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JANUARY, 1925
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INTRODUCTION
The STTBVBY 6F QU^BENT BUSINESS is designed to
present each month a picture of the business situation
by setting forth the principal facts regarding the variot*s lines of trade and industry. At quarterly intervals
detailed tables are published giving, for 6ach item,
monthly figures for the past t^o years andjrearly comparisons, where available, back to 1913. In the intervening months the more important comparisons only
are given in the "Trend'of business movements"
bn page 29 of this issue.
, In the quarterly numbers (see issue for November,
1924, No. 39) blank lines covering the next three
months have been left at the bottom of each detailed
table which will enable those who care to do so to
enter new figures as soon as they appear.
period has been chosen. In a few cases other base
periods are used for special reasons. In all cases the
base period is clearly indicated.
j The relative niunbers are coniputed l>y allowing the
; monthly average for the base year or period to equal
j 100. If the movement for a current month is greater
j than the base, the relative number will be greater thaji
i 100, and vice versa. The difference between 100 and
the relative number will give at once the per cent
increase or decrease compared with the base period.
Thus a relative number of 115 means an increase of 15
per cent over the base period, while a relative number
of 80 means a decrease of 20 per cent from the base.
| Relative numbers may also be used to calculate the
approximate percentage increase or decrease iii a movement from one period to the next. Thus, if a relative
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number at one montjh is 120 and for a later month it
Kealizing that current statistics are highly perish- is 144 there has been an increase of 20 per cent.
able and that to be of use they must reach the business
INDEX NUMBERS
man at the earliest possible moment, the department
has arranged to distribute advance leaflets almost
When two or more series of relative numbers are
<&very week, whenever sufficient material is available; combined by a system of weightings the resisting
fe> those subscribers who request thenu The leaflets series is denominated an index number. The index
are usually mailed on Thursdays, and give such infpr- dumber, by combining raany relative numbers, is
mation as has been received during the preceding designed to show the trend of an entire group of inweek. The information contained in these leaflets is dustries or for the country as a whole, instead of for
also reprinted in " Commerce Reports," issued; weekly the single commodity or industry which the relative
by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. number covers,. Comparisons with the base year or
The complete bulletin is distributed as quickly as it with other periods are made in the same manner as in
can be completed and printed.
the case of relative numbers.
BASIC DATA
BUSINESS INDICATORS
The figures reported in the accompanying tables are
The diagrams o& page 2 have been prepared to
very largely those already in existence. The chief facilitate
comparisons betweeii a few of tne more
function of tlie department ip to bring together these important business movements. The lines are plotted
data which, if available at all, are scattered in hun- on what are known as ratio charts (logaritbmic scate).
dreds of different publications. A portion of these These charts show the percentage increase arid allow
data are collected by Govetoment departments, other direct comparisons between the slope *)f one #tirve and
figures are compiled by technical journals, and still that of any dther ctirve regardless of its location on
others are reported by trade associations.
the diagram; that is, a 10 per cent increase in an
item
is given the same vertical movement whether its
RELATIVE NUMBERS
curve is near the t>ottom or near the top of the chart.
The difference between this and the ordinary form
To facilitate comparison between different items and
render the trend of a movement mdre apparent, rela- of a chart can be made clear by an 0xaiftjple. If a
tive numbers (often called "index numbers," a term certain item, hairing a relative pumber of .400 in one
ref erring mare particularly to a special kind of number month, increases 10 per cent in the following month,
described below) have been calculated. The relative its relative number will he 440, and on an ordinary
numbers enable the reader to see at a glance the i chart would be plotted 40 equidistant scale points
general upward or downward tendency of a move- higher than the preceding month. Anqth&r movement which can not so easily be grasped from the ment with a relative number of, say, 50, aj&o increases
10 per cent, making its relative number 55. On the
actual figures.
In computing these relative numbers the last pre- ordinary (arithmetic) scale this item would rise only 5
war year, 1913, or in some instances a five-year aver- equidistant points, whereas the previous item rose 40
age, 1909-1913, has been used1 as a base equal to 100 points, yet each showed the same percentage increase.
wnerever possible. In many instances^ comparable The ratio charts avoid this difficulty and give to each
figures for the pre-war years are not available, and in of the twp movements exactly the same vertical rise
such cases the year 1919 has usually been taken as and hence the slopes of the two lines are directly
the base. For some industries 1919 can not be comparable. The ratio charts compare percentage
regarded as a proper base, due to extraordinary con- changes, while the arithmetic charts compare absolute
ditions in the indiistry, and some more representative changes.
This issue present* practically complete data for the month of November arid also, on page 24, items covering December
received up to January 14. A* most data covering a particular month's business are not available until from 15 to 90 days
after the close of the month9 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 almost every week the latest data available*
Summary for December based upon early items Is given on page J.
MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT
TO COMMERCE REPORTS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
COMPILED BY
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
1925
JANUARY
No. 41
CONTENTS
TEXT MATERIAL
Page
1
Preliminary summary for December
Course of business in November:
General business
5
Summary of indexes of business
6
Review by principal branches of industry and commerce_ 8
Manufacturing production index—Adjusted for seasonal
variations
28
GENERAL CHARTS
Business indicators
Employment, by major industrial groups
Production, stocks, and unfilled orders
Wholesale and retail food price index numbers
Building contracts awarded
November wholesale prices, peak and pre-war prices
2
4
6
7
13
26
GENERAL TEXT TABLES
Business indicators
.
Business summary
Census of manufactures: 1923
Indexes of business (production, prices, sales, etc.)
December data
Wholesale price comparisons
__ _
3
5
19
20
24
27
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS
Textiles
.
Metals
Nonferrous metals_ Fuels
Automobiles
Rubber
Hides and leather
Paper and printing
.
Buttons
Glass and optical goods
Building construction.
Chemicals
Naval stores
.
Fats and oils
Foodstuffs
Tobacco
Transportation
Public utilities
Employment
Distribution movement..,
Banking and finance
Foreign exchange and trade
Trade and industry of foreign countries
29
31
32
33
34
34
34
35
35
36
36
38
39
39
39
42
42
43
43
44
44
47
48
PRELIMINARY SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER
Reports from the iron and steel industries indicate
larger production in December than in either the previous month or a year ago. Deliveries of silk to consuming establishments and the output of primary zinc
were also larger than in either the prvious month or
December, 1923. Shipments of locomotives by principal manufacturers, though smaller than a year ago,
were larger than in November, while unfilled orders for
locomotives and steel were larger at the end of December than at the end of either comparative period.
Sales of two mail-order houses during December
amounted to $46,316,000, as compared with $39,541,000 in November, and $35,861,000 in the same month a
year ago, while sales by four leading ten-cent chains in
December aggregated $61,205,000 as contrasted with
$33,294,000 in the previous month and $55,241,000 in
December, 1923. Carloadings were more numerous
than in December of last year, while wholesale prices
continued to increase. Check transactions were larger
25641—25f
1
than in either November or a year ago, while loans and
discounts of Federal reserve member banks continued
to increase.
Transactions on the New York Stock Exchange were
considerably above the volume of December, 1923,
while prices of stocks, both industrial and railroad,
continued to average higher. Interest rates averaged
higher in December as compared with the previous
month but were below a year ago, while bond prices
were generally lower than in November.
Imports into the United States w^ere larger than in
either the previous month or December, 1923, while
exports, though smaller than in November, were larger
than a year ago. The gross debt of the Federal Government was further reduced during December. The
number of commercial firms failing in December was
larger than in either the previous month or a year ago,
while defaulted liabilities, though larger than in the
preceding month, were smaller than in December, 1923.
BUSINESS INDICATORS: 1920-1924
(1913 monthly averages =100. See explanation on inside front cover. Except for ''Net freight ton-miles" and "Price of 25 industrial stocks," latest month plotted is
November, 1924; for stock prices December has been plotted but October is the latest month plotted for freight ton-miles)
PiG-iRON
PRODUCTION
UNFILLED STEEL ORDERS
COPPER PRODUCTION
COTTON CONSUMPTION
NET FREIGHT TON-WILES
=1 ;
BANK CLEARINGS-oursiDE
SALES, MAIL-ORDER HOUSES
WHOLESALE
CITY
(VALUES)
PRICES
DEFAULTED LIABILITIES
PRICE OF 25 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
400
300
200
y
100
"^
^**r
.—
80
«n
60
4O
20
10
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
3
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 months, 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, January 14, December indicators have been included, thus bringing this table
up to date. It should be noted that the charts on page 2 show November data as the latest plotted, except for stock prices which
show December and freight ton-miles which show October.
1923
MONTHLY A V E R A G E
1924
COMMODITY
1920 ! 1921 ! 1922
1923
Sept. ; Oct. : Nov. Dec.
May
Sept. Oct. Nov.! Dec
June I July
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:
U. S. Steel Corp
Stocks:
Crude petroleum
Cotton (total)
Prices: l
Wholesale index
_
Retail food
Retail coal, bitum
Farm products
Business finances:
Defaulted liabilities..
Price 25 ind. stocks...
Price 25 R. R. stocks.
Banking:
Clearings, N. Y. City.
Clearings, outside
Com'l paper int. rate.
Distribution:
Imports (value)
Exports (value)
Sales, mail-order
Transportation :
Freight, net ton-miles.
120
135
99
108
98
119
54
64
39
107
99
87
87
114
81
131
58
85
130
144
121
153
104
114
122
133
122
185
38
116
123
142
129
193
114
123
113
124
125
139
102
108
114
113
127
87
105
100
118
144
131
70
104
127
120
151
129
80
100
115
135
166
128
,122
106
100
126
132
130
173
89
74
102
104
129
197
102
78
79
81
125
203
101
76
70
74
127
225
102
81
74
101
131
228
93
87
80
112
125
228
100
103
97
123
135
231
101
117
98
123
134
139
89
102
283
178
105
119
113
312
189
97
113
117
349
224
109
126
130
407
292
117
130
160
398
312
104
134
116
420
323
116
156
149
452
313
114
139
183
466
284
99
123
205
488
273
124
137
205
472
268
109
114
177
448
288
104
115
160
429
287
103
121
145
417
298
89
135
151
399
286
75
116
154
382
295
75
132
153
386
298
77
135
115
397
288
94
14G
103
289
114
167
118
970
170
90
96
102
85
79
75
81
83
81
71
61
55
54
56
59
60
68
127
155
152
198
234
153
287
125
304
95
312
149
329
169
322
167
321
149
323
132
327
113
331
92
334
74
339
59
343
45
349
44
350
84
348
161
84o
193
226
203
207
205
147
153
197
116
149
142
188
124
154
146
190
134
154
149
184
130
153
150
186
132
152
151
185
133
151
150
183
135
151
149
180
134
152
147
180
134
150
144
175
128
148
141
168
128
147
141
163
127
145
142
163
128
147
143
165
130
150
144
159
137
149
147
164
129
152
149
169
136
153
150
171
137
157
108
184
67
229
136
64
228
169
75
197
185
72
126
177
69
348
175
69
217
181
70
226
187
70
225
193
73
158
192
73
428
189
74
214
183
75
160
183
75
149
187
78
161
195
82
242
205
86
150
201
85
158
202
84
136
213
92
198 |
231
95
257
275
134
205
212
118
230
230
80
226
275
90
191
254
93
225
296
93
229
277
92
247
301
90
262
292
88
230
256
87
249
280
83
258
278
84
263
275
77
253
266
71
268
282
64
258
265
59
245
277
57
274
314
57
284
290
59
325
317
64
294
331
264
140
181
188
177
154
204
212
168
259
170
184
231
206
193
335
195
194
306
193
206
318
198
191
271
223
177
270
215
164
279
217
168
300
203
161
243
183
148
239
185
134
196
170
160
211
192
207
279
208
255
364
198
238
351
224
214
411
137
105
115
139
144
154
140
122
126
132
133
117
124
117
121
133
143
158
1 16
141
106
82 i
"
1919 nlonthly average =100
Production:
Lumber J
Bldg. contracts
Stocks:
Beef
Pork
Business finances:
Bond prices (40 issues).
Banking:
Debits outside N. Y.
City
Federal ReserveBills discounted
Total reserves
Ratio . . .
100
72
85
69
114
102
126
106
131
83
137
116
132
111
108
102
113
107
125
103
129
147
131
136
131
124
124
103
112
88
132
90
128
93
135
102
105
66
98
42
83
29
70
32
91
20
74
27
59
39
67
45
82
43
93
41
103
39
110
33
109
28
111
25
111
21
104
21
91
20
70
28
48
42
50
86
87
107
104
103
102
103
103
105
104
105
105
106
108
110
110
109
110
110
110
114
91
97
107
98
113
106
116
111
100
109
108
106
104
106
101
104
119
107
124
132
97
87
91
122
122
28
144
154
39
146
152
45
145
152
46
146
15i
41
146
152
44
143
146
27
149
162
27
147
161
25
147
161
23
147
163
22
147
165
18
149
165
15
149
165
14
146
164
13
144
160
12
143
157
11
143
154
16
139
145
1 Wholesale and retail prices from Department of Labor averaged for the month; farm prices from Department of Agriculture as of the 15th of the month.
2
Based on the total computed production reported by 5 associations. Includes southern pine, Douglas fir, western pine, North Carolina pine, and Michigan hard and
soft woods. The total production of these associations in 1919 was equal to 11,190,000,000 board feet, compared with a total lumber production for the country of 34,552,000,00®,
board feet reported by the census.
EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES BY MAJOR GROUPS
(Drawn from data compiled by U. Department of Labor and representing weighted indexes based upon number of wage earners in the respective industries in 1919)
(Average monthly employment 1923 = 100)
GENERAL INDEX OF EMPLOYMENT
130
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FOOD AND KINDRED
PRODUCTS
I
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(921
I
IS22
I
1923
TEXTILES AND THEIR
PRODUCTS
IRON AND STEEL AND THEIR
PRODUCTS
LUMBER AND ITS
REMANUFACTURES
PAPER AND PRINTING
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED
PRODUCTS
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS
PRODUCTS
SLAUGHTERING
[ A N D MEAT PACKING
!
LEATHER AND ITS FINISHED
PRODUCTS
|
GR< UP TO TAL
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J
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^ "*»»*r
PAPER ANf ) P l
^
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STAMPED AND ENAMELED WARE
^ OTHER THAN IRON AND STEEL
TOBACCO MANUFACTURES
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES
CHSW3NG AND SMOKING
GROUP TOTAL
I
mn
!922i
1923
% %
I 1924
I
11 § 1 1 1 § i m
19221
1923
I
1924 I
19221
1923
I 1924"
BUSINESS SUMMARY
[Index and relative numbers based on the 1919 monthly average as 100—except unfilled orders which are based on the 1920 average—enable comparisons to be made of the
relative condition of the several phases of business. The use of index and relative numbers is more fully explained on the inside front cover, and details of this summary are given in the table entitled "Indexes of Business," beginning on p. 20. While actual data on electric power, building construction, factory employment, and
the transportation situation may be found in the "Trend of Business movements"]
1
PER CENT INCREASE (-f )
OR DECREASE (— )
1924
1923
i
Septum-
October
jNovemi
PRODUCTION:
Manufacturing (64 commodities)
Raw materials, total
Minerals
Animal products
Crops
Forest products
Electric power
Building construction (awards)
113
131
138
108
144
124
140
83
STOCKS OF COMMODITIES (45 commodities) :
Unadjusted index _
Corrected for seasonal variation 1
113
118
UNFILLED ORDERS (relative to 1920)
SALES (based on value) :
Mail-order houses (4 houses)
Ten-cent chains (5 chains)
Wholesale trade
Department stores (359 stores)
97
108
98 !| 122
125
126
117 :j 108
73
129
110
123
142
146
88
90
114
152
131
110
193
118
148
93
122
179
138
112
246
122
160
102
110
156
119
125
195
114
156
105
-9. 8 :
-12. 9 :
-13. 8
+ 11. 6 :
-20.7
-6.6
-2. 5
+ 2. 9
-2.7
-f 10. 6
-12. 5
+1.6
+23.4
-4.2
+4. 7
-5. 4
132
122
123
131
121
134
128
136
143
137
146
137
+ 2. 1
0. 0 ,
+10. 6
+12. 3
53
44
46
46
43
5°
+ 20.9
-1.9
92 I 134 i
122
151
180 ! 176
91 i 96
85
113
148
142
69
163
78
91
74
172
83
93
106
169
92
119
141
203
95
141
331 '
199
84
141
-7.1
— 2. 0
-12. 5
0. 0
+7.4
+13. 1
-1. 1
-0. 7
58
_ __
July
i
November i November
October NovemAugust Septemfrom
i i 924 » fr ° m
ber
ber
October | No™gber
123
157
152
122
184
131
153
116
i
]
! 113
| 141
| 136
i 123
! 158
119
i 149
111
127
118 i
;
54
PRICES (recomputed to 1919 base):
Wholesale, all commodities
Retail food
75 .
80 ;
74
81
74
82 |
71 :
77 ,
73
77
72
79
74
80
74
81
0. 0
1-1 2
0. 0
- 1 2
COST OF LIVING (1919 base)
95
95
96
94
95
95
96
96
0. 0
0. 0
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT (1919 base)
93
92
92
79
79
81
81
81
0.0
-12.0
116
116
92
100
101
195
110
110
117
118
148
70
131
126
59
TRANSPORTATION :
Net freight ton-mile operation _ _
Car loadings (monthly total)
Net available car surplus (end of mo.)
1
|
119 I 128
150 ! 124 i
16
16
117
111
7 1
+ 88. 1
4-0 9
+20. 7
Comparable data back to 1919 were published in April, 1924, SURVEY, p. 28.
COURSE OF BUSINESS IN NOVEMBER
GENERAL BUSINESS
Although manufacturing production was less than in
October, the decline was very small when account is
taken of the smaller number of working days in the
month. General manufacturing activity was also
slightly less than a year ago, though on a working-day
basis there was a slight increase (see seasonal adjustment in manufacturing index described on page 28). Of
the principal industries, almost all declined in production from October, except pig iron, and were in general
less than a year ago. Copper production and the consumption of raw cotton increased over a year ago,
however. Mineral production was generally less
than a year ago, but the marketings of agricultural
produce showed a considerable increase. Building
contracts awarded in November increased over
October, but were smaller than a year ago, while
unfilled orders in the steel and building industries
advanced during the month, the building material
orders standing above a year ago. Stocks of com-
modities on hand were, on the whole, unchanged from.
October, if seasonal conditions are taken into account.
Though declining seasonally from October, sales of
mail-order houses and chain stores were larger than a
year ago, department-store sales being slightly less.
Wholesale trade was the same as a year ago and wholesale prices fractionally higher. The volume of check
business was slightly greater than a year ago and for
New York City also exceeded the October figures.
Interest rates rose over the October average, while the
Federal reserve ratio declined.
Factory employment showed no change from
October and was less than a year ago. Car loadings
increased over a year ago, with a seasonal decline from
October. The losses from business failures also
declined from October and were one-third less than in
November, 1923. Merchandise imports and exports
both declined from October but increased over a
year ago.
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SUMMARY OF INDEXES OF BUSINESS
PRODUCTION
and clay products, and miscellaneous groups alone
showed increases in productivity.
Manufacturing production in November, as measThe combined raw material production index stood
ured by the weighted index number for 64 com- at 156 per cent of the 191.9 average as against 141 a
modities, stood at 110 per cent of the 1919 average j year ago. The minera l index at 119 compares with
as against 122 in October and 113 a year ago. Do- 138 in October and 136 a vear ago. All minerals
dines from October were noted in all groups except ; showed smaller production than in October, except
iron and steel and chemicals, while a year ago all < zinc, which was unchanged, while, compared with a
groups declined from October to November. Com- year ago, only copper, lead, and silver showed inpared with a year ago, the chemicals and oils, stone creases.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND UNFILLED ORDERS IN BASIC INDUSTRIES
(1920 monthly average = 100)
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The marketings of animal products were 125 per
cent of the 1919 average as against 112 in October and
123 a year ago. Considerable increases in the marketings of wool, hogs, and poultry, mostly of a seasonal
nature, overbalanced the declines in the other items.
Compared with November, 1923, increases were noted
in all items except hogs, eggs, and fish.
The crop-movement index stood at 195 per cent of
the 1919 average in November as against 246 in October and 158 a year ago. The declines from October,
which occurred in all groups, were largely seasonal in
character. Increases over a year ago were noted in
all groups except fruits and miscellaneous products,
with grains and cotton products increasing 35 per cent
or more.
The forest products output for November stood at
114 per cent of the 1919 average, comparing with 122
in October and 119 a year ago. The lumber group
declined in a seasonal movement from October; pulp
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wood showed no change, while wood for distilling and
gum were marketed in greater volume. Compared
with a year ago, however, all groups except pulp wood
declined.
COMMODITY STOCKS
The index of commodity stocks on November 30,
as adjusted for seasonal''variation, stood at 137 per
cent of the 1919 average as against 137 on October 31
and 122 a year ago. ^Stocks of raw materials other
than raw foodstuffs increased from October while
stocks of foodstuffs, both raw and manufactured, and
of manufactured commodities declined. Compared
with a year ago, stocks of all groups were higher.
SALES
The unfilled-order index for eight basic commodities,
comprising the two main groups of iron and steel and
of building materials, respectively, stood at 52 per
cent of the 1920 average at the end of November, as
compared with 43 a month before and 53 a year ago.
The iron and steel index advanced during November
from 34 to 40, while the building-material index advanced from 81 to 99. The iron and steel group
showed a decline from a year ago in unfilled orders,
while the building-material group made an increase.
The index of wholesale trade, based on the 1919
monthly average as 100, stood at 84 in November as
compared with 94 in October and 85 a year ago. All
classes of wholesale trade declined from November in
a seasonal movement, and declines were also noted
from a year ago for all items except meats.
A seasonal decline in mail-order-house sales from
141 per cent of the 1919 average in October to 131
in November compares with 122 a year ago. The
chain-store figures showed declines in all groups except
shoes, also due to seasonal conditions, while, compared
with a year ago, sales of all classes of chains except
music showed increases. Department-store sales at
141 per cent of the 1919 average showed no change
from October and compared with 142 a year ago. The
value of department-store stocks on November 30
stood at 147 per cent of the 1919 average as compared
with 148 a month previous and 149 a year ago.
COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FOOD PRICE INDEX N U M B E R S
WITH I N D E X OF ALL C O M M O D I T I E S AT W H O L E S A L E
(IT. S. Department of Labor index numbers.
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PRICES
Prices received by producers of agricultural commodities were 137 per cent of the live-year pre-war
average, taken as 100, as against 136 in October and 133
a year ago. Compared with'October, the increase in
the dairy and poultry group from 130 to 150 and a
slight increase in the unclassified group served to
overcome slight declines in the other groups. The
increase over a year ago was confined to grain, meat
animals, and unclassified, declines being registered
for the other groups.
The wholesale-price index of the Department of
Labor stood at 153 per cent of the 1913 prices as against
152 in October and 152 a year ago. The increase over
October was distributed over all groups, while, compared with a year ago, increases occurred in farm
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Kelative prices 1913 = 100)
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1322
1923
products, foods, chemicals, and miscellaneous, with
declines in other groups. The regrouping of this index
by the Federal Reserve Board shows increases over
October in producers' goods and in consumers' goods
but a decline in raw materials, due to lower prices for
animal products, as other raw products showed
increases. Wholesale price increases were also shown
in the commercial indexes.
Retail food prices stood at 150 per cent of the 1913
average as against 149 in October and 151 a year ago.
The cost-of-living index showed no change from
October or a year ago, advances over October in food,
fuel, and sundries being neutralized by declines in
shelter and clothing, while, compared with a year
ago, shelter and sundries increased in cost and the
other groups declined.
REVIEW BY PRINCIPAL BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
TEXTILES
Wool receipts at Boston in November were larger
than in October and also larger than a year ago,
especially in foreign wool. For the first 11 months
of the year total receipts were almost 30 per cent
less than in 1923, domestic receipts increasing 42 per
cent and foreign declining 63 per cent. Imports
of raw wool were slightly less than in October, but
larger than a year ago, the 11-month cumulative figure j
showing a decline of 38 per cent from 1923.
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Wool consumption by textile mills was about 12 |
per cent less in November than in October and someAvhat less than a year ago. Looms were generally j
more active in November than in October, with j
spindles and combs showing somewhat less activity.
Activity of most woolen machinery was slightly less
than a year ago.
Prices of raw wool and of worsted yarn rose as
compared with the October average and a year ago,
while dress goods and suitings were unchanged as
compared with both periods.
The final estimate of the cotton crop shows an increase of about 30 per cent over 1923. Ginnings
through November were also about 30 per cent
higher than a year ago. Imports of raw cotton declined from October and increased over a year ago,
the 11-month figure showing a decline of about 20
per cent from 1923. Exports during November
were almost 40 per cent larger than in October and
about 70 per cent larger than a year ago, the 11month total showing an increase of almost 30 per cent.
Stocks of cotton at mills and warehouses made the
usual seasonal increases during November, the total
on November 30 being 14 per cent larger than a j-ear
ago, although mill stocks were smaller. The world
visible supply was also larger than a year ago.
Cotton consumption by textile mills declined by
almost 8 per cent from both October, 1924, and
November, 1923. The 11-month total showed a ;
decline from the 1923 period of about 18 per cent.
More cotton spindles were active in November than
in October, activity averaging 88 per cent of capacity
as compared with 85 per cent in October and 97 per j
cent a year ago. Total activity was less than in !
October, owing to the shorter month, and also about !
11 per cent less than a year ago.
Orders, billings, and shipments at cotton-finishing
plants were less than in October, 1924, and in November, 1923, the 11-month totals in each case showing a decline of about 15 per cent from a year ago.
Stocks at finishing plants on November 30 showed a
slight increase over the previous month but a decline I
of 15 per cent from a year ago. Operating activity j
averaged 58 per cent for November as against 67 per \
cent in October and 66 per cent for November, 1923.
Exports of cotton cloth declined 12 per cent from
October and increased 26 per cent over a year ago,
bringing the 11-month total slightly above the 1923
period.
Prices of raw cotton and cotton yarns declined
slightly from the October averages, but slightly
higher prices were recorded for print cloths and
sheetings. Kaw cotton prices were about 30 per cent
below November, 1923, while yarns and goods were
15 to 17 per cent lower.
Imports of raw silk increased over October and a
year ago, the 11-month total, however, showing a»
decline of 8 per cent from the 1923 corresponding
period. Deliveries of silk from warehouses were
less than in November but larger than a year ago,
the 11 -month cumulative showing a decline from
1923 of 1 per cent. Stocks of silk were 25 per
cent higher than on October 31 and 60 per cent
above a year ago. Silk prices averaged 8 per cent
higher than in October but were considerably less
than a year ago.
Burlap imports declined from October and from a
year ago, while unmanufactured fibers were imported
in greater quantities than in October, though less than
last year. Cumulative totals for both items showed
slight declines from the 11-month period of 1923.
Shipments and unfilled orders of light-weight pyroxylin-coated textiles increased over October and over a
year ago, but declines were noted from both periods
as respects heavy goods and the total amount of
pyroxylin spread.
IRON AND STEEL
Iron-ore shipments declined seasonally in November but were less than half as large as a year ago.
Stocks were slightly less than a year ago and consumption declined about 15 per cent. For the 11
months of the year iron-ore shipments and consumption both declined 28 per cent from 1923.
Pig-iron output in November showed a slight increase over October but was about 12 per cent less
than a year ago. Cumulative production for 11
months showed a decline of 24 per cent from 1923.
Furnaces in blast at the end of November were about
10 per cent greater than in October in both number
and capacity, though less than a year ago. Pig-iron
prices averaged in general slightly higher than in
October but were below a year ago.
The output of steel ingots was almost as large as in
October and larger on a daily average basis. For the
11 months total, ingot production declined about
19 per cent. Bookings of steel castings increased over
October, owing to larger bookings of railroad specialties and were almost 80 per cent larger than a year
ago. Compared with the 11 months7 total for
1923, bookings of steel castings declined 21 per cent,
railroad castings showing a decrease of only 10 per
cent. Unfilled orders of the United States Steel
Corporation increased 14 per cent in November and
were about 8 per cent less than a year ago.
Production and shipments of independent sheet
manufacturers declined slightly from October but
sales and unfilled orders doubled the October figures.
The per cent of capacity produced increased from 79
in October to 80 per cent in November, comparing
with 67 per cent a year ago. Stocks on hand showed
little change during November but were less than a year
ago. All other items were considerably larger than in
November, 1923. The large November sales brought
the cumulative for 11 months to about the 1923
total for the period, while production and shipments
declined from the 1923 totals.
PIG-IRON PRODUCTION AND UNFILLED STEEL ORDERS AT THE END OF EACH MONTH
(Unfilled orders from United States Steel Corporation)
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Prices of steel showed little change from October
but declines from a year ago. Exports were less than
in October and a year ago, the 11-month total
showing a decline of 6 per cent. Production and shipments of steel barrels declined from October, stocks
increased slightly, and unfilled orders increased about
80 per cent.
Shipments of railway locomotives from manufacturing plants were 38 per cent larger than in October,
although foreign shipments were less, and both foreign
and domestic shipments were less than half as large
as in November, 1923. Total shipments for 11
months were also less than half the 1923 totals, though
foreign shipments declined only 25 per cent. Unfilled orders for locomotives w^ere 14 per cent less than
on October 31 and 42 per cent less than a year ago.
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Foreign orders, however, increased over both periods.
Orders for freight and passenger cars placed in November increased over October and over a year ago.
For the 11-month period freight-car orders were
much larger than in 1923, while passenger-car and
locomotive orders declined.
Orders for machine tools declined from October and
from a year ago. Sales and unfilled orders of foundry
equipment increased over both periods but shipments
declined; sales and shipments were from 22 to 23 per
cent less than in the 1923 11-month period.
Stoker sales were greater in number but less in horsepower than in October, but were twice as large as a
year ago in both respects. Eleven months7 total
sales, however, were 25 per cent below 1923 in number
and 31 per cent less in aggregate horsepower.
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Bookings of fabricated structural steel increased | 1923, showed a decrease of 8 per cent from the 1923
from 66 per cent of capacity in October to 85 per cent cumulative period. Tin prices averaged 7 per cent
in November, comparing with 54 per cent in No- | higher than in October. Lead prices also were higher.
vember, 1923. Total bookings for the 11 months
RELATIVE PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF ZINC
were 10 per cent greater than in 1923. Shipments !
were at the rate of 64 per cent of capacity in November
as compared with 78 per cent in October and 71 per
cent a year ago. The tonnage output of vessels in
November was larger than in October and about
twice as large as a year ago. For the 11-month
period less tonnage was constructed than in 1923 b\^
22 per cent, but for steel seagoing vessels there was
an increase of 21 per cent. Steel furniture shipments
were less in value than in. October but greater than
in November, 1923.
NONFERROUS METALS
The mine output of copper was slightly less than in
October and 7 per cent above a year ago, both for the
month and the 11 months' cumulative. Copper
exports were 14 per cent greater than in October and
44 per cent higher than a year ago, the 11-month total
showing an increase of 38 per cent. Copper prices
averaged slightly higher than in October. Sales of
tubular plumbing goods were considerably higher than
in October and also higher than a year ago.
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FUELS
A decline of 13 per cent from October and 5 per cent
from a year ago occurred in bituminous coal output.
the 11 months' cumulative showing a decrease of
16 per cent from the 1923 period. Exports declined
from both the previous month and a year ago, with
a cumulative decline of 22 per cent for the year to date.
Prices averaged slightly less than in October, except
the wholesale price, which remained unchanged.
PRODUCTION OF BITUMINOUS AND ANTHRACITE COAL
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Zinc production increased slightly over October but
was less than a year ago, the total for the 11 months
being 1 per cent higher than in 1923. Stocks increased
considerably during November and the price of slab
zinc also rose.
Stocks of tin in the United States were less than on
October 31, but the world visible supply was greater;
both were larger than a year ago. Imports declined
from both periods and for the 11-month period showed
a decline of 6 per cent. Deliveries from warehouses,
increasing over October but declining from November,
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CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION OF AUTOMOBILE TRUCKS
400
The price of petroleum averaged less than in October
but 15 per cent higher than a year ago.
AUTOMOBILES AND RUBBER
350
The output of automobiles was smaller than October
by 21 per cent and 27 per cent less than a year ago, the
decline in truck production being much smaller
relatively than for passenger cars. For the 11-month
period total automobile production was 10 per cent
less than in 1923, passenger cars showing a slightly
greater decline, while trucks declined 4 per cent.
Sales of automobile accessories and parts, as computed
from internal-revenue taxes covering sales during the
previous month, declined in November from October.
Exports of automobiles declined from October but
were about the same as a year ago, with passenger cars
increasing and trucks decreasing as compared with
November, 1923. For the 11 months' period total
automobile exports were 18 per cent higher than a
year ago.
CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION OF PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES
Anthracite production was about 12 per cent less
than in October and a year ago, with a cumulative
decline from 1923 of 6 per cent. Exports also declined
from both previous periods, with a cumulative decline
of 22 per cent from 1923 over 11 months. The
wholesale price of anthracite remained unchanged
from October.
Coke production was about the same as in October
but smaller than a year ago, owing to the decline of
43 per cent in beehive output. Beehive production for
the first 11 months of the year declined 48 per cent
from the 1923 period, wiiile by-product output declined
11 per cent. Exports of coke were 43 per cent less
than a year ago over the 11 months. The price of
coke rose in November over the October average.
The output of petroleum declined from October and
was about 14 per cent less than a year ago, the cumulative for 11 months showing a decline of 3 per cent.
Stocks of crude petroleum declined during November
and were about 8 per cent higher than a year ago.
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Imports of crude rubber were less than in October
but twice as large as a year ago. For the 11 months
of the year rubber imports were 9 per cent greater than
a year ago,
Wholesale price of Para rubber rose 9 per cent over
the October average and was 40 per cent higher than in
November, 1923. Production and stocks of pneumatic
tires declined from October while shipments increased.
Compared with a year ago, all items increased except
stocks of solid tires.
November box-board production declined from
October; orders received were slightly less and unfilled
orders about 10 per cent greater. Stocks of waste
paper on hand decreased 5 per cent, but slight increases
were noted in stocks in transit and in unshipped
purchases,
NEWSPRINT PAPER PRODUCTION AND MILL STOCKS
(November, 1924, latest month shown.)
HIDES AND LEATHER
Imports of hides and skins exceeded October and a
year ago by about 24 per cent each, the principal increase being due to large cattle hide importations, this
class increasing over 50 per cent over both periods.
Total imports declined 37 per cent from 1923 over
11 months, all classes of hides and skins showing declines. Prices of hides and calfskins were higher than
in October.
The production of sole leather, skivers, arid harness
leather all declined from October and from a year ago.
Compared with the 1923 cumulative, the 11 months'
figures show declines of 24 per cent in sole leather, 14
per cent in skivers, and 24 per cent in harness stuffed.
Exports of both sole and upper leather were slightly
less than in October, upper increasing over a year ago
and sole declining. For 11 months sole leather exports
increased 24 per cent and upper leather 13 per cent.
Sole-leather prices averaged higher than in October,
with chrome calf unchanged; both grades were higher
than a year ago.
Sales of belting declined from October and from a
year ago, total sales for 11 months being 23 per cent
below 1923. The output of boots and shoes declined
about 18 per cent from October and 7 per cent
from a year ago. Exports of boots and shoes declined from both periods. Price quotations tended
to advance somewhat. A reduction took place in the
number of leather gloves and mittens cut, both as
compared with October and with a year ago.
PAPER AND PRINTING
Imports of both mechanical and chemical wood pulp
declined from October and from a year ago. Production and stocks of newsprint paper declined from October, production showing a slight decrease from a year
ago and shipments an increase. For the 11 months7
period both production and shipments of newsprint
declined about 2 per cent from 1923. Both imports
and exports of newsprint declined from October but
exceeded a year ago. Stocks at mills were also less
than in October but slightly higher than a year ago.
More editions of books were published in November
than in either the previous month or a year ago, both
of American manufacture and imported. Shipments
of sales books, however, declined from both periods,
but for the 11 months' period were 7 per cent greater
than in the 1923 comparison.
The output of paper-board shipping boxes was
slightly greater than in October in spite of a slightdecline in solid liber boxes. Compared with a year
ago, solid fiber output also declined, but total production increased about 16 per cent. Compared with the
1923 cumulative period, total production increased 4
per cent, though solid fiber output declined. Operating activity in November was 78 per cent of normal,
comparing with 77 per cent in both October and a
year ago.
BUTTONS AND OPTICAL GOODS
Output of fresh-water pearl buttons stood at 36 per
cent of capacity in November as against 32 per cent in
October and 46 per cent a year ago, while stocks increased slightly over October 31, but were lower than
a year ago.
Sales and unfilled orders of spectacle frames and
mountings were less than in October or a year ago.
Illuminating glassware production increased to 51 per
cent of capacity from 46 per cent in October and
declined from 57 per cent a year ago. Orders and
shipments declined from both periods, however.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Building costs tended upward in November, with
increases of about 1 per cent over October. The
index of plumbing prices, however, continued downward.
The award of building contracts in November was
about the same as in October, but declined from a
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year ago in floor space, though the value contracted
for increased over November, 1923. Residential
buildings made the only conspicuous increase over the
October lettings, while, compared with a year ago,
only business buildings increased in floor space, but all
except commercial and educational increased in value.
