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STATEMENT TOR THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
. ... .
S t . 1876
Monday morning, Mar - 28;
Federal Reserve Bosrd
not e a r l i e r .
March 26, 1921.CONDITIO# OF.MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
Aggregate i n c r e a s e s of 151 m i l l i o n s in investments, of which
137 m i l l i o n s r e p r e s e n t s an i n c r e a s e in the holdings of Treasury
c e r t i f i c a t e s , as a g a i n s t f u r t h e r l i q u i d a t i o n of
m i l l i o n s of loans
and d i s c o u n t s , a r e indicated in the Federal Reserve Board's weekly
statement of condition on March 18 of 824 member harilcs i n leading
cities,
All c l a s s e s of loans show r e d u c t i o n s for the week: loans secured by U, S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s - by 9 m i l l i o n s ; loans secured
by corporate o b l i g a t i o n s - by 17 m i l l i o n s , .and a l l other loans and.
d i s c o u n t s , l a r g e l y of a commercial character - by 29 m i l l i o n s - -Corresponding reduction's of 15, l4 and 20 m i l l i o n s are shown for member
banks i n New York C i t y .
Following the l a r g e c e r t i f i c a t e transactions'-%f the week, r e p o r t i n g banks show ar i n c r e a s e of 137 m i l l i o n s i n t h e i r holdings
of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s , while t h e i r holdings of other Government
s e c u r i t i e s show no appreciable change. Holdings of other bonds,
stocks and s e c u r i t i e s show an i n c r e a s e of l 4 m i l l i o n s ' For^the New
York City banks i n c r e a s e s ef 51 m i l l i o n s in c e r t i f i c a t e s / 0 1 8 m i l l i o n s i n other stocks and bonds, as a g a i n s t a decrease of 3 m i l l i o n s
i n other U., S. s e c u r i t i e s , are shown, As a consequence of the above
changes, t o t a l loans and investments of a l l r e p o r t i n g banks show an
increase of $8 m i l l i o n s , and those of New York member banks - an i n crease of 37 m i l l i o n s .
Accommodation of r e p o r t i n g banks at the Federal Reserve Banks
decreased during the week from 1,854 to 1,719 m i l l i o n s and c o n s t i - .
tuted 10,7 par cent of the banks 1 t o t a l loans and investments,, compared with 11.6 per cent the week b e f o r e - For the New York banks
decreases from 759 to 651 m i l l i o n s i n accommodation and from 15*1
to 12.4 per cent i n the r a t i o of accomodation are notedIn consequence. of the lar^e. Government, operations,. p a r t i c u l a r l y ,
the allotment of new tax c e r t i f i c a t e s , Government d e p o s i t s o f . t h e r e porting banks shew an i n c r e a s e of 307 m i l l i o n s - Net demand d e p o s i t s , :
on the other hand, d e c l i n e d by 159 m i l l i o n s , .while time d e p o s i t s .show
an increase of 16 m i l l i o n s - For the New York City banks i n c r e a s e s of
157 m i l l i o n s in Government d e p o s i t s and of 22 m i l l i o n s i n time d e p o s i t s
as a g a i n s t a decrease of 31 m i l l i o n s i n n e t demand d e p o s i t s , are shown,
In keeping w i t h the s u b s t a n t i a l reductions i n d emand d e p o s i t s , ' .and
in borrowings firan the Reserve Banks, a l l r e p o r t i n g banks show a decrease of 50 m i l l i o n s , and those of New York City - a decrease of 36
m i l l i o n s i n t h e i r r e s e r v e balances with the Federal Reserve Banks«
Cash i n v a u l t , l a r g e l y Federal Reserve notes,, shows a decline of 9
m i l l i o n s f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g banks and a d e c l i n e of 2 m i l l i o n s for the
man her banks in New York City.




