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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
S t . 35U7
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
June 71 1923»

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday a f t e r n o o n , June 3;
not e a r l i e r .

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
F a r t h e r r e d u c t i o n s of $52,000,000 i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s and of $32,0u0,000 in
Government s e c u r i t y h o l d i n g s , as a g a i n s t an i n c r e a s e of $31,000,000 in o t h e r i n v e s t ment s , a r e shown i n t h e F e d e r a l Reserve 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 May 29-30 of 774 member banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s . May 30 was observed
as a l e g a l h o l i d a y i n most of t h e S t a t e s and, a c c o r d i n g l y , f i g u r e s f o r banks in such
S t a t e s a r e shown a s a t c l o s e of b u s i n e s s on Tuesday, May 29.
Reduction i n " a l l o t h e r " , l a r g e l y commercial, l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s accounts f o r
p r a c t i c a l l y t h e e n t i r e r e d u c t i o n i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s above shewn, an i n c r e a s e of
$5,000,000 i n l o a n s secured by Government o b l i g a t i o n s being o f f s e t by an equal dec r e a s e i n l o a n s secured by c o r p o r a t e and o t h e r o b l i g a t i o n s . Member banks in New
York C i t y show an i n c r e a s e of $4,000,000 i n l o a n s on Government s e c u r i t i e s , as
a g a i n s t r e d u c t i o n s of $7,000,000 i n l o a n s on c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s and of
$24,000,000 i n o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s .
Net w i t h d r a w a l s of Government d e p o s i t s from the r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s t o t a l e d
$90,000,000, o t h e r demand d e p o s i t s ( n e t ) show a d e c l i n e of $43,000,000, while time
d e p o s i t s went up $17,000,000 and f o r t h e f i r s t time a r e shown i n e x c e s s of
$ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Corresponding changes f o r t h e week a t the New York C i t y banks comp r i s e n e t w i t h d r a w a l s of $36,000,000 of Government d e p o s i t s and of $31,000,000 of
n e t demand d e p o s i t s , as a g a i n s t an i n c r e a s e of $6,000,000 i n time d e p o s i t s .
Borrowings of the r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s from t h e r e s e r v e banks show an i n c r e a s e
f o r t h e week from $436,000,000 t o $459,000,000, o r from 2 . 6 t o 2 . 8 p e r cent of t h e i r
t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s . For member banks in New York C i t y an i n c r e a s e from
$101,000,000 t o % 106,000,000 and from 1.9 t o 2.1 p e r cent i n t h e r a t i o of t h e s e b o r ' rowings t o t o t a l loans and investments i s n o t e d .
Reserve b a l a n c e s of t h e r e p o r t i n g banks d e c l i n e d about $46,000,000, t h e New
York C i t y banks r e p o r t i n g a r e d u c t i o n of $29,000,000 i n t h i s i t e m . Only nominal
changes a r e shown f o r cash i n v a u l t .
Following i s a s t a t e m e n t of changes in 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
r e p o r t i n g member banks, as compared w i t h a week and a y e a r ago:
Increase
or
Decrease
In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s
since
May 21. 1923 May 31. 1922
Loans and d i s c o u n t s - t o t a l
Secured by U. S, Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds

.
. . . . .

—

+
—
-

Investments, t o t a l
U. S. 0ond s . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
U. S, V i c t o r y n o t e s and Treasury n o t e s . . .
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s
Other s t o c k s and bonds . . .

-

-

+
+

Reserve balances with F. R. Banks . . . . . . .
-

52
5
5
52

+

1

+

+
+
+

46
1

+

+
+
+
+

+

90
43
17

T o t a l accommodation a t F. R. Banks

+

23

C.



. . . . . .

-

+

6
' 27
1
31

Government d e p o s i t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s . . . . . . . . .

934
50
311
673

—

543
199
462
6
124

-

21
2

+

*

59

123
772

302

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 8, 1923; not e a r l i e r ,

Number of r e p o r t i n g banks

...

PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
May 29-30, 1923 May 2 J , 1923
774
774

Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U. S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds ( o t h e r than U. S. s e c u r i t i e s ) - - All o t h e r loans 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, p r e - w a r bonds - U. S. L i b e r t y bonds
U. S. T r e a s u r y bonds

- - - - - - -

- - - -

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

U. S. T r e a s u r y notes:. 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
Other bonds, stocks and s e c u r i t i e s

_ _ _ _ _
.

