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MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO COMMERCE REPORTS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
COMPILED BY
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS :
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
JUNE
No. io
: BUREAU OF STANDARDS
1922
CONTENTS
Page.
Summary for April
Business indicators (diagrams and table)
Wholesale price comparisons (diagrams and table)
Business conditions in April (text and diagrams)
Index of marketings of animal products
Trend of business movements (table)
Iron and steel products
Page.
1
2
4
7
21
22
42
Farm products
Newsprint paper
Paper and paper boxes
Miscellaneous
Vegetable and fish oils
Fats, oils, and raw materials
Sources of data
43
44
46
48
50
52
54
SUMMARY FOR APRIL.
Commercial and industrial movements in April show
for the most part a steady gain, with new high records
in building operations, in gasoline production, in automobile and truck output, as well as in other smaller
industries. Some reverses were noted, particularly in
the textile industry, where marked decreases occurred
in the consumption of both wool and cotton. The
production of pig iron and steel ingots increased only
slightly over the preceding month. Foodstuff movements, on the whole, were less active than in March,
and coal production diminished to the lowest figure for
any month in over 10 years.
The slump in coal output is, of course, accounted
for by the strike and, owing to the heavy stocks, has
so far caused but little uneasiness in industry. The
lessened activity in other industries may, for the most
part, be regarded as a readjustment to new conditions.
All the evidence available indicates that merchandizing
was on a more active basis than for many months.
Unfilled orders in all lines have increased. To expand
production economically requires time. New employees have to be found, and often trained, raw material
supplies must be accumulated and machinery made
ready for operation. The expansion in the first quarter of the year used up the readily available capacity.
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April, therefore, in many industries was a month of
preparation for further increased activity if conditions
justify.
The fact that prices have been relatively stable in
recent months and that some increases are taking
place in commodities that have been below the general
level indicates improved fundamental conditions.
There is plenty of money to be had at reasonable
rates both for short-time and long-time requirements.
Bills discounted by the Federal Reserve Banks are
still decreasing, although loans and discounts by
member banks showed a marked increase in April
after the liquidation of old accounts in February and
March. The increase in the building industry is
having far-reaching effects. More men are employed
and hence are potential customers for the products of
industry.
Crop conditions, for the most part, are satisfactory.
The backward spring in the South delayed the cotton
crop to some extent, but the outlook for grain and
hay throughout the country is especially good. This,
together with the recent increases in farm prices, has
given a distinctly better outlook to the whole agricultural situation. As a result, buying by farmers
has been on a more liberal scale than in recent months.
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BUSINESS INDICATORS.
(1913 monthly average-100. See explanation on inside front cover.)
PIG-IRON PRODUCTION.
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1921
1022
1.000
COTTON CONSUMPTION.
BITUMINOUS COAL PRODUCTION.
000.
1981
1080
1982
1980
1982
1921
800
600
600
600
400
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WHOLESALE PRICES.
DEFAULTED UABHJTIES (VALUES).
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1981
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PRICE OF 25 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS.
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INDEX NUMBERS
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BUSINESS INDICATORS.
The following table gives comparative index 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 index 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 index 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 index numbers, compared to previous months, does
reflect the present tendency in each item and will give a basis for business judgment.
1921
MONTHLY AVERAGE.
1922
COMMODITY.
1919
1920 1921
Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept.
Oct. Nov. I Dec, Jan.
Feb.
Mar. I Apr.
64
82
37
89
103
197
158
81
115
75
(3)
40
216
130
93
106
105
1913 monthly average-100.
Production:
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Copper
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Crude petroleum
Wool (consumption)
Cotton (consumption)
Beef
Pork
Stocks:
Crude petroleum
Cotton (mills and warehouses)
Prices:
Wholesale index, an commodities
(Dept. Labor)
Retail food (Dept. Labor)
Retail coal, bitum. (Dept. Labor)..
Farm crops (Dept. Agriculture)»...
Farm live stock (Dept. Agriculture).
Business finances:
Defaulted liabilities
Price 25 industrial stocks
Price 25 railroad stocks
Banking:
Bank clearings, New York City
Bank clearings, outside N. Y. City..
Commercial paper interest rate..
Distribution:
Imports (value)
Exports (value)
Sales, mail-order houses
Transportation:
Freight, ton-miles
100
111
105
90
96
154
142
108
131
120
119
135
99
97
116
181
118
117
121
111
54
66
39
95
85
189
135
85
109
116
62
74
87
97
76
198
118
91
109
110
47
57
50
101
71
193
132
85
101
108
48
60
24
101
83
203
141
91
101
116
42
47
19
108
85
195
145
96
104
128
34
38
17
92
76
194
132
85
101
110
37
54
21
94
87
198
145
97
118
94
38
55
21
93
88
176
155
101
119
87
49
76
24
99
110
172
168
103
125
105
109
155
150
183
132
212
138
205
147
194
153
178
159
156
160
145
163
172
212
186
147
236
198
243
203
207
244
168
155
153
197
111
107
162
156
205
113
123
154
152
195
104
112
151
145
191
109
109
148
144
191
106
104
148
148
193
109
109
152
155
193
109
113
42
182
75
108
184
68
230
137
64
297
143
170
147
62
251
148
65
152
131
61
188
127
64
249
228
94
267
258
127
205
199
113
212
211
132
197
181
131
201
188
120
214
196
117
218
319
264
294
331
264
140
181
188
169
187
244
170
164
203
137
159
160
121
137
105
94
103
55
78
22
90
90
183
163
109
114
118
64
67
18
78
77
203
159
106
99
133
64
75
25
82
94
208
153
109
111
144
123
79
112
61
115
126
225
176
108
119
118
164
168
223
175
223
187
203
199
188
211
171
225
151
152
153
193
111
101
150
153
192
98
149
152
190
98
92
149
150
189
98
91
148
142
182
100
95
151
142
179
112
108
152
139
179
114
117
152
139
177
117
115
189
121
64
163
128
65
234
130
64
235
135
66
140
325
143
65
320
149
315
154
70
322
162
74
195
188
111
185
189
103
199
196
102
203
209
97
213
201
90
234
212
219
189
85
195
166
84
237
200
83
238
191
79
124
163
159
119
157
133
130
177
159
120
157
188
126
166
222
141
142
211
159
143
217
145
135
175
144
121
161
171
156
211
145
150
196
103
104
111
113
134
107
94
99
104
120
1919 monthly average => 1OO.
Production:
Lumber >
Building contracts (floor space)
Stocks:
Beef
Pork
Business finances:
Bond prices (40 issues)
Banking:
Debits to individual accounts, outside New York City
Federal Reserve, bills discounted...
Federal Reserve, total reserves
100
100
100
72
85
70
81
58
83
74
93
77
92
77
86
68
94
76
92
90
97
87
98
82
89
76
90
65
95
65
103
112
107
125
100
100
70
97
44
85
58
107
51
105
46
108
40
110
36
100
27
85
25
61
27
45
33
43
35
51
33
60
31
67
29
74
27
76
100
86
87
86
86
86
84
85
86
88
87
90
93
102
102
104
107
100
100
100
118
132
97
91
91
122
95
118
111
90
107
114
88
97
117
89
92
120
85
85
123
85
77
127
89
72
131
95
68
134
85
66
100
61
137
95
44
140
84
37
141
99
33
142
94
30
143
137
i Monthly prices are for the first of the month following.
* Based on the total computed production reported by 5 associations. Includes southern pine, Douglas fir, western pine, North Carolina pine, and Michigan hardwoods. 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 34,552,000,000
board feet reported by the census.
* Less than 1.
COMPARISON OF PRESENT WHOLESALE PRICES WITH PEAK AND PRE-WAR.
(Relative prices 1913=100.)
I N D E X NUMBERS
300
400
WHEAT
CORN
POTATOES
COTTON
COTTON 8EED
WOOL
CATTLE. BEEf
HOGS
LAMBS
WHEAT. SPRING
WHEAT. WINTER
CORN. NO. 2
OATS
BARLEY
RYE. N O 2
TOBACCO. 6 U R L E Y
COTTON. M l Q O L I N G
WOOL. OHIO. U N W A S H E D
CATTLE. STEERS
HOG8. H E A V Y
SHEEP. EWES
SHEEP. LAMBS
FLOUR. 8PRING
FLOUR. W I N T E R
SUGAR. RAW
SUGAR. GRANULATED
COTTONSEED OIL
BEEF. CARCASS
BEEF. STEER. ROUNDS
PORK. LOINS
COTTON YARN
COTTON PRINT CLOTH
COTTON SHEETING
WORSTED YARN
WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS
SUITINGS
SILK. RAW
HIDES. PACKER'S
HIDES. CALFSKINS
LEATHER. SOLE
LEATHER. CHROME
BOOTS AND SHOES
COAL. BITUMINOUS
COAL. ANTHRACITE
COKE
PETROLEUM
PIG IRON. FOUNDRY
PIG IRON. BESSEMER
STEEL BILLETS
COPPER
PEAK PRICE
LEAD
TIN
ZINC
LUMBER. PINE. SOUTHERN
LUMBER. DOUGLAS FIR
BRICK. COMMON. NEW YORK
BRICK. COMMON. CHICAGO
CEMENT
STEEL BEAMS
RUBBER. CRUDE
SULPHURIC ACID
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PRICE IN APRIL 192?
* PEAK PRICE SAME AS APRIL
WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS.—MAXIMUM PRICE COMPARED TO PRICE IN RECENT MONTHS.
NOTE.—Prices to the producer on farm products are from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates. All other prices are from U. S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, except market price of wool compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
As far as possible all quotations represent prices to the producer or at the mill. See diagram on opposite page.
COMMODITIES.
Feb.,
1922.
Date and maximum
relative price.
Mar.,
1922.
1922.
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Relative price.
Per cent
increase
(+)Ordecrease ( - )
in. April
from
March.
(1913 average^ 100.)
Farm products—Average price to producer:
Wheat
Corn.
Potatoes
Cotton
Cotton seed.
Wool
Cattle, beef..
Hogs
Lambs
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, unwashed, fine (Ohio)
Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago)
Hogs, heavy (Chicago)
Sheep, ewes (Chicago)
Sheep, lambs (Chicago)
June, 1920
July, 1920
June, 1920
July, 1920
May, 1920
July, 1918
May, 1919
July, 1919
Apr., 1920
326 ;
300
;
706 i
312
321
344 i
183
256
239
us
110
145
148
92
190
133
150
151
93
121
167
153
97
175
133
187
149
94
118
173
+3.4
4-5.4
-7.9
0.0
+24.7
-0.7
+ 1.1
-2.5
+3.6
354
302
331
296
325
451
352
331
350
218
266
319
263
153
140
91
106
101
150
208
141
173
102
118
130
182
148
138
92
105
103
160
208
143
177
103
124
151
187
152
141
94
104
102
164
208
142
173
99
122
149
170
+2.7
+2.2
+2.2
-1.0
-1.0
+2.5
0.0
-0.7
-2.6
-3.9
-1.6
-1.3
-9.1
May, 1920
May, 1917
May, 1920
May, 1920
July, 1919
Sept., 1920
July, 1920
Sept., 1919
328
363
598
526
374
201
211
254
174
174
107
115
139
112
97
114
170
176
112
121
159
112
101
133
178
176
114
122
158
112
110
159
+4.7
0.0
+1.8
+0.8
-0.6
0.0
+8.9
+19.5
May, 1920
Apr., 1920
May, 1920
Jan., 1920
Oct., 1918
July, 1920
Jan., 1920
Aug., 1919
Aug., 1919
Mar., 1917
Nov., 1919
Mar., 1920
348
478
427
289
292
291
466
283
490
211
473
308
142
163
160
167
145
184
180
87
73
124
173
217
143
173
157
161
145
184
166
7«
72
124
158
213
141
173
148
167
145
184
179
73
69
124
154
209
-1.4
0.0
-5.7
+3.7
0.0
0.0
+7.8
-3.9
-4.2
0.0
-2.5
-1.9
Sept., 1920
Oct., 1921
Aug., 1920
Mar., 1920
323
201
637
375
164
200
125
241
164
200
133
241
164
201
183
241
0.0
+0.5
+37.6
0.0
July, 1917
Sept. 1920
July, 1917
Mar., 1917
June, 1917
May, 1918
June, 1915
346
330
388
230 1
261
224
386
130
121
109
82
107
68
83
131
122
109
81
107
65
86
142
136
114
80
116
68
90
+8.4
+11.5
+4.6
-1.2
+8.4
+4.6
+4.7
Feb., 1920
Jan., 1920
Feb., 1920
Oct., 1920
Sept., 1920
June, 1917
Jan., 1913
Feb., 1916
455
407
381
251
195
331
124
250
189
136
255
170
148
99
20
80
178
125
248
173
148
96
20
80
180
125
255
173
148
99
21
80
+ 1.1
0.0
+2.8
0.0
0.0
+3.1
+5.0
0.0
May,
May,
Sept.,
June,
Mar.,
Mar.,
Mar.,
Apr.,
Mar.
Mar.,
July,
Apr.,
Feb.,
1920
1920
1917
1920
1918
1918
1919
1920
1920
1919
1919
1918
1920
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89
197
133
138
134
Food:
Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis)
Flour, winter straights (Kansas City)
Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New York)
Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York)
Cottonseed oil, prime summer yellow (New York)
Beef, fresh carcass good native steers (Chicago)
Beef, fresh steer rounds No. 2 (Chicago)
Pork, loins, fresh (Chicago)
Clothing:
Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 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 (Philadelphia)
Women's dress goods, storm serge, all-wool, double warp, 50 inches (New York)
Suitings, wool, dyed blue, 55-56 inches, 16-ounce, Middlesex (Boston)
Silk, raw Japanese, Kansai No. 1 (New York)
Hides, green salted, packer's, heavy native steers (Chicago)
Hides, calfskins, No. 1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago)
Leather, sole, hemlock, middle, No. 1 (Boston)
Leather, chrome calf, dull or bright, " B " grades (Boston)
Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher (Massachusetts)
^.
Fuels:
Coal, bituminous, Pittsburgh, mine run—Kanawha (Cincinnati)
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)
,
Coke, Connellsviile (range of prompt and future) furnace—at ovens
Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma—at wells
Metals:
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, desilverized, for early delivery (New York)
Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York)
Zinc, slab, western, early delivery (New York)
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Building materials and miscellaneous:
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Lumber, pine, southern, yellowflooring,1 x 4, " B " and better (Hattiesburg district)!
Lumber, Douglasflr,No. 1, common, s 1 s, 1 x 8 x 10 (State of Washington)
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Brick, common red, domestic building (New York)
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Brick, common building, salmon, run of kim (Chicago)
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Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b. plant (Chicago district)
Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh)
Rubber, Para Island,fine(New York)
Sulphuric acid, 66 degrees (New York)
COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FOOD PRICE INDEX NUMBERS.
WITH INDEX OF ALL COMMODITIES AT WHOLESALE.
(U. S. Department of Labor Index.)
1916
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J
1917
J A S O N D J
1918
F M A M J
J A S O N
1919
D J
F M A M J
J A S O N D J F M
192!
1920
A M J J A S O N D J
F M A M J
J A S O N D
1922
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BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN APRIL.
The following pages present a review by industries
of the more important statistics shown in the detailed
tables, with summaries of production, stocks, sales,
and prices:
PRODUCTION.
In general, production during April kept up to the
March level, but did not progress beyond it. Out of
54 commodities for which figures relative to 1919 are
available for April, production increased over March
in 24 cases and decreased in 30 cases. The food,
clothing, and fuel groups generally showed a slackening in production, while building materials and equipment and automobiles exhibited the greatest increases.
Compared with a year ago, April production shows a
noticeable advance, with 36 increases and only 15
declines recorded.
Compared with the 1919 average, there were 23
increases and 31 decreases, somewhat less favorable than
was shown for March. The building equipment group
had the greatest relative increase. Increases occurred
in 18 commodities and decreases in 35 as compared
with the 1920 average, while in comparison with the
year 1921, April showed 38 increases,and 15 decreases.
Three of the declines were in the food group and three
in tobacco.
New high records since 1919 were established in
April in the production of North Carolina pine lumber,
automobiles, motor trucks, all classes of enamel
sanitary ware, and in building contracts let. New
low records were made in the output of anthracite
and bituminous coal and of locomotives. Compared
with 1913, there were 13 increases, 11 decreases, and
one the same.
COURSE OF PRODUCTION SINCE 1919.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1919=100).
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1919—100).
Maxi- Minimum mum 1920 1921 Mar., Apr., Mar., Apr.,
since since | aver aver- 1921. 1921. 1922. 1922.
mdof
end of end
of age. age.
Maxi- Mini•mum m u m 1920 1921 Mar.
Apr., Mar.,
since since aver- averendof end of age. age. 1921. 1921. 1922. 1922*.'
1919. 1919.
1919.
1919.
FOODSTUFFS:
Wheatflour
Beef products
Porkproducts
Lamb and mutton
Sugar (meltings)
Oleomargarine^
Cottonseed oil
Condensed milk
Butter
Cheese
Icecream
Corn products
CLOTHING:
Cotton (consumption)
Wool (consumption)
Soleleather
Boots and shoes
FUELS:
125
109
151
110
165
126
349
121
177
169
468
I 135
82
92
93
80
104
103
100
76
99
86
111
114
| 126
' 1 95
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82
83
92
102
133
73
229
58
91
68
71
74
109
83
82
79
95
79
84
83
72
101
121
110
122
117
123
99
116
124
113
30
79
124
130
83
127
104
105
ioi;
79 I
36
85
130 I
127 !
87 i
119
103
106
105
74
21
73
127
129
80
128
108
100
119
131
46
102
148
143
92
134
104
118
66
83
41
129
100
47
51
48
43
94
100
80
100
58
I
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal.
Beehive coke
By-product coke.
Crude petroleum.
Gasoline
! 119
137
127
149
141
110
136
135
119
Gas and fuel oil
Lubricating oil
Electric power
11
62
104
98
71
93
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Pig iron
Steel ingots
Copper
Zinc
Silver
Gold (receipts)
TOBACCO:
Cigars*
Cigarettes*
Manufactured tobacco 2 ...
1
84
77
90
94
107
63
122
86
111
89
95
66
91
83
97
94
92
60
166
71
118
83
153
90
132
140
83
126
129
181
119
121
94
105
100
128
116
119
112
84
94
54;
59 I
37
Si
113
96
96
91
95
101
100
71
90
77
165
110
164
47
42
124
78
79 I 100
[ 124
78
I 108
88
Since November, 1921.
> Less than 1.
»As represented by tax-paid withdrawals.
99
90
82
108
86
92
33
106
142
111
81
103
71
67
88
101
85
78
LUMBER:
Yellow pine
Western pine
North Carolina pine
California white and sugar
pine
California redwood
Douglas fir
Michigan hardwood
Northern hardwoods
Hemlock
Oak flooring
113
121
158
94
121
204
156
118
111
161
120
202
121
122
102
86
105
91
106
143
138
114
126
130
135
121
129
142 j
109
117
110
121
120
119
113
104
104
106
120
100
125
104
67
101
57
71
96 ! 113 104
67 ! 60
94
84 I 153 158
12
120
68
86
147
52
84
19
96
74
95
155
57
101
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87
79
89
79
94
85
71
65
118
74
94
78
86
86
67
48
75
132
68
101
67
89
79
55
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40
100
122
63
83
41
101
68
149
112
110
30 | 72
120
127
122
70
78
129
128
58
5 51 j 114
6 32 i 102
9
89
2
67
93
46
50
30
78
109
79
57
123
i 15
135
107
49
118
67
202
36
138
113
69
104
66
197
119
106
103
102
121
118
102
96
116
122
87
98
92
106
101
96
109
24
52
63
129
68
65
84
93
100
67
70
82
104
138
79
100
129
123
74
166
112
226
222
181
125
34
111
74
17
2
PAPER:
Mechanical wood pulp
Chemical wood pulp
Newsprint
Book paper
Wrapping ]
Paper boari
Fine paper
Corrugated paper boxes«..
Solidfiberpaper boxes *..
