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STATEMENT FOR THE PEESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday
morning May 3, 1920; n o t
earlier

S t . 1125
F e d e r a l Reserve hoard
'
May 1, 1920

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
Heavy w i t h d r a w a l s of d e p o s i t s from r e p o r t i n g banks, a p p a r e n t l y
i n r e s p o n s e t o the s p r i n g demand f o r f u n d s i n c o u n t r y d i s t r i c t s , accompanied by s u b s t a n t i a l l i q u i d a t i o n of l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s and i n c r e a s e d borrowings from the F e d e r a l Reserve Banks, a r e i n d i c a t e d by
the F e d e r a l Reserve B o a r d ' s s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n on A p r i l 23 of 811
member banks in l e a d i n g c i t i e s .
Holdings of U. S. bonds d e c l i n e d by about 8 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 on hand i n c r e a s e d by 4 . 5 m i l l i o n s .
cate

Treasury c e r t i f i -

h o l d i n g s show a d e c l i n e of 51*^ m i l l i o n s , l a r g e l y i n New York

C i t y badks, l o a n s secured by Government war o b l i g a t i o n s - a d e c l i n e
of 27*7 m i l l i o n s , and l o a n s secured by s t o c k s and bonds - a d e c l i n e
of 3 1 . 9 m i l l i o n s , a l s o l a r g e l y f o r the member banks in New York C i t y .
A l l o t h e r l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s were 1 4 . 2 m i l l i o n s l a r g e r than the
week b e f o r e .

As a consequence of these changes, t o t a l l o a n s and i n -

v e s t m e n t s of r e p o r t i n g banks, i n c l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F e d e r a l
Reserve'Banks, show a d e c r e a s e f o r t h e week of 100«2 m i l l i o n s .
Government d e p o s i t s were reduced by about 19 m i l l i o n s f o r a l l
r e p o r t i n g banks and by 2 0 . 1 m i l l i o n s fot

New York C i t y barucs, while

o t h e r demand d e p o s i t s ( n e t ) show a r e d u c t i o n of about 260 m i l l i o n s .
Time d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d by 1 3 . I m i l l i o n s .

Reserve b a l a n c e s w i t h the

F e d e r a l Reserve Banks show a d e c l i n e of 23*5 m i l l i o n s f o r a l l r e p o r t ing banks, but o n l y a nominal change f o r t h e New York C i t y members,,
and cash i n v a u l t d e c r e a s e d by 2.7 m i l l i o n s .
T o t a l accommodation r e c e i v e d by r e p o r t i n g member banks f r a n the
F e d e r a l Reserve Banks shows an i n c r e a s e f o r the week of 47«2 m i l l i o n s .
B i l l s secured by Government war o b l i g a t i o n s h e l d under d i s c o u n t by
F e d e r a l Reserve Banks i n c r e a s e d from

1,190*3 t o 1 , 1 9 4 . 1 m i l l i o n s , -nd

o t h e r d i s c o u n t e d paper so h e l d shows an i n c r e a s e from 863*1 t o 906»5
millions.




P l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday morning, May 3, 1920; n o t e a r l i e r .

St.1125a

PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES

(Amounts i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s . )
Apr .23,1920
811

Nunber of r e p o r t i n g banks

A p r . 16,1920
811

Oct.24,1919
753

Apr.25,1919
772

•

269,793

269,196

265,689

268,823

-

555,200

593,753

632,321

657,697

- -

202,316

197,770

302,887

- - -

630.118

681. 506

930.126

?, Q46.35S

1,687,427

1,742,255

2,134,023

2,972,578

1,112,626
3,147,591
11,135,634

1,l4o,317
3,179>^52
1 1 , 1 2 4 , 4^9

(a)1,252,4O6

(a)1,099,595

17,086,273

17,156,473

16,003,957

14,551,775

1,413,645

1,437,115

1,352,356

1,255,044

367,831

370,467

374,551

353,173

11, 422,770

1 1 , 6 5 2 , 753

11,179,529

10,209,754

2,621,640

2,608,503

2,173,535

1,717,542

170,822

_ 189,849

435,955

525,735

U. S . bonds t o s e c u r e c i r c u l a t i o n
Other U. S. bonds i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y bonds - - -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

U. S . V i c t o r y n o t e s
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
T o t a l U. S . s e c u r i t i e s - -

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 c d i s c o u n t e d with. F.R.Bank:
L o a i s s e c u r e d by U^S, war o b l i g a t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - - — _ _ _ _ _ _
Louis s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds o t i u r t h a n U. S« s e c u r i t i e s - - - - - - A l l o t h e r lo.:.ns and i n v e s t m e n t s T o t a l l o a n s 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 a d i s c o r n t e d w i t h F.B.Bnnk - Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h F . R. Bank - - - - - - - -

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Cash i n v a u l t - Net demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s
G-overniu-nt d e p o s i t s - - -

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

- -

B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All other
B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h 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 - - - - • - All other
R a t i o of UwS# war so cur I t i e s and war p a p e r t o t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s ,
i n c l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h P* R# Bank, pur c e n t - - - - - - - - - - - - - 


<>>10,**.007

589,095
4,389

577,576)
6,649)

1,157,969

1,164,126

... 5 6 4 , 9 8 8
902,060

312,7?3)
856,456)

466,853

244,995

lU»8

15-2

(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 P . R. Banks •

Eel

p?tPJCIPAL RESOURCE* AND1 LI ABILI T ^ I T E b ^ F ALL^REPORTING%EMBER * BATIKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL
1920(Amounts 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
C l e v e l . R i c t a . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San F r a n .
Total
b7
511
No. r e p o r t i n g banks
46
ll6
57
92
82
47
107
35
35
S3
^
-

U

.

