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Form FR-284
For immediate r e l e a s e

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the F e d e r a l Reserve System
January 31, 1938#

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The condition statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n 101 l e a d i n g c i t i e s
shows the following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended January 261 A decrease
of 143,000,000 i n commercial, i n d u s t r i a l and a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s , and an i n c r e a s e
of $33,000,000 i n holdings of United S t a t e s Government d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s j i n c r e a s e s of $88,000,000 i n r e s e r v e balances with Federal Reserve banks and
$23,000,000 i n balances with domestic banks; and i n c r e a s e s of $96,000,000 i n demand
d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d and $14,000,000 i n time d e p o s i t s .
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l and a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s declined $20,000,000 i n New York
City, $6,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t , and $43,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member
banks. Other c l a s s e s of loans show l i t t l e change f o r t h e week.
Holdings of United S t a t e s Government d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s i n c r e a s e d $29,000,000
i n New York C i t y , $9,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t , $7,000,000 i n t h e Richmond
d i s t r i c t and $33,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks, and d e c l i n e d $6,000,000
i n the Kansas City d i s t r i c t . Holdings of o b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y guaranteed by t h e
United S t a t e s Government i n c r e a s e d $9,000,000. Holdings of "Other s e c u r i t i e s "
show a small d e c l i n e f o r t h e week.
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d i n c r e a s e d $47,000,000 i n New York City, $21,000,000
i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t and $11,000,000 i n the Boston d i s t r i c t , and declined
$12,000,000 i n t h e Cleveland d i s t r i c t , a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks showing a net
i n c r e a s e of $96,000,000 f o r t h e week. Time d e p o s i t s inc re ase d $10,000,000 i n New
York City and $14,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Deposits c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks showed r e l a t i v e l y l i t t l e change f o r the
week, a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks showing a net d e c l i n e of $11,000,000. Deposits
c r e d i t e d t o f o r e i g n banks i n c r e a s e d $4,0£)0,000.
Borrowings of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks amounted t o $1,000,000 on
January 26,
A summary of 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 the r e p o r t i n g member
banks, t o g e t h e r with changes f o r t h e week and t h e year ended January 26, 1938,
follows I
( i n m i l l i o n s of dol J . a r s )
I n c r e a s e or decrease
since
Jan.
J an. 27,
J a n . 19,
26
1937
1938
1938
ASSETS
-1,352
-10
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
21,275
+95
5
1
9,038
Loans — t o t a l
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s >
*
-5
563
On s e c u r i t i e s
*
-38
Otherwise secured and unsecured
3,832
*
—
459
Open market paper
-412
—6
806
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
*
—4
Other loans f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g s e c u r i t i e s 617
—
+10
1,162
Real e s t a t e loans
+7
—
67
Loans t o banks
*
—
718
Other l o a n s i On s e c u r i t i e s
*
+2
814
Otherwise secured and unsecured
-1,036
+33
8,176
U. 8. Government d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s
-73
+9
1,139
O b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y guaranteed by U.S. Gov't
-338
-1
2,922
Other s e c u r i t i e s
+380
+88
Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
5,735
—85
+3
305
Cash i n v a u l t
-209
+23
2,046
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
-947
+96
14,583
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
+161
+14
5,213
Time d e p o s i t s
+127
-1
653
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
-707
-11
5,322
Inter—bank d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
+4
+11
425
Foreign banks
-4
+1
1
Borrowings
^Comparable f i g u r e s not a v a i l a b l e .



Form FRr284*~a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of t h e Federal Reserve System
January 27, 1938

For immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Chicago
New York City
19 3 7
19 3 8
1 9 3 7
19 3 8
Jan. 261 J a n . 19 Jan. 27 Jan. 26 Jan. 19 Jan. 27
ASSETS
Loans and Investments - t o t a l

