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Form FR-234

STATEMENT FOR 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 13, 19-40

C o n d i t i o n 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 shows t h e f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended Hay 8 : A d ecreas e
of $38,000,000 i n h o l d i n g s of "Other s e c u r i t i e s " , and i n c r e a s e s of §53?000,000 i n
h o l d i n g s of U n i t e d S t a t e s T r e a s u r y b i l l s , $29,000,000 i n h o l d i n g s of United S t a t e s
T r e a s u r y n o t e s , and $45,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d .
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 d e c r e a s e d $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and l o a n s
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 d e c r e a s e d $8,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member
banks.
Holdings of U n i t e d S t a t e s T r e a s u r y b i l l s i n c r e a s e d $52,000,000 i n Hew York
C i t y and $ 5 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Holdings of T r e a s u r y n o t e s i n c r e a s e d $27,000,000 i n New York City and $29,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Holdings of U n i t e d S t a t e s Government bonds d e c r e a s e d $12,000,000 i n t h e Cleveland
d i s t r i c t and $10,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Holdings of o b l i g a t i o n s
g u a r a n t e e d by t h e United S t a t e s Government i n c r e a s e d $18,000,000 i n New York City
and S7,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s . Holdings of "Other s e c u r i t i e s " d e c r e a s e d $ 4 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n New York City and $38,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s .
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 $61,000,000 i n t h e M i n n e a p o l i s d i s t r i c t ,
and d e c r e a s e d $ 2 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n New York C i t y and $18,000,000 i n t h e Cleveland d i s t r i c t . The t o t a l i n c r e a s e a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks was $ 4 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Time dep o s i t s i n c r e a s e d $13,000,000*
D e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks i n c r e a s e d $13,000,000 i n t h e Chicago
d i s t r i c t and $24,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s , and d e c r e a s e d $17,000,000
i n New York C i t y . D e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o f o r e i g n banks d e c r e a s e d 5 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
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 b a n k s ,
t o g e t h e r w i t h changes f o r t h e week and t h e y e a r ended May 8 , 1940, f o l l o w s *
May
8,
1940
A S S E T S
Loans and I n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l

23,576

Increase or decrease
since
May 10,
May 1 ,
1940
1939
+ 34

+1,857

+

+
+
+
+

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 l o a n s
Open market p a p e r
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
Other l o a n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g o r c a r r y i n g 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 l o a n s

8,654
4,404
331
618
473
1,193
51
1,584

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury n o t e s
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

646
1,900
6,486
2,434
3,456

53
29
10
7
38

10,851
479
3,185

32

Reserve w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances w i t h domestic banks
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. Government d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits:
Domestic banks
F o r e i g n banks
Borrowings




19,741
5,318
578
8,484
714
— —

7
5
5
l

6
1
3

8
8

+

569
552
36
4.5
64
44
9
55

+
+
+
+

216
131
613
424
166

+2,514
+
50
+ 618

+ 45
+ 13

+3>022
+
69
27

+ 24

+1,884
+
72
2

—

6

-

1

Form FR-284
STATEMENT POP. THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of t h e F e d e r a l Reserve System
LI ay 9 , 1940

For Immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BAMS III CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )

New York C i t y
I n c r e a s e or
decrease since
May
8,
May 1 , j Ma•y i o ,
1940 | 1939
1940

May
3,
1940

Chicago
Increase or
decrease since
May 1 0 ,
May 1 ,
1940
1939

A S S E T S
,218

2,217

-

3

4-

227

+

208

578

-

1

4-

39

3
3
1

4-

298
4
40

403
18
30

44-

-

1

—

44
3
6

~"

-

36
9
2
17

64
17

+

l
3

—

— —

51
224
381

267
160
710

4"

Loans and I n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l

9,174

+ 53

Loans - t o t a l

2,958

— —

Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and
agricultural loans
Open market paper
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s
Other l o a n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g
or c a r r y i n g 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 l o a n s

1,676
111
477
160
120
44
370

+
+
—

— —

+

2
1

+1

-

4-

—

46

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury n o t e s
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. G o v ' t
Other s e c u r i t i e s

