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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate R e l e a s e )
A p r i l 13, 19b9
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The c o n d i t i o n s t a t e m e n t of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n 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 6: A d e c r e a s e of
$277,000,000 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 , and i n c r e a s e s of
$6b7,000,000 i n h o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s and $5b6,000,000
i n demand d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o domestic b a n k s .
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 d e c r e a s e d i n a l l d i s t r i c t s j
t h e p r i n c i p a l d e c r e a s e s were $116,000,000 i n New York C i t y , $5b,000,000 i n t h e
Chicago D i s t r i c t , $27,000,000 i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t , $22,000,000 i n t h e V
Boston D i s t r i c t , and $15,000,000 each i n t h e Cleveland and S t . Louis d i s t r i c t s .
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r p u r c h a s i n g or c a r r y i n g U n i t e d S t a t e s Government
s e c u r i t i e s d e c r e a s e d $1*11?,000,000, l a r g e l y i n New York C i t y .
The i n c r e a s e s of $32b,000,000 i n h o l d i n g s of T r e a s u r y b i l l s , $ l 5 b , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n
T r e a s u r y 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 , and $56,000,000 i n T r e a s u r y n o t e s were
l a r g e l y i n New York and Chicago. Holdings of U n i t e d S t a t e s Government bonds i n c r e a s e d $33,000,000 i n New York C i t y , $23,000,000 i n t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t ,
$17,000,000 i n t h e Boston D i s t r i c t , $16,000,000 i n t h e Cleveland D i s t r i c t , and a
t o t a l of $113,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s .
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d d e c r e a s e d i n most of t h e d i s t r i c t s ; t h e p r i n c i p a l
changes were d e c r e a s e s of $110,000,000 i n New York C i t y , $9b,000,000 i n t h e San
F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t , and $62,000,000 i n t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t o u t s i d e of Chicago,
and an i n c r e a s e of $261,000,000 i n Chicago; t h e n e t d e c r e a s e a t a l l r e p o r t i n g
member banks was $ 8 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Demand d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks i n creased s u b s t a n t i a l l y in nearly a l l d i s t r i c t s .
Borrowings d e c r e a s e d $ l 5 b , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n New York C i t y , $b5,000,000 i n Chicago,
and a t o t a l of $174,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s ,
A summary of t h e 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 f o l l o w s :
H.1w2

Apr.
19h9

I n c r e a s e or
decrease since
Apr. 7,
Mar. 30,
19b8
19b9
m i l l i o n s oJ d o l l a r s )
- 130
-1,829
- 799
+ 901
+1,039
796
- 277
+ 197

A S S E T S
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l
Loans - n e t
Loans - g r o s s #
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
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s
f o r p u r c h a s i n g or c a r r y i n g :
U. S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other l o a n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g or c a r r y i n g ;
U. S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s

(In
61,Obi
2b, 235
2b,536
lb,627

U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
T r e a s u r y 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
Treasury notes
U. S . bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s

32,397
1,387
U,778
983
25,2b 9
b,b09

+ 6b 7
+ 32b
+ 15b
+ 56
+ 113
+ 22

—2,8l8
- b.66
+ 9b7
-l,b20
-1,879
+
88

lb,lb3
7b2
2,125

+ 255

+1,769
11
9b

bit,820
15,118
2,116
8,b63
1,389
173

— 89

-1,158
+ 359
+ 663
- Ib9
+
26
26

Reserve w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances w i t h domestic banks
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 except Govt.
U. S . Government d e p o s i t s
I n t e r b a n k demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
F o r e i g n banks
Borrowings
D e b i t s t o demand d e p o s i t a c c o u n t s , e x c e p t i n t e r b a n k
and U. S f Govt, a c c o u n t s , d u r i n g week
Digitized#See
for FRASER
f o o t n o t e on f o l l o w i n g p a g e .


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5ia
197
b30
b,081
222
3,833

21,895

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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, APRIL 6 . 19Lc.
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l
61,041
Loans - n e t #
24,235
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , & a g r ' l l o a n s
14,627
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or carrying:
U. S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s
632
Other s e c u r i t i e s
514
Other l o a n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g o r c a r r y i n g :
197
U. S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
430
Real e s t a t e loans
4,081
Loans t o banks
222
Other l o a n s
3,833

Boston

P h i l a - Cleved e l n h i a land
In
19,937 2 , 5 1 4 4 , 3 0 0
8,315
910 1 , 4 6 4
5,655
525
897

RichA t l a n t a Chicago
mond
m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s
2 , 4 6 8 2,275
8,309
845
835
2,557
405
530
1,721

St.
Louis

Mirme-1Kansas
aoolisI Cit

2,036
951
564

1,129
437
251

1

2,314
867
560

San
Francisco

2,206

1,065
741

12
9

594
400

1
18

7
16

6

8

13
28

1
4

11
16
133
2
198

49
183
411
184
950

2
7
92
8
267

29
21
275
1
235

13
20
194
1
214

15
29
68
5
191

29
58
336
16
386

10
12
161
1
208

7
5
64

12
128

13
39
87

115

162

189

32,397
1,387
4,778
983
25,249
4,409
14,143
742
2,125
1,126

1,619
81
254
45
1,239
132
596
55
96
77

10,298
388
1,309
165
8,436
1,324
5,541
158
118
442

1,306
65
144
34
1,063
298
533
40
103
53

2,492
94
260
113
2,025
344
865
81
135
61

1,490
57
173
43
1,217
133
538
63
154
49

1,251
57
266
37
891
189
490
41
198
51

5,084
375
584
225
3,900
668
1,892
98
291
79

950
23
174
48
705
135
454
27
117
23

607
19
131
14
443
85
240
12
74
16

,239
98
274
72
795
208
546
28
269
25

1,019
20
243
40
716

44,820
15,118
2,116
8,463
1,389
173
1,023
6,075

2,332
479
90
276
31
10
51
321

16,078
2,393
607
2,754
1,188
106
610
2,460

2,029
440
87
335
11
6
26
309

2,925
1,387
183
437
5
6
37
462

1,989
588
100
350
6
2
15
222

1,749
535
59
491
10
1
23
187

5,462
2,554
454
1,352
51
28
65
703

1,329
480
74
580
2
1
15
176

798
256
43
258
2
1
14
99

D e b i t s t o demand d e p o s i t a c c o u n t s , e x c e p t
i n t e r b a n k and U. S . Govt, a c c o u n t s
21,895
Digitized
#Seefor fFRASER
o o t n o t e on p r e v i o u s p a g e .

854

10,148

783

1,174

713

660

3,156

567

350

U. S , Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
T r e a s u r y 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
Treasury notes
U. S . bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s *
Reserve w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances w i t h d o m e s t i c banks
Other a s s e t s - n e t
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 e x c e p t G o v ' t
U. S . Government d e p o s i t s
I n t e r b a n k demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic
F o r e i g n banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS



10,787
4,974
2,125
4
14

6

384

80

725
1

6

11

196

122
534
33
272
AS

1,906
418
59
491
5

13

28
2,132
4
718
5,042
110

966

147
3,819
771
1,914

106
298

202

6,44-4
5,204

280

414
77

6

14
200

142
740

309

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