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H.4.2

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
April 25# 1956
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BAMKS IN LEADING CITIES

The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended April 18: Increases of
$121 million in loans adjusted and $502 million in demand deposits adjusted, and a
decrease of $270 million in demand deposits credited to domestic banks.
Commercial and industrial loans increased in all but two districts and a total
of $89 million at all reporting member banks; the principal changes were increases
of $30 million in the Chicago District, $24 million in the St. Louis District, $19
million in the Philadelphia District, $17 million in the San Francisco District,
and $14 million each in the Minneapolis and Dallas district, and a decrease of $60
million in New York City. Changes according to industry appear in another press
release. Loans to brokers and dealers fo'r purchasing or carrying securities decreased $94 million. Real estate loans increased $35 million. "Other" loans inr
creased $83 million, of which $62 million was in Chicago.
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $105 million in the New York District and
a total of $140 million at all reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness increased $42 million. Holdings of Treasury notes and of
United States Government bonds decreased $158 million and $25 million, respectively.
Holdings of "other" securities decreased $80 million.
Demand deposits adjusted increased $26l million in the New York District and
$107 million in the San Francisco District, but they decreased $55 million in the
Philadelphia District.
Borrowings from Federal Reserve Banks decreased $142 million and borrowings
from others increased $130 million. Loans to banks increased $120 million.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:

A S S E T S
Loans and investments adjusted l/
Loans adjusted 1/
*~
Commercial and industrial loans
Agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Other loans
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates on indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Loans to banks
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks

2

*

raie

April 11 figures revised.




2,350

1,298

8,412
10,530
27,695
839
687
6,346
19,823

8,280
1,256
13,452
957
2,678:

i l * 2 1 £ i T I B S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except U. S. Government
U. S. Government deposits:
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings: From Federal Reserve Banks
From others
loan items are shown gross:

Increase or
decrease since
Apr * 11y
Apr. 20,
1955
tin millions of dollars)
85,487
+ 40
+ 623
+121
49,504
+7,717
27,291
t 8 2 ) V +5,240
479

56,713
21,596
2,679

+
+
+

94
- 391
11*
+ 198
35* 2/ + 870
83* 2 / +1,940

- 1
+140
+ 42
-158
- 25
- 80
+120
+ 35
- 22
+ 14

+502
- 11
+ 59
10,662
-270
1,527
- 53
722
-142
857
+130
« « « . « « °x valuation reserves;

-6,368
- 892
-1,304
-2,321
-1,851
- 726
+ 365
- 215
+
31
+ 167
+ 100
+ 101
- 657
+ 126
+
85
+ 332
+ 252
individm

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, APRIL 18, 1956
F e d e r a 1 R eserve
D i s t r i c t
Total
San
Phila- Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago St. Minne- Kansas Dallas
New
All
Boston
apolis
City
Louis
Francisco
land
mond
delphia
York
Districts
(In millions of dollars)
A S S E T S
3,338 11,850 2,724 1,467 3,397 3,798 16,727
3,405
3,807 25,597 3,295 6,082
85,487
Loans and investments adjusted l/
850 1,751 2,421
5,869 1,593
9,597
1,736
3,221
2,232
16,063
1,779
2,392
49,504
Loans adjusted l/
1,492
809
917
437
3,634
3,797
813
952
1,596
10,243
1,159
1,442
Commercial and industrial loans
27,291
24l
16
103
29
21
8
23
2
13
l
12
10
479
Agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
22
28
27
223
26
79
5
60
149
39
1,651
41
purchasing or carrying securities
2,350
Other loans for purchasing or carrying
130
56
12
23
30
69
49
175
56
134
30
534
1,298
securities
284
209
3,726
170
276
154
778
330
1,184
227
723
8,412
351
Real estate loans
1,832
4l6
222
570
452
1,156
676
557
559
2,744
779
Other loans
567
10,530
5,436
459 1,293 1,135
899
1,291
4,769
6,985
759 2,240 1,350
1,079
27,695
U. S. Government securities - total
44
58
6
121
10
20
16
52
77
75
20
340
839
Treasury bills
48
114
17
33
125
14
58
37
63
36
107
687
35
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
1,288
248
233
1,186
127
353
301
435
140
694
1,148
6,346
193
Treasury notes
810
6o4
786
3,976
309
3,38l
983
723
567 1,463
831
5,390
19,823
U. S. bonds
242
1,694
158
1,212
232
353
311
621
276
304
2,549
8,288
336
Other securities
214
8
12
17
7
17
33
19
13
Loans to banks
875
36
5
1,256
2,183
544
201
536
429
1,932
898
531
529
496
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
4,617
556
13,452
41
45
153
15
115
50
37
212
66
49
Cash in vault
79
95
957
262
162
551
323
294
71
311
143
173
Balances with domestic banks
184
98
106
2,678
360
143
46
23
52
136
74
74
801
94
94
Other assets - net
94
1,991
H.Ik2(a)

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
2,424 7,323 1,715
2,964 18,140 2,443 4,008 2,535
56,713
Time deposits except U. S. Government
630
3,180
741
624
563
474 1,748
21,596
4,330
U. S, Government deposits
87
435
87
214
129
120
921
123
2,679
Interbank demand deposits:
1,671
677
765
506
459
429
3,031
10,662
358
Domestic banks
4
43
11
21
9
9
1,192
Foreign banks
33
1,527
Borrowings:
24
15
10
433
88
19
32
From Federal Reserve Banks
722
9
86
22
37
87
19
386
71
16
From others
857
40
151
82
51
45
65
1,145
100
2,381
Other liabilities
272
1,038
644
307
332
390
8,684
438
3,053
C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
1 / BwTnsivp nf inans to banks and after deduction of valuation reserves; individual loan items are shown gross.



869 2,393 2,662
854
290
560
94
101
44

7,602
324

9,237

347
3

914
2

963
17

542
183

39
24
27
142

13
16
36
331

24

16
93

61
413

578

1,324