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The National Bank of Commerce of

Boston, Massachusetts

Charter
#554
Bank ID
554
Years
1864–1913
Observations
50

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 exchanges bills_nb checks_and_other currency legal_tender specie cash_and_exchange lawful_money us_debt redemption_fund due_from_treasurer
1864‡
1865 6,233,354.22 3,489,697.46 131.89 1,000,000 33,000 110,962.70 57,229.94 1,135.81 1,541,196.42
1866 5,965,750.11 3,462,599.18 1,200,000 258,123.50 21,448.82
1867 5,796,055.47 3,053,863.88 0 1,130,000 0 0 40,000 499,037.36 5,057.16 0 20,655.22 55,851 331,661.30 129.55 285,600 11,380 362,820
1868 6,905,542.83 3,669,245.46 1,610.30 1,191,000 0 0 40,000 314,381.03 0 7,388.74 0 31.42 36,797 589,034.33 182.55 414,100 5,272 636,500
1869 6,380,463.12 3,494,750.64 1.90 1,191,000 0 0 40,000 200,000 219,767.30 7,349.54 0 2,689.81 72,854 537,422.38 219.55 301,500 2,908 310,000
1870 5,976,704.21 3,286,694.04 0.30 1,191,000 0 0 40,000 169,709.53 178,208.16 4,305.54 0 2,031.36 366,163.59 105,130 7,041.44 159.25 310,600 5,661 310,000
1871 5,944,089.71 3,143,273.54 1,453.62 927,000 100,000 0 69,400 43,992.65 344,511.27 11,752.94 0 0 308,366.61 164,164 4,051.03 177.05 527,400 8,547 290,000
1872 5,385,173.29 3,454,371.61 13.78 927,000 0 0 51,900 190,928.43 42,875.41 4,095.59 0 2,399.78 197,604.44 104,787 14,305.72 361.53 329,400 130 65,000
1873 6,701,062.63 4,117,748.21 593.64 927,000 0 0 24,400 150,324.46 74,139.09 2,041.77 34,298.38 0 557,343.03 214,044 4,678.60 147.45 594,100 204 0
1874 7,072,978.35 4,266,060.05 109.74 927,000 0 0 80,400 217,222.46 102,905.88 0 0 313,376.96 238,945 9,656.23 215.03 881,470 2,617 0 33,000
1875 7,465,109.16 4,675,087.56 152.42 667,000 100,000 0 89,621.20 0 464,822.58 128,737.24 0 2,821.97 388,221.98 188,065 23,303.71 535.25 453,200 13,540.25 200,000 70,000
1876 7,872,139.32 4,295,321.84 0 500,000 0 0 120,708.36 0 837,933.82 459,091.62 226,452.73 622.72 397,145.56 200,319 118,461.92 6.50 322,800 10,975.25 220,000 162,300
1877 6,264,047.56 3,727,597.66 0 500,000 0 0 80,808.36 0 563,000 373,558.32 232,750.41 0 319,033.10 83,601 30,319.59 120.12 82,150 11,009 230,000 30,100
1878 5,507,188.09 2,960,359.43 597.07 500,000 400,000 28,227.50 194,937.17 0 337,063.41 143,118.57 256,737.45 0 171,726.74 61,916 3,543.39 152.36 159,260 66,049 200,000 23,500
1879 4,094,072.12 2,315,262.02 764.99 800,000 0 25,898.35 96,360 0 270,000 97,957.87 73,595.78 0 131,940.96 40,069 4,100.70 83.80 78,310 122,928.65 0 36,800
1880 5,203,364.75 2,859,984.74 1.05 1,250,000 0 55,000 0 0 223,000 146,362.68 0 0 238,161.73 57,435 2,946.46 61.09 82,430 231,732 0 56,250
1881 6,028,018.80 3,142,970.85 8,079.57 1,250,000 0 49,000 97,539.58 0 431,000 358,522.08 0 1,027.40 294,070.23 43,672 6,616.89 19.20 101,000 188,251 0 56,250
1882 5,255,587.07 2,915,106.07 12.49 1,210,000 0 43,000 94,654.53 0 278,500 130,089.13 0 0 241,693.62 72,853 11,466.83 20.40 81,000 122,741 0 54,450
