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`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
                                                                                                May 22,  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      May 21, 1997   May 14, 1997    May 22, 1996  May 21, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     442,278   -       7,920   +    25,334   446,929
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         405,907   +       1,055   +    25,273   406,087
    Held under repurchase agreements                             4,843   -       6,487   +     2,528     8,068
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              1,970               0   -       474     1,970
    Held under repurchase agreements                               399   -          51   -       477     1,553
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               25   +           8   -         2        12
    Seasonal credit                                                183   +          28   +        70       200
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           380   +         333   -        13       174
   Other F.R. assets                                            28,571   -       2,807   -     1,572    28,864
Gold stock                                                      11,051               0             0    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       968     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,271   +          14   +       849    25,271
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  487,800   -       7,906   +    25,214   492,451
 
Currency in circulation*                                       448,323   +         247   +    28,586   449,651
Treasury cash holdings*                                            323   +           7   +        58       327
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       5,176   -       9,485   +        49     5,307
  Foreign                                                          166   -           6   -        58       163
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,114   -          29   +       883     7,114
  Other                                                            360   +          13   -         5       370
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              15,046   -         116   +     2,117    14,827
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                476,508   -       9,369   +    31,629   477,758
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           11,292   +       1,462   -     6,415    14,693
 
On   May 21, 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 $ 641,666 million, a change of + $ 725 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,787 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,787 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 13,608 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 13,608 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 116 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 7 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,877 million and adjustments of $ 237 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
                                                         May 21, 1997   May 14, 1997     May 22, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0                0
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       968
Coin                                                            566       -        25      -         3
 
Loans                                                           213       +        22      +        71
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             1,970                 0      -       474
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        1,553       +     1,139      -       314
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    195,401       -       414      +    11,284
                   Notes (2)                                157,770                 0      +     7,668
                   Bonds                                     52,916                 0      +     6,473
    Total bought outright (3)                               406,087       -       413      +    25,425
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        8,068       -     3,528      +       165
     Total U.S. government securities                       414,155       -     3,941      +    25,590
       Total loans and securities                           417,891       -     2,780      +    24,874
 
Items in process of collection              (440)             6,191       -        30      +       803
Bank premises                                                 1,243                 0      +        72
Other assets (4)                                             27,711       -     2,728      -     1,604
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (440)           473,853       -     5,563      +    23,175
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       425,273       +       565      +    27,768
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    22,103       +     5,435      -     7,708
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              5,307       -    11,531      +       401
  Foreign--official accounts                                    163       +         5      -        12
    Other                                                       370       +        15      +        17
      Total deposits                                         27,943       -     6,077      -     7,302
Deferred availability cash items            (440)             5,811       +       122      +       687
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,844       -       168      +       627
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (440)           463,870       -     5,557      +    21,779
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               4,815       +         7      +       716
Surplus                                                       4,496                 0      +       529
Other capital accounts                                          672       -        13      +       151
                                                                          
 
*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  $ 7 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation 
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,608 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 116 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 $ 132 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, MAY 21, 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     187        0  Within 15 days              22,667  -          6,749     1860  +           1446
16 days to 90      26        0  16 days to 90 days          87,826  +          1,273      601  -            167
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          127,649  +          1,475      315                 0
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      94,392  -            710      416                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    38,516  +            770      307  -            140
                                Over 10 years               43,105                 0       25                 0
    Total         213        0       Total                 414,155  -          3,941     3523  +           1139
 
1 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 7 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 MAY 21, 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                                            566          16          27          66          28          86          57          73          27          27          49          41          70
 
Loans                                           213           8           0           3           0           0           7          37          42          75          28           4          10
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                             1,970         120         637          66         136         187         131         210          78          27          56          72         248
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         1,553           0       1,553           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    195,401      11,912      63,203       6,532      13,516      18,592      13,039      20,842       7,783       2,721       5,580       7,096      24,585
                   Notes (2)                157,770       9,618      51,031       5,274      10,913      15,011      10,528      16,828       6,284       2,197       4,505       5,730      19,850
                   Bonds                     52,916       3,226      17,116       1,769       3,660       5,035       3,531       5,644       2,108         737       1,511       1,922       6,658
     Total bought outright(3)               406,087      24,756     131,349      13,576      28,089      38,638      27,098      43,315      16,174       5,655      11,596      14,748      51,092
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         8,068           0       8,068           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            414,155      24,756     139,417      13,576      28,089      38,638      27,098      43,315      16,174       5,655      11,596      14,748      51,092
       Total loans and securities           417,891      24,884     141,607      13,645      28,226      38,825      27,237      43,562      16,294       5,757      11,680      14,823      51,350
 
Items in process of collection                6,631         500         763         269         264         526         634         570         249         495         327         454       1,580
Bank premises                                 1,243          95         153          50         112         127          73         109          30         128          56         152         159
Other assets(4)                              27,711       1,178       8,009       1,343       1,711       2,176       2,234       3,072         778         545         926       1,309       4,430
Interdistrict settlement account                 -0       -1599       10274        -440        -762       -4457       -5393       -2665       -1621        -512        -738        4128        3787
          TOTAL ASSETS                      474,293      26,227     167,975      15,564      30,822      39,039      26,166      46,690      16,499       6,710      12,831      21,733      64,037  
 
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 $ 7 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,608 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 116 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 
   $ 132 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 MAY 21, 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                       425,273      23,919     154,065      12,903      27,416      35,580      22,428      41,919      14,944       5,058      11,137      19,105      56,798
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    22,103       1,164       3,887       1,652       2,271       1,588       1,706       2,463         900         818         827       1,588       3,239
  U.S. Treasury--general account              5,307           0       5,307           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    163           5          52           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         370           0         112           1           2         110           4         135           1           1           1           1           1
    Total deposits                           27,943       1,170       9,358       1,661       2,282       1,708       1,723       2,615         905         822         834       1,597       3,267
Deferred credit items                         6,251         437         729         226         206         602         706         512         204         488         322         306       1,513
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,844         287       1,538         187         320         435         341         501         199         105         170         191         570
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       464,310      25,813     165,690      14,978      30,224      38,324      25,198      45,547      16,252       6,473      12,463      21,199      62,149
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               4,815         196       1,075         288         290         341         474         554         115         117         180         262         924
Surplus                                       4,496         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         865
Other capital accounts                          672          51         187          31          22          63          80          64          20          16          17          21          99
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            474,293      26,227     167,975      15,564      30,822      39,039      26,166      46,690      16,499       6,710      12,831      21,733      64,037
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      533,927      30,055     199,435      16,193      30,560      42,042      30,978      49,710      17,687       6,434      13,067      24,599      73,168
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  108,654       6,136      45,369       3,290       3,143       6,462       8,550       7,791       2,743       1,376       1,930       5,494      16,370
  F.R. notes, net                           425,273      23,919     154,065      12,903      27,416      35,580      22,428      41,919      14,944       5,058      11,137      19,105      56,798
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         405,022
     Total collateral                       425,273
 
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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