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Form FR»284
For immediate release
Condition of

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
February l4, 1938

Weekly Reporting Member Banks in 101 Leading Cities

The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in 101 leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended February 91 A decrease of
$48,000,000 in loans to brokers and dealers in securities, and an increase of
$37,000,000 in holdings of United States Government direct obligations? decreases
of $57,000,000 in reserve balances with Federal Reserve banks and $38,000,000 in
balances with domestic banks; an increase of $47,000,000 in demand deposits—adjusted;
and decreases of $72,000,000 and $27,000,000 in deposits credited to domestic banks
and foreign banks, respectively.
Increases of $6,000,000 in New York City and of $9,000,000 in the Chicago district in commercial, industrial and agricultural loans were partly offset by de-^
creases in some of the other districts,all reporting member banks showing a net increase of $8,000,000 for the week. Loans to brokers and dealers in securities declined $39,000,000 in New York City, $5,000,000 in the Chicago district and
$48,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Holdings of United States Government direct obligations increased $28,000,000
in New York City and $37,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States Government increased $5,000,000 and of
"Other securities" $6,000,000.
Demand deposits—adjusted declined $15 ,000,000 in New York City, and increased
$39,000,000 in the New York district outside of New York City, $16,000,000 in the
Chicago district and $47,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Deposits credited to domestic banks declined $52,000,000 in New York City and
$72,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Deposits credited to foreign banks declined $23,000,000 in New York City and $27,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Borrowings of weekly reporting member banks amounted to $2,000,000 on February 9.
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of the reporting member
banks, together with changes for the week and the year ended February 9, 1938,
(In millions of do]Liars)
Feb,
9
1938
A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - total
21,226
Loans — total
8,925
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loanst
On securities
562
Otherwise secured and unsecured
3,840
Open market paper
^50
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
714
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
615
Real estate loans
1,161
Loans to banks
63
Other loans* On securities
713
Otherwise secured and unsecured
807
U. S. Government direct obligations
8,202
Obligations fully guaranteed by U. S. Gov't
l,l46
Other securities
2,953
Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
5,617
Cash in vault
304
Balances with domestic banks
1,972
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits—adjusted
14,511
Tine deposits
5,223
U. S. Government deposits
639
Inter-bank depositst Domestic banks
5,244
Foreign banks
390
Borrowings
—
2
*Comparable figures not available.



Increase or decrease
.since
Feb. 10,
Feb. 2,
1937
1938
—8
—56
—4
+12
-5
-48
—2
— —
~2
~1
-6
+37
+5
+6
"*57
+27
—38
+47
—2
— —
—72
-27
ZLZL.

-1,329
-39
*
*
*

-491
*

+12
-9
*
*
-919
-70
-301

+266

-93
-259
-l,04l

+128
+205
-709
-17

+2

Form Fft-284-a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
February 10, 1938

For immediate release

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF TH/EEKLI REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in millions of dollars)
New York City
19 3 7
19 3 8
Feb. 91 Feb. 2 Feb. 10

Chicago
19 3 7
19 3 8
Feb. 9 Feb, 2 Feb. 10

Loans and Investments - total

7,818 7,823

8,488

1,936

1,933

2,099

Loans - total

3,244 3,285

3,509

618

615

590

220
223
1,489 1,480
171
175
572
611

*

30
390
29
32

29
381
29
37

*
*
*

73
13
1

*

*
*

A S S E T S

Commercial, industrial and
agricultural loans I
On securities
Otherwise secured & unsecured
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers
Other loans for purchasing or
carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans I
On securities
Otherwise secured & unsecured

*

*

1,007
*

211
127
36

127
36

129
44

73
12
1

231
187

232
190

*
*

20
31

20
32

211

42
l4
5

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

3,151 3,123

3,4V,

962

958

1,142

401
398
1,022 1,017

454
1,081

101
255

101
259

95
272

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

2,676 2,764
52
49
65
65
476
472

2,697
57
77
492

607
24
160
61

592
22
167
61

547
33
174
67

5,837 5,852
648
651
343
343

6,453
628
136

1,435
469
62

1,421
469
62

1,564
454
36

2,073 2,125
356
379

2,381
371

561
5

562
6

605
5

344
337
1,486 1,486

367
1,475

16
240

15
240

25
231

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




^Comparable figures not available.

Form FR-284-b
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BASKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON FEBRUARY 9, 1938
(in millions of dollars)
Total
All
Boston
districts
1 S S E T S
21,226
Loans and Investments - total
8,925
Loans - total
Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loans t
562
On securities
3,840
Otherwise secured & unsecured
450
Open market paper
714
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
Other loans for purchasing or
615
carrying securities
1,161
Real estate loans
63
Loans to banks
Other loans*
713
On securities
807
Otherwise secured and unsecured
8,202
U.S. Gov't obligations
1,146
Obligations fhlly guaranteed by U.8.Gov't
2,953
Other securities
5,617
Reserve with F. R. bank
304
Cash in vault
1,972
Balances with domestic banks
1,319
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
14,511
Demand deposits — adjusted
5,223
Time deposits
639
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits t
5,244
Domestic banks
390
Foreign banks
2
Borrowings
806
Other liabilities
3,623
Capital account



District
Reserve
'ederal
San
Minne- Kansas Dallas
St.
Philar- (Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago
Francisco
City
Louis apolis
delphia land mond

New
York

l',210
628

8,668
3,665

1,119
457

1,798
697

635
245

552
290

2,969
945

647
314

387
170

650
263

490
235

2,101
1,016

37
251
82
24

232
1,602
184
578

49
159
26
18

46
233
15
22

14
96
l4
3

148
4

12
6

48
530
48
38

49
144
11
4

9
74
7
1

17
149
18
4

10
139
2
3

39
315
39
13

34
84
3

285
233
37

35
59
2

38
174
4

16

15

86
87
4

13
47
6

9
6

12
21
1

15
20

57
372
2

58
55
42.8
20
134
322
37
118
77

262
252
3,367
451
1,185
2,833
68
137
602

51
58
307
92
263
243
17
l4l
83

123
42
785
61
255
330
37
195
102

29
41
294
35

126

109
38

46
58
1,44-5
189
390
818
55
342
92

11
29
192
47
94
148
10
125
23

12
52
164
14
39
73
6
69
16

13
28
227
45
115
166
13
215
22

10
36
174
30
51
109
11
182
27

74
105
664
129
292
336
21
213
203

992
264
27

6,425
1,061
354

779
278
23

1,013
746
18

412
197

2,165

12

321
183
17

4o6
184
8

246
122
2

472
145
14

396
128
21

884
1,029
58

209
8
1
24
239

2,140
357

275
3

318
1
1
16
349

210

200

752

258

116
1

340

187

—

—

239
13

—

—

355
1,616

—

18
227

30

2

61

134

18
34

24
92

28
2

24
51
155
33
74
105

11

886
85

1

6

5

19
363

88

~

—

8
89

—

—

7
57

—

3
92

—

—

w

6
81

321
330