237
944
2,500

+ 52
+ 27
+ 1

1,296
1,239

+ 18
— 45

+

273
81

141
361

Reserve .with F. R. banks
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

6,235
77
82
353

-101
+ 3
+ 1
+ 2

+1 ,347
422
+
8
32

1,074
35
256
47

9,059
658
44

- 23
- 2

+1,599
+
36
52

1,818
505
84

3,707
655

- 17
— 4

4-

+

4-

+

— 2

~

+

4
4
2

+

127
52
83

+
+

12
18

+
+
+

216
6
35
2

—

+
+
+

258
21
11

1-4

+

202
3

+

2
9

3
1
2
-*

4-

—

4

+ 19
+ 3
- 3
- 1

-

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. G o v ' t d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits:
Domestic banks
F o r e i g n banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




— —*

*—

+

921
92

942
9
—

295
1,503

+
+

3
1

—

+

46
13

17
254

—

— —
-

44—

+

1
—

1
1

—

Form FR—284-b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF V7EEKLY REPORTING EEEB5R BANKS III 101 LEADING CITIES ON MAY 8 , 1940
( i n m i l l i o n s o± rio'i 1
Federal. Re serve D i s t r i c t
Total
San
Minnea-j Kansas
New
| P h i l a - vie . u- i R i c h - A t l a n t a Chicago S t .
All
Dallas
Boston
Francisco
p o l i s | City
Louis
York
j d e l p h i a l a n d jiuond
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and I n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l
23,576
Loans - t o t a l
8,654
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
>4,404
Open market p a p e r
331
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
618
Other l o a n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g
or c a r r y i n g s e c u r i t i e s
473
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
1,193
Loans t o banks
51
Other l o a n s
1,584
Treasury b i l l s
646
Treasury n o t e s
1,900
U. S. bonds
6,486
O b l i g a t i o n s g u a r a n t e e d by IT#. S. G o v ' t
2,434
Other s e c u r i t i e s
3,456
10,851
Reserve w i t h F. R. bank
479
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances w i t h domestic banks
3,185
Other a s s e t s - n e t
1,243
L I A B I L I T I E S
19,741
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
5,318
Time d e p o s i t s
570
U. S. G o v ' t d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits*
8,484
Domestic b a n k s
714
F o r e i g n banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




747
3,752

694

331

413
200

562
38
36

188
11
5

75
117
108
267
290
1,033
276
529
1,395
68
580
81

12
54
1
60
57
33
152
69
108
174
12
180
22

419
191
44

2,678
967
135

316
1

1,247
10

12
94

22
396

1,191

10,021

1,164

1,923

692

631

620

3,303

446

709

270

299
68
20

1,791
118
482

213
30
25

276
8
20

19
81
1
132
16
38
338
50
129
527
143
173
75

212
196
44
460
246
980
2,734
1,372
1,386
6,401
96
215
485

32
50
1
95

543
20
212
83

24
174
2
205
11
156
637
124
286
611
46
329
98

1,222
236
14

9,725
1,036
68

1,018
263
54

349
20

3,806
656

20
248

301
1,626

2,241

306

525
271

102
4
1

181
24
4

176
2
5

336
13
12

7
11

10
29

43
384

29
115
22
47
117
7
94
15

58
18
68
92
70
1/0
196
16
304
23

13
23
1
51
25
40
83
47
59
137
12
302
29

471
191
17

293
117
2

532
145
24

477
137
31

1,043
1,085
108

357

168
1

424

267
1

318
19

4
88

305
348

750

303

3,331
936

122
11
3

158
4
5

15
42

141
162
52
67
195
22
251
38

11
32
1
97
1
35
113
69
105
144
13
238
51

1,348
748
47

515
202
34

451
5

467
1

314

15
216

16
380

37
96

—»

—.

31
316
94
277

—

—

77
—

—

—

—

—

-T-

6
96

—

—

75
—

—

6
59

—

—

—

3
105

954

—

—

166
5
59
711
189
323
411
24
307
243