The New city annual directory of San Francisco, 1875, Part 2

Author: D.M. Bishop & Co
Publication date: 1875
Publisher: San Francisco : D.M. Bishop & Co.
Number of Pages: 1294


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204 & 206 California St., San Francisco.


AGENTS


Australasian Steam Navigation Co.,


Australian Mail Steamship Line, and


Regular Dispatch Line Hawaii Packets.


Steamship "CITY OF MELBOURNE,"


837 Tons Register.


"MIKADO,"


.3,030


66


"MacGREGOR,"


2,167


66 66


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2,000


66


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PASSENGER RATES,


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FROM


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AUKLAND


200 00


100 00


SYDNEY


200 00


100 00


MELBOURNE.


225 00


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BRISBANE


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ROCKHAMPTON


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117 50


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POTTER, JACOBS & EASTON,


FIRE AND MARINE


Insurance Agency,


No. 318 CALIFORNIA STREET.


San Francisco, Cal


GLOBE, of Chicago, Incorporated 1865.


TRADERS' INS. CO., of Chicago, Incorporated 1869. WESTCHESTER, of New York, Incorporated 1837. FRANKLIN, of St. Louis, Incorporated 1855.


CITIZENS, of Newark, Incorporated 1869.


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DR. BARLOW J. SMITH'S


Reform Medical Institute


635 and 637 CALIFORNIA STREET,


OPPOSITE ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL.


0 DLO FOR


RO


IMPROVED COMBINATION M.


Application of the Newly-Invented Adjustable Horse-Shoe Magnet. RIGHTS AND MAGNETS FOR SALE.


THIS INSTITUTION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SIXTEEN YEARS, AND FOR I the past three years its interests have been committed to Universal Medication as embraced in Hygiene and Allopathy. This is but the reformatory demand of the California people, and now embraces in its materia medica Surgery, Medicines, Hy- giene, Hydropathy, Electro and Magnetic Motorpathy, the Inhalation of Medicinal Oxygen, Aqua Vitœ and other mineral spring waters, besides the advantages of a domestic home and a healthful dietary. These various means systematically and scientifically combined, together with the supreme advantages of climate, afford us the rational means for the more speedy, certain and permanent cure of the following medical and surgical diseases than can be performed in any other part of the world:


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PACIFIC BANK,


CORNER PINE AND SANSOME STREETS, San Francisco, California.


CAPITAL, (Paid up in Gold) $800,000.00


SURPLUS FUND, (In Gold) - 206,110.00


Transacts every kind of Legitimate Banking Business.


BUYS AND SELLS EXCHANGE on the principal cities of the United States and Europe.


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DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS kept in Gold, Silver and Currency, and subject to check at pleasure. INTEREST PAID on Time Deposits.


COLLECTIONS MADE in San Francisco and vicinity without charge, and at all other points at cost, and proceeds remitted at current rates of Exchange.


O. H. BOGART, Cashier.


PETER H. BURNETT, President.


HOLT BROTHERS,


Manufacturers and Importers of and Dealers in


ALL KINDS OF HARDWOOD LUMBER,


Oak and Rock Elm Hubs, Concord Spokes,


OAK & ASH RIMS & SAWED FELLOES; HICKORY RIMS; HICKORY BENT POLES AND SHAFTS;


Neck-Yokes, Singletrees, Plow Beams, and Handles, Wagon Poles, etc., etc.


27 & 29 BEALE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.


Hub and Spoke Factory located at Concord, N. H.


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SAN FRANCISCO


1815


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. Leurs


CITY


CEMETERY RESERVATION


ATLOBOS


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THE NEW CITY


ANNUAL


DIRECTORY OF SAN FRANCISCO.


Embracing a complete General and Business Directory.


SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $3,00.


1875.


COMPILED BY D. M. BISHOP & CO.


Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1875, by D. M. BISHOP & CO., in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.


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GENERAL INDEX.


PAGE


Abbreviations


81


Banks. 20 Board of Education. 14


Board of Health. 14


Board of Supervisors.


