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The Mechanics National Bank of

Trenton, New Jersey

Charter
#1327
Bank ID
1327
Years
1865–1941
Observations
77

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 internal_stamps bills_nb bills_sb checks_and_other currency legal_tender specie cash_and_exchange lawful_money cash_exchange_and_reserve us_debt redemption_fund due_from_treasurer frb_reserve other_assets
1865 1,091,342.67 413,538.74 350,000 71,100 77,896.05 17,415.11 11,024.52 101,168.25 49,200
1866 1,250,592.24 502,357.07 372,000 20,000 96,780.77 45,544.66 17,024.52 43,400
1867 1,290,071.06 599,961.58 0 372,000 0 54,000 0 31,300 68,074.50 37,532.61 11,024.52 47.88 4,767 806 3,348.31 899.77 84,933 795.89 20,580 0
1868 1,277,354.46 592,910.37 0 372,000 0 40,300 0 23,200 105,069.44 0 35,871.25 11,024.52 11 4,807 223 3,998.29 731.71 76,433 474.88 10,300 0
1869 1,454,844.57 646,891.38 0 372,000 0 38,500 0 20,000 114,438.22 37,344.04 124,238.76 11,024.52 132.13 5,793 0 2,875.21 1,188.12 69,976 443.19 10,000 0
1870 1,282,553.10 648,618.65 0 372,000 0 38,500 0 18,000 62,480.03 36,489.62 11,570.46 11,040.52 11.58 5,067 3,052.82 2,075.92 63,249 397.50 10,000 0
1871 1,407,998.87 695,503.34 0 372,000 0 38,500 0 18,000 118,741.93 34,945.51 54,597.12 11,205.52 15.18 9,620 802.26 1,175.76 52,674 218.25 0 0
1872 1,432,094.40 766,305.63 0 362,000 0 38,500 0 18,000 72,201.53 23,005.50 63,912.14 23,605.01 56.60 7,725 3,607.31 1,430.43 51,500 245.25 0 0
1873 1,515,090.11 714,436.72 0 362,000 0 38,500 0 15,000 115,136.44 25,767.58 133,627.09 23,750 10,065.19 12,879 4,181.01 1,365.83 58,100 281.25 0 0
1874 1,488,330.26 737,916.65 0 362,000 0 0 0 15,000 133,842.35 146,443.24 24,340 9,479.82 13,857 1,344.31 2,147.89 26,000 209 0 15,750 0
1875 1,563,309.44 618,650.48 0 362,000 0 50,000 9,062.50 15,000 0 299,540.43 117,699.34 24,470 10,073.50 9,351 1,008.85 1,663.34 28,500 0 0 16,290 0
1876 1,493,204.70 625,534.69 0 362,000 0 50,000 9,062.50 11,000 0 224,155.43 135,707.52 24,470 31.30 5,295 2,074.95 131 26,000 1,452.31 0 16,290 0
1877 1,438,724.81 679,510.78 0 362,000 0 50,000 9,062.50 0 0 146,462.03 119,398.15 24,507 0 3,881 2,354.41 439.60 22,800 1,020.24 0 17,289.10 0
1878 1,381,811.47 611,597.28 0 362,000 0 50,000 0 298.69 0 151,695.56 122,966.67 24,564 9,260.51 6,509 2,122.90 43.86 20,225 4,238 0 16,290 0
1879 1,565,717.46 696,695.11 0 370,000 0 30,000 0 298.69 0 294,209.16 78,628.91 24,839 9,215.15 10,333 3,021.18 168 19,400 12,259.26 0 16,650 0
1880 1,633,612.74 703,299.04 0 370,000 0 30,000 0 298.69 0 300,252.85 107,284.10 27,564 9,224.47 27,648 1,221.10 395 10,100 29,675.49 0 16,650 0
1881 1,750,813.92 786,451.33 0 400,000 0 0 0 298.69 0 346,986.26 104,511.66 32,564 10,776.55 6,362 1,361.66 95 16,900 26,506.77 0 18,000 0
1882 1,664,970.14 877,511.75 0 400,000 0 0 0 298.69 0 198,791.85 79,880.93 32,564 32.60 9,038 35.50 500 19,650 28,666.82 0 18,000 0
