.
55,684
Moline, 111.
Wilmington, N. C.
1,552
2,422
Muscatine, Iowa
Winston-Salem, N. C.
932
8,404
Oshkosh, Wis.
2,233
Peoria, 111.
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA
13>785
Rockford,
111,
Albany, Ga,
5,545
1,149
Saginaw, Mich,
Atlanta, Ga.
5,099
43,677
Sheboygan, Wis*
Augusta, Ga.
3,920
4,386
Sioux
City,
Iowa
Birmingham, Ala.
9,838
19,749
South
Bend,
Ind.
Brunswick, Ga.
8,398
497
Springfield,
111,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
5,819
9,029
Terre Haute, Ind.
Columbus, Ga.
5,358
3,233
Waterloo,
Iowa
Dothan, Ala.
3,946
730



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DEBITS BI BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(in thousands of dollars)______
Week ended
Week ended
Sept. 27, 1939
Sept. 2g, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS
DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY (Cont*d)
East St. Louis & Nat’l
Omaha, Neb.
39,158
Stock Yards, 111.
9,251
Pittsburg, Kans.
834
Eldorado, Ark*
1,325
Pueblo,Colo.
6,483
Evansville, Ind.
6,554
St. Joseph, Mo.
6,832
Fort Smith,Ark.
2,831
Topeka, Kans.
3,147
Greenville, Miss.
1,201
Tulsa, Okla.
27,553
Helena, Ark.
664Wichita, Kans.
8,986
Little Rock, Ark.
10,101
Louisville, Ky.
3-4,729
DISTRICT NO. 11 - DALLAS
Memphis, Tenn.
42,879
Abilene, Tex.
2,054
Owensboro, Ky.
2,04-3
Austin, Tex.
7,724
Pine Bluff, Ark.
2,102
Beaumont, Tex.
5,017
Quincy, 111.
1,783
Corsicana, Tex.
981
St. Louis, Mo.
136,400
Dallas, Tex.
58,602
Sedalia, Mo.
449
El Paso, Tex.
6,364
Springfield, Mo.
3,433
Fort Worth, Tex.
18,222
Texarkana,Ark.(See also Tex.)
6S1
.Galveston, Tex.
6,207
Houston, Tex.
56,343
DISTRICT NO. 9 - MINNEAPOLIS
Port Arthur, Tex.
2,499
Aberdeen, S. D.
1,180
Roswell, N. M*
907
Billings, Mont.
2.958
San Antonio, Tex.
14,958
Dickinson, N. D.
421
Shreveport, La.
10,268
Duluth, Minn.
12,540
Texarkana, Tex.
Fargo, N. D.
5,423
(See also Ark.)
1,100
Grand Forks, N. D.
1,341
Tucson, Ariz.
2,319
Helena, Mont.
2,513
Tyler, Tex.
2,324
Jamestown, N, D.
404
Waco, Tex.
3,513
La Crosse,Wis.
1,962
Wichita Falls, Tex.
3,497
Mirmeapoli s, Minn.
83,018
Minot, N. D,
1,053
DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO
Red Wing, Minn,
426
Bakersfield, Calif.
3,535
St. Paul, Minn.
35,158
Bellingham, Wash,
1,566
Sioux Falls, S. D.
3,881
Berkeley, Calif,
3,808
South St. Paul, Minn,
7,267
Boise, Idaho
3,395
Superior, Wis.
1,140
Eugene, Ore.
1,842
Winona, Minn.
1,199
Everett, Wash.
2,085
Fresno, Calif.
7,576
DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY
Long Beach, Calif.
7,274
Albuquerque, N. M.
3,713
Los Angeles, Calif.
193,260
Atchison, Kans*
730
Oakland, Calif.
23,472
Bartlesville, Okla.
7,437
Ogden, Utah
6,234
Casper, Wyo. '
1,387
Pasadena, Calif.
5,044
Cheyenne, Wyo.
1,676
Phoenix, Ariz.
8,692
Colorado Springs, Colo.
4,583
Portland, Ore.
38,721
Denver, Colo.
37,271
Reno, Nev.
2,634
Enid, Okla.
2,365
Sacramento, Calif.
20,401
Fremont, Neb,
624
Salem, Ore.
3,407
Grand Junction , Colo.
931
Salt Lake City, Utah
17,175
Guthrie, Okla.
323
San Bernardino, Calif.
2,460
Hutchinson, Kans.
2,615
San Diego, Calif.
9,455
Independence, Kans.
345
San Francisco, Calif,
190,286
Joplin, Mo.
2,345
San Jose, Calif,
9,212
Kansas City, Kans.
3,217
Santa Barbara, Calif,
2,658
Kansas City, Mo.
70,502
Seattle, Wash.
AS,979
Lawrence, Kans.
638
Spokane, Wash,
12,135
Lincoln, Neb.
5,665
Stockton, Calif.
4,571
Muskogee, Okla.
2,243
Tacoma, Wash.
6,341
Oklahoma City, Okla.
21,055
Walla Walla, Wash.
1,870
Okmulgee, Okla.
534
Yakima, Wash.
3,283