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The Merchants National Bank of

Providence, Rhode Island

Charter
#1131
Bank ID
1131
Years
1865–1925
Observations
61

Assets

Year assets loans odraft acceptances_receivable bonds_circ bonds_dep bonds_hand bond_premiums securities_and_mortgages securities securities_usgov securities_other due_from_nb due_from_ra due_from_other_nb due_from_other_nb_and_sb due_from_sb real_estate current_expenses internal_stamps exchanges bills_nb bills_sb checks_and_other currency legal_tender specie cash_and_exchange lawful_money us_debt redemption_fund due_from_treasurer frb_reserve other_assets
1865 1,606,418.56 973,650.66 334,000 136,042.06 8,156.16 75,000 79,569.68
1866 1,925,808.77 1,116,227.09 534,000 5,125 25,322.18 6,882.13 75,000
1867 1,844,875.40 1,019,840.43 0 534,000 0 0 5,125 0 102,459.45 1,989.08 75,000 275.29 15,000 1,500 9,000 686.15 63,000 0 17,000 0
1868 1,848,776.59 1,020,260 0 534,000 0 0 5,125 0 80,218.71 0 9,310.51 75,000 18.63 6,403 0 30,001.45 1,439.29 87,000 0 0 0
1869 1,954,001.43 1,100,472.16 0 550,000 0 0 0 0 84,952.61 43,460.41 0 75,000 943.48 927 0 48,210.09 335.68 49,700 0 0 0
1870 2,094,482.87 1,152,344.90 0 550,000 0 0 0 0 139,617.38 81,587.61 15,903.39 75,000 0 0 3,763 22,595.73 170.86 53,500 0 0 0
1871 2,188,230.03 1,321,647.97 0 550,000 0 0 0 0 81,057.03 71,251.89 185.26 75,000 15.49 0 5,617 13,102.96 252.43 70,100 0 0 0
1872 2,150,145.73 1,196,058.19 19.58 550,000 0 0 0 0 128,217.40 44,138.55 410 75,000 0 0 12,531 68,004 2,067.01 73,700 0 0 0
1873 2,162,748.42 1,227,036.21 0 550,000 0 0 0 0 67,032.28 86,596.99 30,154.35 75,000 12,489.72 0 4,423 32,647.61 1,868.26 0 75,500 0 0
1874 2,103,517.83 1,334,351.58 0 350,000 0 0 0 0 180,090.10 74,644.55 75,000 0 0 6,380 19,726.04 1,225.56 40,100 0 0 22,000 0
1875 2,081,268.54 1,415,052.27 395.80 350,000 0 0 0 0 0 42,077.79 74,451.38 75,000 0 0 42,319 20,043.42 1,828.88 34,100 0 0 26,000 0
1876 2,118,318.73 1,340,106.65 4.94 350,000 0 0 0 0 0 85,068.49 129,233.54 75,000 0 0 21,573 31,551.57 700.54 55,000 2,380 0 27,700 0
1877 1,990,562.15 1,360,590.55 0 350,000 0 0 0 0 0 47,082.27 71,554.18 75,000 0 0 15,792 13,387.01 287.14 24,300 3,069 0 29,500 0
1878 2,162,631.16 1,271,014.97 0 450,000 0 0 7,421.87 0 0 168,623.58 81,873.79 75,000 0 0 16,556 36,510.55 396.25 23,200 2,384.15 0 29,650 0
1879 2,388,725.74 1,291,378.19 0 750,000 0 0 9,187.50 0 0 92,565.14 72,711.44 75,000 0 19,142.19 15,661 0 498.80 9,800 4,431.48 0 48,350 0
1880 2,529,960.43 1,384,921.28 0 850,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 35,527.31 54,283.91 75,000 0 0 20,762 19,790.96 671.99 29,400 8,352.98 0 41,250 0