1883 5,381,455.25 3,081,691.97 343.27 1,210,000 0 40,000 94,654.53 0 344,000 147,935 0 0 110,248.34 97,918 3,506.12 91.02 127,000 68,617 0 55,450
1884 5,676,558.29 3,183,065.42 0 1,210,000 0 34,000 94,421.51 0 200,000 409,643.87 0 0 135,550.17 80,856 2,291.65 129.62 43,500 228,650.05 0 54,450
1885 6,491,698.67 3,402,718.25 3.51 900,000 0 0 67,657.79 0 200,000 678,433.65 0 0 782,290.78 64,533 3,440.25 111.44 39,000 283,010 30,000 40,500
1886 5,166,507.45 3,590,760.80 73.36 300,000 0 0 20,000 0 200,000 396,244.02 0 1,184.52 175,006.55 82,095 5,251.03 131.72 34,550 347,710.45 0 13,500 0
1887 4,959,832.28 3,728,208.42 0 100,000 0 0 7,500 0 200,000 321,811.05 0 1,313.54 97,810.52 82,307 846.58 275.62 36,450 358,809.55 20,000 4,500 0
1888 5,015,832.68 3,800,079.12 52.90 50,000 0 0 0 0 365,506.25 261,801.51 0 0 190,781.23 22,767 456.28 531.34 26,850 294,757.05 0 2,250 0
1889 6,153,343.03 4,452,281.24 189.65 50,000 0 0 0 575,882.40 500,278.96 33,667.60 0 0 92,524.06 81,281 667.45 190.12 95,000 269,130.55 0 2,250 0
1890 5,214,272.10 3,360,423.02 0 50,000 0 0 90,000 426,276.63 444,708.27 6,890.82 0 0 507,571.57 13,634 124.06 125.03 57,775 254,493.70 0 2,250 0
1891 6,014,721.70 4,299,067.89 258.55 50,000 0 0 90,000 485,427.50 331,862.77 17,376.45 0 19,939.68 303,666.61 27,754 365.89 165.01 116,700 248,887.35 20,000 2,250 1,000
1892 6,593,121.79 4,512,829.57 24.72 50,000 0 0 91,358 584,679.69 453,295.08 22,136.03 0 0 395,995.77 8,959 12,524.77 161.31 114,000 287,907.85 50,000 2,250 7,000
1893 7,497,595.97 3,521,103.11 0 100,000 0 0 83,358 711,909.60 748,111.01 10,033.04 0 0 748,287.68 13,860 3,808.08 153.30 911,600 390,872.15 240,000 4,500 10,000
1894 7,675,451.74 4,830,080.59 19.71 50,000 0 0 337,636.50 905,204.26 520,698.33 25,743.39 0 392,541.40 28,513 9,639.77 170.04 99,000 453,954.75 20,000 2,250 0
1895 7,155,112.26 4,820,312.23 0.61 50,000 0 4,500 265,472.33 700,522.50 363,136.56 33,141.10 0 282,807.80 31,419 1,517.83 96.50 113,000 486,935.80 0 2,250 0
1896 6,673,217.52 3,962,772.47 13.03 50,000 0 0 311,343.50 436,466.82 1,071,831.83 16,070.54 0 341,476.14 27,955 1,156.07 264.42 103,000 347,917.70 0 2,250 700
1897 9,499,399.22 5,324,232.52 30.63 50,000 0 0 415,048.95 835,914.66 2,050,037.40 18,888.33 0 177,551.75 21,030 5,952.41 400.52 140,000 437,462.05 20,000 2,250 600
1898 11,369,430.54 5,969,457.05 0 50,000 0 0 967,478.95 1,523,798.64 724,603.91 6,126.23 0 567,929.21 17,468 8,261.62 316.13 244,000 1,287,740.80 0 2,250 0
1899 9,999,579.34 5,299,786.15 11.95 50,000 0 0 1,036,890 1,299,947.80 1,019,475.07 39,654.75 0 525,996.30 23,050 11,446.53 517.04 427,000 263,553.75 0 2,250 0
1900 12,706,182.12 6,787,025.76 2.72 50,000 0 0 1,261,149.65 2,539,651.46 510,779.70 0 0 475,018.61 49,542 2,926.05 746.57 617,000 410,369.60 0 1,970 0
1901 12,279,544.12 6,511,989.56 4.37 50,000 0 0 1,196,226.76 1,637,224.97 505,975.88 0 0 957,502.61 34,744 262,876.76 862.01 289,000 830,637.20 0 2,500 0
