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Form FR-284

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Fcr d mediate release

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
January 10, 1938.

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks in 101 Leading Cities
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in 101 leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended January 5* Decreases of
#84,000,000 in commercial, industrial and agricultural loans and #$4,000,000 in
loans to brokers and dealers in securities; an increase of #38,000,000 in holdings
of United States Government direct obligations and a decrease of $39,000,000 in
"Other securities"; a decrease of $212,000,000 in demand deposits-adjusted and an
increase of $134,000,000 in deposits credited to domestic banks.
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans declined $41,000,000 in New
York City, $18,000,000 in the Chicago district and $84,000,000 at all reporting
member banks. Loans to brokers and dealers in securities declined $45,000,000 in
New York City and $54,000,000 at all reporting member banks. "Other loans" declined $9,000,000 in New York City and $21,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Holdings of United States Government direct obligations increased $21,000,000
in New York City, $26,000,000 in the Chicago district and $38,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and declined $9,000,000 in the San Francisco district. Holdr
ings of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States Government increased
$9,000,000 in New York City and at all reporting member banks. Holdings of "Other
securities" declined $15,000,000 in New York City and $39,000,000 at all reporting
member banks.
Demand deposits-adjusted declined in nearly all districts, the principal decreases being $67,000,000 in New York City, $50,000,000 in the Chicago district,
$28,000,000 in the Kansas City district and $18,000,000 each in the Cleveland and
San Francisco districts, and the total decrease being $212,000,000. Time deposits
increased $11,000,000 in the Chicago district and $20,000,000 at all reporting
member banks, and declined $8,000,000 in New York City. Government deposits declined $12,000,000 in the Boston district and at all reporting member banks.
Deposits credited to domestic banks increased in most of the districts, the
principal increases being $29,000,000 in New York City, $32,000,000 in the Chicago
district, $17,000,000 in the Philadelphia district and $11,000,000 in the St.Louis
district, and the total increase being $134,000,000.
Borrowings of weekly reporting member banks were $8,000,000 on January 5.
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of the reporting member
banks, together with changes for the week and the year ended January 5, 1938,follows:
Jan.
5,
1938
A S S E T S
Loans and Investments — total
21,249
Loans - total
9,226
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans I
On securities
570
Otherwise secured and unsecured
3,947
Open market paper
465
840
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securitiesi 628
Real estate loans
1,163
Loans to banks
69
Other loans i On securities
723
Otherwise secured and unsecured
821
8,056
U. S. Government direct obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by U.S. Gov't
1,125
Other securities
2,842
Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
5,473
Cash in vault
322
Balances with domestic banks
1,918
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
14,219
Time deposits
5,225
U. S. Government deposits
679
Inter-bank deposits t Domestic banks
5,224
441
Foreign banks
8
Borrowings

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"^Comparable figures not available.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

SB

Increase or decrease
since
Jan. 6,
Dec. 29,
1937
1937
-153
-161

-1,604
+l4l
*
*
*

-9
-75
+4
—54
-7
-2
+3
—14
-7
+38
+9
-39
+46
-33
+32

-1,247
-115
-383
+289
-89
-395

-212
+20
-12
+134
-1
-1

-1,206
+173
-23
-906
+25
+7

—415
*

*
*

+8
+9

Form FFH284-a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
January 6, 1938.

For immediate release

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(In millions of dollars)
New York City
1 9 3 7
19 3 8
Dec.
29 Jan. 6
Jan, 5

Chicago
19 3 7
19 3 8
Jan. 5 Dec. 29 Jan. 6

A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - total

7,857

8,679

1,937

1,925

2,122

Loans - total

3,513

3,576

624

64l

635

*
*
*

30
385
27
38

34
395
27
39

*
*
*

74
13
1

75
13
1

*

Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loans»
On securities
Otherwise secured & unsecured
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers
Other loans for purchasing or
carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans I
On securities
Otherwise secured & unsecured

223
1,523
191
674

227
1,560
192.
719

1,042

51

*

128
38

217
129
34

233
193

239
196

*

*

21
35

21
36

*
*

U. S.Gov't obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other securities

3,052

3,031

3,597

958

926

1,124

375
932

366

947

450
1,056

102
253

102
256

94
269

Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

2,586

56
73
•463

2,553
61
73
467

2,469
58
82
489

582
28
169
58

595
34
169
59

539
36
190
73

Demand deposits - adjusted
Time'deposits
U, S. Gov't deposits
Interbank deposits I
Domestic banks
Fb reign banks

5,664
652
365

5,731
660
364

6,367
602
204

1,417
465
65

1,457
455
65

1,551
456
72

2,034
4o4

2,005
403

2,432
379

557
5

532
6

6l4
5

Borrowings
Other liabilities
Capital account

7
347
1,481

4
360
1,484

329
1,464

15
250

19
248

23
239

214

130
28

14
5

L I A B I L I T I E S




^Comparable figures not available.

Form FRr284-b
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IB 101 LEADING CITIES ON JANUARY 5, 1938
(In millions of dollars)
Total
New
All
Boston
York
districts
A S S E T S
21,249
Loans and Investments — total
9,226
Loans - total
Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loansI
570
On securities
3,947
Otherwise secured & unsecured
465
Open market paper
840
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
Other loans for purchasing or
628
carrying securities
1,163
Real estate loans
69
Loans to banks
Other loans I
723
On securities
821
Otherwise secured and unsecured
8,056
U.S.Gov't obligations
1,125
Obligations fully guaranteed by U.S.Gov't
2,842
Other securities
5,473
Reserve with F.R. bank
322
Cash in vault
1,918
Balances with domestic banks
1,255
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
14,219
Demand deposits — adjusted
5,225
Time deposits
679
U.S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits-!
5,224
Domestic banks
441
Foreign banks
8
Borrowings
801
Other liabilities
3,620
Capital
account



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Phila- Cleve- Richmond
delphia land

District
San
Minne- Kansas Dallas
St.
Francisco
City
Louis apolis

Reserve
Atlanta Chicago

640
252

554
293

2,972
959

655
321

384
179

667
275

503
247

2,120
l,04l

642

3,853

454

1,823
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38
262
77
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235
1,644
203
685

45
165
21
19

45
240
18
23

15
99
15
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12
148
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51
529
48
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149
10
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78
7
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17
157
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330
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289
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174
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18
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28
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89
87
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13
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21
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15
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59
373
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60
53
407
22
126
306
39
131
76

264
259
3,262
423
1,092
2,728
73
153
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49
59
301
91
258
252
18
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126
42
793
63
257
341
39
186
102

29
4o
279
48
61
135
18
109
37

25
53
155
32
74
103
11
103
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46
60
1,434
190
389
796
63
338
88

11
29
195
46
93
142
11
111
23

12
55
152
13
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73
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78
16

14
28
233
45
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12
200
22

11
38
178
28
50
116
11
160
28

76
105
667
124
288
319
21
199
202

970
268
28

6,201
1,063
376

783
276
25

1.052
736
19

403
196
14

316
183
18

2,132
883
90

401
184
10

256
122
2

460
145
14

382
128
22

863
l,04l
61

213
9

2,102
405
7
358
1,611

276
3

318
1

211

755
6

251

113
1

349

198
1

243
13

16
349

25
90

195
2
1
5
88

7
56

3
92

6
81

312
328

23
238

—

—

20
226

19
372

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—

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