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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 13, 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     May 12, 1999  May 5, 1999 May 13, 1998 May 12, 1999

Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                  514,492    -   5,997    +  45,394      515,303
  U.S. government securities			        		      		     		
    Bought outright-system account (3)                      474,404    +     833    +  39,804      475,914
    Held under repurchase agreements                          1,962    -   7,193    +   1,962        1,463
  Federal agency obligations			        		      		     		
    Bought outright                                             311            0    -     240          311
    Held under repurchase agreements                          3,466    +     566    +   3,466        3,136
  Acceptances                                                     0            0            0            0
  Loans to depository institutions

    Adjustment credit                                             3    -       7    -     150            2
    Seasonal credit                                              82    +      15    +       9           79
    Extended credit                                               0            0            0            0
   Float                                                        955    +     471    -     114          732
   Other F.R. assets                                         33,310    -     681    +     657       33,665
Gold stock                                                   11,049    -       1    +       1       11,049
Special drawing rights certificate account                    8,200            0    -   1,000        8,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                26,648    +      14    +     921       26,648
        Total factors supplying reserve funds               560,389    -   5,984    +  45,316      561,200
						        		      		     		
Currency in circulation*                                    522,277    +   1,753    +  43,985      523,760
Treasury cash holdings*                                         147    -      17    -     101          147
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks     		      		     		
  Treasury                                                    5,307    -   2,581    -     748        4,095
  Foreign                                                       181    -      29    +      15          178
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                7,015    +     227    +     371        7,015
  Other                                                         289    +      18    -      88          282
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                           17,207    -      46    +     516       17,204
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,     		      		     		
        absorbing reserve funds                             552,424    -     674    +  43,951      552,681

Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                         7,965    -   5,311    +   1,365        8,518
						       		      		     		
On       May 12, 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    591,805 million, a change of
 -$  3,986 million for the week.  The total includes the face value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero
coupon bonds.
1  Net of $     17,354 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the
   latest statement week, of which a net of $     17,354 million was with foreign official and international
   accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
2  Net of $     17,071 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest
   statement week, of which a net of $     17,071 million was with foreign official and international
   accounts.  Includes $        435 million securities loaned--fully secured U.S. government securities.
3  Includes $      4,740 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
   $        107 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
   securities.
4  Consists of required clearing balances of $      6,537 million and adjustments of $        478 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
                                                           May 12, 1999      May 5, 1999     May 13, 1998
                ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                        11,049                0        +       1
Special drawing rights certificate account                       8,200                0        -   1,000
Coin                                                               407        -       4        -      42
					
Loans                                                               81        -       9        -       8
Acceptances                                                          0                0                0
Federal agency obligations		
  Bought outright                                                  311                0        -     240
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                           3,136        +     648        +   3,136
U.S. government securities		
  Bought outright--Bills                                       198,629        -     391        +   3,486
                   Notes (2)                                   202,094        +   2,371        +  21,506
                   Bonds (3)                                    75,192        +     461        +  13,278
    Total bought outright (4)                                  475,914        +   2,440        +  38,270
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                           1,463        -   8,242        +   1,463
     Total U.S. government securities                          477,377        -   5,802        +  39,733
       Total loans and securities                              480,905        -   5,162        +  42,621
					
Items in process of collection                      (533)        8,332        -   2,415        +   1,583
Bank premises                                                    1,311                0        +      24
Other assets (5)                                                32,306        -     365        +     927
                TOTAL ASSETS                        (533)      542,511        -   7,945        +  44,116
					
                LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                          497,666        +   1,338        +  43,556
Deposits		 		
  Depository institutions                                       15,715        -   7,217        -     405
  U.S. Treasury--general account                                 4,095        -     904        -   1,032
  Foreign--official accounts                                       178        +      11        +      23
    Other                                             (0)          282        -       1        -      91
      Total deposits                                  (0)       20,271        -   8,109        -   1,505
Deferred availability cash items                    (533)        7,371        -   1,372        +   1,030
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (6)                      4,327        -      84        -     444
                TOTAL LIABILITIES                   (533)      529,634        -   8,229        +  42,635
					
                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                                                  6,204        +      17        +     641
Surplus                                                          5,952                0        +     732
Other capital accounts                                             721        +     267        +     108

*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 $      3,570 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
   $         91 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
   $         15 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
   securities.
4  Net of $     17,071 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest
   statement week.  Includes $        435 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,       May 12, 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         26          0     Within 15 days          17,697   -   5,449      3,136   +     648
16 to 90 days          55          0     16 to 90 days           94,741   -   3,109         62   +      25
Over 90 days            0          0     91 days to 1 year      139,255   +     409         79           0
                                         Over 1 to 5 years      116,365   +   1,217         20           0
                                         Over 5 to 10 years      48,271   +     724        150   -      25
                                         Over 10 years           61,049   +     406          0           0
    Total              81          0         Total              477,377   -   5,802      3,447   +     648

