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Form FR—234

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
February 13, 1939

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate release

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks in 101 Leading Cities
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in 101 leading cities
shows for the week ended February 8 an increase of $29,000,000 ip demand depositsadjusted, an increase of $110,000,000 at New York City banks / p % % y offset by decreases of $31,000,000 in the Chicago district, $18,000,000 In the Boston district, and $11,000,000 in the Cleveland district. Deposits credited to domestic
banks decreased $80,000,000 in Hew York City, $12,000,000 in the Cleveland district, and $88,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Holdings of United St rtes Government direct obligations increased $9,000,000
in the Scm Francisco district, and decreased 812,000,000 in New York City and
$2,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of obligations fully guaranteed
by the United States increased $20,000,000 in New York City and $18,000,000 at all
reporting member banks.
An increase of $55,000,000 is shown for "Other securities" at all reporting
member banks and of ^74,000,000 at reporting member banks in New York City. In
addition $53,000,000 heretofore included in "Other securities", as well as
$47,000,000 heretofore included in loans, are now included in "Other assets". Such
loans and securities indirectly represent bank premises and other real estate and
are now shown as a separate item in member bank call reports, although included in
other assets in the weekly statement. The changes in loans shown below resulted
in part from the transfer of certain loons heretofore classified as commercial,
industrial and agricultural to "All other" loans*
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of reporting member banks, together with changes for the week and the year ended February 8, 1939, follows:
u n minions oi dollarsj
Increase or decrease
since
Feb.
Feb, 9,
Feb. 1,
8,
1938
1939
1939
A S S E T S
+ 17
Loans and Investments - total
+ 233
21,459
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

8,179
3,745
324
786
53&
1,146
106
1,536

- 54*
- 22
— 6
+ 1
- 28
+ 7
— 6

— 746
- 657
- 126
+
72
~
79
15
+
43
+
16

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

8,171
1,807
3,302

- 2
+ 18
+ 55*

31
+ 661
+ . 349

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

7,453
423
2,515

- 68
+ 29
- 78

+1,836
+ 119
+ 543

16,077
5,185
632

+ 29
+ 2
+ 1

+1,566
38
7

6,271
572
1

- 88

+1,027
+ 182
1

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Government deposits
Inter—bank deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings




—

+

4

1

*See text above

Form FR—2o4~a
STATEMENT FDR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
February 9, 1939

For immediate release

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF TREEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BA1IKS IK CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(In millions of dollars)

New York City
Increase or
Feb, decrease since
8, Feb. 1, Feb. 9,
1938
1939
1939

Feb.
8,
1939

Chicago
Increase or
decrease since
Feb. 1, Feb. 9,
1938
1939

A S S E T S
+ 16

+

191

528

+

—

90

358

347

+ 4 —

73
13
2

24
19
50
21

Loans and Investments — total

7,658

+ 71 -

160

2,127

Loans — total

2,890

- 11 -

354

1,351
125
636

—

5 —

—

8*

+

8

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

187
108

86

•
- 6 +
—

+

397

46
64

16
34

4

—
+

1 —
2 +

67
13

+

2

51

-

3

-

6
1
1

U, S» Gov't obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other securities

2,636

- 12 -

515

1,161

923
1,209

+ 20 + 522
+ 74 + 187

113
325

+

3 +
3 +

12
70

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

4,320
54
76
419

- 75

686
31
193
50

- 16 +

79
7

+1,644

+ 4 +
+
+

2

3 + 1 1
8* 57

+ 12

- 17
- 1

199

+
+

33

11

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




6,887
617

+110 +1,050

2,626
502

- 80
- 5

294

— 16

116

1,485

—
—

+ 2

1,576
471
83

—
-

31
227

+
+

553
146

681

50

13
254

—

-

1

9

- 17 + l4l
+

1

—
-

2

+

2

+

21

+

120

+

4

14

*Decrease in Real estate loans and increase in
Other Assets due to reclassification of certain items.

Form FR-284-b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANES IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON FEBRUARY 8, 1939
J
(in millions of dollars)
Cist rict
Res e r v e
F e d e r a
Total
San
Minne- Kansas
St.
Richi;ew Phila- CleveAll
5alias
Chicago
Atlanta
Francisco
Boston York
City
Louis apolis
delphia land mond
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - total

8,498 1,127

1,851

651

590

3,196

700

392

654

498

2,179

3,250

4o6

638

233

305

850

310

155

259

242

966

246
65
29

1,447
133
64l

177
22
19

227
9
22

98
10
3

172
4
6

482
31
38

178
4
6

76
4
1

156
18
5

158
1
3

328
23
13

536
1,1-46
106
1,536

25
80
2
118

251
206
87
485

32
53
2
101

26
169
2
183

17
35

78
98
4
119

12
48
7
55

7
7

48
379

60

12
23
1
44

15
20

70

13
28
1
81

45

175

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

8,171
1,807
3,302

388
33
137

2,895
979
1,374

365
88
268

834
102
277

312
43
63

155
4?
83

1,648
231
467

228
60
102

182
15
4o

215
47
133

161
39
56

788
123
302

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

7,4 53
423 ~
2,515
1,290

347
i4o
151
82

.4,498
71
I83
510

274
17
169
104

358
40
277
106

154
19
168
35

110
12
159
45

895
61
408
82

162
11
142
23

69
7
87
17

166
12
256
22

110
11
245
30

310
22
270
234

16,077
5,185
632

1,036
250
15

7,501
1,008
134

788
283
54

1,117
738
42

434
198
28

352
183
42

2,295
892
129

442
188
20

261
119
2

494
144
22

428
134 .
34

6,271
572

255
24

2,701
504

320
10

350
1

245
1

241
1

913
10

292

124
1

349

211

270
20

1
717
3,685

20
243

302
1,610

15
221

17
367

27
94

6
91

1
16
386

5
91

8
57

3
98

4
83

294
344

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

21,459

1,123

8,179

565

3,745
324
786

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-ad justed
Time deposits
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank depositsl
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
Capital account



929
1,048
110