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F E D E R A L
O F

R E S E R V E

S A N

B A N K

F R A N C IS C O

J O H N PE R R IN
C h a ir m a n o f t h e B o a r d
and F ed er a l R eserve a g e n t

G E N E R A L B U S IN E S S A N D A G R I C U L T U R A L C O N D I T I O N S
IN T H E T W E L F T H F E D E R A L R E S E R V E D I S T R I C T

May 15, 1920.

P

R O SP E C T S
D is t r ic t a r e

fo r

good

n ow

th e s e a s o n is f r o m

crop s

b e tte r

th r o u g h o u t th e T w e lfth

th a n

at

any

oth er

t h r e e to f o u r w e e k s la t e .

In

tim e

F ed era l R eserve

th is

year,

a lth o u g h

C a lifo r n ia , la c k

o f r a in ,

c o l d n ig h ts , a n d n o r t h w in d s d u r in g th e p a s t m o n t h , h a v e s e r io u s ly in t e r ­
fe r e d w it h g r o w t h o f fie ld c r o p s ; b u t in th e P a c ific N o r th w e s t a n d
m o u n ta in
m o is tu r e

s e c tio n s
fo r

heavy

s u m m e r fie ld

is s o m e w h a t b e t t e r t h a n
c ip a l

w heat

sta tes

in

r a in s
crop s.

and

sn ow s

A lth o u g h

have

c o n d itio n

th e

d is tr ic t

w ill

be

a p p r o x im a t e ly

th e fo llo w in g

PRODUCTION

1920
(E stim ated)

1919

C a l i f o r n i a ..

10, 0 2 1 , 0 0 0

Id ah o

7,248,000
1 4 .500.000
15.737.000

16 .334.000
6,1 05,0 00
16 .010.000
19.800.000

47,506,000

58 ,249 ,00 0

O regon

..........

T otal

20

w heat

th e p r in ­
per

ta b le :
c o n d it io n

(Bushels)

W a s h in g t o n

in

In ter­

abundant

o f w in te r

a t t h is t im e la s t m o n t h , p r o d u c t i o n

s h o r t o f th e 1 9 1 9 c r o p , a s in d ic a t e d in

.............

assu red

(% o f norm al)
May 1,
A p ril 1,
May 1,
1920
1920
1919

80
90
93
78

85
100
91
73

85
87
99
99

cen t




In s o m e p a r ts o f th e P a c ific N o r th w e s t fu lly 50 p e r c e n t o f th e fa ll-s o w n
w h e a t h a d to b e r e s e e d e d , b u t a c r e a g e a n d y ie ld
is e

to

be

w h e a t.

s u ffic ie n tly
C o n d itio n

h ig h

o f

to

hay

c o u n te r b a la n c e

has

im p r o v e d

o f s p r in g w h e a t p r o m ­
th e

sh orta g e

m a te r ia lly

in

d u r in g

w in te r

th e

past

m o n t h , b u t is in f e r i o r to th a t o f a y e a r a g o , a s in d ic a t e d b y th e f o l l o w i n g
e s tim a te s o f th e U n ite d

S ta te s B u r e a u

o f C rop

E s tim a te s :

CONDITION

(% o f norm al)
May 1,1920 May 1, 1919
A r i z o n a .............................................8 9

94

C a l i f o r n i a ..................................... 8 5

92

I d a h o ............................................... .. 9 1

99

N e v a d a .............................................9 0
Utah

99

............................................... ...9 2

97

W a s h in g t o n

C o tto n
are

p ro sp e cts

o n ly

fa ir

at

1 4 5 ,0 0 0 a c r e s i n

in

th e

th is

o f w h ic h
is in

in

fo r

fu tu r e

is r e p o r t e d

have

p r ic e o f 75 ce n ts p e r p o u n d .
th is y e a r ’s c r o p

at o n ly

A lth o u g h
th e

p ro sp e cts

d e c id u o u s

p roved

fr u it

b e in g

o n e -h a lf

o ffe r e d

crop s

in

not

cen t

per

pou n d

fe w

fr o m

th e c r o p ,

c e n t o f n o r m a l.

