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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , Feb. 1 2 ;
not e a r l i e r .

S t . 4838
Federal Reserve Board,
February 11, 1$26.

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The F e d e r a l Reserve Board ! s s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n of 'fib 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 as of February 3 shows i n c r e a s e s of $26,000,000 i n l o a n s
and d i s c o u n t s , of $1$,000,000 i n time d e p o s i t s and of $44,000,000 i n borrowings
from the Federal r e s e r v e banks. Member banks i n New York C i t y r e p o r t e d i n c r e a s e s
of $23,000,000 i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s , of $10,000,000 i n i n v e s t m e n t s , and of
$58,000,000 i n borrowings f r o m the Federal r e s e r v e bank.
Loans on c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and bonds went up $18,000,000, the l a r g e r i n c r e a s e
of $30,000,000 r e p o r t e d by banks in the New York d i s t r i c t b e i n g o f f s e t i n p a r t by
comparatively' small d e c l i n e s i n most of t h e o t h e r d i s t r i c t s . All o t h e r l o a n s and
d i s c o u n t s were $7,000,000 l a r g e r than the p r e v i o u s week, an i n c r e a s e of $12,000,000
i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t being p a r t l y o f f s e t by nominal r e d u c t i o n s i n most of the
other d i s t r i c t s .
Holdings of U. S. s e c u r i t i e s were $13,000,000 l a r g e r and of o t h e r s e c u r i t i e s
$11,000,000 s m a l l e r t h a n a week ago, most of the changes o c c u r r i n g at r e p o r t i n g
banks in the New York d i s t r i c t .
I n c r e a s e s in n e t demand d e p o s i t s of $11,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t and
of $8,000,000 i n the Cleveland d i s t r i c t we re n e a r l y o f f s e t by r e d u c t i o n s of
$9,000,000 and $7,000,000 i n the Boston and P h i l a d e l p h i a d i s t r i c t s , r e s p e c t i v e l y .
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n borrowings f r o m the F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks i n c l u d e
an i n c r e a s e of $53>000,000 by banks i n the New York d i s t r i c t and a r e d u c t i o n of
$8,000,000 by those in the Chicago d i s t r i c t .
The s t a t e m e n t f o r t h i s week c a r r i e s the new i t e m "Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s
(secured by s t o c k s and bonds) made by 6l r e p o r t i n g member banks i n New York C i t y ,
(a) f o r t h e i r own a c c o u n t , (b) f o r account of o u t - o f - t o w n banks, and (c) f o r
account of o t h e r s . " A s t a t e m e n t r e g a r d i n g the item, t o g e t h e r w i t h weekly f i g u r e s
beginning w i t h January 6, the f i r s t d a t e f o r which they were r e p o r t e d , appears
in the F e d e r a l Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r F e b r u a r y .
A summary of changes i n t h e 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
members d u r i n g the week and the y e a r ending February 3, 1926, f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

Week
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , t o t a l
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds . .
All o t h e r

. + $26,000,000
+
1,000,000
18,000,000
+
7,000,000

during

Year
+ $862,000,000
21,000,000
+ 782,000,000
+ 101,000,000

Investments, t o t a l
U. S. bonds . . .
. . .
U. S. T r e a s u r y n o t e s
U. S# T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s
Other bonds, stocks and s e c u r i t i e s . . . .

+
+
+
-

2,000,000
14,000,000
3? 000,000
4,000,000
11,000,000

+
+
+
+

25,000,000
g4,000,000
187,000,000
32,000,000
86,000,000

Reserve b a l a n c e s w i t h F. R. Banks
Cash i n v a u l t

-

13,000,000
7,000,000

-

20,000,000
4,000,000

. . . . . +
+
. . +

2,000,000
1$,000,000
1,000,000

-f
+

3,000,000
504,uOO, 000
67,000,000

+

44,000,000

+

131,000,000

Net 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

. . . .

. . .

T o t a l accommodation a t F. R. Banks
C.



