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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday a f t e r n o o n , D-c. U ,
not e a r n e r .

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F a d e r a l R e s e r v e Board
December 1 0 , 1 9 2 5 .

CONDITION OF MEMBER BA:7vS IN LEADING CITIES
,
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a r d ' s w e e k l y s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n o f / m e m b e r b a n k s i n
p l e a d i n g c i t i e s a s of December 2 shows an i n c r e a s e of $ 4 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s and
i s c o u n t s and a d e c l i n e of $ 1 2 , O O v , 0 0 0 i n i n v e s t m e n t s ,
These c h a n g e s w e r e a c c o m p a n i e d by a d e c r e a s e of $ 1 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n time d e p o s i t s , and i n c r e a s e s o f
$ 7 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n n e t demand d e p o s i t s and of $ 2 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n b o r r o w i n g s f r o m t h e
Mernbsr b a n k a
I o c S ^ !!!ar79 bankSl
i n New York C i t y r e p o r t e d i n c r e a s e s o f
3 ^ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s and of $ 3 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n n e t demand d e p o s i t s ,
t o g e t h e r w i t h r e d u c t i o n s of $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n i n v e s t m e n t s a n d of $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t i m e
deposits.
L o a n s on U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s w e n t u p * 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 e a c h i n t h e
C h i c a g o and S t . L o u i s d i s t r i c t s .
Loans on c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and b o n d s d e c l i n e d
$ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , s m a l l i n c r e a s e s i n t h e B o s t o n , P h i l a d e l p h i a and Richmond d i s t r i c t s
b e i n g more t h a n o t f s e t by d e c l i n e s i n t h e A t l a n t a , C h i c a g o and San F r a n c i s c o
districts.
A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s were $ 4 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 l a r g e r t h a n a week
a g e , b a n k s i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t r e p o r t i n g a n i n c r e a s e of $2=1,000,000,
B o s t o n - of $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a n d San F r a n c i s c o and C h i c a g o $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 6 * 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
r e s p e c t i v e l y , w h i l e r e d u c t i o n s o f $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 were r e p o r t e d f o r
t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a and C l e v e l a n d d i s t r i c t s .
I n v e s t m e n t s i n U. S, G o v e r n m e n t s e c u r i t i e s w e r e / l a r g e r ' t h a n a w e e k ago
a t b a n k s i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t , w h i l e b a n k s i n e t h e r d i s t r i c t s r e p o r t e d
l i t t l e o r no c h a n g e i n t h i s i t e m .
H o l d i n g s of o t h e r b o n d s , s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
were r e d u c e d by $ 1 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , t h e p r i n c i p a l c h a n g e s b e i n g a d e c l i n e of $ 2 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t and a n i n c r e a s e of $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e C l e v e l a n d d i s t r i c t .
Net demand d e p o s i t s w e n t u p $ 7 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , i n c r e a s e s of $ 4 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e
New York d i s t r i c t , $ 1 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e S t . L o u i s d i s t r i c t a n d $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and
* 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , r e s p e c t i v e l y , i n t h e C l e v e l a n d and Richmond d i s t r i c t s , b e i n g o f f s e t
i n p a r t by a r e d u c t i o n of $13,COO,000 i n t h e C h i c a g o d i s t r i c t .
Time d e p o s i t s d e c l i n e d i n most d i s t r i c t s , t h e l a r g e s t r e d u c t i o n b e i n g
^ 3 1 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t .
Banks i n t h e B o s t o n d i s t r i c t , h o w e v e r ,
r e p o r t e d a n i n c r e a s e of $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h i s i t e m .
The p r i n c i p a l c h a n g e s i n b o r r o w i n g s f r o m t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s i n c l u d e i n c r e a s e s of $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t , $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e S a n
F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t , a n d $ 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e B o s t o n and A t l a n t a
d i s t r i c t s , r e s p e c t i v e l y , and r e d u c t i o n s of $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t
and $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e S t . L o u i s d i s t r i c t .
A summary of c h a n g e s i n t h e p r i n c i p a l a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of r e p o r t i n g
members d u r i n g t h e week a n d t h e y e a r e n d i n g December 2, 1 9 2 5 , f o l l o w s r
Increase

or

decrease

Week
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , t o t a l . . . .
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t . o b l i g a t i o n s
S e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds . .
All other
. . .
Investments, t o t a l
U. S. b o n d s
U. S. T r e a s u r y n o t e s . . .
. . .
U. S. T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s
. ,
O t h e r b e n d s , s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s

-

+
-

+
-

2,000,000
46,000,000
12,000,000
12,000,000
4,000,000
1 , 0 0 0 , 000
19,000,000

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e s w i t h F . R. Banks
Cash i n v a u l t

+

Net demand d e p o s i t s
. . .
Time d e p o s i t s
. . . . . .
Government d e p o s i t s
. . . . . . . .

