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STATEMENT FOB THE PRESS

st. 5250

Tor immediate r e l e a s e
;

F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
J a n u a r y 31, 19 2 7«
CONDITION OF IKWZR BANKS IN LEADING CITIES

The F e d e r a l Reserve B o a r d ' s c o n d i t i o n s t a t e m e n t of 681 r e p o r t i n g / f i 1 f S f e s r i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s as of J a n u a r y 26 shows an i n c r e a s e of $ 2 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n i n v e s t m e n t s and d e c l i n e s of $ 7 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s , $149,000,000 i n n e t demand d e p o s i t s
and $51,000,000 i n "borrowings f r o m t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e "banks. Member "banks i n New
York C i t y r e p o r t e d an i n c r e a s e of $11,000,000 i n i n v e s t m e n t s and r e d u c t i o n s of
$42,000,000 i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s , $01,000,000 i n n e t demand d e p o s i t s and ^
$23,000,000 i n "borrowings f r o m t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e h a n k .
Loans on s t o c k s - a n d "bonds, i n c l u d i n g U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s , were
$37,000,000 "below t h e J a n u a r y 19 t o t a l , r e d u c t i o n s of $32,000,000 i n t h e New York
d i s t r i c t , $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a d i s t r i c t and $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e Chicago
d i s t r i c t b e i n g o f f s e t i n p a r t by r e l a t i v e l y small i n c r e a s e s i n o t h e r d i s t r i c t s .
"All o t h e r " l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s d e c l i n e d $ 3 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , .the p r i n c i p a l changes i n c l u d i n g r e d u c t i o n s of $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t and $15,000,000 i n t h e
Chicago d i s t r i c t and an i n c r e a s e of $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e B o s t o n d i s t r i c t .
Total loans
t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s , s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and b o n d s , made by r e p o r t i n g member banks
i n New York C i t y were $38,000,000 below t h e p r e v i o u s w e e k ' s f i g u r e , l o a n s f o r own
account h a v i n g d e c l i n e d $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , l o a n s f o r o u t - o f - t o w n b a n k s $15,000,000 and
loans f o r others $5,000,000.
H o l d i n g s of TJ. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s i n c r e a s e d $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , of which
$3,000,000 was a t r e p o r t i n g b a n k s i n t h e Now York d i s t r i c t .
H o l d i n g s of other
bonds s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s were $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 above t h e p r e v i o u s w e e k ' s t o t a l , only
nominal changes b e i n g shown f o r any of t h e r e s e r v e d i s t r i c t s .
Not demand d e p o s i t s d e c l i n e d d u r i n g the week by :1b,000,000 i n t h e New York
d i s t r i c t , $ 2 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t , $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a d i s t r i c t , and by $149,000,000 a t a l l r e o o r t i n g b a n k s .
Borrowings f r o m t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks were r e d u c e d $ 5 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g members and $ 3 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t r e p o r t i n g members i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t .
A summary of changes i n t h e 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 d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r e n d i n g J a n u a r y 26, 1927, f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

Week

Year

Investments, t o t a l
TJ. S. s e c u r i t i e s
Other b o n d s , s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i

$71,000,000
6,000,000
43,000,000
34,000,000
22,000,000
16,000,000
6,000,000

Reserve b a l a n c e s w i t h F. R. Banks
Cash i n v a u l t

55,000,000
3,000,000

Loans and d i s c o u n t s , t o t a l . . . .
Secured by M . S . G o v t , o b l i g a t i o n s
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds . .
All other

149,000,000
10,000,000

l e t demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s . . .
Government d e p o s i t s
T o t a l b o r r o w i n g s f r o m F. R. Banks




-

-

during

51,000,000

+ $251,000,000
-

+
+
-

+
-

-

-

4-

19,000,000
29,000,000
299,000,000

63,000,000
19^,000,000
257,000,000
^2,000,000
13,000,000

156,000,000
489,000,000
81,000,000

73,000,000

For immediate r e l e a s e
PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF REPORTING MEMBER BASKS IN LEADING- CITIES
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
R e p o r t i n g member banks
All r e p o r t i n g member "banks
i n New York C i t y
J a n . 27
J a n . 19
J a n 26
J a n . 27
J a n . 19
J a n . 26

1927
681

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 "by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s Secured by s t o c k s & "bonds
A l l 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
Investments:
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
- - Other "bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s - - -

Total investments - - - - - - - - - T o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s - - - - - - - -

19,739,786

Reserve b a l a n c e s w i t h
Cash i n v a u l t - - - Net demand d e p o s i t s Time d e p o s i t s - - - Government d e p o s i t s -

1,606,111
268,177
12,878,603
5,874,332
119,588

Banks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1926

1927

1927

717

54

54

1926
61

1927

1927

45

45

1926
46

173,566
146,638
150,652
921,094
843,800
852,128
2,537,345
201,940
209,108
210,814
816,780
894,879
897,519
2,939,375
375,506
355,746
5,476,720 1,749,647 1,738,679 1,737,874 361,466
1
,
6
89,084
* 1 9 , 7 8 8 , 7 3 5 1 9 , 4 2 5 , 9 3 9 6,220,066 6,250,619 6 , 2 2 1 , 0 4 5 1,706,415 1,717,267
171,411
172,967
167,683
690,823
658,613
712,280
1,671,569 1,648,579
21,786
21,158
66,4o4
20,902
59,142
53,732
*271,326
281,652
*13,027,153 13,034,186 4,976,284 5,066,949 5 , 1 1 9 , 9 8 6 1,164,593 1,178,835 1 , 1 4 4 , 1 2 3
508,656
518,812
517,414
808,915
914,482 911,633
*5,864,219 5,385,199
12,947
5,644
5,644
49,995
33,518
33,518
119,527
200,360
*2,327,166
*3,190,599
*5,517,765

