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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.l*.2

(For Immediate Release)
October 19, 19l*9
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 October 12: An increase
of $106,000,000 in loans, and decreases of $271,000,000 in reserve balances with
Federal Reserve Banks and $11*3,000,000 in United States Government deposits.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in nearly all districts
and a total of $132,000,000 at all reporting member banks5 the principal increases
were $1*0,000,000 in New York City, $28,000,000 in Chicago, and $11,000,000 each in
the St. Louis and Dallas districts. Loans for purchasing or carrying United States
Government and other securities decreased $83,000,000. Real estate loans increased
$21,000,000. "Other loans" increased $27,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $30,000,000 in the San Francisco District
and increased $30,000,000 in New York City; the net decrease at all reporting member
banks was $1,000,000. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness decreased
$7l*,000,000 in New York City and increased by smaller amounts in most of the other
districts; there was a net decrease of $11*,000,000 at all reporting member banks.
Holdings of United States Government bonds increased $66,000,000. Holdings of
"other securities" decreased $2k,000,000.
Demand deposits adjusted decreased $75>000,000 in New York City and $1*7,000,000
in the Cleveland District and increased by smaller amounts in most of the other districts; the net change at all reporting member banks was a decrease of $3,000,000.
United States Government deposits decreased in nearly all of the districts. Demand
deposits credited to domestic banks increased $51*,000,000.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:

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
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

Increase or
decrease since
Oct, 13,
Oct. 5,
191*8
19U9
(In millions of dollars)
66,207
23,875
21*, 186
13,566
730
658
186
1*1*2
1*,2 33
165
It, 206

+ 130
+ 106
+ 107
4* 132
—
-

-

-

+
+
+

28
1*8
1*
3
21
10
27

+1*,093
- 839
- 777
-1,892
+
+

1*21
191*

-

3h

+

1*5
21*1*
6
31*1

+

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

37,300
2,716
7,276
1,125
26,183
5,032

Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash 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

11,961
801*
2,272

_ 271
+ 66
+ 11

-2,577
82
U3

1*6,283
15,273
2,655
9,1*29
1,368
110

3
3
—
1U3
+ 51*
+ 12
+ 16

+
+
+
-

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



*

-

-

+
-

+

1*8
1
11*
3
66
21*

+1*, 278
+1,018
+2,820
- 592
+1,032
+ 65U

310
359
992
302
57
17I*

16,673 (Revised figure previous
week
22,786)

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ASSETS AI1D LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORT II-1G MEMBER B A M S IN LEADING CITIES, OCTOBER 12, 1949
Total
, all
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and Arrestments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers Tor
purchasing or carrying:
U. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
D. S. Government obligations
Other securities
Real estate loans
uLoans to banks
©ther loans
U. S.^Government securities-total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury aotes
U. S, ixmds
Othersseeoritie s
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash In vault
JBalances 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

Boston

F e d e r a 1
Re s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
Phila- Cleve- RichSt.
Minne- Kansas
San
Atlanta Chicago
Dallas
delphia land
mond
Louis apolis City
Francisco
(In millions of dolLiars)
21,382 2,715
2,380
4,632 2,674
1,281 2,519 2,423 11,614
2,227
9,349
8,066
907
850
1,425
2,516
814
931
427
899 1,069
4,960
808
5,157
483
1,630
390
483
518
223
576
731
1,952
New
York

66,207
23,875
13,566

3,011
1,011
615

730
65 8

9
7

682
522

1
21

9
17

1
7

186
442
4,233
165
4,206
37,300
2,716
7,276
1,125
26,183
5,032

11
16
142
13
218
1,813
115
391
43
1,264
187

58
198
439
100
1,024
11,811
705
2,183
271
8,652
1,505

2
7
101
10
293
1,483
165
175
30
1,113
325

32
31
287
4
257
2,836
142
391
95
2,208
371

11,961
804
2,272
1,154

447
55
94
74

4,731
180
111
457

450
44
110
54

46,283
15,273
2,655
9,429
1,368
110
1,070
6,210

2,407
475
110
294
23
4
42
326

16,193
2,440
1,040
2,827
1,166
90
618
2,487

2,057
440
132
385
11
4
29
315

8

24
37

1
5

11
20
201
1
228
1,680
124
266
43
1,247
144

13
23
72
3
223
1,359
79
376
37
867
207

21
54
350
7
426
6,101
655
1,151
232
4,063
732

9
11
183
1
212
1,128
55
252
41
780
168

672
83
150
62

451
66
185
49

382
42
192
50

1,749
103
349
88

3,042
1,362
197
478
7
2
39
472

2,046
599
93
436
4

1,711
542
65
495
11

«wee

—

—

19
228

28
194

6,185
2,575
470
1,566
42
2
71
727

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
6,719
16,673
603
685
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
647
915
^Individual
 loan items are renorted gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation „reserves.

593

2,251



2

5

7

3
5
67
2
131

5
10
132

11
39
89

3
20

744
71
171
22
480
110

176
1,388
145
360
66
817
232

202
1,229
116
339
44
730
125

10
28
2,170
24
816
5,728
344
1,221
201
3,962
926

382
30
138
24

207
13
98
15

455
33
282
25

469
36
299
52

1,566
119
264
204

1,397
484
55
660
3
2
19
181

836
252
58
348
3

1,942
450
51
604
10

6,658

16
101

1,809
386
67
834
1
2
13
202

16
206

5,268
317
502
87
4
160
771

593

510

653

493

2,011

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