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Form FR-284

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate r e l e a s e

Board of Governors
of t h e F e d e r a l Reserve System
April 10, 1939

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The c o n d i t i o n statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n 101 l e a d i n g c i t i e s
shows t h e f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r t h e week ended A p r i l 5i A decrease of
$37 >000,000 i n l o a n s t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s and i n c r e a s e s of
$24,000,000 i n commercial, i n d u s t r i a l and a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s , $153,000,000 i n r e serve balances with Federal Reserve banks, $81,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
and $149,000,000 i n d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d to domestic banks.
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans i n c r e a s e d $12,000,000 i n New York
City and $24,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s
i n s e c u r i t i e s decreased $32,000,000 i n New York City and $37,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t ing member banks. Loans t o banks decreased $12,000,000 i n New York City,
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s increased $27,000,000 i n New York City, $11,000,000
i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t , and $27,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Holdings
of United S t a t e s Government bonds increased $26,000,000 i n the Boston d i s t r i c t ,
$17,000,000 i n New York City and $24,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks, and
decreased $14,000,000 i n t h e Richmond d i s t r i c t . Holdings of o b l i g a t i o n s guaranteed
by the United S t a t e s Government increased $15,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t and
$ 9,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks, and decreased $9,000,000 i n New York Gity.
Holdings of "Other s e c u r i t i e s " i n c r e a s ed $25,000,000 i n New York C i t y .
Demand deposits—adjusted i n c r e a s e d $74,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t ,
$21,000,000 i n t h e Boston d i s t r i c t and $81,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks*
Deposits c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks i n c r e a s e d $100,000,000 i n New York City and
$149,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Deposits c r e d i t e d t o f o r e i g n banks
increased $8,000,000 i n New York City,
Borrowings of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks amounted t o $3,000,000 on April 5#
A summary of t h e p r i n c i p a l a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of r e p o r t i n g member banks,
t o g e t h e r with changes f o r t h e week and t h e year ended A p r i l 5, 1939, follows i
( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
I n c r e a s e or decrease
since
April
April 6,
March 29,
5,
1938
1939
1939
ASSETS
+
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
803
+ 55
21,634
Loans — t o t a l
8,164
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s
3,838
Open market paper
307
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
727
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s 539
Real e s t a t e loons
1,143
Loans t o banks
79
Other loans
1,531

+
+
+
+
-

27
24
2
37
8
3*
15
12*

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury notes
U, S. bonds
O b l i g a t i o n s guaranteed by U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

313
1,995
5,837
2,035
3,290

+ 27)
- 2)
+ 24)
+ 9
+ 24

Reserve with F e d e r a l Reserve banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks

7,668
412
2,615

+153
- 12
+ 36

+ 1,981
+
87
+
686

16,072
5,215
629

+ 81
- 2

+ 1,798

6,615
625
3

+149
+ 12

+

513
437
106
90
57
4
21
22

+

248

+
+

867
201

—
—

—

4
-

—
-

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits!
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings




-

—

7
1

+ 1,423
+
289
—

*March 29 f i g u r e s r e v i s e d
(New York d i s t r i c t )

1

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Form FR—284r*a
ST ATS®IT FCE THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
A p r i l 6 , 1939

For immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS AID LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS HI CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )

New York Citv
Increase or
Apr. decrease since
Mar. 29, Apr. 6 ,
5,
1938
1939
1939

Apr.
5,
1939

Chicago
Increase or
decrease since
Mar. 29, Apr. 6 ,
1938
1939

ASSETS
Loans and Investments - t o t a l

7,919

+ 24

Loans — t o t a l

2,828

-

1,372
119
579

+ 12
+ 1

Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and
a g r i c u l t u r a l loans
Open market paper
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s
Other l o a n s f o r purchasing or
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s

195
111
65
387

+

36

-•

+

32

—

5
1*
12
9*

+
-

—
—

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury notes
U. S, bonds
Obligations guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

