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STATEMENT FOE THE PRESS

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F e d e r a l Reserve Board.
September 4, 1920.

Released for p u b l i c a t i o n
Monday morning, S e p t . 6,
1920; n o t e a r l i e r .

CONDITION OF imBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
S u b s t a n t i a l i n c r e a s e s i n t h e s e v e r a l l o a n a c c o u n t s and

scalier

addif

t i o n s to i n d i v i d u a l d e p o s i t s a r e i n d i c a t e d in the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Board s
weekly s t a t e m e n t showing c o n d i t i o n on August 27 of 820 member banks i n l e a d i n g
cities«
U n i t e d S t a t e s bond h o l d i n g s show but n o m i n a l changes* V i c t o r y n o t e h o l d i n g s
i n c r e a s e d by about 7 m i l l i o n s ,

l a r g e l y o u t s i d e of New York C i t y , w h i l e T r e a s u r y

c e r t i f i c a t e s show a r e d u c t i o n of 13 *7 m i l l i o n s , o n e - h a l f of which r e p r e s e n t s
t h e r e d u c t i o n f o r t h e member banks i n New York C i t y ,
ment war o b l i g a t i o n s went up by about 6 »8 m i l l i o n s ,

Loans s e c u r e d by Governthough f o r the New York

City^ a^re&uction under t h i s head of 1 , 2 m i l l i o n s i s shown * Loans p r o t e c t e d
by c o r p o r a t e s e c u r i t i e s show an i n c r e a s e f o r the week of 30*7 m i l l i o n s , an
e q u a l l y l a r g e i n c r e a s e being shown f o r t h e New York C i t y members a l o n e ,

All

o t h e r l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , composed l a r g e l y of commercial l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s ,
show an i n c r e a s e of about 18 m i l l i o n s f o r a l l r e p o r t i n g banks, and of 3 0 , 5
m i l l i o n s f o r t h e member banks i n New York C i t y ;
changes i n the s e v e r a l c l a s s e s of e a r n i n g a s s e t s ,

In consequence of t h e above
t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s

of a l l r e p o r t i n g banks show an i n c r e a s e f o r t h e week of 4 8 , 5 m i l l i o n s , as
a g a i n s t a c o r r e s p o n d i n g i n c r e a s e of 52 *3 m i l l i o n s f o r t h e New York C i t y members *
Accommodation of a l l r e p o r t i n g banks a t the F e d e r a l Reserve Banks, a s
shown on t h e books of t h e l a t t e r ,
2128 <4 m i l l i o n s ,

i n c r e a s e d by 4 l ,9 m i l l i o n s from 2086 *5 to

and c o n s t i t u t e d 12*6 per c e n t of t h e banks 1 t o t a l l o a n s and

i n v e s t m e n t s on August 27, as a g a i n s t 12,4 p e r c e n t a week e a r l i e r •

For the

New York C i t y banks an i n c r e a s e under t h i s head of 47 *1 m i l l i o n s from 767 t o
8 l 4 * l m i l l i o n s i s shown, r e s u l t i n g i n an advance of t h e r a t i o of accommodation
a t the F e d e r a l R e s e r v e Bank from 13 *6 to l4«3 P e r c e n t *
As a g a i n s t a r e d u c t i o n of 2 1 , 4 m i l l i o n s i n Government d e p o s i t s , the r e p o r t i n g banks show i n c r e a s e s of

5*0 m i l l i o n s i n o t h e r demand d e p o s i t s ( n e t )

and of 21 >4 m i l l i o n s i n time d e p o s i t s *

For t h e New York Cit,y banks r e d u c t i o n s

of 1 2 , 1 m i l l i o n s i n government d e p o s i t s and of 6 <3 m i l l i o n s i n o t h e r demand
d e p o s i t s ( n e t ) a s a g a i n s t a g a i n of 15 8 m i l l i o n s i n time d e p o s i t s are n o t e d 1
Reserve b a l a n c e s went up 9 m i l l i o n s ,
5,8 millions*

w h i l e c a s h i n v a u l t i n c r e a s e d by

For t h e tfew York City banks c o r r e s p o n d i n g i n c r e a s e s of 16,3

m i l l i o n s in r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s and of 3 ' 1 m i l l i o n s i n c a s h a r e shown *




He l e a s e d f o r n u b i l e a t i o n Monday morning, September 6, 1920; n o t e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AMD LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANK IN LEADING CITIES

F e b . 27,1920
207

Aug. 27, 1920 Aug. 20, 1920
212
820

Number of r e p o r t i n g "banks

Aug. 29, 1919
774

262,969

269,252

596,911

637,322

129,244

202,450

319,222

429.771

443.453

672.231

1.155.560

1,501,482

1,502,559

1,747,161

2,321,476

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 m t e d w i t h F . R. Bank:
Loans s e c u r e d by U« S* war o b l i g a t i o n s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Loans s e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds o t h e r t h a n U* S* s e c u r i t i e s - - - - - - All other loans and investments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

