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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
                                                                                                October 9,  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      Oct 8, 1997    Oct 1, 1997     Oct 9, 1996   Oct 8, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     451,412   -       1,916   +    27,242   456,366
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         413,220   +       1,575   +    25,927   413,414
    Held under repurchase agreements                             4,106   -       3,539   +     2,059     7,554
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                                865   -          51   -     1,444       865
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,140   +         292   +       602     1,722
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               90   +          84   +        74        34
    Seasonal credit                                                276   -          64   +        30       249
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           360   +          20   -        31       757
   Other F.R. assets                                            31,354   -         233   +        25    31,771
Gold stock                                                      11,050               0             0    11,050
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200               0   -       518     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,502   +          14   +       688    25,502
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  497,164   -       1,902   +    27,412   502,118
 
Currency in circulation*                                       459,163   +       1,933   +    27,255   461,069
Treasury cash holdings*                                            256   +           1   -        37       242
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       5,402   -       1,285   +       873     4,858
  Foreign                                                          207   +          15   +        38       164
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   6,962   -          52   +       481     6,962
  Other                                                            376   -           3   +         6       374
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              16,042   -          85   +     2,532    15,655
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                488,408   +         523   +    31,148   489,324
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                            8,756   -       2,425   -     3,736    12,794
 
On   October 8, 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 $ 633,543 million, a change of - $ 4,403 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 14,514 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 14,514 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 14,320 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 14,320 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 0 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 $ 11 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,746 million and adjustments of $ 216 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
                                                         Oct 8, 1997    Oct 1, 1997      Oct 9, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,050                 0                0
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       518
Coin                                                            527       +         1      -        80
 
Loans                                                           283       -        21      +        29
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                               865                 0      -     1,444
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        1,722       +     1,176      +       618
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    195,284       +       368      +     7,961
                   Notes (2)                                163,139                 0      +    10,747
                   Bonds                                     54,991                 0      +     7,123
    Total bought outright (3)                               413,414       +       368      +    25,830
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        7,554       +     1,609      +     1,358
     Total U.S. government securities                       420,968       +     1,977      +    27,188
       Total loans and securities                           423,839       +     3,133      +    26,391
 
Items in process of collection              (368)             7,406       +        30      +       475
Bank premises                                                 1,268                 0      +        61
Other assets (4)                                             30,435       -       121      +         9
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (368)           483,724       +     3,043      +    26,339
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       436,336       +     2,195      +    26,753
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    19,724       +       336      -     3,403
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              4,858       +     1,155      +       135
  Foreign--official accounts                                    164       -        53      -         1
    Other                                                       374       -        26      +        11
      Total deposits                                         25,120       +     1,413      -     3,257
Deferred availability cash items            (368)             6,614       -       302      +       853
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,762       -        79      +       351
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (368)           472,831       +     3,227      +    24,699
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               5,245       +        14      +       713
Surplus                                                       4,389                 0      +       528
Other capital accounts                                        1,260       -       199      +       399
                                                                          
 
*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  $ 11 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation 
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 14,320 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 $ 155 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, OCTOBER 8, 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      67        0  Within 15 days              20,169  +          1,493     1842  +           1291
16 days to 90     216        0  16 days to 90 days          86,577  +          1,865       61  -             15
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          139,867  -          1,381      202                 0
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      91,956                 0      203  -            100
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    37,658                 0      255                 0
                                Over 10 years               44,741                 0       25                 0
    Total         283        0       Total                 420,968  +          1,977     2587  +           1176
 
1 Includes $ 1,150 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 11 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 OCTOBER 8, 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                     11,050         624       3,937         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                                            527          19          21          53          33          72          67          66          20          20          34          47          75
 
Loans                                           283          30           0           0           1           0           5          39          68          94          40           4           3
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                               865          53         280          29          60          82          58          92          34          12          25          31         109
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         1,722           0       1,722           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    195,284      11,905      63,165       6,529      13,508      18,581      13,031      20,830       7,778       2,720       5,576       7,092      24,570
                   Notes (2)                163,139       9,945      52,767       5,454      11,284      15,522      10,886      17,401       6,498       2,272       4,658       5,925      20,525
                   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)               413,414      25,203     133,719      13,821      28,596      39,335      27,587      44,097      16,466       5,758      11,805      15,014      52,014
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         7,554           0       7,554           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            420,968      25,203     141,273      13,821      28,596      39,335      27,587      44,097      16,466       5,758      11,805      15,014      52,014
       Total loans and securities           423,839      25,286     143,275      13,850      28,657      39,417      27,650      44,228      16,568       5,863      11,870      15,049      52,126
 
Items in process of collection                7,774         493         908         287         372         587         926         620         340         660         380         480       1,721
Bank premises                                 1,268          94         153          50         122         126          77         108          31         143          55         150         159
Other assets(4)                              30,435       1,286       9,484       1,406       1,833       2,317       2,354       3,296         852         577         979       1,379       4,673
Interdistrict settlement account                 -0       -3127       16913       -1906       -1610       -5871       -1613       -2934       -1589       -1410         306        3911       -1071
          TOTAL ASSETS                      484,092      25,204     177,894      14,372      30,651      38,407      30,786      47,353      16,961       6,122      14,156      21,843      60,344
 
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 $ 11 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 14,320 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 
   $ 155 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 OCTOBER 8, 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                       436,336      23,043     164,382      12,107      27,983      33,161      27,294      42,617      15,494       4,294      12,539      19,689      53,732
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    19,724       1,050       3,956       1,270       1,309       2,462       1,566       2,426         819         732         751       1,084       2,299
  U.S. Treasury--general account              4,858           0       4,858           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    164           5          53           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         374           2         101           3           3         103           1         156           1           1           1           1           1
    Total deposits                           25,120       1,057       8,968       1,281       1,321       2,575       1,581       2,599         823         737         757       1,093       2,327
Deferred credit items                         6,982         428         783         231         277         577         822         583         221         596         385         327       1,752
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,762         286       1,455         187         319         444         337         501         200         101         169         192         569
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       473,199      24,814     175,588      13,806      29,901      36,757      30,034      46,301      16,739       5,729      13,851      21,301      58,380
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               5,245         186       1,101         281         365         811         315         514         105         196         125         274         971
Surplus                                       4,389         164         999         262         279         303         405         512         109         101         167         244         845
Other capital accounts                        1,260          41         206          23         106         535          31          26           9          96          13          24         148
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            484,092      25,204     177,894      14,372      30,651      38,407      30,786      47,353      16,961       6,122      14,156      21,843      60,344
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      551,036      29,624     205,306      15,795      32,908      40,097      36,752      50,962      17,783       6,197      15,360      26,678      73,576
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  114,701       6,581      40,924       3,688       4,924       6,936       9,458       8,345       2,289       1,903       2,821       6,988      19,844
  F.R. notes, net                           436,336      23,043     164,382      12,107      27,983      33,161      27,294      42,617      15,494       4,294      12,539      19,689      53,732
Collateral held against F.R. notes
   Gold certificate account                  11,050
   Special drawing rights
     certificate account                      9,200
   Other eligible assets                          0
   U.S. govt. and agency securities         416,086
     Total collateral                       436,336
 
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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