1883 1,701,545.41 960,813.61 217.88 400,000 0 0 0 298.69 0 140,532.73 61,705.58 39,143.98 21.50 26,240 84.20 515.24 22,900 31,072 0 18,000 0
1884 1,780,161.44 872,438.74 115.97 500,000 0 0 0 0 0 202,844.70 61,622.36 30,000 9,118.01 15,250 470.10 320.06 35,550 29,931.50 0 22,500 0
1885 1,905,171.49 771,479.13 389.50 500,000 0 50,000 7,562.50 125,000 0 193,010.62 100,755.96 30,000 9,440.81 21,024 60 760.47 26,305 46,883.50 0 22,500 0
1886 1,969,342.19 898,518 384.13 500,000 0 50,000 0 150,000 0 165,298.31 59,502.22 30,000 16.50 26,593 659.20 460.83 25,691 39,719 0 22,500 0 0
1887 2,093,915.96 1,069,805.65 155.38 500,000 0 0 0 100,000 0 200,653.10 60,385.53 30,000 256.38 25,865 24,935.85 425.57 26,653 32,280.50 0 22,500 0 0
1888 2,665,094.92 1,168,973.17 1,130 500,000 500,000 0 10,000 120,412.97 0 115,479.69 60,980.62 36,107.63 43.33 9,631 6,521.16 380.85 43,469 69,465.50 0 22,500 0 0
1889 1,948,402.01 1,101,491.68 21.50 250,000 0 0 0 100,000 181,264.63 48,347.53 27,409.34 30,000 74,063.80 11,897.98 18,560 8,472.13 965.92 38,005 46,652.50 0 11,250 0 0
1890 1,841,685.50 1,377,033.70 70.75 50,000 0 0 0 100,000 69,658.60 25,683.62 19,733.62 30,000 30,468.51 9,758.81 6,626 9,577.74 1,020.15 50,457 59,347 0 2,250 0 0
1891 2,036,285.30 1,395,343.64 15 50,000 0 0 0 100,000 190,696.07 66,706.84 17,243 30,000 29,843.51 8,368.74 5,606 376.54 1,475.46 30,000 108,360.50 0 2,250 0 0
1892 2,661,342.69 1,599,488.88 179.10 50,000 0 0 0 453,687.50 252,945.27 96,393.66 15,222.76 46,000 20,943.51 0 3,182 3,968.43 500.08 25,166 91,415.50 0 2,250 0 0
1893 2,032,365.66 1,051,835.29 151.56 50,000 0 0 0 396,625 279,414.52 48,242.68 19,730.64 46,000 9,200 18.25 2,535 2,753.61 900.61 20,000 102,708.50 0 2,250 0 0
1894 2,292,281.23 1,353,278.85 228.09 50,000 0 0 0 413,350 202,604.10 47,508.33 9,150.75 75,076.42 14,976.75 8,665 1,486.18 1,092.76 20,000 92,614 0 2,250 0 0
1895 2,392,897.93 1,333,747.82 15.97 50,000 0 0 0 415,688.65 295,644.26 115,737.39 9,174.67 60,000 21,700 6,916 9,921.82 1,940.35 12,817 57,344 0 2,250 0 0
1896 2,092,106.01 1,424,890 103.07 50,000 0 0 0 219,381.38 110,846.02 79,966.48 9,619.47 60,000 14,000 6,031 1,471.90 1,170.19 0 112,376.50 0 2,250 0 0
1897 2,379,185.55 1,339,022.32 224.03 50,000 0 50,000 10,125 254,499.63 295,934.01 179,547.70 8,802.38 60,000 14,000 10,559 2,381.66 1,560.82 12,000 88,279 0 2,250 0 0
1898 2,442,857.32 1,155,574.04 18.20 50,000 0 50,000 10,125 446,320.13 291,460.43 229,809.12 8,968.86 60,000 14,000 10,000 2,142.80 1,320.74 25,000 85,868 0 2,250 0 0
1899 2,833,392.14 1,566,480.63 0 50,000 0 50,000 0 641,186.25 246,146.40 80,371.12 29,628.18 50,000 9,000 9,120 8,578.13 1,660.43 7,000 81,971 0 2,250 0 0
1900 3,669,582.80 1,804,382.44 3.66 500,000 0 0 0 549,808.78 459,365.29 136,102.23 21,479.10 50,000 9,000 2,325.25 7,743 3,996.42 1,381.63 5,000 93,995 0 25,000 0 0
1901 4,380,073.49 2,043,728.05 13.45 500,000 0 0 0 686,709.04 761,333.71 129,909.08 39,379.42 50,000 6,700 41.31 12,120 2,517.05 1,703.38 13,545 107,374 0 25,000 0 0
