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The Merchants National Bank of

Bangor, Maine

Charter
#1437
Bank ID
1437
Years
1865–1941
Observations
77

Assets

Year assets loans odraft bonds_circ 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 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 282,322.51 134,422.54 102,450 5,950 19,548.11 1,560.23 18,391.63
1866 359,282.76 163,243.09 102,450 63,766.66 1,064 553.31
1867 380,630.47 230,626.96 0 102,450 0 296.09 0 16,687.97 1,064 0 1,146.72 5,784 23 1,976.35 705.38 7,300 0 12,570 0
1868 400,041.72 229,869.89 0 102,450 0 296.09 0 33,848.01 0 1,064 0 2,439.81 10,708 0 3,079.52 506.40 15,000 0 780 0
1869 399,173.19 242,449.30 0 102,450 0 296.09 0 5,685.53 0 6,064 0 1,566.19 6,026 0 3,716.40 906.68 30,013 0 0 0
1870 453,510.85 275,663.87 1,348.41 102,450 1,450 0 14,543.84 26,361.04 0 0 0 1,382.39 5,151 7,350.40 809.90 17,000 0 0 0
1871 453,506.37 280,829.71 1,831.65 102,450 1,450 0 14,543.84 20,126.91 0 0 0 1,957.95 3,685 614.26 517.05 25,500 0 0 0
1872 600,826.95 338,939.06 197.94 102,450 1,500 0 14,543.84 42,878.33 0 0 1,210.17 0 9,565 63,704.26 838.35 25,000 0 0 0
1873 573,958.18 355,067 399.60 102,450 1,500 0 14,543.84 30,868.98 0 0 12,500 1,177.58 11,057 20,885.04 509.14 23,000 0 0 0
1874 637,417.29 341,230.68 1,368.30 102,450 0 0 9,543.84 106,129.54 0 12,500 1,077.42 4,071 34,848.89 1,018.88 18,000 678.74 0 4,500 0
1875 574,143.50 356,898.26 411.06 102,450 0 0 17,943.84 0 24,950.66 0 12,500 1,770 15,536 20,761.49 416.19 16,000 0 0 4,506 0
1876 578,823.83 315,619.24 1,183.88 102,450 0 0 13,879.84 0 98,665.33 0 11,300 1,792.50 5,902 4,677.58 86.96 16,000 1,760.50 0 5,506 0
1877 468,894.19 258,711.51 931.51 102,450 0 0 13,608.17 0 51,167.40 0 4,948.80 1,046 5,033 7,969.19 75.61 13,000 3,747 0 6,206 0
1878 459,809.09 185,222.68 94.84 102,450 0 0 21,310.83 0 112,076.21 0 6,000 2,667.51 5,165 774.34 0 13,000 2,047.68 0 9,000 0
1879 468,025.08 161,586.88 2,018.24 100,000 5,150 0 23,290.66 0 136,711.65 0 6,586.75 2,175.85 6,449 3,917.04 128.01 10,000 5,511 0 4,500 0
1880 614,796.62 310,860.69 1,980.52 100,000 6,750 0 23,490.66 0 116,818.82 0 6,588.75 0 4,542 14,499.37 125.81 8,000 15,540 0 5,600 0
1881 668,728.03 429,183.47 1,242.95 100,000 9,800 0 23,490.66 0 62,684.49 0 6,588.75 0 4,461 3,967.25 161.25 10,000 12,648.21 0 4,500 0
1882 641,348.77 270,700.59 2,465.48 100,000 9,800 0 23,490.66 0 123,663.14 0 6,588.75 0 22,353 40,292.74 65.20 10,000 27,429.21 0 4,500 0
1883 581,256.13 319,170.26 804.84 100,000 0 0 23,200 0 73,926.84 0 6,588.75 0 19,500 8,851.92 36.02 2,877 20,800.50 0 5,500 0
1884 573,089.30 330,895.19 1,235.87 100,000 0 0 23,200 0 71,798.85 260.19 6,588.75 948.48 12,660 2,734.11 24.36 1,250 16,993.50 0 4,500 0
1885 574,850.65 301,538.21 6,547.46 100,000 0 0 29,000 0 18,863.90 76,301.52 6,000 1,656.44 7,546 3,807.55 103.62 909 17,276.95 0 5,300 0
1886 661,639.17 362,653.42 799.13 100,000 0 0 29,000 0 135,863.55 0 6,000 1,987.75 5,170 1,439.93 112.24 520 13,593.15 0 4,500 0 0
1887 663,443.92 383,966.37 1,079.53 100,000 0 0 29,000 0 108,001.27 35 6,000 324 4,400 4,408.39 18.26 1,092 20,619.10 0 4,500 0 0
