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BULLETIN 1048, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 2. — Average rates of interest on short-time loans to farmers reportrd by banks 
March, 1921— Continued. 
Short-time loans of $100 or more. 
Petty short-time loans. 
Geographic division, 
State, and crop 
estimates district. 
Number 
of banks 
report- 
ing. 
Rate of interest. 
Number 
of banks 
report- 
ing. 
Rate of interest. 
Low. 
High. 
Prevail- 
ing. 
Low. 
High. 
Prevail- 
ing. 
South Atlantic— Con. 
District of Columbia 
2 
Per cent. 
6.00 
Per cent. 
8.00 
Per cent. 
6.50 
1 
Per cent. 
6.00 
Per cent. 
8.00 
Per cent. 
8.00 
111 
6.06 
6.27 
6.17 
99 
6.20 
6.39 
6.29 
District 2 
17 
14 
17 
13 
26 
10 
14 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.02 
6.20 
6.29 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.10 
6.70 
7.43 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.02 
6.60 
6.89 
6.05 
16 
12 
14 
12 
22 
10 
13 
42 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.20 
6.30 
6.46 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.48 
6.80 
7.54 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.34 
6.70 
7.12 
4 
6 
7 
8 
9 
West Virginia 
55 
6.00 
6.11 
6.00 
6.19 
6.10 
District 1 
9 
12 
9 
9 
2 
10 
4 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.22 
6.44 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.33 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
5 « on 
6.00 
6.00 
6.33 
7.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.67 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
2 
10 
6 
6 
2 
9 
4 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
6.00 
3 
4.... 
5 
6 
8 
North Carolina 
106 
6.12 
6.44 
6.23 
83 
6.10 
6.65 
6.28 
12 
14 
17 
12 
20 
11 
6 
10 
4 
6.00 
6.00 
6.12 
6.17 
6.00 
6.00 
6.67 
6.50 
6.00 
6.75 
6.00 
6.24 
6.17 
6.30 
6.18 
7.67 
7.40 
6.00 
6.38 
6.00 
6.12 
6.17 
6.0o 
6.00 
7.33 
6.65 
6.00 
9 
12 
14 
10 
15 
9 
3 
9 
2 
6.00 
6.00 
6.14 
6.20 
6.00 
6.00 
7.00 
6.11 
6.00 
8.22 
6.00 
6.29 
6.40 
6.40 
6.00 
8.67 
7.33 
6.00 
6.78 
6.00 
6.29 
6.30 
6 07 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
6 00 
7.... 
8.33 
6 17 
8 
9 
6 00 
South Carolina 
172 
7.87 
8.11 
8.06 
147 
8.04 
8.37 
8.20 
37 
19 
28 
23 
30 
9 
26 
7.89 
7.42 
8.07 
7.91 
7.87 
7.89 
7.92 
8.08 
8.00 
8.14 
8.09 
8.20 
8.00 
8.15 
8.03 
8.00 
8.07 
8.09 
8.07 
7.94 
8.15 
38 
17 
23 
19 
23 
7 
20 
7.95 
7.59 
8.17 
7.89 
8.17 
8.00 
8.48 
8.45 
8.35 
8.35 
8.11 
8.35 
8.00 
8.70 
8 08 
2.... 
8.12 
3 
8. 17 
4 
8.11 
5 
8.26 
6 
8.00 
8 
8.62 
Georgia 
231 
8.47 
9. 54 | 8. 94 
206 
8.91 
10.35 
9.49 
District 1 
13 
27 
22 
54 
35 
26 
20 
21 
13 
8.00 
8; 22 
8.18 
8.28 
8.51 
9,04 
8.45 
9.05 
7.92 
9.08 
9.33 
9.00 
9.41 
9.91 
10.19 
9.30 
10.38 
8.62 
8.46 
8.70 
8.55 
8.80 
9.25 
9.52 
8.75 
9.57 
8.46 
12 
27 
18 
40 
31 
23 
20 
21 
14 
8.67 
8.67 
8.22 
8.68 
9.23 
9.48 
8.85 
9.62 
8.57 
10.29 
11.33 
9.11 
9.52 
11.19 
10.43 
9.90 
11.05 
10.00 
9.04 
2 
9.65 
3 
8.56 
4 
9.13 
5 
10.13 
6 
9.70 
7 
9.10 
8.... 
10.52 
9 
9.00 
Florida 
50 
8.06 
9.12 
8.72 
38 
8.74 
9.84 
9.32 
7 
9 
25 
9 
9.14 
8.33 
8.16 
8.44 
10.00 
9.78 
8.56 
9.33 
9.57 
9.22 
8.24 
8.89 
4 
6 
20 
8 
9.50 
9.00 
8.40 
9.00 
10.00 
10.75 
9.50 
10.00 
9.50 
3 
10.00 
5 
8.95 
8 
9.62 
East South Centra!... 
599 
7.52 
8.09 
7.83 
512 
8.06 
8.60 
8.36 
131 
6.50 
7.08 
6.79 
103 
6. 85 
7.48 
7.14 
District 1 
18 
24 
4 
32 
6.78 
6.25 
6.00 
6.19 
7.61 
6.96 
6.00 
6.47 
7.28 
6.69 
6.00 
6.28 
14 
16 
4 
26 
7.29 
6.75 
6.00 
6.46 
8.29 
7.31 
6.00 
6.77 
7.71 
2 
7.00 
3 
6.00 
5 
6.63 