13


Business Directory 1085


Cemeteries. 25


Chamber of Commerce 20


Chinese Directory 1221


Churches


21


City and County Ward Boundaries. 16


City and County Government. 13


Consuls-Foreign


46


Courts in San Francisco


17


Custom House


42


Educational


25


Fire Department.


14


General Directory of Names. 81


Hack Ordinance


17


Hospitals and Asylums.


24


Internal Revenue Department.


43


PAGE


Judiciary


17


Libraries 27


Lighthouse Department. 43


List of Vessels.


47


Literary and Historical Societies


38


Medical Societies


27


Military N. G. C


45


Military U. S.


45


Names too late for regular insertion. 66


Police Department.


14


Post Office 42


Preface


5


Protective Societies


39


Public Offices and Buildings


19


Railroads


28


Religious Societies


38


Secret and Benevolent Societies.


28


Social Clubs and Societies


36


State Government


18


Street and Avenue Guide


50


U. S. Mint


44


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS.


Antisell T M & Co. .1191 Asphaltum and Mastic Roofing


Company ..


1089 and 1200


Atwood & Bodwell .. .2A and 3A and 1143, 1194 and 1218


Badger Wm G 11A Chapman & Co 2B


Chevalier F & Co


1155


Church TR ...


1115


Chy Lung & Co


29A


Clark George W.


Claussenius George.


31A


Cobo, Ygual & Co, centre lines business directory. and 1111


Bernard Charles.


29л


Coffin & Hendry .


1202


Bishop D M & Co.


41A


Coleman Wm T & Co.


25A


Black H M & Co.


1109


Colombat A.


.1130


Blake, Robbins & Co


21A


Colorado Steam Navigation Co


28A


Boericke & Tafel


148


Commercial Ins Co of Califor- nia, general directory, bot- tom line


Consolidated Tobacco Co, cen- tre lines business directory and 1213


Cook H N


.1096


Cornell Watch Co.


33.A


Corville Emerson & Co


1183


Craig R R & J


10B


Cross & Co


1149


Curry F I


30A


Curtis J P


32A


Davis Murray, general direct'y, side lines


Day Thomas


cover


De Crano & Duval .... 1089 and 1170


Deaves & Oliver.


404


Doane & Co


.cover


Driscoll C E.


1B


Dulip E A.


1155


Dunbar, Hendry & Lavery, gen'I directory, top line


Duncan George &.Co. . 1089 and 1200 Egerton, Allen & Co .. 1168 and 1173 Electrical Construction and Maintenance Co, 1096, 1125, 1219


Eureka Broom Factory ...


.. 1104


Eureka Foundry, general direc-


tory, top line


Excelsior Mill Company.


7B


Falkinburgh & Co, centre lines


business directory and ..... 1205


Cal Brass Foundry


2B


California Powder Co, centre


lines business directory


Chaigneau A & Co ....


.. 216


Chapin Geo W, general direc- tory, top line


Baird Andrew & Co. 29A


Baptis J H 1187


Bartling & Kimball.


26A


Beadle D.


. 34A and 1169


Beamish P, cover and general


directory top line


Bendel B & Co. 1167


Boesch Emil. 1152 Boyce Thomas 38A Brown G T & Co. 174 Bryant & Taylor 32A Butterfield W. 18A


Buzzi S ..


7B


Angell J W.


1B and 1123| Cal Furniture Manfg Co. ...... 1133 | Cornyn & Boyd.


12A


4


INDEX TO ADVERTISERS.


Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank 39A | London Assurance Co


Farren J W .1109


Fellows E P & Co, gen'l directy bottom line


Flint, Peabody & Co,


centre


lines business direct'y and 1169


Fisher L P.


1085 and 1179


Foster Thomas J .1183


Freeman BH ...


27A


Friel William .


9B


Gallagher James J


17A


Gelien R G.


1113


Geraghty M


1099


Gerke Henry, general directory


side lines


Ghirardelli D .1116


Giller C L ..


16A


Gillespie & Zan


1104


Glasgow Iron and M Impt Co ..


3B


Golden State Iron Works .....


.. 1130


Goodall, Nelson & Perkins' S S Line 6A


Gordon Charles W.


. 418 and 1193


Gray S C .


1153


Greaves B. 1169 Mills & Evans


Grover & Baker Sewing Machns1202


Hallidie A S ..


