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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
S t . 3954
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
February 28, 1924.

Released 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 , Feb. 29;
not e a r l i e r .

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The weekly 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 20 of 758 member banks
i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s which submit weekly r e p o r t s t o t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Board shows r e d u c t i o n s of $ 1 6 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 in n e t demand d e p o s i t s and of $47,000,000 i n accommodation at
t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks t o g e t h e r w i t h an i n c r e a s e of $44,000,000 i n time d e p o s i t s .
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s show a d e c r e a s e of $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , an i n c r e a s e of $31,000,000
i n l o a n s secured by c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and bonds being more t h a n o f f s e t by d e c r e a s e s
of $9• 000,COO i n l o a n s on U. S» Government s e c u r i t i e s and of $ 3 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n " a l l
o t h e r , " l a r g e l y commercial, l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s . I n v e s t m e n t s of a l l r e p o r t i n g banks
show an i n c r e a s e of $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , h o l d i n g s of U. S. s e c u r i t i e s showing a d e c r e a s e of
$ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and h o l d i n g s of a l l o t h e r bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s showing an i n c r e a s e of $ 1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Loans and d i s c o u n t s of r e p o r t i n g members i n New York C i t y show a d e c l i n e of
$ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ; l o a n s s e c u r e d by c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and bonds i n c r e a s e d ty $20,000,000,
while l o a n s on U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s and " a i l o t h e r , n l a r g e l y commercial,
l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s d e c r e a s e d by $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , r e s p e c t i v e l y . I n v e s t ments of t h e s e banks i n U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s show a r e d u c t i o n of $10,000,000
and. t h e i r i n v e s t m e n t s i n c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and bonds - an i n c r e a s e of $ 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Net demand d e p o s i t s d e c r e a s e d i n a l l F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t s , t h e p r i n c i p a l
d e c r e a s e s b e i n g shown f o r t h e Chicago, Boston, San F r a n c i s c o , S t . Louis and P h i l a d e l T me
^JriCtS'
^
d e p o s i t s of a l l r e p o r t i n g banks i n c r e a s e d by $ 4 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , of
1
. $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i s r e p o r t e d f o r t h e New York C i t y members. Government d e p o s i t s
remained p r a c t i c a l l y unchanged.

S

Reserve b a l a n c e 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 show a d e c l i n e of $18,000,000 and
~ a d 6 C l i n e 0 f * 1 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . The New York City banks r e p o r t an i n c r e a s e
v 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 v 0 i n r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and a nominal i n c r e a s e i n c a s h .

I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e d u r i n g Feek

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31,000,000

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Government d e p o s i t s

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T o t a l accommodation a t F. R. Banks



Year
$395,000,000
49,000,000
113,000,000
331,000,000

238,000,000
81,000,000

141,000,000
43,000,000
27,000,000

M.«».oco
17,000,000

' 8,000,000

- ^000,00a
44,000,000

403,000,000

+

47,000,000

27,000,000

211,000,000
26,000,000

i47.ooo.oco

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 29, 1924; not e a r l i e r .

St

3954a

PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AM) LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS III LEADING CITIES
—

—

( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
- - Secured by s t o c k s and bonds ( o t h e r t h a n U. S. s e c u r i t i e s ) - - - - — - - - A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

F e b . 20, 1924
753
229,228
3,848,626
7,848,667
11,926,521

U. S. P r e - w a r bonds
U, S, L i b e r t y bonds

272,730
1,031,141

Feb. 1 J , 1924 Aug. 22, 1923 Feb. 2 1 , 1923
769
778
238,015
3,817^901
7,879 , 494
11,935,410
269,699
1,034,397

227,398
3 , 6 l b \ 145
7,8 3 2 , 9 6 4
11,676,507
274,989
1,053,361

275 , 28 5
3, 7 ^ 6 ' o 8 6
7151?! 372
11,531,743
281,620
1,062,766

U. S. T r e a s u r y bonds

77,538

77 , 701

90 , 781

118 , 216

U. S. T r e a s u r y n o t e s

802,706

811,800

8 79,476

*943,377

U. S, C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s

102,512

96,736

O t h e r bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s

2,207,640

2,193,806"

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s and i n v e s t m e n t s
R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks*
Cash i n v a u l t
Net demand 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
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 e d e r a l Reserve Banks:
Secured by U, S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s All o t h e r
R a t i o of b i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s with Federal R e s e r v e Banks
t o t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , p e r cent - - - - - - - - - n




- - -

93,060
2,143,172

145,655
2,180,991

16,420,788

16,419,549

16,211,34b

1,398,030

l,4l6,333

1,340,529

280,659

297,838

281,274

11,235,478

11,403,683

10,889,593

11,445,970

4,175,980

4,132,239

3,981,112

3,772,556

124,918

125,152

132,315

98,747

135,737
134,355

202,496
114,860

256 246
233>7

278 548
138/305

^ g

^0

^Including Victory notes.

