The Merchants National Bank of
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Assets
| Year | assets | loans | odraft | bonds_circ | bonds_hand | securities_usgov | securities_other | due_from_ra | due_from_other_nb | due_from_sb | oreo_and_mortgages | bills_nb | checks_and_other | currency | legal_tender | specie | cash_and_exchange | lawful_money | cash_exchange_and_reserve | redemption_fund | frb_reserve | other_assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 1,248,736.51 | 975,899.03 | 18,686.55 | 50,000 | 5,000 | 77,985.86 | 11,967.45 | 37,425.01 | 4,000 | 1,350 | 4,902.58 | 404.28 | 15,000 | 43,615.75 | 2,500 | 0 | ||||||
| 1905 | 1,413,261 | 1,133,127 | 55,000 | 0 | 72,663 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1906 | 1,425,982 | 1,068,039 | 100,020 | 4,000 | 191,436 | 62,487 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1907 | 1,748,090 | 1,033,758 | 100,020 | 8,000 | 519,420 | 86,892 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1908 | 1,686,184 | 1,202,151 | 150,000 | 8,006 | 224,130 | 101,891 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1909 | 1,760,797 | 1,223,933 | 151,000 | 13,091 | 286,920 | 85,853 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1910 | 1,839,865 | 1,377,537 | 151,000 | 1,022 | 224,122 | 85,584 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1911 | 2,214,980 | 1,517,291 | 251,000 | 76,453 | 307,794 | 62,442 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1912 | 2,194,068 | 1,542,380 | 251,000 | 18,732 | 301,270 | 80,686 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | 2,417,343 | 1,699,432 | 276,000 | 17,879 | 333,345 | 90,687 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1914 | 2,425,023 | 1,733,444 | 279,000 | 9,331 | 267,603 | 135,645 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1915 | 2,592,067 | 1,546,904 | 251,000 | 79,647 | 611,900 | 102,616 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1916 | 2,998,919 | 1,803,161 | 251,000 | 117,947 | 703,024 | 123,787 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1917 | 3,267,405 | 2,146,273 | 278,250 | 192,504 | 272,117 | 378,261 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1918 | 3,841,691 | 2,205,597 | 652,850 | 147,650 | 625,887 | 196,069 | 13,638 | |||||||||||||||
| 1919 | 4,208,942 | 2,196,860 | 971,785 | 165,650 | 653,453 | 201,194 | 20,000 | |||||||||||||||
| 1920 | 4,298,448 | 2,539,106 | 754,250 | 162,650 | 649,397 | 173,045 | 20,000 | |||||||||||||||
| 1921 | 4,444,436 | 2,452,160 | 661,800 | 251,425 | 874,051 | 176,442 | 28,551 | |||||||||||||||
| 1922 | 4,884,017 | 2,519,085 | 717,600 | 224,146 | 1,153,899 | 232,471 | 36,816 | |||||||||||||||
| 1923 | 4,983,959 | 2,598,523 | 1,029,320 | 397,985 | 741,966 | 186,301 | 29,864 | |||||||||||||||
| 1924 | 5,993,368 | 2,919,523 | 154,720 | 436,155 | 1,504,058 | 240,430 | 38,482 | |||||||||||||||
| 1925 | 6,362,935 | 3,246,464 | 948,126 | 531,460 | 1,398,372 | 205,955 | 32,558 | |||||||||||||||
| 1926 | 7,274,575 | 4,169,177 | 935,724 | 622,171 | 1,512,184 | 35,319 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1927 | 9,035,199 | 5,585,488 | 987,382 | 833,319 | 1,594,559 | 34,451 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1928 | 8,529,659 | 4,636,472 | 1,314,673 | 1,072,254 | 1,466,517 | 39,743 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1929 | 8,080,140 | 4,117,726 | 1,257,646 | 1,087,421 | 1,556,894 | 60,453 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1930 | 8,408,104 | 3,316,428 | 1,350,397 | 1,345,966 | 2,330,779 | 64,534 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1931 | 8,088,572 | 2,844,981 | 1,953,678 | 1,606,829 | 1,630,277 | 52,806 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1932 | 8,396,035 | 2,590,517 | 2,070,815 | 1,604,894 | 2,090,952 | 38,857 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1933 | 9,039,013 | 2,540,338 | 2,586,959 | 1,645,034 | 2,205,479 | 61,203 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | 9,410,347 | 2,559,933 | 2,416,273 | 1,595,038 | 2,754,163 | 84,940 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1935‡ | 9,717,679 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936 | 10,679,699 | 2,513,154 | 1,174,037 | 2,273,955 | 4,696,311 | 22,242 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | 10,870,017 | 2,659,797 | 1,340,819 | 2,070,591 | 4,781,513 | 17,297 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1938 | 10,472,672 | 2,373,342 | 1,792,159 | 2,151,432 | 4,145,806 | 9,933 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1939 | 10,952,599 | 2,092,587 | 1,383,671 | 1,775,773 | 5,678,278 | 22,290 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1940 | 11,385,562 | 3,241,583 | 1,732,647 | 1,476,275 | 4,911,877 | 23,180 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1941 | 12,793,720 | 3,575,607 | 2,493,249 | 1,781,038 | 4,925,154 | 18,672 |
