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OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SifRVEY OF
FEBRUARY, 1926
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INTRODUCTION
The SUBVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS is designed to per cent over the> base period, while a relative number
resent each month a picture of the business situation of 80 means a decrease of 20 per cent from the base.
y setting forth the principal facts regarding the variRelative numbers may also Be used to .calculate the
ous lines of trade and indtistrv. At semiannual inter- approximate percentage increase or decrease in a move*
vals detailed tables are published giving, for each item, ment from one period to the nekt. Thtis, if a jtelativei
monthly figures for the past two years and yearly com- number at one month is 120 and fof *i later i&onth it
parisons, where available, back to 1913; also blank is 144 there has bsei^ an increase of 20 per cent.
lines sufficient for six months have been left at the
In many instances comparable figures for the prebottom of each taible enabling those who care to do war years areJiot available, a&d in such cases the year
:so to enter new figures as soon as they appear (as 1919 has usuafly been taken a^ the base* For sope,
in, the present semiannual issuq). In the intervening industries 1919! can not be regarded as a proper base,
months the more important comparisons only are *due to extraordinary conditions in the industry, and
given in the table entitled "Trend-of business move- some more representative period his been chosen.
ments."
In many cases relative numbers of less importance
have been temporarily omitted,
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ADVANCE SHEETS
Most of the felative numbers appear in i special
section of tie ^miannual issues, as ifl Tables 107 to
.,' Realizing that current statistics are highly perish- 127 of the present number, thiis allowing e^sy comable and that to be of use they must reach the business parison on a |>E€HWar base for all itenas toy whieh
man at the earliest possible moment, the department relatives could b^ computed*
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has arranged to Distribute/advance leaflets every week
to subscribers in the United, States. The leaflets
;'/' '/' INDEX NUMBERS' -• . '^ '*
are usually mailed oft Tuesdays and give such i&fdTWhen two or more series of relative mimbers are
;matiqn as has been received during the preceding
week. The information contained in these leaflets is combined by a /system of. weigljtiiigs 1&e resulting
also reprinted in "Commerce Reports,'' issued weekly series is denominated jam index number* The ^index
by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. number, by combining majiy iMitiye numbera^
The monthly bulletin is distributed as quickly as it designed to show the trend of an ep^re group of industries or for the country a!s a whole, instead of for
eafc. Be completed And printed,
the single commodity or industry^hich the relatite
niimber covers. Comparisons with the Base fear or
BASIC DATA
with other periods are made in the same manner as in
.Tlie|igures reported in the accompanying tables are the case of relative!numbers.
very largely those already in existence. The chief
RATIO CHARTS
function of the,department is to bring together these
data which, if available at all, are scattered in hunIn many instances the charts used in the
•dreds of different publications. A portion of these OF CtrBKENT BTOiipras are of the type termed " Ratio
data are collected by Government departments, other Charts" (logarithmic scale), notably the Business
^figures are compiled by technical journals, and still Indicator charts opt psige 2, These charts show ,the
others are reported by trade associations.
percentage increase ^rid #Ilow direct comparisons between the slope Jof one curve and that of any other
RELATIVE NUMBERS
curve regardless of its location OB the diagram; that
To, facilitate comparison between different items and is, a 10 per c^nt increase, in an item is given the same
render the trend of a movement more apparent, rela- vertical movement Whether its cutve is nea£ the bottive numbers (often called ** index pumpers," a term tom or near the top of the chart.
referring more particularly to a special ki&d of number
The difference between this and the ordinary form
described below) have been calculated! The relative of a char^ can be made clear by an, £xteij4e. If a
numbers enable the reader to see at a glance the certain item, having a relative dumber of 400 in one
general upward or downward tendency oi a moVe- month, increases 10 per cent in the following mohth^
ment which can not so easily be grasped from the its relative number will be 440, ap^ *>n && ordinary
ch&rt would be plotted 40 equidistanct scale points
actual figures.
In computing these relative numbers the last pre- higher than the .preceding month. Another move"w^r year, 1913, or in some instances a five-year aver- ment with a relative number of, say, 50 also increases
age, 1909-1913, has been used as a base equal to 100 10 per cent, making its telative number 55. Oti the
ordinary (arithmetic) scale this item would ris^ only 5
wherever possible.
The relative numbers are computed by allowing the equidistant points, whereas the previous item rose 40
monthly average for the base year or period to equal points, yet each showed the sam^ berceafca^ increase.
100. If the movement for a current month is greater The ratio charts avoid tWs difficulty and give to each
-than the base, the relative number will be greater than of the two movements exactly the same vertical rise
100, and vice versa. The difference between 100 and and hence the sloped of the two Knes are directly
the relative number will give at once the per cent comparable. The tatio charts efom£are percentage
increase or decrease compared with the base period, changes, whUe the arithmetic charte compare absolute
; ,
%\
a relative number of 115 means an increase of 15 changes^
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This issue presents practically complete data for the month of December arid also items covering January, 192$f received
up to February 15; As most data covering a particular month's business are not available until from IS to SO days after the
close of the month, a complete picture of that month's operations^ Including relative numbers, cumulative totals, text,
and charts, can not be presented in printed form under 45 days after its close, but the advance leaflets described above give
considerable information as early as IS days after its close, and present every week the latest data available*
,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
COMPILED BY
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
1926
FEBRUARY
No. 54
CONTENTS
TEXT MATERIAL
DETAILED TABLES
Page
1
Preliminary summary for January
Course of business in December:
General conditions
9
Summary of indexes of business
10
Review, principal branches, industry and commerce-- 13
GENERAL CHARTS
Business indicators
2
Wholesale prices in January
4
Graphic summary of commerce and industry in 1925, by
quarters
6
Production, stocks, and unfilled orders
10
Wholesale prices of raw materials, producers' goods, and
consumers' goods
11
General index of employment in manufacturing industries- _ 12
GENERAL TEXT TABLES
Business indicators
3
Wholesale price comparisons
5
Statistical summary of commerce and industry: 1921-1925. 7
Business summary
1
9
Indexes of business (production)
25
General indexes of business activity (Tables 1 to 5)
Textiles (Tables 6 to 11)
*_
Metals and fuels (Tables 12 to 26)
Rubber, leather, and paper (Tables 27 to 35)
Building construction (Tables 36 to 45)
Chemicals and oils (Tables 46 to 52)
Foodstuffs and tobacco (Tables 53 to 65)
Transportation and labor (Tables 66 to 79)
Distribution, banking, and finance (Tables 80 to 99)
Foreign exchange and trade (Tables 100 to 106)
Page
26
31
37
51
60
70
77
90
104
124
RELATIVE NUMBERS (1913 = 100)
Textiles, metals, and fuels (Tables 107 to 112)
Rubber, leather, paper, and lumber (Tables 113 and 114)__
Foodstuffs, chemicals, and building materials (Tables 115
to 119)
Tobacco, transportation, and automobiles (Tables 120 and
121)
Finance and foreign trade (Tables 122 to 127)
131
137
139
144
146
INDEXES
Sources of data
General index
152
156
PRELIMINARY SUMMARY FOR JANUARY
Early reports for January indicate increased industrial activity over December, gains being shown in the
production of pig iron, steel ingots, zinc, and northern
pine lumber, in the deliveries for consumption of tin
and silk, in the grindings of corn, and in shipments of
railroad locomotives and of electric industrial trucks
and tractors. Douglas fir lumber output declined.
The same comparisons hold good with January, 1925,
except that pig iron and steel ingots declined in production. Unfilled steel orders on January 31 declined
from both the previous month and a year ago, and
fewer iron furnaces were in blast than at either previous
period. Locomotive unfilled orders, though less than
on December 31, were higher than a year ago.
Retail trade in January was seasonally lower than
in December but higher than a year ago, as shown by
returns from mail-order houses and 10-cent chains.
Postal receipts and check payments outside New York
City showed similar comparison, while New York
79396—26 1
payments increased over December as well as over a
year ago.
The price trend in January was generally to higher
levels than in December, especially in the farm products, food, and fuel groups, while the clothing and
metals groups tended to decline. The most striking
changes were an advance of 64 per cent over December
in the price of coke and a decline of 21 per cent in the
price of rubber.
Business failures increased over December in a
seasonal movement but were less than a year ago in
both number and liabilities. New incorporations increased over both periods. Interest rates on commercial paper averaged the same as in December while the
call money rate declined. Stock prices averaged
higher than in December but the volume of transactions was smaller than in either the previous month
or a year ago. The Federal reserve ratio was higher
than at the end of December but lower than at the
end of January, 1925.
BUSINESS INDICATORS: 1920-1925
[Ratio charts—see explanation on inside front cover. Except for "Net freight ton-miles," latest month plotted is December, 1925; November is latest plotted for "Net
freight ton-miles," while the curve on bank debits has been adjusted for normal seasonal variations and that on manufacturing production for the varying number
of working days]
1920 182! ! S 9 2 2 I923 1 1924' 1925
1920 1921 1922 1923 I924'l92§
RELATIVE TO !9!9 AS 100
RELATIVE TO 1913 AS 100
300
ZHJ300
BANK DEBITS, 141 CENTERS
200
PRICES 25 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
200
— ^.JjNTEREST RATES, COMMERCIAL PAPER 1
.
100
80
60
i
i
'
WHOLESALE TRADE, 6 LINES
1
I^Su~^ ^+
S*&^L\
i
1
WHOLESALE PRICES (DEPT. OF LABOR)
DEPT STORE TRADE (359 STORES)
MAIL-ORDER SALES
(4 HOUSES ) ^ !
FARM
PRICES (DEPTOFAGRJCULTURE)
iOO
80
-GENERAL MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION 60
I
(64 COMMODITIES)
|
40
CD
200
-LUMBER PRODUCTION1
( 5
SPECljES )
1
60
40
60
UNFILLED STEEL ORDERS
-AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION_( PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS)
40
120
FACTORY
EMPLOYMENT
NET FREIGHT TON-MILES
100
-BUSINESS FAILURES'—
-DEFAULTED LIABILITIES'
40
20
!920 1921 J 1922' 1923 I924'I925
fBUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED
1
(27 STATES>—j
f
1920 1921'1922 1923 1924'1925
80
60
40
20
X
LJ
a
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BUSINESS INDICATORS
The following table gives comparative relative numbers for a selected list of important business movements. It is believed
that this table will prove useful, because it separates out from the large mass of material a comparatively small number of items
which are often regarded as indicative of business in general.
The table has been divided into two parts, the first containing those items for which relative numbers can be calculated, using
1913 as a base. The second part contains items for which comparable data back to 1913 are not available. This latter group of
relative numbers is calculated by letting the 1919 monthly average equal 100. Care should therefore be exercised in comparing the
absolute value of the two sets of data. In either group, however, the upward or downward trend of the relative numbers, compared
to previous mouths, does reflect the present tendency in each item and will give a basis for business judgment.
Where available at the time of going to press, February 15, January indicators have been included, thus
bringing this table up to date. It should be noted that the charts on page 2 show December data as the latest
plotted, except for freight ton-miles, which shows November.
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IBM
1324
MONTHLY AVERAGE
1926
1
i
Xov. Dec. Jan. 'Feb. 'Alar. A p r , May June, J u l y -\ug iSept. Oct. Nov. 'Dec. Jan.
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 j
1913 monthly average=«100
Production:
Pig iron
Steel ingots
„
Copper.
._
Cement (shipments)
Anthracite coal.
Bituminous coal
Electric energy (gross revenue sales)..
Crude petroleum..
Cotton (consumption)
Beef
Pork
Unfilled orders:
United States Steel Corporation
Stocks:
Crude petroleum 3 ..,._
Cotton (total)
_
Prices:1
Wholesale index
Retail food
Retail coal, bituminous
Farm products
Business finances:
Defaulted liabilities
Price 25 industrial stocks
Price 25 railroad stocks
Banking:
Clearings, New York City
Clearings, outside
._
Commercial paper interest rate
Distribution:
Imports (value) ,
Exports (value)
Sales, mail-order
Transportation:
Freight, net ton-miles
120
_. 135
99
108
98
119
283
178
\ 105
I 119
j 113
|
J 170
I
! 143
] 155
j
! 226
| 203
207
_.| 205
|
I 108
j 184
67
54 87 130 101
64 114 144 122
38 80 120 128
107 131 153 164
99 58 104 99
87 85 118 101
312 349 407 434
189 224 295 285
97 109 117 99
113 126 130 133
117 130 160 151
90
96
102
68
118
146
186
177
68
109
118
304
115
139
128
277
73
82
127 114 104 104 106
142 137 127 122 136
137 137 138 133 132
195 226 237 245 249
98 107 102 109 1)3
85 89 93 99 113
| 457 449 429 421 419 429
292 297 329 322 325 323
125 128 114 106 104 96
129 131 132 127 145 135
115 109 116 136 107 96
126
149
134
81 i
166
131
69
97
130
94
98
480
261
113
105
152
287
134
191
139
166
145
139
76
85 ! 89 i
69
63
60
59
100 118 118
138 154 155
132 138 131
240 20? 137
i
2
1
117 133 127
450 495
313 311 297
104 117 117
144 173 137
fl7 122 127
294
124
152
102
70
78
85
63
127
158
134
94
3
132
130
165
139
77
2
135
125
83
171 265
198 »153
I
311 369 290
125 112 129
374 jj 298 i 295 j 294
193 I 172 ' 150 | 126
294 297 296
294
103 80 61
294 289' 287 284
45 66 130 185
283
216
278
237 226
147
153
197
116
149
142
188
124
154
146
190
135
150
146
169
134
159
145
167
147
157 i 160
154
170
146
156
151
161
147
160
160
159
149
160
160
160
152
1^0
169
168
144
158
162
170
143
158
167
179
144
156
167
179
143
156
164
179
143
229
136
64
228
169
75
197
185
72
198
198
81
162
262
99
238
176 j 149
233 I 238 ; 235
96 ! 98 i 95
163 162
233 245
92 96
161 161
248 266
96 97
163
272
101
134
280
102
129 157 160
300 300 305
103 106 111
191
309
111
j 257 205 230 226 264 300
| 275 212 230 278 284 315
j 134 118 80 90 71 73
j
339 ! 267
296
323 | 273 309
290 302 305 297 256
308 297 317 323 293
72 70 70 71
72
276
313
78
329 298 342 344
353 319 348 341
80 79 79 79
66 !
140 177 212 201 236
181 154 168 185 198
188 204 259 284 327
105
115
139
I
i
|
|
161
151
172
146
I 161
i 151
I 169
| 151
66 :
71
155
152
159
146
157
156
158
148
250 252 266
237 216 226
464 396 473
224 232 \ 223 i 258 i 233
233 219 218 218 228 234
214 | 216 | 179
219 156
| 193
193 : 179
184 184 203
411 308 ! 299 318 i 322
322 262 271 248 255 309
131 — - 139
128
135 ! 123 I 129
123
123
136
131
139
153
161
151
277
193
336
149
_
1919 monthly average-100
Production:
Lumber»
Building contracts
_
Stocks:
beef
Pork
Business finances:
Bond prices (40 issues)
Banking:
Debits outside New York City.
Federal ReserveBills discounted
Total reserves
Ratio
I
102
_.| 72
117
102
133
108
129
108
141
138
126
105
110
100
121
91
122
83
136
138
143
157
29
70
32
91
34
90
34
82
42
46
80
70
59
85
65
94
49
90
41
88
107
104
108
112
110
110
110
111
111
111
95
107
108
122
107
124
127
106
121
117
28
144
154
39
146
152
19
146
160
26
134
149
11
143
154
16
139
145
14
141
155
22
138
151
21
137
154
21
137
154
26
141 I 104
146 ! 188
163 | 157
165 i 148
j
127
21 | 19
89 ! 76
17 | 20
59 | 46
36
34
112
116
124
117
111
111 I Ill
123 ! 113
119 ! 137
137
134
24 | 30 | 33 j 30
134 132 131 | 132
164 i 149 144 ! 144
134
149
* Wholesale and retail prices from Department of Labor averaged for the month; farm prices from Department of Agriculture.
1
Based on the total computed production reported by 5 associations. Includes southern pine, Douglas Qr, western pine, North Carolina pine, and California white
pine. The total production of these associations in 1919 was equal to 11,401,000,000 board feet, compared with a total lumber production for the country of 34,552,000,000
board
feet reported by the census.
3
Relatives for months of 1925 are not exactly comparable with preceding data owing to a change in the method of reporting, the data since January, 1925, covering
stocks east of California only.
WHOLESALE PRICES IN JANUARY
[Bars denote percentages of increase Or decrease in the wholesale prices of specified commodities as compared with the same month of 1925 and 1924]
COMPARISON WITH
PREVIOUS MONTH
DECREASE INCREASE
COMMODITIES
10
0
10
20
COMPARISON WITH SAME MONTH
COMPARISON WITH SAME MONTH
1925
DECREASE
INCREASE
50 40
30
20
10
0
10
20
30
40
1924
DECREASE
70
50
r
8050 40
30
20
INCREASE
10
0
10
20
Q
10
20
30
40
50
40
50
60 70
FARM PRODUCTS, AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCER
WHEAT
~n
CORN
POTATOES
COTTON
COTTONSEED
CATTLE. BEEF
HOGS
LAMBS
WHEAT, SPRING WHEAT, WINTERCORN NO. 2
OATS
BARLEY
RYE, NO.2
TOBACCO, BURLEY
COTTON
WOOL [/4 GREASE (BOSTON ) CATTLE, STEERS
HOGS, HEAVY
SHEEP. EWES
SHEEP, LAMBS
FLOUR, SPRING FLOUR, WINTER
SUGAR, RAW
SUGAR, GRANULATED
COTTONSEED OIL
BEEF, CARCASS
BEEF. STEER ROUNDS
HAMS, SMOKED (CHICAGO
COTTON YARN
'COTTON PRINT CLOTH
COTTON, SHEETING
WORSTED YARN
WO MEN'S DRESS GOODS
SUITINGS
SILK, RAW
HIDES, PACKER'S
HIDES, CALFSKINS
LEATHER, CHROME ( BOSTON )-LEATHER. SOLE , OAK
BOOTS AND SHOES (BOSTON) —
BOOTS AND SHOES (ST. LOUIS)•
COAL^ BITUMINOUS
COAL, ANTHRACITE
COKE
PETROLEUM
FIG IRON, FOUNDRY
PIG IRON. BASIC
STEEL BILLETS. BESSEMER
COPPER
|
LEAD
TIN
ZINC
LUMBER, PiNE, SOUTHERN
LUMBER, DOUGLAS FIR
8RICK, COMMON
CEMENT
NEW YORK
STEEL BEAMS
RUBBER CRUDE
SULPHURIC ACID
'20
iO
Q
SO
20
DECREASE INCREASE
50 40
30
20
JO
Q
10
20
DECREASE
30
40
50
60
70
80
INCREASE
•fc NO CHANGE
irit NO QUOTATION
90 10030. 20
10
DECREASE
30
INCREASE
60
70 80
WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS
NOTE.—Prices to producer on farm products and market price of wool are from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics; nonferrous metals
from the Engineering and Mining Journal-Press. All other prices are from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. As far as possible all quotations represent prices to producer or at mill. See diagram on page 4.
ACTUAL PRICE
'[
(dollars)
Unit
COMMODITIES
PER CENT
INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (-)
January,
1926,
Decem- January, January, ' from
ber, 1925
1925
1926
December, 1925 ;
January,
1926,
from
January,
1925
RELATIVE PRICE
(1913 average^ 100)
December,
1925
January,
1926
January,
1925
-2.5 1
-37.9
+214. 1
-24.2
-24.3
+12. 1
+18.0
+0.8
194
114
338
145
128
105
140
208
200
113
369
143
130
107
147
210
205
181
118
189
172
95
124
208
-3.9
-6.8
-36.7
-27.9
-26.0
-33. 6
+2.0
-13.3
-21.7
+6.1
+7.0
-9.2
-15.8
194
182
127
112
115
163
189
158
220
118
130
172
205
201
190
129
114
115
165
189
162
216
116
139
168
190
209
203
203
159
156
249
186
188
276
109
129
185
226
-3.0
-5. 3
-8.7
-16.4
+0.9 |
-7.1
+10.5
+26.9
200
205
118
123
146
131
100
168
205
217
119
119
156
131
112
167
212
229
131
142
154
141
102
132
-7.8
-13.0
-6.5
-18.4
+2.0
-4.8
+10.5
-11.2
-10.2
-8.0
-8.0
+0.8
0.0
162
177
167
200
254
233
187
85
102
171
103
206
162
163
174
165
200
254
233
184
82
102
171
103
206
158
177
199
176
245
249
245
167
92
114
186
114
204
158
FARM PRODUCTS— AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCERS
Wheat
Corn
Potatoes.. _
Cotton
Cottonseed
Cattle, beef
Hogs
Lambs
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Pound
Ton
Pound
Pound
Pound
_
_ _
.
1.537
.707
2. 015
.174
27.87
.0618
.1051
.1267
1. 581
.696
2.205
.172
28.40
.0631
.1099
.1279
1.621
1.120
.702
.227
37.50
.0563
.931
.1269
1.835
1.870
.804
.430
.720
1. 052
25.00
.208
.54
9.875
11.625
7. 894
14. 844
1. 909
2. 006
1. 271
.596
.973
1. 585
24. 50
2.40
.69
9. 310
10. 800
8. 690
17. 630
9. 406
8. 335
.042
.051
.113
.170
.147
.278
9. 694
8. 805
.046
.061
.112
. 183
.133
.219
.402
.061
.103
1. 550
.800
3.600
6.811
.150
.192
.460
.460
6.40
5.13
.403
.060
.101
1.550
.800
3.600
6.713
.150
.193
.460
.460
6.40
5.00
.437
.069
.108
1.900
.784
3. 780
6.076
.169
.215
,500
.500
6.35
5.00
3.39
3.49
4.45
1.550
7.31
1.550
3.39
11.75
4.64
1.293
FARM PRODUCTS-MARKET PRICE
!
1.768
Bushel
Bushel.. . 1.796
.797
Bushel
Bnshol _ . .422
.716
Bushel
1. 038
Bushel
25. 00
Cwt
.202
Pound
Pound
.55
10. 044
! Cwt
10. 881
Cwt
8. 063
! Cwt
15. 938
i Cwt
Wheat, No. 1, northern spring (Chicago)... _
Wheat, No 2, red, winter (Chicago)
Corn, contract grades, No. 2, cash (Chicago)
Oats, contract grades, cash (Chicago)
Barley, fair to good, malting (Chicago)
Rye, No 2 cash (Chicago)
Tobacco, burley, good leaf, dark red (Louisville)
Cotton, middling upland (New York)
Wool, \& blood combing, Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces (Boston)
Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago) . . . .
Hogs, heavy (Chicago)
Sheep, ewes (Chicago)
Sheep, lambs (Chicago)
FOOD
Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis) _
Flour, winter straights (Kansas City)
Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New York). . .
._
Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York)
Cottonseed oil, prime summer yellow (New York)
Beef fresh carcass good native steers (Chicago)
Beef, fresh steer rounds No 2 (Chicago)
Pork, smoked hams (Chicago)
_
+2.9
-1.6
+9.4
-1.1
+1.9
+2.1
+4.6
+0.9
!
;
i
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+3.8
+4.1
+0.9
+1.9
+0.6 !
+1.3
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+3.0
-1.8
-K8
-2.1
-6.9
;
:
!
_
9.180
! Barrel
7.888
'• Barrel _
j Pound.. ._ .041
.053
Pound
Pound
.106
.170
Pound
.131
Pound
.280
Pound
i
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4-5. 7 ,
+2.4 !
-3.8
+6.6
0.0
+12.2
-0.7
CLOTHING
Pound
Yard
Yard .
Pound
Yard
__
Yard
Pound
Prmnd
Pound
Squarefoot.
Pound
Pair
Pair -
Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, rnulespun, 22-1 cones (Boston)
Cotton print cloth, 27 inches, 64 x 60-7.60 yards to pound (Boston)
Cotton sheeting brown 4/4 \Vare Shoals L L (New York)
Worsted yarns, 2/32's crossbred stock, white in skein (Boston)
Women's dress goods, French, 35-36 inches at mills, serge
Suitings wool dyed blue 55-56 inches 16-ounce Middlesex (N Y )
Silk, raw Japanese, Kansas No 1 (New York)
Hides green salted packer's heavy native steers (Chicago)
Hides, calfskins No. 1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago)
Leather, chrome calf, dull or bright "B" grades (Boston)
,.
Leather, sole oak, scoured backs
heavy (Boston)
Boots and shoes men's black crilf blucher (Massachusetts)
Boots and shoes, men's dress vvelt tan calf (St Louis)
FUEL
Coal, bituminous, mine run lump (Cincinnati)
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)
Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace— at ovens
Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma — at wells
l
+0.2
-1.6
-1.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.4
-3.8
+0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.5
:
• Short ton _
'< Loner ton _
Short ton__
Barrel
+2.9
+2.9
154
159
+64.3
0.0
+57.6
+19.9
182
166
300
166
154
221
190
138
METALS
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)
Pig iron, basic, valley furnace __
_
_
Steel, billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)
Copper ingots, electrolytic, early deliverv (New York)
Lead, pig, delivered, for early delivery (New York)
Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York)
Zinc, slab, western (St. Louis)
Long ton... 22.26
Long ton... 20. 00
_. . Long ton... 35.00
.1387
Pound
.0931
Pound
Pound
.6195
.0857
Pound
22.26
20.00
35.00
. 1382
.0926
. 6142
. 0830
24.14
21.88
37.00
. 1471
. 1017
.5769
.0774
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.4
-0.5
-0.9
-3.2
-7.8
-8.6
-5.4
—6.1
-8.9
+6.5
+7.2
139
136
136
91
213
140
156
139
136
136
91
212
139
151
151
149
144
96
233
130
141
49.43
15.50
16.00
46.95
19.50
J4.50
-0.8
0.0
+8.5
+5.3
-20.5
+10.3
216
168
225
215
244
iep
204
212
221
0.0
0.0
-20.8
0.0
-5.2
-7.1
+90.3
0.0
163
129
95
70
163
129
75
70
172
139
39
70
BUILDING MATERIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring, 1 x 4, "B" and better (Hattiesburg district) _
. . .
Lumber, Douglas fir, No 1, common s 1 s, 1 x 8 x 10 (Washington)
Brick, common red, domestic building (New York)
Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b., plant (Chicago
district)
Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh)
.
Rubber, Para, Island, fine (New York)
Sulphuric acid, 66° (New York)
_
.
49.83
M feet
15. 50
Mfeet
Thousand- 14.75
Barrel
Cwt
Pnnnd
Cwt
1.65
1.95
. 764
.70
1.65
1.95
.605
.70
1.74
2.10
.318
.70
GRAPHIC SUMMARY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN 1925, BY QUARTERS
[Bars represent percentages of increase or decrease from the corresponding periods of 1924.~ Where a star appears, the movement for that period showed no change from
the corresponding period of 1924. Increases are in black and decreases in cross-hatching]
ITEMS
1ST QUARTER
DECREASE
INCREASE
THE YEAR
DECREASE
INCREASE
75
50 25
0
25 50 75 50 25
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25 50 75 50 25
0
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DECREASE
25 50 75 50
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4TH QUARTER
DECREASE
INCREASE
INCREASE
25
0
25
50 75 75 50
25
0
25 50
GENERAL INDEXES OF BUSIN ESS ACTIVITY
MANUFACTURING OUTPUT
COMMODITY STOCKS
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BANK DEBITS OUTSIDE N Y CITY
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AUTOMOBILE TRUCKS
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PNEUMATIC TIRES c PRODUCTIQN)INNER TUBES (PRODUCTION)
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NEW CAPITAL ISSUED
INDUSTRIAL DIVIDENDS
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EXPORTS FROM U.S.
IMPORTS INTO U. S - - -
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INCREASE
4TH QUARTER
STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY:
The following table contains a review of production
and distribution by principal industries and branches
of commerce for the year, 1925, with comparisons
since 1921. On the preceding page are given gtaphically the more important movements in business and
1921-1925
industry during the year, by quarters, as compared
with the same periods of 1924, while on the next
page is given a table of commodity stocks, as well as
of unfilled orders, as of December 31, 1925, with
similar data for earlier comparable periods.
VOLUME OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN 1925
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
FOODSTUFFS
1921
1922
1923
7,089
8,296
1924
1925
BUILDING AND BUILDING MATERIALS—
continued
' 58, 504 66, 794 66,160 75,345 70, 264
Corn grindings (bu.—000 omitted)
3, 554
Sugar meltings (long tons—000 omitted)-.
5,148 4,149
4,547 5,113
163, 294 195,117 192,274 204, 060 238,811
Fish catch (Ibs.—000 omitted)
Meat production, inspected slaughter
(Ibs—000,000 omitted):
4,453 4,!
5,129 5,252 5,454
Beef products
6,723 7,419 9,182 8,650 7,349
Pork products
446
Lamb and mutton products
493
418
467
450
Cottonseed oil production (Ibs.—000,000
939
omitted)
1,006
1,510
1,155
Wheat flour production (bbls.—000,000
omitted)
121
126
126
125
133
Brick production (000 omitted):
Face brick (average per firm)
Cement (bbls.—000 omitted):
Production.
_
Shipments
Sanitary enamel ware shipments (pieces—
000 omitted):
Baths
Lavatories.:
Sinks
Consumption (000 omitted):
Wool (pounds)
Cotton (bales)
Silk (bales)
Production (000 omitted):
Fine cotton goods (pieces).
Automobile production (000 omitted):
Passenger cars
Trucks...
Rubber tires, production (000 omitted):
Pneumatic tires
Solid tires
_
Inner tubes. _ _
_
7,988
8,671
98, 293 113, 870 137, 377 148, 859 161, 298
95, 051 116, 563 135, 887 145, 747 156, 721
498
698
797
898
1, 098
1, 144
1, 085
1, 326
1, 370
1,148
1,323
1,445
1,326
1,529
1,551
1,535
147
2, 3851
254
3, 702
393
3,263
377
3,818
497
AUTOMOBILES AND TIRES
529,495; 654,125 641,6071 537,760 526,285
6,521 5, 5221 6,428
5,407
6,088i
323
358
368!
366'
501
4,251
4,629;
5,265J
4,246;
5,053
21,820 30,698) 33,944 38, 726 45, 633
424
7871
684
558
620
27,102 38, 137 45, 087 53, 028 61, 960
MISCELLANEOUS
Production (000 omitted):
Iron ore shipments (tons)
Pig iron (long tons)
Steel ingots (long tons)
Steel sheets (short tons)
Tin (consumption—long tons).
Production (short tons):
Zinc
1
C opper
Sales (short tons—000 omitted):
Structural steel
Steel castings
44,604 85,224: 118,092
16,544 26,880; 40, 039!
19,235! 34,568 43,486!
1,025) 2,290 2, 67o|
26!
57j
70!
85, 248 108,156
31, 088 36,401
36,811 44,178
2,638 3,522
64;
76
215,592j 373,680: 531,204, 535,848'
590,928
,
,
236,004 493,848) 738,768! 793,377; 841,506
1,113
298
2,181!
813|
2,203!
895!
!, 429!
773
2, 714
732
1,344|
1,274|
3,189 [
1,465!
1,127
RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
Locomotive shipments (number).
PRODUCTION OF FUEL AND POWER
Coal (short tons—000 omitted):
Anthracite
B ituminous
Coke (000 omitted—short tons):
Beehive
By-product
Petroleum products (000,000 omitted):
Crude petroleum (bbls.—42 gal.)
Gasoline (gals.)
Kerosene (gals.)_._
Lubricants (gals.)
Electrical energy, central stations (Kw.
hours—000,000 omitted):
Total
By water power
By fuels
...
90,468! 54,684! 95,448 90,214 62,515
415,920! 422,268! 564,156j 483,280! 522,967
5,544! 8,040 19,380! 9,6681 10,651
19,752! 28,500j 37,5961 33,995 39,983
470!
5,154!
1,945!
878
558
6, 202
2,306S
7321
7,556
2,349s
979
1,097!
756
714i
8, 960! 10, 886
2, 521!1 2,510
1,155
1,301
1,225
17,991
1,448
17, 735
1,489
18, 732
1,471
14, 645
1,526
14,884
265
791
261
1,001
318
1,171
308
1,108
292
1,082
DISTRIBUTION
Sales (dollars—000 omitted):
314, 275 344, 339 433, 177 461, 045 517, 581
4 mail-order houses
5 ten-cent chains
253,920 286, 500 338, 064 378, 883 429, 131
27 grocery chains
436, 212 508, 848 632, 784 721, 428 888, 480
Advertising, agate lines (000,000 omitted):
19
18
24
Magazine
23
25
1,040
1,094 1,169 1,158 1, 213
Newspaper, 22 cities
249
274
Postal receipts (dollars—000,000 omitted).
316
301
344
Foreign trade of United States (dollars—
000,000 omitted):
Exports
4,485 3,832 4,167 4,591 4,909
2,509 3,113 3,792 3,610 4,224
Imports
.PRICE INDEX NUMBERS
(Monthly averages, relative to 1913)
Farm prices
_.
_
Wholesale prices (404 commodities)
Retail food prices (22 commodities)
116
147
153
124
149!
142
135i
154J
146!
134
150
146
147
159
145
172
3,466
262
4,121
237
2,735
282
3,784
452
53.21
79.38
60.15
62. 38 60.15 67.18
98.581 107.78 115.08
74.11 71. 72! 74.32
82.49
152.49
77.04
6,077
6, 845
8,419i
10,927
BANKING AND FINANCE
47,700! 55,932j 58, 992! 65, 604
14, 940J 17,256| 19,6201 20, 016! 22, 320
26, 328 30,456 36,324| 39, 012 43, 284
41, 268
BUILDING AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Contracts awarded (36 States—000,000
omitted):
Total floor space (sq. ft.)
Total value (dolls.)-Lumber production (board feet—000,000
omitted) :
Southern pine..
Douglas fir
California redwood
California white pine
_.
Western pine.
North Carolina pine
Northern hemlock. _
Northern hardwoods
Northern pine lumber
Northern pine lath
_.
Oak flooring
.
_.
M aple flooring
Production (000 omitted):
Newsprint paper (short tons).
Sole leather (backs, bends, and sides).
Naval stores, receipts (barrels—000
omitted) :
Turpentine.
Rosin...
676
3,981
4, 5051
3, 573;
475J
469!
8931
362
204
334
410
104
149
101
5,180
5, 2281
588
797
1,448
631}
282
318
534
151
275 j
138
5,402
6,105
639
1,223
1,751
579
313
449
618|
159!
361!
1411
706!
5, 441!
5,866!
5781
1,153,
1,651!
580|
245;
400!
516S
130i
418!
1031
899
5,822
5,680
6,528
520
1,399
1,804
650
254
392
559
145
518
106
Securities:
Sales (000,000 omitted)—
Stocks (shares)
Bonds, total (dolls.)
Prices, monthly average (dolls.)—
25 railroad stocks
25 industrials
40 bonds
Banking and insurance (dollars—000,000
omitted):
Life insurance, new business.
Debits to individual accounts—
Outside New York City
New York City
Bank clearings—
Outside New York City..
_.
New York City
Interest rates, mo. average (per
cent)—
New York call loans.
Commercial paper 60-90 days
Business failures:
Liabilities (dollars—000,000 omitted).
Firms (number)
9,109
190,968 199, 500 225, 324 227,949 256,415
207, 096 239, 856 238, 392 263,531 313, 372
146, 544 158,448 189,816 196,166 217,134
194, 328 217,896! 213,996 249,870 283,619
4.42
4.43J
628
19, 652
624J
23, 676J
3. 17
3. 91
4.31
4.02
5391
543
18,714 20,615
444
21, 214
4. 87
4. 99
8
STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY: 1922-1925—Continued
STOCKS OF COMMODITIES HELD AT YEAR-END INVENTORY PERIODS
1922
COMMODITY
Unit
November
30
i
1924
1923
December November
31
.
30
1925
December 1! November December
31
31
I
30
December November
31
\
30
FOODSTUFFS
Beef products
_
Pork products
Lamb and mutton
Sugar (raw at refineries)
Cottonseed oil
Wheat (visible, United States) _
Wheat
flour
Corn (visible, United States)
Oats (visible, United States)
Butter
.
Cheese
_._
Eggs .
Poultry
Fish
Coffee (visible, United States)
Rice (domestic)
-
Thous. oflbs
Thous. of Ibs
__
i Thous. oflbs
i Long tons
Thous. of Ibs
.. Thous. of bus
_
Thous. of bbls
Thous. of bus . .
Thous of bus
Thous. oflbs
Thous. oflbs
Thous. of cases
. Thous. oflbs . .
Thous of Ibs
Thous. of bags
_- Thous. of pockets.
_
95, 628
452, 004
3, 633
62, 892
116, 859
39, 764
9,100
12, 034
34, 887
47, 773
37, 291
3,257
51, 781
54, 503
957
2,004
116, 255
619,319
4. 523
33, 951
109, 444
43, 856
7.700
17, 776
34, 725
26, 819 1
33, 617
1,311
100, 170 i
48, 689
976 !
2,326 :
93, 166
612, 823
2,014
62, 839
140. 658
82; 269
7, 900
3, 254
19, 858
51, 508
55, 105
4, 028
63, 274
63, 458
884
1, 735 I
105, 577
758, 209
2,493
56, 788
140, 981
84, 030
7,100
9, 683
21, 350
30. 299
49, 566
1,927
93, 434
64, 290
712 |
2, Oil
100, 239
463. 233
3, 326
32, 172
106,426
105, 533
7,700
8, 072
71, 997
100, 832
58, 705
3, 102
87, 939
70, 406
803
2,265
415,681 I
5, 140 !
40, 959
i 391. 248
5, 852
55, 516
142,964 |
708,413
2, 949
49, 393
105,992
96,114 i
6, 700 i
19,693 ,
76,343 I j
65,694 j j
49,187 | S
1,050 i
133,990!:
68,325 :
611 j!
2,347 i '
73,564
418,737
1, 549
92, 709
111,333
49,774
7, 800
3,077
68,739
74,754
66,495
3,786
86,733
61,849
789
1,091
84, 725
515, 292
1,825
120, 146
119, 124
55, 024
6,900
19, 075
66, 762
52, 708
58, 548
1,677
111,459
58, 651
880
2,046
1373,010
6,662
46,813 |
346, 678
7,326
49, 824
41,686
6.922
1,904
36, 898
9,295
2, 664
',
1,152,743
43,204
25,072
14, 534
85,555
201,847
239,269
45, 046
196,939
1, 165, 620
44, 715
28^ 440
18, 429
110,011
222, 032
228, 659
51, 247
220, 479
23,838 i|
17,418
16, 238
CLOTHING MATERIALS
Wool, grease equivalent (mills and dealers)
Cotton (mills and warehouses)
Silk (warehouses)
. Thous. of Ibs
Thous. of bales
Bales
> 525, 174
5,922
47, 159
518,844
5, 987
49, 174
i 474. 748 i
5, 214
35, 398
44, 004
19, 497
2,699
39, 866
18, 252
3, 704
42, 836 !
30, 904
1, 072 !
1, 274, 418
19, 132
23, 908
5,320
34, 370
_ .
64, S22
64, 462
40, 161
352, 465
1, 218, 843
21.230
25, 156
9, 108
37, 886
67, 618
70, 491
44, 774
349,917
19, 651
19, 208
23, 346 j
M,457,439
i 993, 398
i 382, 586
1, 491, 301
1, 068, 042
346, 604
i 1, 562, 225 !
i 1, 086, 985 !
i 393, 489 i
359,612
5,937
61,533
!
!
METALS
Iron ore
Zinc
Tin
Thous. of long tons
Short tons
Long tons
_
flooring
flooring
.
40, 728
26, 912
2,089
1, 110, 704
41, 140
24, 239
10, 900
43, 557
|
84, 373
|
87, 147
;
50, 323
346, 200
1, 026, 246
41, 795
22, 931
8,928
90,012
171, 999
228, 438
51, 489
228, 673
.
M feet b. m
M feet b. m
M feet b. m
Thous. of bbls
Number-- _ .
Number
Number. _
' Barrels
! Barrels
1,115,880
41, 467
22, 159
6, 991
37, 342
69,412
67, 265
39, 221
316, 820
i
i
!
PAPER
Newsprint (at mills)
36,360 , 1
21,208 j ,
2,844 H
!
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
Yellow pine
Oak
Maple
Cement
Baths (enamel)
Lavatories (enamel)
Sinks (enamel)
Turpentine
Rosin
38,635
37, 578
1, 652
!
!
!
!
i
!
1
1,041,774
43,823
25,992
14, 123
104,301
196,324
251,448
61, 379
256,482
'
'
1,
jl
i
I
Short tons
23, 669
25, 062
TOBACCO
Total
Chewing, smoking, and snuff"
Cigar types
1
Thous. of Ibs
Thous. oflbs
Thous. of Ibs
1, 651, 930 j 11, 724, 767 I1
1, 219, 694 i 1, 239, 936
358, 256 j i 407, 006
I
1,713,670 1; * 1,754,596 1 1, 818, 564
1,266,083 !» * 1,289,447 j 1, 384, 627
356, 119
371,043 |i1 1389,913 !
i
Quarter ending September 30.
UNFILLED ORDERS FOR SPECIFIED COMMODITIES
j
JUNE 30—
DECEMBER 31—
|
COMMODITY
Unit
i
1922
Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized
Steel (U. S. Steel Corporation)
Locomotives
Oak
flooring
_.
Maple flooring
Baths (enamel)- - _.
Small ware (enamel)
Short tons
Thous. of long tons. . !
Number
j
Mfeetb. m
!
M feet b. in
!
l
Number
Number.
i
1923
503, 175
437,853
6, 386
5, 636
1, 958
596
38, 530
38,434
28, 205
26, 330
286, 888
177, 197
486,331 1,038,045
1924
246,810
3,263
531
36,093
9,596
181,907
458,182
1925
!
i
i
!
!
!
i
440,687
3,710
397
50,092
9,498
111,797
252,991
1
:
!
i
1922
1923
1924
1925
505, 766
6, 746
1, 592
40, 925
22, 324
205, 659
647, 839
445, 167
4,445
387
47, 700
15, 375
203, 329
712, 620
663, 460
4,817
431
53, 295
12, 735
89, 402
254, 625
677,9 7 !
5,033 i
763
61, 103
9,076 •
83, 859
189, 261
Percent
age
change
Dec. 31,
1925, from
June 30,
1925
+53.8
+35.4
+92.2
+22.0
-4.4
-25.0
-25. 2
BUSINESS SUMMARY
iverage—enable comparison!
comparisons to be made of the
[Index and relative numbers based on the 1919 monthly average as 100—except unfilled orders which are based on the 1920 average—enable
n the
thft inside
inalria front
frnnfr. cover,
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and details Of manUrelative condition of the several phases of business. The use of index and relative numbers is more fully explained on
facturing and raw material production are given in the table entitled "Indexes of Business," on p. 25]
YEARLY
AVERAGE
1§24
1925
1
;
!
PER CENT INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE ( — )
I
1923
.
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1824
Novem- December
ber
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1925
October
Novem- December
ber
December,
1925, from
November,
1925
December,
1925, from
December,
1924
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PRODUCTION:
Manufacturing
(64 commodities — Adjusted) 1
Raw materials, total
Minerals
Animal products
_.
Crops
Forest products
Electric power
__ __
Building (awards — floor space)
114
156
120
125
195
114
156
105
113
143
124
138
158
108
171
100
148
128
145
124
119
174
121
178
146
123
141
122
123
164
118
188
137
•
-1. 6
+ 3.4
-5.7
-2. 5
+ 5. 6
-6,2
+ 8,8
-1.4
-1.6
-10.9
+ 3.8
+ 9. 3
+ 9.9
+ 37.0
|
!
i
!
1
!
131
157
132
115
196
137
:
183
1
-3.9
131
117
102
121
144
106
123
117
118
119
152
108
126
115
127
113
111
126
169 1
138
119
74
135
52
144
56
135
53
141 !
62 !
132
53
134
58
150
64
+ 11-9
+ 10.3
+ 6.4
+ 3. 2
99
165
83
124
105
185
82
125
118
209 i
84
131
131
199
84
141
148 1
366 |
79 !
210 |
170
237
101
165
144
220
86
145
166
427
79
224
+ 15.3
+ 94. 1
-8. 1
+ 54. 5
+ 12.2
+ 16. 7
0.0
+ 6.7
65
75
78
94
64
73
78
95
70
77
84
98
66
„»
74
81
96
67
76
82
97
68
77
87
99
69
77
90
100
68
76
89
99
-1. 4
-1. 3
— 1. 1
-1. 0
+ 1.5
0. 0
+ 8. 5
+ 2. 1
CHECK PAYMENTS (141 cities—Seasonal adjustment)
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT (1919 base) . .
103
93
110
84
127
84
110
81
116
82
132
85
127
85
129
85
+ 1.6
0. 0
+ 11. 2
+ 3.7
TRANSPORTATION :
Net freight ton-mile operation
115
Car loadings (monthly total)119
Net available car surplus (end of ino.) . „ 25
108
116
139
122
146
115
112
111
106 i '
100 !
161 1
133
159
66
123
117
83
106 ;
162
-9. 4
+ 95.2
+6. 0
+0.6
119
113
STOCKS (45 commodities; seasonal adjustment)
UNFILLED ORDERS (relative to 1920)
SALES (based on value) :
Mail-order bouses (4 houses)
Ten-cent chains (5 chains)
Wholesale trade
Department stores (359 stores)
PRICES (recomputed to 1919 base) :
Producers', farm products
Wholesale, all commodities.Retail food
Cost of living (including food)
,
.
113
118
;
O
£j, Q
O
i See p. 28, Jan., 1925, issue (No. 41), for details of adjustment.
COURSE OF BUSINESS IN 1925
GENERAL CONDITIONS
December brought to a close a most active business
year. Manufacturing production in 1925 was the
largest recorded, with a gain of over 11 per cent above
the 1924 average. Raw material supplies were produced or marketed in slightly less quantities than
in 1925, in spite of increases in mineral production
and in the output of forest products. Building construction awards were about 27 per cent greater than
in 1924, and railroad traffic, as shown by car loadings,
increased 5 per cent over the 1924 average.
The increased industrial activity in 1925 was accompanied by larger average stocks carried, while
average unfilled orders also increased, but the factory
employment index averaged the same as in 1924. Individual production figures showed gains in such important items as meltings of sugar, production of beef
and lamb, consumption of cotton and silk, production
79396°—26
2
of steel ingots, pig iron, coffee, zinc, bituminous coal,
lumber and automobiles, and the consumption of tin,
new high records being made by steel ingots, automobiles, and silk, while pig iron, zinc, and copper outputs
were only exceeded in the war period. Important
declines from 1924 occurred in wool consumption,
wheat flour production, shipments of railroad locomotives and output of anthracite coal. As a result of
the large building program, sales of structural steel in
1925 were the highest on record, but sales of steel
castings declined.
Trade at wholesale and in all classes of retail establishments increased over 1924. Check payments registered an advance over the previous year amounting
to about 15 per cent while life-insurance sales were
the largest on record. Prices in general averaged
higher than in 1924 in all positions.
10
Demands for credit at the Federal reserve member I higher than in the preceding year, as did prices of
banks were larger than in any of the four preceding stocks, both industrial and railroad. Business failyears with the average amount of loans and discounts ures, although larger in number of firms than in any
about 10 per cent higher than in 1924. Interest rates, year since 1922, were smaller in the amount of deboth on commercial paper and call loans, averaged faulted liabilities than in any year since 1920.
SUMMARY OF INDEXES OF BUSINESS
PRODUCTION
December raw material output declined slightly
from November and was almost as high as a year ago.
For the year as a whole it was 115 per cent of the 1919
average, compared with 118 in 1924. Minerals and
forest products showed larger output than in 1924
while the marketing of crops and animal products
declined.
Mineral output for December was less than in either
the previous month or a year ago, although compared
with December, 1924, the only declines occurred in
anthracite coal and silver. Marketings of animal
products were seasonally greater than in November
but declined from a year ago with only eggs arid milk
increasing. Crop marketings declined seasonally from
November and increased over a year ago, due mainly
to gains in the miscellaneous group. Forest products
made a slight decline from November but increased
over a year ago, with gum receipts alone showing a
decline.
Manufacturing production in 1925, at 126 per cent
of the 1919 average, was higher than the previous
high record of 1923, the December figure being 9 per
cent higher than a year ago, but slightty lower than in
November. Increases over November were made in
7 groups and declines in only 4, but the decreases in
stone and da}7 products, tobacco and miscellaneous
(including automobiles) were fairly large. Compared
with a year ago, December output was larger in all
groups except stone and clay products, with the miscellaneous group making a gain of 25 per cent.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND UNFILLED ORDERS FOR MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES
[1920 monthly average= 100. This chart shows stocks of manufactured commodities only, while adjustment has been made for both stocks and production for their respective seasonal movements. Unfilled orders are principally those for iron, steel, arid building materials. December, 1925, is latest month plotted!
40
COMMODITY STOCKS
SALES
Stocks of commodities when adjusted for seasonal
variation increased during December except for manufactured articles other than foodstuffs. Compared
with a year ago, stocks of manufactured foodstuffs
alone declined. Average holdings for the year 1925
were slightly higher than in 1924.
Unfilled orders of iron and steel and building materials again increased during December, both groups
showing considerable increases. The index was also
slightly higher than at the end of December, 1924,
both groups making gains of the same relative importance. For the year 1925, unfilled orders averaged
slightly higher than in 1924.
11
The index of wholesale trade showed the usual
seasonal decline in December and was the same as a
year ago, with increases over December, 1924, in
hardware, drugs and meats and declines in shoes,
groceries and dry goods. The yearly average showed
an increase over the 1924 average.
Mail-order, chain and department stores all made
considerable increases in sales in 1925 from 1924, the
Christinas trade being ahead of a year ago in all cases
except candy stores. Stocks held by department
stores 011 December 31 were slightly higher than a
year ago.
Building materials alone advanced over November
in the wholesale price groups, while increases over
December, 1924, comprised only the fuel and lighting,
building materials and miscellaneous groups. The
Federal Reserve Board's regrouping of the wholesale
price index shows declines from November in all
groups except agricultural and forest products, while
from a year ago producers' goods increased and consumer's goods and raw products declined, the latter due
to the 12 per cent recession in agricultural products
which neutralized gains in the other raw material
groups.
COMPARISON OF PRICES FOR RAW MATERIALS, PRODUCERS' GOODS, AND CONSUMERS' GOODS
[1913 average prices taken as 100. December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
260
240
PRICES
All price levels—producers, wholesale and retail—
rose in 1925 over 1924, although in each instance the
December figures declined from November. All but
the wholesale prices were, however, higher than in
December, 1924.
Farm prices rose over November in the grain and
dairy and poultry groups and declined in the cotton
and unclassified groups. Compared with December,
1924, advances occurred in fruits and vegetables,
meat animals and dairy and poultry, the first named
rising 76 per cent, while the grain, cotton and unclassified groups declined.
The cost-of-living index showed increases over
November in clothing and sundries but declines in
the other groups, while compared with a year ago
retail food prices increased 9 per cent, and clothing
and sundries made smaller gains, while shelter and
fuel and light declined.
EMPLOYMENT
The index of factory employment stood the same
for 1925 as 1924. December also showed no change
from November, with gains in the iron and steel, paper
and printing, nonferrous metals and miscellaneous
groups. Compared with a year ago, employment was
12
EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES BY MAJOR GROUPS
[Drawn from data compiled by U. S. Department of Labor, and representing weighted indexes based upon number of wage earners in the respective industries in 1919.
Average monthly employment 1923= ICO. December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
STAMPED AND ENAMELED WARE OTHER THAN IRON
AMD STEEL
13
considerably higher, with declines noted only in food
products, lumber, leather and tobacco products.
Factory pay rolls showed a slight increase over
November and a larger increase over a year ago.
The gains over November were in the same groups as
registered gains in employment. Similarly, the de-
clines from a year ago took place in the same groups
as showed fewer employees on the roll, except thafc the
lumber group showed larger pay-roll payments, while
the textile group, which made a gain in employment
over December, 1924, showed no change in the payroll index.
REVIEW BY PRINCIPAL BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
TEXTILES
Keceipts of wool at Boston in December were considerably smaller than a year ago, due to smaller
receipts of domestic wools. Total receipts in 1925
were 2 per cent lighter than in 1924, despite an increase
in foreign wools of more than 50 per cent. Imports
of wool were likewise smaller than in December, 1924,
but for the year 1925, this movement was almost SO
per cent larger than in the preceding year.
Consumption of wool at textile mills was larger than
in November but smaller than a year ago, with the
year 1925 as a whole showing relatively little change
from 1924. Wool machinery was, on the whole, less
active than in November. Prices of raw wool showed
relatively little change, both from November to December, and from 1924 to 1925. Although prices for
worsted yarns declined throughout 1925, the average
for the year was somewhat higher than for 1924.
Ginnings of cotton at the end of December were 16
per cent higher than a year earlier, while the receipts
of cotton into sight during 1925 averaged 20 per cent
greater than in 1924. Consumption of cotton by textile mills was 6 per cent greater in December than in
the preceding month, while for the year 1925, the total
consumption was 16 per cent greater than in 1924,
each month of 1925 being greater than the corresponding month of 1924.
greater than at the end of the preceding year. Exports
of cotton from the United States during 1925 were
more than 26 per cent greater than in 1924. Wholesale prices of cotton during December averaged lower
than in the previous month or a year ago. while for the
year as a whole prices were almost 10 per ceni lower.
CONSUMPTION OF COTTON, WOOL, AND SILK
[December, 1925, is latest month plottedl
RAW COTTON CONSUMPTION AND EXPORTS
[December, 1925, is latest month plottedl
1925
Stocks of cotton at the end of 1925 were 23 per cent
greater than at the end of 1924 with the greatest percentage increase occurring in mill holdings. The world
visible supply at the end of the year was 21 per cent
More cotton spindles were active in December than
during the preceding month or a year ago, while the
December activity recorded the largest number of
spindle hours active since April. Billings of finished
cotton goods were likewise greater than in November
but smaller than in December of last year. For 1925,
however, total billings of cotton finishers were greater
than in 1924 with shipments and new orders showing
similar comparisons. Stocks of finished goods held
by finishers at the end of the year were heavier than at
any period since the middle of 1924, but for the year
the}r averaged considerably lower than 1924. Exports
of cotton cloth were larger in December than.in either
the previous month or December, 1924; while during
1925 cotton cloth exports recorded an increase of 14
per cent over the previous year.
Imports of raw silk were larger in December than
any month of the past three years with the exception
of September, 1925, and during the year recorded an
advance of almost 30 per cent over 1924. Deliveries
of silk to consuming establishments in December were
larger than in either the previous month or December,
1924, while for the year as a whole deliveries were
more than 30 per cent heavier than in 1924. Stocks
of raw silk held at warehouses, although exhibiting a
tendency to increase, were almost 20 per cent smaller
in December than the holdings of a year previous.
The wholesale price of silk advanced during December and averaged almost 10 per cent higher than a year
ago.
Imports of burlap were larger than in either the
preceding month or December, 1924, with an advance
noted in the annual total as compared with 1924.
Imports of unmanufactured fibers, although smaller
than in December a year ago, were larger than in the
preceding month r and for the year 1925 recorded an
advance of almost 5 per cent over the previous year.
IRON AND STEEL
Shipments of iron ore from the mines during 1925
were much larger than in 1924, and receipts at lake
ports increased correspondingly, the stocks at the end
of the year being only slightly larger than at the end
of 1924.
Pig-iron production was more than 15 per cent
above the 1924 total, and showed an upward movement throughout the latter part of 1925, with December output considerably higher than a year ago. A
smaller proportion of the total output, came from merchant furnaces in 1925. Capacity of blast furnaces
in operation at the end of December was larger than
a year ago, exceeding any month since March, 1925.
Pig-iron prices, after declining during the middle
of the year, advanced during the last few months, but
averaged less than in 1924.
PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON AND UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION'S UNFILLED ORDERS
[December, 192o, is latest month plotted]
14,000
,600
Steel-ingot output in 1925 was the largest on record,
consistent gains being recorded each month during
the latter half of the year. Bookings of steel castings
also increased each month during the last half of 1925,
but the total for the year was less than in 1924, owing
to declines in railroad buying. Unfilled steel orders
averaged higher than in 1924 and on December 31
were higher than at any time since February, 1925.
Steel earnings as reflected by the United States Steel
Corporation were higher than in 1924, increases being
made in the last eight months but declines from a year
ago in the first four months of the year. Production of
sheets increased to 93 per cent of capacity for 1925 as
against 74 per cent for 19247 while unfilled orders at
the end of the year were the largest since 1920. Total
stocks at the end of December were also high but
unsold stocks were less than a year ago. Steel prices,
in spite of an upward movement during the past few
months were less than a year ago. both in December
and for the year as a whole.
Bookings and shipments of fabricated structural
steel both increased over 1924, though November and
December bookings declined from a year ago. Similarly, fabricated steel plate bookings increased slightly
over the 1924 total, but declined from November and
December of that year owing to the smaller bookings
of oil storage tanks. Iron and steel exports were less
than in 1924 although December figures increased
over a year ago, while imports were almost twice as
large as in the previous year.
Sales of stokers were larger than in 1924, and farm
implement sales in the Northwest showed a gain of
40 per cent over the previous year.
NONFERROUS METALS
Copper production at mines, smelters and refineries
was larger in 1925 than in any year since 1918. Shipments of refined copper to domestic consumers also
mode a record, increasing almost 10 per cent over
1924. Copper exports were slightly less than in 1924,
15
owing to declines in the last 5 months of the year.
Stocks of blister copper in North and South America on
December 31 were slightly larger than a year previous
but refined stocks were only about half as large. In
spite of a decline in December, copper prices averaged
one cent a pound higher than in 1924.
Activity in metal plumbing goods was generally
larger than in 1924, as shown by shipments and new
orders of all classes of enameled sanitary ware except
the miscellaneous group, and by sales of tubular
plumbing and shipments of brass faucets. Orders for
brass faucets, however, declined. Unfilled orders for
enameled sanitary ware were less on December 31
than a year ago, while stocks were higher except for
the miscellaneous group. Prices of plumbing fixtures
generally declined throughout the year and averaged
5 per cent less than in 1924. The wet process vitreous
enameling industry operated at 73 per cent of capacity
in December as against 86 per cent in November and
84 per cent in October.
TIN:
prices increased considerably during the latter part
of the year, the yearly average exceeding previous
years since 1920.
Lead production was also on a higher level during
the last three months of 1925, averaging almost 10
per cent above 1924 for the complete }rear. Ore shipments from the Joplin district also increased while
stocks were higher than a year ago. The price of lead
was about the same in December as a year ago, but
made a new high average for the entire year.
COPPER PRODUCTION AND EXPORTS
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
IMPORTS, VISIBLE SUPPLY, AND DELIVERIES TO MLLIS
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted!
40,000
FUELS
While anthracite coal production was virtually
shut down during the latter part of 1925, bituminous
output was steadily increasing from May through
December, the latter month showing the highest
monthly production since 1919. The yearly total,
PRODUCTION OF BITUMINOUS AND ANTHRACITE COAL
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
Tin deliveries from warehouses in 1925 were the
largest recorded, December figures being 50 per cent
larger than a year ago, while stocks both in December
and for the yearly average declined from 1924 both
in the United States and the world. Imports of tin
also exceeded previous high levels while the price increased considerably in the latter part of the year and
averaged higher for the year than at any time since
1919.
Zinc production increased steadily during the latter
part of 1925 and averaged 10 per cent above 1924.
More retorts were in operation on December 31 than
at any time since 1920 while stocks were reduced
over 50 per cent during the year, averaging for 1925
less than at any time since 1915. Similarly, ore
stocks in the Joplin district also declined. Zinc
however, although above 1924, was lower than in
1923, while anthracite output was the lowest since
1922. Exports of bituminous coal were about the
same as in 1924, larger shipments being made in the
last half of the year, while anthracite exports were 20
per cent less than in 1924, owing to declines in the last
three months. Prices of both bituminous and anthracite turned upward in the latter part of the year, but
the yearly average for bituminous was about the
same as in 1924.
16
Coke production increased month by month in the
latter part of 1925, in both beehive and by-product
ovens, the output by the latter method making a
new high record in December and also for the year.
Exports of coke rose considerably in December, but
the yearly total was below 1923, although 45 per cent
higher than in 1924. After a sharp rise in October,
the price of coke declined in December and for the
year averaged only 13 per cent above 1924.
PRODUCTION OF BEEHIVE AND BY-PRODUCT COKE
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
throughout the period. Imports of petroleum were
less than in 1924, while the price of crude was higher,
in spite of a seasonal decline in the latter part of the
year. Stocks in Mexico were gradually reduced.
The output of all refined oils except kerosene increased considerably over 1924 to new high records.
Exports of gasoline increased over 1924 and made a
new high mark in December. Stocks of gasoline and
kerosene increased in the early part of the year and
thereafter declined, while gas and fuel oil and lubricating oil increased their stocks toward the end of the
year. Prices of refined products, except gasoline,
increased at the end of the year, but only gasoline and
gas and fuel oil averaged higher than 1924 for the
year.
AUTOMOBILES
Petroleum output exceeded the 1924 figures throughout almost the entire year, but stocks declined gradually
Although automobile output made successive large
declines in November and December from the October
high record, the December total was over 100,000
cars above a year ago and the year 1925 made a new
high record in production of both passenger cars and
trucks. Exports of automobiles increased during the
last two months of the year and for the year were 70
per cent larger than in 1924, the previous record. Exports from Canada also rose to new high levels.
Assemblies of American cars in foreign countries
were larger than in either of the two previous years
when such records were kept while exports of accessories and parts in 1925 were only exceeded by the
year 1920, when prices were much higher.
COMPARISON OF AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION AND NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
550
TTT
1 M ' 1926-CUMULATiVES '-1925
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550
500 5
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BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED*
( 2 7 STATES)
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HIDES AND LEATHER
NEWSPRINT PAPER PRODUCTION AND MILL STOCKS
With the decline in imports of hides during the latter
part of the year, 1925 imports were only slightly above
those for 1924, with goatskins and sheepskins alone
making increases. Stocks of hides were higher than
at the corresponding dates of 1924 beginning with
April. Prices of hides averaged higher than in 1924,
although December quotations were lower than a year
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
Sole leather output was slightly higher than in 1924,
with little change shown in upper leather. Exports,
on the other hand, showed a decline for sole leather
from 1924 and an increase in upper leather. Leather
prices were slightly lower in December than a year
ago, the yearly average, however, being higher in 1925.
Both production and exports of boots and shoes
increased slightly over 1924 and. prices averaged somewhat higher. Belting sales were also higher than in
1924, and more gloves were cut, especially from
imported leather.
RUBBER
Imports of rubber were 20 per cent larger than in
1924, the December figures making a high mark.
World shipments increased steadily throughout the
year, while stocks in England declined rapidly until
in July they were 90 p'er cent less than a year before.
Consumption of rubber, based on three quarters of the
year, increased over 1924, although the third quarter
declined from the second, and more rubber was
reclaimed.
Tire production increased to new records for the
year, except for solid tires, while stocks showed a
declining tendency after the spring.
PAPER
Paper production for most grades was larger in 1925
than in any postwar year. Except for wrapping and
fine paper, stocks on hand were less at the end of
of December than a year ago. Imports of newsprint
paper were larger than in previous years though the
December total was lower than a year ago. Newsprint
prices were slightly lower than in 1924. Publication
of books and shipments of sales books by manufacturers both were larger than in previous postwar
years. Printing activity showed little change from
the 1924 average.
Mechanical wood-pulp output was less than in 1924,
but chemical was greater. Stocks of mechanical
pulp increased considerably during the first half of the
year but thereafter declined, though higher than at the
corresponding month of 1924. Chemical pulp stocks,
however, remained steadily below the corresponding
1924 dates. The price of sulphite pulp averaged
higher for the year, with a considerable advance in
December.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING
Building costs averaged lower in 1925 than in
cither of the two previous years, due to a recession
in the spring and stable costs thereafter. Building
construction was far above the previous high mark of
1924 in both volume and value, all classes increasing
over 1924 but industrial construction falling below
1922 and 1923 and educational below 1922 as far as
floor space is concerned. Construction as a whole
maintained a high level in the latter part of the year
when contracts usually decline rapidly in a seasonal
movement.
LUMBER
The principal species of lumber showed larger output in 1925 than in previous postwar years, although
redwood declined from 1924. December totals of all
species except redw^ood were well above the December,
1924, production figures. Shipments of all classes of
lumber on which figures have been received were
higher than in 1924, both for December and the entire
year. Stocks on hand were generally above those
held a year ago. Exports of lumber were practically
the same as in 1924 owing to large December shipments. Prices were generally slightly less than in
1924, both for hardwoods and softwoods, though
Southern pine flooring rose steadily in the last few
months.
Production, orders and shipments of both maple and
oak flooring were higher in 1925 than in 1924, the
oak flooring figures being the highest recorded, but
the December figures for maple flooring were lower
than a year ago. Stocks of both kinds of flooring
were higher than a year ago at the end of December
and for the year's average, while unfilled orders increased over a year ago for oak but declined for maple.
More piano benches and stools were shipped in
1925 than in 1924, but unfilled orders at the end of the
vear were less.
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STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
Shipments of common brick were larger than in
1924, due to large gains in the latter part of the year,
while unfilled orders showed less than the usual
seasonal decline in the fall and averaged higher on
December 31 than a year ago. Average stocks were
higher than in 1924 but at the end of the year stocks
were less than in December, 1924. The price of
common brick averaged less than in 1924, although
higher in December than a year ago.
Face-brick output and shipments were larger than
in 1924, and stocks and unfilled orders averaged higher,
both for December 31 and for the year as a whole.
Architectural terra cotta bookings increased over
1924, the December figures being half again as large
as a year ago in tonnage.
1925. Production, stocks, and apparent consumption
of acid phosphate all increased in December over
both November and a year ago. Fertilizer exports
for 1925 were slightly larger than in 1924, December
shipments being the largest since May, 1924. Imports
of potash and of nitrate of soda were both slightly
above the 1924 imports, though less in the December
comparisons.
IMPORTS OF POTASH AND NITRATE OF SODA
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted!
CEMENT: PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS, AND STOCKS
[December, 1925, is latest rnoritb plotted;
Paving brick output was larger than in 1924,
although less than a year ago in the last few months
of the year. New orders and shipments were slightly
higher than in 1924. Stocks averaged higher arid unfilled orders less, but on December 31 unfilled orders
were slightly higher than a year ago.
Cement output and shipments again increased to
new high levels and larger stocks were maintained
throughout the year. Prices were about the same as
in 1924. More concrete pavements were contracted
for in 1925 than in previous years, although December
lettings were less than a year ago. Federal-aid highways under construction averaged less than in 1924.
Production and shipments of illuminating glassware
were higher than in 1924, both for Dec ember and the
year as a whole, while net orders also increased for the
year but declined in December from a year ago.
Plate glass output increased to a new high level in
1925, with a seasonal recession at the end of the
year.
CHEMICALS AND OILS
Exports of sulphuric acid declined from 1924, particularly in the latter part of the year. Trie price
remained constant for the greater pail of 1924 and
Production of explosives increased slightly over 1924
for the year's average and for December, while shipments made a slight decline in both comparisons. In
spite of declines in the latter part of the year, sales
averaged the same as in 1924, while 1925 stocks
averaged higher than in 1924 but were lower in the
last three months of the year.
Turpentine and rosin receipts at Southern ports
declined slightly from 1924 and were also less in December. Stocks 011 December 31 were less than a year
ago, though turpentine stocks averaged higher than in
1924 for the year as a whole.
Acetate of lime output and shipments increased
over 1924, while stocks on hand were reduced considerably. Exports were slightly less than in 1924 and
the price also averaged less, though advances occurred
in November and December. Crude methanol output and shipments were slightly higher than in 1924, but
much higher in December than a year ago. Stocks
were reduced and exports also declined, though
December shipments were the highest since August,
1921. The price of crude methanol averaged less than
in 1924. Wood was consumed in carbonizing at a higher
rate than in 1924, but stocks of wood were reduced.
Outside of considerable advances in essential oils
and in oils and fats, most groups of oils and chemicals
averaged about the same in price as in 1924, and in
December the principal changes from a year ago were an
advance in essential oils and a decline in crude drugs.
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Imports of vegetable oils declined from 1924, though,
gains were made in the last three months of the year.
Exports of vegetable oils increased. Cottonseed oil
production and stocks, as well as stocks of cottonseed,
increased over 1924, both for December and for the
calendar year. There was little change in the price
of cottonseed oil. Oleomargarine consumption was
less than in 1924 in the earty part of the year but increased in the last half.
Flaxseed receipts and shipments were less than a
year ago both for December and the entire year, while
stocks were higher. Linseed oil and oil-cake were
shipped in much greater quantities than in 1924 from
Minneapolis.
CEREALS
The visible supply of wheat in both the United States
and Canada averaged less than in 1924, but a larger
supply was held in Canada in the last four months of
the year with the advent of its large crop. With the
smaller wheat crop in the United States in 1925, receipts and shipments were less than a year ago and
exports also declined. Canadian exports also averaged
less than in 1924 though increasing in the latter part
of the year. Wheat prices averaged higher than in
any year since 1920.
Flour production, shipments, and stocks all averaged
less than in 1924 owing to declines in the latter part of
the year. Exports of wheat flour were less than in any
year since the beginning of the war, while prices were
higher than in any year since 1920. Canadian exports also declined from 1924, though increasing at the
end of the year.
The large corn supplies held in the early part of 1925
brought the yearly average above 1924, though decreases occurred in the fall months. Receipts and
shipments of corn averaged less than in 1924, though,
with the advent of the new large crop in November,
increases began over a year ago. Exports of corn
rose steadily during the latter part of the year, but
were insufficient to offset the decline of the earlier
months in the yearly average. Corn prices for the
year averaged higher than at any time since 1920 in
spite of the decline in the last few months.
Barley receipts and exports were both larger than
in any year since 1919, but were less than a year ago
in the last few months of 1925. The price of barley
was higher than in 1924, though lower at the end of
the year.
Rye receipts and exports both declined from 1924,
while the price of rye was higher.
Receipts of oats were less than in 1924 but exports
were much greater. The price of oats was lower than
a year ago.
Rice receipts and shipments were less than in 1924,
and stocks also averaged less. Imports increased over
a year ago and were larger than exports for the first time
since 1918, exports being the smallest since 1914.
In spite of increases in November and December,
hay receipts were less than in 1924. Car-lot shipments
of onions, potatoes and citrus fruit were all smaller
than a year ago. both for December and the year.
Apple shipments increased over both periods and
storage holdings increased over December 31, 1924,
though averaging less for the year.
MEATS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
The movement and slaughter of cattle and calves
was heavier in 1925 than in the previous year, each
month with few exceptions showing increases over the
corresponding months of 1924. Prices of cattle and
calves exhibited weakening tendencies toward the
close of the year, but for 1925 averaged more than 10
per ceDt higher than in the preceding year.
The movement and slaughter of hogs was smaller
in 1925 than in the preceding year, almost every month
recording declines from the previous year. Prices of
hogs exhibited an increase of more than 40 per cent
in 1925 as compared with the preceding year.
PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, AND STORAGE HOLDINGS OF PORK
AND PORK PRODUCTS
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
The movement and slaughter of sheep and lambs
in 1925 showed little change from 1924, while prices
continued to advance toward the end of the year,
making the yearly averages more than 5 per cent
higher than in 1924.
Production of beef in 1925 was larger than in the
previous year, practically each month showing increases over the corresponding month of the previous
year. Storage holdings of beef at the end of the year
were 40 per cent smaller than at the end of 1924, while
the wholesale prices of steer rounds for the year averaged higher than in 1924.
Production of pork products was almost 15 per cent
smaller in 1925 than in the preceding year. Storage
holdings of pork products on December 31 were considerably smaller than a year earlier, while prices of
smoked hams were higher, the average quotations for
the year being more than 30 per cent ahead of 1924.
Production of lamb was greater than in 1924, while
storage holdings at the end of the year were about
35 per cent smaller than at the end of 1924.
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Receipts of poultry at the five principal markets
were smaller in 1925 than in the previous year and
storage holdings at the end of the year were about 15
per cent smaller than at the end of 1924. The total
catch of fish during 1925 was more than 15 per cent
heavier than in 1924, but storage holdings on December 15 were about 15 per cent smaller than a year
earlier.
Receipts of butter at the five principal markets
were lighter than in 1924, despite heavier receipts
during the last quarter of the year. Storage holdings
of creamery butter at the end of the year were about
20 per cent lighter than at the end of 1924. Average
prices for creamery butter exhibited weakening tendencies in the last two months, but for 1925 as a whole
average quotations were 10 percent higher than in 1924.
Receipts of cheese at the primary markets were
larger in 1925 than in 1924, due primarily to larger
receipts during the last half of the year. Storage holdings of American cheese at the end of 1925 were more
than 15 per cent larger than at the end of the preceding
year, while for the last three months of the year a
declining price tendency was reported.
Egg receipts in. 1925 were practically on the same
level as the preceding year, while cold-storage holdings
of case eggs at the end of the year were more than 50
per cent heavier than at the end of 1924.
Receipts of coffee in Brazil were smaller than in 1924,
while the visible supply at the end of the year was
smaller than a year ago. Imports of coffee into the
United States were smaller than in the previous year,
while the visible supply in the United States on December 31 was more than 30 per cent larger than at the
end of 1924. Imports of tea were almost 10 per cent
larger in 1925 than in the preceding year.
TOBACCO
The tobacco crop, according to the final estimate,
was about 7 per cent larger than in 1924. Sales of
unmanufactured tobacco at loose-leaf warehouses in
1925 were about 30 per cent larger than in the preceding year, the greatest increases occurring during
the last half of the year. Exports of leaf tobacco
were smaller than in 1924, while tobacco stocks at
the end of the year were about 6 per cent greater
RELATIVE CONSUMPTION OF CIGARS AND CIGARETTES
[1913 monthly average=100. December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
SUGAR, COFFEE, AND TEA
Imports of raw sugar were about 8 per cent heavier
than in 1924, while the receipts of the domestic crop
were more than 25 per cent smaller. Meltings of sugar
were about 12 per cent larger than in 1924, increases
occurring in practically every month over the corresponding period of 1924. Stocks of raw sugar held at
RAW SUGAR: IMPORTS, MELTINGS, AND REFINERY STOCKS
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted!
than at the end of 1924. Consumption of manufactured tobacco and snuff v/as slightly smaller than in
the preceding year, increases in the last quarter being
insufficient to offset declines in the preceding nine
months. Consumption of cigars, as seen from taxpaid withdrawals, was about 2 per cent smaller than
in the preceding year while the consumption of cigarettes increased more than 10 per cent. Cigarette
exports, however, were more than 20 per cent smaller
than in 1924.
WATER TRANSPORTATION
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refineries at the end of the year were almost three
times as large as a year earlier. Exports of refined
sugar during the year were about 75 per cent larger
than in 1924, with the greatest increases noted in the
last quarter. Wholesale prices of raw and granulated sugar continued to average higher during the
last few months of the year, but in 1925 on the whole
were 25 per cent less than in 1924.
Traffic through the Sault Ste. Marie canals was
mure than 10 per cent heavier in 1925 than in the
previous year, almost every month showing increases
over the corresponding month of 1924. River traffic
on the Ohio and Mississippi was likewise heavier than
in 1924. The tonnage of vessels clearing American
ports for foreign trade was also larger in 1925, the
increase in the tonnages of foreign bottoms more than
offsetting the decline in the tonnage of American vessels. Ship construction in 1925 was on a slightly larger
scale than in the preceding year while ocean freight
rates showed relatively little change.
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RAILROADS
The number of cars loaded with freight during 1925
was more than 5 per cent larger than during the preceding year, practically each month of the year showing
an increase over the same month of 1924. Despite
the large carloadings there was a larger available surplus of freight cars at the end of December than at the
end of the same month of the year previous, while for
1925 as a whole, car surplusages averaged about 5 per
cent greater than in the preceding year. Freight cars
in bad order at the end of the year were smaller in
number than at any time during the past two years,
being equivalent to about 7 per cent of the total
number of cars in use. Only about half as many
freight cars were ordered from manufacturers in 1925
than in the preceding year, but the last two months
of the year recorded larger orders than in the corresponding period of 1924.
consistently during 1925 and for the year as a whole
averaged about 17 per cent to the total number in
use. New orders for locomotives during the last
quarter of the year were heavier than in the corresponding period of 1924, but, on the whole, orders in
1925 were about 30 per cent smaller than in 1924.
Unfilled orders for locomotives at the end of the year
were about 80 per cent larger than at the end of 1924.
SALES BY MAIL-ORDER HOUSES AND TEN-CENT CHAIN STORES
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
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SHORTAGE, SURPLUS, AND BAD-ORDER FREIGHT CARS
fDecember, 1925, is latest month plotted]
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
The total number of locomotives on railroad
lines averaged smaller in 1925 than in the preceding
year while the tractive power averaged higher, this
condition being due to replacements of larger units.
The number of bad-order locomotives declined almost
Sales by mail-order houses in December were larger
in volume than in either the previous month or December, 1924. For the year as a whole, the volume of
business by the two leading houses was about 16 per
cent greater than in 1924. Sales by ten-cent chain
stores were seasonally larger than in November and
more than 15 per cent greater than in December, 1924.
As in the case of mail-order houses, ten-cent chain
stores recorded a substantial increase in the volume
of business in 1925 over the preceding year. In the
case of ten-cent stores, there was an increase of about
4 per cent in the number of unit stores operated during
the year, comparing with an increase of upwards of
13 per cent in the aggregate volume of sales.
LOCOMOTIVE SHIPMENTS AND UNFILLED ORDERS
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
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demand deposits were also larger. Interest rates
exhibited an increasing tendency throughout the year
and at the end of 1925 were one-fourth and three-fifths
higher than at the end of 1924 for commercial paper
and call loans, respectively. Savings deposits continued to mount and at the end of the year were 7 per
cent larger than a year earlier.
Sales by grocery chains, drug chains, cigar, shoe,
music, and candy chains also showed larger volume
than in 1924, the principal increases occurring in the
sales by grocery and music chains. Department
store trade also recorded an increase over the preceding year with advances in all districts. Stocks of
merchandise held by department stores averaged
slightly higher in 1925 than in the previous year but
stores in the Boston, Atlanta, and San Francisco
districts had lower average stocks.
Wholesale trade was larger in volume than in the
preceding year, increases occurring in all lines for
which comparable data are available, except groceries.
BILLS DISCOUNTED AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL
RESERVE BANKS
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
3,000
,
LIFE INSURANCE
New business of life insurance companies in December was the largest on record since monthly figures
became available in 1921. For the year 1925, all
types—ordinary, industrial, and group—showed substantial increases over 1924, with group reporting an
advance of about 70 per cent over the preceding year.
Since 1913, group insurance business has increased
almost 50 fold.
Sales of ordinary insurance showed the greatest
percentage increase over 1924 in the western agricultural section where the advance was about 18 per cent.
The Southern States came second with about 16 per
cent, followed by eastern manufacturing, the western
manufacturing and the far western districts. Admitted assets of life insurance companies continued
to mount and at the end of 1925 were 10 per cent
larger than at the end of the preceding year. Real
estate investments of life insurance companies, with
an increase of about 14 per cent, contributed the
greatest single amount.
BANKING
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Prices of stocks continued in December the upward
tendency both as respects industrials and railroads.
Average quotations for the year for each class were
substantially ahead of the previous year. Prices of
bonds also averaged higher than in 1924, the principal increase being noted in prices of second grade rails.
The aggregate turnover of stock on the New York
Stock Exchange was smaller than in either of the two
preceding months, but for the year as a whole the
volume of sales was 62 per cent greater. Sales of
bonds, on the other hand, were smaller in 1925 than
in the preceding year. Dividend and interest payments scheduled for distribution during January were
more than 10 per cent larger than in January, 1925.
For the calendar year 1925 payments to investors were,
on the whole, 6 per cent greater than during 1924
with the total payments of dividends 5 per cent
greater.
Check payments, both in and out of New York
City, w^ere larger in December than in either the preceding month or a year ago. For the year 1925
payments by check in New York City were 19 per
cent larger in volume than in the preceding year as j LOANS AND DISCOUNTS AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL
RESERVE MEMBER BANKS
against an advance for the country outside of New !
York amounting to 12 per cent.
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Bills discounted by Federal reserve banks continued
to increase and at the end of 1925 were much larger
than a year earlier. Federal reserve notes in circulation, although exhibiting an increasing tendency since
the middle of 1925, \vere smaller than at the end of
1924. Investments of Federal reserve banks at end
of the year were larger than a year "earlier while the
reserve ratio was lower than at any time since 1921.
Loans and discounts of Federal reserve member
banks continued to mount and at the end of 1925
showed accommodation 9 per cent greater than at the
end of 1924. Investments of member banks, and net
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PUBLIC FINANCE
The gross debt of the Federal Government continued to decline and at the end of the year was over
4 per cent Jess than a year ago. Customs receipts in
December were greater than in December, 1924, and
the calendar year 1925 showed an increase over the
previous year of about 1 per cent. Money in circulation at the end of the year continued to increase but
on a per capita basis was smaller than at the end of
1924. Agricultural loans outstanding increased during December and at the end of that month were considerably higher than a year ago for all agencies
engaged in this operation except the War Finance
Corporation.
CORPORATE FINANCE
The capital of new~ corporations chartered in December was smaller than in the preceding month but almost 40 per cent larger than in December a year ago.
For the year 1925 new incorporations were 40 per cent
ahead of 1924. New corporate securities issued in
December were smaller than a year ago but for the
year 1925 the value of new corporate securities was
more than 10 per cent larger than in 1924.
Business failures in December were larger both in
liabilities and in number than in the preceding month,
but in both respects were smaller than in December
of 1924. For the year as a whole the liabilities of
failing firms were about 18 per cent smaller than in
1924 while the number of firms failing in 1925 was
about 3 per cent greater. Smaller liabilities were
shown in 1925 among manufacturers, trading establishments recording an advance in defaulted liabilities
as compared with the preceding year. Liabilities of
failing banks during the last quarter of the year were
larger than in any similar period since the first quarter
of 1924, while for the year as a whole, 1925 showed
smaller bank failures than either 1923 or 1924.
BUSINESS FAILURES, BY CLASSES OF ESTABLISHMENTS
[Data plotted are 12 months' moving monthly averages. December, 1925, is latest month plotted.]
BROKEN LINES DENOTE
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS
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GOLD AND SILVER
Receipts of gold at the mint, although smaller than
in November, were larger than in December, 1924, but
for the year 1925 a decline from the preceding year
was noted. Imports of gold were smaller than in
either the previous month or a year ago, while exports
showed similar comparisons. For the first time since
1919 the annual gold movement showed an excess of
exports over imports,
GOLD TRADE BALANCE, SHOWING EXCESS OF IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
year ago, while imports, although smaller than a year
ago, were larger than in November. As in 1924, the
silver movement showed an excess of exports over
imports.
Of the exchanges on principal countries, the Japanese yen alone showed an increase in December over
the quotations in the preceding month, while declines
were noted in the rates on the French franc, the Canadian dollar, the Argentine peso, and the Brazilian
milreis. Imports of merchandise into the United
States were larger than in either the preceding month
or a year ago, while for the calendar year 1925, 17 per
cent more merchandise in value was imported than in
1924. Exports of merchandise from the United States
in December were larger than in the preceding month
or a year ago, while compared with 1924 the year's
movement was about 8 per cent larger.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE
[December, 1925, is latest month plotted]
FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND TRADE
Silver production, although larger than in November, was smaller than in December; 1924, The year
1925 as a whole likewise recorded a decline from the
preceding year. The price of silver in New York in
December exhibited the same weakening tendency of
the preceding month, but the 1925 average was 3 per
cent higher than 1924. Exports of silver were smaller
in December than in either the u preceding month or a
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INDEXES OF BUSINESS
The index numbers presented in this table are designed to show the trend in production in various groups
of industry and commerce. Data for previous periods are given in the detailed table on page 26. The data
covering the other indexes usually found in this table are given in the detailed tables covering each particular
subject.
Minimum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
PRODUCTION
PER CENT INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE ( — )
1935
1924
Maximum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
j Decem- October
October November
ber
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December,
1925, from
November,
1925
December,
1925, from
December,
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RAW MATERIALS
179
Grand total
179
73
156
14S
Petroleum
ituminous coal
4nthra,cite coal.
Iron ore*
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Gold
Silver
145
141
-2. 8
— 1. 6
-1. 0
+ 3. 8
+ 100. 0
0. 0
+ 3. 0
-f-6. 3
+ 3. 0
— /. 7
+ 1. 0
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MINERALS
Total
157
146
216
137
121
148
188
138
131
145
62
105
41
0
0
17
74
38
57
80
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135
190
125
105
71
137
168
112
129
119
179
108
92
26
135
165
112
108
119
124
180
119
101
0
134
163
123
92
120
132
204
137
I
89
140
188
124
130
98
124
195
131
2
54
133
174
134
104
104
122
193
136
4
0
137
185
138
96
105
135
69
115
131
83
39
313
138
93
102
177
71
43
390
115
,00
130
136
91
141
60
139
122
138
119
41
111
103
76
36
314
it*
JJ
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123
31
100
117
71
53
345
54
136
-24. 4
-9. 9
+ 13. 6
-6. 6
+ 47. 2
+ 9. 9
-37. 9
+ 2. 2
— 10. 9
-66. 7
-2. 0
— 33. 9
0. 0
+ 23. 3
— 11. 5
-23. 9
+ 4. 6
+ 24 5
-28. 9
-52. 6
-13. 7
-2. 2
+ 3. 8
+ 3. 0
-6. 5
— 1. 2
+ 2.1
+ 27. 4.
— 1. 6
+72
+ 14. 3
— 96. 0
0. 0
+ 2. 2
+ 13. 5
+ 12. 2
+ 4. 3
-12. 5
ANIMAL PRODUCTS (marketings)
-he. 4
Total
_ _
Wool*
Cattle and calves
Hogs
Sheep
Eggs *
Poultry *
Fish
Milk (New York^
138
227
143
177
153
245
390
163
190
19
58 1
64
54
30
21
45
94
62
133
107
146
62
138
117
136
CEOFS (marketings)
Total
Grains *
Vegetables *
Fruits * _
Cotton products *
Miscellaneous crops *
246
242
254
405
310
170
49
43
58
50
19
19
246
242
228
357
278
120
195
166
141
184
271
120
158
133
92
84
234
106
196
106
234
274
310
114
174
110
121
175
277
138
164
137
86
83
239
135
118
116
120
151
109
— 2. 5
-3. 3
-3.2
+ 15. 3
+ 0.9
+ 9. 3
+ 11.5
+ 9. 0
-23. 0
+ 14. 7
105
110
134
142
86
119
186
113
167
104
119
-3. 9
0.0
+ 9.4
+ 4. 8
+ 2. 3
-1. 4
+ 11.7
+ 4. 4
+ 2. 8
15 0
+ 5. 0
-10. 3
-8. 5
+ 8. 8
+ 8.8
+ 1.0
+ 0. 9
+ 9. 8
+ 11. 8
+ 3. 6
+ 12. 3
+ 7.5
-2. 6
+ 12. 1
+ 4. 0
+ 25.3
oo
:
FOREST PRODUCTS
Total
Lumber
Pulpwood
Gum (rosin ann turpentine) *
Distilled wood
135
137
164
267
149
61 1
59
51
20
24
123
121
121
169
98
114
111
115
179
96
108
104
110
196
95
137
137
119
178
104
121
120
124
131
108
133
137
129
130
147
166
115
121
191
164
195
132
148
64
77
54
32
57
63
69
92
69
71
70
37
71 :
116
114
110
100
101
106
131
81
102
166
128
152
106
100
113
113
104
109
122
127
83
106
173
116
149
100
95
131
136
112
108
130
166
96
118
188
158
193
132
148
123
96
105
131
144
77
114
181
133
159
116
130
MANUFACTURING
Grand total (adjusted for working davs)
Grand total (unadjusted)
Foodstuffs
Textiles _
Iron and steel
Lumber
Leather
Paper and printing
Chemicals, oils, etc
Stone and clay products
Nonferrous metals
Tobacco
Miscellaneous
121
112
111
105
144
96
113
165
143
163
123
121
' Fluctuations between maximum and minimum due largely to seasonal conditions.
26
Table 1.—INDEXES OF PRODUCTION
[Index numbers for base year in boldfaced type
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
INDEXES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INDEXES
Raw materials 2
Manufacturing
(64 commodities)1
YEAR AND MONTH
Unadjusted
Minerals
(9 commodities)
Total
Adjusted
Relative
to 19091913 av.
Relative to 1919
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
1933
September. .. October
November
December..
January
February
March
April.
.
___
1924
-
_
_.
May. _
June
July
August
...
September
October
November
December
_
Manu3
AgriculfacturCrop Animal
ture 3 (40 Mining
ings
(8 comForestry
commarket- products
modi- (48 comings (26 (9 com- (13 com- modimodities)
commodities)
modities)
modities)
ties)
ties)
22 basic
commodities ^
(corrected for
seasonal
element)
Relative to 1919
100
98
79
101
119
113
125
100
98
79
101
119
113
125
100
98
103
107
113
118
115
114
126
98
109
147
138
144
10O
111
91
95
131
123
127
100
94
112
113
102
118
111
100
95
98
106
117
117
113
100
102
86
110
121
119
126
100
91
105
110
108
117
111
100
117
92
95
132
122
127
100
102
80
104
124
115
129
100
105
80
98
120
108
116
113
123
113
105
118
118
113
109
129
155
140
129
153
167
149
135
130
145
131
125
144
184
158
133
108
122
123
129
124
132
120
106
128
158
144
130
126
143
130
123
118
129
119
109
114
118
116
110
118
117
124
118
113
122
124
118
109
101
94
87
140
134
132
117
130
124
122
108
93
87
71
54
119
105
107
118
111
114
117
129
105
96
88
77
138
130
128
110
123
124
128
123
121
121
117
114
112
100
101
109
108
104
101
109
94
89
97
121
139
138
142
142
12Q
117
121
122
60
56
73
129
124
117
117
108
132
120
111
124
87
100
120
114
110
113
116
113
98
97
105
104
94
95
94
114
121
110
112
114
116
114
112
152
179
156
143
117
156
134
135
128
135
120
124
193
246
195
158
110
112
125
138
119
123
114
108
152
193
160
143
124
134
122
130
113
124
113
117
103
109
108
117
122
115
129
130
117
124
129
130
120
95
97
86
145
124
129
130
133
113
118
117
119
81
75
49
113
102
112
115
116
111
125
130
118
88
86
72
Ml
119
123
118
127
120
134
132
127
124
120
119
128
127
129
121
128
127
129
121
91
93
97
114
153
152
160
165
131
131
136
142
55
55
69
106
114
120
111
107
133
134
126
132
79
83
88
104
125
125
129
136
129
125
126
121
111
110
113
109
122
136
123
123
122
131
128
123
150
157
145
111
145
154
141
131
125
132
124
120
191
196
174
164
105
115
119
123
131
137
120
120
152
166
149
148
121
130
125
129
126
141
129
129
111
116
115
121
i
87
1925
January
February
March
April
May
June...
July
August
_
September
October
November
December
_
1926
January
February
M^arch
April
May
June
i
|
i
jl
!
;
i
i
1
Weighted average of 64 c<
industry, based on value added
January, 1924, issue (No. 29) of
enabling comparison of productive activity to be made on a basis of 26 working days for each month. Details of the method employed appear in January, 1925, issue
(No.2 41), p. 28.
Weighted averages, compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, representing 87 per cent of minerals, 94 per cent of crops, 99 per cent of
marketed livestock and its products, and 80 per cent of forest products: For details, see the following issues of SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS: Minerals, May, 1922 (No. 9)
and September, 1922 (No. 13); crops, July, 1922 (No. 11); animal products, June, 1922 (No. 10); forestry, August, 1922 (No. 12); total, September, 1922 (No. 13). The indexes
relative to 1919 are weighted in accordance with production in that census year, while the mineral index relative to the five-year pre-war average is weighted by the
average
value of mineral production in the years 1909 to 1913.
3
Weighted averages compiled by the Federal Reserve Board: For details see issues of the Federal Reserve Bulletin for March, 1922, and March, 1924.
4 Weighted averages compiled by the Federal .Reserve Board and corrected for seasonal variations: For details, see December, 1922, issue of the Federal Reserve Bulletin.
27
Table 2.—INDEXES OF COMMODITY STOCKS AND UNFILLED ORDERS
[Index numbers for base year in boldfaced type]
STOCKS i (held at end of month)
Unadjusted indexes
YEAR AND MONTH
Total 2
Raw
material
for
manufacture
Raw
foodstuffs
UNFILLED ORDERS 2
Adjusted for seasonal element
Manufactured
foodstuffs
Manufactured
commodities
Raw
foodstuffs
Total 2
Raw
material
for
manufaci ture
Manufactured
foodstuffs
Manufactured
commodities
Total
monthly average
100
monthly average
96
monthly average . . .
132
monthly average
126
monthly average. ..
119
monthly average . - .
134
monthly average
145
100
100
89
161
192
144
151
169
106
147
110
111
119
138
100
94
78
72
81
85
78
100
73
Building
materials
Relative to 1920
Relative to 1919
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
Iron
and
steel
98
135
117
130
162
173
'
1
i
100
100
100
47
62
74
52
56
48
54
57
39
43
41
95
129
106
109
87
77
68
60
71
65
59
53
1923
154
May
June
Julv August
104
103
102
104
130
110
93
96
83
82
78
83
86
94
94
116
121
129
131
113
118
117
128
143
146
134
133
93
95
94
111
79
88
87
85
117
121
128
136
September
October
November
December
113
127
132
135
108
120
133
147
114
168
161
149
88
80
77
76
135
141
152
159
121
121
124
128
119
113
122
141
118
130
123
119
83
80
82
81
140
141
147
146
58
54
53
58
49
44
43
45
95
91
94
109
1934
January
February
March
April
132
140
145
135
148
182
209
174
130
116
103
97
76
77
75
73
157
161
164
165
134
135
136
136
157
166
171
161
125
117
110
109
74
75
79
86
161
161
161
163
63
63
61
54
47
47
46
40
130
129
124
112
128
124
121
120
148
128
112
114
90
84
82
83
74
87
100
102
168
169
164
159
140
133
129
133
174
151
145
156
105
98.
95
100
86
87
89
87
169
169
161
164
47
43
44
46
35
32
31
32
98
87
96
107
September
October
November
December
127
142
144
153
119
145
154
183
116
168
181
174
100
93
83
82
157
157
158
162
134
135
135
141
145
148
152
176
118
130
134
136
90
86
84
88
165
160
155
152
46
43
53
62
34
34
42
49
97
81
99
114
1925
January
February
Mi arch
April
162
164
160
144
216
230
236
195
156
137
120
105
85
83
73
69
172
178
176
176
155
151
150
141
186
181
193
172
149
139
130
120
87
86
80
74
178
177
173
174
62
63
58
54
50
50
46
42
115
115
105
104
135
136
126
125
170
164
122
118
94
91
87
93
64
76
91
91
177
179
175
173
145
143
134
143
190
182
149
158
108
104
104
124
73
76
83
78
177
178
173
185
53
51
51
52
39
37
36
36
107
106
113
121
140
143
146
159
133
120
134
181
159
201
202
210
87
77
73
71
171
172
172
171
149
132
134
145
160
113
128
171
161
151
150
165
79
73
74
75
181
176
170
160
52
53
58
64
38
43
47
51
109
94
101
191
May
June
July
_
August
Mi ay
June
July
August _
-
_-
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
Mi arch
April
Miay
June
--
125
104
90
1
I
ii
1
1
Weighted index of stocks of commodities in hands of manufacturers or in other visible hands at the end of each month compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from data on 45 commodities. Details are given in the February, 1924, issue (No. 30) of the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, while seasonal
eliminations are given in the April, 1924, issue (No. 32).
2 Weighted index of unfilled orders of manufacturers in the iron and steel and building industries at the end of each month compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce,
bureau of the Census: For details see May, 1923, issue (No. 21).
28
Table 3.—INDEXES OF WHOLESALE PRICES
[Base year in boldfaced type]
COMPILED BY U. ^DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 1
Farm
products
YEAR AND MONTH
Food,
etc.
Metals
Cloths
Fuel
and
and
and
cloth- lighting metal
proding
ucts
DUN'S 2 BRAD- 2
All
! (1st of STREET'S
(1st of
commonth)
month)
modities
Build- Chemi- Houseing
Misceland furnishing
mate- cals
laneous
drugs
goods
rials
i
95
65
404
20
31
25
300
43
96
37
32
commod- commod- commod-l commod- commod- commod-i commod- commod- commod- commod- commod- commodities
ities 1 ities
ities
ities
ities
ities
ities
ities
ities
ities
ities
56
1
Index numbers relative to 1913
I
!
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
100 !
103
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly avenge
monthly average
100
102
105
121
167
188
207
100
98
98
127
175
228
253
100
93
88
126
169
370
181
100
85
99
162
231
187
162
100
92
94
120
157
172
201
109
101
134
1S1
202
215
169
100
100
100
106
125
153
184
100
95
95
121
148
156
i-
100
98
101
127
177
194
206
218
124
133
141 i
143 i
158
'
220
144
138
144
144
295
ISO
181
200
190
189
241
199
218
185
172
17?
192
129
122
14-i
134
130
264
165
168
3S9
176
200
136
124
196
130
134
254
195
176
183
173
170
117
123
116
134
226
147
149
154
150
159
144
144
146
145
147
148
148
147
202
199
201
203
176
172
367
162
144
142
1-1
142
IS'7
182
181
178
129
130
130
183
183
176
176
121
120
118
116
144
143
137
139
143
143
141
137
200
196
191
189
169
180
181
179
142
143
144
1^9
1s-'!
1S2
1H2
132
131
130
176
376
175
175
136
134
141
115
137
136
139
144
,H7
187
1S8
190
177
175
173
170
334
"*32
130
130
ISO
127
127
127
130
1 rr£
143
149
150
148
152
154
158
187
188
190
191
108
162
163
165
128
127
129
171
171
172
131
132
134
135
] '"]
January
February.
March _
April
163
162
161
153
160
157
159
154
191
191
191
190
168
178
174
169
ISO
136
134
129
179
183
180
174
May
June
Jtily_ ...
August
152
155
162
163
153
155
157
159
188
188
189
190
168
172
170
327
126
126
127
September _ _.
October
November
December _ .__
160
155
154
152
160
158
160
157
189
190
188
187
170
172
175
175
127
128
130
J30
104 I
123
190
218 |
231
1933
September
October
November
December...
100
101
105
123 J
199
190
191
100
97
107
128
170
203
203
207
141
142
157 '
157
163
204
323
132
145
340
151
3 54
153
352
151 J
155
158
158
158
340
142
143 i
146 i
i
]I7
113
113
1 33
151
152
150
1-iS
157
158
158
154
144
143
140
137
i ^2
111
112
115
147
345
147
1M,
153
152
153
155
136
133
133
137
149
171
172
!J6
120
123
129
156
158
160
164
139
141
145
147
135
134
134
173
173
170
171
127
125
125
129
160
101
161
156
167
169
167
161
151
151
150
149
171
170
172
133
133
135
171
170
169
169
138
143
138
155
157
160
160
160
161
162
164
145
148
150
155
174
174
176
177
136
135
135
135
168
168
166
166
135
138
3 -i 2
338
160
158
158
156
162
161
163
164
153
154
155
156
163
152
13 !
!
1
;
'
:
1924
January
February
March.
April
__ _
„___
May.
June
JulyAugust
_
12*
169
169
179
171
171
i
September
October-.
November
December
_ __
153
1925
17-4
I
1
1
i
i
1926
January _
February
March
April
|
May
June
!
1 Compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on monthly averages of weekly quotations of 404 commodities, arranged in 9 groups as
given in the table. In computing this index, the price of each commodity is weighted by multiplying it by the estimated quantity of that article marketed in the census
year 1919. For comparable yearly data since 1890 and monthly data for period 1900 to 1923, see Bulletin No. 367 of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, p. 126. Prices of the
principal individual commodities making up this index are presented in the SURVEY under their respective headings.
2 Dun's and JSradstreet's index numbers are calculated as of the first of each month, and have been recomputed to a 1913 base from the actual figures as published in these
journals. Bradstreet's index is the sum of prices per pound of the commodities, while Dun's is weighted by the amount "annually consumed by each inhabitant." Monthly
data
of Bradstreet's index from 1913 appeared in July, 1923, issue (No. 23), p. 45.
29
Table 4.—INDEXES OF WHOLESALE AND FARM PRICES
[Base year in boldfaced type]
1
WHOLESALE PRICES 1
Agricul- Animal Forest Mineral Total
raw
prod- prod- prodtural
products
ucts
ucts j products
ucts
YEAR AND MONTH
FARM PRICES s
Fruits Meat
and
aniGrain vegetamals
bles
All
ConProcomducers'3 sumers*
goods goods 3 iiiodi~
ties
i
21
quotations
11
quotations
21
quotations
199
quotations
117
quotations
88
quotations
35
quotations
404
quotations
6
quotations
Index numbers relative to 1913
1909-14 monthly av
1613 monthly average. .
1914 monthly average—
1915 monthly average. .
1916 monthly average.1917 monthly average—
1918 monthly average_1919 monthly average—
100
102
112
130
211
243
250
100
103
98
119
174 ;
203
221
100
92
90
102
135
157
211
100
92
97
138
191
181
180
100
99
101
126
187
205
218
1920 monthly average.1921 monthly aver age. .
1922 monthly aver age. _
1923 monthly average..
1924 monthly average. .
1925 monthly average-
255
134
145
168
173
175
186 :
110
125
122
120 j
143 !
312
163
185
211
186
188
236
185
208
186
170
171
229
142
159
159
154
164
j
j
!
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n
quotations
5
quotations
Dairy
and
poultry
products
4
quotations
Cotton Unand
cotton- classified
seed
2
quotations
All
groups
31
quotations
5
quotations
Index numbers relative to 1909-1914 average (fiscal years)
100
92
97
143
184
181
179
100
101
102
119
163
191
211
100
214
135
128
141
133
134
231
159
151
156
156
167
226
147
149
154
150
159
98
101
127
177
194
206
|
100
92
103
120
126
217
226
231
100
92
100
83
123
202
162
189
100
100
100
101
99
106
133
160
182
100
97
85
78
119
187
245
247
100
108
112
104
120
173
202
206
231
112
105
114
129
156
249
148
152
136
125
160
173
108
113
106
109
139
197
151
135
147
137
143
248
101
156
216
211
177
152
90
94
109
100
92
205
110
124
135
134
147
100
100
102
100
117
94
9o i
100
130
157
162
£
176
;
:
200
209
i
1924
January
F ebra ary
March
April
182
176
165
166
115
116
118
119
194
195
194
195
170
177
179
174
155
156
154
154
136
139
137
135
156
154
153
151
151
152
150
148
110
113
114
113
118
123
128
128
101
102
104
106
155
152
136
126
255
247
219
226
99
98
99
98
137
136
131
130
May
June
July
August
168
165
176
175
115
109
114
123
195
182
175
175
171
168
167
168
152
147
152
154
135
130
130
131
150
151
153
156
147
145
147
150
114
116
130
141
132
146
142
138
107
105
103
116
123
123
122
123
222
219
215
219
94
95
101
103
129
130
132
139
September
October
November
December
164
172
176
186
123
130
124
129
180
181
182
187
166
165
166
169
152
156
155
161
130
129
131
132
158
161
163
1.67 ,
149
152
153
157
140
150
147
155
113
109
108
110
115
121
115
113
133
142
150
158
175
182
179
176
100
102
106
102
132
138
137
139
1925
January
February
March
A pril
196
193
183
173
133
136
148
141
193
201
196
187
172
175
173
163
187
169
169
161
134
136
135
131
IPO
i> ! >7
168
166
100
161
161
156
172
178
172
152
122
131
138
146
123
126
145
146
154
142
134
13]
182
183
195
189
94
96
94
94
146
146
151
147
M av
June
July
August
176
175
173
175
134
141
154
155
189
181
180
185
167
167
168
170
160
1S2
106
168
131
135
137
134
iP>4
165
167
lr*8
155
157
160
160
159
164
152
157
162
184
173
178
139
139
148
149
132
132
134
139
184
183
186
186
87
86
88
96
146
148
149
152
169
162
160
163
155
147
139
135
184
185
187
191
172
174
176
174
136
162
160
159
131
133
135
134
169
166
168
166
160
158
158
156
148
135
138
140
142
152
194
194
143
141
136
136
141
154
162
163
178
171
144
139
90
90
95
92
144
143
144
143
143
214
140
153
138
87
143
Seotember
October
November
December
.
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Jpnuary
February
March
Aprl
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Tune
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First eight columns give the wholesale price index numbers of the U. S. Department of Labor, as reclassified by the Federal Reserve Board into the groupings as shown.
The weights are the same as those used by the .Department of Labor and the total of all commodities is therefore the same. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in October,
1922, issue of the SURVEY (No. 14), p. 45.
2
Compiled by the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, as of the 15th of the month. These indexes are based upon prices received by
farmers throughout the country for their respective crops and animal products, as collected by the Department, and are weighted by the average annual marketings by
fanners for the period 1919-23. For the detailed explanation of this index see August, 1925, monthly supplement to "Crops and Markets" published by the Department3 of Agriculture.
The term ; ' consumers' goods " in general apples to those commodities which because of their finished condition are ready for consumption; the term "producers' goods "
applies to those products which are essentially still in the raw state or semifinished condition requiring additional manufacture.
30
Table 5.—COST OF LIVING AND RETAIL PRICE INDEXES
[Base year in boldfaced type]
YEAR AND
MONTH
i
FURNITURE
AND
MISRETAIL i RET AIL
CLOTH- HOUSAND
HOUSE
CELLA- TOTAL FOOD ! COAL
ING
ING
LIGHT FUR- NEOUS
PRICES PRICES
NISH0)
| 0
INGS
FUEL
CLOTH- PTTF-L
SUNFOOD SKELANI> OKIES
I N G LIGHT
ITEMS
TER
FOOS>
Index numbers compiled by National Industrial
Conference Board relative to July, 19 li 3
Index numbers compiled by U. S. 3>ept. of Labor relative to 1913 ^
100. O
104. 0
110.6
127.8
100.0
100.0
103. 0
105. 1
118.2
100
103. 0
107.4
113.3
183. 4
150. (5
213. 6
244. 3
2S9. 6
140.5
165.8
181. 7
204.8
142. 4
174.4
188. 3
208.5
146
168
186
203
i1G/.3
r" o
131. 1
180. 1
183. 0
179.9
181.8
230. 1
205. 1
221. 1
217. I
214.3
207. 8
201.6
200.8
201.3
203.1
177.3
167. 3
170. 9
170. 7
175. 7
153
142
146
146
157
168. 0
177. 7
216. 0
201. 1
169. 1
100
102
100
102
104
100
100
104
100
101
109
105. 0
105.0
126.0
100. 0
101.0
104. 7
120.0
300.0
iOO. 0
101.5
102. 3
100 O
100
103
120
146
173
186
205
105
118
129
154
143
185
205
261
126
138
144
168
117
152
164
185
131
159
172
193
157, 0
187. 0
105. 5
198. 5
149. 1
205. 3
241. 6
223. 0
100. 1
109. 2
119. S
143.0
124. 1
147. 9
156
142
146
146
157
169
166
173
184
180
166
155
170
184
173
173
171
175
167
157
161
164
IG8
149. 3
141. 5
146. o
140. 1
160. 3
199. 7
172. 7
173. 5
170. 0
160.0
161. 2
104. 2
107. 8
174
183
179
180
169
167
1934
"M ay
June
July
August
141
142
143
144.
ISo
185
186
186
176
174
171
176
165
165
166
166
174
174
173
173
161
162
] 6n i
163 |
142. 4
174. 2
September
October
November
December
147
149
150
152
185
185
184
184
174
177
173
173
166
167
168
169
173
173
164
165 i
1 65 !
166
1925
January
February
IVIarco
April
154
151
151
151
184
183
182
182
174
172
173
171
169
169
169
165
175
175
May
June
July
Ausust
152
155
160
160
182
182
179
179
172
174
175
175
163
164
165
186
175
175
175
175
165
167
16U >
September
159
162
167
166
178
178
178
177
176
176
176
177
168
170
167
166
174
174
175
176
168
170
172
171
1913 ino. av -1914 mo. av.«_1915 mo. av.5- _
1916mo.av. 5 __
10O
100
111
1917 mo. av.5__
1918mo.av.<>__
1919 mo. av. 6 __
1820mo.av.«__
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
6
mo. av. __
mo. a v . ' _ _
mo. av. 7 __
mo. av.7__
rno. av. s __
'
100
100.0
175
175
|
172. 5
146. 8
167.8
171.3
151,5
167
165
165
165
169
1CL. 0
101. 0
108. 4
:
179.1
180. 5
141
142
143
144
|
214. 9
216.0
201.1
201.7
170.6
147
149
150
152
172.5
154
151
151
151
I
170. 6
155.0
168.2
i
167. 4
176.7
214. 3
202. 7
;
100
102
101
114
100
100
104
118
127
151
171
!
s
189
190
191
191
!
193
194
194
194
i
:
|
194
194
194
1
;
187
152
155
160
160
173.5
;
192
191
194
194
191
187
188
189
190
|
November
December
169.4
165.5
1936
January
Alarch
159
162
167
166
j
167.1
186.9
214.3
203.5
177.9
196
(10)
0°)
(w)
i
j
\
1
j
1
June
|
1
1!
i
_
* The retail food price index compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, the prices of 22 articles of food being weighted according to their
consumption in working men's families as reported by retail dealers in 51 of the largest cities as of the 15th of the month. Monthly data from 1913 appeared in Bulletin 396
of the
2 Bureau of Labor Statistics, p. 12.
The retail coal price index compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, is based on an unweighted average of quotations on Pennsylvania
anthracite, white ash, chestnut, as of the 15th of each month in 51 cities. The annual figures from 1913 through 1920 are based on two quotations a year, on January 15 and
July2 15; thereafter monthly averages are used.
' Index numbers up to March, 1922, represent retail pricss on the first day of the month, except food, which is the retail food index of the U. S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the 15th of the preceding month. Beginning with March, 1922, all prices shown are as of the 15th of the month indicated. The index is
weighted according to the estimated consumption of average wage earners before the war, on the following basis: Food, 43.1 per cent; shelter, 17.7 per cent; clothing, 13.2 per
cent; fuel and light, 5.6 per cent; sundries, 20.40 per cent. Figures from 1914 to 1917 are based on July quotations: 1918 figures are for 2 months: 1919 for 3 months and thereafter4 monthly.
Cost-of-living indexes represent averages for the month in 32 cities; food prices reported by 15 to 25 dealers in each city, fuel and light by 10 to 15 firms, including public
utilities, in each city; other quotations secured directly from records. Rentals are based on 250 to 950 houses and apartments in each city, and for each item of clothing,
furniture, and miscellaneous, four quotations are secured in each city (five in New York City). The index is weighted on the following basis: Food, 38.2 per cent; clothing,
16.6 per cent; housing, 13.4 per cent; fuel and light, 5.3 per cent; furniture and furnishings, 5.1 per cent; miscellaneous, 21.3 per cent. Data from 1914 to 1918 are based on
December prices each year, in 1919 and 1920 on two months, June and December, and in 1923 on May, September, and December. Thereafter, the averages are quarterly,
until6 1925, when made semiannual.
.
Figures for National Industrial Conference Board index are for July; those of Department of Labor cost-of-living index are for December; those for coal index are averages
of January
and July.
6
See other footnotes for number of months on which averages of individual series are based.
7
Quarterly average for Department of Labor cost-of-living index.
8
Semiannual average for Department of Labor cost-of-living index.
8
Nine months' average, January to September, inclusive, no quotations being available for other months.
10 No quotations.
31
Table 6.—TEXTILE WHOLESALE PRICES1
j
COTTON
YEAR AND
MONTH
COTTON YARN j
Carded, Carded ;
white,
single
Northern, mule warp*
!
a
40/ls,
"«»^^iNe w YoA spian, 22/1
New
C011CS,
Bedford
Boston
!
s
£&£, >™
Per pound
1913 mo. a v _ _ _
1914 mo. a v _ _ _
1915 mo. av
1916 rno. av
1917 mo. a v _ _ _
1918 mo. av
1919 mo. av
$0. 128
.121
. 102
. 145
.360
.127
. 196
.273
.269
.222
.339
.152
.213
.294
.287
.235
1924
January
February
March
April
.325
.314
.277
.287
.347
.319
.285
.299
.552
.522
.483
. 476
May
_
June.
July
August. _
,281
.278
.273
.278
.316
.300
.317
.293
September
October
November
December
.222
.231
225
.240
. 244
1935
January
February _
March
April
$0. 248
218
. 198
.318 i
. 325
Fairchild
index !
:' iq^f-iois
$0. 120
. 102
. 194
. 140
. 225
.295
30*'
8 100
97
91
122
187
292
272
440
.862
wr&r&i
T» \j\jni
(Boston)-
COTTON GOODS
SheetK blood
ings, 4/4 Territory combing
2/32's
grease,
ware,
fine
shoals,
Ohio and crossbred
mi
in.,
stock,
staple,
5,35 yds. L L, 36", scoured
PennUoston
sylvania
to I fo., 4 yds.tolb.
f.o.b.milS New York
fleeces
$0. 053
.046
.041
.061
. 095
.159
. 146
$C. 061
. 056
. 052
.072
;
.118
.195
. 168
$0.57
.61
.71
.87
1. 59
5 1. 84
1. 70
$0. 25
.26
.36
.41
.66
5.76
.64
1. S6
.85
1. 25
1 . 41
1.42
1.40
.51
.26
.43
.51
.53
. 55
. 210
.087
. 101 ;
. 123
. 113
. 105 !
.683
. 637
.607
.615
222
213
202
197
.105
.097
.089
.091
. 129
.125
.121
. 110
1. 37
1.41
1.41
1. 36
. 475
.474
,471
.469
. 620
.597
. 589
.578
195
195
194
199
. 039
.091
.091
.093
.108
. 108
. 108
.116
. 243
.238
.432
.449
.446
.446
.556 j
.543
. 539
. 552 '
193
193
194
.086
. 087
. 090
.091
. 227
.230
.245
.237
.240
.247
.256
.244
.437
.430
. 430
.430
. 547
. 569
.589
. 580
194
194
196
194
May
June
July-August
.230
.230
.234
.234
. 234
.242
.248
.238
.399
.403
.415
. 423
.558
. 543
. 543
.547
September
October
November
December
.225
.215
.181
.174
.236
.220
.208
.202
.423
.430
.407
.402
.563
.562
.546
.550
1926
January.
February
March..
April _
!
.172
May..
June
.703
.331
.397
.486
.475
.418
$0. 447
. 571
. 648
.593
. 558
French
serge,
35/36"
average
at mills
SUITINGS
|
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j
$0. 78
.64
.79
1.05
1. 56
2. 11
1.63
.90
.90
1. 83
1.18
1.41
1.73
1.69
1.72
, 52
.54
.54 i
.53 :
1.70
1.70
1.65
1.65
1.33
1. 28
1.30
1.36
.49
.44
.44 I
.48 1
1.65
1. 60
155
1.60
. 110
.103
.106
.108
1. 44
1. 48
1.60
1.68
. 53
.57
.61 |
.70 |
.092
.095
.096
.094
.108
.107
.110
. 106
1. 67
1.65
1.58
1.42
188
183
182
185
.093
.093
.095
.095
. 102 '
.097
.096
.104
187
187
182
178
.095
.096
.089
.087
.106
.108
.108
.103
1.08
:«
•-s
. 80
ne Se
hi1110
'
»
60/06" || Wf. i
Middlesex) j N 4^
k
New York; ™** lolk
i j IV r pound
.* ! . 55
$0.32
.43
i' SILK,
| HAW
l
"
*»p»Jl "^, < Kaiisal
Per yard
Per pound
Per yard
. 182
. 077
. 086
.102
,092
.093
av
av__.
av___
av__.
av__.
av
DRESS !
GOODS ;
Print
cloths,
C4 x 69,
323
162
187
213
199
188
1920 mo.
1921 mo.
1922 mo.
1923 mo.
1924 mo.
1925 mo.
: \ \\G~R"
eiiniPFfc
! ^™
1 . 48
1. 50
3.97
3. 16
4.04
4, 01
i
j
i
S3. 64
3. 69
3.32
4. 87
f>
'
4. 18
2.93
3. 10
,:tO
6, 27
8. 88
6. 04
8. 23
3. 66
3.66
|
6.31
3. 69
3. 69
3. 69
3. 69
7. 35
6.86
6.22
5. 64
. 78
.78
. 78
3, 69
3. 60 • !
3.60
3.60 i
4.80
5.00
5.39
6. 08
1.65
1.75
1.85
1.95
.78
.78 j
.78 |
.78
3, 60
3.69
3.69
3.69
5.44
5.73
6.17
6. 32
.69
.68
.63
.54
1.90
1.90
1.80
1.75
.78
.80
.80 i
.80
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
6.08
6.22
5.83
5.98
1.24
1. 31
1.37
1.31
. 45
.50
.52
.51
1.75
1.75
1.70
1.65
.80
.80
.80
. 80
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
6.17
6.37
6.32
6.47
1.28
1.32
1.32
1.30
.50
.51
.54
.55
1.65
1.65
1.60
1.55
.80
.80
.80
.80
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
6.62
6.66
6.57
6.81
'
!
.73
.78
.78
<
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!
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1
i
I
i Unless otherwise specified, all prices are averages of weekly quotations as compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Monthly data for
1920 and 1921 on most items appeared in May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 47. That issue also contained monthly data on another print-cloth quotation, which has been superseded by the present data due to their more general use. Monthly data on cotton yarns, single warp, at New Bedford, from 1921 to 1925, appeared in December, 1925, issue
(No. 52), p. 10, while monthly print-cloth figures from 1913 appeared on p. 22 of that issue, and women's dress goods, French serge, from 1915 in the November, 1925, issue
(No. 51), p. 22.
'Price of cotton to the producer, given at the end of each month until December, 1923, since which month it is given as of the 15th of the month, is a weighted average
of prices received by producers throughout the United States for all grades of cotton as compiled by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
The 3 market price in New York, on the other hand, is quoted on a specific grade and includes handling and transportation charges.
Fairchild cotton goods index, compiled by the Daily News Record, represents average weekly wholesale quotations of 36 standard cloths in the New York market.
4 Averages of weekly quotations on representative grades in the Boston market, as compiled by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Monthly
data from 1913 to 1923 appeared in December, 1923, issue (No. 28), p. 52.
8
Average for six months.
6
Average for years 1911 to 1913, inclusive
32
Table 7.—WOOL
RECEIPTS AT
BOSTON i
YEAR AND MONTH
Domestic
Total
STOCKS i
i!
(in grease equivalent, quar- I
terly)
\
CONIMPORTS SUMPTION
(un(in
manugrease
fac- 2 equivatured)
lent) 3
Foreign
MACHINERY ACTIVITY 5
Total
18, 761
27, 906
35, 796
36, 683
42, 214
41, 957
13, 483
15, 894
15, 142
17, 100
17,511
15, 275
5, 278
12, 012
20, 655
19, 583
24, 704
26, 682
12, 632
21, 557
34 393
37, 432
35, 083
37,811
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1823 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
39,918
22, 839
28, 589
36, 147
34, 758
26, 001
25, 501
17, 825
8, 809
11,977
15, 909
12, 095
16, 687
11,018
22, 093
14, 030
16, 613
20, 238
22, 664
9,315
14, 483
37, 158
21, 635
26, 722
31, 390
32, 854
22, 349
28, 271
44, 125
54, 510
53, 467
44,813
43, 857
19, 018
28, 125
37, 441
37, 336
11,367
25, 918
35. 864
32, -360
7, 651
2,207
1, 577
4, 676
18, 916
16, 397
6, 061
8, 631
36, 507
30, 972
33, 778
40, 064
Sets
of
Combs
Woo,?- Worcards
en ! sted
Carpet
and
rug
Narrow
Wide
Thousands of pound s
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
Spinning
spindles
Looms
Held by
manu- Held by
facdealers
turers
Per cent of «ctiv e hours ' o total reported
75
74
73
6 529, 174 6 1S3, 917 6 345, 258
7 533, 473 ^ 2 4 7 , 4 1 2 7286,061
8 506, 623 s 291, 318 s 215, 305
217. 431
480, 867
233, 437 |
383, 100
207, 803
175, 297
!
