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Bank Info for NB Charter 696 (1865 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Farmers National Bank of
Reading, PA
2 Farmers National Bank and Trust Company of (6/18/1928)
Reading, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1873 Dr. Hiester Henry Muhlenberg Isaac Eckert, (I)
1874-1885 Dr. Hiester Henry Muhlenberg Henry S. Eckert
1886-1893 Cyrus Rick Henry S. Eckert
1894-1894 Cyrus Rick George B. Eckert
1895-1895 Hiester M. Hanold William Augustus Arnold
1896-1896 Hiester M. Hanold Isaac Eckert, (II)
1897-1902 Rodgers Monroe Hoffman Isaac Eckert, (II)
1903-1907 Warren L. Davis Isaac Eckert, (II)
1908-1909 Warren L. Davis Calvin Kline Whitner
1910-1919 Randolph Scott Meck Calvin Kline Whitner
1920-1920 Harry Leinbach Althouse Calvin Kline Whitner
1921-1925 Harry Leinbach Althouse Jefferson Snyder
1926-1931 Elmer Dietrich Miller Randolph Scott Meck
1932-1932 Elmer Dietrich Miller George D. Horst
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: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 12000
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 17275
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3700
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 430
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 12750
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6197
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 667
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 11343
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 15000
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 10250
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 33600
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 10251 - 66914
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 33601 - 85145
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 7116
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3976
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 20080
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 14219
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 4122
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 21, 1864
  • Chartered Jan 9, 1865
  • 1: Assumed 1875 by consolidation Jan 2, 1926 and its circulation (National Bank/Keystone NB, Reading, PA)
  • 2: Conservatorship Mar 18, 1933
  • 2: Receivership Nov 8, 1934
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Farmers Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1873) $1,235,765
High Bal (1928) $13,048,941
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $31,400
High Bal (1932) $569,480
Total Out (1932) $569,480
# Large Notes 967,858
# Small Notes 230,526
# Total Notes 1,198,384
$ Large Size $8,573,700
$ Small Size $1,950,180
$ Total Issued $10,523,880
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $1,644,969.42 $299,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,391,354.03 $330,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,242,080.83 $359,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,334,495.30 $360,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,341,925.63 $360,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,302,806.72 $360,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,298,271.16 $359,200.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,367,496.19 $360,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,235,765.38 $359,500.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,343,018.21 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,307,270.35 $319,900.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,292,161.53 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,331,609.80 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,491,056.67 $358,500.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,684,122.75 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,569,124.22 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,984,771.33 $359,990.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,156,044.20 $352,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $2,032,271.28 $360,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,925,709.08 $360,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,769,359.27 $357,100.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,523,835.44 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,497,864.36 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,668,053.93 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,791,116.21 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,836,112.51 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,914,432.68 $43,800.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,201,040.45 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,946,858.23 $44,200.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,855,222.17 $31,400.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,944,673.67 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,848,560.17 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,991,367.59 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,081,796.64 $44,400.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,838,852.00 $67,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,515,381.96 $150,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,626,034.97 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,489,781.32 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,624,455.78 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,602,624.96 $98,350.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,722,206.00 $97,700.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,216,268.00 $400,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,397,575.00 $400,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,157,994.00 $400,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,269,870.00 $382,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,024,439.00 $400,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,234,419.00 $400,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,193,276.00 $392,600.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,467,037.00 $394,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,737,617.00 $395,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,875,140.00 $393,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,526,697.00 $394,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,989,825.00 $400,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,633,891.00 $394,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,937,020.00 $381,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $7,457,788.00 $391,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $7,246,536.00 $386,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,716,078.00 $396,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $9,109,269.00 $388,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $9,255,385.00 $396,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $9,924,749.00 $394,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $12,410,365.00 $491,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $12,831,965.00 $491,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $13,048,941.00 $487,700.00
Dec-31-1929 $12,835,547.00 $482,780.00
Dec-31-1930 $12,614,932.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $11,934,037.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $10,553,525.00 $569,480.00

 

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