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dreamed that lie was starting and giving a name to a system that should 

 become as extensive as tlie mercantile community. ' The sv.stem has 

 become so complete, that it may safely be said that not one-tenth of the 

 money paid in trade, need ever be counted. The clearing house of the 

 New York Associated Banks, shows that of thirty or lortv millions of 

 clearings, representing business to that amount, Uie balances are fre- 

 quently not more than one or two millions. For convenience and safety, 

 the system is indispensable. 



We annex a statement of the Ten National Banks of Lancaster C«juntv, 

 showing their Capital, Loans, Deposits, Circulation, and Governmeut 

 Securities held by them. Of these four are designated as United States 

 Depositaries, which held, on the 17th of April, 18(30, Sl(.)3,234, to the 

 credit of the L^nited States: 



NAMES OF BANKS. 



Farmers' National Bank of Lancaster.. 



Lancaster County National Bunk 



First National Bank of Lancaster 



Columbia National Bank 



First National Bank of Columbia 



First National Bank of Marietta 



Union National Bank of Mount .Toy 



First National Bank of Mount .loy 



Manheim National Bank 



First National Bank of Strasburg 



450,000 

 300 000 

 UO.OiX) 



500,000 

 150 000 



100,000 



100.000 

 100,000 

 ICO.OOO 

 100.000 



300,477 

 34s*,lG4 

 ;)87,193 

 404,41(j 

 17»>,51.i 

 •279,5')S 

 loS,16l 

 14o,07>J 

 lii8.291 

 85,015 



— s 



9 = 



403,500 t 



•J70,iJOO 



I3t),:!0> ( 



447,«'>0 1 



131,0.) J t 



97, J.,,') I 

 87,615 



88,950 ! 



89.1-27 I 



98,985 ; 



,509,632 

 518.241 

 298 191 

 70 I.7-23 

 183.971 

 •2i)'j,»i2.'! 

 •205,737 

 190,003 

 Id7,l03 

 101,838 



> — 



'$ Gl 4,000 



309,7.'.0 



' 212.151) 



I &49,0<jO 



' 178,800 



190,401) 



, 115.000 



I00,00<) 



I 1M,900 



I 160,iM0 



I$2,040,UOO $-2,4(>l,879 1*1,8.50,618 .*3,20S,172 .42,581,700 



In addition to the ten National Banks of Lancaster county, there are 

 seven other Banks, or Banking firms in the city and county, none of 

 which are incorporated except the Inland Insurance and Dejiosit Com- 

 pany. Their returns to the Ke venue officers for the month of March, 

 1869, give the following statement of their Capital and Deposits. Their 

 Discounts or Loans are not ascertained, but may be estimated at a mil- 

 lion and a quarter. 



Reed, McGrann k Co., - - - - - 



Reed, Henderson & Co., . . - - 

 Bair & Shenk, ------ 



Steliman, Clarkson & Co., (Mechanics,) 



Evans, McEvoy & Co., 



Inland Insurance and Deposit Co., 



Litiz Deposit Bank, . . - - - 



.S215,27(.» 1.485,100 



By combining the two statements it will be seen that the Banking 

 Capital of the county is, in round numbers, two and a quarter millions, 



