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Bank Info for NB Charter 4886 (1893 - 1922)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
San Diego, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1893-1902 Galusha Benton Grow Edward Ivinson
1903-1903 W. R. Rogers Edward Ivinson
1904-1919 W. R. Rogers Ralph Granger
1920-1921 H. E. Anthony Ralph Granger
1922-1922 C. H. Anthony Ralph Granger
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 - 6050
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2500
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3843
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3122
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 5750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4600
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 644
1902 Plain Back 4x5 5751 - 17555
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4601 - 11618
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 4, 1893
  • Chartered Mar 13, 1893
  • Liquidated Dec 18, 1922
  • Absorbed by Bank of Italy, San Francisco
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $352,903
High Bal (1922) $5,115,810
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $22,500
High Bal (1922) $250,000
Total Out (1922) $250,000
# Large Notes 181,328
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 181,328
$ Large Size $1,571,960
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,571,960
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1893 $352,903.02 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $515,457.96 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $610,815.39 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $441,276.78 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $520,750.67 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $467,316.49 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $590,279.36 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $587,119.12 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $613,741.70 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $636,090.19 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $691,972.36 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $756,628.24 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $969,531.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,458,669.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,775,164.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,589,726.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,704,799.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,842,976.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,317,055.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,979,244.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,725,148.00 $98,400.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,554,610.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,498,258.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,109,004.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,653,771.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,102,040.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,058,683.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,655,678.00 $245,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,074,074.00 $244,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,115,810.00 $250,000.00

 

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