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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
                                                                                                February 27,  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      Feb 26, 1997   Feb 19, 1997    Feb 28, 1996  Feb 26, 1997

Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     436,009   +       1,561   +    25,266   443,396
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         392,966   +       1,084   +    17,876   393,415
    Held under repurchase agreements                             9,431   +       2,420   +     8,541    14,816
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              2,030   -           8   -       604     2,011
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,153   -         634   +     1,044     2,328
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               36   +          19   -        33         6
    Seasonal credit                                                 24   +           2   +        16        23
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           498   +          35   -     1,336       132
   Other F.R. assets                                            29,871   -       1,357   -       240    30,664
Gold stock                                                      11,051               0   -         2    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,400               0   -       768     9,400
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,093   +          14   +       917    25,093
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  481,554   +       1,575   +    25,412   488,940

Currency in circulation*                                       441,907   -         271   +    28,503   442,666
Treasury cash holdings*                                            266   +           4   -        14       275
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       4,425   -         577   +       542     5,229
  Foreign                                                          210   +          45   -        70       188
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,079   +          36   +     1,487     7,079
  Other                                                            329   -          28   -        47       336
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              14,393   +         120   +     1,537    14,263
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                468,608   -         672   +    31,939   470,037

Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           12,946   +       2,247   -     6,526    18,904

On   February 26, 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 $ 632,992 million, a change of + $ 2,031 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,282 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,282 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 13,535 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 13,535 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 10 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 350 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 0 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,786 million and adjustments of $ 294 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
                                                         Feb 26, 1997   Feb 19, 1997     Feb 28, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0      -         2
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,400                 0      -       768
Coin                                                            720       -        10      +       178

Loans                                                            30       -         1      -        56
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             2,011       -        27      -       623
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        2,328       +     1,764      +     1,563
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    191,468       -       611      +     8,394
                   Notes (2)                                151,665       +       325      +     2,780
                   Bonds                                     50,282       +       493      +     5,313
    Total bought outright (3)                               393,415       +       207      +    16,487
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       14,816       +     6,426      +     8,586
     Total U.S. government securities                       408,231       +     6,633      +    25,073
       Total loans and securities                           412,600       +     8,369      +    25,957

Items in process of collection              (320)             6,272       -     4,698      +       695
Bank premises                                                 1,245       +         2      +       104
Other assets (4)                                             29,453       +     1,085      -         4
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (320)           470,742       +     4,749      +    26,160

                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       418,569       -        67      +    27,617
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    26,675       +     8,539      -     3,662
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              5,229       -       342      +       529
  Foreign--official accounts                                    188       +        24      +        21
    Other                                                       336       +         7      +        16
      Total deposits                                         32,428       +     8,229      -     3,096
Deferred availability cash items            (320)             5,483       -     3,505      +        68
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,576       -        25      +       391
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (320)           461,055       +     4,632      +    24,980
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               4,721       +        17      +       684
Surplus                                                       4,474       +        29      +       529
Other capital accounts                                          492       +        71      -        33
                                                                          

*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 $ 350 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and  $ 0 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation 
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,535 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 10 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 $ 158 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, FEBRUARY 26, 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      29        0  Within 15 days              28,428  +          5,933    2,648  +          1,737
16 days to 90       1        0  16 days to 90 days          88,836  -              3      455                 0
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          121,942  -            115      245                 0
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      91,419                 0      510                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    36,607  +            698      457                 0
                                Over 10 years               41,000  +            120       25                 0
    Total          30        0       Total                 408,231  +          6,633    4,339  +          1,737

1 Includes $ 350 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 0 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 FEBRUARY 26, 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         661       4,052         423         624         919         769       1,140         474         168         321         433       1,067  
Special drawing rights certif. acct.          9,400         541       3,272         289         586         809         615         920         348         125         252         375       1,268
Coin                                            720          22          36          59          36         125          93          82          34          25          58          63          89

Loans                                            30           5           0           0           0           0           0           7           3           5           9           0           0
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                             2,011         118         748          78         118         167         134         218          94          30          63          72         170
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         2,328           0       2,328           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    191,468      11,266      71,206       7,410      11,254      15,877      12,778      20,750       8,970       2,888       5,997       6,856      16,217
                   Notes (2)                151,665       8,924      56,404       5,870       8,914      12,577      10,121      16,436       7,105       2,287       4,751       5,431      12,845
                   Bonds                     50,282       2,959      18,700       1,946       2,955       4,170       3,356       5,449       2,356         758       1,575       1,801       4,259
     Total bought outright(3)               393,415      23,148     146,309      15,226      23,123      32,624      26,255      42,635      18,430       5,933      12,323      14,087      33,321
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        14,816           0      14,816           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            408,231      23,148     161,125      15,226      23,123      32,624      26,255      42,635      18,430       5,933      12,323      14,087      33,321
       Total loans and securities           412,600      23,271     164,201      15,304      23,241      32,790      26,389      42,860      18,527       5,969      12,395      14,159      33,491

Items in process of collection                6,592         388         954         235         252         566         812         531         208         437         410         364       1,435
Bank premises                                 1,245          95         153          50         111         127          80         110          30         119          56         154         160
Other assets(4)                              29,453       1,184       9,583       1,429       1,668       2,137       2,287       3,189         844         568         977       1,345       4,243
Interdistrict settlement account                  0       1,216     -22,608      -2,753       3,467       4,077      -1,668      -1,997      -2,917        -667      -1,291       5,157      19,987
          TOTAL ASSETS                      471,062      27,378     159,643      15,035      29,984      41,550      29,378      46,835      17,548       6,743      13,177      22,051      61,740

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 $ 350 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 0 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,535 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 10 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 
   $ 158 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 FEBRUARY 26, 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                       418,569      23,539     142,871      12,513      28,039      37,243      25,163      42,089      15,961       5,096      11,370      19,859      54,826
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    26,675       2,826       6,744       1,556         844       2,756       2,173       2,477         910         900         865       1,201       3,424
  U.S. Treasury--general account              5,229           0       5,229           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    188           5          77           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         336           1         113           1           3          45           5         162           0           1           2           1           2
    Total deposits                           32,428       2,832      12,163       1,565         856       2,811       2,192       2,656         914         904         872       1,209       3,453
Deferred credit items                         5,803         354         693         188         238         472         760         491         210         426         394         278       1,300
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,576         267       1,606         198         264         369         322         478         216          99         175         180         401
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       461,375      26,992     157,333      14,464      29,398      40,895      28,437      45,713      17,301       6,525      12,811      21,526      59,981

       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               4,721         182       1,077         285         282         312         461         546         115         107         178         258         916
Surplus                                       4,474         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         843
Other capital accounts                          492          36         209          18          19          32          65          51          21           7          18          17           0
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            471,062      27,378     159,643      15,035      29,984      41,550      29,378      46,835      17,548       6,743      13,177      22,051      61,740


FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

F.R. notes outstanding                      524,600      29,652     185,223      15,705      31,638      43,668      33,282      49,989      18,701       6,759      13,620      25,460      70,904
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  106,032       6,113      42,352       3,192       3,598       6,424       8,120       7,900       2,740       1,663       2,250       5,601      16,078
  F.R. notes, net                           418,569      23,539     142,871      12,513      28,039      37,243      25,163      42,089      15,961       5,096      11,370      19,859      54,826
Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account                  11,051
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                      9,400
   Other eligible assets                          0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities         398,118
     Total collateral                       418,569

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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