T o t a l loans and d i s c o u n t s and investments
Reserve balance w i t h F. R, Banks
Cash in v a u l t
Net demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s

-

Nov, 29, 1922
734

316,816

2b2,006
3,804,359
7,825,'733

297,401
3,688 ,457

11,839,835

11,892,098

11,218,731

10,906,217

1,510,540

1,150,570

129,732

1,018,959
129,026

*657,931
95,094

-530,464
123,681

2.164.264

2.132.751

2,24q.04l

2.287.77A

lb,505,06s

l6,558,435

15,761,337

15,025,711

1,385,551

1,431,523

1,356,129

1,364,418

281,879

283,080

286,463

279,827

11,172,706

11,216,130

11,094,036

11,049,461

4,004,052

3,986,993

3,647,977

3,231,920

191,646

282,l4l

170,637

132,271

258,448

259,134

205,654

279,391

262,412)

1,001,685
98,410

1,005,515)
97,674)

200,683
2,8

3 48£! 765
71100|636

68 445

1/6,543

176,239

88'337

2.6

2,4

1 0

C.



May 31, 1922
yqg

266,535
3,799,544
7,773,756

991,751

Government d e p o s i t s
B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with Federal Reserve Banks:
Secured 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 payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with F, R, Banks
t o t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , per cent -

.

~t, j>5I+7a

*lncludes Victory n o t e s .

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 S, 1923* n o t e a r l i e r .
-;t, 3547b
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, l.-gy 29-30, 1923.
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t
Boston New York P h i l a .
Cleve.
Rich.
A t l a n t a Chicago S t . Louis
Minn.
Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran,
Total
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
46
109
55
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g .
13,173
88,703 18,216
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds 240,381 1,645,204 249,002
A l l other loans and discounts607,838 2,460,154 348,056
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
IL S« Pre-war bonds
U* S* L i b e r t y bonds

82

77

39

106

36

29

77

52

32,559 11,091
7,820 . 41,429 14,473 11,256
7,455
5,400
404,809 121,065 6 2 , 6 l 2
584,887 135,116 54,522 78,979 46,927
692,362 327.174 335,798 1,156,000 305.957 174,319 360,456 195,820

861,392 4,197,061 615,274 1,129,730 459,330 406,230 1,782,316 455,546 240,097 446,890 248,147
48,485 11,033
47,112 30,331 12,580
12,899
25,165 15,332
8,786 11,921 20,118
78,495

427,802

46,481

5,760

31,485

30,298
4,149

31,877

14,484

3,972

116,312
6,724

4,598

557,233

60,185

57,966

32,270

6,665

713.108 184.798

66
l4,g60
173,040
809,822

774

266,535

3 799 544
7'.7731756

997,822 11,839,835
35,329

279,391

1,001,685

21,792
9,024

11,817
1,225

44,912

14,545

2,119

91,861
12,711

4,912

2,239

101,307
13,641

11,288

7,175

126,509

23,257

29,271

24,019

17,113

47,437

991,751

11,405

3,002

8,337

23,628

7,854

2,973

7,856

6,567

14,976

129,732

284.576

50.742

35,633

358,607 104.611

29.219

60,335

9.036

158.663

2.164.264

T o t a l loans and d i s c o u n t s
and investments
1,167,929 6,007,444 928,408 1,653,825
83,888
Reserve balance with F. R.Bk.
610,337 71,075
108,595

591,168

486,908 2,420,797 637,416
37,551 32,462
203,569 39,501

323,388

600,845

23,227

49,725

5,904

12,566

U* S, Treasury bonds

u* s*

Treasury n o t e s

U, S, C e r t i f i c a t e s of
Indebtedness

Other b o n d s , s t o c k s & s e c u r i t i e s l 7 4 F 9 3 6

Cash in v a u l t

81,340

15,909

Net demand d e p o s i t s

804,688 4,688,737

692,381

Time d e p o s i t s

255,636

914,493

98,009

16,576

67,196

13,495

B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F, R. Bank;
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g . 12,187
All Other
23,192

106,230

19,818
20,524

Government d e p o s i t s

C.