1902 14,273,280.12 6,868,555.43 0 50,000 0 0 1,022,357.51 2,114,869.86 798,165.13 0 0 2,035,261.67 69,631 112,577.53 436.49 183,000 1,015,925.50 2,500 0
1903 11,166,790.95 5,727,875.80 15.10 50,000 0 0 1,051,262.85 1,894,216.59 482,232.52 0 0 693,199.84 43,067 3,723.35 626.20 222,000 987,569.20 2,500 8,502.50
1904 14,086,318.20 7,381,410.71 3.44 50,000 0 0 705,966 2,807,669.03 508,722.28 282 0 0 1,433,297.89 53,569 169,075.95 461.80 221,000 752,357.60 2,500 2.50
1905 13,430,790 7,975,875 50,000 1,140,500 1,251,209
1906 14,369,745 7,809,227 50,000 1,123,187 4,200,556 1,186,775
1907 13,566,349 8,040,693 50,000 1,149,972 3,142,783 1,182,901
1908 14,032,085 8,904,002 100,000 907,133 2,921,304 1,199,646
1909 16,870,349 8,896,986 51,000 1,737,999 4,938,802 1,245,562
1910 16,818,688 9,705,321 51,000 2,201,451 3,594,109 1,266,807
1911 17,813,801 8,241,535 51,000 3,772,475 4,425,456 1,323,335
1912 18,176,726 7,643,864 51,000 3,168,812 6,217,154 1,095,896
1913 15,676,263 7,596,929 51,000 2,692,875 4,374,279 961,180

‡ 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 us_deposits individual_deposits due_to_nb due_to_other_nb due_to_ra due_to_sb due_to_tc_and_sb due_to_banks_and_other_liabs certified_checks unpaid_dividends other_liabs
1864‡
1865 2,000,000 430,000 8,310.37 738,285 17,926 1,699,452.81 847,495.63 390,285.91 101,598.50
1866 2,000,000 450,000 11,165.72 995,114 9,090 1,678,211.36 753,406.88 68,762.15
1867 2,000,000 400,000 7,689.87 998,452 7,485 1,658,394.11 0 646,107.64 77,926.85 0
1868 2,000,000 450,000 29,295.40 994,700 0 2,299,200.99 0 1,063,821.78 68,524.66 0
1869 2,000,000 525,000 42,866.55 972,328 0 1,955,631.77 0 840,046.77 44,590.03 0
1870 2,000,000 569,931.03 2,933.42 959,183 0 1,742,144.53 0 659,904.79 21,500.94 21,106.50 0
1871 2,000,000 615,066.88 0 779,409 0 1,710,389.93 0 816,444.79 22,779.11 0 0
1872 2,000,000 620,000 21,602.82 787,361 0 1,140,991.50 0 769,051.28 5,286.69 40,880 0
1873 2,000,000 620,000 167,888.36 777,933 0 2,102,627.19 0 942,713.29 87,960.79 1,940 0
1874 2,000,000 620,000 44,861.26 613,686 0 2,633,484.52 0 1,069,975.78 13,283.44 77,687.35 0
1875 2,000,000 620,000 88,328.38 506,170 0 2,412,724.86 0 1,735,003.35 38,319.94 64,562.63 0
1876 2,000,000 600,000 23,130.79 411,470 0 2,128,238.39 0 2,563,944.10 96,115.93 49,240.11 0
1877 2,000,000 310,000 13,198.49 434,300 0 1,987,962.87 0 1,474,376.79 7,872.88 36,336.53 0
1878 2,000,000 50,000 6,722.76 443,000 0 1,595,421.58 0 1,397,063.29 14,604.03 376.43 0
1879 1,500,000 60,000 55,429.39 686,300 0 767,460.43 0 977,625 25,402.34 21,854.96 0
1880 1,500,000 200,000 98,214.04 1,121,980 0 1,110,395.69 0 1,095,915.33 45,841.73 31,017.96 0
1881 1,500,000 300,000 98,245.10 1,124,000 0 1,655,410.61 0 1,281,571.97 32,502.16 36,288.96 0
1882 1,500,000 300,000 116,823.21 1,074,000 0 1,206,555.35 0 1,015,347.49 13,990.56 0 28,870.46 0
