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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
February 23, 195°
CONDITION OF WEEKLY BE PORTING MEMBER B M KS IN LEADING CITIES

1

The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended February 15: Increases of
$286 million in balances with domestic banks, $672 million in United States Government deposits, and $1+53 million in demand deposits credited to domestic banks, and
a decrease of $ 6 5 7 million in demand deposits adjusted.
Commercial and industrial loans increased $102 million at all reporting member
banks; the principal changes were increases of $Q£. million in the New York District, $34
million in the Chicago District, and $11 million in the Cleveland District, and
decreases of $31 million in the San Francisco District and $11 million in the Dallas
District. Changes according to industry appear in another press release. Real
estate loans increased $35 million. "Other" loans decreased $27 million.
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $5!+ million in New York City and a totg.1
of $ 1 3 6 million at all reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury notes decreased
$62 million, of which $54 million was in the San Francisco District. Holdings of
"other" securities increased $30 million.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $2+88 million in New York City, $180 million
in the Chicago District, $74 million in the Philadelphia District, $ 6 7 million in
the San Francisco District, and $62 million in the Boston District, but they increased $ 6 3 million in the New York District outside of New York City and $57 million in the Kansas City District.
Borrowings from Federal Reserve Banks increased $133 million and borrowings
from others increased $171 million. Loans to banks increased $197 million.
Increase or
decrease since
Feb. 16,
Feb. 0,
1956
1955
(In millions of dollars)

Feb.
15,
1956
A S S E T S
Loans and investments adjusted l/
Loans adjusted l/
Commercial and industrial loans 2j
Agricultural loans 2_/
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Other loans

+167

84,310
47,581
25,707
564

+102)
- 12)

2,482
1,288

- 10
+ ' 7

8,197

+ 94

+ 35

-

270

+6,952

3/ +4,148
+

28

+
3/ +

205
871

3 / +1,822

10,172

- 27

U . S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U • S. Bonds
Other securities

28,542
1,074

+ 43

-6,515

- 21

-1,215
-2,439

Loans to banks
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with Domestic banks

1,192
13,591

617

6,723
20,128
8,187

960

+136

- 62

-

8 07

- 10
+ 30

-2,054
- 707

+197

361
238

+169

+ 18

2,590

+286

56,391

-657

+
+

35
19

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except U . S. Government
U . S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings: From Federal Reserve Banks
From others

21,428

2,067
10,627
1,490
851

843

207
37
915

- 32

+672

+453
+ 18
+133
+171

+
+

74

114
513

203

l / Exclusive of loans to banks and after deduction of valuation reserves ; individual
loan items are shown gross.
2/ Prior to the week ended January 4, 1956, agricultural loans were not reported
separately.
3/ October 5, 1955 reclassification increased commercial and industrial loans
$318 million and decreased real estate loans and "other" loans $294 and $25 millions
f respectively.



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Total
All
Boston
Districts

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|Jew
York

F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
San
Cleve- Rich- Atlantaj Chicago St. Minne- Kansas Dallas
PhilaFrancisco
City
apolis
Louis
mond
delphia
land
'

/ T_

3,195
2,143
1,091
2

5,921
3,033
1,475
2

3,410
1,725
775
7

3,286
1,678
921
16

11,692
5,482
3,318
17

2,765
1,574
781
32

1,445
817
402
19

3,311
1,712
875
124

3,807
2,413
1,486
48

16,514
9,293

1,367
9

25,218
15,415
9,608
25

2,482

45

1,770

66

139

22

31

241

28

6

19

20

95

1,288

31
338
554

524
1,143
2,644

57
211
763

127
713
635

72
330
544

43
156
537

189

12

169

1,066

28
274
453

128
208

220

24
279
410

53
3,613
1,792

1,122

7,232
341
59
1,292
5,540
2,571

750
23
30
143
554
302

2,295
13
79
617
1,586
593

1,409
78
22
316

1,293
86
54
433
720
315

5,048
213
83
1,319
3,433
1,162

955
51
24
279
601
236

472
7
20
134
311
156

1,255
86
31
356
782
344

1,151
58
40

621

30
484
53
136
88

84
920
96
147
99

20
502
76

30
501
50
286
72

28
2,072
117
283
132

9
454
34
138
45

3
204
14
72
24

13
604
41
321
52

900
292
40

2,449
551
83

317
3

855

15
25
30
140

33
2
39
328

Loans and investments adjusted l/
Loans adjusted l/
Commercial and industrial loans
Agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying
securities
Real estate loans
Other loans

84,310
47,581
25,707
564

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

28,542
1,074
617
6,723
20,128
8,187

Loans to banks
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

1,192
13,591

8,197

10,172

3,746

2,296

51
43
233
795

328
81

960

474
67

2,590
1,999

89

106

4,581
211
211
844

993
276

182

71

763

554

238
815
243

21
537

45




2

5,560
67
132
1,363
3,998

l,66l
252
2,258
156

425
143

283

856

7,605

L I A B I L I T I E S

2,908 17,586 2,397 4,060 2,548 2,410 7,425 1,744
56,391
Demand deposits adjusted
622
3,192
481
559
717
1,745
4,185
623
21,428
Time deposits except U. S. Government
401
108
74
67
145
611
103
108
2,067
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:
689
1,683
462
484
737
539
3,132
10,627
337
Domestic banks
4
11
43
8
18
19
1,155
1,490
33
Foreign banks
Borrowings:
24
20
20
22
352
28
286
13
851
From Federal Reserve Banks
42
50
12
32
5
25
11
513
843
From others
48
149
39
83
52
61
1,173
2,388
Other liabilities
93
270
1,029
301
635
325
389
3,045
437
C A P I T A L
A C C O U N T S
8,557
Tj Tgyrinaivp r»f i nana tn hanks and after deduction of valuation reserves; individual loan items are shown gross.

3,608
263

340

9,288
69

258

854
17

538
177

21

17
115
557
1,248

11

64
410