73
78
73
;
OS
65
79
!
79
^
77
i
77
!
74
78
90 i
90
86
1
83
75
89
91
98
80
77
85
90
93
90
71
90
85
!
SI
!
83
79
74
87
92
85
84
02
66
89
85
61
73
08
83
79
72
72
57
18
44
51
87
92
92
92
86
98
96
92
86
01
90
92
79
76
78
81
86
76
92
93
94
89
89
88
67
88
90
92
87
74
33
60
59
52
57
70
65
68
86
82
80
S2
58
64
65
77
85
83
79
79
54
53
54
65
69
ei
74
70
67
68
64
85
6-4
69
67
85
81
83
81
79
88
90
36
82
82
81
76
70
80
75
71
86
87
85
91
89
84
71
65
09
68
83
69
69
72
70
64
65
76
62
61
1
j
!
80
74
60
84 ,
90
94 '
91
57
67
51
77
82
66
72
83
70
71
89
98
88
86
54
49
52
57
65
72
1934
May
June
July
August
-.
September
October
November
December
14, 865
11.050
12, 299
16, 629
18, 986
15, C26
22, 860
29, 460
410,381
4, 1 21
4, 576
10, 561
12, 831
12, 129
16, 638
16, 501
31, 873
45, 638
54, 854
48 380
51,098
35 5f9
13, 478
27,411
15 140
47 504
37, 725
35, 791
28 911
51 435
46, 415
45, 853 j 305,958
43 287
i
211,515 j
391, 248
359, 612
68
62
58
58
203, 270
207,111
199, 455
179,733 1
160, 157
C6
74
50
54
59
65
70
78
70
76
72
09
f.8
68
78
?
1935
January
February
March
April
38, 087
18, 285
32, 886
19 9] 5
3
4,
5,
4
418
807
475
075
|
179.244
2
126,714
63
I
May
June
July
August
16, 200
26 8° 4
45, £92
34, 998
8, 866
20 490
38, 378
20, 559
7, 340
6, 334
7, 544
14, 439
22, 387
20, 468
20, 802
34, 449
38, 246
38, 176
40. 781
42, 149
September
October
November
December
20, 403
17 4C6
J6, 1^6
18 754
7,453
5 885
7, 309
5,501
12,950
11,521
8, 817
13, 253
18, 948
23, 920
25, ] 70
23, 176
44, 383
47. 327
43, 471
41, 762
i
382, 596
179, 203
203, 394
373, 010
182, 506
190, 504
63
May
June
*9
i
1936
January
February
March
A pril
66
65
61
J:
-
j- - - -
-
-
j -
- --
:
!
;
j
1
"T""~
i
i
i
I
I
!
•
;
i
1 Receipts of wool at Boston by railroads and steamships compiled by the Boston Chamber of Commerce through January, 1925, and since that date by the Boston Grain
and Flour Exchange. They comprise usually about two-thirds of all wool imported and about half of the domestic wool clip. All classes of wool are combined in thes-3
figures,
without reduction to grease equivalent.
2
Imports are from the 77. S. Department, of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and total wool of all classes, without reduction to grease equivalent
3 Consumption of wool by textile mills from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, until April, 1922, when ths compilation was transferred
to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. These data reported by almost 600 manufacturers represent nearly SO percent of the industry, the figues
from the American Woolen Company and from 10 to 20 other concerns not being included. The figures are reduced to grease, equivalent by multiplying scoured wool by
2 and4 pulled wool by 1%. Further details as to classes of wool and districts are given in press releases.
Stocks of wool held by about 6GO manufacturers and about 400 dealers from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, until April, 1922,
and thereafter by that bureau jointly with U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Figures have not been received from practically the same manufacturers
as fail to report on wool consumption while about 15 dealers do not report. Stocks in dealers' hands include U. S. Government stocks taken over during the war and finally
disposed of shortly after the end of 1921. Stocks include wool, tops, and noils and are reduced to grease equivalent in the same manner as in the consumption report; further
details as to classes of wool, etc., are given in press releases.
figures were started in the middle of the year. The 1917 averages are therefore based on 9 months' figures. Up to 1921, the data represent the percentage of active machii___
to total and beginning with 1921, the percentf ge of active hours to total hours of plant operation. Figures on the old basis of active machines are still published in the
press releases but are not much different from the more accurate active hour figures. Previous to October, 1922, these figures were originally given as of the first of the
following month, representing the previous month's operations, but these have now been changed to show the activity for the month to which properly credited; where
activity of over 100 per cent is shown, overtime was reported sufficient to offset all idle hours and leave an excess. Details as to number of spindles, etc., are given in press
releases. 6These data comprise practically all wool-consuming 7mills.
Average of the last two quarters of 1920.
Average of the first three quarters of 1921.
* Average of the last three quarters of 1922.
33
Table 8.—CLOTHING
MEN'S AND BOYS'
GARMENTS CUT i
YEAH AND MONTH
1
WORK CLOTHING a
Separate Overtrou- coats
sers
Suits
HOSIERY 3
i
Thousands of garments
1924 monthly av
1925 monthly av
1,263
1,414
1,512
1,607
Dozen garments
402
370
208,314 ' 192,492
250, 468 i 217,286
349, 916
326, 257
KNIT UNDERWEAR *
ProNet St'ks,
duc- shipUnNew filled
tion ments end orders
(all
mo.
orders
classes)
Stocks,
end of
month
Net
shipments J
Cut
!
UnNet St'ks, n^
ship- end JrJajL filled
ments3 mo. OIUt;r!» orders
Production
Thousands of dozen pairs
3, 156
3, 589
6,259
3,801
3, 153
3,747
6, 432
6, 534
3, 742
3,340
3,435
3,496
3,210
6,616
3,026
2,749
2,626
3,004
6,494
6,557
3,420
3,645
5, 889
3, 105
3,157
5,781
5, 752
3,206
5,738
5,964
3, 352
3, 812
5,771
Thousands of dozens
!
3,410
3, 888
5, 755
7,394
3,100
3,061
3,168
3, 628
7,277
6,711
6,037
6,276
2,730
2,589
2, 644
3,203
5,290
4,673
4,524
4,548
4,006
4,452
4,433
3,907
4,980
5,579
6,492
6,673
840
1,017
902
1,035
1, 058
1,082
958
961
1, 149
959
928
954
1, 199
1, 473
1, 556
1, 669
1,416
1,811
2,233
2,883
4,400
3,852
4,096
4,345
7,372
7,705
7,730
7, 937
1,079
1,201
1, 325
1, 329
1,108
1,198
1, 245
1,184
981
1, 030
1, 103
1, 208
1, 832
1, 254
1, 210
1, 033
3,585
3,614
3,472
3,333
3,961
4,179
3,332
3,267
8,034
8,302
7,645
6,796
1,223
1,151
1,033
1,010
1,090
1,093
1, 252
1, 279
1, 112
939
3,239
2,935
1,128
1,182 | 1,047
2,716
4,167
4, 580
3,580
2,896
6,842
7,163
6,993
6,206
1,119
1,217
1,094
1,203
1,429
1,092
1, 136
1, 174
941 i 1,499
957
1,018
2, 460
2,672
2,670
i
1934
January.February
March
April. -_
1,553
1,596
1,589
1,232
1,747
1,923
1,861
1,594
212
196
237
250
251, 953
230, 703
225, 097
208, 177
238, 320
206, 654
181, 682
184, 594
351, 879
362, 691
372, 566
384, 481
1, 143
1,166
1, 170
1,252
1,415
1,276
1,232
1,506
368
466
512
626
187, 821
153, 178
152, 128
165, 998
183, 670
167, 420
162, 631
176, 851
432, 542
367, 015
337, 155
292, 392
3,400
September
October
November
December
1,048
890
1,046
1,468
1,421
1,533
1,289
1,344
669
687
368
227
223, 904
245, 804
242, 504
212, 505
222,911
315, 812
227, 914
188, 578
168, 678
321,000
3, 107
3, 597
3, 274
1925
January
February
March
April
1,578
1,626
1, 843
1,276
1,604
1,562
1,574
1,689
207
245
233
197
237, 808
252, 861
290, 448
266, 256
214, 095
213, 031
251, 365
227, 518
330, 893
325, 958
344, 714
345, 478
3,661
3, 703
1,200
1, 616
1,632
1, 492
1,473
1,780
1, 579
1,575
290
403
475
520
237, 023
277, 021
212, 915
251, 737
202, 579
220, 624
207, 223
231, 703
1,083
1,041
1, 086
1, 491
1,547
1, 731
1, 536
1,631
565
657
440
211
256, 519
285, 304
248, 687
189, 033
241, 594
246, 209
194, 121
157, 364
_-
June
Julyy
August
May
June
July
August
-. .
-
-
September
October
November
December - -
1926
JanuaryFebruary
March
April
!
May
June .- - _ _
3,091
2,660
2,912
316, 884
344, 576
3,402
j
1
i
6, 396
6,265
5,849
4,039
3, 372
3,791
5, 945
4, 030
3,648
4,874
324, 729
346, 039
335, 640
305, 448
3,921
3, 468
3,865
3,697
3,702
3,768
3,608
3,742
6,235
6,039
302, 630
303, 001
318, 428
332, 123
3,756
4,003
3,846
4,051
3,803
2,510
!
6,114
5,734
5, 565
5,476
5,738
3, 456
3,161
5, 834
'
i
i
_
_
i
|
-.-.
6,548
-
1
._ i
|
!
'
"|
-
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from reports of 467 establishments of which 4 did not begin reporting until February, 1924.
Details
by materials are given in press releases.
2
Compiled from reports to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from 158 identical establishments of which 2 are now out of business; further details
by materialsused and sizes are given in press summaries. For January, 1.924, 4 firms did not report. The data represent outer work garments (overalls, unionalls, coveralls,
two-piece
suits, work pants, etc.) and do not include data on work shirts.
3
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, as reported by 261 identical establishments. Further details are given in press releases.
4
Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, compiled from reports of from 162 to 176 establishments while stocks are from 70 to 83 establishments
only. Further details as to classes given in press releases. Data for the period, July, 1920, through May, 1924, representing about 30 per cent of production in 1921 and
compiled
by the Associated Knit Underwear Manufactures of America appeared in November, 1924, issue (No. 39), p. 42.
4
Represent shipments after deductions for goods returned or cancellations.
79396°—26
8
34
Table 9.—COTTON1
1
PRODUCTION
(crop
estimate) 2
YEAR AND MONTH
GINNINGS
(total
crop
to end of
month
indicated) 3
STOCKS, END OF THE MONTH
EXRE.«
! PORTS CQNCEIPTS POIITI*
(includSUMPINTO
PUB lh ing
TION
SIGHT
Ilnters)
!
Domestic
Total
Mills
World visible *
\
Warehouses
Total
cotton
American
co (Ion ;
Bales 8
1909-13 monthly av
1913 monthly av - . . . .
1914 monthly av
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly a v
J918 monthly av__
13, 033, 235
14, 156, 486
16, 134, 930
11, 191, 820
11, 449, 930
11,302,375
12, 040, 532
1919 in on th ] y a v
1920 monthly av
1921 monthly av
1922 monthly av
1923 monthly av
1924 monthly av
1925 monthly av
11, 420, 763
13, 439, 603
7, 953, 641
9, 762, 069
10, 139, 671
13, 627, 936
15, 603, 000
13, 982, 811
15, 905, 840
11,068,173
11,363,915
11, 248, 242
11, 906, 480
1, 203, 092
1, 035, 730
1, 256, 604
1, 186, 402
959, 945
920, 106
17, 313
18, 455
26, 283
33, 798
325 064
23, 103
18, 781
735, 226
746, 978
547, 068
727, 033
607, 546
412, 690
352, 953
465, 289
454, 064
500, 749
551, 701
567, 984
514, 712
3, 085, 132
3, 414, 853
4, 898, 345
4, 777, 800
4, 137, 287
4, 687, 250
1, 359, 417
1, 209, 177
1, 552, 989
1, 863, 668
1, 658, 513
1, 594, 578
1, 725, 715
2,205,675
3, 345, 356
2, 914, 132
2, 478, 774
3, 092, 672
4, 386, 925
4, 628, 711
5, 920, 149
4, 704, 844
3, 974, 733
4,021,720
3, 079, 529
3,094,377
4, 480, 679
3, 410, 678 !
2, 743, 733
2, 814, 722
11, 325, 532
13, 270, 970
7, 977, 778
9, 729, 306
10, 170, 694
13, 639, 399
1, 031, 250
896, 699
997, 307
972, 319
936, 705
1, 105, 315
.1,321,206
29 226
49, 999
23, 158
31, 030
31, 228
26, 770
26, 122
581, 280
529, 886
556, £19
525, 555
457, 778
566, 243
711,014
493, 293
486, 933
450, 565
507, 294
543, 444
469, 139
535, 699
4. 935, 973
4, 792, 190
6, 100, 420
4, 706, 031
3,853, 119
3, 435, 371
3, 994. 482
1, 430, 976
1, 453, 054
1,312,862
1, 447, 196
1, 480, 319
1, 087, 880
1, 283, 414
3, 504, 998
3, 339, 136
4, 787, 5G4
3, 258, 836
2, 372, 800
2, 347, 490
2,711,067
5, 085, 485
5, 662, 420
6, 344, 953
4, 950, 925
3, 503, 179
8, 724, 552
4, 576, 477
3, 614, Of-8
3, 909, 420
4, 410, 280
3, 152, 091
2, 152, 179
2, 417, 302
3, 274, Of G
896,469 ! 47,693
421,331 ! 48,602
369, 396 49. 833
403, 471 40, 435
546,853
482, 146
332, 168
320, 774
578,468 !
508, 677
4X5, S4H
478, 583
4, 601, 807
4, 080, 514
3, 505, 404
2, 840, 520
1, 637, 824
1, 583, 439
1, 503, 852
1, 329, 901
2, 963, 983
2, 497, 075
2, 000, 552
1, 510, 619
4, 477, 084
4, 584, 208
4, 127, 222
3, 520, 382
3, 030, 084
2, 785, 208
2, 365, 222
1, 834, 382
947, 494
405, 927
220, 426
254, 101
394, 930
326, 357
230, 979
211, 533
277, 647
413, 967
350, 021
347, 099
357, 380
2. 283, 710
1, 831, 844
1, 395, 514
1, 354, 853
1, 157, 428
949, 647
721, 589
552, 789
1, 128, 282
882, 197
673, 925
802, 064
3,102,211
2, 667, 297
2, 190, 493
1, 898, 309
1,533,211
1, 223, 297
933, 493
823, 309
4, 527, 668
9, 715, 643
12, 237, 659
12, 792, 294
1, 845, 069
2, 807, 409
2, 767, 047
2, 478, 206
737, 485
9, 654
18, 135 946, 508
17, 549 1, 306, 550
48, 663 1, 075, 923
438, 373
534, 283
495, 182
533, 789
515, 593
2, 562, 488 !
733, 440
4, 959, 867
1, 049, 327
5, 852, 270
1, 319, 736
5, 936, 655
2, 066, 895
4, 226, 427
4, 802, <J43
4, 616, 919 '
2, 864, 472
4, 266, 825
5, 174, 668
5, 821, 450
1, 970, 472
3, 357, 825
4, 345, 668
4, 805, 450
13, 306, 813
13, 639, 399
1, 379, 161
864, 323
811, 452
495, 283
54, 822 1, 076, 075
59, 902 811, 838
739, 996
33, 955
22, 409 472, 555
594, 010
550, 775
583, 407
596, 541
5, 302, 032
4,615,778
3,662,114
3, 177, 217
1, 441, 699
1, 542, 382
1, 633, 783
1, 511, 008
3, 860, 333 1 5, 830, 282
3. 073, 396 5, 644, 890
2, 028, 331
5, 322, 550
1, 666, 209
4, 545, 302
4, 722, 282
4, 327, 890
3, 789, 550
2, 942, 302
14, 219
19, 957
9, 927
9, 266
330, 907
217, 786
202, 468
315, 825
531, 668
494, 083
483, 926
448, 665
2, 482, 671
1, 885, 477
1, 379, 848
1, 720, 705
1, 343, 019
1, 126, 127
865, 842
680, 527
1, 139, 652
759, 350
514, 006
1, 040, 178 1
3, 848, 225
2, 969, 422
2, 342, 887
2, 232, 427
2, 253, 225
1, 583, 422
1,112,887
1, 099, 427 ;
15, 121 752, 324
12, 402 1, 421, 482
27, 007 1. 206, 786
34, 474
984, 061
483, 266
543, 679
543, 098
575, 271
4, 003, 631
5,715,819
6, 662, 449
7, 326, 038
866,011
1, 216, 437
1, 456, 166
1, 717, 972
3, 137, 620
4, 499, 382
5, 206, 283
5, 608, 066
3, 883, 012
5, 193, 976
6, 048, 438
7, 056, 308
2, 805, 012
4,114,976 i
4, 903, 438 1
5,634,308 |
6, 773, 664
5,237,664 j
|
1924
January.. .._
February
March
April.
__.
9.944.032
10, 170, 694
May
June
July
\ugust
12, 144, 000 i
12 351 000
September
October
November
.Decern ber
12, 787, 000
12, 499, 000
12 816 000
13, 627, 936
16, 107
13, 641
6, 795
4, 136
1925
January
February
March
April.
May
June.
Julv
August
September
October
November
December
..
.
14, 339, 000
13, 566, 000
159, 373
1, 892, 549
311, 313
128, 743
153, 881
780, 440
13, 740, 000
14, 759, 000
15 386 000
15, 603, 000
7, 101, 710
11,198,660
13, 857, 686
14, 826, 452
2, 332, 283
3, 149, 220
2, 942, 255
2, 506, 120
1926
January
February
March
April
May
June
15, 488, 230
!
i
I
1
Receipts into sight compiled by New Orleans Cotton Exchange; imports and exports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce;
consumption, ginnings, and domestic stocks from U. S, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Linters are not included in the statistics in this table, except in
the exports. Yearly figures represent averages for the calendar year except for ginnings and production, in which case totals for the crop year are shown (not an average),
arid the 1913 and 1914 data on imports and exports, which are averages for the fiscal year ending June 30 of the year given. Monthly data, 1913-1921, on consumption and
stocks
are given in December, 1922, issue (No. 16), the 1921 stocks being revised in the August, 1923, issue (No. 24), p. 55.
2
The yearly figures, from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, represent the latest revised estimates of total production of the cotton
crop3 for the year (not a monthly average). The monthly figures show the current estimate of total production as reported each month.
Figures for September are to Sept. 25 only, prior to 1924. December figures cover ginnings through Dec. 13 only. January figures for all years cover ginnings through
Jan. 16, and February figures cover all ginnings of the crop. Yearly figures represent total ginnings for the cotton crop harvested in that year (not a monthly average).
Monthly data for prior years 1914-1922 are given in the April, 1923, issue (No. 20) of the SURVEY, page 51.
* These figures, from the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, represent world visible supply on the Saturday nearest the end of the month, covering European ports,
United
States ports and interior, Egypt, India, and quantities afloat.
8
All bales are running bales counting round as half bales, except for imports, which are given in equivalent 500-pound bales.
35
Table 10. -COTTON MANUFACTURING AND BUTTONS
SPINDLE ACTIVITY 1
YEAR AND MONTH
Per
Per
Total spindle
Orders,
cent
Active
grey
spindles spindle
in
of
ca- i Billings yardage
hours place paeity
Thous.
Millions
of hours Hours
av
av
av
av_.
av_ _
av
av__
30, 560
30, 748
31, 136
32, 293
33, 400
33, 524
33, 876
1920 monthly av
1921 monthly a v _ _
1922 monthly av_.
1923 monthly av...
1924 monthly a v _ _
1925 monthly a v _ _
33 801
33, 052
33, 036
34, 681
31, 136
32, 634
Shipments
Thousands of
yards
Per
cent
i
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
COTFINE
COTTON TON
GOODS a CLOTH'
FINISHED COTTON GOODS 2
ProducProtion
(New ! Exports ! duction
Bedford)
Stocks, Acend of
month tivity
Per
cent
f?^ dses
n ,
Pieces
Thous.
of
yards
\
6
i
7 206
209
222
177
208
|
85, 385
94,016
95, 098
77, 650
78, 756
• 92. 0
93. 5
98.9
78.5
92.7
Per ct.
of capacity
FALL
RIVER MILL
DIVIDENDS
(quarterly) 9
1
Stocks,
end of
month
Ratio
capTotal to
italization
Thous.
of
gross
Per
Thous.
cent per
of
dollars quarter
|
. .|
7 7, 539
7,723
8,288
6, 696
7,877
FRESH
WATER
PEARL
BUTTONS
90, 154
95, 509
91, 504
76, 105
76, 558
44, 935
49, 102
48, 116
41, 863
43, 691
36, 226
44, 937
46, 166
43, 139
39, 640
434, 188
383, 523
329, 571
354, 274
385, 772
438,761 !
353, 851
421, 059
65
66
68
60
1
« 37, 062
« 34, 572
43, 195
51, 687
63, 719
45, 348
56, 920
$519
306
285
593
1,054
1, 512
1,221
1.820
1.084
.974
1.734
3.338
4. 594
3.651
68, 278
45, 969
48, 913
38, 705
39, 858
45, 267
2, 521
779
46. 1
46.1
33.5
44. 2
12, 562
13, 846
IS. 968
12, 494
882
705
419
7.486
2. 031
1. 997
2.061
1. 609
.931
656
1. 514
742
1.688
;
|
1924
January
February
March
\pril
33, 280
32, 711
32, 372
31, 863
8, 448
7,304
7,073
6,770
224
194
187
179
95.5
87.3 '
82.4
80.0
92, 714
85, 823
85,110
79, 776
86, 888
81, 680
80, 300
80, 530
54, 291
47, 856
46, 469
42, 170
48, 007
45, 883
43, 948
44, 959
74
64
63
62
464,408
409, 377
420. 622
355, 591
28, 444
28, 867
30, 575
32, 590
36.4
43. 5
44.0
41.6
14, 455
14, 237
14, 221
14, 191
May
June
July
August
30, 484
29, 219
28, 799
29,011
5, 908
5,336
5, 158
5,400
156
141
136
143
67.5
64.6
60.3
63.1
76, 574
64, 761
58, 322
63, 895
65, 610
55, 955
59, 514
71, 630
39, 035
33, 397
33, 514
35, 951
' 43,395
43, 586
42, 378
41, 850
46
45
47
190, 337
284, 726
293,015
318, 513
44, 763
39, 349
37, 390
4.9, 367
32. 4
30. 4
17.4
22.4
14,170
14, 193
13,964
13,917
September
October
November
December
30, 154
31, 165
31, 858
32, 721
6, 415
7, 593
7, 124
7,817
170
201
188
206
76.4
86.2
87.8
90.7
70, 547
86, 765
75, 822
91, 686
74, 213
90, 601
81, 689
84, 652
39, 753
44, 331
39, 052
46, 531
39, 325
40, 664
41, 516
42, 162
54
67
58
67
325, 279
385, 301
399, 820
399, 228
43, 224
53, 113
46, 917
43, 698
28.4
30 i
36 1
36. 8
13, 782
13, 605
13 6°3
13, 263
1925
January
Februprv
March
April
33, 321
33, 359
33, 217
33, 410
8, 493
7, 868
8,599
8,518
224
208
227
225
96.4
100.0
99.6
100.0
81, 174
81, 650
94, 039
88, 986
84, 459
83, 293
86, 776
76, 505
49, 319
47, 961
48, 879
45, 776
36, 925
36, 101
36, 121
39, 296
62
66
69
64
419, 904
388, 053
444. 886
449, 266
51,819
39, 660
51, 520
52, 378
33.9
41.6
43.6
45.5
May.
June.
July
August..
33, 137
32, 288
31, 737
31, 270
7,930
7, 690
7, 298
6, 954
210
203
192
184
93.6
89.0
84.6
80.5
75, 463
70, 593
69, 281
63, 994
63, 128
65, 103
69, 364
69, 176
40, 573
40, 133
39, 153
37, 903
40, 460
41, 461
40,710
41,151
51
52
50
468, 216
404, 157
417, 603
402, 103
47, 108
37, 367
41, 643
44, 502
September
October
November
December __
31, 552
32, 425
32, 892
33, 001
7, 102
7, 962
7, 834
8, 272
188
210
207
218
83.8
89.4
96.0
99.5
72, 257
85, 859
78. 239
83,541
81, 079
85, 907
75, 453
78, 448
42, 608
47, 556
39, 676
44, 754
40, 711
39, 917
40,511
42, 315
58
67
61
62
371, 500
452, 552
385, 841
448, 625
42, 366
44, 887
43, 084
46,871
1936
January
February
March
April...
_.
'#
j
!
835 ! 1.898
;
i
588
1.337
13,496
12, 913
12, 607
12, 515
r"«r
1. 440
46.0
47.4
38.4
46.6
12, 485
12, 510
12, 332
12, 391
396
. 890
!
46.2
48. 1
47.3
46.1
12, 228
12, 197
12, 286
11,963
338
. 759
299
.634
!|
._
May
June
|
i
ages of the industry, based on work done outside of regular textile mills: White goods, 70 per cent; dyed goods, 55 per cent; printed goods, 25 per cent. In the statistics
given above, white goods and dyed goods each comprise regularly about 40 per cent of billings and orders. Prior to November, 1923, an additional firm was included.
Details by Federal Reserve districts and classes of goods are given in the association reports. Monthly data from 1920 by classes of goods are given in the December, 1923,
issue (No. 28), p. 55. The goods are billed as completed; hence billings approximate production. Data for December, 1921, and January, 1922, were not compiled and
averages for the years 1921 and 1922 are based on 11 months' figures.
3 Data on fine cotton g9ods, from the Fine Cotton Goods Exchange, are reported by 24 identical mills in the New Bedford district, representing about 50 per cent of the
fine cotton goods industry in New England and from 20 to 30 per cent throughout the United States. Data on sales no longer published, as not strictly comparable with
production
figures.
4
Exports of cotton cloth, from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, include duck and other cloth, bleached, unbleached, and
colored. Beginning with January, 1921, the figures are reported in square yards instead of linear yards, as formerly, and are probably slightly smaller than in the corresponding linear-yard measurement.
* These figures are for fiscal years ending June 30 of the years specified; others are for calendar years.
67 Nine months' average, April to December.
Average for five months, August to December, inclusive; previous data not available.
8
Data on fresh-water pearl buttons from National Association of Button Manufacturers from reports of 17 firms representing 95.2 per cent of the machine capacity of the
association
members, except prior to July, 1922, when 16 firms reported.
8
Dividends paid by textile mills in Fall River in quarter ending in the month given, comprising about 38 mills, are compiled by G. M. Haffards & Co. Yearly figures
are quarterly averages. Quarterly data, 1911-1922, are given in the September, 1923, issue (No. 25),"p. 48.
36
Table 11.—SILK AND OTHER TEXTILES AND FUR
SILK
OTHER TEXTILES
FUR
i
Stocks
YEAR AND MONTH
Imports *
Deliv-2
eries
Spinning
At ware- At mfg. Broad Narrow
spinhouses • plants 3 looms looms
dles
1
1920 monthly av....
1921 monthly av
1922 monthly av
1923 monthly av
1924 monthly av
1925 monthly a v _ _ _ _
1924
September
October
November December 1925
January.
February
March
April
2, 850
2,566
32 flfifl
3, 094
32, 769
41. 070
1
3,619
4 060
3,308
33.318
8
51,312
21,315
6, 445
17, 830
26, 941
30, 635
29, 868
30, 592
41, 779
32, 350
33, 367
37, 464
44, 819
6, 491
5 615
6. 347
7. 685
36, 658
35 794
33, 125
33. 961
42, 260
44, 398
55, 516
61, 533
4, 377
4, 825
5,169
5,022
15, 283
15, 176
18, 484
20, 051
!
i
21, 471
22, 667
25, 043
21, 948
14, 707
36, 366
36, 890
12, 620
33,817
11,593
13,778
13,041
20, 416
22, 815
26, 613
24, 691
25, 854
47 398
39,514
43, 185
50, 005
47,971
52, 151
18. 628
16, 286
27, 109
28, 556
942. I
55. 1
47.8
59.5
9 62. 6
72 5
69. 5
97.8
76. 1
81.9
81.4
81.5
48.2
50.0
50.3
51.2
68.4
74.6
75.2
78.0
11,340
i
Thous. of dollars j
i
« 2, 482 1 » 2, 050
2, 201
1, 630
2,438 '
2,018
9 2, 469
1, 577
1,698
55, 900
40, 846
30, 409
43, 674
1,893
2, 460
1,889
2/021
1, 456
1,644
1, 536
1, 467
1,396
1,290
1,302
1, 446
33, 142
25, 273
29, 559
23, 592
56, 240
56, 524
56, 175
53, 076
1,941
1, 923
2, 537
1, 850
1,671
2, 254
1,752
1,497
1, 593
1,498
1,801
24, 131
38, 280
16, 042
21, 722
61,115
50, 604
52, 664
61, 813
2,249
2,379
2,526
1, 995
1,752
2, 022
2,116
1,437 1
1,730
1,625
1,878
2, 066
2, 015
2, 212
2, 108
2,325
3,226
5,422
2,377
27,014
2, 380
1, 975
2, 077
1, 857
1, 852 I
1, 933
1,677
3,253
2, 987
2, 537
2, 728
1, 615
1, 689
1, 760
13, 137
43, 664
42, 621
39, 957
51, 363 |
2,804
11,658
20, 936
23, 621
26, 930
10, 731
13,478
12, 345
10, 625
10, 478
$1,791
$2, 630
2,015
1,398
1,291
659
4, 435
3,581
3, 783
1,490
1, 298
913
1,878
1,666
2,903
&
39, 835
37, 529
45, 157
40, 040
58, 732
60, 249
46, 663
39, 271
25, 084
24, 252
27, 761
26, 540
80.9
80.2
83.4
90.0
55. 6
56. 5
58.5
59.4
82.1
83. 1
85. 3
86. 9
13, 155
13, 798
14, 273
May...
June
July
August
6. 697
38, 266
39, 575
44, 013
44, 047
42, 517
44, 016
35, 598
32, 017
27. 104
28, 189
26, 505
28, 198
86.0
88.8
89.3
89.8
62.0
61.0
61.4
60.0
101. 1
102. 9
103. 0
101.8
15, 784
14, 267
12, 344
September
October
November
December
8,408
7,240
41, 684
46, 815
41, 848
42, 484
42, 708
39, 423
46, 813
49, 824
28, 169
30, 107
30, 602
91.2
93.7
96.4
95. 2
60.8
61.3
59.1
58.7
104.0
112.9
107.0
104. 5
12, 129
13, 637
46, 148
47, 326
May
June -
Thous. of linear
yards
40.653
31, 886
27, 274
» 59. 3
73.5
72.5
88. 7
Thous.
of Ibs.
33, 922
37,917
36 519
34, 047
32. 147
28, 613
32. 596
4,627 !
Sales
Purof gar-7
chases 7 ments
Pyrox- Ship- Unfilled
ylin
ments orders,
end of
spread billed month
Thous.
of Ibs.
Long
tons
''
3,406
Pyroxylin-coated
textiles a
(artificial leather)
Burlap
Imports i
Thous.
of yards
6, 633
5, 259
5,714
4. 947
1926
January
February
March
April
Fibers
(unman fd.)
Sales
Per cent of active
hours to total
»
1909-13 mo. av
1913 monthly av __
1914 monthly av
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av.—
1917 monthly av
1918rnonthlvav ..
1919 monthly av
Elastic
webbing s
Machinery activity 4
(end of mo.)
5,428
6,246
5,894
6,814
8,063
15,535
12,014
:
1
1
1
1
1
_
!
i
I
2,478
2,171
~!
5,742
2, 344
1, 934
4, 758
5, 633
4,641
~
i
|
|
_i
!i
1
i!
i
ii
__
__
_
I
__
;
1
Imports of silk, of unmanufactured fibers and of burlap from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Silk imports are a total of
unmanufactured silk, including raw silk, cocoons and waste. Unmanufactured fibers include flax, hemp, istle, jute, kapok, manila, New Zealand flax, sisal, etc.
2 Deliveries of raw silk from principal warehouses in New York City, indicating approximate consumption by mills, and stocks at these warehouses are from the Silk
Association of America. A bale of silk averages about 133 pounds, but varies considerably according to origin of the bale. Details by sources are given in the association's
report. The delivery figures are computed by the association from the data on stocks and trade figures on imports through New York and Pacific ports, allowing time for
Pacific
imports to reach New York. Monthly data for 1920 and 1921 may be found in May, 1922, issue (No. 9) p. 43.
3
Computed from data reported by the Silk Association of America' covering from 35 to 60 per cent of the silk manufactures and throwsters, averaging about 45 per cent
for most of the year 1924. Owing to the varying number of mills reporting, the original figures have been prorated up to 100 per cent, by dividing the stocks reported by the
percentage of the trade which they are estimated to represent. The maximum reporting capacity (60 per cent in April and May, 1923), coming immediately after a month of
ng shows the situation quite
minimum reporting capacity (35 per cent in March, 1923), indicates, in the close correspondence of these prorated totals, that the prorating
accurately.
* Compiled by the Silk Association of America from manufacturers representing about 50 per cent of the industry. The figures represent the percentage of active hours
to the total hours normally worked, and are weighted averages of each section of the silk industry, for which details are given in the association's monthly reports, i. e.,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New England, and all other.
56 Elastic webbing sales are reported by eight manufacturers to the Webbing Manufacturers Exchange, comprising almost the entire industry.
Compiled from reports to the V. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, by 12 identical firms, with a capacity of 2,174,333 yards for March, 1923 (capacity
varies
slightly each month in accordance with the varying number of working days). Further details as to values, etc., are given in press summaries.
7
Purchases of fur and sales of fur garments by 100 representative fur manufacturers in New York City, as compiled by Seidman & 'Seidman, certified public accountants.
Data for January and February of each year obtained by applying normal percentage of sales for those months to difference between yearly totals and the sum of the other
10 months
for which actual figures were obtained. Monthly data for 1924 appeared in January, 1926, issue (No. 53), p. 23.
8
Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive.
9
Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive, except pyroxylin unfilled orders, which is a 10 months' average from February to December, inclusive, June
figures not being available.
37
Table 12.—IRON ORE AND PIG IRON
IRON ORE i
Stocks, end of mouth
Receipts
Shipments
from
mines
YEAK AND MONTH
|
Consumption
Lake
Erie
by
ports Other fur- 2 Total
and
ports naces
furnaces
At furnaces
On
Lake
Erie
docks
PIG IRON
Production *
Mer- FurTotal chant
iron 6 naces
Number
Thousands of long tons
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average. _
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average. _
monthly average
8, 193
5,337
7, 720
10, 789
10,416
10, 193
7,863
6,460
4,181
6,254
8,564
8,066
7,966
6,146
.1, 651
1,130
1,463
2, 164
2, 255
2,176
1, 666 " 3, 633
9,755
3,717
7,102
9, 841
7,104
9,013
7,472
2,592
5,285
7,278
5,259
6, 450
2,207
1,096
1,747
2,440
1,775
2,620
4, 531
2,030
3, 355
5,191
3,833
4, 564
6,584
7, 584
7,280
6,690
4,315
5,421
5,431
4,974
1,786
2,009
1, 953
1,517
6,165
5,597
2,056
9
4,888
4,461
1,975
45
Furnaces in blast,
end of month 4
Wholesale prices s
Capacity
Foundry
Basic
Per
No. 2 (valley
cent Northfurof
ern
nace)
total (Pittsburgh)
Tons per
day
Per
cent
Composite
pig
iron «
Dollars per long ton
26, 852
7 530
7,246
7,243
6,282
7,280
8,318
7,779
2, 560
1,921
2,472
3, 253
3,182
3,209
2,549
753
560
647
922
929
863
650
269
188
229
319
338
352
241
84,005
62, 752
83,623
106, 775
106, 499
106, 954
81,918
63.7
44.5
55.0
81.4
83.2
83.1
56.3
$16. 00
13.90
14.87
21.07
41.39
34.46
30.31
$14. 75
12.88
13.74
19.76
38.90
32. 51
27.70
$15. 42
13.52
14. 15
20.31
39.99
34.38
29.91
29, 753
33, 330
33, 751
31,036
31, 639
30, 422
21,211
24, 512
25, 642
24, 438
25, 076
24, 319
8,542
8, 818
8,109
6,621
6,563
6, 102
3,077
1,379
2,240
3,338
2,591
3,033
824
246
472
805
621
659
287
105
181
277
203
216
97, 758
43, 673
75, 238
109, 072
84, 795
99, 690
66.5
25.1
43.2
66.2
50.1
55.1
44.90
25.13
26.93
28.15
22. 50
21. 66
42.25
21.74
24.20
25.81
20.24
19.58
43.80
24. 05
25.00
27. 15
21.87
21.32
3,830
2,793
2,415
2,636
21, 608
26, 410
31, 596
35, 703
16, 717
21, 102
25, 842
29, 248
4,891
5,308
5,754
6,455
2,615
2,026
1,785
1,887
688
519
441
474
184
161
144
150
77, 300
62, 200
55, 350
63, 070
45.7
40.0
35.7
37.2
22. 51
21.51
20.76
20.89
20. 50
19. 63
19.00
19.00
22.57
21.20
20.11
20.22
1,410
1,241
651
0
2,927
3,498
3, 689
4,542
38, 998
41, 536
40, 728
36, 360
31, 593
33, 417
32, 679
29, 014
7,405
8,119
8,049
7,346
2,053
2,477
2,510
2,962
544
619
613
585
173
182
205
228
72, 235
81, 490
89,100
98, 380
42.9
45.2
50.9
56.6
21.56
21. 26
21.26
22.96
19.00
19.00
19.13
20.90
20.41
20.37
20.66
22.32
31, 154
26, 207
20,791
17, 312
24, 430
20, 184
15, 695
13,009
6,724
6,023
5,096
4,303
3,370
3,214
3,564
3,259
678
674
751
744
251
254
245
220
111, 150
115, 700
112, 380
103, 080
62.3
63.0
61.1
55.1
24.14
23.76
22.86
21.89
21.88
22.00
21.30
20.13
23.24
23.21
22.87
21.70
7
35, 258
7
1924
May
June
July
August
_ ._
__
_
September
October
November
December
_.
1925
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
_
September
October
November
December
2,121
865
1,357
5,242
5,000
5,490
4,813
8,314
7,958
8,525
8,533
5, 376
5, 975
6,217
6,228
2,328
2,139
2,276
2,143
4,357
3,863
3,842
4,020
21,049
25, 404
30, 332
34, 605
16, 527
20, 397
24, 720
28, 272
4,522
5,007
5,612
6,333
2,931
2,673
2,664
2,704
624
560
627
580
196
189
190
192
89, 550
86, 250
86, 420
88, 250
49.4
47.7
48.5
48.1
20.89
20.06
20.26
20.26
18.81
18.05
18.00
18.00
20.65
19.78
19.72
19.78
7,355
7,004
4,258
7
5,646
5,147
3,198
48
1,864
2,088
1.517
5
4,011
4,609
4, 554
4,965
38, 424
41, 198
41, 686
36, 898
31, 408
33, 542
33, 830
29,817
7,016
7,656
7;856
7,081
2,726
3,023
3,023
3,250
617
653
679
722
200
206
220
234
94, 550
97, 950
103, 445
107, 560
52.4
53.9
57.6
61.9
20.56
20.89
22.14
22.26
18.30
18.63
19.88
20.00
20.08
20.66
21.83
22.28
6,623
3,316
224
104, 065
59.3
i
l
1926
January
February
March
April
May.
June.
* Data on iron ore from the Lake Superior Iron (jre Association. Shipments represent movement of ore through the upper lake ports, including not only tonnage passing through the Sault Ste. Marie canals but also that from ports on Lake Michigan, thus representing over 85 per cent of the total iron ore mined. Receipts at ports
other than on Lake Erie are mostly at Chicago and vicinity and Detroit, the details by ports being shown in the monthly reports of the association, which also give by
districts the consumption data. Monthly data on stocks and consumption from 1921 are given in June, 1923, issue of the SURVEY (No. 22), page 49.
2 Furnaces reporting vary in number from 319 to 341. Beginning with June, 1922, reports from 15 Canadian furnaces are included.
3 Wholesale prices, except composite average, are averages of weekly quotations taken from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Monthlv prices of
basic4 pig iron from 1920 in June, 1922, issue (No. 10), page 42.
Pig-iron production and blast furnace data comprising practically the entire output, except that made with charcoal, from the Iron Age. Monthly data from 1913 on
all items appeared in February, 1925, issue of the SURVEY (No. 42), p. 44.
6 The composite pig-iron price, compiled by the American Metal Market, is the average of daily prices of 10 tons of iron distributed as follows: One ton each of Bessemer
Valley; No. 2 foundry valley; No. 2 X foundry at Philadelphia and at Buffalo; No. 2 foundry at Cleveland and at Chicago; two tons each of basic valley and No. 2
Southern foundry at Cincinnati.
e Compiled from data reported by the Iron Age by subtracting the figures on pig iron produced by steel mills from the total pig-iron production figures, thus obtaining
data7 on the total output of merchant pig iron.
Seven months' average, June to December, inclusive.
38
Table 13.—CRUDE STEEL
YEAR AND MONTH
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
mo
mo
mo
mo
mo
mo
mo
Production
Total
2, 523, 344
1, 901, 649
2, 607, 018
3, 450, 160
3. 034. 933
Sailroad
•w
isfi
.2
'a
£8
»s
!
^
^
O
H, i
73
24,096 j 28,005 || 5,907 j 11,432
18,127 ! 21,332 i 4, 115 !
WHOLESALE FRICES
>0
„, i» A;
*5
!*§
SSS III! «
A
1
l%
III
GG
9*
1-5! 1
Jill
S
"^£j 2
Composite
steel "
j Production I
!
Unfilled orders
BUJUJUTS— ULiUJU, »LA«JI1, AND UAL<V AN1ZED 4
Sales
U. S. STEEL!
CORP.3 !
Shipments
STEEL CASTINGSBOOKINGS 2
Unsold stocks
STEEL
INGOTS i
26.32
22. 92
24.76
40. 50
70. 10
51. 95
50.37
i, 118 i 55.845 I 8,63
in,
85, 409
190, 864
222 904
36,352 j
4,324
13,766
13, S03
13, 444
13, 909
14, 399
48, 827
61, 044
69, 638
i 295
810
j 3i&,; 11
! 336,021
262, 050
332,211
294, 600
293. .">79
286, 029
403, 491
P70,361 i
319,504 '
1
Yearly figures represent the monthly averages of total production of all companies as compiled annually by the American Iron and Steel Institute. The institute
reported up to 1923 monthly production figures for 30 companies which produced 84.4 per cent of the total output of_the country in 1920, 87.48 per cent in 1921, and 84.15
per cent in 1922. In order to make the monthly figures comparable they have been calculated to a 100 per cent production each year on the basis of the above percentages.
The figures since 1922 are calculated on the basis of reports from companies which produced 95.35 per cent of the total production in 1922, 94.84 per cent in 1923, and 94.43
per cent in 1924, the total computations to 100 per cent being made by the American Iron and ^Stecl Institute. Data for 1925 and 1926 are prorated on the 1924 percentage.
Monthly
data, beginning with inauguration of monthly figures in 1917, are given in April, 1921, issue (No. 24), page 61.
2
Bookings of commercial steel castings reported by the Steel Founders Society and principal nonmember firms to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census. Reports are by 68 identical firms with a capacity of 100,400 tons per month, of which 43,000 tons are usually devoted to railway specialties. This represents over
two-thirds of the castings capacity of the United States devoted to commercial castings (as distinguished from eastings used in further manufacture in the same plant;.
Prior to 1920 figures for companies representing about 6 per cent of the miscellaneous castings are not available and the totals of this class have been prorated by that
amount for these years in order to afford comparison with later years. In July, 1923, two companies, with a combined capacity of 785 tons per month devoted to miscellaneous castings ceased operations. Railway specialties include such items as bolsters, side arms, draft arms, couplers, and cast-steel car wheels, and are reported by
identical firms throughout. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in April, 1925, issue ( N o . 44), page 27.
3 Unfilled orders of steel and earnings reported by the United States Steel Corporation. Monthly unfilled orders, 1913-1921, are given in December, 1922, issue (No. 16),
page 47.
•Shapes, black galvanized and blue annealed sheets, tin plates, wire nails, and black pipe. Pig iron average, in turn,, is average of 13 different quotations. Monthly data,
1913-1922,
given in April. 1923, issue (No. 20), page 48.
7
The figures for composite steel compiled by the American Metal Market represent the daily average price per pound of steei products weighted as follows: 2V-2-pound
bars, l>2-poiind plates, m-pound shapes, I 1 2-pound pipe, l^-pound wire nails, 1-pound galvanized sheets, and >2-pound tin plate.
39
Table 14.—FABRICATED STEEL PRODUCTS
FABRICATED
STEEL PL ATE?
FABRICATED
STRUCTURAL STEEL i
Bookings
Bookings
! Shipments
YEAR AND
MONTH
Imports
Exports
pitted
total
e
r p f°
Computed
P.ct.
SecaStorage)
pac- j Total tanks lected
stems
Ity
Short
tons
I Per
i cent
i
Short
tons
For
cent
{fa
STEEL FURNITURE *
IRON AND STEEL a
Shor tons
Total
Shelving
Business group
Shipments
Totai
Unfilled
orders,
end of
mo,
Orders
received
Unfilled
orders,
end of
mo.
Ship- Orders
ments received
Dollars
Long tons
|
! '13 mo. av._
i"l ( mo. JA
r>i " nio. av__
• f 'U' mo. av__
' '!'/ mo. a\ __
!'»[ , T^O. 1\ __
!'U9 mo. av
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
mo. av_.
mo. av__
mo. av..
mo. av...
mo. av..
105, 000
105, 500
149, 800
153, 180
138, 600
136, 640
133. 560
50
50
70
69
60
56
53
140, 400
92, 750
181, 760
183, 588
202, 414
226, 208
54
35
64
64
69
74
1
i: 228, so]
!
. .
26, 556
4 027
23 533
?5. 906
l)
120. 123
!
(
2 )3 207
'•
'
i
503, 971
536. 980
! 4-14. S35
30(5. 663
|
i
i
188, 741
03]., 292
70
76
(
44,920
24,677
26,092 i 10,281
27, 137 ': 7, 295 j
26.. 974 .
.
14 05? h
26,837 '
__
36.626 1 ;
412, 030
183, 980
139, 473
135, 443
123, 128
112,809
._
166. 653
10,083
60, 762
150, 580
146, 381
39 845 ji
70, 139 i
.
'
.
.__.
.
.
1, 951, 9fi2
1, 989, 660
1, 454, 498
556. 493
579, 185
482, 843
471, 390
415, 163
595, 167
881, 364
549, 120 i 526, 707
650, 923
596, P34
334, 485
327, 455
469, 315
364, 813
361,268
453, 358
515, 434
436, 048
j
{
i
!
1924
\r ,t
lune -_„ „ _ _
Vie;' -1
» rt \) r
__
Detemo i _ _ _
1925
January
March
Vp r il
Ma 7 J une
July
175, 800
190, 450
202, 170
172, 870
80
65
69
59
210, 960
216, 820
231,470
208,030
72
74
79
71
25,233
29, 232
21,798
32,315
4,951
15, 757
11,311
15, 827
128, 685
117,803
110, 055
117, 243
155, 422
165, 047
138, 553
136, 025
47, 335
53 362
?5, 3 -"2
39, 730
i<>3,380
,93, >0
V 120
JU, 170
66
66
84
79
216,820
225,610
190, *oO
181 51-0 i
74 '
77
ou
63
20, 386
24, 182
34, 153
49, 559
10, 823
8, 191
12, 787
26, 445
108, 725
132, 448
97, 187
101, 889
135, 894
158, 553
124, 464
129, 455
36, 269
37, 119
30,411
65,511
1, 519, 078
1, 783, 162
1, 678, 636
1, 872, 677
1, 589, 994
1, 761, 431
1, 615, 912
1, 914, 038
1, 193,
1, 184,
1, 216,
1, 220,
173, 850
176, 900
,210, 450
231,800
57
58
69
176,900
189, 100
225, 700 i
231, 800
58
€2
74
76
27, 064
20, 605
22, 502
4,314
3, 321
2, 908
fi, 547
116,
77,
128,
122,
141,777
102, 299
155, 384
155, 375
72, 921
85, 872 j
84, 370
05, 649 j
1, 972, 137
1, 939, 097
2, 027, 853
2r 009, 199
2, 206, 952
1, 986, 151
2, 012, 322
I, 964, 959
1, 455, 890
1, 501, 460
1, 482, 859
1, 466, 428
517, 363
413, 514
539, 972
650, 7o9 |
i
207, 400
252, 300
247, 050
237 900
68
86
81
78
231850 j
234, 850
253, 150
247, 050
77
77
83
81
34, 402
29, 242
29, 261
1 12, 290
99, 624
110, 122
145, 382
150,
136,
139,
188,
82, 223 i
76, 403
50, 618
57, 099 i
1, 918,
1, 805,
1, 810,
1, 688,
1, 855, 552
1, 792, 656
1, 823, 435
1, 664, 649
1, 383,
1, 390,
1, 445,
1, 358,
424
540
897
386
54Q, 272
523, 420
514, 117 | 501, 182
482, 187 ] 510, 815
452, 716
516, 694
372,
360,
398,
447,
247, 050
274, 500
216, 550
22S, 750
81
90
71
244,000
271, 450
225, 700
240, 950
80
89
74
79
23, 988
28, 338
28, 557
31,395
106, 462
99, 504
128, 419
108, 866
136, 791
141, 817
171, 134
142, 209
61, 015
69, 280
70, 556
85, 652
1, 816, 484
2, 130, 498
i, 885, 505
2,418,577
i, 989, 769
2, 170, 076
1,975, 117
2, 454, 277
1, 535,
1, 406,
1, 496,
1, 531,
231
117
242
505
542, 173
622,471
574, 905
788, 461
511,689
626, 933
739,831
570, 941
715
989
154
186
!
..
September __
October
November- _
December...
193G
January
Februarv
March
\pril
8, 503
16, 327
6,381
7, 500
8,458 i
8, 076
7,492
7,714
612
847
861
•165
521, 877
530, 286
005, 754
5<>6,S:U
624, 676
730,911
686, 814
620, 947
296
089
973
255
i
!
,
!
1
i
;
i
!
:
1
Mav
June
869
599
754
965
871
731
144
232
1
j
|
1
1
j
!
1
Fibril a ted sfiu^tui il steel dati compiled by the jJudgc Builders and b*ri> tuiul <Soc« ty »p tu Vpi i, 1922, and <= nee then by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
the Cn w/6, including tpoit* fiomthe Structural Me*I c Society Poicf-ntages of Ldpauty cilculiUd Irom r< oorts of (lie Bridge Builders and Structural Society up to April, 1922,
and inched to dt-tiaiart 11 )t )1 c ipacity each year b i t,d on a, special fc'ii ve> bv the Bureau of the ( c <. i\ is published in the February, 1925, issue (No. 42), p. 14. Beginning \ ith -vi il, 1JJ2, i ^poits received fiom 200 finus (.ml in a Idition 1*. nuns now out 01 ousmess) with a total capacity of 249,735 tons in 1922, 247,855 tons in 1923, 255,525
ton* in 1924, t >nd 2( 2,b9 to/', in 1925, ha\e been p.oiated to the Cotim ited total capacJt/ of the LnJted Siateo, 284,000 tons in 1922 and 285,000 tons in 1923, 293,000 tons in
19.ii,2 and 3u5,OuO t M. in 1V5, ioi commnson wi'h pi^io "3 fk,mps
Compiled by Ue U. S D<IKL, thu nf of Cowmtrce, Bunai t f t h Cenw*, uom lepoito oJ \5 identic a ai'ns, including most of the larger fabricators. Data for other classifications iBemded in the tot il PO\eiing lefineiy, tank cai-j, j. a Loldeio, bl ist iuinaces, and miv j 'l, >r o<io, includirg stocks and ladies, but not separately shown, are given on
pic^s5 rele ' j^'-iJud by ^he Biaeau of the Census.
Ji on and st'\K \rojlsanuiinpOiL fiomJief/" ^ I) lutti^ntof Comment, Buiec i of Foreign ituilj>o le^tic Com> ifrce The export column designated "Selected items"
an 1 *PO nnnriis a^e b latd. on tlie Moup oi pig UO T J «nvl r, Jed piodui Is
u >d in tbo Iron, Tnde R >en , c<vnpaiable each month back to 1913. Beginning with January,
1922, c'lKomii oditiesa'f civen in quaiititua in die e ^poit lepoics, anJ tliiis i ^iarid t<j.tai c in be pr<;30"*\te 1 in tl e column showing total exports, as compiled by the U. S.
Dr pan
ine tit of Commerce, Bureau, of Fofujibdiid Don *>tic Cuwweice. Monthly < ^ t i liom l9JOaio gi\en in June, T 922, issue (No. 10), p. 42.
r
lhese dita,r compiled by hie £ <S Hipanihei t of Com ,ince,1 Buicau of tnt Cen<>t">, including i 'poito fion^ tnc National Association of Steel Furniture Manufacturers,
aieba^eJ onrepo
tsfr(>in ^comp IIIK 3 in the "busme^^i up" tnc l ) c o m p i m b imnutictui ing sh f h in $, compriairg the entire industry, with few exceptions. Previous to
Sept mbti, ly1!, (t he " business g oup" data were Irom 22 iic nufactareio oaij, which formed SO pa ctm oi the " business group" totals for 32 companies in the period from
Sti ^ m t , 19z ,lj > M iy, 1923 M mthly data for the 22 oonupdme^' shipmciits fiom 1L19
are gi^en m March, 1923, issue (No. 19), p. 45 and the later data in the November,
li?_' ( x^uo (Ao ! p oO. The '' uiismess gioup" includes sections, counters, office and r,aiilt vertical^, ^ales and inteuors, desks and tables, and small miscellaneous articles,
exclusive of lockers.
40
Table 15.—IRON PRODUCTS AND ARSENIC
OHIO FOUNDRY IRON 1
MALLEABLE CASTINGS 3
STEEL BARRELS 2
Production
Meltings
YEAR AND
MONTH
ReTotal ceipts ProducRatio st'ks
tion
of
Actual to noriron
mal
Long
tons
1921 mo. av_ e 7, 791
1922 mo. av. 12, 183
1923 mo. av. 20, 497
1924 mo. av. 19, 014
1925 mo. av. 18,632
Per cent of normal
meltings
620.7
51.8
73.8
67.6
77.8
93
89
85
91
37
58
52
65
Ship- Stocks,
end of
ments month
Unfilled
orders,
end of
month
Total
Short
tons
Barrels
FARM
IMPLEM'TS *
ARSENIC s
Crude
Refined
Ship- Orders
Ratio ments booked Sales
Pro- Stocks, Pro- Stocks,
in
to caend of due- end of
North- ducpacity
mo.
tion
tion
mo.
west
Per
cent
Short tons
Thous.
of dols.
Short tons
$1.450
393, 800
503, 888
393, 535
504,304
49, 845
7£6, 963
52,614 jl, 169, 763
1923
September
October
November. .
December..
18, 774
21, 458
20, 051
14, 571
71.5
68.1
70.3
57.6
86
77
82
94
49
52
48
45
1924
January
February...
March
April
20, 520
23,137
23, 331
23, 470
74.4
74.1
79.9
74.6
85
78
84
87
57
60
59
51
307, 189
370, 966
394, 478
416, 628
303, 668
362, 725
394, 756
420, 129
49, 109
57, 350
57, 072
53, 571
May
June
July
August
22,586
20, 251
18, 658
15, 403
75.0
72.0
62.5
54.2
82
87
85
87
44
51
49
42
418, 381
385, 155
398, 397
396, 112
425, 397
382, 550
407, 258
398, 312
46, 555
49, 160
47, 629
45,429
September. .
October
November..
December..
14, 721
15, 407
16, 209
14, 471
54.5
64.5
62.8
63.0
83
85
98
76
41
52
60
57
385, 212
447, 900
391, 401
413, 785
1935
January
February...
March
April
16, 516
17,605
21, 035
19, 954
70.7
71.4
74.9
74.0
94
106
94
92
72
58
64
54
May__
June..
July.
August
20, 311
19, 940
17, 117
15, 353
77.8
73.0
85.3
76.8
108
84
84
79
September..
October
November..
December..
19,125
25,002
15, 953
15, 678
84.3
92.5
75.4
77.9
88
92
83
88
' 59, 052 v 58. 2 < 57, 241 ' 41, 204
46. 0 47, 951 45, 795
49, 201
57, 829
54. 7 | 54, 747 51,037
1,393
1, 657
2,325
1, 497
697
2,924
3,575
1,072
1, 519
923
742
3, 268
7,034
667
1,139
1,528
1,646
901
751
1,435
1,573
60, 830
62, 238
52, 727
49, 691
59.8
59.9
49.1
46.7
59, 3C1
£9, 129
49, 426
46, 600
36, 591
48,621
37, 231
44, 962
1,441
968
444
569
615, 485
608, 660
601, 663
614, 102
64, 339
66, 436
69, 574
56, 897
58.7
62.1
65.6
53.3
66, 472
60, 112
62, 675
55, 671
73, 921
62, 593
58, 315
44, 422
346
639
1,368
1,235
1, 507
1,369
1, 566
1,819
2,393
2,194
1,963
2, 152
1,901
1,399
1,791
1,656
1,101
1,169
1,624
1,856
582, 022
421, 870
519, 034
715,480
48, 552
33, 323
30, 070
34,350
45.5
31.5
28.3
32.4
51, 924
37, 821
35, 256
35, 653
29, 085
22, 330
29, 190
32, 501
1,487
1 , 676
3, 639
3,772
1,746
1,761
1,726
1,502
2,448
2,866
3,049
3,222
1,487
1,486
1,622
1,674
2,056
2,164
2,685
3,755
389, 064
441, 851
389, 230
407, 474
905, 870
41, 577
682, 533
47, 626
49, 797 1, 230, 808
53, 265 1, 586, 034
39, 261
47, 305
45, 279
55, 028
36.9
44.0
42.5
51.3
37, 617
42, 271
41, 657
48, 281
44, 884
52, 485
46, 512
53, 297
2,802
1, 438
784
699
1,323
1, 129
1,280
1,240
3,448
3,475
3,730
4,151
1, 385 4,708
1,224 5,181
1,467 6, 245
1, 141 6,676
420, 127
413, 823
505, 429
594, 971
415, 040
407, 781
510, 928
605, 424
59, 277
64, 402
57, 603
47, 048
1, 374, 274
1, 336, 124
1. 264, 860
1, 137, 552
62, 829
56, 399
57, 304
59, 046
58.6
53.4
53.6
55.4
55, 672
57, 042
58, 999
58, 610
58, 047
46, 193
52, 962
54, 145
639
1,318
2,293
2,334
978
1,224
946
684
4,276
4,651
4,394
3,881
1,269
1,218
1, 301
1,210
6,997
7,204
7,055
6,913
59
51
70
61
570, 962
514, 913
497, 152
498, 449
569, 670
508, 880
506, 894
495, 736
48, 340
950, 353
852, 594
54, 373
44,631 1, 109, 383
48, 052 1,114,667
57, 289
55, 143
53, 450
53, 221
54.3
51.6
50.1
50.0
57, 260
54, 510
51, 384
49, 486
47, 247
44,026
52, 916
45, 142
2,009
2,454
7,006
5,109
507
752
516
672
3,384
3,193
3,091
3,233
461
1.317
804
749
6,505
7,018
7,085
7,190
78
69
68
74
510, 869
553, 545
498, 929
467, 485
503, 221
555, 981
498, 070
474, 742
55, 184 1, 012, 576
890, 904
52, 748
53, 607 1, 248, 545
46,100 1,745,346
54, 943
64, 216
58, 315
61,791
51.7
61.3
56.8
59.5
50, 621
55, 795
51, 866
55, 713
46, 530
61, 778
52, 053
51,400
2,530
1,495
CO
716
511
517
492
563
3,003
3,143
3,346
3,305
866
728
503
646
7,493
7,476
6,997
6,469
1926
January
February
March
April
May
June
1
Data on gray iron foundries in Ohio from Ohio State Foundryjnen's Association, comprising reports from 40 to 70 firms each month. Owing to the varying capacity of
the firms reporting each month, from 20,000 to 31,000 tons, the data on stocks and receipts have been converted to a percentage basis for better comparison. Details as to
classes
2 of receipts and stocks are shown on the associations reports.
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from the reports of 30 identical establishments, operating 35 plants. Data on shipments, unfilled
orders, and new orders of the Steel Barrel Manufacturers Association for 1921 to 1923 appeared in February, 1924, issue (No. 30), p. 77, while orders data for 1920 may be found
in September,
1923, issue (No. 25), p. 54.
3
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, representing reports from 130 identical establishments, covering most of the industry. The
bookings,
however,
are furnished by only 122 firms.
4
Farm implement sales at wholesale in the Northwest by seven large implement manufacturers, compiled by Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, include plows,
harrows, and packers, drills and planters, mowers, rakes, binders and headers, hullers, potato diggers, beet lifters, gas engines, tractors, threshing machines, binder twine,
spray material, ensilage cutters, blowers, feed and fanning mills, concrete mixers, wagons and trucks, manure spreaders and litter carriers, wheelbarrows, silos, tubs, tanks,
dairy and barn equipment, pumps, sprayers, windmills, etc.
fi Compiled by the American Bureau of Metal Statistics. Figures on crude arsenic cover this element in its primary state while those on refined arsenic cover this commodity as derived from the crude. Stocks are those in producers' hands at the end of each month.
e Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
'8 Seven months' average.
Credits, allowances, and refunds exceeded sales in this month by $2,630.
41
Table 16.—MACHINERY
PUMPS
Agricultural
3
Steam, power, and
centrifugal 4
Shipments
YEAR AND
MONTH
Electric
Total
Orders Pitcher,
on
hand
hand,
and
end of windmonth 1 mill
Shipments
Sales
i
|
1919 mo av !
1920 mo. a v _ _ _
1921 mo. av
1922 mo. av__.
1923mo.av-_
1924 mo. a v _ _ _
1925 mo. av .
74, 071
34, 691
48, 203
59, 036
60, 741
47, 128
24, 117
35, 244
46, 197
51, 020
and
Number
Dollars
No. of machines
Power
hydropneumatic
'
Total
UnNew Ship- filled
orders ments orders
Dollars
Thousands of dollars
i
Number
New
Sales
orders
index
Num-] Total
ber
h. p.
Rol. to
1922-24
$1, 659
2, 045
859
3
1,157
$369,816 ! 9 51, 566 9 3, 143 i fl 552, 111
49, 804 3, 349 | 592, 855 1, 464
5^6 575
469, 183 3 45, 908 8 2, 846 | 3 530, 057
1, 099
1,430
_i
$1, 290
1, 945
1,176
1,031
1,531
1,136
1, 375
$5, 973
9, 709
4,785
3,807
5, 192
2, 438
3,001
3, 073
3,097
3, 157
3,201
3, 219
3,550
3,871
68
65
57
49
49
52
61
65
73
55
50
59
58
63
234
183
73
130
122
94
112
52, 732
65,919
27, 262
60, 409
60,871
42, 857
46, 111
261
202
38
77
134
94
150
1,071
1,046
1, 267
1,372
1, 081
1,099
1,211
1, 298
2,706
2, 663
2,709
2, 751
3,380
2,980
3,105
4,089
42
42
48
56
42
51
40
63
91
110
89
89
66, 492
62, 113
34, 597
47, 939
112
122
131
107
1,288
1, 006
1,015
988
1,304
1,315
1, 065
945
2, 704
2,369
2,269
2,330
3, 428
3,346
4,137
3,270
44
45
62
49
48
42
85
62
64
102
115
94
34, 447
35, 549
37, 759
41,931
88
64
73
71
$610, 503
!!
8 $97, 284 s $101,843
275, 955 256, 869
402, 693 379, 464
312, 256
306, 315
MACHINE
STOKERS 6 TOOLS
(7)
PATENTS
GRANTED 5
Agricultural
implements 8
Internalcombustion
engines
FOUNDRY
EQUIPMENT 2
Total,
all classes
WASHINGMACHINE
SALES i
ii
!
1924
January..
February
March
April.
50, 472
59, 928
69, 061
66, 543
42, 271
49, 107
57, 469
55, 654
418,917
386, 747
387, 579
374, 773
315, 684
345, 492
389, 800
430, 479
589, 137
614, 579
600, 251
520, 381
May
June
July
August
60, 653
53, 031
53, 951
65, 457
51, 285
44, 494
45, 352
56, 066
285, 217
295, 050
201, 875
237, 410
335, 450
287, 917
276, 702
284, 150
536, 802
513, 001
410, 694
378, 016
September
October
November
December
67, 994
67, 925
57, 301
56, 576
57, 883
57, 533
48, 072
46, 878
219, 279
259, 871
284, 617
397, 738
233, 854
252, 580
203, 558
320, 109
327, 291
329, 061
399,325
431, 656
36, 988
47, 177
39, 437
42, 763
2,189
2,380
2, 494
2, 204
1
443, 636
494, 931
483. 668
466,067 !
973
1,001
873
1,293
997
1, 152
1,023
1, 145
2,264
2, 197
2,052
2, 247
3, 721
3,276
3,512
4, 350
63
56
54
62
60
70
68
67
73
104
106
91
25, 988
58, 565
37, 167
31, 732
74
95
89
104
1925
January
February
March
April
57, 305
66, 720
73, 739
77, 004
46, 207
53, 038
61, 108
62, 925
304, 725
326, 887
469, 325
345, 908
305, 581
277, 856
348, 590
325, 952
421, 918
59,815
446, 985 | 60, 030
539, 540
58, 327
539, 232
56, 288
2, 213
2, 539
2,964
3,550
522, 995
516, 966
545, 812
604, 393
1, 148
1,088
1, 542
1,471
946
1,067
1,319
1,354
2, 417
2,422
2,627
2, 975
3,057
3,320
4,146
3,933
54
45
77
71
50
60
83
62
57
135
131
120
27, 871
46, 298
71, 099
47, 627
104
114
134
131
May
June
July
August
76, 200
77, 515
76, 267
78, 539
63, 380
64, 302
65, 495
64, 040
332, 175
334, 424
353, 561
580, 865
407, 340
318, 442
352, 603
388, 371
463,431
460, 383
457, 925
508, 143
57, 665
60, 344
59, 360
63, 995
3, 136
3,413
3,151
3,289
600, 766
627, 448
597, 720 j
636, 353
1, 463
1,661
1, 563
1,791
1,392
1, 539
1,498
1,428
3,031
3, 150
3,212
3, 530
3,773
4,724
3,477
3,513
79
69
57
50
92
90
48
58
122
128
147
91
55,588
44, 095
58, 719
29, 865
135
159
153
161
September
October .
November
December
78, 774
75, 577
73, 746
66, 601
63, 607
62, 276
296, 438
424, 054
480, 328
351, 127
400, 646
414, 148
544, 042
518, 795
593, 456
62, 944
68, 152
2,909
3, 666
643, 338
661, 503
1,323
1,481
1,289
1,336
1, 461
1,582
1,290
1,625
3,378
3, 252
3,256
2,765
4,281
3, 725
3,777
4,726
68
63
48
48
57
59
53
43
119
114
76
108
38, 155
53, 451
33, 461
47, 104
149
208
189
162
j
1926
January
February, __ _ j _
March
April
May
June
52, 844
50, 056
55, 663
42, 339
2, 798
3. 065
3,654
3, 986
537, 762
575, 530
630, 288
608, 576
1
,
1
1
!
i
i
!___
_ i
1
Compiled by the American Washing Machine Manufacturers' Association from reports of 48 members representing practically the entire industry in the United States
and Canada. Data for 7 small firms have been estimated to make the compilation complete. Monthly data from 1920, showing electric, gas, and power, water-power, and
hand2 machines, separately, are given in November, 1924, issue (No. 39), p. 97.
Data reported by 11 members of the Foundry Equipment Manufacturers' Association, said to represent 65 to 70 per cent of the foundry equipment industry. The principal products
are molding machines, sand-cutting machines, sand-blast machines, tumbling barrels, sand-mixing machines, cupolas, ladles, core-making machines, etc.
3
Compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, covering 22 firms, until 1924, since when only 19 firms have reported; the total shipments include, besides the articles
shown in other two columns, the value of cylinders shipped separately. Comparable data for May, June, July, and August, 1924, are n9t available, several firms having
failed to report. Details for each class, segregated as to foreign and domestic shipments, are shown separately in the monthly summaries of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago.
4
Data from the Hydraulic Society, covering about two-thirds of the industry, on which monthly data back to January, 1919, may be found in the September, 1923, issue
(No. 25), pp. 54-57. The association reports give data by classes, showing single steam, double steam, power, and centrifugal. The number of firms reporting has gradually 5increased from 14 in 1919 to 23 in 1925.
Patents granted compiled from the official records on file in the U. S. Department of Commerce, U. S. Patent Office, Division of Publications; inasmuch as patents are
granted on Tuesdays only, the number of patents shown for a given month represents the total of either four or five Tuesdays. Monthly data from 1913 appeared in April,
1923, issue (No. 20), p. 48, except for internal-combustion engines, which appeared in June, 1923, issue (No. 22), p. 52. Agricultural implements patents fall within the official
classification of "Agricultural implements; planters, harrows and diggers, plows, harvesters, scattering unloaders, and threshing implements." Annual averages from
19136to 1918 appeared in February, 1925, issue (No. 42), p. 64.
Stoker sales through December, 1922, from the Stoker Manufacturers' Association, said to represent approximately 99 per cent of the industry; beginning with January,
1923, from reports to U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from 13 manufacturers, representing practically the entire industry (15 prior to August, 1924,
when 4 establishments consolidated into 2). Monthly data from 1920 appeared in September, 1922, issue (No. 13), p. 48. Press releases show segregation as to installation
under
fire-tube or water-tube boilers.
7
Compiled by the National Machine Tool Builders' Association, including quantity reports from between 50 and 60 firms, said to represent about one-third of the industry. This index, based on average monthly shipments for the years 1922 to 1924 as 100, covers gross new orders, and is substituted for the index previously published, based
on 1920 as 100. The association reports give detailed index numbers by sizes of firms but no numerical data. Detailed shipments data, since discontinued, appeared on p.
55 of the April, 1924, issue (No. 32).
8
9
Eight months' average.
Eleven months' average.
42
Table 17.—AUTOMOBILES
PRODUCTION i
Passenger cars
EXPORTS *
Trucks
United States
United CanStates ada
CanTotal United
States ada
ofdol*'' 1
Number of cars
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly aver age. _.
1916 monthly average-..
1917 monthly average.. _
1918 monthly average...
1919 monthly average
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
3ft 45&
45 307 i
68, 218
124, 463
145, 066
77, 199
138, 138
1 . 958
2, 115 |
6 167
7, 500
10, 680
18, 938
26, 364
I
156 930
monthly average
127, 933
monthly average
monthly average.. . 198, 766
monthly average... 308, 547
monthly average. ... 271 897 262, 083 9,. 814
monthly average-. - 318, 137 306, 527 11, 609
Canada
:
i
FOREIGN !
AS,
SEMBLIES
ACCESsoComplete or chassis
Complete or chassis! Passenger Tr'ks R1ES
AccesAND
cars and j P'TS
sories
and wag- i
Pasand
PasTotal senger Tr'ks parts Total senger Tr'ks motor ons ! 6) "
cars
cycles
cars
1
YEAR AND MONTH
Total
INTERNALREVENUE
SALES'
TAXES
OF
ON 3—
2.157
1, 861
3, 489
5, 160
5, 480
3, 078
5, 595
286
1, 841
1, 577
1, 207
859
1. 299
1, 389
2,001
2. 635
2, 801
3,517
14, 304
3, 202
6, 546
12, CSS
14, 843
25, 245
11, 876
2, 579
5, 591
10, 586
12, 589
?0, 358
2, 42£
623
955
2.072
2, 255
4, 880
7., 183
3. 255
3, 191
4, 915
6, 086
7, 016
472
Number :
of cars :
Thousands of iollars
:
• - < • * . - . - . , i!
i 2. l>41
! 2. 147
5, 330
6, 737
6, G87
3, 937
C, 894
26, 837 1
32,272
_..
21, 182
32S 711
31, 445 29. 989 1, 457
41, 417 39, 577 1,840
Number of cars
!
:
''
'.
!
fi
1,006
1,912
6780
1. 633
6 226
279 i $5, 8 24 7$.!, 138 | rv,<-; riuQ
1, 918
893
3, 164
5,827
4,721
6, 182
1. 506
775
2, 950
4. 790
3,657
4,834
412
118
214
1,037
1, 064
1,349
6 967
4, 270
5,821
8,857
8, 427
9, 332
85 004
1, 263
687 ; 67, 474
70Q
58 923
909
861
697
G4, 336
58,017
76, 955
8. 851 .
ll.S'^2 ;
14, 981
•
1924
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
-
280., 324
22-\ 079
244, 544
2 '5 232
271,033
214,322
235, 925
249, 796
263, 528
260, 881
204, 343
182, 099
256,
254,
198,
174,
940
524
381
899
15, 291
10, 757
8, 619
5, 436
35, 314
29, 067
26, 391
28, 647
33, 561
28, 117
25, 284
27, 767
1, 753 17, 102
950 12. 341
J, 107 ! 11, 703
880 ! 13. 914
11363
10. 142
9, 946
12, 220
2,
2,
1,
1,
6, 588
6, 357
5, 962
7,200
31, 960
32, 475
27, 905
27, 542
30, 609
31, 205
26, 824
25, 852
1.351
1. 270
1, 081
1, 690
11,655
14, 373
11,619
10, 962
2, 306
2 724
1, 898
2, 098
13, 961
17, 097
13, 517
13, 060
739
199
757
694
11,539
8, 425
7, 606
6, 156
1, 098
917
902
702
751
1, 033
1, 453
924
9, 278
7, 469
4, 4S2
8, 586
545
1,391
522
301
75, 558
78, 678
563
560
581
596
5, 363
4, 636
4,319
3,147
4,
3,
3,
2,
302
512
519
575
1, 061
1, 124
800
572
4. 829
5, 534
5, 686
4, 799
2. 930
4, 514
5,805
4,772
2,
3,
4,
3,
179
481
352
847
5,
6,
5,
4,
i
j
!
j
60,
52.
59.
48,
324
06C
314
380
it. IS] ',
12, ',«7G
12, S9<i i
10,460 :
I
12, 019
J 2, 584
:
13, 075
11,574
15. 433
10, 279
:
;
:
':
72, 588
i
1925
January
February
M arch
April
_ 212,921 204, 620
242, 024
319, 140
375, 787
8, 301
10, 779
13,014
15, 515
28,
34,
45,
47,
141
410
698
823
20, 576
32, 717
43, 009
46, 247
1, 565
1, 693
2, 089
1, 576
17, 474
.16, 891
27, 993
28, 833
14, 492
14, 739
23, 265
23, 806
2,982
2, 152
4, 728
5, 027
4, 764
5,363
8. 450
8, 163
5, 174
5, 136
7, 573
5, 894
3,732
4, 008
6, 495
4,760
1,442
1, 128
1, 078
1,134
6, 599
5, 583
5, 749
11, 121
592
277
461
498
66, 279
252 803
332, 154
391, 302
June.-July
A ugust . .
382, 714
364, 806
358, 554
221, 831
364, 363
350, 557
347, 414
214, 401
18, 351
14, 249
11, 140
7, 430
43, 307
38, 056
41, 840
37, 770
41, 419
36; 262
39, 995
36? 284
1, 888
1,794
1, 845
1, 486
29, 871
20, 408
20. 859
33, 240
24, 5(52
17, 310
16, 567
26, 516
5, 309
3, 098
4, 292
9,081
7, 329
5, 704
6, 021
5, 753
6,081
4,284
4, 431
4, 633
4, 811
3,021
2, 985
1, 120
1,270
1, 263
1, 446
10, 028
11, 506
12, 333
10, 198
688
959
660
558
65, 653
91.118
73, 799
98,312
September
October
November
December
272. 425
406, 572
336, 358
285, 198
262, 053
392, 651
327, 617
277, 700
10, 372
13, 921
8,741
7, 498
60, 374
45, 914
39, 995
34, 270
57, 894
44, 220
37, 758
32, 542
2,480
1, 694
2, 237
1, 728
22,814
22. 562
28, 472
33, 520
18, 780
18, 487
21, 158
24, 619
4, 034
4, 075
7.314
8,901
7, 561
7, 521
6, 346
7,887 j
5, 547
7, 976
9. 323
7,015
4,030
6,229
7, 659
5, 642
1. 517
1, 747
1, 664
1,373
11,800
5, 089
12, 614
9,385
May
65, 953
64, 837
18, 237 !
16, 839
16, 1.94 i
•
1926
Januarv
February
March
April
May
June
..
1, 463 106, 763
11,817
580 66, 004
12, 713
438 90, 382
14. 727
1. 186 76, 791 ! 16, 651
i
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1
Monthly automobile production data beginning July, 1921, represent practically complete production, as compiled by the U. S. Departjnent of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, including total membership of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Annual figures through 1921 represent complete production as compiled by the
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Monthly figures from January, 1920, through June, 1921, have been estimated by the Cleveland Trust Co. on the basis of shipments
and are given in detail in the July, 1923, issue (No. 23) of the SURVEY. Total figures prior to 1924 are not strictly comparable with the data for 1924 and 1925, since a few
manufacturers were unable to furnish data for prior years covering their Canadian operations.
2 Automobile exports compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
3
Data compiled by the U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue, represent internal-revenue taxes collected under the revenue acts of 1918,1921, and 1924.
For taxes on automobiles and motor cycle's ("including tires, inner tubes, parts, and accessories therefor, sold in connection therewith") the rate is 5 per cent, and payable
(No. 17), p. 51.
* Computed from tax collections by the U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue, which were at the rate of 5 per cent on "automobile accessories and
parts sold to any person other than a manufacturer of automobiles" under the act of 1921 and at the rate of 2^ per cent under the act of 1924 for goods of the same description. It should be noted that the data in this column have been computed to actual sales values and thus do not represent merely the taxes on those values; also tliai the
sales6 actually took place in the previous month.
Cars assembled in foreign countries except Canada by the principal American automobile manufacturers compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce. These cars are not included in the production figures for the United States and Canada, nor in the exports of complete cars or chassis,
but 6they are represented in the value of parts exported.
7
Nine months' average, April to December, inclusive.
Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
43
Table 18.—MOTOR VEHICLES, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, AND BABBITT METAL
ELECTRIC
TRUCKS AND
TRACTORS 2
NEW PASSENGER-CAB REGISTRATIONS
(by price groups) 1
:
AUTOMOBILE
ACCESSORIES *
YEAR AND
MONTH
Highest
price
Total
MisSecond Third Lowest cellahighest highest price neous
Domestic
Original
ports
ecpiipTrac- All
ment
tors | other
Consumption
Shipments
Direct Sale to Motor
by
conveprohicles
duc- sumers
ers
Ac- I Service
Replacement
parts
Total
apparent
ment
Relative to Jan., 1925
No. of vehicles
Number of cars
FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS 6
i
Sales
Shipments
BABBITT METAL «
Hand
types
Number
Thousands of pounds
i
I...
1925 mo. av_...
16
,
|
92
11
156
120
! 153
124
101
138
183
100
86
95
107
100
121
159
193
100
122
162
149
5, 683
5, 165
5,644
5, 126
1,062
1, 061
1, 248
1,198
125
47, 491
4, 621
4,103
4, 396
3, 928
114
101
110
132
50, 528
42, 146
47, 679
51, 662
1, 177 ! 4, 094
I"' 2 7 1
!
1935
January
{ ifi4 "fiQ
February
158, 817
March
. . 249, 971
\pril
350, 533
4 024
4,053
6, 931
9, 144
31 193
30, 205
50, 176
68, 004
21 426
22, 143
36, 594
50, 069
104,512
98, 761
149, 839
214, 691
3, 614
3, 655
6,431 !
8, 625
May__June..
July
August
339, 794
309, 512
319,964
261, 307
8,340
8,011
8 290
8, 144
64, 703
55, 033
54 777
51,872
49, 441
47, 269
54, 967
49, 056
208, 833
193, 147
199. 003
150,457
September
October
November
December
193, 169
247, 002
193, 922
7,893
8, 663
6, 364
50, 468
47,814
33, 297
46,417
43, 918
29, 866
87, 073
145, 508
123, 612
1
r
—
3 42
3 251
341
8,477 |
6,052
2 927 '
i, 778 !
3 49
3 277
s 50
174
164
165
161
134
129
152
130
173
172
149
149
146
159
113
113
5, 082
5.075
5,184
5, 442
892
990
1,490
1, 373
4, 190
4, 085
3, 694
4, 069
138
137
148
127
49, 615
50, 590
49, 962
46, 201
1,318
.1,099
783
3 56
16
11
12
a 283
107
101
85
'12
5
9
10
179
214
149
141
100
131
133
145
155
163
158
146
123
100
96
110
4,621
5, 550
4,955
5,727
1,041
1,380
1,421
969
3,580
4, 170
3, 534
4,758
121
119
121
134
48, 826
46, 622
41,659
44, 386
18
86
3
1926
January
February
March
April
i
i
i
d
Quarter ending in month indicated.
4
Sales of automobile accessories and parts shipped to customers by 75 members of the Motor and Accessory Manufacturers' Association, the relatiive numbers being
based on value, with January, 1925, as 100.
Ai
1 1
s Compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
'--- ^jt,^.,~
^ of
-* -.
"" f—
~—
— ^
-- --~- *from sales
'-- ^by manufacturers and con,,', from
..^^
reports
^
27
firms.
— ^
Consumption
is -calculated
important railroad systems) wno
mption
by those firms (among them several important
who consume their own production. These figures include all white-base friction-bearing metal.
6
Data on shipments of fire extinguishers compiled from reports of 33 companies to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Further details by classes
are given on press releases. Data compiled by the Fire Extinguisher Exchange from January, 1922, through September, 1923, appeared in May, 1924, issue (No. 33), p. 81.
Table 19.—NATIONAL ADVERTISING IN NEWSPAPERS
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total
Food,
Radio
Auto- Auto- Cigars,
Men's Musiciga- Finan- grocer- Hotels Household clothcal
and
mobile mobile rettes,
and furniies,
elecinstruadver- accrescial
ing
bever- resorts ture
and
trical
ments
tising sories tobacco
ages
Railroads
and
steamships
Sh
»es
Toilet
articles Worn- Miscellamtdical ens
i prepa- ware neous
j rations
Thousands of lines
1925 mo. av.2
24, 730
4,624
1,259
1, 435
1935
June
July
August
24, 030
18, 934
20, 380
3,299
3,849
6,276
1,749
1,382
1,244
September
October
November
December
24, 925
33, 415
30, 695
20, 733
5,246
5,616
5,023
3,058
1,488
1,376
1,041
530
932
3, 563
530
5Q2
331
154
1,294
1,748
217
4,289
158
3,409
1,210
1,332
1,048'
1,075
997
653
4,269
3,972
2,603
953
883
464
426
205
426
507
209
75
107
38
49
407
292
312
2,530
2,011
1,570
246
133
42
3, 561
3, 368
2, 990
84
34
31
3,606
229
2,594
892
1,838
2,199
1,525
903
1,023
906
967
2,922
4,606
4,183
2, 383
221
291
396
499
1, 037
1,153
591
303
393
578
375
180
69
232
353
227
1,001
2,056
2,498
2,490
1,475
1,467
1,532
1,649
244
294
256
307
3, 844
6, 303
6, 584
3,371
236
422
232
68
4,697
5,038
4,525
3,176
1926
January
February
March
April
1
1
:
Compiled by Printers Ink, showing the amount of national advertising of various classes appearing in newspapers ol»f 44 identical i
lieved
to represent from 15 to 20 per cent of the total advertising appearing in newspapers.
2
Seven-months' average, June to December, inclusive.
i
1
National advertising is be-
44
Table 20.—COPPER AND BRASS
COPPER
PLUMBING FIXTURES
Stocks, end mo. 10 Price
(N.aiid S.America) Ingots
Production
YEAR AND MONTH
Mine *
World 7 DomesExtic
produc- shipports
Refined
«
tion, ments refined
Smel- (N.andS. blister
ter 5
refined s
America)
trofytiJ
Blister (New |i
York)n
9
Refined
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
51, 487
47, 851
62, 003
83 578
78, 976
79, 584
50, 514
51, 020
47, 922
57, 834
80 327
78, 588
79, 522
53, 601
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 monthly
1923 monthly
1924 monthly
1925 monthly
51, 023
19, 667
41, 154
61, 564
66, 115
70, 126
50, 378
23, 938
47, 131
69, 478
74, 872
79,011
69, 615
44, 766
65, 736
96, 990
108, 361
1924
September
October
November
December
63, 800
68, 989
68, 291
67, 647
74,390
81, COS
74,975
75,333
| 106,026
j i s i l l , 224
i«lll,224
!ifllll,224
1925
January
Februarv
March. _ __
April
74, 789
68, 967
74, 901
70, 667
82,676 ' 16 109, 241
78,237 16 109. 240
87, 109 is 109, 241
79, 149 16 112, 434
130, 310
122, 975
135, 359
124, 510
70, 574
69, 894
68, 507
68, 090
77, 041 16 112, 434
76, 587 16 112, 434
114, 182
76, 335
72, 861
110, 029
126, 236 16 64, 726
125, 685 16 64, 725
124, 926
65, 208
122, 618
73, 740
67, 720
70, 819
67,400
69, 178
76, 571
83, 239
79, 292
79, 030
108, 426
121, 639
113, 474
125, 206
138, 634
133, 173
119,535
131,276
average
average
average
average
average
average
May
June
July
August
_ __
__
..
September _ _
October
November
December...
1926
January
Februarv. _ _
March.. _ ...
April
.
31 QOf,
46, 194
30, 398
21, 413 12351.061
77, 300
112,692
52, 179
25, G05
45, 829
61, 293
62, 782
68, 893
25, 888
26, 178
30, 584
34, 049
45, 813
44,151
47, 726
129, 547 16 58, 402
122, 008 16 58, 402
125, 939 16 58, 402
49, 346
45, 528
51, 830
48, 160
79, 553
113,016
121, 624
128, 409
116,557
16
16
16
16
63, 924
63, 924
63, 923
64, 726
71, 215
76, 468
82, 779
71, 358
» tubular
49,
32,
62,
53,
612
101
728
119
1
12
320, 738
i-'267,969
12 149, 393
120, 427
244, 509
17 241. 059
i 128,918
is 82,718 is 247, 220
7
136/756
233, 742
136, 434
237, 528
i
. 1746
.1250
.1338 n 220, 198 i4$208,006
.1442
215, 908
207, 849
. 1303
265, 748
224, 054
9
. 1404 i 212, 930
229, 695
Orders
shipped
Number of pieces
Dollars
$0. 1527
i a . 1360
. 1728
2720
.2718
.2463
. 1869
38 593
3.i 003
28. 362
Whole- Orders
sale
price, 2 received
6 pieces
Sales
Dollars Number
per Ib.
Short tons
BRASS
FAUCETS 3
$67 53
126. 45
119.84
112. 81
is 296, 090 is 280, 033
519, 970
478, 768
437, 252
381, 261
385, 891
421, 116
.1292
.1293
.1364
.1426
167, 497
174, 822
309, 268
595, 729
143, 267
146, 958
270, 379
452, 401
117. 84
116. 15
115. 45
114.91
447, 604
460, 664
590, 333
890, 924
396, 795
446, 168
296, 729
335, 180
.1471
. 1446
. 1400
.1325
304, 015
260, 893
146, 494
176, 962
251, 290
216, 019
145, 024
170, 658
115. 28
116. 14
114. 54
114.46
657, 616
394, 882
313, 267
263, 551
676, 537
550, 333
554, 565
398, 594
122, 318
260, 466
56, 664
52, 945
52. 354
38. 285
91,326
88, 008
77, 343
250, 506
242, 792
239, 542
1335
. 1340
. 1395
. 1449
145, 005
186, 515
179, 805
218, 768
140, 577
173, 020
180, 603
202, 586
113. 69
112.16
111.55
111.44
326, 230
299, 931
336, 609
362, 901
428, 302
320, 596
350, 091
320, 958
34, 516
30, 872
30, 547
36, 069
69, 007
72, 855
67, 838
73, 019
247, 398
247, 061
246, 910
243, 086
. 1438
.1430
. 1435
. 1387
197, 703
315, 143
192, 638
314, 967
385, 128
383, 828
111.72
111.77
110. 83
110.13
368, 405
442, 427
547, 667
317, 210
338, 083
468, 330
366, 603
280, 398
.1382
(20)
(20)
|
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May
June
1
Tubular plumbing sales from Tubular Plumbing Goods Association, comprising cast, wrought, and miscellaneous traps, basin, bath, and tank supply pipes and connected
wastes and overflows. Details by classes, sizes, and geographical distribution are given on the association's reports.
2
Wholesale price, compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, is an average of 12 reports of combined net selling prices to retailers, without
freight,
on the following competitive fixtures: Bathtub, washstand, water-closet, sink, two-part cement laundry tub, and 30-gallon range boiler.
3
Data on brass faucets, representing the total of 22 different kinds of faucets, reported to the National Association of Brass Manufacturers by about 13 members each
month.
4
Figures on mine production represent practically complete primary production of copper in the United States, as compiled by the American .Bureau of Metal Statistics,
since8 January, 1921. Mine production from 1913 through 1920 is given as reported annually by the U. S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey.
Smelter production data are based on the production of blister copper by smelters in the United States from both domestic and imported ores, also from some scrap
copper, as compiled by the American Bureau of Metal Statistics. Yearly figures for the period 1913-1920 represent production as reported by the U. S. Department of the
Interior,
Geological Survey.
6
Refined production represents the total output of refined copper by primary refiners in North and South America, as compiled by the American Bureau of Metal
Statistics.
7
World production of blister copper as compiled by the American Bureau of Metal Statistics, includes the smelter output of the United States, Mexico, Canada, Chile,
Peru, Japan, Australia, Europe, Belgian Congo, and Rhodesia. These countries produced about 95 per cent of the world's production in 1922 and about 96 per cent in 1923.
The 8figures are based on smelter production of blister copper without any attempt at segregation according to the country of origin.
Shipments figures represent the movement of refined copper from 12 refineries, located in both North and South America, as compiled by the American Bureau of
Metal
Statistics.
9
Exports of refined copper compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, include refined copper in pigs, ingots, bars, old
and 10scrap, pipes, tubes, plates, sheets, and wire except insulated wire and cable; other manufactures of copper included since Jan. 1922.
Stocks of blister copper, North and South America, also include copper "in process." Stock figures compiled monthly through September, 1924, thereafter quarterly,
by the
American Bureau of Metal Statistics.
11
Price of ingot copper, electrolytic, New York, based on averages of daily transactions, reported by the Engineering and Mining Journal-Press.
12
Stocks appearing opposite the years 1919 to 1922, inclusive, are as of Dec. 31 of the year indicated.
13
Nine months' average.
14
Four months' average.
15
Seven months' average.
16
Prorated from quarterly total.
17
Ten
months' average, October andNovember missing.
18
Eight months' average, January, February, April, and May missing.
19
Ten months' average, November and December missing.
20 Data not available.
45
Table 21.—TIN, ZINC, AND LEAD
TIN*
Stocks
YEAR AND MONTH Deliveries
World
visible
Imports- Price,
Bars,
(New
U.S. blocks,
etc.
York)*
av
av
av
av
av
av
av
3, 658
3,475
4,063
4, 685
4,823
4, 862
2, 692
12 377
14, 907
15, 208
18, 585
18, 803
13, 894
12, 890
1, 930
1,599
2,078
3,331
2,284
286
1, 630
4, 268 $0. 4425
3,728 «.3430
4,140 . 3859
6, 288 . 4338
5, 763 ,. 6180
5,302
3, 337
., 6333
1920ino. av
1921 mo. av
1922 mo. av
1923 mo. av
1924 mo. av
1925 mo. av
4, 260
2. 160
4, 788
5,846
5, 344
6, 371
19, 726
19, 697
23, 655
21,740
21, 504
19, 538
3, 322
2,351
2, 481
2,667
3, 351
2,890
4, 689
2,017
5,011
5, 755
5, 428
6, 386
1924
January
.__ _
February
March
\pril
4,895
8,845
4,560
7,590
24, 372
21, 835
23, 275
19, 023
2, 812
3,302
1,802
4,322
May
June _ _
July
August...
5,240
4,310
3,930
4,805
19,711
20, 094
20, 161
24, 302
September. . _
October..
__
November
December
4, 985
5,090
5,790
4,085
1925
January
February
March
April
7,155
7,205
7,100
6,655
May_
June
July
August
-.
..-
September.
October..
November
December
1926
January
February.
March
April....
Retorts ProOre
PriceOre
in oper- duction Stocks ship- stocks,
Prime
ation, (total at re- ments, Joplin western
end of
pri- fineries
Joplin district
(St.
month mary)
district
Lou is) <
Dolls,
per Ib. Number
Long tons
1913 mo.
1914 mo.
1915 mo.
1916 mo.
1917 mo.
1918 mo.
1919 mo.
LEAD 3
ZINC 2
Production
Dolls,
per Ib.
Short tons
Price—ReOre
Pig,
ship- ceitipts Stocks,
desilments, of lead U.S. and verized
Joplin in U. S. Mexico
(New
district
ore
York)*
Dolls,
per Ib.
Short tons
105, 684
94, 468
156, 568
204, 693
136, 639
123,033
100, 830
28, 890
29, 420
40, 793
55, 621
55, 798
43, 160
38, 250
40, 659
20, 095
14, 253
17, 598
53, 721
41, 241
37, 485
23, 931
21, 421
25, 795
30, 625
34, 070
30, 231
35, 326
$0 0550
0506
.1305
1263
.0873
0789
0699
3 972
3 458
3,776
4,496
5, 264
5 561
5 683
.4827
.2858
.3183
.4180
.4968
.5679
89, 737
36,623
57, 007
84, 634
76, 748
87, 062
39, 981
17, 966
31, 140
44, 267
44, 654
49, 244
40, 443
79, 829
36, 385
20, 125
39, 226
15, 720
47, 499
26, 184
45, 147
58, 126
60, 965
67, 767
.0767
0466
.0572
.0661
.0634
. 0762
43, 869
47, 728
7,601
5,701
7,805
7,522
8,336
10, 777
25, 986
30, 748
37, 449
41,844
46, 069
5, 770
9,196
3,513
10, 182
.4825
. 5277
.5437
. 4946
78, 768
79, 232
78, 092
82, 650
49,709
43, 933
47, 775
44, 949
40, 697
37, 192
32, 074
32, 778
49, 862
58, 195
84, 994
52, 609
51, 440
49,800
32, 640
41, 760
.0643
.0676
.0649
.0612
36, 670
39, 912
43, 109
40, 362
8,127
7, 072
9,704
7,352
38, 485
39, 470
39, 924
40, 819
100, 530
101, 244
103, 367
110, 480
.0797
.0855
.0901
.0826
4,067
4,067
5,059
3,454
5,052
4,092
4,833
3,351
. 4361
.4227
.4575
.5141
81, 143
75, 155
71, 827
72, 195
47, 666
43, 442
42, 913
41, 775
42, 364
49, 684
52, 705
50, 922
60, 151
45, 836
46, 351
73, 727
46, 160
48, 040
46, 360
41, 240
. 0579
. 0579
.0590
.0618
44, 276
46, 119
44, 483
44, 638
7, 790
5,968
5,125
9, 470
45, 520
41, 096
39, 956
43, 061
109, 922
108, 760
105, 486
103, 457
.0727
.0702
.0712
. 0783
20, 233
18, 971
20, 977
25, 088
3,974
2, 419
2, 089
2,844
5,223
4,496
4,191
5,240
.4860
.5004
.5385
.5572
70, 875
72, 139
77, 631
81, 274
40, 852
42, 488
42, 633
47, 711
45, 720
38, 452
26, 912
21, 208
55, 878
65, 581
79, 587
58, 809
45, 440
43, 400
31, 159
26, 600
.0618
. 0632
. 0680
.0737
46, 925
47, 417
46, 597
45, 920
7,770
9, 355
12, 222
10, 078
43, 052
45, 577
42, 619
42, 552
98, 277
97, 471
98,361
87, 197
.0800
.0824
.0869
.0921
22, 949
23, 591
19, 623
18, 105
4,394
3,949
5,184
2,309
8,714
6,117
8,037
4,656
.5769
.5652
.5304
.5138
86, 081
87, 377
86, 529
86, 674
50, 386
46,811
51, 485
48, 851
18, 996
16, 703
17, 196
18, 337
67, 824
66, 485
62, 796
57, 430
33, 120
33, 920
32,200
35, 400
.0774
.0748
.0732
.0699
47, 091
42, 237
49, 635
46, 209
13, 449
10, 694
9,732
9,749
47, 254
45, 224
46, 081
45,005
100, 925
105, 812
104, 784
100, 963
. 1017
.0943
. 0891
.0801
4,910 • 20,897
6, 175
19, 797
6,475
19, 857
6,520
20, 000
1,404
2,054
2,414
3,644
3,847
6,985
6, 735
7,747
.5368
. 5489
. 5668
.5665
86, 457
82, 358
82, 140
85, 576
49, 738
45, 921
47, 583
47, 849
21, 210
22, 906
20, 771
17, 032
71, 248
62, 997
56, 893
75, 130
35, 440
33, 680
19, 920
28,200
.0695
.0699
.0721
.0758
47, 316
48, 775
46, 552
46, 223
9,605
10, 089
7,822
10, 775
45, 426
45, 397
43, 108
42, 588
97, 462
96, 738
95, 731
91, 589
.0799
.0832
.0815
. 0919
6,360
6,070
5,670
6,160
17, 642
15, 770
18, 199
18, 024
2,309
2,464
1,904
2,654
6, 365
6,401
4,574
7,449
. 5641
.6046
.6214
.6195
86, 556
89, 877
90, 085
95, 029
47, 384
50, 497
50, 629
53, 794
11, 796
7,475
6, 922
9,295
70, 052
81, 277
73, 915
67, 156
22, 500
24,500
19, 5QO
.0775
.0828
.0861
.0857
44, 334
52, 927
49, 230
52, 209
10, 819
9,702
13, 709
13, 180
46, 381
47,412
48, 273
50, 682
96, 932
104, 999
106, 912
.0951
.0951
.0974
.0931
7,340
16, 787
2,104
.6142
68, 063
58, 653
41, 454
0830
$0. 0437
.0386
.0463
.0686
.0879
.0741
.0576
102, 046
.0796
. 0455
. 0573
. 0727
.0810
.0902
.0926
May....
June
Deliveries
and stocks
of tin from New ,York Metal
Exchange.
Stocks
in ,thej United
States
are at port warehouses,,.
in New
York at the end „
of the month, while
deliveries
4-V^™^..~l
™o „„,? ,^^,^4*„ „
^__
r
™
^
!_. _ ^ ! j
, ,
.
Ore shipments and
and produces
Mexico of ore, matte, base bullion, and refined lead, including antimonial, reported"by the American ~Bureau of Metal"statistics. Shipment^of leTdi'ore'from mines of the
Joplin district from the Joplin Globe.
* Price quotations, representing averages of daily prices are from the Engineering and Mining Journal; prices on tin and lead are New York quotations and zinc is from
« Eleven months' average, August missing.
46
Table 22.—ENAMELED SANITARY WARE
LAVATORIES
BATHS
YEAR AND MONTH
!
SINKS
:
TOTAL
SMALL
WARE 2
MISCELLANEOUS
Orders Stocks, Orders Unfilled Orders Stocks, Orders Orders Stocks, Orders, Orders Stocks, Orders | Unfitted
shipped end mo. received orders shipped end mo. received shipped end mo. received shipped end mo. received
orders i
Number of pieces
av
av__
av
av
av
av
av
39,831
42, 450
40, 977
51, 181
33, 172
19, 495
34, 608
60, 530
42, 175
21, 514
69, 872
mo' av
mo. av
mo. av
mo. av_.
mo. av
mo. av
51,441
41, 510
74,814
90,396
95, 629
110,485
20, 951
75, 324
41, 768
35, 439
71, 193
106, 974
36, 774
40, 911
93, 033
97, 316
98, 758
115, 838
93, 583
78, 954
81. 082
90, 721
33, 866
29, 462
27, 107
30, 110
September
October _
November
December
87, 376
113, 718
91, 128
81, 069
1924
January
Februarv
March
April
1913 mo
1914 mo.
1915 mo.
1916 mo.
1917 mo.
1918 mo.
1919 mo.
47, 754
49, 527
55, 769
65, 230
44, 888
32, 697
45, 768
132, 309
139, 751
340,816
137, 628
253, 957
168, 542
104, 129
51, 438
58, 169
91,512
110,479
110,283
127, 379
77, 686
67, 404
67, 770
76, 221
296, 497
286, 888
245, 568
248, 844
29, 782
30, 429
37, 342
43, 557
75, 795
106, 780
86, 634
98, 916
95, 562
98, 568
116, 717
102, 984
52, 924
60, 462
63,415
65, 299
June
July
August
101, 146
84, 665
97, 376
103, 232
September
O ct ober
November
December
1935
January..
February
March
\pril
34, 322
73, 612
53, 428
57, 789
70, 026
74, 293
48,419
33, 097
54, 584
145, 329
125, 814
43, 302
109, 318
79, 507
56, 408
143, 788
217,041
53, 438
50,315
117, 222
121, 891
100, 353
131, 752
60, 231
66, 458
95, 327
114, 146
120, 381
129, 250
109, 759
100, 672
99, 903
123, 402
44, 391
45, 978
47. 763
47, 599
102, 677
77, 782
80, 049
102, 730
201,180
193. 805
190, 019
203, 329
113,802
147, 648
121, 741
111,029
40, 549
52, 110
69,412
84. 373
1 14, 943
148, 251
131, 115
98, 346
216, 295
235, 279
245, 921
239, 118
129, 988
131, 921
149, 302
128, 002
64, 399
65, 093
67, 848
63, 213
74, 925
73, 798
94, 042
92, 264
214, 309
181,907
169, 394
154, 659
104, 622
93, 878
75, 075
73, 724
68, 373
88, 980
90,012
104, 301
90, 195
78, 578
78, 297
110, 347
93, 938
93, 380
105, 905
107, 766
105, 056
121, 490
122, 999
123, 269
June
July
A ugust
112, 457
118, 448
134, 218
129, 629
September
October
November
December..
122, 564
127. 355
86, 615
93, 540
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1923
May
June
Julv
August
-
Mav
_ __
Mav
1
35, 089
88, 018
31 5*0
34, 655
29, 367
40, 887
22, 201
23, 405
28, 383
77, 034
79, 869
66, 333
111,764
93, 336
59, 188
154, 896
266, 824
57, 502
64, 577
124, 179
127, 919
115, 485
133, 388
31, 062
33, 640
45, 531
57, 913
70, 658
62, 290
47,410
89, 394
68, 400
51, 260
111,138
171,306
27, 091
31, 803 Is 129,261 |
60, 933 400, 291
63, 290 913,480
65, 700 480, 920
58, 536 250, 055
110,013
107, 087
104, 053
116,916
51,810
47, 539
48, 71 5
52, 718
107,050
70, 582
80, 430
103, 543
57, 866
59, 204
52, 946
62, 093
49, 984
47, 777
47, 642
49, 489
91 , 523
131, 849
108, 031
119, 387
107, 109
141, 407
117, 222
117, 955
50,912
57, 903
67, 265
87, 147
93, 932
141, 702
120, 486
135, 726
54,217
67, 492
61, 388
63, 944
43, 422
52, 529
47, 294
51, 786
62, 288 1,099,460
44, 998 1,038,045 !
49, 745 931,910
54, 486 828, 058 !
!
40, 434 777, 105
62, 824 753, 386
63, 824 724, 576
61, 533 712, 620
103, 252
111,044
118, 781
125,695
139, 024
160, 636
146, 324
108, 150
137,
137,
157,
130,
624
523
799
247
97, 306
97, 902
100, 410
102,458
160,582
165, 918
103, 225
111,854
74, 484
75, 537
88, 371
79, 249
63, 964
60, 095
77, 359
81, 561
i
88, 285
106, 028
82, 699
61, 892 '
110,697
97, 963
93, 068
104, 308
134, 088
140, 810
164, 702
149, 974
73, 137
78, 794
74, 424
97, 992
120, 027
112,062
110,070
115,707
110,820
129, 802
155, 483
104, 632
81,344
85,011
91,781
104, 737
78,100
69, 186
67, 622
70, 832
94, 819
106, 031
105, 321
114, 550
49, 340
53, 758
46, 396
60, 661 i
:
579,854
458, 182
395,697
339,022
131, 904
79, 444
64, 876
89, 402
103, 002
105, 497
85, 790
83, 861
147, 318
161, 474
171, 999
196,324
94, 243
94, 583
83, 685
127, 240
110,666
114,710
91, 625
99, 857
197, 932
215, 939
228, 438
251, 448
94, 871
99, 088
93, 556 !
132, 658
75,312
71, 508
50, 716
46, 983
132, 121
158, 351
151, 675
187, 812
65, 201
58, 291
50, 175
65, 669 j
286,783
206,332
174, 127
254,025
121, 092
100, 926
1 10, 330
110,690
108, 572
115, 236
114, 759
109, 136
123, 533
123, 085
121,936
123, 240
184, 765
203, 625
225, 497
228, 532
146, 077
124, 856
125, 847
123, 182
127, 289
121, 519
125, 667
135, 767
252, 258
276, 333
306, 220
306, 477
148, 857
123, 982
120,513
130, 063
72, 316
65, 032
71,203
75, 089
174, 290
188, 348
191, 104
196, 755
71,685
59,723
55, 595
52, 546
295,400
299,254
280, 734
265, 885
119, 104
101, 925
95, 562
90, 441
122, 785
129, 806
140, 692
129, 826
110,318
111,797
117, 461
113, 328 |
122, 322
130, 691
148, 428
140, 391
232,811
227, 018
225, 966
218, 728
129, 673
137, 887
144,052
145,848
130, 094
132, 243
135, 453
135,211
280, 317
279. 287
273, 720
252, 703
138, 225
136, 027
140, 839
143, 275
75,110
64, 232
60, 837
58, 747
180, 079
179, 127
176, 506
160, 085
60, 188
62, 723
65, 384
64, 019
251,820
252, 991
251,545
260, 171
84, 933
85, 555
110,011
123, 342
121, 827
110,396
93, 685
98, 002
107, 316
79, 437
78, 325
83, 859
139, 858
205, 012
140, 669 | 201,847
105, 523 I 222, 032
108, 873 j 228, 664
145, 226
124.362
] 1 7, 750
1 1 5. 604
140, 046
145, 951
106, 028
115, 737
239, 654
239, 269
228, 659
260, 988
145, 236
130, 554
121,985
121, 100
56, 701
57, 906
45, 910
44, 395
151, 433
142, 542
153, 960
161, 442
57, 629 | 261,737
54, 452 192,610
46, 778 206, 451
51,715 189,261
1926
January
February
March
April
I
25, 427
41, 900
i
735, 131
790, 983 1
822, 176 j
728, 122
i
f"
May
1
1
i
II"'
"i
"i"
r
|
Monthly production data beginning January, 1922, represent complete production, including total membership of the Enameled Sanitary Ware Manufacturers'
Association and reports to the Bureau of the Census from outside manufacturers, except that a row small firms were not able to furnish complete reports prior to January,
3924; data now include 21 manufacturers. Data prior to 1922 are totals of the association reports representing about 98 per cent of tfee industry, and may be found in the
May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 81.
2 Small ware includes lavatories, sinks, and miscellaneous.
3 Average of 8 months, May to December, inclusive.
47
Table 23.—COAL
Prices
Consumption
Production i
YEAR AND
MONTH
Thous.
of short
tons
Exports
Production 1
Prices
Pro- Stocks, Ex- Whole- Retail,
By
Mine WholeBy
sale, Retail, duc- end of8 ports
sale
vesBy
aver- Kanachest- chesttion
i
mo.
sels electric railChi- 7
age
nut,
wha cago
clear- power 4 roads * (spot)
nut,
New
ing 3 plants
f.
o.
b.
New
8
York
^
7
(
)
York ^
ports
()
2
Thous. of long
tons
Th U
° tons ^^
1909-13 mo. a.
1913-mo. av
1914 mo. av_.
1915 mo. a v _ _
1916 mo. av_.
1917 mo. a v _ _
1918 mo. av._
39, 870
35, 225
36, 886
41, 877
45, 983
48, 282
1, 098
1,499
1,150
1,397
1,581
1,794
1,663
642
606
620
656
574
461
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
mo. av
mo. a v _ _
mo. av_.
mo. av_.
mo. av__
mo. av__
mo. av._
38, 822
47, 389
34, 660
35, 189
47, 047
40, 307
43, 581
1, 497
2,866
1,721
924
1,596
1,272
1,299
604
780
629
343
379
332
361
2, 925
3,094
2,631
2,849
3,238
3,132
3,332
1924
September. -October
November. _.
December. ._
42, 376
48, 414
42, 102
46, 266
1,504
1,534
974
1,090
312
351
289
352
1925
January
February
March
April
__.
51, 930
38, 987
37, 626
33, 702
980
820
919
886
May
June
July
August
35, 474
37, 167
39, 582
44, 883
September.. _
October
November...
December
46,817
53, 203
50,780
52, 816
1926
January
February
March
April.
COKE
ANTHRACITE
BITUMINOUS
Dollars per short ton
Thous.
of short
tons
Dolls.per
Thous. of long Dolls.per
long
short
tons
ton
ton
73
73
49
67
87
105
126
$2.44
1.81
1.79 i
3.25
8. 25
6, 00
8.27
10.81
9.50
12. 33
13.52
10.53
10. 60
13.70
14.21
10. 88
11. 37
14.00
i° 11. 19 11 14. 43
1,587
1,748
482
670
1,615
857
893
2,095
2, 565
1, 646
2, 375
3,133
2, 832
3,332
53
68
23
38
92
49
71
4.74
10.79 !
3.65 :
7.08 !
5.47
3. 61
4.09 '
14.13
14.17
14.17
14. 42
556
671
670
958
2, 545
2, 899
2, 926
3, 266
42
56
57
56
3.13
3.13
3.2-3
4.04
11.75
11.75
10. 95
10.76
14.33
14.42
14.42
13. 67
1, 171
1, 054
1, 006
806
3,411
3, 125
3, 456
3,315
63
61
66
53
4.64
4.08
3.52
3.17
325
314
463
476
10.88
10.96
11.07
11. 16
13. 68
13.78
13. 88
14.03
670
596
529
605
3. 287
3, 157
3, 171
3, 182
59
50
64
64
3.11
2.90
2.91
3.19
163
46
31
7
1(1. 27
11.28
11.29
lip. 04
17.04
(13)
(13)
749
1,008
1,213
1,307
3, 135
3, 402
3, 557
3, 760
84
71
87
131
3.70
6.53
6.88
4.45
7,627
7,569
7,416
7,298
8,301
8,236
288
346
319
295
347
447
370
9,451
7,644
8,006
9,123
8,160
2.59
5.64
2.55
3.63
2.75
2.08
2.06
4.11
5. 85
4.56
5.20
4.31
3.43
3.40
6.86
8.48
8.58
9.50
9.23
8.15
8.65
7, 341
7,467
7,539
4,557
7,778
7,327
5.176
2,673
1, 478
696
2,983
8
3, 954
370
402
348
197
379
298
237
3,012
3,22:1
3,293
3, 635
7,853
8,574
8,368
8, 944
2.03
2.10
2. 06
2.08
3.39
3.39
3.39
3.39
7.83
8.21
8.13
8.14
7,408
7, 479
6,604
7.189
4,146
4, 167
4, 166
4,080
326
362
283
321
11.47
11.48
11.47
11.73
325
294
313
353
3,714
3,127
3,174
2, 959
9,210
8,011
8,119
7,350
2.09
2.04
1.98
1.96
3.39
3.39
3.39
3.39
8.51
8.50
S.48
8.41
7,419
7,176
7,040
7,253
3,809
3,692
4, 068
3, 940
296
289
201
230
1,357
1,436
1,648
1,798
400
394
410
444
2,965
3,090
3,166
3,373
7, 575
7,142
7,392
7,841
1.97
1.95
1.94
2.04
3.39
3.39
3.39
3.39
8.06
8.23
8.21
8.32
7,898
7,576
8,293
8, 966
3,913
4,203
4, 051
1,629
1,243
1,477
1,395
361
352
340
340
3,476
3, 710
3,470
3,765
7, 831
8,992
8,915
2.19
2.14
2.28
2.19
3.49
3.39
3.39
3.39
8.89
8.99
9.69
9.49
52
68
151
264
(12)
(12)
Thous. Dolls.per
of long short
ton
tons
1,059
935
1, 172
1, 589
1,870
2,166
$4.81
4.93
4.89
4.87
6.95
6.55
(12)
Thous. of short
tons
2,799
1,945
2,292
2,955
2,764
2,540
$2.20
2.20
2.20
2.68
4.58
3.88
(12)
Ex-
By- ports2 Conn ell sprodville ^
uct
Beehive
$6.97
7.00
7.17
7.34
8.46
9.19
$1. 23
1. 14
1.12
1.85
3,25
2. 58
(12)
Price
$5.31
5.32
5.33
5.57
5.94
6.86
(13)
!
!_
._
|
._
i
I
|
May
June
1
1
!
Production figures, calculated from shipments from the mine, representing complete production except for small quantities used at the mines, compiled by U. &.
.Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines. Monthly data from 1911 given in November, 1924, issue (No 39), p. 215. Periodic data on total stocks from 1916 given in
March, 1924, issue (No. 31), p. 13.
* Exports from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; bunker coal on vessels engaged in the foreign trade is not included in
these figures.
3 Coal loaded for consumption by outgoing vessels at principal ports compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Monthly
data 4covering th eperiod 1913-1923 appeared in October, 1923, issue of the SURVEY (No. 26), p. 61.
From U. S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, representing fuel consumption by all plants producing electric power, mainly central stations. Coal consumption in central stations alone shown in April, 1925, issue (No. 44), p. 29, and by street railways, manufacturing plants, and reclamation projects in March, 1925, issue
(No. 43), p. 28.
• Compiled by Interstate Commerce Commission from reports of 174 Class I railroads. Consumption by switching and terminal engines is not included. It is stated
tbat about 3 per cent would be added to the figures by such inclusion. About 2 per cent of the coal consumed on railroads in 1923 was anthracite. Monthly data from
1920 appeared in January, 1926, issue (No. 53), p. 23.
e Average mine price of spot coal in 14 representative bituminous fields weighted by the production in each field, compiled by the Coal Age; about 20 per cent of the
total output of bituminous coal is sold spot, while about 55 per cent is sold on future contracts, and 25 per cent of the output is not sold commercially.
? Wholesale and retail prices arc monthly averages from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wholesale price of bituminous coal is based on run of
mine, while the retail price is average consumer's price of lump, egg, nut, and mine run, averaged according to shipments. The price of coke represents beehive furnace
:eoke (range of prompt and luture) at Connellsville ovens.
s9 From Anthracite Bureau of Information, representing stocks at distribution points excluding Hudson Coal Company tonnage.
Seven months' average, January to July, inclusive; no data available for other months.
10
Eleven months' average, January to November, inclusive; no December quotations.
11
Ten months' average, January to October, inclusive; no quotations available for other months.
12 No data available.
13
No quotation available.
48
Table 24.-CRUDE PETROLEUM
STOCKS 2
(end of month)
PRODUCTION i
YEAR AND MONTH
Tank
farms
and pipe
lines
Grand
total
'
CONSUMPTION *
Refineries
Number of
days'
supply
Thousands of barrels
1913 monthly average . _ .
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
20, 704
22, 147
23, 425
25, 064
27, 943
29, 661
31, 531
104, 962
123, 709
145,914
144, 556
133, 883
117,412
124, 961
104, 962
123, 709
145, 914
144, 556
128. 201
103,886
110, 026
5,682
13, 528
14, 935 i
159
126
116
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly averaee__
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
36,911
39, 137
46, 463
61, 034
59, 495
62, 988
150, 069
179, 888
278, 605
326, 682
386, 896
304, 897
133, 115
159, 237
245, 673
294, 659
347, ?20
273. 673
16, 954
20, 651
32, 932
32, 023
39, 575
31,224
92
111
153
147
166
1934
January. _ _
February
March
April .
57, 273
55, 889
60, 141
59, 830
365, 689
369, 164
372, 734
378, 631
331, 596
331,990
333, 984
338, 620
34, 093
37, 174
38, 750
40,011
162
160
159
160
May
June
July .....
August
61, 834
59, 583
61, 932
62, 398
383, 898
387, 915
392, 344
398, 921
343, 397
347, 415
352, 374
358, 285
40, 501
40, 500
39, 970
40, 636 |
60, 376
60. 469
56, 782
57, 433
402, 767
400,397
397, 937
2 392, 349
361,218
380, 078
357, 533
2 351, 354
41 ? 549 !
40,319
40, 404
2
40, 995
2
310, 199
309, 462
308, 548
308, 382
2 277, 833
276, 516
275, 935
275, 928
2
68, 082
G6, 675
67,318
66, 887
312, 085
310, 732
308, 429
303, 004
64, 708
64, 352
61, 459
60, 943
300, 981
297, 963
296, 690
292, 288
.
... .
September
October
November
December
IMPORTS
(3)
Price,
Kans.Okla.,
at
wells &
Run to
stiHs
Total
1,484
1,437 :
1, 512
1,714
2,514
3, 144
4,401
21, 808
21, 774
22, 772
2ft, 549
31,478
34, 423
34, 873
field
Number i
of wells ||
Per
barrel
Thousands of barrels
MEXICAN
FIELD 7
Oil
wells
Storage,
comShipTampleted 6 j meets
pieo
26, 261
27, 169
30, 127
$0. 934
.798
.583
1.258
1.775
2.197
2.279
1, 592
1, 389
763
1, 565
1,383
1,487
1,747
2,159
1,766
2, 743
3, 318
4,608
5, 319
7,280
43, 732
43, 748
49, 870
59, 526
62, 486
36, 160
36, 947
41,725
48, 436
53, 842
61, 667
3.404
1.704
1.806
1.439
1.446
1.674
2; 024
1,218
1,445
1,357
1, 212
1.377
12, 814
15, 093
15,611.
12, 147
11, 309
6,303 !
6,511
8, 631
7,297
62, 262
59, 135
63, 237
61,786
51,244
49,907
52,699
55, 249
1.244
1.513
1.670
1.750
774
910
1,088
1,429
9,911
11, 809
13, 331
13,514
24. 131
24, 3S7
24, 346
22, 527
167
171
177
180
n f
? '3 i
6,600
6, 502
5, 762
62, 373
59, 943
61, 154
59, 479
54, 725
52, 436
52, 877
54, 658
1.735
1.550
1.550
1.375
1, 657
1,521
1, 593
1,389
12,459
11, 254
10, 886
10, 530
21, 585
20, 691
21, 107
20, 970
169
170
164
155
5,354 |
4,873
6. 649
5,841 !
62. 415
64. 713
64, 209
69,122
53, 617
55, 779
55, 029
57, 880
1.313
1. 250
1.212
1. 195
1, 126
1, 060
1, 007
994
9,374
9,989
11, 204
11, 443
21, 413
21,413
20, 723
19, 769
9,054
10, 442
10, 609
6, 835
6,481
5. 167
January
February
March
April
59,519
545 045
60, 433
61,431
May..
June
1 July „
August. --
...
