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Form PR-284

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate r e l e a s e

Board of Governors
of t h e Federal Reserve System
December 4 , 1939.

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The condition 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 the following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended November 29: A decrease of $7,000,000 i n commercial, i n d u s t r i a l and a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s , and i n creases of $40,000,000 i n loans t o brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s and
$54,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d .
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 $6,000,000 i n New
York City and $7,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Loans t o brokers and dealers
i n s e c u r i t i e s increased $25,000,000 i n New York City and $40,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t ing member banks.
Holdings of United S t a t e s Treasury b i l l s declined $31,000,000 i n t h e Chicago
d i s t r i c t and $20,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks, and increased $10,000,000
i n New York City. Holdings of United S t a t e s Government bonds increased $14,000,000
i n New York City and $13,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Holdings of o b l i gations guaranteed by the United S t a t e s Government increased $7,000,000. Holdings
of "Other s e c u r i t i e s " increased $18,000,000 i n New York City and $34,000,000 at a l l
r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d increased $16,000,000 each i n the Atlanta and
Chicago d i s t r i c t s , $14,000,000 i n the Philadelphia d i s t r i c t and $54,000,000 at a l l
r e p o r t i n g member banks. Time d e p o s i t s declined $14,000,000 i n New York City and
$20,000,000 at 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 increased $15,000,000 i n New York City,
and declined $14,000,000 i n the Boston d i s t r i c t , $11,000,000 i n t h e Kansas City
d i s t r i c t and $36,000,000 at 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
f o r e i g n banks i n c r e a s e d $20,000,000.
Borrowings of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks amounted t o $1,000,000 on
November 29.
A summary of 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 member banks,
together with changes f o r the week and the year ended November 29, 1939, follows I
(In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Increase or decrease
Nov.
since
Nov,
Nov . 30,
29
.
. 22,
1939
1939
1938
ASSETS
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
+ 67
+1 ,834
23,159
Loans — t o t a l
+ 339
8,656
+ 39
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
+ 515
4,381
7
Open market paper
—
26
312
3
—
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
+ 40
660
52
—
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
+ 2
499
73
—
Real e s t a t e loans
+
1,189
20
—
—
Loans t o banks
81
36
Other loans
+ 7
+
1,579
36
Treasury b i l l s
711
20)
Treasury notes
—
6)
+ 607
2,160
U, S. bonds
5,84-2
13)
Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Gov't
+ 7*
+ 726
2,408
Other s e c u r i t i e s
+ 162
+ 34*
3,382
mrnm

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—adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank d e p o s i t s ;
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings



9,792
504
3,072
18,972
5,232
535
7,894
731
1

+

2

+ 21

7

+2.455
+
61
+ 612

+ 54

+2,959
+ 108
+
1

36
20

+1,682

20
+ 1

—

+

+

223

*Nov. 22 f i g u r e s r e v i s e d
(St. Louis d i s t r i c t )

Form FR—284
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
November 30, 1939

For immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IK CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in millions of d o l l a r s )
New York City
Increase or
decrease since
Nov,
Nov. 22, Nov,, 30,
29,
1938
1939
1939

Chicago
Increase or
decrease sinqe
Nov, 22, Nov . 30,
1938
1939

Nov,
29,
1939

ASSETS
2,038

-39

+ 138

60

571

- 7

+

53

393
18
27

- 8
- 1
+ 1

+

54
1

-

280
23
52

-

33
5

67
14

+ 1

Loans and Investments-total

8,998

+68

+1, 289

Loans - t o t a l

3,022

+19

+

1,704
112
519

- 6
- 2
+25

+

169
114

+ 1
- 1

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
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 loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans

26

378

-

69

——

——

+ 2

—

38

52

+ 697

48
241
667

—

3

—

+

•—

2
—

+

1

+

14

+
+

56
15

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

565
840
2,145

+10)
- 1)
+14)

1,214
1,212

+ 8
+18

+

405
+ 127

173
338

+ 1

Reserve vjith F. R. banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances xvith domestic banks
Other a s s e t s — net

5,514
87
80
367

+ 5
+ 4
+ 1
-46

+1,435
+ 23
+ 10
100

1,151
44
243
49

+37
+3
- 3
+ 1

+ 235
+
9
+ 30
—
4

8,459
653
49

+ 1
-14
+ 1

+1,692
+ 49
—
66

1,826
501
63

+ 6,

+ 204
+
34
+
1

3,445
662

+15
+18

+ 820
+ 217

867

- 8

15
245

+ 1

-3D
- 3)
+ 1)

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
Time deposits
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits t
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




mm

301
1,477

+13
- 2

—

1
41
13

——

8

+ 185
—
1
—
—

2

13

Ftorm FR-284-b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF 7JEEKLT REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON NOVEMBER 29, 1939
Federal
P h i l a - Cleve- Richdelphia land mond

Total
All
Boston New
York
districts
ASSETS
Loans and Investments — t o t a l
23,159
Loans - t o t a l
8,656
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
4,381
Open market paper
312
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
660
Other loans f o r purchasing
or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
499
Real e s t a t e loans
1,189
Loans to banks
36
Other loans
1,579

2,245
968

183

185
2
2

322
20
15

10

14
22

386

631

3,106

704

409

692

428

320

900

341

195

296

1,816

195
24
22

253
7
21

117
15
3

176
4
5

531
34
32

205
8
5

106
3
1

226
201

31
56
1
99

26

15
39

11

76
111
11.6

13
52
3
55

8

174
3
197

1,164

611

3,377

292
61
21

117
523

26

468

73
3
185
131
55
68

3
39
97
72
100

51
423
928
310
494

3
53
134
72
101

32
113
25
44

—

540
144
23

468
137
30

1,055
1,037
107

345

148
1

414

269

304
23

4
101

4
87

297
345

9,792
504
3,072
1,294

433
l4l
174
83

5,645
107
208
501

434
22
224
103

520
49
349
103

180
23
209
40

128
14
203
46

1,426
79
549
82

215
12
190
23

18,972
5,232
535

1,181
235
14

9,109
1,026
67

967 1,330
279
731
42
52

486
200
28

410
190
41

2,627
945
111

7,894
731
1
749
3,707

310
24
1
20
247

3,535
664

402

309
1

276
1

1,145
10

308
1,600

18
223

18
373

35
97

——

—

9
95

—

24
54
78
53
58

—

20
384

177

311
118
2

Reserve with F. P.. bank
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s — net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits—adjusted
Tine deposits
U» S. Gov't deposits
Inter—bank depositsi
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

——

52

488
190
18

39
319
102
276

11
214
601
122
282

—

—

383
25
273
242

—

——

1
56

48

137
11
273
30

565
897
2,323
1,305
1,381

—

68

26

101
6
113
19

25
57
335
50
123

437
1

— -

17
3

26
82
98
57
133
190
15
307
22

711
2,160
5,842
2,408
3,382

6

9

32
1
91

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by U.S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s




544
277

704
262

9,848

81
1
127

Dist; r i c t
San
Minnea- Kansas Dallas
St.
Francisco
City
Louis a p o l i s

1,911
681

1,201

28

Reserve
Atlanta Chicago

7
96

9
59

—

85
685
185
322