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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
I r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , Mar. 1 2 j
not e a r l i e r .

S t . 4877
F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board,
vhrc.h 11, 1926.

CONDITION OF MEMBER BAMS IN LEADING CITIES
The F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B o a r d ' s s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n of J12 r e p o r t i n g member
b a n t s i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s a s of tfarch 3 shows i n c r e a s e s of $ 7 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s and
d i s c o u n t s , $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n i n v e s t m e n t s , $ 7 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n n e t demand d e p o s i t s and of
$ 4 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n "borrowings f r o m t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s . Member banks i n New
York C i t y r e p o r t e d i n c r e a s e s of $ 2 2 , w O , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s , $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
i n i n v e s t m e n t s , $ 7 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n net demand d e p o s i t s and a r e d u c t i o n of $ 2 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
i n b o r r o w i n g s f r o m % e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e bank.
,-Loans on c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and bonds were $7>000,000 above the p r e v i o u s weekfe
t o t a l , i n c r e a s e s of $ ^ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 in t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t , and $6,000,COO and
$ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e C l e v e l a n d and San F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t s , r e s p e c t i v e l y , more t h a n
o f f s e t t i n g a d e c l i n e of $ 2 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t .
"All o t h e r " l o a n s
and d i s c o u n t s were $ 6 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 h i g h e r t h a n a week a g o . Of t h i s i n c r e a s e
$ 4 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 was r e p o r t e d by banks i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t and $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 by
t h o s e i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t .
T o t a l l o a n s t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s s e c u r e d by
s t o c k s and b o n d s , made by r e p o r t i n g member banks i n New York C i t y were $ 6 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
l e s b t h a n a wsslt. a g o . Of t n i s d e c l i n e $24, 000,000 was i n l o a n s f o r t h e i r own
a c c o u n t , $ 2 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s f o r t h e a c c o u n t of o u t - o f - t o w n banks and $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
i n l o a n s f o r t h e account <pf o t h e r s .
I n v e s t m e n t s i n U. S. s e c u r i t i e s i n c r e a s e d $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t
and d e c l i n e d £ 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t .
H o l d i n g s of 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 went up $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , r e l a t i v e l y s m a l l i n c r e a s e s b e i n g r e p o r t e d by banks i n s e v e n cf t h e r e s e r v e d i s t r i c t s .
Net demand d e p o s i t s were $ 7 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 h i g h e r t h a n t h e p r e v i o u s week. The p r i n c i p a l changes i n t h i s itern i n c l u d e i n c r e a s e s of $ 8 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e
New York and Boston d i s t r i c t s , r e s p e c t i v e l y , and a r e d u c t i o n of $ 3 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t
banks i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t . An i n c r e a s e of $ 1 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n time d e p o s i t s
i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t , was p a r t l y o f f s e t by s m a l l d e c l i n e s i n some of t h e
other d i s t r i c t s .
I n c r e a s e d b o r r o w i n g s f r o m th-3 F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks were r e p o r t e d i n a l l d i s t r i c t s e x c e p t B o s t o n , New York and P h i l a d e l p h i a . The p r i n c i p a l changes were_ i n c r e a s e s of $ 2 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e Chicago and San F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t s ,
r e s p e c t i v e l y , and a r e d u c t i o n of . t 2 b , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t .
A summary of c h a n g e s i n 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
members d u r i n g t h e week and t h e y e a r e n d i n g March 3, 1926, f o l l o w s :
Increase or decrease during
Week

C.

Year

Loans and d i s c o u n t s , t o t a l
Secured by U . S . G o v ' t , o b l i g a t i o n s . . .
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds
All o t h e r

+ $79,000,000
+
3,0v0,000
+
7,000,000
+ 69,000,000

+ $7bb,000,000
3b,000,000
+ 641,000,000
+ 161,000,000

Investments, t o t a l
. . . . .
U. S. bonds
U. S. T r e a s u r y n o t e s . .
U. S. T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e 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 . . .

+
+
+

11,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
13,000,000

+
+
+
+

167,000,000
127,000,000
196,000,000
5 7 , 0 0 0,000
179,000,000

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

+
-

14,000,000
13,000,000

+
-

24,000,000
3,000,000

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

+
+

73,000,000
9,000,000
-

+
+
+

83,000,000
501,000,000
88,000,000

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

-+ 4 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0

+

149,000,000




. . . .

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 , March 12, 1926;.. not e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
R e p o r t i n g member banks
All r e p o r t i n g member banks
i n New York City
Feb. 24
Mar. 4
Mar. 4
Feb. 24
Mar. 3
Mar. 3
192b
1926
1926
1926
1925
1925
Number of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s - - - - - - - - - Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s - 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 - - - - - - T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

712

170,506
5,434,559
8,404,391

716
lb7,375
5,427,270
2,335,753

739

1

60

61

67

St.

