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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H«I*.2
(For Immediate Release)
September 28, 19U9
CONDITION OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading c i t i e s
shows the following p r i n c i p a l changes f o r the week ended September 21: An increase
of $280,000,000 i n holdings of United S t a t e s Government s e c u r i t i e s , decreases of
#69,000,000 in reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks, $!*9L,000,000 in demand
deposits a d j u s t e d , and $1*06,000,000 in demand deposits c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks,
and an increase of $316,000,000 i n United S t a t e s Government d e p o s i t s .
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 increased in most of the d i s t r i c t s and a t o t a l of $118,000,000 a t a l l reporting fiember banks; the p r i n c i p a l
increases were $69,000,000 in New York City, $13,000,000 in the San Francisco
D i s t r i c t , and $11,000,000 in the Dallas D i s t r i c t .
Holdings of Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness increased in nearly a l l
d i s t r i c t s , a t o t a l of $59!*,000,000 a t a l l reporting member b a n k s j and holdings of
United S t a t e s Government bonds decreased i n a l l d i s t r i c t s , a t o t a l of $1*79,000,000,
p a r t i a l l y r e f l e c t i n g the exchange of bonds c a l l e d f o r redemption f o r a new c e r t i f i c a t e i s s u e . Holdings of Treasury b i l l s increased $239,000,000 in New York City
and $32,000,000 in the Philadelphia D i s t r i c t , and decreased $36,000,000 i n the
Richmond D i s t r i c t and $33*000,000 in the S t . Louis D i s t r i c t ; the net increase a t
a l l reporting member banks was $171*000,000*
Demand deposits a d j u s t e d decreased i n most d i s t r i c t s ; the p r i n c i p a l decreases
were $179,000,000 i n New York City, $1*8,000,000 i n the S t . Louis D i s t r i c t ,
$1*1*,000,000 in the Cleveland D i s t r i c t , and $1*3,000,000 each i n the Richmond and
Atlanta D i s t r i c t s . United S t a t e s Government deposits increased in a l l d i s t r i c t s ,
and demand deposits 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 .
A summary of the 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 follows:

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

37,87k
3,1*00
7,227
1,123
26,12k
5,062

Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash in v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits a d j u s t e d
Time deposits except Govt.
U. S. Government deposits
Interbank demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings

11,627
776
2,155
1*6,1*36
15,278
2,629
9,065
1,289
11*0

Debits t o demand deposit accounts, except interbank
accounts, during week

23,397


and U. S. Govt,


OO

196
1*1*1*
It, 211
187
U,133

CM
CM

716
660

CO

ASSETS
Loans and investments - t o t a l
Loans - net
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 p brokers and dealers
f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
U. S. Government obligations
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or car lying:
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

4^

Increase or
decrease since
Sept. ll*,
19h9
(In millions of d o l l a r s )
+ 169
66,1*63
+3,W*3
- 135
-1,116
23,527
- 131
23,836
-1,051
+ 118
13,289
-1,912
Sept.
21,
19U9

-

+
-

+
-

-

11*1
lit
19
kk
9
61
7

+ 280
+ 171
+ 591*

+ 191
+ 281*
+
+

33
1*2
25U
59
266

6
1*7 9
+ 2k

+3,953
+1,1*20
+3,190
-1,1*69
+ 812
+ 606

-

kl
192

-1,860
37
- 101*

-

k9k

-

-

„ 169
-

+
6
+ 318
-

-

1*06
1*6
1*8

- 1*02
+ 362
+1,130
+ 169
- 127
29

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A65ET8 Aim LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BAMS IN LEADING CITIES, SEPTEMBER 21, 1949
Total
F e d e r e1 1
R es s e r xr e
D jL s t r j c t
all
New
P
h
i
l
a
CleveRichMinneAtlanta Chicago S t .
d i s t r i c t s Boston
York delphia land
mond
Louis a p o l i s
ASSETS
(In millions of d o l l a r s )
Loans and investments - t o t a l
66,463
2,996 21,761 2,725
2,367 9,378
4,645 2,645
2,174
1,269
Loans -» net#
23,527
982
7,958
897
1,417
838
886
785 2,488
429
Commercial, i n d u s t r i a l , and a g r ' l loans
13,289
604
5,043
473
804
381
463 1,602
471
224
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s f o r
purchasing or carrying:
U. S . Government obligations
716
7
658
1
14
31
1
660
8
Other.securities
21
17
6
535
7
2
35
5
Other loans f o r purchasing or c a r r y i n g :
U. S . Government obligations
196
11
63
2
11
32
21
13
10
6
C$her s e c u r i t i e s
17
8
196
444
19
22
33
11
54
5
Real e s t a t e loans
4,211
141
427
284
99
204
70
66
179
347
Loans t o banks
187
1
2
147
13
2
12
5
4
Other loans
1,001
213
291
4,133
250
216
224
419
215
132
tL
Ttovenmient s e c u r i t i e s - t o t a l .
1,826
37,874
12,247 1,503
2,859 1,658
1,373 6,163
1,125
736
-Treasury i i l l s
116
3,400
187
191
1,134
81
125
764
79
53
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
7,227
2,230
169
403
371
252
385 1,116
249
155
Treasury notes
1,123
265
30
43
94
42
37
231
22
45
U. S. beads
26,124
8,618 1,113 2,207 1,239
1,264
870 4,052
778
480
Other s e e a r i i i e s
188
5,062
1,556
325
369
209
149
727
163
104
11,627
Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks
468 4,545
707
435
368 1,672
435
196
354
776
162
52
81
Cash i n v a u l t
42
69
100
41
30
13
100
2,155
109
Balaaees * i t h domestic banks
129
171
94
154
111
333
97
1,103
62
73
420
Other_assets - net
81
54
48
50
25
15
L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand d e p o s i t s adjusted
2,416 16,391 2,050
46,436
3,081 2,002
1,704
6,148
1,373
825
Time d e p o s i t s except Govt,
15,278
479
2,438
1,370
596
443
543 2,575
251
484
tie S» Government deposits
2,629
106
1,082
123
87
60
194
484
48
53
Interbank demand d e p o s i t s : Domestic banks
9,065
283
2,803
378
452
401
455 1,511
570
341
Foreign banks
1,289
1,098
29
6
12
11
5
41
2
3
Borrowings
1
140
6
46
14
13
13
6
4
9
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
1,105
657
31
20
44
36
27
70
16
22
CAPITAL .ACCOUNTS
6,182
2,482
325
313
227
471
193
722
101
180
Debits t o demand deposit accounts, except
862 10,039
23,397
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
841 1,243
838
687
754 3,125
482
^Individual
loan
items
are
reported
gross,
i
,
e
.
,
before
deduction
of
valuation
reserves
e



I"*"

Kansas Dallas
San
City
Francisco
2,536 2,397
872 1,038
552
704

11,570
4,937
1,968

7

4
13

4

12
5
11
39
132
89
1
172
197
1,434 1,235
192
112
360
345
67
46
815
732
230
124

10
29
2,173
803
5,715
366
1,192
201
3,956
918

440
30
296
26

444
36
296
52

1,563
120
265
197

1,848
386
62
804
1
13
13
201

1,926
452
49
568
8
17
205

6,672
5,261
281
499
73
15
152
762

922

797

2,807

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