17949. City National Bank (Knoxville, TN)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
3837
Charter Number
3837
Start Date
November 12, 1930
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee (35.961, -83.921)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
621e276ba8263173

Response Measures

Accommodated withdrawals, Public signal of financial health, Capital injected, Partial suspension

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
18.0%
Date receivership started
1932-03-09
Date receivership terminated
1939-08-30
Share of assets assessed as good
20.7%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
51.6%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
27.7%

Description

Articles (Nov 12โ€“14, 1930) describe heavy withdrawals / runs on the City National following the closing/failure of the Holston-Union National Bank. The City National did not suspend payments in these reports; instead it merged with East Tennessee National on Nov 14. Date of the run is reported as Wednesday (Nov 12, 1930). OCR errors in Article 1 were corrected (garbled sentences).

Events (3)

1. January 19, 1888 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. November 12, 1930 Run
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Heavy withdrawals occurred after announcement of the Holston-Union National Bank closing/failure two days earlier.
Measures
Clearing House directors issued a statement that time deposits would not be paid out on demand for the time being; banks reported ample currency on hand.
Newspaper Excerpt
Both the remaining two national banks were subjected to heavy runs on Wednesday, the day the Holston-Union failure was announced.
Source
newspapers
3. March 9, 1932 Receivership
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (7)

Article from The Knoxville News-Sentinel, November 12, 1930

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CROWDED and New Deposits Keep Others Busy; Rumors Rife Both of Knoxville's remaining national banks, the City National and East day were crowded throut the noon and noon hour. Many were bringing in deposits and hiring safety boxes the closing. Others withdrawing their accounts, was reported. this general confusion and an air unrest among the public that caused Clearing House directors to issue their statement today saying time deposits would not paid out on demand for the time being. Officials of the clearing house today that neither Rogers Caldwell nor Caldwell owed other bank in Knoxville dolwith exception the In outlying quarters was ported checks on all banks being refused by some merchants due rumors circulation. many which falsely had banks today.


Article from The Pittsburgh Press, November 14, 1930

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Call Money Time Money Market unchanged 60-90 days 4-5-6 per cent Commercial Paper Market unchanged Prime names 2% per cent Other good names. 3ยฝ per cent Prime Bankers' Acceptances NATIONAL BISCUIT SEEKS WHEATSWORTH Acquisition Would Increase Flour and Biscuit Output B, The United Press NEW YORK The negotiations for the purchase Whea of and whole flour. by the National Biscuit Company were reported Acquisition of Wheatsworth Inc b Biscuit would the latter rease in output of both flour and biscuits and add to new companies that National absorbed The most important was the Pacific Coast Biscuit ompany which financed through 140,000 shares of National In the first six months of 1930 W Inc reported net in$184.205 compared with the period last year Since net income the com pany from $105,000 to a high level $410,000 in 1928 Last income $385,000 The compan has 121.000 outstanding shares of common and small issue o per cent cumulative preferred stock Common stock been paying quarterly dividends of 25 MONEY MARKET Call money easy in tone toalthough demand loans were the outside market the official charge held at the renewal per cent Time money was dull and unchanged per cent for up to 90 and per cent for longer New York per OZ. changed unchanged FOREIGN EXCHANGE The United Press Sales High SHOWS PROFIT High First Year Without a Deficit Since 1929 The Pittsburgh Brewing Company and subsidiary for the fiscal year ended Oct 31 1930. reports net profit of $36 488 the first year in which a profit has been shown since 1919 This compares with net loss of $45,521 in previous year Net income this year IS equal to 30 cents share on 122,002 shares of ferred stock outstanding accumulated dividends on which Dec 1. 1930 will amount to $35.87 per share According to officials of the company the gain in earnings is largely due to the increased net profits shown by the Tech Food Products Company a subsidiary of the brewing Net income of the sub$183 449 despite slight drop in the volume of business Cu rent assets as of Oct 31 totaled 625 of which nearly $150,000 was cash Current liabilities amounted to only $105.918 The ba also showed decline in fur debt This amounted to 000. compared with $2,550.000 year ago BONDS TENNESSEE BANKS COMPLETE MERGER KNOXVILLE The East TennesNational the City National and the East Tennessee Savings Banks were merged today into the East Tennessee National Bank The total resources are more than $32,000,000 S. Carter president of the East Tennessee National became president of the consolidated bank Cow an Rodgers president of City Na. tional becomes one of four vice The merger came two days after closing of the Holston-Union National Bank Both the remaining two national banks were subjected to heavy runs on Wednesday the day of the Holston Union failure was announced. but their currency on hand was more than ample. Livestock Rediscount Rate Rediscount at New Bar Silver Bank Chicago Grain Market STOCK PRICE INDEXES 8050 YORK BANK CLEARINGS Pittsburgh Exchanges $38,756,823.25 Balances 21,956,971.66 Exchanges week ago 32,893,806.77 Balances week ago Exchanges year ago 39,272,125.05 BOND PRICE INDEXES Balances year ago 17,717,182.77 New York Exchanges Balances Credit balance Treasury Balance $114,713,007.60 Custom receipts Expenditures 14,834,974.27 103 90.4


