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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
For immediate r e l e a s e

Board of Governors
of t h e F e d e r a l Reserve System
J u l y 26, 1937

C o n d i t i o n o f Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The c o n d i t i o n s t a t e m e n t 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 t h e f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r t h e week ended J u l y 211 I n c r e a s e s
of $19,000,000 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 , $23,000,000 i n
l o a n s t o b a n k s , and # 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n h o l d i n g s of o b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y g u a r a n t e e d by t h e
United S t a t e s Government and a d e c r e a s e of $50,000,000 i n r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s with
F e d e r a l Reserve b a n k 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 i n c r e a s e d somewhat i n m o s t of
t h e d i s t r i c t s , t h e p r i n c i p a l i n c r e a s e s being $6,000,000 each i n t h e S t . Louis and
Kansas City d i s t r i c t s . Loans t o banks i n c r e a s e d $25,000,000 a t r e p o r t i n g mem e r
banks i n New York City and $23,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
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 d e c l i n e d
$11,000,000 i n t h e Richmond d i s t r i c t , $6,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t and
$14,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. 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 $31,000,000 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t ,
$7,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t and $4-1,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Holdings of "Other s e c u r i t i e s " d e c l i n e d $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
.
Demand d e p o s i t s — a d j u s t e d d e c l i n e d $13,000,000 i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t
and a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s . Government d e p o s i t s d e c l i n e d $11,000,000 i n
New York City and $22,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s . D e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o
domestic banks d e c l i n e d $10,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t and $28,000,000 a t a l l
r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s .
Borrowings of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks amounted t o $18,000,000 on
J u l y 21, an i n c r e a s e of $15,000,000 being r e p o r t e d by member banks i n New York C i t y
and a d e c r e a s e o f $4,000,000 by o t h e r r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s .
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 t h e r e p o r t i n g member
b a n k s , t o g e t h e r w i t h changes f o r t h e week and t h e y e a r ended J u l y 21, 1937, f o l l o w s i

J u l y 21,
1937
A S S E T S
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l
Loans - t o t a l
C o m m e r c i a l , 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 i
On s e c u r i t i e s
Otherwise s e c u r e d and unsecured
Open market p a p e r
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 p u r c h a s i n g o r c a r r y i n g s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s I On s e c u r i t i e s
Otherwise secured and unsecured
U.S. Government d i r e c 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 g u a r a n t e e d by U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with d o m e s t i c banks

22,213
9,740
579
3,847
^59
1,357
703
1,162
129
719
785
8,240
1,195
3,038
5,302
300
1,785

Increase or decrease
since
J u l y 22,
J u l y 14,
1936
1937
+50

+26
+7
+12
-4
+1
-4
+1
+23
-5
-5
—14**
+4l**
- 3
-50
-25
-l6

-233
+1,392
*
*

*

+192
*
+17
+73
*
*

-1,231
-82

-312
+486
-80

-723

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
I n t e r - b a n k d e p o s i t s I Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

15,018
5,251
429
5,077
624
18

^Comparable f i g u r e s n o t a v a i l a b l e #
* * J u l y 14 f i g u r e s r e v i s e d . ( P h i l a d e l p h i a d i s t r i c t )



-13
+1
-22

-28

-4
+11

+161
+237
-394
-933
+192
+18
(B-804)

STATEMENT FOR TEE PRESS
For immediate r e l e a s e

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Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
July 22# 1937

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Sew York C i t y
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3 b
July 22
.Tulv 2lT3uly 14 July 22 Julv 21!July l4

A S S E I

S

2,074

Loans and investments - t o t a l

8,359

8,325

8,754

1,993

3,959

3,198

686

674

560

Loans - t o t a l

3,964

32
419
29
52

31
413
28
48

*

78
14
2

*

*
*

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

241
1,512
Otherwise secured & unsecured
159
Open market paper
1,142
Loans to brokers and dealers
Other loans for purchasing or
270
carrying securities
135
Real estate loans
91
Loans to banks
Other loans :
240
On s e c u r i t i e s
174
Otherwise secured & unsecured

