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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 , Nov. l 6 ;
not e a r l i e r .

S t . 3794
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
November 15, 1923.

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES

Aggregate r e d u c t i o n s of $55,000,000 in l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , of $29,000,000 in
net demand d e p o s i t s and of $54,000,000 i n accommodation a t t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks
a r e shown i n t h e F e d e r a l Reserve B o a r d ' s weekly c o n s o l i d a t e d s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n
on November 7 of about 767 member banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s . All c l a s s e s of loans show
r e d u c t i o n s from l a s t w e e k ' s f i g u r e s : Loans secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
by about $4,000,000, l o a n s secured by c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and bonds - by $7,000,000, and
a l l . <Sfcher, l a r g e l y commercial, loans and d i s c o u n t s - $12,000,000. Investments of a l l
r e p o r t i n g banks show a d e c l i n e of $32,000,000, of which $9,000,000 was i n U. S.
Government s e c u r i t i e s and $23,000,000 in " o t h e r bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s . "
T o t a l loans and d i s c o u n t s of member banks in New York C i t y show a r e d u c t i o n of
$40,000,000; loans on c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s - by $24,000,000 and " a l l o t h e r " l a r g e l y
commercial, loans and d i s c o u n t s - by $17,000,000, while loans on U. S. Government
s e c u r i t i e s show a nominal i n c r e a s e . Investments of t h e s e banks decreased, by
$18,000,000, t h e l a r g e r d e c r e a s e of $21,000,000 i n c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and bonds being
p a r t l y o f f s e t by a small i n c r e a s e i n United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s .
Net demand d e p o s i t s of a l l r e p o r t i n g members declined by $29,000,000. For the
banks in the New York d i s t r i c t , a d e c l i n e of $41,000,000 i s shown, f o r t h e San Franc i s c o d i s t r i c t - $16,000,000, f o r t h e Boston d i s t r i c t - $11,000,000, and f o r the
Cleveland d i s t r i c t - $10,000,000. The l a r g e s t i n c r e a s e s of $17,000,000 and
$16,000,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y , a r e r e p o r t e d by the Chicago and P h i l a d e l p h i a d i s t r i c t s .
The Richmond d i s t r i c t r e p o r t s an i n c r e a s e of $9,000,000, and the A t l a n t a d i s t r i c t an
i n c r e a s e of $7,000,000. Time d e p o s i t s of a l l member banks i n c r e a s e d by $2,000,000,
while u . S. Government d e p o s i t s decreased by $2,000,000.
Reserve b a l a n c e s of a l l member banks show a r e d u c t i o n of $30,000,000, and cash
nf thk
° f $22,000,000. Member banks i n New York City show a reduction
$44,000,000 in r e s e r v e balances and an i n c r e a s e of $8,000,000 i n c a s h .

Loans and d i s c o u n t s - t o t a l
Secured by U, S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s .'
becured by s t o c k s and bonds . . .
All other
Investments, t o t a l . . . . . . . .
U. S. bopds
' "
U. S. Treasury n o t e s . . . . . .
U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve b a l a n c e s * i t h F. R Banks
Cash in v a u l t . . . . . .
Government d e p o s i t s . .
Net demand d e p o s i t s . .
Time d e p o s i t s
T o t a l accommodation at F. R. Banks

C.



I n c r e a s e or Decrease
I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s
since
Oct. 31,., 1321 Ncv. 8. 1Q2?

23
4
7
12

656
58
7
721

32
3
7
5
23

27
104
174
23
74

22

30

12
11

2
29
2

104
4
3£ o

54

143

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t s r n o o n , November l 6 , 192}; not e a r l i e r .

