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No. 115

SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS

PUBLISHED BY

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

WASHINGTON

CONTENTS Pag~

Monthly business indicators___________________________ 2

Preliminary summary for February ____________________ .. 4 Business conditions in January_________________________ 5 Weekly business indicators, 1930-3L___________________ 6 Wholesale prices_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7

Measures of business activity__________________________ 8

Review of industrial groups ____ ----------------------- 9 Indexes of business___________________________________ 15

DETAILED TABLES

Sales of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co____________ 18 Indexes of employment and pay rolls, mining, etc________ 18 Comparative statement of income tax collected__________ 19

Bank debits at clearing-house centers: By Federal reserve districts_______________________ 20 District totals, seasonal variation eliminated_________ 22

Monthly business statistics____________________________ 23

March, 1931

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MONTHLY BUSINESS INDICATORS 1923-192.5= 100

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 140.-----~-----.-----,.-----.-----~

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

FACTORY EMPLOYMENT FACTORY PAYROLLS 125.-----~----~------.-----~-----,

ADJUSTED

100~~~==~~ .. ~~~----t----!

TOTAL FREIGHT CAR LOADINGS CAR LOADINGS L.C.L.

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES WHOLESALE PRICES

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED

1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931

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MONTHLY BUSINESS INDICATORS The principal business indicators are shown below, all calculated on a comparable basis, the average for the years 1923 to 1925,

inclusive. Thus the table gives a bird's-eye view of the business situation in a concise form, so that trends of the principal indicators may be seen at a glance.

Certain indicators, in which there is a marked seasonal movement, are shown with the average seasonal variations eliminated, as noted below. In this manner a more understanding month-to-month comparison may be made.

MONTHLY AVERAGE

ITJ:M

I 1928 192U I 1830 ~I 1

_ -1~9~2~~:~ ~19~25~~~ ~19~26~~~ ~19~2~7 ~~ ~lt~2~8 :1 ~~9~2~9 :1 ~19~3~o_l_o_ct_.--'-I_N_o_v.--'-l_n_e_c.--'--J-an_.~l_o_c_t.~~-N-o_v_..,_n_e_c_.,_J.~an. i Sept. I Oct.f N ov.IDec. Jan.

19~3-19~5 monthly average=100

Industrial produetlon: I I I \ / I / / 1 I I / :

•Total manufacturing_______________ 94.0 105.0 108.0 106.0 ll2. 0 119.0 Q6. 01 ll6. 0, ll6. 0 ll7. 0 118.0 118. 0, 108.0 98.01 103. o1

90.01 85.0 84.0 80. 0 80.0 •Tp,!>gta

1.rlomn_in_e __ rais ___ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__ --_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ 96.0 99.0

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108.0 107.0 106.0 115.0 99. o, 114.01 113.0 112.0 118.0 118. 0' 110.0 ll6. 01

112.0 94.01 98.0 92.0 94.0 89.0 86.7 101.5 109.01101.0 105.5 117.9 87.6: 112.9 110.5 112.8 ll5. 2 120.1 106.5 94.9 94.61 76.21 72.5: 62.5 55.8 57.4

Steel ingots------------------------ 88.7 106.4 113.1 104.6 120.2 130.9 95.6: 134.5 123.4 116.2 130.2 131.2 101.9 84.0 109. 8[ 83. o1

78.11 64.7 58.1/ 71.8 Automobiles----------------------- 90.8 107.51108.4 85.7 109.9 135.1 84.6:120.2 77.8 70.8 121.3 114.9 65.8 36.3 82.6l 66.7 46.71 41.1 47.11 52.0 CemenL-------------------------- 99.8 108.1 110. o1 115.3 118.0 ll4.1 107. 9, 141.1 121.2 98.1 79. 5 134.6 ll3.1 90.2 68. 4. 129.71 115. 9l 89.3 68.2 52.9 Cotton(consumption) _____________ 89.7 104.4 108.5

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·120.2 106.7 114.5 87.4 120.1 119.1 103.9 130.2 124.7 105.4 88.2 112.3/ 76.8

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86.61

80.8 79.2: 88.5 Wool (consumption) _______________ 94.6 92.6,89.7 97.0 94.7 103.1 75.6,108.6 105.7 96.8 114.0 125.3 98.5 79.8 92.1/ 80.4 86.5

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Raw material output: I 1 I Animal products------------------- 103.8 96.6 96.01 97.4 99. 2 99.2 98.4 101.6 92.6 92.2 9S. 8 102.6 95.2 93.01 94. 7l• 91.21 96.7 88.5 97. 8!109. 3 Crops------------------------------ 104.2 104.01109. 01 113.3 ll7. 01113.6

1 95.3 252.1 179.7 152.3 112.5 246.3/154.6 127.9/ 78.7 165.6 197.9 138.6 98.3 68.7

Forestproducts ____________________ 97.01 104.0 97.6j 92.6 87.9 85.4, 6'<.21 87.1 83.6 75.9 81.8 89.1 81.3 69.6 63.3, 61.2 68.2 62.9 58.0 55.2 Crude petroleum .•. ---------------- 96.9

1 103.7 104. 61 122.3 122.4 136. 5!. 121.71 129.8: 123. 8l 129.5 129. 9 144.0 128.3 131.8 133. 71 115.6 118.4 111. ~I 109. 1: 107. 5

Bituminous coal.------------------ 92.51 99.5 109.7: 99. o1 95.81 102. 3. 88.3 117.5 107.5

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. 120.3 119.8 105.8 108.0 114. 3! 88. 7i 101.3 87. ~ 91.2 88.9

p~;:::~~-:~~~~-;~:~~---------- 100.2 106.41110.21104.911 114. 91127.1'1' 87.21131.11129.6 129.8 130.9 125.21115.11113.41102.9: 85.81 84.81 80.61 73. 9! 72.4

Electricpower _____________________ 98.1 109.5 122.6, 133.3 146.0 161.8 159.01

158.0 154.61157.8 164.3 173.71164.31 169.7, 172.5. 154.8 163.0 153.41 161.6 158.3 u:::n:r:::::cts(37States) .•••.. 92.7 117.6

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62.11 59.5

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General index______________________ 87.0

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91.3 84.61

74.0 76. 1 80.9 73. 5• 71.7 74.1 71.01 76.81 77.0 74.0 78.0 80.5 67.41 58.61 58.71 61.9 61.8 St:~=~:Steel Corporation____________ 83.6 90.6 82.1

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71.1 80.7 87.1 83.71 78.6 76.9

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83.3 86.1

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85. 6,. 86.41

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92. 5. 93.6 71.71 72.9

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76.2182.6 86.5

General index ______________________ 102.2 103.4 115. 0!1 121.4 123.2 136.91142. 9ll 133.3 137.5 141.7 139.4 155.1 156.5 158.01150.6 147.81 157.21 161.8 163.7 158.3 Manfd. commodities (28) ___________ 103.3 103.01 107.3 113.7 117.8 120.4 122.7 111.5

1 114.7 121.5 127.4 114.4: 116.21 119.2

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121.6 117.71119.0 119.1 120.9 123.7 Cotton.---------------------------- 91.4 106.21145. 5!153.1 123.6 126.5 173.2 155.0 180.6 185.4 169. 8' 176.9 198.61 205.8 192.3 165. 3, 236.6 265.0 267.0 254.1 Copper(reftned) ____________________ 113.9 73.1 64.8! 85.4 58.4 78.4 276.2

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40.3i 46.1 57.8 55.~ 78.11112.11151.3 179.7 318.6 322.4 326.7 324.4 321.4

EW!c~~~i!:~-~~~----------------------196.2 99.71 101.4~ 98.8 97.2 100.4 87.8il100.21 98.8 98.1 97.o 103.3,98.91 95.2 93.2 86.4 84.3 81.0 78.8 76.4

Prices: I i I

I Farm products, to producers.------ 97. 1 106. 5 98. 6, 94.9 100. 7 100.0 84. 8 99.3 97. 1 97.1 96. 4 101.4 98. 6· 97.8 97. 1 80.4 76.8 74. 6

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, 70.3 68. 1 Wholesale, all commodities_________ 97.4 102.8 99. 3; 94.7 97. 0 95.8 85. 8 97. 1 96.0 95.8 96. 5/ 95. 6j 93.71 93. 5 92.8 83.61 82.0 79.8 77.9 76. 5 Retail food.------------------------ 97.6 104.9 107.6 103.6 102.9 104.6 98.2 104.81 104.8 104.2 103.31107. 21 106. 7 105.61 103.8 97.3 96.5 94.5 91. 7 88. 7 Cost of living (including food) ______ 99.4 102.4 102.4 100.0 98.7 98.4 93.8i

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99.31!1 99.3 98.7

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98.1 99.31' 99.3

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98.7 97.4 93.2 92.6 91.4 90.1. _____ _

Distribution (values): •Bank debits, 141 cities______________ 96.7 111. 9 119.6 132.5 158. 2 184. 5 130. 5 161. 0 165. 1 172.3 187. 3

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211. 11 189.91 139.8 136. 6 120.8 120.3 97.6 109. 0 104. 6 •Department stores, sales___________ 99.0 103.01 106.0 107.0

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108.0 111.0 102.0 108. 0' 108.0 111.0 110.0 112. o' 108.01108.0 107.0 99.0 102.0 98.0 £4.0 99. o •Mai!-ordersales,2houses __________ 97.2 111.91120.6 126.2 147.71188.6 171.5 156.2' 155.6 167.6 147.1 194.7/186.0 199.£ 154.7 167.1 167.8 145.4 167.8 127.3 •10-cent chains, sales.·-------------- 99. 0 113.0 125.01138. 0 150. 0!164. 0

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159. 0 148.0 151. 0 164.0 146. 01 159. 0 166. o1

165. 01152. 0 156.0 151.0 158.3 153.2 160. 8 Postal receipts_____________________ 98.5 107.9 114.5 117.3 117.7 121.1 114.9 127.71 118.0 149.8 118. 6j133. 5 122. o

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. 153.3 120.9 107.9 121.1 106.2 145.3 110.3 Imports____________________________ 93.1 109.0 114.3 108. o, 105. 6l 113.5 79.0 110.0 101.1 105.1 114, 2 121.1 104.8 95. 9i 96.3 70.1 76.6 63.0 64.6 56.7 Exports------------------------·--· 100.8 107.8 105.5 106.8 112.6

11115.01 84.4/

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144.9

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143.5 125.3!128.5 139.211

116.5 112.3 108.2 82.2 86.1 76.1 72.5 65.8

Transportation: Freight, net ton-miles ______________ 95.9 101.9 109.1 106.0 106.51109.9 94.3!129.3!112.5 100.8

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! 105.1 128.2

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96.6 98.3 97.1 105.3 86.5 77,8 ______ _

Finance: Member bank loans and discounts__ 98. 5 107.4

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112.9 117.3 127.5

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135. 9 133.8 128. 3l 129. 8 135.4 12~. 7 151. 11 141. 3/140.9 133. 1 135.8 133.8 131.8 129.8 125. 8 Interest rate (commercial paper).-- 90.0 93. 5 100.9 95.4 112.8 135. 7 83.3 127.61 124.8 124. 6 124. 8 145. 0 133.4 116.0 113. 21 69.6 69.6

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66.8 66.8 66. 8 Federalreserveratio _______________ 104.1 96.9 96.0 99.1 89.1 93.4104.3 87.0· 84.5/ 80.2 89.9 89.9; 93.0, 90.2101.4105.7106.7103.4 95.5107.1 Price, corporation bonds ___________ J 99.9 103.6 108.0 112. 5•

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113. 0 106.5 109.3 111. 3i 112.0 110.7 110.8 105.2 105. o

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· 107.1 106. sl· 113.3 110. 9, 109.1 106.2 110.2 Pr!ce, ~ailroad. stocks.--------------1 96. 1

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ll7. 9 133.4 162. 7 174. 5/. 194. 3 162. 3 176.41 186. 01 180.3 189. 3 203. 5 176.2 181.4 218305

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139. 11129.0 117. 2 129. 2 Prtce, mdustnal stocks.-----•"------

1 91.9 122.0 132.4 171.4 214. 8; 292.6 228.2 234.51 252.61 229. o 275.0 316.3 219.41 229.3 191.1 181.8 169.6 171. 1

Failures(liabJ!ities) ________________ /106.8 87.21 80.4 102.21

96.21

95.0 131.31

82.51 95.81

96.2, 127.1 73.91

122.81159.1 144.3i 110.7 132.8 130.3 197.4 223.1

•seasonal adjustments.

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PRELIMINARY SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY

The volume of business operations in the country as a whole in the first weeks of February, as reflected by the available indicators, continued somewhat irregular, and was on a lower plane than reported for the corresponding period last year. The value of new building contracts, data on which are now issued only every two weeks, increased slightly over the previous period and was slightly higher than for the corresponding period in 1930. The activity of steel plants continued to show gains and was among the most encouraging of all current industrial and business indicators. The automobile industry was an important source of

were below the level of February, 1930. Interest rates at the middle of February on time money were higher than at the close of January, while rates on call money remained stationary. Both rates, however, were materially lower than during a like period in 1930 or 1929. New capital issues continued on a low level and during the first two weeks of February represented almost entirely municipal flotations. New corporation financing remained comparatively inactive. The bond market in general remained inactive. Bond prices as a whole were irregular, but were above the level for the corresponding period in 1930 and 1929.

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION BY MAJOR GROUPS

[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925, taken as 100, adjusted for seasonal variations]

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demand for steel products, but difficulties in financing seem to have delayed the placing of orders in pipe-line requirements and in fabricated structural steel. Operations were still materially under the same time in the year prevwus.

Wholesale prices of commodities, as measured by Fisher's index, continued to decline, constituting one of the most discouraging features of the current situation. Prices were considerably under those prevalent during a similar four weeks last year. Prices of wheat remained steady during the first weeks of February, but were considerably under those of a like period last year.

Loans and discounts of Federal reserve member banks declined slightly from the January level, and

I TOBACCO MANUFACTURES

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1925 1926 1927

Stock prices continued to rise from the January levels, reaching during the first two weeks of February a point over 20 per cent aboye the December low.

Brokers' loans rose slightly during the opening weeks of February, but were materially under those of 1930. The Federal reserve ratio continued to increase fractionally each week and was considerably higher than during February, 1930.

Freight-car loadings continued on a low level during February, being about on the same level as during January but materially under the weekly average for February, 1930. Lumber production rose during the first part of February in response to increased orders, but was materially under February of last year.

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BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN JANUARY

General industrial production in January, according to the weighted index of the Federal Reserve Board, showed a normal increase during January from December, but was still on a plane 21.2 per cent under January, 1930. The output of manufactured commodities over that of December was of about normal proportions, after adjustments are made for seasonal variation, but was some 22.3 per cent under the output of January of last year. In manufacturing greater than the normal seasonal increase was registered by the iron and steel industry, food products, and the stone, clay, and glass industry. Less than the normal seasonal

The number of wage earners employed in factories was smaller than in the preceding month. The leather industry is the only group reporting an increased number of employees. The greatest decrease in number of employees in respect to December employment was registered by the tobacco manufacturing group with 11.2 per cent.

Distribution as indicated by freight-car loadings was about the same as during December. Usually some increase in car-loadings is witnessed during the December-January period. Retail trade as indicated by department store sales increased more than usual

FACTORY EMPLOYMENT, BY GROUPS

[1926 monthly average= tOO. January, 1931, is latest month plotted]

13 0

100

80 130

100

80 12 0

100

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100

80 12 0

100

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TEXTILES

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IRON AND STEEL

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LUMBER -~ ~ h

~ LEATHER

' V" rv v~ V\. """' ~ ~APER ;:I PRIN:::t

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till lt•l 11 I I I II I I ,I ill I il .!.il!dttlltl·illl 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

increase between December and January was registered by the following industries: Textiles, automobiles, nonferrous metals, and tobacco manufactures. The increase in operations of the leather and the shoe industry was of about normal proportion for this season of the year. The greatest increase after seasonal adjustments are made was registered by the iron and steel industry, and automobile manufactures showed the largest decrease. All manufacturing groups, however, were operating on a plane materially under that of January, 1930.

In the output of minerals, all groups, with the exception of anthracite coal, declined from both the preceding period and the month of January, 1930.

135. CHEMICALS AND PETROLEUM

for this season of the year. Sales were still some 8 per cent under those of January, 1930.

Wholesale prices of all commodities and retail prices of food, as compiled by the Department of Labor, continued the downward trend in January. The decline in wholesale prices from December to January was 1.8 per cent; and from January, 1930, to January, 1931, the decline amounted to 17.6 per cent. All commodity groups showed a decrease from December to January. Raw material prices dropped 1.8 per cent; semimanufactured articles, 1.2 per cent; finished products, 1.7 per cent; nonagricultural commodities, 1.5 per cent; and all commodities less farm products and foods, 1.5 per cent.

WEEV ENDINC> SAT.2-

1930 Jan. 4

11 18 25

Feb. 1 8

15 22

Mar. 1 8

15 22 29

Apr. 5 12 19 26

May 3 10 17 24 31

June 7 14 21 28

July 5 12 19 26

Aug. 2 9

16 23 30

Sept. 6 13 20 27

Oct. 4 11 18 25

Nov. 1 8

15 22 29

Dec. 6 13 20 27

1931 Jan. 3

10 17 24 31

Feb. 7 14 21 28

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WEEKLY BUSINESS INDICATORS 1

COMPOSITE INDEX

PRODUCTION

[Weekly average 1923-1925=100]

II WHOLESALE I ! PRICE~ i

II b ~ I 1 1-... -.-;.,----,--,f--~-~-=1=--~---,-~------;--=-..fS = ~ ~ ..... I E~ ==~.. ~ ... -~ .~ ~ ~ ::g ~ - fll..., 00 e$ ~ ~ i ~ 'CI ttl fti ~ = I ow.sa ;; = -= ~ 1 ~,.; t ... ~ ".s ~ ~ == t = g :e I.:>- • ; =~~~. "C ~- ~ .. -=.: C$= ;: -;s

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~ I ~ 3 ~ = ~ ~ 4) 'g .5S t -. ~ = ~ ~ ~-

RECEIPTS BANKING AND FINANCE

0 0 0 ... .. = = = ... .. .. .. 00 "" :; I ~ ~ .~ f I ;~ I ~ :i l ~ = ~ .s ~

~--~- ------- --- ---- -- ------ -- ,----

93.9 90.0 95.0 95.3 94.5 96.2 96.6 95.6

97.4 94.2 97. 5. 92. 9 97.0 90.9 95.3 90.7

94.4 93.1 92.8 92.8 93.6

95.4 94.4 95.2 95.6 93.0

31. 4 104. 6 86. 3 127. 3 77. 6 29. 8 114. 6 86. 3 129. 1 86. 8 29. 4 109. 5 88. 2 127. 8 90. 8 28. 6 120. 1 59. 5 125. 6 97. 4

26. 1 119. 3 59. 6 124. 6 100. 0 30. 6 112. 2 60. 6 125. 5 105. 3 27. 3 104. 9 63. 5 127. 4 106. 6 29.0 97. 6 66. 0 130. 7 105.3

28.2 26.5 27.3 29.0 27.3

83.9 87.9 82.9 80.4 91.4

139.4 75.8

109.2 141.2 112.8

126.0 121. 7 124.0 121. 7 120.7

103.9 100.0 97.4 96. 1

100.0

96. 5 96. 0 31. 0 84. 6 105. 7 121. 5 98. 711 ~g: g ~~: ~ I ~: ~ t: i ~~: ~ g~J 100.0

102.6 102.6 95. 4 93. 9 27. 8 84. 0 121. 7 124. 3

95.7 94.0 94.2 93.5 93.7

94.2 96.9 98.1 95.0 93.0

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I 67. 1 76. 2 102.8 97. 7 75. o I 68. 1 39. 7 76.4 76 .• 1 104. 7 107.0 166. 1 107. o 36. 4 45.7 125.4 159. 6 94.7 66. l 63. 5 102. 0 96.9 75.21 71.0 40. 4 76. 3 76. 5 86. 6 107. 5 131. 21107. 7 36.41 48.0 124.91166.8 94.8 65.8 60. 4 89. 2 97.1 74.5 72.5 40.4 75.8 76.4 94.6 107.5 177.4 108.4 36.41 45.71124.0 170.0 94.5 63.0 51.9 89.1 93.7 71.1 73.9 41.2 75.8 76. 4 83. 4 107.6 161.9 108. 5 36.41 45.7 123.81174.4 94. 6

' Sources of data are as follows: Composite index, New York Times; Business week composite index, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.; Bituminous coal and beehive coke production, U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines; Building, new awards, F. W. Dodge Corporation; Petroleum production (crude), The American Petroleum Institute; Steel production, Wall Street Journal; Receipts of cattle, calves, and hogs, U. S. Department of Agnculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics; Cotton receipts and wholesale price of middling cotton at New York, New York Cotton Exchange; Wheat receipts, New York Produce Exchange; Freight car loadings, American Railway Association; Wholesale price of copper, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.; Wholesale prices (Fisher's Index), The Irving Fisher Syndicate; Prices of iron and steel, composite, Steel; Bank debits, outside New York City, Federal reserve ratio, loans and discounts of Federal reserve member banks, and money in circulation, Federal Reserve Board; Bond prices and time and call money interest rates, Walt Street Journal; Stock prices, New York Times; Business failures, R. G. Dun & Co.

'The actual week does not always end on the same day.

7

WHOLESALE PRICES FOR SPECIFIED CJ)MMODITIES NOTE.-Prices to producer on farm products and market price of wool and grain prices are from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of A1rfeuUure Econemlu,

nonferrous metals rrom the Engineering and Mildng Jov.rnal·PrUI, except tin, which is !rom the American Metal Mar/ttl. All other prices are trom U. S. Departm•nt •I Labor, Bureau of Labor Stall1tiC1 Solar as possible ali <JUotations represent prices to producer or at mill

RELATIVE PRICE ACTUAL PRICE

(dollars)

COHHODITIE8 Unit 1926 average-100

Decem· January, I January, Novem· Decem- Janu- I Decem- January, her, 1930 1931 1930 ber, 1930 ber, 1930 ary, 1931 ber, 1929 1930

! -------------

FARM PRODUCT8-AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCER

Wheat .••••.••••••.•...•.•••••••••.•••••••.....•.••...•..•.•••.•.••.• BusheL ••••• 0. 613 0. 5!1 1.075 44 45 44 80 80 Corn •• ------------------··· ...••••..•. ---·-- ..•.••• ----------------· BusheL ••••• . 649 .617 . 773 95 93 88 112 111 Potatoes .•••• -•• - •.•. -- .. _ ..•.• _- ..• _ •. ____ •.•.••••• _. __ •••.•••••• __ • BusheL .•••• . 898 .903 1. 378 51 48 49 73 74 Cotton-.---.----- ••• - •.• -.-... ---- .. -.-.-.-••• -.--.---.--------.-.-- Pound •••••• .087 .086 .158 64 liS 57 106 105 Cottonseed._. _____ •••• -••• __ ._ •. _._._. __ •• _._. ___ . __ .• ___ . _____ . ___ . Ton ..••••••• 21.28 21.25 28.95 78 78 78 111 106 Cattle, beeL •• ----- ---·-·····-· •••••. ---- ·------- .•• ---------------- Pound •••••• . 0637 .0641 .0869 99 99 99 131 135 Hogs. __ --._.---.-.-------.-.-•.• --- •• --.-.- .• - •.••• -.- ..••• ----.--.- Pound •••••. .0744 .0725 .0880 70 63 61 72 75 Lambs .. _._.----------- .•• -•. --.-••. -------.-._ •. _._._ .. _._ •. ___ ._ •. Pound •••••• .0618

' .0630 .1110 54 53 55 93 96

FARM PRODUCTS-MARKET PRICE

Wheat, No.1, northern spring (Minneapolis) ________________________ BusheL •••• .77 . 76 1.27 47 49 48 83 80 Wheat, No.2, red, winter (St. Louisl-------------------------------- BusheL •••• .83 . 78 1.34 54 54 50 87 86 Wheat, No.2, hard, winter (Kansas City) ........................... BusheL •••• . 71 . 69 1.19 46 48 46 81 80 Corn, No.3, yellow (Chicago) ....................................... BusheL •••• . 69 . 65 .85 95 92 87 117 113 Oats, No.3, white (Chlcago) ... _. ____________________________________ BusheL ••••• .34 . 32 .45 80 83 78 110 110 Barley, No.2 (MinneaRolis) •• ______________________________________ BusheL •••. .47 .44 . 58 75 73 69 92 91 Rye, No.2 (Minneapo isl------------·------------------------------ BusheL ••••• .44 .38 . 91 47 48 41 107 99 Cotton, middling upland (New York>-------------·----------------- Pound •••••• .101 .102 .173 63 57 58 109 99 Wool,~ blood combing, Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces (Boston) .... Pound .••.•• .27 .23 .38 63 59 50 89 83 Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago) •••••• ______________ Cwt ••••••••• 10.575 10.000 12.469 108 111 105 127 131

~h0e~~.h:-!:~ (~~~~~ot::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Cwt. ••••••. 7. 935 7. 338 9. 613 72 64 60 77 78 Cwt •••••••. 2. 925 3.438 6.263 51 44 52 75 95

Sheep, lambs (Chicago) __ ---------------------- __ ---------------- ___ Cwt-------- 7. 400 7. 981 12.675 52 54 58 88 93

FOOD

Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis)------------------------------ BarreL ••••• 4.885 4. 963 6. 750 56 58 59 77 80 Flour, winter straights (Kansas City)_------------------------------ BarreL ••••• 4.031 4.085 5.844 57 56 56 82 81 Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New Yorkl----------------------------------- Pound .••••. .033 • 034 .037 79 76 78 87 86 Sugar, granulated! in barrels (New York>---------------------------- Pound.----- .046 .046 .051 85 83 83 91 93 Cottonseed oil, pr me yellow (New York>---------------------------- Pound ...... .072 .072 .084 64 61 61 74 71 Beef, fresh, carcass, good native steers (Chicago) _____________________ Pound •••••. .195 . 195 . 240 119 119 119 146 146 Beef, fresh, carcass, steers (New York>------------------------------- Pound •••••• . 205 . 205 .235 120 120 120 138 138 Pork, smoked hams (Chicago). ______________________________________ Pound .••••• . 213 .207 . 239 72 69 67 70 78 Butter, creamery, 92 score (New York>------------------------------ Pound •••••• . 32 . 29 .37 80 71 64 91 82 Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored (Chicago) _______________________ Pound •••••. .190 .177 . 235 90 83 78 103 103

TEXTILES

Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1-cones (Boston). Pound •••••• .247 . 248 .382 71 69 69 95 90 Cotton-print cloth M x 60-383-)"-5.35-yards to pound _______________ Yard ________ .053 .052 .076 76 70 69 92 90 Cotton sheeting, brown 4/4 Trion (New York>--------·-------------- Yard ........ .065 .062 .090 71 70 67 91 89 Worsted yarns, 2/32's cross-bred stock, white, In skein (Boston) •••••. Pound •••••• 1.117 1.100 1. 575 84 82 77 98 96 Women's dress goods, French, 391nches, at mills, serge ______________ Yard ........ .900 ----------- . 975 87 87 94 94 Sultings, unfinished worsted-13-ounce, mill------------------------- Yard ........ 1. 601 1.601 1.838 80 80 80 95 91 Suitings, serge, 11-ounce, 56-58 inch·--------------------------------- Yard •••••••• 1. 746 1. 746 1. 959 81 81 81 90 90 Silk, Japan, 13-15 ... -------------------------------- ................ _ Pound ••.••• 2. 709 2. 807 4. 630 40 44 45 74 75 Hosiery, women's pure silk, mill ____________________________________ . Dozen pair .• 6. 750 6. 500 9.000 58 58 56 78 78

LEATHER

Hides, green salted, packers' heavy native steers (Chicago) __________ Pound •••••• .107 .095 .163 84 76 68 114 116 Hides, caltsklns, No.1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago) ___________ Pound •••••• .144 .125 .176 90 83 72 101 102 Leather, sole, oak, scoured hacks, heavb (Boston)------------------- Pound ....... .400 . 380 .495 94 91 87 119 113 Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blue er (Massachusetts) __________ Pair ••••••••• 6. 750 6. 750 6. 750 106 106 106 106 106 Boots and shoes, men's dress welt tan calf oxford (St. Louis) ......... Pair ••••••••. 4. 715 4. 600 4.850 100 88 95 100 100

FUEL

Coal, hltumjnous, mine-run (com~slte p~ice).~--------------------- Net ton ••••• 3. 898 3.829 3.982 90 90 89 92 92 Coal, bltumtnous,c,repared stzes compostte prtcel-----------------· Net ton ••••• 4.317 4.270 4.492 91 90 89 94 94 Coal, anthracite, c estnut (composite price).--------·--------------- Long ton •••• 12. 751 12.732 13.033 93 93 93 94 95 Coke, Connellsville (range of rarompt and future), furnace-t ovens. Short ton ••• 2.550 2.550 2.588 63 62 62 64 63 Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Ok ahoma-at wells.. ______________________ BarreL •.••• .850 .850 1.229 45 45 45 69 65

METALS Pig Iron, foundry No.2, northern (Pittsburgh) ______________________ Long ton .•.. 18.760 18. 760 20.260 91 91 91 98 98 Pig iron, basic, valley furnace·-------------------------------------- Long ton •••. 17.000 17.000 18.500 92 92 92 100 100 Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)_-------------------------------- Long ton .... 30.600 30.000 34.000 89 87 86 99 97 Copper Ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York) ______________ Pound ...... .1030 .0984 .1778 73 75 71 129 129 Brass, sheets, milL ____________________________________ -------------- Pound.----- .178 .173 .233 93 94 91 122 122 Lead, pig, desilverlred, for early delivery (New Yorkl--------------- Pound •••••. . 0510 .0480 .0625 61 61 57 74 74 Tin, straits (New York>---------------·-·--------------------------- Pound ...... .2527 .2610 .3891 40 39 40 61 60 Zinc, slab, western (St. Louis)------------------------------·-------- Pound ...... .0410 . 0404 .0523 58 56 55 77 71

BUILDING MATERIAL AND MISCELLANEOU!!l

Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring, milL _______________________ M feet. ..... 32.510 30.730 37.220 74 72 68 84 83 Brick, common red, domestic building (New York) __ ------·-·------ Thousand ••. 9. 50 9. 596 10.500 58 58 58 61 64 Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, r. o. b. plant (Chicago

district)._ ....... ---------------------- ... ------- __ .. ------------ .. BarreL ••••• 1.580 1. 578 1. 576 91 91 91 89 89 Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh) _______________________________________ Cwt. .•.•••• 1.600 1.625 1.900 82 82 83 97 97 Rubber, smoked ~beets (New York>--------------------------------- Pound ......

1

.089 . 082 .150 18 18 17 33 31 Sulphuric acid, 66° (New Yorkl------------------------ --------------

Ton _________ 15.500 15. 500 15.500 107 107 107 107 107 Newsprint, rolls, contract, milL ......... ---------------------------- Cwt. ------- 3. 250 3.100 3. 250 94 94 94 94 94

8

MEASURES OF f..NDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY [Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925, taken as 100]

NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS AND AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION reo.-------,-------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~==~~~~~~~~----,------,

-TOTAL AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION <UNITED STATES)

................. · .......

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BANK DEBITS 041 CENTERS l

9

REVIEW OF PRINCIPAL BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE TEXTILES

Activity in the textiles industry during January, as measured by the consumption of electrical energy for power purposes, was 3.8 per cent under that recorded during December, 23.2 per cent under that of January, 1930, and 33.2 per cent under that of January, 1929.

Production of cotton textiles increased during January in respect to December and was also in excess of the November production. The January production, however, was 17.5 per cent under that of .January, 1930, and wa-; also under production in January, 1929. New orders, shipments, and unfilled orders at the end

hand at the close of January, 1930, and 3,169,452 bales, or 49.7 per cent, over those of January, 1929. Consumption of raw cotton by textile mills during January was 21.2 per cent under that of January, 1930, and 32 per cent under the figure for 1929. Spindle activity in the cotton industry was about 7.5 per cent over that in December, and 22.2 per cent under that in January of the year previous.

The consumption of silk during January increased by 486 bales, or by 0.9 per cent from December. This consumption of -;ilk was 3.1 per cent under that reported for January, 1930. Stocks of silk in the ware-

THE TEXTILE INDUSTRIES [Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925, taken as 100. January, 1931, is latest month plotted. Curves covering imports of wools and exports of cotton are plotted

from 12 months' moving monthly average plotted on the end month]

ISO

140

. jPJIODUCTION

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ISO EXPORTS

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:Mr; r\"""'~ "'c( ~ ... /r\ f\tt 1\ ll b, 100

CONSUIIIPTION

\ w v v v, r\ A .i .. ···

90 .D \J COTTON

60 ',I .I,/ ,, .I .I 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

of January were all materially under the figures for these items recorded for the corresponding period in 1930 and 1929. Stocks of cotton textiles at the close of January were slightly under the figure reported at the close of December, and were materially under the stocks on hand at the close of January, 1930 and 1929.

Receipts of raw cotton during January totaled 729,256 bales, a drop of 897,444 bales from the total December receipts. This is a smaller decrease than was witnessed during a similar period in 1930 and 1929. The total January receipts of cotton were 107,741 bales under receipts reported for January, 1930, and were 396,959 bales under the receipts during January, 1929. Stocks of raw cotton at the end of January were 2,322,405 bales, or 32.2 per cent above the stocks on

44324-81--2

180

140

1\ ~!\ :·"·· /'''·· .. 1\ 7?M:N JJ ~~) 100

~

t~ ~]·"' ·~'..~. \ '\;1_ v \ I ~ · ............... ;"· ............ · l.l

so v IMPtfRTs I \J v.· ' ... .: ..\ •.. ······ .......... .. ·

WOOL .I,,:.. j • 60 ,, ,, .I .I,! " " " ,, ,, " .I ,f ,I ,, J .I ·. ~.~··

1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930'

180

1\ M tW.SUMPTIONM

.tv\ ~ I~ 140 ·· .. ,; 1\

Jtf IV.~ wv.; }/'V. '('\ \\ . .

\r:vJ\ :.,·v.J 1'1.~ ·. i !! :.·'\ f• . .... · \ : i A/ 100

..

1~1 J v\.1 . '

\ ! ~TOCI(S-1>! nufaclurn '

i}_: l.···J \!

80 •• ~~ i ¥

RAW SILl< ~f~f'~"(~ 60 cl 'Lo J J ,( ,I ,[ d ,J, ,] ,f,,l 'L LL ,J_ J_ .1. .I

1924 1925 1926 19'27 1928 19'29 1930

houses at the close of January were 6,616 bales, or 11.7 per cent under the stocks on hand at the close of December. These stocks were also 32.2 per cent under those at the close of ,January, 1930.

Total wool receipts at Boston showed a decrnnse of 6.6 per cent from the December receipts, and were 31.7 per cent under those of January, 1930. Receipts of domestic wool were under those of January, 1930, and receipts of foreign wool were also under the receipts of last year.

METALS

No shipments of iron ore from the mines were recorded during January from the upper Lake ports. This is a normal seasonal condition. Stocks of iron ore at the clo;::e of January were 5.7 per cent under the

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stocks at the close of December, but were 9.4 per cent over those at the close of January, 1930. The consumption of iron ore by furnaces totaled 2,350,000 long tons, against 2,339,000 long tons in December, and 4,101,000 long tons in January, 1930.

Pig-iron production during January witnessed an increase in comparison with the December production, whereas last year a slight reduction was recorded for the same period. The total production of 1,714,000 long tons during January was 3.1 per cent over that of December, but was 39.3 per cent under January production in 1930.

Copper production declined 1.9 per cent from the December output, and was 29.6 per cent under that of January, 1930. Domestic shipments of refined copper decreased by 9,645 short tons from December, and were 9,723 short tons under those of the previous year. Stocks of refined copper in North and South America decreased slightly from the previous month but were 78.8 per cent above the stocks at the close of January, 1930. Zinc production was under that of December and of January, 1930.

Domestic receipts of gold at the mint decreased during January, being 14 per cent under the December

THE METAL INDUSTRIES [Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925, taken as 100. January, 1931, is latest month plotted]

180

ISO

140

100 : '1'1 ·/

~h. I

\r DEliVER~

1\

180

l.}'X-"'IIJ.REFIN£0 ~ 140 1---[4:_-1---1---+--:--+fJ~\~:--~---l

I, ~~~~.., IDDODUCTION ~~~\ ~,· \ ····- "\ I""'\ I t r',.; I •

;\, .. ,:~1 I~'\ : '\ ~ I I t f I ~ I [\(1.., 1"1 1 l 'A '

100 I \: N . . . . . II .... I 1\'i'i \i;;.}j. I ., t1 l ... ~. i II\ I I I ., A'· ~ ... I I I I~ :f \ ~:·-...f II " \ I \•\ 1 tl ··1'• . .f , .... ·· ~: Ill I I

(\.: ~ \ 11~/1 ···,·'1 t .,,,I A I 1 t t 1 PRICE 1, i I [\

\ 1 t I

80 I \J \: I I "\i\ l : v.

I

60 .1 ,1 ,I .1 ,1 ,I t1 .1 ~~~~7R t1 .1 .I .I .I .I :~~ .. 1 .I 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

100!,¥-,' \. J ... , .... ._..-· '\. r~ \ ~ \ .... ...-··--·· \ \../ PR/~; ).\.. i~· \

60~--~~----~----~----~-~/----+-----+'----~ 1 I I\ • II I'-.

v \ / \f,j\,.,j " I I p t I \ I STDCKSJWORLD .. ... '

~ \ ~ , \ I vII "

.I \ IZ<~~-~ 60 lu..l..~~· 1.~'4;;;' 1,1,},·~ ll..l..l.l.~~· l.u.J..L.L.l• f-!-!~~ IN~•9.J..Ll.J~·~ 1.. ILLLL..L.!f·~ lllll0w·~'ti,·~~~;f·:.jl.,t:·'~l,!. 1930 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 .

V tTIN .1 .. 1..1 .1. .1. .1.1. ,I .1.1.

1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 60 .1

1924

The output of steel ingots registered an increase of 23.7 per cent with respect to December, but was 34.4 per cent under January, 1930. The ratio of total steel ingot production to capacity declined to 46 per cent during January, as against 70 per cent for January, 1930.

Steel furnace<; in blast at the end of the month totaled 102, with a capacity of 57,365 long tons per day. At the close of January, 1930, 172 furnaces were in blast, with a total capacity of 96,370 long tons per

1

day. Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corpora

tion at the close of January showed an increase of 4.7 per cent in orders placed during January as compared with the previous month, but were 7.4 per cent below the level of orders for January of the previous year.

receipts, but were 24.5 per cent over the receipts during January, 1930. The Rand output of gold during January exceeded that of December and of January, 1930. Silver production in the United States remained on approximately the same level as for the past several-months, but was materially under that reported for)anuary, 1930.

FUELS

Production of bituminous coal in the United States registered a decrease of 2.9 per cent from the December output and was 22.6 per cent lower than during January, 1930. Anthracite production increased during January, being 1.1 per cent above the output of December, but was 12.4 per cent under that of January, 1930.

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Production of beehive coke in the United States decreased by 4.7 per cent during January in respect to December, and the January production was about 50.8 per cent of that reported for January, 1930.

AUTOMOBILES AND RUBBER

Automobile production showed an upward trend of a seasonal nature during January. Total production during January was 171,903 cars, or 10.3 per cent above the December output, but was 37.1 per cent under the production in January, 1930. Output of passenger cars was 40.6 per cent under that of January, 1930, and the output of trucks was 14.5 per cent under that of January last year.

on the same plane as reported for previous months, and were also on the same level as for January, 1930. Women's shoes showed A. slight decline in price during January as compared with December.

PAPER AND PRINTING

Shipments of newsprint in the United States were greater than in the month of December, but were under those of January, 1930. Canadian shipments were under those of both prior periods. Production in the United States increased 6.4 per cent from the month of December, but was 15.3 per cent under that of the year previous. Canadian production during January was 0.2 per cent under the December

THE FUEL INDUSTRIES

[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925 taken as 100. January, 1931, is latest month plotted where data were available]

COAL ~ROOUdriON

160f----l---+---l----+---l----f----l

240

l60f--~---+---+---r---f---+--~

60 ,I ,1,1 ol ,I .! 1924 1925

HIDES AND LEATHER

The production of hides, as shown by the number of cattle and sheep slaughtered under Federal inspection, decreased during January. Production of cattle skins was less than in January, 1930, while the number of sheepskins exceeded the year previous by 8.1 per cent. In Canada decreases were recorded in respect to December, but production during the current January exceeded that of January last year. Wholesale prices of hides decreased during January as compared with December, and were 41.8 per cent under those of January, 1930. The price of sole leather was 4.8 per cent under that of December, and was 24.1 per cent under the price quoted during January of the year previous. Wholesale prices of men's shoes remained

240

COKE

240

--~,_F/'h 160I-----+---+-K-+--~---..-.f.[V-¥----f-/'-\. ~~ --l·. •

loo,(S ........ ··itJ· \ / ~. ,[\ \; ~ f' S7rJCKS \./ f

80f--~---+---+-----r--~'+-----+--~

60 I .I .. I .1 ,I .I .1 ,I ,1, ~~l.I~E .1 ,I ,I, o1 .I ,1 ~~~~~~j'5 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

figure, and was 10.7 per cent under the figure for January, 1930. Shipments of newsprint in the United States increased over December shipments by 5.8 per cent, but were 15.6 per cent under those of the corresponding period in 1930. Stocks at the mills in the United States at the close of January were somewhat larger than at the close of December, and were 75 per cent over those on hand at the close ofJanuary, 1930.

CONSTRUCTION

Building contracts awarded for new construction and engineering projects declined in value during January; the number of projects and the floor space involved were also under those of December. The value of contracts awarded for all types of construe-

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tion was 29.6 per cent under that reported for January, 1930. Compared with the year previous the amount of floor space involved in the total contracts for January decreased by 25.1 per cent, and the same item for industrial buildings dropped 55.6 per cent. The value of contracts awarded for residential construction decreased 23.3 per cent in respect to December, and was 18.3 per cent under that of 1930.

Construction costs increased slightly during the month but were still about 4.7 per cent under those for the corresponding period in 1930. Fire losses in the United States and Canada in January were 3.2 per

season of the year. The January production was also 22.5 per cent under· that of January, 1930. Production and shipments of face brick showed declines from previous periods. The volume of unfilled orders was the same as for December, but was under that of January, 1930. Stocks of face brick on hand at the close of January rose slightly but were some 16 per cent under stocks reported for the close of January, 1930. Orders for terra cotta declined from both periods, the value being 59.8 per cent under that reported for January of the year previous. Production of illuminating glass during January was above that

THE AUTOMOBILE AND RUBBER INDUSTRIES

[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925, taken as 100. Where available, January, 1931, is latest month plotted]

500f 140C f--· i

AUTOrOBILE PRODUCTION 3

I I 200 i TRUCKS' f..!'\

! .,..,IN t\ 150

t>. IN/\ lfvt., ft\ tv'\\~ ~., Vii lA-A 1\ 100

~f v ,V ~\· ~ l\ ~ ~· II I '.,\,. . ~~ • I 60

PASSENGIER CARs· \, AND TAXICABS-+ 'I ' 30 ,1 , I "' 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

~~ 400,

I aoo

1

; HO~E$A~E PRICES-1\/1 ~ 200

IMPORTS->: ~~ I I \A I 150

l~( ·~JJf ~ rt\J" -v \J\r Vl l A, 100

N~l ':Y , If"'' r-'\...,j I ·y \ \

~~ \

60 ,, I I I ' " dRUDE RUBBER

\..,-v, ... ___

40 I

I I. ~, 30

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 ~~o

cent larger than in December, and were 4.0 per cent greater than in January, 1930.

LUMBER

Lumber production in general was on a slightly higher plane than during December but was materially under that of January, 1930. The production of most species, both of softwoods and of hardwoods, increased in comparison with December, l ut was still under the 1930 production.

STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS

Production of Portland cement showed a decrease in volume of 22.4 per cent from the December output-a decrease somewhat less than normal for this

,000 ! EXPOR~S . ~

-AUTOMOBILE 700

... I\ I\ •' 500

I lid rr ·v i,J\ "'~A I u Y t\ 300 A r AV"' lf\'t\ V\ •'• I I " i- l I

200

IN'~ ~ f1 "'t V'l

!o-TOTA~ ~~..J'

100

I~JJ v'\A1 ~~-TRUCKS ""' 60 I

v . I

40

30 I ,, 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

I""' 400

,,.. ... ,, 200

(/\\-~ i.J'\ STOCKS "'Vvt' -, ;'~ 15

~ r'k_- \,1\j •N\ [)\'---IM.\ _.c,A ~ <-PRODUCTION 100

~ 'i'\J} ~·';. ~ \ 60

I

40L I

PNEUMATIC TIRES

aal Llul .I "'""''J I.

1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

m December but was 23.2 per cent under that m January, 1930.

FOODSTUFFS

The visible supply of wheat, as well as receipts at the principal centers, increased slightly from the preceding month, and both items exceeded the figures recorded during January, 1930. Shipments of wheat were 8.9 per cent under those of December and 3.2 per cent under those of January, 1930. The visible supply of corn was greater than in December, and was 7.8 per cent over that of January, 1930. Corn receipts were under receipts of both prior periods. Shipments of corn rose during January, but were 23.3 per cent under those of January, 1930. Rice shipments in-

creased over December slightly but were under those of January, 1930.

Receipts, shipments, and local slaughter of cattle and calves decreased from the month of December and were under those of January, 1930. The production of Federally inspected beef and veal declined from December. Cold-storage holdings of these products at the end of January decreased by 3.8 per cent from those of the previous month, and were 26.8 per cent under those of the year previous. The apparent consumption of beef during the month was under that of both previous periods. Total meat in cold storage at

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Stocks of sugar at the end of January, on the other hand, were greater than at the close of January, 1930.

The visible supply of coffee at the close of January was greater than at the close of the month previous. Receipts of coffee in Brazil were greater than for both previous periods, and the clearances from Brazil were also greater than for the two previous periods. Price of Rio No. 7 declined during the month and was 34.0 per cent under that of 1930. The price of tea remained the same as during November and December, but was 24.9 per cent under the price of January, 1930.

Car-lot shipments of apples declined by 3.3 per cent

MOVEMENT OF GRAIN PR~CES [Weighted price per bushel. January, 1931, is latest month plotted]

~?13±Shb2tZJ l~,-------r-------.-------.--------C~O-R_N_N_O_. ~a_Y,E_LL_OW~·~C~H~IC~AG~Or-------r-------.-------.-------~

,~.J ~V....... .A -.,.,.

toor----+----+----.J*'\-+--!1---+-"-~,-i~---+-_.e.l~'--t_.,-:r-:'""""" .. \.-.l!-::""'-:---:/-'--+--,j'"'\--l o~r-------r-------+-~~~~~~---+----~~~~~~r-T---~+-----~+-------~~~-T~ ..,..,/-1-' "~- ~·r"-r '-""hv \.."

g o.6of=.,.r"'';;:,---t-r-~~"'--t-------j:--------t-------+--------t--------t--------+-------j:-------J ~~~~~UD~~~UD~~~~~l~l~l~~~~J~J~~J~i~l~~~~~~~~~~~_l~l~l~~l~I~J~~~~~~ a: OATS NO. a WHITE, CHICAGO ~ I.OO.-------,---------,--------,--------r__:_--__;____,. __ ..;__.__;_.....:...:.,r------,---------,-------......--------,

~o~·~------+-------~------~-------+-------1--------~------+-------4-------~------~ j

goso·~------+-------~------~---.-, .. -... -... ~!·~.-.------~------~-------~·+.~ .. ~·~-~~· .. ---1-------~-----i ........ ·· . . .. ... ·· .. ···. _. .......... ...................... \~ ...... · ·····•····· ............ ······ 0,40 • ... •••••• •••• •• ••••• ••••••• ·, •• •• •••••••••••• -. ·- ...

