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STATEMENT FOR THE.PRESS
R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday
morning, May 17> 1920; not
earlier.

-

St.1159
F e d e r a l Reserve Board
May 15> 1920.

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
D e c l i n e s i n l o a n s secured by s t o c k s and "bonds of

millions for a l l

r e p o r t i n g member banks and of 38-6 m i l l i o n s f o r Mew York C i t y banks, o f f s e t
i n p a r t by i n c r e a s e s i n o t h e r l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , a r e i n d i c a t e d i n the
F e d e r a l Reserve B o a r d ' s s t a t e r / e n t of c o n d i t i o n on May 7 of 50$ member banks
in leading c i t i e s ,

Demand d e p o s i t s of t h e s e banks and t h e i r borrowings from

F e d e r a l Reserve Banks show s u b s t a n t i a l r e d u c t i o n s f o r the week.
United S t a t e s bond h o l d i n g s i n c r e a s e d by 6 . 6 m i l l i o n s , Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e h o l d i n g s d e c l i n e d by 12*7 m i l l i o n s , w h i l e V i c t o r y n o t e s and l o a n s secured
by Government war o b l i g a t i o n s show but nominal c h a n g e s .

The r e d u c t i o n i n

l o a n s s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds was 35 .2 m i l l i o n s i n F e d e r a l Reserve Bank
c i t i e s , but was o f f s e t i n p a r t by i n c r e a s e s r e p o r t e d by member banks o u t s i d e
of t h e s e c i t i e s ,

All o t h e r l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s i n c r e a s e d by about 21 mil^

l i o n s f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g banks and by 19*6 m i l l i o n s f o r the New York City .
members.

As a consequence of t h e s e c h a n g e s t o t a l l o a n s and investments ( i n -

c l u d i n g paper h e l d under r e d i s c o u n t w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks) a r e shown
16*3 m i l l i o n s below the f i g u r e f o r the week b e f o r e , though about 367 m i l l i o n s
i n excess, of the t o t a l f o r the f i r s t F r i d a y i n the y e a r .
Total accommodations to a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks a s shown on the books
of the F e d e r a l Reserve Banks show

a d e c l i n e of 44.7 m i l l i o n s f o r the week.

B i l l s s e c u r e d by Government war o b l i g a t i o n s d i s c o u n t e d by t h e Reserve banks
f o £ the r e p o r t i n g member banks d e c r e a s e d from 1,206*7 to 1,177*5 m i l l i o n s , and
o t h e r b i l l s from 929-6 to 914.1 m i l l i o n s *

Since the beginning of the y e a r

t h e r e has been a c o r r e s p o n d i n g r e d u c t i o n of 32-4 m i l l i o n s i n b i l l s secured by
Government war o b l i g a t i o n s as a g a i n s t an i n c r e a s e of 253 1 5 m i l l i o n s i n other
b i l l s h e l d under r e d i s c o u n t f o r r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s .
Government d e p o s i t s show a r e d u c t i o n of 5-3 m i l l i o n s ,

other^demand

d e p o s i t s ( n e t ) - a r e d u c t i o n of 72*3 m i l l i o n s f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g banks/of 74*4
m i l l i o n s f o r the banks i n New York C i t y , while time d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d by 1c -7
millions.

The banks 1 r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks were 41.4

m i l l i o n s l e s s than the week b e f o r e . Cash i n v a u l t shows a g a i n of 18*3 m i l l i o n s -




•Releasee. f o r p u b l i c a t i o n i.ionuay n«ortiinA, :-ic.y 17, 1920; not e a r l i e r .
•
PRINCIPAL BSSOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF BEPORTING MEMBEB BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
(Amounts i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
:
May 7,1920
Apr-30,1920

U. S- bonds to sscuro c i r c u l a t i o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .Other TJ- S - oonc. s i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y "bonds
L
U. S» V i c t o r y n o t e s

Nov.7, 1919

Ma.? 9,1919773

812

7*3

c70,2il

270,Obi

2b 5,209

268,188

6o4, 556

59^,062

633,950

675,617

so

17-otiber of r e p o r t i n g banks

S t . 1159^

9

19 f > 6o2

1^0^30

292,410

595, 277

607,?S3

247,55%

2,260,432

-

l,6b7,7<^>

1,674,5^

2,042,127

3,207,237

.Loans czid i n v e s t m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g b i l l s rc&iscountea with F_ R. Bank:
^ Loans sg cured by U. 3- war o b l i g a t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Loans secured by s t o c k s and bonds other than U. S» s e c u r i t i e s - - - - - - A l l o tii e r l o a n s and investments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1> 102, u9t>
3,139,526
ll* r 165, 0 yo

1, 102,33 j
3,170,31o
11, .1.44 > 060

T o t a l loans and i n v e s t m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d with F. R- Bank -

