The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-16
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 Dou-
bled Since 19OO-Increase In Re-
sources Of & Per Cent.

sources Of 8 Per Cent.
Washington, d. G. 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
S433.60 per capita; the Pacific
States are third with $347.7S; the
Middle Western fourth with $1,000;
the Far Western fifth with $161.35;
the Southern sixth with $71.19, and
the island possessions tail off with
S5.22 per capita.
The United States, as a whole,
shows banking resources per capita
of S237.24, and with the island pos
sessions included the rate is lowered
to $215.37.
These comparisons form a feature
of a 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-
tion of statements showing the con-
dition of all classes of banks-na-
tional, state and savings and loan
and trust mpanies-througho
the country at a given hour namely,
the close of business on April 2S,
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 S517.25; in
order following come Rhode Island,
$457.12; Connecticut, S400.4S; New
Hampshire, S2SS.30; Vermont,
S2S3.14; Maine, $26S.60.
New York Leads East.
New York, with S676.O7, leads the
so-called Eastern States, followed in
order by Pennsylvania, with
S303.55; District of Columbia, with
| S269.96; Maryland, $233.34; New
Jersey, $232.79; Delaware, $204.49.
West Virginia heads the Southern
list, with a per capita of $112.66;
Louisiana follows, with $96.61; then
in order come Texas, S90.67; Vir-
ginia, SSS.61; Kentucky, SS6.66;
Florida, sS6.54; Tennessee, $71.46;
Georgia, s64.23; South Carolina,
$52.S4; North Carolina and Ala
| bama, each $45.41; Mississippi,
$45.33; Arkansas, S41.14.
The Middle Western group ranks
thus: Illinois, S240.39; Missouri,
S215.50; Iowa, $214.7S; Ohio,
$203.65; Minnesota, S160.95; Michi-
gan, $153.26; Wisconsin, $129.53;
Indiana, s126.9S.
Colorado, with $250.65, leads the
Western state list; Nebraska has
$214.92; Montana, s207.71; Wyom-
| ing, $207.25; South Dakota, $182.75; /;
North Dakota, s153.42; Kansas,
$137.50; New Mexico, $100.03; Okla
homa, $94.26.
The Pacific group Is led by Ne
vada, with a per capita of $512.73;
then follow California, with $486.70; {;
Washington. $296.23; Oregon.
$225.52; Utah, s1S7.76; Idaho,
$17S.S2; Arizona, $135.29; Alaska,
$100.07.
Hawaii shows a per capita of
s71.99; Porto Rico Of $11.24; the
Philippines of S2.70.
Resources S21, 100, 100000.
The institutions reporting to the
commission include 6,S93 national,
1919 state, 1903 mutual and stock
savings, 1,497 private banks and
! 1,709 loan and trust companies. The
total resources of all of these estab-
lishments reach the stupendous total
/ of $21,100,000,000. cursory anal
ysis of The resources and liabilities
shows loans Of $11,373, 3,000,000; in
vestments in bonds, etc, 4,000,-
900; due from banks, $2,562, 2,000,-
900; cash on hand (including $685.
! 100000 in gold coin and certifi-
cates), s1.4S2. 700; other re-
sources, $1,094, 4,0O0,000; capital,
81, 800, 1000; surplus and profits,
: s1,S35, 1000; due to banks,
/ s2,484 100000; deposits (including
government deposits), S14,106, 6,000,-
/ 900; other liabilities, $4,000, 900.
OF the deposits s6,956,000 are sub
ject to check; 26,000,000 are
savings deposits; 100000 are
on time, and 1925, 100000 consist
of demand certificates.
Following the special reports from
the banks, supplementary inquiry
was made, covering 1S,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
$13,595, 100000, credited to over
25, 100000 depositors or deposit ac-