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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released 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 , Dec. 25 j
not e a r l i e r .

St. 4775

F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board,
December 24, 1925*

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a r d ' s s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n of 721 r e p o r t i n g member
banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s a s of December l 6 shows i n c r e a s e s d u r i n g t h e week of
$ 1 7 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s , $ 9 5 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n i n v e s t m e n t s , $ 1 0 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n n e t
demand d e p o s i t s , and $ 2 1 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n Government d e p o s i t s .
These i n c r e a s e s were
accompanied by r e d u c t i o n s of $ 5 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t i m e d e p o s i t s and $ 6 4 , 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 F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s . Member banks i n New York C i t y r e p o r t e d d e c l i n e s of $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s and $ 6 7 , 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
F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k , . t o g e t h e r w i t h i n c r e a s e s of $ 2 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 e a c h i n i n v e s t m e n t s
and net demand d e p o s i t s , and of $ 5 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n Government d e p o s i t s .
Loans on U, S. Government s e c u r i t i e s d e c l i n e d $ 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e New York d i s trict.
Loans on c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and bonds went up $ 7 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , i n c r e a s e s b e i n g
shown f o r a l l d i s t r i c t s e x c e p t Richmond and A t l a n t a .
The p r i n c i p a l i n c r e a s e s i n
t h i s i t e m were $ 4 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t and $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e P h i l a delphia d i s t r i c t .
A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s f e l l o f f $ 4 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , of which
$ 3 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 was i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t .
I n v e s t m e n t s i n U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s were $ 1 2 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 more t h a n a week
e a r l i e r , i n c r e a s e s b e i n g shown f o r banks i n a l l d i s t r i c t s .
The l a r g e s t i n c r e a s e s
were as f o l l o w s : New York d i s t r i c t $ 4 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , Boston d i s t r i c t $ 1 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ,
C l e v e l a n d d i s t r i c t $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a , Chicago and San F r a n c i s c o
d i s t r i c t s $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 e a c h . H o l d i n g s of o t n e r bonds s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s d e c l i n e d
$ 3 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , of w h i c h $ 1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 was r e p o r t e d f o r t h e New York d i s t r i c t , and
$ 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 7 , 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e C l e v e l a n d and San F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t s , r e s p e c tively.
The i n c r e a s e of $ 1 0 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n n e t demand d e p o s i t s was p a r t i c i p a t e d i n by a l l
d i e t r i c t s e x c e p t C l e v e l a n d , Richmond and D a l l a s . The p r i n c i p a l i n c r e a s e s i n t h i s
i t e m were $ 3 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t , $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ' i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o
d i s t r i c t , $ 1 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t , and $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n
t h e B o s t o n and P h i l a d e l p h i a d i s t r i c t s , r e s p e c t i v e l y .
Time d e p o s i t s were $ 5 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 l e s s t h a n l a s t week, t h e l a r g e s t d e c l i n e s of
$ 4 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 were r e p o r t e d f o r t h e San F r a n c i s c o and B o s t o n d i s t r i c t s
respectively.
Government d e p o s i t s went up $ 2 1 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , i n c r e a s e s b e i n g r e p o r t e d by banks i n
a l l Federal reserve d i s t r i c t s .
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 banks c o n s i s t e d
of a r e d u c t i o n of $ 6 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 by b a n k s i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t and of $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
and $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 by banks i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o and B o s t o n d i s t r i c t s , r e s p e c t i v e l y ,
and a n i n c r e a s e of $ 1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 by banks i n t h e C l e v e l a n d 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 and the y e a r e n d i n g December 16, 1925, f o l l o w s :
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 . Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds
All o t h e r
Investments, t o t a l
U. S. bonds
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 bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
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
.
T o t a l accommodation at F . R. Banks
DigitizedC.for FRASER


. + $17,000,000
8,000,000
. . + 72,000,000
- 47,000,000
+
+
+
+
. . . . . +
+
-

95,000,000
9,000,000
26,000,000
111,000,000
33»000,000
7,000,000
13,000,000
107,000,000
58,000,000
219,000,000
64,000,000

during

Year
+ $1,080,000,000
23,000,000
+
905,^00,000
+
195,000,000
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

81,000,000
11,000,000
146,000,000
43,000,000
11,000,000
4,000,000
12,000,000
92,000,000
469,000,000
77,000,000
287,000,000

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 25, 19^5J n o t e a r l i e r .

