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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 28,  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 27, 1997   Aug 20, 1997    Aug 28, 1996  Aug 27, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     450,803   +       1,733   +    25,479   459,609
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         408,991   +          15   +    21,753   408,873
    Held under repurchase agreements                             8,692   +       2,917   +     6,070    16,113
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              1,030               0   -     1,306     1,030
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,369   -         612   +        69     2,350
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               74   -         630   +        38        26
    Seasonal credit                                                407   +          22   +        70       412
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           332   -         152   -       148       330
   Other F.R. assets                                            29,909   +         172   -     1,067    30,475
Gold stock                                                      11,051               0   +         1    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       518     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,447   +          14   +       755    25,447
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  496,501   +       1,747   +    25,717   505,306
 
Currency in circulation*                                       456,478   -         185   +    27,230   458,387
Treasury cash holdings*                                            283   -          18   +        13       278
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       4,866   +         422   -       406     5,200
  Foreign                                                          197   -          29   +         3       162
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,096   +          75   +       601     7,096
  Other                                                            365   -           6   +        56       375
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              15,952   +         496   +     1,854    15,816
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                485,237   +         755   +    29,351   487,315
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           11,264   +         992   -     3,634    17,992
 
On   August 27, 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 $ 643,568 million, a change of - $ 1,602 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 15,400 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 15,400 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 15,518 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 15,518 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 190 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 $ 9 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of  
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,823 million and adjustments of $ 273 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 27, 1997   Aug 20, 1997     Aug 28, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0      +         1
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       518
Coin                                                            492       -         9      -        61
 
Loans                                                           438       -     4,824      +        55
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             1,030                 0      -     1,306
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        2,350       +       669      +       572
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    194,086       -        20      +     7,869
                   Notes (2)                                159,795                 0      +     7,403
                   Bonds                                     54,991                 0      +     7,123
    Total bought outright (3)                               408,873       -        20      +    22,395
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       16,113       +    11,363      +     8,541
     Total U.S. government securities                       424,986       +    11,343      +    30,936
       Total loans and securities                           428,804       +     7,188      +    30,257
 
Items in process of collection              (367)             6,543       +       168      +       619
Bank premises                                                 1,266                 0      +        67
Other assets (4)                                             29,174       +       978      -       963
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (367)           486,529       +     8,325      +    29,403
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       433,709       +     1,188      +    26,486
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    25,169       +     6,368      +       606
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              5,200       +       337      -       658
  Foreign--official accounts                                    162       -       350      -        54
    Other                                   (-4)                375       +        13      +        79
      Total deposits                        (-4)             30,906       +     6,369      -        26
Deferred availability cash items            (371)             6,098       +       317      +     1,080
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   5,037       +       398      +       512
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (367)           475,750       +     8,271      +    28,052
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,150       +        10      +       631
Surplus                                                       4,496                 0      +       529
Other capital accounts                                        1,133       +        43      +       191
                                                                          
 
*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  $ 9 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation   
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 15,518 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 190 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, AUGUST 27, 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     417        0  Within 15 days              25,050  +          5,408     2455  +            704
16 days to 90      21        0  16 days to 90 days          90,752  -            355      106  -             35
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          136,171  +          6,290      154                 0
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      90,614                 0      351                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    37,657                 0      290                 0
                                Over 10 years               44,741                 0       25                 0
    Total         438        0       Total                 424,986  +         11,343     3380  +            669
 
1 Includes $ 1,150 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 9 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 27, 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                                            492          14          16          53          25          70          63          59          22          18          36          49          65
 
Loans                                           438           0          25           0           0           0          13          67          93         169          58           6           7
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)         2,350           0       2,350           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    194,086      11,832      62,777       6,488      13,425      18,467      12,952      20,702       7,730       2,703       5,542       7,048      24,419
                   Notes (2)                159,795       9,742      51,686       5,342      11,053      15,204      10,663      17,044       6,364       2,225       4,563       5,803      20,105
                   Bonds                     54,991       3,352      17,787       1,838       3,804       5,232       3,670       5,866       2,190         766       1,570       1,997       6,919
     Total bought outright(3)               408,873      24,926     132,250      13,669      28,282      38,903      27,284      43,612      16,285       5,694      11,675      14,849      51,443
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        16,113           0      16,113           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            424,986      24,926     148,363      13,669      28,282      38,903      27,284      43,612      16,285       5,694      11,675      14,849      51,443
       Total loans and securities           428,804      24,989     151,072      13,703      28,353      39,001      27,366      43,789      16,419       5,878      11,763      14,892      51,580
 
Items in process of collection                6,910         356         802         265         208         530         725         576         320         482         427         433       1,785
Bank premises                                 1,266          94         154          50         120         126          77         108          30         142          55         151         159
Other assets(4)                              29,174       1,209       9,244       1,350       1,739       2,196       2,248       3,117         795         553         937       1,320       4,465
Interdistrict settlement account                 -0        -400       10377       -2096        -909       -4826       -1084       -2465       -1784        -770       -1863        3988        1832
          TOTAL ASSETS                      486,896      27,416     178,804      13,959      30,780      38,855      30,720      47,153      16,544       6,572      11,889      21,659      62,546
 
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 $ 9 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 15,518 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 190 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 AUGUST 27, 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                       433,709      23,466     163,301      11,805      28,508      34,007      27,511      42,183      14,911       4,272      10,188      18,925      54,634
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    25,169       2,862       5,441       1,171         925       2,255       1,332       2,634         939       1,336         875       1,644       3,754
  U.S. Treasury--general account              5,200           0       5,200           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    162           5          51           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         372           6         115           1           3         110           3         129           0           1           1           1           1
    Total deposits                           30,903       2,874      10,808       1,180         937       2,376       1,349       2,780         943       1,341         881       1,652       3,783
Deferred credit items                         6,469         386         732         208         273         490         766         614         249         489         340         341       1,580
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               5,037         293       1,628         188         326         471         347         520         205         107         174         195         583
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       476,117      27,019     176,470      13,381      30,044      37,343      29,972      46,097      16,307       6,209      11,583      21,113      60,579
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,150         186       1,100         281         356         746         314         497         111         196         126         275         961
Surplus                                       4,496         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         865
Other capital accounts                        1,133          43         211          30          94         456          19          34          14          63           8          21         140
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            486,896      27,416     178,804      13,959      30,780      38,855      30,720      47,153      16,544       6,572      11,889      21,659      62,546
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      544,930      29,762     205,229      15,435      32,707      40,465      36,278      50,603      17,476       5,941      12,347      25,412      73,275
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  111,221       6,296      41,927       3,630       4,199       6,458       8,768       8,420       2,566       1,669       2,160       6,488      18,641
  F.R. notes, net                           433,709      23,466     163,301      11,805      28,508      34,007      27,511      42,183      14,911       4,272      10,188      18,925      54,634
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         413,458
     Total collateral                       433,709
 
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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