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STATEMENT FOB THE PRESS

St. )6so
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
S e p t e m b e r 6, 1923 *

Released f o r pub; I x . t i c n
Friday afternoon, Sept. J j
not e a r l i e r .

CONDITION OF MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES

>

I n c r e a s e s of $ 3 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s and o f $ 3 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n acconsmod a t i o n a t t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s , t o g e t h e r w i t h an i n c r e a s e of $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t i m e
d e p o s i t s and a d e c r e a s e of $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n n e t demand d e p o s i t s , a r e shown 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 c o n s o l i d a t e d s t a t e m e n t of c o n d i t i o n on A u g u s t 29 of
769 member b a n k s i n l e a d i n g c i t i e s .
L o a n s and d i s c o u n t s i n c r e a s e d by $ 3 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , of w h i c h $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 was i n l o a n s
on c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and b o n d s and $ 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 e a c h i n l o a n s on U- S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s and i n A l l o t h e r , l a r g e l y c o m m e r c i a l , l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s .
I n v e s t m e n t s of t h e
r e p o r t i n g b a n k s i n c r e a s e d by $ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , a d e c r e a s e of $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n 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 b e i n g more t h a n o f f s e t by i n c r e a s e of $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n U. S . b o n d s , o f
$ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n T r e a s u r y n o t e s , and of $ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n o t h e r b o n d s , s t o c k s and s e c u r i t i e s .
L o a n s and d i s c o u n t s of New York C i t y b a n k s show a n i n c r e a s e o f $ 4 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r
t h e w e e k , of w h i c h $ 4 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 r e p r e s e n t s an i n c r e a s e i n l o a n s on c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s
and b o n d s .
U» S„ s e c u r i t i e s h e l d by t h e s e b a n k s d e c l i n e d by $ 1 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , and o t h e r
b o n d s and s t o c k s by $ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
The C h i c a g o b a n k s r e p o r t a d e c r e a s e of $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0
i n l o a n s o n c o r p o r a t e s t o c k s and b o n d s , and an i n c r e a s e of $ 1 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n h o l d i n g s
o f Government s e c u r i t i e s , l a r g e l y i n T r e a s u r y n o t e s .

*

N e t demand d e p o s i t s and Government d e p o s i t s of a l l r e p o r t i n g b a n k s d e c l i n e d
*>y $ 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 and $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , r e s p e c t i v e l y , w h i l e t i m e d e p o s i t s i n c r e a s e d b y
$25,000,000.
Member b a n k s i n New York C i t y r e p o r t i n c r e a s e s o f $ l 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n n e t
demand d e p o s i t s and o f $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n t i m e d e p o s i t s and a d e c r e a s e o f $ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n
Goverrtaent d e p o s i t s .
The C h i c a g o b a n k s r e p o r t a n i n c r e a s e o f $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n n e t
demand d e p o s i t s , a n d o n l y s l i g h t c h a n g e s i n t i m e and G o v e r n m e n t d e p o s i t s .
Reserve
b a l a n c e s of a l l r e p o r t i n g b a n k s w i t h t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s show a n i n c r e a s e of
$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , of w h i c h $ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 i s r e p o r t e d f o r t h e New York C i t y b a n k s and
$ 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 f o r t h e Chicago b a n k s .
B o r r o w i n g s of a l l r e p o r t i n g b a n k s f r o m t h e F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k s i n c r e a s e d f r o m
$ 4 8 9 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o $ 5 2 l , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , o r f r o m 3 t o 3 . 2 p e r c e n t o f t h e i r t o t a l l o a n s and i n vestments.
F o r t h e member b a n k s i n New Y o r k C i t y a n i n c r e a s e i n b o r r o w i n g s f r o m t h e
l o c a l r e s e r v e b a n k f r o m $ 1 1 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 t o $ 1 1 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , o r f r o m 2 . 3 t o 2 . 4 p e r c e n t of
t o t a l l o a n s and i n v e s t m e n t s , i s n o t e d .
F o l l o w i n g i s a s t a t e m e n t of c h a n g e s i n t h e 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
r e p o r t i n g m e m b e r s , a s c o m p a r e d w i t h a week and a y e a r a g o ;
Increase
or
decrease
I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s
since
Aug. 2 2 , 1923 Aug. 10. 1Q22
Loans and d i s c o u n t s - t o t a l .
S e c u r e d by U, S. G o v e r n m e n t o b l i g a t i o n s
S e c u r e d by s t o c k s and bonds
All other
Investments, t o t a l
U. S . b o n d s
Treasury notes
. . . . .
Treasury c e r t i f i c a t e s
O t h e r s t o c k s and b o n d s
.

