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STAT!MKFT TOR THE PRESS
Released for publication
Monday m o r n i n g , D e c . 6;
not e a r l i e r .

st. 1617

Federal Reserve Board,
December 4 , 1 9 2 0 .

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
S u b s t a n t i a l r e d u c t i o n s i n Government a n ! o t h e r demand d e p o s i t s ,
accompanied by i n c r e a s e d borrowings from the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks,
a l s o b y l i q u i d a t i o n of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s a n d c o m m e r c i a l l o a n s ,
are i n d i c a t e d i n t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board1 s weekly c o n s o l i d a t e d s t a t e ment of c o n d i t i o n on November 26 of 82^- member o a n k s i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s «
R e s e r v e b a l a n c e s of t h e r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s l i K e w i s e show a s u b s t a n t i a l decline*
H o l d i n g s of L i b e r t y b o n d s a n d V i c t o r y n o t e s show o n l y n o m i n a l
c h a n g e s , w h i l e t h o s e of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s d e c l i n e d d u r i n g t h e week
by 32» 2 m i l l i o n s . L o a n s s e c u r e d b y Government o b l i g a t i o n s i n c r e a s e d
by 1 1 , 8 m i l l i o n s , l o a n s s e c u r e d by s t o c k s a n d b o n d s i n c r e a s e d b y 0 , 8
m i l l i o n $ w h i l e a l l o t h e r l o a n s a n d i n v e s t m e n t s , composed l a r g e l y of
c o m m e r c i a l l o a n s a n d d i s c o u n t s , show a r e d u c t i o n of 4 0 , 2 m i l l i o n s .
Member banks i n New York C i t y r e p o r t a s l i g h t i n c r e a s e i n h o l d i n g s of
G o v e r n m e n t war s e c u r i t i e s , a r e d u c t i o n of 26*1 m i l l i o n s i n t h o s e of
T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s , i n c r e a s e s of 3 a n d 32 m i l l i o n s , r e s p e c t i v e l y ,
i n l o a n s s u p p o r t e d b y Government a n d c o r p o r a t e & s e c u r i t i e s a n d n e t
l i q u i d a t i o n of 23*7 m i l l i o n s i n o t h e r l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s .
The
r e s u l t of t h e above c h a n g e s i s s e e n i n a d e c l i n e of t o t a l l o a n s ^ a n d
i n v e s t m e n t s b y 6 l *6 m i l l i o n s f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g o a n k s .and of 1 3 * °
m i l l i o n s f o r t h e member b a n k s i n New York C i t y ,
Accommodation of a l l r e p o r t i n g b a n k s a t t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k s ,
a s shown on t h e b o o k s of t h e l a t t e r , i n c r e a s e d f r o m 2 , 1 1 9 *3 t o 2 , 1 7 3 * 7
m i l l i o n s , o r f r o m 12*6 t o a b o u t 13 p e r c e n t of t h e b a n k s 1 a g g r e g a t e
l o a n s a n d i n v e s t m e n t s , Accommodation of t h e New York C i t y b a n k s a t
t h e l o c a l F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank shows a r e d u c t i o n f r o m 8 0 6 , 1 t o 803*2
m i l l i o n s , t h e r a t i o of a c c o m m o d a t i o n c o n t i n u i n g u n c h a n g e d a t 1 ^ * 5 P e r
cent.
N e t w i t h d r a w a l s of Government f u n d s a m o u n t e d t o 8 5 , 4 m i l l i o n s
for
t h e w e e k , o t h e r demand d e p o s i t s ( n e t ) show an e v e n l a r g e r r e d u c t i o n of
100• 2 m i l l i o n s , w h i l e t i m e d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d b y 25 *1 m i l l i o n s .
The
New York C i t y b a n k s r e p o r t r e d u c t i o n s of 3&«2 m i l l i o n s i n Government
d e p o s i t s a n d of 1*9 m i l l i o n s i n t i m e d e p o s i t s , w h i l e o t h e r demand d e p o s i t s
due t o a s u b s t a n t i a l i n c r e a s e i n b a n k b a l a n c e s , w e r e 6 , 8 m i l l i o n s l a r g e r
• t h a n on t h e p r e v i o u s F r i d a y ,
R e s e r v e b a l a n c e s of t h e r e p o r t i n g b a n k s , i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e
l a r g e r e d u c t i o n s i n d e p o s i t s , show a d e c l i n e f o r t h e week of 5 7 *1 m i l l i o n s
w h i l e c a s h i n v a u l t d e c l i n e d n e a r l y 10 m i l l i o n s ,
F o r t h e New York b a n k s
a r e d u c t i o n of 27*7 m i l l i o n s i n r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s a n d an i n c r e a s e of b
m i l l i o n s i n c a s h h o l d i n g s a r e shown-




