View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday a f t e r n o o n , Feb. 5;
not e a r l i e r .

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

St. 4g2S
Federal Reserve Board,
February 4, 1926.

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The Federal Reserve Board's statement of c o n d i t i o n of 717 r e p o r t i n g member
banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s as of January 27 shows a decline of $74,000,000 i n loans
and discounts and an increase of $32,000,000 in investments. These changes were
accompanied oy a decline of $140,000,000 i n net demand d e p o s i t s and an increase
of $10,000,000 in time d e p o s i t s . Member banks i n New York City reported a r e auction* of $46,000,000 i n loans and discounts and an i n c r e a s e ' of $26,000,000
i n investments, together with declines of $38,000,000 i n net demand d e p o s i t s and
$14,000,000 i n borrowings from the Federal Reserve banks.
Loans on corporate stocks and bonds f e l l off $47,000,000, of which
$30,000,000 was reported by banks i n the New York d i s t r i c t , and $7,000,000 and
$6,000,000 i n the P h i l a d e l p h i a and Kansas City d i s t r i c t s , r e s p e c t i v e l y . All
other loans and discounts were $27,000,000 lower than the previous week, r e ductions being shown f o r a l l d i s t r i c t s except P h i l a d e l p h i a and D a l l a s . The
p r i n c i p a l reductions were $13,000,000 i n the New York d i s t r i c t , and $6,000,000
each i n the Chicago and San Francisco d i s t r i c t s .
Investments of r e p o r t i n g banks i n U. S. s e c u r i t i e s changed comparatively
l i t t l e i n any of the Federal reserve d i s t r i c t s . Holdings of other bonds,
stocks and s e c u r i t i e s went up $23,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g banks and at banks
i n the New York d i s t r i c t . The only other important changes i n t h i s item were
an i n c r e a s e of $12,000,000 i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t and a r e d u c t i o n of
$11,000,000 i n the Cleveland d i s t r i c t .
Net demand deposits f e l l off $140,000,000, reductions being reported f o r
a l l di s t r i c t s* ! except Cleveland and St. Louis, where i n c r e a s e s of $11,000,000
and $2,000,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y , were shown. The l a r g e s t r e d u c t i o n s by d i s t r i c t s
were as f o l l o w s : Chicago $50,000,000, New York $42,00 0,000, San Francisco
$15,000,000, Boston $10,000,000, and P h i l a d e l p h i a and Atlanta $$,000,000 each.
Time d e p o s i t s increased $10,000,000, increases of $7,000,000 i n the New
York d i s t r i c t and $9,000,000 i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t being o f f s e t i n p a r t by
s l i g h t reductions i n some other d i s t r i c t s .
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n borrowings from the Federal reserve banks i n clude an increase of $23,000,000 in the Chicago d i s t r i c t and r e d u c t i o n s of
$13,000,GOO and $11,000,000 in the Cleveland and New York d i s t r i c t s , r e s p e c tively.
A summary of changes i n the 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 of r e p o r t i n g
members during the week and the year ending January 27, 1926, f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

Week

during

Year

Loans and d i s c o u n t s , t o t a l
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s . . .
Secured by stocks and bonds . . . . .
All o t h e r

- $74,000,000
- 47,000,000
- 27,000,000

+ $898,000,000
20,000,000
+ g03,000,000
+ 115,000,000

Investments, t o t a l . . ,
U. S. bonds
U. S. Treasury notes
U. S. Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s . . . . .
Other bonds, stocks and s e c u r i t i e s . .

+ 32,000,000
+ 12,000,000
+
2,000,000
5> 000,000
+ 23,000,000

11,000,000
+
42,000,000
- 191,000,000
+
31,000,000
+ 102,000,000

Reserve balances w i t h F. R. Banks
Cash i n v a u l t .

-

22,000,000
7,000,000

+
+

9>000,000
2,000,000

- 140,000,000
+ 10,000,000
1,000,000
3,000,000

+
+
+
+

20,000,000
510,000,000
65,000,000
140,000,000

. . .

Net demand deposits
. . . . .
Time d e p o s i t s . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Government d e p o s i t s
Total accommodation at F. R. Banks . . .
C.



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 , February 5, 1926; not e a r l i e r .

S t . 4828a

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AMD LIABILITIES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
I All r e p o r t i n g member banks
I
R e p o r t i n g member banks
|
R e p o r t i n g member banks i n
j
|
i n New York City
j
Chicago
J
a
n . 20 j J a n . 28
J
a
n
.
28
J
a
n
.
27
|
j J a n . 27 j J a n . 20 | J a n . 28 | J a n . 2 7 | J a n . 20
1926
j
1926 1
1926 |
1926
1925
1925
1926
j
1925 |
1
1926 |
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 Toy U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds - - - - - All 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 -

- -

717
161,629
5,509,329
8,278,2bl

- - - -

—

161,288

740

|

181,333

6l

bl

67

46

46

46,355

49,909

60,022

17,634
616,498
679,446

616,776
688,003

5,556,865 4,706,93b 12,200,878 2,229,750 1,951,085
8,305,352 8^.63,15212,235^935 2,249,36s 2,276,797

16,733

46

26,066
528,012

701,480

13,949,219 1 4 , 0 2 3 , 5 3 5 13,051,420 4 , 4 5 3 , 1 7 1 4 , 5 2 9 , 0 5 7 4 , 2 8 7 , 9 0 4 1 , 3 1 3 , 5 7 5 1 , 3 2 1 , 5 1 2 1 , 2 5 5 , 5 5 8