'l!tionndS

t0

S8CUre

°irCU™

indebtedness 3 ^ t G S ° f

T o t a l u . S. s e c u r i t i e s
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s i n c l u d ing b i l l s rediscounted with

T o t a l loans and i n v e s t counts^with^F^RTm^:

ts 33 98 1:5 iSi •» ts s rs m ss
:
:
ilS i:11 II il l I'i 1:5.S l &S 1:11:1,11 1:1IS11

13,061

47,U 9 8

37.^)7

300,7%

59,554

31.410

18,918

19,536

73,84?

l4,405

72,057

663,382

109,354

152,623

88,741

69,037

196,655

4s,657

27,223

i4,oi5

21,397

16,926

7.221

15,053

19,573.

34,605

269,793

11,093-

7,974

18,724

36,^

630,118

30,694

51,743

59,660

144,824 1 , 6 8 7 , 27

1,081,858 6,428,419 1,018,422 1,473,355 620,690 568,434 2,537,304 654,99s 389,125 701,525 360,573 1,251,575 17,086,278
693,003

67,422

92,480

35,907

33,225

195,358

43,l63

23,062

42,423

25,397

75,855

1,413,648

121,146

16,971

32,75s

18,820

13,780

67,928

9,978

8,692

14,957

11,512

26,913

367,831

Net deir.and d e p o s i t s

801,123 5,194,865

665,827

•Time d e p o s i t s

137,610

421,914

26,700

13,490

108,547

8,585

7,331

3,152

4,299

6,779

29,344

380,235
-

101,566
-

41,735
-

47,880
610

41,263
-

112,632
-

Cash i n v a u l t

24,376

: ar MlgatIons

Government d e p o s i t s

i Iri5™ °

1
All other
^ B i l l s rediscounted with

r

4I,874

,

. R e s e r v e balance w i t h F .

L

11,347




i S f

;

857,925 352,201 287,190 1,412,233 338,504 229,815 u 35.499 237,166

610,422 11,422,770

361,600 103,143 149,782

478,024 2 , 6 2 1 , 6 4 0

1%;%l

3

|:Hi

614,631 122,569

64,002

96,701

44,964

3,776

1,282

1,458

2,580

9,543

170,822

30,655
2,232

14,394
/df

25,738_ 28,614
lID

J

889,095
>•>

£•$

n'-S?

£.!g

^ P R I N C I P A L EESOUECE1 A ^ L IABILI TY^I TEvlS^OF ALL^REPORTING^MEMBER * BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL ! } , 3-920 (Amounts i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
Boston New York
Phi l a .
C l e v e l . Richm. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans- Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.
Total
No. r e p o r t i n g banks
46 '
116
57
92
82
47
107
35
35
S3
44
67
811
U

*lationndS

t0

secure

CirCU

Ot

bonds* S * i n c l u d i n g
» u . s . Victory n o t e s
^'indebtedness 3 ^*

13,061

L l K r t y

47,498

11,347

41,874

7,64i

227,66s
87,452

29,026
9,427

59,47; 34,169 29,102
19,861
8,431
6,384

37,407

300,758

59,554

31,410

18,918

19,536

73,847

l4,4o5

11,091

7,974

18,724

72,057

663,382

109,35^

152,623

88,741

69*037

196,655

48,657

30,694

51,743

59,660

13>9!+s

°

Total u , s . s e c u r i t i e s
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s i n c l u d ing b i l l s rediscounted with

[

counts w i t h F / R . Bank
x

^sink8

balance

l t h

F

*

r

,

16,926

7,221

15,053

19,573.

34,605

269,793

65,133 1 4 , 2 7 2 10,297 23,319 1 7 , 2 5 5
36,278
3,054
2,085
5,397
3,502

60,933.
12,792

585,200
202,316

36,4^4

630,118

144,824 1 , 6 8 7 , 4 2 7

1 , 0 8 1 , 8 5 8 6 , 4 2 8 , 4 1 9 1 , 0 1 8 , 4 2 2 1 , 4 7 3 , 3 5 5 620,690 5 6 8 , 4 3 4 2 , 5 3 7 , 3 0 4 654,998 3 8 9 , 1 2 5 701,525 3 6 0 , 5 7 3 1 , 2 5 1 , 5 7 5 1 7 , 0 8 6 , 2 7 8
693,003

