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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