1881 3,014,408.52 1,622,555.97 0 889,000 0 11,000 6,187.50 0 0 224,825.51 99,100.22 75,000 30 0 15,435 12,714.89 244.53 4,200 12,614.90 0 41,500 0
1882 2,908,377.10 1,943,384.33 0 550,000 0 0 0 0 0 51,492.37 117,264.90 75,000 0 0 46,060 31,433.02 408.27 57,900 6,684.21 0 28,750 0
1883 3,093,633.69 2,075,436.87 0 550,000 0 0 0 0 0 89,761.94 121,670.41 75,000 0 68,327.48 28,445 0 1,002.53 36,100 21,139.46 0 26,750 0
1884 2,580,126.57 1,876,599.50 0 250,000 0 0 0 0 0 120,536.40 93,352.83 75,000 0 21,941.38 43,759 0 617.42 55,800 19,270.04 0 23,250 0
1885 2,855,816.25 2,163,949.98 0 150,000 0 0 0 81,724.43 0 91,106.95 105,214.08 75,000 0 43,687.12 33,884 1,841.18 618.54 48,700 43,339.97 0 16,750 0
1886 3,311,755.57 2,465,528.29 33.27 150,000 0 0 0 17,688 0 186,404.62 224,460.34 75,000 0 51,017.22 29,170 0 516.73 82,000 23,187.10 0 6,750 0 0
1887 2,937,701.88 2,315,625.80 0 50,000 0 0 0 0 0 188,820.32 150,581.23 75,000 69.87 49,985.17 15,995 0 521.09 53,400 35,453.40 0 2,250 0 0
1888 3,541,111.77 2,799,841.58 3.50 50,000 0 0 0 0 0 237,407.88 169,397.51 75,000 0 51,993.61 19,794 0 910.36 73,700 56,813.33 0 2,250 4,000 0
1889 3,444,024.35 2,717,259.94 0.47 50,000 0 0 0 0 173,727.86 209,247.74 551.82 75,000 0 28,969.94 20,636 0 401.83 85,500 73,478.75 0 2,250 7,000 0
1890 3,570,118.37 2,811,233.29 0 50,000 0 0 0 10,000 316,941.38 167,074.41 5,000 76,950 0 11,924.12 9,397 0 1,411.54 40,200 66,736.63 0 2,250 1,000 0
1891 4,879,446.68 3,151,502.57 405.03 650,000 0 0 100,000 17,500 425,270.22 158,497.65 5,193.56 131,097.55 12,745.54 17,265.57 6,923 0 615.46 37,100 133,568.53 0 28,762 3,000 0
1892 4,449,821.91 2,367,365.22 11.59 650,000 0 0 95,000 100,000 396,298.24 224,574.53 212,116.73 147,222.84 0 84,978.24 10,873 0 119.30 13,700 116,632.22 0 29,250 1,680 0
1893 3,814,273.59 1,974,234.44 0 800,000 0 0 100,000 100,000 381,958.18 153,188.49 131.35 148,300.49 1,259 26,315.90 3,224 0 247.55 7,600 78,814.19 0 36,000 3,000 0
1894 4,844,178.20 2,716,292.54 13.58 800,000 0 0 90,000 110,600 578,158.51 148,820.80 1,218.74 149,184.72 45,989.60 15,147 0 441.14 45,900 102,172.72 0 36,000 4,238.85 0
1895 4,987,530.98 2,859,171.78 0 800,000 0 0 90,000 280,047.56 377,156.86 136,953.12 100,342.28 149,334.72 12,479.67 5,199 0 745.85 30,000 105,100.14 0 36,000 5,000 0
1896 4,898,738.75 2,605,259.76 638.59 900,000 0 0 70,000 275,050.74 454,589.54 155,880.50 369.07 149,334.72 64,719.30 21,083 1,433.05 1,447.48 13,800 144,633 0 40,500 0 0
1897 4,938,213.32 2,560,181.68 305.04 900,000 0 0 70,000 281,068.06 533,231.32 191,436.37 57.57 149,534.38 31,396.88 37,435 1,833.71 437.63 7,000 133,795.68 0 40,500 0 0