.•. ····: .. ··• ....... ..••• ·••••• .• t.! .... ....... ···· ..

020 I I I I I I ,I I I I I I .1

RYE NO. 1,60 1,40 ,.,\ \,... _,•

1.00 i

' r \ .. ./ \

0~ V'' . I

1\•,j.~~- '"':'-..1../1 I 0,60 I I I I 1'-·1 I I .1 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925

the close of January was over that of December, but under that of January, 1930.

Wholesale prices of western dressed steers in New York and fresh native steers in Chicago remained the same as in December, but were materially under prices in January, 1930.

Cold-storage holdings of butter showed a loss of 26.2 per cent from those at the close of December, and were 22.3 per cent smaller than holdings of the year previous. The amount of cheese held in cold storage also decreased from the December holdings, but was practically the same as reported at the close of January, 1930. Shipments of refined sugar from two ports during January increased over December, but were 29.2 per cent less than those reported for January, 1930.

2

I

. .....

I I I .1 .1 I l L I I I I' I .I

MIN NEAPOLIS

... "' ./"'\ . ...... ,; ·-· '-·' ·-· \,.! ·-·

\ I I I I _l L I L ·""',.

1926 1927 1928 1929 ~()._.

"\ from those of December, but were still 28.0 per cent over the figure for January, 1930. Onions in car-lot shipments exceeded December shipments by 53.2 per cent, and shipments of citrus fruit increased seasonally by 13.0 per cent in comparison with December. Potato shipments were materially above those of December and slightly exceeded those of 1930.

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation on inland waterways and canals reflected seasonal conditions and was under the level recorded during December. The Cape Cod Canal reported an increased volume of traffic as compared with December, but the traffic in other principal canals in the northern climates was entirely at a stand-

still. Freight-car loadings by the railroads, as a whole, were greater than during December, hut were 17.7 per cent under the total loadings reported for January, 1930. Carload shipments of grain and grain products as compared with December gained 36.8 per cent, livestock 32.0 per cent, coal and coke 28.0 per cent, forest products 29.5 per cent, ore 14.3 per cent, merchandise (less than carload shipments) 21.6 per cent, and miscellaneous commodities 24.4 per cent. None of the commodity groupings exceeded the loadings reported for January, 1930. Shipments of locomotives declined to 16 in number as against 49 in January, 1930. Shipments of new freight cars increased over December, hut were only 10.4 per cent of the shipments forJanuary, 1930.

BANKING AND FINANCING

Bank debits outside New York City were 5.9 per cent lower than those of the previous month and 15.4 per cent lower than for the corresponding period of the previous year. Total loans and discounts by Federal reserve member hanks at the close of January showed a slight decrease from December, and were 5.5 per cent under the figure reported for January, 1930. The value of new life insurance written during January registered a decline of 20.1 per cent from the preceding period, and was 10.7 per cent under that of the previous year. Total dividends and payments paid by corporations during January exceeded those of December and were of approximately the same amount as reported for January, 1930.

More business firms failed during January than during the previous month, and the liabilities of such firms were also greater than for the month previous. The number of business failures was materially greater and the liabilities were far greater than those of a year ago. Prices of representative stocks were slightly higher

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than in December hut materially under a year ago. Bond prices showed substantial gains over comparative periods.

Brokers' loans at the end of the month were smaller than at the end of both the month of December and the preceding year. Interest rates on call-loan renewals showed a decrease from the December rate, and rates on 60 to 90 day commercial paper also declined during the month. Both rates were considerably lower than a year ago.

GOLD, SILVER, AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Gold receipts at the United States mint were substantially less than for December, but exceeded those reported for January, 1930. Gold exports were slightly over those of December but were materially under such exports for January, 1930. Imports of gold, however, were slightly larger than in the preceding period, and were materially greater than those of January, 1930. Silver production in the United States during January registered a slight reduction from the preceding December and was substantially under the 1930 production. Canadian production of the metal also showed a slight loss from that of December, but exceeded the production of January, 1930. Gains were noted in both exports and imports of silver during January, but both were below the levels of the corresponding month of 1930.

Foreign exchange quotations in general showed little change from December, there being slight declines in rates in England, Belgium, Netherlands, Japan, Canada, and Brazil. Argentine exchange rates witnessed the largest drop. No country witnessed an increase in exchange rates as compared with those of December. Rates in Japan and Canada increased as compared with a year ago, while rates in England, Sweden, India, Argentina, and Brazil declined.

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INDEXES OF BUSINESS

The index numbers presented in this table are designed to show the trend in production, prices, trade, etc., by commodities or groups. They consist in general of weighted combinations of series of individual relative numbers; often the individual relative numbers are also given. All of the index numbers, except where noted, are based on the average of the years 1923 to 1925, while maxima and minima are given only since 1923, thus eliminating the abnormal period prior to 1923. Complete descriptions and figures for earlier years may be found in the following issues of the Survey (later data being available in the latest semiannual issues): Production in the July, 1928, issue (No. 83), pages 18 to 22; stocks in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), pages 20 to 22; new orders in the September, 1928, issue (No. 85), page 19; unfilled orders in the January, 1928, issue (No. 77), pages 22 and 23; wholesale trade in the January, 1928, issue (No. 77), page 21; mail-order and chain stores in the May, 1928, issue (No. 81), pages 20 and 21; department stores in the April, 1928, issue (No. 80), pages 20 and 21; employment, based on 1923 as 100, in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page 108; farm prices in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page 27; wholesale prices (Department of Labor) in the November, 1927, issue (No. 75), page 24, and the June, 1928, issue (No. 82), page 23; wholesale prices, commercial, in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page 26; cost of living in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page 27, and the June, 1926, issue (No. 58), page 24.

Relative to 1923-1925 monthly average as 100

Maxi· mum since

Jan. 1, 1923

Minimum

1928

January

1 1929 1

1930 1 1931

since 1-----~ I ; 1 J~~zl' Novem-~1 Decem-~ January Novem- Decem- i January Novem- Decem-

. ber ber 1 ber ber i ber ber -----·---------------1---'-- -----1 --~----- , ____ ------ ·--

1 I I f

1

PRODUCTION

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL

Unadjusted, except for working days __________ _ Adjusted for seasonal variations ______________ _

MANUFACTURING

Total (adjusted for working days only) ________ _ Total (adjusted for seasonal variations) ________ _

Iron and steeL __________ ------- ________ _ Textiles _________ ------ _________________ _ Food products __________________________ _ Paper and printing ______________________ _ Lumber ________________________________ _ Automobiles _________ ------ _____________ _ Leather and shoes _______________________ _

Cement---------------------------------Glass, plate ____________________________ _ Nonferrous metals ______________________ _ Petroleum refining ______________________ _ Rubber tires ___________________________ _ Tobacco manufactures ___________________ _

MINERALS

Total (adjusted for working days only) ________ _ Total (adjusted for seasonal variations) ________ _

Bituminous coaL _______________________ _ Anthracite coaL ________________________ _ Crude petroleum ________________________ _ Iron-ore shipments. ______________________ _ Copper ________________________________ _ Zinc ___________________________________ _ Lead __________________________________ _ Silver _________________________________ _

ANIMAL PRODUCTS (Marketinll) TotaL _____________________________________ _

WooL _________________________________ -~ Livestock ______________________________ _ Poultry and eggs ________________________ _ Dairy products _________________________ _ Fish ___________________________________ _

CROPS (MarkethoiiS)

Total---~-----------------------------------Grains * ---- ___________________________ _ Vegetables * ----------- _________________ _ Fruits * --------- _______________________ _ Cotton products * _ --------- _____________ _ Miscellaneous crops*---------------------

125 127

127 129 155 121 110 130 110 166 134 126 174 137 178 169 143

128 120 125 133 147 143 142 127 125 123

124 545 131 148 164 283

252 214 199 266 373 344

78 82

76 80 59 77 89 91 78 45 80 83 65 78 84 66 93

84 89 77

1 88

0 71 65 75 66

79 14 76 67 64 44 I

451 38 60 43

6 ~

115 116

115 113 120 113 102 121 85

129 99

117 143 126 159 154 124

108 117

109 114 123 111 104 122 87

138 99

119 146 127 158 144

127 I

I

116 108 118 106

116 107 118 108 118 100 116 108 103 96 123 123

89 1- --142 113

99 108 126 109 141 149 126 119 159 171 148 94 131 130

117 106 114 113 1121 118 101 98 105 111 97 106

114 110

98 88

132 127 131 137 106 i ____ _ 133 133 I 129 111 106 102 111 109 120

93 100 94

93 70 98

110 77

131

180 122

94 119 258 209

92 55 95

126 78

119

152 124

69 70

206 196

96 34

102 85 95 87

113 100

94 92

100 243

98 118 106 117 114

95 63 96

137 81

154

155 69 91 93

234 296

95 II 104 101 104

92 103 101 104

90 99 96 103 95 96

118 I 120

-~8r ~--~g~ 110 108 117 124 113 105 167 163 80 106

133 131

110 108 116 112 104 100 117 106 133 132

----- -----115 101

98 104 105 95 87 88

93 70 90

137 84

102

128 90 77 53

183 179

95 49 98 89 92

135

79 79 89 53 76

116

85 78 85 82

84 76 84 80 65 59 93 87 94 89

103 101

74 85 80 81 86 83 91 65 87 85

151 ag 77 73

119 128

95 92 86 83

114 51 83 70 83 73

89 35 88

122 78

146

139 72 90

109 241

11

89 94 85 93

Ill

76 68 92 71

98 57 94

138 93 99

98 80 79 67 1

145 51

82 82

81 80 64 86 92

105

63 81 84 90 78

144 88

121

86 89 78 93

107

71 65 83 68

100 25 96

142 96

115

69 80 98 70 64

4 • ~'luctuations between maxim•ttD and minimum dne largely to seasonal conditions: Minerals and Manufacturing are adjusted Cor seasonal variations except wbere

noted.

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INDEXES OF BUSINESs-Continued

\

Maxi-mum since

Jan.l, 1923

I I 1928 I 1929 1930 1931

~~: I !----~--~-----' Mini-

Relative to 1923-1925 monthly average as 100 1t9zl' Novem- Decem- 1 Janu- Novem- Decem- Janu- I Nevem- Decem- Janu-

~ ~I~~~~~~~~ --~---~~-~--

< I I

I l1 I FOREST PRODUCTS ,

TotaL-------------------~----------------- 112 55 84 76 I 82 81 70 I 63 II 63 Lumber--------------------------------- 112 49 79 71 78 77 65 I 59 57 Pulpwood_______________________________ 151 54 116 111 123 113 100

1

106 105 Gum (rosin and turpentine)*-------------- 204 18 119 122 41 142 127 48 113 Distilled wood___________________________ 148 47 104 104 99 95 I 94 I. 100 I 67

NEW ORDERS I ! Tota~;;tiie;~~----_-:.-:.::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 gg t~ ~1~ ~~ 1~~ ~g ~~ ~~ II ~!

Iron and steeL-------------------------- 158 58 116 113 i 134 81 98 117 58 Lumber--------------------------------- 141 36 99 6

997 I 80 63 52 50 I 37

Paper and printing_______________________ 128 85 . 114 . 113 106 92 115 93

PRODUCTION-Continued

58 51

116 118

67

49 61 71 34 86 49

55 49

123 29 67

51 67 66 36 96 53 Stone and clay =~0;~:~------------------~ 129 49 I 101 821 87 84 73

1 73 53

Grand totaL------------------------------- 162 82 I 138 142 1 139 157 158 151 162 164 157

Total manufactured goods ____________________ l28---s8il15 122j 127 116 119 122 119 121 122 Foodstuffs.----------------------------- 144 79 87 97

1 107 104 110 105 93 95 104

Textiles--------------------------------- 139 78 118 129 1 127 121 131 125 97 109 99 Iron and steeL-------------------------- 158 78 143 147 1 152 134 135 147 146 146 144 Nonferrous metals----------------------- 234 74 125 125! 126 150 165 178 231 228 227 Lumber-------------------------------- 125 78 107 113 116 113 116 118 114 117 118 Stone, clay, etc.------------------------- 198 62 144 163 I 190 147 172 186 163 166 165 Leather.-------------------------------- 123 66 75 77 76 74 75 75 83 84 83 Rubber--------------------------------- 199 77 156 164 ) 160 146 144 144 116 Ill 107 Paper__________________________________ 156 41) 1133 132 : 145 90 73 72 122 123 126 Chemicals and oils_______________________ 141 84 112 117 1 126 124 127 130 124 124 126

Total raw materials-------------------------- 193 68 154 156 I 148 186 186 172 193 195 183 Foodstuffs------------------------------ 230 68 155 163 'I 158 219 213 198 200 205 195 Textiles--------------------------------- 243 43 170 173 161 194 203 188 238 242 230 Metals--------------------------------- 304 54 126 97 89 122 115 100 140 130 131 Chemicals and oils----------------------- 146 72 136 136 125 129 129 118 129 124 108

UNFILLED ORDERS

Total---------------------------------------1 157 64 74 71 77 74 78 81 59 62 62 Textiles--------------------------------- 154 31 72 72 75 55 51 55 37 341 39 Iron and steeL-------------------------- 159 63 76 83 86 81 87 90 69 76 72 Transportation equipment. ___________ .. ___ 204 35 49 35 54 114 116 118 81 80 . 95 Lumber--------------------------------- 142 47 84 62 74 58 66 69 43 47 47

RETAIL TRADE

Mail-order houses (2 houses>------------------ 275 68 188 227 145 CHAIN STORES:

225 275 I 157 170 222 127

Ten-cent-------------------------------- 308 62 158 305 112 174 308 117 159 298 124 Restaurant----------------------------- 116 87 100 108 102 110 112 110 100 107 99

DEPARTMENT STORES: 191 II 88 165 I Sales----------------------------------- 189 71 125 192 90 125 112 81

Stocks---------------------------------- 117 83 115 94 ~------

115 94 ------ 104 ------ ------COST OF LIVING

National Industrial Conference Board lndeses

J (Relative to July, 1914)

I All items weighted ____________ ---- ___________ 172 148 162 161 163 162 160 150 148 ------Food (Department of Labor) ______________ 167 137 157 156

I 155 160 158 155 141 137 ------Shelter _________________________________

186 152 160 160 159 159 159 159 152 150 ------Clothing ________________________________ 177 147 172 171 169 168 169 166 149 147 ------Fuel and light (combined) ________________ 179 156

I 162 163 I 163 162 162 163 159 159 ------

Fuel------------------------------------ 208 174 183 184

I

184 183 183 184 180 180 ------

~~~~~i;s-:.-:.-:_::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 123 118 121 121 121 120 120 121 119 119 ------176 164 I 171 171 170 170 169 168 165 164 ------

I I • Fluctuations between maximum and minimum due largely to seasonal conditloDJ.

noted. Minerals and Manufacturing are adjusted for seasonal variatioDJ except where

17

INDEXES OF BUSINESS-Continued

I I ., I I I II Maxi- 1 Mini- I 1928 1929 I' 1930 ·.' 1931

mum 1 mum

1

,

since ' since [ I 1---

1 Jt~231'1 Jt~:i31, I Nb~~m- Dbce~m-~ January I No~~m- Dbc:rm- January Nb~~m- Db~~m-~ January

Relative to monthly average lndlt'.ated

-----------------~----r--lr----:1-- --- ---~--- ---------EMPLOYMENT ! I, 1: Ill I I

(Relative to 1923-1925 monthly average as 100) i I 1, 'I 1 l it :

Number employed, by industries: I '• ' Total, all classes---------------------1 106 76 1· 99 98 I

~~~~~~r;~e_e!========================~==i ~g~ I ~Y ii lg~ lg~ I Textiles--------------------------------i 111 76 ii 96 97

1

Food products--------------------------1 109 I 90 p 102 102 Paper and printing _____________________ _! 107 ' 96 ij 104 104 j Lumber and products--------------------1 104 54 ;, 91 881

11·

Transportation equipment- 1 'I' GrouP----------------------------- 110 65 i 90 90 I! Automobiles ________________________ , 131 68 11 109 108 I!

Leather and products._ I 112 75 I( 89 89 ·• c l __________________ , 107 59 il 92 90 it

:::!t~;~~~~·:-~~~=~~~-=~::-J iii ~ II i~ iii il Tobacco products.------:---------------, 109 75 I 99 96 "

Amount of pay roll, by industries: I ;i Total, all classes ____________________ 1 112 68 104 104 II

Iron and steeL--------------------------1 114 62 105 103 II Machinery------- _______________________

1 132 70 110 114 I

Textiles·-------------------------------! 111 68 97 100 I Food products._. ____________________ ---1 109 93 105 106 I

i~:~:rn~n~r~~~3~ct~====================l ~6~ ~~ 1 ~~ 1M I Transportation equipment- 1 i

Group ____________________________ _! 117 52 96 96 !1

Automobiles------------------------1 152 40 115 112 '11·

Leather and products__ I 116 55 80 86 , Cement, clay, and glass================== 108 47 91 88 i Nonferrous metals·----------------------! 128 64 119 121 i1 Chemicals- ,. !i

GrouP-----------------------------1 118 90 108 108 !I Petroleum refining ___________________ , 129 90 107 1

10147 ;

1

.

1

1

Rubber products __ ------ _______________ -l 150 59 112 Tobacco products ________________________ : 111 64 94 94 :

·I

:I

WHOLESALE PRICES

Department of Labor lnde:les

(Relative to 1926 monthly average as 100)

98 97

107 96 99

103 86

94 118 92 84

102

1081 104 112 84

101 101 112 97

102 111 83

94 115 90 79

117

106 105 112 76

All commodities_____________________________ 105 Farm products _____ -------_____________ 114

77 74 80 89 71 70 89 sa 84 91 6.5

97 102 100 116

97 ! 97 104 106

Food, etc______________________________ 107 Hides and leather products. __________ . _ _ _ 127 Textile products_________________________ 114 Fuel and lighting _______ ------- __________ : 112 Metals and metal products _______________ : 113 Building materials _______________________ ; 116 Chemicals. _____________________________ , 104 House-furnishing goods___________________ 111 Miscellaneous___________________________ 127

Classified by condition of manufacture: Semimanufactured articles ________________ , 128 Finished products-----------------------1 103 Raw materials_________ __ , 109 All commodities except fa~~ a-;d f~~d------

products. __ ------- ________________ ---, 111

Commercial Indexes

(Relative to 1926 monthly average as 100)

73 81 73

78

96 84

102 96 96 96 80

97 97 96

94

98 99 116 114 96 96 84 83

103 104 97 97 96 96 96 97 80 ' 81

97 97 96 97 97 99

94 93

99 97

115 97

102 107 87

83 84 94 89 94

114 124

91 96

103 100 122

96 106 117 89

89 84 84 86

100

116 126 86 94

95 92

112 94

100 101 1 82

81 80 90 82 90

112 121 89 89

99 94

120 94

106 118 83

86 73 84 80 96

114 125 85 89

94 94 101 102 99 99

108 107 92 90 82 81

102 I 102 96 96 94 94 97 97 80 80

96 I 94 -94 i 94

95 95

92 91

Dun's ___ _____ ------- __________________ -----~ Bradstreet's _______________________________ _ 106

112 83 72

103 102

102 100

103 1

1

1 100 I 101 95 '

!)9 90

44324-31-3

93 92

110 93 97 '

105 77

83 86 91 75 86

111 121 90 84

94 91

114 92

103 115 73

81 74 85 67 92

109 121 89 77

93 101 97

105 89 80

101 96 93 97 79

93 93 94

90

98 89

81 80 85 80 94 98 62

65 68 77 70 71

99 100 73 87

75 69 75 73 97

105 55

61 57 55 61 67

96 103 59 77

80 79 86 94 73 72 90 861 85 95 68

76 84 77

80

86 76

79 78 83 78 92 98 58

65 69 75 66 70

98 100 73 85

!

741 67 75 I

72 95

106 50

61 56 56 58 68

95 101 63 78

781 75 82 91 72 71 90 84 85 91 67

74 82 74

79

85 74

76 76 81 76 90 96 54

65 68 78 59 68

90 98 73 75

68 62 70 68 93

101 44

52 40 61 47 64

90 99 64 64

77 74 80 89 71 70 89 83 84 91 65

73 81 73

78

83 72

18

INDEXES OF BUSINESS-Continued

Relative to monthly average lndleated

II ~~~-- il ~~; - 1928 l- 1929 :9~;-- 1---·1931

since since 1 1 'I ---- J

1 I J~gzl• I J~g2l' Novem-1 Decem-~ Janu- II Novem- Decem- I Janu- Novem- Decem- Janu-1 I ~~~ ~.~ ~I~ ~ ~ ~ --· ;RICE :~.:E:ru::~.~~~. ·····~·--~-- -~ . ~~--~----~----------~--~--

1 I I (Relative to 1909-1914 average as 100)

gG~~~~-~================================: ~~~ ~~ ~r~ I n~ ~rg ~r~ ~~g 1

1

Fruits and vegetables ____________________ i 253 108 109 I 159 163 167 114 Me!l't animals---------------------------1 174 98 150 I 144 143 146 118 I Dairy and poultrY-----------------------1 166 108 155

1 157 157 146 130 ,

Cotton and cottonseed ___________________ , 252 72 146 ' 132 130 128 80 f

All 97 80

108 112 120 73 70

94 77

108 112 108 72 69 Unclassified _____________________________ [ 108 67 86 ,I 90 87 87 73 1

--------- ---------- --------------'---------'----------'-------------"------------"---

SALES OF THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA C0. 1

-·-·------------~---· ·------ -------- -------·--TO;-;~G~~,;~-~~1' -1 -----SALES--

I: I (Thousands of dollars) I ! --

TONNAGE SALES

. -I: YEAR AND MONTH I I I _____________ ' __ ____ ~~~;~!~ J ____ _ _ ______ --l,--T-o-ta_l_

1

, ~~~ -~-v~_;_~--~~-I:--T_o_t_al_ -~-v_~~-~-i~_ 1928 ; I 1930

September ____________________ 1

$G9,336 4 I $17,334 309,451 77,3ua!: JanuarY----------------------1 104,271 1 5 20,854 492,425 98,485

YEAR AND MONTH

Total Total

NOc

0tvoebmerb_e_r __ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__ --_-_l, 93,429 5' 18,686 419,079, 83,816 1' Februnry _____________________

1 86,122 1 4 21,530 400,.o68 100,146

73,844 4 18,461 338,704 I 84,676 'II March ______ -----------_--__ -_-_-_·--! 88~ •• 913768

1 44

20,994 395,331 98,834 December --------------------1 74,911 4 18,728 345, 595 i 86,399 1 ApriL ___ ------------- , 21.534 404,319 101,080

.: M•Y--------------------------1 104,671 I 5 20,934 503,976 100,791 1929 I i 1: June __________________________ I 82,882 4 20,721 407,085 101,776

January---------------------- 91,983 ~ ! ~~.· m ,i 425,590 ' 85,118 I! July __________________________ , 96,724 5 19,345 4~8. 682 97, n,;

~~:c'l,a_r_:::::::::::::::::::::: I ~~: ~ig 4 i 19,428 I ~~~: ~§1, I ~& g~~ !I' g.~~~~b-er·-~::::::::::::::::::1 ~;: ~g~ I : ~~: ~~~ ~~: m ~~: ~~~ AMparyil_._-_-__ -_--__ --__ --_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__ --_-__ --_-_-___

1: 77,324 4 I 19,331 3.59,129 89,782 October_ ---------------------1 100,960 n 20,192 49.0, r>09 99,1112

June .. ------------------------1 76,653 4 I !9, 163 I 353, 2S9 [ 88,322 : December_____________ 20,337 417,163 104,291 97,319 5 ' 19,464 : 451,680 I 90,336 , November ________________ ._--_-__ -_-, 7

891

,. 83240

71 44 19, 9.o5 399.742 99.935

July--------------------------' 93, 67! 5 I 18,734 1 427,431 , 85,486 I August _______________________ : 75,191 4 i 18,798! 335,628j 83,907 !, 1931 September .. ------------------1 75,246 I 4 ' 18,811 i 336,309 1 84,077 'I' January----------------------~ 97, 559 1

1

5 19,512 510,421 102,084

~~;;'.t;~tb".-;.~:::::::::::::::::::1 ~~: ~i~ ~ i $~: ~~~ : i~~: ig~ 1 ~~: ~~~ ':·

D __ e_ce_rn_b_e_r_--_-_-_--_-_--_-_--_-_-_--_-_--_-~l ___ s_7,_2_6o~----4~j ___ 2_1_,8_1_5~f ____ 4_o_7,_3_m_~i __ 1_0_1._88_5_)' ----~------~----~------~------~-------t Compiled by the Allantic J: Pacific Tea Go., and represent tile sales of identical stores for the periods shown.

Year and month

INDEXES OF EMPLOYMENT AND PAY-ROLL TOTALS 1

[Monthly average, 1929=100]

I Q .· I I I Operation I I , . , . uarr, mg I Telephone _ . . ' aud main-

mining coal m1nmg ous Illmmg m~t<-:lhc graph and water I electric trade

Canning and preserving

Anthracite Bttum.tn?USI Me,alilfer- aud no!'- I and tele- IPowm, !Ight,1 terrance of Wholesale Retail trade Hotels

mmmg I railroads 2 '

-------~--- I :----- 1---~-~--

1

I I I ' ' I I ' I I ' I I , Em- Pay-~ Em- Pay-· Em- : Pay- Em-

1

Pay-' Em- I Pay- Em-f Pay-, Em- Pay- Em-: Pay- Em- Pay- I Em-· Pay- Em- Pay-' ploy- roll ploy- roll ploy-[ toll ploy- roll I ploy- i roll ploy- roll 'I !''"Y roll ploy- I roll ploy- roll I ploy-1 roll ploy- roll

-------- _______ '_ ment I totals I meut ~tals rnent itotals ~en Totals i m~~~~totals :~~_l~otals ment totals :ent f totals :_e~t i totals :':'~/otals ment ~otal.

Jtme-------~~~~------------1 92. 9i so. 1 94. 1 90. o 103.81 I05. 6 I06. 5ll1 no. 5: 101. 5; 100. o[1oo. 71Ioo. 41101. 21

1

101.7 99.21 98.6 97.41 93.61 99. a[ 98.71 76.61 11.9 JnlY-----------------------· 83.2' 64.71 94.1 856101.51 99.0104.7 !04.7' 102.6' 104.1 10321 102.3!'102.2 101.9100.4100.5 936 95.9101.1 99.8126.8109.2 August. ___________________ _! 91.11 78.41 95.7 92 81 103 2' 100.11106.7: 110.3: 103 71 101.8 105.4'! 103.8 102.2 102.01101.3 100.01 93.61 95.2[102.61 99.4 184.8[180.1 September ... --------------, 101.91 103.8 97.2 98.6 101.2

1

102.0

1

. 106.61109.81102.51 100 4 105.5 106.8l101.4

1

101.5 101.9 103.31 97.6 99.21102.81 102.2 210.11207.9 October. ___________________ 106.11 133.91 98.81 106.8 101.9 103 I 103.6 105. 8, 101. 9[ 103. 1 105. 7l lOG. Oj 100.5 100.0 102 9 102.7

1

101.7 102. 6l 100.61100.2 143.3

1

134.5 November _________________ 104.0! 100.5

1

101.0 106 01

103.0 102 2 98.61

1

96.0' 101 9' 101.2 104.7

1

104.11 99 4 98.4 102.9 101.9 106.7 105.2, 100.0

1

99.8 95.1 91.6 December __________________ 1 107.1fl37.2 101.3: !08.21~~~~~~1!0391 102.5 1058 98.3 99.811026 104.7 126.2 120.6/ 97.7~~~~

Average .. --------------- 100.0I100.0I100.0I 100.~ 100.01 100 oj100.0 100.0~ 100.01100.0 100.0i 100.01 100.01100.01100.0 100.01100.0 100.0 100.01

100.0 100.01

100.0 u3o --'·-~----~---,-----l-~-~--~-----l-

ranuary ____________________ .102.1l10581102.5 101.4' 95.71 92.717961 71.9110L6!1o.5.1199.61 99.7197.1 97.81

100.01000

1

989 99.7100.41100.3 46.1 50.3 FebruarY------------------fl06.9

1

121.5

1

102.4 1021 92 3, 92 5 79.81 73.ol 100.21 101.9l 98.81100 4 95.1 95.7[ 98.5 98.3 94 4 96.0 102.41103.8 45.71 51.5 March .. -------------------1 82.6 78.5 98.6 86.4 90.9, 90.81 83.0I 80.01 99.41 105.8 99.7 102.11 94.41 95.4 97.7 99.7

1

93.9 95.5 102.41104.4 49.7 50.S ApriJ.. _____________________

1 84.1 75. o 94.41 81.7 89.3: 8~. 3

1

87. 4, 85. 4[' 93. ?I 103 41 100. 'i 102 6

1

95.2 97.11 97.31 97. 9l 97.3 97.5

1

100. 11100.3 ~4. 8 72.6 MaY----------------------- 93.81 98.8 90.4 77.5 87.5 8o.h 908j 90.2 99./j 103 2

1

103.4 104.5 95.2[ 96 01 96.8 97.4 96.7 97.3 98.0! 98.4 65.71 66.9 June _______________________ 908 94.31 &'.4 75.6 84 6, 81.6l 90.31 90.:1 99.8/103.4 104.6 107.8 94.8 97.01 96.5 98.6f 93.9 96.8 98.0

1

98.1 83.0j 81.5 July _______________________ 91.61 84.ol 88.0• 68.9 80.5 71.9 89.9 s.>.v, 100.0

1

106.6 105.9 106.7

1

95 3 95.6 96.0 96.01 89.0 91.7 101.3 99.8 126.3 112.7 August. ____________________ 80.2 ·,s.81 89.2

1 71 1 79.01 71.0 89.3, 85.81 98.8 102.5. 106.4 106.6 92.91 92.1

1

95.0 93.6 85.6 87.6 101.5

1

98.6 185.7f172.0 September.---------------- 93. 8'1 91.6 90. 5i 74.9 78. 1 68.9 87.7

1 82.5 96.8 102.21 105.2 106.1 91.8 90.5 94.8 93.61 92.0 92.41 100.1 97. I 246. 6! 214.8

October. ___________________ 99.0 117.2

1

91.81 79.4, 77.21 68.6 84_7, 79.31 94.51 I?0-91104.8 105.~1 91.01

88.9 94.2 92.9 95 5 95.11 97.5 95.5 164.71140.0 November. ________________ 97.2 98.0 92.5

1 79.1' 72.8l 63.4 78.3, 66.8 93.01 97.9f 103.4 103.1189 3 87.7l 92.6 91.0 98.4 96.8 95.2 93.6 96.7 82.9

December__ ________________ ~~100.01 92.5~-~~1 70.1 59.9 70.2• 59.9~_!~! 101.3 103.2 106.3 88.8! 88.6f 92.0 ~~~ 107.7~~~~~~,__5~

Average _________________ 93.4: 9o.31 93.!, 81.3\ 83.21 78.ol 8!.31

79.3! 97.9i 102.91103.0 104.3 93.4! 93.ol 96.0 91i.9 95.9 96.21 99.21 98.51103.9[ 96.1 ' I I I ___ I - I __ I I '

I Compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. • Not including car building and repa;riug, electric railroads; see vehicles group, manufacturing industries, page 14, et seq.

19

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF INCOME TAX COLLECTED 1

DISTRICTS AND STATES

Alabama ____________________________________________ _ Arizona ____ -_- ________ -- ______________ - _____________ _ Arkansas __ ---- ____________ - _______ -··- _______________ _

§{~~~ ~~l{gr~ii~---~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 Total State of California __________________________ !

8~~~:~t1ciit::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: i ~~~~';1':~-~:_:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::i Georgia ____ ------------------------------------------- i

~J~~~r.~~ .. ~~-:::::=: :: I Iowa-------------------------------------------------1 Kansas ____________ - ___ - __ ----------------------------

r;~~!~~~-::::::=:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=: ~:~r~~h~~;~~~~~!~-g--'=~~~~i~~-~~-~~~~~~!~~:::::::::::1

:~~t~; .. ;.~"'.::•••···· :••••···········= : ~:1r;~~~p?~f:~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~=~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~-

Total State of New Jersey------------------------, New Mexico------------------------------------------1

{~)~~=~~:~It~~~~~~;;;;;;;;;;;~;;;~;;~~:;;;;~[ Twenty-eighth New York----------------------------1 Total State of New York ________________________ _

~~~ig g~~~~~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::l

iriJ~~?l8~~~~~:::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::I ~:~~~~~~f~~f~~l~~~:::::::::::::::::::::=::::::::=l ~~~:f~iit:t~Y~rJ~~;~::::::::::::::::::::::=:::::::::II, Twenty-third Pennsylvania _________________________ _

Total State of Pennsylvania----------------------1

!!ii<~;} / I Washington, including Alaska------------------------1 West Virginia----------------------------------------1

~~g~~~--~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~:::1 Tota'--------_-----------------------------------1

INDIVIDUAL I TOTAL INCOI\IE TAX

I -----,--~-----------, -- ~-------- ---

1930 1929 I 1930 : 1929 1930

1-------· ---1-- ---- '

$3, 4o1, a11. 59

1

1 $2, 999, 488. 24 $4, 456, 717. 66 I $2, 464, o56. 66 \ $7, 858, o29. 25 $5, 4ea, 544. 9o 1, 078,842.94 1, 806, 215.11 1, 665,919.42 i 1, 226,822. 59 I 2, 744,762. 36 a, 033, oa7. 70 2, o5o, 772. 81 1, 672, 972. 41 1, 182, 370. 91 , 1, 075,435. 52 . a, 243, 143. 72 2, 748,407.93

40,414,241.98 a1, 550,854.42 36,716,837. 88 1 21,382,660.20 i1 77,131,079.86 52,933,514.62 29, 034, 893. 08 25, 480, 594. 64 35, 62.1, 843. 42 I 32, 231, 932. 43 i I 64, 658, 736. 50 57, 712, 527. 07 69,449, 135. 06 I 57,031,449.06 72,340,681.30 'I 53,614,592.63 'I 141,789,816. 36 110,646,041.69 6, 735, 858. 76 10, 697, 552. 11 4, 713, 742. 06 4, oz3, 097. 46 I 11,449, coo. 82 14, 720,649. 63

20, 347, 368.931 21,937, 1M. 11 24, 163,039. 04 l 24,802, 560. 76 1 44, 510,407. 97 46,829, 724. 87 21,372,333. 22 30,629,033. 76 10, 784, 704.45 i 15,455,115.87 1! 32,157,037.67 46,084,149. C3

3, 358,449. 951 2, 92<J, 930. 12 9, 905, 719.99 6, 777, 155. 08 [I 13, 264, 169.94 9, 707, 085. 20 8, 7:JO, 212.81 5, 882,837. 16 4, 567, 206. 72 3, 177,310. 41 if 13, 297,419.53 9, OCO, 147. 57 4, 140,857.35 3, 49.), 511. 52 1, 499, 171.17 1, 336,997. 28 II 5, 640,028. 52 4, 832,508.80

652, 586. 141 566, 514. 83 311, 336. 44 227, 143. 27 i 963, 922. 58 793, 658. 10 116,530, os8. 28 121, os7, 654.46 112.696,523. 29 s6, 917,240.01 I 229,226,581.57 208,004,894.47

4, 426,031. 31 4, 063, 066. 08 3, 334, 305. 59 2, 571,949. 37 7, 760, 336. 90 . 6, 635, 015. 45 120,956, 089. 59 125, 150, 720. 54 116, 030, 828. 88 89,489, 189. 3811 236,986,918. 47 214, 639,909.92 14, 167, 362. 11 I 1a, oo6, 233. 12 10,916, 704.91 9, o53, 704. 821 35, o84, 067. o2 22, 149, 937. 94

7, 375, 340. 77 1 7, 006, 075, 63 6, 696, 209. 13 4, 341, 501. 42 14,071, 549. 90 11, 347; 5'J7. 05 1a, 178,878.69 1 14, uo, 244. 36 3, 476, o21. 12 3,_ o13, 086 . .55 , 16,654,906.41 17, 753, ;Jao. 91

R, 988, 613. 61 I 8, 666, 518. 44 6, 348, 466. 26 5. 706, 939. 231 15, 337, 079. 87 14, 373, 457. 67 7. 627. 078. 59 ~ "· 799. 123. 59 4. 81~. 158. 02 3. 34-2. 046. 33 i 12.438. 236. 61 I 9. 141, 169. 9;! 4, 083, 612. D3 I 4, 257,920. 48 4, 342, 630. 19 3, 666, 813. 40 : 8, 426, 242. 82 7, 924, 733.88

25,186,617.52 1 23,928,740. 28 26,014,411.98 24,839,038. 33 j 51,201,029. f,O 48,767,778.61 47, 799, 109. 32 I 46, 693,929. 84 62,622, 739. 04 60, 154, 122. 51 I 110,421,848. 36 106,848, 052. 3.5 86, 285,492. 84 73, 024, 066. 01 54, 020, 249. 72 54, 307, 845. 69 II 140, 305, 742. 56 127,331,911. 70 18, 135, 237. 59 1 15, 235,212. 16 12, e54, 845. o1 10, s3a, 727.49 1 3o, 79o, 082. 66 26, oc8, 939.65

1. 295, 776. 73 ! 1. 310. 155. 20 848,821. 17 732. 571.07 .

11

2, 144,597.90 2, 042,726. 27 23, 046, 399.40 i 23, 017,486. 60 15, 392,980. 70 14, 449, 387. 01 . 38, 439,380. 10 37,466, 873. 61

7, 753, .119. 94 I 7, 425, 788. 34 5, 809, 465. 64 4, 656, 853. 82 13, 562, 985. 58 12,082, 642. 16 30, 799, 9!9. 34 ! 30,4-13, 274. 94 21, 202,446. 34 19, 106, 240. 831 f>2, 002, 365. 68 49, 549, 515. 77 1, 407,357.65 1 1, 016,732. 76 1, 734,485. 73 1, 175.985.41 a, 141,843. 38 2,192, 718.17 3, 277, 505. 34 ' 2, 906, 383. 19 2, 562, 260. 26 2, 200, 077. 76 ! 5, 839, 825. 60 5, 106, 4t0. 95

811, 239. 21 1 1, 019, 77\l. 27 511, ii49. 46 35!J. 78\J. a2ll 1, azz, 788. 67 1, a1o, 568. s~> 1, 337, 113. 6\l 1 1, 276,934. 78 2, 078, 311. 12 1, 971,989. 57 ' 3, 415,424.81 3, 254,924.3,1 8, 292,240. 55 1 6, 313,413.47 12,787,539. 32 8, 675, 201. 3211' 21,079,779.87 14,988,614.79

36, 511, 154. 21 ! 41, 114, 245. 37 40, 765, 643. 71 37,420, 268. 25 77, 276, 797.92 78, 534, 513. 62 44,803, 394. 76 I 47,427, 6.18. 84 53,553, 183.03 46,095,469. 5711 98, 356,577. 79 93, 523, 128.41

536, 072. 731 390, H7. 62 487,959.49 34.5, 702. 24 1, 024,032. 22 735, 849. 86 w, o;9, 683. 7Q 12, 533, 868. 81 34, 595,112. 44 29,689, 633. 49 1 50, 675,096. 14 42, 223, 502. ao

220, 5o9, 403. 7o i 209, 206, 721. 14 261,055,906. 15 252, 308,901. b811 481, 61.5, 309. 90 461, 515,623. 02 91, 772, 377. 09 I 97,401, 533. 08 127, 508, 978. 44 96,903, 2.52. 65 219, 281, 355. 53 194, 304, 785. 73 18,579, 545.88 i 20,519,952.18 25, 208,842. 16 22, 186,222. 22 . 44,788,388.04 42,706, 174.40

6. 689,645. 61 I 6, 680, 277. 52 7, 891, 776. 51 7, 388, 565. 541\ 14, 581,422. 12 14, 068,843. 06 21, 205, 787. 06 20,047, 551. 65 20,274,908. 82 16,410,841. 57 41,480, 695. 88 36,458,393. 22

374,885,443. 09 I 366, as9, 904. a8 477, 53s, 824. sz 424,887.417. 35 852,122,267.61 791,277,321. 7a 12, 549,920. 51 11,612, 297.88 6, 604, 168. 99 3, 953, 547. 40 I 19, 154,089. 50 15, 565,845. 28

394. 164. 14 1

298. 492. 18 240. 326. 13 134, 285. 42 . I 634, 490. 27 432, 777. 60 20. 4£6. 334.81 I 16. 156, 196. 27 19,020. 264. 35 13, 663,063. 85 39,516, 599. 16 29,819,260. 12

9, 659, 707. 48 10, 189,850. 43 6, 767, 328. 35 4, 766, 654. 38 16, 427, 035. 83 14, 956, 504. 81 5, 707, 520, 48 5, 671, 172.80 3, 298, 559. 22 3, 796, 521.03 9, 006,079. 70 9, 467,693. 83

10, 672,657. 48 46,330, 750.84 I 24, 648, 581.63 23,811, 556. a1 • 65, a21, 239. 11 10, 142, 307. 15 76, 536, 220. 25 78,347,970. 34 sa. 734,733. 55 46, oa1, 795. 57 1 130,270,953.80 124, 385,765.91 10,490,728. 59 10,590,699. 181 7, 496,496.29 6, 742, 117.96 17,987,224.88 17,332,817.14

3, 186, 828. 87 2, 917' 289. 55 2, 870, 804. 30 2, 070, 372. 80 6, 057, 633. 17 4, 987, 662. 35 64, 536, 739.01 65, 101,683. 82 58,675,857. 97 55, 114,506. 10 123, 212, 596. 98 120, 216, 189. 92

8, 539,007.57 10,754,634.35 7, 129,909.43 5, 866,255.27 15,668,917.00 16,620,889.62 39, 894,443. 74 42, 586,956. 15 ' 35, 499,853. 54 35,905, 719. 26 75,394, 297. 28 78,492,675.41

112,970, 19o. a2 118, 443, 274. a2 'I 101,305, 620.94 96, 886,480. 63 211,275, sn. 26 215,329, 754.95 5, 991, 805. 55 6, 065,858. 03 ' 8, 071,286. 67 7, 970,418. 27 14,063,092, 22 14, 036, 276. 30 2, 197, 282. 57 1, 855, 424. 831 834, 341. 36 653,427. 27 3, 031,623. 93 2, 508,852. 10 m~M m~24 ~~u •moo ~~oo ~~w

7, 916, 780 .. 56 6, 748, 448.9:1 6, 220, 866. 02 4, 302, 294. 63 14, 137,646. 58 11,050, 743. 56 12,088,934.02 13,398, 1711. 51 8, 796,811.94 7, 824,337.66 20,885,745.96 21,222,514. 17

CORPORA'l'ION

1929

s, 947, 216. 65 s. 536, s1o. 55 I 7, s12, 463. m 7, 1ao, 238. 57 16, 759,679.68 15, 667, 109. 12 21, 036, 150, 67 21, 93.5, 047. 06 16,609,274.97 14, 95-!, 576. 23 37,645, 425.64 36,889,623. 20 2, 477, 994. ao 1, 976, o39. 48 1 1, 137, 57o. 98 915, a1o. 76 3, 615, 565. 28 2. 892. 350. 24 1, 121,405.03 1, OH, 330.45 1 1, 116,869. 75 1, 082,887.00 2, 238,274.78 2, 127,217.45

14, 165,923. 81 14,699,475. 171 5, 110,832. 14 3, 559,290.03 19,276,755.95 18,258,765. 20 8, 646, 149,83 7, 642,812.82 .o, 188,951.87 tl, 504, 127.37 13,835,401.70 14, 146,940. 19 7, 147,036.44 6, 625,880. 15 i 3, 187,417. 74 2, 815,545.54 10, 33·1, 454. 18 9, 441,425. 6\}

22, 54S, 077.60 21,534,418.97 I' 13,587,437.04 11, 183,614.74 36, 132,514.64 32,718,033.71 562, 079. 72 372. 525. 18 443, 395.81 269, 774. 80 I 1, 005,475. 53 642, 299. 98

1, 264, 673,434. 65 1

1, 242, 595, 782. 68[ 1, 238, 132,324. 22 1, 090, 372,611. 28J~~~~os, 7.58. ~~~~~~~ o~;

SUMMARY OF INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS

CALENDAR YEAR 19~9 CALENDAR YK\R 1930

i---------~----------~ ---~---.~--~-~-.,,-~~-

', ! ij . I : CORPORA- ; INDIVIDUAL I TOTAL I CORPORA- INDIVIDUAL I I TION ' II I TION

JAapnr .. ~1~JMu--n:re.-a;0-1 ___ ~_-------~------_--_-_-: ___ ·_--_--_-------~-~-~ __ :_--_-_--_--_--_-_-_--__ --__ --__ -_- __ ;1

1 $329,737,408. 10 : $346,356, 152.8811

1

$676,093, 560.98 :--;;~;;:, 690 . .56 ~ $306~~. 777.81 -- $628,079,468. 37 309, 872, 212. 57 . 332, 237, 057. 53 I 642. 109, 270. 10 316, 525, 962. 06 j 281,050,872. 06 597,576,834. 12

J0

nclty. 11

-_SDeepct .. 3310_-_-_-_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_!

1· 316, 730, 969. 06 i 292, 735, 048. 79 I'· 609, ~6f, 017. 85 ' 302,675, 618 .. 791 251,050, 206. 07 5M, 725,824. sr;

308,332,844.92 ' 266,804,065.02 II' 575, 36,909.94 !- 301, 569,511.27 252,016,755.34 553,586,266.61

Total (12months)------------------------------11,264,673,434.65 i 1,238,132,324.22 i, 2,502,805, 758.87 i 1,242,595,782.68 1,090,372,611.28 2,332,968,39:1.96-

QUARTER TOTAL

I Compiled by the Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Bureau, and represent the collection of income taxes lor the calendar vears of 1929 and 1930; by States and collection districts. •

See footnote on p. 22.

20

RELATIVE BANK DEBITS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS GROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS

[Table continued on p. 11]

201.5 166. 1 202.7 204.8 200.6 210.5 191.1 188.2 173.2 162.9 138 7 187.5

16,,. 0

148.5 125.0 139.0 129.4 143.4 138.2 139.0 119.9 120.6 133.8 123.5 131.6

132.4

137.1 112.6 131.6 131.2 140.1 128.3 124.9 121.5 109.3 120.7 105.5 123.2

117.7

------

106.0 114.6 104.7 85.6 85.3 95.2

104.8 104.0 98.4 107.2 106.6 98.4 109.7 109.3 95.2 100.0 97.3 92.0 95.2 94.6 90.5 91.6 90.6 85.7 95.2 92.0 84.1

103.6 96.0 85.7 86.8 85.3 71.4 95.2 100.0 i4. 6

102.4 96. () 80.9

·- - ----· -------- -----

21

RELATIVE BANK DEBITS AT CLEAIJING-HOUSE CENTERS 1-Continued GROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS-Continued

(Table continued on p, It] --·------·---- -- ~---- - ------------------------------------------ ---·---------~ ---------------- -

~- - --~------c------,-C-LE __ v_E_L_AN_D __ D_I_s_TR_I_c_T _______ ~-- ~~ RICH~~~-~I_s_T_R_IC_T ---·--

~~~, ---Y-E-AR_A_N_n_M_o_N_T_H ___ .~:;.._Ak_r_on_l_c_~_aet_t_~~~~ ?a_~_rj_:_!_~t_;_b ~·~l:_ed_•j_c_~•_::_~_- Day_t_o_•ll_:_:_ta_e:_·s -~-al_o~-~-~~-No:olkl_~~!~- _G_Jn_ee_en_,·_

1919averagemillions ofdollars ••• 1~~~~~~~~~--60-[~\~--50-li__~~--84----16 ____ 3_7_

1919 monthly average __ ----~-----~108.0~ 100, 0 jtoo.OJtoo.O_JOo:O too.Oitoo.Oj-----roo:9 108.0\jtoo.O 108.01100,0 JOo:O --.oo:T 1920monthlyaverage ____________ 16.4 115.6

1

113.0 115.9!1 118.5 110.01 111.21

111.2 104.011

111.8 115.6 102.3 108.7 102.7 1921 monthly average............ 89.6 63.3 107. 71 81.9 94,9 78.3 100.0 102.6 110.0 ; 95. 5 104. 9 71. 4 98. 3 67.6 1922monthlyaverage ____________ l 94.61 63.3 117.4 84.1 i 97.2 83.3

1

123.8 II 112.1 112.0 i 89.6 89.1 78.5 100.9 67.6 1923monthlyaverage ____________ l 110.9 80.0 133.6 99.21 112.7 103.4 153.5

1 128.5 138.0 I' 98.6 93.31 88.1 112.9 78.4

1924 monthly average............ 109.4 81.4 1 128.0 -1

96.8 : 113. 2 101.6 155. 7 I 116.0 136.0 I 96.3 93.4 82.2 109.1 69.4 1925 monthly average____________ 122.0 I 100.0 1 142. 7 . 106.6 i 126.4 117.0 179.2 l1 126.9 156.0

1 106.7 104.6 85.8 122.9 73.0

1926 monthly average____________ 127.4 1 104.5 1 150.3 I 115.9 1 126.7 118.0 I 189.5 1

138.3 176.5 11 108.4 107.4 94.2 121. 5 76. 2 1927 monthly average·-----------\ 136.6 112.9 , 167.2

1

124.9 1 137. 1 118.51 205. 2 , 144.8 188.8 [1

107. 1 104.2 89.0 120.2 75.0 1928 monthly average____________ 141.4 124. 5 1 181.2 130.0 1 136, l 124. 1 241.0 1 148.3 194. 5 1: 105.4 102.0 85.4 123.6 64. 2 1929 monthly average·-----------~ 152.9 133.71 184.8 145.9 1 150.9 137.4 198.9 1 166.6 216. 2~~~ 108.9 107.6 83.5 127.4 61.3 1930 monthly average____________ 132.4 108.4 153.4 126.1 I 133.3 113.0 !1 157. 3[ 158.3 177.7 ! 103.3 106.6 73,5 .

