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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
December lit, 1955
(For Immediate Release)
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES

The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended December 7: An increase of
$356 million in demand deposits adjusted and a decrease of $981 million in United
States Government deposits.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in all but two districts and a total of $103 million at all reporting member banks; the principal increases were $39 million in the San Francisco District, $27 million in Chicago, and
$20 million in New York City. Changes according to industry appear in another press
release. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying United States Government and other securities increased $109 million. Real estate loans decreased
$32 million, "Other" loans increased $38 million.
Holdings of Treasury bills and Treasury certificates of indebtedness increased
$51i million and $115 million, respectively. Holdings of Treasury notes decreased
$100 million in the San Francisco District, $58 million in the Cleveland District,
and a total of $232 million at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits adjusted increased $1l36 million in New York City and $137 million in the Kansas City District, but they decreased $117 million in the Chicago
District. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks increased $258 million.
Borrowings from Federal Reserve Banks increased $3li7 million and borrowings
from others decreased $13 U million. Loans to banks decreased $182 million,
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Dec.
7,

1955

ASSETS
Loans and investments adjusted 1/
Loans adjusted 1/
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Other loans
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

Increase or
decrease since
Dec. 8,
Nov. 30,*

1951i
1955
(In millions of dollars)
- 132
+llh
85A51
+7,371
+221
17,552
2/ +3,862
+103
26,117
2,71U
1,252
8,156
10,053
29,559
690
939
7,17k
20,756
8,310

+109
+ h
- 32
+ 38

- 8U

+ 5U
+115
-232
- 21

- 23

+ 32U

+

218

2/ +1,068
y +1,975
-7,193
-1,535
-1,211
-1,31k
-3,133
-

310

+ 175
-182
968
Loans to banks
+
h
- 51t5
13,135
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
+
l
+
37
1,060
Cash in vault
- 213
-131
2,356
Balances with domestic banks
LIABILITIES
+ 673
+356
57,256
Demand deposits adjusted
+ 320
27
21,582
Time deposits except U. S. Government
—1,816
-981
2,090
U. S. Government deposits
- 880
+258
10,516
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
+ lil
+
hi
1,121
Foreign banks
+
733
+3b7
8U2
Borrowings: From Federal Reserve Banks
63
-13U
589
From others
individual
1/ Exclusive of loans to banks and after deduction of valuation reserves;
loan items are shown gross.
2/ October 5, 1955 reclassification increased commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans $318 million and decreased real estate loans and "other" loans by
$29U and $25 millions, respectively.
* November 30 figures revised (San Francisco District),



ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, DECEMBER 7, 1955
Federal
Re s e r v e
District
Total
San
New Phila- Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago St. Minne- Kansas Dallas
All
Boston York delphia land mond
Francisco
City
apolis
Louis
Districts
(In
millions
of
dollars
r
~
ASSETS
85,451 3,795 25,818 3,262 5,968 3,411 3,327 11,685 2,788 1,485 3,355 3,831 16,726
Loans and investments adjusted l/
811 1,722 2,439 9,124
2,945 1,753 1,701 5,398 1,585
47,552
Loans adjusted l/
4l8
817
997 1,582 3,807
802
3,225
1,401
957
9,672 1,101
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans 26,117 1 , 3 3 8
Loans to "brokers and dealers for
100
17
26
25
260
27
l4l
33
67
1,978
34
2,714
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying
48
117
13
24
42
27
120
175
79
513
59
1,252
35
securities
212
3,520
171
280
761
279
158
704
332
213
345 1,181
8,156
Real estate loans
213
411
536 1,771
1,078
457
541
529
633
734
2,595
10,053
555
Other loans
518 1,285 1,148
5,837
961
825 2,420 1,380 1,304 5,078
29,559 1,200 7,603
U. S. Government securities - total
62
87
20
35
7
83
28
58
11
212
23
64
690
Treasury bills
251
29
24
32
37
117
43
23
18
103
211
51
939
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
257 1,475
304
155
379
445 1,353
324
631
185
210 1,456
7,174
Treasury notes
827 4,049
782
324
613
1,005
3,525
758
599 1,675
875 5,724
20,756
U. S. bonds
244 1,765
348
156
242
1,209
322
278
603
304
8,340
331 2,538
Other securities
182
11
15
15
28
31
5
21
41
6
598
15
968
Loans to banks
608
2
,
1
69
205
495
434
498
1,955
544
486
899
547 4,595
13,435
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
150
16
42
50
124
37
51
102
85
58
269
1,060
76
Cash in vault
406
269
296
141
288
73
241
126
171
164
90
2,356
91
Balances with domestic banks
48
148
335
24
46
152
69
86
92
73
811
93
1,977
Other assets - net

H.4.2(a)

LIABILITIES
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except U, S. Government
U. S« Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings:
From Federal Reserve Banks
From others
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

57,256
21,582
2,090

2,953 18,364 2,465
483
620 4,407
85
719
96

4,036
1,718
148

2,540 2,350
625
710
61
99

7,521 1,767
3,203
553
67
342

949 2,306 2,666
843
288
550
74
78
37

9,339
7,582
284

924
19

569

34
15
70

34

740
9

1,628
44

731
4

329
4

890

9

509
12

53
32
97
634

44
12
55
324

51
23
54
301

298

10
18
44

24
8
30
139

55
6
39
325

10,546
1,421

317
31

3,005
1,104

403
20

501

842
589
2,450
8,471

16
59
93
432

174
309
1,190
2,983

49
26
68
389

15
157
1,027

267

1/ Exclusive of loans to banks and after deduction of valuation reserves; individual loan items are shown gross.



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