1888 694,239.30 399,741.75 485.77 100,000 0 0 29,000 0 109,143.79 0 6,000 260 13,380 3,896.23 18.26 5,223 22,090.50 0 4,500 500 0
1889 743,951.29 447,459.50 509.34 100,000 0 0 35,170 109,567.11 0 0 6,000 0 4,085 5,592.43 167.21 2,500 27,800.70 0 4,500 600 0
1890 772,940.12 471,721.94 435.08 100,000 0 0 29,000 123,921.30 0 0 6,000 2.35 4,115 4,407.52 15.23 1,490 27,331.70 0 4,500 0 0
1891 667,965.73 445,951.73 424.99 56,150 0 0 30,000 82,197.90 0 0 6,000 2,182.75 3,010 9,768.88 213.03 2,500 27,039.70 0 2,526.75 0 0
1892 764,500.34 451,898.05 970.36 56,150 0 0 30,000 176,799.75 1,135.51 0 6,000 0 3,968 5,172.79 96.13 2,160 27,623 0 2,526.75 0 0
1893 765,804.07 474,399.04 439.60 56,150 0 0 19,000 125,145.97 701.54 0 6,000 70 32,605 10,125.73 264.44 7,000 31,376 0 2,526.75 0 0
1894 821,920.50 462,151.08 970.26 56,150 100 14 61,301.38 181,510.09 718.44 0 6,000 9,404 4,849.64 69.21 1,600 34,555.65 0 2,526.75 0 0
1895 670,732.78 430,491.97 2,206.14 56,150 0 0 49,819 82,134.78 423.17 0 6,000 3,260 2,596.58 87.19 1,620 33,417.20 0 2,526.75 0 0
1896 684,507.37 430,818.69 173 56,150 0 0 47,819 97,004.08 0 0 6,000 6,945 2,725.08 59.52 1,460 32,826.25 0 2,526.75 0 0
1897 716,497.87 423,719.18 23.96 56,150 0 0 44,532.68 141,548.21 0 0 6,000 5,415 1,282.93 131.06 1,050 34,118.10 0 2,526.75 0 0
1898 675,382.86 397,858.04 99.80 56,150 0 0 43,000 139,104.27 0 0 6,000 3,375 567.37 94.13 740 26,187.50 0 2,206.75 0 0
1899 741,511.11 347,624.40 0 56,150 0 0 141,500 140,296.34 0 0 6,000 7,765 3,565.17 65.85 950 35,067.60 0 2,526.75 0 0
1900 816,526.37 370,981.23 31.83 56,150 0 0 195,577.59 135,697.67 1,402.05 0 6,000 8,965 2,205.16 27.09 1,620 35,061.50 0 2,807.25 0 0
1901 798,233.48 397,654.13 337.45 56,150 0 0 213,077.59 74,101.40 0 0 6,000 7,510 7,829.74 128.67 2,550 29,437.25 0 2,807.25 650 0
1902 905,108.53 406,534.69 72.56 56,150 0 0 213,077.59 150,225.68 0 0 6,000 16,210 4,380.49 70.52 2,450 47,129.75 2,807.25 0 0
1903 835,868.18 464,460.82 103.91 56,150 0 0 218,052.59 32,415.84 0 0 6,000 7,505 7,835.24 61.28 2,200 37,426.25 2,807.25 850 0
1904 862,856.37 461,542.84 1,063.42 56,150 0 0 213,077.59 71,119.95 0 0 6,000 0 4,870 8,534.33 60.74 1,800 35,830.25 2,807.25 0 0
1905 822,305 437,676 56,150 210,300 28,199
1906 914,263 506,779 56,150 208,500 103,948 38,886
1907 914,837 602,612 56,150 152,713 72,279 31,083
1908 920,193 612,371 56,150 151,191 69,009 31,472
1909 951,077 574,215 56,150 198,000 87,826 34,886
1910 919,854 585,976 56,150 189,500 56,962 31,266
1911 1,266,178 594,582 56,150 374,650 186,917 53,879
1912 1,448,541 740,077 100,000 402,790 145,543 60,131
1913 1,350,524 692,206 100,000 399,030 111,866 47,420
1914 1,296,085 729,037 100,000 316,950 101,461 48,637
1915 1,338,873 763,268 100,000 318,510 114,785 42,310
1916 1,513,510 743,987 100,000 365,440 253,970 50,113
1917 1,958,328 694,174 225,000 599,937 271,606 167,611
1918 1,701,542 766,826 192,600 541,770 115,110 78,912 6,324
1919 1,869,569 786,054 214,790 573,770 190,402 89,888 14,665
1920 1,927,905 881,143 201,790 532,370 198,246 101,556 12,800
1921 1,817,613 918,293 199,878 527,189 90,367 73,329 8,557
