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BOARD OF GOVriRNO tS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
( F o r Immediate R e l e a s e )
F e b r u a r y 29# 195o
H.4.2
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The c o n d i t i o n s t a t e m e n t o f w e e k l y r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s shows
t h e f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l c h a n g e s f o r t h e week e n d e d F e b r u a r y 2 2 : D e c r e a s e s of $576
m i l l i o n i n r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k s , $285 m i l l i o n i n demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d , a n d $659 m i l l i o n i n demand d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o d o m e s t i c b a n k s , and
an i n c r e a s e o f $291 m i l l i o n i n U n i t e d S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s .
Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s d e c r e a s e d $30 m i l l i o n a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member
b a n k s ; t h e p r i n c i p a l c h a n g e s w e r e d e c r e a s e s of $14 m i l l i o n i n t h e C l e v e l a n d D i s t r i c t ,
$13 m i l l i o n i n New York C i t y , and s>12 m i l l i o n i n t h e D a l l a s D i s t r i c t , a n d a n i n c r e a s e
of $10 m i l l i o n i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t .
Changes a c c o r d i n g t o i n d u s t r y a p p e a r
i n a n o t h e r p r e s s r e l e a s e . Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r p u r c h a s i n g o r c a r r y i n g
U n i t e d S t a t e s Government and o t h e r s e c u r i t i e s d e c r e a s e d §75 m i l l i o n .
H o l d i n g s o f T r e a s u r y b i l l s d e c r e a s e d $33 m i l l i o n i n New York ^ i t y , $30 m i l l i o n
i n t h e S t . L o u i s D i s t r i c t , $22 m i l l i o n i n t h e Richmond D i s t r i c t , a n d a t o t a l o f $126
m i l l i o n a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s • H o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s Government bonds
d e c r e a s e d $26 m i l l i o n , a n d h o l d i n g s o f " o t h e r " s e c u r i t i e s i n c r e a s e d $26 m i l l i o n .
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d d e c r e a s e d $219 m i l l i o n i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t ,
$195 m i l l i o n i n t h e C l e v e l a n d D i s t r i c t , a n d $57 m i l l i o n i n t h e itichmond D i s t r i c t ,
b u t t h e y i n c r e a s e d $256 m i l l i o n i n New York C i t y a n d $74 m i l l i o n i n C h i c a g o .
B o r r o w i n g s f r o m F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks d e c r e a s e d $306 m i l l i o n and b o r r o w i n g s f r o m
o t h e r s d e c r e a s e d $156 m i l l i o n . Loans t o b a n k s d e c r e a s e d $95 m i l l i o n .
A summary o f 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 member b a n k s f o l l o w s :

A S S E T S

Increase or
decrease since
Feb.
Feb. 2 3 ,
Feb. 1 5 ,
22,*
1956
1955
1956
( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )

-

168

Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s a d j u s t e d \J
Loans a d j u s t e d l /
Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s 2 j
Agricultural loans 2 /
Loans t o b r o k e r s a n d d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Other loans

84,073
47 , 4 6 5
25,677
564

-237
-116
- 30)

2,407
1,285
8,194
10,175

- 75
- 3
- 3
+ 3

+
81
+ 193
3/+
852
3 / +1,815

U . S . Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury 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
Treasury notes
U. S . bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s

28,395
948

-147

20,144
8,213

- 26**
+ 26

-6,355
- 873
-1,063
-2,456
-1,963
- 758

Loans t o b a n k s
R e s e r v e s 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
Balances w i t h domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s e x c e p t U . S . Government
U . S . Government d e p o s i t s
I n t e r b a n k demand d e p o s i t s :
Domestic b a n k s
F o r e i g n banks
B o r r o w i n g s : From F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks
From o t h e r s

