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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
                                                                                                September 11,  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      Sep 10, 1997   Sep 3, 1997     Sep 11, 1996  Sep 10, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     453,121   -         795   +    25,034   456,341
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         409,868   +         283   +    22,329   409,814
    Held under repurchase agreements                             9,679   -         803   +     5,704    12,518
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                                955   -          55   -     1,374       925
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,819   -         345   +        60     2,508
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               62   -         100   +        29         0
    Seasonal credit                                                372   -          39   +        81       368
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           580   +         244   -       406       -16
   Other F.R. assets                                            29,788   +          20   -     1,390    30,224
Gold stock                                                      11,051               0   +         1    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       518     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,475   +          14   +       742    25,475
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  498,847   -         781   +    25,259   502,067
 
Currency in circulation*                                       460,098   +         271   +    26,692   460,288
Treasury cash holdings*                                            260   -          16   -        19       259
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       4,712   -         418   +        43     5,558
  Foreign                                                          174   -          35   +         1       156
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,001   -          56   +       689     7,001
  Other                                                            338   -           6   -        13       343
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              16,055   -          22   +     2,141    15,829
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                488,636   -         282   +    29,534   489,435
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           10,211   -         499   -     4,275    12,632
 
On   September 10, 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 $ 644,140 million, a change of - $ 2,936 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 14,524 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 14,524 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 14,578 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 14,578 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 133 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 $ 10 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of  
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,760 million and adjustments of $ 241 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
                                                         Sep 10, 1997   Sep 3, 1997      Sep 11, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0      +         1
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       518
Coin                                                            487       +        11      -        75
 
Loans                                                           368       -        39      -         4
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                               925       -        35      -     1,386
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        2,508       +     1,162      +        68
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    195,027       -       167      +     8,121
                   Notes (2)                                159,796                 0      +     7,404
                   Bonds                                     54,991                 0      +     7,123
    Total bought outright (3)                               409,814       -       167      +    22,648
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       12,518       +     1,588      +     5,118
     Total U.S. government securities                       422,332       +     1,422      +    27,766
       Total loans and securities                           426,133       +     2,509      +    26,444
 
Items in process of collection              (458)             6,924       -     3,736      +       333
Bank premises                                                 1,265                 0      +        62
Other assets (4)                                             29,019       +       590      -     1,150
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (458)           484,078       -       625      +    25,096
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       435,560       -     1,036      +    26,151
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    20,329       +     2,757      -     4,042
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              5,558       +       557      +       504
  Foreign--official accounts                                    156       -        11      -         4
    Other                                                       343       -        13      -         8
      Total deposits                                         26,386       +     3,291      -     3,549
Deferred availability cash items            (458)             6,304       -     2,917      +       619
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,928       +        25      +       487
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (458)           473,178       -       637      +    23,707
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,213       +        51      +       672
Surplus                                                       4,496                 0      +       529
Other capital accounts                                        1,191       -        39      +       188
                                                                          
 
*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  $ 10 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation   
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 14,578 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 133 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 $ 117 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, SEPTEMBER 10, 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      41        0  Within 15 days              24,078  +             95     2508  +           1127
16 days to 90     328        0  16 days to 90 days          87,123  +             81      106                 0
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          138,359  +          1,245      202  +             48
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      90,373                 0      338  -             13
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    37,657                 0      255  -             35
                                Over 10 years               44,741                 0       25                 0
    Total         368        0       Total                 422,332  +          1,421     3433  +           1127
 
1 Includes $ 1,150 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 10 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 SEPTEMBER 10, 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                                            487          13          19          53          29          68          63          55          21          19          35          47          65
 
Loans                                           368           0           0           0           0           0          13          55          86         155          51           5           3
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                               925          56         299          31          64          88          62          99          37          13          26          34         116
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         2,508           0       2,508           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    195,027      11,889      63,082       6,520      13,490      18,556      13,014      20,802       7,768       2,716       5,569       7,083      24,538
                   Notes (2)                159,796       9,742      51,686       5,342      11,053      15,204      10,663      17,045       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)               409,814      24,983     132,555      13,700      28,347      38,992      27,347      43,713      16,322       5,707      11,702      14,883      51,561
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        12,518           0      12,518           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            422,332      24,983     145,073      13,700      28,347      38,992      27,347      43,713      16,322       5,707      11,702      14,883      51,561
       Total loans and securities           426,133      25,040     147,880      13,731      28,411      39,080      27,422      43,866      16,445       5,876      11,779      14,922      51,680
 
Items in process of collection                7,382         432       1,015         226         287         449         965         692         216         519         408         490       1,681
Bank premises                                 1,265          94         153          50         120         126          77         108          30         141          55         151         159
Other assets(4)                              29,019       1,231       8,803       1,368       1,768       2,233       2,280       3,148         811         562         949       1,337       4,529
Interdistrict settlement account                  0       -2361       15297       -2336       -1040       -5753       -1573       -2411       -1944       -1284       -1035        3921         519
          TOTAL ASSETS                      484,536      25,603     180,308      13,725      30,818      37,959      30,559      47,427      16,320       6,102      12,725      21,695      61,295
 
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 $ 10 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 14,578 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 133 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 
   $ 117 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 SEPTEMBER 10, 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                       435,560      23,325     165,596      11,741      28,318      33,521      27,282      42,718      14,947       4,198      11,066      19,132      53,716
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    20,329       1,161       4,349       1,003       1,198       1,617       1,274       2,441         684         912         766       1,489       3,435
  U.S. Treasury--general account              5,558           0       5,558           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    156           5          45           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         343           1         101           0           5         111           2         119           0           2           1           1           1
    Total deposits                           26,386       1,167      10,053       1,012       1,213       1,737       1,289       2,576         688         917         773       1,498       3,464
Deferred credit items                         6,762         427         757         214         227         625         898         555         251         509         412         323       1,563
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,928         288       1,561         186         321         488         340         505         201         101         171         193         573
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       473,636      25,207     177,967      13,154      30,079      36,371      29,808      46,354      16,087       5,725      12,422      21,146      59,316
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,213         186       1,100         281         356         808         315         511         105         196         123         264         968
Surplus                                       4,496         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         865
Other capital accounts                        1,191          42         217          23          98         470          21          37          16          78           9          34         146
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            484,536      25,603     180,308      13,725      30,818      37,959      30,559      47,427      16,320       6,102      12,725      21,695      61,295
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      546,727      29,585     207,072      15,342      32,829      40,291      36,140      50,684      17,401       5,887      13,202      25,871      72,421
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  111,167       6,260      41,477       3,601       4,511       6,771       8,858       7,966       2,454       1,690       2,135       6,739      18,706
  F.R. notes, net                           435,560      23,325     165,596      11,741      28,318      33,521      27,282      42,718      14,947       4,198      11,066      19,132      53,716
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         415,309
     Total collateral                       435,560
 
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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