b e in g

th e

p la n te d
ago.

b a s is

to

A

o f

a

T he
co tto n

fe w

con ­

m in im u m

th a t th e a v e r a g e p r ic e

C a lifo r n ia
e n tir e ly

T h e a p r ic o t c r o p

r e m a in

fo r

p ack ers
1919

at

an

p r ic e s .

is n o w

advan ce
T he

u n fa v o r a b le ,

s a tis fa c to r y ,

o f

o u tp u t

has

e s tim a te d

a t 75 p e r c e n t o f th a t o f 1919.

over

M e x ic o ,

85 a n d 90 cen ts p e r p o u n d .

w h ile

a

on

and

in c r e a s e d

dam aged

8 7 ,0 0 0 a y e a r

fo r fie ld

by

80 p e r

It is a n t ic ip a t e d

d u r in g th e p a st m o n th .

been

have

acres

m ade

s itu a tio n ,

p e r ce n t a n d th e p ru n e c r o p
are

w ith

been

w ill b e b e tw e e n

C a lifo r n ia ,

has

1920, w in d s

f a i r c o n d i t i o n , 2 1 0 ,0 0 0

d e liv e r y

o f

acreage

th is s t a t e th is y e a r , a s c o m p a r e d

tra cts

99

V a lle y

W h ile

1 9 1 9 , t o 2 2 5 ,0 0 0 i n

th e c o n d itio n
crop

............................. .. 8 9

I m p e r ia l

tim e .

A r iz o n a

101

............................................. 9 3

O regon

N ew

im ­
at 70

p ru n es

a p p r o x im a t e ly
o f

grapes

and

r a is in s p r o m is e s to e q u a l o r e x c e e d th a t o f a y e a r a g o , a n d w h ile o u tp u t
o f o th e r fr u its w ill p r o b a b ly n o t e q u a l th e r e c o r d
d ic t e d th a t it w ill e x c e e d th a t o f 1 9 1 8 .
fr u it c r o p
p r ic e s
regard

w o u ld

dem anded
to

th e

n ow
by

a b ilit y

b e u n d er con tra ct fo r
b u yers,
o f

th e

h ig h

cost

m ark et

crop

o f 1 9 1 9 , it is p r e ­

N o r m a lly , m u c h o f th e C a lifo r n ia

to

o f

c a n n in g , b u t, o w in g
su ga r,

ab sorb

and

to h ig h

u n c e r ta in ty

can n ed

fr u its

at

w ith
even




h ig h e r

p r ic e s ,

m ade.

T h e c a n te lo u p e c r o p

1 0 ,5 0 0 c a r s .
o f c o ld

p r a c tic a lly

M ovem ent

w ea th er

and

no

to

con tra cts

fo r

m a r k e t w ill b e

w in d s

th e

1920

o f th e Im p e r ia l V a lle y

d u r in g

about

crop

is n o w

ten

have

been

e s tim a te d

days

at

la te , b e c a u s e

th e la tte r h a lf o f A p r il.

T h e 1 9 2 0 V a le n c ia o r a n g e c r o p , w h ic h is m o v in g to m a r k e t , is e s t im a t e d
a t 4 ,7 0 0 ,0 0 0 b o x e s , 7 5 p e r c e n t o f n o r m a l ; a n d t h e l e m o n c r o p
boxes,

86

per

cen t

o f

n o r m a l.

B ecau se

o f

car

o r a n g e s f o r th e fir s t f o u r m o n t h s o f 1 9 1 9 w e r e
b e lo w

sh orta g e,

dam age

fr o m

fr e e z in g

d u r in g

th e

w in te r

is

g re a te r

p r e s e n t a n tic ip a te d , th e p r u n e , c h e r r y , a n d

a p r ic o t c r o p s

N orth w e st

th e

w ill

100 p e r

P each

s h ip m e n ts

be

a p p r o x im a t e ly

ce n t o f n o r m a l;

trees w e r e b a d ly

a s a r e s u lt, p r a c t ic a lly

and

n o r m a l;