For the first 11 months of the year, contracts of all
classes except industrial buildings increased over the
1923 period, the grand total showing a gain of 3 per
cent in floor space and 12 per cent in value.
Fire losses for November exceeded October by 40
per cent and were 32 per cent higher than a year ago.
For the year to date, however, the fire losses were 9 per
cent less than in the corresponding period of 1923.
BUILDING MATERIALS
The output of lumber was generally smaller in
November than a year ago, with exceptions in North
Carolina pine and in walnut. Total production for
11 months shows southern pine about the same as in
1923, Douglas fir, northern pine, western pine, and
California pine slightly less, while redwood and North
Carolina pine showed increases. Shipments in November were generally greater than a year ago, Douglas
fir and northern pine being exceptions. New orders
for both southern pine and Douglas fir were higher
than a year ago. Stocks of southern pine were smaller
than a year ago, but stocks of western pine and of
walnut were larger. Exports of lumber increased over
both the previous month and a year ago. Retail sales
in the Minneapolis Federal reserve district declined
from October but increased over November, 1923,
stocks in retail yards declining from both periods.
Lumber prices were slightty higher than in October
but lower than a year ago.
Oak flooring production declined from October but
maple flooring output increased. Shipments of both
classes of flooring declined, while new orders and unfilled orders showed increases in both cases. Compared with a year ago, all items showed an increase
for oak flooring, but all except stocks declined as
respects maple flooring.
Clay fire-brick production and shipments were less
than in either October, 1924, or November, 1923, but
stocks, new orders, and unfilled orders increased over
both periods, except for a decline in unfilled orders
from a year ago. Total production of clay fire brick
for 11 months was about 10 per cent less than in the
1923 period.
Silica-brick production increased over both previous
periods and for 11 months was about the same as in
1923. Shipments declined from October but were 39
per cent higher than a year ago. Stocks increased
slightly during November but were 20 per cent less
than in November 30, 1923. Large increases were
noted in new orders over both periods and also for unfilled orders over October 31. Unfilled orders were 38
per cent less than a year ago, however.
Face-brick production declined 16 per cent from
October but was 5 per cent greater than a year ago,.
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both for the month and for 11 months. Stocks at
yards were larger than at both previous periods and
unfilled orders about 20 per cent less. Shipments
declined 21 per cent from October but exceeded shipments a year ago.
Paving-brick output was at 89 per cent of capacity
for November as against 91 per cent in October and
74 per cent a year ago. Shipments declined from
the previous month but increased over a year ago,
while new orders and unfilled orders declined.
Bookings of architectural terra cotta increased over
October but were slightly less than a year ago. For
the 11 months to date bookings were 4 per cent greater
than in the 1923 period.
Cement production and shipments declined from
October but increased over a year ago, both showing
gains over 1923 of 8 per cent for the 11 months' period.
Stocks on November 30 were 28 per cent higher than
a year ago. Fewer concrete paving contracts were
awarded than in October or than in November, 1923.
Production and stocks of roofing felt declined from
October but were greater than a year ago.
Shipments of enameled sanitary ware were in
general about 20 per cent smaller than in either
October, 1924, or November, 1923, the totals for
11 months showing increases over 1923 of 7 per
cent for baths, 2 per cent for lavatories. 7 per cent
for sinks, and 27 per cent for miscellaneous. Orders
received also declined for all classes of enameled
sanitary ware from both the previous month and a
year ago. Stocks were slightly larger than at the
end of October for all except the miscellaneous class,
and from two to three times as large as a year ago.
Unfilled orders declined from 15 to 18 per cent from
October and averaged about 70 per cent less than a
year ago.
CHEMICALS AND OILS
Imports of potash and of nitrate of soda were less
than in October but about double the November,
1923, imports. Exports of sulphuric acid and of
dyes, based on values, were slightly less than in
October but greater than a year ago. Fertilizer
exports were less than both periods, and for the 11
months showed a decline of 6 per cent. Prices of
drugs and chemicals generally rose in November over
the October averages.
Receipts of turpentine were slightly less than in
either October, 1924, or November, 1923, while
stocks were considerably larger than at either previous
period. Rosin receipts increased over October and
were slightly less than a year ago. Stocks of rosin
showed little change during the month and were 28
per cent less than a year ago.
Both imports and exports of vegetable oils were
larger than in either October, 1924, or November,
1923. For the first 11 months of the year, exports
were 20 per cent less than in 1923, while imports
showed an increase of about 30 per cent. Oleomargarine consumption declined from both the previous month and a year ago, the 11 months' total
showing a gain of about 2 per cent over 1923.
Cottonseed stocks at the end of November were
almost 50 per cent higher than a year ago, while
cottonseed oil stocks were 24 per cent less and production was 30 per cent higher than a year ago. The
price of cottonseed oil declined both from October
and from a year ago.
Receipts and shipments of fiaxseed at northwestern
points were considerably larger than a year ago and
total stocks were also larger.
CEREALS
The final estimate of the wheat crop of 1924 showed
an increase of almost 10 per cent over the 1923 crop.
Receipts and shipments of wheat at primary markets
were considerably larger than in November, 1923,
and exports of wheat and flour were almost three
times as large as a year ago. The visible supply in the
United States at the end of November was about 28 per
cent larger than a year ago, while the Canadian visible
supply was smaller than last year by about the same
proportion. Wheat and flour prices both rose over
the October average and were from 40 to 48 and from
32 to 35 per cent higher, respectively, than a year ago.
The final estimate of the 1924 corn crop indicated an
outturn 20 per cent less than in 1923. Receipts,
shipments, and exports of corn during November were
less than a year ago but the visible supply was over
twice as large as on November 30, 1923. Corn grindings were slightly less than a year ago. The price of
corn averaged slightly higher than in October and 34
per cent above a year ago.
The 1924 crop of oats was 18 per cent larger than the
1923 crop, according to the final estimate. Receipts
and exports of oats were slightly larger than a year ago
and the visible supply was over three times as large.
The price of oats averaged about the same as in
October and 19 per cent higher than a year ago.
The barley crop showed a decline of 5 per cent
from 1923, but receipts and exports in November
were much larger than a year ago. The price of
barley averaged 5 per cent less than in October but
32 per cent higher than in November, 1923.
The rye crop increased less than 1 per cent over 1923.
Receipts and exports during November were much
larger than a year ago, however. The price of rye
was 3 per cent higher than in October and 85 per cent
above the November, 1923, price.
Total grain exports, including grain equivalent of
flour, were smaller than in October and 164 per cent
above a year ago. Car loadings of grain were also
less than in October but 18 per cent above a year ago.
Visible supplies of grains in Argentina were all higher
than last year at the end of November.
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Receipts of paddy rice at southern mills were |
slightly less than a year ago, while shipments of- |
cleaned rice were larger. The rice crop was less than j
1 per cent larger than in 1923. Stocks of rice were j
31 per cent larger than a year ago. Exports and im- j
ports were considerably smaller than in November, 1923. |
The commercial apple crop of 1924 was 20 per cent !
smaller than the 1923 crop. Car-lot shipments of j
apples in November declined 24 per cent from a year
ago. Car-lot shipments of potatoes, onions, and
citrus fruit were all larger than in November, 1923.
The hay crop of 1924 was slightly larger than the 1923 1
crop, but receipts of hay during November declined
from a year ago.
MEATS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
Receipts and local slaughter of cattle and calves ;
increased over a year ago, while all shipments declined. ;
For the 11 months1 period the same relationship
existed also, as compared with 1923. Exports of
beef products increased over a year ago, but for the
Cold-storage holdings
% year to date were slightly less.
were larger than a year ago. Prices of cattle and of \
steer rounds declined from both the previous month
and a year ago, while carcass beef increased over both
periods.
Receipts, shipments, and local slaughter of hogs all
declined from a year ago, and for the 11 months'
period were also less except in total shipments. Ex- ;
ports of pork products were considerably less than a
year ago, both for the month of November and for
the 11 months1 period. Cold-storage holdings were
25 per cent less than a year ago. Prices of hogs,
hams, and lard all averaged less than in October and
except for hams were higher than a year ago.
Receipts and all shipments of sheep were larger
than in November, 1923, but local slaughter was less,
the same relationships existing over the 11-month
period. Cold-storage holdings of lamb and mutton
were greater than a year ago. Prices of ewes advanced
from, the October average, while lambs declined, both
being higher than a year ago.
Receipts of poultry exceeded the 1923 receipts, both
for November and for 11 months, and storage holdings were 39 per cent larger than a year ago.
The fish catch was slightly less than in November,
1923, but for the 11 months' period there was an
increase. Cold-storage holdings were 10 per cent
higher than a year ago.
I
Exports of condensed and evaporated milk declined
from a year ago, but for the 11 months' total showed
an increase of 19 per cent. Stocks were 17 per cent
less than a year ago.
Butter receipts declined from November, 1923, but
for the 11 months' period showed an increase of over
5 per cent. Storage holdings were almost twice as
high as a year ago. The price of butter was 18 per
cent less than in November, 1923.
Cheese receipts were less than a year ago, both for
November and for 1.1 months. Storage holdings were
slightly higher and the price was 19 per cent less than
for November, 1923.
Receipts of eggs showed a decline from a year ago,
both for the month and for the 11 months. Storage
holdings were 23 per cent less than in November, 1923.
SUGAR, COFFEE, AND TEA
Imports and meltings of raw sugar at refineries
were about the same as a year ago and for 11
months exceeded the 1923 period by about 10 per
cent. Stocks at refineries were 40 per cent less than a
year ago. Exports of refined sugar were less than
in November, 1923, but the 11 months' total shows
little change. Receipts of the domestic cane crop in
November were only one-third as large as a year ago.
Sugar prices showed little change from October and
declined from 15 to 20 per cent from a year ago.
Cuban sugar movement of receipts and exports
was much larger than a year ago, while stocks at Cuban
ports were 33 per cent higher.
Coffee imports declined from November, but for
the 11 months1 period were slightly larger than a
year ago. The world visible supply was larger than
a year ago, but United States stocks were smaller.
Receipts in Brazil exceeded the corresponding month
last year but exports were smaller.
Imports of tea were less than a year ago, both for
November and for the year to date.
TOBACCO
The tobacco crop of 1924 was estimated as 17 per
cent less than the 1923 crop on the final report. Sales
from loose-leaf warehouses in November declined 33
per cent from a year ago. Consumption of all classes
of tobacco products declined from November, 1923,
and also showed a decline from last year in the 11
months' total except for cigarettes. Exports of both
unmanufactured tobacco and cigarettes declined from
a year ago, though for the year to date leaf-tobacco
exports were larger than in 1923. Tobacco prices
remained unchanged from October and were 13 per
cent less than a year ago.
SHIPPING
Panama Canal cargo traffic during November was
12 per cent less than a year ago, though for the 11
months' period an increase of 4 per cent is shown.
Ohio River traffic was larger than in November, 1923,
but for 11 months showed a decline. Sault Ste.
Marie Canal traffic for the complete season of 1924
showed a decline of 20 per cent in freight tonnage
carried.
16
RAILROADS
Loadings of freight cars in November were 1 per
cent greater than a year ago, due to the increase of 18
per cent in loadings of grain and grain products.
Small increases also occurred in coal and in merchanCUMULATIVE RAILWAY CAR LOADINGS
dise, while ore loadings declined 42 per cent and livestock and forest products declined slightly. For
11 months total loadings were about 3 per cent less
than in 1923, grains and merchandise alone showing
increases, the former with a gain of 14 per cent.
The surplus of idle cars at the. end of November was
20 per cent greater than a }rear ago, idle box cars
showing a gain of 36 per cent and coal cars 3 per cent.
Shortages were very much less than a year ago and
totaled only two-tenths of 1 per cent of the surplus of
idle cars. Cars in bad order represented 8 per cent of
the total in use at the end of November as against 7
per cent in bad order a year ago.
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
Employment conditions in factories showed little
change from October to November. The general
index for the United States was unchanged at 88 per
cent of the 1923 average, declines in the food, lumber,
leather and motor-vehicle groups being balanced by a
considerable increase in the tobacco manufacturing
group and smaller gains in the iron and steel and
miscellaneous groups. All groups showed declines
from a year ago.
Sectional reports show practically no change in the
number employed in New York, a slight decline in
Illinois, and slight gains in Massachusetts, in Detroit,
and in Wisconsin. Total pay roll increased over
October in both New York and Wisconsin, average
weekly earnings increasing in New York, but declining
in Massachusetts and Wisconsin. Wages of common
labor were less in all sections than in October except
in the East North Central, West South Central, and
East South Central sections, where increases were
noted, and in the Middle Atlantic section, which remained unchanged at 41 cents per hour.
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
SHORTAGE, SURPLUS, AND BAD-ORDER FREIGHT CARS
i
1929
i
1
Sales of the two leading mail-order houses made a
seasonal decline in November and were 15 per cent
higher than a year ago. For the first 11 months of
the year mail-order sales were 7 per cent higher than
in the 1923 period.
Sales of the four principal 10-cent chains showed an
increase of 13 per cent over the November, 1923,
figures, the decline from October being a seasonal
condition. For the first 11 months of the year total
10-cent sales were about 12^ per cent above a year
ago. Restaurant chains showed a slight decline in
sales from a year ago but an increase in number of
stores operated. For the 11 months7 period there was
also a slight decline in dollar sales.
Advertising placed for December magazines shows
a slight increase over a year ago, while newspaper
advertising for November shows a decline. For the
year 1924 total magazine advertising was 4 per cent
17
LIFE INSURANCE
Total new policies obtained in November slightly
increased over a year ago but declined from October.
Industrial policies declined from both periods, while
ordinary and group policies increased. For the 11
months' period, however, the comparisons were
reversed, with total policies exceeding the 1923
figures. In amount of new insurance, all classes
increased over a year ago, both for November and
the 11 months' period, total insurance to date showing
a gain of 8 per cent over a year ago. Premium collections also increased over 1923 for all classes, both
for November and for the 11 months' period, the total
payments to the companies from this source showing
a gain of almost 12 per cent over 11 months.
DISTRIBUTION OF ADMITTED ASSETS OP 41 LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANIES, BY CLASSES OF SECURITIES
60
TOTAL BONDS AND STOCKS
40
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES
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Investments by life insurance companies at the end
of November showed an increase over October of 4
per cent in holdings of public utility bonds and of 1
per cent in mortgage loans, with little change in the
other items.
BANKING AND FINANCE
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DISTRIBUTION OF BOND INVESTMENTS OF 41 LIFE INSURANCI
COMPANIES, BY CLASSES OF BONDS
PER CENT TO TOTAL
8
§
greater than in 1923, while newspaper advertising for
11 months was 1 per cent less than in the corresponding
period of 1923.
Postal receipts at the 50 largest cities declined
slightly from a year ago, but at the next 50 cities a
slight increase was shown. For the 11 months'
period postal receipts increased for both classes of
cities.
Internal revenue tax collections on sales of firearms,
on capital stock transfers, and on bond and stock issues
and conveyances, received in November but covering
October business, were all less than a year ago.
POLICY LOANS. PREMIUM NOTES,
AND ALL OTHER
20
1923
25641—251
1924
November check transactions, as shown by debits
to individual accounts and bank clearings, were
slightly larger than in October in New York City, but
8 to 10 per cent less for the rest of the country. Compared with November, 1923, New York check transactions were from 15 to 24 per cent larger, while for
the rest of the country, the increase was slight. For
the first 11 months of the year check transactions for
1924 increased 9 to 15 per cent over 1923 for New
York City and very slightly outside.
Condition of the Federal reserve banks at the end
of November showed declines in discounts and deposits
and increases in note circulation, investments, and
reserves, the reserve ratio declining from 78.6 to 77.4
per cent. Compared with a year ago, the significant
changes were a decline of 72 per cent in bills discounted and an increase of 132 per cent in total investments. Member bank statements showed increases
approximating 1 per cent during November in total
loans and discounts, in total investments, and in net
18
demand deposits, while, compared with a year ago,
the increases were 8 per cent in loans and discounts,
26 per cent in investments, and 18 per cent in deposits.
BILLS DISCOUNTED AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL
RESERVE BANKS
Interest rates rose slightly over the October average
for both call money and commercial paper, the November rates averaging considerably less than a year
ago. A further slight decline was shown in the outstanding Government debt during November. Government receipts and expenditures both declined about
30 per cent from October, with customs receipts falling off 20 per cent. Compared with a year ago, receipts and expenditures each declined about 8 per cent,
customs falling 14 per cent. For 11 months of 1924
receipts were 12 per cent above the corresponding
period last year in spite of a decline of 7 per cent in
customs, while expenditures were 10 per cent less.
The amount of money in circulation showed an increase of 2 per cent over October and of slightly over
1 per cent above November, 1923, the per capita
figure being about the same as a year ago.
Commercial failures declined in November as respects both firms and liabilities, especially in the case
of manufacturing establishments. A large decline in
failures in manufacturing also brought the total failure
figures below those of November, 1923, in spite of a
considerable increase in failures of agents and brokers.
For the year to date failures increased somewhat over
1923, especially as regards agents and brokers, while
only in amount of liabilities of trade establishments
was decrease noted.
Dividend and interest payments listed for December were larger than a year ago. For the complete
year 1924 there was an increase of 6 per cent, dividend
payments increasing 4 per cent. New incorporations
in November increased slightly over October, but were
29 per cent less than a year ago, the 11 months7 total
showing a decline of 24 per cent from 1923 corresponding figures. New capital issues by corporations were
only half as large as in October or in November, 1923,
the total for 11 months showing a decline of 13 per
cent from the 1923 figures. November new issues of
State and municipal loans were also less than both
comparative periods, but the total for 11 months of the
year was 31 per cent larger than the 1923 corresponding period.
Agricultural loans made in November through
Government and land-bank sources were less than in
October, except for advances by the War Finance Corporation through banks and livestock loan associations and rediscounts by Federal intermediate credit
banks. These two branches of agricultural loans and
loans by joint-stock land banks alone increased over
a year ago.
The November average of stock prices was higher
than in October by 6 per cent for industrial stocks and
9 per cent for railroads. Bond prices showed little
change, including municipal bonds. Sales of stocks
were over twice as large as in October and almost
twice as large as a year ago. Bond sales were onethird greater than in October and 71 per cent larger
than a year ago, in spite of a decline in Liberty bond
operations from the latter period. For 11 months of
the year stock sales exceeded 1923 by 13 per cent and
bond sales were 36 per cent larger, though Liberty
bond transactions were only 8 per cent larger than a
year ago.
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OP FEDERAL
RESERVE MEMBER BANKS
14
1921
i_J *
TOTAL
3 i
1921
1922
N VESTMENTS
3
1923
8
I8
1924
19
GOLD AND SILVER
Gold receipts at the mint declined both from October and from a year ago. The Rand output was less
than in October but larger than in November, 1923.
Imports and exports of gold both increased over
October, the total for 11 months showing a gain over
1923 of 7 per cent in imports and a decline of 21 per
cent in exports, with a net import balance of
$287,000,000, comparing with $262,000,000 a year ago.
Silver production declined slightly from October,
but was 13 per cent larger than a }^ear ago. The 11
months' total, however, was slightly less than in 1923.
Imports of silver increased over October, while exports declined. For the 11 months' period imports
increased 3 per cent and exports 57 per cent, with a
net export balance of $30,000,000, comparing with a
silver import balance of $3,000,000 in the 1923 period.
The average price of silver declined from the October
average, but was higher than a year ago.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND TRADE
The foreign exchanges in general averaged higher
in terms of United States currency, declines occurring
however, in Italian and Japanese exchange. Compared with a year ago, only French, Italian, and Japanese exchange declined. The general index remained
the same as in October and as in November, 1923, at
61 per cent of par.
Imports for November showed a decline from October, but a slight increase over a year ago. Exports
also declined from October but were 23 per cent larger
than a year ago. For the 11 months' period imports
were about 7 per cent smaller than in the 1923 period,
while exports were over 10 per cent larger. The export
balance of $868,000,000 over imports in the 11 months'
period compares with an export balance of $237,000,000
a year ago.
CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES: 1923—PRELIMINARY
REPORTS
The Bureau of the Census has announced preliminary figures on 30 additional manufacturing indus-
tries collected pursuant to the census of manufactures
for the year 1923. The following table summarizes
the more important data made available since the
compilation of the comprehensive list which appeared
in the November issue and the supplement issued in
the December number. As further similar reports are
released they will be correspondingly summarized for
the readers of the Survey.
CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES RETURNS: 1923
VALUE OF PRODUCTS
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
|
1328
1921
PERSONS
EMPLOYED
Per cent
minimum
; Per cent month is of
; cent m' maximum
! in- crease'
crease over I
1921
$107,570,484 $74,623,976 44.2 20.1!
Mattresses and bed springs
Rag carpets and rugs
6,097, 44l|
4, 860, 405; 25. 5 29. 4j
73,134, 009 56, 633,404! 29.1 21. 8|
Cooperage
Buttons
32,750,190 26,533,891! 23.4 22.4
!
Wood distillation and charcoal
29, 695,423
9, 677, 5521 206. 8 88.8!
manufacture
Pig iron
_
1.007,613,340 419,771,2-141 140.0 96. 3!
35.2
776,494,839! 550,163,554! 41.1
Furniture
Structural and ornamental
61.9
56.9^
ironwork
„
404,924,956 250,085,446;
30,164, 709| 15, 742,112| 91. 6 47. 7!
Models and patterns
1.5
Fertilizers
183,088,751! 180,374,789!
9.9!
Lead, smelting and refining
227, 735,149! 150,593, 779! 51. 2i 37.4!
Felt goods
42,036,964| 24,129,390! 74.2! 37. 2j
Motor vehicle bodies and parts. 1,013,113,0101 408,016,532! 148.3 136. 6
Steel springs
59,392,1801 31,750,373 87.1 61.1
Waste-...
33,346,617| 16,791,0041 98.6 44. 2
Druggists' preparations, patent medicines and compounds, and perfumery and
cosmetics
..._.. 425,102,703f 341, 472, 2G4j 24. 5!
Fur goods
198,042,571! 139,
— 365, 929 42.11 19.8
Hand tools
123,160,303! 70, 523, 416 74. 6| 49.6
Foundry and machine-shop
1,565,526,944 49. 3! 39.7
products
Shipbuilding
400, 834, 105 -46.8 -41. 5
Suspenders, garters, and elastic
24, 297,342!
woven goods ._
Corn sirup (glucose) and starch- 116, 560,034! 80, 040, 795 45.6
6.6
164, 662,187 158, 889, 173
Manufacture of ice
3.6 11.6
Motion pictures
86, 418,170 77, 397, 381 11.7
Wire
472,864,296 251, 234, 826 88. 2
Bleaching compounds
15,671,953! 13,900,353 12.7!
General organic chemical compounds (not including alkaloids, coal-tar derivatives,
75, 914,191 44, 661, 100 70. OJ
and synthetic plastics)
Nitrogen compounds
30,682,636 19, 392, 126 58. 2j
Compressed and liquefied gases 54,188,407 39, 930, 984 35.7
Brick, tile, and other refractory products
331,883,549 195, 600, 057 69. 7!
1923 1921
87.2
90.6
89.0
85.81
75.7
72.7
86.1
54.4
90.2
79. 9
97.1
51.3
45.1
72.7
86.9
87.3
44.3
90. 6
89.0
84.3
84.
95. 5!
79.7
87.8
46.3
67.2
85.3
56.9
83.8
79.5
57.7;
90.6!
1
89.31;
87. 8
63.9
67. 2
76. 0
32. ft
774i
89. 4j 75.0i
51. S> 52.0!
73. 8i_
20
INDEXES OF BUSINESS
The index numbers presented in this table are designed to show the trend in production, prices, trade,
etc., in various groups of industry and commerce. They consist in general of weighted combinations of series
of individual relative numbers; often the individual relative numbers making up the series are also given. The
function of index and relative numbers is explained on the inside front cover. A condensed form of this table
is given on page 5.
Maximum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
PER CENT INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE (— )
1923
1924
Mini- |
!
muni ii
j
i
since
!
i!
October Novem>•*£• October! N^-v August September
ber
PRODUCTION
(Relative to 1919 monthly average as 100.)
RAW MATERIALS
!
November
from
October
November,
1924, from
November.
1923
'
i!
Grand total
179
73
157
141
122
152
179
156
-12. 8
154
212
137
121
241
130
169
133
131
145
83
105
41
0
0
17
74 i
38
57
80
152
212
127
119
194
124
120
111
91
115
136
126
206 !•: 196
111 !
90
106
97
123
152
119
125
133
158
117
102
110
94
104
115
131
189
106
104
139
119
166
99
109
117
138
190
121
105
129
130
168
112
129
119
119
179
105
92
39
128
167 i
112
108
117
~5. 8
- 13. 2
12 4
-69. 8
— 1. 5
-0.6
0. 0
-16. 3
1 7
+ 10.6
MINERALS
Total
Petroleum
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
Iron ore *
Copper
_
Lead
Zinc
Gold
Silver
>
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i
:
1
l
|
j
!
CROPS (marketings)
129
227
143
167
153
245
382
!
135
190
!
80
19
58
64
54
30
21
45
94
122
24
137
1 129
! 153
| 70 1
i 138
! 115
1 128 !
123
46
106
145
80
48
292
90
122
108
183
94
86
89
89
92
115
141
110
83
125
86
134
73
100
115
134
112
62
133
107
146
62
138
117
136
125
+ 11.6
69
+ 11.3
115 i -13.5
131
+ 22.4
83
-43.2
39 i -37. 1
313 + 126. 8
80
31 6
128 1
5. 9
+ 1.6
+ 50. 0
+ 8. 5
-9. 7
+ 3. 8
-18. 8
+ 7.2
-11. 1
+ 4.9
158
120
134
: 226
! 201
1 138
129
227
107
163
38
43
193
231
161
260
175
88
246
242
228
357
278
120
195
166 I
141
184 i
271 1
119
-20. 7
-31.4
-38. 2
-48. 5
-2. 5
0. 8
+ 23.4
+ 38.3
+ 5. 2
-18. 6
+ 34. 8
-13. 8
i
131
119
123
131 i 119
122
99
90
90
214
185
245
106
116 ii
60
118
118
90
215
55
122
121
112
169
65
114
111
112
179 <
76 |
6 6
-8. 3
0.0
+5.9
+16.9
-4.2
6 7
+ 24. 4
32
34 5 i
114
112
92
95
135
87
102
147
134
164
118
120
122
112
111
105
144
96
113
164
143
163
123
122
110
104
101
106
131
81
102
165
128
152
106
100
-9.8
—71
7. 1
+1. 0
-9. 0
15. 6
o 7
+0. 6
-10.5
-6.7
13. 8
18. 0
— 2. 7
-4. 6
6 5
6 2
3 7
-8. 0
-2 9
+ 12. 2
+ 3. 2
-6. 2
-6. 2
+ 1, 0
148
93
160
102
156
105
-2. 5
+ 2.9
+ 4.7
-5.4
ii
j
Total
_
246
Grains*
. _
_.
! 242
Vegetables*
__
i 254
Fruits*
_ _ _ _ i 405
Cotton products * ___ _ _.
278
Miscellaneous crops *
170
49
184
54
120
58 1 229
50
405
19 ! 232
21
121
FOREST PRODUCTS
Total
Lumber
_
Pulpwood
._.
Gum (rosin and turpentine) *
Distilled wood
-12. 5
-13. 1
5 4
-13. 2
-68. 3
+ 7.6
+ 25. 6
-4. 3
-1.8
+ 12. 5
;
ANIMAL PRODUCTS (marketings)
Total
...
Wool *
Cattle and calves
Hogs
Sheep
Eggs*
Poultry *
Fish *
Milk (New York)
13 8
1
186
135
140
267
151
61
59 !«
51 i
20
24 ;
139
129
130
147
145
115
121
165
143
195
125
145
68
77
54
32
57
63
69
92
69
71
70
37
123
115
i 111
! 128
I 145
1
99
107
i 157
136
180
125
113
113
109
108
113
136
88
105
147
124
162
113
99
98
30
!
149 1
111
MANUFACTURING
Grand total .._
___
Foodstuffs
Textiles
Iron and steel
Lumber
_
Leather
.
Paper and printing
Chemicals, oils, etc
Stone, clay, and glass
Metals, excepting iron and steel
Tobacco
._
Miscellaneous
_
__
Electrical power
154
Building construction (total awards)*. -. 147
l
153
116
' Fluctuations between maximum and minimum largely due to seasonal conditions,
1;
108
117
78
1
87
i 138
i
81
102
i
143
141
i 165
! 115
109
146
90
1
!
i
!
i
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21
INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued
i
Minimum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
PER CENT INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE (— )
1924
1923
Maximum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
October NovemAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ber
November
from
October
November,
1924, from
November,
1923
_
STOCKS
(Relative to 1919 monthly average as 100)
(Corrected for seasonal variation)
Total
R a w foodstuffs
_ _ __
Raw materials for manufacture
Manufactured foodstuffs
Manufactured commodities __
(Unadjusted index)
Total
.
Raw foodstuffs
Raw materials for manufacture
Manufactured foodstuffs
Manufactured commodities
UNFILLED ORDERS
(Iron, Steel, and Building Materials)
Total (8 commodities; 1920 = 100)
Iron and steel
Building materials
WHOLESALE TRADE
_„_
_ _
148
233
189
115
169
91
73
89
58
86
118
113
130
80
141
122
122
123
82
147
134
160
100
87
165
136
148
118
90
167
137
154
129
87
163
137
153
135
83
160
0.0
0.7
+ 4.7
-4. 6
-1. 8
+ 12.3
+ 25.4
+ 9. 8
+ 1.' 2
+ 8. 8
152
232
175
115
168
84
70
68
56
89
127
120
168
80
141
133
133
161
77
152
121
119
83
102
159
128
122
116
100
159
143
148
167
93
160
146
154
180
83
162
+ 2. 1
+ 4.1
+ 7.8
-10.8
+ 1. 2
+ 10. 6
+ 15. 8
+ 11. 8
+ 7.8
+ 6. 6
116
112
153
40
37
25
54
44
91
53
43
94
46
32
107
46
34
97
43
34
81
52
40
99
+ 20.9
+ 17.6
+ 22.2
-1.9
-7. 0
+ 5.3
98
11 7
115
116
120
125
78
82
99
101
98
100
103
100
91
124
130
146
117
112
185
123
135
119
131
136
78
62
58
54
58
52
72
39
40
31
35
47
62
60
62
56
77
88
85
75
74
99
64
71
45
53
67
43
96
117
115
116
115
121
81
69
88
73
87
98
100
97
83
116
129
149
112
111
161
112
109
113
108
136
74
85
102
105
99
96
104
63
57
62
50
76
92
96
92
79
112
111
110
104
100
147
90
85
86
91
105
65
83
93
83
93
93
97
56
54
67
46
69
83
72
83
76
97
108
112
99
93
144
102
98
93
92
123
68
92
106
95
108
106
105
69
64
70
59
70
93
84
92
84
103
117
130
107
102
153
116
111
113
116
125
71
96
111
107
95
110
107
67
63
69
53
69
100
94
100
91
108
128
146
107
108
171
104
103
84
94
120
78
84
98
95
88
93
90
57
49
55
48
63
90
88
88
80
98
109
113
103
97
139
88
88
70
86
92
69
-12. 5
-11. 7
-11.2
-7. 4
-15. 5
-15.9
-14.9
-22.2
-20.3
9. 4
-8.7
10. 0
-6.4
-12.0
12. 1
-9. 3
-14.9
-22. 6
-3.7
-10.2
-18. 7
15. 4
-14. 6
-16. 7
-8.5
23 3
-11.5
141
49
134
122
74
106
141
131
-7.1
331
214
236
185
192
220
178
84
55
119
109
106
108
72
180
136
200
152
138
185
139
176
149
201
141
134
174
131
172
91
198
153
138
184
108
169
110
207
145
137
185
124
203
124
236
159
144
202
138
199
111
226
145
138
184
146
-2.0
-10.5
-4.2
-8.8
-4. 2
-8.9 i
+ 5.8 I
202
154
80
101
148
146
142
149
93
126
119
137
141
148
141
147
0.0 !
-0. 7 :
(Relative to 1919 monthly average as 100)
(Distributed by Federal Reserve Districts) i
Grand total, all classes
__ _ _
HARDWARE total 10 districts
New York
Richmond
Chicago
San Francisco
SHOES, total 8 districts
New York
Richmond
Chicago
__
San Francisco
GROCERIES, total 11 districts
New York
Richmond
_ _
Chicago
_
_
San Francisco
]
DRUGS, total 7 districts
New York
_.
Richmond
Chicago
San Francisco
DRY GOODS, total 9 districts _ _ _ _
New York
Richmond
Chicago
San Francisco
MEATS, total 2 districts
RETAIL TRADE
-1. 1
3.9
-9.5 1
-11.1
-3.1
13.5 1
8. 9 |
-14.0
-11.3
-0. 4
-17. 1
-2.2
-8.3
-4.3
+ 1.3
-12.5
-1.8
+ 2.7
1. 0
-3.0
5. 4
-2.2
+ 3. 5
-18. 7
5. 5
-12. 4
+ 6.2
(Relative to 1919 monthly average as 100)
MAIL-ORDER HOUSES (4 houses)
CHAIN STORES:
Ten-cent (5 chains)
Music (4 chains) __ _ _
Grocery (28 chains)
Drug (10 chains)
Cigar (3 chains)
Candy (4 chains)
Shoe (6 chains)
_ _
DEPARTMENT STORES:
Sales (359 stores)
Stocks (314 stores)
!
+ 7.4
+ 13. 1
25. 5
+ 12.4 |
+ 2.8 1
+ 3.0
+5.8
+11.5
-0.7
-1.3
* Maximum and minimum monthly indexes for the individual districts were selected from the series beginning January, 1921, prior monthly data not being available
while
for the several commodity totals the maximum and minimum monthly indexes cover the period since January, 1920. The fluctuations between maximum and miniDigitizedmum
for FRASER
for United States and district totals for a given line are, therefore, not comparable.
22
INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued
1
Maximum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
Mini- !
mum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
1923
October |N°bveerm- i August i"
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS
October
•XT
v. ' November,
frnrn
1924, from
October ; November,
N( v m
ji) e^ " j
'
FARM PRICES
(Relative to 1909-1914 average as 100)
All groups.
Grain
Fruits and vegetables
Meat animals
Dairy and poultry
Cotton and cottonseed
Unclassified
PER CENT INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE (— )
1924
1
i
i 235
| 283
! 373
i 186
215
304
i 180
___ .
_
110
88
114
91
111
76
80
132
113
123
106
141
221
94
133 ;
110 |i
114
100
151
238 j
96 ;
137
i
141 i
138 i
116 1
112 1
219 1
103 j
;
+ 0. 7 ! +3. 0
-2. 0 +33. 6
-0. 9
-5. 3
-5.0
+15.0
+15. 4
07
-1. 6 | -24.8
+ 3. 9 I +10. 4
129
140
113
115
121
175
100
136
150 J
109 j
121
130
182 i
102
149
143
148
187
168
128
171
131
171
116
152
153
149
150
152
154
188
190
162
163
127 i 129
171
172
132
134
171
172
120
123
+ 0. 7 i
+ 0.7 I
+ 1.3 i
+ 1. 1
+ 0.6 !
+ 1. 6 i
+ 0.6 1
+ 1. 5 !
+ 0. 6 !
+ 2.5 i
+0. 6
+2. 7
+4. 1
-5.5
-2.4
85
-5.0
+3. 1
-2. 3
+1.7
152
164
123
180
166
156
155
172 ! 176
130
124
181
182
165
166
i
0. 6
+ 2.3 |
-4. 6 !
+ 0. 6 1
+ 0.6 |
+0. 6
-1.7
+7. 8
-7. 1
+0.6
149
152
129
+ 0.7 i
+ 1.6 !
+0.7
-5. 1
137
147
108 l!
115
150 i
179 i
106
!
WHOLESALE PRICES
Department of Labor Indexes
(Relative to 1913)
All commodities
Farm products
Food, etc
Cloths and clothing
_
Fuel and lighting.. . .
Metals and metal products
Building material
Chemicals
House-furnishing goods
Miscellaneous
.
138
114 !
131
171
178
109
155
121
173
114
153 i
144
148
199
172
142
182 !
129 I
183
120
146 .!
148 ; j
201 ,
167
141
181
130
176 1 1
118 ij
249
311
_ _
218
375
> 272
135
122
103
152
168
155
172
122
197
171
154
179
115
196
165
247
244
249
138
118
146
153
139
159
152 :|
138 • i
159 i
267
246
272
142
102
125
163
150
182
1G3 J
147
196
248
243
. _.
i 248
i 346
.
281
I 203
- .1 300
213
_._ . ' 275
208
150
145 !
144 i
190
170 !
130 !!
169
127
171 i
115
Federal Reserve Board Regrouping of Department
of Labor Indexes
(Relative to 1913)
Total raw products
Agricultural products
Animal products
Forest products
Mineral products
«
_ _
All commodities _
_
Producers' goods
Consumers' goods
1
i|
I
I
i
154 !l
195
123
175
166 !
150
'
130
131
156 : 158
161
153
131
;
163
,;
+1. 2 ;
+2. 5
Federal Reserve Board Indexes
(Relative to 1913)
All commodities
Gootls imported _
Goods exported
!
.__
158 !
139 !
