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STATEMENT FOB THE PRESS
Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n
S t . 37^0
Friday a f t e r n o o n , Oct. 2b;
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
not e a r l i e r .
Octooar 25, 19*3 CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
Changes f o r t h e week ending October 17 i n the c o n d i t i o n of aocut 770 member
banks in l e a d i n g c i t i e s from which r e p o r t s a r e received by the F e d e r a l Reserve Board
include an i n c r e a s e of $126,000,000 in n e t demand d e p o s i t s , and a d e c r e a s e of
$78,000,000 i n Government d e p o s i t s . Loans and investments of t h e r e p o r t i n g members,
as well as accommodation a t t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks, show but s l i g h t changes.
Loans secured by Government o b l i g a t i o n s show an i n c r e a s e of $1,000,000, loans on
c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s - a nominal i n c r e a s e , and o t h e r , l a r g e l y commercial, loans an
i n c r e a s e of $4,000,000. Holdings of United S t a t e s s e c u r i t i e s of a l l r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s d e c l i n e d by $13,000,000 - c e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s by $5,000,000,
U. S. bonds by $4,000,000, and Treasury n o t e s by $1,000,000. Holdings of c o r p o r a t e
s e c u r i t i e s show an i n c r e a s e of $ 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
Loans and d i s c o u n t s of member banks i n New York City increased oy $7,000,000.
Loans on government o b l i g a t i o n s declined -oy $1,000,000, and loans on stocks and
bonds and a l l o t h e r l o a n s increased by $4,000,000 each . T o t a l investments of t h e
New York i n s t i t u t i o n s increased by $7,000,000, government s e c u r i t i e s showing an i n c r e a s e of $1,000,000 and c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s an i n c r e a s e of $6,000,000.
Net demand d e p o s i t s of a l l r e p o r t i n g banks increased by $126,000,000. Of t h e
t o t a l i n c r e a s e t h e banks i n the New York d i s t r i c t r e p o r t an i n c r e a s e of $77»000,000,
those in t h e Boston d i s t r i c t - an i n c r e a s e of $34,000,000 and t h o s e in t h e San Franc i s c o d i s t r i c t - an i n c r e a s e of $13,000,000,
Time d e p o s i t s increased by
$13,000,000 and government d e p o s i t s , because of l a r g e withdrawals from government
d e p o s i t a r i e s i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h i n t e r e s t and o t h e r disbursements of t h e Treasury, decreased by $78,000,000. New York C i t y banks r e p o r t an i n c r e a s e of $11,000,000 in
time d e p o s i t s and a d e c r e a s e of $19,000,000 in government d e p o s i t s .
Reserve balances of a l l r e p o r t i n g banks increased by $37,000,COO while cash in
v a u l t decreased by $15,000,000.
Borrowings of the r e p o r t i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s from t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e Reserve banks
d e c l i n e d from $590,000,000 t o $582,000,000 or from 3 - 6 t o 3*5 p.:r cent of t h e i r t o t a l loans and i n v e s t m e n t s . For t h e New York City banks a r e d u c t i o n from
$138,000,000 t o $104,000,000 i n borrowings from the l o c a l r e s e r v e bank and from 2.7
t o 2 p e r c e n t in t h e r a t i o of t h e i r borrowings t o t o t a l loans and investments i s
not ed.
Following i s a s t a t e m e n t of changes i n t h e 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 cf
r e p o r t i n g members, as compared w i t h a week and a y e a r ago:

Loans and d i s c o u n t s - t o t a l
Secured by U. S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s . .
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds
.
Investments, t o t a l

»

,

Increase
or
Decrease
In m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s
since
Oct. 10. 1923 Oct. IS.1922
+
+
656
5
+
26
1
97
+
+
4
779
S
68
u
—
104
+
1
18]
s
44
+
103
5
•

U. S, Treasury n o t e s
U« S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s
Other bonds, s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s

. . . .
. . . .

Reserve b a l a n c e s w i t h F. R, Banks

+
-

Net demand d e p o s i t s .
Time d e p o s i t s . . .
Total accommodation
C.




. , . .
. . . . . . . .
at F. R. Banks . . . . .

+
+
-

37
15

-

55
5

73
126
13

+

171
120
420

8

+

308

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , October 26,

1923; not e a r l i e r .

St.

