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 FEDERAL RESERVE
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 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 19, 1996
 Millions of dollars
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                                                                 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 18, 1996  Sep 11, 1996  Sep 20, 1995  Sep 18, 1996
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 Reserve Bank credit 1 2                                      426,074    -    2,001    +   12,615       426,724
   U.S. government securities
     Bought outright--system account                          386,917    -      622    +   15,091       386,766
     Held under repurchase agreements                           4,014    +       40    -    1,866         4,910
   Federal agency obligations
     Bought outright                                            2,311    -       18    -      630         2,311
     Held under repurchase agreements                             237    -    1,522    +      237           208
   Acceptances                                                      0             0             0             0
   Loans to depository institutions
     Adjustment credit                                             15    -       17    +       13            35
     Seasonal credit                                              311    +       20    +       56           317
     Extended credit                                                0             0             0             0
   Float                                                          613    -      361    -       39           331
   Other F.R. assets                                           31,656    +      479    -      248        31,845
 Gold stock                                                    11,050             0    -        3        11,050
 Special drawing rights certificate account                     9,718             0    -      650         9,718
 Treasury currency outstanding                                 24,665    +       14    +      939        24,665
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         Total factors supplying reserve funds                471,507    -    1,987    +   12,902       472,157

 Currency in circulation*                                     431,638    -    1,686    +   20,861       431,463
 Treasury cash holdings*                                          284    +        5    -       49           285
 Deposits, other than reserve balances, with F.R. Banks
   Treasury                                                     5,754    +    1,085    -    4,249         8,215
   Foreign                                                        173             0    -        2           165
   Service-related balances and adjustments 3                   6,295    -       18    +    1,602         6,295
   Other                                                          366    +       15    +        4           371
 Other F.R. liabilities and capital                            14,059    +      145    +    1,818        13,811
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------
         Total factors, other than reserve balances,
         absorbing reserve funds                              458,568    -      454    +   19,987       460,605

 Reserve balances with F.R. Banks 4                            12,939    -    1,534    -    7,085        11,552
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 On  September 18, 1996, the face amount of marketable U.S. government securities held in custody by the Federal Reserve Banks for foreign
 official and international accounts was $     579,080 million, a change of - $     4,347 million for the week.  The total includes the face
 value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
 1 Net of $    12,194 million, daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
   a net of $    12,194 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S.
   government securities.
 2 Net of $    12,345 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $    12,345 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $       158 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
 3 Consists of required clearing balances of $     6,081 million and adjustments of $       213 million to compensate for float.
 4 Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float.

 * Estimated (Treasury's figures).
 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
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 Worksheet for H.4.1 (a)


 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
 Millions of dollars
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                                                                                           Change since
                                                        *            Wednesday       Wednesday       Wednesday
                                                                   Sep 18, 1996    Sep 11, 1996    Sep 20, 1995
                                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------
                     ASSETS
 Gold certificate account                                               11,050               0      -        3
 Special drawing rights certificate account                              9,718               0      -      450
 Coin                                                                      574      +       12      +      183

 Loans                                                                     352      -       20      +       85
 Acceptances                                                                 0               0               0
 Federal agency obligations
   Bought outright                                                       2,311               0      -      630
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                      208      -    2,232      +      208
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                                              186,506      -      400      +    6,090
                    Notes                                              152,392               0      +    4,488
                    Bonds                                               47,869               0      +    5,196
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total bought outright 2                                           386,766      -      400      +   15,774
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                    4,910      -    2,490      -    8,110
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
       Total U.S. government securities                                391,676      -    2,890      +    7,664
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
         Total loans and securities                                    394,548      -    5,142      +    7,328

 Items in process of collection                          (410)           6,731      +      140      +      814
 Bank premises                                                           1,205      +        3      +       93
 Other assets 3                                                         30,735      +      566      -      652
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL ASSETS                                  (410)         454,561      -    4,421      +    7,312

                   LIABILITIES
 Federal Reserve notes                                                 407,657      -    1,752      +   19,814
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                                              18,608      -    5,763      -    5,313
   U.S. Treasury--general account                                        8,215      +    3,161      -    9,284
   Foreign--official accounts                                              165      +        5      -        2
   Other                                                                   371      +       20      +       41
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total deposits                                                     27,359      -    2,577      -   14,559
 Deferred availability cash items                        (410)           5,735      +       50      +      568
 Other liabilities and accrued dividends 4                               4,273      -      169      -      182
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL LIABILITIES                             (410)         445,023      -    4,449      +    5,642

                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                                                         4,544      +        2      +      634
 Surplus                                                                 3,966               0      +      442
 Other capital accounts                                                  1,029      +       25      +      595
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 * 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 Net of $    12,345 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes
   $       158 million securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
 3 Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates. Includes special investment account
   at Chicago of $       142 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days.
 4 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 18, 1996
 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
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                                                                         U.S. government       Federal agency
                                                                           securities           obligations
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                       Loans    Acceptances                                        Weekly               Weekly
                                                                       Holdings    changes   Holdings   changes
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 Within 15 days             324          0  Within 15 days                19,801 -    1,242        445 -    1,997
 16 days to 90 days          28          0  16 days to 90 days            93,115 +    3,802        666 -      235
 Over 90 days                 0          0  91 days to 1 year            109,724 -    5,450        477          0
                                            Over 1 year to 5 years        95,027          0        440          0
                                            Over 5 years to 10 years      33,653          0        467          0
                                            Over 10 years                 40,356          0         25          0
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   Total                    352          0    Total                      391,676 -    2,890      2,519 -    2,232
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 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
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 H.4.1 (b)

