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Form

FRr-284

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate r e l e a s e

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
December 12, 1938

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks i n 101 leading c i t i e s
shows the following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended December 7s Increases f o r
the week of $15,000,000 i n 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,
$126,000,000 i n loans t o brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s , $101,000,000 i n demand
deposits—adjusted, and $86,000,000 i n deposits credited t o domestic 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 increased $5,000,000 each i n the
Chicago and San Francisco d i s t r i c t s and $15,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Loans to brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s increased $116,000,000 i n New York City
and $126,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks*
Holdings of United S t a t e s Government d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s increased $10,000,000
i n New York City, and declined $16,000,000 i n the Cleveland d i s t r i c t , $7,000,000
i n the Boston d i s t r i c t , $6,000,000 i n t h e Dallas d i s t r i c t and $19,000,000 at a l l
reporting member banks. Holdings of o b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y guaranteed by the United
S t a t e s Government increased $3,000,000# Holdings of "Other s e c u r i t i e s " increased
$9,000,000 i n New York City, and declined $2,000,000 a t a l l reporting member banks#
Demand deposits—adjusted increased $97,000,000 i n New York City, $11,000,000
in the Chicago d i s t r i c t and $101,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks, and declined $12,000,000 i n the S t . Louis d i s t r i c t #
Deposits credited t o domestic banks increased $>4,000,000 i n New York City,
$12,000,000 i n the Richmond d i s t r i c t , $9,000,000 i n the Boston d i s t r i c t and
$86,000,000 a t a l l reporting member banks* Deposits credited t o foreign banks declined $19,000,000 i n New York City and $16,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Borrowings of weekly reporting member banks amounted to $1,000,000 on
December 7*
A summary of the 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 reporting member banks,
together with changes f o r the week and the year ended December 7 , 1938; followst
(in millions of dollays)
Increase or decrease
since
__
Dec. 8,
Nov. 30,
1937
1938
A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
21,4-50
+ 125
39
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 to brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e 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 to banks
Other loans

8,460
3,881
336

+ 143
+ 15
2

571
1,165
124
1,545

+
+

1
4
7
2

U. S.Government d i r e c t obligations
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by U. S. GovH
Other s e c u r i t i e s

8,087
1,685

-

19

3,218

-

2

Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks

7,395
458
2,487

838

+ 126

+

3

+ 58
+ 15
+ 27

- 1,049
747

-

l4o

108
83

+

3
47
15

+
+
+

74
583
353

+ 2,104
+ 118
+ 684

L I A B I L I T I E
Demand deposits—adjusted
Time deposits
U. S» Government deposits
Interbank deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings



16,114
5,127
533
6,298
492
1

—

101
3
1

+
-

86
16

+

—

+
-

+

+
-

1,407
56
116
1,302
84
12

Porn FR-284-a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
December 8, 1938

r,
.
,
_or immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS MID LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in millions of d o l l a r s )

New York City
Increase or
Dec.
decrease since
7, Nov. 30 Dec. 8
1938
1938
1937

Dec.

7,

193&

Chicago
Increase or
decrease since
Nov. 30
Dec. 8
1938
1937

A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - t o t a l

7,814.6

+137

-81

1,906

+

6

Loans — t o t a l

3,080

+118

-510

525

+

7

-

i4o

1,424
135
687

3A1
18
34

+
+

2
1
4

—

+116

-377
- 56
- 83

101
12
10

201
118
98
417

- 1
- 1
+ 3
+ 1

- 31
- 13

68

+

1

—

+ 60
- 10

—

52

4- 1

—

U. S. Gov't obligations
2,863
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by
U. S.Gov't
809
Other s e c u r i t i e s
1,094

+ 10

-186

939

-

3

4-

Ao

+ 9

+170

+445

118
324

+
+

1
1

+
+

18
68

Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash i n vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s — net

+
+
-

14 +1,614
2
+ 10
1
+ 5
6
- 16

924

+
+

8

+

1

316
5
54
11

+947
- 57
-113

1,635
•468
62

+ 13
+ 1

+
+
+

149
l4
17

+ 34
- 19

+723

681

1
1

+
+

158
4

-

- 7
- 24
+ 7

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 dealers
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

L I A B I L I T I E
Demand deposits - adjusted
Time deposits
U, S.Gov't deposits
Inter—bank deposits t
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
Capital account




4,065
66

71
461

12

36

213
52

14

—

+

+

1

9
1
2
5

3
6,864
605

115

2,659
426
——

350
1,490

+ 97

+ 1
—

1

+ 8
——

10

+ 56

—

1

17
258

—

+

2

10

Form FR—284—h

ASSETS Aim LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BAITKS 111 101 LEADING CITIES Oil DECEMBER 7, 1938
(in P i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Di s t r i e t
F e d r a 1
R s e r v e
Total
Minne- Kansas
1
1
ew P h i l a - Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago S t .
All
Dallas
City
Louis a p o l i s
d i s t r i c t s Boston York delphia land mond

San
Francisco

A S S E T S
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 dealers i n s e c u r i t i e 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
S. GovH obligations
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by U.S,Gov*t
- Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash i n vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - net

21,4-50

1,144

8,692

1,152

1,804

674

600

2,976

705

378

650

526

2,149

8,460

585

3,460

423

643

240

313

833

318

162

254

241

988

3,881
336
838

258 1,532
68
143
28
693

183
23
19

231
10
25

108
10
3

171
3
7

471
34
38

194
3
6

81
4
1

154
17
4

159
1
2

339
20
12

571
1,165
124
1,545

32
82
3
114

269
220
98
505

33
58
2
105

31
170
2
174

16
32
4
67

16
29
1
86

79
94
4
113

13
48
8
46

7
7

13
20

62

12
23
1
43

46

50
382
1
184

8,087
1,685
3,218

399 3,106
868
31
129 1,258

348
93
288

789
94
278

326
4l
67

158
42
87

1,444
468

231

227
61
99

160
15
4l

217
52
127

187
42
56

726
115
320

7,395
458
2,487
1,297

335
142
136
75

4,194
85
169
570

236

394
43
284
107

150
20
154
37

105
12

l4l
4o

1,131
70
4oi
85

161
12
122
23

75
7
115
16

166
13
273
22

108
11
221
27

340
23
302
211

775 1,127
285
734
29
38

437
195
21

350
184
35

2,354
886
100

448
185
17

282
118
2

496
142
21

417
133
31

943
1,022
101

257

230

1

904
10

275

123
1

365

221

287
17

7
91

388

3
97

7
84

323
332

20
169
84

—

™

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U.S. Gov** deposits
Inter-bank depositsi
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
Capital account



16,114
5,127
533
6,298
492
1
839
3,683

1,036 7,449
250
993
128
10
2,731
428

310
9

348
3

1
24
361
242 1,619

18
226

29
362

247
23

—

—•

—

— —

31
94

21

7
91

8

57