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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
                                                                                                March 6,  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      Mar 5, 1997    Feb 26, 1997    Mar 6, 1996   Mar 5, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     435,211   -         798   +    23,976   433,904
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         392,115   -         851   +    14,540   393,392
    Held under repurchase agreements                             9,190   -         241   +     9,190     7,024
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              2,011   -          19   -       616     2,011
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,360   +         207   +     1,360       635
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                               14   -          23   +         3         2
    Seasonal credit                                                 28   +           4   +        20        26
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           954   +         457   +       369      1338
   Other F.R. assets                                            29,540   -         332   -       891    29,476
Gold stock                                                      11,051               0   -         2    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,371   -          29   -       797     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,107   +          14   +       913    25,107
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  480,741   -         812   +    24,090   479,262
 
Currency in circulation*                                       442,362   +         456   +    27,963   443,651
Treasury cash holdings*                                            279   +          13             0       280
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       5,149   +         724   +       837     5,239
  Foreign                                                          208   -           2   +        11       164
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,134   +          55   +     1,373     7,134
  Other                                                            371   +          42   -        27       418
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              14,152   -         241   +     1,005    13,844
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                469,655   +       1,048   +    31,161   470,730
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           11,086   -       1,860   -     7,071     8,532
 
On   March 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 $ 643,314 million, a change of + $ 10,322 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 14,835 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 14,835 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 13,558 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 13,558 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 35 million securities loaned--fully
   secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 350 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 1 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of
   inflation on the principal of such securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,818 million and adjustments of $ 316 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
                                                         Mar 5, 1997    Feb 26, 1997     Mar 6, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0      -         2
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200       -       200      -       968
Coin                                                            716       -         4      +       176
 
Loans                                                            28       -         1      +        13
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             2,011                 0      -       578
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                          635       -     1,693      +       635
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    191,445       -        23      +     7,894
                   Notes (2)                                151,665                 0      +     2,780
                   Bonds                                     50,282                 0      +     5,313
    Total bought outright (3)                               393,392       -        23      +    15,988
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        7,024       -     7,792      +     7,024
     Total U.S. government securities                       400,416       -     7,815      +    23,012
       Total loans and securities                           403,091       -     9,509      +    23,082
 
Items in process of collection              (434)             8,281       +     2,008      +     1,215
Bank premises                                                 1,245                 0      +       104
Other assets (4)                                             28,271       -     1,183      -     1,139
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (434)           461,853       -     8,889      +    22,468
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       419,539       +       970      +    26,930
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    15,764       -    10,911      -     7,143
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              5,239       +        10      +       985
  Foreign--official accounts                                    164       -        24                0
    Other                                                       418       +        82      +        32
      Total deposits                                         21,584       -    10,844      -     6,125
Deferred availability cash items            (434)             6,885       +     1,403      +       710
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,473       -       103      +       399
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (434)           452,482       -     8,573      +    21,914
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               4,732       +        11      +       699
Surplus                                                       4,440       -        34      +       495
Other capital accounts                                          200       -       293      -       640
                                                                          
 
*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  $ 1 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation 
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,558 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 35 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 $ 163 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, MARCH 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
                                                                U.S. government           Federal agency
               Loans  Acceptances                                 securities (1)           obligations
                                                                     Weekly                     Weekly
                                                          Holdings   changes          Holdings  changes
Within 15 day      10        0  Within 15 days              19,290  -          9,138      635  -           2013
16 days to 90      19        0  16 days to 90 days          95,624  +          6,788      762  +            307
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          116,765  -          5,177      258  +             13
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      91,130  -            289      510                 0
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    36,607                 0      457                 0
                                Over 10 years               41,000                 0       25                 0
    Total          28        0       Total                 400,416  -          7,815     2646  -           1693
 
1 Includes $ 350 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and $ 1 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 MARCH 5, 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         661       4,052         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                                            716          21          35          61          35         123          94          81          33          26          58          59          90
 
Loans                                            28           5           0           0           0           0           0           6           6           5           6           0           0
Acceptances                                       0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                             2,011         118         748          78         118         167         134         218          94          30          63          72         170
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)           635           0         635           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    191,445      11,264      71,197       7,410      11,252      15,875      12,776      20,747       8,968       2,887       5,997       6,855      16,215
                   Notes (2)                151,665       8,924      56,404       5,870       8,914      12,577      10,121      16,436       7,105       2,287       4,751       5,431      12,846
                   Bonds                     50,282       2,959      18,700       1,946       2,955       4,170       3,356       5,449       2,356         758       1,575       1,801       4,259
     Total bought outright(3)               393,392      23,147     146,301      15,226      23,122      32,622      26,253      42,633      18,429       5,933      12,322      14,087      33,319
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)         7,024           0       7,024           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            400,416      23,147     153,325      15,226      23,122      32,622      26,253      42,633      18,429       5,933      12,322      14,087      33,319
       Total loans and securities           403,091      23,270     154,708      15,303      23,240      32,788      26,387      42,857      18,529       5,968      12,391      14,159      33,489
 
Items in process of collection                8,714         447       1,179         289         349         813       1,210         728         331         617         420         526       1,805
Bank premises                                 1,245          95         153          50         111         127          80         109          30         119          56         154         160
Other assets(4)                              28,271       1,176       8,614       1,410       1,648       2,110       2,259       3,170         837         561         966       1,328       4,192
Interdistrict settlement account                  0        -788      -17283       -3575        3639        2515       -2264       -2558       -3116       -1163       -1323        5383       20531
          TOTAL ASSETS                      462,287      25,411     154,660      14,244      30,220      40,187      29,138      46,428      17,459       6,419      13,137      22,409      62,575
 
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 $ 1 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation
  on the principal of such securities.
3 Net of $ 13,558 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 35 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 
   $ 163 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 MARCH 5, 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                       419,539      23,563     142,545      12,503      28,125      37,223      25,053      42,160      15,978       5,109      11,462      19,871      55,945
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    15,764         801       2,109         750         985       1,246       1,819       1,912         766         491         661       1,469       2,755
  U.S. Treasury--general account              5,239           0       5,239           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                                         418           1         115           1           1         121           8         165           0           1           2           1           2
    Total deposits                           21,584         807       7,516         759         995       1,378       1,840       2,094         769         495         668       1,479       2,785
Deferred credit items                         7,319         408         843         227         269         595       1,022         617         262         501         484         372       1,719
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,473         264       1,542         195         259         364         319         475         213          98         172         178         394
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       452,915      25,043     152,446      13,684      29,648      39,560      28,235      45,346      17,222       6,203      12,786      21,900      60,842
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               4,732         178       1,078         285         283         313         463         547         115         110         179         258         923
Surplus                                       4,440         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         809
Other capital accounts                          200          23         113           6           4           4          26          11          10           1           1           1           0
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            462,287      25,411     154,660      14,244      30,220      40,187      29,138      46,428      17,459       6,419      13,137      22,409      62,575
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      524,717      29,601     185,242      15,654      31,571      43,560      32,980      49,965      18,634       6,739      13,588      25,310      71,874
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  105,178       6,038      42,697       3,152       3,446       6,336       7,927       7,804       2,656       1,629       2,126       5,438      15,929
  F.R. notes, net                           419,539      23,563     142,545      12,503      28,125      37,223      25,053      42,160      15,978       5,109      11,462      19,871      55,945
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         399,288
     Total collateral                       419,539
 
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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