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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
                                                                                                October 23,  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 22, 1997   Oct 15, 1997    Oct 23, 1996  Oct 22, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     455,299   +       1,326   +    27,521   463,603
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         415,085   +       1,815   +    28,065   415,465
    Held under repurchase agreements                             5,986   -         166   +     2,352    12,514
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                                754   -          79   -     1,534       746
    Held under repurchase agreements                               976   -         280   -       806     1,622
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               34   +          26   +        30        14
    Seasonal credit                                                208   -          23   +        11       203
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           451   -         152   -       685       691
   Other F.R. assets                                            31,806   +         185   +        88    32,349
Gold stock                                                      11,050               0   +         1    11,050
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       518     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,530   +          14   +       690    25,530
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  501,080   +       1,340   +    27,694   509,384
 
Currency in circulation*                                       461,505   -         264   +    28,210   461,577
Treasury cash holdings*                                            240   -           2   -        42       239
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       5,527   +         417   +       113     5,585
  Foreign                                                          199   +          24   +        33       205
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   6,882   -         128   +       223     6,882
  Other                                                            375   -           8   +        17       365
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              16,101   +         259   +     1,962    15,922
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                490,828   +         297   +    30,517   490,775
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           10,252   +       1,043   -     2,823    18,608
 
On   October 22, 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 $ 628,649 million, a change of - $ 7,208 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,653 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,653 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 13,273 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 13,273 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 322 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 $ 13 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,768 million and adjustments of $ 113 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 22, 1997   Oct 15, 1997     Oct 23, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,050                 0      +         1
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       518
Coin                                                            519       -         5      -        90
 
Loans                                                           217       -        21      +        16
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                               746       -        15      -     1,514
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        1,622       +       717      -     1,275
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    196,331       +     1,231      +     9,976
                   Notes (2)                                163,075       +         1      +    10,683
                   Bonds                                     56,059                 0      +     8,190
    Total bought outright (3)                               415,465       +     1,231      +    28,849
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       12,514       +     5,474      +     3,182
     Total U.S. government securities                       427,979       +     6,705      +    32,031
       Total loans and securities                           430,563       +     7,386      +    29,258
 
Items in process of collection              (417)             7,106       -     5,193      +       477
Bank premises                                                 1,274       +         2      +        59
Other assets (4)                                             31,042       +        20      -       290
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (417)           490,753       +     2,210      +    28,897
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       436,804       -     1,267      +    27,415
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    25,556       +     6,452      -     1,535
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              5,585       +       411      +       248
  Foreign--official accounts                                    205       +        42      +        37
    Other                                                       365       -        16      +         1
      Total deposits                                         31,712       +     6,890      -     1,248
Deferred availability cash items            (417)             6,316       -     3,735      +       744
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,972       +       290      +       441
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (417)           479,803       +     2,177      +    27,352
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,259       +         7      +       728
Surplus                                                       4,389                 0      +       528
Other capital accounts                                        1,303       +        26      +       288
                                                                          
 
*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  $ 13 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation 
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,273 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 322 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 22, 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     177        0  Within 15 days              19,979  -            738     1683  +            728
16 days to 90      40        0  16 days to 90 days          93,640  +          2,551        0  -             26
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          139,186  +          4,893      202                 0
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      91,357  +              1      203                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    38,429                 0      255                 0
                                Over 10 years               45,389                 0       25                 0
    Total         217        0       Total                 427,979  +          6,706     2368  +            702
 
1 Includes $ 1,550 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 13 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 22, 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                     11,050         624       3,937         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                                            519          23          20          53          31          71          64          63          17          22          28          48          78
 
Loans                                           217          10           0           1           0           0           2          29          50          78          41           2           3
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                               746          45         241          25          52          71          50          80          30          10          21          27          94
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         1,622           0       1,622           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    196,331      11,969      63,503       6,564      13,580      18,680      13,101      20,942       7,820       2,734       5,606       7,130      24,702
                   Notes (2)                163,075       9,941      52,747       5,452      11,280      15,516      10,882      17,394       6,495       2,271       4,656       5,922      20,517
                   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)               415,465      25,328     134,382      13,889      28,738      39,530      27,724      44,315      16,547       5,786      11,863      15,088      52,272
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        12,514           0      12,514           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            427,979      25,328     146,896      13,889      28,738      39,530      27,724      44,315      16,547       5,786      11,863      15,088      52,272
       Total loans and securities           430,563      25,383     148,760      13,915      28,790      39,601      27,776      44,424      16,627       5,875      11,926      15,117      52,369
 
Items in process of collection                7,523         466         814         245         333         532         787         626         318         594         459         479       1,870
Bank premises                                 1,274          94         153          50         125         126          77         108          31         144          55         150         159
Other assets(4)                              31,042       1,326       9,631       1,430       1,880       2,386       2,399       3,369         873         585         997       1,405       4,759
Interdistrict settlement account                 -0       -2192       16293       -2204       -2057       -6062       -1356       -2928       -1603        -779         383        3950       -1445
          TOTAL ASSETS                      491,170      26,255     182,810      14,122      30,345      38,412      31,071      47,631      17,005       6,711      14,382      21,975      60,451
 
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 inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 13 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,273 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 322 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 22, 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                       436,804      23,111     165,940      11,998      27,951      32,724      27,490      42,098      15,519       4,440      12,789      19,282      53,463
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    25,556       2,034       6,429       1,137       1,049       2,924       1,761       3,175         874       1,244         709       1,540       2,682
  U.S. Treasury--general account              5,585           0       5,585           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    205           5          94           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         365           2          99           0           3         101           2         155           1           0           1           0           1
    Total deposits                           31,712       2,042      12,208       1,146       1,061       3,034       1,775       3,346         878       1,247         715       1,548       2,711
Deferred credit items                         6,732         413         771         218         255         541         708         619         174         526         400         393       1,715
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,972         295       1,563         191         328         459         347         516         205         104         173         197         593
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       480,220      25,861     180,481      13,553      29,595      36,758      30,320      46,579      16,777       6,317      14,077      21,420      58,482
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,259         187       1,101         284         366         811         316         514         109         197         125         275         974
Surplus                                       4,389         164         999         262         279         303         405         512         109         101         167         244         845
Other capital accounts                        1,303          43         229          24         106         541          31          26          10          96          13          35         150
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            491,170      26,255     182,810      14,122      30,345      38,412      31,071      47,631      17,005       6,711      14,382      21,975      60,451
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      550,993      29,603     205,082      15,690      32,809      39,907      37,139      50,751      18,029       6,271      15,635      26,437      73,642
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  114,189       6,492      39,142       3,693       4,858       7,183       9,649       8,653       2,510       1,831       2,846       7,155      20,178
  F.R. notes, net                           436,804      23,111     165,940      11,998      27,951      32,724      27,490      42,098      15,519       4,440      12,789      19,282      53,463
Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account                  11,050
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                      9,200
   Other eligible assets                          0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities         416,554
     Total collateral                       436,804
 
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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