central reserve, 78;
classified, 6;
classification of national, 54;
collections, 22;
commercial, 6, 7;
cooperative, 139;
correspondent, 24, 25;
England, bank of, 104-111;
European land banks, 147-163;
European central, 9;
federal, 8;
federal reserve, 98-100;
France, bank of, 111-119;
French land, 160-163;
functions of, 4;
German Imperial, 119-123;
German land, 147-163;
incorporated, 7;
inspection of, 59;
interest charges, 14;
investment, 6, 7;
Italian land, 160-163;
joint stock, 7;
land, 6;
loan-making, 86;
municipal, 139;
national, 8, 70-75;
note issue privileges, 37, 38;
of issue, 20, 21;
postal saving, 139;
private, 7;
protection against unsound practices of, 46-62;
real estate, 6, 52;
savings, 6, 136-141;
services rendered by, 1-3;
state, 9, 68-70;
supply currency, 22;
trustee, 139

Berlin stock exchange, 165

Bills of exchange, 12, 17;
documented, 42

"Blue sky laws" of Kansas, 146

Bond houses, 144-147

Bonds, government, 96, 97;
mortgage, 148, 150, 169

Bonds and stocks, not liquid securities, 53

Book accounts, 12

Branch banking, 62, 64, 65

Bullion, 81, 82;
in Canada, 132;
in England, 105;
in France, 113;
in Germany, 122

Buying and selling on time, 11, 12

Cables in foreign exchange, 33

Canadian banking system, 126-135

Capital and surplus requirements for banks, 46-48;
stock, 47, 48

Cash, supply of, 35-40;
demands on banks, 55;
resources, 29

Casse Rurali, 162

Central banks of Europe, 8, 9, 65, 101;
England, 104-111;
France, 111-119;
German, 119-123

Charters, 8;
special, 66, 67

Checking accounts, 15, 20, 21, 24, 35

Checks, 15, 16, 21-24;
abroad, 36

Chicago, clearing center, 24;
central reserve banks, 78

Clearing house, 22-24;
center in New York, 80

Coin, 21;
and bank reserves, 38;
in England, 109;
in France, 117;
in Germany, 121, 122;
standard and subsidiary, 21;
supply, 40

Collections, 22, 25

Commercial banking, collections, 22;
currency, 21, 22;
domestic exchange, 25;
nature and operations of, 11-67;
other countries, 101-135;
problems of, 35;
promissory notes, 19;
protection against unsound practices of, 46-