._
September
i October
November. _
December
._
7 025
5,580
6,375
5,415
57, 333
52, 993
59, 407
59, 180
1.293
1.738
1.800
1. 800
883 ;
990
1,089
1, 567
11,014
10, 234
11 70-1
9,609
20, 179
19, 673
18, 354
19, 356
279, 670
276, 850
274, 122
272, 289
32, 415
33, 882
34, 307
30, 715
6,484
5, 153
4,283
4,045
62, 380
64, 847
67, 577
67, 010
1.800
1.800
1.800
1. 720
1,671
1,706
1,791
1,580
10, 254
8,913
8,440
6,545
19, 189
18, 591
17,616
18, 503
270, 321
269, 930
269, 546
265, 131
30, 660
28, 033
27, 144
27, 157
4,027
4, 367
4,891
4, 360
62, 278
64, 130
60, 521
62, 347
1.600
1.600
1. 588
1. 550
1,501
1,420
1,182
1, 147
6,905
6,626
18, 029
18, 205
j
[i
__ _
'
1
__
1
21, 7C3
21,927
32 366
32, 946
32, 613
32, 454
1936
May
June
8
|
1925
January
February
March
April
Thousands of
barrels
i
_
|
""
"II
i
~~||
"""
Production data, compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines, represent output transported from field of production, excluding oil consumed at
locality of production or not transported therefrom, which has comprised only 1 or 2 per cent of the total production since 1919. Details by States and fields are given in
monthly press releases. Monthly data from 1917 to 1920 given in December, 1922 , issue (No. 16), p. 48, for 1921 and 1922 in August, 1923, issue (No. 24), p. 77.
2 Compiled by U, S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines, consolidating work formerly carried on by the Bureau of Mines and the Geological Survey under the
Department of the Interior. Tank-farm stocks include total stocks at pipe lines and tank farms, producers' stocks in California and imported oil held outside refineries
through December, 1924; since then California stocks are not included. Refinery stocks since January, 1925, represent only the stocks at refineries east of California. Prior
to January, 1923, the figures on tank-farm stocks included topped oil and imported oil at refineries, but the duplication between this item and the total stocks at refineries
was slight. This old method of securing figures showed totals about 2 per cent greater than those secured by the new method used in 1923. Adjustments have been made
in figures of some of the earlier years to represent approximate net stocks for comparison with later figures. Refineries' stocks include both imported and domestic oil. The
number of days supply is calculated from the tank-farm and pipe-line stocks and from current consumption but because of the incompleteness of stocks data this item is
no longer computed. Monthly data on stocks from 1917 to 1919 appeared in December, 1922, issue (No. 16), p. 48; for 1920 to 1922 in July, 1923, issue (No. 23), p. 50; on
days' supply from 1921 to August, 1923, issue (No. 24), p. 77.
3 Imports of crude petroleum are as compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines. Beginning with February, 1923 , topped oil has been generally
excluded from the imports; on this basis imports for January, 1923, were 5,069.000 barrels instead of 6,199,000 barrels, as reported, and to which previous months' figures
are comparable.
4
Data on total consumption representing deliveries to domestic consumers, compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines, from figures on production,
imports, exports, and differences in stocks (except refiners' stocks); this item no longer available because of the incompleteness of stocks' data. The change on the basis for
computing stocks and imports at the beginning of 1923 changed consumption for January, 1923, from 53,902,000 barrels on the old basis to 56,210,000 barrels on the new basis.
Figures
on crude oil run to stills at refineries represent consumption by refiners.
6
Wholesale price of Kanasa-Oklahoma crude oil at wells is average for the month as compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
« Number of oil wells completed during the month compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines, from reports by the American Petroleum Institute
and 7the Oil and Oas Journal.
Mexican petroleum shipments from the three ports, Tampico, Port Lobos, and Tuxpam, indicating Mexican oil production, from the Oil Trade Journal, the preliminary8 figure for the current month being taken from the Wall Street Journal. Storage of oil in the Tampico field in Mexico from the Wall Street Journal.
Average of seven months, June to December, 1923, inclusive.
49
Table 25.—GASOLINE AND KEROSENE
GASOLINE
Produc- Exports 2
tion i
YEAK, AND MONTH
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
average
average
average
average
average _
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
1033
September
October
November
December
KEROSENE OIL
Domestic Stocks, Price,
Retail
condtetribu-l Producend of motor,
sump- month
tion i
New
tion, 21
!
York s States ^
tion i
Dollars
per gal.
Thousands of gallons
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
!|
T
Xs°fi
Consum ptioni
j
Stocks at Price,
Retail
o. b. distriburefineries, f.refinend of
tion, 135
eries,
month i
States
Pa.3
of
™™ Thous.
gallons
Thousands of ganons
133, 501
152, 113
195, 156
193, 341
162, 094
120, 546
116, 158
115, 789
103,378
i 6521.273
405, 203
300, 582
379, 472
402, 522
$0. 080
.107
115
.149
.085
149, 593
185, 097
228, 726
192, 194
195, 745
210, 092
209, 194
121, 991
124, 308
128, 738
141, 240
301, 542
272, 921
329, 909
399, 404
.085
.084
.080
.078
29, 107
30, 268
31, 559
.191
.185
.170
. 155
217, 187
214, 556
207, 305
199,416 |
193, 688
191, 346
220,811
234, 921
113,
124,
133,
118,
524
357
475
690
258, 525
245, 666
258, 635
303, 694
.076
.083
.083
.082
33, 191
32, 091
32, 260
29, 1 14
217, 768
196, 826
200, 039
203. 186
135, 210
119,532
124, 715
149, 800
321, 532
325, 441
347, 749
312, 328
.086
.091
.083
.080
29, 484
28, 014
27, 873
32, 191
199, 992
183, 141'
194, 201
204, 107
107,
110,
108,
123,
093
842
444
526
325, 854
315, 730
320, 688
327,611
.076
. 073
.072
.072
35, 566
29, 858
28, 598
33, 964
211,
232,
233,
243,
140,
130,
138,
152,
987
554
808
399
316,
328,
355,
360,
780
570
692
956
.083
.083
.082
.084
38, 103
34, 109
30, 971
29, 972
237, 546
297, 526
329, 821
406, 879
429, 462
34, 528
46, 398
30, 512
52, 949
43, 665
218, 420
260, 772
286, 234
354, 225
376, 336
343, 946
386, 202
472, 411
464, 485
630, 757
516, 853
629, 662
746, 640
907, 177
48, 017
69, 967
98, 251
107, 948
447, 674
548, 611
647, 520
780, 175
785, 189
1, 186, 463
1, 483, 400
1, 615, 451
. 251
.207
.180
.191
640, 504
615, 168
534, 720
536, 765
1, 083, 280
1, 063, 452
1, 105, 275
1, 176, 608
$0. 238
.242
.245
. 293
.261
;
:
623,
659,
617,
659
733
061
558
169
72, 352
82, 504
53, 656
70, 565
695,
683,
743,
754,
323
736
248
773
85, 946
101, 597
79, 439
114, 396
500,
404,
460,
612,
584
325
368
524
1, 301, 833
1, 483, 308
1, 694, 322
1, 727, 257
. 165
. 200
.198
.200
779, 194
737, 081
741, 975
755, 780
94, 073
110, 164
86, 246
108, 685
667,
689,
781,
832,
349
687
618
622
1, 756, 489
1, 698, 115
1, 578, 229
1, 416, 636
.200
.200
,195
.188
173, 852
153, 733
171, 095
198,631 I
J
221, 110
233, 522
272, 832
287, 514
September
October
November
December.
750,
760,
762,
795,
264
647
046
613
113, 901
90, 907
94, 951
98, 701
708, 521
757, 183
697, 491
657, 966
1, 344, 768
1, 261, 852
1, 243, 515
1, 294, 472
. 175
.140
.148
.150
269, 142 j
268,404 j
257, 075 j
237,801
1935
January _ _
February _
March
April
838, 652
800, 442
862, 574
871, 492
95, 518
99, 813
118,854
104, 442
595, 413
543, 640
625, 053
798, 305
1, 453, 197
1, 618, 891
1, 747, 199
1, 720, 877
.170
.210
.205
.200
224,
220,
224,
266,
201
524
567
368
247, 727
214. 421
219, 908
201, 163
143, 770
118,413
117, 395
142, 144
394,
435,
456,
434,
638
376
064
674
.083
.084
.082
.078
31, 139
30, 173
30, 388
35, 054
922, 046
944, 175
966, 908
972, 689
98, 510
111, 690
104, 857
116,481
541,
868,
963,
931,
787
350
071
901
1, 716, 922
1, 695, 216
1, 610, 790
1, 540, 716
.190
.215
.220
.202
288, 055
288, 130
329, 171
333, 768
202, 559
193, 664
193, 471
187, 984
127,
104,
149,
148,
452,
472,
444,
401,
809
371
020
490
.075
.075
.072
.072
34, 491
31, 646
31, 022
37, 328
906, 109
944, 433
922, 058
934, 549
88,011
102, 404
124, 301
130, 476
848,
831,
758,
755,
867
774
111
822
1, 514, 150
1, 529, 248
1, 589, 880
1, 648, 328
.170
.170
.170
.170
322, 828
312, 336
293, 893
197, 834
215, 158
212, 6G5
223, 780
180,298
144, 956
154, 241
163, 322
352, 656
335, 001
314, 554
299, 190
.074
.077
.080
.088
37, 029
35, 199
_.
1934
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
-
830
666
521
832
:
_
May
June
July _
August
September..
October
November
December .
._
390
536
535
874
1936
January
February
March
April
May
i June. _
I
_-
1 Production, consumption, and stocks held by refiners at end of month, from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines: stocks include marketers' stocks
beginning
with June, 1923, while consumption figures since that time take account of this change in stocks.
2
Exports of gasoline taken from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, include gasoline and all other naphtha, less exports to
the 3Philippine Islands, to agree with data used by the Bureau of Mines.
Prices compiled by U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gasoline price represents price of motor gasoline delivered in drums to garages in New York
City,
the 1913 price being $0.168 per gallon.
4
Retail distribution of gasoline compiled by the American Petroleum Institute, from reports of gasoline-tax collection by the following States: Alabama, Arkansas,
Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Miss9uri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Washington. Details by States for 1922 and 1923, with partial reports for 1921, may be found on pp. 52 and 53 of the June,
1924, issue of the SURVEY (No. 34), and data from 1922 through 1924 in the May, 1925, issue (No. 45), p. 28. Beginning with July, 1923, Pennsylvania data are only available
quarterly
and have been divided by three to secure corresponding monthly figures. Data for Nebraska and Pennsylvania have been estimated for several months of 1925
{
Retail distribution of kerosene, collected from the tax statistics of Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and South Dakota by the American Petroleum Institute. Data for Indiana, Michigan, and Nebraska estimated for several months
of 1925.
Details by States for 1922 and 1923, with partial reports for 1921, appeared in the June, 1924, issue of the SURVEY (No. 34), p. 51.
8
Six months' average, July-December, inclusive.
79396°—26
4
50
Table 26.—OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
GAS AND FUEL OIL
LUBRICATING OIL
Consumption
Production i
YEAR AND MONTH
By
vessels3
Total i
Price,
Okla,,
34-2C
at refineries 4
Stocks at
refineries,
end of
month i
By
electric
By
power railroads 5
plants 3
Dolls,
per. bbl.
Thousands of gallons
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
524, 036
610, 116
635, 607
738, 454
805, 318
20,664 '
23,100 !
49, 093
92, 064
94, 752
499, 630
573, 308
650, 903
684, 796
Production i
38, 675
45 9°9
4;2.. 0.: 2
;
118,915
Stocks at
refineries,
end of
month
Thousands of gallons
$1.515
1.885
1. 120
2,622
.687
6 621, 860
548, 985
778, 396
687, 858
1, 164, 926
Consumption i
60, 137
70, 122
70, 563
87, 284
73, 155
48, 379
47, 598
51, 542
44, 189
5 122, 526
144, 521
161, 491
137, 212
231, 172
Price,
600°
steam
refined
Penn.J
field
Dolls,
per gal.
$0. 1 12
.172
.224
.416
. 120
average
average
average
average
892, 186
1, 006, 183
1, 121, 664
1, 273, 256
840, 034
914, 857
1, 020, 984
110,922
131, 754
151, 634
149,664
46, 177
51, 397
58, 490
35, 890
130,508
164, 989
174, 970
1,438,811
1, 369, 624
1, 582, 368
1, 028.. 150
. 951
.929
.959
1. 097
81, 563
91, 447
96, 244
108, 418
52, 342
61,614
63, 433
71, 642
230, 678
237, 665
261,669
288, 894
.110
.118
.195
.185
1923
May -.
June
. ,_ ...
July
_
August
966, 166
970, 870
1, 053, 243
1, OiO, 658
918, 766
822, 402
901, 770
832, 905
1.34, y.o8
145, 194
125,454
144, 351
42, 485
43, 500
49, 309
56, 798
155, 043
151, 709
160, 287
169, 216
1, 246, 662
1, 324, 025
1, 400, 814
1, 462, 182
1. 038
.988
.900
.926 i
105, 363
95, 726
93, 961
87, 262
74, 255
58, 575
71, 784
69, 522
226, 289
239, 579
238, 640
233, 856
. 129
.116
.107
.099
September ...
October
November
December
1, 032, 591
1, 069, 800
1, 057, 932
1, 073, 337
923, 574
1,015,315
918, 644
952, 330
136, 794
147, 168
131, 880
127, 932
55, 729
57, 900
57, 930
61, 864
175, 944
198, 7S7
194, 378 !
184, 734 1
1, 481, 204
1,436,591
1. 499, 920
1.515,035
.856
.800
.719
. 790
87, 172
88, 003
98, 120
97, 748
62, 256
58, 771
59, 778
52, 781
228, 325
231, 968
246, 014
257, 798
.097
. 109
. Ill
.128
1* 062, 892
1, 025, 422
1,114,412
1, 116, 764
1, 032, 946
952, 628
1, 031, 767
989, 371
132, 678
132, 090
128, 898
151, 116
67, 981
64,831
64, 776
51, 830
188, 825
167, 951
179, 274.
165, 198
1, 471, 544
1, 491, 173
1, 487, 464
1. 536, 337
1. 088
1. 156
1. 075
. 969
94, 535
93, 824
101, 127
96, 967
68, 695
50, 495
64, 140
61, 197
258, 466
268, 301
264, 652
266, 179
.178
.199
.216
. 225
May
June
July
\ugust - -
1, 155, 936
1, 106, 712
1, 102, 786
1,167,211
1, 066, 388
946, 508
1, 014, 290
1, 008, 280
160, 936
153, 300
160,046
loo. 900
50, 787
56, 475
39,2*2
62, 948
132, 044
152, 366
160, 118
168, 284
1, 555, 663
1, 618, 564
1, 605, 951
1, 658, 671
.831
.780
.781
.781
104, 439
96, 995
87, 490
92, 70 i
64, 420
59, 200
66, 777
67, 530
259, 638
263, 959
259, 569
256, 906
.203
.185
. 178
. 165
September
October
November
December
1, 113, 911
1, 160, 683
1, 134, 147
1, 199, 093
1, 001, 433
1, 095, 108
1, Oil, 943
1, 101, 145
153, 090
173, 880
U3, 021
169, 808
58, 352
59, 024
47, 872
57.717
1S1, 983
194, 600
186, 170
192, 764
1, 639, 869
1,611,586
1,641,090
i 1,670,509
.920
.933
1. 019
1. 170
90, 228
97, 223
94, 948
104, 391
64, 525
62, 326
72, 561
59, 326
257, 755
261, 346
253, 613
269, 641
. 179
.186
.194
.226
1935
January
February
March
\ pril
1, 171, 402
1, 058, 725
1, 203, 906
1, 230, 332
1, 163, 377
989, 405
1, 118, 235
1, 067, 801
147, 336
136,416
141, 582
156, 870
57, 782
41, 766
35, 008
29, 344
185, 666
158, 451
169, 224
159, 209
i 773, 853
795, 872
801, 757
860, 706
1.331
1.325
1.114
1.031
103, 164
100, 503
118. 494
107, 096
52, 949
67, 313
67, 652
78,400
280, 159
286, 431
299, 689
290, 004
.224
.230
.215
.180
May
June
July
\ugust
1. 274. 465
1, 360, 386
1.444.984
1, 404, 459
167, 790
156, 240
157, 071
139, 282
23, 369
33, 258
35, 806
31, 888
159, 828
157,061
164, 215
169, 010
946, 782
1, 082, 056
1, 168, 487
1, 254, 228
.913
.935
.906
1,035
109, 184
104, 535
104, 396
112, 069
69, 018
86, 952
62, 556
80, 687
292, 112
278, 610
287, 570
282, 513
.179
.199
.184
. 161
1, 280, 955
1, 321, 652
1, 229, 771
1, 298, 045
155, 793
128, 900
159, 097
149,587
33, 977
35,818
33, 322
34, 337
182, 269
205, 153
189, 156
1, 256, 435
1, 215, 829
1, 145, 131
1,036,019
1. 050
1.056
1.215
1.250
107, 717
109, 534
110,467
113,857
82, 676
75, 105
73, 556
62, 839
283, 925
286, 595
293, 912
305, 203
.153
. 159
. 157
. 174
1922 monthly
1923 monthly
1924 monthly
1925 monthly
_
...
. ___
1934
January
February
__
March
\pril
September
October
November
December
_
_ _
i
.
--
-
_ _
1936
January
February
March
April
M!ay
June
1
1
:
1
......
1
1
i
i
:
||
i
-.
1
11
1 Data from U. S. Department cf Commerce, Bureau of Mines, representing practically complete data for the refineries prior to January, 1925, but since then gas and
fuel oil stocks cover only stocks east of California. The consumption data are calculated from production, exports and changes in stocks. For lubricating oil stocks, data
include
marketers' stocks beginning with June, 1923, while consumption since that time takes account of this change in stocks.
2
Compiled by V. S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, covering loading of vessels for foreign trade at principal clearing ports. Monthly
data3 covering the period 1913-1923 appeared in the October, 1923, issue (No. 26), p. 61.
From U. S, Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey, representing consumption by all plants producing electric power, but mainly central stations, consumption in central station.; alone shown in April, 1925, issue (No. 44), p. 29, and by street railways, manufacturing plants and reclamation projects in March, 1925, issue (No. 43),
p. 28.
Prices from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
* Compiled by the Interstate Commerce Commission from reports of 174 steam railroads of Class I, riot including switching and terminal companies, and excluding fuel
used in switching locomotives. Monthly data from 1921 appeared in January, 1926, issue (No. 53), p. 23.
6
Six-months' average, July to December, inclusive.
51
Table 27.—HIDES AND SKINS
i
!
Total
hides
and
skins
YEAR AND MONTH
WHOLESALE
PRICES 3
STOCKS, END OF MONTH i
IMPORTS i
Green,
Calfsalted,
packers' skins,
heavy country
No. 1
native
steers
(Chicago)
(Chicago)
1
Calfskins
Cattle
hides
Cioatskins
Sheepskins
Total
hides
and
skins
i
Sheep
and
lamb
skins
Calf
and
kip
Cattle
hides
skins
I
Dolls, per pound
Thousands of pounds
!
4
1909-1913, monthly average
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
42, 854
41, 490
46, 350
53, 856
60, 526
52, 589
30, 158 |
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthlv
1922 monthly
1923 monthly
1924 monthly
1925 monthly
62, 070
42, 499
29, 003
45, 938
44, 315
29, 723
30, 173
5, 380
2,928
3, 995
4,630
4,058
3, 426
2, 396
33,940 i
22,922 |
11,138
6,684
15, 015
27, 035
24, 315 j
5, 260
6, 745
7, 152
15,468 j
13,889 j
4,353
6,807
22, 486
29, 049 1
30, 713 !
35, 009 :
2,610
3, 655
3, 301
2, 987
10, 528
13, 048
15, 756
17, 493
3,291
5,113
5, 022
6, 144
May
June
July
August
31, 759 |
24, 997
28, 503 !
27, 764 I
3, 399
2,838
4, 353
3, 887
15, 990
9,451
15, 759
15, 066
5, 992
4,372
3,715
3,224
September
October
November.
December
27, 301 |
26, 719 I
33, 355
39, 020
4, 198
3, 469
2, 873
3, 543
13, 586
13, 897
22, 145
22, 898
34, 302
30, 727 :
36, 135 i
41, 160 I
2,216
2, 409
2, 952
2, 536
26, 002
36, 338 1
28, 780
28, 624 ;
2, 236
3,411
2,624
3, 921 |
27, 055
20, 338 ;
27, 716 |
24, 899 ;
1,977
1, 773
1, 262 i
1, 433
average
average
average
average
average
averageaverage
6, 815
6,372
5, 576
4, 076
5,221
2,465
632
* 19, 160
18, 629
8, 199
7, 473
25,671 1
6,321
34, 053
6, 607
33,683 I
30,890 1
8,886
7,409
18, 421
5, 197
5,289
5,684
5,495
6,257
;
;
1
I
$0. 184 $0. 189
.210
. 196
.215
.242
.262
.338
.406
.327
.301
.371
8,461
6,999
4,372 ;
33,218
» 32, 916
32, 935
27, 452
22, 319
15, 601
16, 870
.393
.312
.139
.181
.166
.147
.160
.685
.368
.149
. 160
. 157
.184
.202
253, 454
250, 823
244, 553
223, 239
33, 473
31, 798
32, 636
25, 314
15,872
14, 666
15, 481
14, 380
.143
.158
.139
.122
.158
.182
.188
. 161
259, 206
253, 107
245, 155
244, 946
215, 981
207, 609
197, 071
197, 628
28, 140
29, 695
32, 453
29, 958
15, 085
15,803
15, 631
17, 360
.119
.125
.131
.156
.165
.171
.180
. 194
5,046
4,556
3,358 !
4,207
247, 093
256, 232
265, 605
283, 266
196, 965
212, 223
223, 361
241, 639
31, 922
28, 112
27, 196
27, 840
18, 206
15, 897
15, 048
13, 787
.161
.163
.174
174
.198
.194
.203
.209
7,411
7, 154
8, 335
7,181
4,524
3,439 i
8,003
8,824
292,311
292, 364
282, 733
275, 028
251, 758
254, 751
242, 820
229, 370
27, 531
25, 690
25, 893
29, 481
13, 022
11,923
14, 020
16,177
.169
.163
.148
.142
.215
.215
.204
.184
6, 171
7,408
6,358
7,040
5, 556
6, 568
4, 755
264, 158
256, 800
259, 078
254, 801
215, 471
202, 145
202, 014
197, 111
30, 625
35, 776
36, 749
37, 814
18, 062
18, 879
20, 315
19, 876
.143
.147
.166
.176
.183
.200
.218
.213
251, 459
259, 369
273, 686
282, 653
192, 753
203, 246
220, 293
231, 656
38, 456
38, 343
36, 441
35, 816
20, 250
17, 780
16, 952
15, 181
.177
.174
.163
.156
.198
.200
.198
.192
7,086
6,896
3,822 ;
s 435, 477
430, 897
355, 025
357, 392
267, 533
270, 370
5 340, 339
339, 548
275, 293
288, 589
222, 046
220, 282
J 63, 139
4,006
5,370 !
5,336 j
6,904
302, 899
297, 287
292, 670
262, 933
4, 993
6,068
3,403 !
4,870
2,972
3,879
3,448
5,059
18, 636
15, 301
14, 216
20, 812
9,989
5, 136
6,353
4,843
5,127
58,414
52, 281
46, 485
29, 878
1924
January
February..
March
April
_.
-._
1935
January
February.
March
April
.
_ .._
May
June
July
August..
September
October
November
December.- .
__._.
.,_„.
-.
1
16, 967
12, 712
9, 165
12, 872
8,957
16, 020
11,023
6,095
5, 248
6, 181
7, 104
6,442
4,002
3, 268
2, 885
3,250
1926
January
February.
March
April
__
May
June _-_
_ . „ . _ ...
_.
„
_-
I
i
i
!
!
1
1
i
;
!
!
i2 Data from U. 8. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from returns from packers, tanners, dealers, importers, and manufacturers, and represent
practically complete returns from the leather industry. As given in the detailed monthly reports, which can be obtained upon request from the Bureau of the Census, the
returns for hides and skins are expressed in numbers of hides and skins. For the above summary these have been reduced to pounds on the basis of the average weights
4
5
Four-year monthly average, 1910-1913,
Four months' average, September to December, inclusive.
52
Table 28.—LEATHER
SOLE AND BELTING LEATHER
Production
YEAR AND
MONTH
Sole
only i
__
1, 535, 290
1, 499., 225
1,477,886
1,561,015
1.220,402
1, 230, 592
21, 665
22, 348
•
2. 229
10,222
1, 758
1, 198
1,300
1, 459
1, 877
1,616
. 86
. 55
52
.51
. 45
. 18
1,350
1,695
1,361
2,205
.44
.46
.46
.46
6
161, 573
193,528
100, 679
107, 144
88, 429
87, 081
186, 434
171, 631
149, 508
126, 856
172, 898
.45
.45
.47
.48
60, 381
68, 377
57, 633
67, 895
129, 975
127, 332
129, 682
132, 351
334, 819
324, 922
.46 :
.46 i
.46
.48 •
95, 348
101, 167
96, 432
97, 990
179, 968
316,411
311,074
6,679
7,504
6,959
6,535
123,035
2,052
124, 265
123, 201
124, 440
1, 752
1,870
1,042
.50
.52
.52
.50
70, 249
67, 728
68, 871
60, 913
138, 300
139, 046
137, 378
133, 845
309, 319
308, 401
319, 634
319, 497
8,669
6,763
8,392
6,731
. 50
.50
.50
.48 :
102, 459
97, 767
121,342
111,073
108.011
101, 265
80, 406
86, 918
128, 110
131, 286
134, 726
133, 679
1,615
1,374
1, 206
1,716
.49
.48
.46
.46
55, 982
56, 190
57, 718
61, 999
133, 129
130, 948
144, 392
317, 542
319, 124
304, 082
295, 988
6,606
7,130
7,422
6,711
.46
.46 ;
.46 '
.46 :
96. 159
89, 604
99, 889
94, 925
123, 909
149. 891
229, 537 ;
;
220, 366
30,662
131, 377
127, 926
122, 429
117, 802
1,637
1,859
1, 137
2,134
.46
.46
.47
.46
62, 645
68, 346
60, 289
69, 955
145, 869
147, 329
149, 608
148, 687
296, 174
291, 891
290, 815
295, 173
7, 991
7,986
7, 855
10, 966
215, 929
182, 652
164, 783
187, 650
33, 413
34, 205
28, 336
24, 663
1, 198, 423
1, 361, 809
1, 288, 203
1 . 902. 8Q6
22. 160
20,006
87, 907
84, 898
90, 047
91, 893
92, 650
93, 098
91, 125
88, 487
88, 202
81, 303
78, 176
77, 184
141,550
152,038
13, 274
16, 653
24, 642
38, 462
33. 693
32, 812
1,817
J , 923
1,864
2, 182
138, 417
131 272
126, 204
124, 445
20, 701
23, 957
19, 983
20, 155
" 24, 942
120, 898
158, 479
110,627
88, 130
88, 504
89, 329
86, 888
1, 107, 321
1, 318, 342
1, 074, 133
1, 062, 469
.99 i
96. 974
. 52
56, 266
.44
104, 976
.44
135, 621
104, 121
.45
.47 | 103.610
!
.46
.43 ;
.43 !
.46
21, 094
23, 389
20, 783
23, 476
23,707
23,617
7,304
3,559
6,744
6,187
6,982
7, 769
9,165
6,880
6,148
6,260
20 7Q3
21, 006
1, 292, 580
1, 279, 365
« 16, 039
15, 032
' 203, 596
95, 244
378, 110
381, 085
368, 457
346, 867
2,
1,
2,
2,
23, 367
24, 283
28
.29
.45
.58
.60
Dozens
132, 561
126, 666
125, 049
151, 399
150, 273
144, 681
1,331,142
e 42, 344 6 142, 136 a 400, 906
423, 021
57,986 ! 164,216
72,963
166,770
428, 169
78,019
158,852
387, 376
64. US
133,758
358, 168
63, 407
140, 367
305, 637
$0.27
Sides
.46 1 65,913
.43
53, 866
.43
53, 579
.44
56, 972
86, 467
87, 204
88, 086
87, 632
1, 285, 590
! ...
8 845
6, 834
8..967
10, 623
6,175
3, 908
17 023
|
129, 736
124, 804
134, 233
123, 039
20. S08
23, 459
23, 775
J
per
sq. ft.
.44 i
.44 j
.46
.46
1, 147 404
1, 320, 389
Dollars
5,429
5, 958
7,110
9,160
105, 214
158, 676
! 1.312.677
'
Price
chrome
Unfilled
calf,
ProStuffed orders,
"B"
end of duction
grades 4
month
(Boston)
387, 500
381, 722
387, 697
379, 357
88,312
1,225,485
1,350,895
i
SKIVERS 1 :
400
095
156
502
92, 907
90, 065
87, 622
i 1.168.729
._
c 114,810
111,217
i
.«7
.50
.64
.83 '
.80
.91
In
process Finished
Exports 3
Thousands of square feet
$0. 44 i
4. 3] 9
6, 751
*~ K ^0
3. 657
23, 819
21, 9C6
21, 475
21, 164
1 151 219
June
July
August
1
27,411
1,063,945 | 20,261
1935
January
February
March
\pril
May
June
25, 657
24, 557
Stocks, end2 of
month
Price
sole, i Prooak,
ducscoured, tion 2
backs
(Boston)^
Dollars j
per
;
pound
1,217,570
1,212,650
1,173,448
1, 373, 255
September
October
November
December
1926
January
February
March
April
'
' 2 r.fi5
i
May
June
July
August
September
October . _
November
December
Fin shed
Thousands of pounds
1. 653 073
1 87rt ^'^ '
1920 monthly average. _
1921 monthly average. _
1922 monthly average. .
1923 monthly average.,
1924 monthly average. .
1925 monthly average. _
1
process
1
1913 monthly average
1914 monthlv average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthlv average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
i
Exports
Total
Backs,
bends, and
sides
j
1924
i January
February
M arch
4pril
Stocks, end
of
month 2
2
HARNESS
LEATHER i
UPPER LEATHER
171.247
156,366
261
551
242
076
76, 340
74, OU9
71,512
62, 933
149,
146,
144,
136,
125,322
135,871
.46
.46
.46
. 46
76, 274
73, 787
86, 013
96, 548
124, 900
111,404
120, 463
120,891
140, 844
110,428
96, 369
101, 437
120, 614
176, 343
200, 031
168,642
157, 592 :
125, 435
34,
29,
34,
35,
597
863
164
171
31, 536
26,108
28, 027
32, 057
33, 377
40, 539
38, 170
40,706
43, 977
41, 244
38, 933
29, 464
27, 691
30, 537
30, 613
i
!
i
Prior to July, 1922, these figures were compiled by the Tanners' Council. Since July, 1922, they have been compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
the Census, representing practically the entire industry, while skiver arid harness production prior to that date covered a much smaller proportion of the industry. Hence
the figures from July, 1922, on are not directly comparable with those for preceding months. Beginning December, 1919, the harness leather statistics cover amount of harness2leather "stuffed," rather than that produced, but the variation between these items is small.
Based on figures compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Cenus. The data embrace returns from packers, tanners, dealers, importers, and manufacturers. Data on leather have been converted to pounds or square feet on the basis of the average weights of each class from original detailed reports in skins, sides,
backs, butts, pounds, etc., which may be obtained from the Bureau of the Census on request. Stocks in process represent leather in process of tanning, which takes,
several
months to complete, while finished stocks are those completely tanned.
3
Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, .Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, comprising sole leather only.
4
Data from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, representing average monthly prices.
fl
Includes estimated production of firms outside the Tanners' Council.
o7 Four months' average, September to December.
Seven months' average.
53
Table 29.—LEATHER PRODUCTS
BELTING i
BOOTS AND SHOES
GLOVES 2
Wholesale prices 5
YEAR AND MONTH
i
I
Produc- Ex- 4
tion 3 ports
Sales
Founds
Thous.
of dols.
Thous. of pairs
Men's Men's
dress
black
welt
calf,
tan
blucher calf
(Bos(St.
ton)
Louis)
Women's
black
kid,
Goodyear
welt
(St.
Louis)
Glove leather 5
Gloves cut
Dress and street
Stocks (tanned)
Production
Dollars per pair
Total
Work
gloves
ImDoported mestic
leather leather
In process Finished
Dozen pairs
Number of skins
!
1, 171 L _
1,199
1, 354
1, 365
27, 602
842
827
1, 412
1, 623
1, 237
1,100
1,780
$3.11
3. 17
3. 25
3. 71
4.75
5.63
7. 60
$3.17
3.28
3.35
4.01
5. 68
5.65
7.77
$3. 00
3.00
3.00
3. 44
4. 50
4. 38
6. 60
1, 587
548
721
833
603
626
23, 793
26, 990
29, 260
26, 102
26, 963
1,403
746
450
612
526
550
8.95
7.00
6.51
6.43
6.25
6. 39
8.14
5.18
4.74
4.85
4.88
5. 13
7.66
5. 06
4. 42
7 3. 85
3.«
4.00
268
817
231
901
563
504
540
552
25, 240
22, 464
21, 389
25, 473
754
509
457
512
6. 25
6.25
6.25
6.25
4.85
4.85
4. 85
4.85
348, 251
338, 425
302, 794
324, 263
581
576
515
548
27, 716
30, 826
25, 322
24, 602
480
552
494
569
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
January
February
March
April
409, 252
360, 984
429, 404
380, 443
686
610
729
663
26, 077
26, 455
29, 886
29, 476
512
462
703
696
May
June
July
August
345, 926
367, 583
345, 709
351, 707
602
643
588
595
25, 107
23, 449
24, 758
28, 486
September
October
November.
December.
361, 138
363, 709
310, 542
343, 443
622
626
543
599
29, 769
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
monthly average .__
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
754, 274
846, 664
739, 628
767, 423
710, 214
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
694, 899
300, 090
430, 614
449, 109
353, 832
364, 153
21, 043
$809
._.
1
* 197, 593
188, 854
201, 878
8 37, 623 8 30, 847
32, 067
29, 955
41,064 30, 818
8
129, 123
125, 332
129, 995
488, 258
531, 840
1, 509, 719
1, 291, 178
528, 775
363, 802
3.85
3.85
3.85
3.85
443,
391,
318,
359,
984
880
586
165
1, 591, 638
1, 480, 288
1, 448, 544
1, 448, 968
676,
607,
546,
534,
486
912
653
581
196,
186,
163,
189,
744
998
730
752
34, 250
37, 807
31, 283
33, 279
4.85
4.88
5.00
5.00
3. 85
3.85
3.85
3.90
439, 740
525, 459
475, 959
513, 391
1, 400, 848
1, 365, 963
493, 927
404, 552
350, 246
288, 157
187,
197,
163,
159,
826
927
045
038
36, 698
34, 920
24, 401
28, 463
29, 523
23, 684
22, 626
131, 706
104, 441
6.35
6.35
6.40
6.40
5.00
5.07
5.15
5.15
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
551,
578,
563,
557,
681
710
845
211
1, 401, 895
1, 392, 075
1, 319, 780
1, 347, 439
257, 567
181, 139
192, 264
204, 240
210, 786
32, 562
35, 632
41, 175
43, 395
26, 932
31, 966
35, 610
34, 007
121, 645
124, 666
127, 455
133, 384
696
559
488
458
6.40
6,40
6.40
6.40
5.15
5.15
5.15
5. 15
4. 00
4.00
4.00
4.00
535,
494,
442,
456,
431
052
059
059
1, 286, 092
1, 269, 346
1, 205, 971
1, 167, 838
421, 251
420, 949
382, 678
206, 354
210, 598
196, 614
207, 094
43, 619
44, 970
40, 153
45, 986
30, 536
34, 578
32, 374
31, 932
132, 199
131, 050
124, 087
129, 176
401
515
557
557
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
5.15
5.15
5.15
5.13
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
482, 137
560, 730
576, 743
583. 426
1, 127, 024
1, 287, 706
1, 353, 367
1, 335, 608
343, 559
328, 282
324, 050
395, 767
207,
223,
201,
180,
796
44, 315
118
48, 637
767 | 41, 606
761 ' 30, 718
24, 437
30, 121
29, 870
27, 455
139, 044
144, 360
130, 291
422, 588
1934
May
Jane
July
August
-- - .
September
October
November
December
_
__
330,
288,
320,
326,
1,370,615
1, 304, 152
32,811
32, 362
28, 794
25,711
30, 466
130, 132
120, 397
106, 736
126, 007
126,552
112,011
1935
1936
January
February
March
April.
May
June
31,055
24, 630
24, 404
311,005
362, 162
399, 148
419,211
i
i
1
Data on sales of oak leather belting from the Leather Belting Exchange from reports of from 32 to 39 members, estimated to represent about 60 per cent of the industry.
Monthly data from 1920 appeared in the May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 67. Details by qualities are presented in the association's reports, while earlier reports also present data
by geographical
districts.
2
Reported to U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, by 206 identical factories (including data in earlier months for 1 factory now out of business) representing
87
per
cent
of the leather-glove industry according to the census of manufactures, 1921.
3
Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from over 1,000 firms each month, comprising almost the entire industry. Figures for the years
1914, 1919, and 1921 are those reported by the census of manufactures for those years. Monthly data from November, 1921, appeared in May, 1924, issue (No. 33), p. 97.
Further
details as to classes given in press releases.
4
Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, include men's and boys', women's and children's boots and shoes but exclude
slippers,
athletic shoes, sandals, and other leather footwear.
5
Data from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, representing average monthly prices. Monthly data from 1920 on the St. Louis quotations appeared
in the September, 1922, issue (No. 13), p. 47.
e Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Stocks of glove leather are those held by tanners.
? Type of shoe on which quotations are based changed in January to 7^-inch top instead of 8^-inch top as formerly.
s Average for last 6 months of year.
54
Table 30.—CRUDE AND SCRAP RUBBER
YEAR AND MONTH
(quarterly)
24, do3
31, 800
34, 398
35, 101
38, 572
63, 546
68, 739
75, 444
15, 449
25, 090
25, 757
27, 450
33 103
'
1923
5
1
Consul] iptlon 2
(quar terly)
Im- 3
World
ship- ports
ments, (includplanta- ing
For
tion^ latex) Total
tires
Stocks
in
United
King-4
dom,
Afloat end of
month
Stocks, end of quarter 'Manu- Dealfacers
turers
Total
Stocks,
plantation,
afloat,i
end of
mouth
31,280
51, 801
55 238
62. 9IG
83, 994
85, 935
85,450
59. 458
7, 772
9, 705
11,296
12, 562
ft
(i
tion
£t!Jf~
Dolls.
per lb.
27,
29,
22,
27,
217
818
294
464
29, 671
39, 523
33, 589
40, 026
76,
78,
65,
52,
529
296
345
581
Consumption
by reclaimers
Stocks
at reclaimers
!!»
Long tons
1921 monthly average.
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
SCRAP
RUBBER
(quarterly)
RECLAIMED
RUBBER 2
CRUDE RUBBER
31. 038 $0. 182
42. 284
. 183
46, 973
. 249
49, 654
.211
Long tons
17.078
26, 894
17, 384
19, 018
8, 217
23, 018
34, 422
22, 002
23, 415
37, 496
508
i
1
j
May
June
July
August
32, 238
30, 957
28, 215
31, 500
35, 702
35, 352
19, 926
19,081
September
October
November
December
33, 763
33, 774
32, 565
40, 979
11, 564
17, 622
15. 546
29, 731
38, 553
33, 467
37, 125
32, 684
21,911
31, 513
20, 730
37, 966
May
June
July _
August.
31, 595
29, 237
33, 896
34, 992
27, 753
22. 380
19, 474
21, 772
September.
October
November
December
38, 960
34, 290
36, 599
39, 823
26, 801
38, 997
33, 691
26, 407
33, 021
35, 539
43, 027
37, 326
32, 898
24, 700
33, 072
32, 506
39, 942
43, 848
43, 041
42, 990
36, 932
32, 154
32, 455
33, 413
44, 496
46, 830
48, 126
26, 367
34, 651
37, 755
40, 329
80, 544
65, 253
100, 885
50, 059
38. 428
85, 658
12, 884
15. 106
27, 990
8, 843
15. 965
24, 808
28, S90
36, 465
|
57, 255
44, 968
72, 920
60. 918
57, 108
55 937
54 243
48,
51,
45,
44
000
960
200
700
.249
.250
.239
238
60,
65,
66,
66,
697
168
566
828
43, 270
46. 600
43, 650
51, 600
.246
.215
.204
.203
63, 812
62 822
61, 554
60, 640
53, 300
48, 700
50, 130
4-7, 540
.199
. 191
.171
.168
56,811
56, 134
56.816
54, 298
44, 300
41, 800
45, 650
48, 160
.173
.164
. 170
.211
48, 058
40, 936
36, 666
32r 425
53, 700
50, 600
54, 300
57, 670
.227
.262
.286
.315
29, 982
25, 729
19, 977
14, 270
54, 030
48, 300
49, 590
53, 500
.318
.307
.346
.340
6,660
5, 824
4,740
5,107
57, 270
58, 940
56, 800
62,400
.420
.619
.825
.663
6,206
5,855
63, 220
63, 570
67, 100
.590
.773
.853
.764
15, 017
20. 917
15, 108
19, 685
20, 241
25 223
1924
January
February
March
April
_
_ _
1935
January _
February.
_
March
April
May
June
July
\ugust
September
October
November
December
_
_ _
74, 848
68, 107
60, 920
56, 323
68, 947
64, 408
10, 440
9,121
30, 463
15, 159
40, 903
24, 280
75, 432
64. 525
49, 645
14, 353
36, 407
50, 7CO
83, 391
69, 894
54,831
16, 332
27, 827
44, 159
87, 642
71, 343
54, 502
16, 272
29, 982
46, 254
95, 771
82, 007
47, 770
22, 525
26, 183
48, 708
91, 534
78, 552
33, 131
24, 668
25,812
50, 480
21. 834
7,885
36, 023
28, 043
8. 524
35, 550
23, 773
_.-
12, 297
!
i
16, 678
7, 620
37, 136
22, 498
. 25, 263
8,838
41, 273
31, 344
25, 353
9. 238
40, 045
32, G30
27, 523
8,820
46, 152
35,414
31, 909
7,762
74,809
40, 780
1
1926
January
February
March
\pril
May
June
1
World shipments and floating stocks of plantation rubber from the World's Rubber Position, a British publication. Details of shipments by countries are given in the
publication,
as well as amounts retained by the principal importing countries.
2
Data compiled by the Rubber Association of America. Inc., from reports of about 285 members and nonmembers representing the principal manufacturers, importers,
and reclaimers in this field. It should be noted that these consumption and production data represent quarterly, not monthly, totals, while stock figures are shown as of
the end
of the quarterly period indicated, and annual averages in these columns are of quarterly, not monthly, data.
3
Imports of rubber, including latex, into the United States from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
4
Stocks of crude rubber in the United Kingdom, from the Rubber Growers Association (British), represent aggregate stocks at wharves and warehouses in London and
in six
recognized public warehouses at Liverpool. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in the September, 1923, issue (No. 25), pp. 55 and 56.
4
Wholesale prices are averages of weekly quotations of Para Island rubber in New York, compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
55
Table 31.—RUBBER PRODUCTS
AUTOMOBILE TIRES 1
Pneumatic tires
YEAR AND
MONTH
|
Production
Haw material
consumed
Solid tires
Inner tubes
ShipStocks, ments,
Proend
doducof
mestion
month tic
;
ShipShipStocks, ments,
Pro- St'ks, m'ts,
end
do- duc- end
doof
of
tion mo. mesmonth mestic
.tie
Thousands
RUBBER HEELS 3
Production
Shipments
doth-!
Production
Stocks,
end of
month
To
shoe
To
manu- repair
trade
facturers
^-ss
Auto
n
Total fabrics
e
£
fabrics [
Thousand? of
pounds
Thousands of yards ;
Thousands of pairs
1 528
2,026
2, 649
2,085
'.
7G9
1, 316
927
696 j
640
526
15, 243
15, .523
9, 889
10, 412
4,172
4,751
33, 962
33, 110
|
1921 mo. av._
1922 mo. a v _ _
1923 mo. a v _ _
1924 mo. av__
1925 mo. av_ .
1,818
2,558
2,829
3,227
3. 803
4, 213
4,867
5,621
5, 395
5,904
1, 906
2, 435
2, 749
3,047
3, 606
2, 259
3,178
3, 757
4, 419
5,163
4, 568
6, 039
7,306
7,459
8, 297
2 292
3, 055
3, 630
4, 173
4,963
35
66
57
47
52
231
193
246
161
130
44
56
44
M
17 922
6, 696
9, 257
27, 301
30, 604
9, 861
11. 86S • 37,821
46. 033 '
14 025
1933
Mav „. ...
*
T
June..
July
August
3,660
2, 957
1, 993
2, 356
6, 907
7,041
6, 471
6, 058
2, 758
2, 492
2, 5? 9
2, 807
4, 318
3, 590
9, 292
8,924
7, 396
6, 951
3, 414
3, 581
3, 942
4, S04
72
42
48
208
283
264
263
67
52
45
46
12, 888
10, 085
6, 836
8, 178
47,671
32,003
21,367 i
24, 597 !
2,948
2, 388
2, 266
2, 1 64
1,742
1, 276
1,273
I, 017
553
433
433
495
16, 758
14, 566
11,318
12,824
8, 660
8, 598
8,153
9, 947
3,446
3, 493
3, 609
4, 101
36, 438
42, 910
41,508
39, 653
September. __
October
November
December
2, 030
2, 361
2,400
2,437
5, 398
4;, 876
4, 689
4, °,29
2, 624
2, 820
2, 456
2, 60i
3, 255
3,684
3: 596
3, 4.22
3, 497
37
?>7
S, 289
6, 457
6, 898
fi, 694
6,318
32
249
23 ft
178
149
46
48
43
56
6, 656
8, 431
7, 939
8, 387
21,256 |
24, 114
23, 109
24, 772 |
2,418
3, 043
2, 410
2, 664
1, 076
L 264
999
1, 534
593
907
771
551
12, 373
13, 980
15, 134
14, 353
9, 513
10, 666
9.724
8, 921
5, 031
5, 673
4, 495
3, 625
37, 472
33, 261
32, 767
35, 517
1924
January
February
March
April.
3, 220
3,279
3. 428
3, 307
4, 808
5, 265
5, 763
6, 164
2, 785
2,801
2, 902
2, 920
3,8«8
4, Oo8
4, 219
4, 035
6, 720
7. 339
8, 158
8, 627
3, 476
S?330
3, 421
3, 521
48
55
61
59
152
161
174
185
37
43
50
4G
11, 706
11,447
12, 008
12, 287
37, 786
33, 466
36, 909
37, 238
2,756
2,652
2,%14
2, 087
1,476
1, 485
1, 529
995
522
455
468
370
14, 226
16, 036
17, 158
15, 838
11, 807
10, 668
12, 351
9, 109
4, 156
3, 591
3, 653
3, 899
31, 048
35, 113
36, 471
37, 884
May..
June _
July
August
3,039
2, 030
2,552
3, 235
6,331
6, 156
5, 138
4, 477
2, 679
2, 603
3. 4;<i
3, 683
3 74^
3, 493
3, 857
5,016
8, 762
8, 106
6, 634
f.,758
3, 559
3. 858
5, 318
5, 552
50
38
31
38
188
176
165
146
47
46
40
45
11,903
10, 067
9, 789
12,471
35, 474
31, 229
32, 625
40. 385
L 428
1, 400
I, 325
1, 668
597
562
509
658
303
337 1
3H9 1
543 !
13, 030
12, 243
10, 451
11,476
8,364
7, 018
9, 262
10, 431
4, 551
5, 179
4, 677
5, 098
38, 024
36, 632
32, 144
28. 245
September
October
November. ._
December
3, 531
3,877
3,190
3, 438
4, 524
5,338
5, 207
5, 571
3,31.9
3,046
3,273
3, 008
5,506
o, 896
4, 6C2
4,704
6, 039
7, 352
7, 668
8,289
5, 119
4, 177
4, 679
45 066
42
48
42
46
142
145
149
154
46
45
41
39
13, 171
13, 205
12, 191
12, 172
43, 921
46, 045
39, 812
38, 95o
2, 297
2, 830
2, 151
1, 615
884
1,181
752
497
784
998
699
490
16, 666
22, 202
18, 121
18, 831
11,594
14, 060
9,813
10, 472
5, 783
6, 737
4, 885
4, 797*
27, 722
28, 948
31, 486
33, 608
1935
January
February
March..
A pril
3, 555
3,681
3, 957
4,005
5, 962
6, 696
7,132
6, 816
2, 994
2,835
3, 392
4,014
4, 757
4. 755
5, 250
5,139
8, 677
9, 767
10, 677
10, 213
4,107
3,625
4, 176
4, 933
43
43
46
52
160
153
143
135
32
43
52
53
12,311
13, 364
15, 041
14, 902
42,
41,
46,
48,
171
72.1
366
155
1, 548
1,815
1, 945
1,680
581
602
628
600
342
440
463
413
19, 170
17, 627
18, 329
14, 971
11, 180
10, 089
9,524
9,033
3,182
2,870
4,681
5, 555
37, 539
42, 303
44, 515
46, 733
May
June
July
August
4,100
4,063
4, 191
4,205
6,458
5, 432
4, 815
5,446
4,333
4, 950
4, 624
3, 454
5,134
5, 207
5, 658
5, 713
9,376
7,807
6,477
6, 953
5,908
6, 683
6,761
5, 101
58
64
58
62
124
116
112
125
68
70
58
44
14, 985
15, 840
16,014
47, 639
53, 367
53, 197
52, 171
1,524
1,595
1, 587
2,326
518
566
595
646
452
529
693
1, 206 j
14, 518
14, 002
13, 472
15, 469
8,006
10, 229
10, 166
11, 046
5,264
6,045
8,509
7, 209
47, 076
46, 774
37, 740
34, 927
September
October
November
December
3,755
3,379
3,172
3,570
5,761
5,003
5,216
6, 106
3, 293
4,088
2,667
2,597
5,440
4, 959
4,699
5,249
7,463
6,545
7,119
8,485
4,851
5,764
3, 982
3, 665
56
45
42
51
136
127
119
114
39
, 55
47
55
14, 025
12, 446
11,349
12.261
1,452
19, 471
21,853
17, 233
12, 251
12, 338
10, 282
5,764
7,137
5,987
35, 512
38, 675
37,611
j
j
1
RUBBERPROOFED
FABRICS 2
1926
January
February
March
April
3. 578
97
j
i
i
l
1
i
i
*- t.C'
itjy
i <JO
46, 745
42, 211
38, 876
39 771
75ft
.. _ . _
__
1
l
j
May .June
1r
456
:
!
j
i
i
j
i
!!
Compiled by the Rubber Association of America and represent about 75 per cent of the industry. The number of firms has increased from 36 in November, 1920, to
a maximum of 66 in 1922, the number standing, at present, at about 45. It is stated by the Rubber Association that this variation in the number of firms does not change
the totals
to any great degree, except for the omission of the Firestone Tire Co. beginning in September, 1921. Association reports show details by sizes and classes.
2
Compiled by the Rubber Association of America, auto fabrics representing about 60 per cent and other classes of fabrics about 85 per cent of the total output of the
respective products.
3 Compiled by the Rubber Association of America representing approximately 70 per cent of the entire industry.
Table 32.—NEWSPRINT PAPER AND PRINTING
MCATH>N~
Stocks, end of month
Consumption 2
Production i
YEAR AND MONTH
Dolls. per
100 Ibs.
Short t DII.?
I
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
;
110,248
14.2, 091
38. 098 !
31,713
24, 035
23, 929
Thousands | Rel. to
1924
of books
>:
.18, 320
26, 290
30, 701
39, 019
46, 593
49, 689
52,311
J
113,858
106, 049
114,880
Number of
editions
i
'
113,251 i
105, 024
114,543
American
IraShip- 6
Total
nian- ; ported5 ments
activity7
ufac- jbooks
ture^
Price,
In
Ex- 3
roll,
Imports 3 ports
f. o. b.
4* min^; At pub- | to
transit
Atmm»
pubHshers2
mill *
lishers i
Shipments 1
SALES PRKVTBOOKS | ING
B
NEWSPRINT PAPEE
:
124, 789
154, 952
155, 185
41, 155
40, 983
1
3, 608
5, 066
4, 597
6, 395
7,822
8,062
9,189
$2. 25 i
2.25
2.05 i
2.70 '
3.35
3.41
3.88
814
763
616
733
728
695
648
206
238
195
136
110
75
67
9,850
i
i
125, 997
102, 103
120, 641
123, 750
122, 548
127, 126
148, 760
147, 957
170, 738
151, 179
136, 828
125, 215
102, 172
121, 035
123,111
122, 505
127, 453
23, 324
29, 940
22, 837
22, 205
29, 357
26, 875
144, 712
138, 797
171,121
175, 797
176, 855
52, 006
23,211
36, 657
40, 601
33, 941
60, 822
66, 040
85, 772
109, 058
113,085
120, 687
3, 824
1, 401
2, 147
1, 363
1,429
1,895
6.00
5.00
3.69
3.89
3.83
3.70
621
581
604
626
611
667
81
113
116
113
144
131
11,118
8, 264
10, 083
11,488
11, 200
11, 918
January
February
March
April
130, 435
118,801
119.464
128, 757
129, 290
128, 438
145, 159
145, 797
124, 888
117,033
119,062
127. 878
2S, 631
30, 314
30, 742
31,768
183, 229
179, 945
176, 694
166, 675
38, 873
38, 849
31,513
31,302
107, 594
103, 337
121,904
111,944
1,682
1, 406
1, 314
1,592
3.88
3.88
3.88
3.88
456
529
657
572
178
142
184
129
11, 258
11,661
11, 439
10, 574
104
100
107
111
May
June .
July
August
134, 827
12], 217
114,859
lift, 288
144, 579
139, 426
120. 582
120, 564
131, 758
122,618
118,933
117, 059
34,718
33, 487
28, 427
28, 831
166, 068
161,931
178, 324
189,097
32, 240
32, 435
32, 984
36, 143
113,262
116,547
112,173
110, 228
1,421
1,890
990
1,475
3.88
3.88 i
3.78 i
3. 78
653
499
477
610
130
117
94
165
10, 382
11, 725
9,877
11,036
105
92
91
93
116,753
1 29. 85 •>
1 18. 275
121, 053
131,584
147,448
145, 363
143, 712
116, 743
130, 282
121, 658
122, 148
28, 439
28, 229
25, 062
23, 838
196, 716
187,158
169, 398
167, 024
30. 058
33, 575
36. 394
32, 935
107, 980
114, 121
112,442
125, 241
908
1,677
1,454
1,350
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
641
799
905
530
149
93
181
161
11,751
12, 584
10, 799
12, 032
93
105
93
106
129, 005
113,831
127 511
132,661
139, 039
131, 242
153, 322
151,462
126, 860
114, 048
126, 269
129, 881
26, 268
25, 888
26, 414
29, 446
164, 845
164, 399
156, 940
154,912
31, 726
33, 667
33, 898
30, 032
112, 586
110,942
127, 918
123, 673
1,573
1, 875
1,007
1,928
3.70
3.70
3.70
3.70
644
543
756
694
131
152
108
186
11, 186
11,375
12, 874
11, 565
101
97
111
109
129, 026
128, 430
121, 113
120,902
155,
141,
131,
135,
126,
126,
119,
119,
487
456
149
752
32, 037
31, 8f54
34, 079
35, 077
139,
151,
166,
167,
471
083
368
1 19
35, 617
31, 522
29,617
30, 233
123,
126,
117,
102,
457
907
479
741
2,161
3,126
968
1, 558
3. 70
3.70 j
3.70 |
3.70 '
763
527
546
699
172
112
79
139
11, 284
13, 054
9,533
12, 042 !
101
96
91
90
121,019
135, 225
130, 102
136, 681
145, 082
167, 515
163, 935
127, 409
142, 204
133, 199
137,718
27, 326
20, 446
17, 418
16, 238
159,926
144, 333
131,236
31,054
33, 261
34, 635
110,688
145, 088
124, 681
12^, 084
1, 869
1,784
2,947
1.943
3.70
3.70
3.70 ;
3.70 1
695
977
668
489
117
157
126
95
12, 973
12, 654 <
12, 172 :
12, 275
96
107
99
101
100
100
1934
September..
October
November
December
._
i
1925
January
February
March
April
May.
June July
August
_
September
October
November
December
944
083
001
054
1926
January
February
Mi arch
April__
May
June
;
_
i
!
I
•_
'
:
;
:
i1.
!
!
;
j
i!
j
1
Data on production, shipments, and mill stocks of newsprint prior to May, 1923, from the Federal Trade Commission; since then from the Newsprint Service Bureau,
covering
almost the entire industry.
2
Consumption, publishers' stocks, and stocks in transit, compiled by the Federal Trade Commission through May, 1923, have been compiled since then by the
American Newspaper Publishers' Association from the reports of about 422 publishers who were included in the 600 reporting to the Federal Trade Commission and
had on hand on May 31, 1923, a total of 133,312 tons of paper as against 176,347 tons held by those reporting to the Federal Trade Commission on that date. Monthly data
on newsprint paper from 1920 appeared in June, 1922, issue (No. 10), pp. 45-47.
3 Imports and exports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Prior to Sept. 1, 1916, imports include only paper valued at
not above
2.5 cents per pound; from Sept. 1, 1916, to Apr. 24, 1920, not above 5 cents per pound; and from Apr. 24, 1920, to date not above 8 cents per pound.
4
Newsprint prices, averages of weekly prices, from U. 8. Departrnejit of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5
Compiled by the Publishers' Weekly. Books imported are books of foreign manufacture, catalogued and marketed by American publishers. Between 10 and 15 per
cent of the books manufactured in America are new editions, the remainder being new books, while about 95 per cent of the books manufactured in this country are by
American authors.
e Shipments of sales books by manufacturers from the Sales Book Manufacturers Association, reported by 11 manufacturers representing about 90 per cent of the industry
east of the Rocky Mountains, the sales books included are those commonly known as d uplicate and triplicate books used by retail stores in recording their sales; all sizes
and 7styles are included. Interchangeable covers and accessories are not included.
Printing activity, from the United Typothetse of America, is based on productive hours reported by plants in 52 cities in 30 States, each department being weighted for
the combined index.
57
Table 33.—BOX BOARD AND PAPER BOXES
1 PAPER BOARD SHIPPING BOXES 2
BOX BOARD i
j
YEAR AND
MONTH
Operation
Unfilled
Produc- Orders orders,
tion
received end of
month
Consumption,
waste
paper
ct.
Inch hours Per
capac.
1921 mo.avj
1922mo,av
1923 mo.av
1924 rno.av 8, 015, 890
1925 mo.av 7, 907, 686
Stocks of waste paper,
end of month
Ship- Stocks,
end of
ments month
Operating
time
Un-
In
shipped
transit pur-
On
hand
chases
1
I
178, 912
190, 156
96, 768
100, 798
170, 728
179, 118
178, 434
189, 715
48, 667
52, 968
155, 697
14, 61 £
167,350
14,726
31, 782
29, 618
Production
®
A
<C
TS
Total
Corrugated
SoZid
fiber
I
Per cent of
normal
Short tons
147, 745
169,384
91.7 | 178,733
96.5 | 189,378
Corrugated
!
Thousands of square feet
50
70
79
74
78
45
66
79
72
78
65
81
79
79
75
226, 622
291, 036
306, 743
350, 418
231, 190
273, 183
77, 299
79, 882
75, 553
76, 397
80
77
79
81
82
78
80
82
76
76
77
78
286, 603
275, 679
290, 754
285, 059
208, 705
195, 288
205, 725
190, 760
77, 8Q8
80, 391
85, 029
85, 299
79
81
76
88
86
66
256, 701
310, 795
286, 200
256, 022
195, 480
228, 085
208, 129
204, 232
61, 221
82, 710
78, 071
149, 323
211,654
1
1933
Mav
June
July
August
189, 106
173, 601
147, 244
189,684
September
October. __
November
December.
7, 870, 161
7, 592, 164
1934
January— .
February .
March
April ..
i
83.0
80.1.
162,
183,
161,
150,
663
477
536
339
167, 137
152, 097
88, 020
93, 616
8, 542, 957
8, 290, 289
9, 194, 400
8, 574, 444
86.7
87.5
93.3
87.0
181, 953
179, 854
200, 411
182,817
198, 156
167, 855
195, 635
158, 980
111,825
May
June
July
August.—.
8, 253, 431
6, 693, 453
7, 174, 718
7, 973, 129
83.7
84.1
86.0
100.2
173, 483
151, 414
164, 762
183, 570
165, 868
186, 259
202, 919
September
October...
November
Deceinber.
8, 036, 712
8, 422, 014
7, 546, 373
7, 488, 756
101.0
96.6
104.7
89.8
188,
196,
170,
170,
669
633
550
674
168, 299
180, 846
174, 184
180, 284
1935
January--- 8, 388, 897
February . 7, 550, 968
March
7, 569, 995
7, 654, 378
April
105.4
99.3
90.5
91.6
199, 633
177, 292
179, 067
185, 866
199, 649
162, 724
169, 924
169, 914
112, 911
100, 403
7,111,776 89.1
7, 983, 150 95.5
8, 272, 036 94.6
8, 069, 721 101. 1
163, 956
190, 310
196, 522
196, 527
175, 246
193, 564
218, 013
211, 385
83, 415
92, 022
September 8, 152, 403 102.2
October... 8, 438, 784 100.9
November 7, 923, 058 99.3
December. 7, 777, 060 89.0
198, 749
204, 492
193, 140
186, 776
191, 840
207, 178
195, 142
189, 295
May .
June
July
August
167,658
150, 131
146. 796
165, 532
146, 501
40, 852
44, 690
151, 611
171, 550
10, 628
12, 990
23, 333
22, 882
68
79
79
74
68
103, 643
97, 181
73, 629
170,
169,
186,
169,
291
644
463
573
179, 947
176, 037
202, 097
182, 532
46, 696
50, 513
48, 827
49, 112
132, 010
127, 259
144, 118
143, 601
14, 324
14, 353
15,417
11,918
40, 891
27, 100
24, 480
27, 631
72
78
83
76
68
75
80
74
85
87
90
82
295, 168
315, 376
344, 083
327, 911
211, 686
229, 575
247, 460
245, 975
83, 482
85, 801
96, 623
81, 936
68, 676
85, 414
105, 009
122, 927
165, 479
148, 440
158, 734
181, 752
170, 821
150, 920
166, 664
184, 941
51,774
52, 268
50, 366
48, 935
142, 319
159, 767
165, 802
11, 632
13, 674
16, 939
17, 002
28, 854
34, 022
34, 870
34, 919
72
67
64
68
69
66
64
65
80
70
63
74
297, 764
255, 561
269, 108
287, 937
225, 103
193, 800
205, 723
219, 141
72, 661
61, 761
63, 385
68, 796
103, 056
87, 563
182, 521
189, 187
162, 771
163, 878
191, 203
198, 352
169, 018
168, 677
46, 401
44, 682
46, 214
48, 211
15, 319
14, 921
15, 523
14,329
41, 766
27, 804
29, 423
31, 620
52
77
78
75
69
77
77
74
79
78
80
76
302, 181
331, 390
332, 824
321, 617
231, 066
256, 410
259, 390
248, 956
71, 115
74, 980
73, 434
72, 661
193, 285
170, 023
170, 363
170, 487
195, 501
176,254
52, 466
53, 960
180, 736
51,835
172, 382
172, 456
176, 035
179,772
57, 212
176,035
18, 846
16, 635
13, 199
14, 307
34, 974
27, 110
22, 948
32, 590
71
76
78
74
70
76
79
76
73
76
75
67
302, 291
333, 431
341, 769
330, 616
228, 084
263, 862
268, 335
256, 409
74, 207
69, 569
73, 434
74, 207
168, 353
184, 928
190, 667
204, 766
53, 327
59, 452
64, 600
55, 560
174, 726
166, 467
111,919
119,248
159, 095
179, 253
184, 295
187, 301
12, 686
13, 872
11, 953
14, 598
26, 129
25, 246
34, 358
29, 761
74
74
76
79
75
73
75
80
69
76
77
74
325, 426
321, 836
340, 608
361, 424
250, 406
242, 992
257, 879
286, 261
74, 980
78, 844
82, 709
81, 163
109, 191
101, 987
103, 304
105, 993
187, 620
189, 684
181, 326
175, 989
202, 599
213, 019
193, 847
186, 606
51, 699
46, 054
44, 541
155, 476
168, 305
166, 087
173, 955
13,866
35, 721
30, 324
81
88
86
73
82
90
88
73
79
81
80
71
370, 315
422, 548
290, 698
341, 384
322, 112
275, 772
79, 617
81, 164
77, 299
69, 569
94,711
107, 584
90,062
79, 127
44,911
161,793
172,240
175, 946
164, 065
179, 442
160,099
149,984
18, 587
15, 010
13,156
31,918
24,340
409,411
345, 341
51,790
1936
January
February
March
April
May...
June
"
"I"'"
1 Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from reports of 89 identical manufacturers each month, including figures from the members of the
Paperboard Industries Association, formerly included in the Box Board Association, prorated from weekly reports. These box board data included any paper board of more
than 0.009 inch thickness, such as strawboard, chip board, news board, etc., used for making boxes. Similar paper board designed for making specialties, and boards of less
than 0.009 inch thickness are not classed as box board. Capacity data are determined by the number of working-days in each month, Sundays and holidays excluded, until
the end of May, 1924, with Saturdays also excluded since June 1, 1924, when the five-day week (with Saturday used for clean-up and repairs) was adopted by about 80 per
cent2 of the mills. The data almost completely cover the box board industry.
Data from the Paperboard Industries Association, comprising the former National Container Association, which in turn had merged the statistical activities of the Container
Club and the National Association of Corrugated and Fiber Box Manufacturers, who formerly reported separately. Thirty identical companies report corrugated board data
and 11 report solid fiber data. Data for the former individual associations, extending back to 1919 for the Container Club, are given in the August, 1923, issue (No. 24), but
are not comparable with data shown here, as the former National Association of Corrugated and Fiber Box Manufacturers reported in their totals single face board (used
principally for wrapping purposes), which Ls excluded from the tabulation above. Monthly data for 1921 and 1922 on the present basis, including relative prices of finished
board and raw materials, appeared in the November, 1923, issue (No. 27), p. 89. The production of boxes is measured by the area of board passing through the box machines.
58
Table 34.—PAPER
BOOK PAPEE i
1
Uncoatedi
YEAR AND
MONTH
&
3 g
j 1
P
'p
£* 35 3
5
15 f 3
|
|
|
Production
Coated *
j
Total i
i
WaAPPI
PAPEl
!
jj:
!
• | | I E ! Ppftdn - IStocksJ Pro- St
end
Bg >g S5° « n " c " i e n d o f |! dueei of
SS o P^*^
! month i | tion month
m
Per cent of normal Days Per cent of normal „
production
±->&y$
production
!
1922 mo. av...|
1923 mo. av...
1924 mo. av...i 92
1925 mo. av... 86
1923
September
October
November
December.
Production
Stocks, Produc- Stocks, Produc- Stocks, !
end of
end of
end of
tion
tion
month
month
month
Sho
_. , . . ! .
_. _ . _ i
1
1917 mo. £
1918 mo. av_.
1919 mo. av_.
1920 mo. av_.
1921 mo. av_.
TOTAL PAPEE-';
(including news- !
print and
i
boxboard)
!
ALL OTHERS
GRADES
FINE PAPERS
^ .,J
91
86 i
!
i
!
j
i
j
'
_, i < . i
1924
January
February
March
April-
79
93
99
98
So
96
98
100
May.
JuneJuly..
98
97
82
86
94
88
85
89
91
98
98
85
89
94
91
84
,.
r
82
94
13
12
15
12
87
93
94
95
90
98
95
86
120
96
99
94
88
74
81
88
i ••>
9
_
99
Cj
87
96
96
94
90
93
87
83
88
82
10
7
7
92
101
105
96
91
91
98 100
101 - 102
01
99
10
11
13
11
,; ,y;,
85
M
15
17
17
100, 254
97, 2-16
104, 053
109. 134
89
•\f)
1CS, 257
88
94
i*
12
13
94. OH)
93. 401
95
101
102
93
%
96
97
94
13
; •>
12
1 ''
102
100
107
102
98
106
103
99
108
15
108
98
92
15
8
95
89
83
11
8
90
87
91
80
88
81
Of)
10
11
107, I OS
103, *
101,817 !
105,890 I
61,600
64,004 !
87, 586
93, 002
90
94
94
91
87
93
93
90
88
94
89
95
12
11
11
12
103, 772 j 64, 064 j
111,036 | 64, 705
105,484 j 63.411 |
107,594
64.045 i
89. 076
99, 916
86,602
85.267
10
100,369
104, 725
105,772
1.925
January-.
February
March...
April
May.
June.
July..
ist
3mber
ber
3mber
mber
95
101
100
100
95
93
79
74
70
70
77
73
73
72
77
80
78
77
80
82
78
67
77
75
79
7
7
6
jj
10S. 945
103, 498
1 13, S48
111, 571
928
ary
uary
March.
3h
1
April.
i
35,143
36,399
93,481 i 35,750
86,495
41,235
80,274
37,045
74,774 ! 38,256
94, 629
99, 672
67. 594
65, 612
636, 810
652, 392
102, 195
49, 558
107, 891
49, 923
96, 037
50, 289
50, 113 | 88, 771
63, 989
61,551
61, 126
65. 112
650, 561
699, 815
648, 410
643, 545
350, 117
329, 1 74
317, 057
315, 193
50. 001
51, 145
!
i
•
j
MayJune _
105,514 1
99,284
364, 119 j
389,767
383, 388
370, 742
!
i
i
59
Table 35.—WOOD PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTS
1FOLDROPE
!
ING
PAABRASIVE
LAPAPER
PAPER
AND
PER BELS i !
Mechanical
i:
Chemical
CLOTH^
SACKS
BOXPrice, i ESS
ConConsulsumpsunup- Stocks,
Stocks,
Produc- tion
and end of Imports5 Production and end of 4 Imports phite,
Domes- Foreign Shiption ^
tion 4
unNew orders
ship- 4 inontli 4
ship- 4 month
tic sales
sales
ments
bleachmen is
ments
ed «
WOOD PULP
YEAR AND MONTH
Dolls,
per 100
Ibs.
Short tons
'•
1
25 521
31 130
!
3* f!Q1
1909-1913monthlyav.
1(H3 monthly av
1914 monthly av
1915 monthly av. ...
1916 monthly av
125 078
1917 monthly av
1918 monthly av
1919 monthly av
1920 monthly av
120, 589
108,617
120,817
131, 525
117,804
109,817
120, 660
132, 308
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
105, 668
123, 495
131, 073
145, 727
141,489
100, 214
127, 802
131, 266
139, 796
142, 695
166, 889
136, 664
95, 900
195, 007
225, 620
16, 000
17, 965
24, 957
20, 929
27, 657
127,
165,
185,
199,
204,
786
198
253
140
443
127, I')/
166, 13-*
200, f 4~
200 7' 3
204. M6
>
52
>J,
>
'i,
1934
January
February
March
A pril
179, 503
143, 715
154, 466
213, 054
147, 445
131, 920
131, 586
179, 138
126, 134
136, 334
163, 692
205, 225
17, 660
17, 637
22, 552
18,431
220 792
222 711
19'), ^8
20 s 1 2
2Ji,(/<0
May
June
July
A ugust
185, 4(33
152, 606
98, 009
116,540
146,
144,
125,
128,
251, ISO
249, 463
226, 798
218, 334
13, 291
13, ISO
18, 042
21,204 !
18), 4J1
194 64b !
17b, 1^6 I
IV) h40
September
October
November
11 "1,
11
_>
1 I 700
1?> 46
128 _26
20-t
191
183
170
24
>,
V)
,
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
av
av
av
av
av
1925
January.
February .
March
A pril
106 824
12C 31/8
124 909
177, 137
198, 583
11? 145
172
469
329
183
1 1, 22
1 7 911
145,
131,
.154,
120,
567
170
251
079
"2i
8SJ
84t>
K >
1 1 <rs
126, "37
147, 02(5
155, 878
17
17^
207, 934
256, 255
16, 463
13 P91
18, 105
14, 504
21 877
129 325
... i
160 57'?
23, 257 !
15, 456
16,855 i
.
•
i
* >7, 7J7
1=)S, n ,0
'6i', 37 T
5, " 3»
159, 375
158, 008
16 J, 247
188, 156
201, "•'S
253 -7)
17 >, 230
17* 04 j
_ . i
25 855
32, 8fil
35 100
1 7!<
31675
~>J 7J~>
* 7T
C3,
° »,
3''
5>
1
4 1
olS '
17J
4<>J
'•' '
230
,23
^t
1
r
1
si i
3 S4
3 >o 8
r'.yji
6' U8
6 , -70
„•> M 4
»sS, 06)
« ? 4 178
86, 556
62,864
2 '1
2 63 1
2 63
2«
> } 3b8
'4, 'Ih
2 xiO
S-, 4)
H i , 13t
i,»o S16
0
0
2 56
!!;«
,
n , '^i
-1J, J I1)
04, 262
i20 1J4
S 973
2
2
2
2
3, M^> J
NOi.
10 2.0
42, 350
Mi, 28)
In, u39
107, 7o2
106, 87j
~
2 66
2 68
2. r,.>
45,252
4'?, 470 !
38.888
37,714 \
111, 163
117, 3SS
110, :'.'J>
116 358
2.68
2. f.S
2. 6S
2.90
7 6
142
«s4
90
2J4, s36
198 720
21"/ , 300
217, t v 4
47 ,0
40 1-»S
>~ ' 4
y» iSo
19 4, 260
195 9 ) 2
]Q3, i *
195, >J2
l'*b, O i ^
189,822
196, 548
196,
221
206,
197,
193,748 !
224,082
206. 112 j
197,566 j
!
|
2 1
2 ol
2 i
2 "7
2 l>3
'32
221,
191,
220,
217
2. f l
27, f O
18, 896
21,710
!
2187
2 67
i n. 7(»o
September
October
November
December
.
179, 591
149, 942
118,571
99, 794
148,
145,
136,
129,
101,
139,
138,
143,
135, 368
151, 469
145, 382
141, 908
485
417
851
293
240
129
391
329
288,
294,
276,
•~4f>
37S
35S
347
6'M
23,369 !
29,859
212, 798
201 212
194, 346
191,911
24,777 |
32,812 :
35, 105
32, 480 :
690
270
076
056
i!
i
!
I
9, 171
68, 150
78, 363
11,695
17 9
69. 4
63 6
67 4
44.2
82. 7
80.8
83.7
86.0
47, 957
72, 394
86,916
79, 006
86, 891
4, 379
8, 836
10, 943
10, 165
12, 435
64 6
81. 0
7b 2
62 9
108.2 |
S3 0
129.8 !
129 0 \
89, 961
92, 660
96,376
79, 704
8,384
8,529 !
10,553
11, 620
89
109
133
117
^ 100
110
119
129
126
"^ 0
7)6
67. 9
71 9
71
<>3
65
S')
7
1
6
9
76. 890
60, 969
63, 553
70. 491
11,018
12,815 i
7, 777 i
10,916 i
129
122
145
165
h() 3
74 9
84 1
64 6
62 6
79, 828
80, 587
73, 581
77, 429
8,228
8,591 i
11,940
11,606 i
156
153
119
112
a 4
87 9
107. 3
9, 582
10, 764
12, 029
11,485
101
127
142
126
j
i
i
1
63
63
(0
60
'% :
61 5
f>> 4
I
May _ . .
J i me
Julv
\ugust
Rel. to
19211922 '
Reams
$2. 23
2 16
2. 12 1
3. 81
44, 4 7
86 942
2. f 4 3
Of 3<)0
lil 520
IS », -iH)
2 >7, 124
l c >\ 500
x v^
Per cent of
capacity
!
of) 4
84 4 i
01 8
100.9 i
!
100, 565
94, 935
92, 097
86, 484
i
82,
85,
78,
85,
780
503
130
194
13, 922
14, 182
1 1, 407
8,947
124
143
136
151
50.7
86, 448
84.6
102, 058
67.8
76, 877
78.6 1 71,623
10, 997
14, 034
14, 836
17, 037
133
138
101
92
1938
February
M"arch
-\pril
j
i
|
May
Tun«
i
i
:
!
i
i :
'
(I
'"
i
I
!
i
i
i
Compiled by the Label Manufacturers National Association, said to include about 75 per cent of the industry. Data on production, compiled from January. 1921,
through
November, 1922, may be found in M*«y, 1923, issue (No. L'U, p. «5.
2
Data compiled by the Abrasive Paper and Cloth Manufacturers' Vxchavg*, e^imated to rcpr^ent Pi) per cent of the industry. The totals given include the sales of
garnet, ernery, flint, and artificial (silicon, c;irhide, and aluminous oxide) paper, cloth, and combin-itions. Figures ate stated in equivalent reams 9 by 11 iiidit-i in size.
The data submitted show that in 1919 the total s iks wf re made up of the 1\ llowing approximate percentage-^ Garnet '/3, em<T\ 8, Hint 32. and artificial 20 per cent. DetaiU
are given
in the association's reports.
3
Rope paper sacks from Rope Paper Sack Mawfactur* /*' Association, comprising 1 ( manufacturers,
said to represent approximately 95 per cent of the industry. "Rope
paper
sacks
are bags or sacks made principally of old lope and usul for Qour cement, lime, p1 ist'T, <'W.
4
Data on production, consumption, and shipments by mills and slocks from the Federal Trade Cuvunixsion to May, 1923, representing practically complete production
thereafter compiled from reports of the American Paper and Pulp Association prorated to represent coiaplete production on the following percentages calculated on the
production in the last seven months of 192o as compared with the total for that period derived from tf o Federal Trade Commission reports and the Census of Manufactures:
Mechanical
pulp, 65 per cent; chemical pulp, 50 per cent.
5
Imports from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
6
Price
of
sulphite domestic wood pulp is monthly average from U. S. Departrnent of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
7
Twelve months' average July, 1921, to June, 1922. Numerical data not furnished by the association.
8
Compiled by the Paperboard Industries Association, comprising the former Folding Box Manufacturers National Association, from reports of about 60 per cent of the
industry. Data or production compiled from January, 1921, through May, 1923, may be found in August, 1923, issue (No. 24), p. 91.
1
60
Table 36.—BUILDING COSTS AND HOUSING
BUILDING
MATERIAL
PRICES i
(1st of mo.)
YEAR AND MONTH
INDEXES OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS *
I
to*™"
C<m
coste*
C08te
-
ig. -SZT
Frame Brick
house house
Relative to 1913
Brick,
wood
frame
Frame
'
Brick,
steel
frame
Reinforced
concrete
HOUSING
AD^ER^SE
MENT
* "
Portland,
Oreg.e
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average. monthly average
10O
100
1
100
182
207
201
196
186
209
203
197
179
170
202
198
195
100
89
,93
147
181
189
198
H 100
251
202
175
214
215
207
109
134
104
212
10 100
10 100
ic 103
10 114
10 140
10 171
10219
10 100
1098
10 101
10 122
10 155
10 179
10 209
10 100
1098
10 102
10 120
10 147
10 171
10 210
10 269
IP 196
ic 190
209
205
202
10 284
10216
10 196
219
218
210
10 257
10201
10 185
212
210
202
10 264
ic 207
10 188
210
206
200
1097
10 99
ic
10
IP
1°
FIRE LOSSES
United s
States
and
Canada
41 cities
|
pr«>at
"jear
2™*;
ain
Thogs. : Thous.
NUMERICAL DATA
RELATIVE NUMBERS
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
Minneapolis,
Minn.'
Number
Relative to 1913
^4°
! ESTATE
CON
'
ANCE83 \
!
64. 672
63,094
56.877
92,507
808
908
1, 094
H 1,319
1,886
3,082
3,673
4,788
5,096
104,
91,
109,
139,
140,
$22, 416
973
642
895
089
961
27, 571
27, 721
34, 241
32, 433
31,461
31,125
£707
644
514
904
620
j
1924
September. __ .
October
._
November
December
202
196
195
201
203
199
193
202
196
195
195
197
211
208
206
209
203
204
203
203
216
216
215
214
206
206
205
205
203
202
201
201
1,302
1,299
1,246
1,004
7, 508
6,226
5,058
3,307
131, 430
150,824
130, 824
139, 453
29, 612
27, 944
39, 082
44, 477
398
510
392
432
1925
January .. __ _ _
February. _ . _.
March
April
. . . _.
196
195
198
198
199
197
201
200
197
197
197
195
210
210
210
210
202
204
204
202
210
211
211
209
203
204
205
204
200
201
200
199
1,025
1,008
1,183
1,132
3,106
2,624
3,640
5,458
135, 932
123. 838
157, 285
169, 712
41, 210
32, 472
33, 347
37, 697
481
322
1,189
377
May. _
June
July
August. __
198
197
195
195
197
198
195
194
194
194
194
194
207
205
205
205
203
201
199
199
210
209
208
209
203
203
201
200
199
199
199
200
1,353
1,216
1,109
1,298
5,450
4,306
3,759
9,058
166, 726
158, 953
162, 256
145, 571 i
29, 171
23, 651
29, 622
23, 349
246
360
1, 485
575
192
194
195
193
193
195
196
195
194
194
194
194
202
205
206
206
200
201
204
204
210
210
212
213
199
199
199
199
200
201
201
201
1,510
1,429
8,497
7,079
5, 136
3,042
149, 156
165, 375
25, 396
23, 991
30, 320
43, 275
395
647
195
195
195
208
. . . .
September
October.. _
November
December
1926
January
February. .
March
April
May
June...
_
41,119
_ _
i
i
i!
1 Building material price indexes representing the relative cost of building materials entering into the construction of a six-room frame house and a six-room brick house
from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Standards, Division of Building and Housing, and Bureau of the Census, are based on prices paid for material by contractors
in some 60 cities of the United States. The prices are weighted by the relative importance of each commodity in the construction of a six-room house.
2
Compiled by the American Appraisal Company and represent construction costs for each month as based upon material and labor costs prevailing in the United States,
weighted in accordance with cost precentages determined from buildings of each type actually constructed. Details by districts and description of method of compilation
may3 be found in the American Appraisal News for January, 1925, p. 9. Quarterly data, 1920 to 1923, inclusive, appeared in October, 1925, issue of the SURVEY (No. 50), p. 26.
Real estate transfers and conveyances compiled from official records of 41 large cities by the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
4
This index number, furnished through the courtesy of the Aberthaw Construction Co., is designed to show the relative changes in the cost of constructing a standard
concrete fact9ry building. The company believes that the year 1914 gives a normal base and that July, 1920, with an index number of 265, represented the peak of costs.
Beginning with June, 1923, the Morton C. Tuttle Co. has also prepared an index on a similar basis, with practically identical results. These index numbers are given as
of the
first day of the month.
a
The construction cost index, computed by the Engineering News Record, is based upon the costs of steel (structural shapes, Pittsburgh base), cement (f. o. b. Chicago,
exclusive of bags), lumber (southern pine, New York base), and the rates paid common labor in the steel industry through 1920, after which common labor rates are averages reported from about 20 cities by correspondents of the Engineering News Record. The prices are weighted on the basis of the total production of steel, cement, and
lumber, and the total supply of common labor. Monthly data from 1914 appeared in June, 1923, issue (No. 22), page 52. These index numbers are given as of the first day
of the
month.
6
Compiled by the Portland Association of Building Owners and Managers, showing the number of advertisements, computed from number of inches, carried in leading
newspapers
of Portland, Oreg., each month of houses and apartments to rent.
7
Compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, showing number of advertisements in a Minneapolis newspaper each month of houses and apartments to rent
both furnished and unfurnished. No 'effort has been made to eliminate duplications of houses advertised from day to day, and thus the total does not represent actual
number
of dwellings for rent, but it does indicate the trend.
8
Fire losses in the United States and Canada compiled by the New York Journal of Commerce include losses of $10,000 or over in the principal cities of the United States,
Canada, and Alaska, each month's figures including an item of 15 per cent to cover small and unreported losses. Individual losses are given in the original publication of
the cfigures. Monthly data from 1913 and seasonal index appeared in the December, 1923, issue (No. 28), p. 53.
Fire losses in Great Britain compiled by the London Times; prior to January, 1923, these figures did not include fires involving losses of less than £1,000, and thus
are not
comparable with later figures.
11
Average of quarterly figures.
i°Four months' average, September to December.
61
Table 37.—BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS AWARDED (36 STATES) 1
Commercial
YEAR AND MONTH
Thous.
sq. ft.
Industrial
Residential
Thous.
dolls.
2,864
2,824
$17, 450
20, 765
$49, 977
56, 374
53, 382
38, 275
$245, 089
240, 677
23, 918
29, 754
26, 719
30, 620
34, 434
4,298
4,921
3, 912
4,643
5,817
26, 268
31, 653
25, 386
32, 728
46, 077
45, 719
55, 960
55, 456
60, 326
73, 811
36, 859
54, 552
56, 352
58, 869
74, 955
224, 070
318, 403
331, 776
373, 816
485, 187
3,096
5,033
4,219
4, 111
16, 369
26, 085
24, 273
28, 428
3, 573
4,857
3,598
2,373
23, 446
30, 207
22, 315
15, 546
55, Oil
63, 499
36, 237
40, 536
44, 857
60, 192
57, 578
53, 269
288, 932
360, 687
318, 829
299, 748
170, 186
142, 079
227, 461
219, 139
3,114
5,839
5,748
5, 757
18, 519
31, 155
34, 062
33, 522
3,225
3, 706
6,017
4,795
21, 705
22, 556
40, 726
32, 511
28, 381
37, 956
44, 895
88, 841
56, 624
54, 879
78, 326
73, 169
301, 952
299, 929
433, 340
480, 097
39, 755
34, 101
25, 474
27, 998
185, 419
161, 443
128, 072
148, 232
6,908
5,262
6,150
4,401
40, 582
34, 807
39, 511
31, 771
5, 812
4,734
6,059
4,968
39, 283
37, 963
38, 875
37, 613
68, 708
71, 784
71, 717
65, 296
68, 784
57, 754
50, 522
50, 767
419, 273
387, 521
347, 184
354, 443
35, 222
29, 033
34, 373
30, 776
28, 236
32, 143
34, 779
33, 153
143, 706
166, 199
191, 319
166, 839
4,857
4,127
2,825
3,254
31, 728
27, 675
18, 311
25, 997
5,234
4,195
3,181
3,785
38, 310
29, 991
22, 947
30, 259
52, 034
101, 224
57, 455
35, 620
51, 631
55, 087
55, 258
53, 625
344, 316
410, 091
379, 660
327, 986
4,335
3,308
4,836
6, 496
19, 454
20, 767
53, 133
46, 568
26, 791
27, 850
45, 534
51, 453
127, 232
136, 023
220, 872
256, 414
2,371
3,809
5,557
5,203
15, 339
20, 278
42, 193
33, 155
3,217
3,746
5,571
6,431
31,614
30, 501
41, 917
51, 433
35, 462
52, 865
67, 931
95, 432
48, 530
46, 861
73, 555
82, 565
296, 473
299, 260
480, 916
546, 971
80, 280
92, 152
67, 166
105, 849
5,278
3, 973
5,643
4,773
27, 562
25, 161
58, 148
22, 693
48, 101
42, 988
48, 081
52, 096
231, 182
208, 583
224, 713
263, 485
4,623
9,002
7,645
5,246
29, 313
64, 585
57, 572
33, 667
6,106
6,597
7,251
8,736
49, 928
57, 214
48, 658
67, 996
77, 759
92, 916
72, 743
96, 000
78, 910
76, 756
82, 210
88, 594
496, 024
540, 610
529,000
589, 690
80, 171
55, 912
61, 336
67, 770
8,643
7,231
7,758
5, 204
43, 298
63, 316
53, 309
29, 332
46, 790
52, 238
50, 309
48, 280
250, 417
262, 726
240,280
250, 044
4,744
3,937
3,157
3,407
35, 217
28, 192
22, 048
31, 646
8,270
5,418
4,070
4,390
59, 445
43, 376
30, 675
40, 164
79, 668
66, 007
57, 035
91,912
86, 167
82, 577
77, 871
74, 852
548, 217
519, 528
464, 683
510, 868
Thous.
sq. ft.
Thous.
sq. ft.
Thous.
dolls.
Thous.
sq. ft.
10, 897
8, 107
$38, 882
30, 639
6,262
9,500
10, 669
17, 786
15, 065
12, 564
$10, 435
17, 813
24, 208
47, 085
50, 051
57, 459
20, 927
20,006
13, 864
9, 552
22, 218
12, 642
$38, 121
44, 068
32, 346
27, 785
77, 465
51, 669
2,399
2,745
$11, 722
16, 903
6, 413
9, 363
9,120
9,420
12, 589
31,803
47, 545
42, 743
49, 695
69, 639
3, 518
6,448
6,119
4,169
5, 623
16, 893
31, 674
36, 932
29, 606
38, 562
18, 812
28, 538
32, 562
35, 192
45, 043
80, 139
123, 014
144, 541
170, 841
222, 664
4,239
5,701
4,641
4, 854
4,892
8,499
8,786
7,689
8, 558
44, 142
35, 133
32, 594
42, 388
4,392
4,205
5,907
5, 063
38, 059
32, 721
44, 457
25, 160
25, 296
37, 311
36, 164
33, 166
111,906
173, 042
158, 953
147, 689
January
February
M^arch
April
7,778
9,420
11, 455
9,615
38, 393
47, 124
64, 432
49, 724
3, 795
4,096
4,744
4,994
24, 769
19, 060
21, 763
56, 361
37, 945
31, 348
49, 838
47, 536
May
June
July
August
11, 232
9, 308
8,993
8,361
56, 380
56, 556
49, 346
41, 151
4,625
3,294
3,017
3,967
28, 901
24, 968
19, 664
30, 380
8,751
9, 664
10, 038
8,424
43, 316
55, 969
55, 255
38, 696
4,216
4,478
4,101
4,705
_--
10, 919
7, 467
11, 772
12, 261
67, 372
38, 825
54, 871
63, 969
__
14, 183
13, 713
13, 153
17, 295
13, 262
12, 228
11, 421
13,389
..
_-
_ _
«
Grand total
Thous.
sq. ft.
Thous.
dolls.
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
Public
works
and
utilities
Thous.
dolls.
Thous.
sq. ft.
1923
September. .
October
November
December
Public and
semipublic
Thous.
dolls.
Thous.
dolls.
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
Educational
Thous.
dolls.
1934
.
September
October
November
December
_ _ -
1935
January
February
March
April
_
May
June
July
August
_ _ _
_
September
October
November
December. _ .
1936
January
February.March
April
May
June
_
... .
_
1
Compiled by the F. W. Dodge Corporation from reports covering contracts awarded in small towns and rural districts as well as large cities. The data shown on this
page include figures from 36 States, all except Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Kansas and
Nebraska, comprising about seven-eighths of the total building contracts in the United States. Prior to 1923, figures for Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia were not compiled, and the totals for those years for 27 States have been prorated to the figures shown above by applying to
the 1923 totals for 36 States the percentage changes from year to year for the 27 States. The original area figures for the years 1915 to 1918, inclusive, used in these calculations,
were estimates by the F. W. Dodge Corporation. Data giving monthly figures for 27 States (except that prior to May, 1921, North and South Carolina were not included,
which, however, made little change in the total) for 1920 and 1921 appeared in the May, 1922, issue (No. 9), pp. 71 and 73, and for subsequent months in the August, 1924,
issue (No. 36), p. 109. The reports of the F. W. Dodge Corporation show totals by districts and also separate the public and semipublic building group into various classes,
shown separately in the August, 1923, issue (No. 24), pp. 94 to 97, and also present military and naval and miscellaneous classifications, which are here included only in the
grand total.
62
Table 38.—YELLOW PINE AND DOUGLAS FIR LUMBER
NORTH
II
l| CAROLINA
1
PINE *
1
SOUTHERN PINE i
!
Pro- i ShipYEAR AND MONTH duetion ments
Orders
Stocks,
end of
rno.
Exports 2
ProPrice,
dueLum- Timber flooring a | tion
ber
i
j
1913 mo av
1914 mo av
1915 mo. av
1916 mo. av
1917 rno. av
1918 mo. av
1919 mo. av
423, 509
368, 325
380, 524
441, 903
399, 160
379, 701
446, 405
354, 287
376, 070
1920 mo. av . _ _ _
1921 mo. av
1922 mo. a v
1923 mo. av
1924 mo. av
1925 mo. av
358, 015
375, 438
431, 633
450, 165
453, 376
473, 338
466, 639
463, 009
1, 371, 652
1, 1 16, 259
937, 748
34, 627
24, 109
13, 674
13, 933
10,069
2, 991
12, 849
330, 229
306, 559
394, 812
399, 677
430, 673
451, 395
458, 971
451, 944
459. 483
463, 763
471, 834 3, 474, 291
1, 187, 587
1, 211, 174
1, 177, 627
1, 086, 042
1, 099, 374
1, 162, 662
53, 096
36, 061
39, 522
54, 368
55, 827
57, 678
424, 187
422, 347
457, 732
493, 650
482, 758
423, 993
444, 856
506, 478
524, 194
428, 688
1, 115, 375
1, 080, 026
1,026,246
1,041,774
489, 487
^53 618
498, 442
497, 087
446, 066
425, 106
474, 239
501. 153
467, 704
429, 608
435, 272
500, 862
1,103,887
1,123,581
1,150,976
1, 163, 231
May..
June
July
August .,
483, 872
459, 378
471, 480
488, 035
481, 403
461, 944
473, 900
489, 390
477, 918
455,. 554
498, 055
501, 976
1,
1,
1,
1,
September
October
November
December
481, 936
484, 840
423, 026
448, 825
491, 568
496, 022
469, 155
452, 165
501, 395
511,706
494, 812
416, 635
_
$23. 04
21 37
20 29
22. 64
31.54
33. 76
55. 00 I
322, 157
364, 730
355, 358
37, 602
37, 936
51, 225
43, 165
51, 877
50, 659
14, 371
31, 479
40, 427
28, 897
29.92
11.83
15. 25
19.42
17.25
17.25
34, 230
32, 107
11,245
7,228
12,616
14, 237
14, 730
12, 866
74. 53 ! 33, 514
35. 98
30, 164
45. 46
52, 543
47.70
48,257
41.89 i 49, 144
54, 1SS
40. 49
29, 791
29, 052
52, 496
48, 539
49, 337
49, 891
380, 351
297, 738
435, 673
508, 789
488, 831
543, 966
334, 915
298, 506
409, 224
515, 951
497, 747
558, 067
57, 130
59, 707
47, 309
66, 539
7,763
13, 414
9,671
16,580
39. 92
40.31
42. 48
44.42
49, 518
51,849
58, 821
43, 841
44, 191
56, 042
53, 844
44, 919
480, 326
542, 996
515. 690
446, 752
488, 383
503, 156
465, 106
455, 258
517, 033
637, 898
566, 274
54, 777
45, 489
46, 124
39, 931
32, 766
39, 092
23, 758
25, 357
16.00
16.50
16. 50
16. 50
50, 127
57, 304
61, 439
77. 831
8, 056
17, 291
19,219
17,723
46.
47.
46.
45,
4 i , 4 26
55, 622
56, 231
54, 012
44, 639
53, 844
56, 217
56, 812
507, 185
524, 643
525, 986
539, 415
521,
505,
519,
577,
062
842
271
018
468; 239
490, 174
559, 112
592, 685
52, 853
32, 850
60, 446
52, 572
22, 358
21, 590
40, 783
32, 932
19. 50
18. 50
18.50
17.50
617
431
859
800
70,117
64. 001
65, 871
40, 029
18,058
9, 436
16, 040
10, 381
45. 06
55, 853
44. 14
57, 799
44. 66 | 39, 305
45. 31 ! 61,033
52, 227
51, 702
43, 729
53, 018
533, 729
571, 198
483, 012
559, 559
573, 884
612, 829
561, 798
553, 740
553, 292
594, 028
582, 837
589, 104
41, 987
63, 976
41, 715
34, 298
16, 880
33, 408
20, 216
22, 298
17.50
16. 50
16.50
17.50
1, 181, 906
1,199,328
1, 152, 743
1, 165, 620
43, 993
48. 932
60, 232
51, 627
10, 723
9, 343
8,102
10, 024
46. 42
47. 41
48.27
49. 83
55, 979
51, 352
51, 100
48, 076
568, 960
600, 295
584, ISO
526, 434
575,
600,
526,
568,
564, 484
549, 264
621, 782
588, 657
49, 225
61,457
38, 683
77, 840
27, 078
34, 014
25, 678
49, 523
16.50
16,50
16.50
15. 50
152,
184,
189,
183,
95
32
88
67
03,
62,
58,
44,
501
538
240
688
227
743
881
512
416, 088
510, 318
509, 871
561, 805
|
i
i
1
$9. 21
7.92
7.88
10.38
15.88
IS. 25
25.42
56, 203
46, 848
23, 299
23, 240
23, 647
22, 700
25, 095
349, 511
376, 882
373, 263
1926
Januarv
February
March
April
Mav
June_._
Dolls. !
per
i
Mft. !
b. m.
Thousands of feet, board measure
Mft.
b. m.
S9 970
52 325
38. 353
40, 263
27, 3P9
24, 993
36, 481
1925
January
February
March
April
Exports 6
Price, ~
Pro- 5 JSfe, Order, •
No. i,
duetion
Lum- Timber comber
mon
Dolls.
Thousands of feet, board measure
1924
September
October
Nov ember
December
Shipments
DOUGLAS FIR
i
The figures for southern yellow pine, except exports and prices, are computed data furnished by the Southern Pine Association. The method of computing is first to
find the percentage relation between the actual production, shipments, and orders of the mills reporting and the normal production of these same mills. This per cent is
then applied to the normal production of 192 mills. The average production in the first four months of 1916, 484,065,392 feet, is taken as normal production. There are no
separate normals for orders and shipments since these two items must be governed by production. Assuming that the mills reporting are a good sample of the industry
the resulting figures are equivalent to the actual production, shipments, and orders of the 192 identical mills, and hence a fair sample of the industry. The same procedure
is followed for stocks except that normal in this case is 1,262,450,326 feet, the aveiage
eiage stocks during 16 months endi
ending April, 1916. The figures are based on actual reports
from about 180 mills on production, shipments and stocks and from about 145 mills on orders. Monthly data for 1921 and 1922 appeared on page 59 of the October, 1923,
issue2 (No. 26). Monthly data 1917 to 1920 appeared in April, 1923. issue (No. 20), p. 49.
Exports of southern yellow pine lumber and timber from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Monthly data from 1921 on lumber only are given in the December, 1923, issue (No. 28), page 56. Lumber exports comprise boards, blanks, and scantlings, rough and dressed, and exclude short leaf pine
and 3all other not longleaf or pitch pine. Timber exports include both treated and untreated, sawed, and exclude logs and round timber.
From U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and represent average weekly prices for yellow pine flooring, grading B and better, at Hattiesburg, Miss.
4
Data computed from reports on actual production and shipments as furnished by the North Carolina Pine Association, Inc., for mills varying in nunber from 31 to 56.
The computed figures given are obtained by first determining for a given month the per cent which the actual production is of the normal production of the identical mills
reporting. This per cent is then applied to an arbitrary figure of 70.000,000 board feet, which represents the approximate monthly average normal production of the mills
which reported in 19 19. A similar per cent of actual shipments to normal production is applied to the same figure to obtain the computed shipment figures. The resulting
figures represent a computed production as of identical mills for each month. The figures are of the same order of magnitude as the actual reported production and shipments,
but avoid the rather wide variations due to different mills reporting in different months.
6
The figures of production, shipments, and orders of Douglas fir were obtained by applying the percentage figures of actual production, shipments, and orders to normal
production of reporting mills as supplied by the West Coast Lumbermen's Association to the actual production of 124 mills for May, 1920. The production in that month
was 447,647,540 board feet and has averaged about 75 per cent of the total production of Douglas fir lumber in the United States. Monthly production data for the period
1917-1921
appeared in the December, 1922, issue (No. 16), page 49.
6
Export figures are from U. S. Department of Commerce, Hureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Monthly data from 1921 for both lumber and timber appeared in
the December, 1923, issue (No. 28), p, 56. Lumber exports comprise boards, planks, and scantlings, rough and dressed, while timber exports include treated and untreated,
sawed,
excluding logs and round timber.
7
Data from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and represent averages of weekly prices for the State of Washington.
63
Table 39.—MISCELLANEOUS SOFTWOODS
WESTERN PINE*
YEAH AND MONTH
CALIFORNIA
WHITE PINE 2
[
I
ProShip- Stocks,
di uc- | ments
end of
i month
tion
Lath
1Dumber
Production
Shipments
!
Stocks,
end of
month
Pro- Ship- Orders
duc- ments
duel
retion
ceived tion
Thousands of feet, board measure
!
1917 monthly av . .!
1918 monthly av_...
1919 monthly av....
1920 monthly av.__.
1921 monthly av....
109.357 H0.423
113, 424 97, 784
113, 794 109, 032
134, 467 110,697
74, 437 76, 840
881, 924
1, 063, 658
52, 561
48 263
58, 368
39, 110
1922 monthly av
1923 monthly av
1924 monthly av.__.
1925 monthly av
120, 689
145, 916
137, 661
150, 333
791, 461
914, 376
1, 033. 833
980. 274
66, 387
101, 876
96, 061
116,576
128, 606
129, 140
135,251
13S, 108
|
45, 784
61, 972
76, 765
106,570
Shi
°r
ments
Thousands
i
31,900 | 265,113
37, 284 287, 645 |
36,036 ! 267,276 40 273
29, 114
370, 303 34, 204
382, 216
494, 177
568, 840
567,021 !
44, 512
51, 460
42, 959
-46, 599
CALIFORNIA
REDWOOD 5
NORTHERN
HEMLOCK *
NORTHERN PINE a
:
Production
*-tion £*«!&
menls
Ship- Orders
rements ceived
Thousands of feet, board measure
|
50, 139
27, 768
48, 357
46, 346
44, 621
45, 204
49, 033
41, 018
44, 406
41, 127
9,581
8,669
6, 357
9,882
35 327
33, 643
30, 056
27, 290
16, 986
12, 574
13, 290
10, 825
12, 110
11,097
12, 292
11,796
9,550
23, 483
26, 059
20, 416
21, 166
33, 169
37, 974
37, 051
19, 431
18, 435
37, 460
36, 404
44, 243
38, 618
28, 547
32, 759
35, 337
28, 441
28, 745
39, 934
30, 576
29, 472
26, 088
25, 351
18, 920
18, 082
49, 035
53, 240
48, 136
43, 294
44, 010
49, 208
37, 583
38, 785
47, 805
46, 861
38,129
38, 285
j
|
1923
September
October
November _
December
158, 103
165 285
146, 871
91, 771
116, 224
141 918
120, 443
111,681
1. 035, 332
1,058,585
1, 080, 360
1, 027, 497
136, 178
144. 424
95, 254
54, 915
62, 360
71, 821
60, 851
56, 302
592, 114
654, 668
628, 591
640,991 i
57, 379
48, 037
22, 350
28, 207
47. 492
52, 326
44, 251
33, 265
47, 046
54, 037
38, 052
34, 073
14, 472
12, 131
5,163
6,928
13, 306
15, 257
7, 156
5,736
29, 293
24,711
17, 288
18,710
24, 743
26, 260
24, 613
18, 249
51,625
54, 774
69, 238
39, 785
50, 026
37, 599
52, 056
39, 522
42, 148
38, 921
41, 744
29, 192
1924
January
Februarv
March
\pril
74, 101
102, 830
148, 073
172 185
127, 838
141 009
134, 880
130, 222
966, 689
929 473
936, 050
974, 168
16, 576
37, 163
55, 151
108, 329
52, 381
63, 171
63, 8S3
66, 798
470, 725
528, 127
462, 311
496, 003
37, 552
36, 347
36, 638
52, 718
41,720
46, 406
49, 905
42, 856
51, 453
45, 164
53,315
48, 918
8,979
8, 899
8,906
12, 578
9, 106
12, 105
12, 968
15, 098
16, 528
18, 765
18, 002
19, 800
17, 951
19, 136
19, 710
IS, 821
38, 673
44, 367
62,367
51,966
36, 997
38, 847
49, 525
38, 462
40, 773
38, 040
52, 597
30, 286
August
180, 985
161 669
146,110
159,877
131, 412
124 385
125, 561
147, 774
1,016,922
1, 057, 528
1, 068, 266
1, 077, 246
131, 127
133, 740
136, 499
147, 177
60, 352
64, 042
79, 035
89, 377
483, 814
538, 991
608, 260
643, 786
59, 360
58, 662
52, 267
54, 068
40, 405
40, 036
45, 758
46, 403
32, 322
33, 783
41, 053
52, 188
14, 092
14,625
13,328
14, 675
!
11, 494 { 22,704
16, 050 27 377
14, 849 25,177
16, 515 22, 982
20, 951
23, 255
17, 505
17,884
62, 021
46, 289
34, 303
58, 199
41, 764
29, 525
25, 099
43, 116
33, 98?]
28, 484
24, 622
46, 645
September
October
November
December
145, 737
147, 659
120, 413
92, 278
141,636
144, 203
125, 977
148, 118
1, 081, 443
1, 128, 395
1, 116, 779
1, 053, 038
142, 294
126,115
78, 753
39, 813
104, 829
102, 239
89, 684
85, 378
659, 335
673, 923
630, 653
630, 157
56, 369
41,333
9, 185
21, 007
51,466
52, 985
38, 529
38, 984
42, 313
39, 696
41,976
50, 693
13, 290
12, 381
2,314
5,831
12, 567
10, 108
5,957
4,736
22, 1 55
21, 293
12, 159
17, 964
18, 368
20, 373
17,191
15, 899 |
32, 907
44, 532
53, 507
50,503
36, 610
32, 755
41, 104
37, 195
33, 631
35, 099
43, 684
44. 695
1935
January
February
March
\pril
77, 994
96, 184
145, 951
164, 584
133,718
120, 398
129, 019
136,212
899, 658
867, 676
881, 684
903, 535
34, 979
32, 614
64, 884
98 551
84, 316
76, 820
88,417
84, 377
550, 925
495, 533
467, 330
458, 791
33, 414
33, 905
41,512
59, 332
44, 457
39, 466
37, 389
41, 929
40, 527
35, 650
32, 486
39, 856
8, 943
9, 301
10, 781
13, 526
6,566
7,333
9,357
8,538
18, 664
14, 095
16, 674
10, 156
17, 455
13, 648
14, 049
15,819
43, 385
41, 822
51, 409
39, 584
36, 246
40, 085
40, 904
34, 770
40, 618
35, 194
40, 990
36, 825
A! ay
June
July
August. .
177, 055
180, 919
179, 4^8
179, 044
145, 562
149, 624
154, 981
160, 097
927, 799
964, 260
996, 619
1, 006, 021
133, 818
165, 516
166, 656
173,70!
107, 745
107, 911
115, 795
125, 582
493, 023
545, 982
584, 721
619, 829
61,906
66, 200
64,313
63, 407
44, 368
46, 265
49, 534
53, 065
38, 636
38, 622
48, 928
53, 152
16, 237
17, 978
18, 397
15, 356
12, 403
11, 989
14, 576
11, 144
12, 338
18,313
24, 298
33, 923
21, 323
18,417
20, 154
20, 890
41, 933
49, 544
37,416
47, 182
39, 992
41, 754
32, 025
47, 941
34, 176
42, 978
29, 414
46, 571
173, 285
175, 843
_ _ _ 146, 362
107, 306
151, 440
140, 480
114, 009
121, 752
1, 037, 717
1,071,835
1, 102, 368
1, 104, 113
167, 244
164, 357
118, 200
78, 393
129, 970
145, 665
111, 359
100, 883
641, 152
659,855
644, 318
642, 798
45, 825
38, 491
15. 286
35, 591
50, 465
55, 485
43, 908
36,119
42, 984
49, 856
36, 018
36, 798
12, 144
9,284
4,118
9,254
11, 194
9,881
6,735
4,884
29, 207
28, 500
21, 198
26, 628
19, 265
21, 622
18, 070
16, 276
39, 451
44, 089
36, 897
46, 810
38, 620
36, 641
38, 216
38, 225
32, 391
38, 328
37, ^03
44, 837
May
Jlllv _.
September
October
November _
December
1926
January
February
March .__
April..
i
__
1
May
June _.
|
1
i
Compiled by the Western Pine Manufacturers' Association, the actual data being computed to comparative bases through percentages of normal production for the
mills reporting in each period. The normal monthly production covers 54 mills with output of 148,000,000 board feet in the earlier years, gradually reduced to 42 mills
with normal output of 136,800,000 feet in 1925, and is estimated to represent 70 per cent of the output of the western pine territory throughout most of the period owing
to the
decrease of the total number of mills in business. Monthly data covering the period 1917-1921 appeared in the April, 1923, issue (No. 20), p. 49.
2
Actual figures reported by about 20 mills each month to the California White and Sugar Pine Association; the number of mills varies from 13 to 26.
3
From the Northern Pine Manufacturers' Association, and includes reports from some 24 mills, both member and nonmember, located chiefly in Minnesota. The
number of mills has gradually declined and from 15 to 17 reported in 1925. Monthly data on production and shipments from 1920 appeared in September, 1922, issue (No.
13), 4p. 48.
Compiled by the Northern Hemlock and Hardioood Manufacturers' Association, representing chiefly Wisconsin and upper Michigan mills, from actual reports of from
60 to 75 mills each month. Yearly averages covering the period 1913-1916 were shown in the August, 1924, issue (No. 36). The 1913 monthly averages on which the relative 5numbers were based are 37,664,000 and 36,442,000 board feet, respectively, for production and shipments.
The California Redwood Association has furnished to the Bureau of the Census the figures on the actual production, shipments, and orders received by 7 identical
mills for each month of 1918, 1919, and 1920. These 7 mills represent 40 per cent of the capacity of all listed mills for these years. For the first 4 months of 1921 reports
were furnished from 10 mills representing 56^ per cent of the capacity of all listed mills. For the remaining months of 1921 reports are available from 11 mills representing
71 per cent 9f the total listed capacity, and for 1922 to 1924 from 14 mills representing 73 per cent, and beginning with 1925 from 15 mills representing 79 per cent of the total
listed capacity. The actual average monthly production of the 7 reporting mills for 1918 was 14,984,000 feet. On the basis of 40 per cent capacity, the 1918 average monthly
production of all mills is computed as 37,460,000 feet. Regarding this as normal production, there has been computed the probable production of the total redwood capacity
based on the proportion which capacity of the reporting mills bears to the total of all mills. The columns on shipments and orders received represent a similar relationship between the actual reported figures and the total capacity of all mills.
64
Table 40.—HARDWOODS
WALNUT 3
ALL HARDWOODS
If
j
Total stocks i
YEAR AND
MONTH
i
Unsold stocks 1
Unfilled orders l
1
Total
hardwoods
Gum
Oak
Total
hardwoods
Gum
,
1
Total
hardwoods
Oak
Gum
Oak
Lumber
Production 2
(computed)
Ship- New 2
ments 2 orders
(com- (computed) puted)
Logs
Made
into St'ks
Stocks Pur- lumon chases ber
on
ment s
tion
" hand
and hand
i
veneer
Pro-
eKjj,.
Thousands of feet , board measure
i
M feet, log measure
i
1922 mo. av
1923mo. av_ 4 492,159 * 145,024 * 173,012 * 392,818 4 111,097 4 143,854 * 134,608 4 47,020 4 39,530
1924 mo. av. 5 555,276 5 174,425 s 191,629 3434,137 5 134,413 5 150,528 5 139,712 « 48,029 s 45,952
1925 mo. av. 763,233 234,025 245,086 616,003 182,308 197,030 168,485 57,645 54,063 s 72,000 5 87,000 « 94,000
1,807
2, 538
3, 529
3,830
1, 927
2,391
3, 144
3, 477
10, 214
8,153
11,463
19, 282
1923
May
June
July
August
2, 799
2, 812
2. 785
2, 200
2, 535
2,293
1,889
2,097
2,
2
3,
2
213
578
009
730
438, 779
479, 079
503, 889
512, 603
126, 326
139, 601
143, 992
150, 854
153,
164,
173,
177,
324
430
410
805
345, 317
389, 352
406, 550
408, 092
97,711
109, 619
113, 458
118, 351
149, 343
136, 414
143, 391
144, 667
127,
127,
123,
129,
373
325
886
831
40, 283
42, 144
41, 320
42, 149
41, 522
34, 699 |
35, 853 '
38, 340
September. 507, 794
502, 099
October
November _ 535, 871
December..
153,490
143,714
157, 260
175, 383
176, 970
189. 759
396, 997
389, 958
413, 461
115,661
10S, 117
114, 761
139, 326
140, 534
153, 300
137, 720
142, 079
154, 040
52, 393
50, 799
60, 053
41, 127
41,819
43,349
|
I
1,400 1,327
2,410 2,114
2,641 2,727
2,958 3,011
2,087
3,282
3,106
4, 158
7,355
7,871
8,450
8,553
2,647
2,524
2,190
2,316
2,384
2,405
2, 501
1, 905
3,395
3,658
2, 934
3,332
2,039
2,378
2, 623
2,060
7,943
8,121
8,506
9,143
1,830
2,298
2,618
2,579
1, 905
2, 229
2,342
2,083
3, 368
3, 441
3, 895
4,426
2, 561
2,702
3, 078
3, 704
3,088
3,568
3,246
3,285
8,646
7,819
7,751
8,167
2,308
2,383
2,108
2,756
2, 122
2,235
2,852
2,502
3, 634
3, 782
3. 060
3,312
2,428
2,647
2,409
2,742
9,355
10, 168
12, 885
13, 813
3,339
2,443
2,256
2,061
2,880
2,573
2,521
2,544
3,801
3,694
2,910
2,419
j
1924
J nnuary
February-March
A.pril
•|
i!
!i
May
June. _. ..
July . . 424, 175
477, 002
August
134, 261
151, 218
152, 555
163, 697
325, 652
355, 698
102, 204
114, 594
121, 337
117, 002
118, 285
137, 563
41, 044
44, 138
34, 144
51, 143
3, 647
3 375
3, 736
3,660
September _
October
November _
December..
546,
563,
653,
666,
242
759
653
825
169, 421
174, 274
202, 489
214, 889
188,
193,
222,
227,
942
997
837
743
428, 003
455, 080
516, 247
524, 142
128, 518
138, 168
157, 123
165, 871
151,
159,
173,
180,
132,
123,
158,
167,
838
485
179
924
46, 633
41, 546
54, 135
60, 677
42, 753
39, 738
54, 927
53, 004
3, 648
3, 990
3, 990
4,256
3,255
3,889
3,352
3,818
13, 605
14, 556
15, 176
15, 614
2,543
3,345
3,243
2,902
2,746
2,997
3,731
3,017
2,348
2, 695
2,931
2, 686
1925
January
February __
March
April
665, 144
689, 384
733, 351
775, 221
214, 750
219, 501
228, 110
289, 563
225,
227,
247,
258,
734
670
669
294
529,
554,
598,
646,
169,
176,
185,
199,
712
546
891
413
180, 321
182, 678
200, 1 16
215, 122
159, 337
153, 680
150, 027
148, 068
54, 927
49, 569
47, 836
49, 740
50, 743
49, 851
51, 497
48, 102
4, 650
4,056
4, 336
4, 017
4,182
3,825
3,654
3,341
16, 709
17, 085
17, 476
18, 232
3,205
3,472
3,679
3,862
3,073
3,208
3, 441
3,465
3, 356
4,002
4,281
4,678
May
June
July
August
775, 695
796, 324
802, 349
781, 610
241, 714
241, 912
242, 377
231, 784
251, 129
253, 228
252, 198
242, 544
638, 391
658, 998
653, 174
635, 618
194, 168
197, 199
196, 281
184, 084
206, 650
210, 831
201, 981
194, 514
157, 775
156, 356
169, 152
171, 277
56, 749
53, 542
52, 736
58, 245
49, 957
47, 226
57, 236
56, 862
74, 000
72, 000
73, 000
86, 000
83, 000
91, 000
4, 132
3, 589
3,873
3,491
3,029
3,119
2,940
3,237
19, 332
19, 515
20, 736
20, 898
3, 552
2,921
2,880
2, 637
3,496
3,261
2,656
2,637
4,734
4, 374
4,599
4, 599
SeptemberOctober
November _
December _.
761, 818
783, 401
788, 180
806. 346
222, 577
226, 808
225, 087
224, 112
228, 742
243, 417
249, 340
261,070
608, 554
619, 997
613,814
635, 176
171, 838
170, 786
168, 829
172, 966
178, 850
193, 980
195, 297
204, 024
176, 217
188, 400
207, 561
204,077
60, 712
67, 143
72, 354
68, 188
56, 688
55, 712
61, 572
63,312
78, 000
73, 000
65, 000
68, 000
83, 000 96, 000
93, 000 98, 000
96, 000 107, 000
92, 000 90,000
3,363
3,243
2,979
4,229
3,287
3,066
3,813
3,870
20, 688
20, 858
20, 024
19, 831
2,897
1,842
2, 121
2, 430
2, 879
2,378
2,361
3,281
4,770
3, 930
4,000
2, 569
i
515
280
267
255
052
771
532
474
1926
January
February..
March
April
May
June
. .
__
[j
1
!
1
i
1
j
i
1
Compiled from reports of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Institute, covering tmrdwood mills throughout the country; further details as to sizes, species, and geographical
distribution are given in the regular reports of thenot;
institute. The figures are all given as of the end of the month reported (original data being given as of the first of the
following month). Collection of these data was
undertaken from December, 1923, through June, 1924. From July through October, 1924, the number of production
units reporting on stocks and unfilled orders is considerably less than in the other months, ranging from 116 in July to 157 in October, but in most other months about
200 units reported. A single band mill is considered one unit of production.
2 Data on production, shipments, and new orders are reported by from 100 to 135 units each week to the Hardwood Mnaufacturers' Institute, the monthly data being
computed by applying the percentages of normal production calculated by the association for every four or five weeks' period to an average normal output of these mills
of about
100,000,000 feet per month. These figures thus represent only about two-thirds as many units as the data on stocks and unfilled orders.
3
Compiled by American Walnut Manufacturers' Association from reports of identical firms representing from 50 to 60 per cent of the walnut lumber industry.
4
Seven months' average, May through November, inclusive.
3 Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
65
Table 41.—WOODEN FURNITURE, PLYWOOD, AND HARDWARE
HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
AND CASE,
GOODS i
YEAR AND
MONTH
Unfilled
orders
Shipments
end
mo.
PIANO BENCHES AND STOOLS2
New
orders
1 (value)
NORTHERN
HARDWOODS5
PLYWOOD
Shipments
Unfilled
orders
(value)
Value
Pacific
fT
BookShip- *f1n- Coast
3
ings
m nts
Quan« 'o™«*»ft£:
tity
Production
SOUTHERN CYPRESS e
|
Produc-
Shipments
Shipments
tion
New Unfilled
orders,
orders end
mo.
i
Value, average per
firm, dollars
Number
of piecesj
Dollars
Thous. of sq. ft. of surface
i
!
1913 mo
1914 mo
1915 mo
1916 mo
1917 mo
1918 mo
1919 mo
av
av
av
av
av
av
av
j
28, 318
31, 034
24 755
i
j
J
i
|
!
$158, 311
Thous. of ft. b. m.
