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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2

(For Immediate Release)
January 11, 1950
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BAUKS IN LEADING ClTIEiS
The condition statement of weekly reporting member tanks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended January 4: A decrease
of $221,000,000 in loans and increases of $628,000,000 in reserve balances with
Federal Reserve Banks, $394,000,000 in balances with domestic banks, and
4996,000,000 in demand deposits credited to domestic banks, and a decrease of
$278,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans decreased $53,000,000 at all
reporting member banks; the principal changes were decreases of $17,000,000 in
Chicago and $15,000,000 in the St. Louis District, and an increase of $11,000,000
in the Chicago District outside of Chicago.

Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $23,000,000 in the Kansas City District
and $19,000,000 in the Richmond District, and increased $27,000,000 in the Boston
District; there was a net decrease of $2,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness increased $15,000,000 in the
Minneapolis District and a total of $10,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Holdings of Treasury notes increased $29,000,000 in the San Francisco District
and a total of $25,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of "other
securities" decreased $32,000,000 in the San Francisco District and increased
$38,000,000 in New York City; the net decrease at all reporting member banks was

$23,000,000.

Demand deposits adjusted decreased $153,000,000 in New York City, $38,000,000
each in the Philadelphia and Dallas districts, and $30,000,000 in the Atlanta District, and increased $32,000,000 in Chicago. Time deposits increased $74,000,000.
Demand deposits credited to domestic banks increased substantially in all districts.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Jan.
4,
1950

Increase or
decrease since
Dec. 28,
Jan. 5,
1949
1949*
millions of cLollars)
~
+4,584
199
- 296
221
- 173
- 212
-1,523
53

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S, Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

(In
67,222
24,673
25,044
13,851

V. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

37,514
2,542
6,866
3,457
24,649
5,035

+
+
+

45
2
10
25
12
23

+4,030
+ 345
+1,197
+2,400
+
88

Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

12,774
809
2,680

+ 628
120
+ 394

-2,190
3
+ 315

47,975
15,386
2,177
10,293
1,302
224

278
+ 74
+ 93
+ 996
+ 23
91

+
+
+
+

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Govt, accounts, during week

24,194 (Revised figure previous


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* December 28 figure
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

702
827
174
425
4,347
271
4,447

revised (San Francisco District)

-

+
-

+

46
33

+
•+

82
389

3
3
5

-

29
42
281
107
523

k&
4- 2
-

+
-

-

+
+
+

+

850

538
333
978
571

- 156
+ 158

1951II

H.4.2(a)

ASSETS' AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BASKS IN LEADING CITIES, JANUARY 4, 1950
F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
Total
all
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'1 leans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

67,222
24,673
13,851

Boston
3,024

1,026
626

New
York
21,814

8,363
5,173

Phila- Clevedelphia land

2,767
929
465

702
827

16

623

680

26

174
425
4,347
271
4,447

12
19

47
177
487

2
7
113

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U, 8. bonds
Other securities

37,514
2,542

Reserve with Federal Reserve Backs
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

12,774

6,866

3,457
24,649
5,035

809
2,680

1,164.
47,975
15,386
2,177
10,293
1,302
224

1,081
6,211

8

1

Richmond

(In millions of dollars)
2,401
9,530
4,648 2,668
875
883 2,616
1,440
403
540
1,621
801

11
22

46
38

1
7
11

12
22

18

St.
Louis

2,265
976
551

San
Minne- Kansas
Dallas
Francisco
apolis City
1,246
426
214

1
5

2,574
943

609

2,537
1,184
837

5,012
2,011
3
17

6
2

11,748

18

136

39
93

9
24
2,176

136

183

202

846

1,117
50
216
132
719
172

710

73
437
110

1,396
164
310
164
758
235

1,225
137
331
89
668
128

5,825
277
1,236
584
3,728

412
30
140
24

209

478

453
35
398
53

1,622
118
301
208

861 1,902 1,981

6,926

9

5

314

29
37
295
1
264

1,850 11,929 1,501
803
136
153
328 1,909
195
906
123
131
1,030
8,311
1,255
148
1,522
337

2,841
95
381
317
2,048
367

1,643
122

497
46
115
55

746

434
65
213
48

397
42
242
55

1,926

16,828 2,157

3,156
1,371

2,033

1,728
536
51
587
9

6,515

, 437
1,653
49

1,416
481
52
719
5

30

196

64
735

181

17

16
103

13
208

16
205

765

776

3,332

6i4

354

789

931

2,572

142
2
223

494
59

106
78

2,472
473
102
304
31

6

48
325

201
1,118

5,106
185
127
457

2,501

696

3,272

1,078
182
655
2,477

16

421
124
412

16

7
30
313

82

146

60

150
482
7

10
32
474

18
206
1
239

252

110
1,159
150

589
110
440
5
3
19
229

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
840
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
967 10,8l4
960 1,245
24,194
£Individual
loan
items
are
reported
gross,
i.e.,
before
deduction
of
valuation
reserves..



Atlanta Chicago

72
4

11
188

236

55
367
45
464

1,314

6,163

66

329

118
801
204

520
1,198
710
3,735
751
105
432
84

2,616

8

5
72

222

1

19
181

12
121
16

11

30
339

26

252

385

3
5

1
3

56
308

78
857

453

50

763
8

911

5,308
271
49b

90

141