Banking Statistics.
THE NATIONAL BANKS OF THE UNITED STATES.
(From the annual report of the Comptroller of the Curreney.)!

Ratio of

Ratio of Ratio of
No, of

Dividends Earnings
Capital.
Surplus. Total Dividends.

Dividends
Net Earnings.

to Capital to Capital Sept. 1.

to
and

and Capital.

Surplus. Surplus, 1880 2,072 9454, 215, 082 $120, 145,649.00 $36, 111, 478.00 $45, 186,034.00

8.02

6,35 1890. 3.353 625, 089,645 208,407,786.00 61,158,883.33 72,055, 663.52

6.14 8.65 1893. 3.759 684,342, 024 246,918,673.11 49, 633. 195.99 68,750,952, 09 7.25 5.33

7.38 1894. 3,755 672,951, 450 246,001, 328.00 45,333, 270.00 41,955, 248.00 6.07 4.419 04.05 1995.. 3,716 660, 287,065 247, 466,002.00 45,969, 663.00 46,866.557.00 6.96 5. 06 5. 15 1896. 3,682 652,725,750 248, 235, 323.00 45,525,947.00 49, 742,318.00 6.97 5.05 5.52 1897. 3,620 638, 173,895 249,044,948.00 42 394, 241,00 44,273, 314.00 6.64 4.78 4,99 1898. 3,581 615,818, 725 244,281.879.00 44.291,971.00 50.032,972. (10) 7.17 5. 15 1899.. 3,561 608, 674.895 247,930,970.00 46,691,602.00 54, 346, 602 00 7.67 5.45 6.34 1900.. 3,604 608, 754, 600 261.950,843.42 48.083, 094.39 87,276,836.60 7.88 5.58 10.14 1901. 3.969 635,511,286 268,451.548.00 51.699, 779.00 81, 859, 797.00 9.05 6.72 8.15 190 2.. 4,269 678.763, 767 302, 513.154.55 68.199,493.62 106,581,476.85 10 92 6,99 10.12 1903.. 4,700 722, 797,806 353, 105,524.91 68,565,848. 10 109,881.530.97 8. 79 5.91 10.21 1904. 5,134 761.082, 495 390, 452.345.00 75.588,889.00 112,936,426.00 9,92 6.56 9.80 1905. 5.5:15 776.175,576 407,643, 159, 00 78.188.174.00 105 909, 385, 00 8.95 6.18 9. 42 1906. 5,876 801,326,590 440,616,689, 50 89,264,850.00 127,526,836.001.11.14 7. 18 110. 26 * 1907 6.043) 842,685.939 522.382,747.59 99,728, 239.00 152, 235,434,001 11.90 7.30 11. 20

* To July 1, 1907; abstract period changed.

The circulation outstanding August 22, 1907, was $561,949,461, individual deposits, 84,319,035,402; principal resources, Jonng and discounts, 84,678,683,968 : United States bonds un deposit to secure circniation, $561,217,950; United States bonds on hand and with the Treasurer to secure public deposits, $103,019,490; specie, 8531,107, 150; legal tender notes, $170,615,782 ; aggregate resources, $9,390,828,402. RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES OF STATE BANKS. LOAN AND TRUST COMPANIES,

SAVINGS AND PRIVATE BANKS, 1907.

Loan and Trust
CLASSIFICATION.

State Banks.

Companies,

Savings Banks. Private Banks. Total. 9,967 Banks, 194 Companies

1,415 Banks.

1,141 Banks. 13,817 Banks. Resources, Loans on real estate.

$192,737,361 $174,235,578 $1,385,484,075 $18,945,940 $1,771,402,954 Loans on other collateral security.. 171,112,691 823,109,861 207,632,649 9,403,643 1.211,269,043 Other loans and discounts..

2,139,836,544 2 604,018, 798 239,017,511 101,127,863 3,084,000 906 Overdrafts...

