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Form FR-234

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate release

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
May 27, 1940

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 221 Decreases
of $20,000,000 in commercial, industrial and agricultural loans and $58,000,000 in
loans to brokers and dealers in securities, increases of $146,000,000 in reserve
balances with Federal Reserve banks and $273,000,000 in demand deposits-adjusted,
and a decrease of $128,000,000 in deposits credited to domestic banks#
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans, decreased $9,000,000 in Hew
York City and $20,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Loans to brokers and
dealers in securities decreased $55,000,000 in Hew York City*
Holdings of United States Treasury bills increased $14,000,000 in New York
City and $23,000,000 at all reporting member banks* Holdings of Treasury notes
increased $10,000,000. Holdings of United States Government bonds decreased
$26,000,000 in the Cleveland district, $10,000,000 in the San Francisco district
and $16,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and increased $18,000,000 in New
York City. Holdings of "Other securities" increased $1-4,000,000.
Demand deposits—adjusted increased $185,000,000 in Hew York City,
$49,000,000 in the Chicago district, and $273,000,000 at all reporting member
banks.
Deposits credited to domestic banks decreased $61,000,000 in Hew York City,
$22,000,000 in the Chicago district, and $128,000,000 at all reporting member
banks. Deposits credited to foreign banks decreased $16,000,000 in New York City,
A summary of the principal assets and liabilities of reporting member banks,
together with changes for the week and the year ended May 22, 1940, follows t
May
22,
1940
ASSETS
23,544
Loans and Investments — total
8,562
Loans - total
4,394Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
327
Open market paper
544
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
47 4
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
1,193
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
1,586
Other loans
673
Treasury bills
1,919
Treasury notes
6,513
U. S. bonds
2,389
Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Gov't
3,488
Other securities
11,196
Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
485
Cash in vault
3,269
Balances with domestic banks

Increase or decrease
since
May 15, May 24,
1939
1940
— 4-8
- 81

- 20

- 1
- 58
+ 1
+ 2
+ 1

+1,871
+ 437
+ 557
+
18
- 173
67
+
39
-

12

+ 14*
+146
+ 13
- 15

75
279
113
4* 675
+ 343
+ 250
+2,720
+
55
+ 562

20,201

+273
3
- 3

+3,246
+
65
+
2

8,486
692
1

-128

+1,839
+
53

+ 10*
- 16

+

2

+
+

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U« S. Government deposits
Inter-bank deposits J
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

5,312
577

- 17

*May 15 figures revised
York district)
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Form FR—28A
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
May 23, 1940

For immediate release

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in millions of dollars)

-

New York City
Increase or
decrease since
May
22, May 15, May 24,
1940
1940
1939

'Chicago
Increase or
decrease since
May 15, May 24,
1939
1940

May
22,
1940

A S S E T S
2,225

-

2

+ 240

74

590

-

4

+

55

299
16
162

411
19
33

-

2

+
+
-

59
1
3

39
9
5
12

64
17

-

—
+

4
4

Loans and Investments - total

9,165

—

15

+1 ,225

Loans - total

2,869

-

67

+

1,671
107
403

9
1
55

+

—

Commercial, industrial, and
agricultural loans
Open market paper
Loans to brokers and dealers
0 Vnsr loans for purchasing
or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

160
120
37
371

-

-

+

1
-

-

-

-

3

—*

—
—

—

+
—

—

46

—

—

-

1
1

—

—

—

—•

—

—

—

—

-

2

Treasury bills
Treasury notes
U. 8. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other securities

2 58
962
2,547

+ 14
+ 6
+ 18

+
+
+

93
235
42 6

261
159
714

1,268
1,261

+

9
5

+
+

238
159

135
366

Reserve "with F. R. banks
Cash in vault
Balances viith domestic banks
Other assets - net

6,499
81
87
362

4-111
+ 4

1,119
37
282
47

+ 19
+ 1
+ 13

+ 13

+1 ,517
+
24
+
9
—
27

+ 220
+
9
+ 23
2

9,332
657
44

+185
-+ 1

+1,799
+
33
—
32

1,893
504
84

+ 49
1

+ 252
+ 20
+ 18

3,725
636

<*r 61
- 16

+
+

952
7

- 15
- 1

+ 216
7

*

—

-

1

—

—

+ 3
—

+ 133
- 53
+ 90
+

—

10
25

L I A B I L I T I E S
,Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter—bank depositsi
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




298
1,502

-

—

-

—

4

901
78
*•*

+

—

—

—'

47
16

16
254

-

—

~

—

1

—

-

—

9

Form KR—284—b

ASSETS A1ID LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IH 101 LEADING CITIES OH MAY 22, 1940
(In millions of dollars)
Federal Reserve District
Total
San
Richr- Atlanta Chicago St. Minnea-1 Kansas Dallas
CleveNew Phila—
All
Francisco
Boston York
Louis apolis j City
delphia land mond
districts

ASSETS
23,544 1,191 10,018 1,172 1,898 691
Loans and Investments - total
711 270
446
8,562
618 3,214
Loans - total
Commercial, industrial, and
275 122
212
298 1,784
4,394
agricultural loans
8 11
31
114
69
327
Open market paper
26
23
3
408
17
544
Loans to brokers and dealers in securities
Other loans for purchasing
24 14
212
33
19
474
or carrying securities
42
175
50
197
81
I,193
Real estate loans
2
1
1
37
44
Loans to banks
204 78
462
93
1,586
133
Other loans
11
265
15
673
Treasury bills
l4l
156
998
31
38
1,919
Treasury notes
162
612
324
341 2,786
6,5*3
U. S. bonds
125
53
91
48 1,343
2,389
Obligations guaranteed by U.S. GovH
65
283
280
131 1,412
3,488
Other securities
640 197
531
544 6,651
II,196
Reserve with F. R. bank
22
46
20
100
144
485
Cash in vault
257
346
215
215
169
3,269
Balances with domestic banks
98 40
83
519
72
1,280
Other assets — net
L I A B I L I T I E S
20,201 1,233 10,017 1,033 1,372 522
Demand deposits—adjusted
748 202
262
236 1,032
5,312
Time deposits
47 34
68
54
14
577
U. 8. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits:
463 314
436
8,486
352 3,819
Domestic banks
1
5
638
18
692
Foreign banks
•1
1
Borrowings
17 37
15
304
20
753
Other liabilities
98
216
38O
1,625
246
3,752
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




303

524
267

2,242
961

97
4
1

179
22
4

175
2
3

338
13
13

7
10

10
29

71

59

13
22
1
51

44
384
1
168

28
41
83
46
59

624
306

3,333
947

754
329

401
190

696

156
4
5

569
39
37

189
10
4

11
32

74
118

98

110

13
53
1
59

1
35
114
64
104

66
32
151
68
108

30
113
22
46

137
14
242
50

261
289
1,036
267
533
1,450
71
604
81

194
12
169
22

417
192
44

2,759
967
135

307
1
11
95

100
7
116
16

21
69
89
69
145
191
15
312
24

137
11
307
29

5
59
702
193
322
424
23
317
246

465
190
17

294
117
2

542
145
24

479
137
31

1,068
1,084
107

1,252
8

377

160
1

418

268
1

320
19

22
396

7
95

7
59

4
105

4
88

305
349

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