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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2

(For Immediate Release)
March 15, 1950
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended March 8: Decreases of
$248,000,000 in loans, $311,000,000 in holdings of United States Government
securities, $215,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, $351,000,000 in United States
Government deposits and $288,000,000 in borrowings, and an increase of $306,000,000
in demand deposits credited to domestic "banks.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans decreased $33,000,000 in New
York City and $9,000,000 in the Chicago District, and increased $9,000,000 in the
Philadelphia District; the net decrease at all reporting member banks was

$36,000,000.

Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $107,000,000 in New York City and a total
of $188,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury certificates
of indebtedness decreased $162,000,000 at all reporting member banks, of which
$67,000,000 was in the San Francisco District. Holdings of Treasury notes increased
$70,000,000. Holdings of United States Government bonds decreased $31,000,000; the
principal changes were a decrease of $30,000,000 in the Cleveland District and an
increase of $22,000,000 in New York City,
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $142,000,000 in the San Francisco District,
$77,000,000 in New York City, $38,000,000 in Chicago, and $25,000,000 in the Cleveland District, and increased by smaller amounts in all of the other districts. Time
deposits increased $29,000,000. United States Government deposits decreased in all
districts. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks increased in all districts.
Borrowings decreased $248,000,000 in New York City.

Mar.
8,
1950

Increase or
decrease since
Mar. 1,
1950

Mar. 9,
1949

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

(In millions of cLollars)
+4,237
548
66,283
58
248
24,493
+
25
24,868
250
-1,308
36
13,798

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

36,463
2,024
4,909
4,699
24,831
5,327

Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Debits to demand"deposit"accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Govt, accounts, during week
*March 1 figures revised (Chicago District).

12,058
763
2,173




501

852
137
428
4,422
249
4,481

46,711
15,434
2,071
9,327
1,281
218

-

+
-

+
-

+
-

112
64

+
+

4
426

1
6
9
53
11

-

55
9
336
29

311

188
- 162*
+ 70*
-

-

+
-

+
+

+
-

+

660

+3,257
59
- 151
+3,673

-

206

31
11

+1,038

46
55
67

-2,138
22
+ 102

215
29
351

+ 306
+ 35
-

+
-

288

+
+
+
+
+

639
303
341
682
137
6

20,492 (Revised figure previous
week 24,138)

H.4.2(a)

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING
Total
all
districts

A C O T7» m 0

Fed e r a l
Boston

Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to "brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

66,283
24,493
13,798

2,995
1,059
648

501
852

5
9

137
428
4,422
249
4,481

10
19
147
16
227

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U» S. bonds
Other securities

36,463
2,024
4,909
4,699
24,831
5,327

1,761

Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U* S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

12,058
763
2,173
1,237
46,711
15,434

2,071
9,327

l,28l
218

1,228

6,244

61

193
199
1,308
175
469
52
88

New
York

Phila- Clevedelphia land
(In
21,271 2,738
4,656
8,142
1,460
957
5,144
491
803

>*

f

838

11,519
4,995
1,967

22
61

1
6

2

5

~6

3
15

8
12
196
1
219

3
5
76
1
149

4
12
139
1
186

7
40
94

244

18
53
371
15
455

1,368
119
294
179
776
206

6,001
530
833
861
3,777
800

1,108
45
185
204
674
175

686
10
124
119
433
121

1,371
137
257
205
772
237

1,183
80

422
4l
204
56

1,778
100

202
12
90
17

477
30
271
28

475
35
313
56

1,545
115

100

384
29
123
27

1,773
539
66
570
11

6,242
2,626
4o6

1,402
487
54

1,999
435
54
646

6,431
5,349
267
4 68

211

766

6kb

2,854

26
4l
301
1
270

10
20
218
2
240

12
21
75

11,454 l,44l
538
123
160
1,198
1,262
150
8,456 1,008
340
1,675

2,825
123

287

1,686
143
210

373
2,042
371

1,147
151

4,668
168

109

2,422
480
90

l6,4lO
2,459

628

2,845
1,058

126

673
2,486

452
42
98
58

730
76
133
71

2,118
426
114

3,120
1,390
142
482
6
10
4o

360

12
12
30
316

476

186

456
63
161
50
2,075
597
115
410
5
5
20
231

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
interbank and U. 8. Govt, accounts
20,492
8,610
825
1,034
788
696
^Individual
 loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valna.+ien reserves.


2,490
1,176

2
7
107
19
319

469

31
5
48
327

2,586
978

9

509

Minne- Kansas
San
apolis City Dallas Francisco
1,248
441
212

8

175
1,117

St.
Louis
2,247
964
533

10
29

30
175

D i s t r i c t

RichAtlanta Chicago
mond
millions of do]ilars)
2,728 2,463
9,342
891
889 2,541
4o4
1,585
535

1
26

459

676

82

283

R e s e r v e

6

325

638

4

30
197

46
24
72
737

834
254
62
297
3

19
184

103

1,885
392
73
814
1
2
15
210

677

2,696

575

363

730

1,492

660

16

mm mm

202

281

160
662
131

8

16

7
23
2,189
12
853
5,579
115
887
801
3,776
945

258
223

96
34

249