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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
December 22, 1943
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n leading c i t i e s
shows the f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r t h e week ended December 1$: Increases of
$626,000,000 i n reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks, $706,000,000 i n
demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d , and 3516,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o domestic
tanks.
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 i n c r e a s e d ,$67,000,000 i n New
York City, $26,000,000 i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t , >16,000,000 i n the S t . Louis Dist r i c t , and .#136,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks* Loans t o brokers and dealers
f o r purchasing or carrying United S t a t e s Government and o t h e r s e c u r i t i e s decreased
370,000,000, l a r g e l y i n New York C i t y .
Holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness i n c r e a s e d 0 9 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and
holdings of Government bonds decreased 3280,000,000, p a r t i a l l y r e f l e c t i n g the exchange of maturing bonds f o r a new c e r t i f i c a t e i s s u e . Holdings of Treasury b i l l s
i ncreased #86,000,000. Holdings of Treasury notes i n c r e a s e d ^59*000,000 i n New
York City and 357,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Holdings of other s e c u r i t i e s decreased $$6,000,000.
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d i n c r e a s e d i n a l l d i s t r i c t s , the p r i n c i p a l i n c r e a s e s
being $227,000,000 i n New York City and s)102,000,000 i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t . Demand deposits c r e d i t e d to domestic banks increased i n n e a r l y a l l d i s t r i c t s .
Borrowings decreased 3144,000,000 i n New York City, 332,000,000 i n Chicago,
and 3161,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks,
A summary of the 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 f o l l o w s :
H.4*2

ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - net
Loans - gross#
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
Loans to brokers and d e a l e r s
f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans
U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjustedTime deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
Interbank demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Debits to demand d e p o s i t accounts, except inte rba nk
and U. S . Govt, a c c o u n t s , during week
#See f o o t n o t e on f o l l o w i n g page.



Increase or
Dec.
decrease since
Dec. 8,
Dec. l i ,
15,
19l|6
1943
1947
(In mj l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
+312
62,870
-2,515
+ 87
25,289
+1,771
+
76
+1,884
25,529
+136
+ 897
15,595
580
487

- 62
- 8

+ 21#
- 159

205
470
4,066
196
3,930
33,41*0
2,285
4,826
1,754
24,575
4,141
15,044
891
2,406

+ 2
- 17
+ 14
+ 1
+ 10
+261
+ 86
+398
+ 57
-280
- 36
+626
+ 11
+303

-

198
21
+ 625
+
19
+ 472
•4,213
+ 918
+1,537
-1,093
-5,575
73
+2,187
5
- 127

48,290
14,847
1,028
9,518
1,482
100

*706
* 3
+ ii4
+516
+ 56
*161

+
+
+
-

24,886

870
413
487
672
94
56

ASSETS AivD

LIABILITIES OF YE
i EKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IB LEADIflil
Total
All
Boston
districts

ASSETS
Ifians and investment® — t o t a l
Loans » - n e t $
Commercial,industrial» & agr*l loans
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing o r c a r r y i n g :
U. S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other•loans f o r purchasing o r carrying*
0 . S« Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loahs
Loans t o banks
Other loans
U* &» Government s e c u r i t i e s — t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U« S, bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s «• n e t
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits a d j u s t e d
Time deposits except Gov't
UU. S . Government d e p o s i t s
Interbank demand 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
Debits to demand d e p o s i t a c c o u n t s , except
interbank and U« S« Gov* t accounts

$See
f o o t n o t e on previous page.


62,870

New
York

CJLTIES, DKUEkBER 15, 1948
•Fade r a 1 R e s e r v e Di s t r i c t
San
Minne- Kansas Dallas
P h i l a - Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago
Francisco
a p o l i s City
delphia land mond

2,772
1,113
730

20,624
8,584
5,959

2,542
932
542

580

14
8

534
354

1
17

7
15

205
470

20
18
135
2
203

36
201
423
169
997

145
232
94
1,091
97
594
71
123
75

884
1,219
366
8,383

33
21
277
1
222
2,516
160
263

5,902
200
138
478

3
7
92
4
274
1,340
104
130
76
1,030
270
571
52
124
49

2,420

17,162

2,158

•25,289
15,595

487

4,066

196
3.950
33,440
2,285

4,826

1,754
24,575
4,141
15,044
891
2,406
1,177
48,290
14,847

1,562 10,852

482

1,188

1,122

6,001

53
323

2,396
302
3,056
1,299
46
651
2,430

34,886

892

11,646

1,028

9,518

1,482
100

46
288
23

4,332 2,503 2.312
877
874
1,473
414
911
557
1

158

6

1,935
343
893
98

15

16
17
21
38
204
65
5
3
196
214
1,503 1,246
60
54
277
199
69
55
846
1,189
126
189
509
558
70
45
223
178
47
53

d

%6
351
11
9
27
304

3,131 2,088 1,814
568
525
1,355
31
83
55
400
465
544
6
11
6
6
1
4
28
17
42
221
185
458

860

1,347

808

722

2,800
1,922

2,171
1,045
655

18
50

1
5

24
63
338

11
12
159
2
207
991

8,613

410

5,188

86
166

1,170
439
252

2,392
891
582

2,331

1,116
774

1
4

6

6

12
5
128
63
1
114
161
651 1,294
43
142
285
131
91
33
776
W4
80
207
248
591
14
32
304
87
27
15

347
644
415
3,782
625
2,096
113
347
85

74
665
135
483
32
127
25

6,306
2,494
215
1,437
33
6
68
695

1,417
467
37
704
3
7
18
175

852
253
18
295
2
1
15
98

3,290

674

397

11,108
5,145

2,297
3
13

16
42
88

17
30

2,094

196
1,094
64
244
67
719
121
572
34
329
49

9
736
5,203
196
1,036
256
3,715
760
2,027
130
279
208

1,877 2,016
403
378
33
39
645
835
1
5
—
11
18
14
191
195

7,049
5,090
127
498
82
9
171
726

813

725

2,712