FEDERAL RESERVE
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H.4.1
Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and
Condition Statement of F.R. Banks
                                                                                                April 17,  1997
Millions of dollars
                                                              Averages of daily figures
      Reserve balances of depository institutions at      Week ended        Change from week ended     Wednesday
 F.R. Banks, Reserve Bank credit, and related items      Apr 16, 1997   Apr 9, 1997     Apr 17, 1996  Apr 16, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     443,088   +         914   +    22,956   449,539
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         401,182   +         390   +    21,912   400,719
    Held under repurchase agreements                             8,243   +         641   +     2,413    13,512
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              1,984   -          10   -       507     1,984
    Held under repurchase agreements                               685   -         216   +       663       785
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               51   +          50   +        46       104
    Seasonal credit                                                 76   +          12   +        52        79
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           217   -         114   -       180      1585
   Other F.R. assets                                            30,650   +         161   -     1,444    30,771
Gold stock                                                      11,052               0   -         1    11,052
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       968     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,191   +          14   +       866    25,191
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  488,530   +         928   +    22,853   494,982
 
Currency in circulation*                                       446,616   +         424   +    27,261   446,996
Treasury cash holdings*                                            308   +          24   -        11       308
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       7,837   +       3,011   +       182    17,884
  Foreign                                                          176   +          12   -        13       178
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,022   +          59   +     1,223     7,022
  Other                                                            401   -          12   +        38       366
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              15,032   +          57   +     2,082    14,997
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                477,391   +       3,574   +    30,762   487,751
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           11,139   -       2,646   -     7,908     7,231
 
On   April 16, 1997,  the face amount of marketable U.S. government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign
official and international accounts was $ 653,295 million, a change of + $ 2,682 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,647 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,647 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 13,843 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 13,843 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 70 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 4 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,848 million and adjustments of $ 174 million to compensate for float.
5 Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float.
 
* Estimated (Treasury's figures).
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
 
 
 
 
Worksheet for H.4.1 (a)
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Millions of Dollars
 
                                                                               Change Since
                                                 *         Wednesday      Wednesday        Wednesday
                                                         Apr 16, 1997   Apr 9, 1997      Apr 17, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,052       +         1                0
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       968
Coin                                                            646       -         7      +        73
 
Loans                                                           183       +       112      +       148
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             1,984       -        10      -       507
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                          785       -       886      +       633
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    195,165       -       228      +    11,883
                   Notes (2)                                154,154       -       373      +     4,052
                   Bonds                                     51,399                 0      +     4,957
    Total bought outright (3)                               400,719       -       601      +    20,891
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       13,512       +     2,565      +       100
     Total U.S. government securities                       414,231       +     1,964      +    20,991
       Total loans and securities                           417,183       +     1,180      +    21,266
 
Items in process of collection              (406)             7,891       +     1,353      +     1,217
Bank premises                                                 1,247       +         2      +        88
Other assets (4)                                             29,543       +       130      -     1,628
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (406)           476,761       +     2,659      +    20,047
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       422,759       -       541      +    26,741
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    13,508       -    12,249      -    11,871
  U.S. Treasury--general account                             17,884       +    14,438      +     2,216
  Foreign--official accounts                                    178       +        17      -        46
    Other                                                       366       -        26      +         8
      Total deposits                                         31,936       +     2,179      -     9,692
Deferred availability cash items            (406)             7,069       +       885      +       755
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   5,059       +       108      +       759
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (406)           466,823       +     2,631      +    18,564
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               4,792       +         1      +       781
Surplus                                                       4,496                 0      +       529
Other capital accounts                                          650       +        26      +       173
                                                                          
 
*Figures in parentheses are the eliminations made in the consolidation process.
1 Does not include U.S. government and federal agency securities resold under matched sale-purchase transactions to foreign official
   and international accounts of which $ 0 million was outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.
2 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and  $ 4 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation 
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,843 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 70 million securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
4 Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates.  Includes special investment account
   at Chicago of $ 139 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days.
5 Includes exchange-translation account reflecting the monthly revaluation at market exchange rates of foreign exchange commitments.
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
 
 
 
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES, APRIL 16, 1997
Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreements are classified as maturing within 15 days in accordance with maximum 
maturity of the agreements.
Millions of dollars
                                                                U.S. government           Federal agency
               Loans  Acceptances                                 securities (1)           obligations
                                                                     Weekly                     Weekly
                                                          Holdings   changes          Holdings  changes
Within 15 day     171        0  Within 15 days              28,381  +          9,130      951  -            730
16 days to 90      12        0  16 days to 90 days          89,773  -          6,156      604  -            156
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          125,152  -            828      313  +             20
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      91,797  -            585      430  -             30
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    37,011  +            403      447                 0
                                Over 10 years               42,117                 0       25                 0
    Total         183        0       Total                 414,231  +          1,964     2769  -            896
 