966,233
3,036,'412
11,426.254

9 5 9 , 3 55
3,005,721
11.402.905

1,162,231
3,125,221
10.596.990

(a) 1 , 3 0 2 , 0 6 2
2,915,491
(a) 2 . 3 6 9 . 2 7 2

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 M i l s r e d i scorn t e d w i t h F . R 3 a n k - - -

16,930,927

16,222,540

16,692,263

14,968,907

1,372,075

1,362,501

1,402,792

1,325,776

357,272

352,052

370,431

345,605

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

11,260,$62

11,255,922

11,474,169

10,802,505

- - -

2,7U5,23i

2,723,222

2,524,393

1,923,494

123,272

145,274

^2,097

524,017

762,215
2,240

756,126
1,242

272, 2k)
1,025,10%

262,399
1,060,063

13 .0

13.0

U. S* bonds t o s e c u r e c i r c u l a t i o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

262,929

262,735

Other U. S. Bonds i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y bonds - - - - - - - - - -

_ _ _ _ _ _

606,601

607,127

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

196,121

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

Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h P , R# Bank

-

Cash i n v a u l t
Met 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F e d e r a l Reserve Bank:
Secured by U. S, war o b l i g a t i o n s - - -

- -

- -

- -

- - - - —

_ _ _ _ _ _

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 Reserve Tank:
Secured by Vi S. war o b l i g a t i o n s
All o t h e r t

St.lUoUa.

R a t i o of U* S, war s e c u r i t i e s and war l o a n . p a p e r to t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t ranis,
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




.

1,022,520)
2,225)

1,123,709

312,930)
227,422
7 9 9 , 1 2 2 ) ( a ) E x c l u s i v e of r e d i s c o u n t s w i t h F- RBanks.
15.8

cRe l e a s e d

I

f o r n u b l i c e t i o n on Monday morning, September 6, 1920; n o t e a r l i e r St-lUoUb.
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE MW LIABILITY ITS IS OF ALL REPORTING t-tBIBEB BATKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS AUGUST 2 7 , 1 9 2 0 .

F e d e r a l Beserve D i s t r i c t
iJumber r e p o r t i n g banks
U. S. bonds t o s e c u r e c i r c u f lation
Other U. S . bonds i n c l u d i n g
r
L i b e r t y bonds
,U. 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
indebtedne ss
T o t a l U. S. s e c u r i t i e s

Boston
47

New York
115

Phi l a .
59

Clevel.
92

Riclzn.
22

Atlanta
47

Chicago
106

St.Louis
35

Minn. Kans.Cy . D a l l a s
51
23
35

San F r a n .
62

Total
220

12,311

46,765

11,347

42,235

28, 512

14,225

21, 550

16,924

7,371

15,421

19,573

32,635

262,929

15,584
6,166

252,300
21,357

22, 977
9,027

59,632
19,74l

33,735
7,686

28,512
4,321

54,322
43,724

13,295
2,702

9,775
1,034

25,366
4, 848

21,225
3,145

63,812
12,424

606,601
196,121

23.954
58,015

218,686
599,108

23.405
72,756

24,909
146,517

12. 206
82,139

11.163
58, 221

63.893
123,549

5.313
32,24o

2.833
21,013

9.172
54,813

6,030
49,973

• 28.201
137,072

429,771
1,501,482

Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s i n c l u d ing "bills r e d i s c o u n t e d w i t h
F . R. Bank:
: Loans s e c - b y U.S.war o b l i g .
47,256
468,028 86,638
7 5 , 1 5 8 3 9 , 0 1 9 29,872
101,83 8 3 2,613 16,693 2 6 , 2 6 1
9,877
32,380
966,233
Loans s e c . b y s t o c k s & bonds
181,137 1 , 2 7 4 , 0 2 5 207 , 811
329,431 107 , 237 60,792
451,103 125,709 3 0 , 2 6 6 7 9 , 9 7 6 3 9 , 5 0 3
149,428 3 , 0 3 6 , 4 1 8
, A l l ot-hor l o a n s & i n v e s t m e n t s
798.907 4 . 0 6 4 . 7 0 2 593.673
9 5 b . 6 l 1 3 8 9 . 1 3 1 4 l 6 . 3 2 2 1 . 7 6 4 . 6 9 2 4 l 4 . 2 l 4 287.824 512.469 258.787
9 6 8 , 8 7 8 11,426,85%
Total leans & investments
including rediscounts
1 , 0 8 5 , 9 1 5 6 , 4 0 5 , 2 6 3 960,272 1,507,739 6 1 7 , 5 2 8 565,267 2 , 5 0 1 , 1 2 2 611,396 355,796 673 , 519 358,140 1 , 2 2 7 , 7 6 4 1 6 , 9 3 0 , 9 8 7
w i t h F- B- Bank
Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h F.R.Bank

21,394

655,153

66,521

99,814

36,834

31,537

192,606

42,319

17,05s

43,226

25,631

- 79,862

1,372,075

Cash i n v a u l t

23,910

114,136

17,203

31,551

16,221

13,505

62,709

8,924

9,371

14,894

10,724

27,464

357,872

Net demand d e p o s i t s

207,473 5,016,107 690,125

939,331 3 4 2 , 1 9 5 260,890 1 , 4 0 3 , 0 7 6 321,455 205,922 4 1 7 , 3 0 1 224,602

