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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
November 2, 1955
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 the following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended October 26: An i n c r e a s e of
$791* m i l l i o n i n demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d and decreases of $351 m i l l i o n i n United
S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s and $396 m i l l i o n i n demand d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o domestic
banks.
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 i n c r e a s e d i n seven d i s t r i c t s ,
including $31 m i l l i o n i n t h e San Francisco D i s t r i c t , but decreased i n t h e o t h e r s ;
t h e net r e s u l t was an i n c r e a s e of $1*2 m i l l i o n a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Changes according t o i n d u s t r y appear i n another p r e s s r e l e a s e . Loans t o brokers and
d e a l e r s f o r purchasing or carrying United S t a t e s Government and o t h e r s e c u r i t i e s decreased $1*9 m i l l i o n . "Other" loans i n c re ase d $53 m i l l i o n .
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s increased $93 m i l l i o n i n New York City and decreased
i n most of the d i s t r i c t s ; t h e n e t r e s u l t was an i n c r e a s e of $32 m i l l i o n a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness decreased
$3U m i l l i o n . Holdings of " o t h e r " s e c u r i t i e s decreased $1*9 m i l l i o n .
Demand 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 $323 m i l l i o n i n New York City, $250 m i l l i o n
i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t , $1*7 m i l l i o n 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 , $1*3 m i l l i o n i n
t h e Cleveland D i s t r i c t , and by smaller amounts i n a l l but one of the o t h e r d i s t r i c t s . Time d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d $21* m i l l i o n .
Borrowings from F e d e r a l Reserve Banks incre ase d $lll* m i l l i o n i n the San Franc i s c o D i s t r i c t and a t o t a l of $187 m i l l i o n a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks. Borrowings from o t h e r s decreased $315 m i l l i o n . Loans t o banks decreased $188 m i l l i o n .
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 :
Oct,

ASSETS
Loans and investments a d j u s t e d 1/
Loans a d j u s t e d 1 /
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
purchasing or c a r r y i n g 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 s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Other loans

Increase or
decrease since
Oct. 19,
Oct. 27,

26,
1955
1951*
__ 1955
(In millions of clollars)
85,571
16,071

25,121*
2,587

1,22k

+ 29
+ 97
+ 1*2

- 1*9
+ 1*1*

8,01*9
9,821

+ 9
+ 53

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. S . bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s

30,922
1,067

- 19
+ 32
- 31*

Loans t o banks
Reserves w i t h Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
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 U. S . Government
U. S . Government d e p o s i t s
Interbank demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings: From Federal Reserve Banks
From o t h e r s

+ 782
.+7,392
2 / +l*,08l
+ 180
+ 231
2 / +1,071

2/ +1,901*
-6,611

- 11

- 6
- 1*9

-1,639
-1,109
- 71*0
-3,123
+
1

779
13,772

-188
+ 59
+ 22
+ 9

+
+
-

57,087
21,700
3,129

+791*

+1,037
+ 325
- 861
- 972

1,266
7,918

20,61*1
8,578

1,012
2,1*62

10,218

1,1*33
897
308

+ 21*

-351
-396

- 1*1

+187)
-315)

+

70
92
9
200

81*

581*

1/ Exclusive of l o a n s t o banks and a f t e r deduction of v a l u a t i o n r e s e r v e s ; i n d i v i d u a l
loan items a r e shown g r o s s .
2 / October 5, 1955 r e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i n c r e a s e d 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 $318 m i l l i o n and decreased r e a l e s t a t e loans and " o t h e r " loans by
$29l* and $25 m i l l i o n s , r e s p e c t i v e l y .



ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BAMS IN LEADING CITIES. OCTOBER 26, 1955
F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
Total
San
Cleve- R i c h - A t l a n t a Chicago S t . Minne- Kansas D a l l a s
New
PhilaAll
Boston
Francisco
Louis
mond
land
( I n m i l l i o n s of dol:Lars)
ASSETS
16,773
6,046
3,420 3,296 11,684 2,750 1,496 3,379 3,816
3,820 25,842 3,249
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s a d j u s t e d l /
85,571
824 1 , 6 8 1 2,367
8,857
5,216 1,539
1,706 1,633
2,850
46,071
2 , 1 9 9 15,130 2 , 0 6 9
Loans a d j u s t e d l /
3,651
3,108
976 1,528
766
790
435
905
1,330
9,266 1,076
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r ' l l o a n s
25,124
1,293
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r
18
16
23
252
27
95
1,877
157
5
27
2,587
33
57
purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying
48
28
118
40
15
104
23
76
175
506
1,224
38
53
securities
169
203
276
688
3,456
279
1,181
212
336
157
753
8,049
339
Real e s t a t e loans
400
210
442
1,029
1,729
624
527
528
517
546
713
9,824
2,559
Other l o a n s

H.4.2(a)

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 notes
U. S . bonds
Other s e c u r i t i e s

30,922
1,067
1,266
7,948
20,641
8,578

1,234
54
57
241
882
387

8,070
490
297
1,686
5,597
2,642

869
6
55
200
608
311

2,573
91
78
767
1,637
623

1,438
4o
45
331
1,022
276

1,339
62
60
463
754
324

5,241
106
176
1,396
3,563
1,227

971
18
29
356
568
240

514
8
18
158
330
158

1,347
97
50
407
793
351

1,200
43
66
254
837
249

6,126
52
335
1,689
4,050
1,790

Loans t o banks
R e s e r v e s w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
B a l a n c e s w i t h domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - n e t

779
13,772
1,012
2,462
1,919

66
537
72
87
93

460
4,746
226
173
775

15
507
54
115
77

3
908
102
169
94

11
549
84
195
71

5
509
52
235
67

24
2,020
120
283
138

30
431
36
133
46

1
213
16
72
23

6
542
43
304
49

6
593
51
426
142

152
2,217
156
270
344

57,087
21,700
3,129

2,993
632
128

18,157
4,403
1,217

2,459
510
118

4,060
1,737
234

2,561
721
125

2,374
636
97

7,484
3,204
473

1,781
559
80

908
287
49

2,376
558
100

2,704
821
131

9,230
7,632
377

10,218
1,433

350
33

2,933
1,096

409
23

503
9

487
10

647
11

1,607
47

667
5

334
3

865
3

859
19

557
174

897
308
2,316
8,427

7
12
86
434

91
199
1,152
2,974

52
4
55
387

63
l
83
632

56
4
45
321

46
6
51
296

278
16
146
1,014

18
10
40
266

53
20
28
139

63
3
34
321

30

140
33
533
1,236

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 e x c e p t U. S. Government
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
F o r e i g n banks
Borrowings:
From F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
From o t h e r s
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

%jf E x c l u s i v e of l o a n s t o banks and a f t e r deduction of v a l u a t i o n r e s e r v e s ; i n d i v i d u a l l o a n items a r e shown gross*



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