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STATEMENT FOF T1TE PRESS
S t . 4443
Federal Reserve Board,
F e b r u a r y 2 o , 1925*

Released for p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , F e b . 27J
not e a r l i e r .

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS I N LEADING C I T I E S
I n c r e a s e s o f $ 5 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s and d e c r e a s e s o f $ 2 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
i n i n v e s t m e n t s s n d o f $ 9 8 •, 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n n e t d emand d e p o s i t s a r e s h e w n i n vn6 F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e Bos. *3« s w e e k l y c o n s o l i d a t e d s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n on F e b r u a r y 1 8 o f 7 3 9
member bankr- i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s .
T ' h i l e l o a n s on c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s s h o w a d e c l i n e o f $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , l o a n s o n
U. S . G o v e r n m e n t o b l i g a t i o n s a n d " A l l o t h e r , " l a r g e l y c o m m e r c i a l , l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s s h e w i n c r e a s e s o f $ 1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 5 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , r e s p e c t i v e l y .
H o l d i n g s of
U. S . b o n d s i n c r e a s e d b y $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w h e r e a s h o l d i n g s o f T r e a s u r y n o t e s and c e r t i f i c a t e s w e r e r e d u c e d b y $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s b y $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 *
Member b a n k s i n New Y o r k C i t y r e p o r t , a n i n c r e a s e o f $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s and
d i s c o u n t s , a d e c r e a s e of $ 1 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s on c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s o f f s e t t i n g
i n p a r t i n c r e a s e s o f $ 1 1 , C O O , 0 0 0 i n 1 c a n s on U. S . G o v e r n m e n t s e c u r i t i e s and of ^
$ 5 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n " A l l o t h e r " l e a n s and d i s c o u n t s .
T h e i r h o l d i n g s o f U. 5 , b o n d s i n c r e a s e d b y $ 1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 w h i l e t h e i r h o l d i n g s o f T r e a s u r y n o t e s and c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s d e c l i n e d $ 1 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , r e s p e c t i v e l y .
N e t demand d e p o s i t s show d e c r e a s e s i n a l l d i s t r i c t s e x c e p t D a l l a s .
The p r i n c i p a l d e c r e a s e s a r e shewn f or t h e f e l l owing d i s t r i c t s :
New Y o r k
000,000,
B o s t o n and R i c h m o n d t i l , 0 C 0 , C O O e a c h , C l e v e l a n d $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , S t . L o u i s $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
and A t l a n t a $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
T i m e d e p o s i t s w e n t u p $ 1 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and. G o v e r n m e n t d e p o s i t s

$8,000,000.
H e s e r v e b a l a n c e s of a l l r e p o r t i n g b a n k s w e r e r e d u c e d b y $ 4 , u 0 0 , 0 0 0 ^ a n d c a s h
i n v a u l t - by $ 1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
T h e New Y o r k C i t y b a n k s r e p o r t d e c l i n e s o f $ 1 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
i n r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and o f $ 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n c a s h .
B o r r o w i n g s of a l l r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s f r o m t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s i n c r e a s e d by $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , o f w h i c h $ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 was r e p o r t e d b y t h e New Y o r k C i t y
members.
A s u m m a r y o f cB&nges i n t h e p r i n c i p a l a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s o f r e p o r t i n g
m e m b e r s d u r i n g t h e w e e k and t h e y e a r e n d i n g F e b r u a r y 1 8 , 1 9 2 5 ; f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

Y/eek

$56,000,000

Leans and d i s c c u n t s , t o t a l . . . . .
Secured by U.S. G o v ' t , o b l i g a t i o n s
S e c u r e d b y s t o c k s and b o n d s
. . .
All other . . . . . .
. . . .
. .

14,000,000

decrease

during

Year
$1,244,000,000
24,000,000

11,000,000
53,000,000

883,000,000
385,000,000

Investments, total
. . .
U. S . b o n d s
U. S . T r e a s u r y n o t e s .
U. S . T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s
. . •
O t h e r b o n d s , s t c c l c a and s e c u r i t i e s

28,000,000
3,000,000
18,000,000
2,000,000
11,000,000

910,000,000
578,000,000

Reserve balances
Cash i n v a u l t

4,000,000
14,000,000

249,000,000

98,000,000
12,000,000
8,000,000

+ 1,760,000,000
+
760,000,000

11,000,000

65,000,000

w i t h F.

R. Banks

N--)t d e m a n d d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s . . .
Government d e p o s i t s
Total

accommodation a t F.




