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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Released, f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday morning
May 10, 1920; n o t e a r l i e r f .

s t , 1143

F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
May S, 1920*

c o i m m o N op m m g R BAms IN LEADim c i T i E s .
Moderate i n c r e a s e s m demand d e p o s i t s of member banks l o c a t e d i n Federal
Reserve Bank and Branch c i t i e s and some f u r t h e r l i q u i d a t i o n of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s and war loan p a p e r , t o g e t h e r w i t h i n c r e a s e d borrowings from the Reserve
Banks, a r e i n d i c a t e d by 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 on
A p r i l 30 of 812 member banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s *
U n i t e d S t a t e s bond h o l d i n g s of the r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s show an i n c r e a s e
f o r the week of 13«2 m i l l i o n s , l a r g e l y a t t h e New York C i t y banks, V i c t o r y n o t e s
d e c l i n e d 3«9 m i l l i o n s , and Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s - 22.1 m i l l i o n s , the New York
banks r e p o r t i n g a r e d u c t i o n i n the l a t t e r item of 21*8 m i l l i o n s #

Loans secured

by U n i t e d S t a t e s war o b l i g a t i o n s ( s o - c a l l e d war p a p e r ) d e c l i n e d 1 0 , 8 m i l l i o n s ,
loans s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds i n c r e a s e d 22*7 m i l l i o n s , p r a c t i c a l l y a l l in
*

New York C i t y , and a l l o t h e r l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s - 6 . 1 m i l l i o n s ( 2 1 , 1 m i l l i o n s
i n New York C i t y ) ,

As a consequence, t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s of r e p o r t i n g

banks, i n c l u d i n g amounts r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks, show an i n c r e a s e
for the week of 5 , 1 m i l l i o n s , and those of t h e New York C i t y banks - an i n c r e a s e
of

millions,
T o t a l a c c o m o d a t i o n t o a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks a s shown on t h e books of

the F e d e r a l Reserve banks i n d i c a t e s an i n c r e a s e f o r t h e week of 3 5 , 7 m i l l i o n s ,
The Reserve Bank of New York r e p o r t s a c o r r e s p o n d i n g i n c r e a s e of 1 2 , 7 m i l l i o n s ,
B i l l s s e c u r e d by U n i t e d S t a t e s war o b l i g a t i o n s h e l d by the Reserve banks f o r a l l
r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s i n c r e a s e d from 1 , 1 9 ^ 6 to 1 , 2 0 6 , 7 m i l l i o n s , w h i l e l i k e
h o l d i n g s of t h e Reserve Bank of New York d e c l i n e d f r o m 491,9 t o 4 8 0 , 2 m i l l i o n s ,
Other d i s c o u n t e d paper h e l d f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g banks i n c r e a s e d from 906
to 929,6
a
m i l l i o n s , the New York Reserve Bank r e p o r t i n g / s l i g h t l y l a r g e r i n c r e a s e of t h i s
item,
Government d e p o s i t s d e c l i n e d 20<7 m i l l i o n s a t a l l r e p o r t i n g b a n k s , and 15>9
m i l l i o n s a t t h e New York C i t y banks; o t h e r demand d e p o s i t s show an i n c r e a s e of
38,5 m i l l i o n s f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g banks and of 46,7 m i l l i o n s f o r the New York C i t y
members.

Time d e p o s i t s show a d e c l i n e of 2 , 6 m i l l i o n s .

Reserve b a l a n c e s w i t h t h e

Federal Reserve Banks show a nominal i n c r e a s e , w h i l e cash on hand, l a r g e l y F e d e r a l
Reserve n o t e s , shows a r e d u c t i o n of 1 2 , 4 m i l l i o n s .