STONE, CLAY, AND SAND PRODUCTS:
Silica brick
Clay fire brick
Face brick
Cement
Glass bottles
130
127
121
157
124
13
43
34
61
48
226
222
181
125
65!
BUILDING EQUD?MENT:
Baths, enamel
Lavatories, enamel
Sinks, enamel
Buildings (contracted for).
TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES:
Automobiles, passenger..
Motor trucks
Locomotives
Ships
M42
»83
135
79
* Relative to last 6 months of 1919.
6 Since July 1,1921.
142
83
COMPARISON OF APRIL PRODUCTION WITH
COURSE OF PRODUCTION SINCE 1919,
PRE-WAR.
(Relative production 1919-100.)
(Relative production 1913-100.)
INDEX NUMBERS
WHEAT FLOUR
WHEAT FLOUR
BEEF PRODUCTS
BEBF PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
LAMB AND MUTTON
PORK PRODUCTS
SUGAR (MELTINGS)
OLEOMARGARINE
LAMB AND MUTTON
COTTONSEEO OIL
CORN PRODUCTS
OLEOMARGARINE
COTTON (CONSUMPTION)
CORN
(CONSUMPTION)
WOOL (CONSUMPTION)
SOLE LEATHER
WOOL
BOOTS AND SHOE3
(CONSUMPTION)
ANTHRACITE COAL
COTTON
BITUMINOUS COAL
(CONSUMPTION)
ANTHRACITE COAL
BEEHIVE COKE
BY-PRODUCT COKE
CRUDE PETROLEUM
BITUMINOUS COAL
GASOLINE
KEROSENE
BEEHIVE COKE
BY-PRODUCT COKE
CRUDE PETROLEUM
GAS AND FUEL OIL
LUBRICATING OIL
ELECTRIC POWER
PIG IRON
STEEL INGOTS
PIG IRON
COPPER
STEEL-INGOTS
ZINC
SILVER
COPPER
GOLD (RECEIPTS)
ZINC
CIGARS
CIGARETTES
SILVER
MANFD. TOBACCO
GOLD
YELLOW PINE
WESTERN PINE
CIGARS
NORTH CAROLINA PINE
CIGARETTES
MANUFACTURED
TOBACCO
CALIFORNIA WHITE PINE
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD
DOUGLAS FIR
MICHIGAN HARDWOOD
NORTHERN HARDWOODS
HEMLOCK
NORTHERN
HARDWOODS
OAK FLOORING
MECHANICAL WOOD PULP
OAK FLOORING
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
NEWSPRINT
CEMENT
BOOK PAPER
BATHS (ENAMEL)
LAVATORIES
(ENAMEL)
SINKS (ENAMEL)
WRAPPING PAPER
PAPER BOARD
FINE PAPER
CORRUGATED PAPER BOARD
SOLID FIBER PAPER BOARD
LOCOMOTIVES
SILICA BRICK
CLAY FIRE BRICK
AUTOMOBILES
(PASSENGER)
FACE BRICK
CEMENT
* Production for March; A\ ril f gures not available for chart.
GLASS BOTTLES
BATHS. ENAMEL
LAVATORIES, ENAMEL
SINKS. ENAMEL
BUILDINGS (CONTRACTED)
AUTOMOBILES. PASSENGER
MOTOR TRUCKS
LOCOMOTIVES
SHIPS
MAXIMUM
IL
MINIMUM
• MARCH
INDEX OF MINING PRODUCTION.
As was to be expected, the disturbance to coal
production caused by the miners7 strike reduced the
mining production index for April to the lowest recorded during the past two years. Bituminous coal
fell to 44 per cent of normal and anthracite to less
than 1 per cent. On the other hand, copper output increased from 65 per cent in March to 80 per cent of
normal in April, the highest production in over a year.
Little change occurred in the other minerals.
The following table, supplementing the complete
data in the last issue, compares the index numbers of
mining production for the first four months of 1922
and the months of March and April, 1921, the monthly
average for the years 1909 to 1913 being taken as 100.
Some of the March, 1922, figures have been revised.
Compared with a year ago, April stocks declined in
27 cases and increased in 12 cases. The metal, paper,
and building material groups had the greatest proportion of decreases. Only 6 commodities outside of
the food group were below the 1919 average stocks,
one more than in March.
New high marks in accumulation of stocks since the
end of 1919 were made in April in raw cane sugar,
crude petroleum, wrapping paper, and cement, while
gasoline stocks for March, which were not previously
available, also made a new high record. New low
records were made in April in mutton, butter, cheese,
fish, and coffee. Three commodities—coffee, merchant pig iron, and flaxseed—were still far below the
1913 average, while the eight other commodities whose
figures are available stood well above the 1913 average
stocks.
INDEX OF MINING PRODUCTION.
STOCKS OF COMMODITIES SINCE
^Relative production 1909-1913=100.)
1922
1921
March.
Total
.
Petroleum
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
Iron ore
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Gold
Silver
Total excluding lead,
gold and silver
January.
April.
RELATIVE STOCKS (1919=100).
Febru- March. April.
ary.
96.0
87.5
95.4
99.1
120.7
76.5
226.6
85.6
102,9
238.7
105.9
86.9
225.8
115.3
93.9
258.0
141.3
121.7
93.2
95.5
84.6
45.6
120.4
221.5
77.6
107.0
2.5
53.4
86.7
90.0
46.0
87.9
27.0
135.3
100.3
48.9
78,0
39.1
125.2
95.2
42.9
76.8
64.7
123.6
112.1
45.5
82.9
247.1
44.4
.3
2.1
80.1
118.6
108.0
46.3
82.0
99.9
91.1
99.0
103.9
128.0
78.1
Maximum
since
1919.
The increased business in March and April had a
tendency to reduce stocks of commodities; this reduction was not felt in March to any extent, but in April a
decided decline was shown. Out of 39 commodities
on which April reports are now available, there were 9
increases over March as against 29 decreases, with
1 unchanged. All the increases except 2—petroleum
and flaxseed—were in the food or paper groups.
Beef products..
Pork products
Lamb and mutton
Sugar (raw)
Cottonseed oil...
Wheat (visible).
Wheat flour...
Corn (visible).
Butter
Cheese
Eggs..
Poultry
Fish 2.
Coffee
Apples..
Rice (domestic).
134
255
89
183
150
84
195
127
375
91
131
74
69
420
108
212
132
90
202
188
444
107
147
92
Wheat (visible)
Corn (visible)
Coffee
Cotton (total)
Crude petroleum . l
Pig iron (merchant)
Zinc
Tin
Oak flooring
Cement 8
Tobacco
Flaxseed
i Relative to 1914.
107766—22-
127
71
89
155
109
38
99
183
258
80
114
33
82
303
109
205
138
93
200
132
413
112
87
March,
1922.
194
607
63
172
211
71
148
167
312
123
145
6
2 Relative to stocks at end of 1913.
April,
1922.
70
97
183
110
127
89
95
174
89
99
82
70
73
146
181
159
44
85
324
157
171
93
76
622
81
79
101
72
72
145
162
159
136
61
106
83
95
214
101
104
181
153
173
61
109
75
162
81
146
22
37
47
94
54
176
127
197
51
104
298
258
193
57
63
740
12
35
120
72
46
177
64
196
111
130
98
126
89
143
134
134
151
85
39
60
247
528
72
130
143
277
115
181
276
301
Cotton (total)..
Wool (r»nm mAfciftl)
Crude petroleum
Gasoline
Kerosene....
Gas and fuel oil.
Lubricating oil..
27
76
25
332
53
120
60
1.147
14
28
23
103
41
103
111
190
6
28
113
76
28
89
55
165
125
105
92
126
151
149
130
132
158
153
137
201
181
107
162
214
143
138
155
147
132
143
146
112
108
332
212
232
219
342
217
240
161
304
102
59
81
107
102
29
127
161
103
140
170
50
129
234
107
153
193
179
129
195
88
176
263
167
78
89
133
258
106
137
240
271
31
53
137
277
108
155
228
301
168
39
145
150
141
13
157
215
100
62
124
184
87
162
276
143
75
107
127
36
143
138
175
55
64
71
78
63
97
108
99
125
118
113
175
141
106
147
90
106
118
104
99
104
127
125
132
66
36
70
75
48
79
115
101
117
119
105
124
121
119
132
101
107
121
107
130
109
118
125
128
97
117
132
1,242 1,534 1,455
129
1,024
88
METALS:
Pig iron (merchant) .
Zinc
Tin.
93
138
269
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL:
Yellow pine...
Oak flooring..
Silica brick
Face brick..
Cement 3 ..
Baths (enamel)
Lavatories (enamel)
Sinks (enamel)... .
Rosin *
Turpentine 4 ..
Mechanical wood pulp
Chemical wood pulp
Newsprint..
Book paper.
Wrapping paper
Paper board
Fine paper
OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS:
Tobacco (total)...
Flaxseed
1
8
29
74
34
287
100
135
64
1,482
1,482
95
122
PAPER:
173
470
55
151
225
59
127
148
296
129
58
107
458
181
277
48
64
FUELS:
RELATIVE STOCKS (1913= 100).
April,
1921.
174
156
186
156
110
177
391
360
25
38
25
44
23
28
54
108
6
28
(i)
30
28
89
12
65
124
129
928
332
321
184
149
CLOTHING MATERIALS:
STOCKS OP COMMODITIES COMPARED WITH PRE-WAR.
March,
1921.
Mini- 1920 1921
mum aver- aver- Mar., Apr., Mar., Apr.,
since age. age. 1921. 1921. 1922. 1922.
1919.
FOODSTUFFS:
STOCKS.
1921
1920
average. average.
1919.
21
34
109
112
74
132
1,578
92
102
29
550
Index number less than 1.
2 On 15th of month.
3 Relative to stocks at end of 1919.
* Relative to season beginning Apr. 1,1919.
79
149
84
86
94
84
85
91
90
122
95
96
127
10
COURSE OF COMMODITY STOCKS SINCE 1919.
(Relative stocks 1919-100.)
INOEX NUMBERS
400
BEEF PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
LAMB AND MUTTON
SUGAR (RAW)
COTTONSEED OIL
WHEAT (VISIBLE)
WHEAT FLOUR
CORN (VISIBLE)
8UTTER
CHEESE
EGGS
COFFEE
APPLES
RICE (DOMESTIC)
COTTON (TOTAL)
CRUDE PETROLEUM
GASOLINE
KEROSENE
producer are shown to vary considerably. The
market prices of farm products generally increased
among the grains and declined for live stock. Manufactured food products generally increased, while
increases in worsted yarns and raw silk were the only
ones reported in the clothing group. Among the
fuels, a great increase occurred in coke and a very
small one in anthracite coal. Metals were all up in
price from 4 to 8 per cent, except copper. Building
material prices were slightly higher. The largest
increases over March occurred in coke, cottonseed,
and fresh pork, all over 19 per cent, while the chief
declines were in lambs and potatoes at less than 9
per cent. Of these commodities 49 stood above the
1913 average and 12 below. The only commodities
sold at more than a 10 per cent reduction from prewar were copper, sulphuric acid, hides, tin, and rubber.
GAS AND FUEL OIL
LUBRICATING OIL
SALES.
PIG IRON
ZINC
The increased confidence in business conditions is
strikingly shown in the reports of sales of individual
commodities. Orders for six commodities made tremendous increases over March, one increased slightly
and three declined, but the declines were all small.
Wholesale and mail-order sales declined but' chainstore sales increased. Advertising sales increased, as
did stocks and bonds, while life-insurance sales were
slightly less than in March.
TIN
YELLOW PINE
OAK FLOORING
SILICA BRICK
FACE BRICK
CEMENT
BATHS (ENAMEL)
LAVATORIES (ENAMEL)
SINKS (ENAMEL)
ROSIN
TURPENTINE
MECHANICAL WOOD PULP
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
NEWSPRINT
COMPARISON OF SALES IN DIFFERENT LINES OF BUSINESS.
BOOK PAPER
WRAPPING PAPER
PAPER BOARD
RELATIVE SALES (1919=100]
FINE PAPER
TOBACCO (TOTAL)
Maxi- Minimum mum 1920 1921 ;
since since aver- aver-! Mar., Apr., Mar., Apr.,
end of end of age. ' age. 1921. 1921. 1922. 1922.
1919. 1919.
FLAXSEED
MAXIMUM SINCE 1919
APRIL
M I N I M U M SINCE 1919
it MARCH
PRICES.
The prices realized by farmers in the sale of crops
continued to rise in April, but live-stock prices
brought somewhat smaller returns. Wholesale prices
as reported by the Department of Labor showed no
change as a whole, in spite of considerable increases
in fuels and metals. The Federal Reserve index for
international comparison continued to rise, imported
goods showing a considerable increase. Dun's and
Bradstreet's index numbers each rose two points.
The retail food index of the Department of Labor
remained unchanged in April, as did the cost of
living as compiled by the National Industrial Conference Board. The only change in individual items
in this compilation was an increase of one point in
clothing.
Taking up the individual wholesale prices as shown
in the chart and table on pages 4 and 5, the prices to
INDIVIDUAL COMMODITIES:
Pig iron (merchant)
Structural steel
TO^ths, pnaTr>pl
Lavatories, enamel
Sinks, enamel . .
Sanitary pottery
Oak flooring
Redwood lumber .
. .
Clay fire brick
Leather belting
Abrasive paper and cloth.
Elastic webbing
Paper
Printing* . .
Optical goods *
351
178
115
130
110
124
234
14
27
12
27
25
7
23
97
101
53
73
65
34
54
142
21
77
174
129
148
129
147
168
143
33
35
40
25
71
106
47
120
98
111
87
127
148
114
107
62
99
136
34 ;
23
66
54
59
42
77 ! 73
73
68
43
32
119
108
74 i 85
45
33
42
43
65
58
81
74
89
79
121
130
82
73
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT:
Wholesalers l
Mail-order houses *
Chain stores* .
84
24
58
47
67
69
32
119
70
38
41
69
83
83
122
89
82
118
145
91
130
108
52
199
121
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154
188
160
81
254
113
89
106
84
122
104
77
S
86
H
05
50
102
242
82
118
87
71
124
145
154
125
95
114
98
113
123
120
113
147
106
124
145
112
113
148
103
132
160
119
135
162
84
91
109
122
98
110
99
108
92
103
82
119
144
58
122
89
91
85
114
78
103
89
129
109
107
111
97
116
110
72
35
67
105
61 100
87 : 120
55
94
180
102
59
72
74
100
115
147
110
87
136
194
122
117
145
228
119
92
77
80
121
112
119
88
74
135
SERVICES:
Postal receipts *
Telephone receipts *
Telegraph tolls
Railroad revenuesPassengers * .
Freight*
...
120
ADVERTISING:
Magazine
Newspaper . .
SECURITIES:
Stocks
Bonds
Municipal bonds (new) *..
Life insurance
178
489
122
* Items based on value.
* Relative proportion of orders to total transactions.
61
11
Compared with a year ago, seven commodities, all
related to the building industry, had increases of
over 100 per cent in sales, another increased 50 per
cent, while two declined (elastic webbing and optical
goods). Advertising and security sales were higher
than a year ago, while the March figures for services
(the latest available except for postal receipts)
showed increases in all classes except railroad passenger
revenue. Mail-order sales declined from April, 1921,
but wholesale and chain-store sales increased.
which were unchanged. Production, shipments, and
orders of knit underwear fell off from 11 to 17 pe r
cent from March, while unfilled orders increased
slightly.
EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION OP COTTON.
1.000
TEXTILES.
Domestic wool receipts at Boston continued to decline in April in a seasonal movement. Foreign
receipts at Boston and total imports also declined.
Total wool receipts continued to fall below last year's.
Machinery activity in woolen mills again declined, the
largest decreases occurring in narrow looms, combs,
and worsted spindles. Wool consumption declined to
the lowest point since March, 1921. Raw wool prices
declined, but the price of yarn advanced, while no
changes occurred in dress goods and suitings.
CONSUMPTION BY MILLS AND IMPORTS OF WOOL.
MONTHLY AVERAGE
1920
Imports of raw silk exhibited a slight increase in
April but consumption declined. Stocks continued
to decrease, falling to the lowest point since last
August. The price of raw silk advanced. Imports
of both burlap and unmanufactured fibers declined
from March.
METALS.
MONTHLY AVERAGE
1922
Cotton consumption in April, at 446,843 bales, was
a decline of 14 per cent from March and the lowest
month since July, 1921. Due to the textile strike,
the chief decline occurred in the northern mills, but
consumption also declined in the Southern states.
Stocks of cotton continued to decline in a seasonal
movement and were considerably less than a year
ago. The world visible supply of American cotton
was 25 per cent less than a year ago. Imports of
raw cotton fell off precipitately to only one-fourth of
the March figures, while exports increased to 612,654
bales, the largest since last December and 33 per cent
above March.
Spindle activity in cotton mills declined slightly.
Exports of cotton cloth increased, while sales of elastic webbing were less than in March. Prices of cotton
in all stages declined slightly, except print cloths,
The first month of iron-ore movement this year
through the Soo Canal showed a total of 81,000 tons
as against 95,000 tons in April, 1921. Production of
both pig iron and steel ingots gained slightly over
March and were both about twice as high as a year
ago.
Merchant pig-iron production declined slightly but
sales increased tremendously and were over three
times as large as in January or February; shipments
and unfilled orders increased, while stocks declined.
PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON AND STEEL INGOTS, AND U.
CORPORATION'S UNFILLED
MONTHLY AVERAGE
1920
S.
STEEL
ORDERS.
1921
1922
12
PRODUCTION OF ANTHRACITE COAL.
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Exports of iron and steel declined in April. Imports increased to the highest point since November,
1920. Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation again increased, after a two-year decline.
Prices of iron and steel products rose from 3 to 8 per
cent each during April, pig iron showing the greatest
advance.
Actual shipments of locomotives, both domestic
and foreign, declined in April to a new low level, but
unfilled orders increased greatly, especially for do- !
mestic trade, which doubled during the month and
were the largest since December, 1920.
Production and shipments of sheets again increased;
sales declined slightly from the high mark of March;
unfilled orders increased and unsold stocks declined.
Production of copper showed a large increase. Exports declined slightly and the price of electrolytic
copper continued to fall.
Zinc production declined and receipts, shipments,
and stocks were considerably less than in March. The
price of zinc again rose.
Both imports and stocks of tin declined during
April and the price rose. Receipts and shipments of
lead also declined but exceeded the corresponding
month last year. The price of lead advanced.
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Petroleum production for April declined from the
March high record, but stocks reached a new peak, as
consumption showed a decline. Imports also were
considerably less than in March. The number of new
oil wells completed increased to 1,442 for the month.
No change occurred in the price of crude petroleum.
FUELS.
PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, IMPORTS, AND STOCKS OF PETROLEUM
Production of bituminous coal in April fell to
15,780,000 tons on account of the strike. This is less
than one-third of the March output and only 40 per
cent of the 1913 monthly average. Beehive coke
production also declined but by-product coke showed
an increase. Large declines occurred in the export
of both bituminous and anthracite coal but coke
exports increased. Coal prices remained practically
unchanged but coke advanced from $3.25 to $4.47£
per ton.
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Gasoline production for March, at 472,278,000 gallons, established a new high record. Consumption
also increased, but not in proportion to production.
As a result, stocks again increased to a new record of
854,232,000 gallons, or over 140,000,000 gallons more
than a year ago. Exports of gasoline increased in
both March and April. Other refined petroleum
products also made gains in production in March over
February, but were about the same magnitude as the
January figures, while stocks declined.
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HIDES AND LEATHER.
VOLUME OF BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED, BY CLASSES.
Imports of leather increased slightly in April, but
stocks declined somewhat, and prices eased off a bit.
Leather production declined; while stocks increased,
due to larger stocks of upper leather. Exports of
leather declined. Boot and shoe production was
somewhat smaller than in March, and prices declined.
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Building contracts awarded in the 27 northeastern
States amounted to $353,161,900 in April, thus exceeding all previous records. The former high record
was reached in July, 1919, when the total was
$317,698,000. The total amount of floor space in the
nine classes of building for which this is recorded
amounted to 58,146,000 square feet in April, compared to 51,957,000 in March and 34,471,000 square
feet in April last year.