1902 4,853,066.07 2,936,581.87 706.09 500,000 0 0 0 687,195.54 368,431.01 97,421.47 41,531.38 50,000 0 0 13,221 4,125.53 3,190.18 10,000 115,662 25,000 0 0
1903 4,746,728.13 2,564,004.18 997.10 500,000 0 0 0 670,204.98 560,435.21 143,109.01 28,547.80 50,000 12,297.50 0 14,309 2,012.14 3,481.21 10,000 162,330 25,000 0 0
1904 4,699,112.06 1,986,132.87 655.55 500,000 0 0 0 844,671.79 929,873.88 152,277.18 28,991.33 50,000 12,297.50 0 0 14,655 2,223.85 3,461.11 10,000 138,872 25,000 0 0
1905 5,535,582 2,402,833 500,000 1,028,381 199,342
1906 6,707,797 3,675,844 500,000 1,195,978 1,108,696 227,279
1907 5,637,795 2,989,097 500,000 1,322,086 558,000 268,612
1908 6,007,182 3,133,293 500,000 1,426,708 706,197 240,984
1909 7,055,003 3,761,816 500,000 1,666,180 851,308 275,699
1910 6,668,090 3,564,042 500,000 1,577,911 699,104 327,033
1911 8,589,433 4,310,660 500,000 1,689,098 1,757,332 332,343
1912 8,351,197 4,460,459 500,000 1,794,064 1,246,589 350,085
1913 8,264,009 4,417,348 571,250 1,926,739 1,026,549 322,123
1914 9,471,191 4,691,696 500,000 1,807,347 2,163,725 308,423
1915 10,640,853 4,903,055 500,000 1,884,999 2,962,264 390,535
1916 12,933,727 7,039,220 500,000 2,116,771 2,772,233 505,503
1917 16,041,992 6,598,020 736,959 3,096,240 1,050,584 4,560,189
1918 14,963,517 8,387,969 1,841,500 2,873,701 1,067,482 764,454 28,411
1919 19,951,088 10,516,151 2,928,270 3,314,847 2,081,699 981,484 128,637
1920 21,330,046 11,264,893 1,276,304 3,475,679 4,487,571 691,815 133,784
1921 21,679,213 12,029,947 2,524,423 3,564,703 2,059,805 1,323,927 176,408
1922 19,559,225 12,497,578 1,118,139 3,443,811 1,982,560 344,170 172,967
1923 19,911,848 11,898,141 1,443,020 3,900,124 1,537,646 947,212 185,705
1924 20,098,008 11,740,929 1,748,465 4,305,038 1,342,157 813,253 148,166
1925 21,488,947 13,106,592 1,810,291 4,198,269 1,227,689 928,084 218,022
1926 23,659,566 14,508,134 1,343,962 3,882,901 3,740,812 183,757
1927 22,311,017 14,593,425 1,219,628 3,879,280 2,454,782 163,902
1928 40,423,517 24,626,415 2,851,784 6,948,171 5,726,661 270,488
1929 44,734,769 29,532,392 1,858,575 5,554,834 5,119,067 2,669,905
1930 42,884,208 24,321,246 2,169,825 5,999,571 6,479,972 3,913,594
1931 54,557,450 23,852,440 11,787,694 6,274,527 8,093,670 4,549,119
1932 46,085,013 21,450,832 7,022,887 5,700,383 6,641,474 5,269,437
1933 42,607,039 20,019,543 5,991,489 5,233,315 6,409,780 4,952,912
1934 42,858,824 17,165,328 5,970,842 4,415,347 10,809,376 4,497,931
1935 44,099,283 12,219,200 11,895,957 6,287,934 9,094,182 4,602,010
1936
1937 44,337,646 11,524,576 9,765,409 7,412,515 10,376,984 5,258,162
1938 43,786,363 9,320,048 8,839,059 7,651,322 12,722,931 5,253,004
1939 55,943,119 9,469,345 8,965,380 10,501,891 21,728,604 5,277,899
1940 55,651,995 9,457,419 5,823,769 14,344,345 20,983,238 5,043,224
1941 63,921,308 9,453,747 13,497,920 14,919,486 21,434,327 4,615,828

Liabilities & Capital