27,940,524 6,660,318 1,330,534 3,313,256 33,23,632 United States bonds.

2,111,794

1,380,592

18,744,618 546,408 22 412 State, county, and municipal bonds. 5,674,831 11,239,601 618,494,020 641,411 636,049,863 Railroad bonds and stocks. 5,160,140 31,823,413 602,224,813

639,884.068 Bank stocks 1,149,248 6,528,463 24,987,618 210,209

32,875,638 Other stocks, bonds, and securities. 475,408,624 735,127,601 381,816,604 7,860,542 1,600 213,371 Due from other banks and bankers. 548,466,4781 261 977,373 163,343,382 31,424,217 1,005,211,445 Real estate, furniture, and fixtures, 117,688,432 51,078,710) 51,885,740

7,748,260 228, 401,149 Cheeks and other cash items..

96,5118,728 5,042,082 3,036,115 897,467 105,484,392 Cash on hand

254,001,570 101,719,615 27,416,428 8,710,484 391 847,497 Other resources...

81,393,177 263,577,455 57,469,893 3,725,798 446,166,253 Total

$4,119,190,337 $3,071,419,360 $3,782,878,200 $195,031,619 11,168,514,616 Liabilities, Capital stook..

$471,663,037 $276,146,081 $34,224,323 $25,144,822 $807,178,262 Surplus fund

192,587,461 369,286,668 201,220,062 7,822,679 770,417,870 Other undivided profits.

88,664,017 28,578.358 83,476,631 3,519,734 154.287,640 Dividends unpaid.

747,808 291,468

131 387 1.170,663 Individual deposits

8,068,649,860 2,061,633,035 3,496,410,087 161,072,023 8,776,765,207 Due to other hanks and bankers.. 211,007,202 167,872,767 8.179,275 2,844,638 389,903,872 All other liabilities.

85,870,952 167,620,993 10,363,323 4,996,234 268,851,502 Total

$4,119,190,337 $3,071,419,360 $3,782,873,200 $195,031,6 191 $11,168,514,516 STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNTS OF GOLD AND SILVER COINS AND CERTIFICATES, UNITED STATES NOTES, AND NATIONAL BANK NOTES IN CIRCULATION OCTOBER 1, 1907.

General Stock In Trensory Amount in Circula- Amount in Cireuls

Oct. 1, 1907. Oct. 1, 1907 tien (let. 1, 1907. tion Oet, I, 1906. Gold Coin(Including bullion in 'Treas' y) $1,482,969, 710 $200, 123, 252 9561,956, 589 9684,268, 074 Gold Certificates

S0.685, 260 640, 204, 609 541,857, 9:29 Standard Silver Dollars.

562,544,530 4,063,364 84,758,166 81,662,707 Silver Certificates

12,875,749 460.847, 251 474,338,310 Subsidiary Silver

132,799.079 7,812,842 124,986,237 116.001,510 Treasury Notes of 1890.

5.707.000

6,652 5,700,348 6.998, 562 United States Notes.

346,681,016 3,555,391 343, 125, 625 312,858, 598 National Bank Notes..

603.987.114 19,711,565 581,275,549 564,148,004 Total......

$3,134,688,449 $328,884,075 82,805.854,374$2,812, 183,694 Population of the United States October 1, 1907, estimated at 86,429,000; cirenlation per expita, $89.46.

*For redemption of outstanding Certifientes an exact equivalent in amount of the appropriate kinds of money is held in the Trenslury, and is not ineinde in the count of money beld as sissets of the Government. 1 Thla staternent of money hell in the Treasury as assets of the Government

doer ont include deposits of publie noney in National Bank depositaries to the rent of the Trezirer of the United States, amounting to $168,304,380.82.

For a full statem-at of assets Ber: Public Debt Statement.

BANKING STATISTICS--Continued.

BANKING STATISTICS OF EUROPE. CAPITAL, SPECIE, CIBCULATION, ETC., OF THE PRINCIPAL FOREIGN BANKS, JUNE 30, 1907. (Expressed in Millions of Dollars.]