All classes of construction, with the exception of
public buildings, increased both in floor space and in
value, compared to March. Contracts for business
buildings amounted to $58,711,000, an increase of
$11,000,000 for the month. The floor space of this
class of building increased from 8,953,000 to 10,419,000
square feet.
Industrial buildings made a slight gain, while residential buildings increased from $121,551,000 in
March to $132,478,000, with an increase of 1,300,000
square feet in floor space. Public works and public
utilities rose from $51,997,000 to $75,251,000 in
April.
Both production and stocks of Southern pine declined in April, while the price increased slightly.
Douglas fir production increased slightly, and shipments were 19 per cent larger than in March, both
being the largest figures shown in two years. There
was no change in the price of Douglas fir. Redwood
production increased slightly, but shipments and
orders declined. Large increases occurred in the
production and shipments, especially production, of
Michigan hardwoods and western pine. North Carolina pine lumber showed slight increases in production
and shipments. Oak-flooring production, shipments,
and stocks declined, but a large gain in sales resulted in unfilled orders increasing more than onethird over March and standing at over five times as
large as a year ago. Exports of lumber declined
slightly.
Little change occurred in the clay fire-brick industry,
except a considerable increase in unfilled orders.
Shipments of silica brick were one-third larger than
in March, production increased slightly, and stocks
declined. Orders, production, and shipments of face
brick increased, while stocks declined. Prices were
variable.
Production and shipments of cement made the usual
seasonal increases in April, in both cases exceeding the
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April, 1921, figures. Stocks increased slightly, and
the price remained unchanged.
Orders for enamel sanitary ware showed increases of
from 33 to 69 per cent over March and made new high
records since 1919. Shipments also increased to new
high records for the same period.
CHEMICALS.
Considerable increases occurred in April imports of
potash and nitrate of soda. Exports of sulphuric acid
almost doubled and were the largest since February,
1921. Exports of dyes and dyestuffs declined, but
fertilizer exports increased 31 per cent.
The price index of crude drugs rose 14 per cent in
April, but sulphuric'acid, essential oils, and drugs and
Pharmaceuticals had almost no change. The weighted
chemical index increased from 156 to 158.
MEATS.
The movement of cattle and the exports of beef
products showed considerable declines in April. Coldstorage holdings also receded. Production from inspected slaughter showed a good increase in March,
and consumption also rose. April prices of cattle
declined, carcass beef was unchanged, and wholesale
beef prices rose.
INSPECTED SLAUGHTER, CONSUMPTION, AND COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS OF B E E P PRODUCTS.
FATS AND OILS.
The fat and oil report for the first quarter of 1922
showed a considerable decline in the production of
both crude and refined oils, due to the smaller production of cottonseed oil. Consumption of crude oils
declined, while refined oils increased. Stocks of both
crude and refined oils increased. Production of fish
oils made a seasonal decline, and consumption and
stocks were considerably lower than in March. Stocks
of copra increased, but other oilseeds declined.
Stocks of cotton seed and production and stocks of
cottonseed oil showed seasonal declines in April, while
the price remained unchanged. Receipts and shipments of flaxseed declined, stocks increased somewhat,
and shipments of linseed oil and oil cake were considerably smaller than in March.
CEREALS.
Production of wheat flour declined 22 per cent and
reached the lowest mark since February, 1921. Exports of wheat and flour declined and receipts, shipments, and visible supply continued to recede in a
seasonal movement. The visible supply was twice
as large as in April, 1921. Slight advances took place
in wheat and flour prices.
Corn exports declined in April, but were still almost
double a year ago. The visible supply made the first
decline during the present season but exceeded last
year's supply by over 50 per cent. Receipts and shipments made a seasonal decline. The price of corn
advanced slightly.
Exports of oats declined, but barley and rye
increased. There was little change in the prices of
these grains. Total grain exports declined and were
less than a year ago. Car loadings of grains and their
products declined 20 per cent and were slightly less
than a year ago.
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M O N T H L Y AVERAGE
The hog movement showed a marked downward
trend in April, similar to cattle. Exports of pork
products also fell off in April, and March production
from inspected slaughter also declined. Cold-storage
holdings increased in April. The price of hogs declined, but fresh pork advanced almost 20 per cent.
INSPECTED
SLAUGHTER, CONSUMPTION, EXPORTS, AND
STORAGE HOLDINGS OP PORK PRODUCTS.
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RELATIVE PRODUCTION OF CIGARS, CIGARETTES, AND MANUFACTURED TOBACCO.
(Relative production 1913=100.)
Receipts and storage holdings of butter declined in
April, but they increased for cheese and eggs. Exports
of condensed milk declined slightly. Prices of both
butter and cheese dropped.
The fish catch declined considerably in April.
Imports of raw sugar declined, meltings decreased
very slightly, but stocks of raw sugar continued to
rise, as did exports of refined sugar. Prices advanced
slightly.
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Sheep movement also showed a marked decline in
April. Cold-storage holdings were the smallest since
1919. Inspected slaughter for March increased, but
was 25 per cent less than a year ago. Prices of ewes
and lambs declined during April.
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WATER TRANSPORTATION.
IMPORTS, MELTINGS, AND STOCKS OP R A W SUGAR.
The opening month of traffic through the Sault Ste.
Marie Canal showed a slight decline from April, 1921,
but was larger than in April, 1920. Entrances and
clearances of American vessels in foreign trade increased, while the movement of foreign vessels declined. Total entrances in April exceeded the March
figures, but clearances were less. The tonnage of vessels under construction showed an increase for the
second time, following a decline that had been almost
uninterrupted for two years. The tonnage of vessels
completed also rose considerably from the minimum
established in March.
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RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
receipts at Brazilian ports declined. Clearances from
Brazil were less than in March, but the United States
April saw a large increase in the surplus of idle
took a much larger amount. Imports of tea declined. freight cars. This was due chiefly to the tie-up of
coal cars by the strike, but surplus of idle box cars
TOBACCO.
also increased. Shortage of cars, both coal and box,
Production, as shown by tax-paid withdrawals, was greater. A slight increase in bad-order cars ocdeclined about 5 per cent for cigars and cigarettes curred, while car loadings declined 12 per cent and,
and 18 per cent for manufactured tobacco and snuff. with the exception of last December, were the smallest
Exports of unmanufactured tobacco increased con- since April, 1921. Pullman passenger traffic was the
largest since last October.
siderably, but prices again remained unchanged.
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SHORTAGE, SURPLUS, BAD-ORDER, AND TOTAL LOADINGS OF
FREIGHT CARS.
since the inauguration of these statistics in March,
1921. Considerable increases occurred in both immigration and emigration.
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Both freight and passenger revenue increased in
March, while total operating revenue was the largest
since last October. Operating expense rose to the
highest point since last November, and net operating
income was the highest since October.
Sales of both the large mail-order houses declined in
April, but most of the chain stores showed a uniform
increase of from 12 to 16 per cent over March, due to
the late Easter. Newspaper and magazine advertising
both increased, while postal receipts declined.
SALES OF MAIL-ORDER HOUSES AND CHAIN STORES, AND POSTAL
RECEIPTS.
LABOR.
A considerable increase in employment occurred in
April, following the marked rise in March, and made
total employment in factories the largest since January, 1921. A slight decrease occurred in New York
State, and the pay-roll decrease was still larger.
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April saw a slight rise in the Government debt,
although outstanding Liberty loans continued to be
reduced. Customs receipts declined 16 per cent from
both March, 1922, and April, 1921. Total ordinary
receipts for April were considerably larger than in
January and February, the income-tax installment
precluding a true comparison with March. Disbursements were less than in March, but greater than in
January or February.
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BANKING AND FINANCE.
Debits to individual accounts and bank clearings
both increased over March as far as New York City is
concerned, but for the rest of the country a uniform
decline of 5 per cent occurred. The Federal Reserve
report continued to show decreases in discounts and
note circulation and a slight increase in reserves.
Deposits increased and the reserve ratio, at 78.3 per
cent, compared with 78.4 per cent a month previous.
Member bank condition showed an increase of over
35 per cent in total loans, rediscounts, and investments,
and demand deposits increased 3.6 per cent. The
call loan rate remained unchanged at 4.35 per cent
and time money declined to 4.58 per cent. Savings
deposits in postal savings banks and in the Chicago
Federal Reserve district declined. New life insurance
business declined from March, except group insurance,
which increased 60 per cent.
Both railroad and industrial stock prices advanced
about 6 per cent during April. Sales of stocks
amounted to over 30,000,000 shares, the largest in
any month since the "bull market" of 1919 and over
twice as large as the 1921 monthly average. Bond
sales also continued to increase, making the largest
total since December, 1920. Excluding Liberty
bonds, whose sales have been steadily declining
recently, the miscellaneous bond sales made a new
high record, reaching a plane far above previous levels.
Bond prices advanced 2 per cent, the second-grade
rails being the chief gainers.
Receipts of unrefined gold at the mint increased
slightly in April. Imports of gold fell to only
$12,244,000, the lowest since February, 1920, and
exports increased to $1,579,000.
Imports of silver also declined and were less than
the exports of silver for the month. Prices of silver
at both New York and London made slight increases.
LOANS, DISCOUNTS, AND INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE
MEMBER BANKS COMPARED WITH BILLS DISCOUNTED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.
FAILURES AND LIABILITIES, BY MONTHS.
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in March to 2,167 in April, but the amount of liabilities
increased slightly. New capital issues of corporations
were put out in large volume in April, making the
largest monthly total since April, 1920. Credit condition reports exhibited an increase in indebtedness
and declines in orders and payments. March revenue
and income of both telephone and telegraph companies
showed a good increase. Telephone companies made
the best showing recorded in several years.
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The rates of exchange of most European countries
rose in terms of United States money in April. German marks, however, continued their steady decline,
and slight decreases were noted for Sweden and Switzerland. Canadian and Japanese exchanges rose, but
the chief South American countries exhibited a decline. Exchange with British India remained stationary. The general index of foreign exchange continued to decline on account of the collapse in the
price of the mark.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF VHE UNITED STATES5.
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1922
MONTHLY INDEX OF MARKETING OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS.
In last month's issue there was published a compilation of index numbers to show the aggregate physical
production of mining in the United States. Another
group of raw materials, those derived from animals, is
taken up this month along the same lines, with the view
of establishing a satisfactory monthly index of production.
In preparing a monthly index of the production of
animals, we must use production in the sense of marketing, for an animal is not useful for consumption in
industry at birth any more than wheat is when it is
just pushing itself out of the ground. In taking the
finished product as it is ready for market, we can
obtain a good index of the production of animals and
animal products used in consumption.
The animals and animal products all play important
parts in our industrial life, but they are the most
difficult to obtain good production figures for. Even
the census figures include estimates in some cases.
Of the total animals on farms as reported by the
census, those used in this index—cattle, hogs, sheep,
and poultry—represented 46 per cent in value in
1910 and 67 per cent in 1920. If horses and mules,
which are used as equipment rather than for marketing,
are eliminated from the total, the animals above
stated would comprise over 99 per cent of the total.
The live-stock products given in this index—wool,
milk, and eggs—comprised over 99 per cent of the
total value of live-stock products of farms in both 1909
and 1919.
As the statistics of the marketing of live stock and
live-stock products were largely an outgrowth of the
war, it has been impossible to secure a pre-war base.
The year 1919 has been taken as a base because (1) it
w^as the first peace year since the war, (2) a few individual series do not go back of that year, and (3) it
was a census year, thus giving a base for weighting.
The various individual series are weighted arithmetically and in general according to the value of the total
production as given by the 1919 census.
SOURCES OF MATERIAL.
The individual series are based in general on the
receipts of the products into the chief markets.
Details are given below:
Cattle and calves.—These data represent receipts
of cattle and calves at 67 principal markets as compiled by the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Markets and Crop Estimates. As figures for calves
were not given separately before 1920, the lumping
together of cattle and calves has been made necessary,
but calves form only a small part of the total. The
data given here cover practically the entire receipts
into market of these animals; the 1919 figures, for
instance, were even larger than the total number of
calves raised in that year as reported by the census.
Hogs.—These data represent receipts at 67 principal
markets as compiled by the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates, and in
1919 were only 28 per cent less than the total pigs
raised in that year.
Sheep.—These data are also receipts at 67 markets
compiled by the Department of Agriculture, Bureau
of Markets and Crop Estimates, and in 1919 were
twice as large as the number of sheep raised in that
year.
Poultry.—These data represent receipts of dressed
poultry at five principal markets—New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Boston, and San Francisco—as compiled
by the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets
and Crop Estimates. Although technically a product
of industry in this condition rather than a farm product, poultry receipts can only be shown statistically
in this manner, and as the dressing of the poultry
occurs almost simultaneously with its receipt in a live
state this series will reflect the movement quite accurately.
Fish.—These data represent landings of fish at
Boston, Gloucester, Portland (Me.), and Seattle, as
compiled by the Department of Commerce, Bureau
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of Fisheries. These figures probably comprise about surveys of the industry, taking in different sections of
one-fourth of the total fish catch of the United States. the country each year.
Wool.—These data represent receipts of domestic
The total value of products of the fisheries is rewool at Boston, the chief wool center, as compiled ported as $78,841,732, but for two sections of the
by the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and account country (Middle Atlantic States and Mississippi River)
for about two-thirds of the total wool clip of the the values are as of 1908, while for most of the
United States.
other sections the values are taken within a few years
Eggs.—These data represent receipts at five prin- of 1919. We have therefore estimated the value of
cipal markets—New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Bos- fish as $95,000,000 by correcting the 1908 values to a
ton, and San Francisco—as compiled by the Depart- 1919 base.
ment of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets and Crop
The weighting factors of the animals and animal
Estimates. The eggs received at these markets in products may be summarized as follows:
1919 were over one-fourth of the total eggs produced
that year, according- to the Bureau of the Census.
Value,
Value,
Final
Final
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1919
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large cities in New Jersey, makes these figures quite
representative. Data are also available for a few
other cities, but they are not exactly comparable and
COMPARISON WITH OTHER INDICES.
would not have much influence on the total.
This index of marketings of animals and animal
products
can not be compared with any indices preWEIGHTING FACTORS.
viously prepared, except the index recently published
The choice of proper weights to give each product by the Federal Reserve Board on agricultural marketin this group was rather difficult because there is no ings, a part of which comprised animals. The Federal
uniform point in their distribution at which the value Reserve Board's index of animal marketings is made
is taken. Theoretically, the proper point at which to up of only four products—cattle, calves, sheep, and
take a weighting factor for cattle, hogs, and sheep hogs—and thus covers only a part of the total marketwould be sales from the farms plus slaughter on the ings. The differences between these two indices are
farms. But the sales figures in the census reports considerable, due largely to the heavy seasonal flucnecessarily represent so much duplication on account tuations of eggs and poultry, which are not included
of resales, and besides are not available for 1919, that in the Federal Reserve index.
these animals have been weighted by the values obRESULTS.
tained by multiplying the total number of such
animals raised in 1919 by the average value of all
A glance at the table and chart shows at once the
such animals on the farm on January 1, 1920—all relatively stable character of the receipts of animal
these being census figures. The details are as follows, products. The years 1920 and 1921 were very difand show similar proportions to the number of animals ferent as far as manufacturing and mining were consold in 1909:
sidered, but in the marketing of animal products they
ran very similar. This condition is due to the use of
all of these products, except wool, primarily as a
Average
Number raised. value, all
Total value.
source of food, and food is necessary whether business
animals.
is thriving or not. The large declines in wool receipts
21,133,385
Cattle.
$54.79
$1,157,898,000
in 1920 and 1921 from the 1919 base show this same
62,072,829
Hogs..
16.66
1,034,133,000
13,653,130
Sheep.
11.29
154,144,000
contrast with the other animal commodities.
Seasonal variation plays a considerable part in this
The weight for poultry was taken as the value of index. The February movement is generally very
poultry raised according to the census of 1919, while light, while April, May, and June movements are
wool and eggs are weighted by the production of those heavy, largely on account of the large movement of
products reported by the 1919 census. The weight eggs to market. Another high point usually occurs
for milk is the value of milk produced, including that toward the end of the year, due to large receipts of
sold in the form of butter, cheese, etc., as reported by poultry and live stock.
the census. For fish there are no census figures, but
The total index shows a slight increase for 1921 over
the Bureau of Fisheries has made comprehensive 1920, but a decrease from 1919. No total index
20
could be compiled prior to 1919, except by excluding
poultry and eggs. On this basis, there was an increase of over 10 per cent in 1918 over 1917 and a
small increase in 1919 over 1918 and a falling off again
in 1920 and 1921. The omission of eggs and poultry,
which showed the largest increases in 1921 over 1920,
except wool, results in the 1921 index falling below
1920, whereas the total figures showed a slight increase. The relation between these two sets of annual figures is as follows:
April figures for either 1920 or 1921, but live-stock
figures were generally slightly less, with a marked decline in receipts of sheep. The total index number
for April shows the largest movement in animals and
animal products since 1919, slightly exceeding the
previous high marks in April and May, 1920.
MARKETINGS OP ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS.
(Relative marketing 1919=100.)
1919 AVERAGE.
i
Total
'• index.
1917
1918
1919
1
1.
|
i
100.0
Excluding
poultry
and eggs.
88.6
97.9
100.0
Total
index.
1920
1921
95.4
97.5
Excluding
poultry
and eggs.
96.7
95.5
The first three months of 1922 have all shown increases over the corresponding months of 1921, and
the March figure was above the 1919 average, as contrasted with the two previous years, when the March
figures were below this average. The April movement
of eggs and wool was considerably higher than the
« 80
V
Z 60
X
ID
Q
?
_ • - WITHOUT EGGS AND POULTRY
40
1922
21
INDEX NUMBERS OF MARKETING OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS.
Prepared by the Department of Commerce.
[Relative to monthly average for 1919 taken as 100.]
Y E A R AND MONTH.
Wool.
Cattle and
calves.
Hogs.
Sheep.
Eggs.
Poultry.
Fish.
Milk.
87.6
92.2
79.9
808
84.9
86.1
88.2
Total
Index.
1913 monthly average..
1914 monthly average..
1915 monthly average..
1916 monthly average..
1917 monthly average..
75.6
89.2
84.9
95.9
98.2
71.8
93.7
84.5
71.4
1918 monthly average..
1919 monthly average..
1920 monthly average..
1921 monthly average..
85.7
100.0
49.4
67.2
102.7
100.0
90.2
80.3
100.8
100.0
94.6
91.5
82.5
100.0
86.5
88.7
100.0
86.4
103.5
100.0
96.7
108.5
106.9
100.0
90.3
78.4
94.1
100.0
108.7
114.4
100.0
95.4
97.5
37.7
31.2
31.1
25.2
91.7
72.1
81.0
75.9
142.1
92.8
107.0
82.0
70.5
62.3
57.7
64.5
41.8
62.1
112.4
157.4
129.4
70.3
43.1
21.0
64.6
60.7
100.0
76.4
98.9
94.0
104.7
103.9
97.9
79.7
92.7
90.1
22.0
73.4
89.5
122.9
91.6
81.4
95.6
114.1
99.2
76.3
67.6
65.7
72.4
89.8
115.1
152.1
148.1
106.0
76.3
52.2
53.7
56.8
96.1
102.3
134.6
100.5
107.5
118.2
120.1
120.4
114.6
105.3
105.6
93.8
94.4
September..
October
November..
December..
67.4
37.6
25.7
29.4
111.8
107.7
118.3
68.0
64.0
74.6
103.6
112.3
127.9
133.6
109.1
69.1
68.3
49.6
32.9
30.3
83.2
82.4
191.4
280.5
93.7
101.5
73.3
68.6
108.2
110.8
104.3
106.4
92.4
91.4
102.5
98.6
January..,
February..