R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday m o r n i n g , December 6 , 1920; n o t e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
(Amounts i n t h o u s a n d s o f d o l l a r s )
N o v . 26, 1920
Nov. 19, 1920
Number o f r e p o r t i n g b a n k s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 824
824
U . S . bonds t o s e c u r e c i r c u l a t i o n - - -

- -

- -

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

St-l6l7a
May 2 8 , 1920
8l4

Nov. 23,
795

1919

269,707

269,707

270,304

^69,097

6l4,453 "

6l4,742

601,4l9

628,221

U. S . V i c t o r y n o t e s

194,081

195, ^ 6

203,4-55

265,931

U. S . C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s

313,179

l45j±Q2

609,126

8 l 6 , »?4o

-

1,391,^20

1,425,3^7

1,684,364

1,979,839

L o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c o r n t e d w i t h F . R . Bank:
Loans s e c u r e d by U . S . w a r o b l i g a t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Loans s e c u r e d b y s t o c k s and b o n d s o t h e r t h a n U. S . s e c u r i t i e s - - - - - - A l l o t h e r l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

905,^77
3, o44y789
11^ 3 9 0 T 1 2 6

#93,912
3,044,011
11,4^0.304

.
l,06l,59p
(a) 1,053,663
3,115,454
3,222,622
1.1« Offl, 7Q4—(&) 9 , 1 9 5 , l 3 p

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

16,732,012

l 6 , 7 9 3 , 574

16,946,112

16,156,236

1,286,946

1,3^3,951

1,415,397

l,4l4^856

328,105

37 8 , 2 2 4

3^2,7^9

3 84, 5^3

10,892,122

10,992,273

11,561,3^1

11, 3 3 7 , 6 l U

2 , 8 1 1 , 123

2,786,0^5

2, 6 4 5 , 7 0 5

2,288,133

O t h e r U . S . b o n d s i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y bonds - - - - -

Total U. S. s e c u r i t i e s

- - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F.R-Bank - - -

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F- R . Bank
Cash i n v a u l t - - -

- -

- -

Net dmand deposits - - Time d e p o s i t s - - -

- -

Government d e p o s i t s - - -

- - -

- -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- -

- -

- - -

- - -

- - -

- -

- - -

- -

- - -

- -

- - -

- -

- - -

- -

- - -

- -

- - -

- -

- - -

- -

- -

- -

-

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

87,799

173 > 216

75,599

1^3,053

B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank:
S e c u r e d by U, S - war o b l i g a t i o n s - - All other

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

659*^70
2,069

633,722
1,988

Sob, 511/
1,438)

1,107,935

B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank:
S e c u r e d by U . S- war o b l i g a t i o n s - - - - - - All other

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

2^4, l4o
1,258,047

250,056
1,33,428

R a t i o of U . S . w a r s e c u r i t i e s a n d war l o a n p a p e r t o t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s ,
i n c l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h I n d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank, p e r c e n t



E
2n\
704,974
^ ^ E x c l L w
of
red

12.1

12.2

14.b

^Sn°^ntv W l
F.R.Banks.

