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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2
(For Immediate Release)
November 16, 1949
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks i n leading c i t i e s
shows the following principal changes f o r the week ended November 9: An increase of
$339,000,000 i n loans, and decreases of $346,000,000 i n holdings of United States
Government s e c u r i t i e s , $292,000,000 in reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks,
$139,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s adjusted, and $160,000,000 i n borrowings.
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and agricultural loans increased in nearly a l l d i s t r i c t s
and a t o t a l of $89,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks; the principal increases
were $22,000,000 in New York City and $11,000,000 each i n the Atlanta, Chicago, and
St. Louis d i s t r i c t s . Real e s t a t e loans increased $19?000,000. Loans t o banks increased $119,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s decreased $180,000,000 in New York City, $60,000,000
in the Chicago D i s t r i c t , and a t o t a l of $246,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness decreased $80,000,000. Holdings
of United S t a t e s Government bonds decreased $42,000,000 i n New York City and increased $19,000,000 i n the Boston D i s t r i c t ; the net decrease a t a l l reporting member
banks was $20,000,000.
and $31,000,000 i n the Cleveland D i s t r i c t ,
Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted decreased $212,000,000 i n New York City/and they
increased $37,000,000 in the Atlanta D i s t r i c t , $22,000,000 i n the Richmond D i s t r i c t ,
and $21,000,000 in the St. Louis D i s t r i c t . Demand deposits credited t o domestic
banks increased $102,000,000,
Borrowings decreased $80,000,000 i n New York City and $55,000,000 i n Chicago.
A summary of the a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
decrease since
Nov. 10,
Nov. 2,
1948
1949*
(In m i l l i o n s of dollars)
10
+4,278
66,656
+ 339
24,664
- 199
+ 339
- 136
24,976
+ 89
-1,812
13,783
Nov.
9,
1949

ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
f o r purchasing or carrying:
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 carrying:
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
Other loans
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 notes
U. S. bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve 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
Debits t o demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Govt, accounts, during week
^November 2 f i g u r e s revised.



934
769
174
429
4,265
330
4,292

+
+
-

81
5

+
+

619
372

3

+
+
+

26
49
237
93
430

+
9
+ 19
+ 119
+ 20

346
2k6
80

37,042
2,372
7,193
1,150
26,327
4,950
12,040
839
2,170

+ 103
+ 24

-2,544
11
38

46,709
15,273
2,444
9,261
1,375
487

139
13
13
+ 102
+
1
~
160

+
+
+
+

-

-

——

-

-

+

20
3
292

+3,723
82
+2,773
- 508
+1,540
+ 754

220
371
971
9
30
282

17,809 (Revised f i g u r e previous
week 22,520)

31.4, 2(a)

ASSETS; AND LIABILITIES OF" WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING C-ITIES > NOVEMBER 9, 1949 '
Total
F e d e r a 1
Re s e r v e
D i s t r i Ct
all
New Phila- Cleve- RichSt.
Minne- Kansas
San
d i s t r i c t s Boston
York delphia land
mond Atlanta Chicago Louis a p o l i s City Dallas Francisco
ASSETS
(In millions of do]Liars)
Loana_and investments - t o t a l
66,656
3,013 21,598 2,759
4,622 2,692
2,412
2,242
9,411
1,270 2,563 2,470 11,604
Loans - net#
24,664
1,045
1,420
862
8,552
929
980
859
924 1,111
2,557
435
4,990
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r ' l loans
13,783
481
627
802
5,217
387
1,629
519
223
545
591
771
1,991
Loans t o brokers and dealers f o r
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
18
1
12
934
879
20
1
3
Other s e c u r i t i e s
10
623
22
18
769
8
2
45
6
16
9
5
5
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
11
174
2
50
11
11
20
32
10
10
3
9
5
Other s e c u r i t i e s
18
181
8
429
20
22
31
11
11
28
55
5
39
Real e s t a t e loans
4,265
142
103
452
289
203
186
88
67
73
134
357
2,171
Loans t o banks
20
211
330
19
1
1
16
8
6
8
35
5
Other loans
220
4,292
1,053
241
303
231
255
429
217
826
133
207
177
U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
1,801 11,643 1,502
37,042
2,830 1,675
6,123
1,343
1,092
724 1,404 1,228
5,677
Treasury b i l l s
2,372
98
124
170
113
660
527
71
41
111
174
244
39
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
344
7,193
2,097
191
258
241
180
363
1,189
393
342
1,246
349
Treasury notes
1,150
100
43
292
42
31
22
68
233
37
44
39
199
U. S. bonds
1,316
26,327
2,224 1,251
8,727 1,110
4,041
872
481
820
773
724
3,988
.Otter- s e c u r i t i e s
1,403
167
328
4,950
210
372
111
155
170
731
235
131
937
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
12,040
454
443
4,709
744
436
1,788
392
461
209
373
447
1,584
Cash i n vault
80
209
839
52
49
102
67
43
32
13
32
123
37
Balances with domestic banks
2,170
118
91
131
176
170
97
309
127
91
274
311
275
Other a s s e t s - net
1,209
472
58
65
79
50
54
16
26
25
97
52
215
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted
46,709
2,436 16,265 2,066
3,108 2,037
1,727
1,403
6,257
856 1,865 1,946
6,743
Time d e p o s i t s except Govt.
2,462
15,273
431
473
1,365
542
598
2,581
485
252
387
5,264
433
TJ, S. Government d e p o s i t s
2,444
101
168
103
448
909
175
46
51
54
76
264
49
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
9,261
444
424
2,791
376
279
1,510
648
513
804
322
657
493
26
Foreign banks
11
1,165
11
1,375
43
8
7
2
1
5
3
93
Borrowings
2
368
487
6
62
1
7
27
6
5
3
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
648
1,121
45
41
31
30
19
16
14
19
75
166
17
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
6,244
2,498
316
327
196
229
182
102
475
203
731
207
778
Debits t o demand deposit accounts, except
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
681
836
623
666
17,809
7,198
924
2,452
688
362
589
2,254
536



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