March
April
19.4
22.6
34.5
31.9
80.1
58.0
76.3
72.8
125.4
107.2
90.5
86.4
79.1
66.9
77.3
74.0
54.5
98.3
166.4
210.3
123.8
72.0
55.4
31.5
68.4
85.3
81.0
57.9
105.6
99.1
114.4
112.7
95.0
86.1
99.5
102.2
44.0
72.0
138.5
153.3
75.1
77.0
65.4
91.0
88.9
95.6
72.9
71.0
84.6
81.7
78.4
110.4
176.9
129.5
95.0
92.6
54.1
60.0
52.5
76.4
68.7
100.8
88.3
99.5
122.2
128.9
129.6
119.0
102.6
101.8
90.9
96.4
September..
October
November..
December..
82. 7
61. 1
61.
84. 7
92.6
112.2
94.0
69.0
71.0
85.9
98.7
104.7
115.6
133.0
89.4
73.5
77.4
61.6
33.6
45.3
92.9
108.7
241.7
313.7
85.7
96.0
59.0
52.2
120.8
115.1
97.5
107.4
94.8
100.0
97.9
103.3
January..
February.
March
April
77.6
75.2
61.1
54.2
79.3
69.0
79.0
71.6
114.5
96.7
91.3
82.1
81.0
61.8
64.7
54.2
67.8
86.4
163.9
245.0
115.5
75.8
66.6
56.5
78.0
123.7
107.3
75.8
109.4
101.9
117.9
115.1
96.4
87.8
102.5
106.9
1930.
January..,
February..
March.....
April
,
j May....
I June
| July....
August.
May....
June
July....
August.
22
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS.
The following table contains a summary of the monthly figures, designed to show the trend in important industrial and commercia
movements. The numerical data for the latest months are given and in addition index numbars 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:
March, 1922.—This column gives the March figures corresponding to those for April shown in the next column—in other words,
cover the previous month, and in some cases, where indicated by a footnote, refer to the previous quarter; that is, ending December
31,1921.
April, 1922.—In this column are given the figures covering the month of April, or, as in the case of stocks, etc., the situation on April
29 or May 1. In a few cases (usually where returns are reported quarterly only) the figures are for the quarter ending March 31
or the condition on that date. Where this column is left blank, no figures for April were available at the time of going to press
(June 6).
Corresponding month, March or April, 1921.—Thefiguresin this column present the situation exactly a year previous to those in the
"April, 1922," column (that is, generally, April, 1921), but where no figures were available for April, 1922, the March, 1921,
figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the March, 1922, figures. In the case of quarterly figures, this
column shows the correpsonding quarter of 1920.
Cumulative total through latest month.—These columns set forth, for those items that can properly be cumulated, the cumulative total
for the first four months of the calendar years 1921 and 1922, respectively, except where the April, 1922, figures are lacking, in
which case the cumulative total for three months in each year is given.
Percentage increase ( + ) or decrease { — ) cumulative 1922 from 1921.—This column shows the per cent by which the cumulated total for
the first two months of 1922 is greater ( + ) or less ( —) than the total for the corresponding period of 1921.
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 period by index 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 prewar figures J?re 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.
Index numbers.—In order to visualize the tend of each movement, index or relative numbers are given for the last four months and
for two corresponding months of a year ago. These index 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 index number will
be greater than 100. If the converse is true the index number will be less than 100. The difference between 100 and any index
number gives at once the per cent increase or decrease compared with the base period. Index numbers may also be used to
compute the approximate per cent increase or decrease from one month to the next.
Percentage increase ( + ) or decrease ( — ) April from March.—The last column shows the per cent increase or decrease of the figure for
the last month compared with the preceding month.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
March,
1922
April,
1922
Corresponding
month,
March
or
April,
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
(
t>
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
1921
Mar.: Apr. Jan.
Feb. Mar.
Per— i: centiiageini crease
<+)
or decrease
Apr
-
TEXTILES.
Wool.
Consumption by textile mills
thous. of lbs.
Receipts at Boston:
Domestic
thous. of lbs.
Foreign
thous. of lbs.,
Total
thous. of lbs..
Imports, unmanufactured
thous. of lbs..
Machinery activity:
Looms, wide
per ct. of hours active..
Looms, narrow
per ct. of hours active..
Looms, carpet and
rug
perct. 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 active.
Looms and spindles:
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.... — p e r ct. of active to total.
71,437
52,720
53,440
167,759
249,982 + 49.0
1913
10,899
29,047
39,946
43,071
9,655
24,539
34,194
38,988
5,695
45,380
51,075
65,336
19,338
165,572
184,910
227,494
47,786
99,327
126,272
132,045
+147.1
- 40.0
-31.7
— 42.0
1913
46
42
103
99
81
1913
1913
1913
1,229
860
247
224
550
378
272
143
135
213
775
516
175
220
340
63.1
63.5
58.4
53.4
' 1920-21
1
1920-21
101
120
106
108
103
63.2
95
113
122
122
114
78.2
88.4
82.3
74.8
86.2
72.7
38.0
75.0
94.6
1920-21
i 1920-21
1920-21
85.9
70.8
84.8
62.1
77.1
86.5
11920-21
» 1920-21
84
75
65
72
79
83
62
60
64
79
76
87
74
71
46
73.4
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
i Twelve months' average November, 1920, to October, 1921, inclusive.
118
132 I 153 158
176
77
82
165
166
169
102
119
120
134
141
115
123
125
126
107
104
122
118
129
136
104
121
120
115
99
130 i - 26.2
72
465
182
308
11.4
15.5
14.5
9.5
96 !!- 6.8
96 - 15.8
162 - 4.1
137 - 2.8
94 - 12.1
134 - 1 . 5
87 - 12.1
88
99
95
104
109
105
118
116
116
101
86
100
89
93
88
90
97
100
100
99
108
84
81
88
> i U 6 116
U6
63
iI|—
-
0.9
- 16.8
-
8.0
- 11.1
0.Q
23
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk t*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
talbes covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
March,
1922
April,
1922
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
1921
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
(+)
ordeI crease
I cumu' lative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
Percentage inicrease
1922
(+)
or decrease
U
Mar. ; Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
from
Mar.
TEXTILES—Continued.
Wool—Continued.
Prices:
Raw wool to producer
dolls, per lb.
Unwashed, fine,Ohio, at Boston.dolls, per lb.
Worsted yarn
dolls, per lb.
Wool, dress-goods
dolls, per yd.
Men's suitings
dolls, per yd.
.250
.39
1.250
.815
2.835
.248
.38
1.300
.815
2.835
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
.179
.33
1.200
.885
3.060
Cotton.
836,100
462,600
648,900
11,700
1,535
1,608,850
1,964,918 i+ 22.1
1913
thous. of lbs.
98,092
1,793,920
171,926 + 75.3
! + 5.3
137,370
16,550
41,018
163,765 ! + 19.2
32,473 j+ 96.2
50,044 ji + 22.0
1913
1921
1919
128,751
131,519 ;j + 2.
1913
150
177
161
145
184
149
173
167
145
184
0.8
2.6
4.0
0.0
0.0
2,574
24,247
19,268
(3.517
Burlap a n d Fiber.
Imports:
Burlap
thous. of lbs.. I 41,240
Fiber (unmanufactured)
long tons.. j 27,874
37,200
15,212
91 I 8 5
109
98 !
108 93 ! - 13.8
100
298
146
134
52
,
j
!
!
|
98
286
145
92
44
89 i 99
67 I 97
74 ! S3
1U6
108 !
125
262
137
207
65
119
240
127
270
47
84
115
81
100
83
114 112
| 116 109 | 214 183 I 117 111 I 295 74 63
84 +
131
141
84
6.2
14.7
5.4
74.8
32.8
139 + 6.0
129 i- 8.6
77 ;- 9.2
105 | 104 - 1.5
I i...
744,300 446,400 1,306,800 3,049,200 11+133.3
411,300 532,800 1,788,300 2,459,700 1 + 37.5
535,500 i 311,400 1,124,100 2,511,900 + 123.5
22,500
6,300
T
1,607
837
2,508
25,546
22,077
6.027
bales.
bales.
dolls, p e r l b .
134
173
167
145
184
!•
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
ji 4,857
i I 28,900
j| 20,038
!J 5.782
10,096
93,186
I
46,341 ; 171,064
26,733 : 100,530
11,927 + 18.1
105,742 + 13.5
147,566
70,160
13.7
24.2
78
95
112
124
124
129
140
148
168
160
133
141
142
163
160
133
143
143
173
157
133
142
141
173
148
- 0.6
- 1.1
-0.8
0.0
-5.2
76
528
68
13
:j 120
| 1,018
jj 154
ij 2 0
128
553
135
31
141
458
141
24
306
126
407
117
46
320
j - 11.0
- 11.1
- 17.5
+
4.7
88
143
44
166
90
136
39
179
+
2.6
122
110
53 - 45.4
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
78
92
114
130
142
1920
3 1920
3 1920
' 1920
3 1920
76
548
93
17
1913
* 1920
4 1920
1913
77 I 170 ! I
j
143 I 162
33 I 40
162 I 159
Silk.
Imports, raw
Consumption, raw
Stocks, raw, end of mo
Prices, raw, Japanese, N. Y . . .
j 107 108
| 150 159
! 155 165
! 157 145
! 198 184
I
!
Consumption by textile mills
bales. j 518,450 440,843 409,247
Stocks, end of month:
Mills
thous. of bales. | 1,554
1,458 j
1,316
Warehouses
thous. of bales. ; 3,766
3,214 !
5,027
Visible supply
thous. of bales. •I 3,593
3,399
4,434
Imports, unmanufactured
bales. | 59,957
15,115
18,731
Exports, unmanufactured
bales. j 461,484 612,659 319,933
Manufactured goods:
Cotton cloth exports
thous. of sq. yds. | a 48,406 a 51,615
3G,772
Fabric consump. by tire mfrs...thous. of lbs. i 9,431
6,525
8,624
Elastic webbing sales
thous. of yds. ' 13,00ft
12,791
11,815
Machinery activity:
i
SpindlesActive
thousands.
31,389
32,597
31,875
Total activity
mills, of hours.
6,636
7,779
Activity per spindle
hours.
180
211
Prices:
Raw cotton to producer
..dolls, perlb..
.159
.094
.160
Raw cotton, New York
..dolls, perlb.
.181
.121
.183
Cotton yarn
..dolls, perlb.
.350
.278
.353
Print cloth
dolls, per yd.
.060
.043
.060
Sheeting
dolls, per yd.
.091
.076
.096
Knit Underwear.
Production
doz.
Orders received
doz.
Shipments
doz.
C ancellations
doz.
Unfilled orders, end of month
thous. of doz.
113
150
155
157
198
1909-1913
1909-1913
I
I
|
j
105 | 167 j| 400
j
j:
136
190
63
186
104
124
58
180
80j 137 i 111
96 j 93 i 51
+ 92.3
-5.1
- 12.7
+ 8.1
METALS.
Iron a n d Steel.
Iron-ore movement
thous. of short tons.
Production:
j
Pig iron
thous. of long tons.. •
Steel ingots
thous. of long tons..
Merchant pig iron:
Production
tlious. of long tons..
Sales
thous. of long tons..
Shipments
tlious. of long tons..,
rnfilled orders
thous. of long tons, .i
S tocks. merchant furnaces, thous. of long tons..
Stocks, steel plants
thous. of long tons..
81
95 !
95
81 ! - 14.7
1913
2,035
2,816
2,072
2,897
1,193
1,442
7,142
8,002
7,375 + 3.3
9,678 + 20.9
1913
1913
249
502
342
1,0.50
539
181
247
792
379
1,484
445
154
153
102
162
1,173
703
197
820
366
635
909 ;!+ 10.9
1,771 ii+383.9
1,198 ; ! + 88.7
1914
1914
1914
1914
1914
* 1921
47
74 ! 57
64
79
81
82 ! 112 115
44
29
48
94
50
76
74
68
72
89
j 40
i 31
1|
!
49
|
90 ;i
90 •
93
1 1 1 I 105
66
152
103
80
71
90
1.8
2.9
65 - 0 . 8
240 + 57.8
+ 10.8
114 + 41.3
59 - 17.4
82 - 14.9
a Beginning with January, 1922, figures are in square yards, For the present these are compared directly with linear yards in earlier months. Stated in square yards,
the total will probably average slightly less than in linear yards.
» Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
«Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive,
24
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed March,
talbes covering other items, see the last quar- 1922
April,
1922
terly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
Increase
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
•Percentage increase
1922
or decrease
Mar. Apr.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
April,
from
Mar.
METALS—Continued.
Iron and Steel—Continued.
Exports *
thous. of long tons.,
Imports
thous. of long tons..
Unfilled orders, Steel Corp.,
end of month
thous. of long tons..
Foundry production, Ohio
per ct. of normal..
Wholesale prices:
Pig iron—
Fdry. No. 2 Northern, dolls, per long ton..
Basic, valley furnace*.dolls, per long ton.
Steel billets, Bessemer dolls, per long ton.,
Iron and steel
dolls, per ton..
Composite pig iron
dolls, per ton.
Composite steel
dolls, per 100 lbs.
Compositefinishedsteel dolls, per 100 lbs.
Structural steel beams
dolls, per 100 lbs.,
Locomotives.
Shipments:
Total*
number.
Domestic*
number.
Foreign*
number.
Unfilled orders:
Domestic*
number.
Foreign*
number.
5,845
16.31
1913
*1921
106
121
26.71
22.88
37.50
43.84
25.80
2.93
2.74
2.20
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
173
165
149
172
177
171
160
152
167
156
145
167
167
170
105
147
1913
1920
1920
53
102
i 55
60
125
53
163
5
4,494
5,097
48.40
22.71
20.00
29.50
34.42
20.77
2.16
2.08
1.50
20.96
17.94
28.00
32.97
19.26
2.09
2.02
1.45 |
617 - 53.7
58 + 93.3
101
17
185
19
39.97
1,334
30
1913
1913
178
14
72 ! 70
112 151
76
193
130
121
109
127 | 125
132
125
126
124
124
121
99
131
122
109
125
125
122
122
96
133
123
109
234
+ 13.4
+ 21.2
142
136
114
131
135
126
125
8.3
11.5
5.4
4.4
7.8
3.3
3.0
3.4
j
185
138
47
39 :
35 |
4|
255 |
75
743
506
237
178 - 76.0
- 80.4
79 - 66.7
515
102
198
84
1920
1920
37
27
22
20
75.2
72.3
107.7
161.0
13.9
34.5
35.7
36.9
112.3
16.4
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
38
34
37
36
739
47
49
61
38
713
200,214
36.1
350,445
177,600
124,251
20.5
375,849
559,736 + 48.9
111
US
55,864
165,932
467,700 + 181.9
1921
1921
* 1921
1913
81
per ct. of capacity..
27.7
barrels.. 281,794
long tons.. 139,300
59
62
Production
Exports
Wholesale price, electrolytic
thous. of ibs.. 61,867
thous. of lbs.. 80,853
dolls, per lb..
.127
76,583
70,145
.126
51,107
41,495
.125
302,671
197,550
201,714 -33.4
256,990 + 30.1
1913
1913
1913
55
78
50
59
79
Zinc.
Production
Stocks, end of month
Receipts, St. Louis
Shipments, St. Louis
Price, slab, prime western
thous. of lbs.. 53,064
....thous. of lbs.. 120,524
thous. of lbs.. 20,187
thous. of lbs.. 24,313
.050
dolls, per l b . .
51,012
103,456
15,854
13,132
.052
33,100
162,886
9,163
17,586
.052
151,952
196,514 + 29.3
60,449
82,177
66,153 + 9.4
97,820 + 19.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
54
202
52
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
Finished Iron and Steel.
j
Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized:
|
Production
per ct. of capacity.. j 68.0
Shipments
per ct. of capacity..
61.1
Sales
per ct. of capacity.. 111.4
Unfilled orders
per ct. of capacity.. 128.7
Unsold stocks
per ct. of capacity..
18.7
Steel barrels:
Shipments
barrels.. 168,476
Production
Unfilled orders
Structural steel, sales
+ 3.9
+ 35.7
71
19
24 ! 14
10 | 30
7i;
4
16 I
14 !
58
54
59
21
848
- 46.2
- 62.9
+ 100.0
+ 102.0
+ 36.0
17
77
09
78
23
848
94 ! 103
84
99
183
177
44
55
604
813
80
91 150
90 | 97 159
87 ! 106
81 ! 88 156 !
179
207
149
198
+ 9.6
+ 17.9
- 3.3
+ 25.0
- 25.7
+
+
+
+
18.8
30.2
24.4
27.5
Copper.
Tin.
Stocks, end of month
Imports
Wholesale price, pig tin
57
200
33
62
90
82
162
188
32
64
132
20
72
95
71
76
97
68
141
57
92
163
62
97
356
97
107
212
78
107
70 j
102 I
87 I
78
158
39
61
115
81
75 + 23.8
100 - 13.2
80 - 0.8
92
148
73
88
127
57
46
90
- 3.9
- 14.2
- 21.5
- 46.0
+ 4.0
148
110
68
- 11.5
- 33.3
+ 4.8
110 8 o j
83 i 80 !
I
long tons..
thous. of lbs..
dolls, per l b . .
3,086 j 2,731
15,783
10,526 i
.291
.305
2,441
2,484
.304
13,366
44,707 +234.5
32,352
17,425
66,770 + 106.4
28,734 !+ 64.9
167 j
105
65 i
Lead.
Receipts, St. Louis
thous. of lbs..
Shipments, St. Louis
thous. of lbs..
W holesale price, pig, desilverized... dolls, per l b . .
3
20,232
7,325
.047
15,434
8,916
6,108 j! 5,402
.051 | j
. 043
Six months' average, July to December,! nclusive.
& Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
369 282 | i - 23.7
84 I 70 I - 16.6
107 ! 116 + 8.5
25
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O . 9).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
CorrespondMarch,
1922
April,
1922
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
1921
1922
144,524
21,803
2,305
8,062
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
orde)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1922
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
Mar. Apr.
Jan.
()+)
ordeApril,
from
Mar.
Feb. Mar. Apr.
_!
F U E L A N D POWER.
Coal a n d C o k e .
Production:
Bituminous coal
thous. of short tons
Anthracite coal
thous. of short tons.
Beehive coke
thous. of short tons
By-product coke
thous. of short tons.
Public-utility electric
power
mills, of kw. hours.
Shipments, anthracite
thous. of long tons.
Storage, anthracite
thous. of long tons,
Exports:
Bituminous
thous. of long tons,
Anthracite
thous. of long tons
Coke
thous. of long tons.
Wholesale prices:
Bituminous
dolls, per short ton.
Anthracite, chestnut
dolls, per short ton.
Coke, Connellsville
dolls, per short ton.
Retail prices:
Bituminous
dolls, per short ton.
AnthraciteStove
dolls, per short ton.
Chestnut
dolls, per short ton.
Petroleum.
Crude petroleum:
Production
Stocks, end of month
Consumption
Imports
Shipments from Mexico
Price, Kansas-Oklahoma.....
Oil wells completed
Gasoline:
Production
Exports
Domestic consumption
Stocks, end of month
Kerosene oil:
Production
Stocks
Gas and fuel oil:
Production
Stocks
Lubricating oil:
Production
Stocks
i
50,193
8,757
732
2,137
15,780
26
528
2,227
28,374
7,703
329
1,519
129,823 i
30,220 j
2,906
7,457
3,819
6,779
3,344
3,609
3,239
13,342
2,775
1,789
1,187
295
25
715
109
1,453
369
19
3.60
10.64
3.25
3.60
10.66
4.48
9.72
9.62
14.89
14.94
14.89
14.94
thous. of bbls.
thous. of bbls.
thous. of bbls.
thous. of bbls.
thous. of bbls.
.dolls, per bbl.
number.
46,634
221,588
47,095
14,004
17,274
2.25
thous. of gals.
thous. of gals.
thous. of gals.
thous. of gals.
472,278
52,814
391,573
854,232
thous.
thous.
178,785
321,428
1,323
6,110 !
1,257 I
109 '
14,702 + 10.2
3,360 - 45.0
903 - 28.2
115 + 5.5
76
97
21
167
1913
1913
1913
1913
94
71
101 : 82
12 ; 18
143
180
100
1919 .( 105
Jan, 1919 j| 128 | 121
67
1921 !| 53
1913
205
41,126
42,561
11,659
10,104
18,063
16,066
2.25
1.75
1,442
1,224
154,270 !
