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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(For Immediate Release)

September 5, 1951

CONDITION OF TOEKLY REPORTING MEMBER B A M S IN LEADING CITIES
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week ended August 29$ An increase
of $681,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, and decreases of $350*000,000 in
United States Government deposits and $4.15,000,000 ir. demand deposits credited
to domestic banks*
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans increased in six districts
and decreased in the other six, with a net decrease of $1,000,000 at all reporting member banks; the largest increase was $12,000,000 in the San Francisco District and the largest decrease -mas $9,000,000 in the Atlanta District. Loans to
brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying United States Government securities
increased $59,000,000, largely in New York City*
Holdings of Treasury bills decreased $30,000,000 in the San Francisco District,
$27,000,000 in New York City, $21,000,000 in the Boston District, and a total of
$123,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Holdings of United States Government
bonds increased $74,000,000 in New York City and $57»000,000 at all reporting
member banks. Holdings of "other securities" increased $61,000,000*
Demand deposits adjusted increased in all but one district; the principal
increases were $301,000,000 in New York City, $130,000,000 in the Chicago District,
and $129,000,000 in the San Francisco District. Time deposits increased
$59,000,000* United States Government deposits decreased in all districts* Demand
deposits credited to domestic banks decreased $122,000,000 in New York City,
$75,000,000 in the Chicago District, and $57,000,000 in the Kansas City District.
Borrowings increased $75,000*000 in New York City and $34,000,000 in the
Chicago District, and they decreased $79,000,000 in the San Francisco District;
the net increase at all reporting member banks was $51,000,000.
A summary of assets and liabilities of reporting member banks follows:
Increase or
decrease since
August 22, August 30,
1951
1950
(In millions of dollars)

August
29,
1951
A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net
Loans - gross
Commercial, industrial, and agricultural 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

70,14.88
32,916
33,378
19,502

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

30,930
2,593
2,239
6,612
6,6142

- 7
+ 20
+ 57
+ 61

Reserves with Federal Reserve Banks
Cash An vault
Balances with domestic banks

lit, 092

+157
+149

+II48

-

1

268
902

+ 59
- 3

128
570
5,581+
558
5,866

- 3
+ 8
+ 13

19,i486

+ 96

- 21
- 53

-123

+1,918
+5,663
+5,734
+U.763
-

237

-

71

+
+

200
J427

-

20

+ 26
+ 6I4.6

-4,152
+ 296
+ 880
-1,275
-4,053
+ 1+07

896
2,151

- 27

+ bh
-139

+1,966
+
66
33

50,976

+681
+ 59
-350
-I+15
- 16
+ 51

+1,981
+ U52
+ 229

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
Debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank
accounts, during week

Digitized forand
FRASER
U. S. Government


15,877

2,750
9,189
1,235

602

22,393

+ 565

+

14
306

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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES, AUGUST 29, 1951
Total
all
Boston
districts

A S S E T S
Loans and investments - total
Loans - net §
Commercial, industrial, and agr'1 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

New
York

F e d e r a l
Phila- Clevedelphia land

R e s e r v e
D i s t r i c t
RichSt.
Minne- Kansas
San
Atlanta Chicago
Dallas
mond
Louis apolis City
Francisco
(In millions of dollars)
5,061 2,864 2,609
10,021 2,311 1,226 2,840 2,673
12,610
2,045 1,151 1,055
3,719 1,162
599 1,219 1,435
6,479
606
.802
320
1,199
2,762
'627
2,475
977
544

70,4-08
32,916
19,502

3,123
1,529
980

22,301
11,177
7,418

2,336
1,346
792

268
902

7
10

221
703

1
29

8
23

1
6

11

128
570
5,584
553
5,866

10
21
206
35
287

35
243
829
320
1,567

4
7
143
4
390

10
60
394
35
348

11
41
233
17
313

11
25
88
12
320

16
61
477
22
625

U. S. Government securities - total
Treasury bills
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
Treasury notes
U. S. bonds
Other securities

30,930
2,593
2,239
6,612
19,486
6,642

1,350
92
106
189
963
249

8,890
706
382
1,641
6,161
2,234

1,162
75
50
218
819
328

2,537
262
221
504
1,550
479

1,540
211
86
322
921
173

1,324
130
179
372
643
230

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

14,092
896
2,151
1,458

525
58
86
96

5,226
196
113
596

532
48
109
57

907
91
139
85

540
77
159
56

489
48
187
57

5,357
380
497
1,133
3,347
945
2,181

50,976
15,877
2,750
- 9,189
1,235
602
1,730
6,726

2,579
477
118
269
31
2
74
343

17,359
2,619
806
2,702
1,025
338
1,009
2,574

2,204
437
128
381
13
45
37
337

3,609
1,406
224
475
9
11
55
494

2,256
602
118
407
9
25
29
250

Debits to demand deposit accounts, except
interbank and U. S. Govt, accounts
8,707
22,393
873
1,431
854
835
Individual loan items are reported gross, i.e., before deduction of valuation reserves.



26
74

1
7

3

7

7

3
17

8
14
252
4
263

2
9
HI
10
152

4
14
164
5
232

10
49
123
7
278

7
26
2,564
87
1,091

981
96
116
203
566
168

495
35
24
136
300
132

1,358
298
150
340
570
271

1,067
160
115
217
575
171

4,869
148
313
1,337
3,071
1,262

215

573

555

1,911

110
295
104

438
37
114
31

14
73
17

37
272
45

41
351
69

139
253
245

1,986
528
75
530
9
12
34
216

6,935
2,673
548
1,538
41
91
91
794

1,537
486
77
579
1
16
28
207

805
233
64
298
3
12
20
110

2,091
424
101
864
2
25
31
237

2,231
433
75
659
7
31
253

7,384
5,559
416
487
85
25
291
911

785

3,256

624

395

852

820

2,961

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