St.3794a

PRINCIPAL BESOUECE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Nov, 7, 1923
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
757

Number of r e p o r t i n g banks - - - - - - - - - - - - - —
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U. S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
_ _ _ _ _
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds ( o t h e r than U. S. s e c u r i t i e s ) - - - - - - All o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

Oc.t. 31, 1923
769

May 9 , 1923
775

Nov. 8 , 1922
7gg

229,417
3,698,857
7,992,709

232,936
3,706,2%
8,004,253

25'5,9 75
3,323,569
7,814^320

287,119
3,706,407
7,271! 735

11,920,983

11,943,434

11,921,864

11,265,261

275,357

274,706

280,985)

l,04l,bll
83-135

1,040,806
82,474

1,025,415)
97.878

856,630

863,735

*893,464

*682,317

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

73,070

78,117

1 39,459

96,596

Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s

2,167.545

2,190.425

2.131.996

2.241,320

16,418,364

16,4/3,697

l6,49l,06l

15,789,280

1,358,176

1,388,387

1,431,979

1,369,950

304,g6l

283,104

287,863

315,707

11,129,600

11,153,316

11,193,673

11,133,385

4,033,525

4,031,6/5
98,344

__ 3 , 9 6 8 , 5 9 9
240,149

3,647,510

274,506

304,362
285,520

190,515

258,663

212 828
183^023

3,3

36

2.7

2 5

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
U. S. Pre-war bonds
U. S. L i b e r t y bonds
U. S, Treasury bonds

.

U, S. Treasury n o t e s

Total loans and d i s c o u n t s and investments
Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks

- -

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 Government d e p o s i t s

.

96,531

B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with Federal Reserve Banks:
Seoured by y . ' S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Ratio of b i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with Federal Reserve Banks
to t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , p e r cent - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _




-

—

-

264,665

•Includes Victory notes.

1,503,786

200,863

Released f o r publiT&ffficn F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , November l 6 , 1923; not e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN
( I n thousands
F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t
Boston New York P h i l a .
Cluve. Rich.
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
43
113
55
81
76
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured ly U.S.Govt, o b l i g . 12,826
78,798 17,656
27,690 8,850
Secured by s t o c k s & bonds
229,571 1,**92,532 269,683
408,821 122,920
All other loans & d iscounts b 4 W ? 4
31
695,531 334,328
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s 884,171 4 ,121,294 640,636 1,132,042 466,098
U. S, Pre-war bonds
I2.6l6
48,383 10,694
47,971 29,52s
U. S. L i b e r t y bonds
U. S. Treasury bonds

78,4oi
5,100

U. S, Treasury notes

30,734

U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of
indebtedness
Other bonds, s t o c k s and
securities

472,592 43,693
26,033 3,27 5
474,989 45,381

EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, NOVEMBER 7, 1923.
of d o l l a r s )
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. T o t a l
39
106
35
28
74
52
65
767
8,832

35,817 12,75b
4,550
6,289
3,025 12,325
598,334 142,925 3b,570 30,b06 63,816 184,890
367,235 1,151.323 316,367 210,181 350.397 220.074 802,238

65,£50

14,474

118,502 26,507

14,290

4,477 2,940
56,581 13,92s

1,660
5,924

24,570 15,192 9,161 11,340 20,516 30,642
275,337
95,629 23,433 12,303 46,992 13,149 96,120 1,041,611
12,181 6,808
955 4,920 2,717 lg,072
83,138
856,630
112,516 17,862 27,639 17,991 12,686 37,399

4,282

2,511

4,594

15,814

5,325

2,104

3,708

742,555 181,305

295,384

51,37s

42,776

340,398

85.212

26.756

58.338

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
and investments
1,189,364 5,901,893 930,187
Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h F.R.Bk.
88,443
600,674 69,221

1,659,239

592,890

525,665

17,131

34,159

10,701
266,176

57,939
1,476,052

152,223 181,301

790,9H

175,419

20,430

90,?4i

104,565

36,662

Cash i n v a u l t
Net demand d e p o s i t s

836,006 4,692,415 696,555

14,757
886,805 342,298

Time d e p o s i t s

270,588

602,710

Government d e p o s i t s
B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F, R. Bank:

