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Form Ffc-284

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate r e l e a s e

Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
September 6 , 1938

(fcndition of Weekly Reporting Member Banks i n 101 Leading C i t i e s
The condition statement of weekly reporting member banks i n 101 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 August 31I Increases of
$54,000,000 i n loans t o brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s , §65,000,000 i n holdings
of United S t a t e s Government d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s , $28,000,000 i n "Other s e c u r i t i e s " ,
$174,000,000 i n demand deposits—adjusted, and $83,000,000 i n deposits credited to
domestic banks.
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 $6,000,000 i n the San
Francisco d i s t r i c t , and declined $6,000,000 i n the Cleveland d i s t r i c t , $3,000,000
i n t h e Philadelphia d i s t r i c t and $4,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks. Loans
t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s increased $54,000,000 i n New York City.
Holdings of United States Government d i r e c t obligations increased $49,000,000
i n New York City, $12,000,000 i n t h e Cleveland d i s t r i c t and $65,000,000 at a l l r e porting member banks. Holdings of obligations f u l l y guaranteed by the United
S t a t e s Government increased $2,000,000. Holdings of "Other s e c u r i t i e s " increased
$35)000.000 i n New York City and $28,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks, and declined $13,000,000 i n the San Francisco d i s t r i c t .
Demand deposits—adjusted increased $104,000,000 in New York City, $47,000,000
i n the Chicago d i s t r i c t , $28,000,000 i n the Cleveland d i s t r i c t and $174,000,000 at
reporting member banks. Time deposits declined $7,000,000 and Government d e p o s i t s $10,000,000*
Deposits c r e d i t e d t o domestic banks increased $76,000,000 i n New York City and
$83,000,000 at a l l reporting member banks. Deposits c r e d i t e d t o f o r e i g n banks i n creased $10,000,000 i n New York City.
> Weekly reporting member banks reported no borrowings on August 31*
A summary of the p r i n c i p a l a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of reporting member banks,
together with changes f o r the week and the year ended August 31 > 1938, follows i
(In millions of d o l l a r s )
Increase or decrease
since
Sept. 1 ,
Aug. 24,
1937
1938
ASSETS
+148
-1,458
Loans and Investments — t o t a l
20,861
-1,757
-752
-127
-702
-126
-5

Loans — t o t a l
8,270
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
3>886
Open market paper
339
Loans t o brokers and dealers i n s e c u r i t i e s
690
Other loans f o r purchasing or carrying s e c u r i t i e s
577
Real e s t a t e loans
1,159
Loans t o banks
112
Other loans
1,507

+53
—4
+4
+54
-3
+1
-2
+3

U, S. Government d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by U. S, Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

7,789
1,655
3>l47

+65
+2
+28

-4o4
+525
+178

6,685
386
2,457

+46
-10
+38

+1,499
+105
+819

15,388
5>210
4ll

+174
-7
-10

+464
-58
-180

5,958
335

+83

+1,075
-250
-15

Reserve with Federal Reserve banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Balances with domestic banks

'

,

-23

-22

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits—adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Government deposits
Inter-bank deposits I
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings



,

+10

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Form FIH284—a
STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
September 1, 1938

For immediate r e l e a s e

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN CENTRAL RESERVE CITIES

Chicago
New York CiLty
19 3 8
19 3 7
1 9 3 8 . 19 3 7
Aug. 31 Aug. 24 Sept. % Aug. 31 Aug.. 24 Sept. 1
ASSETS
Loans and Investments - t o t a l
Loans - t o t a l
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
Open market paper
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s
Other loans f o r purchasing' or
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans

7

•

7

3,007

2,951

4,085

524

526

717

1,479
136
561

1,480
132
507

1,818
164
1,171

343
19
30

342
19
32

482

197
118
84
432

198
118
87
429

275
134
101
422

67
12

68
12

53

53

75
14
2
60

54

U. S. Gov*t obligations
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by
U. S. Gov»t
Other s e c u r i t i e s

2,869

2,820

2,933

876

874

923

795
1,080

797
1,045

398
961

127
319

127
320

99
275

Reserve with F. R, bank
Cash i n vault
Balances with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s — net

3,425
52
70
488

3,375
51
69
478

2,412

895
33
224
53

873
34
209
52

571
25
125
63

6,446
657
100

6,342
659
104

6,060

334

1,598
463
42

1,552
464
47

1,527
448
55

2,500
292

2,424
282

1,858
536

672
8

680
6

502
7

292
1,483

8 '
376
1,483

16
252

16
250

16
243

AS

65
467

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits — adjusted
Time deposits
U. S. Gov*t deposits
Inter-bank deposits I
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
Capital account




305
1,486

714

Form FR—284~b

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WEEKLY REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IK 101 LEADING CITIES ON AUGUST 31, 1938
(In millions of d o l l a r s )
D i s t r i c t
Re s e r v e
F e d e r a l
Total
S
t
.
Minne— Kansas Dallas
RichHew P h i l a - CleveAll
Atlanta Chicago Louis a p o l i s
Boston
City
mond
delphia land
York
districts

ASSETS
Loans and Investments — t o t a l

San
Francisco

20,861

1,097

8,572

1,127

1,781

610

549

2,871

650

361

627

494

2,122

Loans - t o t a l
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
Open market paper
Loans t o brokers and d e a l e r s i n s e c u r i t i e s
Other loans f o r purchasing or
carrying s e c u r i t i e s
Real e s t a t e loans
Loans t o banks
Other loans

8,270

575

3,396

4l6

654

228

279

831

282

157

244

227

981

3,886

267
61
21

1,590
147
566

189
20
16

247
11
21

99
11
3

151
3

174
5
4

73
5
1

149
17
4

143
2
2

336

6

468
34
35

264
221
87
521

34

14
28
4
73

79
93
3
119

if6

8
6

2
97

36
171
2
166

16

112
1,507

31
82
3
110

32

64

12
22
1
39

l4
21
1
44

56
378
2
175

U. S . Gov't o b l i g a t i o n s
Obligations f u l l y guaranteed by U.S.Gov't
Other s e c u r i t i e s

7,789
1,655
3,147

358
30
134

^845
1,238

334
94
283

761
90
276

284
35
63

144 1,352
42
229
84
459

212
58
98

151
13
4o

209
49
125

172
42
53

719
128
294

Reserve with F. R. banks
Gash i n v a u l t
Balance with domestic banks
Other a s s e t s - net

6,685
386
2,457
1,282

353
123
138
74

3,548
66
164

229
16
158
86

381
35
278
107

153
17
145
.34

96 1,097
61
11
l4l
439
86
39

161
10
134
23

76
5
124
17

162
12
288
22

101
10
210
26

328

15,388
5,210
411

1,018
258
8

6,962
1,052
108

755 1,095
745
293
18
20

416
199
13

337
186
23

2,314
873
69

417
186
15

265
119

493
144
18

4o6
132
25

910
1,023
92

5,958
335

230
10

2,568

344
1

216

192
1

889
9

265

132
1

358

191

294

299
6

274
13

705
3,664

20 ;
316
24l 1,615

16
227

18
361

22
93

7
90

20

6
89

7
57

3
95

5
82

339
690

577

565

1
67

23
11

20
238

203

L I A B I L I T I E S
Demand deposits—adjusted
Time d e p o s i t s
U. S. Gov , t d e p o s i t s
Inter-bank deposits*
Domestic banks
Foreign banks
Borrowings
Other l i a b i l i t i e s
Capital account



380

2

265
334