1922 2,242,058 998,006 200,780 722,767 192,927 122,004 5,574
1923 2,357,603 1,050,413 232,390 796,314 170,828 102,269 5,389
1924 2,435,684 1,110,890 232,390 837,037 146,737 100,761 7,870
1925 2,915,520 1,155,552 253,777 1,218,913 161,015 121,026 5,237
1926 3,422,860 1,282,393 300,990 1,492,393 333,078 14,006
1927 4,282,764 1,159,698 303,188 2,474,277 333,071 12,530
1928 5,086,715 1,574,956 415,228 2,631,341 450,167 15,023
1929 5,159,458 1,610,225 415,228 2,513,093 477,744 143,168
1930 5,662,596 1,324,251 100,000 2,891,329 1,187,929 159,087
1931 5,912,051 1,452,329 499,594 2,667,517 1,151,783 140,828
1932 6,374,922 1,586,134 390,391 2,655,673 1,599,374 143,350
1933 8,304,543 1,902,176 423,585 3,384,712 2,353,390 240,680
1934 10,281,076 1,843,343 3,013,145 2,371,185 2,805,861 247,542
1935 11,174,499 1,771,683 4,612,113 2,565,048 1,986,631 239,024
1936 11,961,477 1,778,275 4,820,909 1,936,968 3,207,809 217,516
1937 11,423,428 1,900,684 4,588,893 1,590,835 3,139,536 203,480
1938 9,970,347 1,840,657 3,462,220 1,372,815 3,122,210 172,443
1939‡
1940 11,548,653 1,819,409 4,000,000 36,900 5,524,680 167,664
1941 11,011,434 1,804,211 4,923,867 37,200 4,094,166 151,990

‡ 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 notes_sb deposits individual_deposits demand_deposits time_deposits due_to_nb due_to_sb due_to_tc_and_sb due_to_banks due_to_banks_and_other_liabs unpaid_dividends other_liabs
1865 100,000 31,839.64 0 81,716 68,766.87
1866 100,000 1,694.21 39,203.45 85,000 9,710 123,675.10
1867 100,000 1,282.80 51,477.12 89,676 2,643 134,392.19 1,159.36 0 0
1868 100,000 20,000 41,729.57 89,578 1,719 146,945.53 69.62 0 0
1869 100,000 20,000 53,529.26 89,162 1,558 134,923.93 0 0 0
1870 100,000 20,000 65,334.37 88,689 1,498 171,011.11 5,738.37 0 1,240 0
1871 100,000 20,000 77,600.34 87,989 1,483 163,306.12 1,287.91 0 1,840 0
1872 100,000 20,000 86,324.40 89,836 1,479 294,758.38 6,254.17 0 2,175 0
1873 100,000 20,000 100,150.27 87,374 1,437 249,535.22 12,786.69 0 2,675 0
1874 100,000 20,000 122,288.81 88,104 1,437 297,264.65 5,147.83 0 3,175 0
1875 100,000 20,000 137,808.41 89,636 1,437 219,171.19 2,805.90 0 3,285 0
1876 100,000 20,000 87,363.89 89,636 1,437 265,556.36 11,645.58 0 3,185 0
1877 100,000 20,000 52,629.13 77,236 1,437 211,220.05 3,147.01 0 3,225 0
1878 100,000 20,000 13,263.03 89,560 1,437 218,965.87 13,268.19 0 3,315 0
1879 100,000 20,000 22,741.36 85,630 1,432 226,284.22 8,477.50 0 3,460 0
1880 100,000 20,000 46,508.06 89,830 1,432 320,035.88 33,350.68 0 3,640 0
1881 100,000 20,000 77,947.02 89,830 1,432 351,690.12 24,118.89 0 3,710 0
1882 100,000 20,000 91,588.30 89,830 1,432 309,434.03 25,479.44 0 3,585 0
1883 100,000 20,000 72,829.66 89,830 1,427 278,525.26 18,424.21 0 220 0
1884 100,000 20,000 92,176.93 90,000 1,427 259,318.16 10,027.21 0 140 0
1885 100,000 20,000 90,521.02 90,000 0 269,171.01 3,981.48 833.14 344 0
1886 100,000 20,000 115,628.69 90,000 0 306,952.85 25,903.28 3,084.35 70 0
1887 100,000 20,000 127,152.72 90,000 0 303,351.39 9,895.30 12,534.51 510 0
1888 100,000 20,000 143,905.55 90,000 0 323,455.52 14,582.32 2,070.91 225 0
