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The First National Bank of

Reading, Pennsylvania

Charter
#125
Bank ID
125
Years
1863–1920
Observations
58

Assets

Year assets loans odraft 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 oreo_and_mortgages current_expenses exchanges bills_nb bills_sb checks_and_other currency legal_tender specie cash_and_exchange lawful_money us_debt redemption_fund due_from_treasurer trade_dollars frb_reserve other_assets
1863‡
1864 270,210.18 50,269.52 103,750 53,756.23 36,546.93 544.87 25,342.63
1865 376,232.92 56,419.68 13,472.23 100,000 53,750 94,177.87 1,212.77 57,200.37
1866 357,998.08 65,289.16 100,000 53,750 94,834.82 1,544.36
1867 312,093.82 59,385.34 1,634.83 100,000 50,000 3,750 0 0 49,383.41 445.48 0 2,123.50 5,674 89 10,784.64 226.62 21,387 0 7,210 0
1868 313,888.96 62,423.30 1,505 100,000 50,000 3,750 0 0 54,781.28 0 2,068.41 0 1,685.85 705 0 23,403.88 552.24 13,014 0 0 0
1869 310,058.21 69,635.29 4,706.51 100,000 50,000 0 0 0 29,531.85 8,366.03 3,550.65 0 2,136.75 2,478 0 24,492.53 1,160.60 0 14,000 0 0
1870 296,017.09 60,618.28 1,440.30 100,000 50,000 0 0 7,600.28 24,390.54 5,126.93 826.85 0 2,065.99 0 6,275 12,507.42 605.50 24,560 0 0 0
1871 283,012.89 54,476.81 4,086.60 100,000 50,000 0 0 7,600.28 8,261.87 12,712.22 2,124.37 0 750.68 0 1,300 17,430.11 2,269.95 22,000 0 0 0
1872 318,741.28 54,387.71 432.27 100,000 50,000 0 0 0 50,888.22 13,751.08 1,576.74 0 1,068.96 0 4,698 13,328.30 2,610 26,000 0 0 0
1873 345,104.10 61,942.69 647.08 100,000 50,000 0 0 0 35,105.02 25,629.81 3,444.24 0 1,840.45 0 12,495 24,094.81 1,905 28,000 0 0 0
1874 353,590.10 100,912.88 3,999.25 100,000 50,000 0 0 0 4,251.60 49,598.17 0 2,355.14 0 7,654 8,589.06 2,180 19,050 0 0 5,000 0
1875 355,210.49 84,288.83 3,007.06 100,000 50,000 0 0 0 0 14,930.32 57,920.91 0 2,042.28 0 9,479 11,101.85 3,430.20 14,072 0 0 4,938.04 0
1876 326,128.42 80,626.29 1,571.24 100,000 50,000 0 0 0 0 13,327.82 32,341.85 0 2,073.17 0 7,606 17,428.89 753.16 15,040 360 0 5,000 0
1877 333,200.24 111,353.53 592.83 100,000 50,000 0 0 0 0 6,942.82 25,297.46 0 2,296.42 0 4,877 11,271.73 1,318.45 12,600 1,700 0 4,950 0
1878 512,573.47 203,780.80 173.05 150,000 50,000 600 3,218.75 0 0 38,787.46 9,274.72 7,600 1,570.41 0 7,887 7,212.59 120.09 22,000 3,598.60 0 6,750 0
1879 740,736.30 283,717.39 714.19 175,000 50,000 36,550 0 0 0 79,231.45 6,600.06 33,200 3,048.78 0 13,195 1,664.43 85 32,000 17,695 0 8,035 0
1880 1,118,506.85 503,379.60 283.08 200,000 50,000 2,950 2,812 0 0 115,355.14 12,677.03 33,515 3,813.45 0 56,854 5,086.36 94.44 50,000 72,686.75 0 9,000 0
1881 1,213,773.17 565,048.45 532.30 200,000 50,000 3,450 2,812 0 0 87,463 68,389.99 33,745.10 4,650.31 0 10,387 11,929.30 67.97 27,000 139,297.75 0 9,000 0
1882 1,337,969.63 724,880.64 187.47 200,000 50,000 1,300 2,531 0 0 126,545.64 55,834.24 33,745.10 5,042.12 0 34,247 7,563.29 100.13 25,000 61,993 0 9,000 0
1883 1,411,630.08 938,153.90 326.93 200,000 50,000 0 1,100.06 26,170 0 35,120.68 11,407.02 30,815 3,522.92 0 21,620 2,189.17 184.40 31,000 51,020 0 9,000 0
1884 1,172,339.42 589,623.77 647.96 200,000 50,000 0 0 84,550 0 25,936.24 47,879.72 56,815 2,414.60 0 20,363 4,109.87 438.76 25,000 55,560.50 0 9,000 0
1885 1,164,169.16 560,471.62 590.66 200,000 50,000 0 0 92,350 0 75,719.71 25,739.14 51,815 2,988.31 0 20,495 6,344.27 380.95 26,000 34,372.50 0 9,000 7,902 0
1886 1,095,805.89 664,145.31 694.12 50,000 50,000 0 11,231.15 85,150 0 41,457.28 14,979.45 46,815 3,092.39 0 19,480 6,410.17 500.02 15,000 77,815 0 2,250 0 6,786 0
1887 1,200,401.01 781,995.59 683.58 50,000 50,000 0 9,731.15 84,550 0 78,985.57 15,779.47 46,815 2,829.35 0 7,765 5,950.17 340.63 10,000 52,725.50 0 2,250 0 0 0
