APPENDIX U.

The following table exhibits the principal items contained in the returns of the State banks of the country, yearly, from 1834 to 1861:—

No. of Years. Banks. Capital. Deposits. Circulation. 1834 . . 506 $200,005,944 $75,666,986 $94,839,570 1835 . . 704 231,250,337 83,081,365 103,692,495 1836 . . 713 251,875,292 115,104,440 140,301,038 1837 . . 788 251,875,292 115,104,440 140,185,890 1838 . . 829 317,636,778 84,601,184 116,138,910 1839 . . 840 327,132,512 90,240,146 135,170,995 1840 . . 901 358,442,692 75,696,857 106,968,572 1841 . . 784 313,608,959 64,800,101 107,200,214 1842 . . 692 260,171,797 62,408,870 83,734,011 1843 . . 691 228,861,948 56,168,623 58,563,608 1844 . . 696 210,872,056 84,550,785 75,167,646 1845 . . 707 206,045,969 88,020,646 89,608,711 1846 . . 707 196,894,309 96,913,070 105,552,427 1847 . . 715 203,070,622 91,792,533 105,519,766 1848 . . 751 204,838,175 103,226,177 128,506,091 1849 . . 782 207,309,361 91,178,623 114,743,415 1850 . . 824 217,317,211 109,586,585 131,366,526 1851 . . 879 227,807,553 128,957,712 155,165,251 1852 . . 914 247,858,036 137,255,794 150,619,015 1853 . . 950 267,908,519 145,533,876 146,072,780 1854 . . 1,208 301,376,071 188,188,744 204,680,207 1855 . . 1,307 332,177,288 190,400,342 186,952,223 1856 . . 1,398 343,874,272 212,705,662 195,747,950 1857 . . 1,416 370,834,686 230,351,352 214,778,822 1858 . . 1,422 394,622,799 185,932,049 155,208,244 1859 . . 1,476 401,976,242 259,568,278 193,306,818 1860 . . 1,562 421,880,095 253,802,129 207,102,477 1861 . . 1,601 429,592,713 257,229,562 202,005,767