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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
                                                                                             April 29, 1999
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     Apr 28, 1999 Apr 21, 1999 Apr 29, 1998 Apr 28, 1999

Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                  513,046    -     516    +  31,658      518,670
  U.S. government securities			        		      		     		
    Bought outright-system account (3)                      471,697    +   1,134    +  32,117      473,627
    Held under repurchase agreements                          3,904    -   2,781    -   3,555        6,730
  Federal agency obligations			        		      		     		
    Bought outright                                             311            0    -     248          311
    Held under repurchase agreements                          2,371    +     349    +   1,835        3,015
  Acceptances                                                     0            0            0            0
  Loans to depository institutions

    Adjustment credit                                           316    +     117    +     301            6
    Seasonal credit                                              51    +      15    -       2           60
    Extended credit                                               0            0            0            0
   Float                                                        969    +     863    +     577          963
   Other F.R. assets                                         33,427    -     213    +     632       33,958
Gold stock                                                   11,049            0            0       11,048
Special drawing rights certificate account                    8,200            0    -   1,000        8,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                26,620    +      14    +     906       26,620
        Total factors supplying reserve funds               558,915    -     502    +  31,564      564,538
						        		      		     		
Currency in circulation*                                    519,215    -     343    +  43,435      520,644
Treasury cash holdings*                                         148    +       3    -     129          167
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks     		      		     		
  Treasury                                                    7,182    +     392    -  10,762        8,545
  Foreign                                                       182    -      33    +       9          168
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                6,818    +     100    +      17        6,818
  Other                                                         241    -      42    -     125          237
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                           17,304    +      35    +   1,000       17,055
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,     		      		     		
        absorbing reserve funds                             551,090    +     112    +  33,445      553,635

Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                         7,825    -     614    -   1,881       10,903
						       		      		     		
On     April 28, 1999, the face amount of marketable U.S. government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign official and international accounts was    589,203 million, a change of
 -$  7,040 million for the week.  The total includes the face value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero
coupon bonds.
1  Net of $     18,035 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the
   latest statement week, of which a net of $     17,281 million was with foreign official and international
   accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
2  Net of $     16,524 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest
   statement week, of which a net of $     16,524 million was with foreign official and international
   accounts.  Includes $          0 million securities loaned--fully secured U.S. government securities.
3  Includes $      4,437 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
   $         92 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
   securities.
4  Consists of required clearing balances of $      6,461 million and adjustments of $        357 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
                                                           Apr 28, 1999     Apr 21, 1999     Apr 29, 1998
                ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                        11,048        -       1                0
Special drawing rights certificate account                       8,200                0        -   1,000
Coin                                                               416        +       1        -      41
					
Loans                                                               66        -   1,342        +       6
Acceptances                                                          0                0                0
Federal agency obligations		
  Bought outright                                                  311                0        -     240
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                           3,015        +   1,681        +   1,207
U.S. government securities		
  Bought outright--Bills                                       199,175        +     457        -     731
                   Notes (2)                                   199,721        +   2,601        +  19,135
                   Bonds (3)                                    74,730        +      63        +  12,817
    Total bought outright (4)                                  473,627        +   3,121        +  31,221
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                           6,730        +     850        -  19,317
     Total U.S. government securities                          480,357        +   3,971        +  11,904
       Total loans and securities                              483,748        +   4,309        +  12,877
					
Items in process of collection                      (495)        8,254        -     811        +     511
Bank premises                                                    1,311        +       2        +      27
Other assets (5)                                                32,759        +     391        -   1,228
                TOTAL ASSETS                        (495)      545,736        +   3,891        +  11,145
					
                LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                          494,606        +     356        +  42,680
Deposits		 		
  Depository institutions                                       17,442        +   2,159        +      70
  U.S. Treasury--general account                                 8,545        +   1,855        -  33,256
  Foreign--official accounts                                       168        -      25        -      31
    Other                                             (0)          237        -       3        -     106
      Total deposits                                  (0)       26,392        +   3,986        -  33,324
Deferred availability cash items                    (495)        7,682        -     500        +     868
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (6)                      4,230        +      46        -     608
                TOTAL LIABILITIES                   (495)      532,911        +   3,888        +   9,617
					
                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                                                  6,180        +      14        +     705
Surplus                                                          5,952                0        +     732
Other capital accounts                                             693        -      11        +      91

*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 $      3,267 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
   $         78 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
   securities.
3  Includes $      1,170 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
   $         14 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
   securities.
4  Net of $     16,524 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest
   statement week.  Includes $          0 million securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government
   securities.
5  Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates.  Includes
   special investment account at Chicago of $          0 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days.
6  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,     April 28, 1999
Holdings of securities include securitites held under repurchase agreements, which are classified according
to remaining maturity.

