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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
st.1905
Released for p u b l i c a t i o n
F e d e r a l Reserve Board
Monday r - o r n i n g , A p r . 11;
A p r i l 9, 1921.
not e a r l i e r .
CONDITION T f,EMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
A g g r e g a t e i n c r e a s e s of $55,OOO,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s , due l a r g e l y
to the flow of f u n d s t o t h e E a s t from the i n t e r i o r of t h e c o u n t r y , a c companied "by r e d u c t i o n s of $ 7 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t o t a l accommodation a t F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e Banks, a r e i n d i c a t e d i n t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a r d ' s w e e k l y s t a t e ment of c o n d i t i o n on A p r i l 1 of 822 member banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s •
As a g a i n s t an i n c r e a s e of $ 1 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and
bonds, t h e banks show r e d u c t i o n s of $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s s e c u r e d by United
S t a t e s Government o b l i g a t i o n s and of $ 5 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n a l l o t h e r loans and
d i s c o u n t s , l a r g e l y of a c o m m e r c i a l c h a r a c t e r . For t h e New York C i t y memb e r s , an i n c r e a s e o f $ 1 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds and
d e c r e a s e s of $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 r e s p e c t i v e l y i n l o a n s s e c u r e d by
Government o b l i g a t i o n s and i n a l l o t h e r l o a n s a r e shown. T o t a l l o a n s and
d i s c o u n t s a r e $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 l e s s t h a n the week b e f o r e f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks, and $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 l e s s f o r t h e New York C i t y b a n k s .
Member bank h o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s bonds and V i c t o r y n o t e s show
a r e d u c t i o n of $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e week and t h e h o l d i n g s of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s - a r e d u c t i o n of $44, 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w h i l e o t h e r bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s on hand i n c r e a s e d by $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . For t h e New York C i t y members,
r e d u c t i o n s of $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n h o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s bonds and V i c t o r y
n o t e s and of $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n h o l d i n g s of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s , as a g a i n s t
an i n c r e a s e of $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n o t h e r bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s , a r e n o t e d .
As a consequence of t h e above changes, t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s of a l l
r e p o r t i n g banks show a r e d u c t i o n of $ 8 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r the week, and those
f o r t h e New York C i t y members - a r e d u c t i o n of $20,000,COO.
Accommodation of r e p o r t i n g banks a t t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Banks d e c r e a s e d
from $1, 7 6 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 on March 25 to $1, 6 8 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 on A p r i l 1 and c o n s t i t u t e d 10 .6 p e r c e n t o f t h e b a n k s ' t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s on t h a t d a t e ,
compared w i t h 11 p e r c e n t t h e week b e f o r e . Of t h e t o t a l r e d u c t i o n of
$ 7 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n accommodation, $ 7 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 r e p r e s e n t s t h e s h a r e of t h e New
York C i t y n z n b e r banks whose t o t a l accommodation a t t h e l o c a l Reserve bank
was r e d u c e d from $ 6 0 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o $ 5 3 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w i t h a d e c l i n e i n the r a t i o
of accommodation from 11.7 t o 1 0 . 3 p e r c e n t .
Government d e p o s i t s were $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 s m a l l e r t h a n the week b e f o r e ,
w h i l e o t h e r demand d e p o s i t s ( n e t ) i n c r e a s e d by $85,000,000 and time dep o s i t s d e c l i n e d by $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 • For t h e New York C i t y members, the amount
of Government d e p o s i t s shows no change f o r t h e week, w h i l e o t h e r demand
d e p o s i t s , as a consequence of t h e heavy f l o w of f u n d s t o New York C i t y ,
show an i n c r e a s e of $ 1 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and time d e p o s i ts/^ecfuced by $7; 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Reserve b a l a n c e s a t t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Banks show an i n c r e a s e of
$ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e week f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g banks and an i n c r e a s e of
$ 2 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e New York C i t y members, w h i l e c a s h in v a u l t d e c l i n e d
by $ l 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 of w h i c h r e p r e s e n t s the s h a r e of t h e New York
C i t y banks >




