Banks, bond houses, 6; Canadian, 126-135; central of Europe, 101; 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, 46-62; savings accounts, 44; in the United States, 68-100 Commercial paper, 11-14; discount of, 14, 15, 17; and investment paper, 41, 42; liquid security, 53; market for, 100 Competition in banking, 83 Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris, 115, 116 Conflict of functions and laws, 82 Cooperative banks, 139 Correspondent banks, 24, 25