Deposits
Total Circuls.

and
EUROPEAN BANKS,
Capital. Gold, Bilver.

Loans.
Specie. tion.

Current
Accounts

Imperial Bank of Germany..
Banks of issue of Germany.
Bank of Austria-Hungary
Xational Bank of Belgium..
National Bank of Bulgaria...
National Bank of Denmark....
Bank of Spain.:
Bank of Finland.
Bank ot France..
X Lional Bank of Greece.
Bank of Italy...
Bank of Naples..
Rank of Sicily
Bank of Norway
Bank of Netherlands.
- Bank of Portugal.
National Bank of Roumania.
Imperial Bank of lussia..
Nati0118! Bank of Nervia..
Koral Bank of Sweden....
Banks of Issue of Switzerland.
Imperial Ottoman Bank.
Bank of Alsters...
Bank of Japan..
Bank of Mextro
Banks of Central and South America..
United Klogdom (including Colonial and

Foreigo Joint Stock Banks with London

office) Bank of Australasia. Bauk of Canada

Total.

8.1

128.4 118.5 11.9 13.7 198.1

11.7 149.8

91.6 127.5 31.5 10.9 19.0 62.0 26.5 95.9 994,?

2.3 381.5 324,5 35.4 26.7 83 3 339.7 342.2

3.5 14.8

2.9 97.5

1.1 86.5 44.9 94.0

5,6 14.6 458.5

9.7 20.1

80.3

285.6

19 10.8

24.6
19.3
12.
41,7

976.3
$40.0
$8.0

9.2
200.8
381.3
373,0

16.0 169.5 198.6

10.8 49.6

17.1

TRANSACTIONS OF THE NEW YORK CLEARING-HOUSE.
YEAR
No. of

Balances Paid in

Average Daily Balances ENDING

Average Daily
Capital.

Clearings.
Bunks

Balances Paid
SEPT. 30.

to Money. Clearings.

in Money: Clearings 1892

85 $60,422,700 $36,279,905, 230 $1,861,600,575 #118,561,782 56.083,335 6.1 1893

65 60,922.70034,421,380.870 1,696, 207,176 113,978, OS 2 5,616,680 4.9 1894.

66 61, 622,700 24, 230, 145,368 1,585, 241, 634 79,704.126 5,214,611 6.5 1895

67 62.622.700 28, 264,379, 126 1.896,574,349 92,670,095 6,218,270 6.7 1896

60 60, 622,700 29, 350, 894,884 1,813, 289, 239 96, 232,442 6,0 13.671 6.2 1897

66 59,022, 700 31, 337, 780,948 1,908,901.898 103 424,954 6,300,006 6.0 1898.

65 08,272.700 39,853, 413, 948 2,338,529,016 131.529,419 7,717,918 5.87 1899.

64 58,922. 700 57,368,230,771 3,085,971,370 189,961,029 10.218, 448 5.37 1900.

64 74.222,700 51,964,588,364 2,730,441,810 170.936, 147 8.981,716 5.25 1901.

02 81,722,700 77,020,672,464 3,515, 037, 741 254,193,639 11,600,785 4.57 19902.

80 100, 672,700 74,7533, 189, 435 3,377,504,072 215, 898,649 11.110,210 4.51 1903

67 113,072, 700 70.833.655,940 3.315.516,487 233,005, 447 10,906.304 4. 68 1904.

64 115,972,700 59,672,796, 804 3, 105, 858,576 195,648.514 10.183.143 6,20 1905

54 115,972. 700 91.879,312,369 3,953,875,975 302,234,600 13,006,171 4,33 1906

118, 150,000 103, 754, 100, 091 3,832,621, 023 312, 122, 772 12,648,914 3. 69 1907 53

9,315,421, 2381 3.813,926. 108 31:3,357.669 112, 545,809 4. 68 EXCHANGES OF CLEARINQ-HOUSES OF UNITED STATES CITIES. ('LEARING

EXCHANGES FOR YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 ILOUSk ar 1907. 1906. 1905. 1901.

