The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-17
A GOOD REPORT
FROM ALL THE BANKS
Statements Never Obtained at
Same Time Before.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES IN LEAD
National Monetary Commission Com,
pletes Compilation OF Figures,
Which Are Interesting - Number
OF Banks Have More Than Don.
bled Since 100O-Increase In Re.
sources OF s Per Cent.

OF Banks Have More Than Dou.
bled Since 190O-Increase In Re.
sources OF s Per Cent.
Washington. D. c. Especially -
With total resources Of $450,19 per
capita of population, the banking in.
stitutions of the Eastern or Middle
Atlantic States lead the country The
New England States come next with i,
$433.60 per capita; the Pacific
States are third with $347.78; the
Middle Western fourth with $4,000;
the Far Western fifth with $161.35;
the Southern sixth with S71.19, and
the island possessions tail off with
1922 per capita.
The United States, as a whole,
shows banking resources per capita
of $237.24, and with the island pos
sessions included the rate is lowered
to $215.37.
These comparisons form a feature
of remarkable report just issued
by the National Monetary Commits.
sion, giving the results of an inquiry
which not only covers substantially
every incorporated bank of any
character in the United States, but,
for the first time in the history of
American banking, present tabula-
ton of statements showing the con-
dition of all classes of banks-na-
tional, state and savings and loan
and trust companies-throug
the country at a given hour; namely,
the close of business on April %,
1909 The Comptroller of the Cur
rency gets such reports periodically
from the national banks. the various
state bank commissioners and SUI
perintendents get them from the
state banks-never before have the
facts been taken simultaneously from
all the banks of the country.
Massachusetts, leads the New Eng
land States with total banking re-
sources per capita of $517.25; in
order following come Rhode Island.
$457.12; Connecticut, $400.48; New
Hampshire, $288.30; Vermont,
$283.14; Maine, $268.60.
New York Leads East.
New York. with $676.07, leads the
so-called Eastern States, followed in
order by Pennsylvania, with
$sO3.55; District Of Columbia. with
$269.96; Maryland, $233.34; New
Jersey, $232.79; Delaware, $20449.
West Virginia heads the Southern
list, with per capita of $112.66;
Louisiana follows, with $96.61; then
in order come Texas, $90.67; Vir-
ginia, 1851; Kentucky, $685.;
Florida, 1864; Tennessee, $71.46;
Georgia, $64.23; South Carolina,
$52.84; North Carolina and Ala
bama, each $45.41; Mississippi,
$45.33; Arkansas, $41.14.
The Middle Western group ranks
thus: Illinois, $240.39; Missouri,
$215.5O; Iowa, $214.7S; Ohio.
$203.65; Minnesota, $160.95; Michi-
gan, $153.26; Wisconsin, $129.53;
Indiana, $126.98.
Colorado, with $250.65, leads tie
Western state list; Nebraska las
$214.92; Montana, $207.71; Wyo 4
ing, $207.25; South Dakota, $182.75;
North Dakota, $153.42; Kansas.
$137.50; New Mexico, $4,000; Okla
homa, $94.26.
The Pacific group is led by Ne.
vada, with per capita of $512.73;
then follow California, with $4S6.70;
Washington, $296.23; Oregon,
$225.52; Utah, $1S7.76; Idaho,
s178.S2; Arizona, $135.29;f Alaska.
$100.07.
HAWAII SuOWS q PSI CdPlL0 Vi
$71.99; Porto Rico of $11.24; the
Philippines of $2.70.
Resources $21, 100, 5000
The institutions reporting to the
commission include 6,893 national,
1873 state, 1908 mutual and stock
savings, 1,497 private banks and
1,7O9 loan and trust companies. The
total resources of all of these estab-
lishments reach the stupendous total
of $21, 900. A cursory anal
ysis of the resources and liabilities
shows loans of $4,000, 900; in
vestments in bonds, ETC., $4,614.O00,-
600; due from banks, $2,562, 000,-
600; cash on hand (including $780,
100000 in gold coin and certifi-
'cates), $1,432,000.000 other re-
sources, 1904, 900; capital,
$1,000, 100000; surplus and profits.
$1,835,000,000; due to banks,
$2,484, 100000; deposits (including
government deposits), $14.106,000,-
OF the deposits $6,956,000 are sub
ject to check; $4,926, 100000 are
savings deposits; $1,212,OO0,O0O are
on time, and $625,000,00O consist
of demand certificates.
Following the special reports from
the banks, supplementary inquiry
was made, covering 18,245 institu-
tions, relating to the character of
deposits, depositors, interest paid.
etc. The total deposits in these
banks on or about June 80 were
1886, 100000, credited to over
81, 100000 depositors or deposit ac-
counts, ranging from 81 upward.
Commissioner Blackburn Resigns.
Washington, D. C. Especially.
1t was officially announced at the