Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-16
DELAwARE.s MoRrGAG Es.
The Number and Amount of Real Estnt
Mortgages In Force aud the Acres am


Mortgages In Force aud the Acres and
Lots Mortgaged Here January LIST, 1890.
An extra census bulletin issued by the
Department of the Interior gives the
following interesting information i'll re-
gard to real estate mortgages in this
State.
The number of mortgages in Delaware
is 9,641; the amount, SIG, 1872 ,696; on a
total of 2,76S acres it is S5,649,70 and
on 6,S73 lots, $10,472,991; there are
289,624 acres mortgaged in the State and
1898 lots.
The average life of mortgages in nine
years total 15.421; for acres, 6.520, and
for lots, 4.9S1; the percentage of partial
payments of original amounts of exist
ing loans total S.72 for acres, 9.33; for
lots, $50.
The average unpaid amount Of each
mortgage in force to January LIST, 1890,
total was $1,G72, for acres, $2,041, lots,
$1,524; percentage Of debt in force of
true value of all taxed real estate,
$15.S2; per capita of existing debt, S06;
average population to each mortgage in
force, IL; percentage of increase OF debt
incurred in 1899 over 1880, Sl.65.
Average amount OF debt in force to
each mortgaged acre is 1881; to each
lot, $1,3T4; average number of acres
covered by each mortgage, los; number
of lots, LII.
Annual interest charge: On acres,
1926, 423; ON lots, $595,913; total, $92l,-
1856.
Average rate of interest: On acres,
5.76; on lots, $3.50; total, 5.71.
of intarnat Pharna IN
each mortgage; On arces, Sis; on lots,
$87; total 500.
For real estate mortgages for amounts
of under 500: For members, O.3O; fol
amounts, 0.01.
For real estate mortgages for amounts
Of under $500: For number, 1879; fol
| amount 3.03.
For real estate mortgages for amounts
of under $1,000; For number, 42.33
| for amount, 11.9i.
For real estate mortgages for amounts
of 500 and under $500: For number
1S.49; fer amount, 3.02.
| For real estate mortgages for amounts
of $500 and under $1,000: For number
1884; for amound, 8.8S.
| For real estate mortgages for amounts
of $1,000 and under $4,000: For mum
Der, 50.61; for amount, 53.43.
For real estate mortgages for amount
of So, 900 and under $25 GOO: For mum
Der, 687; for amount, 1880.
For real estate mortgages for amount
of $4,000 and over: For number, 7.06
for amount, 34.66.
Real estate mortgages for amounts o
$4,000 and over: For number, 0.19
for amount, 4.36.
Real estate mortgages bearing interes
at rates of under per cent: For mum
Der, 11.43; for amount, 24.34.
Real estate mortgages bearing interes
at rates of 6 per cent: For number
1886: for amount, 1856.
Real estate mortgages bearing interes
at rates of z per cent: For number
Dol. .-...
Real estate mortgages bearing inter
est at rates of 4 to per cent inclusive
For number, 1857; for amount, 1886.
Real estate mortgages bearing intel
est at rates of over 8 per cent: Fo
number, 0.01.
Mortgages on acres bearing interest c
rate of under per cent: For number
1877; for amount, 1884.
Mortgages on acres bearing interest 6
rate Of per cent: For number, 1921
for amount, 77.06.
Mortgages on acres bearing interest s
rate of per cent: For number, 0.03.
Mortgages on acres bearing interest {
rate of 6 to s per cent inclusive; Fc
number, 1923; for amount, 7706.
Mortgages on acres bearing interest ,
rates Of over 6 per cent, 0.03.
, Mortgages on lots bearing interest {
, rate of per cent: For number, 11,6:
, for amount, 24,SS.
Mortgages on lots bearing interest
, rates of per cent: For number, 1873
, for amount, 75.12.
Mortgages on lots bearing interest
rates of to per cent inclusive: FL
number, SS.3S; for amount 1919.
Average annual rates Of interest borr
by real estate mortgages during I'll
years 19S0-l9S9; 1880, 5.94; 1881, ST.
l 1882, 5.75; 1888, SIS; 1884, $50; 1888
!. 5.S2; 1886, 500; 1887, 500; 1888, 81
4 1889, 5.64; average for 10 years, 5.75.
. Average annual rates of interest bori
e by mortgages on acres during the yea
g 1SS0-16S9; 1880, 5.97; 1881, STA; 1888
g 5.75; 1888, $50; 1884, SIT; 1885, 81
. 1885, Sos; 1887, $50; 1888, 5.74; 1855
/. SIT; average interest for 10 years, 81
I Average annual rates of interest
/ mortgages on lots during the years 1888
g 1889: 1880, SOB; 1881, $40; 1882, 81
! 1883, 5,77; 1884, 5.S4; 1885, 5.S5; 1856
I 500; 1887, 5.64; 1888, 5.71; 1889, sc
average interest for 10 years, STA.
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