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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 13,  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 12, 1997   Mar 5, 1997     Mar 13, 1996  Mar 12, 1997
 
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                     437,364   +       2,153   +    22,677   443,671
  U.S. government securities
    Bought outright-system account (3)                         395,326   +       3,211   +    18,213   396,075
    Held under repurchase agreements                             8,345   -         845   +     5,754    12,809
  Federal agency obligations
    Bought outright                                              2,011               0   -       556     2,011
    Held under repurchase agreements                             1,294   -          66   +       980     2,179
  Acceptances                                                        0               0             0         0
  Loans to depository institutions
    Adjustment credit                                                2   -          12   -         3         3
    Seasonal credit                                                 26   -           2   +        19        32
    Extended credit                                                  0               0             0         0
   Float                                                           492   -         462   -       778       109
   Other F.R. assets                                            29,868   +         328   -       952    30,452
Gold stock                                                      11,051               0   -         2    11,051
Special drawing rights certificate account                       9,200   -         171   -       968     9,200
Treasury currency outstanding                                   25,121   +          14   +       906    25,121
        Total factors supplying reserve funds                  482,736   +       1,995   +    22,613   489,043
 
Currency in circulation*                                       443,507   +       1,145   +    27,720   444,496
Treasury cash holdings*                                            283   +           4   +         1       302
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks
  Treasury                                                       5,169   +          20   -       339     5,285
  Foreign                                                          176   -          33   -         5       222
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                   7,105   -          30   +       677     7,105
  Other                                                            408   +          38   +        16       409
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                              14,397   +         244   +     1,087    14,515
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,
        absorbing reserve funds                                471,043   +       1,388   +    29,157   472,333
 
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                           11,693   +         607   -     6,545    16,710
 
On   March 12, 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 $ 644,657 million, a change of + $ 1,343 million for the week.  The total includes the face
value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero coupon bonds.
1  Net of $ 13,381 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the latest statement week, of which
    a net of $ 13,381 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. 
   government securities.
2 Net of $ 13,430 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week, of which a net of
   $ 13,430 million was with foreign official and international accounts.  Includes $ 70 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 $ 6,817 million and adjustments of $ 287 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 12, 1997   Mar 5, 1997      Mar 13, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Gold certificate account                                     11,051                 0      -         2
Special drawing rights certificate account                    9,200                 0      -       968
Coin                                                            701       -        15      +       151
 
Loans                                                            35       +         7      +        21
Acceptances                                                       0                 0                0
Federal agency obligations
  Bought outright                                             2,011                 0      -       528
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                        2,179       +     1,544      +     1,079
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                                    191,573       +       128      +     7,967
                   Notes (2)                                153,103       +     1,438      +     4,218
                   Bonds                                     51,399       +     1,117      +     6,431
    Total bought outright (3)                               396,075       +     2,683      +    18,616
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                       12,809       +     5,785      +     2,316
     Total U.S. government securities                       408,884       +     8,468      +    20,932
       Total loans and securities                           413,110       +    10,019      +    21,504
 
Items in process of collection              (361)             6,575       -     1,706      +       643
Bank premises                                                 1,248       +         3      +        98
Other assets (4)                                             29,266       +       995      -       963
              TOTAL ASSETS                  (361)           471,150       +     9,297      +    20,462
 
                             LIABILITIES
Federal Reserve notes                                       420,378       +       838      +    26,696
Deposits
  Depository institutions                                    24,309       +     8,546      -     8,573
  U.S. Treasury--general account                              5,285       +        46      +        80
  Foreign--official accounts                                    222       +        58      +        56
    Other                                                       409       -         9      +        33
      Total deposits                                         30,225       +     8,641      -     8,405
Deferred availability cash items            (361)             6,032       -       853      +       623
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                   4,792       +       319      +       312
             TOTAL LIABILITIES              (361)           461,427       +     8,946      +    19,227
                                                                                           
                               CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                               4,755       +        23      +       724
Surplus                                                       4,476       +        36      +       510
Other capital accounts                                          492       +       292      +         1
                                                                          