1903. New York... $95. 815, 421, 238 8103, 754,100,091 801,879, 318, 369 $59,672,796, 804 $70,833, 656, 940 Boston.

8.548,822,227 8,149,377,513 7,469.812.036 6,419, 272, 150 6,837, 767,883 Chicago. 12,265,923, 407 10,873,546, 251 9.821,718,562 8,808,033, 268 8,627,554,264 Philadelp'ia 7,508,098. 431 7,553, 273, 999 6, 766,147.857 5.491:236,568 5,908,775,428 St. Louis... 3,180,098,102 2.934,576.620 2,907, 8S6, 282 2.682,218,323 2, 400, 057.926 San Franc'co 2,299,411.061 1.875,314,012 1.753,010,570 1.513.927,207 1,513,511, 886 Baltimore. 1,499.394,515 1, 432,070.248 1,249, 411.909 1.097.003. 459 1.169,531,519 Pittsburgh... 2761.441,799 2,630, 996, 408 2, 131,366,780 1.956.720,497 2,3381, 454.231 Cincinnati.. 1,399, 770,100 1.291.921.250 1. 192, 662 600 1.196,834,400 1.153,865,500 Kansas City 1.005.752,939 1,184,893, 262 1,167,294,894 1,09/5, 100.926 1,046,312,379 New Orleans 1,030. 208,162 984, 264,235 953,995,496 961,992.245 8.53,077,687 Minneapolis. 1,120, 680,545 976.122,113 901.693, 286 793.558, 708 731,568,965 Detroit...

726,744,655 650.042, 094 575, 309,5861 616,598,762 523, 569, 677 Louisville... 670, 752,450 640,362,310 594.392,208 6:39, 702.428 629, 260,638 Cleveland. 914,658,049 812.973,376 754,739,346 700,078, 208 804.850,901 Other cities..! 13,814, 779,578 12,005, 495, 101 10,083, 082,176 8.673,269,979 8,629.032, 745

Total. 154,662,515,258 157,749,328,913140.501,841,957 102, 150,313, 982 114,068.837,669 Clearing-House returns prepared for Tux WORLD ALMANAC by Assistant Manager W. J. Gilpla, of New York Cleariaz-House,

Statistics of Savings Banks. NUMBER OF DEPOSITORS, AMOUNT OF DEPOSITS, AND AVERAGE TO EACH DEPOSITOR,

1906-1907.

332.09 Towa..........

STATES

STATES
Number of

Average
Amount of

Number of Amount of

Average
AND

to Each
AND

to Each TERRITORIKE. Depositors. Deposits.

Depositor.
TERRITORIEX.
Depositors, Deposits

Depositor. Maine..

221,883 $84,394,909 8380.88 West Virginia... 6,350 $1,125,481 $210.87 N. Hampshire...

183, 343
81,124,7101 442, 72 North Carolina. 32,770

6,171,635 188. X3 Vermont 154,325 67,414.294 372.33 South Carolina. 27,336

10,458,470 382,40
Massachusetts 1,908,378 694.081.142 363, 70
Rhode Island.... 132.3191 66,891 174 642. 77 S'thern States 65,456 $17,760,486 $271.18
Connecticut. 517.301

246,264,985 476, 061
Ohio ..........

99,651 64,463,676 546.54
81,361

11,485, 176 364.63 N. Eng. States 3,107,449 $1,229,701,214 $395, 72 Indiana ............

