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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
                                                                                                August 14,  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      Aug 13, 1997   Aug 6, 1997     Aug 14, 1996  Aug 13, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     449,622   +       2,000   +    25,758   457,832
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         410,183   +       1,609   +    25,790   411,365
    Held under repurchase agreements                             4,795   -         264   +     1,751    10,943
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              1,039   -          30   -     1,298     1,030
    Held under repurchase agreements                               809   +         271   +        71     2,005
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                                8   -          94   -         2         0
    Seasonal credit                                                365   -          11   +        70       375
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           652   +         156   +       307      -139
   Other F.R. assets                                            31,772   +         362   -       931    32,252
Gold stock                                                      11,051   -           1             0    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       518     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,441   +          14   +       785    25,441
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  495,314   +       2,013   +    26,025   503,524
 
Currency in circulation*                                       456,713   +       1,288   +    26,980   457,622
Treasury cash holdings*                                            305   -           5   +        37       304
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       4,965   -         232   +       184     4,678
  Foreign                                                          170   -          19   -        15       191
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,093   -          46   +       779     7,093
  Other                                                            352   +           1   +        46       359
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              15,063   +         246   +     1,277    15,299
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                484,661   +       1,234   +    29,289   485,546
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           10,653   +         779   -     3,263    17,978
 
On   August 13, 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 $ 636,115 million, a change of + $ 4,140 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 14,208 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 14,208 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 13,025 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 13,025 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 150 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 1,150 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 8 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,896 million and adjustments of $ 197 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
                                                         Aug 13, 1997   Aug 6, 1997      Aug 14, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0      +         1
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       518
Coin                                                            493       +        14      -        54
 
Loans                                                           375       -        39      +        37
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             1,030       -        15      -     1,306
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        2,005       +     1,787      +     1,107
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    196,579       +       212      +     9,793
                   Notes (2)                                160,525                 0      +     8,979
                   Bonds                                     54,261                 0      +     6,787
    Total bought outright (3)                               411,365       +       213      +    25,559
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       10,943       +     7,192      +     6,273
     Total U.S. government securities                       422,308       +     7,405      +    31,832
       Total loans and securities                           425,719       +     9,137      +    31,670
 
Items in process of collection              (409)             6,051       -     1,803      +       160
Bank premises                                                 1,262       +         1      +        63
Other assets (4)                                             31,067       +       827      -       771
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (409)           484,842       +     8,176      +    30,552
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       432,978       +       537      +    26,406
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    25,506       +     9,111      +     2,797
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              4,678       -     1,269      -       771
  Foreign--official accounts                                    191       +         4      +        14
    Other                                                       359       +         9      +        51
      Total deposits                                         30,734       +     7,856      +     2,092
Deferred availability cash items            (409)             5,832       -       783      +       417
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,786       +        58      +       441
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (409)           474,330       +     7,668      +    29,356
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,138       +        35      +       651
Surplus                                                       4,496       +        80      +       529
Other capital accounts                                          879       +       393      +        15
                                                                          
 
*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 $ 1,150 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and  $ 8 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation   
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,025 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 150 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 $ 125 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, AUGUST 13, 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      90        0  Within 15 days              28,411  +          6,789     2005  +           1772
16 days to 90     285        0  16 days to 90 days          84,139  -            450      211                 0
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          133,557  +          1,065      154  +             50
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      93,174                 0      351  -             50
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    39,016                 0      290                 0
                                Over 10 years               44,011                 0       25                 0
    Total         375        0       Total                 422,308  +          7,404     3035  +           1772
 
1 Includes $ 1,150 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 8 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 AUGUST 13, 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                                            493          13          16          56          24          75          65          62          22          18          37          47          59
 
Loans                                           375           0           0           0           0           0          10          62          86         161          43           5           9
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                             1,030          63         333          34          71          98          69         110          41          14          29          37         130
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         2,005           0       2,005           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    196,579      11,984      63,584       6,572      13,598      18,704      13,118      20,968       7,830       2,738       5,613       7,139      24,733
                   Notes (2)                160,525       9,786      51,922       5,366      11,104      15,273      10,712      17,122       6,393       2,236       4,584       5,830      20,197
                   Bonds                     54,261       3,308      17,551       1,814       3,753       5,163       3,621       5,788       2,161         756       1,549       1,971       6,827
     Total bought outright(3)               411,365      25,078     133,056      13,752      28,455      39,140      27,451      43,878      16,384       5,729      11,746      14,939      51,756
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        10,943           0      10,943           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            422,308      25,078     143,999      13,752      28,455      39,140      27,451      43,878      16,384       5,729      11,746      14,939      51,756
       Total loans and securities           425,719      25,141     146,338      13,787      28,526      39,238      27,529      44,050      16,511       5,904      11,819      14,981      51,895
 
Items in process of collection                6,459         437         820         314         304         486         635         571         332         281         311         368       1,599
Bank premises                                 1,262          94         153          50         120         126          77         109          30         139          55         151         159
Other assets(4)                              31,067       1,335       9,738       1,419       1,881       2,402       2,385       3,328         878         582         995       1,397       4,727
Interdistrict settlement account                  0       -1676       16756       -2530        -484       -5177       -2005       -3236       -2140       -1317       -1839        2786         863
          TOTAL ASSETS                      485,251      26,497     180,961      13,727      31,615      38,907      30,011      46,853      16,375       5,877      11,911      20,556      61,963
 
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 $ 1,150 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 8 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,025 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 150 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 
   $ 125 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 AUGUST 13, 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                       432,978      24,026     162,858      12,005      29,209      34,370      26,680      41,750      14,709       4,376      10,376      17,939      54,679
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    25,506       1,365       8,752         732       1,126       1,914       1,555       2,887         995         590         727       1,576       3,286
  U.S. Treasury--general account              4,678           0       4,678           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    191           5          80           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         359           6         103           1           4         111           2         126           0           2           2           1           1
    Total deposits                           30,734       1,376      13,613         742       1,139       2,035       1,571       3,030         999         595         734       1,585       3,314
Deferred credit items                         6,241         421         698         233         239         619         690         510         227         451         332         322       1,498
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,786         285       1,489         184         316         437         336         506         200         101         170         191         570
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       474,738      26,108     178,658      13,163      30,903      37,461      29,277      45,797      16,136       5,524      11,613      20,037      60,061
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,138         186       1,100         288         355         746         314         495         111         196         125         261         961
Surplus                                       4,496         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         865
Other capital accounts                          879          36         180           8          71         390           4          36          17          52           2           7          75
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            485,251      26,497     180,961      13,727      31,615      38,907      30,011      46,853      16,375       5,877      11,911      20,556      61,963
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      542,935      29,990     205,270      15,526      32,989      40,702      35,281      50,224      17,207       6,081      12,262      24,285      73,118
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  109,957       5,964      42,412       3,521       3,780       6,331       8,601       8,474       2,498       1,704       1,886       6,345      18,439
  F.R. notes, net                           432,978      24,026     162,858      12,005      29,209      34,370      26,680      41,750      14,709       4,376      10,376      17,939      54,679
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         412,727
     Total collateral                       432,978
 
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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