: 1,097

- 95
-576
+ 11
-133

613
6,690

13,015
971
2,457

56,106
21,452
2,358
9,968
1,486
545
687

-126
~

h

-285
+ 24
+291
-659
- 4

-306
-156

+6,945
2 / +4,133

+
-

64
468

-

91

22

-

638

-

18
608
142

*
-

352
40

+

90

of v a l u a t i o n r e s e r v e s ; i n d i v i d u a l
l o a n i t e m s a r e shown g r o s s .
2 / P r i o r t o t h e week e n d e d J a n u a r y 4 , 1 9 5 6 , a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s w e r e n o t r e p o r t e d
separately.
3 / O c t o b e r 5 , 1955 r e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i n c r e a s e d c o m m e r c i a l and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s
$318 m i l l i o n and d e c r e a s e d r e a l e s t a t e l o a n s and " o t h e r " l o a n s $294 and $25 m i l lions , respectively.
* Preliminary ( S t . Louis D i s t r i c t ) .
F e b r u a r y 15 f i g u r e s r e v i s e d ( B o s t o n D i s t r i c t ) .
Digitized for**
FRASER


Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s a d j u s t e d 1 /
Loans a d j u s t e d l /
Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s
Agricultural loans
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g
securities
Real e s t a t e loans
Other loans

81+, C? 3
47,465
25,677
564

3,754

2,407
1,285
8,194
10,175

U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
T r e a s u r y 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
Treasury notes
U. S . bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s

28,395
948
613
6,690
20,144
8,213

Loans t o b a n k s
R e s e r v e s 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
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - net

1,097
13,015
971
2,457
1,981

L I A B I L I T I E S

3,216

817
403
21

1,711
875
124

2,403
1,474
45

16,509
9,297
3,618
262

24

2,145
1,094
1

2

7

46

1,718

65

136

23

33

234

27

5

20

21

79

31
336
559

522
1,129
2,644

56
213
763

128
714
631

72
330
543

43
158
533

188
763
1,072

28

11
170
219

23
278
4io

129
207
558

54
3,622
1,793

2,297
15
79
617
1,586
604

1,384
56
23
310
995
278

5,026
204
81
1,329
3,412
1,174

919
21
20
276

326

771
21
39
145
566
300

1,264

51
43
191
837

7,183
295
59
1,300
5,529
2,567

235

468
7
15
135
311
157

1,278
104
27
361
786
346

1,136
39
40
241
8l6
245

5,547
69
138
1,350
3,990
1,665

36
534
67
85
89

622
4,423
215
170
84l

11
493
52
105
88

69
781
100
156
92

12
524
78
170
70

20
1,952
122

7
425
35
128
45

3
191
14
70
24

16
522
40
320
50

10
535
46
470
143

282
2,135
151
258
339

1,122

66

49
435
714
316
9
500
51
257
71

268
129

274
450

602

9,069
865 2 , 3 9 6 2 , 6 7 8
7,485 1,739
2,491 2,379
3,865
2,917 17,788 2,434
56,106
7,610
852
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d
552
292
559
3,197
623
718
1,746
481
623
4,199
21,452
331
Time d e p o s i t s e x c e p t U» S . Government
75
87
43
452
77
74
114
181
114
118
692
2
,
3
5
8
U» S . Government d e p o s i t s
495
823
I n t e r b a n k demand d e p o s i t s :
825
308
633
1,559
468
673
540
4o6
2
,
9
2
1
317
9
,
9
6
8
16
179
Domestic b a n k s
3
5
46
5
10
10
20
9
1
,
1
5
0
1
,
4
8
6
33
Foreign banks
27
4l
Borrowings:
43
33
9
21
175
36
33
19
16
92
144
545
28
8
From F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks
28
26
8
77
36
7
39
279
687
7
56b
63
40
From o t h e r s
30
40
142
49
53
91
63
1
,
1
8
7
2
,
4
2
1
97
1,253
412
140
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
329
271
1,029
302
638
325
389
3,046
437
8,571
C A P I T A L
ACCO U N T S
i n d i v i d u a l l o a n i t e m s a r e shown g r o s s . ^ P r e l i m i n a r y ( S t . L o u i s D i s . )
1 / E x c l u s i v e of l o a n s t o b a n k s and a f t e r d e d u c t i o n of v a l u a t i o n r e s e r v e s ;