+

74,000,000

-

12,000,000

T o t a l a c c o m m o d a t i o n a t F. R. Banks .
C.

+ $47,000,000
+
3,000,000




—

13,000,000
6,000,000

-

23,000,000

during
Year

+ $1,091,000,000
-

+
+
-

+
-

+
-

-

+
-

4*

32,000,000
894,000,000
229,000,000
219,000,000

231,000,000

288,000,000
194,000,000
32,000,000

56,000,000
17,000,000
112,000,000
521,000,000
87,000,000
348,000,000

n e a s f o r

-duo! i c a t i o n F r i d a y

terno<

December 1 1 , 1 9 2 5 ; n o t e a r l i

4757a

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES 0 5 REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
:
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
R e p o r t i n g member b a n k s
A l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s
i n New York C i t y
Dec. 2
Nov. 25
Dec. 3
Dec. 2
Nov. 25
Dec. 3
1925
1925
1924
1925
1925
1924
Number o f r e p o r t i n g b a n k s - - — - - - - 722
722
61
61
739
67
L o a n s and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
S e c u r e d by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s 167,126
163,635
199,046
49,790
50,288
81,845
S e c u r e d by s t o c k s a n d b o n d s - - - — - 5,415,508 5,417,924 4,521,646 2,145,119 2,146,548 1,860,663
All o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - - - - .8,1*23.302 2 , 3 7 7 , 6 5 3 8 , 1 9 4 . 0 7 6 2 , 2 9 5 , 7 5 9 2 , 2 6 8 , 6 2 4 2 , 3 1 3 . 1 0 6
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
14,005,936 13,959,212 12,914,768 4,490,668 4,465,460 4,255,614
Investments:
U„ 3- P r e - w a r b o n d s - - - - - - U, S, L i b e r t y "bonds - - - - - - Ui 5< T r e a s u r y b o n d s
- - - - - Qe S. T r e a s u r y n o t e s
- - - - - U, S, T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s - - O t h e r b o n d s , s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
Total

221,341

1,396,429
431,377
350,584
84,155
2,908,807

i n v e s t m e n t s — — — — — ———— — —

T o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s - - - - R e s e r v e b a l a n c e s w i t h F . R. Banks - - - - v i s h i n v a u l t ™ — — — — — — —— — — — —— —
Net demand d e p o s i t s - - - - - - -

__

Time d e p o s i t s —————— — — —

220,557

263,961

1,386,891
429,304
354,962

1,486,224
67,321

2,927,985

2,876,657

55,030

638,983
278,599

5,392,693 5,404,729 5,611,745

29,681
513,358

155,669

159,424
14,008
509,579

299,216

31C.,-401

13,099,512 13,025,048 13,211,894

835,890

46

46

16,405
23,922
638,251 4 9 9 , 3 3 7
670,705 670,138 710,495
1,322,605 1,324,794 1,233,754
1,869

103,174

16,133

1,571
102.464
16,339
51,615

579,110

185,273

1,711,719 1,728,155 1,975,915

301.430

355,563

6,193,615 6,231,529

47

17,965
633,932

51,536
931
187,487

19,395,029 19,363,941 15,526,513 0,202,387
1,b68,229 1,655,647 1,724,224
717,509
293,534

161,196
12,910

41,032
609,718
12,161
290,374
143,520

29,682

504,921
183,556

R e p o r t i n g member b a n k s i n
Chicago
Dec. 2
) V . cL9
Dec. 3
1925
1925
1924

1,001

4,113
79,958

2,965

97,195
19,463

201,430
405,124

1,654,035 1,683,357 1,636,678

703,411

780,035

165,628

167,701

180,545

74,16;