1898 5,003,601.65 2,756,379.19 12.27 800,000 0 0 52,000 174,370.50 713,328.93 142,815.65 456.59 149,455.51 18,804.31 30,373 2,372.17 492.56 5,000 119,740.97 0 36,000 2,000 0
1899 5,102,421.96 3,221,835.03 0 800,000 0 0 40,000 85,104.54 465,322.48 116,610.45 1,574.10 149,455.51 10,219.93 7,786 993.77 649.80 20,000 146,870.35 0 36,000 0 0
1900 5,991,053.18 4,126,752.73 0 550,000 0 0 0 82,583 612,908.77 186,008.01 4,501.39 149,455.51 631.32 40,864.08 4,343 1,035.32 405.33 55,000 149,064.72 0 27,500 0 0
1901 5,151,602.48 3,802,508.40 6.66 50,000 0 0 0 171,483 506,957.49 143,941.93 29,915.22 149,455.51 286.68 107,911.93 3,263 2,523.94 850.77 10,000 166,997.95 0 2,500 3,000 0
1902 5,007,697.73 3,656,611.63 0 50,000 0 0 0 178,990.50 601,041.12 66,508.36 59,726.90 149,928.51 0 40,656.45 6,512 2,596.50 578.73 15,000 174,047.03 2,500 3,000 0
1903 4,639,787.97 3,538,691.95 2.88 50,000 0 0 0 194,707.50 379,711.12 78,119.13 71,280.53 130,000 0 11,019.87 1,564 3,067.70 619.05 20,000 156,504.24 2,500 2,000 0
1904 5,303,778.90 3,666,783.32 26.50 350,000 50,000 0 7,375 292,507.50 421,156.94 79,443.66 59,537.18 125,100 0 0 31,277.72 2,223 2,212.79 403.97 20,000 177,231.32 17,500 1,000 0
1905 0 3,854,890 400,000 434,983 233,148
1906 6,762,731 4,253,461 1,032,037 489,895 769,250 218,088
1907 6,978,042 4,444,381 1,030,000 501,195 756,842 245,624
1908 8,707,912 5,634,742 1,020,000 734,513 963,902 354,755
1909 9,601,723 5,888,235 1,010,000 1,238,075 1,083,493 381,920
1910 9,597,699 5,964,174 1,000,000 1,180,107 1,090,970 362,448
1911 9,600,968 5,626,320 1,000,000 1,503,049 1,101,024 370,575
1912 10,687,594 6,532,218 1,000,000 1,610,511 1,112,317 432,548
1913 10,032,626 5,755,897 1,000,000 1,761,688 1,142,019 373,022
1914 10,204,179 5,535,250 1,088,000 1,755,016 1,400,843 425,067
1915 11,038,118 6,698,718 1,088,000 1,814,879 1,060,597 375,924
1916 11,549,223 6,038,273 1,088,000 2,456,869 1,581,058 385,023
1917 11,698,356 6,892,770 1,167,850 2,287,679 671,779 678,278
1918 11,523,596 6,599,170 1,817,687 2,052,865 450,087 450,259 153,528
1919 12,891,710 8,154,752 1,525,352 1,662,924 956,405 460,448 131,829
1920 13,173,126 9,085,501 1,193,469 1,404,867 657,155 556,412 275,722
1921 11,683,166 7,901,625 160,000 1,377,700 1,070,842 707,993 413,637 51,369
1922 11,890,538 7,363,181 1,507,842 1,784,953 753,454 428,209 52,899
1923 12,528,055 8,404,049 1,437,842 1,473,162 675,898 479,967 57,137
1924 13,033,071 8,161,752 1,399,312 2,090,934 830,277 497,626 53,170
1925 13,136,513 6,857,464 1,399,312 3,625,482 693,634 508,925 51,696

Liabilities & Capital

