The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-05
MONEY In THE
NATIONAL BANKS
Interesting Report Made by Comptroller
of the Currency ECkles.
RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION
A Conservative Estimate Shows an
Increase of About Half u Million
and Makes the Total Deposits Over
Five Billions Of D0iIars..TOtal
Number Of Dcpositers.

Washington, oct. 4.-Comptroller of
the Currency E,ckleS has issued a
statement of an investigation made by
him of the amount of money held by
the banks of the country.
The number of banking houses and
trust companies inquired of were H.
962 and II clearing houses, covering all
in the country. Reports were received
but from 5.723 banks and trust COM
panies and 66 clearing house associa-
tions. The information, however, is of
such a character as to enable a fair
and correct result from all to be ap-
proXimated. Of the 5,722 reports re-
ceived, 3.45S We're of national banks,
l,49i state banks. 457 savings banks,
80 of private banks, and 81 of loan
and trust companies. Divided by geo.
graphical division, the number report
ing, and the number not reporting We're
as follows:
New England states, Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut-report-
ing. S29: not reporting, 397.
Eastern states, New York, New Jer-
sey. Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land and District of Columbia-report-
. ing. 1,275; not reporting, S62.
southern states. Virginia, West vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama. Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas Arkansas, Kentucky
and Tennessee-reporting, 616; not re-
portin, 1877.
Western states, Missouri, Ohio, In
diana, Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Me-
braska-reporting, 2434; not reporting,
1882
Pacific states and territories, Ne
vada, oregon, Colorado, Utah, Idaho,
Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, Da-
kota. South Dakota. Washington, Ari-
Zona. Oklahoma and Indian Territory
reporting. 500: not reporting. III.
Total United States-reportIng, 5,723;
not reporting, 1898
The total amount Of cash In the 5,7o3
institutions reporting was $141,124,S49.
1t Is divided as follows: Gold coin s134-,
OH,Oo3: gold certificates $50, 1888; sill
yer dollars SS,254.612; fractional silver
N,3SS,O13; silver certificates S39 663 596:
treasury notes 1890 $l3126,O1S: United
States notes $110, ,469,375; currency GER
tificates POSES 900; national bank notes
VIZ, 159S34. OF this total cash the 3,45S
national banks reporting held $3.50, ia
GIG and 2,255 state banks 1850, ,233. The
amount of gold coin and gold certifi-
Gates held by these national banks was
$l55,O73,6O4, and by these state, etc, $34, =
4Si,737 In this connection 1t may be
stated that the total number of ma
tional banks, viz: $3.50, held on July Ia.
the date of the last official call $751;
COS, ,4S5 cash, of which amount there was
in gold coin certificates $161 .S53,56O. The
total cash and the part thereof Of gold
and gold certificates held by reporting
banks in each geographical division, is
as follows:
NewEngland states-Total cash, $685.
6ss,272 amount gold and gold certifi-
Gates, $SS, $50, 1913.
Southern States-Total cash $29,OS6,-
sol; amount of gold and gold certifi-
Gates, $9,55S.1S3.
Western States-Total cash $1O9, 1884,
645 amount gold and certificates $56.
41O,427
Pacific States and Territories-Total
cash $25, ,762: amount gold and gold
certificates $l9,6O5,S3O
Total cash $4l3124,945; amount gold
and gold certificates $1S9,55S.3ll
The returns from the 66 of the n
clearing house associations of the coun-
try show that on July l the total clear
ings amounted to $227, 1885. AGA. The
balances of these total clearings set
tied In cash or cash exchanges was but
sl9, l52, S34. or but little more than s per
cent of the whole. These balances were
settled as follows:
Gold $l.325, lO5: gold clearing house
certificates $2G5.O00; silver and silver
certificates 175.950: United States notes
S345l.1 .16l; currency s1,01710 currency
certificates $5,7S5,O00; national bank
notes s3l, ,746; exchanges $3,OSS, ,299; man
ayers certificates $780,, ,9O4: collections
by credit from debtor banks $50, $50; not
stated S22.12S.
The total number of depositOrs In the
national banks reporting on July were