)8a

' we j. eased f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , February 12, 1926, not e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
. •
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Reporting member banks
All r e p o r t i n g member banks
i n New York City
Feo. 4
Jan. 27
Feb. 4
Feb. 3
Jan. 27
Feb. 3
1926
1925
1926
192b
1925
1926
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks - - - - - - - Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Secured by stocks and bonds - - - - - All o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - - - Total l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

- - - - - - -

Total l o a n s and investments
—
Reserve b a l a n c e s with F. R. Banks - - - - Cash, in vaul t ~
Net 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 payable and red i s . " with
Secured by U. S. Government
All o t h e r - — - -

- - - - - - F. R. Banks:
obligations - - - - — -

T o t a l borrowings from F. R. Banks
Loans to
by
:o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s (secured
(
For
member banks i n New York City
For
For
C.




162,965
5,527,610
8,285,175

717
l6l,b29
5,509 , 329
8,273,261

740

61

61

46

67

49,336
46,355
61,250
184,354
4,745,24b 2,221,476 2,200,878 1 , 9 7 9 , 3 5 5
8 , 1 3 3 , 7 1 3 2,234,922 2,235,938 2,277,464

13,975,75013,949,21913,113,313

Investments':
U. S. Pre-war bonds - - - U. S. L i b e r t y bonds - - - U. S. T r e a s u r y bonds - - •
U. S. Treasury n o t e s - - - - - - U. S. Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s - ~
•
Other bends, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
Total investments

71b

Reporting member banks i n
Chicago
Feb. 4
J a n . 27
Feb. 3
1926
1925
192b
46

46

26,618
17,634
17,392
616,493
525,944
615,267
679,446
697,387
634,769
1 , 3 1 7 , 4 2 s 1,313,578 1,249,949

222,769
222,606
1,410,797 1,405,725
442,589
433,977
322,139
319,080
151,610
155,957
2,928,212 *2,939,375

232,192
1,359,377
360,192
509,432
119,542
2,842,484

34,440
538,549
139,999
210,755
54,435
807,962

4,626
100,468
16,621
48,227
2,111
199,714

3,597
101,132
16,466
48,520
3,851
201,940

3,853
32,100
27,993
75,148
9,142
216,720

5,478,116 *5,476,720

5,453,219 1 , 7 4 8 , 1 5 1 1 , 7 3 7 , 8 7 4 1 , 7 8 6 , 1 4 0

371,767

375,506

414,956

29,552
526,849
191,034
146,165
41,054
813,467

29,781
525,452
182,404
142,681
40,77b
816,780

1 9 ^ 5 3 , 8 6 6 1 9 , 4 2 5 , 9 3 9 1 8 , 5 6 6 , 5 3 2 6,253,885 6,221,045 6,104,209
690,823
713,405
680,757
1,635,^40 1,648,579 1,655,453
66,404
65,596
64,789
274,295
281,652
278,070
13,036,344 13,034,186 13,039,813 5,117,675 5,119,986 5,185,759
808,915
785,148
sos,709
5 , 4 0 4 , 1 8 5 5,325,199 4,899,797

1,689,195 1 , 6 8 9 , 0 8 4 1 , 6 6 4 , 9 0 5
169,700
171,411
158,145
20,695
21,786
27,001
1,150,175 1,144,123 1 ,178,314
456,40s
512,039
508,656

200,937

200,360

133,850

49,995

49,995

20,499

213,769
100,392

168,731
100,969
269 , 700

1
153,265 1
29,667 1
1 82,9 32 1

69,872
5,376
95,^48

30,922
6,240

91,200 1
3,528 j

37,162

94,728

314, l b l

stocks and bonds) made by 6l r e p o r t i n g
own account
1,221,842
account of o u t - o f - t o w n banks . . . . . . .
1,230,1^3
account of o t h e r s
,..,P90 ,,Q12
Total
.3,091,997

12,947

12,947

16,096

9,902
6,616

16,560
3,558

16,518

20,118

840
I9O
1,030

^Revised f i g u r e s .
1,200,91 4
lj-Sf,3^7
—I^P 9,911
3,096,192

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday a f t e r n o o n , February 12, 192b; not e a r l i e r ,

