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STATEMENT TOR THE PRESS

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday m o r n i n g ,
September 20; n o t e a r l i e r ,

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F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board,
September 1 8 , 1 9 2 0 .
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CONDITION OF MMBER BAMS IN LEADING CITIES
L i q u i d a t i o n of 71*7 m i l l i o n s of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s , of w h i c h 45 m i l l i o n s repr e s e n t s t h e amount s o l d t o F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Banks, a s a g a i n s t a f u r t h e r s u b s t a n t i a l
i n c r e a s e i n t h e volume of commercial l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s i s i n d i c a t e d i n t h e F e d e r a l
R e s e r v e B o a r d ' s w e e k l y s t a t e m e n t showing c o n d i t i o n on September 10 Of 818 member
banks i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s .
U n i t e d s t a t e s bbnd h o l d i n g s show an i n c r e a s e f o r t h e week of a b o u t 6 m i l l i o n s ,
w h i l e t h o s e of V i c t o r y n o t e s d e c r e a s e d by 3«7 m i l l i o n s . - T h e s e c h a n g e s , i n combinat i o n w i t h t h e l i q u i d a t i o n of 71*7 m i l l i o n s of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s above m e n t i o n e d ,
account f o r a r e d a c t i o n of 6 9 . 3 m i l l i o n s i n t o t a l U n i t e d S t a t e s s e c u r i t y h o l d i n g s .
For t h e member b a n k s i n New York C i t y c o r r e s p o n d i n g r e d u c t i o n s of 67*6 m i l l i o n s i n
T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s a n d of 6 6 . 1 m i l l i o n s i n t o t a l U« S , s e c u r i t i e s a r e shown.
Loans s u p p o r t e d by Government o b l i g a t i o n s and by c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s show b u t 6 l i a h t
i n c r e a s e s , w h i l e o t n e r l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g commercial l o a n s and d i s counts^ show i n c r e a s e s of a b o u t 60 m i l l i o n s f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g b a n k s a n d of 33 >5 m i l l i o n s f o r t h e New York C i t y members,

In consequence of t h e above c h a n g e s i n t h e s e v -

e r a l e a r n i n g a s s e t s , t o t a l l o a n s a n d i n v e s t m e n t s show a d e c l i n e of 4 , 5 m i l l i o n s .

For

the New York C i t y b a n k s a c o n s i d e r a b l y l a r g e r d e c l i n e of 2 9 . 3 m i l l i o n s i s n o t e d .
A c c o m o d a t i o n of a l l r e p o r t i n g b a n k s a t t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k s , a s shown on
t h e books of t h e l a t t e r ,

shows a r e d u c t i o n by 5 9 , 7 m i l l i o n s f r o m 2 , 2 0 1 , 9 t o 2*,142,2

m i l l i o n s , and c o n s t i t u t e d 1 2 . 7 p e r c e n t of t h e b a n k s '

t o t a l l o a n s a n d i n v e s t m e n t s on

September 10, a s a g a i n s t s l i g h t l y over 13 p e r c e n t on t h e p r e c e d i n g F r i d a y «

For t h e

New York C i t y b a n k s a r e d u c t i o n u n d e r t h i s h e a d f r o m 8 6 5 , 7 t o 8 2 6 , 6 m i l l i o n s i s n o t e d ,
r e s u l t i n g i n a d e c l i n e of t h e r a t i o of accommodation a t t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank from
15,3 to 14,7 per cent*
As a g a i n s t a f u r t h e r d e c r e a s e of 31*7 m i l l i o n s i n Government d e p o s i t s and a 3*4
m i l l i o n i n c r e a s e i n t i m e d e p o s i t s , an i n c r e a s e of 1 1 8 . 3 m i l l i o n s i n o t h e r demand dep o s i t s - p a r t l y i n a n t i c i p a t i o n of p a y m e n t s of income a n d e x c e s s p r o f i t s t a x e s - i s
shown.

I n t h e c a s e of t h e New York C i t y b a n k s a r e d u c t i o n of 1 3 . 8 m i l l i o n s i n gov-

ernment d e p o s i t s i s accompanied by an i n c r e a s e of 3 2 , 1 m i l l i o n s i n o t h e r demand deposits,

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e s , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e c o n s i d e r a b l e i n c r e a s e i n demand de-

posits,

show a r e d u c t i o n of 5 . 5 m i l l i o n s , w h i l e c a s h i n v a u l t , l a r g e l y F e d e r a l Re-

s e r v e n o t e s , went u p by 2 5 , 6 m i l l i o n s , m a t e r i a l g a i n s i n c a s h b e i n g shown f o r t h e
Digitized for
b aFRASER
nks l o c a t e d i n


F e d e r a l Reserve p o i n t s as well a s by the c o u n t r y b a n k s .

