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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.4.£.„

(For Immediate Release)
February 28, 1951
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BAMS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended February 21:
An increase
of $481,000,000 in United States Government deposits and a decrease of $587,000,000
in demand deposits credited to domestic banks.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in most districts and
a total of $139,000,000 at all reporting member banks; the principal increases were
$48,000,000 in New York City, $44,000,000 in the Cleveland District, $20,000,000
in the Chicago District, and $13,000,000 in the Boston District. Loans to brokers
and dealers for purchasing or carrying United States Government securities decreased
$84,000,000 in New York City, $27,000,000 in Chicago, and a total of $122,000,000
at all reporting member banks.
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $85,000,000 in New York City and decreased
$26,000,000 in the Richmond District; there was a net increase of $103,000,000 at
all reporting member banks.
Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $21,000,000.
Holdings of United States Government bonds decreased in most districts and a total
of $40,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased in eight districts and the net decrease at
all reporting member banks was $19,000,000; the principal decreases were $50,000,000
in the Chicago District, $41,000,000 in the Richmond District, $38,000,000 in the
Cleveland District, and $35,000,000 in the Minneapolis District, and the principal
increases were $191,000,000 in New York City and $44,000,000 in the Philadelphia
District.
United States Government deposits increased and demand deposits credited
to domestic banks decreased in all districts.
Borrowings decreased $139,000,000 in New York City, and increased $31,000,000
in the Cleveland District; the net decrease at all reporting member banks was

#3,000,000.

A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
69,231
Loans - net
31,877
Loans - gross
32,321
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans 18,588
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
397
Other securities
978
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
174
Other securities
575
Real estate loans
5,327
Loans to banks
403
Other loans
5,879
U\ S. Government securities - total
30,900
Treasury bills
1,505
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
8,497
U. S. bonds
20,898
O ther securities
6,454
R eserves vdth Federal Reserve "Banks
13,981
C ash in vault
B alances with domestic banks
2,???
L I A B I L I T I E S
D'emand deposits adjusted
50,491
T'ime deposits except Govt.
15,564
U. S. Government deposits
2,586
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
9,050
Foreign banks
1,333
Borrowings
478
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank

and U. S. Government accounts, during week
28,707


Increase or
decrease since
Feb. 14, Feb. 21
1951
1950
(in millions of dollars)
10
+2,246
~
+7,277
45
49
+7,347
+. 139
+4,734
•

-

122
22
1

-

6
16

21
40
7
+ 36
,49
185

+
37
+ 144
+ 917
+
97
+1,440
-6,262
- 897
-5,858
+4,509
-4,016
+1,231
+1,969
+
76
+
22

19
8
+ 481
587
6
+
73

+3,643
+ 169
- 352
+
59
+
84
+ 221

•

1
38
6
+ 42
+ 103
+
-

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ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, FEBRUARY 21, 1951
- .
# w d e r a 1
D i s t r i c t
R e - b e-r v e
'Total
San
Minne- Kansas
-all
CleveRichPhilaSt.
New
Atlanta
Chicago
City
apolis
Dallas
districts Boston
Francisco
land
mond
Louis
York delphia
(In millions of dollars)
''
* " ASSETS
Loans and investments - total
69,231
3,144 22,050 2,839 4,867 2,754 2,553 9,802 2,362 1,264 2,761 2,670
12,3*65
Loans - net#
1,482 10,895 1,245
1,902 1,145 1,142 3,470 1,250
31,877
590 1,208 1,477
6,071
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
18,588
1,068
7,065
685
933
563
2,215
695
732
318
782 1,038
2,494
Loans to "brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
397
— —
14
338
1
- 7
3
30
2
l
1
Other securities
11
978
748
6
38
12
25
96
2
8
8
5
19
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
10
174
42
11
36
12
10
3
25
2
4
11
8
Other securities
26
6
251
575
70
23
6
33
14
15
44
59
28
Real estate loans
216
144
5,327
727
367
243
238
93
105
453
165
119
2,457
Loans to banks
10
403
6
14
315
2
2
23
1
5
2
23
- Other loans
5,879
294
1,570
383
300
338
621
260
165
241
.318
270
1,119
U. S. Government securities - total
30,900
1,425
2,504 1,433 1,197 5,384
9,099 1,247
936
531 1,277 1,030
4,837
Treasury bills
1,505
62
371
117
52
55
74
349
200
47
13
76
89
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
H.4.2(a)

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"

Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net
LIABILITIES
Demand"deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

8,497

20,898
6,454
13,981
833
2,177
1,454
50,491
9,050
1,333

1,(3-0
6,534

280
1,090
237
574
54
100
95

1,937
6,791
2,056
5,277
184
134
571

287
908
347
530
44
118
61

2 , 6 3 1 17,316 2,284
480
2,656
422
108
143
785
2,814
271
354
1,083
15
35
28
13
37
2,528
324
336

%

630
1,757
461
871
88
148
85

506
629
214
484
44
174
61

1,618
3,417
948
2,023
107
325
105

301
588
176
448
33
105
31

3,438 2,173 1,914
1,358
589
516
203
116
75
382
540
459
6
11
9
20
l%
36
210

6,816
2,619
538
1,403
43
78
94
771
4,174

386
973
176
527
69
153
54

1

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
JL interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
28,707
1,180 11,830 1,136 1,684
995
" Individual loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.




940

161

365
589
163
535
36
320
69

1,569
3,179
1,257
1,904
129
255

1,528
481
90
618
3
40
26
193

845 2,099 2,204
238
388
419
68
95
77
814
293
652
2
2
9
18
37
20
2!
30
106
230
237

7,243

795

461 1,120 1,031

3,361

357
143
240
13
75
17

457
620
276
568
32
270
45

260

5

'1!
450
115
872