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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday
morning, A p r i l 26, 1920; not
earlier

St.1111
F e d e r a l Reserve Board
A p r i l 24, 1920

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
Additions of over 200 m i l l i o n s to loans and investments and corresponding i n c r e a s e s in d e p o s i t s are i n d i c a t e d by the F e d e r a l Reserve
B o a r d ' s statement of c o n d i t i o n on A p r i l l6 of 811 member banks i n l e a d ing c i t i e s ,
The s t a t e m e n t shows an i n c r e a s e of 130.2 m i l l i o n s i n Treasury
c e r t i f i c a t e holdings, in connection with the i s s u e of two new s e r i e s
of c e r t i f i c a t e s , and i n c r e a s e s of about 3 m i l l i o n s i n United S t a t e s
bonds, and of 1 #9 m i l l i o n s i n Victory n o t e s on hand.

Loans secured

by United S t a t e s Government o b l i g a t i o n s d e c l i n e d by 10 »2 m i l l i o n s ;
loans secured by stocks and bonds show an i n c r e a s e of about 37 m i l l i o n s , the member banks in New York City r e p o r t i n g an i n c r e a s e under
t h i s head of 3 1 ' 1 m i l l i o n s .

A l l other loans and i n v e s t m e n t s i n c r e a s e d

by 42*6 m i l l i o n s , a l l c l a s s e s of r e p o r t i n g banks p a r t i c i p a t i n g in the
increase,
Total loans and investments of a l l r e p o r t i n g banks show an i n c r e a s e of 204»5 m i l l i o n s , of which 130*2 m i l l i o n s r e p r e s e n t s the i n c r e a s e r e p o r t e d by the member banks i n New York C i t y ,

In connection

w i t h these i n c r e a s e s , accommodation a t the F e d e r a l Reserve Banks snows
an i n c r e a s e f o r the week of 44,5 m i l l i o n s f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g banks and
of 3,6 m i l l i o n s f o r the New York City members.

War paper held under

discount f o r r e p o r t i n g members by the F e d e r a l Reserve Banks shows an
i n c r e a s e f o r the week from 1,l64*7 to 1,190.3 m i l l i o n s , while o t h e r
discounted paper so held i n c r e a s e d from S44.2 t o 863+1 m i l l i o n s .
Following s u b s c r i p t i o n s t o the two new s e r i e s of loan c e r t i f i c a t e s , the banks r e p o r t an i n c r e a s e i n Government d e p o s i t s by 64,6
millions.

Other demand d e p o s i t s (net) i n c r e a s e d by 123-1 m i l l i o n s ,

while time d e p o s i t s show a d e c l i n e of 4,6 m i l l i o n s *

In connection

w i t h the i n c r e a s e i n d e p o s i t s , the banks r e p o r t r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s with
F e d e r a l Reserve Banks 39*5 m i l l i o n s l a r g e r t h a n on the p r e c e d i n g Friday,
while cash i n v a u l t shows a d e c l i n e of 3*6 m i l l i o n s f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g
banks and of 4 , 7 m i l l i o n s f o r the member banks in New York C i t y ,



Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday morning, April 2o, 1920; n o t e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AHD LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BAMCS IN LEADING CITIES.
(Airounts i n thousands of d o l l a r s . )
Apr.16,1920
Apr. 9,1920
811
812
U. S. bonds to secure c i r c u l a t i o n - -

-

-

_ _ _ _ _

.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

Loans and i n v e s t m e 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 secured by U.S. war o b l i g a t i o n s _ _ _
__
_ _ _ _
Loans secured by s t o c k s and bonds o t h e r than U. S. s e c u r i t i e s - - - - All other loans and investments
Total loans and i n v e s t m e 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 - -

st.mia
Oct.17,1919

Apr.18,1919

778

773

269,196

269,122

269,365

268,779

593,783

590,913

637,264

197,770

195,891

681,506

551,333

615,062
305,866
p
M.n4q

1,742,255

1,607,259

1,153,317
3,179,452
11,124,449

3,142,455

11,081,802

17,199,473

16,995,047

15,922,912

14,627,698

1,437,118

1,397,590

1,396,123

1,275:986

370,467

374,064

368,385

11,682,753

11,559,708

11,153,523

349,952
10,126,109

2,594,193

2,598,756

2,037,688

1,714,216

.189,849

125,188

482,804

652,671

1,163,531

2,135,842

-

2,079 > 5 9
2,985,532

;a) 1,302,122
(a) 1,093,982
3,141,026 ) ( a ) l 0 , 2 b 6 , 7 1 2
. Lai 8 , 8 5 4 ^ 6 1 )

