New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-27
PRIVATE AND NATIONAL BANKS.
.nnrrIoNA1. STATISTICS FROM THE REPORT OF tn

CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The report OF the
Controller of the Currency will contain three compre
IL u,ive tables Of two pages each, giving by geosraph
cal divisions and by states. Territories and princi
pal cities the number of State banks, savings banks
trust and loan companies and private bankers OF the
country the present and two previous years together
with the amount OF their capital and deposits and the
amount invested by them in United States bonds The
first official information this character published
in regard to the private bank OF the country was con-
tanned in a table in tho Controllers report for 1880
number Of private bankers III sixteen OF the
74 800 and deposits Of $io9 74I746the
average capital beng SJ35ls and the average deposits
Tl37s67 About 0s per cent OF lntse @ tba tro
located IN Newly ora city, representing more IMAM Two
thirds OF the aggregate capital ahI over 0heuat Vi tlo
age amount OF capital is S96370 and deposits SlOol57
for each private banker an 5he otKirs d tr b o
nearly onehaf the amount OF such bonds held by ali
OF the private bankers u tho country 49,
The number Of private bankrs IN thlrtythree states
300 600 exclusive Of these sixteen principal
81 9 os7 G5 and OF deposits ISL 97OGGI the average
capital bein Sl5 500 aud the average deposits 30
fle remaining thirteen states and Territories CONAN
sxtyhye private bankers with an ag5TsSatS e4Rai Oh
52767O and aggregate deposits OF T3'9O9 10 Massa
bos.ou n w.n az of Sal BOG Maryland nas only two
ponpr d of III, cit; OF Baltimore The
State OF Name ten private bankers. Nor CarOnna
onIv four New Hampshire two, New-Jersey four. Del
aware and Vermont only ccl and Arizona eleven.
The average amount OF capital hel1 Dy each OF these
slxty-ye private bankers Is SS,51l, and OF deposits
NATIONAL BANK FAILURES.
Three National banks been placed in the hands OF
receivers during the year ending November L, lo72,
namely: The Mechanics National Bank Of Newark ~ j..
ON November ., 1881; the Pacific National Bank of
Boston, Mass on MAY ., 1882 and the First National
Bank OF Buffalo, Y, OF Apr22, lso2 Tie suspension
OF tue first named banks was mentioned III the re-
port OF the Controller for che year ending November
ISL and the causes which led TO Doth these failures
were then fully discussed Tie directors OF the Pacl1c
National Bank OF Boston undertook TO make gOOd me
impairment of lts capital 5,ocn IN tLe LdhtI au'nOl@cu
by section 52O3 OF the Revised STATUES M as Icy
failed to within the time nxed Dy law receiver
was appointed to take chag OF its AFFAIRS Inc failure
OF the First National Bank OF buffalo was Tue result vi
the msapprOpralOn o, ito tuuds by Ito president us
condition was discovered ny the Dank examiner wheh
making his annual exam nalOn, ana receiver was aP
pOinted before stated -,
The affairs OF the National banks have been nnaily
closed witnn the year since Inc beginning Vi Tue Ma
tional banking system 81 banks nave Deen
placed hands OF receivers and 40 banks nave
voluntarily closed ther business Dy tue votes VI sndre
holders owning twO-Unds 81 tnef STOCK under tue pro
visions OF sections 1920 anu 5,22l or the Revised
Statutes OF the United states; VI Ie pam 50 tT ,d
voluntary INCUBATION by their stockholders, laleu
10 DAY tne and Ill THESE cases receivers were
aunorted by tile Controller wind up their affairs or
tue 81 banks placed hands OF receivers oil have
Deen may s r. cr1Tors Of National INKS which
have been placed the hands or receivers during tne
of tnG act or February 25 1868 near as can be esd
mated including dividends wncn Will probably be here
after paid ABOUT $7,OUOOOO Inc average abni-
M loss has about 100000 the business
o corporations having an average capital OF ABOUT
S45O 600 900 and have been responsible for the
| bookkeeping OF deposits in their nauds averaging
constantly over $SO0,00O000 or about one-twentleth
! M one Der cent OF annual loss 10 deposltors.
the liability OF directors for negligent discAargr OF
their duties Is not yet clearly ue
fined by any decision, but such decisions
as there are bearing upon TINS matter point 10 Com
plete remedy against tuein also. The tOta amount pau
10 creditors OF lnsOlveEt national banks is S2940o3O
upOn proved claims amounting 10 @Z9.JoO,o0S / ne
dyens so far pad equal about 20 cent Of the
proved claims, tnirtyt banks having pad the claims
| against them i'll full Assessments amounting 70
n Ol $50 uave made upon the stockholders OF In
solvent National BANKS Tor the purpose OF enforcing
their Individual nabnty, under section biol OF the Re
vsd statutes OF winch about 50 200 900 been col
| lected, and 1854, $50 10 during the past year.