95
743
1,997

+ 17)

1,0-45
1,211

+ 2.5

Reserve tvith F# R. bank
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances r a t h domestic banks
Other a s s e t s — n e t

4,503
54
101
389

+113
1
27
—
3

7,132
629
112

3
+

2,751
548

+

1,994

275

538

-

3

271
32
76

362
16
30

+

1
1
2

6
7
5
30

69
13

—

—

+ 27)
-

—

90

)

9

134
212
662

+ 1,686

3
35
91

724
23
194
50

+ 1,119
—
20
-•
113

1,357
472
83

+
—

59

-

66
47
9
1

-

1

-

48

124
324

+

-

+

1
1

—

—~

4-

—-

—

9

+

58

+

23
44-

—*

610
69

+
+

20

+

314

11)

+
-

)

2)

-

+
—

+
—

+

15
1
16
1
40

+

162
2
4* 88

+
+

——

—

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits—adjusted
Time d e p o s i t s
U. S. GovH d e p o s i t s
Inter—bank d e p o s i t s i
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




1

+100
8

+
+

787
12

—
-

+

»i' »

— T 1

314
1,480

733
250 •

92
1

—

19
2

4* 121
+
11
33
+

4"

——

———

21
1

15
259

+

*11 arch 29 f i g u r e s revised*

193
5

2
1

—

+

3
17

Form FR—284r-b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON APRIL 5 , 1939
( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
District
Reserve
Federal
Total
San
S
t
,
Minne- Kansas
RichCleveP
h
i
l
a
New
. All
Dallas Francisco
Atlanta Chicago Louis a p o l i s
Boston York d e l p h i a land
Citymond
districts

ASSETS
Loans and Investments - t o t a l

21,634

1,154

8,761

1,130

1,850

668

6o4

3,081

716

369

654

503

2,144

8,164

573

3,180

411

652

236

307

872

308

155

258

248

964

3,838
307
727

254
63
29

1,473
127
585

187
22
23

234
8
20

102
10
3

171
3
6

513
29
36

184
3
5

79
3
1

153
19
5

164
1
3

324
19
11

539
1,143
79
1,531

23
81
3
120

255
199
65
476

32
52
1
94

26
169
1
194

17
34

13
28
1
85

80
99
3
112

12
49
4
51

7
7

10
24

14
20

58

47

46

50
381
1
178

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury n o t e s
U. S. bonds
O b l i g a t i o n s guaranteed by U, S . Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

313
1,995
5,837
2,035
3,290

3
70
331
46
131

95
801
2,210
1,107
1,368

41
324
93
261

9
202
599
107
281

163
153
52
64

8
33
111
61
84

134
345
1,008
251
471

26
57
163
63
99

2
37
115
17
43

5
84
116
57
134

28
47
78
48
54

3
115
629
133
300

Reserve with F . R. bank
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s — n e t

7,668
412
2,615
1,270

337
139
154
79

4,628
71
194
487

283
18
171
103

398
42
288
106

I61
19
163
35

114
12
169
49

938
53
418
84

129
11
154
23

75
6
109
17

165
11
265
22

113
10
236
29

327
20
294
236

16,072
5,215
629

1,040
250
15

7,699
1,011
131

800
282
53

1,141
746
42

437
200
28

363
185
40

2,079
898
131

436
190
20

261
119
2

482
144
23

428
137
34

906
1,053
110

6,615
625

268
25

2,829
550

322
13

370
1

257
1

260
1

1,041
13

287

131
1

366

203
1

281
19

3
752
3,688

1
20
244

319
1,602

13
222

15
369

28
95

7
92

19
393

6
56

3
99

5
83

311
341

Loans — t o t a l
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and
agricultural loans
Open market paper
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing
o r carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s

—

70
- - ,

—

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits—adjusted
Time d e p o s i t s
U. S . Gov't d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits*
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS



2
6
92