 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1996
 Millions of dollars
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                                    |   Total   | Boston | New York|  Phila. | Cleve.| Rich. |Atlanta| Chicago |S.Louis| Minneap.|KansasC| Dallas|San Fran.
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           ASSETS
 Gold certificate account                 11,050      661     4,051       423     624     919     769     1,140     474       168     321     433     1,067
 Special drawing rights certif. acct.      9,718      636     3,385       396     543     835     745       979     419       144     280     399       957
 Coin                                        574       15        18        37      30      96      84        56      30        18      63      50        76

 Loans                                       352        0         0         4       0       4      12        53      68       120      51       6        34
 Acceptances                                   0        0         0         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
 Federal agency obligations
   Bought outright                         2,311      136       860        89     136     192     154       251     108        35      72      83       196
   Held under repurchase agreements 1        208        0       208         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                186,506   10,974    69,361     7,218  10,962  15,466  12,447    20,212   8,737     2,813   5,842   6,678    15,796
                    Notes                152,392    8,966    56,674     5,898   8,957  12,637  10,170    16,515   7,139     2,298   4,773   5,457    12,907
                    Bonds                 47,869    2,817    17,802     1,853   2,814   3,969   3,195     5,188   2,242       722   1,499   1,714     4,054
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     Total bought outright 2             386,766   22,757   143,837    14,969  22,732  32,072  25,811    41,915  18,118     5,833  12,115  13,849    32,758
   Held under repurchase agreements 1      4,910        0     4,910         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
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       Total U.S. govt. securities       391,676   22,757   148,747    14,969  22,732  32,072  25,811    41,915  18,118     5,833  12,115  13,849    32,758
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         Total loans and securities      394,548   22,893   149,814    15,063  22,868  32,268  25,978    42,218  18,294     5,988  12,238  13,938    32,988

 Items in process of collection            7,141      577       829       303     313     596     741       783     315       498     382     412     1,393
 Bank premises                             1,205       94       147        48      97     127      81       110      30       100      55     155       160
 Other assets 3                           30,735    1,397     9,866     1,322   1,843   2,437   2,610     3,505     914       651   1,064   1,594     3,529
 Interdistrict settlement account              0     +451   -23,085    -2,674  +5,766  +4,822    +851      +498  -3,258      -657  -1,319  -1,851   +20,455
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           TOTAL ASSETS                  454,971   26,725   145,025    14,918  32,084  42,100  31,860    49,290  17,218     6,911  13,085  15,130    60,626
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 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 Net of $    12,345 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes $       158 million
   securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
 3 Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates. Includes special investment account at Chicago of
   $       142 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days.

 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
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 H.4.1 (c)

 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1996
 Millions of dollars
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                                    |   Total   | Boston | New York|  Phila. | Cleve.| Rich. |Atlanta| Chicago |S.Louis| Minneap.|KansasC| Dallas|San Fran.
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        LIABILITIES
 Federal Reserve notes                   407,657   24,492   127,709    13,268  30,238  38,980  28,201    44,727  15,883     5,595  11,498  12,809    54,258
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                18,608    1,220     4,425       756     742   1,381   1,698     2,238     660       502     713   1,350     2,921
   U.S. Treasury--general account          8,215        0     8,215         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
   Foreign--official accounts                165        6        60         7       9      11      14        17       4         4       5       9        20
   Other                                     371        0       119         0       3      97       2       143       0         1       2       1         3
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     Total deposits                       27,359    1,227    12,818       763     754   1,488   1,713     2,398     664       507     720   1,360     2,944
 Deferred credit items                     6,145      393       665       239     241     624     758       584     223       498     334     272     1,313
 Other liabilities and accrued
   dividends 1                             4,273      254     1,451       188     248     351     305       456     204       100     167     171       377
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     TOTAL LIABILITIES                   445,433   26,365   142,644    14,458  31,481  41,443  30,977    48,165  16,974     6,700  12,720  14,612    58,893

        CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                           4,544      167     1,098       222     287     312     427       539     113       102     176     252       849
 Surplus                                   3,966      171     1,057       190     259     292     389       473      98        99     152     246       542
 Other capital accounts                    1,029       21       227        48      57      53      67       114      34         9      38      19       342
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       ACCOUNTS                          454,971   26,725   145,025    14,918  32,084  42,100  31,860    49,290  17,218     6,911  13,085  15,130    60,626

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 FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

 F.R. notes outstanding                  530,932   29,995   181,474    16,645  33,577  47,128  35,667    53,482  19,561     6,946  13,767  21,784    70,906
   Less--Held by F.R. Banks              123,275    5,504    53,765     3,377   3,339   8,148   7,466     8,755   3,678     1,351   2,269   8,975    16,648
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   F.R. notes, net                       407,657   24,492   127,709    13,268  30,238  38,980  28,201    44,727  15,883     5,595  11,498  12,809    54,258
 Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account               11,050
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                   9,718
   Other eligible assets                       0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities      386,889
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     Total collateral                    407,657
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 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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