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Bank Info for NB Charter 8964 (1907 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Pottsville, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1908-1919 Charles Herbert Marshall Oliver Perry Bechtel
1920-1927 Charles Herbert Marshall Conrad K. Hock
1928-1932 Thomas J. Rank Conrad K. Hock
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 - 2500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7501 - 22258
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2962
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 966
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3903
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 666
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 25, 1907
  • Chartered Dec 16, 1907
  • Opened for business Dec 19, 1907
  • Conservatorship Mar 21, 1933
  • Receivership Oct 12, 1934
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $389,642
High Bal (1929) $4,024,013
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1920) $7,500
High Bal (1932) $125,000
Total Out (1932) $125,000
# Large Notes 99,032
# Small Notes 28,137
# Total Notes 127,169
$ Large Size $1,237,900
$ Small Size $345,990
$ Total Issued $1,583,890
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-23-1908 $389,642.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $550,270.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $628,036.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $699,305.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $779,971.00 $75,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $878,188.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $924,693.00 $75,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $945,984.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,027,470.00 $73,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,140,221.00 $75,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,247,051.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,509,570.00 $75,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,667,555.00 $7,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,894,127.00 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,933,837.00 $75,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,414,406.00 $75,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,631,925.00 $75,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,891,921.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,076,899.00 $75,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,295,374.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,448,822.00 $73,600.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,024,013.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,804,733.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,606,067.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,033,765.00 $125,000.00

 

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