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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
March 28, 1956
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING HQ@ER BANKS IN LEAPING CITIES

The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended March 21: Increases of
$931 million in loans adjusted, $223 million in United States Government securities,
and $2,31*1* million in United States Government deposits; and decreases of $1,103
million in demand deposits adjusted and $367 million in demand deposits credited to
domestic banks.
Commercial and industrial loans increased $1*38 million in New York City,
million in the San Francisco District, $59 million in the Chicago, and $25 million
in the Philadelphia District; the total increase at all reporting member banks was
$681 million, as compared with $592 million in the previous week which also included
loans for quarterly tax date needs. Changes according to industry appear in another
press release. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying United
States Government and other securities increased $183 million, Real estate loans
increased $33 million. "Other" loans increased $£fo million.
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $126 million, of which $76 million was in
Chicago. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness increased $25a million.
Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $53 million in the Chicago and a total of #103
million at »"P reporting member banks, Holdings of United States Government bonds
decreased $51* million.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $1*01* million in New York City, $307 million
in the Chicago District, $10l* million in the San Francisco District, $83 million in
the Cleveland District, and $5L million in the Kansas City District*
Borrowings from Federal Reserve Banks increased $392 million and borrowings
from others decreased $lii2 million* Loans to banks decreased Si23 million.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows.
.. .
1
—
Increase or
i'iar.
decrease since
Mar. 23,;
Mar. lb,
1955
1956
A S S E T S
Loans and investments adjusted l/
Loans adjusted l/
Commercial anH industrial loans

Agricultural loans

Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Other loans

(In millions of dollars)

86,1*89

+1,11*0

+2,568

1*9,556

+

+8,17k

21

:

'%l

8,320

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

28,651
1,113
865

Loans to baa ks
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks

1,099
13,1*70
929
2,539

L I A B I L I T I E S

2/ '5,07!,
163

2,732
1,293

10,350

931

+
+

33
5b
223

126

251*
103
51*
11*

6,621
20,052
8,279

+
-

123
81
57
13

+ 21*1
+ 193
2/ + 888
2/ +1,915
-4,855
• , 583
- 332

.2,150
-1,790
- 751

+
+
+

137
51
2
76

+ 218
-1,103
56,500
Demand deposits adjusted
+
391
2
21,595
Time deposits except U. S. Government
+1,332
+2,31*1*
l*,l5o
U. S. Government deposit
+
28
- 367
10,155
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
+
68
1,1*86
30
Foreign banks
+
609
+
392
966
Borrowings: From Federal Reserve Banks
It
- H*2
701
From others
1/ Exclusive of loans to banks and after deduction of valuation reserves; individual
loan items are shown gross«
_
2/ October 5, 1955 reclassification increased commercial and industrial loans $318
"
million and decreased real estate loans and "other" loans $29l* and $25 mil
lions
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

ASSETS'A'Miy XI^BILITTES 'OF WEMEY REPORTING MEMBER" BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, KftBCB 21, 1956
F e d e r a l
Reserve
D i s t r i c t
Total
San
St. Minne- Kansas
RichClevePhilaNew
All
Atlanta Chicago Louis apolis City Dallas Francisco
Boston York delphia
mond
land
Districts
millions
of dollars)
T
H
A S S E T S
16,602
6,101
3,476 3,300 12,025 2,729 1,435 3,386 3,801
3,850 26,458 3,326
86,489
Loans and investments adjusted l/
9,422
2,403
816
1,749
1,578
5,712
1,770 1,697
3,147
2,370 16,666 2,226
49,556
Loans adjusted l/
1,484
3,692
401
907
3,470
806
797
932
1,530
10,594 1,150
27,187
Commercial and industrial loans
247
123
26
35
19
20
15
2
1
9
18
524
9
Agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
89
23
22
28
305
36
168
66
25
48
1,917
2,732
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying
54
127
11
23
190
29
48
69
129
58
28
527
1,293
securities
3,666
260
209
171
768
275
155
330
220
721
1,177
348
8,320
Real estate loans
1,807
413
221
446
557
1,078
538
556
656
781
2,736
561
10,350
Other loans
5,508
463 1,287 1,161
918
5,122
1,429 1,288
796 2,342
28,654 1,151 7,189
U. S. Government securities - total
70
6
65
79
15
297
71
46
52
99
276
1,113
37
Treasury bills
l4l
44
19
116
53
47
63
100
43
146
39
54
865
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
240
1,307
360
128
250
1,329
660
435
299
208
139
1,269
6,624
Treasury notes
812
3,990
606
310
795
3,380
988
719
1,530
572
5,498
852
20,052
U. S, bonds
1,672
237
350
156
233
1,191
315
612
277
304
329 2,603
8,279
Other securities
14
255
4
17
22
10
19
19
65
80
31
563
1,099
Loans to banks
2,108
216
539
552
437
520
1,957
862
515
528
4,746
490
13,470
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
148
46
4o
14
116
35
49
76
204
47
93
61
929
Cash in vault
269
64
499
296
l4l
274
278
171
111
155
170
111
2,539
Balances with domestic banks
148
347
28
51
46
131
72
71
88
90
90
797
1,959
Other assets - net

H.4.2(a)

L I A B I L I T I E S

7,262 1,720
2,608 2,362
2,983 18,138 2,566 4,033
56,500
Demand deposits adjusted
563
3,183
631
733
474
1,753
4,294
623
21,595
Time deposits except U. S. Government
157
796
131
150
321
159
1,452
147
4,150
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:
644
1,601
701
431
4l4
499
3,032
336
10,155
Domestic banks
4
46
11
. 10
22
9
1,142
34
1,486
Foreign banks
Borrowings:
404
2
17
5
17
311
966
7
From Federal Reserve Banks
12
20
59
17
25
30
369
23
701
From others
39
134
51
62
78
47
1,174
93
2,336
Other liabilities
271
1,037
642
305
331
387
3,026
436
8,596
C A P I T A L
ACCOU NTS
l/ Exclusive of loans to banks and after deduction of valuation reserves; individual loan items are shown gross.



849 2,379 2,703
855
556
291
114
143
76

8,897
7,639
504

306
3

804
4

866
25

521
176

40
27
28
l4l

81
11
34
330

4
6
62
412

78
102
534
1,278