‡ 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 | individual_deposits | demand_deposits | time_deposits | due_to_other_nb | due_to_sb | due_to_tc_and_sb | due_to_banks | due_to_banks_and_other_liabs | other_liabs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 400,000 | 100,000 | 45,709.93 | 50,000 | 614,348.14 | 0 | 9,031.79 | 27,593.54 | 2,053.11 | 0 | ||||||
| 1905 | 400,000 | 148,747 | 50,000 | 814,513 | ||||||||||||
| 1906 | 400,000 | 165,206 | 100,000 | 0 | 652,940 | 107,836 | ||||||||||
| 1907 | 400,000 | 183,803 | 100,000 | 0 | 832,533 | 231,754 | ||||||||||
| 1908 | 400,000 | 100,000 | 102,972 | 100,000 | 50,000 | 806,715 | 126,497 | |||||||||
| 1909 | 400,000 | 100,000 | 118,997 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 886,104 | 154,696 | |||||||||
| 1910 | 400,000 | 100,000 | 138,499 | 150,000 | 1,000 | 881,359 | 169,007 | |||||||||
| 1911 | 400,000 | 100,000 | 158,486 | 250,000 | 1,000 | 1,120,984 | 184,510 | |||||||||
| 1912 | 400,000 | 100,000 | 170,089 | 244,700 | 5,453 | 1,066,422 | 207,404 | |||||||||
| 1913 | 400,000 | 100,000 | 192,415 | 250,000 | 31,001 | 1,248,521 | 195,406 | |||||||||
| 1914 | 400,000 | 10,000 | 229,694 | 248,200 | 25,775 | 1,193,791 | 227,563 | |||||||||
| 1915 | 400,000 | 100,000 | 235,848 | 250,000 | 1,358,767 | 0 | 247,452 | |||||||||
| 1916 | 400,000 | 100,000 | 219,682 | 245,600 | 1,583,703 | 0 | 449,934 | |||||||||
| 1917 | 400,000 | 100,000 | 244,461 | 249,995 | 1,820,127 | 40,270 | 412,552 | |||||||||
| 1918 | 400,000 | 375,411 | 250,000 | 1,976,628 | 62,199 | 777,453 | ||||||||||
| 1919 | 400,000 | 403,235 | 400,000 | 2,150,492 | 102,626 | 752,589 | ||||||||||
| 1920 | 400,000 | 456,086 | 392,200 | 2,252,650 | 221,706 | 575,806 | ||||||||||
| 1921 | 400,000 | 375,490 | 395,400 | 2,086,789 | 714,365 | 372,392 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1922 | 500,000 | 408,597 | 495,600 | 2,113,226 | 948,054 | 418,540 | ||||||||||
| 1923 | 500,000 | 421,362 | 492,400 | 1,882,127 | 1,321,447 | 366,623 | ||||||||||
| 1924 | 500,000 | 453,004 | 500,000 | 2,243,991 | 1,587,861 | 708,512 | ||||||||||
| 1925 | 500,000 | 477,737 | 500,000 | 2,238,400 | 1,746,780 | 886,018 | ||||||||||
| 1926 | 500,000 | 438,854 | 500,000 | 2,737,756 | 2,230,716 | 867,249 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1927 | 500,000 | 514,765 | 500,000 | 4,240,302 | 2,614,737 | 665,395 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1928 | 500,000 | 501,811 | 500,000 | 3,595,433 | 2,736,792 | 695,622 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1929 | 500,000 | 300,000 | 275,859 | 500,000 | 6,504,281 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1930 | 500,000 | 300,000 | 278,129 | 500,000 | 6,829,975 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1931 | 500,000 | 30,000 | 260,077 | 500,000 | 6,528,495 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1932 | 500,000 | 300,000 | 256,447 | 500,000 | 6,838,944 | 644 | ||||||||||
| 1933 | 500,000 | 300,000 | 186,470 | 500,000 | 7,551,773 | 770 | ||||||||||
| 1934 | 500,000 | 300,000 | 209,754 | 500,000 | 7,899,785 | 808 | ||||||||||
| 1935‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 1936 | 500,000 | 325,000 | 211,873 | 9,642,826 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | 500,000 | 340,000 | 209,424 | 9,820,593 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | 500,000 | 350,000 | 232,375 | 9,390,297 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | 500,000 | 400,000 | 199,810 | 9,852,789 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | 500,000 | 410,000 | 217,401 | 10,258,161 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | 500,000 | 450,000 | 234,034 | 11,609,686 | 0 |
‡ Gray rows indicate years where the bank appears in the Historical NIC panel but no balance sheet was reported.