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Form FR-284
For Immediate release

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
October 4, 1937

Condition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks In 101 Leading Cities
The condition statement of weekly reporting member hanks i n 101 leading c i t i e s
shows the following principal changes for the week ended September 29: An increase
of $32,000,000 i n commercial, industrial and agricultural loans, and a decrease of
$49,000,000 In loans to "brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s ; a decrease of
$27,010,000 i n holdings of United St; tes Government direct obligations and an Increase of $18,000,000 i n holdings of "Other securities";an increase of $76,000,000
in demand deposits-adjusted; and an increase of $48,000,000 i n reserve "balances
with Federal Reserve hanks.
Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans increased $18,000,000 at reporting .,iember hanks i n New York City and $32,000,000 at a l l reporting member hanks.
Loans to brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s declined $44,0^0,000 in New York City
and $49,000,000 at a l l reporting member "banks. Other loans f o r purchasing or
carrying s e c u r i t i e s Increased $3,000,000.
Holdings of United States Government direct obligation# declined $13,000,000
in the Cleveland d i s t r i c t and $27,000,000 at a l l reporting member bancs. Holdings
of obligations f u l l y guaranteed by the United States Government declined
$5,0-0,000. Holdings of "Other securities" increased $22,000,000 In New York City
and $18,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Demand deposits-adjusted increased $120,000,000 at reporting member banks i n
New York City, and declined $30,000,000 at other reporting hanks in the New York
d i s t r i c t and $14,000,000 i n the Kansas City d i s t r i c t , a l l reporting member banks
showing a net increase of $76,000,010 for the week. Government deposits increased
$9.000,000 in the San Francisco d i s t r i c t and $14,0 0,000 at a l l reporting member
banks. Deposits credited to domestic banks' declined $15,000,000 in New York City,
$10,000,000 in the Chicago d i s t r i c t , $7,000,000 i n the Boston d i s t r i c t and
$47,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks.
Borrowings of weekly reporting member banks amounted to $4,000,000 on September
29, a decrease of $2,000,000 f o r the week.
A summary of the principal a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of the reporting member banks,
together with changes for the week and the year ended September 29, 1937, follows:
(In millions of dollars)
Increase or decrease
since
Sept. 22,
Sept. 30,
1936
ASSETS
-656
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
22,026
-20
+1,251
Loans - total
10,004
-6
Commercial,industrial, and agricultural loans:
On s e c u r i t i e s
601
+7
*:
Otherwise secured and unsecured
4,209
+25
#
Open market paper
472
+2
+33
Loans to brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s
1,227
-49
*
Other loans for purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
682
+8
+26
Real estate loans
1,165
-15
Loans to banks
97
-5
*
Other loans: On s e c u r i t i e s
732
+5
*
Otherwise secured and unsecured
819
+1
-1,433
U. S. Government direct obligations
7,903
-27
-125
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by U. S. Govt.
1,131
-5
Other s e c u r i t i e s
2,988
+18
-349
+465
Reserve with Federal Reserve batiks
5,488
+48
Cash in vault
323
+9
Balances with domestic banks
1,737
-9
L I A B I L I T I E S
-252
Demand deposi t s - s d j u s t e d
l4,864
+76
+230
Time deposits
5,293
+2
-203
U. S, Government deposits
6w
+14
-921
Inter-bank deposits: Domestic banks
4,998
-4?
Foreign banks
569
-4
*3
Borrowings
4
-2
•Comparable figures not available,



Form FR-284-a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of t h e Federal Reserve System
September 30, 1937

For immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IS CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES
(In millions of d o l l a r s )
Chicago
New York City
|1 9 3 6
19 3 7
19 3 6
19 3 7
Sept. 29 Sept. 22 Sept. 30 Sept. 29 Sept. 22 I Sept.30
ASSETS
Loans and Investments - t o t a l

8,166

8,165

8,803

1,995

1,996

2,101

Loans - t o t a l

3,981

4,000

3,423

731

730

602

*

35
460
31
48

33
462
31
48

81
14
2

79
14
2:

*

23
37

23
38

*
*

Commercial,industrial and
a g r i c u l t u r a l loans 1
On s e c u r i t i e s
239
Otherwise secured & unsecured 1,662
176
Open market paper
1,030
Loans to brokers and dealers
Other loans f o r purchasing or
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
249
Real e s t a t e loans
134
Loans to banks
64
Other loansI
On s e c u r i t i e s
234
Otherwise secured & unsecured
193

239
1,644
169
1,074

.

