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Form FR-285
For immediate release

STATEMENT FOP. THE PRESS
BANK DEBITS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 23, 1939

Debits to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the
week ended October 18, which included only five business days in most of the re­
porting 'cities, aggregated $8,005,000,000, or 11 percent above the total reported
for the preceding week and 13 percent below 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 $7,259,000,000, compared with $6,547,000,000
the preceding week and $8,378,000,000 the week ended October 19 of last year.
SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
(In 1thousands of dollars)
Week ended
Number
Federal
Oct. 19,
Oct. 11,
Reserve
Oct. 18,
of centers
1938
District
included
1939
1939
No. 1 - Boston
458,542
538,294
17
434,519
2 — New York
2,825,408
15
3,101,655
4,045,113
3 ~ Philadelphia
384,386
18
403,583
464,954
4 — Cleveland
562,983
517,667
566,699
25
5 ~ Richmond
293,716
343,811337,240
24
6 - Atlanta
269,836
26
246,492
270,657
7 - Chicago
1,209,222
41
1,185,601
1,055,007
8 - St. Louis
16
244,784
272,147
285,515
9 - Minneapolis
173,292
17
157,732
159,938
10 ~ Kansas City
28
295,712
307,979
250,330
11 - Dallas
247,798
18
187,817
238,909
12 - San Francisco
629,158
743,521
680,697
'29
7,227,016
9,159,025
274
TOTAL
8,004,673
DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
____ (in thousands of dollars)_______
Week ended
Week ended
Oct.
18, 1939
Oct. 18, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK (Cont»d)
DISTRICT NO, 1 - BOSTON
Northern New Jersey
Bangor, Me,
3,853
Clearing House Ass'n
35,411
Boston, Mass.
280,455
7,092
Brockton,Mass,
Passaic, N. J.
4,409
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
3,435
Burlington, Vt.
2,447
Rochester, N. Y,
30,844
Fall River, Mass.
4,746
Stamford,Conn,
4,255
Hartford, Conn.
39,955
Syracuse, N. Y.
22,405
Holyoke, Mass.
2,541
8,488
Utica, N. Y.
Lowell, Mass.
3,653
Lynn, Mass,
4,510
DISTRICT NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA
Manchester, N. H.
4,490
7,183
Allentown, Pa.
New Bedford, Mass.
4,427
2,425
18,716
Altoona, Pa.
New Haven, Conn.
12,841
Camden, N. J.
Portland, Maine
8,533
3,648
Chester, Pa.
Providence, R. I.
33,473
Harrisburg, Pa.
8,755
Springfield, Mass.
17,404
2,904
Hazleton, Pa.
Waterbury, Conn.
6,831
4,211
Johnstown, Pa.
Worcester, Mass.
18,099
6,369
Lancaster, Pa.
1,771
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK
Lebanon, Pa.
2,335
Norristown, Pa.
Albany, N. Y.
72,219 ’
278,425
Philadelphia, Pa.
Binghamton, N. Y.
5,329 .
11,183
Reading, Pa,
Buffalo, N. Y.
60,091
9,525
Scranton, Pa,
Elmira, N. Y,
3,4-97
16,481
Trenton, N, J.
Jamestown, N. Y,
3,672
5,644
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Montclair, N. J.
3,947
2,654
Williamsport, Pa.
Newark, N. J,
75,010
21,443
Wilmington, Del.
New York, N. Y.
2,765,960
5,786
York, Pa,



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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING OERTER
(in thousands of dollars)____ _
Week ended
Week ended
Oct. 18, 1939
Oct. 18, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 4 — CLEVELAND
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Cont'd)
Akron, Ohio
.
18,396
Elberton, Ga,
377
Butler, Pa.
2,758
Hattiesburg, Miss.
1,358
Canton, Ohio
10,3-48
Jackson, Miss.
6,433
Cincinnati, Ohio
83,302
20,160
,Jacksonville, Fla.
Cleveland, Ohio
152,362
Knoxville, Tenn.
'8,583
Columbus, Ohio
40,151
5,177
Macon, Ga.
