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Form FR-284
For immediate r e l e a s e

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 11, 1937

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The c o n d itio n statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n 101 lending c i t i e s
shows t h e f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r t h e week ended October 6t An i n c r e a s e of
$21,000,000 i n 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 , and a decrease of
$49,000,000 i n loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s ; a decrease of $27,000,000
i n holdings of "Other s e c u r i t i e s " ; a decrease of $236,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d and an i n c r e a s e of $179,000,000 i n deposits c r e d i t e d to domestic banks;
and a decrease of $64,000,000 i n reserve balances with Federal Reserve 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 loans i n c r e a s e d $11,000,000 at r e p o r t ing member banks i n New York C i t y , $9,000,000 i n t h e Cleveland d i s t r i c t and
$21,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks, and declined $8,000,000 i n the Chicago
d i s t r i c t . Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s declined $48,000,000 i n New
York City and $49,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Holdings of United S t a t e s Government d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s i n c r e a s e d $16,000,000
i n New York City and $7,000,000 i n t h e Richmond d i s t r i c t , and d e c l i n e d $15,000,000
i n t h e Cleveland d i s t r i c t and $7,000,000 i n t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t , a l l r e p o r t i n g
member banks showing a net i n c r e a s e of $8,000,000 f o r the week. Holdings of "Other
s e c u r i t i e s " d e c l i n e d $20,000,000 i n New York City and $27,000,000 at a l l r e p o r t i n g
member banks.
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d declined $177,000,000 i n New York C i t y , $32,000,000 i n
t h e Chicago d i s t r i c t , $15,000,000 each i n t h e Cleveland and San Francisco d i s t r i c t s
and $236,000,000 a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks, and i n c r e a s e d $12,000,000 i n the
Boston d i s t r i c t .
Time d e p o s i t s declined $9,000,000 i n New York City and $8,000,000
at al1 r e p o r t i n g member banks. Deposits c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks i n c r e a s e d i n a l l
d i s t r i c t s , t h e p r i n c i p a l i n c r e a s e s being $69,000,000 i n New York C i t y , 619,000,000
i n t h e Boston d i s t r i c t , $15,000,000 i n t h e Philadelphia d i s t r i c t and $13,000,000 each
i n the Cleveland and Richmond d i s t r i c t s . Deposits c r e d i t e d t o f o r e i g n banks declined
$21,000,000 i n New York City and $27,000,000 at a i l r e p o r t i n g member banks.
Borrowings of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks,-amounted t o $3,000,000 on October 6
a decrease of $1,000,000 f o r t h e week.
A summary of t h e p r i n c i p a l a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of t h e r e p o r t i n g member banks
t o g e t h e r with changes f o r t h e week and t h e year ended October 6 , 1937, follows l
X JLii lUJLX-LJ-UliO Ui UUJUJ.OJ.0;
Increase o r decrease
since
Oct.
Oct. 7 ,
Sept. 29,
6,
1936
1937
1937
ASSETS
-632
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
21,975 .
—51
+1,269
Loans - t o t a l
9,972
-32
Commercial,industrial, and a g r i c u l t u r a l loans«
*
On s e c u r i t i e s
600
—1
*
Otherwise secured and unsecured
4,231
+22
*
Open market paper
477
+5
+4
Loans to b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
1,178
—49
*
Other loans f o r purchasing o r c a r r y i n g s e c u r i t i e s
678
—4
+25
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
1,167
+2
+36
Loans t o banks
92
-5
*
Other loans $ On s e c u r i t i e s
728
—4
*
Otherwise secured and unsecured
821
+2
-1,448
U. S. Government d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s
7,911
+8
-119
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by U. S. Govt.
1,131
—~
- 3 34
Other s e c u r i t i e s
2,961
-27
+307
Reserve with F e d e r a l Reserve banks
5,424
—64
-83
Cash i n v a u l t
307
-16
-582
Balances with domestic banks
1,764
+27
L I A B I L I T I E S
—361
Demand deposits—adjusted
14,628
—236
+212
Time d e p o s i t s
5,285
~8
-204
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
645
+1
-855
I n t e r - b a n k d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
5,177
+179
+72
Foreign banks
542
—27
+2
Borrowings
3
-1

"^Comparable f i g u r e s not a v a i l a b l e .


Form FR-284-a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 7. 1937

For immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
ivyw JLUJ.4X va.