-*

*

1,008

243
135
68

*

233
195

*
*

130
82

*
•*

*

47
15
5

U. S. Gov't o b l i g a t i o n s
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by
U. S. Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

2,786

2,785

3,784

909

910

1,113

388
1,011

391
989

467
1,129

100
255

100
256

92
294

Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash i n vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s — net

2,746
59
66
454

2,644
55
64
459

2,354
52
76
499

575
25
132
61

583
24
134
60

634
33
255
70

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits — adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Gov't deposits
Inter-bank deposits t
Domestic banks
Fbreign banks

6,085
737
352

5,965
730
352

6,320
598
193

1,496
453
62

1,495
453
61

1,670
446
101

1,920
523

1,935
528

2,431
448

508
7

519
7

614
5

Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
Capital account

1,473

4oi

403
1,474

366
1,428

17
2.45

18
244

22
235




^Comparable f i g u r e s not a v a i l a b l e .

Form FE-2g4-b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS III 101 LEADING- CITIES ON SEPTEMBER 29» 1937
Total
113

Districts)
ASSETS
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;
On s e c u r i t i e s
Otherwise secured & unsecured
Open market paper
Loans to "brokers and dealers in 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 to tanks
Other loans:
On s e c u r i t i e s
Otherwise secured and unsecured
U. S. Gov't obligations
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by U.S.Govt.
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Reserve with F. R. bank
Cash in 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 deposits:
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
Capital account



Boston

Mew | Phila- I Clove- RichYork kelphiai land

Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
MinnoAtlanta} Chicago! S t *
apolia

71%
287

511
245

2,134
1,045

10
85
7
1

19
160
26
4

13
143
4
3

39
338
35
21

12
46
8

10
6

14
20
1

15
21
—

368
1

11
27

9
55
166
12
44

17

15
28
258
48
121
167
13
181
23

10
36
188
28
50
ll4
11
154
29

79
107
678
124
287
329
22
190
209

867
84

393
183
8

270
122
2

486
147
13

390
127
19

1,008

708

228

115
1
1

357

194
1

9,048 1,165
479
4,437

,888
7?0

595
249

543
268

3,068

257
1,790
137
l,04l

44
17s
25
24

44
251
18
22

15
96
13
4

11
125
4
8

54
6o4
54
55

56
142
12
6

37
84
4

328
65

38
60
3

40
177
3

19
29
2

15
27
5

97
85
5

732
819
7.903
1,131
2,988
5.488
323
1,737
1,285

65
59
425
22
137
23S
35
88
79

267
260
2,958
433
1,150
2,361
76
142
536

49
58
317
97
272
222
18
127
89

122
43
844
61
263
326
41
159
106

31
40
243
38
65
130
19
158
4o

2%
46
167
33
75
105
11
111
4l

3

14,864
5.293
644

945
277
37

6,621
1,14s
363

286
18

,068
743
16

418
198
11

330
187
17

4,998
56g

201
12

1,925
525

327
1

197

180
1

876
3,611

25
237

22,026
10,004

1,294
710

631
4,209
472
1,227

39
297
87
38

682
1,165
97

4l4
1.607

258
4
1
24
228

18
347

—

26
92

8
88

San
Kansas Dallas
Francisco
City

1,061

1,422
189
396
784
60
279
93

2,228

8
1
22
366

*46
98
133
11
81
23

8
89

1
67

56

—--

" 3
92

8
80

V

913

56

248

16

1
313
329