36A


Hanly George T & Co.


1210


Harkness M M.


1092


Harris T H & Co.


11B


Hawkins & Cantrell, 27A, 1130


and 1166


Heald's Business College, cover 1116 and 1201


Hercules Powder


.1192


Hermitage Hotel.


.1146


Heverin M .1166


Hibernia Savgs and Loan Socty 23A


Hoag Charles P.


37A


Owens J B


19A


Hobbs, Pomeroy & Co, 1101 and 1165


Hobson Wm Gilfillan .1086


Hodge John G & Co 494


Holmes H T


.1154


Holt Bros


48A


Houghton F T & Co, 1096, 1098, 1104, 1108, 1114, 1128, 1167, 1186, 1200, 1218 and. 1220


Howard Mrs R A 42A


Howe William .. 5B


Howes George & Co 8A


Huhn & Luckhardt. 1170


Humburg A & Son


4B


Hunt E O


14B


Kittridge Jonathan.


14A


Kohler, Chase & Co.


1190


Kustel G


1170


Land Mortgage Union of Cala. , 25A


Langland N P 5B


Laswell M D.


10B


Lawton O & Co


cover


Leavitt C H


17A


Lebenbaum L & Co.


13A


Libbey M L.


29A


Provo Kluit A.


1116


Libby S


.1202


Ray W S.


1010


Renz J


1097


Roach John !.


20A


Robinson & Hall


1149 | Rodgers, Meyer & Co


.1168


Rowell Charles. 1189


Sam Kee.


.1125


S F Savings Union


. cover


Sanborn & Byrnes


8B


Sanitarium Baths


1B


Savings and Loan Society 23A


Schlueter & Volberg, centre line business directory


McCain, Flood & McClure .....


.1124


Schreiber Chr & Co.


1132


McGregor & Co ..


11B


McMillan & Kester.


12A


Schulz & Fischer ..


1205


Scottish Commercial.


1150


Sellers J C


4B


Shaw & Sharp


1115


Shoalwater Bay Oyster Co


.1183


Shreve Geo C & Co


.cover


Skinker John ..


30A


44A


Smith Barlow J


47A


8B


Smith H F & Co.


43A


Smith William.


3B


Spaulding N W, general direc- tery, bottom lines


Sresovich L G & Co 6B


St Nicholas Hotel 12A


Steiger & Kerr.


8B


Steinhart W & I & Co


19A


Sterett B F.


14A


Stockman J M .... 31A, 1177 and 1187 Strahle Jacob & Co .970


Stuart & Elder ..... centre lines, business directory


Sweeney J P & Co


.1201


Swiss-American Bank.


22A


Tesmore Solomon


6B


Teubner & Hoffman.


3B


The State Invest'nt and Ins Co - 12B Thompson Bros, gen'l directry, top line


Thompson George C.


1205


Trumbull R J, gen'l directory,


bottom line and


1201


Truworthy F M.


37A


Tustin W I.


4A and 5A


Upton John P.


20A


Van Schaack C P & Co, general directory, bottom line


Varicas L ..


1186


Vice Martin .


.1098


Wason & Morris .


1185


Parke & Lacy


802


Watkins C E .


35A


Weed & Kingwell.


2B


Wells, Russell & Co


7B


Western Savings and Trust Co 24A


Wheat C D.


5B


Willey J M.


1189


Williams H F


6B


Wilson Sewing Machine Co.


.1203


Women's Cooperative Printing


Union.


13B


Liesenfeld P


cover


Locan & Co ..


10A


Locke & Montague, 1148, 1191,


1207 and 1213


Luedinghausen O W.


1123 |


Macondray & Co ...


.10A and 1210


Manning J W.


1127


S F Boiler Works


30A


Marchell Mrs Olive E.


1146


Marquis J.


1087


Marsat M & Co 1155


Marsh H F


1124


Saul & Co


1109


Martell John. 5B


Masonic Savng and Loan Bank, general directory, side line


McNally & Hawkins. 13A


McQuillan B


9B


Mechanics' Mill.