Time d e p o s i t s

143,992

452,112

37,164

372,350 1 0 7 , 6 l 4 150,421

' Government d e p o s i t s
11,734
r
. B i l l s p a y a b l e w i t h F . R . Bank:
Sac. by U.S.war o b l i g a t i o n s
31,281
All other
B i l l s r o d i s c c u n t e d w i t h F-B-Bank:
Sec. by U.S.war o b l i g a t i o n s
lS,o6l
All other
47,922

59,417

7,948

11,100

2,427

2,743

12,701

379,367
-

55,334

27,34l
142

35,253
1,04-5

34,166
10

l42,097
355,109

46 , 526
33,499

12,166
39,949

3,396
37,130

2,4i5
61,896




632,417 1 1 , 2 6 0 , 9 6 2

63,963

97,238

55,19%

514,551

2,745,231

3,116

649

4,133

1,364

6,546

123*878

101,821

22,509

5,902
450

22,527
185

17,999
-

29,315
408

768,215.
2,240

19,757
235,220

9,237
75,754

2,105
50,473

6,637
59,396

1,321
24,123

2,462
63,913

272,240
1,025,104

6 2 6 , 3 6 6 124,260

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Monday morning, September 6, 1920; n o t e a r l i e r .
St.l404c.
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN F, R. BANK AND BRANCH CITIES AND ALL OTHER REPORTING BANKS.
F . R.
A l l other
All F, R.
Branch c i t i e s
r e p o r t i n g banks
City of Chicago
Bank ci t i e s
New York City
Aug. 20 Aug. 27
Aug. 20 Aug. 27
Aug. 20
Aug. 27
Aug. 20
Aug. 27 Aug. 20
Aug. 27
208
281
282
209
329
49
329
72
49
72
Number of r e p o r t i n g banks 72,169
72,169
96,944.
99,800
1,438
99,622
96,960
1,439
37.06S
U . S . bonds to secure c i r c u l a t i o n
37,053
148,044118,897
147,953
339,748
119,335
220,898
19,366
19,907
339,751
Other U.S.bonds, i n c l u d i n g L i b e r t y bor Is 218,976
100,186
51,822
101,116
37,611
57,454.
10,819
37,236
11,336
70,949
72,031
U, S, V ic to ry n o t e s
284.828
53.845
297.338
91,092
92,270
21,249
22,637
205,276
53,851
198,467
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
368,668
834,216
364,305
310,038
822,655
310,159
55,318
534,176
526,542
52,873
T o t a l U. S. s e c u r i t i e s
Loans and investments 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:
140,102
64^,12496,721
139,310
96,591
722,532
68,333
438,285
730,332
439,493
415,204
485,027
412,396
489,077
341,082 2,132,137 2,108,298
1,118,608 1,087,910
333,844.
3.550.396 3 , 5 5 9 i 8 8 4 1 .053,042 1 .067,727 7,330,386 7.324,429 2,243,329 2\2)7,159 1,853,139 1,847,317
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 inclu*
r e d i s c o u n t s with F . R, Bank
5,673,831 5,621,463 1,508,092 1,528,251 11,015,510 10,989,475 3,240,384- 3,226,593 2,675,093 2 , 6 6 6 , 4 7 2
Reserve balance with F. R . Bank

616,977

600,719

137,184*

132,179

1,013,074*

998,19^

205,070

209,294-

153,931

155,013

Cash i n v a u l t

100,653

97,552

39,374,

36,474,

203,508

197,742:

73,291

72,388

81,073

81,92%

4,521,495

4,527,824

956,278

945,639

7,865,128

7 , 8 6 1 , 7 5 k 1,781,472 1,774,814 I,6I4-,362 1,619,354*

321,554

305,843

283,528

283,332

1,251,153

1,231,811

895,947

894., 885

598,131

597,13,2

68,464

6,192

7,566

91,711

110,012

18,338

20,224-

13,829

15,038

328,951

31,317

34,034

511,964-

505,203
—

161,124
603

156,238
170

95,727
1,637

94,74-5
1,678

31,110
142,056

31,796
14.7,411

11,389
139,292

11,042
137,132:

Net 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
B i l l s payable with F . R. Bank:
Secured by U. S . war o b l i g a t i o n s
All other
B i l l s r e d i s c o u n t e d with F . R, Bank;
Secured by U. S, war o b l i g a t i o n s
A l l other

56,395,
340,023

137,960
336,076

R a t i o of U. S. war s e c u r i t i e s and war loan
paper to t o t a l loans and i n v e s t m e n t s , i n K e l u d i n g r e d i s c o u n t s with F.R.Bk,per c e n t l 6 . 4



-

-

-

—

136,356
301,571

10,951
174,032

9,209
180,037

229,741
803.756

225,561
775,520

l6-7

7-9

7*7

13-2"

13-3

13-4

13.4

11-9

H-5