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Bank Info for NB Charter 5688 (1901 - 1910)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Western National Bank of
San Francisco, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1901 R. B. Murdoch Wm. C. Murdoch, (Sr.)
1902-1904 C. S. Scott Wm. C. Murdoch, (Sr.)
1905-1905 F. L. Holland Wm. C. Murdoch, (Sr.)
1906-1907 Wm. C. Murdoch, Jr. Wm. C. Murdoch, (Sr.)
1908-1910 Wm. C. Murdoch, Jr. J. H. Spring
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 - 39050
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 25080
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2000
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 20155
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12168
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 146
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 22, 1900
  • Chartered Jan 21, 1901
  • Succeeded Fruit Growers Bank
  • Absorbed 7894 Oct 1, 1909 (NB of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA)
  • Liquidated Oct 31, 1910
  • Absorbed by 9882 (Western Metropolis NB/Merchants NB, San Francisco, CA)
  • Absorbed by Pacific-Southwest Trust & Savings Bank, Los Angeles
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Commerce
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $741,144
High Bal (1906) $6,483,236
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $200,000
High Bal (1908) $1,000,000
Total Out (1910) $990,200
# Large Notes 390,104
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 390,104
$ Large Size $3,368,400
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,368,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $741,143.54 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,099,714.47 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,879,359.19 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,704,509.00 $330,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,534,452.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $6,483,236.00 $988,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $6,293,759.00 $972,597.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,725,321.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,911,320.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,161,843.00 $990,200.00

 

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