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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2

(For Immediate Release)
May 25, 1949
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES

The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks i n leading c i t i e s
shows the f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended May 18: Decreases of
$161,000,000 i n commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r i c u l t u r a l l o a n s , $268,000,000 i n
holdings of Treasury b i l l s , and $280,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o
domestic banks, and an increase of $563,000,000 i n borrowings,
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 i n nearly a l l
d i s t r i c t s ; the p r i n c i p a l decreases were $79,000,000 i n New York City, $23,000,000
i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t , $19,000,000 i n the San Francisco D i s t r i c t , and $11,000,000
each i n the P h i l a d e l p h i a and Cleveland d i s t r i c t s . Loans t o brokers and dealers f o r
purchasing or carrying United S t a t e s Government and other s e c u r i t i e s increased
$1+12,000,000 i n New York City and a t o t a l of $444,000,000 at a l l reporting member
banks.
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s decreased $129,000,000 i n New York City, $76,000,000
i n the San Francisco D i s t r i c t , $58,000,000 i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t , and by smaller
amounts i n n e a r l y a l l of the other d i s t r i c t s . Holdings of United S t a t e s Government
bonds increased $ 4 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Holdings of "other s e c u r i t i e s " increased $53,000,000.
Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted decreased $79,000,000 i n the San Francisco D i s t r i c t
and $45,000,000 i n New York City, and increased $ 3 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n the Kansas City D i s t r i c t and $31,000,000 i n the Cleveland D i s t r i c t ; the net decrease a t a l l reporting
member banks was $105,000,000. United S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s increased
$95,000,000. Demand d e p o s i t s credited t o domestic banks decreased i n a l l d i s t r i c t s .
Borrowings i n c r e a s e d $457,000,000 i n New York City and $109,000,000 i n the
Chicago D i s t r i c t .
A summary of the a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of reporting member b a n k s . f o l l o w s :
May
18,
1919
A S S E T S
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 carrying:
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 carrying:
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

(In
62,154
23,876
2b,173
13,747

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
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted
Time d e p o s i t s except Govt,
U. S . Government d e p o s i t s
Interbank demand d e p o s i t s ; Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Debits t o demand d e p o s i t accounts, except interbank
during week
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May 19,
May 11,
1948
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+ 520
+ 291
+ 652
+ 287
- 161
- 555

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644

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256

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421
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4,898
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- 483
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-1,438
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+ 172

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761
2,081

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- 35

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16
- 204

45,816
15,251
1,191
8,121
1,327
714

- 105

+
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22,620

- 55

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+ 95
- 280

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624
490
338
402
13
561

Total
All
districts
ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial,& a g r ' l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers f o r
purchasing or carrying:
D. S . Government obligations
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying:
U, S. Government obligations
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans to banks
Other loans
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
Reserve 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,
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
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4,089
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3,872
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