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`1 FEDERAL RESERVE These data are scheduled for release each Thursday. The exact time of each release will be announced, when the information is available, on (202) 452-3206.  H.4.1  Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and Condition Statement of F.R. Banks                                                                                                October 17, 1996 Millions of dollars`

|        | Averages of daily figures
|------- | -------------------------
|
|
|427,967 | +    3,791               
|        |                          
|387,116 | -      177               
|3,945   | +    1,898               
|        |                          
|2,309   | 0                        
|1,624   | +    1,086               
|0       | 0                        
|        |                          
|158     | +      141               
|213     | -       34               
|0       | 0                        
|965     | +      568               
|31,637  | +      308               
|11,049  | 0                        
|9,718   | 0                        
|24,721  | +       14               
|473,455 | +    3,804               
|        |                          
|433,818 | +    2,016               
|292     | -        1               
|        |                          
|4,885   | +      356               
|178     | +       10               
|6,800   | +      317               
|381     | +       11               
|13,834  | +      324               
|460,189 | +    3,033               
|        |                          
|13,267  | +      771               

`On    October 16, 1996, the face amount of marketable U.S. government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign official and international accounts was $     592,665 million, a change of + $     4,599 million for the week.  The total includes the face value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds. 1 Net of $    11,995 million, daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which   a net of $    11,995 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S.   government securities. 2 Net of $    12,056 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of   $    12,056 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $         0 million securities loaned--fully   secured U.S. government securities. 3 Consists of required clearing balances of $     6,523 million and adjustments of $       277 million to compensate for float. 4 Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float.  * Estimated (Treasury's figures). Components may not add to totals due to rounding.1   Worksheet for H.4.1 (a)   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS Millions of dollars`

|      |         |            | Change since
|----- | ------- | ---------- | ------------
|
|      | 11,049  | 0          | -        1  
|      | 9,718   | 0          | -      450  
|      | 610     | +        3 | +      159  
|      |         |            |             
|      | 909     | +      655 | +      688  
|      | 0       | 0          | 0           
|      |         |            |             
|      | 2,309   | 0          | -      586  
|      | 824     | -      280 | +      424  
|      |         |            |             
|      | 186,795 | -      528 | +    5,906  
|      | 152,392 | 0          | +    4,974  
|      | 47,869  | 0          | +    5,196  
|      | 387,055 | -      528 | +   16,076  
|      | 1,255   | -    4,941 | -    2,857  
|      | 388,310 | -    5,469 | +   13,219  
|      | 392,353 | -    5,094 | +   13,745  
|      |         |            |             
|(436) | 12,717  | +    5,786 | +    7,249  
|      | 1,213   | +        6 | +       95  
|      | 30,370  | -       56 | -      860  
|(436) | 458,030 | +      645 | +   19,936  
|      |         |            |             
|
|      | 410,774 | +    1,191 | +   21,316  
|      |         |            |             
|      | 20,351  | -    2,776 | -    4,321  
|      | 3,594   | -    1,129 | -    2,117  
|      | 165     | 0          | +        3  
|      | 366     | +        3 | +       17  
|      | 24,475  | -    3,902 | -    6,418  
|(436) | 9,120   | +    3,359 | +    3,940  
|      | 4,271   | -      140 | 0           
|(436) | 448,640 | +      508 | +   18,838  
|      |         |            |             
|
|      | 4,533   | +        1 | +      610  
|      | 3,860   | 0          | +      177  
|      | 997     | +      136 | +      311  

`* 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 Net of $    12,056 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes   $         0 million securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities. 3 Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates. Includes special investment account   at Chicago of $       152 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days. 4 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 16, 1996 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 securities | Federal agency obligations
|--- | -------------------------- | --------------------------
|
|827 | 0                          | Within 15 days            
|82  | 0                          | 16 days to 90 days        
|0   | 0                          | 91 days to 1 year         
|    |                            | Over 1 year to 5 years    
|    |                            | Over 5 years to 10 years  
|    |                            | Over 10 years             
|909 | 0                          | Total                     

`Components may not add to totals due to rounding.1  H.4.1 (b)  STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 16, 1996 Millions of dollars`