- ©leasees, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Mcndasr :&orn ing, March 28, 1921; n o t e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING M5MEFR PANES IN LEADING CITIES
'
(Mounts in thousands of d o l l a r s )
Mar, 11,1921
Mar , 15,1921
324
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c o c n t e d w i t h F. R.- Bank;
Loans secured by U- S- Govt* o b l i g a t i o n s
- „ _ _ _ _ _ _
7 6i , M-^o
769,963
Loans secured by s t o c k s and bonds (othar than U. S- s e c u r i t i e s ) 3,014,740
3.031,706
2.906,575
12,708,249

S e p t . 17,1920
818
955,243

Mar- 19,1920
809
1,162,465

3,O4O,O73
(a)
(a)

3,175,231
(a)
U)

865,753

272,952

861,481

192,055

191,171

201 t 612

202,052

4 1 5 , 2 6 0

457,332

(a)

(a)

2,007.969
T o t a l loans & d i s c o u n t s , & inves t s - i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s e ' d .with IMt.Bc. - -

St -1876a.

16,073,876

15,976,114

17,057,374

16,781,4-25

1,252,032

1,302,232

1,390,056

1,390,213

330,032

369,711

368,911

10,535,101

11,381,204

11, 635, 029

2,926,44s

2, 910,332

2,720,662

2,574, l4o

347,624

4c,607

331,376

104,451

- - - - -

573,167
3,382

558,428
2,757

669,499
4,023

802,050
4,272

B i l l s r e discounted w i t h Federal Reserve Bank:
Secured by TJ„ s „ Govt - o b l i g a t i o n s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - All other
_
_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
-

195,773
946,383

205, 522
1,087,062

267,929
1,030,703

Reserve balance w i t h p . B. Bank - - - -

Time d e p o s i t s -

B i l l s payable with F e d e r a l Reserve Bank:
Secured by U . S . Govt. o b l i g a t i o n s

- - -

..

_ _ _ _ _

..

__

_. „

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ratio of U J . l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with F . R. Banks
to t o t a l loans and investments, per c e n t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -




10.7

11.6

11.6

(a) Comparable f i g u r e s not a v a i l a b l e .

330,244
762,527•
11-3

Released, f o r p u o l i c a t i o n Monday ^ o r n i n 0 , March 28, 1921; n e t e a r l i e r .
St.lFjSb.
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BASKS Hi EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS MARCH 18, lgZL.
- (Amounts 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 * .
C l e v e l . tvichm. A t l a n t a Chioa&o™ S t . L o u i s Minn, Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
Total
number r e p o r t i n g banks
4g
113
52
88
84
43
li4
37
35
82
52
69
824
Loans and d i s c o u n t s i n c l u d ing b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t s ! with
F . F.. Bank:
Loans s e c . b y U . S . G o v t . o b l i g ,
43,228
341,520 71,084
62,648 25,409 25,338
93,989 22,26) 13,309 22,38 3
8,07 3
29,186
761,430
Loans s e c . b y stocks and Donds 19_1,^78 1,2'32,917 198,630
348,935 113,559 56,776
4.38,6l2 122,856 45,892 74,023 3 8 , l 4 0
152,922 3,014,740
776.461 8.878.311
All o t h e r l o a n s £ d i s c o u n t s
bo5,J42 J , .11.3,422 410,798
699 , 47b 334.204 3 22.289 1,3q5.Q6Q 339.564 225,725 403.039 222.032
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c c u n t s
900,048 4,687,859 o80,)12 1,111,058 470,172 404,403 1,558,561 484,683 284,926 499 ,445 268,245
958,569 12,654,481
u . s . bonds
33,0)0
297,960 43,971
97,542 59,882 40,652
77,745 28,716 16,701 34,217 37,650
97,468
866,134
U. s . V i c t o r y n o t e s
6,038
83,612 10,144
20,698
7,691
3,316
34,115
2,236
1,245
3,676
2,05s
17,390
192,219
U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s cf
indebtedness
21,291
184,309 33,354
20,239
8,077
2,163
35,294
3,975
3,343
5,950
1,989
18,860
338,844
Other b o n d s , s t o c k s & s e c u r i t i e s 122,095
7^1,881 155,842
283,84l 48.545 33.851
3 l 4 . 4 l S 66.082 19.623 53,242 10.271
172,510 2.022.198
T o t a l l o a n s find d i s c o u n t s , and
investments including b i l l s
r e d i s c o u n t e d vvi t>i F.R.Bk. 1 , 0 8 2 , 5 0 2 5,935,621 923,823 1 ,533,378 600,367 484,335 2,360,130 525,69 2 3 25,232 597,130 320,213 1,264,797 16,073,276
Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h F,R .Bank:

