Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1914 — GREAT BANKS OF THE WORLD [ARTICLE]

GREAT BANKS OF THE WORLD

Only Sixty-One Institution* Have Deposits Exceeding One Hundred Million Dollars. For years the mere name of the Bank of England has been a synonym for financial strength and greatness. Jn a list of the great banks of the world the Bank of England is sixth. There are throe banks in England with a greater line of deposits. The 4nst«r bank* pre London City and

Midland, Lloyd’s bank and London County and Westminster. London City and Lloyd's each has deposits above 1500,000,000. The London County has deposits of >440,000,000. The great Bank of England has a little more than >350,000,000. The leading bank of the world, from the standpoint of deposits, is the Imperial Bank of Russia, with deposits and current accounts aggregating >630,000,000, a sum big enough to stagger the mind. . * The NgUonai

the National City Bank of New York are 16 and 17 in rank, with deposits close to >230,000,000 each. The Bank of Spain is greater than the Bank of France, much greater in deposits. But Spain cuts no figure in the finances of the world. That is hard to explain' In this world list there are only 61 banks mentioned with deposits in excess .of >100,000,000. In this list the United States has eight banks, a good showing, as none of them depends on the deposits of the mtQI to help U out.