1 118.9 49 3

I : ·-~I

YEAR AND MONTH

See footnotes on p. 22.

112.0 116.1 120.0 138.7 150.2 147.8 154.0 138.4 135.0

113.9 100.7 110.7 110.7 108.6 109.7 103.0 110.7 117.1 115.4 102.1 111.0

93.6

77.8 91.1 97.8

122.2 132.2 127.8 125.5 116.7 105.5

71.1 66.7 76.7 68.9 80.0 82.2 67.8 87.8

111.\ 96.7 86.7 87.8

71.1

119.8 126.8 130.0 154.8 171.8 169.8 172.3 151.7 150.0

128.0 111.9 120.3 123.7 119.5 118.4 12.4

126.3 126.8 124.0 107.9 115.8

99.4

111.1 105.6 111.7 117.3 120.4 116.1 130.3 124.7 124.7

111.1 99.4

112.3 107.4 103.1 108.0 101.9 93.8

101.9 105.6 98.8

115.4

93.8

121.6 115.5 117.2 123.3 134.5 120.7 146.6 141. 4 134.5

126.7 105.2 112.9 109.5 114.7 116.4 115.5 109.5 126.7 135.3 119.8 134.5

~-~~""1\ ..... 100.0 81.8 81.8

100.0 100.0 100.0 109.1 109.1 100.0

81.8 72.7 72.7 90.9 72.7 81.8

100.0 92.7 72.7 81.8 81.8 81.8

63.6

59.5 59.5 56.8 56.8 54.1 51.4 73.0 64.9 59.5

73.0 54.1 54.1 51.4 51.4 43.2 40.5 43.2 40.5 48.7 46.0 46.0

100.0 111.1 100.0 111.1 111.1 122.2 106.7 122.2 111.1

88.9 77.8 88.9 88.9 90.0 88.9 88.9 77.8 88.9

100.0 100.0 100.0

8K9

22

RELATIVE BANK DEBITS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS 1-Continued

GROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS-Continued

! KANSAS CITY DISTRICT I. --- SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT --~11 I YEAR AND MONTH I I I I I I I I I Total, Kansas St. I Okla- Total, Los Port- San Oak- '

I U 1 Denver , City, Omaha Joseph, homa Tulsa 18 ' Angeles land, Fran- Seattle land,

1

- ______ _ __centers~---~~---~~~~--- ~nters [ ___ ' Oreg. -~---- Calif. 1

1D19average. millionsofd<>lls.l 1,231 J 146! 4131 2641~ 85' 681 94 -~9091 314, 181 I 760 206 --~~ 1919 monthly average ........ \ 166.0 100.0 1 100.0 \ 100.0 J 100.0: 100.6 I 106.6 ' 100.0 100.0 100.0 1 100.0 100.0 100.0 1

1

1920 monthly average ........ '1 109.8 139. 7 1 94. 9 95. 5 1 97.6 : 153.0 I 131.9 I 123.2 139.2 108. 81 124. 6 96. 1 160.3 1921 monthly average ....... -[ 82.0 98.6: 74.61 67.41 81.1: 129.4 88.3 1 104.4 143.0: 82.3 101.9 67.0 128.5 1922monthlyaverage ••.•.•..

1 84.2 102.7 i 74.3 73.1 69.4 ~ 119.2 105.3 i 107.2 165.0 76.2 1 94.8 73.3 144.4

1923monthlyaverage........ 90.6. 111.6[ 84.3 77.7 72.91 114.7 104.31'. 126.3 223.6 86.2[ 104.0 83.0 192.0 1924monthlyaverage ........ f 85.71 112.9

1 81.4 i 69.7 71.6 I 1

12127

._41[ 89.5 1 128.9 236.7 89.4 107.1 87.7 196.3

1925 monthly average ........ [ 95. 5 ! 121. 5 1 90. 1 I 76.9 1 i2. 7 112.6 ' 142.9 , 251. 1 92.0 1 126. 1 98.0 · 227. 3 1926 monthly average ........ : 100. 4 'I 1

12203.2

4 i 93.4 ,

1

· 75.4 I 73. 4 139. 1 1 136.0 155.7 ' 278. 1 101.0 1 138.2 103.2 273.0 1927 monthly average ....... .! 102.3 . , 93. 8 76.0 I 66. 9 154. 6 139. 2 172.3 I 297. 2 94.2 I 165.0 105.8 356. 7 1928monthlyaverage ........ ; 108.91 12.5.41 102.4 i 8

827

_.41[' 70.0 167.11 147.0 198.7 i 342.7 101.41 201.6 119.7 399.1 I

1929 monthly average ........ .' 120. 5' I 138.9 1 115.0 I 68.9 i 102.3

1

177.0 203.7 : 388.1 109 1 186.3 133.3 376.5 ' 1930montblyaverngc ....... -~ 106.8 117.41 100.6

1

79.21 55.3: 180.8 156.81

174.3[ 318.4, 97:5 165.1 113.9 306.6 I --~~-·--- ---1

! I I I I II I I ApriL---~-~~~-------------: 116.0 145.2 104.8 ~ 86.0 i 68.2, 185.3 172.411 191.51 383.8 98.3 164.0 128.6 366.6 MaY-------------------------. 112.7 135.6 105.3 i 83.0; 6o.9 i 186.8 161.7! 197.71 394.9 111.6 174.0 125.7 372.9

~~r:.-::~::::::::::::::::::::: 1 m:~ nu 1 m:~ · ~:~! ~~:~ i ~~~:~ iZ~:~ 1

1 l~n ~~~:g lg~J m:~ l~U ~~~:~ tocc~tgto~b~e;rb_e_r_:_:_·_:_:_._·:_:_:_:_: ___ ·:_:_:_=~-_-:_, 11

12

31~:.781 l~&:i I uu ~n i ~~:~I l~~J gn I i8~:~ I ~~u m:g mJ l~U ~~u i -- u 166.4 129.5 9~. 1 I 71. 7 I 216. 2 197. 9 I 241.6 i 433.2 121.0 244.8 159.7 388.8

November. .................. ' 124.51 139.7 118.1 8o.2 1 62.3 208.9 190.5 i 209.8[ 394.0 121.6 191.2 140.3 358.7 , December.. .................. : 119.8! 125.3 113.1 81.1\ 67.0 I 201.5 194.71! 191.21 351.0 103.9 171.3 121.4 377.7 !

JanuarY .. -~-~~-~-------------' 114.5: 121.9 103.9 81.9! 68.2! 208.9 174.5 ~~~ 1S6.9 352.9 96.7 170.3 122.3 319.0

Marcll ....................... , 109.5 i 123.3 101.7 85.61 57.6 191.2 157.5! 198.2 346.5 100.0 201.5 126.7 353.9 February _____________________ , 99.3' 107.5 90.3 77.31 56.4

1

170.6 143.6 I 161.9 308.6 82.9 150.4 105.8 269.8

ApriL ....................... : 106.8 \ 124.7 99.7 79.9 1 56.4 179.5 158 .. 5 183.0 344.0 98.3 171.2 123.3 301.5

;\;~~:::::::::::::::::::::::::! m: ~ : nn 1~~J ~u 1 ~g: ~ 1 m: ~ mJ mJ ~~u 1~~: ~ l~g: ~ g5: ~ ~~: ~ 1~, ~~~usc.:::::::::::::::::::::i n!:~: nu lM:g ~u 1 ~~4:~1 .1

i l~~:~ l~~:~ u~:~ ~~A:r ~~:~ l~~:~ l8~:g ~n:~ September .. _________________ , 104.1 i 116.4 99.3 78.4: " 167.7 150.0 161.1 288.2 100.0 151.3 110.2 277.7

~~ts~:ber~::::::::::::::::::l 1~u m-6 ~g~:~ ~~:~ i ~~:~ 1 m:~ m:tl un ~~u 1~u i~I:~ ~~g:5 ~~tr I December. ... ----·-----------! 105.3' 113.7\i 101.2; 75.0' 51.7 1 175.0 160.,:j 171.1 30.).4 88.4 159.6 112.6 352.31,,

1931 I i i I' I I Jannary::::::::~:-~-~=----l V7. 5 111. G I ~~-~--~~~L ___ 5~-g 157.4 ~c~~:OJ=c~:~g=c=~3~9~5 · __ ::cJ cc~l~_i--~2:~1 ~::::.i

DISTRICT TOTALS-SEASONAL VARIATIONS ELIMINATED I

--------~1

U.~---T~--~-t T New 1 ;~~:T~Je:e: i Riclt-1-- 1 t lch· \ St. 11Minne- 1\Kansas'l ~~-T-~~-;;--·; t~>tal :. os on i York : delphia , land i mond At an a~. •cago Louis apolls City a as :Francisco·

' ! .' I ' I I ! . I I I I

-lo~:l-;:~l'--1oo.o -~.-;;:·~r- 100.~ 1 ·;oo.;T 1oo.o ~----1oo.-;;-l~i~l~l 1oo.o 1

YEAR 'ND l\IONTH

1919 monthly average .•...•.. j 1920 monthly average ........

1 1921 monthly average ........

1 1922 monthly average .• ------1923 monthly average ....... . 1924 monthly average ________ ! 1U25 monthly average.-------1926 monthly average ........ , 1927 monthly average ........ ! 1928 monthly average ......... [ 1U29 monthly average _________ , 1930 monthly average. I

106.0 !I 109.51 99.3' 105.1; 116.41 112.1 ~ 115.11 116.1[ 105.5 i 108.5! 109.8' 118.0! 123.4 I 88. 7 II 101.9 85. 1 95. 9 . 89.8 ' 97.6 . 84.4 I 92.0 I 89. 1 82.9 82. 1 I 94.3 I 105.4 97.8!1 105.4[ 98.5' 102.5: 94.51 89.5\ 85.9'1 96.81' 94.2\ 87.9i 84.11 97.91 107.1

103.31'! 117.11 98.0 114.41 111.11 98.81 99.9 109.0 110.3, 95.0 89.7! 101.!, 126.4 109. 5 I 121. 1 108.3 ' 116.8 I 109. 5 i 96. 5 i 105. 3 'I !10. 8 ' llO. 5 i 103. I 87.0 ! 101. 2 I 129.4 126.1 '! 136.6\ 128.6 : 120.4 1 122. o ! 106. ~ 1 124. 8 123. 8 1 124.1

1 !14. 4 95.4 : 112.4 ! 142.9

13.5. 4 l. 146.0 139.0 i 132.1 1 127.4 1 108. 0 ! 128.4 132.1 i 127.3 i 105.3 100.3 1 119.4 . 156. 2 150.01: 158.1 160.2. 140.0! 136.7. 107.31 124.1 137.9[ 127.3· 109.5. 102.11 124.51 172.4 179.1 11 161. a 1 2os.1 · 155.9 •

1• 141.3 : 10s. 6 I' 123.2 155.1 1 133.3 1 111.3 ; Io8. 5 1 134.5 1 199. 1

208.8 '.! 177.11 246.5 I 171.7 154.0 I 109.1 128.51 174.8 I 137.6 i 128.2' 120.4 i 147.5 I 204.2 i 147. 1 11 142.4 157. s 137.1 1 132.1 i 103.4 ! 101.5 142.4 1 ll4. 1 'r no. 3 : 1o6. 8 1 125.81 I75. o

li I I ' ; I , I ! ' -- -~----,---~. ------ ----~~--·---~---;-------(---------~~ ------------ ~---, ---·

ApriL---~-~~-~-------------: 204.4·1 171.1, 237.2: 183.01

159.8 117.311 139.1 168.31 140.1 119.3; 121.1[ 157.01 200.5

~~~t::::::::::::::::::::::::: r~t: 3 I i~~j ~~~: 8 : i~u i~g: ~ · i8U g~: ~ i~~: g 1

m: g : gu 1 uu , ag: g 1 ~u

July........................ 209.3 180.1' 22~.47 .. 51 :, 174.5 160.3 108.4 133.6 176.1 140.8 145.7 1 140.0 • 156.1, 199.1

Augnst."--··------------·---·· 2~4.4 211.9 , 162.7 160.0 117.51 134.6 192.61 138.7: 156.91 125.5 154.31 214.5

~edi~t~r~~~:::::::::::::::::::i ~~~:~ : m:~ ~~u I m:~ i~U. i~U II m:~ m:~ i!U: m:~ l l~:i. igg:~ I ~~g November : 21!i. 0 '' 176.6 2'!i 4 18° 5 11G 0 107.6 116. 5 182. G 136.4 · 128 5 i 125. o : 140.9 201.9 1

December.:::::::::::::::::::: 158.1 '[ 151.4. 1:fi.:9; 15S:3 133:2' 96.4 112.6 149.6, 119.8 121:6[ 115.5 130.8 167.4

rr~:rt~~:-:~~~r~~=~=~::::::::l l3t ~ ill m:r ! m: 3 i~k l m: ~ : i~: ~ I i~J . m: g I ggJ nu 'I m: i . i~~: ~ i~~: ~ ApriJ...______________________ m:~ .

1

i~~:~ · m:~ m:; i~g:~: m:~ m:~ m:~ i m:8 m:g. m:~ i!t~ l~t~ May ......................... 165.01

11!7

5_.98: 180.7 141.1 144.0 111.3 114.5 154.7 130.1 113.51 108.6, 132.7 188.1

June ......................... • lf>l.O 1 177.3 139.5 140.5 100.8 104.2 154.5 125.8 111.8 1 107.9 126.6 180.3 July ......................... · 1!2.3 1 138.5\ 148.1 130.6 136.4: 102.fi 104.3 142.8 118.1 108.21 113.1 128.5 175.0 August.._ ____________________ 13341 133.4' nu, gu 121.8 1~~J i8U 135.3 m:~ MUI ig~J, mJ m:~

~f~IE~Jt~~~=~=~=~~~~==~~~~ tlU [i ~iU i lgH : HH mJ !

1~u I

1~u mJ 1~u i ~~J I :~J i :g!J I m:i Jannary ... ~~~-~------·------1 118.~~~ 119.7i 114.8• 124.3i 134.8. ::.~~ 105.5 125.3~ 102.3 93.01 94.31 109.81 169.4

I Compiled from data collected by the Federal Reserve Board, this table supplements similar data published in Nos. 26, 35, 56, 62, 67, 75, and 87 of this publication. The district total table represents the data of 141 identical centers.

I Greenville, S. 0., substituted for Charleston, S. C., since May, 1928.

23

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

The following table contains a summary of the monthly figures, designed to show the trend in important industrial and commercial movements. These data represent continuations of the figures presented in the latest semiannual number (August, 1930), in which monthly figures for 1929 and 1930 may be found, together with explanations as to the sources and exact extent of the figures quoted. The figures given below should always be read in connection with those explanations. Data on stocks, unfilled orders, etc., are given as of the end of the month referred to.

---~ -~---~~-~---------- ---- --·----------·----·--··--------~-lH31 ~------ -- ---- - ---------- ---l930 __ _

Earlier data for items shown here may ____ 1

______ _

be found on pages 27 to 139 of the D , IN ~---.-S--t-,1---,1----.~--.----.--,------~----~ F b August, 1930, "Survey" January

1 bceerm- b~;.m- October e~e~m- i August I July June May April 1 March I :r;u·

- - ~ .. ~~::~~~- ------~--~~-- -~--~--- --:--~--- ---- --- --------~----~-----

Receiptsat Boston: i 10,795111~ 11,5741, 6,240 li 17,163 :1. I TotaL. ..................... thous. oflbs..: 12,739 7, 074 51,672 76,915 57,665 28,649 14,986 12,166 Domestic ................... thous. oflbs... 3,363ll 7,574 1 4,576 10,494 4,094 47,826 72,313 54,729 18,937 8,501 1 5,628 5,012 Foreign ..................... thous.oflbs .. ! 7,432 4,0001 1,664 2,245 2,980 3,846 4,602 2,936 9,712 8,662

1

! 9,358 7,154 ~~~ ' I I

Inconditiouimported ...... thous. oflhs .. 13,767 II 10,920 .i 8,5461 8,994 8,817 i 10,145 8,900 8,896 15,484 17,8161 20,049 18,498 Consumption by textile mills, ' jl j i

grease e(juivalent_ ----------- .thous. oflbs .. • 33,856 1

30,007 I 31, 237 I 40,975 38,083 : 33,761 34,682 32, 772 32,641 36, 794 1

37, 195 38,330 Machinery activity, hourly: lj

1 1

Looms- 4". 1.1' 47 !' , 45 I Wide ........ per ct. to total activity.. , 46 : 47 46 44 48 53 51 Narrow _____ perct.tototalactivity ... 281' 26 371 44 41 1 43 42 48 39 41) Carpet and ! :1 . 1

rug ________ per ct. to total activity .. ! 29 11 29 38 I 38 36 , 34 31 36 ! 44 49 Set of cards.. .... per ct. to total activity... 47

1! 43 50 I 54 53 , 48 51 60 60 61

Combs .......... per ct. to total activity.. 67 1! 67 65 : 74 81 75 71 72 68 60 ~pinning spindles-

481

1.

"\Yoolen _______ peret. ofhoursactive __ l 45 52 53 55 48 52 02; 60 58 Worsted _______ p·~r ct. of hours active.. 52

1

!, 52 52 62 60 55 53 5li 52 43 Prices: 1

Raw, territory, fine, scoured .. dolls. per lb .. ' • 661':.! . 72 . 72 . 75 . 76 . 76 . 76

1

. 76 i Haw, Ohio and Pa. 1

fleeces, H blood, combing, 1 grease _____________________ dolls. per lb . .l . 23

1

, . 27 . 29 . 30 . 31 . 31 . 31 1 ·, 31 Worsted yarns. _____________ dolls. per lb.. 1.10 : 1.17 I. 20 1. 20 I. 20 ' 1. 20 1. 20 •

1

1. 20 \Vomen's dress goods, French 1!

serge, 39-in ................ dolls. per yd __ l _________ fi . 90 . 90 . 90 . 90 ' . 90 . 90 , . 90 : Suiting, 13-oz _______________ dolls. per ycL: 1. 601 !' 1. 601 1. GO! 1. GO! 1. 601 1. 601 1. (i96

1

1 1. 756

li I I Cotton

. 77

.29 1.23

.90 1. 756

. 76

. 31 1. 25

. 90 1. 756

46 i

39 i 49 61 64

58 50

• 77 '

.33 1

1.30

. 93 I. 756

52 41

51 6., 86

61 59

. 19

. 36 1. 35

. 98 I. 800

Receip1sintosight ____________ thons.ofhales __ ' 7291 1,li27 2,749 :J,HiO· 2.410 865 G41 '1G3 1 '358 '4tl3 '482 '427 Imports,uumanufactured .............. bales .. 11,299! 4,461 3,409 1,747 · 3,394. 5,901 '4.1G2 '9.550' 53,328 67,397 28,279, 23,H43 Exports, unmanufacturad (excl. '

62" I 1 · i

linters)---------------------thous. of bales.. v 1 766 908 1,004 903 3lifi 176) 185 1 209 350 478 · 402 Consumption by textile mills.----- .... bales __ , 454, 188 1 ·lOG, 20i 41'!, 887 444,494 394, 321 352,335 022 I' 405,236 4<3, 284 531,911 507, 64ti 4\!4, 395 Stocks, domestic, end of month: ' ! ,

Totals, mills and warehouses 1 I i .......................... thous.ofbales.. 9,5531 10,037 9,965 8,895 G,215 4,476 '4,0fi0 1· 24,462: '4,907

Warehousr.s ............... thous.ofbales .. 7,939 8,378 8,398 7,542 5,247 3,455 '2,877 '3,1('5 '3,379 Mills ..................... thous. of bales.. 1 .• 614

1

1 1, 659 1, 567 1, 353 968 1, 011 '1, 183 '1, 357 '1, 528

Stol'ks, world visible, end of month: I

'5,291 'I 662 'a; 637

'l'otaL .................... thous.ofhales .. ' 9,897 9,897 9,437 8,413 6,707 5,190 5,230 5,951 6,335 American _________________ thous. of hales .. · 7,576

1 7,841 7,676 6,617 4,892 3,159 2,917 3,352 3,688

6, 659 3, 9<5

Machinery activity of spindles: ,

1

Activespindles ............... thousands .. 25,611 25,526 25,858 26,154 26,087 25,874 226,458l'27,659 228,358 Total activity .......... millions of homs.. 6, 360 5, 916 5, 832 6, 239 5, 663 5,134 2 5, 301 I 2 5, 789 '6, 725

'28 851 '7' 497

2 220 '96.1

Artivity per spindle ............... hours .. : 191 1 176 173 184 167 151 156 , '170 197 I Ratio to capacity- .............. per cent._ 80.8 !i 76.1 80.1 77. 1 73.4 65.2 67.2 1 2 76.2 '88. 4

Priees; 'l'o producer. ................ dolls. per lb .. ' .0861 .087 .096 .092 .099 .114 .1191 .140 .145 .147 In New York, middling ..... dolls. per lb .. 1 .102 101 .110 .107 109 121 132 · 145 · 164 1ti3

! . . . 11·, 0'9 II . . . .

12, 665 II 9, 582 ll, 787 15,494 11, 148 10.031 , 10, 968 i 11, 678 15,485 13, 795 13, .o:n 12, 548 12,548 12, s19 13, Baa 13, 7,12 13, s.og

3130

,' 41s8~ 1 13, 116

Cotton Yarn

Carded srtles yarn: Pro<luction .................. thous. of lbs .. , Stocks, end of month ........ thous. of lbs .. : Unfilled orders, end of rno ... thous. of lbs .. !

Prircs: ' 22/1 cones, Boston ........... dolls. per lb .. : •10/Js. southern spinning ..... dolls, per lb __ .

~~ ~~ ~~ ~w ~~ ~oo ~~~~m •

1~m

. 248 i . 247 . 254 . 235 . 242 . 2f•2 . 202 1 . 2n . 29o . ao2

.~: .~ .~ .rn .m .~ .ill .w .m, .~

Cotton Goods

Cotton textiles: , Production ................. thous. of yds .. 202,149 : New orders ................. thous. of yds .. i 239,106 : Shipments .................. thous. of yds .. 1 210,597 !

Ktocks, end of month ....... thous. of yds .. · 355,514 i llnfillcd orders, end of i 1

month .................... thous. of yus .. · 317,465 . Cotton cloth: j !

lmports ................. thous. of sq. yds .. • 2, 6H Exports ................. thous. of sq. yds.. 31,488

Fabric for tire nmnufacture: Consumptiou ............... thous. of lbs.. 12,738

Elastic wehbing, shipmeuts ... thous. of dolls.. 1, 041 Priers:

Print doth, 64 x 60 .......... dolls. per yd.. . 052 Rhr.eting, hrowrL ____________ dolls. per yd__ . 062 t'otton goods (Fairl'hild)

............. rei. to Hlll-10J:L 120

'Hevberl.

234, 052 206, 633 228, 866 182,385 218, 815 165, 850 198, 539 275,801 257, 243 182,656 183,067 :l35, 801 291,980 235 272 180,147 129,947 184,473 ' 223,225 226,951 200,661 270,383 232,975 231:348 176,689 182,652 270,056 ! 253,360 363, 962 356, 861 350, 889 392, 406 442, 996 455, 529 466, 368 450, 481 1 444, 736

I

288, 956 333,251 350, 845 285,427 226,422 222,498 219, 0·10 271,745 357, 328

1, 658 1, 763 I, 976 1, 920 1, 664 2, 434 3, 019 4, 299 5, 076 ~~ ~m ~~ ~~ ~m ~m ~6 ~~.~m

8, 358 8, 418 11,780 10,917 13,223 13,399 Iii, 034 17,437 ' 17,264 921 1, 000 1, 35fl 1, 200 !, 127 1, 088 1, 169 1, 300 : I, 347

.~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~

.~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~ .~

122 121 12-1 124 120 130 I I;J4 , 137 , ]38

'5 956 '6,664 21:758 21,800 2 4,198' '4,858

7, 339 ' 4, 612 !

I

7,854 5,150

' 28, 862 : 2 28, 920 2 7,344 I 2 7,087

214 ' 205 ' 92. 6 : ' 97. 4

.138

.151

13, 707 12,487 39,072

. 297 !

. 477

.148

. 157

13,086 11, 775 36, 165

. 310

. 486

261, 403 266, 849 292, 249 243, 861 265, 67 5 27 4, 543 440, 853 445, 125

387, 463 360, 889

3, 781 3, 50.) 36, 171 32, 045

14, 656 13, 767 1, 496 I, 421

. 062 . 065

. 078 • 079

110 150 '

January

15,828 6,500 9,328

26,464

43,627

53 50

51 63 79

62 55

.81

.38 1. 38

• 98 1.838

'837 51,474

729 576, lUO

2 7.231 '1;826 '5,405

8, 059 5, 576

'29, 177 '8, 176

'237 2100.2

.158

.173

17,571 10,773 35,056

'323 . 500

323,287 292,034 331, 4Sl 452,819

391,571

4,455 39, 153

14,559 1, 444

. 068

. 083

152

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS-Continued

1931 1930 Earlier data for items shown here may ___ l-----:-------------::-----:-----·----,------,---,----,,-----..,.----

be found on pages 27 to 139 of the N I I 1 • ' I August, 1930, "Survey" January D'E:,erm- b~~m- October Se~~-m- August July I June May April I March l<':~;u- January

TEXTILE8--Continued 1,1'

----------------,-- ------ ·--

Cotton Finishing

White, dyed and printed (outside mills): Billings, finished goods _____ thous. of yds._ New orders, gray yardage __ thous. of yds __ Shipments, finished goods __________ cases __ Stocks, finished goods, end mo _____ cases __ Operating activity ____ per ct. of capacity __ Unfilled orders, end of month _______ days __

43,642 46,370 29,031 20,134

47 2. 6

47,566 39,749 23,888 23,593

40 2.6

Printed only (mills an<:\ outside): Production _________________ thous. of yds .I 68, ~80 70,301 Stocks, end of month _______ thous. of yds _I 6.5, 704 68,420

Silk I Im]:!ort~. raw _________________ thons. oflbs. 7,405 Dehvenes (consumptl0n) ___________ bales __

1

55,910

Stoc1t ;~~e~~~~~-t-~: __________________ hales_ 51,814 At manufacturing plauts ___________ bales__ 23,588

Silk machinery activity: Broadlooms __________ per cent of normaL_ 94.0

1

Narrow looms _________ per cent of normaL_ 39.2 Spinning spindles _____ per cent of normaL. 55.2

9, 877 55,424

58,430 24,242

94.0 35.8 65.8

Raw, Japanese, 1:~-15, N. Y _dolls. per lh_. 2. 807 2. 709 Prices: I Silk goods, romposite ________ dolls. per lb._ I. 02 I. 02

Rayon Im_uorts_-------------------------thous. of lhs_ 154 'I None. Pnce, loO denwr, A gr:1de, N. Y.dolls. per lh __ l . 75 . 95

Clothing I 11

Men'o _and boys' garments cut: jl Smts _________________ thous. of garments .. !---------Separate trousers _____ thous. of garments--1---------0vercoats _____________ thous. of garments .. ---------

Overalls: Cut. ___________ thous. of dozen garments __ ---------Net ship-

ments ________ thous. of dozen garments .. ---------Unfilled orders, end

of mo __ . _____ thous. of dozen garments __ ---------

I, 222 1, 232

159

161

137

42 Hosiery;

2•

400 ,

Production _________ thous. of dozen pairs__ 2 .. 589 Net shipments __ ._ .thous. of dozen pairs__ 2, 209 2, 743 Stocks, end of

month ____________ thous. of dozen pairs__ 7, 074 New orders _________ thons. of dozen pairs__ 2, 526 Unfilled orders, end of

month ___________ thous. of dozen pairs... 2, 041 Knit underwear: I

Production _____ thous. of dozen garments--~ Net ship-

ments ________ thous. of dozen garments __ Stocks, end of !·

month ______ .. thous. of dozen garments_ -1 I, 275 New orders ____ thons. of dozen garments._ 970 Unfilled orders, end of I

month _______ thous. of dozen garments__ I, 265

831

976

Burlaps and Fibers Imports:

7,0ps 2,408

1, 828

821

816

1, 299 878

1, 284

Burlaps _____________________ thons. of lbs__ 35,062 44,591 Fibers (unmanufactured) ______ long tom__ 19, 162 20, 429

Pyroxylin-Coated Textiles

Pyroxylin spread _______________ thous. of Ills .. Shipments billed ___ thous. of linear yards------I Unfilled orders, end of

month _______________ thous. of linear yards __ ,

' Fur [ Sales by dealers _______________ thons. of dolls __ '

i Fresh-water pearl buttons: .

Buttons

Production _____________ ratio to capacity .. j Stocks, end of month _____ thous. of gross--!'

Imports: Buttons- 1

2. 565 1 2, 333 I 2, 735

I '

!

4,496

I 33. 1 I

8, 705 i !

Product of Philip~ 1 i pines ________________ thous. ofgross ..

1 59 !

All other ______________ thons. of gross .. I 4 1 Shells- I 1

Mother of pearL ___ thous. of pounds __ i 475 I All other pearL ___ .thous. of pounds .. [ 22 l

Tagna nuts _____________ thons. of pounds __ ! 270 ,

IRON AND STEEL II 1,1!

Iron

Manganese ore, imports __ thous. of long tons __ , 171!' Iron ore: I

2, 208 1,945

1,169

3, 048

40.6 8,842

82 9

896 15

858

29

176 Imports ______________ thous. of long tons__ 150 j Shipments from I 1

mines ______________ thous. of long tons.-1--------- ---------

'Revised.

40,249 38,54\ 23,743 21,803

44 2. 5

62,005 68,817

7,000 57, 333

49,238 24,929

96.5 2 60.8

75. 1

2. 463 1.02

216 . 95

1,100 1, 183

444

207

191

36

3,005 3, 292

7, 120 3, 198

2, 403

978

I, 129

1, 197 1, 164

1, 266

36,656 14,681

2, 268 1, 893

1, 413

4,520

42.0 8, 756

65 9

402 458 331

10

74

1, 988

I

53,003 47, 133 29,260 22,392

48 2. 1

69,764 65.876

8, 940 61,937

51,278 22,954

88.2 2 38. 2

70.2

2. 512 1.02

101 . 95

1, 654 2,1().1

555

279

249

51

3, 440 3, 783

7,627 3,889

2, 618

1,132

1, 365

1, 421 1, 475

1,250

37,940

17,9581

2,699 2,480

1, 441

5, 787

38.8 8,808

i2 5

354 586

1, 204

18

lSi

5, 531

40,631 41,618 26,691 22,079

46 2.6

M.387 M, 788

7, 887 55,649

37,907 3.1, 576 28,843 27,198

36 2.1

42,185 70,395

8,24! 41,734

41,473 i 37,349 I 28, 559 31,901 1

34 i 1. 9 I

50,933 39,249 32,986 31,477

41 2.0

38, 799 I 47, 608 82, 297 82, 856

5, 712 39,948

4,622 29,396

59,384 48,699 39,307 34,571

47 2.6

!)8, .188 85,381

3,622 40,823

65,364 56,641 34,308 40,741

56 2. 9

72, 721 84,808

6, 047 41,584

66,246 60,526 39,459 3?, 528

59 4. 2

72,634 i7, 763

6,103 50,863

64,271 ,)7, 834 37,014 32,967

62 4.2

60,939 72,642

0,644 49,852

~~ ~m ~~ ~~ ~m ~~ ~m ~~ 21, 243 2 20, 511 2 18,046 ' 19, 843 2 20, 300 '22, 120 2 21, 522 2 21,404

80.0 '44.7

57.7

2. 413 I. 04

1, 662 2, 071

564

326

289

69

2, 789 3, 406

7, 864 3, 292

1,876

9131

1, 261

1,497 1,049

1,140

39,578 13,803

2, 963 2,460

1, 508

7,301

36.2 9,061

78 3

802 164

1, 286

22

215

6, 488

73. 1 '36. 9

49. 1

2.955 1.06

171 • !)5

1, 878 1, 891

437

288

2.00

74

2,408 2, 766

8, 647 2, 633

2,096

828

1,024

I, 759 909

1, 398

39,038 13,941

2, 705 2,109

1, 179

5, 425

25.7 9, 258

69 14

844 56

708

8

1781

8, 252

79.2 2 :n. o

52. 1

2. 9.)5 1.08

133 . 95

1, 811 1, 926 '

441 i 244

223

60

2,300 2, 356

9, 015 2, 229

2, 322

869

902

1, 880 781

1, 524

57,553 16, 857

2, 840 2, 212

1, 779

4, 348

23.1 9, 857

63 12

476 72

1, 213

16

251

8,587

79.0 I fl3. 6 58.0

3. 251 1.09

38.3 1.15

1, 792 1,976

329

231

218

67

2,823 2, 822

10,418 2, 941

2, 781

1,023

875

1. 846 911

1, 634

43,235 24,163

3, 932 2,820

2, 323

5, 455

41. 1 10,056

1071 18

271 377

1, 242

31

292

8,650

87.9 2 55.0

59.1

3. 940 1.11

487 1.1.5

1, 923 2, 218

203

260

248

89

2, 840 2, 838

9, 205 2, 993

2,683

1,025

1,003

1, 759 1,070

1,607

47,699 19,322

3, 693 3, 227

2, 370

7, 692

42.4 9, 790

44 16

570 925

1, 317

30

291

6,979

101.3 2 5R 6

68.8

4.186 1. 14

!JOl 1.1-'i

1,981 2, 247

216

285

273

112

2,935 2, 865

8, 724 2, 920

2,470

1,148

998

I, 731 896

1, 549

54, 8fi3 23,126

4,033 3,445

2, 421

8,362

47.1 9,878

59 6

171 104

1, 607

26

313

108

111.1 2 60. 1

69.2

4. 531 1. 16

928 1.15

2, 294 2, 363

352

326

297

116

3,046 2,886

8, 993 2, 747

2,642

1, 192

1,044

1, 590 1. 036

1, 658

52,854 33,312

3,474 3,111

2, 332

8, 327

48.3 9,838

63 5

531

691 1,180

30

301

None.

109.7 2 58.5

69.3

4. 433 1. 17

9.54 1. 15

2, 336 2,179

335

321

304

117

3,189 2, 711

8,814 2,598

2,852

1,128

981

1, 530 1, 041

1, 677

71,053 23,640

3,093 2, 708

2,404

7, 667

49.3 9,698

71 5

443 516 477

22

203

None.

03,457 71,723 41, 79:l 35,428

57 4.:3

60,0Ul 7:1,2-19

7, 316 57,683

76, 2f>4 2 25,396

105. 6 '-11. 2

67.0

4. 630 I. 17

l,lf'IH l. 1;}

2, 522 2, 293

:l07

Hi

3,174 2, 742

8,308 2,662

3,035

1,109

944

1,436 1,199

1, 632

73,098 30,262

3,098 2, 786

2,37:)

2, 968

42.3 2 9, 772

64 261

866 32

1,149

38

293

None.

26


1931 i 1930 Earlier data lor iterns shown here may

?:.::::.:~,;;:, <>;:-;:,:.. '" "'""' "• '"""'~ [ D~:"-1 N1:~·- 0,,,,~ · '·~:m-~ A"'"'' I ,,,, 1 '""" ' ·;,;;;-r~;.; I M;,.;, I ,,;,,; i ,,:,:;; IR;:::::::~IL~.::r::-~:-,~-,e-,.1--l - •.. I: ~- ---- -- - 1---~---~-- - ~---~---~~~----

llleel barrels: ' I i · I Production ......................... barrels .. 424,184 412,283 497,539 616,121 564,927' 553,842 617,420' 651,559 731.087 769,0611771,686

Shipments ________________________ barrels .. 427,622 406,337 500,409 619,558 565,204 552,265 621,091 638,358 736,147 766,617 785,951

604,709 45.0

599,324 79,912

Hatio to capacity _______________ per cent.. 31.2 30.3

1

36.5 44.1 40.31 39.6 44.0 46.4 52.1 56.2 55.9

Stocks, end ofmonth ............... barrels .. 64,965 64,965 67,55! 70,42! 73,861 I 74,138 72,561 76,232 63,031 68,091 I 65,647 Unfilled orders, end

ofmonth ................... thons.ofbbls.. 1,424 1,437 929 9R6 1.011, !,Ill 1,296 • 1,290 1,4.57 1,538 1,703 1,593 Trackwork,prodnction ............ shorttons .. l 5,626! 5,174: 4,2U 5,192 5,tr!2 li,bl2 8,774 10,553: 12,799 13,5081 13,096 12,524 Iron, steel, and heavy ,· !

165 '

167 : ·

hardware, sales ____________ rel. to .Tan., 192L. _________ 1

..

11,,

15., . 11~131 162 180

318130

1

Lock washers, shipments ....... thons. of dolls.. 140 . " 160 . 161 228 290 Steel plate, fabricated, new orders: I

45,

45,

1

1

177 315

149 295

TotaL .......................... shorttons .. 23,275 26,787, 33,151 30,197: 41,066 :36,511 38,283 41,774 38,328 , Oilstoragetanks ............... shorttons.. 2,545 'I .5.118' 9,96.5 4,51g, 14,916 10,056 11,969 9,869 10,·195 9,683'

46, 137 9,195

34,662 9, 982

Steel bars, cold finished, ' ' shipments _____________ ............ shorttons .. 21,9·13 1.5,747 15,456 20,.\21 19,338 19,0:>6 19,241 27,388 33,010 38,557] 36,487

Bteel boilers, new orders:

~ ~~eaa~~~t-~ ~~-----_-.-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-.-.t.i1ous:~r~~{L: g~~ I ~~i m 1' !~g u~~ i; m U?& u~~ u~~ i: &~b

Iron and steel: l

977 1,264

37,745

873 939

Exports ....... _ .. _ ............ __ .long tons.. 92, 74.5 I 101, 988 111, 96X 131,850 1:Jl, 211 Imports .......................... long tons.. 31,;06 i 21, 3:JR :14,572 20,730 29,793

I Machinery I

Shipments: 1· Water softening apparatus ......... units... 753 : 615

Pumps:

732 6, 572

738 7, 831 Water systems ........................ nnits ..

1

6, 308 I' :;, 512

Domestic shipments- i Pitcher, hand, etc ............... un!ts ... l 29. 655 i 25, 222 23,40.5 29, 162 Power, honzontal type ...•..... umts ..

1

1, 6081· 1, 384 1, 297 2, 088 Steam, power, and centrifugal-

New orders ___________ thons. of dolls.. 773 , 1.047 967 1,027 Shipments ............... thons. of dolls.. 7181 1,205 1,116 1,167 Unfilled orders, end

of mo ...............• thous. of dolls.. 2, 826 j 2, 812

Fon~~; ~~~f,;~~~:: __________ rel. to 1922-24.. 65.3 i Shipments ..................... rel. to 1922-24.. 54. 7 I' Unfilled orders, end of mo .. rel. to 1922-24.. 94.6 1

59.8 102.6 82.3

2, 975

45.3 76.5

124.9

3, 124

50.0 62.0

159.1

7i)5 8, 611

39.885 1, 975 '

I 1, 212 ! 1,183

3, 267

91.0 66.0

170.8 Stokers, mechanical, sales: i

Quantity ________________________ nnmber .. ---------: ii3 71 92 128 l'ower. ______________________ llorscpower __ , _________ , 11.726 21,103 38,276 42,899

Machine tools: 'I ' New orders .................. rel. to 1922-24.. 67 i Shipments _________________ rel. to 1922-2L.. 75 • Unfilled orders, end of mo ... rel. to 1922-24. .. 179

El\'etric hoists: 1

69 ~5

203

60 67

230

90 IO:l 238

136

151, 235 27, 4_03

774 9, 663

43, 138 2,476

1, 362 1, 3G7

3, 259

8.5. 2 82.6

140.2

115 29,988

114 120 223

New orders-1 Quant rty ............ _ .. _______ number._,

Value.--------- ___ . __________ dollars .. [ 306

121,345 120,207

208 113, 46+ 91,836

222 214 :.;J~ 238

Shipments ________ . __ •..... __ . __ .. dollars ... 104, 23ii 101, HVl

9D, 21S 97, 811 i!,i: ~~~ i lii: ~~~ Electric overhead cranes:

Shioments. _______________ tlwns. of dolls .. New orders. ______________ thom. of dolls .. ! Unfilled orders, end of mo.thous. of dolls ..

Woodworking machinery: New orders. ______________ t.hons. of dolls .. ! Cancel1ations _____________ thous. of dolls __ Unfilled ordors, end of mo.thous. of dolls .. ! Shipmcuts ________________ thous. of dolls .. Sllipments __________ nurnbcr of machines . .I

Electric industrial trucks and tractors: I Shipments, domestie-

TotaL ___________ number of vehicles ... Exports ............ numbcr of vehicles . ..!

Fire-extinguishing C(lliiprnenr, shiprnents: l

496 423

1, ·107

4B6 9

fi57 383 400

3S 5

67! 302

1, 517

470 21

467 500 529

42 9

587 :l70

1, C)fj'!

459 16

520 [106 4!2

30 i 9

()77 3.5;1

l,!HS

605 17

636 56·! 4!1

90 3

~H2 , /)}{

:2,1:!-1

.1~8

51G ·1~8

75 6

Motor vehicles __________________ number . ..l 56 113 71 06 86 Hand type ______________________ nurnber..l 27,713; 34,295 2\1,213 36,303 :37,482

Oil burnrrs: 11

Shipments, totaL_~ ___ number of burners __ ,. _________ , Stocks, end of mo _____ number of burners __ ;---------! New orders ___________ nurnber of burners __ , ____ ·----i Unfilled orders, end ! j

of month ___________ number of burners .. ,--------·,: Pulverized fuel equipment: ! :·

3, 48(i fi, 025 3,561

534

5. :0::80 14, 064 5. 647 5, 939 5, 061 I 13,985

459 1, 278

12,025 7, 606

11,413

l, 357

New orders, central system- I 11 Water-tube boilers.no. of pulverizers.. 21· None. None. : None. ~one. Furnaces and kilns.no. of pulverizers __ , None. I None. None. None. 2

New orders, units system- :

1

1

Water-tube boilers.no. of pulverizers .. ! 9 3 15 10 24 Fire-tube boilers ... no. of pulverizers __ , 6 i None. 5 None. 6 Marine boilers _____ no. of pulverizers ... I None. II None. None. None. 2 .l<'nrnacesandkilns.no. of pulverizers . .' None. i 3 2 2 3

Patents issued: I I• Total, all classes ................. nnmber .. l 3, 215 il' Agricultural implements ______ number.., 41 Internal-combustion engines ... numbcr..: 58 :

Copper Production: I

! I

4, 251 58 67

3, 023 52 54

2, 871 41 49

2,871 43 35

~~~ftser~:::::: ::::::::: ~::: ~: ~~~~~~ ~~~~: :! 53, 429 60, 022 64, 816 70, 419 68, 487

i29 !'",2:2'

:2.527

498 12

470 606 694

81 11

118 34, 958

8, 088 8,993 8, 062

1, 969

None. 1

4 3

Kone. 3

2,423 27 30

56,136 66,698

Hefined (N. and S. 1

America) __________ .......... short tons .. World production, blister. ........... short tons .. ' Domestic shipments, refined ....... short tons . .l Exports ___________________ ._ .... _ .short tons .. :

47. 741 I . 48.726 53, 141 55,954 56. 584

102, 458 I 106, 366 112, 646 118, 229 116, 004 120, 778 129, 390 1136, 252 139,914 152,544 152, 405 149, 843 ~DI ~w ~g ~~ ~~ ~m ~m ~u ~m ~m ~m ~w

'Revised.

131,772 3 i, ~4~1

15!), 392 :H, 75.5

196, 120 208, 640 23R, 333 ! 197,426 46, 081 45, :l5R 4(1, 284 35, 830

7;'2 10, 1~;<)

41,43f• 2, 5:..15

1, 35fl 1. 338

3,257

90. G 116.1 139.1

130 37, 761

91 128 235

752 10, 9;,3

~ru:~2o :l, 0!0

1291 1;644

3. 250

102. 1 lf\0. 5 IGU. 7

151 47, b03

120 17(i 282

1, 279 11,598

38,958 2,628

1, 535 1, 641

3, 605

(!2. 7 1-19.4 17(). 3

96 31, ll5G

135 197 3.)5

217 265 337 122,978 128, 197 179, 103 H7, 503 : 181,019 191,685

1, 005 6()1

2, 706

733 27 :

593 : 821 624

99 9,

118 : 43,065

7, 241 10, 171

6, 790

1, 995

2 3

12 None. None.

1

3,452 51 52

54,249 67,638

956 7-11

3, 249

~;<6 10

705 913 615

63 32

106 44,911

5,174 8, 520 5,170

2, 416

1 None.

15 None.

6 5

7,670 109 144

56,743 69, 155

123, 179 124, 821 143, 997 145, 797 75, 436 71,887 32, 421 34, 960

880 0!J6

3,490

779 11

785 723 [)77

125 19

95 56,620

5, go1 6.R83 7,294

2,450 I

3 ! 21

30 l Kone.'

7 2

3,932 49 59

60,238 75,936

132, 183 148,788 75, 760 40,186

1, 554 I 10,104

35,986 2,400

1,467 1, 558

3, 722

122.8 I 217.4 291.0

108 35,903

179 : 234 407 i

I

1, 391 8, 930

42, H36 ! 2, 562 i

1,465 i 1,483 ;

3,825! !

164.1 :

!itt i

1, 141 7, 881

49, 127 1, 965

1, 362 1,410

3, 794

196.4 169.6 424.7

89 : 73 32, 403 : 22, 648

181 : 227 : 45'! :

170 214 541

432 I 402 i 3~7 1H4, 502 222, 107

220, 132 . 200, 167 206, 013 I 232, 968

825 i 1, 059 882 ! 851

3, 739 3, 525

7W 31

763 1,026

603

101 5"

950 46 '

1, 101 : 1,2\JQ I

833 !