Article from The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, November 14, 1930

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Another Bank Merger KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 14-(UP) -The East Tennessee National, the City National and the East Tennessee Savings Banks were merged early today into the East Tennessee National Bank. The total resources are over $32,000,000. The merger came two days after closing of the Holston-Union National Bank. Both the remaining two National Banks were subjected to heavy runs on Wednesday, the day the Holston-Union failure was announced, but their currency on hand was more than ample. The panicky feeling had passed yesterday.


Article from The Times, November 14, 1930

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BIG BANKS IN MERGER KNOXVILLE, Nov. East National, The City National and The East Tennessee Savings banks merged today into The East Tennessee National bank. The total sources are more than V. Carter, president of the East Tennessee National, president of the consolidated bank. Cowan Rodgers, president City tional, becomes one of our presidents. The merger came two days after closing of the Holston-Union National bank. Both the remaining two national banks were subjected heavy runs Wednesday, the day the Union failure but their currency hand was more than ample.


Article from The Columbus Telegram, November 14, 1930

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Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. The East Tennessee National, the City National and the East Tennessee Savings banks were merged early today into the East TennesNational bank The total are over The merger days after closing the National bank. Both the remaining two National banks subjected to heavy runs on Wednesday, the day the failure announced, but their currency hand more than ample. The panicky feeling had passed yesterday. New York, Nov. 14 Chemical Bank and Trust company has placed credit to the amount the $5,000,000 disposal the state of result reports received here saying funds the state have been tied up by failure of several banks in Tenneskers home, Monday. She The bank, which has acted Columbus Miss extended its offer and credit to the state through telebaby, of grams to Governor Horton.


Article from Evansville Press, November 14, 1930

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BIG BANK IS FORMED BY KNOXVILLE MERGER By United Press The East Tennessee National, the City National and the East Tennessee Savings banks were merged today into the East Tennessee National bank. The total resources are more than $32,000,000 The merger came two days after $25 closing of the Holston- Union National bank. Both the remaining two national banks were subjected to heavy runs on Wednesday, the day the Holston failure was announced, but their currency on hand was more than ample.


Article from The Springfield Press, November 14, 1930

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2 NATIONAL BANKS IN SOUTH MERGED KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 14.The East Tennessee National, the City National and the East Tennessee Savings banks were merged early Friday into the East Tennessee National bank The total resources are over $32,000,000. The merger came two days after closing of the Holsn-Union National bank. Both the remaining two national banks were subjected to heavy runs on Wednesday. the day the Holston Union failure was but their currency on hand was more than ample. The panicky feeling had passed Thursday.