.

4.

. .
,

C.



2

+
+
-

4+

. . .

T o t a l a c c o m m o d a t i o n a t F . R. Banks

4*

4*

R e s e r v e b a l a n c e s w i t h F . R. Banks
Cash i n v a u l t
Government d e p o s i t s
N e t demand d e p o s i t s
Time d e p o s i t s

-f
4-

31
3
25
3

+

. .

25

2

11
9

+
+
-

+
+
-

+
+

942
26
160
808
13

61
123
98
159
9
14

4"

25

+

+

32

+

404

-

.

2

10
1

-

57
59
418

•

.

9

+

-

of

Released f o r p u b l i c a t i o n Friday a f t e r n o o n , September 7, 1923J not e a r l i e r .

S t , 3680a

PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN LEADING CITIES
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )

Aug. 22, 1923
769

Feb. 28, I923
777

Aug. 30, 1922
79°

230,001
3,641,374
7, £36.176-

227,398
3,616,145
7,832.964

282,521
3,799,712
7,557.140

256,370
3,481,454
7.028.215

Total loans and d i s c o u n t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

11,707,551

11,676,507

11,639,373

10,766,039

U, S, Pre-war bonds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

274,456

274,989

282,800)

U. 3. L i b e r t y bonds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1,064,090

1,053,361

1,042,296)

U, S. Treasury fcendsi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

89,792
881,155

90,781

112,2bl)

879 , 4 76

*921,058

83,362

93,060

145,704

*697,961
181,022

2.143.933

2,143.172

2.186.296

2,303,380

16,244,339

16,211,346

16,329,788

15,315,733

- - - - - - - - -

1,365,522

1,340,529

1,408,310

1,356,998

Cash in v a u l t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

282,80 5

281,274

277,480

268,863

Net demand d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

10,880,405

10,889,593

11,524,612

10,939,674

Time d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4,005,773

3,981,112

3,775,827

3,588,105

121,642

132,315

100,109

178,591

269,9is
251,335

256,246
233,147

267,180
118,334

54,079
63,172

3.2

3.0

2.4

.8

Number of r e p o r t i n g banks - - - - - - Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
Secured by U. S. Govt. o b l i g a t i o n s - Secured by s t o c k s and bonds (Other than
All other loans and d i s c o u n t s - - - - -

f r a & sti-ty J 3 9 t e 0 f - -

~

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - U, S. s e c u r i t i e s ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

U, S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness
Other bonds, stocks and s e c u r i t i e s

- -

- - - - - - -

Total loans and d i s c o u n t s and investments
Reserve balance w i t h F. R. Banks - - -

Government d e p o s i t s - - - - - - - - - - - B i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with Federal
Secured by U. S. Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s - - All other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - Reserve
- - - - - - -

- - Banks:
- - - - -

R a t i o of b i l l s payable and r e d i s c o u n t s with F. R. Banks
t o t o t a l loans and investments, per cent - - - - - - -

Aug, 29, 1923
769

1,367,331

*Includes Victory n o t e s ,
C.




V

R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , September 7, 1 9 2 3 i

n o t

earlier.

