NOTICES RELATING TO CREDIT 



6l 



Provinces 



Number of Fiefs Other Properties 



Brandenburg 1.213 



Saxony, Pomerania and Silesia 252 



Total 



1.465 



^73 

 27 



200 



Number of 

 Properties 



1,386 

 279 



1,665 



It will be useful to give here some statistical data as to the business 

 of the institute from 1875 to 1913, taking every period of five years : 



1875 

 1880 



1885 

 1890 



1895 



Number of 

 Mortgaged 

 Properties 



1,000 



955 

 900 

 881 



This table shows that the number of mortgaged properties increased 

 steadily from 1875 to 1895 but decreased steadily from 1895 to 1913. 



As to the total debt secured by mortgages the statistics show that this 

 grew steadily from 1875 to 1900, and then diminished saving for some oscil- 

 lations. The fact appears from the following figures : 



The average amount of a debt secured by a mortgage is shown by 

 the following table to have increased continuall}' from 1875 to 1913 : 



Year 



1875 

 1880 



1885 



i8qo 

 1895 



The mortgage deeds bear interest at various rates 

 cent. The rates in 1913 were as follows : 



Average Amount of 



a Debt secured 



by a Mortgage 



Marks. 



194,929 

 201.352 

 202,624 ^ 

 2T-l,2l8 



3, 3 V2 and 4 per 



I mark = about 11 ^j^d at par. 