17,075,646

17,091, obO

16,151,322

14,593,635

1,373 >730

1,415,145

I,46l,651

1,299,739

- -

3 / 3 >651

355,37c

352,679

3b0,557

- -

H , 3 °9> 0^9

11,461,3 ^4

11,254,244

10,4sb,764

U. 3 . C e r t i f i c a t e s of inuebuedness
T o t a l U. S- s e c u r i t i e s

- - -

- -

- -

Reserve balance with F. R- Bank - - Cash i n v a u l t - - -

- -

- -

Net demand, d e p o s i t s - - ' ^rime d e p o s i t s - - -

- -

•^Government d e p o s i t s - - -

--

- - - -

- -

- - - -

- -

- - -

- - - -

- - - - - -

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - - - -

- - -

- - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- - -

- -

- -

- - -

- -

- -

- - -

- -

- - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

-

- -

- -

(a) 1,141,049
(a) 1,072,496
3,246,135 )
(a) 9.141,277 ) (a)10.369.572

- - - -

- -

- -

- -

-

2, 63/ ,736

2,019,027

2,209,169

1,742,095

- - -

- -

- -

- -

-

l44,76l

150,136

330,543

551,099

1,166,515

1,254,624

- -

• "Bills payable with F e d e r a l Beserve Bank:
Secured by U. S. war o b l i g a t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - All other
- B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d with F e d e r a l Reserve Bank:
Secured by U- S. war o b l i g a t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - "Jt A l l o t h e r '
.
jfcEati© of U. S. «
s e c u r i t i e s and war loan paper to t o t a l
mehts i n c l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s with F. B. Bank,. per c e n t - 


- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

o46,0b2
3,657

559,34;) )
4,551 )

- -

- -

- -

33^» ^+lo
910,391
,
l4.6

317,4-20 )
924,731 )
,
14-7

: :

-

loans and i n v e s t - - - - - - - - -

611,23 1
244,031(a) E x c l u s i v e of r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F» R. Banks.

p l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday iuorninj, May 37, 1920; not e a r l i e r S t . 1159b
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS 01' ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY 7, I92O •
—-—
( A m o u n t s i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t
Boston New York
Phila»
Clevel- Richm- A t l a n t a Chicago St.Loui
Minn- Kans.Cy. Dallas San Fran.
Total
No- r e p o r t i n g banks
.
46
115
57
92
82
4?
107
35
44
66
35
83
809
U» S» bonds to s3cure c i r c u %
lation
13,061
47,498
11,347
41,877 27,411 i 4 , 0 1 5
21.U00 l6,9<
7,221 15, 278 19,573
34,605
270,211
„Pther U. S- i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y
„ bonds
.
14,110
24s,590
30,035
60,070 34,449 29,45s
63,213 12,94
61,338
604,556
9,907 22,684 17,753
Ui, S. V i c t o r y n o t e s
7,464
87,094
9,680
19,694
2,323
4,780
35,205
} 03
1,620
12,382
4,837
3,569
197,682
U. 8, C e r t i f i c a t e s of
76.341 13,57
indebtedness
37,563
273,052
53,756
28.930 18,260 19.046
9,324 10.235 19.186
36,005
595.277
Total U. S- s e c u r i t i e s
72,198
656,2)4
104,818
150,571 88,443 67,299
196,159 46,48
144,330 1,667,726
28,072 53,034 60,081
Loans and investments i n c l u d e
ing b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h
F. R* Bank:
X Loans s e c , b y U.S.war o b l i g . 60,283
5^3,065
^ Loans s e c . b y stocks&bonds
196,956 l , 3 i 4 , 4 4 i
All o t h e r loans&investraonts 764,946 3,935.454
* Total loans and i n v e s t ments i n c l u d i n g r e d i s counts with F. R. Bank 1,094,38) 6,449,194
Reserve balance with F . EBank
75,979
655,087
Cash in v a u l t
Net demand d e p o s i t s

113,343
201,364
569,697

Government d e p o s i t s
: ^ i l l s payable with F. R. Bank:
' Sec-by U.S.war o b l i g a t i o n s
All o t h e r
B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d with
F, R. Bank:.
Sec.by U.S.war o b l i g a t i o n s
p*All,ctii3r



31,894 1,102,696
148,456 3,139,528
946.948 11.165.696

991,222 1,463,21? 621,954 578,500 2,539,079 635,730 382,391 689,851 358,497 1,271,628 17,075,646
63,294

96,332

35,93^

33,310

193,179

43,945

22,215

50,258

26,970

77,227

1,373,730

125,066

16,284

)),76l

19,5U

I3,?6l

67,210

10,4)3

8,282

14,4)4

10,508

29,193

373,651

815,225 5,174,634

674,030

25,208

-

-Time d e p o s i t s

83 , 42 1 37,05 1 27,040
110,56? 39,030 19,446 24,565 10,991
342,059 109,992 63,159
460,772 156,433 32,151 79,944 33,801
887.166 386.468 421.002 1.771.581 393.780 302.722 552.308 253.624

860,162 350,727 281,567 1,415,371 333,930 225,269 428,006 232,667

597,4bl 11,389,049

"

139,o4?

