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Form FR-285

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate release

BANK DEBITS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 30, 1939

Debits to individual accounts, as reported by banks in leading cities for the
week ended October 25, aggregated $8,104,000,000, or 1 percent above the
total reported for the preceding week, which included only five business days in
nost of the reporting cities, and 1 percent above the total for the corresponding
week of last year*
Aggregate debits for the 141 cities for which a separate total has been uaintained since January 1919 amounted to $7,407,000,000, compared with $7,259,000,000
the preceding week and $7,374,000,000 the week ended October 26 of last year,
SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
Federal
Number
Reserve
of centers
District
included
No, 1 - Boston
17
2 - New York
15
3 - Philadelphia
18
4 - Cleveland
25
5 - Richmond
24
6 - Atlanta
26
7 - Chicago
41
8 - St. Louis
16
9 - Minneapolis
17
10 - Kansas City
28
11 - Dallas
18
12 - San Francisco
29
TOTAL
274

Week end e d
Oct. 18,
Oct. 26,
Pet. 25,
1938
1939
1939
474,326
458,542
456,102
3,419,922
3,101,655
3,480,535
403,583
404,897
388,227
549,772
566,699
465,303
343,811
284,863
317,205
244,750
270,657
223,035
1,185,601
1,124,222
1,244,543
562,152
285,515
233,659
157,960
173>292
148,043
295,712
250,615
267,223
2^8,909
193,874
218,703
680,697
.622,765
662,413
7,991,564
8,103,545
8,004,673
DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
Week ended
Oct. 25, 1939

DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON
Bangor, Maine
Boston, Mass.
Brockton, Mass.
Burlington, Vt.
Fall River, Mass.
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 NO, 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.



3,274
295,514
4,489
2,776
4,945
41,920
2,920
3,617
5,184
3,602

4,836

19,178
8,571
36,595
16,234
7,234
13,437
61,154
4,893
53,273
3,419
2,732
3,548
66,313
3,117,545

Week ended
Oct. 25, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK (Cont»d)
Northern New Jersey
39,587
Clearing House Ass 'n
6,300
Passaic, N. J.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
3,773
Rochester, N. Y.
26,039
Stamford, Conn,
4,067
Syracuse, N. Y.
18,903
8,376
Utica, N. Y.
DISTRICT NO. 3 " PHILADELPHIA
Allentown, Pa,
Altoona, Pa,
Camden, N. J.
Chester, Pa,
Harrisburg, pa.
Hazleton, Pa.
Johnstown, Pa,
Lancaster, Pa.
Lebanon, Pa.
Norristown, Pa,
Philadelphia, Pa,
Reading, Pa,
Scranton, Pa.
Trenton, N. J.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
Williamsport, Pa,
Wilmington, Del.
York, Pa,

5,824
2,351
12,914
3,392
8,900
2,441
2,918
6,217
1,536
2,602
277,929
9,850
12,096
16,934
5,776
2,525
25,500
5,192

