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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
May 14, 1952
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 May 7: Decreases of
$4l6 million in demand deposits adjusted and $479 million in United States
Government deposits, and increases of $374 million in demand deposits credited to
domestic banks and $341 million in borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans decreased $19 million in New
York City, $14 million in the St. Louis District, $11 million in the Dallas District, and a total of $73 million at all reporting member banks. The changes
according to industry are available in another press release. Loans to banks
decreased $58 million.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased a total of $208 million at all reporting member banks but other holdings of United States Government securities increased, Treasury certificates of indebtedness by $49 million, Treasury notes by
$30 million, and United States Government bonds by $62 million. Holdings of
"other securities" increased $18 million in the San Francisco District and decreased by the same amount in New York City; at all reporting member banks there
was a net increase of $13 million.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased in nine districts; the larger decreases
were $180 million in New York City, $129 million in the Chicago District, and
$50 million in the Boston District. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks
increased in all districts except New York.
Borrowings increased $186 million in New York City, $123 million in the
Chicago District, and $4l million in the Cleveland District.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
May
7,
1952
A S S E T S

Increase or
decrease since
May 9,
Apr. 30,
1951
1952

(In millions of dollars)

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

73,168
34,659
35,208
20,723

-165
-111
-111
- 73

+3,776
+2,111
+2,204
+1,559

597
1,110

+ 60
- 48

+
-

91
568
5,675
380
6,064
31,389
3,4l6
3,733
5,904
18,336
7,120

- 2
+ 1
+ 1
- 58
+ 8
- 67
-208
+ 49
+ 30
+ 62
+ 13

34
41
+ 235
39
+
+ 134
+1,050
+1,775
+3,733
-2,191
-2,267
+ 615

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S

14,784
850
2,245

+ 49
+ 5
- 36

+
+
+

Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Government
U, S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

51,887
16,660
2,874
9,708
1,221
1,210

-4l6
+ 25
-479
+374
- 22
+341

+2,315
+1,076
- 403
+ 651
- 126
+ 619

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
accounts, during week

28,224


and U. S. Government


334
22

920
11
84

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A S SETS

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER B A M S IN LEADING CITIES, May 7, 1952
Total
F e d e r a 1 R e B e r v e D i s t r i c t
All
New
PhilaCleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago St. Minne- Kansas Dallas
San
Boston
Districts
York
delphia
Francisco
land mond
Louis apolis City
(In millions of dollars)

Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
D. 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. H . bonds
Other securities
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
-Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
II. S* Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

3,003
1,197
573

2,747
1,079
634

11
37

15
26

3
6

10

117
76

2
8

21
229
796
238
1,573
8,823
1,005
788
1,528
5,502
2,352
5,638
188
135
585

2
8
132
7
403
1,144
102
88
159
795
378
543
44
108
61

8
62
428
4
359
2,502
295
409
486
1,312
508
945
88
126
85

12
47
245
3
324
1,578
243
172
286
877
228
554
73
162
57

8
25
89
2
331
1,423
151
277
357
638
245
506
45
214
61

15
61
486
30
600
5,238
462
695
1,024
3,057
954
2,137
104
322
106

17,763
2,764
1,050
2,870
1,008
551
1,150
2,634

2,283
417
145
388
13
11
41
343

3,692
1,456
208
480
8
93
61
522

2,335
619
133
429
6
36
33
258

2,041
547
89
602
9
20
39
226

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
» interbank and U. 3. Govt, accounts
„ 991
1,542
973
W •individual loan items are reported gross, ! 8 & ! f b e f o W * d u % ^ , of valuation reserves.

874




3,336
1,546
972

23,244
12,069
8,074

597
1,110

4
10

443
895

91
568
5,675
380
6 , 064
31,389
3,4l6
3,733
5,904
18,336
7,120
14,784
850
2,245
1,487

4
21
240
34
291
1,535
202
193
194
946
255
537
61
87
105

51,887
16,660
2,874
9,708
1,221
1,210
1,977
6,997

2,672
555
106
295
30
11
83
374

2,885
1,363
791.

10,096 2,366
3,904 1,210
651
2,589

5,276
2,266
1,409

73,168
34,659
20,723

—

1,265
603
317

2,994
1,223
8o4

2,849
1,530
1,057

13,107
6,669
2,852

3

7

8

2
24

4
13
242
13
293
967
89
185
157
536
189
446
32
126
31

1
7
117
8
159
523
58
48
110
307
139
242
13
73
18

5
15
168
3
232
1,462
337
255
291
579
309
576
36
291
42

6
54
117
5
299
1,148
190
168
177
613
171
585
41
353
78

5
26
2,615
33
1,200
5,046
282
455
1,135
3,174
1,392
2,075
125
248
258

6,779
2,776
508
1,563
39
175
101
824

1,543
486
83
624
2
19
29
215

830
243
68
332
3
2
22
111

2,115
446
105
911
2
85
29
246

2,295
462
78
720
8
22
38
283

7,539
5,889
301
494
93
185
351
961

3,751

725

430

974

866

3,401

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