Illinois

606,918

194,668.858 321. 27 Wisconsin

6,181

1,284,806 199.74 New York... 2,740,804 1,394,296,034

508.72 Minnesota

93,152 24,028,724 267.95 New Jersey. 283,6891 94,211,004

876,783 136,370,436 359. 28 Pennsylvania ... 454.996 159,174,013 349.84 Delaware

31,4001

8,819,087 280.86 Middle States. Maryland

$421,201,476 $347.29

1,213, 046 217.182 76,798,808

353,61 Dis.of Columbia 33,034 6,618,3681

170.08 California.......

441,752 282,508,966 639.83 East'n States 3,761,109 $1,738,916,813) 8462, 34 United States. 8,688,811 *3,690,078,946*429.64 Whole Dumber of banks, 1,415,

No returns for 1904-1905 from the following States and returns for previous years are given; Alabama, 1893-94, depositors, 2,500, amount of deposits, 8102,347. New Mexico, 1894-96, depositors, 217: amount of deposits, $37,951. Washington, 1894-95, depositors, 5,512; amount of deposits, $1,148, 104, Oregon, 1895-96, depositors, 1,631; amount of deposits. $972,298. Georgia, 1896-97. depositors, 5.381; amount of deposits, $288,010. Florida, 1899-1900, depositors, 8776 amount of deposits, $255.395. Louisiana, 1899-1900, depositors, 10,618; amount of deposits, 83 284,892. Texas, 1899-1900, depositors, 2,986; amount, 8584,424. Tennessee, 1900-1901,

depositors, 19,823; amount, $3,519,333. SAVINGS BANKS, DEPOSITORS, AND DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES EVERY TEN

YEARS FROM 1830 TO 1890 AND ANNUALLY SINCE 1895.
Number of Number of

Nanber of
YEAR.

Namber of

YEAR.
Banks.

Deposits.
Depositors.

Banks. Depositors.

Deposits. 1830..

36 38,085 $6,973,304 1898.. 979 5,385, 746 82,065, 631,298 1940

61
78, 701 14,051,520 1899

942 5,887.818 | 22:30: 366,954 1850

108 251.354 43, 431 130 1900 1,002 6.107,083 2.449,547,886 1860.

278 693.870 149,277,504 1901. 1.007 6,358,7232,597,094.580 1870

617 1,630,846 549,874,308 1902. 1,036 6.666.672 2.750,177,280 1880

629 2.335,582 819, 106.973 1903. 1,078 7,035, 228 2,935, 204,845 1800.

921 4.258,893 1,524.844.606 1904 1,157 7,305, 4433,060,178, 611 1895. 1,017 4.875,519 1.810,597,023 1905 1.237 7,696, 229 3, 261, 236,119 1896

9. 8 5,065, 494 1,107, 156, 277 1906. 1,319 8,027. 192 3, 482,137,198 1897.

980 5, 201, 132 1,939, 376,035 1907... 1,415 -8,598,811 3.690,078, 946 The above and following tables were compiled from the report of the Comptroller of the Currency. NUMBER OF DEPOSITORS AND AMOUNT OF DEPOSITS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. (Latest reports received by the Comptroller of the Currency.)

Number

Average
Total

Average
COUNTRIER.

Period.
ot
Deposits:

Deposit Peposio l'er
Depositors.

Account. lohaitant.

5,514,57081, 181,640,983 Austria.

1905

$187.32 $88.20 Belgium

1905 2,311,845

65.59 21.19 Bulgaria,

1904

124,007 2,723,182 21.95 Canada:

1906

209,663 63,741,650 293,07 11.14 Chile.

1904
84,460

2,576,938 30 51 Denmark

1905 1,823,044 212,990,390 180.94 82.36 Egypt.

1906
59.084

1,606,475

37.19 ".14 Finland.

1995
243,625 24,434,885 100,33

8,62 France!..

1905 12,134,523 898,376,625 74.03 23.48 Germany.

1904 17,294,217 2,831,333,000 163.71 48.66 Hungary

1905 1,546,629 370,944,935 239.84 19.19 India (British). 1906 1,115,758 15,396,741 40.69

20 Italy

1906
6,045,678 233.735,421 35.71

6.96 Japan

1906 12.552,050 75.968,732 6,05 1.07 Luxemburg

1906
57.491 9,372,493

163.03 87,99 Netherlands,

1906 1,619,769 91,849,000 55.55 16.89 New Zealand..