177 i
156
143
163
159
160
146 ! 150 :i
167 [ 169 i
Commercial Indexes
(Relative to 1913)
Dun's (1st of following month)
Bradstreet's (1st of following month)
RETAIL PRICES
COST OF LIVING
National Industrial Conference Board Indexes
(Relative to July, 1914)
134
158
115 | 143
:
j
158 :i
146
156
139
158
141
160 1 164 1!
145 | 147 |!
+2. 5 i
+1.4 |
+3. 8
+0.7
151
144
147
149 ,
150 i
+0.7 ;
-0.7
i '
I
•
FOOD (Dept. of Labor—relative to 1913)
All items weighted
Food
Shelter
Clothing
Fuel and light
Sundries....-
218
227
+ 0. 6
—18
+2. 7 i +2. 0
+1. 2
-13. 8
__
.
__
___ .
! 219
139
150
I
;
205
i 219
\ 185
! 288
200
! 192
155
139
143
153
149
171
164
150
175
176
178
173
165
151
180 |:
174
176
174
163
144
186
176
166
173
164
147
185
174
166
173
165
149
185
177
167
173
!
165 !
150 1
184 i
173
168
175
i,
o. o
+0.7
-0. 5
-2. 3
+ 0. 6
+ 1.2
i
!
i
|
!
i
o. o
-0.7
+2. 2
-0.6
-4. 5
+0.6
23
INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued
PEE CENT INCREASE (+)
OB DECREASE (— )
1924 '
1923
Maximum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
Minimum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
333
310
340
154
155
163
158
160
166
161
169
171
165
172
173
167
176
172
170
180
175
170
175
176
0.0
-2.8
+ 0.6
+ 5.6
+ 3.6
+ 2.9
588
537
670
366
306
283
504
152
421
404
563
153
443
416
571
151
477
442
572
152
486
436
580
153
497
442
602
162
503
449
621
162
+ 1.2
+ 1.6
+ 3.2
0.0
+ 13,5
+ 7.9
+8.8
+ 7.3
263
279
218
162
143
170
163
147
174
164
145
177
165
149
180
164
146
179
165
148
181
165
148
180
0.0
0.0
-0.6
+0.6
+ 2.1
+ 1.7
212
196
209
199
200
196
206
198
213
206
214
210
+0.5
+ 1.9
+2.4
+5.5
171
146
160 | 182
173
183
162
170
162
169
163
169
163
169
0.0
0.0
-5.8
-7.7
99
107
96
100
101
98
101
99
101
92
100
102
94
99
106
95
98
101
98
102
98
100
89
101
101
96
85
95
81
79
93
87
98
84
96
81
93
84
80
87
97
84
80
93
91
100
88
95
79
95
84
82
88
97
86
81
94
92
101
89
95
85
88
85
84
88
95
86
82
93
91
101
89
95
85
97
84
85
0.0
-2. 1
0.0
+ 1.2
-1. 1
-1. 1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
+ 10.2
— 1. 2
+ 1.2
-11.1
-10.4
-9.5
-16.3
-7.9
-7. 1
-1.0
-9.2
-5.0
-4.5
-4.0
-16.8
-11.5
November
October Novemfrom
October NovemAugust September
ber
ber
October
November,
1924, from
November,
1923
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS— Contd.
FOREIGN WHOLESALE PRICES
(Relative to 1913)
i
United Kingdom:
British Board of Trade
London Economist
U. S. Federal Reserve Board
France:
General Statistical Bureau
U. S. Federal Reserve Board
Italy (Bachi)
Sweden
_ _ _
. „.
Canada:
Canadian Department of Labor
U. S. Federal Reserve Board
India (Calcutta)
Japan:
Bank of Japan
U. S. Federal Reaerve Board
_. _
*321
313
(Relative to July, 1914)
Australia
2
Switzerland
|
236
326
183 j
171 I
EMPLOYMENT
(Relative to 1923, monthly average as 100)
Number employed, by industries:
Total, all classes
Food products
Textiles
Iron and steel
_
Lumber
Leather
„
Paper and printing
Chemicals
Stones, clay, and glass
Metals, except iron and steel
Tobacco products
Vehicles
Miscellaneous.
__ „
1
!
_ _ _
Since January, 1921.
_ „
i
!
1
i
1
i
!
1
1
January, 1920: no other figures for 1920 available.
24
DECEMBER DATA
The following table gives such December data as have been received to and including January 15, 1925, except wholesale prices of individual commodities, which appear on page 27. Text matter covering December data is given on page 1.
19;54
ITEM
19
December
ber, 1923
48,663
35, 173
,075,923
532,047
845, 731
463, 789
5, 943, 128
, 319, 265
4, 623, 863
5, 140, 205
1, 627, 628
3, 512, 577
33, 961
61, 533
23, 274
40, 959
2,510
2,962
2,921
205
89, 100
3,107
228
231
95, 539
3,552
94, 265
2,863
4,032
4,817
4,445
2.49
20.66
2.68
2.54
22.32
2.75
2.78
22.80
3.02
133
142
123
10
132
10
329
397
431
387
358
73
365
22
thous. of Ibs
thous. of lbs_.
thous. of lbs._
77, 631
85 266
53, 824
30, 594
27, 766
81, 274
95 422
42, 416
16, 891
13, 936
86, 384
92 970
75^ 156
29,418
18, 038
thous. of Ibs..
thous. of lbs_.
11,912
9,470
14, 685
12, 078
10, 727
9,285
November
Unfilled ordersTotal
. .
Domestic
Foreign
_
number..
number..
...... .number..
Stocks end of month
Receipts at St. Louis
Shipments from St. Louis
Lead:
Receipts at St. Louis
Shipments from St. Louis
331
66
305
24
Contracts awarded, floor space (27 States) :
8,957
Business buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
3,040
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft;..
Residential buildings
thous. of sq. ft;.. 31, 553
2,536
Educational buildings
thous. of sq. ft;
Other public and semipublic
2,617
buildings
._
..
thous. of sq. ft;
Grand total
thous. of sq. ft _ 49,002
Contracts awarded, value (27 States):
B usiness build ings
thous . of dolls . 50, 930
Industrial buildings
thous. of dolls.. 27, 810
178, 432
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls
16, 483
Other public and semipublic
7,206
4,102
29,728
2,485
7,426
4,591
30, 501
3,464
3,218
46,800
1,863
47, 845
33, 773
24, 933
152, 219
21, 695
38, 922
23, 124
136, 561
25, 468
19 198
27 023
283, 091
13 077
267^ 916
M ft. b. m
M ft. b. m__
9,185
38, 529
21, 007
38,984
28, 207
33, 265
thousands _
thousands..
2,314
5,957
5,831
4,736
6,928
5,736
thous. of dolls.. 341, 344
__
CEMENT
Production
Shipments
Stocks
._ _. . __
thous. of bbls
thous. of bbls
thous. of bbls..
13, 141
10,289
8,928
10, 435
5,506
13,857
thous. of bush
_ thous. of bush
thous. of bush...
60, 503
15,223
18, 620
36,293
28,953
19, 738
FOODSTUFFS
Grain movement:
ReceiptsWheat
Corn
Oats
_ ..
thous. of bush
thous. of bush
50, 151
7,126
32, 566
10, 407
16, 515
18, 521
thous. of bush
thous of bush
thous. of bush
105, 533
8 072
67, 265
99, 331
17 360
72, 128
84, 030
9,683
19, 940
. thous. of bush
thous. of bush
thous. of bush
4,810
10, 800
1,800
3,710
8,000
2,200
4,070
2,000
. thous. of bbls
thous. of pockets
thous. of pockets
1,905
1,301
2, 265
973
934
2,347
2,011
long tons
long tons
288, 073
34, 972
156, 512
36, 922
199, 642
57, 929
long tons
long tons
long tons..
43, 574
148, 986
41,460
92 726
64, 111
40, 569
25 876
3,714
22, 162
index number..
index number
index number..
157
148
220
966
820
Wholesale prices:
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Essential oils
Crude drugs
222
231
155
153
149
144
32.2
28.1
29.9
27 8
26.8
25 1
4,094
4,350
4,141
777
279
96
2,544
932
320
51
2,630
857
299
54
2,528
39, 541
22, 488
17, 053
33, 294
19, 371
8,252
3,427
2,244
46, 316
26, 171
20, 145
61, 205
35, 021
14 592
7,302
4,290
35,861
20,797
15, 064
55, 237
32, 630
13, 070
5,962
3,579
thous. of dolls.. 296, 350
thous. of dolls
493, 597
334, 000
443, 000
288,305
426, 666
205
TRANSPORTATION
Index of ocean rates, Atlantic ports to:
United Kingdom
weighted index number..
All Europe
. . weighted index number
Car loadings (monthly totals):
Total
thous. of cars..
Grain and grain products
thous. of cars..
Livestock
thous. of cars..
Coal and coke
thous. of cars..
Forest products
thous. of cars..
Ore
thous. of cars..
Merchandise and miscellaneous.. thous. of cars..
232
166
237
180
228
176
DISTRIBUTION
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
Grand total..
Northern pine:
LumberProduction
Shipments
LathProduction
Shipments
Grain movement— Continued.
ShipmentsWheat .
Corn
...
Visible supplyWheat
Corn
Oats
.
Argentine grain:
Visible supply—
Wheat.
Corn ....
Flaxseed
Rice:
Receipts at mills
Shipments from mills
Stocks, domestic
Sugar, raw:
Meltings
Stocks at refineries
Sugar, Cuban movement:
Receipts, Cuban ports
Exports
.. .. .
Stocks, end of month
CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
NONFERROUS METALS
Zinc:
.Retorts in operation, end of month ...number..
December
FOODSTUFFS— continued
IRON AND STEEL
Pig iron, production
__ thous. of long tons. _
Furnaces in blast:
Furnace. .
_
number..
Capacity
long tons per dav
Steel ingots, production .
thous. of long ton's..
Unfilled orders, U. S. Steel Corp.,
end of month .
thous. of long tons..
Wholesale price:
Composite finished steel
..dolls, per 100 lbs__
Composite pig iron
dolls, per ton..
Composite steel
dolls, per 100 lbs,_
Locomotives:
ShipmentsTotal
number...
Domestic
number..
ber, 1923
November
•Vs
TEXTILES
Cotton:
17, 549
Imports, unmanufactured
bales
Exports, unmanufactured (including linters)
bales 1, 306, 550
Consumption by textife mills .
_bales__ 492, 233
Stocks, end of month—
Total,mills and warehouses thous. of bales.. 5, 960, 831
Mills
thous. of bales 1, 046, 612
Warehouses
thous. of bales,. 4, 914, 219
Silk:
Consumption
bales. _ 32, 939
Stocks
...
bales.. 55, 516
*
ITEM
Mail-order houses, total sales
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Ten-cent stores, total sales
F. W. Woolworth Co
S. S. Kresge Co
S. H. Kress Co..
McCrory Stores Corp
U. S. foreign trade:
Imports
Exports
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls
tbous. of dolls
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls
PUBLIC FINANCE
U. S. interest-bearing debt
Gross debt
Customs receipts
mills, of dolls..
mills, of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
20, 951
21, 213
40,011
20, 712
20, 978
40, 129
21, 643
21, 916
40, 946
Total expenditures chargeable against
ordinary receipts
thous. of dolls..
233, 758
349, 875
400, 939
mills, of dolls..
22, 433
25,626
is *y^A.
19, 495
mills, of dolls..
mills, of dolls
mills of dolls
mills, of dolls..
mills, of dolls..
percent .
866
222
935
314
1 845
3,134
2,203
77.4
1 862
3,047
2,311
73.0
2 340
3,138
1,938
73.3
mills, of dolls..
mills, of dolls..
mills of dolls
12,870
5,617
13 065
13,068
5,531
13 254
11, 934
4,555
11 034
per cent..
2.60
3.38
4.94
BANKING AND FINANCE
Bank clearings:
New York City
Ont<3ir?A M"ow Vnrlr fittr
Federal reserve banks:
Total investments
9,997 1
Bills discounted .
6,408
Notes in circulation
10,900
Total reserves
Total deposits
!
Reserve ratio
! Member banks:
i
Total loans and discounts
Total investments
28,404
Net demand deposits
36, 658 1 Interest rates'
20, 134
New York call loans..
millo nf rinlla
17 Qft9
441
857
25
DECEMBER DATA—Continued
19 24
1924
ITEM
November
December
ber, 1923
31, 124
10, 252
15, 782
5,090
45, 279
15, 753
27, 141
2,385
51,615
19, 275
28,092
4,248
1, 653
2,040
1,841
1,193
1,464
1,254
76.06
86.43
75.03
70.45
74.06
41, 369
75.77
85.45
74.65
70.56
73.94
42, 876
71.04
82.73
67.31
64.63
71.99
24, 067
124. 11
76.00
134. 29
79.15
108, 88
58.25
.693
33, 775
.681
32, 620
.647
33, 375
111.9
131.3
113.4
127.3
135.6
120.4
102.0
115.7
139.5
147.0
137. 7
121.5
134.5
129.3
133.5
134.8
117.3
130. 6
_
113.3
125.8
114. 8
115.0
113.2
134.4
153.3
124.8
157.1
134.3
109.0
113. 8
122.8
146.7
108.5
...
112.0
110.2
131.6
137.9
138.0
136.3
151.8
178.5
123.1
120.0
151.0
162.8
100.9
75.5
120. 5
89.2
105. 1
86.6
140.3
115.7
122.0
125.7
94.3
160.8
115.0
133. 1
114.1
156.9
129.7
141.0
118.8
81.1
148.2
107.6
120. 5
110.0
169.8
132.8
148.0
94.0
89.5
84.3
110.3
66.9
110.8
104.6
109.4
127.3
85.0
112.0
99.0
115.4
135.3
94.6
BUSINESS FAILURES
Liabilities:
Total commercial
thous. of dolls
Manufacturing establishments, .thous. of dolls..
Trade establishments
thous. of dolls. _
Agents and brokers..
thous. of dolls
Firms:
Total coinmerciaL
_
number.
Manufacturing establishments
number
Trade establishments...
number
Agents and brokers
number
361
99
475
101
495
92
GOLD AND SILVER
Silver:
Price at New York. _.
. dolls, perfineoz
Price at London
pence per standard oz._
DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS
(By Federal reserve districts)
(Relative to 1919 monthly average== 100)
UNITED STATES, 141 clearing-house centers. _
BOSTON DISTRICT:
Total, 11 centers..
Boston
Hartford
Providence
New Haven .
NEW YORK DISTRICT:
Total, 7 centers
Albany
Buffalo..
Rochester.
New York
PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT:
Total, 10 centers
Philadelphia
Scranton
Trenton
CLEVELAND DISTRICT:
Total, 13 centers
Akron
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Toledo
Columbus
Dayton...
RICHMOND DISTRICT:
Total 7 centers
Baltimore
Norfolk
Richmond
Charleston
_.
November
Decem- ber, 1923
ber
DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS— Continued
STOCKS AND BONDS
Bond price indexes:
Combined index, 40 bonds p. ct. of par, 4% bond
10 highest grade rails
p. ct. of par, 4% bond .
10 second grade rails
p. ct. of par, 4% bond
10 public utility bonds . p. ct. of par, 4% bond
10 industrial bonds
.p. ct. of par, 4% bond
Stock sales
..shares
Stock prices:
25 industrials
dolls, per share..
25 railroads
dolls, per share
ITEM
(By Federal reserve districts)
ATLANTA DISTRICT:
Total, 15 centers
Atlanta „ .
Birmingham
New Orleans
Jacksonville.. _
Nashville
Augusta . .
CHICAGO DISTRICT:
Total, 21 centers
Chicago
Detroit
Indianapolis
Milwaukee..
Des Moines
Grand Rapids
Sioux City
ST. Louis DISTRICT:
Total, 5 centers. _ ._
Louisville
St. Louis .
Memphis
Little Rock
MINNEAPOLIS DISTRICT:
Total, 9 centers
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Helena
Billings
KANSAS CITY DISTRICT:
Total, 14 centers
Denver
Kansas City, Mo
Omaha
St. Joseph, Mo
Oklahoma City _
Tulsa
DALLAS DISTRICT:
Total, 11 centers
Dallas
.
..
Houston -_
_
Fort Worth
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT:
Total, 18 centers
Los Angeles
Portland, Oreg
San Francisco
Seattle
Oakland, Calif
DISTRICT TOTALS CORRECTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION:
United States, total
Boston district
New York district
Philadelphia district
Cleveland district
Richmond district
._
Atlanta district
_
_
Chicago district.
_.
St. Louis district
Minnespolis district ._
Kansas Citv district
_
__ ...
Dallas district-San Francisco district..
104.9
114.5
218.2
100.9
125.0
77.4
83.7
124.4
135.9
240.5
126. 1
151.5
85.1
92.1
121.3
120.3
200.0
136.5
135.4
82 8
97.3
106.1
104 2
124.2
103 1
104.4
83.8
81 9
104.8
125.6
125.4
139.8
115.9
130.0
91.7
111.3
131.6
115.2
112 6
132.8
119 9
117.7
89.2
94 6
125 4
112.1
102 0
104.7
123.0
236 7
130. 5
115.5
123.2
141.5
248.3
123.8
107 0
118.5
139.7
205 6
135.2
231.7
131. 9
97.8
93.8
97 0
128.9
142.6
132.3
121.5
95.3
94 4
100.3
77.8
99.7
113.6
90.9
88 9
86.3
109.9
86. 1
65 3
68.4
125.7
83 1
96.6
123.2
92.8
72 4
82.8
145.0
103 1
88.0
111.6
85.5
70 1
69.4
108.9
94 7
112 6
129. 3
105.8
88.4
127 6
154.5
113.6
92.8
119 2
141.0
102.2
93.5
123.6
225.5
86.5
104.1
83. 1
176.6
138.0
255.2
90.3
116.5
90 7
202.3
139.0
251.6
93.9
110.0
91.3
220.6
109.7
120.7
110.6
113. 5
103.5
90.2
98.7
107.8
110 0
125.5
86.6
101.8
119.0
116.4
123.2
118.3
122.1
109.4
96.3
108.3
115.7
116 1
116.1
93.2
107.8
120.8
100.5
114.2
96.0
108.9
103.4
97.3
105.6
106.1
110 1
90.4
84.9
100.7
121.7
26
COMPARISON OF NOVEMBER WHOLESALE PRICES WITH PEAK AND PRE-WAR
(Relative prices 1913=100)
INDEX NUMBERS
200
300
400
700
F A R M PRODUCTS A V E R A G E PRICE TO PRODUCER
WHEAT
CORN
POTATOES
COTTON
COTTON SEED
CATTLE, BEEF
HOGS
LAMBS
F A R M PRODUCTS. M A R K E T
WHEAT. SPRING
Y////S////////////SA
PRICE
WHEAT, W I N T E R
CORN, NO.2
OATS
BARLEY
RYE, NO.2
TOBACCO. BURLEY
COTTON
WOOL '•£ G R E A S E (BOSTON)
CATTLE, STEERS
HOGS. HEAVY
SHEEP, EWES
SHEEP. LAMBS
FLOUR. SPRING
FLOUR. W I N T E R
SUGAR, RAW
SUGAR, GRANULATED
COTTONSEED OIL
BEEF. CARCASS
BEEF. STEER ROUNDS
HAMS. SMOKED (CHICAGO)
COTTON YARN
COTTON. PRINT CLOTH
COTTON. SHEETING
WORSTED YARN
WOMEN'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
PIG 5RON. FOUNDRY
PIG IRON, BASIC
STEEL BILLETS, BESSEMER
COPPER
miv////A PEAK PRICE
LEAD
PRICE IN
TIN
ZINC
//////////////////Z/Z//////S//////A
BUILDING MATERIALS
LUMBER. P5NE, SOUTHERN
LUMBER. DOUGLAS FIR
BRICK. COMMON (NEW YORK)
CEMENT
STEEL
BEAMS
MISCELLANEOUS
RUBBER. CRUDE
SULPHURIC
ACID
NOVEMBER
27
WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS-MAXIMUM PRICE COMPARED TO PRICE IN RECENT MONTHS
NOTE.—Prices to producer on farm products and market price of wool are from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. 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 26.
Because of their availability at the time of going to press, January 15, the December price data have here been included, thus bringing this table up
to date. It should be noted that the chart on page 26 shows November prices only.
ACTUAL PRICE
(dollars)
Unit
COMMODITIES
November,
1924
RELATIVE PRICE
PER CENT INC,
(+) OR DEC. (-)
(1913 average=100)
DecemNovem- Decem- Novem- Decem- ber
from
ber,
ber,
ber,
ber,
Novem1923
1923
1924
1924
ber
December,
1924
December, 1924,
from December,
1923
FARM PRODUCTS— AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCERS
Wheat
Corn
Potatoes
Cotton
Cottonseed
Cattle, beef
Hogs
Lambs
.
_
_
..
_
_
- - Bushel
. -_- Bushel
Bushel
Pound
Ton
Pound
Pound
Pound
$1. 336
.996
.640
.226
33.57
.0543
.0862
1.055
$1. 411
1.056
.641
.240
35.48
.0535
.0839
1.096
120
136
139
240
211
89
89
166
119
117
137
268
209 i
89
85
166
169
161
107
188
154
92
115
173
178
171
107
200
163
91
112
180
+ 5.3
+ 6.2
0.0
+ 6.4
+ 5.8
- 1.1
- 2.6
+ 4.0
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
" Bushel— ...
Bushel
Cwt
Pound .Pound
Cwt
_- _
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
1.529
1.574
1.130
.524
.864
1.312
24.50
.243
.61
9.156
9. 581
6. 331
13 3*4
1. 687
1.769
1. 233
.598
.935
1.404
24.50
.238
.70
9.350
9.960
7. 575
15.975
120
108
135
118
105
111
212
274
1.92
116
85
121
158
122
110
117
120
110
110
212
280
204
115
84
137
160
168
160
181
140
138
206
186
190
244
108
115
135
171
185
179
197
159
150
221
186
186
280
112 !
119
162 i
205
+10.1
+11.9
+ 8.8
+13.6
+ 8.7
+ 7.3
0.0
- 2.1
+14. 8
+3.7
+ 3.5
+20. 0
+19, 9
+51. 6
+62.7
+68.4
+32.5
+25.5
+100. 9
-12.3
-33. 6
+37.3
- 2.6
+41. 7
+18.2
+28.1
B arrel
Barrel
Pound
Pound
Pound
_ _ _ _ _ Pound.-— _
Pound
Pound
8,163
6.870
.058
.073
.110
.183
.129
.205
8.895
7.788
,053
.072
.114
'
!
,125
.207
132
136
208
203
162
135
104
126
133
133
209
207
151
132
103
123
178
179
166
170
151
141
98
123
194
202 i
151
169
158
141
96
125
+ 9.0
+12.8
- 9.0
-0.4
+ 4.6
0.0
- 2.0
+ 1.6
+45.9
+51.9
-23.0
-18.4
+ 4.6
+ 6.8
- 6.8
+ 1.6
Pound
Yard...... _
Yard.
_
Pound
Yard
Yard
Pound
Pound
Pound
Square foot
Pound
Pair
Pair
.446
.067
.106
1.850
1. 035
3. 690
6.174
.174
.203
.460
.465
6.25
5.00
.446
.068
.108
1. 950
1.035 i
3.690
6.321
.174
.209
.480
.480
6.25
5.00
218
229
208
212
184
239
215
77
79
163
101
201
153
228
236
217
212
184
239
213
74
80
163
95
201
153
180
195
173
238
184
239
170
95
107
171
104
201
158
180
196
176
251
184
239
174
95
111
178
107
201
158
0.0
+ 0.5
+ 1.7
+ 5.5
0.0
0.0
+ 2.4
0.0
+ 3.7
+ 4.1
+ 2.9
0.0
0.0
-21.1
-16.9
-18.9
+18.3
0.0
0.0
-18.3
+28.4
+38.8
+ 9.2
+12. 6
0.0
+ 3.3
Short t o n _ _
Long ton___
Short ton. __
Barrel
3.39
11.47
3.23
1. 212
3.39
11.73
4.04
1.195
177
216
167
112
154
216
164
109
154
216
132
130
154
221
165
128
0.0
+ 2.3
+25. 0
- 1.5
0.0
+ 2.3
+ 0.6
+17.4
Long ton...
Long ton___
Long ton__.
Pound
Pound.
Pound _
Pound
21. 26
19.13
35.50
.136
.090
.542
.071
22.96
20.90
36.00
.142
.096
.565
.078
148
142
155
81
157
99
115
148
142
155
82
173
105
113
133
130
138
87
203
121
122
143
142
140
91
217
126
133
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
7.5
9.2
1.4
4.6
6.9
4.1
9.0
- 3.4
0.0
97
+1L 0
+25. 4
+20.0
+17.7
M feet
M feet.
Thousand-
42.48
16.50
13. 50
44.42
16.50
13.50
184
201
274
183
190
290
184
179
206
193
179
206
+ 4.9
0.0
0.0
+ 5.5
- 5.8
-29.0
166
166
25
75
163
166
25
75
173
126
35
70
166
131
39
70
- 4.0
+ 4.0
+11.4
0.0
+ 1.8
-21.1
+56.0
- 6.7
...
_
+49.6
+46.2
-21.9
-25.4
-22.0
+ 2.2
+31.8
+ 8.4
FARM PRODUCTS-MARKET PRICE
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, 1A blood combing, Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces (Boston)
Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago)
Hogs heavy (Chicago)
Sheep ewes (Chicago)
Sheep lambs (Chicago)
i
i
!
|
FOOD
Flour standard patents (Minneapolis)
Flour winter straights (Kansas City)
Sugar 96° centrifugal (New York)
Sugar °Tfinulated 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)
'
'
.183 ;
CLOTHING
Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mulespun, 22-1 cones (Boston) .Cotton, print cloth, 27 inches, 64 x 60-7.60 yards to pound (Boston)
Cotton, sheeting, brown 4/4 Ware Shoals L. L. (New York)
Worsted yarns, 2/32's crossbred stock, white, in skein (Boston)
Women's dress goods, storm serge, all-wool, dbl. warp, 50 in (N. Y.) __
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 i>lack calf, blucher (Massachusetts)
Boots and shoes, men's dress welt'tan calf (St. Louis)
FUEL
Coal, bituminous, mine run lump, Kanawha (Cincinnati)
' Coal anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)
Coke, Connelsville (range of prompt and future) furnace — at ovens
Petroleum, crude, Kansas- Oklahoma— at wells
METALS
>
•
i
'
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)
Pig iron, basic, valley furnace
Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)
Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York).
Lead pig delivered, for early delivery (New York)
Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York)
Zinc, slab, western, early delivery (New York)
_
i
BUILDING MATERIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
i1 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)
i Cement, Portland, net without bagslto trade, f. o .b., plant (Chicago
district) ...
Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh)
Rubber, Para Island, fine (New York)
. _ __
Sulphuric acid, 66° (New York)
Barrel
Cwt
Pound
Cwt
1.75
1.90
.286
.70
1.68
2.00
.315
.70
28
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION INDEX—ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATIONS
of a year, but the variation in this respect as between
different industries and different sections of the country
is so great that it seemed best to use the standard of
one of the principal industries.
With the deduction of Sundays and holidays the
number of working days in the year is usually 311, or
almost exactly 26 per month. In a month of 26
working days, therefore, no adjustment of the original
figures is necessary, while for a month of 25 working
days, one-twent}^-fifth, or 4 per cent, should be
added to the original index figure to place it on an
equality with the 26-day month. Similarly, for a
27-day month 4 per cent is taken from the original
index, and for a 24-day month, occurring only in
February, 8 per cent is added.
The irregular ups and downs in the manufacturing
production index sometimes tend to obscure the
general trend of industry. These irregularities are due
largely to seasonal conditions and various devices are
employed to eliminate them. For the manufacturing
production index as a whole these irregularities appear
to be due almost entirely to the difference in number
of working days, as the seasonal influences in the
individual industries are neutralized in the total.
We have, therefore, made adjustments in this index
for the length of working time in each month on the
basis reported for the steel industry, which deducts
Sundays and holidays (July 4 and December 25) from
the total number of days in each month. It is realized
that some industries have more holidays in the course
INDEX OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION
WITH ADJUSTMENT FOR VARYING NUMBER OF DAYS IN MONTH
ADJUSTED INDEX
UNADJUSTED INDEX
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION INDEX: 1920-1924
(Comparison of original and corrected data, with percentage applied to reduce to comparable working-day basis.)
1920
1922
1921
1923
1924
Manufacturing
index
WorkWorkWorkWorkWork!
Per
Per
Per
ing
Per
ing
ing
ing
Per
ing
days Origi- Cor- cent
days Origi- Cor- cent
days Origi- Cor- cent
days Origi- Cor- cent
days Origi- Cor- cent
nal rected correcnal rected correcnal rected correcnal rected correcnal rected correction
tion
tion.
tion
tion
Manufacturing
index
MONTH
January
February
March
April
27
24
27
26
107
100
113
104
103
108
108
104
May
June
July
August .
26
26
26
26
104
106
99
101
26
26
26
26
96
92
82
72
_.
September
October
November
December
Manufacturing
index
Manufacturing
index
Manufacturing
index
26
24
27
26
71
68
79
78
71
73
76
78
4-8
—4
26
24
27
25
81
79
94
92
81
85
90
96
+8
_4
+4
104
106
99
101
26
26
25
27
82
82
76
83
82
82
79
80
+4
27
26
25
27
106
113
104
111
102
113
108
107
+4
~4
96
92
82
72
26
26
26
26
81
85
85
75
81
85
85
75
26
26
26
25
103
113
112
106
103
113
112
110
__4 i
+8
116
109
129
125
m
118
25
27
135
126
114
121
130
126
119
116
25
27
26
25
113
123
113
105
118
118
113
109
27
24
27
;
25
-4
;
1!
:
+4 !
27
26
124
130
-4
+8
3
—4
1
+4
+4
-4
+4 !
27
25
26
26
118
117
124
118
113
122
124
118
3
27
25
26
26
112
100
97
108
108
101
97
105
4
+4
26
27
25
26
114
122
110
114
117
114
-4
+4
29
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS
The following table contains a summary of the monthly figures, designed to show the trend in important industrial and commercial movements. The numerical data for the latest months are given and in addition relative numbers for the last four months
and for two corresponding months of a year ago. In many lines the figures do not lend themselves readily to statistical uniformity,
due to lateness of their publication or publication at other than monthly intervals; therefore the following explanations of the
various headings are offered to make clear such distinctions and in general to facilitate the use of the table:
October, 1924.—This column gives the October figures corresponding to those for November shown in the next column—in
other words, cover the previous month.
November 1924-—In this column are given the figures covering the month of November or, as in the case of stocks, etc., the
situation on November 30 or December 1.
Corresponding month, October, 192S, or November, 1923.—The figures in this column present the situation exactly a year previous to those in the "November, 1924," column (that is, generally November, 1923), but where no figures are available
for November, 1924, the October, 1923, figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the October, 1924,
figures.
Cumulative total from January 1 through latest month.—These columns set forth, for those items that properly can be cumulated,
the cumulative totals for the eleven months ending November, 1923 and 1924, respectively, except where the November,
1924, figures are lacking, in which case the cumulative totals for the first ten months of 1923 and 1924 are given.
Percentage increase (-{•) or decrease (—) cumulative, 1924 from 1923.—This column shows the per cent by which the cumulated
total for the eleven months ending November, 1924, is greater (+) or less (—) than the total for the corresponding period
ended November, 1923.
Base year or period.—For purposes of comparison with a previous more or less normal period, all items, so far as possible, are
related to such a year by relative numbers. The period taken for each item, called the base, is the monthly average of
the year or period stated in this column. Wherever possible, the year 1913 is taken as a base, and if no pre-war figures
are available, 1919 is usually taken to avoid using a war year as a basis. In some cases it will be noted that figures were
not available prior to 1920 or even 1921, and that sometimes a month, or an average of a few months, has to be used
rather than a year's average. Also, for some industries, 1919 would not be a proper base on account of extraordinary
conditions in the industry and therefore some more representative year has been chosen.
Relative numbers.—In order to visualize the trend of each movement, relative numbers (see explanation on inside front cover)
are given for the last four months and for two corresponding months of a year ago. These relative numbers are computed
by allowing the monthly average for the base period, usually 1913 or 1919, to equal 100. If the movement for a current
month is greater than the base the relative number will be greater than 100. If the converse is true the relative number
will be less than 100. The difference between 100 and any relative number gives at once the per cent increase or decrease
compared with the base period. Relative numbers may also be used to compute the approximate per cent increase or
decrease from one month to the next.
Percentage increase (+) or decrease (—) November from, October, and November, 1924, from November, 1923.—The last two
columns show the per cent increase or decrease of the figure for the last month compared with the preceding month
and the corresponding month last year.
NOTE. — Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue
NUMERICAL DATA
RELATIVE NUMBERS
Per ct.
increase
i or (+)de1924
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
October
November
crease
(-)
cumulative
1924
from
1923
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
CorrePROM JANUARY 1
sponding
THROUGH LATEST
month,
MONTH
October
or November,
1923
1924
1923
[
BASE
YEAR
[
1
1923
OR
1924
PERIOD
3
o
O
1
<!
>
"ft
CD
CO
o
O
1
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
November,
November 1924,
from
from
October November,
1923
TEXTILES
Wool
Receipts at Boston:
Domestic
thous of Ibs
Foreign
thous of Ibs
Total
thous of Ibs
Imported unmanufactured
thous. of lbs_.
Consumption by textile mills,
grease equivalent
thous. of lbs._
Machinery activity hourly:
Looms, wide
per ct. of hours active..
Looms, narrow
per ct of hours active. .
Looms,
carpet and rug.-. .per ct. of hours active. .
Sets of cards
per ct. of hours active..
Combs
per ct of hours active
Spinning spindlesWoolen
per ct. of hours active-Worsted
per ct. of hours activeMachinery activity (percentage of total) :
Woolen
spindles
per ct. of active to total. .
Worsted
spindles
per ct. of active to total. .
Wide looms
per ct. of active to total- .
Narrow looms per ct. of active to total. _
Carpet looms
per ct. of active to total-Prices:
Raw, Ohio,
}/± blood, unwashed
dolls, per lb_.
Raw, territory fine,
scoured
dolls, per lb._
Worsted yarn
dolls, per lb__
Wool, dress goods..
.dolls, per yd_.
Men's suitings
dolls, per yd._
11, 050
4, 576
15, 626
16, 638
12, 299
10, 561
22, 860
16,501 !
8, 202
3, 474
11,676
9, 815
129,621
267, 014
396, 635
382, 454
183,611
98, 944
282, 555
236, 061
+41.7
-62.9
-28.8
-38.3
1913
1913
1913
1913
32
60
40
76
61
66
62
78
242
89
199
68
110
78
101
96
82
87
83
132
91 +11.3 +50.0
200 + 130.8 +204. 0
122 +46.3 +95. 8
-0.8 +68.1
130
54, 854
48,380
50, 279
596, 155
486, G62
-18.4
1921
117
114
91
103
124
110
73.9
65. 1
76.8
71.6
77.0
74. 1
1921
1921
111
116
112
116
85
85
96
92
107
102
112
112
+4.7
+9.8
0.0
-3.4
71.6
91.8
98.1
77.8
92.1
95.8 !
84 5
1921
1921
1921
164
130
97
165
130
96
111
102
77
127
122
97
140
128
110
152
129
108
+8.6
+0.8
-1.8
-7.9
-0.8
+ 12.5
90.8
78.7
89.5
76.1
88. 7
83.0
i
'
1921
1921
122
106
123
101
100
62
120
82
126
96
124
93
-1.6
-3.1
+0.8
79
83
83
82
'
1913
109
106
95
103
108
108
0.0
+ 1.9
75
72
76
77
77
76 :
78 •
79
82
77
80
86
1
1913
1913
1913
1913
114
104
111
127
111
104
110
126
78
81
101
100
91
88
101
109
101
97
104
113
104
103
107
116
+3.0
+6.2
+2.9
+2.7
-6.3
-1.0
.57
.61 ;
, 48
1.61
1.850 !
1.035
3.690
1.30
1. 650
1. 035
3. 690
1.48
1.750
1.035
3.690 !
'
<33 3
85.4
I
!'
i
-11.8
-3.8
o 7
7 n
,
1913
188
192
192
212
228
244
+7.0
+27.1
1913
1913
! 1913
1913
228
212
184
239
228
212
184
239
239
206
184
233
253
212
184
233
260
225
184
239
282
238
184
239
+8.8
+5.7
0.0
0.0
+23.8
+12.1
0.0
0.0
i
30
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
NUM ERICAL DATA
Per ct.
increase
(+)
or deCUMULATIVE TOTAL
BASE
crease
OorreFROM JANUARY i
YEAR
(-)
1924
spending
THROUGH LATEST cumuOR
month,
MONTH
lative PERIOD
October
1924
or No-,
from
1923
| vember,
October Novem1923
1923
1924
ber
i
i
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
RELATIVE NUIdBERS
19 24
1923
ts i
'_2__5_l
November
from
October
§"
<1
o>
02
"a
"o
O
78
98
96
98 ; 101 1
1913 ! 197
1913 j 37
177 I
82 '
33
20
153
48
233 i 230
89 ; 86
1913
1913
107
117
106
114 1
38
77
101
94
1913
1913
1913
149
81
202
169
106
218 !
44
41
47
o
£
TEXTILES-Continued
Cotton
i
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bales..
Ginnings (crop year to Dec. 1) thous. of bales. .
