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Bank Info for NB Charter 6187 (1902 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Portales, NM
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1902-1903 W. O. Oldham L. T. Lester
1904-1914 W. O. Oldham C. O. Leach
1915-1916 P. E. Jordan W. O. Oldham
1917-1917 M. B. Jones George M. Williamson
1918-1918 W. B. Oldham George M. Williamson
1919-1919 H. C. Rogers George M. Williamson
1920-1920 Paul M. John Mary (Cox) Williamson
1921-1933 Arthur Forsythe Jones J. B. Priddy
1934-1934 J. H. Lee Arthur Forsythe Jones
1935-1935 S. Bell Arthur Forsythe Jones
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
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1800 Territory
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1900 Territory
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1740
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1741 - 5110 Plate dated 1902
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 5023 Plate dated 1922
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1570
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 394
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1945
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 600
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 27, 1902
  • Chartered Apr 3, 1902
  • Opened for business Apr 21, 1902
  • Absorbed 8364 Jan 5, 1910 (Citizens National Bank, Portales, NM)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1902) $72,558
High Bal (1929) $939,832
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $6,250
High Bal (1908) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $49,450
# Large Notes 55,332
# Small Notes 14,329
# Total Notes 69,661
$ Large Size $691,650
$ Small Size $172,930
$ Total Issued $864,580
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-15-1902 $72,558.21 $6,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $124,969.67 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $104,530.59 $6,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $133,043.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $245,717.00 $11,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $316,737.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $341,355.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $317,165.00 $49,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $307,851.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $253,359.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $252,292.00 $47,700.00
Aug-09-1913 $270,495.00 $47,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $265,139.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $284,695.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $332,555.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $551,727.00 $49,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $541,992.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $499,129.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $497,607.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $323,360.00 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $392,166.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $405,043.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $496,457.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $529,350.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $646,139.00 $49,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $617,351.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $855,739.00 $49,100.00
Dec-31-1929 $939,832.00 $47,300.00
Dec-31-1930 $764,370.00 $48,260.00
Dec-31-1931 $570,587.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $509,009.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $611,966.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $840,490.00 $49,450.00
Dec-31-1935 $755,969.00 $0.00

 

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