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Bank Info for NB Charter 6808 (1903 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Porterville, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1909 H. C. Carr Wilko Mentz
1910-1928 F. W. Velie Wilko Mentz
1929-1929 C. Osborn Wilko Mentz
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 - 2250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3701 - 12132
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 540
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 169
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 14, 1903
  • Chartered Jun 1, 1903
  • Liquidated Nov 24, 1930
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $145,195
High Bal (1928) $3,681,333
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1903) $10,000
High Bal (1908) $50,000
Total Out (1929) $46,760
# Large Notes 57,528
# Small Notes 4,254
# Total Notes 61,782
$ Large Size $719,100
$ Small Size $52,680
$ Total Issued $771,780
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $145,194.50 $10,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $206,917.34 $20,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $319,605.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $496,092.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $813,153.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $747,481.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,032,500.00 $47,200.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,116,565.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,093,863.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,363,334.00 $49,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,276,089.00 $48,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,267,185.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,211,200.00 $48,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,491,972.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,112,739.00 $49,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,134,078.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,239,708.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,717,566.00 $49,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,506,540.00 $48,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,632,275.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,701,877.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,464,271.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,469,056.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,153,784.00 $49,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,862,466.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,681,333.00 $49,550.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,644,399.00 $46,760.00

 

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