TRANSACTIONS OF THE NEW YORK CLEARING HOUSE, SHOWING AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF CLEARINGS, AGGREGATE BALANCES, AND THE KINDS AND AMOUNTS OF MONEY PASSING IN SETTLEMENT OF THESE BALANCES. TRANSACTIONS OF THE NEW YORK CLEARING HOUSE FOR FORTY-FIVE YEARS, AND FOR EACH YEAR, NUMBER OF BANKS, AGGREGATE CAPITAL, CLEARINGS, BALANCES, AVERAGE OF DAILY CLEARINGS AND BALANCES, AND THE PERCENTAGE OF BALANCES TO CLEARINGS. CLEARING-HOUSE TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASSISTANT TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES AT NEW YORK FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 1, 1898. Exchanges received from Clearing House.. Balances received from Clearing House. Total.... Exchanges delivered to Clearing House. Balances paid to Clearing House. * Increase. + Decrease. $339,954,830 25,527,276 $365,482,106 170,910,793 $194,571,313 The capital is for various dates, the amounts at a uniform date in each year not being obtainable. Totals for forty-five years. Balances consisted of legal tenders, etc, STATE BANKS, TRUST COMPANIES, SAVINGS-BANKS, AND PRIVATE BANKS. (From the Report of the Comptroller of the Currency.) State Banks. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF STATE BANKS FROM 1885 TO 1898. * Checks and other cash items, $26,500,000; specie and legal tenders, $101,000,000. Loan and Trust Companies. AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF LOAN AND TRUST COMPANIES FROM 1893-94 TO 1897-98. 82,609,940 162,069,171 Overdrafts.... 82,489 United States bonds.. 13,449,411 39,607,593 State, county, and municipal bonds. 5,243,292 12,464,537 Bank stocks.. 678,972 493,042 707.119 145,348,966 90,632,502 92,620,845 79,356,399 28,654,778 28,871,535 37,228,470 883,835 199,004 34,377,700 35,861,686 288,322 22.250,862 33,909,776 38,914,900 50,100,566 45,876,227 $705,186,944 $807,063,041 $855,282,153 $843,713,745 $942,462,179 $97,068,092 $108,563,905 $111,146,973 $106,968,253 53,621,720 Capital stock.. $101,228,555 Surplus fund. 62,444,553 68,825,967 70,658,684 26,984,982 Debenture bonds. 1,762.598 78,453 130,148 662.138,397 Due to other banks and bankers. 3,350,315 65,027,292 71,022,139 77,971,098 AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF SAVINGS-BANKS FROM 1893-94 TO 1897-98. 66,225,339 48,413,410 1897-98. 934 Banks. $864,968,285 41,232,838 164,554,170 296.126 1894-95. 1895-96. 988 Banks. 1896-97. 980 Banks. $792,492,458 $800,193,199 $822,012,228 50,504,440 50,525,863 192,247,692 204,053,701 196,082,048 352,552 415,006 390,272 United States bonds.. 108,950,804 123,196,914 121,732,130 130,830,808 44,629,479 44,052,458 44,016,805 40,928,803 42,601,453 Other stocks, bonds, and mortgages. Other resources.. Total.... Liabilities $1,980,744,189 $2,053,764,328 $2,143,307,163 $2,198,824,474 $2,241,344,991 $20,579,558 $29,465,573 $27,240,505 $26,199,430 $18,536,130 159,954,756 162,481,396 23,984,822 24,994,575 27,641 1,939,376,035 *2,027,237,843 24,979 970,566 175,969 6,923,533 $1,980,744,189 $2,053,764,328 $2,143,307,163 $2,198,824,474 $2,241,344,991 * Exclusive of $38,393,455 savings deposits in Illinois State banks having savings departments. 1894. $9,042,340 13,902,444 43,651,233 Private Banks. AGGREGATE RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF PRIVATE BANKS FROM 1894 ro 1898. 904 Banks. 1,070 Banks. 1896. 824 Banks. 1897. 759 Banks. $14.079,130 $11,963,527 $8,652.626 11,200,878 12,374,512 9,527,800 Overdrafts.... United States bonds. State bonds............ Railroad bonds and stocks... Bank stocks... Other stocks, bonds, etc.. Due from other banks and bankers.. Real estate, furniture, etc.. Current expenses, etc.. Cash and cash items. 652,823 Cash on hand... Other resources.. Total.... Liabilities 5,857,132 RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF STATE BANKS, LOAN AND TRUST COMPANIES, SAVINGS AND * Exclusive of $38,393,455 savings deposits in Illinois "State" banks. 130,148 662,138,397 24,979 970,566 *2,027,237,843 69,026 667,607 3,350.315 175.969 6,923,533 1,631,366 89,952,036 |