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STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Form F. R* 284
For immediate r e l e a s e

Board of Governors
of t h e Federal Reserve System
October 2 4 , 1944

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n Leading C i t i e s
The c o n d i t i o n statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n 101 l e a d i n g 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 for the week ended October 18* An i n c r e a s e
of $7214.,000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s adjusted and a decrease of $ 7 6 ) , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n
Government d e p o s i t s .
Holdings of Treasury b i l l s i n c r e a s e d $ 1 6 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n New York C i t y and decreased
$ 4 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t o u t s i d e the c i t y o f Chicagoj a l l r e p o r t i n g
member banks showed a n e t i n c r e a s e of $ 1 4 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . Holdings o f Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness d e c l i n e d $93# 000,000 i n New York C i t y and $ 1 0 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t a l l
r e p o r t i n g member banks. Holdings of other United S t a t e s Government o b l i g a t i o n s and
of "Other s e c u r i t i e s " showed r e l a t i v e l y small changes f o r the week.
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d increased i n a l l but one d i s t r i c t ; t h e p r i n c i p a l i n c r e a s e s were $ 3 4 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n New York C i t y , $ 8 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t ,
$ 8 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e San Francisco D i s t r i c t , $ 6 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e Cleveland D i s t r i c t ,
$ 3 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n the . B o s t o n D i s t r i c t , and $ 3 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a D i s t r i c t ,
and the t o t a l i n c r e a s e was $ 7 2 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , Time d e p o s i t s d e c l i n e d $33#000,000 i n New
York C i t y and i n c r e a s e d i n n e a r l y a l l of the other d i s t r i c t s ; a l l reporting member
banks showed a n e t i n c r e a s e of $ 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . A l l Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t s p a r t i c i pated i n t h e decrease of $7^9,000,000 i n United S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s .
Deposits c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks i n c r e a s e d $1*3>000,000 i n New York C i t y ,
$ 5 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t , $ 2 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n the San Francisco D i s t r i c t ,
and $ 1 7 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a t a l 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 i n c r e a s e d $33«000,000 during the
week and on October 18 amounted t o $ 1 9 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
A summary o f t h e a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of r e p o r t i n g member banks f o l l o w s $
Increase or
decrease s i n c e
Oct, 20,
Oct. 11,
1913

Oct.
18,
1944
A S S E T S
Loans and Investments - t o t a l

(In millions of dollars)
+ 602
- 8
51,079

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
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or carrying*
U. S, Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying*
U» S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans

10,980
6,136

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Treasury n o t e s
U, S, bonds
Obligations guaranteed by U, S, Government
Other s e c u r i t i e s

- 67
+ 26

-

901
225

-

153

-

73
59
95

848
684

- 4)
- 43)

546
330
1,062
55
1,319

- 29)
+ 2)
- 1
- 11
- 7

2,269
io,U35
7,327
19,560
606
2,902

+142
-101
6
+ 22
+ 10
- 8

-2,611
+1,117
+2,386
+1,891
-1,268
12

9,412
581
2,196

+ 68
+ 9
+114

+1,091
•
40
- 118

Borrowings

36,614
7,477
7,023
9,206
859
190

+724
• 6
-769
•176
- 10
+ 33

+5,248
+1,557
-6,506
+ 438
+
83
+
83

Debits t o demand d e p o s i t a c c o u n t s , except interbank
a c c o u n t s , during week

12,419

Reserve w i t l i Federal Reserve Banks
Cash i n vatolt
Balances *with domestic banks
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 ( d e p o s i t s
U* S * Government d e p o s i t s
I n t e r b a n k d e p o s i t s * Domestic banks
Foreign banks


and U.S, Govt,


Form F, R. 28^a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
o f t h e F e d e r a l Reserve System
October 19, 1944*

For Immediate R e l e a s e

CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING- MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
New York C i t y
I n c r e a s e or
Oct.
decrease since
18, Oct, 11, Oct. 20,
l9Uit
W
W

Oct.
18,
1944

Chicago
I n c r e a s e or
decrease since
Oct . 11, Oct, dO,
1943

A S S E T S
Loans and I n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l
Loans - t o t a l

19,200

t

28

911

4,359

-

56

5-09

+ 20

71

2
1|0

138
1

47
34

-

236

hh

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
2,520
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
U. S, Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
693
Other s e c u r i t i e s
520
Other l o a n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g or
carrying:
U.
Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
221;
Other s e c u r i t i e s
131
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
75
Loans t o banks
45
Other l o a n s
351

21)
- )

1,030

20

*
+

47
52

79

+ 165
- 93
+ 27
7

+
+
+

989
73
923
373

231
1,054
587
1,739

844

30
326

410
5

880

615
3,494
2,702
6,835
lii9
996

-

5
3

Reserve w i t h F, R, Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances w i t h domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - n e t

3,1*56
92
25
273

+
+
+

63
8
2
2

62

+
+

2

12

+

—

+

2

+

1)
2)

