| 1615 | 688,875,203 | 546,236,881 |
| 1875 | 2027 | 955,862,580 | 682,846,607 |
| 1880 | 2052 | 933,543,661 | 755,459,966 |
| 1885 | 2664 | 1,234,202,226 | 987,649,055 |
| 1890 | 3326 | 1,811,686,891 | 1,436,402,685 |
| 1895 | 3737 | 1,991,913,123 | 1,695,489,346 |
| 1897 | 3661 | 1,901,160,110 | 1,639,688,393 |
| 1899 | 3590 | 2,214,394,838 | 2,225,269,813 |
| 1900 | 3602 | 2,479,819,494 | 2,380,610,361 |
| 1901 | 3942 | 2,706,534,643 | 2,623,997,521 |
| 1902 | 4291 | 3,038,255,447 | 2,964,417,965 |
| 1903 | 4666 | 3,303,148,091 | 3,152,878,796 |
| 1904 | 5180 | 3,469,195,043 | 3,300,619,898 |
| 1905 | 5528 | 3,728,166,086 | 3,612,499,598 |
| 1906 | 5911 | 4,071,041,164 | 4,088,420,135 |
| 1907 | 6288 | 4,463,267,629 | 4,115,650,294 |
| 1908 | 6625 | 4,585,337,094 | 4,176,873,717 |
+--------+----------+-------------------+-----------------+

The combined returns of state and private banks, savings banks and loan and
trust companies in the United States show a growth within a few years which
is indicated by the principal items of their accounts:--

RESOURCES OF STATE BANKS, TRUST COMPANIES, &c.

+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+
| Items. | 1897. | 1907. |
+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+
| Capital stock | $380,090,778 | $807,178,262 |
| Surplus and profits | 382,436,990 | 924,655,010 |
| Loans | 2,231,013,262 | 6,099,897,535 |
| Deposits | 3,324,254,807 | 8,776,755,207 |
| Total Resources | 4,258,677,065 | 11,168,514,516 |
+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+

The aggregate banking power of the United States, as computed by the
comptroller of the currency in his annual report for 1907, increased from
$5,150,000,000 in 1890 to $17,824,800,000 in 1907, and the banking power of
foreign countries from $10,835,000,000 to $27,034,200,000, representing an
increase for all reporting countries from $15,985,000,000 to
$44,859,000,000.

The system of clearing cheques has attained a higher development in the
United States than in any other country, except perhaps, Great Br