Year capital surplus undivided_profits surplus_and_undivided_profits notes_nb notes_sb deposits us_deposits usdo_deposits individual_deposits demand_deposits time_deposits due_to_nb due_to_other_nb due_to_ra due_to_sb due_to_tc_and_sb due_to_banks due_to_banks_and_other_liabs unpaid_dividends other_liabs
1865 941,200 4,600 5,729.83 80,280 89,860 212,389.72 96,441.14 141,599.37 34,318.50
1866 1,000,000 15,300 3,493.94 468,000 6,366 198,556.14 206,659.87 27,432.82
1867 1,000,000 25,000 9,213.05 466,953 3,436 226,159.30 0 0 91,019.51 23,094.54 0
1868 1,000,000 36,000 2,360.70 467,414 2,704 251,217.28 0 0 73,792.04 15,288.57 0
1869 1,000,000 50,000 14,092.37 467,356 2,232 273,684.82 0 0 130,788.45 15,847.79 0
1870 1,000,000 80,000 7,765.70 466,158 2,112 339,736.66 0 0 157,505.89 22,594.62 18,610 0
1871 1,000,000 105,000 3,181.01 468,900 0 288,314.59 0 0 268,198.97 24,821.46 29,814 0
1872 1,000,000 130,000 7,537.13 465,400 0 301,871.23 0 0 186,834.09 36,669.28 21,834 0
1873 1,000,000 150,000 72,015.28 464,900 0 258,972.80 0 0 182,732.28 30,872.06 3,256 0
1874 1,000,000 200,000 33,783.95 313,500 0 235,589.48 0 0 263,062.34 33,276.06 24,306 0
1875 1,000,000 200,000 15,871.56 275,670 0 196,232.20 0 0 340,866 21,140.78 31,488 0
1876 1,000,000 200,000 4,403.66 298,700 0 290,131.29 0 0 268,754.23 31,550.55 24,779 0
1877 1,000,000 200,000 9,359.02 299,500 0 191,164.23 0 0 238,769.79 27,325.11 24,444 0
1878 1,000,000 200,000 16,199.92 398,000 0 176,015.64 0 0 321,643.28 19,679.82 31,092.50 0
1879 1,000,000 200,000 4,919.54 653,300 0 215,339.22 0 0 264,919.59 28,032.39 22,215 0
1880 1,000,000 200,000 15,920.44 761,800 0 174,225.66 0 0 258,147.75 82,988.58 36,878 0
1881 1,000,000 200,000 21,467.68 797,700 0 440,383.36 0 0 304,835.72 215,377.76 34,644 0
1882 1,000,000 200,000 33,349.39 495,000 0 699,930.02 0 0 296,344.09 158,009.60 25,744 0
1883 1,000,000 200,000 25,869.10 488,000 0 671,326.59 0 0 456,569.08 223,038.92 28,830 0
1884 1,000,000 200,000 39,719.93 225,000 0 600,133.62 0 0 348,566.81 129,939.96 36,766.25 0
1885 1,000,000 200,000 26,596.69 135,000 0 808,943.36 0 0 408,350.55 254,213.65 22,712 0
1886 1,000,000 200,000 63,608.17 135,000 0 1,171,692.27 0 0 538,017.91 192,409.22 11,028 0
1887 1,000,000 200,000 113,724 45,000 0 885,782.99 0 0 551,855.17 125,787.22 15,552.50 0
1888 1,000,000 200,000 134,493.43 45,000 0 1,214,816.77 0 0 737,342.42 195,491.15 13,968 0
1889 1,000,000 200,000 153,167.01 42,900 0 1,323,294.53 0 0 519,423.52 168,442.04 36,797.25 0
1890 1,000,000 200,000 104,644.42 43,800 0 1,386,272.25 0 0 583,122.22 232,226.23 20,053.25 0
1891 1,000,000 200,000 165,823.26 564,500 0 2,213,021.03 0 0 495,040 239,947.64 1,114.75 0
