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Form FR-284

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
March 13, 1939

For immediate release

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks in 101 Leading Cities
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in 101 leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended March 8: Increases of
#124,000,000 in loans to brokers and dealers in securities, $111,000,000 in holdings of U. S. Government bonds, $121,000,000 in demand deposits—adjusted and
$104,000,000 in deposits credited to domestic banks, and a decrease of $104,000,000
„ in holdings of Treasury notes.
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $15,000,000 in the Chicago district,
$18,000,000 in the St. Louis district and $26,000,000 at all reporting member
banks? and decreased ^8,000,000 in New York City. Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $26,000,000 in Hew York City, $17,000,000 in the Cleveland district,
$40,000,000 in the Chicago district, and $104,000,000 at all reporting member banks*
Holdings of United States Government bonds increased $125,000,000 in New York City
and $111,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of obligations guaranteed
by the United States Government increased $11,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits—adjusted increased $113,000,000 in New York City and
$121,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Deposits credited to domestic banks
increased $51,000,000 in New York City, $14,000,000 in the Cleveland district,
$12,000,000 in the Chicago district, $10,000,000 in the Atlanta district, and
$104,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Weekly reporting member banks reported no borrowings on March 8.
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of reporting member banks, together with changes for the week and the year ended March 8, 1939, follows t
(in millions of dollars)
Mar.
8,
1939
A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - total

21,788

Increase or decrease
since
Mar, 1,
Mar. 9,
1938
1939
+194

+

526

+152.

—
+
+
+

682
569
118
42
82
20
25
40

Loans — total
8,338
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
3*773
Open market paper
313
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
923
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities 532
Real estate loans
1,135
Loans to banks
111
Other loans
1,551

+124
+ 9
- 1
+ 19
+ 1

Treasury bills
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Gov't
Other securities

442
2,427
5,307
2,030
3,244

+ 26)
-104)
+111)
+ 11
- 2

+

95

+
+

878
235

Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks

7,409
420
2,532

+ 4i
+ 31
- 26

+1,674
+ 116
+ 502

16,086
5,224
632

+121
+ 22
- 2

+1,572
—
34
75

6,518
569

+104
+ 3
- 2

+1,155
+ 207
l4

— -

—

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
Tine deposits
U. S. Government deposits
Inter—bank depositst
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings




—

Form FR—284-a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
March 9, 1939

For immediate release

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF MEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(In millions of dollars)

New York City
Increase or
Mar. decrease since
8, Mar. 1, Mar. 9,
1938
1939
1939

Mar.

Loans and Investments - total

7,97-4

*219

+

109

2,096

Loans — total

3,038

+139

-

329

1,365

8,

1939

Chicago
Increase or
decrease since
Mar. 1, Mar. 9,
1938
1939

A S S E T S

Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loans
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers
Other loans for purchasing or
carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

122

+ 2 - 3 2 2
—
36

758

+111

192

+ 6

108
94
399

+

22
17
35
25

+ 20

+

4

-

348
15
32

+

3

-

66

125
324

- 56

+ 4

680

+

2

+1,471
+
2
+
12

-

6

—

Reserve with F. R, bank
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

4,259
53

80

27
209
51

62
13
13
1

1

50

+ 644
+ 104

1,061

93

4

13

— 2
- 9

- 8)
— 26) +125)

396

524

312

100
863
1,741

80

+ 100

245
215
663

Treasury bills
Treasury notes
U. S« bonds
Obligations guaranteed by
U.S. Gov't
Other securities

1,171

58

- 10

-

+ 15)

- 22)
—

125

9)

+
+

24
44

+ 22
+ 2
+ 2
- 1

+
+
+

88
4
71
1

+

+
+

141
4

-

20

+ 2

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U. S» Gov't deposits
Interbank deposits t
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities




6,956
633

+113
+1,024 1,529
472
+ 7 - 3 7
83
—
— 227

2,780

+ 51
+ 1

+
+

646
177

—

—

i4

116
500

291
1,486

-

8
1

+

58
1

1
1

—

699
9

+ 13

+
+

123
2

14
257

+
+

+

3
15

1
1

Form FR-284—b

ASSETS Alto LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON MARCH 8, 1939
Total
All
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - total
Loans - total
Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loans
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
Other loans for purchasing
or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

Boston

federal
New Phila- Cleve- Richmond
York delphia land

District
St.
Kansas
MinneAtlanta Chicago
City
Louis apolis

Dallas

Reserve

8,823 1,135
4ll
3,390

1,829
644

675
232

597
304

3,159
846

719
309

391
153

654
257

504
246

2,167
975

1,463
129
767

181

99
9
4

170
3
6

178
3

76
3
1

153

21

228
9
21

486

25

162
1
3

329
21
19

24
80
2
119

248
196
95
492

32
52
1
99

26
169
1
190

16
34

13
27
1
84

78
99
3

12
49

7
7

15
20

116

55

59

10
23
1
47

45

51
379
1
175

442
2,427
5,307
2,030
3,244

5
88
294
43
134

100

67
299
90

198
133
48
64

8
37
112
52
84

251
421
924
250
467

21

151

4i

3
98
107
55
134

11
70

1,930
1,133
1,330

16
237
549
106
277

53

617
129
291

7,409
420
2,532
1,281

350
140
147
80

4,389
71
175
480

115
12
168
48

908
56
436
95

80

169

110

320

106

151
19
167
36

155

17
163

396
42
298
107

239
30

236

16,086
5,224
632

1,037
249
16

7,522
1,018
134

788
283
53

1,126
745
42

448
199
28

362
184
39

6,518
569

260
25

2,857
502

317
10

375
1

252
1

708
3,693

21
244

296
1,609

14
222

16
367

26
94

21,788
8,338

1,135
571

3,773
313
923

248
64
34

532
1,135
111
1,551

Treasury bills
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Gov't
Other securities
Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

9AO

268
266

— —

70
» «

28

36

6

6

72
152
64
101

Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS



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4

48

110

16

18
5

80

44
11

4

22
255

139
24

7
84
17

12
261
22

2,271
897
130

445
189
20v

264
119
2

496
144
23

430
137
34

1,060

256
1

939
10

296

129
1

354

204
1

279
17

6
92

18
389

6
92

8
56

3
98

~~4
84

290
346

11

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Gov*t deposits
Inter-bank deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks

San
Francisco

897

111