$204, 688 $147, 799
25, 296
31, 061
29, 241
32, 732
25, 390
19, 911
22 067
26, 041
30, 105
27, 813
33, 328
34, 206
27 838
26, 500
37, 397
33, 352
32, 700
27, 509
19, 067
34, 204
38, 852
28, 533
9Q 202
—
i
1920 mo. av__ $40, 266 $128, 088
1921 mo. av__ 23, 949 28, 812
1922 mo. a v _ _ 29, 883 45, 005
1923 mo. av_. 37, 882 56, 317
1924 mo. av__ 36, 950 46, 287
1925 mo. av__ 45, 742 52, 471
135, 781
74, 969
86, 476
110, 133
88, 366
89, 407
169, 616
46, 448
61, 808
93, 673
34, 797
26, 057
146, 646
71, 067
84, 276
109, 750
89, 732
86, 194
12, 465
10, 149
13, 689
16, 540
1931
January
February
March
\pril
30, 596
56, 163
37, 812
34, 533
52, 964
52, 143
43, 231
34, 193
97, 739
103, 666
86, 977
76, 366
56, 070
57, 974
42, 713
33, 927
90, 923
101, 165
94, 543
84, 691
13, 839
14, 598
14, 358
11, 918
43, 525
51, 576
51, 907
52, 249
28, 319
35, 592
34, 459
28, 070
Ivlay
June
July
August
28, 781
26, 820
29, 813
36, 413
34, 042
46, 881
48, 164
64, 472
65, 152
54, 560
64, 952
16, 575
22, 360
18, 464
26, 080
71, 384
68, 624
50, 960
57, 112
10, 438
10, 497
8,194
37, 642
35, 185
27, 392
23 952
24, 730
25, 328
22, 475
26, 625
September _ _ .
October
November
December
44, 113
43, 208
38, 121
37, 024
54, 805
54, 583
57, 133
45, 592
115, 352
120, 088
109, 096
101, 968
43, 296
40, 120
39, 528
20, 456
98, 000
123, 008
116, 728
119, 640
16, 818
19, 751
18, 356
19, 167
19, 732
14, 430
15, 713
26, 923
30, 286
32, 856
26, 835
26, 820
1935
January
February
March
April
34, 775
35, 302
42, 907
37, 154
55, 813
47, 976
45, 037
36, 990
83, 488
81, 304
83, 288
70, 600
24, 496
23, 992
19, 592
16, 736
78, 928
81, 688
87, 344
73, 240
13, 327
13, 548
47,411
12, 457
3,611
4 688
44, 894
47, 186
44, 732
29, 117
23, 913
25, 481
i
22 176
? 34, 135 7 31,432
May
841,637 8 33, 916
June
July
. .. 8 44. 700 8 53, 420
8
53, 940 8 63, 030
August
68, 032
68, 240
68, 888
79, 432
19, 792
18, 864
21, 256
26, 440
64, 720
52, 736
66, 976
71, 392
11, 307
11, 689
10, 638
11, 863
3, 678
3, 855
4,457
5, 014
3,980 2,256 !
4,420 4,440
4, 124 ! 5,003
4, 179
6, 417 ! 5, 809
41, 443
41, 299
26, 223
20. 811
20, 884
26, 282
28 909
35, 640
September. _ _ s 62, 301 * 69, 157
• 60, 852 773,625
October
7
November
55, 681 7 73, 449
' 45, 5187 55, 809
December
121, 048
131, 920
114, 552
102, 032
40, 648
44, 440
42, 272
14, 160
105, 800
115,024
109, 608
126, 872
17, 789
20, 963
19, 474
20, 885
4, 571
5, 512
4, 974
4, 832
6, 628
7, 518
4,933
5,214
7,657 j 5,200
15, 399
25, 175
15, 735
22, 098
29, 508
39, 979
35, 261
33, 269
31,741
1936
January
February
March
April
i
1
|
1
9,698
!
1
1
15,810
4, 165
7, 471
7, 496
|
j
1
i
|
26, 572
30, 097
28, 403
24, 783
25, 920
27, 390
27, 162
25, 101
27, 410
27, 574
27, 106
29, 466
31, 022
35, 575
25, 596
30, 979
37, 800
1
!
May
June
i
|
1
13,969 \
14,979 !
|
1
1 Combined figures representing average shipments and unfilled orders per firm from reports of 50 identical firms of the National Association of Chair Manufacturers,
from 42 to 58 firms of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers' Association, and about 100 firms of the National Alliance of Case Goods Association. Data from the National
Association of Chair Manufacturers were discontinued after May, 1925, while those of the National Alliance of Case Goods Associations were not collected from June through
September but on an average per firm basis, the data are still quite comparable.
2 Compiled by the National Association of Piano Bench and Stool Manufacturers from concerns estimated to cover about 80 per cent of this industry. Reports are from
14 firms in July, 1917, gradually decreasing until only 8 firms reported in 1923 and 1924. The figures are strictly comparable, however, as the 6 firms which ceased reporting
went out of this line of business. Monthly data from 1917 to 1923, appeared in the June, 1924, issue (No. 34), p. 57.
3 Compiled by the Plywood Manufacturers' Association from reports of 20 members (only 18 members in April), of which 2 or 3 report on shipments only. These data
represent
the business of building up veneers into plywood of from 3 to 8 thicknesses. Details as to kinds of wood and nature of cores are shown in the Association's report.
4
Compiled by the Pacific Coast Manufacturers1 Association from reports of 6 mills.
6
Data from Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, representing chiefly Wisconsin and upper Michigan mills. These figures represent actual
reports
from 60to 75 mills each month. The hardwoods cut are mostly maple, birch, and beech.
fl
Computed from weekly reports of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers' Association, covering from 12 to 18 companies each week and prorated to a normal weekly capacity of
6,258,283
feet, the overlapping weeks in each month being also prorated to obtain a monthly figure.
7
Average of two associations only.
8 Average for one association only.
79396°—26
5
66
Table 42.—TOTAL LUMBER AND FLOORING
Retail yards, 9th
Fed. Res. Dist.s
ProducExports *
tion^
YEAR AND
MONTH
Sales
Stocks
Thousands of feet, board measure
OAK FLOORING 6
MAPLE FLOORING^
LUMBEK-Ail species
Composite
prices 4
Ship- Stocks, Orders Unfilled
ProShip- Stocks,
Proend of Orders Unfilled
end of
Hard- Soft- duction ments month booked orders duction ments month booked orders
woods woods
Dollars per
thousand feet,
board measure
Thousands of feet, board measure
1909-13 mo.
av
2, 197, 334
1914 mo. av_- 2, 102, 537
1915mo.av__ 2, 086, 531
1916mo.av_- 2, 262, 175
1917 mo. av_. 2, 141, 144
1918mo.av_- 1, 874, 419
178, 398
216, 037
149, 146
93, 947
91, 208
84,971
85, 314
2, 069, 522
2, 059, 875
1, 762, 264
2, 270, 551
2, 495, 261
2, 418, 838
2, 618, 828
109, 268
129, 280
100, 401
127, 743
146, 071
161, 500
161, 687
June
__ __
July
August
2, 635, 982
2, 410, 954
2, 237, 900
2, 531, 675
157, 769
138, 792
156, 703
150, 904
September -_
October
November..
December. _.
2, 439, 220
2, 509, 998
2, 304, 835
2, 153, 206
1913mo.av_-
1919mo.av_.
1920mo.av__
1921 mo. av—
1922 mo. av—
1923 mo. av..
1924mo.av__
1925 mo. av__
1924
May.
i
4,572
6,675
7,464
9,205
11, 563
11, 120
4,858
4,572
6,009
6,877
8,894
11,470
10, 446
5, 537
12, 171
10, 544
15, 877
17, 158
22, 489
25, 652
25, 680
4,719
6,104
7,419
9, 525
11, 429
8,956
4,781
6,290
7,285
7, 578
7,547
16, 124
20, 074
7,270
$40. 33
46.72
43.11
41.72
$48. 98
27.42
30.79
33.86
30.95
30.71
10, 039
10, 383
8,378
11,479
11,734
8,603
8,826
11, 848
8, 259
8,121
11,934
11,805
7, 865
8,428
15, 448
15, 963
30, 749
28, 040
21, 343
23, 880
26, 979
14, 163
5,106
8,991
12, 194
11, 085
8,085
8,360
38, 289
26, 723
10, 193
20,311
26, 804
12, 347
10, 117
10, 101
10, 745
12, 411
22, 877
30, 103
34, 843
43, 167
11, 070
7,800
13, 595
23, 945
28, 878
35, 306
42, 825
14, 431
25, 859
32, 875
23, 006
33, 609
43, 773
47, 104
11, 782
6,343
14, 058
23, 723
28, 313
35, 900
38, 494
15, 035
11,324
12, 003
33, 052
44, 258
46, 562
52,031
118, 935
116, 751
114, 887
111, 822
44.67
42.53
42.12
41.77
31.34
29.97
29.31
29.82
8,349
7,492
7,604
7,471
6,472
7, 425
7,546
8,369
25, 243
25, 406
25, 557
23, 949
4,769
6,436
7,331
9,453
10, 736
9,596
9,074
10, 090
37, 769
32, 935
34, 057
35, 180
38, 185
33, 713
36, 814
39, 574
49, 706
50, 189
48, 842
45, 136
30, 853
30, 824
43, 080
48, 847
41, 164
36, 093
41, 842
50, 262
20, 999
18, 643
17, 525
9,182
115,453
104, 906
91, 541
96, 516
41.90
42.19
42.59
42.63
30.27
29.79
30.21
30.96
6,682
7,707
7,946
10, 034
8,374
7,761
7,284
6,935
22,440
23,073
22, 931
25, 992
7,553
6,864
8,366
10, 652
9,237
8,124
8,859
12, 735
36, 125
42, 253
37,064
36, 975
38,011
42, 497
35, 721
34, 642
42, 564
41, 105
41, 795
43, 823
33, 833
34, 657
46, 103
39, 887
45, 368
36, 005
47, 883
53, 295
150, 950
136, 124
176, 935
183, 701
8,128
8, 194
11,334
17, 690
111, 707
116,433
119, 327
118,088
43.49
44.23
43.78
42.92
31.44
31.68
31.63
31.41
9,967
8,438
8,640
8,224
7,523
7,604
7,513
7,562
28, 214
28, 481
29, 110
29, 775
8,866
7,142
5,602
5,573
12, 755
12, 559
11, 225
9,358
41, 768
38, 245
41,611
43, 473
34, 812
34, 904
40, 564
44, 432
50, 925
52, 804
52, 623
51, 702
33, 794
33, 539
35, 956
43, 326
53; 772
52, 626
46, 902
47, 349
2,682,113
2, 745, 777
2,563,211
2, 800, 999
160, 258
183, 170
158, 369
132, 089
21, 084
24, 961
23, 621
22, 545
115, 605
113, 577
114,887
119, 294
41.43
40. 9440.22
40.16
30.84
29.93
29. 85
30. 15
7,687
7,600
7,962
8,325
7,399
8,353
10, 167
10, 567
29, 165
28, 504
26, 399
24, 115
7,413
9,244
12, 172
11,534
8, 752
9,498
11,012
11, 136
41, 329
41, 692
44, 026
46,282
42, 104
43, 699
48,029
48, 948
51, 254
53, 494
45, 155
41, 082
43, 372
46, 003
49, 904
54, 372
50, 862
50, 092
53, 740
59, 844
2, 738, 842
2, 835, 311
2, 476, 262
2, 403, 748
138, 044
170, 376
148, 858
201, 369
20, 999
20,978
17, 851
9,323
115, 453
104, 722
98, 345
100, 181
40.58
40. 54
41. 67
41.69
30.35
30.35
30.59
30.34
9,292
10, 720
9,084
9,984
10,704
9,439
7,445
6,855
22, 750
23,728
25, 072
28,440
9,766
7,916
6,340
8,749
9, 980
8,219
7,829
9,076
45, 922
49, 498
41, 947
42, 206
45, 630
49, 686
39, 276
41,816
38, 372
39, 921
43, 204
44; 715
39, 968
40, 094
41, 594
47, 300
52,729
44, 793
50, 565
61, 103
$30, 995 7 215, 564
203, 175
16, 786
153, 155
13, 838
15, 496
126, 744
14, 651
127, 719
13, 403
111, 606
112, 302
17, 226
12, 954
15, 803
16,815
17, 359
159, 613
157, 877
176, 055
160, 298
2, 462, 094
2, 407, 740
2, 647, 420
2, 662, 413
1925
January
February
March
April
May.
June
July...
August
_
September. .
October
November..
December..-
1936
January
February
March..
April
Mav
!
;
June
, beech, white fir, and
sugar pins—representing over 70 per cent of tlie total cut of lumber in the United States. Annual figures for 1913 and 1914 are from actual reports to the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, and from 1915 through 1920 are computed on the basis of actual reports to the Forest Service. Monthly figures for 1920 are obtained by prorating the cut of each species as reported by the associations whose figures are carried on these columns to the Forest Service total. For subsequent months prorating is done
on an approximate average for the years 1917 to 1920.
2 Exports consisting of boards, planks, and scantlings are from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
3 Data compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Stocks represent the inventories of 19 companies retailing lumber through 588 yards in the Ninth Federal
Reserve District; sales represent the total retail business reported by 21 companies operating 625 yards. Data for 1919 were estimated for a few companies on the basis of the
correlation of reporting companies of 1919 and 1920. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in October, 1923, issue (No. 20), p. 59.
* Composite lumber prices compiled from weekly data published in the Lumber Manufacturer and Dealer, representing combined weighted averages for the respective
series of lumber, based on quotations on various grades for each species. The species are weighted according to annual production of the previous year, the w y eights changing about May of each year, when the new production figures are available. The softwood index is based upon 7 species: Yellow pine, Douglas fir, North Carolina pine.
white pine, hemlock, spruce, and cypress. The hardwood index is based upon 13 species: Maple, birch, beech, basswood, elm, oak, gum, ash, cottonwood, chestnut, poplar,
hickory, and walnut. Figures formerly published covered only first week of the month.
* Data on maple flooring (including also birch and beech) are compiled by the Maple Flooring Manufacturers1 Association, said to represent about 70per cent of the industry. The data for the period 1919-1922 include reports from 20 identical mills; in 1923 an additional mill was included, while 3 mills ceased reporting at the beginning of 1924.
In July, 1925, one other member was added, making a total of 19 reporting. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in July, 1922, issue (No. 11), p. 43.
c Compiled by the Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association from reports of 25 identical mills, said to represent about 90 per cent of the total oak-flooring industry.
Monthly data from 1912 appeared in May, 1924, issue (No. 33), p. 36.
' Seven months' average, June to December, inclusive.
67
Table 43.—GLASS, OPTICAL GOODS, AND CHINA PLUMBING FIXTURES
SPECTACLE
FRAMES
AND
MOUNTINGS^
YEAR AND MONTH
ILLUMINATING
GLASSWARE 2
Actual ShipSales UnNet
probilled filled orders
duc- ments
(value) orders
tion billed
Per cent of capacity
Relative to 1919
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly av..__ 100
104
monthly av...
monthly av...
73
82
monthly av...
monthly av.__
119
monthly av_._
97
monthly av... « 91
1OO
114
51
41
83
43
834
e 35. 1
46.3
49.1
42.8
44.9
e
POLISHED
PLATE
GLASS3
Net
orders
received
Production
633.9
42.6
49.7
40.8
44.3
4, 465
6,390
7,422
7,629
7,469
83
77
58
46
41.5
46.0
50.5
43.7
51. 5
52.2
54.6
58. 1
41.8
45.3
44.6
39.7
7,603
7,424
8,280
8,361
May . June
July
August
90
82
45
70
32
23
25
30
39.9
40.1
33.6
38.1
39.9
35.4
25.1
28.4
38.1
36.0
29.0
37.8
8,203
7,313
6,920
6, 650 1
May _ June
July
August
September _
October
November
December
8 7, 806
8 1, 695
Shipments
• 4, 773
7 232, 573
7 244, 712
43
43
38
20
48.7
45.8
43.5
42.2
37.7
45.7
51.0
43.6
44.3
48.3
45.5
39.5
6,948
8,154 |
7,821 !
7,878 )
80
90
97
96
27
35
42
39
38.9
50.0
51.0
43.0
38.7
52.0
55.5
38.7
39.4
45.1
48.7
41.9
8,674
8,568
9,774
9,848
93
102
81
34
30
29
45.5
49.2
36.1
44.1
40.2
48.4
27.9
40.6
43.6
46.8
34.3
40.8
9,812
9,885
9,928
10, 328
45.9
50.6
47.3
37. 6
50. 1
51.0
46.1
48.1
47.8
51.9
47.3
44.4
10, 297
10, 714
9,889
9,506
!
--
"
199,909
2,312
2,378
2,052
1,760
2, 032
1, 922
2,001
7 360, 937
i
207, 977
2,202
7 449, 387
.
!
I
1-
Stocks,
end mo.
:::::::::::
j
i
Unfilled
orders,
end mo.
Number of pieces
j
85
110
87
87
1
6 1, 929
e 2, 236
125
128
139
115
1925
January
February
March
April.
mo.
Net
orders
received
Thousands of gross
1924
January
Februorv
March
April
September
October
November
December
Un-
filled Stocks,
Shipend
ments orders,
end
mo.
Production
Thous.
sq. ft.
32. 4
44.0
49.3
43.6
44.8
VITREOUS CHINA PLUMBING
FIXTURES «
GLASS CONTAINERS *
1,916
1,865
1,570
1,428
6,783
7,245
8,400
8,794
4,107
4,521
4,926
5,536
191, 831
221, 906
298,108
275, 710
266,987
277, 822
514, 062
444, 217
303, 271
308, 105
243,
246,
196,
236,
392, 533
367, 843
469, 361
508,308
323, 023
369,022
422, 373
439, 830
515
596
590
763
1926
January
February
March
April
May
June
I
1
!
Data from the Optical Manufacturers' Association, representing about 60 per cent of the industry. The figures were discontinued after July, 1925. Yearly figures
from2 1913 to 1918 appeared in August, 1925, issue (No 48), p. 62.
Data from reports of from 9 to 11 firms to the Illuminating Glassware Guild, estimated to represent from 70 to 75 per cent of the capacity of the industry, with capacity ranging from 4,500 to 7,000 turns per month. A turn is a four-hour working period for one shop. The association reports give details by classes of shades, reflectors,,
bowls,
and globes in number of turns.
3
Compiled by Plate Glass Manufacturers of America, comprising practically the entire industry. Monthly data for 1923 appeared in January, 1926, issue (No. 53),
p. 23.
4
Data from the Glass Container Association, covering 41 manufacturers of glass containers of which 1 firm is missing in September. Details by classes are shown in
the association's report.
£ Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from reports of 35 manufacturers, covering almost all firms making vitreous chinaware which in
regular practice is connected with a drainage system. The figures represent A grade or regular selection. Details by classes are given on press releases, showing also B
grade or culls, the classification including siphon jets, washdowns, reverse traps, lowdown tanks, lavatories, and miscellaneous. Net orders received comprise total new
orders
less cancellations, while stocks show amount of finished glost fixtures on hand at the end of the month.
6
Eight months' average, May to December, inclusive.
7 Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
s Seven months' average, January to July, inclusive.
6 Four months' average, September to December, inclusive.
68
Table 44.—BUILDING BRICK, TILE AND TERRA COTTA
Number
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
mo. av
mo. av
mo. av
mo. av
mo. av
mo. av
mo. av
Thousands of brick
57
23
20
20
17
251, 949
187, 856
224, 962
275, 946
1923
September.
October
NovemberDecember
Dolls,
Thous. of
thous.
sq. ft.
per
129, 573
7
231,063
Stocks,
end
of
Quan- Value month
tity
$15. 96
21.85
15. 25
17.36
19. 81
17.04
14.70
Average
price 6
Thous. Thous. Dolls, per
of dolls. of sq.ft.
sq. ft.
ARCHITECTURAL
TERRA..
COTTA
BOOKINGS ^
Quan- Value
tity
Short
tons
5,252
5,629
5,930
FACE BRICK*
Thous.
of dolls.
Shipments
N. ¥.5
Shipments
White
wall tile
UnBurned burned
Shipments
Wholesale I ProUnfilled price,
ducorders
tion
red,
Ceramic
mosaic
1§
**
1
YEAR AND
MONTH
Stocks, end of
month
i
FLOOR AND WALL TILE 2
Production
f
COMMON BRICK i
Un-
St'ks, filled
end orders,
mo. end
mo.
Thousands of brick
$652
895
743
1,163
1,348
1,288
1,686
591
691
666
727
511
616
616
660
1,544
1,740
1,576
1,736
859
1,244
956
966
46, 687
64, 918
56, 757
129, 024
344, 580
281, 735
279,504
68,597
158,524
281,917
20
26
39
30
307, 633
306, 922
334, 381
313, 696
143, 641
129, 310
80, 643
55, 646
20.00
8,604
132, 538
66, 199
356, 429
293, 177
276, 124
266, 914
19.00
18. 00
19.00
9,112
10, 233
12, 990
1,057
1,029
1,143
1,385 !
713
755
656
595
638
731
545
377
1,348
1,409
1,451
1,662
1,064
1,039
899
755
1934
January
February.
March
,__ „
April
45
26
15
8
306, 503
282, 813
250, 118
238, 703
38, 349
39, 695
46, 226
58, 972
45, 762
104, 663
142, 197
169, 855
272, 403
286, 219
335, 926
382, 778
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
4,712
3,637
4,689
4,983
4,447
3, 500
3,961
May
June
July
August
6
7
12
13
223, 458
258, 474
231, 182
70, 802
72, 725
86, 722
3, 945
3, 893
68,138
394, 156
366, 098
314, 588
256, 017
20.00
20.00
261,800
163, 298
158, 753
149, 622
120, 777
16. 00
13. 50
3, S62
September
October
NovftTTibftr
December.. _ .
22
18
24
48
272, 172
312, 061
319, 585
354, 477
61, 150
44, 543
49, 596
51, 162
111, 846
135, 806
126, 945
118, 759
226, 529
186, 977
179, 225
202, 906
14.00
14. 00
13. 50
13. 50
1925
January
February _
March
April..
31
26
16
6
279, 862
305, 831
287, 800
281, 858
23,951
34, 891
43, 446
71, 266
94, 185
110, 790
170, 697
206, 551
201, 479
247, 176
329, 673
339, 629
14.50
14.50
13.50
13.50
9
5
12
7
239, 389
225, 451
227, 306
265, 897
67, 480
82, 987
92, 267
89, 608
180, 851
173, 215
180, 407
159, 309
333, 967
326, 226
292, 775
301, 913
15.00
15. 50
15.50
15. 37
12
18
21
43
338, 857
306, 588
279, 188
104, 066
86, 164
64, 090
62, 947
171, 830
172, 542
144, 127
137, 788
252, 511
262, 534
239, 636
253, 490
14.75
14. 75
14.75
14.75
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
_
_.
316,023
4,235
3,678
$1, 246
7,659 $0.24 $0. 40
10, 524
10, 556
11, 937
13, 980
4,064
1,197
1,087
1,182
1,301
6,510
7,022
7,605
7,845
.24
.24
.24
.24
.40
.40
.40
.40
16, 779
13, 907
12, 462
13, 578
1,623
1, 533 1
1,374
1,628
454
470
574
680
326
384
609
777
1, 716
1,753
1,657
1,678
888
1,040
1,145
1,264
3,514
3, 777
3, 635
3, 913
1,216
1,324
1,249
1,322
7,846
7,834
7,616
7,398
.24
.24
.24
.24
.40
.40
.40
.40
10, 656
1,288 |
1, 187 ;
1,544
1,013
805
742
775
743
837
710
697
214
1, 473
1, 448
1,510
1, 503
1, 194
1,109
949
936
4,090
4,404
3,882
3,859
3,770
1, 308
1, 462
1,170
1,134
7,533
7,821
7,910
8,964
.24
.24
.24
.24
.40
.40
.40
.40
11, 471
10, 374
9,861
1,184
954
1,106
1,022
692
745
664
639
722
692
555
366
1,457
1,475
1,433
1,803
808
781
716
644
3,606
3,708
3, 031
3,891
4,260
.24
.24
.24
.24
.40
.40
.40
.40
12, 809
11, 429
14, 849
17, 875
1,434
1,306
1, 675
2, 073
548
508
670
777
283
436
732
902
2,068
2,034
3,859
9,090
9,358
9,506
9,076
1,801
4,014
1,085
1,162
1,357
1,503
1,769
728
949
1,091
1,140
1,544
1,625
1,725
1,788
8,308
7,389
7,194
6,624
.24
.24
.24
.24
.40
.40
.40
.40
10, 376
14, 964
10, 774
15, 451
1,287
1,806
1,392
2,002
883
817
837
812
890
875
822
733
1,688
1,589
1,503
1,477
1,200
1,153
1,007
892
1,892
2,029
1,761
6,617
6,542
6,539
.24
.24
.24
.40
.40
.40
18, 550
12, 341
13, 864
14, 483
2,156
1,607
1,696
1,794
723
823
683
640
681
651
504
409
1, 522
1,693
1,713
1,978
929
903
835
770
4.200
4, 047
3,289
3,042
3,270
4,162
4,315
4,408
4,508
4,809
4,526
4,839
4,867
5,092
5,178
5,313
5,619
5,470
5,040
11,293
14, 339
8, 995
9,526
1926
January
February
March
May
1 Data, except prices, compiled by the Common Brick Manufacturers' Association of America from reports of about 100 concerns representing about 30 per cent of the
total output of common brick. It should be noticed that the number of plants shut down increases considerably in the winter, owing to seasonal shutdowns in the more
northern localities. Details by districts are given in the association's reports. Monthly data from 1921 appeared in May, 1925, issue (No. 45), p. 27.
2 Compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from data reported by 37 concerns who produced about 80 per cent of the total production of
floor3 and wall tile in 1923, including the entire membership of the Associated Tile .Manufacturers. Details by grades and kinds are issued each month in mimeograph form.
Bookings of architectural terra cotta are compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from the reports of 27 manufacturers who produced
•over 95 per cent of the total architectural terra cotta made in 1922. Values exclude freight, cartage, duty, and setting charges. Monthly data from 1919 are given in the
October,
1924, issue (No. 38), p. 52. Details by districts are given in the press releases.
4
Data compiled by American Face Brick Association, representing averages per plant in order to allow for the variation in number of firms reporting. About 70 firms
usually report. Monthly data from 1922 appeared in January, 1926, issue (No. 53), p. 22.
s Wholesale prices are monthly averages from U. S. Department, of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, yearly price averages from 1913 to 1918 appeared in the November,
1924, 6 issue (No. 39), p. 101.
Ceramic mosaic prices relate to K-inch square, selected, white; and white wall tile prices relate to bright glazed, 6 by 3 inches, standard. The prices are weighted
by the
shipments of ceramic mosaic and white wall tile, respectively, of each firm reporting on these items.
<7 Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive.
69
Table 45.—CEMENT, HIGHWAYS, AND PAVING BRICK
PAVING BRICK <
CONCRETE FEDERAL AID
PAVEMENTS
HIGHWAYS
UNDER
CONCONWholesale
Per
TRACTED
STRUCTION
price, net,
(end of month) 3
FOR 2
Unfilled cent
without bags
CanStocks,
Stocks,
of
caShip- end of
Ship- end of Orders cella- orders,
ProProYEAR AND MONTH duction
received tions end off pacity
ments month
duction ments month
Chi- Lehlgii
Estimonth
Discago Valley Total Roads mated
tance
(No. 1
mills
cost
dist.
and
No. 2
Thous.
brick)
Thousands of barrels
Per barrel
Thous.of sq.yds. of
Thousands
of
brick,
No.
1
quality
Miles
dolls.
PORTLAND CEMENT
1913 monthly a v _ _ _
1914 monthly a v _ _ _
191 5 monthly a v _ _ _
191 6 monthly a v _ _ _
1917 monthly av
1918 monthly a v _ _ _
1919 monthlv av
7, 675
7,353
7,146
7,589
7,721
5, 891
6,700
7,391
7, 203
7,219
7,852
7,542
5, 894
7,167
11, 220
12, 773
11,312
11, 054
11, 080
9,386
9, 809
$1.011
.89
.95
1.19
1.53
1.67
1. 66
$0. 89
.89
.79
1.03
1.40
1.75
1.74
1920 monthly av__.
1921 monthly av__.
1922 monthly a v _ _ _
1923monthlyav__.
1924 monthly a v _ _ _
1925 monthly a v _ _ _
8, 306
8,191
9,489
11,448
12, 405
13, 442
7,999
7,921
9,714
11,324
12, 146
13, 060
7, 278
10, 161
9, 572
9,258
13, 178
Iff, 048
1.80
1.54
1.61
1.72
1.74
1.73
2.05
1.85
1.73
1.88
1.75
1.75
3,264
4, 686
6, 595
6, 580
7,679
8,681
2, 454
3,662
4,863
4, 245
4,842
5, 328
$274, 024
301, 883
280, 959
14, 529
14, 638
12, 184
1924
January
February
March
April
8,788
8, 588
10,370
11,726
5,210
5,933
8,995
12, 771
14, 155
16, 815
18, 189
17, 159
1.72
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
4,013
4,562
8,009
10, 196
2,613
3,421
5,798
7,004
274, 173
76, 903
277, 802
286, 814
13, 923
13, 800
13, 767
13, 926
19, 664
19, 571
21, 656
22, 750
9, 491
6, 442
10, 989
15, 827
91, 737
102, 498
117,451
122, 123
May
June
July
August
13, 777
13, 53-8
14, 029
15, 128
14, 551
15, 036
16, 614
16, 855
16, 403
14, 903
12, 319
10, 666
1.75
1.75
1.75
1. 75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
12, 500
8,948
10, 025
10, 286
8,527
4,939
6,214
6, 010
302, 683
325, 181
333, 979
337, 398
14, 558
15, 350
15, 704
15, 694
26, 569
24, 998
31, 452
26, 569
24, 507
27, 786
31, 300
32, 400
Septemb*3**
October
November
December
14, 519
14, 820
13, 141
10, 435
16, 827
17, 160
10, 289
5,506
8,404
6, 073
8,928
14, 123
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.68
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
6, 839
6,806
3,000
6,958
3,818
3,211
1,891
4,661
344, 905
333, 121
311, 178
285, 460
15,712
15, 538
14, 390
13.. 287
25, 833
26, 294
27, 078
23, 000
1925
Januarv
Februarv
March
April
8, 856
8,255
11, 034
13, 807
5,162
6,015
10, 279
14, 394
17, 656
19, 689
20, 469
19, 877
1.74
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
4,513
5,047
8,502
17, 363
3,474
3,787
5, 772
12, 463
269, 757
261, 132
264, 625
261, 712
12, 759
12, 344
12, 389
12, 231
Mav
June
July
August
15, 503
15, 387
15, 641
16, 419
16, 735
17, 501
18, 131
18, 383
18, 440
16, 409
13, 896
11, 952
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1. 75
1.75
1.75
12, 286
10, 222
12, 044
9,594
7, 724
5,981
6,362
6, 368
280, 358
284, 483
284, 609
278, 662
15, 939
15, 992
13, 656
10, 809
17, 711
15, 309
10, 187
6,914
10, 247
10, 979
14, 534
18, 429
1.75
1.70
1.65
1.65
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
9,730
6,135
3,488
5, 244
4, 087
3,711
1,718
2,491
291, 549
292, 662
343, 997
257, 958
_.
September
October _
November
December
1936
January
February
Jvlarch
April..
|
i
|j
4, 455 5 3, 435
1
6
2, 207
957
1, 258
7 86, 763
71,115
63, 710
680
70
74
6,834
11, 136
33, 739
20, 847
1,164
110
88
665
51, 419
55, 482
78, 347
83, 184
46
50
50
57
122, 303
111,637
110, 286
97, 407
46, 147
23, 240
28, 747
21, 454
444
1,304
2,855
594
100, 242
99,314
92, 237
76, 867
69
68
81
74
31, 563
29, 142
22, 833
9,207
86, 875
73, 604
73, 846
85, 283
27, 070
16, 535
10, 839
11,235
1, 536
924
1, 620
176
74, 089
59, 496
45, 840
44, 059
88
91
89
75
25, 266
20, 841
27, 404
28, 444
4, 198
5,613
12, 271
18, 738
111, 666
117,776
135, 435
139, 223
5, 751
6,932
23, 188
21, 921
40
21
712
1, 627
51, 572
49, 692
64, 091
68, 636
62
62
78
81
12, 583
12, 536
12, 276
11, 837
32, 177
30, 731
30, 635
34, 098
25, 690
31, 973
34, 317
35, 638
131, 689
126, 038
117, 543
116, 123
41, 391
31, 125
29, 270
33, 209
1,969
1,014
1,855
1,132
82, 101
82,239
75, 389
77, 662
86
82
79
81
12, 186
12, 188
11,935
10, 838
30, 072
28, 935
23,611
21, 302
29, 773
28, 482
17, 869
10,788
104, 286
99, 567
101,915
95, 427
31, 925
19, 021
17, 746
9, 916
2, 362
3,262
364
738
63, 702
51, 161
50, 669
46, 608
78
74
60
64
631,495 6 27, 123 7 78, 929 6 24, 699
24, 620
20, 957 99, 588 21, 485
27, 793
21, 279 116,390 22, 616
I
_-_-
May
June
I
1
Data on Portland cement, presenting complete reports of manufacturers, are from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines, except prices, which are averages
of weekly prices reported by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cement industry is highly seasonal and its figures should be compared with
corresponding months of previous years rather than with other months of the current year. Detailed data by months back to 1915, with an 8-year average for each month
which can be used for seasonal comparisons, will be found in the September, 1923, issue (No. 25), p. 47. Monthly price data from 1913 appeared in December, 1923, issue
(No.2 28), p. 54.
Concrete pavements contracted for throughout the United States are from the Portland Cement Association, Highway Bureau. The total contacts include streets and
alleys
besides roads.
3
Data on amount of Federal aid highways under construction at the end of month specified are compiled by the LL S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Public Roads,
and 4include all kinds of improved roads built with Federal aid.
Compiled from reports of the Paring Brick Manufacturers' Association, covering from 24 to 29 companies each month, stated to represent from 66 to 71 per cent of the
industry; further details as to size, quality, and geographical distribution may be obtained from the regular reports of the association.
* Of the numerical 1919 monthly average, 3,221,000 yards was actually reported. The remainder is the prorated portion of a total of 3,338,309 yards for the last year of
pavement
less than 6 inches thick not allocated by class of pavement. This has been prorated to roads on the basis of the roads' share of allocated contracts.
6
Nine months' average April to December, inclusive.
7
Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
70
Table 46.—METHANOL AND ETHYL ALCOHOL
METHANOL i
ETHYL ALCOHOL »
Refined
Crude, for refining
Consumed
YEAR AND MONTH
Purchased
United
States
Canada
Stocks, refineries,
end of month
United
States
Canada
Produced
United
States
Canada
Stocks, end of
of month
United
States
With-
Ware-
izatiou
month
house
Produc- drawn
for
stocks,
tion denaturend of
Canada
Gallons
Thousands of gallons
4
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
3 6, 581
3 6, 573
3 6, 758
3 15, 232
3 17, 632
3 12, 532
3 8, 180
3 1, 413
3
1, 484
3 2, 118
3 7, 044
§7,814
3 7, 554
3
5, 033
3, 014
2, 495
2, 500
4
2, 602
4
3, 657
4
14, 719
4
6, 403
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average.
1925 monthly average
6 9, 485
6,119
8,137
11, 234
12 201
« 4, 398
3 864
6,876
9,527
10,965
5 4, 466
7,040
5,074
4,754
3, 980
13, 819
11,301
10, 054
8,788
12, 476
8,522
7,455
6, 357
1, 915
3,564
4,833
6,235
8,891
7,812
9,254
11, 029
6,758
7, 697
9,021
11, 130
7,244
6,035
4,614
3, 481
13, 118
15, 962
16, 452
19, 930
12, 012
14, 515
16, 211
19, 423
3,632
2,881
1,975
1,350
13, 690
9,722
9,682
10, 168
1,932
4,037
5,010
5,983
|
a 480, 012
e 669, 215
e 25, 133
6 1. 355, 717
8 41, 085
6 514, 506
6 24, 202
« 591, 996
4
4
e 47, 019
1934
January
February
March
April
_ _ _ _
May
June
July
August
_ «.
September
October
November
December
- -
1925
January
February
March
April
430, 372
581, 181
37,928
1, 785, 550
65, 643
474, 701
36, 680
717, 853
68, 477
16,323
13, 120
12, 592
12, 096
May
June
July
August
390, 831
336, 740
395, 832
435,423
588,073
480, 057
645, 490
621, 670
29,123
17, 493
22, 941
None.
1, 869, 327
1, 461, 989
1, 543, 375
1, 465, 549
58, 648
55, 475
42, 944
42, 077
416, 227
375, 040
394, 207
525, 683
27, 965
16, 793
22, 000
None.
715, 100
669, 861
554, 261
575, 492
50, 344
51,551
' 52,459
32, 007
12, 718
13, 457
13, 143
18, 550
9,971
11, 526
16, 240
16,823
7,831
9,038
6,968
7, 831
September
October
November
December
454, 391
681, 985
597, 836
596, 693
619, 182
905, 952
809, 507
771, 827
22, 188
12,200
40, 895
47, 391
1, 362, 18S
1, 064, 365
856, 751
792, 357
19, 889
36, 606
33, 186
15, 300
509, 185
671,808
6o5. 541
608, 152
26, 898
11, 500
39, 200
45, 555
526, 176
515,917
495, 492
557, 812
40, 129
32, 443
40, 846
54, 915
19, 859
21, 541
21, 235
18, 021
21, 624
20, 680
8,913
7,411
6,636
1936
January.
February
March
April
__
May
June _
1 Compiled from individual rep9rts of all methanol-refining plants in the United States and Canada by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, the
following grades of methanol being included: 95 per cent refined, 97 per cent refined, pure, O. P. and denaturing grade methanol. The amounts of crude methanol purchased by refiners are less than consumption of crude in refineries because many refiners have their own crude plants and thus do not have to purchase crude methanol.
Canadian refineries all have their own supplies of crude and so no purchase column is shown for Canada.
2 Statistics of ethyl alcohol, compiled by the U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue, comprise all 160° proof alcohol produced in the United States.
Withdrawals for denaturing represent approximate production of denatured alcohol. The large increase in the proportion of the total production used for denaturing,
beginning with 1922, is stated to be due to the use of denatured alcohol, which pays no tax, for certain medical purposes in place of pure alcohol which was formerly used
and is taxable.
3 Fiscal year beginning July 1 of year indicated,
* Stocks on June 30 of year indicated.
« Eight months' average, May to December, inclusive.
6
Nine months' average, April to December, inclusive.
71
Table 47.—WOOD DISTILLATION1
METHANOL (CRUDE)
ACETATE OF LIME
1
Ship- Stocks,
Ex- 2
of ports
ments end
1110.
Production
YEAR AND MONTH
monthly average.
monthly average
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
12, 421
4,885
10, 445
13, 700
10, 751
12, 749
9
$2.78
1.87
2,300 2,26
3.84
1,829
3.27
1,926
1.837
2.90
1,942
1,520
13, 683
13, 424
9,819
12, 493
35, 836
14, 269
23, 537
22, 162
Production
Dolls,
per
cwt.
Thousands of pounds
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
i.".
"S «
gsl
Shipments
Stocks,
end of
mo.
Exports 2
652, 021
324, 504
567, 409
716, 144
574, 799
628, 732
635, 563
666, 718
591, 531
652, 849
2, 749, 407
8, 494, 877
2, 110, 722
1,611,620
4««
en
Carbonized
Stocks, j
Total
end of
mo.
Dolls,
per
gal.
Gallons
58, 589
34, 343
105, 860
100, 585
53, 386
34, 015
DAILY CAPACITY
WOOD
$2.56
.80
1.64
1.06
.76
.61
Re- Shutport- down
ing
Cords
78, 580
34, 177
64, 286
80, 787
61, 577
66, 377
829, 227
826, 847
942, 884
794, 744
715, 690
622, 608
i
I
5,629
5,448
5,391
5,339
4,687
4,719
4,083 626
4,585 2,771
5,217 1,890
5,171 1,183
4,038 681
4,272 759
|
1923
January
February
March
April
15, 721
13, 470
14, 960
13, 698
16, 261
13, 635
16, 490
14, 870
14, 143
14, 499
12, 902
May
June
July
August
14, 823
14, 439
13, 180
12, 960
September
October
November
December
11,893
1, 574
1, 553
1, 963
4, 449
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.63
893, 413
730, 590
791, 457
713, 643
866, 339
667, 929
689, 028
684, 261
2, 000, 039
2, 044, 429
2, 133, 098
2, 194, 789
142, 361
190, 289
181, 497
81, 085
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.13
98, 470
81,912
87, 514
82, 040
813, 499
796, 541
765, 045
749, 363
5,334
5,334
5,334
5,334
5,091 907
5,123 936
5,135 1,120
5,135 909
17, 938
13, 995
13, 145
7,724
9, 007
9, 756
9, 767
14, 624
2,491
3,019
2, 946
626
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
798, 369
736, 806
612, 955
654, 822
566, 870
629, 250
514, 279
481, 111
2, 429, 617
2, 526, 412
2, 669, 895
2, 866, 218
109, 541
85, 063
63, 868
70, 226
1. 13
1.13
1.13
1.13
90, 509
85, 864
78, 244
75, 289
760, 123
782, 579
796, 413
796, 794
5,329
5,329
5,329
5,349
5,130
5, 190
5,190
5, 210
1,024
1,189
1,311
1,451
11, 675
12, 973
14, 685
11, 814
8, 227
12, 628
14, 034
12, 144
18, 034
18, 549
19, 249
18, 800
223
336
1,424
1,348
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
574, 124
666, 364
756, 746
624, 433
526, 623
732, 399
889, 362
753, 166
2, 902, 923
2, 851, 938
2, 726, 866
2, 592, 298
77, 351
49, 184
76, 023
80, 535
.99
.93
.88
.88
65, 722
74, 130
82, 080
67, 669
799, 988
822, 502
816, 300
837, 783
5,333
5,356
5,356
5,356
5,194
5,217
5,217
5,217
1,367
1,260
1,130
1,594
1924
January. _
February
March
April
13, 420
13, 173
14, 107
12, 650
9,022
8, 548
9, 028
12, 460
23,402
27, 623
32, 370
30, 535
326
1,119
1,622
1,421
4.00
4.00
3.88
3.38
705, 747
690, 403
741, 505
698, 126
642, 812
681, 057
617, 949
626, 837
2, 632, 633
2, 738, 308
2, 749, 818
2,656,211
73, 768
120, 489
26, 231
32, 188
.88
.88
.88
.88
78, 892
73, 541
78, 661
74, 596
786, 174
814, 896
815, 824
849, 991
4,633
4,633
4,633
4,633
4,513
4,495
4,513
4,378
630
408
382
468
May
June..
July
August
11, 539
9,396
7,714
8,112
8,561
9,261
7,056
11, 101
33, 986
32, 291
23, 757
19, 764
3,249
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
623, 107
492, 902
408, 132
444, 612
659, 564
472, 285
448, 022
525, 756
2, 615, 144
2, 368, 760
1, 873, 932
1, 797, 729
60, 651
51, 125
50, 462
77, 547
.75
.74
.65
.68
67, 841
53, 594
46, 536
47, 198
866, 518
821, 242
623, 940
663, 715
4,609
4,609
4,609
4,609
4,339 698
4,156 1,199
3,580 926
3,544 969
8,449
9,803
10, 327
10, 317
10, 025
12, 047
11, 698
9,026
18, 070
15, 259
11, 890
13, 499
2,462
1,367
3,512
980
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
464, 702
539, 333
562, 828
526, 192
578, 381
621, 412
627, 586
596, 706
1, 656, 499
1, 551, 678
1, 372, 786
1, 315, 166
19, 747
50, 901
42, 218
35, 310
.68
.69
.68
.68
49, 850
57, 624
55, Oil
55, 585
645, 956
633, 428
538, 798
527, 802
4,819
4,819
4,819
4,819
3,724
3,784
3,712
3,712
926
709
581
275
13, 081
11, 906
12, 827
12, 835
10, 248
10, 126
11,416
9,443
21, 233
23, 072
25, 149
27, 891
1,995
999
1,098
1,639
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
648, 709
615, 306
663, 665
663, 269
654, 369
594, 191
582, 665
587, 796
1, 459, 231
1, 520, 487
1, 870, 472
1,792,210
56, 760
39, 625
63, 343
34, 321
.68
.68
.68
.68
71, 130
62, 880
68, 848
68, 567
629, 784
627, 045
672, 600
680, 703
4,807
4,807
4,807
4,807
4,280
4,280
4,488
4,488
339
363
381
591
12, 802
11, 262
13, 335
15, 054
12, 078
11,722
27, 406
23, 468
23, 216
22, 467
1,815
1, 498
2.88
2.75
2.75
2.75
655, 601
584, 271
622, 363
601, 252
617, 332
593, 291
620, 134
664, 594
1, 845, 528
1, 840, 551
1, 856, 717
1, 638, 849
39, 342
17, 853
28, 447
9, 881
.58
.58
.58
.58
67, 645
61,670
64, 456
64, 123
690, 469
670, 716
579, 916
637, 916
4,807
4,807
4,639
4,639
4,488
4,488
4,356
4,308
849
987
935
921
13, 301
13,485
12, 569
17, 144
20, 381
17, 572
18, 879
15, 215
2.75
2.75
3.00
3.13
559, 805
591, 422
653, 186
688, 733
641, 815
776, 907
736, 225
7CO, 550
1, 551, 127
1, 370, 289
1,315,337
1, 278, 637
15, 320
19, 558
10, 643
73, 092
.58
.58
.58
.58
62, 123
62, 708
69, 706
72,906
609, 719
590, 459
563, 092
518, 871
4,639
4,639
4,615
4,615
4,248 969
4,248 1,095
4,248 841
4, 248 941
_ _
._. .
September
October
November
December
__.
1935
1 January _ _
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October _
November
December
1926
January-February
March
April
May
June
11,803
15, 891
11,715
._
-
12, 207
12, 908
13, 747
3,184
3,196
728
2,457
1,231
1,340
426
4,571
2,970
3.25
._.
1
Except for prices and exports, data are compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, including through June, 1924, the reports of the National
Wood Chemical Association, the total reports from all sources comprising about 95 per cent of the industry during most of this period. Beginning with July, 1924, all data
have been collected directly by the Bureau of the Census. The decline in capacity in January, 1924, is due to dropping from the capacity records of firms with a daily
capacity of 723 cords which had been idle for a long time. Monthly data on production and on consumption and stocks of wood for 1920 appeared in the September, 1923,
issue (No. 25), p. 46, the 1921 data being revised in the December, 1923, issue (No. 28), p. 51. Press releases of the Bureauofthe Census also give Canadian figures, beginning
with2 1925.
Exports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
a Wholesale prices representing monthly averages from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
72
Table 48.—NAVAL STORES, ROOFING, EXPLOSIVES, AND DYES
TURPENTINE
t
PREPARED
ROOFi ING*
ROSIN
DRY ROOFING FELT 3
DYES AND
DYESTUFFS
EXPLOSIVES*
i
Net
WholeNet
W
J^e~ Shipreceipts Stocks
receipts Stocks, 1 sale
(3 ports)i (Sports) price e (8 ports) 1< (3 ports)i p ^ fl ments
YEAR AND MONTH
Dolls,
per gal.
Barrels
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
mnothly average
monthly average. .. .
monthly average- _ _
monthly average
26, 494
22, 807
25, 819
23, 006
13, 349
15. 481
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average. _ .
21, 131
22, 110
21, 765
26, 515
25, 667
24, 319
Production
Dolls, Thous. i
per bbl. of sus.:;
Barrels
59, 721
71, 562
96, 818
122, 792
55, 853
58,914 |
92,260 1
98,905
79,787 1
53, 138
54, 092
275, 273
322. 029
323, 401
292, 12C
27, 764
47, 707
26; 762
28, 610
38, 567
40, 731
1. 74
.68
1. 15
1. 17
.91
1.01
69, 912
65,938 I
83,439 1
97, 575
92, 295
90, 195
157, 942
S16, £Sc
rOS, 498
2G6. 932
250. 478
192.208
Productlon
,, . .
IN « tons
Shipments
Exports «
Stocks,
end of Vege- Coal
month table
tar
Sales
Thousands of pounds
i
M^ '
!
$0. 43
.47
.46
.49
.49
.59
1.20
St'ks,
end of
mo.
':
:|
4.02
3.77
5.80
6. 39
1C. 56
15. I'"1
1
j
i
i
I
!
!
2 079
|
i
15. 29
5.79
? 360
2, 182
2. 541
6.01 j
6. 17
10.94
2, 714
2,427
2,296
3,588
30, 756
36, 762
33, 740
34, 241
31, 080
36. 542
34, 340
34, 141
28, 926
35,174
32, 726
32, 729
16, 316
18, 758
17, 067
17, 346
437
354
264
310
696
1. 494
1., 310
2,150
I
1
1934
10, 788
5, 078
4, 826
15, 581
41, 545
34, 148
23, 487
22, 456
1.10
1.02
1.02
.97
May
June
July
_
\ugust
34, 949
39, 620
45, 440
40, 605
23, 595
32, 499
34, 200
43, 567
.SO
.84
.84
.89
112,
110,
129,
124,
September
October
November
December
34, 364
25, 637
24, 924
26, 189
52, 856
41, 587
51, 489
61, 379
.89
.88
.85
.84
January
February
March
April
& 9, 016
* 12, 055
!(>, 07S
17, 406
20, 297
_
•300, 006
261, 109
22(i. 775
2G3, 159
5. 77 I
5.80
5.73
5.78
2. 380
2.915
2, 560
2. 3f.O
14, 662
16, 263
16, 267
17, 016
1,982
i 623
1,860
2, 590
32, 235
35, 081
34, 355
33, 858
34, 026
35. 349
33. 408
33, 674
33, 467
32, 540
32, 368
31, 398
17, 088
16. 697
16, 697
17, 299
165
459
199
232
1.433
1,739
1, 244
1,015
571
088
907
876
234, 644
2il, 108
270. 218
274, 605
5. 59
5.53
5. 59 i
5. 81 •
2. 496
2,331
2, 596
2, 747
17, 108
17, 593
17, 597
18, 171
2,878
2, 813
2, 740
30, 179
30, 817
31, 097
33, 890
31,043
32, 842
36, ly9
34, 235
31, 561
31, 586
30, 765
33, 609
17, 744
15, 730
16, 399
16, 101
268
166
345
231
751
1,288
1,819
2,084
113,209
92T 962
105, 007
273, 721
22S, 614
223, 673
256, -182
6. 12
3, 192
3, 227
7. 1C
7. 60
2, 416
7. 60 i 3, 363
19, 245
20, 445
17, 327
17, 179
1,850
1,768
1, 946
2,257
37, 158
41, 030
33, 973
31, 208
37, OG2
39, 236
33, 591
31,411
35, 777
36, 554
32, 513
30, 569
187
16, 314
18, 194
355
18, 355
225
18, 181 J
340
971
1,080
1,268
1,022
33, 479
34, 541
31, 675
31, 269
33, 451
16, 480
18, 976
20, 358
19, 501
201
216
430
287
2,007
2, 067
1,990
2,172
61, 971
50,610
29, 816
57,310
|
i
1925
Januarv
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November
December
_-
_.
1926
January _..
February
March
April
8, 391
6, 167
5, 907
16, 695
49, 556
37, 606
22, 831
20, 373
.93
.94
.92
.96
34, 379
42, 146
42,704
36, 945
26, 761
35, 402
44, 957
58, 437
1.06
.99
.97
1.01
106,
126,
134,
122,
34, 013
26, 367
18, 001
20, 114
48, 149
48, 404
45, 046
51, 247
1.12
1.13
1.12
1.02
115,023
100, 264
77, 491
92, 070
6,512
44,907
51, 279
49, 322
50, 137
57, 080
&. 24 ! 2, 370
S.28 | 2, 170
8.00
2, 373
7. 95 1 2, 773
222;, 857
199, 896
171. 197
154, 244
424
622
609
022
20, 076
15, 658
18, 652
19, 788
3,503
3, 713
3,813
4,362
34,211
33, 504
35, 296
34, 074
33, 3f,4
33, 727
161, 970
210, 059
211 ,452
202, 247
8. 91 i
8. 91
9. 98
10. 80 '
2, 452
2. 962
3, 021
3, 003
20, 656
20, 946
22, 360
22, 794
3, 378
3, 075
3,751
3, 951
32, 718
33, 894
35, 621
37, 436
33, 769
35, 492
35, 545
37, 429
32, 165
34, 860
33, 869
36, 402
18, 272
16, 540
16, 187
16, 585
322
291
421
431
2,077
2,128
2,081
2, 205
181,
181,
196,
220,
14. 19 i
15. 88
15. 94
14.07
3, 176
3, 473
23, 272
23, 946
19, 043
16, 373
3, 231
2, 556
3,488
4,234
35. 844
33, 049
31, 638
31, 765
35, 454
33,414
33, 127
30, 214
33, 020
32, 594
31, 181
27, 817
17,335
16, 309
14, 958
16, 649
236
334
306
248
2, 512
1,718
1,840
3,005
940
613
939
479
i
36, 466
199, 121
_
i
1
i
1
May
June
i
i
1
Represent the receipts and stocks at Jacksonville, Savannah, and Pensacola as reported by the Naval Stores Review, earlier data being supplied by the Savannah
Board of Trade, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, and Pensacola Chamber of Commerce. Monthly averages for 1914 and 1915 are based on the season beginning Apr. 1 of
the year
indicated and thereafter on the calendar year. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in June, 1922, issue (No. 10), p. 40.
2
Compiled by the Prepared Roofing Manufacturers' Association, prorated to 100 per cent of the industry, from reports received from 60 to 90 per cent of the total machine
activity, comprising all types of asphalt saturated roll roofing whether surfaced or not and all types of asphalt shingles. Monthly data back to 1919 appeared in the September,
1923, issue (No. 25), p. 55. Beginning with 1926 the name of the association was changed to the Asphalt Shingle and Roofing Association.
3
Compiled by the Felt Manufacturers' Association, including reports from 16 identical mills, until 1925, when 17 firms reported. The felt is made from waste rags and
the data are said to represent about 50 per cent of the industry. Data as to receipts of rags and paper and stocks of all kinds appeared in November, 1924, issue (No. 39),
p. 104.
Average prices are also included in the reports of the association.
4
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines, from reports from 24 companies. Data comprise black powder, permissibles, and other high
explosives, and do not include reports of manufacturers of ammunition and fireworks, nor production of nitroglycerin, except in so far as nitroglycerin is used in the manufacture
of other explosives. Detailed data by classes from 1922 appeared in November, 1924, issue (No. 39), p. 107.
6
Data compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Export figures for "vegetable" dyes include logwood extract
(about 50 per cent) and other dye extracts; coal-tar exports comprise coal-tar colors, dyes, and stains.
6 Data from the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and represent average prices in the NewT York market. Quotations for resin cover grades common
to good.
Monthly data from 1913 appeared in November, 1925, issue (No. 51), p. 22.
7
A roof square is equivalent to 100 square feet of covering as measured on the roof.
8
Represents reports from 11 mills only.
73
Table 49.—CHEMICALS
[Index numbers for base year in bold-faced type]
SULPHURIC
ACID
Oils and fats -
Chemicals 2
Crude drugs 1
YEAR AND
MONTH
Essential oils 1
Drugs and
Pharmaceuticals i
WHOLESALE PRICE
INDEXES
Index numbers rela- Relative to
tive to Aug., 1914 : 1913-14 1
NITRATE OF SODA i
POTASH
ACID PHOSPHATE «
Production in
Chile
Exports 4
Wholesale
price 3
Pounds
Dollars
per 100
pounds
\
ImProUnits Imports ports 4 duction
Quantity p^
ing
Metric
tons
$n?s
Stocks,
end of
month
Consumption
Short tons «
LoiS'"""
FERTILIZER
Exports 4
Consumption in
cotton
States 6
Long
tons
Short
tons
\
1919-13 mo av
1913 mo. av
1914 mo. av
1915 nio. av
1916 mo. av
1917 mo. av
1918 mo. av
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
i
100
100
100
1"
i
av
av
av
av
av
av
av
100
10O
-
614, 940
807, 417
1, 098, 015
6, 486, 619
5, 538, 625
5, 293, 578
1.00
1.00
1.30
2.00
1.70
6, 691, 220
1.60
238, 712
116
1.00
1. 12
.91
.76
.73
. 71
.70
139, 921
210, 386
109, 629
89, 317
158, 809
200, 266
43, 177
52, 155
45, 143
64, 349
101, 535
128, 801
153, 766
21, 124
22, 291
17,611
6,305
978
802
1,564
103,391
119, 938
85, 639
30 647
32, 747
28, 733
18 713
67
99
54
38
69
89
33, 955
110, 160
30, 767
45, 039
74, 084
82, 053
92. 901
5,230
14, 880
8,739
20, 103
19, 205
19, 088
21,751
54, 509
117, 994
74, 620
77,912
91, 641
89, 216
95, 532
126, 271
70, 486
98, 503
87, 707
201
196
129
120
142
155
157
213
265
158
131
135
140
174
185
202
134
174
220
208
198
125
114
113
142
139
155
1, 774, 625
2,415,612
1, 067, 862
1, 039, 199
686, 981
j
939, 306
628, 067
156
153
151
153
137
136
133
134
230
219
207
206
114
113
111
110
126
126
136
149
1, 884, 807
957, 377
640, 967
851, 858
.70
.70
.70
.70
198,
194,
201,
203,
979
856
157
339
91
90
89
88
73, 541
37, 440
50, 400
81, 798
9,608
5,405
10, 266
9,482
September. __ __
October
November
December
157
156
157
155
142
142
148
153
210
212
222
231
111
110
112
112
143
147
151
158
1, 252, 439
848, 686
841, 524
948, 326
.70
.70
.70
.70
185,
216,
211,
217,
300
458
599
118
89
91
90
90
68, 017
70, 454
65, 664
59,300 i
19, 438
30, 525
27, 867
32, 316
1935
January
February
March.
April
154
155
156
156
154
159
158
154
222
219
204
197
113
114
113
113
157
148
161
154
1, 017, 060
940, 108
712, 571
891, 340
.70
.70
.70
.70
215,
185,
205,
180,
986
440
094
609
92
93
88
84
89, 858
95, 109
197, 359
155, 163
23, 240
28, 173
27, 062
20, 532
155
156
158
158
151
161
175
171
192
191
187
190
113
112
111
112
153
154
153
158
669,
660,
354,
440,
293
490
548
954
.70
.70
.70
.70
191,
192,
215,
224,
443
924
393
587
86
90
92
93
135, 169
59, 016
68, 791
92, 082
7,757
13, 803
25, 954
21, 041
290, 875
285, 003
1, 337, 635
1, 471, 305
30,989
122, 710
123, 813
94, 805
120, 171
94, 089
158
158
157
157
179
191
215
225
196
195
191
192
113
113
113
113
156
158
156
156
478,
382,
408,
581,
168
780
050
442
.70
.70
.70
.70
206, 745
227, 240
234, 319
92
88
91
56, 764
48, 587
73, 892
43, 018
29, 451
17, 455
19, 646
26, 894
301,
372,
354,
463,
1, 476, 664
1, 686, 223
1, 899, 652
2, 176, 957
335,804
187,361
136,311
195,516
110, 558
87, 568
65, 260
125, 423
156
218
193
114
155
1924
May
June
Julv
..
August
May....
June
Julv
August
September
October
November
December
1926
January
February
March
April
.
__
260,
328,
291,
399,
777
343
378
772
1, 230, 052
1, 447, 570
1, 619, 464
1, 894, 980
292, 158
125, 069
118, 204
113, 647
76, 457
102, 371
78, 366
91,371
604, 041
300, 519
360, 755
468, 794
537, 182
581, 266
114, 212
18, 975
58, 418
356, 163
65, 989
78, 058
849, 308
94, 450 1, 927, 918
798, 544
86, 201
347
044
733
708
60, 678
17, 835
i
May _
June
!
i
1
Compiled by the Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter from weeky wholesale quotations of 40 crude botanical drugs, 20 essential oils, and 35 drugs and pharmaceutical
chemicals,
respectively.
2
The chemical price indexes from Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering include quotations on 25 chemicals and 15 oils and fat? selected on the basis of their
importance as representing both qualitatively and quantitatively the principal branches of the chemical industry. These prices are weighted on the basis of total
production plus total imports in the year 1923. The figures are averages of weekly prices. A similar index including 25 of the principal chemicals, oils, and fats used
in the
new indexes, with yearly data from 1917 to 1923, and monthly data for 1923 and 1924, may be found in the November, 1924, issue (No. 39), p. 105.
3
Wholesale average monthly price of 66° sulphuric acid at New York from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
4
Data compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Potash includes potash imported as chemicals and also the
rnurate
and suphate used in fertilizers. " Total fertilizer " exports are made up largely of phosphate rock.
5
Data compiled by the National Fertilizer Association from reports of aciduatorsrepresenting about 80 per cent of the industry; figures in greater detail divided into northern and southern sections are obtainable from the association's reports. Consumption figures have been computed by adding production to stocks at the beginning ol
month and subtracting from this total the stocks at the end of the month, hence indicating disappearance or shipments from plants and not actually fertilizer
used. Details by sections for 1925 appeared in the January, 1926, issue (No. 53), p. 16.
6 Compiled by W. Arthur Shelton from tag sales reports of Commissioners of Agriculture of 9 cotton-growing States (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas) for the fertilizer seasons since 1919, covering the period December through June, which best indicates the amount of fertilizer used in the cultivation of cotton. Monthly data by seasons from December, 1919, appeared in the September, 1925, issue (No. 49) p. 17.
The monthly averages for each year are based on the seven months' period from December to June, inclusive, to obtain a complete season, even though one month
is in the preceding year.
7 Relative to 12 months' average, July, 1913, to June, 1914.
s Tons of 16 per cent available phosphoric acid, which is equivalent to 320 pounds per ton.
74
Table 50.—FATS, OILS, AND RAW MATERIALS
ANIMAL FATS, GREASES, AND DERIVATIVES
TOTAL ANIMAL FATS
TOTAL GREASES
TOTAL DERIVATIVES
YEAR AND MONTH
Production
Consumption
Stocks
1
Production
Consumption
Production
Stocks
Consumption
Stocks
Thousands of pounds
1919 quarterly average
1920 quarterly average
1921 quarterlv average
1922 quarterly average
1923 quarterly average
1924 quarterly average
1925 quarterly average.
367, 518
410, 676
473, 351
511, 436
611, 277
611,819
495, 961
144,
149,
154,
138,
140,
151,
141,
308
276
017
982
861
955
242
138, 071
183,033
226, 668 ;
175,396 ;
144, 350
161, 019
141, 535
;
67, 374
69, 695
95, 407
53, 711
56, 748
47, 989
41, 794
51, 565
50, 273
45, 150
61, 249
67, 999
64, 735
59, 983
69, 648
86, 384
85, 258
94, 626
102, 238
98, 365
89, 788
i
264,
284,
340,
480,
482,
550,
693,
740
478
325
906
386
745
543
208, 804
204, 039
183, 764
227, 104
245, 689
268, 816
335, 256
183, 695
165, 241
174, 864
156, 808
142,700
127, 371
130, 648
1Q24.
RAW MATERIALS FOR VEGETABLE OILS
ANIMAL GLUES *
PEANUTSMULLED
COPRA
CORN GERMS
|
FLAXSEED
j.
YEAR AND MONTH
Coiiump»
tion
Stocks
i
Consumption
Consumption
Stocks
Stocks
:
Consumption
Stocks
! Production
etopk«
Stocks
I
Thousands of pounds !
35 426
2,980
2 931
2,581
1,250
2,250
4 862
11 148
33, 184 |
2'001
319 !
392
630 [
1 097
42 153
25, 276
21, 161
34, 674
46, 245
37, 353
40 175
22, 184
10, 665
5, 869
10, 705
6,615
8,224
3, 641
1924t
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31.
)
Apr. 1 to June 30..
1
July 1 to Sept. 30..
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 _
1,348
1,799
614
5, 238
245 i
412 1
762 i
1,102
39, 800
32,011
35, 641
41, 960
9,071
6,313
12,113
5, 399
19255
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31.
)
Apr. 1 to June 30..
0
July 1 to Sept. 30_.
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31.
7,424
2,712
2,878
6,433
1,269 i
328
1,135
1,656
37, 947
36, 847
35, 584
50, 323
7,566
13,822
9, 473
12, 832
1919 quarterly average,.
'crage
T
1920 quarterly average..
erage
1921 quarterly average..
^erage
T
1922 quarterly average..
erage
1923 quarterly average..
~erage
1924 quarterly average..
^erage
1925 quarterly average..
g
19263
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31.
)
Apr. 1 to June 30..
.
i
\
36, 645
36, 395
30, 830
36, 889
40, 143
53, 209
49, 032
842
536
448
491
548
890
467
172 934
179, 382
182, 182
170, 371
239, 217
266,615
287 358
29 853
74, 703 j
57. 409
42, 019 i
77, 268
93, 270
111 914
55, 189
48, 873
53, 080
55, 682
435 i
2,296 !
498 i
329 '
268, 091
264, 138
211,392
322, 840
47, 995
46, 250
42, 832
59, 051
470
552
415
431
344, 493
255, 592
219, 006
330, 341
!
23, 660
25, 015
24, 924
52, 442
53, 916
33, 838
14, 875
270. 449
28, 701
24, 451
20, 178
26, 365
48, 888
51, 696
53,211
55, 974
112,410
63, 182
79, 361
192, 704
25, 403
23, 837
20, 603
53, 944
51, 849
48, 926
75
Table 51.—VEGETABLE AND FISH OILS
TOTAL CRUDE
VEGETABLE OILS
YEAR AND MONTH
Production
Consumption
TOTAL REFINED
VEGETABLE OILS
Con- i
sump- Stocks
tiou
Production
Stocks
COTTONSEED OILCRUDE
Production
PEANUT OILCRUDE AND VIRGIN
i
Consumption
Stocks
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Thousands of pounds
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
quarterly average
quarterly average.
quarterly average
quarterly average. _ _.
quarterly average
quarterly average
quarterly average
1933
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
1934
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31__
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30.
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
748
776
318
658
647
950
727
635, 803
511, 121
504, 034
459, 447
519, 273
576, 568
681, 077
506, 533
378, 498
332, 003
324, 227
308, 159
276, 696
343, 732
466, 795
344, 575
354, 760
266, 122
264, 017
333, 351
406, 449
357, 407 I 2S3, 591
263, 612
352, 768
283, 729
263, 529
240, 124
223, 992
230, 824
197, 604
248, 979
194, 496
348, 756
241, 777
357, 501
285, 347
317, 757
232, 600
242, 750
288, 196
376, 522
329, 038
283, 350
323, 940
221, 954
234, 098
291, 462
367, 250
111, 271
94, 597
88, 668
57, 301
61, 798
70, 772
71, 733
21, 902
3,271
9,683
5,599
1,563
1,658
3,963
53, 088
21, 267
10, 639
7,086
2,207
2,096
2,567
24, 038
33, 354
13, 453
3,594
1,900
2,112
1,310
562,311
354, 105
335, 091
771, 081
654, 620
425, 185
339, 575
657,712
279,
292,
292,
367,
963
747
291
634
331, 733
176, 923
126, 847
420, 564
250, 668
180, 363
229, 181
263, 085
282, 109
241, 914
81, 118
185, 273
306, 389
70,711
93, 181
500, 720
358, 307
131, 981
69, 455
376, 648
60, 137
11, 733
34, 457
140, 863
1,700
1,998
1,147
1,406
2,354
2,138
2,545
1,791
979
2,205
3,121
1,296
566,
350,
344,
958,
638
344
221
596
603, 908
459, 210
391, 898
851, 256
314,
232,
217,
342,
984
090
062
649
353,
227,
164,
587,
218, 989
213, 004
242, 193
321, 729
251, 622
198, 849
72, 298
255, 214
289, 928
95, 540
116,817
| 650, 497
307, 742
185, 149
104, 709
568, 248
110, 115
23, 338
44, 116
105, 520
1,122
1,328
438
3, 744
1,718
2,377
1,628
2,660
1,093
5,564
373
1, 418
802 192
402, 373
417, 715
.1, 020, 627
813, 083
531, 093
460, 574
919, 558
377,
292,
275,
429,
415
822
656
034
521, 918
263, 632
216, 102
624, 145
316,
297,
354,
426,
401, 039
295, 618
82, 187
188, 263
495, 447
222, 938
153, 169
597, 446
89, 168
22, 669
55, 972
119, 124
5,265
4,091
1, 974
4,522
3, 457
2,168
1, 545
3,096
1,531
1,319
845
1, 545
..
,._
1925
Jan 1 to Mar 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
578,
474,
504,
434,
505,
554,
660,
633
041
771
960
1936
Jan 1 to Mar 31
Aur 1 to June 30
466
331
963
262
484,
144,
187,
690,
063
568
023
433
i
||
COCONUT OR COPRA
OIL— CRUDE
YEAR AND MONTH
Production
Consumption
1
Production
Stocks
LINSEED OIL
CORN OIL-CRUDE
Consumption
Stocks
)
TOTAL FISH OIL
Consumption
Stocks
Production
Consumption
Stocks
113, 232
121, 318
120, 703
114,361
163, 391
176, 397
189, 962
47, 286
53, 551
59, 706
85, 754
95, 169
96, 127
102, 935
65, 425
78, 457
99,611
100, 718
85, 549
81, 482
130, 026
8,230
16, 507
12, 490
19, 008
2
21, 326
17, 271
22, 076
9, 791
12, 046
19, 559
29, 446
29, 675
29, 067
38. 602
44, 609
45, 225
52, 873
46, 684
43, 228
46, 105
56, 226
Production
Thousands of pounds
t
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
quarterly average _ _
quarterly average
quarterly average
quarterly average
quarterly average
quarterly average _.
quarterly average... _
53, 886
32, 805
28, 247
46, 381
58, 980
48, 044
51, 901
105, 564
73, 525
60, 274
75, 721
90, 377
99, 954
96, 840
155, 220
93, 277
73, 143
111,401
72, 689
48, 919
48, 379
24, 350
24, 655
21, 870
26, 623
27, 836
29, 266
26, 038
22, 408
22, 692
17, 987
25, 369
25, 753
28, 583
25, 546
8,027
6,589
7,093
7, 236
6, 957
6, 772
6,286
i
1933
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
58, 750
61, 523
50, 131
65, 514
93, 368
82, 174
80, 566
105, 401
85, 996
88, 823
66, 083
49, 401
28, 222
28, 768
26, 630
27, 724
25, 803
24, 470
26, 527
26, 211
5,672
9,185
5,874
7,076
155, 148
178, 267
154, 588
165, 560
97, 069
105, 613
90, 334
87, 061
71, 629
81, 453
91, 650
97, 465
2 4, 694
2 11,596
2 46, 402
2
19, 267
30, 548
25, 178
28, 374
34,600
33, 473
39, 214
54, 702
45, 521
1934
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct 1 to Dec. 31_.
52, 684
38, 566
46, 971
53, 954
105, 719
86, 670
106, 119
101, 307
51, 265
52, 948
39, 900
51, 566
32, 986
26, 663
29, 835
27, 580
31,704
26, 322
30, 395
25, 912
7,535
6,450
5,169
7, 935
177, 583
176, 187
139, 862
211,954
97, 846
100, 325
90, 521
92, 814
87, 764
74, 372
56, 773
107, 019
5,444
8,071
31, 797
23, 772
24, 642
27, 522
31, 467
32, 635
43, 748
44, 400
48, 720
47, 550
1935
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31_ _
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
49,531
47, 521
46, 135
64, 418
95, 375
82, 210
101, 161
107, 614
61, 139
49, 701
36, 338
46, 339
25, 939
23, 326
24, 452
30,436
30, 512
19, 413
24, 960
27r 297
4,392
6,560
6, 239
7,951
225,
169,
146,
217,
109, 898
109, 271
98, 448
94, 122
151,136
126, 888
86, 437
155, 642
16, 562
8,673
44, 229
18, 839
41, 898
35, 553
34, 756
42, 200
37, 874
55, 086
73, 574
58, 368
568
980
306
992
1936
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
1
Data reported quarterly by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The data cover factory production, factory consump tion, and factory and warehouse stocks, and present practically complete reports for these products. The stock figures refer to the amount on hand at the end of each quarter. Quarterly data from
1920 2appeared in August, 1923, issue (No. 36), pp. 115 and 119. Further details by classes of oils are given on press releases.
Yearly figure on fish-oil production obtained from the annual data of the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries, which does not agree with the sum of
the quarterly figures collected by the Bureau of the Census.
76
Table 52.—VEGETABLE OILS
TOTAL VEGETABLE OILS
COTTONSEED OIL
COTTONSEED
OLEOMARGARINE 2
Stocks,
end of
mo.'
ConProduc- sumption
tion
Short
tons
Thousands
of pounds
Minneapolis and
Duluth e
Price,
YEAR AND MONTH
Exports i
ummer
Im- Produc- Stocks,
of
4
tion * end
yellow
ports 3
mo.
psime,
Dollars
per Ib.
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly av
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av
1918 monthly av
1919 monthly av
29, 042
17, 758
31, 641
16, 977
11, 788
10, 437
17, 599
21, 387
26, 441
20, 636
10
30, 133
10
36, 850
10
65, 295
10
67, 495
117, 305
109, 372
110, 445
1920 monthly a v
1921 monthly av
1922 monthly av
1923 monthly av
1924 monthly av
1925 monthly av
16,863 10 71, 390
21, 964 10 28, 499
6, 978 53, 298
4,744
52, 295
4,117 67, 641
55, 368
5, 729
661, 192
489, 442
512, 448
11,861
11,798
11,787
12, 404
19, 044
26,877
29, 081
1,979
1,104
999
1, 337
843
870
757
1,255
585
460
710
475
421
280
2,984
2,288
1,038
1,490
1,040
260
179
3,336
2,761
3,219
2,099
464
1,284
2,087
728
1, 415
2,374
515
11 1, 520
2,617
. 15
.08
.10
.11
.11
.11
296, 219
299, 101
201, 979
334, 556
356, 043
488, 488
29, 957
17, 840
15, 396
18, 965
19, 294
19, 734
30, 014
17,518
14, 969
18, 872
19, 156
19, 025
964
831
729
1,468
2,294
1,944
329
568
388
561
1,522
997
984
2,087
299
568
799
1,365
3,446
4,463
3,038
3,779
4,830
82, 238
105, 437
96, 213
100, 955
109, 099
78, 290
83, 577
81, 002
117,108
105, 656
102, 898
56, 438
59, 594
79, 461
68, 986
10
Shipments
from Minneapolis '
Thousands of
pounds
Thousands of bushels
1° 12, 102
10 12, 002
1° 12, 151
1° 12, 709
23, 937
29, 217
30, 733
$0.07
.07
.07
.11
. 15
.20
.?A
10
LINSEED.
OIL
CAKE
Argentina
ExRe- Shipceipts ments Stocks ports ? Stocks §
N. Y.B !
|
Thousands of pounds
LINSEED
OIL
FLAXSEED
15, 210
11, 868
9,862
10, 662
11, 158
9,271
10, 020
30, 166
20, 684
17, 188
18, 706
18, 428
15, 998
18, 473
1,457
2,867
1,768
2,168
3, 433
7,856
8,157
8, 156
10, 763
10, 958
13, 537
12, 069
15, 068
10, 790
17, 062
17,370
24, 283
1924
May
June
July
August
2,919
1,941
2,365
2,085
75,806
58, 317
34, 856
47, 838
30, 848
18, 592
7,158
17, 583
52, 130
23,751
4,053
8,258
,10
.10
.12
.14
66, 182
29, 053
21, 711
93, 822
17, 732
15, 321
15, 519
15, 900
17, 493
14, Oil
15, 095
15, 857
504
389
386
297
258
209
166
146
258
131
93
72
4, 658
4, 060
3, 810
3,098
2,600
2,400
3, 000
3,000
6,213
6,486
6, 286
4,188
6,978
10, 241
10, 406
9,388
September
October
November
December...
1,156
2,669
9,770
9,853
46, 118
40, 924
55, 582
53, 486
92, 379
213, 659
224, 996
213, 868
44, 222
83, 497
106, 426
105, 992
.11
.11
.11
.11
390, 049
873, 368
1, 190, 920
1, 231, 008
19 260
20, 054
17,062
20, 135
20, 202
19, 217
17, 115
19, 997
3,664
10, 242
8,474
2,018
1,747
6,097
6,792
1, 565
1,063
2,455
2,096
1,545
2,306
4,434
3,306
2,382
3,000
2,200
1,800
2,200
8,883
18, 564
17, 947
16, 825
15, 955
29, 281
29, 572
31, 274
9,454
4,880
5,392
2,702
59, 445
52, 617
79, 213
58, 556
210, 409
157, 905
116,384
76, 574
120, 997
126, 745
89, 168
70, 504
.11
.11
.11
.11
898, 671
599, 626
324, 782
144, 271
19, 177
17, 288
19, 729
18, 941
19, 109
15, 846
20, 125
17, 090
1,481
859
780
489
497
425
391
253
1,322
1,036
767
635
2,519
2,520
1,947
2,561
2,800
3,000
3, 200
4,400
14, 720
14, 468
14, 810
14, 043
31, 226
29, 847
20, 933
15, 680
May
June
July
August
3,269
5, 657'
2,525
3,486
49,629
58, 950
44, 941
47,316
50, 232
18, 493
12, 815
33, 846
44, 247
22, 669
5,103
18, 041
.11
.11
.11
.11
53, 259
28, 502
33, 577
18, 954
17, 599
15,312
15, 809
17, 191
18, 542
14, 623
10, 704
17,068
725
819
758
1,412
333
200
364
602
502
617
581
291
4,034
3,637
3,781
4,268
4,600
5,000
5,200
4,400
13, 331 12, 332
12, 681 15, 637
9,380 14, 624
10, 881 24, 490
September
October
November
December _
3,923
8,183
9,635
9,640
32, 057
52, 179
59, 534
69, 975
142, 939
232, 566
233, 637
224, 230
55, 972
91,976
111,333
119, 124
.11
.10
.10
776, 017
], 270, 770
1, 364, 147
1, 417, 188
19, 328
25, 947
26, 275
24, 217
20, 057
25, 612
24, 974
24, 553
5,593
5,515
3, 522
1,378
1,965
2,593
3,554
781
2,453
3,302
2,488
2, 391
3,576
513
320
2,028
1925
January.. _
February _ _
March
April
_
1936
January
February _ _
March
April
May
June
1
2
. 11
i
;;;;;::
1
"" 1
13, 840
17, 769
14, 676
11, 848
24, 916
33, 958
35, 190
32, 563
||
Exports include cottonseed, corn, and linseed oils, as compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Data on oleomargarine from U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue. Production data represent actual output while consumption figures represent
tax-paid withdrawals of both colored and uncolored oleomargarine, consisting of all withdrawals for domestic use except for the Government.
3 Imports of vegetable oils, from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, include the following oils: Chinese nut, cocoa butter, coconut,
cottonseed, olive (inedible), olive (edible), palm, palm kernel, peanut, rapeseed, soya bean, and linseed. The figures for Chinese nut, inedible olive, and rapeseed oils,
which
are reported in gallons, have been converted into pounds, allowing 7% pounds per gallon.
4
Production and stocks of cottonseed oil and stocks of cottonseed at oil mills compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Annual figures for
these items are monthly averages for cotton crop years ending July 31 of the year, indicated. Monthly data from. 1920 appeared in May, 1922, issue (No. 9) page 87 for
cottonseed
oil and in August, 1922, issue (No. 12), page 94, for cottonseed stocks.
6
Cottonseed-oil prices are averages of weekly quotations compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in
May,6 1922, issue (No. 9) page 91.
Data on flaxseed at Minneapolis and Dulutla from Northwestern Miller. Receipts and shipments are totals of weekly figures with first and last weeks of each month
prorated. Stocks are taken at the end of the week nearest the end of the month. Monthly data for 1920 appeared in August, 1922, issue (No. 12), page 94, the data for each
city 7being given separately through the February, 1925, issue (No- 42), page 89.
Data on Argentine exports from Boletin Mensual de Estadistica Agricola; current data from the Estadistica Agro-Pecuria, publications directed by the Argentine Minister6 of Agriculture. Figures are converted from original data in metric tons. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in October, 1923, issue (No. 26), p. 50.
Shipments of linseed oil and cake and meal from Minneapolis furnished by Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce.
8
Stocks of flaxseed in Argentine taken as of the end of the week nearest to end of month reported by the Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter.
10
Average for fiscal year beginning July 1 of year stated.
u Ten-month average.
77
Table 53.—CROP PRODUCTION 1
[Base year in bold-faced type]
WHEAT
CORN
YEAR AND MONTH
Winter
Spring
BAR™
LEY
OATS
Total
-n -VBTI
R1E
TOTAL
BREAD
GRAINS
RICE
TOTAL
VALUE
OF
CROPS 2
POTA- APPLES HAY,
TOES
(total) TAME
A.— RELATIVE NUMBERS
Relative to 5-year average, 1909-1913
1909-1913 average
1914 final estimate
1915 final estimate
1916 final estimate
1917 final estimate
1918 final estimate
1919 final estimate
100
155
153
109
94
128
172
100
84
144
64
91
145
85
1OO
119
149
93
93
134
141
100
99
111
95
113
92
104
100
101
137
111
141
136
105
100
107
126
100
116
141
81
1OO
123
155
140
180
261
216
100
104
123
99
117
112
110
100
99
121
171
145
161
175
100
115
101
80
124
115
91
100
143
130
110
94
96
81
100
106
130
138
126
116
131
100
107
121
169
236
251
270
1920 final estimate
1921 final estimate
1922 fin al estimate
1923 final estimate
1924 final estimate
1925 final estimate
138
136
133
130
134
90
91
88
115
92
111
99
121
119
126
116
126
97-
118
113
107
113
85
107
132
95
107
115
135
137
104
85
100
109
98
120
173
177
296
181
184
139
122
109
111
114
104
108
218
157
173
141
135
142
113
101
127
117
119
91
127
66
115
115
97
93
133
125
145
135
148
131
191
99
137
153
166
B.— NUMERICAL DATA
Thous.
of tons
Thousands of bushels
Millions
of dollars
1
1909-1913 average
1914 final estimate
1915 final estimate
1916 final estimate
1917 final estimate
1918 final estimate
1919 final estimate
441, 602
684, 990
673, 947
480, 553
412, 901
565, 099
760, 677
245, 059
686, 697
206, 027 891, 017
351,854 1, 025, 801
155, 765 636, 318
223, 754 636, 655
350, 339 921, 438
207, 602 968, 279
2, 708, 334
2, 672, 804
2, 994, 763
2, 566, 927
3, 065, 233
2, 502, 665
2, 816, 318
1, 131, 175
1, 141, 060
1, 549, 030
1, 251, 837
1, 592, 740
1, 538, 124
1, 184, 030
181, 886
194, 953
228, 851
182, 309
211, 759
256, 225
147, 608
34, 918
42, 779
54, 050
48, 862
62, 933
91, 041
75, 542
4, 743, 008
4, 942, 613
5, 852, 525
4, 686, 253
5, 569, 320
5, 309, 493
5, 191, 777
23, 926
23, 649
28, 947
40, 861
34, 739
38, 606
41, 985
356, 627
409, 921
359, 721
286, 953
442, 108
411, 860
322, 867
176, 482
252, 200
230, Oil
193, 905
166, 749
169, 625
142, 086
65, 987
70, 071
85, 920
91, 192
83,308
76, 660
86,359
$5, 702
6,112
6,907
9, 054
13, 479
14, 331
15, 423
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
610, 597
600, 316
586, 878
571, 959
589, 632
398, 486
222, 430
214, 589
280, 720
225, 422
272, 995
270, 879
833, 027
814, 905
867, 598
797, 381
862, 627
669, 365
3, 208, 584
3, 068, 569
2, 906, 020
3, 053, 557
2, 312, 745
2, 900, 581
1, 496, 281
1, 078, 341
1, 215, 803
1, 305, 883
1, 522, 665
1, 501, 909
189, 332
154, 946
182, 068
197, 691
178, 322
218, 002
60, 490
61,675
103, 362
63, 077
64, 038
48, 696
5, 787, 714
5, 178, 436
5, 274, 851
5,417,589
4, 940, 397
5, 338, 553
52, 066
37, 612
41, 405
33, 717
32, 249
33, 959
403, 296
361, 659
453, 396
416, 105
425, 283
323, 243
223, 677
99,002
202, 702
202, 842
171, 250
164, 616
87, 855
82, 379
95, 882
89, 250
97, 771
86,474
10, 909
5,630
7,816
8,727
9,183
8,612
. 509, 319
_ 542, 551
589, 000
589, 000
589, 000
589, 000
183, 831
197, 461
224, 767
247, 404
266, 456
266, 456
693, 150
740, 012
813, 767
836, 404
855, 456
855, 806
2, 515, 385
2, 576, 440
2,512,888
2, 458, 809
2, 477, 538
1, 231, 728
1, 356, 338
1, 439, 041
1, 486, 412
1, 509, 409
1, 509, 409
160, 070
170,011
184, 170
194, 445
200, 958
200, 958
62, 461
64,800
65, 800
65, 800
65, 800
65, 805
4, 662, 794
4, 846, 546
5, 078, 800
5, 095, 949
5, 090, 432
5, 109, 516
35,800
33, 256
32, 377
32, 292
32, 292
373, 000
398, 821
412, 761
423, 508
454, 119
196,000
196, 770
178, 640
174, 870
177, 238
90,100
89, 098
88,500
95, 100
95,100
253, 729
275, 739
262, 749
283,872
281, 575
281, 575
660, 855
679, 590
678, 446
699, 569
697, 272
697, 272
3, 095, 176
2, 950, 340
2, 885, 108
2, 917, 836
3, 013, 390
1, 295, 456
1, 292, 101
1, 387, 349
1, 461, 945
1, 470, 384
1, 470, 384
204, 687
208, 475
213, 596
221,713
226, 786
226, 786
53,317
54, 104
51,768
51, 768
51, 768
51, 968
5, 309, 521
5, 329, 446
5, 281, 699
5, 320, 103
5, 364, 046
4, 762, 528
38, 100
36, 200
35, 284
35, 810
35, 810
349, 566
353, 266
344, 391
344, 227
346, 503
156, 942
161, 148
162, 198
164, 042
171, 264
82,500
78,400
77, 700
81,200
85,700
85,700
final
final
final
final
final
final
estimate
estimate
estimate
estimate
estimate
estimate
1934
June estimate. _
July estimate
August estimate.
September estimate
O ctober estimate
November estimate
1925
June estimate _
July estimate
August estimate
September estimate —
October estimate
November estimate
1936
June estimate
July estimate..
August estimate
407, 156
403, 851
415, 697
415, 697
415, 697
415, 697
3
_
1 Yearly figures represent the latest revised estimates of total production for the year as reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. Monthly figures are estimates of the current year's crop as made during the first week of that month. The estimates made in December of each year are subject,
to revision
in the final estimate made in December of the following year.
2
Estimated total value of all crops based on prices at the farm on Dec. 1.
3 June figures for total bread grains include corn as estimated on July 1.
78
Table 54.—WHEAT FLOUR
RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL NEWS i
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS a
Production
ConStocks,
sump- end of
month
tion
Production
YEAR AND MONTH
Thousands of barrels
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
9,703
9,338
9,919
9,815
9,317
11, 091
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly averagee
1923 monthly averag
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
8,156
9,433
9,146
10, 102
10, 466
10, 480
11,047
10, 433
8,237
8,943
8, 569
9,291
7,148
9,223
7,701
9,719
7,344
9,506
7, 046
1924
January
February
March
April...
11,000
10,286
10, 578
9, 521
9,299
7, 150
8,711
9, 572
May ....
June
July
August
9,765
9, 332
10, 395
11, 812
9,089
7,759
8,717
10, 598
September
October
November
December _
13, 798
13,404
11, 665
11,007
_
Wheat
ground
Wheat
*>«
Thous.
of bus.
Thous.
of bbls.
Wh
*at
Si
Thous.
of Ibs.
CANADA 3
tion
Thousands of barrels
7 762, 180
734, 824
666, 255
756 \
54
52
11.58
7.05
6.14
5.36
5.98
7.67
746, 040
705, 402
698, 911
643, 588
52
53
49
45
8,256
8,064
1,850
1,811
1,719
1,449
1,716
1, 539
1,426
1,038
1,052
1,092
1,398
890
6.20
6.31
6.30
6.35
5.25
5.35
5.33
5.29
660, 271
651, 532
696, 582
799, 698
47
48
50
58
8, 361
1,881
1,413
1,354
1,426
977
1,174
789
949
1,057
903
613
626
6.64
6.86
7.49
7.54
5.47
5.58 |
5.83
6.23
823, 390
977, 381
719, 164
695, 925
64
65
59
53
1,737
2,143
1,708
1,440
1,463
1, 852
1,616
1, 452
967
1,145
905
828
7.44
8.01
8.16
8.90
6.07
6.67
6.87
7.79
762, 489
648, 197
576, 955
536, 263
58
53
43
40
7,692
7,037
1,698
1,557
1,668
1,244
988
939
1,387
955
875
834
1, 385
710
9.69
9.85
9.04
8.25
8.81
8.67
7.97
7.04
4,562
5,960
4,663
1,015
1,239
1,340
1,029
690
820
775
874
482
596
815
685
8.87
8.53
8.65
8.83
7.22
7.51
6.95
7.57
7,143
10, 181
1,601
2,308
800
1,012
872
1,009
1,022
1,210
1,042
8.31
8.26
8.54
9. 18
7.43
7.41
7.61
7.89
6,400
6,800
7,400
7,500
36, 688
36, 293
39, 272
45, 434
7, 896
11, 160
11, 107
11, 468
10, 555
8, 675
9,100
7,700
6,700
47, 857
51, 863
41, 982
40, 428
11, 705
10, 189
9,307
8,183
10, 017
7,400
6,850
6,400
6,200
45, 010
37, 720
33, 548
31, 066
9,853
8,248
8,151
8,917
10, 377
11,049
7,969
7,877
7, 400
31, 874
35, 526
40, 651
42, 817
6,942
7,745
8,840
9,292
553, 750
621, 141
7, 801
10, 676
5,700
5,900
7,700
754, 446
43
46
52
56
12, 501
13, 165
10, 869
10, 783
10, 701
12, 655
10, 101
10, 676
8,400
7,900
7,800
6,900
45, 952
49, 799
42, 416
41, 232
9,938
10, 728
9,128
833, 270
907, 390
769, 375
347, 425
62
61
56
53
10, 459
9, 1ST
8, 855
$3.85
4.13
5.61
6.09
10. 55
10.30
10.70
12.68
8.34
7.30
6.38
7.18
8.83
8,970
11,371
$4.58
5.10
6.66
7.26
11.39
8
()
12.00
394
606
790
928
956
860
41, 834
39, 180
88, 809
35, 680
9,842
Dollars per barrel
1, 654
1,400
1,252
1, 359
1,333
927
7,200
6,800
6,700
8, 465
Standard
Winter
patstraights,
ents
Kansas
MinneCity
apolis
2,204
• 9, 288
8,943
7,797
Canada s
i
7,228
7,682
United
States *
408
389
464
660
731
839
839
7 42, 872
41, 277
39, 801
8,588
Produc-
1,023
1,064
1,305
1,198
1,161
1,809
i
8, 433
8, 355
WHOLESALE
PRICES *
•
I
Per
cent Wheat
of
total ground
capacity
operThous.
ated
of bus.
1
8, 642
EXPORTS
6, 386
6,886
7, 418
7, 645
6,464
6,333
6,061
6,409
7, 745
9,558
7,644
6,473
1,422
1,559
1,661
1935
January
February
March
April ..
May
June
July
August
_- .
September
October
November
__
._
9,800
8,370
7, 429
7, 347
6,781
8,864
708,349
7, 552
5, 585
5,611
.1
1936
j
!
ay
i
i Reported by U S Grain Corporation prior to July, 1920, covering practically the entire industry; beginning with July, 1920, from Russell's Commercial News, the
Droduction and stock figures being prorated to 100 per cent from representative current data bearing a known relation to the total figures. Stocks represent flour in all
positions. Consumption is calculated from production, stocks, exports, and imports. Monthly production figures from January, 1914, are given in the October, 1922,
1SSU
2 Compiled1?!6*/.'^. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from reports of over 1,000 mills each month, which produced about 84 per cent of the flour manufactured in 1921, according to the Census of Manufactures.
3 Compiled by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Internal Trade Branch, covering merchant mills having a capacity of about 120,000 barrels per month, and also custom
mills. The detailed reports of Canadian milling statistics also contain data on other grains as well as a division into eastern and western territory. Monthly data through
* WhofSile^riceTfrom' C/fs. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, represent averages of weekly quotations. Monthly figures from 1920 appeared in May,
" * Exports of flour from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
8 Exports of flour from Canada from Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
?8 Average for last six months of year.
No quotations.
79
Table 55.—WHEAT AND CORN
CORN
WHEAT
Ship- United States 3
Receipts 2 ments 2
United Canada
\ IncludStates
Wheat ing
only wheat
flour
YEAR AND MONTH
Canada *
Cash,
Ship- GrindVisible ReNo. 1,
3, supply i ceipts 2 ments 2 ings 6 Corn,
connorth- No.
inred
tract,
ern winter,
clud- grades
spring,
ing
ChiWheat Chi2,
corn No.
only cago cago
Chimeal cago
Dols. per bu.
Thousands of bushels
14, 198
16, 335
19, 919
12, 897
19, 277
23, 034
18, 230
14, 072
17, 405
22, 259
8, 378
10, 540
5, 993
13, 145
15, 804
12,533
3,484
$0. 91
1.04
1.34
1.24
2.32
2.42
2.56
$0.99
1.01
1.31
1.35
2.28
2.21
2.34
11,117
11,486
16, 210
12, 736
6,122
10, 266
4,101
21, 158
17, 447
24, 774
14, 995
27, 038
36, 369
35, 009
32, 363
40, 878
27, 993
23, 252
24, 318
23, 107
18, 038
29, 891
21, 182
18, 191
23, 338
13, 724
8,211
13,859
7,700
25, 636
29, 639
19, 359
14, 327
19, 8*31
11, 306
6,498
10, 776
11, 374
17, 923
21, 406
18, 529
2.60
1.47
1.28
1. 16
1.31
1.67
2.52
1.44
1.24
1.17
1.28
1.77
6,254
20, 686
25, 137
11,660
12, 870
16. 981
122, 902
126, 495
121, 648
93, 380
15, 875
19, 803
17, 997
10, 123
11,200
10, 616
12, 020
12, 017
4, 421
3,095
2,958
3, 747
12, 143
10, 018
9,375
8,418
12, 322
11, 770
13, 446
6, 085
1.13
1.17
1.17
1.13
1.11
1.13
1.09
1.04
45, 258
36, 496
43, 779
76, 537
62, 299
44, 932
31, 306
19, 789
15, 368
16, 410
35, 074
92, 987
16, 646
13, 714
16, 302
52, 826
2,811
4,975
4,049
16, 835
7,206
10, 258
7,600
21, 106
41, 228
24, 075
16, 135
8, 184
1.18
1.12
1.40
1.36
88, 291
96, 528
105, 533
96, 114
13, 501
52, 099
76, 740
79, 221
82, 075
88, 022
60, 503
36, 293
58, 482
72, 066
50, 151
32, 651
32, 662
45, 128
27, 831
17, 791
39, 244
53, 536
35, 103
24, 325
10, 268
14, 288
26, 982
29, 847
81, 796
74, 167
63, 327
47, 864
79, 341
76, 187
75, 048
58, 212
24, 734
19, 923
17, 260
10, 422
19, 864
16, 168
18, 367
14, 226
o,484
7, 387
9,961
8, 304
12, 930
11,613
16, 203
12, 722
36, 911
30, 420
33, 248
38, 167
48, 744
40, 087
22, 513
7, 586
17, 659
21, 866
41, 783
43, 342
21, 067
17, 719
22, 693
27, 652
9,870
7,070
9,288
9, 901
54, 543
49, 651
49, 774
55, 024
58, 306
76, 239
103, 584
119, 077
57, 862
36,045
34, 127
34, 897
28, 151
24, 508
22, 324
22, 448
9,391
4,354
4,696
3,695
21, 640
12, 358
32, 665
32, 604
32, 173
61, 055
47, 831
25, 871
32, 750
18, 861
21,619
32, 517
31, 493
41, 987
36, 795
37, 131
57, 601
71, 724
51, 241
24, 583
36, 516
56, 510
63, 693
70, 359
63, 749
January
February
March
April
75,111
72, 914
66, 739
57, 383
May
June
July..
August
monthly av
monthly a v
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthlv av
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly av
monthly av
inonthlv av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
__
__
Dols.
per bu.
Thousands of bushels
8,292
14, 432
17, 161
12, 838
8,850
9,265
12, 341
50, 802
57, 379
38, 155
65, 974
30, 393
51, 051
78, 231
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
Ex- Wholesale 5
ports 3 prices
Wholesale
prices «
Exports
Visible supply i
10, 233
13, 525
8,845
4,195
3,817
4, 664
5,276
4,952
6,142
5, 411
3, 910
1,418
4, 185
4,603
4,751
3,922
1,334
$0.63
.70
.73
.83
1.64
1.61
1.60
17, 985
28, 409
32, 814
22, 642
23, 179
18,. 887
9, 653
18, 949
21, 552
14, 211
14, 033
11,261
5,055
4,875
5,566
5,513
6,279
5, 855
1,769
11,015
13, 844
3,724
1,681
1,122
1.41
.58
.62
.82
.97
1.04
10, 492
20, 517
27, 284
19, 735
30, 600
43, 442
30, 345
17, 535
19, 648
21, 213
17, 361
15, 912
6, 758
7,152
7,835
6,437
3,016
3,542
4,028
2,150
.76
.80
.80
.79
1.07
1.12
1.25
1.32
13, 480
9,184
5,475
5,612
16, 131
17, 415
18, 225
19, 340
17, 546
14, 505
11, 205
10, 749
5,027
5,621
5,835
6, 433
1, 853
1,017
654
782
.78
.84
1.06
1.17
1.35
1.49
1.53
1.69
1.34
1.53
1.57
1.77
6,400
8,497
8,072
19, 693
21,428
19, 511
15, 223
28, 953
11,937
11, 826
7,126
9,365
6,368
6,926
5,433
5, 520
802
729
932
571
1.16
1.11
1.13
1.23
6,103
4,146
4,423
4,953
1.91
1.84
1.69
1. 55
2.01
1.98
1.77
1.70
28, 812
34, 199
36, 526
25, 253
37, 038
21, 274
24, 916
10, 224
14, 290
12, 270
13, 692
14, 243
6, 751
6, 198
5, 672
5, 240
896
704
89
1,109
1.27
1.24
1.17
1.08
12, 975
10, 760
8,777
11, 832
14, 883
9,784
13, 097
15, 336
1.68
1.62
1.59
1.64
1.89
1.82
1.59
1.68
18, 676
16, 040
6,832
7,135
11,566
17, 860
9,891
17, 774
10, 058
13, 676
10, 697
9,373
4,983
5,498
4,430
5, 567
843
964
844
849
1.14
1.10
1.07
1.05
12, 092
8,910
8,621
8,235
15, 876
41, 896
34, 840
57, 008
1.56
1.55
1.61
1.77
1.67
1.64
1.71
1.80
5,912
2,209
3,077
19, 095
12, 583
12, 881
18, 456
32, 180
8,318
8,693
7,692
12, 131
5,902
7,037
6,497
6,489
1,240
1,292
1,210
3,428
.92
.83
.84
.80
30, 851
10, 268
7,191
1924
September _ _
October. __
November
December. .
_ _
1925
January
February
March
i April.
_.
_
May
June
July
August
. _
September
October
November __
December
1926
January
February
March
April ..
May
June .
i
1
12 Data from Bradstreet's representing stocks carried on Saturday nearest end of month at terminals, elevators, warehouses, docks, etc.
J>
At principal primary markets, as compiled by the Chicago Board of Trade and reported by the Price Current Grain Reporter.
3
Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Monthly figures from 1920 appeared in May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 88. Wheat
flour4 has been converted to wheat equivalent at 41^ bushels to the barrel, while corn meal has been converted at 4 bushels to the barrel.
Exports from Canada from Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
5
From U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, averages of weekly quotations. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 91.
d
Grindings of corn by the wet process in the manufacture of cornstarch, glucose, etc., compiled by the Associated Corn Products Manufacturers from reports of 11 firms,
comprising the practically entire industry. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in June, 1922, issue (No. 10), p. 43.
80
Table 56.—OTHER GRAINS AND HAY
BARLEY
YEAR AND
MONTH
RYE
TOTAL
GRAINS
OATS
HAY
WholeCanada '
ExResale
ReExports,3
Exports, prices, ceipts j Exports, WholeReceipts
ports,
ceipts
Wholesale
includat
iiiclud- prices,
at
includ- sale
at
includ- by saming
Producing
prining ple, fair prinprices,
prin- Visible
Visible
ing
No.
2
tion,
flour
Receipts »
cipal
flour
suppiy
2
cash,
cipal
oatcipal supply 2 flour to good,
cash,
Grindoatmeal!
and
as
interior1
Chi- 4
interior
as
malt- interiorj
meal
Chiings
and
meal
as
4
margrain
grain 3 ing*
as
cago
marcago markets
rolled
grains
ketsi
grain 3
Chikets*
oats
cago 4
Thousands of bushels
Per
bushel
1913 mo. av
1914 mo. av
1915 mo. av
1916 mo. av
1917 mo. av._.
1918 mo. av
1919 mo. av
9,058
7,435
8,385
9,438
6,907
6,118
7, 746
5,021
5,24]
4,071
5, 040
4,818
4,483
8,708
1,461
554
2,211
1, 874
1,488
1,897
3,369
$0. 63
.62
.70
.87
1.32
1.31
1.22
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
3,815
3,321
3,367
3,904
5,207
5,517
3,438
2,913
2,002
2,352
2,498
3,974
1,489
2,153
1, 536
984
1,477
2,381
1934
January
February
March
April
2,916
3,381
2,993
2,804
2, 495
1,764
1,593
849
May..
June
July
August. .
2,204
3,972
1,498
3,791
September
October
November
December
Thousands of
bushels
Per
bushel
Per
bushel
Thousands of bushels
Thous.
of bus.
Thous.
Thous.
of Ibs. ! of bus.
Tons
3,988
155
189
1,138
1,320
1,224
1, 359
3; 375
$0.64
. 77
1.09
1. 11
1.87
1.94
1.53
20, 694
22, 200
22, 651
27, 299
24, 844
28, 335
19, 264
22, 907
24, 390
20, 481
30, 336
23, 493
22, 703
22, 898
3,018
223
8,993
8,791
9,370
10, 815
5,551
$0.38
.42
.50
.46
.64
.78
.70
20, 764
13, 973
39 560
34 817
30 903
35, 406
35, 878
124,870 |
120, 675 i
1.26
.64
.63
.66
.82
.85
3,712
2, 573
5, 353
3,683
5,414
2,489
4, 938
2,512
3, 985
2,667
3,082
2,408
1.87
1.21
.89
.75
.92
1. 13
17, 800
17, 880
19, 063
19, 974
22, 046
19, 512
17, 609
50,863
49, 317
19, 637
30, 675
58, 755
1, 357
698
2,979
966
694
3,109
.80
.39
.40
.44
.51
.47
821
821
1,053
996
9,610
10, 322
15, 362
11,098
35, 191
46, 002
41, 672
22, 668
26, 817
20, 796
119, 102
69, 948
76, 873
76, 493
80, 006
72, 343
299
613
969
706
.71
.74
.75
.80
1,807
1,938
1,677
960
821
402
365
2,147
.73
.72
^69
.66
16, 208
18, 778
16, 771
13,769
18, 712
19,011
17, 739
11,568
639
485
323
185
.47
.49
.48
.49
1,275
1, 098
1,139
857
20, 104
16, 548
16, 582
11,350
17, 066
15, 061
15, 059
13, 606
100, 367
103, 963
80, 255
65, 624
768
471
293
863
448
513
1,054
1,396
.76
.78
.83
.85
2,488
1, 674
4, 954
4,736
1, 999
3,732
1,332
1.497
.67
.73
.86
.92
13, 737
14, 003
10, 510
27, 561
7,427
6,322
3,922
13, 210
137
177
233
217
.49
.50
.56
.53
905
857
1,085
957
13, 083
13, 452
16, 652
14, 798
11, 643
15, 696
11, 090
24, 998
70, 455
76, 090
61, 672
65. 275
13, 965
12, 296
7,258
5,405
4,700
5,209
5, 481
5,484
1,955
5,315
2,710
1,744
.87
.91
.86
.94
14, 291
17, 708
8,932
3,802
11,579
10, 927
1,323
856
1.02
1.28
1.31
1.40
55, 710
39, 149
18, 620
19, 738
50, 690
71, 157
71, 997
76, 343
662
2,735
1,366
1,171
.50
.52
.52
.60
1,010
1,097
1,218
1, 134
15, 157
15,945
16, 199
14, 467 |
54, 242
73, 243
41, 433
28, 608
86, 031
95, 037
81, 001
74, 303
4,940
4,210
3, 359
2,038
' 3,939
3,850
3,834
2,773
1, 522
881
864
934
.97
1.00
.92
.88
2,134
2,823
833
1,506
1,208
944
2,408
10, 749
1.59
1.58
1.35
1.12
23, 474
14, 110
12, 851
11,679
77, 579
76, 519
67, 509
50, 995
934
843
1,006
917
.60
.57
.49
.45
879
659
689
672
11,159
7,133
7. 469
7,358
17, 538
14, 984
21, 376
26, 310
101, 595
69, 869
74, 305
45, 985
May.
June
July..
August
2,662
3,382
3,086
11, 929
1,809
1,657
1,099
3,367
1,608
667
1,940
4,564
.88
.89
.88
.81
4,554
889
403
1,939
5, 795
1,627
3, 794
1,036
1. 19
1.09
.98
1.07
11,845
17, 363
16,591
48, 399
37, 520
37, 530
28, 020
54, 715
3,908
2,398
4,292
7,073
.48
.51
.48
.42
594
667
667
727
0, 898
8,449
8, 581
9,347
25, 130
16, 416
23, 647
25, 354
54, 349
48, 022
71, 783
79, 611
September
October
November
December
14, 993
6,445
4,791
4,364
6,036
5,642
6,422
7,257
9,103
3,043
2,493
958
.75
.74
.72
.72
6,639
3,304
2,598
2,243
1, 054
127
62
95
.88
.84
.88
1.04
29, 243
18, 918
14, 094
15, 582
69, 960
69, 216
68, 739
66, 762
6,279
4,744
2,443
2, 466
.40
.40
.40
.44
1, 062
1,197
1,257
1,738
15, 043
17, 782
17, 704
16, 252
30, 668
18, 116
14,829
15, 182
79, 516
76, 687
84, 068
82, 329
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
av
av
av
av_
av
av
1925
January February. __
March
April. .
1926
January
February
March
April
1,294
1,648
1, 809
1,936
1,912
i
14, 948
May
June
1
Receipts of oats compiled by Chicago Board of Trade and reported by Price Current Grain Reporter, while receipts of barley and rye are compiled by the Federal Reserve
Board
from receipts at 17 interior centers. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in June, 1922, issue (No. 10), p. 43.
2
Data from Bradstreet's, representing stocks carried on Saturday nearest end of month at terminals, elevators, warehouses, docks, etc. Monthly data from 1913 appeared
in November, 1925, issue of the SURVEY (No. 51), p. 23.
s Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 88. Barley
flour converted at 5.5 bushels to the barrel, oatmeal at 5.21 bushels to 100 pounds, and rye flour at 6 bushels to the barrel.
81
Table 57.—RICE, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
RICE i
Paddy at
California
warehouses
YEAR AND
MONTH
Stocks,
end of
month
Shipments
Southern
paddy
Siiipntents
Total
movement
Receipts to mills
at mills
Total
from
mills
Barrels or sacks of 162 pounds
New
Orleans
APP LES
Stocks,
end of
month
WHITE
CITRUS
POTAFRUIT TOES
ONIONS
1
ColdDomes- Imports Exports storage
tic at
holdmills
ings 2
and
(end
of
dealers
mo.)
Car-lot shipments 2
Thous.
of barrels
Pockets of 100 pounds
1
Number of carloads
!
1913 mo.
1914 mo.
1915 mo.
1916 mo.
1917 mo.
1918 mo.
1919 mo.
av
av _
av _
av
av
av _
av
468, 036
640, 627
591, 159
633, 910
609, 477
1920 mo.
1921 mo.
1922 mo.
1923 mo.
1924 mo.
1925 mo.
av
av
av
av
av
av
2 337, 223 * 1, 172, 184
188, 668
386, 862
66, 022
257, 889
639, 610
796, 277
837, 657
659, 645
707, 425
494, 586
186, 116
207, 140
392, 204
42, 977
1, 178, 780
998, 042
549, 150
468, 951
57, 463
77, 028
142, 836
436, 305
September
October
November
December
1925
January
February
March
April
1924
January
February
M arch
April
iVlay
June
JulyAugust
May
June _ _
July
August
479, 349
652, 912
642, 918
699, 754
611,661
169, 718
203, 340
196, 238
258, 484
275, 513
278, 785
254, 825
3 994, 249
896, 093
560, 607
554, 723
957, 589
797, 973
687, 198
691, 376
536, 989
1, 075, 680
579, 922
369, 704
80, 057
1, 261, 796
787, 062
761, 908
123, 034
376, 080
293, 890
131, 569
10, 000
13, 986
9,466
5, 638
345, 365
71, 449
86, 494
148, 474
781, 670
87, 134
299, 781
274, 883
60, 143
None.
None.
None.
635, 971
948, 625
2, 182, 793
1, 905, 168
972, 700
28, 067
19, 072
92, 302
121, 477
583, 136
532, 886
375, 675
257, 570
448, 306
197, 214
43, 129
34, 465
97, 766
29, 183
None.
None.
40, 000
2,700
2,700
None.
3, 510
136, 235
218, 009
46, 641
None.
None.
None.
1, 300, 000
__
September
October.
November
December
757, 281
1, 021, 642
872, 667
682, 788
811,658
191,510
193, 597
212, 140
179, 760
222, 059
446, 741
136, 090
23, 004
41, 904
56, 327
109, 114
172, 990
139, 944
314, 063
1,800
1,752
1,865
1,940
6,950
4,754
5,737
6,796
3,417
5, 398
222, 175
318, 147
275, 358
223, 472
156, 446
133, 944
1, 287, 057
1, 291, 023
1, 253, 992
1, 343, 655
1, 142, 799
895, 170
109, 706
63, 532
52, 946
40, 105
31, 728
56, 272
327, 177
488, 412
342, 952
283, 636
128, 945
54, 556
2,383
2,344
2,570
3,391
3,484
3,319
8,580
8,042
7,734
10, 268
9,009
9,911
1, 104, 876
926, 545
818, 902
470, 496
228, 712
203, 224
177, 670
95, 165
2, 018; 819
1, 680, 373
1, 181, 972
718, 226
44, 876
31, 868
58, 695
35, 498
303, 950
177, 314
180,682
116,428
7,843
5,965
3,871
2,080
305, 995
135, 094
135, 259
130, 924
71, 433
34, 646
41, 036
1,979
429, 803
302, 640
165, 241
398, 953
32, 978
50, 364
16, 814
39, 091
75, 847
36, 908
23,234
23, 883
1, 035, 759
730, 544
2, 482, 574 1, 303, 227
2, 180, 051 1, 300, 775
1, 032, 843
933, 878
232, 916
300, 075
339, 350
151, 143
638, 303
1, 567, 621
2, 265, 121
2, 346, 514
16, 335
11,918
14, 855
27, 444
476, 373
216, 286
135, 431
155, 942
981, 194
543, 246
496, 485
389, 915
219, 817
128, 858
118, 163
95, 082
1, 867, 227
1, 559, 679
1, 059, 649
674, 106
11, 000
45, 218
8,252
566, 268
108, 766
74, 401
8,252
566, 268
337, 221
192, 507
140, 316
315,239
117, 128
38, 849
89, 607
101, 054
853, 330
925, 254
1, 130, 866
1, 671, 725
856,840
1, 061, 489
1, 348, 875
1,718,366
619, 078
942, 366
834, 604
751, 701
135, 778
186, 218
172, 564
204, 210
15; 005
1, 304 j
1, 596
1,835
1,740
5, 975
7,500
5, 882
8,261
8,562
7, 299
14, 627
18, 206
19, 930
18, 956
20, 178
19, 585
2, 163
1,932
2,163
2, 132
2,502
2,453
7,961
7,995
6,162
3,373
9, 735
11, 693
12, 251
12, 680
18, 983
19, 862
22, 091
18, 406
2,411 j
2,092 |
1,898
2,270
761
199
43
47
2,201
866
2,312
2, 927
10,817
7,811
4,100
3,856
17, 506
20, 470
22, 938
15, 959
2, 752
981
2,057
2, 405
27, 675
89, 679
216, 418
275, 318
820
5,758
7,743
6,673
13, 261
35, 937
19,045
6,068
3,116
4,185
11, 307
11, 187
20, 450
32, 524
20, 191
12, 757
3,864
4,545
2,876
1,869
41, 497
78, 493
98, 554
60, 728
108, 979
114, 109
79, 085
63, 246
5,233
3,761
2,272
1,143
4,980
3,802
3,244
2,216
12, 036
10, 402
11,309
10, 417
21, 159
19, 886
20, 862
19, 532
2, 713
1,984
1,533
2,900
363, 747
223, 542
95, 427
398, 186
55, 333
34, 351
63, 238
109, 753
52, 574
43, 854
13, 946
25, 865
399
104
42
64
1,525
889
2,667
3,956
8, 332
5,464
3,587
2,442
19, 397
19, 976
17, 467
14, 326
1,932
590
1,725
2,391
632, 444
751, 680
1, 090, 571
2, 045, 781
24, 409
18, 568
23, 586
66, 751
13,293
28, 248
41, 666
69, 803
1,422
7,489
9,398
8,502
19, 103
41, 324
19, 478
7,244
2,379
2,639
9,229
9,350
22,763
32, 545
15, 980
11, 125
3,994
5,157
2,968
1, 554
11,397
12, 055
14, 105
i
1926
January
February.
March
April
,
j
May
June -
j
" i
1
Southern receipts, shipments, and stocks at mills from Rice Millers' Association, comprising movement of the whole rice crop except California rice. Data on paddy
at all California warehouses from Rice Growers' Association of California. The column "Total movement to mills" is a total of the shipments from California warehouses
and receipts at Southern mills, thus giving a view of the total movement of domestic rice to the mills. Shipments of rice through New Orleans compiled by New Orleans
Board oj Trade. Imports arid exports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, data for rough rice being reduced to the equivalent
clean2 rice at 162 pounds of rough to 100 pounds of clean, as barrels or sacks of 162 pounds are equivalent to clean rice pockets of 100 pounds each.
Data on cold-storage holdings of apples and on car-lot shipments of fruits and vegetables compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Citrus fruit shipments consist of oranges, lemons, and grapefruit.
* Average for 10 months, March through December.
79396 °—26
6
82
Table 58.—TOBACCO
I
UNMANUFACTURED
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
Wholesale
price 5
Stocks J
(quarterly)
Sales,
Production loose-leaf
Exports, Chewing,
(crop J
leafs
waresmoking,
estimate)
houses 2
snuff, and
YEAR AND MONTH
export
types
Cigar
types
!
Burley, ManuTotal,
food
factured
including
eaf,
imported dark red, tobacco
and
types
Louissnuff 3
ville
Dollars
per 100
pounds
Thousands of pounds
1909-1913 monthly average
1913 monthly average
1914 monthlv average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
996, 176
953, 734
1, 034, 679
1, 062, 237
1, 153, 278
1, 249, 276
1, 439, 071
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 m onthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
1, 465, 481
1, 582, 225
1, 069, 693
1, 246, 837
1, 515, 110
1, 242, 456
1, 349, 660
Consumption B
(tax-paid withdrawals)
Large
cigars
Thousands of
pounds
Exports 3
Small
cigarettes Cigarettes
Thousands
31, 417
36, 754
28, 827
35, 877
39, 784
21, 186
33,656
810, 469
835, 462
915, 452
821, 564
923, 240
975, 427
369, 802
344, 971
361, 114
286, 007
275, 770
291, 214
1, 234, 014
1, 224, 524
1, 343, 396
1, 165, 332
1, 250, 801
1, 337, 747
$13. 20
14.65
13.79
15.23
22.30
36.57
36, 990
38, 745
36, 863
38, 847
40, 248
41, 423
630, 959
597, 849
549, 932
586, 844
629, 991
587, 796
1, 296, 308
1, 404, 636
1, 497, 029
2, 107, 525
2, 944, 272
3, 888, 075
193, 234
200, 602
173, 015
354, 889
584, 977
1, 012, 128
6 82, 149
65, 280
74, 254
41, 601
42, 028
40, 261
52, 398
63, 826
38, 946
42, 946
35, 907
41, 434
48, 005
39, 201
1, 030, 642
1, 026, 109
1, 227, 487
1, 121, 075
1, 207, 714
1, 329, 960
1, 383, 519
303, 343
327, 185
344, 617
386, 091
404, 584
410, 435
398, 243
1, 402, 525
1, 440, 507
1, 650, 022
1, 587, 422
1, 689, 639
1, 814, 686
1, 864, 016
32. 35
34.18
29.28
27. 50
27.78
26.03
24.79
35, 339
33, 324
32, 208
35, 019
34, 342 I
34, 390
34, 194
589, 363
661,418
563, 218
574, 383
583, 241
554, 867
541, 729
4, 426, 649
3, 720, 072
4, 240, 181
4, 463, 752
5, 370, 890
5, 917, 368
6, 663, 134
1, 350, 981
1, 319, 489
711, 973
956, 334
1, 027, 303
882, 616
678, 803
76, 986
48, 019
24, 108
4,800
50, 528
42, 590
65, 798
63, 732
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
38, 191
35, 353
34, 847
32, 866
504, 024
498, 796
515, 895
501, 422
6, 256, 784
4, 854, 526
5, 268, 703
5, 323, 295
989, 742
661, 558
656, 093
1, 135, 192
43, 950
55, 854
33, 813
34, 805
28.00
25.38
24.50
24. 50
34, 948
33, 565
34, 407
34, 959
553, 320
562, 732
595, 063
573, 627
6, 391, 902
6, 455, 228
6, 583, 240
6, 315, 641
1, 164, 533
1, 215, 852
744, 575
782, 420
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
36, 715
38, 043
30, 210
28, 871
605, 608
635, 231
601, 413
511, 277
6, 273, 217
6, 488, 187
5, 356, 074
5, 441, 526
867, 829
697, 089
838, 842
837, 663
24. 50
24.50
24. 50
24.50
35, 457
33, 172
34, 346
34, 159
474, 803
451, 562
504, 304
493, 775
6, 652, 475
5, 681, 227
6, 270, 421
6, 048, 354
707, 071
734, 952
720, 837
969, 566
24.50
25. 00
25. 00
25.00
34, 338
34, 630
35, 653
35, 358
514, 509
569, 743
575, 823
557, 432
6, 465, 490
7, 434, 013
7, 612, 281
6, 983, 027
1, 004, 479
709, 665
316, 902
714, 978
25.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
36, 154
38, 061
30, 342
28, 657
575, 764
711, 222
598, 478
473, 336
7, 119, 055
6, 925, 427
6, 516, 922
6, 248, 920
336, 145
488, 130
499, 756
943, 158
1934
January
February
March
April
_
May
June
July
August
1, 240, 513
1, 202, 350
4,795
1,698
591
33, 434
September
October
November
December
1, 195, 099
1, 181, 620
1, 360, 661
1, 242, 456
68, 075
83, 090
66, 854
71, 676
37, 907
56, 821
45, 722
44, 545
93, 551
51, 833
14, 556
4,307
36, 150
24, 127
32, 475
30, 850
1, 282, 916
1, 234, 096
1,156
239
69
39, 144
22, 415
27, 460
39, 037
34, 890
1, 247, Oil
1, 228, 972
1, 264, 226
1, 349, 660
91, 682
98, 657
112,615
120, 972
50, 694
52, 784
51, 141
68, 375
_
1, 485, 969
420, 936
1, 976, 569
1, 327, 852
442, 696
1, 843, 737
1, 239, 936
407, 066
1, 724, 767
1, 266, 083
371, 043
1, 713, 670
1, 522, 217
422, 966
2, 035, 678
1, 337, 784
423, 975
1, 847, 225
1, 289, 44
389, 913
1, 754, 596
1, 384, 627
356, 119
1, 818, 564
1925
January
February
March
! April
1
i May
June
July
\ August
September
October
November
December
1926
!
i
January..