|ASSETS  | Total  | Boston  | New York | Phila. | Cleve. | Rich.  | Atlanta | Chicago | S.Louis | Minneap. | KansasC | Dallas | San Fran.
|------- | ------ | ------- | -------- | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------- | ------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | ------ | ---------
|11,049  | 661    | 4,050   | 423      | 624    | 919    | 769    | 1,140   | 474     | 168     | 321      | 433     | 1,067 
|9,718   | 636    | 3,385   | 396      | 543    | 835    | 745    | 979     | 419     | 144     | 280      | 399     | 957   
|610     | 16     | 22      | 41       | 30     | 107    | 88     | 68      | 29      | 20      | 64       | 52      | 74    
|        |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|909     | 0      | 0       | 0        | 0      | 3      | 2      | 35      | 43      | 89      | 30       | 5       | 702   
|0       | 0      | 0       | 0        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0        | 0       | 0     
|        |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|2,309   | 136    | 859     | 89       | 136    | 192    | 154    | 250     | 108     | 35      | 72       | 83      | 196   
|824     | 0      | 824     | 0        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0        | 0       | 0     
|        |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|186,795 | 10,991 | 69,468  | 7,230    | 10,979 | 15,490 | 12,466 | 20,243  | 8,751   | 2,817   | 5,851    | 6,689   | 15,821
|152,392 | 8,966  | 56,674  | 5,898    | 8,957  | 12,637 | 10,170 | 16,515  | 7,139   | 2,298   | 4,773    | 5,457   | 12,907
|47,869  | 2,817  | 17,802  | 1,853    | 2,814  | 3,969  | 3,195  | 5,188   | 2,242   | 722     | 1,499    | 1,714   | 4,054 
|387,055 | 22,774 | 143,944 | 14,980   | 22,749 | 32,096 | 25,830 | 41,946  | 18,132  | 5,838   | 12,124   | 13,860  | 32,782
|1,255   | 0      | 1,255   | 0        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0        | 0       | 0     
|388,310 | 22,774 | 145,199 | 14,980   | 22,749 | 32,096 | 25,830 | 41,946  | 18,132  | 5,838   | 12,124   | 13,860  | 32,782
|392,353 | 22,910 | 146,882 | 15,070   | 22,885 | 32,291 | 25,987 | 42,232  | 18,284  | 5,962   | 12,226   | 13,947  | 33,680
|        |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|13,153  | 677    | 2,213   | 776      | 600    | 901    | 1,408  | 1,198   | 639     | 946     | 636      | 754     | 2,406 
|1,213   | 94     | 147     | 48       | 101    | 128    | 82     | 110     | 30      | 103     | 55       | 155     | 160   
|30,370  | 1,398  | 9,569   | 1,312    | 1,925  | 2,364  | 2,595  | 3,507   | 920     | 645     | 1,061    | 1,575   | 3,498 
|0       | +1,174 | -25,611 | -2,423   | +6,146 | +5,107 | +715   | +621    | -2,620  | -926    | -657     | -2,195  | 20,670
|458,467 | 27,565 | 140,657 | 15,643   | 32,853 | 42,651 | 32,388 | 49,855  | 18,176  | 7,061   | 13,986   | 15,119  | 62,512

`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 Net of $    12,056 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes $         0 million   securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities. 3 Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates. Includes special investment account at Chicago of   $       152 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days.  Components may not add to totals due to rounding.1  H.4.1 (c)  STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON OCTOBER 16, 1996 Millions of dollars`

|LIABILITIES | Total  | Boston  | New York | Phila. | Cleve. | Rich.  | Atlanta | Chicago | S.Louis | Minneap. | KansasC | Dallas | San Fran.
|----------- | ------ | ------- | -------- | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------- | ------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | ------ | ---------
|410,774     | 24,743 | 127,079 | 13,649   | 31,006 | 39,378 | 28,469 | 45,256  | 16,681  | 5,484   | 12,289   | 12,130  | 54,611
|            |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|20,351      | 1,665  | 4,805   | 936      | 573    | 1,319  | 1,692  | 2,013   | 597     | 426     | 613      | 1,885   | 3,830 
|3,594       | 0      | 3,594   | 0        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0        | 0       | 0     
|165         | 6      | 60      | 7        | 9      | 11     | 14     | 17      | 4       | 4       | 5        | 9       | 20    
|366         | 0      | 111     | 1        | 3      | 86     | 3      | 153     | 2       | 1       | 1        | 1       | 3     
|24,475      | 1,671  | 8,569   | 944      | 585    | 1,416  | 1,709  | 2,183   | 602     | 430     | 620      | 1,894   | 3,853 
|9,557       | 542    | 1,264   | 406      | 407    | 859    | 1,035  | 839     | 443     | 841     | 551      | 408     | 1,960 
|4,271       | 255    | 1,431   | 187      | 256    | 354    | 308    | 461     | 205     | 97      | 166      | 173     | 379   
|449,077     | 27,211 | 138,344 | 15,186   | 32,254 | 42,006 | 31,520 | 48,739  | 17,930  | 6,852   | 13,625   | 14,605  | 60,803
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|            |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|4,533       | 167    | 1,085   | 222      | 290    | 312    | 426    | 540     | 114     | 103     | 176      | 253     | 844   
|3,860       | 166    | 1,028   | 185      | 252    | 284    | 379    | 460     | 95      | 96      | 148      | 240     | 527   
|997         | 20     | 200     | 49       | 58     | 49     | 63     | 115     | 37      | 10      | 38       | 21      | 337   
|458,467     | 27,565 | 140,657 | 15,643   | 32,853 | 42,651 | 32,388 | 49,855  | 18,176  | 7,061   | 13,986   | 15,119  | 62,512
|            |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |        |          
|            |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|            |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|531,563     | 30,266 | 179,472 | 16,329   | 34,117 | 47,263 | 35,920 | 53,733  | 20,361  | 6,935   | 14,411   | 21,669  | 71,088
|120,789     | 5,523  | 52,393  | 2,680    | 3,112  | 7,885  | 7,451  | 8,477   | 3,681   | 1,451   | 2,122    | 9,539   | 16,476
|410,774     | 24,743 | 127,079 | 13,649   | 31,006 | 39,378 | 28,469 | 45,256  | 16,681  | 5,484   | 12,289   | 12,130  | 54,611
|            |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|11,049      |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|9,718       |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|0           |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|390,007     |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       
|410,774     |        |         |          |        |        |        |         |         |         |          |         |       

`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.`

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