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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
Friday a f t e r n o o n , MAy J j
not e a r l i e r .

St. 4941
Federal Reserve Board,
May 6, 1926.

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The Federal Reserve Board's weekly c o n d i t i o n statement of "JOS r e p o r t i n g member
bank* i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s as of April 25 shows a n i n c r e a s e of $78,000,000 i n loans
and d i s c o u n t s and a decrease of $3,000,000 i n investments. These changes were
accompanied by i n c r e a s e s of $15,000,000 i n net demand d e p o s i t s , $9,000,000 in time
d e p o s i t s and $55,000,000 i n borrowings from the Fedaral r e s e r v e banks. Member
banks i n New York City r e p o r t e d an i n c r e a s e of $50,000,000 i n l o a n s and discounts
and a r e d u c t i o n of $5,000,000 i n investments, t o g e t h e r w i t h i n c r e a s e s of
$27,000,000 i n net demand d e p o s i t s and $79,000,000 i n borrowings from the Federal
reserve bank.
Loans on stocks and bonds were $27,000,000 i n excess of the amount reported
a week ago, the p r i n c i p a l changes i n t h i s item being an i n c r e a s e of $56,000,000
i n the New York d i s t r i c t and a r e d u c t i o n of $16,000,000 i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t .
"All o t h e r " l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s increased $49,COO,000, of which $25,000,000 was
reported by banks i n the New York d i s t r i c t and $15,000,000 by banks i n the Chicago
d i s t r i c t . Total l o a n s t o brokers and d e a l e r s , secured by stocks and bonds, made
by r e p o r t i n g member banks i n New York City declined $1,000,000, l o a n s f o r the
account of out of town banks being $21,000,000 l e s s tn&n a week ago, while loans
f o r t h e i r own account and f o r account of o t h e r s were $12,000,000 and $5,000,000
r e s p e c t i v e l y , above the amount r e p o r t e d the previous week.
Holdings of U. S. s e c u r i t i e s were $11,000,000 l e s s and holdings of other
bonds, stocks and s e c u r i t i e s $8,000,000 more than a week ago, only s l i g h t changes
being r e p o r t e d f o r any of the d i s t r i c t s .
. Net demand d e p o s i t s increased $15,000,000, i n c r e a s e s of $29,000,000 i n the
4cw York d i s t r i c t and $7,000,000 i n the St. Louis d i s t r i c t being p a r t l y o f f s e t by
rud-actions in o t h e r d i s t r i c t ? , p a r t i c u l a r l y Kansas City, D a l l a s and San F r a n c i s c o .
Borrowings from t h e Federal r e s e r v e banks increased $58,000,000, banks in the
New York d i s t r i c t r e p o r t i n g an i n c r e a s e of $78,000,000, while those i n the Richmond, A t l a n t a , and San F r a n c i s c o d i s t r i c t s r e p o r t e d r e d u c t i o n s of $6,000,000 each.
A summary of changes i n t h e p r i n c i p a l 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
members during t h e week and the year ending April 28, 1926, f o l l o w s :
I n c r e a s e or decrease during
Week

Year

Loans and d i s c o u n t s , t o t a l
Secured by U . S . G o v ' t , o b l i g a t i o n s
Secured by stocks and bonds
All o t h e r

+ $78,000,000
+
2,000,000
+ 27,000,000
+ 49,000,000

+ $717,000,000
37,000,000
+ 412,000,000
+ 342,000,000

Investments, t o t a l
U. S. s e c u r i t i e s
Other bonds, stocks and s e c u r i t i e s

+

+
92,000,000
43,000,000
+ 135,000,000

Reserve balances with F. R. Banks
Cash i n v a u l t

+ 40,000,000
+
1,000,000

+
-

Net demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s

+
+

15,000,000
9,000,000
-

+
15,000,000
+ 492,000,000
+
31,000,000

Total accommodation a t F. R. Banks

+

58,000,000

+

C.




3,000,000
11,000,000
8,000,000

31,000,000
7,000,000

95,000,000

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , May 7, 1Q2b; n o t e a r l i e r .

St.