Be l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday m o r n i n g , A p r i l 11, 1921; n o t e a r l i e r PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING TCEMBER BAMS IN LEADING- CITIES
(Accounts _in t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
;
A p r . 1, 1921
Mar. 25,1921
Number of r e p o r t i n g "banks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 822
823

S t . 1905a.
__________
O c t . 1, 1920
Apr- 2, 1920
820
811

Loans and d i s c o u n t s , i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F . R, Bank:
Loans s e c u r e d by U . S. Govt - o b l i g a t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Loans s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds ( o t h e r t h a n U. S , s e c u r i t i e s ) - - - - - A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

755, 451
3,027,93 5
8, 775. 553
12, 553,939

759,917
3,011,152
8. 827. 750
12,598,819

9^9,015
3,100,173
(a)
(a)

1,154,228
3,152,9^3
(a)
(a)

u . s . bonds

870,776

874,856

872,4-59

861,096

U- S . V i c t o r y n o t e s

190,199

192,687

190, 769

203,922

231,32 1

274, 846

325,704

540, 806

- -

2,051.418

2.041,780

- -

15,902,713

15, 922, 928

17,144,386

16,914,993

- - - - - -

1,263,106

1,259,573

1 , 3 4 3 , 551

1,436,756

300,469

3i4,764

351,157

360,002

10,270,573

10,185,727

11,230,074

2,925,227

2,932,472

2,793,261

2,586,610

325,765

328,613

275,037

1 20,939

526,021
4,668

573,124
3,993

644,772
4,705

820,458
3,704

123,332
971,286

198,649
988,420

269, 537
1,246,435

3 24,350
899,707

U . S . C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s

-

Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s

- - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

T o t a l l o a n s & d i s c o u n t s , & i n v e s t - i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c ' d - w i t h F.R-Bk.
R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F , R. Bank - - Cash i n v a u l t - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - -

- - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- -

- -

- -

-

Net demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s
Governs ;r.t d e p o s i t s B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Bank:
S e c u r e d by u . S . G o v t . o b l i g a t i o n s - - - - All other

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank:
Secured by U- S . G o v t . o b l i g a t i o n s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All other
R a t i o of b i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F . R , Banks
to t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , p e r c e n t 


10.6

11*0

.

(a)

(?-)

'

11,600,728

12-6

(a) Comparable f i g u r e s n o t a v a i l a b l e .

12*1

I
E81

PEINCIPAL EFSOUBCE^Sd LIABILITY I I S ! 3 OF ALL ESCORTING !G!CBER BJWICS IN EACH FSDEHAL EFSFRVB PISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 1, 1921.
(Amounts in t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
v e d e r a l Beser~e D i s t r i c t
Boston Hew York P h i l s - " C l e v s l . B i c l n . A t l a n t a Chicago " S U I o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s Ban S r a n .
Total
tater
r e p o r t i n g tanks
U9
112
52
88
84
43
113
37
35
82
52
69
822
Loans and d i s c o u n t s i n c l u d ing " b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h

''sa

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

1

.

1

:

^

8 3 9 , 0 5 2 4 , 6 3 6 , 0 2 3 6 8 2 , 5 2 4 1 , 1 1 0 , 2 8 6 4 g o , 3 i o 3 9 9 , 1 6 5 1 , 8 7 9 . 6 5 5 *+75,077 283,919 4 9 4 , 9 5 5 266,327

961,64b 12,558,939

notes

K

O t h ? r e t m £ ! - - t o d = s & s e c u r i t i e s 123:807

7 3 s ! ^ 6 l4'.VZ

H ' M

£'.VX>

^ 9 2 1

4

'

,

W

^

1

>

U

U

Z.O^Ulg

investments including b i l l
323,107 591,251 318,160 1 , 2 6 6 , 1 9 4
r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F.B.Sk:. 1 , 0 6 2 , 9 7 0 5,889,427 907,779 1 , 5 2 5 , 6 1 5 606,230 420,139 2 , 3 5 8 , 6 0 5 572,636
70,797
169,572 4 o , 1 3 8 19,475 3 9 , 8 8 5 20, 794
606,4gg 69,713
93,169 3 3 , 3 4 2 27,516
72,211
Reserve balance w i t h F•H.'Bank
Cash i n v a u l t

