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Form FR-284
For immediate release

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
May 16, 1938

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks in 101 Leading Cities
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in 101 leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended May 111 Decreases of
$16,000,000 in commercial, industrial and agricultural loans and $51,000,000 in
loans to brokers and dealers in securities? and increases of $16,000,000 in hold*
ings of United States Government direct obligations, 022,000,000 in obligations
fully guaranteed by the United States Government, and $148,000,000 in demand deposits-adjusted.
. ^
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans declined $6,000,000 m the Chicago
district and $16,000,000 at all reporting member banks# Loans to brokers and
dealers declined $47,000,000 in New York City and $51>000,000 at all reporting
member banks. Loans to banks increased $12,000,000 in New York City.
Holdings of United States Government direct obligations increased $16,000,000
in New York City and at all reporting member banks, and declined $9,000,000 in the
Richmond district. Holdings of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States
Government increased $19,000,000 in New York City and $22,000,000 at all reporting
member banks. Holdings of "Other securities" declined $4,000,000.
Demand deposits—adjusted increased $90,000,000 in New York City, $34,000,000
in the Chicago district, #15,000,000 in the San Francisco district and $11,000,000
in the Kansas City district, and declined $37,000,000 in the New York district outside New York City, all reporting member banks showing a net increase of
$148,000,000 for the week. Time deposits declined $10,000,000 in New York City and
$19,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Government deposits declined $17,000,000
in Mew York City and $22,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Deposits credited to domestic banks declined $42,000,000, the decrease being
distributed among a number of districts. Deposits credited to foreign banks declined $10,000,000 in New York City.
Weekly reporting member banks reported no borrowings on May 11.^
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of the reporting member banks,
together with changes for the week and the year ended May 11, 1938, followst
(in millions of dollar^)
,
Increase or decrease
since
May 12,
May 4,
1937
1938
ASSETS
-1,395
20,810
-32
Loans and Investments - total
-1,080
—66
8,451
Loans — total
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loansI
-2)
559
On securities
-73
-14)
3,551
Otherwise secured and unsecured
-118
-5
385
Open market paper
-739
-51
595
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
-151
-4
589
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
+2
-9
1,152
Real estate loans
2
+13
120
Loans to banks
-2)
690
Other loans I On securities
+12
810
-3)
Otherwise secured and unsecured
-306
+16
8,017
U. S. Government dircct obligations
+180
+22
1,3^4
Obligations fully guaranteed by U. S, Gov't
-189
—4
2,998
Other securities
+642
+58
6,001
Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
+ 42
+30
391
Cash in vault
+494
+11
2,277
Balances with domestic banks
LIABILITIES
-778
+148
14,598
Demand deposits-adjusted
+6
-19
5,207
Time deposits
+339
-22
546
U, S, Government deposits
+496
—42
5,678
Inter-bank deposits* Domestic banks
-224
-12
316
Foreign banks
~l6
Borrowings



Form FRr-284-a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
May 12, 1938

For immediate release

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in millions of dollars)
Chicago
New York City
19 3 8
19 3 7
19 3 8
19 3 7
May 111 May 4 May 12 May 11 May 4 May 12
ASSETS
Loans and Investments - total

7,694 7,702

8,322

1,830

1,838

1,994

Loans - total

3,018 3,056

3,805

551

556

650

21
348
22
27

22)
350)
22
28

65
12

66
12

Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loans*
On securities
Otherwise secured & unsecured
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers
Other loans for purchasing or
carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans*
On securities
Otherwise secured & unsecured

228
1,3*8
143
468

230)

1,607

515

159
1,133

206
118
92

207
118
80

284
130
80

218
197

219)
198)

412

21
35

423
29
42
81
14
3
58

U. S. Gov't obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other securities

3,076 3,060

3,027

869

873

953

541
560
1,040 1,045

434
1,056

116
294

116
293

95
296

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

2,957 2,926
50
51
65
67
48 8
481

2,480
55
72
481

798
29
198
52

771
28
192
51

599
31
158
64

6,037 5,947
643
633
165
148

6,33f
704
53

l,4o4 1,376
464
464
116
116

1,485
449
81

2,353 2,359
287
277

1,936
502

653
7

654
7

568
6

321
336
1,488 1,487

8
19
393
1,476 t 244

19
244

21
236

LIABILITIES
Demand deposits — adjusted
Time deposits
U, S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits*
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
Capital account




Form FR— 284~b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON MAT 11, 1938
(In millions of dollars)

ASSETS
20,810
Loans and Investments - total
8,451
Loans — total
Commercial, industrial, and.
agricultural loans:
559
On securities
3,551
Otherwise secured & unsecured
385
Open market paper
595
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
Other loans for purchasing or
589
carrying securities
1,152
Real estate loans
120
Loans to banks
Other loans*
690
On securities
810
Otherwise secured and unsecured
8,017
U. S. Gov't obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by U*S,Gov't 1,344
2,998
Other securities
6,001
Reserve with F. R. bank
391
Cash in vault
2,277
Balances with domestic banks
1,293
Other assets — net
LIABILITIES
14,598
Demand deposits—adjusted
5,207
Time deposits
546
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter—bank depositsJ
5,678
Domestic banks
316
Foreign banks
Borrowings
785
Other liabilities
3,642

Capital
account


Reserve
Federal
1 Srii**
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Ra.cnIlew Fnila— CleveAtlanta Chicago Lorn, i apolis City Dallas ! tYaacisco
mond
York delphia land

Total
All
districts
1,161
612

8,546 1,105
3,420
437

1,730
693

616
239

552
282

2,846
860

661
293

362
153

627
243

480
230

2,124
989

37
24-5
75
21

241
1,448
155
476

48
158
24
15

48
234
13
21

13
95
10
3

11
l4o
3

6

39
474
39
31

44
130
9
5

9
63
5
1

16
132
19
3

10
137
2
2

43
295
31
11

32
83
3

278
224
92

34
58
2

37
172
2

16
31
1

16
28
4

76
89
5

12
47
7

7
6
—

12
21
1

l4
20
1

55
373
2

55
61
394
25
130
308
114
145
74

248
258
3,317

122
44
703
84
250
346
39
242
101

28
42
285
33
59
138
19
137
35

26

48
154
39
77
98
12
132
37

44
63

1,203
3,072
67
152
579

48
50
313
88
267
271
18
149
83

11
28
219
55
94
135
11
119
23

11
51
154
15
40
67
6
98
16

12
27
230
42
112
155
13
252
22

10
34
171
30
49
93
11
206
25

75
104
709
134
292
319
20
241
213

1,023

410
198
12

327
182
23

2,118

396
186
23

238

12

784
288
20

1,007

263

6,576
1,030
155

468
144
18

393
130
25

858
1,061
91

232
9

2,426
279

286
5

328
1

209

203
1

859
8

246

124
1

180

22
241

606

333
1,617

16
227

734

18

18
352

23
93

5
90

1,368

193
425
999
61
4o4
85
872
144

23
371

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mm

8

90

—

119
5

6

56

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