t h

t

l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday m o r n i n g , December 6 , 1920; n o t e a r l i e r St.lUl7"b*
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING- MJMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOVEMBER 2 b , 1 9 2 0 (.fao'unts i n t h o u s a n d s o f d o l l a r s )
Total
I Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
B o s t o n New York P h i l a .
C l e v e l . Hi e l m . A t l a n t a C h i c a g o S t - L o u i ss M i n n . K a n s - C y . D a l l a s S a n F r a n .
824
6
8
51
83
38
•Number r e p o r t i n g "banks
46
108
35
80
48
115
59
93
U . Se b o n d s t o s e c u r e
32,64s
269,707
K circulation
21,548 16,222
12,610
7,571 i 4 , 7 5 1 19,573
42,440 28,958
11,347
14,580
47,459
^ t h e r U, S - bonds i n c l u d i n g
6i4,453
66,479
L i b e r t y bonds
53,624 13,670 10,106 2 3 , 4 4 6 2 2 , 4 9 0
19,677
251,455 30,280
61,813 3 3 , 4 6 3
27,950
194,081
14,906
3,167
5,204
IT- S# V i c t o r y n o t e s
84,429
9,4n
19,488
37,307 2,741 1 , 0 0 6
5,750
6,713
3,959
U* S . C e r t i f i c a t e s o f
2 6 . 835
313,179
5,434
indebtedness
1.688
6.937
18,369
152 T 744 1 6 , 2 5 0
50r 33 1
4.439
15.
523
6.733
/,%
y f 7, 896
i
4
o,s6s 1,391,420
T o t a l U . S» s e c u r i t i e s
56>6
162, 810* 3 7 , 0 7 2 2 0 , 3 7 1 5 0 , 3 3 8 5 0 , 6 6 4
5 3 6 , 0 8 7 67,288
53,222
1 3 9 , 2 6 4 77,030
L o a n s and I n v e s t m e n t s i n c l u d ing b i l l s r e d i s c o m t e d w i t h
Fw R* B a n k :
> Loans s e c . b y U . S . w a f o b l i g .
47,090
425,081 75,184
Loans s e c - by s t o c k s & bonds
184,219 1,275,116 211,233
A l l o t h e r 1 c a n s&Lnve 3 t m e n t s
8 1 4 . 5 5 0 4 . 0 1 8 . 781 5 8 1 . 1 8 6
v
Total loans & investments
Y
including rediscounts
w i t h F . R . Bank
1 , 1 0 2 , 2 6 5 6,255,065 .934,891

t

70,859
324,489
977.810

30,665

112,434
388.023

1,512,422 608,152

16,504 31,165
32,560
79,491
446,290 128,900

33,963
905,677
148,827 3,<544,7*9
991.811 11.390,12b

366,866 668,671

357,584 1,315,469 16,732,012

10,427
3
7,985
63,245
2
5
8.508
2
9
7
.
4
3
1
5
0
7
.
6
7
7
4IO.536 1.757.693 386.120
30,989

ldi,l04

32,646

557,992 2,467,897 584,738

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F+R.Bank

77,686

603,187

66,412

97,974

34,222

30,126

177,201

38,934

20,179

39,^19

21,993

79,613

1,286,946

Cash i n v a u l t

26,170

132,913

20,110

34,403

19,294

13,842

66,867

9,581

9,763

15,153

12,250

27,759

388,105

921,620 330,956

24o, 582

1,309,283 303,632

194,807 3 9 4 , 9 1 1 2 1 7 , 4 4 8

633,150

10,892,122

N e t demand d e p o s i t s

782,234 4,883,600 679,899

(Rime d e p o s i t s

159,661

449,474

39,755

381,544

107,963

150,133

640,078 130,781

68,542

99,066

57,693

526,433

2,811,123

6,763

38,208

5,769

12,630

1,564

871

9,516 • 3,247

l,4n

1,084

873

5,863

87,799

30,360

304,588

50,113

32,611
36

32,178

32,992
999

85,145

19,450
25

17,192

2 8 , 850
85

659,470

10,784

17,487

9,108
71,376

2,1%

4,635

254, ] 4 o

government d e p o s i t s
B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F.R-Bank:
* S e c - by U»S-war o b l i g All other

B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F^R.Bank:
S s c . by U.S.wax o b l i g a t i o n s
l6,373
,Vdi other
74,173




250

22,478

2,069

.!
!