1905

316,350 47,564,947 150.35 53.63 Norway

1905

790,307 100,250,603 136.85 43.38 Roumania

1904
167,099

8,038,960 51.17 1.28 Russia..

1906 5,665,996 533,346,000" 94.13 3.67 Spain..

1905

415,196 54,799,182 131.98 2 90 Sweden.

1905 1.941.665 175,917,932 90,60 39.98 Switzerland

1900 1.300.000 193,000,000 148.46 62,20 pnite Kingdom

1905 11.694.918 996.827,464 85.34 23,00 United States......

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The Bankruptcy Law. EXTRACTS TROY THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY ACT OF JULY 1, 1898. BEC. 4. WHO MAY BECOME BANKRUPTS. -(9) Any person who owes debts, except a corporation, shall be entitled to the benefits of this act as a voluntary bankrupt.

()) Any natural person (except a wage-earner or a person engaged chiefly in farming or the tillage of the soil), any unincorporated company, and any corporation engaged principally in manufacturing, trading printing, publishing, or mercantile pursuiis, owing debts to the amount

of one thousand dollars or over, muy be adjudged an involuntary bankrupt upon default or an impartial trial, and shall be Bubject to tlie provisions and entitled to the benefits of this act. Private bankers, bnt not national banks or banks incorporated under State or Territorial law's, may be adjudged involuntary bankrupts.

sec. 7. DUTIES OF BANKRUPTS. -(«) The bankrupt shall (1) attend the first meeting or his creditors, !! directed by the court or a judge thereof w lo so, and the hearing upon his application for a discharge. if filed; (2) comply with all lawful orders of the court; (3) examine the correctness of all proofs of claims filed against his estate; (4) execute and deliver such papers as shall be ordered by the court; (5) execute to his trustee transfers of all his property in foreign countries; (6) immediately inform his trustee of any attempt, by his creditors or other persons, to evade the provisions of this act, coning to his knowledge; (7) in case of any person having to his knowledge proved a false claim against his estate, disclose that fact immediately to his trustee; (8) prepare, make oath to, and tile in court within ten days, unless further time is granted, after the adjudication if au involuntary bankrupt, and with the petition if a voluntary bankrupt, a schedule of his property, showing the amount and kind of property, the location thereof, its inoney value in detail, and a list of his creditors, showing their residences, is known (if unknown that fact to be stated), the amount due each of them, the consideration thereof, the security held by them, if any, and a claim for such exemptions as he may be entitled to. all in triplicate.one copy of each for the clerk,one for the referee, and one for the truistée; and (9) u hen present at the first ineering of his creditors, and at such other times as the court shall order, sulmit to an examination concerning the conducting of his business, the cause of his bankruptcy, his dealings with bis creditors and other persons, the amount, kind, and whereabouts of bis property, and, in addition, all matters which may affect the administration and settlement of bis estate; but no testimony given by him shall be offered in evidence against him in any criminal proceedings.

Providedi, however, that he shall not be required to attend a meeting of his creditors, or at or for an examination at a place more than one hundred and fifty miles distant froni his home or principal place of business, or to examine claims except when presenied to him, unless ordered by the court, or a judge thereof, lor cause shown, and the bankrupt shall be paid his actual expenses from the estate when examiued or required to attend at any place other than ihe city, town, or village of his resideuce.

FAILURES IN THE UNITED STATES.

1

1403...

287

NUMBER.
LIABILITIES.*

YEARLY FAILURES.

Year. No.
1907
1906

Liabilities.
1907.
1906.

495 $7,899,900 1984

520 8,079.000 MANUFACTURERS.

1865

530 17,625.000 Iron, foundries, and nails......