16,264,368
1 , 4 2 5 CPS
288,869

2 g

o l i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , February 29, 1924; not e a r l i e r .
tit.
3954b
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS,FEBRUARY 2 0 , 1 9 2 4
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
B o s t o n New York P h i l a .
C l e v e . R i c h . A t l a n t a C h i c a g o S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n ,
Total
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
43
110
55
79
76
37
105
35~
26
72
52
68
758
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g .
12,865
88,004 12,637
24,683
8,608
9,024
36,870 9 , 6 4 2
3,688
6,181
3,129
13,897
229,228
Secured by s t o c k s & bonds
229,402 1,627,584 2b8,82'l
400,233 125,906 6 7 , l 4 l
5 9 0 , 5 7 8 1 4 8 , 4 9 4 4 3 , 7 9 9 S 6 , 4 o 4 67,367 1 9 2 , 8 9 7 3 , 8 4 8 , 6 2 6
A l l Other l o a n s & d i s c o u n t s 618,849 2 , 5 2 9 , 7 4 2 3 4 6 , 4 4 2
694,385 3 3 0 , 2 5 9 3 4 9 , 5 8 1 1,126,496 3 1 1 , 7 3 1 1 8 5 , 9 3 2 322,021 2 1 3 , 4 3 0
819,899 7 , 8 4 8 , 6 6 7
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

8bl,ll6 4 , 2 4 5 , 3 3 0 627,900 1 , 1 1 9 , 2 0 i 4 6 4 , 7 7 3 4 2 5 , 7 4 6 1 , 7 5 3 , 9 4 4 469,867 2 3 3 , 4 1 9 4 i 4 , 6 o 6 283,926 1*026,693 11,926,521"

U. S. P r e - w a r bonds

12,936

49,311

10,679

48,275

28,997

17,382

24,820

14,981

79 , 793

473,706

45,042

110,585

26,784

14,618

98,124

23,656 1 4 , 2 3 2

U. S, T r e a s u r y bonds

4,637

22,772

U. S. T r e a s u r y n o t e s

19,542

434,310

2,935
40,644

5,232

25,449

4,816

U. S. L i b e r t y bonds

U. S, C e r t i f i c a t e s of
Indebtedness

'

O t h e r b o n d s , s t o c k s and
securities

169,010

7 7 8 , 1 7 4 183,384

6,109
55,683
6,095
306,127

2,49s

1,879

12,620

9,076 1 1 , 7 5 3

19,930

24,590

12,722

93,06l

3,043

2,087

12,081

16,603 29-, 122

15,177

14,610

36,582

802,706

15,972

102,512

6,197

680

38,818

13,702

5,946

120,785

1,897

2,438

22,823

7,043

1,482

2,412

6,853

333,865

89,310

25,598

55,499

13,890

53,162

38,939

272,730
1,031,141
77,538

160,682 2,207.640

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
and i n v e s t m e n t s
1,152,266 6,029,052 9 1 5 , 4 0 0 1,652,075 5 9 1 , 8 1 3 5 0 6 , 9 4 8 2 , 3 6 6 , 9 8 1 627,657 3 1 3 , 6 0 9 541,308 354,018 1,369,661 16,420,788
627,251 66,889 1 0 7 , 1 5 8 3 5 , 0 3 8 3 4 , 2 2 9
82,319
Reserve balance with F,R,Bk.
215,235 4 0 , 8 6 4 2 2 , 3 6 9 4 2 , 7 7 1 2 4 , 4 7 3
99,434 1,398,030
8 3 , 8 1 6 15,898
29,310 1 3 , 0 8 1 1 0 , 8 8 2
Cash i n v a u l t
19,552
52,719 7 , 2 6 4
6,232 11,842
9,180
20,883
280,659
Net demand d e p o s i t s

7 9 9 , 4 1 4 4 , 8 2 4 , 5 9 7 666,958

Time d e p o s i t s

281,984

Government d e p o s i t s

12,184

907,356 1 3 0 , 4 0 0
36,943

9,9U

893,064 331,225 281,756 1,505,073 3 4 4 , 9 4 6 198,992 3 9 8 , 8 6 4 242,177
620,931 1 5 8 , 5 8 6 1 7 8 , 3 6 4
809,304 2 0 2 , 0 4 0 8 3 , 9 4 9 130,269 9 1 , 4 0 3
17,042

4,112

6,976

12,832

4,183

748,412 11,235,478
581,394

4,175,980

1,325

l,46i

5,316

12,633

124,918

415
1,859

2,285
9,927

250
3,364

4,274
25,193

135,737
134,355

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 , ,
All other
C.




