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Bank Info for NB Charter 4587 (1891 - 1921)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The City National Bank of
Mason City, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1892 Harry Ashton Merrill James Rule, Jr.
1893-1895 Absalom H. Gale James Rule, Jr.
1896-1905 Absalom H. Gale Harry Ashton Merrill
1906-1906 Wallace Rosecrans Daggett Josiah Shelton Wheeler
1907-1910 John F. Shaible Josiah Shelton Wheeler
1911-1911 John F. Shaible * none *
1912-1915 John F. Shaible Absalom H. Gale
1916-1918 John F. Shaible James E. Blythe
1919-1919 Ralph Peregrine Palmer Walter Vollrath Escher
1920-1920 Ralph Peregrine Palmer Edward Gregory Dunn
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6940
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1861
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5600
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5601 - 13180
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 9, 1891
  • Chartered Jun 23, 1891
  • Liquidated Feb 19, 1921
  • Purchased by Commercial Savings Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded City Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $206,564
High Bal (1920) $2,466,013
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $11,250
High Bal (1918) $200,000
Total Out (1920) $197,500
# Large Notes 87,924
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 87,924
$ Large Size $1,099,050
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,099,050
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $268,226.63 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $349,680.64 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $206,563.63 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $255,583.97 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $261,618.38 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $284,955.19 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $333,169.33 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $422,561.68 $12,800.00
Sep-07-1899 $561,954.83 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $693,274.76 $49,550.00
Sep-30-1901 $681,626.60 $49,550.00
Sep-15-1902 $821,904.53 $49,550.00
Sep-09-1903 $835,302.44 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $817,944.20 $99,995.00
Aug-25-1905 $829,632.00 $99,995.00
Sep-04-1906 $962,163.00 $99,995.00
Aug-22-1907 $935,324.00 $98,195.00
Sep-23-1908 $921,627.00 $98,095.00
Sep-01-1909 $924,838.00 $99,995.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,053,013.00 $99,995.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,019,558.00 $94,795.00
Sep-04-1912 $935,463.00 $99,995.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,268,518.00 $98,495.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,178,038.00 $99,195.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,164,428.00 $99,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,218,752.00 $99,995.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,744,940.00 $197,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,791,048.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,151,995.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,466,013.00 $197,500.00

 

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