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Bank Info for NB Charter 5188 (1899 - 1930)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Citizens National Bank of
Alton, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1899-1901 Charles Frederick Stelzel Jr. August Schlafly
1902-1902 Charles Frederick Stelzel Jr. William Eliot Smith
1903-1908 Gustave Adolph Joesting William Eliot Smith
1909-1911 Gustave Adolph Joesting George McLellan Levis
1912-1912 Gustave Adolph Joesting * none *
1913-1917 Gustave Adolph Joesting George McLellan Levis
1918-1929 Emil W. Joesting George McLellan Levis
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 - 8150
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4440
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7250
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5380
1882 Value Back 4x5 7251 - 10361
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 5381 - 6850
1902 Plain Back 4x10 1 - 19106
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1283
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 7, 1899
  • Chartered Apr 24, 1899
  • Liquidated May 17, 1930
  • Succeeded by 13464 (First NB & TC (No Issue), Alton, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1899) $273,302
High Bal (1929) $6,129,912
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1899) $22,500
High Bal (1903) $100,000
Total Out (1929) $99,997
# Large Notes 195,628
# Small Notes 7,698
# Total Notes 203,326
$ Large Size $1,698,960
$ Small Size $76,980
$ Total Issued $1,775,940
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-07-1899 $273,301.92 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $521,556.95 $75,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $798,399.74 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $952,527.49 $75,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,036,845.11 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,290,716.88 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,279,841.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,350,331.00 $98,600.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,418,265.00 $97,800.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,495,064.00 $97,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,473,974.00 $96,800.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,452,980.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,575,735.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,581,915.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,648,637.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,832,985.00 $98,300.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,116,738.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,546,366.00 $98,197.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,140,943.00 $99,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,394,762.00 $98,097.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,726,104.00 $99,317.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,566,491.00 $97,597.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,916,153.00 $97,997.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,515,205.00 $99,998.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,724,732.00 $99,198.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,899,003.00 $99,997.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,778,542.00 $98,998.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,494,543.00 $98,397.00
Oct-10-1927 $6,030,133.00 $97,998.00
Dec-31-1928 $6,104,723.00 $99,998.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,129,912.00 $99,997.00

 

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