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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
                                                                                                May 8,  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      May 7, 1997    Apr 30, 1997    May 8, 1996   May 7, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     460,930   -       5,449   +    43,396   463,325
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         403,480   +       2,018   +    22,862   404,126
    Held under repurchase agreements                            22,850   -       5,852   +    21,445    23,256
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              1,970   -           2   -       474     1,970
    Held under repurchase agreements                               872   +         181   +       774     1,924
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               65   -          54   +        43       294
    Seasonal credit                                                140   +          26   +        62       135
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           103   -         733   -       828       196
   Other F.R. assets                                            31,450   -       1,033   -       487    31,423
Gold stock                                                      11,052               0             0    11,052
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       968     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,243   +          14   +       854    25,243
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  506,424   -       5,436   +    43,283   508,820
 
Currency in circulation*                                       446,694   +       1,129   +    28,378   448,289
Treasury cash holdings*                                            310   +           4   +         4       315
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                      23,899   -       9,038   +    17,362    19,700
  Foreign                                                          175   -          12   -        14       176
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,153   +          63   +     1,155     7,153
  Other                                                            356   +          19   -        12       345
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              15,029   -         214   +     2,325    15,187
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                493,615   -       8,048   +    49,196   491,165
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           12,809   +       2,612   -     5,914    17,655
 
On   May 7, 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 $ 643,399 million, a change of - $ 4,846 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,854 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,854 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 13,350 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 13,350 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 125 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 6 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,919 million and adjustments of $ 234 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
                                                         May 7, 1997    Apr 30, 1997     May 8, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,052                 0                0
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       968
Coin                                                            608       -        10      +        29
 
Loans                                                           430       +       274      +       328
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             1,970                 0      -       474
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        1,924       +       935      +     1,304
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    195,659       +       625      +    12,083
                   Notes (2)                                156,080                 0      +     5,977
                   Bonds                                     52,387       +       988      +     5,945
    Total bought outright (3)                               404,126       +     1,613      +    24,005
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       23,256       -    27,122      +    16,864
     Total U.S. government securities                       427,382       -    25,509      +    40,869
       Total loans and securities                           431,706       -    24,300      +    42,028
 
Items in process of collection              (435)             6,505       +       211      -     5,172
Bank premises                                                 1,239                 0      +        77
Other assets (4)                                             30,328       -     1,698      -       730
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (435)           490,637       -    25,797      +    35,265
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       423,969       +     1,640      +    27,704
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    25,177       +     4,643      -     8,836
  U.S. Treasury--general account                             19,700       -    32,516      +    13,823
  Foreign--official accounts                                    176       +         7      +         3
    Other                                                       345       -         3      -        16
      Total deposits                                         45,398       -    27,868      +     4,974
Deferred availability cash items            (435)             6,083       +       221      +       179
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   5,360       -       191      +     1,032
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (435)           480,810       -    26,198      +    33,889
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               4,798       +         2      +       778
Surplus                                                       4,496       +        20      +       529
Other capital accounts                                          533       +       379      +        69
                                                                          
 
*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 $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and  $ 6 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation    
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,350 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 125 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 $ 97 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, MAY 7, 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     321        0  Within 15 days              36,028  -         32,421     1924  +            783
16 days to 90     108        0  16 days to 90 days          91,296  +            636      768  +            164
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          125,941  +          5,288      315  -             12
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      94,000                 0      416                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    37,012                 0      447                 0
                                Over 10 years               43,105  +            988       25                 0
    Total         430        0       Total                 427,382  -         25,509     3894  +            935
 
1 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 6 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 MAY 7, 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                     11,052         624       3,939         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                                            608          16          30          68          27          93          65          78          25          27          53          47          79
 
Loans                                           430          10         280          11           0           0           5          30          17          55          19           2           1
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                             1,970         120         637          66         136         187         131         210          78          27          56          72         248
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         1,924           0       1,924           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    195,659      11,928      63,286       6,541      13,534      18,616      13,056      20,870       7,793       2,725       5,587       7,106      24,617
                   Notes (2)                156,080       9,515      50,484       5,218      10,796      14,850      10,415      16,648       6,216       2,174       4,457       5,668      19,637
                   Bonds                     52,387       3,194      16,945       1,751       3,624       4,984       3,496       5,588       2,087         730       1,496       1,903       6,591
     Total bought outright(3)               404,126      24,637     130,715      13,510      27,954      38,451      26,968      43,106      16,096       5,628      11,540      14,676      50,846
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        23,256           0      23,256           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            427,382      24,637     153,971      13,510      27,954      38,451      26,968      43,106      16,096       5,628      11,540      14,676      50,846
       Total loans and securities           431,706      24,767     156,812      13,588      28,090      38,639      27,104      43,346      16,191       5,711      11,614      14,750      51,095
 
Items in process of collection                6,940         443         946         285         299         542         869         431         258         534         408         394       1,531
Bank premises                                 1,239          95         153          50         110         127          73         109          30         124          56         152         160
Other assets(4)                              30,328       1,295       9,370       1,405       1,839       2,355       2,370       3,236         853         572         990       1,377       4,665
Interdistrict settlement account                  0       -1091        8944        -298       -1757       -3774       -4890       -2579       -1574        -520        -616        4929        3226
          TOTAL ASSETS                      491,072      26,678     183,396      15,729      29,852      39,738      26,917      46,590      16,526       6,718      13,038      22,474      63,416
 
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 $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 6 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,350 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 125 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 
   $ 97 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 MAY 7, 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                       423,969      23,844     150,697      13,055      27,677      36,057      23,039      41,528      15,192       5,029      11,420      19,515      56,916
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    25,177       1,696       7,713       1,670         986       1,902       1,836       2,737         668         863         704       1,878       2,523
  U.S. Treasury--general account             19,700           0      19,700           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    176           5          65           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         345           0         117           1           1         116           4         100           1           1           1           2           2
    Total deposits                           45,398       1,702      27,595       1,680         996       2,027       1,854       2,853         672         867         711       1,888       2,553
Deferred credit items                         6,517         424         844         238         261         493         755         578         211         486         373         351       1,501
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               5,360         295       1,964         191         326         448         350         516         205         102         174         197         592
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       481,245      26,266     181,099      15,164      29,260      39,026      25,998      45,475      16,281       6,484      12,678      21,952      61,562
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               4,798         195       1,074         288         284         341         466         554         115         117         180         261         923
Surplus                                       4,496         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         865
Other capital accounts                          533          49         199           9          23          61          38          36          18          13           9          12          66
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            491,072      26,678     183,396      15,729      29,852      39,738      26,917      46,590      16,526       6,718      13,038      22,474      63,416
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      530,034      29,771     194,902      16,100      30,634      42,257      31,534      49,021      17,820       6,494      13,144      24,914      73,444
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  106,065       5,927      44,205       3,045       2,957       6,199       8,495       7,494       2,628       1,465       1,724       5,398      16,528
  F.R. notes, net                           423,969      23,844     150,697      13,055      27,677      36,057      23,039      41,528      15,192       5,029      11,420      19,515      56,916   
Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account                  11,052
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                      9,200
   Other eligible assets                          0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities         403,717
     Total collateral                       423,969
 
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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