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Form FR-284

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate release

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
August 14, 1939

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks In 101 Leading Cities
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in 101 leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended August 9i An increase of
$30,000,000 in commercial, industrial and agricultural loans, and a decrease of
$24,000,000 in loans to brokers and dealers in securities; an increase of
$107,000,000 in reserve balances with Federal Reserve banks; and an increase of
$89,000,000 in demand deposits-adjusted.
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loons increased $26,000,000 in Hew York
City, $6,000,000 in the Boston district, $4,000,000 each in the Cleveland and
Chicago districts and $30,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and declined
$4,000,000 each in the St. Louis and Dallas districts. Loans to brokers and dealers
in securities declined $17,000,000 in New York City and $24,000,000 at all reporting
member banks.
Holdings of United States Treasury bills increased $12,000,000 in New York City
and $7,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury notes increased
$17,000,000 in New York City and $23,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of United States Government bonds declined $13,000,000 in New York City and
$15,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of obligations guaranteed by
the United States Government increased $6,000,000 in New York City and $18,000,000
at all reporting member banks. Holdings of "Other securities" increased $7,000,000.
Demand deposits-adjusted increased $76,000,000 in New York City, $10,000,000
in the Kansas City district and $89,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and
declined $11,000,000 in the Cleveland district. Time deposits increased $8,000,000.
Deposits credited to domestic banks increased $23,000,000 in the Chicago district and $39,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Borrowings of weekly reporting member banks amounted to $10,000,000 on August 9.
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of reporting member banks, together with changes for the week and the year ended August 9, 1939, followsi
(In millions of dollars)
1 Increase or decrease
since
Aug.
Aug. 2,
Aug. 10,
9,
1938
1939
1939
ASSETS
Loans and Investments - total
+1,663
22,274
+ 30
Loans - total
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

8,156
3,917
310
631
522
1,170
74
1,532

- 10
+ 30
- 3
— 24
— 4
+ 2

Treasury bills
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Gov't
Other securities

480
2,155
5,895
2,259
3,329

+ 7)
+ 23)
- 15)
+ 18
+ 7

+

Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks

8,791
446
2,777

+107
+ 22
- 16

>2,241
+
53
+ 412

17,551
5,251
548

+ 89
+ 8
1

+2,542
+
58
+ 118

7,051
629
10

+ 39
+ 6
+ 1

+1,162
+ 315
+
10

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Government deposits
Inter-bank deposits 1
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings



—

-

+
—

+
-

+
-

- 11

-

43
28
26
9
52
11
32
19
861
609
236

Form FE—284
STATEMEHT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve Syster
August 10, 1939

For immediate release

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS 113 CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in millions of dollars)

New York City
Increase or
Aug.
decrease since
9,
Aug#
2, Aug. 10,
1939
1938
' 1939

Aug.
9,
1939

Chicago
Increase or
decrease since
Aug, 10,
Aug, 2,
1938
1939

A S S E T S
Loans and Investments-total

8,332

+ 23

+

805

2,112

Loans - total

2,807

+

-

108

538

4

Commercial,industrial, and
agricultural loans
1,464
Open market paper
114
Loans to brokers and dealers
484
Other loans for purchasing or
carrying securities
186
Real estate loans
116
Loans to banks
64
Other loans
379
Treasury bills
Treasury notes
U.S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other securities
Reserve v/ith F. R. banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

206

835
2,176

1

+ 26

62

73
377

+

274

-

2

+

18

355

+

4

+

18

-

1

14
2

- 3

18

- 17

15

3 3 - 3

+

68
14

— 2
—

+

-

5
2
15
57

50

—

5

+ 12)
+ 17)
- 13)

1,133
1,175
5,005

+ 1

+ 52
-

1

6
2
2

+

437

205
242
651

+
+

1)
2)
1)

+

224

i+

347
129

149
327

+

1
2

+
+

21
11

+1,704
+
12
+
A
- 109

922

+ 29
+ 5

+
+
+

47
4

+1,562
+
15
52

1,682

2
1

+
+
+

155
32

810. + 22
1 1 - 1

+
+

126
4

38
221
48

- 10

17

4

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits I
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
"Other liabilities
'CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




7,791
653
52

+ 76
+ 7

2,983
550

4
5

+
+

562
276

9
2

+
+

52
1

337
1,483

+

496
63

13

266

+
+

+

1

6

3

18

Form FR—284-b

ASSETS Aim LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER 3AUKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON AUGUST. 9 ; 1939
VJ-il IWJL-L-ULViiO VJL UWXJ.UJ. P >
Federal
Reserve
Di strict
Total
Llinrr- Kansas Dallas
St.
RichClevePhilaNew
All
Atlanta Chicago
Boston
apolis City
Louis
mond
land
delphia
York
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - total
Loans — total
Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loans
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
Other loans for purchasing
or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

San
Francisco

22,274

1,169

9,162

1,154

1,904

677

580

3,194

690

376

661

510

2,197

8,156

589

3,163

419

673

246

285

853

314

157

271

251

935

3,917
310
631

276
62
24

1,573
122
489

189
26
21

248
7
21

105
11
4

154
3
6

483
34
39

185
5
6

78
4
1

161
19
4

164
2
4

301
15
12

522
1,170
74
1,532

22
81
1
123

245
203
64
467

31
54
1
97

26
171
3
197

15
38
1
72

12
31
1
78

79
104

7
7

47
384

60

10
25
1
51

14
21

114

14
51
2
51

46

176

39
319
99
278

14
220
598
111
288

177
138
51
65

8
32
101
65
89

210
430
935
283
483

3
49
155
67
102

34
114
28
43

5
78
112
61
134

30
50
79
45
55

4
99
659
176
324

Treasury bills
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by U.S.Gov't
Other securities

480
2,155
5,895
2,259
3,329

62
333
55
130

206
885
2,352
1,218
1,338

Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

8,791
446
2,777
1,237

415
140
155
79

5,152
80
178
454

370
17
188
101

444
42
275
103

169
21
170
38

139
13
186
47

1,167
67
499
80

184
11
161
23

91
7
127
16

188
15
301
23

125
11
246
30

347
22
291
243

Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U.S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank depositsi
Domestic banks
Foreign banks

17,551
5,251
548

1,118
249
16

8,347
1,029
71

885
285
53

1,216
737
42

465
200
29

383
185
40

2,459
930
111

457
190
22

288
119
3

509
143
23

448
136
32

976
1,048
106

7,051
629

288
24

3,069
552

357
14

386
2

256

' 254
1

1,075
13

300

142
1

409

217

298
22

Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

10
764
3,721

20

10
342

13
223

14
371

29
96

10
92

17
402

6

6

3
101

4
85

L I A B I L I T I E S




243

1,606

94

58

300

350