773 832

3,h36

1,120 64

1, 488 934 536

106

94: go' 79 57, 043 43, 579 : 48, 463

3, 923 6, 386 3, 718

1.057

Kone.; 1

39 3

None. 8

4, 645 60 73

60,450 76,777

124,531 145,595

~~: ~~~

3,376 6, 5t3S 3. 1~2

1, 262

2 2

16 3

None. 6

3, 349 56 81

61,216 78,514

2,1!54 6, :J1U 3, 479

1, 456

2 1

29 2

None. 1

3, 592 38 57

59, 196 74,094

127, 064 121, 195 148, 944 140, 083 73, 644 61, 879 20, 034 24, 427

650, 764 49.2

643, 120 74,527

1, 696 11,830

160 287

57,083 9,688

35,845

942 1,082

225,090 34,710

1, 240 8,307

41,389 1, 449

1, 437 1, 330

3,842

160.1 223.6 395.6

53 13, 198

182 183 565

369 194, 832 220,678

977 406

3, 765

1, 111 12

1, 347 967 759

123 17

83 45,300

:1,469 5,445 3, 481

931

52 6

None. 1

3,163 40 42

67,838 84,451

132,374 155,848 69,932 24,808


1931 Earlier data for items shown here may

be found on pages 21 to 139 of the August, 1930, ''Survey'' January

IRON AND STEEL-Continued

Iron-Continued

Iron ore-Continued. Receipts

Lake Erie ports and furnaces. _______ thons. of long tons __ --------

Other ports _______ thous. of long tons _________ _ Consumption _________ thous. oflong tons.. 2, 350 Stocks, end of month-

TotaL ___________ thous. of long tons __ 36,620 At furnaces _______ thous. of long tons.. 30,430 On Lake Erie docks

________________ thous. of long tons.. 6,190 Pig-iron production:

Total, United States .. thous. of long tons._ Merchant furnaces ____ thous. of long tons __ Canada _______________ thous. of long tons ..

Furnaces in blast, end of month:

I, 714 292 36

Furnaces ________________________ number__ 102 Capacity ______________ long tons per day__ 57,365

l\1alleahle castings: Production. __________________ short tons .. Operating activity ____ per ct. of capacity __ Shipments.----------------- .. short tons __ New orders ___________________ short tons __

Wholesale prices: Foundry, No.2,

31,357 31.6

31,638 32,633

northern ____________ dolls. per long ton.. !8. 76 Basic (valley

furnace) _____________ dolls. per long ton__ 17.00 Composite pig iron ... dolls. per long ton__ 16.94

Cast-Iron Boilers and Radiators

Hound boilers: Production __________________ thous. oflbs _________ _ Shipments __________________ thous. of lhs .. _______ _ New orders _________________ thous. of lbs .. _______ _ Stocks, end of month _______ thous. of lbs--1--------

Square boilers: Production _________________ thous. oflbs .. --------Shipments __________________ thous. of lbs .. _______ _ New orders _________________ thous. of lbs .. _______ _ Stocks, end of month .....•. thous. of lbs .. _______ _

Radiators: Production. thous. sq. ft. heating surface .. -------Shipments .. thous. sq. ft. heating surface .. --------New orders.thous. sq. ft. heating surface .. _______ _ Stocks, end of month

__________ thous. sq. ft. heating surface .. --------Gas-fired boilers:

Shipments. ______________________ dollars .. _______ _ Shipments ________________ thous. B. t. u .. --------Production ________________ thous. B. t. u .. _______ _ Stocks, end of month ______ thous. B. t. u .. _______ _

Crude Steel

Steel ingots, production: United States,

totaL _______________ thous. of long tons .. Ratio to capacity ________________ per cent.. Canada _______________ thous. of long tons ..

U. R. Steel Corporation: Unfilled orders,

2,483 46 58

I

-

:I :I I

end of month .•..... thous. of long tons.. 4,132 Earnings __________________ thous. of dolls .. _______ _