3 ,'60a

PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEM3ER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )

•

Oct.
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
S e c u r e d by U. S . Gov't. o b l i g a t i o n s
- - - - - - - - S e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds ( o t h e r t h a n U. S . s e c u r i t i e s ) - - - - - - - - - A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - U. S . P r e - w a r bonds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - U. S . L i b e r t y

bonds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

17,

1923

770

258,451
3,664,912
8,038,007
11,961,370
274,27s

Oct.

10, 1923
770

Apr.

18,

1923

777

Oct. 18,

1922

787

257,452
3,664,713
8 , 0 3 3 , 757

277,838
3,773,046
7,770,227

284,015
3,761,800
7,259,054

11,955,922

11,821,111

11,304,669

274,029

282,2 77)

1,042,500

1,045,335

1,036,385)
103,036)

1,506,289

U. S . T r e a s u r y bonds

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

85,409

85,997

U. S . T r e a s u r y n o t e s

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

874,010

875,390

*907,230

*691,367

U. S . C e r t i f i c a t e s o f

indebtedness

90,863

99,365

171,200

135,290

2,144,561

2,139,838

2,157,771

2,247,115

16,472,991

16,479,010

15,884,930

1,438,241

1,465,215

Other bonds,

s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s

- -

- -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

290,422

N e t demand d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

11,186,050

Time d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4,023,620

16,475,926
1,372,450
305,200
11,059,895
4,010,199

Government d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

131,371

209,040

300,105

302,561

B i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks:
S e c u r e d by U. S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - - All other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

280,310
301,623

297,920
291,726

236,419
175,991

119,957
153,620

3.5

3.6

2.5

1.7

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s and i n v e s t m e n t s
R e s e r v e b a l a n c 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 - - - - - -

- -

R a t i o o f b i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks
t o t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , p e r c e n t
- - - - - - - C.




1,409,948

278,631

295,809

11,217,805

11,305,835

3,966,813

3,603,873

^Includes Victory n o t e s .

1
o l . w < fo.: y i - o l i v a t i c n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , October 26, 1923; n o t e a r l i e r .
y<o0s ^
FRIKGIF/:, RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS, OCTOBER 17, 1923( I n t h o u s ands of d o l l a r s )
F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t
B o s t o n New York P h i l a .
C l e v e . R i c h . A t l a n t a Chicago S t . Louis Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San. F r a n . T o t a l
Ifember'of r e p o r t i n g banks

4)

112

55

SI

77

:

T o t a l l o a n s anj d i s c o u n t s

I S iBB. IS
12,566

U. S, L i b e r t y bonds
U. S. T r e a s u r y bonds

75,104
4,838

IL S. T r e a s u r y n o t e s

T0

1<*

36

28

76

52

65

7 70

,15 J:! 5:1 i:l i:5 jlihiljI

8 9 6 , 2 3 2 4 , 1 7 2 , 3 3 2 637,535 1 , 1 3 2 , 5 5 0 467,999 4 3 1 , 4 1 8 1 , 7 8 8 , 5 2 7 469, 262 243,480 4 4 1 , 2 5 5 280,298 1 , 0 0 0 , 4 3 2 " . 9 6 1 , 3 7 0

TJ, S. P r e - w a r bonds

U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of
indebtedness
Other bonds, s t o c k s and
securities

39

45,130 10,698
471,003 43,537

33,939

26,535
468,042

3,269
49,312

5,695

16,126

3,76b

173,160

730,394 150,044

47,990 29,427 14,470
115,668 27,799 13,495
1,670
4,697
3,739
6,063
55,267 14,895

8,66l 11,423
24,502 15,204
94,531 23,551 13,033 45,757
5,450
12,185 7,610
955
120,705 18,410 27,826 19,329

20,516

30,391

14,323

95,349

1,99s
15,373

12,460
41,849

4,913

20,032

5,861

3,346

3,842

4,044

10,707

296,074 51,127 43,445

332,375

53,532

27,369

60,575

11,559

154,604

9,778

2,753

274,275
1,042,500
85,409

874,010
90,563
2,144,561

^ in^st^nt d s lSC0UnfcS 1,204,534 5,932,565 928,561 1,668,024 597,739 515,474 2,393,160 623,430 324,670 590,931 345,111 1,345,792 16,472,991

Reserve balance with F.R.Bk.
Cash i n v a u l t
Net d e m ^ d d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s