17,189

892,846 110,554
23,947

7,294

11,727

3,427

229 417
3 698*857
7.'qQ2.>70Q

441,947 1,785,474 472,048 253,601 437,292 286,918 999,462 11,920,983

2,203

2,923

16,047

S t . 3794b

3,992

9,567

73,070

13,009 155.0 15

2.167.545

332,519 550,581 352,987%340,277
26,031 44,237 27,991 96,636
8,304 6,028 12,423 10,560 21^688
330,855 212,420 400,351 252,139 737,528
192,297 83,234 133,487 77,434 545,940

16,418,364
1,'355,'176

2,356,882 625,580
29,154
197,208 37,054

5,125

9,955

4,220

1,597

1,223

3,710

?'ll4

'304I561
11,129^600
4,033,525
' 96^31

2™"*'"-,3 WSS8 IS S i!S 8S8B *8 88 teg® SIS

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Released 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 , November l 6 , 1923; n o t e a r l i e r - .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE Aim LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN F. R. BANE

Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U.S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds
All 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

New York City
Oct. 31
Nov. 7
67
67
69,659
70,779
1,310,76s 1 , 3 3 4 , 9 4 3
2 . 2 3 6 . 9 0 0 8.253.922
3,618,447 3,658,524

C i t y of Chicago
Nov. 7
Oct. 31
49
49
27,309
450,902
683,469

29,263
440,545
654,628

92,981

76,886

37,480

93,124
634,852

633,538

5,225

5,322

43,976

441,025
11,987

66,834

69,220

639,403

4,260

5,366

5,53,634

167.059

16L2Z5

33,315
1,150.145

38,304

U. S. Treasury bonds

18,544

U. S. Treasury 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

442,914
12,444

Other bonds, s t o c k s , and s e c u r i t i e s

. 532,223

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
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:
Secured by U.S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
R a t i o of b i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s
with F. R. Bank t o t o t a l l o a n s and
investments, per cent

155,141
40,203
41,456
2,601,674
602,06s
604,949
4.946.000 1 . 6 6 3 . 3 0 4 1 . 6 6 1 . 6 0 1

1,934,994

4,l6l

Cash i n v a u l t

153,355
2,589,546
4.934,242

5,069,504 5 , 1 2 7 , 9 5 1
556,356

600,302

73,897

65,512

4,210,970
606,400

4,256,555

21,036

66,221

76,354

105,377

239,037

239,990

167,722

105,341
167,278

43,983

18,695

19,049

20,467

19,448

643,678

139 , 258
25,914

140,153
28,035

77,969
13,841

588.730

434.479

79,904
15,489
433.753

3,397,966
226,013

2,755,239

2,756,201

161,070

59,918
1,880,258
7,637,085 1,877 , 338
1,965,952 1,202,279 1,203,812
63,829
24,543
26,045

84,497

160,1S7
80,870

34,593
1,167,942 , 582,.921.

1,447,543 1,439,960 10,271,958 10,319,530 3 , 3 9 1 , 1 6 7
970,085 1,002,187
227,021
137,355
133,563
29,821
142,316
66,615
29,591
153,749

21,036

1,003,145
369,314
4,711

983,175
371,100
4,742

7,600,040
1,967,564
63,713

14,704
15,698

26,925

37,597

97,556
32,197

135,458
139,404

178,855
145,223

2,0

2.5

2.7

3.1

611,64l

2.1

17,163

3.1

83,145

81,490

4-9

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Other
selected citie
Nov. 7
Oct. j
304
305

1,161,680 1,154,436 7 , 6 7 7 , 1 4 3 7,702,815 2,308,456 2,305,625 1 , 9 3 5 , 3 8 4
4,181

Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h F. R. Bank

F. R,
Branch c i t i e s
Nov. 7
Oct. 31
205
205

All F. R.
Bank c i t i e s
Nov. 7 Oct. 31
25S
259

36,339
501,703
1.396.952

37,428
406,809

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s and
investments

AND BRANCH CITIES AND IN OTHER SELECTED CITIES

35,859
504,362
1.395.163

37,528
407,506
18,442

U. S. Pre-war bonds
U. S. L i b e r t y bonds

3794c

V

77,229
84,918

4.8

1,652,222
863,682

1,640,973

6,275

8,470

46,062
53,612

48,278
58,379

3.6

861,911

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