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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
                                                                                                July 17,  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      Jul 16, 1997   Jul 9, 1997     Jul 17, 1996  Jul 16, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     450,727   +         853   +    25,528   450,177
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         411,118   -          65   +    27,726   411,733
    Held under repurchase agreements                             5,039   +       1,464   -     1,383     4,840
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              1,222   -          14   -     1,129     1,209
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,096   -         417   +        86       500
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               10   -          11   +         6         4
    Seasonal credit                                                303   +           8   +        20       328
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           245   -         560   -       140       176
   Other F.R. assets                                            31,693   +         448   +       344    31,387
Gold stock                                                      11,049               0             0    11,049
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       968     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,385   +          14   +       810    25,385
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  496,362   +         867   +    25,370   495,812
 
Currency in circulation*                                       456,903   -       1,186   +    27,909   456,902
Treasury cash holdings*                                            345   -           1   +        78       336
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       4,919   +       1,017   -       544     6,562
  Foreign                                                          190   +          18   +        14       265
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,261   -          60   +     1,259     7,261
  Other                                                            321   -           2   -        21       317
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              15,359   +         187   +     2,106    15,167
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                485,299   -          27   +    30,801   486,810
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           11,063   +         894   -     5,434     9,002
 
On   July 16, 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 $ 627,882 million, a change of - $ 532 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,699 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,699 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 12,657 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 12,657 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 5 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 8 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of   
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,998 million and adjustments of $ 263 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
                                                         Jul 16, 1997   Jul 9, 1997      Jul 17, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,049       -         1      -         1
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       968
Coin                                                            468       +         9      -        26
 
Loans                                                           332       -        66      +        28
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             1,209       -        27      -     1,142
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                          500       -       970      -     1,190
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    196,947       +     2,176      +    10,128
                   Notes (2)                                160,524       -       598      +    10,422
                   Bonds                                     54,261                 0      +     7,819
    Total bought outright (3)                               411,733       +     1,578      +    28,369
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        4,840       +     1,425      -     7,860
     Total U.S. government securities                       416,573       +     3,003      +    20,509
       Total loans and securities                           418,615       +     1,940      +    18,205
 
Items in process of collection              (368)             7,241       -       747      +       674
Bank premises                                                 1,259       +         7      +        69
Other assets (4)                                             30,253       +        61      -       523
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (368)           478,084       +     1,269      +    17,430
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       432,321       -     1,824      +    27,162
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    16,865       +       932      -    13,784
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              6,562       +     1,916      +     1,238
  Foreign--official accounts                                    265       +        95      +        99
    Other                                   (1)                 317       +        14      -        46
      Total deposits                        (1)              24,008       +     2,957      -    12,493
Deferred availability cash items            (367)             6,587       +        69      +       660
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,663       -        28      +       340
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (368)           467,580       +     1,175      +    15,669
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,074       +        12      +       915
Surplus                                                       4,496                 0      +       529
Other capital accounts                                          934       +        82      +       317
                                                                          
 
*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  $ 8 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation 
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 12,657 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 5 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 $ 70 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, JULY 16, 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     209        0  Within 15 days              19,827  +          2,768      500  -            997
16 days to 90     123        0  16 days to 90 days          87,937  -          1,110      349  +             20
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          131,778  +          2,656      145  -              5
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      94,004  -          1,311      401  -             15
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    39,016                 0      290                 0
                                Over 10 years               44,011                 0       25                 0
    Total         332        0       Total                 416,573  +          3,003     1709  -            997
 
1 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 8 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 JULY 16, 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                     11,049         624       3,936         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                                            468          14          18          55          21          75          53          58          24          21          31          40          59
 
Loans                                           332           1           0           0           0           0          14          59          67         139          38           5           9
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                             1,209          74         391          40          84         115          81         129          48          17          35          44         152
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)           500           0         500           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    196,947      12,006      63,703       6,584      13,623      18,739      13,142      21,007       7,844       2,743       5,624       7,152      24,779
                   Notes (2)                160,524       9,786      51,922       5,366      11,104      15,273      10,712      17,122       6,393       2,236       4,584       5,830      20,197
                   Bonds                     54,261       3,308      17,551       1,814       3,753       5,163       3,621       5,788       2,161         756       1,549       1,971       6,827
     Total bought outright(3)               411,733      25,100     133,175      13,765      28,480      39,175      27,475      43,917      16,399       5,734      11,757      14,953      51,803
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         4,840           0       4,840           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            416,573      25,100     138,015      13,765      28,480      39,175      27,475      43,917      16,399       5,734      11,757      14,953      51,803
       Total loans and securities           418,615      25,175     138,907      13,805      28,564      39,290      27,570      44,105      16,514       5,890      11,830      15,002      51,964
 
Items in process of collection                7,608         378       1,159         204         328         562         703         727         265         493         659         440       1,688
Bank premises                                 1,259          94         154          50         117         126          76         109          30         138          55         151         159
Other assets(4)                              30,253       1,306       8,982       1,433       1,867       2,369       2,419       3,269         861         584         996       1,405       4,762
Interdistrict settlement account                 -0       -1882       22926       -1778       -1044       -5487       -6477       -5131       -2488       -1099       -1496        2030        1927
          TOTAL ASSETS                      478,451      26,239     179,284      14,401      31,096      38,692      25,669      45,106      15,947       6,296      12,609      19,894      63,219
 
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 $ 8 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 12,657 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 5 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 
   $ 70 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 JULY 16, 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                       432,321      24,116     164,515      12,534      28,866      34,650      22,482      40,533      14,591       4,671      10,922      18,008      56,433
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    16,865       1,033       3,332         846         936       1,627       1,370       2,207         693         648         812         856       2,506
  U.S. Treasury--general account              6,562           0       6,562           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    265           5         154           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         317           1         109           1           4         122           2          72           1           2           2           1           1
    Total deposits                           24,009       1,039      10,157         855         949       1,759       1,385       2,296         697         653         820         865       2,535
Deferred credit items                         6,954         409         870         247         251         572         720         734         237         536         388         301       1,688
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,663         281       1,448         180         309         429         328         490         196         102         166         184         551
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       467,947      25,846     176,990      13,816      30,374      37,410      24,916      44,053      15,721       5,961      12,296      19,358      61,207
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,074         185       1,080         287         351         703         318         491         105         167         134         263         990
Surplus                                       4,496         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         865
Other capital accounts                          934          40         190          29          85         269          21          38           9          64           9          23         156
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            478,451      26,239     179,284      14,401      31,096      38,692      25,669      45,106      15,947       6,296      12,609      19,894      63,219
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      540,855      30,004     208,304      15,797      32,100      40,826      30,670      49,672      17,076       6,252      12,516      24,129      73,509
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  108,534       5,888      43,788       3,263       3,234       6,175       8,188       9,139       2,485       1,582       1,594       6,122      17,075
  F.R. notes, net                           432,321      24,116     164,515      12,534      28,866      34,650      22,482      40,533      14,591       4,671      10,922      18,008      56,433
Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account                  11,049
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                      9,200
   Other eligible assets                          0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities         412,072
     Total collateral                       432,321
 
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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