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BANKING STANDARDS 
CHART 4 
RATIOS OF INVESTMENTS TO EARNING ASSETS — ALL MEMBER BANKS 
Comparison of Federal Reserve District Ratios with those for the 
Country as a Whole, 1919-1923 
(The slopes of these lines, not their vertical positions, are significant. See page 21.) 
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