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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)
October 25, 1950
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 18: Increases of
$222,000,000 in holdings of United States Government securities, $322,000,000 in
reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks, $500,000,000 in demand deposits
adjusted, and $456,000,000 in demand deposits credited to domestic banks, and
decreases of $167,000,000 in United States Government deposits and $112,000,000 in
borrowings.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased $19,000,000 in the
St. Louis District, $14,000,000 in the Atlanta District, and $12,000,000 each in
the Dallas and San Francisco districts, and decreased $56,000,000 in the New York
District; the net increase at all reporting member banks was $5,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury bills increased $278,000,000 at all reporting member
banks; the principal increases were $162,000,000 in New York City, $56,000,000 in
the San Francisco District, and $38,000,000 in the Kansas City District. Holdings
of Treasury notes decreased $31,000,000. Holdings of United States Government bonds
decreased $31,000,000 in the Boston District and the same amount at all reporting
member banks.
Demand deposits adjusted increased. $3I9>000,000 in New York City, $100,000,000
in the San Francisco District, and $68,000,000 in the Cleveland District, and decreased $33,000,000 in the Atlanta District. United States Government deposits
decreased in all districts. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks increased
in nearly all districts.
Borrowings decreased $109,000,000 in New York City and $51,000,000 in Chicago.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
Oct.
decrease since
18,
Oct. 1 9 ,
ASSETS
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

°P

1949

vn

1950

s

H.4.2

(In millions of dollars)
+2,402
+ 178
+5,031
55
+5,114
53
+2,500
+
5

68,841
28,822
29,216
16,147

368
958
185
552
5,102
222
5,682

-

-

-

19
13

+

153
294

+

104

+

858

3
5
16
69
+ 25
+ 222
+ 278

+
40
+1,471

6
31
31
11

-6,370
+6,611
-3,906
+1,416

- -

-

+
+
-

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

33,580
2,437
1,029
7,751
22,363
6,439

+

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
C%sh in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Lemsrul deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U- S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

12,755
839
2,461

+ 322
21
+ 214

+

49,339
15,425
1,975
9,911
1,392

+ 500
+
3

+2,601

Debits to demrmd deposit accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Goveir:n menh onconrihn, dnrin@ 'week



170

24,829

+
-

-4,045

-

380

479

+

59

+

142

167
+ 456

+
+

136
816
522

14
112

+
+

30
49

-

+
-

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OP WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BASKS IN LEADING CITIES, OCTOBER 18, 1950
R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c
F e d e r a 1
Total
St. MinnePhila- Cleve- RichNew
all
mond Atlanta Chicago Louis apolis
districts Boston York delphia land
(In millions of dollars)
A S S E T S
9,676
2,309 1,251
68,841
2,507
3,113 21,873 2,854 4,822 2,820
Loans and investments - total
1,670 1,090 1,055
3,034 1,156
532
1,304 9,681 1,134
28,822
Loans - net#
1,883
267
627
633
891
511
800
6,091
594
16,147
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l loans
Loans to brokers and dealers for
purchasing or carrying:
- - 1
2
1
9
368
9
U. S. Government obligations
335
5
84
6
11
2
11
29
5
35
747
958
Other securities
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
4
12
11
4
11
23
42
13
185
37
U. S. Government obligations
24
28
15
254
59
5
19
7
55
552
Other securities
96
429
231
90
342
701
237
194
133
5,102
Real estate loans
- 4
4
2
2
222
3
1
197
5
Loans to banks
268
165
301
302
328
589
285
1,459
5,682
375
Other loans
968
1,229
5,721
2,696 1,560
579
1,558 10,061 1,368
33,580
U. S. Government securities - total
80
100
65
25
392
133
155
119
798
2,437
Treasury bills
24
29
47
313
27
52
1,029
159
35
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
35
146
441
1,342
258
340
636
284
309
1,757
7,751
Treasury notes
618
661
3,674
1,853 1,063
1,120 7,347
924
379
22,363
U. S. bonds
140
185
921
223
170
456
2,131
251
352
6,439
Other securities
H.4.2(a)

462
70
182
52

391
42
188
56

1,798
109
368
107

377
31
119
28

3,404 2,151
1,347
595
89
135
476
500
6
7
1
5
46
28
240
497

1,790
527
55
552
11
4
38
207

6,605
2,597
381
1,574
46
4
88
763

1,462
489
62
622
2
10
26
191

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
1,443
981
926
1,005
24,829
9,617
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
^-Individual
 loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.

967

3,532

801

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
12,755
839
Cash in vault
2,461
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net
1,395
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
49,339
15,425
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
1,975
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
9,911
Foreign banks
1,392
170
Borrowings
1,582
Other liabilities
6,497
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS



533
61
99
90

5,038
182
145
557

490
46
124
56

2,568 17,017 2,174
461
483
2,565
114
635
92
426
3,010
307
15
32 l,l4l
88
11
9
48
70
835
321
2,504
335

785
84
177
73

t
Kansas
San
City Dallas Francisco
2,738 2,647 12,231
1,079 1,373
5,714
680
2,226
944

- -

5

7

5
13
164
2
217

15
46
114

6
16

261

8
27
2,371
2
1,132

l,38l 1,119
109
245
62
57
319
379
634
695
278
155

5,340
216
189
1,540
3,395
1,177

495
38
351
64

1,707
129
294
254

816 2,002 2,122
244
438
391
87
52
55
864
711
319
10
1
3
17
15
3
27
19
25
229
107
225

7,228
5,288
218
550
118
3
332
878

898

3,160

202
14
93
17

477
33
321
41

482 1,017

- -