fr o z e n , p a r tic u la r ly
n o p each

le n t r a n g e

fo r

th e

c o m in g

berry

th e p e a r c r o p

crop

in

50

b etw een

cen t

th e Y a k im a

lo s s e s

V a lle y , a n d ,

season , b u t

C a lifo r n ia , h a v e a s s u r e d

have

re ta rd e d

th e

A lth o u g h
sh orn

s h e a r in g h a s b e e n

w o o ls

s h r in k a g e .
becau se

rep orted ,

o f

are

s h o w in g

B u yers
th is a n d

have

p a r tic u la r ly
d e la y e d fr o m

good
not

and

o f

in o n ly

abn orm al

W a s h in g to n .

th r e e to s ix w e e k s , th e e a r ly -

c o n d itio n ,
yet

O regon

en tered

average
th e

g ro w th ,

m ark et

c a r s h o r t a g e , w o o l m o v e m e n t is

as a re b e in g m a d e a v e r a g e fr o m
C o m p a r a tiv e

in

e x c e l­

m ovem ent

L a m b in g w a s g e n e r a lly s a tis fa c to r y , b u t s o m e

w ere

80

o f n o r m a l.

liv e s t o c k to th e r a n g e s , w it h th e r e s u lt th a t m a n y c a ttle a r e n o w
fa ir c o n d itio n .

at

o f th e P a c ific

crop

per

th a n

is e x p e c t e d .

L a te r a in s a n d h e a v y s n o w s , e x c e p t in

la m b

of

a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 ,5 0 0 c a r s

n o r m a l, a n d o f le m o n s 300 to 40 0 ca rs s h o rt o f n o r m a l.

U n le s s

and

a t 2 ,7 3 0 ,0 0 0

and

a c tiv e ly ,

s m a ll.

S u ch

lig h t
and
s a le s

60 to 70 ce n ts p e r p o u n d .

s ta te m e n t o f r e c e ip ts

o f liv e s to c k

in

th e p u b lic y a rd s

at

P o r t la n d , S a lt L a k e C ity , S e a ttle , S p o k a n e , a n d T a c o m a , is g iv e n b e l o w :

RECEIPTS OF LIVESTOCK

Cattle and C a lv e s ...............
S h e e p ........................................
H orses and M u les.............
T otal

..............................

A p ril,
1920

March,
1920

A p ril,
1919

24,065
32,449
36,456
645

23,529
37,083
24,768
763

26,213
47,575
66,729
548

93,615

86,143

141,065




C ar

sh orta g e

N orth w est.
rep orted

to

r e s tr ic t

lu m b e r

o p e r a tio n s

a c u t o f 4 3 8 ,4 9 0 ,0 0 0 f e e t , 3 .7 p e r c e n t b e l o w

3 1 7 .7 7 1 .0 0 0
fe e t.

c o n tin u e s

in

th e

P a c ific

D u r in g th e fiv e w e e k s e n d in g M a y 8, a n a v e r a g e o f 1 2 4 m ills

f e e t , 2 7 .5

U n fille d

per

orders

ce n t b e lo w

on

2 7 4 .0 5 0 .0 0 0 f e e t w e r e

M ay

8

cu t;

and

a g g re g a te d

r a i l o r d e r s , 5 3 ,2 0 7 ,0 0 0

a n d 8 3 ,9 7 0 ,0 0 0 f e e t e x p o r t o r d e r s .

D u r in g

n o r m a l;

s h ip m e n ts

fe e t

fe e t;

as co m p a re d

fe e t,

and

orders

orders

a c u t o f 2 6 ,3 5 9 ,0 0 0

a ccep ted

o f

2 4 ,6 9 9 ,0 0 0

o f

cargo

w h ic h
orders,

th e fo u r w e e k s e n d in g M a y 8,

o f 2 4 ,4 2 1 ,0 0 0 f e e t , a n d
w ith

o f

3 4 9 ,9 1 4 ,0 0 0

fe e t,

d o m e s tic

a n a v e r a g e o f tw e lv e C a lifo r n ia r e d w o o d m ills r e p o r t e d
0 0 0 fe e t, s h ip m e n ts

o f

4 1 1 ,2 2 7 ,0 0 0

orders

a c u t o f 2 6 ,4 4 7 ,-

a ccep ted

o f 2 2 ,3 9 8 ,0 0 0

fe e t, s h ip m e n ts

o f 2 3 ,3 8 6 ,0 0 0

fe e t

d u r in g

th e

p r e c e d in g

fo u r

w eek s.
B u ild in g w a s le s s
1920.

