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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.li.2

(For Immediate Release)

August 30, 1950

CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BAIiKS M LEAD BIG CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended August 23$ An increase of
$201,000,000 in loans and a decrease of $184,000,000 in holdings of United States
Government securities; increases of $339,000,000 in reserves with Federal Reserve
Banks, $1+63,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, and $219 #000,000 in United States
Government deposits; and a decrease of $5014.,000,000 in demand deposits credited
to domestic banks•
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in all districts; the
principal increases were $52,000,000 in New York City and $26,000,000 in the San
Francisco District* Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying United
States Government securities decreased $301,000,000, largely in New York City. Real
estate loans increased $33*000,000*
"Other loans" increased $2^3,000,000, largely
reflecting a loan to the French Government*
Holdings of Treasury bills and of Treasury notes increased $259,000,000 and
$379,000,000 respectively; and holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness and
United States Government bonds decreased $370,000,00u and $i|52,000,000 respectively.
Holdings of "other securities" increased $1+3,000,000.
Demand deposits adjusted increased $236,000,000 in New York City,$126,000,000
in the Chicago District and $69,0u0,000 in the Cleveland District* United States
Government deposits increased in all districts• Demand deposits credited to
domestic banks decreased substantially in all districts, the largest decrease
being $124,000,000 in the Chicago District.
Borrowings increased $25,0u0,000 in the San Francisco District, $21,000,0^0 in
New York City and a total of $63,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and decreased $29,000 ,000 in Chicago.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
August
23,
1950
A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U„ S. bonds
Other securities

August 16, August 24#
1949
1950
(in millions of dollars)
+
60
68,176
+3,055
+ 201
+4,048
27,106
+ 199
+4,132
27,495
+ 153
+1,570
1^,512

602.

97b
203

+

+
+

34,894
1,761
1,702
7,336

2b,095
6,176
12.395
301
2,156

Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:

48,561
15,438

2,677

Borrowings
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Government accounts, during week




-

-

517
4,910
388
5,389

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S

Domestic banks
Foreign banks

Increase or
decrease since

8,6l4
1,275
370
25,838

+

301
2

+

79
355

8
5
33

-

12

60

+ 243
184
+ 259
370
+ 379
- 452
+
43
-

+ 339

+
-

5b

156

+ 463
15
+ 219
504
+ 22
+ 63
—

+
75
+ 729
+ 155
+1,339
-2,220
-1,367
-4,657
+6,218

-2,414
+1,227
+
+

+

54
40
6

+2,245

+

159

+
-

182
84

+

81
207

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEK3UX REPORTING MEMBER BAHKS IN LEADING CITIES, AUGUST 23, 1950
Total
all
districts Boston
ASSETS

joans and investments - total
Loans - netjf
Comnercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans
[j. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
[J. S. Government deposits
Inter bank demand deposits; Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Dther liabilities
.CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

68,176

27,106
lb,512

602
974

District
Fed e r a l R e s e r v e
San
Phila- Cle ve- Ljtikch- Atlanta Chicago St. Minne- Kansas Dallas
New
Francisco
City
Louis apolis
York delphia land I mond
>ns of do liars)

3,048 21,753 2,833
1,224 9,204 1,070
726 5,412
555
14
10

530
776

1
34

4,818 2,727
1,608 1,005
855

17
28

449

I

2,478
962
547

9,749
2,912
1,752

2,250
1,018
516

1,225 2,689 2,603
479 1,002 1,267
863
619
225

12 ,003
5,355
1,993

10

23
76

2
4

1
5

11
18

2

5

205
517
4,910
388
5,389
34,894
1,761
1,702
7,336
24,095
6,176
12,395
801
2,156
1,319

64
4
13
240
17
7
641
127
193
l
301
3
1,384
271
358
1,576 10,548 1,399
76
411
45
166
68
52
280
276 1,848
1,203 8,123
975
364
248 2,001
458
469 4,846
165
42
63
116
96
90
60
506
81

II
36
19
51
232
329
1
9
288
313
2,787 1,560
76
144
101
65
317
535
2,007 1,102
162
423
438
755
68
78
148
143
83
53

13
23
90
5
287
1,298
61
128
363
746
218
419
42
163
58

23
58
406
58
560
5,916
455
403
1,272
3,786
921
1,863
108
319
99

11
14
221
6
256
1,037
49
52
280
656
195
362
31
111
28

160
613
8
36
144
425
133
202
13
88
17

12
4
12
46
108
158
—
1
246
210
1,420 1,190
179
93
122
107
304
325
686
794
146
267
469
495
36
33
280
340
63
39

9
25
2,314
3
1,056
5,550
164
402
1,392
3,592
1,098
1,619
122
262
232

48,561
15,438
2,677
8,6l4
1,275
370
1,444
6,468

2,453 16,721 2,144
465
482 2,555
149
884
114
336
258 2,710
14
36 1,034
6
25
174
36
70
790
320
332 2,518

3,343 2,093
1,354
593
106
184
432
355
8
5
19
23
21
43
238
494

1,841
532
71
454
9
14
35
204

6,644
2,609
555
1,438
47
12
76
757

1,481
487
75
500
2
26
23
188

813 1,991 2,135
442
248
390
91
72
.•73
806
603
267
1
9
3
——
18
14
23
19
23
226
220
105

6,902
5,281
303
455
107
39
285
866

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^Individual
loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.

825

3,336

667

859

2,920



5
5
91

421

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