7B


7E


Menomy E T


1191


Merchants' Exchange Bank. 39A


Merrill J C & Co


Merrill P.


Meyer Charles.


1170


Meyer T Lemmen


1109


Mills Robert


Miner HN


Morse & Taylor


1146


Morse GD


cover


Mountain & Raye


Muller C .


Nathan B & Co


1121


Nevada Metallurgical Works ... 1170


Norcross & Co, general directory bottom line


Norton G A.


1203


Swett D L & Co .


802 and 45A


Occidental Foundry


8B


Orr & Atkins


1132


Pacific Bank ..


48A


Pacific Barrel & Keg Co, centre lines business directory and 1119


Pacific Glue Manfg Co, general · directory, side line


Pacific Electro-Deposit Works 1181 and 1204


Pacific Iron Works.


7A


Pacific Mail Steamship Co.


9A


Ullman M.


15A


Pacifie Pottery 19A


Pacific Reduction Works. 1170


Pacific Saw Manfg Co, general


directory, bottom line


Painter & Co ..... 42A, 1125 and 1207


Paltenghi A.


1166


Pasquale B ..


11A


Patch George W.


1206


Pearlman A S & Co


1125


Plate A J.


18A


Pohley & Koster


1215


Pomroy S S


1168


Potter A


18A


Wilson J D.


15B


Potter, Jacobs & Easton 46A and 1150


1135


1190


4B


1182


7B


Meeker W A.


Schultz & Von Bargen


.1155


Wood George M & Co, centre


lines, business directory


6B | Woodworth, Schell & Co ....... 1190


PREFACE.


T HE publication of a Directory involves so many delicate considerations that are not absolutely requisite in works of ordinary character, that it was only after much hesitation we applied ourselves to the task. The expense attending the compilation of such a book is far greater than usual, as a large corps of assistants must be employed to collect facts, and they must be men of the ability and intelligence which will command a fair remuneration for services rendered. The first quality in point of importance is ACCURACY, without which a Directory would be valueless. Next to this is FRESHNESS, especially in a new and rapidly growing city like San Francisco, where changes in business firms, in private residences, and in the marts of trade, are frequent, and where a large number of new buildings are being constantly erected.


The method of arranging and classifying the contents of a Directory is a prominent feature, saving much time to the inquirer, and simplifying his search for information. Another valuable consideration is clearness of TYPOGAPHY, a point that has been too frequently disregarded in works of this character, and one we have striven to accomplish with credit to ourselves, and benefit to the public. Without COMPLETENESS of details a Directory loses much of its value, and we have, therefore, endeavored to fill that want with as much care as it was possible to bestow.


There is nothing perfect under the sun, but by the proper and considerate use of care, diligence and fidelity to details in its various departments we have endeavored to make this work as nearly perfect as circumstances would permit. It was undertaken not as a mere venture of temporary character, but with the determination to continue it through- out the coming years, and, if possible, render it a permanent and valuable reference on all subjects coming within the scope of its legitimate sphere. To effect the full and satis- factory accomplishment of this purpose we have made arrangements for producing a much better and more complete Directory than any other city of the Union can present. Our


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PREFACE.


expenses will necessarily be largely increased, but having put our hands to the plow we will not relax our grasp until the field has been thoroughly turned over. There are proba- bly no better or more reliable evidences of the growth and progress of cities than are fur- nished by their respective Directories. The increase or decrease in population, commerce, manufactures, financial strength, and the numberless fluctuations in all branches of indus- trial pursuits, together with many other matters of interest, are revealed by comparing the Directories of one year with another, from the present with the far past. Such works have, therefore, a peculiarity of their own, which renders them valuable long after the date of their publication.


The wonderful development of San Francisco as a great commercial metropolis, and the rank it has acquired as the third maritime port of the United States, together with its constantly increasing trade-foreign and with domestic ports-and its rapid expansion in point of importance, wealth, population, and industrial production, are attracting the attention of the whole world. To keep pace with such progress, by elaborating the various features of its accomplishment and onward march, requires the collection of a vast mass of information gleaned only from sources entirely reliable, and in this respect we flatter ourselves that we have been successful.


