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STATEMENT FDR THE PRESS
For immediate r e l e a s e
~

Board of Governors
of t h e F e d e r a l Reserve System
May 10, 1937

Condition of Weekly R e p o r t i n g Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The c o n d i t i o n s t a t e m e n t of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n 101 l e a d i n g c i t i e s
on May 5 shows d e c r e a s e s f o r t h e week of $213,000,000 i n d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o domest i c banks, 0167,000,000 i n b a l a n c e s with domestic banks, $118,000,000 i n r e s e r v e
b a l a n c e s with F e d e r a l Reserve banks and 039,000,000 each i n demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
and Government d e p o s i t s , and i n c r e a s e s of $35,000,000 i n borrowings and '$3o,000,000
i n t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s .
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s i n New York City i n c r e a s e d $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , l o a n s t o
b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s o u t s i d e New York i n c r e a s e d 04,000,000 „ and l o a n s on s e c u r i t i e s
t o o t h e r s ( e x c e p t banks) i n c r e a s e d $14,000,000. Holdings of a c c e p t a n c e s and commerc i a l p a p e r bought d e c l i n e d $12,000,000, r e a l e s t a t e l o a n s i n c r e a s e d $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and
l o a n s t o banks i n c r e a s e d $28,000,000 i n t h e Ilex? York d i s t r i c t and >4,000,000 a a l
r e p o r t i n g member banks. "Other l o a n s " i n c r e a s e d ^14,000,000.
^
Holdings of United S t a t e s Government d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s d e c l i n e d ^39,000,000 m
t h e New York d i s t r i c t and $36,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s , and i n c r e a s e d
#14,000,000 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 . Holdings of o b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y guaranteed
by t h e United S t a t e s Government d e c l i n e d $10,000,000* Holdings of n 0uher s e c u r i t i e s *
d e c l i n e d #13,000,000 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t and #21,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g memb e r banks.
.
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d i n c r e a s e d $39,000,000 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t , and
d e c l i n e d $36,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t and $39,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member
banks * Time d e p o s i t s d e c l i n e d $9,000,000. Government d e p o s i t s d e c l i n e d ^21,000,000
i n t h e Hew York d i s t r i c t and §39,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s . Deposits
c r e d i t e d t o o t h e r domestic banks d e c l i n e d i n a l l d i s t r i c t s , t h e p r i n c i p a l d e c r e a s e s
b e i n g $118,000,000 i n t h e New York d i s t r i c t and $29,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t
and t h e t o t a l d e c r e a s e b e i n g $213,000,000. These d e c r e a s e s i n b a l a n c e s c r e d i t e d t o
o t h e r domestic banks were accompanied with w i t h d r a w a l s of tilo7,000,000 of b a l a n c e s
with domestic b a n k s . Borrowings of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks a g g r e g a t e d
$38,000,000 a t t h e end of t h e week compared with $3,000,000 t h e week b e f o r e . Of t h e
t o t a l i n c r e a s e , $29,000,000 was r e p o r t e d by New York banks.
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 t h e 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 y e a r ended May 5 , 1937, f o l l o w s i
( i n m i l l i o n s of do . l a r s )
Increase or decrease since
May 6,
Apr. 28,
May 5,

1937

ASSETS
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l '

1937

1936

22,240

+38

+343

1,115
226

+40
+4

+95
+14

2,054

+14

-29

Acceptances & commercial p a p e r bought
Loans on r e a l e s t a t e
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s

381
1,157
128
4,472

-12

+44
+i4

4*1

+40
+11
+27
+963

U. S. Gov't d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s
O b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y 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

8,334
1,165
3,208

-36
-10
-21

-513
-113
-152

Reserve with F. R. banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks

5,307
337
1,797

—118
-17
-3.67

+849
-33
—445

15,349
5,149
233

-39
-9
-39

+1,089
+73
-521

5,224
521
38

-213
+14
+35

Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s :
In New York C i t y
Outside New York C i t y
Loans on s e c u r i t i e s t o o t h e r s
(except banks)

LIABILITIES
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. Government d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings



.

