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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

St. 3974

Eel eased "for publ i c a t ion
Friday a f t e r n o o n , Mar. l 4 ;
not e a r l i e r .

F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
March 13, 1924.

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANES IN LEADING- CITIES
Aggregate i n c r e a s e s of $57,000,000 i n loans and d i s c o u n t s , t o g e t h e r w i t h reduct i o n s of $48,000,000 i n investments and of $35,000,000 i n accommodation a t the
Federal r e s e r v e banks a r e shown in the Federal Reserve B o a r d ' s weekly c o n s o l i d a t e d
statement of c o n d i t i o n on March 5 of 758 member banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s . I n c r e a s e s
of $15,000,000 i n loans on c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and bonds and of $56,000,000 in " a l l
o t h e r , " l a r g e l y commercial, loans and d i s c o u n t s , a r e o f f s e t in p a r t by a d e c r e a s e
of $14,000,000 in loans on U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s .
Investments of a l l r e p o r t ing banks in tL S. Government s e c u r i t i e s d e c l i n e d by $50,000,000, of which
$30,000,000 was in L i b e r t y bonds and $11,000,000 i n Treasury n o t e s . Investments in
other bends, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s show an i n c r e a s e of $2,000,000.
Member banks i n New York C i t y r e p o r t i n c r e a s e s of $12,000,000 i n loans on corp o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s and of $49,000,000 i n " a l l o t h e r " loans and d i s c o u n t s , and a dec r e a s e of $18,000,000 in loans on U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s . Investments of t h e s e
banks i n U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s d e c l i n e d by $44,000,000, mostly i n L i b e r t y bonds
and Treasury n o t e s , while t h e i r h o l d i n g s of c o r p o r a t e stocks and bends i n c r e a s e d by

$6,000,000..

Net demand d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d $7,000,000, i n c r e a s e s of $14,000,000 i n t h e
Cleveland d i s t r i c t , of $13,000,000 in the Chicago d i s t r i c t , and of $7,000,000 i n t h e
Minneapolis d i s t r i c t , being p a r t l y o f f s e t by a d e c r e a s e of $28,000,*000 in t h e San
F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t . Time d e p o s i t s show an increase of $10,000,000 and Government
d e p o s i t s a nominal i n c r e a s e .
Reserve b a l a n c e s show a d e c l i n e of $9,000,000 f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g members and of
$31,000,000 f o r the New York City members. Cash in v a u l t shows a nominal d e c l i n e .
Borrowings of a l l r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s from the Federal r e s e r v e banks declined. from $297,000,000 t o $262,000,000. Borrowings of t h e New York City banks
from t h e l o c a l r e s e r v e bank show a r e d u c t i o n of $35,000,000, which i s a l s o t h e net
r e d u c t i o n shown f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
A summary 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
members during t h e week and t h e y e a r ending March 5, 1924, f o l l o w s :
I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e d u r i n g Week
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , t o t a l
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
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. C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve b a l a n c e s 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 . . ,
Government d e p o s i t s
Total accommodation a t F. R. Banks

c.



.

Year

$300,000,000
58,000,000
103,000,000
255,000,000

+ $57,000,000
- 14,000,000
+

15,000,000

+

56,000,000

48,000,000
34,000,000

-

254,000,000

-

20,000,000

112,000,000

11,000,000 - 159,000,000
5,000,000

2,000,000

+

9,000,000

+

1,000,000

-

7,000,000

-

211,000,000

10,000,000

+

335,000,000

1,000,000 +

35,000,000

-

37,000,000

7,000,000
6,000,000

24,000,000
110,000,000

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday afternoon, March 14, 1924; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5374:

PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPCBTIXto MEMBER 3AI4KS IS LEADING CITIES
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Mar, 5, 1524
Number of reporting banks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 758
Loans and discounts, gross:
Secured by U. S. Government obligations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 213,687
Secured. Ty stocks and bonds (other than U. S. s e c u r i t i e s ) - - - - - - - 3,820,369
All other loans and discounts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7,900,509
Total loans and discounts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - U. S. Pre-war bonds
U. S. Liberty bonds
U. S. Treasury bonds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - U. S. Treasury notes
U, s. C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Other bonds, stocks and s e c u r i t i e s

-

—

_ - -

Total loans and discounts and investments
_____
- Reserve balance with Federal reserve banks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cr.sh in vault

Net demand deposits
Time deposits
Government deposits - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B i l l s payable and rediscounts with Federal Reserve Banks:
Secured by U. S. Government obligations - - - - - - - - - - - - All other
Ratio of b i l l s payable and rediscounts with Federal Reserve Banks t o
t o t a l loans and investments, per cent - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

C.