Released for p u b l i c a t i o n

Mond

^ I ™ ° ^ p ^ ° ^ E g ^ R C E ' ^ LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
(Amounts i n t h o u s a n d s o f d o l l a r s )
Apr.30,1920

Number o f r e p o r t i n g banks

8 1 2

~
2

> U. S. bends t o secure c i r c u l a t i o n
7

May 2 , 1 9 1 9

811

^

269,793

26S,6l2

269,287

Other U . S . bonds i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y bonds

598,062

585,200

636,066

669,736

U. S. V i c t o r y n o t e s

198,432

202,316

298,637

—607,983

630,118

904,623

2,328,124

1,674,544

1,687,427

2,107,938

3,267,147

Total U. S. s e c u r i t i e s

- -

<

: T / :

T o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F . E. Bank -

!

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F . E . Bank

;

Cash i n v a u l t
N e t demand d e p o s i t s - - -

-

-

Government d e p o s i t s
B i l l s payable with
S e c u r e d by U . S .
All other
B i l l s rediscounted
S e c u r e d
by U . S .

17,091,860

17,086,755

16,115,200

14,923,002

1,415.145

1,413,648

1,403,171

1,273,146

355.372

367,831

358,771

347,3^

11,461,324

11,422,770

11.284,902

10,322,632

2,621,640

2,194.156

1.720.352

"0,822

355,360

727,9=5

x
*'cn? )

1,19^89

1,244,113

^
\
902)060 )

503,^0

243,671

.6l9.°27
^

F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank:
war o b l i g a t i o n s

^
• ->

w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank:
war o b l i g a t i o n s

* R a t i o o f UJ S . war s e c u r i t i e s and war paper t o t o t a l l o a n s a n d i n v e s t m e n t s ,
i n c l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F . R. Bank, p e r c e n t



w1.oc.j3s

2

Time d e p o s i t s

m

Oct.31,1919

70,06l

TJ, S, C e r t i f i c a t e s o f i n d e b t e d n e s s

h

Apr.23,1920

9 2 4 731

(a) ^ ^ h ^ !

r!

S t . 1143b
R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday m o r n i n g , ..ay 10, 1920; , n o t e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEI/iS OF ALL REPORTING MELIBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESEBVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 30, 1920.
Cftmounts i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
:
Bos
t
o
n
New
York
P
h
i
l
a
.
C
l
e
v
s
l.
San F r a n .
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
Total
46
117
82
44
47
812
57
92
107
83
67
No. r e p o r t i n g b a n k s
35*
35
U. S . b o n d s t o s e c u r e c i r c u 47,498
11,347
41,925 27,411 14,015
21,401 16,926
7,221 15,078 19,573
lation
13,0bl
270,061
34,605
Other U- S . i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y
bonds
14,107
240,214
59,211 34,488 29,249
65,12s 12,994 10,239 23,393 17,654
29,925
61,46o
598,062
10,364
8,311
19,587
5,381
» U. 5 . V i c t o r y n o t e s
7,247
25,9^5
1,235
198,438
12,59^
5,332 3,552
2,939
35,939
4
U. S . C e r t i f i c a t e s of
57,643
77.664 13,84i
7.890
8.376 18,922
3b.4s5
32,376 18,670 18.905
indebtedness
38, 631
278 f 91)0
607.923
109,279
200,132 46,700 26,585 52,185 59,707
652,587
T o t a l U. S- s e c u r i t i e s
72,746
145,094 1,674,544
153,093 5^,880 67,550
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s i n c l u d ing b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t s ! with
F- R- Bank?
113,208
Loans s e c . b y U-S-war o b l i g 59,930
541,381
85,879 3 7 , 0 9 1 27,061 1 1 2 , 1 7 0 3 2 , 8 5 7 2 0 , 4 5 9 2 4 , 5 4 4 1 0 , 7 8 5
30,649 1,102,334
199,449
Loans s e c .by stonks&bonoLs
193,163 1 , 3 4 9 , 0 4 7
342,520 108,630 62,363
4 6 3 , 8 4 3 157,538 32,076 80,750 33,367
147,540 3,170,316
888 , 210 3 8 7 , 1 0 1 418,527 1 , 7 7 0 , 5 0 0 404,6-01 3 0 0 , 8 5 8 5 4 0 , 9 9 8 2 5 4 , 0 4 8
577,419
A l l o t h e r loansccinvestments 751,756 3 , 9 1 4 , 7 2 4
935,924 11,144,666
T o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t ~~
\

c o u n t s w i t h F» R» Bank
"Reserve "balance w i t h F~
Bank

1 ,077,615 6,457,739

999,355 1,469,702 621,702 575,301 2,546,645 647,696 379,975 698,807 3 5 7 , 9 0 7 1, 259, 207 17,051,860

