FEDERAL RESERVE
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H.4.1
Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and
Condition Statement of F.R. Banks
                                                                                                October 30,  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      Oct 29, 1997   Oct 22, 1997    Oct 30, 1996  Oct 29, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     453,544   -       1,747   +    28,413   453,848
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         414,841   -         244   +    28,202   414,096
    Held under repurchase agreements                             3,683   -       2,302   +     1,432     4,475
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                                716   -          39   -     1,533       711
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,313   +         337   -       339     1,844
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               10   -          23   +         6         8
    Seasonal credit                                                190   -          18   +         9       177
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           588   +         148   +       186      -239
   Other F.R. assets                                            32,201   +         394   +       450    32,777
Gold stock                                                      11,051   +           1   +         1    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       518     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,544   +          14   +       691    25,544
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  499,339   -       1,732   +    28,588   499,643
 
Currency in circulation*                                       460,591   -         914   +    28,359   462,126
Treasury cash holdings*                                            239   -           1   -        43       237
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       5,868   +         341   +       640     5,091
  Foreign                                                          166   -          33   -        16       192
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   6,912   +          30   +       246     6,912
  Other                                                            383   +           9   +         5       437
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              16,051   -          50   +     1,905    15,771
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                490,210   -         618   +    31,096   490,765
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                            9,129   -       1,114   -     2,508     8,878
 
On   October 29, 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 $ 621,101 million, a change of - $ 7,548 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,897 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,897 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 14,643 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 14,643 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 140 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 1,550 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 14 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,791 million and adjustments of $ 121 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
                                                         Oct 29, 1997   Oct 22, 1997     Oct 30, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0      +         1
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       518
Coin                                                            517       -         1      -        98
 
Loans                                                           185       -        32      -         1
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                               711       -        35      -     1,536
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        1,844       +       222      -       276
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    194,962       -     1,369      +     7,637
                   Notes (2)                                163,076       +         1      +    10,684
                   Bonds                                     56,059                 0      +     8,190
    Total bought outright (3)                               414,096       -     1,369      +    26,511
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        4,475       -     8,039      +     1,795
     Total U.S. government securities                       418,571       -     9,408      +    28,306
       Total loans and securities                           421,310       -     9,253      +    26,493
 
Items in process of collection              (374)             6,001       -     1,105      -       457
Bank premises                                                 1,273       -         1      +        59
Other assets (4)                                             31,478       +       436      +       608
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (374)           480,831       -     9,923      +    26,088
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       437,336       +       532      +    27,883
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    16,386       -     9,169      -     3,654
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              5,091       -       494      -       297
  Foreign--official accounts                                    192       -        14      +        27
    Other                                                       437       +        72      +       107
      Total deposits                                         22,105       -     9,606      -     3,817
Deferred availability cash items            (374)             5,618       -       698      +       136
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,825       -       147      +       349
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (374)           469,884       -     9,918      +    24,551
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,272       +        13      +       707
Surplus                                                       4,389                 0      +       528
Other capital accounts                                        1,286       -        17      +       302
                                                                          
 
*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 $1,550 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $14 million of compensation that 
   adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 14,643 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 140 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 $ 154 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, OCTOBER 29, 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     168        0  Within 15 days              16,595  -          3,384     1870  +            187
16 days to 90      16        0  16 days to 90 days          87,956  -          5,684        0                 0
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          138,846  -            340      202                 0
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      91,357                 0      203                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    38,429                 0      255                 0
                                Over 10 years               45,389                 0       25                 0
    Total         185        0       Total                 418,571  -          9,408     2555  +            187
 
1 Includes $1,550 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $14 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 OCTOBER 29, 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                     11,051         624       3,938         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                                            517          25          19          54          31          73          61          65          16          22          28          45          79
 
Loans                                           185           6           0           0           0           0           2          27          40          66          41           2           1
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                               711          43         230          24          49          68          47          76          28          10          20          26          89
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         1,844           0       1,844           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    194,962      11,885      63,061       6,518      13,486      18,550      13,010      20,796       7,765       2,715       5,567       7,080      24,529
                   Notes (2)                163,076       9,942      52,747       5,452      11,280      15,516      10,882      17,394       6,495       2,271       4,657       5,922      20,518
                   Bonds                     56,059       3,417      18,132       1,874       3,878       5,334       3,741       5,980       2,233         781       1,601       2,036       7,053
     Total bought outright(3)               414,096      25,244     133,940      13,844      28,644      39,400      27,633      44,169      16,493       5,767      11,824      15,038      52,100
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         4,475           0       4,475           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            418,571      25,244     138,415      13,844      28,644      39,400      27,633      44,169      16,493       5,767      11,824      15,038      52,100
       Total loans and securities           421,310      25,294     140,489      13,868      28,693      39,467      27,682      44,272      16,561       5,843      11,885      15,066      52,190
 
Items in process of collection                6,375         462         825         277         240         449         636         487         252         518         387         374       1,469
Bank premises                                 1,273          94         154          50         125         126          78         108          31         144          55         150         159
Other assets(4)                              31,478       1,346       9,858       1,441       1,901       2,414       2,419       3,400         886         591       1,007       1,415       4,800
Interdistrict settlement account                  0       -2443       20346       -2466       -2424       -7490        -675       -4592       -1821       -1513         428        3359        -709
          TOTAL ASSETS                      481,204      25,932     178,829      13,856      29,808      36,796      31,526      45,709      16,665       5,875      14,323      21,236      60,648
 
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 $1,550 million of infaltion-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $14 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 14,643 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 140 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 
   $ 154 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 OCTOBER 29, 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                       437,336      22,922     166,939      11,841      27,429      32,537      28,443      41,419      15,410       4,381      12,858      19,264      53,893
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    16,386       1,938       2,064       1,065       1,072       1,625       1,290       2,032         608         504         651         907       2,630
  U.S. Treasury--general account              5,091           0       5,091           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    192           5          81           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         437           1         178           0           3          95           1         155           0           0           1           1           1
    Total deposits                           22,105       1,944       7,413       1,074       1,084       1,730       1,305       2,203         612         508         657         916       2,659
Deferred credit items                         5,992         374         704         178         224         419         686         526         209         491         331         307       1,542
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,825         289       1,461         189         323         460         343         508         204         101         171         196         580
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       470,258      25,529     176,517      13,282      29,060      35,146      30,776      44,657      16,436       5,481      14,018      20,682      58,674
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,272         194       1,101         287         366         811         316         514         110         197         125         275         976
Surplus                                       4,389         164         999         262         279         303         405         512         109         101         167         244         845
Other capital accounts                        1,286          45         212          26         104         536          29          26          11          96          13          34         154
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            481,204      25,932     178,829      13,856      29,808      36,796      31,526      45,709      16,665       5,875      14,323      21,236      60,648
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      549,297      29,320     204,557      15,646      32,249      39,435      37,761      50,195      17,855       6,121      15,620      26,646      73,893
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  111,961       6,398      37,618       3,805       4,820       6,898       9,318       8,776       2,445       1,741       2,761       7,382      19,999
  F.R. notes, net                           437,336      22,922     166,939      11,841      27,429      32,537      28,443      41,419      15,410       4,381      12,858      19,264      53,893
Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account                  11,051
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                      9,200
   Other eligible assets                          0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities         417,086
     Total collateral                       437,336
 
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.