1  Includes $      4,740 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
   $        107 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       May 12, 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                      11,049        533      4,436        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                                             407         21         18         49         21         48         43         50         17         26         28         39         47
				
Loans                                             81          8          0          1          0          0          8         19         11         21          9          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)          3,136          0      3,136          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
U.S. government securities	
  Bought outright--Bills                     198,629     10,272     79,103      5,949     11,498     14,943     12,090     18,655      6,534      2,376      5,956      9,897     21,356
                   Notes (2)                 202,094     10,451     80,483      6,053     11,698     15,203     12,301     18,981      6,648      2,417      6,060     10,070     21,728
                   Bonds (3)                  75,192      3,888     29,945      2,252      4,352      5,657      4,577      7,062      2,473        899      2,255      3,747      8,084
     Total bought outright(4)                475,914     24,611    189,531     14,254     27,548     35,803     28,968     44,698     15,655      5,692     14,272     23,714     51,169
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)          1,463          0      1,463          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
     Total U.S. govt. securities             477,377     24,611    190,994     14,254     27,548     35,803     28,968     44,698     15,655      5,692     14,272     23,714     51,169
       Total loans and securities            480,905     24,635    194,253     14,265     27,566     35,826     28,995     44,747     15,676      5,716     14,290     23,729     51,206
				
Items in process of collection                 8,866        361      1,490        336        313        463        883        686        302        662        529        502      2,340
Bank premises                                  1,311         93        160         50        157        125         94        107         31        130         53        148        164
Other assets(5)                               32,306      1,478     10,759        925      1,916      4,407      2,050      2,912        824        732        833      1,349      4,121
Interdistrict settlement account                   0    + 1,511    - 4,090    + 5,354    - 1,959    - 8,837    - 1,988    + 9,780    + 2,146    - 3,714    + 2,033    -   717    +   480
          TOTAL ASSETS                       543,044     29,037    210,241     21,545     28,976     33,549     31,397     60,000     19,566      3,795     18,310     26,075     60,553

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 $      3,570 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
   $         91 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
   $         15 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
   securities.
4  Net of $     17,071 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest
   statement week.  Includes $        435 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       May 12, 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                        497,666     27,273    197,845     20,239     26,457     27,746     27,965     55,478     18,211      2,250     16,711     24,080     53,410
Deposits			      	
  Depository institutions                     15,715        478      2,762        454      1,105      2,213      1,314      2,224        586        438        650        897      2,594
  U.S. Treasury--general account               4,095          0      4,095          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0
  Foreign--official accounts                     178          7         62          4         10         30         10         14          3          5          3          6         24
  Other                                          282          0        140          1          3        112          6          2          5          0         11          1          1
    Total deposits                            20,271        485      7,059        459      1,117      2,355      1,330      2,240        595        444        665        903      2,618
Deferred credit items                          7,904        456        970        273        330        549        943        623        302        591        442        368      2,058
Other liabilities and accrued	      	
  dividends (1)                                4,327        228      1,543        156        254        345        297        406        162         87        158        249        443
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                        530,168     28,442    207,417     21,127     28,158     30,996     30,536     58,747     19,269      3,371     17,975     25,600     58,529
				      	
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS		      	
Capital paid in                                6,204        285      1,308        202        394      1,265        416        608        140        212        162        227        984
Surplus                                        5,952        267      1,208        177        399      1,238        418        583        121        202        140        227        972
Other capital accounts                           721         43        308         40         25         50         26         62         36         10         32         21         67
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL    	
        ACCOUNTS                             543,044     29,037    210,241     21,545     28,976     33,549     31,397     60,000     19,566      3,795     18,310     26,075     60,553
				      	
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS      	
				      	
F.R. notes outstanding                       697,001     32,369    276,881     23,349     32,247     51,324     46,288     68,421     22,680     10,638     22,174     35,119     75,512
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                   199,335      5,096     79,036      3,110      5,790     23,578     18,323     12,942      4,469      8,387      5,463     11,039     22,102
  F.R. notes, net                            497,666     27,273    197,845     20,239     26,457     27,746     27,965     55,478     18,211      2,250     16,711     24,080     53,410
Collateral held against F.R. notes    	
   Gold certificate account                   11,049
   Special drawing rights	      	
     certificate account                       8,200
   Other eligible assets                           0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities          478,417
     Total collateral                        497,666

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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