Year capital surplus undivided_profits surplus_and_undivided_profits notes_nb notes_sb deposits us_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 bills_payable certified_checks unpaid_dividends other_liabs
1865 350,000 68,412.37 0 265,718 237,463.27 112,170.02 57,209.01 370
1866 500,000 4,357.10 80,957.74 279,000 26,012 247,331.50 107,115.51 5,818.39
1867 500,000 9,946.94 79,605.11 310,000 1,827 306,252.38 0 68,297 14,142.63 0 0
1868 500,000 17,021.50 69,324.07 314,000 731 292,062.11 0 76,419.46 7,796.32 0
1869 500,000 23,733.47 76,679.01 315,000 0 474,118.74 0 65,313.35 0 0 0
1870 500,000 35,000 75,381.16 313,000 0 291,197.78 0 67,574.16 0 0 400 0
1871 500,000 44,000 80,244.16 315,000 0 430,028.43 0 38,455.53 0 0 270.75 0
1872 500,000 53,000 79,707.37 312,600 0 427,723.96 0 57,449.29 923.78 0 690 0
1873 500,000 100,000 60,091.52 314,000 0 476,697.58 0 58,346.08 5,166.53 0 788.40 0
1874 500,000 100,000 69,390.89 307,500 0 462,753.27 0 48,308.35 160.25 0 217.50 0
1875 500,000 100,000 81,208.41 317,800 0 465,612.51 0 97,670.37 874.25 0 143.90 0
1876 500,000 100,000 72,865.41 325,800 0 453,092.83 0 36,266.58 4,764.88 0 415 0
1877 500,000 100,000 74,556.92 325,800 0 403,218 0 34,385.85 309.04 0 455 0
1878 500,000 100,000 78,704.70 323,800 0 335,199.75 0 43,656.69 0 0 450.33 0
1879 500,000 100,000 78,531.02 333,000 0 507,211.59 0 45,899.85 0 0 1,075 0
1880 500,000 100,000 80,114.81 333,000 0 546,754.76 0 72,819.39 0 0 923.78 0
1881 500,000 100,000 51,411.62 356,700 0 642,681.97 0 98,841.08 0 0 1,179.25 0
1882 500,000 100,000 46,643.37 351,000 0 588,210.83 0 76,825.44 0 0 0 2,290.50 0
1883 500,000 100,000 54,332.36 356,000 0 536,169.94 0 104,485.64 50,451.72 0 0 105.75 0
1884 500,000 100,000 35,143.76 450,000 0 512,869.91 0 165,819.14 15,060.98 0 0 1,267.65 0
1885 500,000 100,000 49,898.91 446,500 0 682,166.17 0 72,358.82 52,142.43 0 0 2,105.16 0
1886 500,000 100,000 46,405.36 447,760 0 672,038.70 0 138,013.15 64,060.05 0 0 1,064.93 0
1887 500,000 100,000 55,734.83 445,880 0 743,987.15 0 160,060.22 15,318.61 50,000 0 22,935.15 0
1888 500,000 100,000 65,774.10 450,000 0 682,632.25 547,000 197,000.48 99,509.94 0 0 23,178.15 0
1889 500,000 250,000 60,351.61 225,000 0 700,518.64 0 188,612.12 23,790.49 0 0 129.15 0
1890 500,000 250,000 105,591.24 45,000 0 715,039.57 0 133,142.88 91,541.68 0 1,217.23 152.90 0
1891 500,000 250,000 115,409.07 45,000 0 958,677.01 0 158,712.57 7,370.50 0 1,056.15 60 0
1892 500,000 250,000 102,879.09 45,000 0 1,484,686.61 0 241,297.26 7,158.89 0 5,265.92 25,054.92 0
1893 500,000 250,000 100,731.55 45,000 0 937,328.69 0 181,054.29 8,604.39 0 0 9,646.74 0
1894 500,000 250,000 104,704.02 45,000 0 1,180,821.54 0 193,279.38 7,380.39 0 0 11,095.90 0
1895 500,000 250,000 109,844.05 44,480 0 1,087,217.73 0 399,591.64 1,764.51 0 0 0 0
1896 500,000 250,000 79,847.46 44,500 0 1,083,948.38 0 119,775.69 7,483.24 0 0 6,551.24 0
1897 500,000 250,000 81,188.57 45,000 0 1,196,403.48 0 296,569.88 2,913.62 0 0 7,110 0
1898 500,000 250,000 119,274.14 44,100 0 1,299,949.98 0 224,771.20 4,752 0 0 10 0
