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Form FR-284

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate r e l e a s e

Board of Governors
of t h e Federal Reserve System
December 11, 1939

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks I n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The c o n d i t i o n statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n 101 leading
c i t i e s shows t h e following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended December 6 : A decrease of $148,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d , an i n c r e a s e of $43,000,000 i n
d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks, and a decrease of $44,000,000 i n r e s e r v e
balances with Federal Reserve banks.
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans d e c l i n e d $3)000,000, and
loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s declined $10,000,000,
Holdings of United S t a t e s Treasury b i l l s i n c r e a s e d $15,000,000, Holdings
of Treasury notes d e c l i n e d $11,000,000. Holdings of United S t a t e s Government bonds
incre a s e d $22,000,000 i n Hew York City and $7,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member
banks. Holdings of o b l i g a t i o n s guaranteed by t h e United S t a t e s Government i n creased $7,000,000. Holdings of "Other s e c u r i t i e s " d e c l i n e d $5,000,000,
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d declined i n a l l d i s t r i c t s , t h e p r i n c i p a l decreases
being $43,000,000 i n New York City, $17,000,000 i n the Boston d i s t r i c t ,
$15,000,000 each i n t h e Cleveland and A t l a n t a d i s t r i c t s , and §14,000,000 each i n
t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a and San Francisco d i s t r i c t s . The aggregate decrease was
$148,000,000. Time d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d $5,000,000.
Deposits c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks declined $30,000,000 i n How York City,
and i n c r e a s e d $10,000,000 i n t h e Boston d i s t r i c t , $9,000,000 each i n t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a , Chicago and S t . Louis d i s t r i c t s , and $8,000,000 each i n t h e Richmond, Kansas
City and San Francisco d i s t r i c t s , t h e aggregate net i n c r e a s e being $43,000,000.
Deposits c r e d i t e d t o f o r e i g n banks i n c r e a s e d $4,000,000.
Borrowings of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks amounted t o $1,000,000 on
December 6.
A summary of 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 member banks,
t o g e t h e r with changes f o r t h e week and t h e year ended December 6 , 1939, followst
( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
;
I n c r e a s e or decrease
since
Dec.
Dec. 7 ,
Nov. 29,
6,
1938
1939
1939
v -Lll

Ll_L_L_L_LWHO

V-L

U.V-LJ.UJ. D /

ASSETS.
Loans and Investments - t o t a l

23,162
8,646
4,378
313
650
503
1,187
33
1,582

3

+1,712

- 10
- 3
+ 1
- 10
+ 4
- 2
- 3
+ 3

+ 186
+ 497
23
- 188
— 68
+
22
88
+
34

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury n o t e s
U. S. bonds
O b l i g a t i o n s guaranteed by U, S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

726
2,149
5,849
2,415
3,377

+ 15)
- 11)
+ 7)
+ 7
- 5

Reserve with F e d e r a l Reserve banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks

9,748
504
3,030

— 44
— 42

+2,353
+
46
+ 543

18,8245,237
53 4

—148
+ 5
- 1

+2,710
+ 110
+
1

7,937
735
1

+ 43
+ 4

+1,639
+ 243

Loans - t o t a l
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans
Open market paper
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
Other l o a n s f o r purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s

+

+

637

+ 730
+ 159

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
Inter—bank d e p o s i t s :
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings



Form FR-284
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
December 7 , 1939

For immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Ne3w York City
Increase or
Doe.
decrease since
6,
Nov. 29, Dec. 7 ,
1933
1939
1939

Dec.
6,
1939

Chicago
Increase or
decrease since
Nov. 29,
Dec.7,
1%8
1939

ASSETS
Loans and Investments — t o t a l 9,00?

+ 5

+1 ,157

2,034

Loans - t o t a l

3,003

-19

-

77

1,703
112
507

- 1

Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and
agricultural loans
Open market paper
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s
Other loans f o r purchasing or
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans

172
112
22
375

—

-12
+
-

3
2

h

—

4

570

-

1

+ 279
23
180

389
19
28

+

29
6
76

67
14

—

-

708

50
234
669

+ hl3
113

173
338

+1,387
+
19
+
9
90

1,161
43
242
49

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

571
833
2,167

+ 6 )
- 7 )
+22 )

1,222
1,207

+ 8
- 5

Reserve with F. R. banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - net

5A52
85
80
371

-62
- 2

8,1,16
658
50

-1x3

+ 5
+ 1

+1 ,552
+
53
65

1,820
502
63

3,ll5
669

-30
+ 7

+ 756
+ 2h3

874
9

+ u

+

128
45

+
+
—

48
1
6

+

1
2

1

+

1

2)
7)
2)

+

14

+
+

55
14

4+
+

237
7
29
3

—
—

53

+

+

—

U2

3

4
1
1

-

+

+
-

+

+ 10

1
1

-

-

*-•

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s
U. S. Gov't d e p o s i t s
Intern-bank d e p o s i t s :
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




—

+

6
1

+
+

7
1

4- 193
—
1
—

__

.301

1,1'-82

h9

m—

+ 5

-

185
34
1

8

16
245

1
—

1
13

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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES Oil DECEMBER 6 , 1939
Total
All
Boston
districts

ASSETS
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
Loans - t o t a l
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and
a g r i c u l t u r a l loans
Open market paper
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
Other l o a n s f o r purchasing
or c a r r y i n g s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s

Hew
York

federal
P h i l a - Cleve- Richdelphia land mond

Res<srve
Atlanta Chicago

St.
Louis

District
San
Minne- Kansas Dallas
Francisco
City
apolis

912

713

626

3,099

705

405

689

547

2,254

428

684

265

319

900

340

192

297

279

972

1,816
117
512

195
24
22

255
7
21

118
15
3

176
3
5

529
34
33

204
8
5

102
3
1

I83

186
2
2

32.4
20
16

21
81
1
127

229
199
22
466

31
56
1
99

26
174
3
198

16
39

76
111

386

68

10
26
1
56

14
22

117

13
51
3
56

8
10

74

11
32
1
91

19
57

571
895
2,344
1,314
1,375

38
316
102
276

11
211
602
120
284

4
190
129
56
69

3
37
97
71
99

54
419
923
309
4-94

6
53
131
72
103

437
22
219
102

523
47
332
103

I83

162
83

5,596
106
201
507

38

125
14
200
46

1,427
77
555
82

18,824 1,164
234
5,237
14
53-4

9,082
1,031
68

953
278
52

1,315
732
42

485
197
28

395
189
41

320
21
1
21
247

3,505
671

411
6

434
1

317
1

308
1,605

17
223

20
373

34
97

23,162

1,192

9,860

8,646

609

3,361

A,378
313
650

290
62
27

503

1,187
33
1,582

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury n o t e s
U. S. bonds
O b l i g a t i o n s guaranteed by U« S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

726
2,149
5,849
2,415
3,377

Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - net

9,748
504
3,030
1,291

336

50
121
440
145

—

23
202

18
3

48

53

1
177

32
113
25
43

28
78
96
58
132

24
54
78
53
59

6
85
684
185
322

210
12
193
23

102
7
117
17

193
16
304
22

136
12
266
30

376
23
279

2,614
947
111

481
189
17

306
118
3

530
143
23

458
137
30

1.041
1.042
105

281
1

1,154
10

354

153
1

422

274

312

9
95

19
385

6
96

8
59

™

—

238

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s
U. S. Gov't d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS



7,937
735
1
751
3,716

23

3

103

5
87

301
346