Millions of dollars
                                                                 U.S. government         Federal agency
                    Loans   Acceptances                           securities (1)           obligations
                                                                           Weekly                 Weekly
                                                               Holdings    changes    Holdings    changes
Within 15 days         52          0     Within 15 days          22,035   +   1,930      3,015   +   1,681
16 to 90 days          14          0     16 to 90 days          100,866   +   4,687         37   +       5
Over 90 days            0          0     91 days to 1 year      134,011   -   4,443         79   -       5
                                         Over 1 to 5 years      115,258   +   1,472         20           0
                                         Over 5 to 10 years      47,545   +     324        175           0
                                         Over 10 years           60,642           0          0           0
    Total              66          0         Total              480,357   +   3,971      3,326   +   1,681

1  Includes $      4,437 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
   $         92 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     April 28, 1999
Millions of dollars
                                                                                                                                                            Kansas                 San
                                               Total     Boston   New York Philadelphia Cleveland   Richmond   Atlanta    Chicago   St. Louis  Minneapolis   City      Dallas   Francisco
         ASSETS
Gold certificate account                      11,048        533      4,435        319        566        834        724        993        337        140        313        575      1,279
Special drawing rights certif. acct.           8,200        406      3,215        247        396        683        596        725        232        103        231        451        915
Coin                                             416         22         19         52         23         51         40         52         17         27         25         38         50
				
Loans                                             66          5          0          0          0          0          7         21         13          5         12          0          4
Acceptances                                        0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
Federal agency obligations	
  Bought outright                                311         16        124          9         18         23         19         29         10          4          9         15         33
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)          3,015          0      3,015          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
U.S. government securities	
  Bought outright--Bills                     199,175     10,300     79,321      5,966     11,529     14,984     12,124     18,707      6,552      2,382      5,973      9,924     21,415
                   Notes (2)                 199,721     10,328     79,538      5,982     11,561     15,025     12,157     18,758      6,570      2,389      5,989      9,952     21,473
                   Bonds (3)                  74,730      3,865     29,761      2,238      4,326      5,622      4,549      7,019      2,458        894      2,241      3,724      8,035
     Total bought outright(4)                473,627     24,493    188,620     14,186     27,416     35,631     28,829     44,483     15,580      5,664     14,203     23,600     50,923
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)          6,730          0      6,730          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
     Total U.S. govt. securities             480,357     24,493    195,350     14,186     27,416     35,631     28,829     44,483     15,580      5,664     14,203     23,600     50,923
       Total loans and securities            483,748     24,513    198,488     14,195     27,434     35,654     28,855     44,533     15,603      5,674     14,224     23,615     50,960
				
Items in process of collection                 8,749        435      1,247        363        371        610        835        640        287        590        398        326      2,645
Bank premises                                  1,311         93        160         50        157        125         93        107         31        130         53        148        164
Other assets(5)                               32,759      1,467     11,297        918      1,905      4,426      2,036      2,893        812        733        824      1,337      4,110
Interdistrict settlement account                   0    + 3,027    - 5,521    + 4,809    - 2,107    - 8,849    - 1,681    + 8,815    + 1,986    - 2,368    + 1,635    -   939    + 1,192
          TOTAL ASSETS                       546,231     30,496    213,341     20,954     28,745     33,535     31,498     58,757     19,305      5,029     17,704     25,551     61,316

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 $      3,267 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
   $         78 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
   securities.
3  Includes $      1,170 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
   $         14 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
   securities.
4  Net of $     16,524 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest
   statement week.  Includes $          0 million securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government
   securities.
5  Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates.  Includes
   special investment account at Chicago of $          0 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     April 28, 1999
Millions of dollars
                                                                                                                                                            Kansas                 San
                                               Total     Boston   New York Philadelphia Cleveland   Richmond   Atlanta    Chicago   St. Louis  Minneapolis   City      Dallas   Francisco
       LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                        494,606     27,346    196,397     19,666     25,752     28,664     28,007     54,397     17,779      3,413     16,184     23,640     53,363
Deposits			      	
  Depository institutions                     17,442      1,876      2,923        438      1,504      1,324      1,422      2,194        780        496        633        885      2,967
  U.S. Treasury--general account               8,545          0      8,545          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
  Foreign--official accounts                     168          7         53          4         10         30         10         14          3          5          3          6         24
  Other                                          237          0        140          1          2         76          4          1          1          0          7          1          1
    Total deposits                            26,392      1,883     11,661        443      1,516      1,431      1,437      2,209        784        502        643        892      2,992
Deferred credit items                          8,177        454        913        278        418        549        913        522        289        601        396        332      2,513
Other liabilities and accrued	      	
  dividends (1)                                4,230        221      1,560        152        244        338        284        389        158         88        154        211        429
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                        533,406     29,903    210,531     20,538     27,929     30,982     30,640     57,517     19,010      4,605     17,376     25,075     59,298
				      	
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS		      	
Capital paid in                                6,180        285      1,305        202        394      1,264        415        598        140        210        158        226        983
Surplus                                        5,952        267      1,208        177        399      1,238        418        583        121        202        140        227        972
Other capital accounts                           693         40        296         37         23         51         24         60         34         12         30         22         64
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL    	
        ACCOUNTS                             546,231     30,496    213,341     20,954     28,745     33,535     31,498     58,757     19,305      5,029     17,704     25,551     61,316
				      	
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS      	
				      	
F.R. notes outstanding                       685,435     32,437    271,110     22,575     31,195     51,167     46,074     67,092     22,063     10,431     21,085     34,780     75,426
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                   190,828      5,091     74,713      2,909      5,443     22,503     18,067     12,695      4,284      7,018      4,902     11,141     22,063
  F.R. notes, net                            494,606     27,346    196,397     19,666     25,752     28,664     28,007     54,397     17,779      3,413     16,184     23,640     53,363
Collateral held against F.R. notes    	
   Gold certificate account                   11,048
   Special drawing rights	      	
     certificate account                       8,200
   Other eligible assets                           0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities          475,358
     Total collateral                        494,606

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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