a c tiv e

d u r in g

A p r il th a n

in

any

p r e v io u s

m on th

in

L o s A n g e le s , C a lifo r n ia ; P o r t la n d , O r e g o n ; a n d P h o e n ix , A r iz o n a ,

in th e o r d e r n a m e d , s h o w e d la r g e in c r e a s e s in b u ild in g p e r m it s in
as com p a red

w it h M a r c h , b u t w ith fe w

th e d is tr ic t, b u ild in g
p r in c ip a l c itie s

a c tiv itie s w e r e

o f th e

d is tr ic t

on

e x c e p t io n s , in

a s m a ll s c a le , p e r m it s in

a g g r e g a tin g

$ 1 5 ,6 2 2 ,9 8 5

A p r il,

th e o t h e r c itie s

in

A p r il,

o f

tw en ty
as c o m ­

p a r e d w i t h $ 1 4 ,6 0 7 ,6 7 3 i n M a r c h , a n i n c r e a s e o f $ 1 ,0 1 5 ,3 1 2 , o r 7 p e r c e n t .
T he

in c r e a s e s

in

$ 2 ,7 0 6 ,9 3 8 , t h e
per

cen t.

c itie s

o f

A s
th e

C o m p a r a tiv e

L os

A n g e le s ,

d ecrease
com p ared

in

w ith

d is tr ic t s h o w e d
sta tem en t

o f

P o r tla n d ,

o t h e r c itie s
A p r il,

an

p e r m i t s i n e x c e s s o f $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 i n

1919,

in c r e a s e

b u ild in g

P h o e n ix
to

p e r m its

w ere,

in

in

tw en ty

th ose

9 1 .4

c itie s

A p r il, 1 9 2 0 , is g iv e n b e l o w :

1920
L os A n g e l e s ...................... $3,874,472
2,285,800
P o r t l a n d ...........................
S a n F r a n c i s c o .................
2,0 00,672
1,187,376
T a c o m a ..............................
S e a t t l e ..............................
1,155,320
P h o e n i x ..............................
894,128
L o n g B e a c h .......................
773,145
O a k l a n d ............................
765,777
F r e s n o ................................
59 8,288
......................... $ 1 3,534,978

March,

1920
$3 ,0 7 6 ,7 6 3
84 6,105
2,7 5 9 ,0 8 7
1,1 98,2 82
1,3 90,2 75
424,594
844,290
68 7,17 3
58 3,29 0
$ 1 1,80 9,8 59

h ow ever,

$ 1 ,6 9 1 ,6 1 6 ,

o f $ 7 ,4 6 0 ,8 4 4 , o r

p e r m its

A pril,

T otal

and

a m o u n tin g

A p ril,

1919
$1,610 ,25 5
989,970
1,092,706
268,61 2
1,341,415
132,027
458,929
573,387
401,430
$6 ,868,731

or

1 6 .4

p r in c ip a l
per

cen t.

r e p o r tin g




T he

h ig h

p r ic e

of

s ilv e r

c o n tin u e s

to

s tim u la te

p r o d u c tio n

o f

s ilv e r

a n d le a d , b u t la c k o f la b o r s u p p ly , e q u a lin g o n ly a b o u t 60 to 85 p e r c e n t
o f

d e m a n d , is

d e v e lo p m e n t

r e ta r d in g
w ork .

