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Bank Info for NB Charter 3536 (1886 - 1916)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Portland, OR
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1890 Isaac Allen Macrum James Steel
1891-1891 Isaac Allen Macrum Julius Loewenberg
1892-1894 H. F. McElroy Julius Loewenberg
1895-1909 Ralph Warren Hoyt Joseph Franklin "Frank" Watson
1910-1910 George Washington Hoyt Joseph Franklin "Frank" Watson
1911-1915 George Washington Hoyt Richard Lycargus Durham
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 14348
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1300
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 2600
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2035
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 14, 1886
  • Chartered Jul 19, 1886
  • Succeeded Willamette Savings Bank
  • Liquidated Jan 11, 1916
  • Absorbed by 10300 (Northwestern National Bank, Portland, OR)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Willamette Savings Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $374,973
High Bal (1907) $5,983,176
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $22,500
High Bal (1915) $325,000
Total Out (1915) $325,000
# Large Notes 73,332
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 73,332
$ Large Size $1,811,150
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,811,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $374,973.35 $43,800.00
Oct-05-1887 $551,459.00 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $725,751.73 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $893,599.30 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,464,396.91 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,991,761.11 $44,100.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,639,531.34 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,104,963.66 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,017,217.81 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $520,213.76 $44,200.00
Oct-06-1896 $662,744.37 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $655,987.51 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $975,682.11 $44,100.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,481,202.68 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,674,290.00 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,992,176.79 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,904,698.54 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,398,771.73 $250,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,806,159.07 $250,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,367,226.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $5,613,415.00 $250,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $5,983,176.00 $244,150.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,058,993.00 $236,150.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,771,228.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,793,005.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,678,589.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,007,266.00 $250,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,405,305.00 $297,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,787,961.00 $300,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,618,244.00 $325,000.00

 

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