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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2

(For Immediate Release)
January 17, 1951
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended January 10: Decreases of
$125,000,000 in loans, $248,000,000 in holdings of United States Government securities, $122,000,000 in reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks, $452,000,000 in
balances with domestic banks, $105,000,000 in United States Government deposits,
and $822,000,000 in demand deposits credited to domestic banks.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in all districts and
a total of $65,000,000 at all reporting member banks; the principal increases were
$9,000,000 in New York City and $8,000,000 each in the Boston,'St. Louis, Minneapolis, and San Francisco Districts.
.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $78,000,000 in New York City and increased $51,000,000 in Chicago; there was a net decrease of $102,000,000 at all
reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $67,000,000 at all
reporting member banks. Holdings of United States Government bonds decreased
$56,000,000 in New York City and $36,000,000 in Chicago, and increased $28,000,000
in the Boston District;there was a net decrease of $79,000,000 at all reporting
member banks.
Demand deposits adjusted increased $14,000,000 at all reporting member banks;
the principal changes were increases of $54,000,000 in New York City and
$40,000,000 in the Richmond District, and decreases of $55,000,000 in the Cleveland
District, $44,000,000 in the Boston District, and $43,000,000 in the San Francisco
District. Time deposits increased $70,000,000. United States Government deposits
and demand deposits credited to domestic banks decreased in most districts.
Borrowings decreased $186,000,000 in New York City.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
decrease since
Jan. 11,
1950
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 millions of dollars)
- 388*
+3,467
70,824
+6,910
- 125
31,292
+6,981
- 120
31,734
+4,067
+ 65
17,924

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

33,046

248*

9,184
21,494
6,486

67*
79*
15

12,923
890
2,422

- 122*
4
- 452

+
+
+

51,306
15,657
1,214
10,399
1,396
370

+ 14*
+ 70*
- 105
- 822
- 13
- 99

+3,166
+ 277
- 807
+ 462
+ 184
+ 219

Reserves 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
Borrrowings

487
987
162
577
5,287
424
5,886

2,368

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Government accounts, during week
26,213
* January 3 revised figures (San Francisco District)




+
+

25
79

+
+

12

+
+
+
+

1
7

86
9

102

44

180
1
156

908

207
+1,418
-4,874
- 631
-6,804
+5,698
-3,137
+1,431
520
51
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ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF
Total
all
districts
A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - total
70,824
Loans - net#
31,292
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
17,924
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
487
Other securities
987
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
162
Other securities
577
Real estate loans
5,287
Loans to banks
424
Other loans
5,886
Government securities - total
33,046
Treasury bills
2,368
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
9,184
U. S_, bonds
21,494
Other securities
6,486
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
12,923
Cash in vault
890
Balances with domestic banks
2,422
Other assets - net
1,374
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
51,306
Time deposits except Govt.
15,657
U. S. Government deposits
1,214
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks 10,399
Foreign banks
1,396
Borrowings
370
Other liabilities
1,559
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
6,532
5.4.2(a)

WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, JANUARY 10, 1951
F e d e r a 1 R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
New
Phila- Cleve- RichSt.
Minne- Kansas
San
Boston
Atlanta Chicago Louis apolis City Dallas
York delphia land
mond
Francisco
(In millions of dollars)
3,209 22,742 2,889
4,907 2,863
2,566 10,018
2,401
1,263 2,784 2,751 12,431
1,423 10,709 1,206
1,814 1,135
1,136
3,366
1,243
559 1,190 1,465 6,046
876
6,761
686
548
2,148
653
288
971
718
764 1,036 2,475
8
11

435
773

1
32

13
25

1
6

12
21
211
14
295
1,560
121

36
266
730
306
1,562

37
64
358
40
336
2,617
130

10
34
247
2
301

9,912
774

2
6
l4l
13
378
1,331
74

324
1,115
226

334
923
352
498
50
116
56

691
1,796
476

494
61
91
88

2,101
7,037
2,121
4,806
198
124
555

2,664
483
50
305
34
10
63
334

17,538
2,695
377
3,067
1,123
234
868
2,523

2,340
428
56
400
15
14
35
321

13

21
86

2
4

18
61
448

10
14
238
2
269

166

972
60

563
21

•2
5
103

5
18

262

8
28
2,429
37
1,128

1,130
l4l

5,165
113

463
631
277
538
36
312
45

393
596
156
520
40
406
65

1,768
3,284
1,220
1,801
130
275
243

859
240
41
340
2
2
19
106

2,070
389
53
943
1

2,237
426
42
806
9

377

1,550
136

635
5,712
492

500
634
213
422
45
207
56

1,713
3,507
940
1,940
117
326
92

312
600
186

173
369
l4l

787
91
139
78

412
1,002
178
480
74
186
52

419
33
143
28

218
15
97
16

3,499
1,360
82
502
8
22
48
481

2,252
593
68
462
4
11
24
241

1,846
516
40
636
9
7
34
208

7,026
2,647
221
1,631
50
59
86
773

1,527
482
35
757
3
5
24
191

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
1,146 10,760
interbank and U. S. Govt accounts
26,213
912
1,514
978
^Individual loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.

918

3,610

806




8

4
13
170
1
237
1,317
223

13
23
91
9
317
1,217
83

— —

1
8

3

— —

10
42
121
mm •—

— •»

— —

31
228

28
234

7,448
5,398
149
550
138
6
299
892

1,035

867

3,290