21, 256

98,062

15,770

9,965

23,264

845,926 3 1 6 , 3 5 2 231,423 1 , 2 2 9 , 8 6 8 3 1 1 , 8 3 7 182,673 3 79,199 198,721

566,021

60, o4o

539,256

2,925, 227

28,626

i4,049

10, 780

51,401

8, 473

6,508

12,309

Net demand d e p o s i t s

713,447 4, 663,402 6 3 1 , 7 0 4

Time d e p o s i t s

168,432

452, 560

39,620

Government d e p o s i t s

24J49

170,639

35,935

29,938

8,147

2, 060

25,010

6, 527

4,156

4,091

1,835

12,678

325,765

B i l l s payable with F.R.lank:
S e c . by U. S. Govt, o b l i g .
All other

25,026

224,015

44,101

35,121
36

28,014

26,622
95

66,523
3,500

17,165

4,551
357

17,993

9, 288
100

27 , 596
580

526,021
4.668

B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h P.P.Bank:
S e c . by U. S . G o v t , o b l i g .
17,253
All other
79,238

84,128
277,093

31,2i6
4i,7i6

7,038
66,809

3,562
4l,679

2,222
33,622

19,181
235,425

547
27,028

3,469
4o,990

755
17,293

2,935
72,656

183,338
971,286




433,368 118,426 142,355

657,258 143,138

3^

69,513 1 0 1 , 2 0 1

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday m o r n i n g , A p r i l 11, 1921; n o t e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN F . R. TMK AMD BRANCH CITIES AND ALL OTHER REPORTING- BAM Kb.

(/mounts in thousands of d o l l a r s )

Ifumber of r e p o r t i n g banks
Loans and discounts including

' New York City
Apr, 1
Mar. 25
71
72

City of Chicago
Apr. 1
Mar. 25
52
52

All F. R.
Bank c i t i e s
Apr. 1
Mar. 25
285
286

F. R.
Branch c i t i e s
Apr. 1
Mar. 25
2l6
216

All o t h e r
r e p o r t i n g banks
Apr, 1
Mar. 25
321
321

ISsie. kisuiiL m ta as
II i s — II 11,1 ii.li .11 IS li III
m

* Total loans and d i s c o u n t s

4,136,344

Total loans and discounts, ana
investments including "bills
r e d i s counted with. F .R«Eank 5,156 , 269

4,149,56s 1,240,008 1,245,366

m

m

m

-

M

8,442,728

8,467,944 2,167,749 2,184,384 1,948,462 1,946,491

5,176,4411,427,869 1,436,90510,273,829

10,327,633 3 , 049,653 3 , 073 , 570 2,579 , 231 2,581, 785

563, i46

539,619

121,119

126, 402

930,502

915,112

182,994

195,963

149,610

l4s, 498

86,837

92,25s

29,649

31,306

172,604

181,909

57,995

6o, 003

69,870

72,852

4,178,969

4,063,690

855,044

885,903

7,176,034

7,082,263 1,611,320 1,622,249 1,483,219 1,481,215

Time d e p o s i t s

289,931

297,158

3i4,6li

313,991

1,360, 16 8

1,365,683

915, 763

916,161

649,296

650,628

Government d e p o s i t s

165, 208

165,20s

13,09s

i4,157

262,243

264,424

37,623

37,735

25, S99

26,454

B i l l s payable with F. R • Bank:
Sec . by U.S.C-ovt. o b l i g a t i o n s
All other

201,745

233,609

20,856
3,500

21,618
2, 800

336, 073
3,500

382, 197
2, 800

128,340
830

129, 564
845

61,608
338

61,363
34s

B i l l s rediscounted with F.R.Bank:
Sec. by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
All o t h e r

82,163
249,089

92,67s
279,103

11,087
15S,487

11,135
146,447

149,497
703,275

164,272
721,5U1

23,991
. 137,007'

24,833
137,990

9,850
131,004

9,544
128,889

11.7

13 .6

12.7

11.6

12.3

Reserve balance with F. R. Bank
Cash i n v a u l t
Net demand d e p o s i t s

Ratio of b i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s •
with F.R.32k., to t o t a l loans and investments, per cent
10*3




9.5

9-5

7.9

7.8