News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-12-13
SAVINGS BANK DEPOSITS.
In New England SII3.I7 and in New York
state SSI,OS for Each Inhabitant.

The report Of the Comptroller of the
Currency is made. Referring to the af-
fairs of banks, trust companies, and
savings banks, which are organized un-
der the laws of the different States, he
says that returns of such institutions
have during the past year been received
from twenty-four States. The returns
from 7S8 State banks and trust compa-
MES show:
Loans and discounts, S462 $50, 5S5; de-
posits, $500, ,374, ,217; specie, SIS, ,255, 300;
legal tenders, bank notes, etc, SIS, ,259,-
069; capital stock, 1926, ,233, O36; circu-
lation, $l67978; surplus fund, $34.-
575, ,46l.
The returns of $50 savings banks show:
Loans on real estate, S32S, 1877 S5S; loans
on personal and collateral security, S155,-
S74, 522; deposits, 81 ,024, S56, 7S7; sur
plus fund, $72, 7S4, ,155. This includes
returns from six New England States,
from four Middle States, not including
Delaware, and from Ohio, Indiana Cali
fornia and the District Of Columbia.
The aggregate of loans in the New Eng
land States is $272, H., ,554, and of de-
pOsits $453, $3.50, $50. In the Middle
States the aggregate Of loans is Sl69,-
l0l, no, and OF deposits S499, O44, 2O6.
Some OF the largest savings banks in the
city of Philadelphia, organized under
old charters, are not required to make
reports to any State officer. Returns
received directly from four of these
banks, having deposits amounting to
$32, ,347, 733, are included in the returns
from Pennsylvania.
The total population of New England
according to the census of 1880, was
4,010, 529, and the number of open de-
posit accounts of the savings banks, in
the year 1888, is 1865, 997 which is
equal to 34.l accounts to each 100 of
the entire population. The average
amount of each account Is 1881. So. and
if the total deposits were divided among
the entire population the average sum
of $ll3.17 could be given to each in
dividual. The deposits of the savings
banks i'll the State of New York were
S4l2,147,213. while the population is
5,0S2, ,o7I, showing that an equal dis
tlibution of the savings bank deposits
among the entire population of the
State would give GSl.OS to each in
dlyidual.
The returns from 749 private bankers
IOT INC SlA luNlAAllo GllNlCl ANONs DV, 1867,
when the act repeating the law requir-
ing such returns went into effect, and
the tax on capital and deposits ceased,
show the following to,HlS Capital,
265, 500, ,S45 deposits, SlO4, 4I5, ,33S: in.
vested in United States bonds, S9,gg4,.
.1S The returns from the 5OG private
bankers i'll New York city show Capt.
tai, sol, 75S, ,575 deposits, 500. sos, ,SS4:
invested i'll United States bonds,
57, 926, 545.
THE Government comes down so rough
on couutcrfeitcrs and keeps such a sharp
eve open for bad bills, we wonder that it
doesn't suppress the passing Of Con-
grcssional bills. Here's chance for the
Administration to make itself solid aith
the people.-BUrlHgton H0JCkGye.
"PA, "-said little hoy, ca horse is
worth good deal more, l4ut it, after
it's broke?' "Yes, my son. Why do
ask such Il question ?" " Because /
broke the new rocking-horsa You gave
me this morning,