 
*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 $ 13,430 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes
   $ 70 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 12, 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      15        0  Within 15 days              20,033  +            743     2196  +           1561
16 days to 90      20        0  16 days to 90 days          95,994  +            370      782  +             20
Over 90 days        0        0  91 days to 1 year          121,565  +          4,800      281  +             23
                                Over 1 year to 5 years      92,568  +          1,438      460  -             50
                                Over 5 years to 10 years    36,607                 0      447  -             10
                                Over 10 years               42,117  +          1,117       25                 0
    Total          35        0       Total                 408,884  +          8,468     4190  +           1544
 
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 12, 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                                            701          21          35          61          34         121          88          82          31          26          56          58          89
 
Loans                                            35          12           0           0           0           0           0           4           7           6           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)         2,179           0       2,179           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
U.S. government securities
  Bought outright--Bills                    191,573      11,272      71,245       7,414      11,260      15,886      12,785      20,761       8,974       2,889       6,001       6,860      16,226
                   Notes (2)                153,103       9,008      56,938       5,926       8,999      12,696      10,217      16,592       7,172       2,309       4,796       5,482      12,967
                   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)               396,075      23,304     147,299      15,329      23,279      32,844      26,432      42,924      18,555       5,974      12,406      14,183      33,546
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)        12,809           0      12,809           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
     Total U.S. govt. securities            408,884      23,304     160,108      15,329      23,279      32,844      26,432      42,924      18,555       5,974      12,406      14,183      33,546
       Total loans and securities           413,110      23,434     163,035      15,407      23,398      33,011      26,567      43,146      18,655       6,010      12,476      14,255      33,717
 
Items in process of collection                6,936         398         851         352         255         533         882         532         297         456         403         359       1,617
Bank premises                                 1,248          95         153          50         111         127          80         109          30         121          56         154         160
Other assets(4)                              29,266       1,210       9,241       1,433       1,684       2,159       2,301       3,228         864         571         984       1,349       4,242
Interdistrict settlement account                  0         345     -21,702      -2,748       3,563       3,100      -2,403      -2,185      -3,240        -512      -1,027       5,553      21,258
          TOTAL ASSETS                      471,511      26,693     158,866      15,260      30,243      40,762      28,887      46,952      17,451       6,963      13,515      22,528      63,391
 
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 $ 13,430 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest statement week.  Includes $ 70 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 12, 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                       420,378      23,710     142,740      12,650      28,189      37,243      24,766      42,138      15,934       5,139      11,536      19,781      56,551
Deposits
  Depository institutions                    24,309       1,924       5,872       1,585         921       1,813       1,987       2,485         827       1,039       1,045       1,746       3,065  
  U.S. Treasury--general account              5,285           0       5,285           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0
  Foreign--official accounts                    222           5         111           9           9          10          13          17           4           3           5           8          28
  Other                                         409           1         108           1           2         117           9         166           0           1           3           1           1
    Total deposits                           30,225       1,930      11,375       1,594         932       1,940       2,009       2,668         831       1,043       1,054       1,755       3,094
Deferred credit items                         6,393         399         727         236         263         521         840         519         215         454         384         278       1,558
Other liabilities and accrued
  dividends (1)                               4,792         276       1,714         203         272         382         338         497         223         105         177         187         418
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                       461,788      26,315     156,557      14,683      29,656      40,085      27,953      45,821      17,203       6,741      13,150      22,001      61,621
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital paid in                               4,755         178       1,078         286         283         333         464         547         115         111         179         259         923
Surplus                                       4,476         168       1,023         268         286         310         415         524         112         104         171         250         846
Other capital accounts                          492          32         208          23          18          34          55          59          21           8          15          17           0
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
        ACCOUNTS                            471,511      26,693     158,866      15,260      30,243      40,762      28,887      46,952      17,451       6,963      13,515      22,528      63,391
 
 
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS
 
F.R. notes outstanding                      524,727      29,691     185,264      15,677      31,516      43,450      32,704      49,866      18,567       6,721      13,546      25,130      72,597
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                  104,350       5,981      42,524       3,026       3,327       6,207       7,938       7,728       2,632       1,582       2,010       5,349      16,045
  F.R. notes, net                           420,378      23,710     142,740      12,650      28,189      37,243      24,766      42,138      15,934       5,139      11,536      19,781      56,551
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         400,127
     Total collateral                       420,378
 
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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