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STATEMENT FOR TEE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , Mar. 5 ;
not e a r l i e r .

S t . 4b6b
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
March 4, 1926*

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEAPING CITIES
The F e d e r a l Reserve B o a r d ' s s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n of y i 6 r e p o r t i n g member
ban^s i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s as of F e b r u a r y 24 shews a r e d u c t i o n of $ 3 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 in l o a n s
ahd d i s c o u n t s and an i n c r e a s e of $ 2 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n i n v e s t m e n t s .
These changes were
accompanied bv a d e c l i n e of $ 8 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n n e t dernand d e p o s i t s and a n i n c r e a s e of
$ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 in time d e p o s i t s ,
Member banks i n New York C i t y r e p o r t e d a r e d u c t i o n
of $3, 000,000 i n l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s and i n c r e a s e s of $42, 000,000 i n i n v e s t m e n t s an:7
$11,000,000 i n n e t demand d e p o s i t s .
Loans on c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and bonds were $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 below the t o t a l r e p o r t e d
a week ago, d e c r e a s e s of $ 2 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e New York and S t . Louis
d i s t r i c t s , r e s p e c t i v e l y , b e i n g o f f s e t i n p a r t by an i n c r e a s e of $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 in the
Cleveland d i s t r i c t .
T o t a l l o a n s t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s , secured by s t o c k s and
oonds, made by the 6l New York City r e p o r t i n g banks Wore $ 2 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 l e s s t h a n a
week ago. The amount of such l o a n s made by the New York Cit^ banks f o r t h e i r own
account d e c l i n e d $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , t h o s e made f o r t n e account of o u t - o f - t o w n banks $ 1 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and t h o s e f o r tne account of o t n e r s - $ 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
I n v e s t m e n t s of r e p o r t i n g members i n U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s d e c l i n e d
$20, v00, 000, w h i l e t h e i r h o l d i n g s of o t h e r bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s i n c r e a s e d
$ 4 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , of which $ 4 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 was r e p o r t e d by banks i n New York C i t y .
Net demand d e p o s i t s show r e d u c t i o n s i n a l l d i s t r i c t s except New York and
M i n n e a p o l i s . The p r i n c i p a l r e d u c t i o n s i n t h i s i t e m were $ 2 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e San
F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t and $1$, 000,000 i n the? Boston d i s t r i c t .
Time d e p o s i t s were $ 1 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 above l a s t week 1 s t o t a l , r e l a t i v e l y small i n c r e a s e s b e i n g r e p o r t e d by banks i n a l l d i s t r i c t s except P h i l a d e l p h i a , Chicago,
S t . Louis and M i n n e a p o l i s . The p r i n c i p a l changes i n b o r r o w i n g s from t h e F e d e r a l
r e s e r v e banks i n c l u d e an i n c r e a s e of $ 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 by banks i n the Boston d i s t r i c t and
a r e d u c t i o n of $ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 by t h o s e i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t .
A summary of changes i n the 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
members d u r i n g the week and the y e a r ending F e b r u a r y 24, 1926, f o l l o w s :
I n c r e a s e or d e c r e a s e d u r i n g
We;•k
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , t o t a l
Secured by U.S. Gov*t. o b l i g a t i o n s . • .
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds . . . . . . .
All o t h e r

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Investments, t o t a l
U. S. bonds
.
U. S. T r e a s u r y n o t e s
U. S. T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s , . . . . . .
Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s . . . 4
Reserve b a l a n c e s w i t h F. R. Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
. . . . .
Net demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s




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$31. 000.,000
v >000 j,000
20, OvO coo
14. coo' ,000
27; 000, ,000
14, 000; 000
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T o t a l accommodation a t F. R. Banks , .
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b, 000, 000
47, 000, 000

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+
+
-

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+

48, 000, 000
14, 000, 000

-

52, 000. 000
l b , 000, 000

+

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+

5, 000, 000

-

+

+

+

$788,000,000
35,000,000
651,000,000
142,000,000
97,000.000
115,000^000
193,000,000
25,000,000
150,000,000
45,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
457,000,000
88,000,000
74, oOO, 000

