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Bank Info for NB Charter 8745 (1907 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The City National Bank of
Metropolis, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1910 James M. Choat C. P. Treat
1911-1914 S. M. Stewart C. P. Treat
1915-1927 Geo. C. Schneeman Lewis G. Simmons
1928-1929 L. W. Sturgis Lewis G. Simmons
1930-1930 L. Benogra Lewis G. Simmons
1931-1935 L. W. Sturgis Lewis G. Simmons
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 - 1500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3701 - 11442
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1378
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 366
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1523
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 248
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 25, 1907
  • Chartered Jun 15, 1907
  • Opened for business Jul 1, 1907
  • 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 (1907) $112,430
High Bal (1935) $871,064
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $12,500
High Bal (1908) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 51,768
# Small Notes 12,235
# Total Notes 64,003
$ Large Size $647,100
$ Small Size $146,790
$ Total Issued $793,890
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $112,430.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $198,438.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $248,364.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $238,412.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $237,586.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $277,762.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $279,891.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $288,831.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $298,015.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $367,976.00 $49,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $374,448.00 $48,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $504,191.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $557,499.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $586,952.00 $49,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $524,251.00 $48,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $578,600.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $589,062.00 $49,300.00
Oct-10-1924 $630,518.00 $49,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $576,009.00 $48,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $574,904.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $623,284.00 $48,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $738,050.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $768,383.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $781,198.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $680,050.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $739,987.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $724,761.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $812,483.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $871,064.00 $0.00

 

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