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Bank Info for NB Charter 5541 (1900 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ruthven, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1900-1928 John Harry Thatcher Michael Lawal Brown
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 - 500
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 580
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 581 - 599
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 539
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 7, 1900
  • Chartered Aug 17, 1900
  • Succeeded Iowa Savings Bank
  • Receivership May 2, 1929
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Iowa Savings Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $85,556
High Bal (1920) $621,645
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1926) $6,300
High Bal (1901) $7,000
Total Out (1928) $7,000
# Large Notes 6,552
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 6,552
$ Large Size $81,900
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $81,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-05-1900 $85,556.02 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $116,028.31 $7,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $131,852.05 $7,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $130,338.48 $7,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $130,789.45 $7,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $131,460.00 $7,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $156,102.00 $7,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $190,211.00 $7,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $182,231.00 $7,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $205,894.00 $7,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $235,447.00 $7,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $263,957.00 $7,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $275,426.00 $7,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $311,636.00 $7,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $299,522.00 $7,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $333,590.00 $7,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $384,607.00 $7,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $458,115.00 $7,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $502,932.00 $7,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $604,396.00 $7,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $621,645.00 $6,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $487,709.00 $7,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $448,700.00 $7,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $452,247.00 $7,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $400,681.00 $6,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $387,054.00 $7,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $341,464.00 $6,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $302,158.00 $7,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $260,646.00 $7,000.00

 

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