71,169

24,152

24,955

29,252

5,165,865 5,131,229

5,390,o24

1,163,607

<*>*59

1,171,744 1,169,190

5,347,552

5,359,673

4,826,199

787,515

796,192

825,159

499,130

499,316

445,730

45,146

45,244

132,355

B i l . . s p a y a b l e and redis, w i t h F. R. B a n k s :
Sticured by U . S . G o v e r n m e n t o b l i g a t i o n s - All o t h e r - - - - - - - _ _ _ _

11,347

11,347

25,489

1,453

1,453

4,836

224,258
226,592

253,066
174,528

67,336
35,756

33,895
76,917

67,565
48,796

29,980
1,536

14,176
4,723

13,115

7,455
428

T o t a l b o r r o w i n g s f r o m F. R. Banks - - -

4,975

450,850

427,594

103,122

110,812

116,361

31,516|

18,899

18,090

7,883

Government deposits - - - - - - - - - - - -

C.



R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , December 1 1 , 1 9 2 5 ; n o t e a r l i e r .

st. 4757b
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
B o s t o n New York
Number of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s
41
102
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t , o b i i g . 1 1 , 8 9 7
55,125
S e c u r e d by s t o c k s & bxmds 3 3 7 , 4 2 9 2 , 3 9 4 * 2 5 3
A l l o t h e r l o a n s & d i s c o u n t s 6 6 3 , 0 0 8 2,'617*535

Total loans and discount,!,01 7 , 3 3 U 5,066,913
Investments;
U. S. P r e - w a r bonds
9,634
40,367
U. S . L i b e r t y b o n d s
85,755
604,360
U. S . T r e a s u r y b o n d s
18,639 2 0 1 , 1 4 9
U. S . T r e a s u r y n o t e s
4,392 1 6 6 , 3 5 7
S. T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s 6,503
16,595
Other bonds, s t o c k s and
securities
203 J 8 1 M 06,301
Total investments
Total l o a n s and

:::n:

323,754 2,135,129

with

S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t . o b i i g . 3,720
All o t h e r
16,013

C.




Cleve.
75

12,557
378,753
365,183

'
14,006

73,902

80,918

127,115 1,109,602
45,292
107,142

Rick.
72

Atlanta

36

529,945
9,488
49,762
16,448
7,675
4,046
248,263
335,082

Chicago S t . L o u i s

100

33

Minn. K a n s . C y . D a l l a s

24

69

U9

33,081
168,938
34,973

25,564

15,712

1,923

2,079,987

518,887

Total

722

7,942

167,126

272,139

5,415,508

221,341
1,396,429
431,377
350,584
84,155

927,660 8,423,302
251,134 442,101 322,49s" 1,207,7U1 lU,005^6

13,987
14,712
5,782
1,975
4,302

179,675 23,108 26,601 4 8 , 6 1 6 17,804
5 3 , 0 7 7 10,640 12,277 14,047
6,349
65,775
6,591 16,552 16,054 6,338
6,955
2,269 3,643 3,712 1,813

24,392
147,93 3
50,341
30,175

354,475 63.067 ^ ' 5 7 9
633,816 129,387 •9 >337_

43,300 77,463 23,974
742,260 165,913 109,544 169,075 74,236

209.037 2 ^ 9 0 8 , 8 0 7
478,560 5I392T693

>

,686,301 19,398,629
110,380 1,668,229
23,393
293.534
792,22113,099,512

29,165
7,605
26,637 2,063

17,559

12,957

419,219 110,348

" "

7,171

'

9,183

^

^

17,958

9

\

w

4,026

17A55

i t s ?

180,526

a i l S

lS.'oos

10:^

9

J

\

V

W j 'J V

^

5,347,552
4-5,146

42,857
19,477

224,258
226,592

106,409
%-rn kW, Tdll

2,276,7 66

1,928
7,615
BANKERS'
BALANCES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CITIES

u.lsl

16,682

827,425
5,585

14,695

12,888

73,613

San F r a n .
67

i l i r S i i J I i l i l ig-if JM

756,493 1 , 2 8 1 , 3 3 !

^

Government d e p o s i t s
2,980
B i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F . R, B a n k :

Due t o b a n k s
Due f r o m b a n k s

DECEMBER 2 , 1 9 2 5 .

t i n

10

49,503

649,109