Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Tourist's Hand-Book of New York: Giving an Up-to-Date List of the Various Places and Objects of Interest in New York City; Together With a Brief Description of Same; Location, Historical Features, Landmarks, Origin of Street Names, Etc
Clearing House - Located at No. 81 Cedar street. The medium through which the city banks exchange the amount of checks and bills which each holds against all the others for the amount of those which all the others hold against it. The most interesting feature is the great vaults which required two years for construction. Their total capacity is $105, ooo, ooo in gold.
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