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STATEMENT FOB THE PRESS
Released for p u b l i c a t i o n in
st.2076.
F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n p a p e r s , J u n e 24;
Federal Reserve Board
not e a r l i e r .
J u n e 23, 1 9 2 1 .
CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES.
A g g r e g a t e i n c r e a s e s of $ 2 4 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n i n v e s t m e n t s , r e p r e s e n t i n g
t h e e x c e s s of i n v e s t m e n t s i n t h e J u n e 15 i s s u e s of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s
and J - y e a r n o t e s over t h e amounts of t a x c e r t i f i c a t e s r e d e e m e d on t n a t
d a t e , accompanied by much l a r g e r i n c r e a s e s i n d e p o s i t s a n d a r e d u c t i o n
of $ 1 9 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n accommodation a t the F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s , a r e i n d i c a t e d i n t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a r d ' s weekly c o n s o l i d a t e d s t a t e m e n t of
c o n d i t i o n on J u n e 1$ of 817 member b a n k s i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s .
The s t a t e m e n t c a r r i e s a new i t e m : U . S . T r e a s u r y n o t e s , of which
the r e p o r t i n g b a n k s show t o t a l h o l d i n g s of $ 1 5 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , or n e a r l y oneh a l f of t h e amount a l l o t t e d by t h e T r e a s u r y . Member banks i n New York
C i t y r e p o r t $ 8 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 o f t h e s e s e c u r i t i e s among t h e i r a s s e t s . H o l d i n g s
of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s a r e shown a b o u t $ 9 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 l a r g e r t h a n t h e week
b e f o r e , t h e New York b a n k s a l o n e r e p o r t i n g an i n c r e a s e of $ 6 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n
t h i s i t e m . O t h e r U n i t e d S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s snow an i n c r e a s e of
,P00,000.
and a nominal d e c r e a s e a t t h e New York C i t y b a n k s .
An i n c r e a s e of $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s s u p p o r t e d by c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s
i s o f f s e t by an e q u a l d e c r e a s e i n l o a n s s e c u r e d by Government o b l i g a t i o n s ,
w h i l e o t h e r , i . e . commercial, l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s , snow no c h a n g e . For
t h e New York C i t y b a n k s an i n c r e a s e of $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s s u p p o r t e d by
c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s , a s a g a i n s t n e t l i q u i d a t i o n of $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n o t h e r
l o a n s , i s n o t e d . I n c o n s e q u e n c e of t h e s e changes, t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t ments of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s show an i n c r e a s e f o r t n e week of $ 2 4 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ,
w h i l e t h o s e of t h e New York C i t y b a n k s i n c r e a s e d by about $ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
I n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e r e d e m p t i o n of m a t u r e d t a x c e r t i f i c a t e s , accommodation of t h e r e p o r t i n g b a n k s a t t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s snows a
d e c r e a s e f o r t h e week from $1,358,000,000 to $1,168,000,000, or f r o m 8.9
t o 7 - 6 p e r c e n t of t h e b a n k s ' t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s . For t h e New
York C i t y b a n k s a r e d u c t i o n of $ 9 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e t o t a l accommodation a t
t h e l o c a l r e s e r v e b a n k and a d e c l i n e i n t h e r a t i o of accommodation f r o m
8 . 2 to 7.5 per cent a r e n o t e d .
I n consequence of t h e l a r g e Government o p e r a t i o n s , p a r t i c u l a r l y the
a l l o t m e n t of t h e newly i s s u e d c e r t i f i c a t e s and n o t e s , Government d e p o s i t s
show an i n c r e a s e , f o r t h e week of $ 3 8 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . O t h e r demand d e p o s i t s ( n e t )
were $171,000,000 l a r g e r t h a n t h e week b e f o r e , t h i s . i n c r e a s e a p p a r e n t l y
r e p r e s e n t i n g b a l a n c e s t o c o v e r c h e c k s i n payment of t a x e s , and c u s t o m e r s '
s u b s c r i p t i o n s to newly i s s u e d Government s e c u r i t i e s . Time d e p o s i t s were
$ 1 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 l a r g e r t h a n on t h e p r e v i o u s Wednesday. For t h e New York C i t y
banks i n c r e a s e s of $ 2 4 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n Government d e p o s i t s , of $ 8 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
i n o t h e r demand d e p o s i t s , a n d of $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n time d e p o s i t s a r e shown.
I n k e e p i n g w i t h t h e s u b s t a n t i a l i n c r e a s e i n d e p o s i t l i a b i l i t i e s and
to p r o v i d e c o v e r f o r o u t s t a n d i n g c h e c k s and d r a f t s i n payment of income
and e x c e s s p r o f i t s t a x e s , t h e r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s show an i n c r e a s e of
$162,000,COC i n t h e i r r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s w i t h t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s ,
w h i l e t h e i r c a s h i n v a u l t shows a r e d u c t i o n of $ 1 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . For t h e New
York C i t y b a n k s an i n c r e a s e of $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n a g g r e g a t e r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s
and a r e d u c t i o n of $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n c a s h a r e shown.