-267
+142
+38
(B-804)

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS '
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
May 6, 1937

Pgr immediate release

ASSETS Aim LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MELIBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in millions of dollars)

ASSETS

Chicago
New York (?ity
19 3 6
1
9
3 7
19 3 6
1 9 3 7
Hay
6
Apr.
28
May
5
May 5 Apr. 28 May 6
i
8,379

8,353

8,635

1,985

1,959

1,874

1,073
74

1,031
71

978
70

1
42

1
42

36

732

728

754

150

149

148

Acceptances & commercial paper bought
Loans on real estate
Loans to banks
Other loans

104
129
79
1,623

113
129
51
1,621

153
133
68
1,177

22
lA
13
4i0

23.
15
7
408

17
15
5
270

U. S. Gov't obligations
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other securities

3,034

3,072

3,581

943

935

1,003

442
1,089

439
1,098

542
1,179

95
295

95
286

92
288

Reserve with F. R, bank
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

2,430
55
71
477

2,562
58
71
478

2,119
50
81
505

595
30
162
64

657
31
167
66

622
35
186
73

Demand deposits - adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits*
Domestic banks
Foreign banks

6,333
658
66

6,324
671
86

6,12,6
602
196

1,438
448
84

1,498
451
88

1,379
462
101

1,983
481

2,101
465

2,2.91
347

553
6

581
6

581
4

Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
Capital account

29
387
1,475

405
1,470

356
1,472

21
236

22
234

Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans to brokers and dealers:
In New York City
Outside Hew York City
Loans on securities to others
(except banks)

L I .A B I L I T I E S




——

(B-804)

32
231

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES Oil MAY 5, 1937

ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans to brokers and dealers i
In New York City
Outside New York City
Loans on securities to others
(except banks)
Acceptances and commercial paper bought
Loans on real estate
Loans to banks
Other loans
U. S. Gov't obligations
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by U.S.Gov't
Other securities
Reserves with F. R. bank
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

(in millions of dollars)
Total
Reserve
federal
Districts
RichSt.
ClevePhilaMinne- Kansas
New
All
Dallas
d i s t r i c t s Boston York delphia land mond Atlanta Chicago Louis
apolis
City
1,181 1,884

22,240

1,288

9,271

1,115
226

17
27

1,082
76

9
17

2,054
381
1,157
128
4,472
8,334
1,165
3,208

l4l
88
84
5
337
427
22
140

857
123
240
79
1,792
3,271
481
1,270

5,307
337
1,797
1,334

254
69
102
87

15,349
5,149
233
5,224
521
38
909
3,592

632

561

—

—

3,04l

666

B-804b
San
Francisco

383

691

481

2,161

6

1

1
4

3

3
19

15

4

7

3
47

136
25
61
2
202
349
89
291

220
16
179
4
261
857
59
273

72
10
27
2
127
269
48
73

53
5
26
4
180
176
33
77

212
42
77
17
576
1,467
167
433

73
11
45
8
149
218
51
105

29
10
6
2
117
161
12
45

50
20
19
1
158
257
45
136

145
186
27
54

168
30
371
4
428
696
131
311

2,567
71
197
555

301
16
137
90

337
38
164
107

138
18
126
4l

105
11
104
39

811
61
311
97

136
10
88
24

72
5
60
16

165
11
183
23

110
9
149
29

311
18
176
226

1,014
278
2

6,959
1,056
71

886 1,098
284
717
10
11

430
199
6

333
178
7

2,225
852
91

401
182
2

234
121
2

471
146
4

386
119
8

912
1,017
19

229
9
1
31
236

2,050
483
31
400
1,611

287
4

201

204
1
1
7
89

763
7

243

118
1

359

9
87

5
55

3
90

177
1
1
7
79

253
14
1
349
327

——

—

43
1
22

LIABILITIES
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U.S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits;
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
Capital account




340
1

—

25
228

21
343

—

3
24
92

—

28
355