1883 1,500,000 300,000 50,100.21 1,075,980 0 1,574,747.63 0 831,690.97 21,849.98 0 27,086.46 0
1884 1,500,000 300,000 80,272.15 1,079,000 0 1,504,067.32 0 1,120,190.27 46,552.09 0 46,476.46 0
1885 1,500,000 300,000 51,523.93 810,000 0 2,335,286.02 0 1,448,783.93 11,213.33 0 34,891.46 0
1886 1,500,000 300,000 135,276.30 269,600 0 2,068,052.70 0 845,647.07 38,849.92 0 9,081.46 0
1887 1,500,000 300,000 169,317.87 90,000 0 1,974,703.28 0 892,744.58 20,823.59 0 12,242.96 0
1888 1,500,000 300,000 209,738.34 45,000 0 1,887,307.04 0 1,029,777.85 30,535.49 0 13,473.96 0
1889 1,500,000 300,000 220,080.33 45,000 0 2,856,762.25 0 1,116,085.54 69,267.95 0 46,146.96 0
1890 1,500,000 300,000 218,012.19 45,000 0 2,406,641.94 0 703,350.38 8,701.74 11,164.89 21,400.96 0
1891 1,500,000 300,000 312,562.21 45,000 0 2,971,515.63 0 858,336.33 24,555.57 1,950 801.96 0
1892 1,500,000 300,000 265,719.33 45,000 0 3,468,412.05 0 914,401.69 31,466.51 22,431.25 45,690.96 0
1893 1,500,000 300,000 230,936.07 90,000 0 4,585,535.07 0 757,305.98 6,793.28 8,288.61 18,736.96 0
1894 1,500,000 300,000 203,528.42 45,000 0 3,776,417.93 0 1,827,329.49 0 8,311.44 14,864.46 0
1895 1,500,000 300,000 242,159.85 45,000 0 3,810,996.61 0 1,223,896.64 29,435.54 3,069.66 553.96 0
1896 1,500,000 300,000 231,341.89 45,000 0 3,805,876.27 0 737,429.93 20,673.77 17,819.70 4,432.96 10,643
1897 1,500,000 300,000 253,027.33 45,000 0 5,607,104.92 0 1,612,933.99 161,115.30 5,514.72 4,562.96 10,140
1898 1,500,000 300,000 272,202.22 45,000 0 7,034,303.52 0 1,624,088.73 509,952.96 83,197.15 685.96 0
1899 1,500,000 300,000 336,977.84 45,000 0 3,333,732.85 0 1,351,854.58 3,124,182.11 7,200 631.96 0
1900 1,500,000 300,000 442,817.27 50,000 0 5,133,294.67 0 815,640.90 1,282,375.96 321,650.15 2,854,328.38 5,545.71 529.08 0
1901 1,500,000 300,000 489,757.61 50,000 0 4,341,326.58 0 885,984.80 543,888.62 291,161.79 3,800,964.84 45,690.80 30,769.08 0
1902 1,500,000 300,000 589,277.71 50,000 0 5,880,850.85 0 835,612.32 565,255.86 362,613.39 3,867,224.60 306,898.31 547.08 15,000
1903 1,500,000 300,000 708,468.46 50,000 0 3,779,066.77 0 1,014,394.93 606,834.81 507,246.32 2,646,333.27 20,549.31 597.08 33,300
1904 1,500,000 300,000 771,332.35 50,000 0 5,525,593.58 0 1,092,684.01 523,125.49 1,019,393.64 3,232,927.94 40,511.11 750.08 30,000
1905 1,500,000 1,107,335 50,000 10,743,455
1906 1,500,000 1,231,693 50,000 0 5,474,055 6,113,997
1907 1,500,000 1,313,520 50,000 0 6,562,077 4,140,752
1908 1,500,000 500,000 783,590 100,000 50,000 7,145,107 3,953,388
1909 1,500,000 500,000 855,662 49,997 1,000 8,406,950 5,556,740
1910 1,500,000 1,000,000 490,793 48,597 1,025,155 7,556,691 5,197,452
1911 1,500,000 1,000,000 595,283 48,497 1,057,836 6,529,099 7,083,086
1912 1,500,000 1,000,000 691,779 48,798 1,000 7,113,595 7,821,554
1913 1,500,000 1,000,000 746,558 48,397 1,000 6,791,810 5,588,498

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