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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
                                                                                                November 13,  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      Nov 12, 1997   Nov 5, 1997     Nov 13, 1996  Nov 12, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     459,449   +       1,665   +    29,607   461,952
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         413,593   +       1,888   +    20,012   414,289
    Held under repurchase agreements                             9,594   -         628   +     9,166    10,750
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                                685   -          15   -     1,562       685
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,502   +         146   +     1,274     1,573
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                                1   -         131   -         6         1
    Seasonal credit                                                113   -          30   +         4       111
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           822   +         352   -       438       200
   Other F.R. assets                                            33,139   +          83   +     1,158    34,343
Gold stock                                                      11,050               0   +         1    11,050
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       518     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,554   +          14   +       672    25,554
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  505,254   +       1,680   +    29,763   507,756
 
Currency in circulation*                                       465,694   +       3,150   +    29,124   467,620
Treasury cash holdings*                                            248   +           9   -        30       248
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       5,338   +         113   +       433     5,508
  Foreign                                                          242   +          52   +        76       187
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,021   +          55   +       227     7,021
  Other                                                            362   +          19   +         3       349
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              16,243   -          31   +     2,091    15,736
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                495,148   +       3,367   +    31,925   496,669
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           10,106   -       1,688   -     2,162    11,087
 
On   November 12, 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 $ 628,315 million, a change of + $ 1,880 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 15,769 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 15,769 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 15,903 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 15,903 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 140 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 $ 16 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,767 million and adjustments of $ 254 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
                                                         Nov 12, 1997   Nov 5, 1997      Nov 13, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,050                 0      +         1
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       518
Coin                                                            510       -         3      -       113
 
Loans                                                           112       -       853      -        17
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                               685                 0      -     1,562
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        1,573       +       194      +     1,573
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    193,702       -       209      +       198
                   Notes (2)                                164,528       +     1,452      +    12,137
                   Bonds                                     56,059                 0      +     8,190
    Total bought outright (3)                               414,289       +     1,243      +    20,524
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       10,750       -     2,065      +    10,750
     Total U.S. government securities                       425,039       -       822      +    31,274
       Total loans and securities                           427,408       -     1,482      +    31,268
 
Items in process of collection              (461)             6,505       -     2,224      -     6,703
Bank premises                                                 1,277       +         4      +        60
Other assets (4)                                             33,037       +       905      +     2,047
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (461)           488,988       -     2,799      +    26,043
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       442,824       +     3,086      +    28,781
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    18,466       -     4,742      -     2,591
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              5,508       +       327      +       996
  Foreign--official accounts                                    187       +         1      +        19
    Other                                   (-16)               349       -         3      +         3
      Total deposits                        (-16)            24,510       -     4,416      -     1,574
Deferred availability cash items            (477)             5,918       -     1,121      -     2,937
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,743       -        84      +       275
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (461)           477,994       -     2,535      +    24,546
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,282       +         2      +       705
Surplus                                                       4,389                 0      +       528
Other capital accounts                                        1,323       -       267      +       264
                                                                          
 
*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  $ 16 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation 
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 15,903 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 140 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 $ 147 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, NOVEMBER 12, 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      11        0  Within 15 days              27,580  -            160     1573  +            194
16 days to 90     101        0  16 days to 90 days          90,174  +          4,975       10  +             10
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          133,174  -          5,639      192  -             10
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      90,292  +              1      203                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    38,430                 0      255                 0
                                Over 10 years               45,389                 0       25                 0
    Total         112        0       Total                 425,039  -            822     2258  +            194
 
1 Includes $ 1,550 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 16 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 NOVEMBER 12, 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                                            510          29          21          57          30          68          62          62          16          21          25          44          75
 
Loans                                           112           0           0           0           0           0           0          17          15          48          30           2           0
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                               685          42         221          23          47          65          46          73          27          10          20          25          86
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         1,573           0       1,573           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    193,702      11,809      62,653       6,476      13,399      18,430      12,926      20,661       7,715       2,698       5,531       7,035      24,371
                   Notes (2)                164,528      10,030      53,217       5,500      11,381      15,654      10,979      17,549       6,553       2,291       4,698       5,975      20,700
                   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)               414,289      25,256     134,002      13,850      28,657      39,418      27,646      44,190      16,501       5,770      11,830      15,045      52,124
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        10,750           0      10,750           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            425,039      25,256     144,752      13,850      28,657      39,418      27,646      44,190      16,501       5,770      11,830      15,045      52,124
       Total loans and securities           427,408      25,298     146,547      13,873      28,704      39,483      27,691      44,280      16,543       5,827      11,879      15,072      52,211
 
Items in process of collection                6,967         170         663         (19)        318         183         363         755         525       1,047         437         467       2,058
Bank premises                                 1,277          94         154          50         128         126          78         108          31         144          55         150         159
Other assets(4)                              33,037       1,378      10,955       1,470       1,942       2,462       2,474       3,470         906         603       1,030       1,444       4,905
Interdistrict settlement account                 -0       -2732       19838       -2012       -2700       -7539        -372       -4627       -1783       -1601         799        3267        -539
          TOTAL ASSETS                      489,450      25,391     185,317      14,050      29,665      36,541      31,621      46,017      16,978       6,311      14,759      21,270      61,529
 
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 $ 16 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 15,903 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 140 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 
   $ 147 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 NOVEMBER 12, 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                       442,824      23,122     170,723      12,174      27,780      32,539      28,484      41,318      15,696       4,435      13,101      19,306      54,147
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    18,466       1,292       4,224         658         704       1,554       1,663       2,350         567         670         799         955       3,031
  U.S. Treasury--general account              5,508           0       5,508           0         (14)          0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    187           5          76           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         333           0          97           0         (10)         82           1         162          (2)          0           1           1           1
    Total deposits                           24,494       1,297       9,904         667         704       1,645       1,677       2,529         568         673         806         963       3,059
Deferred credit items                         6,396         282         893         447         117         253         375         622         284         707         378         255       1,783
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,743         283       1,462         186         314         451         333         494         197         102         168         191         562
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       478,456      24,984     182,983      13,473      28,914      34,888      30,869      44,963      16,745       5,916      14,453      20,716      59,551
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,282         194       1,107         287         365         812         316         515         110         198         125         276         977
Surplus                                       4,389         164         999         262         279         303         405         512         109         101         167         244         845
Other capital accounts                        1,323          49         229          29         107         538          32          27          14          96          13          34         155
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            489,450      25,391     185,317      14,050      29,665      36,541      31,621      46,017      16,978       6,311      14,759      21,270      61,529
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      548,053      29,102     206,343      15,653      32,060      39,121      37,139      49,844      17,810       6,125      15,470      26,314      73,071
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  105,229       5,980      35,620       3,480       4,280       6,582       8,655       8,526       2,115       1,691       2,368       7,008      18,924
  F.R. notes, net                           442,824      23,122     170,723      12,174      27,780      32,539      28,484      41,318      15,696       4,435      13,101      19,306      54,147
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         422,574
     Total collateral                       442,824
 
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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