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Bank Info for NB Charter 9297 (1908 - 1918)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Mercantile National Bank of
St. Louis, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1909-1916 Edward Buder Festus John Wade Sr.
1917-1917 William Cornell Waggoner Sr. Festus John Wade Sr.
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 Date Back 4x5 1 - 70830
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 59668
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 3000
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 4160
1902 Plain Back 4x5 70831 - 74020
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 59669 - 62668
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 22, 1908
  • Chartered Dec 24, 1908
  • Opened for business Jan 14, 1909
  • Liquidated Feb 5, 1918
  • Absorbed by Mercantile Trust Company of
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1911) $7,121,884
High Bal (1914) $10,721,010
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1911) $300,000
High Bal (1914) $1,629,000
Total Out (1917) $895,000
# Large Notes 569,392
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 569,392
$ Large Size $6,103,800
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $6,103,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1909 $7,242,411.00 $750,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $8,417,926.00 $450,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $7,121,884.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $10,172,062.00 $1,298,200.00
Aug-09-1913 $10,606,689.00 $1,300,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $10,721,010.00 $1,629,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $8,441,466.00 $900,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $9,159,541.00 $1,050,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $10,430,359.00 $895,000.00

 

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