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Bank Info for NB Charter 5649 (1900 - 1920)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Commercial National Bank of
New Orleans, LA
2 Canal-Commercial National Bank of (8/28/1919)
New Orleans, LA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1902 C. E. A. Dowler Wm. Mason Smith
1903-1909 W. J. Mitchell Wm. Mason Smith
1910-1916 W. J. Mitchell John H. Fulton
1917-1918 W. W. Messersmith G. Ad. Blaffer
1919-1919 W. W. Messersmith P. H. Saunders
1920-1920 W. W. Messersmith W. R. Irby
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 11500
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8000
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 35000
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 25200
2: 1882 Value Back 3x50-100 1 - 1057
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 17
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 12, 1900
  • Chartered Dec 21, 1900
  • 2: Liquidated Dec 31, 1920
  • 2: Absorbed by Canal-Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of New Orleans
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $1,485,055
High Bal (1920) $14,477,646
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $49,500
High Bal (1914) $480,500
Total Out (1920) $298,050
# Large Notes 323,096
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 323,096
$ Large Size $2,858,500
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,858,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $1,485,055.24 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,009,104.18 $49,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,300,224.51 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,897,866.91 $49,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,999,516.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,448,726.00 $299,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,214,489.00 $291,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,040,027.00 $288,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,342,507.00 $294,200.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,148,188.00 $287,800.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,459,665.00 $294,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $5,137,684.00 $300,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $5,185,199.00 $298,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $5,660,833.00 $480,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,469,864.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $6,652,840.00 $297,797.00
Sep-11-1917 $9,151,496.00 $298,598.00
Aug-31-1918 $8,854,549.00 $299,397.00
Sep-12-1919 $11,902,852.00 $299,998.00
Sep-12-1920 $14,477,646.00 $298,050.00

 

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