Government deposits

92,140
633,169 63,677
21,069
80,422 16,623
s4s,65l 4,717,232 686,309
2bS,937 906,734 104,785
23,086
32,027 9,755

106,311
32,753

37,377 33,102
203,637 39,530 20,896 46,368 27,691
14,084 10,562
55,280 8,163 5,647 12,321 10,171
917,670 340,620 262,448 1,466,097 333,606 198,315 416,032 2 4 7,734
598,423 151,534 179,415
758,754 190,183 53,026 133,514 75,905
15,741 4,726 6,S60
13,368
5,658 2,567
1,635
5,0ol

100,850 1,409,945
23,297
290,422
751,336 11,186,050

542,060 4,023,620
10,584

131,37%

18,197
30,717

301,623

B i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s
W

s!curedRbyBu!s:Govt. obiig.
A l l Other

C.




7,179
22,725

97,934
46,375

18,991
15,022

17,481 17,890 15,370
25,886 25,955 35,339

13,616
32,622 35,060

45,027

8,215

15,112

6,694 19,370

2,29s

5,552

280,310

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday a f t e r n o o n , October 26 e 1923; not e a r l i e r .

S t . 37oOc

PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BJ\N%S IN E, R. BANK AND BRANCH CITIES AND IN OTHER SET

Number of r e p o r t i n g "banks
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U. S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
Secured by s t o c k s and bonds
All other l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
Total l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
u. S. Pre-war bonds

u. S. L i b e r t y bonds

New York C i t y
Oct. 17 Oct. 10

66

66

( i n thousands of d o l l a r s )
A l l F, E.
City of Chicago
Bank c i t i e s
Oct. 17
Oct. 10
Oct. 17
Oct. 10
4

9

49

25s

25s

F. R„
Branch c i t i e s
Oct. 17
Oct. 10

206

206

94,121
95,141
29,502
28,307
179,894
179,469
42,071
42,025
1,292,149 1,287,997 4 3 7 , 5 5 5 43o,4b7 2,569,490 2 , 5 6 7 , 1 5 4 5 9 6 , 4 1 0 600,350
2 , 2 7 5 , 7 2 2 2,272,127
3,661,992 3,655,265 1,156,420 1,149,089 7,726,832 7,732,417 2,298,999 2,297,077
37,428
37,275
4,113
4,117
92,749
76,641
92,995
76,625

:'P).a) CITIES
Other
selected c i t i e s
Oct. 17
Oct. 10

306

306

499,012

36,486

35,952
497,209

1,935,539

1,926,425

104,858

104,409

405,491

405,759

37,689

36,778

631,984

629,346

243,416

247,356

S, Treasury bonds

18,451

167,100

18,462

168,153

5,206

5,198

44,388

45,234

20,983

20,937

20,038

u. S. Treasury n o t e s

19,826

433,600

431,651

73,205

72,824

643,576

641,214

81,849

5,718

6,237

151,557

11,493

12,151

148,585

39,228

41,528

34,329

4o,4oi

17,306

82,619
17,436

525,799

519,731

158,721

157,932

1,132,581

586,945

583,516

425,032

431,689

580,767

579,552

142,608

132,722

65,341

73,473

30,24s

30,807

,001,667
144,544

233,038
63,876

224,924
66,411

175,243

161,323

4,227,681 4,160,437

935,491

82,002

83,006

981,659

369,154

365,054

861,801

6,340

838,299

9,827

25,506

18,507
14,905

u.
u.

S, C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s

Other bonds, s t o c k s , and s e c u r i t i e s
Total l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s and
investments
Reserve balance w i t h F, R, Bank
Cash i n v a u l t
Net demand d e p o s i t s

Government d e p o s i t s

28,130

606,717
47,026

B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with
F. R. Bank:
Secured by U. S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s
A l l other

67,765
35,907

98,111
39,739

Time d e p o s i t s

Ratio of b i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F, R. Bank to t o t a l loans and
investments, per cent
Digitized W.
for FRASER


617,648

2.0

2.7

18,512

3.3

2.3

35,531 .

986,203
155,783

135,511

34,513

54,846

11,327

15,683

157,563
165,683

177,061
165,917

80,198

78,794
74,253

42,549
54,997

42,065
51,556

3.1

3.3

80,943

4.7

4.5

3.5

3.4