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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
November 7, 1951
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n leading c i t i e s
shows the following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r t h e week ended October 31: An increase
of $>158 million in l o a n s ; decreases of $231 m i l l i o n in reserve balances with Federal
Reserve Banks, $127 m i l l i o n i n demand deposits a d j u s t e d , and $291 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 an increase of $142 m i l l i o n i n borrowings.
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 increased $27 million in Chicagp_
$19 m i l l i o n in t h e New York D i s t r i c t , $15 million in t h e Dallas D i s t r i c t , and $12
m i l l i o n each in t h e Boston and Kansas City d i s t r i c t s . The i n c r e a s e s were l a r g e l y
in loans t o processors and d i s t r i b u t o r s of food products, and t o public u t i l i t i e s .
They were p a r t i a l l y o f f s e t by net repayments by s a l e s f i n a n c e companies and manuf a c t u r e r s of t e x t i l e s , a p p a r e l , and l e a t h e r . These changes according to i n d u s t r y
of borrower a r e p r e l i m i n a r y ; a complete a n a l y s i s w i l l be a v a i l a b l e i n another p r e s s
r e l e a s e next Tuesday, which w i l l include the purpose c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . Real e s t a t e
loans would have shown a decrease except f o r a new bank added to the s e r i e s by
absorption i n t h e Boston D i s t r i c t .
Holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness decreased $46 m i l l i o n and
holdings of United S t a t e s Government bonds increased by t h e same amount, Holdings
of "other s e c u r i t i e s " decreased $102 m i l l i o n in New York City and by t h e same amount
a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Demand deposits a d j u s t e d decreased $237 m i l l i o n i n New York City, and they i n creased $43 m i l l i o n i n t h e San Francisco D i s t r i c t and ij,;4l m i l l i o n in t h e Chicago
D i s t r i c t . Although time d e p o s i t s show an increase of $80 m i l l i o n , $67 million was
in t h e Boston D i s t r i c t l a r g e l y t h e r e s u l t of a bank a b s o r p t i o n . ,
H.lu2

Increase or
decrease since
Nov. 1,
Oct. 2U,
1950
1951
(In mi].lions of d o l l a r s /
+ i|2
+3,111
72,6)48
+4,696
+158
34,083
+159
+4,779
3b,562
+4,095
+ 99
20,571
Oct.
31,
1951

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 a g r i c u l t u r a l loans
Loans to brokers and d e a l e r s
f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
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 c a r r y i n g :
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
Reserves with 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 deposits a d j u s t e d
Time deposits except Govt.
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
Sorrowings
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Debits to demand d e p o s i t accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Government accounts, during week
17
~

134
943

+ 15
- 32

-

127
557
5,653
627
5,950
31,926
3,748
3,010
5,956
19,212
6,639
14,437
870
2,439

+ 3

55
11
527
315
164
-1,609
+1,267
+1,962
-1,804
-3,034
+ 324
+2,033
+
77
+ 217

52,124
16,107
2,693
10,295
1,225
644

+
+
+
+

52
15
lit
15
46
1 ,
461/

-102

-231
- 31
-120

; % /

-291
-170
+ 1
+142

205
73

+2,653
+ 710
+ 764
+ 919
-

202

+ 300

27,1*91

Changes i n r e a l e s t a t e loans, United S t a t e s Government bonds, and time deposits
a r e due in p a r t to a change i n t h e composition of reporting banks in t h e Boston
District,



H.4.2(a)

ASSETS AED LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER' BANKS IK LEADING CITIEE OCTOBER 31, 1951
Total
F e d e r a 1
_ R_ e_ _s e r v e .JUL s t r i
' Hew
P h i l a - CleveAll
Richl S t . MinneD i s t r i c t s Boston^ York d e l p h i a
land
mond IAtlanta Cmcago [ L o u i a a p o l i s
ASSETS
(
(in
mi-'.lions of d o l l a r s )
Loans and investments - t o t a l
72,648
23,096
3,336
2,847
5,194
2,989
2,692 10,058
2,426 1,246
Loans - n e t #
11,861
34,083
1,557
2,068
1,345
1,172
1,073
3,807
1,260
605
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r ' l loans 20,571
996
7,990
793
1,248
567
624
2,598
707
334
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
110
134
1
3
7
5
5
2
Other s e c u r i t i e s
11
730
943
32
25
6
12
77
7
2
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying $
U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
127
7
35
10
3
12
10
15
8
2
Other s e c u r i t i e s
21
557
233
7
62
43
60
24
13
6
Real e s t a t e l o a n s \ f
5,653
234
853
132
403
234
89
487
112
244
Loans t o banks
627
27
8
540
10
5
4
2
7
3
Other l o a n s
286
5,950
1,537
393
345
316
327
621
290
150
U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
31,926
1,516
1,166
9,049
2,635
1,631
1,305
5,328 . 993
510
Treasury b i l l s
1,068
3,748
234
99
266
359
171
305
113
50
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
3,010
152
430
73
296
129
240
609
180
30
Treasury n o t e s
162
5,956
1,551
190
403
310
329
1,027
175
113
U.S. bonds 1 /
19,212
968
5,942
004
1,497
926
637
3,307
525
301
Other s e c u r i t i e s
2,186
263
6,639
336
491
186
234
923
173
131
Reserves w i t h Federal Reserve Banks
552
5,408
14,437
547
932
537
5.11 2,120
472
240
Cash i n v a u l t
070
190
07
59
47
76
106
43
33
14
Balances with domestic banks
123
142
122
2,439
152
184
212
312
124
94
Other a s s e t s - n e t
1,367
516
83
79
54
55
64
90
31
17
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
17,779
2,735
2,264
52,124
3,695
2,326
2,02:
6,954
1,546
832
Time d e p o s i t s except Govt, 1 /
16,107
2,665
542
1,420
611
432
2,696
533
476
235
U. S . Government d e p o s i t s
86
102
2,693
951
220
135
95
70
440
53
I n t e r b a n k demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks 10,295
305
3,053
407
520
600
490
1,543
736
354
Foreign banks
1,011
12
1,225
30
6
9
10
42
3
3
Borrowings
22
20
259
13
644
18
103
15
3
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
1,840
63
1,041
61
39
32
41
105
31
21
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
6,833
379
2,593
339
253
499
221
003
209
110
Debits t o demand d e p o s i t accounts, except
i n t e r b a n k and U.S. Govt, accounts
1,196
11,624
908
1,714
27,491
982
ir I n d i v i d u a l l o a n items are r e p o r t e d gross, i . e . , before deduction of valuation r e s e r v e s ,
e s t a t e l o a n s , United S t a t e s Government bonds, and time d e p o s i t s , are due i n p a r t to a




357

c t
Kansas
San
C i t y Dallas Francisco
2,993
1,241
030

2,847
1,482
1,020

7

9

1
25

5
13
13
47
165
122
1
2
229
205
1,477 1,196
423
273
217
140
264
197
573
570
275
169
576
562
35
40
299
397
46
80

7
20
2,578
18
1,171
5,040
299
432
1,155
3,154
1,272
1,950
140
270
244

2,121
433
113
954
3
55
30
240

2,255
434
123
001
10
5
43
255

7,595
5,630
297
532
86
131
333
932

3,743 "
460
987829"
879
in Boston D i s t r i c t , •o a r t i c u l s r l y

i;224

1

12,924

6,612

2,264