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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 24,  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 23, 1997   Jul 16, 1997    Jul 24, 1996  Jul 23, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     446,368   -       4,333   +    27,088   446,003
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         410,818   -         300   +    28,055   409,877
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,713   -       3,326   -        81     1,650
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              1,209   -          13   -     1,142     1,209
    Held under repurchase agreements                               163   -         932   -       251       190
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               27   +          17   +        11         1
    Seasonal credit                                                347   +          44   +        48       365
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           558   +         339   +       102       940
   Other F.R. assets                                            31,532   -         161   +       345    31,770
Gold stock                                                      11,049               0   -         1    11,050
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       968     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,399   +          14   +       802    25,399
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  492,016   -       4,319   +    26,921   491,652
 
Currency in circulation*                                       455,239   -       1,664   +    27,773   455,725
Treasury cash holdings*                                            334   -          11   +        67       323
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       5,212   +         293   -        48     4,942
  Foreign                                                          168   -          22   -         5       163
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,297   +          36   +       917     7,297
  Other                                                            311   -          10   -         2       308
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              15,343   -          15   +     2,102    15,138
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                483,905   -       1,394   +    30,804   483,894
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                            8,111   -       2,926   -     3,883     7,758
 
On   July 23, 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 $ 629,980 million, a change of + $ 2,098 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,572 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,572 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 14,513 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 14,513 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 0 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 1,150 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 $ 7,088 million and adjustments of $ 209 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 23, 1997   Jul 16, 1997     Jul 24, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,050       +         1                0
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       968
Coin                                                            471       +         3      -        37
 
Loans                                                           366       +        34      +        39
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             1,209                 0      -     1,142
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                          190       -       310      -       510
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    195,091       -     1,856      +     8,669
                   Notes (2)                                160,524                 0      +    10,422
                   Bonds                                     54,261                 0      +     7,819
    Total bought outright (3)                               409,877       -     1,856      +    26,910
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        1,650       -     3,190      -       430
     Total U.S. government securities                       411,527       -     5,046      +    26,480
       Total loans and securities                           413,292       -     5,322      +    24,867
 
Items in process of collection              (368)             6,424       -       817      +       594
Bank premises                                                 1,259                 0      +        68
Other assets (4)                                             30,391       +       139      +       212
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (368)           472,088       -     5,996      +    24,737
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       431,119       -     1,202      +    27,215
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    14,668       -     2,197      -     4,549
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              4,942       -     1,620      -       269
  Foreign--official accounts                                    163       -       103      -         5
    Other                                                       308       -         9      +        16
      Total deposits                                         20,080       -     3,928      -     4,806
Deferred availability cash items            (368)             5,751       -       836      +       385
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,575       -        88      +       393
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (368)           461,525       -     6,054      +    23,186
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,079       +         4      +       658
Surplus                                                       4,496                 0      +       529
Other capital accounts                                          988       +        54      +       363
                                                                          
 
*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 $ 1,150 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 $ 14,513 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.
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 23, 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     310        0  Within 15 days              15,482  -          4,345      354  -            146
16 days to 90      57        0  16 days to 90 days          94,167  +          6,230      200  -            149
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          124,847  -          6,931      130  -             15
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      94,004                 0      401                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    39,016                 0      290                 0
                                Over 10 years               44,011                 0       25                 0
    Total         366        0       Total                 411,527  -          5,046     1399  -            310
 
1 Includes $ 1,150 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 23, 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                     11,050         624       3,937         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                                            471          12          17          54          23          76          56          58          23          20          30          43          61
 
Loans                                           366           1           0           0           0           0          14          68          75         153          39           6           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)           190           0         190           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    195,091      11,893      63,102       6,522      13,495      18,562      13,019      20,809       7,770       2,717       5,571       7,085      24,546
                   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)               409,877      24,987     132,575      13,703      28,352      38,998      27,351      43,719      16,325       5,708      11,704      14,885      51,569
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         1,650           0       1,650           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            411,527      24,987     134,225      13,703      28,352      38,998      27,351      43,719      16,325       5,708      11,704      14,885      51,569
       Total loans and securities           413,292      25,062     134,806      13,743      28,435      39,113      27,446      43,917      16,448       5,878      11,777      14,936      51,730
 
Items in process of collection                6,792         391       1,073         257         299         422         694         636         248         534         453         282       1,504
Bank premises                                 1,259          94         154          50         117         126          76         108          30         138          55         151         159
Other assets(4)                              30,391       1,324       8,934       1,445       1,887       2,396       2,422       3,300         874         589       1,005       1,416       4,798
Interdistrict settlement account                  0       -1945       23015       -2283       -1342       -6222       -5144       -5510       -2698       -1621       -1533        2831        2451
          TOTAL ASSETS                      472,456      26,094     175,139      13,897      30,662      37,668      26,875      44,478      15,666       5,809      12,320      20,485      63,363
 
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 $ 1,150 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 $ 14,513 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.
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 23, 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                       431,119      23,747     163,848      12,337      28,750      33,953      23,944      40,006      14,342       4,493      10,750      18,272      56,678  
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    14,668       1,295       1,793         573         646       1,332       1,155       2,257         679         417         736       1,218       2,568
  U.S. Treasury--general account              4,942           0       4,942           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    163           5          52           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         308           0         101           1           3         121           6          71           1           1           2           1           1
    Total deposits                           20,080       1,301       6,888         582         658       1,462       1,174       2,345         683         421         743       1,227       2,596
Deferred credit items                         6,119         377         727         213         221         505         679         590         219         458         349         267       1,514
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,575         278       1,382         179         305         431         325         486         194         101         165         184         545
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       461,893      25,701     172,845      13,311      29,934      36,351      26,122      43,427      15,439       5,472      12,007      19,950      61,334
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,079         185       1,080         287         351         703         318         491         106         167         134         263         995
Surplus                                       4,496         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         865
Other capital accounts                          988          40         190          31          91         305          21          36          10          66           9          22         169
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            472,456      26,094     175,139      13,897      30,662      37,668      26,875      44,478      15,666       5,809      12,320      20,485      63,363
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      540,941      29,741     206,980      15,835      32,294      40,406      32,437      49,061      16,921       6,166      12,425      24,548      74,127
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  109,821       5,995      43,132       3,498       3,544       6,453       8,494       9,055       2,579       1,673       1,675       6,276      17,449
  F.R. notes, net                           431,119      23,747     163,848      12,337      28,750      33,953      23,944      40,006      14,342       4,493      10,750      18,272      56,678
Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account                  11,050
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                      9,200
   Other eligible assets                          0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities         410,869
     Total collateral                       431,119
 
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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