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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
May 31, 1951
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The c o n d i t i o n statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s
shows t h e f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r t h e week ended May 23: Decreases of
$104,000,000 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 , $303,000,000 i n
r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s with Federal Reserve Banks, $181,000,000 i n United S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s , $631*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
$217#000,000 i n borrowings, and an i n c r e a s e of $5l5, 000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s
adjusted.
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 decreased i n a l l but two d i s t r i c t s ? t h e p r i n c i p a l d e c r e a s e s were $52,000,000 i n New York C i t y , $23,000,000 i n
t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t , and $llt,000,000 i n t h e S t . Louis D i s t r i c t . Loans t o banks
i n c r e a s e d $103,000,000.
Holdings of T r e a s u r y b i l l s decreased i n s i x d i s t r i c t s and i n c r e a s e d i n t h e
o t h e r s i x , r e s u l t i n g i n a net d e c r e a s e of $1(6,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks*
Holdings of United S t a t e s Government bonds i n c r e a s e d $21^,000,000 i n t h e San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t and decreased $22,000,000 each i n New York City and i n Chicago;
t h e r e was a n e t i n c r e a s e of $5,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Dan and d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d i n c r e a s e d $331,000,000 i n New York C i t y , $ % 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
i n t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t , $39#000,000 i n t h e Boston D i s t r i c t , and $37,000,000 i n t h e
P h i l a d e l p h i a D i s t r i c t , and decreased .^1(9,000,000 i n t h e San flrancisco D i s t r i c t .
Both United S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s and demand d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o domestic
banks decreased i n a l l d i s t r i c t s .
Borrowings decreased $173,000,000 i n New York C i t y and $72,000,000 i n Chicago.
A summary of a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of r e p o r t i n g member banks f o l l o w s i
I n c r e a s e or
decrease s i n c e
May 21(
May 16,
1951
1950
( i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
+2,512
69,1493
- 89
32,611*
+7,630
- 5b
+7,702
33,070
19,129
-10b
+5,770
May
23,
1951

ASSETS
~~~
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l
Loans - n e t
Loans - g r o s s
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 b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s
f o r p u r c h a s i n g or carrying t
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 c a r r y i n g :
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 l o a n s
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s

17U
1,092

— 98
+ 5

-

123
633
5,1(67
520
5,932

+ 38
+ 11
+103
- 9

lb
+ 110
+ 891
+ 156
+1,177

— 361;

2b

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
Treasury b i l l s
T r e a s u r y 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
Treasury n o t e s
U. S. bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s

30,382
1,696

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks

13,711
81(5
2,229

-303

+ 2b
-lb9

+1,897
+
58
+ 109

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s except Govt.
U« S. Government d e p o s i t s
I n t e r b a n k demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

1(9,865
15,552
3,325
8,761
1,339
580

+515
- 23
-181
-631
- 13
-217

+2,1*85
+
2
+1,1142
+ 185
+
80
+ 257

Debits t o demand d e p o s i t a c c o u n t s , except i n t e r b a n k
a c c o u n t s , during week

25,305

and
U. S. Government



- It3
— 1(6
—

—

8,113
20,5736,197

4
+
•+

2
5
8

-5,977
- 329
-14,1(02
+2,369
-3,615
+ 889

H.4.2 (a)

ASSETS _iND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, MAY 23, 1951
Total
all
d i s t r i c t s Bosto:

ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - net jj=
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r ' l loans
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
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 loons f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
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
.'©fcher. l o a n s
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 n o t e s
U. 3. bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s except Govt.
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
I n t e r b a n k demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Debits t o demand d e p o s i t accounts, except
i n t e r b a n k and U. S. Govt, accounts
# I n d i v i d u a l loan items a r e r e p o r t e d gross




F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
New jPhila- I Cleve- RichSan
Minne- Kansas D a l l a s
Atlanta Chicago S t .
York dalphiaj land
mond
Louis a p o l i s CityFrancisco
(In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
22,275 2,853 4,950 2,776
2,505
9,94o 2,310 1,215 2,721 2,617
12,187
10.966 1,319 1,982 1,193
1,119
3,656 1,218
615 1,236 1,467
6,317
7,161
755 1,153
587
662
2,321
668
342
817 1,018
2,648

69,493
32,6l4
19,129

3,144

174
1,092

2
1.1

127
846

6
34

9
27

1
5

14

27
108

1
7

123
633
5,467
520
5,932
30,382
1,696

10
24
207
26
275
1,366
62

28
306
783
292
1,585
9,228
482

4
7
140
7
389
1,191
63

13
66
379
4
362
2,486
188

11
39
243
5
316
l,4l8
118

11
22
93
11
324
1,167
50

18
61
460
106
612
5,34?
309

8
14
245
22
267
925
63

161
464
3

8,113
20,573
6,497
13,741
845
2,229
1,448

257
1,047
252
549
57
90
103

1,939
6,807
2,081
5,362
183
126
584

270
858
343
513
45
114
59

617
1,681
482
869
87
155
86

368
932
165
510
71
156
55

481
636
219
46l
45
176
56

1,536
3,502
937
1,988
106
328
105

270
592
167
409
33
132
30

130
331
136
205
14
72
18

49,865
15,552
3,325
8,761
1,339
580
1,704
6,630

2,604
477
144
251
31
13
82
341

17,275
2,580
1,018
2,728
1,116
305
962
2,546

2,214
433
181
357
17
20
36
326

3,444
1,371
277
451
8
50
58
488

2,169
591
140
365
6
22
28
247

1,883
517
96
479
11
10
34
213

6,698
2,629
681
1,481
4l
63
91
783

1,529
483
109
566
2
28
197

774
234
82
266
3
37
20
108

863

3,674

708

438

1,526
997

•eeer^l

w *

1

3

7

9

2
6
109

5
15
170
2
229
,217
180

7
49

451

586
268
542
35
272
43

122

5
273
984
61
342
581
166
492
40
369
67

21

6

24
2,516
40
1,139
4,589
117
1,452

3,020

1,281
i,84i
129
239
242

409
121

427

1
15
29
233

6

30
249

7,066
5,401
376
448
97
45
306
8 99

1,023

922

3,112

781

100

588