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p u b l i c a t i o n Tflonday m o r n i n g , September 20, 1920; n o t e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING TtRCBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
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(Amounts i n t h o u s a n d s o f d o l l a r s )

Number o f r e p o r t i n g banks -

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S e p t . 10,1920
818

S e p t . 3 , 1920
0I9

U. S . Bonds t o s e c u r e c i r c u l a t i o n

269,597

2 6 g , 906

O t h e r U- S. bonds i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y bonds '

c_n

C n \,

b09,4S7

U. S . V i c t o r y n o t e s

189,117

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

.

350.354

T o t a l U. S. s e c u r i t i e s

St.l428a.
Mar. 12,1920

774
267,994

269,551

604,105

592,494

632,065

192,773

2O4,C54

312,628

422.050

631.010

1. H I - 850

1,487,839

1,695,562

2,326,094

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1,418,525

Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F . R
Loans s e c u r e d by U- S. war o b l i g a t i o n s
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Bank,
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1,193,926

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T o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F.H.Bank
" R e s e r v e b a l a n c e 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

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Time d e p o s i t s

: :

3 - 1 > 7
11,495,531

11.u3s.495

16,93,1(67

16,927,978

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3,184,987

(a)

1,309,370
3,012,523

10,986,256

(a) 8,497,269

17,060,731

15, 4 5 7 , 7 0 5

1,3S9,U78

1,394,957

1,436,601

1,383,481

375 > 0 gU

349,505

368,749

368,649

11,370,590

11,252,334

11,732,057

11,220,961

2,771,202

2,767,782

2,565,076

1,928,472

30,054

61,755

39,175

505,296

756,Uto

786,554

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* Government d e p o s i t s

S e p t . 12,1919

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B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank:
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2,056

946

944,551)

2,928)

1,037,148

B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank:
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4 a t i o of U.S.war s e c u r i t i e s and w a r loan p a p e r t o t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t me ;ts
, i n c l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F.R.Bank, p e r c e n t -




269,204

262,233

1,114,544

1,152,180

12.5

12.9

333,445)

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825,330)(a)Exclusiveof red i s c o u n t s w i t h F- R .
15 . 4

BARII-S .

P l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n on Monday morning, September 20; n o t e a r l i e r .
-'tPRINCIPAL RESOURCE AMD LIABILITY IT®,IS OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSIM.SS SEPTEMBER 10, 1920
(Amounts i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
;
Total
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
68
818
83
51
82
106
113
4?
47
^5
92
35 '
Number r e p o r t i n g b a n k s
59
U« S . "bonds t o s e c u r e
32^635
269,597
7 , 3 7 1 1 5 , 4 7 1 19^573
21,549 16,923
46,525 11,347
42,235
12,354
29,329 1 4 , 2 8 5
- circulation
"Other U. S. bonds i n c l u d i n g
v
64,682
609,427
60,448
9 , 8 7 6 2 5 , 1 8 2 22,085
5 3 , 0 4 5 13,299
15,981
254,059 29,205
3 2 , 7 9 8 28,767
L i b e r t y bonds
11,916
189,117
3,100
5,208
1,036
2,686
7,184
38,409
6,202
8,960
4,317
81,390
18,709
Ui S . V i c t o r y n o t e s
~U. S . C e r t i f i c a t e s of
5,6o4
26,419
8.415
350,384
3.054
5.615
65.020
147.887 21.644
12,059 1 1 . 1 1 1
18.319
25.237
indebtedness
1,418,525
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3
5
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6
5
2
5
4
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2
7
6
21,337
58,480
178,023
38,523
146,629
81,370
529,861
71,156
5
2
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8
5
6
Total U. S. s e c u r i t i e s
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s i n c l u d ing b i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h
% F . R . Bank:
46,048
471,824 85,571
74,963
- Loans s e c . b y U.S.war o b l i g .
185,670 1,262,263 205,311
320,403
•w Loans s e c .by s t o c k s & bonds
961.321
800.989 4 . 0 9 3 . 7 1 9 594.749
, A l l o t h e r 1 oans&inve s t m e n t s
. Total loans & investments
including rediscounts
1 , 0 8 5 , 5 6 3 6 , 3 5 7 , 6 6 7 956,787 1 , 5 0 3 , 3 1 6
w i t h F , R. Bank

31,963
106,583

31,821
61,316

98,420

31,790

16,279
32,808

26,569
81,157

10,721

42,057
404.823 4 1 7 . 1 4 2 1 . 7 6 2 . 4 1 7 417.187 291.304 5 1 4 . 8 0 6 258.708

472,321 126,393

959,004
33,035
151,125 3,047,407
981.366 1 1 . 4 9 8 . 5 3 1

624,739 568,759 2 , 5 1 1 , 1 8 1 613,893 361,728 676,808 3 6 1 , 8 4 8 1 , 3 0 1 , 1 7 8 1 6 , 9 2 3 , 4 6 7

