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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.4,2

(For Immediate Release)
October 5> 1949
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly r e p o r t i n g member banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s
shows the f o l l o w i n g p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the vreek ended September 28: An increase
of # 7 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s , decreases of $792,000,000 i n holdings of Treasury b i l l s
and $1*31)000,000 i n demand d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks, and an i n c r e a s e of
$219,000,000 i n borrowings.
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 i n c r e a s e d #$0,000,000 i n New
York City, $17,000,000 i n t h e S t . Louis D i s t r i c t , and by smaller amounts i n most of
t h e other d i s t r i c t s ; the i n c r e a s e a t a l l r e p o r t i n g member banks was $95,000,000.
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s f o r purchasing or carrying United S t a t e s Government
s e c u r i t i e s i n c r e a s e d $278,000,000 i n New York C i t y . "Other l o a n s " i n c r e a s e d

$15,000,000.

Holdings of Treasury b i l l s decreased i n most of t h e d i s t r i c t s ; t h e p r i n c i p a l
decreases were $>465,000,000 i n New York City, $95,000,000 i n t h e Chicago D i s t r i c t ,
$53,000,000 i n t h e Cleveland D i s t r i c t , and $44,000,000 i n t h e San Francisco Dist r i c t , Holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness and of United S t a t e s
Government bonds decreased # 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $33,000,000, r e s p e c t i v e l y .
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d i n c r e a s e d # 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n the Chicago D i s t r i c t and
$26,000,000 i n t h e S t . Louis D i s t r i c t , and decreased $18,000,000 i n t h e Dallas
D i s t r i c t and $17,000,000 i n t h e Boston D i s t r i c t ; t h e n e t i n c r e a s e a t a l l r e p o r t i n g
member banks was $21,000,000# United S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d
$128,000,000. Demand d e p o s i t s c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks decreased i n a l l d i s t r i c t s .
Borrowings i n c r e a s e d $198,000,000 in New York C i t y and $59,000,000 i n Chicago.
A summary of 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 :
I n c r e a s e or
decrease since
S e p t . 21,
S e p t . 29,
1918
1949
( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s )
- 401
66,062
+4,157
+ 471
- 901
23,998
+
24,308
472
- 837
+ 95
13,381*
-1,855
Sept.
28,
1949

ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - n e t
Loans - gross
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 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. 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 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 loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans

195
443
4, 207
233
a,178

U. S. Government s e c u r i t i e s *• t o t a l
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
Other s e c u r i t i e s

37,004
2,608
7,181
1,124
26,091
5,060

Reserve with F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
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 except Govt.
U. S. Government d e p o s i t s
Interbank demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

12,005
803
2,043
46,457
15,281
2,757
8,634
1,284
359

Debits t o demand d e p o s i t accounts, except interbank
and U. S. Govt, accounts, during week

20,135




+ 275
+ 17

991
677

-

-

+
+

l
1
4*
46
45

399
226

-

30
4p
246
82
308

+
+

870
792
46
+
1
33
2

+4,445
+1,466
+3,436
-1,318
+ 861
+ 613

+ 378
+ 27

-2,620
30
79

-

•

+
+

-

-

+

112

21

+
3
+ 128

431
5
+ 219
-

-

+
+
+
+

203
376
970
35
112
74

ASSETS AMD LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, SEPTEMBER 28, 194.9
Fed e r a 1
Re s e r v e
Di s t r i c t
Total
New P h i l a - jCleve- R i c h all
St.
Minne- Kansas
San
Boston
Atlanta Chicago
Dallas
districts
York d e l p h i a } land
mond
Louis a p o l i s C i t y
Franciscc
(In m i l l i o n s of do]. l a r s )
ASSETS
66,062
2,981 21,595 2,694
Loans and investments - t o t a l
4,596 2,624
9,311
2,344
2,184
1,272 2,510 2,403 11,548
1,006
8,283
901
1,431
840
Loans - n e t #
23,998
792
2,499
878 1,053 4,974
904
437
6o6
5,097
807
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r ' l loans
13,384
475
383
466
1,597
488
223
712 1,973
557
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 :
8
1
—•
U. S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s
17
935
991
25
2
3
8
20
17
549
Other s e c u r i t i e s
677
7
7
2
35
5
7
15
5
Other l o a n s f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
11
2
63
U. S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s
31
11
21
13
195
10
6
12
5
10
18
197
7
20
32
22
Other s e c u r i t i e s
11
10
54
443
5
39
28
100
141
285
4 24
70
199
Real e s t a t e l o a n s
180
67
4,207
349
132
89 2,171
17
127
11
2
14
Loans t o banks
5
24
7
1
233
3
22
217
1,004
227
293
251
220
Other l o a n s
427
214
4,178
133
173
204
815
1,792 11,761 1,466
U. S . Government s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l
37,004
2,796 1,642
6,080
1,342
1,116
730 1,402 1,225 5,652
2,608
Treasury b i l l s
663
94
154
70
134
669
94
322
72
57
163
116
T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
7,181
168
2,227
397
363
259
370
1,117
158
243
357
336 1,186
Treasury n o t e s
1,124
274
30
43
95
42
37
231
21
67
41
199
44
U. S , bonds
26,091
1,258
8,597 1,114
2,204 1,247
865
4,063
775
815
479
729 3,945
Other s e c u r i t i e s
5,060
183
1,551
327
369
210
142
732
164
922
105
230
125
12,005
Reserve with F e d e r a l Reserve Banks
456
4,776
729
388
448
432
1,792
209
351
423 1,552
449
803
173
52
68
Cash i n v a u l t
83
102
44
42
31
13
32
37
126
2,043
88
102
Balances w i t h domestic banks
139
94
159
147
312
112
90
262
276
262
1,151
Other a s s e t s - n e t
75
63
86
53
48
444
26
53
16
26
52
209
L I A B I L I T I E S
46,457
2,399 16,384 2,049
Demand d e p o s i t s a d j u s t e d
3,076 2,006
1,699
6,196
1,399
823 1,854 1,908 6,664
15,281
Time d e p o s i t s except Govt.
2,452
479
1,367
443
595
2,574
543
484
251
386
451 5,256
1,122
126
109
2,757
212
U. S . Government d e p o s i t s
90
64
496
55
65
64
51
303
268
2,678
8,634
351
Interbank demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
431
384
427
1,435
552
755
550
334
469
11
24
1,095
1,284
7
10
Foreign banks
5
41
2
1
3
9
76
228
10
6
Borrowings
10
66
4
359
9
12
7
5
2
653
30
18
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
1,096
27
44
37
71
18
17
13
17
151
6,196
2,478
325
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
313
227
471
194
724
181
201
101
205
776
Debits t o demand d e p o s i t a c c o u n t s , except
20,135
8,566
i n t e r b a n k and U. S . Govt, accounts
796
732
616
1,095
754
2,758
727
572
390
649 2,480
Digitized
^ I n d for
i v FRASER
i d u a l loan items a r e r e p o r t e d g r o s s , i . e . , b e f o r e deduction of v a l u a t i o n L r e s e r v e s .
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