78,545

695,713

65, 800

98,251 36,481 33,633

194,575

4o,737

21,836

45,012

2b, 472

75,050

1,413,145

23,284

114,657

15,731

30,584

14,598

67,663

10,237

8,377

14,869

10, 143

27,570

355,372

Net demand d e p o s i t s

799,364 5>243;462

659,140

Time d e p o s i t s

138,594

4lo,4j3

26,673

11,468'
Government d e p o s i t s
B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F , R- Banlc:
B e c - \ y U.Svwar o b l i g a t i o n s
37,249
—
All o Jiar

92,265

. 7,289

355,114

105,542

Cash i n v a u l t

F , S,
Sec.by U,S,war o b l i g a t i o n s
All C h e r




25 , 238
48,144

-

165,231
202,677

-

55,403
23,606

17,659

864,415 350, 211 285,741 1,433,969 334,290 220,029 427,953 235; 431
364,22b 103,278 149,090

6,252

613,314 122,656

607,319 11,461,324

64,162

96,907

44,sio

478,878

2,619,027

l,24o

2,183

13,204

150,136

2,675

3,620

5,752

3,200

982

46,038 47,500
455
4i

4o,344

118,220

31,501

2,655

12,862
250

26,645 30,732
1,060
215

36,45s
85

889,345
4,351

16,415
8,520
48,792 30,028

5,471
44,73s

14,229
255,903

11,835
69,91s

5,844
4s,022

5,402
71,927

2,814
62,202

317,420
924,731

60

1,018
18,774

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday morning, May 10, 1920: not e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN F . R. BANK AUD BRANCH CITIES AND ALL OTHER REPORTING BANKS
—
(Amounts i n thousands of dollars')
Ap"y3=f-°£^
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks -

73

y2

50

3

A p r t v r i .

2J

RO

j j g g r ; - J ! 1 g| j 1 1 1 1 1 1
r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F . R„ Bank;

r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F« H. Bank

5.735.701 5.7fiU n « i r r q kee •,

\lM ,, ,c,

.

Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h F. R« Bank

649,523

646,849

136,905

140,120

1,042,539

1,046,602

Cash i n vau.}.t

100,744

106,742

38,145

39,324

200,371

209,341

4,726,805 4,680,133

976,485

963,902

8,007,150

7,953,521 l ,759,489 1 , 7 4 5 , 6 3 9 1,694,685 1 , 7 2 3 , 6 1 0

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 p a y a b l e w i t h F. R. Bank;
Secured by U. S. war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d with F, R. Bank:
Secured by U . S . war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
R a t i o of U. S. war s e c u r i t i e s and war
paver to t o t a l loans and i n v e s t m e n t s ,
j.:... tuding r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F. R. Bank
pji

~eiii




'

205,042 .

200,805

167,564

166,241

72,815

72,981

82,186

85,509

301,163

300,889

273,763

275,462

1,174,756

1,173,243

868,014

872,210

576,257

576,187

89,908

105,775

3,081

3,632

124,372

146,381

ll,4i4

13,490

14,350

10,951

318,466

342,732

53,688

53,350

161,676
183,24s

149,218
158,844

18.4

I8.7

—

605,917
1,000

618,006

—

-

172,402
2,890

164,693
3,052

111,026
961

106,396
860

6,602
196,440

6,659
205,026

267,155
665,607

256,908
658,359

30,898
l4i,i4i

31,048
137,397

19,367
117,923

17,509
106,304

15.5

15.6

13-9

l4.i

12.3

12.3

9-7

9.7