239
1,519
162
1,147

*
*

*

970

274
134
66

*

133

78
14
2

246
172

*

24
36

24
36

25

*

*
*

43
15
5

2,966

2,968

3,894

915

919

1,116

458
971

427
971

516

1,146

100
292

95
291

92
306

2,508
48
67
456

2,514
55
68
460

2,289
51
78
465

581

595
30

600

Demand deposits - adjusted
Time •deposits
TJ. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks

6,071

6,255

1,510

743

561

224

6,061
741
235

191

1,929
580

1,927
583

Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
Capital account

15
401
1,475

401
1,474

TJ« S. G o v ' 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 g u a r a n t e e d by

U. S. Gov't
Other securities

Reserve with F, R. bank
Cash in vault
Balances vdth domestic banks
Othor assets - not

27

204

61

76

454
32

1,511
454
34

1,538
434

2,437
397

549
7

553
7

653
6

367
1,429

19

19
239

26
227

l i a b i l i t i e s




31

152

148
61

239

^Comparable figvires not

101

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON JULY 21, 1937
Total
All
Boston
districts
ASSETS
22,213
Loans and ixivesbraents - t o t a l
9,740
Loans - t o t a l
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and
agricultural loans:
579
On s e c u r i t i e s
3,847
Otherwise secured & unsecured
459
Open market paper
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 1,357
Other l o a n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g o r
703
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
129
Loans t o banks
Other loans?
719
On s e c u r i t i e s
785
Otherwise secured & u n s e c u r e d
8,240
U. S. Gov't o b l i g a t i o n s
1,195
O b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y guaranteed by U.S.Gov't
3,038
Other s e c u r i t i e s
5,302
Reserve with F. R. bank
300
Cash i n v a u l t
1,785
Balances with domestic banks
1,276
Other a s s e t s - n e t
l i a b i l i t i e s
15,018
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
5,251
Time d e p o s i t s
429
U. S. Gov't d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank depositst
5,077
Domestic banks
624
Foreign banks
18
Borrowings
862
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
3,597
C a p i t a l account



Federal . Reserve D i s t r i c t s
St.
Rich- A t l a n t a Chicago
Cleve118W P h i l a Louis
mond
d e l p h i a land
York

Minneapolis

B-804b

Kansas Dallas San
City
Francisco

,316
701

9,242
4,410

1,177
463

1,883
700

620
236

546
265

3,059
1,006

660
291

390
166

714
278

494
222

2,112
1,002

39
270
99
4o

255
1,623
174
1,162

43
163
26
25

43
230
17
22

14
90
9
4

11
124
5
7

49
559
52
61

47
123
11
6

9
75
7
2

19
154
24
4

13
126
3
3

37
310
32
21

37
85
6

351
243
91

39
60
2

38
178
4

20
29
2

16
27
5

93
81
6

13
45
9

9
6

15
19
1

16
21
1

56
368
2

64
61
448
24
143
255
33
86
85

273
238
3,188
500
1,144
2,626
65
138
527

48
57
331
99
284
255
16
132
87

12.2
46
855
60
268
333
37
160
105

30
38
284
33
67
127
18
127
41

25
45
172
32
77
101
11
99
38

46
59
i,44o
181
432
791
61
312
93

12
25
214
52
103
137
11
90
23

9
49
167
13
44
81
6
71
16

l4
28
265
46
125
166
13
227
23

8
31
192
29
51
111
10
155
26

68
108
684
126
300
319
19
188
212

968
280
35

6,607
1,143
231

837
285
18

1,093
721
15

427
200
10

337
179
12

2,269
867
45

399
184
7

269
121
2

499
144
7

401
121
10

912
1,006
37

214
11

1,997
582
16
413
1,609

276
4

326
1

183

744
8

236

109
1

399

180

— —

— —

242
16

— —

—

171
1
1
6
88

— —

—

—

w

—

32
235

20
227

—

17
345

—

—"

1
21
91

— —

23
360

—

—

—

—

8
87

—

—

6
56

—

3
91

—

— —

4
80

309
328