AM)'LI ABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
(Amounts i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
June 8, 1921
June 1 5 , 1921
818
Si 7

Released for publication
—

—

Number of reporting banks - - - -

Loans and discounts, i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F . R. Bank:
Loans s e c u r e d by U- S . Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s - - Loans s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds ( o t h e r t h a n U. S . s e c u r i t i e s )
A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
- -

-

U. S. Treasury n o t e s
U» S , C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s

- - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

O t h e r b o n d s , s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l l o a n s & d i s c o u n t s , & i n v e s t . i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c * d - w i t h F.R.Bk.
R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F . R . Bank - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

Cash i n v a u l t
- -

- -

- -

- -

---

Government deposits - - - - - - - - - - - B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank;
Secured

June 1 8 , 1 9 2 0
814

11,877,693

901,217
3,103,600
(a)
(a)

1,025,945
3,113,141
La)
(a)

859,401

891,505

184,533

197,853

876,867
200,472

168,434

510,653

2.088,765

373 > 8 6
(a)

15,178,826

I6;SO3,226

16,920,503

1,281,294

336,725

1,297,231
381,191

1,363,251
366,091

10.383,9s8
2,942,901

10,212,589

10,814,454

2,931,310

2,790,197

11,514,285
2,684,49-

410,608

25,526

399,968

267,613

329,552
2,3H

635 > 8 5
4,289

672,498
1,174

126,671

252,284
1,139,921

875,761

n?6 R?8
3.026,328
ii g f / q P i
»

665,729

3,017,433
8.194.531

'517
179 391
,
152,444
'
2 >

2,076,908
15,418,649
1,442,890
318,117

Net demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s - - -

Dec. 1 7 , 1920
824

E67

U.S. bonds-U . S . Victory notes

,

by U. S. Govt, obligations

2 882

All other

~

B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank:

'
mUUo

by U. S. Govt, obligations
All other

7*107*
(> M i l

Secured

839,583

S a t i o of b i l l s p a y a b l e a n d r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F . R . Banks

to t o t a l loans and investments, per cent




- - - - - -

- - - -

St.2076a.

'"

12.1
f
i
g
u
r
e
s
n
o
t
available.
Comparable

3-9

(a)

(a)

283,837

10.8

Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , June 2 4 , 1921; n o t e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING- MEMBER BANKS IN
^
(Amounts i n
F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t
Boston New York P h i l a .
C l e v e l . Richm.
Number r e p o r t i n g "banks
49
112
58
88
82
Loans and d i s c o u n t s i n c l u d ing h i l l s rediscounted with
? . R. Bank:
266,699 7 2 , 8 6 l
60,878 25,162
Loans s e c - b y U . S . G o v t . o b l i g .
37,629
Loans s e c - b y s t o c k s and bonds 196,225 1 , 2 7 2 , 4 1 4 189,094
339,570 111,578
All ether loans & discounts
611,650 2 , 7 4 5 , 2 0 9 376,752
670,663 333,574
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
8 4 5 , 5 1 0 4 , 2 8 4 , 3 2 2 638,707 1 , 0 7 1 , 1 1 1 470,314

St.2076b
EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 15, 1921,
t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
Total'
4j
113
37
35
80
52
68
817

19,459
8 3 , 3 4 l 2 0 , 2 9 6 12,456 21,358
6,86l
53,134
4 5 2 , 3 5 4 117,496 3 4 , 0 8 1 71,276 38,606
307,603 1 , 2 4 9 , 6 5 3 315,857 234,510 381,350 213,013
3 8 0 , 1 9 6 1 , 7 8 5 , 3 4 8 453,649 281,047 473,984 2 5 8 , 4 8 0

29,545
656 545
150,700 3,026^528
755,008 8 , 1 9 4 , 8 4 8
935/253 11,8777921"

U.
U.
U.
U.

S . bonds
34,665
306,627 > 6 , 5 3 3
101,723 5 9 , 2 9 4 3 2 , 1 5 9
73,053 2 6 , 7 1 5 16,602 3 2 , 6 1 5 3 2 , 7 3 0
104,801
867,517
S. Victory notes
5,878
80,84l
8,660
18,563
5,155
2,858
32,830
2,o6l
729
2,931
1,231
17,651
179,391
S. Treasury notes
9,621
85,222 22,968
9,377
18,4l6
1,935
4,905
152 444
S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of
'
indebtedness
11,229
144,937 24,504
10,809
6,631
2,303
23,724
3,305
6,548
7,025
4,338
19,115
264,468
Other bonds5stocks & s e c u r i t i e s 130,82 5
7 4 3 , 2 6 1 157 , 607
2 8 6 , 6 l 7 50,429 37,060
354,453 67,311 2 0 , 9 2 5 48,086 1 1 , 7 2 1
l 6 g , 6 l 3 2,076,908
T o t a l l o a n s a n d d i s c o u n t s , and
investments including b i l l s
r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F-R-tik. 1,037,72s 5,645,210 898,979 1 , 4 9 8 , 2 0 0 591,826 454,576 2 , 2 8 7 , 8 2 4 554,976 325,851 569,546 308,500 1,245,433 1 5 , 4 1 8 , 6 4 9

