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Bank Info for NB Charter 4048 (1889 - 1902)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Continental National Bank of
St. Louis, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1891 Charles W. Bullen George Arnold Baker Sr.
1892-1894 Hamilton A. Forman George Arnold Baker Sr.
1895-1901 Finis Everett Marshall George Arnold Baker Sr.
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 4x5 1 - 26550
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 6395
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 29, 1889
  • Chartered May 31, 1889
  • Succeeded Continental Bank
  • Liquidated Jul 31, 1902
  • Absorbed by 4178 (NB of Commerce/Mercantile-Comm NB, Saint Louis, MO)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Continental Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $5,196,952
High Bal (1901) $15,911,392
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $14,000
High Bal (1901) $1,000,000
Total Out (1901) $1,000,000
# Large Notes 118,990
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 118,990
$ Large Size $1,490,250
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,490,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $6,242,015.93 $14,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $7,871,209.02 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $7,835,578.12 $44,400.00
Sep-30-1892 $8,233,053.98 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $5,196,952.44 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $5,841,313.52 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $5,663,841.95 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $5,880,585.29 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $8,260,785.23 $382,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $7,585,258.88 $233,997.50
Sep-07-1899 $12,020,911.25 $233,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $13,228,049.53 $260,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $15,911,391.83 $1,000,000.00

 

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