1888 1,228,903.07 739,006.34 595.15 50,000 50,000 0 7,250 85,450 0 102,296.71 18,091.16 81,026.82 2,733.59 0 14,525 11,700.08 286.72 10,000 53,691.50 0 2,250 0 0 0
1889 1,145,438.74 674,335.48 228 50,000 50,000 0 6,500 84,550 56,044.98 47,516.29 15,689.77 30,815 50,231.46 2,163.03 0 13,330 6,588.09 365.89 10,000 44,830.75 0 2,250 0 0
1890 1,167,954.04 740,711.74 303.27 50,000 50,000 0 3,000 84,550 56,598.02 14,052.13 2,208.93 30,815 47,731.46 3,204.34 0 2,220 15,914.94 315.46 10,000 54,078.75 0 2,250 0 0
1891 1,328,720.03 750,521.85 558.98 50,000 50,000 0 6,300 84,550 187,950.26 27,289.38 2,894.60 30,815 45,931.46 3,056.31 0 6,630 3,210.11 626.83 12,000 64,135.25 0 2,250 0 0
1892 1,297,445.48 701,579.14 296.01 50,000 50,000 0 6,300 108,850 167,665.02 45,052.61 4,109.68 30,815 30,931.46 5,328.28 0 11,505 7,945.30 948.73 8,000 65,869.25 0 2,250 0 0
1893 1,266,281.60 774,569.11 969.37 50,000 50,000 0 5,000 142,995 10,600.90 20,659.22 293.77 30,815 30,931.46 5,922.47 0 35,085 10,892.03 285.77 5,000 90,012.50 0 2,250 0 0
1894 1,165,189.75 727,741.53 701.76 50,000 50,000 0 5,000 114,395 49,620.82 7,993.28 2,975.38 33,049.70 30,931.46 0 6,348 5,713.98 1,658.84 2,000 74,810 0 2,250 0 0
1895 1,156,906.69 669,574.96 986.63 50,000 50,000 0 5,000 126,500 73,858.77 39,393.12 3,395.17 33,049.70 30,931.46 0 5,725 8,421.18 677.20 3,000 54,143.50 0 2,250 0 0
1896 1,114,298.30 721,367.88 391.69 50,000 50,000 0 5,000 109,800 15,141.19 8,246.45 3,222.58 33,049.70 30,931.46 0 5,735 4,434.65 887.45 3,000 70,840.25 0 2,250 0 0
1897 1,146,112.62 725,765.52 470.32 50,000 50,000 0 5,000 103,600 34,126.92 14,686.76 1,608.78 33,049.70 30,931.46 0 9,130 10,443.65 1,343.01 12,700 61,006.50 0 2,250 0 0
1898 1,225,839.22 797,634.94 1,298.02 50,000 50,000 0 5,000 41,378.07 26,699.20 29,426.95 2,006.98 33,049.70 32,831.46 0 8,000 43,596.48 637.42 9,000 93,030 0 2,250 0 0
1899 1,217,767.42 573,936.09 247.09 50,000 50,000 30,000 7,437.50 225,770.90 53,084.14 5,366.14 1,500.07 33,049.70 78,684.92 2,906.07 11,520 885.86 627.94 10,760 79,741 0 2,250 0 0
1900 1,111,233.07 491,875.35 438.68 50,000 50,000 0 7,437.50 225,823.83 18,024.27 2,697.93 3,067.71 33,049.70 75,116.05 0 21,080 13,966.03 221.02 17,020 98,915 0 2,500 0 0
1901 1,724,451.34 955,195.03 44.16 50,000 50,000 0 7,437.50 282,294.73 135,928.81 18,520.05 22,565.55 48,634.70 57,500 0 10,200 11,340.51 262.80 11,800 60,227.50 0 2,500 0 0
1902 1,695,973.34 1,054,155.50 102.52 50,000 50,000 0 7,437.50 267,742.23 70,660.50 11,899.26 2,705.50 49,975.55 54,026.21 8,482.98 6,300 379.50 162.59 9,200 50,243.50 2,500 0 0
1903 1,777,295.36 1,031,590.43 93.81 58,500 200,040 0 14,599.04 158,819.59 86,751.89 12,670.44 1,853.21 52,535.55 44,186.24 0 4,700 9,015.80 1,040.86 19,100 78,873.50 2,925 0 0
1904 1,843,926.85 1,090,825.47 143.57 78,500 120,000 61,100 15,164.79 144,421.74 109,497.29 8,810.71 2,605.41 53,534.55 42,330.73 0 13,013.77 5,300 1,774.12 2,456.70 20,900 69,623 3,925 0 0
1905 1,694,324 1,064,158 259,600 141,976 49,515
1906 1,653,138 1,041,835 248,200 201,605 96,324 65,174
1907 1,618,652 1,031,629 200,000 62,805 91,207 41,054
1908 1,493,238 777,588 247,000 306,082 105,870 56,098
1909 1,486,761 624,885 244,300 456,743 69,919 90,914
1910 1,523,695 672,827 256,300 468,628 78,403 47,537
1911 1,429,511 566,226 253,800 476,045 75,251 58,189
1912 1,496,334 535,959 227,600 596,136 65,795 70,844
1913 1,699,985 653,694 227,500 663,836 90,293 64,662
1914 1,776,160 661,794 227,500 735,520 72,236 79,110
1915 1,954,063 634,375 225,000 917,315 100,063 77,310
1916 2,468,743 759,867 225,000 1,098,654 294,103 91,119
1917 2,752,639 777,943 485,000 1,184,372 145,924 159,400
1918 3,078,315 990,892 587,650 1,286,594 104,839 96,245 12,095
1919 3,790,821 1,145,464 844,635 1,436,706 225,689 123,240 15,087
1920 3,540,426 1,294,841 596,263 1,244,798 275,693 111,862 16,969