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-- -

Feb. 27,1924*
759

Sept. 5, 192)
7&9

Mar. 7, 1923
777

227,448
3 >805,100
7,844,981

229,24 j
3,661, 113
7,880,19 4

272,109
3, 717,3^5
7,645,393

11,934,565
270,324
999,872
75,607

11,877,529
273,241
1,030,296
76,816

11,770,550
274,746
1,058,263
88,4?5

11,634,927
253,169
1,06C,336
113,456

783,613
96,681
2,222,912

794,273
101,765
2,220,483

871,699
80,621
2,139,773

#942,713
117,094
2,186,035

16,383,574
1,409,988

l6,374,403
1,419,223

16,284,277
1,367,827

16,337,730
1,403,014

279,175

280,301

286,663

284,678

11,174,184
4,194,062
124,644

11,167,428
4,183,680
124,094

10,963,233
4,009,236
109,556

11,385,154
3,855,553
100,275

118,206
143,591

162,621
134,831

296,770
260,271

24 7,49 6
124,112

1,6

1,8
3*4
*Revised f i g u r e s ,
#Includes Victory notes,

2,3

rial eased 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 14, 1924; n o t e a r l i e r .

S t . 39 74 b.

PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUS I MESS, MAR. 5, 1924
( 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 . L o u i s Minn. Kans. Cy. D a l l a s San Fran. T o t a l
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
43
110
55
79
?6
37
104
35
26
73
52
6g
75s
Lo«$ns and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :

Secured by U.S.Govt, oblig.

12,501

73,457

12,325

Secured
s t o c k s & bonds
2 3 0 , 6 9 1 1,592,293 2 6 7 , 5 0 7
All Other l o a n s & d i s c o u n t s 6l2,4oi 2,579,^51 3^5,297

Total loans and discounts
U. s . Pre-war bonds
U. S, L i b e r t y bonds
U. S. Treasury bonds
u, s . T r e a s u r y n o t e s
U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of
indebtedness
Other bonds, s t o c k s and
securities

24,033

8,767

4o6,712

126,192

694,250

326,889

8,838

35,1)0
9,557
3,798
6,341
599,303 1 4 5 , 3 0 7 43,50s 57,121
351,682 1,137,399 311,356 193,013 322,751
66,499

3,208

15,732
192,379

3,820,369

211,257

814,763

7,900.509

855,593 4,245,201 625,129 1,124,995 46l,g45 427,019 1,771,832 466,220 240,319 4l6,213 277,322 1,022,874
12,848
49,720 10,679
48,275 28,972 l 4 , 7 6 l
23,767 14,981 9,081 11,853 20,005
25,362
80,960
445,800 45,233
109,9^3 27,030 14,622
100,389 22,851 14,409 37,759 12,563
88,313
4,563
22,509
2,766
5,397
2,2&9
1,879
12,392
6,195
780
3,368
1,355
12,134
21,068 4 1 7 , 4 6 2 4o,508
55,118 13,527
6,312
117,003 1 6 , 4 9 9 2 9 , 2 2 3 l 4 , 6 g s 15,357
36,848

270,324
999,872
75,607

783,613

6,201

1,944

1,813

23,050

6,947

1,462

3,109

7,189

12,791

96,68!

786,839 184,948

309,814

52,357

39,396

337,499

68,730

25,186

55,296

14,654

159,434

2,222,912

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
and i n v e s t m e n t s
1,148,561 5,989,674 914,505 1,659,743 587,947

505,802

2,365,952

622,423

320,480 542,286 348,445

1,357,756

16,353,574

33,903

216,943

95,239

1,409,982

21,975

279,175

Cash in vault
Net demand deposits
Time d e p o s i t s

Government deposits
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:
Secured by U.S. Govt, o b l i g .
All other
C.




168,759

83,096

22,143

11,934,565

5,242

Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h F.R.Blc.