February
March
! April
May.
June
_
.
_ _ -.
1
Estimate of production of the tobacco crop from the TT. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. The annual figures represent the latest revised
estimates of the year's total crop, not monthly averages, while the monthly figures represent the current estimate of the total crop for the year made the first week of each
month.
Revisions of the December estimate for each year are made in December of the following year.
a
Sales of tobacco from loose-leaf warehouses compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics from reports of State authorities of Kentucky,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, which States grow about 75 per cent of the total tobacco crop. Sales from Kentucky were not available for the first six
months of 1919, so that the year's figure is partly estimated by estimating the Kentucky figures for the first half year as equal to the sum of the sales in the other reporting
States,
which is approximately the normal proportion of Kentucky sales to the total.
3
Exports from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
* Stocks of leaf tobacco held by manufacturers and dealers compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. During the years 1913, 1914, 1915,
and 1916 the data were collected semiannually in March and September, the quarterly collection commencing with December, 1916. Therefore the averages for the years
19138through 1915 are semiannual, while for 1916 three quarters are averaged, and thereafter four quarters.
Wholesale price of burley, good leaf, dark red tobacco at Louisville is averaged for the month compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau oj Labor Statistics.
6
Figures of consumption of tobacco products from U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau 0} Internal Revenue, represent withdrawals from bonded warehouses upon payment of tax for domestic consumption. The figures for manufactured tobacco and snuff comprise plug, twist, fine-cut, and smoking tobacco and snuff. Figures for cigars
are those for large cigars, weighing over 3 pounds per thousand, while for cigarettes, small cigarettes are taken, weighing 3 pounds per thousand or less; in both cases the
series taken represent over 90 per cent of the totals for each class.
83
Table 59.—LIVESTOCK MOVEMENT1
HOGS
CATTLE AND CALVES
Price
Shipments
steers,
good
to
Local
Total
Total
slaugh- choice,
corn
receipts Stockreceipts Stockter
er and Total
er and Total
fed,
Chifeeder
feeder
cago 2
SHEEP AND LAMBS
Shipments
YEAR AND
MONTH
Dolls, p.
100 Ibs.
Thousands of pounds
1913 mo
1914 mo.
1915 mo.
1916 mo
1917 mo.
1918 mo.
1919 mo.
av
av
av
av
av__
av__
av__
1, 094
2, 104
2,054
3S2
408
440
747
850
894
mo. a v _ _
mo. av__
rno. av__
mo. av__
mo. av.. _
mo. av_ _
1,866
1,649
1,935
1,935
1,975
2, 006
336
292
406
380
331
316
1923
September. __
October
November
December
2, 295
2,802
2,182
1,810
1924
January _
February
March
April
1, 109
1,241
1, 141
3,159
3,766
3,737
64
81
75
1,027
1,185
1,194
818
717
887
839
808
786
1,034
923
1,036
1,086
1, 154
1,205
14.49
8.76
9.46
9.96
9.68
10.65
3,549
3,425
3,672
4,611
4,618
3,661
61
42
49
68
42
48
631
785
624
353
1,156
1,382
1,131
788
1,104
1,373
1,106
1,018
10.66
10.45
9.84
9.79
3,607
4,816
5,416
5,825
1,888
1,457
1,556
1,751
243
170
175
239
716
540
549
627
1,155
915
991
1,108
9.47
9.71
10.07
10.78
May
June
July
August
1,890
1,673
1,798
1,934
275
201
169
306
746
631
641
826
1,141
1,030
1,141
1,092
September
October
November. ._
December
2,566
2,737
2,363
2,083
580
751
549
309
1,166
1,339
1,096
816
1925
January
February
March
April
1,869
1,530
1,860
1,827
207
176
241
271
1,737
1,746
1,970
2,245
2,157
2,789
2,282
2,056
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
May
June
July
August
.
September
October
November
December
Local
Total
slaugh- Ewes,
receipts Stockter
Chierand Total
feeder
cago
Dolls, p.
100 Ibs.
Thousands of pounds
$8 51
7.04
8.70
9 58
12.81
16.42
17.50
2,157
2,572
2,536
$8 37
8.36
7.13
9 62
15.71
17.60
18.24
1,618
1,869
2,265
352
432
578
808
1,011
1,210
1,273
1,228
1,277
1, 595
1, 684
1, 355
2,272
2, 194
2,395
3,015
2, 932
2,305
14.19
8.45
9.39
7.70
8.48
12.22
1,876
2,014
1,864
1, 838
1,850
1,842
430
258
346
373
390
353
102
101
70
46
1,336
1,669
1,799
1,911
2,276
3,129
3,657
3,919
8.64
7.78
7.13
7.05
2,659
3,465
1,816
1,526
6,253
5,335
4,833
4,374
50
47
52
57
2,198
2,126
1,854
1,559
4,016
3,227
2,976
2,809
7.23
7.08
7.35
7.43
10.27
9.60
9.56
9.48
4,321
4,296
4,091
3,196
46
29
23
25
1,608
1,417
1,477
1,213
2,735
2,852
2,605
2,017
1,312
1,432
1,267
1,265
9.02
9.50
9.16
9.55
3, 216
3,990
4, 904
6,604
35
56
40
38
1,252
1,469
1,760
2,271
708
555
645
664
1,150
967
1,179
1,163
9.31
9.47
10.20
9.99
6,105
4,558
3,528
3,246
38
35
92
41
216
154
243
360
602
534
706
886
1,123
1,190
1,252
1,281
9.66
10. 50
11.56
12.08
3,283
3,507
2, 798
2,549
422
697
472
333
938
1,348
1, 017
833
1,227
1,450
1, 232
1,248
12.44
11.91
10.58
10.04
2, 741
3, 390
3, 844
4,380
756
855
1,054
$4.69
5.04
5.93
7.17
10.33
11. 29
9.35
$7.79
8.12
9.23
10.02
16.09
17.33
16.13
1,043
944
973
978
983
968
915
1,072
889
858
847
867
8.74
3.41
5.81
6.09
6.91
7.21
15.90
9.99
13.22
13.46
14.29
15. 22
897
1,489
540
154
1,745
2,443
1,097
688
894
981
777
837
5.48
5.28
5.66
6.44
13.19
12.78
12.28
12.50
1,697
1,412
1,367
1,348
149
106
83
105
773
693
654
613
920
725
719
726
7.19
8.43
9.98
9.94
13.33
14. 55
15.78
15.94
7.44
7.25
8.19
9. 61
1,344
1,550
1,672
2,005
118
153
226
444
629
650
712
1,022
723
903
959
978
6.63
4.83
4.84
5.97
14.22
14.73
13.75
13.28
1,959
2,525
3,132
4,335
9.86
10.78
9.58
9.96
3,027
3,295
1,879
1,605
973
1,441
676
206
1,876
2,267
1,154
750
1,097
1,020
540
854
5.41
5.81
6.33
7.58
13.18
13. 44
13. 34
15.98
2,176
1,580
1, 239
1,199
3,910
3,010
2,285
2, 039
10.80
11.15
13.48
12. 58
1,467
1,388
1,504
1,541
138
119
95
109
688
675
670
704
786
711
836
833
8.69
8.44
9.18
7.92
17.63
17.27
16.05
14.16
36
49
35
30
1,346
1,222
995
952
1,931
2,298
1,804
1,586
12.18
12.70
13. 79
13.13
1,689
1,603
1,699
2,064
178
137
186
421
877
603
763
1,037
830
908
939
998
6.53
5.63
6.31
6.40
12.28
14.87
14.66
14.60
33
45
61
77
1, 092
1,323
1,524
1,618
1,645
2,081
2,300
2,776
12.88
11.69
11.32
10.88
2,627
3,198
1,712
1,608
839
1,338
460
220
1,613
2,287
927
771
981
945
793
840
6.19
6.41
6.79
8.06
15.09
14.81
15.25
15.94
i
I
1
Lambs,
Chicago
Dollars per
100 pounds
Thousands of pounds
1936
January
February. _.
March
April
May
June
Price -
Shipments
Price,
Local
slaugh- heavy,
Chiter
cago 2
I
I
1
These figures, except prices, represent the movement at between 60 and 70 markets; data procured from the W. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
Monthly data from 1920 appeared in November, 1922, issue (No. 15), p. 115.
2
From U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, averages of weekly quotations. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 91.
84
Table 60.—PORK PRODUCTS
PRODUCTION i—
INSPECTED
SLAUGHTER
YEAR AND MONTH
Total pork
products
COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS 3
(end of month)
EXPORTS 2
Lard
Total
Lard
Other
products
Total
Lard
Fresh and
cured
APPARENT
CONSUMPTION*
WHOLESALE
PRICES s
Total pork
products
Lard,
Smoked
prime
hams, contract,
Chicago New
York
Thousand of pounds
1913 monthly average. _.
1914 monthly average. __
1815 monthly average...
1916 monthly average...
1917 monthly average.-.
1918 monthly average. ._
1919 monthly average. __
477, 177
450, 851
524, 294
565, 691
449, 570
583, 154
588, 978
1920 monthly average. . .
1921 monthly average...
1922 monthly average...
1923 monthly average. _.
1924 monthly aver age. _ _
1925 monthly average. _.
Dollars per pound
87,986
82, 058
76, 826
113, 205
120, 932
108, 209
187, 554
219, 803
35, 555
31, 060
45, 735
63, 409
85, 377
77, 149
141, 819
156, 394
644, 543
669, 283
875, 323
920, 959
85, 741
74, 117
90, 959
92, 212
558, 802
595, 166
784, 364
828, 747
539, 455
560, 212
618, 276
765, 178
720, 862
612, 420
104, 622
119, 216
130, 652
159, 686
160, 849
122, 503
128, 004
138, 308
123, 924
165, 620
141, 289
102, 074
51, 021
72, 412
63, 913
86, 282
78, 668
57, 234
76, 983
65, 896
60, Oil
79, 338
62, 621
44, 838
906, 345
761, 914
647, 594
837, 352
827, 581
753, 535
120, 413
119, 705
86, 573
77, 358
89, 855
108, 060
1924
January
February
March
April
976, 966
843, 874
765, 700
690, 514
227, 689
188, 308
177, 602
170, 096
224, 660
190, 691
175, 420
137, 577
132, 758
99, 910
100, 726
73, 307
91, 902
90, 781
74, 694
64, 270
855, 020
946, 696
1, 018, 130
1, 010, 649
May
June _
July
August
720, 999
737, 102
731, 931
548, 939
167, 289
166, 851
177, 565
121, 584
114, 759
109, 369
148, 208
135, 104
62, 648
59, 475
86, 706
75, 937
52, 111
49, 894
61, 502
59, 167
492, 734
560, 043
668, 552
912, 990
103, 645
106, 781
130, 184
192, 596
114, 652
132, 686
91, 730
120, 607
65, 810
60, 813
49, 120
76, 803
1925
January
February
March
April
950, 738
726, 051
547, 772
519, 331
194, 189
161, 697
115, 016
113, 277
144, 221
114, 706
123, 281
83, 215
May
__ _ __
June
Julv
August..
555, 823
650, 452
512, 095
457, 345
109, 183
124, 507
118, 969
90,421
September
O ctober _
November
December
465, 179
583, 564
606, 705
773, 984
84, 972
104, 288
106, 206
147, 307
. _ _
__-
September
October
November
December
__ _
431, 847
343, 486
378, 420
383, 581
$0. 166
.167
.153
.185
.252
.318
.343
$0. 110
.104
.094
.135
.219
.261
.290
785, 932
642, 209
561, 021
760, 019
737, 726
645, 475
417, 203
435, 295
481, 376
588, 051
600, 103
524, 662
.334
.268
.265
.212
.202
.271
.200
.111
.115
.123
.133
.168
54, 130
68, 610
85, 722
102, 317
800, 890
878, 086
932, 408
908, 332
655, 560
561, 654
518, 965
560, 605
.193
.184
.189
.190
.128
.117
.116
. 113
1, 019, 058
1, 025, 158
960, 257
835, 547
127, 949
152, 520
149, 672
124, 676
891, 109
872, 638
810, 535
710, 871
597, 918
621, 830
649, 668
539, 091
.194
.196
.204
.222
.110
.111
.120
.143
48, 842
71, 873
42, 610
43, 804
649, 371
439, 437
463, 233
708, 413
84, 198
31, 706
35, 713
61,049
565, 173
407, 731
427, 520
647, 364
565, 365
660, 248
608, 165
662, 169
.223
.216
.205
.207
.144
.165
.153
.169
78, 440
60, 3G3
63, 281
44, 447
65, 781
54, 343
60, 000
38, 768
891, 496
1, 017, 282
979, 739
965, 688
112, 704
151, 927
150, 182
151, 499
778, 792
865, 355
829, 557
814, 189
623, 912
483, 364
462, 563
450, 801
.219
.231
.269
.282
.166
.161
.171
.161
109, 173
104, 146
89, 977
83, 031
71, 135
59, 779
49, 414
45, 740
38, 038
44, 347
40, 563
37, 291
815, 460
886,713
815, 400
698, 513
138, 295
145, 919
145, 924
114, 724
748, 418
738, 655
669, 536
583, 789
526, 195
549, 338
492, 017
492, 088
.256
.263
.293
.298
.163
.176
.181
.179
100, 162
81, 321
76, 418
115, 241
60, 646
44, 745
39, 979
68, 840
39, 506
36, 576
36, 439
46, 401
539, 069
429, 861
418, 737
515, 292
71, 626
37, 258
33, 710
467, 443
392, 605
385, 027
472, 337
519, 282
592, 235
541, 736
562, 416
.292
.283
.282
.280
.178
.164
.162
.150
42, 955
1926
January
February
March
April
May
June
-_
1
1 Production of pork products from animals slaughtered under Federal inspection reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, given as
total dressed weight, excluding meat from condemned animals. Slaughter of hogs under Federal inspection according to 1919 census figures amounted to 68 per cent of total
slaughter. Monthly data from 1920, slightly revised since, given in May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 95, including data on exports, storage holdings, and apparent consumption
also.2 Monthly data onlard from 1916 appearedin March, 1924, issue (No. 31), p. 54.
Exports reported by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign arid Domestic Commerce. The total includes bacon, ham, shoulders, lard, neutral lard, and
canned,
fresh, and pickled pork. In the division between lard and other products, neutral lard is included with " Oilier products."
3
Cold-storage holdings, reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, are distinctly seasonal. No allowance for this has been
made
in computing index numbers.
4
Apparent consumption, including only meat produced under Federal inspection, has been computed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics,
from the inspected slaughter plus net imports less exports and reexports and the change in cold-storage holdings.
5
Wholesale prices are averages of weekly quotations as compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Monthly data on ham prices from 1919
appeared in September, 1923, issue (No. 25), p. 55.
85
Table 61.—OTHER MEATS
LAMB
BEEF
TOTAL MEATS
Wholesale prices 5
Cold- Apparent
Produc- storage
ColdProductionconstorage Apparent
conholdtionsumpSteer inspected ings,
Good
holdings, sumpinspected
tion
*
end of 3 tion 4
native rounds, slaugh- end
of
slaughter
1
ter i
month
steers,
No. 2,
mouth
Chicago Chicago
Productioninspected Exports2
slaughter i
YEAR AND MONTH
Thousands of pounds
467, 135
431, 602
$0. 131
.133
.124
.130
.162
.221
.224
45, 661
44, 623
38, 445
37, 564
29, 120
31, 831
38, 539
3,722
4, 531
6,026
8,291
156, 117
99, 623
68, 521
75, 689
79, 712
80, 134
400, 648
375, 060
411, 561
427, 455
440, 131
460, 574
.230
.163
.150
.158
.171
.181
.213
.145
.145
.153
.152
.158
34, 399
41, 096
34, 820
37, 188
37, 540
38, 956
9,899
11, 669
12, 920
13, 827
102, 655
100, 007
93, 274
78, 423
453, 941
379, 016
385, 222
413, 301
.170
.170
.170
.170
.139
.145
.150
.155
445, 590
382, 657
435, 299
444, 732
13,911
11,909
14, 029
14, 387
66, 069
59, 418
49, 812
48, 906
458, 642
393, 545
444, 670
444, 321
.170
.168
165
.165
481, 787
551, 766
463, 064
441, 160
16, 375
16, 763
14, 417
9,329
47, 538
67, 244
100, 239
142, 964
480, 573
523, 893
455, 346
449, 106
480, 692
346, 086
425 740
431, 009
9,412
8,652
8,476
12, 004
140, 705
130, 809
116, 318
96, 223
435, 890
418, 082
478, 231
444, 466
14, 247
13, 212
11, 625
11, 028
473, 961
569, 094
451, 396
499, 739
9,520
8,634
7,831
11, 128
329, 810
314, 784
331, 971
383, 268
457, 910
522, 309
448, 955
13, 625
12, 163
42, 609
32, 105
32, 502
64, 444
32, 053
127, 200
192, 343
256, 523
237, 123
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 monthly
1923 monthly
1924 monthly
1925 monthly
391, 387
371, 108
414, 045
427, 407
437, 667
454, 532
19, 545
15, 249
14, 456
13, 594
13, 286
10, 481
451, 782
377, 326
378, 549
398, 288
av
av_
av
av
__
av .
av
1924
J anuary
February
March
April
May
June
July
August __
_-_
.-
September
October
November
December
. . _
_.
1925
January
February
April
May
June
July
i August
- -
September,
October _ __ _ _
November
December—
1926
January
Febuary
March-.
April
May
June.
-
Apparent
consumption*
Thousands of pounds
Dollars per pound
$0. 130
.136
.129
.138
.167
.221
.233
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly av
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av
19 18 monthly av
19 19 monthly av _ _
Coldstorage
holdings,
end of
month 3
38, 439
29, 141
31, 298
39, 166
852, 588
810, 258
894, 710
986, 523
936, 601
1, 137, 294
1, 075, 591
775, 465
866, 157
1, 137, 872
1, 166, 373
20, 174
22, 090
3,294
3, 742
2,495
1,731
37, 703
43, 003
35, 820
37, 615
38, 047
39, 889
965, 241
972, 417
1, 067, 141
1, 229, 773
1, 196, 069
1, 105, 908
1, 082, 636
883, 627
719, 409
916, 803
910, 279
911, 922
855, 554
853, 358
928, 766
1, 053, 121
1, 078, 281
1, 024, 479
42, 502
36, 158
34, 642
33, 848
2, 306
2, 173
1,719
2,093
42, 647
36, 213
35, 240
34, 191
1, 471, 250
1, 257, 358
1, 178, 891
1, 122, 650
989, 981
1, 048, 876
1, 113, 123
1, 091, 165
1, 152, 148
976, 883
939, 427
1, 008, 097
.169
.175
.170
.169
37, 187
35, 097
37, 539
38, 788
2,273
2,917
2,257
2,230
37, 239
34, 556
37, 973
38, 673
1, 203, 776
1, 154, 856
1, 204, 769
1, 032, 459
1, 087, 400
1, 087, 493
1, 012, 326
886, 683
1, 093, 799
1, 049, 931
1,132,311
1, 022, 085
.165
.172
.183
.183
.160
.136
.129
.125
42, 548
43, 566
35, 801
32, 803
2,525
3,166
3,326
2,949
42, 2C6
42, 894
36, 435
38, 294
1, 017, 069
1, 155, 375
1, 167, 417
1, 386, 953
699, 434
509, 847
566, 798
849, 943
1, 088, 144
1, 227, 035
1, 099, 946
1, 149, 569
481, 583
387, 219
438, 123
450, 644
.183
.183
.183
.183
.133
.135
.148
.153
39, 655
34, 945
40, 572
40, 610
2,336
2,294
2,090
1,998
40, 275
34, 953
40, 710
40, 680
1, 471, 085
1, 107, 082
1, 014, 084
990, 950
1, 034, 537
1, 150, 385
1, 098, 147
1, 063, 909
1, 145, 770
905, 536
941, 396
942, 125
74, 618
61, 554
49, 674
45, 214
457, 054
430, 130
489, 204
447, 509
.178
.175
.178
.185
.162
.173
.192
.188
40, 698
36, 417
39, 374
38, 870
1,913
1, 535
1,349
1,339
49, 761
36, 537
39, 361
38, 698
1, 032, 411
1, 104, 951
1, 029, 700
940, 681
963,244
947, 663
866, 483
745, 066
1, 024, 010
1, 016, 005
1, 020, 582
978, 295
40, 719
47, 481
73,564
84, 725
469, 695
563, 086
424, 809
488, 256
.185
.185
.178
.170
.173
.160
.143
.131
41, 117
41, 701
34, 049
39, 468
1,112
1,435
1,549
1,825
41, 505
42, 287
34, 524
39, 378
980, 257
1, 194, 359
1, 092, 150
1, 313, 191
580, 900
478, 777
493, 028
601, 842
1, 030, 482
1, 197, 608
1, 001, 890
1, 090, 050
354, 440
420,946
824, 727
793, 573
876,854 ,
854, 349
__-
_
1
1
Production from animals slaughtered under Federal inspection reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, given as total dressed
weight, excluding meat from condemned animals. The slaughter under Federal inspection, according to census figures for 1919, amounted to 82 per cent of the total number
of animals slaughtered in the United States in the case of beef and 91 per cent for lamb. Monthly data from 1920, including also exports, storage holdings and apparent
consumption
and prices, appeared in May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 95. Veal is included in the beef figures and mutton in the lamb figures.
2
Exports, as reported by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, include fresh, canned, pickled, and cured beef, and oleo oil
and 3tallow.
Cold-storage holdings, reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, are distinctly seasonal. No allowance for this had been
made in calculating index numbers. Figures represent storage holdings on the last day of each month. Beef holdings include frozen, cured, and in process of cure while
lamb holdings embrace frozen lamb and mutton.
4 Apparent consumption, including only meat produced under Federal inspection, has been computed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, from the inspected slaughter plus net imports less exports and reexports and the change in cold-storage holdings.
5 Wholesale prices are averages for the month from U. S, Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
86
Table 62.—CONDENSED AND EVAPORATED MILK
Total
Evaporated
Condensed
i Condensed
i
Case Bulk
goods goods
Totai
Bulk
goods
Case
goods
»»£
Condensed
Evaporated
Case Bulk
goods goods
Case
goods
i
Case
goods
Total
Case Buik
goods goods
Case
goods
•e
fi
a
i
j
1920 mo. a v
1921 mo. av
1922 mo. av
1923 mo. av
1924 mo. av
1925 mo. av
!
]
;
131,501 i 29, 008
122,014
16, 987
119,279
19, 531
147,907
16, 567
141, 712
15, 777
I
__l
"1"""
"
8,979
7,365
8,862
12, 258
12, 001
82,117
85, 798
79, 457
104, 963
100, 109
235, 138
173, 926
137, 225
166, 022
186,925
161, 402
11, 398
11, 864
11,430
14, 119
13, 825
Thous. of pounds
$4 70 $3 54
4. 56 3 41
4.62 3.07
5.28 3.74
6 80 3 21
7.37 5.68
8.21 6.36
!
!
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1
i
_..„...]
i
i
j
Total
d
Dolls, per
case
Thousands of pounds
1913 mo. av
1914 mo. av
1915 mo. av
1916 mo. av
1917 mo. av
1918 mo. av
1 91 9 mo. a v
EXPORTS 3
Evaporated
YEAR AND
MONTH
|
WHOLESALE
PRICES 2
UNSOLD STOCKS i
(end of month)
Condensed
TOTAL STOCKS i
(end of month)
PRODUCTION i
"" "
56, 515
31,375
21, 166
20, 181
19, 236
29, 792
19, 701
17, 999
9,875
18, 505
16, 727
158,
123,
105,
127,
150,
123,
214
661
872
089
693
538
123, 436
116, SCO
87, 342
104, 558
132, 998
113,763
29, 083
23, 346
14, 833
13, 429
14, 119
21, 261
11, 846
13, 142
7,504
11, 142
8,870
4,086
9.50
7.06
5.25
6.24
5.99
5.91
81, 890
79,207
64,711
79, 750
109, 751
88. 189
6.01
5.10
4.14
4.71
4.15
4.33
34, 256
24, 144
15, 625
16, 189
17, 185
12,313
23, 094
7,825
4,734
4,781
5,331
3, 559
11, 162
16, 319
10, 891
11,407
11,854
8,755
6.29 4.61
6.30 4.64
6.28 4.57
6.20 4.24
33, 623
21, 027
12, 512
15, 305
8,077
5,105
5,116
5,926
25, 546
15, 923
7,396
9,379
i
'
1
1924
January— .
February March
April
101,033 ! 14, 723
109,000 i 14, 684
138,963 , 18, 134
159,648 20, 616
7, 955
8,220
10, 774
13, 596
70, 467
76, 791
96, 658
112,303
7, 888
9,305
11,397
13, 133
155, 349
11,000
138, 362 i 13,480
127, 464
12,220
18,064
142, 838
18, 079
13, 376
11,918
12, 720
126, 103
111,353
102, 997
111,816
106, 008
88, 427
81, 050
100, 802
6,412
4,855
7, 264
14, 774
12, 395
6, 979
5,971
5, 595
May._._..
June
July
August
204, 632
216, 458
195, 529
139, 330
22, 622
16, 539
14, 491
10, 657
18, 264
19, 234
16, 096
10,893
147, 236
160, 405
141. 057
95, 348
16, 510
20, 280
23, 885
22.' 432
25,088
199, 602
288, 459 ! 23,481
282,431 33,007
242, 543
27, 375
19,
30,
24,
20,
155,
234,
224,
194,
153,
230,
213,
185,
926
769
166
584
21, 722
20, 792
28, 002
22, 759
9,710
20, 071
11,532
9,733
September 126, 051
October... 121, 329
November 92, 363
Deceinber. 97,212
14, 040
17, 616
13, 325
11,876
11, 078
9,363
8,688
9, 849
88, 140
83, 125
62, 578
67, 202
12, 793
11,223
8,772
8,285 i
202, 977 j 22,616
180, 054 j 18,070
14, 604
159, 593
123,428
11, 830
15, 476
13, 974
11,802
9, 161
104,538
147, 596
133, 093
102, 337
141.633
132, 579
117, 590
46,445
16, 766
13, 282
10, 650
2, 149
7, 744
6, 330
6,212
4,168
2,209
2, 628
1,702
8, 273
031
257
093
833
163
288
960
066
87,048
74, 450
67, 499
80, 201
122, 174
6.08
189, 528
5.90
173,260 i 5.63
152,824
4.18
4.07
3.87
3.88
13, 919
11, 461
13, 601
15, 894
6,986
4,690
4,819
5, 392
6,933
6,771
8,782
10, 502
116,808
112, 553
100, 639
40,032 1
5.81
5.85
5.85
5.87
3.92
3.89
3.92
3.99
20, 084
22, 600
15, 123
10, 862
4,192
6,265
4,306
3,096
15, 892
16, 335
11,029
7,766
3, 113
2, 407
2, 557
2, 504
29, 929
42, 187
64, 936
93, 000
5. 88
5.88
5.88
5.88
4.16
4.18
4.16
4.08
10, 653
9,661
9,091
13, 247
4,701
2,961
2,674
3,757
5,952
6,700
6,417
9,490
1935
JanuaryFebruary .
March
April
103,451
100, 491
126, 545
155, 513
12, 576
12, 365
16, 453
18, 241
10,360
9,332
12, 557
12, 420
70, 195
68, 160
84, 359
110,376
10, 320
10, 634
13, 176
14, 476
91, 205
90, 869
110,565
140,713 !
12,208
12, 321
13, 554
17,585
7, 066
5,956
5, 537
5, 683
71,857
72, 460
91,309
117,321
35, 318
47, 323
69, 330
103, 895
Mav
June
July
August
203, 173
207, 982
185, 138
150, 258
23, 740
18, 908
21, 084
13, 684
21, Oil
19, 260
13, 561
10, 755
138,
142,
127,
106,
865
349
505
535
19, 557
27, 465
22, 988
19, 384
193, 307 \ 31,035
187, 636 43, 243
194, 865 48, 244
212. 903 46, 757
10, 363
13, 988
11,795
10, 098
151, 120
129, 947
134, 328
155, 654
154,
102,
138,
163,
681
803
956
453
22, 711
31, 622
38, 621
39, 425
6, 632
8,157
7,586
3, 735
125, 092
62, 568
92, 255
119, 899
5.88
5.88
5. 83
5.85
4.09
4.33
4.46
4.51
14, 251
18, 213
15, 771
13, 120
3,519
3, 560
3,962
3,153
10, 732
14, 653
11, 809
9,967
September 122, 830
October
November
December.
11,217
7,536
87, 893
16, 184
2G7, 263
185, 624
165, 682
156, 190
42, 208
34, 792
29, 685
25, 876
7,340
6,370
4,619
4,680
157, 381
144, 324
131,251
125, 501
159, 310
140, 022
130,317
119, 744
33, 888
28, 489
24, 181
21, 383
3,346
3,210
2,308
3,472
121, 745
108, 185
103, 700
94, 775
5. 88
5.98
6.03
6.04
4.49
4.50
4.49
4.54
15, 687
10, 323
7,970
9,775
2,348
4,552
3,316
4,203
13, 339
5,771
4,654
5, 572
May
June
1
I
1926
January
February _
March
April
<
i
i
j
.
1
Data on production and stocks from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, representing practically complete data for the industry.
Production figures are reported only every three months, while stocks are available currently. Stocks, both total and unsold, are given as of the end of each month, stocks
of evaporated bulk goods being included in each total, but omitted in detail on account of the small quantities usually held. Condensed milk is sweetened by the addition
of sugar
while evaporated milk is simply milk reduced in volume. The bulk goods are generally destined for bakeries, etc., while case goods are for the retail trade.
2
Wholesale prices compiled by U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, are averages of weekly prices at New York. A case of condensed milk contains
48 14-ounce
tins while a case of evaporated milk has 48 16-ounce tins. Monthly data from 1913 appeared in December, 1925, issue (No. 52), p. 22
3
Exports are from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
87
Table 63.—DAIRY PRODUCTS
Production,
MinGreat- Boston
(inneaper
cludolis,
New ing
St.
York 2 cr'm)
3
Paul 4
Production 5
Receipts
YEAR AND
MONTH
Thous.
of
Thous. Thous. Thous.
40-qt. of qts. oflbs. of galls.
cans
1913 ino. av
19 J 4 mo. av
1915 mo. av _
1916 mo. a v _ _ .
1917 mo. av
1918 ino. a v _ _ .
1919 mo. av
1920 mo av
1921 mo. av
1922mo.av__.
1923 mo. a v _ _ .
1924 mo. a v _ _ _
1925 mo. a v _ _ .
1924
January
February
March
April
Mav
June-July._.
August
September
October
November
December
1925
January
February
March
April
May..
J une
July
August
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April.
BUTTER
ColdProAppar- Re- storage
ducent ceipts holdtion
conat 5
(fac- sump- mar- ings,
tory)5 tion 6 kets 7 creamery 8
Thousands of pounds
Pro- Sales,
less
ducretion sales
(n)
(12)
Dolls,
perlb.
Stocks, end
of month n
Exports
(13)
Unsold
Total
Thousands of pounds
1,749
16. 189
0.310
14, 055
10, 693
16, 655
18, 254
17, 921
18, 488
37, 559
30, OG6
30, 675
39, 579
49, 483
52, 063
.280
.216
.211
.241
.203
.234
4, 436
3, 566
3,901
5,734
6,426 3, 990
3, 927
18, 048
19, 200
23, 341
25, 031
13, 899
16, 091
16, 540
16, 174
40, 506
35, 160
28, 294
26, 202
.225
.221
.210
.182
.383
.401
.396
.385
34, 103
43, 975
41, 236
33, 903
19, 030
22, 043
25, 142
19, 996
27 172
45, 239
65, 864
76, 406
167, 540 47, 467 153, 494
161, 158 41,949 135, 018
148, 757 30, 161 100, 832
156, 398 33, 155 65, 694
.342
.385
.418
.440
30, 766
26, 420
17, 404
15, 283
18, 854
17,479
14, 883
14, 921
138, 884
127, 753
143, 108
15C, 604
37, 781 45, 748
35, 181 28, 789
40, 725 10, 875
42, 141 3,739
.414
.412
.467
.437
15, 134
16, 070
19, 324
25, 136
133, 726
151, 119
153, 455
131, 623
195, 286
179, 629
170, 728
177, 438
56, 838 13, 036
74, 171 63, 687
69, 970 109, 075
55, 064 128, 403
.420
.429
. 434
.448
104, 050
172, 328
163, 609
140, 254
45, 005 114, 172
43, 468 94, 916
35, 455 74, 754
36, 199 52, 708
.488
. 554
.511
.489
0.593
33, 563 59, 754
39,012 56, 623
43, 893 59, 959
45, 448 47, 074
48, 956 73, 370
47, 667 61, 659
.586
.429
.403
.464
.418
.459
21, 224
21,811
23, 567
26, 024
27, 398
15, 246
9, 837
7, 842
8,913
.519
.499
.462
.384
56, 937 22, 328
77, 487 74, 184
77, 706 130, 402
57, 282 156, 232
10, 470
11, 098
138, 109
123, 796
126, 844
2,036 13, 865
2, 144 14, 116 12, 141
2,232 14, 878 13, 224
2,461 15, 391 17, 895
2,491 15, 930 21,005
2,674
23, 266
12, 357
12, 193
13, 108
15, 284
15, 130
71, 965
87,912
96, 126
104, 2f>8
113, 007
129,466
143, 811
149, 671
155, 564
161, 175
2, 362
2, 237
2,470
2, 396
14, 684 21, 215
14, 031 21, 210
15, 718 23, 186
15, 862 22, 031
6,118
7,119
9, 597
13, 883
87, 468
86, 731
95, 760
106, 012
142, 649 37, 451
130, 846 40, 221
140, 809 44, 082
154, 822 43, 579
2, 577
2,637
2, 684
2,646
17, 263 24, 898
17,317 25, 270
18, 448 22, 135
16, 846 18, 607
19, 394
27, 783
29, 593
27, 790
139, 954
161, 992
164, 443
137, 836
191, 908
187, 201
176, 275
175, 439
2,501
2,550
2,403
2,434
15, 861
15, 506
14, 926
14, 701
17, 804
18, 038
17, 303
19, 757
15, 493
10, 970
7,697
6,127
115, 102
100, 536
77, 282
82, 964
2, 413 14, 528
2,281 14, 149
3,603 16, 472
2,500 16, 663
22, 059
21, 356
24,411
24, 290
6, 167
7, 586
10, 447
15, 608
82, 788
76, 064
87, 378
98, 536
2,676 17, 472 28, 212
2, 902 19, 388 28, 854
2, 761 18, 104 26,413
2,673 17, 227 21, 730
19, 910
30, 959
28, 904
26, 804
16, 305 18, 322
16, 277 19, 417
15, 649 20, 255
23, 875
20, 782
11, 727
12, 193
13, 059
2, 647
2,587
2,496
2,546
1
5, 715
7,145
7,786
1, 549
2, 147
2 530
3, 634
26, 125
47, 590
34 638
41, 442
51, 588
54, 572
49, 737
38, 336 67, 229
63 293
66, 107
70, 833
1
Dolls,
perlb.
Thousands of pounds
ReColdceipts storage
holdat 5
ings,
markets 7 (Am.) 8
Production 6
i
3,496
1, 513
1,590
1,613
1, 652
1,763
1,873
May
.Tun.".
POWDERED MILK
CHEESE
Wholesale
grice, 5 marets 10
ICE
CREAM
Wholesale
price, 5 markets a
FLUID MILKi
i
22, 079
20 607
23, 486
11, 645
11, 775
7, 314
6,395
12, 881
7,085
4,777
8, 145
4,138
3,517
9.607
4,263
264
787
516
203
461
304
6,294
6, 382
7, 358
7,680
2,911 11,011
3, 550 12, 378
3,451 13, 521
4, 430 13, 937
8, 713
9, 569
10, 215
10, 443
215
304
223
243
.184
.195
.196
.197
9, 152
9, 273
8,029
6,107
5,378
5, 243
3,980
4,579
14, 056
14, 991
16, 165
14, 829
10, 073
10, 549
11, 494
11,611
371
251
178
445
73, 153
67, 905
58, 705
49, 187
.203
.197
.202
.221
5,306 3,800
4,401 3,496
3, 400 2, 969
3,724 4, 087
14,317
12, 146
8, 984
8, 231
11, 252 290
9,687 1, 202
6, 209 1, 260
5, 466 487
15, 202
12, 845
14, 898
15, 436
41, 552
34, 647
27, 716
26, 147
.228
.229
.226
.224
4,120
4,170
5,677
7,882
3, 489
2, 747
3, 551
4, 058
6, 007
5,381
5, 091
5, 877
4, 050
3, 536
3,349
3, 652
335
293
296
205
34, 976
43, 089
39, 478
33, 833
18, 530
24, 025
25, 825
22, 472
29, 550
46, 468
66, 634
76, 512
8, 172
8, 100
8,279
9,777
5,177
4,777
5, 079
7,045
286
286
352
291
28, 447
20, 520
21, 029
17,059
14, 012
78, 582
71, 913
66, 495
58, 548
.214 10, 245 4,586
.226 9, 613 6,447
.230 8,187 4,821
.241 6,669 3,948
.241 5,421 3,636
3,482
252
.254
3,077
3,280
.246
8, 635
7, 395
6, 258
5,882
6,135
4,633
3, 612
4,358
392
201
376
336
i
_,
!
Monthly data from 1920 on receipts at New York and Boston and production in the Twin City district appeared in July, 1922, issue (No. 14), p. 46. Receipts at
Philadelphia
from 1920 were given in September, 1922, issue (No. 13), p. 50, and later data in August, 1924, issue (No. 36), p. 155.
2
Receipts
of milk, excluding cream, in the metropolitan area around New York City, including many large cities in New Jersey, from the Milk Reporter.
3
Receipts
of milk at Boston by rail, including cream, from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
4
Production
of whole milk by members of the Twin City Milk Association, including most of the area within a 40-mile radius of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
6
Data from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Ayricuultral Economics, representing practically complete production, but reported only every three months.
6
Compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, representing the disappearance of butter into trade. These data are computed from
production (comprising actual factory data plus allowance for production on farms), imports, and the difference in cold-storage holdings. Monthly data from 1917 appeared
in January, 1926, issue (No. 53), p. 23.
7
Compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, covering Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco, and representing
total of weekly figures with first and last weeks of month prorated. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in June, 1922, issue (No. 10), p. 43.
8
Cold-storage holdings at end of month reported by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
9
Average of weekly prices of creamery butter, 92 score at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco, as compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Agriculture.
10
Average of weekly prices of American cheese, No. 1 fresh twins, at Boston, New York, Wisconsin, Chicago, and San Francisco, as compiled by U. & Department of
Agriculture,
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
11
Compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Data on production cover practically the entire industry and are collected quarterly, but present each month separately. Stocks comprise powdered milk derived from whole milk, skim milk, and unskimmed milk as of the end of the month and
include both case and bulk goods, the former being comparatively small. Monthly data from 1920 are given for production in October, 1925, issue (No. 50), p. 26, and
for stocks,
divided as between case and bulk goods, in the November, 1925, issue (No. 51), p. 23.
12
Compiled by the American Dry Milk Institute from 21 identical firms which in 1924 produced 61 per cent of the totals as compiled by the Department of Agriculture.
Data13 on stocks held by institute members appeared in October, 1925, issue (No. 50), p. 26. The association reports also include production and unit prices of members.
Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
88
Table 64.—SUGAR
1
1
HAW SUGAR
Imports i
WHOLESALE
PRICE 4
63, 336
66, 890
67, 984
69, 756
75, 683
80, 581
65, 951
175,
201,
196,
205,
183,
192,
664
437
569
716
802
219
16, 184
10, 109
69, 322
70, 803
74, 572
68, 436
63, 575
79, 142
100, 257
261,
298,
229,
381,
275,
306,
33"^
149
685
266
789
249
266
9~'3
8, 154
4,704
8,812
9, 236
14, 102
6,601
4, 952
326,
334,
296,
429,
345,
378,
426,
547
981
130
002
730
937
075
115,
106,
158,
191,
175,
184,
202,
1924
January
February.
March
April
37, 676
88, 791
104, 637
86, 643
230,
409,
466,
384,
919
553
527
952
22, 262
1, 769
152
174
255,
432,
442,
426,
319
605
775
954
58, 682
110,081
249, 064
283,541 !
May
June
July
\ugust
128, 851
158, 507
121, 624
81, 133
370,
326,
377,
269,
001
913
399
500
347
331
672
1,010
440,
454,
507,
450,
208
313
318
158
68, 755
45, 339
20, 168
7, 581
307, 838
242, 353
155, 161
134, 073
457
163
14, 057
37,812
53, 388
116,390
140, 991
171, 490
274, 510
372,911
446, 354
486, 599
144, 962
144, 345
118, 844
103, 961
407,
387,
825,
287,
98, 530
70, 940
21, 307
17, 939
321,
240,
220,
226,
19J9
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
average
average
average
average
average
average
average
1935
January
February
March. .
April
May _
June
Julv.. August
__
..
September _
October
November .
December
1
I
1936
January- -February
March
April
i May
> June
i
1
|
Stocks,
end of
month
'
Long tons
2. 9,53
$0. 035 $0. 043 $0. 049
.047
.038
.053
. 056
.059
.047
. 058 .069
.075
.077
.063
.088
.094
.064
.078
1,926
14, 524
35, 838
58,812
37, 602
15, 152
!
Rel. to
1913
100
108
120
146
169
176
134,
125,
210,
246,
201,
272,
225
726
908
245
760
066
129,
120,
209,
237,
204,
265,
447
972
971
004
422
707
242, 583 1
280, 333 j
364, 179
436,913 i
308, 662
592,065
328,
288,
291,
357,
290,
332,
420,
360
281
342
892
609
554
238
323, 441
274,811
233, 140
428, 302
290, 065
332, 035
411,793
647, 341
410, 287
1, 047, 721
617, 799
395, 339
455, 115 1
713. 576 '
. 075
.130
.048
.047
.070
.060
.043
.089
.126
.062
.059
.084
.075
.055
. 104
.182
.077
.066
.094
.084
.004
205 :
353
146
132
184
167 '
131
3,499
7, 181
14,413
25, 342
.067
.072
.069
. 064
.084
.087
.085
.079
.096
.095
.096
.091
185
187
189
181
520,
738,
856,
634,
357
587
028
044
323, 807
527, 741
613, 482
380, 108
240, 622 1
437, 958
660, 388
917, 954
342, 197
337, 110
313, 796
216, 277
30, 055
22, 329
22, 054
39, 097
.056
.051
.051
.054
.073
.065
.066
.066
.083
.074
.074
.073
167
151
153
149
375,
141,
168,
164,
924
668
812
990
376,
295,
366,
315,
019
007
297
282
929,
788,
570,
432,
419,818
344, 404
221, 836
151, 541
154, 835
68, 522
32, 172
49, 393
24, 510
5,388
1,843
863
.060
.060
.058
.053
.071
.073
.073
.072
.078
.081
.082
.080
156
160
160
160
159, 772
85, 762
43, 574
101, 126
333,
194,
148,
109,
991
683
987
020
273, 426
145, 422
41, 460
23, 850
2, 996
403
432
518
299,
413,
539,
542,
040
742
058
264
83, 659
123, 302
184, 668
282, 892
7,056
14, 108
21, 455
20, 284
.046
.046
.047
.045
.061
.058
.059
.056
.073
.070
.069
.067
147
140
140
136
637,
833,
876,
836,
599
934
210
676
375,
504,
677,
536,
213
146
797
148
293, 891
623, 658
802, 936
1, 158, 245
005
263
082
057
102
623
557
124
460,
478,
482,
438,
822
833
824
767
325,
376,
323,
235,
906
868
647
725
32, 258
34, 699
49, 457
67, 327
.043
.044
.043
.044
.055
.055
.053
.054
.062
.062
.061
.062
131
131
129
127
615,
309,
201,
179,
616
213
791
225
447,
487,
336,
333,
557
380
775
938
1, 290, 663
1, 121, 345
970, 025
822, 799
620
100
184
991
None.
835
25, 248
27, 583
459,
385,
262,
349,
875
647
894
139
187, 739
94, 511
92, 709
120, 146
40, 624
21,614
19, 131
10, 728
.043
.039
.040
.041
.054
.050
.051
.053
.062
.059
.058
.058
127
124
120
122
158, 009
125, 012
88, 119
181, 448
371,
281,
262,
327,
200
210
855
298
594, 378
460, 709
292, 119
132, 148
706
017
830
101
770
473
648
54, 891
34, 371
34, 739
68, 341
16, 520
16,381
28, 228
!
!
September
October
November
December
i
Dollars per pound
8,501
14, 050
9, 545
7,288
CUBAN MOVEMENT 3
(raw)
i
Long tons
1909-1913 monthly av
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
RETAIL
PRICE *
Raw, GranRefined,
96°
Gran- Index, Receipts,
includ- cen- ulated,
in
ulated,
51
Cuban
Exports
trifu- bbls.,
ing
N. Y. cities
ports
maple
gal,
N.
Y.
N. Y.
Receipts,
Stocks
Louisiat re3
From
ana
crop
Meltings
fineries,
From
end of 3
Hawaii foreign
at New 2
and
month
Orleans
P. R. countries
YEAR AND MONTH
w
'PORTS i
239
141
802
123
i
i
_
.
I
Ij
i
Imports of raw sugar and. exports of refined from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Imports from foreign countries are mostly
from Cuba, and sugar from the Philippine Islands is also included in the imports from foreign countries, not in the data from noncontiguous territories, including Hawaii
and 2Porto Rico. The original data in pounds have been converted into long tons for comparison with the other data.
Receipts of the Louisiana cane crop at New Orleans from the Statistical Sugar Trade Journal. These receipts total about half of the total domestic cane sugar production.
3 Meltings of raw sugar by refiners compiled by the Statistical Sugar Trade Journal represent operations at the eight ports of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Savannah, New Orleans, Galveston, and San Francisco, the Baltimore figures being added in 1921 upon completion of refinery in that city. The figures from the
four North Atlantic ports are actual monthly totals; those for San Francisco, Savannah, and Galveston are prorated from weekly totals; while the New Orleans figures are
prorated from partly estimated figures. Stocks represent the amount of raw sugar in the hands of refiners and of certain importers (the bulk of stocks being in refiners'
hands) at the end of each month for the four North Atlantic ports and on the Saturday nearest to the end of each month for the other ports, the total being considered as
of the last day of the month. Details of meltings and stocks, by ports, are given in the Statistical Sugar Trade Journal: also classification as between importers' and refiners'
stocks.
4
Wholesale price of raw sugar, duty paid, wholesale and retail prices of granulated sugar in New York, and retail price index for 51 cities from U. S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, representing averages of weekly prices, except retail prices which are as of the 15th of the month.
5 Statistics of receipts at Cuban ports, exports from Cuba, and stocks at Cuban ports from Statistical Sugar Trade Journal. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in the
June, 1922, issue of the SURVEY (No. 10), p. 49
89
Table 65.—COFFEE, TEA, POULTRY, AND FISH
COFFEE i
POULTRY
TEA
Clearances
Re- from Brazil Imports Imports
Into
ceipts
into
in
United United2
To
World United Brazil
Total
States
2
States
U. S.
total States
Visible supply.
end of month'
YEAR AND MONTH
Receipts
at 5
markets 3
Thousands of bags
1909-1913 ino average
1913 monthly average
1914. monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
19"i 8 monthly average
1919 monthly average
11,819
11,371
9,4C8
9, 280
Coldstorage
holdings
(end of
mo.) 4
Total
Coldcatch, storaa;e
prinholdcipal
ings
fish in5g (15th of
ports
mo.) £
Thousands of pounds
1, 835
1, 577
1, 727
2,017
2,611
1,851
1,213
955
1, 151
1,072
1, 249
1, 009
1, 261
762
990
1,207
1, 103
1,261
1, 014
813
831
393
491
474
544
610
536
359
75 659
71, 044
84, 256
102, 438
97, 241
107, 209
91, 788
111,130
8,241
7,418
8,151
8, 842
8,814
10, 566
11,044
6, 747 i
EGGS
FISH
Canned
salmon
shipments 6
ColdReceipts storage
holdat 5
ings
mar(case4
kets 7 eggs)
Cases
Thousands
of
cases 8
9
13 518
o 13, 549
6 14, 300
!
16, 936
15 999
44,032 . ' 18, 549
17, 358
64,798 1
62, 501
61, 764
1,224
4, 156
3 ^f'l
4, 171
5, 137
3, 069
3, 504
3, 367
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
7, 941
8,913
8, 730
5, 8f;3
4, 857
5, 145
1, 695
1, 686
1, 087
903
726
736
558
1,054
894
916
1,186
984
891
1, 003
1,036
1, 175
1, 15.7
1, 105
637
513
499
625
582
590
108,118
111,956
103, 837
117,321
118,047
106, 915
7, 567
6, 374
8, 093
8,927
7, 701
8,437
18, 239
21,355
23, 559
28, 397
30, 265
26, 733
46, 146
50, 278
54, 276
68,045 '
64, 990
82, 046
15, 675
13, 608
16, 260
16, 023
17, 005
19, 901
45, 296
44, 355
35, 311
36, 210
45, 041
44, 135
467, 086
471,438
541, 804
513, 446
1,079
1 251
1, 335
1, 391
1, 284
1,290
1924
January
February
March
April _
4, 198
4, 183
3, 892
4, 351
670
571
652
634
1, 235
1, 054
1,109
1, 131
1,134
1, 297
1,015
728
505
635
576
463
137, 397
109, 994
127, 771
111,957
7, 831
5, 182
6, 075
5. 922
37,915
27, 339
20, 630
15,511
99, 486
93, 497
76, 067
52, 068
1 0, 259
16, 772
17, 5f,5
16,535
52, 627
40, 421
29. 571
21, 489
300, 041
416, 378
294, 706
195, 188
713
1,007
1, 654
2,539
500
44.
579
3, 563
May
June
July
August
4, 665
5,020
4,351
5, 183
657
760
873
966
1,073
1, 110
540
1,539
940
1, 039
997
1, 455
466
634
406
566
121, 600
110,101
136, 627
113,526
4, 173
6, 344
7,929
8, 638 i
17,473
18, 128
19, 973
17, 708
39, 299
34, 886
33, £04
33, 837
15,446
18,334
22, 592
20,018
21,840
27, 115
36, 036
49, 026
200, 300
337, 809
6GO, 591
780, 775
2, 544
1,870
1, 431
1, 043
6, 944
8, 685
9, 264
8, 751
October
November
December
5 653
5, 734
5, 661
5,388
738
772
803
611
1, 672
1,536
1,249
980
1,419
1,730
1,210
923
713
827
668
530
83, 637
133, 497
116,349
114,113
9, 079
11,794
10, 751
8, 688
20, 093
27, 263
61, 784
79, 368
40, 070
55, 139
87, 939
133, 690
19,937
20, 215
14, 040
12, 353
56, 607
67, 025
70, 406
68, 325
928, 769
1, 085, 539
687,168
614, 164
876
747
456
524
7,409
5, 267
3,102
1,050
1925
January
February
March
April
5,290
5, 112
5, 329
5,353
713
652
888
695
874
765
889
715
1, 042
756
770
679
623
377
4C2
278
109, 048
79, 992
135,167
86, 097
7, 661
6,084
7, 417
4, 786
28, 402
19, 900
15, 3! 8
13, 539
138, 189
130, 513
108,608
82, 732
11,028
18, 181
23, 708
18, 143
55, 308
44, 034
29, 8G5
22, 442
394, 433
371, 422
203, 520
113, 206
618
1,177
1,846
2, 563
81
21
1,240
4,872
May
June
July
A ugust
5,123
5, 009
5,126
5, 118
537
713
804
859
498
716
1,094
1,173
618
1, 242
1,235
1, 487
292
676
701
794
79, 548
87, 967
118,493
97, 696
4, 183
4,819
9, 536
10, 144
16,354
17,918
17, 932
14, 466
C8, 126
58, 562
53, 558
47, 946
17, 167
25, 261
24, 539
26, 839
23, 749
31,980
40, 458
47, 474
132, 926
279, 022
604, 231
757, 479
2, 193
2, 025
1,315
1, 042
7, 712
9,482
10, 024
9,873
September
October
November.
December
5,087
5,082
5, 035
5,080
716
583
789
888
1, 494
1, 262
1,144
1,187
1,434
1, 536
1,269
1,195
705
680
758
731
133, 463
111,920
115,225
128, 371
11,993
13, 088
11,067
10,468
18, 804
27, 507
62, 272
68, 385
44, 345
53, 787
86, 733
111,459
28, 184
21, 186
15, 174
9,401
55, 447
58, 358
61, 849
58, 651
1, 205, 930
1, 100. 958
503, 149
495, 075
930
709
433
625
8,612
6, 322
3,786
1, 677
4,753
685
1, 157
1,007
572
1936
January. _
February
March
April
4,597
5, 308
1
i
__
___
Mav___
June
1
1
_
__ ___
>--
1
\"" ~ ~ ~
I
Data on coffee, except imports, from the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange (Inc.). Receipts in Brazil cover the ports of Rio and Santos while clearances are from.
Rio, Santos, and Victoria, and in the case of the United States, from Bahia also. A bag of coffee averages 132 pounds. Monthly data for 1920 and 1921 appeared in May.
1922,2 issue (No. 9), p. 102, and for 1922 in May, 1924, issue (No. 33), p. 156.
Imports of coffee and tea from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
3
Receipts at the markets of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco compiled by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce,
are totals of weekly figures with overlapping weeks prorated. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in June, 1922, issue (No. 10), p. 43.
4
Cold-storage holdings at principal warehouses compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Poultry and egg holdings are given
as of8 the end of the month, with fish holdings as of the 15th of the month.
Fish catch, representing landings of fresh fish from vessels at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., Portland, Me., and Seattle, Wash., compiled by U. S. Department of
Commerce,
Bureau of Fisheries. Details by ports are given in monthly statements. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in May. 1922, issue (No. 9), pp. 97 and 98.
6
Shipments of canned salmon from Puget Sound, Astoria, Portland, Oreg. (except small rail shipments), San Francisco, and in bond through Prince Rupert, B. C.,
representing practically complete pack of the United States, including Alaska, reported by Pacific Canned Fish Brokers' Association, in cases of 48 one-pound cans to the
case.7
Compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, covering Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco, and representing total of weekly figures with first and last weeks of month prorated. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in June, 1922, issue (No. 10), p. 43.
s One case of eggs equals 30 dozen, or about 45 pounds net.
* Excluding Portland and Seattle.
90
Table 66.—OCEAN TRANSPORTATION
SHIP CLEARANCES 1
VESSEL
LOSSES 2
(quarterly)
Vessels in foreign trade
YEAR AND MONTH
Amer- Foreign
ican
Under
construction 3
Steel
seagoing
Merchant
vessels
Abandoned
Total
Total
Thousands of net tons
Completed during
month 3
Lost
4
INDEXES
OF OCEAN
FREIGHT
RATES
SHIP CONSTRUCTION
Thous.
of gross
tons 4
Gross tons 4
World « (quarterly)
Under construction, end
of month
Launched
No. of
ships
Thous.
of gross
tons 4
No. of
ships
\ Thous.
of gross
tons 4
Liner
Charter rates,
rates, Atlantic
world 6 ports to
routes Europe 7
Rel. to
1911-13
av.
Rel. to
Jan.,
1920
j
1913 monthly average. _.
1914 monthly average. - _
1915 monthly average...
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average. _ _
1918 monthly average...
1919 monthlv average
1, 250
1,000
1,340
1,537
1,666
1,563
2,083
3,333
3,017
2,826
2,895
2,467
2,184
2,189
4,483
4,017
4,166
4, 433
4, 133
3,748
4,271
31, 075
38,378
44,398
32, 960
66, 781
101, 420
42, 411
10, 895
13, 495
19, 772
13,512
11,452
9,596
6,910
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
2, 836
2,507
2,639
2,328
2,503
2,329
2,816
2,704
2,756
3,228
3,232
3, 525
5,653
5,211
5,395
5, 556
5, 735
5, 854
62, 090
48, 291
28, 842
31,216
31, 772
8, 556
15, 272
34, 173
171,683
168, 445
May
June
July
August
3,242
2,489
2,724
2,877
3,222
3,572
3,913
3,837
6,464
6,060
6,638
6,713
28, 228
99, 836
September
October
November
December
2,872
2,922
2,633
2,073
3,607
3,881
3,066
2,812
6,479
6,803
5,699
4,885
12, 148
129, 255
50, 456
80, 423
1925
January
February
March
April
1,820
1,750
1,993
2,405
3,307
2,800
3,058
3,217
5, 126
4,550
5,051
5,622
2,439
2,481
2,578
2,586
3,518
3,897
4,255
4,331
5,957
6,378
6,833
6,917
2,450
2,991
2,451
2,003
3,789
3,581
3,220
3,328
6,239
6,572
5,671
5,331
monthly average
monthly average. ._
monthly average. _ .
monthly average. ...
monthly average. _.
monthly average. _ .
100
438
330
186
241
278
467
621
833
713
300
422
735
1,362
1,786
440
344
213
163
218
201
1,466
1,085
617
410
505
541
254
257
625
852
849
849
754
185
164
164
237
529
786
2,619
110
12, 346
6,665
8,651
11,690
168
177
184
183
225
553
737
2,581
102
197
389
656
2,470
102
15, 073
5,329
23, 966
15, 526
12, 838
3,340
18, 808
6,261
190
185
196
238
31,826
18, 687
30, 101
8,415
16, 200
9,767
21,951
1,631
177
186
157
155
21, 758
17 516
9,844
13, 096
17, 191
12, 210
3,283
9,339
162
170
186
232
8,629
4,517
18, 836
46, 225
86, 192
226, 773
354, 845
28, 846
26, 354
9,548
27, 094
50, 895
155, 110
294, 849
1,236
238, 394
115,569
28, 246
24, 099
17, 507
17, 595
208, 557
102, 157
13, 239
9,774
10, 904
11,068
1,188
546
231
197
173
186
26, 972
22, 951
18, 070
3,965
13, 166
15, 724
10, 484
386
161
25, 875
11,414
12, 650
15, 167
384
272 8100.0
36.0
160
114
25.5
22. 1
108
106
25.3
99
25.9
1924
M!ay
June
_
July
August
September
October
November
December
1926
January
February
March
Ipril
-
22, 064
97, 705
15, 101
37, 149
12, 349
3,477
194
606
676
2,397
103
212
593
674
2,370
96
207
476
609
2,207
98
191
489
539
2,070
99
25.7
23.3
22.1
22.3
26.6
28.1
28.1
26.8
26.9
25.5
25.6
26.0
25.6
23.7
24.1
24.3
26.2
27.7
27.5
27.4
26.3
May
June
1
Tonnage of vessels cleared in foreign trade from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
2 Vessels lost and abandoned, representing all classes of American vessels, from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation, given for quarter ending in month
stated, yearly figures representing quarterly averages. Scrapped vessels are included under abandoned vessels.
3 From the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation. The total completed includes ocean-going, lake, and river vessels built and officially numbered, including vessels of the U. S. Shipping Board and private American owners, but not vessels built for foreign owners. The column on merchant vessels under construction
includes all kinds of ships except Government vessels building or under construction at the end of the month. Monthly data from 1915 given in the January, 1924, issue
of the4 SURVEY (No. 29), p. 49.
Net ton represents 100 cubic feet internal carrying capacity after prescribed allowance for crew and engine space, while gross ton represents in units of 100 cubic feet
the entire
cubical capacity of the vessel, including crew and engine space.
5
Quarterly data on world ship construction compiled by Lloyds1, covering all vessels of 100 tons and over, except that from 1914 to 1921 figures for Germany are not
included.
6
Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, covering six tramp-ship commodities over 12 world-wide trade routes.
7 The index of ocean freight rates compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics, represents rates to 17 ports in Europe. The index numbers
are weighted by the geometric means of these rates. The weights include the relative importance of each port and also the relative importance of the 5 principal products—
grain, provisions, cotton, cottonseed oil, and sack flour. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in the September, 1922, issue of the SURVEY (No. 13), p. 50. Rates to the
United Kingdom were given separately in all issues up to the February, 1925, issue (No. 42), p. 109.
s January, 1920.
91
Table 67.—RIVER AND CANAL CARGO TRAFFIC
RIVERS
CANALS
Panama!
Sault
YEAR AND MONTH
Total
In
American
vessels
In
British
vessels
407, 371
257, 843
588, 214
627, 669
576, 385
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
. -
182, 325
70, 738
122, 977
174, 856
229, 907
183, 376
130, 888
282, 813
217, 973
156, 412
6,921
8,911
11,486
11,227
10, 710
8,529
781, 208
961, 601
907, 078
1, 630, 409
2, 157, 679
1, 951, 062
378, 928
431, 613
412, 543
912, 857
1, 222, 135
235, 856
310, 161
277, 488
410, 762
529, 386
2, 427, 332
2, 272, 472
2, 158, 721
1, 401, 908
1, 351, 116
1, 372, 894
1, 296, 445
589, 988
507, 425
503, 068
523, 904
None.
None.
None.
2, 353, 986
2, 022, 850
2, 097, 154
1, 958, 479
1, 334, 499
1, 558, 994
1, 195, 574
1, 071, 501
630, 247
533, 242
538, 212
445, 234
9,873
11,077
2,112,264
2, 017, 980
1, 961, 603
2, 265, 687
1, 187, 512
1, 056, 777
972, 431
1, 265, 968
1, 907, 469
1, 839, 617
2, 104, 324
1, 950, 902
942, 264
1, 037, 308
1, 221, 325
1, 113, 668
1, 823, 042
1, 920, 323
1, 960, 654
1, 912, 217
986, 830
1, 029, 044
1, 063, 361
1, 013, 480
443, 586
502, 069
475, 744
482, 277
1, 891, 988
2, 009, 171
2, 023, 398
2, 358, 170
983, 470
967, 587
1, 025, 914
476, 082
626, 160
522, 228
9,910
Suez s
Thous. of
jo^tooa met. tons
Sf^°f
9,965
Cape
Cod*
York
State a
T
Long tons
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
J917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
Ste.
Marie 2
New
372
297
265
232
185
166
177
104, 285
66, 555
129, 625
192, 450
Mississippi
Ohio
Governmentowned
barges a
Pittsburgh to
Wheeling 7
Short tons
1,164
8,731
1,421
1,459
1,780
1,898
2,122
2,215
13, 392
36, 939
49, 841
59, 203
70, 792
75, 372
82, 179
80, 229
203
208
262
312
290
293
268, 678
244, 800
None.
None.
None.
None.
182, 925
128, 646
129, 904
186, 694
2, 017
2,241
81, 528
246, 033
335, 451
483, 250
411, 499
1 1, 040
11, 051
205
269
353
290
355, 918
383, 446
446, 965
412, 036
2,115
1,743
2,122
2,117
69, 916
82, 565
70, 387
76, 609
606, 667
501, 075
439, 861
609, 940
527, 050
514, 958
514, 812
524, 498
9,661
10, 328
6, 619
1,079
275
344
249
47
403, 323
307, 473
138, 960
147, 840
1,965
2,206
2,407
2,228
80, 537
57, 604
39, 603
54, 229
573, 668
714, 421
795, 527
564, 578
516, 974
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
3, 604
65
104, 598
89, 119
92, 874
94, 464
2,305
2,209
2,724
2,548
81, 087
95, 907
91, 787
98, 417
365, 970
345, 183
401, 371
572,528
11, 210
10, 942
11, 668
300
316
386
280
382,411
2,316
1,974
97, 349
75, 283
79, 361
64, 913
633, 605
565, 228
609, 727
716, 142
11,637
8,409
391
289
316
1,838
None.
387, 542
353, 106
109, 760
99, 004
46, 070
67, 627
47, 361
65, 300
608, 392
739, 635
603, 125
836, 650
6,032
8, 259
11, 203
9,130
10, 234
158, 600
114, 406
103, 226
115,788
298, 766
538, 380
523, 497
588, 130
1934
January
February
March _
April
2,243,616
May
June
July
. .
August
._
_
September
October
November
December
_ .. .
.
1,610
2,030
2,268
74,117
1925
Jauuary
February
March
April ..
May
June
July
August
... .
.
...
... _
__ .
September _
October.
._ _
November
December
1926
January. .. ._ _.
February
March
April
May .
June
428,091
509, 583
451, 991
11,663
10, 904
390, 671
412, 859
421, 193
2,050
2, 030
2,087
2,135
1,970
2, 230
i
1
..
i
.
1
!
with <
48 and 49.
3 Traffic through New York State canals from New York State Superintendent of Public Works, xibout two-thirds of this traffic goes through the Erie Canal and onethird4 through the Champlain Canal. Monthly averages for each year are for the seven months during which the canals are usually open.
Cape Cod Canal traffic from the Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Co. The average for 1916 is an average of nine months of operation. Monthly data from 1920
appeared
in the September, 1923, issue (No. 25), pp. 55 and 56.
5
Suez Canal traffic from Le Canal de Suez.
6
Cargo tonnage on Government-owned barge line on Mississippi River between St. Louis and New Orleans from U. S. War Department, Mississippi- Warrior Service.
Receipts and shipments of cargo by river at St. Louis, now discontinued, appeared in August, 1925, issue (No. 48). Monthly data from 1920, including Government bargeline 7traffic, appeared in July, 1922, issue (No. 11), p. 45.
Data on Ohio River commerce from the U. S. War Department, Engineer Corps, represent total cargo traffic between Pittsburgh and Lock and Dam 11, located
between Wellsburg and Wheeling, W. Va. The total of 3,585,188 short tons shown for the months of 1922, from which the average is computed, does not include the annupl
total of 1,327,199 short tons not shown separately by months, the total movement for 1922 being 4,912,387. Data are available from 1910 to 1914 for traffic between Pittsburgh and Lock No. 6 (near Beaver, Pa.), and from 1915 to 1921 between Pittsburgh and Lock No. 10 (near Steubenville, Ohio). Traffic between Pittsburgh and Lock 10
amounted to 4.733,620 short tons in 1920 and 2,840,978 in 1921.
92
Table 68.—RAILWAY, PULLMAN, AND EXPRESS
REVENUES*
YEAR AND MONTH
Passenger
Freight
TOTAL
NET
OPER- OPERATING ATING
EXINPENSES COME
2
0)
Total
operating
Thousands of dollars
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthlyy avcrase
b
$176, 916
165, 943
178, 804
214, 784
236, 177
288, 183
296, 410
360,
327,
334,
385,
362,
_379.
..,
304
328
076
465
442
424
_
$57, 548
54, 230
53, 793
58,980
68, 935
86, 056
98, 334
$255, 139
241, 608
256, 630 !
302, 104
337,539
410,549
432,005
$181, 732
173,916
171, 926
198, 031
238, 184
334, 767
368, 287
$59, 900
53,451
70, 002
87, 265
81,232
107, 285
96, 172
89, 686
95, 636
89,721
87., .994
.
..
518, 785
464, 429
468, 291
529, 118
498. 963
515., 553
_ i
485,861
383, 651
371, 397
412, 081
379. 970
_381.946
, . .
4, 846
51, 329
64, 748
81,911
82, 229
94. 987
-
43, 034
.
OPERATION
RESULTS <
OPERATIONS
EXPRESS
EARNINGS e
PULLMAN CO.'
Total
Tons
carried
1 mile
RePas- i
ceipts | senReveper
gers
nue
toncarried
mile
1 mile
Millions
of tons
Millions
Thousands of
dollars
$3, 445
3,284
3,483
3,684
4,311
4,164
5, 756
$2, 345
2,294
2,234
2,573
2, 954
3,383
4,052
2, 072
2 182
3 2, 021
2 326
2,691
2, 397
3,112
$12,613
$2, 092
6, 012
5,370
5, 465
6,048
6, 063
4, 637
5,395
4, 419
4,657
5, 134
3,271
2, 600
2,646
2, 854
2,841
2 961
16, 306
15, 640
13, 006
13, 441
12, 909
3,615
260
116
105
91
Cents
s 27, 338
26, 163
25, 232
31, 126
34, 943
36,410
33, 034
0. 719
. 723
.722
.707
.715
.849
.973
3 2, 823
2, 881
3
3, 649
2,882
3,290
3, 556
3, 863
37,412
28, 730
31,316
38, 134
35, 788
1. 052
1. 275
1.182
1. 115
1. 115
3, 904
3,111
2,877
3, 167
3,010
3
3
Passen- operatEx ^
ing
penses J^
reve-
nues
Thousands j
Operatin g
income
Thousands of
dollars
3
3
.
1
1923
September
October
November
December
390, 881
441, 518
395, 885
344, 140
105, 902
93, 795
87, 162
101,118
546, 062
587, 914
531, 989
494, 615
416, 665
445, 341
406, 957
388, 154
92, 477
103, 776
86, 776
70, 046
39, 461
42, 209
38, 159
33, 419
1. 100
1. 150
1.133
1. 122
3 552
3,080
2,833
3, 220
6, 942
5,879
5,384
6, 052
4,821
5, 120
5, 232
1,738
3
2,
2,
2,
TiS
837
551
817
14, 092
14, 446
14, 177
10, 593
74
105
90
242
January
February
March
April
333, 433
352, 692
371, 691
342, 907
91,721
83, 394
87, 134
85; 223
468,986
479, 454
505, 371
475, 232
385, 092
374,916
390, 601
377, 827
51, 389
71, 605
80, 320
62, 299
34, 506
35, 981
36, 426
31,926
1.086
1.094
1. 125
1. 176
2, 966
2,705
2,816
2, 780
5, 982
5,568
5, 609
5, 878
5, 215
5, 035
5, 123
5, 175
2,724
2,483
2, 641
2, 681
13, 109
12, 957
13,310
13, 348
89
51
102
84
May
Junc.
July
August
344, 787
323, 375
340,088
358, 511
85,618
95, 953
97, 359
104, 553
477,529
465,670
481,826
508,506
381,486
364, 229
370, 100
373, 671
60,
65,
74,
95,
930
801 i
368 1
707 !
33,915
31, 9(,7
33, 185
36,447
1. 127
1. 122
1.134
1.090
2, 867
3,318
3,470
3, 673
5,
6,
6,
7,
831
717
345
182
5, ITS
4, 623
5,421
4.998
2, 685
3,118
3, 097
3.491
13, 322
12, 8S7
12, 818
12, 632
91
78
79
100
September
October
November
December
399,
439,
380,
362
214
042
992
217
93,
82,
78,
90,
541,
572,
505,
505,
047
872
889
176
381,
404,
374,
381,
792
038
410
475
117,018 |
127,223
93, 396
86, 695
39, 0(54
43. 134
38, 0(57
34, 998
1.123
1.115
1. 094
1 . 095
3, 212
2, 773
2,613
2, C32
6,512
6, 005
5,242
5, 887
5,072
5, 076
5,244
5, 470
3, 167
2,773
2, 509
2, 719
13, 035
13, 246
12, 846
11,394
117
111
84
111
1935
January ...
February
March
April
350,
336,
360,
347,
619
800
608
029
88, 674
77, 566
79, 572
78, 373
484, 774
454, 996
486, 481
473, 497
383,
355,
377,
370,
735
555
265
623
65, 842 j
68, 920 !
73,117
66, 199
37, 035
33, 575
35, 335
33, 577
1. 057
1.100
1. 128
1. 141
2, 890 I
2, 549
2, 620
2, 596
6, 320
5, 652
6, 270
6, 008
5,202
4,993
5, 421
5, 168
2,800
2, 503
2. 651
2,701
12, 432
12, 357
12, 875
13, 041
80
80
111
22
359, 170
365, 988
377, 517
403,311
82, 004
92, 596
97, 916
103, 961
488, 683
506, 809
522, 427
555, 367
375, 755
375, 936
382, 905
388, 970
75, 857 ;
91, 751
99, 463
124, 805
37, 147
35, 863
37, 968
41,723
1.081
1.115
1.093
1.069
2, 798
3,280
3, 537
3, 751
6,367
7, 291
7, 562
7, 768
5, 182
5,216
5, 003
5, 020
3, 150
3 276
3, 633
12,791
12, 804
12, 753
12, 567
101
99
102
115
419, 643
450, 493
402,411
379, 505
95, 705
86, 464
81, 095
91,997
565, 452
591, 313
532, 827
524, 007
388, 096
410, 352
384, 514
389, 650
134, 585
137, 700
106, 943 i
94, 667
41,322
44, 062
40, 786
1. 103
1.114
3, 335
2, 908
7, 409
6,818
6,052
5, 190
5,841
5, 492
13, 152
13,465
154
210
1924
May
June
July
August
.
. ._- ...
September
October
Novmber
December
. _ .. _ _
201
886
791
850
3,385
3,039
2,742
2. 869
;
1924
January
February
March
April
Mi ay
June
|
1
Data from the Interstate Commerce Commission, covering Class I railroads, those having annual operating revenues in excess of $1,000,000, which comprise 193 railroads
with about 98 per cent of the total operating revenues of all railroads.
2 Net railway operating income, from the Interstate Commerce Commission reports on Class I railroads, includes net operating revenue (equal to the difference between
total operating revenue and total operating expenses), from which there have been deducted railway tax accruals, uncollectible railway revenues, equipment,
and 3joint facility rents.
Fiscal year ending June 30 of «year indicated.
4 Data from Bureau of Pailway Economics, except tons per mile for 1915 and 1916, from Interstate Commerce Commission. Monthly data on ton-mile operations from
1916 8 appeared in December, 1923, issue (No. 28), p. 52.
Pullman passenger traffic furnished by The Pullman Company: revenues and expenses from its reports to the Interstate. Commerce Commission.
6
Reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission of the American Railway Express Co., to which are added reports of the Southeastern Express Co. from the time of
its organization in May. 1921, thus presenting practically complete reports of the express business on railroads. Operating income includes net operating revenue (equal
to the difference between total operating revenues and operating expenses) from which have been deducted uncollectible revenue from transportation and express taxes.
93
Total owned
Number
Tractive
power
(mills,
oflbs.)
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly av_ _
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av19 18 monthly a v _.
19 19 monthly a v - _ _
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
av
av
av
av _ _ .
av
av
Bad order
Number
*x
w*
fig
•8
Ofe
SHIPMENTS
BY MFRS.2
DoTotal mestic
Per cent
of total
in use
Domestic
Total
SHIPMENTS,
EXLOPORTS ELECTRIC
COMOTIVES 7
6
()
(quarterly)
Steam
i
23.8
18
25. 3
23.9
26.4
19.0
17.4
16.9
199
112
106
266
122
93
110
69
88
249
110
67
1,323
337
889
1,592
479
454
894
296
791
1,513
424
361
40
59
143
84
31
22
27
30
265
187
144
<230
179
250
16.8
17.5
17.9
17.8
271
214
176
97
178
175
181
112
137
93
311
110
151
99
132
73
147
92
128
63
376
499
534
640
344
466
494
586
14
10
7
11
14
18
20
21
10, 875
11, 034
11, 105
10, 964
16.9
17.1
17.2
17.0
153
160
197
229
107
178
113
166
118
1
91
9
111
145
140
139
93
134
130
121
643
531
483
361
589
462
416
306
10
72
63
50
21
31
17
36
2,586
2,586
2, 587
25,89
11,329
11, 095
11,574
11, 267
17.6
17.2
18.0
17.5
160
113
181
295
151
220
263
304
111
148
99
189
104
96
133
142
79
78
123
132
386
462
397
431
333
398
331
358
37
76
70
64
51
37
29
25
64, 824
64, 779
64, 747
64, 509
2,591
2,592
2,593
2,587
11,314
11,404
11,611
11, 101
17.6
17.7
18.1
17.3
167
125
138
171
213
169
170
409
27
49
106
84
90
85
109
92
45
73
93
82
407
397
447
477
351
343
351
362
81
77
83
82
39
13
27
19
May _ _ , - _ _ _ _
June
July..
Au crust
64, 484
64, 485
64, 420
64, 357
2,590
2,591
2,594
2,596
10, 902
10,917
10, 658
10, 551
17.0
17.1
16.7
16.5
147
179
139
147
172
224
170
210
51
16
39
26
96
.110
66
104
68
61
58
91
467
397
378
309
353
300
283
225
80
66
59
45
45
43
12
11
September
October
November.
December
64, 257
64, 142
63, 869
63, 619
2,596
2,595
2,589
2,585
10, 643
10,238
10, 725
9, 769
16.5
16. 1
16.9
15.4
129
150
112
129
229
266
394
379
86
199
101
216
94
79
98
93
50
54
32
75
363
497
548
763
296
397
448
628
37
33
32
35
22
56
38
38
64, 757
64, 962
64, 370
2,573
2, 592
64, 989
65, 029
64,911
64, 896
2,563
2, 560
2,560
2, 561
10, 791
11, 304
11,558
11,440
64, 942
64, 924
65, 008
66, 062
2,566
2,569
2,576
2,583
September
October
November
December
65, 071
64, 964
64, 882
64, 871
1935
January
February _
March
April..
1934
January.
February
March
April..
May
June
July
August
_ _
_
_ _
__
4
4
1926
January
February _
March.
April
May
June
1
S dul'trial
41
22
52
69
148
89
80
306
119
114
130
[36
371
223
166
20
217
165
118
83
5, 55'9
17, 026
12, 204
11, 195
10, 819
Minin
Number of locomotives
1
5
UNFILLED
ORDERS,
MFRS.2
(end of mo.)
YEAR AND MONTH
*3
BUILDING IN
R.R. SHOPS i
ON RAILROAD LINES i
(end of month)
RETIRED i
INSTALLED i
Table 69.—LOCOMOTIVES
8318
8142
8172
815
140
45
134
21
141
9
153
14
151
7
120
19
187
13
228
16
822
814
1
|---
Locomotives in bad order, both passenger and freight, on Class I railroads, and number owned, retired, and building from American Railway Association, Car Service
Division.
Data for 1919 on bad-order locomotives from U. S. Pailroad Administration.
2
Reported direct to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, by principal locomotive manufacturing companies, exclusive of railroads making locomotives
in their own shops. Only regular railroad locomotives are included in these data, Monthly data from 1920 appeared in June, 1922, issue, (No. 10), page 42.
Data from the Railway Age covering the principal transactions, each month's figures being totals of those given in the weekly issues of the publication appearing during
the month,
and prorated up to the annual totals made from special inquiries. The percentage used in prorating ihe 1924 data was 91 per cent.
4
Eight months' average, May to December, inclusive.
5
Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
e Data from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Monthly data from 1922 appeared in April, 1925, issue (No. 44), pp. 27 and 28.
Compiled from quarterly reports to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from nine manufacturers comprising practically the entire industry.
Press
8 releases furnish details as to type, i. e., trolley or storage battery. Data for 1923 not available by quarters, but annual figures are reduced to quarterly averages.
Quarterly averages.
94
Table 70.—FREIGHT-CAR MOVEMENT
YEAR AND
MONTH
Box
cars
Coal
cars
LOADINGS 2
SHORTAGE i
SURPLUS i
Box
cars
Total3
cars
1
Grain
and
grain
products
Total3
cars
Coal
cars
i
Livestock
Coal
and
coke
Forest
products
Ore
Merchandise and
1. c. 1.
Miscellaneous
Total
Number of cars
ji
75, 605
1,981
154, 499
23, 592
68, 680
189, 396
24, 194
339,026
65, 901
28, 964
18, 991
43, 148
1,146
4,200
25, 868
444
47, 675
33, 634
88, 482
103, 747
90, 897
23, 367
110, 572
96,843
164, 500
69, 659
229, 908
241, 289
26, 653
10, 566
384
90
15, 852
13, 527
487
115
1923
September
October .
November
December
30, 527
15, 116
53, 962
129, 963
5, 651
7,205
80, 756
149, 409
41, 745
24, 477
153, 057
312, 338
6,776
3,943
319
18
5,439
3,068
605
21
1924
January
February
March
April
74, 415
51, 398
81, 342
101, 648
67, 578
56, 618
135, 976
193, 061
169,
134,
248,
329,
036
273
301
489
1, 678
1, 076
157
42
1, 894
2, 475
105
97
May
June
July
August
133, 216
153, 550
138, 734
69, 244
168, 913
162, 343
146, 840
97, 089
338, 526
356, 389
322, 530
194, 306
43
64
94
212
17
3
13
19
September
October
November
December _
36, 768
30, 486
73, 547
117,434
58, 375
49, 058
82, 819
108, 189
116,689
99, 190
183, 914
266, 252
270
784
166
27
1925
January
February
March
April
103, 209
103, 177
113,615
131,212
69, 736
138, 425
185, 724
160, 913
213, 921
285,015
344, 959
337, 181
140, 676
149, 405
139, 428
85, 732
133, 559
109, 404
80, 661
40, 427
58, 203
49, 502
53, 4G3
112, 345
61, 370
42, 949
43, 658
95, 295
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
mo. av
mo av
mo. av
nio. av
mo. av
6,437
29 251
82, 135
15, 985
127, 982
1922
1923
1924
1925
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
av
av
av
av
751, 043
917, 508
1, 375, 951
1, 069, 692
3, 716, 007
3, 486, 409
3, 759, 873
3, 276, 930
524
143
879
238
985, 495
1, 013, 754
1, 043, 344
1, 097, 588
1, 243, 743
1, 441, 270
1, 440, 757
1, 568, 406
3, 600, 630
4,151,009
4, 044, 536
4, 264, 830
395
801
963
662
293, 152
288, 670
135, 086
41, 781
970, 791
1, 263, 860
963, 983
903 076
1, 474, 254
1, 951, 178
1, 372, 702
1, 111, 334
4,147,783 |
5, 348, 499
3, 853, 651 j
3,306,724
337,
321,
327,
306,
065
736
109
539
42, 505
37, 914
46, 993
70, 237
1, 090, 436
933, 639
1, 003, 536
1, 002, 497
1, 381, 397
1, 204, 991
1, 289, 597
1, 315, 777
4, 294, 270
3, 631, 819
3, 661, 922
3, 498, 230
365,
274,
239,
342,
541
499
854
809
606
446
702
279
1, 210, 017
963, 748
916, 898
1, 212, 643
1, 589, 201
1, 280, 764
1, 278, 632
1, 770, 836
4, 473, 729
3, 625, 182
3, 524, 909
4, 843, 997
269, 408
353, 498
276, 220
252, 849
188, 326
212, 601
71, 569
39, 366
987, 214
1, 290, 075
981, 134
928, 291
1, 536, 780
2, 050, 896
1, 423, 018
1, 167, 194
4, 147, 885
5, 455, 431
3, 902, 172
3, 474, 887
180, 097 1, 067, 055
123, 056 731, 900
111,221 642, 826
110,207 596, 195
340, 539
319, 508
324, 745
312, 821
48, 562
45, 044
47, 426
90,815
1, 131, 990
976, 499
1, 037, 768
1, 036, 339
1, 437, 677
1, 254, 629
1, 381, 036
1, 444, 199
4, 450, 993
3, 619, 326
3, 694, 916
3, 721, 662
183, 091
145, 061
164, 804
270, 610
136, 158 807, 115
106, OGO 659, 033
105, 180 679, 756
149, 015 1, 023, 439
378, 683
294, 715
258, 104
358, 369
310,
252,
250,
314,
292
282
633
853
1, 267, 788
1, 028, 601
985, 052
1, 297, 018
1, 771, 594
1, 470, 319
1, 444, 305
1, 950, 706
4, 854, 720
3,956,011
3, 887, 834
5, 364, 010
209, 661
231,959
194, 763
205, 507
131, 190
211,635
140, 270
131,223
278,
351,
265,
257,
230,412
248, 490
132, 276
47, 769
1, 046, 228
1, 353, 435
1, 035, 447
974, 893
1, 669, 867
2, 144, 265
1, 527, 727
1, 324, 544
4, 297, 453
5, 537, 408
4, 094, 967
3, 698, 662
169, 256
153, 585
191, 065
142, 874
129, 452
124, 744
747, 394
894, 180
691, 016
247, 322
254, 861
207, 314
161, 868
200, 853
75, 592
51, 579
27, 873 i
1,046
440
204,
189,
214,
191,
397
641
222
683
135,
147,
146,
136,
508
375
087
271
655, 962
851, 753
754, 400
790, 889
243,
312,
305,
311,
001
074
594
756
132,
195,
139,
168,
15, 331
12, 336
1,336
123
200,
246,
194,
181,
995
312
785
722
156,
213,
154,
143,
456
761, 740
368 1, 014, 310
782
745, 350
663 689, 486
290,
370,
286,
235,
226, 064
194, 576
162, 449
147, 360
178, 185 1, 038, 618
131, 507 807, 456
122, 349 709, 889
117, 287
538, 533
151
98
150
248
196,
151,
174,
304,
116
625
033
362
153, 973
120, 162
117,944
152, 244
274
785
133
30
670
1, 656
354
101
269,
338,
219,
187,
073
613
089
308
146, 760 750, 324
205, 762 1, 000, 986
159, 217
771, 887
147, 652 752, 227
61
100
5
None.
4
10
25
15
406
167
60
15
245,
168,
149,
131,
073
690
894
086
323, 624
307, 495
263, 876
162, 397
4
9
4
None.
None.
None.
354
7
18
4
635
140, 842
111,619
136, 790
207, 739
364
153
104
5
153
495
200
87
558
2, 957
357
97
4,598 I
3, 991
364 !
177
703,
596,
576,
805,
275
938
846
824
255,
237,
220,
255,
f
_.
i May
June
July
August
September _ _ .
October
November _ _ _ _ _ _
December.
1926
January
February
March
April
112,834
52, 360
24, 174
82, 056
1,896
731,
995,
799,
757,
172
910
086
176
923
714
398
550
j
._ _
May
June.
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* Data from the American Railway Association. Daily average for the last period (7 or 8 days) of the month, exclusive of Canadian roads. The association reports the
number of freight cars which are idle (surplus) and also the number of requests for cars which can not be filled (shortage). The difference between these two figures
represents the net freight-car situation for the country as a whole. The car shortages can not ordinarily be filled from the idle cars because of the uneven geographical
distribution
of the latter.
2
From reports of the American Railway Association, Car Service Division. These figures are now put on a monthly basis from weekly reports, consisting of exactly four
weeks for each month prior to 1923, except in March, June, September, and December, which cover five weeks each year. Beginning with 1923, the five-week months are
January, May, August, and October.
3 Includes other classes than groups listed.
95
Table 71.—RAILWAY FREIGHT CARS
ON RAILROAD LINES
(end of month) i
YEAR AND MONTH
Total owned
In bad order
Capacity
(millions
oflbs.)
Number
Number
INRESTALL- TIRED
ED
DURDURING
ING
MONTH MONTH
0)
0)
ORDERED
FROM
MFRS.'
Per ct.
of total
in use
142, 790
168, 973
166, 779
318, 880
59
7.0
7.3
13.9
1, 838
7,017
1,945
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average. --
302, 456
185, 343
188, 012
183, 725
13.3
8.0
8.2
7.9
211, 766
190, 411
189, 014
175, 327
204, 369
209, 082
Total
Domestic
Total
BUILDING IN
11. R.
SHOPS
(end of
Domestic mo.)1
Number of cars
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average _
1920 monthly overage
1921 monthly average
2, 323, 472
2, 349, 752 ;
UNFILLED
ORDERS
BY MFRS.s
SHIPMENTS
BY MFRS.3
7, 961
11,917
5, 116
3,528
4,392
6,904
15 013
7,873
11,899
6, 527
9.4
9 2
8.3
7.7
6.7
6.6
6.8
6.9
18, 690
3, 899
3,109
128, 103
91,815
48, 851
17, 559
76, 974
55, 630
41, 964
14,380
4,866
12, 233
6,850
4, 749
12, 069
6, 718
68, 015
72, 825
43, 684
64,007
71, 505
42, 155
160
1,706
1, 093
1,401
12, 065
12, 405
11,799
14, 030
11,871
12, 185
11, 747
13, 968
95, 446
84, 114
74, 766
63, 349
94,283
82, 920
73, 569
61, 110
14,411
1,989
792
1, 185
16, 046
13, 282
13, 850
13, 469
12, 296
13, 018
13, 577
13, 333
12, 131
50, 872
37, 668
28, 092
25, 082
49, 874
36, 869
27, 429
24, 573
1,515
5,007
22, 161
51, 250
54, 202
55, 348
2,417
2, 715
2,697
2,739
9,720
9, 752
12, 327
10, 505
3,482
6,833
i
1923
Mav
June
July
\ugust
!
"""
Sept ember
October
November
December
--
- - --
J U ly
August
Septembe7*
October
November
December
._ .
-
1925
January
February
M arch
April _
Mav
June
July
.
August
-
-
September
October
November
December
_
1926
j anuary
February
March
t\ pril
May
June --
"
2, 307, 997
201, 055
151 332
150, 624
155, 626
158, 175
2, 310, 032
2, 310, 570
2,311,405
2, 312, 074
201,288
201, 535
202, 331
202, 448
161, 569
168, 782
172, 747
179, 275
7.1
7.5
7.6
7.9
15, 589
11,386
9,562
8,718
12, 329
10, 466
8,726
8,026
6,404
19, 537
38, 134
11, 903
5,041
5,070
4, 585
5,058
4,453
5,053
23, 552
52, 678
55, 604
56, 752
2, 312, 237
2, 314, 798
2, 322 968
2, 329, 582
202, 606
203, 139
204, 777
205, 690
189, 219
194, 869
202, 864
210, 109
8.3
8.5
8.9
9.2
9,199
10, 909
16, 583
15, 452
9,059
8,347
8,413
8,834
463
412
567
5,054
6, 253
6, 854
9,584
9,411
6, 158
6,813
9, 580
9, 350
50, 920
44, 462
35, 479
33, 535
49, 644
43, 152
34, 092
31, 387
2, 467
2, 269s
4,602
3,618
2, 336, 147
2, 342, 149
2, 342, 479
2, 337, 229
206, 540
207, 366
207, 535
207, 172
206, 044
190, 543
189, 140
190, 979
8.9
8.2
8.2
8.3
15, 455
16, 598
11, 705
6,763
9,337
10, 504
10, 678
11,918
23, 597
12,610
13, 870
10, 240
9,467
8,839
6,382
5,661
9,440
8,449
5,938
5, 365
40, 954
38, 391
45, 369
46, 508
38, 803
36, 560
43, 937
45, 325
3, 045
3, 574
5,159
6,478
2, 341, 109
2, 346, 687
2, 350, 697
2, 353, 956
207, 626
208, 339
208, 908
209, 368
186, 539
185, 047
186, 417
189, 514
8.1
8.0
8.1
8.2
11,768
15, 024
16,007
13, 749
7,867
9,453
12, 067
10, 497
10, 312
5, 388
4,677
5, 525
8,365
10, 335
10, 718
9,352
7,031
9,881
10, 503
9,212
43, 655
38, 046
30, 699
25, 712
42, 848
37, 684
30, 457
25, 224
5, 285
4,878
5,572
8,072
2, 356, 641
2, 359, 040
2, 301, 551
2, 363, 849
209, 804
210, 256
210, 701
211, 102
195, 986
198, 4C8
197, 281
197, 178
8.4
8.5
8.4
8.4
12, 982
12, 191
10, 542
11, 554
8, 658
9, 797
10, 051
9, 259
8,944
777
843
2,816
7,059
7,639
5,040
3,617
7,030
23, 881
18, 353
12, 685
10, 808
23, 316
17, 561
11,835
9, 986
9,042
8,633
8,189
6,440
2, 363, 637
2, 359, 124
2, 353, 454
2, 347, 275
211, 201
210, 922
200, 590
210, 171
179, 571
165, 481
165, 818
157, 405
7.7
7. 1
7. 2
6.8
8, 161
5,097
4,299
4,386
9, 196
9, 616
9,948
10,612
6, 113
5, 556
13, 598
13, 776
5, 405
2,849
12, 148
16, 354
11,412
15, 869
6, 246
7,189
7,123
5,323
_ _ _ _
1924
January
February
M arch
April
IVIay
June
"
- -
5,015
7, 623
4,880
3,412
5,319
2,492
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1
Compiled by the American Railway Association, Car Service Division, covering Class I railroads. Monthly averages for bad-order cars for the years 1913-1917; also
monthly
data for 1920 and 1921, appeared in the October, 1923, issue (No. 26), pp. 59 and 60.
2
Data from the Railway Age covering the principal transactions, each month's figures being totals of those given in the weekly issues of the publication appearing during the month, and prorated up to the annual totals made from special inquiries. The percentage used in prorating the 1924 data was 94 per cent. Data for the years 1913
to 1918 from the Iron Trade Review appeared in May, 1924, issue (No. 33), p. 77; though not comparable month by month on account of different methods of compilation,
they3 indicate the trend from year to year comparable to the above figures.
The data on shipments and unfilled orders of manufacturers for railway equipment were obtained from the Interstate Commerce Commission. Monthly data from 1919
appeared in July, 1924, issue (No. 35), p. 55. These figures do not include cars built by the railroads themselves, for which data may be found on p. 114 of February, 1925,
issue (No. 42).
96
Table 72.—RAILWAY PASSENGER CARS AND TRAVEL
PASSENGER CARS
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION
2
Shipments by
Ordered manufacturers 2 Unfilled orders
from
manu1
facTotal Domesturers * Total Domestic
tic
YEAR AND MONTH
Aliens <
Immigrants
Emigrants
|
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24
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
Departures
Arrivals
Passports
issued '
Automobiles
Persons
No. of cars
Number of people
Number of cars
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1 1919 monthly average
VISITORS TO
NATIONAL
PARKS
United States
citizens 3
i
115,610
57, 375
21, 557
29,647
12, 747
9,660
20, 613
22, 859
24, 470
13, 387
5,810
5,638
6,718
21, 810
24, 600
23, 238
10, 161
11,208
8,187
6,564
10, 839
30, 069
24, 580
8,954
10, 321
14, 161
27, 909
12, 247
1, 954
1, 693
1,093
1,927
3 135
4, 735
8,163
i
|
|
i
|
70
19
63
11
416
177
346
116
148
20
198
184
213
135
34
75
59
138
93
23
71
46
135
88
783
393
914
1, 452
620
701
345
824
1,430
608
59,047
46, 992
31, 764
62, 587
29, 564
24, 227
21,810
20, 498
9,664
5,884
7, 510
6,807
17, 038
19, 272
24, 296
23, 020
26, 839
30, 550
21, 102
23, 340
24, 209
21, 728
25, 137
28, 569
13, 374
11,474 l
11,463 i
10, 521 j
12,198 1
14, 342
68, 887
74, 966
81,812
113, 062
132, 874
138, 910
7, 230
9,548
10, 025
12, 452
16, 002
16, 766
19S4
January . _ _
February
March,
April
.
38
381
308
170
92
76
138
110
66
76
133
104
644
772
742
679
624
752
727
670
33, 878
29, 901
35, 585
38, 375
5,723
3,706
4,202
5, 394
15, 638
22, 161
25, 146
24, 253
20, 817
24, 197
19, 474
20, 791
7,598 1
6,487
11,943
19, 655
35, 408
38, 792
46, 850
58, 330
1,C06
1,730
1, 942
2,118
May
June.July
August
131
40
194
213
76
102
63
94
67
102
63
94
683
618
635
621
677
605
621
607
32, 985
36, 309
11, 661
23, 290
6,634
6, 831
8,493
8,633
19, 607
21,320
20, 927
44, 791
25, 467
33, 504
43, 812
37, 657
26, 347 !
22, 207
12, 536
8,571
97, 794
210, 196
416, 121
380, 56-8
7,274
32, 330
64, 654
57, 217
September
October
November
December
325
244
279
235
88
96
99
79
87
90
98
79
544
486
502
512
531
479
496
507
27,941
27, 402
29, 345
28, 098
8, 671
8,941
8,605
14, 288
57, 232
31,474
22, 297
17, 219
23, 849
19, 951
14, 741
17, 388
7,659
7,906
7,984
7, 575
197, 655
47, 571
37, 142
28, 399
18, 294
2,585
1,953
927
78
90
111
104 !
88
62
45
56
68
62
45
50
522
518
597
559
516
512
558
526
20, 952
20, 913
26, 619
26, 744
6, 183
4, 087
4,993
5,681
16, 987
23, 186
29, 228
26,011
22, 533
23,211
24, 604
23, 700
8,640
8,816
15, 304
25, 040
38, 292
45, 700
58, 082
66, 476
852
1,267
3,171
2,888
August
22
34
362
9
77
81
82
130
77
81
75
110
500
440
699
578
466
404
651
550
26, 045
25, 304
18, 590
22, 421
8,403
5, 747
8, 784
7,539
22, 540
27, 347
26, 326
49, 922
20, 262
39, 289
66, 136
37, 185
31,985
26, 359
13, 830
9,370
124, 205
252, 589
411,376
384, 501
11, 059
22, 576
77, 723
56, 195
September
October
November
December
37
134
87
547
67
66
58
66
612
569
593
550
26, 721
28, 685
26, 642
21, 089
7,200
7,674
6,555
8,840
68, 500
35, 413
23, 118
18, 027 1
24, 369
24, 227
18, 039
19, 270
8,795
8,012
7,776
8,172
184, 279
36, 524
37, 083
27, 807
17, 361
2,462
3,865
1,767
..
I
1925
January
February
March
April
May.
June _ _
_
July
1926
January
February.. .
March
April
I
9,054
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June
•
1
Data from the Railway Age covering the principal transactions, each month's figures being totals of those given in the weekly issues of the publication appearing during
the 2month, and prorated up to the annual totals made from special inquiries. The 1924 data were prorated at 77 per cent.
Figures of car manufacturers obtained from the Interstate Commerce Commission. Monthly data from 1919 appeared in July, 1924, issue (No. 35), p. 55. These figures
do not include cars built by the railroads themselves, for which data may be found on p. 114 of the February, 1925 (No. 42), issue.
3 Arrivals and departures of aliens and United States citizens reported by U. S. Department of Labor, Burtau of Immigration. Aliens admitted and departed do not
include
nonimmigrants, as formerly reported in this bulletin.
4
Passports issued, from U. S. Department of State, Division of Passport Control, excludes passports issued to Government officials.
5
Visitors to national parks from Department of Interior as reported by superintendents of the following 15 parks: Grand Canyon and Casa Grande, Ariz, (the latter a
monument rather than a park); Hot Springs, Ark.; General Grant, Sequoia, and Yosemite, Calif.; Rocky Mountain, Colo.; Glacier, Mont.; Platt, Okla.; Crater Lake, Oreg.;
Wind Cave, S. Dak.; Zion, Utah; Mount Rainier, Wash.; Yellowstone, Wyo.; and Mount McKinley, Alaska. Vehicles are not reported by Platt, Hot Springs, Wind
97
Table 73.—PUBLIC UTILITIES
TELEPHONE
COMPANIES i
Total
operating
revenues
YEAR AND
MONTH
Net
operating
income
TELEGRAPH
COMPANIES i
TeleCom- graph
and
Opermercable ating
cial
tele- operat- ingraph
ing
come
revetolls
nue
GAS AND
ELECTRIC
COMPANIES 2
Energy produced 4
Gross
earnings
Net
earnings
Gross
revenue
sales 3
Total
Thousands of dollars
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly av__
1915 monthly av_.
1916 monthly av__
1917 monthly av._
1918 monthly av
1919 monthly av__
$13, 132
13, 722
14, 527
16, 452
18, 700
20, 225
24, 635
$3, 710
3,709
4,139
4,785
4,700
4,649
5,104
$5, 898
6,287
7,596
$7, 674
8,477
10, 095
$1,711
1,282
1,636
1920 monthly av__
1921 monthly av_.
1922 monthly av__
1923 monthly av._
1924 monthly av_.
1925 monthly av
30, 320
36, 265
40, 204
44, 106
48, 412
5,415
7,573
8,882
10, 015
10, 555
9,113
8,043
8,435
9,027
9,085
11,698
10, 371
10, 608
11, 153
11, 210
1,438
1,265
1,697
1,583
1,548
1924
May
June
July
August
48, 217
47, 546
47, 656
49, 936
10, 269
10, 006
8,346
10, 137
8,874
8,808
8,910
9,212
11, 083
10, 992
11, 160
11, 435
September
October _
November
December
49, 105
50, 931
50, 061
52, 145
11, 443
12, 748
12, 099
12, 131
9,542
9,940
8,776
9,999
1935
January
February
March
April
52, 023
49, 890
52, 762
52, 945
12, 492
11, 782
12, 852
13, 230
May
June
July
August
53, 119
53, 946
53,815
54, 623
54, 955
57, 925
56, 826
September
October
November
...
.
T)enp,mbp.r
ELECTRIC
RAILWAYS
ELECTRIC POWER STATIONS
By
water
power
By
fuels
Passengers carried5
In
In
mfg.
central plants, 80 comstastreet
panies
tions
rys.,
etc.
Millions of kilowatt hours
$35, 874 $14, 128
37, 581
14, 817
38, 629
15, 057
42, 275
16, 367
46, 534
16, 001
51, 564
15, 250
58, 981
16, 159
$26, 017
28, 067
30, 100
35, 458
44, 925
55, 442
60, 083
71, 095
71, 599
77, 587
84, 188
88, 485
17, 762
20, 571
22, 951
25, 351
26, 866
1,498
1,459
1,380
1,586
87, 448
84, 006
81, 164
80, 408
11, 861
12, 389
10, 053
12, 285
1,879
1,993
1,478
1,811
9,392
8,820
9,821
9,684
11, 593
10, 869
12, 071
11, 861
12, 187
12, 613
11,815
12, 461
9,652
10, 452
10, 448
10, 780
13, 373
15, 034
14, 327
11, 306
11, 678
10, 395
212 companies
Thousands of persons
3,243
1,217
2,026
73, 575
81, 066
90, 825
105, 796
112, 969
3,630
3,439
3,975
4,661
4,916
5,467
1,346
1,245
1,438
1,635
1,668
1,860
2,284
2,194
2,538
3,027
3,251
3,607
3,331
3,106
3,634
4,283
4,537
336
333
342
379
383
382, 485
357, 896
358, 561
370, 274
368, 535
26, 796
25, 261
21, 706
20, 754
108, 400
103, 700
99, 100
100, 400
4,794
4,554
4,613
4,735
1,950
1,706
1,603
1,518
2,844
2,848
3,010
3,218
4,422
4,203
4,256
4,382
372
351
357
353
383, 145
355, 657
349, 747
347, 472
814, 059
765, 009
756, 704
744, 760
84, 525
91, 159
91, 672
100, 105
24, 556
27, 434
29,583
33, 527
103, 200
111, 200
120, 200
131, 700
4,803
5,193
5,065
5,537
1,493
1,632
1,559
1,749
3,311
3,560
3,492
3,788
4,454
4,823
4,692
5,102
349
370
373
435
349, 005
369, 908
351, 864
384, 811
746, 555
791, 435
756, 741
829, 842
1,596
1,340
1,816
1,657
101, 658
93, 308
95, 473
93, 493
33, 514
30, 689
31, 418
30, 435
135, 800
124, 800
119, 000
116, 800
5,572
4,982
5,364
5,152
1,695
1,741
2,040
2,022
3,877
3,241
3,324
3,130
5,122
4,598
4,964
4,778
450
384
400
374
382, 107
346, 073
374, 913
363, 946
817, 538
745, 221
812, 708
787, 765
11, 966
12, 808
12, 868
13, 186
1,646
1,967
1,755
1,907
92, 648
86, 120
89, 220
89, 343
29,830
29, 189
26, 274
25, 965
111, 576
109, 400
108,900
111, 500
5,189
5,203
5,346
5,463
2,025
1,845
1,870
1,768
3,164
3,358
3,476
3,695
4,812
4,829
4,967
5,086
377
374
379
377
366, 655
797, 044
769, 618
753, 359
752, 417
13, 784
14, 408
12, 810
2,211
2,342
1,660
90, 855
98, 936
28,977
32, 900
117, 200
128, 800
5,490
5,948
5,787
6,108
1,607
1,801
1,946
1,962
3,883
4,147
3,840
4.146
5,125
5,534
5,377
365
398
395
784, 893
787, 831
750, 209
811, 236
779, 691
841, 910
1926
January..
February
March
April
May
June
1
Telephone earnings are the combined reports of 13 largest telephone companies, comprising about 83 per cent of the total operating revenues of telephone companies with
annual operating revenues over $250,000, and telegraph earnings are the combined reports of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Cos., as reported to the Interstate
Commerce
Commission.
2
Gas and electric earnings are the combined reports to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, of 78 companies or systems operating gas, electric light,
heat, power, and traction services and comprising most of the large companies in the United States. Gross earnings are in general the gross operating revenues, while net
earnings in general represent the gross, less operating expenses and taxes; but owing to a lack of uniformity in the accounts of individual companies, it has not been possible
to secure these actual items for each company, and in such cases the nearest comparable figures have been taken. Also in some cases the figures for prior years do not cover
exactly
the same subsidiaries owing to acquisitions, consolidations, etc., but these differences are not believed to be great in the aggregate.
3
Gross revenue received from the sale of electrical energy as reported by the Electrical World represents the total receipts from the sale of electricity by companies with
about 83 per cent of the installed generator rating of the country, computed to 100 per cent of the industry on the basis of the percentage which the reporting companies
bear to the installed central-station rating of the country. Companies reporting sales are not identical with those reporting energy produced. These figures cover light and
power
companies only, excluding electric railways which do not sell their current. Monthly data from 1913 appeared in the July, 1923, issue of the SURVEY (No. 20), p. 45.
4
Production of electric power by central stations from V. S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. Production in central stations up to January, 1925, was segregated by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census^ from the original records of reporting firms on file with the Geological Survey, from that produced in
.
, . .
fi
Data compiled by the American Electric Railway Association from reports, respectively, of 80 identical companies which in 1922 carried 34 per cent of the total electricrailway passenger traffic according to the census of electrical industries of that year, and of 212 companies operating 24,187 miles of revenue single track and 3,090 miles of
bus routes and carrying about 68 per cent of the total revenue passengers carried by electric railways.
70396°—26 --- 7
98
Table 74.—EMPLOYMENT—INDUSTRIAL, RAILWAY, MINING, AND FEDERAL
[Index numbers for base year in boldfaced type]
INDUSTRIAL 1
RAILWAYS 3
U.S.
GOVT.,
ANWASHEm- Aver- THRAINGCITE
ploy- age
Miscel- ees on hour- MINES* TON
(civillanely
ian) 7
ous
wage
1
industries Thous- DolNumber employed
sands
lars
1
Total
n
YEAR AND MONTH
groups
Iron Lum- LeathTexChem- Stone,
and
per
and Paper icals clay, Nontiles
steel
and er
ferand
and
its
finand
and
and
its
rous
their their
ished print- other glass metmanprod- prod- ufac- prodprod- prod- als »
ing
ucts
ucts
ucts
ucts
ture
ucts
l
Food
and
kindred
products
VehiTocles
bacco
for
man- land
ufac- transture portation
?sr
INDEX NUMBERS RELATIVE TO 1923
||
2
1914 mo. av
1915 mo. av
_.
1916 mo. av
1917 mo. av
1918 mo. av.. .
1919 mo. av
1920 mo av
1921 mo. av
1922 mo. av
1923 mo. av...
1924 mo. av
1925 mo. av
NUMERICAL DATA
95
97
110
115
114
108
1
i
!
i
!
:
j
•
1, 647 $0. 276
1,733
. 313
1,842
463
1, 913
557
i
i
110
85
88
100
90
91
100
96
91
100
88
89
100
86
87
100
100
91
92
1.0O
100
101
100
92
94
100
95
93
97
94
100
90
97
100
94
92
100
89
91
100
81
92
95
97
96
95
98
99
97
93
96
97
96
91
93
94
95
94
95
97
97
98
97
97
97
92
102
101
101
101
97
99
103
101
94
95
99
102
96
101
102
100
96
97
95
92
96
96
96
95
91
88
85
85
92
94
94
95
88
84
79
81
89
85
80
79
97
95
93
93
88
83
83
87
100
99
98
98
92
85
84
84
102
99
94
96
97
91
85
84
92
92
93
93
87
88
88
89
97
97
95
96
84
86
86
88
80
81
82
85
93
94
93
93
91
92
91
91
100
101
101
102
88
89
89
90
95
95
95
94
85
89
90
93
1925
January
February
March
April
90
92
92
92
93
93
90
87
90
92
92
91
86
88
89
88
92
93
93
94
92
95
95
92
101
101
102
101
91
92
99
102
90
92
96
100
May
June
July
August _„
91
90
89
90
87
89
89
90
89
88
86
87
87
87
85
85
93
94
93
93
90
86
89
93
100
99
99
99
89
87
89
91
91
92
93
93
92
P5
94
93
87
90
90
90
86
87
89
90
94
94
93
92
95
95
92
89
100
102
103
104
97
98
98
98
1924
January
February
March
April
.
.
May
June
July
August.
September
October
November
December..
....
__
|
,
September
October
November
December
•
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
1
'
2 013
1 061
1,645
1,880
1, 769
667
.665
.618
.615
.628
95
97
96
94
1, 750
1,753
1,760
1,787
90
85
84
84
88
85
82
80
95
88
97
96
84
85
84
85
94
96
97
96
92
93
94
86
100
101
97
99
96
96
95
96
100
101
100
98
96
98
100
102
* G'J. 070
5 156, 008
6 152, 874
153 873
153, 383
i°152 419
92, 237
80, 838
71,061
66, 214
64, 755
63, 703
.625 i
.638
.626
.621
156, 232
155, 938
155, 075
151,016
64, 946
64, 844
64, 680
64 ,"31
1,793
1,771
1, 773
1,789
.619
.625
.623
.625
153, 008
153, 482
153, 333
150, 048
64, 614
64, 120
64, 437
64, 489
82
84
85
87
1, 801
1, 823
1, 789
1, 737
.633
.622
.638
.638
153, 030
154, 076
154, 985
145, 370
64, 638
64, 794
64, 740
68, 079
86
87
90
92
90
92
93
94
1,728
1,725
1,722
1,746
.639
.653
.622
.618
155, 463
153, 782
149, 215
151, 220
65, 938
65, 505
64, 884
65, 037
92
91
91
90
92
90
90
91
93
91
91
90
1, 767
1,782
1,796
1.800
.620
.628
.668
. 633
153, 282
151, 807
152, 149
64.611
63, 756
63, 837
! 63,054
92
95
95
95
92
95
94
93
90
89
91
94
1,804
1 817
1,789
.638
. 632
.647
i
i
i
1
62, 519
62, 039
61, 753
61,509
i
|
!
!
'
i
!
.
i!
j-
h
i
1
1
!
•
i
!
!
|i
i
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and represent weighted indexes based upon the number of wage earners in the respective
industries in 1919. The original data are taken from the pay roll nearest to the middle of the month as reported by more than 9,000 firms, employing almost 3,000,000
workers. Details of this table, together with the method of construction, may be found in the April, 1924, Monthly Labor Review, pp. 129-132, while current details are
given
monthly in Employment in Selected Industries as issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2
Average for last 7 months of year; earlier data not available.
3
Compiled from reports of Class I carriers and 15 switching and terminal companies to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The computation of average wages exclude
the officials
included in total on pay roll. Monthly data from 1920 given in January, 1923, issue (No. 17), page 51.
4
Compiled by the Anthracite Bureau of Information, and includes miners, miners' laborers, inside and outside company men, and all other employees at collieries. These
classes
are
shown
separately in the association's report.
8
Average of last three months of the year.
6
Average of 6 months; data for the 6-month period, March to September, not available on account of strike.
? Compiled by the U. S. Civil Service Commission, giving number of civilian employees carried on rolls at end of each month. Details by departments, with data on
additions
and separations, are given in the monthly reports.
8
Nine months' average, April to December, inclusive.
8
Includes
stamped and enameled ware and brass, bronze, and copper products.
10
Average for first seven months of year; later data not available on account of shut down of mines.
99
Table 75.—FACTORY EMPLOYMENT, BY STATES AND CITIES
[Base year in bold-faced type]
MasNew
sachu- York
2
setts i
YEAR AND MONTH
Penn- Dela3
sylvania ' ware
New
Jersey 3
Relative to
1914
Relative to 1923
Illinois 4
Wisconsin s
Rel. to
1922
Rel. to
19157
Detroit 6
New
York 2
Rel. to Rel. to
1914
1920
New Penn- Dela- WisconJersylseys vania ware 3 sin «
Detroit e
Rel. to
19157
Relative to 1923
Number
100.O
10O
98.3
112.5
116. 8
118.5
117 6
103
121
126
128
120
114. 7
1920 monthly av
1921 monthly av
95. 4
1922 monthly av . . . . 101. 0
1923 monthly a v
106. 6
90.3
1924 monthly av
91. 1
1925 monthly av
124
97
105
116
106
105
100
90
88
100
100
89
91
1934
January
February
March
April
97. 2
97 2
96.7
92.3
112
113
113
110
95
95
95
93
88.3
85.7
82.0
84. 5
105
102
98
99
87. 2
90.4
90.8
91.3
1925
January
February _ ._ .
March
April. _
May
June
July
August
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
September
October
November
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
^vj-aj
June
-.- _
_ .
-
.
.
... _.
.._ _ ._
7
100
105
7
107
141
166
210
227
128
136
140
136
!
Thous. of
dollars
Thousands
113
160
198
258
284
177,
97,
161,
218,
203,
230,
342
191
210
270
533
845
269
713
666
251
478
494
579
604
614
573
5,843
6,377
8,366
9, 892
12, 481
13, 490
594
464
500
553
504
50!
16, 711
11,943
12, 524
15, 074
13, 967
14, 159
79
81
100
110
101
98
135
94
107
124
117
122
100
55
91
124
114
130
94
95
95
94
78
83
84
84
105.9
108.2
108.2
106.9
114. 5
123.4
125.5
122. 5
135
136
134
130
250
252
256
245
94
96
96
93
91
96
95
94
81
85
89
93
253.9
283.6
288.7
276,3
239, 503
241, 134
240, 586
231, 617
535
540
542
524
14, 874
14, 978
15, 259
14, 530
91
88
84
85
90
86
82
83
81
77
78
76
104. 2
100.7
96.2
96.5
116.1
111.4
115.5
115.0
116
111
111
112
233
224
214
217
91
88
81
82
88
80
72
77
85
78
76
79
266. 1
243.2
236. 6
250. 3
213,
201,
197,
194,
589
701
462
490
503
489
470
471
13,847
13, 317
12, 741
12, 905
102
104
104
104
87
88
88
89
85
87
87
89
75
76
78
79
97.1
96.1
95.7
97.6
113.6
114.8
116.2
116.4
111
110
111
54
231
229
231
237
86
86
88
90
79
83
83
90
77
80
78
89
248. 3
262.2
263. 2
267.1
196, 962
194, 845
197, 075
95, 024
489
495
495
499
13, 715
13, 632
13,700
14, 101
92.6
93.9
93.6
92.4
104
106
107
105
88
87
87
87
90
92
92
91
82
83
83
81
98.5
100.0
98.9
97.9
117. 5
119.6
120.1
120. 1
117
119
127
133
236
238
245
234
86
87
88
86
88
91
91
88
88
87
87
84
263. 9
280.8
279.1
280. 5
207, 561
211,491
225, 626
236, 557
497
505
511
502
14, 048
14, 133
14, 532
13,881
90.3
87.6
86.5
88.3
104
103
102
102
86
85
84
86
90
90
90
89
82
82
80
76
96.9
96.5
95.3
95. 5
121. 1
122. 3
128. 3
124. 1
133
135
137
137
234
231
229
| 231
90
87
84
88
88
85
81
84
86
84
79
289. 4
284.8
286. 2
295. 3
236, 686
240, 406
242, 515
|
244, 002
495
491
486
487
13, 891
13, 717
13, 589
13, 722
89.9
92 2
93. 1
92.7
105
107
107
108
91
92
93
95
90
92
92
93
79
78
78
82
97.8
98.6
99.3
99.8
123.9
123.3
122. 6
123.7
145
150
149
73
238
245
247
252
89
95
96
100
83
90
88
92
78
82
84
89
286. 7
297. 6
288. 1
291.3
257, 894
| 266, 947
j 264, 221
129,104
500
510
513
516
14, 150
14, 559
14, 700
14, 983
281
201
211
254
235
238
100
100
89
90
100
83
84
86
87
262
285
j
;
-
!
""'
j
_-
New York
State 2
NUMERICAL DATA
RELATIVE NUMBERS
1914 monthly av
J 915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av
1918 monthly «iv
1919 monthly av
TOTAL
PAY
ROLL
EMPLOYEES
ON PAY ROLL
TOTAL PAY ROLLS
EMPLOYEES ON PAY ROLL
I
1|| " " "
261,602
::::::::;::::::::::::::••• """
!
!
I
s Compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia from reports of about 1,000 plants each month in the States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
4
Data on Illinois represent reports by about 1,400 manufacturing establishments, employing about 400,000 people, to the Illinois Department of Labor. Figures on
employees are based upon the number on the pay roll nearest the 15th of the month.
<s Data compiled by Industrial Commission of Wisconsin. Prior to June, 1923, this index was based on identical manufacturing establishments employing about 80,000
people; thereafter on link relatives from reports of manufacturing, logging, and agricultural firms.
6 Data on Detroit employment from the Employers' Association of Detroit, covering about two-thirds of the working population of that city. Figures for the last week
of the month are given here.
• Relative to first quarter of 1915.
100
Table 76.—WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
WAGES OF COMMON LABOH BY GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS *
U.S.
average
YEAR AND
MONTH
New
England
East West East West
Middle Sooth South
North North Moun- PaAtlan- Atlan- Cen- South
CenCentain
Cencific
tic
tic
tral
tral
tral
tral
U.S.
FARM
STEEL WAGES
CORP. (withWAGE
out
RATES
board) 3
(2)
Dollars
per mo.
Cents per hour
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES «
East- Cen- South- Western
ern
tral
ern
States States States States
U.S.
average
Number of applicants per 100 jobs
!
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
monthly av .
monthly av monthly av__
monthly av__
monthly av_ .
monthly av_ .
monthly av_.
20
23
28
36
41
20
25
31
39
41
20
24
30
38
41
1920 monthly av_ _
1921 monthly av_ .
1922 monthly av_.
1923 monthly av__
1924monthlyav_.
1925monthlyav_.
49
36
32
38
38
38
. 49
38
39
51
50
46
1934
January
February _
March
April
38
38
41
39
May
June
July
August
j
14
IS
21
27
32
12
13
17
93
28
16
17
21
28
36
21
24
29
39
43
25
28
34
45
53
26
29
36
44
47
26
28
36
45
52
19
20
20
23
30
37
42
50
35
36
45
45
45
37
26
21
25
28
27
32
25
20
22
24
25
40
28
24
25
27
27
53
35
31
39
40
37
62
45
31
34
36
38
55
46
37
42
41
44
60
50
48
54
52
52
44
39
33
42
50
50
52
53
60
52
47
48
55
48
27
27
33
27
23
23
22
25
25
24
29
26
40
41
43
41
35
33
36
35
45
39
37
41
52
51
50
53
50
50
50
50
38
39
38
38
51
51
51
47
4-7
47
43
42
27
30
28
28
25
25
24
25
26
27
26
28
41
38
39
39
36
35
36
39
41
45
41
40
51
55
53
53
50
50
50
50
September
October
November
December
39
38
38
37
48
47
46
47
41
41
41
43
29
30
28
27
24
24
25
23
28
27
28
27
43
40
41
39
39
38
37
37
43
42
41
41
52
53
52
52
50
50
50
50
1935
January
February
March
April
36
38
38
38
44
45
48
47
52
46
44
46
22
23
25
29
21
26
24
23
28
29
28
27
34
41
36
37
36
39
41
37
39
39
43
42
52
51
53
53
50
50
50
50
M!ay
June
July
August
38
38
38
38
46
46
47
47
42
42
43
42
28
29
28
28
26
26
25
25
24
25
26
25
37
38
36
38
38
38
35
38
45
47
48
44
52
53
52
52
50
50
50
50
September
October
November
December
38
38
38
38
46
46
46
48
44
46
45
48
30
25
27
27
25
25
25
25"
26
28
29
25
38
36
36
37
38
37
37
38
45
46
46
43
53
53
52
51
50
50
50
50
:
;
$30. 21
29. 72
29. 97
32.58
40. 19
49.13
56.77
65.05
43. 58
42. 09
46.74
47.22
47.88
47.38
48. 02
48.46
45.04
47.40
48.55
48.99
46/56
i
i
|!