Steel castings: I Production-

TotaL ____________________ short tons.. 46,156 -II

Ratio to capacity ____________ per cent.. 32

~~~~~~~11:;:;;~~~~~~=:::::~~~~~ ~~~~::j ~g; ~i~ New ,orders- 1

'I ot~L _-------.---·--------short tons .. 1 RatiO to capacity ___________ per cent __ ,

1 Railroad specialties •...... short tons .. Miscellaneous _________ .... short tons ..

1 Sheets, black, blue, galvanized, and full 1

finished:

46,613 32

14,718 31,913

Production- I TotaL. _____________________ net tons_.

1

, 167,865 Ratio to capacity--·-·---- .. per cent.. 45.1

Stoc~~t~~~ ~f-~~~~~:-:-- _______ .. net tons. -1180, 285 Unsold ______________________ net tons.. 87,496

Shipments ______________________ net tons . .l 170,379

~~fi~~~~d~~~-el-s;efi<i-of _________ net tons.-1180, 863 month ________________________ net tons .. l 360,479

Wholesale prices: I Steel billets,

Bessemer ___________ dolls. per long ion__ 30.00 Iron and steel

comp. ______________ dolls. per long ton .. [ 31.70 Structural steel

heams ________________ dolls. per 100 lbs.. 1. 63 Con1posite fmi;;hed

steeL. ________________ dolls. per !OOihs.. 2.22

~ Revise1.

I

------------------------- -----~----193 0

Decem- Novem- October I Septem- August I July her her ber ~~--~----~- ~~~-'·------

I

I

I I I

I I I

--------- 1, 634 4,011 I 4, 721 5, 586 i 6, 346 --------- 993 1,675 I, 891 2,492 I 2, 515

2, 339 2,640 3,o5o I 3, 282 3, 6731 3, 838

38,949 41, 227 41,092 I 38,366 34,938 30,515 32,618 34,761 34,750 1 32,323 29,397 2.>, 493

6,33! 6, 466 6,342 i 6,043 5, 541 5, 022

I, 666 I, 867 I 2, 277 2, 524 2,640 396 375 z, ~¥£I 407 513 564 38 46 40 I 2 49 57 65

95 107 lll I 123 139 144 51,330 60,205 65,965 73,525 80,620 83,645

2 30,431 27,ll4 28,785 26,528 25,614 30, 9ll 31. I 27.8 29.0 27.2 26.2 31.0

2 27,474 25,974 29,206 29,223 31,845 32,656 2 26,433 27,451 24, 171 26,251 25,409 30,068

18.76 18.76 18.89 19.56 19.76 19.86

17.00 17.00 17.00 17.60 18.00 18.10 17.01 17. 14 17.30 17.79 17.99 JR. 22

3, 614 5, 910 8, 291 6, 321 4, 603 4, 703 7, 131 10,041 17,774 12,162 8, 736 7, 266 7,193 9,495 14,521 ll, 894 7, 392 6, 975

51, 657 53,686 59, !34 68,182 72,967 76,865

10,857 12,858 23,068 15,920 10,066 11,376 16,837 21,480 39,158 31,595 24,178 18,269 17,723 21,377 33,760 32,259 22,271 17,496

109,835 115,313 121,666 140,508 155,184 170,941

4,097 4, 791 5, 852 4, 643 5, 366 4, 997 6,866 9, 1!8 12,390 10,347 9,520 7,447 7,471 9,089 11,220 11,350 8, 933 7, 232

38,702 41,420 45,626 51,964 57,560 62,662

181,966 202,835 445,101 396,788 430,365 185,484 221,775 149,507 359,206 334,266 364,861 160,347 85,399 8.5, 328 250,001 286,748 268,664 283,750

620, 89! 758,964 884,859 939,650 948,557 1,031,838

2,008 2,235 2, 721 2,868 3,095 2, 933 39 45 50 55 59 56 56 72 65 56 58 68

3, 944 3,640 3, 482 3,424 3, 580 4, 022 4,191 7, 949 10,943 11, 515 13,000 13,480

46,290 i 44,290 59,522 61,919 64,303 78,977 32 31 41 43 45 55

14,197 11,845 15,682 17,823 20,728 26,061 32,093 32,445 43,840 44,096 43,575 52,916

49,387 48,123 45,552 49,542 50,370 57,850 34 33 32 34 35 40

19,256 16,495 13,208 11, 148 15,285 14,710 30, 131 31,628 32,344 38,394 35,085 43, 140

145, 125 148,550 193,934 179,9281173,956 186,206 39.8 43.6 50.6 48.8 48.6 50.4

184,590 184,586 189,213 185,791 182,240 202,682 83,629 96,248 91,024 88,363 82,315 82,708

144,040 158, 182 193, 516 186, 639 205, 774 194, 767 233,289 135,682 158,700 214,454 148,969 207,400

378,601 295,282 319,518 388,599 373,148 432,298

30.60 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00 31.00

31.76 31.95 32.31 32.67 33.01 33.25

1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 I. 65 1. 65

2.19 2.20 2. 22 2. 24 2. 26 2. 29

--,---,---......,---,-------Febru-1' June May April March ary January

--- ---- ~~- ~~- ---'----

I 5, 755 3, 987

10 I None. None. None. 2,697 2,100 None. None. None. None. 4, 288 4, 715 4, 576 4, 628 4,062 4, 101

25,700 21,325 20,285 24,877 29,475 33,528 21,087 17,072 15,950 19,785 23,939 27,674

4, 613 4, 253 4, 335 5,092 5,536 5, 851 .. 2, 934 3, 233 3,182 3, 246 2,839 2, 827

630 619 617 64.5 555 61;} 66 81 72 z 75 71 87

160 180 !831 185 179 172 92,590 103, 425 104,770 106,080 102,250 96,370

39,347 53,502 61,984 63,464 65,942 6!, :>81 40.3 53.8 63.1 64.6 67.4 61.6

43,937 55,656 60,875 65,164 59,971 57,820 3:>, 865 47,022 54,625 60,915 61,606 58,00H

20.26 20.26 20.26 20.26 20.26 20.21\

18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.50 18.5.1 18.66 18. 75 18.77 18.99 19.0>i

7, !03 8,398 9, 934 9, 858 10,659 10, 3.\fi 6, 342 5,898 5,853 4, 935 5, 516 7, 304 6, 874 5, 368 4, 988 4,805 5, 158 6,366

79,605 78,908 76,232 78,787 73,404 67,836 )IJI.tJ!:·

14,493 15,567 21,988 2!,008 21,355 20,033 14,384 11,249 9, 433 s, 854 10, !91 13, 83H 16,044 11,047 8, 923 10,613 10,415 13, 34!i

177, 376 177,674 173,605 155, 335 143,638 132, 837

.5, 873 7,639 7, 898 8, 518 9, 222 9, 25:l 6,154 5,047 4, 259 ~. 912 4,433 6,047 7, 296 5, 331 4, 411 5,085 4,845 6, 27ti

65,034 65,309 62,747 59,064 54,589 49,717

312,950 184,795 323,434 175,912 111,401 118,418 260,123 155,282 259,442 151,380 91,644 100,030 367,022 251,027 169,086 182,837 188,190 215,939 933,478 840,004 715,889 856,070 917,929 845,210

3,440 4,025 4,154 4,300 4,078 3, 7\Jfi 69 74 80 83 85 70 95 2 99 103 117 107 IIi\

3, 968 4, 059 4,354 4, 571 4,480 4, 469 14, 377 16, 571 16,114 18,104 16, 108 15,404

90,795 104,984 110,692 113,463 107,628 109,009 63 73 77 79 75 76

32,793 43,341 45,463 47,813 44,652 48,292 58,002 61,643 65,229 65,650 62,976 60, 717

61, !64 91,077 92,987 122,462 114,419 101,500 42 63 64 85 79 70

13, 714 42,051 35,457 M,063 55,310 42,502 47,450 49,026 57,530 68,399 59,109 58,998

205,675 274,220 308,988 259,658 275,952 291,529 58.8 73.3 84.0 73.7 83.9 77.6

200,589 204,702 208,374 192,317 201,609 191,532 83,988 85,585 81, 671 75,847 75,771 73,948

212,930 266,436 291,601 275, 2.'!5 241,441 241,677 187,412 204,589 300,086 299,764 203,315 382, 182

431,324 461,756 526,827 524,230 517, 215 558,412

31.00 32.50 33.00 33.00 33.00 34.00

33.53 33.84 34.48 35.01 35.24 35.64

1. 70 1.80 1. 80 I. 80 1 I. 80 1.90

2.33 2.35' 2.39 2.431 2.43 2.4f.

28


1930 Earl;:; data for items shown here may 1

1931 11--------,-be found on pages 27 to 139 of the D N 1 J I I I ----;-;;---------

p,:::·:~::::~... ·~~ ~m- 1:;m- ~~ o"""" "f,~"' '"'"" ~__""'__~_'=• I ~ 1

Ap<ll ~"""_ :,;•- >==•>

United States- I 1 TotaL ............... numberofcars __ 171,903 2155,705 2135,754. 154,401 2'20,649 224,368 265,533

1 334,506 1420,027 444,024 396,384 330,407 273,218

Passenger cars ____ .... number of cars.. 139,814 2122,748 102,3581115, 476 177, 752 185,619 224, 690

1

288,481 1 364,512 375,685 331,973 280,996 235,226 Taxicabs _____________ number of cars.. 512 1,425 609 582 930 386 376 463 I 440 486 1,421 851 967

f'anHda;rrucks ............... number of cars__ 31,577 2 31,533 2 32,787 1

38,343 41,967 38,363 40,467 45,562 I 55,075 67,853 62,990 48,560 37,025

TotaL ...........•....... numberofcars .. 6,496 5,622 5,4071 4,541 7,957 9,792 10,188

1

15,090 i 24,672 24,257 20,730 1.'\,5481 10,388 Passengercars ____________ numberofcars.. 4,552 4,225 3,527 3,206 5,623 6,946 8,556 12,194, 21,251 20,872 17,165 13,021 8,85() 'rrucks ___________________ number of cars.. 1, 944 1, 397 1, 880 1,.335 2, 334 2, 846 1, 632 2, 8961 3, 421 3, 385 3, 565

1 2, 527 1, 532

Exports (assembled): From United States- j

TotaL _______________ numberofcar~-- 12,838 14,198 12,078 i 11,215 13,437 13,274 11,8701

1.1,437: 26,542 35,238 31,090 25,482 28,11\fi Passenger cars ________ number of cars.. 8, 304 9, 096 6, 039

1

7, 136 8,125 7, 956 7, 828

1

10. 101 ! 16,876 23, 777 22, 129 18,732 15,293 'l'rucks _______________ numberofcars.. 4,534 5,102 6,039 4,079 5,312 1 5,318 4,042 5,3361 9,666 11,461 8,961 6,750 12,87ti

From Canada- 1 1

TotaL ............... numberofcars.. 3,054 3,645 2,5881 2,868 6,641

1

. 3,922 3,521 3,670 I 3,024 3,272 6,308 4,237 2,953 Passengercars ________ numberofcars.. 1,798 2,193 1,260 2,003 4,293 2,552 2,411 2,240

1 2,131 2,304 5,029 2,498 1,317

Trucks _____________ .. numberofcars.. 1,256 1,452 1,328 865 2,348 1,370 1,050 I 1,4301 893 968 1,279 1,739 1,6311 Sales (General Motors Co.): I

Total to dealers, incl. Canadian andoverseas ___________ numberofcars .. 89,349 80,008 57,257 28,253 78,792 85,610 79,976 i 97,440 147,483

To consumers, U. S .•.... number of cars._ 61, 5b6 57,989 41, 757 57, 757 75,805 86,426 80,147 1 97, 31S 131,817 'l'o dealers, u. s __________ number of cars.. 76,681 68,252 48,1551 22,924 69,901 76,140 70,716 . 87,595 136,169

Accessories and parts, shipments: Original equipment ..... r31. to Jan., 1925.. 84 54 62 : 75 79 Replacement parts ...... rel. to Jan., 1925.. 98 100 127 140 139 Accessories ...........•.. rel. to Jan., 1925.. 46 55 63 79 76 Service parts ............ rel. to Jan., 1925.. 92 75 80 99 105

Rim production _______________ thous. of rims__ 681 567 920 864 1, 052 New passenger-car registration:

87 132 60

104 1, 504

83 127

65 115

1,449

119 131

71 128

1, 338

153 . 1~i i 165

2,010

150, 361 142,004 132,365

175 150

74 180

2,340

135, 930 126, 196 123, 781 88, 742 118, 081 110, 904

167 139

67 175

2,062

141 131 66

151 1,653

106,.109 74,167 94,458

135 137 79

135 1, 601

96,054 TotaL ................. number of cars .. Automobile financing:

93,066 150, 219 175,286 203, 737 254,098 260,861 345,031 357,084 298,904 211, 045 180,094

Wholesale dealers ......... thous. of dolls .. Total, consumers ...•...... thous. of dolls .. New cars ...............•.. thous. of dolls .. Used cars _______________ .. thous. of dolls .. Unclassifie<'l ......••..•.... thous. of dolls __

FUELS

Coal and Coke

40,249 62,467 33,273 27,558 1,636

Bituminous: Production-

United States ____ thous. of short tons__ 38, M2 Canada __________ thous. of short tons__ 1,164

Exports ______________ thous. of long tons__ 700 Consumption-

By vessels ________ thous. of long tons __ ---------By electric-power

plants .. _______ thous. of short tons__ 3, 716 By railroads. ____ thous. of short tons __________ _ By coke plants-

United States ____________ thous. of short tons.. 4, 686

Canada ______ thous. of short tons__ 236 Stocks, end of mmoth,

held by consumers _________ ··-· ____ thous. of short tons ..

Prices--Mine aver. (spot)

-·····--··---·-.dolls. per short ton__ 1. 77 Wholesale, comp.

________________ dolls. per short ton__ 3. 829 Retail, composite

________________ dolls. per short ton.. 8.87 Anthracite:

Production __________ thous. of short tons.. 6,157 Exports._ ·----··--···thous. of long tons__ 207 Stocks, end of mo. in

yards of dealers ... ·-··---··no. of days .. ·-·--···-Prices- 1

Wholesale, comp.

Coke:

Retail, composite -------··--·-·-.dolls. per short ton__ 14.88

_________________ dolls. per long ton__ 12. 732

1

1

Production, U. 8.-Beehive .......... thous. of short tons.. 163 I By-product ...... thous. of short tons.. 3, 092

Production, Canada ·····-··------------thous. of short tons.. 171

Exports __ ··-·-----···thous. of long tons.. 71 Price, furnace,

Connellsville _______ dolls. per short ton.. 2. 55

Petroleum

Crude petroleum: Production ________________ thous. of bbls__ 65,991 Stocks at end of month-

Total (comparable) ...• thous. ofbbls __ 360,078 Tank farms and pipe

lines ...... ___________ thous. of bbls .. 318,163 Refineries ______ .. __ . __ .thous. of bbls_ _ 41, 915

California-LighL .. ---·-··--··--·thous. of bbls.. 40,389 Heavy ................. thous. of bbls __

1

102,368 Imports ...........•.... thous. of bbls__ 4, 353

Consumption (run to stills) ...............•.... thous. of bbls__ 70,026

Refinery operations... per ct. of capacity __ ~ 60 Price, Kansas-Oklahoma •.• dolls. per bbL . 850 Oil wells completed .......•...... number__ 487

'Revised.

235,600 266,146 2 35,412 228,913 21,820

39,716 I, 275

803

201

'3,836 6,622

4, 737 246

37,200

29, 684 60,365 31,869 26,915

1, 581

38,122 1, 315 1,287

204

3, 670 6, 642

4,820 249

1. 77 1. 78

3. 898 3. 900

8.94 8. 94

6,086 5, 207 178 182 I

I 43 -··-·----1

I 12. 751 12. 751 1

14.89 14.90

171 168 3, 077 3,137

181 185 70 69

2. 55 2. 58

35,962 81,504 45,751 33,852

1, 901

44, 150 1, 680 1, 317

230

3, 944 7,124

5, 270 249

45,387 90,466 52,962 35,266 2,238

38,632 1, 230 1, 462

269

3, 724 6, 349

45,411 102,530 63,143 37,222 2,165

35,661 1,101 1, 433

261

3, 658 6,408

5, 214 5, 559 233 244

36,800 I 35,900 I ________ _

1.81

3.893

8.88

7, 576 253

47

12.762

14.87

178 3,432

185 83

2.60

1. 75 1. 68

3. 897 3. 892

8. 79 8. 70

5, 293 6,190 198 205

61 I ________ _

12. 707112. 578 I

14.80 14.57

168 170 3,401 3, 637

170 182 66 64

2. 60 2.55

55,430 119,044 73,596 42,780 2,668

34,715 1, 061 1, 586

284

3,452 6,228

5,824 248

33,100

1. 71

3. 891

8. 65

5, 658 129

60

12.356

14.53

215 3, 770

182 93

2. 52

53,802 138,520 91,278 43,074 4,169

33,714 1,128 1,394

276

3,201 6,177

6,155 268

32,200

1. 671 :!.892

8.54 I

·5,183 144

83,660 141,307 94,236 42,805 4,266

35,954 1,115 1,488

85,346 146,987 94,085 48,854 4,048

35,860 907 858

2781 292

3, 296 1 3, 255 6, 690 I 6, s04

1. 71

6, 572 I 6, 645

-~I ~· 1.1171'

3. 902 3. 901

8. 531 8.84

186 123 5, 9471 4, 916

5- 36

12.25: --:~~~~:-112. 887

14.32

262 3, 954

193 68

2.50

14.33

272 4,266

210 78

2. 53

14.99

302 4,246

213 73

2. 60

77,548 123,786 77,332 42,478

3, 976

35, 773 1,130

726

278

~.4~2 ;,31b

6,841 :309

33.100 I ]. 74

3. 911

9.32

4, 551 149

31

13.033

15.00

291 4,394

224 58

2.110

61,245 85,770 53,011 29,206 3,552

39,555 1,185

835

263

3,418 7,117

6,248 281

I. 79

3. 951

9.04

6,157 262

13.033

15.00

281 4,004

204 75

2.60

~- ~m ~- ~m ~~ ~W2~•·•~ 2 nm 2 n~'~w

361, 701 '366, 535 369, 062 370,089 375, 140 378, 264 377, 822 378, 919 379,875 380,007 381, 306

320, 510 323,089 323, 030 324, 644 328, 355 331, 124 331,050 331, 429 332, 487 334, 082 335, 728 nm 2 ~~ ~~ ~w ~m ~~ ~m ~~ ~- ~m ~m

•~ •~ •m •~ •m nm noo ~m ~~ 104, 121 10~. 553 102, 643 103, (.47 103, 701 104, 550 105, 276 105, 560 105, 636 ~m ~m ~~ ~o ~~ ~m ~m ~~ ~m

71, 581 63

. 850 527

70,310 64

.850 659

74,016 65

1.098 866

75,950 69

1.178 782

79,289 70

1.178 992

78, 6441 69 1. 178 1, 051 .

80, 747 73

1.178 1,197

83, 647 73

1.178 1, 233

80,434 73

1.163 1,151

44, 710 107,414

4, 827

80,252 71

1.110 1,090

44,241 107, 739

4, 321

72,414 71

1. 181 969

52,447 73,619

405,245 25,591> 2, 778

49, 7i8 1,630

91i3

283

4,00» 8,210

6, fl{)5 312

:17, 7oo

1. ~H

:!. 982

11.11

35

13. 033

15.00

320 4,196

225 101

2.5\l

2 79,721

379,826

33f>, :us 44, ,5()8

41,868 107,123

5, 450

80,163 71

1. 22\1 1,060

27

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS-Continued ~----- --·----- ------ ------~·---~·--------------- -------------- -~----------------- ---

,.~~;~Ji ~~Jt~:~,;~z,~~~,~~~lh~~·-1 N~;m-1 o.~~~~~m-1 ~.:,, l~,r··· ~~~,1A:rl,:l """" I >:fry .• -IRON ANn STEEI.-Continued [ II I I 1 I I 1 1 I

Coppe1·-continued I ! I I ' i i I 1 - ,.., .... - II I ' I I I dtocks (North and South A~nerica),, end mo.: I I • • • . i . 1

• i • 1 , I " Refined ........... ___________ s.1ort tons .. 363,82711 361,!151 ~69,8321 364,930, 360,6o0 1 3ti,6S8I322,03~ 1 316, <62 Blister.......... . ... .... .short tons . .l 210,637 I 218, 1g9 "23, 280 I 240, 145 1 236,464 1 2u4, 135 242, 21" , 253,834

Wholesale price,_electrolytw. _ .. dolls.:perlb .. ' . 0984 I • 1030 . 1011 . 0960 . 1031 . 1069 1

• 1102 · . 1205

308, 640 30!, 338 256, 020 233, J23 I 203, 404 265, 106 269,623 266. 561 264, 249 i .270, 209

'I'' I II [ I I i I '1276 '1562 '1778 .1778 . 1778

10 i! II j I I'

Deliveries (consumption). _ .. _ ..... long tons .. I 7, 210 1i. 7, •195 I 6, 270 I' 7, 580 i 7, 250 I 5, 695 6, 130 ~tocks, end of rnonth: I :I I i I

World visible supply .......... .long tons .. \ 43,619 II 42,498 i 40,811 1 39,676 40,150' 43,805 'I

United States .................. long tons __ , 4,90·! li 4,693 I 5,372

1

4,823. 6,32:l 7,533 Jmports ____________________________ long tons .. ' 8,112 ;

1 6, 659 1 6, 470 5, 929 5, 523 5, 979 I

\Yiwlesale price, pig lin .......... <lolls. per lb .. ! . 26!0 , . 2527 1 . 25&> 1 • 26b6 · . 2~64 . 3002 ,

II. .I I ' mnc I I

!! l i t;otorts ~n operation, end ofmo ______ Jnlnlher __ ; :15,005 i' a3,G40 j 37.492 1 41,004 44.974 50,4041 I rotlurtron..... _________________ short tons .. I 32,522 I 32,682 r 32,097 1 40,922 40,470 41,012 I Stocks, end of month __________ .... short tons .. \ 145,076 i 143,576 1 145, !30 1 143,327. 1· 134,835 .

1

126,8351 Ore, J op!in district: .

1

' Shipments .. __________________ short tons.. 25,987 1 3!,056 39,478 1 .. 33,474 32,122\ 37,904 Stocks, mines, end ofmo ...... short tons .. \ 5f>.013 i 41,000, 49,441 • 45,689 41,663 1 38,565 1

J'rice, slab, prime western ....... dolls. per lb .. \ . 0404 . O•l!O I . 0427 1 • 0406 ; . 0427 1 • 04361

L<:'ad I : ' I l'rounction, refined .. ______________ short tons . .! 43,405 48,5171 '. 43,423 50,402

1

48,491 52,980 Ore shipments: I

Joplin district_ ___________ ..... short tons. 2, 721 2, 896 I 3, 963 3, 361 ' 2, 746 3, 673 UtaiL _________________________ short tons.:! 55,331 48,7051 48,400 63,584' 52,907 60,978

RecrlptsmU.S.ore ______________ shorttons .. \42.110 40,462' 38,820 46,237; 48,354 45,542 Prire. pig, uesilverized, N. Y .... dolls. per lb.. . 0·180 . 0510 . 0510 . 0515 . . 0550 . 0549

Other Metal Products 1

·Babbitt metal, consumption: ! I Total apparent. ..... _________ thous. oflbs i 2,bf>2 2.107 2,695 3,101: 2,892: 2,918 Direct by {li'Oducers _________ thous. of lbs--j 766 647 791 I. 033 l, 042 , 954

, Sale to consumers ___________ thous. of Ibs-- 2, 086 ' I, 459 1, !lOi 2, 069 ' 1, 850 , 1, 964 I { opper·wire cloth: --l

Production _______________ thous. of sq. ft..l 332 344 310 385, 384 387 Slupments ________________ thous. of sq. fL. 311 309 303 356 317 , 353 S!ocks, end of month. ___ .thous. of sq. ft..\ 1, 097 l, 145 1, 176 1, 160 1, 173 I 117 1

Nev:· orders _______________ thous. of sq. ft __ l· 404 337 269 363 . 299 1

'336 lnflllcd orders, end of I

month __________________ thous. of sq. ft .. I 217 'I. 165 166 !9!l 241 264 I,

1\T akc and hold orders, ,

41,9.50 6, 786 5, 259 . 2H81

46,030 40,023

ll7, 724

24,974 28,729 . 0435

51,538

2, 570 45,194 44,433 . 0525

3,C61 900

2,161

373 '347

I, 118 378

279

5, 885

42, 611 7, 728 6, 793 . 3030

52,428 43, 45S

113,090

41,819 liJ, 553 . 0444

50,121

5, 975 55,801 47,692 .0541

3, 913 1,170 2, 742

370 395

1, 107 360

232

5. 710

39,771 ! 6, 767 I s. 8291 . 3213

1

52,072 I 4-1,556

106,080

52,4.14 20,602 . 0464

52,818 i

5,100 77,372 49,530 .0552

4,073 i 933 I

3,140 1

401 359

I, 145 378

252 !

6. 780 1

36, 595 I 5, 687 8, 209 . 3607

50,038 44,335

100,205

27,214 28,486 . 0484

55,547

2,450 64,966 49,388 . 0554

4,036 1, 042 2, 994

418 395

I, 130 453

220'

555

8, 675

32,972 3, 566 8, 589 . 3681

51,300 48, lJg 96,367

.51, 611 21,950 . 0493

56,552

6, 770 66,473 57,441 . 0566

5,430 1, 027 4,402

421 395

1, 108 342 I

2431

564 I

4, 940

33,581 3, 626 5, 460 . 3867

57,929 44,628 90,068

35,095 25, 53! .0518

54,125

3, 477 69,489 49,009 . 0624

3, 931 933

2, 998

423 351

1, 099 423

303

561

5,815

29,032 3, 081 7, 079 . 3891

59,457 52,010

861, 736

38,031 29,313 .0523

4\l, 991

2,847 87,569 47,862 . 0625

4, 597 1,013 3, 585

486 437

1,051 435

246

485 , . end ofmonth ___________ thons. of sq. fL.i 574: 539 5:l0 6C6. 533 516 '1 525 • 56.5 540' L a1ls an<! tubs, galvanized: 1 i 1 1

~'rorluction ______________________ _(]ozens..i103,6771 h7,140 60,798 130,906: 103.177 103,050, 91,879 i 89,982 113,645 i !3l,Oi5 135,178 119.73g 145,588

( , "!ll]lments ........ ________________ dozens . .l133,977 1 6~,898 u8,330 115,18.5 116,875 103,354 ,1• 104,0~6~ 82,956 107,4VG I 120,5.52 135,602 129,853 154,731

!I • :cr galvamzed ware:!' i 1 I rroduction _______________________ dozens .. 2:3,7161' 2l,657 16,061 40,08! 38,218 46,730 i 42,0561 40,646 44,403 44,058 37,963 35,121 33,982

.E narp~led sheet-metal ware: j ' 332

, l4G . Hpments ________________________ dozens __ 25,958 15,915 21,2£6 41,126 46,310 I 43,b27 il 33,8741 33,140 43,483

1,: 44,276 .. ' 38,1QO .

1

1 31,536 29,165

tihrpments ______ _. ___________ dozen pieces .. 207,232 1 250,568 250,365 329,337 ! 297,622 i 309,645 213,420 1

1

247,861 290,617 1318,431 ! 341,372 1

331,915 -

Electrical Equipment ) . i I I • i E!ectricnl mfrs., new orders I f : I ! i 1 I i l ,

1(qm.rrterly) ------ ___ ..... ____ thous. of dolls __

1

. _____ .. --: '195, 547 --------- _________ , '217, 818 1---- _____ [ __ -------: '276, 732 1

_____ ----,---------! '298, 733 •, ecrt,ncal porcelains, Shirnnents: I ' ' I ' I I

t;( lnd d 51, 016 47, 994 73, 659 ' 65, 581 I 69, 656 ' GS, 483 !I 72, 825 'I 80, 368 . 69, 308 69, 511 ~;ect<{f.::::::::::::::::::::::=::~~Jl~~~:: ::=::::::1 91,504 93,677 131,815 99,576 'IU1,029 11

133,654 Il6,935lll1,941 'I 127,2951 136,901 llclzed nail knobs ________ thous. of pieces .. j------'--1 2, 007 I, 834 2, 044 2, 453 2, 218 2, 2431 2, 464 3, 292 2, 930 1 3,146

Unglazed nail knobR _ .. __ thous. of pieces. ___ .. _ ___ _ I, 159 I, 164 1, 615 1, 222 1, G03 ! I, leO 1, 524 1 2, 211 1\ 1, 400 I 1, 232

1 Tnbes ___________________ thous. ofpieces .. ~---------1 522 801 1,156 33'1 i 1,146' 782 1 1,140 1

1,266 9:08 1 1,093 -an:1nated phenolic products, ' I 1 1 I 1 1 I'

819,

629 :..i~',;~~'(.itr~c-t curre~it)·:-- --------- .. dollars..' 60.o, 291 I 551, 328 673, 86711,?22,660 853,978 i 788,671 I 721,807 i 925, 006 i 8fi8, 399 I 910,651 I 959, 513 773, 205

£'e~ orders._ _____________________ dollars.J .... ----( 617,454 457,518, 474,61! 820,4-!4 1

7If1,8,!6f677,3481935,040! 633,0881931,8221942,556 878,612 ~~g.~g!

87,952 116, 754

2, 701 1, 863 1, 291

135, 413 1~7. 830

4, 454 2, 309 I, 627

P illlngs (shipments) _____________ dollars .. f---------' 500,1C5 433,5301621,114' 596,6701 70~.m5, 644,252 673,415 i 776,081 875,083 833,183 755,074 • ower switching equipment, new orders:

1

I I I 1 I 1 I I 1 '

Indoor. __________________________ dollars __ 76,052 i· 77,248 G9,Z02' 84,160 118,431' 121,930 136,559 172,1861128,303

1

191,2771155,095 135,513 15~·~Z~ Outdoor. _________________________ dollars .. 228,862 i 178,160 219,2321342,771 298,354 'l319,fJD81451,051\I366,584I448,802 476,943 465,117 346,035 46 • ·

{)utlet boxes and covers, , I' ! .shipments _________________ thons.ofpieces .. f--- _____ ---------1---------l 1,677 2,17~1~ 1,4\Jl 1,5171 1,7031 1,512' 2,218 1,949 1,922 2, 448

Vu!~1~~~:i,~g~~rtotaL. _______ thous. ofdolls.J. ______ _I 3181 359 i 465: 447 430 I 450 541 .517 622 614 2.~M 2, ~~g

Consumptwn _______________ thous. of lbs .. ~--------' I, 421 1, 513 , 1, 8:4 , I, 9451 I, 828 2, 121 I I, 967 2.144 2, 7.59 2, 405 I 130

,369 Industrial reflectors, Sales .... __________ units.. 65, 501 I 76, 659 115, 736 1113, 316 I 125, 786 . 127, cos 135, 6871' 134, 7831 109,977 107,040 108,210 I 106, on 1, 627

Power cables, shipments. ________ thous. offt.. 1, 139 I 1, 678 1, 8~4 1

I, 957 2, 108 ; 2, 260 I, 980 2, 033 . 1, 936 2, 368 2, 7~0 1. 1, 768

W<•lding sets, new orders: . I 1 ~ ' ' 1 256 Single operator _______________ . ______ units __ li !55 : 152 153 200 I 194 i m : ::07 ! 2281 274 261 25! I 28~ 1 Multiple operator_ _________________ units.. 23! 13 14

11 34: 9l' 8 I 10 I 7

1

, 1 '·· 9 o J>anel boards and cabinets, shir,ments 1

1 ! . i I N~~~"!'~:ni~?coriciiiifs;··------thous. of dolls .. ---------~ '1,311 ---------(·-----;

3 :·.3293:

1

,_ ..

3 .• -~~;- ---~.-~~~-~~ '~.·~~: !'---~.-~~~-(;,-~~~- '1,285 '--------- ----~~~~~

shipments ______________________ thous. of ft.. 3,997 2,417 3, 713 1

4,067 I I I 8,505 4,383 8

;630 Electric furnaces, new orders ....... kilowatts.. 4,599 1,489 2,202. 3,317, 2,866 5,012 5,899 I 3,665

1

16,062 ·' 12,458 2,620 4,015 Manufactured mica: I I I 227

Shipments ________________ thous. of dolls.. 133 101 132 150 i 141 ,

1

· 1221 156 1. 162 1

195

1

1 241 199 206 Unfilled orders, end of I 2W

mo ______________________ thous. of dolls.. 105 104 90 104 ! 107 , 1091 88 I 137 166 178 196 230 Delinquent accounts, electrical trade: 1 I I

Amount __________________________ dollars .. 1

112,250 150,349 96,912 1 122, 150 : 93,898 f127, 006 141, 162 1

157,821 215,0091 203,572 223,048 233

1, 41"61~ 240

1,. :~~

11elinquentfirms ________________ number .. 1,089 1,065 808r 1,101· 939• 1,155 1,106' 1,096 1,44 1,4U3 1,5261 , o

'Quarter ended in month indicated,

29

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICs-Continued

&~:::~1=!~~::7.~;;,~:::1,1 D~: ~~~~ O"'":;~~r~"'' >W:~~ ~~ M~O >~ !I I I

Petroleum-Continued ij

Crude petroleum-Continued. li Mexico- 1!

Production .... ________ thous. of bbls .. ________ _lj ___ . ____ _ Exports ________________ thous. of bbls .. ---------ji. _______ _

Yenezuela-. , 1! Produchon ____________ thous. of bbb ___________ 11

_________ I Exports _______ . ________ thous. of bbls .. ____ -----,1---------

3, 2-13 2, 419

11. 311 11, 674

3, 449 2, 630

11, 378 12, 182

3. 437 2,808

11,624 11,506

3. 287 3, 030

11, 361 11, 221

3, 351 2,429

10,918 11, 133

3, 319 1, 902

10, 724 II, 018

3, 491 2, 085

11,920 10,821

3, 271 I, 648

10,899 10,266

< lasoline: I' Production- i Raw (at refineries) ____ .thous. of bbls__ 32, 708 11' 34, 352 33, 616 37, 400 36, 944 37, 844 38,061 37, 537 39, 293 38, 157 37, 727 33, 949 Natural g1s (at plants) 1. ,

______________________ thous. of bbls__ 4,140 j'l 4,198 1 4, 238 1 4, 326 ~:xports ____________________ thous. of bbls__ 4, 461 ,! ' 4,149 3 536 ·

1 6,131

4, 079 3. 826

37,82.3

4,212 6, 375

37, 433

~m ~- ~w ~~ ~m ~m ~m ~~ ~~ ~~ ~m ~o •~·~~·M~,~~·~~·•w Consumption ______________ thous. of bhls.. 26,84411 29,094 30; 984 , 32,267

c;toeks, end of month- 1 1 Raw (at refineries) ____ thous. of bbls.. 42,818 il '40, 741 38,705 1 38,684 38.254 41,624 46,077 50,225 54,046 54,435 55,239 53,229 Nat ural gas (plants) I j

______________________ thous. of bbls.. 606 ji He tail distribution, 41 States .

1:

___________________________ mtll. of gals .. -------- .. 1 ________ _1 Prices- 11

Wholesal<, New York .. dolls. per gaL. . 135 1 . 141 Kerosen~etail, wagon, f>O eities.dolls. per gaL_ __ ____

1 ________ _

!)78

Produ<•tion .. ______________ thous. of bbls_ _ 3, 560 3, 57.1 Exports ____________________ thons. of bbls.. 1, 275 I 1, 310 ('onsumption ______________ thous. of bbls__ 2, 596 2, 786 Htocks at refineries, end Illo. i

__________________________ thous. of bhls.. 6, 555 -: 6, 883 Price, 150° water white. ____ dolls. per gaL . 05411, . OM

Oa,; and fuel oils: 1 Production. _______________ thous. of bbls.. 29, 174 li '29, 704 ( 'onsnmption-- \

By vessels _____________ thons. of bbls.. ---~' 3, 868

B~-~~-~~~~i~-~~'-'~·:_P~~~~~thous. of bbls.. 771 I '849

596

935

. 141

.13!) \

3, .}90 : 970 !

2. 841

7, 379 . 0;)3 :

I

55H

999

. 143

.138

3, 876 I, 373 2, 599

7. 633 .OM

29, 034 ' 29, 818

'790 3, 806

4, 463

885 4, 355

5~4

1, 0.18

.148

.14:!

~- S46 I, 349 2, 768

7, 771 . O;i3

29,923

4, 333

835 3, 841

744

1. 110

.163

. 116

:!, 975 l, 687 2, 573

8, 030 .050

29,862

4, 702

751 3, 817

741

1, 126

.163

.148

3, 929 I, 021 2, 93:!

8, 319 . 052

31,023

4, 316

712 3, 924

928

I, 028

. 163

.148

4,026 1, 782 2, 323

8. 352 . 055

31,092

4, 041

617 3, 750

920

992

.163

.153

4, 317 Sl6

3, lSI

8, 384 .060

33,961

~657

607 4, 064

709

989

.151

.153

4, 435 1, 529 3, 240

8, 068 . 063

32,236

~234

. 590 4,025 by railroads ____________ thous. of bbls .. ---------~1 3, 705

Stocks at refineries, end mo. \ --------------------------thous.ofbbls .. 33,977 37,007 40,427 41,293 41,480 39,729 '39,127 38,302 36,664 33,650

l'rice, Okla. 24--26, refineries 'I __________________________ dolls. per bbL. • 600 ,

1

. 610

Lubricating oil: I t:roductio~- _______________ thous. of bbls.. 2, 441 . 2, 509 Consumptwn ______________ thous. of bbls.. 1, 715 ,1 I, 458

. 650

2, 409 1, 573

. 594

2, 546 1, 569

. 580

2, 723 1, 944

• 600

2, 971 I, 940

Htocks at refineries, end mo. 'I! --------------------------thous. of bbls__ 11,013 I 10,971 10,536 10,502 10,257 10,161

Price, cylinder oiL _________ dolls. per gaL. .165 .

1

. .172 .184 .186 .190 .193 .\sphalt: I

l'roduction __________ thous. of short tons.. 147 168 217 306 306 346 Stocks, end of.month IJ

____________________ thous. of short tons.. 295 I' <'oke: 1

308 3

295 3

267 7

270 5

316 3

• 625

3, 018 1,887

9, 953 . 210

334

311 6 Imports ______________ thous. of short tons.. 0

1

[

Production ___________ thous. of short tons.. !59 166 158 177 170 1, 045

172 161 Stocks end of month_ thous. of short tons.. 1, 032 I 1, 041

w.n: I, 064 i 1, 045 994 942

• 675

2, 920 I, 772

9, 742 • 284

337

312 6

163 891

.741

3,185 2, 394

9, 578 • 340

337

317 4

170 866

• 788

3,193 2,116

9, 649 • 343

273

293 1

151 817

673

860

.143

.143

4, 752 1, 730 3,118

8, 45.1 .064

32, Ill

4, 077

633 4, 328

672

740

.158

. 145

4, 398 1,198 3, 205

8, 565 .062

31,185

4, 065

706 4,065

32, 998 I 34, 280

'805 . 913

3,120 2,122

9, 561 • 345

2 223

'302 7

161 786

2, 727 I. .125

!l. 289 . 345

2 194

'289 3

140 756

January

3, 719 1, 517

11, 518 10, 781

36, 654

4,410 5, 291

'25, 791

49, 676

611

738

.165

.154

4,489 1,938

2 3, 053

8, 571 . 064

33,213

4, 223

I, 095 4,.156

35,873

. 950

2, 880 1, 288

8, 956 • 3-11

2 215

'273 5

146 741

l'roduction. ________________ thous. oflbs__ 42,.160 36, 120 Stocks, end of mo. __________ thous. of lbs .. 233,044 232, 592

35, 840 II 38, 080 237, 027 240, 060

43,960 248,940

39, 760 I 45, 640 254, 990 254, 999

~~ ~m ~640 ~~ ~- ~-249, 748 248, 524 241, 853 '230, 734 2 211, 777 '204, 209

RUBBER

Crude Rubber

World shipments, plantation ______ Jong tons __ --------- 65,661 37,370 25,537

Imports (including Jatex) ___________ long tons._ 36,598 Consumption by tire mfrs. ______ thous. of lbs._ 36,319 World stocks, end of month:

World totaL .... _______________ long tons._--------- 439,728 United States __________________ long tons._--------- 201,000 Europe,----------.--------------long tons .. 12?,5531121,131 Producmg countnes ____________ long tons__ 43,154 36,118

wh~i~~~~-ii~ice;siriokect~lieet:,-: __ long tons __ ---------~1 81'479

New York __________ , _____ dolls. per pound.. .082 ,[ .089

Tires and Tubes

Pneumatic casings: Production ____________________ thousands __ Stocks, end of month __________ thousands __ 8hipments-

Domestic. ________________ thousands .. Export ____________________ thousands .•

Inner tubes: Production ____________________ thousands._ Stocks, end of month __________ thousands __ 8hipments-

Domestic _________________ thousands._ Export _________________ ... thousands ..

:O:olid and rushion: Production _________ .. __________ thousands .• Stocks, end of month __________ thousands __ ~hipments-

Domestic. ________________ thousands __ Export_ __________________ .thousands ..

' llevise<l.

ii 2,£30 i'l 2, 251 7, 166 I 7, 203

2, 8M II 2, 550 140 139

2, 898 I 2, 448 7, 552 7, 999

3,147 102

13 75

12 I

2,634 96

13 76

12 I

63,065 29, 733 26, 253

429,901 193,091 119,010 37,564 80,236

.089

2, 123 7, 676

2, 119 148

2,144 8,250

2, 147 84

13 76

13 I

I

71,934 45,375 36,097

427,664 188,310 118,873 36 046 84:435

• 084

2, 866 7, 842

2, 613 186

3, 161 .s. 414

2, 659 119

18 78

19 I

74,941 35,783 33,382

427,089 171,285 120,389 37. 714 97,701

.080

2,692 7,849

3, 360 165

3, 053 8,052

3, 525 108

14 82

22 1

n,509 36,657 40, 736

400, 796 162,283 112,798 42,910 82,805

.100

3, 332 8, 678

3, 976 164

3, 837 8, 589

4, 492 118

16

90 I 2~ I

60, 596 35,424 39,365

394,687 158,445 111, 751 40,362 84,129

.111

3,193 9,449

4, 229 129

3, 151 9, 326

4, 594 90

13 101

19 I

53,944 40,382 45, 706

379,688 155,009 109,908 39,309 75,480

.12•1

4, 098 10,622

4,050 185

3, 960 10,889

4,082 131

17 107

18 2

72,485 42,994 52,130

378,972 146, 179 105, 035 41,923 85,835

.142

4, 574 10, 745

3, 960 213

4,428 II, 082

3, 940 119

171 108

23 II

63,127 45,648 51,152

378,052 148,272 100,729 43, 176 85,875

.150

4, 518 10,461

3,886 186

4, 408 1), 028

3, 769 109

171 117

23 2.

70, 347 74, 909 45, 254 42, 998 43, 911 40, 379

373, 0971358, 095 141, 843 131, 748 93, 232 87. 321 41, 725 41, 095 96, 297 ' 97, 931

.153

3,891 1 I, 010

3, 587 186

3, 953 10,543

3, 682 99

19 123

22 2

.158

3, 645 9, 929

3,150 206

3, 707 10,429

3, 344 126

22 128

19 2

77,291 47,904 42, 108

334,809 120,649 82,417 36,915 94,828

.150

3, 589 9,539

3, 348 178

3, 685 10,163

3, 778 107

25 127

20 2

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RUBBER-Continued \ II I ~--- ---~---Other Rubber Products I ii I I \ I I

Rubber-proofed fabrics, production: j I' l I I TotaL ______________________ thous. of yds_-j---------,1 1, 909 2, 822 ! 5, 209 5, 046 ) 3, 458 2, 940 1 3, 379 3, 597 4, 029 3, 570 3, 441 Auto fabrws ________________ thous. of yds .. 1 577 11 476 532 f 915 733

1 678 608 851 i 1, 239 1, 368 727 885 1

All other.. ______________ thous. of yds.. ---------·1 736 864 i 1, 254 1, 064 1 975 917 1, 042 • l. 025 1, 071 1, 211 1, 081

1

, Ramcoat fabncs ____________ thous. of yds .. :---------'1 697 1, 426 . 3, 040 3, 249 1 1, S05 1, 415 1, 486 1, 333 1, 590 1, 632 1, 475

3, 281 966

1, 076 1, 239

Rubber heels: 1 I I I 1 Production _______________ thous.ofpairs .. ! 12,973 13,101 11,083l' 16,460 14,322113,735 15,117 15,795 · 15,603 17,762 15,439 14,172 15,470 Shipments- I I

To shoe manufacturers i I 8, 837

1

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___________________ thous. of pairs __ , 8,4711 6,618 4,578 9,354 9,2441 8,813 11,668 10,287 7,432 9,201 8,458 'l'o repair trade _________ thous. of pairs .. l 3, 1;39 II 3, 450 4, 473 1 8, 291 6, 681 I 6, 622 5, 053 5, 186 5, 221 4, 641 7, 189 6, 511 1 For export_ ___________ thous. ofpairs .. l 748 838 880 ') 966 1,083) 780 938 829 776 1,096 956 1,031 'I

Stocks, end of month ..... thous. of pairs .. : 30,302 29, 741 29, 130 29,353 31,601 33, 226 36,220 38,852 38, 595 37,618 36,541 38,250 Rubber soles: 1 ' 1

Production ________________ thous.ofpairs .. ] 2,58.81 3,021 1,4261 3,056 2,19311 1,473 2,663 2,734 1,939 2,593 2,582 2,338 ( Shipments- I 1 I 1

To shoe manufacturers . . . ! , 1 ! I _____________________ thous. of pans ..

1

2, b7 .

1

2, 305 l, 011 · 2, 638 l, 691 1, 161 2, 627 2, 549 1, 506 1, 956 2, 055 1, 973 1'

To repair trade ________ thous. of pairs __ , 287 i 243 280 I • ·192 333 317 364 :l09 332 380 407 392 For export ____________ thous. of pairs .. 1 11 'I 58 60 i 82 74 74 34 31 27 2~ M .561

Stocks, e.nd of month .. --. thous. of pairs-- 1 3, 032 II 2, 917 2, 390 I' 2, 520 2, 729 , 2, 28\I 2. 876 3, 307 3, 019 3, 272 3, 349 3,.171 Mechanical rubber goods: 1 I 1

Shipments- ' , I T. otaL _______________ .thous. of dolls ... l _________ j 3, 338 3, 400 ~- 4,186 4, 083 4, 552 4, 910 5, 318 6,163 5, 989 I 5, 981 5, 3761 Belting ________________ thous. of dolls_+--------~~ 675 779 954 1, 045 J, 248 I, 364 1, 238 1, 310 1, 309 1, 379 1, 281 Ilose __________________ thous. of dolls .. __________ 1, 337 , 1, 276 I 1, 554 1, 473 1, 682 1, 856 2, 199 2, 703 2, 5931 2, 500 2, 190 Allother., ____________ thous.ofdolls .. ]_________ 1,326' 1,345 1,078 1,565 1,622 1,690 1,881 2,150 2,087 2,101 1,905

10,989 5,106 I, 049

40,528

3,496

3, 261 491 138

3, 227

5,169 I, 150 2, 034 1,984

226 459

Rubber bands, slupments ....... thous. of Jbs .. l 211

1

165 165 1 197 172 164 174 177 211 197 248 230 I Rubber flooring, shipments ... thous. of sq. ft..l 365

1

597 4321· 682 529 559 507 634 615 570 533 530 Calendered rubber clothing: ,

P,roducti~n _______ no.coatsand.sundrie_s..:---------: 20,791 2~,62~ 1 41.291 37,097 44,952 3S,582 5.0,411 75,719 86,471 78,858 64,9341 56,949 Neto:;;~~-~~~=·:;~~::~undnes -T-------

1111•

112,~81 lo,493

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25,082 39,364 26,348 28,767 21,249 110,520 89,862 97,612 39,568[

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31,63-S

Hides : 35, 116 1

Imports: i il Total hides and skins _______ thous. of Jbs __ , 20,211 'II 20,471 , 18,207 21,512 27,598 26,681 27,960 37,407 54,900 50,966 40,097 1 39,094 Calfskins ____________________ thous.oflbs . .i 2,<l67

11

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Oi 2,202 3,264 2,835 1,403 1,295 3,505 5,720 2,815 2,408 j2,318l 2,953 Cattle hides...----------- ... thous. oflbs . .l 5, 186 1 6, 781 : 6, 781 6, 888 12, 743 11, 389 11, 504 13,992 26, 839 31,007 21, 169 18,8851 19, 145 Goatskii_Is ___________________ thous.oflbs .. l 5,863! 6,154: 5,167 7,268 6,807 8,075 7,455 10,016 12,271 7,827 9,670 6,087 6,728 Sheepskms __________________ thous. oflbs .. r 4,040, 3,313: 1,965 2,821 3,289 4,460 6,219 7,626 6,284 6,186 2,971 3, 715 5,473

Stocks, end of month: 1 · · Totalhidesandskins _______ thous.oflbs __ , 295,652' 299,434: 290,23() 288,617 279,472 276,22.5 279,1H 236,66tl 281,523 270,286 268,158 265,2481 Cattle hides _________________ thous. oflbs .. i 235,649 I 237,392 227,647 227,099 218,446 212,980 217,302 224,209 223,025 218,530 218,308 216,251 Calf and kip skins .. -------- tho us. of Jbs .. : 26, 707 27,553 28,221 26,972 25, 536 27, 166 27, 725 30,034 30,006 25,538 25, 478 25,626 Sheep and Jamb skins ....... thous. oflbs . .! 33, 296 34,489 34, 368 34,546 35,490 36,079 34,087 32,423 28,492 26, 218 24,372 23,371

Prices: · 1

Green salted, packers' heavy i 1 i native steers _______________ dolls. per lb .. ! • 095 .107 .118 .133 I . 146 .136 , 141 . 152 • 1!3 , 140 . 142 . J.18 I

Calfskins, country, No. L ... doJis. per lb.. , 125 .144 .156 .172 I .165 .161 .165 .175 , 169 , 159 .156 164 Inspected slaughter of livestock: ' · I

United States- . i 692 11 Cattle ______________ thous. of ammals __ , 651 605 836 760 700 710 654 690 635 615 561

Calves ............. thous. of animals .. I 379 398 324 438 374 363 375 356 421 455 388 329 Swine ______________ thous.ofanimals .. l 5,362 4,647! 4,024 3,492 2.773 2,724 3,187 3,689 3,R23 3,480 3,392 4,034 Sheep ______________ thous. ofanimals .. f 1,426 1,426, 1,305 1, 727 1,591 1,413 1,411 1,295 1,370 1,3871 ),358 1,187

Canada- I Cattle and calves .. thous. of animals.. I 69 75 i 78 97 84 75 81 81 108 100 74 57 Swine .............. thous. of animals--! 166 170 · 168 160 140 124 127 159 174 162 168 168 Sheep ______________ thous. of animals ..

1 37 53 I 98 185 114 79 56 36 23 27 24 20

Leather

Sole and belting leather: Production- I

Sole only thous. of backs, bends, sides_______ 1, 087 ! I, 226 1, 071

Sole and belting _________ thous. of lbs .. l 19,559 1 21,993 18,777 Stocks, end of month-

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In process of tanning ____ thous. of lbs.. 73,261 'I 74,135 Finished .. ______________ thous. oflbs.. 91,827 1 90,875 ,

Price, oak, scoured backs .... doJis. per lb.. . 38 I • 40

77,485 86,331

825 . 41

1, 333 I 23,418

78,815 84,036

691 .41

1, 330 23,1371

80,895 81,569

673 .44

1, 316 23,223

84,367 80,018

374 .46

Exports ___________________ thous. of sq. ft ..

1

726 1

1,128[

Upper leather: I ' Production _______________ thous. of sq. ft .. 52,225 I 59,459, 53,658 65,339 Stocks, end of month- II 1

63,301 61,477

In process of tanning .. thous. of sq. ft__ 129, 5i3 134,633 133,357 Finished ______________ thous. of sq. ft .. 282,079 I 289,092 I 279,023

Exports _____________________ thous. oflbs.. 9,133 ~~· 8,118 j 7,451 Price chrome calf black "B" grade com- 1 ,

posite price, 6 centers ....... dolls. per sq. ft.. 359 '/ • 367 i • 367

Leather Products 1 I

137,513 141,495 143,063 270, 902 255, 787 254, 020

9, 838 8, 813 8, 367

'372 .372 • 371

i5hoes: 1 11 Prodnctions _______________ thous. of pairs .. !' 19,429 II 17,537 18,541 27,731 Exports ___________________ thous. of pairs.. 130 'I' 208 270 269 Wholesale prices- i

Men's black calf blucher, 1

29,334 256

28,429 263

1, 365 23,894

85,953 76,863

640 .46

62,016

150,287 259,561

7, 287

'371

24, 121 256

I, 310 23,542

77,946 74,799

849 .44

60,544

141, 506 262,621

8, 765

.371

23,904 257

6. 75

1,340 24,355

85,495 72,724

669 .46

60,699

1, 332 24,854

85,760 69,805

450 .47

63,027

I, 293 24, 551

84,300 69,876

579 .49

68,997

1, 239 2.), 552

84,709 67,452

430 .49

63,220

141, 190 138,975 139,865 144,022 255, 738 256, 155 256, 867 249, 806 11,481 8, 684 10,375 8, 320

• 371

24,512 302

.372

29,001 175

• 379

28,626 293

. 380

25,898 189

6. 75

269,925 221,718

25,480 22,727

'163 .176

713 374

5,001 1,225

68 207

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1,359 25,444

84,624 65,846

757 .50

68,296

146,077 246,185

8, 763

.385

26,534 290

6. 75 Boston ______________ dolls. per pair.. 6. 75 I[ 6. 75 6. 75 6. 75 Men's dress welt, tan calf 'I

oxford, St. Louis ..... doJis. per pair__ 4. 60 \I 4. 72 4. 85 4. 85 Women's black kid, dress welt

6. 75

4.85

6. 75

4.85

6. 75

4.85 4.85

6. 75

4. 85

6. 75

4.85

6. 75

4. 85 4. 85 4. 85

4. 251 4. 25 lace oxford .......... dolls. per pair..~---------1 3. 66 4. 25 4. 25 Gloves, cut.. _____________________ dozen pairs.. 162,388 I 157,079 236,263 1 236,911 280, 143 265, 407

~25 ~25 ~25 ~25 ~25 ~25 ~25 219, 548 241, 146 209,873 237, 377 240,495 251,140 264,372

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Earlier data for items shown here may ~-~93!:__11 1930

be found on pages 27 to 139 of the D IN 1 IS I 1 I [ _ August, 1930, "Su~vey" _ _ ! Ja~ua~~l b~erm- i 'j,';,~m-~ October~-~~~~~-~ August 1 ~~~~- Ju~e _1

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PAPER-AND PRINTING i !j I I I I I Wood Pulp I I I I I · r

Gro'i>~~cttfcl1~u ____________________ short tons __ !OS, 083~1

,110, 5781102,957 ! 96, 465f 92,872 97,895 : 104,997 140,6031162,911 Consumption and shipments ... short tons __ II08, 6621109,740 110,502 121,335 I 109,860 116,886 i 122,7091124,903 136,293 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons__ 73,492 75,498 74,660 82, 205jl07, 075 124,063 : 143,054 160,766 1147,710 Imports _______________________ short tons__ 14, 3J4

1

27,024 1 21,776 31,305 1

29, 502 21,261 17,186 18, 534 17,432 Sulphite, unbleached: I I ' I Production ____________________ short tons __ , 20,370 17,860 18,532 22,166 I 18, R88 19,608 18,860 19,464 21,200

Consumption and shipments __ short tons __ , 19, 652 18, 2721 18, 238 22, 316 18, 938 19, 122 : 18, 530 19, 398 20,488 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons__ 6, 192

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' 5, 474 5, 886 5, 592 5, 742 5, 792 : 5, 306 4, 976 1 4, 948 Sulphite, bleached:

Production ____________________ short tons__ 44,502 38,698 I 40,938 47,790 49.830 48,340 42,136 50,096 52, 738 Consumption and shipments .. short tons__ 44,748 38,844 ' 40,634 48, 118 49,050 4R, 094 : 42,986 47,892 52,6.52 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons__ 9, 2481 9, 206 9, 352 9, 048 9, 376 8, 596 , 8, 250 9, 200 6, 972

Total sulphite: I Production ____________________ short tons __ 126,932 I 117,158 121., 276 140,264 129, 242 131,382 123,718 137,768 146,280 Consumption and shipments .. short tons __ 127,004 116,830 120,780 141,852 128,936 131,454 124,326 136, 578 146,014 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons__ 28,392 I 28,720 28,392 27,896 2'-J, 484 29,178 29,250 29,858 I 28,632

sulphate: •1.1

Production ____________________ short tons__ 37,724 36,204 37,208 44,454 42,378 44,374 40,562 41,290 I' 46,134 Consumption and shipments .. short tons__ 3.5, 148 : 33, 190 34, 110 41,446 38,990 41, 970 38, 754 39, 066 43, 504 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons __ l 10,016 1

1 10,006 9, 494 8, 974 8, 966 8, 498 9, 088 9, 998 10,296

Soda: I ~~ Production ____________________ short tons __

1

29,102 Consumption and shipments __ short tons__ 28.512

1 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons__ 4, 366 !I Other grades: II Production ____________________ short tons __

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Total (all grades): .

28,560 27, 128 5,118

92 124

28

28,966 28,346 4, 936

122 110 60

30,684 28,954 5, 642

168 136

48

30,052 28, 638

5, 248

128 150

16

29, 9fl2 28,868 5,166

188 174 38

30,326 28,984 5,420

160

32,366 30,004 5,426

196

38,532 35,676 5, 652

188 168 42

April

158, 709 132,728 123,002 20,634

22,090 21,382 4, 236

54,122 53,672 6,886

March I February ---~---

163, 392 : 136,898 135, 389 131, 3R9 99, 218 71, 215 27, 329 39, 105

21,638 22,160 3, 524

57,088 56,620 6,436

20,604 20,440 4, 050

51,200 52,174 5, 968

146,790 156,194 146,474 144, 104 153, 332 146, 978 28, 366 25, 680 22, 818

46,790 44,122 10,484

37,814 34,976 5, 838

110 !52

22

44,100 41,822 10,666

38,158 34,872 6,006

126 118

64

41,.564 41, 164 8,830

35,008 31,992 5, 710

132 82 56

Consumption and shipmcnts __ short tons .. , 98 il Stocks, end of month __________ short tons __ l 38 1

Production ____________________ short tons__ 193, 8661

1

182,014 187, 572 Consumption and shipments .. short tons __ I 190, 802 177, 272 183,346 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons __ l 42,812 43, 872 42,882

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215, 570 201, 800 20.5, 906 212, 388 196, 714 202, 466 42, 560 43, 714 42, 880

1~ I 2~! 194, 766 211, 620 192, 224 20.5, 862 43, 782 45, 306

231, 134 231, 504 238, 578 223, 178 225, 362 223, 354 230, 144 220, 216 44, 622 44, 710 42, 416 37,414

Production: , United States, totaL __________ short tons__ 101,990 lj 99, 276 92, 3371105, 450

Ratio to capacity ____________ per cent__ 69 69 68 72 Canada _______________________ short tons __ 182,657 1 184,755 201,703 213,817

Con:;umption by publishers .. _____ short tons__ 216,380 1215, 593 225, 569 236,867 Shipments:

United States _________________ short tons __ 100,440 99,062 93,631 102,808 Canada _______________________ short tons__ 180,0271188, 845 213, 673 221,748

Imports ___________________________ short tons __ 172,110 1194,144 195,953 209,944 Exports, Canada __________________ short tons__ !53, 362 225, 495 173, 149 200, 776 Stocks, end of month:

Atmills- i I United States _____________ short tons __ l 32,90311 32,061 31,818 33,318 Canada ___________________ short tons__ 38,768 36,777 40,372 52,547

At publishers __ --.-------------short tons .. , 217, 889 i 217,651 198,151 211, 716 In transit to pubhshers ________ short tons __ l 39,022 I' 38,821 50,

35. 3295

41,017 Price, roll, f. o. b. milL .•..• dolls. per 100 lbs __ l

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Box Board ~~ Operation: I

Inch-ho~rs ____________________ thousands __ j 7, 451 ! 6, 26} 2 7,1141 8, 391 Capamt} ________________________ per cent__ 63.2

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53. 65.3 68.5 Production ________________________ short tons __ ! 2Da, 3691176,48312 203,381 253,889

