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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
November 8, 1950
H.4.2
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 1: An increase
of $249,000,000 in loans, decreases of $174,000,000 in holdings of United States
Government securities and $406,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, and an increase
of $150,000,000 in borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in nearly all districts and a total of $201,000,000 at all reporting member banks; the principal
increases were $95,000,000 in New York City, $20,000,000 each in the Chicago and
St. Louis Districts, and $17,000,000 in the Atlanta District. Other loans increased

$30,000,000.

Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $34,000,000 in the San Francisco District
and increased $27,000,000 in the New York District outside of New York City; there
was a net decrease of $70,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of
Treasury certificates of indebtedness increased $20,000,000. Holdings of United
States Government bonds decreased $99,000,000 in New York City and a total of
$112,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of "other securities" decreased $57,000,000.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $267,000,000 in New York City, $61,000,000
in the Cleveland District, $51,000,000 in the Philadelphia District, and $43,000,000
in the Dallas District. United States Government deposits inereased $93,000,000,
and demand deposits credited to domestic banks increased $57,000,000.
Borrowings increased $83,000,000 in New York City, $36,000,000 in Chicago, and
a total of $150,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
decrease since
T
Nov. 2,
Oct. 25,
1949
1950
(In millions of dollars)
A S S E T S
+2,582
+ 18
69,248
Loans and investments - total
+5,062
+
249
Loans - net
29,387
+5,146
+
251
Loans - gross
29,783
+2,829
+ 201
16,523
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
- 514
122
U. S. Government obligations
339
+
252
+
1,016
70
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
+
5
4
182
U. S. Government obligations
+
126
+
546
3
Other securities
+ 880
+
5,126
7
Real estate loans
+ 101
+ 66
312
Loans to banks
+1,467
+ 30
Other loans
5,739
-3,833
174
U. S. Government securities - total
33,555
- 137
70
2,481
Treasury bills
-6,213
+ 20
1,060
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
+6,610
12
7,760
Treasury notes
-4,093
112
22,254
U. S. bonds
+1,353
6,306
57
Other securities
+
65
+ 18
12,397
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
+
57
51
Cash in vault
793
+
86
83
2,232
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
+2,637
406
49,485
Demand deposits adjusted
+ 137
6
15,397
Time deposits except Govt.
- 528
+ 93
1,929
U. S. Government deposits
+ 217
+ 57
9,376
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
+
53
+ 12
1,427
Foreign banks
303
+
150
344
Borrowings
-

-

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Government accounts, during week



27,112

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, NOVEMBER 1, 1950
D i s t r i c t
R e s e r v e
F e d e r a 1
Total
all
St.
San
Minne- Kansas
Phila- Cleve- RichNew
Atlanta Chicago Louis apolis City Dallas Francisco
districts Boston York delphia land
mond
(In millions of do]Liars)
ASSETS
4,850 2,783
1,253 2,716 2,666 12,198
2,513
69,248
2,333
3,182 22,092 2,867
Loans and investments - total
9,795
1,081
3,134
1,199
536 1,109 1,405
1,693 1,089
5,772
9,856 1,155
1,358
29,387
Loans - net#
708
600
1,941
267
2,256
652
812
679
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
6,225
. 893
513
977
16,523
Loans to "brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
- - - 10
1
2
1
17
U. S. Government obligations
296
5
339
7
6
6
6
18
2
800
12
87
1,016
12
30
32
Other securities
5
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
8
4
11
10
11
22
13
4
182
5
12
U. S. Government obligations
45
37
44
62
14
28
24
13
27
54
249
Other securities
546
5
19
7
164
114
241
2,384
232
433
344
136
694
91
97
196
Real estate loans
5,126
—
8
6
2
1
2
31
3
36
15
Loans to banks
312
199
9
168
264
l,l4l
218
586
265
300
288
1,494
299
Other loans
339
377
5,739
1,210
5,248
5,748
576 1,327 1,107
2,701 1,523
952
D. S. Government securities - total
1,573 10,224 1,366
33,555
26
48
207
62
422
132
105
163
99
2,481
131
92
994
Treasury bills
184
26
26
42
22
1,060
317
203
57
57
52
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
35
39
146
1,541
640
444
256
319
1,351
334
375
287
1,770
297
7,760
Treasury notes
688
662
622
632
1,846 1,062
3,658
378
3,391
1,116
942
22,254
U. S. bonds
7,257
280
141
182
1,178
154
222
171
2,012
346
456
. 913
6,306
251
Other securities
1,868
210
410
381
501
1,659
493
760
445
4,702
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
489
479
12,397
104
28
123
66
30
36
81
13
38
43
174
Cash in vault
57
793
260
122
188
269
89
307
112
158
159
333
98
Balances with domestic banks
2,232
137
66
44
18
108
245
29
58
54
76
1,409
563
89
Other assets - net
59
L I A B I L I T I E S
841 1,989 2,099
1,456
7,152
1,843
6,794
2,626 17,001 2,169
Demand deposits adjusted
3,389 2,126
49,485
488
244
437
391
5,293
480
458
1,350
2,599
529
Time deposits except Govt.
595
2,533
15,397
64
210
83
82
380
49
51
138
611
81
129
51
U. S. Government deposits
1,929
484
812
312
707
426
1,476
637
469
286
513
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
2,859
395
9,376
11
121
1
2
8
6
12
47
3
1,167
17
Foreign banks
1,427
32
8
6
20
26
15
14
22
10
25
55
138
344
Borrowings
5
20
88
28
30
27
48
26
333
841
64
47
Other liabilities
37
1,589
886
106
230
208
192
241
225
498
769
2,518
323
6,532
336
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
H.4.2(a)

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
1,628
1,126 11,778
931
27,112
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
999
^Individual
 loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.


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