* 173 | * 131
106
127
105 \
100
143
127
122
140
4
235
146
131
180
175
* 164
125
109
130
122
*95
70
60
69
64
145
132
125
109
195
177
170
153
158
138
136
119
83
72
73
68
120
142
143
125
181
211
200
175
119
131
134
131
58
69
82
67
126
129
141
152
116
112
122
131
164
165
174
195
111
122
127
138
57
59
71
66
174
163
145
124
142
139
126
111
232
222
189
152
147
132
134
120
70
57
65
63
129
155
140
131
124
118
132
123
162
180
177
167
122
122
136
127
59
59
71
65
105
144
127
146
87
113
119
126
137
144
149
190
89
93
119
120
59
59
66
70
161
145
139
126
136
157
159
169
,
1936
January
February
March
April
June
i
1 Compiled by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Public Roads. The current data beginning January, 1922, are compiled directly from Federal aid project
reports. Earlier data included reports on farm labor or other forms of common labor closely correlated as reported to the Department of Agriculture and the Department
of Labor.
2 Average rates in the Pittsburgh district reported by the United States Steel Corporation; rates apply to 10-hour day except for the period Oct. 1, 1918, to July 16,
1921, during which period the rates applied to a basic 8-hour day with time and a half for overtime, and beginning Aug. 16. 1923, when they applied to an 8-hour day, the
10-hour workers amounting to only 30 per cent of the total.
3 Average rates paid to farm labor as reported by crop reporters to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Data by sections of the
country
are shown in the detailed reports published in Crops and Markets.
4
Six months' average June to December, inclusive.
6
Compiled from weekly reports to the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment Service, showing the number of workers and jobs registered at State and municipal
employment agencies. Eastern States included in the report are Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island (Delaware
Maryland, and Pennsylvania, now reporting, are excluded to show true comparison). Central States are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Southern States include Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas,
and Virginia. Western States include Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington; Montana is included beginning with March, 1922, its figures being
so small as not to affect the total.
101
Table 77.—WEEKLY EARNINGS OF FACTORY LABOR
[Base year in bold-faced type]
U. S. TOTALS, 23 INDUSTRIES 1
Men
Grand
total
YEAR AND
MONTH
UnTotal Skilled skilled
U. S. TOTALS, 23 INDUSTRIES 1
BY STATES
PennWo- Mas- New New
Jer- syl- Dela-7 Illimen sachusetts 8 York « sey 7 vania 7 ware nois 8
Relative to July, 1914
Relative to 1914
Relative to 1923
Wisconsin o
Men
Grand
total
Total
Rel. to Rel. to
1922
1915
1920mo.av__
1921 mo av
1922 mo. av__
1923 mo. av__
1924mo.av__
1925 mo. av
4
100
4
100
4
100
4
100
4
100
NUMERICAL DATA
4
4
1OO.O
103.2
116.6
134.7
167.8
190.8
1OO
103
116
131
188
188
"106
125
146
186
209
1010O
110
112
254
202
196
218
223
2 29. 51
23.57
3 24. 06
26.25
26.27
2 31. 72
25.05
3
25. 69
28.27
28.31
2235
188
3192
209
209
2238
188
3193
213
213
2235
188
U94
213
212
2253
191
3192
211
213
2233
205
204
223
215
227.6
196.8
196.6
223.8
210.8
187.3
226
206
201
218
222
227
1924
May__
June
July
August
208
203
200
201
211
214
204
204
210
213
202
203
212
214
205
205
214
203
201
205
216.4
213.5
214.2
211.4
September -October
November _ _
December— .
207
211
211
214
211
214
213
217
210
213
218
216
211
211
213
215
218
221
220
219
1935
January
February
March
April
216
216
217
215
220
221
221
220
217
219
220
218
224
222
223
222
May
June
July
August
215
211
210
210
222
218
215
216
220
216
214
214
September _ _
October
November. _
December
215
216
216
221
222
221
218
220
219
Women
Dollars
RELATIVE NUMBERS
1914mo.av__
1915 mo av
1916 mo. av
191 7 mo. av_
1918 mo. av_.
1919 mo. av
UnSkilled skilled
NEW
YORK
STATE
(fl)
$13. 54
$13. 30
4
$10. 71
4
$7. 84
$12. 48
12.85
14.43
16.37
23.50
23.50
2 33. 31
26.55
3 27. 42
30.12
30.04
2 27. 11
20.48
3 20. 53
22.61
22.86
2 18. 27
16.07
3 15. 99
17.46
16.89
28.15
25.72
25.04
27.23
27.68
28.29
$14. 16
4
100
100
100
100
101
98
99
102
101
217
218
217
220
101
101
97
98
100
95
89
94
103
99
95
101
112.0
110.9
108.0
109.1
229.5
218.5
204.9
217.6
26.10
25.44
25.12
25.18
28.11
28.52
27.07
27.14
29.75
30.19
28.62
28.68
22.75
22.94
21. 95
21.94
16.74
15.95
15.76
1 16. 04
27.54
27.21
27.12
27.40
192.4
208.9
188.0
190.1
225
221
222
226
100
99
101
101
94
97
97
103
100
103
97
110
110.1
112.0
111.8
114.8
218.2
227.8
226.2
229.1
25.98
26.45
26.41
26.85
28.11
28.44
28.37
28.90
29.76
30.21
30.84
30.65
22.56
22.60
22.84
23.08
17.11
17.36
17.21
17.18
28.03
27.53
27.66
28.26
227
226
225
222
189.5
189.1
188.9
184.5
227
224
228
222
98
101
101
98
99
101
101
99
104
102
102
101
111.9
113.9
112.1
113.2
224.0
234.1
231.7
232.9
27.09
27.12
27.19
27.01
29.20
29.35
29.45
29.25
30.75
30.96
31.09
30.85
24.02
23.81
23.86
23.75
17.79
17.70
17.62
17.44
28.29
27.97
28.45
27.67
221
217
214
217
223
216
213
215
185.4
182.9
187.3
187.9
225
224
224
228
104
102
101
103
100
97
94
97
102
100
97
99
113.0
113.8
110.9
112.9
238.4
232.4
222.6
237.3
27.02
26.49
26.31
26.37
29.50
28.98
28.61
28.73
31.19
30.65
30.26
30.30
23.66
23.19
22.92
23. 23
17.50
16.95
16.70
16.87
28.07
27.94
27.98
28.46
219
221
222
217
218
219
186.5
189.9
187.8
187.8
227
229
230
233
98
103
103
105
95
101
99
103
96
102
104
104
107.6
115.3
115.2
231.1
241.0
234.7
26.94
27.12
27.13
29.27
29.51
29.43
30.89
31.20
31.08
23.48
23.66
23.79
17.00
17.13
17.15
28.32
28.57
28.67
29.05
1926
January
February
March
April
May
June
1
Compiled by the National Industrial Conference Board from reports from 1,678 manufacturing plants employing 506,315 people in January, 1921, and representing 23
industries. The nominal hours per week represent the weighted number of hours the plants are supposed normally to operate, while the actual hours represent the average man-hours worked each week. The grand total weekly earnings are compiled by weighting the average earnings in each industry by the number of wage earners employed as reported by the census of manufacturers of 1919, but as it was impossible to obtain the necessary weighting factors for the classes of labor, the latter averages,
are unweighted;
hence, the relative number for the grand total sometimes is lower than the relative number of any class, owing to the different methods of computation
2
Average of last seven months of the year.
3
Average of last six months of the year.
July, 1914.
Data from Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Statisics. Yearly figures through 1922 are based on identical plants as secured by a yearly
census. Data for 1923, 1924, and 1925 are connected to the series by the chain relative method, representing at least 40 per cent of the firms included in the yearly figures.
These
will later be revised by a complete census and subsequent data will be added by the chain relative method.
6
Figures represent reports from 1,648 firms in New York State employing more than one-third of the factory workers of the State, as reported by the New York State
Department of Labor. The 1914 average upon which the index numbers are calculated is an average of the 7 months, June to December, 1914, inclusive. As originally
published
by the New York Department of Labor, the index numbers are based on June, 1914, and have been recalculated to the 7-month average.
7
Compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia from reports of about 1,000 plants each month in the States of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
8
Compiled by Illinois Department of Labor from reports of about 1,400 manufacturing establishments, employing about 400,000 people, taken from the pay roll nearest
the 15th
of the month. The index on earnings is relative to the last six months of 1922.
9
Data compiled by Industrial Commission of Wisconsin. Prior to June, 1923, this index was based on identical manufacturing establishments employing about 80,000
people;
thereafter on link relatives from reports of manufacturing, logging, and agricultural firms.
10
Relative to last six months of 1922.
11
Relative to first quarter of 1915.
4
5
102
Table 78.—PAY ROLL AND HOURS IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
PAY-ROLL INDEXES
YEAR AND MONTH
Total,i
12
groups
VehiLum- Leather
Chem- Stone,
ber
MiscelTocles
and
Paper
icals
clay,
Nonand
bacco
for
laneits finand
and
and ferrous manu- land
its
ous
ished print- other
glass Metals « facmanu- prodindustransing
prod- prodfacture
portatries
ucts
ucts
ucts
tion
ture
Iron
and
steel
and
their
products
Textiles
and
their
products
Food
and
kindred
products
AVERAGE
WEEKLY
HOURS 2
Nominal
Actual
NUMERICAL
DATA
INDEX NUMBERS REL ATIVE TO 1923
|
1914, July
1920 monthly average.
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average.
1923 monthly aver age .
1924 monthly average1925 monthly average -
55. 0.
3 50. 0
49.7
4
50. 0
49.9
49.7
1
51.5
348.7
4
45.5
49. 2
49.2
46.8
100
91
94
100
100
100
87
90
87
91
100
97
98
100
88
89
100
98
94
102
105
100
93
96
100
1C1
103
100
92
98
100
96
93
100
88
94
May
June _
July...
August
105
105
101
99
97
100
101
99
105
102
99
98
106
108
100
102
102
105
104
104
104
99
94
97
102
101
100
97
103
101
103
99
105
106
100
103
109
107
102
96
98
100
97
87
104
104
100
103
112 |
110
99
91
50.2
50.2
49.9
49.9
49.8
49.5
49.5
48.7
Septembor
October
November
December
100
102
101
99
104
106
107
105
98
99
94
96
102
104
101
99
104
105
106
103
97
97
94
96
99
102
102
104
102
103
99
99
104
106
105
102
94
94
94
97
97
104
104
106
100
107
105
98
95
95
100
96
49.5
49.6
49.5
49.7
48.0
48.3
48.2
48.1
95
99
99
97
99
100
99
95
97
101
97
90
93
98
100
98
94
100
101
102
96
97
96
88
103
104
104
104
95
97
101
100
97
101
105
109
95
103
105
101
100
99
98
90
87
97
97
97
96
101
99
99
49.6
49.0
50.1
49.9
48.5
48.3
47.8
47.4
96
98
98
96
83
79
72
78
91
82
73
76
101
99
92
93
83
79
78
87
103
101
97
97
94
89
86
87
108
106
94
98
95
87
78
80
92
95
93
93
91
84
77
81
95
86
84
82
49.9
49.9
49.6
49.5
46.6
45.4
44.8
45.2
49.6
49.6
49.7
49.8
46.4
47.1
47.1
47. 1
100
91
95 |
1923
1924
January
February
March.
ADril...
._
i
May
June _
July..-..
August
92 j
87
81
84
September _
October
November
December
86
89
88
92
100
97
97
100
84
87
83
90
77
81
82
88
96
98
96
97
91
92
85
88
101
103
103
106
89
90
92
92
98
101
99
100
84
87
90
96
97
88
100
103
82
87
84
86
85
84
87
90
1925
January
February
March
April . .
90
95
97
94
96
95
93
88
92
96
97
91
90
93
94
91
90
96
98
97
92
96
96
88
105
104
106
104
91
94
100
99
92
98
102
105
95
98
100
95
96
89
90
76
79
92
96
97
91
96
98
97
49.8
49.9
49.9
49.9
48.5
48.6
48.6
48.2
May__.
June
July
August _ .
94
92
90
91
90
93
93
93
88
85
85
87
92
89
85
87
98
100
97
97
87
82
85
94
104
103
101
102
94
91
92
94
107
106
99
105
98
97
94
98
93
92
91
92
97
93
90
90
99
93
91
93
50.1
49.8
49.8
50. 1
48. 1
47.4
47.5
47.5
90
96
96
97
93
98
97
97
83
90
90
90
85
92
93
97
100
102
101
100
91
92
85
84
103
108
110
113
96
100
101
101
103
109
109
106
93
99
102
106
92 i
99
101
101
91
100
101
97
91
93
93
99
50.0
50.0
49.7
48.3
48.3
48.5
...
September.-October
November
! December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
1
'
|
'
I
|
|
II
ii
1
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and represent weighted indexes of the amount of the pay roll at the date nearest the middle
of each month, for 52 industries combined into 12 groups as above. The groups are weighted in accordance with the aggregate earnings of the respective industries in 1919.
The 2 actual data are obtained from a varying number of reporting firms each month, the months of 1925 covering over 9,000 firms, employing almost 3,000,000 people.
Compiled by the National Industrial Conference Board from reports from 1,678 manufacturing plants employing 506,315 people in January, 1921, and representing 23
industries. The nominal hours per week represent the weighted number of hours the plants are supposed normally to operate, while the actual hours represent the average
man3 hours worked each week.
Average of last seven months of the year.
4
Average of last six months of the year.
5
Includes enameled ware and brass, bronze, and copper products.
103
Table 79.—FACTORY TIME OPERATIONS
Total,
18
groups *
YEAR AND MONTH
Food
and
kindred
products
Iron
and
steel
and
their
products
Textiles
and
their
products
VehiLum- Leather
Chem- Stone,
Miscel- Ratio
cles
Toand
Paper
icals
clay,
ber
laneactual
Nonfor
bacco
and
and its its finand
and ferrous manu- land
time to
ous
manu- ished print- other
glass metals4 faccapacindustransproding
prod- prodfacity 2
tries
ture
portature
ucts
ucts
ucts
tion
Per cent
AVERAGE PER CENT OF FULL TIME OPERATED
1924 monthly average 3
1925 monthly average
89
93
94
95
90
91
95
95
90
95
92
91
90
96
91
92
93
96
92
94
72
77
89
91
91
92
87
88
88
90
93
95
95
96
93
92
90
91
95
96
95
96
91
91
89
91
91
90
91
91
92
88
91
94
94
93
90
96
92
94
93
94
91
93
91
93
72
75
74
75
89
89
84
83
94
96
96
94
91
93
92
92
92
95
95
95
92
93
92
88
96
96
95
95
93
93
97
97
87
90
89
93
95
97
96
96
94
92
89
82
94
95
96
97
93
93
95
94
75
77
77
76
92
92
92
94
83
86
89
89
93
93
91
93
93
92
91
94
95
95
93
95
87
87
89
95
95
94
94
95
96
95
94
96
92
92
91
93
97
96
96
95
91
94
92
94
96
95
95
95
91
93
93
95
75
75
75
80
93
94
94
94
88
91
90
91
91
93
93
93
92
94
94
95
96
97
97
97
93
93
90
87
95
97
97
96
95
95
96
97
92
94
93
91
96
96
99
96
93
97
94
96
95
96
96
96
94
95
95
95
78
80
80
80
82
86
73
78
91
93
87
88
88
93
91
92
91
92
91
91
89
89
1925
January.
_ _
February.. . _
March
April...
92
93
93
92
May
June
July
August.. -
!
1934
September
October
November
December
.... ...
. -
September
October .
November
December.
1926
January
February
March
April
!
i
i
AVERAGE PER CENT OF FULL CAPACITY OPERATED
j
1924 monthly average 3
1925 monthly average
.
79
83
78
82
78
85
70
76
87
89
73
82
89
92
76
78
84
85
69
80
77
83
i
1
1934
September
October
November
December
79
81
81
81
83
83
82
83
79
81
83
84
68
70
69
71
88
89
89
89
79
80
76
80
90
90
91
90
76
79
80
76
82
82
83
83
69
69
72
73
81
82
80
81
81
84
82
80
73
77
73
74
82
83
83
83
82
82
79
76
85
86
87
87
73
74
74
73
87
89
89
90
80
83
81
78
91
92
91
92
78
83
85
87
76
83
83
87
77
80
76
78
84
80
74
75
84
85
84
85
78
77
76
78
82
82
82
85
76
81
78
84
85
84
84
86
75
74
74
78
89
89
88
89
79
79
80
85
92
91
91
91
73
66
72
73
83
85
85
88
77
81
81
86
79
80
84
86
83
85
86
87
76
76
77
78
84
85
85
85
86
86
87
87
84
85
86
86
76
78
78
79
90
90
90
89
85
86
85
81
92
94
94
95
80
79
74
80
87
87
88
85
83
83
81
81
87
88
87
89
86
89
88
87
78
81
82
83
1925
January
February
March __
.
April-
May. - .. .
June
July
August
__
_
September
October..
November
December
,
1936
January
FebruaryMarch
April
1
;
i
Compiled by the V. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, from reports of over 9,000 firms, employing almost 3,000,000 people showing, in the lower part of
table, the percentage of their capacity force employed each month and, in the upper part of the table, the percentage of full time worked by the force actually employed.
Details for individual industries of each group and percentage of firms operated at full capacity and at full time are given in "Employment in Selected Industries," issued
each2 month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
These data, compiled "by multiplying the percentage of capacity operated, as shown in the first column of the lower half of this table, by the percentage of time
operated,
as shown in the first column of the upper half, indicate the approximate actual employment time relative to capacity.
3
Average of last 10 months of year.
4
Includes enameled ware, brass, bronze, and copper products.
104
Table 80.—CHAIN-STORE SALES
[Relative numbers for base year in boldfaced type; numerical data on opposite page]
GROCERIES
(27 chains) »
YEAR AND MONTH
Actual
With
seasonal
correction 2
FIVE AND
TEN
(5 chains)
Actual
DRUG
CIGAR
(3 chains)
(9 chains)
With
seasonal
correction 2
With
Actual seasonal
correction
Actual
2
With
seasonal
correction 2
SHOE
(6 chains)
With
Actual seasonal
correc-
CANDY
(5 chains)
MUSIC
(4 chains)
Actual
tion 2
With
seasonal
correction 2
With
seasonal
correction 2
Actual
i
Relative to 1919
100
146
130
151
188
215
264
1919 monthly average _
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average1925 monthly average
100
100
120
124
140
165
185
209
121
123
127
144
150
154
100
133
132
128
135
138
142
100
100
120
113
114
123
133
139
109
86
101
113
101
122
100
138
142
147
176
190
199
1923
173
171
207
181
172
178
191
178
115
117
162
142
158
156
169
152
129
126
145
135
134
138
143
139
116
110
135
125
133
130
139
130
86
72
145
125
113
107
145
107
95
88
96
99
116
107
107
116
131
137
191
154
156
162
189
154
190
184
179
180
190
187
186
189.
154
154
143
153
162
168
158
161
142
149
141
145
144
151
139
145
137
136
128
135
134
140
129
138
143
144
102
95
124
135
112
121
100
97
82
103
120
122
111
115
168
170
169
176
174
182
172
176
184
201
204
203
194
195
202
194
151
180
176
331
162
166
168
179
143
152
141
185
145
149
150
152
140
138
134
193
140
132
135
143
127
139
131
171
133
123
121
130
102
137
149
214
102
113
119
113
176
186
180
270
178
181
189
185
1924
January
February __
March
April
..
205
201
200
210
204
200
184
208
126
140
163
178
173
179
170
190
141
143
149
145
146
150
147
149
119
124
136
130
137
140
140
136
99
93
118
178
130
132
118
153
84
97
99
88
102
112
110
103
154
167
184
205
184
190
182
205
May
June __
July
August
214
200
206
201
214
203
214
211
174
162
163
172
183
177
179
181
150
143
148
152
153
146
147
151
143
131
128
138
141
134
129
141
150
140
113
108
130
132
123
138
82
75
72
91
99
94
97
102
186
169
177
180
193
181
181
179
210
240
232
253
221
234
230
242
169
203
199
366
183
188
191
198
145
159
145
187
147
156
164
153
137
144
138
192
137
137
139
142
124
138
146
186
129
122
134
142
110
124
111
184
110
102
87
98
189
199
186
282
192
194
195
188
250
233
252
258
249
243
233
255
151
156
177
195
207
209
185
208
155
146
160
159
161
161
159
164
122
119
131
134
141
140
135
139
107
100
127
177
141
149
127
152
92
99
105
107
112
120
116
126
162
175
188
210
193
207
186
210
254
254
259
243
254
257
269
255
191
187
183
195
201
203
201
205
163
167
166
171
166
170
164
171
143
134
136
142
140
137
137
145
149
152
122
120
129
142
134
153
96
99
104
128
116
125
140
143
195
184
181
202
202
197
185
102
245
318
272
330
258
309
270
315
191
237
220
427
206
219
211
231
169
179
167
220
172
175
177
181
142
151
136
212
142
145
138
257
129
164
136
188
135
145
126
143
136
141
139
214
136
117
111
114
202
215
195 !
280
204
209
205
191
January
February
March
April
_
May
June _..
July
August
_
__ _
September
October
November
December
. __
__- _ _ -
_
-
- - -
September
October
November
December
--
_ _
1935
January
February _
March
April „ .
May
June
July .
August
__
_
September
October
November
December
___
_ _
__
1926
January
February
March
April
May
June .
|
- .
!
j
j
__
See footnotes on opposite page
j
|
105
Table 81.—CHAIN-STORE SALES *
[Base year in boldfaced type; relative numbers on opposite page]
FIVE AND TEN
(5 chains)
GROCERIES
(27 chains)
YEAR AND MONTH
Thousands of
dollars
1919 monthly av
1920 monthly av
1921 monthly av
1922 monthly av
1923 monthly av
Thousands of
dollars
Number of
stores
DRUG
(9 chains)
CIGAR
(3 chains)
Number of
stores
Thousands of
dollars
1,819
$3, 917
4,737
4 826
4, 985
5, 655
Number of
stores
Thousands of
dollars
SHOE
(6 chains)
Number of
stores
Thousands of
dollars
492
$5, 525
7, 852
7,800
7,538
8,025
2,737
$2, 337
2,804
2,651
2,663
2,880
CANDY
(5 chains) 3
MUSIC
(4 chains)
Number of
stores
Thousands of
dollars
343
$905
989
775
914
1,026
59
$949
1,308
1,348
1,391
2,133
Number of
stores
Thousands of
dollars
Number of
stores
$28, 046
40, 794
36, 351
42, 404
52, 732
15, 362
$17, 190
20, 491
21, 160
23, 875
28, 172
1924 monthly a v
1925 monthly ave.__
60, 119
74, 040
18,351
22, 242
31, 574
35, 761
1,958
2,084
5,899
6,065
525
552
8,197
8,404
2,776
3,015
3,103
3,254
407
488
917
1,101
55
56
2,307
2,416
1923
January
February
JVEarch
\pril
48, 483
47, 820
57, 989
50, 741
13, 816
14, 010
14, 311
14, 593
19, 692
19, 920
27, 726
24, 239
1,761
1,783
1,800
1,796
5,064
4,919
5,674
5,289
465
477
484
483
6,847
6,499
7,968
7,394
2,754
2,737
2,732
2,747
1,998
1,678
3,388
2,919
322
328
334
335
860
795
869
894
58
58
58
58
1,589
1,659
2,323
1,876
May
June
July
August
53, 334
51, 694
50, 185
50, 589
14, 982
15, 238
15, 633
15, 837
26, 270
26, 365
24, 448
26, 120
1, 818
1,817
1,813
1,817
5,563
5,843
5,505
5,696
488
488
492
492
8,089
8,074
7,566
8, 019
2,747
2,759
2,759
2,754
3,345
3,352
2,384
2,220
337
342
344
339
905
880
745
929
59
59
59
59
2,036
2,064
2,052
2,141
September
October
November
December
51, 594
56, 286
57, 094
56, 974
16, 033
16, 422
16, 639
16, 827
25, 766
30, 806
30, 049
56, 644
1,828
1,847
1,872
1,882
5,585
5,962
5,507
7, 261
500
506
518
514
8, 284
8,197
9, 925
11, 435
2,747
2,700
2,698
2,705
2,972
3,243
3,069
3,992
354
359
362
364
923
1,235
1,346
1,933
59
59
59
59
2,137
2,257
2,182
3,275
1924
January
Februarv
March
April
57, 625
56, 233
56, 032
59, 028
17, 161
17, 294
17, 456
17, 703
21, 531
23,881
27, 922
30, 398
1,893
1,894
1,920
1,933
5, 506
5,583
5,831
5, 683
520
521
524
524
7,052
7,335
8,042
7,713
2,770
2,699
2,721
2,741
2,308
2,166
2,754
4,170
365
371
383
398
761
876
894
795
59
57
57
55
1,876
2,031
2,230
2,494
May
June
July •
August
60, 071
56, 002
57, 887
56, 356
17, 973
18, 297
18, 526
18, 717
29, 822
27, 736
27, 861
29, 361
1,930
1,952
1,969
1,975
5,888
5,615
5,798
5,948
525
526
529
529
8,499
7,748
7,612
8,, 180
2,754
2,772
2,760
2,797
3,516
3,279
2,642
2,529
405
406
405
407
741
677
652
821
55
55
55
55
2, 264
2,053
2,150
2,181
December
58, 816
67, 404
65, 031
70, 947
18, 896
19, 090
19, 395
19, 707
28, 965
34, 751
34, 021
62, 634
1,986
1,996
2,010
2,033
5,677
6,229
5,669
7,314
533
524
526
527
8,131
8,520
8,168
11, 362
2,814
2, 815
2,829
2,841
2,902
3,218
3,400
4,358
415
425
447
452
994
1,118
1,002
1,668
55
54
54
54
2,298
2,420
2,253
3,430
186
179
1925
January
February
March _
April
70, 161
65, 368
70, 792
72, 412
20, 033
20, 385
20, 835
21, 297
25, 746
26, 623
30, 201
33, 357
2,028
2,036
2,048
2,059
6,066
5,730
6,285
2,243
528
528
531
532
7,255
7,026
7,786
7,919
2,817
2,809
2,884
2,908
2,499
2,334
2,968
4,138
451
456
462
471
831
893
946
970
54
55
54
55
1,966
2,123
2,283
2,545
178
195
196
212
May
June
July
August
71, 315
71, 105
72, 649
68, 189
21, 751
21, 920
22, 640
23, 017
32, 615
31, 973
31, 219
33, 331
2,069
2,078
2,081
2,101
6,390
6,546
6,490
6,711
541
548
550
551
8,468
7,928
8,040
8,417
2,930
2,966
3,008
3,088
3,480
3,546
2,855
2,810
480
491
492
498
870
896
944
1,156
54
58
55
57
2,367
2,234
2,196
2,455
220
225
232
239
September
October
November
December
68, 631
89, 210
76, 229
92, 423
23, 309
23, 655
23, 897
24, 194
32, 710
40, 582
37, 676
73, 098
2,108
2, 126
2,135
2,136
6,630
7,015
6,522
8,633
560
568
589
601
8,429
8,969
8,072
12, 536
3,118
3,165
3,224
3259
3,015
3,823
3,186
4,398
504
508
516
521
1,234
1,272
1,257
1,939
57
57
58
60
2,449
2,606
2,372
2,396
240
222
231
234
_
_ __ __
__
September
October
._
N<">vetnbp,r
_
_
.__
3
120
3134
219
1926
January
February..
March
i April
\ May
June
--.
i
1 Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics. Monthly data from 1919 on grocery and candy chains (but not comparable with present
data) appeared in January, 1924, issue (No. 29) p. 49. The music chains operate locally in the West, but otherwise the data cover the larger chain-store organizationso perating
nationally.
2
Based on variations in the 4-year period 1919 fto 1922. For details of computation see Federal Reserve Bulletin for January, 1924. Correction of the actual data, to
eliminate seasonal variation, may be accomplished by dividing the index for each month by the seasonal index for the corresponding month given in the table on p. 154 of
the 3February, 1924, issue (No. 30) of the SURVEY.
Four chains prior to January, 1923. The average number of stores for 1923 and 1924 is also for 4 chains only. The index numbers, however, are strictly comparable for
the entire period, as allowance has been made for the extra chain in the base beginning with 1923.
106
Table 82.—TEN-CENT CHAIN STORES
F. W. WOOLWORTH
CO.
TOTAL
(4 chains)
YEAR AND MONTH
Sales
Average
per store
Stores
Sales
Stores
Thousands
of dollars
Dollars
Number
Thousands
of dollars
Number
S. S. KRESGE
CO.
Sales
Stores
McCRORY
STORES CORP.
Sales
Stores
S. H. KRESS
CO.
Sales
Stores
Thousands
Thousands Number Thousands
of dollars
of dollars Number of dollars Number
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average _
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
$7, 972
8,544
9,582
11, 278
12, 806
14, 520
16, 575
$7, 909
7,839
8,086
8,398
8,820
9,680
10, 728
1,008
1,090
1,185
1,343
1, 452
1, 500
1,545
$5, 519
5,801
6,333
7,257
8,174
8,931
9,958
684
737
805
920
1,000
1,039
1,081
$1, 105
1,341
1,745
2,200
2,508
3,026
3,556
100
118
140
161
165
169
171
$450
411
468
566
655
800
957
110
116
117
132
143
147
148
$898
991
1,036
1, 255
1,469
1, 763
2,104
114
119
123
130
144
145
145
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
19, 624
20, 561
23, 344
27, 555
30, 923
35, 025
12, 265
12, 560
13, 780
15, 639
16,311
17, 234
1,600
1,637
1, 694
1, 813
1,956
2,065
11, 741
12, 302
13, 934
16, 120
17, 956
19, 918
1, 111
1,137
1,176
1,261
1,364
1,420
4,270
4,655
5,433
6,820
7,508
8,831
188
199
212
233
256
298
1,198
1,195
1,423
1,781
2,100
2,465
156
159
161
167
176
181
2, 415
2,409
2,554
2,834
3,355
3,830
145
142
145
152
160
166
May
June
July
August
25, 696
25, 785
23, 920
25, 555
14, 776
14, 743
13, 606
14, 462
1,739
1,749
1,758
1,767
14, 799
14, 912
14, 002
14, 964
1, 199
1,265
1,210
1,216
6,370
6,485
5,746
6,338
223
223
223
221
1,640
1,711
1,619
1,725
165
165
166
166
2,887
2, 677
2,533
2,527
145
146
146
148
September _
October
November
December
25, 198
30, 193
29, 387
55, 241
14, 188
16, 858
16, 290
30, 486
1,776
1,791
1,804
1,813
14, 775
18, 085
17, 283
32, 630
1,225
1,237
1,255
1,261
6,324
7,246
7,508
13, 070
222
228
233
233
1,668
1,877
1,827
3,579
166
166
166
167
2, 431
2,985
2,769
5,962
149
150
151
152
January
February
March
April
21, 096
23,406
27,344
29, 725
11, 617
12, 811
14, 839
.16, 016
1,816
1,827
1,843
1,856
12, 134
13, 431
15, 903
17, 257
1,263
1,271
1,285
1,293
5,457
6,019
6,875
7,370
234
236
235
240
1,352
1,612
1,835
2,085
167
168
168
169
2,153
2,344
2,731
3,013
152
152
155
154
May
June
July .
August—
29, 212
27, 210
27, 329
28, 789
15, 672
14, 435
14, 369
15, 089
1,864
1,885
1,902
1,908
17, 075
15, 485
15, 950
16, 927
1,299
1,316
1,328
1,334
7,157
6,478
6,371
6,802
242
242
245
245
1,963
1,877
1,909
2,060
169
170
171
171
3,017
3,370
3,099
3,000
154
157
258
158
September _ _
October
November _ _
December
28,405
34, 054
33, 292
61,209
14, 802
17, 654
17, 134
31, 293
1,919
1,929
1,943
1,956
16, 528
20, 400
19, 369
35, 025
1,345
1,351
1,364
1,364
6,851
7,873
8,252
14. 592
245
247
247
256
1,903
2,102
2,244
4,209
171
172
174
176
3,123
3,679
3,427
7,302
158
159
158
160
1935
January
February. __ _
March
April -
25, 307
26, 115
29, 682
32, 717
12, 869
13,263
14, 976
16, 424
1, 957
1,969
1,982
1,992
14, 205
14, 843
16, 916
18, 890
1,366
1,371
1,381
1,389
6,672
6,644
7,453
8,150
259
262
267
267
1,703
1,778
2,020
2,265
176
176
174
176
2,796
2,850
3,293
3,412
160
160
160
160
May
June
July .
August
31, 988
31, 350
30, 628
32, 668
15, 970
15, 582
15, 200
16, 061
2,003
2,012
2,015
2,034
18, 510
17, 920
17, 829
18, 780
1,397
1, 403
1,405
1,411
7,838
7,898
7,510
8,178
273
275
275
285
2,095
2,189
2,151
2,329
173
173
173
175
3,545
3,343
3,138
3,381
160
161
162
163
32, 075
39, 752
36, 882
71, 258
15, 715
19, 325
17, 852
34, 508
2,041
2,057
2,066
2, 065
18, 129
22, 989
20, 677
39, 330
1,415
1,420
1, 425
1,420
8,222
9,992
9,425
17, 984
287
293
293
298
2,284
2,765
2, 669
5, 337
175
179
182
181
3, 440
4,046
4,111
8,607
164
165
166
166
.
1923
1934
__.
September _ _
October
November
December
_
1926
January
February
IVlarch
April
May
June
27 767
7, 451
15 168
3,046
2,102
|
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__
1
i This table is submitted in response to a demand for publication of the figures of sales of the large individual ten-cent chains, as compiled from published reports in
financial papers or as reported directly by the companies. Sales data represent the retail sales in dollar values of the ten-cent chains shown, while the annual figures of stores
operated represent not an average of stores in operation for the year, but the stores operated at the end of each year. Monthly data on sales from 1920 appeared in May,
1922, issue (No. 9), p. 111.
107
Table 83.—RETAIL SALES
RESTAURANT SALES 1
Total, 2 chains
YEAR AND
MONTH
Stores
operated
Number
Childs
Co.
Sales
Waldorf
System,
Inc.
INTERNAL-REVENUE TAX2
COLLECTIONS ON SALES
Capital
Fire- Jewelry,
Thea- issues
arms watchter
and
and
es,
admis- conshells
and 4 sions ' vey- 6
3
( ) clocks
ances
Thousands of dollars
1913 mo. av
1914 mo. av
19<!5 mo, av
1916 mo. av
1917 mo. av
1918 mo. av
1919 mo. av
710
718
756
898
1,141
1,228
1,384
OTHER CHAIN-STORE SALES °
Capi-
tal
Owl Drug
Penney United Cigar
A. Schuite,
stock J. C.Co.
Inc. (cigars)
Co.
Stores Co.
trans7
fers
Num- Thous. Number Thous. Num- Thous. Number of of dolls. ber of of dolls. ber of of dolls. ber of
stores
stores
stores
stores
s $320
$371
1,198
$3, 808
5,408
$1, 814
3, 578
$425
1,018
$220
297
402
701
1,240
1,778
2,398
197
$2, 465
2, 492
2 587
2, 985
3, 576
4 336
5,172
$672
224
$325
360
364
381
443
566
798
18
20
22
25
26
29
32
224
224
224
250
255
264
1,030
1, 138
1, 190
1, 446
1,452
1,408
36
40
43
80
84
86
1920 mo. av
1921 mo. av
1922 mo. av
1923 mo. av
1924 mo. av
1925 mo av
160
175
189
206
219
220
$2, 618
2,594
2,744
3,036
3,031
3,098
1,828
1,774
1,864
1,933
1,945
2,028
$790
820
964
1,103
1,086
1,070
440
268
320
363
273
302
2,239
1,782
1,566
1,825
1,511
703
7,247
6,892
5,603
6,238
4,903
2,065
5,102
4,022
3,257
3, 826
2,863
2,608
820
715
823
721
791
1,373
3,569
3,887
4,086
5, 183
6,188
7,573
312
313
371
475
520
611
6,637
6, 339
6,079
6,272
6,232
6,266
2,439
2,572
2,739
1,084
1,230
1, 370
1,666
1,892
2,079
1934
May
June
July
August
221
221
221
221
3,031
2,866
2,940
3,078
1, 896
1,820
1,900
2,023
1,135
1,046
1,040
1, 055
126
265
321
470
1,500
1,414
1,588
*893
6,572
6,211
6,226
8 3, 198
3,815
3,016
2,405
1,866
674
536
629
814
6,144
5, 628
4,752
5,301
499
500
501
547
6,494
5,914
5,741
6,201
2,497
2,508
2,495
2,529
1,937
1,766
1,800
17903
247
250
251
254
1,390
1,390
1,439
1,501
85
85
84
84
222
219
219
219
3,114
3,176
2,981
3,181
2,034
2,081
1,907
2, 057
1,080
1,095
1,074
1,124
425*
434
425
290
459
593
484
729
1,577
2,021
2,076
2,554
1,833
2,098
1,976
2,083
788
685
660
1,430
6,855
8,431
9,286
9, 970
560
567
569
569
6,151
6, 502
6,205
8,490
2, 546
2,548
2,563
2,572
1,908
1,949
1,901
2,742
254
253
252
255
1,468
1,588
1,289
1,906
86
84
84
84
1925
January. _
February
March
April
219
219
219
218
3,083
2,826
3,090
2,992
1,983
1,837
2,005
1,954
1,100
989
1,085
1,038
170
120
139
286
1,602
1,110
522
565
2,276
2,127
2,229
2,313
2,633
2, 280
2,457
2,860
1, 556
1,513
1,201
1,293
3,929
4,225
6,051
7,240
568
568
582
585
5,389
5,211
5,829
5,934
2,547
2,537
2,611
2,633
1,808
1,759
1,898
1,926
256
258
260
262
1,327
1,242
1,394
1,337
84
84
84
85
May___
June
July __.
August
217
218
218
220
2,993
2, 811
2,967
3,151
1,919
1,810
1,943
2,109
1,074
1,001
1,024
1,042
297
289
445
376
455
1,844
675 ' 2, 468
561
1,544
524
1, 407
2,612
2,761
2,599
2, 459
910
1,330
1,111
1, 219
7,140
7,022
5,881
6,481
590
591
593
618
6,378
5,965
6,020
6,303
2,656
2,690
2,731
2,810
2,041
1,913
1,965
2,057
263
285
266
267
1,306
1,455
1,418
1,453
85
85
85
85
September
October
November
December
222
223
225
226
3,227
3,403
3,184
3,446
2,151
2,246
2,107
2,275
1,076
1,157
1,077
1,171
358
329
506
304
550
556
597
713
1,812
2,148
1,920
2,688
2,394
2,928
2,615
2,699
1,278
1, 318
1,949
1,802
8,298
12, 142
9,850
12, 606
645
644
668
676
6,326
6,661
5,992
9,187
2,840
2,888
2,946
2,980
2,050
2,257
2,034
3,234
267
266
267
268
1,330
1,451
1,252
1,886
87
87
87
88
4,970
671
September
October
November
December
_
_
1926
January
February
March __ .
April
May
June.
__
!
.._.!
1
2
3
4
i
I
1
1
Data on restaurant sales from CMlds Co. and Waldorf System, Inc.; monthly data since 1920 are shown in the October, 1923, issue (No 26), pp. 58 and 59.
Tax collections on sales from U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Taxable at 10 per cent of selling price, excluding sales to Federal Government or political subdivisions. (Acts of 1918, 1921, and 1924 identical on this item.)
Taxable at 5 per cent on selling price of both real and imitation jewelry. Acts of 1918 and 1921 were identical on this item; but the revenue act of 1924 exempts from
tax all articles not in excess of $30 and watches not in excess of $60, and therefore figures beginning August, 1924 (referring to July taxes), are not strictly comparable with
previous
figures.
5
Includes cabarets and concerts. The rate of tax under the act of 1921 (represented by data for 1922) is " 1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction thereof of the amount paid
for admission," payable by the person paying such admission, except "where the amount paid for admission is 10 cents or less, no tax shall be paid." The act of 1918 provided for the same rate of taxation but allowed no exceptions and, hence, the data from January, 1922, forward, are not quite as comprehensive as the earlier data. The act
of 1924 provided for the same rate as the two preceding acts but exempted all admission charges of 50 cents or less. Thus the data beginning August, 1924, and referring
to July taxes, can not be compared with the preceding months, which are carried forward for their historical value. Monthly data from 1920 are given in January, 1923,
issue6 (No. 17), p. 51.
New issues of bonds of indebtedness, including renewals taxable at 5 cents per $100 or fraction thereof; capital stock issues taxable at same rate, except where certificates
have no par value taxed at the rate of 5 cents per share, but if actual value is more than $100, 5 cents per $100 or fraction thereof, and where under $100 at the rate of 1 cent
per $20 or fraction thereof. (Under the revenue act of 1918 no-par issues were taxable at 5 cents per $100 or fraction thereof. Otherwise the acts of 1918, 1921, and 1924 are
practically identical.) Conveyances evidencing the transfer of land or realty are taxable at 50 cents per $500 or fraction of the consideration therefor, exclusive of the value
of any
lien or encumbrance on the property.
7
All sales or agreements to sell capital stock are taxable at 2 cents per $100 share or fraction thereof, or where shares are without par value, at 2 cents per share. (Under
the revenue
act of 1918 transfers of no-par stock with actual value in excess of $100 were taxed at 2 cents per share of $100 actual value or fraction thereof.)
8
Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
9
Data compiled from published reports in financial papers or reported directly by the company to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. These
sales data represent money values. Data for Jones Brothers Tea Co. from 1920 appeared in December, 1923, issue (No. 28), p. 56. Monthly data for Schuite Cigar Stores
from 1921 appeared in June, 1923, issue (No. 22), p. 49, while for the other chains, monthly sales from 1920 were given in May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 111. Yearly data represent number of stores in operation at end of the year indicated.
108
Table 84.—DEPARTMENT-STORE SALES
[Index numbers for base year in boldfaced type]
VALUE OF SALES, BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
YEAR AND MONTH
San
RichPhilaCleveAtlanta Chicago MinneBoston New York delphia
2 Francisco
land
apolis (21Dallas
mond (35
stores)
(63
stores)
stores)
(24 stores) (63 stores) (22
(31
stores)
23 stores) 2
stores) (54 stores) (23 stores)
Total
(359
stores)
I
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average _
_.
100
116
114
119
127
126
128
100
119
114
116
127
132
138
100
118
112
114
127
126
129
100
128
114
114
130
128
131
100
113
106
101
111
117
124
100
119
101
94
104
101
106
100
123
110
114
132
133
142
100
112
102
99
105
104
107
100
120
99
92
98
102
109
100
121
116
121
139
143
149
100
120
110
111
124
125
131
116
137
137
200
107
145
142
200
99
133
153
191
106
132
130
190
94
123
126
188
86
114
113
162
118
128
135
191
101
115
108
157
101
104
105
149
114
138
134
206
107
131
132
188
108
92
127
128
110
89
125
123
107
101
133
115
101
96
136
128
87
76
120
104
83
78
105
101
104
96
129
132
88
74
103
111
81
73
99
89
115
102
134
124
101
90
124
119
133
136
90
99
130
130
86
90
128
133
82
93
138
137
96
112
115
113
80
80
109
102
77
81
136
138
96
120
109
105
79
96
106
92
67
69
147
128
116
136
128
126
89
100
116
144
146
210
113
161
153
215
104
154
169
203
118
151
141
204
93
136
130
195
92
132
119
168
128
154
148
209
103
125
112
156
102
125
112
158
126
160
146
236
113
148
142
202
120
101
113
137
120
103
118
137
110
111
120
136
109
112
120
145
94
87
109
128
85
83
94
107
112
112
123
145
88
77
94
115
85
82
94
101
132
121
134
139
110
102
115
133
132
131
89
86
132
127
93
83
124
123
82
85
133
126
94
101
116
118
85
78
104
95
73
72
134
125
99
108
109
99
81
89
105
95
71
70
146
125
116
136
127
120
91
93
115
137
140
215
127
161
153
226
109
144
153
213
117
134
139
207
106
137
137
213
94
120
113
173
132
135
154
215
102
116
111
162
114
126
115
1ft
130
157
144
238
119
141
141
210
110
94
110
136
120
107
124
140
105
101
125
134
107
106
125
142
93
89
119
132
83
84
99
109
112
107
127
149
92
81
97
116
92
90
107
110
128
113
142
146
1108
101
121
136
128
134
92
88
132
132
94
90
121
127
85
86
132
128
98
103
117
123
91
87
104
98
78
78
139
139
105
113
107
103
81
92
108
98
72
76
148
134
123
140
128
126
95
98
118
156
143
225
128
186
158
243
111
167
168
215
115
160
134
218
105
160
146
230
89
139
122
190
145
173
153
237
104
135
105
167
112
141
115
180
139
168
158
253
122
165
145
224
1923
September
October
November
December
1933
January
February
March
April
_
May
June
July
August
-
September
October
_
November _ _
December
__.
1934
January
February
March
April
-._
May __
June
July
August
September
October..
November
December
__
1935
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
__
__
September
October
November
December
. ._
__
1936
January
February
March
April ._
May
June
!
12 Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics. Index numbers are based upon dollar values and are given by Federal reserve districts.
In calculating bases, estimates are made for sales of stores in the Minneapolis and Dallas districts for the months of 1919 for which there are no reports.
109
Table 85.—DEPARTMENT-STORE STOCKS
[Index numbers for base year in boldfaced type]
VALUE OF STOCKS AT END OF MONTH, BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
YEAE AND MONTH
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
San
PhilaCleveRichDallas Francisco
Atlanta Chicago MinneBoston New York delphia
land
mond
apolis
(24 stores) (63 stores) (13
stores) (52 stores) (19 stores) (22 stores) (51 stores) (22 stores) (14 stores) (29 stores)
__ _
Total
(314
stores)
2
100
128
108
115
122
123
122
100
136
115
116
125
130
133
100
119
118
131
150
154
181
100
139
117
110
125
131
131
100
134
105
109
121
126
126
100
134
114
112
119
116
112
10O
152
124
123
147
152
152
100
119
96
97
110
109
112
100
143
116
109
116
107
121
100
132
116
118
130
137
134
100
136
115
116
129
132
135
122
129
135
114
121
125
132
111
141
150
147
124
116
122
126
106
119
130
126
103
118
121
123
101
130
136
138
115
108
112
114
95
118
120
119
94
121
123
128
112
122
128
130
110
107
111
120
125
108
112
124
129
118
135
148
153
100
114
124
130
99
113
124
126
105
112
119
121
115
137
149
150
96
105
115
113
97
107
115
119
110
121
128
135
107
118
129
132
124
116
109
115
128
119
113
121
148
143
137
152
127
120
119
124
122
115
113
114
121
113
111
120
145
137
135
158
112
106
103
108
117
110
107
121
130
125
124
131
129
122
119
129
129
142
145
123
134
145
147
123
166
176
176
145
135
144
147
120
130
141
142
112
130
134
133
106
162
164
171
140
115
121
121
104
128
131
130
109
138
143
147
123
139
146
149
123
111
115
128
128
117
119
130
136
132
152
162
162
110
126
137
141
104
121
140
134
109
123
125
124
128
145
163
162
97
106
114
112
107
118
126
125
125
131
143
148
116
127
139
141
126
119
116
113
131
122
115
120
152
146
141
144
138
128
120
123
130
122
113
116
121
113
109
109
154
145
142
149
113
106
102
106
120
114
110
122
141
134
132
131
136
127
123
126
125
135
141
120
133
146
147
125
160
171
172
151
136
146
145
120
128
143
145
117
118
126
123
96
158
170
168
141
115
121
122
99
129
133
132
105
140
147
148
124
137
147
148
124
112
115
126
127
118
123
135
139
147
167
185
186
112
125
137
140
109
118
131
132
99
107
113
114
137
145
156
157
99
106
117
116
103
113
125
126
123
126
136
140
119
127
139
141
125
112
113
114
134
128
120
124
179
174
164
179
136
129
120
126
124
123
119
118
114
108
103
113
153
145
140
149
115
109
106
111
123
114
111
124
134
128
129
133
136
129 i
124
131
125
132
140
119
140
148
153
131
195
210
213
175
137
141
145
123
135
138
147
120
121
124
126
102
158
168
175
146
120
122
124
101
134
135
135
111
140
147
148
125
143
149
154
129
1932
September
October
November
December
1923
Jauuary
February
March
April
-
May
June
July
August
September _ _
October
November
December
._
1924
January
February
March
April
._
.-
May
June
July
August
_
September
October
November.
December
_
._. .__
1925
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
.
_
__.
September
October
November
December.
1926
January
February
March.
April__.
•
_
1
__
May...
June.,.
_.
j
i
1
2
1
Data compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics, and are based upon values.
Weighted index based upon the number of employees in retail stores as shown by the latest available census data. For details, see Federal Jteserse Bulletin for February,
110
Table 86.—WHOLESALE TRADE BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
[Index numbers for base year in boldface type]
1
GROCERIES
1
:
'3*^
I
Kansas City
1
|
Chicago
i
I
1
!
Kichmond
I
a
I
, i*
Cleveland
Atlanta,
IM
Saa Fraricisc<
j
i
1 Kielimond
Cleveland
Philadelphia
3
I
YEAR AND
MONTH
New York
Weighted ind<
11 districts
!
l
DEUGS
!•
j
100
100
100
100
100
87
89
100
103
106
86
90
100
97
102
99
92
98
96
103
92
86
94
104
104
112
115
132
144
147
1
PS
:
i
I I
I N D E X NUMBERS RELATIVE TO 1919
i™ 1!
1919 mo. av
1920 mo. av
1921 mo. av
1922 mo. av
1923 mo. av
1924 mo. av
1925 rno. av
113
77
76
83
10O
10O
100
100
100
100
10O
100
100
100
10O
74
76
80
78
78
80
70
88
87
86
75
71
79
81
79
74
73
83
34
89
79
72
69
71
77
72
79
79
85
85
86
94
91
99
110
109
69
71
79
83
85
89
93
101
97
!
75
83
82 i
81
84
;
83
85
90
90
10O
1OO 10O
112 i
QQ
97
112
100 j 106
112
111
118
126
113
126
119
114 j 118 | 124
i
i
1923
Januarv
February
March
April
1
!
1
!i
i
74
73
80
80
73
69
79
78
78
68
81
72 [
77
76
82
84
68
65
75
75
76
72
82
77
85
77
90
82
63
69
71
74
72
74
78
84
80
97
93
97
70
70
76
72
90 i
Ql
88
105
113
107
121
106
120
118
131
112
138
126
138
121
117
97
108
96
97
93
111
101
101
100
105
96
100
85
92
83
114
115
138
122
June
July
August
81
88
81
85
88
97
86
84
75
82
76
77
86
92
89
90
79
85
76
79
82
80
81
83
83
81
78
87
72
84
70
78
85
95
87
99
92
101
97
104
74
75
67
80
97
108
107
102
107
107
106
111
111
111
113
109
123
121
120
124
97
94
92
101
103
102
94
105
96
98
93
99
84
84
89
100
125
124
132
142
September
October
November
December
89
98 1
92 j
76
82
96
90
76
81
100
96
78
91
104
98
84
84
96
87
73
90
97
90
83
89
98
92
82
80
83
79
64
96
90
89
71
111
119
112
88
103
99
86
70
113
116
112
80
115
129
111
99
125
149
110
103
125
132
123
118
101
112
104
87
101
111
100
88
95
104
97
93
102
117
100
86
145
161
147
120
1934
January
February
March- _
April
80
77
80
79
71
67
75
75
78
71
77
72
81
80
84
80
77
77
78
79
82
80
80
80
90
86
90
88
72
70
72
73
76
74
75
77
92
94
95
99
83
85
77
77
97
88
92
94
116
109
118
114
130
125
135
126
122
120
127
124
112
102
106
100
97
92
101
101
98
88
93
95
110
100
101
100
141
133
144
145
81
83
83
83
83
86
90
82
73
71
74
72
85
86
85
84
79
76
81
77
84
79
77
83
82
76
84
89
75
81
78
76
80
90
90
91
104
117
106
117
77
75
76
86
93
101
96
97
110
105
110
107
125
120
121
112
116
111
117
116
98
92
98
99
97
92
91
93
92
87
96
95
97
91
99
101
135
131
148
144
93
100
89
83
94
93
83
83
84
94
88
80
94
103
93
91
89
99
83
80
92
100
88
87
98
108
92
98
84
91
79
73
95
99
89
76
123
138
127
106
99
95
82
79
103
108
98
85
117 | 130
128
146
109
113
120
109
116
125
113
118
107
107
103
100
102
108
94
91
98
115
101
98
112
124
108
106
154
171
139
134
80
73
79
75
79
68
73
75
75
66
69
68
82
78
81
80
75
68
75
72
86
80
86
84
95
85
90
82
68
64
72
67
75
73
79
76
99
87
97
96
85
81
82
75
96
82
98
88
116
109
121
115
129
126
135
117
124
115
127
126
110
101
108
105
95
89
106
104
101
91
102
102
118
102
103
104
145
130
156
151
79
84
85
83
81
93
87
81
74
77
79
70
81
86
87
85
75
78
78
78
86
85
88
85
80
80
83
89
70
73
77
75
80
89
92
98
100
116
112
109
74
75
84
92
91
97
96
95
106
110
111
108
108
113
112
96
114
120
123
124
100
99
104
103
96
101
99
104
99
99
105
100
94
95
96
99
136
139
145
140
92
99
90
81
84
88
82
81
83 | 90
97
96
92
92
82
83
89
95
83
81
94
99
94
9,5
99
105
91
96
81
86
75
56
95
97
91
80
127
141
125
95
106
96
85
82
103
116
108
88
120
133
110
112
113
151
110
107
134
136
119
130
116
116
105
102
111
116
99
106
109
120
103
102
114
119
99
102
162
170
149
143
May
_
May
June July
August
-
September
October.. _
November
December
_
1925
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
_.
.
September
October
November
December
1
1926
January
h
1
April
May
June
j
1
1
Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics, representing combined indexes of dollar sales reported for the various Federal reserve
districts, weighted by the number of persons employed in wholesale trade in each district in 1919. Monthly data from 1919 appeared in April, 1923, issue (No. 20) of the
SURVEY, p. 50. For details and methods of computation, see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April, 1923.
m
Table 87.—WHOLESALE TRADE BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
[Index numbers for base year in boldfaced type]
SHOES
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
Minneapolis
San Francisco
ss
1
A
Cleveland
&
S3
100
8R
100
100
IOO
100
100
100
100
100
68
65
68
86
89
101
83
91
62
54
58
56
58
75
66
65
58
58
06
66
71
58
62
60
58
61
51
52
67
64
59
47
37
62
66
69
56
70
78
76
80
66
70
Boston
d
Weighted iectex
8~ districts
3
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Chicago
Atlanta
1
fc
Iliehniond
•¥
%
><
Cleveland
YEAR AND
MONTH
Philadelphia
Weighted index
10 districts
HARDWARE
J4
s*
o
$M
5>
O>
&
INDEX NJMBICKS RELATIVE TO 1919
1919 mo. av
1920 mo. av
1921 mo. av
1922 mo av
1923 mo. av
1924 mo. av
1925 mo. av
100
116
82
86
104
99
103
10O
100
78
84
100
90
98
97
100
113
115
115
10O
100 | 100 | 100
10O
10O
100
i
j
!
j
78
78
148
143
152
74
76
81
77
83
80
81
101
102
110
92
94
111
102
104
82
78
100
9-4
88
66
69
84
79
96
86
91
103
100
101
100
86
97
113
104.
106
1
'"8
58
_
j
1933
January
February
March
April
89
83
109
112
78
72
103
113
92
89
122
125
99
89
113
122
102
86
110
105
92
74
86
78
83
79
108
111
115
100
149
168
71
77
92
88
89
88
105
97
99
97
125
120
61
60
86
67
92
84
116
106
57
50
77
58
37
54
97
71
63
71
88
69
50
58
82
56
48
49
82
55
68
63
77
71
09
74
95
84
May
June
July
August
118
114
100
106
114
109
92
100
129
125
111
111
134
127
107
112
107
95
88
109
79
80
72
86
119
118
103
106
180
169
157
160
92
92
77
77
106
107
108
110
125
125
109
114
73
68
56
74
116
100
88
113
61
56
46
61
81
74
48
62
88
62
50
79
65
59
44
66
56
65
52
66
81
70
54
86
87
82
69
82
September
October
November
December
106
117
102
90
100
115
105
97
113
132
113
113
117
133
103
82
104
116
99
82
87
102
90
79
110
115
96
83
150
153
139
128
76
82
73
71
96
113
111
82
112
121
104
98
76
81
63
51
117
121
93
71
63
69
57
45
70
81
60
48
86
88
62
48
68
78
67
37
64
73
50
46
70
72
57
61
94
87
76
62
,91
90
104
108
84
86
107
108
104
100
119
124
94
98
106
109
111
95
93
98
89
77
72
72
84
86
106
117
114
107
145
158
63
69
72
79
97
103
107
106
104
104
115
107
49
49
65
69
79
60
94
95
50
45
70
73
36
49
61
81
49
57
64
65
44
48
57
55
41
37
51
57
46
50
53
55
53
66
76
68
104
96
93
93
105
92
88
83
123
115
111
111
107
97
98
95
91
78
83
93
73
69
64
76
108
102
99
93
141
143
150
144
75
75
71
74
102
90
93
98
111
103
94
97
56
52
44
56
77
69
68
83
50
52
46
54
70
67
43
43
62
42
37
67
45
37
34
53
42
42
37
46
51
47
39
56
74
66
54
69
September
October . _
November
December
106
110
98
99
95
107
95
97
115
134
114
123
111
114
98
93
108
95
88
85
89
101
88
96
106
109
93
93
166
152
151
144
87
96
88
93
108
109
98
116
105
107
90
91
69
67
57
56
105
97
82
100
64
63
49
54
61
66
59
61
70
69
55
44
64
68
55
44
59
53
48
47
74
78
66
64
70
69
63
50
1925
January
Februarv _
March
April
89
90
107
107
83
85
103
102
99
95
122
122
93
100
111
104
98
83
97
86
92»
81
89
85
80
83
310
115
115
133
144
167
73
76
86
83
104
102
110
108
93
98
110
110
43
46
63
65
79
68
94
91
43
45
65
67
39
45
63
76
40
58
71
63
40
46
59
49
26
30
42
49
49
48
61
72
51
56
70
61
101
105
99
98
97
105
92
87
120
121
108
104
104
111
102
93
80
79
78
89
78
80
78
94
107
110
104
98
148
155
163,
161
78
82
77
76
105
101
100
108
110
109
105
108
54
54
47
65
78
79
78
100
54
55
51
61
58
59
38
51
52
45
47
87
54
38
41
55
35
34
29
40
63
70
48
95
66
72
61
84
109
1^2
103
1.1
104
117
102
1.2
111
131
116
126
108
125
101
92
94
100
87
79
108
132
120
118
105
118
94
90
171
169
157
142
86
102
82
88
119
136
111
110
112
114
98
100
72
77
59
54
113
118
91
98
65
67
55
62
65
80
59
58
88
89
63
43
61
80
60
43
47
49
34
25
96
95
77
70
93
91
76
55
1924
January.
February
March
April
May
June
July...
August
May
June
July
August
__
._
_._
_.
__
September
October
November
December
1938
January
February
March
April
._
;
j
1
Ma.v
• June
1
Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics, representing combined indexes of dollar sales reported for the various Federal Reserve
districts, weighted by the number of persons employed in wholesale trade in «ach district in 1919. Monthly data from 1919 appeared in April, 1923, issue (No. 20) of the
SURVEY, p. 50. For details and methods of computation, see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April, 1923.
112
Table 88.—WHOLESALE TRADE AND CREDIT CONDITIONS
Indebt- Prompt
payments
Percentage of total
recorded transactions
100
100
1OO
100
10O
100
100
100
10O
100
55
56
65
67
76
115
83
83
95
91
91
85
83
98
95
105
84
84
99
80
77
75
72
87
76
69
70
70
79
76
80
80
84
94
89
86
90
91
99
107
120
86
85
98
102
90
90
98
109
101
93
1923
September
October
November
December .
73
74
65
65
112
112
90
66
114
109
85
79
119
114
9-5
74
116
113
86
50
112
104
80
45
116
108
91
58
100
89
80
73
140
148
112
46
1924
January
February
March
April
66
63
62
61
97
98
90
81
104
113
103
85
85
91
83
76
92
88
69
63
74
75
69
65
100
91
89
83
110
112
98
92
June..
July
August
64
64
67
68
72
70
79
102
78
78
84
98
65
65
59
83
53
49
62
93
53
47
58
94
72
71
79
92
September
October
November
December
71
78
69
66
116
104
88
111
103
88
97
102
91
80
82
113
84
70
51
118
103
1925
Januarv.- _ _ -..
February
March
April
71
69
73
68
82
88
96
85
94
110
121
100
66
75
81
73
av
av
av
av
av
av
civ
May
May
June
July
August
September
November
HARDWARE
TRADE *
Delinquent
Accounts
Orders edness
INDEX NUMBERS RELATIVE TO 1919
1919 mo
1920 mo
1921 mo
1922 mo.
1923 mo.
1924 mo.
19^5 mo
ELECTRICAL
TRADE 3
TEXTILE TRADE 2
Outstanding
accounts
San Francisco
Dallas
Kansas City
Chicago
Atlanta
Richmond
Cleveland
YEAR AND
MONTH
New York
MEATS i
Weighted index
8 districts
DRY GOODS i
Sales index
INDEX OF WHOLESALE TRADE i
[Index numbers for base year In boldfaced type]
Eel. to Ratio
Jan., to sales
1921
Dollars
No. of
s 225, 106
202, 557
201, 689
186, 757
196, 841
1, 518
1,625
1,497
1,501
1,548
122
157
139
143
2.2
2.0
2.0
1.9
firms
100
112
73
74
83
82
84
28.3
23.0
24.6
26.9
28.8
28.9
34.1
36.2
36.6
43.3
42.6
42.6
60.7
59.4
53.4
47.6
55.3
55.0
128
136
105 |
82
91
96
85
72
30.5
30.0
28.0
18.5
45.8
43.2
43.1
43.0
54.8
58.1
59.5
57.0
200, 094
238, 293
237, 013
169, 668
1,453
1,823
1,547
1,351
145
164
141
124
2. 1.
2.0
2.1
2.2
110
109
77
80
94
99
103
92
80
78
80
78
25.8
31.5
31. 5
30.5
38.9
38.5
40.8
45.6
54.7
54.0
60.0
58.7
174, 062
181, 994
200, 059
208, 601
1, 135
1,486
1,677
1, 629
136
133
150
161
2.0
2.2
2. 1
1.9
83
80
103
124
78
68
94
1G4
92
83
94
123
77
76
78 !
83
26.0
25.5
25.0
33.0
43.9
42.1
41.4
39.3
55.3
52.1
53.6
53.0
204, 935
197, 117
209, 834
196, 454
1,748 !
1,583
1, 642 ;
1, 550
147
123
128
128
2.0
2.0
2.0
2. 1
!
127
125
114
86
.144
141
5i
116
94
86
71
110
53
125
120
92
76
92 |
95
84
79
34.5
32.0
27.5
24.5
42.2
45.6
48.3
45.1
58.5
55.6
54.3
50.7
200, 250
167, 286
139, 814
160, 672
1,639
1, 509
1,157
1, 258
137
150
134
140
2. 1
1.9
2.1
1.9
70
70
73
59
63
71
89
73
80
77
85
83
113
111
114
111
81
101
88
73
83
77
91
85
83
79
25. 5
32.0
33. 5
28.0
39.1
38.8
42.5
46.3
51.4
52.0
53.9
58.0
198, 225
223, 650
231, 914
216, 954
1,336
1,456
1,817
1, 953 '
129
126
151
151
2.0
2.1
1.8
7
j
;:
1.9
75
79
79
79
77 :
82
85
106
92
100
98
105
65
69
61
80
51
58
60
91
61
55
67
99
74
86
80
99
103
105
138
147
64
63
76
143
83
83
93
118
79
83
83
87
27.5
27.0
25. 5
32.0
41.9
40.6
37.4
34.2
56.2
51.6
53.9
52.3
228, 827
209, 783
195, 347
153, 426
1,774
1,678
1,490
1,425
139
141
145
144
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.0
82
87
72
72
112
118
92
74
117
117
103
101
93
107
78
79
93
97
68
43
111
127
84
62
110
118
83
62
141
147
120
90
124
129
93
45
94
114
114
101
99 ! 86
79
70 '
None.
38.7
51.8
167, 076
184, 056
168, 732
184, 098
1,400
1,597
1,142
1,503
145
160
138
142
2.0
1.8
2.0
1.8
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depending on trade conditions. As one transaction may cover both an or ler and an indebtedness or payment, the sum of the percentages of orders, indebtedness, and
payments will usually exceed 100 per cent. Monthly data by geographic di -isions for 1920 and 1921 appeared in May, 1922, issue (No. 9), pp. 131-133, and for 1922 in May,
1923, issue (No. 21), pp. 171-3.
3 Delinquent accounts, electrical trade, are compiled by the National Elc trical Credit Association, from, reports to its constituent regional associations by electrical manuurers a]
and jobbers. Monthly data from 1921 appeared in May, 1924, issi e (No. 33), p. 206.
facturers
^Dataon the Value of sales by jobbers of hardware, compiled by American Iron, Steel, and Heavy Hardware Association, comprise reports from about 75 firms representing
about 10 per cent of the entire iron, steel, and hardware jobbing trade, including iron, steel, motor accessories, and heavy hardware. Outstanding accounts at the end of
each month are given as ratios of the current month's sales.
s Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive.
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Table 89.—DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
MAIL-ORDER HOUSE SALES 1
Total
YEAR AND
MONTH
4
2
houses houses
3
houses houses
Sears, MontgomRoeery
buck
Ward
& Co. &
Co.
INDEXES
Rel. to Eel. to
1919
1913
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
av.__
av
av
av
av...
av
av
100
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
av__.
av...
av__.
av__.
av—
av
Total 2
50 selected
cities
$36, 569
$7, 965
8,427
9,389
12, 237
14, 856
16, 544
21, 494
$3, 310
3,420
4,113
5,178
6,592
6, 664
8?838
$13, 543
14, 611
17, 066
18, 380
264
188
204
259
284
327
37, 693
26, 190
28, 695
36, 098
38, 421
43,129
30, 233
21, 970
22, 969
29, 182
32, 074
36, 871
21, 217
14, 834
15, 180
17, 962
18, 515
21, 529
9,192
6, 330
7,706
11, 220
13, 560
15, 341
20, 688
20, 759
22, 901
25, 085
26, 335
28, 831
$2, 157
2, 3-33
2, 593
2, 809
3,608
106
141
131
148
279
364
351
411
38, 667
51, 688
48, 016
54, 093
31, 448
41, 063
39, 541
46, 316
17, 905
23, 801
22, 488
26, 171
13, 543
17, 262
17, 063
20, 145
25, 898
29, 119
26, 471
34, 149
2,718
3,145
2,627
3, 613
1935
January
February
March
_. _
April
_
108
105
119
117
308
299
318
322
39, 337
38, 418
43, 642
42, 717
34, 746
33, 756
35, 837
36, 276
22, 082
21, 033
19, 817
21, 747
12, 664
12, 723
16, 020
14, 529
27, 271
25,644
29, 085
29, 083
2,979
2, 856
3,035
3,108
May
June
July
August
95
102
87
89
262
271
248
255
34, 605
37, 228
31, 884
32, 452
29, 529
30, 526
27, 916
28, 749
17, 469
16, 095
17, 073
16, 947
12,060
14, 431
10, 843
11,802
27, 455
26, 987
25, 707
25, 085
2, 873
2, 833
2,888
2,794
September
October
November
December
114
170
144
166
309
464
396
473
41, 487
62, 197
52, 764
60, 850
34, 846
52, 340
44,618
53, 311
19, 359
30, 375
25, 824
30, 522
15, 477
21, 965
18, 794
22, 789
28, 551
32, 489
29, 962
38, 656
3,002
3,352
2,970
4, 126
37, 858
22, 591
If), 267
29,116
103
72
79
99
105
118
1934
September
October
November _ .
December
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
Paid
terly)
Thousands of dollars
$11,275
11, 847
13, 498
17, 407
20? 982
22, 891
29, 772
100
105
120
154
186
203
264
Domestic4 (50 principal cities)
Second 3
50 in- class
dus- (quartrial
cities
ADVERTISING
POSTAL MONEY ORDERS
POSTAL RECEIPTS
$2, 525
2, 598
2,684
2, 898
2, 860
3,367
5,051
Foreign 8
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Issued
Number
Value Number
Value
Thousands
Thous. Thouof dolls. sands
Thousands of
dollars
6,313 $34, 812
7,248 40, 592
7,149 44, 863
6,784 50, 587
7,773 65, 356
1, 315 $11, 467
1,470
12, 702
1, 610
14, 657
1,711 17, 837
1,895 21, 713
Thousands of
agate lines
$8, 526
6,781
4,464
3,667
3,230
3,151
3,030
1,224
1 161
1,147
1,415
1,490
1,344
1,890
61, 440
62, 671
61,067
83, 859
5 914
4, 898
6,851
7,233
7,386
8,098
8,211
9, 409
10, 391
10, 797
11, 161
72, 432
64, 827
68, 462
78, 913
84, 515
81, 287
2, 059
2,107
2,340
2,684
2,981
3,105
25, 017
23, 351
24, 544
28, 005
29, 831
31, 094
2,390
1,877
2,282
3,531
4,306
2,305
1,480
1,573
1,953
2,034
2,094
95,832
86, 661
91, 131
97, 402
96, 469
101, 081
6,682
9,880
12,000
11, 294
13, 558
77, 980
95, 784
88, 962
100, 098
2,795
3,052
2,941
3,573
28, 398
30, 763
29, 802
34, 002
3,706
3,861
4,581
7,656
1,795
2,213
2,201
2,121
94, 696
108, 040
103, 239
102, 927
11, 188
10, 533
12, 909
12, 031
61, 179
74, 014
91, 845
87, 883
3,127
2,960
3,605
3,234
30, 563
28, 683
33, 512
31,097
3,646
3,956
4,704
3,816
1,537
1,975
2,222
2,443
93, 088
85, 803
106, 501
107, 902
10, 486
11, 933
9,763
9,233
78, 573
80, 682
74, 469
58, 250
3, 014
3, 127
2,961
2,771
30, 230
30, 840
29, 361
29, 075
3,859
4,444
3, 998
4,431
2,392
2,232
1,675
1,489
109, 142
96, 012
82, 044
85, 660
9,716
12, 008
10, 916
13, 221
79, 336
99, 240
88, 548
101,440
2,801
3,154
3, 065
3, 546
29, 456
33, 041
32, 016
35, 252
4,036
4,463
5,657
1,979
2,421
2,506
2,251
99, 427
119, 754
117, 231
110,410
7,563
7, 917
7, 457
7,063
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Larkin
& Co. Data on two chief houses, extending back to 1913, total the sales of Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Montgomery Ward & Co.
2
Data from U. S. Post Office Department, comprising receipts for transporting all classes of mail. The 50 selected cities cover the largest cities in the country, the industrial cities comprising the 50 next largest. The war revenue act of Oct. 3, 1917, provided for an increase in the rate for first-class letter mail from 2 cents per ounce or
fraction thereof prior to Nov. 1, 1917, to 3 cents per ounce or fraction thereof, from Nov. 1, 1917, to July 1, 1919, and an increase of the rate on postal and post cards from 1
cent to 2 cents each during the same period. Since July 1, 1919, the old rates on first-class mail have been restored. Under this act a stamp tax of 1 cent for each 25 cents
ostage charge or fraction thereof is collectible on parcel-post matter. Effective April 15,1925, the new postal rates applicable almost entirely to matter other than first class
ave3 operated to increase the magnitude of these data, thereby affecting their comparability from this point forward.
Note that these data from U. S. Post Office Department represent quarters ending in the months specified and the annual figures represent quarterly averages for each
year, not monthly averages. Second-class mail comprises regular mailings of periodicals. The war revenue act of Oct. 3,1917, provided for a series of graduated annual rate
increasesl on second-class mail as follows, compared with a flat rate of 1 cent per pound previous to July 1,1918. From July 1,1918, to June 30,1919, lM cents, and since July
1, 1919, l /% cents per pound, these changes applying regardless of zone or distance, to portions of publications devoted to reading matter. For the advertised portions the
country was divided into eight zones, each with a graduated rate and its corresponding annual increase, beginning with July 1, 1918, and reaching the maximum on July
1,1921,
making, for the first time, a differentiation between the rates on reading and advertising matter.
4
Total of 50 cities transacting two-thirds of the total money-order business of the country, from the U. S. Post Office Department. Money orders paid include, in addition to those both issued and payable in the 50 cities, those presented for payment but issued at any of the other offices in the United States and the 22 foreign countries,
mostly in North America and West Indies, to which domestic postage rates apply.
« Money orders issued to 67 principal foreign countries, representing practically the total international money orders issued by U. S. Post Office Department.
6
These figures represent the number of lines of advertising carried by the 60 leading magazines dated for the month noted, as compiled by Printer's Ink, classified as
follows:
20 general, 15 womens', 16 class, and 9 weeklies.
7
Compiled by the New York Evening Post from 22 identical cities: New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Boston., Baltimore, Los Angeles,
Buffalo, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Washington, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Louisville, St. Paul, Birmingham, and Houston. For
the years 1916 to 1918 no reports were available for Boston, Louisville, Houston, and Columbus. The totals for those years were computed from the actual reports of the
18 other cities, allowing 13.85 per cent of the total to the four missing cities, the average ratio of those cities to the total in the subsequent years,
« Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
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Table 90.—LIFE INSURANCE—NEW BUSINESS AND PREMIUMS
PREMIUM COLLECTIONS
(new and renewal)
NEW BUSINESS
Ordinary
YEAR AND MONTH
Group
Industrial!
Ordinary
Total
Number Number ThouThou- NumThouof policies sands of
of Number
of cer- 2 sands of ; of policies
sands of ber
and cerand
condollars tracts tificates dollars contracts
tificates 2 dollars 1
Number
of
policies
Thousands of
dollars
Number
of
policies
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
79, 717
79, 230
83, 803
96, 222
111,686
112, 159
181, 094
$143, 470
138, 519
146, 878
181, 569
213, 193
221, 940
388, 260
379, 819
410, 189
428, 559
414, 605
414, 443
433, 226
465, 248
$51, 999
55, 217
58, 128
58, 645
61, 484
66, 099
77, 901
5
6
11
31
81 71
164
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
206, 577
165, 651
168, 115
197, 457
198, 683
215, 819
473, 417
392, 315
429, 113
514, 884
545, 633
630, 695
499, 938
550, 065
582, 102
662, 259
703, 769
804, 380
93, 044
104, 813
118, 234
143, 338
163, 630
196, 598
190
59
98
159
132
165
1923
September
October
November
December
177, 163
191,810
197, 268
239, 328
440, 968
490, 360
515, 700
627, 385
556, 415
668, 393
656, 873
681, 525
124, 905
152, 061
146, 882
153, 154
49
77
88
488
172, 587
184, 945
234, 227
213, 613
492, 559
504, 553
635, 192
580, 949
766, 821
649, 135
693, 674
705, 346
179, 656
143, 762
156, 792
158, 557
102
89
121
112
May
June
July
August
223, 473
205, 466
188, 335
174, 284
600, 324
573, 508
536, 897
484, 966
760, 648
674, 481
595, 545
609, 703
173, 629
154, 495
135, 015
141, 525
September
October
November
December
159, 318
181, 569
216, 103
230, 278
436, 618
501, 459
524, 384
676, 188
614, 848
830, 831
641, 128
903, 065
178, 402
185, 907
219, 283
215, 715
537, 504
558, 754
668, 447
651, 735
241, 349
219, 984
214, 633
210, 408
722, 962
651, 674
653, 273
623, 404
187, 944
224, 370
219, 593
272, 239
| $1, 736
3,795
3 911
6 565
- 14, 873
20, 5S2
35, 487 !
510, 859
526,210
545. 45fi
<U6. 506
!
706, 706 •
715, 775
750,313
859, 874
902, 584
932, 269
1, 020, 364 1, 065, 782
35, 4-90
9, 281
23, 043
43, 357
49, 827
83,271
29, 817
45, 584
459, 541
489, 425
Indus- Group
trial
Total
;
!
Thousands of dollars
$197, 115
197, 531
208, 946
246, 780
289, 550
308, 621
501, 648
$38, 953
40, 508
42, 262
45, 721
50, 485
54, 579
64, 34.8
$10, 778
11, 580
12, 421
13, 280
14, 440
15, 807
18, 088
$36
52
97
143
308
536
991
$49, 767
52, 138
54, 780
59, 144
65, 233
70, 922
83, 427 1
601, 650
506, 410
570? 389
701, 579
759, 090
910, 564
75, 462
81, 424
89, 242
99, 631
110, 287
125, 119
20, 342
22, 587
25, 751
30, 057
34, 178
39, 119
1,498 1
1,545 !
1,621
2,092
2,618
4,625
97,302 i
105, 556
116, 614
131, 779
147, 083
168, 863
587, 264
652, 249
681, 420
1, 012, 108
84, 838
98, 241
99, 377
119, 800
27, 378
30, 697
29, 195
48, 803
1,695
2,174
2,345
3,093
113,911
131, 112
130, 917
171, 697
21, 391
9,828
18, 838
231, 568
733, 627
860, 280
854, 229
921,341
16, 415
10, 650
20, 489
24, 758
19, 127
15, 421
35, 040
44, 269
939, 510
834. 169
928, 022
919, 071
955, 823
844, 730
948, 390
943, 717
691, 341
663, 736
827, 024
783, 775
106, 045
108, 162
111,422
113,205
29,867
30, 200
32, 814
29, 235
2,734
2,570
1,684
2,545
138, 646
140, 932
145, 920
144, 985
111
99
114
71
20, 006
13, 217
17, 878
14, 828
35, 002
21,519
31, 343
22, 949
984, 232 1, 004, 127
880, 046
893, 164
783, 994
801, 758
784, 058
798, 815
808, 955
749, 521
703, 255
649, 439
114, 686
107, 888
113,019
99, 417
32, 963
32, 744
30, 758
32, 530
2,435
2,281
2,879
2,339
150. 084
142,913 i
146, 656
134, 286
145, 052
198, 461
150, 718
225, 892
75
87
132
472
13, 906
70, 805
25, 771
109, 080
19, 369
131, 134
38, 624
184, 130
774, 241
601, 038
788, 072
831, 054
1, 012, 487 1, 083, 205
713, 726
857, 363
883, 002
1, 133, 815 1, 242, 423 1,086,210
95, 049
109, 188
103, 731
141, 633
33,811
33, 405
32,190
59, 616
2,148
3,025
2,593
4,186
131, 008
145, 617
138,515 I
205, 434
618, 425
732, 120
809, 517
803, 384
147, 441
177, 666
193, 604
196, 895
178
114
129
143
47, 477
22, 769
27, 016
37, 255
68, 969
36, 728
40, 822
66, 428
844, 304
797, 005
918, 141
940, 796
1, 028, 929 1, 055, 816
1, 019, 242 1, 056, 354
753, 914
773, 148
902, 874
915, 059
116, 835
116, 975
128, 544
128, 710
36, 550
32, 901
37, 022
33, 829
4,171
3,125
9,173
5,124
157, 558
153, 000 1
174, 738
167, 663
882, 325
788, 352
734, 531
717, 402
217, 735
198, 113
182, 991
181, 048
143
160
121
118
23, 225
32, 236
27,' 785
68, 894
39, 106
47, 606
54, 973
126, 892
1,123,817 1, 146, 899
1, 008, 496 1, 040, 572
949, 285
976, 949
927, 928
996, 704
979, 803
897, 393
891, 237
931, 344
127, 080
121, 806
125, 554
109, 737
36, 573
37, 977
36, 665
37, 808
3,586
3,263
3,375
3,682
167, 240
163, 046
165, 593
151, 227
691, 227
538, 166
630, 262 1, 199, 183
851, 209
596, 833
824, 881
735, 325
175, 114
256, 704
207, 980
223, 883
107
114
172
485
20, 045
38, 122
26, 490
175, 691
37, 800
54, 446
111,087
314, 396
879, 278
751, 080
899, 216
941, 412
1, 423, 667 1, 461, 675
915, 900
1, 070, 974 1, 097, 292
1, 097, 605 1, 272, 811 1, 273, 604
107, 367
130, 045
130, 920
157, 858
37, 057
38, 951
39, 074
65, 018
3,124
4,841
4,940
7,100
147, 548
173, 837
174, 934
229, 976
1924
January
February
March
April.
.
.
1925
January
February
March___
April.
May
June
July
August
.
September
October
November
December
1926
1
January
February
M arch
\pril
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and dividend additions. Premium collections show the amount of money actually invested in life insurance each month, and include total premium collections, new and
renewal, and considerations for annuities and for supplementary contracts involving and not involving life contingencies. The 45 companies whose figures are included
in this table had in force 81 per cent of the total legal reserve life insurance outstanding in the United States as of Dec. 31, 1923. Complete monthly data from 1922 were
given
in September, 1924, issue (No. 37), p. 37. Data given in previous issues cover a smaller number of companies.
2
This column, by adding together the number of policies issued for ordinary and industrial insurance and the number of certificates issued under group insurance contracts, indicates the trend in number of persons covered by new insurance, but does not show the exact number of persons covered, since one person may have several policies
of ordinary insurance and in addition hold a certificate under a group contract.
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Table 91.—LIFE INSURANCE—ASSETS AND SALES BY DISTRICTS
SALES, ORDINARY INSURANCE (81 companies) 2
ADMITTED ASSETS (41 companies) 1
Mortgage loans
YEAR AND
MONTH
Grand
total
Total
Farm
Bonds and stocks (book values) Policy
loans
and
GovPublic
preMail- utili- mium
ernTotal
road
notes
ment
ties
All
other
|
1
i
av _
av _ _
av
av___
av
Far
Western
Thousands of dollars
Millions of dollars
1921 mo.
1922 mo.
1923 mo.
1924 mo.
1925 mo.
Western Western
man u« agricul- Southern
faeturtural
ing
Eastern
manufacturing
United
States,
total
$154,321
$425, 092
459,
549,
584,
672,
292
296
871
286
174,
208,
233,
267,
242
526
584
430
$90, 152
98, 380
121, 194
127, 321
144, 071
$81, 074
78, 899
90, 912
91, 008
107, 277
$57, 145
61, 645
72, 403
72, 954
85, 645
$42, 400
46, 126
56, 261
60, 005
68, 199
$3, 327
3, 428
$1, 219
1, 119
$1, 750
1, 849
$281
365
$928
3,316
1,222
1,218
1, 215
1,201
1,748
1,754
1, 758
1,765
274
281
282
285
919
924
930
936
625,
590,
534,
538,
957
460
075
043
244, 865
219, 359
191, 717
199, 159
132,
130,
119,
121,
998
081
248
745
104, 387
98, 602
92, 920
88, 466
81, 780
81, 792
69, 925
68, 431
61, 927
60, 626
60, 265
60, 242
3,354
3,366
1, 200
1,195
1,192
1, 184
1,769
1,775
1,780
1,792
287
293
301
305
939
946
949
953
475,
554,
548,
610,
957
773
669
751
175,
212,
212,
206,
511
757
548
217
103,
127,
124,
137,
573
070
472
473
81, 569
90, 734
86, 698
107, 019
63, 742
69, 436
69, 368
88, 340
51, 562
54, 776
55, 583
71, 702
1,595
1,618
1,638
1,666
3,363
3,376
3,378
3,388
1,180
1,172
1, 155
1,138
1,783
1,787
1,800
1,813
312
327
333
345
960
966
972
981
538,
546,
667,
662,
601
521
577
591
238,
226,
275,
274,
057
893
970
522
113, 109
120, 674
148, 620
142, 996
75, 689
80, 796
96, 836
98, 652
60, 148
62, 891
81, 871
81, 478
51, 598
55, 267
64, 280
64, 943
1,394
1,396
1,416
1,425
1,691
1,724
1,745
1,770
3,403
1,124
1,111
1,103
1,098
1,833
1,845
1,855
1,869
354
360
370
376
987
996
1,004
1,007
638,
515,
591,
508,
768
271
346
389
252,
208,
232,
189,
343
688
179
574
139, 517
113, 596
125, 260
112, 012
99, 914
73, 178
97, 648
82, 024
78, 975
72, 375
73, 245
68, 203
68, 019
47, 434
63, 014
56, 576
3,227
3,263
3,298
3,338
1,433
1,439
1,444
1, 452
1, 794
1,824
1,853
1,886
3,453
1,092
1,085
1,085
1,086
1,883
1,899
1,909
1,915
381
388
405
430
1,012
1,017
1,018
1,020
487, 944
572, 184
545, 152
744, 111
180, 485
224, 325
218, 834
281, 134
106, 181
124, 841
115, 577
165, 469
84, 217
93, 489
88, 871
120, 784
62, 616
69, 226
65, 490
98, 928
54, 445
60, 303
56, 380
77, 796
8,549
8,606
8,673
8,755
3,377 |
1, 456
1, 460
1, 474
1, 483
1,921
1,950
1,975
2,013
3,547
1,082
1,078
1,067
1,061
1,922
1,927
1,939
1,946
441
454
474
486
1,027
1,032
1, 039
1,048
559, 916
611, 480
702, 994
716, 078
238,
259,
284,
293,
217
837
997
452
120, 740
131, 410
152, 821
149, 330
81, 576
92, 432
111, 129
116, 079
62, 662
72, 367
88, 054
56, 721
55, 435
69, 036
69, 163
8, 825
3,542
3,586
3,633
2,050
2,086
3,624
3,647
2,126
2,161
3, 666
3,671
1, 492
1, 500
1, 507
1,510
1, 055
1,048
1,038
1,040
1,960
1,974
1,983
1,989
506
521
538
545
1,057
1,066
1,075
1,083
737,
694,
692,
651,
515
577
492
110
298,
268,
288,
250,
032
911
312
691
154,
148,
144,
140,
941
939
296
368
117,
116,
107,
105,
751
109
665
099
94, 436
90, 515
82, 901
83, 514
72,
70,
69,
71,
3,707
3,750
3,796
1, 513
1, 515
1,518
2,195
3,694
3,713
3,751
1,041
1,035
1,048
2,001
2,235
2,278
547
567
580
1,092
1,099
1,103
590,
668,
637,
804,
771
794
023
684
219,
258,
252,
296,
426
616
514
151
127,
148,
136,
173,
582
401
517
510
98, 954
107, 380
99, 155
133, 997
80, 030
86, 527
81, 492
116, 231
$7, 409
8, 091
$2, 694
3, 138
$1, 261
1,405
$1, 432
1,734
7,329
7,370
7,429
7,470
2, 635
1, 251
1, 266
1, 281
1,291
1,384
1,409
1,444
1,469
7, 522
7, 583 |
7,641
2,789
2,829
2,866
. 2, 903
1,487
1,517
1,544
1,567
3, 337
3, 343
7,706
1,302
1,312
1,322
1,335
7,772
7,823
7,877
7,936
2,941
2,975
3,009
3,049
1,346
1,357
1,370
1,382
7,994
3,084
8, 046
8, 115
8, 164
3, 120
3,162
3, 195
8, 231
8, 297
920
1
1933
May...
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1924
January
February
March
April
May
June
July .
August
_
September
October
November
December
1935
January
February
March
April .
May
June__
July
August .
8,359
8,476
.
.
September
October. _ __ _
November
December. _. _
1926
January
February
March
April _
8,892
8,974
9,039
9,121
9,209
9,292
_
May
June
2,675
2,725
2,760
3,410
3,449
3,496
3,327
3, 335
3,330
4,413
3,424
3,440
3, 469
3,496
3,534
3,561
3,583
3,595
3,680
2,005
2, 015
85,011
355
093
318
438
64, 779
67, 871
67, 345
84, 795
i
li /.: "..
|
j
1
Compiled by the Association of Life Insurance Presidents from special reports of 41 companies having 82 per cent of the total admitted life insurance assets of United
States legal reserve companies; the data are given as of the end of each month and are designed to show the fluctuations in the cha racter of investments of life insurance
companies. Admitted assets embrace all assets permitted by statute to be included for testing the solvency of the compan ies; in addition to the items separately listed,
the total also includes real estate, collateral loans, cash, bills receivable, interest due and accrued, deferred and unpaid premiums, etc. Of the bonds and stocks, approximately
98K per cent are bonds and \y% per cent are stocks.
2
Represents data on ordinary life insurance only (thus excluding industrial and group insurance) compiled by the Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau from 81 insurance companies who held on Jan. 1, 1923, 88 per cent of the total ordinary legal life reserve in force in the United States. Monthly data for 1921 were given in the April,
1924, issue (No. 32), p. 56. The Eastern Manufacturing district includes Maine, Nevs "
116
Table 92.—SAVINGS DEPOSITS
BALANCE TO CREDIT OF DEPOSITORS— END OF MONTH 1
Federal Reserve Districts
YEAR AND MONTH
Boston
(64
banks)
Total
deposits
New
York
(30 banks)
Philadelphia
(78
banks)
Cleveland
(18
banks)
Richmond
(91
banks)
Chicago
Atlanta
St.
Louis
(32
banks)
(209
banks)
(96
banks)
Minneapolis
(15
banks)
KanDalsas
las
City
(85
(56
banks)
banks)
United
New
States
York
postal
State
Savings2
savbanks
ings
San
Francisco
(72
banks)
:
I
Thousands of dollars
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 monthly
1923 monthly
1924 monthly
1925 monthly
av.
$612, 598
av. $5, 437, 438 $1, 036, 420 $1, 532, 956 $389, 823 $345, 252 $225, 478 $168, 731 751, 870
av. 5, 776, 628 1, 064, 315 1, 653, 162 414, 761 387, 425 244, 718 179, 872 768, 358
av. 6, 010, 260 1, 100, 456 1, 728, 301 424, 527 382, 759 268, 675 186, 916 771, 608
av. 6, 592, 987 1, 185, 836 1, 850, 108 457, 860 430, 824 289, 760 213, 522 855, 825
av. 7, 071, 281 1, 255, 184 1, 973, 919 490, 727 477, 603 314, 207 288, 629 906, 714
av. 7, 544, 886 1, 320, 771 2, 096, 124 522, 839 518, 900 347, 036 246, 996 941,761
j
$90, 554
104, 871
115,412
128, 949
141, 030
158, 128
$71, 707
77, 010
79, 643
88, 954
92, 077
98, 322
$80, 957 $44, 800 $699, 790
89, 212 47, 774 745, 150
95, 697 52, 177 804, 090
104, 649 59, 855 926, 410
108, 544 66,612 1,016,024
109, 360 73, 422 1,111,200
2, 223, 216
2, 465, 491
2, 635, 572
2, 800, 118
3, 090, 659
3, 258, 920
3, 491, 492
161, 373
163, 434
154. 124
138, 168
132, 190
133, 025
132, 824
1923
May
June
July
August
6, 529, 146
6, 632, 093
6, 625, 604
6, 625, 963
1, 178, 188
1, 188, 854
1, 192, 585
1, 194, 152
1, 825, 584
1, 859, 503
1, 854, 810
1, 854, 412
454, 744
456, 919
461, 876
461, 922
421, 667
430, 919
430, 014
432, 286
293, 716
291, 721
289, 348
288, 652
213, 045
218, 835
218, 777
215, 358
850, 375
867, 505
858, 068
858, 657
128, 605
129, 907
129, 740
130, 158
87, 989
89, 123
88, 820
88, 820
104, 380
106, 623
105, 136
103, 892
59, 594
59, 976
60, 306
60, 716
911, 259
932, 217
936, 123
936, 938
131, 751
3, 040, 789 131,671
131, 726
132, 502
September
October
November
December
6, 672, 204
6, 703, 325
6. 743, 274
6, 878, 154
1, 198, 304
1, 204, 326
1, 207, 722
1, 217, 267
1, 873, 986
1, 871, 644
1, 876, 107
1, 923, 763
461, 474
461, 935
463, 010
480, 131
435, 528
441, 103
455, 596
464, 948
290, 092
290, 783
290, 543
293, 193
217,318
218, 209
218, 340
220, 771
861, 491
872, 155
882, 010
897, 508
130, 128
131, 741
131, 862
134, 823
90, 326
90, 043
90, 517
92, 410
103, 871
104, 422
106, 557
109, 265
60, 740
61,517
63, 024
63, 870
948, 946
955, 447
957, 986
980, 205
133, 077
133, 157
132, 833
3, 144, 094 131,518
1924
January
February
March
April
6, 878, 006
6, 938, 646
6, 990, 191
6, 988, 843
1, 227, 742
1, 235, 079
1, 241, 474
1, 247, 828
1, 922, 678
1, 928, 114
1, 948, 347
1, 941, 969
483, 826
485, 354
485, 844
487, 634
458, 720
463, 107
465, 952
465, 639
293, 099
298, 464
302, 960
308, 941
219, 855
224, 817
227, 205
228, 250
891, 580
895, 491
903, 725
900, 802
135, 025
135, 929
136, 244
92, 697
92, 303
92, 076
93, 542
92, 967
108, 714
108, 653
108, 394
108,918
64, 526 979, 938
65, 082 1,006,480
65, 563 1,010,941
65, 818 1,002,532
3, 168, 327
3, 172, 696
3, 233, 022
3, 210, 507
130, 277
13 2> 152
132, 770
132, 565
May
June
July
August
7, 001, 598
7, 089, 775
7, 070, 720
7, 087, 421
1, 249, 697
1, 256, 624
1, 256, 927
1, 261, 004
1, 945, 064
1, 981, 700
1, 974, 972
1, 977, 476
487, 460
488, 816
489, 816
490, 950
471, 062
467, 618
479, 171
480, 963
309, 589
315, 352
317, 903
322, 551
229, 719
234, 474
228, 026
229, 159
904, 430
916, 257
902, 603
901, 674
139, 262
138, 550
138, 176
138, 576
89, 735
90, 982
90, 656
90, 772
110, 328
111,942
108, 921
109, 229
66, 020 999, 232
68, 035 1,019,515
66, 824 1,016,725
66,811 1,018,256
3, 208, 840
3, 267, 717
3, 267, 064
3, 261, 053
133, 072
132, 655
132, 915
133, 938
September
October
November
December
7, 132, 377
7, 151, 529
7, 194, 415
7, 331, 850
1, 263, 800
1, 268, 465
1, 271, 490
1, 282, 074
2, 002, 659
2, 001, 536
2, 006, 184
2, 056, 333
491, 805
492, 285
494, 478
510, 461
483, 342
489, 511
499, 463
506, 689
323, 350
325, 899
324, 495
327, 880
228, 710
228, 410
230, 308
234, 515
902, 737
910, 932
917, 748
932, 593
138, 247
141,026
157, 231
156, 548
92, 078
92, 444
92, 787
94, 674
108, 065
106, 979
105, 620
106, 881
67, 805
67, 849
67, 523
67, 490
1,029,779
1,026,093
1,027,088
1,055,712
3, 302, 442
3, 308, 534
3, 318, 009
3, 388, 832
133, 965
134, 405
134, 235
133, 346
1925
J anuary
February
March
April .
7, 352, 486
7, 429, 237
7, 468, 662
7, 462, 769
1, 295, 931
1, 302, 424
1, 310, 807
1, 310, 741
2, 058, 549
2, 063, 855
2, 083, 503
2, 077. 949
518, 203
520, 032
521, 786
521, 363
506, 884
509, 621
512, 388
512, 129
330, 002
334, 662
336, 269
344, 629
231, 278
234, 754
235, 180
238, 246
924,912
932, 382
933, 809
930, 626
157, 486
157, 483
157, 264
158, 549
95, 908
96, 384
97, 845
97, 340
106, 855
107, 868
108, 842
107, 146
68, 434
70, 066
71, 336
72,118
1,058,044
1,099,706
1,099,623
1,091,933
3, 409, 097
3, 417, 732
3, 462, 469
3, 468, 903
133, 472
134, 033
133, 892
133, 216
May
June
July
August
7, 497, 371
7,611,975
7, 542, 166
7, 562, 671 1
1, 314, 076
1, 322, 249
1,324,310
1,326,980
2, 079, 086
2,108,961
2, 098, 522
2, 095, 847
522, 105
519, 162
520, 609
520, 820
517, 774
530, 948
518, 577
521, 321
347, 148
355, 723
352, 398
351, 147
242, 128
252, 304
242, 696
244, 558
941,509
953, 861
933, 901
939, 038
159, 127
160, 522
155, 878
156, 271
96, 672
98, 136
97, 975
98, 453
107,
108,
107,
114,
908
727
769
110
72, 789
75, 068
73, 624
74, 331
1,097,049
1,126,114
1,115,907
1,119,795
3, 464, 585
3, 517, 264
3,502,011
3, 502, 526
132, 880
132, 186
131,610
132, 100
September
October
November
December
7, 604, 962
7, 613, 545
7, 646, 986
7, 745, 301
1, 329, 853
1, 332, 605
1, 335, 978
1, 343, 302
2,114,729
2, 108, 618
2,113,380
2, 150, 606
522, 453
523, 094
523, 646
540, 799
521, 120
521, 262
526, 885
527, 892
348, 699
353, 016
356, 396
354. 343
253, 104
258, 465
263, 469
267, 709
940, 952
947, 951
955, 175
967, 017
159, 071
158,315
159, 357
158, 211
99, 939
99,915
100, 121
101, 177
113,957
113, 151
108, 953
107, 039
75, 078
75, 531
76, 675
76,010
1,126,007
1,121,622
1,126,951
1,151,636
3, 487, 629
3, 529, 169
3, 533, 841
3, 602, 675
132, 159
132, 398
132, 711
133, 235
1926
January
February
Mi arch
April
May
June
i
1
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I
.
1
Savings deposits in each Federal Reserve district (including both commercial and savings banks) compiled by Federal Reserve Bank of that district from reports of
identical banks, except Atlanta, Kansas City, and Dallas districts, which have been computed on chain relatives since June, 1923. Deposits in savings banks of New York
State furnished by Savings Banks Association of the State of New York; postal savings from U. S. Post Office Department. Yearly averages from 1913 to 1918 for both of these
columns
appeared in the February, 1925, issue (No. 42), p. 141.
2
Yearly figures from 1914 to 1920, inclusive, and for 1923 are averages of deposits on June 30 and December 31 of each year; 1913 figures are for December 31; 1921 is
average of four quarterly figures, and 1922 is average of three quarterly figures. Monthly data beginning with 1924 calculated by adding to incomplete monthly reports
to the association the depositors' balance of the few nonreporting banks at the previous semiannual period.
117
Table 93.—PUBLIC FINANCE
U.S.
GOVERNMENT
DEBT*
Total
Interest
bearing
YEAR AND
MONTH
Gross
debt
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
MONEY
IN CIRCULATION 3
GOLD
OrdiShort- CusTotal
Per
Imexterm
toms ordinary nary
pen
di- Total capita ports 4
debt receipts receipts tures
Millions of dollars
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
!
U.S.
GOVERNMENT
FINANCES 2
Thousands of dollars
av
av
av
av
av
av
av
$996
968
970
972
2,713
11, 986
25, 234
$1, 193
1,188
1,191
1,225
2,976
12, 244
25, 482
$8,047
$26, 512
24, 344
17, 439
17, 636
18, 832
15, 000
15, 371
1920 mo. av
1921 rno. av
1922 mo. av
1923 mo. av
1924 mo. av
1925 mo. av
24, 061
23, 737
22, 711
22, 008
20, 982
20,211
24, 298
23, 976
22, 964
22, 350
21, 251
20, 516
7,843
7,618
6,746
5,743
8,072
6,254
26, 909
25, 714
29, 704
46, 827
45, 470
45, 630
Domestic
Rand
receipts output
at mint 5
fl
Pro- Price
in
Im- ExducNew
ports 4 ports 4 tion
7 York
e
Thous. Dolls,
of fine per fine
ounces ounce
Millions
of
dollars
Dollars
Thousands of
dollars
$3, 364
3, 402
3, 261
3,591
3,849
4,336
4,795
$34. 56
34. 35
32.38
35. 06
36.96
40. 96
45. 18
$5, 309
4,782
37, 663
57, 166
46, 038
5,170
6,378
$7, 650
18, 551
2,619
12, 999
30, 990
3,422
30, 682
148, 050
155, 083
157, 830
133, 597
112,495
86, 472
71, 093
732, 779
698, 275
757, 823
772, 128
751, 855
701, 722
694, 174
$2, 989
2,163
2,874
2,689
4, 445
5,948
7,451
$5, 231
4,300
1,467
5,883
7,011
21, 071
19, 918
5, 332
4,843
4,374
4, 729
4, 755
4,734
50.11
44.80
39.86
42.50
42.20
41. 49
35, 729
57, 604
22, 931
26, 893
26, 643
10, 690
26, 841
1,991
3,073
2,387
5,137
21, 887
62, 377
80, 183
86, 314
84, 044
90, 234
87, 693
679, 801
676, 216
585, 009
761, 088
799, 803
799, 815
7,338
5,270
5, 901
6,204
6,162
5,383
9,468
4,298
5,234
6,039
9, 158
8,261
4,714
4,477
4,623
5, 445
5, 352
5, 282
1.009
.627
.675
.649
.668
.691
$60, 315
$60, 474
61, 195
61, 282
57, 972
63, 353
65, 003
61, 250
94, 037
165, 025
305, 382 1,058,153
429, 355 1, 543, 575
557, 880
468, 744
342, 425
333, 928
334, 337
315,012
Exports5
SILVER
540, 174
461, 517
316, 275
308, 123
292, 223
294, 137
Fine ounces
Thousands of
dollars
5, 567 $0. 598
.548
6,038
6,247
.497
6,201 .657
5,978
.814
5,651 .968
4,723 1.111
!
1934
January
February
March
April
21, 574
21, 521
21, 357
21, 354
21, 844
21, 783
21, 624
21,615
8,541
8,491
8,327
8,325
40, 019
50, 207
51, 459
45, 696
183,
206,
646,
214,
307
607
389
306
260,
208,
291,
327,
765
432
026
002
4,682
4, 808
4, 813
4,760
41. 77
42. 85
42.85
42. 33
46, 136
35,111
34, 322
45, 418
281
505
817
1,391
74, 392
89, 636
82, 334
78, 870
796, 768
760, 617
795, 671
768, 923
5,980
7,900
6,221
3,908
8,209
8,877
8, 355
7,802
4,660
5,916
5, 535
4, 726
.634
.644
.640
.641
Mav__ __
June
July
August
21, 287
20, 982
20, 991
20, 981
21, 545
21, 251
21, 254
21, 245
8, 259
8,072
8,081
8,071
45, 221
43, 276
43, 945
45, 621
190,
601,
195,
185,
408
580
704
763
256,
288,
207,
196,
085
055
995
892
4, 815
4, 755
4, 665
4,774
42.78
42.20
41.36
42.28
41, 074
25, 181
18, 834
18, 150
593
268
327
2,397
78, 501
65, 443
90, 089
92, 132
809, 003
773, 053
829, 437
809, 571
5, 640
4,870
7,128
7,042
9, 687
8, 648
9, 190
8,632
5,666
4,903
4,936
5,426
.655
.667
.672
.685
September
October
November
December
20, 983
20, 978
20, 951
20, 712
21, 254
21, 242
21, 213
20, 979
8,073
8,069
8,041
7,046
49, 759
49, 890
40, Oil
40, 129
487,
255,
.174,
570,
390
323
738
792
408,
320,
233,
345,
797
307
758
879
4,806
4, 880
4,994
4, 993
42.52
43. 12
44.08
44.03
6,656
19, 702
19, 862
10, 274
4,580
4,125
6,689
39, 675
106, 919
127, 184
106,488
90, 816
799, 422
827, 583
802, 313
825, 273
7,983
5,829
6,481
5, 884
10, 345
9,465
9, 401
11, 280
5,523
5, 631
5,624
5,674
.694
.708
.693
.681
20, 789
20, 658
20, 608
20, 605
21, 057
20, 981
20, 932
20, 913
7,122
6,992
6,651
6,649
46, 968
46, 190
53, 858
44, 642
171, 600
173, 632
600, 738
182, 641
292,
161,
385,
324,
457
286
129
679
4, 752
4, 804
4,776
4,725
41.86
42. 28
41.99
41.50
5,038
3,603
7, 337
8,870
73, 526
50, 600
25, 104
21, 604
87, 030
80, 294
75, 584
83, 488
823, 692
753, 925
825, 479
787, 519
7,339
4, 929
6,661
4,945
11, 385
6,833
7,917
9,323
5, 509
5, 077
5,931
5, 538
.684
.685
.678
.669
20, 603
20, 211
20, 199
20, 166
20, 899
20, 516
20, 488
20, 447
6,646
6,254
6,241
6,208
42, 004
44, 544
45, 156
49, 114
166,
614,
194,
219,
834
992
945
915
234, 116
418, 349
245, 593
214, 208
4,774
4,734
. 4, 720
4,784
41.89
41.49
41. 31
41.84
11,393
4,426
10, 204
4,862
13, 390
6,712
4,416
2,136
70, 438
71, 652
92, 830
87, 490
813, 249
780, 251
818, 202
808, 218
3,390
4,919
5,238
7,273
6, 536
8,522
8,349
8,285
5,225
5, 481
5,365
5,934
.676
.691
.694
.702
20, 143
20, 141
20, 139
19, 983
20, 418
20, 407
20, 401
20, 248
6,186
6,184
6,182
6,033
51, 017
52, 835
48, 276
46, 223
512, 072
202, 245
184, 931
602, 575
330, 851
323, 432
236, 034
433, 968
4,827
4,901
4,972
5,008
42.17
42.77
43. 35
43.62
4,128
50, 741
10, 456
7,216
6,784
28, 039
24, 360
5,968
78, 329
128, 030
102, 641
94, 504
797, 247
812, 000
787, 000
4,504
5,602
4,049
5,747
7,487
8,783
8,118
7,589
4,845
4,644
4,898
4,937
.716
.711
.692
.689
20, 024
20, 283
46, 136
186, 283
232, 847
1925
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August...
_.
_.
__
_
September
October
November
December
1926
January
February
March
April
Mav
June
i
-
1
Yearly figures, giving situation as of June 30 each year, and monthly figures up to last two months, are on a warrant basis, as supplied by U. S. Treasury Department. The last two months are on a cash basis as shown in the preliminary Public Debt Statement. Short-term debt includes issues maturing within five years from the
particular date noted; a large increase in a particular month, such as in September, 1923, is usually due not so much to an increase in indebtedness (absence of increase in
the gross debt would show this), but that the maturity date of a certain bond issue has been brought within five years. The increase in September, 1923, was due to the
Third Liberty Loan being brought into this category. At present, besides the Third Liberty Loan, there are included in the short-term debt the following: Loan and tax
certificates of indebtedness, Treasury sayings securities, and Treasury notes. Debt on which interest has ceased and interest-beairng debt redeemable at the pleasure of
the Government but not maturing within five years are not included in this statement. Monthly data extending back to 1921 may be found in the March, 1924, issue
(No.2 31), p. 56.
Yearly figures are averages for the fiscal year ending June 30 of the year indicated. Monthly figures are taken from the Daily Statement of the U. S. Treasury, in which
further details may be found. The large increase in total receipts every three months is due to payment of income-tax instalments. Expenditures represent those chargeable3against ordinary receipts.
Represents money held outside the Treasury and Federal Reserve System. Prior to July 1,1922, these data were compiled by the Federal Reserve Board and thereafter
by the U. S. Treasury Department. Yearly figures are as of June 30.
*5 Imports and exports of gold and silver from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Domestic receipts of unrefined gold at U. S. mints from U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of the Mint.
e Silver prices, representing daily averages for the month in the New York market and gold output from the Rand mines from the Engineering and Mining Journal.
" Production of silver by mines of the United States from American Bureau of Metal Statistics, except annual figures previous to 1921, which are from U. S. Department
of Interior, Geological Survey.
118
Table 94.—BANKING
DEBITS TO
INDIVIDUAL
ACCOUNTS i
BANK
CLEARINGS 2
Bills Notes Total Total
In New Outside
in cir- investNew
disreYork
York
countcula- ments serves
City
tion
City
ed
In New Outside
New
York
York
City
City
YEAR AND
MONTH
CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS 3
Total
deposits
Millions of dollars
1913 mo. av
1914 mo. av
1915 mo. av
1916 mo. av
1917 mo. av
1918 mo. av
1919 mo. av .
CONDITION OF
REPORTING
MEMBER BANKS a
Reserve
ratio
Total
Net
Total
loans
deand dis- investmand
counts ments deposits
Per cent
Millions of dollars
$5, 749
5, 508
5,879
7,713
9,734
11, 801
13, 944
$29
24
224
1,158
1,936
$89
185
606
1,911
2,618
$144
231
466
592
$384
586
1,261
1, 991
2,190
$1, 154
1,738
1, 937
94. 6
83.5
75.6
57.0
50.2
INTEREST
RATES ^
Commercial
doublename
paper,
4 to 6
mos.
New
York
call
loans
Per cent
$9, 260
10, 576
3.29
3.68
1.90
2.74
3.37
5.08
7.07
5.52
4.80
3.46
3.45
4.73
5.88
5.43
$20, 343
$17, 536
$7, 886
6,918
9,184
13, 298
14, 784
14, 878
19, 650
20,087
17, 258
19, 988
19, 866
21, 961
26, 114
20, 067
15, 914
16, 625
18, 777
18, 996
21, 368
20, 261
16, 194
18, 158
17, 833
20, 823
23, 635
15, 801
12, 212
13, 204
15, 847
16, 347
18, 095
2,557
1,755
550
751
362
500
3,154
2,664
2, 215
2,239
1,866
1,689
685
338
618
399
583
646
2,126
2,672
3,149
3, 192
3,196
2,944
1,922
1,744
1,851
1,941
2,111
2,247
43.5
61.4
77.5
76.4
80.4
74.8
$11, 927
10, 953
11, 788
12, 343
13, 450
$3, 364
4,230
4, 617
4,968
5,464
11, 302
10, 178
10, 855
11,143
12, 065
12, 892
8.58
5.99
4.42
4.87
3.17
4.31
7.38
6.54
4.43
4.99
3.91
4.02
22, 114
19, 886
21, 546
20, 654
19, 384
17,512
19, 192
18, 656
20, 689
18, 120
19, 650
20, 326
16, 862
14, 791
16, 200
16, 052
522
532
482
447
2,023
2,022
1,983
1,926
393
419
460
426
3,263
3,230
3,223
3,223
1,991
1,986
2,007
2,005
81.3
80.6
80.8
82.0
11, 884
11, 874
12, 065
12, 121
4,480
4,496
4,515
4,535
11, 239
11, 165
11, 171
11,439
4.55
4.50
4.00
4.44
4.88
4.78
4.59
4.63
21, 406
21, 926
21, 46'9
20, 916
18, 639
18, 304
18, 662
17, 776
20, 722
19, 959
20, 342
15, 928
15, 360
16, 333
15, 344
430
350
294
263
1,891
1,844
1,762
1, 741
421
476
531
593
3, 214
3,271
3, 260
3,202
1, 997
2,108
2,165
2,150
82.7
82.8
83.0
82.3
11,951
12, 142
12, 265
12, 434
4,659
4,827
4,987
5,091
11,403
11, 837
12, 233
12, 419
3.63
2.25
2.10
2.00
4.23
3.91
3.53
3.25
September
October
November
December
20, 734
22,506
23,047
27, 327
18, 238
20, 912
18, 846
21, 830
19, 291
21, 585
22, 433
25, 626
15, 986
18, 122
16, 743
18, 445
260
223
222
314
1,730
1,767
1,845
1,862
668
802
866
935
3,156
3,132
3,134
3, 047
2,196
2,218
2,203
2,311
80.4
78. 6
77.4
73.0
12, 677
12, 764
12, 870
13, 068
5,331
5,551
5, 617
5,531
12, 630
12, 922
13, 065
13, 254
2.13
2.45
2.60
3.38
3.13
3.13
3.25
3.56
1925
January
February
March
April
27, 682
22, 924
26, 382
23, 945
22, 277
18, 571
21,219
20, 592
26, 721
21, 057
23, 349
22, 849
18, 589
15, 668
17, 759
17, 717
274
434
378
400
1,684
1,729
1,709
1,684
715
696
663
628
3,083
3,030
3,008
2, 993
2,265
2,270
2,184
2,187
78.0
75.8
77.3
77.3
13,051
13, 143
13, 140
13, 232
5,488
5,396
5,478
5, 484
13, 014
12, 932
12, 588
12, 814
3.63
3.81
4.00
4.00
3.63
3.66
3.94
3.97
May
June.
July
August
26, 179
26, 930
25, 458
23, 265
20, 397
21, 681
21, 559
19, 847
23, 847
24, 019
23, 396
20, 219
17, 103
18, 244
18, 570
16, 860
414
455
468
580
1,671
1, 634
1, 598
1,616
640
579
553
547
2,982
2,059
2, 937
2,888
2,202
2, 210
2, 201
2,237
77.0
77.0
77.3
75.0
13, 108
13, 205
13, 217
13, 375
5,485
5,505
5,506
5,471
12, 645
12, 725
12, 815
12, 755
3.95
4.07
4.30
4.31
3.88
3.88
3.93
4.00
September
October
November
December
24, 369
28, 916
27, 009
30, 313
20, 872
24, 008
21, 334
24, 058
21, 774
25, 952
23, 477
26, 959
18, 021
20, 299
18, 355
20, 013
633
590
625
750
1,685
1, 695
1,732
1,835
624
660
701
751
2,866
2,893
2 861
2,822
2,268
2, 297
2,291
2,357
72.5
72.5
71.1
67.3
13, 832
13, 901
13, 959
14, 235
5,440
5,443
5, 405
5, 462
13, 046
13, 082
13, 025
13, 261
4.56
4.90
4.75
5.45
4.19
4.40
4.38
4.38
27, 101
19, 631
449
1,667
670
2,953
2, 272
75.0
13, 949
5,478
13, 034
4.50
4.38
1920 mo.
1921 mo.
1922 mo.
1923 mo.
1924 mo.
1925 mo.
av
av
av
av
av
av
1924
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
__
1926
January
Februarv
A/larch
\pril
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* Debits to individual accounts are collected by the Federal Reserve Board from about 150 of the larger clearing-house centers. These data represent check transactions
more fully than clearings inasmuch as all checks debited to individual accounts are included and not merely those passing through the clearing house. The figures given
are combined from weekly totals, the first and last weeks of the month being prorated. Data for individual cities were presented in the October, 1923, issue (No. 26),
p. 512 to 55.
Figures on bank clearings, showing volume of check transactions passing through the clearing houses, compiled by Bradstreets. Clearings outside New York City
represent 117 cities each year, estimates for some of the smaller cities being necessary in earlier years to complete the data.
3 Condition reports, showing respectively the combined condition of the twelve Federal reserve banks and the condition of over 800 member banks of the Federal reserve
system, are compiled by the Federal Reserve Board. The condition is given as of the last Wednesday of the month, but prior to April, 1921, figures are of the last Friday of
the month. The reserve ratio represents the percentage which total reserves (mostly gold) form of the combined deposit and Federal reserve note liabilities. Prior to
March, 1921, net deposits were used instead of total deposits in calculating reserve ratios. Monthly data from 1920 on condition of Federal reserve banks may be found in the
May, 1922, issue (No. 9), page 123, except for investments, which are given in the September, 1922, issue (No. 13), p. 47.
comn
whi
collateral.
Detailed data by months from 1913 are given in the June, 1924, issue (No. 34), p. 56.
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Table 95.—STOCKS AND BONDS
STOCK PRICES
BOND
YIELDS
(2)
JBOND PRICE INDEX
*
Combined
YEAE AND MONTH index
(103
stocks)
(3)
25
35
indus- railtrials roads
(4)
(4)
Dollars per share
1913 monthly av__
1914 monthly av_ _
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av_ _
1918 monthly av_.
1919 monthly av_.
Combined
index
(40
bonds)
(5)
10
10
high- secest
ond
grade grade
rails
rails
(5)
(5)
10
10
public indusutility
trial
bonds bonds
(8)
(5)
Per cent of par value of 4 per cent bond
Combined
index
(66
bonds)
0)
5 Lib16
erty
and
forTreas- eign
ury
Per cent of par value
Stocks
Mis- Liberty
Total
and
cellaneous Victory bonds
bonds bonds
Per
cent
Thous.
of
shares
Thousands of dollars,
par value
6,924
3,992
14, 448
19, 404
15, 378
11, 948
26, 073
41, 499
56, 959
79, 623
94, 199
61, 866
47, 544
71, 322
5.04
5.02
4.21
4.27
4.21
18, 728
14, 334
21, 852
19, 671
23,503
38, 101
88, 563
115,686
206, 948
161, 354
243, 145
256, 621
4.32
4.36
4.34
4.30
26, 729
20, 636
18,206
17, 792
253,
178,
205,
185,
394
379
567
466
91, 693
53, 375
72, 622
93, 101
345,
231,
278,
278,
087
754
189
567
00
05
41
84
4.26
4.15
4.14
4.12
14, 992
16, 803
24, 226
22, 427
180, 440
287, 519
273, 131
244, 041
91, 979
102, 855
68, 014
62, 231
272,
390,
341,
306,
419
374
145
272
68
67
50
39
4.11
4.11
4.13
4.16
18, 150
17, 826
41, 370
42, 876
212,
247,
336,
313,
357
972
431
044
52, 665
45, 164
52, 987
79, 448
265, 022
293, 136
389, 418
392, 492
82.97
77.57
73.16
80.05
69.12
61.34
62.06
76.76
80.49
75.58
69.84
69.07
89. 79
92. 45
87. 43
80. 02
77. 89
75. 55
78.00
72.42
66.12
66.33
73.73
77.59
72.36
63.89
61.77
70.51
75. 89
71.35
69.36
70.76
$84. 57
97.08
82.13
88.74
110.63
107. 21
79.38
98.58
107. 78
115. 08
152. 49
55.94
53.21
62.38
60. 15
67.18
82.49
59.70
60.15
74.11
71.72
74.32
77.04
71. 33
74.39
85. 50
82.89
85. 11
86. 96
58.54
61.43
71.76
67.71
71.96
76.69
51.99
53.92
67.50
66.26
68.93
70.81
60.12
55.28
8 74. 00
72.27
73. 21
75.45
85.38
94.93
93.40
95. 68
97.52
93.20
99.54
98.77
101. 44
101.62
92.42
101. 22
100. 22
101. 71
103, 04
January
February _ _ _ _
March
__
April
93.00
87.77
82.12
81.00
112. 14
111.83
109. 82
106. 71
60.35
60.47
61. 09
62.09
72.23
72.15
72.35
72.67
83. 59
82. 79
82.76
83.58
68.43
68.72
68.87
69.52
66.12
66.27
67.19
67.53
73.09
72.86
72.42
72.03
93.99
93.78
93.93
94.25
99.50
99.48
99.70
100. 36
99.60
99.77
99.71
99.89
May
June
July
August
80.30
84.83
88.44
89.85
106.
108.
113.
119.
43
93
53
18
62.53
65. 07
68.39
71.06
73.17
74.59
75.81
75.93
84. 42
85.84
87. 22
86. 09
70.62
72.49
73.58
73.52
67.39
69.08
70. 93
71.57
72.34
73.01
73.48
74. 14
94.74
96.35
96. 91
96.63
100.
102.
102.
102.
94
49
97
10
100.
102.
102.
103.
September
October..
November
December.
89.90
90.25
97.77
99.65
116. 73
117. 29
124. 11
134. 29
70.28
69. 63
76. 00
79. 15
75.40
75.74
76.06
75. 77
86.47
86.67
86.43
85. 45
73.69
74.36
75.03
74.65
69.94
70.10
70.45
70.56
73.42
73.75
74.06
73.94
97.00
97.13
96.86
96. 55
102.
102.
102.
101.
66
98
10
98
103.
103.
103.