New orders ____________________ short tons __ l 209,953 173,258 '200,199 247,209 Unfilled orders, end of month _____ short tons__ 55,726 53,622 2 55,534 57,377 Consumption of waste paper ______ short tons .. l 195,797 162,528 2190,502 228,588 Shipments ________________________ short tons __ j 207,849 1 175,170 2 202,042 251,810 Stocks, end of month ______________ short tons__ 73,971 r 72,451 2 71,138 69,799

95, 261 101,601 102,840 108,398 118, 093 109, 967 113,328 rn 12 73 ~ ~ m ~

195, 490 202,043 216,978 213, 634 237,681 228,048 207, 48.5 217,262 200,005 201,036 229,910 248,638 199,485 187,594

112,394 83

189, 154 171,889

96,048 99, 236 103, 018 106, 883 114,702 109, 346 109, 686 110, 714 193, 835 197, 870 209, 511 212, 670 239, 034 221, 050 208, 629 178, 691 175,996 169,280 193,595 206,927 207,605 186,025 187,513 154,138 194, 820 170, 107 199, 060 194, 322 225, 251 159, 802 225, 252 163, 204

30,879 62,495

215,685 41,970

3. 25

7, 907 69.7

228,257 226,899 61,978

223,071 228,439 67,720

30,691 59,007

227,443 38,885

3. 25

8,030 68. I

224,391 221,840 63, 518

215,879 224, 141 67,902

29,284 52,862

221,368 32,422

3. 25

7, 893 66.9

222,788 230,380 65,819

207,.596 223,427 67,652

29,507 45,229

200,651 36,274

3. 25

7, 842 69.1

221,525 220,965 58,866

210,793 225,336 68, 291

27,924 44,409

199,363 46,702

3. 25

8, 378 71.0

239,186 234,448

63, 237 232, 581 238,079 72,102

2-1,546 45,948

197, 621 44,690

3. 25

8, 581 ' 72.7

245,167 249,735 66,868

230,993 241,458 70,995

24,004 38,661

210,054 42,915

3. 25

8,643 73.3

229,979 225, 782

.58, 59! 229,909 229,325 67,286

20,552 39,598

224,155 47,174

3. 25

8,972 82.4

220,014 213, 181 62,134

216,717 220,987 66,632

Stocks of waste paper, end of month: j I On hand ______________________ short tons .. , 192,034

1

201,597 2184,598 177,486 165,499 187,508 175,645 184,451 185,972 181,125 192,957 179,497 In transit and unshipped purchases. tons_ -J 34, 470 34, 292 2 30, 649 34, 910 45, 960 36, 108 43, 393 38, 241 34, 919 51, 950 , 54, 629 54, 577

Other Paper I \ Binders' board, production •.••..•. short tons __ , _________ I--------- --------- 1, 894 Book paper:. 1 I

1, 400 1, 592 I, 974 1, 342 I, 620 I, 586

Productwn ____________________ short tons __ 1

109,806 100,188 93,897 Ratiotocapacity ___________ percent.., 79 I 75 73

Shipments ____________________ short tons __ , 111,453 II 101,090 93,428 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons __ ] 112,359 114,302 115,340

Wrapping paper: : I Production ____________________ short tons __ ,l 81,330 1

. Ratio to capacity ___________ per cent.., 82 1 Shipments ____________________ short tons __ ' 78,890 ,

Stocks, end of month __________ short tons . .! 74,368 I Fine paper: i I

Production _____________________ short tons .. [ 33,666 j RatiO to capamty ___________ per cent._

1 66

Shipments ____________________ short tons __ . 35,9221 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons .. i 62,256

All other grades: ' Production ____________________ short tons __ ! 78,549 Shipments ____________________ short tons . .i 77,525 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons __ i 66,802

74,554 78

73,137 72,333

25,485 52

24,873 68,310

75,094 71,717 65,777

76,628 83

77,701 70,881

29,085 64

28,387 67,701

77,846 78,349 62,400

103,525 102,602 105,017 105,017 111,720 124,133 135,813 u ~ m m ~ w m

106,838 100,345 106,907 107, 012 109,932 117,306 125, 627 114, 766 118,315 115, 995 118, 362 120, 778 118,410 110, 664

83,905 84

84,744 71,916

34,486 72

34,624 67,009

87,455 88,985 62,903

74,704 81

77,916 72,732

31,608 67

29,996 67,136

84,954 85,708 64,432

77,476 81

74,687 75,949

31,616 67

30,826 65,524

81,660 83,735 65, 186

73,915 71

79,976 73,149

33,290 70

32,657 64,730

78,272 82,814 66,367

77, 138 84

79,375 79,207

33,854 74

29,995 64,091

93, 149 88,119 71,803

85,346 86

84,322 81,414

38,689 79

38,031 60,226

92,442 92,528 66,773

86, 56! 88

87,080 80,421

41, 133 87

38,088 58,337

96,160 92,072 66,858

Total paper (inc. newsprint and box board): i Production ____________________ short tons __ , 618,247

Ratio to capacity ____________ per cent__j 66 551,080 2573, 174 668, 710 617,386 621, 761 616, 122 645, 784 697, 889 714,801

Shipments ____________________ short tons __ 1

r 616,408 Stocks, end of month __________ short tons __ 422,659

Paper-Board Shipping Boxes I Operating activity: I TotaL ________________ per cent of normaL_

Corrugated •• _________ per cent of normaL_ Solid fiber ____________ per cent of normaL_

1 Revised,

61 63 54

66 oo u u 12 11 m 77 ~ 545, 049 2 573, 538 669, 809 618, 452 619, 532 628, 904 639, 640 684, 968 693, 671 425,234 2419,278 419,711 421,214 421,247 419,544 433,677 426,849 411,821

60 60 58

67 75 70

76 80 65

73 76 65

70 72 63

n: 731 68[

73 74 69

741' 76 68

75 78 65

I, 898 2, 054

131, 857 120, 970 97 100

124,473 119, 15.5 98, 807 90, 649

88,639 90

86,732 80,311

42,560 97

40,006 57,930

90,489 87,437 62,771

77,226 78

78, 771 81,074

39, 170 95

38,347 55,385

95,950 102,526 59,728

696, 852 665, 724 92 87

677, 659 670, 500 391, 109 374,020

77 80 69

77 78 75

January

142, 617 144,498 65, 706 28,423

21.550 22, 114

3, 886

58,884 58,252 6,942

157,476 158,620 23,322

40, 27(i 40,556 8,020.

39,378 38,132 5, 438

96 134

6

237, 22!i 237,442 36, 786

124,851 86

206, 305 176,172

124,262 202,008 198,620 199,773

18,778 29,154

231,879 48,925

3. 25

2s, 832 275.5

236,344 243,612 69,940

223,288 232,284 67,605

1~.055 54,142

2, 261

135,011 103

130, !51 88,524

84,693 79

86,133 82,616

41, 234 92

42,099 54,573

98,057 95,211 63,546

720, 190 87

710, 140 375,642

74 75 72

32


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Earlier data for items shown here may be found on pages 27 to 139 of the August, 1930, "Sun,ey"

PAPER AND PRINTING--C'ontinue1

January Decem-~ Novem-~ October I Septem-: "-ugust j July I June , May her her her , • 1

--- -~-~ --~-------,--, ------- -~-

1 I

April ll\larch F:~~u-~ January ---- ---- --------

Paper-Board Shipping Boxes-Continued

Production: TotaL ___________________ thous. of sq. ft.. Corrugated _______________ thous. of sq. ft._ Solid fiber ________________ thous. of sq. ft._

Hope paper sacks, shipments .. rei. to 1921-22 ..

Printing

383, 195 305,274 77, 92!

84

359, 440 428, 236 518, 388 506, 578 283,933 347, 876 425, 900 415, 623 7 5, 507 80, 360 92, 488 90, 955

66 79 87 88

I

473,3541461,148 388, 030 I 374, 709 85, 324 i 86, 439

781 85

490, 604 483, 965 487, 482 486, 475 494, 971 393, 130 390, 884 395, 832 401, 160 391, 265 97,474 93,081 91, 650 85, 315 !03, 706

87 80 90 92 96

llales books: New orders ______________ thous. of books__ 10,735 Shipments _______________ thous. of books__ 10,454

9, 4.55 11, 053 12, 217 11, 652 11 026 I 10, 903 12, 6S8 11, 730 w. 893 10, 723 13, 428 12, 363 11: 918 I 10, 572 12, 540 10,967

11, 66! 12, 237

12,347 12,176

11, 6S4 11,587

Book publication: American manufacture _______ no. of titles __ ---------Imported ___________________ no. of titles __

Blank forms, new orders _______ thous. of sets .. 50,5S7 Printing activity ____________ relative. to 1924 ..

RlJII,DfNG CONSTRlJCTION AND HOUSING

Building Costs

Building materials: Frame house, 6-rm.lst ofmo __ rel. to 19!3 __ Brick house. 6--rm. Ist of mo .. rel. to 19!3 __

Bldg. costs, 1st of mo ___________ rei. to 1913 __ Bldg. costs (A. G. C.), 1st ofmo ___ rel. to 1913 .. Construction costs (Am. Appraisal):

Frame _________________________ rei. to 19!3 __ Brick, steel frame _____________ rel. to 1913 .. Brick, wood frame ____________ rel. to 1913 .. Reinforced concrete ___________ rel. to 1913 ..

Building and Engineering Construction, 37 States

Total construction, all types: Projects. _______________________ .. number __ Floor space _________ --- ___ thous. of sq. r t.. Valuation _________________ thous. of dolls ..

Commercial buildings: Projects ________________________ .number._ Floor space _______________ thous. of sq. ft._ Valuation _________________ thous. of dolls __

Industrial buildings: Projects ______________________ ._ .number.. J<'loor space. ________ . ___ .. thous. of sq. ft .. Valuation _________________ thous. of dolls __

Educational buildings: Projects. __________ ---- _______ -- .number __ Floor space _______________ thous. of sq. fL. Valuation _______________ .. thous. of dolls ..

If ospital and institutional buildings: Projects .. ________ . _____________ .number __

163 170

W4.5 199

179 179 194 182

6. 911 24,635

227,956

I, 1:35 4, 567

28,435

2.36 I, 620

10,067

146 2, 800

Hl,408

55 600 Floor space ____________ ...... thous. of sq. ft._

Valuation _________________ thous. of dolls.. 4, 855 Public buildings:

Projects __________ -.------ __ ---- .number __ Floor space _____________ .. thous. of sq. ft._ Valuations ________________ thous. of dolls._

Heligious and memorial buildings: Projects .. ___ .. -- .. ---.- ____ ._.-- .number __ Floor space _______________ thous. of sq. ft.. V<tluation _________________ thous. of dolls ..

,;ocial and recreational buildings: Projects.--------------- ________ .number __ .Floor space _______________ thous. of sq. ft .. Valuation _________________ thous. of dolls ..

Hesidential buildings, all types: Projects ________________________ .number __ Floor space _______________ thous. of sq. ft._ Valuation _________________ thous. of dolls ..

Public works and utilities: Projects. ____ ... _ .. -- .. _______ -- .number __ Floor space _______________ thous. of sq. ft __ Valuation _________________ thous. of dolls ..

Contracts awarded, Canada _____________________________ thous. of dolls __

Building volume (A. G. C.) ...... reL to 1913 .. Heal' estate market activity _______ reL to 1926 .. }i'ire losses:

86 952

5, 364

90 241

1, G85

129 1, 226 8. !\57

4,0!56 12, 2:l5 54,376

978 393

95,211

20,299 95

66.0

United States _____________ thous. of dolls.. 44,090 Canada (.Monetary Times)

-------------------------thous. of dolls .. ---------1 BVILDING MATERIALS !'

Softwood Lumber

618 247

69,004 95

16S 174

196.9 199

182 I 179 196 184

7, 391 29,055

249,436

I, 174 3,555

25,092

294 2,163

15, 156

197 4, 012

24,527

69 752

6, 769

107 1, 710

1!1, 545

102 446

5,177

127 1,108 5,849

4, 340 14. 70ii 70,911

981 604

76,412

24,542 123

68.9

Production .... _______________ M ft. b. m .. !65, 065 157,143 ~outhern pine: I

Shipments ____________________ M ft. b. m .. !82,679 145,110 New orders ___________________ M ft. b. m .. 190,985 146,465 Unfilledorders. ______________ M ft. b. m .. 116,1931 99,036 Exports, lumber. ____________ l\'1 ft. b. m.. 33,509 35,873 Exports, timber. _____________ M ft. b. m__ 8,163 I 9, 029 Price, tlooring ______ ctolls. per l\1 ft. b. m.. 30. n 32.51

Douglas fir: rroduction (computed) _______ M ft. b. m __ --------- '[167,420 c;h1pments (computed). ______ ]\[ ft. b. m ___________

1

174,583 New orders (compute'li ...... M ft. b. nL_I _________ 189,:!55

785 141

47,878 91

165 172

198.5 199

183 !80 196 1s5 I

712 95

78, 707 92

171 liG

!98. 7 200

18~ 186 202 190

643 !50

60,812 93

168 !74

199.6 198

191 !88 206 193

9, 127 12, 158 11, 495 33, 099 39, 484 41, !93

253, 574 336, 706 331, 864

I, 481 4, 727

29,509

3,,6 2, 212

17,649

202 4, 275

29,528

72 816

6, 937

114 645

5, 240

Ill 496

4, 564

169 771

7,670

5,368 18,844 80,782

2,01!5 li, 673

3,,, 653

427 2, 705

16, 150

283 a, .>84

2R, .5fi4

110 1,0,,2

11,556

137 1, 176

14,553

162 667

5, 386

227 1,047 9, 583

6, 822 22,337

!04, 670

1, 254 I, 975 312 244

71, 696 110, 601

39,311 173

64.6

35,683

3, 175

184,712 176, 110 177,327 105,021 28, 113 11,896 33.44

33,332

7~83 I

36,839

2, 796

210,972 217,885 213,028 108,864 31, 957 10.590

34. 01

!, 841 5, 721

31, 137 '

410 : ·'· 732 '

31, 722 ;

:J80 ' 4,150 :

28,233 ;

136 ' 1, 753 '

1ti, 547 1

! 137 I

1,300 11,661

189 850

6, 576

222 804

6,040

6,097 19,688 98,535

2, 083 I, 185

101, 413

32,407 199

66.8

35,230

2, 507

207, 107 209,545 206,024 112,266 44,007 11,509 33.48

657 1 4t8 155 ' 74

55, 779 1 59, 1.12 851 89

169 175

201.0 198

194 190 208 195

173 177

201.0 199

197 193 211 197

440 71

64,544 96

175 179

203.4 200

!98 193 212 !98

621 147

68,630 104

177 181

205.9 201

201 196 213 200

646 241

54,901 107

173 176

207.2 201

202 196 213 200

790 338

72,340 !08

177 181

206.8 203

202 !96 213 201

514 251

63,793 108

178 182

206.5 203

204 198 215 203

11,621 39,760

346,643

~~ ~~ ~m ~~ urn &~ ~m ~m ~m ~a ~~ ~m

366, 878 600,573 457, 416 482, 877 456, 119 317, 053

1, 919 7, 9!4

50,860

4&~ 3, 699

20,695

548 4,141

2.5, 897

119 1.609

13, 415

137 2, 031

12, 547

206 8521

6, 879

220 1, 462 9,478

.), 979 16,843 82,670

1, 925 7,332

46,941

453 5, 300

35, 167

823 6, .>!4

42,748

!26 1, 900

!2, 673

!56 2, 650

13, 947

220 873

8,030

269 I, 0.59 8, 173

6, 297 18,231 84, 3:l3

I. 9!6 9, 489

59,080

448 4, 359

93,619

696 6, 730

48,919

!25 !, 903

19, 675

155 1, 11.5 8, 554

236 I, 315

11,809

242 1, 253

10, 187

7,012 20,782 96,816

2, 267 9, 897

73,340

485 8, 023

45, 566

518 6, 213

36, 890

125 1, 401

10, 312

112 1, 598

10.033

208 I, 131

10,374

280 1, 416

10,419

7, 982 23,462

!W, 569

2, 010 2, 264 2, 529 2, 354 I, 208 718 1, 270 593

124, 202 114, 866 251, 916 143, 913

49,407 206

69.6

36,044

5,877

202,016 !99, 360 189,350 !24, 362 43,312 9,153 36.72

37,374 199

69.8

34,848

2, 560

223,647 205,419 196, 791 127,806 34,276 !0, 500 33.89

54,728 191

66.7

31,818

3, 266

218,268 194, 561 183,820 !51, 200 47,429 14,970 33.06

46,862 176

73.5

38,415

3, 941

258,049 244,818 229,906 !60, 062 45, !09 11,375 36.53

2, 331 10,510 73, 24!

543 5, 119

38, 121

401 5,842

35, 156

115 2, 918

25, 874

138 1, 779

11,399

20! I, 439 8. 866

279 2, 117

17,409

8, 5661 25,402 123, 142

2,109 I, 478

149,670

48,779 146

73.0

43, 551

2, 331

278, 332 254,699 24:l, 247 180,012 44,788 12,412 36.39

2, 262 1, 797 12, 723 1 10. 112 77, 002 72, 903

506 6,191

74,333

337 6, 135

35,350

101 2, 909

23, 803

124 1, 763

18, !89

!85 I. 346

10,096

215 1, 433

10,505

7, 208 20,713

101,492

1, 483 292

105,350

24,263 131

70.3

42,964

3, 783

274,542 258,612 239,459 192,843 49,870 17,445 37.20

439 4,007

33,499

204 4, 068

21,239

60 1, 316 8, 778

91 612

5, 581

118 921

9, 576

148 726

4, 889

4, 874 15,207 74,763

829 637

85,825

28,464 114

74.5

43, 207

2, 412

244, 549 230.552 246; 295 203, !54 43,535 12,068 37.39

191,593 208, 1.16 199,651 206, 8!3 190,250 253,369 307,982 329,021 329,021 275, 751 179,9.54 199,6.51 200,546 , 218, '4o2 231,434 275,751 294,552 286,495 297,238 251, 131 186, 222 203, 232 217,557 I 222,929 213,080 239,939 291, 4!9 292,314 290,076 254,712

1

46S, 548 369,950 98,598

103

13,028 11,993

449 156

55,321 110

178 182

209.0 203

204 197 214 202

7, 587 32,925

323,975

1, 670 8,601

54,052

379 3,654

38,266

182 2, 887

!9,009

63 791

6, 783

69 614

8, 567

103 519

5, 504

153 1,409

13,096

4,168 13,826 66,632

800 624

112,065

37,530 131

75.0

42,344

5,100

251,382 228,480 252,970 !88, 664 52,752 9, 484 37.22

199, 6.51 220,690 242, 178

33


Earlier data for items shown here may 1931

_1_9,3_o __ ---,----------,----.,---------,----be found on pages 27 to 139 of the I August,1930, "Survey" January D'S:rm- N~~m- October Set~~m- August July_ June ~~ April March F~~~u- January

BUILDING MATERIALS-Continued

Softwood Lumber-Continued

Douglas fir-Continued. Unfilled orders, end of month ______________________ M ft. b. m__ 38,251 Exports, lumber ______________ M ft. b. m__ 16,081 Exports, timber ______________ M ft. b. m .. ________ _ Price, No.1 common

__________________ dolls. perM ft. b. nL. 12.82 Price, flooring, lx4, 41 B" and

better, V. G ...•.. dolls. perM ft. b. m __________ _ California redwood:

Production (computed) _______ M ft. b. m __ ---------Shipments (computed) ________ M ft. b. m ___________ , New orders (computed) ______ M ft. b. m __ ---------~ Unfilled orders, end of month

(computed) _________________ M ft. b. m __ ---------Northern pine: I

Lumber-Production _______________ M ft. b. m.. 2,167 Shipments ________________ M ft. b. m.. 13, 799 New orders _______________ M ft. b. m__ 13,990

Lath-Production. ______________ thousands.. 0 Shipments ________________ thousands.. 4, 174

North Carolina pine: Production (computed) _______ M ft. b. m __ ---------Shipments (computed) ....... M ft. b. m .. ________ _

Northern hemlock: Production ___________________ M ft. b. m.. 6, 526 Shipments ____________________ M ft. b. m__ 6, 094

Hardwood Lumber

Walnut lumber: Production ___________________ M ft. b. m .. Shipments ____________________ M ft. b. m .. Stocks, end of month _________ M ft. b. m .. New orders ___________________ M ft. b. m __ Unfilled orders, end of month.M ft. b. m __

642 1, 064

18,295 1, 152 3, 211

Walnut logs: Purchased _____________ M ft. log measure.. 1; 179 Made into lumber and

veneer _______________ M ft. log measure.. 895 Stocks, end of month •. M ft. log measure.. 1, 136

Northern hardwoods: Production ___________________ M ft. b. m__ 14,178 Shipments ____________________ M ft. b. m__ 10,854

Gum: Stocks, total, end of month.mill. ft. b. m .. --------Stock, unsold, end of month.mill. ft. b. m .. --------Unfilled orders, end of

month ____________________ mill. ft. b. m __ ---------Oak:

Stocks, total, end of month.mill. ft. b. m .. ________ _ Stocks, unsold, end of

month ___________________ mill. ft. b. m .. ---------Unfilled orders, end of

month ___________________ mill. ft. b. m .. ---------All hardwoods:

Production _________________ mill. ft. b. m .. ---------Shipments _________________ mill. ft. b. m .. ---------New orders _________________ mill. ft. b. m __________ _ Stocks, total, end of month.mill. ft. b. m __________ _ Stocks, unsold, end of month ___________________ mi!l. ft. b. m __________ _ Unfilled orders, end of

montb ___________________ mill. ft. b. m .. ---------

Flooring Maple flooring:

mg~~~~~~~==:::::::::::::::~ ~~: ~: ~== ::::::::: 1 Stocks, end ofmonth _________ M ft. b. m __ ---------1 New orders ___________________ M ft. b. m __ ---------Unfilled orders, end ofmonth.M ft. b. m .. ---------!

Fabricated Structural Steel I

188, 012 176, 373 137,876 176,373 53, 718 42, 364 43, 801 48, 097 12, 859 9, 151 12, 511 16, 114

12. 99

23,048 20,307 17,857

22,76611

1, 326 10,577 9,442

0 1, 450

5,812 4, 955

1,184 1, 187

17.670 I 1, 203 3,118

1, 204

1,146 777

8,147 8, 021

611 511

100

1, 029

935

95

134 125

3,m[ 2,863

456

3, 211 1, 955

27,417 2,036 3,670

13.25 12.98

33.77

25, 900 ' 35, 063 20, 549 31, 808 21, 485 30, 603

24, 514

850 14,280 12, 525

33 3,162

24,277

9,853 20,498 21, 033

1, 273 3, 671

13. 14

34.58

28,337 27,505 27,155

26, 150

22,925 17,791 17,697

3, 229 6, 047

28, 140 29,386 27,832 34, 300 35, 049 35, 392

4,046 6, 596

1, 4441 1, 470

18,731 1, 343 3, 393

1, 460

1,340 791

4, 382 9, 374

610 509

102

1, 022

928

95

143 133 148

3, 273

2, 821

452

3, 312 2,813

26,468 2, 964 3,448

4,374 7, 436

I, 386 1, 907

18,796 1, 809 3, 646

1, 294

1, 421 670

4, 772 11,285

608 504

104

l, 021

924

97

158 169 154

3, 270

2,805

466

3,128 3,375

25,921 2,821 3, 518

6,876 6, 751

1, 121 1, 861

19,334 1, 735 4, 085

1, 171

I, 109 805

4, 371 11,862

601 494

107

1, 016

918

98

161 180 176

3, 261

2, 787

475

3, 591 3, 700

26,275 3, 256 3,036

134, 7 42 172, 344 42, 129 61, 813 25, 850 22, 369

13.44

35.65

28,835 25,044 25,293

26,573

27,583 21, 5161 19, 503

3, 968 4,833

27,349 33,481

8, 223 7, 007

1, 174 1, 511

20,090 1, 698 4, 025

886

1, 029 745

9, 225 11, 167

610 497

113

1, 036

927

109

165 154 139

3, 308

2,808

500

3, 724 4, 762

26,909 3,805 3, 613

14.47

36.57

28, 335 31,305 30,574

26, 254

37, 849 22, 101 19,962

5, 214 4, 473

26,803 30, 730

13, 245 8, 033

1, 312 1, 123

20,454 1, 031 4, 016

598

943 885

14, 363 12,649

609 488

120

1, 044

929

115

172 150 128

3, 323

2, 795

526

3, 755 5, 175

28,786 3, 881 4, 388

199, 203 201, 889 265, 903 216, 662 290, 076 85, 004 60, 420 70, 343 45, 184 38, 106 41, 849 46, 9i9 41, 942 37, 143 27, 887

14.30

36.94

31,095 28,384 26,092

25,815

41,891 25, 160 24,290

4, 558 4, 001

35,917 38, 164

9, 555 8, 455

1, 850 1,696

20,281 1, 989 3, 970

712

1, 268 1, 198

16, 321 13, 345

598 470

128

1, 049

917

132

2141 165 143

3, 294

2, 737

557

3, 968 4,469

30, 170 4,083 5,430

15.16

38. 19

29,650 29,566 30,052

30,880

34,543 27,422 21,076

4, 770 3,815

38,346 36,666

10, 595 9, 539

1, 786 1, 717

19,634 1,476 3, 389

1, 0081

1,588 1,649

19,560 18,479

587 456

131

1,038

885

153

240 203 195

3, 217

2, 614

603

5, 271 5,357

30,674 4,604 5,224

16.26

38. 87

39, 146 38,576 36,401

31,080

30,690 26,548 25,629

3, 215 4, 861

41,979 39,627

10,700 8,616

2, 654 2, 069

19,503 1,638 3,408

I, 820

2, 011 2,093

23, 851 18,201

573 442

130

1, 051

870

181 I 255 218 199

3,182

z. 555 1

627

5, 719 4, 768

31, 122 4,204 5, 353

16.75

41.12

34,959 31,097 29,768

32,403

15,549 28, 127 23,858

571 3, 524

43, 526 39,683

11,213 8, 919

2, 599 1,860

18,905 1, 732 3, 886

1, 788

2,138 2, 364

25,788 18, 513

552 422

130

1, 055

865

189

270 221 203

3, 141

2,500

641

16.71

41.35

36,667 34, 173 36, 106

37,211

15,549 26, 144 21,257

517 3, 543

42,497 38,031

8, 515 5, 241

1,838 1, 771

18,079 1, 445 3, 704

2,009

1, 818 2,682

24,694 17, 773

534 408

126

1, 052

865

187

255 233 244

3, 086

2,451

~5

5, 3821 5, 992 4, 761 3, 771

31 017 30, 150

5, 418 6, 008

New orders (prorated) ____________ short tons .. 162,400 1. 152, soo I' 151, 200

I

'38 '38 2168,400 '195, 200

'42 '49

2 209, 200 '155, 600 '252, 000 '270, 000 '253, 600 '279, 200 2 222, 800

a; 9531 a, 696

, 236, soo

1

• 267, 600 '59 '67 Ratio to capacity ___________________ per cent.. 41

Shipments (prorated) _____________ short tons .. 172,400 Ratio to capacity ___________________ per cent.. 43

Portland Cement Production ____________________ thons. of bbls .• Operation _________________ per ct. of capacity __ Shipments _____________________ thous. of bbls .. Stocks, end of month. _________ thous. of bbls .. Stocks, clinker, end of month .. thous. of bbls .. Wholesale prices, composite ... .dolls. per bbL. Common brick:

Stocks, end of month-Burned. ________ -- _______ .thousands __ Unburned._. _____________ thousands .•

Shipments ____________________ thonsands __ Unfilled orders, end of month. thousands __

Plants closed down __________________ number .. Price, red, New York ________ dolls. per thous ..

'Revised.

6, 581 29.5

4,687 27,777 10,400 1, 578

251,842 305,600 19,657 47,032

55 9.60

8,480 38.2

5,688 '25,883 '8,809

1,580

290, 144 233,812 33,488 84,550

65 9. 50

11,098 51.7

8, 784 23,056 7, 758 1, 588

429,896 285,944 103,489 121,389

90 9. 50

•u ·~ ·~ •68 ·~ •ro '56 '239, 2~ '243, 2~ '262,!~ '274.,sgg •28o,,on '265, 2~ '•284,,04fl

14,410 65.4

15,599 20,697

7, 266 1, 600

405,082 273,309 103,390 101,906

76 9.50

16, 124 75.7

18,083 21,889

7, 783 1,600

373,485 271,577 115, 251 132,689

70 9.50

17,821 81.0

20,299 23,824 9,275 1, 600

350,940 222,710 105,493 149,034

62 9.50

17,078 77.8

20,153 26,289 11,684 1, 600

341,993 197,069 82,429 95, 101

67 10.00

17,239 81.4

18,781 29,364 13,452 1,600

390,782 213,848 123,694 182,680

69 10.00

17,249 78.9

17,224 30,891 14,668 1, 617

303,971 171,867 98,833

137,980 69

10.50

13, 521 64.0

13,340 30,867 15, 164

I, 617

327,657 177,704 104, 192 172,113

78 11.25

'264, 800 '280, 400 2 66 '70

11,225 51.5

8,826 30,648 13,503 1, 617

368,833 193,430 91,903

150,396 83

11.00 .

8,162 41.5

7,012 28,249 11,572 1,617

513,057 259,889

75,524 140,451

126 10.50

293,657 47,487 ~.064

16.85

41.63

41,084 30,893 35,633

27,029

14,935 23,200 22,670

527 3, 251

41, 097 36,946

11,153 7, 860

2,363 2, 070

18,727 2, 071 4,418

1, 701

2,021 2,510

29,484 17, 119

534 404

130

1,040

877

174

251 206 199

3, 061

2,440

614

6,589 4,625

28,314 4,245 5,827

'238,~ '229,600

'57

8,498 38.8

4,955 27,081 9,646 1, 576

428,508 234,126 58, 117

115,907 126

10.50

34


Ea~;ier ~ata- for item~ shown ~~re may I 1931 II 1930 ----- ------ ---

be found on pages 27 to 139 of the I 11 1 • I 1 I i I I I

August, 1930, "Survey" fJanuary i D\',~~m-~ N~~~m- October Se~~;m- 1 August 1 July June 1

May I April March F~~~u- January

BUILDING MATERULS-Continued i --- ------ --- ------ --- --------- ---·---,..i tf4 ~. 1 -'1·''·1 ""\~ ."·1

Portland Cement-Continued

Sand-lime brick: 1

Production .................... thousands .......... . Shipments by raiL ........... thousands .......... . Shipments by truck ........... thousands .. --------· Stocks, end of month .......... thousands __ --------· Unfilled orders, end of month. thousands __ ------·--

Face brick: Production ..... _______________ thousands .. Shipments .................... thousands .. Stocks, end ofmonth ......... thousands .. Unfilled orders, end of month. thousands ..

Floor and wall tile:

310 303

3,856 778

7,126 3, 044 4,659

12,730 8,183

494 543 365 536

3, 823 3, 677 778 821

7, 925 3,437 6,169

12,260 7,567

748 767

3, 662 901

7,877 3,278 6,553

14, 151 8,957

730 794

3, 677 1,067

9,636 2, 921 6,437

15,496 7, 762

854 779

3, 717 1,059

10,415 3,102 6, 781

14,328 9, 797

738 865

3, 625 1, 144

10,317 2,929 6,809

13, 191 9,314

835 887

3, 737 1,263

12,708 3, 272 7,559

12,975 10,706

757 968

3, 765 1, 331

9,802 3,910 5,624

11,505 9,229

664 966

3, 922 1,192

7,406 2,846 4,990

11,959 12,793

439 720

4,335 1, 145

4,827 2,489 3,576

10,286 9,358

553 495

4, 645 1, 179

Production ............... thous. of sq. ft .......... . Shipments, quantity ...... thous. of sq. ft._ ....... ..

3, 342 2 3 134 2, 937 2 a; 791

975 2 1, 110 14,570 ' 14, 166

4, 135 3, 954 3, 812 3, 690 3, 869 3, 838 4, 280 2 4, 420 1, 539 ' 1, 620

3, 588 3, 964 1, 503

17, 771

3, 752 3,868 1,444

18,147

3, 350 3,195 1, 251 Shipments, value .......... thous. of dolls .. --------·

4, 572 4, 482 4, 859 4, 385

Stocks, end of month ..... thous. of sq. ft .......... . ' 1, 581 1, 518 1, 663 1, 576

Terra cotta, new orders: 1 ' 14,823 2 15,259 ' 15, 786 2 16,834 2 16,778 2 17, 189 18,263

Quantity ........................ net tons.. 3, 231 I Value ..................... thous. of dolls.. 324

Plate glass: Production, polished ...... thous. of sq. ft.. 7, 321

Roofing, felt: Roofing

Production, dry felt ................. tons .. Stocks, end of month, dry felt ....... tons ..

Prepared roofing, shipments: TotaL. __________ .. ,, .. thous. ofsqs ..

Smooth rolL ... _, ______ ..... thous. of sqs .• Grit rolL ................... thous. of sqs .. Shingles-

Strip, patented, and hexagon ............... thous. of sqs __

Individual and single tbickness ...... _______ thous. of sqs __

BUILDING EQUIPMENT

Enamel Ware Baths:

13, 197 4, 759

1,645 773 572

249

51

3, 799 3, 373 350 329

4, 941 7,103

8, 106 8, 944 3, 731 4,036

1, 126 1, 484 583 742 242 372

238 283

63 86

5, 930 556

8,583

21,470 4, 799

3, 259 1,575

922

572

191

5, 718 463

7, 979

25,631 5,005

3, 506 1,438

872

1,001

196

5, 594 520

5,523

18,285 5,500

2, 544 1,021

655

692

176

7,829 741

8,326

17,488 6, 232

2, 151 803 612

597

139

8, 326 734

9,128

20,470 I 7,391

2,384 924 653

656 I 151 I

6, 990 . 719

12, 571

22,458 6,322

2, 714 1,088

731

730

164

7, 502 743

11,430

23,543 6,838

2, 727 1; 191

676

715

144

5, 656 579

10,416

21,170 6,811

2,240 1,062

581

484

113

5,900 636

9,804

16,594 7,087

I, 356 709 338

252

57

Shipments ........................ pieces .. Stocks, end of month .............. pieces .. New orders ........................ pieces ..

68,564 148,909 56,494 24,642

36, 008 35, 489 48, 54 7 167, 932 168, 808 166, 248

~m ~~ ~5 ~~ ~w ~m 162,302 165,687 173,860 181,746 180,903 182,616

59, 887 46, 204 179, 910 179, 512

Lav.?t~~~;:d orders, end of month ...... pieces .. 52, 254 30,813 43, 750 ~m •~ -~ ~m ~m ~~ 66, 670 66, 067 36, 712 20, 466 25, 142 29,939 36, 110 39,497 44, 050 41,412 51,591 56, 420 49, 637

Shipments ........................ pieces .. Stocks, end ofmonth .............. pieces ..

Sink~ew orders ........................ pieces ..

Shipments ....... _,,, .. _________ pieces .. Stocks, end of month .............. pieces ..

New orders .. ______ , ____________ ,_,_pieces __ Miscellaneous sanitary ware:

Shipments .. _ ... ______________ ... __ pieces .. Stocks, end of month _______ ,_, ___ pieces __ New orders _______ , _____ , ________ pieces ..

Small ware (all except baths):

93,870 192,072 71,113

80,095 244,880 63,074

33,527 106, 152 29,785

48,023 47,078 58, 273 62, 369 214,472 205,517 204,496 185,515

72, 493 41, 227 52, 509 54, 369

43, 968 51, 027 61, 486 261, 800 253, 374 246, 632 61, 567 44, 897 58, 504

64,044 243,845 57,606

19, 680 22,065 29, 142 31,485 112, 460 108, 795 106, 858 100, 585 25, 092 21, 453 27, 840 28, 449

59, 130 187,150 55,062

62,454 254,426 55,785

63,895 62,337 72,124 74,800 81, 171 187,979 197, 117 192, 197 176, 181 170,666 56, 875 64, 792 59, 984 66, 842 83, 157

60,604 166,257 97,582

64,459 257,039 61,766

61, 329 75, 123 75, 176 79, 997 62, 531 261, 633 261, 556 260, 237 248, 198 269, 193

62, 424 61, 803 70, 704 79, 305 91, 665

•~ ~~ ~- ~~ ~m ~w ~m 101,920 104, 102 125, 505 132, 146 145, 544 145, 3451 117, 074 ~~ ~m ~~ ~m ~m ~~ ~m

Unfilled orders, end of month._ ... pieces .. Vitreous china plumbing fixtures:

65,566 109,086 61,605 74, 198 84,246 101,720 113,899 126,062 122,636 152,617 165, 528 160,840

~;i;~~~~~---~=::=:=:::::::::=:::::~i:~:~:: Unfilled orders, end of month._ ... pieces .. Stocks, end of month. _____________ pieces ..

Porcelain plumbing fixtures:

250, 183 1 1a1, so1 113,110 141,036 I4o, ss2 t42, 254 142, o24 12s, 991 139,784 133, 179 no, 325 259,675 172,334 108,065 121,259 158,839 155,330 166, 156 156,650 157,773 !94, 948 209,366 211,637 180,683 337, 158 1 259, 309 235, 567 243, 116 260, 919 275,367 299, 269 313,895 342, 677 397, 841 474, 028 515,340 594,886 623, 125 582, 675 593, 492 586, 915 615,931 654, 535 648, 805 626,429 635, 501 646, 235 642,888

Net new orders ...... ______________ pieces __ Shipments ..... ,_, ________________ pieces __ Unfilled orders, end of mo ......... pieces .. Stocks, end of month ______________ pieces ..

Plumbing fixtures, 6 pieces __________ .dollars __

illuminating Glassware

Production:

4, 559 4, 597

29,863 25,585 99.26

'l'otaL .................. number of turns__ 2,183 Ratio to capacity

..................... per ct. of caparity.. 29.1 Sh' New orders ........... per ct. of capacity__ 30.7

1pments ................ per ct. of capacity__ 28.7 Unfilled orders, end

of month ......... number of weeks' supply.. . 2 Stocks, end of

month ........... number of weeks' supply__ 1.1

4, 586 3, 259

30,400 29,598 98.52

1, 912

30.9 26.5 27.6

.7

5.1

4,451 5, 634

29,869 30,370 96.68

2,059

33.2 30.5 30.6

0 7

4. 9

Furnltu;~

Household furniture and case goods: Shipments ............ dolls., av. per firm .. ----·---- 24,765 34,207 Unfilled orders ....... .dolls., av. per firm_.--------- 14,073 15,411

Grand Rapids district: Unfilled orders, end

of mo ............ No. days' production.. 18 17 22 New orders ........ No. days' production.. 16 15 22 Shipments ......... No. days' production.. 14 17 18

Outstandiog accounts, end of month ........... No. days' sales.. 42 43 48

Cancellations ..... , _____ ,perct.neworders.. 7.0 16.0 7.0 Plant operation ...... _ ........ per ct. full time.. 68 71.0 81.0

' Revised.

8, 657 6,455

31,309 31,133 97.40

2,185

35.3 34.5 34.4

.8

4. 7

6, 815 7, 564

31,973 29,367 96.88

1, 961

31.7 33.7 33.0

.8

4.6

53, 091 63, 343 17,335 25, 830

20 26 21 29 26 27

51 52 9.0 5.0

85.0 89.0

8, 232 7,214

33,493 32,696 98.32

2,083

33.6 29.9 30.4

0 7

4.6

56,456 33,432

24 18 18

40 6.0

79.0

7,480 7,448

34, 171 34,259 98.27

1, 785

28.8 26.8 28.0

.8

4.5

7, 367 6, 336

35,674 37,410 99.29

2,262

36.5 36.1 36.2

1.1

5.9

7,879 7, 101

35,078 36,920 105.99

3,180

36.6 38.2 33.6

1.0

5.8

45, 686 32, 956 41, 015 35, 903 33, 951 22, 028

27 24 26 18 10 23 13 12 12

37 36 37 7.0 23.0 13.0

67. 0 70. 0 61. 0

6,469 6,502

35,017 38,240 105.47

2,532

37.8 41.5 38.8

1.0

5.8

47,092 22,976

18 13 16

39 22.0 69.0

I

9,044 5,378

35,961 39, 198 104.51

2, 667

34.4 38.6 37.1

1.0

6.0

54,203 30,837

24 15 16

42 13.0 70.0

6, 721 4, 240

32,781 39,352 103.69

2, 636

38.1 35.6 36.4

1.1

5. 5

56,664 39,067

27 16 18

31 11.0 72.0

6,586 2,356 3,686

13,691 7, 904

501 359

4,591 1, 265

3,435 3,366 1, 335

18, 10~

8,048 839

10,018

23, 116 6,382

2, 383 1,224

493

598

67

40,967 173, 523 30, 173 29,774

53, 122 163,283 38,700

58,343 251,446 43, 189

24,288 113,355

19,53

86,492

200,253 205,673 436,348 632,740

10,330 5, 327

30,374 37,815 100.55

2,847

35.4 35.6 34.8

1.1

5. 4

46,398 46,593

29 21 21

48 17.0 79.0

35

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICs-Continued

1931 1 1930 Earlier data for items shown here mag

be found on pages 27 to 139 of the August, 1930, "Survey"

---I --,----,-----,----,--

JanUary I Decem- Novem-~ October Septem-1 August 1

1 July June May I April I March 1

1 Febru-1 ber ber ber I I 1 ary

BUILDING._E_Q_U_I_P_M __ E_N_T ___ C_o_n_ti-n-ue-d-l ~--- ---~------

1~---,l ----- ----~.---------

Furniture-Continued

Steel furniture: !, ] I I Business group-

Shipments ............ thous. of dolls.. 1, 798 1 1, 800 1, 673 1, 901 1, 879 1 I, 985 I, 812 2, 168 2, 342 2, 427 2, 727 2, 627

2, 550 2, 370 New orders ........... thous. of dolls.. I, 798 I 1, 565 I, 6371 I, 855 1, 7951 1, 788 I, 841 2, 007 2, 310 2, 524

Unfilled orders Shelv~g~mo .............. thous. of dolls.. ::3

3 ] ::: 1,::: I,:~: I, ::9

71

1.353551 I, :

02: 1, ;9

025

I,::: I,::~ 1, 590 I,683

Shipments ............ thous. of dolls .. New orders ........... thous. of dolls.. 376 242 429 534 512 526 596 699 725 796

812 839

683 759

Unfilled orders, end mo ______________ thous. of doliL 388 405 632 661 720 704 736 746 754 782 808 782

PLYWOOD AND VENEER

Rotary-cut veneer: Receipts. ________________ No. of carloads .. Purchases _____________ ••• No. of carloads ..

GLASS CONTAINERS

Actual production: Quantity ____ . ______________________ gross .. Relation to capacity ____________ per cent ..

§i~;~~~~~~--·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::~~g~~== Unfilled orders, end of month. _________ gross .. Stock, end of month .................... gross ..

CHEMICALS AND OILS

Chemicals Sulphuric acid:

101 138

1, 776 52.R

2,634 2, 041

10,761 6,696

Exports __________________________ pounds .. 304,745 Price, wholesale ......... dolls. per 100 lbs.. . 75

Nitrate of soda:

111 112

1, 698 50.5

1, 894 1,486 9,628 7, 022

106 97

1, 913 59.1

2,221 1, 678 9,484 6,814

101 101

2,461 70.4

2,451 2,297 9,097 6, 578

147 139

2,202 68.1

2, 585 2,623 9,404 6, 412

100 106

2, 439 72.5

2, 636 2,459

10,024 6, 768

438, 836 308, 992 703, 787 465, 766 176, 023 ' . 75 ' . 75 '· 75 '· 75 '· 75

Imports ........ ________________ long tons.. 45, 8£0 35, 512 35,474 27,207 I9, 362 9, 083 Pot:Sho:;,~~;~on in Chile.. ........ metric tons.. .. _______ I79, 357 I8!, 467 202,466

Imports (commercial) .......... long tons.. 22,750 17, 537 13,499 37,425 48,482 48,487

118 116

2,406 71.5

1, 980 2,368

10, 152 6, 788

115 133

2, 528 78. 1

3,249 2, 451

11,147 6, 750

93 73

2, 633 75.4

2,236 2, 788

10,924 6, 662

570, 683,409, 7481507, 011 '· 75 '· 75 '· 75

28, 644 18, 737 42, 308 199, 284 ., 205, 911 ,, 215,389

181 122

2,419 71.9

2, 550 2, 564

11,922 6,809

~03 120

2, 527 75.8

2,165 2,437

12, 111 6, 962

209 211

2,074 67.3

2, 363 2, 011

12,636 6,868

327, 918 335, 773 434, 127 '· 75 '· 75 '· 75

69, 788 106, 521 85, 837 205, 200 244, 000 233, 900

51, 970 ' 17, 704 ' 13, 313 ' 22, 339 ' 42, 492 40,811 Sales in Germany

(K,o content) _____________ metric tons .. _________ 80, 699 54,872 71, 660 I27, 660 98,722 93,859 95,968 77, 193 79,748 187,487 202, 711 Superphosphate (acid phosphate):

Production ... _______________ .. short tons._ 325,552 2, 293

103,024

335,980 302, 730 335, 594 282, 710 295, 790 308,241 290, 615 326,566 334,467 324,632 355,815 '2, no 1, 877 1, 703 1, 479 1, 527 1, 309 1, 079 ss2 885 1, 615 2, 260 Stocks, end of month.thous. of short tons .•

Shipments _______________ .. _ .. short tons .. Fertilizer:

70,496 77,861 92, 769 149, 899 64, 756 73, 134 54, 488 I49, 343 469, 184 403, 435 189,022

Exports ________________________ long tons.. 91,497 Consumption, Southern

States ______________ thous. of short tons .. 343 Crude arsenic:

Production .................... short tons.. 2, 803 Stocks, end of month .......... short tons.. 6, 486

Refined arsenic: Production .................... short tons.. 1, 570 Stocks, end of month .......... short tons.. 2, 4!9

Dyes and dyestuffs, exports: Vegetable ___________________ thous. of lbs.. 101 Coal tar _____________________ thous. oflbs.. 2,066

Price index numbers: Crude drugs ___________ rel. to Aug., 1914. _ Essential oils .......... rel. to Aug., 1914 ...

133 81

Drugs and pharma-ceuticals .............. rel. to Aug. ,1914.. 175 I

Chemicals .................... rel. to 1927.. 90 , Oils and fats .................. rel. to 1927.. 71 1',

Wood Chemicals '

71,533

74

I,483 5, 767

1, 439 2, 221

178 2,502

I37 85

175 93 73

84, 847 125, 441

61

2, 392 5, 937

I, 508 2, 010

114 3, 136

137 87

I75 94 73

95

2, 694 5,125

1, 265 1, 813

309 2,481

137 90

176 94 74

Acetate of lime: 1] ProductJon __________________ thous. of lbs ..

1

____ ..... 1

1

8, 373 7, 480 6, 824 Shipments ...... ____________ thous. of lbs .. _________ ' 9, 481 10, 318 9, 029 Stocks, end ofmonth ........ thous. oflbs . .l _________ , 22,438 23,547 26,385 Exports ___________________ .thous. oflbs .. 1 ____________________________________ •

118, 761

128

2,077 4,026

1, 101 1, 930

204 866

139 91

176 94 78

6,845 5,163

28,590

3. 00

115,580

38

1, 217 3, 254

I,002 1, 525

124 1, 757

143 97

176 94 87

4, 326 3, 380

26,908 23

3. 00 Price, wholesale ........... dolls. per cwL.I 2. 00 i 2. 00 2. 00 2. 42 Methanol, crude: I

ProductJOn _______________________ gallons .. ____ ..... ~ 512, 219 464, 167 413,451 328, 002 276, 939 Stocks at crude plants, end of I I

month __________________________ gallons .. _________ 322,514 291,587 4IO, 633 595,576 553,329 Stocks at refineries and in I

transiL ________________________ gallons .. _________ 93,805 59, 197 79,236 357,166 587,380 Exports __________________________ gallons .. 45,139 90,11I 40,814 100,479 82,168 157,037

143,620 113,538 143,347 188,044

18

!, 428 3, 495

1, 032 1,897

110 1, I53

147 107

176 95 88

79

2, I68 3, 654

1, 081 2, 024

194 2, 612

154 111

176 96 89

216

1, 652 3, 935

963 2, 726

232 2, 334

161 113

I76 97 92

1, 280

1, 350 4,159

1, 084 2,889

218 3, 349

166 115

176 97 94

153, 539 163, 776

1, 878

I, 692 4,514

864 3, 131

119 I 3, 347

I67 118

176 98 92

1, 071

I, 933 4, 576

808 3,157

182 2, 320

169 123

176 98 95

3, 605 5, 987 7, 8961 9, 445 10, 959 9, 288 3, 613 6, 586 6, 787 6, 326 7, 546 4, 616 ~~~~m ~~ ~~ ~~ ~m

-~~~~~~~t~~~!!' -~~~~~::· -~~~~~!~- -~~~~~:- -~~~~~!~-593, 9491610, 904 688,439 673,221 60I, 914 472, 617

615, 811 il 691, 989 766, 004 807, 754 864, 600 838, 421 61, 240 126, 813 77, 028 101, 033 56, 113 15, 691

Wood at chemical plants: Consumption ...................... cords .. --------- 51, 173 47,216 42,282 35,401 31,489 29,767 39,793 50,627 58, 762 64,304 57,542 Stocks, end of month ............... cords .. ---------1 544, 308 579,510 552, 393 581, 103 574, 684 564, 849 535, 220 513,931 484,524 449, 287 461, 615

Shutdown ___________________ .. cords .. _________ 726 Menthanol, refined:

2,819 678

2,819 741

3,055 1, 518

3,035 1, 598

3, 035 1, 714

3,041 1,088

3, 037 756

3,123 6I2

3, 111 535

3, 111 396

DailtofaY~~:~:~-----~-------------cords •. ---------1 3, 039

Production _______________________ gallons .. _________ , 472,547 521,179 647,711 404,505 374,52I 297,085 476,205 473,780 524,295 498,476 394,647 Stocks, end of month ............. gallons .......... .1 386,555 376,360 431,210 421,306 516,315 649,509 708, 698 674,063 608,213 614,952 638,629 Shipments _______________________ gallons .. l---------1 462,352 576,029 637,807 499,514 507,715 356,274 441,570 407,930 531,034 522,153 451,173 Price, wholesale, N. Y ...... dolls. per gaL. .40: .40 .40 .40 .40 .40 .40 .40 .40 .40 .43 .46

Ethyl Alcohol I

Production _____________________ thous.ofgals ___________ 17,770 20,861 18,455 14,299 12,890 11,617 13,116 13,245 12,221 10,I51 I0,943 Withdrawn for denaturization .. thous. of gals .. ___ .. _. __ 19, 134 20, 070 18, 537 12, 615 11, 777 11, 352 11, 128 11, 319 10, 585 8, 881 9, 801 Warehouse stocks, end of month

·--------·---------·----------thous. of gals .. ------·-- 6,858 8, 304 8, 898 10,010 9, 317 9, 498 10,076 9,143 8, 074 7, 616 7,496

'Revised.

January

2, 891 2,886

1,862

675 725

706

149 207

2, 336 70.1

4,056 2,110

13, 011 6,850

882,315 '· 75

89,421 280,000

44,077

186,010

445, 128 2, 224

116,759

104,221

'479

1, 079 3, 677

742 3, 879

151 2, 052

170 133

177 99 94

11,334 4,029

14, 254

4. 50

680,779

368,919

903,304 47,571

70,284 574, 83I

3, Ill 192

334,804 695, 155 425,071

. 47

11,601 11,174

7,298

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1931 I 1930 Earlier data for items shown here may

be found on pages 27 to 139 of the ---1

Decem- Novem-1 October Septem-August, 1930, "Survey"lifi January I August July June May : April March Febru- January ber ber ber ary

I ------ -------

CHEMICALS AND OILS

I Explosives

I (Black powder, permissible, and other high i

explosives)

24,0561 Production ... ------------------thous. of lbs .. 24,024 30,248 34,113 35,688 31,168 30,810 33,546 36,147 30,967 30,221 33,244 31,986 Shipments .. ____________________ thous. of lbs .. 25,201 22.974 30,229 34, 198 35,069 32,289 30,649 33,969 33,404 ' 34,071 30,534 31,574 31,709 New orders _____________________ thous. of lbs __ 26,7141 24,404 28,847 34,324 33,173 32,f.87 30,424 33,005 33,340 ; 33,204 30,059 30;584 30,828 Stocks, end of month. __________ thous. oflbs __ 17,375. 17,303 16,346 16,812 16,694 16,043 17,392 17, 181 17,699 18,566 20,295 20,522 18,636

Naval Stores

Turpentine (gum): Net receipts, southern ports ..•... barrels __

'·"'l1 27,482 28.107 38,500 42,873 46,521 55,822 46,711 48,803 27,999 9, 779 5, 075 10,237

Stocks at port, end of month_ ..•. barrels .. 68,~~ 84,911 95,860 88,499 76, 774 65,024 58,491 42,344 47,130 35,053 40,078 45,338 58,485 Price, southern New York .• dolls. per gaL. .42 .43 . 41 .44 . 41 . 43 . 47 . 49 .54 • 56 . 55 . 55

Rosin (gum): 1117,489 Net receipts, southern ports ....•. barrels .. 41,345 107,414 127,621 140,090 151,269 "78, 876 149,880 150,386 ' 86,873 40,401 30,605 50,791

Stocks at 3 ports, end of month ... barrels .. 329,626 1372,090 323.142 303,669 276,565 267,540 2-:12,948 196,857 143,684 135,958 149,232 184,451 221,568 Price, B, New York. ______ dolls. per bbL. 4. 45 I 4. 95 5. 29 5.54 5.80 5. 39 5.90 6. 50 6.34 6. 78 7. 26 7. 59 8.05

Ros~S;rg~r?dn _______________________ barrels __ l 24,488 ' 34,332 38,931 34,818 38,293 37,349 39,929 40,049 40,933 43,919 44,964 39,615 40,954 Stocks, end of month .•....•..•..• barrels .. r25, 63o I 122,318 119, 121 1 109, 785 117, 726 114,281 117,318 109, 198 99,359 97,168 91,498 88,385 90,258

Turpentine (wood): Production _______________ ..... __ . barrels_.

4, 7571 6, 200 6,584 5.817 6,573 6,125 6,406 6, 774 7,454 8,303 8,129 7,478 7,510 Stocks, end of month _____________ barrels._ 14,437 15, 799 13,895 11,257 11, 163 12,772 13,642 13,762 13, 715 15,854 14, 126 12,190 10, 581' Pine oil:

Production _______________________ gallons __ 144,440 229, 737 229,979 225,688 229,238 224,543 241,193 248,777 234,281 253,049 280,560 238,944 254,894 Stocks, end of month ...... thous. of gals __ 1, 76911 1, 799 1, 708 1,610 1, 529 1, 513 1, 456 1,386 1, 277 1, 278 1, 212 1, 097 1,006

Fats and Oils

Total vegetable oils and copra: 4, 77511 Exports _____________________ thous. of lbs .. 2,086 2,294 2,591 1, 794 1, 317 533 2,049 970 3, 753 4, 618 3,814 4,666

Imports---------------------thous. of lbs __ 72,1421 72,028 75,352 106,699 73,445 87,072 74,579 86,947 85, 173 67,133 84,600 67,603 84,194 Copra, imports ____________________ short tons .. 34, o56 I 37,419 33,886 33,725 31,139 16,885 18,663 16,106 21,089 16,649 29,748 26,376 18,488 Copra or coconut oil:

Imports _____________________ thous. of lbs __ 24,690 II 30,952 20,477 43,124 14,846 19,331 8,118 25,590 34,868 21,943 32,771 19,213 37,699

Consumption in 14,873 I oleomargarine _____________ thous. of lbs __ 16,491 17. 111 18,248 15,818 11,479 11,455 11,763 13,236 15,379 14,164 14,3.56 18,490

Oleomargarine: 25.740 1

Production __________________ thous. of lbs __ 28,969 29,633 32,191 28,554 23,071 20,976 21,906 24,812 28,627 26,023 28,402 32,540 Consumption _______________ thous. of lbs ..

--=~~=~~-r~ 27,593 30,631 33,138 27,194 24,672 18,782 22,178 22,526 29,654 23,890 30,793 30,309 Animal glues, shipments ________ thous. of lbs __ 3,469 4, 565 5,891 4,885 4,598 5, 585 4, 788 5, 543 6,025 5,165 5,214 6,613

Cottonseed Cottonseed:

Receipts at mills ...•. thous. of short tons __ 219 578 803 1, 323 1, 041 336 30 45 60 99 203 287 '314 Consumption (crush) __________ short tons .. 589,911 669,264 801.800 936,743 561,625 165,770 61,760 86,369 138,904 230,809 398,781 519,134 '662,834 Stocks at mills, end of

month _____________ thous. of short tons __ 620 991 1,083 1,081 695 215 45 77 119 197 330 526 '758 Cottonseed oil, crude:

Production .•....•.•.•.•....• thous. of lbs __ 181,221 201,621 239,913 283,929 169,458 49,322 19,425 29,253 46,539 77,567 129,626 1G3, 439 '205, 721 Stocks, end of month .•....• thous. of lbs __ 127,739 114,248 114,595 110,829 79,280 25,606 7,894 22,328 39,508 61,954 103,372 109,864 '126, 605

Cottonseed oil, refined: Production ••.• _____________ thous. of lbs __ 150,998 188,823 215,405 232, 179 102,460 26,525 29, 754 49,325 55,976 109,328 116,480 160,633 '169,784 Stocks, end of month .•....• thous. of lbs __ 461, 776 428,609 350,260 254,571 174,208 200,273 301, 609 39.3, 573 463,983 516,753 5.'36, 097 520,112 '465, 433 Price, yellow, prime,

New York •• ______________ dolls. per lb .. .073 . 072 .076 . 076 . .081 .084 .080 .083 .088 .087 .084 .084 .084 Consumption in

oleomargarine _____________ thous. of lbs __ 1,875 2,178 2,091 2, 505 2,151 2,906 1, 587 1,882 2,115 2,483 2, 567 2, 351 2,629 Cottonseed cake and meal:

