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u s u a l s e a s o n a l r i s e i n O c t o b e r , and a t t h e end o f t h e -month -were* 35 P e r c e n t , below—
the y e a r - a g o l e v e l ,
C o l l e c t i o n s on i n s t a l m e n t a c c o u n t s i n c r e a s e d 12 p e r c e n t i n
O c t o b e r , and t h e c o l l e c t i o n r a t i o r o s e t o 3 6 , 3 p o i n t s a b o v e t h e h i g h S e p t e m b e r level.
The a v e r a g e p e r i o d t h a t i n s t a l m e n t a c c o u n t s w e r e o u t s t a n d i n g was a b o u t
f o u r and o n e - h a l f months a s compared w i t h . a b o u t s i x m o n t h s i n O c t o b e r 191+2,' •
Charge a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e i n c r e a s e d by a b o u t t h e c u s t o m a r y , s e a s o n a l
a m o u n t , and a t t h e end of t h e month w e r e . 1 p e r c e n t . b e l o w ' t h o s e on t h e c o r r e s <
p o n d i n g d a t e o f 191+2, C o l l e c t i o n s op. c h a r g e a c c o u n t ' s , w h i c h a r e u s u a l l y ' l a r g e . \
a t t h i s time, of t h e y e a r , r o s e 2i+ p e r c e n t d u r i n g O c t o b e r , r e s u l t i n g i n a c o l l e c - ".
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w e r e o u t s t a n d i n g a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1+6 d a y s i n O c t o b e r , t h e same a s i n O c t o b e r 191+2,
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s e a s o n a l e x p a n s i o n from September t o O c t o b e r ,
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