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANK'S IN LEADING CITIES
( I n t h o u s a n d s cf d o l l a r s )
All r e p o r t i n g member b a n k s
Apr. 28
1926
Number of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s - - - - - - - - L o a n s and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
S e c u r e d by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
S e c u r e d by s t o c k s a n d b o n d s - - - - - - - A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - - — - T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - - - - - - -

7O7

163,749
5,289,965
8,495,157

1 62 , 271
5,262,507
8,446,006

736

j

59

59

200,943
52,313
47,803
78,744
4,878,309 1,986,592 1,933,007 2,010,156
8,153,040 2,370,143 2,34c,291 2,268,702

4b

46

46

16,421

17,509

24,212

585,556

600,493

528,804

2,533,270

2,544,196

2,575,828

895,045

895,058

932,590

3,042,865

3,034,921

2,907,916

887,651

893,042

860,265

164,349
203,743

157,980
205,763

176,020
192,629

362,092
3 63,743
374 , 649
1 , 6 6 4 , 2 3 6 1,662,617 1,607,516

158,173 154,563
159,843
21,181
21,241
27,535
1 2 , 8 2 9 , 0 0 8 1 2 , 8 1 3 , 5 7 0 1 2 , 8 1 3 , 9 2 3 5 , 0 3 8 , 589 5 , 0 1 1 , 3 7 5 5 , 2 0 3 , 6 9 0 1 , 1 3 8 , 4 0 9 1 , 1 2 7 , 6 5 4 1 , 1 2 0 , 6 3 2

- - - - -

Government d e p o s i t s - - — - - - — - - - B i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s . w i t h F. R. Banks:
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v e r n m e n t o b l i g a t i o n s - - All o t h e r - - - - - - - - - - - — - - -

5,555,469

5,546,752

5,063,339

8 33,534

8 28,166

821,365

501,776

505,451

462,243

240,827

240,734

209,433

42,828

42,828

36,000

9,342

9,345

15,988

191,387
114,255

122,175
125,755

127,567
83,527

. 81,732

7,512

33,390

13,151
94,883

8,176
15,688

T o t a l b o r r o w i n g s f r o m F . R. Banks - - - 305,642
247,930
211,094
L o a n s t o b r o k e r s a n d d e a l e r s ( s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds) made by r e p o r t i n g
member b a n k s i n New York C i t y :
For own a c c o u n t
897,940
885,590
F o r a c c o u n t of o u t - o f - t o w n b a n k s
. . . . .
1,023,681 1,044,378
F o r a c c o u n t of o t h e r s
542,076
534,711




65

5,576,135 5,579,117 5,483,744 1 , 7 8 2 , 7 2 6 1 , 7 8 8 , 1 0 0 1 , 7 9 3 , 4 5 5
19,525,006 19,449,901 15,716,036 6,191,774 6,117,201 6,151,057
1,638,210 1,597,978 1,607,653
711,897
667,760
701,552
276,149
275,037
282,713
63,835
62,241
63,61s

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e s w i t h F . R. Banks - - - - - Net demand d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - -

706

j Apr. 29
|
1925

R e p o r t i n g member banks i n
Chicago
Apr. 28
jApr. 21 (Apr. 29
1926
j 1926
| 1925

694,167
620,872
679,851
13,948,871 13,570,754 13,232,292 4 , 4 0 9 , C U s 4 , 3 2 9 , 1 0 1 4 , 3 5 7 , 6 0 2 1,29 6,144 1,298,2 74 1,232,867

Investments:
- - U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - - - - Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
- - - Total investments - - - - - - - - - - - -

| Apr. 21
| 1926

1
R e p o r t i n g member b a n k s
j
in New York C i t y
jApr. 28 (Apr. 21
jApr. 29
I 1926
| 1926
| 19^5

Total

2,463,697 2,464,679

13,263
46,653

6,420

6,080

1,760

2,211

3,194

185

8,631

9,274

1,945

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n . F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , May 7 , 1 9 2 6 ; n o t e a r l i e r .