2,645
5,346

73,850 10,510
9,886 2,902

13,079
7,193

9,068 6 , 0 5 3
24,053 15,533

9,201 4 , 1 0 7
10,686 1 8 , 4 1 3

S t . 3954c
F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , F e b r u a r y 29, 1924; n o t e a r l i e r ,
SELECTED CITIES
L PF.S9URCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN F. R. BANK AND ?JUTCH CITIES AND IN OTHER
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d P i l a r s )
Other
F, R.
A l l F. R.
s
e
l
e
c
t
e
d
cities
Branch c i t i e s
Bank c i t i e s
C i t y of Chicago
New York C i t y
Feb.
20
Feb.
13
Feb. 20 Feb. 13
Feb. 20 Feb. 13
Feb. 20 Feb. 13
Feb. 20 Feb. 13
302
302
202
202
254
255
48
48
67
67
Number of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
34,244
35,179
40,170
40,114
22,803
27,382
154,870
l62,b66
80,522
89,309
Secured by 0 . S . Government o b l i g .
517,823
5
27
,
781
623,445
635,214
1,432,52s 1,412,788 435,516 449,212 2,685,631 2,676,633
Secured by s t o c k s and b onda
1,368,950
2.217,575 2,233,862 636,0^9 640,515 4,844,115 4 , 8 6 8 , 9 0 8 1,634,767 1 , 0 4 1 , 6 3 6 1,369,785
A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
2,305,251 1,931,810 1,921,952
3,730,625 3,735,959 1,100,418 1,117,109 7,684,616 7
,708,207 2,310,095
T o t a l l e a n s and d i s c o u n t s

Released f c r p "
PKI'JC

38,257

U« S. P r e - v . a r bonds

U. S, T r e a s u r y n o t e s
U, S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s

410,620
15,369
405,93%
22,468

O t h e r bonds, s t o c k s , and s e c u r i t i e s

562,561

U, S . L i b e r t y bonds
U. S. T r e a s u r y bonds

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
and i n v e s t m e n t s
Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h F. R, Bank
Cash i n v a u l t
Net demand d e p o s i t s
Tiire d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s

415,740
15,521
413,944

18,464
554,687

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

8 8,404
88,376
4,231
638,054
627,378
42,851
39,897
39,698
5,087
607,951
598,416
81,0o0
58,003
64,139
13,723
156,585 1,165,580 1,155,994

74,437

236,220

18,207
136,486
27,112
599,650

74,315
229,170

is,206
135,172
26,920
599,913

109,917
167,543
19,633
67,804

11,261

442,410

106,980
167,173
19,598

68,677

11,813
437,899

5,185,834 5,192,551 1,403,162 1,420,646 10,268,203 10,296,510 3,402,207 3,388,947 2,750,378 2,734,092
580,947 573,934 150,723 142,770
994,650 1,000,356 238,903 244,647 164,477 171,330
77,130
83,651
60,309
67,637
68,667
67,862
27,486
30,389 143,220
146,550
4,329,927 4,324,030 1,002,672 1,021,536 7,636,510 7,727,913 1,944,878 1,990,585 •1,654,090 1,685,185
610,267 590,441
373,970 371,933 2,026,065 1,991,146 1,256,403 1,250,009 893,512 891,084
9,734
9,771
33,974
33,974
6,241
6,191
80,169
80,366
35,015
35,015

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 a t i o n s
All o t h e r
R a t i o of 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 t o t o t a l l o a n s
and i r v e s t r r e n t s , p e r c e n t
Digitized for C.
FRASER


38,236

59,600
5,532

115,325
7,232

2,100

1.3

2.4

.2

969

3,644
1,432
.4

£0,665
62,961

1.4

139,352
52,725

36,038

1.9

2.1

35,894

44,270
29,791
2.

19,034
35,500
2*0

18,874

32,344
1.9