h ig h w a g e s a n d

h ig h

p r o d u c tio n , m o s t

e x tr a c tio n

T he

o f

p resen t

o f

ores

lo w

and

p r ic e

o f

r e s u ltin g
copp er,

c o s t o f p r o d u c t i o n , is m a t e r i a l l y
th e

copp er

m in e s

in

th e

in

n e g le c t

c o m b in e d

c u r ta ilin g

d is tr ic t

n ow

of

w ith

copp er

o p e r a tin g

at

o n ly 50 p e r c e n t o f c a p a c ity .
D a ily

p r o d u c tio n

o f

p e tr o le u m

2 7 4 ,8 7 7 b a r r e l s , a s c o m p a r e d
averaged

2 9 0 ,4 2 3

4 6 6 ,3 8 0 b a r r e l s .
o f

5 ,5 1 0

A p r il.

b a r r e ls

per

b a r r e ls ,

stock s

day,

w ere

in

C a lifo r n ia

th ereb y

T h ir ty -s e v e n n e w
opened,

A t th e p re s e n t ra te

stored

in

A p r il

M arch .

d e c r e a s in g

averaged
S h ip m e n ts

stored

stock s

by

w e lls , w ith a n in it ia l d a ily p r o d u c t io n

and

fiv e

w e lls

o f p r o d u c tio n

C a lifo r n ia

d u r in g

w i t h 2 7 6 ,0 0 1 b a r r e l s i n

u s a b le

fo r

w ere

and

c o m m e r c ia l

a b ly b e e x h a u s te d b e fo r e th e c lo s e o f 1921.

A

abandoned

d u r in g

c o n s u m p t io n , s u p p lie s
pu rposes

c o m p a r is o n

w ill

of

p rob­

o f fig u r e s f o r

A p r il , 1 9 2 0 , 1 9 1 9 , 1 9 1 8 , a n d 1 9 1 7 , is g iv e n b e l o w :
Average Daily
Production

A p ril,
A p ril,
A p ril,
A p ril,
S a le s

1920
1919
1918
1917

o f r e ta il s to re s

in

A p r il,

1920,

th a n

a p p r o x im a t e ly
M arch ,
1919.

but
In

w h ere

42

per

cen t

s a le s

A p r il s a le s

d u r in g

(Bbls.)
27 ,111 ,98 4
32,543 ,14 5
30,502 ,44 7
39 ,976,386

A p r il
7

m on th ,

a lth o u g h

fr o m

15

m on th

in

W h ile

averaged, b y

1919.

s m a lle r

g re a te r

fr o m

28 7,423
309,001

d is tr ic t

by

18 p e r

to
th e

40

th o se

cen t

per

p r ic e

by

cen t

boot

and

sh oe

C o lle c tio n s

fir m s
w ere

report
fa ir

to

in

a

th a n

per

M arch

g re a te r

by

d u r in g
th a n

fir m s
th a n

cen t

o f

1 1 .2
th e

d u r in g

c o n tin u e s

w ere

d u r in g

d u r in g

e x c e p tio n

th a n

ten d en cy

A p r il,

g r o c e r ie s ,
per

d u r in g

th e

u pw ard,

d e c lin e , a n d

ten d en cy
A p r il,

fo r

cen t,

p r e c e d in g
sam e
r e ta il

c o m m o d it ie s , w h o le s a le

n o tic e a b le

good

A p r il

1920,

g o o d s s to r e s r e p o r t a t e n d e n c y f o r p r ic e s o f s ilk s to

d e c lin e .

1 .3

w h o le s a le

th e

le s s

s to r e s r e p o r t a s o ft e n in g in p r ic e s o f a fe w

s a le

v a lu e ,

d u r in g

A p r il,

lin e s , w it h

exceeded

to

S a le s
v a lu e ,

d u r in g

w h o le s a le

w ere

1919.