St. 4 ^ 1 b

PRINCIPAL RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, APRIL 2 8 , 1 9 2 6 .
( 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
B o s t o n New York P h i l a .
Cleve.
Rich.
A t l a n t a C h i c a g o S t . L o u i s Minn. K a n s . C y . D a l l a s S a n F r a n .
-Total
Number of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s
6s
39
97
52
75
66
36
99
33
24
68
49
706
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g .
9,426
57,208
11,865
I9,b25
5,094
6,311
22,671 11,706
2,546
3,969
3,074
10,254
163,749
S e c u r e d "by s t o c k s & bonds
323,077 <,274,363
403,778
545,202 139,440 98,081
791,205 199,064 62,272 98,214 74,883
280,386 5,289,965
A l l o t h e r l o a n s & d i s c o u n t s 952,7-04 2 , 6 9 9 , 5 4 9
3&g,94s # 7&0,440 370,bl-5 4 0 7 , 2 8 5 1 , 2 5 9 , 5 2 8 3 1 3 , 4 8 3 1 7 0 , 8 9 5 3 1 9 , 5 1 6 2 3 1 , 0 8 0
900,520 8,495,157
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
Investments:
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s
O t h e r b o n d s , s t o c k s and
securities
Total investments

985,207 5,031,420

798,585 1,345,267 521,149 511,677 2,073,404 524,253 235,713 421,999 309,037 1,191,160 13,943,871

152,833 1,011,770

102,843

287,019

68,052

43,888

309,496

234,390 1,188,947

254,105

346,26s

60,484

56,896

437,766 105,626

337,223 2,200,717

356,94s

633,257 128,536 100,784

60,788

71,204 112,406

53,677

259,294

2,533,270

42,816

81,397

22,586

211,584

3,042,865

747,262 1 6 6 , 4 i 4 114,020 193,803

76,263

470,878

5,576,135

372,430 7,232,137 1 , 1 5 5 , 5 3 3 l , 9 7 S , 5 5 4 6 4 9 , 6 8 5 6 1 2 , 4 6 1 2,820,666 690,667 3 4 9 , 7 3 3 615,502 38 5,300 1,662,038 19,525,006
121,612 3 6 , 5 6 7 41,369
81,474
230,476 49,123 2 0 , 4 7 9 50,520 23,308
1 0 8 , 8 6 9 1,638,210
30,816
20,844
15,770
48,324
7,716
13,653 11,373
6 , 2 4 5 12,630 1 0 , 1 0 5
276,149
7 7 4 , 5 8 4 1,012,956 364,170 3 4 6 , 6 1 3 1,724,789 409,923 2 1 3 , 4 3 4 4 6 9 , 0 2 8 2 6 4 , 3 6 9
743,448 12,829,008
8 0 6 , 2 1 2 206,796 221,874 1,030,873 215,651 1 0 9 , 6 8 2 146,402 1 0 0 , 5 7 5
227,299
831,757 5,555,469
8,681 11,005
21,710
8,148
29,522
4,219
7,260
24,951
240,827
29,379
8,305

R e s e r v e b-i nc-3s w i t h F . R . B k . 93,273
774,140
Cash i n v a u l t
78,086
20,587
Net demand' d e p o s i t s
883,681 5,622,013
Time d e r o s i t s
408,747 1,249,601
Government d e p o s i t s
38,864
48,783
B i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F . R. Bank:
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t , o b l i g .
890
92,550
All other
10,729
17,917
Total borrowings from
F . R. Bank

11,619

110,467

7,56s
6,668

21,909
9,464

5,314
10,241

2,541
17,723

21,409

6,102

13,036

6,352

2,455
1,251

4,145
7,625

915
3,540

25,539
9,709

191,387
114,255

14,236

31,373

15,555

20,264

34,445

12,454

3,706

11,770

4,455

35,298

305,642

84,887
48,666

2,179,936
600,915

BANKERS' BALANCES OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CITIES

Due t o banks
Due from banks
C.




130,353 1,078,359
39,352
111,629

178,849
62,821

45,650
30,411

30,188
17,123

16,795
13,609

366,957
161,398

83,928
30,782

48,535
24,657

90,374
39,201

24,861
21,066