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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
For immediate release

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
March 29, 1937

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks in 101 Leading Cities
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in 101 leading cities
on March 24 shows decreases for the week of #138,000,000 in total loans and investments, $205,000,000 in demand deposits—adjusted, 064,000,000 in Government deposits,
<*>201,000,000 in deposits credited to domestic banks, and $215,000,000 in reserve
balances with Federal Reserve banks.
Loans to brokers and dealers in New York City declined &16,000,000, loans to
brokers and dealers outside New York increased $9,000,000, and loans on securities
o others (except banks) increased $6,000,000. Holdings of acceptances and commercial paper bought increased $6,000,000, real estate loans declined $2,000,000,
loans to banks increased $2,000,000, and "Other loans" increased (>5,000,000.
Holdings of United States Government direct obligations declined $75,000 000
in the New York district, $34,000,000 in the Chicago district and $132,000,000 at
all reporting member banks. Holdings of obligations fully guaranteed by the United
States Government declined $8,000,000. Holdings of "Other securities" declined
98,000,000 m the San Francisco district and at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits-adjusted declined $98,000,000 in the New York district,
KnA°nnA°!5 i n ^ C h i c a S° district, $20,000,000 in the San Francisco district and
a i
i; a t 3 1 1 reporting member banks, and increased $34,000,000 in the Ehi-ladelphia district.^ Government deposits declined $14,000,000 each in the New York
811
districts and ^6-4,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Deposits
n m nnn
banks declined in-all districts, the principal decreases being
in he New Iork
district, $18,000,000 in the Chicago district and
<*16,000,000 in the Boston district, and the total decrease at all reporting member
banks being $201,000,000.
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of the reporting member banks,
together with changes for week and the year ended March 24, 1937, followsi
(In millions of dollars')
Increase or decrease since
Mar. 24,
Mar. 17,
Mar. 25,
1937
1937
1936
ASSETS
loans and investments - total
22,560
-138
+949
Loans to brokers and dealerst
In New York City
1,088
-16
+154
Outside New York City
243
+9
+54
Loans on securities to others
(except banks)
2,036
+6
-51
Acceptances & commercial paper bought
4l4
+6
+71
Loans on real estate
1,151
-2
+1
Loans to banks
92
+2
+15
Other loans
4,323
+5
+899
U. S, Gov't direct obligations
8,696
-132
-163
Obligations fully guaranteed by U.S.Gov't
1,205
-8
—60
Other securities
3,312
-8
+29
Reserve with F. R. banks
5,112
-215
+1,104
Cash in vault
362
+12
-4
Balances with domestic banks
1,963
-112
-267
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
Uto S. Government deposits
Inter-bank depositst
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings




15,336
5,129
355

-205
+1
—64

+1,589
+208
-422

5,586
437
4

-201
+4
+3

+201
+68
-13
(B-804)

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
March 25, 1937

For immediate release

-ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in millions of dollars)

New York C:Lty
Chicago
•19 3 7
19 3 6
19 3 7
19 3 6
M*r, # 4 # r . 17 Mar. 25 Mar. 24 Mar. 17 Mar. 25
AS S E T S
Loans and investments - total

8,597

8,691

8,400

2,068

2,102

1,958

Loans to brokers and dealersi
In New York City
Outside New York City
Loans' on securities to others
(except banks)

1,048
72

1,062
74

898
64

1
50

1
47

28

736

735

755

151

146

151

Acceptances & commercial paper bought 132
Loans on real estate
128
Loans to banks
61
Other loans
1,561

129
128
60
1,568

158
136
45
l,l4l

15
14
5
402

15
l4
5
404

16
15
5
259

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

3,226

3,309

3,476

1,061

1,100

1,130

457
1,176

451
1,175

549
1,178

95
274

95
275

89
265

Reserve with P. R. bank
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

2,440
49
79
477

2,545
49
82
470

1,949
51
78
463

541
27
145
62

569
29
152
62

428
36
157
76

5,869
546
197

1,450
450
96

1,499
450
106

1,308
4l4
116

2,289
398

2,187
340

587
5

600
5

560
4

371
1,469

14
326
1,462

21
234

20
234

31
222

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




6,407
672
124
2,195
401
372
1,471

6,503
671
136

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON MARCH 24, 1937

ASSETS
Loans and investments - total
Loans to brokers and dealers $
In New York Sity
Outside Hew York
Loans on securities to others
(except banks)
Acceptances and commercial paper bought
Loans on real estate
Loans to banks
Other loans
U. S. Gov't obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by U.S.Gov't
Other securities
Reserves with F. R. bank
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

(In millions of dollars)
Reserve
Federal
Total
.
Cleve-1
RichPhilaNew
All
Atlanta
Boston
land
!
mond
delphia
York
districts

St.

694

Districts
| Minne- Kansas Dallas San
Francisco
City
399

695

6

2

1
4

72
12
44
5
149
239
61
106

29
12
6

175
189
37
81

212
37
76
9
564
1,582
163
4l4

131
19
125
42

100
12
123
39

740
60
335
94

864 1,074
715
263
19
21

423
197
10

342
178
11

286
4
1
27
226

208

222
1

644

575

3,116

17

4

1
9

3
56

135
30
62
3
190
341
92
293

214
15
178
3
248
880
56
278

70
10
27

52
5
26

124
278
56
75

2,550
65
176
560

274
18
136
90

303
38
184
107

1,008
280
3

6,976
1,074
132

228
8
3
36
236

2,259
402

9,484 1,174 1,889

22,560

1,254

1,088
243

15
29

1,056
74

9
19

2,036
4l4
1,151
92
4,323
8,696
1,205
3,312

140
79
84
6
327
409
21
144

862
155
239
61
1,725
3,450
499
1,363

5,112
362
1,963
1,338

260
93
102
93

15,336
5,129
355
5,586
437
4
908
3,580

—

—

B-804b

•"*

487
—

3
43
2
23

2,149
3
20

116
177
12
45

48
23
19
1
154
260
47
138

145
186
28
57

125
10
107
24

66
6
76
16

156
12
214
23

106
10
156
28

301
19
229
222

2,191
853
107

4ll
181
3

253
123
2

485
147
5

390
120
12

919
998
30

808
6

270

124
1

370

180

282
14

6
79

349
328

— —

159
34
367
4
4o6
705
133

318

LIABILITIES
Demand deposits — adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank depositsi
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
Capital account




• 387
1,605

349
1

—

»."«• *

20
343

32
91

—

— —

8
87

27
353

9
86

— —

4
56

3
90