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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
g,4.2

(For Immediate Release)
November 9, 1949
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 2: An increase
of $400,000,000 in loans, decreases of $437,000,000 in holdings of United States
Government securities and $481,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, and an increase
of $514,000,000 in borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased $17,000,000 in the
San Francisco District, $15,000,000 in New York City, and $13,000,000 in the Dallas
District, and decreased $16,000,000 in the Chicago District and $11,000,000 in the
Cleveland District; the net increase at all reporting member banks was $19,000,000.
Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying United States Government and
other securities increased $338,000,000, largely in New York City. "Other loans
increased $32,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $251,000,000 in New York City and a total
of $365,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury certificates of
indebtedness decreased $105,000,000, of which $76,000,000 was in New York City.
Holdings of United States Government bonds increased $33,000,000. Holdings of
"other securities»decreased $39,000,000 in New York City and a total of $54,000,000
at all reporting member banks.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $288,000,000 in New York City, $102,000,000
in the Chicago District, and by smaller amounts in nearly all of the other districts.
United States Government deposits decreased $133,000,000. Demand deposits credited
to domestic banks and to foreign banks increased $168,000,000 and $61,000,000,
respectively.
Borrowings increased $422,000,000 in New York City and $105,000,000 in Chicago.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
decrease since

Nov.

2,
1949*

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
R^al estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

Oct. 26,

1948

(In millions of dollars)

66,681
24,321
24,633
13,699

91
+ 400
+ 400
+ 19

+4,449
- 409
- 345
-1,734

853
765

+ 289
+ 49

+
+

630
326

7

-

30
68
225
88
394

177
420
4,246
207
4,266

-

-

- -

-

7

4- 25
+ 32

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

37,401
2,617
7,286
1,150
26,348
4,959

Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Caeh 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

12,339
735
2,146

+ 299

46,860
15,261
2,457
9,159
1,374
647

481
18
133
+ 168
+ 61
+ 514

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Govt, accounts, during week
22,515
•Preliminary
(San
Francisco
District)
because
of
holiday.



•Nov. 3,

1949

-

•

+
-

-

-

-

-

437
365
105
33
54
56
37

+
+

+4,133
+ 239
+2,863
- 523
+1,554
+ 725
-2,191
78
- 104
+
+
+

253
348
860
66
49
+ 435

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, NOVEMBER 2, 1949
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
Federal
Total*
St.
Minne- Kansas
RichCleveSan
New
Philaall
Atlanta Chicago
Dallas
Boston
City
apolis
Louis
mond
Francisco
land
delphia
York
districts
(in millions of dolLiars)
A S S E T S
1,268 2,539 2,465 11,626
2,678
4,652
2,740
9,455 2,212
2,373
21,656
66,681
3,017
Loans and investments - Total
844 2,534
909 1,099
433
4,989
956
1,439
859
1,022
903
8,334
24,321
Loans - net#
220
1,618
584
762
1,984
800
508
534
389
621
5,202
477
13,699
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
__
4
1
38
11
1
783
15
U. S. Government obligations
853
6
48
2
8
17
20
621
5
5
17
7
765
9
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
10
10
20
12
11
3
2
9
5
11
32
52
177
U. S. Government obligations
28
10
11
20
8
54
5
39
23
18
31
420
173
Other securities
68
2,172
89
185
133
201
288
440
101
l4l
355
4,246
73
Real estate loans
—
12
8
4
26
41
9
5
131
207
7
Loans to banks
203
825
426
176
132
217
1,046
227
301
254
239
220
4,266
Other loans
H. 4.2(a)

- -

U. S, Government securities-total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U, S. bonds
Other securities

37,401
2,617
7,286
1,150
26,348
4,959

Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
-Other assets - net
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
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

12,339
735
2,146
1,201
46,860
15,261
2,457
9,159
1,374
64'7
1,104
6,240

1,813 11,914 1,509
108
175
723
192
2,135
365
31
292
43
8,764 1,111
1,297
1,408
328
182
460
49
87
77

4,966
165
125
475

465
42
98
57

2,438 16,477 2,056
2,448
439
472
916
172
97
2,788
373
277
26
11
1,170
4
445
9
44
645
31
316
2,498
327

2,843 1,668
115
123
259
395
100
42
2,225 1,252
151
370

1,320
55
359
37
869
209

6,189
720
1,194
234
4,04l
732

1,086
33
244
39
770
170

444
61
158
49

389
37
167
53

1,805
92
306
96

380
27
122
26

3,139 2,015
1,364
599
103
175
405
451
8
4
21
17
18
37
229
474

1,690
541
60
488
11
4
29
196

6,276
2,578
450
1,487
42
117
74
730

1,382
485
52
637
3
8
18
182

661

2,988

638

723
75
155
64

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
808
807
1,190
944 10,157
22,515
^Individual loan items are reported gross, i»e.. before; deduction of valuation reserves.
^Preliminary (San Francisco District) becam :e of holiday.



725 1,396 1,238
162
113
43
180
348
353
68
44
22
480
818
728
110
128
234

5,700
247
1,262
198
3,993
937

205
12
88
16

470
33
306
52

1,573
115
260
210

845 1,847 1,959
386
251
435
47
74
47
653
322
793
1
9
3
- 8
2
16
14
17
202
102
207

6,736
5,263
264
485
86
12
161
777

681

2,500

396

459
27
274
26

745