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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 10,  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 9, 1997    Apr 2, 1997     Apr 10, 1996  Apr 9, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     442,191   +       3,564   +    24,020   446,740
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         400,792   +       3,971   +    23,737   401,320
    Held under repurchase agreements                             7,602   +       1,436   +     1,265    10,947
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              1,994               0   -       527     1,994
    Held under repurchase agreements                               901   -       1,246   +       844     1,671
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                                1   -         565   -        33         2
    Seasonal credit                                                 64   +           7   +        44        69
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           359   -          95   -       416        86
   Other F.R. assets                                            30,479   +          56   -       893    30,651
Gold stock                                                      11,051   +           1   -         2    11,052
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       968     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,177   +          14   +       875    25,177
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  487,620   +       3,579   +    23,926   492,169
 
Currency in circulation*                                       446,192   +       1,723   +    27,056   447,517
Treasury cash holdings*                                            284   -          24   -        34       308
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       4,826   -         709   -     1,160     3,446
  Foreign                                                          164   -         140   -        48       161
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   6,963   +          15   +     1,096     6,963
  Other                                                            413   +          31   +        40       392
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              14,975   +         345   +     2,186    14,861
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                473,817   +       1,241   +    29,137   473,648
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           13,803   +       2,338   -     5,211    18,521
 
On   April 9, 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 $ 650,613 million, a change of - $ 903 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,571 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,571 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 13,615 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 13,615 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 0 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 350 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 2 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,757 million and adjustments of $ 205 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 9, 1997    Apr 2, 1997      Apr 10, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,052       +         1      -         1
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       968
Coin                                                            653       -         7      +        93
 
Loans                                                            71       +         8      +        51
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             1,994                 0      -       497
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        1,671       -        60      +     1,271
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    195,393       +     4,263      +    12,058
                   Notes (2)                                154,527                 0      +     5,642
                   Bonds                                     51,399                 0      +     6,431
    Total bought outright (3)                               401,320       +     4,264      +    24,131
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       10,947       +     2,736      +     2,799
     Total U.S. government securities                       412,267       +     7,000      +    26,930
       Total loans and securities                           416,003       +     6,948      +    27,755
 
Items in process of collection              (458)             6,537       -     1,339      +       258
Bank premises                                                 1,245       +         3      +        91
Other assets (4)                                             29,413       +       284      -     1,012
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (458)           474,102       +     5,890      +    26,215
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       423,300       +     1,476      +    26,140
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    25,757       +     5,996      -     1,202
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              3,446       -     1,646      -     1,554
  Foreign--official accounts                                    161       -        68      -        39
    Other                                                       392       +        15      +        26
      Total deposits                                         29,757       +     4,297      -     2,769
Deferred availability cash items            (458)             6,184       -       375      +       777
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,951       +       398      +       635
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (458)           464,192       +     5,796      +    24,783
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               4,790       +        28      +       782
Surplus                                                       4,496                 0      +       529
Other capital accounts                                          624       +        66      +       121
                                                                          
 
*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 $ 350 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and  $ 2 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation 
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,615 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 $ 139 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 9, 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      22        0  Within 15 days              19,251  -          2,466     1681  -             60
16 days to 90      49        0  16 days to 90 days          95,929  +          1,212      760                 0
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          125,980  +          8,253      293                 0
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      92,382                 0      460                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    36,608                 0      447                 0
                                Over 10 years               42,117                 0       25                 0
    Total          71        0       Total                 412,267  +          7,000     3665  -             60
 
1 Includes $ 350 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 2 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 9, 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                     11,052         661       4,053         423         624         919         769       1,140         474         168         321         433       1,067  
Special drawing rights certif. acct.          9,200         530       3,202         282         574         792         602         900         340         123         247         367       1,241
Coin                                            653          20          34          69          33         103          74          81          26          27          52          50          86
 
Loans                                            71           5           0           1           0           0           1          12          19          20          11           1           0
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                             1,994         117         742          77         117         165         133         216          93          30          62          71         169
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         1,671           0       1,671           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    195,393      11,497      72,666       7,562      11,484      16,203      13,040      21,175       9,153       2,947       6,120       6,997      16,549
                   Notes (2)                154,527       9,092      57,468       5,981       9,082      12,814      10,312      16,746       7,239       2,331       4,840       5,533      13,088
                   Bonds                     51,399       3,024      19,115       1,989       3,021       4,262       3,430       5,570       2,408         775       1,610       1,841       4,353
     Total bought outright(3)               401,320      23,613     149,249      15,532      23,588      33,279      26,782      43,492      18,800       6,053      12,571      14,370      33,990
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        10,947           0      10,947           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            412,267      23,613     160,196      15,532      23,588      33,279      26,782      43,492      18,800       6,053      12,571      14,370      33,990
       Total loans and securities           416,003      23,736     162,609      15,610      23,705      33,444      26,917      43,720      18,913       6,103      12,644      14,443      34,160
 
Items in process of collection                6,995         532         849         359         252         560         834         617         143         424         366         417       1,642
Bank premises                                 1,245          95         153          50         114         127          73         109          31         124          56         154         160
Other assets(4)                              29,413       1,249       8,959       1,460       1,722       2,218       2,357       3,279         899         582       1,003       1,378       4,307
Interdistrict settlement account                  0         354      -18856       -3376        3263        2545       -3875       -3063       -3738        -632       -1456        5643       23191
          TOTAL ASSETS                      474,560      27,177     161,002      14,877      30,285      40,709      27,750      46,783      17,087       6,919      13,233      22,885      65,854
 
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 $ 350 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 2 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,615 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 
   $ 139 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 9, 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                       423,300      23,866     146,548      13,001      28,106      36,916      23,708      41,741      15,651       5,111      11,461      19,701      57,489
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    25,757       2,175       5,966         847       1,023       2,002       1,879       2,716         749       1,016         837       2,072       4,475
  U.S. Treasury--general account              3,446           0       3,446           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    161           5          50           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         392           1         110           1           1         126           6         142           1           1           1           1           2
    Total deposits                           29,757       2,181       9,573         856       1,033       2,138       1,898       2,874         753       1,020         844       2,081       4,504
Deferred credit items                         6,643         450         796         229         278         548         850         517         206         449         378         374       1,567
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,951         283       1,777         208         280         399         343         512         229         109         183         199         430
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       464,650      26,781     158,693      14,295      29,697      40,002      26,800      45,645      16,838       6,689      12,866      22,355      63,990
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               4,790         195       1,080         281         284         340         464         554         115         117         179         260         920
Surplus                                       4,496         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         865
Other capital accounts                          624          34         205          33          18          56          71          60          22           9          17          19          78
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            474,560      27,177     161,002      14,877      30,285      40,709      27,750      46,783      17,087       6,919      13,233      22,885      65,854
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      526,396      29,739     189,181      15,975      31,121      42,902      31,997      49,164      18,173       6,611      13,372      24,935      73,227
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  103,096       5,873      42,633       2,973       3,014       5,986       8,288       7,423       2,522       1,500       1,911       5,234      15,738
  F.R. notes, net                           423,300      23,866     146,548      13,001      28,106      36,916      23,708      41,741      15,651       5,111      11,461      19,701      57,489
Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account                  11,052
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                      9,200
   Other eligible assets                          0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities         403,049
     Total collateral                       423,300
 
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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