Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-23
SHOW OF PROSPERITY
Good Times Indicated by the Re-
ports Of the tanks.
TEXAS TO TIE FRONT
FiftJ.Nine New Banks Have been Or.
EanlZed Within a Year In That
Staie-Oklahom > Remark
able Bank Showing.

Washington. March 22.-TLe comp. .
troner Of the currency will SION pub 4
lish a complete statement OF reports
Iroul all the national hanks In the Unit.
ell States. As this statement il made
IN answer % the first call for 1901, the
results are being awaited with such in
terest. The time between Dec. 80 and
Feb 8. the date of the call. l. said In
industrial circles % b. the dull season.
But figures already obtained from alb
stracts reflect surprisingly large gains a.
COMPARED with che previous statement,
which Wa a record breaker.
The aggregate resources Of the SSj
banks ia New York state are shown by
comptrollor's accounts are s2o6. 1853, $50.
which Is s226.o6i less than the amount
recorded In December, but Is substanti.
ally greater than the figures Of the
first statement In 1900 which did not
reach the s20O.OO0,OOO mark. The new
statement shows the amount Of indi-
yidual deposits II the Empire State ma.
tional hanks which Is considered the
banker, barometer e. be- sl23,9jj, 113. a
gain 81 si.G3i, is6. The reports Of %
national hanks Ia New York city indi.
cate that their total resources and indi
vidunl deposits were 1885. si7.s11 and
s559. 1851 respectively. which exceed
tine preceding official figures by the
enormous sums of sisi. 261. lg1 and ss2..
$40, 1913. respectfully. The total To
sources Of the national banks in the
state II New York are shown 10 be- e..
5OG. 63s, $50. while the individual dedosits
amount 20 500. COS. O04. II i estimated
that with the savings banks resources
and individual deposits combined with
those Of the national banks the total
bank assets In the entire state would be-
approximately 10000. OOO and deposits
q. 10000
Flourishing hank conditions exist in
other section. Of the country where, in
come sections. the percentage Of increase
Is greater than IN New York. Texas is
n conspicuous example 81 the great pros
periy enjoyed throughout the south
Since january, 1900. 50 new hanks have
been established in that district. most
Of than In acH Tlance with the act of
March 10. 1900. The number recently
reported 90 the treasury was 2ss. about
tho same as from New York The re-
sources and deposits reported by the ma
tional hanks OF the Lone Star State are
Si26.90s .5ls and sis.i57. 1875. exceeding
the December record by si.300,3ls aud
S3.g13. 80 respectively.
Probably the most remarkable reports
] have been sent 20 the comptroller by the
Oklahoma national banks, abstracts re-
fleet the substantial increases In depos-
/ is aud resources Of sl,O23.5j aud
Sgi2.SiI In this territory q national
banks have been established since Jan.
%, 1900.
In Pennsylvania. Massachusetts, and
Illinois, intending their principal cities.
big increases In national hank assets
have been observed and the same en-.
cournging reports are made concerning
the bank statements for other states
aud cities whose accounts have been
balanced
Judging from the general run Of the
completed abstracts. officials predict
that the grand total Of aggregate re-
sources and individual deposits OF all
the national hanks in the United States,
including those in Alaska and Hawaii.
will exceed by many millions the high
water mark which was recorded ON Dec
i3. WHOM the resources were A., li2. 0S9.
Oo2 and the individual deposits were e.,
! 623. ,52l.
The six greatest financial cities In the
United States a. rcckoned by the comp
troller Of currency, reports rank al
present a. followSNew York, Boston
Chicago, Philadelphia, Plttsburg and ST.
Louis.