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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
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s t . 3563
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
December 27, 1923.

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
- Friday a f t e r n o o n , Dec. 28;
not e a r l i e r .

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
Aggregate i n c r e a s e s of $99,000,000 in loans and investments and of
$162,000,000 in Government d e p o s i t s , as against r e d u c t i o n s of $149,000,000 i n n e t demand d e p o s i t s and of $69,000,000 in r e s e r v e balances with t h e Federal r e s e r v e banks,
a r e shown in the weekly c o n s o l i d a t e d statement of c o n d i t i o n on December 19 of 7°4
member banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s . Loans and d i s c o u n t s increased by $38,000,000, i n crease# o,f $b2,000,000 in loans on c o r p o r a t e stocks and bonds and of $1,000,000 i n
loans on U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , being o f f s e t i n p a r t by a r e d u c t i o n of
*$25,000,000 i n a l l o t h e r , l a r g e l y commercial, loans and d i s c o u n t s . Investments of
a l l r e p o r t i n g members increased by $61,000,000, c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness showing
an i n c r e a s e of $48,000,000 and c o r p o r a t e bonds, stocks and s e c u r i t i e s - an i n c r e a s e
of $17,000,000, w h i l e h o l d i n g s of U. S. bonds and. Treasury n o t e s show a r e d u c t i o n of
$4,000,000.
Loans and d i s c o u n t s of r e p o r t i n g banks i n New York City show an i n c r e a s e of
$38,000,000, loans secured by c o r p o r a t e stocks and bonds - an i n c r e a s e of
$56,000,000, loans secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s - an i n c r e a s e of
$2,000,000, and a l l o t h e r , l a r g e l y commercial, loans and d i s c o u n t s - a^decrease of
$20,000,000. Investments of t h e New York City banks increased by $15,000,000, U. S.
Government s e c u r i t i e s - by $3,000,000 and other bonds, stocks and s e c u r i t i e s - by
' $12,000,000-

f

Net demand d e p o s i t s of a l l r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s show a r e d u c t i o n of
$149,000,000, of which $35,000,000 i s shown f o r t h e New York d i s t r i c t , $29,000,000
f o r the Chicago d i s t r i c t , $21,000,000 f o r the Cleveland d i s t r i c t and $16,000,000 f o r
the P h i l a d e l p h i a d i s t r i c t . Time d e p o s i t s of a l l r e p o r t i n g oanks decreased by
$1,000,000. Government d e p o s i t s , cn aocount cf Treasury
r a t i o n s , including the
payment of income and p r o f i t s t a x e s and the issue and redemption of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s show a net i n c r e a s e of $162,000,000 f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g banks, t h e New York City
banks r e p o r t i n g an i n c r e a s e of $47,000,000.
Reserve balances of a l l r e p o r t i n g banks a t t h e Federal r e s e r v e banks declined
by $69,000,000, while cash in v a u l t increased $14,000,000. Member oanks i n New York
C i t y r e p o r t r e d u c t i o n s of $46,000,000 in r e s e r v e balances and of $4,000,000 in c a s h .

Borrowings of a l l r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s from the F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks declined
from $485,000,000 t o $470,000,000 or from 3. t o 2.9 p e r cent of t h e i r t o t a l loans and
investments. Borrowings of t h e New York City members decreased from $74,000,000 to
' $54,000,000 or from 1.5 t o 1 . 1 p e r c e n t of t h e i r t o t a l l o a n s and investments.
Following i s a statement of changes i n 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
r e p o r t i n g members, as compared w i t h a week and a y e a r ago:

Loans and d i s c o u n t s , t o t a l
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 bonds

, .

. .

I n c r e a s e or Decrease
In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s
s ince
Dec. 12, 1923 Dec . 20,, 1922
+
674
38
+
1
62
+
62
115
+
b21
25
bl
3
1

Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s

. .

+
-

T o tal accommodation a t F. R. Banks
C.



