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Bank Info for NB Charter 5002 (1895 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants-Laclede National Bank of
Saint Louis, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1895-1895 John Nickerson William Hill Lee
1896-1916 George E. Hoffman William Hill Lee
1917-1922 Jacob P. Bergs William Hill Lee
1923-1928 Jacob P. Bergs George E. Hoffman
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 - 39000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 100500
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 833
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 91665
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 63334
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2000
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 3001 - 3393
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10000
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 5800
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 10001 - 144796
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 5801 - 6052
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 4, 1895
  • Chartered Jun 6, 1895
  • Succeeded 1501,4262
  • Assumed 4232 by consolidation May 18, 1897 (National Bank of the Republic, Saint Louis, MO)
  • Liquidated Jun 29, 1929
  • Absorbed by Mississippi Valley Trust Co., St. Louis which changed its title to Mississippi Valley Merchants State Trust Co.
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 1501 (Merchants NB) & 4262 (Laclede NB)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $6,672,183
High Bal (1926) $34,527,920
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $45,000
High Bal (1914) $2,189,288
Total Out (1928) $620,847
# Large Notes 1,792,626
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,792,626
$ Large Size $20,281,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $20,281,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-28-1895 $7,478,454.39 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $6,672,182.75 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $9,919,193.80 $128,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $9,844,188.34 $450,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $12,004,629.22 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $13,509,690.75 $1,400,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $16,658,108.24 $1,400,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $15,088,409.48 $250,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $15,505,083.40 $481,640.00
Sep-06-1904 $16,961,701.53 $704,440.00
Aug-25-1905 $16,387,394.00 $1,022,240.00
Sep-04-1906 $17,330,743.00 $1,017,240.00
Aug-22-1907 $18,103,522.00 $1,218,240.00
Sep-23-1908 $20,325,282.00 $1,286,888.00
Sep-01-1909 $20,495,187.00 $1,387,790.00
Sep-01-1910 $18,838,645.00 $1,378,388.00
Sep-01-1911 $20,288,750.00 $1,414,290.00
Sep-04-1912 $20,016,352.00 $1,384,287.00
Aug-09-1913 $19,760,948.00 $1,067,490.00
Sep-12-1914 $19,778,501.00 $2,189,288.00
Sep-02-1915 $18,977,198.00 $1,135,487.00
Sep-12-1916 $21,290,936.00 $1,108,887.00
Sep-11-1917 $22,047,943.00 $1,338,588.00
Aug-31-1918 $24,483,937.00 $1,133,298.00
Sep-12-1919 $31,804,666.00 $1,667,048.00
Sep-12-1920 $30,873,899.00 $1,636,947.00
Sep-06-1921 $22,284,477.00 $1,604,647.00
Sep-15-1922 $25,430,450.00 $1,604,598.00
Sep-14-1923 $27,758,719.00 $1,576,448.00
Oct-10-1924 $27,643,218.00 $1,550,348.00
Sep-28-1925 $27,942,324.00 $925,597.00
Dec-31-1926 $34,527,920.00 $918,797.00
Oct-10-1927 $28,386,875.00 $909,097.00
Dec-31-1928 $29,270,086.00 $620,847.00

 

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