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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
                                                                                                August 21,  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      Aug 20, 1997   Aug 13, 1997    Aug 21, 1996  Aug 20, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     449,091   -         511   +    24,529   451,336
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         408,976   -       1,206   +    21,050   408,893
    Held under repurchase agreements                             5,774   +         980   +     3,585     4,750
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              1,030   -           9   -     1,306     1,030
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,981   +       1,172   +     1,466     1,681
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                              704   +         695   +       698     4,863
    Seasonal credit                                                385   +          20   +        66       399
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           505   -         129   +        11       319
   Other F.R. assets                                            29,736   -       2,034   -     1,041    29,401
Gold stock                                                      11,051               0   +         1    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       518     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,455   +          14   +       781    25,455
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  494,797   -         497   +    24,793   497,042
 
Currency in circulation*                                       456,685   -          29   +    27,121   457,192
Treasury cash holdings*                                            301   -           3   +        33       284
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       4,444   -         521   -       686     4,863
  Foreign                                                          226   +          56   +        45       512
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,021   -          71   +       656     7,022
  Other                                                            372   +          20   +        48       363
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              15,455   +         392   +     1,614    15,365
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                484,505   -         156   +    28,831   485,600
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           10,292   -         341   -     4,038    11,443
 
On   August 20, 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 $ 645,170 million, a change of + $ 9,055 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 15,414 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 15,414 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 15,498 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 15,498 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 30 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 $ 9 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,822 million and adjustments of $ 199 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
                                                         Aug 20, 1997   Aug 13, 1997     Aug 21, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0      +         1
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       518
Coin                                                            500       +         7      -        55
 
Loans                                                         5,262       +     4,887      +     4,922
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             1,030                 0      -     1,306
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        1,681       -       324      +     1,016
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    194,107       -     2,472      +     7,098
                   Notes (2)                                159,795       -       730      +     7,403
                   Bonds                                     54,991       +       730      +     7,123
    Total bought outright (3)                               408,893       -     2,472      +    21,624
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        4,750       -     6,193      +     1,440
     Total U.S. government securities                       413,643       -     8,665      +    23,064
       Total loans and securities                           421,616       -     4,102      +    27,696
 
Items in process of collection              (357)             6,374       +       323      +       543
Bank premises                                                 1,266       +         4      +        67
Other assets (4)                                             28,197       -     2,871      -     1,658
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (357)           478,204       -     6,638      +    26,076
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       432,521       -       457      +    26,507
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    18,800       -     6,705      -     1,995
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              4,863       +       184      -     1,016
  Foreign--official accounts                                    512       +       321      +       329
    Other                                                       363       +         4      +        40
      Total deposits                                         24,538       -     6,196      -     2,641
Deferred availability cash items            (357)             5,781       -        51      +       425
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,639       -       147      +       413
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (357)           467,478       -     6,851      +    24,705
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,140       +         2      +       648
Surplus                                                       4,496                 0      +       529
Other capital accounts                                        1,090       +       211      +       194
                                                                          
 
*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  $ 9 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation 
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 15,498 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 30 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 $ 132 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, AUGUST 20, 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    5198        0  Within 15 days              19,642  -          8,769     1751  -            254
16 days to 90      64        0  16 days to 90 days          91,107  +          6,968      141  -             70
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          129,881  -          3,676      154                 0
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      90,614  -          2,560      351                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    37,657  -          1,359      290                 0
                                Over 10 years               44,741  +            730       25                 0
    Total        5262        0       Total                 413,643  -          8,665     2711  -            324
 
1 Includes $ 1,150 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 9 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 AUGUST 20, 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                                            500          14          16          55          25          73          65          61          23          18          38          48          62
 
Loans                                         5,262         200       4,458           0           0           0          12         266          92         164          51           7          13
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                             1,030          63         333          34          71          98          69         110          41          14          29          37         130
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         1,681           0       1,681           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    194,107      11,833      62,784       6,489      13,427      18,469      12,953      20,704       7,731       2,703       5,543       7,049      24,422
                   Notes (2)                159,795       9,742      51,686       5,342      11,053      15,204      10,663      17,044       6,364       2,225       4,563       5,803      20,105         
                   Bonds                     54,991       3,352      17,787       1,838       3,804       5,232       3,670       5,866       2,190         766       1,570       1,997       6,919
     Total bought outright(3)               408,893      24,927     132,257      13,670      28,284      38,905      27,286      43,614      16,286       5,695      11,676      14,849      51,445
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         4,750           0       4,750           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            413,643      24,927     137,007      13,670      28,284      38,905      27,286      43,614      16,286       5,695      11,676      14,849      51,445
       Total loans and securities           421,616      25,190     143,479      13,704      28,355      39,003      27,367      43,990      16,418       5,873      11,756      14,894      51,588
 
Items in process of collection                6,731         403         761         297         271         427         701         615         376         494         436         384       1,566
Bank premises                                 1,266          94         154          50         120         126          77         109          30         142          55         151         159
Other assets(4)                              28,197       1,190       8,368       1,340       1,775       2,173       2,226       3,086         786         548         926       1,309       4,470
Interdistrict settlement account                  0       -2978       19101       -2406       -1062       -6112        -759       -3719       -2471       -1760       -2147        3140        1174
          TOTAL ASSETS                      478,561      25,067     179,019      13,671      30,728      37,447      31,002      46,111      15,904       5,585      11,597      20,752      61,678
 
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 $ 9 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 15,498 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 30 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 
   $ 132 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 AUGUST 20, 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                       432,521      23,479     162,780      11,911      28,487      33,780      27,456      42,104      14,659       4,274      10,094      18,552      54,944
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    18,800         530       6,426         747         961       1,121       1,798       1,772         577         354         663       1,181       2,669
  U.S. Treasury--general account              4,863           0       4,863           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    512           5         401           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         363           6         101           1           3         106           6         133           0           2           1           2           2
    Total deposits                           24,538         541      11,791         757         974       1,237       1,817       1,922         581         359         670       1,191       2,698
Deferred credit items                         6,138         372         692         243         222         519         652         535         232         491         363         292       1,526
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,639         282       1,415         181         308         429         328         492         196         103         166         185         553
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       467,836      24,674     176,678      13,092      29,991      35,965      30,253      45,053      15,667       5,228      11,292      20,220      59,721
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,140         186       1,100         288         355         746         314         496         111         196         126         261         961
Surplus                                       4,496         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         865
Other capital accounts                        1,090          40         217          23          95         426          20          37          15          57           9          20         130
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            478,561      25,067     179,019      13,671      30,728      37,447      31,002      46,111      15,904       5,585      11,597      20,752      61,678
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      544,126      29,665     204,816      15,515      32,576      40,410      36,284      50,521      17,237       5,984      12,186      25,123      73,809
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  111,606       6,187      42,036       3,603       4,089       6,630       8,828       8,416       2,579       1,710       2,092       6,570      18,865
  F.R. notes, net                           432,521      23,479     162,780      11,911      28,487      33,780      27,456      42,104      14,659       4,274      10,094      18,552      54,944
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         412,270
     Total collateral                       432,521
 
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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