176,494 i
46,984 I
67,226
6,075 ;
175,246
13.6
172,727 50,837 +
70,553 +
5,059 i - 16.7
1,315,124 +
198,993 866,111 ! 926,049 | +
1,268,415
419,795
208,578 :
56,624
346,165
2.1
8.2
4.9
3.7
4.6
6.9
I
713,043
169,248 |
446,367
537,705
518,922 j • - 3.5
59 f
171
107
118
111 -
5.5
116
151
133
125
104 -
17.0
164
34
164
200 j 200 200
113 : 125 133
65 - 39.8
38 - 63.1
38 + 12.0
164
0.0
201 + 0.2
183 + 37.7
195 ; 182 : 179
179
177 j -
1913
; 202 j 192 |f 194 ! 193
193
193 I
1913
• 198 ; 188 j! 190 i 189
198 '
132 :
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
207 •
193 j!
138 j|
195 j|
225
211
216
206 ! 182
883 i 814 944
851 j 781 800
241
241 \ 241
208
68.6
19 - 27.9
210 + 4.2
26
197
187 | 199
1919
1919
1919
1919
681
749 ' 744
187 ; 187
72
91 ! 77 ij 72
jj
127 ! 129 j! 135 121
148! 185 ii 163 | 124
121 ; 116 i| 99 ; 88
149
173
151 : 158
1919
1919
i; 87 ; 80 j| 89 j 86
I: 149 I 153 jj 109 j 111
1.0
0.0
0.0
216
225
189
786
837
241
+ 6.4
- 12.7
- 16.7
+ 4.6
0.0
9.0
83 I
14d
172
137
181
190 + 10.1
j
9?
107
i
I
i
j;
758,335 | 2,327,561 2,468,302 ' +
i
1,005,318 |
thous. of gals.. 849,106
thous. of gals.. 1,250,278
i
thous. of gals..
thous. of gals..
40 -
202
20
108
10. 58 !.
|
14.87 |.
14.86
40,040
115
102
221
200 : 191
152
205
145,016
126
89
74
1909-1913!' 105 j 132 ii
1913
1913
1913
44,657
117
108
137
103
1909-1913,!; 107 j 128 l| 78 i 95
1909-1913!! 34 ! 26 || 41 ; 44
4.85
10.14
3.72
235,860
58,153
+ 11.3
- 27.9
- 20.7
+ 8.1
73,391
73,003 I
231,344
6.0
i.
216,828 j - 6.3
223,414
1919
; 119 ; 128 jj 135
120
1919
130 ' 137 jj 171 • 171
1919
103
108 ! 105
98
1919
138
155 |! 152
161
1919
! 118
1919
97
1919
118
104 j .
147!.
PAPER AND PRINTING.
Wood Pulp.
Mechanical:
Production
Consumption and shipment
Stocks, end of month
Imports
Chemical:
Production
Consumption and shipment
Stocks, end of month
Imports
short
short
short
short
t o n s . . 143,596
t o n s . . 129,931
tons.. 139,390
tons.. 12,425
147,608
127,286
159,712
11,797
159,442
124,161
217,308
5,687
561,175
499,121
473,499
457,489
short
short
short
short
t o n s . . 170,995
t o n s . . 167,112
tons.. 56,867
tons.. 48,376
149, 859
109,364
112,869
56,984
20,848
489, 113
475, 152
153, 542
53, 184
65,140
25, 722 !
4
11.1
3.4
54,280 1+111.0
623,168 + 27.4
621,827 i + 30.9
1909-1913,
1919
275,484 !! + 207.4
!
1919
1919
89,630 :
2 Index number less than one.
107766—22
-
132 !;
141 I:
81
16
35 ii 127
74
68 j|
75 i
70 |; 99
: 113 | 106 I;
1909-1913,
90 !
103 || 84
69 '
98
94
81 I! 374
82
81
82
56
90
89
99
260 "
119 122 + 2.8
108, 105 - 2.0
90 104 + 14.6
72 - 5.1
75
93 ,- 12.4
106
104
96 ;- 8.1
6 5
99
106
190 ; 255 + 34 7
26
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously In the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found At the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
March,
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1921
1922
115,408 j
449,810
122,091 |
439,467 ;
- 3.9
-1.7
320.272 + 23.2
9,509 + 28.9
[: centage in!| crease
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
' o r de-
Mar. Apr.; Jan. \ Feb. Mar.
from
Mar.
Apr.
PAPER AND PRINTING—Continued.
Newsprint Paper.
Production*
short tons..]
Shipments*
short tons..!
Imports*
short tons..
Exports*
short tons..
Stocks, end of month:
Total*
short tons..
At mills*
short tons..
Jobbers*
short tons..
Publishers*
short tons..
In transit to publishers*
short tons..
Consumption*
short tons..
Prices:
Contract, domestic*
dolls, per 100 lbs..
Contract, Canadian*
dolls, per 100lbs..
Spot market, domestic*
dolls, per 100 lbs..
Other Paper.
Book:
Production*
Stocks*
Paper board:
Production*
Stocks*
Wrapping:
Production*
Stocks*
Fine:
Production*
Stocks*
Total all grades (including newsprint):
Production*
Stocks*
Exports (total printing)*
117,507
117,142
111,861
115,167
78,031
2,791
77,309
3,345
64,778 < 2>9,910 !
1,278
7,376 :
432,262
1919
;| 94
101
92
85
103
432,022
1919
'I
91
106
90
84
102
100 I -
1913
I 365
354
450 : 450
426
422 | -
RUBBER.
Crude:
Imports
Consumption by tire mfrs
Wholesale price, Para, N.Y
Tires:
Production—
Pneumatic
Solid
Inner tubes
index
index
index
index
285,780 ;.
1919
127 I 125 !;
35,106 L
1919
175,
3.615
3.482
3.601
3.570
3.497
3.548
5.409 j.
5.507 j.
1919
158 I 145 ! 101
1919
177 ! 151
5.206 '•.
1919
131 ! 121 ! j
net tons..j 192,303
net tons.. j 71,986
6,773 i.
1919
214,049 ;.
1919
29,852 j.
1919
148,427 |.
1919
51.380
232,281 j
128,186 ,
70,780 i
102,898
38,015
57
58,833
16,670 I
78 !
+ 25.4
291,270
51,713
497,547
192,564
655,532 + 31.8
259,529 + 34.8
58,622
71 i
109 i
95 !
67
96
119 i 121
122
!
7.2
-
11.7
68
65
-4.1
108
98
-9.5
67
74
+ 10.3
119
124
+
98 !
97
96
-
1.2
95 |
95
96
+
0.4
83 i
84
S3
-
1.5
2.6
73 j! 71
104 ij 110
-
105
91
124
102
121
92 118 !
4.3
9.5
86
79
124
130
115
95
118
118
132
101
1919
89
114:
107
121
119
106 ;I- 12.2
100 ' 108
93
97
102
95
1919
i|
1919
!i 105 I 107
15,631 ;
76,687
110,834 + 44.5
40,083
86 |
1919
67 j
1919
107 j
1919
1919
2,587 ;
116,198 11 56,716 \
34,916 jj..
T
60!
20,664
184,070
55
109 ij
96
85.|
124 | 123 ji 111
36.6
1919
21 i
17 j!
20
389,556 11+111.6
132,203 ||
1919
48 ;
53 i
75
13,101 I -
ij
II
- 14.5
128 -
3.1
125 +
5.3
96 97 +
6.6
93 i!
90
+ 23.4
84
96 j 109 | + 12.9
;- 12.1
1918
j
1918
1918
103,441
43,715
1,651
29
1,762 ]
4,337
102
4,766
228,377 +120.8
90,543 +107.1
9,186 +111.8
175 |+ 71.6
10,609 i+122.6
8.2
100 i 116 I
52,953
26,087 ;
17,191
.178 j
1.9
97 115 102 - 11.0
115 I 1 2 1 119 - 1.6
...|-
1919
14,659;!
2,401
47
2,651 i|
104
78 |
78 |
Sept. 1920'
!
2,646 j
49 j
3,018 j
116 \ 118
1919
528,461 ji 422,012 ! 1,691,223 2,130,333 ; + 26.0
I
64,215 j 43,407
26,771 j 24,125
. 101
.171
93 l!+ 19.8
I
number.
number.
number.
number.
thousands..
thousands..
thousands..
81 i
1919
284,862 | 293,765 '
4,512 !|
78
98 : 102 j 100
147 |: 111
| 137 | 138 ij 105
1919
38.255 i
69,756
net tons.. ; 593,860
net tons..; 289,523
net tons.. • 3,655
23
J
164.327
;
nettons..: 70,141 I 61,562
nettons.J 64,931 \ 68,401
I
'
net tons..j 29,346 27,420
nettons.J 35,123 35,806
thous. of lbs..
thous. of lbs..
dolls, per l b . .
70
| 212,427
| 24,874
; 5,068
j 151,643
j 30,242
I 176,801
Paper Boxes.
Printing.
A ctivity, weighted
Paper purchases, quantities
Paper purchases, value
Sales
35
1.7
0.8
I
228,994
28,180
5,910
107,498
27,406
169,574
net tons.. 77,889 j 70,507
net tons..'' 38,367 j 37,367
Corrugated board:
deduction*(ContainerClub).thous. of sq. ft.
Production **
thous. of sq. ft.
Machinery activity*
per ct. of normal.
Solid fiber board:
Production*(Container Club).thous. of sq.ft.
Production 6*
thous. of sq. ft.
Machinery activity *
per ct. of normal.
30 i
1913
98 ||- 4.8
1913
:
82 ; 75
90
85
9L !
75
79
96
104
116 i
95
92
86 ,
91 j 103 I
162 ! 152
150 ! 133 \ 175
295
270
559
691
665
449
32.4
1921
67 :
96
118
103 | 149
135
-9.9
1913
22 !
22 :
21
6.2
1921
64
91
1921
81
1921
60
Figures furnished by T h e National Association of Corrugated and Fiber B o x Manufacturers.
78
24
20 I
20
113
115
146
114
112
140 ; 132 i|-
4.1
104
115
134
117 I;-
12.2
1 3 2 |•;-
27
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarter-
!
Corresponding
j
!
j March,
! 1922
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
;; or deLATEST MONTH.
crease
:••
March,'
or
April,
1921.
ly issue of the SURVEY ( N O . 9).
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
i! Peril centagi
aincreasi
( - )
cumu
lative
j! 1922
:i from
: 1921.
1922
BASE
|
YEAR I
OR
:j
PERIOD. '
Per: centage increase
(+
1922
1921
J
or decrease
j
:
: (-)
April,
;Mar. Apr. : Jan. I Feb. Mar. Apr i! from
Mar.
RUBBER—Continued.
T i res—Contin ued.
Domestic s h i p m e n t Pneumatic
Solid
Inner tubes
Stocks, end of m o n t h Pneumatic
Solid
Inner tubes
thousands..
thousands..
thousands..
2,074
48 :
2,091
2,087 j
52 ;
2,329
1,786
42
1,984
thousands..
thousands..
thousands..
5,183
182
6,991
5,464 I
174 |
7,230 ,i
4,527
270
4,917
AUTOMOBILES.
Production:
Passenger cars
number.. 152,647
Trucks
number.. 19,449
Shipments:
By railroad
carloads.. 27,380
Driveaways
number of machines.. 16,766
By boat
number of machines..
560
5,440
145
5,831 ;.
7,320 ;.+ 34.6
170 : + 17.2
8,013 :j+ 38.1
539,922
63,523
196,512
21,944
20,187 j
14,197
1,619
30,200
22,500
3,200
52,945
34,828
1,886
90,343 :' + 70. f
55,944 :.+ 60.
3,787 ; + 100. £
GLASS AND OPTICAL GOODS.
Bottles:
Production
index number.
Illuminating glassware:
Net orders
per ct. oi capacity..
Actual production
per ct. of capacity..
Shipments billed
per ct. of capacity..
Spectacle frames and mountings:
Sales (value)
index number..
Unfilled orders (value)
index number..
84
82
76
84
82 ! 74
1921
1921
1921
85
100
72
1921
1921
1921
109 107 ,! 99 i 111 : 123 , 130 |;+ 5.4
79 I 79
79
75 U 4.4
123
117
110 i 108 j 115 : 134 i 153 158 ;i + 3.4
94
96
87 ;
109
110
91
110 jj+ 0.6
119 j+ 8.3
102 ! : + 11.4
1919
1919
59
35
79
49
111
74
1920
1920
1920
78
96 | 73
25 ! 36 | 19
2
34 ! 3
94
26
4
131 : 144 jj+ 10.3
43 ; 57 j|+ 34.2
12
68 '1 + 471.4
1919
68 i 68
83
81
67
May,192li!
M a y , 1921)i
May,1921 l j
1913
1919
\
1
:
142 !|+ 28.7
+ 12.8
79
17.9
, 1 0 8 ; 9 8 ; 116 j 1 0 6 ; ! - 8.0
132 I 1 3 8 ; 145 j 136 j j - 6.2
j 114 ; 136 129* 133 j + 3.1
|i 244 ! 265 j
; 51 I 57 i
169 • 233
41 ! 45
!
259 ; 257 I j - 0.8
42 j 44 jl+ 4.8
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
Buildings.
Building material price index:
Frame houses*
index number.
Brick houses*
index number.
Building volume
index number.
Building costs
index number.
Concrete factory costs
index number.
Hotel building costs
index number.
Loft office building costs
index number.
Subdivided office building costs, .index number.
Contracts awarded, floor space:
Business buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
10,419
8,953
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
4,165 ,' 5,130
Residential buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
31,666
30,348
Educational buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
7,277
5,071
Hospitals and institutions
thous. of sq. ft.
865
804 |
Public buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
249
377
Social and recreational bldgs. .thous. of sq. ft.
1,432
1,362
Religious andmemorialbldgs. .thous. of sq. ft.
1,092
795
Grand total
thous. of sq. ft.
58,146
51,957
Contracts awarded, value:
Business buildings
thous. of dolls.. 49,758 58,711
Industrial buildings
thous. of dolls.. 24,270 I 24,312
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls. 121,551 ! 132,478
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls.. 25,575 i 36,719
6,584
5,212
Hospitals and institutions
thous. of dolls..
1,902
1,380
Public buildings
thous. of dolls..
Public works and utilities
thous. of dolls.. 51,997 75,251
9,317
Social and recreational bldgs..thous. of dolls..
8,228
8,288
4,880
Religious and memorial bldgs. thous. of dolls..
Grand total
thous. of dolls.. 293,637 353,162
31,010
Fire losses
thous. of dolls.. 39,911
1913
1913
1913
1913
1914
1913
1913
1913
5,084 ;
3,497
17,948
3,328
660
404
2,723 :
827 :
34,471
1
29,176
12,919
75,006
22,640
4,482
2,781
48,043
19,533
6,132
220,886
22,179
|+ 89.7
| + 47.7
j + 103.9
+ 81.7
+ 59.7
- 14.7
i - 19.2
:.+ 49.1
• + 82.7
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
89,500 j 171,405 + 91.5
48,033 ! 79,010 + 64.5
405,485 | +100.0
202,733
87,471 | + 52.9
57,223
24,914 |
13,105
4,929 - 42.8
8,613
167,176 + 34.0
124,734
27,842 | - 27.9
38,596
13,133
21,417 | + 63.1
597,263
990,592 | + 65.9
111,969
138,888 ! + 24.0
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
16,047
9,983
47,373
9,179
2,123
1,043
5,565
1,992
93,305
30,447
14,745
96,587
16,674
3,391
890
4,495
2,971
170,425
224
197
188
192
187
48
18
71
155
159;
117 !
108
97 •
58
25
86
191
83
203
81
136
80
76
127
171
174
100
162
152 ;
160
160 :
155
177
174 i
202 ;
165
152 |
160 ;
160 j
155
170 ! - 4.0
172 ji- 1.1
150 f- 25.7
165 || 0.0
157 jj + 3.3
!;
"
|:
55
52
27
24
89
90
174
104
179
198
234
100
215 ! 72
186
102
74 ','•
65
19
82
121
270
53
62
142
65
97
33
151
265
218
219
108
179
112
113 ! +
40 ||+
157;;+
380 i|+
235 j!+
145 j l 113 ||+
246 ;'+
125 :'!+
16.4
23.2
4.3
43.5
7.6
34.0
5.1
37.4
11.9
86
30
106
227
137
249
115
280
196
103
99
116 (
25 '
107 <!
132
237
63
51
57
156
83
131
147
57
172
257
160
170
124
118
156
137
178
174 ; +
57J+
187 ji +
369 ! +
202 +
123 . 180 +
134 +
265 +
164 +
138 -
18.0
0.2
9.0
43.6
26.3
27.4
44.7
13.2
69.8
20.3
22.3
86
213
186
183
187
180
177
178
91
169
152
162 |
164 ;
! 158
;
i
;
=
\
I
;
'
70
46
107
121
164
84
45
91
108
77
172
28
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O . 9).
CorreSpondMarch,
1922
April,
1922
I Per"
_ J centage
CUMULATIVE TOTAL i; increase
THROUGH
or deLATEST MONTH.
crease
month,
March, :
April,
1921.
1921
1922
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
I N D E X NUMBERS.
BASE
YEAR
|
OR
!
PERIOD. I
1921
ij Per!i cent^
age in ; crease
1922
!' or deli crease
ii (-)
ji April,
Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. i; from
i! M a r .
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION—Con. !
Lumber.
Southern pine:
Production
M f t . b . m . J 428,103 397,553 366,631 1,376,828 i 1,595,402 ;j + 15.9
1917
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m. .1,208,089 1,159,422 1,248,058
jl
,
1917
Price, " B " and better, .dolls, per M ft. b. m. .|
40.96
30.71
||
41.35
1913
Douglas
fir:
;
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m . . j 402,459 422,157 277,989
908,275 ! 1,578,499 ;!+ 73.8
1917
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m. J 367,988 439,169 315,591
981,242 1,484,488 j|+ 51.3
1917
!
Price, No. 1 common.. .dolls, per M ft. b. m . . 11.500 11.500
12.500
'
1913
California redwood:
'
Production
M ft. b. m. j 48,884
35,002
132,873
50,121
169,039 ii+ 27.2
1918
Shipments
M ft. b. m. | 44,507 38,209
30,635
95,398
154,309 |j+ 61.8
1918
Orders received
M ft. b. m. | 48,604 45,214
27,867
88,675
172,726 : + 94.8
1918
California white pine:
Production
M ft. b. m. ; 7,290 19,149
23,688
8,971
56,084 ij+136.8
1918
Shipments
M ft. b. m. ! 30,327 32,730
68,741
22,922 i
111,237 !;+ 61.8
1918
. Stocks
Mft. b. m. j 314,258 287,452 342,177
1918
Michigan hardwood:
Production
Mft. b. m.
15,869 22,295
30,681 ;
100,493 i
73,539 i | - 26.8
1917
Shipments
M ft. b. m.
15,276 18,947
10,917
40,820 I
65,554 |{+ 60.6
1917
Western pine:
Production.
Mft.b. m.
66,509 104,139
74,324 I 184,422 : 240,148 j! + 30.2
1917
Shipments
M ft. b. m. 116,551 137,500
74,453 ! 228,975 ! 427,382 ||+ 86.7
1917
i
North Carolina pine:
I
Production
M ft. b. m.
52,290 54,180
28,693 I 85,876
1919
199,850 j +132.7
Shipments
M ft. b. m.
50,050 50,330
21,805 I
76,923
1919
173,740 I +125.9
Northern hemlock:
Production
Mft.b.m.
20,290 24,793
68,972 I 79,084 + 14.7
17,101 j
1913
Shipments
M ft. b. m.
21,051 21,913
17,059
42,875 ! 68,762 + 6 0 . 4
1913
Northern hardwood:
Production
M ft. b. m.
38,698 29,404
50,716 - 166,781 | 123,161 - 26.2
1913
Shipments
M ft. b. m.
31,675 27,228
15,939
1913
43,897 I 103,803 +136.5
Oak flooring:
Production
M ft. b. m.