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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
______________________ (In thousands of dollars)______
Week ended
Week ended
Oct. 25, 1939
Oct. 25, 1939
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Cont*d)
DISTRICT NO. 4 - CLEVELAND
Elberton, Ga.
320
Akron, Ohio
16,176
Hattiesburg,
Miss.
1,118
Butler, Pa*
.2,355
Jackson, Miss,
5,145
Canton, Ohio
8,857
Jacksonville,
Fla.
17,467
Cincinnati, Ohio
85,196
Knoxville, Tenn.
6,631
Cleveland, Ohio
137,106
Macon,
Ga.
4,579
33,861
Columbus, Ohio
2,836
Meridian,
Miss.
14,636
Dayton, Ohio
Miami,
Fla.
9,729
Erie, Pa.
6,329
9,528
Mobile, Ala.
Franklin, Pa.
637
6,661
Montgomery,
Ala.
1,870
Greensburg, Pa.
19,376
Nashville,
Tenn.
Hamilton, Ohio
2,691
540
Neman, Ga,
774
Homestead, Pa,
New
Orleans,
La.
49,815
Lexington, Ky.
4,603
Pensacola, Fla,
1,914
Lima, Ohio
3,725
Savannah, Ga.
6,284
Lorain, Ohio
1,133
Tampa, Fla.
6,349
2,757
Middietown, Ohio
1,184
Valdosta, Ga,
Oil City, Pa.
2,383
2,297
Vicksburg,
Miss.
165,169
Pittsburgh, Pa,
3,840
Springfield, Ohio
DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO
2,418
Steubenville, Ohio
778
Adrian, Mich.
30,082
Toledo, Ohio
Aurora, 111.
2,413
Warren, Ohio
2,334
Battle Creek, Mich.
2,614
Wheeling, W, Va,
5,929
Bay City, Mich.
2,744
13,100
Youngstown, Ohio
Bloomington, 111.
3,138
1,811
Zanesville, Ohio
6,563
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Champaign-Urbana, 111,
4,495
DISTRICT NO. 5 - RICHMOND
630,512
Chicago, 111,
Asheville, N. C,
2,909
Clinton, Iowa
1,313
Baltimore, Md.
82,921
2,306
Danville, 111,
Charleston, S. C.
4,327
Davenport,
Iowa
5,217
Charleston, W. Va.
11,593
8,126
Decatur, 111,
Charlotte, N.C.
16,704
Des Moines, Iowa
18,943
Columbia, S.C,
5,677
Detroit, Mich.
202,900
Cumberland, Md,
2,171
Dubuque, Iowa
2,230
Danville, Va.
4,341
Elgin, 111.
1,899
10,901
Durham, N, C.
Flint, Mich.
6,305
Greensboro, N. C,
4,213
Fort
Wayne,
Ind.
8,044
Greenville, S. 0.
4,743
Gary, Ind.
4,855
Hagerstown,Md.
2,024
Grand Rapids, Mich,
13,607
Huntington, W. Va,
.3,917
3,212
Green Bay, Wis,
3,192
Lynchburg, Va.
1,922
Hammond, Ind.
2,672
Newport News, Va.
Indianapolis, Ind.
48,600
12,018
Norfolk, Va.
Jackson, Mich.
990
3,073
Portsmouth, Va,
5,008
Kalamazoo, Mich.
10,220
Raleigh, N. C.
Lansing, Mich.
5,304
49,652
Richmond,Va.
1,460
Manitowoc, Wis,
Roanoke > Va.
5,723
Mason Oity, Iowa
2,812
2,393
Spartanburg, S. C.
Milwaukee, Wis.
57,421
59,917
Washington, D. C,
Moline, 111.
1,623
2,687
Wilmington, N. C.
1,040
Muscatine, Iowa
10,881
Winston—Salem, N. C.
Oshkosh, Wis.
2,032
13,957
Peoria, 111.
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA
5,400
Rockford, 111.
1,299
Albany, Ga,
5,276
Saginaw, Mich,
49,551
Atlanta, Ga.
Sheboygan, Wis.
4,067
4,560
Augusta, Ga.
Sioux City, Iowa
9,326
22,736
Birmingham, Ala.
South Bend, Ind.
568
Brunswick, Ga,
8,037v
Springfield, 111.
9,372
Chattanooga, Tenn,
5,997
Terre Haute, Ind,
5,728
Columbus, Ga,
4,003
Waterloo, Iowa
908
4,344
Dothan, Ala*.