FINANCIAL .;


The first thing to be considered, in this connection, is the financial status of this city; what are its banking capital and facilities; how much money is there in the community; how distributed, and what is the manner of its management ? There are now eleven Savings Banks in San Francisco, containing the very large amount of $55,000,000, gold coin, in round numbers, which stands to the credit of 60,660 depositors, and is equal to $907, gold, to each depositor. This is far in advance of any other place on the globe, being equal to $970 when reduced to currency at present values, and is, therefore, $627 more than is owned by the individual depositors in the Savings Banks of New York and New England, where the highest average to each depositor is $343, currency. In all European countries where such institutions exist the average is much smaller. The benefits conferred upon a community by the establishment of Savings Banks are so many and so valuable that it may not be out of place to make some allusion to them. They serve as a business link between the richer and poorer classes, and imbue the latter with a sense of independence they would not otherwise possess. They also serve to convince the richer classes that they are, to a large extent, under obligations to the poorer for combining their numberless financial rills into one lake of affluence, from which can be drawn the vitalizing streams to expand commerce, manufactures, agriculture, and all sorts of enterprises. The money so used furnishes additional employment for labor and productive industry, besides being returned to its owners with remunerative accretions. It is axiomatic, that the possession of large means by the masses insures confidence in the public mind, and promotes a love for the permanence of peace, law and order throughout the community, and it is a most note- worthy fact, that wherever Savings Banks do most abound the people are better educated, more independent, and intelligent, and more steadfast in their devotion to principle and justice. We herewith append the semi-annual returns of the San Francisco Savings Banks, as officially reported by the "Commercial Herald" for the six months ended December, 1874:


Semi-Annual Statement of the San Francisco Savings Institutions, January 1, 1875.


NAME.


ORGANIZATION.


OPEN DEP. AOCOUNTS Jan.1,1875


DEPOSITS.


LOANS.


GROSS EARNINGS.


RESERVE FUND.


EXPENS. & AGGREGAT


FED. TAX.


DIVIDEND.


OASH ON HAND.


TERM.


ORDIN'Y


Savings and Loan Society ..


July 23, 1855.


9,877


$ 11,584,949 $ 11,777,696


$558,932


$354,755


$32,889


$508,643


$129,177


9.00


Hibernia Savings and Loan Society


April 7, 1859.


17,706


13,647,635


14,094,083


604,185


852,849


47,459


512,855


290,616


8.00


French Savings and Loan Society.


Feb. 1, 1860 ..


6,500


5,975,351


6,258,596


290,739


182,776


23,775


257,025


365,884


8.40


San Francisco Savings Union.


June 18, 1862 ..


6,127


6,697,968


6,505,971


315,703


225,706


30,014


285,689


190,800


9.00


7.50


Odd Fellows' Savings Bank ...


Oct. 13, 1866 ..


7,649


7,480,334


7,508,615


326,941


126,556


25,300


286,356


197,459


9.10


7.30


Farmers' and Mechanics' Savings Bank


July 1, 1867 ..


587


655,896


551,136


32,990


55,000


6,996


20,249


73,802


10.00


8.00


German Savings and Loan Society.


Feb. 10, 1868 ..


5,990


5,216,060


5,405,865


231,543


135,500


24,896


204,213


64,409


9.00


7.50


Masonic Savings and Loan Bank.


Nov. 4, 1809. .


3,087


1,360,466


1,283,182


71,437


171,838


12,000


59,437


109,230


9.50


7.50


Humboldt Savings and Loan Society.


Nov. 24, 1869 ..


1,548


848,305


805,716


37,784


67,424


6,601


28,808


45,120


9.00


7.50


Security Savings Bank ..


March 2, 1871.


1,002


1,482,019


1,602,792


70,054


160,528


8,552


66,452


36,828


9.00


7.50


California Savings and Loan Society.


July 1, 1873 ...


587


272,194


319,347


16,843


300,000


4,003


12,840


25,886


9.60


8.00


Totals-January, 1875


60,660


$ 55,021,177 |$ 56,112,999 $ 2,557,151 $ 2,632,932


$222,485 $2,232,567 $ 1,529,211


Totals-July, 1874 ..