20,367 19,892
10,222 !
28,463 j
76,803 +169.8
1913
Shipments
M ft. b. m.
22,690 22,227
11,981 i
32,603 j
76,342 +134.2
1913
14,002 |
37,316 |
83,099 +122.7
Orders booked
M ft. b. m.
23,479 29,951
1913
28,090 26,615
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m.
37,213 |
j
1913
24,935 33,501
6,111 j
Unfilled orders end of month
M ft. b. m.
1913
96,558 | 322,262 ! 567,324
1909-13
Exports—boards, planks, joists, etc. .M ft. b. m. 159,869 132,807
Brick.
Clay fire brick:
Production
thousands.
Shipments
thousands.
Stocks, end of month
thousands.
New orders
thousands.
Unfilled orders
thousands.
Silica brick:
Production
thousands.
Shipments
thousands.
Stocks, end of month
thousands.
Face brick:
Production
thousands.
Stocks, in shed and kilns...
thousands.
Unfilled orders
thousands.
Shipments
thousands.
Prices:
Common red, New York
dolls, per thous.
Common salmon, Chicago.. .dolls, per thous.
42,626
38,694
149,034
43,098
31,537
41,446
38,458
150,292 I
45,851 I
39,402 j
9,120
7,837
36,944
9,830
10,485
36,316
3,326
4,156
44,104 ;
32,438
22,568
42,133
156,906
59,852
37,991
46,767
144,223
69,638
47,326
28,603 j
122,041 I
35,187 |
25,282!
16.25
8.55
16.75
8.52
26,527 | 163,353 |
25,791 I 138,765 ;
135,011 !
19,499 i 77,460 ;
35,546 I
148,876
138,496
I
71
94
101 ! 94 !•- 7.1
88 | 85 ;;- 4.0
178 | 180 j:+ 1.0
87 I 9 4 i 88
91 j; 85 , 88
133 182 189
i
73
86
136
80
98
136
100 I 116 115 I 121 !+ 4.9
102
107 114 j 136 + 19.3
125
136 125 ! 125
0.0
116
105
119
93
108
106
100 j 87
130 [ 134 i+ 2.5
120 132 156 | 134 ,,- 14.2
139 \ 135 169 I 157 i - 7.0
11
61
138
17
72
128
39
18
76 j 75
143 ; 142
62
28
68
22
34 ,'
56
57
66
67
31 i 37
75 ! 81
71
62
84
68
42
31
45
47
170
43
179
63
111 i
102 |
127
174
209
444
51
41
153
199
229
413
84
54
289
249
223
305
293
83
35
30
14 | 36 1+162.7
95 | 103 |+ 7.9
118 i 108 U 8.5
35j 49 ;!+ 40.5
31 ! 39 i+ 24.0
59
106
92 .;!+ 56.6
125 + 18.0
149
128
153
156
158 ,'j+ 3.6
156 |!+ 0.6
55 | 35
38 i 33
54
58
66 ! + 22.2
60 i|+ 4.1
137
125
104 j[- 24.0
107 ij- 14.0
259
274
263
321
288
71
305
378
385
312
344
90
298
370
491
296
462
74
- 2.3
! - 2.0
+ 27.6
-5.3
+ 34.4
!- 16.9
52
59 68
51
62 59
97 I 100 ; 106
38
61 ! 70
38
25 I 32
84
76
107
84
34
82
76
108
89.
42
- 2.8
-0.6
+ 0.8
+ 6.4
+ 24.9
124
100
I
|
i
j
|
j
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
83
63
97
33
45
32,194 - 0.8
33,831 + 49.9
1919
1919
1919
63
34
108
24
30
106
47
52
86
65
70 I+ 7.8
56 • 75 |+ 33.8
88 I 87 j- 1 . 7
80,361
137,157 + 70.7
70,007 j
118,111 + 68.7
1919
1919
1919
* 1920
41
155
36
75
51
63
56
137 I j 173 170
52
41 |! 37
57
78 !! 46
;
!
93
104 |+ 11.0
176 162 - 8.8
69 ; 81 j+ 16.4
116 ' 146+ 24.6
1913
1913
248
235
229 || 232
186 i 170
144,551 + 86.6
15.00
9.17 I
* Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
255 248 i 255 ! + 3.1
170 173
173 ! - a 4
29
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O . 9).
March,
1922
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
April,
1922
INDEX NUMBEES.
Percentage!
increase!
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
<+>
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
23,891 I
20,010 |
24,497
21,810 +
1922
or decrease
April,
1922
from
1921.
1921
1921
Percentage increase
Mar. ! Apr. jj Jan.Feb. : Mar. : Apr.from
Mar.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION—Con.
Cement.
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
Price, Portland
thous. of bbls.
thous. of bbls.
thous. of bbls.
dolls, per bbl.
Sanitary Ware.
Baths, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
Lavatories, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
Sinks, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
Miscellaneous, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
Sanitary pottery:
Orders received
number pieces
number.
number.
number.
! 6,685
! 7,002
| 13,848
I 1.50
65,248
70,587
03,815
9,243
8,592
14,498
1.50
:|
8,651
7,919
12,600
1.70
!
l
78,130 \\ 34,573
00,260 j 114,391
107,560 i 32,625
2.5 I
108,U73
244,373 + 124.9
99,727 ,
278,937 + 179.7
227,311
198,409 :
383,186 + 93.1
90,764
number.
number. 152,980
number.. 95,137
98,905
135,071
140,020
229,924 •
337,206 + 46.7
106,862
number..
number..
number..
44,912
86,334
18,062
49,402
85,528
63,910
96,524
29,571
106,691 |
per kiln..
225
347
137
reams..
reams..
74,634
7,506
72,930
7,745
47,538
thous. of lbs..
thous. of lbs..
thous. of lbs..
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
30,344
1,971
14,908
6,908
4,517
31,935
1,702
16,348
8,708
3,780
22,464
274,082 269,828
46,416 46,858
29,852 29,591
350,350 346,277
369,408
91,039
1215,228
95,891
67,141
326,222 + 43.5
61,120
212,261 I
37,020
130,989
!
391,982 + 84.7
168,591 + 28.7
120
+
38.3
84 \ 107 ; 40 J 44 | 95 i 116
+
22.7
88
113
56 I
56
87
:
107 ! 112 i! 119 i 126 ! 123 ; 129 +
1913
1913
101,482 i 59,140
104,543 j 117,750
138,757 j 49,000
number.
number.
number.
1913
9.0 I 1913
170
1919
1919
1919
170
148 ! 148
148
4.7
148
0.0
140
152 ' 189
226 ' + 19.8
301
271
127
135 ; 107
143 | - 14.0
42
47
S4
78 | 100
70 >
91 , 154 j + 68.6
!
+ 11.5
1919
1919
1919
129
129
138
154
199
222
84
84
73
73
90
75
73
07 •
109
93
130
188
1919
1919
1919
128
123 !
135
135
103 [
1GG
181 i +
80
85
103
(18
(59
96
129
130
118
121
201,757 + 89.1
1919
1919
1919
436 !
1,329 +204.8
1919
148,142 ;
16,876 |
264,111 + 77.7
26,233 + 55.4
1919
1919
-
17.2
+ 44.7
9.0
122 ' 107 !.— 11.7
81 ! 108 i 100 i + 47.8
1
.'
i;
125
158 ; 174 | + 10.0
104
101
78
130
84
108 ! 107 j - 9.3
115
153 + 33.0
32
124
52
52 !
81
+ 55.8
Abrasive Paper and Cloth.
Domestic sales
Foreign sales
5,958
110
107 j -
82 !
84 | +
2.3
3.2
HIDES AND LEATHER.
Hides.
Imports:
Total hides and skins
Calf skins
Cattle hides
Goat skins
Sheep skins
Stocks end of month:
Total cattle hides
Total calf and kip skins
Total sheep and lamb skins
Total hides and skins
Prices:
Green salted packer's heavy
native steers
Calf skins, country No. 1
thous.
thous.
thous.
thous.
of lbs.
of lbs.
of lbs.
of lbs.
dolls, per lb.
dolls, per l b . .
.139
.135
thous. of sides.
doz.
stuffed sides..
thous. of lbs..
thous. of sq. ft..
1,473
19,451
78,100
25,275
77,510
.134
.131
3,503
11,679
2,714
3,909
86,129
10,294
53,260
8,035
10,864
125,302
8,958
70,476
26,709
13,804
+ 45.5
- 13.0
+ 32.3
+232.4
+ 27.1
58,225
32,481
460,114
•101
.136
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1901-13
1909-13
61
122
33
68
74
43
75 ;+ 5.2
25 |- 13.6
78 ! 85 |!+ 9.7
84 I 106 i + 26.1
85;
71 | - 16.3
52
82
51
44
71
29
114
109
82
81 !
95
100
78
79
99
99
91 !
79 |i- 1.6
80 j|+ i.o
90 J;- 0.9
110
107
82
81
ov ;— X.A
1921
1921
1921
1921
1913
1913
66
j
73
-
3.6
69
-
3.0
87
115
-
12.8
-
13.9
103 113 +
6.2
Leather.
Production:
Sole leather
S kivers
O ak and union harness
Finished sole and belting
Finished upper
Stocks end of month:
Sole and belting
Upper
Stocks in process of tanning:
Sole and belting
Upper
107766—22
5
1919
72
78
78
1919
112
113
129
1919
22,416
66,700
24,000
50,420
93,151
169,247
99,377
289,069
6.7
70.8
1921
1921
74
i
99
94
84
121
thous. of lbs.. 200,072
thous. of sq. ft.. 449,915
199,177 |
477,709
191,898
1921
419,308
1921
115
thous. of lbs.. 99,258
thous. of sq. ft.. 175,300
.00,258
109,653
1921
100
70,179
158,224
1921
93
99
134
106
103
102
106
111
107 |
90 |
90 +
104 -
0.4
0.7
2.9
30
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O . 9).
March,
1922
April,
1922
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Percentage
increase
(
-y
1922
Percentage increase
1922
1921
or decrease
(-)
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
T
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
or decrease
Mar. Apr.
April,
from
Mar.
Mar. Apr.
Jan. Feb.
1913
32
38 j 40
41
1913
35
50
63
74 |:_ 18.6
HIDES AND LEATHER—Continued.
Leather—Continued.
Exports:
Sole
thous. of lbs..
Upper
thous. of sq. ft.
Prices:
Sole, hemlock, Middle No. 1 . . . . dolls, per lb.
Chrome calf, " B " grades
dolls, per sq. ft.
Leather Products.
Belting sales:
Quantity
thous. of lbs.
Amount
thous. of dolls.
Boots and shoes:
Production
thous. of pairs.
Exports
thous. of pairs.
Price, wholesale, men's black
calf blucher,
dolls, per pair..
1,435
8,078
1,070
6,578
822 ;
3,108 |
.350
.425
.350
.415
.370 j .
.525!.
29,686
455
27,194
6.62
6.50
463
5,125
11,326 I
4,527 - 11.7
24,654 + 117.7
- 25.4
1913
131
131
121
124
124
124 !|
1913
195
195
173
173
158
154 j!- 2.4
46
54
55 + 1.8
1919
41
1919
40 •
0.0
106,953
1,231 ;
4,639
1,630
- 64.9
7.00
1913
134
146 i
1913
233
225 I:
217 217 i
213 209!,- 1.8
Chemicals.
Production:
Acetate of lime
thous. of lbs.. 11,134
7,836
Wood alcohol
galls.. 587,928 418,271
Consumption, wood, carbonized
cords.. 64,563 44,451
Stocks, wood
cords.. 993,369 898,529
Imports:
Potash
long tons.. 21,925
24,883
Nitrate of soda
long tons.. 23,452 29,891
Exports:
Sulphuric acid
thous. oflbs..
1,991
1,003
Dyes and dyestuffs
thous. of dolls..
346
498
Total fertilizer
long tons.. 66,566 87,311
Price index numbers:
Crude drugs
index number..
Essential oils
index number..
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, .index number..
Chemicals
weighted index number..
Price, sulphuric acid, 66° N. Y
dolls, per lb..
.010
.008
12,759 i
50,328
35,406
654,175 j 2,629,540 1,891,923
79,682
311,976
204,175
• 29.6
• 28.1
- 34.6
970,110
4,001
24,028
29,810
185,848
1,345
6,208
2,974
312,682
372
65,829
85,192 +254.6
81,973 - 55.9
4,348
1,839
272,544
30.0
38.2
12.8
.008
1920
27
!
1920
1920
34
1920
84 i!
1909-13
40
1909-13
107
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
66
70
63
104 111
19
44
65
94
- 29.6
67 I -
28.9
59 I - 31.2
117
106
104
118 |;+ 13.5
69 i+ 27.5
54
-
9.5
219 I i 1 1 9 102 ! 163 324 + 9 8 . 5
110
2,480 1,286 ; 2,271 1,167 1,722 1,194 ; _ 30.5
84 ';+ 31.2
64
50
62
64 ! 65
1914
141
1914
178
138 11 134
168 11 136
135 j!
1914
141
•1914
157
1913
100
j
117
140 i 144
95 | 80
139
155
177
136
135
135
+ 14.2
0.0
+ 0.9
+ 1.3
0.0
115
116
117
14S
156
158
80
80
80
21
22
86 +298.0
36 - 42.5
79
147
104 + 31.6
133 - 9.6
51 + 41.4
301 - 20.8
NAVAL S T O R E S .
Turpentine:
Net receipts*
Stocks*
Rosin:
Net receipts *
Stocks*
barrels..
barrels..
3,301
19,280
14,055
28,412
36,859
11,081
barrels.. 44,069 58,015
barrels.. 282,428 255,326
29,356
110,032
301,713
13,139
26,734 j - 2 7 . 5
46
172
'1920
M920
201,826
+ 83.4
M920
T1920
33
151
- 72.2
+117.5
1913
127
1913
52
- 31.9
49,917 - 27.3
1913
180
1913
194
52
109
157
171
107
156
F A T S AND O I L S .
Total vegetable oils:
Exports
Imports
Oleomargarine:
Consumption.
Production
Cottonseed stocks
Cottonseed oil:
Stocks
Production
Price, New York
..thous. oflbs..
.thous. oflbs..
,
10,459
14,785
21,489
169,896
47,183
81,270
64,363
45,605
112,497
244,701
.thous. oflbs.. 15,262
.thous. oflbs.. 15,970
tons.. 107,058
13,686
20,814
85,160
23,481
68,636
thous. oflbs.
thous. oflbs.
dolls, per lb..
45,970
191,813
31,682
116,364
72,237
27,610
79,573
.115
.115
• Avtrage for fiscal year ending June 30.
1919
562,795
291,874 - 48.1
42
34
213 ! 229
74 !
234
380
175
142
103
134
147
37
82
50
129
132
21
115 - 10.3
161
100
110
159
53 - 47.3
42 - 6.18
0.0
158
1919
274
194
164
117
1919
229
122
154
140
1913
85
118
139
7 Fiscal year ending April 30,
9 - 57.1
31
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or i
are repeated for special reasons; detailed taN«s i
covering back figures for these item* will be
found at the end of this bulletin *'or detailed March,
tables covering other items, «>e the last quarter1922
ly issue of the SURVEV (XO. 9).
Coife-
April,
1922
snending
month,
March,
or
April,
1021.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
or decrease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentilageini crease
1922
ordei crease
Mar.
Apr.
from
Mar.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
FATS AND OILS—Continued.
Followingfiguresare quarterly.
Crude vegetable oils:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Refined vegetable oils:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Cottonseed oil, crude:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Peanut oil, crude and virgin:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Coconut or copra oil, crude:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Corn oil, crude:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Linseed oil:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Fish oil:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Animal fats:
Production.
Consumption
Stocks
Greases:
Production
J
Consumption
Stocks
Derivatives:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
ii
..thous. of lbs. . 18710,468 j 487,796
..thous. of lbs. 8612,525 j 523,292
..thous. of lbs. 8363,313 ' 376,807
..thous. of lbs. 8448,890 349,726
..thous. of lbs. 8233,124 244,851
..thous. of lbs. ! 8308,262 352,302
I «132
123
1919
|j 899
96
84 j j - 31.3
82 j 1 - 14.6
1919
j;
8
72
74 • +
481,294
1919
264,764
1919
| 8 107
885
406,697
1919
652,230
1919
611,266
437,804
88
8
118
103
75 | j - 22.1
74
69 i!+ 5.0
124 1+ 14.3
143
109
..thous. of lbs.. ^491,979
..thous. of lbs.. 8418,473
..thous. oflbs. 8100,167
263,993
481,779
1919
8
166
135
138
301,788
459,680
1919
8
138
140
127
55,117
166,078
1919
8
141
149
90
. .thous. of lbs.. 8 10,442
..thous. of lbs.. 8 7,635
..thous. of lbs.. 8 12,080
11,552
1919
828
31
48
11,213
1919
21
14
18,848
1919
i'j 88 2 9
i 91
78
50
I 8 -50
43
11,074
3.7
74 - 46.3
- 27.9
50 ; - 45.0
+ 6.1
ii+ 51.3
28 j i - . 44.5
ii
..thous. of lbs.. 8 35,588
..thous. of lbs.. 8 61,802
..thous. of lbs.. 8 79,667
..thous. of lbs.. 8 27,779
..thous. of lbs.. 8 23,135
..thous. of lbs.. 8 9,726
53,404
23,062
1919
70,448
61,531
1919
112,014
65,447
1919
26,984
15,670
1919
28,904
13,395
1919
7,546
5,469
1919
..thous. of lbs. 8137,528 124,941
..thous. of lbs., j 8 68,861 74,396
..thous. of lbs.. 8123,391 155,252
118,787
1919
38,134
1919
122,308
1919
..thous. of lbs.. 8 22,952
..thous. of lbs.. 8 36,450
..thous. of lbs.. 8 44,093
..thous. of lbs.. 8465,024
..thous. of lbs.. 8 153,434
..thous. of lbs.. 8167,542
.thous>oflbs.. 8 85,794
.thous. of lbs., 8 54,657
.thous. of lbs.. 8 81,728
.thous. of lbs., 18411,036
.thous. of lbs., 18191,771
.thous. of lbs.. 8185,571
i
Oil Seed and Nuts.
I 63
j 8 54
8
I 54
8
8
63
42
114
111 j - 2.9
103
129 !+ 24.9
121
94 ! - 22.4
106
105
I
121 j.
«86
81
146 I
187
1,038
1919
8
190
13
11,194
1919
8
104
114
32,737
53,296
1919
8
135
119
530,176
512,557
1919
• 109
144,620
153,439
1919
« 96
177,468
230,025
1919
8
8
89,311
1919
38,068
1919
70,433
94,623
1919
1919
483,256
209,989
179,186
166,644
191,337
+ 40.6
60
1,940
98,823
51
64
16,387
61,234
+ 50.1
+ 14.0
58
110 9.2
157 + 8.0
237 '+ 25.8
24 j j - 91.5
279
372!
99 !
167 | l - 55.0
139
127 j.
106
106 i
103
167
|
144 |+ 14.0
100 j - 5.7
129 + 5.9
119
73 | - 25.8
128
123
142 !i+ 15.2
68
74
106
119 ||+ 12.0
8
135
140
121
105 | ! - 13.8
8
105
8
155 j .
183
1919
8
81
80
92 |.
101
1919
8
90
104
101 .
98
+ 17.6
+ 9.5
-
3.4
Reported quarterly.
Peanuts, hulled:
Consumption
Stocks
Copra:
Consumption
Stocks
Corn germs:
Consumption
Stocks
Flaxseed:
Consumption
Stock!
short tons.. • 2,992
short tons..! 8 1,564
!
short tons.. j 8 26,776
shorttons..j «6,705
j
short tons..! 8 38,242
8
short tons..
576
short tons..j«211,086
Short tons.. 1 «95,662
3,492
2,822
1919
8
12
8
463
4,021
1919
8
10
14 j
40,844
17,372
1919
8
49
64 i
15,299
3,100
1919
8 30
30 |
39,464
22,978
1919
•55
343
441
1919
187,968
177,611
1919
8KB
103
122
27,806
30,063
1919
I • 353
101
320
• Previous quarter ending January 1,1922.
