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THE
MAVERICK NATIONAL BANK
MANUAL, Boston
JULY 1, 1887.
BOSTON:
WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., 18 POST OFFICE SQUARE.
1887.
COPYRIGHT, 1887, BY THE MAVERICK NATIONAL BANK.
EARLY DEBTS.-EARLY GOVERNMENT LOANS (1803-1837). - DIVISION OF
THE SURPLUS OF 1836. GOVERNMENT LOANS (SECOND PERIOD, 1837-
1861).- FLUCTUATIONS OF THE DEBT (1837-1861).- Government Loans
(THIRD PERIOD, 1861-1881).- ANNUAL REDUCTION OF THE DEBT (1865-
1887). - ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC DEBT.-U. S. BOND CALLS (1871-1887).—
BONDS OWNED BY NATIONAL BANKS. -ANNUAL RECEIPTS, EXPENDI-
TURES, INTEREST PAYMENTS AND SURPLUS OF UNITED STATES (1860-
1887). ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY CONGRESS (1877-1887).—
DEBT STATEMENT, June 1, 1887.
THE RATE OF RETURN TO INVESTORS IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN,
SPANISH, AUSTRIAN, TURKISH, EGYPTIAN, CHINESE, AND JAPANESE
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. -THE CREDIT OF THE UNITED STATES. - ITS
GROWTH IN POPULATION AND WEALTH.-THE BURDEN OF ARMIES AND
NAVIES TO EUROPEAN NATIONS.
CHAPTER III.
STATE AND MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS, .
Page
27-35
GENERAL NOTES ON STATE INDEBTEDNESS.-STATE, TERRITORIAL, COUNTY,
AND MUNICIPAL DEBTS IN 1880.-STATE DEBTS AND VALUATIONS, JAN-
UARY 1, 1887.- APPROXIMate Credit oF STATES. - DEBTS, POPULATION,
AND DEBT PER CAPITA OF FORTY CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES.-
AVERAGE RATES OF INTEREST PAID AND CREDITS OF LEADING CITIES
OF THE UNITED STATES.-GROWTH OF AMERICAN CITIES OF 50,000
POPULATION SINCE 1790.- INDEBTEDNESS OF FOREIGN CITIES.
28705
THEIR SECURITY AS INVESTMENTS. THE HISTORY OF WATER SUPPLY
FOR CITIES.-CONDUIT DATA.-COMPARISONS OF LARGE GRAVITATION
WORKS.-LONDON'S WATER SUPPLY.-HISTORY OF AMERICAN Water
WORKS.-COST, EXPENSES AND REVENUE.- FINANCIAL STATISTICS OF
LEADING WATER WORKS.
CHAPTER V.
WHAT ARE SAVINGS BANK SECURITIES?
49-56
ABSTRACT OF THE LAWS REGULATING THE INVESTMENT OF SAVINGS BANK
FUNDS.-THE GROWTH OF SAVINGS BANKS.- SAVINGS BANK STATIS-
TICS OF THE UNITED STATES.
CHAPTER VI.
BANKS AND BANKING,
57-78
EARLY BANKING IN EUROPE.. -THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND THE JOINT-
STOCK BANKS. - BANK OF FRANCE. - PRICES AND DIVIDENDS OF
EUROPEAN BANK SHARES.- CANADIAN BANKS.. THE INCREASE OF
BANKING CAPITAL. - HISTORY OF BANKING IN THE UNITED STATES.-
THE NUMBER OF NATIONAL BANKS.-CAPITAL AND PROFITS.-COM-
PARATIVE POSITION IN RECENT TIMES. THE STATISTICAL RECORD FOR
TWENTY-ONE YEARS. THE MAVERICK NATIONAL BANK.
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CHAPTER VII.
COINAGE AND CURRENCY,
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79-89
ORIENTAL AND EUROPEAN COINAGE.- COLONIAL COINAGE. THE SILVER
DOLLAR. UNITED STATES COINAGE. VALUE OF FOREIGN COINS.
LEGAL TENDER and BANK NOTES STATISTICS. THE DISTRIBUTION OF
THE CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES.- GOLD AND SILVER PRODUC-
TION. RATIO OF SILVER TO GOLD.
CHAPTER VIII.
BANK CLEARING HOUSES,
MANAGERS.
HISTORY. THE UNITED STATES CLEARING HOUSES. - NUMBER OF BANKS
REPRESENTED.
EXCHANGES, 1885 AND 1886. FOUR
MONTHS OF 1887 COMPARED WITH 1886.- NEW YORK CLEARANCES, BY
YEARS.-HISTORY OF THE BOSTON CLEARING HOUSE.
BY YEARS. CLEARANCES OF THE WORLD.
ITS EXchanges,
CHAPTER IX.
RAILROADS,
98-117
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCOMOTIVE AND THE RAILWAY. - STATISTICS OF
UNITED STATES RAILROADS.-SPEED OF TRAINS.-RAILROAD CREDITS.
-STREET RAILWAYS OF THE WORLD. - THE INTERSTATE AND STATE
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
STERLING EXCHANGE: ITS ORIGIN, AND INTRINSIC AND COMMERCIAL BASIS.-
PARITY OF EXCHANGE AND THE GOLD SHIPPING POINTS -HIGHEST AND
LOWEST QUOTATIONS and REVIEW OF THE MARKET FOR TEN YEARS.
IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND BALANCE OF TRADE, 1861-1887.
SHIPBUILDING, TONNAGE, AND CARRYING TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES,
1882-1887.-REMARKS ON AMERICAN SHIPPING AND EARLY STEAM VESSELS.
-THE PRINCIPAL OCEAN STEAMERS.- RAPID TRANSATLANTIC PASSAGES.
-DISTANCES BY WATER FROM NEW YORK TO PRINCIPAL PORTS OF THE
WORLD.- -AMOUNT OF COAL CONSUMED BY OCEAN STEAMERS.-DESIGNAT
ING MARKS OF TRANSATLANTIC LINES.
ACQUISITIONS AND TOTAL AREA OF THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
-AREAS OF THE STATES IN SQUARE MILES.
GRANTS OF PUBLIC LANDS BY CONGRESS TO STATES AND RAILROADS.
FARMS OF THE UNITED STATES.-TOTAL ACREAGE, IMPROVED AND UNIM-
PROVED.
IMMIGRATION.-TOTAL ARRIVALS, 1820 TO 1887.-ARRIVALS BY COUNTRIES.
- PROPORTION OF TOTAL EUROPEAN EMIGRANTS RECEIVED BY UNITED
STATES.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.-TOTAL PRODUCTION OF STAPLES FOR FIVE
YEARS. HIGHEST AND LOWEST CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN PRICES,
1877-87.-WHEAT CROPS OF THE WORLD.
COTTON. TOTAL UNITED STATES CROPS.-EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION,
1841-87.-COTTON PRICES, 1826 To 1887, BY YEARS.-CONSUMPTION OF
THE WORLD.-MANUFACTURE IN THE UNITED STATES.
WOOL.-PRODUCT OF THE UNITED STATES, 1882-86.