102.
monthly av_ _
monthly av__
monthly av..
monthly a v. _
monthly av...
monthly av__
Municipal
bonds
4.45
4.16
4.23
4.06
4.31
4.58
4.50
58. 19
58.08
75.35
99.14
85.44
80.98
105. 77
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE SALES '
41, 499
56, 959
79, 623
94, 199
7 40, 492 85, 690
117, 059 164, 603
236, 814 308, 136
235, 406
173, 130
136, 442
66, 549
72, 178
29, 503
323, 969
288, 816
343, 390
227, 903
315, 323
286, 124
1934
1925
January
February
March
April
105. 06
105. 64
99.78
101. 90
135.
138.
136.
135.
38
48
96
40
79. 97
80.90
79.07
76.28
76.07
76.82
76.38
76. 51
85. 82
86.37
86.98
87.66
75.12
76.00
75.50
75.90
70.63
71.26
70.03
69. 59
74.61
75.16
74.90
75. 05
96.94
97.23
96.76
97.39
102. 21
102. 11
102. 03
102. 62
103. 24
103. 14
102. 32
102. 80
4.16
4.11
4.10
4.07
41, 431
32, 750
38, 568
24, 836
303,
280,
281,
247,
825
237
732
768
48, 638
26, 691
33, 316
30, 283
352, 463
306, 928
315, 048
278, 051
May
June
July
August
104.
108.
110.
112.
142. 34
144. 42
149. 25
158. 16
79. 50
79.57
80.23
83. 63
77.97
78.46
77.56
76.34
88.91
88.77
87. 28
86,, 00
77.49
77.79
76. 78
75.99
71.36
72.06
71. 05
70.66
76. 15
77.01
76. 85
74.27
98.15 102.65
98.18 102. 97
97. 47 102. 14
97.71 102. 46
103. 84
103. 50
103.40
103. 81
3.99
4.00
4.07
4.15
36, 463
30, 860
37, 273
32, 865
313,612
243, 516
237, 909
219, 278
25, 186
33, 074
32, 192
22, 143
338,
276,
270,
241,
798
990
001
421
September
115. 71
121. 39
120. 05
121.84
162.
174.
174.
177.
84.73
85.40
88.13
92.45
76.92
76.73
77.12
77.56
86. 54
86.06
86.22
86.90
76.91
76.78
77.73
72.28
70.95
70.52
70. 65
70.92
74.92
75.17
75.46
75.81
97.55
97.46
97.53
97.81
104.
102.
101.
102.
4.21
4.26
4.22
36, 886
53, 423
48, 981
42, 876
242, 657
258, 979
218, 999
230, 939
21, 066
21, 528
23,011
36,911
263,
280,
242,
267,
723
507
010
850
October...
November
December
1926
January _
February
Miarch
April
68
05
75
71
83
49
39
74
101.40
106. 92
102. 02
101.95
00
75
41
26
j
_
May
June
|
__
i
i
1
Bond sales from Dow, Jones & Co.; stock sales from the Annalist. Monthly data from 1920 are given for most items in this table in the May, 1922, issue (No. 9), pp.
125 and
129.
2
Average market yield of bonds of 20 large cities at the end of each month compiled by The Bond Buyer. Averages for 1913 to 1916, inclusive, taken from Bond Buyer's
Index of the Municipal Bond Market, based on period Jan. 1 to Dec. 1; subsequent yearly data are averages for the period Jan. 31 to Dec. 31.
" This index, compiled as of the last day of the month by the New York Trust Co., includes 25 railroad, 10 iron and steel, 5 railroad equipment, 9 motor (including accessories),
5 rubber tire, 5 shipping, 5 sugar, 5 leather and shoe, 5 tobacco, 10 copper, 10 oil, and 9 New York bank and trust companies.
4
Prices are averages
av
of daily closing prices for these stocks on New York Stock Exchange, taken from the Annalist. Monthly data from 1913 are given in the December,
1922, issue (No. 16), p. 47.
s These indexes are compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. from the yields of the average prices of the bonds for each day of the month, the average yields for the 10 bonds of
each6 class being capitalized at 4 per cent to give the combined index.
This index, compiled as of the last day of the month by the New York Trust Co., includes 6 Liberty and Victory bonds (the 2 issues of Victory bonds being replaced
at their
redemption by the Treasury bonds, thus making only 5 issues), 16 foreign government and city, 20 railroads, 10 public utilities, and 5 telegraph and telephone issues,
7
Seven months' average, June to December, inclusive.
8
Five substitutions in this series in January, 1922, account for the violent change in the index.
120
Table 96.—NEW SECURITY ISSUES AND AGRICULTURAL FINANCING
MUNICIPAL
SECURITIES i
TAXEXEMPTSECURITIES 2
Perma- Temporary
nent
loans
loans
(long
(short
term)
term)
Total
outstanding,
end of
mo.
CORPORATE SECURITIES
YEAS AND MONTH
Total s
(Journal
of Commerce)
Distribution *
( Commercial and Financial Chronicle)
Stocks
Bonds
and
notes
Refunding
New
capital
13, 652
14, 036
16, 268
16, 870
338, 234
373, 381
546, 519
732, 365
879, 929
974, 767
76, 951
79, 124
143, 410
» 43 1,837
421, 394
502, 133
$50, 883
64, 333
$174, 051
103, 646
60, 438
28, 191
129, 037
126, 375
36, 983
130, 971
16, 160
16, 268
478, 680
543, 490
574, 096
734, 854
905, 536
912, 568
919, 188
927, 568
430, 066
435, 829
440, 046
446, 429
52, 279
60, 809
64, 300
62, 267
58, 069
60, 672
45, 648
40, 205
121,361
78, 131
110,380
104, 865
53, 375
57, 620
90, 658
96, 837
16, 409
16, 370
16, 470
16, 551
777, 712
431, 200
800, 402
886, 592
935, 330
944, 995
954, 265
962, 662
454, 393
464, 874
477, 082
486, 247
63, 258
61, 034
59, 095
59, 249
38, 233
36, 358
34, 291
32, 157
187, 942
144,618
122, 683
86, 092
38, 505
98, 405
33, 480
46, 040
16, 728
16, 875
16, 974
17, 042
616, 117
1,003,270
1, 066, 860
972, 735
968, 713
975, 175
980, 638
985, 160
494, 165
501, 673
508, 800
513, 994
59, 979
58, 398
58, 333
57, 886
30, 877
29, 222
28, 043
26, 741
121, 235
85, 682
70, 336
157, 298
76, 118
93, 465
39, 827
9, 509
17, 144
17, 221
17, 266
17, 392
572, 751
989, 960
585, 422
995, 207
1,241,594
999, 415
1, 020, 548 1, 006, 685
519, 237
526, 042
534, 134
545, 559
64, 318
73, 097
77, 300
80, 052
24,688
22, 275
19, 843
15, 565
55, 341
63, 503
32, 965
42, 846
81, 590
61, 153
273, 367
361, 898
235,..256
313,994
39, 059
56, 549
8,112
59, 177
92, 561
96, 076
73, 600
120, 244
438, 197
400, 852
272, 328
341, 106
413, 404
450, 171
282, 355
411,441
95, 193
53, 382
70, 251
71, 134
77, 521
106, 172
160, 637
64, 370
218, 351
273, 097
262, 422
176,617
260, 925
311,531
348, 377
211,750
34, 947
67, 737
74, 682
29, 237
234, 096 i 74,634
278, 096 120, 932
251,381 149, 938
273, 977 161, 919
236, 053
250, 373
220, 302
356, 441
294, 309
300, 994
365, 565
474, 903
16, 379
70, 310
10, 075
43, 458
279, 267
384, 032
197, 464
310,014
50, 192
78, 257
56, 480
89, 185
262, 234
340, 190
186, 888
283, 985
473, 272
383, 645
324, 254
355, 580
70, 401
102, 701
80, 278
141,469
247, 462
208, 012
--- 321,115
191, 121
$157,935 I $225, 825
151, 828
177, 963
203, 899
194,615
214. 782
206, 291
276, 858
247, 691
287, 678
343,810
Thousands of dollars
1, 249, 920
663, 260
700, 013
780, 895
596, 227
831, 767
64, 742
115, 281
106, 629
94, 597
120, 557
1 15, 885
$89, 253
23, 271
51, 969
61,413
72, 199
109, 248
Federal
War
Inter- Finance
med.
Corporation *
credit
banks 7
$34, 257
$21,357
49,407
61,460
44, 037 1
43,023 j
53, 115 |
258, 911
219, 572
285, 329
300, 120
268, 262
295, 168
Joint
stock
land
banks 6
$110,498
237, 478
$40, 268
24, 332
12, 894
24, 367
32, 704
39, 428
37, 508
1920 monthlv average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
Federal
farm
loan 6
banks
$172, 301
120, 306
164, 915
276, 925
373, 198
183, 275
1, 056, 519
$34, 040
37, 200
41, 049
41,450
37, 078
21, 902
63. 528
$137, 145
119, 710
119 613
182 208
127, 498
112,068
251, 764
NEW
INCORPORATIONS «
ofdofls. 8
Thousands of dollars
1913 monttily average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
AGRICULTURAL LOANS
OUTSTANDING
(end of month)
$5, 554
9, 506
1924
!
I
September
October
November
December
-
1925
January
February
March
April
-
Mav
June
| Julv
I August
1
i
September
October
November
December
_
_
_
1926
January
February
March
April
i
i
73, 642
1,040,096
14, 637
!
__
|
May
June
_
"1
1 Sales of new seecurities by States and municipalities compiled by The Bond Buyer. The short-term loans are of a temporary character, usually replaced later by permanent2 loans.
Estimated gross amount of wholly tax-exempt securities outstanding compile^, by U. S. Treasury Department. The yearly figures represent data as of December 31
of each year, except for 1913 when the figures are for Dec. 31, 1912. In 1912, 1918, and 1922, the data were based on census reports. Details as to amount held in sinking
funds3 and divisions by classes are shown in the monthly statements issued by the Treasury.
Data on new capital issues as compiled by the New York Journal of Commerce. Details by classes and individual issues are given in that publication.
4 Distribution of capital issues as compiled by the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, the totals here given being slightly smaller than the grand totals compiled by
the Journal of Commerce. The columns "New capital" and "Refunding" include all types of financing to be used for the purpose designated. Distribution of bond issues
by classes, from 1920 through September, 1924, appeared in June, 1923, issue (No. 22), page 42, and in November, 1924, issue (No. 39), page 137. Further details are given
in the Commercial and Financial Chronicle.
« New incorporations represent the value of the authorized capital of new enterprises, exclusive of those under $100,000, incorporated in the principal Eastern States as
compiled
by the New York Journal of Commerce, Monthly averages from 1913 appeared in November, 1924, issue (No. 39), p. 187.
6
These data, from the Federal Farm Loan Board, represent loans made for agricultural development secured by mortgages on land and buildings, the Federal farm
loan banks being established by the Government in 12 districts, while the joint-stock land banks, of which 70 are now in existence, are private organizations. The banks
were closed during the greater part of 1920, pending litigation in the Supreme Court involving the constitutionality of the Federal farm loan act, and in 1921 many loan
requests could not be granted because the cessation of bond selling had depleted the resources. Monthly figures on loans closed from 1920 appeared in June, 1923, issue
(No.7 22), page 47.
The Federal intermediate credit banks under the supervision of the Federal Farm Loan Board are located in the same cities as the 12 Federal land banks, as follows:
Springfield, Mass.; Baltimore, Md.; Columbia, S. C.; Louisville, Ky.; New Orleans, La,; St. Louis, Mo.; St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha, Nebr.; Wichita, Kans.; Houston, Tex.
Berkeley, Calif.; and Spokane, Wash. These banks lend money on staple agricultural products and make rediscounts for agricultural credit corporations and livestock
loan8companies.
Data from the War Finance Corporation comprise advances for "agricultural and livestock purposes" under the agricultural credits acts on August 24, 1921, to banks
livestock associations, and cooperative marketing associations. Figures on advancements and repayments from 1922 to September, 1924, appeared in November, 1924, issue
(No.9 39), page 189; since that date new advances have practically ceased.
Six months' average, March, June, September, October, November and December.
121
Table 97.—NEW SECURITY ISSUES BY CLASSES
LONG-TERM REAL ESTATE BONDS
CORPORATE ISSUES
Purpose of issue
Foreign
government
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total
corporate
Railroads
Public Indusutilities trials
Oils
Shipping
Land,
Grand
and
building, etc. miscel- total
laneous
To
finance
construction
Kind of structure
InterAcqui- Office
est
Real sitions and
estate and
other Hotels Apart- rates
comments
mort- imgage prove- mercial
ments
Per ct.
Thousands of dollars
$17, 343 $38, 523 $866, 563 $54, 310
31, 490 41, 402 974, 074 38, 222
54, 607 55, 924
43, 881
27, 671
52, 818
54, 294 80, 007
25, 192
68, 248
18, 822
43, 187 94, 866
78, 358 127, 470
51, 512
15, 627
43, 517 143, 753 837, 658 23, 545
$5, 565
7,700
4,542
14, 875
21, 013
27, 958
62, 721
$25, 908
30, 970
13, 450
28, 920
23, 268
18, 956
39, 623
$13, 338
19, 940
26, 604
57, 963
1,204
66, 993
5,731
24, 600
15, 625
25, 155
29, 137
21, 640
14, 100
22, 975
4,016
6,711
13, 125
24, 075
22, 779
20, 240
10, 000
14, 950
12, 860
11,940
2,325
3,075
650
1,875
5,100
3,650
6,050
6,750
6,075
5,560
7,700
28, 025
39, 330
40, 759
42, 521
18, 000
1,200
22, 500
None.
18, 320
25, 855
26, 521
37, 938
11,419
14, 621
5,398
13, 685
17, 520
25, 605
26, 521
37, 538
17, 170
8,255
11, 266
28, 393
7,400
3,125
5,960
9,000
11, 250
2,200
72, 432 133, 532
57,111 105, 998
35,378 93, 510
54, 740 134, 284
31,811
56, 088
94, 549
40, 347
32, 200
26, 383
11, 045
3,165
17, 274
13, 710
22, 069
29, 080
17, 450
6,298
9,563
14, 085
16, 574
13, 175
21,376
27, 435
16, 074
8,175
18, 448
12, 485
500
5,000
2,525
9,550
495, 953
316, 075
279, 178
287, 849
113, 391 278, 639
119, 342 145, 507
66, 029 124, 365
116, 340 74, 131
55, 363
14, 219
23, 333
24, 160
10, 319
None.
18, 145
21, 844
27, 692
16, 375
28, 868
19, 068
10, 555
24, 342
20, 632
15, 945
18, 439 1 26,658
32, 305
18, 568
19, 112
11, 455
24, 233
15, 258
42,000
214, 000
102,000
91, 000
312, 425
418, 447
243, 368
373, 170
130, 813
107, 118
52, 714
14, 890
91, 468
133, 280
82, 018
132, 907
28, 842
56, 565
44, 247
148, 618
11, 850
32, 950
19, 625
None.
41, 803
32, 484
39, 417
47, 657
7,650
56, 050
5,347
290, 098
39,818
30, 549
38, 257
46, 557
8,000
62,500
28, 000
8,000
508, 598
503, 553
352, 606
482, 575
22, 992
112, 045
38, 833
87, 614
237, 725
205, 324
171, 557
82, 400
85, 773
94, 649
51, 962
197, 904
76, 400
18, 435
6,900
32, 731
53, 893
39, 283
60, 972
60, 561
31, 815
33, 817
22, 382
21, 365
May
June
July .. ... ._
August
5,943
140, 188
144, 500
8,700
295, 872
379, 269
423, 059
240, 987
48, 497
36, 527
72, 500
19, 245
122, 935
141,419
107, 853
111, 539
49, 794
23, 610
111,945
39, 978
12, 288
16, 359
40, 722
14, 547
40, 453
116, 262
63, 269
36, 994
September __ ._
October
November
December
61, 800
39, 650
138, 100
None.
310, 688
371, 305
376, 240
518, 359
13, 684
28, 952
6,320
35, 000
131, 081
109, 590
121, 446
182, 164
43,062
103, 919
92, 994
109, 600
20, 400
2,500
20, 757
20, 500
54, 960
96, 629
67, 297
62, 086
$36, 640
24, 250
31, 606
35, 942
20, 237
69, 000
53, 782
$228, 304
247, 192
199, 242
256, 107
269, 403
319, 881
396, 926
1923
May
June
_
July
August
4,500
27, 000
345
40, 000
201, 707
288, 355
132, 130
133, 045
46, 927
14, 533
16, 780
25, 895
78, 385
110, 406
25, 080
47, 457
45, 466
48, 293
51, 385
6,743
September
October
November
December
55, 000
16, 000
25, 000
None.
141, 289
230, 426
375, 041
276, 478
24, 810
78, 785
88, 092
21, 507
40, 715
70, 635
191, 771
160, 828
48, 490
170, 000
None.
__ 77, 500
304, 699
265, 588
266, 113
275, 706
9,250
15, 700
10, 000
48, 065
1919 mo av
1920 mo av
1921 mo. av
1922 mo. av
1923 moi av
1924 mo. av
1925 mo. av
1924
January February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September- ._.
October
November
December
1935
January. __
February
March
April
$6, 171 $2, 676 $2,404
3,499
9,723 4,354
12, 214 4,964 5,567
21, 892 9,761 8,155
6.91
6.58
6.50
6.29
12, 300
4,575
5,715
5,050
2,450
2,825
5,000
6.45
6.52
• 6. 42
6.66
3,600
18, 625
18, 950
26, 415
4,620
3,800
1,910
5,210
6,640
1,730
3,505
4,188
6.57
6.70
6.51
6.72
403
1,325
6,000
2,350
10, 500
9,750
4,075
8,500
2,075
12, 805
5,615
975
7,598
1,455
6.58
6.63
6.70
6.51
5,005
4,165
1,615
2,935
175
375
13, 787
8,515
11, 880
10, 110
3,800
2,300
1,168
3,425
3,665
4,560
11, 730
4,100
6.48
6.62
6.52
6.45
30, 038
20, 614
24, 622
27, 265
4,400
4,200
10, 735
1,301
2,300
4,590
1,000
2,510
15, 880
20, 570
17, 320
19, 905
2,795
3,215
11, 115
4, 290
8,358
3,124
5,537
10, 085
6.41
6.46
6.33
6.29
48, 373
31, 258
53, 387
51, 861
23, 338
18, 178
39, 355
35, 113
8,998
9,210
7,350
10, 708
14, 680
530
5,400
950
21, 693
7,220
25, 138
28,685
10, 275
6,320
8,115
3,763
11, 268
4,058
7,602
7,888
6.40
6.48
6.27
6.28
21, 906
45, 093
26, 769
18, 684
39, 853
108, 195
60, 099
36, 428
30, 855
59, 244
37, 004
21, 180
4,553
27, 091
9,420
11, 515
1,550
10, 405
8,145
650
23, 462
37, 745
13, 756
10, 175
2,000
23, 365
16, 655
5,705
9,801
7,855
6, 630
6,970
6.29
6.25
6.26
6.39
47, 500
29, 714
67, 426
109, 010
51, 808
90, 839
65, 647
57, 808
16, 350
39, 880
45, 240
34, 130
13, 330
31, 753
9,620
7,803
13, 068
11, 640
10, 375
9,405
11, 270
37, 515
27, 090
18, 953
8,755
8,393
12, 795
10, 995
7,025
5,130
10, 165
13, 470
6.16
6.25
6.14
6. 31
$8, 452 $1, 066 $2, 209
13, 014 2,157 3,696
19, 001 4,328
1,057
33, 322 12, 613 7,233
1936
January
February
March
April „
May
June
"T
i From the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, showing new financing in the United States. Corporate financing includes both stock and bond finances, and foreign
as well as American corporations. The industrial group comprises the following classifications given in the detailed statements: Iron, steel, coal, copper, etc.; equipment
manufacturers; motors and accessories; rubber and miscellaneous industrials. The data on long-term real estate bonds which represent only those put out by mortgage
bonding houses, have been segregated from detailed figures of individual issues in the land and building group as given in the Chronicle, eliminating data on stocks and
short-term bonds. These latter items, however, were shown in the September, 1925, issue (No. 49) of the SURVEY, p. 25, together with interest rates on the short-term
bonds and the data shown here on long-term bonds extending back to January, 1922. In the classifications shown above by purpose of issue and by kind of structure, the
miscellaneous group, making the difference between the totals of the three classes shown and the grand total, has been omitted. The interest rates shown are the average
coupon rates on the long-term real estate bonds issued during the month.
122
Table 98.—BUSINESS PROFITS AND LOSSES
DIVIDEND AND INTEREST
PAYMENTS
BUSINESS FAILURES ^
Total
rfnS^lfS" 1 Trade estabcommercial i s „:*,';;
lishments
iijicima
Agents and
brokers
;
Dividend payments 2
Banks
(quarterly)
Liabil- Firms
ities
Liabil- Firms Liabil- F
irms
ities
i ities
Total
dividend
and interest
If ™- Firms Liabilpay- 2
ities Firms! ments
Thous. Numof dolls. ber
Thous. Num- Thous. Numof dolls. ber of dolls. ber
Thous. Numof dolls. ber
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly av
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av
1918 monthly a v
1919 monthly av
$22, 818
29, 821
25, 106
16, 354
15, 203
13, 590
$10, 366
9,442
1,336
1,523
1,846
1,415
1,154
832
538
1920 monthly av
1921 monthly av
1922 monthly av
1923 monthly av
1924 monthly av
1925 monthly av
24, 593
52, 361
51, 989
44, 885
45, 269
36, 979
740
1,638
1,973
1,560
1,718
1, 768
10, 666
19, 488
17, 910
23, 379
23, 847
13, 974
YEAR AND MONTH
Aver- i
age
Induspaytrial! Steam Street ments
and
railon :
railmiscel- roads
ways induslanetrial
ous
stocks
(qtly)3:
Total
Thous. Numof dolls. ber
Dolls, i
per
Thousands of dollars
share
i
1934
Jauuarv
February
March
April
11,312
9,335
6, 083
6,628
6,121
4,301
353
$9, 583
385
13, 805
426
12, 436
349 | 7, 616
5, 843
308
230
4, 825
155
3, 139
929
1,071
1,336
994
7,380
461
1,166
1,410
1,089
1,189
1,263
220
375
473
414
434
424
$2, 869
4,704
3,335
2,655
2,732
786
541
334
21, 232
22, 615
17, 495
16, 933
17, 947
2, 644
2,002
6,547
11, 641
11, 465
4,012
4, 439
5,058
54
67
84
73
61
60
48
« $7, 887
14, 001
59
96
89
57
85
80
12, 675
43, 254
19, 434
50, 934
50, 731
41, 174
2, 108 i
1,730
1,817 !
1,707
28, 875
16, 478
72, 838
23, 137
505
398
484
438
19, 525
17, 598
19, 240
18, 719
1, 538
1,250
1,154
1,178
2,872
36, 591
34, 099
36, 813
55, 154
1,816
1,607
1,615
i, 520 '
17, 157
16, 646
20, 022
29, 924
507
439
416
414
15, 346
14, 810
12 421
16, 361
1,215
1,054
1,124
1,024
3, 488
2,643
4,370
8,869
94
84
75
82
36, 099
31, 124
45, 279
1,306
1,698
1,653
2, 040
19, 468
15, 619
10, 252
15, 753
360
411
361
475
10, 126
16, 122
15, 782
27, 141
883
1,186
1, 193
1,464
4,702
4,357
5,090
2,385
63
99
99
101
1925
January
February
March
April
54, 354
40, 123
34, 005
37, 189
2, 317
1,793
1, 859
1,939
11,909
480
409
429
430 ;
24, (555
21, 067
17, 595
21, 536
1, 757
1,285
1, 345
1, 427
17, 790
15, 334
13, 375
13, 097
89
99
85
82
IMay
June
July
August
37, 027
36, 701
34, 505
37, 159
1,767
1,745
1,685
1,513
18, 184
16, 159
10, 932
22, 339
400
15, 820
431 1 17'213
418 j 15, 961
365
13, 460
1,286
1,229
1,184
1,069
3,023
3,329
7,612
1, 360
81
85
83
79
September
October
November
December
30, 687
29, 544
35, 922
36, 528
1,465
1, 581
1,672
1,878
8, 167
11, 264
13, 994
12, 931
338
408
442
490
1, 015
1,111
1, 146
1,307
7,530
4,750
3,022
2,962
62
62
84
81
43, 661
2,296
__
_
September . _ _
October
November
December.. _
1936
January
February
March
April
May
June
$148, 103
148, 948
54
155, 426
33
177, 919
12
12 | 199,. 095
227, 061
6
265, 764
12
9,306
1,598
4,614
1, 284
4, 131
so :
102
69
144
153
116
$69, 838
68, 481
66, 019
77, 176
89, 856
85, 184
79, 745
284, 573
278, 484
283, 310
298, 768
320, 049
339, 777
$4, 906
53,788
48,264
$24, 733
24, 549
23, 613
26, 095
26, 038
24, 135
23, 705
80, 248 1 50, 140
76, 965
45, 200
77, 554 I 43,723
45,120
80, 271
84, 391
47, 181
49, 432
88, 838
23, 832
23, 668
23, 508
24, 093
25, 100
26, 258
6,074
$38, 527
36, 530
36, 374
44, 986
56, 542
:
$5.23
5.36
3,45
5.09
6.68
6. 19
5.85
5,368
5,149
6,020
6,493
6, 318
5,977
6.59
4.94
4.40
5.46
5. 55
7.09
5, 970
5,902
6,313
7, 008
7, 777
i
51, 273
35, 942
97, 651
48, 904
May
June
July
August
^30
_. 34, 296
14, 990
13, 530
18, 907
20, 635
'
!
.
....
"
1,865
5,573
7, 049
3,722
3,035
2,556
05
82
79
91
100, 276
265
163
52, 953
21, 543
28, 154
420, 420
185, 580
319, 850
386, 250
62,395
151, 335
76, 680 | 41,900
84, 059
49, 750
58, 375
92, 725
25, 765
28, 130
30, 100
24, 200
15,600
316, 475
305, 925
400, 050
199, 075
56, 475
65, 025
107, 750
80, 575
27 975
39, 075
5, 400
3, 900
44, 500
23, 100
22, 050
29, 350
31, 250
62, 265 ! 41, 500
63, 500
97, 350
67, 300
29, 500
52, 400
71, 150
16, 250
24, 450
32, 200
14, 350
80
315,265
105
402, 250
288, 300
301, 150
458,625 [ 158, 125
43, 926
144
42, 859
111
11,613
46
66, 301
79, 300
87, 950
94, 450 j
201, 000
333, 350
404, 820
163
i
'•
i
i
i
i
i
6, 100
4, 400
27, 150
29, 075
31, 250
25, 025
16, 800
7,125
5. 65
4,825
9,475
24, 075
23,450
6,050
4,500
30, 510
32, 275
10, 900
5,115
318, 775
427 220
309, 395
322, 323
67, 525
102, 920
73, 595
74, 970
44, 900
66, 365
32, 350
54, 575
17, 250
25, 905
33, 950
15, 180
509, 250
166, 500
67, 995
28, 775
6.52
6.55
5,375
6.95
10, 650
7,295
8.32
5,215
18, 015
|
!
ij
•.'•
i
i
5.55
4, 515
9,400
29,600
1
j
5.25
9,950
4,825
40, 650
58, 915
46, 300
|
5.75
9, 150
59, 725
68, 600
115, 200
83, 690
!
.
64, 609
43, 100
51, 875
59, 950
4,200
328, 225
323, 100
437, 900
212, 590
i;
.-I- j -
55,300
6, 650
i
i
!
ii
* Compiled by Dun's Review; for annual data in greater detail,see April, 1924, issue of the SURVEY (No. 32), pp. 57-59. Monthly data on total commercial failures from
19132appeared in December, 1923, issue (No. 28), p. 53; monthly data on all classes from 1921 appeared in June, 1924, issue (No. 34), p. 55.
Data compiled by New York Journal of Commerce. "Total dividends" include bank dividends not separately shown for those months where such payments are
reported. The total interest payments may be obtained by subtracting total dividends from total interest and dividend payments. Monthly data for total dividend and
interest payments covering the period 1913"to 1921 appeared in the September, 1922, issue (No. 13), of the SURVEY, p. 51 (figure for July, 1917, should be $333,011 instead of
$633,011);
and for dividends, classified, covering the same period, in the October, 1922, issue (No. 14), p. 46.
3
Average dollar dividends paid on industrial stocks compiled by the Cleveland Trust Co. for the industrial stocks included in the Dow-Jones index of stock prices, comprising 12 stocks from 1900 through 1914 and 20 stocks from 1915 through 1924. The figures are unweighted averages of the amount of dividends paid per share for these
stocks
in each quarter, reduced to an annual basis. Quarterly figures extending back to 1900 appeared in April, 1925, issue (No. 44), p. 49.
4
Yearly data are quarterly averages.
123
Table 99.—CORPORATION PROFITS AND STOCKHOLDERS
NET PROFITS i
Ci
Hailroad
and
telephone
i
STOCKHOLDERS 2
TJ. S. Steel Corp.
(common stock)
Pennsylvania
R. B. Co.
Industrial
American Telepn,
& Teleg. Co.
•M -f,
Mo tors and
accessories
|
Telephone
Railroads
®a
*1
= if
t
3
YEAR AND QUARTER
3"o
i
"2£ M \ h£ i0
*.S § 5*
1
QC
PIS
'O
©
•s
*
1
Domestic
1913 quarterly av
1914 quarterly av
1914 quarterly av
1915 quarterly av
1917 quarterly av
1918 quarterly aV
1919 quarterly av
!
i
!
i
\
;
:
'
'
;
!
!
;
i
403
391
34
38
245
247
125
106
41
29
33
25
12
13
16
20
9
9
:
|l
5 !
5
;
i
i
|
i
1
i
|
1921
March
"" i
J une
September, .
""
i
i
J
December
_i
'
•
1
.i
" "
- - - • • ) -
*.
i
___ ._ ..
; ' - --
i
!
|
1
:
It
9
8
;
i
'
1
i
|
|
_
Deeernbor
i
11,258
11,839
11,816
6,884
2, 235 |
1, 773
1,727
41, 436
47, 777
3 4.2, 020
39, 365
44, 531
64, 314
73, 510
1, 529
1,697
3 1, 980
939
1, 191
1,484
1,475
51.48
46. 73
45.87
55. OS
51. 88
43. 22
40. 65
53, 205
56, 932
62, 279
67, 504
78, 597
96, 035
115,482
1, 041
1, 175
1,270
1,187
999
1, 143
1, 239
126, 424
138, 450
136, 181
138, 846
142, 718
144 380
1,500
1,743 I
2,869
2,847
2,925
2, 968
88, 085
104, 621
97, 580
94, 489
96, 081
91, 043
1,300
1, 341
1,380
1, 431
1,557
1, 511
30. 35
22.45
24.36
22.76
22.97
26.31
131,
163,
217,
265,
322,
353,
643
703
599
638
693
217
1,267
2,013
2, 297
2, 644
3,086
4, 046
1
i
1
'<
72,714
78, 682
81, 603
85, 343
93, 331
102, 798
11 1,3 1«
j
j
T
Number
!
I
;
1930
March....
June
September _- T)fiC6'mbfiT'
'
1,337
1, 320
1, 287
1, 256
33. 46
32.09
30. 09
25. 17
122,
131,
134,
137,
999
558
112
901
1, 173
1,173
1, 174
1, 547
093
976
355
061
1,283
1, 334
1, 368
1, 379
24.27
22. 61
21.49
21.44
144,
153,
172,
183,
716
649
770
676
1, 774
1,953
2,146
2,180
2,915
2,888
2,851
2,820
105, 261
97, 989
94, 789
92, 281
1,399
1,370
1,384
1, 365
22.02
24.09
25. 05
26.28
195, 608
201,303
228, 592
246, 494
2,217
2, 233
2, 309
2,431
121, 326
124, 943
127, 768
131, 659
1,595
1,525
1, 472
1,409
137, 007
139, 702
138, 243
138, 847
1,386
1,373
1,362
2, 852
103,
103,
105,
106,
138, 895
136, 940
134, 279
134, 609
82, 246
85, 909
89, 665
94, 520
:
1923
March
June
September
Dpcernber.-
338
451
432
392
185
262
277
255
36
35
30
35
117
154
125
102
38
47
30
20
27
47
43
46
18
22
16
8
12
13
12
11
1934
March. __
June
September
December
378
332
410
443
203
188
287
309
35
37
36
43
140
107
87
91
34
22
20
22
46
30
18
21
26
20
18
15
376
447
204
234
44
46
128
167
37
61
34
34
20
28
1925
March. _
June
September
|---r —
'
i
Foreign
i
._
|
:
1
Domestic
Per ct.
of total
1
!
-||
1920 quarterly av
1921 quarterly av i
1922 quarterly av
1923 quarterly av. ..
1924 quarterly av
1925 Quarterly av
1932
March
June
.
September
I
!i
Foreign
Domestic
Number
Millions of dollars
I j
Foreign
Shares
held
by
brokers
_ _
i
Deoember
1926
March
June
j
10
5
4
6
5
3
8
8
9
9
136, 247
137, 156
138, 581
141, 348
2,814
2,843
2,852
2,880
92, 711
91, 593
95, 462
98, 189
1, 355
1, 351
1,481
1, 536
26.24
23.34
20.83
20.62
255, 421
260, 446
269, 762
269, 923
2, 524
2,603
2,719
2,729
11
13
14
12
9
9
8
9
5
5
4
4
9
8
5
8
142, 339
142, 965
143, 307
142, 261
2,987
2, 901
2,903
2,913
97, 135
97, 577
94, 904
94, 708
1, 542
1,549
1, 558
1,577
22.39
20.45
22.82
26.21
296, 738
314, 227
338, 183
341, 625
2,760
2,875
3, 199
3,508
11
15
12
12
5
6
9
11
143,
146,
145,
141,
2,939
2,966
2,981
2,986
92, 552
91,910
90, 651
89, 057
1,490
1, 525
1,526
1,504
26.81
25.45
25.39
27.60
345,
354,
355,
357,
3,740
3,994
4,102
4,347
10
11
224
988
583
725
451
279
895
242
I
i
1
1 Compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from quarterly reports of net profits of 365 companies, consisting of 193 Class I railroads, 70 telephone, 17 motor
and accessories, 13 oil, 14 steel, 13 food, 15 metal and mining, 11 machine manufacturing, and 19 miscellaneous companies.
2 These data showing the growth of stockholders in three prominent companies—a railroad, a public utility, and an industrial—have been furnished direct by the
respective
companies and represent the number of holders of common stock at the end of each quarter, i. e., December figures are for December 31 or January 1.
3
December 31 figures; other quarters of 1915 not available.
124
Table 100.—FOREIGN EXCHANGE 1
[Relative numbers for base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page]
England
YEAR AND MONTH
France
Italy
THE AMERICAS
ASIA
EUROPE
Switzerland
Nether- SweBelden
gium lands
Japan
INDEX
NUMBER 3
India *
Canada
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
100
100
100
100
100 4
100
72
73
77
78
82
115
88
Relative to par
100
95
100
101
97
99
109
119
98
98
99
102
103
107
103
83
96
98
100
103
104
103
86
84
96
97
95
100
76
84
98
99
99
100
88
90
99
94
94
100
101
97
96
97
83
82
80
54
59
64
65
75
89
90
99
98
99
100
94
76
85
81
81
95
69
40
40
31
35
38
95
62
63
63
54
59
65
62
69
65
60
25
26
25
24
98
97
95
95
99
99
98
98
93
93
91
90
98
98
97
94
63
64
63
64
98
99
98
98
78
76
74
75
30
29
27
29
63
60
57
55
63
63
61
60
23
23
22
23
22
20
20
27
93
93
92
93
98
98
98
98
90
90
90
91
90
91
86
82
63
62
61
63
97
97
97
98
76
79
79
78
34
37
35
35
53
52
50
54
59
58
58
63
30
27
26
28
23
23
22
23
25
24
24
26
93
93
94
97
99
99
99
99
92
92
94
97
81
82
83
83
63
63
68
68
98
98
99
100
77
77
77
79
34
33
31
31
56
54
52
51
62
60
59
61
92
92
95
97
27
27
27
28
23
23
22
22
25
25
25
26
96
97
100
100
99
99
100
101
98
99
100
101
83
78
77
77
68
69
71
72
100
100
100
100
83
87
89
92
31
35
35
35
53
57
58
58
61
61
61
62
98
98
98
99
28
27
27
27
22
21
21
21
28
26
26
26
100
100
99
100
101
101
101
100
100
100
100
100
77
78
82
84
73
73
73
73
100
100
100
100
94
94
93
90
36
35
34
33
58
55
67
57
64
64
63
63
May
June
July
August
100
100
100
100
27
25
24
24
21
20
19
19
26
24
24
23
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
101
101
101
101
84
82
82
82
74
75
75
75
100
100
100
100
93
95
95
95
32
34
35
37
58
58
60
61
63
September
October
November
December
100
99 !
100
100
24
23
21
19
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
23
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
82
82
85
87
75
75
75
75
100
100
100
100
95
97
98
98
42
46
45
44
62
62
63
63
Par
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
value
average
average
average
average
average
average
__
1920 average
1921 average
1922 average
1923 average
1924 average
1925 average
.
--
100
106
98
98
98
98
91
100
103
94
88
90
92
71
10O
101
87
80
71
69
59
66
97
75
79
91
94
9i
99
36
39
42
32
27
25
26
22
25
24
23
21
38
38
40
27
24
25
93
93
90
90
30
31
29
27
23
23
23
23
88
89
88
89
24
23
24
32
90
89
90
92
100
100
100
!
1923
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
_
_
._
1924
_
--
May
June
July
August
-
September
October
November
December
-
.
1925
January
February
March
April
.
- --
!
1926
January
February
M^arcb
April
1
I
May
June
I
See footnotes on opposite page also
1
Daily averages of noon rates for cable transfers reported to the Treasury daily by the New York Federal Reserve Banlt. Average figures for the years 1914 to 1918,
inclusive, where given, are weekly averages of commercial quotations from the Annalist. For figures on Germany, which have now been discontinued owing to almost
complete collapse of the mark, see August, 1923, issue (No. 24), p. 183. Monthly figures on all items back to 1920 may be found in the May, 1922, issue (No. 9), p. 135.
2 Parity established October, 1920. Prior to that, par value of the rupee was 32.44 cents.
125
Table 101.—FOREIGN EXCHANGE
[Base year in boldfaced type; relative numbers on opposite page]
EUROPE
England
YEAR AND MONTH
France
Italy
Nether- Sweden Switzerland
lands
Bel-
gium
Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per
pound
guilder
krone
franc
franc
lire
franc
sterling
.403
.956
.226
.504
. 482
.478
.486
.412
.410
.389
.262
.287
.311
.318
.363
.893
.896
.985
.980
.987
1.000
.907
.730
.818
.786
.782
.914
.225
. 131
.129
.102
.113
.122
.185
.121
.122
.122
. 106
.116
.179
.179
.176
.175
.486
.488
.484
.470
.306
.311
.309
.310
.977
.986
.981
.976
.749
.737
.712
.723
.097
.095
.088
.093
.124
.118
.111
.107
.262
.262
.263
.264
.173
.174
.173
.176
.449
.454
.429
.409
.305
.303
.299
.304
.974
.969
.970
.981
.737
.765
.766
.748
.109
.120
.115
.112
.104
.101
.098
.105
.374
.374
.379
.388
.265
.265
.266
.266
.177
.177
.182
.188
.402
.411
.414
.413
.306
.305
.313
.323
.983
.984
.993
.999
.746
.739
.741
.767
.110
.108
.099
.099
.110
.106
.101
.100
.049
.048
.048
.050
.385
.391
.401
.404
.266
.266
.268
.270
.189
.192
.193
.194
.406
.388
.385
.384
.325
.337
.344
.353
.999
1.000
1.000
.997
.800
.836
.855
.883
.101
.112
.155
.115
.104
.111
.113
.113
.042
.041
.041
.041
.051
.051
.051
.051
.404
.402
.399
.400
.270
.270
.270
.269
.193
.193
.193
.193
.385
.391
.410
.418
.357
.357
.357
.356
.997
.999
.999
.999
.911
.903
.897
.869
.117
.113
.110
.106
.114
.108
.111
.112
.052
.048
.047
.047
.041
.038
.037
.037
.050
.047
.046
.045
.402
.401
.401
.402
.268
.268
.269
.269
.194
. 194
.194
.194
.419
.408
.411
.410
.362
,365
.366
.366
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
.902
.913
.918
.917
.103
.109
.114
.121
.114
.113
.117
.119
.047
.044
.040
.037
.041
.040
.040
.040
.044
.045
.045
.045
.402
.402
.402
.402
.268
.268
.268
.268
.193
. 193
.193
.193
.408
.410
.423
.432
.366
.366
.366
.366
1.000
1.001
1.001
1.000
.917
.934
.944
.942
.135
.148
.146
.142
.120
.121
.122
.122
.128
.391
.255
1920 average
1921 average. ._
1922 average
1923 average
1924 average
1925 average
3.66
3.85
4.43
4.57
4.42
4.83
.070
.075
.082
.061
.052
.048
.050
.043
.048
.046
.044
.040
.074
.074
.077
.052
.046
.048
.344
.336
.385
.391
.382
.402
.205
.225
.262
.266
.265
.269
4.54
4.52
4.38
4.36
.059
.060
.055
.053
.044
.045
.044
.043
.049
.051
.047
.046
.393
.391
.380
.380
1924
January
February
March. __ _ _
_
April
4.26
4.31
4.29
4.35
.047
.044
.047
.062
.043
.044
.043
.044
.042
.038
.039
.052
May
June
July..
August
4.36
4.32
4.37
4.50
.058
.053
.051
.055
.044
.043
.043
.044
4.46
4.49
4.61
4.70
.053
.052
.053
.054
4.78
4.77
4.78
4.80
_ ..
_ . ..
1925
January . .
February
March .
April
May . _
June
July
August..
_
._
September.. ...
October. __
November
December
per Rate per Rate per
Rate per Rate
paper
gold
milreis
dollar
peso
peso
.234
.236
.249
.253
.267
$0. 193
. 194
.187
.191
211
.229
.190
..
Chile
.941
.964
.997
.999
.990
$0. 193
September
October
November
December
Brazil
4 $0. 195
$0. 193
.195
.169
.155
.137
.134
.114
...
Rate per Rate per
yen
rupee
Canada Argentina
10. 324
$0. 193
.199
.182
.170
.174
.178
.137
.
India -
$0. 965
$4.87
5. 14
4.78
4.76
4.76
4.76
4.43
1923
September
October.
_ .
November
December
Japan
$1. 000
Par value _
1914 average
1915 average
1916 average
1917 average
1918 average
1919 average. _
. ...
THE AMERICAS
ASIA
$0. 268
|0. 499
.491
.495
.507
.513
.533
.512
$0. 487
.169
.174
.191
.181
.182
.193
.365
.264
.263
.263
.374
.374
.371
.372
.049
.046
.046
.050
.044
.044
.043
.043
.054
.053
.052
.052
4.85
4.86
4.86
4.86
4.85
4.84
4.85
4.85
$0. 403
1926
January
February
March _
April
May ..
June
_.
!
1
See footnotes on opposite page also
3
The foreign exchange index number recently computed by the Federal Reserve Board is based upon the average rates of exchange for 17 countries, Germany excluded,
and is here substituted for the weighted geometric average previously published. The index represents the "aggregative " average of cable transfer rates on these countries
and is based on the total volume of imports and exports of merchandise, gold, and silver from and to each country for the preceding 12 months. The countries used in
computing the index are Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, India,
and 4Japan. The method of computation and the reasons for the change are explained i
Average value of the paper peso in 1913.
126
Table 102.—IMPORTS BY GRAND DIVISIONS
irwrnwr
FROM WTinnvw
EUROPE
rw
~f£" | Italy
many
France
Total
YEAR AND MONTH
FROM SOUTH
AMERICA
FROM
NORTH
AMERICA
FROM ASIA
AND OCEANIA
FROM
AFRICA
GRAND !
TOTAL
United
King-
Canada
Total
dom
Argentina
Total
Japan || Total
Total
Thousands of dollars
$32,485 $11,844
36,783 : 13, 6(;9
42,455 j 14, 800
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
average. .
average. average. .
average. .
average. .
average. .
average. .
$72,058
65, 293
45, 529
52,, 776
45, 929
26, 510
62, 544
$11, 578
8, 685
6, 493
9,074
8, 220
4, 959
10, 318
$15,351
12, 449
3, 746
485
13
26
884
$4, 610
4, 601
4, 297
5, 020
$22,663
23,949 i
25,457 |
54, 870
19, 771
3,040
23, 340
2, 028
4, 922
12,385
72,665
81,218 !
34,473
37.641
25, 7G6
6, 481
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
average. average. average. .
average. average. average. -
102, 320
63, 745
82, 600
96, 421
91, 341
103, 153
13, 805
11, 824
11,901
12, 468
12,303
13, 119
7,403
6,690
9,791
13, 433
11, 605
13, 688
6, 280
o, 191
5, 328
7, 689
6, 251
8,517
42,821
138, 555
62, 904
(58, 538
83. 460
82, 930
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
21, 525
!
19, 900
29, 739
33, 673
30, 539
34, 360
81,787
;
$10, 522
19, 127
20, 857
35, 634
49, 902
$2, 131
4, 690
7,890
9, 691
14, 855
19, 032
16, 597
50,911
$26, 344
26, 265
30, 489
50, 865
71, 455
85, 837
99, €96
$8, 245
15, 174
21, 139
25, 162
34, 154
i
$1, 978
1,638
2,887 i
5, 158
6, 089
7,126
9,349
123, 058
54, 447
72, 955
89, 918
81,638
111,465
34, 548
20, 939
29, 525
28, 912
28, 338
32, 009
12, 524
3,365
5,410
7,255
6, 083
7, 679
8,808
9,026
«.**
57, 294
50, 989
27, 953
30, 337
34, 667
33, 202
37, 897
63, 417
24, 635
29, 897
38. 952
38. 840
43, 249
17,315
4,994
35,638
49, 401
36, 443
32, 105
29, 157
16, 875
12, 579
10, 670
6, 017
107, 092
33, 113
35, 331
36, 038
35, 794
99,012
24,111
90, 582
88, 438
7,140
9, 606
6, 275
6, 681
$149,383 !
149,106
148,216 1
199, 303 i
246, 039
252, 601
325, 364
439, 873
209, 096
259, 396
316, 006
300, 247
352, 333
i
1
1923
372. 545 j
320, 234
287, 434
275, 438
71, 013
75, 890
84, 580
82, 506
26, 365
24, 430
28, 783
32, 844
2, 854
2,843
5, 065
7, 593
253, 645
308, 291
291, 333
288, 305
11,359
7,444
82, 679
92, 438
66, 595
104, 502
34, 812
26, 128
16, 113
24, 728
11, 686
7,389
9,880
7,033
39, 302
38, 368
41, 368
34, 423
7,511
7,108
6, 494
4, 258
83, 537
70, 599
71, 425
67, 314
27, 184
21, 825
26, 763
29, 610
3,203
4, 834 |
2,947
2,848 |
31, 297
33, 729
35, 059
36, 570
30, 632
42, 103
5, 442
4, 700
4, 582 1
6, 294
80, 667
82, 920
80, 979
97, 365
35, 601
28, 364
39, 626
3, 043 ,
4,128
4,156
11,829
287, 144 j
310, 752 !
296, 148
333. 192
77, 546
83, 219
91, 297
93, 352
32, 950
33, 651
34, 444
33, 120 :
42, 253
44, 053
58, 451
46, 661
6, 523
10, 212
112,928
8,584
11.353 1
113,397
33, 284
23, 181
28, 291
23, 891
10, 651
13, 044
10, 245
10, 105
346, 165
333, 457
385, 379
346, 091
89, 132
85, 234
76, 188
71, 706
37, 560 !
37, 320 !
32, 848
37, 022
3, 823
5, 799
5, 249
5, 152
108, 585
107, 514
111,992
119,732
22, 567
24, 215
32, 133
35, 727
4, 753
6,694
3,263
6,567
327, 519
325, 216
325, 648
340, 086
76, 548
81, 987
75, 868
79, 338
5, 603 !
123, 239 !
133, 989
131, 459
145, 047
47, 970
39, 079
37, 242
39, 177
o, 526
3, 506
7,788
9,989
349, 954
374, 074
376, 638
397, 945
28, 152
24, 321
104, 820
89, 609
77, 486
69, 396
5,822
26, 132
32, 823
27, 634
28, 995
66, 575
86, 904
73, 427
67, 846
33. 116
37, 850
38, 452
35, 936
27, 830
36, 980
34, 923
37, 150
3,993
30, 835
34, 503
75, 167
98, 736
113, 8R3
94, 363
31, 954
32, 819
35, 750
33, 174
37, 967
36, 391
44, 940
34, 525
4,099
26, 129
24, 482
23, 053 |
25, 870
92, 099
80, 025
80, 782
70, 051
33, 355
33, 037
32, 123
30, 279
32, 700
36, 530
35, 675
39, 338
73, 953
75, 124
71, 177
69, 217
35, 178
33, 893
40, 151
31, 377
9,206
7,036
31, 575
26, 644
33, 196
6, 046
32.312
6, 724
31, 288
9,680
37,717
9, 323
42, 342
36. 746
May
June
July
August
102, 217
89, 665
83, 171
84, 505
12, 300
10, 683
9,818
11,030
12, 762
12, 092
13, 166
13, 777
September...
October
..
November
..
December
85, 374
105, 673
93, 338
93, 210
10, 542
15, 917
12, 756
13, 184
13, 742
15, 727
13, 350
13, 673
9, 248
10, 704
1934
January
February
M^arch
April
87, 989
98, 735
85, 205
83? 868
10, 787
13, 543
13, 250
12, 708
11, 246
12, 706
9,483
9,525
5, 992
5, 579
5, 402
7, 198
May
June
July
August
84, 247
80, 175
82, 071
79,907
11,275
9,393
10, 725
11, 059
9,831
10, 511
12, 527
11, 869
5, 004
4, 832
September
October
November
December
98, 849
106, 477
97,911
110, 654
12, 620
14, 123
13, 729
14, 437
13, 157
13, 701
11, 909
12, 794
5, 776
9,019
7, 989
1925
January
February
March
._
April
102, 806
100, 968
112, 097
98, 006
13, 924
14, 880
14, 153
11,816
11,402
12, 077
13, 080
11, 506
8,463
8,262
92, 097
88, 702
93, 069
100, 547
10, 405
10, 016
9,841
14,287
9,514
11,247
13, 820
13, 770 i
100, 370
115, 834
118, 231
115, 642
12, 843
15, 675
14, 492
15, 257
15, 067
15, 703
15, 728
21, 287
.
30, 179
31, 948
9,015 i
5,505 :
4,089
3,944
44, 039
5, 769
6, 999
5, 729
5, 646
31,914
8,778
218,460
28, 893
5,049
4, 108
5, 289 |
3,670
4,256
6, 008
295,506 |
332, 323
320, 482
324, 291
302, 988
274, 001
278,594 j
254, 542 !
1
May
June
i July
' August
-
- -
S opt ember
October
November
December
--
--
9,073
9,512
9,986
8, 514
9,452
41,925
44, 127
38,915 i
41,487
36, 282
41, 932
37, 356 i
47, 115
43, 233
42, 676
44, 321
38, 789
43, 319
47, 929
29,308
91, 072
4,003
6,714
7,146
100, 574
i
1926
1
i
January
February
M^ arch
April
ML ay
June
-
_..J
..
i
'•-
|
i
._ !
'
j
i
•
i
...J
_ _ _ J i'
i
i
-„...
i
!
!
!
1
,• !
l
i
'
i
:
1
1
._..
j|
1
1
!
1
Compiled by the "U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and represent imports of merchandise only. Up to and including May,
1921, import values represented "actual market value or wholesale price at the time of exportation to the United States, in the principal markets of the country from whence
exported, including the value of all containers and coverings, whether holding liquids or solids, and all other costs, charges, and expenses incident to placing the merchandise
in condition, packed ready for shipment to the United States." (Tariff act of 1913). Beginning with June, 1921, the import values are either the actual foreign market
value, as defined above, or "the export value, including any export tax imposed by the country of exportation," whichever is higher. (Emergency tariff act of May 27,1921.)
127
Table 103.—EXPORTS BY GRAND DIVISIONS
TO NORTH
AMERICA
TO EUROPE
YEAR AND MONTH
Total
Germany
France
Italy
United
Kingdom
TO SOUTH
AMERICA
|
TO ASIA AND
TO
OCEANIA
| AFRICA
GRAND
TOTAL
Total
T«tal
iotal
Canada
Argenj tin a
Total
Japan
Total
$5, 208
3,479 j
3,811
9,096
15, 528
22, 815
30, 530
$2,411
2,110
3,095
4, 501
4,282
4,933
8, 160
$207, 002
176, 135
296, 223
456, 887
519, 459
512, 424
660, 085
Thousands of dollars
1913 monthly average. . $124, 964
1914 monthly average. _ 111, 608
1915 monthly average. . 214, 451
1916 monthly average.. 317, 773
1917 monthly average.. 338, 538
1918 monthly average. . 321, 558
1919 monthly average. . 432, 306
$12, 827
14, 175
41, 733
71, 735
78, 399
77, 600
74, 447
$°9 328
13, 191
981
188
2
()
3
()
7,730
$6, 556
8,161
22, 477
25, 294
34, 920
41, 015
36, 890
$49, 228
49, 984
99, 870
157, 282
167, 450
171, 774
189, 880
$50, 098
40, 132
46, 567
77, 046
105, 081
110, 457
107, 983
$33, 599
25, 885
28, 754
50, 409
69, 077
73, 906
61, 187
$12, 210
7, 584
12,011
18, 356
25, 991
25, 226
36, 812
$4, 582
2,261
4,403
6,406
8, 925
8,759
12, 992
$17, 319
14, 700
20, 009
39, 211
45, 567
50, 250
74, 775
372, 174
196, 992
173, 613
174, 451
203, 775
216,874
56, 349
18, 745
22, 247
22, 678
23, 472
23, 358
25, 953
31, 027
26, 343
26, 403
36, 702
39, 195
30, 980
17, 955
12, 575
13, 961
15, 596
17, 096
161,319
78, 510
71, 319
73, 527
81, 912
85, 990
160, 764
94, 132
76, 305
90, 514
90, 837
95, 029
80, 988
49, 473
48, 057
54, 327
52, 003
54, 230
51,993
22, 777
18, 840
22, 443
26, 188
33, 550
17,811
9, 236
7, 962
9,398
9, 758
12, 397
86, 932
53, 782
45,910
54, 827
55, 925
50, 243
31, 495
19, 620
18, 200
22, 019
20, 859
18, 976
13, 806
6,071
4,648
5,056
5,858
7,420
685, 668
373, 753
319, 315
347, 291
382, 582
409, 116
May
June
July
August
138, 344
139, 920
127, 295
136, 763
20, 524
19, 710
16, 578
18, 537
22, 969
18, 983
24, 934
23, 260
9, 914
13, 083
9,148
8,929
48,400
55, 047
45, 006
53, 001
103, 968
99, 485
95, 371
99, 050
66, 084
62, 459
58, 856
60, 579
22, 447
24, 705
23, 604
24, 420
10, 275
11, 094
9, 604
11, 783
46, 762
50, 560
50, 358
45,911
19, 890
16, 992
18, 220
13, 139
4, 838
5,287
5, 559
4, 822
316, 359
319, 957
302, 186
310, 966
September.
October
November
December.-
201, 988
214, 067
218, 491
246, 337
25, 082
30, 510
31,361
29, 979
31, 541
32, 802
28, 105
32? 395
15, 751
19, 176
18, 231
19, 839
90, 002
89, 221
101, 510
122, 995
97, 974
89, 910
84, 807
79, 918
60, 227
51, 719
45, 744
45, 339
21, 543
21, 875
23, 412
19,230
8,474
8, 593
9,215
6,308
55, 162
68, 663
70, 131
76, 165
22, 248
27, 277
35, 031
37, 756
4,767
4,703
4,643
5, 016
381, 434
399, 199
401, 484
426, 666
1924
January
February
March
April
202, 668
200, 746
169, 352
180, 279
23, 195
19, 946
21, 879
19, 915
40, 966
49, 088
36, 057
32, 874
16, 858
15, 889
13, 127
15, 226
84, 863
74, 154
57, 005
65, 712
74, 557
77, 390
86, 170
84, 782
40, 752
45, 013
49, 230
48, 325
23, 874
24, 453
23, 217
25, 206
8, 959
8,728
8,295
8,903
87, 034
42, 559
56, 635
49, 288
47, 637
20, 837
21, 629
13, 953
7,039
5,451
4,381
7,381
395, 172
365, 782
339, 755
346, 936
Misty
June
July
August
162, 178
141, 975
125, 948
156, 103
22, 073
21, 321
13, 179
20, 524
28, 271
18, 027
12, 836
19, 279
11,213
12, 045
8,042
13, 225
62, 409
51,795
56, 596
65, 687
88, 471
84, 929
83, 358
94, 563
48, 063
48, 274
45, 167
50, 385
24, 764
25, 860
23, 362
30, 538
8, 841
8,987
8,778
12, 399
54, 038
48, 897
39, 025
44, 333
15, 937
9,563
8,423
9,635
5, 638
5,328
4, 956
6,123
335, 089
306, 989
276, 649
330, 660
235, 729
290, 615
305, 456
274, 251
28, 217
26, 787
36, 765
27, 862
44, 381
49, 655
58, 312
50, 673
12, 793
21, 955
22, 863
23, 914
96, 663
125, 432
125, 835
116, 792
112, 150
133, 314
93, 094
77, 263
70, 455
86, 270
53, 110
38, 988
24, 224
32, 820
27, 087
28, 845
9,628
12, 764
10, 108
10, 702
49, 405
64, 190
63, 149
58, 362
15, 765
28, 928
31, 348
26, 451
5,952
6,232
4,787
7,027
427, 460
527, 172
493, 573
445, 748
1925
January
February
March
April
269, 415
222, 262
251, 823
208, 080
29, 210
22, 855
25, 690
22, 017
49, 615
43, 785
51, 386
32, 995
22, 668
23, 061
26, 063
19, 171
113, 136
85, 757
84, 999
73, 148
77, 948
75, 125
100, 297
92, 723
37, 063
39, 122
51, 179
49, 315
31, 745
25, 463
33, 548
35, 899
12, 893
9, 939
12,212
12, 242
60, 885
57, 742
58, 961
56, 667
27, 875
15, 803
21, 388
12, 751
6,584
5,330
8,805
7,679
446, 443
370, 676
453, 653
398, 255
May
June
July
August
175,
144,
155,
180,
785
412
027
873
20,531
15, 205
14, 402
18, 212
28, 727
22, 434
23,588
34, 114
14, 022
11, 765
12, 268
11,601
62, 990
57, 202
57, 738
63, 099
107, 471
96, 002
101, 556
101, 375
66, 817
59, 767
62, 596
60, 781
35, 690
31, 192
32, 275
38, 125
12, 263
10,936
11,977
14, 390
44,911
45, 110
44, 896
50, 790
8,133
9,722
10, 947
13, 238
7,362
6,434
5,876
8,701
370,945 .
323, 348
339, 660
379, 823
228, 379
282, 702
237, 644
246, 160
20, 545
34, 051
29, 560
28, 218
52, 117
56, 481
39, 120
35, 983
12, 793
17, 392
16, 766
17, 479
90, 334
121, 394
107, 247
114, 234
102, 819
96, 491
93, 739
96,162
63, 338
55, 798
53, 650
51, 649
29, 006
31, 135
34, 991
43, 545
9,661
12, 144
13, 230
16, 871
53, 107
73, 421
72, 654
72, 929
18, 012
33, 170
29, 861
26, 801
7,008
6,861
8,568
9,849
420, 360
490, 567
447, 013
468, 645
1920 monthly average. .
1921 monthly average. .
1922 monthly average. _
1923 monthly average. .
1924 monthly average..
1925 monthly average..
1923
September
October
November
December _ _
,„ .
- .
September
October
November
December
.
1926
J anuary
February
,. „ _
March
._„___
April
. .. ... „
May....... ......
June...
__.__... 1
j
I
r
"
i
j
i
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and represent exports, including reexports, of merchandise only. Values
are those at time of exportation in the ports of the United States whence exported, except reexports from bonded warehouses, which are expressed in their import value
2 Total for year 1917 is $3,275. No figures for 1918.
128
Table 104.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BY CLASSES OF COMMODITIES
EXPORTS
IMPORTS
YEAR AND
MONTH
Total
Crude
materials
Foodstuffs, Manufaccrude,
tured
and
foodfood
animals stuffs
Semimanufactures
Finished
manufactures
Miscellaneons
Crude
materi-
Total
Foodstuffs, Manufaccrude,
tured
and
foodfood
animals stuffs
Semimanufactures
Finished
manufactures
Miscellaneous
Thousands of dollars
19 13 monthly av__
1914 monthly av__
1915 monthly av__
1916 monthly a v _ _
1917 monthly av__
1918 monthly av_.
1919 monthly av._
149, 383
149, 106
148, 216
199, 303
246, 039
252, 601
325, 364
50, 462
49, 790
57, 991
84, 132
105, 682
101, 760
139, 521
18, 413
19, 561
20, 242
21, 678
32, 144
28, 795
45, 441
16, 518
21, 378
22, 770
28, 226
29, 287
33, 114
46, 308
28, 355
23, 006
21, 748
34, 822
45, 124
54, 080
50, 860
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
439, 873
209, 096
259, 396
316, 006
300, 247
352, 333
146, 073
71, 090
96, 381
48, 136
115,737
103, 008
143, 435
30, 234
35, 406
41, 233
103, 179
30, 737
32, 290
44, 134
43, 467
36, 133
66, 835
28, 669
45, 793
59, 976
54, 657
62, 951
372, 545
320, 234
287, 434
275, 438
144, 924
117, 999
107, 047
94, 589
28, 839
24, 657
23, 783
21, 058
59, 893
53, 328
37, 590
33, 010
73, 074
62, 422
56, 169
58, 130
253, 645
308, 291
77,410
288, 305
92, 273
97, 814
103, 037
26, 479
34, 055
40, 134
35, 434
33, 321
48, 069
35, 590
27, 413
1924
January
February. . _
March
April
295, 506
332, 323
320, 482
324, 291
106, 434
116, 172
102, 169
110, 589
32, 584
30, 521
34, 464
35, 286
May
June .
July ...
August
302, 988
274, 000
278, 594
254, 542
104, 164
88, 682
89, 180
83, 288
37, 484
34, 189
39, 130
September
October
November
December.
287, 144
310, 752
296, 148
333 192
1925
January
February
March
April
34, 401
33, 936
24, 335
28, 798
32,327
33, 742
41, 028
1,234
1,459
1,130
1,648
1, 476
1,117 !
2,210
64,017
204, 024
172, 675
291, 104
451, 887
40, 938
47, 280
60,118
513,934
503, 990
65, 061
79, 432
645.818
134,178
673, 402
14, 121
22, 939
38, 470
35, 107
42, 406
45, 620
56, 530
27, 023
25, 727
45, 880
54, 003
67, 228
117, 152
163, 551
33, 066
27, 949
39, 641
76, 022
109, 835
87, 773
76, 854
65, 120
53, 243
109, 584
218, 780
225, 066
172, 437
213, 625
676
1,877
10, 238
7, 857
4,337
1,577
1,079
93, 080
55, 805
48, 965
48, 608
47, 791
47, 813
79, 909
33, 270
36, 484
46,977
50, 889
55, 144
267, 032
135, 497
107, 720
123, 147
132, 338
153, 570
980
654
130, 653
131, 543
128, 640
126, 779
302
287
190
186
513
573
942
587
2,633 !
1,681 ^
1, 590
1,734 ;
1,847
2,220
364,911
155, 902
81, 997
313, 776
340, 893
100, 170
401, 523
110.528
117,829
76, 498
57, 687
38, 212
21, 457
32, 724
26, 491
309, 390
312, 178
295, 725
304, 758
53, 300
68, 278
60, 531
65, 448
25, 997
21, 336
19, 510
23, 897
49, 132
41, 529
66,983
495
416
353
1,668
42, 635
50, 006
49, 206
49, 337
45, 813
49, 277
57, 386
50, 825
54, 207
62, 997
73, 773
64, 110
64, 961
4,161
2,735
2,860
3,253
374, 191
392, 207
395, 667
131, 500
149, 803
160, 346
182, 515
27, 171
21, 747
14, 461
14, 874
46, 493
50, 664
52, 295
56, 653
45, 039
45, 980
48, 955
50, 871
124, 233
123, 440
38, 202
58, 742
67, 294
58, 629
58, 044
66, 634
56, 174
54, 529
57, 605
57, 909
2,637
2,345
1,511
1,189
389, 057
358, 211
132, 848
335, 734
85, 609
80, 719
59, 315
53, 325
49, 782
42, 693
54, 619
50, 342
50, 060
50, 986
127, 326
127, 215
331,655
13, 810
13, 925
14, 976
13, 336
147, 546
639
693
626
454
48, 652
48, 366
44, 909
47, 140
61,677
60, 575
62, 144
60, 466
414
414
736
1,781
325, 839
299, 160
270, 598
325, 027
77, 047
62, 387
55, 863
63, 044
10, 638
31,471
50, 581
41, 774
42, 495
30, 396
12, 821
31, 728
37, 452
34, 035
37, 220
44, 378
53, 103
50, 461
46, 251
47, 166
147, 348
136, 936
118, 123
138, 234
251
327
320
477
96, 242
100, 726
106, 807
130, 665
29, 152
42, 462
38, 076
40, 053
38, 243
38, 414
28, 936
27, 395
52, 384
66, 456
68, 979
61, 464
69, 133
4,667
2,320
1,948
2,186
419, 064
518, 265
486, 453
438, 587
127, 974
162, 432
196, 372
168, 335
66, 064
101, 820
58, 940
39, 619
48, 834
54, 461
54, 287
49, 556
53, 428
50, 896
53, 801
126, 198
141, 107
124, 897
122, 017
438
767
887
528
346, 165
333, 457
385, 379
346, 091
147, 597
128, 603
38, 066
36, 778
50, 157
36, 591
32, 336
39, 776
46, 848
48, 426
63, 104
63, 649
75, 943
59, 824
62, 313
62, 848
440, 438
364, 835
445, 533
391, 594
168, 194
128, 697
25, 873
23, 554
121,690
31,102
62, 305
2,268
2,066
2,415
1,012
83, 908
36, 192
54, 044
46, 277
55, 597
39, 386
58, 271
47, 777
64, 543
60, 704
133, 059
117, 894
171, 553
170, 875
997
636
1,048
529
May
June..
July
August
327, 519
325, 216
325, 648
340, 086
135, 737
129, 664
124, 431
140, 524
34, 168
35, 738
56, 206
59, 072
58, 983
65, 302
60, 892
62, 434
64, 836
65, 664
517
571
1,152
2, 506
362, 757
355, 397
36, 702
39, 896
37, 688
34, 231
29, 786
65, 640
52, 217
56, 340
71, 472
33, 626
21, 879
22, 555
28, 564
41, 161
43, 017
43, 339
47, 514
58, 938
54, 348
57, 802
52, 149
163. 057
143, 670
151, 099
172, 406
335
266
512
362
September
October
November
December
349, 954
374, 074
376, 638
397, 945
142, 198
151, 144
165, 904
175, 727
45, 247
44, 278
46, 588
48, 161
33, 110
33, 192
29, 339
28, 937
58, 021
65,370
77, 224
70, 515
74, 089
6,059
2, 553
2,096
3,436
412, 698
482, 921
439, 449
459, 506
131, 579
209, 659
34, 179
65,713
172,534
19, 485
21, 187
52, 659
51, 474
46, 972
52, 676
50, 058
50, 751
50, 035
53, 705
143, 470
151, 070
149, 232
753
655
1,191
830
monthly av__
monthly av__
monthly av_.
monthly av__
monthly av__
monthly av__
1923
May
June
July
August.
September
October.
November
December
291,333
._-
142,211
140, 540
25,331
27.660
42,366
56,651
58, 917
60, 260
62, 223
67, 595
73, 094
51,577
55, 642
64, 212
62, 446
66, 362
65, 320
61, 462
62, 492
58,870
64, 069
67,913
374,804
421,011
113,711
331,647
372, 647
1926
January
February
March
April
152, 490
15,014
19,312
37,517
58,711
j
•1
May
June
!
1
81,800
1
Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. For changes in valuations, seo footnote on preceding page.
118,668
115,511
130,602
176,619
-r;92
535
534
534
129
Table 105.—CANADIAN INDUSTRY
PIG
IRON
YEAR AND MONTH
STEEL
INGOTS
Production
Production i
Thous. of long
tons
BUILDINGS 3
NEWSPRINT PAPER *
COAL
Shipments
storks
»*OCKS
Contracts Trade Workers
Jobs
awarded unions registered registered
Exports
i
Thous. of
short tons
Thous. of
dollars
Short tons
19 1/} monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly averpge
1917 monthly average ._ _
1918 monthly average- _ .
1919 monthly average- - -
84
58
68
87
87
89
68
87
62
76
106
130
140
77
1, 251
1, 136
1, 106
1,207
1, 171
1,248
1,160
1920 monthly average.. ._
1921 monthly average- _ .
1922 monthly average. - 1923 monthly average. - 1924 monthly average. _ 1925 monthly average.- _
81
50
32
73
50
48
92
56
41
74
54
63
1,412
1, 255
1,263
1,416
1, 104
72, 931
67, 339
90, 028
105, 519
112, 750
126, 851
74
62
60
66
67
55
41
1,240
1,536
1,515
1,286
78
84
41
71
94
104
85
57
45
23
'>3
EMPLOYMENT <
Per cent
employed
Employment
index
Rel. to
Jan., 1920
Number
13, 352
12, 597
12, 233
24, 382
30, 384
38, 601
45, 026
50, 425
55, 203
$32, 013
20, 163
6,993
8,276
7,070
8,320
15; 836 j
72,563 j
66, 930
90, 499
104, 543
112, 063
127, 346
10, 687
17, 045
10, 600
14, 948
19, 789
22, 454
59, 469
62, 969
79, 960
94, 830
101.615
116,805
21, 300 ;
20,011
27, 654
26, 188
23, 022
24,831
95.4
87.5
93.0
95. 1
93.0
41, 533
44, 240
45, 690
49, 098
43, 281
40, 165
35, 002
39, 157
45, 082
34, 339
102, 486
114, 475
110,839
95, 726
99, 1 18
112,996
110,786
100, 624
18, 670
20, 123
20, 047
15, 123
90,
100,
103,
94,
23, 382
30, 078
15, 632
21, 507
98.0
95.2
93. 8
93.8
67,097
68,322
44, 359
35, 559
77,086
63, 590
32, 876
23, 833
99.5
98.8
95.7
88.7 |
1, 490
1, 212
1,537
989
110, 529
112, 318
113, 192
116, 283
108, 620
110, 555
111,916
114,647
16, 493
18, 195
19, 388
20, 978
93, 708
99, 621
127, 583
80, 872
6, 538
21, 249
11,584
30, 199
92.5
92.2
93.3
94.9
44, 613
49, 915
34, 897
39, 401
33, 571
41,016
26, 104
35, 670
90.6
90.7
89.3
91.8
108
69
52
23
708
716
669
683
118,500
108, 321
114, 133
114,417
118, 306
113, 866
110,485
112,802
20, 746
15, 272
18, 840
20, 380
107, 784
95,717
105, 133
94, 486
32, 967
26, 185
23. 818
26, 664
92.6
95.9
94.6
93. 5
43, 445
35, 730
36, 105
44, 557
33, 219
27,906
26, 589
35, 302
95.2
95.9
94.7
03. 1
18
20
23
26
903
1, 297
1, 546
1,506
108, 100
113, 156
111,703
112,342
106, 882
112, 324
112,636
111,718
21, 547
22, 304
21, 371
21, 954
101, 843
99, 812
96, 981
115,844
22, 506
21, 067
24, 614
28,868
94. 1
93.4
90.3
88.4
62, 465
50, 982
40, 078
37, 187
65, 709
40, 310
23, 438
23, 233
93.9
93.0
90. 8
83. 9
8, 935
11,048
13, 393
24, 887
89.8
90.5
91.5
91.3
42, 059
31, 537
38, 028
33,544
26, 807
20, 240
24, 510
35, 563
86. 1
87.0
87.2
90.8
34, 052
33, 230
22, 179
31, 208
93.0
93.9
94.8
95. 6
39, 953
38, 107
39, 502
83, 777
30, 650
29,335
31,509
81,886
94.5
96. 8
96.3
96.6
29, 746
29, 648
46, 973
12, 675
94. 3
94.9
94.3
77, 436
50, 212
27, 215
75, 312
42,230
40, 766
98.3
97. i
95.3
89.6
j
62, 386
67, 922
61, 527
67, 284
692. 1
7
98. 1
7
98, 1
7
98. 5
96.6
5
100.0
87.0
88.6
94.8
91.9
93. 0
1923
September-- -.
October
November
December
1934
1 January
j "February
March
April . _. - -..-
64
60
Mav
June
July
' August
-
-
Septetn ber
October
November
December
29
23
23
__ _
930 i
722
195
824
i
1925
January
February-March
April
28
30
64
60
27
37
108
88
May
\
63
46
i
27
i
i
;
35
74
69
55
122, 234
116, 780
124, 611
125, 740
20, 989
20,114
21, 892
25, 163
104, 654
103, 857
144,411
93, 882
130, 198
124, 394
121, 849
120, 957
128,571
127, 326
122, 490
12], 181
26,
23,
23,
22,
115,766
114,653
107, 767
116, 232
124, 889
137, 670
132, 332
136, 983
124, 874
139, 051
135, 127
140, 165
22, 864
21, 423
21, 563
18, 414
1,482
1,156
786
555
121, 605
115,809
126, 452
129, 079
100
63
22
25
664
733
744
987
37
109
73
62
1, 191
1, 563
1,650
i
|
June
Julv .
August
--
September
October
November
December
_
--
!
j
I
848
965
258
956
!
i
!
U6, 278
124, 529
122,486
137, 140
j
I
!
1936
January
March
\pril
12, 669
i
!!
j
i
Mav
i
J urif
i
'
;
i
1
i
1
11
Production of iron, steel, and coal, compiled by Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Coal figures include bituminous, subbituminous
and 2lignite, and previous to 1919 comprised sales, colliery consumption, and coal used by operators, thereafter the tonnage representing output of all mines.
Production, shipments, and mill stocks of newsprint, comprising practically the total production of Canada, furnished by the News Print Service Bureau; exports from
Department
of Trade and Commerce. Monthly data from 1920 appeared in June, 1922, issue (No. 10), p. 49.
3
Building contracts furnished by McLean Building Reports (Ltd.); monthly data from 1920 appeared in July, 1922, issue (No. 11), p. 46.
4
Percentage of trade-union membership employed and applications and job vacancies reported to Canadian employment service, latter being prorated from weekly
reports, from Dominion Department of Labor, Employment Service of Canada; employment index number taken as of the first day of the month following that indicated,
showing conditions reported by an average of about 5,800 firms employing about 775,000 workers in 1923, in manufcturing construction, mining, logging, and services from
Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Trade-union employment figures from 1915 through 1918 are avers
• * data.
, .
erages of" quarterly
6 January, 1920.
8 Decemberly only.
7
Average of four quarters, March, June, September, and December
79396°—26
9
130
Table 106.—CANADIAN FINANCE AND TRADE
BUSINESS
FAILURES 2
BANK
CLEARINGS*
YEAR AND MONTH
RAILROAD
OPERATIONSfi
FOREIGN TRADE *
BOND ISSUES 3
Exports of key
GovTotal
commodities
ern(value)
(quantities)
ment Munic- Corporation
and
ipal
bonds
provinCanned
Imports Exports salmon Cheese
cial
Firms Liabilities
Freight
carried
1 mile
Net
operating
revenue
Thousands
of tons
Dollars
Millions
of dolls.
Number
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average _ 1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average - _ _ .
1919 monthly average
$775
659
637
859
1,021
1, 115
1,351
152
241
219
148
93
68
52
$1, 388
2, 562
2, 698
1,312
1,138
1,035
843
$4, 422
7,118
17, 901
17, 385
56, 198
58, 000
64, 429
$9, 647
7, 032
5, 542
4,158
2, 365
4,917
2,583
$6, 171
3, 644
1,888
3, 540
2,708
628
5, 121
$55, 934
51,600
37, 996
42, 350
70, 538
80, 294
76, 643
$31, 422
37, 953
39, 287
64, 858
98, 268
132, 181
105, 730
1, 757
5,092
2, 888
4, 095
4,026
3,648
3,976
12, 942
12, 076
11,442
16, 081
16, 492
14, 573
12, 684
1, 919, 413
1, 838, 608
1, 471, 776
2, 349, 614
2, 598, >m
2, 585, 756
2, 245, 883
$6, 224, 251
5, 342, 357
4, 342, 664
6, 915, 408
7, 323, 404 1
4, 688, 726
2. 650, 772
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
19?3 monthly ave r age
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
1,632
1,401
1,304
1,392
1, 367
1,344
82
199
271
243
192
175
1,845
4,221
4,771
4,285
3, 378
2, 879
9, 749
13, 395
27, 125
25, 107
25, 748
4, 466
7, 052
7, 290
7,227
7, 270
3, 846
5,121
6, 729
10, 880
15, 284
88, 711
103, 347
62, 317
66, 882
74, 428
66, 413
107, 222
100, 869
62, 827
78, 858
88, 230
90, 113
5, 127
2, 563
3,635
2, 683
4, 506
6, 477
10, 533
11, 135
11, 104
9, 546
9,732
10, 580
2,605,416
2, ly9. 492
2, 202, 005
2, 602, 303
2, 362, 085
2, 425, 490
419,703
3, 034, 176
3, 895, 609
4, 138, 222
5, 829, 025
5, 130. 336
Thousands of
dollars
Thousands of dollars
Thousands of
pounds
I
1923
1 170
2,185
1, 851
1, 518
213
231
226
174
2 889
3, 521
8, 077
2, 084
50, 000
40, 150
9,000
140, 892
8, 718
2, 048
1, 737
1,775
4, 050
17, 300
7,583
21.410
71, 351
75, 641
72, 084
65, 656
68, 818
101, 300
139, 005
124, 916
3, 545
8,340
8,396
5,334
22, 335
22, 164
15, 808
8,038
3, 269, 351
4, 487, 120
4, 835, 545
4, 218, 754
6, 929, 695
14,407,111
12, 524, 881
' 8,235.775
1,339
1,236
1,142
1, 215
283
248
212
177
7, 675
6, 149
4, 769
2,710
8,300
2,000
8,500
14, 000
21, 545
5,435
2,218
9, 259
50, 510
13, 050
5,221
1,200
66, 568
62, 134
86, 954
60, 173
70, 355
68, 332
93, 615
49, 518
5,228
4,549
7,927
1,671
2,278
1,505
924
510
2, 473, 895
2, 481, 524
2, 665, 992
2, 267, 328
1, 771, 445
1, 472. 878
5, 323, 691
3, 485, 058
1,380
1,210
1,404
1, 202
194
149
137
128
3,356
1, 170
1,931
1, 145
3, 925
19, 750
42, 036
21, 000
5, 295
7, 476
6,598
4,306
4,850
4,125
24, 860
2,575
72, 058
66, 396
72, 631
61,970
105, 311
88, 328
88, 221
74, 822
2,585
2, 855
2,079
4, 947
1,867
3,214
19, 929
18, 616
1, 274, 052
2, 493, 968
2, 053, 808
1, 599, 078
6 433, 895
2, 353. 797
3, 040, 230
4, 745, 483
1,314
1, 715
1, 593
1,652
158
187
208
219
1,779
2,460
2, 524
4, 8G8
178, 902
1, 000
3,720
5, 839
6,880
1, 271
14, 571
2,388
28, 265
3,325
10, 170
35, 261
63, 901
68, 184
66, 229
60, 946
82, 456
104, 316
119, 876
125, 462
10, 415
12, 497
10, 778
8,154
20. 395
25, 793
17, 050
9,385
2, 129, 972
3, 625, 576
3, 778, 733
2, 771, 968
7, 553, 013
12, 743, 845
10, 601, 800
7, 771, 146
January
February
March
April
1,364
1,069
1,151
1,229
285
185
199
145
4,923
2,602
3,392
2,049
4,000
39, 406
None.
29, 240
5, 484
2,601
4,588
4,680
35, 460
36, 175
14, 560
7,045
58, 376
61, 430
84, 638
59, 105
75, 999
71, 164
95, 888
60, 709
10, 525
4,777
6, 446
1,411
3,581
3,798
2,826
954
2, 332, 806
2, 138, 117
2, 404, 001
2, 076, 103
1, 523, 954
2, 334, 827
4, 417, 492
3, 120, 268
May
June
July
August
1, 290
1,186
1,273
1, 195
163
157
154
110
6,108
2,204
2,504
949
3,500
11, 296
None.
None.
7,544
6, 468
2,032
1,534
5,885
12, 892
3,400
None.
75, 895
75, 592
81, 492
82, 074
97, 475
94, 319
103, 280
112,414
2,019
999
2,492
6,495
3,372
8,721
25, 660
23, 508
1, 863, 804
1, 827, 444
2, 062, 696
1, 855, 209
1, 804, 968
2, 137, 395
6,417,632
8, 136, 550
1,278
1,647
1,613
1, 835
142
183
167
216
1, 600
3,531
2,357
3, 189
155, 100
150
2,275
2,496
3,385
4,909
7,550
8,328
24, 425
78, 663
80, 800
75, 286
76, 918
109, 574
144, 520
141, 359
176, 399
10, 206
10, 398
9,679
9, 424
22, 646
25, 748
17, 469
12, 461
3, 316, 927
11, 537, 616
1,300
249
2,677
October
November
December
_
_. _ _
1924
i
January
February
March
April
--
May
June
July
August
- _ -
September
October
November
December.. ...
_ _.
.__
_
1925
.
September
October
November
December
-
1926
Januarv
February
March
April.
May
June
.
1
|
--li
i
2
i4 Bank clearings, covering 16 cities, from Bradstreet's.
Business failures from Bradstreet's.
3 issues of Canadian bonds from The Financial Post.
Foreign trade statistics from Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Yearly figures represent monthly averages for the Canadian fiscal
year ending March 31 of the year indicated.
» Annual figures, from Department of Trade and Commerce, cover all railroads in Canada, average for the fiscal year ending March 31 of the year indicated; monthly
reports cover all railroads with annual operating revenues of $500,000 or over, which includes 98 per cent of the total revenues of all roads. Monthly data from 1920 appeared
in July, 1922, issue (No. 11), p. 45.
e Deficit.
131
Table 107.—INDEXES OF COTTON
STOCKS' END OF MONTH
YEAR AND MONTH
Receipts
i 11 to
sight
Imports
World visible
Domestic
Exports
(in- COMclud- suinp»
(ion
ing
Hitters)
WHOLESALE PRICES
MACHINERY
ACTIVITY
Cotton
Price
to
Active proWare- Total AmerMills houses
spinican
cotton cotton dles ducer,
ail
grades
Total
Cotton Cotton goods
yarns
FALL RIVER
MILL
DIVIDENDS
(quarterly)
SheetCarded
Print ings,
white, cloths
4/4
Mid- northRatio
ware
to
dling
ern, 64 x 60, shoals, Total capiupmule 38H"»
LL
land, spun,
5.35
taliza36"
tion
N.Y.
22/1 yds. to 4yds.
cones, 1».
to Ib.,
Boston
N. Y.
Relative to 1913
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
100
86
104
99
80
76
86
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
75
83
81
78
92
110
2 100 * 100
2 142
183
174
125
102
158
271
125
168
169
145
142
2
10O
73
97
81
55
47
75
98
108
119
122
111
106
71
75
70
61
76
95
105
97
109
117
99
115
100
1OO
100
159
155
134
152
160
100
89
114
137
122
117
105
128
194
169
144
179
203
106
135
107
91
92
115
100
145
111
89
91
117
155
198
153
125
111
129
107
97
106
109
80
94
193
277
189
137
136
157
129
145
113
80
84
104
127
143
102 !
70
78
106
1OO
111
!
1OO
101
102
106
109
110
111
100
100
95
79
113
184
249
254
100
100
100
88
81
120
181
268
241
87
77
115
179
300
275
100
91
84
118
193
317
274
100
85
162
117
188
246
252
59
55
114
203
291
235
60
54
95
183
252
201
111
108
108
113
102
107
250
106
163
228
224
185
265
119
106
230
224
184
284
133
161
196
192
169
343
145
162
192
174
175
344
143
168
172
185
172
486
150
147
170
136
81
411
112
110
113
88
51
227
240
258
268
223
235
274
280
191
200
218
228
188
188
203
212
181
204
208
217
131
87
270
179
126
83
143
93
161
104
113
73
124
79
76
49
65
42
58
35
I
1
1933
September
October
November
December
124
198
178
142
36
41
90
191
97
109
107
117
104
117
114
100
95
149
169
167
57
81
106
120
124
202
218
204
64
86
97
107
62
90
105
110
111
112
112
111
2
!
1924
January
February
March
April
75
35
31
34
258
263
270
219
73
65
44
43
124
109
104
103
149
132
114
92
120
116
111
98
172
145
116
88
102
104
94
80
98
90
77
60
109
107
106
104
271
262
231
239
271
250
223
234
223
211
195
192
199
183
169
171
220
204
196
180
May
June
July
August
34
18
21
33
87
74
37
22
44
31
28
37
89
75
75
77
74
59
45
44
85
70
53
41
65
51
39
46
71
61
50
43
50
40
30
27
100
96
94
95
234
232
228
232
247
235
248
229
192
191
190
189
168
171
171
175
177
176
175
189
September
October
November
December
153
233
230
206
52
98
95
264
99
127
175
144
94
115
106
115
84
161
190
192
38
54
77
97
120
245
278
268
60
97
118
133
64
109
141
156
99
102
104
107
185
193
188
200
191
192
190
186
175
181
180
180
162
165
170
171
179
168
173
176
1925
January
February
March _.
April
115
72
67
41
297
325
184
121
14.4
109
99
63
128
118
125
128
172
150
119
103
106
113
120
111
224
178
118
97
133
129
121
104
153
141
123
96
109
109
109
109
189
192
204
198
188
193
200
191
177
174
174
170
174
180
182
179
176
174
179
173
26
11
13
65
108
54
50
44
29
27
42
114
106
104
96
80
61
45
56
99
83
64
50
66
44
30
60
88
68
53
73
51
36
36
108
106
104
102
192
192
195
195
183
189
194
186
161
163
168
171
175
175
180
179
170
158
156
170
194
262
245
208
82
67
146
187
101
190
162
132
104
117
117
124
130
185
216
64
89
107
126
182
261
302
325
89
118
138
m
91
134
159
183
103
106
108
108
188
179
151
145
184
172
162
158
171
174
164
162
180
181
169
165
172
176
176
167
154
170
!
May
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December.
1926
January
February.
March
April
May
June..
1
2
i
143
_
For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 6, 9, and 10,
These figures are for fiscal years ending June 30 of year given.
!
1
132
Table 108.—INDEXES OF WOOL AND SILK
RAW WOOL
WOOL MACHINERY ACTIVITY
Eeceipts at Boston
| YEAR AND MONTH
Total
Domestic
Spinning
spindles
Looms
Imports
Foreign
Wide
Narrow
I
WHOLESALE PRICES
Carpet
and
rug
Sets
of Combs
cards
Woolen
Worsted
,
RAW SILK
Wool
(Boston)
Worsted
yarn
Suit- Wholesale
ings
price
1/4
blood
combTerri- ing
tory grease,
fine
staple, Ohio
and
scour- Penned
sylvania
fleeces
crossbred
stock,
Boston
Ws
Wool- Japa- Imdyed, nese, ports
blue,
55/56", Kansai,
Mid1,
dlesex, No.
N.
Y.
N. Y.
Relative to 1913
!
1913 monthly average. 100
1914 monthly average.
149
1915 monthly average191
1918 monthly average.
196
1917 monthly average. 225
1918 monthly average - 224
1919 monthly average. 213
I
10O
100
1OO
100
100
100
118
112
127
130
113
132
228
391
371
468
506
419
171
272
296
278
299
294
99
97
115
116
113
95
107
100
125
122
115
99
96
106
118
109
88
84
100 | 100 | 10O 10O
97
100 i
97
105
100
100
100
104
144
164
264
304
256
82
101
135
201
272
210
100
94
101
128
204
262
260
114
119
115
105
117
117
112
108
j
j
j
!
117
121
117
108
100
122
115
109
107
107
125
| 153
279
; 3 323
'
298
97 |
116
118
127
104
100 :
87
94
112
119
110
109
100
111'
107
124
89
91
291
149
219
247
249
246
204
104
172
204
212
220
235
152
182
223
218
221
271
183
201
234
237
237
106 ! 101
no
2
:
10O
90
109
120
10O
102
91
134
151
172
244
127
142
162
1920 monthly aver age 1921 monthly average.
1922 monthly average,
1923 monthly average.
1924 monthly average.
1925 monthly average.
122
152
193
185
139
136
65
89
118
90
124
82
266
315
383
429
176
274
171
212
248
280
177
224
87
92
91
111
92
92
96
88
89
104
85
88
99
75
113
121
97
106
89
91
113
125
111
109
1924
January..
February
March
April... .
161
96
202
90
88
40
92
74
347
240
486
132
244
314
325
234
97
95
95
88
92
91
91
72
111
112
107
95
111
120
126
116
112
116
119
114
98
104
99
91
240
247
247
239
208
216
216
212
219
219
212
21 2
239
239
239
239
:
! 22
118
101
101
150
200
199
84
192
266
242
145
42
30
89
150
130
48
68
91
82
78
78
85
78
69
75
80
72
76
84
114
108
98
93
80
68
69
89
107
102
93
93
65
60
69
233
225
228
239
196
176
176
192
212
206
200
206
239
233
233
233
i
:
101
83
122
157
110
82
91
193
78
87
200
243
96
132
131
252
88
98
102
104
81
89
98
96
96
105
115
112
111
117
117
117
112
128
125
120
112
118
116
119
91
106
103
105
253
260
282
295
212
228
244
280
238
251
233
239
239
239
192.5
January
February _
March
ApriL
208
97
175
102
25
36
41
30
674
255
519
286
376
299
283
229
102
100
94
91
98
95
93
93
Ho
119
126
112
117
118
120
113
116
114
100
87
114
116
119
113
102
100
89
82
393
289
277
249
276
272
252
216
245
245
''32
225
245
245
245
245
Mav
June
July
August
88
143
245
187
66
152
285
152
139
120
143
274
177
162
165
273
88
86
81
84
81
81
71
78
108
103
96
100
110
104
101
104
75
83
84
100
110
108
103
103
73
72
73
88
218
230
240
230
180
200
208
204
225
225
219
212
233
233
233
233
;
170 ;
| 175
109
93
80
100
55
44
54
41
218
167
251
150
189
199
183
92
96
99
93
84
92
93
88
96
94
101
99
108
103
105
103
103
114
117
106
106
105
99
95
108
101
96
225
232
232
200
204
216
220
212
212
206
200
233
233
233
233
_.
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November
September
October
November
^December
_
1926
January
._
FebruaryMarch
April.-
I
;
J
I
j
1
_
i i :>
i
.
S
202
189
171
155
186
147
97
154
132
137
148
167
151
127
160
175
149
158
170
174
228
197
223
270
;
167
!
171
160
164
233
185
200
174
I
\
:
:
:
174
'
178 '
235
190
219
207
182
183 i
180 '
187
295
254
239
283
|
j
n
i
i
!
^
|
h
i|
'
1—
|
i
i
1
2
i
116
154
!69
181
176
226
i
i
Mav
June
|
j
227
166
198
226
163
174
For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 6, 7, and 11,
Six months' average.
!
|
133
Table 109.—INDEXES OF PETROLEUM AND PIG IRON
PRICES, REFINED OILS IRON
ORE!
CRUDE PETROLEUM
PIG IRON
Production
Furnaces in
blast, end
of month
Wholesale prices
Price,
Fuel Lub.
oil,
Total
Kan- Oil Mexi- Gaso- Kerooil,
Pro- st'ks, Im- Consas- wells can
line sene
600°, Shipoil,
Okladuc- end ports sump- Okla- com- ship- mo- 47°, 24-26, steam ments
from
tion
tion homa pleted ments tor. water at
Mer- Fur- Caof
ref.
N.Y. while refin. Penn. mines Total chant naces
pacmo.
at
iron
wells
field
ity
YEAR AND
MONTH
Foundry
No. 2
Northern
(Pittsburgh)
Basic Comvalley posite
furPig
nace iron
Relative to 1913
average. 100
average. 107
average. 113
average, 121
average. 135
average, 143
average. 152
100
118
139
138
128
112
119
100
1920 monthly average.
1921 monthly average.
1922 monthly average.
1923 monthly average.
1924 monthly average.
1925 monthly average.
178
189
224
295
287
304
143
171
265
311
309
290
1923
September
October
N o vember
December
315
326
316
288
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1924
J anuarv
February
March
April
-
Mav
June
.
July
August
_
September
October
November
December
... .
1925
January
Februarv
March..
A pril
Mav ..
June
July^
! August
.
__.
September. __
October
! November ...
December
.
1926
i January .
Februarv.
M arch
April
1 Mav
June
100
75
97
127
124
! 126
100
100
74
86
122
123
115
86
100
70
85
119
126
131
90
100
100
10O
75
100
127
127
127
98
87.
93
132
259
215
189
88
93
134
265
221
188
88
92
132
259
222
194
119
45
87
120
87
110
| 120
107
39
67
103
118
109
33
63
107
83
88
80
116
52
90
130
101
119
281
157
168
176
141
135
287
148
164
175
137
133
284
156
162
176
142
138
111
99
60
(2)
122
123
113
114
101
100
96
100
95
91
86
86
112
118
112
112
166
159
148
148
169
160
142
142
168
158
146
148
181
203
221
227
8
118
120
135
126
99
88
105
102
92
98
100
86
121
129
134
115
151
155
155
147
144
150
149
147
150
156
155
152
92
87
87
87
207
189
181
169
80
93
89
82
102
79
70
74
91
69
59
63
68
60
54
56
92
74
66
75
141
134
130
131
139
134
129
129
146
137
130 '
131
135
134
134
137
102
104
113
130
183
190
198
231
75
68
25
(2)
80
97
98
116
72
82
81
78
64
68
76
85
86
97
106
117
135
133
133
143
129
129
130
142
132
132
134
145
101
125
' 122
119
.134
136
133
126
148
147
126
114
229
235
220
184
26
132
126
139
127
90
90
100
99
93
94
91
82
132
138
134
123
151
148
143
137
149
150
145
137
151
151
148
141
475
413
391
303
113
128
131
! 120
122
122
117
117
101
104
100
115
183
203
188
164
101
97
104
104
114
104
104
106
83
74
83
77
73
71
71
71
107
104
103
105
131
125
127
127
128
123
122
122
134
128
128
128
320
307
101
101
101
101
120
125
129
142
116
117
135
139
156
162
160
178
90
85
52
(2)
106
118
118
127
82
87
90
96
74
77
82
87
113
117
123
128
128
131
138
139
124
127
135
136
130
134
142
144
83
124
100
100
104
122
144
158
160
100
100
87
48
98
87
93
110
100
86
62
135
190
235
244
610
704
715
461
437
348
201
201
226
273
287
364
182
193
154
155
179
127
77
91
85
76
86
594
699
724
563
524
331
341
349
351
406
460
410
567
285
202
279
293
144
133
112
109
80
72
63
56
277
270
290
289
348
352
355
361
425
439
579
492
286
271
290
283
133
162
179
186
299
288
299
304
366
370
374
380
498
449
438
395
286
275
280
280
292
292
274
277
384
381
379
374
361
328
448
394
286
297
294
317
287
261
292
297
296
295
294
294
329
322
325
323
313
311
297
294
100
100
141
144
146
95
81
92
131
175
188
100
73
57
97
169
209
124
100
79
56
78
114
175
229
174
155
149
123
107
114
242
138
137
136
131
127
291
76
105
103
106
122
425
123
112
121
199
189
523
534
555
628 !
114
110
101
92
123
135
134
133
95
89
80
88
99
111
114
130
49
57
68
90
459
547
617
626
98
119
118
119
140
147
135
130
121
128
119
107
186
166
166
147
104
96
100
87
577
521
504
488
119
119
116
112
123
118
117
117
141
134
130
128
71
67
63
62
434
463
519
530
104
83
88
89
473
376
430
365
138
186
193
193
55
62
68
98
510
474
542
445
297
296
294
289
437
347
289
273
193
193
193
184
105
107
113
99
287
284
283
278
271
294
330
294
171
171
170
166
94
89
74
73
97
102
115
169
212
297
82
127
154
213
246
337
i
1
94
132
127
124
96
;
\
I
| 130
1
101
100
!
1
.
i
1
!
j
|
numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 12, 24, 25, and 26.
Relative number less than 1.
65
130
i
5
For
1
100
;
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j
i
I
134
Table 110.—INDEXES OF STEEL
STEEL
IN-
GOTS
Produc-
YEAR AND MONTH
tion
COMMERCIAL
STEEL CASTINGS
Total
bookings
Railroad
Miscellane-
cialties
bookings
spe-
U. S. STEEL '
CORP.
Unfilled
orders, Earnend of ings
ous
month
FABRICATED
STRUCTURAL
STEEL
WHOLESALE PRICES
Steel Strucbillets, tural
Besse- steel
mer beams
(Pitts- (Pittsburgh) burgh)
Bookings
Iron
and
steel
ports,
ct.
Quan- Per
of catity
pacity
100
78
S7
170
271
183
157
100
83
93
177
209
202
174
100
87
94
154
266
215
191
100
88
95
163
259
220
193
100
100
100
143
146
132
130
127
100
140
138
120
112
106
129
218
134
74
131
111
120
190
16*
162
147
137
187
131
115
160
153
133
240
155
144
169
155
147
211
156
134
172
165
156
1W
108
100
92
155
138
138
149
173
165
165
165
174
169
166
106
181
J77
172
170
97
104
102
97
85
79
74
75
125
163
151
123
162
155
155
155
166
166
166
166
81
147
248
138
114
134
145
125
81
83
81
71
129
142
167
140 I
155
155
155
155
109
94
73
70
116
109
67
60
103
81
78
78
61
55
54
56
117 '
104
91
88
112
124
124
141
120
128
142
185
123
129
172
221
118
127
117
153
59
60
68
82
1925
January
February
March
April
166
149
166
142
159
118
114
113
169
113
90
92
150
122
135
132
May
June..
July
August
137
127
122
136
95
93
105
99
67
69
83
76
138
154
155
158
94
117
134
164
71
85
133
179
1913 monthly average--.! 100
1914 monthly average,- 75
103
1915 monthly average.- _|
1916 monthly average, _.| 137
144
1917 monthly average,.142
1918 monthly average, ..
111
1919 monthly average.- -
100
76
112
173
148
186
73
100
75
105
194
110
171
42
131
48
130
143
124
117
112
40
140
134
134
102
178
170
104
101
165
180
72
79
133
142
124
113
95
76
81
82
145
152
167
133
100
76 |
117
156
ISO
199
99
100
70
88
105
181
116
101
!
!
!
I
i
170
90
96
102
68
73
189
160
132
121
93
44
57
85
99
140
193
131
105
82
74 1
101
September... ... _ October
November
December
_._
1920 monthly average. _ _
1921 monthly average.- 1922 monthly average. ..
1923 monthly average. _ _
1924 monthly average. _ _
1925 monthly average. _ _
135
64
114
144
122
146
100 !
52
95 j
243
215 |
136
105
Exse-
Com-
posite
steel
IRON AND
STEEL
lected
Items
Im-
ports,
total
;
!
j
i
100
56
128
220
235
194
160
100
90
89
98
102
53
101
134
88
173
175
193
215
1C8
70
128 i
128
138
148 1
180
80
61
59
54
49
138
38
229
226
150
264
176
176
176
176
152
141
138
157
112
104
102
116
69
59
62
56
28]
250
196
166
170
167
163
163
176
176
176
176
141
133
147
217
104
98
108
160
60
54
69
68
135
109
95
95
166
166
166
162
164
165
164
161
176
178
174
171
201
204
195
184
144
146
140
132
94
60
46
46
98
139
137
165
149
147
147
146
157
153
146
142
157
154
151
150
168
165
163
160
167
181
193
165
120 1
130
138
118
56
51
48
51
178
201
96
150
89
107
78
84
141
139
138
140
136
129
126
131
148
147
148
153
158
156
156
160
184
134
234
220
132
132
168
158
48
58
42
45
137
140
115
247
85
89
82
75
114
108
127
117
144
144
142
138
139
136
139
136
156
156
155
150
161
165
160
159
166
168
200
221
114
116
138
152
51
34
55
53
275
223
318
247
120
113
123
118
69
63
60
59
121
118
122
126
137
136
136
136
132
132
132
128
146
143
142
142
156
154
153
152
198
250
235
227
136
172
162
156
49
44
48
64
234
288
191
215
114
145
134
151
63
70
78
85
123
128
124
118
136
133
135
136
129
129
129
129
142
143
147
149
152
152
153
154
235
261
206
218
162
180
142
150
47
43
56
48
230
261
266
323
149
154
147
54
121
151
114
130
r,8 ;
!
May
June
July
August
1933
.--
September
October
November
December
-._.. -
...
1924
January. - ,_
February
March
April
May
June
July
August. _ _
September October _ _
November
December ..
1926
January
February _
March
April
1 Mayi June
_ .
.
Ifi7 :
149 i
140
146 1
165
1
1
i For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 13 and 14.
135
Table 111.—INDEXES OF NONFERROUS METALS
Stocks
YEAR AND
MONTH
cries
World
visible
U.S.
LEAD
ZINC
TIN
Imports—
bars,
blocks,
etc.
Price,
NP.igY.
COPPER
Price,
Ore
Ore
Proftetorts
Price,
in oper- <luction Stocks shipprime
shipation, (total at re- ments, west- ments,
Joplin ern, St. Jopiin verized,
pri- fineries
end of
district Louis district N. ¥.
month mary)
Production
<&
Mine
Smelter
Exports,
refined
Price,
ingots,
electrolytic,
N. Y.
Relative to 1913
I
I
100
89
148
194
129
116
95
100
100
100
100
49
35
43
132
101
92
90
108
128
142
126
148
92
237
230
159
143
127
100
87
95
109
126
142
147
10O
88
106
157
201
170
132
100
102
141
193
193
149
132
93
120
1(12
153
155
98
100
94
113
157
154
156
105
100
91
73
83
120
79
55
10O
89
113
178
178
161
122
85
35
54
80
82
138
62
108
153
155
170
99
196
89
49
96
39
198
109
189
243
255
283
139
85
104
120
115
139
182
144
197
189
210
271
182
104
131
166
185
206
99
38
80
120
128
136
99
47
92
136
147
155
67
68
79
88
119
114
114
82
88
94
85
92
96
91
86 !
88
82
80
78
71
164
148
149
144
' 32
42
52
65
213
231
132
180
121
110
111
133
229
269
95
104
167
164
143
151
122
122
122
128
139
135
136
141
81
82
89
101
96
94
91
98
137
119
132
93 i
93
98
105 '
77
80
80
82
135
146
153
161
56
63
76
92
281
180
284
322
117
114
115
114
195
137
164
252
157
156
157
169
121
128
124
126
142
149
142
142
89
98
112
73
87
82
83
84
146
171
93
224
135
215
82
239
109
119
123
112
75
75
74
78
172
152
165
156
100
91
79
81
208
243
353
220
117
123
118
111
205
178
244
185
182
196
206
189
129
128
127
128
148
145
146
139
91
116
128
128
81
83
89
87
159
162
163
172
211
211
262
179
118
96
113
79
99
96
103
116
77
71
68
68
165
150
149
145
104
122
130
125
251
192
194
308
105
105
107
112
196
150
129
238
166
161
163
179
127
124
126
130
148
147
145
143
128
120
102
106
84
81
81
87
136
139
158
112
163
153
169
203
206
125
108
147
122
105
98
123
110
113
122
126
67
68
73
77
141
147
148
165
112
95
66
52
234
274
333
246
112
115
124
134
196
236
308
254
183
189
199
211
124
134
133
131
146
159
147
148
128
118
134
125
85
85
89
93
1935
January
February
March
April...
196
197
194
182
185
191
159
146
228
205
269
120
204
143
188
109
130
128
120
116
81
83
82
82
174
162
178
169
47
41
42
45
283
278
262
244
141
136
133
127
246
300
307
245
233
216
204
183
145
134
145
137
162
153
171
155
129
83
163
138
96
95
92
87
May
June
July
August .
134
169
177
178
169
160
160
162
73
106
.125
189
90
164
158
182
121
124
128
128
82
78
78
81
172
159
165
166
52
56
51
42
298
263
238
314
126
127
131
138
242
254
197
271
183
190
186
210
137
136
133
132
151
150
150
143
147
137
136
99
87
88
91
95
September
October
November
December
174
166
155
168
143
127
147
146
120
128
99
138
126
150
107
175
127
137
140
140
82
85
85
90
164
175
175
186
29
18
17
23
293
340
309
255
141
151
157
156
272
244
345
332
218
218
223
213
132
138
131
134
150
163
155
155
89
80
79
93
94
94
94
91
201
136
109
1913 mo. a v _ _ 1914 mo. av___
1915 mo. av___
1916 mo. av.__
1917 mo. a v _ _ _
1918 mo. av.__
1919 mo. av_._
100
86
111
128
132
133
74
100
120
123
150
152
112
104
100
83
108
173
118
15
84
1920 mo. av._.
1921 mo. av.._
1922 mo. av
1923mo.av___
1924 mo. a v _ _ .
1925 mo. av.__
116
59
131
160
146
174
159
159
191
176
174
158
172
122
129
138
174
150
110
47
117
135
127
1923
May
June
July
August
165
148
145
151
179
171
162
152
162
111
106
150
118
115
132
133
September
October
November
December
124
151
185
131
160
166
158
170
122
191
56
86
._
134
242
125
207
197
176
188
154
May
_
June
__.
July
August . _
143
118
107
131
September
October..
| November
December
1924
January
February
March
April
1936
January
February
March....
April
100
87 |
97
147
135
124
78
149
100
2 78
87
98
140
143
109
65
72
94
112
128
139
May
June...
1
J
For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 20 and 21,
Eleven months' average, August missing.
151
212
91
136
Table 112.—INDEXES OF COAL
ANTHRACITE
BITUMINOUS
Production
YEAR AND MONTH
Exports
Consumption
by
vessels
Production
Prices
Prices
Wholesale,
Mine KanaRetail,
averChiwha,
age
cago
f.
o.
b.
(spot)
Cincinnati
Production
Exports
j
COKE
Whole- Retail,
sale,
chest- chestnut,
nut,
New
New
York
York
Price 1
Exports
ConiiellsvHle
Beehive
Byproduct
100
100
88
111
150
176
204
198
100
100 ;
68
91
120
144
172
73
74 |
73
133
338 |
215 j
194
242
155
224
296
267
315
94
32
52
126
67
97
442
149 !
290
224
1
148
i
Relative to 1913
1 913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
-
100
88
93
105
115
121
97
100
77
93
105
120
111
100
100
94
97
ii<j
191
115
62
106
85
87
87
88
118
101
109
100
102
89
72
94
93
91
150
264
210
211
100
100
100
122
208
177
187
121
98
53
59
52
56
459
207
295
224
169
167
266
207
237
196
156
155
100
100
99
97
96
109
108
96
100
92
85
100
129
107
107
100
102
102
101
144
136
143
176 |
178
198
192
169
180
'
98
99
60
102
96
68
116
101
57
110
86
68
179
198
200
205
214
^211
177
194
197 ;
204
201
•; 207
62
110
111
107
114
129
121
132
128
200
200
200
200
196
196
j
198 |
201 !
70
68
61
58
315
300
309
306
223
88
82
136
211
213
i
193 i
192
;
112
99
99
51
116
107
95
210
216
216
216
208
209
209 !
208 !
53
50
42
41
295
293
273
284
130
107
37
62
197
163
167
169
79
87
89
71
216
216
216
207
208
203
206
194
44
46
51
41
292
281
304
284
73
74
73
52
100
100
105
112
129
156
10O
100
103
105
121
132
155
69
82
106
99
91
59
;
2A
31
!r.S
1
1923
120
118
117
127
150
161
152
141
71
68
07
70
216
207
193
195
200
188
177
177
120
128
111
103
118
99
84
72
61
57
55
48
195
183
181
176
177
132
119
104
76
71
85
76
64
50
52
47
54
81
79
84
90
85
95
109
93
106
121
106
116
January
February
March..
April
May
June__
July
August . _
. ._ .
September
October. .
183
184
183
183
181
182 ;
i
154
182
181
181
183
175
168
166
166
154
154
181
181
178
168
1
[
101
97
104
87
58
53
54
49
166
165
161
162
154
154
154
154
163
163 |
163
163
99
98
99
91
79
100
84
73
208
210
212
214
195
196
197 !
j
198
29
21
17
17
265
229
224
231
55
66
67
.58
140
132 !
121 '
123
100
102
65
73
49
55
45
55
165
171
167
167
154
154
154
154
163 |
171
169
169
97
98
87
94
94
105
82
93
216
216
216
221
203
203
203
207
20
24
24
34
240
274
276
308
58
77
78
77
128
128
132
165
130
98
94
85
65
55
61
59
51
46
49
55
170
166
161
159
154
154
154
154
177
177
176
175
97
94
92
95
86
84
58
66
221
221
206
203
206
207
207
196
42
38
38
29
322
295
326
313
86
84
90
73
190
167
144
130
May
June .
July
August
.9
93
99
113
91
96
110
120
62
61
64
69
160
159
158
166
154
154
154
]54
168
171
171
173
104
99
109
118
94
91
134
138
205
206
208
210
196
198
199
201
24
21
19
22
310
298
299
299
81
68
88
88
128
119
119
131
September
October
117
133
127
132
109
83
99
93
56
176
174
185
176
159
154
154
154
185
187 !
201 1
197
1
1
47
13
9
2
212
212
213
216
244
I2)
(-0
27
36
43
47
301
321
334
355
F'5
97
119
179
152
268
2S2
1S2
November
December
•
1924
January
February
March__
April
_
May
June
July___
August
.
September
October
November. _ ...
December.
!
165 |
172 '
171 :
155
;
1925
November
December
53
53
'"
91
- •
(2)
'
i
1926
January
February
March..
April...
. _ i| _ _
!
I
May
June.
1
2
For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Table 23.
No quotation. 3 Eleven months' average, December missing. 4 Ten months' average, November and December missing.
II
137
Table 113.—INDEXES OF RUBBER AND LEATHER
CRUDE
RUBBER
HIDES AND SKINS
Wholesale
prices
Imports
Imports
(ineluding
latex)
YEAR AND MONTH
Wholesale
price,
Para- Total
Island, hides
and
New
York skins
LEATHER
Green
salted,
packers'
Calf- Cattle Goat- Sheep- heavy
skins hides skins skins native
steers
(Chicago)
Sole and
belting
BOOTS AND SHOES
Upper
Wholesale prices
WoPrice
Men's Men's men's
Price
sole,
black
Exblack
dress
chrome
oak,
kid,
welt
calf,
ports calf,
Ex- scour- Exbintan Good"B"
ports grades
ports
ed,
year
calf
cher
backs
welt
(St.
(Bos(Bos(Boston) Louis) (St.
ton fy
ton)
Louis)
Calfskins,
country
No.l
(Chicago)
Relative to 1913
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
1920 monthly av
1921 monthly av
1922 monthly av
1923 monthly av_.._
1924 monthly av
1925 monthly av
10O
10O
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
1.12
130
146
127
73
150
88
64
82
39
10
84
138
183
181
166
99
182
85
88
116
99
70
149
97
110
149
123
77
125
107
132
142
178
164
214
111
114
179
215
197
363
i
166
259
289
140
86
392
105
112
143
185
177
204
77
101
120
70
44
192
100
98
168
193
147
131
211
100
76
69
83
80
68
60
100
104
106
167
215
222
360
100
123
191
233
350
281
462
102
105
119
153
181
244
104
106
127
180
178
245
100
100
115
150
146
220
489
358
582
597
637
768
41
23
23
31
26
71
102
70
111
107
72
73
46
63
73
64
54
38
123
81
145
131
83
75
89
70
90
96
58
91
121
67
90
112
85
90
172
76
98
90
80
87
195
79
85
83
97
107
t
j2
\
46
50
72
62
191
122
116
114
101
109
82
40
76
70
79
88
366
193
164
163
168
174
167
89
53
73
62
65
288
225
209
207
201
205
257
195
150
153
154
162
255
169
147
142
128
133
163
163
163
163
69
68
75
63
202
201
201
201
153
153
153
153
142
142
142
142
58
|
;
1933
September
October ._
November
December .
:
__
268
409
361
690
30
27
25
25
63
69
65
67
47
66
48
46
65
73
77
64
64
67
55
79
81
77
66
71
77
84
77
74
81
83
79
80
45
42
88
44
109
104
101
95
69
64
63
69
1934
Januarv
__ __ _
February
March
April
508
731
481
881
25
24
21
21
54
70
74
84
41
57
52
47
57
70
85
94
44
68
67
82
70
94
94
121
78
86
76
66
83
96
100
85
52
65
52
85
98
98
103
103
61
67
80
104
163 |
171
171
171 i
45
60
62
68
201
201
201
201
153
153
153
153
142
142
142
142
May
June
July
August
644
519
452
505
21
20
21
26
77
60
69
67
53
45
68
61
86
51
85
81
80
59
50
43
88
107
60
86
65
68
71
85
88
91
95
103
87
60
86
80
103
95
95
98
104
78
70
71
171 !
160
160
171
90
61
54
61
201
201
201
201
153
153
153
153
142
142
142
142
622
905
782
613
28
33
35
39
66
64
80
94
66
54
45
56
73
75
119
123
40
52
46
68
89
80
59
74
87
88
95
95
105
103
107
111
70
74
72
84
99
99
104
107
76
85
79
74
171
171
171
178
57
66
59
68
201
201
201
201
153
154
158
158
142
142
142
143
763
573
39
38
43
42
83
74
87
99
35
38
46
40
100
82
76
112
99
96
112
96
80
61
141
155
92
89
80
77
114
114
108
79
67
72
40
114
116
116
111
98
76
95
76
186
186
186
178
61
55
83
83
204
204
206
206
158
160
163
163
147
147
147
147
52
35
54
41
62
54
91
68
49
83
99
85
94
98
116
84
113
78
80
90
96
97
106
115
113
62
53
46
66
109
107
103
103
75
£
76
171
171
171
171
83
66
58
54
206
206
206
206
163
163
163
163
147
147
147
147
31
28
20
22
69
48
86
59
82
70
83
95
70
57
51
57
96
95
89
85
105
106
105
102
63
71
44
82
103
103
105
103
89
90
89
124
171
171
171
171
48
61
66
66
206
206
206
206
163
163
163
162
147
147
147
147
-_ _- -
. - __
September
October
November
December _ , _
1935
January
February .
March
April
767
754
Juno
July
August
857
746
753
775
102
82
63
88
69
69
September .
October
November
December
612
804
876
935
73
96
106
95
65
49
67
60
Mav
1926
January
February
March
April.
98
i
i
i
_._'_
j
!
May
June.-
!
_
II
1
For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 27, 28, 29, and 30.
i
138
Table 114.—INDEXES OF LUMBER AND PAPER1
PRICES
PRODUCTION
EXPORTS
!
NEWSPRINT
PAPER
OAK FLOORING
1
!
DougYEAR AND MONTH
WOOD PULP
Me-
las fir YeElow;
Pro- Ship- Orders If*"** Unlum- pine ! Doug- Yellow All
All
hnnlU-Ml ena Ol filled
ber, floor- las fir pine species! species duction ments booKed montll orders
No. 1 ing
|
com.
Im-
ports
chan.
Prices,
Exroll,
ports f. o. fo. Immills
ports
{
Chemical
Im-
Price
sul-
ports
phite
1
Relative to 1913
i
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly a v _ _ _ . _
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monshly av
19 18 monthly a v _ _ —
1919 monthly av
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly ay-—monthly av... ._
monthly av
monthly av.
monthly av
monthly av
100
100
86
86
113
172
198
276
93
88
98 1
137
147
239
325
129
166
211
187
180
234
156
197
207
182
202
100
83
41
41
42
40
45
100
100
64
47
49
33
30
44
69
43
42
39
40
51
67
67
91
77
95
88
65
44
48
66
69
70
00
47
59
67
75
<5
100
96
95
103
85
94
94
80 |
103
114
110
119
100
100
100
275
100
20G
141
128
178
217
224
255
100
100
99
131
162
165
188
100
144
168
213
254
271
286
129
104
156
1G6
110
120
100
122
106
113
107
105
116
100
97
95
171
216
172
158
155
165
454
608
639
714
332
360
468
595
617
659
106
39
60
38
40
f3
290
242
178
188
186
198
138
114
128
178
150
178
ISO
143
279
298
342
358
295
157
115
133
116
121
112
138
173
167
73
151
100
114
148
191
174
92
184
100
122
156
1S7
147
78
1^3
100
151
163
213
243
244
137
100
104
104
161
186
343
451
522
647
130
226
398
431
588
713
104
230
389
472
588
631
245
312
218
319
415
447
:
1923
September
O ctober
November
December
190
201
201
190
190
192
184
183
70
78
81
105
1924
January
February
March
April
212
212
201
190
192
193
191
189
190
179
179
174
181
171
167
172
September
October
November
December
174
179
179
179
173
175
184
193
1925
January
February
March
April _ . .
212
201
201
190
May
June
Julv
August
May .
June
July
August
i
i
i
:
.
49
54
75
118
123
112
94
428
438
459
S90
506
518
477
457
582
501
494
620
382
367
393
390
4.11
479
518
655
601
625
592
630
33
31
36
.188
188
1SS
188 |
183
188
219
253
276
293
373
313
139
130
122
198
100
90
78
51
67
68
63
101
73
71
69
101
110
115
119
451
435
489
£08
517
507
508
540
690
470
426
424
306
303
385
424
776
728
704
631
587
564
665
611
47
39
36
44
188
188
188
188
126
126
161
132
285
399
278
202
117
118
118
118
95
64
77
76
68
63
85
70
73
64
72
70
120
111
102
635
561
552
659
505
505
706
800
472
476
463
428
565
495
574
690
i
115
566
493
510
527
618
636
612
602
39
52
28
41
188
188
183
183
95
94
129
152
266
281
368
388
97
69
73
58
81
74
73
81
74
111
114
105
98
541
633
555
554
633
707
594
577
554
568
755
653
404
390
397
416
623
494
657
732
j
81
82
105
589
623
614
684
25
47
40
37
183
183
183
183
175
218
178
209
425
434
350
425
113
113
115
118
204
205
204
198
94
58
108
94
61
70
75
95
70
63
82
85
112
110
120
121
626
573
623
651
579
581
675
739
554
549
589
610
483
501
499
491
738
722
644
650
|
615
606
698
675
44
52
28
54
179
179
179
179
161
197
135
155
457
335
386
286
118
118
117
117
_ _
190
179
179
190
196
192
194
197
75
114
74
61
85
79
80
49
74
85
73
61
122
125
117
127
619
625
660
693
702
727
799
815
711
754
818
891
486
508
428
390
698
688
738
821
| 674
693
641
561
60
87
27
43
179
197
179
179
233
216
167
213
325
358
346
343
117
120
120
120
201
206
210
216
88
109
69
139
53
59
73
63
84
79
69
93
127
129
113
109
688
742
628
632
759
827
654
696
655
657
681
775
364
379
410
424
724
615
694
839
i
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179
179
179
168
52
50
82
54
179
179
179
179
177
235
251
232
357
377
354
374
120
123
126
130
._ _
.. . . . . „ _ .
__ .
September
October
November
December .
1926
January
February
March
April
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June
i For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables, 82, 35, 38, and 42.
I
59
59
68
79
1
!
|
!