104
52
68
10 + 16.7
- 70.4
97 + 52.5
+128.2
+ 3.2
- 40.5
109 - 11.0
93 ! - 70,9
32
NUMERICAL DATA
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
March,
1922
April,
1922
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentag
increasi
or decrease
cumulative
4922
from
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD,
Percentage increase
1922
1921
or decrease
Mar. Apr.
April,
from
Mar.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
FATS AND OBLS—Continued.
Flaxseed
Receipts:
'
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs.
Duluth
thous. of bushs.
Shipments:
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs.
Duluth
thous. of bushs.
Stocks:
Minneapolis
tbous. of bushs.
Duluth
thous. of bushs.
Linseed oil:
Shipments from Minneapolis.. .thous. of lbs.
Linseed-oil cake:
Shipments from Minneapolis.. .thous. of lbs.
257
120
198
45
416
141
469
961 347 -
31.0
26.0
1913
1913
86
127
53
52
95
177
227
320
420 + 85.0"
395 + 23.4
1913
1913
84
52
176
975 |.
1,630 |..
7,232
6,069
9,306
29,937
26,405 -
11.8
1913
61
9,283
4,159
12,446
69,021
44,543 -
35.5
1913
14,371
99,764
20,220
14,135
10,244
88,722
15,C30
10,684
24,791
42,317
23,344
18,162
95,731
50,591
47.2
67,947
76,008 - 20.9
47,690 - 29.8
9,658
9,720
6,000
7,823
6,898
5,700
9,368
7,976
5,900
34,458
29,290
36,709 + 6.5
33,502 + 14.4
1.352
1.357
1.386
1.391
7.813
32
11
21 -
22
6
34 - 38.4
- 59.1
103 | 77
14 i 6
44
23.0
62.5
73
58
38
22 - 40.9
+109.5
61
42
44
48
40 -
16.1
59
41
52
51
31
14 -
55.2
1913
1913
1919
1919
174
69
72
78
208
82
74
91
126
235
55
57
92
210
72
58
121
194
64
71
- 28.7
173 - 11.1
50 - 22.7
54 - 24.4
1914
1919
1919
94
95
64
97
98
63
100
97
80
100
119
64
81 - 19.0
- 20.9
60 5.0
1.461
1.386
1913
1913
181
170
160
141
153
140
148
138
152 +
141 +
2.5
2.5
8.144
7.950
1913
191
173
153
174
170
178 +
4.2
6.781
6.785
6.980
1913
208
181
153
174
176
176 +
0.1
of bushs..
of bushs..
of bushs..
of bushs..
of bushs..
22,936
51,040
31,035
23,891
6,685
18,817
39,502
14,552
12,019
4,211
10,558
25,495 I
11,541
13,637
3,588
-
18.0
22.6
53.1
49.7
37.0
dolls, per bush..
.575
.588
.578
9,371
55,837
2,035
9,731
30,740
487
1915
1913
476 I 418
59 | 59
FOODSTUFFS.
Wheat.
Exports, including
flour
thous. of bushs..
Visible supply
thous. of bushs..
Receipts, principal markets
thous. of bushs..
Shipments, principal markets.. .thous. of bushs..
Wheat flour:
Production
thous. of bbls..
Consumption
thous. of bbls..
Stocks
thous. of bbls..
Prices:
No. 1 northern, Chicago
dolls, per bush..
No. 2, red, winter, Chicago., .dolls, per bush..
Flour, standard patents,
Minneapolis
dolls, per bbl..
Flour, winter straights,
Kansas City
dolls, per bbl..
-
Corn.
Exports, including meaL
Visible supply
Receipts, principal markets
Shipments, principal markets..
Grindings
Prices, contract grade, No. 2,
Chicago.
thous.
thous.
thous.
.thous.
thous.
38,553
83,444 +116.4
111,058
65,545
14,428
156,014 + 40.5
97,145 + 48.2
22,021
52.6
1913
1913
1919
1919
1913
1913
250
303
77
154
104
93
347
389
123
142
446
470
97
136
100
77
91
94
2.3
Other Grains.
Oats:
Receipts, principal markets.thous. of bushs.. 16,641
Visible supply
thous. of bushs.. 64,644
2,770
Exports, including meal. „.. .thous. of bushs..
Price, contract grade,
Chicago
dolls, per bush..
Barley:
3,291
Receipts, principal markets.thous. of bushs..
Exports
thous. of bushs..
Price, fair to good, malting,
.644
Chicago
dolls, per bush..
Rye:
3,254
Receipts, principal markets.thous. of bushs..
954
Exports, including flour thous. of bushs-. j
1.021
Price, No. 2, Chicago
dolls, per bush..
53,017
2,425
61,059
+ 15.2
5,752 +137.2
.378 *
1,881
1,002
2,137
631
.640
.635
1,417
3,945
1.043
1.544
2,127
1.339
6,449
13,208
36,043
32,874
38,595
33,455
144,124
147,656
11,077
6,513
9,795 2,724 -
11.6
58.2
7,527 + 16.7
7,262 - 45.0
1913
1913
1913
45 321 67 -
1913
104
1913
1913
57
1913
102
1913
1913
1913
119
,376
211
103
43.7
13.6
26.5
0.0
21 - 42.8
+ 19.9
102 -
0.6
110 - 56.5
!,545 +313.5
160 164 + 2.2
127
Total Grains.
Total grain exports, including
floor
thous. of bushs..
Car loadings of grain and grain products.. ..cars..
41,867
41,184
149,773 + 3.9
175,717 + 19.0
1913
1919
125
186
176
129
170
131
174 84 -
13.9
20.2
33
I
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
NUMERICAL DATA.
March,
1922
April,
1922
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
orde()
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Pereentag*
increase
BASE
TEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage lncrease
1922
1921
or decrease
&
Apr.
Mar.
Jan.
Feb. Mar.
Apr.
from
Mar.
FOODSTUFFS-Continued.
Other Crops.
Rice:
1,302
973
Receipts at mills
thous. of bags.
Shipments, total from mills
thous. of lbs. 119,813 49,948
Shipments, through
34,711
16,154
New Orleans
thous. oflbs.. 42,304
Stocks, end of month—
Domestic, at mills and
dealers
thous. of lbs.. 154,055 j 133,590 I 159,305
9,792
11,712 I 10,814
Foreign, in warehouses
thous. of lbs..
4,275 j 4,900 ;| 7,616
Imports
thous. of lbs..
Exports
thous. of lbs.. 66,903 I 36,334 !| 58,908
Apples:
952 ! 1,119
1,931
Cold-storage holdings
thous. of bbls..
1,780
2,819
2,987
Car-lot shipments
carloads..
14,847
Potatoes, car-lot shipments
carloads.. 22,104 19,203
2,511
3,090
730
Onions, car-lot shipments
carloads..
8,371
7,225 | 10,772
Citrus fruit, car-lot shipments
carloads..
I
2,919 !
440,582 ;
3,571 + 22.3
358,054 - 18.7
1919
1919
135
170
144,349 I
110,395 - 23.5
1919
147 136
23,012
183,421
23,159 +
166,996 -
0.6
9.0
1919
1919
1919
1919
197 196
49
42
34
56
145
188
185
57
63
7b
21,258
56,574
8,042
41,203
13,553
70,306
6,519
30,793
-36.2
+ 24.3
- 18.9
-25.3
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
127
84
107
99
208
i 64
j 41
j 99
144
200
249
60
103
96
158
2,286
846
3,563
66,565
6,136
4.1
2,452
7.3
993 + 17.4
3,641 + 2.2
53,056 - 20.3
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
1919
1913
1919
76
67
54
83
93
58
109
83
73
68
54
78
107
51
101
79
1913
112 j
103
160
214
196
- 76.3
- 58.3
!
|
73 j 131 i 166
- 61.8
159 j 163 |
141 | 167 |
j
!
I
j
!
204
61
39
128
190
38
31
213
178 i
70 |
91 I
59 I
124 >
111
44
139
42
155
165 -
13.3
46 + 19.6
36 + 14.6
116 -
45.7
55 -
50.7
26 + 58.4
128 -
23.3
178 +323.3
134 + 13.7
Cattle a n d Beef.
Receipts, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, stacker and feeder
thousands..
Slaughter
thousands..
Exports of beef products
thous. of lbs..
Cold-storage holdings of beef.
thous. of lbs..
Inspected slaughter production
thous. of lbs..
Apparent consumption
'.
thous. of lbs..
Prices:
Cattle, corn-fed, Chicago.. .dolls, per 100 lbs..
Beef, fresh native steers,
Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs..
Beef, steer rounds, No. 2
Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs..
632
282
994
17,808
69,516
408,248
1,470
562
235
898
13,735
64,421
363,071
Receipts, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands..
Slaughter
thousands..
Exports, pork products
thous. of lbs..
Inspected slaughter production
thous. of lbs..
Apparent consumption.
thous. of lbs. J
Cold-storage holdings, pork
products
thous. of lbs..
Prices:
Hogs, heavy, Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs..
Pork, loins, fresh, Chicago., .dolls, per 100 lbs..
14,624
122,188
347,569
372,900
1,414,404
1,026,307
1,489,430
1,104,778
29
101 27 -
119
106 -
9.4
11.1
16.7
9.7
22.9
7.3
11.1
96 i 102
103
-
3.7
79
75
53
81
67
33 j
72
71
63 53 -
64
111 |
-
79
87
79 -
131
85 i
395,747
8.406
8.718
8.731
14.50
16.50
1913
126 |
127 119
112
112
112
0.0
14.38
16.00
1913
115 !
122 90
97
101
110 +
8.9
114
150
36
98
156
144
172
97
111
83
90
168
123
141
91
99
99
89
152
118
134
10.1
9.7
24.3
79 - 11.0
110 - 27.6
105 - 10.4
14.50
3,411
3,067
1,067
1,181
74
56
2,000
2,246
124,411 90,132
568,137 508,909
375,276
1,136
57
2,097
118,192
521,521
371,959
15,321
14,818
5,454
5,362
232
219
9,852
9,015
574,390
480,221
2,466,710 2,364,156
1,106,351 1,250,858
3.3
1.7
5.6
8.5
16.4
4.2
13.1
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
1913
1919
95
76
83
144
108
150
677,254
689,418
954,618
1919
10.338
19.80
10.206
23.60
8.225
I!
27.00
191?
1913
| 113 j 98
j 170 ! 182
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
74
! 77
58
jj 57
15 I 18
100 i 94
85 I 79
! I 107 j
105 60 I 67 ! 74
118
114
124
133
82 -
89 75 -
76 +
1.8
122 1.3
159 + 19.2
{
Receipts, primary markets
thousands.. j 1,465
1,227
677
564
Shipments, primary markets
thousands.. |
143
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands..
97
780
Slaughter
thousands.. j
678
Inspected slaughter production.... .thous. of lbs..! 33,656 29,299
Cold-storage holdings, lamb and
i
mutton
thous. of lbs..; 2,878 j 2,074
Prices:
j
Sheep, ewes, Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs.. j 7.094
13.219
Sheep, lambs, Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs. J 14.563
1,494
612
13.20
Hogs a n d Pork.
Sheep a n d M u t t o n .
1,622
6,735 I
1,677
2,672 j
706
107
345
988
4,077 j
41,282 : 169,162
I
25,129
4.406
10.313
J.
5,926 - 12.0
2,784
4.2
592
71.6
3,143 - 22.9
131,224 - 22.4
54
29
72
59 ! 64
34
1919 ! 458 < 298
1913
1913
86 I 94
129 132
-
62
16.2
16.7
32.2
13.1
12.9
- 27.9
34
-
112
130 | 151
149
156
182 I 187
170 -
l.fi
10.9
34
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed March,
tables covering other items, see the last quarter- 1922
ly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
1921
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OE
PERIOD.
1921
Percentage increase
1922
Mar.
Api
58
(
-y
or decrease
!A(p~ru,
Jan. Feb.! Mar. j Apr. I from
! Mar.
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Fish.
thous. of lbs. I 18,623 | 13,160
thous. of lbs. .! 25,474 j 17,479
Total catch
Cold-storage holdings
10,048
28,404
50,782 ;
66,794 + 31.5
1919
1919
81
54
62,260 +
3.9
1919
1919
55 | 51 I' 115 76 j 67
94 i 72 |! 155 133 ! 103
40
124 j 107 j 76 j- 29.3
61
41
28 - 31. 4
I
Poultry.
Receipts at 5 markets
thous. of lbs.
Cold-storage holdings
thous. of lbs.
J
13,189
68,479
11,196
10,191
50,818 j | 47,651
59,937
25,006
34,234 i 20,221
100,437 i
87,543 I - 12.8
1919
44,919
14,586
1,947
42,694
15,757
2,911
133,369 i
49,481 I
6,291
168,204 !+ 26.1
52,346 !+ 5.8
6,689 j!+ 6.3
1919
1919
1919
- 15.1
- 25.8
Dairy Products.
Condensed and evaporated milk:
Exports
thous. of lbs.
Receipts at 5 markets:
Butter
thous. of lbs.
Cheese
thous. of lbs.
Eggs
thous. of cases.
Cold-storage holdings:
Creamery butter
thous. of lbs.
American cheese
thous. of lbs.
Case eggs
thous. of cases.
Wholesale prices at 5 markets:
Butter
dolls, per lb.
Cheese
dolls, per lb.
38,841
14,145
2,498
78
85 |! 91
78 j 87 j: 66
166 I 210 ! 68
28 i 35
34 - 3.1
85 j 98
70 j 90
86 164
97 |+ 8.0
245 i+ 49.5
I- 5.0
i
1916-20 | 26
1916-20 'i 38
1916-20 ! 52
9,113
3,828 |i 7,712
10,745 10,796 |J 13,466
950 j 4,633 ! 4,909
.37l| j
.199 j
.363!;
.183 |j
.441
.263
1919
1919
77
80
1913
1913
1919
1919
1909-13
10
213
133
181
387
14 !•
36 |
133 i!
7 :- 58.0
29 1+ 0.5
126 +387.7
49j
40 ;
74 ji 62
85 li 67
63 I
61 -
2.2
-
8.0
+
+
+
32.7
17.3
0.6
15.8
13.0
1913
1913
1913
173 155 ;i 104 107 112 114 +
184 170 !! 112 115 | 121 121
176 | 176 ! 113 116 i 118 122 +
2.6
0.0
3.4
1919
1919
1919
215
202
152
67 ! 64
Sugar.
Receipts, Louisiana crop
long tons.
Imports, raw
long tons.
Meltings, raw
long tons.
Stocks, raw
long tons.
Exports, refined
long tons.
Prices:
Wholesale 96° centrifugal N. Y . .dolls, per lb.
Wholesale, refined, N. Y
dolls, per lb.
Retail average, 51 cities
index number.
Cuban movement: *
Receipts at Cuban ports *
long tons.
Exports *
long tons.
Stocks *
long tons.
Coffee.
Imports
Visible supply:
World
United States
Receipts, total, Brazil
Clearances:
Total, Brazil, for world
Total, Brazil, for U. S
909
571,836
553,357
273,811
108,468
1,206
473,137
531,962
316,973
122,516
.052
.040
.052
8,355
1,224
385,079 1,138,685
347,499 1,172,981
245,904
67,536
13,022
13,049 | + 56.2
1,808,333 !;+ 58.8
1,774,643 ||+ 51.3
355,139 1+425.9
.054
.078
861,174 720,509
2,541,588 | 2,288,146 - 10.0
512,251 512,430 372,208 2,207,571 | 1,345,277 j j - 39.1
I
ii
799,619 997,291 1,231,716
thous. of lbs.
96,132 100,455
thous. of bags.
thous. of bags.
thous. of bags.
9.185
1,195
913
thous. of bags.
thous. of bags.
1,159
464
162,397
|
8,944 | 8,663
1,039 j 2,058
821 | 1,032
667
545,495 ;
422,787 - 22.5
7
I 6
i 326 269
i 165 164
! 287 332
J3,673 4,149
154 | 261 218 - 16.3
0.0
61 | 157 158
64 ! 124 155 + 24.7
193 I
114 i
191 ;
1909-13 j! 187 215 i! 158 141 I 127 133 +
3,827
3,807 -
0.5
1913
1913
1913
4,183
2,489
4,458 + 6.6
1,957 - 21.4
1913
1913
4,711 16,056
24,206 + 50.8
964
503
8 | 50
18
219 | 179
255
107 ! 90
128
258 ; 90
172
441 j2,159 2,045
4.5
75
108
90
75 ; 78
109;
73
108 ; 111
117
181
97
128
127
127
98 j 117
83 i 118
1909-13 ii 65
57
85
61 ! 80 I
89
87
ii 345 293
286
71 j 84
79 - 5.3
241 ' 280 266 - 5.0
92
103
88
103 85 - 17.7
82 I 105 130 + 23.5
80 | 78
77 | 63
106 96
76
55
- 2.e
- 13.1
86
• - 10.)
108 - 7.5
170 + 43.8
Tea.
Imports
thous. of lbs.
j
6,617 I
5,593 j|
68 - 15. 5
TOBACCO.
Production (tax-paid withdrawals):
Large cigars
millions.
Small cigarettes
millions.
Manufactured tobacco and
snuff
thous. of lbs.
Exports, unmanufactured leaf.
thous. of lbs.
Price, wholesale, Burley, good leaf,
dark red, Louisville
dolls, per 100 lbs.
584
3,802
2,«69
16,293 ;
1,921 j j - 7.2
13,920 j j - 14.6
38,120 i 31,376 | 31,056
32,967 | 40,704
43,320
123,694
177,352 |
136,167 jj + 10.1
131,571 j i - 25.8
529 I
501
3,636 | 3,453 ;
27.50 j
37.50 '
33.50
1913
1913
1913 jj 96 84
1909-13 ! I 145 138
1913
\\ 246
246 i 208 208
208
208
0.0
35
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SUBVEY or '•
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed i March,
tables covering other items, see the last quarter- ! 1922
ly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
April,
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
I! increase
1921
1922
ordei crease
i (-)
cumulative
1921
BASE |
YEAR J:
OR
PERIOD. !
i 1922
<+>
orde1; crease
Mar. Apr.
from
1921.
Percentage in-
April,
from
Mar.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
TRANSPORTATION—WATER.
Canal Cargo Traffic.
Panama Canal:
American vessels
British vessels
Total cargo traffic
Sault Ste..Marie Canal,
total cargo
I
thous. of long tons..
thous. of long tons..
thous. of long tons..
459
287
960
381 |
404 |
1,085 !
thous.of short tons..
1,273
1,094
3,155 ;
1,200 !- 5.7
1915
841 ij- 23.1
1915
2,605 '- 17.4
1915
957 I.
209
221
266
203
169
223
198
151
198
208
151
206 !
252
167
236
10
1913
Vessels In Foreign Trade.
Entered in U. S. ports:
American
Foreign
Total
Cleared from U. S. ports:
American
Foreign
Total
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
j
1,127 |
2,626
4,753
thous. of net tons..'
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
2,181
2,684
4,864
202
212 ! 167 ! 156 ! 181
2,168
2,490 i
9,662 :
8,090 I - 16.3
1913
2,459
2,368 !
8,812 j
9,311 |'+ 5.7
1913
4,627
4,859
18,475 I
17,401 i - 5.8
1913
2,536
8,842 '[
8,477 : - 4.1
1913
|i
2,495 II
2,474
9,474 '•
9,283 | - 2.0
1913
j| 74
17,759 | - 3.0
1013
| j 100
18,317
4,884 i; 5,010
Ship Construction.
73 M
104
107
59
70 i
88 ;
93 ( 107
185
+
1.9
75
-
6.4.
104
-2.7
174
191 li+
74 i!
60
67
83
77 |j-
7.0
112 j
89
90 j
108 109 ||+
I;
0.4
168 203 i 164 148
9.5
I
Vessels under construction... thous. of gross tons..
New vessels completed
thous. of gross tons..
212
6
221
645
34
121
587 i
131 ] ; - 77.7
1920
64 i
56 '|
19
1919
42
34 1
15
19 !+ 4.2
l
10
+466.7
TRANSPORTATION—RAIL.