4s

-

-

+
-

303
122
5
102

17

-

78

69
14

-

30

162
149
1
18

-

-

+

9
316

&3

371
120

St. 3loj;

f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday a f t e r n o o n , December 28, 192); not e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
#
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
'
Dec. 19, 1923 Dec. 12 1923

—
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks

~

Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s -

To^al loans and d i s c o u n t s - - U. S. P r 3 - « a r bonds -

I>:

- -

!•>:

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

~

ppR 433

pPU 070

- -

--

- -

-

-

11,955.997
^5.706

11,917.523
274,0 7 0

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: "85
S40,08S

U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness - - - - - - Other bends, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s - Total loans and d i s c o u n t s and investments
Reserve balance w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
Cash in v a u l t

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

-

_ _ _ _ _ _

Net demand d e p o s i t s
-

Government d e p o s i t s
B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with Federal Reserve Banks:
Secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
All other

- - -

Ratio of b i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with Federal Reserve Banks
.
to t o t a l loans and investments, p e r cent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C<




^

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U. S. Treasury n o t e s

Time d e p o s i t s

^64

133,646
2,19^,&93
16,455,422

June 20, 1923
^
2S2 1KP

ilil

11,730,394
230,371)

™i7, "SSI
841,379

25,403
. 2,177,3^1
16,359,044

257,157
3,714,832
7,279,570
11,251,559
I,435,624

9g3,591

*534,747

159,6C6
2,140,159
lo,4SO,9ol

241,863
2.272.643
16,116,436

1,355,021
^35,637

1,423,524
321,286

1,397,ll6
279,247

1,364,597
344,514

11,103,3*7

11,252,421

11,094,097

II,186,196

4,057,952

4,058,247

3,995,750

3,657,168

195,566

33,500

255,562

511,36s

JS';??
216,161

SS'Si
247,471

.
oiH'S?
21o,292

203,245

2,9

3*0
* Includes Victory n o t e s .

V

Dec. 20, 1922
762

V

147,436

2.2

F - l s a s o d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday a f t e r n o o n , December 28, 1923; n o t e a r l i o r ,

S t . 3863b.

PRINCIPAL BESCUBCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESEBVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, DECEMBER 19, 192).
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
Cleve. Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . Lcuis Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.
Boston New York P h i l a .
Total
F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t
764
65
80
106
26
76
112
55
52
43
Ifcmbev of r e p o r t i n g banks
35
73
39
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s 76,148 15,449
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g . 13,318
231,370 1 , 6 2 0 , 8 6 3 265,177
Secured by s t o c k s & bonds
All o t h e r l o a n s & d i s c o u n t s 644.761 2 ,495,317 345,517
U.
U.
U.
U.

9,466
28,167
8,643
3,021
37,411 11,979
3,8b9
5,954
412,621 123,042 65,087
586,145 148,992 41,700 77,042 69,185
688,331 333,115 372,858 1,129,61b 312,632 195,421 345,493 223,323

11,955
186,777
611,199

225,413
3,830,001
7,900,563

T o t a l loans and d i s c c u n t s 559,449 4 ,192,32s 626,143 1,129,119 464,sec 447,411 1,755,172 473,603 243,990 426,489 295,529 1,009,964 11,955,997
275,706
30,077
49,006 10,694
4 8 , 7 4 3 29,736 14,374
24,790 15,193
9 , l 6 l 11,540 19,661
12,731
S„ Pre-war bends
96,742 1,005,359
109,126 27,297 14,208
94,443 22,520 12,263 45,715 15,641
446,983 42,425
78,026
S. L i b e r t y bonds
52,703
13,522
12,388
2,431
4,745
6,945
l,7C9
25,568
3,089
3,027
4,727
3,597
955
S. T r e a s u r y bonds
840,088
37,283
104,229 17,075 28,289 16,303 17,158
6,198
471,845 45,906
53,713 15,150
3. Trsasuiy n o t e s
26,939

U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of
Indebtedness
Other bonds, s t o c k s and
securities

6,039
169,873

6,969

11,933

5,077

9,092

23,030

9,318

2,265

4,359

5,862

17,289

133,646

758,942 183,962

299,850

49,936

42,435

345,233

86,497

27,774

58,995

13,506

157,560

2,194,893

31,753

T o t a l loans and d i s c o u n t s
and investments
1,,187,784 5,976,455 919,158 1,657,259 595,023 535,427 2,359 , 265 631,151 325,297 569,02s 370,068 1,362,437 16,465,422
95,612 1,355,021
106,808 35,304 34,528
600,688 68,804
198,470 37,856 21,720 45,055 27,095
83,078
Reserve b a l a n c e with F.B.Bk.
23,506
335,637
41,126 15,931 20,355
6,477 13,102 10,456
62,503
23,456
5 9 , 6 3 1 19,605
9,429
Cash in v a u l t
Net demand d e p o s i t s

