The Elements of Banking; with the Minutes' Advice about Keeping a Banker

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ...Natl. Bank of Scotland297,024396,790210,344430,307244,427 Union Bank of Scotland454,346537,645207,353606,801263,530 Edin. & Glasgow Bank136,657138,23340,246 Aber. Town & County Bk.70,133122,03467,708132,65381,113 N. of Scot. Banking Co.154,319188,38971,712202,64383,780 Dundee Banking Co33,45141,53934,36044,40228,418 Eastn. Bank of Scotland83,63636,06022,38736,46520,513 Westn. Bk. of Scotland t337,938123,22927,226 Clydesdale Banking Co.104,028243,040147,652828,487158,200 City of Glasgow Bank...72,921217,149193,565271,280239,179 Caledonian Banking Co.53,43467,97385,25164,98231,009 Central Bk. of Scotland42,93355,17480,25858,29127,644 Total3,087,2093,991,0712,245,7064,113,3192,502,899 It will be seen from the above table that there are now only fourteen banks in Scotland. The head offices of these banks are located in six places. The Bank of Scotland, the Royal Bank, the British Linen Company, tlie Commercial Bank, and the National Bank, have their head offices in Edinburgh. The Union Bank of Scotland, the Clydesdale Bank, and the City of Glasgow Bank, have their head offices in Glasgow. The Aberdeen Town and County Bank, and the North of Scotland Bank, are in Aberdeen. The Dundee Banking Company, and the Eastern Bank of Scotland, are at Dundee. The Caledonian Bank is at Inverness. The Central Bank of Scotland has its head offices in Perth. It will be seen from, the above table that these banks have among them six; hundred and four branches. Average of eight periods only in 1857-58, after which it became incorporated (5th June) with the Clydesdale Banking Company. f Average of eleven periods only in 1857-58, after which it ceased (28th Aug.) to circulate notes. J The authorized circulation of the Clydesdale Bank, since the Edinburgh and...