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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
March 25, 1953
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 18: Increases of
$279 million in commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans and $602 million in
reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks; decreases of $289 million in holdings
of Treasury bills and $362 million in demand deposits adjusted; and increases of
$930 million in United States Government deposits and $322 million in demand deposits
credited to domestic banks.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in all but one district; the principal increases were $109 million in New York City, $48 million in
Chicago, $37 million in the San Francisco District, and $19 million in the Cleveland
District. Changes according to industry appear in another release. Loans to banks
increased $226 million. "Other loans" increased $5% million.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $52 million in New York City, $39 million
in the Atlanta District, $38 million in the San Francisco District, $34 million in
the Cleveland District, and by smaller amounts in nearly all of the other districts.
Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness increased $21 million. Holdings
of Treasury notes decreased $30 million.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased in five districts and increased in the other
seven; the principal changes were decreases of $399 million in New York City and
$146 million in Chicago, and increases of $72 million in the Boston District, and
$51 million in the San Francisco District.
H.4.2

Borrowings increased $149 million in New York City, but decreased in most of
the other districts; the net increase was $5 million.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
March
18,
1953
A S S E T S

Change
since
March 11,
1953

(In millions of dollars)

Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

78,010
39,441
40,050
23,418

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

31,014
2,855
2,239
5,895
20,025
7,555
15,452
935
2,516

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Government
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

54,479
18,115
3,212
10,409
1,359
l,4l6

1,505
792
6,159
615
7,561

+166
+468
+468

+279*
- 84
+ 1
- 8
+226
+ 54*
-314

289

+ 21
- 30
- 16
+ 12
+602
- 18
+130
-362
+ 9

+930

+322

6

+

5

* March 11 figures revised (Kansas City District)
This series was revised March 4, 1953 by the addition of a number of banks.
Since year-ago figures comparable to current data are not available, the changes
from a year ago, formerly included in this statement, are omitted.



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A S S E T S

652 1,337
341

846

3,155
1,779
1,187

14,332
7,713
3,229

18

2

8

11

31

100
525
30
724

19
253
29
329

9
129

72
135

280

10
383

2,850

180

22
183
10

5,591
642
365
1,284
3,300
1,075

1,018
139
119
192

552
27
49
124
352
154

1,492

1,197

284
942
222

1,408
144
202
350
712
251

85

563
78
186
57

536
46
233
59

2,344
117
334
96
7,255
2,924
621

1,636

108

2,476
633
126

2,152

452

3,931
1,559
160

420
13
27
41
350

537
7
119
65
556

459
11
31
39
268

676
8

1,678

685

38
378

5
74
35
223

Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying
securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

78,010
39,441
23,418

3*568
1,879
1,146

24,146
13,640
9,286

3,080
l,6l6
928

5,620
2,532
1,518

3,159
1,381
642

2,899
1,240
728

10,971
4,305
2,831

2,570
1,367
736

1,358

3,152

1,505

19

1,126

44

47

11

12

176

792
6,159
615
7,56l

29
290
51
378

293
823
334
1,999

22
147
8
499

71
468
19

90
261
10

458

383

34
95
8
385

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

31,014
2,855
2,239
5,895
20,025
7,555

1,369
70
104
160
1,035
320

8,06l
642
261
1,234
5,924
2,445

1,094

2,553
216
309
579
1,449
535

1,556

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 Government
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

15,452
935
2,516
1,463

626
67
102
92

5,783
203
154
556

570
49
116
55

971
96

54,479
18,115
3,212

2,932
575
109

17,825
3,259
1,288

2,459

10,409
1,359
l,4l6
2,072
7,314

303
32
32
77
395

3,066
1,086
486
1,096
2,736

67

72
145
810
370

162

200
130

# Individual loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.




561
76

19
42
239

116
852

568

185
486
36
131
31

489
107

— —

237
14
71
17

304
181
318
689
323
609
39
307
44

129
150
211
707
179
595
46

456
97

31

106
1,563

5,123
275
297
1,014
3,537
1,496
2,132
144
264
274
8,111
6,399

877
259
56

2,284
489
116

2,541

79

366

308
3
53
25

891

116

260

833
10
17
53
300

553
144
108
446
1,019

2
72
37

516