604
792
681
666
118 i
117
113
113
139
Table 115.—INDEXES OF GRAINS AND BUILDING MATERIALS1
i
BARLEY
EYE
I
OATS
__
Receipts
Visible
supply
Whole- ReEx- WholeExResale ceipts
sale ceipts
ports 2 prices
ports 2 prices
PORTLAND CEMENT
! _
1
YEAR AND
MONTH
i
GRAINS BRICK
Visible
sopply
i WholeWholesale
sale
price, net,
price, Pro- Ship- Stocks
without bags
at
end
com- di uc- ments of
mon
tion
Chi- Lehigh
month cago
red,
Valley
| N. ¥. 1
district i mills
ExEx- Wholesale 1 ports
ports prices
1
Relative to 1913
1
1913 mo. av_ 100
19 14 mo. av.
82
93
1915 mo. av.
104
1916 mo. av_
1917 mo. av_
76
68
1918 mo. av_
1919 mo. av.
86
1920 ino. av.
1921 mo. av_
1922 mo. av.
1 1923 mo. av.
1924 mo. av.
1925 mo. av_
42
37
37
43
57
(Jl
too
100
104
81
100
96
89
173
38
151
128
102
130
231
1OO
98
113
139
2.10
207
195
(58
58
40
47
50
79
102
147
105
67
101
163
202
102
101
105
131
135
100
100
1OO
84
92
122
135
182
243
100
100
100
10O
1OO
96
93
99
101
77
87
97
98
106
102
80
97
114
101
99
99
84
87
89
94
118
153
166
106
100
89
116
157
197
196
333
232
265
302
269
224
108
107
124
149
162
175
108
)07
131
153
164
65
91
85
82
117
143
180
153
159
170
172
171
230
208
194
211
197
197
103 |
124
96
92
125
305
309
320
311
168
161
164
169
193
180
186
2@3
90
82
72
54
.173
173
173
173
214
214
214
214
41
38
39
37
110
117
118
120
143
108
75
86
305
290
274
290
171
174
164
130
185
193
139
87
49
41
62
97
173
173
166
163
214
214
200
197
21
16
11
6
126
131
128
130
82
73
7-3
66
305
305
305
305
115
, 112
135
153
70
80
122
173
126
150
162
153
170
173
173
173
197
197
197
197
56
76
53
120
305
305
244
206
180
176
183
197
197
203
225
228
146
133
110
95
173
173
173
173
197
197
197
197
127
140
150
148
215
308
100
123
736
854
792
879
2,183
100
121
172
175
294
305
241
107
| 109
i
132
120
137
93
100
106
89
132
103
99
100
287
199
414
285
!
418
| 192
3, 195
1, 622
2, 571
1, 721
I, 988
1, 554
294
191
139
118
114
,178
8tJ
88
92
97
107
94
222
215
80
134
256
99
32
23
103
185
196
113
297
2, 993
2, 507
2, 163
1, 139
122
108
102
106
65
68
78
136
63
40
27
48
35
21
28
27
120
117 !
413
265
273
157
1, 673
352
633
774
110
113
111
110
128
139
88
97
81
97
87
93
78
91
81
67
82
83
77
50
|
!
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100
7
298
291
310
358
184
100
112
132
121
170
206
186
15
212
103
106
117
136
124
100
67
191
168
149
171
173
!
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169
j
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222
201
109
129
100
j
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|
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May .......
June
Julv
August
20
24.
22
56
26
23
17
33
25
25
56
176
108
103
104
100
September..
October
November....
December...
80
67
50
64
58
66
63
65
141
98
18
26
105
108
105
110
1934
January
February-..
March
April
32
37
33
31
50
35
32
20
42
66
48
113
118
120
128
140
150
130
74
530
259
235
1,385
114
113
108
104
May
June
July
August
24
44
17
42
15
9
6
17
31
35
72
96
122
124
133
136
192
129
383
366
1,290
2, -108
859
966
106
115
135
144
66
68
51
133
28
17
58
8
7
130
133
150
140
September __
October
November..
December _.-
154
136
80
60
94
104
109
109
134
364
185
119
139
145
138
150
1,104
1,368
690
294
7,470
7,050
854
552
160
200
206
221
269
189
70
95
221
311
314
336
22
91
45
39
132
139
140
159
261
353
200
138
213
213
206
206
189
190
171
136
228
231
139
74
75
54
80
124
173
173
173
166
197
197
197
197
1935
January
February.. .
March
April
55
46
37
22
78
77
76
55
104
60
59
64
156
159
147
140
165
218
64
116
779
609
1,321
6,935
249
248
132
176
113
68
62
56
339
334
2195
223
33
28
33
30
159
152
131
121
84
103
127
221
221
206
206
115
108
144
180
70
81
139
195
157
175
182
177
172
173
173
173
197
197
197
197
May
June
July
August
29
37
34
132
36
33
22
67
110
46
133
312
142
142
141
139
352
69
31
150
3,739
1,050
2,448
668
187
171
154
168
57
84
80
234
164
164
122
239
129
79
142
234
129
135
126
110
121
79
114
122
229
236
236
234
202
200
204
214
226
237
245
249
164
146
124
107
173
173
173
173
197
197
197
197
September—
October
November..
December.-
166
71
53
48
120
112
128
145
623
208
171
66
120
119
114
115
513
255
201
173
680
82
40
61
139
132
135
163
141
91
68
75
305
302
300
291
208
157
81
82
106
107
107
112
148
87
71
73
225
225
225
225
208
208
178
141
240
207
138
94
91
98
130
164
173
168
163
163
197
197
197
197
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112 :
1
!
!
1926
January
February _.
M^arch
April
May .
June
i For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 44, 45, and 56.
!
Fiscal years beginning July 1 of year indicated.
140
Table 116.—INDEXES OF CHEMICALS, OILS, AND SANITARY WARE l
Imports
Exports
Total
SulNitrate phu- fertilof soda ric acid izer
Exports
Flaxseed
Cottonseed
oil
Total vegetable oils
YEAE AND
MONTH
Potash
ENAMELED SANITARY
WARE
VEGETABLE OILS
CHEMICALS
Oleomargarine
Minneapolis and
Duluth
Pro- Con- Be- ShipIm- Wholesale duc- sump- ceipts
meiits Stocks
ports price
tion tion
Orders shipped
Linseedoil
cake
Linseed
oils
LavatoSinks
ries
Baths
Shipments
from
Minneapolis
!
Miscella neons
Relative to 1913
100
100
2100
100
61
109
58
41
36
61
2 124
2
96
2
141
2
172
2
305
3
316
91
94
147
212
277
332
2
334
133
249
245
316
259
7
13
22
25
71
72
61
78
233
119
79
106
130
135
126
114
104
126
121
92
May
June
Julv
August _
September _ - October
November
December
1913 mo.
1914 mo.
1915 mo.
1916 mo.
1917 mo.
1918 mo.
1919 mo.
av_ av_ _
av__
av_av__
av__
av__
100
79
28
4
4
7
23
mo. av__
mo. av_ _
mo. av_mo. av..
mo. av_ _
mo. av__
10O
i 100
100
75
35
50
35
9
6
100
100
78
65
70
73
61
66
69
57
62
61
53
61
100
107
US
i
128
!
83
i
49
87
100
104
117
137
94
68
96
100
108
132
139
91
62
102
100
30
23
36
24
21
14
49
42
37
74
116
98
17
29
20
28
121
79
33
70
10
19
27
46
52
54
54
71
72
89
40
50
36
57
58
80
129
104
188
227
240
277
108
122
192
231
231
267
113
124
178
214
225
242
98
107
144
184
224
197
167
179
203
175
194
217
141
72
70
159
76
84
36
76
48
32
84
110
103
101
55
80
88
81
219
286
229
204
238
309
255
233
200
265
219
221
172
214
195
203
204
190
185
169
201
199
197
169
28
17
16
27
28
25
22
26
17
11
9
90
74
80
59
82
52
53
29
240
247
293
259
272
276
313
268
258
257
295
244
236
239
280
251
135
144
167
193
147
127
128
131
147
118
127
134
25
20
20
15
21
17
13
12
9
4
3
2
41
43
41
28
23
34
35
31
254
213
244
259
232
205
195
218
237
210
206
248
219
214
224
216
191
260
250
150
155
151
158
159
166
141
166
170
162
144
109
185
518
428
102
139
494
541
125
39
82
70
52
58
122
118
111
53
97
98
104
j
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263
236
188
185
216
221
180
176
207
215
171
187
239
097
33
17
19
9
278
246
370
274
154
148
154
153
158
143
163
157
161
134
170
144
75
43
39
25
40
34
31
20
44
35
21
97
95
97
92
104
99
69
52
1
236
| 234
266
I
271 i
259
258
255
258
238
227
235
254
229
206
226
23S
103
79
100
78
11
19
9
12
232
276
210
221
147
148
158
156
145
127
131
142
156
122
124
144
37
41
38
71
27
16
29
48
17
21
19
10
88
83
62
72
41
1
256
274
311
294
243
248
254
238
204
193
136
92
73
54
105
14
28
33
33
150
244
278
326
147
136
140
146
160
214
217
169
216
211
207
283
279
178
70
157
207
82
111
83
80
91
117
96
78
83
113
117
108
293
295
221
228
262
273
198
180
184
145
141
2100
100
299
100
U05
198
241
254
99
99
105
161
227
245
212
108
140
155
151
151
248
147
127
157
102
253
148
126
159
162
160
124
164
156
211
162
165
162
151
158
186
186
183
16
13
16
12
373
499
484
509
152
139
135
139
105
59
82
73
10
8
7
354
273
163
224
155
105
104
117
64
85
65
76
4
9
34
34
172
182
378
298
126
116
88
110
55
65
79
72
35
62
116
94
259
113
132
177
83
82
44
55
132
78
88
121
109
93
142
82
59
47
51
72
87
123
195
247
295
65
136
802
686
656
829
220
71
26
27
24 1
16 !
45
67
39
90
86
87
98
211
59
86
142
159
178
229
132
129
85
116
78
98
62
65
76
74
80
58
76
24
16
14
20
1923
September
October. .. .
November
December
62
101
65
109
99
109.
58
168
106
44
66
45
109
53
71
43
1924
January _ _
February
March
ApriL _
_
116
112
101
48
305
' 287
222
140
71
105
75
127
43
24
46
43
141
72
97
118
September. ..
October
November
December
87
137
125
145
1925
January
February
March _ . _
April
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
May
June
July.
August
1926
January
February
M^arch
April
JVIfty
Jun@
2
2
100
2m
62
j
| 282
297
337
'
325
52
48
81
,
;
308
320
217
235
..
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Fiscal years beginning July 1 of year indicated.
56
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;
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!;
1
.110
93
130
70
74
90
161
149
141
Table 117.—INDEXES OF WHEAT AND CORN1
Wholesale
prices
Exports
CORN
WHEAT
WHEAT FLOUR
Whole-
Wholesale
prices
Exports
Visible supply
Exports sale
prices
Visible GrindUnited States Canada
No. 1 No. B supply ings
Stand, Winter
north- red
pat.
strts.. United
United Canada MinKanIncl.
ern
States Canada Wheat flour
States
Wheat spring, winter,
neapsas
Chicago
only
only
City
olis
as
Chicago
i
wheat
YEAR AND MONTH
i
i
Cash,
Corn, cont.,
inct. grades,
corn No. 3,
meal Chicago
1
Relative to 1913
100
91
111
126
118
146
129
100
1
'
100
103
146
115
55
92
32
33
107
118
122
100
34
1OO
111
117
132
262
257
255
285
161
141
127
145
183
256 |
146
126 i
119
129
180
56
186
226
105
116
153
121
116
133
131
150
140
45
282
354
95
43
29
226
93
100
131
155
167
63
347
766
685
127
131
120
122
106
111
108
no
22
10
29
88
133
153
133
135
33
18
28
56
142
162
135
117
94
78
73
65
147
140
160
73
124
129
128
124
112
114
110
105
94
185
245
178
161
170
187
153
77
91
103
55
121
128
127
126
34
60
49
203
56
80
59
64
492
287
193
98
129
138
153
149
108
114
127
J33
121
82
49
50
120
134
139
153
47
26
17
20
126
134
169
187
41
159
235
243
394
544
336
215
305
416
273
189
123
171
322
356
148
163
168
185
136
155
160
178
58
76
73
159
152
165
130
132
21
19
24
15
186
177
181
197
137
124
106
80
243
233
230
178
102
89
120
102
100
90
126
99
73
49
53
59
209
202
185
170
203
207
179
173
259
308
329
227
161
148
135
125
23
18
J
203
199
186
173
188
195
181
197
62
51
56
64
149
123
69
23
119
85
64
95
101
84
68
92
178
117
156
183
184
177
174
186
192
184
161
170
168
144
61
64
119
131
106
133
22
25
22
22
182
176
178
168
193
193
198
205
91
83
83
92
179
233
317
365
113
53
57
45
94
69
67
64
189
500
416
580
170
170
177
194
169
166
174
182
53
20
28
172
141
168
155
155
32
33
31
88
147
132
135
127
1913 monthly average. __
1914 monthly average...
1915 monthly average...
1916 monthly average. __
1917 monthly average__.
1918 monthly average...
1919 monthly average._.
100
104
128
117
113
177
215
100
10O
111
145
159
249
(2)
262
100
107
146
158
274
268
278
10O
96
97
110
51
85
131
100
100
95
114
162
179
206
192
100
98
187
146
79
100
175
207
155
107
112
149
100
150
179 |
142
109
173
172
1920 monthly average.. _
1921 monthly average. _.
1922 monthly average...
1923 monthly average...
1924 monthly average...
1925 monthly average....
162
137
122
133
103
91
97
149
194
227
234
211
277
182
159
139
157
193
301
183
160
139
156
200
70
62
62
96
99
86
75
112
173
195
216
195
219
281
166
99
191
93
1923
S eptember . _
October
November-December
153
204
174
175
112
283
333
311
136
135
132
133
137
140
136
133
122
132
138
141
95
247
331
383
168
150
139
101
258
268
343
218
135
138
137
139
137
139
139
138
126
122
112
96
96
115
77
93
259
221
150
153
145
150
163
164
142
145
152
162
143
183
158
142
281
223
203
162
175
178
194
97
92
135
93
214
204
339
174
67
80
76
85
78
99
85
99
1924
January
| February
March .
April
_
Mav
June
Julv
August
1 September
•
October,
November
December _ .
___
1925
January
Februarv
March
i April.....
May
June .
July
August
_
September.-.
October
November
December
_
100
100
126
72
157
189
150
42
114
147
155
254
245
281
198
229
149
110
153
88
78
129
136
214
256
213
186
111
50
60
174
145
94
101
376
387
372
286
53
37
36
45
76
61
73
128
191
138
96
61
158
173
179
202
148
161
176
161
212
215
197
180
229
225
207
183
118
146
200
169
194
186
189
193
162
251
297
255
181
181
186
200
100
102
133
137
231
224
239
!
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I
1926
January
February
March. ._
April
May
June
i
I
1
For numerical figures and complete explanation and sources of data, see Tables 54 and 55.
2
No quotations available.
142
Table 118.—INDEXES OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS1
LIVESTOCK PRICES
Cattle
YEAR AND
MONTH
Hogs
Steers,
good to
choice, Heavy,
corn
Chifed,
cago
Chicago
PORK
LAMB TOTAL FLUID
MEATS MILK
BEEF
Prod.,
snsp,
slaugh- Exports Wholesale prices
ter
j Production,
ExinLard, spected
ports
Smoked prime
Ewes, Lambs, Total
hams,
slaughChiChiprod- Total
conChiter
cago
cago
ucts
tract,
cago
N. Y.
Sheep
FISH
Receipts
ProProTotal
ducduccatch,
tion,
tion,
prinininGood . Steer spected spected
cipal
native rounds, slaughfishing
Greater
slaugh- New
steers, No. 2,
poris
ter
ter
ChiChiYork
cago
cago
Wholesale prices
I
.Relative to 1913
1
1913 mo. av..
1914 mo. av__
1915 mo. av_.
1916 mo. av..
1917 mo. av_.
1918 mo. av—
1919mo.av._
100
100
100
100
100
10O
106
102
113
151
193
206
100
85
115
188
210
218
100
108
127
153
220
241
200
104
119
141
207
222
207
94
110
119
94
122
123
94
138
147
132
229
268
1920mo.av._
1921 mo. av.,
1922 mo. a v..
1923ino.av__
1924mo.av_.
1925 mo. av__
170
103
111
117
114
125
170
101
112
92
101
150
137
73
124
130
147
154
204
128
170
173
183
195
113
117
130
160
151
128
1933
September.,
October.,.,,
November. .
December.. .
125
123
116
115
103
93
85
84
117
113
121
137
169
184
158
160
1934
January
February. _ _
March
April
111
114
118
127
86
85
88
89
153
180
213
212
May
June
July
August
121
113
112
112
89
87
98
115
September _.
October
November. .
December. _-
106
112
108
112
1925
January
February. _March
April
100
101
92
111
152
192
207
100
94
85
122
197
232
284
156
169
151
202
172
124
201
161
160
128
122
163
116
149
183
205
208
193
194
230
171
187
202
205
205
177
160
145
141
103
103
127
182
189
176
170
118
129
115
119
115
124
135
162
103
Ul
120
117
129
133
161
150
May
June
July
August
114
123
136
142
September..
October
November..
December—
146
140
124
118
100
100
100
100
95
101
116
139
158
136
100
89
313
236
239
473
235
100
105
100
107
167
171
180
102
95
99
124
169
171
98
84
82
64
70
84
95
105
116
110
133
126
101
106
108
110
118
125
181
101
105
112
121
153
119
113
126
130
133
138
143
112
106
100
98
77
178
126
116
122
132
139
163
111
111
117
116
121
75
90
76
81
82
85
113
114
125
144
14.0
130
136
143
149
165
167
173
134
132
126
123
116
121
128
120
134
156
139
123
110
104
89
70
135
135
135
132
132
118
104
103
81
87
78
84
121
148
160
167
161
161
153
156
150
148
116
90
274
232
214
168
116
111
114
114
116
106
105
102
137
114
115
121
73
86
95
101
131
131
131
131
106
111
115
118
93
79
76
74
173
147
138
132
158
150
165 j
160 |
76
124
130
122
151
154
153
115
140
133
181
165
117
118
123
134
100
101
115
130
135
116
132
135
102
87
103
106
131
129
127
127
129
133
130
129
81
77
82
85
14!
135
141
121
172
176 !
177
114
136
167
148
169
172
171
205
103
117
140
191
140
162
112
147
134
130
123
125
131
150
139
154
146
187
140
134
120
123
106
68
127
132
111
141
122
104
98
95
93
95
78
72
119
136
137
163
167
170
161
163
147
150
104
91
185
180
196
169
226
221
206
182
199
152
115
109
176
140
150
101
132
139
162
170
151
146
155
146
146
105
129
131
60
64
162
88
141
141
141
141
102
103
113
117
87
77
89
89
173
130
119
116
161
152
174
167
82
134
175
134
146
152
165
157
139
120
145
137
158
191
188
187
116
136
107
96
133
127
110
101
154
158
176
180
148
160
165
163
132
127
145
135
105
97
85
81
138
135
138
143
124
132
147
143
89
80
86
85
121
130
121
110
179
194
185
179
127
187
182
199
154
140
135
130
132
137
145
172
194
194
196
205
97
122
127
162
122
99
93
140
176
170
170
168
162
149
147
136
144
173
137
152
70
03
57
82
143
143
137
131
132
122
109
100
90
91
75
86
115
140
128
154
177
173
167
170
208
157
112
70
1936
February
March
April
* For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc,, see Tables 59, 60, 61, 63, and 65.
j
I
I
1
179 :
1
100
100
106
125
118
137
128
116
101
120
119
126
147
!
143
Table 119.—INDEXES OF SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA, AND RICE 1
SUGAR
ReWholesale
Retail Visible supply,
ceipts, Exports
prices
price end of month
LouisReiana
cepts
From From crop
ReRaw, Granin
forHaat
fined,
96° ulated,
51
World United Brazil
eign
waii
New includ- centrif- in
total
States
cities
ing
and counOrugal, bbls.,
P. R. tries leans maple N. y. N.Y.
Imports
YEAR AND MONTH
RICE
TEA
COFFEE
Clearances
from Brazil
ShipIm- ments,
Im- Exports
ports
New ports
into
OrU.S. leans
Imports
into
To
Total United U.S.
States
Relative to 1913
ioo
100
62
53
87
59
45
50
100
96
80
79
100
86
94
110
142
101
66
IOO
122
111
127
102
82
84
100
119
144
137
151
129
156
100
121
112
131
106
132
80
100
125
121
138
155
136
91
100
110
130
161
181
182
209
100
108
120
146
169
176
205
1OO
754
1,860
3, 054
1, 952
787
2,850
100
110
133
165
179
183
215
100
115
112
117
105
109
149
110
119
119
142
149
91
120
116
152
162
164
150
100
101
111
94
116
233
71
182
245
474
752
608
1,365
106
111
102
95
118
150
170
131
206
157
174
100
29
54
57
87
41
31
1,785
1,803
3,548
858
851
1,466
372
137
133
200
170
122
297
144
139
195
174
128
353
146
132
184
187
131
67
75
74
50
41
44
92
92
59
49
40
40
58
111
94
96
124
103
90
101
105
119
117
112
162
131
127
1.59
148
150
152
158
146
165
166
150
102
86
109
120
104
114
131
187
162
132
92
79
57
33
28
21
17
29
1,422
2,123
1,491
1,233
561
237
1923
May
June
July
August
158
112
106
86
209
117
122
115
4
4
7
8
2,268
1,644
165
136
227
213
198
173
220
215
199
178
204
202
191
175
46
45
47
49
45
47
43
39
31
60
108
133
69
72
78
156
91
79
86
204
127
100
98
103
73
90
130
129
119
77
96
60
13
49
8
11
1,528
1,142
1,690
443
September
October
November
December
112
49
8
8
114
159
93
63
12
140
234
408
222
144
159
96
199
217
208
209
193
210
203
207
175
193
187
189
49
45
40
36
51
51
48
39
132
132
125
127
168
183
138
130
226
246
190
192
164
199
232
202
174
192
166
185
92
139
181
120
3
4
14
15
448
803
800
1,474
1924
January
February
March
April
_
56
133
156
130
131
233
266
219
138
11
1
1
182
373
748
1,316
192
207
197
182
196
204
199
186
185
187
189
181
36
35
33
37
37
31
36
35
129
110
116
118
115
131
112
74
128
162
147
118
193
155
180
158
106
70
82
80
135
120
105
56
23
17
31
19
1,321
771
785
506
May _ .
June
July
A ugust
193
237
182
121
211
186
215
153
2
2
4
6
1,560
1,159
1,145
2,030
161
146
145
154
170
152
154
155
167
151
153
149
39
42
37
44
36
41
48
53
112
116
57
161
95
105
101
147
119
161
103
144
171
155
192
160
56
86
107
116
42
20
25
1
17
26
9
20
330
160
101
104
..
103
68
30
11
175
138
88
76
3
1
87
234
1,273
279
96
45
170
172
166
151
167
171
169
169
156
160
160
160
48
48
48
46
40
42
44
33
175
161
131
103
143
175
122
93
181
210
170
135
118
188
164
161
122
159
145
117
137
177
200
89
85
6
8
14
120
390
941
1,197
.
80
174
211
256
156
212
254
277
19
3
3
366
733
1,114
1,053
131
132
135
127
142
137
138
132
147
140
140
136
45
43
45
45
39
36
48
38
92
80
93
75
105
76
78
69
159
96
118
71
153
113
190
121
103
82
100
65
130
76
70
56
22
41
51
32
474
496
344
275
217
216
178
155
232
220
185
163
1
4
4
1
1,675
1,802
2,568
3,496
123
126
122
124
128
128
123
125
131
104
129
127
43
42
43
43
29
39
44
47
52
75
115
123
62
125
125
150
74
172
178
202
112
124
167
138
56
65
129
137
69
23
53
60
29
18
33
57
229
191
61
112
147
106
32
27
183
137
125
129
5
156
170
2,109
1,122
993
557
122
110
115
118
127
117
120
123
127
124
120
122
43
43
43
43
39
32
43
48
156
132
120
124
145
155
128
121
179
173
193
186
188
158
162
181
162
176
149
141
80
110
102
120
13
10
12
87
58
123
181
303
40
37
121
101
146
1913 monthly av.-_ 1OO
1914 monthly av_ _ _
102
104
1915 monthly av...
113
1916 monthly av...
1917 monthly av__.
120
1918 monthly av...
99
1919 monthly av___
104
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
monthly av...
monthly av...
monthly av...
monthly av__.
monthly av.__
monthly av...
September
October
November
December
1935
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
i August
September
October
November
December
1926
January
February
March
i April
100
j
May.,.
June
_.
* For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 57, 64, and 65.
'
100
144
Table 120.—INDEXES OF TOBACCO AND SHIPPING
11
TOBACCO
Unmanufactured
Production
(crop
estimate)
Wholesale
price
Total, Burley,
includ- good
leaf,
ing
im- dark
red,
ported Louistypes ville
Ex- Chewports, ing,
smokleaf
Cigar
ln
%f types
snuff,
and
export
types
~
Consumption
(tax-paid
withdrawals)
Exports
Manufactured Large Small
tocigabacco cigars rettes
and
snuff
Cigarettes
!
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•
^®
i 09
&G
Manufactured products
Stocks
(quarterly)
YEAR AND
MONTH
VESSELS (tonnage)
Constructed
Cleared in
foreign trade
Aban-l! O§
doned ! $«*
i
t
Lost
<
V
:
U.S. World
(seagoing) (Qty.)
Amer- Forican
eign
Total
Sault
^
Can a!
Quarterly
Relative to 1913
1913 rno. av.
1914 mo. av.
1915 mo. av.
1916 mo. av.
1917 mo. av_
1918 mo. av_
1919 mo.
1920 mo.
1921 mo.
1922 mo.
1923 mo.
1924 mo.
1925 mo.
av.
av.
av_
av.
av_
av_
av.
100
I
79
1OO
111
104
115
169
277
100
99
100
105
109
112
100
95
87
93
100
93
100
108
115
163
227
300
100
104
90
184
303
524
100
91
33
94
176
538
1OO
86
36
51
88
164
10O
101
109
94
101
108
82
88
93
104
109
111
108
114
117
134
129
137
147
151
245
259
222
208
210
197
188
96
90
87
95
93
93
92
93
105
89
91
92
88
86
341
287
327
344
414
456
514
699
683
358
495
532
457
351
1, 022
723
354
46
34
38
214
176
130
74
49
61
65
167
227
201
211
186
200
188
100
108
111
121
131
151
10O
78
98
108
58
92
1OO
103
113
101
114
120
100
93
154
166
112
131
159
130
142
174
106
117
98
113
131
107
127
127
151
138
149
164
171
»
80
107
123
133
125
100
100
93 j
90
87 |
93
90
99
76
92
68 i
84
68
87
84
85
100
100
109
;
;
95
126
1 16
120
163
153
151
159
105
128
146
152
1924
January
February
March
April
137
116
179
173
May
June.July
•^.ugu^t
125
126
120
152
92
95
September. _
October
November..
December.-
125
124
143
130
103
155
124
121
1925
Janus ry
February
March __
April
98
66
88
84
May
June...
July
August,
129
129
61
75
106
95
SeptemberOctober
November. .
December..
131
129
133
142
138
144
139
186
134
106
127
124
150
97
134
183
114
164
120
160
i
153
156
110
100
149
140
139
188
114
165
165
115
150
159
171
105
96
142
147
632
529
496
554
30
30
35
66
40
80
79
82
79
483
374
406
411
512
342
340
587
13
6
62
98
94
91
93
95
88
89
94
91
493
498
508
487
603
629
385
405
46
55
36
1
.186
186
186
186
99
103
82
77
96
101
95
81
484
501
413
420
449
361
434
433
43
23
30
41
186
186
186
186
96
90
93
92
75
72
80
78
513
438
484
467
366
380
373
501
45
12
65
21
186
189
189
189
93
94
96
96
90
91
88
499
573
587
539
520
367
164
370
50
34
76
6
189
189
189
189
98
103
82
77
91
113
95
75
549
534
503
482
174
253
259
488
60
42
11
32
92
98
90
71
95
113
103
212
212
212
212
103
96
94
89
212
192
186
186
66
64
66
47
73
71
57
59
196
215
231
179
109
102
92
84
133
134
130
111
145
153
160
198
87
83
78
88
103
103
101
118
259
199
218
230
100
110
121
119
144
135
148
150
230
234
211
166
112
120
95
87
145
152
127
109
146
140
159
192
102
87
95
100
114
101
113
125
195
198
206
207
109
121
132
134
133
142
152
154
196
239
196
160
117
111
100
103
139
147
127
119
100
69
j
89
•
115
113
107
63
79 1 ;
140 I
314
1576 ,
1546 i
ii
II
!
429
484
414
342
212
212
212
212
100
124
181
124
105
88
136
200
155
93
100
102
128
131
1
1923
September _.
October
November
December. .
100
124
143
106
215
326
62
866
128
130
1,448
None.
!
111
1
107
- 1 'None.
'None
1,673 !: None.
:':'
16
! »'
;
91
i
916
39
:
112
!
Til
1186
I
738
None.
- ._; None.
897 ;None.
'•
36
71
49
i
'
!
i
40
32
i
:
_.
:
,
May
112
110
117
117
341
.
i
i For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 58, 66, and 67.
97
104
66
17
J
162
99
111
_;',
1926
January
JVlarch
April
86
99
61
83
112
90
103
109
117
84
18
,145
Table 121.—INDEXES OF RAILROADS AND AUTOMOBILES1
AUTOMOBILES
RAILROAD OPERATIONS
PULLMAN
OPERATIONS
Revenues
1
YEAR AND MONTH
Fr't
Passengo*
PasResenTons ceipts
cargers
per
carried
tonried
1 mile mile
lmi!e
Net
Oper- operating ating
exTotal
inoper- penses come
ating
ExRevenue penses
Passengers
carried
FR'T
CARS
LOCOMOTIVES
Production,
pasNew senger
Excars,
Total orders,
U.S.
ports, shipdosteam ments mestic
and
Canada
Exports
Passenger
cars
Accessories
and
parts
(value)
100
118
177
324
377
201
359
100
10O
86
162
239
254
143
259
90 i
266
383
504
536
678
67
19
143 i
75
113
62
408
333
517
802
707
827
550
120
259
491
587
944
1, 373
622
610 !
940
1,173
1,341
Relative to 1913
1
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly av
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av
1918 monthly av
1919 monthly av
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
100
102 1
129
102
117 .
126
137
too
146
177
164
155
155
100
94
101
121
133
163
168
100
94
93
102
120
150
171
100
95
101
118
132
161
169
100
96
95
109
131
184
203
100
89
117
146
136
96
72
100
96
92
144
128
133
121
100
100
100
99
100
118
135
204
185
189
218
205
214
186
167
156
166
156
153
203
182
184
207
196
202
267
211
204
227
209
210
8
86
108
137
137
159
137
105
115
139
131
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
monthly av
i
100
54
127
168
361
217
195
100
39
37
75
110
121
73
158
126
128
138
137
143
349
205
76
54
39
73
65
37
35
87
40
31
206
218
223
74
158
137
123
136
46
32
63
54
109
101
98
108
19
8
11
153
786
880
751
728
485
485
504
467
1,014
940
841
1,019
174
162
163
171
222
215
219
221
131
120
127
129
34
44
49
51
49
32
43
24
61
186
363
113
764
893
928
901
585
618
651
733
1, 174
1, 341
1, 540
1, 658
169
195
184
2.08
220
197
231
213
130
150
149
168
51
76
41
88
36
47
46
45
5
4
5
48
745
585
636
664
666
470
461
567
1,064
1, 254
1, 067
879
189
174
152
171
216
216
224
233
153
134
121
131
124
90
71
61
34
31
43
46
225
120
132
98
685
678
531
474
540
666
539
508
923
1,058
1,087
918
95
101
107
125
121
167
10O
98
95
110
126
144
173
100
105
98
112 j
130
116
150
138
110
102
112
107
175
156
159
176
176
198
230
188
199
219
202
171
156
176
•
100
57
90
143
119
152
18
1
1
1923
September
October
November
December
221
250
224
195
184
163
151
176
214
230
209
194
229
245
224
214
154
173
145
117
144
154
140
122
153
160
158
156
126
109
100
1.14
188
199
210
194
159
145
151
148
184
188
198
186
212
206
215
208
86
120
134
104
126
132
133
117
151
152
156
164
105
96
100
98
June
July
August
195
183
192
203
149
167
169
182
187
183
189
199
210
200
204
206
102
110
124
159
124
117
121
133
157
156
158
152
102
118
123
130
September
October
. _
November
December
226
248
215
205
162
144
137
158
212
224
198
198
210
222
206
210
195
212
156
145
143
158
139
128
156
155
152
152
114
98
93
104
1925
Januarv
February
. ___ .
March
April
198
190
204
196
154
135
138
136
190
178
191
186
211
196
208
204
no
108
122
111
135
| 123
!
129
| 123
147
153
157
159
102
90
93
92
183
164
182
174
222
213
231
220
135
121
128
130
95
32
66
46
29
28
36
30
98
51
45
53
554
657
864
1,017
672
683
1, 079
1,104
911
1, 025
1, 616
1,561
May _
June
July
August
203
207
213
228
142
161
170
181
192
199
205
218
207
207
211
214
127
153
166
208
136
131
139
153
150
155
152
147
99
116
125
133
185
212
220
225
221
222
213
214
134
152
158
175
110
105
29
27
31
36
22
34
85
7
8
27
995
949
932
577
1, 139
803
768
1,229
1,736
1,401
1,091
1, 151
237
255
227
215
166
150
141
160
222
232
209
205
214
226
212
214
225
230
179
158
151
161
149
153
155
118
103
215
198
176
221
249
234
163
147
132
138
54
137
93
93
31
26
32
34
58
54
130
131
708
1, 057
875
742
871
857
981
1, 141
1, 440
1,438
1, 213
1, 508
1924
January
February
March
April
- _
.-
1
|
September
October
November
December
. _ _ _.
j
1
!
i
|
i
1926
January
Februarv
March
April
i!
j
!
i
I
May
June
|
j
i
10
j
I
I
For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 17, 67, 68, and 69.
79396°—26
!
146
Table 122.—INDEXES OF LIFE INSURANCE
PREMIUM COLLECTIONS
(new and renewals)
NEW BUSINESS
Ordinary
YEAR AND MONTH
Number
of
policies
Group
Industrial
Value
Number
of
policies
Value
Number
of
contracts
Total
Value
Number
of policies
and
contracts
1 1 Ordinary
Value
Industrial
Group
{
Total
Value
Relative to 1913
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
100
99
105
121
140
141
227
100
97
102
127
149
155
271
100
108
113
109
109
114
122
100
106
112
113
118
127
150
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
259
208
211
248
249
271
330
273
299
359
380
440
132
145
153
174
185
212
179
202
228
276
315
378
264
275
242
230
390
402
355
338
210
182
160
149
221
240
247
299
307
342
359
437
216
231
293
267
100
219
227
378
857
1,186
2, 044
100
106
111
111
114
118
141
100
100
106
125
147 I
157
254
3, SOO
1,180
1, 920
3, 180
2, 640
2,044
3,300
4, 797
154
156
163
187
196
222
313
284
256
245
2,620
2, 635
3,164
1, 243
1, 266
146
176
173
179
241
293
283
295
980
1,540
1,760
343
352
443
405
202
171
183
186
346
277
302
305
279
257
235
218
418
400
374
338
200
177
157
160
199
227
270
288
304
350
366
471
January
February
March
\pril
221
232
274
270
May
June
July
August
_ _
100
104
108
117
130
140
165
100
100
107
115
123
134
147
168
144
269
397
856
1,489
305
257
289
356
385
462
194
209
229
256
283
321
189
210
239
279
317
363
219
199
174
163
389
395
336
322
263
257
250
247
254
271
268
269
4, 675
4,919
5,361
1,232
566
1,085
13, 339
159
187
186
200
298
331
346
513
218
252
255
308
254
285
271
453
4,708
1,102
888
2,018
2,240
2,550
204
181
202
197
351
337
420
398
272
278
286
291
277
280
304
271
7,594
1,780
2, 420
4,678
7,069
279
283
293
291
334
298
260
273
2,220
2,016
1,210
1, 805
1,322
214
188
170
170
410
380
357
329
294
277
290
255
306
304
285
302
6,764
6,336
7,997
6,497
302
287
295
270
162
219
169
238
279
382
290
435
1,500
1, 740
1, 116
168
220
186
246
305
422
362
551
244
2SO
236
364
314
310
297
553
5,967
8,403
7,203
263
293
278
413
375
389
466
454
163
193
213
211
284
342
373
379
3, 560
173
200
224
222
382
392
458
464
300
300
330
330
339
305
343
314
302
276
269
264
504
454
455
435
232
208
193
189
419
381
352
348
2,860
3,200
2,420
2,360
7,309
244
219
207
202
497
455
452
472
326
313
322
282
339
352
340
351
9,064
9,375
10,228
236
281
275
342
375
439
416
513
182
316
224
217
337
494
400
431
2,280
3,440
9,700
2, 177
3,136
6, 399
18, 110
191
310
233
239
381
478
465
646
276
334
336
405
344
361
363
603
13, 447
13, 722
19, 722
100
120
220
620
1, 620
1, 420
3,280
535
1, 327
2, 498
2,870
2,753
4, 161
4,292
4, 503
5,811
7, 272
12, 847
100
105
110
119
131
143
168
196
212
234
265
296
339
1933
!May
June
July
August
- - - -
September
October
November
December
- -
9,120
1,980
1,500
9,760
5,347
6, 039
6, 514
8, 592
264
263
258
255
229
263
263
345
1934
January
February
Mi arch
April
- _ _.
May
June
July
\ugust
-
September
October
November
December
-
2,040
1, 980
2, 280
1,420
2,640
9,440
7,554
2,225
10, 607
7,139
11, 628
1935
---
September
October
November _
December
January
February
March
/Vpril
1936
.. - - -
2,280
2,580
2,860
2,140
3, 973
2,116
2,351
3,826
2,253
2,742
3, 167
11,586
8,681
25, 481
14,233
9,961
8,678
""I
1 .
..
May
June
-- -
317
307
351
337
336
328
333
304
296
349
352
462
147
Table 123.—INDEXES OF BANKING AND SECURITIES '
INTEREST
RATES
BANK
CLEARINGS
In
New
York
City
YEAR AND MONTH
New
York
call
loans
Outside
New
York
City
NEW YORK
BOND
EXCEL
YIELDS STOCK
SALES
STOCK
PRICES
Commercial
double- 25 indus- 35 railname
trials
roads
paper,
4 to 8
mos.
SECURITY ISSUES
NEW
Municipal
INCORTotal
PORAcorTIONS
porate Perma- TemJournal
porary
!
nent
of Com- loans
loans
merce.
(long
(short
term)
term) ;
MuniciMiscelpal
bonds, Stocks laneous2
end of (shares) bonds
!
!
RIO.
Relative to 1913
i
!
96
102
134
169
205
243
100
112
58
83
102
154
215
100
87
63
63
86
107
98
100
100
129
170
147
139
182
100
93
88
96
83
74
75
100
93
95
91
97
103
101
100
58
209
280
222
173
377
100
137
192 i
227
149 '•
115 1
172
10O
87
87
133
93
82
184
100
109
121
122
109
64
187
100
60
32
61
81
98
93
100
i
70 !
96
161
217
106
613
257
205
230
226
264
300
275
212
230
276
284
315
261
182
134
148
96
131
134
118
80
910
71
73
184
136
169
185
198
262
67
64
75
72
81
99
113
113
95
96
95
270
207
316
284
339
550
213
279
499
389
586
618
189
160
208
219
196
215
189
339
313
278
354
340
137
158
82
106
203
152
725
385
406
453
346
483
191
225
229
247
254
296
277
301
148
143
146
150
93
93
92
90
177
175
181
187
69
69
70
70
99
99
98
98
211
228
326
348
261 !
351
392 !
409
150
180
273
194
169
298
277
388
98
15
72
225
291
409
471
555
262
230
249
258
293
256
282
279
138
137
122
135
88
87
83
84
193
192
189
183
73
73
74
75
97
98
98
97
386
298
263
257
611 i
430
495
447
161
186
210
194
248
305
303
391
125
151
204
196
510
384
469
307
May
June
July
August
263
253
268
258
275
266
282
265
110
68
64
61
77
71
64
59
183
187
195
205
75
78
82
86
96
93
93
93
217
243
350
324
435
693
658
588
132
211
201
198
353
842
330
356
201
130
195
179
302
264
332
232
September
October __
November
December
245
274
284
325
277
314
290
317
65
74
79
103
57
57
59
64
201
202
213
231
85
84
92
95
92
92
93
93
262
257
597
619
512
598
811
754
204
280
144
226
272
282
216
353
320
314
92
325
278
315
333
426
January
February.
March
April
339
267
296
290
323
273
309
308
110
116
122
122
66
66
71
72
233
238
235
233
96
98
95
92
93
92
92
91
598
473
557
359
732
675
679
597
345
280
236
259
357
230
324
308
133
143
225
240
451
250
468
515
May
June
July
August
302
305
297
256
297
317
293
120
124
131
131
70
70
71
72
245
248
256
272
96
96
97
101
90
90
91
93
527
446
538
475
756
587
573
528
180
152
234
139
552
425
360
253
96
244
83
114
358
582
619
565
276
329
298
342
313
353
319
348
139
149
144
166
76
80
79
79
280
300
300
305
102
103
106
111
95
96
95
533
772
707
619
585
624
528
556
171
203
183
200
356
252
207
462
189
232
99
24
340
721
592
344
341
137
79
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
100
88
116
169
187
189
249
100
1920 monthly average
1921 monthlv average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthlv average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
*
1923
September
October
November
December
1934
J anuary
February
March
April
__ _
1935
_
_.
September
October
November
December _
000
ooo
1926
January
February.
March
April..
_ _.
-
May ._ ._
June
i
"i
* For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 94, 95, and 95.
2
Corporate bonds only.
148
Table 124.—INDEXES OF BUSINESS PROFITS AND LOSSES'
DIVIDEND AND INTEREST PAYMENTS
BUSINESS FAILURES
Total
commercial
Manufac. es- Trade estabtablishments lishments
Banks
(quarterly)
Agents and
brokers
Dividend payments
Total
dividend
Av.
Indusand
paid
trial Steam Street on
interinLiabil- Firms Liabil- Firms Liabil- Firms Liabil- Firms Liabil- Firms
and rail- rail- dusest
ities
ities
ities
pay- Total misc. roads
ities
ities
ways
trial
comments
stocks
panies
(qtly.) i
i
YEAR AND MONTH
Relative to 1913
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average. _ _
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
1OO
131
110
72
67
60
41
100
100
114
138
106
86
70
40
109
90
59
64
59
41
108
229
228
197
198
162
55
123
148
117
129
132
103
188
173
226
230
135
10O
109
100
100
100
100
124
156
135
113
111
89
10O
100
10O
100
100
100
164
110
93
95
92
70
178
118
33
59
16
52
180
110
40
40
20
40
101
105
120
134
153
179
98
95 !
Ill
129
122
114
95
94
117
147
140
125
99
95
106
105
98
96
109
105
123
132
129
122
228
406
400
140
155
176
109
178
165
106
157
148
161
548
246
646
643
522
100
340
230
480
510
387
192
188
191
202
216
229
115
110
111
115
121
127
130
117
114'
117
122
128
96
96
95
97
101
106
124
122
120
129
143
159
126 !
94 i
84
104 i
106
136
110
!
121
99
87
65
44
144
130
80
61
50
33
|
!
115
144
107
85
58
36
62
106
134
117
123
120
77
222 i
236
183
177
187
50
125
152
117
128
136
;
;
1
100
i
:
10O
102
66
97
128
118
112
!
1923
September
October
November
December
126
348
217
226
92
125
128
138
131
570
275
186
92
141
140
140
120
182
180
293
93
119
122
128
96
137
148
72
120
144
170
225
158
428
214
158
129
136
128
279
159
703
223
143
113
137
124
204
1S4
2U1
195
165
135
124
127
100
65
194
246
120
152
146
169
160
149
161
242
136
120
121
3 14
166
161
193
289
144
124
118
117
160
155
130
171
131
113
121
110
122
92
152
309
174
156
139
152
150
158
136
198
98
127
124
153
188
151
99
152
102
116
102
135
106
168
!()5
283
95
128
128
158
164
152
83
117
183
183
187
238
176
149
163
173
134
139
145
115
148
129
126
136
116
122
122
257
220
184
189
138
145
154
620
130
106
80
148
183
157
152
162
161
151
163
132
131
126
113
175
156
105
215
113
122
118
103
165
180
167
140
138
127
115
105
116
265
47
150
157
154
146
134
129
157
160
110
118
125
141
79
109
135
125
110
116
125
139
156
141
197
215
109
120
123
141
262
166
105
103
115
115
156
150
191
172
308
280
1, 657
1, 217
175
281
174
193
83
134
93
97
100
158
72
132
62
96
127
53
82
184
119
71
284
125
216
261
217
110
120
133
162
109
129
152
104
114
122
98
318
136
86
187
214
207
270
134
81
93
154
115
73
101
144
116
93
89
119
126
110
79
203
98
89
139
96
102
108
105
77
*,
66
99
130
58
92
192
124
GO
309
136
225
273
226
114
126
035
168
112
135
156
110
118
126
101
342
145
98
193
222
218
296
144
86
98
165
120
77
106
153
120
97
95
123
130
123
92
222
104
215
288
209
218
97
147
105
107
| 117
172
84
142
70
105
137
61
110
217
149
106
344
238
176
116
368
108
1924
January
February
March
April
]VIay
June--July
August
- -
September
October
November
December
._
... .
1, 271
883
671
543
273
267
357
350
|
i
213
272
195
203
1
!
i
|
110
100
i
!
106
108
!
1925
1
January
I February
' March
\pril
!
May
June
July
! \ugust
_-
September
October
November
December
I
1
1 „,
!
i
i
4SO
543
370
147
153
841
543
1926
January
February
March
April
\
_
'
M!ay
June
i For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Table 98.
j
125
125
133
.159
149
Table 125.—INDEXES OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND SAVINGS
MONEY
IN CIRCULATION 3
U. S. GOVERNMENT
FINANCES 2
Total
Cusorditoms
nary
rerereceipts ceipts
YEAR AND MONTH
Ordinary
expenditures
Total
GOLD
SAVINGS
DEPOSITS
SILVER
i
Per
capita
Domestic Rand
Ex- receipts
outports
at
put
mint
Imports
Imports
Exports
Production
Price
in
New
York
New
York
State
savings
banks
United
States i
postal
savings 1
100
149
187
282
360
422
406
Relative to 1913
monthly average..
monthly average. _
monthly average. _
monthly average. .
monthly average. monthly average. monthly average. .
10O
92
66
67
71
57
58
1OO
101
96
108
156
506
712
100
101
105
101
273
1,750
2, 553
100
101
97
107
114
129
143
100
99
94
101
107
119
131
10O
90
709
1,077
867
97
120
100
243
34
170
405
45
401
100
105
107
90
76
58
48
100
95
103
105
103
96
95
100
72
96
90
149
199
249
100
82
85
112
134
403
381
100
108
112
111
107
102
85
100
92
83
110
136
162
186
100
103
105
111
115
117
129
1920 monthly average. _
1921 monthly average,.
1922 monthly average. _
1923 monthly average. 1924 monthly average..
1925 monthly average. .
101
97
112
177
172
172
925
111
568
554
554
522
893
763
523
510
483
486
159
144
130
141
141
141
145
130
115
123
122
120
673
1,085
432
507
502
201
351
26
40
31
67
42
54
58
57
61
59
93
92
80
104
109
109
246
176
197
208
206
180
181
82
100
115
175
101
85
80
83
99
96
95
169
105
113
109
112
116
143
153
162
179
189
202
411
388 |
348 i
333
335 '
334
1923
September
October
November..
December
169
195
176
521
706
424
663
144
144
146
147
126
125
127
128
524
561
749
615
11
17
154
880
382
316
956
".
72
60
73
61
101
108
107
106
285
232
176
273
155
144
168
182
90
98
88
85
107
106
107
108
182
335
335 i
334
331
1934
January
February
March..
_. .. _.
\pril
151
189
194
172
304
343
1, 072
355
431
345
481
541
139
143
143
141
121
124
124
122
850
661
646
855
11
18
50
61
56
53
109
104
109
105
200
264
208
131
157
170
160
149
84
106
99
85
106
108
107
107
184
184
187
186
328
332
334
333
May
June
July
August
171
163
166
172
316
997
324
308
423
476
344
326
143
141
139
142
124
122
Ii20
122
774
474
355
342
8
4
4
31
53
44
61
62
110
100
113
110
189
163
238
236
185
165
176
165
102
88
89
97
110
112
112
115
186
189
189
189
335
334
334
337
188
188
151
151
808
423
290
946
676
530
287
572
143
145
148
148
123
125
128
127
125
371
374
194
60
54
87
519
72
86
72
61
109
113
109
113
237
195
217
196
198
181
180
216
99
101
101
102
116
119
116
114
191
192
192
196
337
338
338
335
177
174
203
108
285
288
996
303
484
267
637
537
141
143
142
140
121
122
121
120
95
68
138
167
961
661
328
282
59
54
51
56
112
103
113
107
246
165
223
165
218
131
151
178
99
91
89
99
114
115
113
112
198
198
201
201
336
337
337
335
\ LlgUSt
158
168
170
185
1,020
323
365
387
692
406
354
142
141
140
142
121
120
120
121
215
83
192
92
175
88
58
28
48
48
63
59
111
106
112
110
113
165
175
243
125
163
160
158
94
98
96
107
113
116
116
117
201
204
203
203
334
333
331
332
September
October
November
December
192
199
182
174
847
335
307
999
547
535
390
718
143
146
148
149
122
124
125
78
956
197
136
89
367
318
78
53
86
69
64
109
111
107
108
151
187
135
192
143
168
155
145
87
83
88
89
120
119
116
115
202
205
205
209
332
333
334
335
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
September
October
November.
'December
- --
..
1925
January
Februarv
March
April
May
June
July
.
128
1
1936
January
February
March
April
175
309
385
286
!
:
!
!
j
1
|
1
!
i
|;
j
;
j
,
May
June ...
1
2
3
j
i
j
|
1 13
i!
!
i;
:
J
... .. .J
For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 92 and 93.
Annual figures are for fiscal years ending June 30 of year indicated.
Annual figures represent condition on June 30 of year indicated.
1
150
Table 126.—INDEXES OF IMPORTS1
I
BY GRAND DIVISIONS
BY COMMODITIES
!
From Europe
YEAR AND
MONTH
!
1;
Total j France
_
Ger- j
many ! Italy
__....!
ii
From
North
America
United
King-
From
South
Amer-
From
Asia
and
Oce-
ica
From
Africa
ania
dom
!
1VXOJ, QMVaO
!
Crude
ma-
terials
FoodFinstuffs, Manu- Semicrude,
facMisished
and : tured manumanu- cellafacfood
foodfacneous
tures
anistuffs
tures
mals
negative to 1G13
191 3 mo. av...
1914 mo. a v _ _
19 15 mo. a v _ _
191 6 mo. a v _ _
191.7 mo. av__
1918 mo. av__
1919 mo. av_.
100
91
63
73
64
37
87
100
75
56
78
71
43
89
100
81
24
3
0
0
6
1920 mo av
1921 mo. a v _ _
1922 mo. a v _ _
1923 mo. av-..
1924 mo. av..1925 mo. av_ _
142
88
115
134
127
143
119
102
103
108
10(5
113
48
44
64
88
76
89
1933
September
October
November
December
118
147
130
129
1924
January
February
March
April
_._„
136
113
116
167 |
136
1.85 j
100 j
106
95
112
103
55
114
194
211
257
255
252
100 !
100
116
193
271
330
378
100
83 |
146
261
308 ;
360
473
100
116 !
163 !
216
302
308
347
100 \
99
133
165
169
218
;
99
115
167
209
202
277
384
149
191
236
235 j
202
4G7
207
277
341
310
423
633 ;
170 ;
274
367
308
388
294 ;
140 !
177
212
201
236
290
141
191
229
204
2S4
100 | 100
110
114
115
145
122
128
122
137
118
116
93
117
114
110
73
83
62
62
130
121
117
156
152
126
127
May
June
July....
August
117
111
114
111
97
81
93
96
64
68
77
109
105
110
89
September...
October
November
December
137
148
136
154
109
122
118
1.25
8G
89
78
83
143
140
156
136
120
129
122
102
May..
June
July
August
128
123
129
140
September
October
November...
December
139
161
164
160
i
j
1
!
100
81
77
123
159
191
179
100
99
71
84
94
98
119
261
138
150
164 |
192
224 i
625
186
195
267
263
219
236
101
161
212
193
222
212
150
162
187
182
193
100
118
92
134 !
120
91
179
213
136
129
141
150
180
168
224
211
225
288
321
313
144
144
256
384
170
206
195
193
153
183
194
204
144
185
218
192
202
291
215
166
174
202
179
191
183
214
186
1S9
337
222
232 i
264 !
231
304
351
290
230
220
272
209
314
351
253
397
592 '
374 |
499
356 ,
198
222
215
217
211
230
202
219
177
166
187
192
231
356
407
355
205
235
198
192
167
168
171
186
214 |
190 I
122 j
96
108
102
114
285
246
249
216
238
O'JO
262
250
208
317
268
203
183
186
170
206
176
177
165
204
186
213
25(i
162 ;
244
149
144
'
m
306
253
257
184
172
171
158
166
179
176
181
176
34 ;
60 i
144 |
125
196
173
197
144
161
157
174
22S
231
219
213
185
255
254
267
306
315
307
370
154
209 !
210
598 1
192
208
198
223
191
200
212
259
158
231
207
218
232
233
175
166
185
200
208
213
193
201
179
201
G78 .
188
158
177
74
79
85
75
184
179
206
217
155
150
177
138
239
256
281
287
256
267
354
282
429
346
430
382
538
659
518
511
232
223
258
232
292
255
282
279
207
200
272
199
196
241
284
293
223
224
268
211
181
183
197
181
184
167
196
82
90
87
85
123
62
73
90
90
185
200
153
131
139
118
146
143
274
262
235
221
199
224
251
254
412
408
425
454
240
338
165
332
219
218
218
228
269
257
247
278
186
194
230
199
242
228
207
180
198
208
208
230
177
181
188
191
42
46
93
203
111
135
125
132
98
102
102
139
146
210
202
205
138
166
187
162
236
252
234
244
268
235
262
290
468
509
499
551
279
177
394
505
234
250
252
266
282
300
329
348
246
240
253
262
200
201
178
215
2€5
232
219
238
190
224
205
215
491
207
170
278
, ..
liO
!
'
1
|
i
For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 102 and 104.
100
129
138
171
177
200
280
205
268
226
209
91
May
June
1
j
|
;
i
|
100
106
110
118
175
156
247
i
i
126
201
232
190
1936
January
February
March
April.
100
113
131
169
224
250
297
189
88
131
149
135
152
90
102
87
89
1925
j anuary
February
March
' April..
1
100
100
93
109
66
44
107
|
151
BY GRAND DIVISIONS
To Europe
YEAR AND MONTH
GerTotal SVan.ce many
Italy
To
To
To
North South Asia
To
and Africa
United Ameri- Ameri- Oceanca
Kingca
ia
tiom
GRAND TOTAL
(incl, reexports)
Table 127.—INDEXES OF EXPORTS'
BY COMMODITIES
I
Foodstuffs, Manu- Semi- Finished Miscrude,
facCrude
Grand macella- j
and tured nianufae- manutotal terials food
fac- neous I
food- tures
tures
ani- stuffs
mals
Relative to 1913
1913 monthly av
100
1914 monthly av.....
89
1915 monthly av
172
1916 monthly av
254
1917 monthly av
271
1918 monthly av
257
1919 monthly av
346
1920 monthly av
1921 monthly av_._ ..
1922 monthly av
1923 monthly av
1924 monthly av
1925 monthly av
298
158
139
149
163
174
100
111
325
559
631
605
580
100
45
8
1
(2)
(2)
26
100
439
146
173
177
183
182
88
106
90
90
125
134
473
274
192
213
238
261
124
343
386
533
626
563
100
100
102 I
80
203
93
154
319
340
210
220
349
386
216
100
62
98
150
213
207
301
100
321
188
152
181
181
190
426
187
154
184
2^5
275
502
311
265
317
323
325
328
159
145
149
166
175
85
116
226
263
290
432
100
88
128
187
178
205
338
100
85
143
221
251
248
319
100
85
143
221
252
247
317
100
64
74
94
102
124
210
100
100
162
272
249
300
323
400
95
170
200
249
434
605
1OO
85
120
230
332
265
232
100
82
168
336
346
265
328
573
252
193
210
331
181
154
168
185
198
330
179
154
167
184
197
244
128
128
156
173
184
542
409
271
152
232
188
344
207
181
180
177
177
242
101
110
142
154
167
410
208
165
189
203
236
243
308
1OO
278
1, 514
1,162
641
233
160
145 j
97 j
88
79
79
100
t
I
1923
September ....
October
November
December.. _
162
171
175
197
196
238
244
234
108
112
96
110
240
292
278
303
183
181
206
250
196
179
169
160
176
179
192
157
319
396
405
440
198
195
193
208
184
193
194
206
183
192
194
206
205
234
250
285
192
154
102
105
172
187
194
210
136
139
148
154
191
190
182
177
76
85
139
87
1934
January
February
March
April
162
161
136
144
181
156
171
155
140
167
123
112
257
242
200
232
172
151
116
133
149
154
172
169
196
200
190
206
503
246
327
285
292
226
182
306
191
177
164
168
191
176
163
165
208
178
134
126
98
99
106
94
21G
194
184
158
165
152
151
154
196
195
201
227
95 j
103 |
93 j
67
May.................
June _ .. . ._ _ _
July
...
August
130
114
101
125
172
166
103
160
96
61
44
66
171
184
123
202
127
105
113
133
177
170
166
189
203
212
191
250
312
282
225
256
234
221
206
254
162
148
134
160
160
147
133
159
120
97
87
98
75
106
91
225
139
126
138
164
161
153
140
143
226
210
181
212
37
48
47
71
September
October
November
December _.
189
233
244
219
220
209
287
217
151
169
199
173
195
335
349
430
196
255
256
237
224
266
186
154
198
269
222
236
285
371
365
337
247
258
199
291
207
255
238
215
205
254
238
215
200
307
263
468
721
417
281
181
217
202
201
150
162
154
163
194
217
192
187
65
113
131
100
1925
January
February
March
April
216
178
202
167
228
178
200
172
169
149
175
113
346
352
398
292
230
174
173
149
156
150
200
185
260
209
275
294
352
333
340
327
273
221
365
318
216
179
219
193
216
179
218
192
263
201
190
131
183
167
220
256
200
171
206
146
176
144
195
184
204
181
263
262
147
94
155
78
May
June
July
August
141
116
124
145
160
119
112
142
98
76
80
116
214
179
187
177
128
116
117
128
215
192
203
202
292
255
264
312
259
260
259
293
305
267
244
361
179
156
164
183
178
155
163
183
103
82
88
112
238
154
160
202
152
159
160
176
178
164
175
158
250
221
232
265
50
39
76
54
September- _ . _
October
November
December
183
226
190
197
160
265
230
220
178
193
133
123
195
265
256
267
184
247
218
232
205
193
187
192
238
255
287
357
307
424
420
421
291
285
355
409
203
237
216
226
202
237
215
225
206
328
270
238
242
137
138
150
195
190
174
195
151
153
151
168
220
232
229
271
111
97
176
123
1926
January.
February
March
April
.
.....
;
;
I
I
254
L_
May
June
1
For numerical data and complete explanation of sources, etc., see Tables 103 and 104.
* Total for year 1917 is $3,275. No figures for 1918.
152
SOURCES OF DATA
[Only sources presenting current material are given here: Sources of data used to fill gaps in early figures are noted in their respective detailed tables, thus making this tabl.3
a complete record of current source material for the SURVEY]
CURRENT PUBLICATION
l
DATE OP PUBLICATION
I.-REPOBTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN
ARGENTINE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE.
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
FARM LOAN BOARD
RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTARESERVE BANK OF BOSTON...
RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO-.
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
RESERVE
RESERVE
RESERVE
RESERVE
BANK
BANK
BANK
BANK
OF CLEVELAND
OF DALLAS
OF KANSAS CITY.
OF MINNEAPOLIS .
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO. _
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION .
MASSACHUSETTS DEPT. LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
MASSACHUSETTS DEPT. PUBLIC UTILITIES
NEW YORK STATE DEPT. LABOR
NEW YORK STATE DEPT. PUBLIC WORKS. ..
PANAMA CANAL
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE:
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. .
Flaxseed exports from Argentina
Employment in Canadian trade-unions
Operations of Canadian employment service
Foreign trade of Canada
Canadian railroad operations
Canadian iron, steel, flour production
Agricultural loans by land and credit banks
Wholesale trade and savings for district
Savings deposits in First Fed. Res. Dist
Savings deposits in Seventh Fed. Res. Dist
Agricultural pumps
Savings deposits in Fourth Fed. Res. Dist
Wholesale trade and savings for district
Wholesale trade and savings for district
Retail sales of lumber by rural yards
Farm implement sales, Northwest.
Housing rental advertisements
Foreign exchange rates and index
Savings deposits in Second Fed. Res. Dist
Corporation profits
Savings deposits in Third Fed. Res. Dist
Wholesale trade
Employment in N. J., Pa., and Del
Savings deposits in Fifth Fed. Res. Dist
Wholesale trade
Savings deposits in Twelfth Fed. Res. Dist
Wholesale trade
Foreign exchange index numbers
Debits to individual accounts
Condition of Federal reserve banks
Condition of reporting member banks
Wholesale price index numbers
Department store trade
Index numbers of department store, mail order,
and chain store trade.
Barley and rye receipts
Sales of loose-leaf tobacco
Index of ocean freight rates
Index numbers of production
Wholesale trade index
Employment in Illinois
.-.
Railway revenues and expenses
Telephone operating revenue and income
Telegraph operations and income
Express operations and income
Fuel consumption by railroads
Railway employment
Massachusetts employment
Milk receipts at Boston
New York State factory employment and earnings.
New York State canal traffic
Panama Canal traffic
Government employment
Beef, pork, and lamb production
Prices of farm products to producers
Wool stocks in dealers' hands and wool prices
Crop production
Cold-storage holdings and fish frozen
Movement of cattle, hogs, and sheep
Receipts of butter, cheese, eggs, and poultry
Production of dairy products
Car-lot shipments of fruits and vegetables
Farm labor, wages, supply, etc
Consumption of butter and meats
Index of agricultural exports
Federal-aid highways under construction
Wages of common labor, by geog. divs
Estadistica Agro- Pecuaria
Labour Gazette (Canadian)
_
Labour Gazette (Canadian)
Foreign, trade of Canada
Operating Revenues, etc., of Railways*.-_|
Press releases*
Not published currently
Business Conditions
Monthly Review
j
Business Conditions
j
Business Conditions
|
Business Review
Business Conditions
Business Conditions
Business Conditions
Business Conditions
Business Conditions
Fed. Res. Bull, and daily statement*
Monthly Review
Monthly Review
Business and Financial Conditions
Business and Financial Conditions
Business and Financial Conditions
Business and Agricultural Conditions
Business and Agricultural Conditions
Business Conditions
Business Conditions
I
Federal Reserve Bulletin
i
Fed. Res. Bull, and weekly press releases*._
Fed. Res. Bull, and weekly press releases*..
Fed. Res. Bull, and weekly press releases*..
Federal Reserve Bulletin
j
Federal Reserve B ulletin
j
Federal Reserve Bulletin
I
Monthly.
Semimonthly.
Semimonthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Daily and monthly.
Monthly.
Quarterly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly (2d week of mo.)
Sun. papers and monthly.
Fri. morn, papers and mo.
Fri. aftnoon papers and mo.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
j Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
I Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Monthly.
The Employment Bulletin
j Monthly.
Preliminary statement Class I roads
j
Operations of large telephone companies... Monthly.
Not published
Not published
Fuel for Road Locomotives
Monthly.
Not published
Monthly statement*
Not published
i
Labor Market Bulletin and press releases* Monthly.
Annual report
The Panama Canal Record
Not published
Yearly.
Last weekly issue of month.
Monthly supplement.
Crops and Markets.
Crops and Markets
| Monthly supplement.
Crops and Markets
! Monthly supplement.
Crops and Markets and press releases* Releases about 1st mo. i cotton) ; 10th (other crops).
Monthly supplement.
Crops and Markets.
Monthly supplement.
Crops and Markets_
Weekly.
Crops and Markets.
Quarterly.
Crops and Markets.
Monthly supplement.
Crops and Markets _
Monthly supplement.
Crops and Markets.
Monthly.
Crops and Markets _
Monthly.
Crops and Markets_
Public Roads
Monthly.
BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS
Not published
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE:
Serniino. during season,
Preliminary report on ginnings*
Cotton ginned
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Preliminary report on cotton consumed. __ 15th of month.
Cotton consumed and on hand
20th of month.
Wool machinery and cotton spindles*
Active textile machinery
First week of month,
Census of hides, skins, and leather*
Leather, hides, shoes, gloves, production, etc
30th of month.
Leather gloves and mittens
Press release*
18th of month.
Cottonseed and cottonseed oil
Preliminary
^ ^^^^^^...r *report on cottonseed*
30th of month.
Hosiery statistics
! Press release*
30th of month.
Knit underwear production, etc
j Press release*
30th of month.
Men's and boys' and work clothing
Press release*
30th of month.
Malleable castings
i Press release*
30th of month.
Wheat flour production from May, 1923
Press release*
30th of month.
Pyroxylin coated textiles
| Press release*.
20th of month.
Stokers, sales from January, 1923
j Press release*
One month after end of qtr.
Stocks of tobacco held
Statement on stocks of leaf tobacco.
30th of month.
Wool consumption and stocks
Press release*
30th of month.
Steel barrels.
Press release
20th of month.
Fabricated steel plate bookings
Press release:
30th of month.
Box board
Press release
One month after end of qtr.
Electric locomotives, mining and industrial
Press release*
25th of month.
Electric trucks and tractors
| Press release*
30th of month.
Floor and wall tile
j Press release* _
20th of month.
Fire extinguishers
i Press release*.
1
This is not necessarily the source of the figures published in the SURVEY, as many of them are obtained direct from the compilers prior to publication in the respective
journals. This column and the right-hand column have been added to assist readers in obtaining current statistics between publication dates of the SURVEY.
*Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
153
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued
C U R R E N T PUBLICATION
l
DATE OF PUBLICATION
I.—REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN—Continued
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—Con.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS—Continued
30th of month.
Babbitt metal consumption
j Press release*
30th of month.
Floor and wall tile
j Press release31
20th of month.
Enameled sanitary ware
j Press release*
25th of month.
Vitreous china plumbing
fixtures
Press release'
Quarterly (one month after
Fats and oils, production, consumption, and Statistics of fats and oils*
end of quarter).
stocks
30 days after end of qtr
Glues, production and stocks. _Press release*
20th of month.
Fabricated struc. steel sales from Apr,, 1922
Press release*
20th of month.
Automobile production from July, 1921 _ . .
Press release*
30th of month.
Wood chemical operations, crude and refined
Pressrelease*
20th of month.
Steel casting sales
Press release*
25th of month.
Steel furniture shipments.
Press release*
25th of month.
Locomotive shipments and unfilled orders
Press release*
Monthly.
Earnings of public utilities
Survey of Current Business
10th of month,
Plumbing goods price index.
Press release*
loth of month.
Press release*
Architectural terra cotta
30th of month.
Index numbers of production, stocks, and un- Press release*
filled orders,
|
Fish catch at principal fishing ports
j Monthly statement
_
_ _.
All imports and exports
j Monthly Sum. Foreign C ommerce (Pt. I)' _ Last week of month.
Fuel loaded for consumption by vesselsNot published
Monthly Sum. Foreign Commerce (Pt. II). Middle of ne-;t month.
Vessels clsared.
Ship charter rates index_________________________t Commerce Reports
30th of month.
Petroleum, crude and refined, production, etc____1 Petroleum statistics"
Monthly.
Explosives, production, shipments, etc__________j Explosive statistics* ________________________
Second or third weekly
Coal and coke production ........_______________j Weekly report on production of coal* ________
issue of month.
Portland cement, production, etc________________Report on Portland cement output* _______
20th of month.
Vessel construction, and losses______________________i Commerce Reports . . .___________.....____First weekly issue of
month (Mondays).
Building material price indexes _......________________| Not published ____________________________
Patents granted.. _ _. . . . .________________________| Not published _____________________________
i
End of month.
Electric power production ______________________
| Production of electric power*.
Consumption of fuel by
End of month.
by public utility plants
Production of electric power*.
Monthly.
Visitors to National Parrks ___________________
• Not published
BUREAU OF FISHERIES
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
COMMERCE.
B U R E A U OF MINES.
BUREAU OF NAVIGATIONBUREAU OF STANDARDS ____________
U. S, PATENT OFFICE _______________
S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR:
n EOLOGICAL SURVEY ______________
DIVISION OF NATIONAL PARKS
V . S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR:
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Employment agency operations
BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
Immigration and emigration statistics
Wholesale prices of commodities, including
farm products, food, clothing, metals, etc.
Wholesale price index
Retail prices and living indexes
Factory employment, pay roll, etc
United States postal savings
Postal receipts.
Money orders.
Passports issued.
Government debt, receipts, and disbursements. _
Money in circulation from July 1, 1922
Domestic receipts of gold at mint
Oleomargarine production
Consumption of manufactured tobacco, snuff,
cigars, cigarettes, and oleomargarine.
Internal Revenue taxes on specified articles
Grain alcohol production, stocks, etc
V. S. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.,
V. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF THE MINT
BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
U. S. WAR DEPARTMENT:
ENGINEER CORPS
MISSISSIPPI-WARRIOR SERVICE
AY AR FINANCE CORPORATION
WISCONSIN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
_ | Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic
I Ohio River cargo traffic
_ I Barge traffic on Mississippi River
.I Agricultural loans
. I Wisconsin factory earnings and employment
Report of Activities of State and Munici- | Every 4 or 5 weeks,
pal Employment Agencies.
j
Not published
.
I
Wholesale Prices of Commodities
j
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review
Employment in Selected Industries
Postal Savings News Bulletin
Statement of Postal Receipts*
Not published
Not published
Daily Statement of the U. S. Treasury
Circulation of money
Not published
!.._
Not published
Statement of Tax-paid Products*
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
12th of month.
7th of month.
Classified collections of Internal Revenue
Not published
25th of month.
Monthly statistical report
Not published
Not published
Not published in form used
Bulletin on Wisconsin labor market*
Monthly during season,
10th of month.
Last day of month.
Monthly.
First week of month,
loth of month.
II.—REPORTS FROM COMMERCIAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
ABRASIVE PAPER AND CLOTH MANUFACTURERS' EXCHANGE.
Assoc. CORN PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS
AMERICAN BUREAU OF METAL STATISTICS
AMERICAN DRY MILK INSTITUTE
AMERICAN ELECTRIC RAILWAY ASSOCIATION...
AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS' ASSOCN..
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE
AMERICAN IRON, STEEL, AND HEAVY HARDWARE ASSOCIATION.
AMERICAN PAPER AND PULP ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION (Car Service Division).
AMERICAN WALNUT MFRS.' ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN WASHING MACHINE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE
ANTHRACITE BUREAU OF INFORMATION
Sales of abrasive paper and cloth
Not published
Corn ground into starch, glucose, etc
Copper, silver, lead, arsenic—production, etc
Powdered milk sales
Passengers carried, electric railways
Face brick production, stocks, etc
Stocks of newsprint paper...
Steel ingot production
Hardware sales and accounts.
Not published
Not published
Monthly report*
Aera
Trends in the Face Brick Industry.
Monthly report
Press release to trade papers*
Monthly report*
Paper and wood pulp production, etc____________| Monthly report*........_____
Gasoline and kerosene consumption______________i Bulletin _____________________
Freight car surplus and shortage________________
________________
! C ar Surpluses and Shortages
Car loadings and bad-order cars and locomotives Information Bulletins
Walnut lumber and logs ______ ........... ________ Not published
Washing machine sales_____.........____________i Not published
Production and stocks zinc, retorts operating
Anthracite shipments, etc., and mine employment.
ASSOCIATION OF LIFE INSURANCE PRESIDENTS- New life insurance business
Premium collections
Distribution of assets
1
Imports and exports of gold and silver in Part II.
i Press release to trade papers *
j Statement of anthracite shipments*,
j
\ Not published
j Not, published
' Not published
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
7th of month.
Weekly.
Weekly.
13th of month.
15th of month.
*Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
154
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued
CURRENT PUBLICATION
l
DATE OF PUBLICATION
II.-REPORTS FROM COMMERCIAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS-Continued
BOSTON GRAIN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE,
BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINE ASSOCN. _
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
COMMON BRICK MANFRS. ASSOCN. OF AMERICA,
CREDIT CLEARING HOUSE
EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION OF DETROIT
ENAMELED SANITARY MFRS. ASSOCIATION
FELT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
FINE COTTON GOODS EXCHANGE
FOLDING Box MFRS. NAT. ASSOCIATION
FOUNDRY EQUIPMENT MFRS. ASSOCIATION
GLASS CONTAINER ASSOCIATION
HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE
HYDRAULIC SOCIETY
ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE GUILD
LABEL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION
LEATHER BELTING EXCHANGE
LIFE INSURANCE SALES RESEARCH BUREAU...
MAPLE FLOORING MANFRS. ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MOTOR AND ACCESSORY MFRS. ASSOCIATION,._
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF CASE GOODS ASSOCN.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRASS MFRS
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUTTON MFRS
,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIR MFRS
NATIONAL FERTILIZER ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FINISHERS OF COT- I
TON FABRICS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PIANO BENCH AND
STOOL MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE
BOARDS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STEEL FURNITURE
MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET AND TIN
PLATE MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CREDIT ASSOCIATION..
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD
NATIONAL MACHINE TOOL BUILDERS' ASSOCN.
NATIONAL PAVING BRICK MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
NEW ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE
NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE
NEWS PRINT SERVICE BUREAU
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR EXCHANGE...
NEW YORK METAL EXCHANGE
NORTH CAROLINA PINE ASSOCIATION
NORTHERN HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
NORTHERN PINE MANFRS. ASSOCIATION
OAK FLOORING MANFRS. ASSOCIATION
OHIO STATE FOUNDRYMENS' ASSOCIATION
OPTICAL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
PACIFIC CANNED FISH BROKERS' ASSOCIATIONPACIFIC COAST PLYWOOD MFRS. ASSOCN
PAPERBOARD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
PLATE GLASS MFRS. OF AMERICA
PLYWOOD MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
PORTLAND ASSOCIATION OF BLDG. OWNERS
AND MANAGERS.
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
PREPARED ROOFING MANFRS. ASSOCIATION.--.
RICE GROWERS' ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA ._
RICE MILLERS' ASSOCIATION
ROPE PAPER SACK MANFRS. ASSOCIATION
RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
RUBBER GROWERS' ASSOCIATION
SALES BOOK MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, _
SAVINGS BANK ASSOCIATION OF STATE OF
NEW YORK.
SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
SOUTHERN CYPRESS MANFRS. ASSOCIATION
SOUTHERN FURNITURE MFRS. ASSOCIATION
SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION
STEEL BARREL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
STEEL FOUNDERS' SOCIETY.
STRUCTURAL STEEL SOCIETY.
TUBULAR PLUMBING GOODS ASSOCIATION
TWIN CITY MILK PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION ...
UNITED TYPOTHETAE OF AMERICA
WEST COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION
WEBBING MANUFACTURERS' EXCHANGE
WESTERN PINE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
* Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
Receipts of wool at Boston
Average receipts per ton-mile
Passengers and tonnage carried 1 mile
Redwood lumber production, etc
Sugar pine lumber production, etc
Wheat, corn, and pats, receipts, etc
Common brick shipments, stocks, etc
Credit conditions
Detroit factory employment
Enameled sanitary ware, orders, etc
Roofing felt production, stocks, etc
Fine cotton goods production.
Folding box orders
Foundry equipment production
Glass container production, etc
Hardwood lumber, stocks, etc.
Steam, power, and centrifugal pumps
Illuminating glassware production, orders, etc..
Label orders.
Consumption, stocks, and shipments, iron ore..
Sales of leather belting
Life
insurance otueo,
sales, ordinary
.i.,uu iijii3ui.aj.iut/
uiuijuai. y
Maple flooring production, etc
Linseed oil and oil-cake shipments
Sales of accessories and parts
Unfilled orders and shipments of furniture
Brass faucets, orders and shipments
Button stocks, activity, etc
Chair shipments and unfilled orders
Acid phosphate production, etc
Finished cotton goods, billings, orders, shipments, and stocks.
Production, shipments, and unfilled orders of
piano benches and stools.
Real estate conveyances
Trade papers
i Daily.
Not published
I
Summary of operating statistics
Monthly.
Not published
i
Not published
j
Trade papers
i Daily.
Monthly report. ... _ .... .. ._'
Credit
I Weekly.
Weekly press release
..
. \
Not published
|
Not published
i
Trade papers
j
Not published
!
Report on monthly volume: of business j Monthly.
Monthly report*
:
Monthly report
i
Not published
|
Not published
\
Not published
Monthly report*
Monthly report (not published)
|
Monthly release
I 18th of month.
Not published
j
Monthly statement
j
Business Bulletin
i Monthly.
Not published in form used
j
Not published
j
Weekly report
\ Weekly,
Not published in form used
I
Not published
Not published
'.
j
Not published
j
Bulletin
j
Steel furniture shipments, orders, etc
Not published
Steel sheets, production, stocks, etc
Not published
Production and shipments of passenger cars
and trucks.
Credit conditions^
Cost of living, wages and hours of laborMachine-tool orders
Paving-brick production, etc.
__.
Traffic bulletin* (production figures not
published).
Not published
Monthly pressrelease
Not published
Monthly report
Rice distribution through New Orleans
Cot ton receipts into sight
Canadian newsprint production, etc
United States newsprint data since June, 1923..
Coffee receipts, stocks, etc
Tin stocks and deliveries
North Carolina pine, production, etc
Hemlock and hardwood lumber production,
etc.
Northern pine lumber and lath
Oak flooring, production, etc
Ohio foundry iron production, etc
Spectacle frames and mountings, sales, etc
Shipments of canned salmon
j
Plywood bookings
j
Paperboard shipping boxes and boxboard pro- |
duction, etc.
!
Plate glass production
Plywood bookings, etc
Rental advertisements, Portland, Oreg
Monthly report
Monthly report
Monthly bulletin
Monthly bulletin
Monthly statement
Trade papers
Not published
Not published
Cement paving contracts
Shipments of prepared roofing
Receipts, stocks, and shipments (Calif, mills) __
Rice receipts, stocks, etc
Shipments of rope paper sacks
Rubber tires, heels, fabrics, crude stocks, etc
Rubber stocks in England
Shipment of sales books
Savings banks deposits in New York State
Concrete Highway Magazine
Not published
Not published
Monthly report
Not published .
Monthly reports (not published)
Bulletin of Rubber Growers' Association.
Not published
Not published in form used
Raw silk consumption, machinery activity, etc..1
Cypress production, etc.
Furniture shipments and unfilled orders
Yellow pine production and stocks
Steel barrel capacity operations through 1923
Sales of steel castings
Sales of fabricated structural steel
Tubular plumbing sales.
_
Milk production, Minnesota
Printing activity...
Douglas fir lumber production, etc
Sales of elastic webbing
Western pine lumber production, etc
Monthly press release to trade papers*.... 5th of month.
Weekly barometer
Not published in form used
|
Not published in form used
I
Monthly reports* (not published)
Not published
Not published
Semiweekly reports
Not published
Typothetae Bulletin
Monthly.
Not published
Not published...
Not published
Not published
Not published
Monthly report* (not published)
Not published
Not published
Not published
Not published..
Second week of month,
21st of month
First week of month.
First week of month.
First week of month.
First week of month,
Monthly.
Not published
Not published
Not published
Monthly.
Monthly.
155
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued
DATE OF PUBLICATION
HI.—REPORTS FROM TECHNICAL PERIODICALS
AMERICAN M ETAL MARKET
THE ANNALIST
,
Composite pig iron and steel prices
Stock sales
Stock prices
State and municipal bond issues
THE BOND BUYER
__
_._
Municipal bond yields
BRADSTREET'S
_ - _
_ _ ..
__
Visible siroply of grains _
Bank clearings, United States and Canada
Wholesale price index;
_ __
Business failures, Canada
,
CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING-Chemical price index
_ _ __
COAL AGE
Mine price of bituminous coal
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCLIL CHRONICAL _ ...
Cotton, visible supply
Interest rates _ _
_
New corporate securities
DULY NEWS RECORD _ _ _ - _ - _ _ _ _ - _
_ _ _ . Fairchild cotton goods index
_
Dow, JONES & Co. (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
New York bond sales and prices
Mexican petroleum shipments
_
DUN'S REVIEW
Business
failures and wholesale price index
ELECTRICAL WORLD
Sale5? of electrical energy, central stations
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRESS
Rand gold production; tin, lead, zinc, copper, and silver
prices.
ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD
Construction cost index
FlNANCIVL POST
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- - - _
Canadian bond issues
HAY TR*VDE JOURNAL
Tlav receipts
IRON AGE
_
_ _ _ _.
Pip-iron production, furnaces in blast, etc
TRON TRADE REVIEW - - _ _ _ _ __
Iron and steel prices _
JOPLIN GLOBE
Shipments, etc. , zinc and lead ore, Joplin dist
LONDON TIMES
- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
__
Fire losses in Great Britain
LUMBER MANUFACTURER AND DEALER
Price indexes of lumber
MILK REPORTER
Milk receipts at Greater New York
NAV\L STORES REVIEW
Turpentine and fosiii, receipts and stocks
NEW YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE _ _
.. _ Dividend and interest pavments
New capital issues and new incorporations _ _ _ _
Fire losses
NEW YORK EVENING POST
_ _ Newspaper advertising
NORTHWESTERN M^ILTER
Flaxseed re°e^pts etc
OIL, PAINT, AND DRUG REPORTER
___ _
Price indexes of drugs, oil, etc
Argentine visible supply o f flaxseed
_ _ _ _ _ _
OIL TRADE JOURNAL
__
Mexican petroleum shipment,5'
PRINTERS' INK
Magazine advertising and national advertising in newspapers ...
PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Book production
RAILWAY AGE
_
Equipment orders
RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL NEWS
Wheat flour production from Julv 1920
STATISTICAL SUGAR TRADE JOURNAL
Sugar stocks, receipts, meltings, and Cuban statistics
WORLD RUBBER POSITION (BRITISH)
World shipments and stocks plantation rubber
First or second week of month (daily).
First weekly issue of month (Fridays).
Weekly (Fridays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays)
Weekly (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays) .
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays) .
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Weekly (Wednesdays; .
Weekly (Thursdays) .
Weekly (Saturdays).
Weekly (Saturdays).
Last weekly issue of month (Saturdays),
First week of month (daily).
20th of month (daily) .
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays)
First weekly issue of month.
Weekly (Thursdays) .
Weekly (Fridays).
First weekly issue of month (Thursdays),
Weekly (Thursdays) .
First weekly issue of month (Fridays).
Weekly.
Weekly (Saturdays) .
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily) .
10th of month (daily) .
Not published.
Weekly (Wednesdays) .
Weekly (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
10th of month (monthly) .
Second week of month.
Third week of month.
Fourth week of month (Wednesdays).
Weekly (Fridays).
[Only sources presenting current material are given here: Sources of data used to fill gaps in early figures are noted in their respective detailed tables, thus making this table
a complete record of current source material for the SURVEY]
CURRENT PUBLICATION l
DATE OF PUBLICATION
IV.-REPORTS FROM PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS
(Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations)
ABERTHAW CONSTRUCTION Co
AMERICAN APPRAISAL Co
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH Co
BOSTON, CAPE COD & NEW YORK CANAL Co_
CHILDS Co
CLEVELAND TRUST Co__
COMPAGNIE UNIVERSELLE DU CANAL MARITIME DE SUEZ.
DODGE, F. W., CORPORATION
HAFFARDS, G. M. & Co
LLOYDS'
KRESGE, S. S., Co
KRESS, S. H., & Co
MCLEAN BUILDING REPORTS, LTD
McCRORY STORES CORPORATION
NEW YORK TRUST Co
OWL DRUG Co
PENNEY, J. C., Co
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Co
POLK, R. L.,& Co
PULLMAN Co
SCHULTE, A., INC
SEARS, ROEBUCK & Co
SEIDMAN& SEIDMAN
SHELTON, W. ARTHUR
UNITED CIGAR STORES Co
_
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION.__..._._.
WALDORF SYSTEM, INC
WARD, MONTGOMERY, & Co_
WOOLWORTH, F. W., & C O . _ _
B uilding costs
C onstruction costs
Stockholders in the company
__.
Cape Cod Canal traffic...,
Restaurant sales
Dividends paid on industrial stocks
Suez C anal traffic
Building contracts
Fall River mill dividends.
World ship construction _
C hain-store sales
Chain-store sales
Canadian building contracts.
C hain-store sales
Indexes of stock and bond prices
Chain-store sales_
Chain-store sales_
Stockholders in the company
New passenger-car registrations. _
Pullman passenger traffic and operations.
C hain-store sales
Mail-order sales_
Fur purchases and sales
Fertilizer consumption, cotton States
Chain-store sales
Unfilled orders
Earnings
Stockholders
Wages of common labor
Restaurant sales-..
Mail-order sales
Chain-store sales
* Multigraphed, mimeographed, or duplicated sheets.
Construction trade papers..
American Appraisal News.
Financial papers
Not published.
Monthly report
Bulletin
Le Canal de Suez
Statement on Building Statistics..
Bradstreet's..
New York Journal of Commerce
Financial papers
Financial papers
Canadian Building Review
Financial papers
The Index
Financial papers
Financial papers
Financial papers.
National New Car Reporting Service*
Not published _
Financial papers
Financial papers
Not published
Private economic service
Financial papers
Pressrelease*
Pressrelease*
Financial papers
Special reports*
Monthly press release*._
Financial papers
Financial papers
__._._____
Monthly.
Third week of month.
Monthly.
Quarterly.
5th, 15th, and
month.
Monthly.
Quarterly.
25th of
First week of month.
First week of month.
Monthly.
First week of month.
Monthly.
First week of month.
Quarterly.
Monthly.
First week of month
10th of month.
Monthly.
§uarterly.
ccasionally.
First week of month.
First week of month.
GENERAL INDEX
Page numbers refer to data in detailed
references easy without the necessity of an
Page
Abrasives, paper and cloth
59
Acetate of lime, production, shipments, etc
71
Acid phosphate, production, stocks,
etc
73
Acid, sulphuric, price and exports. 73, 116
Active textile machinery
32, 35
Advertising:
Magazine and newspaper
43, 113
Rentals, Minneapolis and Portland, Oreg
60
Agriculture:
Production, index numbers
26
Price indexes
29
Agricultural implements:
Patents granted
„_ 41
Sales, Northwest
40
Agricultural loans
120
Agricultural pumps, shipments
41
Alcohol, ethyl, and wood (methanol) _ 70
American Telephone & Telegraph
Co., stockholders
123
Animal fats, greases, and derivatives,
production,
consumption,
and
stocks
74
Animal glues, production and stocks-_ 74
Animal products:
Price index
29
Production, index numbers
26
Apples:
Production (crop estimate)
77
Stocks and shipments
81
Architectural terra cotta
68
Argentina:
Flaxseed and grain, exports, visible supply
76
Foreign exchange rates
124, 125
Arsenic, crude and refined
40
Automobiles:
Accessories, sales
.„
43
Foreign assemblies
42
New car registrations
43
Production and exports
42, 145
Taxes
42
Tires and tubes
55
Babbitt metal, consumption
43
Bad-order cars
95
Bad-order locomotives
93
Banks:
Clearings, Canada
130
Clearings, condition, debits, and
interest rates
118, 147
Failures
122, 148
Farm loan
120
Savings deposits
116, 149
Barley:
Exports, prices, receipts, and
stocks
80, 139
Production (crop estimate)
77
Barrels, steel
40
Basic commodities, index numbers-. 26
Baths, enamel, orders, etc
46, 140
Beef,
consumption,
cold-storage
holdings, exports, production, and
prices
85, 142
Belgium, foreign exchange rates_ 124, 125
Belting, leather, sales.._
53
Benches, piano
65
Bonds:
Canadian issues
130
Held by life-insurance companies
115
New issues
120, 147
Prices, sales, and yields
119, 147
Real estate, issues and rates
121
tables (pp. 26—151) only. Items in the text are arranged in groups which should make
index. See also " Table of Contents/' page 1.
Page Cheese:
Page
Books, publication
56
Exports from Canada
130
Production, receipts, prices, and
Book paper, production, etc
58
holdings
87
Boots and shoes:
Exports and prices
53, 137 Chemicals:
Production
53
Exports, imports, and prices. _ 72, 73,
Boston:
140
* Milk receipts
87
Price index
28, 49
Wool receipts
32, 132
Wood distillation
71
Boxboard, production, receipts, etc.. 57 Childs Co., restaurant sales
107
Boxes, paper, production, etc
57, 59 Chile:
Foreign exchange rates
124, 125
Bradstreet's price index
28
N itrate prod action
73
Brass faucets, orders and shipments_ _ 44
China, vitreous, plumbing fixtures 67
Brazil:
Coffee, receipts and clearances- 89, 143 Cigars and cigarettes:
Foreign exchange rates
124, 125
Consumption, and exports. _ 82, 144
Brick, production, stocks, etc_ 68, 69, 139
Sales, chain stores
104
British India, foreign-exchange rates. 124,
Citrus fruits, car-lot shipments
81
125 Clearings, bank:
Building:
Canada
130
Contracts awarded, Canada
129
United States
118, 147
Clothing:
Contracts awarded, U n i t e d
States
61
Cost index numbers.
28, 30
Cost and volume indexes
60
Production, stocks, etc
33
Building materials:
Coal:
Price index
28, 60, 139
Canada, production
129
Unfilled order index
27
Loadings, freight cars
94
Prices, production, stocks, exBurlap, imports
36
ports, etc
47, 136
Business failures:
Retail price index
30
Canada
130
United States
122, 148 Coconut oil, production, stocks, etc. 75
Butter, production, receipts, etc
87 Coffee, imports, stocks, and Brazilian
Buttons, pearl, production and stocks 35
movements
89, 143
Coke, production, exports, and
California redwood lumber, producprices
47, 136
tion, shipments, etc
63 Cold-storage holdings:
Apples
81
California white-pine lumber, production, shipments, etc
63
Butter and cheese
87
Eggs, poultn/, and
fish
89
Canada:
Meats
I
84, 85
Automobiles, production and
69
exports
42 Concrete pavements, contracts
86
Employment and industry
129 Condensed and evaporated milk
118
Finance and trade
130 Condition, banks
Foreign exchange rates
124, 125 Construction, building:
Canada, contracts
129
Oats and oatmeal
80
Contracts awarded
. _ 61
Wheat, stocks and exports
79
Cost and volume indexes
60
Wheat flour production
78
29
Canals, traffic through
91 Consumers' prices
Candy, sales
104 Containers:
Glass, production, etc
67
Cape Cod Canal, traffic
91
Paper, production, etc
57
Capital issues and c o n v e y a n c e s ,
internal-revenue taxes
107 Copper, exports, prices, production,
etc
44, 135
Capital stock transfers, internalrevenue taxes
107 Copra oil, consumption and stock. 74, 75
Corn:
Cars, railroad:
Production (crop estimate)
77
Loadings, shortage, and surplus. 94
Receipts, grindings, exports,
New orders
96
etc
79, 141
Shipments, orders, installations,
oil, production, consumption,
etc
95, 145 Corn
and stocks
74, 75
Castings:
Malleable
40 Corporations:
Newr security issues. Canada
130
Steel
38, 134
New security issues, United
Cattle:
States
:
120, 121
Receipts, s h i p m e n t s , a n d
Profits and stockholders
123
slaughter
83 Cost of living, indexes
30
Wholesale prices
83, 142 Costs, building construction
60
Cement production, stocks, shipments
Cotton:
and prices
69, 139
Consumption, receipts, exports,
Cereals:
etc
34, 131
Production-.
77
Prices
31, 131
Receipts, visible supply, etc
79,
Spindles, activity, etc
35
80, 141 Cotton fabrics:
Chain stores, sales
107
Cloth, exports
35
Check payments:
Consumption by tire manuCanada
130
facturers
55
United States
118, 147
Fine goods, production
35
(156)
157
GENERAL INDEX—Continued
Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (pp. 26-151) only. Items in the text are arranged in groups which should make
references easy without the necessity of an index. See also " Table of Contents/' page 1.
Cotton fabrics—Continued.
Prices, wholesale, print cloth and
sheetings
31, 131
Cotton goods, finished, billings, shipments, etc
35
Cotton yarns, wholesale prices
31, 131
Cottonseed, stocks
76
Cottonseed oil:
Production, consumption, and
|
stocks
75, 76 I
Wholesale price
76, 140 !
Credit conditions by trades
112 j
Crops:
Cotton
34
Food, production and value
77
Prices, index numbers
29, 131
Production, index numbers
26
Tobacco
82
Crude petroleum, production, stocks,
etc
48, 133
Cuba, sugar movement
88
Customs, receipts
117, 149
Cypress, Southern, production, etc__ 65
Dairy products
29, 87
Debits to individual accounts
118
Debt, United States Government
117
Delaware, employment
99
Delinquent accounts, electrical trade 112
Department stores:
Sales
108
Stocks, value of
109
Detroit, employment
99
Dividends, Fall River testile mills 35, 131
Douglas-fir lumber, production, shipments, orders, etc
62
Dress goods, wholesale price
31
Drugs:
Sales, chain stores
104
Wholesale trade
110
Dry goods, wholesale trade
112
Dun's price index
28
Dyes and dyestuffs, exports
72
Earnings:
Corporations, classified
123
Express companies
92
Gas and electric companies
97
Labor
101, 103
Public utilities
97
Railroads
92
Telegraph and telephone companies
__ 97
United States Steel Corporation
38,134
Eggs, receipts and cold-storage holdings
89
Elastic webbing, sales
36
Electric locomotives, quarterly shipments
93
Electric power, production and sales- 97
Electric trade, delinquent accounts. _ 112
Electric trucks and tractors, shipments
43
Emigration
96
Employment:
Agencies, State and municipal __ 99,
100
Canada
129
Factory, Federal, mines and railroads
98
Factory by States
99
Enameled ware, orders, shipments,
and stocks
46, 140
Engines, internal-combustion, patents granted
41
England. (See United Kingdom.)
Equipment, foundry, orders, sales,
and shipments
41
Page
73
70
Food—Continued.
Wholesale prices, index
28
Stocks, index
27
Foreign exchange rates
124, 125
149 Foreign trade:
Canada
78, 130
United States exports
78, 125, 151
72
United States imports
128, 150
Vessels in United States ports 90, 144
92 Forest products:
Car loadings
94
Price index
29
Fabricated steel plate, bookings
39
Production index numbers
26
Fabricated, structural steel, bookings
arid shipments
39, 134 Foundry equipment, orders, sales,
and shipments
41
Fabrics, rubber-proofed
55
Face brick
68 Foundry iron, Ohio, stocks, meltings,
and receipts
40
Factories:
Employment
98, 99 France, foreign exchange rates__ 124, 125
cars:
Payrolls
99, 102 Freight
Bad-order, loadings, shortage,
Time operated
102, 103
and surplus
9*
Failures, business:
Shipments, installations, orders,
Canada
130
etc
95, 145
United States
122, 148 Freight rates, ocean
90
Fall River, textile mill dividends. 35, 131 French serge, wholesale prices
31
Farm implements:
Fruits:
Patents granted
41
Farm prices
29
Sales, Northwest
40
Shipments, car-lot
81
Farm loans
120 Fuel:
Farm mortgages, held by life-insurConsumption, production, etc_~ 47,
ance companies
115
48, 49, 50, 133, 136
Cost of, index numbers
28, 30
Farm products:
36
Price indexes
28, 29 Fur, sales and purchases
Production indexes
28 Furnishings, cost of, index numbers. _ 30
Farm wages
100 Furniture, household, shipments, unfilled orders, etc
65
Faucets, brass, orders and shipments. 44
39
Fats, animal, grease and derivatives. 74 Furniture, steel, shipments, etc
Federal-aid highways
69
Federal farm-loan banks, loans
120 Gas and electric companies, earnFederal intermediate credit banks,
ings
97
loans
120 Gas and fuel oils, consumption, proFederal reserve banks, condition
118
duction, stocks, and prices
50, 133
Federal Reserve Board:
Gasoline, consumption, exports, price,
Foreign exchange index number. 124
production, stocks, etc
49, 133
Production indexes
26 Glass, production, etc
67
Glues, animal, production and stocks. 74
Federal Reserve districts:
Department-store trade
108, 109 Gold, receipts, exports, imports, and
Rand output
117, 149
Chain-store sales
104, 105
Savings deposits
116 Government finances, debt, etc. 117, 149
Wholesale trade index numbers. Ill Grains:
Exports, receipts, prices, etc
80,
Felt, roofing, production and stocks. 72
13% 141
Fertilizer, exports, consumption,
Farm price indexes
29
etc
73, 140
Loadings
94
Fiber, imports
36
Production (crop estimates)
77
Fine paper
58
Finishing cotton
35 Grease, production, consumption, and
stocks
74
Fire losses
60
Great Britain. (See United KingFirearms and shells, internal-revenue
dom.)
taxes
107
Groceries:
Fish, catch, and cold-storage holdSales, chain stores
104
ings
89, 142
Wholesale trade
110
Fish oil, production, consumption
and stocks
75
Flaxseed:
Hardware, wholesale trade
111,112
Consumption and
quarterly
Hardwood
lumber, production,
stocks
74
stocks, etc
64, 65
Exports and visible supply,
Hay:
Argentina
I _ 76
Production (crop estimates)
77
Receipts,
shipments,
and
Receipts
80
stocks
76, 140 Heels, rubber
55
Flooring, production, shipments, etc_ 66 Hides and skins, imports, prices,
Floor and wall tile
68
stocks
i
51, 137
Flour, wheat, production, consumpHighway construction
69
tion, and stocks, etc
78, 79 Hogs, receipts, prices, shipments, and
Folding boxes, orders
59
slaughter
83, 142
Food:
Hosiery, production, stocks, e t c _ _ _ _ 33
Exports
128, 151 Hours worked by labor
102
Imports
128, 150 House furnishings, price index
28
Retail prices, index
30 i Household furniture
28, 65
Essential oils, wholesale price index__
Ethyl alcohol
Expenditures, United States Government
117,
Explosives, production, shipments,
stocks arid sales
Exports. (See Foreign trade, and
individual commodities.)
Express earnings
158
GENERAL INDEX—Continued
Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (pp. 26-151) only. Items in the text are arranged in groups which should make
references easy without the necessity of an index. See also "Table of Contents/' page 1.
Page
Linseed oil:
Production, consumption, and
New security issues
120, 147
stocks
75 Newspaper advertising
43; 113
Shipments
76, 140 Newsprint paper:
Linseed-oil cake, shipments
76, 140
Canada, production
129
Ice cream, production
87 Livestock:
Production, stocks, imports,
Illinois, employment and earnings
99
Loadings
94
prices, etc
56, 138
Illuminating glassware, production,
Prices, index numbers
83, 142 New York City:
etc
67
Receipts, shipments, and slaughBank clearings and debits. _ 118, 147
Immigration
96
ter
83
Milk receipts
87, 142
Imports. (See Foreign trade, and inLiving, cost of
,__ 30 New York State:
dividual commodities.)
Loadings, freight cars_~
_ _ _ 94
Canal traffic
91
Incorporations, new
120, 147 Loans:
Employment and earnings.__ 99, 101
Indebtedness, wholesale trade
112
Agricultural
120
Savings-bank deposits
116, 149
Bank
118 New York Stock Exchange, sales. 119, 147
India. (See British India.)
Life-insurance policies
114 Nitrate of soda, imports and producIndustrial corporations:
Dividend payments and failures. 122, Locomotives, exports, shipments,
tion
73, 140
148
etc
93, 145 North Carolina pine lumber, producNet profits
123 Losses:
tion and shipments
62
Stock and bond prices
119, 147
Business
122, 130, 148 Northern hardwoods, production and
Fire
60
Insurance, life:
shipments
65
Assets, and sales by districts
115
Ships
90, 144 Northern hemlock lumber, producNew business and premium colLubricating oil, production, stocks,
tion and shipments
63
lections
114, 146
consumption, and price
50, 133 Northern pine lumber, production,
Interest rates
118, 121, 147 Lumber, production, exports, stocks,
shipments, etc
63
prices, etc
62, 66, 138
Internal-revenue taxes:
Automobiles
42
Oak flooring, production, shipments,
Firearms,
jewelry,
theaters,
stocks, etc
66, 138
McCrory Stores Corporation, sales_ 106
bonds, stocks, etc
107 Machine
tools, new orders
41 Oats:
Iron and steel (see also Pig iron and
Machinery, sales, etc
41
Exports, price, receipts, etc.. 80, 139
steel):
Machinery activity, textile mills_ 32, 131
Production (crop estimate)
77
Crude steel, production, stocks,
Magazines,
advertising
113
Ocean transportation
90, 144
prices, etc
38,134 Mail-order houses, sales
113
Ohio, foundry iron, stocks, receipts,
Enameled sanitary ware
46, 140 Malleable castings, production, shipetc
40
Exports and imports
39, 134
ments,
and
orders
40
Ohio River, cargo traffic
91
Fabricated steel products
39, 134 Manufactures:
Oils:
Malleable castings
40
Exports
128,
151
Essential, wholesale price index. 73
Pig iron, production, stocks,
Imports
128, 150
Petroleum and products 48,49, 50,133
prices, etc
37,133
Production,
index
numbers
26
Vegetable and
fish
75, 76, 140
Railway equipment __ 93, 95, 97, 145
Stocks,
index
numbers
27
Oil wells completed
48, 133
Unfilled order index
27 Maple flooring, production, shipOleomargarine, production and conVessels, construction
90
ments,
stocks,
etc
66
sumption
76, 140
Iron, foundry, Ohio
40
employment and
Onions, car-lot shipments
81
Iron ore, shipments, stocks, etc.. 37, 133 Massachusetts,
earnings
99
Optical
goods,
sales,
etc
67
Issues, new capital
120, 121 Meats:
Orders, new. (See individual comItaly, foreign exchange rates
124, 125
Farm prices
29
modities.)
Wholesale trade
112 Orders, unfilled, index (see also indiJapan, foreign exchange rates. _ 124, 125
Production, cold-storage holdvidual commodities)
28
Jewelry, watches, and clocks, interings, etc
85, 142
car loadings (see also Iron ore) _ 94, 133
nal-revenue taxes
107 Men's and boys' clothing, production, 33 Ore,
Owl
Drug
Co.,
sales
107
Joint-stock land banks, loans
120 Metals and minerals:
Price index
28 Panama Canal, traffic
91
Kerosene oil, production, consumpProduction index numbers
26 Paper:
tion, stocks, etc
49, 133 Methanol, production, shipments,
Book, fine, wrapping, etc
58
Knit underwear, production, shipexports, stocks, and price
70, 71
Boxboard and boxes
57
ments, etc
33 Mexico, petroleum shipments and
Newsprint,
production,
etc
56
Kresge, S. S., Co., sales
106
stocks
48
Pulp and paper products.
59
Kress, S. H., & Co., sales
106 Milk, production, receipts, etc_ 86, 87, 142 Parks,
national, visitors
96
Minerals:
Passenger automobiles
42, 43
Labels, paper, orders
59
Price index numbers
29 Passenger cars, railroad orders, shipProduction index numbers
26
Labor:
ments, etc
96
87 Passports issued
Earnings and hours
101, 103 Minneapolis, milk production
96
91 Patents granted
Employment and wages
100 Mississippi River, cargo traffic
41
Money in circulation
117, 149 Paving brick, production, shipments,
Lamb, cold-storage holdings, pro113
duction, etc
85, 142 Montgomery Ward & Co., sales
stocks, etc
69
Land banks, loans
120 Municipal securities:
Payments, check
118, 147
Canadian issues
130 Payments, dividend and interest. 122, 148
Lavatories,
enamel,
shipments,
New issues
120, 121, 147 Pay roll, factories
orders, etc
46
99,102
Yields
119, 147 Peanut oil, production, consumpLead, production, receipts, ship104
ments, prices, etc
45, 135 Music sales, chain stores
tion and stocks
75
Leather:
Peanuts, hulled, consumption, stocks. 74
Exports, prices, production,
National advertising in newspapers._ 43 Pearl buttons, production and stocks. 35
etc
_
52, 137 National parks, visitors
99
96 Pennsylvania employment
Glove, production and stocks-- 53 Naval stores, receipts and stocks
72 Pennsylvania Railroad Co., stockProducts
53, 137 Netherlands, foreign exchange rates. 124,
holders
123
107
125 Penney, J. C., Co., sales
Life insurance:
120, 147 Petroleum:
Assets and sales by districts
115 New incorporations
Crude
48, 133
New Jersey employment
99
New business and premium
Refined
49, 50, 133
43
collections
114, 146 New passenger car registrations
Housing:
Construction
Cost of, index numbers
Rental advertisements
61
30, 60
60
159
GENERAL INDEX—Continued
Pa,ge numbers refer to data in detailed tables (pp. 26—151) only. Items in the text are arranged in groups which should make
references easy without the necessity of an index. See also "Table of Contents/' page 1.
Page Q
Phosphate, acid, production, consumption, and stocks
73
Piano benches and stools
65
Pig iron:
Prices, production, etc
37, 133
Production, Canada
129
Plumbing fixtures:
Price index and sales
44
Vitreous china, shipments, e t c _ _ 67
Plywood, bookings, shipments, e t c _ _ 65
Policy loans, life-insurance companies
115
Pork products, consumption, holdings, exports, production, e t c _ _ 84, 142
Postal money orders
113
Postal receipts
113
Postal savings
116, 149
Potash, imports
73, 140
Potatoes:
Car-lot shipments
81
Production (crop estimate)
77
Poultry, receipts and cold-storage
holdings-- 89
Powdered milk
87
Power, electric, production and sales. 97
Prepared roofing, shipments
72
Prices:
Brick
68, 139
Butter and cheese
87
Cement
69, 139
Coal and coke
47, 136
Copper
44, 135
Drugs and chemicals
71,
72, 73, 76, 140
Flour
79, 141
Grains
78, 80, 139, 141
Hides and leather products._ 51. 137
Lumber
62, 66^ 138
M eat s
29
Milk
86
Nonferrous metals
44, 135
Petroleum and products
48,
49, 50, 133
Pig iron
37, 133
Rubber
54, 137
Silver
117, 149
Steel
38, 134
Sugar
88, 143
Textiles
31, 131, 132
Tobacco
82, 144
Price indexes:
Building and construction costs,. 60
Drugs and chemicals
73
Farm
29
Foreign exchange
124
Plumbing
fixtures
44
Retail food
30
Stocks arid bonds
119, 147
Wholesale, classified
28, 29
Printing activity
56
Producers' prices
29
Production, index (see also individual
commodities)
26
Profits. (See Earnings.)
Public
finance
117, 149
Public utilities:
Bond prices
119
Contracts awarded
61
Earnings, production, etc
97
Pumps
41
Pyroxylin-coated textiles
36
Railroads:
Dividend payments
122, 148
Employment
98
Financial operations and traffic
92, 145
Freight-car movement
94
Fuel consumption
47, 50
Stock and bond prices
119, 147
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Railway equipment, shipments,
and orders
93, 96, 145
Rand, gold output
117, 149
Raw materials:
Exports
128, 151
Imports
128, 150
Production index
26
Price index
29
Stocks index
27
Real-estate conveyances
60
Receipts, U. S. Government
117, 149
Registrations, automobiles
43
Rent, advertisements
60
Restaurants, sales
107
Retail prices:
Coal
47
Food and coal indexes
30
S ugar
88
Retail trade
104-109, 113
Rice:
Exports, imports, receipts,
shipments, and stocks
81, 143
Production (croo estimate)
77
River traffic
1__T
91
Roads, construction
69
Roofing, production, stocks
72
Rope paper sacks, shipments
59
Rosin, receipts, stocks, and prices
72
Rubber, consumption, imports,
prices, etc
54, 137
Rye:
Exports, price receipts
80, 139
Production (crop estimate)
77
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Exports and imports
39, 134
Fabricated products
39, 134
Ingots, castings, sheets, prices,
etc
38,134
Production, Canada
129
(Stockholders, corporations
123
Stocks, commodity, index numbers
(see also individual commodities) __ 27
Stocks, corporation:
New issues
120
Prices and sales
119, 147
Stokers, mechanical, sales
41
Structural steel:
Fabricated, sales
39, 134
Prices, beams
38, 134
Suez Canal, traffic
' 91
Sugar, meltings, stocks, receipts.- 88, 143
Suitings, wool, wholesale price
31
Sulphuric acid, exports and wholesale
price
73, 140
Sweden, foreign exchange rates._ 124, 125
Switzerland, foreign exchange rates._ 124,
125
Taxes, internal-revenue
42, 107
Tax-exempt securities
120
Tea, imports
89, 143
Telegraph and telephone, revenue and
earnings
97, 123
106
Ten-cent stores, sales
68
Terra cotta, bookings
Textiles:
Burlap and fibers
36
Cotton
34, 131
Sales (see also individual commodiClothing, production, etc
33
ties) :
Dividends, Fall River mills._ 35, 131
Chain stores
105
Finished cotton goods
35, 131
Department stores
109
Hosiery and knit underwear
33
Wholesale, by districts
110, 111
Machinery activity
32, 36, 131
Sales books, shipments
56
102
Pay roll and hours
Salmon, canned
89, 130
Prices, wholesale
31, 131, 132
Sanitary ware, orders, shipments,
Silk
36, 132
and stocks
4-6, 140
36
Webbing, elastic
Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic
91, 144
Wholesalers, credit conditions.. _ 112
Savings deposits
116, 149
Wool
32, 132
Schulte, A. (Inc.), sales
107
Sears, Roebuck & Co., sales
113 Theater admissions, internal-revenue
107
taxes
Securities:
Tile, production, stocks, prices, and
Held by life-insurance com68
shipments
panies
115
New issues
120, 121, 147 Tin, consumption, imports, prices,
and stocks
45, 135
Prices and sales
119, 147
Tires, production, stocks, and shipSheep:
55
ments
Receipts, shipments, and slaughter
83 Tobacco, production, exports, prices,
etc
82, 144
Wholesale price
83, 142
41
Shelter, prices of, index numbers
30 Tools, machine, new orders
43
Shipping
90, 144 Tractors, electric industrial
Shipments. (See individual comTrade:
modities.)
130
Canadian
Shoes:
Foreign, United States. 126, 128, 150
Production, prices, etc
53, 137
Retail
107, 109
Sales, chain stores
104
Wholesale
110, 112
Wholesale trade
111 Trucks:
Silk, raw:
Automobile, production
42
Consumption, imports, stocks,
Electric industrial
43
etc
36, 132 Tubular plumbing, sales
44
Price
31 Turpentine, receipts, prices and stocks 72
Silver, exports, imports, production,
and prices
117, 149 Unfilled orders, index (see also inSinks, enameled
46
dividual commodities)
27
Southern cypress, production, shipUnited Cigar Stores Co., sales
107
ments, orders
65
United Kingdom:
Southern pine, lumber, production,
Fire losses
60
shipments, etc
62
Foreign-exchange rates
124, 125
Spectacle frames and mountings,
116, 149
sales and unfilled orders
67 United States, postal savings
United States Government, debt,
Steel:
receipts, and expenditures
\ 17, 149
Barrels and drums
40
160
GENERAL INDEX—Continued
Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (pp. 26-151) only. Items in the text are arranged in groups which should make
references easy without the necessity of an index. See also "Table of Contents/' page 1.
Page
United States Steel Corporation:
Earnings, unfilled orders
38, 134
Stockholders
123
Wage rates
100
Vegetables, car-lot shipments
81
Vegetable oils:
Exports arid imports
76, 140
Production, consumption, and
stocks, etc
75, 140
Vessels:
Construction, clearances, etc_ 90, 144
Fuel consumption
47. 50
Vitreous china plumbing
fixtures
67
Wages, farm and common labor
Waldorf System, sales
Walnut, lumber and logs
100
107
64
Page
War Finance Corporation, loans
120
Ward, Montgomery, & Co
113
Washing machines, electric, sales
41
Webbing, elastic, sales
36
Western pine lumber, production,
shipments, and stocks
63
Wheat:
Exports, receipts, visible supply, etc
i
79, 141
Production (crop estimate)
77
Wheat flour, production, consumption, etc._.'
78, 141
Wholesale prices, index numbers
28, 29
Wholesale sales
110, 111
Wisconsin employment and earnings _ 99
Women's dress goods, wholesale
price
31
Wood consumption and stocks.
chemical plants,
71
.t'age
Wood furniture
65
Wood pulp
59, 138
Wool:
Prices, wholesale
31,132
Receipts, imports, consumption,
stocks, etc
32,132
Woolworth, F. W., Co., sales
106
Work clothing, cut, shipments, returned stocks
33
Workers, registered
100
Worsted yarn, wholesale price
31, 132
Wrapping paper
58
Yields, bonds.
Zinc, price, production,
shipments, and stocks
119,147
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DEPAIITMENT OF C O M M E R C E
EPERBERT^HOOVER, Secretary of Commerce
CHIEF FUNCTIONS OF BUREAUS
BUREAU OF FISHERIES
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
.WILLIAM MvBtEXTAUT, Director
-. 1 The taking of the decennial census covering population, agri;" culture, manufactures; mines;ano! quarries, and forest products ,
;, pecenriial report oh health; public debt, and taxation, inciudv
ing principal financial statistics on Federal,
State, county, city,
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and township governments.
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Aniiual financial statistics of State and municipal governments—-Sources of revenue? objects of payments, debt, tax levies.
Decennial statistics i. relating 1x> inmates of institutions, ineliding paupers, insane,, prisoners, and juvenile delinquents. J
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A: census of agriculture m each: mitjdecennial year, a biennial
^census of manufactures, a quinquennial census of electrical
-public utilities, statistics of marriage and divorce.
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, ^ Annual statistics of births, deaths, causes of 4eath/£te., m
/< ifche registration area of the IJnited^States* ,,
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*•; Quarterly or monthly statistics of Cotton, tWool, tobacco,
feia^r a^d ^many other iiadu§tries. r
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\/The compilation and publication, in the ^Survey of Current
v Biiisiness,*' of monthly commercial and industrial; statistics.
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HENRY O' MALLET, Commissioner
The propagation and distribution of food fish and shellfish.
Investigations to promote conservation of fishery resources,
the development of commercial fisheries, and aquiculture.
, Study of fishery methods, improvements in merchandising
and elimination of waste and the collection of fishery statistics.
Administration of Alaska fisheries and fur seals and the law
on the protection of sponges off the coast oft Florida.
BUREAU OF LIGHTHOUSES
{GEORGE RJ PUTNAM/ Commissioner
The rnaintenance of lighthouses and Other aids to , navigation
marking the nayjgable waters of the United States.
The publication of I4$ht Lists, Buoy Lists and Notices to
Mariners, giving information regarding these aids to navigation.
CQAST AND GEODETIC SURiVEY
E. LESTER JoNEB,|Director
The
survey
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coasts of the United States and publication
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of the charts>needed for the navigation of the adjacent waters,
C The compilation , of timely information concerning world
including Alaska, the Philippine Islands, Hawaii, Porto Rico,
* market conditions arid .openings for American products in for- the Virgin Islands, and -the Canal Zone.
eign countries secured through Commercial Attache's, tirade com^ ; A geodetic system covers the country and coordinates the
missidners and consular officers. The distribution of such
surveys of the coasts arid furnishes accurately determined
information to American business through weekly "Commerce
control points ^nd elevation?. These are available for Federal,
reports*'* special bulletins* conMeiitial circulars, the news and
State, and other silrveys and engineering projects. Magnetic
trade press, correspondence,Tand personal contact.
/declination results are for use qf\ surveyors and engineers
, The maintenance of commodityr technical, aid regional
throughout all parts of the country.
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'^visions
to afford special ^eryice to American export industries.
The work of the bureau includes base measures, triangula;
- The compilation arid distribution >f names of possible buyers : tion, precise leveling, latitude^ longitude, azimuth: and magand agents for American products in all parts of the yofld and
netic observations and researches, magnetic maps, gravity,
tppography, hydrography, tide, and current observations.
; publication of weekly lists of .specific sales opportunities abroad.
Tlie maintenance of district and cooperative offices in 33 cities
The results are published in the form of charts, annual
, in tie United States to expedite delivery of market information, reports, coast pilots, tide tables, current tables, digests^of
^ TJhe \pufolicatidn of oflfieTia^ statistics on impdrtsiand exports* publications and special publications.
: The «rfiudy of the processes of domestic trade ^nd donamefce.
AND DOMESTIC COliffMERCE
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Custody/ developinent dnd CQnstniett^ of stan(Jards of
(iaea^urecaent, qu$lity^ performanee or.prafeUce, comparison of
standards used by scientj%c or other, institutions,
; IJetermination of ^physical
constants and properties of
materials. • • ,
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The testing of material^ and esfetblishment of standards and
propessej? in cooperatioii with commercial firms or organization.
Beseeches covering i^dustrlal;l3aat^rials and processes.
The .collectipn; an4 Wsseiiiinatioii of mformatipn coneernmg
building cpde?v^nd plafii$hg and construction df houses.
Establishment of simplfi^ eoretmereial praotipes^ through
^ooperaUv^ business .organizations.
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The bureau publishes eight series of scientific and technical
publications, reporting tb$ results of its Researches and giving
technical data fuhckmenjfcai to science^ and industry.
: ;, Th«? director has supeivisidn of the preparation of technical
specifications ihrou^fci the Federal Specifications Board,
BtJItBAIJ OF MINES
T0RNBB, Director
Technical investigations in mining preparation and utilfiatioa of mineral su6stenq&s, with a view to increase of safety,
h^lth and efficiency in the mineral ta^stries, including the
study of mine hazards, and, safety Methods, and of improved
i methods in the prodtielbion and use of petroleum, niatural gas,
coal, ores, and monnietaUielQameifals. , :
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Testing of fue^ purchased fey tne Government and manage, ipefct of the Croverninenir lU€^ Yard >t Wa^itigton.
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in the economics aptd marketing of minerals and
collection of statistics on mineral resoufces and mine accidents,
The dissemination of results of technical and economic
researches iii bulletins, teelinicai -papers, mineral reg
series, miners' circulars, and miseelj^xieoiis publications.
BUREAU OP NAVIGATION
IX B. CARSON," Commissioner
Superintendence of commercial marine and merchant seamen.
Supervision of registering,, enrollingr licensing, numbering,
etc., of vessels, under the United States flag, and the annual
publication of a list of such vessels.
The enforcement of the navigation and steamboat inspection
laws and the laws governing radio communication, as well as
duties connected .with fees, fines, tonnage taxes, refunds, etc.,
originating under such laws.
STEAMBOAT INSPECTION^SERVICE
DiCKERsotf &;!HpovBB, Supervising Inspector General
The inspection of vessels, the licensing of the officers of vessels, and the administration of laws relating to such vessels and
* their officers. The certification of able seamen and lifeboat
men who form the crews of merchant vessels.
The inspection of vessefe, including the typejs of boilers; the
testing of all materials subject to tensile strain in marine boilers;
the inspection of hulls and of life-saving equipment.
, The investigation of violations df steamboat-inspection laws.
STATES PATENT OFFICE
THOMAS JE, RoBBKTsoN^Cqmmisaioner
. Supervision of the, granting of patents and the registration of
trade marks, prints #,hd labels, including technical examination
$nd judicial proceedings; ,
Maintenance of library with public search yoom, containing
copies <>f all published foreign patents, as well as United
- States patents and trade-marks. Maintains recording office of
bills of sale, assignments, etc., relating to patents and trademarks. furnishes copies of all records pertaining to patents.
Publication of th£ "Official Gazette" weekly showing the
patents and trade-marks issued. .
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