Receipts into sight
thous. of bales
Imports, unmanufactured
. bales
Exports, unmanufactured
(including linters)
bales
Consumption by textile mills
bales
Stocks, end of month:
Total, mills and w'houses.thous. of bales ._
Mills
thous. of bales -Warehouses
thous. of bales
World visible,
American
._ thous. of bales ._
World visible, total
thous. of bales...
Machinery activity of spindles:
Active spindles
thousands
Total activity
millions of hours
Activity per spindle.
hours. _
Per cent of capacity
per cent. .
Cotton finishing:
Orders received, grey yardage—
thous. of yds..
Billings, finished goods (as produced)—
thous. of yds._
Shipments finished goods
cases .
Stocks, finished goods
cases
Operating activity
per ct. of capacity-Manufactured goods:
Cotton cloth exports thous. of sq. yds-.
Fabric consumption
by tire manufacturers
thous. of lbs._
Elastic webbing sales...
thous. of yds_.
Fine cotton goods:
Production...
.pieces. .
Sales.
.. pieces. .
Prices:
Raw cotton to producer
dolls, per lb_.
Raw cotton, New York
dolls, per Ib
Cotton yarn
..dolls, per lb__
Print cloth.
dolls, per yd..
Sheeting.
dolls, per yd_.
12, 816
2,807
18, 113
113,153
12, 225
2,767
17, 549
947, 556 1, 306, 550
532, 629
492, 233
"10,140 i
9,243 i
2, 135
16,564
1913
9, 510
339,557
10,786 i + 13.4
272,359 -19.8 !
767,289 i 4,433,434
532, 702 | 6, 057, 533
5,718,967 ! +29.0 !
4, 980, 188 j --17. 8 i
79
u.
November,
1924,
from
November,
1923
-1.4
-3.1
+29. 7
+32.3
+29.6
+5.9
130 ; 180
114 106
+37. 9
-7.6
+70. 3
-7.6
38
120
161
54
245
193
77
285
+20.3
+43.2
+16.3
+ 14.3
-27.7
+30.4
+29.4
+21.3
+34.7
+21.4
+2,3
-6.2
-6.5
+2.5
-6.8
-11.1
-11.8
-9.4
4, 956
731
4,225
5,961
1,047
4,914
5,214 !!
1,444
3 769 i
3,358
4,267
4,346 !
5,175 !
3, 226
4,263
.
1913
1913
90
86
104
97
43
55
60
109
97
140
118
31, 079
7,593
201
85. 4
31,790
7,124
188
87.5 ;
34 124
8,015
213
96.6
- -.
1913
1922
1922
112
109
107
112
104
102
95
70
68
99
83
81
102
98
91
104 \
92
90
90, 601
81,689 ;
91,829
1,017,010
828, 610
-18.5
2 1921
109
102
79
82
100
91
-9.8
— 11.0
86, 675
44, 331
40, 664
67
75,822 i
39,052 ;
41,516 !
58 i
97,531 1,046,357
46,548
530,800
49 017
66 '
840, 109
455, 819
-19.7
-14.1
^ 1921
2
1921
2 1921
1921
120
110
132
111
114
104
135
102
75
80
116
72
83
88
109
83
102
99
112
103
89
87
115
89
-12.6
-11.9
+2.1
-13.6
-22.3
-16.1
-15.3
-12.7
53, 113
46,917
37,159 \
429,638
434, 599
+ 1.2
3 1913
121
100
133
117
143
127
-11.7
+26. 3
13, 205
12, 345
12,191
7,939
Ml, 259
109,950
137,757
130, 244
107, 668
+ 18.5
-21.8
1921
1919
126
77
119
68
186
67
197
77
197
84
182
— 7. 7
+53. 6
385, 301
251, 728
399, 820
457,359
461,806
390,943
4,816,431
3,866,818
3, 846, 989
3, 030, 466
-20.1
-21.6
1919
1919
116
73
120
88
83
60
85
85
100
56
104
103
+3.8
+81.7
-13.4
+17.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
240
235
200
217
204
258
274
218
229
208
232
229
189
202
189
185
191
175
190
179
193
192
181
192
168
188
190
180
195
173
-2.2
-0.8
-0.7
+ 1.5
+2.9
-27.1
-27.1
-17.4
-15.2
-17.2
+3.6
+100.4
-8.4
-32.8
:
.231
.245
.449
.066
.103
.226
.243
.446
.067 i
.106 |
310
.350
.540
.079
1.28
472, 877
number
..number.. 25, 756
489,871 i
51,623
534,605
76,799
-.
--.
-.
Clothing
Men's and boys' garments, cut:
Men's suits, wool
Men's suits, other.
Men's separate trousers,
wool
_
-_
Men's separate trousers,
other
Men's overcoats
Boys' suits and separate
pants
Boys' overcoats and reefers
Work clothing:
Cut
Sales
Cancellations
Stocks end of month
number. . 441, 889
441,750
626,232
number .. 372, 321
324, 322
number
332,274 i
172,896
431,116
292,206
number
number
406, 678
160, 804
408,648
56,216
420,077
75,084
dozens
dozens
dozens
dozens
137, 875
129, 413
7,967
223, 541
137,299
111,993 i
1,238 |
218, 160 \
160,571 !
159,612
4,435 L.
208,667 !
6,347
32, 939
55, 516
6.174
6,028
25,225 i
35 398 •
7 840 ^
56,935
335,143
30, 409
27, 109 j
51,251
34,199
551,391
286,111
I
i
|
|
j
j
!
j
j
..
1"""
I
0.0
-29.5
-10.8
-46.7
-22.9
-40.8
+0.5
-65.0
-2.7
-25.1
-0.4
-13.5
-84.5
-2.4
-14.5
-29.8
-72.1
+4.5
Raw Silk
Imports
Deliveries (consumption)
Stocks end of month
Price, Japanese, New York
5,615
thous. of lbs_.
bales . . 35, 508
44, 398
bales
fc 733
dolls, per lb_.
-
52, 484 i
331, 976 i
-7.8
-0.9
1913
< 1920
1920
1913
184
145
64
215
212
141
69
215
175
166
59
167
228
204
82
149
197
199
87
158
223
185
108
170
+13.0
-7.2
+25.0
+7.7
+5.3
+30.6
+56.8
-21.8
531, 980 !
267, 736
-3.5
-6.4
1909-13
1909-13
137
67
151
120
125
78
165
65
120
57
90
95
-25.6
+66.5
-40.7
-20.7
-
Buriap and Fiber
Imports:
Burlap
Fiber (unmanufactured)
thous. of lbs._
long tons
40, 846
16, 286
Pyroxylin Coated Textiles
2,503
1,889
2,460
Pyroxylin spread
thous. of Ibs..
Shipments billed:
Light goods
linear yds.. 728, 054 790, 707 ! 554,227
916, 099
745,219 1,319 041
Heavy goods
linear yds
Unfilled orders, end of month:
525,330
Light goods
linear yds._ 505, 411 567,591
Heavy goods
linear yds_. 784, 882 734,242 1,526,399
•1 Revised.
Final crop estimate made as of the first of December.
1
Eleven months' average, January to November, inclusive.
* Twelve months' average, July to June, inclusive, ending the year indicated.
<b Relative to 11 months' average, February to December, inclusive.
October. 1923.
1 -23.2
-24.5
+8.6
-18.7
+42.7
-43.7
+12.3
-6.5
+8.0
-51.9
!
31
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
NOTE.—Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
1M.
19£
Corre; | spending
month,
October
*
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
October
Novem- | ™$g.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
m,
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
1924
19 23
.___
0
i
|
METALS
Iron Ore and Pig Iron
Iron ore:
StocksTotal...
thous. of tons..
At furnaces
thous. of tons..
On Lake Erie docks-.-thous. of tons..
Consumption
thous. of tons..
Shipments from mines—
Through Sault
Ste Marie
thous. of short tons-.
Through upper
lake ports
-thous. of long tonsReceipts—
Lake Erie ports and
furnaces
___thous. of long tonsOther ports
thous. of long tons.
Pigiron production
thous. of long tons.
Furnaces in blast:
Furnaces
number..
Capacity
-.long tons per dayOhio gray-iron foundries:
Meltings
-...
-.long tons_
Meltings
per cent of normalStocks
-long tonsReceipts
long tonsWholesale prices:
Foundry No. 2,
Northern..
dolls, per long ton.
Basic Valley furnace ..dolls, per long tonComposite pig iron
dolls, per long tonMalleable castings:
Production
_
_
tonsShipments
tons.
Orders booked
tonsOperating activity
per ct. of capacity-
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
RINATIVE NUMBERS
Per ct.
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1924
from
1923
« 1919 j 135
8 1919
148
1913
108
8 1919
119
i
140
153
116
110
November
from
October
November,
1924,
from
November,
1923
i1i *
O
£
117
131
86
66
136
150
108
87
132
144
107
92
-3.3
-3.9
-0.9
+5.5
-6.2
-5.7
-8.1
-16.9
•"q
i 02
128
142
98
73
>
0
40, 178
32, 129
8,049
3,689
42, 836
34, 080
8, 757
4,441
57, 817
41, 449
-28.3
5,595
1,984
5,364
59, 189
42, 446
-28.3
1913
106
67
83
75
70
25
-64.5
-63.0
5,597
2,065
4,948
59, 037
42, 558
-27. 9
1913
99
60
82
75
68
25
-63.1
-58.3
4,461
1,241
2,477
1,975
2,627
2,510
3,895
1,772
2, 894
43, 593
14, 640
37, 138
31,552
12,709
28,127
-27. 6
-13.2 |
-24.3
1913
1913
1913
95
134
123
60
107
113
77
92
74
76
85
80
69
75
97
31 -55.7
159 +111.7
+1.3
98
-49.3
+48.3
-13.3
182
81, 490
205
89, 100
231
94, 345
!
1913
1913
91
118
86
112
56
75
64
86
68
97
76
106
+12.6
+9.3
-11.3
-5.6
15, 407
64.50
20, 375
12, 528
16, 209
62.80
25, 387
15, 680
20, 051
70. 29
23, 658
13, 855
1922
1922
1922
1922
176
131
110
200
165
136
106
168
126
105
112
145
121
105
101
135
126
124
91
152
133
121
114
191
+5.2
-2.4
+24.6
+25.2
-19. 2
-11.0
+7.3
+13.2
21.26
19.00
20.37
21.26
19.13
20.66
23. 65
20. 88
22. 49
1913
1913
1913
159
160
158
148
142
146
131
129
131
135
129
132
133
129
132
133
130
134
0.0
+0.7
+1.4
-10.1
-8.4
-8.1
46, 959
42, 026
52, 130
43.9
44, 940
41, 440
46,287
42.5
52, 727
49, 426
37, 231
49.1
-4.3
-1.4
-11.2
-3.2
-14.8
-16.2
+24.3
-13.4
-0.1
-0.9
41, 536
33, 417
8,119
3,498
I
231, 397
213,693 !
-7.7
181, 802
161, 527
-11.2 |
Crude Steel
Steel ingots, production thous. of long tons.
Steel castings:
Total bookings
short tons.
Railroad specialties
-.short tons.
Miscellaneous bookings
short tonsUnfilled orders, U. S. Steel Corp.,
end of month
thous. of long tons.
Steel barrels:
Production
barrelsShipments
barrelsStocks, end of month
barrelsUnfilled orders, end of month
barrelsSheets, blue, black, and galvanized:
Production (actual)
.short tons.
Production
per ct. of capacity.
Shipments
__
short tonsSales
,
short tonsUnfilled orders
short tonsStocks—
Total
short tons.
Unsold
short tonsWholesale prices:
Steel billets, Bessemer-dolls, per long ton.
Iron and steel
dolls, per long ton.
Composite steel
dolls, per 100 Ibs.
Composite finished steel-dolls, per 100 Ibs.
Structural steel beams...dolls, per 100 Ibs.
3,111
3,107
3,134
40, 622
33, 094
-18.5
1913
142
124
101
112
123
123
66, 697
31, 130
35, 567
74, 220
41, 343
32, 877
42, 008
13, 645
28, 363
852, 018
371, 339
480, 679
676, 676
335, 025
341, 651
-20.6
-9.8
-28.9
1913
1913
1913
79
45
109
83
57
106
72
61
82
124
125
123
132
131
133
147
174
123
3,525
4,032
4, 369
1913
79
74
56
59
60
63
4,311,819
4, 314, 940
544, 875
7, 497, 527
447, 900 391, 401
441, 851 389, 230
49, 797
47, 626
682, 533 1, 230, 808
247, 222
78.9
229, 771
221, 773
275, 953
224, 931
79.7
219, 228
462, 709
531, 845
188, 144
67.0
199, 836
165, 491
280, 013
75, 862
42, 685
76, 811
41, 573
112, 185
45, 561
35.75
38.65
2.68
2.46
2.00
35.50
39.01
2.68
2.49 |
1.90
+14.4
-7.7
—12.6
-11.9
+4.6
+80.3
2, 516, 617
2, 378, 232
-5.5
2, 581, 274
2, 213, 551
2, 282, 375
2, 349, 419
-11.6
+6.1
!|
40.00
42. 81
3.02
2. 78
2.50
+11.3 +76.7
+32.8 +203. 0
-7.6 +15.9
i
!
j
1
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
132
105
134
131
45
110
92
116
117
41
111 127
90 104
103 110
148 162
34
40
144
169
133
157
40
-9.0 +19.6
131
+0.9 +19.6
110
-4.6 +9.7
127
329 +108.6 +179. 6
77 +92.7 +89.9
1920
1920
95
1286
100
815
63
763
73
769
68
764
69
744
+1.3
-2.6
-31.5
-8.8
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
155
167
176
167
166
155
163
176
167
166
146
150
160
152
142
141
148
158
150
136
139
147
156
148
129
138
148
156
150
126
-0.7
+0.9
0.0
+1.2
-5.0
-11.2
-8.9
-11.3
-10.4
-24.0
Iron and Steel Products
Exports (selected series)
long tons.. 132, 448
Exports (total)
long tons.. 158, 553
Imports
long tons_. 37, 119
Vessel construction:
Completed during month11,414
Total
gross tonsSteel seagoing
gross tons..
6,665
Building or under contract, end of mo.-—
177
Merchant vessels.thous. of gross tons..
Structural steel, fabricated:
Sales (prorated)
short tons.. 171, 600
Sales...
per ct. of capacity..
66
Shipments (prorated)
short tons.. "200,800
•78
Shipments
per ct. of capacity__
Steel furniture, shipments
thous. of dolls..
1,473
1
Twelve months' average, June, 1919, to May, 1920.
• Revised.
97, 187
124, 464
30, 411
157, 391
188, 344
25,235
1, 469, 708
1, 831, 500
693, 987
1, 375, 646
1, 686, 789
412, 631
-6.4
-7.9
-40.5
1913
1922
1913
54
92
109
69
112
95
51
81
150
48
81
137
58
95
140
42
74
115
-26.6 -38.3
-21.5 -33.9
-18.1 +20.5
12, 650
8,651
6,576
923
250, 322
98, 245
194, 919
119, 159
-22.1
+21.3
1916
1916
40
32
14
3
9
1
56
46
25
25
27
32
+10.8 +92.4
+29.8 +837. 3
1, 788, 800
1, 960, 400
+9.6
184
162
221, 000
85
166, 400
64
1,410
140, 400
54
184, 600
71
1,339
1
15, 378
|
15,769 !i +2.5
1916
13
13
13
14
14
15
1913
1913
133
98
147
108
163
120
182
134
180
132
231
170
1919
150
148
130
142
162
155
+4.0
+13.6
+28.8 +57.4
+28.8 +57.4
-17.9
-9.9
-17.9
-9.9
-4.3 +5.3
32
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
Irfjnany cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
NUMERICAL DATA
!
Per ct.
increase
1
(+)
or deBASE
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
crease
YEAR
CorreFROM JANUARY 1
(-)
1924
OR
i
i spending
THROUGH LATEST cumu- PERIOD
month,
MONTH
lative
i
October
1924
or Nofrom
vember,
1923 j
1924
1923
1923
October Novem-
R]ELATIVE NUMBERS
19 23
1924
November
from
October
i
O
t> ,
o
£
1913
1920
1920
101
268
17
98 ' 45
245 110
33 i 20
1920
1920
1920
74
102
14
ber
Per cent
increase (+)
:or decrease (— )
0
tub
&
<H
November,
1924,
from
November,
1923
£
ft
oo
i
fc
34
72
28
31
71
20
43 +38.5
112 i +57.7
11 -44.4
-55.5
-54.4
-65.5
29
37
12
35
45
15
30 -14. 1
37 1 -16.8
15 | +3.1
-42.5
-49. 5
+88.6
METALS— Continued
Railway Equipment
Locomotives (Bureau of the Census):
Shipments —
133
Total
299
9G
123
78
270
Domestic .number
Foreign
number. _
10 !
18
29
Unfilled orders397 i
462
Total
number
691
331
398
656
Domestic
_ _.
number
Foreign
munber..
66 ;
64
35
Locomotives (Am. Ry. Assn.):
64, 882
Owned (end of month)
__number__ 64, 964
64, 878
Tractive power
thous. of lbs._ 2, 586, 106 2, 586, 826 2,532,051
Installed during month
number..
181 '
113
333
Tractive power
thous. of lbs__
5, 744
8,461
19, 055
Retired during month
number
263
282
220
7, 750
7, 741
Tractive power
thous. of lbs__
5,713
265
739
Unfilled orders (end of month). .number..
358
70
14
Building in R. R. shops.
number..
76
Shipments (I. C. C.):
6, 382 i
8,839
13,469
Freight cars, total
number
5, 938
8,449
13, 333
Domestic _ _
number
444
Foreign
number
390
136
99
119
Passenger cars, total ..
number
96
98
119
90
Domestic
number..
Foreign
number
0
6
Unfilled orders (I. C. C.):
45, 369
38, 391
28, 092
Freight cars, total
_. number
43, 937
27, 429
36, 560
Domestic
number. _
1,432
663
Foreign
. number
1,831
502
Passenger cars, total.
number. _
1, 438
486
490
479
Domestic
number
1,401
6
7
Foreign
number37
Domestic orders (Railway Age):
13, 038
1, 185
11,853
Freight cars
...
number
215
144
Passenger cars
number
188
90 |
52
Locomotives
.
number
135
Total orders (Iron Trade Review):
12, 720
5, 050
Freight cars
number
4,885
2, 860
2,680
180
1,323 -53. 7
1,188 -55 7
135 ! -25.0
!
52
73 i
8
27
34
13
1
i
I
i
!
i
_ '
i
:_____L~:__,
1
•:
134, 494
132, 693
1,801
1, 454
1,430
24
76, 544 1 -43.1 : 1919
1919
75, 256 -43.3
1,288 ' -28. 5 i i 1919
1,024 -29.6 i
1919
980
1919
-31. 5
54 i+125.0
1919
! 1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
li
!
>'
!'
i
:
I
'.
'
'
i
79
i 116 113 1 79
! 197 193 135 137
1
0
i
5
568 626 ! 495 463
955 1082 ; 855 791
38
0
13
0
74
122
8
505
818
75
54
86
9
521
891
13
41
31 ! 37
49 ! 56
66
2
2 i
6
812
i 347
755
!
1121 1208 523
61
61 1 23
45
70
6
306
458
21
42
66
5
275
413
11
49
79
4
284
428
10
!
i
!
-0.1
0.0
+2.2
0.0
+60 2 —45. 6
+47.3 -55.6
+19.5
-6. 7
+0.1
+35. 7
-26.0 -64.1
-7.9 +400. 0
-27.8 -52.6
-29.7 -55. 5
+13.8 +226. 5
+3.1 -16.8
+8.9 -17.6
-83.3
j
!
i
f
'
!
+18,2 +61.5
+20.2 +60.2
-21.8 +116. 0
+3.3 -65. 1
+2.3 -65.0
-14.3 -83. 3
78, 425
2,086
1,971
124, 937
1,788
1,118
+59.3 i 1920
1920
-14.3
-43. 3. ! \ 1920
11
97
32
17 1 68
97 ! 111
31 ! (13)
321
169
61
169
127
81
186 i +10.0
145 +14.4. +49.3
54 ! -33.3 +73.1
91. 887
125, 950
+37.1
11
48 '
57
263
47
121 !+160.4 +151.9
53
54 :
32
30
39
-23.2
97 ! 89
103 ! 111
118 | 102
80
92
89
85
102
89
31
49
44
111
1913
Machinery
Machine tools, orders _ .
index number
Foundry equipment:
Sales
_
dollars
Shipments
dollars..
Unfilled orders
.dollars
Stokers:
Sales
_ __ _ . number
Sales
horsepower
Agricultural pump shipments:
Total
thous. of dolls
Pitcher, hand, etc
__
number
Power pumps
number
Steam, power, and centrifugal pumps:
New orders
thous. of dolls..
Shipments
thous. of dolls
Unfilled orders
thous. of dolls
Patents issued:
Total, all classes
number..
Agricultural implements
.number. .
Internal-combustion engines
number..
1920
i
1922
1922
1922
133
i 137
123
1919
-25.4
30 9 ; 1919
38
62
21 1
; 1919
! 1922
1922
98
81
125
89 !
78 '
97 |
69
136
65
64 i
109 i
59 i
60
73
39
1913
1913
1913
126
61
156
1913
1913
1913
129
107
80
4, 358, 096
4, 239, 950
-17.3 1, 1923
-28.4
1923
85
94
105 ;
76 |
2, 593, 250
2, 425, 532
1923
+16.6
+ 10.0 j 1923
233, 756
261, 047
329, 061
285, 267
204, 207
399, 325
267, 424
265,211
437, 296
4, 392, 899
4, 243, 936
3, 373, 163
3, 314, 943
104
58, 565
106
37, 167
50
16, 241
1,391
697, 929
1,037
482, 547
484, 931
47, 177
2,380
483, 668
39, 437
2,494
545. 792
40, 450
3,040
1,001
1, 152
2,197
873
1,023
2, 052
1,061
1,406
3,526
16, 594
17, 016
11,900 i -28.3
12, 490 -26.6
3,276
56
70
3, 512
54
68
3, 147
48
62
35, 563
546
662
38, 244
561 '
631
j 36, 692
103, 662
. 136
127,770
72, 201
.128
1, 347, 863
723, 365
1,451,516
998, 366
+7. 7
+38. 0
590, 333
296, 729
502, 860
394, 798
5, 268, 664
5, 920, 566
309, 268
270, 379
261, 190
214, 261
2, 223, 442
? 204 270
; -21.9
]
+7. 5
+2. 7
A
J
1919
1919
1919
!
31 ;
40
80
-10.3
-35.2
103 i +22.0
79 -21.8
108 | +21.4
+6.7
-23.0
-8.7
35
45 1 +1.9 +112. 0
70 -36.5 +128. 8
79
95
71
79 ! -0.3
79 -16.4
74 1 +4.8
-11.4
-2.5
-18.0
59
77
38
60
89
37
53 : -12.8
79 ! -11.2
34
-6.6
-17.7
-27.2
-41.8
111 116
62
61
144 i 144
132
80
140
116
71
163
124 i
68 i
158 1
+7.2
-3.6
-2.9
+ 11.6
+12.5
+9.7
125 1 131
102 | 116
81 | 85
125
138
83
135
129
83
134 i -0.9
147 +13.8
87
+4.6
+7.0
+43.6
+6.3
51
53
93
76
96
88
123 ! +28.1
-33.5
57
+17.4
-24.8
80
71
121 ! 132
92
78
69
81
71
143 i +76.9
130 i +84.0
+18.4
+26.2
; so
80 1 68
153 145
76 i 125
49
64
43
175 113
67
141
112
71
81
112
68
147
95
68
105
115
!
NONFERROUS METALS
Copper and Brass
Copper:
Production
thous. of Ibs "137,924
Exports
thous. of lbs_. 91, 056
Wholesale price, electrolytic-dolls, per. lb..
.130
Brass faucets:
Orders received
number of pieces. _ 460, 664
Orders shipped.
_. number of pieces
446, 168
Tubular plumbing sales:
Quantity
number of pieces.. 174, 822
Value
dollars
146, 958
I
103 :
Zinc
Retorts in operation, end of month. .number..
Production
thous. of Ibs
Stocks end of month
_ _ _ . thous. of Ibs
Receipts, St. Louis
thous. of lbs_.
Shipments, St. Louis
thous. of Ibs
Price, slab. Drime western
dolls, per lb..
1
Revised.
72, 139
84, 976
76, 904 I
18, 796
29, 901 .:
.067
77, 631
85, 206
53, 824
30, 591
27, 7<)6
.071
84. 906
969, 431
88, 560
61,808
13. 664 ""229," 170
195, 627
j 2, 325
. 067
1913
i 1913
1913
"229," 572 ~"+O.T i 1913
238, 690 +22.0
1913
! 1913
976, 270
+0.7
i
146
63
! 57
52
i 114
73
148
133
111
98
122
-8.6
+7.6
-3.7
+0.3
i -30.0 -12.9
i +62. 8 + 123.9
I1 -7.1 +125. 3
+6.0
+6. 0
1
33
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
!
Corre- i
spending j
month, !
October
or November,
;
Novem1923
ber
I
19'>A
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the \
special table on page 24
October
Per ct.
increase
(+)
or deBASE
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
crease
YEAR
FROM JANUARY 1
(-)
1
OR
cumu- PERIOD
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
i lative
1924
from
1923
1923
1934
1
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
RELATIVE N U M B E R S
NUMERICAL DATA
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
l
•
o i
November
from
October
1924
19 J3
tit
0
o
o
fc
November,
1924,
from
November,
1923
ft
£
206 125 108 -13.6 | -9-1. 9
163
153 I 169 1 + 10.6 ! + 7. 5
136 139 158 +13.8 i; -14.7
-6.8 -17.2
122 I 104
98
110 1 113 121 i +6.9 ! + 22. 1
NONFERROUS METALS— Continued !
Tin
Stocks, end of month:
United States
World visible supplv
Deliveries (consumption)
Imports
Wholesale price, pig t i n _ . _
long tons
Ions tons
long tons..
thous o f l b s
dolls, per lb._
Lead
Production
index number
Receipts. St. Louis
thous. of lbs__
Fhipments. St. Louis
thous. of Ibs
Wholesale price, pig, desilverized. dolls, per lb_.
2,419
18, 971
5,090
10, 070
-8. 1 '
-5.6 '
1913
1913
1913
1913
1933
191
166
151
137
93
56 i 179
158 | 172
185 I 131
79
119
99 115 1
111,379
78, 271
138, 100 +24. 0 '
102,361 : +30.8 \
, 1921
1913
1913
1913
128
108
101
156
142
141
123
157
505, 564
18, 077
423,280 !i -16.3
1913 , 123
14,145 ! -21 8 | 1909-13 136
108
114
2,089 {
20, 977
5,790
9,387 i
.542 !
1,072 1
19, 520
6,785
11,336
.444 j
65, 344
142,121
14,432
11,783
.083
11,912
9, 470
.090
7,745
10,729
. 069
48, 837
1, 534
40, 734
974
42,911
1,253
.507
60,040 !i
134, 171 |!
:
:
169 i 1.78 180
239 i 254 ! 264
125 130 135
182 184 189
179
218
108
203
-0.6
-17.5
-19.6
+8.4
+26. 1
+53. 8
-11.7
+ 30.4
87
127
103
137
117
140
102
89
-13. 0
-36. 5
- o. 1
-22. 3
FUELS
Coal and Coke
Bituminous:
Production
thous. of short tons
Exports
thous. of long tons..
PricesMine average,
spot
dolls, per short ton._
Wholesale, Kanawha, f. o. b.
Cincinnati
dolls, per short ton..
Retail, Chicago, .dolls, per short ton_.
Anthracite:
Production
thous. of short tons..
Stocks, distrib. points.thous. of long tons__
Exports
thous of lonp tons
PricesWholesale chestnut,
New York _ .
dolls, per long ton
Retail, chestnut
New York
dolls, per short ton..
Coke:
Production, beehive.. thous. of short tons..
Production,
by product
thous. of short tons
Kxports
thous. of long tons
Price, furnace,
Connellsville
dolls, per short ton
1
2.10
2.06
2.23
1913
183
181
162
165 | 171
167
-1.9
3.39
8.21
3.39
8.13
3.89
8.75
1913
1913
177
182
177
182
154
163
154 ! 154
163 ! 171
154
169
0.0
-1.0
7, 674
4,167
362
6, 776
4, 166
283
7, 746
1. 244
369
114
1913
40
1921
1909-13 ! 139
102
47
128
93
141
89
100
155
114
101
156
126
89
156
98
11.48
11. 48
11.48
!
1913 | 216
216
214
216
216
216
0.0
0.0
14. 21
14.21
14.58
209
209
198
203
204
204
0.0
— 2. 5
631
630
1.102
16, 897
2,899
56
2,929
57
2, 942
49
34, 528
1,057
87, 744
82, 838 ,
-5. 6
4, 216
3, 28l
22 2
!
3. 13
3.23 |
1913
-7.6
-12.9
-11.7 -12.5
0.0 +234. »
-21.8
-23. 3
46
39
16
23
23
-0.2
-42.8
30,702 ! j -11.1
1913 ! 293
.600 | -43.2 I 1909-13 107
278
67
231
58
238
58
274
77
277
78
+1.0
+1.8
-0.4
+ 16.3
1913
163
167
123
128 | 128
132
+3.2
-20.8
1913
326
316
298
288
289
272
-6.1
-13.9
1913
1919
312
134
320
138
349
155
350
146
348
147
346
141
-0.7
—3. 5
+ 7.9
+2.5
1919
1913
225
460
221
410
272
395
278
361
270
328
271
448
-0.7
+ 0.2
+36.4
+8.0
+22. 4
+9. 3
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
202
169
534
133
72
279
167
555
112
63
280
181
488
147
87
286
178
434
141
71
297
185
463
134
67
294
183
519
130
63
-0.8
— 1.3
+12.2
-3.0
-5.0
+5. 5
+9.3
-6.4
+15.4
0.0
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
200
269
217
200
110
187
175
188
209
101
229
354
286
278
112
227
371
251
260
104
231
296
263
244
83
231
310
243
240
88
+0.2
+4.4
-7.5
-1.7
+5.7
+23. 4
+77.0
+29.2
+15.0
-12.9
8,787 || -48.0
« 4. 08
1913 !
19 !
Petroleum
Crude petroleum:
Petroleum
. thous. of bbls
a 59, 937
Stocks, end of month —
Total (comparable)
thous. of bbls.. «* 365, 059
Days' supply
number
170
Tank farms and pipe
lines
thous. of bbls
362, 374
Refineries
„ . .thous. of bbls _ _ 40, 319
Imports
thous. of bbls..
4,873
ConsumptionTotal
thous. of bbls.. « 64, 713
55, 779
Run to stills
thous. of bbls..
Shipments from Mexico.. -thous. of bbls_.
9,989
Price, Kansas-Oklahoma dolls, per bbl
1.250
Oil wells completed
number
1,060
Gasoline:
Production
_
thous. of gals. _ 760, 647
Exports
thous. of gals. _
90, 907
Domestic consumption
thous. of gals.. 751, 499
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gals 1, 152, 374
Price, motor, New York. ..dolls, per gal. _
.140
Kerosene oil:
Production
thous. of gals.. 232, 666
Domestic consumption
thous. of gals.. 134, 909
Stocks . .
thous. of gals
308, 125
Price, 150° water white
dolls, per gal..
.215
Gas and fuel oil:
Production
.thous. of gals.. 1, 160, 683
Domestic production
thous. of gals.. •1,095,120
Stocks ..
thous. of gals 1, 611, 586
Price, Pa., 3G-40 at refin
dolls, per gal..
.055
Lubricating oil:
Production
thous. of gals.. a 97, 223
61, 801
Domestic consumption
thous. of gals. _
247, 998
Stocks
.
thous. of gals
Price, Pa., 600° fil., "D"
at refineries
dolls, per gal..
.288
Revised.
56, 309
65, 388
« 362, 651
164
335, 741
160
359, 658
40, 404
6,649
332, 887
33,012
6,085
64, 220
55, 029
11, 204
1.212
1,007
672, 861
650, 660
-3.3
1
-2.2
+4.9
+11.0
-6.0
-12.0
+18.3
+40.8
+15. 2
73, 598
71, 995
60, 860
50, 364
11,974
1.050
1,007
650, 462
529, 989
132, 202
682, 364
588, 220
124, 261
15, 395
13, 548
762, 046
617, 558
94, 951
53, 656
695, 359
538, 309
1, 133, 169
985, 046
.148 I
.170
6, 896, 777
767, 048
6, 166, 731
8, 158, 071
1, 080, 305
7, 104, 296
233, 521
220,811
137, 255 | 132, 384
337, 448 i 239, 114
.215
.220
2,114,013
1, 372, 968
2, 277, 277
1, 396, 807
...
+7.7
+1.7
1919
1919
1919
1919
98
107
75
105
113
114
80
110
105
115
101
108
109
118
99
108
119
116
103
108
120
118
112
108
+0.4
+ 1.7
+9.5
0.0
+5.8
+3.7
+41.1
-2.3
1, 134, 147 1 1,057, 932 11, 000, 856 12, 260, 877
1,012,943
918, 644 10, 025, 956 11,163,909
1, 641, 090 1, 499, 926
,055
.059
+ 11.5
+11.4
1919
1919
1919
1919
168
177
185
113
166
160
193
ns
184
176
213
100
175
176
211
98
183
191
207
106
178
177
211
106
-2.3
-7.5
+1.8
0.0
+7.2
+10. 3
+9.4
-6.8
+5.1
+1.4
1919
1919
1919
125
1 124
135
136
128
143
131
139
150
128
137
151
138
130
154
135
147
150
-2.3
+13.2
-2.3
-1.2
+14.7
+4.7
1919
55
58
78
79
79
79
-0.7
+36. 2
94, 948
69, 932
242, 246
.286 !
96, 120
60, 974
231, 335
.210
999, 621
686, 823
1, 050, 537
696, 200
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
he found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed 'explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
Per ct .
1 increase
(+)
01 deBASE
CUMUI.ATI VE TOTAL
crease I YEAR
CoireFROM j \ N U A R Y 1
(-)
OR
spending
THROTG H LATEST ! cumumonth,
MONTH
lative PERIOD
October
1921
or Nofrom
\ ember,
1923 i
19>J:
1924
*
1923
1924
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
October !
N
^
m
-
Per cent
j increase (+)
or decrease (— )
R E L A r TVE N U M B E R S
N U M E R I C A L DATA
1924
1923
,
i
tj
o
.
i
- .
November,
Novem1924,
ber
from
from
NoOctober vember.
1923
3,
I
o I y.
170
182
104
177
188
117
-21.0
170 139
187 ! 146 i -21.8
119 | 102 ! -14.5
-27.0
2q •>
-4! 3
144
72
160
157
72
152
165 i 140
-15.0
70 ! 59 ! -23.3
133 | 100 ! -20. 1
99 o
2(1 5
1919
185 200
1919 , 187 i 194 ,
179 | 225
1919
1923 , 100 > 79 !
139 124 \
1910
202
218
130
110
130
i 203
; 208
! 178
120
i 136
248 ! 190 i -20.9
257 ! 208 i -19.2
-30. 3
210 ! 146
+ 2. 2
142 145
156 ; 160
— 2. 0
+0. 8
-35. 0
+83. 7
+29. 2
1919
105
119 ! 114
140
105 • 153
158 133
205 269
83 ' 64
236
213
370
138
0.0
110
1
304 i +28.6
267
+25. 0
521
+40. 7
-34.1
91
+34. 1
' 327 292
308 239
441 i 500
78 120
88 : 133
107
o : £
!
AUTOMOBILES
Production:
Total
number « 289, 370
Passenger cars
_ . _ . , number
« 257,915
Trucks
mini her - - a 3J, 455
Shipments:
a 34 597
B v railroads
carloads
° 29, 974
Drivewavs ..
number of machines
By boat
number of machines
« 0, 258
Exports:
Assembled—
17 097
Total
number of cars
Passenger cars
number of cars . . 14,373
Trucks
number of cars
2, 724
Foreign assembly
number of cars
12,584
Accessories and parts
thous. of dolls..
o, 534
Ratio of total exports to
5. 9
production..
_ . . per cent
From Canada —
4, 5 1 4
Total
number of machines
Passenber cars ..number of machines..
3, 481
Trucks. . .
number of machines
i . 033
A ccessories and parts
dollars . . 401,855
Internal revenue taxes collected on:
Passenger automobiles and
motor cvcles
thous of dolls
~ 469
Automobile trucks and
wagons
thous. of dolls
1,301
Sales of automobile accessories
39, 339
and parts
thous , of dolls _ .
RUBBER
Crude:
Imports
thous. of l b s _ _
Consumption by lire mfrs. _ . thous. of lbs_.
Wholesale price, Para, N.V dolls, per Ib
Pneumatic tires:
Production
thousands
Stocks end of month
thousands
Shipments, dometsic .
. . thousands
Inner tubes:
Production
thousands
Stocks, end of month
thousands
Shipments, domestic
thousands . „
Solid tires:
Production
thousands
stocks end of month
thousands
Shipments, domestic
thousands
228, 575 1
201, 691 11
20,881
313,024
284,939
2S, 085
3,710,410
3.301,771
348, 072
3, 349, 148
3,015,511
333, 637
29 °00
23, 000
5, 000
37.537
31,305
0, 53b
435,431
529,555
77, 705
1 10, 697
356. 928
55, 008
-4.3 [
-32.0 '
-29.2 !