- - -

Investments :
U. S. P r e - w a r bonds - - - - - - - - U. S. L i b e r t y bonds - - - - - - - - - U. S. T r e a s u r y bonds - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s - - - Total investments - - - - - - -

718

- - -

222,606
1,405,725
433,977
319,080
155,957

222,885
1,392,974
434,453
317,490
160,554

2,940,375

2,916,824 2,832,427

5,477,720

261,018
1,394,042
365,913
510,421
124,624

29,731
525,452

29,539
522,389

42,595
535,023
138,248

101,132
16,466

56,711
814,021

5,445,180 5,488,445 1,737,274 1,711,982 1,801,324

182,404
142,681
40,776

816,780

181,694
142,562
41,332

794,166

211,726

3,597

3,621
100,778
16,370

4,067
81,276
28,525
73,600
11,603

201,940

50,204
2,044
193,449

201,976

375,506

366,466

401,047

48,520
3,851

^ o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s - - - - - - • 19,426,939 1 9 , 4 6 8 , 7 1 5 18539,865 6 , 2 2 1 , 0 4 5 6 , 2 4 1 , 0 3 9 6 , 0 8 9 , 2 2 8 1 , 6 8 9 , 0 8 4 1 , 6 8 7 , 9 7 8 1 , 6 5 6 , 6 0 5
R e s e r v e b a l a n c e s w i t h F. R. Banks - - - - - - •
Cash i n v a u l t - - —

164,964

707,397
66,659

702,173
6^,227

21,786

22,541

159,620

281,652

288,917

279,486

5,385,199

5,374,934

4f75,6l5

808,915

802,214

793,810

508,656

499,623

454,512 .

1,670,595 1,639,647

26,507
13,034,186 1 3 , 1 7 3 , 7 2 5 13,013,949 5 , H 9 , 9 8 6 5 , 1 5 7 , 7 4 8 5 , 1 8 5 , 7 3 4 1,144,123 1,173,263 1,171,409

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Net demand d e p o s i t s - - - —

171,411

690,823
66,404

1,648,579

- - - - - - - •

Government d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s . w i t h F . R . Banks
Secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s - All o t h e r - - - - - - - - - - - - — - - -

200,jbO

201,145

135,670

49,995

49,995

20,499

12,947

12,947

16,096

168,731
100,969

161,575
110,839

97,083
32,228

30,922

5,864
4,238

2,965

15,615

39,150
6,228

16,560

6,240

35,562

, T o t a l b o r r o w i n g s from F. R. Banks - -

269,700

272,414

129,311

37,162

51,177

45,375 |

20,118

10,102

2,965

C.




3,558 •

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday afternoon, February 5, 192b; not e a r l i e r .

st>

4g2gb

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BAKKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JANUARY 27 1926
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
'
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
Boston Be,v York
Phila.
Cleve.
Men.
Atlanta Chicago bt.Louis Minn. Ktos.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
Total
number of reporting banks
41
99
54
75
33
24
ft
49
66
717
?1
jD
100
Loans and disccunts, g r o s s :
' '

:

:

:

lElFETiH gjg ;:ii s! II ;£! ill ,i i §S i§ s;l is sI°

Totax loans and discounts 1 ,.004,538 5,069,$72
Investments:
U. S. Pre-war bonds
9,684
39567
U. S. Liberty bonds
84,847
615,420
U. S. Treasury bonds
18,571
195,508
U. S. Treasury notes
4,325
149,931
U. S. Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s
19,102
41,678
Other .bonds, stocks and
securities
214,653 1,119,032
Total investments

784,601 1,267,907 521,52$ 522,536 2,060,479 530,965 249,2]6 439,316 320,633 1,177,551 13,949,219
—

351,185 2,167,136

9,4s6
50,628
18,001
7,178
6,730

32,841
158,795
35,410
25,242
24,416

25,563 14,570
31,450 15,632
7,940
5,279
1,699
2,034
2,799
4,919

19,241 12,957
175,703 26 040
53,719 10 814
61,649
6[928
12,641
5 588

247,030'

344,386

62,415

54,021

443,344 105,500

339,053

621,093 131,896

96,755

™
|
|
,p
*F
™
™
:,

m

7,374
26,954
12,102
18,510
6,923

8,533
57,249
17,608
16,070
3,812

17,439
19,932
4,617
5,159
4,094

24,751
140,042
51,405
20,352
23,255

222,606
1,405,725
433,977
319,080
155,957

41,529 77,136
766,297 170,827 113,392 180,708

24,227
75,468

204,102
463,910

2,940,375
5,477,720

m m

a 3:1
as
,ss a ,$i
a
»:$ W1:S "SS 1:S''tS

Total loans and investments 1,355,723 7,237,006 1,123,654 1,889,060 653,421 619,291 2,826,776 701,792 362,625 620,024 396,101 l , 6 4 l , 4 6 l 19,426 939

E
E

B i l l s payable and rediscounts
with F. R, Bank:
s e c u r e ^ „.S.5o,t.oMig.

1.7S5

6 6 . ^

'

J.230

^

Ug;5g

f . %

1,290

4,934

^

14,914

^

BANKERS' BALANCES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CITIES
£

fronHsanks

C.

V•




^

»;»=

* • * £ %