B i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F.R.Banks:
30,922
23,100
168,731
19,950
126,107
114,165
Secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s 6,24o
32,918
8,319
121,640
100,969
82,939
All other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28,269
56,018
37,162
T o t a l b o r r o w i n g s f r o m F. R. Banks - - 197,104
247,747
269,700
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s ( s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds) made by r e p o r t i n g
865,183
882,901 1,200,914
member b a n k s i n New York C i t y :
S'or own account
1,125,713 l , l 4 o , 6 o 4 1,287,367
For a c c o u n t of o u t - o f - t o ^ n b a n k s
609,911
741,044
746,667
For account of o t h e r s
2,731,940 2,770,172 3,098,192
Total . . .
2,047,954 2,081,944 2,135,023
On demand
683,986
688,228
963,169
On time .



R e p o r t i n g member banks
i n Chicago
J a n . 27
J a n . 19
J a n . 26

17,634
12,481
13,510
48,182
42,050
46,355
142,903
*136,984
161,629
616,498
642,666
647,302
5,479,668 *5,522,514 5,509,329 1,961,925 1,994,245 2,200,878
679,446
689,802
700,709
8,577,486 *8,611,472 8,278,261 2,460,252 2,475,645 2,235,938
14,200,057 *14,270,970 13,949,219 4,470,419 4,511,940 4,483,171 1,344,949 1,361,521 1,313,578
2,343,471
3,196,258
5,539,729

F. R,
- - - - - - - - -

1927
682

st > 5250a

5,003
2,060
7,063

.11,591
5,656
17,247

16,560
3,558
20,118

•Revised f i g u r e s .

For immediate release
St. $2^0b
PRINCIPAL RESOURCES OD L I A B I L I T I E S OF ALL REPORriNG MEMBER BA2TKS IU EACH FEDERAL BE SERVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JANUARY 26,1927(in thousands of dollars)
Federal Reserve District
Boston Hew York Phila.
Cleve.
Rich.
Atlanta Chicago St.Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
Total
dumber of reporting "banks
37
92
50
7%
67
35
97
31
24
66
U5
63
°81
Loans and discounts, gross:
..
Secured by U.S.Govt, oblig.
9,646
51.l4l
10,625
21,SOI
5,268
5,799
18,077
5,128
3,312
4,l44
2,238
5,724
142,903
Secured "by stocks & bonds
34i,376 2,262,05% 419,334 556,223 156,596 108,639
858,262 192,722 77,349 116,808 73,520 316,781 5 , 4 7 9 , 6 0 8
All other loans & discounts
64i,054 2,811,768 377,992 785,622 366,063 389,474 1,251,149 306,369 160,422 294,4o0 230,407
956,700 8,577,486
Total loans and discounts
992,076 5,124,967 807,951 1,363,646 527,927 503,912 2,127,488 504,219 241,083 4l5,4l2 312,165 1,279,211 14,200,057
Investments:
,
, .
U.S. Government securities
134,688
9%1 >090 88,430
259,620 06,078 37,37*?' 282,981 65,502 65,383 101,150 49,030
251,843 2,343, 71
Other bonds,stocks & secur.
249,009 1,213,862 273,585
359.**90 69,295 58,986
451,667 121,136 49,165 9 M 5 0 22,982
232,231 3,196,258
Total investments
383,697 2,154,952 362,015 619,110 135,373 96,662
734,648 186,63s 114,548 196,000 72,012
484,074 5,539,729
Total loans and investments 1,375,773 7,279,919 1,169,966 1,982,756 063,300 600,574 2,862,136 690,857 355,631 6 l l , 4 l 2 384,177 1,763,285 19,739,786
Reserve balances with F.R.Bk.
98,831
718,397
78,939
125,551 4i,990 4o,434
237,993 46,4oo 23,9^4 55,138 27,871
110,623 1,606,111
Cash in vault
20,646
72,764 15,916
29,269 13,810 11,366
46,591
7,601
5,666 12,383 9,880
22,285
268,177
Net demand deposits
Time deposits
Government deposits

907,042 5,544,917
424,842 1,365,977
12,270
36,206

B i l l s payable and rediscounts
with F. R. Bank:
Secured by U.S. Govt., oblig.
465
All other
8,779
Total borrowings from
F. R. Bank

9,244

778,520 1,025,293 392,95% 340,642 1,723,397 405,686 212,240 492,019 270,195
251,246
823,245 214,662 225,491 1,045,389 226,980 125,366 146,734 101,781
17,036
9,675
3,461
7,6l4
11,645
3,082
628
1,697
3,977

785,698 12,878,603
922,619 5,874,332
12,297
119,588

28,110
9,038

5,350
2,564

22,355
12,353

2,338
5,768

207
11,364

38,728
16,204

2,080
491

35
1,310

2,017
2,543

575
1,720

11,905
10,805

. r
114,165
82,939

37,148

7,91%

34,708

8,106

11,571

5%,932

2,571

1,345

4,560

2,295

22,710

197,104

100,774
49,013

2,178,958
548,44$

BANKERS' BALANCES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CITIES
Dae to banks
Due from banks




132,449 i,o4i,363
32,7-56
93,851

l6s,s46
51,295

48,522
25,760

34,085
15,281

18,571
l4,26l

361,836
149,796

89,002
28,457

52,896
19,247

99,033
41,531

31,581
27,187