The German National Bank of
Chicago, Illinois
Assets
| Year | assets | loans | odraft | bonds_circ | bonds_dep | securities_and_mortgages | due_from_ra | due_from_other_nb | due_from_other_nb_and_sb | due_from_sb | real_estate | current_expenses | exchanges | bills_nb | checks_and_other | currency | legal_tender | specie | redemption_fund | due_from_treasurer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,183,745.95 | 1,051,854.83 | 589.14 | 250,000 | 300,000 | 59,096.31 | 127,195.66 | 12,252.44 | 21,160.22 | 4,451.75 | 8,694.46 | 110,622.16 | 26,065 | 16,412.16 | 351.82 | 195,000 | 0 | |||
| 1872 | 2,728,152.27 | 1,575,368.83 | 15,011.45 | 500,000 | 0 | 34,380 | 112,997.99 | 69,522.38 | 6,666.24 | 8,300 | 11,915.43 | 83,654.54 | 23,808 | 11,062.38 | 465.03 | 275,000 | 0 | |||
| 1873 | 2,356,030.31 | 1,335,092.37 | 10,931 | 500,000 | 0 | 1,000 | 74,017.33 | 37,117.47 | 38,338.03 | 12,012.59 | 10,894.44 | 57,708.90 | 7,705 | 12,806.15 | 407.03 | 258,000 | 0 | |||
| 1874 | 2,215,872.78 | 1,396,095.27 | 10,969.29 | 250,000 | 0 | 3,224.20 | 56,288.63 | 87,558.51 | 17,579.50 | 12,768.32 | 67,544.62 | 13,578 | 5,574.38 | 1,000.06 | 282,442 | 0 | 11,250 | |||
| 1875 | 1,920,116.12 | 1,326,023.23 | 14,091.69 | 70,000 | 0 | 2,970 | 90,516.96 | 103,396.06 | 16,260.62 | 1,546.65 | 61,530.71 | 16,720 | 3,427.50 | 482.70 | 210,000 | 0 | 3,150 | |||
| 1876 | 2,025,929.94 | 1,395,032.88 | 13,319.57 | 70,000 | 0 | 2,880 | 135,816.36 | 121,862.33 | 32,449.70 | 10,909.32 | 64,697.48 | 24,782 | 8,257.65 | 1,360.65 | 140,922 | 490 | 3,150 | |||
| 1877 | 1,333,831.32 | 901,107.04 | 15,058.05 | 70,000 | 0 | 1,836.75 | 21,989.38 | 95,318.67 | 89,856.42 | 17,790.23 | 36,313.54 | 3,440 | 2,505.56 | 154.98 | 73,000 | 2,310.70 | 3,150 | |||
| 1878‡ |
‡ 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 | notes_nb | deposits | us_deposits | due_to_nb | due_to_sb | rediscounts | unpaid_dividends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 500,000 | 50,000 | 45,907.44 | 225,000 | 935,376.75 | 300,986.31 | 54,072.71 | 72,402.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | 500,000 | 75,000 | 45,873.45 | 450,000 | 1,329,274.96 | 0 | 59,762.34 | 195,943.86 | 71,897.66 | 400 |
| 1873 | 500,000 | 100,000 | 29,806.26 | 450,000 | 1,065,778.45 | 0 | 30,366.57 | 145,727.03 | 34,227 | 125 |
| 1874 | 500,000 | 150,000 | 19,887.05 | 225,000 | 1,046,748.19 | 0 | 61,942.97 | 211,424.57 | 0 | 870 |
| 1875 | 500,000 | 175,000 | 20,787.19 | 63,000 | 840,575.79 | 0 | 110,004.62 | 210,298.52 | 0 | 450 |
| 1876 | 500,000 | 125,000 | 26,239.89 | 63,000 | 805,879.73 | 0 | 182,732.23 | 320,708.09 | 0 | 2,370 |
| 1877 | 500,000 | 125,000 | 13,437.44 | 63,000 | 432,606.37 | 0 | 42,329.54 | 157,442.97 | 0 | 15 |
| 1878‡ |
‡ Gray rows indicate years where the bank appears in the Historical NIC panel but no balance sheet was reported.