1 9 3 6
Oct. 6 I Sept. 29 Oct. 7 Oct. 6 (Sept. 29

19 3b
Oct. 7

ASSETS;
Loans and Investments - t o t a l

8,132

8,166

8,716

1,976

1,995

2,084

Loans - t o t a l

3,948

3.981

3,364

718

731

591

240
1,672
183
982

239
1,662
176
1,030

*

2.48
135
61

249

*

232
195

234
193

2,802

2,786

391
991

Commercial,industrial and
a g r i c u l t u r a l loans:
On s e c u r i t i e s
Otherwise secured & unsecured
Open market paper
Loans to "brokers and d e a l e r s
Other loans f o r purchasing or
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans to banks
Other loans:
On s e c u r i t i e s
Otherwise secured & unsecured
U. S. Gov't o b l i g a t i o n s
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
, Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with F.R. bank
Cash in v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - net

*
*
*

35
451
29
47

5
81
14
2

*

131
25

81
14
1

*
*

23
37

23
37

*
*

3,794

905

909

1,114

388
1,011

460
1,098

100
253

100
255

92
287

2,634
55
64
457

2,746

574
25
137
60

575

454

2,411
53
72
475

25
132
61

612
34
198
68

5,908
728
353

6,085
737
352

6,266
605
193

1,473
453
62

1,496
453
62

1,568
443
101

1,989
502

1,920
523

2,445
433

515
6

508
7

622
5

384
1,478

401
1,473

354
1,431

17
246

17
245

21
236

i s

*
*

992

40
15
5

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits - a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s
U.S. GovH d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank d e p o s i t s :
Domestic banks
* Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
Capital account




1

•Comparable f i g u r e s not a v a i l a b l e .

Form FR-284-b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IK 101 LEADING CITIES ON OCTOBER 6 , 1937
(in m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
Total
All
districts

ASSETS
21,975
Loans and investments - t o t a l
9,972
Loans - t o t a l
Commercial* i n d u s t r i a l , and
agricultural loanst
600
On s e c u r i t i e s
4,231
Otherwise secured & unsecured
477
Open market paper
1,178
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing o r
. 678
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
1,167
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
92
Loans t o banks
Other l o a n s i
728
On s e c u r i t i e s
821
Otherwise secured and unsecured
7,911
U. S. Gov't o b l i g a t i o n s
O b l i g a t i o n s f u l l y guaranteed by U.S.Govt. 1,131
2,961
Other s e c u r i t i e s
5,424
Reserve with F.R. bank
307
Cash i n v a u l t
1,764
Balances with domestic banks
1,287
Other a s s e t s - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
14,628
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
5,285
Time d e p o s i t s
645
U. S. Gov't d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits t
5,177
Domestic banks
542
Foreign banks
3
Borrowings
862
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
3,615
C a p i t a l account



Phila-

Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
San
St,
Minne- Kansas Dallas
Cleve- Rich? , Atlanta Chicago
Francisco
City
Louis
j
a
p
o
l
i
s
mond
land

Boston

New
York

1,295
710

9,017
4,407

1,155
474

1,882
729

603
248

550
272

3,047
1,049

660
316

408
186

713
288

514
247

39
300
89
37

258
1,802
194
995

44
178
24
22

44
260
18
24

15
98
12
4

11
125
4
8

53
597
52
54

54
l4i
12
6

10
85
7
1

19
160
26
4

13
145
4
3

37
84
3

327
243
62

37
60
2

40
177
4

18
29
2

16
27
5

96
85
5

13
46
6

10
6

14
20
1

15
2.1

66
55
429
23
133
254
35
98
78

265
261
3,0l4
' 436
1,160
2,762
72
128
545

49
58
315
98
268
231
16
140
89

120
42
829
62
262
329
39
162
105

30
40
250
39
66
134
18
168
38

26
50
170
34
74
109
11
106
4l

47
60
1,415
189
394
782
57
281
92

11
27
196
46
102
135
11
84
23

10
57
166
12
44
79
6
70
16

957
275
37

6,453
1,139
364

800
288
18

1,053
741
16

424
199
11

325
187
16

2,196
869
84

386
184
8

220
9

2,056
504

273
3

210

25
237

396
1,612

22
227

340
1
i
17
348

192
1
X
7
88

714
7
1
21
367

25
92

2,131
1,046
40
340
35
20

——

55
369
2

15
29
259
45
121
171
12
178
23

10
36
188
28
51
113
11
156
29

79
106
680
119
286
325
19
193
208

269
123
2

481
148
13

386
126
20

898
1,006
56

238

121
1

361

202
1

250
15

8
89

7
56

3
91

7
81

324
327

—