Dayton, Ohio
16,463
3,092
Meridian, Miss.
10,4l6
Erie, Pa.
7,139
Miami,Fla.
Franklin, Pa*
740
9,969
Mobile, Ala,
Greensburg, Pa.
1,863
6,274
Montgomery, Ala,
Hamilton, Ohio
2,946
21,977
Nashville, Tenn.
638
Horn.1stead, Pa.
715
Newnan, Ga,
Lexixgton, Ky,
5,368
52,853
New Orleans, La,
Lima > Ohio
3,482
Pensaoola, Fla.
2,273
7,078
Lorain, Ohio
1,352
Savannah, Ga.
Middlevown, Ohio
2,900
7,145
Tampa, Fla.
Oil City, pa.
2*774
Valdosta,Ga.
912
Pitcuh-irgh, Pa,.
150,691
Vicksburg, Miss.
2,359
Springfield, Ohio
4,110
Steubenville, Ohio
2,465
DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO
Toledo, Ohio
31,797
Adrian, Mich.
954
Warren, Ohio
2,775
Aurora, 111,
2,750
Wheeling, W. Va*
7,231
Battle Creek, Mich,
3,004
Youngstown, Ohio
12,315
Bay City, Mich*
3,257
Zanesville, Ohio
2,256
Bloomington, 111,
2,902
Cedar Rapidsj Iowa
6,462
DISTRICT NO. 5 - RICHMOND
Champaignr-Urbana, 111,
4,020
Asheville,N. C.
3,310
Chicago, 111.
636,337
Baltimore, Md.
96,064.
Clinton, Iowa
1,792
Charleston, S. C.
7 569
Danville, 111,
2,446
Charleston, W. Va.
12^222
Davenport, Iowa
5,082
Charlotte, N. C.
19 326
Decatur, 111.
6,112
Columbia,S. C.
5 593
Des Moines, Iowa
20,679
Cumberland, Md.
2,233
Detroit, Mich.
234,838
Danville, Va.
3 ^48
Dubuque,. Iowa
2 I377
Durham, N. C.
10^676
Elgin,111.
2,169
Greensboro, N, C.
4,885
Flint, Mich.
6,614
Greenville, S. C.
5,828 .
Fort Wayne, Ind.
8,579
Hagerstown, Md,
2,242
Gary, Ind,
5,046
Huntington, W.Va*
4,405
Grand Rapids, Mich.
15,239
Lynchburg, Va,
3,588
Green Bay, Wis,
4,063
Newport News, Va,
2,194
Hanmond, Ind.
1,919
Norfolk, Va.
12,128
Indianapolis,Ind.
48,778
Portsmouth, Va,
1,071
Jackson, Mich.
3,959
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Raleigh, N. C.
10,311
6,081
Richmond, Va,
44,306
Lansing, Mich.
6,680
Roanoke, Va.
,
6,919
Manitowoc,Wis,
1,843
Spartanburg, S.C*
3,093
Mason City, Iowa
2,701
Washington, D. C*
67,909
Milwaukee, Wis.
64,34-3
Wilmington, N. C.
2,717
Moline, 111,
2,581
Winston-Salem, N, C.
11,364
Muscatine, Iowa
1,183
Oshkosh, Wis.
2,226
DISTRICT.NO. 6 - ATLANTA
15,188
Peoria, 111*
Albany, Ga,
1,316
Rockford, 111,
6,644
Atlanta, Ga,
55,160
Saginaw, Mich.
6,424
Augusta, Ga.
5,659
Sheboygan, Wis,
4,241
Birmingham, Ala,
24,051
Sioux City, Iowa
9,998
Brunswick^Ga,
583
South Bend, Ind,
9,431
Chattanooga,Tenn,
11,430
Springfield, 111.
6,209
Ctolumbus, Ga.
4,487
Terre Haute, Ind.
5,917
Dothan, Ala.
397
Waterloo, Iowa
4,533



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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
_____ (In thousands of dollars)______
Week ended I
Week ended
_____ Oct. 18, 1939
_________ ___
Oct. 18, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS
DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY (Cont»d)
East St, Louis & Nat»l
Omaha, Neb.
