New-York tribune., 1876-12-06
OWNERS or BANK STOCK.

INTERESTING STATISTICS IN THE REPORT OF TIE
CONTROLLER or TuE CURRENCY - FOREIGN
HOLDERS OF STOCK K-GEOGRAPHIcAL DIsTRlBU-
TON IL THE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 5.-The report of the
Controller Of the Currency says te Controller has pre-
pared for his present report classified table, showing
by States and geographical divisions the aggregate uu-
bcr OF shares OF national bank stock, the number of
shares held IN each state and the number held by non
residents the nrnbcr " sharohohlers residing in each
state. and the number holding bank stock in
other States. II also shows the pulaber Of share
holders owning 10 shares or less, oyor ten
and less than 20. over 20 AMI less thin
30 over and ss than t0 10 anil less than 90,
over and less than lOo over 100 aud less than 5OO
and toe number owning 500 shares An additional
table has been prepared, showing BY states the total
number OF shares held by nOE-resdcnt5, classified by
states and geographical divisions. separate table
exhibits tho number ~ shares held in Great Britain,
France. and Germany. and other foreign countries
The total number oi Is 65oJ $780, and Of share
holders 2OS4s6 The average OF stock held By
each shareholder l. ABOUT $500. In TIE Eastern states
II Is about S21O0 IN tbs Middle - 100; in the
Southern sia,rs - 100; in the western states, s4s00;
aud in the Pacific states and Territories. $500 sk1re-
holders OF national bank stock reside in every State and
Territory in the Union except in Washington and Aaka
IN eleven counties provinces OF tins continent ana
adjacent Islands; In twenty-five countries In Europe.
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tables aro commended 10 the lovers OF the interesting
and tho euriOn- IN monetary statistics
The capital stock OF the national banks in operation
oa the Ist day OF July, 1875, was r1OofS2-OS, which
would be represented by 505iS2S shares Of 500 each
Under the National Bank act however, State banks arc
authorized 10 convert into national blnas with shares
of the same anoant rs previously held by them.
Some Of these state institutions divided their capital
INTO shares of less than Sl00 In sOmo in
stances tho shares $50 in Others $50,
and In few low as so. The
shares Of the national banks, which number more than
six and oueh,f millions, and distributed among
more thaG 2OS 900 shareholders, issued to banks
in yario1s geographical divisions foliows In the
Eastern states S20lS $685. OF which the banks OF lassa
chuses issued SJ3, 700; in the Middle States, S3,01l
37s Of which the NowYork banks issued Sl,4s2.7i6;
in the Southern and Soatwcster States $l29.393 IN
the Western States, 937333, and In the Pacific states
aud Territories $4,000.
Tho number of shares held IN the Eastern was
3gs in the Middle States 2,702 $50; i'm the South
crn and Southwestern stte9 39S333 In the western
states 39l and in the Pacific STATES and the Terrific
rics 81 5I5; total, jS2090S. The number OF shares
held In these geographical divisions whieh issued
m States other than in which the holders resided
was as follows: In The Eastern states 1926; in tue
Middle States, 207,9S2; in the Southern and Southwest
eru states 356J1; in the Western States, 60,@75; ana
in the Pacdc States, 1927; total. 6J536l.
The number OF Shareholders residing IN the Eastern
STATES WAS s6975. OF wGom 1854 were in hfssachu
sctts I'm the Middle Stntes there GSl26, of whom
21 $50 were in New-York aud 29,5l2 Penpsyiyenia
i'm tnc southern and s0uth-Wrstern States ll0oi; III
the western states IL l7o and In the Pacific states aud
Territories, VI.
The total nnmner NJ SHAREHOLDERS holding 10 shares
less Is lel gl9; 10 and not tnan 20, 392O6
OYER and than 80, lS,ilS; over 80 and no
more ttan 40 9.0Il 10 and not more than 30,
ag3i over and than lOO. L., 1861 100
and not more than 300, lO.OS of which Abb hr.d
in Naw-IOrk, SSi IN Pennsylvania. ,3Oi in MaSsachu
srtts; over 500. 7G7, OF which nBnlbeF O5 held In
York. lVa IN Mary land, 50 IN Pennsyyanis and 50
in Massachusetts.
The number shses held In the Dominion OF Canada
IA 5,jl9 ef which 3,992 were sares of banas IN the
salte OF New-Nork, l,2O1 MASSACHUSETTS,. 70F Maine.
and Michigan. The number OF shares neld in Gneat
Britain il SITS of which 30J stock Ut the banks
SrgYOrk, 6il of PcusI Ntnia, 061 Ot Rhode Island
6f3 OF Louisiana, 800 Of Indiana, 23S Uf Massachusetts
and ls3 of MARYLAND. The Number OF shatcS held m
France is 764, OF which 3sl were stocks OF banks IN
New York 47i IN Pennsylvania, 2S2 In Maryaua 27J 10
Nassacauartts, 30 in louisiana. and l0J in iinOg.
rhe number OF shares held In Germany il tl62, of
which gl6 stock OF the banks OF Maryland. 67i OF
psnusVIyaaia 200 Of Rhode Island, 100 II New-YOTk,
llI o! Loisaihi and 200 OF Wisconsin. The number OF
ah1rs held In otter foreign countries Is 3755 OF which
1874 WE'RE stoeks OF BANKS in NeWIofh. $50 in Mss-
chaseGt $50 in Mane iSy !R S0utn Caroiins, 470 in
Connecticut, and 800 In hIchigll
tho tpblc briow gives the number of shares Of
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