55,711


50,843,159


50,527,270


2,369,926


2,473,145


195,543


2,048,391


2,688,916


Totals-January, 1874.


51,807


46,745,044


46,857,239


2,266,224


2,091,055


184,520


1,949,610


1,905,591


Totals-July, 1873.


49,305


43,731,223


43,137,027


2,233,890


1,826,967


187,478


1,911,694


1,880,133


Totals-January, 1873


46,060


42,474,935


42,828,962


2,091,113


1,852,770


182,837


1,818,406


1,174,364


Totals-July, 1872.


42,999


40,369,405


40,258,918


1,967,692


1,757,439


179,671


1,712,000


1,588,044


Totals-January, 1872.


41,590


37,033,377


36,542,628


1,986,322


1,510,533


135,816


1,705,351


1,559,548


Totals-July, 1871 ..


38,870


34,541,597


32,310,571


1,737,149


1,485,030


124,559


1,592,022


2,728,325


Totals-January, 1871.


36,862


31,289,550


30,608,376


1,772,872


1,058,036


138,318


1,490,019


2,003,641


Totals-July, 1870 ..


37,136


29,842,112


29,271,376


1,709,638


962,344


138,979


1,446,823


1,957,272


Totals-January, 1870.


34,823


26,634,523


26,276,333


1,576,915


899,550


128,335


1,566,110


Totals-July, 1869.


31,974


24,773,078


24,747,705


1,409,654


822,816


123,559


1,828,717


Totals-January, 1869.


29,893


22,372,508


22,021,510| 1,134,087


725,886


102,686


1,295,646 .


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PREFACE.


DATE OF


DIVIDEND RATE.


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PREFACE.


COMMERCIAL BANKS.


Of these institutions there are twenty-two now existing in this city. We have been at no little pains to obtain a correct statement of their financial strength. Occupying the foremost rank is the Bank of California, the capital and deposits of which amounts to nearly $15,000,000, and its operations are on a vast scale, extending to every portion of the commercial world. Next in order is the London and San Francisco Bank, limited; Anglo-Californian Bank; Merchants' Exchange Bank, and a large number of others trans- acting a lucrative business.


At the commencement of last year the banking capital of the State was estimated to be $100,000,000, but since then there have been very material additions to that amount. Several new banks have been established, and much money that had been lying campara- tively idle has come into active circulation .. The yield from our various deposits of precious metals has also been larger, and considerable outside money has sought employ- ment in this State. The incorporated and private banks of San Francisco, exclusive of the savings and loan societies, now hold an aggregate deposit of $25,000,000, and similar institutions in the interior have about $5,000,000 more; add to these the $55,000,000 of deposits in the city savings banks, and $15,000,000 in those of the interior, gives a total deposit account of $100,000,000. The capital stocks of these institutions do not vary much from $35,000,000, while their surplus asset accounts may reasonably be set down at $5,000,000, showing a grand total banking capital of $140,000,000, gold. The most prom- ;nent of our city banks of discount hold deposits after the following order: Bank of Cali- fornia, $11,500,000; London and San Francisco Bank, limited, $2,500,000; Merchants1 Exchange Bank, $2,000,000; Anglo-Californian Bank, $1,000,000.


NATIONAL GOLD NOTE BANKS.


These institutions are peculiar to California, as their existence in the East conflicts with the operations of the National Banks of that section which do business in greenbacks and National Bank Notes of changeable values. Our Gold Note Banks opperate in accordance with an act of Congress, passed in July, 1870, and another passed at the last session of that body. By the provisions of the former law their capital was restricted to $1,000,000 each, and they were compelled to deposit with the United States Assistant Treasurer, government six per cent. bonds to the extent of $1,250,000 each, and keep on hand gold enough to redeem their notes on presentation before they could issue a single dollar. The restriction limiting their capital to $1,000,000 was repealed at the last session of Congress, and they can now circulate notes to an unlimited amount, provided they deposit government six per cent. bonds with the Assistant Treasurer, in sums sufficient to insure security in accordance with law. There are two such Banks in this city, viz: the First National Gold Note Bank of San Francisco, and the National Gold Bank and Trust Company of San Francisco. Following is a statement of their respective conditions at the close of 1874:




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