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Form FR-284

STATEMENT FOR TEE PRESS

Board of Governors
of t h e Federal Reserve System
For immediate r e l e a s e
March 4, 1940
Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The c o n d i t i o n statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n 101 leading
c i t i e s shows t h e following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r t h e week ended February 28$ I n creases of $8,000,000 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 ,
$24,000,000 i n holdings of Treasury b i l l s , $43,000,000 i n holdings of "Other sec u r i t i e s " , $84,000,000 i n r e s e r v e balances with Federal Reserve banks, and
$158,000,000 i n demand deposits—adjusted.
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 i n c r e a s e d $6,000,000 i n New
York City and $8,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Loans t o brokers and
d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s d e c l i n e d $15,000,000 i n Mew York City and $8,000,000 at a l l
r e p o r t i n g member banks, and increased $6,000,000 i n t h e San Francisco d i s t r i c t .
Holdings of United S t a t e s Treasury b i l l s i n c r e a s e d $22,000,000 i n Hew York
City, $11,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t , and $24,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g member
banks. Holdings of Treasury n o t e s declined $8,000,000. Holdings of United S t a t e s
Government bonds declined $8,0 0,000 i n New York C i t y , and i n c r e a s e d $9,000,000 i n
the Boston d i s t r i c t and $5,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Holdings of
"Other s e c u r i t i e s " i n c r e a s e d $46,000,000 i n New York City and $43,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks, and d e c l i n e d $10,000,000 i n t h e San Francisco d i s t r i c t .
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d i n c r e ased $165,000,000 i n New York C i t y ,
$20;000,000 i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t , $16,000,000 i n t h e Cleveland d i s t r i c t ,
$11,000,000 i n t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a d i s t r i c t , and $158,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member
banks, and d e c l i n e d $29,000,000 i n t h e San Francisco d i s t r i c t and $12,000,000 i n
the Kansas City d i s t r i c t . Tine d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d $9,000,000 i n t h e San Francisco
d i s t r i c t and $13,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks,,
Deposits c r e d i t e d to domestic banks declined $19,000,000 i n New York City
and $o,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Deposits c r e d i t e d t o f o r e i g n banks
declined $11,000,000 i n New York City,
A summary of t h e p r i n c i p a l a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of r e p o r t i n g member banks,
t o g e t h e r with changes f o r t h e week and t h e year ended February 28,1940, f o l l o w s :
Alln rrI n c r e a s e or decrease
Feb.
Esince
28,
Feb. 21,
Liar,. i ,
1940
1940
1939
AS S E T S
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
23,268
+ 57
+1,674
Loans - t o t a l
+ 342
8,528
- 3
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
+ 8
+ 551
4,324
Open market paper
+
- 1
332
19
Loans to b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
609
- 8
190
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
478
- 114
45
Real e s t a t e loans
+
1,185
49
—
Loans t o banks
52
40
- 3
Other loans
+ 5
1,548
2
Treasury b i l l s
647
+ 24
231
Treasury notes
— 8
796
1,735
U, S„ bends
+ 5
6,469
+1,273
Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Gov't
+ 402
2,421
- 4
Other s e c u r i t i e s
3,468
+ 43
4- 222
Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
+ 84
10,390
+3,022
Cash i n v a u l t
+
+ 18
480
91
Balances with domestic banks
+ 5 46
— 24
3,104
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j l i s t e d
+158
I9,4l4
+3,449
Tir;.e d e p o s i t s
+
83
5,290
+ 13
U. 3, Government d e p o s i t s
571
- 2
63
Inter-bank depo s i t s t
Domestic banks
— 6
8,085
+1,671
Foreign banks
+ 166
732
- 13
—
Borrowings
- 1
2



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Form FR-284
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of t h e F e d e r a l Reserve System
February 29, 1940

For immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )

New York City
Increase or
Feb.
decrease s i n c e
28,
Feb. 21, Mar. 1 ,
1940
1940
1939

