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Form FR-284
For immediate release

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
March 28, 1938

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks in 101 Leading Cities
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in 101 leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended March 231 .Decreases of
$29,000,000 in commercial, industrial and agricultural loans and $38,000,000 in
loans to brokers and dealers in securities; a decrease of $213,000,000 in holdings
of United States Government direct obligations, and an increase of $63,000,000 in
11
Other securities"; decreases of #100,000,000 in balances on deposit with domestic
banks and #203,000,000 in deposits credited to domestic banks.
.
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans declined $15,000,000 m New York
City and 529,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Loans to brokers and dealers
in securities declined #28,000,000 in New York City and #38,000,000 at all reporting
ngs^f*United States Government direct obligations declined #152,000,000
in New York City, $59,000,000 in the Chicago district and #213,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of "Other securities" increased #66,000,000 in New
York City and $63,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits-adjusted increased #132,000,000 in New York City, and declined
#71,000,000 in the Chicago district, #23,000,000 in the San Francisco district,,
#21,000,000 in the Cleveland district and #3-4,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Time deposits increased #8,000,000 in the San Francisco district. Government
deposits declined #37,000,000 in New York City and #28,000,000 at all reporting
member banks.
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Deposits credited to domestic banks declined in all districts, the principal
decreases being $118,000,000 in New York City, $12,000,000 in the St. Louis district, and $11,000,000 each in the Cleveland, Atlanta and Dallas districts.
Weekly reporting member banks reported no borrowings on March 23.
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of the reporting member banks
together with changes for the week and the year ended March 23, 1938, follows:
(In millions of dollars)
Increase or decrease
s ince
March
Mar. 16, Mar. 24,
1937
ASSETS
20,912
Loans and Investments - total
8,805
Loans - total
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans:
558
On securities
3,748
0thervri.se secured and unsecured
422
Open market paper
721
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities 608
1,148
Real estate loans
87
Loans to banks
715
Other loans: On securities
798
Otherwise secured and unsecured
7,876
U. S. Government direct obligations
1,166
Obligations fully guaranteed by U.S. Gov't
3,065
Other securities
5,773
Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
316
Cash in vault
1,945
Balances with domestic banks
T, I A B I L I T I E S
14,301
Demand deposits—adjusted
5,231
Time deposits
697
U. S» Government deposits
5,185
Inter-bank deposits: Domestic banks
354
Foreign banks
Borrowings
^Comparable figures not available.




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Form FR—284—a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
March 24, 1938

For immediate release

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(In millions of dollars)
Chicago
New York City
1 93 7
1
9
3
8
1
9
3
7
. 1 9 3 8
Mar,
24
Mar.
23|Mar.
16
Mar,
24
Mar. 231 Mar. 16
ASSETS
Loans and Investments — total

7,584

7,724

8,597

1,969

2,032

2,068

Loans - total

3,187

3,243

3,738

606

6l4

638

221
1,451
155
603

*

23
385
27
33

22
390
27
37

71
12

71
12

*

*

22
33

21
34

*
*

Commercialjindustrial, and
agricultural loans»
On securities
221
Otherwise aecured and unsecured 1,436
Open market paper
152
Loans to orokers and dealers
575
Other loan? tor purchasing or
carrying securities
208
Real esbt.be loans
118
Loans to banks
55
Other leans %
On securities
231
Otherwise secured & unsecured
191

*
*

1,120

215
125
48

*

234
191

*

128

61

*
*
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51
14
5

U. S. Gov't obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other securities

2,851

3,003

3,226

980

1,034

1*061

429
1,117

427
1,051

457
1,176

101
282

100
284

95
274

Reserve with F, R. bank
Cash in vault
Balance with domestic banks
Other assets - net

2,938
49
69
475

2,824
• 47
• 70
473

2,440
49
79
477

578
21
115
49

573
20
116
50

541
27
l45

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits — adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits t
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
Capital account




5,966
°46
307
2,043
313
36l
1,479

5

1£

62

468
116

116

1,450
450
96

344

6,407
672
124

2,l6l
308

2,195
401

578
7

579
7

587
5

372
1,471

18
242

2
18
242

21
234

363
1,483

X,

•^Comparable figures not available.

Form FR-284~b
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ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON MARCH 23, 1938
(in millions of dollars)
Total
All
Boston New
York
districts

ASSETS
20,912
Loans and Investments - total
8,805
Loans - total
Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loanst
558
On securities
3,748
Otherwise secured & unsecured
422
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
721
Other loans for purchasing or
608
carrying securities
1,148
Real estate loans
87
Loans to banks
Other loans*
715
On securities
798
Otherwise secured and unsecured
7,876
U. S. Gov't obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by TJ.S.Gov't 1,166
3,065
Other securities
Reserve with F.R, bank
5,773
Cash in vault
316
Balances with domestic banks
1,945
Other assets — net
1,269
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits - adjusted
14,301
Time deposits
5,231
U, S. Gov't deposits
697
Inter-bank deposits;
Domestic banks
5,185
Foreign banks
354
Borrowings
824
Other liabilities
Capital account
3,623



1,197
634

District
Reserve
federal
San
Kansasji
MinneSt.
RichClevePhilaj Dallas
Atlanta Chicago
City
Francisco
apolis
Louis
mond
delphia land

8,436 1,102
448
3,598

1,775
706

604
243

554
285

2,999
931

653
305

382
162

64o
255

492
231

2,078
1,007

38
254
80
24

234
1,542
165
58±

49
159
29
18

48
240
14
22

12
99
12
3

11
l44
4
6

42
517
46
38

47
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10
4

9
68
6
1

17
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18
4

10
138
2
2

4l
305
36
18

34
83
5

282
224
56

34
58
2

38
172
3

17
30
2

15
28
2

84
87
8

13
47
6

8
6

12
21
1

14
21

57
371
2

57
59
407
20
136
296
61
119
77

261
253
3,076
480
1,282
3,063
65
148
562

49
50
306
88
260
224
16
133
83

124
45
752
61
256
344
36
179
102

28
40
262
4o
59
132
18
143
36

27
48
161
32
76
101
11
117
38

48
61
1,480
174
4l4
791
52
289
81

11
27
201
50
97
132
10
118
23

12
52
167
l4
39
70
6
81
16

13
27
226
46
113
168
12
214
22

10
34
176
34
51
103
10
181
26

75
102
662
127
282
349
19
223
203

987
265
12

6,492
1,059
315

735
281
23

990
746
18

402
197
13

324
I83
23

2,019
881
144

398
185
16

240
121
7

468
145
18

392
130
27

854
1,038
81

210
11

2,112
314

269
6

311
1

204

196
1

771
8

240

122
1

329

177

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—

—

244
12

25
240

373
1,609

18
226

20
350

5
89

22
367

5
81

314
329

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