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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
March 30, 1949
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES

The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks i n leading c i t i e s
shows the f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended March 23: Decreases of
$133,000,000 i n commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s , $1*32,000,000 i n
United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s , $709,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s adjusted,
and $708,000,000 i n demand deposits credited t o domestic banks.
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans decreased $73,000,000 in New
York City and by smaller amounts i n nearly a l l other d i s t r i c t s . Loans t o banke
decreased $lll*,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s decreased $11*7,000,000 i n New York City and by
smaller amounts i n nearly a l l other d i s t r i c t s j there was a net decrease of
$318,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of
indebtedness a l s o decreased i n nearly a l l d i s t r i c t s and the net decrease was
$118,000,000; the p r i n c i p a l decreases were $62,000,000 i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t and
$25,000,000 i n the S t . Louis D i s t r i c t , Holdings of United S t a t e s Government bonds
increased $1*8,000,000,
Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted decreased i n a l l d i s t r i c t s , the p r i n c i p a l decreases
being $186,000,000 i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t , $176,000,000 i n New York City,
$70,000,000 i n the Cleveland D i s t r i c t , $58,000,000 i n the Kansas City D i s t r i c t ,
and $15,000,000 i n the Dallas D i s t r i c t . United S t a t e s Government deposits increased
$123,000,000* pemand deposits credited t o domestic banks decreased $210,000,000
i n New York City, $127,000,000 i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t , $60,000,000 i n the S t .
Louis D i s t r i c t , $1*6,000,000 i n the Kansas City D i s t r i c t , and $1*2,000,000 each i n
the Cleveland and Richmond d i s t r i c t s ,
Borrowings of reporting member banks increased $36,000,000.
A summary of the a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of reporting member banks f o l l o w s :

ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - net
Loans - gross#
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans
Loans t o brokers and dealers
f o r purchasing or carrying:
U, S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other l o a n s f o r purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
Interbank demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings,
^
Debits t o demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Govt, accounts, during week
#See f o o t n o t e on f o l l o w i n g page.

-it-March 16 f i g u r e s r e v i s e d (Boston D i s t r i c t )


Increase or
Mar,
decrease since
23,
Mar. 21*,
Mar. 16,
19U9
19U8
19U9
(In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
- 610
-1,1*83
61,71*9
- 193
+1,275
21*, 696
+1,113
- 193
21*, 990
+ 391
11*, 962
- 133
+
+

1*01
85

832
1*60

+
+

193
1*1*1
1*,086
173
3,81*3
32,680
1,695
l*,87l*
967
25,1U1*
I*, 373

+
+
+

1*
3
2
- 111*
+ 17
1*32
- 318
- 118
1*1**
+ 1*8*
+ 15

86
35
+ 1*63
81
+ 275
-2,789
- 235
+ 967
*-1,500
-2,021
+
31

20
8

-

Hi,179
768
1,970

+

1*27
22
- 267

+1,813
11
- 221

15,173
15,113
2,097
8,091*
1,371*
$33

709
2
+ 123
708
1*6
+ 36

—
+
+
+
+

20,986

-

-

918
363
870
1*69
8
111

H.4.2(a

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, HAKCH 23, 1949
Total
All
districts

ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - net#
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , & a g r ' l loans
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or carrying:
U. 3 . Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying:
U. 3 , Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans
U. S , Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S . bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - n e t
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted
Time d e p o s i t s except Gov't
U, 5 , Government d e p o s i t s
Interbank demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Debits to demand d e p o s i t accounts, except
interbank and U« S. Govt, accounts
Digitized#See
for FRASER
footnote on previous page.


61,74-9
24,696
14,962

R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
Fedl e r a l
San
Minne- Kansas
St.
P h i l a - Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago
Dallas Francis
Boston' York delphia land mond
Louis a p o l i s C i t y
(In m i l l jLons of <3tollars)
1,138 2,341 2,255 10,892
8,471 2,062
2,536 4,317 2,523 2,317
2,805 20,092
079 1,082
2,628
976
4,994
042
445
853
926 1,404
1,066
8,521
2,151
570
751
256
1,786
579
921
528
407
535
681
5,797

332
460

11
12

768
350

193
441
4,086
173
3,043
32,600
1,695
4,074
967
25,144
4,373
14,179
768
1,970
1,110

12
16
133
22
198
1,615
90
45
1,216
124
561
55
06
77

47
191
415
108
954
10,241
580
1,143
150
0,360
1,330
5,530
157
110
446

45,473
15,113
2,097
8,094
1,374
533
1,054
6,046

2,342
481
88
266
31
4
54
318

20,986

813

264

1
20

7
15

41
21

1
5

2

3

5

10
12
161
3
214
950
25
175
48
702
136
427
20
99
23

7
5
63
2
115
" 609
20
130
14
445
84
233
12
71
18

6
12
129
2
162
1,256
105
282
71
790
206
531
30
261
25

16
41
88
1
190
1,052
20
268
41
715
121
532
33
267
48

13
28
2,129
4
716
5,136

793
256
44
255
3
0
14
99

1,799
304
00
702
1
14
12
196

1,925
423
. 61
503
4
5
15
199

6,565
5,204
277
422
83
12
138
734

384

822

761

2,502

6

8

28
2
21
7
276
91
2
15
231
272
1,317 2,491
86
72
285
156
115
34
1,055 2,005
342
293
842
536
85
42
91
124
63
53

13
20
197
2
216
1,540
96
170
45
1,221
130
545

23
58
337
7
304
5,104
300

153
47

16
30
67
5
191
1,209
61
290
30
892
106
520
43
160
49

16,157
2,386
609
2,593
1,179
330
633
2,448

2,049 2 ,916
432 1,404
179
94
420
329
11
5
8
9
27
37
308
461

2,051
579
107
336
5
14
18
222

1,704
532
60
474
10
10
25
186

5,767
2,553
421
1,245
40
97
699

1,325
479
77
549
2
14
17
176

8,719

803 1 ,236

750

726

2,857

613

64

664

218
3,922
659
1,952
97
291
75

64

3
13

UA

1,031
148
3,813
762
1,970
122
257
194