800,460 4 , 7 2 7 , 6 9 0 674,026

Time d e p o s i t s

267,340

881,341 336,260 273,423 1,456,651 341,935 199,326 399,087 257,681

893,475 115,132 606,883

150,682 176,795

806,025 190,275

5 4 , 6 0 9 131,529

755,465 11,103,347

52,927

551,220

4,057,952

21,050

56,982

15,820

27,212

4,435

11,088

20, 791

6,943

2,516

1,934

8,543

16,252

195,566

B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F. R, Bank:
Secured by U . S . G o v t . o b l i g , . 8,997
24,250
All o t h e r

78,036
15,643

19,623
9,377

28,464
20,304

20,879
19,256

15,951
29,868

25,502
16,174

11,306
31,525

5,64o
2,845

19,575
19,996

1,423
4,348

12,579
22,555

254,305
216,161

Government d e p o s i t s




J) 4
v
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday a f t e r n o o n , December 28, 1923; not e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AMD LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING KEIaBER BAMS IN F. R. 3131Z A-E1fiRAliOHCITIES AND IN OTHER S£XECTED CIT 7 .
(In thous ands of d o l l a r s )
Other
F. R,
All F. R.
ed
cities
scl.'.ct
c
i
t
i
e
s
Branch
i
a
s
City of Chicago
Bank c i t
New York City
Dec.
12
Doc.
19
Dec.
12
Dec.
12
Dec. 19
Dec. 19
Dec. 19 Dec. 12
Dec, 19 Ded. 12
304
304
205
203
257
257
67
67
49
49
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
.

Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured 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
A l l other loans and d i s c o u n t s

65,3bl
66,213
1,425,794 1,372,505
2,179,276 2,199,417

T o t a l loans and d i s c o u n t s

3,676,431 3,635,13s

U. S, Pre-war bonds
U. S.
U. S.
U, 0.
U. S.
Other

L i b e r t y bonds
Treasury bonds
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
bonds, s t o c k s , and s e c u r i t i e s

T o t a l loans and d i s c o u n t s and
investments
Reserve balance with F, E. Bank

359,337
17,458
440,171
28,Obi

390,373
18,359
435,997
24,008

543,534

532,372

71,070

74,92S

xx
Government d e p o s i t s
B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with
F. E. Bank:
Secured by U.S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
R a t i o of b i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F. R. Bank to t o t a l loans and
investments, p e r cent

149, 6 l 5
2,695,299
4,555,069

1,,125,429 1,141,926
4,201
4,201

7,699,956

37,268
5,214
60,354
9,456
167,942

37,496
5,213
6l,841
4,532
166,024

93,265
609,219
43,137
625,160
72,175
1,162,909

*

35,455
35,613
40,152
40,949
147,672
511,992
616,605
621,154
515,097
2,634,521
4,573,605 1,664,952 1,665,556 1,350,532 1,355,955
7,656,095 2,321,769 2,325,020 1,934,242 1,933,405
105,414
106,891
75,546
93,110
75,547
613,521
43,002
625,835
45,800
1,146,495

231,081
20,094
142,374

231,52s

41,475
590,552

25,545
559,554

15,753
142,344

165,089
19,472
72, 554
19,993
441,102

167,445
19,079
73,200
14,055
440,959

1,412,£64 1,421,533 10,305,£57 10,223,564 3,423,222 3,411,590 2,759,343 2,753,590
162,525
169,351
240,905
239,613
951,291 1,014,530
136,601
146,074
90,905
90,479
51,532
69,201
163,200
l6l,606
34,937
31,596
975,235 1,006,044

7,647,157 1,906,643 1,928,445 1,661,800 1,676,819
865,309
661,155
1,956,425 1,203,966 1,211,267
15,602
2,661
49,519
5,593
21,746

607,461

613,699

352,870

37o,560

54,062

7,171

10,053

1,615

7,534,904
1,958,677
130,145

47,550
6,845

47,750
26,342

6,393

5,931
3,946

125,207
93,201

110,017
121,987

55,424
70,063

56,153
72,114

43,674
52,597

45,013
53,370

1.1

1.5

•7

2.1

2.3

4.5

4.6

3-5

3.6

4 , 2 3 6 , 7 s ! 4,267,154

Time d e p o s i t s




37,923

5,133,343 5,050,200
552,310
59S,139

Cash in v a u l t
Net demand d e p o s i t s

32,051

28,559
446,57b
666,459

28,585
4%,642
663,202

c

4,555