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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
For immediate release

Board of Governors
of ti# Federal Reserve System
May 24, 1937

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks in 101 Leading Cities
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in 101 leading cities,
which is being issued in revised form beginning with this week, shows the following
principal changes for the week ended May 19« Decreases of $31,000,000 in loans and
$9,000,000 in holdings of United States Government obligations; an increase of
$14,000,000 in "Other securities"? an increase of $4-9,000,900 in demand depositsadjusted; decreases of $25,000,000 in Government deposits, $67,000,000 in deposits
credited to domestic banks and $13,000,000 in deposits credited to foreign banks;
and an increase of $8,000,000 in borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased $9,000,000 in the
New York district and ..$6,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of open
market paper decreased $7*000,000. Loans to brokers and dealers in securities declined $8,000,000 in the New York district and $11,000,000 at all reporting member
banks. Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities declined $9,000,000 in
the New York district and $24,000,000 at all reporting ja£mitfy?g|^anks. "Other loans"
declined $7,000,000 in the San Francisco district and
,000 at all reporting
member banks.
Holdings of United States Government -direct obligations declined $9,000,000,
holdings of obligations fully guaranteed by the United States Government declined
•22,000,000, and holdings of "Other securities" increased $19,000,000 in the New York
district and $14,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits-adjusted increased $58,000,000 in the New York district,
$16,000,000 in the Philadelphia district, $13,000,000 in the Chicago district and
§49,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and declined $17,000,000 in the Boston
district and #12,000,000 in the St. Louis district. Government deposits declined
$12,000,000 in-the New York district and $25,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Deposits credited to other domestic banks declined in all but one district, the
aggregate decrease being $67,000,000. Deposits credited to foreign banks declined
$14,000,000 in the New York district.
Borrowings of weekly reporting member banks aggregated $24,000,000 on May 19,
an increase of $7,000,000 being reported by New York banks.
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of reporting member banks,
together with changes for the week and the year ended May 19, 1937, followsi
May 19,
1937
Loans and investments - total
Loans — total
Commercial,industrial, and agricultural loansi
On securities
Otherwise secured and unsecured
Open market paper**
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities***
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans* On securities
Otherwise secured and unsecured
U. S. Government direct obligations
Obligations fully guaranteed by U.S. Gov't.
Other securities
Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits-adjusted.
Time'deposits
V. S. Government deposits
Inter-bank deposits 1 Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
 For footnotes


see following sheet,.

Increase or decrease
since —
May 12,
May 20,
1937
1936

22,177
9,500
583)
3,606)
496
1,323
722

1,162

118
716)
774)
8,31-4

1,162
3,201
5,349
329
1,781

15,425
5,205
182
5,115
527
24

-28

-31

+378
+1,147

+6
*

-7

-11

-24
+1
-3
+7
-9
-2

+14
-10

-20
—2

+49
+4
-25
-67
-13
+8

+

1A6

*

+15
+56
*
-554
-123
-92
+726
—4o
-538
+1,035
+162
-572
-360
+146

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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
May 20, 1937

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 6
1 9 37
19 3 6
19 3 7
May 19 Mayl2 May 20 May 19 May 12 May 20
ASSETS
Loans and investments - total

8,318 8,322 8,561

Loans - total

3,787 3,805 3,247

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

i,Sij 1 ' 6 0 7
157
159
1,127 1,133

647

650

423

•990

33)
390)
28
42
81
l4
3

81
14
3

*
*

277
129
76

284
130
80

*
133
29

242)

412

*

166)

1,995 1,994

1,859
501

29
42

•45
*

15

6

58

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

3,022 3,027 3,655

956

953..

979

434
543
434
1,075 1,056 1,116

95
297

95
296

92
287

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

2,496 2,480 2,294
51
51
55
68
'
71
72
488
481
482

609
29
157
63

599
31
158
64

664
35
205
73

1,505 1,485
449
449
79
81

1,438

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits - adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits i
Domestic banks
Foreign banks

6,392 6,338 6,162
70 4
578
704
198
4l
53

Borrowings
Other liabilities
Capital account

15
8
389
379
393
1,475 1,476 1,468

1,916 1,936 2,323
489
502
351

558
6

568
6

— —

20
236

A6 2

101
567
4
—

21
236

32
232

"^Comparable figures will not be available until the new report form has been
in use for a year.
^•Beginning May 12, 1937, includes own acceptances held by reporting banks.
->OBfBeginning May 12, 1937, includes a small amount of loans to brokers and dealers
other than on securities.
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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN 101 LEADING CITIES ON MAY 19, 1937
B-RC;,b
(In millions of dollars)
Federal Reserve Districts
San
St. Hinne- I t o n w j p ^ ^ ,
New fphila- !Ol3ve-l RichFrancisco
Boston York Sdelpliiajland j none Atlanta Chicago Louis apolis
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i
districts
ASSETS
22,177 1,295 9,207
Loans and investments - total
694 4,223
9,500
Loans - total
Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loans I
27
245
583
On securities
246 1,489
3,606
Otherwise secured & unsecured
119
175
496
Open market paper
44 1,137
1,323
Loans to brokers and dealers
Other loans for purchasing or
37
357
722
carrying securities
83
239
1,162
Real estate loans
5
76
118
Loans to banks
Other loansi
74
274
716
On securities
59
231
774
Otherwise secured & unsecured
428 3,255
8,314
U. S. Gov't obligations
22
473
1,162
Obligations fully guaranteed by U.S.Govt.
151 1,256
3,201
Other securities
244 2,619
5,349
Reserve with P. R. bank
59
67
329
Cash in vault
90
155
1,781
Balances with domestic banks
88
559
1,342
Other assets — net
L I A B I L I T I E S
15,425
995 6,956
Demand deposits - adjusted
Time deposits
45
1
182
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank depositst
221 1,982
5,115
Domestic banks
490
9
527
Foreign banks
17
2
24
Borrowings
403
34
909
Other liabilities
236 1,610
3,591
Capital account

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,187
454

1,886
699

626
242

556
273

3,051
971

663
291

381
164

690
252

481
214

2,154
1,023

44
156
27
25

40
225
20
18

15
91
13
4

34
114
4
7

50
527
53
50

45
126
11
6

10
71
8
2

19
133
21
4

10
116
2
3

44

38
61
2

38
181
4

22
28
2

18
27
4

96
80
7

13
45
9

9
6
2

15
19
1

19
21
1

60
372
5

46
55
347
92
294
291
16
135
90

118
55
856
58
273
334
39
172
108

27
40
268
44
72
136
18
128
4l

23
42
174
32
77
105
11
100
39

46
62
1,474
172
434
821
61
311
96

11
25
219
49
104
136
11
78
24

9
47
161
12
44
75
6
70
16

16

24
255
46
137
161
12
199
23

11
31
187
28
52
106
10
157
29

61
103

892
284
7

1,110
720
7

430
200
4

335
179
5

2,251
855
84

396
182
2

253
121
2

487
146
3

392
120
7

1,016

280
4

337
1

196

196
1

761
7

235

111
1

356

176

264
14

n • i -

—

— -

— ' —

— —

3
90

1
7
80

25
227

21
343

—

4
23
92

—

7
88

26
356

10
87

5
55

312

43
23

690

134
307
321
19
186
229
928
15

345
327