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Form FR-284

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate r e l e a s e

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
April 17, 1939

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks i n 101 leading c i t i e s
shows the following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended April 12: A decrease of
$42,000,000 i n loans to brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s and increases of
$14,000,000 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 , $198,000,000 i n r e serve balances with Federal Reserve banks and $316,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s adjusted.
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 increased $14,000,000 i n New
York City and at a l l reporting member banks* Loans t o brokers and dealers i n sec u r i t i e s decreased $38,000,000 i n New York City and $42,000,000 at a l l reporting
member banks. Loans t o banks decreased $10,000,000 i n New York City.
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s increased $43,000,000 i n Hew York City and
$29,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks, and decreased $24,000,000 i n the
Chicago d i s t r i c t . Holdings of Treasury notes increased $11,000,000 i n New York
City, $10,000,000 i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t , and $13,000,000 at a l l reporting member
banks. Holdings of United States Government bonds increased $54,000,000 i n New
York City and $26,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks. Holdings of "Other secur i t i e s " increased $10,000,000 i n New York City, $7,000,000 i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t , and $30,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Demand deposit s^-ad justed increased i n nearly a l l d i s t r i c t s , the p r i n c i p a l i n creases being $141,000,000 i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t , $89,000,000 i n New York City
and $17,000,000 i n the Cleveland d i s t r i c t , and the t o t a l increase being
$316,000,000. Deposits credited t o domestic banks decreased $49,000,000 i n the
Chicago d i s t r c t and $38,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Borrowings of weekly reporting member banks amounted to $1,000,000 on April 12.
A summary of the 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 reporting member banks,
together with changes f o r the week and the year ended April 12, 1939, follows:

ASSETS
Loans and Investments - t o t a l

April
12,
1939

Increase or decrease
since
April 5,
April 13,
1938
1939
+

21,691

+ 57

Loans - t o t a l
8,120
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 3>852
Open market paper
303
Loans to brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s
685
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying securities 539
Real e s t a t e loans
1,143
LOans to bonks
68
Other loans
1,530

~ 44
+ 14
- 4
- 42

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by U. 8. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

342
2,008
5,863
2,038
3,320

+
+
+
+
+

Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks

7,866
434
2,612

+198
+ 22
- 3

+ 2,053
+
92
+
561

16,388
5,212
629

+316
~ 3

+ 1,963

6,577
620
1

- 38
- 5
- 2

+ 1,318
+
281

—»

-

103

+
+

253

+
+

867
224

—

—

-

29)
13)
26)
3
30

447
394
112
52
3
35
28

+

—

- 11
- 1

897

—

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits—adjusted
Time deposits
U. S.Government deposits
Inter-bank d e p o s i t s :
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings



-

+

-

6
2

2

Form FR.-28.4-a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
April 13, 1939

For immediate release

k

. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in millions of d o l l a r s )

New York City
Increase or
April
decrease since
April
April 5, April 13, 12,
12,
1938
1939
1939
1939

Chicago
Increase or
decrease since
April 5, April 13,1938
1939

ASSETS
Loans and Investments — t o t a l

7,997

+ 78

Loans — t o t a l

2,783

45

1,386
114
541

+ 14
—
5
- 38

196
110
55
381

+ 1
1
— 10
—
6

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 to brokers and d e a l e r s
Other loans 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 loans

- 21

+ 398

1,973

249

531

-

7

r- 252
32
+ 101

358
15
28

-

4

3
8
20
35

69
13

—

••

-

—

-

1
2

4*

49
62

—

43
10
1

+

1
1

—

~

48

—

8

44

no
213
663

— 24)
+ 1)
+ l)

4-

37

5
10

4- 615
+ 76

125
331

+ 1
+ 7

4+

25
49

4,533
.57
79
389

+ 30
4- 3
22

+1,642
+
4
+ 13
91

800
26
211
50

+ 76
+ 3
+ 17

4- 199
4*
6
4- 57
1

7,221
625
111

+ 89

4
1

>1,213
—
31
— 111

1,475
472
831

+118
—
—

4- 168
49
33

+ 3
5

668
246

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

138
754
2,051

4* 43)
+ 11)
+ 54)

1,050
1,221

+

Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash i n vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - net

—

—

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 deposits
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits*
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




2,754
543

—
• *

—

318
1,483

4- 4
4- 3

4- 148
4

+

—

*

+

745 - 42
1 1 - 1

20
1

1 6 + 1
258 - 1

4»

2
16

Form FR—284-*b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF
_________________
Total
All
d i s t r i c t s Boston
ASSETS
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
21,691
1,159

Loans - t o t a l
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 brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans 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 loans

WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON APRIL 12, 1939
(in millions of d o l l a r s )
District
Reserve
Federal
San
Minne- Kansas Dallas
New P h i l a - Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago S t .
Francisco
City
Louis a p o l i s
York
delphia land mond
8,837

1,120

1,855

666

604

3,058

707

383

653

503

2,146

8,120

577

3,135

413

6 55

238

309

863

309

156

257

247

961

3,852
303
685

255
64
29

1,488
122
547

189
23
23

236

103 '
10
3

172
3
6

508
28
33

184
3
5

79
3
1

153
19
4

164
1
3

321
19
11

539
1,143
68
1,530

23
81

32
52
1
93

26
169
1
195

17
34

79
99
3
113

12
50
4
51

7
7
1
58

14
20

50
381

71

13
28
1
86

10
24

123

256
198
55
469

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

342
2,008
5,863
2,038
3,320

138
3
812
70
330 2,262
46 1,111
133 1,379

——*

8

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

7,866
434
2,612
1,279

358
140
146
79

2

4,655
74
174
489

8
20

——

——

——

47

45

179
3
114

160
151
52
65

33
109
60
85

110
355
1,000
252
478

27
54
156
62
99

9
37
116
17
48

5
84
116
56
135

30
47
77
48
54

630

411
43
288
106

I63

21
166
35

118
13
174
49

1,019
59
445
85

143
12
152
23

77

167
12
274
22

117
11
239
30

337
22
300
240

807 1,158
282
746
42
53

445
201
28

372
186
40

2,220
898
131

442
190
20

258
119

497
144
24

436

919
1,053
110

322
13

371
1

255

992
13

286
—

127
1

362

—

260
1

—r

——

—

——

——

—

—

—

—

——

41
314
93
259

9
201
602
107
281

301
19
170
103

—

8

84
18

134
304

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 deposits
U, S. Gov*t deposits
Inter—bank depositsi
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS



16,388
5,212
629

1,047 7,787
250 1,007
15
130

6,577
620

277
28

1
761
3,694

—
1
20
323
244 1,605

2,832
545

13
223

16
369

27
95

7
92

19
393

6
93

2

7
56

2

99

136

34

205

5
84

288 ,
18
316
341