£t.

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES OF 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 )
j
R e p o r t i n g rnembesr b a n k s
i
A l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s
i i 1 New York C i t y
J
| Dec. -lb
1 Dec. 9
Dec. l b 1 Dec. 9 I Dec. 17
1 Dec. 17
1925
1925
1
1
1924
1925
1924
1
1925 i
Number cf r e p o r t i n g b a n k s - - - - - - - - - 721
722
6l
739
ji
61
67
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s - Secured by s t o c k s and b o n d s - - - - - - - A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - - - - - T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

- - - - - - -

Investments:
U. S. P r e - w a r b o n d s - - - - - - - - - - - U. S. L i b e r t y b o n d s - - - - - - - - - - - - U. S, T r e a s u r y b o n d s - - - - - - - - - - U. 3, 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 - - - -•

168,415
5,511,818
8,338,733

!

46

46

47

' 175,292
5,440,124
8,435,708

191,4491
51,699
59 , 630
4. 606 Sb9 1 2 , 1 6 3 , 1 1 1 2 , 1 3 0 , 0 3 3
8,190:603 2 , 2 7 7 , 5 3 6 2,309,009

18,598

17,571
637,610
685,113

24,229
514,664
713,847

4,296,565 1,344,581 1,340,299

1,252,740

222,425
1,404,272
434,502
345,448
85,951
2,924,475

262,571
29,784
506,310
1,4.13.935
364,475 1 9 2 , 1 5 9
185,424
53 7,45'-!
154,053
38.119
2 , 8 8 0 , 3.! 2;j 7 3 0 . 7 0 7

69,347
1,933,953
2.293,265

29,771
521,104
188,822
156,770
13,465
809,688

41,348
547;503
164,753
199,723
b3,678
874,741

Total investments - - - - - - - - - - - - •

5,512,393 5,417,073 ' 5,593,005 1,742.503 1,719,620

1,891,746

T o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s - - - - - - •

1 9 , 5 8 1 , 3 5 9 1 9 , 4 6 8 , 7 9 7 1 8 , 5 8 1 , 9 2 o | | b , 2 3 9 ,.849 6 , 2 1 8 , 2 9 2
1,690,215
1 , 6 8 3 , 1 8 8 1 , 6 9 4 , 0 0 9 ji 7 0 3 , 5 0 7
724,911

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 — — -

- - - -

—

2,891,090

326,694

313,407

3 3 8 , 4 2 1 j1

78,697

71,H9

5,284,937

5,342,727

4,816,408 1

781,093
63,401

785,260
9,649

639,590

686,393

2,850

1,96s

105,544
16,256

192,012

103.494
16,211
50,659
945
193,903

4,104
83,991
26,061
82,343
12,265
206,108

370,642

367,150

414,872

49,309
4,671

6 , 1 8 8 , 3 1 1 11 1 , 7 1 5 , 2 2 3 1 , 7 0 7 , 4 7 9 1 , 6 6 7 , 6 1 2
16S ,604
7 5 4 , 0 2 5 11 1 7 9 , 1 8 4
166,991
8 2 , 5 0 3 !|

- - - - -• 1 3 , 2 6 1 , 0 3 7 1 3 , 1 5 4 , 2 0 7 1 3 , 1 6 9 : 4 9 2 1 5 , 1 8 9 , 0 4 4 5 , 1 6 6 , 0 2 7 5 , 3 5 5 , 1 0 9

- - —- - - - - -

R e p o r t i n g member b a n k s i n
Chicago
Dec. l b i Dec. 9
1 Dec. 17
1925
|
1924
|
1925

j

lU,0b8,966 14,051,724 12,988,921 4,497,346 4,498,672
223,449
1,387,155
441,394
371,852
197,447