I

132,10U
437,640

36 , 833
34,649

8,298 . 5,225
40,331 39,524

71,911

8,700

2,447

266,876 62,672 61,063

25,523

72,309

1,258,047

tReleased

f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday m o r n i n g , D e c a n t e r 6, 1 9 2 0 ; n o t e a r l i e r .
St.lSlJc.
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY 110,18 OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN F . R, BANK AND BRANCH CITIES AMD ALL OTHER REPORTING BANKS.
(Amounts i n t h o u s a n d s o f d o l l a r s )
A l l F* R .
FAll other
New York, C i t y
C i t y of Chicago
Bank c i t i e s
Branch c i t i e s
r e p o r t i n g banks
„
.
„
N o v . 26
' N o v . 19
Nov. 26 N o v . 19
N o v . 26
N o v . 19
Nov- 26
Nov. 19
N o v . 26
N o v . 19
h u n t e r of r e p o r t i n g banks
72
72
51
51
287
287
208
208
329
329
Y ' S" t o M s t o s e c u r e c i r c u l a t i o n
37,862
37,862
1,%39
1,1+38
96,335
96,53%
72,362
72,362
101,010
100,811
<S * U - S . b o n d s , i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y b o n d s 2 1 8 , 3 5 8
217,399
17,707
18,023
5%2,696
5 % 2 ,7 7 7
151,050
150,933
120,707
121,032
l c
n
e s
7
t T ' e* p
I°?
r
* • * V4. ^
'
7%,628
12,039 1 1 , 8 0 7
106,99%
107,076
52,930
52,685
3%, 157
35,735
20%.%Q5
235.261
66.011
67.A00
%2.673
%%.2%1
C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s
137,221
165.286
18.059
19.029
lo^ns^snd'investaents'incltiding bills

^

50,297

750,520

69,2%%
65,076
35%, 5 5 1 5%0, 590
1 . 0 3 7 , 2 7 % 1Q%1.162

671,076
2,1^5,752
7.261.32%

779,64s

342,353

J<9,«>

298.9*7

301.819

r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F . R. Bank:
L e a n s ' s e c u r e d by U.S.wax o b l i g a t i o n s
597,678
59%, 7 2 5
^ o n s s e c u r e a by s t o c k s a n d b o n d s
1,125,22% 1 , 0 9 1 195
Ax], o . n e r l o a n s a n d i n v e s t m e n t s
3.539,739 3.565.%0l
T o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s i n c l u d ing r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F.R.Bank
5, 528, 888 5,5%2, %9%

i,%90,295

$97,125

662, %3% 137,2%8 135,7-52
2,15%, 2%2
489,66%
%95,%97
7,305.522 2.262.258 2.262.311
'—
'
^

1 0 , 8 2 8 , 6 7 2 10, 879,6%6 3,231,525 3 , 2 5 5 , % 2 0

97 555
95 7U6
%09 375
%l6,'272
1.866.5%% 1.86%.
671
——8
*-J—

2,671,817 2,678,50s

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F . R . Bank

561,80%

589, %53

127,106

151,592

9%l,070

927,760

192,957

Cash in v a u l t

116,%09

110, %%3

39,109

38,590

226,985

217,19%

75,962

%, 399,615 %, 392,760

909,917

952,126

7,621,1%1 7,670,755 1,707,165 1 , 7 5 2 , 8 1 0

298,592

297,165

1,290,%08

1,287,9%S

910,516

915,%69

$10,199

58%,628

5,582

10,682

%85

152,015

15,120

29,2%5

6,196

11,956

25,582

25,5%0

%18,19%

%i6,867

151,590
1,109

129,729
878

89,686
960

87,186
1,110

207,597
898,175

51,930
177,568

175,512

29,285

13,511
162,523

13,17%
161,7%1

12.4

12.6

12.6

N e t 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
B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F. R, Bank:
Sec-ired b y U . S . w a r o b l i g a t i o n s
All other

510,181
56,526

265,205

512,157

12, 7%%

275,092

-

B i l l s rediscounted with F.R.Bank:
Secured by U . S . war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other

129,522
%08, 759

R a t i o of U. S» w a r s e c u r i t i e s and war l o a n
pp.p^r t o t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , i n cli-ding r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F . R . B k . , p e r c e n t 15-0
v..



128, 782
%02,225

15.5

9,69%
8,932
183,195 171,99%

7-9

7-6

66,

-

208, 6%9
918,156

12.2

-

205,109

152,939

155,082

561

87,15s

86,%69

7%,

1,565,816 1,568,710

11.0

11.1