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H.4.1
Factors Affecting Reserve Balances of Depository Institutions and
Condition Statement of F.R. Banks
March 26, 1998
Millions of dollars
  Averages of daily figures
    Change from week ended  
Reserve balances of depository institutions at
F.R. Banks, Reserve Bank credit, and related items
Week ended
Mar 25, 1998
Mar 18, 1998 Mar 26, 1997 Wednesday
Mar 25, 1998
Reserve Bank Credit  (1,2)                                  466,556     -   1,858     +  28,134       472,819 
  U.S. government securities                                         
    Bought outright-system account (3)                      432,887     +     346     +  35,181       434,119 
    Held under repurchase agreements                          1,113     -   1,103     -   5,669         5,735 
  Federal agency obligations                                         
    Bought outright                                             625             0     -   1,382           625 
    Held under repurchase agreements                            174     -   1,303     -   1,059         1,045 
  Acceptances                                                     0             0             0             0 
  Loans to depository institutions                                   
    Adjustment credit                                            19     +      18     +       6             8 
    Seasonal credit                                              26     +       6     -      15            30 
    Extended credit                                               0             0             0             0 
   Float                                                        510     -      77     +      57          -477 
   Other F.R. assets                                         31,201     +     255     +   1,017        31,735 
Gold stock                                                   11,049             0     -       1        11,049 
Special drawing rights certificate account                   9,200            0            0        9,200 
Treasury currency outstanding                                25,774     +      14     +     616        25,774 
        Total factors supplying reserve funds               512,579     -   1,844     +  28,750       518,842 
                                                     
Currency in circulation*                                    473,754     -     307     +  30,397       474,518 
Treasury cash holdings*                                         260     +       4     -      48           265 
Deposits,other than reserve balances,with F.R.Banks                                
  Treasury                                                    5,181     -   1,114     -     196         4,819 
  Foreign                                                       164     -      12     -       4           159 
  Service-related balances and adjustments (4)                7,016     +      36     -      53         7,016 
  Other                                                         357     -      14     -      15           364 
Other F.R. liabilities and capital                           16,089     -      89     +   1,426        15,914 
        Total factors, other than reserve balances,    
        absorbing reserve funds                       
     502,821     -   1,496     +  31,507       503,055 
                                                              
Reserve balances with F.R. Banks  (5)                         9,758     -     348     -   2,757        15,787 
                                                                                  
On March 25, 1998, the face amount of marketable U.S. government securities held in custody by the
Federal Reserve Banks for foreign official and international accounts was 611,157 million, a change of
-$ 2,085 million for the week. The total includes the face value of U.S. Treasury strips and other zero
coupon bonds.
1 Net of $ 16,452 million daily average, matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding during the
latest statement week, of which a net of $ 16,241 million was with foreign official and international
accounts. Includes securities loaned--fully secured by U.S. government securities.
2 Net of $ 15,954 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest
statement week, of which a net of $ 15,954 million was with foreign official and international
accounts. Includes $ 72 million securities loaned--fully secured U.S. government securities.
3 Includes $ 2050 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
$ 22 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
securities.
4 Consists of required clearing balances of $ 6,720 million and adjustments of $ 296 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
ASSETS * Wednesday
Mar 25, 1998
Wednesday
Mar 18, 1998
Wednesday
Mar 26, 1997
Gold certificate account                                         11,049                 0         -       1 
Special drawing rights certificate account                        9,200                 0                 0 
Coin                                                                538         +       2         -     139 
                                                
Loans                                                                38         +      12         -      23 
Acceptances                                                           0                 0                 0 
Federal agency obligations                            
  Bought outright                                                   625                 0         -   1,370 
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                            1,045         -     175         -   1,426 
U.S. government securities                          
  Bought outright--Bills                                        196,196         +     384         +   4,541 
                   Notes (2)                                    176,435         +     271         +  21,909 
                   Bonds                                         61,488         +     756         +  10,089 
    Total bought outright (3)                                   434,119         +   1,411         +  36,539 
  Held under repurchase agreements (1)                            5,735         +   2,734         -   5,213 
     Total U.S. government securities                           439,854         +   4,145         +  31,326 
       Total loans and securities                               441,561         +   3,982         +  28,507 
     
Items in process of collection                      (454)         6,490         -     702         +     471 
Bank premises                                                     1,280                 0         +      31 
Other assets (4)                                                 30,423         +     567         +   1,156 
                TOTAL ASSETS                        (454)       500,541         +   3,848         +  30,024 
     
                LIABILITIES                           
Federal Reserve notes                                           449,546         -     207         +  29,381 
Deposits                                           
  Depository institutions                                        23,590         +   5,624         -   1,802 
  U.S. Treasury--general account                                  4,819         -     925         +     399 
  Foreign--official accounts                                        159         +       3         -       3 
    Other                                                           364         +       8         +       2 
      Total deposits                                             28,933         +   4,709         -   1,404 
Deferred availability cash items                    (454)         6,148         -     689         +     648 
Other liabilities and accrued dividends (5)                       4,693         +       1         +      20 
                TOTAL LIABILITIES                   (454)       489,320         +   3,814         +  28,646 
                                                
                CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                     
Capital paid in                                                   5,454         +      23         +     700 
Surplus                                                           5,220                 0         +     725 
Other capital accounts                                              547         +      11         -      46 
 
*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 $ 2050 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
$ 22 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
securities.
3 Net of $ 15,954 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest
statement week. Includes $ 72 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 $ 194 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 25, 1998
Acceptances and securities held under repurchase agreements are classified as maturing within 15 days in
accordance with maximum majority of the agreements.
 