Production _________ ._. _____ . __ short tons __ 270,965 305,019 360,943 421,283 251,128 76,440 28,527 38,736 62,240 104,291 179,243 228,054 '294, 770 Stocks, end ofmonth __________ short tons __ 343,665 298,139 252,323 202,156 116,396 45,340 55,352 85,277 100,371 120,952 1/0,693 206,685 '206,452 Exports ___ .. ------ .• _ ......... short tons .. 11,084 7,538 1,580 4,361 2,092 175 304 248 230 320 4,852 4,918 25,063

Flaxseed

Minneapolis and Duluth: Receipts •..... ___________ thous. of bushs .. 491 7091 1,424 2,636 5,054 3, 266 294 314 712 146 172 119 251 Shipments _______________ thous. of bushs .. 243 517 1, 910 1,618 2,045 1,436 193 267 457 171 133 162 163 Stocks, end of month ..•• thous. of bushs __ 877 1,3861 1, 411 2,182 1,893 447 319 433 523 624 705 745 877

Imports •. --------------------thous. of bushs __ 352 219 387 148 59 551 360 371 1,454 2,527 3,233 2,279 1,074 Price No. 1, Minneapojis ____ Aolls. per bush __ 1. 57 I. 61 1.65 1.80 1.90 2.00 2.32 2. 71 2.68 2. 92 2.92 3.05 3.08 Linseed oil:

Shipments from Minneapolis. _____________ thous. oflbs .• 8,553 7, 385 10,199 14,792 11,565 6,117 6,436 6,274 9,685 9,141 6,060 5,493 5,198

Price, New York ............ dolls. per lb •• .088 .092 .094 .099 .105 .131 .140 .140 .140 .143 .140 .141 .140 Linseed cake and meal:

Shipments from Minneapolis. _____________ thous. of lbs __ 17,227 16,824 17,315 29,726. 27,149 13,398 5,066 5, 768 7,485 8,604 9, 937 13,600 20,859 Exports _____________________ thous. of lbs .. 10,853 33,596 25,986 12,519 8,474 22,593 24,833 29,066 41,409 48,716 52,082 33,970 52,833

FOODSTUFFS I Wheat

Visible supply, end of month: United States ____________ thous. of bu~hs __ 197,219 195,716 202,475 205,437 213,804 194,800 161,666 109,985 191.682 136,358 153,290 160,375 168,924 Canada __________________ thous. of bushs .. 193,858 205,854 197,998 178,827 148,288 90,617 106,544 132,187 147,801 177,424 192, 754 202,282 210,643

Receipts, principal markets ____________________ thous. of bushs __ 29,496 21,549 24,597 28,943 62,.569 85,476 98,960 18, 705 16,535 13,441 16,683 19,920 17,530

Shipments, principal

I markets ____________________ thous. of bushs .• 13,706 15,053 20,955 25,238 44,746 48,053 42,047 20,575 24,091 13,291 12,160 11,234 14, 170 Exports:

United States-Wheat only __________ thous. of bushs_. 1, 289 2,173 3, 266 6,311 12,716 18.646 11,934 8,066 5,433 3,050 2,414 5,185 8,245 Including wheat

fiour_. _____________ thous. of bushs __ 5, 543 6,187 8,470 12,295 19,069 24,167 16,188 12,295 10,064 7, 252 7,113 9,350 13,824 Canada-

20.461 I Including wheat flour ..• ____________ thous. of bushs __ 11,373 24,939 34,782 33,447 31,120 22,834 21,681 16,046 5,458 14,657 8,898 7, 2 58

I Revised.

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I

Wheat-Continued I i Prices: i

No.1, Northern Spring, 0. 751 Minneapolis ........... dolls. per bush .. 0. 76 0. 77 0. 82

No 2, Red Winter, St. Louis .. _____________ dolls. per bush .. . 78 .83 . 83 .87

No.2, Hard Winter, Kansas City ____________ dolls. per bush .. .69 .71 . 69 . 74

Wlteat Flour

Grindings of wheat: United States ............ thous. of bushs .. 42,528 2 41,307 42,428 49,914 Canada __________________ thous. of bushs .. 4,834 5,226 7, 789 8, 348

Production; United States, actual.. .... thous. ofbbls .. 9,233 2 8, 973 9,184 10,817 United States, prorated .... thous. of bbls •. 9, 937 9,888 10,403 12,089 Canada ____________________ thous. of bbls .. 1,086 1,170 1, 739 1,869

Exports: United States ______________ thous. of bbls .. --··----- 892 1,156 1, 330 Canada ____________________ thous. of bbls .. 392 602 792 814

Grain offal, production ......... thous. of lbs .. 761,935 2 739, 2431 762, 108 899,580 Capacity operated, flour mills ....... per cent .. 56 2 54 60 62 Consumption (computed) .. - .. thous. of bbls .. 9,622 9,846 10,597 11,059 Stocks, all positions, end of

month (computed) ___________ thous. of bbls .. 6,370 7,000 7,850 9, 200 Wholesale prices:

Standard patents, Minneapolis ...•.......••. dolls. per bbL. 4. 96 4. 89 4.69 4. 98

Winter, straights, Kansas City _____________ dolls. per bbL. 4.09 4.03 4. 14 4. 23

Corn

Exports, including meal. ..... thous. of bushs .. 188 132 163 295 Visible supply, end of

month. ____________________ thous. of bushs .. 17, 562 16,993 7,411 4, 703 Receipts, principal

markets ____________________ thous. of bushs .. 19,320 27,367 17,067 15,176 Shipments, prin. markets .•.. thous. of bushs .. 12, 611 10,925 8,396 8, 705 Grindings (starch,

glucose) ____________________ thous. of bushs .. 5,990 5, 241 5,434 6,253 Prices:

No.3, Yellow, Chicago ________________ .dolls. per bush .. .65 .69 .71 .82

No.3, Yellow, Kansas City ____________ dolls. per bush .. . 59 . 66 . 69 . 82

No.3, White, Chicago •... dolls. per bush .. . 68 .73 . 76 . 88

Oats

Receipts, prin. markets ...•.. thous. of bushs •. 6, 121 6,021 6,075 9,445 Visible supply, end of

month. --------------------thous. of bushs .• 26,650 30,504 30,641 33,509 Exports, including meal... .••. thous. of bushs .. 144 208 202 157 Price, No.3, white,

Chicago ____________________ dolls. per bush .. .32 . 34 . 33 .36 Grindings, Canada ........... thous. of bushs .. 997 1,126 1,085 1,174 Production, oatmeal and rolled

oats, Canada ................... thous. of lbs .• 13,320 14,360 14,605 14, 749

Barley

Receipts, prin. markets ...... thous. of bushs .. 2, 511 3, 569 4,207 5, 765 Visible supply, end of

month _____________________ thous. of bushs .. 10,731 11,401 11,854 12,035 Exports----------------------thous. of bushs .. 732 1, 047 964 1, 295 Price, No.2, Minneapolis .... dolls. per bush .. . 44 . 47 .48 . 52

Rye Receipts, prin. markets. _____ thous. of bushs. _ 884 1, 356 1, 640 2,001 Visible supply, end of

' month _____________________ thous. of bushs •. 11,911 I 12, 644 13,316 13,860 Exports, including flour ...... thous. of bushs .. 3 4 4 49 Price No.2, Minneapolis ..... dolls. per bush .. . 38 .44 . 43 .49

Total Grains

Total grain exports, incl. fl.our __________________ thous. of bushs .. 6,610 7, 578 9,803 14,091

Rlee

Southern paddy, receipts I I

at mills __________________ .... thous. of bbls .. ·1,147 844 1, 257 2, 063 Shipments:

Total from mills .•..... thous. of pockets (100 lbs.) .. 1,119 1,003 1, 208 1, 323

New Orleans pockets (100 lbs.) __ -------- 75,643 75,426 126,781 201,483 Stocks, end of

month .......... thous. of pockets (100 lbs.) .. 1, 793 1, 678 1, 776 1,670 Exports.----------. ______ pockets (100 lbs.) __ 376,000 413,674 383,517 150,938 Imports __________________ pockets (100 lbs.) •. 41,891 27,504 29,294 10,684

Fruits and Vegetables Apples:

Cold-storage holdings, end of month ........••.. thous. of bbls .. 7,446 2 9, 575 10,860 9,043

Car-lot sbipments ..•............ carloads .. 7,806 8,085 17,454 35, 782 Potatoes:

Car-lot shipments ...... ______ ... carloads .. 20.971 15,092 16,267 28,788 Onions, car-lot shipments •.......... carloads .. 3,454 2,254 2, 753 5,593 Citrus fruits, car-lot shipments ....•. carloads .. 14, 197 12,554 11,338 6,301

2 Revised.

1930

I Se~~~m- August July June

------------

0. 87 0. 91 0.92 1.00

. 88 .89 .85 1. 05

. 78 . 81 .80 . 89

49,382 47,654 43,721 40, 137 7,255 6, 930 6,448 5, 218

10,674 10,313 9,466 8, 687 12,241 11,562 10,507 9,423 1,624 1, 548 1,436 1,161

1, 412 1, 227 945 940 734 627 659 598

888,576 851,404 774,252 713,579 67 62 57 54

10,929 9, 585 10,012 7,883

9, 500 9,600 8, 850 9,300

5.08 5. 34 5.51 5.83

4. 44 4. 56 4.64 4. 99

394 332 395 776

4, 976 4, 226 4, 012 7, 378

16,048 20,282 16,660 17,833 9, 829 12, 792 11,699 15,693

6,473 6,565 6,013 6,100

.94 .99 . 82 . 79

.89 .92 . 80 .80

. 97 .99 .84 . 81

15, 381 25,277 8, 725 7,114

31,979 25,867 9,149 11,317 194 292 717 204

. 38 . 39 .35 . 38 1,054 817 826 719

14,843 11,032 10,893 9, 660

12, 477 10,822 2, 568 2, 537

11, 991 7,429 3, 997 4, 671 1,359 1, 281 698 550

. 53 .52 .47 . 49

6, 562 5, 200 758 445

14,842 12, 649 10,969 11,248 25 23 18 3

. 55 . 60 • 55 .57

21,041 26,095 18,015 13,829

1,084 508 22 60

766 499 268 346 128,756 90, 755 56,861 65,195

842 488 450 687 94,030 99,249 124, 181 202,224 6,505 8, 675 7, 501 2 7, 037

1,872 114 72 128 12, 757 2, 729 3, 253 1, 083

21,924 15,979 22,093 24,614 5,437 2, 793 2,556 1, 729 4, 510 4, 441 5, 765 5, 478

--- ------------

I

May ary 1 ----

April March I Febru- .. ~ .. January ------___ ; __ _

r.o1 I 1.14

.99

41,329 1

6, 258

8, 981 10,507 1,394

1, 029 573

732, 153 53

9, 778

8, 700

5. 971

5. 27

824

11,819

16,213 18,687

6,623

. 79

. 78

.80

10,690

13, 102 266

. 41 651

7, 951

2,835

5, 436 1, 457

. 55

1, 234

11,259 14

. 65

12,626

183

653 107,430

950 203,573 2 15,459

453 1, 966

22,588 3, 975 2,104

1.11

1.17

1. 01

41,854 5, 429

9,071 9, 749 1, 215

934 451

742,542 53

8,615

9,000

6.09

5. 40

1, 030

21,452

22,114 18,043

6, 615

.82

.80

. 84

9, 544

16,765 259

. 43 706

8,106

2, 742

6, 511 778 . 56

337

13,427 47

.68

9, 367

146

686 63, 189

1,394 1 52,572 2 29,897

1, 299 3, 607

19,350 2,874 9, 653

I .

1.12

1.18

1. 02

43,083 5, 475

9,347 10,207 1, 219

1, 044 681

763,376 55

9,163

8,800

6. 23

5. 26

1, 122

25, 129

20,679 14,133

6,065

.80

. 76

. 81

8, 736

18.929 I 224

. 43 798

9, 650

3,153

7, 837 569 . 55

598

11,175 64

. 66

9, 093

284

793 80,506

1, 899 209,915 2 39,794

2, 596 5, 166

21, 681 2, 260

10, 705

1. 23

1.13

40,506 4, 702

I

8, 783 1

9, 323 ' 1,0s1 I

I

925 481

717,926 58

8, 098

8,800

6. 39

5. 63

916

24,270

29,564 13,785

6, 586

. 82

. 78

. 84

7, 336

22,527 389

. 44 838

10, 263

3,080

8, 545 1, 017

. 57

505

9,389 36

. 78

11, 707

961

1,005 81,050

2,360 221,954 2 30,555

4, 259 6, 314

19,593 2, 743

10, 187

1. 27

1. 34

1.19

43,812 5, 201

9, 510 2 10, oc8

1,168

1, 240 503

772,726 56

2 9, 1b2

8, 500

6. 75

5. 84

819

16,286

31,344 16,438

7, 622

. 85

. 82

. 86

6, 741

'25, 520 377

. 45 661

7,318

2, 826

4, 894 734 . 58

1, 250

9,184 28

. 91

.15, 783

870

1,073 88,638

2,318 323,281 2 47,418

6,034 6, 095

19,857 3, 277

10,091

38

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be found on pages 27 to 139 of the August, 1930, "Survey" January Db':rm-

FOODSTUFFS-Continued

Hay

N';,~m- October Seb~~m- August July I June May April March I F~~~u- January

·-------------------------------------

Receipts. _________________________ no. of cars__ 5, 214 4, 057 4, 863 5, 401 4, 808 4, 717 4, 505 3, 881 3, 755 4, 708 4, 624 6, 071 '5, 916

Cattle and Beef

Cattle movements, primary markets: Receipts .. ___ . __________ . _____ thousands._ Shipments, totaL _______ ...... thousands .. Shipments, stocker and

feeder __________ ------------- thousands .. Local slaughter_ .. ________ .... thousands ..

Beef products: Production, inspected. ______ tho us. oflbs .. Apparent consumption. __ .. thous. of lbs .. Exports ..................... thous. of lbs .. Cold-storage holdings,

end ofmonth. ____________ thous. oflbs .. Prices:

Cattle, corn-fed, Chicago ______________ dolls. per 100 lbs ..

Fresh native steers, Chicago. dolls. per lb .. Western dressed steers,

New York ________________ dolls. per lb ..

Hogs and Pork

Hog movements, primary markets:

1, 508 1, 736 607 1, 015

222 332 897 1, 015

381,531 398. 741 384, 754 397, 583

902 2 1,207

72. 401 I . 75. 285

10.00 10.58 .195 I 1. 95

.2051 .205

I

Receipts ______________________ thousands.. 4, 652 4,002 1,542 Shipments, totaL. ___ ._ •. __ •.. thousands.. 1, 739

Shipments, stocker and feeder ___ .... ---------------- thousands.. 45

Local slaughter. ______________ thousands.. 2, 907 41

2,460

1, 696 873

478 823

2, 377 1, 223

691 1,183

2,108 947

443 1,084

I, 605 619

150 959

1,512 501

109 1,004

1, 459 496

129 953

1, 517 569

199 947

1, 644 639

2M 1, 016

1, 547 592

207 919

1,326 508

201 806

342, 405 468,983 434, 625 403,081 411, 226 375, 276 401, 989 373,810 358, 129 327, 527 331, 945 463, 923 434, 287 409, 472 415, 237 385, 956 423, 828 393, 451 371, 113 333, 556

!.ill ~00 l,m I.E 1.~ I.m 1.~ 1.~ J.W !.W

73,'392 63, 862 60, 023 59, 755 64, 591 66,891 71, 556 80, 620 88,743 9.S, 598

9. 97 10.33 9.14 9. 28 11. 56 12. 56 12.53 10.31 I. 95

. 205

. 195 . 191

. 205 . 203

.168 .174

.173 .177

10.73 .195

. 218

. 215 . 239

. 220 .220

12.80 . 240

. 215 .2361 .223

3, 439 1, 269

37 2, 169

3,441 1,392

39 2,048

2, 799 1,090

38 1, 703

2,617 1, 133

35 1, 487

2, 918 1,139

30 1, 782

3, 215 1,082

40 2,123

3,293 1, 216

47 2,084

3,255 1,280

57 1, 980

3,294 1, 451

58 . 1,853

3, 791 1, 491

56 2, 297

I

1, 639 623

233 995

408,525 415,507

1, 292

99,020

12.47 . 240

. 235

4, 720 1, 797

38 2, 905

Pork production, total: Production, inspected ....... thous. of lbs .. Apparent consumption .•... thous. of lbs .. Exports _____________________ thous. of lbs ..

962,175 663,947 86,902

798,311 665,665 575,700 472,467 500,438 603,324 664,172 665,124 603, 184 589,968 705,032 874,334 606,568 -053,479 636,425 551.557 558,041 557,813 573,488 598,022 567,651 531,873 489,976 1 692,820 ~rn ~m ~m ~~ ~m ~m ~~ ~- n• ~- ~E Mm

Cold-storage holdings, end of month-TotaL .........•......•. thous. oflbs .. 784,208 2572,626 443,286 393,017 507,159 639,827 769,797 799,543 790,437 816,605 858,063 897,4'18 Fresh and cured._ ...... thous. oflbs.. 721,358 2 521, 192 411, 704 3M, 806 447, 427 550,959 651,444 679, 221 675, 167 711,700 752,996 785,564

Lard (included in pork products): Production ..•.•............ thous. oflbs .. --------- 150,538 119,355 101,672 88,059 98,167 121,351 133,563 135,785 123,56.S 124,129 147,725 Exports .......•...••.....•.. thous. oflbs.. 68,882 45,114 42,553 41,396 37,417 49,287 51,690 56,666 62,562 50,045 66,533 65,953 Cold-storage holdings,

endofmonth •.•.......... thous.oflbs .. 62,850 '51,434 31,582 36,211 59,732 88,868 118,353 120,322 115,270 104,905 105,067 111,914 Prices:

Hogs, heavy, Chicago ______________ dolls. per 100 Jbs ..

Hams, smoked, Chie.ago ..... dolls. per lb .. Lard, prime contract,

New York ............•.... dolls. per lb ..

Sheep and Lambs

Sheep movement, primary market: Receipts ...... -------- ....•... thousands .. Shipments, total. ......•...... thousands .. Shipments, stocker and

feeder ........... _ .. ____ .. ___ thousands._ Local slaughter .. _____________ thousands ..

Lamb and mutton: Production, inspected ..•..•. thous. of lbs .. Apparent consumption _____ thous. of lbs .. Cold-storage holdings, end

of month .................. thous. of Jbs .. Prices:

Sheep, ewes, Chicago. _____________ dolls. per 100 lbs ..

Sheep, Jambs, Chicago ______________ dolls. per 100 lbs ..

7.34 • 207

.090

7.94 . 213

.100

2,175 2, 307 979 1, 081

184 282 1, 201 1, 230

57, 642 56, 453 58,195 56,179

4, 081 ' 4, 677 II

3. 4411 2. 93

7. 98 7. 40

8. 86 .222

.112

2,607 1, 534

761 1,079

51,236 50,890

4, 628

3. 38

7.13

9.86 .221

.119

3, 784 2, 238

1, 024 1, 597

65,060 64,948

4, 326

3. 84

7. 03

10.58 • 227

.119

3, 580 2,016

907 1, 479

59,297 58,875

4, 320

3.08

7. 35

9. 78 .229

.114

2, 583 1, 317

465 1, 266

52,268 52,646

3, 977

3.09

7. 72

8.94 . 230

.100

2 296 '940

206 1,362

51,861 52,074

4, 476

3. 06

8.13

9.68 . 233

.102

2,230 955

216 1, 263

48,239 47,774

4,820

3. 45

9. 73

10.02 . 228

.107

2,334 1,092

142 1, 249

53,375 53,781

4, 639

4. 78

9. 04

9.98 . 229

.107

2, 230 975

134 1, 278

55,602 55,488

5,190

5.13

8. 94

9.83 . 243

.107

2, 151 936

99 1,210

.56,494

.56,726

5,174

5. 14

9. 73

10.41 . 252

.112

1, 796 735

101 1, 041

49,564 48,762

5,408

5.18

10.44

Miscellaneous Meats

Cold-storage holdings, end of month ______________________ thous. of Jbs.. 93,739 2 84, 169 75,818 72,444 80,653 84,324 90,631 87,980 83,294 83,622 85,868 89,970

Total Meats

Production, inspected ..•........ mills. of lbs.. 1, 401 Cold-storage holdings, end of

mo ____________________________ miiJs. of lbs.. 954 Apparent consumption __________ mills. of lbs.. 1,107

1, 254

'737 1,060

Poultry

Receipts at 5 markets ___________ thous. of Jbs .. Cold-storage holdings, end of

mo ................ ____________ thous. of lbs ..

34, 472 II 73,314

101, 3231 '104, 913

Fish

1,059

597 936

67,361

82,925

1, 110

534 1, 165

33, 128

59,269

966

652 1,045

24,900

46,938

956

788 1,020

20,527

42,589

1,066

929 1, 025

19, 85S

46,967

1,088

959 1, 007

23,867

54,253

1,120

950 1,076

21,942

61, 167

1,033

986 1,017

1,005

1,038 960

17, 847 16, 954

77, 420 105, 708

1,082

1,088 872

24,800

133, 172

779,277 687,106

177,251 73,291

92, 171

9. 61 2.39

.109

1,903 786

126 1,111

50,289 50,814

4,667

6. 26

12.68

89,144

1,333

972 1, 159

33,386

141.552

Total ratch, prin. ports ........ thous. of bbls. _ 18,353 17, 567 25,967 30, 541 40, 687 35,875 46, 751 32,886 34, 091 36, 799 33, 166 27, 583 23,918 Cold-storage holdings, 15th

of mo •.... ___________________ thous. of Jbs... 71,910 85,317 91,436 88,616 85,498 78,997 64,847 47,498 33,605 25, 186 35,536 49,797 2 62,417 Canned salmon:

Shipments, United States.thous. of cases.. 406 333 273 653 1, 433 1, 030 367 358 247 197 371 372 1 506 Exports, Canada ... _______ .. ______ .cases.. 45,998 107,333 108,996 194, 623 152, 779 29,494 24,942 22,494 34, 285 29, 183 85,427 91,823 71, 285

'Revised.

39


Earlier data for items shown here may I 1931 1930 I be found on pages 21 to 139 of the I January

Decem- Novem-~ October Septem- August I July June August, 1930, "Survey" ber her her ' May April March

---,------ ----------I

FOODSTUFFS-Continued I I

I I

119, 3881133, 600

Butter I

Production (factory) ____________ thous. oflhs __ 112,843 106, 181 98, 138 1 m, 372 163, 534 ., 182, 503 '177, 766 '127, 882 '110, 513 Receipts, 5 markets _____________ thous. of lbs __ 45,644 43,892 36, 848 I 38, ~33 40, 8531 44, 821 62,274 70,529 63,752 50,595 47, 179 Cold-storage holdings,

ery, end of month ____________ thous. of lbs __ 46,771 '63, 401 88, 012 1 109, 646 131,489 143,089 145,061 106,522 50,378 22,957 30,556 Apparent consumption _________ thous. oflbs __ 163,689 166,506 154, 9871181, 569 179, 305 193, 110 191, 178 199,016 210,504 177,990 162,969 Wholesale price, New York _____ dolls. per lb __ .29 • 32 .36 . 40 .40' .39 • 35 . 33 . 35 . 39 .37

Chese I

Total, all varieties: I I Prod!-iction (factory) ________ thous. oflhs __ l 27,543 26,598 25,583 i 28,239 36,062 41, 125 1 45,120 '64, 326 259,940 '44, 941 239,995 Receipts, 5 markets _________ thous. oflbs __ 11,600 10,400 10,7841 12,226 14,509 14,952 17,436 17,895 15,472 13,026 12,903 Apparent consumption _____ thous. oflbs __ , 41,070 39,500 ' 40.035 41,637 43,695 47,564 29,640 41,486 49,921 44,680 36,957 Cold-storage holdings, I

end ofmonth _____________ thous. oflhs __ 69,482 '79, 015 87,171 I 96,393 103,691 107,219 108,899 90,421 68, 127 53,025 55,343 Imports _____________________ thous. of lbs __ 4,123 4,163 5,041 6,293 4, 333 3,687 3,106 6,097 12,356 7,125 5, 247 Exports, United States ______ thous. of lbs--1 129 176 108 183 121 137 172 159 158 199 171 Exports, Canada ____________ thous. oflbs __ 918 4, 025 14,6771 16,568 12, 652 10,188 12,092 5, 560 1,884 229 456

American whole milk: ·

78,9191 Cold-storage holdings,

71,1321 end of month _____________ thous. oflhs __ 54,511 '63, 326 85,076 87,221 88,7491 70,186 49,172 39,324 41,922

Wh"lesale price, New York _ _dolls. per lb __ .17 .18 .19 .19 .20 .19 .18 .18 • 20 • 21 . 21

Eggs I I I Receipts, 5 markets ___________ thous. of cases __ 1, 026 768 593 717 952 944 1, 377 1, 728 2. 366 2, 631 2,063 Cold-storage holdings, end of month:

Case ______________________ thous. of cases __ 734 '1,894 4,154 6, 785 9,174 10,375 11,198 10,743 9,178 5, 766 2, 231 Frozen ______________________ thous. of lbs __ 75,378 '83, 184 89,571 98,359 106,631 113, 138 116,272 115, 134 106,904 76,664 49, 751

Milk

I 17,4951

Condensed milk: Total stocks, mfrs., end of mo.-

Case goods ______________ thous. of lbs __ 13,928 17,803 20,657 24,650 27, 314 30,875 35,006 35,373 30, 124 20,590 Bulk goods _____________ thous. oflbs __ 18,594 19,520 20,885 21,965 23, 727 25,765 30,337 28,855 25,203 20,611 20,577 Unsold stocks, mfrs., end of mo.-

Case goods ______________ thous. oflbs __ 9, 698 14, 181 16, 678 20,427 22,951 26,464 30,866 31,222 25,467 16,213 13,235 Bulk goods _____________ thous. oflhs __ 6, 986 8, 297 7,842 7,935 8,119 6, 954 10,212 8,176 7, 598 5, 117 4, 773 Exports _____________________ thous. of lbs __ 2,403 1, 907 1, 973 I, 718 I, 479 3, 294 1, 5151 2,682 2, 502 2, 710 3, 477

Wholesale price, New York ____________________ dolls. per case __ 6.03 6. 03 6.03 6.03 6.03 6. 03 6.03 6.13 6.13 6.13 6.13

Evaporated milk: Manufacturers' stocks, end of mo.-

Total, case goods ________ thous. of lbs __ 157,152 202,070 211,828 224,486 218,486 244,969 258,836 227,201 199,334 162,221 146,571 Unsold, case goods ______ thous. of lbs __ 107,009 163, 478 174, 148 187, 262 179,047 197, 189 218,761 176,439 166, 196 140,371 125,623 Exports _____________________ thous. of lbs __ 5,269 4, 546 4, 366 4, 718 3, 452 5, 223 4, 720 5,417 6, 308 6,181 5,369

Wholesale price, New 3.8o I York ____________________ dolls. per case __ 3. 75 3.80 3.80 3.80 3.80 3. 74 3.69 3. 95 3. 95 3. 95

Production, condensed and evaporated milk ______________ thous. otlbs __ 141,981 143,280 132,284 149, 136 139,802 163,034 205,641 '243, 414 '235, 860 '187, 224 2160, 117

Powdered milk: Manufacturer's stocks,

end of month _____________ thous. oflbs __ 40,597 '38,m6 36,318 33,281 32,770 34,186 32,493 31,820 28,096 26,675 25,674 Exports _____________________ thous. of lbs __ 366 465 507 467 477 426 376 346 496 636 629 Net new orders _____________ thous. oflbs __ 9,924 8, 739 8, 733 9, 853 10, 151 9, 623 10,946 11, 913 11, 333 10, 671 8, 832 Fluid milk:

Receipts-Boston (including

cream) ________________ thous. of qts-- 18,352 18,313 18.226 19,403 19, 634 19,007 20,348 21,149 20, 906 1 19, 400 19,369 Greater New York ______ thous. of qts __ 109,947 110,296 116,140 119,356 116,769 123,165 122,086 124, 883 112, 955 117,880

Consumption in manufacture of oleomargarine __________ thous. of lbs __ 7, 464 8, !58 8, 404 9,066 7, 799 6,173 5,837

6,0741 6, 935 7, 903 7,103

Raw: Sugar I

Imports- I From Hawaii, Porto

Rico _____________________ long tons __ -122;o1i- 5, 590 50,977 82.660 117, 776 132,240 199,950 109,929 123,537 188,571 185,704

From foreign countries _____ long tons __ '306,500 '293, 455 277,350 273,952 '181, 182 195, 187 201,442 558, 190 1271, 925 204,271 Meltings, 8 ports _______________ long tons __ 258,585 207,006 337,360 402,333 413,912 360,592 501,569 371,714 469, 484 432, 111 410,063 Stocks at refineries, end of

444, 415 I 622, 945 month_------------ __________ long tons __ 293,938 322,208 321,930 283,778 378,969 442,894 744,247 574,224 529,067 Refined:

Shipments, 2 ports _____________ long tons __ 42,717 33,645 59,916 62,113 72,208 49,066 89,928 69,423 80,822 72,114 68,838 Stocks, 2 ports _________________ Jong tons __ 34,019 42, 555 37,759 46, 134 53,998 53,324 48,600 47,827 61,571 63,357 42,405 Exports, including maple ______ long tons __ 3,572 4, 723 6, 576 8, 553 6, 668 7, 246 4, 661 4, 742 7,074 4,83o I 4,487

Prices: Wholesale, 96° centrif.,

N. Y ----------------------dolls. per lb __ • 034 .033 . 034 . 033 • 031 .032 • 033 .032 • 032 .035 .036 Wholesale, granulated,

N. y ______________________ dolls. per lb __ .046 .046 .047 .044 .043 • 044 .046 • 045 .048 .048 .049 Retail granulated, N. y _____ dolls. per lb __ .053 .053 .053 • 053 .054 • 054 . 054 .055 • 057 • 055 .055 Retail average, 51 cities _______ rel. to 1913 __ 107 107 107 106 107 111 111 111 115 115 116

Cuban movement (raw): Receipts at Cuban ports _______ long tons __ 105,726 150,277 213,688 124,848 152, 166 160,710 149,333 164,444 401,856 669,252 793,762 Exports ________________________ long tons __ 86,518 231,039 413,406 291, 311 274,588 314,239 326,074 236,592 446,188 335,529 153,083 Stocks, end of month_thous. of long tons __ 1,423 669 764 958 1,163 1,279 1, 418 1, 631 1, 701 1, 755 1, 412

Candy

Sales by manufacturers _______ thous. of dolls __ 21,948 28,727 29,800 31,004 28,027 19,044 16, 713 19,774 22,264 25,660 2';1,312

Coff£e Imports _____ -- ________________ thous. of bags __ 1,094 1,098 967 1, !59 I 991 712 801 1,010 915 1,065 1,134 Visible supply:

World _____________________ thous. of bags __ 5,455 5,188 5,014 5, 051 I 5,498 5, 529 5,378 5, 572 5,449 5, 2641 5, 264 United States _____________ thous. of bags __ 866 929 817 828 934 784 861 867 ' 790 851 875 Receipts, total, BraziL ________ thous. of bags __ 1,697 1,494 1,549 1,437 1, 595 1, 462 1, 391 1,031 i 1, 247 1, 152 1,264

2 Revised.

Febru-ary

'97, 906 41,014

46,530 141,901

. 36

2 32,661 12,467 33,807

61,891 4,395

198 280

47,818 .21

1,110

84 35, 192

18,671 20, 4~5

14,077 4,685 3,582

6.13

153,202 129,580

5, 121

3. 95

2132,204

26,199 454

8, 767

17,149 104,586

7, 714

140,019 166,971 328,181

570,970

42,£06 32,746 4,280

.037

.049

.059 118

659,637 179,432

815

24,893

1, 229

5,322 852

1,469

January

'102, 982 43,507

60,230 160,417

. 37

'33, 788 12,525 40,424

69,223 5,361

181 1.552

53,672 . 21

917

139 44,080

21,740 23,475

16,502 6,289 2, 623

6.13

175,974 143, 769

5,839

3. 95

2136,669

29,833 944

8, 956

19, 192 114,235

9,035

77,132 192,123 326,416

616,247

60,224 32,99 4

7 5,63

.03

.05

.05 12

7

1 9 0

192, 1 53 9 2

145, 18 3!

24,53 8

1,03

5,11 67

6

9 1 6 1, 45

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1931 1930 Earlier data for items shown here may

be found on pages 27 to 139 of the Decem- N'b~~m- i October Septem-August I July I June ~~ April March

Febru-August, 1930, "Survey" January ber ber ary January

FOODSTUFFS-Continued -~- --~---~---

I .. J .... 1

Coffee-Continued I Clearances:

Total, Brazil, for 1, 647 1, 590 1, 080 ! 1, 176 1,469 922 1,027 1,152 1,169 1, 427 1,470 world ___________________ thous. of bags __

Total, Brazil, for U. S ..... thous. of bags .. 952 881 514 i 659 852 652 I 539 I 441 530 548 590 722 881 Price, Rio No.7, Brazil

grades _________________________ dolls. per lb .. .068 .070 . 079 i .089 .072 . o12 I . o761 .093 .092 .099 .103 .105 .103 I . . Tea l

8, 134 ! 7, 0071 Imports _________________________ thous. of lbs .. 7, 289 8,029 7, 565 ' 9, 917 8, 717 6, -'55 4, 712 5, 796 6,355 5, 602 6, 537

Prioo, ··-~ '"·;..;:; ...... , .. >• >0 ..

1

. 225 . 225 . 225 . 223 . 224 .290f .292 . 300 .300 . 300 . 300 . 300 . 300 I I

Shipments from the Gold and 13,441 I 29,551 Nigerian Costs, Africa ___________ long tons __ 39,278 21,756 18,888 12,660 7, 554 20,764 14,694 16,124 13, 9fi1 25, 543 43,838

Imports __________________________ .. long tons .. 16,418 13,700 6, 338 7, 410 11,008 17,863 20,443 15, 121 10,721 12,164 11, 595 15,082 25,176 Spot price, Accra, New York ___________ dolls .. . 0619 . 0675 .0688 . 0675 . 0670 .0775 . 0869 . 0825 • 0850 . 0869 .0875 .0925 . 0938

TOBACCO

Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals): Large cigars ___________________ thousands __ 362,939 349,635 528, 128 623,861 523,973 517,200 532,805 519, 599 523,775 469,969 454,766 426,522 418,900 Small cigarettes _________________ millions .. 9, 368 1 8,675 7, 952 10,947 10,190 10,577 11, &59 11,751 10,301 9, 535 9,165 8,465 10,208 Manufactured tobacco and

snufi _____________________ thous. of I bs .. 31,6971 25,815 25,976 33,026 32, 166 31,370 30,964 30,939 32, 579 31, 261 31i 458 30,308 33,014

Exports: 57,037 Unmanufactured ____________ thous. of lbs .. 50,440 62,148 57,964 78,262 53, 841 39, 527 27,620 30,351 28,823 43,364 54,887 46,885

Cigarettes _____________________ thousands __ 229,6971 338,808 251,507 318,751 305, 676 295,744 643,358 566,015 446,231 366,674 497, 8!4 430,886 465,464

TRANSPORTATION I

River and Canal Cargo Traffic I

I I Panama Canal:

2,1071 2,147 I Total cargo traffic _____ thous. oflong tons __ 2,167 2, 263 2,394 2,060 2, 145 2,402 2, 262 2,457 2, 558 2,378 2, 612 In American

vessels ______________ thous. of long tons __ 9581

953 1,009 1, 133 1,040 1,022 1, 221 1,062 1,116 1,120 1,272 I, 058 1,198 In British vessels ..... thous. of long tons .. 540 536 615 546 436 532 578 556 511 685 611 727 589

Sault Ste. Marie canals __________________ thous. of short tons .. ---------1 312 5, 1.30 9,094 10,347 11,267 12, 367 12,650 11,320 410 --------- --------- ---------

New York State canals __________________ thous. of short tons .. 390 608 458 457 563 416 402 312 --------- --------- ---------Cape Cod CanaL _________________ short tons .. :~~~~~~~:1 225,021 225,322 z;JO, 043 244,640 247,376 219,574 208,467 214,302 184,002 151, 515 162,509 186, 172

Suez CanaL ______________ thous. of met. tons .. 2,186 2, 217 2, 204 2,288 2, 390 2, Ill 2,542 2,475 2, 634 2,474 2, 744 Weiland Canal ____________________ short tons __ --------- 68,400 583,907 916, 563 980,532 985,829 850,918 756,563 805,262 141, 679 --------- ---------St. Lawrence Canal •••... thous. of short tons .. --------- 38 563 877 914 1,006 928 875 841 Ill --------- ---------Mississippi River Govt.

84,2661140, 176 75, 157 barges _________________________ .. short to us .. 75,300 2107,507 83,480 102,569 113,749 70,088 124,924 101, 122 71,087 75,739 Ohio River, Pittsburgh,

Pa., to Wheeling, w. 709 Va ____________________ thous. of short tons._ 505 500 926 1, 037 928 998 1,106 1, 015 1,002 879 &39 578

Allegheny River _________ thous. of short tons .. 56,740 64, 170 230,423 246,832 282,393 387,260 367,727 307,823 310,711 335,262 174,445 61,420 93,825 Monongahela River ______ thous. of short tons .. 1,571 1, 547 1, 811 2,075 2, 087 2, !52 2,154 2,152 2,265 2,113 2, 364 2,179 2,134

Ocean Traffic

I Clearances, vessels in foreign trade: I TotaL _________________ thous. of net tons .. 5,414 5, 505 6, 224 7,074 7,653 8, 480 8, 067 7, 509 7, 525 6, 703 I 5,834 5,368 5, 693 American ______________ thous. of net tons .. 1,843 1, 991 2, 5{)1 2,651 3,060 3, 359 3,371 2, 822 3,112 2,966 2,116 1, 977 2,023 Foreign _______________ thous. of net tons __ 3,571 3, 514 3, 723 4,423 4, 593 5,121 4,696 4,687 4, 412 3, 738 3, 718 3, 391 3,670

Shipbuilding

Completed during month: TotaL _________________________ gross tons .• 29,413 25,971 53,551 51,667 32,083 75,030 45,069 29,806 45,570 16,930 23,840 14, 241 23,779 Steel seagoing _________________ gross tons •• 21,045 18,391 39, &30 16, 895 20, 125 33,302 15,974 17, 395 26,248 4,166 13,088 12,217 21,493

Building or under contract end of month: Merchant vessels •.... thous. of gross tons .• 421 344 359 366 423 489 465 487 488 366 327 341 376

Freight Cars

Surplus (daily av. last week of month): 616,750 I 44o, 275 I TotaL ______ ------ __________________ .cars .• 706,538 580,498 402,637 394,032 431,971 454,815 465,464 441,503 427,925 465,920 392,552

Box.------ __________________ ---- ___ .cars •. 336,577 380,603 304, 100 230,705 202,398 Z32, 896 232,235 246,622 233,664 203,192 203,590 206,531 217,024 CoaL ______________________________ .cars .• 240,292 251, 358 213,752 126,935 139, 416 141,721 165,499 163,396 148,873 168,930 206,066 180,089 123,469 Shortage (daily av. last week of month): Car loadings:

TotaL _____________________ thous. of cars .. 3, 491 2, 7&3 4,127 3,818 3, 725 4, 670 3, 556 3, 719 4, 599 3, 619 4,415 3, 506 2 4, 247 Grain and grain products .• thous. of cars .• 196 143 190 163 ~~~ I

304 233 166 188 156 201 175 2 201 Livestock __________________ thous. of cars .•

~~I 94 140 129 106 .80' 86 117 96 118 103 '136 Coal and coke ______________ thous. of cars .• 638 852 733 638 : 769 557 579 740 571 736 798 2 1,039 Forest products ____________ thous. of cars .. 156 121 174 159 162 207 160 199 265 230 294 217 '231 Ore ________________________ thous. of cars .. 26 22 92 154 195 ' 284 245 250 259 51 45 33 24J Merchandise and I. c. L .... thous. of cars .• 997 820 1, 133 966 944 I 1, 179 899 967 1, 210 1,004 1, 251 938 '1, 128 Miscellaneous ______________ thous. of cars .• 1, 174 9461 1, 546 1, 514 I, 490 ~ 1, 821 1, 382 1,472 1,820 1, 510 I, 770 1, 241 I 21,469

Railroad Operations

Operating Revenues: 327,061 I Freight. __________________ thous. of dolls .• --------- 280,909 311,042 385,684 363, 473 354, 713 347,293 331,647 354,326 345,813 345,204 337,993

Passenger _________________ thous. of dolls .. 55,443 48,710 52,368 59, 092 I 67, 432 65,805 67,146 60,406 59,586 61,788 61,254 70,452 Total operating ___________ thous. of dolls .. --------- 377,933 398,786 4&3, 455 467, 469 l 466, 370 457,025 444,848 463,130 451,203 452, 717 427,941 451, 190

Operating expenses ____________ thous. of dolls •• --------- 297,606 299,301 326,286 320, 131 i 327, 204 331, 562 334,638 351,780 348,214 351,279 330,579 356,469 Net operating income _________ thous. of dolls .. 49,372 62,069 112,251 104,078 ' 95,604 82,750 68, 8&31 69, 174 62,272 61,074 59,452 55,474 Freight carried _______________ mills. ton-miles .. --------- 29,026 32,29 39,292 36,220 ' 37,421 35,580 34,419 36,956 34,894 35,310 34,341 36,664

'Revised.

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1931 1 193o Earlier data for items shown here may ___

1 ----------~---.----.---,---

be found on pages 27 to 139 of the ' I I I I August,1930, "Survey" January I' Decem- Novem- October Septem- August July June Mav April March Febru- January

------------------~---- ~~---~------r--------~-------~---TRAN::::: :::~::~::tinued l I

Locomotives (Am. Rv. Assn.): I i Owned, end of month- i I

2 55' 678 1 QuantitY--------------------number .. l 55,576 55,985 56,157 56,236 56,287

Tractive power ----------mills. of lbs.. 2, 521i I '2, 528 2, 538 2, 541 2, 541 2, 540 In bad order, end of month- I

A waiting classified repairs.number..' 5, 522

1

5, 216 5, 102 4, 936 4, 676 4, 585 Per cent of total in use •..••• per cent.. 10.0 9. 5 9. 2 8. 9 8. 6 8. 2 Installed ••...•••••.......•.. number.. 80 92 96 127 147 161 Retired .......•••.•...•••.•.. number.. 182

1

390 I 268 206 198 216 New orders •.•....•••••••..•. number .. 2 60 1 4 7 25 34

Shipments, manufacturers' (Census)-TotaL •....•••.................. number.. 16 49 43 50 65 77 Steam, domestic ...............• number.. 10 37 37 48 62 68 Electric, domestic ............... number.. 6 7 6 2 3 5

Unfilled orders (railroads), end of mo.-From manufacturers .......••••. number .. In railroad shops .•...•.......... number ..

Unfilled orders, manufacturers' (Census)TotaL. ----------···············number .. Steam, domestic ...•.•.......•.. number .• Electric, domestic ....•.......•.. number ..

Exports, steam ..... _________________ number .. Freight cars (Am. Ry. Assn.):

64 30

91 78 12 2

90 30

104 86 18 3

59 33

93 63 25

102 37

132 96 31 5

143 38

174 136 33 2

189 46

234 193 36 2

I 56, 342 56, 380 il 2, 537 2, 535

4, 562 2 4, 515 I 8. 2 8.1

1181 165

15~ -----~~~-

56, 410 ' 56, 456 2, 533 2, 531

4,450 8.0 177 226 18

4,563 8,2 149 166

29

561 81 58 97

~: r------~~~- -----~:- -----~i-291 1 343 420 1 469 243 291 367 417 41 44 44 45 4 3 9 4

56,486 2, 528

4, 595 8.2 142 310 43

70 64 2

310 132

536 485 45 10

55,654 2, 530

4,509 8.0 115 218 16

56,753 2, 530

4, 282 7. 6 160 227 163

68 49 60 48 5 ,----·····

343 107

536 479

47 8

334 107

591 527 52

2

Owned, end of month-Quantity ····----------thous. of cars.. 2, 254 '2, 258 2, 271 2, 272 2, 275 2, 274 2, 274 2, 272 2, 270 2, 270 2, 268 2, 267 2, 265 Capacity ·····--·······--mills. of lbs .. 210,217 '210,426 211,788 211,823 211,942 211,831 211,550 211,221 210,890 210,726 210,315 210,135 209,842

In bad order, end of month-Quantity ........................ cars .. 147,650 Per cent of total in use ...... per cent.. 6. 7

New orders __ ·····---·······--------cars .•..•...•.. Shipments-

TotaL ...........•••••.......... cars .. Domestic ... -·-······· •....... __ cars ..

Unfilled orders (railroads)-TotaL _·············-·····-·····cars .. From manufacturers .•.......... cars .. In railroad shops ........ _ ••..... cars __

Passenger cars:

845 735

8, 799 2,681 6,118

New orders .••••...••..•... _________ cars __ .•.•..... Shipments-

TotaL •...•.••••..••••.........•. cars .. Domestic ...•...••••............ cars .•

Highways

Concrete pavements, new contracts: TotaL •..••.........••. thous. of sq. yds .. Road •....•........•.•.. thous. of sq. yds ..

Federal-aid highways: Completed-

Cost. ..•••............ thous. of dolls •. Distance ......••••..•.••••••.•. miles ..

Under construction, end of month •• miles ••

Passenger Travel

National Parks: Visitors. ···············--·······number .. Automobiles entered ............ number .•

Arrivals from abroad: Immigrants_ ......•.••.....•••.. number .. United States citizens ....••••••. number ..

Departures abroad: Emigrants_ .......•..•..•••••... number .• United States citizens ..•.....•.• number ••

Passports issued _____________________ number __ Pullman company operations:

Revenue ..••.............. thous. of dolls .• Passengers .. _._ ..... ___ ._ ..... thousands ..

Trend of business in hotels: Room occupancy _____ per ct. of capacity •. Average sale per occupied room ..• dollars ..

Warehouses

33 33

10,107 9,218

17,416 423

6, 957

48,874 9,211

4,091 19,844

4,397 24,885 7,445

6,072 2, 203

661 3.80

I Public merchandise ware- i

houses, space occupied .•.... per ct. of totaL.--···----~

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Telephone companies: i Operating revenues ....... thous. of dolls_.---------' Operating income ......... thous. of dolls •• _________ :

Telegraph companies: I 1 Commercial telegraph I

tolls .......••......•..... thous. of dolls .. 1

---------i Operating revenues ....... thous. of dolls ........... 1

Operating income ......... thous. of dolls .• ~---------i Electric railways (212 companies): j

Passengers carried ....•. thous. of persons •.••....... ,

ELECTRIC POWER I !

Electric power production: I TotaL ............... mills. of kw. hours.. 7, 941 By water power .•.... mills. of kw. hours.. 2, 344 By fuels ______________ mills. of kw. hours.. 5, 597 In street railways, I

manfg. plants, etc .. mills. of kw. hours.. 460 In central stations ____ mills. of kw. hours__ 7, 481

2 Revised.

147,334 6.6

2,691 I

607 436

9, 780 3,376 6,404

:r 8;

8,808 5,081

42,751 1, 071 7,030

37,246 6,010

6,439 28,535

5,450 21,140 6, 565

5,418 2,180

60 3. 72

70.0

77,820 16,070

10,012 12,973

1, 517

155, 883 157,727 157, 141 7. 0 7. 1 7.1

2, 862 3, 291 565

1,182 1,139

3, 716 1,125 2, 591

10

67 67

6, 293 4, 790

40,418 1,138 7, 785

2, 384 2, 307

5,423 2,445 2,978

73 73

9, 745 6,820

41,088 1,025 8, 325

4, 235 4,176

6,175 4,127 2,048

62

50 50

10,080 6,360

18,422 544

8,459

153,046 144,987 140,594 137,386 129,865 129,895 122, 327 ~8 ~5 ~3 ~2 ~9 ~9 ~5

m ~- m ~m ~~ 'w ~m 5, 940 5, 934

10,802 7, 723 3,079

13

35 35

10,657 7,243

18, 541 537

8,339

5, 348 5, 348

17,230 14,247 2,983

32

41 41

17,4161 12,720

13,844 483

8,055

5,066 5,059

22,759 19,161 3,598

13

66 66

18,156 13,860

22,939 938

7, 709

6, 785 6, 785

28,696 25,050 3,646

72

72 69

18,914 14,899

9, 317 445

7, 674

9,087 8,874

31,846 26,518

5, 328

70

77 65

18,570 14,338

6,031 302

7, 230

6,144 6,066

3.1, 181 29,058 6,123

169

61 51

13,700 11,294

6,185 227

6, 824

9,600 9, 366

30,800 25,722 5,078

134

78 78

6,887 5, 357

9,266 358

6,843

43, 361 '67, 089 183, 583 549, 287 596, 699 293, 931 121,194 35,819

75, 515 14,322

67,306 12,841

48.342 9, 926 7, 937 '15, 596 43,939 127, 153 143,049 77, 153

9,209 22,381

4, 951 24,420 7,496

5, 305 2, 031

65 3. 96

'69. 9

76,139 17,148

8, 647 11,348

735

13,942 40,702

5,352 32,988 7,834

6,016 2, 278

69 3.90

68.8

79,173 19,074

10,137 13, 157

1,829

17,792 80,900

5,100 56,526 8, 772

6, 476 2, 517

64 3. 82

68.4

76,925 17,756

10,117 13,054 1,467

14,816 69,957

5,245 88,372 10, 510

7,128 2, 767

60 3.96

68.4

76,279 16,445 I

10,121 1

12,965 I 1,400

13, 323 38,822

4,818 55,366 16,084

6,485 2, 541

59 3.86

67.8

76,850 15,452

10,131 13,090

875

14,944 32,284

4,320 40,103 32,405

7,198 2,679

62 3. 89

68.4

77,815 17,432

10,759 13, 768 1, 412

19,414 25,487

3, 720 27,593 43,227

6, 171 2, 351

68 3. 76

70.3

80,507 18,141

10,957 14,059

1, 445

22,261 32,115

3, 947 26,707 33,148

6,247 2,420

68 4.05

69.7

79,850 18,877

11,002 13,964

1,673

19,759 40,727

2,900 37,930 18,802

6, 316 2, 457

67 3. 90

70.0

79.200 17,984

10,790 13,865

1,442

13, 585 34,234

3,180 33,796 9,899

6,331 2,379

70 4.091

71.7

75,398 17,2871

9,844 12,652

532

718,784 658, 789 701, 279 646, 036 . 646, 750 655,477 681, 788 736, 202 728, 820 760, 269 705, 454

8,106 2, 360 5, 746

502 7, 604

7,693 2,191 5, 502

465 7, 228

8,172 2,269 5, 903

486 7, 686

7, 965 2, 252 5, 5131

479 7, 286 I

7, 878 2, 487 5,391

526 7, 352

7,869 2, 859 5, 010

541 7, 328

7, 752 3, 037 4, 715

541 7, 211

8, 015 3,194 4,821

518 7, 497 I

8,000 3, 284 4, 716

489 7, 511 I

8,175 3, 266 4, 909 I

501 I· 7,674

7, 618 2, 705 4, 913

441 7,177

124,260 5.6

6,632

8,095 7,426

33,457 28,057 5,400

58

95 80

6, 595 5, 244

7,680 273

7, 054

47,296 19,335

14,767 23,985

3, 947 31,991 8,485

7,143 2, 760

73 4.04

74.6

77,845 18,012

10,518 13,454

435

781,927

8, 652 2, 935 5, 717

497 8,155

42


E I 1931 1930

artier data for items shown here may be found on pages 27 to 139 of the Decem- Nob;rm- October Septem- August I July June I May April August, 1930, HSurvey" January ber ber

I ---- --- ------

ELECTRIC POWER-Continued ----,--Electric power production (Canada):

TotaL _______________ mills. of kw. hours __ 1, 485 1,542 1, 515 '1, 575 '1, 443 1, 412 1, 426 1, 435 1, 545 1, 502 By water power ______ mills. of kw. hours __ 1,457 1, 513 1,488 21,550 21,410 1, 391 1, 404 1, 414 1, 524 1, 481 Exported _____________ mills. of kw. hours __ 162 149 142 161 154 143 132 136 129 118

Electric power, gross revenue _____________________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 191,920 '187, 340 182,950 174,940 168,100 167,200 176,920 172,900 176,300

Rate of manufacturing operations (based on the consumption of electrical energy for power purposes):

Activity by geographical divisions-United States __________ rel. to 1923--25 __ 100. 1 99. 1 105.4 103.2 JlO. 7 6.9 05. 1 5.3 119.0 120.3 New England _________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 90.2 86.3 96.5 93.2 88. 1 87.1 87.9 94.2 101.3 105.9 North CentraL ________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 108.3 99.0 109.2 107.3 110.6 112.0 109.9 116.0 125.8 125.7 Middle Atlantic _______ rel. to 1923-25 __ 97.5 97.5 109.8 99.6 103.1 94.3 102.9 111.8 112.3 117.2 Southern ______________ rel. to 192.'!-25 __ 97.8 116.4 111.2 118.4 120.1 1!0. 2 106.5 119.5 122.3 117.3 Western _______________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 109.5 '99.9 '121. 3 116. 1 130.9 125.0 129.0 135.0 130.5 127. 6

Activity by industries-All industry ___________ rel. to 1923--25 __ 100.1 99. 1 105.4 103.2 110.7 106.9 105. 1 I 115.3 119.0 120.3 Chemical and allied

products _____________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 137.1 133. 5 150.5 122.4 147. 1 135. 7 140.6 138.6 146.6 137.2 Food and kindred

products _____________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 120.2 107.1 125.3 137.2 148.6 141.2 139.2 145.4 138.2 119.4 Rolling mills and steel

138.31 plants _______________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 105.3 110.2 109.7 126.0 110.3 112.0 109.7 11.5. 2 135.1 Metal working ' plants _______________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 92.9 97.8 93 .. 1 87.0 97.4 95.2 95. 1 106.8 116.3 125. 5 Metal groups __________ rel. to 1923-2.5 __ 97.4 102.3 99.4 101.2 101.4 101.3 : 100.5 110.0 123. 2 130.2 Leather and its

products _____________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 73.4 68.7 69.0 84.9 73.5 87.7 : 97.3 96.8 66.3 91.2 Lumber and its :

products _____________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 84.3 73.3 95.31 77.1 105. (l 97.7 100.0 107.3 102.4 102.8 Paper and pulp ________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 103.7 117.0 101.2 120.0 119.3 115. 1 119.9 ' 137. 5 132. 2 126.7 Rubber and its

products _____________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 106.5 84.3 9.1. 3 99.0 107.2 110.5 : 103.8 104. R 135.3 138. 5 Shipbuilding ______ . ____ rei. to 1923-25 __ 138.8 99.0 132.8 121.5 124.1 122.8 116.8 111.8 113. 2 130 1 Stone, clay, and

glass _________________ rel. to 192R-25 __ 99.2 100.6 119.4 106.3 120. 5 1!8. 2 110.8 136.5 121.2 129.9 Textiles ________________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 86.4 89.8 94.2 85.4 85.1 72.5' 79.7 95.3 96.0 102.3 Automobiles, including

86.6 ; repair parts __________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 72.9 '71. 5 74.9 80.9 88.4 75.3 102.9 105.8 112.9

EMPLOY~IENT AND WAGES

Employment in factories: I I New York State ______________ rel. to 1923__ 67.5 69.3 72.0 74.3 75.6 73.9 i 74.6 7. 5 79.0 80.3 Maryland ____________________ rel. to 1924__ 73.6 76.7 78.8 81.6 83.4 82.0 I 83.3 86.2 87.4 88.6 Iowa __________________________ rel. to 1923__ 113.8 117.2 117.7 114.3 115.1 117.2 118.1 122.5 126.1 124.3 Massachusetts _____________ rei. to 192&-27 --~--------- 67.2 70.4 72.5 73.3 72.8 : 71.5 75.6 78.3 80.4 Illinois _____________________ rel. to 192&-27__ 77.0 I 78.2 77.7 80.2 82.9 84.9 85.7 91.2 93.4 95.0 Ohio __________________________ rei. to 1926__ 79.8 81.9 82.1 85.1 2 88.2 '89.3 : '92.1 2 96.5 '100.0 '100. 9 Cleveland _______________ rel. toJan.,192L_ --------- --------- 87.4 91.6 92.0 9~.1 99.4 103.9 107.9 107.4 Detroit_ ___________________ rel. to 1923-25 __ 76.5 40.0 75.8 79.0 74.8 83. o I 48. o 99. o 109.2 110.5 New York State _________________ number __ 373,304 383,.518 398,424 411,333 418,262 408, 895 , 412, 269UI428, 678 436,926 444, 133 Oklahoma _______________________ number __ --------- --------- --------- --------- 35,058 35, 139 34,849 34,748 34,28.5 33,479

Total pay roll: New York State

(weekly) ________________ thous. of dolls __ 10,048 ' 10,513 10,883 11,489 12, 061 11,631 1 ll, 7171 12,369 12,667 13,030 Oklahoma (weekly) _______ thous. of dolls __

----~~:T~----~~1 ----76:2- 944 958 ' 971 982 1,013 933 New York State ______________ rel. to 1923 __ 72.2 80.0 77.2 I 77.7 82.0 84.0 86.4 Illinois ____________________ rel. to 1925-27 __ 64.0 69.0 71.4 73.2 74.5 i 82.2 86.5 89.1

Employment: 118.91 Canada ______________ rel. to cal. year 1926 __ 101.7 108.5 112.9 116. 2 116.6 118.8 116 .. 1 111.4 107.8

Ohio construction _____________ rel. to 1923 __ 49.41 59.8 72.0 82.6 '87. 7 '96.6 2 100.3 I '93. 3 2 93.5 2 92.3 Employment, trade-unions:

United States __________ per cent of totaL_ 73.0 77.0 78.0 79.0 79.0 78.0 ' 78.0 80.0 80.0 79.0 Canada _________________ per cent of totaL_ --------- 83.0 86.2 89.2 90.6 90.7 ! 90.8 89.4 89.7 91.0

Anthracite mines: I Employment ______________ rel. to 1923-25 __

1 88.3 96 .. 5 2 94.7 2 96.6 '91. 9 '81. 7 I 2 90.3 2 89.5 '92. 3 84.8 Pay roll ____________________ rel. to 1923--25 __ 1 7.1. 8 85.0 2 83.2 '102. 3 2 78.2 'll8. 2' 2 72.6 2 73.2 2 85.8 63.9

