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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2

(For Immediate Release)
January 25, 1950
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER B A M S IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member tanks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended January 18: An increase
of $272,000,000 in holdings of Treasury bills; decreases of $184,000,000 in reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks and $154,000,000 in demand deposits
credited to domestic banks; and an increase of $105,000,000 in demand deposits
adjusted.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased $18,000,000 in the
Chicago District and a total of $4,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $144,000,000 in New York City and
$29,000,000 in the San Francisco District. Holdings of Treasury certificates of
indebtedness decreased $66,000,000 in New York City and $24,000,000 in Chicago, and
increased $22,000,000 in the Atlanta District; the net decrease at all reporting
member banks was $48,000,000. Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $40,000,000.
Holdings of "other securities" increased $29,000,000.
Demand deposits adjusted increased in six districts and decreased in the other
six; the principal changes were increases of $101,000,000 in the San Francisco
District, $32,000,000 in the Atlanta District, and $22,000,000 in the Dallas District, and decreases of $46,000,000 in New York City and $31,000,000 in the Chicago
District outside of Chicago. United States Government deposits increased
$45,000,000. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks decreased in nearly all
districts.
Jan.
18,
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

429
843
151
428
4,392

269

4,453
38,131
3,271
6,756
3,446

Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S

12,219

Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand depoii^s:

48,245
15,365




24,658

5,084

787

2,335

2,066

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

313
73
73
4

67,670
24,455
24,826
13,861

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

Domestic banks
Foreign banks

Increase or
decrease since
Jan. 19,
Jan. 11,
1949
1950

9,783
1,224

196

22,944

+

.
+
+
+
-

+4,791
- 494
- 410
-1,553

14
36

+

152
437

10
7
13
52
15

+.
+
+

45
28
311
84
536

+ 211
+ 272
48
40
+ 27
+ 29

+4,382
+ 846
+1,143
+2,402
9
+ 903

184
52
- 80

-2,494

-

16

+

73

+ 105
15
+ 45
—
154
+ 12
+ 45

+
+
+
+
+

575
338
995
425
318
53

•

-

ASSETS AH? LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, JANUARY 18, 1950
F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
Total
San
Minne- Kansas
St.
all
Phila- Cleve- RichNew
Dallas
Atlanta
Chicago
Boston
Francisco
apolis
City
Louis
mond
districts
York delphia land
millions
of
dollars)
fin
A S S E T S
2,322
1,283 2,627 2,569 11,852
9,664
2,450
4,692
2,719
21,666
2,786
3,040
67,670
Loans and investments - total
977
433
950 1 , 1 8 0
4,990
884
872
2,593
1,453
8,189
913
1,021
24,455
Loans - net#
550
216
616
840
2,000
1,630
400
809
534
470
5,169
627
13,861
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to "brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
— ™
— «•
— —
1
11
1
-5
1
12
391
429
7
U. S. Government obligations
6
6
17
8
26
5
5
72
22
662
7
843
7
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
8
4
8
2
18
10
28
12
7
40
2
12
151
U. S. Government obligations
41
11
23
11
18
22
5
53
21
37
179
428
7
Other securities
2,177
138
190
209
95
369
296
73
113
146
79
507
4,392
Real estate loans
JL
1
4
1
9
251
2
269
Loans to banks
834
182
203
222
138
469
264
237
237
313
221
1,133
4,453
Other loans
1,168
5,941
6,306
1,364
2,870 1,696
739 l,44l 1,260
1,869 11,948 1,529
38,131
U, S. Government securities - total
323
187
700
50
133
72
89
152
125
1,122
193
125
3,271
Treasury bills
1,242
180
268
1,158
234
323
355
354
213
373
1,721
6,756
335
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
608
101
167
122
690
149
72
132
840
127
317
121
3,446
Treasury notes
3,768
671
764
1,144
437
713
3,758
2,055
799
996
1,288
8,265
24,658
U. S. bonds
921
111
236
129
202
177
765
151
344
369
150
1,529
-5,084
Other securities
1,600
186
482
402
491
420
461
740
1,775
457
4,707
498
12,219
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
119
64
41
30
13
103
31
' 33
83
43
172
787
55
Cash in vault
290
312
344
125
344
144
92
187
173
121
107
90
2,335
Balances with domestic banks
202
16
26
54
64
25
92
54
50
463
56
82
1,184
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
7,002
838 1,922 2,042
1,430
6,530
1,758
3,183 2,090
2,482 16,800 2,168
48,245
Demand deposits adjusted
5,309
2,618
252
483
387
453
1,368
420
590
535
2,476
474
15,365
Time deposits except Govt.
254
50
4ll
78
103
143
52
55
55
117
650
2,066
98
U. S. Government deposits
501
867
716
321
428
715
478
1,553
572
378
2,963
291
Domestic
banks
9,783
Interbank demand deposits:
94
4
8
1
47
14
1,006
7
3
28
7
5
1,224
Foreign banks
— —
2
20
15
1
3
13
90
35
196
17
Borrowings
147
16
68
16
19
13
30
30
19
667
1,110
35
50
Other liabilities
762
208
182
208
102
228
474
196
731
313
6,206
2,477
325
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

H.4.2(a)

Debits to demand deposit accounts,
1,165
833
797
22,944
951 10,058
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
^Individual
 loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.


I

744

3,047

656

379

840

765

2,709