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H&4.2

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
January 6, 1954
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 30 s Increases of
$355 million in loans, $255 millioft in balances with domestic banks, $1*98 million
in demand deposits adjusted, and $444 million in demand deposits credited to
domestic banks, and a decrease of $311 million in borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in four districts
and decreased in the other eight, resulting in a net increase of $27 million at
all reporting member banks; the principal changes were increases of $57 million in
New York City and $25 million in the Dallas District, and decreases of $19 million
in the Atlanta District, $15 million in the San Francisco District, and $11 million
each in the Cleveland and St. Louis districts. Changes according to industry
appear in another press release. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or
carrying securities increased $231 million. All of the other loan categories
showed smaller increases.
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $128 million in New York City and $32
million in the Boston District and they decreased $6l million in the Kansas City
District, $36 million in the Dallas District, and $34 million in the San Francisco
District; there was a net increase of $75 million at all reporting member banks.
Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness decreased $1*8 million. Holdings
of Treasury notes and of United States Government bonds increased $31 million and
$34 million, respectively.
Demand deposits adjusted increased $344 million in New York City, $138 million
in the Chicago District^ and $29 million each in the Minneapolis and Kansas City
districts, and they decreased $54 million in the San Francisco District. Time
deposits increased $74 million.
Borrowings decreased $111 million in Chicago and $87 million in New York City.
A summaiy of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows $
Dec.
30,*
1953
A S S E T S

Increase or
decrease since
Dec. 23,** Dec. 31,
1953
1952
(In millions of dollars)

Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans — gross
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
Loans to banks
Other loans

81,338
111, 062
lil, 684
23,388

+442
+355
+354
+ 27

+1,852
+1,958
+1,986
2

2,247
868
6,480
681
8,020

+231
+ 41
+ 19
+ 11
+ 25

+
+
+
+
+

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

32,788
2,564
5,296
6,411
18,517
7,488
14,646
1,058
2,964

+ 92
+ 75
- 48
+ 31
+ 34
- 5
- 19
+ 24
+255

- 179
-1,599
+2,829

56,177
19,506
2,779
11,568
1,292
576

+498
+ 74
- 4
+444
+ 33
-311

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

245
61
385
530
767

+

367

+
+
-

97
45
115

+

804

-1,776
+
73

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Government
U, S, Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
!
Foreign banks
Borrowings
* Preliminary (San Francisco District).



0,

+1,585

-

986

-

125

+

431

-

118

H.4.2(a)

A S S E T S

ASSETS AMD LIABILi[TIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN
Total *
F e d e r a
New
Phila- CleveAll
Boston
land
delphia
Districts
York
(In

Loans and investments - total
81,338
41,062
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans 23,388
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
2,24?
Other loans for purchasing or carrying
securities
868
Real estate loans
6,480
Loans to banks
681
Other loans
8,020

3,660 25,683
1,855 14,366
1,069 9,091

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

LEADING CITIES, December 30, 1953
1 R e s e r v e D i s t r :L e t
RichSt. Minne- Kansas
San *
Atlanta Chicago
Dallas
mond
Louis apolis City
Franciscc
millions of dollars)

3,154
1,716
923

5,749
2,541
1,430

3,231
1,426
652

2,986
1,300
777

11,336 2,648
4,628 1,423
2,945
769

1,421
669
324

3,198
1,341
823

3,377
1,905
1,288

14,895
7,892
3,297

23

1,719

56

83

25

13

252

11

3

8

11

43

25
322
14
436

341
856
528
2,056

26
169
15
562

74
494
1
509

70
265
7
423

38
90
2
4oi

129
559
13
812

18
256
26
360

11
139
2
198

20
191
19
292

80
133
1
409

36
3,006
53
1,562

32,788
2,564
5,296
6,411
18,517
7,488

1,521
209
201
116
995
284

8,965
1,023
1,235
1,264
5,443
2,352

1,096
83
149
137
727
342

2,677
97
549
675
1,356
531

1,570
158
262
302
848
235

1,421
102
281
339
699
265

5,665 1,030
246
49
244
790
1,465
263
3,164
474
1,043
195

611
53
107
153
298
l4l

1,524
220
295
367
642
333

1,274
139
259
200
676
198

5,434
185
924
1,130
3,195
1,569

14,646
1,058
2,964
1,623

556
74
127
92

5,103
250
170
637

566
53
133
63

962
105
179
87

544
82
189
59

541
51
275
61

476
41
163
37

233
16
94
19

592
43
398
44

618
48
600
111

2,201
159
298
302

2,923 18,397
561 3,950
136
867

2,502
453
129

3,994
1,627
186

2,430
647
151

2,212
572
93

7,597 1,694
3,082
507
94
499

955
265
53

2,334
520
113

2,623
629
102

8,516
6,693
356

3,456
1,037
249
1,104
2,783

445
15
18
50
357

592
9
30
73
571

487
10
51
49
280

707
9
22
50
249

1,816
42
94
138
90^

348
3
9
29
121

980
3
17
34
274

1,006
11

597
116
64
455
1,058

2,254
136
338
111

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Government
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

56,177
19,506
2,779
11,568
1,292
576
2,175
7,556

355
35
5
91
403

# Individual loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.
* Preliminary (San Francisco District).



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