1892 1,000,000 200,000 126,527.23 585,000 0 1,831,823.97 0 0 458,606.34 211,450.37 36,414 0
1893 1,000,000 200,000 117,916.65 717,500 0 1,003,772.81 0 0 489,122.78 269,289.10 16,672.25 0
1894 1,000,000 200,000 114,366.12 720,000 0 1,651,129.10 0 0 838,639.80 303,431.93 16,611.25 0
1895 1,000,000 200,000 155,233.89 720,000 0 1,736,335.29 0 0 845,534.71 328,344.84 2,082.25 0
1896 1,000,000 200,000 145,568.52 806,000 0 1,789,435.80 0 0 657,766.78 290,911.15 9,056.50 0
1897 1,000,000 200,000 156,586.85 799,997.50 0 1,694,548 0 0 571,067.12 506,107.85 9,906 0
1898 1,000,000 200,000 201,583.70 713,297.50 0 1,691,582.49 0 0 751,859.09 441,502.39 1,200 2,576.48
1899 1,000,000 200,000 173,196.20 719,997.50 0 1,973,736.95 0 0 607,313.56 414,299.57 1,663.50 12,214.68
1900 1,000,000 200,000 243,687.67 550,000 0 2,735,067.64 0 0 674,974.53 41,874.93 16,555.18 527,664.73 1,228.50 0
1901 1,000,000 200,000 321,804.91 50,000 0 2,696,579.51 0 0 259,349.88 189,244.59 21,733.72 382,889.87 30,000 0
1902 1,000,000 200,000 380,824.19 50,000 0 2,549,258.99 0 0 242,352.68 79,058.30 44,311.60 461,891.97 0 0
1903 1,000,000 200,000 405,487.75 50,000 0 2,340,317.16 0 0 201,274.35 5,542.27 14,859.29 422,254.65 52.50 0
1904 1,000,000 200,000 404,083.41 346,900 0 2,614,230.86 26,921.27 23,004.11 285,883.47 0 40,242.35 362,513.43 0 0
1905 1,000,000 588,986 348,300 3,726,038
1906 1,000,000 639,711 649,000 349,905 3,415,041 709,074
1907 1,000,000 724,606 642,500 349,662 3,701,741 559,533
1908 1,000,000 500,000 258,435 775,000 219,934 5,199,927 754,616
1909 1,000,000 500,000 257,509 865,500 124,239 5,895,001 959,474
1910 1,000,000 500,000 324,217 857,700 124,913 5,705,926 1,084,943
1911 1,000,000 500,000 402,114 861,200 124,998 5,845,476 867,180
1912 1,000,000 500,000 472,080 858,000 124,943 6,889,701 842,870
1913 1,000,000 750,000 313,104 895,500 124,975 5,997,605 951,442
1914 1,000,000 750,000 414,315 990,900 124,907 6,002,212 921,845
1915 1,000,000 750,000 440,754 973,400 6,643,291 0 1,230,673
1916 1,000,000 750,000 408,683 988,100 7,235,998 0 1,166,442
1917 1,000,000 750,000 477,794 982,900 5,344,649 2,350,558 792,457
1918 1,000,000 1,278,674 978,100 5,096,269 2,232,536 938,017
1919 1,000,000 1,358,908 948,898 5,581,469 2,319,446 1,682,989
1920 1,000,000 1,471,326 989,500 5,991,360 2,368,052 1,352,888
1921 1,000,000 1,969,382 956,900 4,785,645 2,176,237 635,002 160,000
1922 1,000,000 2,042,585 983,500 5,005,532 2,179,591 679,330
1923 1,000,000 2,208,223 988,000 5,635,551 2,149,037 547,244
1924 1,000,000 2,191,007 976,800 6,116,798 2,182,445 566,021
1925 1,000,000 2,007,954 971,700 6,173,556 2,248,839 559,464