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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

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

Board of Governors
o f the Federal Reserve System
October 23, 1939

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks i n 101 leading
c i t i e s shows the f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended October 18; Inroreases of $18,000,000 i n loans t o brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s , $149,000,000
i n reserve balances with Federal Reserve banks, $72,000,000 i n d e p o s i t s credited
t o domestic banks, and $116,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d .
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 decreased $2,000,000. Loans
t o brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s increased $19,000,000 i n New York City and
$18,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s increased $16,000,000 i n New York City and
$18,000,000 at .ill reporting member banks. Holdings of o b l i g a t i o n s guaranteed by
the United S t a t e s Government decreased $16,000,000. Holdings of "Other s e c u r i t i e s "
decreased $26,000,000 i n New York City and $19,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Demand deposits—adjusted increased $42,000,000 i n New York City,
$23,000,000 i n the Cleveland d i s t r i c t , $18,000,000 i n the San Francisco d i s t r i c t ,
$14,000,000 i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t , and $116,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Deposits credited t o domestic banks increased $14,000,000 i n the P h i l a delphia d i s t r i c t , $13,000,000 i n the Kansas City d i s t r i c t , $10,000,000 each ill the
Cleveland and Richmond d i s t r i c t s and $72,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks. Dep o s i t s credited t o f o r e i g n banks increased $9,000,000 i n New Yori: City and
$6,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Borrowings of weekly reporting member banks amounted t o $1,000,000.on
October 18.
A summary o f the 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 o f reporting member
banks, together with changes f o r the week and the year ended October 18, 1939,
follows I
Increase or decrease
since
Oct, 19,
Oct. 11,
1938
1939

Oct.
18,
1939
ASS
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
Loans - t o t a l
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
Open market paper
Loans t o brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e 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 t o banks
Other loans
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury notes
U.S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
Cash i n vault
Balances with domestic banks

22,563
8,423

4,286
316
548
501

1,181

36
1,555
571

2,126

5,877
2,224
3,342

- 5
+ 15
— 2
- 2
+ 10

+

3
1
1
6

+ 18)
- 2)

-

1)




500

- 19

+
+

3,095

+149
- 9
+ 58

+2,876
+
56
+ 594

18,567
5,239
537

+116
- 3
- 1

+2,812

7,883
797
1

+ 72
+ 6
+ 1

+1,640
+ 310
2

10,028
480

— 16

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s - a d j u s t e d
Time deposits
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
Inter—bank d e p o s i t s ;
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

+1,249
+ 153
+ 386
29
- 117
75
+
17
70
+
41

540
56

+

75

-

22

Form FR—28.4
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate r e l e a s e

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 19, 1939

'

ASSESS AID LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(in m i l l i o n s of dollars)
New York City
Increase or
decrease
since
Oct.
Oct.19,
18, Oct. 11,
1938
1939
1939

Oct.
18,
1939

Chicago
Increase or
decrease since
Oct. 19,
Oct. 11,
1938
1939

ASSETS
Loans and Investments-total

8,507

- 1

+

712

2,094

-

5

+

196

Loans ~ t o t a l

2,891

+10

—

41

554

-

3

+

37

217
28
102

379
19
25

-

+

Ao
2

26
5
63
34

66
14

Commercial,industrial and
agricultural loans
1,662
Open market paper
113
Loans t o brokers and dealers
430
Other loans for purchasing or
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
170
Real e s t a t e loans
114
Loans to banks
25
Other loans
377

- 3
- 3
+19

+

1
- 3
- 2
+ 3

-

—
-

—

+16}

358
776
2,171

-

1,120
1,191

- 5
-26

5,725
Reserve with F, R. banks
77
Cash i n vault
Balances with domestic banks
75
372
Other a s s e t s — net

+58
•- 9
+ 4
- 2

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury notes
U. 6. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

)

—

3

•**

5
—

—

1
3

+

—

—

——

51

+

2

+

120

+

29
10

418

134
249
669

— 6)

319
16

157
331

——
+ 5

+1,854
16
3
78

1,114
4l
239
48

• + 25
——
+ 2
— 1

+
+

222
7
28
2

+1,599
+
35
87

1,804
501
63

+ 16
+ 1

+

+
+

205
37
1

764
275

871
15

+ 4
— 1

+
+

190
6

+

+ 4)
+

4+
—

—

-

)

1)
+

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time d e p o s i t s
U. 8» Gov , t deposits
Inter-bank depositsi
Domestic bank®
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS




8,256
654
49

+42
- 3

3,377
707

+ 4
+ 9

——

-

4-

+
—

238
1,475

- 2

—

—

—

3
74 K
8

—

15
267

—
+ 1

+

2
14

Form FR—284-*b

Total
All
districts
AS 8 | T S
Loans and Investments - total
Loans - t o t a l
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and
agricultural loans
Open market paper
., .
Loans to brokers and dealers xn s e c u r i t i
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
Treasury b i l l s
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
.
Obligations guaranteed by U.S. Gov
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with F» R. bank
Cash i n vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s — net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits-adjusted
Time deposits
U.S.Gov't deposits
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 ACCOUNTS



OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BASKS 111 101 LEADING CITIES OH OCTOBER 18, 1939
(In m i l l i o n s of dollars)
District
Reserve
Federal
San
MinnJKansas Dallas
St.
Hew I Philar- Cleve- Rich- Atlant; Chicago
Francisco
e
a
p
o
l
i
a
C
i
t
y
Louis
Boston York j delphia land mond

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

606

3,167

696

403

655

538

2,210

303

875

332

187

283

2,69

960

164
4
4

512
35
29

200
7
4

101
3

21

116
13
3

174
16
3

178
2
2

320
20
10

25
173
3
192

15
38
1
74

11
32
1
87

76
109

8
9

10
25
1
54

14
22

49
383

114

13
52
3
53

114
281

586

3
193
126
47
67

7
38
98
63
97

138
434
940
291
489

8
52
140
65
99

22,563

1,193

9,360

1,151

1,888

8,423

600

3,251

423

680

4,286
316
548

286
65
20

1,777
119
434

198
26
18

260

21
81
1
126

228
202
25
466

31
55
1
94

501

1,181
36
1,555

6

8
219

696
260

—

—

——

51

178

24
49
85
54
57

—

34
112
26
44

10
84
94
52
132

•n»

66
„

85
680
172
313

15
60
341
45
132

358
840
2,351
1,203
1,357

38
324
92
274

10,028
480
3,095
1,242

490
144
162
80

5,877
96
199
458

420
18
224
100

510
46
347
102

186
22
197
38

123
13
206
47

1,398
73
532
80

209
11
186
23

95
7
110
16

199
16
356
23

134
11
271
30

387
23
305
245

18,567
5,239
537

1,191
238
14

8,872
1,032
68

917
281
53

1,295
730
42

482
201
28

386
188
40

2,608
939
111

476
190
20

296
119
2

539
144
23

465
135
30

1,040
1,042
106

328
33

412
13

437
1

300
1

276
1

1,151
17

339

147
1

438

264

7,883
797

3,469
709

322
21

1
664
3,720

1
19
245

243
1,597

14
223

15
373

30
97

10
94

19
405

6
94

7
59

3
102

4
86

294
345

571

2,126

5,877
2,224
3,342

*

i

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