Full text of H.4.2 Weekly Consolidated Condition Report of Large Commercial Banks in the United States : January 4, 1956

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H.4,2

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
January 4, 1956
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 December 28: Decreases of
$246 million in reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks and $223 million in borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased $74 million at all
reporting member banks; the principal changes were increases of $42 million in New
York City, $27 million in the Boston District, and $25 million in Chicago, and a
decrease of $28 million in the St. Louis District. Changes according to industry
appear in another press release. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or
carrying United States Government and other securities decreased $52 million.
"Other" loans increased $36 million.
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $48 million in the Boston District and
decreased $66 million in New York City; there was a net increase of $1 million at
all reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness and
of United States Government bonds decreased $46 million and $39 million, respectively. Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $32 million in the Cleveland District
and a total of $54 million at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits adjusted increased $191 million in the Chicago District, $65
million in the Kansas City District, $51 million in the Boston District, and $46
million in the Dallas District, but they decreased $85 million in the San Francisco
District and $67 million in New York City; there was a net increase of $126 million
at all reporting member banks.
Borrowings from Federal Reserve Banks decreased $195 million and borrowings
from others decreased $28 million. Loans to banks increased $47 million.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
decrease Since
Dec. 2 1 #
Dec, 29,
1955 . I „ 1Ite(In millions of dollars>

rs)

A S S E T S

Loans and investments adjusted 1/
Loans adjusted i/
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Other loans

86,741
48,361
26,701

-105
+ 37
+ 74

2,858
1,271
8,139
10,138

- 52
+ 1
- 19
+ 36

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

30,122
1,535
910
6,997
20,680
8,258

-138
+ 1

Loans to banks
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks

1,130
13,655
1,175
2,801

— 46

- 54
- 39
- 4
+ 47
-246

+ 41
+109

2/

2/

2J

+ 235
+7,381
+4,278
+ 170
+ 158
+ 963
+1,898
-6,780
-1,008
-1,858
-1,203
-2,711
— 366

+ 387
— 486
+
91
+ 108

L I A B I L I T I E S

+126
58,865
420
Demand deposits adjusted
+ 13
242
Time deposits except U. S, Government
21,649
367
U« S, Government deposits
2,436
- 94
+ 20
304
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
11,055
+
+ 40
Foreign banks
1,477
7
+
Borrowings: From Federal Reserve Banks
-195
4
377
8
- 28
640
From others
1/ Exclusive of loans to banks and after deduction of valuation reserves; individual
loan items are shown gross.
%J October 5, 1955 reclassification increased commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans $318 million and decreased real estate loans and "other" loans by
$294 and $25 millions, respectively.
* Preliminary (San Francisco District),
Digitized
FRASER
**for December
21 figures revised (San Francisco District),


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ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, DECEMBER 28, 1955
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
F e d e r a 1
Total
San *
CleveI
RichSt. Minne- Kansas
PhilaNew
All * Boston
Dallas!
Atlanta Chicago
Francisco
City
apolis
Louis
mond
delphia
land
1
Districts
York
(In millions of dollars)
A S S E T S
16,931
11,919 2,792 1,472 3,379 3,905
6,072
3,494 3,317
86,741
3,936 26,179 3,345
Loans and investments adjusted l/
2,46l
809
1,708
1,592
1,754
2,165
1,770
9,237
3,052
5,597
48,361
15,899
2,317
Loans adjusted l/
8as
1,485
815
415 1,027 1,591
3,901
9,810 1,127
1,378
957
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans 26,701
Loans to brokers and dealers for
28
6
30
24
60
154
.30
89
276
2,858
2,079
35
purchasing or carrying securities
57
Other loans for purchasing or carrying
80
186
28
42
24
126
114
13
47
519
1,271
59
33
securities
281
216
169
156
330
763
1,1-46
209
3,547
707
277
A* 1 3 9
33%
Real estate loans
414
216
1,100
458
546
634
2,607
547
1,777
10,136
752
533
554
Other loans
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

30,122

1,289

1,535

143
63
207

Loans to banks
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

1,130
13,655
1,175

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except U. S. Government
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings:
From Federal Reserve Banks
From others
Other liabilities
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910
6,997
20,680
8,258

2,@Q&
1,906

876

330
90
515
86
119
88

1,436 1,291
51
73
54
39
442
316
1,008
744
288
318

2,417

127
1,316
5,764
2,511

877
70
35
179
593
303

741
4,569

17
519

3
944
114
166
93

18
494
93
194

18,633 2,579
480
4,388
836
85

7,769
562

270

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793

67

116
81

62
100

6L8
1,637
603

21
541

26

1,281
93
32

137
325
157

787
344

2
198
18
77
23

28
543
48
372
47

544
54
530

5,133
198
97
1,353
3,485
1,189

958
42
22
291
603
242

506

27
2,096

18

369

1,202

5,963

61

162

56
264
821
242

259
1,505

4,037
1,731

1

160
2,260
181

69

273
67

145
294'
135

22
432
41
190
46

4,124
1,733

2,375
628
74

7,866
3,222
390

1,807
558
74

931
291
46

2,477
549
91

2,760
857
96

9,580
7,619

160

2,634
712
113

58

293
320

144

21,649
2,436

3,099
612
165

11,055
1,477

370
34

3,221
1,150

447
18

576
9

482
10

764
9

1,722
47

748
5

316
4

896

961

3

17

552
171

4

86
217
1,220
2,978

33
55
64
384

3
67
86
634

20
19
51
321

55

76
110
157
1,026

7
14
43

11
22
29
140

24

4
5
70
408

54
79
538
1,246

58,865

377
64o
2,447
8,462

18

96
436

18

55
299

267

16

38
323

306

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