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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(in thousands of dollars)_______
Week ended
Week ended
Oct. 25, 1939
Oct. 25, 1939
DISTRICT 1©, 10 - KANSAS CITY (Cont»d)
DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS
Omaha, Neb.
35,860
East St, Louis & Hat '1
Pittsburg, Kans,
869
Stock Yards. 113..
9,778
Pueblo, Colt,
3,030
EldoradoArk,
1,447
St. Joseph,
, Mo.
6,798
Evansville, Ind,
7,342
Topeka, Kans.
3,330
Fort Smith, Ark.
3,392
,Tulsa,. Okla.
31,283
Greenville, Hiss,
1,674
Wichita, Kans.
9,661
Helena, Ark,
676
Little Rock, Ark,
10,995
DISTRICT NO, 11 - DALLAS
Louisville, Ky,
36,623
Abilene. Tex,
2,424
Memphis, Tern*
45,960
Austin, Tex.
6,974
Owensboro, Ky,
1,451
Beaumont, Tex.
6,100
Pine Bluff, Ark.
2,011
Corsicana, Tex.
734
Quincy, 111.
1,997
Dallas, Tex.
66,215
St. Louis, Mo,
134,200
El Paso, Tex,
7,084
Sedalia, Mo,
437
Fort Worth, Tex.
20,060
Springfield, Mo,
3,428
Galveston, Tex.
5,586
Texarkana,Ark,(See also Tex,) 74l
Houston, Tex.
59,733
Port Arthur, Tex.
2,562
DISTRICT NO, 9 - MINNEAPOLIS
Roswell, N. M.
1,245
Aberdeen, S. D,
1,235
San Antonio, Tex.
15,466
Billings, Mont,
2,930
Shreveport, La.
10,950
Dickinson, N.D,
487
Texarkana, Tex.
Duluth, Minn,
11,843
(See also Ark.)
1,025
Fargo, N. D.
5,568
Tucson, Ariz,
2,496
Grand Forks, N. D,
1,418
Tyler,Tex,
3,262
Helena, Mont,
2,623
Waco, Tex,
3,221
Jamestown, N. D,
470
Wichita Falls, Tex,
3,566
La Crosse, Wis,
2,255
Minneapolis, Minn,
76,479
DISTRICT NO. 12 - SAN FRANCISCO
Minot, N. D,
1,069
Bakersfield,Calif.
5,189
Red Wing, Minn,
393
Bellingham, Wash.
1,422
St. Paul, Minn,
36,954
Berkeley, Calif,
3,656
Sioux Falls, S, D,
4,012
Boise, Idaho
4,139
South St, Paul, Minn,
7,850
Eugene, Ore.
2,096
Superior,Wis,
1,070
Everett, Wash.
2,150
Winona, Minn,
1,304
Fresno, Calif.
10,236
Long Beach, Calif,
8,327
DISTRICT HO. 10 - KANSAS CITY
Los Angeles, Calif.
195,284
Albuquerque, N. M,
3,590
Oakland, Calif.
23,103
Atchison, Kans.
631
Ogden, Utall
3,825
Bartlesville, Okla,
6,081
Pasadena, Calif.
5,252
Casper,Wyo,
1,904
Phoenix, Ariz.
10,l6l
Cheyenne, %o.
2,059
Portland, Ore.
38,956
Colorado Springs, Colo,
4,317
Reno, Nev.
2,346
Denver7 Colo,
38,512
Sacramento, Calif.
26-452
Enid, Okla0
2,310
Salem, Ore.
4,220
Fruro.it, Neb,
548
Salt Lake City, Utah
16,106
Grand Junction, Colo,
1,005
San' Bernardino,Calif.
1,960
Guthrie, Okla.
398
San Diego, Calif,
10,878
Hutchinson, Kans*
2,181
San Francisco, Calif.
198,4-14
Independence, Kans#
. 556
San Jose5 Calif, ‘
6,160
Joplin, Mo,
2,609
Santa Barbara, Calif.
2,824
Kansas City,. Kans.
3,310
Seattle, Wash.
49,144
Kansas City, Mo,
71,365
Spokane;Wash.
11,152
Lawrence, Kans,
643
Stockton, Calif.
5,339
Lincoln, Neb,
6,299
Tacoma, Wash.
8,437
Muskogee, Okla,
2,537
Walla Walla, Wash.'
1,586
Oklahoma City, Okla.
24,939
Okmulgee, Okla,
593
Yakima, Wash,
3,599
Note! Revised figures for week ended October 11 , 1939*
Syracuse, N. Y., 18,105,