3680b

PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF ALL REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN EACH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS AUGUST 2 9 , 1 9 2 3 .
( I n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
Boston
New York P h i l a .
C l e v e . R i c h . A t l a n t a C h i c a g o S t . L o u i s Minn. K a n s , C y . D a l l a s San F r a n .
Total
Number of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s
L

43

110

55

°s£curid doySuXGovtgroblig.
12,157
77,233 19,451
S e c u r e d by s t o c k s & bonds
2 3 8 , 3 8 6 1 , 4 9 0 , 9 5 8 257,132
A l l o t h e r l o a n s & d i s c c u n t s 6 2 8 . 8 1 6 2 . 5 0 9 . 4 4 9 356.350
Total loans & discounts

81

77

39

106

36

28

76

52

66

769

28,502
8,893
7,999
35,805 12,264
4,444
6,998
3,760
402,304 119,215 64,112
5 7 3 , 1 2 7 1 3 8 , 2 8 8 4 l , 3 l 6 81, {6k 5 1 , 8 o l
698.686 330.064 328,878 1 , 1 ^ , ^ 7 ? ^ 7 i 3 ^ 2 189.016 354.150 202.294

12,495
230,001
182,91I 3,641,
797,548 7.^52x112.

8 7 9 , 3 5 9 4 , 0 7 7 , 6 4 0 632,933 1 , 1 2 9 , 4 9 2 4 5 8 , 1 7 2 4 0 0 , 9 8 9 1 , 7 4 2 , 5 0 5 4 5 7 , 9 0 4 2 3 4 , 7 7 6 4 4 2 , 9 1 2 2 5 7 , 9 1 5

992,95411,707,551

u . S. P r e - w a r b o n d s

12,533

48,026

10,697

47,824

29,344

14,431

24,496

15,335

8,961

11,715

20,s6l

u . S. L i b e r t y b o n d s

80,112

472,221

44,513

117,318

32,690

14,253

100,091

23,835

11,681

49,870

14,043

U. S. T r e a s u r y b o n d s

4,812

27,480

3,271

5,227

4,ll4

1,925

12,662

9,381

1,219

4,901

1,977

12,823

89,792

u. s. Treasury notes

28,637

468,599

49,681

56,799

10,763

5,905

138,364

21,560

28,235

19,852

12,524

40,236

881,155

1,424

11,696

5,140

6,858

2,344

7,507

19,895

6,022

2,2b7

4,995

3,353

,
ll,86l

,
83,362

7 2 7 . 8 4 6 181.047

2Q7.954

51.18 7

41.249

342.664

85.116

29,137

59.934

^
10.746

U. S. C e r t i f i c a t e s of
Indebtedness
O t h e r b o n d s , s t o c k s and
securities

168.453

30,233

274,456

103,463 1 , 0 6 4 , 0 9 0

.
,
l48,600 2 , l 4 3 ^ ] ] _

T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
and i n v e s t m e n t s
1 , 1 7 5 , 3 3 0 5 , 8 3 3 , 5 0 8 9 2 7 , 2 8 2 1 , 6 6 1 , 4 7 2 5 B 8 , 6 l 4 4 8 6 , 2 5 9 2.,380,677 619^153 3 1 6 , 2 7 6 5 9 4 , 1 7 9 3 2 1 , 4 1 9 1 , 3 4 0 , 1 7 0 ] 6 , 2 4 4 , 3 3 9
Reserve b a l a n c e w i t h F.R.Bk,

83,921

602,981

70,773

107,19^

34,l66

30,330

200,868

39,459

22,293

48,654

21,486

Cash i n v a u l t

18,569

79,592

16,364

31,327

13,561

9,938

53,900

7,653

6,159

14,691

9,852

103,463 1,365,588
21,199

282,805

Net demand d e p o s i t s

7 8 6 , 1 1 4 4 , 5 0 9 , 9 9 4 684,238

923,308 323,443 262,74s 1,495,870 335,069 192,170 436,266 208,088

723,09710,880,405

Time d e p o s i t s

268,582

592,008 151,536 178,295

540,909 4 , 0 0 5 , 7 7 3

Government d e p o s i t s

9 0 2 , 6 3 5 104,599

779,960 191,179

87,129 134,526

74,415

19,662

33,040

12,192

6,789

5,110

5,814

15,544

3,603

$,942

1,361

3,457

12,128

121,642

B i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F . R. Bank:
S e c u r e d by U . S . G o v t . o b l i g . 7,809
All Other
40,293