Federal civilian employees, Washington, D. C., end of mM<'-----------------------------""moo, __

1

71,252 71,189 71,052 70,790 70,598 70,197 69,666 68,510 67,036 65,778 Average weekly earnings, factories:

Tllinois __________________________ _dollars__ 24. 25 25.09 25.31 26.42 26.43 26.45 26.27 27.49 28.14 28.49 New York State __________________ dollars__ 26.92 27.42 27.32 27.94 28.84 ! 28.45 28.40 28.86

29.00 I 29.35 Wisconsin _______________________ _dollars ___________ 20.84 21.33 22.89 22.16 22.21 21.47 23.96 24.79 25.56 Oklahoma ________________________ dollars ___________ --------- --------- --------- 26.92 27.27 27.85 28.25 28.54 24.88 New York ___________________ rel. to 1923 __ 98.8 100.7 100.3 102.6 105.9 104.4 104.3 105.9 106.5 107.7 Illinois __________________ rel. to 1925-1927 __ 85.51 88.4 89.2 93.1 93.1 93.2 92.6 96.9 99.2 . 100.4

Average weekly earnings (National Industrial Conference Board): I Grand total (both sexes) __________ dollars __ ---------1 24.23 24.06 24.92 25.22 25.38 25.72 26.48 27.05 27.64

Total, males ____ ,. _________________ dollars __ 25.36 25. 15 26.25 26.87 27.15 27.33 28.56 29.19 29.74 Skilled male _____________________ .dollars __ 26.30 26. 11 27.25 28.08 28.35 28.55 29.87 30 . .10 31.09 Unskilled male ___________________ dollars_ -1--- ______ 21.58 21.29 22.13 21.93 22.30 22.26 23.13 23.85 24.41

A ve~~~aJ~:ek~e~ours:----- __________ dollars __ !_-------- 1.1. 47 15.22 15.72 15.27 15.71 15.88 16.13 16.27 16.59

Nominal (both sexes) ______________ hours __ i _________ 48.3 47.8 48.2 48.3 48.1 48.4 48.6 48.9 48.8 Actual (both sexes) ________________ hours--1--------- 41.7 41.1 42.3 42.5 42.6 43.3 44.5 45.2 46.1

Wages, road labor, by districts: 1

51 50 49 50 50 49 49 48 51 New England _____________ cents per hour __ 1

48 Middle Atlantic __________ cents per hour__ 41 41 40 41 42 42 42 43 41 42 South Atlantic ___ , ________ cents per hour __ ! 20 22 22 22 23 28 25 26 26 27 East South CentraL ______ cents per honr __ l 21 22 24 24 24 23 25 25 25 25 West South CentraL _____ cents per hour__ 26 28 26 27 27 26 26 28 28 33 East North CentraL _____ cents per hour__ 37 37 37 38 38 37 38 38 39 38 West North CentraL _____ cents per hour__ 37 37 35 38 37 36 36 37 37 38 Mountain _________________ cents per hour __ l 44 45 47 48 48 46 47 48 48 46 Pacific ____________________ cents per hour__. 51 51 52 53 53 53 53 54 52 53 United States, average ____ cents per hour__ 36 37 3R 39 40 39 40 40 40 40

Wage rates, U. S. Steel Corp __ cents per hour__ 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 Wages, steel sheet workers ___ per cent of base__ 127.0 127.0 127.0 127.0 127.0 127.0 127.0 127.0 127.0' 127.0

2 Revised.

March I Febru-ary -------

! 1, 515 1, 398 1, 491 1, 371

127 117

176,200 185,800

120.2 123. 5 105.0 113.3 128.4 136.8 122. 2 126.0 121.7 118.3 117.4 127.5

120.2 123. 51

140.0 139.6

129.8 129.2

136.8 143.0

132.0 130.5 133.7 135.0

80.8 86.5

93.7 94.7 135.0 138.0

130.3 133. 1 117.7 125.4

117.9 116.7 99.6 103.3

108.9 116.6

81.8 81.9 87.5 87.2

123.0 125.2 82.0 83.0 96.9 98.0

2 99.7 '99.3 106.7 107.4 108.5 108.0

452,472 453,284 33,320 32,938

13,481 13,304 928 916

89.4 88.3 90.1 94.0

110.2 111.6 '81.0 '81. 4

79.0 78.0 89.2 88.5

83.3 107.8 67.1 103.7

64,954 64,662

28.25 29.24 29.80 29.36 25.75 24.84 27.85 27.81 109.4 107.8 99.6 103. 1

27.59 27.90 29.37 29.75 30.70 31.08 24.14 24.59 16.84 17.09

49.0 49.3 46.3 46.7

52 51 44 44 25 25 27 25 28 29 38 40 37 39 46 46 53 .13 39 39 50 50

127.0 127.0

January

1, 555 21,514

113

198,300

121.8 120.5 128.0 125.8 110.0 115.2

121.8

136.7

132.3

143.1

126.7 132.9

92.3

87.5 120.8

144.4 124.4

124.2 112.4

99.8

82.3 86.2

122.9 82.9 97.8

'98. 5 109.1 106.5

455,480 33,081

13, 524 900

89.7 91.2

111.2 '80. 8

80.0 89.2

105.6 92. I

64,356

28.30 29.7 0 24.10 27.21 109. 99.

0 7

27.51 29.5 30.8 24. 31 17.0

49. 46.

2 4

5 t 41 2 5

5 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 0

2 3 4 4 4 5 4 5

127.

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Earlier data for items shown here may ___ _________ _ __ _ 1930 I 1931 I

be found on pages 27 to 139 of the I D I August, 1930, "Survey" January

1 'h"e"rm- N'j,~~m- October Se~~~m- August July J

---------,---]--- --- --------- ------une

::l:~:::r~::o:~:::::::::::·, i ~~ United States ___________________ number__ 224 218 227 19~ 170 177 198 Eastern States __________________ number.. 254

1

239 231 192 181 214 231 Central States ___________________ number__ 261 233 251 240 222 204 221 Southern States _________________ number__ 293 314 344 277 201 252 253 Western States __________________ number.. 91 103 123 74 71 79 98 Illinois __________________________ number.. 331 270 280 278 230 234 262 Wisconsin _______________________ number.. 230 : 191 210 178 188 162 150 Canada __________________________ number .. ---------1 133 189 211 159 145 161

Factory Labor Turnover -

Percentage of number on pay roll

I I I

I Departures: '

TotaL ____________ per rent (annual basis) __________ _ Voluntary quits .. per cent (annual basis) .. Lay offs __________ per cent (annual basis) .. ----·----Discharges ________ per cent (annual basis) __________ _

Accessions ___________ per cent (annual basis) _________ __ Industrial disputes:

Disputes ________________________ number. __________ 1 Workers iuvolved _______________ numher.. ________ _

Man-days lost in month ......... number.. ________ _

DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT

Retail Sales

Mail-order houses: Total sales, 2 houses _______ thous. of dolls._ 41,459 Sears, Roebuck & Co ..... thous. of dolls .. 24,839 Montg-orr.ery Ward & Co.thous. of dolls .. 16,620

Ten-cent chain stores: Total sales (4 chains) ______ thous. of dolls .. 36,368 Total stores operated

(4 chains).----------------·-· .number __ 3,020 F. W. Woolworth &

Co. ----------·-·--------thous. of dolls .. 19,240 Stores operated .. ___________ number .• 1,886

S. S. Kresge Co ___________ thous. of dolls .. 9,825 Stores operated ______________ number .. 681 '

McCrory Stores Corp ..... thous. of dolls __ 2,903 Stores operated ______________ number __ 242

S. H. Kress & Co ••....... thous. of dolls __ 4,400 Stores operated. ---·--------number .. 211

W. T. Grant Co .....•.... thous. of dolls .. 4,110 Stores operated •...•.•....... number .. 350

F. & W. Grand ...•...•... thous. of dolls .• Stores operated ... ___________ number .. ---------Isaac Silver & Bros .••••.. thous. of dolls __ Stores operated ... -----------number .. ---------J. C. Penny Co. __________ thous. of dolls __ 9, 725 Stores operated ______________ number __ 1,452

G. C. Murphy Co ........ thous. of dolls .• 1,221 Stores operated .....•....•.• number .. 166

Restaurant chains: Total sales (3 chains) ..•... thous. of dolls .. 4, 570

Stores operated ______________ number .. ---2~ii83" Childs Co., sales __________ thous. of dolls •.

Stores operated ....•......•.. number .. J. R. Thompson Co.,

sales _____________________ thous. of dolls .. 1,192 Stores operated ______________ number .. 120

-Waldorf System (Inc.), sales. --·--------·······-thous. of dolls .. 1, 295

Stores operated .••..•.•.••... number .. 152 Installment sales in New England dept. l_ stores, ratio to total sales .......... per cent.. ---------1

tao

F I Advertising I

Magazine advertising .........• thous. of lines .. 1, 585 I Magazine advertising, total cost. ________________________ thous. of dolls .. 10,820 I Newspaper advertising ________ thous. of lines .. 75,823

I Radiobroadcast cost,

facilities ________________ ...•. thous. of dolls .• 2, 637

Postal Business ! Postal receipts: !

50 selected cities ....•..••.. thous. of dolls .. 29,112 I! 50 industrial cities ......... thous. of dolls .• 3,466 li Money orders: Domestic issued (50 cities)-

Quantity .•.......•••.•.•. thousands._ 3, 7491! Value _________________ thous. of dolls __ 36,352 ! Domestic paid (50 cities)-

Quantity ..•. ______ . __ ..•. thousands .. 10,590 I Value. ___________ ..... thous. of dolls .. 78,273

17.6 5.9

10.9 .8

8. 2

11 6, 361

379, 119

72,486 43,814 28,672

85,146

3,023

42,320 1,890

23,982 678

6, 783 242

12,061 213

11,797 348

3,545 112

1,421 45

23,703 1,452 3,170

166

4,902 384

2,277 112

1,246 120

1,379 152

---------

2,265

15,3521 82,467

2 2, 718

38,572 4,418

4,165 39,627

11,716 91,923

Air mail, weight dispatched _________ pounds .• " 767,229

BANKING AND FINANCE I

Bank debits: Banking

New York City ___________ mills. of dolls .. Outside of New York

24,557 29,001

City _____________________ mills. of dolls .. 21, 727 23,113 Canada. ___________________ mills. of dolls .. 1,403 !i 1, 538

2 Revised.

22.6 27.8 30.0 28.0 29.3 6.9 9.6 13.7 11. 2 11.8

14.7 17.0 14.3 15.3 15.4 1. 0 1.2 2.0 1. 5 2.1

10.2 17.6 22.2 14.7 17.4

2 26 34 41 32 31 2 8,145 2 15,649 13,409 7,161 5,039

'215, 141 2 336,250 202,874 144, 530 148,982

55,713 68,878 54,419 50,682 48, 790 33,312 38, 78.5 33,086 29.715 30,121 22,401 30,093 21,333 20,967 18,669

45,725 48,597 42.377 41,995 39,802

3,021 3,011 3,002 2,988 2, 967

24,077 26,422 22,353 22,055 20,737 1,890 1,889 1,886 1, 881 1, 871

12,503 12,853 11,265 11,410 10,882 676 668 665 356 645

3, 617 3,606 3,278 3,406 3,12.3 242 241 240 240 240

5, 528 5, 716 5,478 5,125 5,061 213 213 211 211 211

6,677 7,084 5,286 5,385 4,818 346 340 318 309 305

1,894 2,026 1,663 I, 669 1, 669 112 111 111 108 105 673 o93 566 608 598 45 44 45 45 45

18,937 19,860 15,956 14,397 13,602 1, 452 1,450 1,446 1,440 1,438 l, 579 I, 621 1,344 1,362 1, 319

165 163 162 168 163

4,599 4,884 4,642 4, 642 4, 501 379 377 380 379 379

2,075 2,259 2,136 2,173 2,050 111 111 113 113 113

1,186 1,287 1, 215 1,208 1,199 121 121 120 120 119

1,338 1,338 1, 291 1, 261 1, 252 147 145 147 146 147

--------- 8.8 8.0 13.0 6.6

2,488 2,490 1 2,145 1, 658 1, 986

17,359 17,759 15,214 12,0751 14,316 89,424 98,437 88,648 70,018 72,007

2, 577 2, 674 2,123 1, 900 ' 2,074

28,379 32,279 28,764 25,876 26,761 3,028 3,568 3,160 3,132 3,157

3, 525 3, 662 3,415 3,285 3,436 34,525 35,916 33,923 33,363 34,672

10,248 11,514 9, 758 9,681 10,197 79,934 90,647 79,174 77,670 81,800

637,054 742,687 705,963 695,305 693,627

22,490 30,781 27,383 25,052 29,600

19, 700 23,693 21,253 20,966 23,171 1, 515 1,884 1,514 1,464 I, 613

186 202 209 240

81 224 155 156

30.8 14.8 13.6 2. 4

19.7

34 8,499

15 0, 627

4, 356 5 3 2 0, 367 3, 989

4 0,548

2,952

20 • 715 1,867 1,400

636 3,212

240 5, 221

209 5,469

303 1,869

103 6~6 45

5,828 1,435 1,2891

160

4, 585 382

2,103 114

1, 225 121

1, 257 147

5.2

2, 752

9,614 1 8 8, 702

2,033

2 7,956 3,062

3,554 5,395 3

1 8

68

0, 619 2, 691 0,814

7, 690

24 ,647 1, 667

May ---

164 172 173 243

93 196 135 148

34.7 •17. 7 13.9 3.1

24.7

30 4,640

192,201

59, 350 34,300 25,050

47,075

2,935

25,310 1,855

12, 778 632

3,588 241

5,399 207

6,153 293

1,840 98

715 45

17,170 1,430 1,410

156

4, 975 381

2.279 115

1,314 121

1,382 145

6.3

3,022

20,399 100,402

2,300

31,370 3,335

3,813 38,266

11,191 87,661

702,499

37,423

24,416 1, 767

April March Febru- January ary -------------

162 180 201 201 177 217 213 231 177 1S9 225 231 217 254 271 2.50 74 8.3 91 101

190 209 246 257 159 177 186 196 145 157 164 160

35.1 31.9 33.0 28.1 17.7 16.3 16.0 13.1 14.1 12.1 13.8 12.2

3. 3 3. 5 3.2 2.8 24.3 23.0 26.9 23.7

41 34 33 21 5, 711 5, 847 6, 562 5, 316

180,445 289,470 436,788 182,202

I 56,561 47,582 46,691 51, 274 32,785 26,950 28,285 32,943 23,776 20,632 18,406 18,331

46,371 42,325 37,523 34.657

2, 922 2,908 2,892 2,880

24,369 22,482 20,030 18,408 1,853 1,845 1, 835 1,829

12,724 11,260 9,944 9,352 624 617 611 604

3, 651 3,358 2, 907 2,695 240 241 241 243

5, 627 5,225 4,642 4,202 205 205 205 204

5, 731 4,962 3, 911 3, 784 287 283 280 279

1, 936 1,603 1,326 1,296 96 94 94 94

751 643 534 457 45 45 44 43

17,452 14,208 11, 197 2 10,610 1,428 1,416 1,396 1,395 1, 291 1,183 989 939

155 154 154 154

4,962 5,039 4,580 2 5, 051 377 374 374 374

2,330 2,352 2,148 '2,369 112 110 110 111

1, 279 1,307 1,177 1,300 121 121 121 121

353 1,380 1, 255 1,382 144 143 143 142

6.6 9.2 10.9 16.2

3,141 1 2, 738 2,382 2,014

21,861 18,687 16,808 12,411 101,259 97,868 81,702 88,265

2,199 2,295 1,873 1,989

32,644 32,475 29,457 32,199 3, 524 3,562 3,473 3,561

3,828 4,134 3, 597 3,805 37,803 39,827 35,617 38,356

11,562 11,791 10, 165 11,266 90,646 88,103 78,066 86,593

676,255 625,174 556,913 518,398

38,631 40,740 31,117 34,732

24,347 25,014 21,534 25,691 1,556 1,627 1,446 1, 674

44

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS-Continued -----=c=co-_-_---=--==--·-=====~-----=-= ---'-"-'---------------------========== ===~~~~--~------------------------------ -- -

1931 Earlier data for items shown here may

be found on pages 27 to 139 of the August, 1930, "Survey'' January

BANKING AND FINANCE-Continued

Banking-Continued

Federal reserve banks: Bills discounted ___________ mills. of dolls __ Notes in circulation ________ mills. of dolls __ Total investments _________ mills. of dolls __ Total reserve ______________ mills. of dolls .. Total deposits _____________ mills. of dolls __ Reserve ratio ___________________ per cent ..

Federal reserve member banks: Total loans and dis-

counts ___________________ mills. of dolls .. Total investments ......... mills. of dolls .. Net demand deposits •..... mills. of dolls ..

Brokers' loans, end of month-ToN. Y. Stock Ex. members-

TotaJ __________________ mills. of dolls .. Ratio to market value ______ per cent__ By New York F. R.

member banks ••..... mills. of dolls .. Deposits, New York State

savings banks, end of month _______________________ mills. of dolls ..

Interest rates: Time loans, 90 days _____________ per cenL. Call loans, renewaL _____________ per cent.. Prime com. paper (4-6 mo.) _____ per cent__ Prime bankers' acceptances •.•.• per cent .. N.Y. Fed. Res. Bank (redis.) ____ per cent .. Federal land banks _____________ per cent .. Intermediate credit banks ....... per cent ..

Public Finance

Government debt, gross, end month ___________________ mills. of dolls ..

Customs receipts ______________ thous. of dolls .. Total ordinary receipts ........ thous. of dolls .. Expenditures chargeable to

ordinary receipts ____________ thous. of dolls __ U. S. money in circulation:

Daily average ______________ mills. of dolls ..

Gold and Silver Gold:

215 1,478

730 3,278 2,484 82.7

15, 753 6,843

13,680

1, 720 3.30

I, 734

4, 888

2. 13 1. 50 2. 88 !.56 2. 00 5. 63 4.00

16, 163 28,808

125,605

413,796

4,695

Domestic receipts at mint. ... fine ounces.. 94,476 Rand output. ________________ fine ounces .. 914,000 Monetary stock of U. B.-

daily average. ___________ mills. of dolls .. Imports. __________________ thous. of dolls .. Exports ___________________ thous. of dolls ..

Silver: Production-

4,622 34,426

54

United States ....... thous. of fine oz.. 3, 664 Canada _____________ thous. of fine oz.. 1, 932

Stocks, end of month-United States ....... thous. of fine oz__ 654 Canada _____________ thous. of fine oz .. -------- -Imports ..•................ thous. of dolls.. 2, 896

Exports. __________________ thous. of dolls__ 3 574 Price at New York ..... dolls. per fine oz.. :294

Business Failures

Firms (United States): Total commerciaL ______________ number._

Manufacturers ______________ number .. Trade establishments ______ .number __ Agents and brokers .......... number __

Firms (Canada) _____________________ number __ Liabilities (United States):

Total commerciaL. _______ thous. of dolls __ Manufacturers ________ thous. of dolls __ Trade establish-

ments _______________ thous. of dolls __ Agents and brokers .. _thous. of dolls __

Liabilities (Canada). _________ thous. of dolls .. By groups:

Manufacturers-Metals ______________________ number .. Textiles _____________________ number __ Lumber _____________________ number __ Chemicals ___________________ number __ Printing and engraving _____ number __ Foodstuffs __ ._._._ ... _ ...... number .. Leather, etc _________________ number __ Liquors and tobacco. _______ number __ Stone, clay, and glass _______ number __ All other. ___________________ nnmber ..

Traders-General stores _______________ number __ Foods and tobacco __________ number __ Clothing. ___________________ number .. Household furniture ......... number .. Chemicals and paints ....... number .. Books and paper ____________ number .. All other. ___________________ number ..

2 Revised.

3,316 611

2,541 164 296

94,608 47,633

43,071 3, 904 4, 215

44 124 76 10 21 32 17 6

11 270

220 476 633 57! 117

15 509

I

I

Decem- No vern- October ber ber

I I 251 251 202

1, 664 I, 451 1, 355 1,100 827 773 3,082 3,145 3,192 2, 517 2,492 2, 519

73. 7 79.8 82.4

16,263 16,516 16,764

6, 6931 6,800 6, 731

13,999 13,908 13,830

1,894 2,162 2,556 3. 86 4.06 4.65

1,926 2, Ill 2, 512

4, 792 4, 666 4,658

2. 25 2.13 2. 50 2. 23 2.00 2.00 2. 88 2. 88 3.00 1. 88 I. 88 I. 88 2.00 2. 50 2.50 5.63 5.63 5. 63 4.00 4.00 4. 00

16,026 16,185 16, 180 30,764 36,365 39,319

717,092 120,362 147, 8!3

364,540 244,651 375,244

4,823 4, 528 4, 501

109,907 113,430 152, 648 908,000 884,000 926,561

4,583 4,553 4, 520 32,778 40,159 35,635

36 5,008 9, 266

'3, 713 3, 738 3, 816 2,043 1,412 2, 291

831 956 649 179 216 217

2, 660 2 2, 652 3,270 3,472 4,102 4,424 . 326 . 359 . 358

2, 525 2, 031 2,124 537 448 499

1,834 1,447 1,474 !54 136 !51 295 237 214

83,683 55, 261 56,297 19,948 19,438 17,989

28,853 21,217 22,096 35,382 14,606 16, 212

6, 994 2, 958 2, 532

34 34 34 85 71 97 77 71 54 9 5 7

15 18 20 34 27 35 14 8 15 6 10 14

12 14 12 251 190 211

138 104 108 461 393 398 444 261 250 290 245 253

114 I Ill 94 15 11 18

372 322 ' 353

1930

Septem-~ August July June May April March Febru- January ber ary -------

I I I I I i

186 I 231 197 260 247 233 241 343 407 1. 376 I 1,308 1, 335 1,432 1,466 1, 507 I, 576 1, 637 I, 702

801 781 1 714 761 712 749 840 796 747 3,128 3,086 3,178 3,151 3,221 3,252 3,209 3,187 3,188 2,457 2,454 2,469 2,474 2,421 2,434 2, 443 2,408 2,369 81.6 80.5 83.5 80.7 83.9 82.5 79.8 78.8 78.3

·::~:I 16,830 16,945 16,960 16,837 16,964 16,913 16,428 16, 676

6,338 6, 291 6,120 5,889 5, 789 5, 719 5, 575 5,529 13,812 13,629 13,798 13,740 13,388 13,581 13,329 12,944 12,949

3, 481 3, 599 3, 689 3, 728 4, 748 5,063 4, 656 4,168 3, 985 5. 79 5. 31 5. 49 5. 83 6. 33 6. 721 6.12 5. 89 5. 77

3,063 3,110 3, 228 3, 219 4, 022 4, 274 3, 968 3, 489 3,345

4, 662 4, 59! 4, 572 4, 559 4, 505 4, 507 4, 509 4,436 4, 416

2. 63 2. 63 2. 75 2.88 3. 50 4.13 4. 25 4. 75 3. 88 2. 19 2. 21 2. 20 2. 62 3. 12 4.00 3. 69 4.32 4. 64 3.00 3. 00 3. 25 3. 50 3. 75 3. 88 4.25 4. 75 4.88 1. 88 1. 88 1.88 2.13 2. 50 2.94 3.13 3.81 3. 94 2. 50 2. 50 2. 50 2. 50 3. 00 3.00 3. 50 4.00 4.00 5. 63 5. 63 5. 61 5. 58 5. 58 5. 58 5. 58 5. 72 5. 79 4.06 4. 13 4. 17 4. 55 4. 83 4. 98 5.10 5. 24 5. 34

16,081 16,188 16,176 16, 185 16,399 16,394 16,390 16,460 16,423 36,655 32,083 26,200 72,170 51,722 41,071 42,610 35,935 41,278

602,811 127,388 138, 741 308,495 173,243 159,053 674,876 138,540 151, 195

308,221 224, 117 284,310 416,799 230,997 414,147 362,221 236, 742 347,351

4,492 4,476 4,483 4, 489 4, 497 4, 518 4, 533 4, 556 4,652

125,871 112, 3951115, 119 90,764 76, 786 89,694 73,745 72,009 75,955 903,176 921, 081 912, 652 887,867 916,213 868,606 889,370 8!8,188 882,801

4, 503 4,4961 4, 532 4,528 4,505 4,443 4,395 4,319 4, 283 13,680 19,714 21,889 13,938 23,552 65,835 55,678 60,198 12,908 11,133 39,332 41,529 26 82 110 290 207 8, 948

3, 780 3,835 3, 551 3,969 4,293 4, 627 4, 998 5,161 4, 753 3,486 2,685 2,100 1,485 I, 585 I, 705 I, 714 I, 225 I, 716

813 677 459 737 348 356 338 977 535 341 410 312 441 844 690 496 I, 144 I, 244

3,461 3,492 3, 953 2, 707 3, 486 3, 570 4,83! 3, 923 4, 756 3, 903 4,544 3, 709 3,3361 4, 978 4, 646 5,8!8 5, 331 5, 892 .363 .352 . 343 .3461 . 4071

. 424 . 417 . 432 . 450

I, 963 I, 913 2,028 2,026 2,198 2, 759 2,179 2, 347 2,262 434 566 425 507 501 534 621 526 680

1,395 1,234 I, 481 1,393 1,580 I, 500 1, 587 I, 605 1, 913 134 113 122 126 148 164 139 131 166 175 167 183 !56 188 177 198 209 2 264

46,947 49,181 39,826 63, 131 1 55, 54! ' 49,059 56,846 51,326 61, 185 16,448 22,735 13,369 26,273 23, 133 I 19,669 19,414 20,724 19,500

19,311 17,829 21,572 22,825 21, 285 . 23,427 24,293 1 20,909 29,814 11,188 8, 617 4,887 14,033 11,123 5, 964 !3, !39 I 9, 693 11,871

2, 664 2,939 2, 997 2, 707 2, 737 2,006 3, 549 i 7, 539 2 6,190

30 33 45 28 43 42 42 36 32 53 55 51 75

571 61 81 58 106

65 98 81 85 94 106 Ill 94 105 9 14 11 9 5 9 11 11 14

16 19 20 22 21 15 16 17 13 35 29 37 45 29 1 38 42 38 6 () 14 21 10 8 14 4 11 13 18 8 11 1 6 4 3 3 4 3 7 7 9 7 13 10 11 3 I ()

197 279 160 222 221 246 293 252 319

93 67 83 73 69 108 124 94 136 341 329 403 365 395 386 413 376 453 257 270 268 264 300 270 317 366 437 247 204 235 259 2861 277

3071 286 38

98 78 73 93 73 80 99 88 97 12 11 21 13 3~~ I

10 13 10 11 347 275 398 326' 369 3!4 I 385 399

0

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1930 Earlier data for items shown here may \

193~\ ________________ _ be found on pages 27 to 139 of the ', D N S t I j I I F b August 1930 "Survey" January ecem- ovem- October ep em- August July_J __ u_"_e_ May April March

1

earyru- Januar~

BANKI~G A~D FINANCE-Continued~---~-~~'___~---~~~------~ -

Life Insurance 1

11

I I I (Association of Life Insurance Presidents) I, I

Policies and certificates, new (44 companies): 231

II Ordinary _______________ thous. of policies__ 3!9 253 261 229 IndustriaL _____________ thous. of policies.. 7~~ I' I 794 741 847 722 Group _______________ thous. of certificates__ 59 28 35 46 Total policies and certificates ______ thous__ 1, 0261 !, 172 1, 023 1, 143 996

Amount of new insurance (44 companies): I Ordinary __________________ mills. of dolls__ 596 753 593 620 545 IndustriaL ________________ mills. of dolls__ 214 229 208 244 210

¥~~~finsurance============~lll~: ~f ~~ll~== 8~~ il 1, m sgi 9~; ~~ Premium collections (44 companies): I

Ordinary __________________ thous. of dolls __ 170,497 191,871 !54, 473 165,954 147,907 IndustriaL _______________ thous. of dolls__ 62,659

1

112,666 58, 108 55,851 59,859 Group ____________________ thons. of dolls __ 10,108 9,591 7,269 7,944 7,220 Annuities _________________ thous. of dolls__ 10. 741 I 19, 6!5 7, 094 6, 917 5, 016 Tota]__ ____________________ thous. of dolls __ 254,005 333, 743 226,944 236, 666 220, 002

Admitted life insurance assets (40 companies): I Grand totaL ______________ mills. of dolls __ --------- 15.293 15,217 15,120 15,024 Mortgage loans-

TotaL ________________ mills. of dolls __ ---------, 6, 303 6, 270 6, 244 6, 223 Farm __________________ mills. of dolls __ ---------1 1, 554 1, 561 1, 562 I, 563 All other_ ______________ mills. of dolls __ ---------1 4, 749 4, 709 4, 682 4, 660

Bonds and stocks (book value): TotaL _____________________ mills. of dolls __ ---------1 5, 747 5, 736 5, 719 5, 648 Goyernment _______________ mjlls. of dolls __ ---------1

21,,

610437

1, 101 1, 095 I, 089 Raiiroad ___________________ mJIIs. of dolls __ --------- 2, 640 2, 638 2, 622 Public utility ______________ mjlls. of dolls __ ---------~' 1, 531 I, 526 1, 521 1,488 All other ___________________ mJIIs. of dolls __ --------- 475 469 465 449

Policy loans and premium I' notes _________________________ mills. of dolls __ ---------1 2,169 2,127 .2. 098 2, 062

(Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau) I j

245 805

39 1, 088

622 234

73 929

270 896

74 1, 241

715 248 130

1, 092

150,754 170,847 58, 961 54, 602

6, 508 8, 480 5, 7971 7, 047

222, 020 240, 976

14, 926 14,837

6, 213 1, 571 4, 642

5, 616 1,085 2, 621 1, 473

437

2, 041

6,200 1, 572 4, 628

5, 582 1, 079 2, 617 1,450

436

2, 0181

267 1, 163

52 1,482

726 312 107

1, 144

166, 190 59,522

7, 615 5, 359

238,686

14, 736

6,171 1, 573 4, 598

5, 531 1,073 2,600 1, 441

417

1, 992

294 848 46

1,188

776 230

91 1, 098

310 893 62

1, 265

840 241 114

1, 194

330 974 46

1, 350

885 264

73 1, 222

175,397 173,929 182,665 58, 459 53, 948 65, 605 8, 003 7, 598 8, 344 6, 086 5, 805 5, 789

24 7, 945 2H, 280 262, 403

14, 648114, 543114,444

6, 160 6, 140 6, 116 1, 575 1, 576 1, 577 4, 585 4, 564 4, 539

5, 470 1, 064 2, 594 1, 414

398

1, 965

5,420 1,065 2, 572 1, 398

385

1, 942

5, 384 1, 061 2, 554 1, 389

380

1, 922

Sales of ordinary life insurance: I United States tota!__ ______ thous. of dolls __ 628,607

Eastern manuf. dis ____ thous. of dolls __ 280,066 Western manuf. dis ___ thous. of dolls __ 138,869

795, 642 653, 131 685, 755 324, 635 279, 651 285, 594 175,677 146, 102 153,704

603, 102 1 685, 864 238, 909 1 275, 228 136, 170 153, 052

779, 184 822, 437 860, 068 897, 871 941,801 319, 321 330, 948 350, 430 370, 797 401, 432 172, 695 188, 821 191, 560 201, 268 215, 909

Western agric. district ______________ thous. of dolls __

Southern district ______ thous. of dolls __ Far Western district__thous. of dolls __

82, 754 65,329 61,589

Canada, total 15 com-panies ___________________ thous. of dolls__ 41, 188

Dividend and Interest Payments

Grand totaL __________________ mills. of dolls__ 1, 121 Interest payments _____________ mills. of dolls__ 601 Dividend payments:

TotaL ____________________ mills. of dolls__ 521 Industrial and misc ________ mills. of dolls-- 386 Steam railroads ____________ mills. of dolls__ 56 Street railways _____________ mills. of dolls__ 16

New Security Issues

117, 117 91,922 86, 291

49,874

713 429

284 221 39 14

90, 178 72, 189 65, 011

46,868

579 302

277 212 39 12

97,300 77,196 71,961

46,019

763 443

320 250 44 11

89,779 69,724 68,520

39,643

524 296

228 184 30 7

99,276 80,858 77,450

37,061

424 227

197 153 37 7

114,929 89,284 82,955

47,8291

916 543

373 278

54 13

121, 170 130, 005 131, 635 94, 384 99, 406 99, 928 87, 114 88, 667 94, 243

55, 355

721 392

329 235 40

7

50,085

570 262

308 220 36 8

52, 708

745 420

32~ 243 40 11

131, 342 98,391 94,727

50,327

608 280

328 255

4G 81

267 783 35

1, 085

731 213

60 !, 003

I 162, 709 55,659 8,099 4, 916

231, 383

14, 329

6,100 1, 588 4, 512

5, 344 1, 062 2, 554 1, 367 !

361 1

1, 897

7981709 : 345,320 ' 177,421 '

107, 335 !

86,836 81,797 I

45,499

2 533 224

2 309 2 236

2 47 10

Foreign loans in the U. s ______ thous. of dolls__ 107,000 2 22,377 2 5, 662 2 103, 545 59,650 19, 680 73, 738 187,855 129, 751 148, 684 162, 199 101, 213 ' Foreign governments __________ thous. of dolls __ ---------Total corporation _____________ thous. of dolls-- 580, 706

9, 500 52, 900 2, 680 42, 100 103, 250 79, 781 121, 675 26, 000 40, 000 141,855, 213, 795 346, 887 !89, 866 428,762 512,678 927,376 679, 703 646, 326 496, 209

Purpose of issue-New capitaL _________ thous. of dolls __ 399,848 180,872 137,622 151, 148 284,570 121, 516 402, 281 445,363 864,042 628,444 630,889 468,574 Refunding ____________ thous.ofdolls __ 180,858 I 6,772 4,233 62,647 62,317 68,350 26,481 67,315 63,334 51,259 15,437 27,635

Type of security-Stocks ________________ thous. of dolls __ 45,302 73,509 18,438 30,136 Bonds and notes ______ thous. of dolls __ 535,404 114, 135 123,417 183,659

Class of industry: Railroads_ ----------------thous. of dolls __ Public utilities ____________ thous. of dolls __ IndustriaL ________________ thous. of dolls __ OiL ___ ---------- _________ thous. of dolls __ Land and buildings _______ thous. of dolls __ Shipping and misc ________ thous. of dolls __

States and municipalities:

175,004 324, 108 69,173 1,500 8,021 2,900

Permanent Ioans __________ thous. of dolls__ 47,559 Temporary loans __________ thous. of dolls__ 68,996

Bond sales (Canada): Oovt. and provincia!_ _____ thous. of dolls __ ---------Municip~L _______________ thous. of dolls __ --------- • Corporatwn _______________ thous. of dolls __ ---------

Tax-exempt securities outstanding,

14,250 116,778 21,889

30,002 4, 7251

2 97,708 2 76,531 '

I

45,170 3, 236

11,748

7, 600 5, 000 89, 738 104, 642 10, 562 44, 605 4, 250 35, 7 50

15,3651 8, 740 14, 340 15, 058

93, 982 2158, 380 80, 422 81, 222

20,000 1ll, 552 2, 526 12, 547 2, 700 34, 166

end of month ________________ mills. of dolls __ --------- 19,646 19,684 20,040

Agricultural Finances

Loans outstanding, end mo.: Federal farm loan banks ___ mills. of dolls __ Joint-stock land banks _____ mills. of dolls __ Federal intermediate credit banks ____________________ milis. of dolls __

Stocks and Bonds

Stock prices, average daily closing: 25 industrials, average ____ dolls. per share __ 25 railroads, average ______ dolls. per share __ 103 stocks, average _______ dolls. per share __

'Revised.

1, 187 550

128

214. 18 90.38 40.69 l

1, 187 553

130

212.34 82.00 38.09

1,188 567

132

227.60 90.23 42.12

1,189 560

126

240.49 97.30 43.44

61, 775 57, 673 285, 112 132, 193

76, 2541 41, 516 172, 243 48, 071 10, 273 84, 714

--~HMfTigf 79,578 I 98,514 76. 501 I 26, 406

20, 150 7, 150 8, 485 2, 365 4, 345 35,875

19, 836119,873

1 ·1~~ 1

1·m 123 123

282.92 110.16 47.40

282.81 11Qc 38 55.92

70, 430 154, 955 433, 640 261, 380 123, 388 156, 143 358, 332 354, 723 493, 736 418, 323 522, 938 340, 066

62, 632 234,465 45,920

625 22,070 63,050

111,657 153,068

1,000 12,930 3,475

19,848

!

1,192 I 567

llli

282.64 113.69 56.98

178,467 172,091 55,953 66,000 15,383 24, 785

60,435 604,486 154,845 23,932 7, 599

31,080

153, 699 142, 448 69, 742 24, 614

7,300 4,056

13,900

19,772

!, 193 569

92

284.36 113.84 54.84

46,993 27,522 12,690

19,811

1, 194 572

96

327.04 123.59 64.73

178,662 130,777 169,229 63,742 64, 54! 72,752

223,013 228,481 49,931 76,000 17,075 51,226

148, 956 127' 028 83, 07 4 102, 040

19,820 8,861

25,400

19, 735

I, 194 574

90

349.46 131.18 64.66

4,165 10, 821 15,975

19,665

1,195 577

81

328.24 131.55

69. il

]]8, 225 172, 445 141,395

6,500' 17, 725 39, 119 '

78,740 81,724

8, 500 12, 521 I

35,290

19, 173

1,196 580

78

315. 25 131.94 66.56

254 803 43

1, 100

713 218 64

995

164,920 58,711 9, 669

14,390 247,690

14,238

6, 082 1, 590 4, 492

5, 310 1, 058 2, 549 I, 348

355

1,874

755,821 325,695 169, 279

105, 573 83,228 72,046

46,788

1, 127 557

570 425 57 17

74,987 4,000

702, 179

629,083 73,096

126,813 575,366

60,483 492,000 34,595 2, 275

28,193 84,634

2 92,184 96,779

3, 358 7, 773

15,000

19,061

1,196 582

77

294. 78 126.29 65.46

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Stocks and Bonds-Continued

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I I I I Stock prices, average weekly closing:

Industrials, rails, and utilities (404) ________________________ rel. to 1926 ..

All industrials (337) ___________ rel. to 1926 .. All railroads (33) ______________ rel. to 1926 .. All utilities (34) _______________ rel. to 1926 .. Automobiles and trucks (13) .. rel. to 1926 .. Automobile tires and rubber

goods (7) ___________________ rel. to 1926 .. Airplanes (JO) ________________ rel. to 1926 .. Agricultural implements (4) .. rei. to 1926. _ Chain stores (17) _____________ rel. to 1926 .. Copper and brass (9). __ .. ___ .rei. to 1926. _ Food, other than meat (20). _.rei. to 1926. _ Machinery and machine

112.3 103.4 100.4 163.4 106.2

50.6 202.5 161.7 78.4 82.1

127.2

equipment (JO) _____________ rel. to 1926.. 120.4 Oil producing and refining

(16) _________________________ rel. to 1926 .. Railroad equipment (9) _______ rel. to 1926 .. Rayon (5) ____________________ rel. to 1926 .. Steel and iron (10) ____________ rel. to 1926 .. Textiles (30) __________________ rel. to 1926 .. Theaters, motion pictures, aud

89. I 74.1 53.8

124.0 52.5

69.4

109.4 101.9 93.5

157.9 100.3

54.9 177.0 169.7 78.1 79.9

123.0

Jl6. 9

87.8 72.9 58.2

124.7 51.0

66.7

Jl6. 7 108.5 102.1 167.4 101.2

56.0 214.9 195.8 81.7 90.8

126.4

120.3

96.9 i 76.8 I 67.9 .

130.5 54.9

77.7 amusements (7) _____________ rel. to 1926 .. Tobacco and tobacco products

129_ 2

i (10) _________________________ rel. to 1926.. 131.5 125.6

1 Traction, motor transportation, etc. (9). ____________________ rel.to1926__ 63.1 63.3 67.91,

Stock yield: Total common (90) ______________ per cent__ 5. 50 5. 62 5. 43 i

Industrials (50) _____________ per cent__ 5. 73 5. 79 5.69

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Public utilities (20) _________ per cent.. 4. 26 4. 37 4.10 Railroad (20) ________________ per cent__ 6. 56 7. 05 6. 46

Preferred high-grade industrial 1

(20) .. ---------------------,---Per cent.. 5. 66 5. 77 5. 62 ,

127.6 Jl7. 8 JIO. 9 187.0 108.0

52.5 269.6 211.7 88.1 92.6

133.5

134.4

106.4 82.0 64.6

141.5 58.2

87.8

!36. 8

72.3

5. 05 5. 39 3. 64 5. 98

5. 52 Stock sales, N.Y. Stock '

Exchange __________________ thous. of shares.. 52,543 58,764 51, 946[ 65,497 Bond sales:

Miscellaneous _____________ thous. of dolls __ 247,308 250,707 182,9061264,357 Liberty-Treasury _________ thous.ofdolls .. 16,809 15,055 6,640 7,773 TotaL ____________________ thous. of dolls .. 264,117 265,762 189,546 272,130

Bond prices: Highest-grade

rails _____________ p. ct. of par. 4% bond__ 96.59 92.89 94.63 I 95.85 Second-grade I

rails _____________ p. ct. of par. 4% bond.. 86.54 82.78 85.85 ~~ 87.49 Public utility ______ p. ct. of par. 4% bond.. 78. 14 75.54 77.32 78.92 IndustriaL ______ .. p. ct. of par. 4% bond.. 70.98 68.61 70. 53 71.63 Comb. price

index_ ___________ p. ct. of par. 4% bond.. 81.98 78.96 81.10 I' 82.49 Bond prices, Jst of following month:

5 Liberty bonds ... ----------P· ct. of par.. 104.23 105.53 106.41 I 106.06 50 domestic bonds ___________ p. ct. of par.. 99.57 99. 54 98.68

1

, 100.08 40representativeissues ...... p.ct.ofpar .. 84.56 81.53 84.05 86.08

Bond yields: , Total, 60 high grade _____________ per cent.. 4. 43 4. 55 4. 46 '1 Railroads (15) ___________________ per cent.. 4. 25 4. 41 4. 32 Industrial (15) __________________ percenL 4.99 5.12 4.97 i Utilities (15) ____________________ per cent.. 4.56 4.61 4.57, Municipal (15) __________________ per cent.. 3. 92 4. 05 4. oo I Municipal bond yield (20) ______ per cent.. 4. 05 4.12 4. 06 i U. S. Treasury notes and 1

4. 41 4. 25 4.89 4. 53 3. 94 3. 99

certificates, 3-6 months ________ per cent.. I. 24 1.48 I. 40 I I. 74 LibertyandTreaurybond ...... percent.. 3.33 3.34 3.32[ 3.34

Long-term and real-estate bonds issued: Grand totaJ _______________ thous. of dolls.. 4, 520 29,877 9, 965 1 6, 635 Purpose of issue- I

Finance construction .. thous. of dolls.. 2, 850 530 I, 595 I I, 210 Real-estate mort- • I

gage _________________ thous. of dolls _ ---------~ 27,945 o, 120 1 I, 975 Acquisitions and

1

improvements _______ thous. of dolls.. 1,250 850 --------- 2,000 Kind of structure- I I I

Office and commer- ,

148.8 139.3 122.6 216.4 132.5

65.5 391.1 265.3 95.6

114.4 149.8

154.1

125.4 95.6 71.4

161.5 67.2

Jl2.4

152.6

74.6

4. 33 4.60 3. 64 5. t5

5. 48

63,545

221,327 9, 631

230,958

95.83

88.32 79.49 76.13

84.26

105. 84 100.96 88.25

4. 41 4. 25 4.85 4. 55 3. 97 3. 97

1.84 3. 37

13,890

1,475

165

147.61 149.3 152.81 110.5 181. o 112.41 113281 .. 72 I 139. 8 143. I I 160. I 170. 8 163.0 I

124. 2 124. 5 136.0 141. 7 143. 2 212. 7 215. 4 223. 5 250. 0 263. 7 242. I 134. I 132. 2 134. 0 151. 7 162. 0 154. 9

72.0 76.8 84.0 99.4 111. I 111. I 400. 9 405. 7 418. 1 530. 3 647. 1 536. 8 268. 5 285. 5 311. 1 374.8 393.9 346. 5 90. I 88. 7 89. 5 96. 5 101.1 99. 9

121.3 129.1 134.6 151.0 174.3 192.8

165.5 155.9 ' 142.5 280.6 145.0

103.7 413.8 329.1 100.2 193.3 150.6 147. 2 149. 4 148. 7 159. 5 159. 9 153. 41

152. 3 154. 5 152. I 169.8 172. 9 161.4 154. 4

129. 7 132. 9 133. I 147 91155. 7 140. 6 93. 4 94. 3 98. 8 109: 7 119. 8 126. 4 M8 no ~7 ~9 ~o ~5

160.4 159.1 161.1 174. I 196.4 191.9 66.0 67. I 68. 5 76. 7 83. 2 84. 7

106.1

149.2

72.7

4. 42 4. 69 3.12 5.50

5. 53

39,869

Jll.9

146.6

74.1

4.44 4. 77 3. 64 5. 41

5. 56

46,753

Jl9.4

145.2

75.3

4. 50 4. 91 2. 92 5. 43

5. 52

76,593

144. 5

158.9

82. I

4.02 4.42 2. 50 5. 03

5. 48

151.5

157.8

85.0 I 3. 78 4.13 2. 34 4.84

5. 46

78, 040 126, 910

135.5

159.6

85.7

3. 99 4.36 2. 55 4. 78

5. 48

96,552

127.5 127.9 86.1

187.8 85.0

121. 2

152. 31

82.4

4.14 4. 53 2. 64 4. 80

5. 52

68,723

167, 584 183, 716 218, 500 220, 131 264, 898 335, 934 105, 046 4, 951 10, u2 u, 789 7, o64 9, 731 !5, 222 1 8, 136

172,535 193,828 230,289 227, 195 274,629 351, 156 203,182

94.25

86.94 76.82 76.33

82.93

105. 23 100.41 90.99

4.43 4. 29 4.87 4. 59 3. 97 4. OJ

1.53 3.38

1, 938

300

I, 388

92.83

85.09 74.99 75.43

81.43

105.44 99.81 91.12

4.49 4.36 4. 92 4.63 4.05 4.08

1.83 3.37

16,425

10,725

2, 590

91.36

84.91 74.78 75.60

81.10

105.28 99.10 90.62

4.53 4. 41 4. 92 4.67 4.10 4.14

1.89 3.37

ll,093

6, 648

I, 555

90.42

84.49 75.36 76.35

81.20

104.92 99.28 92.01

4. 54 4.45 4. 92 4. 68 4.11 4.18

2. 41 3.41

3,813

88

2,025

89.81

84.32 75.76 76.54

81.28

104. 16 98.87 91.97

4. 54 4. 47 4. 91 4.69 4.11 4.17

3.00 3.46

27,435

8, 295

180

90.52

84.13 75.63 76.06

81.27

104.53 99.20 93.88

4. 551 4.43 4. 95 4. 71 4.12 4.15

2.95 3.40

u, 350

4, 740

1, 360

88.81

82.66 74.10 74.59 I

79.58

103.87 98.16 90.88

4.65 4. 53 5. 02

t:~ I 3. 36 3. 50

15,290

3,050

3,205

10,500 --- ----- 480 I, JIO 100

3, 0351 I, 943 :::r 850 200

2,300 600

250 675

5,130 8,800 110 --------- ---------

ciaL ________________ thous. of dolls.. 1,200 28,9721 9,300 I 3,050 Hotels. _______________ thous. of dolls.. 1, 250 I 340 --------- ---------Apartments ___________ thous. of dolls -~--------- --------- 110 I 175 --------- ---------Interest rates _______________ per cent__ 5. 81 1 5. 75 5. 741 5. 61 5. 89 5. 46

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES I I

3,395 1,400

10,050 5. 99 5, ~~~ 1-----~~-6. 20 5. 93

I

5,000 1

6.131 385

6.00 6.01

Europe: England _____________ dolls. per£ sterling __ France ___________________ dolls. per franc .. Italy _______________________ dolls. per lira .. Belgium __________________ dolls. per franc .. Netherlands ____________ dolls. per guilder .. ! Sweden __________________ dolls. per krone 1

Asia~witzerland ______________ dolls. per franc~-~

Japan ______________________ dolls. per yen .. : India ___________________ .dolls. per rupee __ ,

America: j Canada. ________ dolls. per Canadian dolL., Argentina ............ dolls. per gold peso .. i BraziL _________________ dolls. per milreis .. ! ChiJe _______________ dolls. per paper peso .. !

4. 85 .039 .052 .139 .402 . 268 .194

.494

.359

. 998

. 697

.091

.121

4.86 . 039

:n~ 1

. 403

. 268

.194

. 496

.359

.999

. 756

.096

.121

I :o~Z 1 .052 .139 .402 . 268 .194

4.86 .039 .052 .139 .403 .269 .194

. 4961 . 496

.360 .360

1.001 1

1.001 I ----~;~;+---~;~-!

4.86 . 039 . 052 .140 . 403 . 269 .194

.494

.360

1.001 .818 .101 .121

4. 87 .039 .052 .140 .403 . 269 .194

.494

. 360

1.001 .825 .100 .121

4.87 .039 .052 .140 .402 . 269 .194

.494

. 361

1. 001 . 821 .109 .121 '

4.86 .039 . 052 .140 .402 . 269 .194

.494

. 360

1.000 . 845 . Jl4 .121

4.86 .039 . 052 .140 .402 .268 .194

.494

. 361

.998

. 872

. us

.121

4. 86 .039 .052 .140 .402 . 269 .194

. 494

. 361

1.000 .886 ll7

.121

4.86 .039 .052 .139 .401 • 269 .194

.493

.361

.998

.856

. Jl5

.121

4.86 .039 .052 .139 . 401 . 268 .193

. 491

. 362

.992

. 865

.Jl2

.120

156.3 148.8 136.5 208.7 135.0

95.9 363.3 296.0 102.3 192.8 146.0

145.6

128.8 124.1 91.2

177. 1 78.3

96.0

139.3

78.4

4.38 4. 75 2. 91 5.03

5. 53

62,808

201,401 7, 975

209,375

89.52

82.39 73.4& 74.49

79.44-

103.08 97.90 89.74

4.64 4. 51 5. 04 4. 79 4.23 4.29

3. 39 3. 51

28,363

17,500

2,075

750

17,225 690 235

6.10

4.87" .039 .052 .139 .402' . 269 .194

. 491

.363

.989

.913

.ll1

.121:

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1931 I Earlier data for items shown here mag ___ ,_ be found on pages 27 to 139 of the Decem August, 1930, "Survey" January : ber -

U. 8. FOREIGN TRADE ---~~----

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Imports I ! • Orand totaL __________________ thous. of dolls __ ---------~208, t21

By grand divisions: Europe-

TotaL ________________ thous. of dolls __ ---------[ 56,661 France ________________ thous. of dolls __ ---------~ 7, 275 Oermany _____________ thous. of dolls ___________

1

11,619 Italy __________________ thous. of dolls __ ---------~~ 5, 252 United Kingdom ______ thous. of dolls __ --------- 11,468

North America- I j Total thous of dolls 53 257 Canada:::::::::::::::thous: of dons:: ----·---- 26: 137 ---------I South America- I TotaL ________________ thous. of dolls __ _________ : 30,509 Argentina _____________ thous. of dolls __

--------- j 2, 519 Asia and Oceania-

---------1 TotaL ________________ thous. of dolls __ 64,941 Japau _________________ thous. of dolls __ :::::::::1 27,208

Africa, tota'---------------thous. of dolls-- 3, 353 By economic classes:

Crude materials ___________ thous. of dolls __ 69,079 Foodstuffs, crude and

food animals ____________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 30,029 Manufactured food-

stuffs ____________________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 22,312 Semi manufactures __ - _____ thous. of dolls __ --------- 38, 129 Finished manufactures ____ thous. of dolls __ --------- 49, 172

Expm·ts

Orand total, including reexports ____________________ thous. of dolls __ 250,000 275, 193

By grand division: Europe-

TotaL ________________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 141,621 France ________________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 19, 172 Oermany _____________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 20,326 Italy __________________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 8,625 United Kingdom ______ thous. of dolls __ --------- 53,871

North America-TotaL ________________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 61,921 Canada _______________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 36,326

South America-TotaL ________________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 23,737 Argentina _____________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 8,801

Asia and Oceania- ~<- ~· I TotaL ________________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 42,279 Japan _________________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 12,593 Africa, totaL _____________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 5,635

By economic classes: Total domestic ex- I I ports only _______________ thous. of dolls __ --------- 1270,810 Crude materials ___________ thous. of dolls __ I _________ 76,735 Foodstuffs, crude and :

' 13,462 food animals ____________ thous. of dolls __ j _________

Manufactured food- I stuffs ____________________ thous. of dolls--1--------- 27,033

Semimanufactures ________ thous. of dolls __ ! _________ 33,910 Finished manufactures ____ thous. of dolls __ --------- 119,670

Agricultural exports (quantities): All commodities _________ rel. to 191Q--19!4 __ 85 109 All commodities ex- I cept cotton ____________ rei. to 191Q--19!4 __ 95 I 105

CANADB.N FOREIGN TRADE I I

Total trade: I Imports ___________________ thous. of dolls __

50,41411 60,338 Exports ___________________ thous. of dolls __ 45,634 1 68,0531

2 Revised.

1930

-"'),~~m- October Se~~~.m- August 1~ June I May_ April I March F:~~u- Ja~:r~

203, 713 247, 322 226, 352 218, 417 220, 494 250, 343 284, 683 307, 824 300, 460 281, 707 310, 968

65,560 8,227

11,166 6,353 1

15,289 '

54 526 3o; 279

26,657 2,370

53,032 19,620 3, 938

59,243

27,337

21,045 38,262 57,826

289,021

155,227 22,094 23,686 7, 582

61,094

64,471 41,689

23,516 8, 728

39,219 12,425 6,588

285,441 90,930

15,592

29,992 33, 125

115,802

126

116

76,325 74,592

77,530 11,673 17, 358 6, 461

17, 743

62 158 34:306

30,388 2,639

73,gQ9 30,577

4, 310

77,487

32,849

23,145 45,520 68,321

I

73,423 10,851 14,050 4, 976

17,017

58 584 32:508

28,028 3, 396

62,020 23,232 4, 257

75,393

27,582

20,600 40,986 61,791

327, 120 1311, 889

174,652 158,717 23,683 20,069 31,507 32,912 8,924 8,105

71,918 57,841

76, 175 79,533 49, 165 52, o1o I 25,817 25,911 10,361 9, 776

44,204 41,268 11,249 15,025 6,272 6,460

322,941 307,945 104,829 94,268

15,228 18,183

32,143 27,825 38,012 37,099

132,729 130,569

'137 124

'127 114

78,358 87,900 84,298 82, 190

63,495 8,806

14,334 4,546

13,840

55 129 29,286

26,280 3, 341

68,789 25,249 4,696

72,617

26,598

17,210 44, 196 ' 57,797

298, 118

143,262 16,152 22,784 5, 775

53,928

82,945 53,695

25,744 9, 741

33,641 8,822 7,525

62,046 7,857

12,724 4, 518

13,901

57 515 30:265

30,248 3, 931

65,281 17, 147 5,354

69,585

29,310

19,669 44,688 57,242

266,619

113,043 11,986 14, 151 5,522

40,628

82,956 55,058

27,612 10,816

35,913 7,489 7, 095

72, 147 7, 484

36:503

12,8171 6, 770 15,511

66 181

35,554 4,109

71,194 15,357 5,013

76,643

35,372

24,813 51,725 61,790

295,097

122,830 11, 152 16,456 6,240

47, 915

92,174 59,715

27,636 12,067

43,960 12,709 8,497

. I i 293, 899 261, 960 289, 827

53, 156 36, 532 ! 37, 484 I

24, 161 16,656 i 13,346

24, 209 ! 27, 311 28,317 40,760 39, 830 I 47, !27

147,505 144, 732 i 164, 559

87 57! 55 I

130 98 ! 93

I i '

77,906 84,551 i 91,544 70,613 77,906 80,536

84, 137 10,302 13,046 10,467 21,353

81 139 37; 358

39,180 9,159

74,577 13, 874

5, 611

86,589

34,744

41,571 53,354 68,424

319,592

135,508 151, 110 17,226

7, 719 47,002

101,606 69,559

29,853 11,227

44,749 11,325 7,875

312,592 40,777

12,448

30,378 49,967

179,022

56

go I

101,545 79,464

93,004 10, 194 17,300 8,698

24,513

36:3391

47, 59!

72088

12,226

87,260 24,433

7, 385

105,559

38,597

31, 178 61,789 70,800

331,843

142, 159 16,855 18,960 8, 915

46,713

98,486 63,997

30,608 12,012

52,780 18,325 7,820

326,540 52,432

9,356

27,704 47,782

189,266

65

83

71,402 52,508

87,726 9,852

18,663 6,821

21,194

70 636 as; 431

48,669 12, 175

87, 154 23,205 6,280

101,685

40,136

26,933 62,692 69,014

369,624

174,764 21,396 27, 129 10,518 58,076

100,359 66,565

31,292 11,637

53,730 15,637

84,616 10,442 16,029 6,685

20,014

61 494 33:289

46,488 9,453

83,471 28,110

5, 721

98, 581

39,394

20,414 59,034 64,284

348,962

169,282 20,877 21,997 11,116 59,442

90,507 57,696

28,236 10,638

51,995 15,018

9, 4791 8, 943

363, 148 ' 342, 947 70, 429 67, 711

9,325 13,254

34,373 33,520 49,414 45,294

199,607 183,169

82 79

98 105

112, 991 80,922 91,692 I 68, !50

88,783 10,831 17,667 7, 770

18, 163

68,784 7,394 3

4

9 3 1

4,035 6, 572

7, 712 I, 106 1, 653

10 9,026

9,375

23,933

3

6 8,022 0,613 7

41 1, 314

20 2 7,209 5, 216 1, 391 1,390 9,351

3 1 7

8 5

3 1

8, 911 4,162

7, 481 3, 919

6

1

7,357 23,997 0,357

40 4,374 03,908 1

1

3 5

19

8 7

7, 711

9,839 0, 782 2,134

113

123

4, 910 5,369