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Bank Info for NB Charter 3254 (1884 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Peoria, IL
2 Merchants and Illinois National Bank of (6/21/1915)
Peoria, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1885-1887 John Boyd Smith E. A. Proctor
1888-1888 John Boyd Smith A. J. Hodges
1889-1892 George H. Littlewood A. J. Hodges
1893-1902 George H. Littlewood Ferdinand Luthy
1903-1905 Walter L. Wiley Ferdinand Luthy
1906-1914 John Coye Paddock Ferdinand Luthy
1915-1929 John Coye Paddock William C. White
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 3149
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6500
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11652
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 76107
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3374
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 920
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 18, 1884
  • Chartered Sep 29, 1884
  • 1: Absorbed Bank of Commerce Aug 1897
  • 1: Assumed 5361 Jun 1, 1915 (Illinois National Bank, Peoria, IL)
  • 2: Closed Feb 21, 1930
  • 2: Consolidated with 3296 Feb 21, 1930 (Commercial/Comm-German/Comm MerchNB, Peoria, IL)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 1117 (Mechanics National Bank, Peoria, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1887) $663,275
High Bal (1929) $10,401,842
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $45,000
High Bal (1918) $500,000
Total Out (1929) $481,580
# Large Notes 383,334
# Small Notes 25,764
# Total Notes 409,098
$ Large Size $5,185,300
$ Small Size $312,840
$ Total Issued $5,498,140
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1885 $690,288.71 $72,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $671,117.07 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $663,274.85 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $709,413.10 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $697,696.39 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $884,200.34 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $996,753.66 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,343,096.35 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,047,277.87 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,145,012.42 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,226,357.51 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,015,280.17 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,475,858.16 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,324,078.47 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,687,019.44 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,608,821.71 $150,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,728,524.89 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,986,197.60 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,080,082.75 $175,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,212,669.19 $175,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,420,660.00 $175,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,505,748.00 $173,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,552,177.00 $175,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,636,207.00 $183,650.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,524,727.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,503,675.00 $194,600.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,682,790.00 $189,100.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,523,499.00 $180,650.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,593,177.00 $195,350.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,535,273.00 $198,650.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,206,688.00 $464,747.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,817,549.00 $487,997.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,973,729.00 $490,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $7,833,424.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $8,220,111.00 $479,100.00
Sep-12-1920 $7,523,717.00 $483,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,576,224.00 $481,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $6,958,638.00 $496,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,561,386.00 $493,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $8,397,782.00 $493,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $8,578,534.00 $493,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $8,390,790.00 $492,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $9,214,965.00 $466,950.00
Dec-31-1928 $10,011,931.00 $494,850.00
Dec-31-1929 $10,401,842.00 $481,580.00

 

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