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H.4.2

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

(For Immediate Release)
February 18, 1953
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER B A M S IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended February 11: Decreases
of $179 million in holdings of Treasury bills, $208 million in reserve balances
with Federal Reserve Banks and $239 million in demand deposits adjusted, and an
increase of $173 million in United States Government deposits.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in seven districts
and decreased in the other five, resulting in a net increase of $34 million at all
reporting member banks; the principal changes were increases of $19 million in the
Boston District, $l6 million in New York City, and $12 million in the Philadelphia
District, and a decrease of $13 million in Chicago. Changes according to industry
are available in another press release.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $47 million in Chicago, $36 million in
New York City, $31 million in the Dallas District, and by smaller amounts in all
but two of the other districts. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness
increased $66 million in New York City and $69 million at all reporting member bank:;
Holdings of Treasury notes and of United States Government bonds decreased $32 million and $12 million, respectively.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $117 million in the San Francisco District,
$108 million in New York City, and $4l million in the Cleveland District. Time
deposits increased $24 million. United States Government deposits increased in
nearly all districts. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks decreased $91 million.
Borrowings decreased $89 million at all reporting member banks.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Feb.
11,
1953
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

Increase or
decrease since
Feb. 4,
Feb. 13,
1952
1953

(In millions of dollars)
- 88
76,902
+3,224
38,278
+ 77
+3,719
38,874
+ 78
+3,772
22,814
+ 34
+1,670
425
1,173

+ 18
+ 2

+
+

+ 4
- 10
+ 22
+ 8

28
+
+ 103
+ 361
- 193
+1,253

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserves 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 Government
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

133
662
6,032
386
7,249
31,278
3,224
2,519
5,868
19,667
7,346
14,772
935
2,275

-154
-179
+ 69
- 32
- 12
- 11
-208
+ 54
+ 11

- 907
- 827
-1,265
82
+1,267
+ 412
37
8
- 203

53,609
17,654
3,009
10,119
1,248
1,410

-239
+ 24
+173
- 91
- 4l
- 89

+ 519
+1,264
+ 530
- 126
+
50
+ 331

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
accounts, during week

26,948

Digitized forand
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U. S. Government


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286
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ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OE WEEKLY' REPORTING M E M B E R B A m S 'IN LEADING CITIES, February -II, 1953
F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
Total
St. Minne- Kansas
San
CleveRichPhilaNew
All
Atlanta Chicago Louis apolis City Dallas Francisco
Boston| y o r k
mond
delphia
land
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
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S, bonds
Other securities
Reserves 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
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts



76,902
38,278
22,814

3,410
1,750
1,089

425
1,173

23,453 3,010

(in millions of dollars)
5,487 3,152
2,938 11,007
1,220 4,321
2,424 1,339
612
1,470
710 2,749

2,626
1,365
737
2
8

13,089
9,025

1,555
885

2
16

223
903

10
34

19
35

1
7

12

161
112

133
662
6,032
386
7,249
31,278
3,224
2,519
5,868
19,667
7,346
14,772
935
2,275
1,561

4
24
281
36
331
1,406
123
121
159
1,003
254
560
59
91
97

46
250
767
209
1,882
8,006
634
383
1,211
5,778
2,358
5,260
216
135
600

1
22
150
5
480
1,095
83
79
141
792
360
559
46
107
57

12
60
446
2
429
2,557
309
331
554
1,363
506
986
96
136
90

13
81
260
7
374
1,587
227
143
286
931
226
582
77
179
60

11
26
96
8
378
1,466
194
206
352
714
252
552
48
223
62

24
78
523
29
721
5,612
621
413
1,283
3,295
1,074
2,231
121
320
114

53,609
17,654
3,009
10,119
1,248
1,410
2,191
7,205

2,738
555
126
288
31
17
83
379

17,588
3,008
904
2,925
1,017
373
1,154
2,695

2,341
432
l4l
404
14
56
45
346

3,783
1,489
228
522
7
158
71
537

2,425
627
179
465
7
38
42
267

2,153
559
97
694
8
31
43
238
906

1,511
1,121 11,476
975
971
26,948
s, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.

— —

1,360
636
319

3,180 3,112 14,167
1,328 1,759 7,492
840

1,195

3,183

2

8

11

7
25

4
13
260
34
324
1,077
180
127
195
575
184
486
36
126
33

1
7
128
7
181
568
44
50
123
351
156
240
14
73
18

5
18
181
16
272
1,525
333
195
322
675
327
592
38
287
48

7
59
129
12
365
1,178
117
153
218
690
175
623
45
352
103

5
24
2,8ll
21
1,512
5,201
359
318
1,024
3,500
1,474
2,101
139
246
279

7,279
2,925
570
l,6o4
42
399
122
852

1,621
497
101
730
5
87
42
224

896
259
67
313
2
26
27
115

2,271
481
124
879
2
79
51
258

2,447
495
100
792
10
34
62
295

8,067
6,327
372
503
103
112
449
999

3,563

716

4l4

937

874

3,484

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