B i l l s payable w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Bank:
B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h Faderal- Beserve Bank:

877,576
6,649

849,803 )
4,681 )

1,214,751

1,159,49s

312,723

314,903 )
. 839,487 )

489,349

281,472

856,456

Ratio of U.S. war s e c u r i t i e s and war paper to t o t a l l o a n s and investments,
i n c l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F . R. Bank, p e r cent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _



15.3

14.7

(a) Exclusive of r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F . R . Banks.

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday morning, A p r i l 26, 1920; n o t e a r l i e r .
St.1111b
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL l 6 , 1920.
(Amounts i n thousands of d o l l a r s . )
Phila.
C l e v e l . Richm. A t l a n t a Chicago St-Louis Minn. Kans«Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
Boston New York
F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t
Total
No. r e p o r t i n g "banks
46
32
117
47
92
107
35
57
83
43
35
811
67
JJ.S. bonds t o s e c u r e c i r c u l a tion
41,842 2 ^ 9 7 2 14,015
13,061 47,24s
11,347
21,398 16,926 7,221 14,988 19,573 34,605
269,196
Other U.S. i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y
, bonds
13,816 234,100
60,035 34,347 29,265
65,571 14,020 10,341 24,037 17,680
29,371
61,200
593,783
U.- S. Victory n o t e s
20,4s4
8,610
.
81,454
6,521 37,174 3,209 1,268 5,465 3,609
9,890
7,271
12,815
197,770
U. S. c e r t i f i c a t e s of
indebtedness
56,884
34,848 19,366 20,040
350,660
76,432 14,539 10,880
33,451
8 , 9 4 5 18,774
36,687
681,506
Total U.S. s e c u r i t i e s
713,462
107,492 157,209 89,295 69,841 200,575 48,694 29,710 53,435 59.636 145,307 1,742,255
67,599
Loans and investments 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
F . R» Bank:
• .Loans s e c . b y U.S.war o b l i g . 65,777
136,176 34,959 37,999 27,556 113,349 40,817 21,466 24,695 10,566 35,766 1,'153 ,'317
553,691
* Loans s e c . b y s tocks & bonds 193,216 1,366,345 200,401
342,202 105,557 62,109 463,824 156,633 31,406 79,424 31,152 146,883 3,179,452
886,827 38k,979 413,395 1,778,789 403,911 307,185 541,367 254,828
-• * All o t h e r loans & investments 7 5 3 , l 4 l 3,878,744 6o4,510
916,773 11,124,449
I JTotal loans and i n v e s t [
ments i n c l u d i n g r e d i s counts w i t h F.R.Bank
1 ,079,733 6,512,742 1,048,579 1,471,197 617,630 572,901 2,557,037 650,055 339,767 698,921 356,182 1,244,729 17,199,473
Deserve b a l a n c e w i t h
F . R. Bank
80,431 1,437,11s
691,344 64,026 98,309 36,820 33,697 208,734- 4-5,483 22,533 44,733 28,012
82,936

•Jet derrand d e p o s i t s

815,979 5,315,696

16,95s
672,588

•Eime d e p o s i t s

135,095

419,673

27,061

360,231

12,147

129,470

8,681

6,349

3,099

4,359

31,656

353,750

95,609

63,717

150

49,869
350

4I,204

8,291
47,390

7,954

4,950

Cash i n v a u l t

Government d e p o s i t s
B i l l s payable w i t h F.R.Bank:
Sec-by U.S.war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
B i l l s rediscounted with
F.R. Bank:
S
e c . b y U.S.war o b l i g a t i o n s
—
All other



