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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
March 4, 1953
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended February 25*. Decreases of
$14-3 million in reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks, $183 million in
United States Government deposits, and $386 million in demand deposits credited to
domestic banks, and an increase of $200 million in demand deposits adjusted.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased $2 million at all
reporting member banks; changes according to industry are available in another
press release. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying securities
decreased $95 million.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $26 million in the Dallas District,
$13 million in the Richmond District, and a total of $44 million at all reporting
member banks. Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $13 million. Holdings of
United States Government bonds increased $23 million. Holdings of "other securities" decreased $4l million in the Chicago District, $33 million in New York City,
and by smaller amounts in all of the other districts; there was a decrease of
$103 million at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits adjusted increased $119 million in the Chicago District,
$82 million in the Atlanta District, $62 million in the Cleveland District, and
$4l million in the Minneapolis District, but they decreased $140 million in New
York City. Time deposits increased $26 million. United States Government deposits
and demand deposits credited to domestic banks decreased in all districts.
Borrowings decreased $42 million at all reporting member banks.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:

A S S E T S
Loans and investments ~ total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time •deposits except Government
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U, S. Government accounts, during week

Increase or
Feb.
decrease since
Feb. 18, I Feb. 27,
25,
1953*
1953*
1952
(In millions of dollars)
76,826
-224
+3,300
38,410
- 84
+3,717
39,011
- 79
+3,775
22,711
+ 2
+1,554
288
1,165
132
657
6,053
728
7,277
31,052
3,128
2,250
5,850
19,824
7,364
14,574

962

2,367
53,243
17,701
3,488
9,997

1,261
1,170

- 62
- 33
- 2
+ 8
- 2
+ 10
- 37
- 44
- 3
- 13
+ 23
-103
-143
+ 54
- 79
+200
+ 26
-183
-3 86
+ 8
- 42

110
266

+
30
+
99
+ 401
+
37
+1,278
- 840
- 727
-1,548

- 103

+1,538
+ 423
+
70
+
38

+

16

+ 560

+1,250
+ 778
+ 139
+
49
+ 222

26,191 (Revised figure previous

* San Francisco District figures are as of February 18, as revised.



+
+

ASSETS film LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING I-EI-BER BATKS IN LEADING CITIES, February 25, 1953
Total
F e d e r a l
Re s e r v e
D i s t r i c t.
New
All *
Phila- Cleve- RichSt. Minne- Kansas
San
Boston
Atlanta Chicago
Dallas
Districts
York
delphia
land
mond
Louis apolis City
Francisco*
A S S E T S
76,826
3,368 23,562 3,001 5,503 3,168 2,943 10,886 2,620 1,357 3,163 3,091 14,164
Loans and investments - total
632 1,333 1,755 7,518
38,410
1,731 13,269 1,542
2,439 1,342
1,226 4,250 1,373
Loans - net§
846 1,193
320
3,167
1,088 8,992
876 1,441
611
715
2,730
732
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans 22,711
Loans to "brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
6
— —
82
2
16
2
1
176
288
3
U. S. Government obligations
8
10
8
• 100
23
13
34
916
32
12
7
Other securities
1,165
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
6
24
1
10
U. S. Government obligations
5
5
2
13
13
4
5
45
132
8
62
18
24
14
80
26
Other securities
21
241
79
25
59
657
182
260
2,817
129
129
261
96
Real estate loans
525
447
281
149
6,053
777
44
58
8
13
70
Loans to banks
42
12
453
7
728
17
1,514
181
273
721
325
Other loans
481
379
1,885
437
377
334
7,277
571 1,507 I , I
5,159
1,467
5,579 1,066
7,908 1,096
2,559 1,605
1,371
U. S. Government securities - total
31,052
46
111
306
624
331
187
173
294
650
237
90
3,128
79
Treasury bills
148
292
348
51
195
125
211
141
66
311
107
2,250
255
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
1,015
213
122
323
286
1,285
195
140
566
161 1,192
352
5,850
Treasury notes
683
692
3,521
352
3,322
1,388
941
811
573
717
5,811
1,013
19,824
U. S. bonds
1,487
181
172
154
323
221
250
1,057
266
363
505
2,385
Other securities
7,364
2,084
609
623
236
456
2,250
560
556
942
5,168
519
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
14,574
571
40
l4l
14
47
82
125
49
37
98
213
51
65
962
Cash in vault
263
385
71
299
139
116
171
330
237
136
137
83
Balances with domestic banks
2,367
46
270
61
114
19
34
97
580
58
91
57
Other assets - net
1,522
95
L I A B I L I T I E S
899 2,284 2,448 7,980
2,665 17,420 2,306 3,803 2,397 2,213 7,209 1,619
Demand deposits adjusted
53,243
6,333
259
482
497
2,928
560
497
627
1,492
429
3,043
Time deposits except Govt.
17,701
554
443
76
142
118
118
112
164
189
693
1,009
273
3,488
151
U. S. Government deposits
524
296
867
781
1,605
699
408
643
501
435
285 2,953
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
9,997
110
3
2
10
42
8
8
10
5
1,019
13
1,261
31
Foreign banks
20
100
21
88
68
79
252
29
83
361
Borrowings
34
35
1,170
456
126
28
34
57
44
43
35
45
1,151
82
73
Other liabilities
2,174
116
260
297
850
225
997
238
267
346
538
2,703
380
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
7,217

K.4.2(B)

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
926 10,739
947
1,594
894
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
26,191
# Individual loe~. 'curcs ars reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.



887
3,556
682
387
964
982
3,633
* San Francisco District figures are as of
February 18, as revised.