1889 100,000 20,000 157,087.04 90,000 0 355,569.30 9,707.40 1,362.55 10,225 0
1890 100,000 20,000 143,930.38 90,000 0 410,259.75 4,638.75 1,336.24 2,775 0
1891 100,000 20,000 152,687.58 50,535 0 331,983.71 9,078.25 3,231.19 450 0
1892 100,000 20,000 149,811.05 50,535 0 410,315.80 23,458.49 0 10,380 0
1893 100,000 20,000 140,681.50 50,535 0 441,936.05 2,181.02 5,694.50 4,776 0
1894 100,000 20,000 151,471.89 50,535 0 490,888.09 544.54 2,592.98 5,888 0
1895 100,000 20,000 156,671.42 50,535 0 325,555.99 16,291.89 908.48 770 0
1896 100,000 20,000 155,476.54 50,535 0 349,105.27 5,647.74 3,286.82 456 0
1897 100,000 20,000 160,109.75 50,535 0 354,539.45 3,467.54 27,534.13 312 0
1898 100,000 20,000 170,988.72 50,535 0 313,573.71 0 20,136.93 148.50 0
1899 100,000 20,000 166,084.20 50,535 0 370,576.24 1,258.02 32,721.65 336 0
1900 100,000 20,000 169,345.41 56,145 0 447,410.14 3,373.53 20,252.29 0 0
1901 100,000 20,000 167,565.02 56,150 0 422,676.12 2,353.32 21,801.52 7,687.50 0
1902 100,000 20,000 182,179.51 56,150 0 534,229 2,308.83 9,911.19 330 0
1903 100,000 20,000 189,547.74 56,150 0 457,117.48 0 12,557.96 495 0
1904 100,000 20,000 200,939.76 56,150 0 479,003.83 0 6,762.78 0 0
1905 100,000 225,494 56,150 440,661
1906 100,000 239,323 56,150 517,352 1,438
1907 100,000 249,331 56,150 476,989 32,367
1908 100,000 100,000 152,454 56,150 473,329 38,260
1909 100,000 100,000 160,116 56,150 505,239 29,572
1910 100,000 100,000 160,671 55,150 468,306 35,727
1911 100,000 100,000 162,346 56,150 784,222 63,460
1912 100,000 100,000 168,504 100,000 909,601 70,436
1913 100,000 200,000 74,302 100,000 721,438 154,784
1914 100,000 200,000 75,833 100,000 707,380 112,872
1915 100,000 200,000 73,813 98,800 723,604 0 142,656
1916 100,000 200,000 76,752 98,200 857,108 75,269 106,181
1917 100,000 200,000 82,578 98,400 1,183,514 160,177 133,659
1918 100,000 249,423 100,000 1,054,107 139,871 58,141
1919 100,000 261,002 100,000 1,134,947 203,764 69,856
1920 100,000 262,387 98,800 1,115,184 272,855 78,679
1921 100,000 264,129 98,700 947,340 380,606 26,838 0
1922 100,000 266,153 100,000 1,139,011 541,878 95,016
1923 100,000 267,818 100,000 1,017,883 725,740 146,162
1924 100,000 270,843 97,700 1,022,176 829,764 115,201
1925 100,000 269,709 98,500 1,035,445 1,214,948 96,918
1926 100,000 244,045 99,100 1,157,258 1,760,197 62,260 0
1927 100,000 279,756 100,000 1,283,606 2,463,049 56,353 0
1928 100,000 299,644 99,100 1,323,593 3,096,161 160,717 7,500
1929 100,000 200,000 124,311 100,000 4,635,147 0
1930 100,000 200,000 114,093 100,000 5,148,503 0
1931 100,000 200,000 55,711 100,000 5,456,340 0
1932 100,000 200,000 22,241 100,000 5,942,681 10,000
1933 600,000 200,000 37,838 100,000 7,362,214 4,491
1934 1,000,000 200,000 34,574 100,000 8,911,091 35,411
1935 1,000,000 210,000 52,831 9,874,232 37,436
1936 1,000,000 230,000 57,223 10,631,760 42,494
1937 1,000,000 250,000 38,505 10,093,891 41,032
1938 1,000,000 22,904 8,636,842 40,601
1939‡
1940 1,000,000 235,000 22,843 10,254,656 36,154
1941 1,000,000 245,000 19,135 9,712,388 34,911

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