‡ Gray rows indicate years where the bank appears in the Historical NIC panel but no balance sheet was reported.

Liabilities & Capital

Year capital surplus undivided_profits surplus_and_undivided_profits notes_nb deposits us_deposits usdo_deposits individual_deposits demand_deposits time_deposits due_to_nb due_to_other_nb due_to_sb due_to_tc_and_sb due_to_banks_and_other_liabs rediscounts unpaid_dividends us_bond_account other_liabs
1863‡
1864 100,000 280.45 5,635.54 55,000 91,361.99 8,711.14 8,036.98 660 524.08
1865 100,000 1,499.86 10,059.79 86,400 73,025.43 94,987.38 10,095.46 165
1866 100,000 5,708.77 6,804.81 86,400 75,438.31 64,304.33 19,341.86
1867 100,000 8,330.97 3,901.65 86,400 66,430.34 31,341.16 0 15,689.70 0 0 0
1868 100,000 10,365.06 6,033.52 86,345 53,701.17 42,067.24 0 15,376.97 0 0 0
1869 100,000 6,742.78 11,896.21 86,725 33,258.37 33,637.77 0 37,764.48 33.60 0 0 0
1870 100,000 6,986.49 10,813.50 85,600 36,051.74 40,614.14 0 15,641.22 150 0 160 0 0
1871 100,000 7,915.33 10,324.52 86,440 22,233.44 48,361.26 0 6,038.34 0 0 1,700 0 0
1872 100,000 8,795.33 9,816.42 86,985 61,905.27 40,664.52 0 9,951.72 119.02 0 504 0 0
1873 100,000 9,672.08 9,022.06 83,995 87,551.08 39,799.36 66.89 11,414.38 1,731.25 0 1,852 0 0
1874 100,000 10,580.49 10,114.02 86,838 87,008.99 35,030.75 453 18,003.12 3,777.73 0 1,784 0 0
1875 100,000 11,430.12 10,703.25 83,135 87,335.34 28,575.70 62 13,806.27 18,106.81 0 2,056 0 0
1876 100,000 12,397.63 12,273.37 86,075 73,270.59 29,339.84 1,907 1,565.89 9,079.10 0 220 0 0
1877 100,000 13,269.32 10,885.22 86,995 71,252.83 32,985.49 968.55 12,708.54 3,019.29 0 1,116 0 0
1878 150,000 14,145.14 6,478.70 134,995 162,780.08 39,206.08 1,040.44 2,454.67 1,254.36 0 219 0 0
1879 175,000 16,333.73 17,456.47 157,335 327,175.28 38,692.90 706.66 7,592.45 296.81 0 147 0 0
1880 200,000 20,539.59 40,186.60 179,995 617,115.21 44,261.77 1,358.29 14,549.43 464.96 0 36 0 0
1881 200,000 25,571.63 52,408.58 180,000 698,820.53 38,949.35 90.74 248.28 16,927.06 0 757 0 0
1882 200,000 33,069.45 61,411.29 176,000 823,727.84 31,028.88 635.20 11,655.43 305.54 0 136 0 0
1883 200,000 50,000 66,732.18 177,500 860,525.13 37,091.85 0 18,917.86 315.06 0 548 0 0
1884 200,000 50,000 74,370.25 180,000 589,903.68 35,962.36 0 34,585.84 7,083.29 0 434 0 0
1885 200,000 75,000 61,307.48 177,000 596,194.52 41,885.27 0 10,246 2,005.89 0 530 0 0
1886 200,000 75,000 78,589.84 44,960 641,885.09 43,629.26 0 10,687.13 829.57 0 225 0 0
1887 200,000 100,000 67,556.86 45,000 656,395.59 45,000 0 16,221.05 1,163.45 68,724.06 340 0 0
