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Form FR~284

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For imnediate release

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
December 5, 1938

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks in 101 Leading Cities
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in 101 leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended November 30$ Increases
for the week of $74,000,000 in reserve balances with Federal Reserve banks,
#97,000,000 in demand deposits—adjusted and $28,000,000 in "Other securities" and
a decrease of $23,000,000 in United States Government direct obligations.
Comr.crcial, industrial and agricultural loans increased $16,000,000 in New
York City and declined $3,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Loans to brokers
and dealers and all other loans each increased $7,000,000 at all reporting member
banks.
Holdings of United States Government direct obligations declined 027,000,000
in How York City and $23,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of other
securities increased $28,000,000 in New York City and at all reporting member
banks.
Demand deposits-adjusted increased $20,000,000 in New York City, §17,000,000
in the Cleveland district, $13,000,000 each in the St. Louis and San Francisco
districts, i,312,000,000 in the Boston district and $97,000,000 at all reporting
member banks. Time deposits increased $6,000,000 in the New York district and
declined L>5,000,000 in the Cleveland district.
Deposits credited to domestic banks increased $42,000,000 in New York City and
declined 1/7,000,000 each in the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Kansas City districts,
all reporting member banks showed a net increase of $13,000,000 for the week.
Deposits credited to foreign banks increased $4,000,000 in New York City.
Borrowings of weekly reporting member banks amounted to $1,000,000 on
November 30,
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of reporting member banks, together with changes for the week and the year ended November 30, 1938, follows t

A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - total

Nov,
30,
1938
21,325

Increase or decrease
since
Nov, 23,
Dec. 1,
1938
1937
+ 19

~

56

Loans - total
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

8,317
3,866
338
712
572
1,169
117
1,543

+ 14
- 3
- 3
+ 7
+ 1
+ 1
+ 4
+ 7

- 1,124
- 771
137
164
78
+
2
+
49
25

U. S. Government direct obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by U.S. Gov't
Other securities

8,106
1,682
3,220

- 23
+ 28

+
+

+

Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks

7,337
443
2,460

+ 74
+ 4
+ 3

+ 1,963
+ 139
+ 591

16,013
5,124
534

97
1
3

A B

361

L I T I E S

Demand deposits - adjusted
Time deposits
U, S,Government deposits
Inter—bank deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings



143
564

6,212
508
1

2

+ l,4oi
-

+

110

118
1,152
90
5

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Form FR~284-a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
December 1, 1938

For immediate release

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in millions of dollars)

New York City
Increase or
Nov. decrease since
30, Nov, 23 Dec. 1
1938
1937
1938

CChicago
Increase or
Nov. decrease since
30, Nov. 23 Dec. 1
1938
1938
1937

ASSETS
Loans and Investments - total

7,709

+ 28 -

110

1,900

-

2

- 19

Loans - total

2,962

+ 22 -

572

518

+

1

—l4l

1,424
135
571

+ 16 - 386
- 1 • 56
+ 3 • 139

339
19
30

-

3

+

3

-102
- 10
- 9

Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loans
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers
Other loans for purchasing or
carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

202
119
95
4l6

-

2 + 6
+
—-•» <

27
12
65
17

67
12

+ 1
4* 1

51

-

1

- 10
- 1
- 2
- 7

—•—

U. S.Gov't obligations
2,853
Obligations fully guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
809
Other securities
1,085

- 27 • 137

942

+

1

+ 38

+ 5 •
+ 434
+ 28 •
+• 165

117
323

— 4

+ 17
+ 67

Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

4,079
64
70
467

+ 54 +1,536
f 12
- 3 •
- 4 •
6
+ 10 •
- 16

916
35
213
53

+16
+
+

2
2

+309
+ 6
+ 52
- 9

L I A B I L I T I E S

Demand deposits - adjusted
Tine deposits
U. S, Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits#
Domestic banks
Foreign banks

6,767
604
115

+ 20 •
F 965
+ 5 -- 118
+ 1 -- 113

1,622
467
62

2,625
445

+ 42 + 640
+ 4 + 65

682
9

Borrowings
Other liabilities
Capital account

1
342
1,490

+ 1 +
+ 9 -"
+ 3 +

17
258




1
31 :
7 }

+ 16

+153
+ 3

—

+

+142
+ 14
+ 17

2

- 1
+ 11

Form FR—284—b •

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTmG imBER BAMS IN 101 LEADII!G CITIES ON NOVEMBER 30, 1938
Total
All
lien
districts Boston York

A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - total

21,325

e d er a1
R e s er v e
District
Phila- Cleve- RichSt.
MinneKansas
San
delphia land mond Atlanta Chicago Louis apolis City Dallas Francisco

1,152 8,556 1,160 1,818

Loans - total
8,317
Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loans
3,866
Open market paper
338
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
712
Other loans for purchasing or
carrying securities
572
Real estate loans
1,169
Loans to banks
117
Other loans
1,543

32
82
3
114

U* S.„ Gov't obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by U,SeGov*t
Other securities
Reserve with F.R. bank
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets — net

672

598

2,961

708

379

650

528

2,143

584 3,341

423

640

239

308

824

318

164

253

242

981

259 1,530
69
144
25
577

184
24
19

229
10
24

108
10
3

169
3
6

466
34
34

194
3
6

81
4
1

153
17
4

159
1
2

334
19
11

270
221
95
504

33
58
1
104

32
171
2
172

16
32
1
69

15
29
1
85

79
94
4
113

13
49
8
45

7
7

l4
21

64

12
23
1
43

45

49
382
1
185

8,106
1,682
3,220

4o6 3,097
868
31
131 1,250

351
96
290

805
95
278

326
4l
66

160
42
88

1,439
230

468

229
61
100

159
14
42

216
52
129

193
37
56

725
115
322

7,337
443
2,460
1,306

318 4,205
l4l
81
l4o
170
570
75

235
19
162
86

373
4l
281
108

139
18
154
36

104
11
134
4o

1,127
67
415
86

159
11
118
34

72
7
112
17

162
12
274
22

106
10
218
27

337
25
282
205

16,013
5,124
534

1,038 7,344
250
995
128
10

781 1,124
285
735
29
38

432
197
21

348
183
34

2,343
886
100

460
186
17

280
118
2

495
142
21

419
133
31

949
l,0l4
103

6,212
508

238 2,696
446
25

305
9

347
1

245

224
1

907
10

271

121
1

362

216

280
15

1
795
3,684

•1
23
353
242 1,619

18
226

22
363

29
95

6
91

22
388

5
91

8
57

3
97

• «• •

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits—adjusted
Time deposits
U, S. Gov't deposits
Inter—bank deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
Capital account



~

7

83

299
332