419,224

26,616

11,469

92,265

7,289

28,581
-

3)4,910
-

32,673
46,852

170,717
203,769

363,939 105,055 149,931
6,252

617,083 123,?4s

64,415

98,56s

45,352

.484,758

2,6)7,7)6

982

1,240

2,189

7,965

144,761

),46Q

5,752

),2l4

89,701
-

2,675
*
5.1,050 4?,635
100

39,835
60

117,358

31,99)
2,717

11,521 26,356
250 •
60

29,200
215

) 7,Sb2
285

84b,062
3,68?

59,084
19,475

15,429
48,656

5,^52
46,458

13,041
238,547

11,693
73,489

4,862
47,527

1,218
20,089

3,196
67,4?9

331,418
910,391

S,4"U
;>:, ih:

5,422
69,909

.Releasad f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday morning, Kay 17, 1520; not e a r l i e r .
St.1159c
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE A«D LIABILITY ITEHS 0? REPORTING HEMBES BAHTS I ? P. R. 3A%C A1TD BRANCH CITIES AH) ALL OTHER REPORTING BA!;/.S.
(Amounts i n thousands of dollars')
All F. R.
F. R.
All o t h e r
Sew York City
City of Chicago
Bank c i t i e s
Branch c i t i e s
r e p o r t i n g banks
Kay 7 - Apr. 30
May 7 - Apr. 30
May 7 - Apr. 30
May 7 - Apr- 30
May 7 - Apr- 30
19S
218
157
336
Nuraber of r e p o r t i n g banks
72
73
50
5&
277
335
70,803
98,96s
100,240
71,003
99,020
100,238
U- S. "bonds to s 3 cur a c i r c u l a t i o n
37, SCI
37, SOI
1,4-35
1, 438
120,201
144,015
144,365
334,102
119,945
sOthsr U. 5. bonds i n c l u d i r * L i b e r t y bonds 215,510
207,562
26,433
30,059
339,986
48,9b0
48,644
41,750
41,712
107,286
107,766
U. s . Victory n o t e s
76,5*40
7 5,200
12,423
13,048
104,314
105,584
63,560
64,336
U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s
255,375
261,217
31,742
31,511
427,403
437,663
369,762
324,475
Total U. r,. s e c u r i t i e s
555,626
5S1.7SO
74,037
76,4)6
365,530
325,013
574,517
975,765
Loans and investments i n c l u d i n g b i l l s
r e d i s c o u n t 3d w i t h F . R. Bnrik:
•
Loans secured by U.S. war o b l i g a t i o n s
510,022
510,212
74,333
76,1)6
S47,137
842,033
144,331
143,574
111,228
110,727
Loans secured by s t o c k s and bonds
1,156,654 1,195,258 • 359,137
342,955 2,215,453 2,253,675
457,422
492,723
426,653
423,514
All o t h e r l o a n s and investments
3,468,125 3,448,453 1,062,744 1,065,907 7,059,327 7,082,400 2,170,050 2,175,327 1,856,279 1,886,939
Total loans and investments i n c l u d i n g
r e d i s c o u n t s with F . R. Bank
5,720,527 5,735,703 1,550,251 l , 5 5 5 , 4 s s 11,136,834 l l . l 6 3 . S 8 l 3,180,173 3 , l g l , 3 £ b 2,752,639 2,746,593
.Reserve balance w i t h F . R. Bark

611,510

649,523

136,075

136,505

559,346

1,042,539

207,650

205,042

166,734

167,564

Cash i n v a u l t

110,400

100,744

3S.S34

32,145

213,228

200,371

74,573

72,815

85,850

22,1S6

4,652,393 4,726,805

567,535

576,485

7,947,257

8,007,150 1,732,305 1,759,489 1,709,483 1 , 6 5 4 , 6 8 5

Net de.nand d e p o s i t s
Tira d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s
B i l l s payable w i t h F, R. Bank:
Secured by U. S. war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d with F. R. Bank:
Secured uy U. S. war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
R a t i o of U.S.war s e c u r i t i e s and war loan
paper to t o t i l l o a n s and i n v e s t , r e n t s ,
i n c l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s with F . R. Bank,
e ;r c ji. u



302,226

301,163

276,056

273,763

1,184,415

1,174,756

872,340

868,C14

580,581

576,257

89,908

85,90s

3,081

3,081

124,373

124,372

11,133

11,414

9,255

14,350

303,05s

318,466

52,172

53,688

562,275

605,517
1,000

177,520
3,122

172,402
2,890

105,867
565

111,026
561

165,397
187,70s

161,676
163,248

5.715
172,413

6,602
l5b,44o

279,936
647,915

267,155
665,607

33,050
146,108

30,898
I4i,i4i

18,392
116,368

15,367
117,583

9.5

9.7

18.5

IS.4

15.5

15-5

13-5

15-5

•12-2

12-3