[Reserve System New York, Dec, 11.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system, in their report for the week ended December 6 respecting the entire body of reporting member banks of the system, reveal an increase on total loans amounting to $186,000000 compared with the corresponding period of last year, but a decrease of $110,000,- 000 from the previous week, Investments show increases of $1,526,000,000 over the corresponding period last year and of $113,000,000 Over last week.
Loans during the period under review totalled $8,646,000,000 and investments $14,515,000,000,—Reuter,
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