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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 6,  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 5, 1997    Oct 29, 1997    Nov 6, 1996   Nov 5, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     457,793   +       4,251   +    29,670   463,662
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         411,705   -       3,137   +    25,218   413,046
    Held under repurchase agreements                            10,222   +       6,539   +     5,319    12,815
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                                699   -          16   -     1,547       685
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,356   +          43   -       518     1,379
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                              132   +         121   +       122       844
    Seasonal credit                                                143   -          47   +        17       121
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           480   -         106   -        24      1357
   Other F.R. assets                                            33,056   +         855   +     1,083    33,415
Gold stock                                                      11,050   -           1   +         1    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       518     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,558   +          14   +       693    25,558
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  503,601   +       4,264   +    29,846   509,471
 
Currency in circulation*                                       462,562   +       1,971   +    28,769   464,536
Treasury cash holdings*                                            239               0   -        41       248
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       5,225   -         643   +       211     5,180
  Foreign                                                          190   +          24   +        20       186
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   6,966   +          54   -        38     6,966
  Other                                                            343   -          40   -        27       352
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              16,274   +         223   +     2,214    16,085
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                491,799   +       1,589   +    31,108   493,552
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           11,802   +       2,675   -     1,262    15,920
 
On   November 5, 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 $ 626,435 million, a change of + $ 5,334 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 17,035 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 17,035 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 15,694 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 15,694 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 160 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 $ 15 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of  
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,791 million and adjustments of $ 175 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 5, 1997    Oct 29, 1997     Nov 6, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0      +         1
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       518
Coin                                                            513       -         4      -       105
 
Loans                                                           966       +       781      +       852
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                               685       -        26      -     1,562
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        1,379       -       465      -       996
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    193,911       -     1,051      +     6,805
                   Notes (2)                                163,076       +         1      +    10,685
                   Bonds                                     56,059                 0      +     8,190
    Total bought outright (3)                               413,046       -     1,050      +    25,680
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       12,815       +     8,340      +     5,545
     Total U.S. government securities                       425,861       +     7,290      +    31,225
       Total loans and securities                           428,890       +     7,580      +    29,519
 
Items in process of collection              (404)             8,729       +     2,728      +       980
Bank premises                                                 1,273                 0      +        57
Other assets (4)                                             32,132       +       653      +       907
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (404)           491,787       +    10,957      +    30,841
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       439,738       +     2,401      +    28,010
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    23,208       +     6,821      +       206
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              5,180       +        89      -       594
  Foreign--official accounts                                    186       -         5      +        20
    Other                                   (10)                352       -        85      -        10
      Total deposits                        (10)             28,926       +     6,820      -       377
Deferred availability cash items            (394)             7,039       +     1,421      +       990
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,826       +         2      +       383
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (404)           480,529       +    10,645      +    29,006
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,280       +         8      +       703
Surplus                                                       4,389                 0      +       528
Other capital accounts                                        1,590       +       304      +       604
                                                                          
 
*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  $ 15 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation   
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 15,694 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 160 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 $ 154 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 5, 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     878        0  Within 15 days              27,740  +         11,145     1379  +            428
16 days to 90      87        0  16 days to 90 days          85,199  -          2,757        0  -            604
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          138,813  -             33      202  -            111
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      90,291  -          1,066      203  -            227
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    38,430  +              1      255  -            192
                                Over 10 years               45,389                 0       25                 0
    Total         966        0       Total                 425,861  +          7,290     2064  -            705
 
1 Includes $ 1,550 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 15 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 5, 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         624       3,938         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                                            513          29          19          55          30          70          63          62          16          22          25          45          76
 
Loans                                           966           0           0           0           0           0           1          15          25         854          32           2          37
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)         1,379           0       1,379           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    193,911      11,821      62,721       6,483      13,413      18,450      12,940      20,683       7,723       2,701       5,537       7,042      24,397
                   Notes (2)                163,076       9,942      52,747       5,452      11,280      15,516      10,882      17,394       6,495       2,271       4,657       5,922      20,518
                   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)               413,046      25,180     133,600      13,808      28,571      39,300      27,563      44,057      16,451       5,752      11,794      15,000      51,968
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        12,815           0      12,815           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            425,861      25,180     146,415      13,808      28,571      39,300      27,563      44,057      16,451       5,752      11,794      15,000      51,968
       Total loans and securities           428,890      25,222     148,016      13,831      28,618      39,365      27,610      44,145      16,504       6,616      11,845      15,027      52,092
 
Items in process of collection                9,133         517         855         314         319         611       1,663         914         298         739         377         417       2,110
Bank premises                                 1,273          94         154          50         125         126          78         108          31         144          55         150         159
Other assets(4)                              32,132       1,358      10,283       1,458       1,918       2,424       2,453       3,434         892         598       1,019       1,431       4,864
Interdistrict settlement account                 -0       -2771       16132       -2707       -1669       -6519        -810       -3498       -1334       -1792         852        4353        -236
          TOTAL ASSETS                      492,191      25,602     182,598      13,634      30,584      37,834      32,381      47,133      17,148       6,596      14,706      22,249      61,725
 
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 $ 15 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 15,694 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 160 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 
   $ 154 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 5, 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                       439,738      23,014     168,692      11,744      27,615      32,531      28,385      41,309      15,593       4,472      13,013      19,304      54,065
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    23,208       1,402       3,848         859       1,606       2,486       2,084       3,421         876       1,017         778       1,784       3,047
  U.S. Treasury--general account              5,180           0       5,180           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    186           5          75           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         361           0         102           1           1          87          11         155           0           0           2           1           1
    Total deposits                           28,935       1,407       9,206         868       1,617       2,583       2,109       3,593         880       1,021         785       1,792       3,075
Deferred credit items                         7,434         477         788         242         268         607         771         644         235         601         424         391       1,983
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,826         287       1,525         187         319         442         337         500         199         101         168         191         569
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       480,933      25,186     180,211      13,042      29,818      36,163      31,603      46,046      16,908       6,196      14,390      21,679      59,693
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,280         194       1,107         287         365         812         316         515         110         198         125         275         976
Surplus                                       4,389         164         999         262         279         303         405         512         109         101         167         244         845
Other capital accounts                        1,590          59         282          44         122         556          57          61          21         101          24          51         212
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            492,191      25,602     182,598      13,634      30,584      37,834      32,381      47,133      17,148       6,596      14,706      22,249      61,725
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      547,718      29,181     205,050      15,544      32,122      39,273      37,380      50,012      17,851       6,141      15,448      26,367      73,349
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  107,980       6,167      36,358       3,800       4,508       6,742       8,995       8,703       2,257       1,669       2,435       7,063      19,284
  F.R. notes, net                           439,738      23,014     168,692      11,744      27,615      32,531      28,385      41,309      15,593       4,472      13,013      19,304      54,065
Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account                  11,051
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                      9,200
   Other eligible assets                          0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities         419,487
     Total collateral                       439,738
 
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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