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Bank Info for NB Charter 283 (1864 - 1907)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Fourth National Bank of
St. Louis, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1866 Frederick W. Biebinger Joseph John Mersman
1867-1891 Frederick W. Biebinger John C. H. D. Block
1892-1900 George A. W. Augst Frederick W. Biebinger
1901-1904 George A. W. Augst Hamilton A. Forman
1905-1905 Emison Chanslor Hamilton A. Forman
1906-1906 Van Leer Runyan Hamilton A. Forman
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 7250
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3300
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 7198
Series 1875 3x50-100 1 - 480
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 8250
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7180
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 8871
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 9957
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Feb 26, 1864
  • Liquidated Jan 15, 1907
  • Absorbed by 4178 (NB of Commerce/Mercantile-Comm NB, Saint Louis, MO)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $940,934
High Bal (1905) $16,772,851
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $7,000
High Bal (1901) $998,850
Total Out (1906) $996,550
# Large Notes 172,288
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 172,288
$ Large Size $4,138,100
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $4,138,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $940,934.15 $7,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $1,731,140.63 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,398,376.70 $135,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,366,386.32 $170,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,323,719.13 $168,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,543,783.90 $173,670.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,430,238.53 $168,850.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,457,372.94 $174,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,498,119.04 $178,400.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,604,465.02 $174,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,911,105.23 $165,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $2,017,474.84 $162,200.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,221,904.89 $175,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $3,266,405.21 $178,500.00
Oct-01-1878 $3,474,794.21 $169,800.00
Oct-02-1879 $3,531,472.34 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $4,813,020.01 $177,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $4,668,789.29 $178,900.00
Oct-03-1882 $5,007,290.90 $446,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $5,252,255.62 $434,600.00
Sep-30-1884 $4,595,810.20 $440,200.00
Oct-01-1885 $5,045,589.49 $443,100.00
Oct-07-1886 $5,456,695.47 $447,360.00
Oct-05-1887 $5,564,897.03 $450,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $5,230,390.10 $180,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $6,029,393.96 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $6,260,612.85 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $6,011,251.02 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $5,845,676.02 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $5,277,435.54 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $6,150,667.02 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $5,827,147.01 $43,890.00
Oct-06-1896 $5,535,906.12 $44,690.00
Oct-05-1897 $5,967,084.60 $44,670.00
Sep-20-1898 $6,137,363.01 $41,130.00
Sep-07-1899 $6,898,037.11 $37,070.00
Sep-05-1900 $6,937,840.74 $49,400.00
Sep-30-1901 $11,189,667.73 $998,850.00
Sep-15-1902 $12,574,599.87 $995,050.00
Sep-09-1903 $14,680,051.85 $991,750.00
Sep-06-1904 $16,179,837.81 $994,600.00
Aug-25-1905 $16,772,851.00 $982,850.00
Sep-04-1906 $15,367,180.00 $996,550.00

 

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