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F.R .Bank

80,931

661,683

72,315

104,220

38,379

30,034

187,213

41,527

23,828

46,046

24,246

79,056

1,389,478

Cash i n v a u l t

25,785

121,219

18,249

31,896

17,219

14,216

69,544

9,580

9,325

15,237

11,964

30,860

375,094

$ g t demand d e p o s i t s

8 2 0 , 3 1 2 5 , 0 2 7 , 5 3 8 696,909

938,051

"Time d e p o s i t s

.144,634

465,155

38,952

3,073

13,471

1,880

2,804

949

803

3,315

27,171

372,673

56,043

32,496
36

35,049

33,605
10

16,866

142,861
372,540

44,332
34,269

11,204
39,494

"Government d e p o s i t s
B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F . R. Bank;
S e c . b y U.S.war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
ink:
S e c . b y U.S.war o b l i g a t i o n s
ATI o t h e r



48,732

3 5 4 , 2 7 2 269,249 1,423,836 325,285 211,344 425,300 224,443

375,510 ' 1 0 7 , 3 9 1 150,849

825

3,894

36,589

9,646

61,291

630,279 125,566

654,051 1 1 , 3 7 0 , 5 9 0

63,980

97,441

54,751

516,700

2,771,208

759

175

954

375

1,496

30,054

96,350

21,716

6,336
450

27,285

19,701
500

28,023

756,448

18,650

8,403
75,289

2,777

269,204
1,114,544

233,106

2,122
57,624

150
6,370

60,982

2,079
26,434

85

68,194

2,056

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pleased
BESOURCE AMD LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN F . B . BANK AND BRANCH CITIES AND ALL OTHER REPORTING BANKS.
(Amounts i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
A l l F . RF . R.
All other
New York C i t y
C i t y of Chicago
Bank c i t i e s
Branch c i t i e s
r e p o r t i n g banks
S e p t . 10
Sept. 3
S e p t . 10 S e p t . 3
S e p t . 10
S e p t . 3 S e p t . 10
S e p t . 3 S e p t . 10
Sept. 3
208
20 8
3|9
329
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks
71
71
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281
262

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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
1?8, ?77
195. 857
1+58,871
524,952
T o t a l U. S. s e c u r i t i e s
Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s i n c l u d i n g b i l l s
r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F - R« Bank:
4 4 i , 650
1+38,038
Loans s e c u r e d by U.S-war o b l i g a t i o n s
1,
111,
128
1
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1
11,460
Loans s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds
1
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6
1
6
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7
7
8
1
,
5
8
3.254
A l l o t h e r l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s
T o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s i n c l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F . R. Bank
5^628,427 5 , 6 5 7 , 7 0 4

21.158

?0- 593

49,768

49,198

65,296
354,770

66,376
354,508

1.042.998 1.046.210

207.729

277,899

813,169

362,990

JO.Og

^90,307
364,495

^52,592
309,698

J3.844
310,175

715,832

726,083

i4o, 312

133,26 1

98,860

98,180

745,837

490,280
412,17 1
411,598
2,142,242 487,200
2,148,036
7 , 3 7 2 , 4 8 0 , 7 . 3 1 7 . 0 4 0 2 2 6 8 . 0 3 1 2 , 2 6 3 , 0 9 1 l f 858,020 1 . 8 5 8 , 3 6 4

1,512,832 1,516,292 10,986,185

1 0 , 9 9 8 , 5 3 4 3258,533 3 , 2 5 1 , 1 2 7 2 , 6 7 8 , 7 4 9 2,678,317

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e w i t h F* R« Bank

618,737

618,559

130,999

135,913

1,020,503

1,024,679

209,313

211,208

159,662

159,070

Cash i n v a u l t

107,524

100,519

39,940

33,567

215,332

197,780

73,776

70,873

85,986

80,852

4,523,580 4,491,455

971,483

965,599

7,920,032

7,850,616 1801,822 1,782,689 1 , 6 4 8 , 7 3 6 1,619,029

331,351

331,395

287,523

285, 170

1, 272,120

1,268,751 902,678

902,093

596,4io

596,938

12, 769

26,601

1,504

3,111

21,268

44,333

4,875

9,762

3,911

7,660

B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F . R• Bank:
S e c u r e d
by U . S . war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other

334,774

370,185

28,192

27,214

497,417
500

535,175

160,743
120

155,631
280

98,288
1,436

B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h F . R . Bank:
Secured by U . S . war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other

138,739

138,529
356,961

10,665
169,304

10,589
177,854

225,6o4
826,752

841,269

225,399

39,846
147,476

23,757
363,138

12,754
i4o,3i6

N e t demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s
Government d e p o s i t s

353,065

13,077
147,773

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