42 39.
$4,100,213 $2,255,378 1866. 1,505

53,783,000 Machinery and tools..

117 95 13,109,1130 3,550,001 1967 2.780 96,666.000 Woollens, carpets, and knit goodsi 17 13 1,280,747 693,114 1868

2.60 63,694.000 Cottons, lace, and hosiery..

21 8 2,153,659

116.000 1869

75,054,014 Lumber, carpenters, and coopers.. 282 1981 15,262.140 3.981,770 1870

3,516 88,249,000 Clothing and millinery.........

274

3,745,241 1,987,978 1871 2,915 85,202,000 Hats, gloves and furs..... 27 261 312,704 113.688 1879

121,000,000 Chemicals, drugs, and paints.... r21 84

490.269 337,173 1873.. 6,183 228,492,900 Printing and engraving.

120 90 1,235,863 855,447 1874. 5,630 165,239,000 Milling and bakers..

139 102 1,698,073 742,153 1875, 7,740 201,000,000 Leather, shoes, and harness..

50

774.700 1,760,42 1876. 9,092 191,117,1100 Liquors and tobacco.

72 69 1,863.178 708,723 1877. 8,872 199,669,936 Glass, earthenware, and bricks.

58 661 2,007,575 1,364,050 1878. 10.478 231,38.3.132 All other 714 742 14,749,065 11,728.703 1879

6.578 98.149.1153 1880

4,735 65,762,000 Total manufacturing....... 1,964 1,801 $63,783,957 $30,409,976 1881 5,589 81.155,932

JRR2

6.738 101,517,564 1883

9.184 172,874,172 TRADERS.

1884 10.45 2:26.343, 27 General stores......

036
9654

$5.h:19.627 86,609,542 1885 10.637 124.220.321 Groceries, meats, and fishi. 1,611 1,511 5,600,97% 5,231.840 186.

114.641,119 Hotels and restaurants,

1998 317

3,466,621 2,501,867 1N7. 9.634 167.564.944 Liquors and tobacco)....

571 677 2.01,70il 9.6157,38% 1888. 10,679 123,529,973 Clothing and furnishing...

4.578,194 3,288,085 1889.. 10.882 148,784,137 Dry goods and carpets.. 330 338 3,796,183 3,737.536 1990,

189.856.34 Shoes, rubbers, and trunks..

175 194 80,404 1,096,739 1891. 12,273 189,868.638 Furniture and crockery

161
120

1.631.371 893,164 12. 10,314 114,14,167 Hardware, stoves, and tools.

21 204 1, 10.196 1.894,333 1883. 15,-42 346,779.889 Drugs and paints..

243

1.49, 161 9001,619 1894. 13,895 172,992,850 Jewelry and clocks.

131 133 1,111,917 1.275,183 1895 13.197 173,190,000 Books and papers

301,258 172,737 1896. 15,88 226,090.834 Hats, furs, and gloves..

13 33

135,701

428.374 1897 13,331 154.332,071 All other........

657 571 6,305,987 4,930,317 1898. 12.186 130,663,899

1899

9,337 90,879,469 Total trading.. 5,878 5,848 $39.893,927 $36,915,878 1900 10.774 13,495,673

1901 11.002 113,92,376 Brokers and transporters...

258 2631 13,338.464 18.334,383 1902. 11.616 117,476,769

1943 19,000 150,445.186 Tota! comumercial 8,1190 7.912 $116,036,348 $84.660,237 1904. 12.199 144.942,311

1905

11.520 102,670,172 Banking..........

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#12.947.679 $13,8X7.100 1901; 10.63 119,301,615 • Vine months to September 30. Other years caleudar years. These statistics were prepared for THE WORLD ALLAXAO by R, G, Dun & Co.

Stock List and Prices of Leading Stocks in 1907.

OUTSTANDING STOCK, BONDED INDEBTEDNESS, AND MILEAGE. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE IN 1906 AND 1907.

Stock

Bonds
Outstanding. Outstanding.