13 517
11.619
1, S98
12, 864
5, 680
13 795
10, 875
2, 920 !
7,002
4,400
139 701
1 16, 900
22, 795
100,179
53,015
105. 061
140, 102
24,919
117, 108
08, 83 1
-MS. 1
4-19.8
+9. 5 ,
+ 16.9
+28. 3
!
1
1919
222 ; 190
243 : 200
114 ! 107
1920
1920
1920
202 > 179
97 I 80
103 ! 139
1919
1919
;
5, 9
4.4
5, S05
4, 352
1, 453
201,711
5, 5S7
3,907
1,580
306, 269
62. S98
51,^78
10,920
3. 255, 33 1
51,b83
40, 030
11,847
4, 167, 636
— 22. 8
+S. 5
+37. 2
1919
1919
1919
1919
4 tS°
9 543
90 705
92, 5']9
— 4.3
1920
64
-40.0
-53.0
7S9
10, 107
9, 97,>
-1.3
1920
79 '
02
56
43
103
41
-59.9
-33. 8
:
70
59
46
48
34
— 29. 0
27, 936
1
.
120
137
!
:
51\503
— 27. 9
1920
88
34,823
23,109
.204
025,742
342,480
078. 092
414, 889
+8. 5
+21.1
1913
1921
1913
409
135
505 622
225 245
26 : 28
905 782
257 . 222
33 ; 35
1921
1921
1921
130 . 132
178 194
110 111 : 106 i 107
148 129 : 194 , 174
213 : 175
127 124
160 172
3 877
-ri 338
3,046
3, 190
5 207
3, 273
2,100 ;
4 689
2, 456
5, 896
7, 352
4,177
4, 602 1
7, (568 i
4. 679 !
;
83
71 \ 958
7r. 408
39,812
. 280
42
149
41
..
T7, 293
87, 352
46, 045
. 262
48
145
45
-9.7
-10.3
-4.3
31,507
35, 287
+ 12.0
30, 378
33, 561
+ 10.5
3, 452
0,094 j
3,422 ;
41, 798
48, 325
+ 15.6
40,057
46,007
-1-14.9
27 \
178 ;
43 I
652
511
-21.6
022
180
-21.9
504, 154
45,782
279,818
79, 910
72, 170
317,055
37, 570
102, 719
47, 172
53, 910
-37. 0
-17.9
-41.8
-41.0
361
129
1
-t-3. 9
+ 11. 4
-8.0
-13.0 +116.7
-13.5 +72. 3
+9.2 +40. 2
— 2. 5
+7. 5
+32. 9
+ 11.0
+33. 3
1921
1921
1921
222
171 , 153
151 i 147 ; 126
' 157 ; 149 ; 124
244
132
223
201 204 ! -21.9
+4. 3
101 108
182 , 204 ! +12.0
1921
1921
1921
105
! 102 ;
109
118
61
105
136 ' 119
03 ; 04
101
93
-12.5
+2.8
—8. 9
+55. 6
-16.3
— 4. 7
63
05
04
45 > 57 ! 62
75 \ 79 I 71
50 ! 39 i 36
71 ! 92 : 95
02 ': 78
51
42
73 116
47
42
80 I 03
+ 24. 8
-17.2
+59.4
-11. 1
-26.3
+ 24. 1
-5.3
+54. 2
-16.3
-10.2
i
i
!
!
73 j 57 i 57
75 ! 58 1 58
70 ; 51
55
59
53
55
59
02 :
63 i 60
48 ; 47
48 ; 40
84 1
83 i
77
85 i 87
79 ! 103 i 105
02
65
1 73
144
i 186 I 138
113
73 ' 111
| 92
82
82
104
! 124 , 98
77
100
77 i 03
99
103
+33. 3
+ 14. 0
+30. 7
HIDES AND LEATHER
Hides
Imports:
Total hides and skins
thous. of l b s _ . 20, 719
Calfskins
thous of Ibs
3, 469
13,897
Cattle hides
thous. of Ibs
Goatskins
thous. of Ibs . .
3, 879
Sheepskins
thous. of Ibs
4, 556
Stocks, end of month:
Total hides and skins
thous. of Ins.. 250, 232
212, 223
Cattle hides
. _ . thous. of Ibs
Calf and kip skins
thous of Ibs
28, 112
Sheep and lamb skins
thous. of lbs__
15, 897
P rices:
Green salted, packers' heavy native
steers
dolls p e r l b
. 103
Calfskins, country No. 1
dolls, perlb..
.194
Leather
Production:
Sole leather. _thous. of backs, bends, sides..
Skivers
_
doz
Oak and union harness
stuffed sides. .
Finished sole and belting
thous. of Ibs..
Finished upper
thous. of sq. ft
Stocks, end of month:
Sole and belting
thous . of 1 bs . _
Upper
thous. of sq. ft_.
Stocks in process of tanning:
Sole and belting
thous. of lbs_.
Upper
thous. of sq. ft..
Exports:
Sole
thous. of Ibs . .
Upper
thous. of sq. f t _ .
Prices:
Sole, oak, scoured backs,
heavy Boston
dolls per Ib
Chrome calf. "B" erades.dolls. ner su. ft..
a
Revised.
;
33, 355
2, 873 |
22, 145
3, 448
3, 358
265, 605
223, 361
27, 196
15, 048
. 174
. 203 :
26, 869
3,035
14,359
4, 120
3, 740
!
!
'
1
i
314,832 i
254,138
41, 103 I
19,591 |
1921
. .
.
_
. 141 !
. 148 !
1,307
17,430
43,073 i
424,985
135,425 i 1,508,938
23, 518
300, 474
71, 651
864, 520
-23.8
13, 282
364, 048
-14.3
-23.8
1,149,560
230,498 i -22 8
-18.9
701,515
07
02
71
01
83
1909-13
1909-13
[ 1909-13
1909-13
1909M3
i
1921
;
1921
1921
j
1913
1913
i
'
1919
1919
1919
1921
1921
i
76
77
09
68
81
175
123
103
134
+3.7
+5.2
-3.3
-5. 3
-15.0
- 12. 1
-33.8
— 23. 2
88 ! 95
103 107
+6. 7
+4.6
+23. 4
+37.2
72 ] 64
174 i 165
118 110
91 i 81
118
99
-11.3
-4. 8
-6. 6
-11. 1
-15. 7
-12.4
-10.4
-30. 2
-11.0
-19.0
1,351
40, 539
101, 107
23, 389
08, 377
1, 198
38, 009
94, 532
20. 783
57, 033
134,272
324, 922
126,204
316,411
179,292
380, 133
1921
1921
93 | 93
90 : 90
75
82
72
79
09
77
65
75
-6.0
— 2. 0
-29.0
-16.8
88, 504
127,332
89, 329
129, 082
98,038 !
151,879 1
1921
1921
90
88
95 ! 92
79
76
79
79
80
78
80
79 !
+0 9
+1.8
-8.9
-14.6
1913
1913
42 1 88
04 i 63
1
104 1 101
103 i 163
80 '
71
70
76
74
85 ,
72
79
-3. 1
- 18. 7
+25. 9
;
99
171
1Q4
171
+4. 5
0.0
4-2, 2
-M! 5
1,923
7, 504
. 445
. 460
1 , 804 i
0, 959
2.292 !
5,529 j
. 405
. IfiO
. 455
.440
10,302
08,123
20,345 , +24. 3
+ 13.4
77 252
1913
1913
98
171
99
171
35
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
,l
N O I K . — Data on tlie lollov. ing items tor the
period May, 1922, to September, H/'2l, ma\
be lound in the November quarter Ij issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations \\ ith sources are also gi\ en in t h a t issue.
.
ia
li} M
'*
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
"
"- r - special table on page 24
• v October '
j}\
u
| Vu ( i I
'increase'!
..
- ! H) i
:!
l or de- , B V s t
CUMULATIVE TOTAL crease
;
VR
Corre- : FROM J A N U A R Y 1
( — ) j \ *OR
1 spending. THROUGH L A I E & T cumu- FEKIOI
, i month, : MONTH
latr\e i
;
I October
1924
- ; or No.
from
i vernber,
•
1 19?} |
\
1923
1923
1921
!
'" '
j . . j . . ; ._. . ._. :
_ L
s
:
"•
"30,826
552
25,826 :
494 :
20,916
62S
,+
,+
„,-,
4.88 :
5.00 ; ;
4 s5
3 85
3 85 > :
4 2~i
'
'
j. 068, 762 i 3, 921. 72 1
9,437 .
6,682
328,438
6.809
-226
—29 2
i
288, 462 ' - 1 2 2 "
5,743 -I") 7
i
'j
--
201 , 338
37,318
29, 780
134,210
163, 756
191,213
31,902 \\
23, 234 !
105, 620 i.
...
!
,
49 i
43
63 i
61
49 ||
47 j
46
40
1919
19H
111
68 1
i
98 |
75 :
'.,
92
61
100
57
| 201 201 : j 201
201
19H
,
191 i
'
l')H
153
i
I J42
153 ' 153
153
142 :| 142
142
i!
1
.i....
'
127, 3s5
.
(
*
!
1
: ...
..:'
.
;
i
i
:
— 1 2. 8
— 9. 8
112 I 91 1 -18.4
66
59 i —10. 5
— fi. 6
—2 3
43
38
201
201 '
154
158
142
142
0.0
-9. 4
..
-18.7
-14.4
:
'.__
!
J.. ...
i.
i,
n
i.
1
-10.5
-10.6
48
42
i...
:
35,108
28, 750 j
\
*<
1919
1919
'
.
No! vem! ber
^
1
Leather Products
338,425: 302,794 ; 347,202
576
515 !
642
!
1924
,
i
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ve
b
19
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i
frnm
N
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bc
11
|
!
i
1923
HIDES AND L E A T H E R - C o n t i n u e d
Belting sales:
Quantity
-.
thous o f l b s
Value
thous of dolls
Boots and shoes:
Production
thous of pairs
Exports
thous. of pairs...
Wholesale prices —
Men's
black calf,
blu f< hcr
dolls per pair
Men's dress welt, tan
calf, St. Louis..
dolls, per pair-.
Women's black kid, Goodyear
welt St Louis
< lolls per pair
Leather gloves and mittens cut:
Total
dozen pairs
Dress and street gloves:
Imported leather
do/en pair's
Domestic leather
do/en pairs
Work doves, mittens, etc... dozen nairs
;
Per cent
'• increase (+)
;or decrease ( — )
RELATIVE NUMBERS
N UM E R IC: A L 1 )AT A
...
-
i
0.0
0. 0
+2.5
+3. 1
-o. 5
— 0. 6
- '.». 2
- 7. J
-22.0
.
-21.3
PAPER AND PRINTING
Wood-pulp Imports
Mechanical
Chemical
..
short tons
short tons
30 5H5
135, 238
9A 835 :
109, 047 :
30,666 i 264,056
1.16,224 1 1,016,577
short
short
short
short
short
tons
tons
tons
tons
tons
129,429
129,536 ,
147,467
114,121 !
1.677
116,603
119,584
. ..
112,442
1,454
!
1,371,010
1.363,481
1,560,180
1,193,168
14,479
hort tons
short tons
28, 194 i
187 109
221,924
1, 144,440
- 16. 0
+ 12 6
1909-13 160
1909-13 : 358
186
455
129
473
149
519
186
530
151
427
107
19i9
1919 1 109
98
1919
1913
625
1913 i
105
102
94
592
36
102
101
85
602
41
101 ! 113
101 113
93 104
589 623
25
47
102
104
:?:?
614
40
-1.5
-13.3
+ 3. 8
+ 10.8
1919 ! 92
125
1919
100
121
118
122
119
127
118
121
104
-12. 1
4-3. 1
1913
95
1913 i 67
1919
128
97
1920
88
58
121
90
73
80
112
86
79
72
119
86
98
45
128
96
111 + I3.3
88 ! +94.6
110
— 14. 2
+26. 8
-18.7
— 19.4
— 19.0
Newsprint Paper
Production
__ .
shipments
Consumption 6
imports. ._
..
.
Exports
Stocks, end of month:
At mills
\ t publishers *>
c
Printing
Book publication:
American manufacture
no. of titles..
Imported ... . .
.
no. of titles
Sales books, shipments
thous. of books ..
Printing activity
weight 'iidexed number
119,720
117,176
' M 39, 696
; 108,363
:
1,312
24,774 i
•<
b
24,040
193, 791
1 . 343, 005
1,340,028
1, 356, 536
1,231,542
15,794
;
I
— 13. 1
+3.2
+9 1
:
i
799
93
12,584
905 ;
181
10,799 i
714
119 |
11,912 |
6,931
1, 164
115,028
6,798
1,562
123,086
:
-19
+3t 2
" T ~''
j
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Boxboard
Operation
inch
Production
Orders received
Unfilled orders (end of month)
Consumption of waste paper
Stocks of waste paper (end of m o n t h ) :
On hand
In transit .
Unshipped purchases
hours !8
tons i
tons
tons
tons.. .
tons
tons
tons
039 913
186,053
169.631
83 390
179,193
''6 703,115
i cc 140,228
!! c140,686
66 362
i c [29 661
163 594
14,921 !
26, 253
i e l 28. 399
' ^ 9 , 428
i < 20. 333
i
. .
.. .'
.
Paperboard Shipping Boxes
Production:
Total
Corrugated
Solid
fiber
Operating activity:
Total
Corrugated
Solid fiber
thous. of sq. ft
thou^ of sq ft
thous. of sq. ft...
per cent of normal
. per cent of normal
per cent of n o r m a l
331,390 ! 332,824
286, 200 3, 236, 408
256,410 i 259,390 i 208, 129 2, 335, 620
78,071
900,788
74,980
73,434
77
78 i
74
86 i
78 ;
80 !
3, 359, 303 1
2, 525, 329
833, 974
138 126 1
153 ' 139 i
107 101
1922
1922
1922
127
147
89
i
133 i 146
155 ! 172
92
97
: +1.2
+0.4
147
174 1
95 !
-2.1
+ 16.3
+ 24. «
-5.9
+ 1.3
0.0
+ 2. 6
+ 1.3
+4.1
— 7. 0
i
Other Paper Products
Hope paper sacks, shipments
Abrasive paper and cloth:
Domestic sales
Foreign sales
+3.8
+8. 1 !
— 7.4
index numberreams
reams
129
118
165
156 ! 153
119
-22. 2
+0.8
1919
1919
119
124
114
115
103 117 ! 127
119 0 90 i 94
108
130
-15.0
+39. 0
+ K1 5
1922
99 :
113 i
62
70
110 ' 108
78
109
+ 11.4
+0.3
-21. 2
-5. 3
3 1922
982, 635
122,110
86 587
8 591
73 581
11 940
77, 634
10,522
32. 1
13, C07
36. 1
13,653
45.8 .. .
14,420
870, 600
110,371
-11.4
-9.6 :
f
BUTTONS
Fresh-water pearl buttons:
Production. per cent of capacit y_ _
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gross..
a
Revised.
fc
.
October, 1923.
312
months' average, July to June,inclusive.ending the year indicated.
0
Data prior to June, 1923, include reports of 600 publishers, while current months include about 450.
c
November, 1923.
; 1922
99
115
48
111
36
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
Per ct.
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
increase
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
(+) !
be found in the November quarterly issue of I"
' <•'
"\
or de- :
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explana- ',
:
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
crease
tious with sources are also given in that issue. !
Corre- I FROM JANUARY 1
193
(-) i
:
*
sponding
THROUGH LATEST
cumuMONTH
lative
In many cases December figures are now
! rwnh«r
1924
available and may be found in the
or NY
from
special table on page 24
vernhpr
1923
No
m
: October | ™ - ; : 1923 '
1923
1924
GLASS ANI> OPTICAL GOODS
BASE
YEAR
OR,
PERIOD
18 23
;
1924
>
c
<^
00
I
z
7 1921
?7 1921
1921
140
157
146
144 I; 109 110
1919
1919
152
96
132 !
91
0
November
from
October
1 0
November,
1924,
from
November,
1923
;
Illuminating glassware:
Net orders
per ct. of capacity.Actual production
per ct. of capacity..'
Shipments billedper ct. of capacity. .
Spectacle frames and mountings:
Sales (shipments)
index number :
Unfilled orders (value)
index number
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
R]3LATIVE NUMBERS
45.8 \
45.7 ;
48.3 •
43.5 ; .1
51.0 i
45.5 ,.
.
.;
:
;
52.9
57.4 :
58.6 '
;
- .. >[
159
75
164 ; 103
70
30
125
126
135
119
141
127
-4.8
+11.9
-5.9
-17.4
-11.3
-22.6
85 110
43 ! 43
87
38
-20. 9
-11.6
-34. 1
-58. 2
-1.5
—2.4
95
116
;
'
Building Costs (Index Numbers)
Building materials:
Frame house, 6-room, 1st of foIV mo
Brick house, 6-room, 1st of fol'g mo
.
Building costs (Engineering News Record),
1st of following month
Concrete factory costs (Aberthaw), 1st of following month
Plumbing fixtures, 6 articles
dollars
'
\
i
_
203
206
204 i 202
207
203
190 j 195
199 193
201
202
+3.1
+4.7
1913
221
217 ' 211
208
206
209
+1.5
-3.7
1914
1913
202
187
199
184
196
175
195 195
174 | 172
197
168
+1.0
— 2. 4
-1.0
-8.9
82
30
174
i 204
74
75
44
21
164 i 122
184 180
78
92
25
26
120 ! 141
200 167
97
24
157
132
+4. 8
-8.8
+ 11.1
-20.8
+29. 7
-46. 0
-4.7
-28.1
1913
1913
\
!
i
!
116. 15
113.42
124. 58
8, 546
3,332 i
28,395 i
3,201
8,957
3,040
31,553
2,,536 ;
6,906 !
5,634 !
33,114 |
3,529
85, 300
57,614
323,756 ;
40,968
88,656 ! •4-3. 9
36, 865 -36. 0
+5.5
341,561
44, 298
+8.1
1919
1919
1919
1919
3,566 1
47,390
2,617 ;
49,002 :
2,773
51, 972
35,776 i
543, 784
42, 378
558, 325
+18.5
+2.7
1919
1919
169
116
123 1 184
90
111
207 159
93 ! 102
117
105
—26 6
+3.4
-5.6
-5.7
+20.0
-26.8
+16. 9
+19.6
1919
1919
1919
1819
91
72
222
220
88 100
56
100
209 ! 188
218 280
110 1 151
70
34
181 211
267 237
151
65
252
165
-0.2
+93.2
+ 19.8
-30.2
+71.0
-34.9
+20.8
-24.1
306,094 ' +27. 8
3, 596, 447 +11. 5
1919
1919
172
149
123
135
228
139
240 182
139 | 160
133
159
-27.2
-1.0
+7.4
+18.0
155
-32.4
-18.4
Construction and Losses
Contracts awarded (27 States):
Business buildings_.thous. of sq. ft— I
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft..!
Residential buildings
thous. of sq. ft—!
Educatiorial buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Other public8 and semipublic
I
buildings ...
thous. of sq. ft..;
Grand total
thous. of sq. ft.J
Contracts awarded, value (27 States):
Business buildings
thous. of dolls— j
Industrial buildings..
thous. of dolls..
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls..
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls..
Other public8 and semipublic
buildings
_
thous, of dolls
Grand total _
thous. of dolls..
Southern construction
i
(16 States)
...._
thous. of dolls. J
Fire losses:
!
United States and Canada.thous. of dolls. _ j
Great Britain
thous. of £ sterling-Contracts awarded (36 States):
•
Business buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft—!
Residential buildings
thous. of sq. ft— j
Educational buildings
thous. of sq. ft— i
Other public8 and semipublic
buildings
thous. of sq. ft— |
Grand total
thous of sq ft
Contract awarded, value (36 States) :
Business buildings
thous. of dolls..
Industrial buildings
thous of dolls
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls..
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls..
Other public8 and semipublic
buildings
thous of dolls
Grand total
thous of dolls
29,792 , 407,202 , 488,460 i
42,694 ; 355,691 ! 260, 207
147,716 ; 1,446,189 1 1.690,245 !
21, 722
247, 062
' 295, 454 j
51,026
14,395 i
148,982
23, 611
50,930
27,810
178,432
16,483
26, 373
344, 941
19,198 '
341,344 i
63, 266
42,783 i
52, 420
510, 618
627, 472
+22. 9
1921
: 132
190
207
187
27, 944
510
39,082 i
392 !
29, 702
729
363,860
10, 086
333, 052
7,011
-8.5
—30.5
1919
1920
140
101
133
103
140
43
132 125
56 j 72
9,664
4,478
32, 143
4,127
10,038 ;
4,101 :
34,779
2,825 j
7,689
5, 907
36, 164
4,219
100, 879
68, 361
357, 582
51, 579
104, 615
45,327
389, 153
54,988
+3.7
-33.7
+8.8
+6.6
4,195
55, 087
3, 181 !
55,258 |
3, 598
57, 578
44, 565
622, 958
51, 926
652, 801
+16.5
+4.8 i
55, 969
29, 033
166, 199
27, 675
55, 255
34, 373
191,319 |
18,311 |
32, 594
44, 457
158, 953
24,273
470, 527
418, 026
1, 586, 805
292, 195
557, 646
324, 494
1,883,255 1
341, 643
+ 18.5
-22.4
+ 18.7
+16.9
29, 991
410, 091
22, 947
379, 660
i
'
!
i
239,491
17, 873
289,263 ; 3, 226, 202
22, 315
318,829
289, 084
3, 681, 568
362,480
4,157,806
|
!
i
I
+25. 4 !
+12.9 j
Lumber
Southern pine:
460, 685 5, 025, 374 5, 018, 161
-0.1
Production (computed)
_.M ft. b. m_. 463, 009 424, 187
427, 285 5, 124, 122 5, 089, 802
-0.7
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m._ 493, 650 482, 758
432, 512 4, 937, 756 5, 136, 466
524, 194
+4.0
Orders (computed)
M ft. b. in
506, 478
1,115,880
Stocks, end of mo. (computed) M ft. b. m 1, 080, 026 1, 026, 246
744, 252
+2.4
762, 142
55, 540
56, 962
Exports (incl. timber)
_.M ft. b. m.. 73, 121
Price, "B" and
42.27
40.31
42.48
better
dolls, per M ft. b. m
Douglas fir:
-3.7
515, 694
557, 151 5, 627, 376 5, 419, 186
Production
M ft. b. m
543, 005
498, 553 5, 765, 996 5, 517, 308
-4.3
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m._ 503, 164 464, 930
-0.5
New orders...
...M ft. b. m— 637, 854 566, 131 498, 593 5, 617, 773 5, 589, 928
458, 967
583, 609 -27.2
45, 368
46, 139
Exports, lumber
. M ft. b. m _ 45, 489
59, 410
39, 092
328, 409
459, 763 +40.0
23, 758
Exports, timber
M ft. b. m
18.50
16.50
16.50
Price, No. 1 common-dolls, per M ft. b. m_.
California redwood:
69, 238
599, 093
527, 131 -12.0
53, 507
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m_. 44, 532
559, 696
413, 804 -26.1
41, 104
52, 056
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m._ 32, 755
412, 847 -22.6
41, 744
43, 684
533, 137
Orders received (computed) _ . M ft. b. m.. 35, 099
California white pine:
-4.7
95, 254 1, 167, 598 1,112,924
78, 753
Production
. . M ft. b. m._ 126,115
687, 365
835, 801 +21.6
89, 684
60, 851
Shipments
M ft. b. m— 102, 239
628, 591
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m._ 673, 923 630, 653
Western pine:
-6.2
146, 871 1, 659, 220 1, 557, 096
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m.. 147, 659 117, 860
+2.5
120, 443 1, 437, 995 1, 473, 365
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m.. 144, 203 124, 445
Stocks, nndofmo. Ccomnuted") M ft. b. m__ 1. 128. 395 1. 135. 813 1. 080. 360
i8 Twelve months' average, May, 1921, to April, 1922
Includes hospitals, public buildings, social, religious, and memorial buildings, formerly shown separately
:
230
174 +39.9 +31.6
55 | -23.1 —46. 2
>
+3.9
-8.4
+8.2
-31.5
+30.6
-30.6
-3.8
-33.0
i
-24.2
+0.3
-11.6
-4.0
-1.3
+18.4
+15.1
-33.8
+69.5
-22.7
+20.4
-24.6
! -23.5
-7.4
+2.8
+ 19.1
:
!
!
i1
h
1
I
i
1917
1917
1917
! 1917
1919
115
111
105
79
102
109
111
97 112
97 1 108
81
80
109 140
110
104
100
81
127
109
112
113
79
144
100 i -8.4
109 ! -2.2
117 1 +3. 5
75
-5.0
112 -22.1
-7.9
+ 13.0
+21.2
-8.0
+2.6
1913
192
184
172
173
175
172
+5.4
+0.5
1917
1917
1922
1919
1922
| 1913
160
161
124
175
214
201
160
154
120
181
413
201
140
153
133
169
252
174
138
151
124
218
228
174
160
156
153
181
272
179
152
-5.0
144
-7.6
136 -11.2
192 : + 1.4
165 -39.2
179 i
0.0
-7.4
-6.3
+ 13.5
+ 1.7
-60.3
10.8
i
i
1918
1918
1918
146
132
135
185 i 150
182 i 151
145 162
88
128
117
119
115
122
143 +20.2
144 • +25.5
152 1 +24.5
-22.7
-21.0
+4.6
!
1918
1918
1918
275
225
247
181
191
237
280
280
243
271
329
249
240
320
254
150 ! -37.6
281 ! -12.3
238 ! -6.4
-17.3
+47.4
+0.3
1
1
1917
1917
1920
151
129
120
134 146
109 ! 134
123 ! 122
193
128
123
135
131
128
108 i -20.2
113 -13.7
129 i +0.7
-19.8
+3.3
+5.1
1
in the Survey of Current Business.
37
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE. — Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
Per ct.
mci ease
(+;
01 deB Vr,E
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
cleave
M' YR
CorreFROM J A N U A R Y 1
(
»
OR
^P"iidmg
( 'ii mu- VU.PIOD
T H R O U G H LMKST
month,
ld t i r e
MONTH
O( tober
1921
or NoL orn
\ ember,
1923
1923
1924
1923
i92i
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
October ! ^™
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
RELATIVE N U M B E R S
\ U M ER1CAI D A T A
n23
3
o
! NovemNo- i ber »
vein- i 1924,
ber i from
from \ No October 1 vein ber,
j
1923
1924
'
^
I ;1
o
£:
BUIL1HNG CONSTRUCTION— Ccntd.
Lumber— Continued
North Carolina pine:
Production (computed)
Shipments (computed)
Northern pine:
Lumber—
Production
Shipments
LathProduction
Shipments
Northern hemlock :
Production
140
15o
153
IT)
156
160
145
138
151
174
l
172 +13.4 +12.3
168 : -3.9 ; +1.2
1920
1920
1J9
10 i
ss
51
134
93
140
103
103
106
23 i -77.8 -58.9
77 \ -27.3 -12.9
-18.7
-3.5
1920
1920
127
240
54
113
153
260
139 ! 129
198 159
— 22. 3
-25.8
1913
1913
-8.6
— 23.5
1913
1913
1 37, 0
+27.3
1922
1922
1922
M ft. b. m _ _
M ft. b. ra_.
51,849 !
56,042 ;
58,82!
53, 841
52. 360
:3,200
536,634 ,
538,061 ;
545,890
547,120
+ 1.7
+1. 7
M ft. b. m._
M ft. b. in
41,333
52, 985
9,18,"
38, fLA*
22, 350
44,251
589,311 ,
522, 881
494,499
496, 409
-16. 1
-5.1
M ft. b in
M ft b in
12,381
10, 108
2,314
5, &<7
5, 163
7, lor
152.554
141,764
1%066
13(,bl7
276,709
°i4, 87 ?>
"\I f* ^ in
21 293 '
621,711
261,347
l'J.5,9'4
20,373 I
..- *> 2f , 26U
Northern hardwood:
391,077 ' r>7, M O
*> 27, 900
Production
M ft. b. im _ _
14,430
377, 404
2b\ 73<>
Shipments
M ft b n
*• 44, 469
3° 856
'Walnut lumber:
27,726
37,991
3,009
Production
_M ft. b. m._
3,890 |
3,99(3 :
26, 635
33, 909
3,889 i
3,352
2, 623
Sli i pinen ts
M f t. b. in . .
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. in .
14, 55G ;
15, 176 I
8, 506
'Walnut logs:
26, 340 I
28, 785
3, 345 ;
3, 243
Purchase
M ft. log measure. ,
2, 618
M ade into lumber and
23,279
'
29,703
2,
342
veneer
M ft. log measure
2,997 '
3,731 ;
Stocks, end of month.. M ft. log measure. 2,695 :
2,931
3, 895
All lumber:
Production 10 species
M ft b in 9 50q gqg i
^2,710,563 25,413,269 124,568.016
145, 720 1,577,474 1,778,391
Exports, planks, joists, etc... .M ft. b. iu_. ' 1.57] 877 | 176, 055
Retuil yards, Minneapolis
Fed. res. dist.—
166,953 1 150,347
1 5. 936
Soles
M ft. b. in
18,984 1 17,946 !
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m._ 107,827 i 98,767 | 110,446
I
•Composite lumber prices: 9
42. 51
42. 82 '
Jlardwoods
dolls, per M ft. b. m
43.83
i
Softwoods
dolls, per M ft. b. rn
29.86
30,61 '
31.71
1919
1919
:
:
!
6f>
72
68 :
61
49
90 ;
46
:
59
50 1
-81.3 1 -55.2
-41.1 i -16.8
24
94
57
56
99
175
168
<?5
105
70
119
51
129
143
123
80
167 i 203
136 143
83 i 135
202
169
133
215
202
143
221 i +2. 6 !; +32. r,
174 -13.8 +27.8
149 ; +4. 3 ; +78. 4
-3.0
+23.9
+9.3
1922
/ 157
179
; 141
174
229
232
+27. 6
1922
1922
:
176 j 192
187 116
207
113
226
129
281
140
—3.3
+ 12.7
1913
1903-13
123
72
114
85
110
89
89
99
-9.9
1920
1920
116
57
95 103
54 ; 57
106
55
113
53
107
55
1921
1920
105
64
98
62
102
60
102
60
103
62
1920
1920
116
42
99 ,
36 ;
90
38
110
43
107
43
95
45
89
52
42 ;
41
13
73
21
76
20
69
19
— 1. 5 i —54.3
92;
140 |
39
71
66
123
83
144
79
134 •
-5. 1 ; —14. 1
-7.1
-4.5
168
.165
112
82
104
63
+ 24.5 , +59.3
+8.8 -24.7
:
+ 11. 5
+ 20. 7
-5.5
-8.4
+12. 6
-10.6
+0.7 i -2.3
+2.5
-3.5
Wooden Furniture
Household furniture and case goods:
Shipments
....dolls, average per firm..
Unfilled orders
dolls, average per firm..
Piano benches and stools:
New orders
dollars
Unfilled orders
dollars
Shipments —
Value
._
dollars
Ouantitv
pieces
Flooring
Oak flooring:
Production
M ft. b. m _ _
Shipments
M ft. b. m
Orders booked
M ft. b. m._
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. rn_.
Unfilled orders, end of month.M ft. b. in..
Maple flooring:
Production
M ft. b. m _ .
Shipments
Mi ft b m
Orders booked
M ft. b. in
Stocks, end of month.
M ft. b. m
Unfilled orders, -end of month.M ft. b. in. .
43,208
54, 553
:
120,088
40, 120 ;
422,956 i
406,373
-3.9
-11.8
+4. 7
-4.6
+24. 2
38,121
57, 133
39, 961
46, 019
109,096
39, 536 i
116,809
86, 498
1,217,454
958,420 ; -21.3
1919
1919
135, 895
19,211
1, 181, 507 i
178,214 ;
957, 138 :; -19.0
148,465 -16.7 :
1919
1922
92
; 145
i
381, 133 + 13.7
389,025 ! +21. 9
390,914 i +27.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
O
518
501
429
481
459
659
494 800
461 i 502
520 693
541
633
554
473
626
633
707
568
457
497
555 -12.3 : +20.9
594 i -15.0 ! +24.7
755 +33.0 +52.9
+ 1.7 ; +0.8
464
660 +33. 0 ! +27. 0
1919
123
1919
98
1919
66
1919 129
.1919
39
118
83
64
143
40
67
71
53
145
24
77
66
48
149
21
+3. 1 -32. 3
79
— 6. 1 —26. 1
61
59 '1• +21.9
-7.3
-0.6 , +3.5
148
+9.0 j -41.4
23
123,008 !! 116,728
19,751
18,356
42,253
42,497
34, 657
41,105 :
36,005 ;
37,064
35,721 :
46, 103
41,795 !
47,883 :
30, 654
28, 651
30. 158
41, 407
37, 714
335,199 1
319,099 i
307,907
7,707
7,761 ;
6,864 ;
23,073 ;
8, 124
7.946
7,284
8,366
22,931
8, 859
11,813
9, 858
9, 022
22, ] 59
15, 129
129, 169 l
132,774 !
122,633 j
j
|
'
j
93, 198 ! -27.8
87,449 : -34.1
86,363 - 29. 6
!
s
74
71
67
155
26
Brick
Clay fire brick (computed) :
94
96 114 102 -10.5 i — 4 . 9
677,019 ! 605,128 1 -10.6 : 1919
121 107
Production
thousands
54, 498
57,924
51,830
96 -10.4 I -1.0
97
95 100 107
111
646, 588 i 572, 183 -11.5 i 1919
Shipments
.
. thousands
54,016 : 48,403 i
48, 902
+1.9 +27.4
Stocks, end of month
thousands. . 230,369 I 234,835
184,389
i 1919 129 133 165 163 166 169
92
98 101 + 2. 5 +16. 1
87 1 90
93
New orders
thousands..
50,582 ' 51,865 !
44, 681
636,791 | 571,200 i 10.3 i 1919
63
+5. 4
-3. 0
65
60
Unfilled orders, end of month. thousands. _
67
63
55,598 j
58.581
1919
69
60, 372
Silica brick (computed):
1
90 +15.0 +33.2
78
69
69
150,190 i 151,682
+1.0 ; 1919
86
88
Production
thousands ..
11,025 i 12,679 :
9,665
84 -17.0 +38.9
88 102
61 104
Shipments
thousands
14,255 | 11,830
8, 514
151,308 | 163,192 i +7.8
1919 ; 80
i
84
82
+2.5 ; -20.0
89
Stocks, end of month
thousands..
1 1919 ! 102 105
96
34,140 i 34,990
43, 757
62
69 102 141 +38.4 1 + 126.4
64
76
154,504 j 157,703 | +2.1 i ! 1919
New orders
thousands
13,742 ! 19,017
8, 398
44 +67.4 i -38.2
29
26
71
34
Unfilled orders
thousands .
1919
71
10,663 j 17,851 :
28, 895
Face brick (32 identical plants) :
+4.
Production..
thousands .
+4. 2 ; 1919
165 138 i 176 159 172 145 1 -15.8 '
254,899
265,569
26,896
22,637 ;
21, 575
+6.0 1 +18.3
1919
194 200 i 224 217 224 237
Stocks at yards 10
thousands..
55,002 !; 58,304
49, 303
i
83 -19.7 i -21.4
Unfilled orders, end of month. thousands. . 28,398
29, 002
"1919 , 116 105 137 106 103
22,791
243,560 i 245,833 i +6.9 ! 1920 162 128 : 187 169 165 130 -21.1 i +1.7
Shipments
thousands . . 22,979 i 18,137
17, 836
b
October, 1923.
9
Prices are averages of quotations reported as of the first week of the month following that indicated.
10
Represents stock of finished brick in yards and does not include formed brick in kilns as reported prior to September, 1923; current data are therefore not comparable
to data prior to September, 1923; relative numbers, however, are strictly comparable, having been computed on a chain relative basis.
11 Relative to 10 months' average, March to December, inclusive.
38
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS —Continued
NUM K R I C A L DATA
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
or de- j[
Corresponding
month,
October
or November,
1923
19 J4
October I November
MONTH
|
'•
1923
1924
|i lative
, ; 1924 I
; from 1
1 1923
!
Contd
1924
1923
l
'
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
;
1
f
i
!
•
14.00
26,294
91
29, 142
73,604
16 535
924
59, 490
13.50 I
27,078
89
22,833
73.846
10,839
1 . 620
45,840
i
i
i
:
1
18. 00
1913
1 290 ! 274
i
—
•
i
i
I
I
Brick— Continued.
Prices, common brick:
Wholesale, red, New York .dolls, per thous
Paving brick:
Production—
\ctual
thousands
Relation to capacity
per cent. _
Shipments
thousands
Stocks, end of month
thousands
Orders received
thousands
Cancellations
thousands..
Unfilled orders, end of month., thousands...
Per •em;
increas
or decre ise (-)
RELATIVE NUMBEI
RASE
C U M U L A T I V E TOT \L
(TettSO 1
YEAR
FROM J A N U A R Y 1 j
(—)
?
OR
'
T H R O U G H LATEST i CUniU- f
PERIOD
:
In many cases December fiaures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
Pert.t.
increase
200
j
•—i
i
j
1
i
!
j
213 1 213
o
November,
Novem- 1924,
from
ber
from
NoOctober vember,
1923
200
28,212
74
...