4775a

26,366

25,223

32,264

|l,174,229 1,188,504 1,166,455
502,302

451,207

28,596

503,519
15,427

1,497

17,585

812,534i1

C-overnrnent d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - - B i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s . w i t h F . R . Banks:
Secured by U>S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s - - All other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

257,551

38,560

180,305|

24bz938
172,560

284,560
193,636

90,7391
42,125]

41,965
27,869

83,795
53,123

9,635
2,581

24,485
17,864

17,125
3,883

4,430
48 6

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

419,504

483,202

132,3641

69,834

1.36,918

12,216

42,349

21,008

4,916

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 25, 1 9 2 5 ; n o t e a r l i e r .
S t . 4775b
PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS
1 DECEMBER 1 6 , 1 9 2 5 .
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s ' )
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
B o s t o n New York
Phil a.
CIeve,
Rich.
A t l a n t a C h i c a g o S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy.
D a l l a s ban Fran.
Total.
Number of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s
41
101
54
75
72
100
3b
33
24
69
49
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
67
721
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g .
10,860
56,809
12,078
S e c u r e d by s t o c k s & b o n d s
344,505 2,429,119
8,044
1 68,415
403,342
All o t h e r l o a n s & d i s c o u n t s 6 5 9 , 1 7 5 2 , 5 9 5 . 8 6 8
271,390 5,511,818
360,370
922,727 8,388.711

Total loans aW discount, 1 , 0 1 4 , 5 4 0 5 , 0 1 , 7 9 6

Investments:
U. S. P r e - w a r b o n d s
U. S. L i b e r t y b o n d s
U. S. T r e a s u r y bonds
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 >;onds, s t o c k s a n d
securities
Total investments

9,634
85,727
18,590
4,445
23,275

40,470
597,376
207,649
194,172
40,721

C.




9,488
48,765
18,094
8,805
10,354

210,933 1 , 0 9 2 , 4 2 1
352,604 2,172,809

Reserve balances w i t h F.R.Bk.
94,133
762,189
Cask i n v a u l t
24,073
96,905
Net demand d e p o s i t s
912,807 5,760,594
Time d e p o s i t s
394,207 I , l b 7 , 0 b 9
Government d e p o s i t s
23,603
72,790
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„ Bank:
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g
5,251
79,117
All other
8,671
32,779
Due t o b a n k s
Due f r o m b a n k s

ililiikiliSiiiis il

775,790 1.280.938 5 S . E 1 8

129,196 1,054,415
37,991
110,260

3:;j

33,131
166,837
34,867
26,893
31,473

531,433

1 , 2 0 2 , 1 6 1 1 4 , 0 6 8 , 9 66

25,564
29,430
8,058
1,787
5,052

14,881
15,.8O7
5,867
2,096
9,414

18,541
173,972
52,852
63,407
18,237

:fo8'1115—62,2gO

51,031

421,299. 1 0 9 , 9 8 1

99,096

^IL

616

132,171

12,957
23,238
10,651
6,894
6,136

7,371
26,490
12,277
18,519
3,926

9,183
49,413
15,352
14,932
4,345

17,955
18,092
6,029
5,944
7,548

24,274
147,008
51,108
23,964
31,966

223,449
1,387,155
44i,394
371,858
197,447

42.79_2__77,297

24, 028

201,216

2,891,090

7 5 3 , 3 0 8 1 6 9 , 5 3 7 1 1 6 , 3 7 5 170,522™ 7 9 , 5 9 6

479,536

5,512,393

1,681,697 19,581,359
114,432 1,690,215
24,558
326,694
828,945 13,261,037
.778,498 5,284,937
9,819
32,990
257,581

ii - II a IS til S i! IIS
23,742

11,926

2D,759

7,796

12,911

31,375

7,301

6,078

2,417

1,605
6,628
BANKERS' BALANCES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CITIES
9,879

»:i%6

17

7 7

: 34b4°

'&352

25:567

11:573

i4

5

:$

^5:151

^

164:405

"I'M

^

T t i

% : o o | '52:724

33,'080

32,907
11,469

246,938
172,566

H I , 331
58,290

2,248,588
646,062