107,979
46,628

21,491
15,736

20,535
17,652

19,281
19,503

6,512
12,513

21,465
15,140

15,265
22,851

5,385
4,263

10,223
14,750

3,813
12,599

30,l60
29,407

269,918
251,335




St.3680c.
R e l e a s e d f o r p u b l i c a t i o n F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , September 7 , 1923; n o t e a r l i e r .
PRINCIPAL RESOURCE AND LIABILITY ITEMS OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS IN F . R. BANK AND BRANCH CITIES AND IN OTHER SELECTED CITIES,
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
Other
P. R.
A l l F. R.
selected c i t i e s
Branch c i t i e s
Bank c i t i e s
New York C i t y
C i t y of Chicago
Aug. 29 Aug. 22
Aug. 29 Aug. 22
Aug. 22
Aug, 22 Aug. 29 Aug. 22
Aug. 29
Aug. 29
30 7
205
205
307
257
49
257
Number of r e p o r t i n g b a n k s
49
65
65
Loans and d i s c o u n t s , g r o s s :
40,626
36,995
40,694
37,035
68,726
28,128
27,612
152,272
149,777
66,885
Secured by U. S, Govt, o b l i g .
4
96,281
4
9
2
,
5
9
6
5
8
5
,
o
4
o
2
,
5
2
6
,
6
0
1
5
9
3
,
2
6
3
1
,
3
1
6
,
1
2
2
1
,
2
7
2
,
1
9
7
423,629
435,084 2,563,738
S e c u r e d by s t o c k s and b o n d s
1
,
3
7
0
,
8
8
6
1
,
3
6
9,029
1
,
6
0
1
,
2
9
1
1
,
6
0
4
,
9
2
0
4
,
8
6
2
,
6
4
4
668,166
2,197,710 2,195,172
A l l o t h e r l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s
667,337 4,860,370
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s

3,582,558 3,534,254

1,119,407 1,130,549

7,576,380

7,539,022 2,230,654

2,235,180 1,900,517 1,902.305
104,204
103,654
77,019

U; S . P r e - w a r b o n d s

37,275

38,328

4,075

4,085

93,256

94,316

76,996

U; S. L i b e r t y b o n d s

4o6,257

401,209

42,933

39,014

644,no

635,063

252,511

251,288

167,469

167,010

U. S, T r e a s u r y b o n d s

18,422

5,385
68,944

46,789
645,741

23,550
147,660

20,442

650,527

23,352
146,615

20,183

434,284

5,680
84,972

46,257

U. S, T r e a s u r y n o t e s

18,525
442,556

84,013

86,075

9,307

16,64s

6,258

7,708

33,402

43,261

33,342

33,349

16,618

16,450

521,549

525,250

163,550

163,240

1,128,315

1,130,027

591,133

589,238

424,455

423,907

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
Other b o n d s , s t o c k s , and s e c u r i t i e s
T o t a l l o a n s and d i s c o u n t s and
investments
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
Time d e p o s i t s

5,009,652 4,976,770
554,599
65,466

541,535
65,251

4,03.6,291 4,022,50s
618,1IS

607,168

1,426,575 1,418,925 10,172,247 10,134,219 3,354,603
238,202
943,288
962,293
138,392
130,991
6 2 , 7 78
l4i,936
142,136
29,206
28,836
1
,
8
8
8,416
1,000,820
987,550 7,376,127 7,364,178
363,946

363,970

1,952,106

1,936,127 1,197,657

3,357,284 2,717,489 2,719,843
163,83s
165,093
233,403
7
7
,
8
9
1
61,751
77,587
1,899,803 1,615,862 1,625,612
1,189,467

256,010

855,518
13,077

Government d e p o s i t s

30,69s

34,528

6,li4

6,755

78,394

86,316

30,808

32,922

12,44o

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

80,496
37,656

84,181
28,056

10,855
6,332

3,565
12,075

156,457
158,889

150,465
l4l,S23

70,341
49,138

65,894
48,998

43,120
43,308

39,887
42,326

3.1

2.9

3.4

3.1

3.0

R a t i o of b i l l s p a y a b l e and r e d i s c o u n t s
w i t h F, R. Bank t o t o t a l l o a n s and
investments, p e r cent
Wa.



2.4

2.3

1,2

1.1

3.6