.

+
+
R. B a n k s

304,000,000
14,000,000

622,000,000

4,000,000

Released f o r - p u b l i e a t i o n Friday afternoon,

F e b r u a r y 27,

1925/ n o t

-Oa

earlier.

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND L I A B I L I T I E S OF REPORTING MEMBER B A M S IN LEADING C I T I E S
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
A l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s
Feb. IS
1925
739

N u n b 3 r of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s
L o a n s and
Secured
Secured
All oth

discounts, gross:
by U . S . G o v ' t . o b l i g a t i o n s .
by s t o c k s a n d b o n d s - - - ? r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - -

Feb. 11
1925
739

Feb. 20
1924
758

R e p o r t i n g member b a n k s i n
New Y o r k C i t y
F e b . 20
Feb. 11
20. IS
1924
1925
1925
67

67

67

R e p o r t i n g member b a n k s
Chicago
Fsb. 11
Feb. 18
1925
1925

46

46

in
F e b . 20
1924
4g

521,085
694,680

25,931
524,221
705,918

28,803
435,516
636,099

1,233,701

1,256,070

1,100,418

800,855

1,938
82,732
26,833
71,001
8,022
223,122

3,238
23,187

131,301
221,247
54,986
506,548

38,257
410,620
15,369
405,934
22,468
562,561

220,261

4,232
40,924
5,104
80,851
15,074
156,559

4,494,267

1,757,354

1,768,277

1,455,209

413,648

415,598

302,744

18,546,811

16,420,785

6,063,965

6,025,470

5,185,834

1,653,349

1,671,668

1,403,162

l,b46,849

1,651,126

1,392,030

708,392

720,061

580,947

162,576

156,473

150,723

280,719

294,532

260,659

63,776

72,241

68,667

26,759

27,320

27,486

Cash in v a u l t - - - - - - - - - - -

12,994,807

13,093,391

11,235,478

5,104,157

5,153,510

4,329,927

1,169,269

1,171,996

1,002,672

N e t demand d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - -

4,936,315

4,924,543

4,175,930

792,309

791,012

610,267

457,229

460,354

373,970

121,238

113,437

124,918

16,279

16,279

33,974

14,343

14,343

6,241

Government d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - B i l l s p a y a b l e & red i s . w i t h F.H.Banks:
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g a t i o n s
All other - - - - - - - - - - -

133,061
71,697

129,933

76,400
35,154

77,300
30,277

59,600

63,651

135,737
134,355

5,532

970
270

1,420
100

2,100
969

204,758

193,554

270,092

111,554

107,577

65,132

1,240

1,520

3,069

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

^v5,299
4,731,442
o, 233,7oO

190,981

229,228

4,742,220
8,181,533

- - - - 1 3 , 1 7 0 , 501

Investments:
U. 8, p r e - w a r b o n d s - - - - - - - U. S , l i b e r t y b o n d s - - - - - - - U. S . T r e a s u r y b e n d s - - - - - TJ» S , T r e a s u r y n o t e s
- - - - - - U. S . T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s - - O t h e r b e n d s , s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
Total

investments

Total loans

- - - - - - -

and

investments

Reserve balances w i t h F.
/

Time d e p o s i t s

Total

- - - -

-

R. B a n k s

—

-

-

-

-

b o r r o w i n g s f r o m F . R. B a n k s




80,522

3,848,626
7,848,667

76,876
1,932,059
2,297,676

65,989
1,950,125
2,241,079

1,432,528
2, 2 1 7 , 5 7 5

13,114,734

11,920,521

4,306,611

4,257,193

3,730,62:

224,879
1,381,615
349,133
516,875

272,730

27,147

1,031,141
77,538

27,047
533,971
138,039
202,533

2,841,013

2,207,640

5,404,567

5,432,077

18,575,068

^
213,764
1,355,104
355,43^
4y8,4)2
116,945
2,829,864

118,562

802,706
102,512

54,909

527,04s

23,936

27,200

71,360
8,552

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , F e b r u a r y 27, 1925J n o t

earlier.

..

S t . 44*3 o

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF ALL REPORTING- MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FEBRUARY 1 8 , 1925(in thousands
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
Number of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s

of d o l l a r s )

Boston

New York

Phila.

CI e v e .

Rich.

42

108

55

76

74

Atlanta
36

Chicago S t . L o u i s
100

33

Minn. K a n s . C y . D a l l a s
25

71

49

San F r a n .