(Bbls.)
29 0,423
27 7,244

A p r il,

cen t

a ll r e p o r t in g

(Bbls.)

d u r in g M a r ch , b u t 2 5 p e r c e n t g r e a te r d u r in g

d u r in g

1 per

Stored Stocks
April 3 0

274,877
279,154
276,471
269,085
t h is

s m a lle r d u r in g A p r il th a n

Average Daily
Shipments

d ry­

w h o le ­

p r ic e s

as co m p a re d

to

w ith




g o o d d u r in g M a rch .
o f r e p o r tin g

S ta te m e n t o f in c r e a s e s in r e ta il a n d w h o le s a le t r a d e

fir m s in

th e p r in c ip a l c it ie s o f th is d is t r ic t f o r

A p r il, 1920,

a s c o m p a r e d w it h A p r il, 1 9 1 9 , is g iv e n b e l o w :

INCREASES IN SALES IN APR IL, 1 9 2 0 , O V E R APR IL, 1 9 1 9
R]e t a i l

Los A n g e l e s

W H O I .ESALE TRADE

trade

Department
Stores

Hardware

Dry Goods

Groceries

Total*

Per Cent

Per Cent

Per Cent

Per Cent

Per Cent

24.0

56.1

36.7
56.2
80.4
19.6
11.5
31.5
49.7

35.5
48.6
52 .5
19.6
33.3
38.5
28.4

G ood
G ood
G ood
G ood
F a ir to goo d
F a ir
F a ir to goo d
F a ir to g ood
G ood

48.1

42.5

F a ir to goo d

. 43.6
14.9
S a c r a m e n t o . . . . 33.9
S a n F r a n c is c o . . 2 8 5
. .

61.0

.

...........

Oak lan d

P ortland

38.1
35.4
31.8

....

Sa l t L a k e

7.1
4.3
17.0

Cit y .

S e a t t l e .............. . .
S p o k a n e ...........

. . . .

T a c o m a ..............
D is t r ic t

. ..

29.3
12.4

36.9
103.5
37.0

54 .2
60.9

45.0

31.8

25.6

Collections

NOTE 1.— D istrict percentage fo r reporting drug firm s: PORTLAND, 20 .7% ; DISTRICT, 22.5%.
NOTE 2.— Percentages fo r reporting boot and shoe firm s: SAN FRANCISCO, 6 9 .6% ; DISTRICT,
55.7%
* In clu d in g reporting drug, and b oot and shoe firm s.
B ank

c le a r in g s in

$ 1 ,7 1 3 ,4 0 6 ,0 0 0
M arch , a
an

n in e te e n

d u r in g

A p r il,

p r in c ip a l c itie s
as

com p ared

d e c r e a s e o f 5 .2 p e r c e n t , a n d

in c r e a s e

o f 4 5 .3 p e r c e n t .

in F e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k

F r a n c i s c o ..........

Los

A n g e l e s ...............

S e a t t l e .........................
P ortland

....................

Sa l t L a k e C i t y . .. .
Spokane

.......................

$ 6 54 ,4 30 ,000
328,816,000
197,952,000
17 1,09 9,0 00
73 ,396 ,00 0
57 ,121 ,00 0

T o t a l ....................$1 ,482,814,000

d is tr ic t a g g r e g a te d

$ 1 ,8 0 8 ,2 0 3 ,0 0 0

d u r in g

sta tem en t o f b a n k

c le a r in g s

c it ie s is g iv e n b e l o w :

A p ril, 1920
San

t h is

$ 1 ,1 7 9 ,0 9 2 ,0 0 0 d u r i n g A p r i l , 1 9 1 9 ,

C o m p a r a tiv e

an d b ran ch

o f
w ith

M arch, 1920

A p ril, 1919

$7 21 ,3 6 9 ,0 0 0
332,862,000
212,47 2,0 00
1 7 3,17 3,0 00
6 9 ,462 ,00 0
61 ,387,000

$ 4 91 ,1 27 ,000
169,363,000
15 5,434,000
12 9,55 6,0 00
6 0 ,738 ,00 0
38,171 ,00 0

$1,570 ,72 5,00 0

$1,044 ,38 9,00 0

D u r in g A p r i l t h e r e w e r e 1 0 4 fa ilu r e s in t h is d is t r ic t , a s c o m p a r e d
88

d u r in g

$ 1 ,3 0 2 ,1 5 9 ,
$ 1 ,5 5 5 ,9 3 2 ,

M arch ,
and
and

and

a ss e ts
a ss e ts

43
to
o f

d u r in g

A p r il,

$ 7 1 2 ,4 3 7 ,
$ 1 ,0 4 5 ,3 9 9 ,

as

1919.