21,089
j
. _ .
-25.0
+3. 0
-4 0
-20 1
+21. 0
-1-0 3
-34. 4
+75 }
-23.0
i
77, 570
— 3. 6
12,001
812
04,43 r )
-4 x
-14.0
— L'x ')
i
Floor and Wall Tile
Production
thous of <q ft
Shipments, quantity... _ „
thous. of sq. ft..
Shipments value
thous of dolls
Stocks, end of month
thous of sq fr
Prices:
Ceramic mosaic
dolls per sq ft
White wall tile(standard). dolls, per sq. ft..
4, 700
4, 359
1 537
7,994 \
0 24
0.40 \
Architectural Terra Cotta
Bookings:
Quantitv
Value
net tons
thous of dolls
9, 974
1,064
10, 233
1, 143
1 22, 079
14, 790
127.960 ' i
13,830 i
13,141
10, 289
8, 927
1 2, 003
] 27, 380
129,479
338,424 : +8.7
140,002 i +8.2
0, 073
' -r
1 . 75
1.75
1 . 07
1.78
0. 800
3, 21 1
3. 000
1,891
5, 356
3, 287
3 997
2 416 i
>:>
8, 909 !
901 |
+4.3
-0.5
1919
1919
j 174 ; 195 i 10.") I 212 ! 171
158 | 175 148 | 176 i 139
90
103
+ 11.2
+ 17.7
197
228
95
189 ; 193
228 ! 231
75 ! 54
171
139
80
-11.3
-39. 8
+47. 0
160 i 173
200 || 197
173 1 173
197 J 197
173
197
0.0
0.0
231
175
154 1 J53
111 i 93
07
55
-4L 1
-44.0
-42.5
132
154 | 155
110
113
137
120 : 127
152 ' 145
108 I -15.3
-6.0
130
-4-7. 3
+07. 2
217
214 !
110
-1-14.3
-11.0
Portland Cement
14,820
17,081
Production.
thous. of bbls
Shipments
thous. of bbls
Stocks, end of month
thous of bbls
Price, Portland:
Chicago district
dolls per bbl
Lehigh Vallev
dolls per bbl
Concrete paving contracts
awarded:
Total
.
.thous. of sq. vds
Roads
thous of sq. yds
10,251
0,991
:
!
1
1
74, 245
47,385
"•"
85. 184 ; : +14.7
53,440 +12.8
1913
1913
1913
174 ; 104 193 i 139 j
41 , 02
1913
1913
173
214
1919
1919
108
122
i 120 i
i 90 i
124 i
;
+4. 8
-.1.7
Roofing
Preparing roofing:
Shipments
thous of roof squares
Roofing felt:
Production, drv felt
..tons
Stocks, end of month, dry felt
tons..
29,210 : +2.0
1919
145
191,094
+7. 7
1923
1 923
111 : 190
81
81
1,003,084
1,073,825 ; ;
+7.0
1,008,880
1,004,627 j
-0.4
1919
191 9
1919
329 ; 203 ; ; 298 302 ! 271
72 i 89 !: 150 i 102 ; 211
111
153 124 : ! 130 [ 127
121,741
69,412
108,631
1,214,721
1,239,538 i +2.0
1919
1919
1919
323
37
179
1 1 7, 222
67, 265
1.251,799
1.344,720 ! +7.4
120,486
1,399,303
1.233,232
-11.9
1919
1919
1919
259 ! 215
212 203
40
53 ' 131 , 157
101 i 137
117 105
800,917
+20.9
1919
1919
1919
585
28, 400
20. 445
17, 834
17,327
1 6, 660
16,153
178,051
number .
number..
number . .
93. 878
88, 980
77, 361
75, 075
90, 112
77, 008
91, 128
37, 342
86, 634
number
number. .
number..
105, 497
161,474
93,415
85, 790
171,999
82, 705
. number..
number
... number _
114,710
215,939
95, 717
91,025
228. 438
91,340
9, 963
Sanitary Ware
Baths, enamel:
Orders shipped..
_
Stocks, end of month
Orders received . .
....
Lavatories, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks, end of month
Orders received
Sinks, enamel:
Orders shipped.. ..
Stocks, end of month
Orders received
Miscellaneous, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks end of month
Orders received . .. .....
Unfilled orders, end of month:
Baths
Small ware
number
number
. number.
number
number
71,508
158 351
55, 261
50. 7 1 0
151 075
48^ 674
79, 444
06 332
04, 870
174. 127
9
61,388
47 294
03, 824
J, 343, 303 1 1, 135, 894 ' — 15. 4
031.012
097, 940
708.108 ;
190,019
+1.5
'2 1921
12 1921
i
724, 570
231 187
1 1 6 123
127 112
— IN. 7
+0. 5 ' + 147! 8
~ ] 1 . 4 -23. s
210
172
109
108
182
104
-20. 1 -21.x
+5. 8 + 239. 0
238 1 210
2iO ' 265 I 252
00 1 59
143 165 ! 198
150 ! 132 ' , 141 ! 149 ; 132
179
190
110
— 29. 1
-17.4
-4.2 +220. 7
-11.9
379 323 ! 195
202 ' 222 i 100
159
135
-18.3
-15.0
200 I 228
50
107
148
132
475 i 400
1 583 : 501
225
] 05
127
+L3
-0.4
— 24. 2
- 05.
9
— 7';. 0
CHEMICALS
Acetate of lime:
9, 803
Production
thous. of Ibs..
1 1 , 883
Shipments or use
thous of Ib^
14,997
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lbs_.
Mcthanol:
539. 333
Production
gallons
Shipments or use
gallons _. 021,412
Stocks, end of month
gallons 1 520,678
Wood at chemical plants:
57 624
Consumption (carbonized)
cords
625, 592
Stocks end of month
cords
Imports:
Potash
long tons
30, 525
Nitrate of soda
long tons. . 70, 454
fc
October, 1923.
137,899
134,913
108,279
90,835
-21.5
-28.2
1922
1922
1922
i
fc GOO, 304
«> 732,399
2 851,938
7, 212, 548
0, 358, 089
5,804,509
5,871,009
-19.5
-7.7
1922
1922
1922
117 133 !
1 115
140 i
104 i 99
819, 094
027,807
—23.4
1922
1922
200, 133
801,230
190,743
925,330
-4.0
+35.5
1909-13
1909-13
fc 74, 130
«> 822, 502
27, 807
05, 604
124 ! 141
78 i
92 1 103 | 80 1
52
54 i 54 1
<> 12,973
f> 12,628
*» 18,549
14,500
30, 450
12
81 !
73 !
49 |
94
87
42
78 ! 82
91
82
04 i 59
95
98
50
78
68
90
66
106 ! 69 !l 45 ! 92
132
71 ' ; 143 i 158
145
103
115
87
;
128 !; 73
87 ii 67 i
Average of 8 months, May to December, inclusive.
. i
132
8.7 +92. 1
-0.8 + 115.6
39
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
N U M E R I C A L DATA
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations \vith sources are also given in that issue.
Corresponding
month,
October
or November,
1923
19 24
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
November
October
C.UMVLATI V'E
FROM J
THROLTi H
MONTH
1923
(
or~V
decrease |;i YBASK
EAR
1
(-)
OR
cumu- PERIOD
lative
1924
from
1923
TOTAL
LATEST
1924
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
RELATIVE N U M B E R S
Per ct.
increase
| No1 veinNober,
vein- ! 1924,
ber
1 from
from | NoOetoberi vem' her,
I 1923
1924
19 23
fc£
3
Z
^
I
I
I
CHEMICALS— Continued
Exports:
Sulphuric acid
thous of Ibs
Dyes and dyestuft's.
...thous. of dolls__
Total fertilizer
-- ... long tons ..
Price index numbers:
("rude drugs
index number
Essential oils
index number
Drugs and
Pharmaceuticals
index number
Chemicals
weighted index number
Price sulphuric acid 66° N Y" index number
849
597
102,371
531
478
85, 133
842
543
78, 366
i
7.874
5, 837
1,045,043
..
||
206
135
206
139
206
134
210
142
212
142
222
148
+4.7 j +7.8
+4.2 | +6.5
1914
-. j! 1913
158
165
155
165
75
153
163
70
157
153
70
156
loo
70
157
155
70
+0.6 : +1.3
0.0 • -6.1
! ""
0.0 i -6.7
1922
1922
1922
1922
122
119
124
115
110
108
114
116
110
110
116
99
121
119
124
100
133
126
126
112
110
108
112
112
-17.2
-14.4
-11.1
+0.9
191Q
1919
218
119
174
126
266
140
225
170
168
134
164
166
-2.8 i -6.3
+23.8 i +31.3
1919
1919
206
147
190
158
223
137
202
136
166
114
188
114
+13.0 j -1.0
0.0 ; -27.8
-2() 2
1913
+30.2 1 1913
13
164
22
156
224
4
216
9
191
34
260
+266. 1 ! +50. 9
+35. 8 +66. 1
1913
1913
186
179
186
203
131
134
159
170
166
162
141
144
-14.9 ! -24.1
-10.9 ; -29.0
of Ibs
of Ibs
of Ibs
of Ibs
41, 030
39, 236
36, 554
18, 194
33, 973
33, 591
32, 513
18, 355
33, 800
33, 683
32, 914
18,810
410, 010
407, 777
392, 991
373, 673
379, 665
362, 138
-8.9 I
-6.9
1
barrels
barrels
25, 637
41, 587
24, 924
51, 489 \
26, 580
39, 221
290, 866
282, 526
9 q
barrels
barrels
92, 962
228, 614
105, 007
228, 673
106,088
316,820
1,051,884
989, 089
-(> 0
thous. of Ibs
thous of Ibs
2, 669
40, 924
9, 770
55, 582
6, 473
33, 462
49,545
582, 420
39, 555
758, 207
thous of Ibs
thous. of Ibs. .
20, 054
19, 217
17 062
17,115
22 483
24,101
203 921
205,713
211 390
209, 875
thous.
thous.
thous.
thous
-23.4
1914
1914
Explosives
Total explosives:
Production
Shipments
Sales
Stocks
-0.8 : +58.6
—9.0 ]! +1 :-;. 6
-7.9
87 139 304 138 137
58
+31. 1 1909-13
-2.1 1909-13 ^1849 1653 2414 1604 2063 1878
74
99
76
82
85
02
-6. 3 : 1909-13
10,324
5,714
979, 224
i +0.5
! -0.3
j
-1.2
! -2.4
NAVAL STORES
Turpentine (3 principal ports):
Net receipts
Stocks, end of month
Rosin (3 principal ports):
Net receipts
Stocks end of month
,
FATS AND OILS
Total vegetable oils:
Exports
Imports
Oleomargarine:
Production
Consumption
.
+ 37
+2 0
1
i
Cottonseed
855, 128 1, 184, 803
Cottonseed stocks end of month
tons
Cottonseed oil:
Stocks, end of month
. . .thous. of lbs_ . 82, 808
106, 795
210,341
Production
thous. of Ibs
231,359
.113
Price, New York
dolls, perlb..
.110
Flaxsecd
Receipts:
Minneapolis
Duluth
Shipments:
Minneapolis
Duluth . .
.
Stocks, end of month:
Minneapolis
_ ..
Duluth
Linseed oil:
Shipments from
Minneapolis
Linseed oil-cake:
Shipments from
Minneapolis
803, 947
1M1<)
144
157
18
74
169
231
+ 38.6 ^ +47.4
140,658
178.402
!l!8
847, 085
1919
1919
1913
99
177
165
146
164
162
9
16
193
46
83
150
86
190
1 55
mi
209
151 i
+29.0 i -24.1
+10.0 j +29.7
-2.7
-6.8
1 , 255
1, 531
9, 53 1
6, 665
10, 725 + 12.5 :
14, 785 +121.8
1913
1913
196
235
133
148
28
3
245
130
388
636
271
572
-30.2 +103.3
-10.1 :+286.9
1.474
4, 1 98
3, 460 +134.7
13. 233 +215.2
1913
1913
253
143
162
64
21
10
495
89
880
430
297
576 1
-66.3 ! +83.0
+34.0 ;+805.4
1913
1913
215
64
329
23
3
38
91
82
1.27 j
65
+39.2 -61.5
-19.7 ; + 187.2
— 1.5
1913
110
103
58
122
-4.0
1913
80
88
53
97
+34.8
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1913
157
130
92
116
102
177
330
450
127 j
295
-34.4
+26.2
+63.1 I
1913
1913
1919
1919
132
247
129
95
138
331
118
88
128
61
295
265
148
41
261
294
161
159
279
362
176 i
235
192
252
+9.3 ! +28.3
+47.3 ; -29.1
-31.3 ; +62.7
-30.4 |+184. 8
1913
1913
131
111
120
108
149
133
148
136
163
155
168 !
160
+2.9 !! +40.0
+3.0 +48.4
thous. of bushs. _
thous. of bushs
3, 655
6, 587
2, 551
5, 923 |
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs
1,374
4,723
463
6, 329
253
699
thous. of bushs
thous. of bushs
212
2, 243
295
1,801
767
627
thous. of Ibs
18, 564
M6, 778
thous of Ibs
90 981
b
24, 071
98, 208
153, 805
943, 999
+ 11.4
96, 727
147, 589 |
31
FOODSTUFFS
Wheat
|
Production, final estimate: *
|
Winter...
thous. of bushs_. . .
Spring
.
thous. of bushs
Total
thous. of bushs
Exports, including
flour
thous. of bushs
53, 538
Visible supply:
United States
thous. of bushs _ _
96, 528
52, 099
Canada.- ._. ..
thous. of bushs .
Receipts, principal markets, .thous. of bushs. . 88, 022
Shipments, prin. markets
thous. of bushs..
72, 066
Prices:
No. 1, northern, Chicago .dolls, per bush__
1,486
No. 2, red winter, Chicago. dolls, per bush_.
1,528
590, 037 1 571, 959
282, 636
225, 422
872 673
797 381
35, 102
12, 147
105, 533
76, 740
60, 503
50, 151
82, 269
108, 193
37, 192
17,612
1, 529
1, 574
1,092
1,061
41, 520
9,087
710, 958
59
43, 606
9, 403
783, 669
59
158, 928
359, 955
199, 946
21 4, 282
454, 237
326, 040
! 134
i mI
' -4-3. 2
i +25 4
i +9 4
; + 189.0
Wheat Flour
(Jturcau- of the Censiis)
Wheat, ground
thous of bushs
Production, wheat flour. thous. of bushs..
Production, grain offal
thous. of Ibs..
Per cent of capacity operated
per cent..
b
October, 1923.
51,855
11,369
977, 245
65
1
...
1
j(_
..
__j
_
i>
Final crop estimate made as of Ihe first of December.
;
j
:
19 9
-20.1
27 2
—9. 2
!
48
-3.4
9 3
0. 0
40
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE.—Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page-24
NUMERICAL DATA
i
or de| _,
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
crease
i
^orreFROM JANUARY i !
4
| spending
THROUGH LATEST cumuI month,
MONTH
i lative
i October
1924
! or No"
i
from
1 vember,
1923
NovemOctober
1923
1924
I 1923
ber
i
\'.
Percent
. increase (+)
[i or decrease (—)
RELATIVE NUMBERS
Per ct.
increase
i BASE
1 YEAR
i
OR
j PERIOD
!'
1923
1S24
NO-
:
vernber,
1924
from ] isjQ."
ilOctober: vem:
i !.
ber,
^o
vem-
x i!
: 1923
FOODSTUFFS-Continued
Wheat Flour—Continued
(Russell's Commercial Neivs)
Production
thous. of bbls_ _
Consumption ...
. thous. of bbls
Stocks, all positions
thous. of bbls ..
Wholesale prices (Dept. Labor):
Flour, standard patents,
Minneapolis
dolls, per bbl
Flour, winter straights,
Kansas City
dolls, per bbl
13,404
31,107
9,100
11,665 !
11,468 !i
7,700
11,524 ;
10,366 !'
7,900
8, 013
8, 163
6,038
6, 669
6, 870
114,983
100,873 -
121,556
106,068
+5. 7
+5.2
1914
1919
1919
129 i 119
133 127
8-1
90
122
130
80
142
137
92
1913
135
132
164
162
140
136
162
158
113
26
16
29
10
110 155
98 ' 116
153 , 133
19
50
129
122
153
19
58
143
135
152
187
186 i 177
1913
5,213
;
+1.2
-10 6
—2.5
138 ; 1 2 0 i; j -13.0
+3. 3
136 ]41
82 ' _15,4
96
175
178
• 173
179
J
+1. 9
+35. 2
+3. 0
+31. S
Corn
Production, final est.1..mills, of bushs. .
Exports, including meal
thous. of bushs__
Visible supply
thous. of btishs
Receipts, principal markets. -thous. of bushs..
Shipments, prin. markets
thous. of bushs. _
Grindings (starch, glucose).. .thous. of bushs..
Prices, contract grades,
No. 2, Chicago
dolls, per bush
729 ,
8,497
19, 511
11,826
6,926
2,436,513 : 3,053,557 i
932 '
8,072 ;
15, 223
7,126
5,433
1,105
1.130
1,097
3,254
23,199
10,269
5,576
i
'
'
'
:
42,506
19,595
-53.9
235, 047
152.010
60,492
249, 195
159,028
69,825
+6. 0
+4. 6
-f 15. 4
1909-13 i
1913
;
1913
1919
1919
1913
.842
1913
! 162
135
'
'
:
!
17
76
130
134
165
-20.2
+27.8 . -15.0
—5 0 '+14a 1
102 , -22.0 •' -34,4
81 -39.7 -30.6
-2. G
130 -21.6
90
22
181
4-2.3
-J-34 2
Oilier Grains
Oats:
Production, final est.1
mills, of bushs..
Receipts, principal
markets
thous. of bushs..
Visible supply
thous, of bushs
Exports, including meal.. thous. of bushs...
Prices, contract grades,
Chicago
dolls per bush
Barley:
Production, monthly
est.i
thous. of hushs._
Receipts, principal
markets
.
....thous. of bushs..
Exports
.thous. of bushs..
Price, fair to good, malting,
Chicago
dolls, per bush..
Rye:
Production, final est.1
thous. of bushs ,
Receipts, principal
markets
thous. of bushs...
Exports, including floar.-thous. of bushs.,
Price No 2, Chicago
dolls, per bush
1,541,900 ! 1,305.883
;
39, 149
C2, 564
2, 735
18, 620
04, 205
1, 366
18, 298
18, 686 I
1,179
. 52^
524
. 442
12,296
5,315
.DOS
187,875 ;
197..691 i
7,258 :i
2,710
4,493 '
264 i
.854
17,708
10,927
1,275
244,816
+ 11.5
10, 472
7, 159
-31.6
'
63,077 !
8,932 |
1,323 1
1,312 j
3,534 !
.981 !
.708 •:
-t- IS. 1
139
. 118
38
88 133
107 •. 65
39
7
269
276
22
189
382
91
90
386
45
-52.4
-j-1. S
+1. 1 +200. 0
-50.1 , +15.9
1913
(
118
139
139
140
42
96
154
134
136
364
235
185
136
139
145
138
115
117
1909-13 i
41,021
11,429
57,078
15,978
+39.1
+39. 8
. 656
63,446 ;
136
1913
1913
1913
/1909-13
219,559
109 ._...
1913
1913
67
98
1913
108
50
18
105
1909-13
61. 165
36, 124
+45.1 i!
+17. 3 1
5 102 407 5 417, 589
293, 137
41,433
15,668 ! 254, 133
232,129 | 196, 995 2,049,276 • 2,338,885
+15. 3 i
+14.1
42^163
30, 798
140
181
1913
1913
1913
265
352
113
!
-4-o 4
273 366 1104 1368
633 ;1 966 7470 7050
111
144 160 200
-5.0
J
103
i
-J-iH f>
-41.0
+61.5
-49.0 +926.5
!
+31.7
182
•
J-0. 6
690
854
206
-49.6 i + 152. 7
-87. 9 +34. 9
+2.9 ' +85.3
-4.8
Total Grains
Total production final est i mills of bushs
Total grain exports, incl. flour ..thous. of bushs..
Car loadings of grain and grain products. cars..
73,243
276,188
Argentine Grains
Visible supply, end of month:
Wheat
thous. of bushs
Corn
thous of bushs i
Flaxseed
thous. of bushs .
4, 810
12, 400
2, 200
Rice
Production final e^t i
thoiis of bushs
Total movement to mills
sacks or bbls ;2,491,659
Paddy at California warehouses:
Shipments
sacks i 308 866
Southern paddy, receipts at mills
bbls.. '2,182,793
:
Shipments:
Total from mills
..pockets (100 lbs.)_. ! 1,303, 227
New Orleans
.
pockets (1001bs.)_. 300,075
Stocks, end of month:
Mills ard dealers
pockets (100 Ibs.) '1,567,621
11,918
Imports
pockets (100 Ibs.)
Exports
..pockets (I001bs.)_- 89,679
2,960
3,200 !
800
i
114 i
108 i 75 ; 120
117 116 | 140
261
200
353
163
! —5.8
108
200 -43.4 ' + 164.4
137 ! -16.0 ! +17.8
1913
1913
1914
143 114 ! 286
114 i 92 i 458
165 110 i 495
229
389
412
186
355
302
186
309
247
1909-13
14] '
0.0 ! +62.5
— 12.9 '.-4- 237. 5
-18.2 i+125. 0
,
!
33 956 i 6 33 717
1,537,770
• & 25 489
•1,905,168 '1,911,515
6,950,017 : 7,516,404
1,300,775 1,236,100
307, 721
339,350
7, 426, 725
2,477,925
;2, 265, 121 1,734,533
26, 708
14,855
184, 092
; 21,642
;
1
142 !
+0 7
I
+8.1
1919
7, 362, 637
1,728,226
-0.9
-30.3
1919
1919
452,644 i 353,292
3,064,510 : 1,077,242
-21. 9
-64.8
1919
1919
1919
:
•
248
314 ji 52
156
358
313 ! -12.7
158
93
202 121
121 h
1
109
91
213
118
213
133
118
6
79
12
9
193
9
29
279 ! +44. 5 +30. 6
11 i 4-24.6 ' -44.4
-75. 9 -88. 2
i!
-6.3
-0. 2
+5. '1
+ 13. 1 +10.3
;
59
214 j i 49
20 ii 18
59 ij
8
-11.5
356
655
115 i j
!!
521 !l
371 !! 43
102
i
40
195
287
529
388
280
+34. 9 —25. 5
-47.0 : -24.4
129
151
207
75
?,?,?, 261 165 ' -36. 7 ; +9. 7
58 78 209 + 170. 2 +1. 4
71 79 67 . -14.8 -10.6
136
217
135
-37. 9
Other Crops
Apples:
Production, final est.1
Cold storage holdings
(end of month)
Car lot shipments
Car lot shipments:
Potatoes
Oriions
Citrus fruits
Hay, receipts
4, 810
10, 800
1, 800
1909-13
1913
1919
thous. of bbls
thous of bbls '1
carloads
5 573
35,937
carloads . I 32,524
4,545 '
. carloads- !
4,185
carloads ;
95, 037
tons.
October, 1923.
179,443
202, 842
1909-13
7 519
19,045
10 099
25, 187
20,191
2,876
11,307
81, 001
19, 400
2, 622
11,149
90, 646
115,468 i
i
216,064 i
23, 899 !
88,456 !
841,455
102,040
-II. 6
1919
1919
229,380
28, 151
91,551
885,770
+6.2
+17.8
+3.5
+5.3
1919
1919
1919
1919
1
i
i
223
274
100
r 73
1 106
!| 138
:l 71
l| 54
i Final crop estimate made as of the first of December.
+4. 1
41
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
Per ct. i
increase
(+)
i
or deBASE
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
crease
YEAR I
CorreFROM JANUARY 1
(-)
OR
sponding
THROUGH LATEST
cumu- PERIOD
|
month,
MONTH
lative
i
October
1924
or Nofrom
vember,
1923
1923
1924
1923
1924
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
October
N
^m'
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
RI:LAI I YE NUI\ IBE]IS
NUM ERICAL DATA
19 23
!
I
Novem- !
ber
from
October
i
1924
j
ti;
3
o
ts
c
£
1919
1919
1919
1919
136
155
178
120
106
127
142
97
94
92
70
96
1913
1919
1913
156
116
104
139 135
99 ! 102
89 106
a
O
£
125
130
132
115
133
150
171
126
115
123
125
111
146
111
120
167
122
123
I
O
i
Nov ember,
1924,
from
November,
1923
FOODSTUFFS-Continued
Cattle and Calves
Cattle movement, primary markets:
Eeceipts
thousands
Shipments, total
thousands. _
Shipments, stocker and feeder. thousands..
Local slaughter
thousands..
Bcef products:
Inspected slaughter product thous of Ibs
\pparent consumption
thous of Ibs
Exports
thous. of Ibs
Cold-storage holdings
(end of month)
thous. of lbs._
Prices, Chicago:
Cattle corn-fed
dolls per 100 Ibs
Beef, fresh native steers
dolls, per lb_.
Beef, steer rounds, No. 2
dolls, per lb__
2, 737
1, 339
1, 751
1, 432
21,407 i
9,274 i
4,201
12,017 1
21,519
8,873
3,657
12,584
-13.7
+S. 3
-18. 1
-3. 1
-26.9 -12.0
-11.5 +14.6
2, 363
1, 096
549
1, 267
2,182
1,131
624
1,106
551, 766
515, 864
16, 763
14,417
* 514, 441
& 487, 199
12, 086
67, 165
100, 336
93, 166
1919
27
21
20
28
9,500
172
136
9, 156
183
129
9,844
175
136
1913
1913
1913
123
135
118
116 112
135 ! 127
104 129
106
127
122
112
133
104
108
141
98
3, 990
1,469
56
2,525
4,904
1,760
40
3,132
5,416
1, 779
70
3,657
49, 509
] 7, 233
774
32, 257
48, 859
17, 933
460
30, 853
-1.3 i
+4.1 i
-40. 6
-4.4 !
1919
1919
1919
1919
129
140
135
123
145 ; 86
149 5 102
93
33
144 I 80
86
105
47
77
108
123
75
100
131
147
53
124
7, 333, 409
5, 738, 262
1, 70S, 740
7, 068, 802
5, 865, 381
1, 574, 856
-3.6 !
+ 2.2
-12.4
1913
1919
1913
149
180
| 193
183 i 115
166 i 139
194 165
103
146
140
118
166
162
112 ! -30. 9 ! -42. 3
1919
| 59
91
70
48
50
+4.7 \ -24.5
1919
1919
150
120
174 1 138
117 ! 120
118
104
121
96
148
77
+22.2 i -14.8
-19.2 ; -33.8
39
38 ' 135
91
34
38
93
132
121
85 i us
126 134
128 i 130
118
134
131
129
130
150
115
123
139
153
202
258
i 93
80 : 89
90 ; 84
93
74
93
134
155
168
104
145
187
249
97
85
99
93
108
96
110
4,262,387
4, 182, 260
153, 529
4,347,776
4, 259, 831
150, 106
+0.5
-4.3
-12.9
+4.7
+2.0
+1.9 !
-2.2 j
"I"
/::.." r~: ."
106 -14.0 j +19.3
1
39
+49. 4
+7. 7
-3.6 ;
+6.4 l
-5. 1 :
-7.0
+4.6
-5. 1
Hogs and Fork
Hog movement, primary markets:
Receipts
thousands. .
Shipments, total
thousands
Shipments, stocker and feeder. thousands..
Local slaughter
thousands. .
Pork products, total:
Inspected slaughter product thous of Ibs
Apparent consumption
thous. of Ibs. .
Exports
thous. of Ibs..
Cold-storage holdings
(end of month)
thous. of Ibs
Lard (included in pork products):
Production
.. thous. of lbs__
Exports
....thous. of Ibs..
Cold-storage holdings
(end of iponth)
thous of Ibs
Prices:
Hogs, heavy, Chicago. .dolls, per 100 Ibs. _
Hams, smoked, Chicago
dolls, per lb._
Lard, prime contract, N. Y. dolls, per l b _ .
h
560 043
632, 682
132, 686
91, 730
711, 355
*> 693, 845
158, 908
441, 950
462, 534
612,813
106, 781
60, 813
130, 470
49, 120
153,212 1,724,475
74, 251 ; 986, 802
31, 566
35, 042
35 327
1919
10, 781
216
165
9, 581
205
153
7, 131
207
141
1913
1913
1913
1,879
1, 154
676 |
540
1,816 i
1,094 !
540
777 i
20, 526
11,043
4, 324
9, 461
20, 596
11,043
4,474
9,301
+0.3
0.0
+3.5
-1.7 | I
1919
1919
1919
1919
37, 733 i
39, 651 !
370, 521
377, 516
371, 875
381, 115
+0.4
+ 1.0 i
1913
1919
1, 737, 880
' 867, 210
+0.8 !
I
i
67
1
+22.9
+ 19.8
-28.6
+24.0
+ 11.0
i
!
!
i
-9.5
-1.1
-42.9
-14.4
-0.8
-11.1 ! +31.4
-5. 1 ; -1.9
-7.3 i +8.5
Sheep and Lambs
Sheep movement, primary markets:
Receipts
thousands
Shipments, total
thousands
Shipments, stocker and feeder-thousands.. i
Local slaughter
thousands..
Lamb and mutton:
Inspected slaughter product thous of Ibs
Apparent consumption
thous. of Ibs.. j
Cold-storage holdings
(end of month).
thous. of Ibs..
Prices:
Sheep, ewes, Chicago ...dolls, per 100 Ibs..
Sheep, lambs, Chicago. .dolls, per 100 Ibs..
43. 566
42,830
Poultry
•
Receipts at five markets
Cold-storage holdings
(end of month)
thous. of Ibs.. j
thous. of Ibs..
3, 295
2,267
1, 441
1, 020
b
b
3, 193
3, 432
2,014
5, 813
13,438
6,331
13, 344
5 656
12, 275
27,344
62, 029
57, 819
55,430
87, 975
63, 274
Total catch, prin. fishing ports. .thous. of Ibs..; 20, 215
Cold-storage holdings, ISthofmo.thous. of Ibs.. i 66, 754
Canned salmon, shipments
..
cases 1,085,539
14, 040
70, 398
!
265, 751
280, 555
i
87
101
83 i -43. 0 i +3. 5
95 ! -49.1 ! + 0.0
117 i -53. 1 , + 2o. 2
51 -47. 1 j -30. 5
1919
24
24
41
+7. 5 i +70. 4
1913
1913
i 113
! 164
121
158
127
170
115
169
124 135
172 | 171
+8.9 ; + ] ] . < >
-0.7
+8.7
138
292
92
100
138
rt
^
98
52
62
86
136
+58. 7 ! +39. 0
115
101
90
103
115
80
115 116
92 | 108
: si
-30.5 ; -10. 1
+5.5 : +10.9
1919
113 120
153 ! 177
246 266
119 i 114
170 161
257
-3. 7 i +1. 0
-5. 8 i +5. 3
1919
+5. 6 j
78
91
:
1919
1
\
31
39
313 +126.8 i +7.3
Fish
Dairy Products
•
Fluid milk:
i
ReceiptsBoston (includ. cream) .thous ofqts_.| 15,506
Greater New York
thous. of cans..
2, 550
Production, Minneapolis
thous of Ibs
18 343
Condensed and evaporated milk:
178, 402
Stocks
thous of Ibs
Exports (case goods)
thous. of lbs_.
22, 600
Consumption and distribution by milk plant
1
(Dairymen's League, N. Y.):
Total milk consumed or sold.thous. of Ibs.. 173, 144
Fluid milk sold
thous of Ibs
102 503
Milk consumed for'manufacture of:
Soft cheese, ice cream and
condensed milk
thous. of lbs_.
33, 570
Milk chocolate and milk
powder
thous. of Ibs
26, 815
Butter
thous. of Ibs..
7,794
American cheese
thous. of Ibs. .
2.463
*> October, 1923.
6
15, 624
63, 458
962, 709
ISO, 155
188,533
14, 783 i
2, 282
& 16, 684
169, 894
27, 198
178, 382
176, 472
27, 463
219, 841
+ 1.0 ; ; 1913
+23. 2 i 1919
121
161
234
190, 407
22, 181
164, 494
195, 167
+18.6
1920
1919
97
25
88
31
203, 513
» 92, 303
2, 495, 512
975, 732
2, 286, 573
1, 015, 179
-8.4
+4.0 i
1922
1922
67
82
» 38, 826
521, 729
490, 314
-6.0 i
1922
462, 012
251, 575
67. 495
;
1922
1922
1922
+4. 7 i
1919
1919
114
i
14, 936 j
2,403 :
158, 276
15, 124
6
6
45, 446 i
6 20, 559
! *>6.379 !
699, 331
217, 334
81. 384
+3. 9 ;
-33.9
:
+15. 8 :
-17. 1 !
121
167
254
111
22
93
28
83
32
50 i
74
68
88
62
88
57
91
52
43 i
61
51
45
77
60
28
35
27 '
20 i
76
34
26
56
38
22
46
23
11
-11.3 ; -16.9
-33.1 : -31.8
73
21
I
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE. — Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in t h a t issue.
N U M E R I C A L DATA
|
19',,
•*
r many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
October
.,
CUMULATIVE
:: ^orre- |
i i spending;
i month, ,
i October ;
: or No- i
Vnvom ' i veniber, j
1923
;
her
1
TOTAL
FKOM J A N U A R Y i
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
\
lim
19 4
:
'
RE LATIVE \ U M BBE RS
Per ct.
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1924
from
1923
Per c ent
increas e ( + )
or decree se (-)
;
BASE
YEAR i
OR
19', 3
!
Y,
November,
1924,
from
November.
1923
80
-11.0
19 U
i
PERIOD
>
c
,
No!
vein- 1
ber
i
from
October'
bib
3
Y.
<
90
152
125
•J2
j
FOODSTUFFS -Continued
Dairy Products— Continued
Butter:
Receipts, 5 markets
tlious. of lbs_.
Cold-storage holdings, creamery (end of month)
t hoi is. of Ibs _
Wholesale price, 5 markets, .dolls, per l b _ .
Cheese:
Receipts, 5 markets
thous. of Ibs
Cold-storage holdings, American (end of month)
thous. of Ibs
Wholesale price, 5 markets, .dolls, per l b _ .
Eggs:
Receipts 5 markets
tho'i^ of Ibs
Cold-storage holdings (case.). thous. of lbs._
1
50.417
30,770
41,310
13"), 251
385
100, 743
418
51, 508
511
17, 804
14, 900
16,870
07 651
197
58, 718 '
202 !
55 105
248 ;
,^,
407 3, 101 ;
568 j
4,028 ;
Sugar
Raw:
Imports
long tons
242, 353
3-73 907
Meltings, 8 ports
long tons
Stocks at refineries
82 899
(end of month).
. . . long tons..
5,388
Refined, exports
long tons . .
Cane, domestic:
103
Receipts at New Orleans....
long tons, .
Prices:
Wholesale, 96° centrifugal,
N. Y
' _ dolls, per lb._
. 000
Wholesale refined, N. Y
dolls, per l h _ _
. 073
Retail, average 51 cities-- index number.
Cuban movement:
Receipts at Cuban ports.
long tons..
85,762
195,083
Exports
long tons
Stocks, end of month
.long tons.. 145,422
Coffee
Imports
Visible supply:
World
United States.. _
Receipts, total, Brazil
Clearances:
Total, Brazil, for world
Total, Brazil, for U. S
thous. of Ibs
133, 497
010. 450
205,857
37,805
.058 ' '
. 073 i
.073
. 087
43,574 M
148, 980 :!
41.400 !
110,349 '
1<<7. 28S
3, 192.840
3.978,342
'\
190.390 !
-4 2
103,20! '•
9,920 3, 411,380
83151 3,405,474
31. '>40 i
104,947
1,204,059
thous. of bags. .
.thous. of bags
thous. of bags
5, 734
772
1, 536
5,061 :
803 ' !
1,249 1
4,094
884
1,189
thous. of bags_.
thous. of bags..
1.730
' 827
1,210 ;'
608 : i
1,371 i
748
thous. of Ibs
1 1, 794
10,751 !
14 U !
— 10 (i
3, Hi. I l l )
4. 4W l l s
t-Hj 9
— 11 4
195, 711
0 3
(
) \ 927
3. 933, 102
3,890,418
1, 302, 456
100
1°19
1
58. 189 !
3.000 i
12,950 i j
I
;
10. 128 •
155, 101 ,| 103,211
288,073 i 288,031
34.972 1
1.843 '!
O'O, Mh
;
-01 3
110
1910-20
1919
1J5 -.
81 •
91
80
276
Go
276 239
58 i 65
1919
i -0 ;
104
123
114 i 109
1<W 20 | ICo 147 ; 204
1919
83 | 80 ; 64
195
05
181
64
i91'{
1'UO 20
icn>
1919
178 i -25. 5
+8.6 '; -18^2
70
92 i -10.3
89
252
73 \
214
62
39 i -37. 0
89 ! -41.4
1 59
118 !
