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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4.2

(For Immediate Release)
October 4, 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 September 271 A decrease
of $1,024,000,000 in holdings of United States Government securities; increases of
$232,000,000 in loans, $573,000,000 in reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks,
and $208,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted; and a decrease of $582,000,000 in
demand deposits credited to domestic banks.
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased $208,000,000 at all
reporting member banks; the principal increases were $66,000,000 in New York City,
$26,000,000 each in the Chicago and San Francisco districts, $23,000,000 in the
Boston District, and $19,000,000 in the St. Louis District. Loans to brokers and
dealers for purchasing or carrying United States Government securities increased
$164,000,000. "Other loans" increased $40,000,000.
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $344,000,000 in New York City, $158,000,000
in Chicago, $99,000,000 in the San Francisco District, and a total of $700,000,000 at
all reporting member banks. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness decreased $202,000,000; the principal decreases were $88,000,000 in Chicago and
$78,000,000 in New York City. Holdings of Treasury notes decreased $115,000,000,
of which $72,000,000 was in New York City. Holdings of "other securities" increased

$37,000,000.

Demand deposits adjusted increased $119,000,000 in the Chicago District,
$91,000,000 in New York City, and $32,000,000 in the Dallas District; and they decreased $69,000,000 in the San Francisco District. United States Government deposits
increased $101,000,000. Demand deposits credited to domestic banks decreased in all
districts.
A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
Sept.
decrease since
27,
Sept. 28,
Sept. 20,
1950
1949
1950
(In
millions
of
dollars)
A S S E T S
- 755*
Loans and investments - total
+2,717
68,779
+ 232
+4,516
Loans - net
28,514
+ 233
+4,598
Loans - gross
28,906
+
208
+2,341
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans
15,725
Loans to brokers and dealers
for purchasing or carrying:
+ 164
U. S. Government obligations
- 485
506
61
+ 304
Other securities
981
Other loans for purchasing or carrying:
+
11
184
U. S. Government obligations
3
+
4
+
91
Other securities
534
+ 20
+ 840
Real estate loans
5,047
+
100
Loans to banks
145
339
40
+I,4l8
Other loans
5,590
-1,024*
U. S. Government securities - total
-3,159
33,845
r 217
Treasury bills
700*
2,391
-6,025
202
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
1,156
+6,748
Treasury notes
115*
7,872.
U. S. bonds
22,426
-3,665
7*
+ 37*
+1,360
Other securities
6,420
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S, Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

12,472

855

2,139
49,238
15,426
2,466
8,737
1,323
329

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
Digitized forand
FRASER
U. S. Government accounts, during week
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
^September 20 figures revised (San Francisco
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

25,507
District).

+ 573
+ 30
139

+
+
+

+ 208*
+ 28
+ 101

+2,781
+ 145
- 291
+ 103
+
39
30

-

+
-

582

43

81

467
52
96

H.4.2(a)

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER' BASfCS IN' TJi/gXEKG CITIES , SEPTEMBER 27, 1950
D i s t r i c t
R e s e r v e
F e d e r a 1
Total
all
St.
Minne- Kansas
New
San
Phila- Cleve- RichAtlanta Chicago Louis apolis City Dallas Francisc
districts Boston
mond
York delphia land

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net#
Commercial, industrial, and agr'l 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
U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities
Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other assets - net
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits adjusted
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other liabilities
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

(In millions of dollars)
4,818 2,778
9,685
2,455
1,013
1,663 1,063
3,003
888
1,865
491
582

68,779
28,514
15,725

3,119
1,308
781

22,152
9,700
5,962

2,861
1,139
590

506
981

10
11

455
772

1
38

8
31

2
5

184
534
5,047
339
5,590

13
19
201
14
282

41
244
680
1,429

4
7
132
12
372

36
55
337
11
320

33,845
2,391
7,872
22,426
6,420

1,559
100
38
274
1,147
252

10,330
883
184
1,829
7,434
2,122

1,362
85
35
320
922

2,697
155
45
645

12,472
855
2,139
1,304

478
58
87
80

4,866

459
47

117
506

112

49,238
15,426
2,466
8,737
1,323
329
1,538
6,492

2,520
485
103
264
34

17,125
2,582
792
2,757
1,077
177
815
2,504

1,156

8

73
335

262

188

12

24
73

1
5

11
26
237
5

298

12
24
90
5
302

24
56
420
13
572

11
15
227
12
266

1,852
458

1,545
122
31
345
1,047
170

1,218
54
59
439
666
224

5,760
431
336
1,346
3,647
922

959
40
30
280

442
73
164
53

391
43

1,898

58

764
86
148
74

2,191
464
125
369
14
13
40
321

3,349
1,349
184
441
8
17
47
495

2,138
591
106
400
6
4
24
241

360

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
1,010 11,002
944
1,471
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
915
25,507
 loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.
^Individual


2,259
1,110
585

--

164
57

113
317
93

1,796

6,671

528
69
452

206

2,592
509
1,403
48
36
86
761

803

3,396

13
7
39

2,690
1,053
659

2,629
1,328
913

12,100
5,614
2,151

3

1
6

6

4
19

4
5
94

5
12
162

163

1,233
520
258

"

14
45
112
1

9
26
2,355

213

251

1,122

1,360
196
96
378
690
277

1,148
112

190

573
19
31
144
379
140

5,334
194
211
1,534
3,395
1,152

367
31
107
27

202
14
84
17

492
36
269
39

462
40
313

1,651
126
257
237

1,473
485
75

820
246
57

2,009

2,128
439
69

2
24
25
191

3
15
20

106

391
87
769
1
19
27
223

7,018
5,274
290
475
108
9
316

725

460

928

609

516

283

2

60
338
638
153

63

608

9
—

26
228
853

2

881

3,000