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 H.4.1

 Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and
 Condition Statement of F.R. Banks

                                                                                               February 6, 1997
 Millions of dollars
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                                                                 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     Feb 5, 1997  Jan 29, 1997   Feb 7, 1996   Feb 5, 1997
 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Reserve Bank credit 1 2                                      432,384    -    3,805    +   25,108       430,068
   U.S. government securities
     Bought outright--system account                          391,869    -       86    +   19,576       391,928
     Held under repurchase agreements                           5,482    -    1,938    +    5,482         2,364
   Federal agency obligations
     Bought outright                                            2,038             0    -      596         2,038
     Held under repurchase agreements                           1,248    -      432    +    1,248         1,749
   Acceptances                                                      0             0             0             0
   Loans to depository institutions
     Adjustment credit                                             13    -        2    -       15             3
     Seasonal credit                                               17    -        1    +       11            17
     Extended credit                                                0             0             0             0
   Float                                                          544    -      266    -      272           990
   Other F.R. assets                                           31,173    -    1,079    -      326        30,979
 Gold stock                                                    11,048             0    -        4        11,048
 Special drawing rights certificate account                     9,400    -       45    -      768         9,400
 Treasury currency outstanding                                 25,048    +       14    +      925        25,048
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------
         Total factors supplying reserve funds                477,880    -    3,836    +   25,260       475,564

 Currency in circulation*                                     439,053    -      676    +   27,084       440,087
 Treasury cash holdings*                                          250    +        2    -       23           260
 Deposits, other than reserve balances, with F.R. Banks
   Treasury                                                     6,207    -    1,689    +      714         5,350
   Foreign                                                        166    -       11    -       38           162
   Service-related balances and adjustments 3                   7,175    +       92    +      332         7,175
   Other                                                          367    +       36    -       41           378
 Other F.R. liabilities and capital                            13,521    -    1,003    +    1,481        13,347
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------
         Total factors, other than reserve balances,
         absorbing reserve funds                              466,738    -    3,249    +   29,510       466,760

 Reserve balances with F.R. Banks 4                            11,142    -      587    -    4,250         8,804
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 On    February 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 $     626,392 million, a change of + $     7,030 million for the week.  The total includes the face
 value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
 1 Net of $    13,137 million, daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
   a net of $    13,137 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S.
   government securities.
 2 Net of $    13,078 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $    13,078 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $        13 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
 3 Consists of required clearing balances of $     6,766 million and adjustments of $       408 million to compensate for float.
 4 Excludes required clearing balances and adjustments to compensate for float.

 * Estimated (Treasury's figures).
 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
1


 Worksheet for H.4.1 (a)


 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF ALL FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
 Millions of dollars
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                                                                                           Change since
                                                        *            Wednesday       Wednesday       Wednesday
                                                                    Feb 5, 1997    Jan 29, 1997     Feb 7, 1996
                                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------
                     ASSETS
 Gold certificate account                                               11,048               0      -        4
 Special drawing rights certificate account                              9,400               0      -      768
 Coin                                                                      704      +       29      +      170

 Loans                                                                      20      -       60      +        6
 Acceptances                                                                 0               0               0
 Federal agency obligations
   Bought outright                                                       2,038               0      -      596
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                    1,749      -      781      +    1,749
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                                              192,274      -        5      +   14,067
                    Notes                                              150,315               0      +      530
                    Bonds                                               49,339               0      +    5,270
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total bought outright 2                                           391,928      -        5      +   19,868
   Held under repurchase agreements 1                                    2,364      -   11,562      +    2,364
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
       Total U.S. government securities                                394,292      -   11,567      +   22,232
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
         Total loans and securities                                    398,099      -   12,408      +   23,391

 Items in process of collection                          (391)           7,737      +    1,462      +    1,736
 Bank premises                                                           1,235      -        1      +      101
 Other assets 3                                                         29,832      -    2,263      -      676
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL ASSETS                                  (391)         458,057      -   13,181      +   23,949

                   LIABILITIES
 Federal Reserve notes                                                 416,004      +      382      +   26,394
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                                              16,239      -    9,049      -    4,889
   U.S. Treasury--general account                                        5,350      -    4,524      +      131
   Foreign--official accounts                                              162      -       36      -       73
   Other                                                                   378      +       38      +       18
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
     Total deposits                                                     22,130      -   13,572      -    4,813
 Deferred availability cash items                        (391)           6,576      +    1,034      +    1,187
 Other liabilities and accrued dividends 4                               4,393      -      261      +      283
                                                                    ----------      ----------      ----------
           TOTAL LIABILITIES                             (391)         449,103      -   12,416      +   23,051

                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                                                         4,696      +        5      +      690
 Surplus                                                                 4,223      -      273      +      387
 Other capital accounts                                                     35      -      496      -      179
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 * 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 Net of $    13,078 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes
   $        13 million securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
 3 Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates. Includes special investment account
   at Chicago of $       157 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days.
 4 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, FEBRUARY 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
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                                                                         U.S. government       Federal agency
                                                                           securities           obligations
                                                                     --------------------------------------------
                       Loans    Acceptances                                        Weekly               Weekly
                                                                       Holdings    changes   Holdings   changes
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 Within 15 days              10          0  Within 15 days                17,943 -   10,451      1,749 -      942
 16 days to 90 days          10          0  16 days to 90 days            89,962 +    5,944        802 +      152
 Over 90 days                 0          0  91 days to 1 year            117,103 -    6,007        235 +        9
                                            Over 1 year to 5 years        93,677 -    1,053        520          0
                                            Over 5 years to 10 years      33,782          0        457          0
                                            Over 10 years                 41,826          0         25          0
                     ---------- ----------                            ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
   Total                     20          0    Total                      394,292 -   11,567      3,787 -      781
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 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
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 H.4.1 (b)

