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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

(For Immediate Release)

HI4,2

November

12, 1953

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 November 4: A decrease
of $251 million in loans to banks, and increases of $323 million in reserve balances
with Federal Reserve Banks, $291 million in demand deposits credited to domestic
banks, and $318 million in borrowings, and a decrease of $687 million in demand
deposits adjusted.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in seven districts
and decreased in the other five, resulting in a net increase of $14 million at all
reporting banks; the principal changes were increases of $15 million in the San
Francisco District, $14 million in the Atlanta District, and $11 million in the
St. Louis District, and decreases of $12 million each in the New York District
outside of New York City and in the Cleveland District, and $11 million in the
Chicago District. Changes according to industry appear in another press release.
Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying securities increased $184
million.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $152 million, of which $134 million was
in New York City. Holdings of Treasury notes increased $26 million. Holdings of
"other" securities increased $40 million in the San Francisco District and a total
of $88 million at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $345 million in New York City, $73 MILLION
in the San Francisco District, $63 million in the Cleveland District, and $6l million in Chicago. Time deposits increased $51 million.
Borrowings increased $265 million in New York City and $89 million in Chicago,
but they decreased $51 million in the Chicago District outside of Chicago.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Nov.
4,
1953

Increase or
decrease since
Nov. 5,
Oct. 28,
1952

1953

[In millions of dollars)
ASSETS
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
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 Government
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings



79,413
40,224
40,846
23,315

-125
- 70

- 69
+ 14

+1,418
+2,430
+2,480
+ 645

1,847
720
6,427
555
7,982

+184
- 4
- 11
1

+1,031

31,652
2,236
5,485

-143
-152
- 17

-1,093
-1,386
+3,022
+ 331
-3,060
+
81

-251
-

6,680

+ 26

17,251
7,537

+ 88

14,483
948
2,493

54,005
19,170
2,554
10,913
1,279

1,167

+323

- 56
-124

-687
+ 51
+ 23
+291
+ 6
+318

+
+

+

+
+

315
28
392

125

515
20
52

+ 245
+1,536
- 735
+ 121
58
- 551

H.4.2(a)

ASSETS

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES. November 4, 1953
F e d e r a l
Res erve D i s t r i c t
Total
San
RichClevePhilaNew
All
Atlanta Chicago St. Minne- Kansas Dallas
Boston
Francisco
Louis apolis City
land mond
York delphia
Districts
(In millions of dol]Lars)

Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying
securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

79,413
40,224
23,315

3,636
1,942
1,090

24,521
13,678
9,123

3,036
1,687
942

5,630
2,502
1,437

3,181
l,4ll
644

2,984
1,310
778

11,136
4,501
2,855

2,641
1,435
794

1,847

19

1,403

36

49

18

13

237

9

720
6,427
555
7,962

24

248
854
250

433

66
486
7
507

57

2,022

18
166
10
548

37
87
12
405

117
547
27
800

17
255
24
354

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

31,652
2,236
5,485
6,680
17,251
7,537

1,375
l4l
197
141

8,524

1,007
44
139

1,410
107

5,576

875
1,518
2,923
1,059

1,005
47
257
270
431
201

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

14,483
948
2,493
1,573

Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Government
TJ. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

310
101

762

1.318

1,282

261
30
417

2,608 1,533
115
109
270
556

5,162

126
698

319

2.319

342

714
1,229
520

546

111
94

5,359
234
157
593

527
51
122
60

971
95
149
87

54,005
19,170
2,554

2,912
568
97

17,648
3,734
985

2,318
456
126

3,900
1,619

10,913
1,279
1,167
2,254
7,568

351
31

3,075
1,046
44o
1,134

434
14
38
49
361

538

496

659

1,801

66
73

43
47

66
52

183

896

66

8

85
401

2,802

160
8

568

349
799
237

374
640
264

541
75

494
43
226

61

2,110
117
312
115

462
35
135
35

115

2,124
579
70

7,239
3,047
445

1,643
507
71

762

178
61
2,397

652

6

280

# Individual loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.



289

260

8

250

39

132
904

2
51
41

231

3,278
1,844

14,816

800 1,210

7,910
3,297

17

37

196

20
190
18

289

72
135
15
413

33
2,999
51
1,598

548
18

1,527
275

1,235
153

5,304

1,383

692
345

11
137
10

3,171
1,312

374

580

261
209
612

143

332

199

241
14
77

561
37
316
43

583
46
442
99

100
160
270

20

298

205

925
1,163

3,011
1,602
2,088
135

268
305

900 2,217 2,488
265
519
593
44
89
65

8,219

889

590
107

363
3
11
29
120

955
2

28

44
274

13
27
52

321

6,631
287

206
516

1,056