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Bank Info for NB Charter 6617 (1903 - 1936+)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of
Los Angeles, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1910 Charles Seyler (Sr.) Isaias Wolf Hellman, (Sr.)
1911-1919 Victor H. Rossetti Isaias Wolf Hellman, (Sr.)
1920-1924 Victor H. Rossetti Jackson Alpheus Graves
1925-1930 George Herman Naegele Jackson Alpheus Graves
1931-1935 George Herman Naegele Victor H. Rossetti
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 4x5 1 - 69795
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 45082
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1334
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 113000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 72000
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1000
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2900
1902 Plain Back 4x5 113001 - 347894
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 72001 - 217283
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 53802
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 27380
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 8486
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 1020
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 522
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 144384
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 77085
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 18460
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 10, 1903
  • Chartered Feb 7, 1903
  • Opened for business Feb 9, 1903
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Opened Feb 9, 1903, succeeds Farmers & Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $9,492,540
High Bal (1935) $125,685,060
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1920) $381,200
High Bal (1932) $3,000,000
Total Out (1934) $3,000,000
# Large Notes 2,736,484
# Small Notes 787,189
# Total Notes 3,523,673
$ Large Size $22,547,130
$ Small Size $6,756,350
$ Total Issued $29,303,480
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $9,492,539.88 $992,275.00
Sep-06-1904 $11,588,821.57 $1,500,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $13,835,628.00 $1,500,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $16,046,510.00 $1,500,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $15,905,423.00 $1,500,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $14,850,361.00 $1,385,100.00
Sep-01-1909 $15,544,919.00 $1,500,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $16,288,693.00 $1,499,997.00
Sep-01-1911 $17,815,612.00 $1,499,997.00
Sep-04-1912 $19,823,995.00 $1,448,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $19,424,792.00 $1,476,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $18,435,511.00 $1,434,297.00
Sep-02-1915 $19,337,662.00 $1,499,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $21,909,536.00 $1,429,995.00
Sep-11-1917 $22,475,080.00 $1,438,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $23,794,304.00 $1,453,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $29,554,296.00 $1,388,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $34,591,433.00 $381,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $33,168,106.00 $1,434,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $42,374,080.00 $1,475,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $47,506,603.00 $1,500,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $51,944,998.00 $1,500,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $53,499,834.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $59,477,758.00 $1,475,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $59,302,173.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $69,857,758.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $72,963,338.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $75,564,754.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $78,985,266.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $87,087,457.00 $3,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $101,410,519.00 $3,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $119,671,843.00 $3,000,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $125,685,060.00 $0.00

 

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