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F . R. Bank

79,986

729,722

67,569

105,044

31,324

25,637

197,204

42,687

18,113

42,507

21,687

81,410

1,442,890

Cash i n v a u l t

22,082

106,867

18,277

30,433

15,421

9,909

55,360

7,995

6,118

12,369

9,629

23,657

318,117

Net demand d e p o s i t s

735,974 4,737,811 622,920

826,022 305,984 2 1 7 , 7 1 5 1,319,954 299,816 176,500 369,409 195,361

576, 522 10,383,988

Time d e p o s i t s

176,685

430,102 119,926 146,014

61,022

539,391

2,942,901

Government d e p o s i t s

446,594

41,468
1

658,526 142,997

73»448 106,324

34,642

267,841

5 *, 689

5,^73

11,297

2,323

2,797

7,042

8,355

4,839

4,i6o

6,950

4io,6os

9,441

106,752

44,222

15,466
35

25,58I
500

14,648

50,155
375

14,949

4,388

8,622
53

4,473
1,850

23,129
69

321,826
2,882

B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F.R.Bank:
S e c . by U- S. Govt, o b l i g .
7,674
All other
43,581

38,376
200,740

26,408
29,676

6,o46
87,353

2,676
43,874

5,201
27,357

13,527
132,986

2,663
32,392

474
31,393

3,575
32,333

453
11,967

4,367
58,318

111,440
731,975

B i l l s payable w i t h F.R.Bank:
S e c . by U- S- Govt, o b l i g .
' All other




R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , June 24, 1921; n o t e a r l i e r
M

m

"

1

E E O m C E

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"

Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
Loans a n d d i s c o u n t s i n c l u d i n g
b i l l s r e d i s c ' d . w i t h F.R.Bank:
Loans s e c . b y U . S . G o v t . o b l i g .
Loans s e c . b y s t o c k s and bonds
All o t h e r loans and discounts
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
U. S .
U. S .
U. S .
U. S .
Other

bonds
Victory notes
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s
bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s , and
investments including b i l l s
r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F.R.Bank

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F . R. Bank

A 3 I L m

1 I M S

°F

™

New York C i t y
June 1 5
June 8
70
71
242,266

1,110,053
2,44i,34g
3,793,667

261,721
72,083
82,246

139,049
567,581

249,096
1,099,698
2,458,860
3,807,654
261,445
73,384
77,163
575,994

C i t y of Chicago
J u n e 15
June 8
52
52
60,686
330,260
800
1 , 1 9 1 , 4 9 7

148,974

CITIES

A l l F . R.
Bank c i t i e s
June 15
June 8

282

283

^

«

,

St.2076c.

REPORTING BAMCS-

F- R,
Branch c i t i e s
June 15
June 8
215
215

All other
r e p o r t i n g banks
J u n e 15
June 8

320

320

59,723

1

'^9,904

20,463 212,508
0,286

12,624
10,726
9,319

™

11,064
149,761

^,916,347 4,795,640 l,393,6oo 1,383,523

7,908,973

7,922,615 2,071,461

2^050^090

213,737

208,856
49,446

3ii M 1:1 %
46,634
14,961

i

.

-

1,'S97,'487 l . V g g s

209,863
29,836
10,797

a

9,728,934 2,975,952 2,931,314 2,524,741 2,513,57s
1,075,819 947,761 215,569 186,956 151,502 146,577
184,299
194,045
59,566
63,081
74,252 79,599
9,917,956

680,S80

580,922

132,863

125,361

94,493

100,829

31,520

32,907

4,248,231

4,161,712

910,202

908,260

Time d e p o s i t s

284,822

7,300,302

7,167,499 1,617,812 1,577,490 1,465,874 1,467,600

280,282

315,639

315,282

Government d e p o s i t s

922,l4o

11,031

1,513

1.517

1,365,254
362,626

1,358,476

260,21b

20,020

19,746

916,165 655,507
3,807 28,236

114,190

21,247
375

19,466
75

191,767
1,720

230,025

84,793

108,288

45,266
644

51,239
243

9,070
74,435

83,219

85,817

100,533

16,657
116,952

17,092
110,344

8,966
120,63s

125,296

Cash i n v a u l t
Net demand d e p o s i t s

B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F . R. Bank:
S e c . by U. S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F . R. Bank:
S e c . by U. S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
R a t i o of b i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F.R.Bank t o t o t a l l o a n s and i n vestments, per cent



84,54s

36,762
172,24c

7.5

42,547
236,404

8.2

7.5

9,193

8.1

494,385
7-S

1,500

603,943

9-6

518

7.4

568

8.1

7-0

656,669
1,699

9>o46

7-4