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BQtitD 0? GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL KESE1;VE SYS TEL:
(For Immediate Release)
l a r c h 25, 19U7
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEI.1BBR BANKS IN LEADING CITIES

The condition statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks in 101 leading c i t i e s
shows the following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended March 19i Decreases of
$615,000,000 i n holdings of Treasury notes and $508,000,000 i n United S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s , r e f l e c t i n g the redemption of maturing notes and Treasury c a l l s on
war loan d e p o s i t s ; and an increase of $219,000,000 in demand deposits a d j u s t e d .
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans increased i n n e a r l y a l l d i s t r i c t s and the t o t a l increase a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks was $82,000,000, Loans
t o brokers and d e a l e r s f o r purchasing or carrying United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s declined $70,000,000 i n New York City and ^60,000,000 a t a l l reporting member
banks; loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g other s e c u r i t i e s
The p r i n c i p a l decreases i n holdings of Treasury notes were $559*000,000 in New
York City, $68,000,000 in the San Francisco D i s t r i c t , and $1*7,000,000 in the Chicago
D i s t r i c t , Holdings of Treasury b i l l s increased $1*30,000,000 i n New York City and
$l*ll*,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of
indebtedness increased $165,000,000 in New York City and $11*7,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t ing member banks, and declined $1*8,000,000 in the Chicago D i s t r i c t . Holdings of
United States Government bonds increased $72,000,000 in New York C i t y and declined
$32,000,000 and $31,000,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y , i n the Chicago and San Francisco Dist r i c t s ; the n e t increase was $12,000,000,
Demand deposits a d j u s t e d increased $220,000,000 in New York C i t y and
$219,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. United States Government deposits dec l i n e d in a l l d i s t r i c t s . Deposits credited t o domestic banks declined $52,000,000,
Borrowings increased $1*2,000,000 in New York City, $15,000,000 i n the Minneap o l i s D i s t r i c t , and $1*1,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks, and declined
$13,000,000 i n the New York D i s t r i c t outside of New York City,
A summary of the 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 member banks follows:

ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - t o t a l
Commercial,industrial, and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans
Loans t o brokers and dealers f o r
purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
U. S, Government obligations
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying;
U, S, Government obligations
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e ? of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U.S.bonds(including guaranteed obligations)
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E, S
Demand deposits a d j u s t e d
Time deposits
U. S,Government deposits
,
Interbank deposits 1 Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

Increase or
decrease since
larch
llarch £?0,
Harch 12,
19,
19U6
19^7
19U7
( I n millions of d o l l a r s )
10,751
U3
55,5U7
l,59l
15
16,805
5,586
82
11,077
312
357

-

60
25

- 1,512
5 61*

5lU
h 17
1,658
117
2,353
1,191
1,613
2,570

-

8

+

12

+ 11*7
- 615

- 1,1*1*5
11
+
518
+
57
+
565
+
183
- 7,659
- 1,585

5,1M

+

ll*

+

55
19

+

122

+
+

65
97

26,881*

+ 1*11*
+

10,008

625

12

2,207

1*0

59,005
10,595
1,971
9,210

+ 219
- 15
- 508
- 52

1,506
165

Debits to demand d e p o s i t accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Govt, accounts, during week
17,63":




- 25
+ 9

+

10

hi

11*1

55

+ 1,570
+ 898
-12,552
509
+
62
-'

261*

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORT IFCT HEMBER BANKS IH 101 LEADING 'CITIES, FARCH 19, 1947
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
F e d o r a
Total
Rich- Atlanta Chicago S t .
New Phi la- - "
All
Boston York
Louis
mond
delphia land
districts
( I n millions of d o l l a r s )
ASSETS.
7,968 1,868 1,134 2,122 1,840
Loans and investments - t o t a l
2,784 20,579 2 , 2 % it,598 1,908 l,9kh
55,547
571
756
723
488
692 1,282
585 2,301
359
Loans * t o t a l
16,805
6,159
899
214
508
381
1*22
430
7ll±
341
257
1,579
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , & agr*l loans
11,077
596 4,44o
Loans t o brokers and dealers f o r
purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
1
1
l
2
U#. S. Government obligations
1U
219
53
312
Hi
l
6
5
29
18
3
10
232
5
Other s e c u r i t i e s
17
5
357
Other loans f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
18
2k
28
13
37
10
52
88
20
U. S* Government obligations
nii
55
5lii
8
22
6
68
15
35
186
13
Other s e c u r i t i e s
15
iu
7
417
262
106
56
65
46
80
225
43
Real e s t a t e loans
51
192
1,658
93
1
2
2
1
102
k
Loans t o banks
117
4
82
114
litO
208
113
181
io4
255
95
Other loans
148
674
2,353
22
30
21
Treasury b i l l s
47
27
5
691
57
1,191
46
99
5k
236
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
41
250
309
6k3
173
97
187
155
1,293
350
1,613
125
Treasury notes
153
115
97
319
75
78
65
179
2,570
915
95
638
U # Se.bonds(including guaranteed o b l i g a t i o n s ) 26,881;
766
877
1,026
2^160
4,035
1,072
796
595
1,463 10,338
165
83
Other s e c u r i t i e s
86
216
571
135
177
59
300
1,183
3,434
94
1,392
193
397
329
433
367
3ko
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
10,008
436
753
470
3,931
26
18
23
23
ti>0
31
Cash i n v a u l t
87
9k
625
3k
39
59
261
251
108
168
84
k.25
188
119
Balances with domestic banks
108
119
83
2,207
20
22
15
33
Other a s s e t s - n e t
321
67
46
33
75
%
1,371
73
L I A B I L I T I E S
704 1,467 1,507
5,252 1,145
2,245 15,-570 1,828 3,081 1,383 1,392
39,005
Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted
322
2,081
236
323
380
l
k06
388
2,015
296
159
478
r
10,593
Time d e p o s i t s
70
46
285
70
51
55
80
185
io4
67k
79
1,97k
Tie
Government deposits
824
1,605
481
493
34o
368
575
k77
298
2,990
317
9,210
Interbank deposits $ Domestic banks
—
2
8
8
3
31
10
1,162
21
k
5
Foreign banks
1,306
—
—
—
12
11
2
13
6
5
10
7
Borrowings
165
95
12
10
10
101
14
28
19
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
55
2,229
415
15
39
161
628
154
146
262
150
133
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
93
2,169
489
5,276
299

l.k.2% a)

******

Debits t o demand deposit accounts, except
Interbank and U*S. Govt, accounts



17,630

831

7,635

710

1,131

521
r

563

2,708

558

364

666

517

San
Francisco
6,548
1,990
1,195
7
26
55
28
439
1
239
92
879
354
2,818
415
967
51
293
597
3,431
2,209
275
412
52
4
1,481
592
1,426