1 53
138
175
130
138
100
88 ! -30. 0
89 ; -11. 1
61 237
94 ! 104 1,324
102
830
87
182
37 : —57.8 -39.9
02
-65.8 ;
1
93
89
1
19H
6
3
1
78
!
j
217 i 208 154
1913
1913 | 210 ! 203 i 155
193 1 187 149
1933
170
167
156
172
171
160
100
170
160
21 ,
75 ;
13 :
50
97
07
54
103
42
26
60
13
40
0
176
153 :
1919
1919
1919
j
70 ! 48
191 \ 1 10
1919
1909-1*
-Ho. 3 '
+ 14.2 |
"11.0
157 i -13.2 i +0. 0
65 ! +2- 5 ! — 1 X. 5
V) • 234
187
3 ;
20 i
5
-3.3
0.0
0.0
1
-17. S
— 23. 0
— 4. 9
0. 0
— 20. 5
— 16. 1
-34.4
— 49 2 +339. 3
-23! 9 1 + 79. 2
+32. 7
-12.8
+3. 0
1909-13
150
110
45 '. 40
44
51
48 i 53
132 125 161
48
£
48 • 43 ;
47 i
42
161 131 ;
183 i 138 147
240 ! 190 . 144
143
181
175
210
122 : -30. 1
170 i 1 -19.2
1909-13
173 | 149
105
110
143
130
—5. 5
+9. 2 | '
1913
1913
113 j 103
484 414
91
487
96
484
101
501
95
413
-0. 5
1913
98
95
99
103
82 j i -20.6
-9.5
1909-13
1913
1919
1909-13
149
529
100
144
171 111
496 i 405
120
41
148 ; 120
121
449
83
119
181
361
101
137
-19.5
146 !;
434 ; .+20.4
80 \\ —20.6
125 j| -8.7
-14.9
-12.4
-32. 9
-16.0
1913
212
212
186
186
186
0.0
— 1 2. 5
9,783
13,248
+35.4
1913
1913
1913
12,800
0,747
12, 964
6, 459
+ 1.2
-4.3
1913
1913
93,405
83, 718
— 12. 2
218
-1.3 i +20. 0
+4. 0
-9. 2
-18.7 + 5.0
-11.7
-10.7
Tea
Imports
12,722
TOBACCO
Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals):
Large cigars _ .
millions
Small cigarettes
millions
Manufactured tobacco
and snuff
thous. of Ibs
Exports:
Unmanufactured leaf
thous. of Ibs. .
Cigarettes
millions
Sales of loose-leaf warehouses
thous, of Ibs..
Production (final crop estimate) .mills, of Ibs..
Price, wholsesale, Burlev good leaf,
dark red, Louisville
dolls, per 100 Ibs..
035
0, 488
001 ii
5,350
051 !
5,301 |
38, 043
30, 210
33, 380
50,821
097
83, 090
1, 301
45,722 ! j
839
03,993 ;
1,243 ii
53,734
958
98,317
1,491
24. 50
24.50 , i
28.00
j
i
i
i
0,508
00,023
0, 147 •
05, 507
385, 808
384, 104
441,499
11,250
409,843
531, 520 i +20.4
9, 754
-13.3
411,589 ! +0. 4
1
TRANSPORTATION
River and Canal Cargo Traffic
Panama Canal:
2,018
Total cargo traffic
thous. of long tons..
In American vessels.. thous. of long tons..
1,057
In British vessels
thous. of long tons..
515
Sault Ste. Marie Canal. . thous. of short tons.. 10, 328
New York State canals thous of short tons
344
Suez Canal
thous. of metric tons
2,200
Ohio River, Pittsburgh, Pa., to
714, 421
Wheeling W Va
short tons
Ocean Transportation
Entrance, vessels in foreign trade:
01,492
Total
thous. of net tons2, 095
American
thous. of net tons..
Foreign
thous. of net tons..
3, 798
Clearances, vessels in foreign trade:
0, 803
Total
2 922
American
... .. .. thous. of net. t o n s .
3' 881
Foreign
_ .thous. of net tons, .
Freight rates, Atlantic ports to:
United Kingdom weighted index number
All Europe... .... weighted index number.
fc October, 1923.
:
-8.8
-15.5
,
i
90
186
2, 407
795,527 !
2,218
1,431
479 ,
10,706
b
348
1, 930 i
22,663
14,492
4,741
89,622
1 955
20, 708
23, 627
13,400
5,828
71,358
1,736
23, 231
648,594 ; 5,970,283
5, 717, 392
:
|
+22! 9
-20.4
-11.2
+ 11.9
1915
1915
1915
1913
1913
1919
522
783
1
236
130
1
94
i 171
-4.2
1922
183
+4.3
-7
r
ji
-oil
i
j
1,902 1
972 i
515
6,619 !
-5.4
r -i7.4
545 481
785 i 588
261 243
107 111
62 i 78
166 182
519
651
287
97
74
169
495
580
281
104
92
190
482 !
-2.8
533 i -8.0
281 ! •
-0.0
-35.9
66
-11.5
-32. 3
+7. 5
-38. 2
207
+9.11
+24.7
217
192
239
266 i +H.4
+22. 7
204
j:
5,813
2,657
3,156 |
i
5,018 !
2,719 '
2,899
00,790
25,109
35,691
63, 058
27. 270
35, 785
+3.7
+8. 0
+0.2
1913
1913
1913
'
i
5,099
2,633
3.006
5,848
2,885 |
2.903 1
61,709
25,703
36,004
63, 938
27, 965
35, 975
+3.6
+8.8
0.0
1913
1913
1913
i
1920
1920
|
!
139
238
103
127 i 141
232 ! 224
89 I 112
144
114
146
230
116
-10.5
131 !
226 : -1.4
97 ! —16.9
134
215
102
130 1 150
231 !• 230
92 ; 119
145
23G
112
152
234
120
127 I —16 2
211 ! -9.9
95 ! -21.0
29
32
28
i
!
23
23
29
25
24
22
32 !
28 i!
+3.5
—2. 3
+8.9
2 5
-£?
+3.5
0.0 + 10.3
0.0 i +12.0
43
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS-Continued
i
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in t h a t issue.
NUM ERICAL DATA
,
Per cent
1 increase (+)
ijor decrease (— )
RTSLA'l^ I V E NUft F B E R S
Per ct.
increase
(+) !
or deCorresponding
month,
October
or November,
1923
19 U
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 21
October
November
i9'>3
[ BASE
YEAR
(-) ! i
OR
cumu- ' PERIOD
lative i
1924
from
1923
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
ism
! Noi vember
from
October
19 24
19 »3
o
3
X
'M
November,
1924,
from
November,
1923
^
TRANSPORTATION— C o n t i n u e d
Freight Cars
Surplus (daily av. last week of month):
30, 480
Box
number
Coal
number
49 058
Total
number
99, 190
Shortage (daily av. last week of m o n t h ) :
784
Box
number
Coal
.. - _
- .
munber.
785
1,056
Total
number
Cars in bad order:
]%i -"43
Total end of month
cars
8.2
R a t i o to total in use.., ..
per cent..
Car loadings (monthly totals):
4, 380
Total
thous. of cars
270
Grain and grain products.. .thous. of carsLivestock
thous of ears
166
809
Coal and coke
thous ot cars
282
Forest products
thous of cms
177
< )re
thous. of cars
'2, 070
Merchandise and inisc
thous. of cars. .
,
73,54,"
82, SI 9
183,911
51], 902
80, 750
1 53, 057
100
H3
354
84
00
128
107
i
103
81
1919
1919 !
1919
18
10
13
319
005
1,330
1919
1919
1919
21.
189, 140
8. 2
1 ~~>\ f>20
0. s
1913
1013
99
97
4,091
2->2
100
4,051
197
1(>8
709
297
lOh
2. 457
45,o(3
2,049
1,(09
9, 3(»7
3,413
2,288
20,907
14.177
2,3-59
1,571
X, 1 10
3,33]
1,OL8
27,190
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
124
117
122
110
119
152
128
110
116
118
103
120
103
122
380, 17-"
C9", 599
78, 812
87, 102
505, 790 ! 531, 508
374, 208
400, 582
93, 180
80, 131
38,159
38. 049
4,281,299
1,016,531
5, 854, 272
4,550,972
912,241
424, 109
3,984,850
985,773
5, 480, 1 18
4,170,289
897,200
394, 112
-0.9
-1.9
-0. 4
-8.4
-1.6
-7.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
250
103
230
245
172
154
224
151
208
224
144
140
00, 524
54, 14;
31,433
00, 871
50, 140
31.309
+0.5
+3.7
-0.2
i 1913
| 1913
| 1913
171
218
137
1
1919
1919
05
00
!
!
1920
1920
!
|
1913
1913
279
90
2, "14
-i i
, ? i
+U
-13. 4
-3 3
— *>8 8
+ 1.1
51
•;
H
«
45
37
62
05
52
1
90 + 141.2
110 j +08.8
+85. 4
97
+30. 3
4_2 <;
+20! 2
-78.8
-83. 1
-78.fi
-18.0
— 78. 0
— 73. 5
-0.7
0.0
+21.5
+21.0
4
19
1
3
3
102 ! 138
100 | 135
135
131
125
121
124 f
121 |
110
140
84
84
110
128
117
148
200
120
124
130
147
150
120
103
110
108
114
109
133
117
(] ^
— 15.9
137
0.0
104
-4.0
104 !
— 1. 1
113
203
182
199
206
159
133
226
162
212
210
195
143
248
144
224
222
21 2
158
215
137
198
206
156
139
2C8
150
223 i 213
123
189
216
153
174
210
134
152
224 !
121
+3.3
-9.5
— 2. 0
+0. 2
— .1.6
71
73
73
72
74 !
75 |
+4.3
+4.7
+9. 5
+ 9.8
i
!
I
•
I -45.8
-4.7
126 :
+ 1.0
til: 5
+ 1.0
— 0. 1
-42. 2
+3. 5
Railroad Operations
Revenue:
Freight
thous. of dolls
Passenger
thous. of dolls
Total operating
thous. of dolls
Operating
expenses
Ihous.
of dolls...
N r et operating income.
thous of dolls
Freight carrier
mills, ton-miles
Pull man company operations:
Revenue
thous. of dolls
Expenses
thous of dolls
Passengers carried
thousands . .
Locomotives
in bad order:
Tot;1! end of month
number
Ratio to total in use
per cent
438,813
82, 801
572, 000
403, 004
127, 105
43,110
0, 005
5, 070
2, 773
5, 242
5,214
2, 509
1 1 , 095
17.2
11,574 i
18.0 i
5, 384
2. 551
10
i
[
i
579
10.4
1
!
!
I
!
\m
08 \
08 j
70
-13.4
-4.9
-11.79
—7
-2(i! 7
-11.7
;
— 3.9
—9. 0
— 4,8
— 7. 9
-4-X. 2
-o. ;•;
Passenger Travel
N a t i o n a l parks:
Visitors
Automobiles entered
Arrivals from abroad:
A. liens
1. ' nited States citizens
'Departures abroad :
Aliens. ... ...
United States citizens...
Passports issued
..
number
number
47,571
2, 5S5
numbn
number .
45, 224
34, 171
[1,731 ,
number
_ number .
number
21,008
19,951
7 ijofi
18,250
14,741
7, 894
1
*> 39, 044
6
3, 136
1,298,220
147,802
105,393
29, 142
837, 927
258,023
489, 083
307,543
-41.fi
+ 18.9
18,532
14,901
5, 978
170,053
243,804
120,008
206,056
284,270
138,803
+ 17.3
+10. 0
+15.7
437,818
100,070 .
478,743
102,427
+9. 3
+2.4
99,472
122,858
17,070
99,019
122,230
10,770
-0. 5
-0.5
;
i ..
43
44
22
552
791
253
09
40
87
112
89
118
31
182
40
233
38
139
!
-7. 7 i -00.4
35
91 j -34.7 -23.5
1913
1913
1913
41
GO
349
36
50
306
46
125
439
46
79
392
41
00
405
-1.5
36 i -13. 1
-20. 1
-1. I
49
-0. 2 ! +32. 1
404
1913
1913
350
209
345
268
380
273
374
308
388
344
i
1919
1919
1919
128
120
118
116
109
92
121
113
97
126
117
115
131
123
122
-11.7
116
100 ' -18.9
-25.8
90
—0. 8
— 8.4
-1.8
i
1919
1919
1 91 9
153
121
172
149
123
165
140
125
159
148
123
163
100
134
176
156
128
172
-I--4.4
+3. S
+4. 7
;1 1919
1 91 9
!
1 91 9
122
150
I 102
118
150
124
103
103
302
103
151
330
110
153
346
113
— 17.0
124
200 j — 2 4 . 7 + 110.0
1914
1920
1915
1922
19^2
110
121
121
109
106
115 ! 99
120 1 112
115
121
97
109
104
85
102
111
114
97
87
104
110
115
96
90
104 !
111 |
116 i
96 1
91
+1.1
— 9.7
-7.1
— 4.1
-11.9
-12.5
1914
| 1915
259
255
275
217
250
231
248
229
202
231 !
+0.5
+0. 4
203
-9. 5
— 4.4
1914
1915
1922
1922
222
114
229
225
221
110
228
223
220
109
218
211
225
110
218
192
221
112
228
209
222
112
226
188
1,529,285
+ 17.8
189,150 I +28.0
1
PURLIC UTILITIES
Telephone companies:
Operating revenues
thous. of dolls..
Operating income
thous. of dolls. .
Telegraph companies:
Commercial telegraph tolls flious. of dolls..
Operating revenues
thous of dolls
Operating income
thous. of dolls.
Central electric stations:
Production, electric power —
Total.-.
. mills, of kw. hours
By water power. .mills, of kw. hours..
B v fuels
mills, of kw. hours
Consumption of fuels —
Coal
thous. of short tons..
Oil
thous. of barrels
Gas
millions of cu ft
50, 931
12, 748
i
1
M5, 979
b 9, 994
9, 940
12,389
1,993
8, 770 !
10,053 !
1.478 i
8, 848
10.979
1 , 505
5, 1 92
1,032
3, 500
1, "nS
3, 192
~,o~i
4, 838
] , 501
3, 330
50, 985
17,931 '
33,024
53, 489
18,271
35,218
+4.9
+1.9
+0. 0
3, 220
1,405
0, 1 03
3,293
1J44
4 (>42
3,474
1 , 379
2, 204
35,491
13,212
28,930
33,950
15.341
45,528
-4.3
+10. 1
495
195
49 1
197
548
212
;
-Zo
-1.9
-t£i!
EMPLOYMENT
Number employed, State and
New York State
Detroit
_. . _ _
Wisconsin
Illinois
Massachusetts
Total payroll:
New York State
Wisconsin
Average weekly earnings:
New York State
Illinois
Wisconsin...
._
Massachusetts
city reports:
thousands
thousands.
index number
index number
index number
!
13,032
13, 700
dolls..
27. 53
index number
index number
index number . .
b
October, 1923
27 00
thous. of dolls
index number
I
.
!
15,145
27. 64
|
.
_
...
j
::::::::i
* Relative number less than 1.
0.0
+1.0
+0. 9
0.0
+0.5
0.0
-0.9
-10.0
+0. 1
+1.8
-0. 9
- 1 5. 7
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
i
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may i
be found in the November quarterly issue of ! "
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explana- !
tions with sources are also given in that issue.
NUM ERICAL DATA
! Corre-
sponding
month,
.
i October
or November,
1923
October : XT"
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
per ct.
! increase
_ i (+)
i or de- i
CUMULATIVE TOTAL i crease
FROM JANUARY 1 j ( — )
THROUGH LATEST - 1 CUniU-
MONTH
:
~]
1923
!
1924
•
! lative
!
RELATIVE NUMBERS
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
1923
1923
201
204
203
205
205
207
211
210
211
218
211
214
213
211
221
211
213
218
213
220
0.0
-0. 2
+2. 1
+1.1
-0.9
-QA
-0.8
2. 2
90
88
90
90
90
91
90
91
+0. 2
0. 0
+0.4
-2.3
335 : 300 i 211
1913
1913 ; 283 ; 256 1 169
191? ' 458 426 312
279
225
409
364
299
522
352
282
515
ion
356
299
427
370
333
351
;
;
j
28. 41 i
28. 37 ;
30.84!
22. 84
17.21
26.99
28.81
30. 73
23. 02
17.59
49. 6
47 1
49. 7
47. 1 '•
49.5
48 2
i
41,063
39,511
23,801; 22,488
17,262 i 17,053
i
34.046
33,294:
20,393
19,371;
1,351 :
l 364
7,872 ,
8,252
247
247
2,102 ; 2,244
172
174
3,679
3,427 ;
159
158
34, 528
20,416
14,112
315,326 :
194,744 i
119,582 ;
338,574
196,004
142,570
29, 387
17,283
1,253
7, 508
233
1,827
166
2, 769
152
275, 375 i
160,811 I
309, 875 i +1 2. r>
180,474 : 4-12.2
i
i
>
November,
1924,
from
November,
1923
^
a
o>
02
EMPLOYMENT-Continued
26. 45 ,
28. 44
30.21 i
22. 60
17.36
November
from
i October
tc
•<
+J
>
o
o
O i £
I
Average weekly earnings (National Industrial
Conference|Board) :
Grand total (both sexes)
dollars
Total male
dollars
Skilled male.
.dollars
Unskilled male
dollars
Total women.
dollars
Average weekly hours:
Nominal (both sexes)
hoars
Actual (both sexes)
hour^
;
;
1924 |
from
!
'•
i
1
\
•
i
i
1924
Per cent
: increase (+)
; or decrease (— )
'
1914
1914
1914
1914
1914
216 215
218 j 217
218 217
217 ! 215
; 226 224
1914
1914
;
l
0
£
90 \
94
90
94
-2.1
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
Mail-order houses:
i
Totalsales
.thous. of dolls _J
Sears, Roebuck & Co
thous. of dolls j
Montgomery Ward & Co. thous. of dolls. _ j
Ten-cent stores:
j
Totalsales
thous. of dolls !
F. W. Woolworth & Co. ..thous. of dolls..
Number of stores operated
i
S. S. Kresge Co
thous. of dolls..]
Number of stores operated
'
McCrory Stores Corp
thous. of dolls _.i!
Number of stores operated
S. II. Kress & Co
thous. of dolls. J
Number of stores operated .
j
Restaurant chains:
j
Total sales, 2 chains
thous. of dolls..!
Stores operated
number !
Child's Co _
.
thous. of dolls 1
Waldorf system
thous. of dolls, i
Chain stores:
i
J. C. Penney Co...
.thous. of dolls |
Number of stores
i
United Cigar Stores Co. . .thous. of dolls. J
Number of stores
i
A. Schulte (Inc )
thous of dolls 1
Number of stores
i
Owl Drug Co
thous. of dolls..!;
Number of stores
Magazine advertising (for
;
following month)
thous. of lines..!
Newspaper advertising
thous. of lines !
Postal receipts, 50 selected
1
cities
thous. of dolls..!
Postal receipts, 50 industrial
!
cities. .thous. of dolls i
Money orders:
Domestic paid (50 cities)—
:
Quantity
number. _j
Value
.
thous. of dolls !
Domestic issued (50 cities)
Quantity
number •
Value
thotif? of dolls
Foreign issued
thous. of dolls <
Internal-revenue taxes collected:
I
Firearms and shells.. _ thous. of dolls '
Jewelry, watches, and
clocks
thous. of dolls. J
Theater admissions «
thous. of dolls. J
Bonds and stocks issued and
j
conveyances
thous. of dolls. .'
Capital stock transfers
thous. of dolls. .
BANKING AND FINANCE
4-7.4
+0. 6 j
4-19.2 1
19H
379
327
3 9
313
361
307
68, 732 ;
75. 503
+? 9
1913
i>56
079
616
620
712
747
17,789 I
20,941
+17.7
*M3
417
1G>
458
423
467
499
28.043 i
32.957
4-17. 1
nu
332
JO1*
334
348
410
3S2
:
1
3, 176
219
2,081
1,095
2,981
219
1,907 ;
1,074
3, 006
209
1,918
1,088
33, 347 \
33, 190
-0. 5
1920
122
115
118
119
121
114
21,114 i
12,233 ;
20,281
11,909
-3.9
-2.6
1913
1920
287
117
270
138
285
134
286
137
269
139
269
136
8,430 '
566
6, 502
2, 548
1, 949
253
1,588
84
9,275
569
6, 425
2, 563
1 901
252
1,289
84
7,196
472
6, 158
2, 433
1, 681
249
1, 408
53,714
64,280
4-19.0
1913
66,523 i
66,518 .'
17,458 !
19,967
15,253
15,520
14
23,437 | » 24,411
1,065,664 1,055,219
0. 0 j
1913
2398 3120 3832 4216
3151 3271
258
252
250
250
264
261
+14.5
4-10. 1
+20. 8
-£o
4-1.0
— 4.S
0. 0
+6. *
o! 6
-6. 1
0.0
-8. 4
-0.8
4-4.8
-0.6
-1.3
+ 10.0
+0.o
+28, 9
+20. 6
+4.3
+5. 3
+ 13.1
4-1.2
—8.5
4-9. }
|Q
1919
203
250
283
284
290
283
4-1.8 '
1913
i 520
433
462
452
489
397
^
-18.8
0.0
+4.2
-1.0
1913 ' 184
1919
130
172
126
147
91
181
113
180
129
173
122
— 3. 6
+- 14. 4
+13.3
+12.1
+8. 9
+9. 9
+6. 0
+22. 8
—4.8
4-23. S
+3.9
+
-a
4
2,201
108, 594
2,121
102, 662
2,109
106, 397
29,119
26,471
26, 531
269,673 :
281,878
4-4.5
1919
148
144
123
141
158
144
— 9. 1
-0.2
3,145
2,627
2, 609
28,000 1
30,091
4-7.5
1922
121
112
110
117
135
113
-16. •"
+0. 7
12,000
95,784
11,294
88,962
10, 948
87, 639
112,703 ;
855, 643 |
116,003
914. 086
+2.9
+6. 8
1919
1919
146
143
134
117
106
127
119
154
147
145
136
-5.9
— 7. 1
+L5
3, 052
30, 763
3, 070
2. 941
29, 802
4, 426
2, 775
28. 974
4, 541
28,963 .
304,246
36,046 i
32,197
323.965
34,730
+11.2
+6.5
-3.7
1919
1919
1919
150
13S
179
116
133
153
137
125
99
147
131
97
161
142
103
155
137
149
-3. 1
+ 44. 2
+6. 0
-2.9
— 2. 5
434
425
502
4,015
2,989
-25.6
1919
71
147
133
136
133
— 2. 1
-15.3
593
2,021
484
2,076
1,653
6, 849
20,200 :
67,830 |
17,399
56,281
-13.9
-17.0
1919
1919
137
129
138 1
127 ;
49
37
40
38
-IS. 4
— 70. 7
59
38
29
2,098
685
1,976
660
3, 413
559
42,344 :
7, 866 :
32,267
8, 060
-23. S
+2. 5
1919
1919
100
51
95 |
55 !
52
80
51
59
67
65
216
641
132
857
197
657
88
854
2, 130 i;
7,264
1,410
9,399 :
!
141
157
'•
:
— .". 8
+0.6
— 3. 5
-42. 1
+ 18. i
<
Life Insurance
(Association of Life Insurance Presidents)
Policies, new (45 companies):
j
Ordinary
thous. of policies ;
Industrial
thous. of policies i
Group
...
number of contracts !
Total
thous. of policies and contracts.. j
Policies and certificates issued:
|
Total policies and certificates ..thousands.Group insurance certificstes certificates i
Amount of new insurance (45 companies):
i
Ordinary
thous. of dolls. J
Industrial
.thous. of dolls...!
Group
thous. of dolls..!
Total insurance
thous. of dolls i
Premium collections (45 companies) :
Ordinary
.thous. of dolls _.|
Industrial
thous. of dolls 1
Group
.thous. of dolls..
Totalthous. of dolls..
182 >
831
87
1,012
2, 123
-0. 3 ,
7,543 i , 4-3.8
1,113 !' -21.1
9,666
+2.8 ,
1913 ; 240 246 i 218 199 227 270 i +18.7
1913 i; 176 173 ! 160 162 219 It)9 — 22. 9
1913
1540 1760 i 1420 1500 1740 2640 ! +51.7
-15.3
1913
187 186 170 168 220 186
!
J
-9. 6
-2.4
+50. 0
+0.4
-18.5
— 63. 6
1,083
70 805
883
25 771
501,459
198,461
131,134
831, 054
524,384
150,718
38,624
713, 726
515,700
146, 882
18, 838
681, 420
5,551,219 5,871,409 " +5.8 i
1,566,900 i 1,737,662 !!' +10.9 I
288,719 i 413,797 ; +43.3 j
7,406,837 ; 8,022,864 ; +8.3 j
1913
1913
1913
1913
342 359 338 304 350 366
! 293 283 273 279 382 290
566 1085 1322 1116 7554 2252
331 346 329 305 422 362
109,188
33,405
3,025
145,617
103,731
32,190
2,593
138.515 s
99, 377
29, 195
2,345
130, 917
1,075,767 1,192,728 > +10.9
309,878 ; 350,517 !i! +13.1 i
22,009 !
27,233 +23.7 i
1,409,656 ] 1,570,478 +11.4 i
1913
1913
1913
1913
-5. 0
252 255 250 272 280 266
' 285 271 302 314 310 297 1 -3. 6
6039 6514 6497 5967 8403 7203 -14.3
263 263 270 285 293 278 , -4.9
+1.7
+4.6
-24.1
+2. 6
-70.5 -105.0
-14.1
+4.7
4-4.4
+10. 3
+10. 6
+5.8
i* Cumulatives are for the 12 months' period January to December, inclusive.
is Taxes collected pursuant to the revenue act of 1918 were at the rate of 1 cent for each 10-cent admission charge or fraction thereof. The revenue act of 1921 exempted
all admissions less than 10 cents and the revenue act of 1924, effective as of July 3, 1924, exempted all admissions of 50 cents or under.
45
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE. — Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
NUMERICAL DATA
| Per ct.
increase
(+)
or deBASE
CUMULATIVE TOTAL ! crease
YEAR
CorreFROM JANUARY 1
(-)
OR
sponding
cumuTHROUGH LATEST ;
i PERIOD !
month,
MONTH
lative
October
1924
or No1
1 from
vember,
1923
1833
1924
!
1923
i
!
19 M
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
October
November
8,297
8,359
7,641
3,263
1, 439
1,824
3,298
1, 444
1,853
2,866
1, 322
1,544
3, 469
1,085
1, 899
388
98
3,496 i
1,085
1,909
405
3,354
1,191
1, 780
301
81
1,017
548
1,018
547
'
RELATIVE NUMBERS
1923
1924
« 1 i
"£ I 0ti zi
t ra
o ! Z
Per 3ent
increoj e ( + )
or decre ase (-)
November
from
October
November,
1924,
from
November,
1923
BANKING AND FINANCE— Continued
Life Insurance— Continued
< Association of Life Insurance Presidents}— Con.
Admitted life insurance assets (41 companies):
Grand total
mills, of dolls
Mortgage loans—
Total
mills, of dolls..
Farm
mills, of dolls..
All other.
..mills, of dolls..
Bonds and stocks (book values):
Total
mills, of dolls..
Government
mills of dolls
Railroad
mills, of dolls..
Public utilities
mills of dolls
All others.
.mills, of dolls._
Policy loans and premium
notes
mills of dolls
Other admitted assets
mills, of dolls..
98 ;
i
1923
\ 102
110
111
112
113
+0.7
+9,4
1923
1923
1923
105 108 ! 119
' 104 ! 105 113
: 108 i 108 124
120
114
125
121
114
127
122
115
129
+1.1
+0.3
+1.6
+15. 1
+9.2
+20. 0
1923
1923
1923
1923
1923
: 100
98 j 98
101 i 102
104 ! 107
105 ; 105
103
90
107
134
126
104
90
108
135
126
104
89
109
138
127
105
89
109
144
127
+0.8
0.0
+0. 5
+4.4
0.0
+4.2
-8. 9
+7.2
+34. 6
+21.0
102 1 102
101 i 103
108
117
109
117
110
119
110
119
0.0
-0.2
+7.3
+ 16. 1
129 120
138 123
138 124
107 101
121 i 119
131 | 133
115
117
118
104
110
128
135
145
138
115
121
142
128
142 1
128 I
110
115 !
133
-4.7
-2.4
-7.4
-4.9
-5.4
-6.5
-0.6
+3. 0
-7.1
+2.5
— 5. 6
+ 1.4
94
98 ' 103
; 113 ! 106 101
102
104
111
119
113 i
107 i
+2.4
-9.9
+15.3
+1.8
258
265
245
277
274
314
284
290 |
+3.9
—7. 6
+24.3
+4.7
14
67
100
! 146
1 111
; 164
13
66
113
144
113
160
12
67
135
143
115
157
11
70 '
146
143 i
114 I
154
-0.4 -72.0
+4.4 -17.9
+8.0 +132. 2
+0.1
-2.0
-0.7
+13. 6
-1.9
+1.3
100 •i 104
135 ; 133 ! 151
106 i 105 1 117
106
158
119
107
165
122
108
167
124
+0.8
+1.2
+8.1
+25. 8
+17.7
61
59
65
57
74
57
79
59
+ts
-45.9
—35. 9
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
i 1920
1920
! 1920
i 1920
1920
1913
123 124 ! 130
116 i 117 i 122
122 | 122 i 129
118 ! 119 ! 126
: 128
132 ! 139
129 129 ; 143
: 129
129 136
• 116
117 120
145 146 153
126 126 127
129 132 135
137 141 149
137 137 146
335 334 337
131
122
131
126
140
143
136
120
153
128
135
151
147
337
132
122
131
127
142
145
135
121
156
129
132
151
147
338
132
123
131
128
145
144
136
122
174
129
136
151
147
338
+0.7
+0.2
+0.2
+0.4
+2.0
-0.4
+0.8
+0.7
+11.5
+0.4
+2.7
-0.5
+0.1
-0.1
+6.8
+5. 3
+6.9
+7.4
+9.6
+11.7
+5. 5
+4.1
+19.2
+2.5
+3.1
+7.1
+7.2
+1.1
1913
189
191
192
192
+0.3
83
83
100
172
308
83
83
100
188
808
83
83
100
188
423
83
83
100
151
290
-0.1
-0.1
-0.3
-19.8
-31.6
424
326
676
530
387
-27.0
-8.8
101 1 103
! 96 i 97
100
94
100
94
102
95
104
98
+2.3
+2.2
+1.4
+0.2
i
i
•
!
i
i
j
i
1923
1923
949
471
103 i
! 101
(Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau)
Sales of ordinary life insurance (81 companies):
United States total
thous. of dolls.. 572, 184
Eastern manuf. district. ..thous. of dolls.. 224, 325
Western manuf. district.. .thous. of dolls.. 124, 841
Western agric. district
thous. of dolls.. 93, 489
Southern district.^
thous. of dolls.. 69, 226
Far Western district
thous. of dolls.. 60, 303
+4.9
+9.8
+3.5 i
-1.3
-0.5
+6.4
1921
1921
1921
1921
1921
1921
236,204
206,121
+9.2
+0.6
1919
1919
224,243
176, 732
+15.3
+2.4
545, 152 j
218,834
115,577
88,871 i
65,490
56, 380 j
548, 669
212, 548
124, 472
86, 698
69, 368
55, 583
5,980,801
2,298,096
1,316,854
983,924
780,501
603,426
; 6,274,344
j 2,521,870
! 1,362,383
i 971,314
! 776,518
i 642,259
23,047
18,846
19, 983
18, 521
216,315
204,952
22,433
16,657
18, 048
15, 915
194,500 i
172, 516
;
131
138
141
112
! 122
129
1
1
;
!
i
|
Banking
Debits to individual accounts:
New York City... _
mills, of dolls
22, 506
Outside New York City. ..mills, of dolls.. 20,912
Bank clearings:
New York City
mills, of dolls.. 21, 585
Outside New York City. ..mills, of dolls.. 18, 024
Federal reserve banks:
Bills discounted ..
mills, of dolls
223
Notes in circulation
mills, of dolls..
1,767
Total investments
mills, of dolls..
802
Total reserves _
mills, of dolls
3,132
Total deposits
mills of dolls
2,218
Reserve ratio
per cent
78.6
Federal reserve member banks:
Total loans and discounts.. mills, of dolls.. 12,764
Total investments
mills, of dolls..
5,551
Net demand deposits
mills, of dolls
12 922
Interest rates:
New York call loans. _
„ per cent
2.45
Commercial paper 4-6 mos.
per cent..
3.13
Savings deposits, by Federal reserve districts
(balance to credit of depositors):
Total 846 banks
thous. of dolls 7, 154, 837
Boston, 64 banks
thous. of dolls 1, 268, 465
New York, 30 banks thous. of dolls 2, 001, 536
Philadelphia, 78 banks. thous. of dolls.. 495, 093
489,511
Cleveland, 18 banks thous. of dolls
Richmond, 91 banks. _thous. of dolls.. 325, 899
Atlanta, 96 banks
thous. of dolls.. 228, 510
Chicago, 209 banks
thous. of dolls.. 910, 932
St. Louis, 32 banks
thous. of dolls.. 141, 026
Minneapolis, 15banks_thous. of dolls.. 92, 444
Kansas City, 56 banks. thous. of dolls.. 106, 979
Dallas, 85 banks
thous. of dolls
67, 849
San Francisco, 72banksthous. of dolls.. 1, 026, 093
U. S. Postal Savings
thous. of dolls.. 134, 405
New York State Savings
banks
thous. of dolls 3, 308, 534
222
1,845 :
866
3, 134 ,
2,203
77.4
794
2,246
373
3,197
1,939
70.4
12,870 ;
5,617
13,065
11, 904
4,464
11, 102
2.60
3.25
4.81
5.09
7, 201, 426
1,271,490
2, 006, 184
497, 277
499,463
324,495
230,308
917,748
157,231
92,787
109,832
67,523
1,027,088
134,235
6, 743, 274
1, 207, 722
1, 876, 107
463, 010
! 455, 596
290, 543
;
218, 340
;
882, 010
131, 862
I
90, 517
106, 557
i
63, 024
957, 986
132, 833
!
1913
225 i 229
296 \ 277
i
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
46
85
50
146
101
152
1921
1921
1919
; 100
j,
1913
1913
143 i 146 1
; 93 i 92 !
; 1913
1
!
i
I
f
ii
3,318,009
: 41
! 86
63
I 146
' 100
; 152
i
!
1
+1.1
Public Finance
Government debt:
Interest-bearing
mills, of dolls..
Total gross debt
mills of dolls
Short-term debt
mills, of dolls
Customs receipts . .
thous. of dolls
Total ordinary receipts.thous. of dolls..
Expenditures chargeable to
ordinary receipts
thous. of dolls
Money in circulation:
Total
mills, of dolls
Per capita
-dollars. .
20, 978
21, 242
8,069
49, 890
255, 323
20,951
21,213
8,042
40,011
174,738 i
21, 780
22, 055
8, 656
46, 565
190, 844
541, 818 | 505, 104
2,988,235 3,341,515
-6.8 i
+11.8
320, 307
233, 758
256, 287
3, 317, 364 i 2, 999, 114
-9.6
4,880
43. 12
4,994 :
44.08
4,923
44.01
i
|
!
1919
1919
1919
1913
1913
1913
1919
1919
:
86 ! 86
87 i 87
! 108
108
! 195 i 176
382 316
706
-3.3
-3.8
-7.1
-14.1
-8.4
46
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
1
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
NUMERICAL DATA
192 4
October ' November
Corresponding
month,
October
or November,
1923
R E L A T iVE N U M B E R S
Per el.
C U M U L A T I V E TOTAL
FROM J A N U A R Y 1 ,
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
,
1923
mciea.se
(+)
i
or de- '
ciease
B YSE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
cunmlam e
1924
Irom
1923
1924
19 23
Per cent
' increase (+)
or decrease (— )
Novem-
1924
Nober.
v em- 1924,
ber
from
from
NoOctober vem-
|
._'
X
i
ber.
'jr.
C
£
158
136 | -13.8
BANKING AND FINANCE— Continued
Business Failures
Liabilities:
Total commercial
thous. of dolls . .
Manufacturing
establishments
thous. of dolls..
Trade establishments
thous. of dolls ...
Agents and brokers..
.thous. of dolls..
Firms:
Total commercial
...number..
Manufacturing establishments. .number _.
Trade establishments
number..
A gents and brokers
...number..
36,099 i
31,124
49, 592
487,028 ;
497.946
+2. 2
1913
: 348
217
242
150
15,619 i
16, 122
28, 456
17,194
3, 942
261,284 :!
181,851
43,893 !
271,016
176,050
50,878
+3.7 •
-3. 2
+ 15.9 i
1913
!
4 357
10,252
15,782 :
5,090
1913
1913
; 182
| 96
275
180
13"
289
171
309
188 ! 151
106 ! 168
164 152
99
165
177
-34. 4
-2. 1
+ 16.8
1, 096
411
1,186
99
1,653 :!
361
1, 193
99
1,704
495
1,131
78
16,877 i
4,473 ;
11,810 !
18,575 j + 10. 1
4,733
+ 5.8
12,799 i
913
+53. 7
+8.4 :
1913
1913
1913
1913
' 125
141
119
, 120
128 ; 114
140 : 117
110
144
152
i
98
102
95
117
127
116
128
183
124
102
128
183
+o!c
3,585,217 » 3,808,086
+6. 2 i
1913
174
193
212
269
181
203
+ 11.9
-TO. 1
H 963, 251 !» 1,003,881
+ 4. 2 '
+3.4
+3.7
+2. 4 i
1913
1913
1913
1913
93
72
127
119
97
132
53
70
87
104
65
92
137
161
98
192
96
74
130
126
101
135
58
89
+5.9
+83. 1
-55.4
-29.3
+4.8
+2. 1
+ 10.0
+25. 7
;
86
435
121 i 126
183 265
104
38
-17. 1
—85. 7
-24.1
-87. 5
:
38
102
56
166
88
215
63
118
-27.8
-45.1
-40. 8
-33. 2
' j
' 594
i
i
570
Dividend and Interest Payments
;
-64.0
-8.2
+ 29. 1
-3.0
-t-5. 5
+ 26,9
0.0
(For the following month)
Grand total
Dividend payments:
Total....