Total

70

739

9,737
217,283
849,780

205,299
4 , 7 3 1 , 42
8,233,760

L o a n s and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t , o b i i g .
Secured bv s t o c k s & bonds
All other' loans & discounts

8,542
81,854
304,447 2,155,424
658,502 2,597,509

17,535
310,697
352,488

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

971,491 4,834,787

6 5 0 , 7 2 0 1 , 1 8 1 , 4 6 7 4 7 8 , 9 4 9 4 5 9 , 2 2 2 1,943,459 5 1 6 , 0 9 0 2 6 / , l £ H 4 4 7 , 8 3 d 3 1 2 , 5 5 4 1 , 0 7 6 , 8 0 0 1 3 , 1 ^ 0 , 5 0 1

Investments:
U. S . P r e - w a r b e n d s
u . S. L i b e r t v bonds
U. S. T r e a s u r y b o n d s
U. S. T r e a s u r y n o t e s
U. S. T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s
O t h a r b e n d s , s t a c k s and
securities
Total

investments

Total loans & investments

19,285
6 , 9 0 2 7,519
31,628
11,758
2,725
4,285
3,529
425,112 124,774 73,759 693,090 191,534 59,471 104,700 7 l , l 4 5
737,070 347,273 377,944 1 218,741 312,79 3 204.928 338,847 237,880

37,474
626,857
153,873
220,475
56,522

9,568
51,750
15,894
20,486
7,443

31,536
170,793
29,315
56,413
7,049

25,180
37,879
5,126
2,358
381

14,928
9,426
2,808
3,272
1,109

17,357 13,275
167,593
24,724
49,396
8,792
98,602 12,942
13,545
639

,„
7,246
25,974
9,953
18,4l0
5,720

,
9,336
43,125
13,247
21,107
,oc-8

,.
17,544
14,272
5,878
9,246
2,003

191,926 1,063,731

- 256,731

349,487

61,766

41,375

439,868 100,805

37,268

71,73%

20,507

, .
24,637
133,120
44,432
26,589
17,l48
.
194,669

309,229 2,15%,932

361,872

644,593 132,690

72,918

786,361 l 6 l , l 7 7 104,571 162,174

69/455

440,595

10,683
79,591
16,724
8,552
1,753

218,764
1,385,104
355,43s
498,452
116,9 45
u

2,829,864
5,404;567

1 , 2 8 0 , 7 2 0 6 , 9 9 3 , 7 1 9 1 , 0 4 2 , 5 9 2 1 , 8 2 6 , Ob 0 6 1 1 , 6 3 9 5 3 2 , 1 4 0 2 , 7 2 9 , 8 2 0 6 7 7 , 2 0 7 3 7 1 , o95 6 1 0 , 0 1 2 3 8 2 , 0 0 9 1 , 5 1 ; , 3 9 5 1 8 , 575; 068

Reserve balances w i t h F.R.Bk.
91,265
7o?.,436
Cash i n v a u l t
21,266
79.301
Net demand d e p o s i t s
874,536 5,647,701
Time d e p o s i t s
336,420 1,141,669
Government d e p o s i t s
22,514
25,096
B i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F. R. Bank:
Secured by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g .
1,385
92,635
All other
3,055
36,274

8 2,187
127,790 4 i , 6 0 4
39,572 231,379
50,319
25,957 55,466 3 3 , 4 4 /
16,571
29,693 1 3 , 4 6 4 1 0 , 7 5 5
52,006
7,26s
5 , S p 5 11,9.43 I 0 , o 8 8
749,076 1,012,802 365,546 321,072 1765,102 417,316 247,246 496,641 293,3b6
123,080 713,773 188,070 190,848 928,616 210,776 105,080 136,960 9 5 , 5 6 5
18,130
11,439
2,136
2,941
21,000
6,713
1,602
657
1,647

2,500
2,685

21,401
7,35-9

2,852
7,721

51
3,109

,
4,170
579

210
4,919

45
192

,
637
143

200
1,756

' own
2 8 . ' , 1^.9
21,yOj
604,393 12,994,807
705,45s 4,93b.315
7,363
1
, , -3
r

6,975
3,bo5

n
1

33,061
71,697

BANKERS' BALANCES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK C I T I E S
Due t o b a n k s
Due f r o m b a n k s




130,418 1,215,374
36,329
101,160

194,355
69,630

51,864
24,671

37,399
15,427

20,241
13,352

416,825 100,012
166,232 31,520

66,306 128,203
22,828 45,912

45,276
36,085

118,978
77,974

2,525,251
641,120