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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.U#2
(For Immediate Release)
March 21 > 1951
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 11*: Increases of
$267,000,000 in commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans, $239,000*000 in
holdings of Treasury bills, $1*62,000,000 in reserve balancesfaithFederal Reserve
Banks, $1,21*9,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted* and $232,000,000 in demand
deposits credited to domestic banks', and a decrease of $366,000,000 iji borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in all but one district ; the principal increases were $88,000,000 in New York City, $1*5,000,000 in
the Chicago District, $29,000,000 $n the,Cleveland District, $22,000,000 each in
the Philadelphia and San Erahdisco Districts, and $19*000,000 in the Boston District*
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $129,000,000 in New York City,
$37,000,000 in the San Eranciscd District, and $28,000,000 in the Cleveland District. Holdings of United States Government bonds decreased ^21,000,000 in the
Chicago District, $19,000,000 each in the New York and San Francisco Districts,
and a total of $58,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of "other
securities" increased $1*1*, 000,000*
Demand deposits adjusted increased in all districtsj the principal increases
were $51+7,000,000 in New York City, $202,000,000 in the San Francisco District,
$105,000,000 in the Chicago District, and $87,000,000 in the Cleveland District.
United States Government deposits decreased $116,000,000. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks increased in eight districts.
Borrowings decreased $21*9,000,000 in New York City and $k0,000,000 in the
Cleveland District.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:

ASSETS
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
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserves 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. Government accounts, during week
* FRASER
March 7 figures revised.
Digitized for


Increase or
decrease since
Mar. 7, Mar. 15#
1950
1951
(in millions of dollars)
+2,683
+21*8*
69,538
+
28
+7,521
32,173
+ 32
+7,592
32,621
+267*
+5,067
18,956

March
Ik,
1951

231
1,113

- 1*3
6

+

150
578
5,312
365
5,886
30,782
1,718

- 13
- 5
+ 16
-177
- 7*
+176*
+239

8,298
20,766
6,583
Ik,518
871
2,518

- 5*
- 58*
+ 1*1*
+1*62*
+ 1*3
+21*5

+
9
+ 113
+ 900
+ 217
+1,388
-6,095
— 676
-1*,856
+2,717
-3,280
+1,257
+2,080
+ 128
+
50

51,826 +1,21*9*
+ 16
15,597
-116
2,116
+232
9,615
+ 15
1,351*
281
-366

+1*,590
+ 167
- 388
61
+
82
+ 210

28,062

297
195

H.4.2(a)

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, MARCH 14, 1951
Total
Boston
all
districts

A S S E T S
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
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserves 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
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
^Individual
 loan items are reported gross,


F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e
Did-s t r i c t
St.
"Minne- Kansas
San
PhilaRichCleveNew
Dallas
Atlanta Chicago
apolis
City
Louis
Francisco
mond..
delphia
land
York
Vin millions or aoxxars)
4,943 2,781
2,560
9,783
1,945 1,173
3,484
1,137
1,106
678 2,275
583

69,538
32,173
18,956

3,163
1,502
970

22,468
10,979
7,193

2,861
1,287
730

231
1,113

3
12

204

870

1
40

11
34

2
6

150
578
5,342
365
5,886

10
26
212
4
290
1,418

3
6
137
4
389
1,231
45

25
68
369
23
339
2)532
171

11
33
244
2
306

60

35
253
733
277
1,575
9,330
497

275
1,083
243

1,958
6,875
2,159

287

614
1,747
466

379
948
174

588
58
106
109

5,671
195

557
47
117
64

917
88

515
72
191
55

2,695

18,164
2,708

2,340
1,249
727

1,246

2,729

336

796

3

1
.9

609 1,224

5
90

3
5

22
60
453
21
6l4

9
15
238
2
264

164

4
13
168
1
240

5,350
395

915
36

491
12

1,235
166

486
637
215
484
46
226

290
589
176

152
327
146

615

61

1,559
3,396
949
2,087
109
365
115

446
33
133
32

2,233
587
100
414
6
1
29
244

1,942
514
66
585
13
9
38
210

6,939
2,611
421
1,518
40
62
93
775

28,062
1,124 13,047 1,001
1,446
978
e., before deduction of valuation reserves.

875

3,534

30,782
1,718
8,298
20,766
6,583
14,518

871

2,518
1,512
51,826
15,597
2,116
9,615
1,354
281
1,617
6,551

478

91
284
35
20
84
337

169

600

636

2,990
1,121
103
851
2,530

899
343

2,288
420
106
416
15
39
38
324

165
88

3,647
1,354
165

476
6
7
59

485

1,434

107

12
11
24
93
15
321
1,208
85

2
6
106
mm mm

454

2,656 12,008
6,106
1,478
1,036
2,526

9
9
47

121
1
270
,014

69

1
23
9
27
2,468
15
1,114
4,624
75
1,488

270

356
589
164

221
14
85
17

576
35
301
45

527
40
350
71

1,929
134
310
255

1,547
480
77
643
2
17
25
193

872
236
51
292
2
4
19
107

2,108
391
84
829
2
14
28
230

30
237

5
323
879

718

426

921

878

3,114

415
63
654

8

3,061

1,278

7,154
5,403

256
514

102