Indus, and misc. corp
Steam railroads
Street railways
thous. of dolls..
thous.
thous.
thous.
thous.
of dolls. _
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls..
14
268, 805
300, 750
286, 050
66, 805
32, 200
6, 190
70, 750
52, 025
14,350
4, 375
67, 505
50, 975
13,050
3,480
283, 641
56, 549
235, 256
8,112
309,915
65,126
2,408,492 i 2,892,171
514,770
454,098
+20. 1
-11.8
1920
1920
78, 257
340, 190
56, 480
186, 888
95, 403
279, 638
643,051
773,138 : +20.2
2,292,923 i 2,589,402 + 12.9
197, 464
384, 032
374, 866
95, 147
126, 375
543, 490
66, 222
9,340
574, 096
94, 619
28, 859
811,819
17,926
10,612
7, 314
16,883
10,061
6, 822
19,894
13, 998
5, 896
365,581 !
175,721 I
189,869 j
125
6, 484
50, 443
470
6, 486
44, 427
217
6, 548
73, 197
75, 764 !
None.
39
1,229
None.
8
1,221
345
1, 202
3,198
11,928
41, 139
5, 832
44, 931
7,557
27, 863
2,536
19, 670
3, 305
19, 369
2,348
8, 688
124. 11
76.00
97.77
105. 44
58.30
88.28
28.415
» 541, 441
* 4 289.120
H 559, 790
:
u 299,910
» 75, 750 !
u 77, 601
!
New Capital Issues
Total corporation (Commercial and
Fi nancial Chronicle) :
Purpose of issueNew capital
thous. of dolls..
Refunding
thous. of dolls. .
Kind of issueStocks
_ . _ thous. of dolls
Bonds and notes
thous. of dolls..
Total corporation (Journal of
Commerce)
thous. of dolls
States and municipalities:
Permanent loans
. .thous. of dolls..
Temporary loans
thous. of dolls..
New incorporations
thous. of dolls..
79
137
; 84
305
1920
1920
1
107
3, 335, 186 | 2, 909, 132 | -12.8
1913
<
180
273
198
204 ! 144
280
+94.5
+2. 4
999,299 i 1,307,408
483,473
820,417
8,415,021 j 6,419,866
1913
1913
1913
297
164
409
278
350
: 179
; 232
262 ! 279
320 ! 314
278 ; 315
195
23
333
-30.4
-92. 6
+5.6
-30. 0
-67.6
-29. 3
215,902 : -40.9
149,364 i -15.0
66,538 -65.0
1919
1919
1919
186
124
352
125
96
121
90
136 < 112
88 ! 112
76 ! 91
121 \ 169
:
106 ! -5.8
87
-5.2
158 ! -6.7
-15.1
-28. 1
+ 15.7
8,633 i -29.4
1922
1922
1922
; 48
44 i
2
23
36
2 i
1
34 : 73
34
30
20
86
45 \
0
0
18
0 ! 0
(13) i
3
18
17
+30.8
+69.7 i
-23.7 ; i
37
125
i
177
72
471
Agricultural Loans
By land banks:
Total closed
thous. of dolls
Federal farm loan banks, .thous. of dolls..
Joint-stock land bank
thous. of dolls. .
By War Finance Corporation:
With banks and livestock loan
companies —
Advancements
thous. of dolls. .
Repayments
thous. of dolls..
Balance
thous. of dolls
With cooperative market associationsAdvancements
thous. of dolls..
Repayments
thous. of dolls..
Balance. _
thous. of dolls. .
By Federal intermediate credit banks:
Direct loans —
Closed
thous. of dolls. _
Balance end of month. thous. of dolls. _
RediscountsClosed
thous. of dolls
Balance end of month. thous. of dolls..
12,224
9,228
32, 107 j -57.6
149 ! -98.4
1.176J -93.4
17, 868
1922
1922
1922
4
84
1
!
!
95
60
57
3 +276. 0 + 116. 6
-0.9
73
0.0
27 -11.9 -39.3
0
1
17
|
j
i
0.0
-93.3
-61.8
-51.1
+9.2
-22.8
+61.3
+30.3 +40.8
-1.5 + 122.9
!
j
0.0
-79.5
-0.7
Stocks and Bonds
Stock prices, closing:
117. 29
25 industrials, average
dolls, per share..
69.63
25 railroads average
dolls per share
90.25
103 stocks average
dolls per share
Stock sales:
18, 126
N. Y. Stock Exchange. ..thous. of shares..
Bond sales:
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls . 247, 972
45, 164
Liberty-Victory
.thous. of dolls..
293, 136
Total
thous. of dolls
Bond prices:
86.67
Highest-grade rails.p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
74.36
Second-grade rails. p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
70.10
Public utility
p. ct. of par, 4% bond-Industrial
p. ct. of par, 4% bond. . 73.75
75. 74
Comb, price index. p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
102.98
5 Liberty bonds
p. ct. of par...
16 foreign governments and
city
p. ct. of par. . 103. 67
97.13
Comb, price index, 66 bonds. p. ct. of par..
4.11
Munioinal bond vield
Der cent..
13
Relative number less than 1.
i 1913
1913
1921
! 175
69
100
181
70
104
205
86
106
201
85
106
202
84
107
213
92
116
+5.8
+9.1
+8.3
+ 17.7
+30.4
+10.7
228
326
+83.3
; 1913
41, 369
22, 573
211,988
238, 940
336, 431
52, 987
389, 418
162, 271
65, 869
228, 140
1, 768, 502
730, 366
2, 496, 868
2, 604, 697
786, 666
3, 391, 383
86.43
75.03
70.45
74. 06
76. 06
102. 10
83.25
66. 79
64 53
72 02
70. 96
98. 93
103. 50 •
96. 86 i
4.13
99. 07
!; 1921
108
1921 ; 109
92. 89
4.37
1! 99
1
Cumulatives are for 12 months' period January to
+ 12.7
+47. 3 1: 1919
+7.7 1919
1919
+35.8
1915
1915
1915
1915
i 1915
\ 1921
: 1913
324
262
262
597 +128. 2
72
228 | 342
28 ! 26
74
99
298
22
86
348
19
95
472
22
126
92
88
88
; 101
i 92
105
93 I 96
88 i 97
87 . 97
102
105
99
92
106
110
96
98
95
104
98
110
97
98
95
105
99
110
96
99
95
105
99
110
i
204
33
!
!
112 112 112
114 114 113
92
92
93
December, inclusive.
107
109
98
112
113
93
+35.7 + 107. 3
+ 17.3 -19.6
+32.8 +70.7
! +1.0
-i.o
+3.2
+ 12.5
+9.2
+2.9
+7.6
+3.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.9
+1.1
.
+4.7
+3.5
—1.7
47
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE. — Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
NUM ERICAL DATA
Per ct . ]
increase
(+)
oi' deB\,SE
C U M U L \ T I V E TOTAL
crease
YE VR
Coi reFROM J A N U \ R Y 1
(-)
19 24
sponding
THROUGH LATEST
cumu- P E OR
RIOD
month,
lative
MONTH
October
1924
or
Nofrom
x
, ember,
J923
October Novem1923
1923
1924
ber
;
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
Kl<:LAI 1YE N U M B E R S
19 24
19
~
November
from
October
November,
1924,
from
November.
1 923
.
y,
-J,
107 ! 110
749 342
31
10
109
125
60
86
113
371
54
72
109
374
87
97
88
176 : 236
168 i 165
107 115
119 124
99
237
198
116
1 20
101
195
181
119
128
99
217
180
116
122
-1.9
+ 11.2
-0.7
-2.3
-4.6
+ 12.
+23.
92
92
23
97
99
99
95
27
22
25
100
100
100
4-27
+ L9
-2. 3
0.0
+2.6
+0.8
+0.5
+ 5.
— 3.
_2
4-2.
+ 5."
+ 1.
+9.
71
-0.8
+2.1
-20.
+11.
0.0
+2.3
+2.7
+1.8
0.0
+1.9
+20. 1
+30. 7
+ 1.8
0.0
BANKING AND FINANCE -Continued
Gold and Silver
Gold:
Domestic receipts at mint fine ounces..
Rand output
thous. of ounces.Imports
thous. of dolls
Exports
. . -thous. of dolls
Silver:
Production
thous of fine ozs
Imports
thous. of dolls-.
Exports
_. . .
. thous. of dolls
Price at New York
dolls, per fine oz...
Price at London... pence per standard o z _ _
127.184
827, 583
19, 702
4, 125
106, 488
802,000
19, 850
6,689 |
10S, 432
780, (>39
39, 757
747
917,749
8 3 '4, 211
290, 075
27,932
4, s91(
"> 2(> )
60, 5 )()
( 6, 2S1
62 94S
£ 829
9, 465
.709
35, 387
5, 522
6, 481
9. 401
.693
33, 775
'608
U 774
4.49
. 052
.044
. 048
. 391
.266
. 192
4.61
.053
.043
.048
. 401
. 268
. 193
i to
(T>5
044
017
380
/63
176
.388
. 337
.385 !
.344
18 1
K)9
1.000 :
,855
.115
.981
.712
.088
.111
9^1,9-S
S, 732, OiS
309, 434
21,974
">\ 1 Mi
i)\ OSO
MS (11
^s
-H
+(•
-21
1
'
7
3
-f 2 7
4 ">6 7
MH
9] >
913
^13
00
10s
V)l
17
913
Ml 3
<J13
1913
(
>H
232
114
!()(,
11,>
Q>
;
-16.3
— 1.8
-3.1 +2. i
+0.8 — 50.
+62. 2 + 795.
+s!
+ 3. I
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
Europe:
England
dolls, per £ sterling
France
dolls, per franc
Italy
_ - .- .
- dolls, per lire
Belgium
dolls, per franc. .
Netherlands
dolls, per guilder _ .
Sweden
dolls per krone
Switzerland
dolls per franc
Asia:
Japan
dolls per yen
India
dolls, per rupee
Americas:
Canada
dolls, per Canadian doll
Argentine
dolls, per gold peso
Brazil
dolls, per milreis
Chile
_.
dolls, per paper peso
General index foreign exch . index number
1.000
.830
. 112
.111
.113 ;
1
r<
9]
61
23
26
97
99
93
90
29 i:
23
25
95 :
98
91 i
92
28
23
26
99
97
23
25
96
99
98
P
98
64
97 i
63 \
83
68
83
68
78
69
Pa
Pa
Pa
Par
Par
99
76
29
60
63
98 ! 100
74 • 79
31
51
57
61 j 61
100
83
31
53
61
100
87
35
61
100
89
35
58
61
1913
206
195 | 170
192
208
198
-4. 6
+ 1.7
Pa
Pa
Pa
P«
r«i
Pa
Pel
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE
Imports
Grand total
thous. of dolls. _ 310, 802
By grand divisions:
Europe —
Total
thous. of dolls
106, 559
France.
thous. of dolls
14,119
Germany _
thous of dolls
13, 753
Italy
thous. of dolls..
9,026
United Kingdom
thous. of dolls ..
36, 525
North AmericaTotal _ . _ . . _ ...thous. o f dolls
75, 109
Canada . .
thous of dolls
33, 774
South America —
Total
thous. of dolls..
42. 103
Argentina
thous. of dolls. .
4,745
Asia and Oceania —
Total
thous. of dolls
82, 899
Japan
thous. of dolls..
29, 308
Africa, total
_
.. thous. of dolls
4, 128
By class of commodities:
Crude materials for use in
manufacturing
thous. of dolls. _ 100, 113
Foodstuffs in crude condition
and food animals..thous. of dolls. . 42, 443
Foodstuffs, partly or wholly
manufactured
thous. of dolls. _ 38, 695
Manufactures for further use
56, 654
in manufacturing _
thous. of dolls
Manufactures ready for
consumption
thous. of dolls. . 70, 574
2. 319
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls. .
!
296,350
291, 333
3, 503, 761
3, 277, 023
-6.5
97,949
13,596
11,894
7,986
35,669
93, 338
12, 756
13, 350
10, 704
27, 634
1, 063, 846
136, 429
147, 520
83, 490
375, 077
985, 540
133, 067
126, 516
65, 917
327, 120
-112
-21.0
-12.8
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
147
137
102
201
145
130
110
87
232
122
' 111
: 96
;
89
j 114
137
109
86
125
144
148
122
90
196
161
136
117
77
173
157
-8. 1
-3.7
-13.5
-11.5
-2.3
+4.9
+6. 6
-10.9
-25. 4
+29. 1
71, 362
35, 144
73, 427
38, 452
933, 672
380, 068
926, 108
362, 709
-0.8
-4.6
1913
1913
268
320
226
325
216
256
228
264
231
285
220
297
-5.0
+4.1
-2.8
-8.6
41,925 i
4,582 |
34, 923
3,670
430, 271
111,020
421,912
69, 049
-1.9
-37.8
1913
1913
224
248
211 I 208
172 201
185
256
255
223
254
215
-0.4
-3.4
+20.0
+24. 9
80, 959
28, 347
4,156
84, 580
28, 783
5,065
996, 504
314, 096
79, 468
882, 283
300, 418
61, 180
-11.5
1913 | 288
-4.4 : , 1913 1 296
-23.0 : 1913
144
321 \ 256
349 359
256 144
310
432
155
315
355
209
307
344 i
210 i
-2.3
-3.3
+0.7
-4.3
-1.5
-17.9
112,843
+ 15.4
-7.4
97, 814
1, 285, 807
1,111,318
-13.6
1913
183
194
166
191
198
224
+12.7
38,074 |
40, 134
327, 368
384, 799
+17.5
1913
185
218 | 171
158
231
207
-10.3
— 5. 1
29,091 |
35, 590
501, 949
494, 134
-1.6
1913
291
215
184
233
234
176
-24.8
— 18.3
52, 931
50, 825
665, 505
586,411
-11.9
1913
202
179
166
187
200
187
-6.6
+4.1
61, 463
1.948
64, 110
2. 860
705, 578
17, 554
680, 382
19,979
-3.6
+ 13.8 |
1913
1913
214
222
186 195
232 ; 144
193
378
205
188
179
158
-12.9
-16.0
-4.1
-31.9
527, 233
493,597
401,484
3, 740, 828
4, 145, 324
+10.8
1913
193
194
160
207
255
238
-6.4
+22.9
290, 598
26, 787
49, 651
21, 955
125, 418
305, 551
36, 765
38, 441
22, 863
125,835
218, 491
31, 361
28, 105
18, 231
101, 510
1, 847, 078
242, 153
284, 443
147, 693
759, 326
2, 171, 130
253, 802
389, 863
163, 126
866, 136
+17.5
+4.8 i
+37. 1
+10.4
+14.1
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
171
238
112
292
181
175 125
244 1 161
96
66
278 202
206 134
189
220
151
223
196
233
209
169
335
255
244
287
131
349
256
+5.1
+37. 2
-22.6
+4.1
+0.3
+39.8
+ 17.2
+36. 8
+25. 4
+24.0
133, 387
86, 265
93, 105
53, 110
84, 807
45, 744
1, 006, 250
606, 581
1, 012, 862
585, 037
+0.7
-3.6 !
1913
1913
179
154
169
136
189
150
224
210
266
257
186
158
-30.2
-38.4
+9.8
+ 16.1
32, 820
12, 764
26,994
10,013 ;
23, 412
9, 215
250, 088
106, 474
285, 313
106, 295
1913
1913
179
188
192
201
250
271
199
210
269
279
221
219
-17.8
-21.6
+15. 3
64, 195
28, 927
6,232
518, 357
63, 159 '
31,559 i
4,787
586,483 :
70, 131
35, 031
4,643
395, 667
581, 756
226, 472
55, 655
3, 669, 704
612, 750
223, 864
63, 268
4, 059, 188
+5.3
1913 t 396
-1.2
524
1913
+ 13.7 j 1913
195
+ 10.6 > i 1913 i 192
405
673
193
194
250
185
254
159
285
303
247
205
371
555
258
254
365
606
199
238
-1.6
+9.1
-23.2
-6. 1
Exports
Grand total, including
reexports
thous of dolls
By grand divisions:
EuropeTotal
thous. of dolls..
France
thous. of dolls
Germany
thous. of dolls. _
Italy
thous. of dolls..
United Kingdom
thous. of dolls. .
North America —
Total..
thous. of dolls..
Canada
thous. of dolls..
South AmericaTotal
thous of dolls
Argentina
thous. of dolls
Asia and OceaniaTotal
thous. of dolls. .
Japan
thous. of dolls..
Africa, total .
.thous. of dolls
Total, domestic exports only.. thous. of dolls..
+ 14.1
-0.2 ;
+8.7
-9.9
-9.9
+3.1
+23. 0
48
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NOTE.— Data on the following items for the
period May, 1922, to September, 1924, may
be found in the November quarterly issue of
the SURVEY (No. 39). Detailed explanations with sources are also given in that issue.
In many cases December figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 24
NUMERICAL DATA
Per cent
: increase (+)
or decrease (— )
RELATIVE N U M B E R S
I Per ct. .
1 increase 1
! (+) !
Corre1924
sponding
; month,
October
or No• vember,
October i Novem- i 1923
or decrease 1
(-)
cumulative I
1924 |
from
1923
CUMULATI VE TOTAL
FROM J ANUARY 1
THROUG H LATEST
MONTH
1923
1924
;
BASE
YEAR
OR
:
PERIOD
0!
o
'•
i
; Noi vein- ,
i ber
from
' October
1
£ :
19 24
1923
' C
bX)
3
<J
c
£
"a
-t-i
O
November,
1924,
from
Noveinber,
1923
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE— Continued
Exports — Continued
By classes of commodities:
Crude materials for use in
manufacturing
. thous. of dolls . 162,442 196,385 ; 160, 346 1, 019, 529
Foodstuffs in crude condition
242, 604
and food animals
thous. of dolls. . 100,285 ; 58,599
14, 461
Foodstuffs partly or wholly
526, 639
manufactured
thous. of dolls
60,330
54,800
52, 295
Manufactures for further use
512, 847
48, 955
in manufacturing
thous. of dolls.. 53,354 : 50, 872
Manufactures ready for
141,179
124,939
118,668 1, 362, 248
consumption
thous. of dolls
942
5,837
767
888
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls..
1,158,022
+13.6
1913
234
250
98
200
254
307 • +20.9
+22.5
351, 195
+44. 8
1913
154
102
224
462
710
415 ' -41.6
+305.2
165
184
223
203 i
-9.2
143
150
-4.7 ; +3.9
+4.8
521, 157
-1.0
1913
187
194
556, 776 '
+8.6
1913
139
148 i
161
154
+7.6 i
+0. 7 '<
1913
1913
190
85
182
139
212
71
194
65
217
113
+o.3
192 -11.5
131 ! +15.8 ' -5.7
156
185
131
159 ;
160
194
122
157
190
116
188
234
159
185 !
234 1
154
147
138
162
168
161
156
-3. 1 +13. 1
163
176
199
150
172
182
151
161
134
145
188
141
157
216
149
156
235
145
-0. 6 +3. 6
+8. 9 , +36. 5
-2.8 • -20. 5
157
144
I 155
143
154
152
-1.5
122
251
96
111
213
91
98
145
81
105
167
79
142
244
130
135
222
118
-4. 7 +21. 2
-9. 1 +3. 9
110
100
111
125
112
124
100
95
101
97
99
89
-9.5
-5.7
75
94
122
77
95
109
102
73
83
71
64
83
70
75
81
82
75
78
+16. 5
+0.6
-3. 5
+6. 0
-20.8
-28. 7
69
110
106
5
70 i
117
102
6
69
83
84
2
67
101
92
4
69
106
88
3
68
105 I
-0. 3
-0.9
-2. o
-10.3
192
203
196
1, 466, 159
5,879
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES
United Kingdom
Imports (value):
989, 083 1, 148, 848 +16.2
120,458
118,740 ! 101,584
1913
Total
thous. of £ sterling
463, 795
56,693 i 46, 805
517, 090 +11.,"
1913
Food, drink, tobacco.thous. of £ sterling.. 56,651
284, 994
36,187 ; 32, 116
1913
353, 111 +23.9
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling-- 37,235
Manufactured
20,043 • 25,226
272, 719 +15.8
1913
235, 477
22, 301
articles
thous. of £ sterling
Exports (value):
1913
705, 207
+3.0
65, 768
726, 051
68, 586 ; 68, 150 •
* Total
thous. of £ sterling
5,864 ;
6,384
39, 241
51,675 +31- 1 ^ 1913
4, 677
Food, drink, tobacco.thous. of £ sterling. _
120, 718
8,659 ;
8,418
97, 225
1913
10, 586
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling. .
Manufactured
532, 014
1913
52,836 ' 52,024
49, 364
565, 353 ! +C.3
articles
thous of £ sterling
Reexport (values):
107, 217
1913
12,931 i 12,326
128, 094 + 19.5
10, 171
Total
.
thous. of £ sterling..
21, 961
3,239 i
2.915
2, 835
1913
27, 178 +23. 8
Food, drink, tobacco.thous. of £ sterling
61, 709
1913
6,916 ;
6,318
4, 864
69, 501
Raw material
_..thous. of £ sterling..
Manufactured
24, 483
31, 282 +27.8
1913
2, 744
3, 051
2, 464
articles
thous. of £ sterling
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
1920
350, 143 3, 824, 749 4, 040, 239
Cotton piece goods
thous. of sq. yds.. 364,797 | 330,041
Woolen and worsted
:
+5.4 ' 1920
193, 384
203, 888
17, 046
tissues
thous. of sq. yds.. 15,521 ! 18,077
3,557 -10.4
3, 971
394
1913
310 i
312
Iron and steel
thous. of lonp tons
73, 610
-23.3
4,933 |
4,759
56, 484
1913
6, 670
Coal
..thous. of long tons..
Production:
6,809
6, 734
1913
-1.1
586 !!
584
598
Pig iron
..__
thous. of long tons..
7, 667
7, 826
-2.0
679
673
750
Steel ingots.
_ thous. of long tons .
1913
236, 054
-4.3
225, 935
1913
1 b 25, 714
Coal
thous. of metric tons.. 21,318 i
is 1920
756 ;
606
1, 557
Stocks zinc
short tons
+5. 6 ;
194
137
!
2
-1.4
+0. 1
-2.8
+16.9
+21. 1
+12.7
+5.4
-8.6
+29.9
+11.2
+23. S
-61. 1
-19.8
Belgium
Production: Zinc
short tons..
15,707
15,157
14, 209
145, 840
1920
1 180
184
189
-10.8
; +4.6
1913
1913
1
135
322
129
442
238
114
262
123
332
118
382
+70.2
! +3.6
-0.4
1913
1913
1913
i 475
171
347
478
122
766
282
144
98
593
158
123
711
199
171
613
132
322
: -30.5
1913
1913
1913
88
77
282
74
63
239
27
26
155
27
21
170
35
23
221
-20.7 i -62.9
27
26 ! +15.0 i -58. 2
-7.1 i -13.9
206
1913
1913
1913
908
21
280
23
13
54
84 '+272.0 1 -58.7
'+738.9
151 i
165 +205.9 ! +34. 1
i? 1920
99
96
93
94
93
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
170
166
160
182
94
165
163
159
187
49
169
165
170
171
83
160
156
171
184
70
167
164
177
181
66
-3. 5
+6. 7
Canada
Total trade:
837, 375
747, 216
68,183
66,250
72, 084
Imports
thous. of dolls. _
903, 614
945, 150
139, 005
Exports
thous. of dolls. . 104,316 1 119,876
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
65, 531
38, 497
8, 396
10.778
Canned salmon...
thous of pounds.. 12,497
108. 167
112,081
Cheese
. thous. of pounds.. 25,793 i 17,050 1 15, 808
185, 439
184, 783
26,982
64, 197
Wheat
thous . of bushs. . 14,288
Production:
821
62
571
29 !
23
Pig iron
thous. of long tons..
844
623
20 ;
23
Steel ingots
thous. of long tons
15, 217
14, 750
1, 851
1,715 :
1,593
Bank clearings..
mills, of dolls..
Bond issues:
160, 390
9, 000
197, 133
1,000 !
3,720 i
Govt. and provincial
thous. of dolls..
84, 952
84, 854
1, 271
14, 571 '•
1, 737
Municipal
thous. of dolls
109, 144
101,515
7, 583
3, 325 i
10, 170 i
Corporation
thous. of dolls
Employment:
Total (1st of following
month)
index number
Newsprint paper:
110,839 1, 167, 122 1, 233, 129
Production .
..short tons.. 112, 243 111,049
110, 786 1, 153, 513 1,225,563
Shipments
short tons.. 111,451 111,982
20, 047
22,
339
21,
371
Stocks
short tons
103, 195 I, 043, 139 1,183,413
96, 981
Exports (total printing)
short tons.. 99, 812
292, 741
24,
614
15, 632
247, 390
21,
066
Building contracts awarded.. -thous. of dolls..
+ 11.9
163, 163
» October, 1923.
6
-26.2
; -3.1
'
;
+22.9
+5. 7 !
+6. 2 ;
; +13.4
; -15.5 \
Relative to 9 months' average April to December, inclusive
O
;
-0.1
-7.0
in
1
204 452 2010
71
18 • 45
42
37
123
-2.8 i -8.1
+14.9 | -13.8
1
-13.8 i +28.4
-33.9 i
1
:
.
— 2. 2 •
91
-1.1
165
165 i +0.5
-4.3
170
176 ' -2.8
+16.8
77
i? Relative to January, 1920.
+7.9
+88.8 j -58.0
i
!
—5.2
+0.2
+1.1
+6.6
-6.0
+57.5
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
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Elimination of Waste.—^The series; which has been issued
from,time to time under the title of "Simplified Practice"
has been,broadened to includes new series on "Limitation of
Y&riety." ^he following recommendations liave been published since the December announcement. Price, 50 each.
Bodfing Slate. Simplified Practice Recommendation No, 14.
Asbestos Paper and Mfflboard, Simplified Practice Recommendation No. 19.
Paints,and Varnishes* limitation of Variety\BeeommendatIon No. J,
BtJREAU OF THE CENSUS
(For circulars giving plan of publication and distribution of census publications
iwldresi the Director of the uefcsus.)
; Assessed Valuation and Tax l/evies, 156 pages, 1 illustration,
prie&.20$. This report presents, for geographic divisions and
States, total and per capita assessed yaluations, of. all property
and of real property and improvements, subject to general
property \taxes, total and per capita levies and average /tax
rate/per $100 of assessed valuation; assessed valuation of all
property subject to such taxes, by counties and principal classes,
and the levies of taxes on such property.
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Estimated National Wealth, 47 pages, price 10^. Thisxeport
covers the material wealth or value of'tangible property lopated
within the limits 6f continentalUnited States.
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Piiblic Debt» 189 pages, 2 illustrations, price 25£. This report
gives in^orihatioh relative to the growth arid netrde6t of the
'National €rovernment, tEet48 Statet, and the District of Columbia,counties, cities* etc.
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- Taxes Collected, 162 pages", 3 illustrations, price 20£. This
repprt shows the taxes collected for the National GpyernmenV
;the 48 Btates, ,and the District of Colombia, counties, cities,
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.State Compendiums, 1920;—-Kansas, 172 pages, 8 illustrations, j)riee 350; Minnesota, t73 pages, 7 illustrations, ,price
300; Missouri, 182 page's,, 8 illustrations, price 30$; Nottb
Dakota, 119 pages, 9 illustrations, price 25$; and Washington,
143 pages, 9^11^80118, price 25^. Each compendium contains detailed statistics of population, agriculture, manufactures, and mining for .the State named. A summary for the
United States is also given, with a ,jiaap showing the centers of
population, agricultural products, £nd manufactures;
BUREAU Of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
Monthly Summary erf Foreign Commerce of the IJnited
States, May; 1924,—Parts I and II. Increased cost of printing has advanced the subscription price of the Monthly Summary from $1 to 3>1.25 a<year. The single-copy price Of Part I
will be mt,. and of Part II/ 50.
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Commerce. Reports.~A weekly survey of foreign .trade^
.cable summaries of, world conditions, and articles on situation
in various commodities in foreign countries. Quarto, 56 pages.
Price 100 per copy; $4 a year X$6 for foreign).
Trade and Economic Review; 1923.-r-No. 28, Finland. Thie
consul at Helsingfors has .submitted a statistical review of
Finland's trade for 1923, .which forms the material of this
report, i
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1923.-—The abstract
is a statistical record of social :and economic progress in the
United States. The report contains 699 tables and covers
87& pages,..,,Price, 850 (paper covers).
French Finance, Goy^rnittental and Private, by David S.
Green, assistant trade coinmissipner. Trade Infoririation
Bulletin No. 290; 29 pages. ': A study of the financial policies
Of the Drench Government is of particular interest to the American public, .and the salient features of French Governiiient
finance are pointed out in this bulletin.
'; Retail Store Planning, prepared in the ^Domestic Comityerce
Division. Trade Information Bulletin No. 291; 9 pages.
The principles:underlying the planning of the interior layout
of retail stores are briefly presented in this bulletin.
Sources of Foreign Credit Information, compflecj ;in the
Commercial Intelligence Division. Trade Information Bulletin
No. 292; £6 pages.
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Scandinavian Banking Situation, by Donald Frothingham,
special agent of the D0partment of Commerce* Trad& infor',Bulletin No. 293; 59 pages. ;,
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Tanning Materials Survey,, Part III* Quebracho, by H. M.
Hoar. As a continuation of the series on essential taw materials, this bulletin reviews the origiri , and : growth of the
tquebracho industry ^nd disdusses.the significanbe of its control
as a matter of partfe.ujar interest ? to t)he Jeathet industry oi
the United States. Trade Information Bulletin No. 295;
32 p^ges.
Int^nati<>na! Trade in 19^3, by J. J; Krali Division of Statistical Research, Trade Ipforiiihtion Bulletin No.
'. 298; 37 ,
p&ges. A concise review;of ihe, foreign trade of the5 work} as a
whole is given in this, the second of an annual series in which
the trade returns, of every cottntry of commercial inapoi'tafice
>are reduced to a common basis in terms of , the United States
dollar/. : - . - ? / . -' ."
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International Trade iti Wool, by Leslie A, JPheeler, special
agent ol ,the I)epartment of .Commerce. Trade InfoTmation
j Bulletin No. 301; 70 pages.' World -production (aii<i trade Jn
Wopllorm tliebasis.bf this study j which is the thirte^iith of a
•series on \^orld,. trade iti agricultural , products.
Cooperative Entail Ad v erasing, prepared in the Domestic
Commerce Divirfon. Trade;; Information Bulletin No- "302;
,ll''fpages.
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The Education of a-!tafoil Sale Force, preparedxin the, Doniestic Commerce .Division. 3?ra<Je Informatidn Bulletin Now
303; 13 pages,
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'feOREAU OF STANDARDS , ;''", ./ -•. V
Theory and Performancei of Rectifiers, by H. T>+ $. oiler aad
J,,P. Schrodt. Technologic /Pa|>er No. 265; 63 p^ges, with
7 tables and 72illus. Price, 20^.
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Effect of Hot- Rolling Conditions on the Physical Properties
of a Carbon Steel, by John E. Freeman, jr., and A, T. DerJry.
Technologic Paper No. 207; 20 pages, with 4 tables and ^8 illus.
Price, 100.
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Technologic Conferenee of State Utility Commission Engineers.—^Report .of conference \hel(J at Bureau of Standards,
March 2 and 3, 1923. J^ttellaheous Publication No. 58^
Price, 15^.
United States Crov^ernment Sjeeification for Asphalt Prepared Roofing.— Circular No. 192. Price, 6^.
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COAST A$J) GEODETIC SURVEY
Radio Acoustic Method of Position Finding in Hydrographid
Surveys, by N. H. Hepk, E. A, Eckhardt, ami M. Kaiser.
Special Publication N6; 107; 23 pages, with 16 illus;. Price, 10^*
Results of Observations, Made at the United States .Coast
and Geodetic {Survey Magnetic Observatory at Cheltenham,
M<i»f 1921 and 1022, Serial No. 275; 96 p^iges, With 11 illus.
Price, 10^.
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BUEEAtJ OF NAVIGATION
American Documented Seagoing Merchant Vessels of 500
Gross Tons and Over,, December 1, 1?24. S^ria^v No. 85,
This list contains- the names of aH American steam anc| sailing
nierchant vessels of ,500 gross tons or over, with tonnage,, year
built, name of owner, and home port. Price, 100 a copyj
annual, subscription price, 75$.
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Radio Service Bulletin, December I, 1924.— No. 92. Contains list of new stations, changes in preceding lists, and information concerning radio regulations> current publications,
and other matters. Price, 5$. for
single copy; yearly subscripi
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all inquiries concerning these publications should be addressed to $ie Superintendent of Documents, Qovernment Printing, Office, Washington, D. Or Do not
jflake remittance to th© Bureau of , Navigation nor to radio inspectors. . ,' , .*<
LIGMTHOC^E SERVICfe
Buoy Lists, Eighth district (Cedar Keys to the Rio Grande),
corrected to October 15* Ninth district (Porto Rico^and adjacent islands), corrected to November 1. , Nineteenth district
(Hawaiia^ and Sainoati .Islands), corrected to Nbyeinber 1.
Price, 20^ each., '
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Light List, Lor/ er Mississippi (fifteenth district J.-r
to Nbvehiber 15/1924. Price, 200;
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DEPARTMENT OF CJOMMEEQE
HERBERT HOOVER, Secretary of Commerce
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BtJREiti^ OP FISHERIES
O* MALLET, Commissioner
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ncipal financial statistics
of Federal-State,
township gover) "A? *
ial statistics of State and municipal governttdfng m^^^^mm,^ objects of ^jmefiJi, debt.
statistics rela
to inmates of institutions, inand juvenile deHnquenta.
agriculture, a biennial census of
of electrical public utili*" and power stations,
The propagation of useful food fish^i, including lobsters,
oysters, and other shellfish, and their distribution to suitable
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Investigations of fish culture, fish diseases, and for the conservation pi fishery resources and the development of commercial fisheries. ;;" V;
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The study of the methods of the fisheries and fishery industries
and the utilization of fishery products.
The coUection of statistics of fisheriea. " {
The administration of the Alaska salmon fisheries, the tuisseai
herd on the Pribilof Islands, and the lair lor the protection of
• stocks and of production,
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The establishment
ships, buoys, fcaid
lake coast aad on
Alaska, HawaHan Isl
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MariBers, inclu<___,
maintained by the
maintenance of lighthouses, light*
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to navigation
GEODETIC SURVEY
ttew^iaad
personal contact.
,y, technical, and
American
of names of .
the world and
So sales opportunities abroad,
ve offices in 33 cities
delivery of market information
the department advised as to
trades and industries,
imports and exports,
trade and commerce,
the dissemination of
necessary,
comparison of standtfce
Determination
firms or organiaationa.
*jHtt*HN*1lift coasts of the
t^lw ie pi
cation of charts needed for the navigation of the adjacent
waters, including Alaska, the PhUippine Islands, Hawaii, Porto
Hieo, the Virgin lalands, and the Canal Zone.
A comprehensive geodetic system, extending into the Interior,
connects and coordinate the surveys of the coasts, and ia designed to furnish accurately determined points and elevations
in aU parts of the country. These are available as a basis for
Federal, State, and municipal surveys, and engineering projects
of every kind. The magnetic declination has been determined
at a large number of stations throughout the country, and the
^rosjlts are^ayalMie I tt ti& use ol »n|wyonittd ^|^ee».
The technical operations Include base measures,, triangulation, traverse, precise leveling, the determination of latitude and
adtouttt,^ j%e,d^^B^aM^c|^^ff^o^e <3C1fe^|ude by telegraph or radio, magnetic observations and researches, the
preparation of magnetic maps, the determination of the force
of gravity, topography, hydrography , deep-sea soundings, water
temperatures, tidal and current observations.
The results are published in the form of charts on various
scales, annual reports, coast pUots, tide tables (published annually in advance) , current tables, digests of geodetic publications,
and special publication.
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' CABSON, Commissioner
General superintendence of commercial marine
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Supervision of registering, enrolling, licensing, numbering,
etc., of vessels under the United States flag, and the annual
publication of a list of such vessels. v
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The enlorc«lheiBt of tie aa^f^cto imd ste^M^oat inspection
laws and th© laws governing radio communication, as well aa
duties connected with fees, fines, tonnage taxes, refunds, etc.,
originating under such laws.
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STEAMBOAT ^ INSPECTION SKK^CB
GEORGE UHLBB, Supervising Inspector General
other matters as may
its researches
"thV preparation of technical
The inspection of vessels, the examination and licensing of
the officers of vessels, and the administration of laws relating
to such vessels and their officers. The certification of able ieamen who form the crewa of merchant vessels.
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The inspection of vessels, including the types of boilers; the
testing of all materials subject to tensile strain in marine boilers;
theirispection of hulls and of Itfe-saving equipment,
The investigation of violations of the steamboat-inspection
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