27,785

-

30,239
53,375

119,097

-

161,511
180,165

-

60,867
30,311

33,863

18»989

861,894 352,727

68,663 10,097

14,656 10,525

27,344

370,467

297,644 1,465,048 347,964 238,633 444,915 248,048

621,617

11,682,753

475,887

2,594,193

14,022

103,023 134,075

20

26,177 36,56s

611,460 122,072
4,969 4,029

8,468

64,524

96,240

44,852

1,387

1,662

2,836

10,861

189,849

108,451 33,424 14,165 23,529 26,077

36,125
. 85

377,576
6,649

2,678

312,723

13,235

246,814

2,259

250

3,535

n,525
64,434

5,321
37,599

5,254

62,219

-

898
15,920

55,484

856,456

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday morning, April 26, 1920; not e a r l i e r .
St.1111c
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN F.R. BANK AND BRANCH CITIES AND ALL OTHER REPORTING BANKS.
(Amounts i n thousands of d o l l a r s . )
AH F. R.
F.R.
All other
New York City
City of Chicago
Bank c i t i e s
Branch c i t i e s
r e p o r t i n g banks
Apr.l6——Apr. 9
Apr.l6
Apr.9
Apr.l6
Apr. 9
Apr.l6
Apr.9
Apr.Id
Apr. 9
Number of reporting banks
73
73
$0
50
278
279
197
196
336
337
U.S. bonds to secure c i r c u l a t i o n
37,55^
37,551
1,438
1,439
99,931
100,151
70,803
70,788
98,462
98,153
Other U.S. bonds including Liberty bonds 202,077
203,533
29,875
30,352
327,717
327,742
144,566
143,167
121,200
120,004
104,181
101,985
5l>4q6
-51,139 42,183
42,767
U. S. Victory notes
70,671 68,492
13,727
13,731
u. s . C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
332,344
249,841
34,756
31,311 505.^98
400,454
109,035 93,884
66,973
56,995
Total u. s. s e c u r i t i e s
642,643
559,417
79,796
76,833 1.037,327
930J52
376,110
358,978
328,818
317,919
Loans and investments including b i l l s
rediscounted with F . R. Bank:
.
Loans secured by U-S.war o b l i g a t i o n s
520,052
522,063
79,618
77,963
900,645
908,051
139,707
142,322
112,965
113,158
Loans secured by stocks and bonds
1,204,500 1,173,428
343,660
347,566 2,265,975 2,235,596 484,774
483,455
428,703
423,4o4
All other loans and investments
3,4l6 t 113 3,398,168 1,074,4l6 1,060,798 .7,083,637 7,060,018 2,150,894 2,148,266 1,889,918 1,873,518
Total loans and investments including
rediscounts with F.R. bank
5,783,308 5,653,076 1,577,490 1,563,160 11,287,584 11,3-54,027 3,151,485 3,133,021 2,76o,4o4 2,727,999
Reserve balance with F. R. Bank

646,899

625,952

137,413

130,902

1,048,796

Cash in v a u l t

104,560

109,325

37,996

38,629

209,963

4,791,592 4,718,831

967,064

970,485

8,124,497

8,062,828 1,757,689 1,763,522

Net derrand deposits

1,026,418

212,291

216,893

203,188

74,188

73,106

171,429

167,984

86,316 88,667
1,760,567 1,733,358

Time deposits

299,103

301,089

273,616

272,623

1,167,317

1,166,557

850,890

861,607

575,986

570,592

Government deposits

125,883

71,456

3,206

4,111

165,667

105,249

12,018

10,399

12,164

9,540

315,400
-

323,840

52,881

52,296

589,733

564,665

184,184
4,599

188,919
4,018

103,659

96,219
388

7,690
197,021

191,425-

7,301

271,651
632,704

276,567

625,890

123,430

23,349

21,543
119,778

100,322

17,723

16,793
93,819

9.8

16.3

15.6

l4.1

13-7

12.4

12.2

B i l l s payable with F• E. Bank:
Secured by U.S. war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
B i l l s rediscounted with F.R. Bank:
Secured by U.S. war o b l i g a t i o n s
All Other
Ratio of U» S. war s e c u r i t i e s and war
paper to t o t a l loans and investments,
including rediscounts with F» R. Bank,
- per cent



156,762 153,136
163,150 152,895

19-4

18.5

10.0

1,300

275

750