18,232

3^,5&3

29 , 740

13,287

9,822

926,211 327,57s 276,062
561,869 156,853 171,881
14,171
6,940 6,599
20,923
17,546

l6,184
19,391

1,481
10,981

55,505

8,352

1,516,121 358,883 205,822 431,957

98,410

317,765 1,369,175 16,505,058
24,147
101,474 1,385,551
8,837
22,385
281,879
220,570 723,696 11,172,706
73,667
586,569 4,004,052

785,341

183,678

33,661

11,022

3,512

3,566

3,077

11,831

191,646

21,376
22,744

9,170
9,484

5,595

5,630

17,598
14,681

1,239
6,245

26.612

258 448
200^683

84,249 131,807

15,717

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 8 , 1923; n o t e a r l i e r .

PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS I N F, R. BANK AND BRANCH CITIES AND IN OTHER Si'.LECT&D C i . i l : •-

(Amounts i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
All F. R,
Bank c i t i e s
New York City
C i t y of Chicago
May 29-30 May 23
May 29-30 May 23 May 29-30
May 23
259
259
65
65
48
48

Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s t
Secured by U, S. Govt, o b l i g .
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds
All o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

80,078
76,450
1,468,210 1*475,033
2 , 1 4 4 , 5 0 1 2,168,801

Total l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
U, S. Pre-war bonds

3,692,789 3,720,284
37,884
37,834

F. R.
Branch ci t i e s
May 29-30
May 23
206
206

Other
selected c i t i e s
May 29-3O
May 23
309
309

32,367
450,208
696,494

177,070
2,750,786
4,8O4,4I4

171,800
2,753,319
4,854,234

49,066
49,192
569,609
569,827
1,579.033 1,581,152

40,399
4i,oi4
479.149
481,213
1,390,309 1 , 3 9 0 , 3 4 ?

1,166,556 1,179,069

7,779,353
98,822

2,197,708 2 , 2 0 0 , 1 7 1
77,780
75,290

1,909,857 1,912,574
105,810
106,118

32,413
447,605
686,538
3,983

3,963

7,732,270
97,983

U. S, L i b e r t y bonds

365,261

366,419

34,861

35,465

588,518

589,902

245,644

247,177

167,523

168,436

U. 5. Treasury bonds

22,129

21,870

5,576

5,653

50,859

50,409

25,437

25,186

22,114

22,079

520,269

519,095

74,798

78,103

748,297

764,281

153,916

162,174

89,538

92,504

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

27,381

30,938

7,849

8,262

61,635

61,123

42,986

42,296

25,111

25,607

Other bonds, s t o c k s , and s e c u r i t i e s

5l4,o6o

511,303

179,937

175,128

1,169,861

1,138,784

570,233

569,920

424,170

424,047

U. S.
Treasury n o t e s

Total loans and d i s c o u n t s and
investments
Reserve balance w i t h F. R, Bank
Cash i n v a u l t
Net demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s

5,179,723 5,207,793
588,869
560,256
66,903

65,578

4,185,627 4,217,051

3,311.214 3,324,704
236,121
235,329

1,029,031 1,034,477

7 , 575,287

7,616,385

1,921,697 1 , 9 2 7 , 9 3 4

376,086

2,026,190

2,011,400

1,134,382 1,129,096

843,480

846,497

21,326

135,466

200,328

34,225

50,926

21,955

30,887

54,666
4l ,075

62,830
38,953

46,453
34,293

39,575
34,919

3.1

2.9

2.7

649,844

643,407

Government d e p o s i t s

61,15s

98,860

375,673
19,011

B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with
F„ R, Bank;
Secured by U, S, Govt, o b l i g .
All other

84,095
22,639

89,345
12,110

2,823
13,972

2,382
14,963

157,329
125.315

156,729
102,671

1.9

1.1

1.1

2.7

2.5

Ratio 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
with F, R, Bank to t o t a l l o a n s and
investments, per cent
W. for FRASER
Digitized


2.1

2,744,431 2,751,057
170,608
173,348

1,473,560 1,485,643 10,449,423 10,482,674
144,070
976.874 1 , 0 2 4 , 7 9 4
151.759
142,458
29,104
144,015
30,072

60,163

2.9

61,206

77,701

79,416

1,675,722 1,671,811