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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
                                                                                                May 1,  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      Apr 30, 1997   Apr 23, 1997    May 1, 1996   Apr 30, 1997

Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     466,380   +      20,517   +    51,678   489,371
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         401,462   +         742   +    21,955   402,513
    Held under repurchase agreements                            28,701   +      18,519   +    28,173    50,378
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              1,972   -          12   -       472     1,970
    Held under repurchase agreements                               691   -          39   +       513       989
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                              119   -         116   +        98        28
    Seasonal credit                                                114   +          19   +        50       128
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           837   -          52   +       847       250
   Other F.R. assets                                            32,483   +       1,456   +       515    33,115
Gold stock                                                      11,052               0             0    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       968     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,219   +          14   +       847    25,219
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  511,851   +      20,531   +    51,558   534,842

Currency in circulation*                                       445,555   -         260   +    28,588   446,620
Treasury cash holdings*                                            305   -           3   +        14       309
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                      32,937   +      24,277   +    24,228    52,215
  Foreign                                                          187   +          23   +         9       169
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,090   -          19   +     1,036     7,090
  Other                                                            337   -          14   -        44       348
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              15,243   +         217   +     2,579    14,977
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                501,654   +      24,221   +    56,410   521,729

Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           10,197   -       3,690   -     4,852    13,113

On   April 30, 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 $ 648,245 million, a change of + $ 1,484 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,651 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,651 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S.
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 13,974 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 13,974 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 236 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 5 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of  
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,919 million and adjustments of $ 171 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 30, 1997   Apr 23, 1997     May 1, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0                0
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       968
Coin                                                            619       -        15      +        45

Loans                                                           156       -     1,112      +        64
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             1,970       -        14      -       474
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                          989       -     1,045      -       261
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    195,034       -       567      +    12,008
                   Notes (2)                                156,079       +     1,925      +     5,977
                   Bonds                                     51,399                 0      +     4,957
    Total bought outright (3)                               402,513       +     1,358      +    22,942
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       50,378       +    29,306      +    46,677
     Total U.S. government securities                       452,891       +    30,664      +    69,619
       Total loans and securities                           456,006       +    28,493      +    68,948

Items in process of collection              (436)             6,294       -       715      -       156
Bank premises                                                 1,238       -        10      +        80
Other assets (4)                                             32,025       +     1,357      +     1,188
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (436)           516,434       +    29,110      +    69,137

                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       422,329       +       362      +    27,831
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    20,534       -     7,387      -     1,182
  U.S. Treasury--general account                             52,215       +    36,352      +    40,248
  Foreign--official accounts                                    169       +        12      -        19
    Other                                                       348       +        25      -        65
      Total deposits                                         73,266       +    29,003      +    38,982
Deferred availability cash items            (436)             5,862       -       240      -       413
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   5,551       +       511      +     1,487
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (436)           507,008       +    29,636      +    67,887

                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                                               4,796       +         3      +       772
Surplus                                                       4,475       -        20      +       518
Other capital accounts                                          155       -       509      -        40


*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  $ 5 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,974 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 236 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 $ 97 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, APRIL 30, 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     106        0  Within 15 days              68,449  +         31,856     1141  -           1059
16 days to 90      50        0  16 days to 90 days          90,660  +          1,438      604                 0
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          120,653  -          4,834      327  +             14
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      94,000  +          2,203      416  -             14
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    37,012  +              1      447                 0
                                Over 10 years               42,117                 0       25                 0
    Total         156        0       Total                 452,891  +         30,664     2959  -           1059

1 Includes $ 750 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 5 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 30, 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                                            619          15          33          69          29          93          65          80          25          27          53          47          81

Loans                                           156          10           0           6           0           0           5          31          24          40          23           2          16
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                             1,970         120         637          66         136         187         131         210          78          27          56          72         248
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)           989           0         989           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    195,034      11,890      63,084       6,520      13,491      18,557      13,015      20,803       7,768       2,716       5,569       7,083      24,538
                   Notes (2)                156,079       9,515      50,484       5,218      10,796      14,850      10,415      16,648       6,216       2,174       4,457       5,668      19,637
                   Bonds                     51,399       3,133      16,625       1,718       3,555       4,890       3,430       5,482       2,047         716       1,468       1,867       6,467
     Total bought outright(3)               402,513      24,538     130,193      13,456      27,842      38,298      26,860      42,934      16,032       5,606      11,493      14,618      50,643
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        50,378           0      50,378           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            452,891      24,538     180,571      13,456      27,842      38,298      26,860      42,934      16,032       5,606      11,493      14,618      50,643
       Total loans and securities           456,006      24,668     182,197      13,528      27,979      38,485      26,997      43,175      16,134       5,673      11,572      14,691      50,907

Items in process of collection                6,731         390         893         287         298         456         858         523         273         452         326         363       1,610
Bank premises                                 1,238          95         153          50         110         127          73         109          30         124          55         152         160
Other assets(4)                              32,025       1,264      11,380       1,386       1,803       2,314       2,324       3,185         831         563       1,011       1,367       4,596
Interdistrict settlement account                 -0        -823        9218       -1376       -1774       -4182       -5087       -3276       -1524         -91        -689        4884        4719
          TOTAL ASSETS                      516,871      26,764     211,015      14,575      29,688      39,050      26,556      45,765      16,511       7,020      12,863      22,330      64,734

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 $ 5 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,974 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 236 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
   $ 97 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 30, 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                       422,329      23,626     149,586      12,914      27,541      36,012      23,050      41,473      15,181       5,106      11,310      19,552      56,978
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    20,534       2,096       3,707         689       1,010       1,341       1,502       2,050         684       1,101         654       1,792       3,906
  U.S. Treasury--general account             52,215           0      52,215           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    169           5          58           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         348           1         120           0           6          84          25         101           1           1           2           3           3
    Total deposits                           73,266       2,103      56,100         698       1,026       1,436       1,541       2,168         688       1,105         662       1,803       3,937
Deferred credit items                         6,298         367         822         235         236         504         744         567         220         483         377         282       1,463
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               5,551         280       2,345         182         308         421         330         488         194          97         167         186         552
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       507,445      26,375     208,854      14,029      29,110      38,372      25,664      44,696      16,283       6,792      12,516      21,823      62,930

       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               4,796         195       1,080         282         284         341         465         554         115         117         179         260         922
Surplus                                       4,475         168       1,023         263         286         310         415         515         112         104         168         247         865
Other capital accounts                          155          26          58           0           8          27          11           0           1           7           0           0          17
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            516,871      26,764     211,015      14,575      29,688      39,050      26,556      45,765      16,511       7,020      12,863      22,330      64,734


FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

F.R. notes outstanding                      529,350      29,698     193,572      16,057      30,656      42,363      31,783      49,037      17,882       6,519      13,204      24,995      73,584
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  107,022       6,072      43,985       3,144       3,115       6,351       8,734       7,564       2,701       1,413       1,895       5,443      16,606
  F.R. notes, net                           422,329      23,626     149,586      12,914      27,541      36,012      23,050      41,473      15,181       5,106      11,310      19,552      56,978
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         402,077
     Total collateral                       422,329

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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