Show ASSETS OF NATIONAL BANKS EIGHTEEN BILLIONS Such Institutions Hold Almost Almost Al Al- most forI for I Other Banks WASHINGTON May ta IS Com Comptrollers Comptroller's I I analysis of ot balances carrl carried d b by state tato banks hank national banks and trust companies companies compa compa- nies In national ba banks of or reserve cRies cities I and other cities having a population of I or or more embracing cities shows that national banks In th these e I cities had to credit of other banks bantes national and state and trust rust companies on December 31 31 1917 Of Ot this sum had been depo deposited by banks and trust companies b by Now New England by banks and trust companies s of or eastern states by banks antI and trust companies In southern states i U by those thoc in middle western state Plate by banks hanks in western stern states belonging to banks of Pacific states and for or forel foreign n banks and bankers and banks In Alaska State banks and trust companies In New ew r England distributed their o of balances as follows with national hanks banks In cities In eastern states state with national banks in tn New e eEn En England land cities and with banks In western cities Of Ot F deposited b by hanks banks nn and trust companies of eastern states with national banks in 01 cities tt was deposited with national banks bank n on n eastern cities and amid In Now XI En England land western and southern cities clUes Of or which banks In forel foreign countries carried in national banks in cities mentioned was held by hr national banks 1 s in eastern cities principally pally In New York City It 1 is sl significant nt the statement says that banks bank and trust companies of southern states had balances to their credit in national banks o of stem eastern chic cities l principally New York City which amount amounted ed cd to I practically as much as tho the ab aggregate aggregate reate re- re gate ate of such bank balances held by national national na na- na banks of eastern cities to credit of all banks and trust companies in New England western states state and tho Pacific states combined The rhe huge hug amount which national I banks s In the tho clUes cities hold for fop ot other banks and trust companies es is about just just the amount of or the third Libert Liberty loan while loan while total assets of or national banks of or the thc country arc ac now over or thirty five times limes as much as these banks had invested In as of March tarch 4 In bonds of or first and second j Liberty I issues sues |