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H.4.2

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
October 21, 1953
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 14: Increases of
$l60 million in reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks, $289 million in
balances with domestic banks, $346 million in demand deposits adjusted, and $629
million in demand deposits credited to domestic banks, and decreases of $624 million in United States Government deposits and $168 million in borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in most districts,
and a total of $55 million at all reporting member banks; the principal changes
were increases of $19 million in the St. Louis District, $14 million in New York
City, and $13 million in the Atlanta District, and a decrease of $18 million in
the Cleveland District. Changes according to industry appear in another press
release. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying securities decreased $96 million. Real estate loans increased $20 million. Loans to banks
decreased $116 million.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased in five districts and increased in the
other seven, resulting in a net decrease of $84 million; the principal change was
a decrease of $158 million in New York City. Holdings of Treasury notes increased
$54 million. Holdings of "other" securities decreased $36 million.
Demand deposits adjusted increased in most districts; the principal changes
were increases of $118 million in the Chicago District, $97 million in the San
Francisco District, $73 million in the Kansas City District, and $68 million in
the Cleveland District, and a decrease of $213 million in New York City. Time deposits increased $127 million, largely in New York City and representing deposits
of States and political subdivisions and of banks.
Borrowings decreased $116 million in New York City and by smaller amounts in
most of the other districts.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Oct.
14,
1953

Increase or
decrease since
Oct. 15,
Oct. 7,
1952
1953
(In millions of dollars)

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 securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

78,902
40,037
40,658
23,201

-213
-137
-137
+ 55

+ 296
+2,344
+2,394
+ 965

1,696
732
6,4l8
656
7,955

- 96
- 2
+ 20
-116
+ 2

+ 102
47
+ 412
- 146
+1,108

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

31,319
2,013
5,438
6,625
17,243
7,546

- 40
- 84
8
+ 54
- 2
- 36

-1,996
-2,036
+2,895
+ 239
-3,094
52

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks

14,254
1,018
2,805

+160
+ 93
+289

+
+

53,307
18,995
3,224
11,322
1,229
673

+346*
+127
-624
+629*
- 19
-168

61
+1,502
-1,436
- 216
- 123
- 556

941
62
79

iI AS I 11 T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Government
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Digitized for
* FRASER
October 7 figures


revised (Chicago District).

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Total
All
Boston
Districts

New
York

A S S E T S

~
,
—7
r —
Feel e r a l R e s e r v e D i s t r i c t
San
Phila- Cleve- Rich- Atlanta Chicago St. jMinne- Kansas Dallas
Francisco
Louis1apolis City
land mond
delphia
(In millions of dollars)

Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying
securities
Real estate loans
Loans to banks
Other loans

78,902
40,037
23,201

3,557
1,894
1,112

24,395
13,748
9,123

3,066
1,692
944

5,643
2,519
1,444

3,164
1,397
64o

2,954
1,266
728

11,034
4,454
2,871

2,631
1,399
749

1,388
704
356

3,151
1,310
789

3,205
1,796
1,174

14,714
7,858
3,271

1,696

16

1,329

36

41

14

13

184

8

2

8

8

37

732
6,4l8
656
7,955

24
312
42
423

248
853
393
2,023

19
165
14
547

68
484
51
481

61
264
22
412

38
90
15
404

116
544
19
802

18
255
34
353

11
136
9
199

22
189
21
293

73
136
6
417

34
2,990
30
1,601

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

31,319
2,013
5,438
6,625
17,243
7,546

1,334
97
194
137
906
329

8,262
628
1,260
1,247
5,127
2,385

1,024
50
149
129
696
350

2,611
122
541
713
1,235
513

1,540
107
274
362
797
227

1,421
126
284
389
622
267

5,533
243
881
1,477
2,932
1,047

1,031
63
264
267
437
201

539
18
86
155
280
145

1,513
263
296
377
577
328

1,219
124
263
219
613
190

5,292
172
946
1,153
3,021
1,564

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net

14,254
1,018
2,805
1,512

561
73
114
90

5,048
240
166
571

519
52
134
57

924
100
180
85

541
83
209
57

507
48
261
59

2,169
127
343
105

468
36
145
33

230
15
89
19

578
41
348
43

551
49
520
93

2,158
154
296
300

53,307
18,995
3,224

2,813
571
117

17,249 2,294
464
3,622
133
1,277

3,844

2,395
648
206
136

2,155
575

7,147
3,030
535

1,646
505
86

889
265
62

2,236
516
104

2,452
576
82

8,187

11,322
1,229
673
2,230
7,511

362
28
9
94
401

474
16
39
48
360

594
7
24
70
566

523
10
21
43

683
9

1,902

764
3
41
38
230

363
4
11

969
2

119

272

895
11
33
48
321

633
107
154
495
1,044

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Government
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

3,160
993
176
1,155
2,788

1,621

278

$ Individual loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of vaulation reserves.



86

28

45
248

39
109
132
884

28

28
34

6,602
400