R e l e a s e d f o r p u D l i c & t i c n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , . March 5, 1926; n o t e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
All r e p o r t i n g member banks

Number of r e p o r t i n g banks - - - - - - - - Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s Secured "by s t o c k s and bonds - - - - - - A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - - - - T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

T o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s - - - - - - - R e s e r v e b a l a n c e s w i t h F. R. Banks - - - - Cash i n v a u l t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Net demand d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - Time d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - Government d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - B i l l s payable and r e d i s . w i t h F. R. Banks:
Secured by U.S.Government o b l i g a t i o n s - All other - - - - - - - -

Feb. 17
1926

716

716

167,375
5,427,270
8,335,753

163,973
5,446,935
2,350,053

Feb. 25
1925
739

61

61

202,744
54,458
53,390
77,495
4,746,733 2,087,335 2,103,820 1,964,734
2,193,354 2,284,109 2,271,999 2,242,025




46
14,504
615,730
674,695

46

46

15,913
620,505
684,757

23,324
518,604
686,382

223,712
1,327,509
448,915
321,524
139,267
2,971,164

223,529
1,400,162
451,073
321,326
144,791
2,924,382

218,834
1,375,537
351,026
514,721
114,315
2,820,751

27,067
532,055
136,526
214,861
54,895
797,903

5,501
106,789
17,123
45,405
1,500
200,513

4,884
102,340
17,161
46,449
1,963
198,286

5,492,097

5,465,323

5,395,534|l,792,637 1,750,944 1,763,307

376,831

371,083

223,943
13S»718

229,213
13S,5H

6,415
3,719
10,134

11,720
9,758

1,668
1,000

21,538

2,668

29,568
519,821
194,937
151,425
39,223
857,663

29,571
524,318
192,414
152,255
40,240
812,146

1,932
82,165
26,662
71,124
6,700
208,222

396,871
1 9 , 4 2 2 , 4 9 5 1 9 , 4 2 6 , 2 8 4 1 2 , 5 3 8 , 3 6 5 1 6 , 218,539 6 , 1 2 0 , 1 5 3 6 , 0 4 7 , 5 6 1 1 , 6 8 1 , 7 6 0 1 , 6 9 2 , 2 5 s 1 , 6 2 5 , 2 4 1
1,636,439 1,684,457 l , 0 8 I , 6 1 9
161,006
162,017
160,627
722,107
697,285
748,576
291,163
28,402
294,501
66,671
70,226
21,009
64,023
277,176
22,477
12,935,088 1 3 , 0 1 7 , 3 7 6 1 2 , 9 3 2 , 0 9 3 ) 5 , 045,236 5,034,377 5 , 0 9 2 , 4 9 9 1 , 1 5 2 , 4 3 2 1 , 1 4 9 , 9 6 3 1 , 1 4 6 , 3 0 9
202,093
5,437,352 5,421,383 4,950,842
516,494
794,442
512,728
456,469
799,927
201,018
201,291
112,938
16,279
12,947
14,343
12,947
49,995
49,995
216,920
71,249

115,532
26,394

125,292
19,304

T o t a l borrowings f r o m F. R. Banks - - - 362,661
367,724
288,7691 1 4 1 , 9 2 6
145,196
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s ( s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds) made by 6 l r e p o r t i n g
member banks i n New York C i t y :
For own account
1,149,391 1,152,905
For a c c o u n t of o u t - o f -town banks
1,342,665 1,354,170
For account of o t h e r s
617,275
625,649

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R e p o r t i n g member banks i n
Chicago
Feb. 24
Feb. 17
Feb. 25
1926
1926
1925

13,930,398 13,960,961 13,142,831 4,425,902 4,429,209 4,284,254 1,304,929 1,321,175 1,228,370

