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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 F e d e r a l Reserve System
December 27, 1938

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 21s I n c r e a s e s
of $253>000,000 i n h o l d i n g s 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 and of
$107,000,000 i n Government d e p o s i t s and decreases of $465,000,000 i n r e s e r v e
balances with Federal Reserve banks, $133,000,000 i n amounts due from banks and
$406,000,000 i n d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d 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 declined $24,000,000 i n New York
City and $15,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Loans t o banks declined
$14,000,000 and loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s $4,000,000.
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 i n c r e a s e d
$253,000,000, h o l d i n g s of o b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y guaranteed by t h e United S t a t e s Government i n c r e a s e d $19,000,000 i n New York City and $22,000,000 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 $14,000,000.
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d decreased $30,000,000 i n New York C i t y , $23,000,000
i n t h e San Francisco d i s t r i c t , $16,000,000 i n the Dallas d i s t r i c t , and $92,000,000
a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Time d e p o s i t s inc re ase d 021,000,000 i n t h e San
Francisco d i s t r i c t and 011,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Deposits c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks declined $297,000,000 i n New York C i t y ,
$19,000,000 i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t , $18,000,000 i n the P h i l a d e l p h i a d i s t r i c t ,
$16,000,000 each i n the Richmond and San Francisco d i s t r i c t s and $406,000,000 a t
a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Borrowings of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks amounted to v2,000,000 on
December 21.
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 the week and t h e year ended December 21,1938, f o l l o w s :
(In 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. 14,
Dec. 22,
21,
1938
1938
1937
A S S E T S
Loans and Investments — t o t a l
+ 238
262
21,742
.

+

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 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 loans

8,473
3,857
330
854
566
1,169
120
1,577

—
—
+
—
+

U. S. Government d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s
O b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y guaranteed by U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

8,333
1,718
3,218

+ 253
+ 22
— l4

+

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

6,980
493
2,389

— 465
+
3
- 133

+

16,129
5,l4l
639

- 92
+ 11
+ 107*

5,947
507
2

*-• 4 o 6 *
+
4
+
2

L I A B I L I T I
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
Tine d e p o s i t s
U. 8. Government d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits $
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings




23
15
6
4
2
2
l4
16

-

-

+
+
+

+

+

945
760
142
33
83
3
49
21
266
608
333

+1,645
126
564

+

E S
+1,706
60
50

-

«•*

+
+

—

905
' 63
5

*Dec, 14 f i g u r e s r e v i s e d ,
(Cleveland d i s t r i c t )

Form FB—284—a
STATEMENT FDR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of t h e Federal Reserve System
December 22, 1938

For immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )

New York City
Increase or
Dec. decrease since
21,
Dec. 14 Dec. 22
1938
1938
1937

(Chicago

Dec.
21,
1938

I n c r e a s e or
decrease since
Dec* 14 Dec. 22
1938
1937

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

7,855

- 21

Loans — t o t a l

3,040
1,384
132
690

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 o r
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
,

199
119
98
418

+ 75

+

55

533

+

2

—

116

410
62
24

342
17
41

—

1
1
+ 4

—

—

—

28
9
62
7

68
12

14

1,991

— 4-8

478

- 24
- 3
- 5

-

.—.

tmrn

———

—*

- 13 +
- 3

—

53

89
11
1
8
1
2
4

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

2,881

+ 20

165

1,021

+ 75

+

92

845
1,089

+ 19 + 486
- 12 4" 143

113
324

1
1

4+

11
68

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

3,815
78
75
449

-286 + 1 , 3 0 0
+ 1 +
9
4
- 2 +
- 8
19

876
39
219
48

59
+ 1
+ 9
6

+

281
6
59
10

+ 15
+ 1
+ 21

+
4*
+

200
15
18

+

19
1

+
H-

145
3

+

1

+

11

4"

+

L I A B I L I T I E S !
Demand deposits—adjusted
Time d e p o s i t s
U, S. Gov't d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits t
Domestic banks
Foreign banks

6,854
599
121

- 30 + 1 ,122
66
- 2
+ 6
243

1,658
470
83

2,406
445

-297
+ 3

+ 434
+
4o

675
10

Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
C a p i t a l account

357
1,490

+
+

•




MM#

1

3

+

3

16

6

19
258

1

Form FRr-284*-b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON DECEMBER 21, 1938
Total
All
Boston
districts

I

D i s t r i c t s
St.
Minne- Kansas
City
Louis a p o l i s

Dallas

San
Francisco

21,742

1,162

8,710

1,173

1,851

680

615

3,070

708

382

662

539

2,190

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 loans f o r purchasing or
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s

8,473

583

3,418

429

661

242

318

849

316

2j62

257

246

992

3,857
330
854

255
68
29

1,490
l4o
697

185
22
20

231
9
26

108
10
4

176
3
7

479
45

193
3
6

81
4
1

155
17
5

163
1
2

341
21
12

566
1,169
120
1,577

32
82
3
ll4

266
222
98
505

33
58
2
109

28
170
2
195

16
32
1
71

15
29
1
87

79
94
4
116

13
48
7
46

7
7

l4
21

62

12
23
1
44

45

51
383
1
I83

U.S. Gov't o b l i g a t i o n s
O b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y g u a r a n t e e d by U.S.Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

8,333
1,718
3,218

420
30
129

3,133
903
1,256

365
93
286

817
96
2 77

333
39
66

168
42
87

1,527
226
468

231
59
102

%
43

221
54
130

195
42
56

760
120
318

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

6,980
493
2,389
1,272

314
145

3,950
100
173
557

228
22
166
83

l44
21
147
32

101
13
129
40

1,080
76
392
78

lAS

t?
270
103

13
118
23

70
7
115
17

157
13
263
22

103
12
208
26

324
24
267
217

16,129
5,l4l
639

1,046
249
13

7,451
987
139

790
283
55

i,i4o
725
42

437
195
28

349
183
4l

2,363
887
129

437
134
20

278
119
2

497
l4l
22

412
134
38

929
1,054
110

5,947
507

234
22

2,477
447

291
9

338
1

241

226
1

896
11

272

126
1

361

214

271
15

^ (V CO
to \0
0~\

A S S E T S
Loans and I n v e s t m e n t s — t o t a l

New
York

R e s e r v e
F e d e r a l L
P h i l a - Cleve- Rich- A t l a n t a Chicago
mond
d e l p h i a land

1
25
241

1
369
1,619

19
225

24
362

28
95

7
91

23
387

6
91

8
57

3
98

6
84

31<
333

L I A B I

T. I T I E S

Demand d e p o s i t s — a d j u s t e d
Tine d e p o s i t s
U. S. Gov't d e p o s i t s
Inter—bank d e p o s i t s :
Domestic b a n k s
Foreign b a n k s
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
C a p i t a l account



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