Millions of dollars
  U.S. government
securities (1)
Federal agency
obligations
  Loans Acceptances   Holdings Weekly
changes
Holdings Weekly
changes
Within 15 days   38  Within 15 days       18,845  +   3,328   1,045  -     175 
16 to 90 days     0  16 to 90 days        93,078  -     520      74          0 
Over 90 days      0  91 days to 1 year   140,183  +     310     175          0 
                        Over 1 to 5 years    97,246          0     126          0 
                        Over 5 to 10 years   40,125  +     283     225          0 
                        Over 10 years        50,376  +     743      25          0 
    Total        38      Total           439,854  +   4,145   1,670  -     175 
 
1 Includes $ 2050 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
$ 22 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 25, 1998
Millions of dollars
ASSETS Total Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas
City
Dallas San
Francisco
Gold certificate account                      11,049         624       3,936         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                                             538          31          29          61          33          68          42          69          15          24          45          40          80 
                                                               
Loans                                             38           0           0           5           0           0           5          14           3           7           4           0           0 
Acceptances                                        0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0 
Federal agency obligations                                   
  Bought outright                                625          38         202          21          43          59          42          67          25           9          18          23          79 
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)          1,045           0       1,045           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0 
U.S. government securities                                         
  Bought outright--Bills                     196,196      11,961      63,460       6,559      13,571      18,667      13,092      20,927       7,814       2,732       5,602       7,125      24,685 
                   Notes (2)                 176,435      10,756      57,068       5,898      12,204      16,787      11,774      18,819       7,027       2,457       5,038       6,407      22,198 
                   Bonds                      61,488       3,748      19,888       2,056       4,253       5,850       4,103       6,559       2,449         856       1,756       2,233       7,736 
     Total bought outright(3)                434,119      26,465     140,416      14,513      30,029      41,305      28,969      46,305      17,290       6,046      12,396      15,766      54,619 
  Held under repurchase agreements(1)          5,735           0       5,735           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0 
     Total U.S. govt. securities             439,854      26,465     146,151      14,513      30,029      41,305      28,969      46,305      17,290       6,046      12,396      15,766      54,619 
       Total loans and securities            441,561      26,503     147,398      14,539      30,072      41,364      29,016      46,385      17,318       6,062      12,417      15,788      54,698 
                                                               
Items in process of collection                 6,945         472         744         283         319         498         768         548         316         528         419         350       1,700 
Bank premises                                  1,280          94         156          50         139         126          80         107          31         132          55         150         159 
Other assets(4)                               30,423       1,535       8,570       1,300       1,893       3,869       1,913       3,055         857         816         741       1,331       4,543 
Interdistrict settlement account                   0      -5,168     +26,927      -2,186      -2,212      -9,737      -1,094      -5,177      -2,534        -323      +1,041      +7,449      -6,985 
          TOTAL ASSETS                       500,995      24,621     190,963      14,678      31,486      37,945      32,049      46,957      16,746       7,510      15,251      25,934      56,855 
 

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 $ 2050 million of inflation-indexed securities valued at the original face amount and
$ 22 million of compensation that adjusts for the effects of inflation on the principal of such
securities.
3 Net of $ 15,954 million matched sale-purchase transactions outstanding at the end of the latest
statement week. Includes $ 72 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 $ 194 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 25, 1998
Millions of dollars
LIABILITIES Total Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas
City
Dallas San
Francisco
Federal Reserve notes                        449,546      22,260     175,522      12,562      28,962      32,958      28,202      41,889      15,399       5,304      13,580      23,231      49,677  
Deposits                                                          
  Depository institutions                     23,590       1,192       5,907       1,060       1,129       2,215       2,012       2,771         682       1,198         807       1,609       3,009  
  U.S. Treasury--general account               4,819           0       4,819           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0           0  
  Foreign--official accounts                     159           7          44           8           9          22           9          14           3           5           3           7          26  
  Other                                          364           1         103           0           2          57           1         197           1           0           2           1           1  
    Total deposits                            28,933       1,199      10,873       1,068       1,140       2,295       2,022       2,982         686       1,204         812       1,617       3,036  
Deferred credit items                          6,602        382         766        226         338        538         757        520         221        521         414        328       1,591  
Other liabilities and accrued             
  dividends (1)                           
    4,693         283       1,458         183         310         431         333         488         197          99         167         188         556  
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                        489,774      24,125     188,619      14,039      30,750      36,222  ;    31,314      45,879      16,502       7,127      14,974      25,364      54,860  
 
       CAPITAL ACCOUNTS                                            
Capital paid in                                5,454         211       1,119         319         358         840         363         526         115         190         136         290         985  
Surplus                                        5,220         254       1,055         273         335         818         338         502         122         189         119         271         945  
Other capital accounts                           547          32         169          48          43          65          34          50           6           3          22           9          65  
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL        
        ACCOUNTS                          
  500,995      24,621     190,963      14,678      31,486      37,945      32,049      46,957      16,746       7,510      15,251      25,934      56,855  
              
FEDERAL RESERVE AGENTS' ACCOUNTS                                              
F.R. notes outstanding                       552,573      27,008     212,022      15,875      32,144      39,407      36,809      50,475      17,720       6,667      15,784      28,589      70,075  
  Less--Held by F.R. Banks                   103,027       4,748      36,500       3,313       3,183       6,448       8,607       8,586       2,321       1,363       2,204       5,358      20,398  
  F.R. notes, net                            449,546      22,260     175,522      12,562      28,962      32,958      28,202      41,889      15,399       5,304      13,580      23,231      49,677  
Collateral held against F.R. notes                          
   Gold certificate account                   11,049                    
   Special drawing rights                 
     certificate account                  
 
    9,200  
                
   Other eligible assets                           0                  
   U.S. govt. and agency securities          429,297                  
     Total collateral                        449,546                  
 
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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