Investments
U. S. P r e - w a r bonds - - - - - - - - U. S, L i b e r t y bonds - - - - - - - - U. S. T r e a s u r y "bonds - - - - - - - U. S. T r e a s u r y n o t e s - - - - - - - U. S. T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s - - - - Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
Total investments

Feb. 24
1926

R e p o r t i n g member banks
i n New York C i t y
Feb. 24
Feb. 17
Feb. 25
1926
1926
1925

Total

3,109,331 3,132,724

149,550
_32,729
182,339 1

R e l e a s e d f o r p u o i i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , -March 5, 192o; n o t e a r l i e r .

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PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF ALL REPORTING- MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FEBRUARY 24 1926.
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
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Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
Boston New York P h i l a .
Cleve.
Rich.
A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy."Hollas San pFan. Total
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
40
99
5^
75
71
36
100
33
24
69
49
6b
716
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U.S.Govt o b i i g .
9,006
59,119
10,326
21,469
5,150
7,804
21,748 1 2 , 0 6 6
2,450
4,027
3,lU4
11,066
167 375

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Total l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s 1 , 0 0 3 , 7 0 7 5 , 0 2 4 , 0 2 4
Investments:

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772,306 1 , 2 9 4 , 6 2 7 520,344 521,299 2 , 0 6 6 , 4 5 9 528,777 252,104 443,277 312,754 1 , 1 8 4 , 6 9 0 1 3 , 9 3 0 , 3 9 s
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Other bonds, s t o c k s and
securities
Total investments

216,404 1 , 1 5 6 , 1 8 1

252,360

339,727

62,195

51,355

436,933 105,309

76,762

23,370

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205,126

351,489 2 , 2 0 8 , 5 5 2

343,010

616,651 129,319

94,173

758,806 168,438 113,254 181,076

76,006

451,323

42,382

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2,971,164

5,492,097

Total l o a n s and investments 1 , 3 5 5 , 1 9 b 7 , 2 3 2 , 5 7 b 1 , 1 1 5 , 3 1 6 1 , 9 1 1 , 2 7 8 649,6o3 615,472 2 , 8 2 5 , 2 6 5 697,215 365,358 624,353 3 9 4 , 7 9 0 1 , 6 3 6 , 0 1 3 1 9 , 4 2 2 , 4 9 5
Reserve balances w i t h F.R.Bk. 94,461
755,906
80,556
116,947 3 9 , 2 0 5 4 3 , 5 3 2
233,593 4 9 , 0 2 0 2 7 , 9 9 5 53,433 30,631
111,110 1,636,439
Cash i n v a u l t
^0,999
82,902
16,bo2
33,36b 1 4 , 0 4 9 12,081
51,613
7,b41
6,255 13,441 1 0 , 6 8 8
21,46b
291,163
Ket demand d e p o s i t s
879,473 5 , 6 0 5 , 9 2 9
751,059 1 , 0 1 4 , 6 2 9 374,571 362,876 1 , 7 5 0 , 0 1 3 4 1 8 , 9 4 4 230,445 494,900 276,147 * 776,102 1 2 , 9 3 5 , 0 8 8
Time d e p o s i t s
398,886 1 , 2 0 1 , 0 1 6
221,631
7b4,720 206,673 217,113 1 , 0 3 4 , 9 1 2 2 2 0 , 5 I 8 1 1 3 , 1 1 0 1 4 5 , 7 5 2 100,769
812,258 5 , 4 3 7 , 3 5 8
Government d e p o s i t s
19,598
56,627
18,769
19,765
6,054 10,006
25,659
5,864
3,065
1,781
7, 565
26,265
201,018
B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F. R. Bank:
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g .
2,465
139,005
11,406
12,252
6,739
6,264
21,415
4,910
3,300
8,600
294
7,293
223 943
A l l Other
24,119
30,016
11,406
12,379
9,760 11,268
13,701
9,835
200
1,594
3,570
10,870
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