Feb.
28,
1940

Loans and Investments - t o t a l

8,853

+ 4l

+1,090

2,304

Loans - t o t a l

2,909

— i4

+

10

1,651
113
457

+ 6
- 1
- 15

+
-

288
9
190

160
112
46
370

- 1
— 4
+ 1

+
—

26
4
28
29

Chicago
I n c r e a s e or
decrease since
Feb. 21, Mar. 1,
1940
1939

ASSETS

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
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and d e a l e r s
Other loans f o r purchasing
or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Loans to banks
Other l o a n s

:

+ 11

+

198

56 7

-

2

+

47

389
18
33

+
-

1
1
1

+
+
+

44
3
1

63
14

-

1

+

3
1

—

— *

+

1

1

+
+

112
74
66

+
+

28
19

50

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury n o t e s
U. S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by
U, S.Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

201
719
2,449

+ 22
- 3
— 8

+
+

93
170
833

342
163
738

1,270
1,305

- 2
+ 46

+
+

207
125

153
341

+

1

Reserve with F. R. banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - net

6,181
81
80
363

+ 93
+ 3
- 3
+ 1

+1,866
+
32
+
2

+

3
1
1
2

+
+
+

39

894
28
239
49

236
3
32
3

8,986
v653
44

+165
+ 2

+2,143
+
27
72

1,759
502
83

+

3

+
+

229
31

3,451
671

- 19
- 11

+ 722.
+ 172

900
8

+

-

+ 11
—

+
—

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s
U, S, Gov't d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




1

2.65
1,488

•

—

-

2

— •—

—
+

34
1

15
247

—

—

—

4

+

214
1

+

2
9

——

mmm—m

+

1

Form FR—284—b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF vffiEKLI REPORTING I'OIHER BANKS IN 101 LEiiDIHG CITIES ON FEBRUARY 28, 1940
Total
All
Boston New
York
districts

ASSETS
Loans and I n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l
Loans - t o t a l
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
Open market p a p e r
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing
or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Loans t o banks
Other loans
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
O b l i g a t i o n s g u a r a n t e e d by U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances w i t h domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - n e t

District
Reserve
Fvu.01 Cll
tit,. -Minn fa- Kansas Dallas
San
P h i l a - Cleve- j Ri. ch- Atlanta Chicago
Francisco
City
Louis j a p o i i s
d e l p h i a land |mend

23,268

1,169

9,665

1,164

1,931

714

627

3,401

690

433

686

535

2,253

8,528

609

3,263

421

684

263

309

911

331

189

296

271

981

4,324
332
609

292
67
21

1,765
119
IS 2

197
25
24

259
9
22

115
17
2

167
4
6

53 7
37
39

193
11
5

99
4
1

177
20
4

180
2
3

34 3
17
20

478
1,185
52
1,548

19
81
1
128

215
198
46
458

31
50
1
93

25
174

15
41

72
114

7
10

10
28

14
22

47
384

112

12
52
1
57

68

57

50

170

647
1,735
6,469
2,421
3,468
10,390
4S0
3,104

11
41
333
54
121
479
142
175
81

207
752
2,637
1,347
1,459
6,360
100
217
495

19,4l4
5,290
571

1,188

73

31
339
99
274
443
21
223
88

193
D
176
652
124
289
561
45
334
100

11
31
1
89

177
156
53
65
184
23
210
38

2
28
114
71
103
123
14
220
48

342
287
1,076
283
502
1,212
64
553
81

14
34
137
71
103
241
12
198
23

30
35
116
19
44
95
7
93
16

10
68
102
68
142
186
16
318
23

19
44
92
51
58
131
12
292
29

6
62
715
181
308
375
24
271
239

235
14

9,644
1,032
64

954
262
54

1,329
746
47

498
200
32

4o4
190
44

2,614
956
134

488
190
17

294
119
2

523
147
24

472
135
31

1,006
1,078
108

8,085
732

323
20

3,543
673

433
5

456
1

308
1

290
1

1,193
9

368

162
1

429

269
1

311
20

692
3,719

21

271
1,610

16
215

15
377

33
97

10
93

19
386

6
95

7
59

3
103

4
87

287
352

1,261

——

— —

—

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s
U. S. Gov't d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits:
Domestic banks
Fbreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS



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