-rtjja

R e p o r t i n g member banks i n
Chicago
Feb. 24
Mar. 3
Mar. 4
1926
1926
1925

I

206,242|
53,548
54,458
77,882]
4,793,880j2,060,926 2,087,335 1,982,463
8,243,17312,333,091 2,284,109 2,268,162j

46
14,466
627,689
677,056

46

46

14,504
615,730
674,695

23,740
515,868
697,521

1 4 , 0 0 9 , 4 5 6 1 3 , 9 3 0 , 3 9 8 1 3 , 2 4 3 , 2 9 5 4 , 4 4 7 , 5 6 5 4 , 4 2 5 , 9 0 2 4 , 3 2 8 , 5 0 7 1 , 3 1 9 , 2 1 1 1, 304, 929 1 , 2 3 7 , 1 2 9

Investments:
0. 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 n o t e s - - - - - U. S. T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s - - •
Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e

225,068
1,383,205
449,537
319,087
141,976
2,984,158

223,718
1,387,509
448,915
321,524
139,267
2,971,164

218,360
1,363,203
349,100
515,939
84,029
2,805,394

27,068
528,071
136,705
222,109
25,802
792,218

5,808
108,038
17,297
45,766
1,501
204,093

5,501
106,789
17,123
45,405
1,500
200,513

1,938
81,083
26,347
67,052
6,918
200,277

Total investments - - - - - -

5,503,031

5,492,097

5,336,025 1,803,735 1,792,637 1,731,973

382,503

376,831

383,615

T o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s - - Reserve b a l a n c e s w i t h F. R. Banks
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 - - - - - - - - - Government d e p o s i t s - - — ^ - B i l l s p a y a b l e and red i s . w i t h F. R. Banks:
Secured by U.S.Government o b l i g a t i o n s - •
All o t h e r - - - - - - - - - - - - — - •

30,153
516,537
200,192
.150,299
44,076
862,478

29,568
519,821
194,937
151,425
39,223
857,663

19,512,487 19,422,495 18,579,320 6,251,300 6,218,539 6,060,480 1,701,714 1,681,760 1,620,744
162,017
152,145
1,650,520 1,636,439 1,626,637
170,316
692,303
702,776
697,885
26,045
281,644
21,694
65,206
64,368
66,671
22,477
291,163
278,250
13,007,657 1 2 , 9 3 5 , 0 8 8 1 2 , 9 2 4 , 0 9 5 5 , 1 2 4 , 2 1 7 5 , 0 4 5 , 2 3 6 5 , 1 0 3 , 8 3 9 1 , 1 5 2 , 2 0 0 1 , 1 5 2 , 4 3 2 1 , 1 4 1 , 2 9 1
454,809
516,494
796,210
516,592
5,446,235 5,437,358 4,945,038
802,093
765,505
201,018
200,982
12,947
14,343
12,947
16,279
113,391
49,995
49,995
115,532
2b,394

98,450 i
34,69b1j

29,610
10,405

6,415
3,719

718
1,600

T o t a l borrowings f r o m F . R. Banks - - - 2 5 4 , 8 1 4 |1 1 1 9 , 3 3 6
362,661
141,926
403,715
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s ( s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds) made by
reporting
member banks i n New York C i t y :
For own account
1,125,07I 1,149,391
For a c c o u n t of o u t - o f - t o w n banks
1,321,265 1,342,665
For account of o t h e r s
602,056
617,275
C.
Total
3,048,392 3,109,331

1 3 3 , 1 4 b I|

40,015

10,134

2,318




237,278
166,437

223,943
138,718

171,271 1
8 3 , 5 4 3 jj

93,332
26,004

i t e l e a s e a 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 , March 12, 1926; not e a r l i e r .

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PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAEC'i 3 1926
( I n t h o u s a n d s 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 Ne» York P h U a .
Cleve.
Rich.
A t l a n t a C s i e ^ o tt.Uml,
Sttna. * « . . ( * . M l « S t o trmu T o t S "
Number of r e p o r t i n g Banks
40
95
54
^
^
R
6g
?b
1Q0
4q
&
v
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :

sErJEiH aialg ;I8 II is is, 11 Is if ™
I

$1

!Bi,. a a 11 a a 11111111
NE:## «'iii::i«iii u s
Total l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s 1 , 0 0 1 , 4 1 7 5 , 0 4 8 , 9 3 5
Investments:

-=-^r.t.-,

Total investments

774,907 1 , 3 0 4 , 5 1 5 519, 602 524,56? 2 , O S 9 , 7 6 l 532,057 255, 6=7 443,323 3 1 5 ,

_j!51£7'= 1 , 1 6 2 , 1 7 6 —

350,925 2 , j i g , 3 5 ? .

)4;,094

34?,jv2

Total l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s 1 , 3 5 2 , 3 4 2 7 , 2 6 S , 2 £ 5

42,761

8 5

r i , 1 9 8 ^ 7 4 7 ^

60,lo5

52,303

441,124 107,776

79,271

22,836

204,383

2,054,158

619,057 1 2 6 , 1 3 1

95,217

(63,868 i f e , 4 8 0 113.752 185.75^

75,2=2

442,53'

5,503,031

1 , 9 2 3 , 5 7 5 645,739 619,784 2 , 8 5 3 , 6 2 9 700,537 369,44= 629,0?8 3 9 1 , 1 8 0 1 , 6 4 1 , 3 1 0 1 9 , 5 1 2 487

w i t h F. R. Bank:

S e r r M , v „.S.Go,t. o b l i ,

^

112,920

^9,801

17,345

^7,279

^,319

47,4.0

^5,255

7,600

10,875

^

BANKERS' BALANCES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CITIES

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*37,278