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H.4.2

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
June 15, 1949
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 June 8: A decrease of
171^,000,000 in loans, an increase of $312,000,000 in holdings of United States
Government securities, and decreases of $214,000,000 in United States Government
deposits and $167,000,000 in borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans decreased $17,000,000 in New
York City, $11,000,000 in the San Francisco District, and a total of $61,000,000
at all reporting member banks. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or
carrying United States Government securities decreased $477,000,000, largely in
New York City. Real estate loans increased $11,000,000, and loans to banks decreased $155,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $60,000,000. Holdings of Treasury
certificates of indebtedness increased $121,000,000 in New York City and a total
of $160,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of United States Government bonds increased $39,000,000 in New York City, $31,000,000 in the San Francisco
District, and a total of $106,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $60,000,000 in the Chicago District and
increased $24,000,000 in the Philadelphia District; the net decrease at all report?
ing member banks was $69,000,000. United States Government deposits decreased in
all districts. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks increased $139,000,000.
Borrowings decreased $175,000,000 in New York City and $23,000,000 in Chicago,
and increased $30,000,000 in the New York District outside of New York City.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
June
8,
1949

Increase or
decrease since
June 9,
June 1,
1948
19k9

ASSETS
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross#
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

(In millions of dollars)
-1,510
a 20
61,916
- 468
23,096
715
- 333?
714
23,397
- 831
61
13,U15

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Govt, accounts, during week

#See
footnote on following page.


-

477
20

+
+

76
66

2
8
+ 11
155
6

+
+

77
83
319
24
221

34,3k7
2,165
5,385
957
25,840
k,k73

+ 312
+ 60
+ 160

-

17

-1,320
- 203
+ 470
-1,443
- 144
+ 278

13,293
785
2,101

+
+
+

50
36
2

k6,295
15,306
677
8,397
1,300
119

69
9
214
+ 139
30
167

581
600
201
1*21
4,103
178
3,898

20,158

-

+
-

-

lk

+ 106

-

+

+
-

683
20
233

- 701
+ 466
- 701
- 343
19
+
7

\<~/

—

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, & agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U . S . Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans
U . S . Government securities-total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
#Seefor footnote
on previous rnsre.
Digitized
FRASER


WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS
F e d er a 1
Total
New
Phila- CleveAll
Boston
York delphia land
districts
61,916
23,096
13,415

2,786
976
620

581
600

10
7

201
421
4,103
178
3,398
34,347
2,165
5,385
957
25,840
4,473
13,293
785
2,101
1,200

12
16
132
3
195
1,653
82
294
40
1,237
157

46,295
15,306
677
8,397
1,300
119
1,083
6,118

2,379
476
23
261
29
6
48
322

20,158

763

538
59
84
77

20,332 2,521
864
7,756
5,106
470

8,555
2,455
1,618

2,046
872
484

6

7

9
35

1
5

245
2,514
75
255
97
2,087
348

13
20
194
1
215
1,527
72
191
40
1,224
137

14
26
68
5
196
1,265
56
269
38
902
196

21
56
337
16
394
5,415
399
764
232
4,020
685

10
11
164
1
206
1,037
46
193
51
747
137

118
669
63
135
19
452
97

797
83
134
70

499
65
158
52

466
41
177
54

1,868
99
339
97

407
29
116
26

225
13
89
16

3,004 1,995
600
1,382
37
52
356
418
5
5
11
7
18
43
224
467

1,748
547
23
462
10
25
189

6,037
2,590
115
1,354
48
29
65
720

1,364
486
16
557
2
5
17
177

682

609

2,753

520

18
17

58
4
185
7
91
412
146
3
275
950
11,296 1,359
101
941
130
1,565
27
154
1,101
8,636
1,280
298

32
20
280

5,170
169
106
468

485
43
87
54

16,611 2,036
451
2,483
24
235
2,668
330
10
1,108
3
45
628
25
311
2,467
9,120

731

1,158 2,342 2,238 10,906
823 1,034 4,879
392
512
705
1,992
203

2,266
805
500

4,298 2,468
804
1,436
363
842

1
24

538
470

IN LEADING' CITIES','JUNE 8, 1949
R e s e$ r v e D i s i ; r i c 1
San
St. Minne- Kansas
RichDallas
Atlanta Chicago
Francisco
Louis apolis City
mond

1,014

W*

L.

7

4
16

6
13
11
38
87
129
1
—
165
194
1,307 1,082
126
43
277
305
70
39
806
723
122
212

12
26
2,145
2
745
5,223
161
1,007
150
3,905
804

501
35
267
52

1,818
118
275
208

833 1,816 1,891
383
253
441
10
27
24
288
515
742
1
2
5
6
1
13
15
15
202
199
99

6,581
5,214
91
446
75
6
171
741

680

2,416

2
6
5
64

353

—

4

519
31
269
26

517