1888 200,000 100,000 93,677.65 45,000 728,871.07 38,650.17 2,977.11 16,864.44 2,392.63 0 470 0 0
1889 250,000 150,000 66,933.81 45,000 584,284.09 44,780.16 219.84 723.49 2,997.35 0 500 0 0
1890 250,000 150,000 73,978 45,000 575,772.32 45,000 0 3,052.26 0 22,286.46 2,865 0 0
1891 250,000 150,000 79,072.74 42,000 742,180.85 45,000 0 12,974.02 7,162.42 0 330 0 0
1892 250,000 200,000 39,807.68 45,000 698,558.80 45,000 0 17,421.78 1,501.22 0 156 0 0
1893 250,000 200,000 52,443.74 45,000 626,091.04 50,000 0 3,970.39 459.91 37,950.52 366 0 0
1894 250,000 200,000 51,059.71 45,000 548,393.27 50,000 0 433.70 27.07 20,000 276 0 0
1895 250,000 200,000 49,360.80 44,700 546,396.36 45,000 0 21,011.24 372.29 0 66 0 0
1896 250,000 200,000 49,028.55 43,750 494,802.06 50,058.66 0 7,129.80 1,051.54 18,099.69 378 0 0
1897 250,000 200,000 46,978.51 45,000 539,851.69 50,036.20 0 11,666.48 2,549.74 0 30 0 0
1898 250,000 200,000 47,609.26 45,000 621,528.36 50,000 0 11,155.91 359.69 0 186 0 0
1899 250,000 200,000 18,932.05 45,000 636,880.20 50,000 0 16,763.71 170.46 0 21 0 0
1900 250,000 200,000 3,298.18 50,000 550,398.30 50,000 0 7,422.59 0 0 0 114 0 0
1901 500,000 200,000 11,352.86 49,300 886,361.81 50,000 0 27,146.96 0 289.71 0 0 0 0
1902 500,000 200,000 10,334.68 50,000 881,379.87 50,000 0 2,007.45 2,212.34 0 0 39 0 0
1903 500,000 140,000 12,368.87 58,500 797,584.63 200,040 36.30 22,525.56 0 0 0 0 0 46,240
1904 500,000 140,000 38,872.63 77,500 909,721.43 120,000 48 14,865.70 0 719.09 0 0 42,200 0
1905 500,000 191,617 117,500 844,906
1906 500,000 176,129 117,400 80,052 737,427 42,130
1907 500,000 157,070 118,500 80,032 740,510 22,540
1908 500,000 75,000 20,762 192,900 80,037 617,271 7,268
1909 500,000 0 7,777 198,500 50,000 717,577 12,907
1910 250,000 250,000 3,948 198,500 50,027 768,806 2,417
1911 250,000 250,000 6,497 198,500 50,026 670,554 3,933
1912 250,000 250,000 3,435 195,800 26,943 769,399 757
1913 250,000 250,000 14,696 197,600 27,670 870,360 89,659
1914 250,000 250,000 25,526 198,600 27,988 963,391 60,655
1915 250,000 250,000 13,290 196,600 1,176,487 48,174 19,512
1916 250,000 250,000 25,893 197,200 1,647,935 93,951 3,764
1917 250,000 250,000 39,480 200,000 167,529 5,159,719 178,145
1918 250,000 272,523 200,000 1,235,961 994,392 125,439
1919 250,000 305,041 190,800 1,192,677 1,229,174 623,129
1920 250,000 298,884 196,000 1,120,365 1,558,554 116,623

‡ Gray rows indicate years where the bank appears in the Historical NIC panel but no balance sheet was reported.