34,814
Stock Yards, 111,
Pittsburg, Kans.
9,965
1,084
Eldorado, Ark,
1,416
.Pueblo, Colo.
4,039
Evansville, Ind.
St. Joseph, Mo.
7,749
7,200
Fort Snith, Ark.
Topeka, Kajis.
3,472
3,346
Greenville, Miss.
Tulsa, Okla,
1,711
43,649
Helena, Ark,
Wichita, Kans.
869
11,476
Little Rock, Ark,
11,575
Louisville, Ky.
DISTRICT NO. 11 - DALLAS
39,475
Memphis, Tenn,
47,206
Abilene, Tex.
2,961
Owensboro, Ky,
1,723
Austin, Tex.
9,475
Pine Bluff, Ark.
2,681
Beaumont, Tex,
7,245
Quincy, 111.
Corsicana, Tex,
910
2,293
St. Louis, Mo.
150,300
Dallas, Tex.
72,532
Sedalia, Mo,
550
El Paso, Tex.
7,285
Springfield, Mo,
3,704
21,183
Fort Worth, Tex.
Texarkana,Ark,(See also Tex.) 826
Galveston, Tex.
7,567
63,284
Houston, Tex.
DISTRICT NO. 9 ~ MINNEAPOLIS
1,770
Port Arthur, Tex.
1,262
Aberdeen, S. D.
Roswell, N. M.
1,235
Billings, Mont.
3,299
San Antonio,Tex.
16,905
DicldLnson, N. D.
557
Shreveport, La,
11,739
10,924
Duluth, Minn,
Texarkana, Tex.
Fargo, N. D,
5,804
(See also Ark,)
1,080
Grand Forks, N. D,
1,438
Tucson, Ariz,
2,727
Helena, Mont,
2,585
Tyler, Tex,
3,029
Jamestown, N. D.
447
4,200
Waco, Tex.
La Crosse,WLs.
2,607
Wichita Falls, Tex,
3,782
Minneapolis, Minn.
88,021
Minot, II, D,
1,248
DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO
Red Wing, Minn.
478
Bakersfield, Calif,
4,950
St, Paul, ilinn.
39,697
Bellingham, Wash,
1,710
Sioux Falls, S. D.
4,632
Berkeley, Calif,
4,817
South St, Paul, Minn.
7,569
Boise, Idaho
4,306
Superior, Wis.
Eugene, Ore.
1,171
2,961
Winona, Minn,
Everett,
Wash,
2,157
1,553
10,270
FVesno, Calif.
DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY
Long Beach, Calif,
8,827
Albuquerque, N. M.
3,806
Los Angeles,Calif.
201,118
Atchison, Kans.
746
Oakland, Calif.
25,045
Bartlesville, Okla*
7,281
Ogden, Utah
4,567
Casper, Wyo,
Pasadena, Calif,
1,904
5,893
Cheyenne, Wyo,
Phoenix, Ariz.
10,146
2,415
Colorado Springs, Colo.
3,789
Portland, Ore.
41,504
Denver, Colo,
42,017
2,940
Reno, Nev.
Enid, Okla,
2,226
23,642
Sacramento, Calif.
Fremont, Neb,
572
3,128
Salem, Ore.
Grand Junction, Colo,
18,178
973
Salt Lake City, Utah
Guthrie, Okla,
386
2,850
San Bernardino,Calif.
2,181
Hutchinson, Kans.
12,617
San Diego, Calif,
Independence, Kans.
194,521
625
San Francisco, Calif.
Joplin, Mo,
3,075
6,596
San Jose, Calif.
Kansas City,•Kans.
4,124
2,669
Santa Barbara, Calif.
77,886
51,298
Kansas City, Mo.
Seattle, Wash.
13,228
Lawrence, Kans.
1,065
Spokane, Wash.
8,078
Lincoln, Neb.
5,365
Stockton, Calif.
Muskogee, Okla.
2,267
9,725
Tacoma, Wash.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
24,044
2,004
Walla Walla, Wash.
Okmulgee, Okla,
644
3,665
Yakima, Wash.