7,857

7,852

8,542

1,936

1,929

Loans - t o t a l

3,317

3,344

3,509

6l6

617

219
1,467
176
651

222
1,484
181
654

30
381
30
36

30
384
28
36

*
*
*

212
128
38

212
128
38

73
13
1

73
13
1

*

234
192

235
190

20
32

20
32

*
*

U. S. Gov't o b l i g a t i o n s
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

3,150

3,121

3,494

961

954

1,139

396
994

392
995

454
1,085

101
258

102
256

94
275

Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - n e t

2,769
52
67
474

2,718
51
73
470

2,656
54

82

62 5
25
162

60

610
25
156
60

565
34
185
75

5,869
651
351

5,822
64l
352

6,427
606
159

1,441
464
63

1,416
465
63

49

2,126

2,428
381

569
5

566

387

2,131
384

6

613
4

353
1,482

351
1,483

362
1,469

17
249

16
248

23
239

Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and
agricultural loans!
On s e c u r i t i e s
Otherwise secured & unsecured
Open market paper
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s
Other loans f o r purchasing o r
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Loans to banks
Other loansi
On s e c u r i t i e s
Otherwise secured & unsecured

*
*
*

1,016
*

129
30
*
- *

498

579

42
14
5

LIABILITIES
Demand deposits — adjusted
Time deposits

U. 8. dov't deposits
Ititer-bank deposits*
Domestic banks
Foreign banks

Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
C a p i t a l account




^Comparable f i g u r e s not available.

Form FR-284-b
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON JANUARY 26, 1938
(In millions of d o l l a r s )
Total
All
Boston
districts
ASSETS
21,275
Loans and Investments — t o t a l
9,038
Loans — t o t a l
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and
a g r i c u l t u r a l loans 1
563
On s e c u r i t i e s
•3,832
Otherwise secured & unsecured
459
Open market paper
806
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
Other l o a n s f o r purchasing o r
617
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
1,162
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
67
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s I
718
On s e c u r i t i e s
814
Otherwise secured and unsecured
8,176
U. S. Gov't o b l i g a t i o n s
O b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y guaranteed by U.S.Gov't
1,139
2,922
Other s e c u r i t i e s
5,735
Reserve with F.R. bank
305
Cash i n v a u l t
2,046
Balances with domestic banks
1,283
Other a s s e t s - n e t
L I A B I L I T I E S
. 14,583
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
5,213
Time d e p o s i t s
653
U. S. Gov't d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits:
Domestic banks
5,322
425
Foreign banks
1
Borrowings
821
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
3,626
C a p i t a l account



Reserve
Federal
New P h i l a - Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago
mond
York d e l p h i a land

St.
Louis

District
San
Minne- Kansas
Dallas
City
Francisco
apolis

1,218
637

8,706
3,741

1,115
456

1,803
695

624
245

551
290

2,966
946

6 53
318

385
175

653
266

490
236

2,111
1,033

37
255
83
27

231
1,582
189
657

48
159
25
19

46
231
16
22

14
96
13
3

12
148
4
6

48
523
50
43

50
147
11
4

10
75
7
1

17
152
18
4

10
140
3
3

40
324
40
17

34
84
4

287
234
39

35
59
2

38
174
3

17
30
2

15
27
2

87
87
4

12
47
7

9
6

14
21

— —

12
21
1

57
372
3

59
54
428
20
133
317
36
124
78

265
257
3,363
444
1,158
2,925
68
142
558

50
59
305
92
262
248
17
144
83

123
42
792
61
255
331
38
204
104

29
41
283
35
61
133
18
139
34

24
52
155
33
73
104
11
113
38

46
58
1,439
189
392
846
57
348
92

11
29
193
47
95
157
10
121
23

12
55
156
l4
4o
71
6
76
16

13
28
228
45
ll4
163
13
227
23

10
35
173
30
51
110
11
188
27

76
104
661
129
288
330
20
220
207

997
265
27

6,415
1,065
362

786
275
24

1,033
738
19

420
196
13

328
182
17

2,176
881
86

406
184
8

253
122
2

480
145
14

402
128
21

887
1,032
60

209
10

2,193
388

275
3

323
1

203

767
7

113
1

34 5

— —

187
1

243
13

—

— —

— —

— —

— —

364
1,612

18
226

17
349

24
92

195
1
1
5
88

269

— —
— —

20
372

7
90

— —•

27
238

~

— ~
~

7
56

—

3
92

— —.

— —

— —

6
81

323
330