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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2
(For Immediate Release)
February 21, 1951
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended February 14: An increase
of $253,000,000 in loans; decreases of $235,000,000 in holdings of United States
Government securities, $271,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, and $274,000,000
in borrowings; afid increases df $241,000;000 in United States Government deposits
and $456,000,000 in demand deposits credited to domestic banks.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in most districts
and a total of $128,000,000 at all reporting member banks; the principal increases
were $49,000,000 in New York City, $19,000,000 in the Chicago District, and
$15,000,000 in the Boston District. Real estate loans increased $23,000,000.
Loans to banks increased $128,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $42,000,000, and holdings of Treasury
notes decreased $91,000,000. Holdings of United States Government bonds decreased
$34,000,000 in the San Francisco District, $30,000,000 in New York City, and a
total of $102,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits decreased $282,000,000 in New York City, $81,000,000 in
Chicago, $78,000,000 in the San Francisco District, and $73,000,000 in the Philadelphia District; and they increased $46,000,000 in the Chicago District outside
of Chicago, $44,000,000 in the Kansas City District, and $43,000,000 in the
Cleveland District. United States Government deposits and demand deposits credited
to domestic banks increased in nearly all districts.
Borrowings decreased $165,000,000 in New York City and $87,000,000 in the
Chicago District.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
Feb.
decrease since
14,
Feb. 7, Feb. 15,
1951
19^0
1951
A S S E T S
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
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
uemand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Lebits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Government accounts, during week
Digitized *
for FRASER
February 7 figures revised (San Francisco District)


(in millions of dollars)
69,241
31,922
32,370
18,449

+ 16
+ 253
+ 252
+ 128

519
1,000

+

175
575
5,326
44l
5,885

+

30,858
1,402

-

3
12

+2,264
+7,145
+7,221
+4,544

+

24
64

8
2
+ 23
+ 128^
2k

+
34
+ 145
+ 927
+
90
+1,441

235
42

-6,117
- 904
-5,862
+4,570
-3,921
+1,236

-

-

«•» mm

8,518
20,938
6,461

-

13,945
882
2,362

200*
+ 64
+ 249*

+1,648
+ 132
+ 107

50,510
15,572
2,105
9,637
1,327
551

271*
32
+ 241
+ 456
20
274

+3,580
+ 196
- 652
+ 340
+ 106
+
58

22,642

-

-

•

-

91
102
2

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS
F ed e r a
Total
New Phila- Cleveall
Boston
York delphia land
districts

IN "LEADING CITIES, FEBRUARY 14, 1951"
D [strict
1 R e; s e r v e
St. Minne- Kansas
RichSan
AtlantaChicago
Dallas
City
Louis
apolis
Francisco
mond

A S S E T S
4,844 2,795
3,171 21,974 2,826
69,241
Loans and investments - total
10,908.
1,244
1,870 1,149
1,512
31,922
Loans - net#
7,015
682
1,024
558
920
18,449
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
2
428
15
10
3
519
U. S. Government obligations
6
25
34
12
1,000
773
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
12
36
42
10
3
175
U. S. Government obligations
6
69
33
26
253
575
Other securities
246
366
145
216
722
5,326
Real estate loans
16
25
5
48
265
441
Loans to banks
301
340
378
1,571
295
5,885
Other loans
30,858 1,424 8,998 1,233 2,514 1,468
U. S. Government securities - total
100
119
43
291
1,402
55
treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
629
392
278
1,925
8,518
279
3bseasury notes
1,766
976
6,782
912
1,090
20,938
9. 33. bonds
460
178
2,068
349
6,461
235
Other securities
866
512
528
5,232
525
13,945
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
48
71
89
200
882
58
"Cash in vault
167
199
127
152
96
2,362
Balances with domestic banks
84
61
51
572
1,435
95
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
3,476 2,214
2 , 6 2 8 17,158 2,240
50,510
Demand deposits adjusted
589
423
2,650
1,359
481
15,572
Time -deposits except Govt.
100
132
159
625
89
2,105
U. S. Government deposits
426
485
2,913
399
274
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
9,637
8
1,081
15
5
37
1,327
Foreign banks
21
23
25
311
22
551
Borrowings
28
864
38
55
78
1,615
Other liabilities
483
243
322
2,528
6,548
336
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
1,260
870
863
9,167
22,642
1,039
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
^Individual loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.




2,553
1,145
690

1,268 2,756 2,683 12,178
6,079
586 1,209 1,479
778 l,04l
2,503
310

9,797
3,464
2,195

2,396
1,277
733

12

56
95

2
5

12
23
93
11
319
1,194
60

25
59
451
12
623
5,383
327

10
15
237
26
263
940
51

2
6
105
4
165

506
628
214
505
46
198
58

1,622
3,434
950
2,104
108
325
106

299
590
179
444
34
126
30

1,928
517
64
580
10
15
36
210

6,866
2,628
425
1,559
42
57
92
771

1,538
482
77
681
3
30
27
192

831

3,105

629

— —

8

2
19

4
11
44
13
168
121
1
4
268
240
537 1,270 1,043
78
13
195

8
28
2,456
24
1,122
4,854
70

164
360
145
241
13
84
17

557
41
342
69

1,602
3,182
1,245
1,883
138
265
248

880 2,093 2,228
419
388
239
64
80
57
707
837
299
2
2
9
-20
5
30
20
29
236
230
106

7,261
5,397
233
477
113
22
318
891

868

2,917

- -

2

361

1
9

453
622
277
548
36
281
44

369
596
l6l

732