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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2

(For Immediate Release)
May 31, 1950
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended May 24: Increases of
$140,000,000 in loans, $143,000,000 in holdings of United States Government securities, and $465,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, and a decrease of $531,000,000
in demand deposits credited to domestic banks.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans decreased $15,000,000 in the San
r ^ « S n ° « D i S t r i C t ' $9,000,000 in Chicago, $8,000,000 in New York City, and a total
of $10,000,000 at all reporting member banks. "Other loans" increased $48,000,000,
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $83,000,000 in New York City, $46,000,000
Chicago District and $28,000,000 in the New York District outside of New York
y, and decreased $23,000,000 each in the Richmond and Atlanta districts; there
was a net increase of $88,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of United
States Government bonds increased $57,000,000.
Demand deposits adjusted increased $282,000,000 in New York City, $82,000,000
in Chicago and $31,000,000 in the St. Louis District. Time deposits increased
$61,000,000, of which $41,000,000 was interbank. United States Government deposits
decreased $57,000,000. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks decreased in all
districts.
Borrowings increased $39,000,000 in New York City, $34,000,000 in Chicago,
$21,000,000 in Minneapolis, and a total of $88,000,000 at all reporting member banks
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
,
Increase or
decrease since

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

(In
66,986
24,984
25,368
13,359

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

36,394
2,060
4,402
5,744
24,188

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
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

11,833
779
2,120

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Government accounts, during week
*May 17 figures revised (Cleveland District).



538
1,116
137
523
4,576
364
4,755

5,608

47,398
15,550
2,183
8,576
1,259
323

22,528

May 17,
May 25,
1950*
1949
millions of dollars)
+ 297
+4,705
+ 140
+1,285
+ 140
+1,371
—
18
- 269

+
-

+
+
+
+

9
15

+

354
514

3
35
13
59
48

+
+
+
+

-

63

86
493
80
884

+ 143
+ 88
15
+ 13
+ 57
+ 14

+1,171

58
11
228

-1,356
9
+
71

+ 465
+ 61
57
531

+1,015
+ 272
+ 996

+

658

88

+

43
93

-

+
-

+

+2,249
- 143
- 594
+4,771

-1,785

H.4.2(a)

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, MAY 24, 1950
D i s t r i c t
F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e
Total
San
St.
Minne- Kansas
all
Phila- Cleve- RichNew
Atlanta Chicago Louis apolis City Dallas Francisco
mond
land
districts Boston
delphia
York

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

24,984
13,359

2,998
1,062
638

21,609
8,489
4,892

2,804
978
499

4,682
1,513
813

538
1,116

5
12

496
886

2
35

14
33

137
523
4,576
364
4,755

12
19
162
2
234

23
255
553
315
1,213

3
7
113

24
53
311

325

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

36,394
2,060
4,402
5,744
24,188
5,608

1,729
38
159
227
1,305
207

11,425
634
1,055
1,648
8,088
1,695

1,471
122
165
984
355

Reserves 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 liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

11,833
779
2,120
1,197

447
53
82
75

4,559
171
106
445

47,398
15,550
2,183
8,576
1,259
323
1,313
6,313

2,398
479

16,629

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts



66,986

98

255
33
8
53
331

2,545
639
2,660
1,044
155
716
2,502

847
9,831
22,528
i.e., before deduction of

2,682
930
421

2,446
903
517

2,600
1,588

2,217
942
492

16

1

9,436

9

13

84

11

13
22

18

18

228
459
215

2,640
933
581

2,516

8

3
5

4
12
145
1
192

9
41
99
1
219

64l
10
79
125
427
128

1,455

1,200

202
14
85
17

455
32
277
29

445
36
319

829

1,940
396
77

2,008
453
64

786

607

1
4
15
214

7
2

19
215

269
781

847

783

2,631

2,782

1,597

1,026

202

1,994
387

237
1,119
155

262

5,960
437
771

1,085

80
161

1,331
74
255
740
212

3,726

659

463
44
95
58

733
81
140
70

459
66
149
52

410
42

1,735
102
329

369
30

53

96

2,149
438
135
354
14
24
32

2,068
602

1,794
543

357
5
12
21
234

463
10
8
27
202

6,332
2,634
430
1,393
45
39
77
748

1,441
495

318

3,163
1,373
164
453
7
22
45
479

185

253
53
264
2
24
17
104

868

1,223

790

735

3,009

607

357

109

162

66

876

4
22

9
13

286

200

1,885

3

56
376
25
479

139
221
428

4,993

5

80
6
266

10

11,728

6

224
2
256

mm mm

1,182
818

201

83

1
231

157

58

166

190

116
27

63

545

2

6

22

209

249
224
773 '
252

87
266
194
653
134

59

8
22
2,229
1

897

5,718
172
855
971
3,720
1,017
1,556
108
260
216
6,647
5,339

285

439
89
19