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Bank Info for NB Charter 4178 (1889 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of Commerce in
St. Louis, MO
2 Mercantile-Commerce National Bank in (7/15/1930)
Saint Louis, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1890-1898 Jacob Craig Van Blarcom William H. Thompson
1899-1903 Benjamin Franklin Edwards William H. Thompson
1904-1905 John Ashbury Lewis William H. Thompson
1906-1907 John Ashbury Lewis Jacob Craig Van Blarcom
1908-1912 John Ashbury Lewis Benjamin Franklin Edwards
1913-1914 John Ashbury Lewis Tom Randolph
1915-1918 John Ashbury Lewis John Gerdes Lonsdale Sr.
1919-1926 Raymond F. McNally John Gerdes Lonsdale Sr.
1927-1928 Eugene Joseph Mudd John Gerdes Lonsdale Sr.
1929-1929 Guy Rittenhouse Alexander John Gerdes Lonsdale Sr.
1929-1929 Eugene Joseph Mudd John Gerdes Lonsdale Sr.
1930-1932 Guy Rittenhouse Alexander John Gerdes Lonsdale Sr.
1933-1933 Adolf H. Hanser John Gerdes Lonsdale Sr.
1934-1935 Adolf H. Hanser Wilson Linn Hemingway
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 481250
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x10 1 - 117625
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 256680
1: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 260
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 131165
1: 1882 Date Back 4x10 1 - 53471
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4995
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 541670
1: 1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 511665
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 8000
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 541671 - *
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 550676 A prefix
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 511666 - *
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 1 - 171927 A prefix
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 6930
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2470
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1246
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 21950
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 10125
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 4130
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 10, 1889
  • Chartered Dec 14, 1889
  • 1: Succeeded Bank of Commerce
  • 1: Absorbed 1112 Jan 17, 1899 (St. Louis National Bank, Saint Louis, MO)
  • 1: Absorbed 4048 Jul 21, 1902 (Continental National Bank, Saint Louis, MO)
  • 1: Absorbed 283 Jan 15, 1907 (Fourth National Bank, Saint Louis, MO)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Commerce
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1929) $498,148
High Bal (1924) $100,089,930
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $42,600
High Bal (1914) $11,206,698
Total Out (1934) $350,000
# Large Notes 15,103,676
# Small Notes 100,081
# Total Notes 15,203,757
$ Large Size $112,105,490
$ Small Size $799,220
$ Total Issued $112,904,710
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1890 $13,788,215.09 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $11,070,567.52 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $12,240,641.46 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $9,422,489.46 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $12,953,129.42 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $13,368,617.75 $42,600.00
Oct-06-1896 $13,225,658.18 $945,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $20,335,391.23 $936,180.00
Sep-20-1898 $20,108,644.79 $1,384,157.50
Sep-07-1899 $37,136,122.12 $1,436,397.50
Sep-05-1900 $38,404,457.03 $3,906,647.50
Sep-30-1901 $45,514,392.70 $4,765,247.50
Sep-15-1902 $69,201,006.32 $6,279,642.50
Sep-09-1903 $64,676,249.61 $6,549,997.50
Sep-06-1904 $69,407,867.78 $6,999,997.50
Aug-25-1905 $73,104,812.00 $7,000,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $72,498,770.00 $6,969,648.00
Aug-22-1907 $84,027,321.00 $7,000,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $80,405,730.00 $9,021,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $91,221,332.00 $9,021,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $82,485,354.00 $8,992,895.00
Sep-01-1911 $87,620,859.00 $8,986,497.00
Sep-04-1912 $78,603,768.00 $8,981,497.00
Aug-09-1913 $68,906,310.00 $8,983,097.00
Sep-12-1914 $66,349,235.00 $11,206,698.00
Sep-02-1915 $62,476,088.00 $8,974,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $66,236,964.00 $8,280,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $74,945,082.00 $4,900,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $85,577,027.00 $4,887,797.00
Sep-12-1919 $95,528,120.00 $4,899,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $97,371,803.00 $4,741,797.00
Sep-06-1921 $71,863,689.00 $4,820,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $83,239,379.00 $4,900,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $80,164,308.00 $4,840,800.00
Oct-10-1924 $100,089,930.00 $4,900,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $96,189,150.00 $4,844,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $95,576,020.00 $4,833,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $95,801,040.00 $4,900,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $90,223,532.00 $4,827,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $498,148.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,377,144.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,261,729.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,140,121.00 $350,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,872,460.00 $350,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,561,107.00 $350,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,272,123.00 $0.00

 

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