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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.1u2
(For Immediate Release)
May 16, 1951
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g manber banks i n leading c i t i e s
shows t h e following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r t h e week ended May 9; Decreases of
# 9 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n holdings of United States Government s e c u r i t i e s , $589,000,000 i n
demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d , and $372,000,000 i n United S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s .
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 decreased $21,000,000 in New
York City, $12,000,000 i n t h e Atlanta D i s t r i c t , and #11,000,000 i n t h e St. Louis
D i s t r i c t , and i n c r e a s e d by smaller amounts in most of t h e other d i s t r i c t s ; t h e r e
was a net decrease of $22,000,000 a t a l l reporting member banks. Real e s t a t e
loans i n c r e a s e d $21,000,000. Loans t o banks decreased $150,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s decreased $25^,000,000 in New York City,
$78,000,000 in t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t , $38,000,000 i n t h e Cleveland D i s t r i c t , and a
t o t a l of $330,000,000 a t a l l r eporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury notes
decreased $55,000,000, Holdings of United States Government bonds decreased
$37,000,000 each i n t h e New York and San Francisco D i s t r i c t s and a t o t a l of
£112,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Holdings of "other s e c u r i t i e s "
decreased $106,000,000, of which $61,000,000 was i n New York C i t y .
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d decreased $1^70,000,000 i n New York City, $56,000,000
i n t h e Cleveland D i s t r i c t , $55,000,000 i n the Boston D i s t r i c t , and $15,000,000 i n
t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t , and i n c r e a s e d $39,000,000 i n t h e S t . Louis D i s t r i c t , United
States Government d e p o s i t s decreased i n a l l d i s t r i c t s . Demand deposits c r e d i t e d
t o domestic banks increased i n most d i s t r i c t s and a t o t a l of $86,000,000 a t a l l
r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Borrowings at a l l reporting member banks increased $2It, 000,000.
A summary of a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of reporting member banks f o l l o w s :

ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - net
Loans - gross
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
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s
f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans

Increase or
decrease since
May 10,
May 2,
1950
1951
(In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
+2,991
-716
69,392
+7,630
-113
32,518
+7,702
-113
33,0 Oh
- 22
+5,799
19,161
+ 17
+ 19

+

125
609
5,UiO
3itl
5,930

+ 7
+ 21
-150
- 5

12
+ 131
+ 899
+
18
+1,256

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s

30,339
1,611

-U97
-330

8,095
20,603
6,505

- 55
—112
-106

-5,560
- 103
-It, 316
+2,339
-3,W
+ 921

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s except Govt.
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
Interbank demand deposits? Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Debits t o demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Government accounts, during week

13,861*
839
2,161

- 96
+ hh
- 56

+2,131
+
52
+
10

it9,57U
15,58b
3,275
9,057
l,3lt7
591

-589
+ 18
-372
+ 86
+ h
+ 2b

+2,693
+
95
+1,158
+ 159
+
9k
+ 291




263
1,132

——

2l*,3li7

151
59

ASSETS AH) LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, MAY 9, 1951
Total
D i s t r i c t
e r v e
F e d e r a l
Re
all
|
New |Phila- i C l e v e r Rich-j
MinneI St.
d i s t r i c t s ? Bostonj York delphia' land • mond 1 Atlanta!Chicago iLouis JLEPlis.
(In millions of dollars)
ASSETS
9,866
2,295 1,225
69,392
Loans and investments - t o t a l
3,156 22,347 2,837 4,902. 2,792 2,513
1,224
627
1,130
3,596
1,320
1,199
10,928
1,967
32,548
1,554
Loans - net $
687
2,342
670
353
1,149
1,004
598
7,152
19,164
755
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r ' l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
2
1
23
1
217
263
9
5
U. S. Government obligations
101
3
7
15
871
38
29
12
1,132
5
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying:
l
8
11
11
19
10
U. S. Government obligations
13
31
3
125
6
14
61
68
23
43
24
269
609
7
Other s e c u r i t i e s
108
245
140
236
94
457
209
377
5,440
777
Real e s t a t e loans
10
38
200
341
9
9
5
5
37
Loans t o banks
164
612
265
326
348
314
390
278 1,574
Other loans
5,930
460
901
5,319
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
1,358 9,335 1,175 2,459 1,427 1 , 1 6 6
30,339
267
51
3
163
123
1,641
50
59
53
533
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
261
1,548
478
368
139
263
615
8,095
253 1,918
Treasury notes
318
1
,
6
8
1
3,504
6,884
6
2
9
589
936
859
20,603
1,055
U. S. bonds
166
1
38
1
7
0
244
217
2,084
4
7
6
342
951
6,505
Other s e c u r i t i e s
428
221
2,112
470
896
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
517
13,864
533
525 5,182
86
13
46
105
188
69
45
33
839
Cash in vault
57
304
7
6
101
2
0
3
140
158
135
139
Balances with domestic banks
2,161
85
1
8
103
6
0
1
0
6
83
6
3
31
583
53
1,458
Other a s s e t s - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
1,506
6,637
2,582 17,127 2,215 3,395 2,179 1 , 8 8 0
795
49,574
Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted
483
2,631
428 1,369
235
517
591
477 2,624
15,584
Time deposits except Govt.
68
108
166
138
679
94
277
136 1,033
U. 3. Government deposits
3,275
291
360
469
1,529
2 6 8 2,774
391
593
539
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
9,057
41
6
12
16
2
Foreign banks
3
9
1,347
33 1,110
44
6
11
6
34
29
99
295
Borrowings
5
591
90
34
86
19
54
27
27
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
934
37
1,657
108
784
246
213
326
489
197
341 2,543
6,629
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
H.4.2 (a)

*

Debits tc demond deposit accounts, except
interbank cnql U. S. G w t . accounts

#




|

i

'

i

— —

w

884 1,031
1 , 0 8 6 9,931
913 1,333
24,347
, i . e . before deduction of Valuation reserves

3,269

645
Z

456

San
Francisco
2,706

1,247
818

— —

2,610
1,467
1,020
-

-

9

10

4
17

8
49
122
2
272
978
51

169

2
237
1,189
152
440
597
270
537
34

342
585

165

12,143
6,289
2,6l6
5
32
6
28

2,506
24
1,150
4,572
136
1,470
2,966

l,282' ;
1,908
123
244
247

44

535
40
315
67

1,980
407
123
801
1
7
30
233

2,159
429
90
593
7
10
31
248

7,119
5,393
363
449

877

770

3,152

261

107

45
288
901