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H.4.2

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate R e l e a s e )
December 7, 1955
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES

The c o n d i t i o n s t a t e m e n t of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s
shows t h e f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended November 30: An i n c r e a s e
of $238 m i l l i o n i n l o a n s a d j u s t e d ; a decrease of $318 m i l l i o n i n United S t a t e s
Government s e c u r i t i e s ; and i n c r e a s e s of $346 m i l l i o n i n l o a n s t o banks and $472
m i l l i o n 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 l o a n s i n c r e a s e d $90 m i l l i o n i n New
York C i t y , $21 m i l l i o n i n t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t o u t s i d e of Chicago, $17 m i l l i o n i n
t h e Cleveland D i s t r i c t , $15 m i l l i o n i n t h e S t . Louis D i s t r i c t , and a t o t a l of
$l61i m i l l i o n a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Changes according t o i n d u s t r y appear
i n a n o t h e r p r e s s r e l e a s e . Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r p u r c h a s i n g o r c a r r y i n g
United S t a t e s Government and o t h e r s e c u r i t i e s i n c r e a s e d $27 m i l l i o n . "Other" l o a n s
i n c r e a s e d $1^7 m i l l i o n .
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s decreased $109 m i l l i o n i n t h e New York D i s t r i c t and
a t o t a l of $ l 5 l m i l l i o n a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s . Holdings of Treasury 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 and Treasury n o t e s d e c r e a s e d $1*8 m i l l i o n and $1$3 m i l l i o n ,
r e s p e c t i v e l y . Holdings of United S t a t e s Government bonds i n c r e a s e d $34 m i l l i o n .
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d i n c r e a s e d $323 m i l l i o n i n New York C i t y , $l81t m i l l i o n
i n t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t , and $56 m i l l i o n i n the San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t , but they
d e c r e a s e d $178 m i l l i o n i n t h e Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t .
Borrowings from F e d e r a l Reserve Banks d e c r e a s e d $191 m i l l i o n and borrowings
from o t h e r s i n c r e a s e d $297 m i l l i o n .
A summary of 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 f o l l o w s t

ASSETS

I n c r e a s e or
decrease s i n c e
Dec, 1 ,
Nov. 23,**
.
1954
( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )

Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s a d j u s t e d 1 /
Loans a d j u s t e d 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 l o a n s
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r
p u r c h a s i n g or c a r r y i n g s e c u r i t i e s
Other l o a n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g or c a r r y i n g s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Other l o a n s

85,310
17,305
25,997

, 59
+238
*l6k

- 473
+7,191
2 / +3,783

2,605

+ 27
- 1
+ 2
+ 47

+ 238
+ 211
2 / +1,100
If +1,936

U* S . Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
T r e a s u r y 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
Treasury n o t e s
U. S . bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s

29,61*3

-318
-151
- U8
-153
+ 34
+ 21

™7,463
-1,742
-1,416
-1,146
-3,159
- 201

Loans t o banks
Reserves w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances w i t h domestic banks

1,144
13,431

+346
+ 39
+ 47
+147

+
+
-

1,218
8,183

10,011
636

82U
7,406
20,777

8,362

1,016
2,487

-

374
I46O
49
155

L I A B I L I T I E S
+ 444
+472
56,858
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d
+ 394
«
*
24
21,592
Time d e p o s i t s e x c e p t U. S . Government
86
"1,344
3,078
U . S . Government d e p o s i t s
+
71
-1,013
10,290
I n t e r b a n k demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
+
22
1,376
- 33
Foreign banks
-191)
495
Borrowings: From F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
+ 452
+297)
723
From o t h e r s
•—
\ J E x c l u s i v e of l o a n s t o banks and a f t e r deduction of v a l u a t i o n r e s e r v e s ; i n d i v i d u a l
l o a n items a r e shown gross#
2 / October 5 , 1955 r e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i n c r e a s 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 l o a n s $318 m i l l i o n and decreased r e a l e s t a t e l o a n s and " o t h e r " l o a n s by
$29U and $25 m i l l i o n s , r e s p e c t i v e l y .
* P r e l i m i n a r y (San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t ) .
* * November 23 f i g u r e s r e v i s e d (San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t ) #




ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF
Total
A l l * Boston
Districts

Hew
York

ASSETS

Re b e r v e
D : s t r i c t
ir e d e r a 1
Cleve- R i c h S t . Minne- Kansas
PhilaSan
*
A t l a n t a Chicago
Dallas
delphia
mond
land
Louis a p o l i s C i t y
Francisco
( I n m i l l i o n s of doll Lars)

Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s a d j u s t e d l /
Loans a d j u s t e d 1 /
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r ' l l o a n s
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r
p u r c h a s i n g or c a r r y i n g s e c u r i t i e s
Other l o a n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g o r c a r r y i n g
securities
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Other l o a n s

85,310
47,305
25,997

3,816
2,254
1,328

25,634
15,554
9,650

3,250
2,118
1,093

5,999
2,945
1,389

3,417
1,745
794

3,306
1,696
951

11,659
5,380
3,220

2,789
1,583
823

1,482
819
425

3,365
1,721
995

3,845
2,431
1,578

16,748
9,059
3,751

2,605

37

1,866

58

157

32

28

246

26

5

26

18

106

1,248
8,183
10,011

36
344
552

508
1,204
2,588

59
218
731

121
703
628

78
334
529

42
160
539

175
767
1,073

28
280
446

14
172
213

24
280
411

116
211
533

47
3,510
1,768

U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
T r e a s u r y 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
Treasury notes •
U. S . bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s

29,643
636
824
7,406
20,777
8,362

1,222
68
48
228
878
340

7,562
150
205
1,489
5,718
2,518

830
21
16
191
•602
302

2,444
28
52
689
1,675
610

1,393
31
26
334
1,002
279

1,284
36
50
447
751
326

5,075
76
111
1,349
3,539
1,204

965
20
19
312
6l4
241

505
7
18
153
327
158

1,295
101
26
380
788
349

1,169
46
37
259
827
245

5,899
52
216
1,575
4,056
1,790

Loans t o banks
R e s e r v e s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
B a l a n c e s w i t h domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - n e t

1,144
13,431
1,016
2,487
2,015

35
498
73
93
95

779
4,481
234
221
862

17
488
56
117
87

48
914
99
137
94

9
533
81
164
74

20
503
50
240
69

53
2,019
119
293
139

15
444
37
134
46

2
214
16
80
25

16
519
42
271
49

7
577
48
462
145

143
2,241
l6l
275
330

56,858
21,592
3,078

2,942
621
140

17,946
4,451
1,052

2,46l
481
131

4,067
1,718
226

2,501
709
137

2,361
629
94

7,638
3,203
526

1,765
558
101

947
286
56

2,169
543
114

2,697
843
109

9,364
7,550
392

10,290
1,376

330
33

3,04l
1,063

397
21

507
8

469
7

661
10

1,562
45

669
5

313
4

951
2

849
18

541
160

495
723
2,503
8,488

8
13
92
431

46
351
1,251
3,010

11
58
64
391

14
24
94
633

52
27
52
324

56
23
53
301

53
75
155
1,025

29
27
44
267

39
5
29
140

97
22
39
325

57
34
69
408

33
64
561
1,233

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 d e p o s i t s e x c e p t U. S, Government
U. S . Government d e p o s i t s
I n t e r b a n k demand d e p o s i t s :
Domestic banks
F o r e i g n banks
Borrowings:
From F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
From o t h e r s
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

* P r e l i m i n a r y (San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t ) .
l / E x c l u s i v e of l o a n s t o banks and a f t e r deduction of v a l u a t i o n r e s e r v e s ; i n d i v i d u a l l o a n items a r e shown g r o s s .



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