S t . 4833b

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FEBRUARY 3, 1926.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
Boston New York P h i l a .
CIeve.
Rich.
A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran. Total
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
40
99
54
75
71
36
100
33
*24
69
49
6b
716
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b i i g .
9,484
53,890
10,893
22,611
5,492
7,506
24,012 12,13b
2,415
4,053
3,093
7,380
162 965
Secured by s t o c k s & bonds
336,727 2,491,272
406,73b
502,90b 140,680 97,2^5
815,407 211,253 71,540 110,501 g0,g6g
262 405 5 527*610
All o t h e r l o a n s & d i s c o u n t s b4b,970 2,554,277
364,397
746,230 370,5^9 417,060 1,230,735 310,322 174,461 323,675 237,054
9 0 9 ^ 6 2 8',255',!75
Total l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
Investments :
u. s . Pre-war bonds
U. S. .Lioerty bonds
u. s . Treasury bonds
U. a . t r e a s u r y n o t e s
u
= S< freas-ary c e r t i f i c a t e s
Other bonds, s t o c k s and
securities
Total investments

993,181 5,099,439

782,026 1,271,747 516,701 521,791 2,070,154 533.711 2 4 s , 4 i 6 438,322 321,015 1,179,247 1 3 , 9 7 5 , 7 5 0

39,338
619,613
208,539
153,415
41,986

9,4s6
50,523
18,029
7,178
6,689

32,993
163,047
35,476
25,688
22,412

24,964
31,326
7,910
1,764
2,699

14,881
15,100
5,769
2,033
5,229

20,270
172,432
53,817
61,621
10,346

12,957
25,618
10,201
6,929
4,968

7,372
26,750
12,102
18 , 510
6,923

8,833
57,242
17,676
1 6,127
4,228

17,239
19,811
4j4i
4,447
4,030

24,752
142,618
50,415
20,3ol
23,535

213,239 1,106,750

251,729

345,548

63,26s

52,957

439,509 107,735

41,916

7b,684

23,426

205,451

222.769
1,410^797
442,569
322,139
151 ^10
'
2,928,212

350,185 2 , i b 9 , 6 4 l

343,634

625,164 131,931

95,969

757,995 l 6 s , 4 0 8 113,573 180,790

73,694

467,132

5,47M16

9,684
80,717
17,914
4,066
15,565

Total l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s 1,343,366 7,269,080 1,125,660 1,896,911 648,632 617,760 2,828,149 702,119 361,989 619,112 394,709 1,646,379 19,4537266
110,776 1 , 6 3 5 . 4 4 0
Reserve b a l a n c e s w i t h F.R.Bk. 97,354
738,056
79,656
121,079 42,323 42,851
244,689 49,003 22,982 56,557 30,114
Cash in v a u l t
^
19,299
79,486
15,498
30,6g4 12,782 I0,o4g
48,414
7,596
5,64g 12,529 10,514
20,897
274,295
759,343 13,036,344
Net demand d e p o s i t s
293,228 5,678,429
767,609 1,007,277 375,085 365,051 1,734,533 428,211 225,396 491,397 280,785
Time d e p o s i t s
392,078 1,202,604
222,245
760,678 202,179 216,557 1,028,322 219,191 113,069 143,475 100,305
803,482 5,404,185
Government d e p o s i t s
' 19,598
56,627
18,908
19,472
6,125 10,006
25,659
5,864
3,065
1,781
7,567
26,265
200,937
B i l l s payaole and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F. R. Bank:
Secured by U.S. Govt, o b l i g .
1,79°
120,878
9,025
8,049
9,707
3,758
35,549
2,707
1,400
4,285
1,294
15,327
213,769
All Other
9,320
9,401
5,536
12,703 11,475 14,826
15,379
6,781
2,721
3,441
8,809
100,392
Due to banks
Due f r o m oanks
C.




131,374 1,109,749
40,618
100,711

BANKERS' BALANCES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CITIES
186,672
47,040 36,450 20,781
376,213 94,049 56,761 104,072 33,712
64,088
27,099 16,912 14,128
143,169 31,043 18,770 43,027 26,006

98,40g
48,278

2,295,281
573,849