L ia b ilitie s

com p ared

d u r in g

th e

w ith

p r e c e d in g

w ith

a m o u n te d

to

lia b ilitie s

o f

m on th ;

and

l i a b i l i t i e s o f $ 4 2 9 ,3 9 8 , a n d

a s s e t s o f $ 2 2 9 ,8 7 5 , d u r i n g

A p r il, 1919.

C om ­

p a r a t iv e s ta te m e n t o f fa ilu r e s , b y sta te s, a s fu r n is h e d b y R . G . D u n

and

C o m p a n y , is g iv e n b e l o w :
— LIABILITIES-

,--------------- NUMBER-----------------k

A p ril,

March,

A pril,

A p ril,

M arch,

1920

1920

1919

1920

1920

A r i z o n a ..........................

2

C a l i f o r n i a ...................

53

46

I d a h o ................................

4

5

N e v a d a .............................

3

A p ril,

1919
&

2

1 ,1 0 0

20

6 1 3 ,7 1 4

$

3 2 4 ,5 6 5

5 1 ,4 4 0

8 ,5 2 5

1 2 8 ,6 7 7

2 ,4 0 0

1 0 2 ,2 0 0

...........................

22

14

4

1 7 5 ,3 4 7

1 9 4 ,4 6 7

1 3 ,4 2 0

U t a h ................................

5

9

5

1 2 ,8 5 8

7 4 4 ,5 1 6

6 1 ,5 5 0

15

14

12

3 4 5 ,5 0 0

2 8 9 ,9 8 4

2 1 7 ,2 2 6

88

43

$ 1 ,3 0 2 ,1 5 9

$ 1 ,5 5 5 ,9 3 2

$ 4 2 9 ,3 9 8

O regon

W a s h in g t o n

.............

T o t a l ..................... 1 0 4
In terest a n d
ten d en cy

to

d is c o u n t r a te s in

s t iffe n

d u r in g

th e

in d u s tr ia l c e n te r s
p ast

m on th ,

c o n tin u e d

a lth o u g h

c h a n g e p r e v a ilin g ra te s p r e v io u s ly r e p o r te d

o f fr o m

not

to

sh ow

s u ffic ie n tly

6 to 7 p e r ce n t.

a
to
In

a g r ic u ltu r a l s e c tio n s th e p r e v a ilin g ra te r e m a in s 8 p e r ce n t.

S ta te m e n t

of

bank

cu stom a ry

ra tes

ch arged

by

banks

in

F ederal

reserve

and

b r a n c h c it ie s o f t h is d is t r ic t f o r th e m o n t h e n d in g M a y 1 0 , is g iv e n b e l o w :
PRIME
COMMERCIAL PAPER
Open
Customers
Market

S a n F r a n c i s c o ..............

Los A n g e l e s ..................
P ortland

.............

........................

S a l t L a k e C i t y ...........
Se a t tle

...........................

S p o k a n e ...........................
L abor

sh orta g e

.
e x is ts

1%

6%

6%-6V2%

6% %
7
8
7
7

6-7
7
7
7
7

6
6
7
7
6

6 % -7
7
8
7-7 y2
7-8

in

a ll

s e c tio n s

la b o r e r s , a n d

rep orted

o f

in

a ll

s e c tio n s
in

P o r tla n d

th e
and

o f

th e

d is tr ic t,

d o m e s tic s .

d is tr ic t,
S e a ttle ,

but

6%
7
7
8
7
7

p a r tic u la r ly

in

S o m e l a b o r u n r e s t is

w ith

th ere

s tr ik e s o r la b o r d is t u r b a n c e s o f a n y im p o r t a n c e




Secured by Liberty
Bonds and United
States Certifi
o f Indebted

COLLATERAL
LOANS

6%

th e c a s e o f m in e r s , fa r m

b a k e r s ’ s tr ik e ,

INTERBANK
LOANS

are
in

th e
at

e x c e p tio n
th e

o f

m o m e n t,

t h is d is t r ic t .

th e
no