73,812

5S4,9?4

63,076

98,622

34,320

26,950

171,133

4i ,904

20,030

40,896

23,831

72,484

1,252,032

Cash i n v a u l t

23,821

103,467

16,250

32,309

15,437

10,935

54,177

9,197

6,69s

13,225

10,154

25,519

321,189

l~et demand d e p o s i t s

723,659 4,588,614 630,660

879,046 325,283 233,003 1,299,447 314,657 190,523 329 , 324 209,670

591,234 10,375,720

Time d e p o s i t s

168,177

460,655

32,905

432,959 116,428 143,880

59,797

535,225

2,926,44s

Government d e p o s i t s

26,418

179,801

38,775

29,956

2,695

2,499

22,531

,922

4,542

4,247

2,22c

14,946

347,624

B i l l s p a y a b l e with F. R.Bank:
See* by jj 9 s , Govt. obi i,,.
All o t h e r

35,019

2o5,546

45,138

28,236
36

26,569

27,892
380

67,282
1,790

18,705

140

5,716
397

18,448
59

8,045
100

25,971
480

573,167
3,322

4,0.74

8,645
30,533

13,926
192,949

3,151
44,523

771
24,786

3,822
40,795

617
16,764

3,663
59,086

195,773
946,888

B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t s with F.E.B ark:
Sec. by U . S. C-ovt. o b l i g ,
15,601
All e t h e r
68,144




95,160
341,275

34,467
37,917

6,753
53,414

36,702

656,470 143,802

68,882 101,26s

. l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n I,ionday morning, March .28, 1921; not e a r l i e r .
'
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PRliICIPAL RESOURCE AM) LIABILITY I f f i S OF REPORTING m m BANKS It? F . R . B M AMD 77.AHCJT CITIES Aim ALL OTHER REPORTING BARKS.
, .
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—
— - > \ j t i t s 111 thoi'ScWels of d o l l a r s )
T.T, , v
.
All E. K.
F. H „ ' "
All o t h e r ~
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vl
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Bank
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t
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i
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s
r
e
p
o
r t i n g Banks
T
T
18
Ma
11
Mar
1S
Mar
11
Ha
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
~ 72
^'
V
;
* * 16 Mar* 11
J
b
e
Loans*- and. d i s c o u n t s i n c l u d i n g
21o
21o
322
322
t i l l s r e d i s c ^ d . w i t h P.P.Bank:

s s §
Sl-iiiJifS,!!#!
« ==>==. JiUlSJI .11:111111 a 1=
T o t a l loans and d i s c o u n t s , and
investments including b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h E- R- Bank

Reserve balance with ? . R, Bank

5,260, 2U0

5, 222, 731 1,428,964 1,434,86s 10, 425, l4o

539,173

575, 254

91,692

!

10,342,461 3,067,071 3,057,462

2,551,656 2,576,191

124,394

133,418

911,356

953,04?

186,581

200,64i

154,055

i4g,544

93,73S

31,592

32,705

123,339

186,884

63,225

65,968

74, 625

77,186

4,103,132

4,133,646

915,935

935,793

7,207,369

Time d e p o s i t s

7,297,567 1,656,051 1,698,865

297,520

275,63s

311,021

310,337

1,359,485

Government d e p o s i t s

1,340,423

917,296

919,43S

649,667

650,531

173, 939

17,109

15,243

2,186

280,022

30,492

' 39,259

6,24?

28,343

3,868

21,392
1,790

20,963
1,790

388, 208
1,849

368,950
1,790

127,005
.1,155

132,367
545

57,954
378

57,1U
' 422

23,519
117,446

21,072
115,754

10,365
120,237

9,199
119,994

Cash in v a u l t
Nat dan and d e p o s i t s

B i l l s payable w i t h E, R. Bank:
S e c . oy l T , S, Govt. o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h ? . R. Bank:
Sec- by U> 3. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
All other

•

242,154

239,121

93,013
315,629

99,o:8
450, .253

125,043

n,64o

12,0C7
122,873

1G1, S89
709,205

175,311
351,320

15.1

11-2

11-0

12.1

13.5

R a t i o of b i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with E-R.
E k . , t o t o t a l l o a n s and .invests -, -percent 12 .4



1,512,300 1,538,669

6.8

8.8

7-3

7-2