1 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 4 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
 
 
 
 
H.4.1 (b)
 
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON APRIL 16, 1997
Millions of dollars
                                                                                                                                                                   Kansas                   San
                                           Total      Boston      New York  Philadelphia Cleveland    Richmond    Atlanta     Chicago    St. Louis  Minneapolis     City       Dallas    Francisco
         ASSETS
Gold certificate account                     11,052         624       3,939         350         669         965         723       1,069         401         147         286         459       1,420
Special drawing rights certif. acct.          9,200         530       3,202         282         574         792         602         900         340         123         247         367       1,241
Coin                                            646          19          34          69          32          97          70          80          26          27          58          49          85
 
Loans                                           183           7           0           1           0         100           3          18          20          24          10           1           0
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                             1,984         121         642          66         137         189         132         212          79          28          57          72         250
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)           785           0         785           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    195,165      11,898      63,126       6,525      13,500      18,569      13,024      20,817       7,773       2,718       5,573       7,088      24,555
                   Notes (2)                154,154       9,398      49,861       5,154      10,663      14,667      10,287      16,443       6,140       2,147       4,402       5,598      19,395
                   Bonds                     51,399       3,133      16,625       1,718       3,555       4,890       3,430       5,482       2,047         716       1,468       1,867       6,467
     Total bought outright(3)               400,719      24,429     129,613      13,396      27,718      38,127      26,740      42,743      15,960       5,581      11,442      14,553      50,417
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        13,512           0      13,512           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            414,231      24,429     143,125      13,396      27,718      38,127      26,740      42,743      15,960       5,581      11,442      14,553      50,417
       Total loans and securities           417,183      24,557     144,552      13,464      27,855      38,416      26,875      42,972      16,059       5,632      11,509      14,626      50,667
 
Items in process of collection                8,296         420         953         313         384         661         872         645         413         527         484         766       1,859
Bank premises                                 1,247          95         153          50         116         127          73         109          31         124          56         154         160
Other assets(4)                              29,543       1,265       8,678       1,411       1,813       2,328       2,353       3,261         834         569         977       1,378       4,675
Interdistrict settlement account                 -0       -1555       10605       -1161       -1481       -3918       -4707       -3117       -1358        -804        -485        4230        3751
          TOTAL ASSETS                      477,167      25,953     172,116      14,778      29,961      39,468      26,862      45,919      16,747       6,345      13,131      22,029      63,858
 
1 Does not include U.S. government and federal agency securities resold under matched sale-purchase transactions to foreign official and
   international accounts, of which $ 0 was outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.
2 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 4 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,843 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 70 million
   securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
4 Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates.  Includes special investment account at Chicago of 
   $ 139 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days.
 
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
 
 
 
 
H.4.1 (c)
 
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON APRIL 16, 1997
Millions of dollars
                                                                                                                                                                   Kansas                   San
                                           Total      Boston      New York  Philadelphia Cleveland    Richmond    Atlanta     Chicago    St. Louis  Minneapolis     City       Dallas    Francisco
       LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                       422,759      23,904     147,584      13,002      28,017      36,651      23,287      41,808      15,480       5,122      11,461      19,393      57,048
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    13,508         880       1,624         773         683       1,040       1,338       1,756         562         341         677       1,203       2,630
  U.S. Treasury--general account             17,884           0      17,884           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    178           5          67           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         366           1         114           1           3          90          12         140           0           1           2           1           2
    Total deposits                           31,936         886      19,689         782         696       1,140       1,363       1,913         565         346         684       1,212       2,660
Deferred credit items                         7,475         466         891         234         348         539         926         554         255         541         449         557       1,715
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               5,059         287       1,639         185         312         430         336         498         198         102         168         339         566
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       467,229      25,543     169,803      14,203      29,373      38,760      25,913      44,773      16,498       6,111      12,762      21,500      61,989
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               4,792         195       1,080         281         284         340         464         554         115         117         179         260         921
Surplus                                       4,496         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         865
Other capital accounts                          650          48         210          25          18          57          70          67          21          14          19          19          82
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            477,167      25,953     172,116      14,778      29,961      39,468      26,862      45,919      16,747       6,345      13,131      22,029      63,858
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      527,330      29,901     190,456      15,964      31,141      42,798      31,723      49,275      18,101       6,597      13,338      24,886      73,151
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  104,571       5,997      42,871       2,962       3,124       6,147       8,436       7,467       2,621       1,475       1,877       5,493      16,103
  F.R. notes, net                           422,759      23,904     147,584      13,002      28,017      36,651      23,287      41,808      15,480       5,122      11,461      19,393      57,048
Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account                  11,052
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                      9,200
   Other eligible assets                          0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities         402,507
     Total collateral                       422,759
 
1 Includes exchange translation account reflecting the monthly revaluation at market exchange rates of foreign exchange commitments.
 
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.