-

)

-

18

+

12

+

1
1
23

---

U2
180
43

--

+
+
-

+

14
5
1
12

-

40
4

8
1
11
1

+
+
+

75
3
10
2

81
2

19

+ 447
+ 166
- 552

44
2

+

18
3

—

+
+

7
33

+
+
+

- 261
+ 55
+ 67
+ 170

1
4

—

-

13
2

1)
-

23

-

13
4

Treasury b i l l s
T r e a s u r y c e r t , of i n d e b t .
Treasury notes
U, S. bonds
Obligations guaranteed by
U. S. Government
Other s e c u r i t i e s

33

+

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 d e p o s i t s
U.S. Government d e p o s i t s
Interbank deposits?
Domestic banks
F o r e i g n banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

13,391
920
2,786

+ 347
- 33
- 310

2,889
777
155
370
1,761

43
13
43

D e b i t s t o demand d e p o s i t a c c o u n t s ,
e x c e p t i n t e r b a n k and U . 8 , G o v t ,
a c c o u n t s , d u r i n g week
5,013




+
+
+

8

2

*1,866
-2,999

3,358
664
660

122

1,066

80
54
38
123

34
344

206

+
+
+
+
+

16

1,150

+

+
-

+
+

Form F. R. 28l|b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES" OF* WEEKLY REPORTING -MEMBER - BANKS-® 101 - LEADING CITIES, OCTOBER 18, I9kb
'
F e d e r a 1
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
total
San
S t . . Minne- Kansas
New
P h i l a - C l e v e - RichAll
D
a
l
l
a
s
Chicago
A
t
l
a
n
t
a
Boston
F
r
ancisco
Louis a p o l i s
d e l p h i a land mond
York
districts

S S E T S
Loans and I n v e s t m e n t s - t o t a l

( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
514,079

2,856

21,051

£- , 2 6 5

4,456

1,776

1,717

8,276

1,706

1,059

1,867

1,555

5,495

Loans - t o t a l
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , & a g r 1 1 l o a n s
Loans t o b r o k e r s and d e a l e r s f o r
p u r c h a s i n g or c a r r y i n g :
U.S. Gove m m e n t ob 1 i g a t ions
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other l o a n s f o r p u r c h a s i n g or c a r r y i n g :
U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
Loans t o b a n k s .
Other l o a n s

10,980
6,156

651
406

4,711
2,486

432
241

840
399

301
135

500
172

1,489
1,007

414
236

195
112

329
209

340
236

978
497

848
681

19
21

701
524

l
34

53
25

6
5

49
41

2
5

1
2

1
3

2

15
17

546
330
1,062
55
1,319

9
16
64
3
113

258
153
150
46
413

3
9
39
3
102

65
15
163

39
9
49
l
57

25
7
24
1
66

79
50
131

19
7
66
1
78

6
5
23

15
7
37

19
19
21

29
33
295

Treasury b i l l s
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S , bonds
O b l i g a t i o n s g u a r a n t e e d b y U.S.Government
Other s e c u r i t i e s

2,269
10,435
7,327
19,560
606
2,902

152
624
271
1,056
15
87

658
3,783
3,002
7,647
178:1,072

109
326
222
958
62
156

225
849
521
1,741
44
238

62
362
309
545
20
119

352
1,836
1,068
2,953
76
502

50
335
236
539
24
108

9,112
581
2,196
1,233

450
61
116
56

3,685
126
111
323

399
31
83
52

739
74
206
73

85
529
248
743
16
54
502
38
155
65

317
29
149
34

1,436
100
384
77

Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d
Time d e p o s i t s
U e S. Government d e p o s i t s
I n t e r b a n k d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
F o r e i g n banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

36,6l4
7, U 77
7,023
9,206
859
190
1,629
4,503

2,125
325
465
302
16
4
33
269

14,720 ]1,722
1,428
187
2,972
301
2,960
355
8
779
155
7
17
377
1,903
233

3,039
1,017
478
534
4
3
26
447

1,164
277
260
434
1
82
118

1,127
310
192
485
4
1
12
115

D e b i t s t o demand d e p o s i t a c c o u n t s , e x c e p t
i n t e r b a n k and U . S . G o v t , a c c o u n t s

12,449

595

464

848

366

356

R e s e r v e w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - n e t

——

120

——

5

——

132

—-

,

—-

——

57

43

92

87
391
291
606
37
126

105
363
218
463
21
45
326
23
244
30

376
1,003
788
1,911
102
337
860
45
272
469

1,168
201
172
518
2

2,977
1,590
623
470
- 24

8
132

7
110

1,006
451

434

352

1,030

46

315
20
116
21

10
234
153
398
11
58
178
11
81
14

5,620
1,504
1,056
1,501
18
2
45
527

1,045
264
177
554
1
7
10
120

663
158
149
276
2
11
6
78

1,244
216
178
817

1,962

580

268

407
23
279
19

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