 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON FEBRUARY 5, 1997
 Millions of dollars
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                                    |   Total   | Boston | New York|  Phila. | Cleve.| Rich. |Atlanta| Chicago |S.Louis| Minneap.|KansasC| Dallas|San Fran.
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           ASSETS
 Gold certificate account                 11,048      661     4,049       423     624     919     769     1,140     474       168     321     433     1,067
 Special drawing rights certif. acct.      9,400      541     3,272       289     586     809     615       920     348       125     252     375     1,268
 Coin                                        704       21        27        52      31     129      99        83      36        23      59      62        83

 Loans                                        20        5         0         0       0       0       0         4       3         4       4       0         0
 Acceptances                                   0        0         0         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
 Federal agency obligations
   Bought outright                         2,038      120       758        79     120     169     136       221      95        31      64      73       173
   Held under repurchase agreements 1      1,749        0     1,749         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
 U.S. government securities
   Bought outright--Bills                192,274   11,313    71,506     7,442  11,301  15,944  12,832    20,837   9,007     2,900   6,023   6,885    16,285
                    Notes                150,315    8,844    55,902     5,818   8,835  12,465  10,031    16,290   7,042     2,267   4,708   5,383    12,731
                    Bonds                 49,339    2,903    18,349     1,910   2,900   4,091   3,293     5,347   2,311       744   1,545   1,767     4,179
                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Total bought outright 2             391,928   23,060   145,756    15,169  23,036  32,500  26,156    42,474  18,360     5,911  12,276  14,034    33,195
   Held under repurchase agreements 1      2,364        0     2,364         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Total U.S. govt. securities       394,292   23,060   148,120    15,169  23,036  32,500  26,156    42,474  18,360     5,911  12,276  14,034    33,195
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         Total loans and securities      398,099   23,185   150,627    15,248  23,156  32,669  26,292    42,699  18,458     5,946  12,344  14,107    33,368

 Items in process of collection            8,129      489     1,043       421     316     843   1,022       609     372       479     419     530     1,585
 Bank premises                             1,235       95       151        50     108     128      80       110      31       114      56     154       160
 Other assets 3                           29,832    1,267     9,109     1,478   1,745   2,250   2,377     3,338     908       589   1,018   1,394     4,359
 Interdistrict settlement account              0     -416   -13,150    -3,730  +3,976  +2,312  -2,469    -1,641  -3,128      -944  -1,163  +1,890   +18,463
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           TOTAL ASSETS                  458,449   25,842   155,129    14,231  30,542  40,060  28,785    47,257  17,499     6,500  13,306  18,945    60,353
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 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 Net of $    13,078 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week. Includes $        13 million
   securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
 3 Includes assets denominated in foreign currencies, revalued monthly at market exchange rates. Includes special investment account at Chicago of
   $       157 million in Treasury bills maturing within 90 days.

 Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
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 H.4.1 (c)

 STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF EACH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ON FEBRUARY 5, 1997
 Millions of dollars
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                                    |   Total   | Boston | New York|  Phila. | Cleve.| Rich. |Atlanta| Chicago |S.Louis| Minneap.|KansasC| Dallas|San Fran.
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        LIABILITIES
 Federal Reserve notes                   416,004   24,021   142,363    12,615  28,718  37,341  25,086    42,667  16,128     5,201  11,739  16,474    53,650
 Deposits
   Depository institutions                16,239      764     2,755       653     761   1,073   1,592     2,364     686       524     652   1,344     3,074
   U.S. Treasury--general account          5,350        0     5,350         0       0       0       0         0       0         0       0       0         0
   Foreign--official accounts                162        5        51         9       9      10      13        17       4         3       5       8        28
   Other                                     378        1       121         1       1      83       4       159       0         2       3       1         2
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     Total deposits                       22,130      770     8,277       662     771   1,167   1,609     2,540     690       528     660   1,353     3,103
 Deferred credit items                     6,967      433       881       250     247     566     908       548     240       475     400     464     1,555
 Other liabilities and accrued
   dividends 1                             4,393      263     1,485       193     256     363     313       472     212        95     171     178       393
                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     TOTAL LIABILITIES                   449,495   25,487   153,006    13,721  29,992  39,437  27,916    46,227  17,270     6,299  12,970  18,468    58,701

        CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
 Capital paid in                           4,696      182     1,077       273     282     312     461       538     115       107     178     257       913
 Surplus                                   4,223      168     1,023       237     269     310     403       491     112        93     158     219       738
 Other capital accounts                       35        5        23         0       0       0       4         0       3         0       0       0         0
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       ACCOUNTS                          458,449   25,842   155,129    14,231  30,542  40,060  28,785    47,257  17,499     6,500  13,306  18,945    60,353

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 FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS

 F.R. notes outstanding                  523,178   29,954   185,384    15,778  32,279  44,166  33,419    50,584  18,993     6,853  13,802  22,326    69,640   
   Less--Held by F.R. Banks              107,174    5,933    43,021     3,163   3,561   6,825   8,333     7,917   2,865     1,652   2,063   5,852    15,990
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   F.R. notes, net                       416,004   24,021   142,363    12,615  28,718  37,341  25,086    42,667  16,128     5,201  11,739  16,474    53,650
 Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account               11,048
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                   9,400
   Other eligible assets                       0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities      395,556
                                     ------------
     Total collateral                    416,004
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 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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