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BGA2TD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

S«4.2

(For Immediate Release)
December 7> 1949
COmiTlON OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IK LEADING CITIES

The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended November 30: A decrease
of $173,000,000 in holdings of United States Government securities; increases of
$28lj000,000 in loans, $370,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, and $218,000,000
in borrowings; and a decrease of $316,000,000 in United States Government deposits.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in six districts and
decreased in the other six districts; the net increase at all reporting member banks
was $3,000,000, and the principal changes were an increase of $13,000,000 in the
Dallas District and a decrease of $23,000,000 in New York City. Loans for purchasing
or carrying United States Government and other securities increased $251,000,000,
largely in New York City. "Other loans" increased $37,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $47,000,000 in the Kansas City District,
$42,000,000 in the Chicago District, $33,000,000 in New York City, and a total of
$116,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury certificates of
indebtedness decreased $25,000,000 in the Atlanta District, $19,000,000 in the
Kansas City District, $17,000,000 in the Richmond District, and by smaller amounts
in most of the other districts; the net decrease at all reporting member banks was
$87,000,000.
Demand deposits adjusted increased in most districts; the principal increases
were $187,000,000 in New York City, $108,000,000 in the Chicago District, and
$65,000,000 in the Cleveland District, but they decreased $119,000,000 in the Kansas
City District. United States Government deposits decreased in all districts.
Borrowings increased $136,000,000 in New York City and $58,000,000 in Chicago.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
decrease since
Dec. 1,
Nov. 23,
1948
1949
(in millions of dollars)
66,844
+ 121
+4,514
24,610
+ 281
- 482
+ 285
24,927
- 417
+
3
-1,767
13,775
Nov.
30,
1949*

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other'securities
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
. Cash in vault
"" Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U, S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

920
703
173
453
4,297
214
4,392

+
+

413
236

1
31
2
8
37

-

25
22
253
4
499

+
+
+

+
+

37,257
2,343
7,255
1,195
26,464
4,977

- 173
- 116
- 87
+ 11
+ 19
+ 13

+4,182
+ 237
+2,797
- 493
+1,641
+ 814

12,011
796
2,121

+
+

-2,563

47,644
15,198
2,239

+ 370
- 22
- 316
- 12
+ 19
+ 218

8,826

1,328
396

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U, S. Govt, accounts, during week
18,452
* Preliminary (San Francisco District) because of holiday.



+ 248
- 27

91
20
•» —

-

16
64

+
+

303
402

+
-

891
179

+

87
247

H. 4.2(a)

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, NOVEMBER 30, 1949
D i s t r i c t
Re s e r v e
F e d e r a 1
Total
all
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

Boston

New
York

Phila- Clevedelphia land

3,006
1,033
6l8

21,754
8,391
5,154

2,719
918
473

920
703

22
7

824
574

1
21

9
17

173
453
4,297
214
4,392

13
19
140
14
220

50
205
467
125
1,107

2
9
109
9
307

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

37,257
2,343
7,255
1,195
26,464
4,977

1,819
99
363
43
1,314
154

11,958
692
2,157
321

Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt,
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

12,011
796
2,121
1,272

472
53
94
80

4,710

47,644
15,198
2,239

2,466
472
100
266
25
1
49

16,772
2,450
801
2,702
1,109
259

8,826

1,328
396
1,175
6,238

326

1,405

183

115
503

670

2,502

Atlanta Chicago

(in millions of dollars)
4,661 2,668
9,444
2,413
1,441
867
871
2,567
1,618
388
790
529

66,844
24,610
13,775

8,788

Richmond

- -

- -

St.
Louis

San*
Minne- Kansas
Dallas
Francisco
apolis City
2,484
927
597

2,258
1,000
569

1,252
435
223

57
36

3
5

2

5

6

16

19
55
361
18
437

9
10
188
7
218

3
5
69
5
134

5
11
135
1

9
38
90

178

206

10
27
2,171
1
840

1,085
32
231
39
783
173

705
32
170
22
481
112

1,324

1,227
117
347
43
720
132

- -

7

7

30
33
293
29
261

11
18
202
1
249

12

4
235

1,462
136
192
31
1,103
339

2,844
117
397
101
2,229
376

1,647
120
238
45
1,244
154

1,332
68
334
56
874
210

6,134
558

44l
46
104

699
81
138
71

438
65

169
56

1,801
101
320

374
30
116
27

206
13
82
17

433
30

158
51

389
39

2,103
422
141

3,195
1,358
155
417
7
5
4l
472

2,043
587
95
383
4
19
19
230

1,741
539
51
489
11
7
31
197

6,439
2,581
421
1,416
43
60
79
734

1,436
481
50

851
250
43
296
2
9
17
102

1,763
382
73
782
1
15
14
206

60

338

'15
5
31
315

23
72

1,256

230
4,090
743

107

619

5
14
18
182

126

308

62
828

233

261

28

2,5?8
1,149
810

- -

— —

11,677
5,011
2,006
4

5,720
246

1,262

202
4,010
946

461
34
301
54

1,587
121
263
218

1,989
446
47
641
10

6,846
5,230

18

188
765

207

262

477
96

2

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
604
2,316
318
603
781
2,513
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
639
762
18,452
562
7,742
657
955
If
Individual
loan
items
are
reported
gross,
i.e.,
before
deduction
of
valuation
reserves.
^Preliminary
(San
Francieco
District)
because
of
holiday.