4,770

213,687

62,857

632,792

69,36b

79,516 14,819
796,600 4,790,083 662,730
284,264 905,389 130,366
12,184
36,9^3 9,911
19,370

5,701
6,387

43,175
13, 2 3 g

10,551
4,097

104,525

38,332

38,75 7

24,764

46,278

25,993

53,753
7,101
5,765 12,142 9 , 7 3 0
898,401 330,930 282,038 1,505,480 350,564 209,l6l 406,952 235,176
624,395 l60,328 178,262
807,539 199,974 8 3 , 6 2 8 1 3 2 , 4 1 5 9 0 , 0 1 3
17,042
4,112
6,952
12,831 4,186
1,014
l,46l
5,316
29,454

7,022
10,288

13,059

12,491

12,714

6,326

22,531

16,930

17,230

3,691

14,453

14,349

2,115
986

867
10,444

685
3,802

706,049 11,174,164
597,489 4 , 1 9 4 , 0 6 2
12,692
124,644
8,129
26,086

118,206
143,591

St. 3974c
Released for publication Friday afternoon, March l4, 1924; not e a r l i e r .
- - . PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY I TIMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN F, R. BANK AND BRANCH CITIES AND IN OTHER SELECTED CITIES
New York City
Mar. 5 Eeb. 27
67
67

Number of reporting banks
Loans and discounts, gross:
66,215
83,741
Secured by U. S, Govt, oblig.
Secured by specks and bonds
1,396,977 1,384,954
2,265,011 2,216,620
All other loans and discounts
3 , 7 2 8 , 2 0 3 3,685,315
Total loans and discounts
38,666
37,946
U, S. Pre-war bonds
381,962
412,508
U. S. Liberty bonds
15,156
15,162
U. S. Treasury bonds
389,185
400,197
U. S, Treasury notes
U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
20,330
22,993
Other bonds, stocks, and s e c u r i t i e s

571,043

565,105

City of Chicago
Mar. 5 Feb. 27
48
48
25,866
442,321
648,089

24,700
438,868

43,177
5,065
77,745
15,569

649,605
1,113,173
4,161
42,468
5,092
78,066
14,058

160,745

160,247

1,116,276
4,198

All F. R.
Bank c i t i e s
Mar. 5 Feb. 27
255
255

F. R.
Branch c i t i e s
Mar. 5 Feb. 27
202
202

Other
selected c i t i e s
Mar. 5 Feb. 27*
302
301

35,456
35,027
39,133
38,829
153,592
532,116
523,393
631,354
642,593
2,639,114
4,851,565 1,634,484 1,620,881 1,369,873 1,372,535
7,644,271 2,304,971 2,302,303 1,937,445 1,930,955
107,152
106,562
75,144
75,158
90,931
167,769
167,982
236,615
625,912 234,398
18,847
18,106
19,397
18,079
39,340
67,421
68,240
135, 2 0 2
135,980
591,650
579,393
10,604
11,047
64,604
62,656
26,557
22,978
442,450
445,069
602,I85
605,505
1,174,957 1,173,229

139,098
2,656,899
4,896,152
7,692,149
88,618
597,492
38,654

Total loans and discounts
5,144,545 5,139,226 1,422,775 1,417,285 10,233,919 10,229,937 3,397,082 3,396,099 2,752,573 2,748,367
and investments
167,260
240,128
243,413
167,333
584,446
615,867
137,298 1 , 0 0 2 , 5 2 1 1,008,550
150,725
Reserve balance with F. R. Bank
78,281
61,234
141,328
62,173
64,902
66,784
138,721
27,9bl
77,739
27,385
Cash in vault
4,297,647 4,300,319 1 , 0 1 5 , 1 8 5
997,819 7,599,243 7 , 5 9 0 , 7 1 2 1,922,289 1 , 9 2 3 , 3 0 0 1,652,652 1 , 6 5 3 , 4 1 6
Net demand deposits
898,124
8 9 4 , 734
607,829
604,789
Time deposits
372,933 372,318 2,025,924 2 , 0 2 7 , 6 2 4 1,270,014 1 , 2 6 1 , 3 2 2
6,241
80,172
34,190
6,241
9,732
35,015
9,732
79,897
Government deposits
33,974
33,974
B i l l s payable and rediscounts with
P. R. Bank:
20,701
800
48,340
23.209
58,087
91,072
39,418
67,825
Secured by U.S.Govt, obligations 27,175
5,274
43,111
601
39.210
35,660
67,941
All other
59,961
3,914
3,502
32,539
909
Ratio of b i l l s payable and rediscounts
with F. R, Bank to t o t a l loans
and investments, per cent
C.




.7

1.4

.4

1,2
1.5
^Revised finjures«

2.1

2.5

2-3

2-3