67,422

92,480

35,907

33,225

195,358

43,163

23,062

42,423

25,397

75,855

24,376

121,146

16,971

32,758

18,820

13,780

67,928

9,978

8,692

14,957

11,512

26,913

Net demand d e p o s i t s

801,123 5 , 1 9 4 , 8 6 5

665,827

Time d e p o s i t s

137,610

421,914

26,700

13,490

108,547

8,585

7,331

3,152

4,299

6,779

350,235

101,566

41,735

t7.sso

41,263

112,632

Government d e p o s i t s
j

21,397

86,353

Cash i n v a u l t

^

14,015

1:1 &S 1:11:1 ill IS 1:11:11:2 i:l Si*

Total loans and i n v e s t L

27,223

m

s s c . v

y

u

t

s ? w a " o b H g f " t

All other
B i l l s redi scorn t e d w i t h
!n'oLM

S

'

W

"

i

™ f :' 2 9 . 3 1 *

obUgatl<>ns




-

-

i

f

1

,

;

^

1,413,648
367,831

8 5 7 , 9 2 5 3 5 2 , 2 0 1 2 8 7 , 1 9 0 1 , 4 1 2 , 2 3 3 3 3 8 , 5 0 4 2 2 9 , 8 1 5 435,499 2 3 7 , 1 6 6

610,422 1 1 , 4 2 2 , 7 7 0

3 6 1 , 6 0 0 103,143

-

^0:85

610

2^759

149,782

614,631 122,569

-

-

39:591

ato'.^o

64,002

96,701

44,964

478,024

2,621,640

3,776

1,282

1,458

2,580

9,5*6

170,822

30,655

W.39>»

25,73|

2S.6l4

35,039

889,095

2,232

727

735

n'.S7

~

6 ? 1 6 : 8 9 9

8p

^723

4,389

902:0%

112
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday morning, May 3, 1920; n o t e a r l i e r .
5°
m
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AH) LIABILITY ITBiS OF REPORTING IvIEM3ER B/NCS IN F . R. BAN7C AND BRANCH CITIES AND ALL OTHER REPORTING uANTvS.
(Amounts i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
:
—
;
:
:
A l l F . R.
F . R.
All other
—
New 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
Apr. 23——Apr. 3.6 Apr. 23
Apr»l6
Apr. 23
Apr.l6
Apr.23
Apr.l6
Apr.23
Apr.l6

nucndlsi Llberty tonis
n=L?°4rt

Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
U. S . bonds to secure c i r c u l a t i o n

^

kl

'm
& ^M
S s l S H o c M Igg g:|
u

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
T o t a l u . S. s e c u r i t i e s
Loans and i n v o s t e n t s i n c l u d i n g b i l l s

72
37,SOI

283,012
592,492

73
37,551

90
1,438

5p
1,438

277
100,212

278
99,931

J9S
'
70,803

197
70,803

336
98,778

$ : I H

332,344
642,643

31,592

34,756
79779?

458,774
985,897

505,498
1,037,327

98,462

i:f°°

105.257
370,889

109>035
66,087
37o,110327,641

b6,g73
328,818

All o t h e r l o a n s and investments
3,427,407 3 , 4 l 6 , 1 1 3 1,075,^06 1,074,416 7,091,766 7*083,637 2 , l o 0 , 0 8 7 2 , 1 5 0 , ^ 9 4 l , 8 c 6 , 7 6 l 1,889,918
T ot a l loans and investments i n c l u d i n g
.
^
.
r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F . H. Bank
5,704,083 5,783,308 1,560,402 1,577,490 11,162,904 11,274,584 3,166,299 3 , 1 5 1 , ^ 5 2 , 7 5 7 , 0 7 5 2 , 7 6 o , 4 o 4

Reserve balance w i t h F; E. Bank

646,849

646,899

140,120

137,413

1,046,602

1,048,796

200,805

216,893

166,241

171,429

Cash i n vault-

106,742

104,560

39,324

37,996

209,341

209,963

72,981

74,185

85,509

86,316

4,650,133 4,791,592

963,902

967,064

7,953,521

8,124,497 1,745,639 1,797,659 1,723,610 1,760,567
1,167,317 •

872,210

Net deznand d e p o s i t s

865,200

576,187

575,986

13,490

12,015

10,951

12,164

559,733

164,693
3,052

184,184
4,599

106,396
S60

103,659

271,651

31,04s
137,397

• 23,349
123,430

17,509
106,304

17,723
100,322

Time d e p o s i t s

300,889

299,103

275,462

273,616

1,173,243

Government d e p o s i t s

105,775

125,853

3,632

3,206

146,351

165,667

B i l l s payable 'with F . R. Bank:
Secured by U. S. war o b l i g a t i o n s
All o t h e r

342,738

315,^00

53,350

52,531

618,006

B i l l s re-discounted with F . R. Bank:
Secured by U. S. war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other

140,218
158,544

156,762
163,150

6,659
205,026

7,690
197,021

256,431

18.7

19.4

R a t i o of U. S. war s e c u r i t i e s and war
paper t o t o t a l loans and investments,
i n c l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F . R. Bank,
per cent"



9.7

10.0

477

655,359

15.6

1,300

632,704

lo»2

14.1

l4.l

12.3

750

12.4