1899 500,000 250,000 120,096.08 43,800 0 1,820,378.23 0 98,350.40 757.43 0 0 10 0
1900 500,000 250,000 138,442.42 498,650 0 2,100,918.88 0 146,206.24 20,302.49 12,484.75 0 0 0 2,578.02 0
1901 500,000 300,000 87,765.59 500,000 0 2,604,953.16 0 302,931.97 50,237.79 4,184.98 0 0 0 30,000 0
1902 500,000 300,000 174,381.70 500,000 0 3,203,255.63 0 152,493.13 14,215.06 8,700.55 0 0 0 20 0
1903 500,000 400,000 125,659.15 500,000 0 3,015,343.75 0 158,436 36,263.84 10,345.20 680.19 0 0 0 0
1904 500,000 400,000 146,339.69 500,000 0 2,994,388.41 0 129,034.41 29,169.50 39.05 0 0 0 141 0
1905 500,000 570,802 500,000 3,964,779
1906 500,000 646,195 495,100 0 4,892,467 174,035
1907 500,000 705,976 500,000 0 3,732,149 199,670
1908 500,000 500,000 265,242 500,000 0 3,959,145 282,795
1909 500,000 500,000 326,088 500,000 0 5,025,873 203,042
1910 500,000 600,000 293,653 488,800 0 4,593,854 191,783
1911 500,000 600,000 384,532 493,400 0 6,417,729 193,772
1912 500,000 600,000 448,261 491,500 6,618 6,076,692 228,126
1913 500,000 600,000 485,760 493,798 11,306 5,870,507 302,638
1914 500,000 600,000 477,052 496,197 13,549 6,005,264 1,379,129
1915 500,000 600,000 479,252 499,997 6,061,255 2,044,191 456,158
1916 500,000 600,000 584,179 473,797 7,786,878 2,385,682 603,191
1917 500,000 600,000 607,277 499,997 9,893,467 3,523,131 418,120
1918 500,000 1,314,988 487,798 8,222,369 3,017,211 1,421,151
1919 500,000 1,470,776 499,997 13,018,334 3,466,948 995,033
1920 1,000,000 1,532,342 484,398 12,080,594 4,210,895 2,021,817
1921 1,000,000 1,512,474 943,497 11,486,974 4,439,501 467,713 1,829,053
1922 1,000,000 1,765,244 983,600 9,514,437 4,574,918 1,497,177
1923 1,000,000 1,837,501 768,000 9,998,774 4,892,429 546,028
1924 1,000,000 1,752,721 991,600 9,586,608 5,414,703 737,301
1925 1,000,000 1,840,157 943,800 10,045,611 5,619,563 697,300
1926 1,000,000 2,027,579 963,500 11,996,964 5,571,497 1,273,698 826,328
1927 1,000,000 2,217,482 947,300 9,787,756 5,663,647 1,508,637 1,186,195
1928 2,000,000 4,843,025 1,482,750 18,636,539 10,270,804 1,124,857 2,065,542
1929 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,166,138 1,449,360 35,828,818 0 290,453
1930 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,305,114 1,461,240 33,840,438 0 277,416
1931 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,351,094 2,000,000 39,223,985 1,700,000 5,282,371
1932 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,067,241 2,000,000 33,458,658 0 4,559,114
1933 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,955,758 2,000,000 33,437,551 0 1,213,730
1934 5,200,000 400,000 292,842 1,968,900 34,804,193 0 192,889
1935 3,200,000 400,000 730,164 39,430,555 338,564
1936 0
1937 3,178,000 450,000 1,275,356 39,102,549 0 331,741
1938 3,156,000 450,000 1,843,438 38,229,924 0 107,001
1939 3,134,000 450,000 2,209,875 50,065,205 0 84,039
1940 3,101,000 450,000 2,744,413 49,269,555 0 87,027
1941 3,057,000 450,000 2,540,113 57,776,610 0 97,585