Freight Cars.
Surplus:
Box
number..
Coal
number..i
Total
number..:
Storage:
Box
number..
Coal
number..
Total
number..
Had order cars, total
number..
( ar-loadings, total
thous. of cars..
Freight carried
mills, of ton-miles..
Railroad Operations.
Revenue:
Freight
thous. of dolls..
Passengers
thous. of dolls..
Total operating
thous. of dolls..'.
Operating expense
thous. of dolls..
Net operating income
thous. of dolls..
Receipts per ton-mile
index number.
Pullman pasvsengers carried
thousands.
88,491
72,566
206,746
94,653
178,037
1919
208
235,077
229,443
1919
337
371,538
492,352
1919
87
1919
374 ;
108
1919
842 I
276
!
423 | 327,704 | i 309,971
320,083 !
32,905
827 |
115
7.0
311 jl+223.9
196 j | + 79.7
108
303 i| 193 :
116
96
129 109
255 j 175 ; 129
!
255 j
"i
I
217 j 161
2,764 j
81,563
727 |i
698
|j 26,826
353,908
80,531
474,670
360,928
83,511
2,357 ! 2,461
jj 320,774
iI 97,313
|| 459,048
j 400,111
| 30,807
;
3,057 ,1+ 10.6
88,352 j!+ 8.3
92j,926
924,854 j j - 0.5
! 290,979
237,836 11- 18.3
I 1,335,933 1,271,038;!- 4.9
! 1,228,953 1,022,698 : | - 16.6
160,758 1+491.7
I
27,168
2,444
10,042
9,375 L
6.6
2
2
3
1
205
87
94
1
3
219
92
99
2
2
222
212
104
120
1913
181 i 172
156
166
200
1913
169
158
145 ' 1?8
140
1913
180
170
155
157
186
1913
220
207
186 i 179
199
1913
51
49
49
80
139
1913
j; 186
186
M913
ii 129
162;
118
1919
jj (2)
1913
:• 179
1919
!j
87
1913
||
98
96-
|+ 44.7
1+385.7
||+ 99.1
jj+ 2.4
91 i | - 12.1
103
i
I;
j'
160
102
114
119 ||+ 4.4
101 j 100 I 100
100
99 ! 97
104 i+
0.7
101
100 i-
1.2
97
100
-
3.0
82 j -
22.8
118
I
LABOR.
Number employed:
|
United States (1,428
firms)
thousands..; 1,605 j 1,617
478
NewYorkState
thousands..;
484 ;
Wisconsin
index number.. i
Total pay roll:
11,901 | 11,546
NewYorkState
thous. of dolls.
Wisconsin
index number.
Av. weekly earnings, Wisconsin, .index number.. !
j
Unemployment, Pennsylvania
number.. '•• 278,850 215,410
i
Immigration
number..| 14,803 i 29,151
24,962
Emigration
numoer. .|
2
9
3
217
1
ii
•j
1,581
471
| 12,335 •
| 238,625
! 70,780
j 32,700
50,918
287,794
117,945 j
46,340 j - 9.0
84,230 : - 70.7
63,239 | - 46.4
1921
102
1914
100
»1915
99
93 ||
1914
218
208:1 191
195 I 200 ;
»1915
213
201 :| 168
185
191 j 188
U915
216
216 ;| 176
io 1921
89
91 I; 119
117
1913
62
60
15
1913
51
64 ii
19
31
1913
113
104 .; 100
112 I 114
1913
123
112 •!
108 | 117
28
1
1 8 7 '•
106
12
16
25 ! + 96.9
49 ;+201.9
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS.
Farm price:
Crops
Live stock
•
index number..;.
index number.. \.
2
Index number less than 1.
* Average for fiscal year ending June 30.
95
9 First quarter of year.
»• Nine months' average, April to December,inclusive.
117
+
115 ;_
2.6
1.7
36
NUMERICAL DATA..
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have j
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
j Correare repeated for special reasons; detailed tables j
I spondcovering back figures for these items will be j
i ing
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed March, i April, ! month,
tables covering other items, see the last quarter- i 1922 j 1922 ! March,
ly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
!
i or
| April,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS—Continued. I
Wholesale prices:
Department of LaborFarm products
index number
Food, etc
index number,
Cloths and clothing
index number.
Fuel and lighting
index number.
Metal and metal products .index number.
Building material
index number.
Chemicals and drugs
index number.
House-furnishing goods., .index number.
Miscellaneous
index number.
All commodities
index number.
Fed. Reserve Board (Dept. of Labor prices):
Agricultural products
index number.
Animal products
index number.
Forest products
index number.
Mineral products
index number.
Total raw products
index number.
Producer's goods
index number.
Consumer's goods
index number.
All commodities
index number.
Federal Reserve Board IndexGoods imported
index number.
Goods exported
index number.
All commodities
index number.
Dun's
index number.
Bradstreet's
index number.
Retail prices, food
index number.
Cost of living:
National Industrial Conference BoardFood
index number.
Shelter
index number.
Clothing
index number.
Fuel and light
index number.
Sundries
index number*.. I
All items weighted
index number..'
Foreign wholesale prices:
United Kingdom
index number.
France
index number.
Italy
index number.
Germany
index number.
Canada
index number.
Australia
-•
index number.
India
index number.
Japan
index number.
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
Mail-order houses, total sales
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chain stores, total sales &
F. W. Woolworth Co
S. S. Kresge Co
McCrory Stores Corp
S. H. Kress & Co
J. C. Penney Co
United Cigar Stores Co
Owl Drug Co
American Wholesale Corp.,
total sales
Magazine advertising
Newspaper advertising
Postal receipts
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
127 '+ 1.6
0.0
139
Jy., 1914
J y M 1914
Jy., 1914
Jy., 1914
Jy., 1914
Jy., 1914
158
171
174
187
185
169
156 I j 150 ; 142
171 ;| 169 ]
169 j | 156 :
17* .
179
178
161
185
168
156
177
177
158
139
165
154
174
174
155
0.0
139 1
0.0
165
155 ;+ 0.6
174 ' 0.0
174 : 0.0
0.0
155
158 160 159 j 1913
189 ! 183 159
1913
360 | 347 314 306 307 314 !+
527
1913
! 604 i 584 577 562 533
Jy., 1914 1,461 |l,461 3,955 4,888 5,899 6,573 i+
166 j
1913
166
! 194 | 187 168 169
Jy., 1914 181 j 171 147 147 146
182 i
179
Jy., 1914 175 ; 183 178
182
197 j206 204 201
1913
191 ! 190
0.0
2.3
1" ll
23,832
15,801
8,031
19,677
11,847
4,481
1,215
2,134
3,153
6,013
860
thous. of dolls.. 2,226
thous. of lines.. 1,717
thous. of lines.. 93,285
thous. of dolls.. 24,237
22,071
14,713
7,358
22,429
13,439
5,208
1,386
2,396
3,943
22,839
! 16,375
I 6,464
; 18,589
10,963
i 4,392
! 1,074
2,160
3,726
2,107; 2,255!
1,830
1,713
97,160 •; 89,966
22,098 20,593
91,126
66,082
25,044
68,354
40,268
15,717
4,108
8,258
12,949
11,184
377
341,550
82,444
83,883
57,115
26,768
74,575
44,901
17,050
4,627
7,997
11,656
9,272
5,727
351,509
87,577
— 7.9
i'- 13.6
I + 6.9
|:+ 9.1
| + 11.5
! + 8.5
j + 12.6
i - 3.2
!— 10.0
:+
;+
17.1
10.2
2.9
6.2
;
i;
!j
J
b Includes Woolworth, Kresge, McCrory. and Kress only.
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
244
252
223
253
|| 214
i 420
i; 263
j; 276
11,698
! 260
1913
1913
1919
1919
| 219
| 137
i: 109
I 124
175
161
178
156
169
175
197 210
172
183
326 341
216
235
241 | 182 204
984 1,089
199
194
258 j 246 236
211
198
243
247
215
406
270
132
124
90
111
163
140
111
132
203
206
195
233
199
|
j
j
!
I; "*
165 ! 229
140 ! 113
102
107
114
112
11.4
0.0
o.o
2.0
196
185
222
281
244
471
308
267
1,792
- 7.4
- 0.8
-8.4
+ 14.0
+ 13.4
+ 16.2
+ 14.1
+ 12.3
+ 25.1
154
150
110
120
- 5.3
+ 6.6
!+ 4.2
-8.8
244
265
37
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
table? covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O . 9).
March,
1922
April,
1922
_
CorreSpoilding
month,
1 CUMULATIVE TOTAL
j
THROUGH
1 LATEST MONTH.
1
j
March,
or
April,
1921.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentag<
increas*
or decrease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1922
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
1922
or decrease
Mar. i Apr. Jan.
April,
from
Mar.
Feb. Mar, Apr.
PUBLIC FINANCE.
U. S. interest-bearing debt
mills, of dolls.
22,904 22,954
Liberty and Victory Loans and
War Saving securities
mills, of dolls.
18,458
18,405
Customs receipts
thous. of dolls.. 40,288 33,804
Ordinary receipts
thous. of dolls.. 550,758 197,920
Ordinary disbursements
thous. of dolls.. 325,955 242,561
Money held outside U . S. Treasury and
Federal Reserve System:
Total
mills, of dolls..
4,433
4,449
Per capita
dollars..
40.60
40.69
1919
23,760
20,056 I
40,417 ! 116, (
296,171; 1,683,1
494.091 '1,769,1
134,995 |!+ 15.7
1,115,330 - 33.8
981,969 - 44.5
1919
1913
1913
1913
94
94
92
93
97 j 97
110 j 152 103
1,527 • 491 317
406
943;
92
91
92
127
152
91 +
0.2
89 0.3
127 - 16.1
328 - 64.1
426 - 25.6
291
913
320
573
90
90
91 +
88 +
0.4
0.2
81 : 100
I;
5,051 ;
46.91 :
1919
1919
106
103
105
102
94
BANKING AND FINANCE.
Banking.
Debits to individual accounts:
New York City
mills, of dolls.. 20,377 20,717
Outside New York City
mills, of dolls.. 17,367
16,482
Bank clearings:
New York City
mills, of dolls.. 18,720
18,759
Outside New York City
mills, of dolls.. 12,266
11,681
Federal Reserve Banks:
Bills discounted
mills, of dolls..
636
583
Notes in circulation
mills .of dolls..
2,182
2,158
Total reserve
mills, of dolls..
3,103
3,125
Total deposits
mills, of dolls..
l, 805
1,833
Reserve ratio
per cent..
78.4
78.3
Federal Reserve member banks:
Total loans, rediscounts, and
investments
mills, of dolls.. 10,842
14,711
Net demand deposits
mills, of dolls.. io, 309
10,676
Interest rates:
New York call loans
per cent..
4.35
4.35
Commercial paper, 60-90 days
per cent..
4.80
4.58
Saving deposits (balance to credit of depositors): •
New York State saving banks, .mills, of dolls.
Philadelphia Federal Reserve
district
thous. of dolls.. 426,837
Chicago Federal Reserve
district
thous. of dolls.. 737,074 735,153
U. S. Postal Savings
thous. of dolls.. 144,500 143,000
16,349 I
15,767 !
68,865
65,875
76,702 + 11.4
65,221 - 1.0
11,052 ;
48,406
70,115 !' + 7.3
45,681 ! - 5.6
2,064
2,830
2,505
1,726
54.8
1919
1
85
95
1913
212
197
1913
211
181
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
I!
|,
1919
90
118
107
112
108
111
114
95
89
104
109
103
219
44
83
140
92
154
99
102 +
94 -
1.7
84
195
237
238 +
0.2
166 I 200 191 -
4.8
5.1
37
84
141
142
94 , 93
156
156
72
72
98 : 97
101 +
3.6
137
0.0
30 -
8.3
-
1.1
143 +
0.7
95 +
1.6
156 -
0.1
15,603 j
10,138 j
1919
1919
106
6.45 I
7.58
1913
1913
216
203
132
131
1913
149
154
1920
107
107
1920
1913
104
406
246
246
163
133
172 | 193 I 226 218 - 3.6
142 150 ; 180 151 - 16.4
(u)
177
(")
152
146
157 j
311
311
228
184
232
200
920
228
274 I 318 310 - 2.7
214 256 237 - 7.2
513 1,053 1,687 + 60.2
259 I 307 300 - 2.1
750,947 j .
158,097 j .
96
143
85
155 137
84 ! 83
97 + 35.7
79 -
4.8
109
109
103
101
364
101 '[ 101 101 365 : 364 360 -
0.3
398
158
110
1.0
Life Insurance.
Policies, new:
Ordinary
Industrial
Group
Total insurance
Amount of new insurance:
Ordinary
Industrial
Group
Total insurance
thous. of policies..
thous. of policies..
number of policies..
thous. of policies..
167
684
51
850
161
572
40
733
thous. of dolls.. 419,839
thous. of dolls.. 132,833
thous. of dolls.. 15,215
thous. of dolls.. 567,888
408,361
123,208
24,379
555,948
598
2,363
170
2,960
9.9
+ 12.6
- 2.3
+ 7.2
1913
1913
1913
1913
513,092
1,506,584 1,495,299
399,460
470,720
60,301
27,588
1,933,632 2,026,321
-0.7
+ 17.8
+118.6
+ 4.8
1913
1913
1913
1913
1,487
38,568
238,061
6,359
218,966
1,394,178
9,684 + 52.3
291,071 + 32.9
1,395,547 |+ 0.1
1913
1913
1913
390,668
1,085,500
1,141,331 +
5.1
1913
101
94,052
124,930
305,595
332,038
437,807 + 42.3
131,556 - 60.4
1913
1913
1913
188
276
261
310
554
573
182
507
48 I
410,624
95,759
6,709
664
2,099
174
2,762
663
464
291
277
100
111
297
170
j
<")
- 21.6
187 161 - 13.8
Business Finances.
Business failures:
Finns
number..
2,463
2,167
Liabilities
thous. of dolls. J 71,608 73,059
Dividend and interest payments.! thous. of dolls.. j 342,881 242,451
New capital issues:
j
Corporations
thous. of dolls.. j 283,724 445,196
State and municipalities:—
|
Permanent loans
thous. of dolls.. I 124,431 146,210
Temporary loans
thous. of dolls.. 65,231
4,940
New incorporations
thous. of dolls.. 731,866
t All figures are for month following month stated.
11
161
204 I 174 I 184 162 - 12.0
325 j 320] 315 322 + 2.0
189 232 164 - 29.3
115
285
153 i 148 •
33
490
Index number not computed.
207 325 + «6.9
256 i 364 429 + 17.5
120 I 162 12 - 92.4
343 I 425
38
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarter-
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
April,
1922
ly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
or decrease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
1922
1921
or decrease
April,
Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb.
Mar. j Apr.
Ma?
BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued.
Business Finances—Continued.
Telephone earnings:
Total operating revenue
thous. of dolls.
Total operating income
thous. of dolls..
Telegraph earnings:
Commercial telegraph tolls... .thous. of dolls..
Telegraph and cable operating
revenue
thous. of dolls..
Operating income
thous. of dolls..
Credit conditions:
Orders
per ct. of total transactions..
Indebtedness....per ct. of total transactions..
PajTnents.
per ct. of total transactions..
..! ;
39,393
35,650
9,070
7,896
9,041
8,535 i
10,302
1,643
1 10,772
jj 1,524
26.9
38.1
l
49.7
103,250
21,036
!
114,574 + 11.0
25,292 |+ 20.2
1913
271
277
291
1913
213
232
220 | 218 j 244
282 j 300
91
119
24,130
23,442 i -
2.9
1919
112
103
30,709
2,812
28,820 I ' - 6.2
3,568 !; + 26.9
1919
107
101
95
88
102
1919
93
75
64
54
100
97
!
90
24.8
23.3 I-
1916
!
86 j
84
92
41.9
35.9 !.
1916
!
79 j
93
109
102
46.4 j!
5 4 . 4 I.
1916
! 104 !
99
91
87
90
84
7.2
+
108
10.2
6.7
Stocks a n d Bonds.
Stock prices, average daily closing:
25 industrials, average
dolls, per share..
89.30 , 94.44
85.38
25 railroads, average
dolls, per share..
f>8.15
61.59 ||
51. 26
Stock sales (N. Y. Stock
Exchange)
thous. of shares.. 22,734 30,4C)8 ji 15,273 !
ij
j
Bond sales:
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls.. ! 237,852 204,341 i'i 92,283
Liberty-Victory
thous. of dolls.. 180,639 182,582 135,429
Total
thous. of dolls. 418,491 446,923 ! 227,712 !
Bond prices:
Highest-grade rails
per ct. of par.
83.33 ; 84.60 | 72. 52 !
Second-grade rails
per ct. of par.
70.06 [
72.20 || 59.13 j
Public utility
per ct. of par.
52.85
64.65 ; 66.58
Industrial
per ct. of par.
56.42
71.80 ! 73.59
Combined price index
per ct. of par.
59.39
71.85 ! 73.69
Municipal bond yield
per cent.
5.12
4.35 i
4.15
Gold:
143 I 147 i
1913
63 i
1913
149
154
162
65
08
70
74
221
222
234
328
440 + 34.0
268
263
333
371 !!+ 11.1
97
52
76
136
100
136
92
93
94
1.1
91
93
96 i|
3.2
70,629 I 71,768
228 ;
51!
362,720
601,782
964,502
84,781 i 1- 48.0
880,777 j +142.8
713,815 | + 18.6
1,594,592 I + 05.3
230 ;
i
122 | 129
— ! r-
1919
1919
1919
i!
81
1915
81
91
77;!+
1,579
4,186
4,139
6,953 ! 4,800
5,109
5,307
.663
.644
33.269 j 34.080
4,437
3,298
2,319
.593
34.250
20,886
16,867
17,266
284,924
1.151
101,004
5,160
i.i
145 j+ 6.8
78
1915
72
83
84
88
90 |
2.3
1915
80
102
102
102
104 1!+
2.0
77
91
92
94
115
99
99
51
45
93 |j 46
11
31
500 541
631
77
115
1913
275,064
2,562
250,165
4,855
986 I
5.9
1915
1915
71,303
681
80,662
384
33/488 I 12,244
+
i
57,303
96 |!+ 2.1
93JJ-5.1
|i
Gold a n d Silver.
Domestic receipts at mint
fine ounces.
Rand output
thous. of ounces.
Imports
thous. of dolls.
Exports
thous. of dolls.
Silver:
Production
thous. of fine oz.
Imports
thous. of dolls.
Exports
thous. of dolls.
Price at New York
dolls, per fine oz.
Price at London
pence per standard oz.
5.8
143
02 '
i 48
l 92
+ 3.6
- 55.1
- 59.6
1913
1+ 6.3
1913
' 1,646
9
16,141 \- 22.7
23,022 + 36.5
21,485 !+ 24.4-
1913
109
130
56
94
118
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
48 j|
1,538 ||
i
48
13
48jj + 1.6
70 +124.1
231 - 63.4
21 + 60.1
71
70
75
74
110 i 217
160
233
161
80 1;
44
124
-
1.1
- 31.0
-3.7
76
136
101
110
109
108
111
+
3.0
127
123
121
124
+
2.4
87
90
90
91
+
0.7
42
45
47
48
+
2.3
23
25
26
28
+
5.9
40
43
44
44
2
2
2
1
91
94
94
94
+
93
97
98
97
-
0.8
101
101
101
101
-
0.S
+
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BATES.
Kurope:
England
dolls, per £ sterling.
France
dolls, per franc.
Italy
dolls, per lire.
Belgium
dolls, per franc.
Germany
dolls, per mark.
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 Can. doll.
Argentina
dolls, per gold peso.
Brazil
dolls, per milreis..
Chile
dolls, per paper peso..
General index of for. exchange,.. .index number..
4.38
.090
.051
.084
.004
.378
.262
.195
4.41
.092
.054
.085
.003
.379
.260
.194
3.93
.072
.046
.074
.016
.348
.236
.174
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
.473
.278
.474
.278
.485
.263
Par val.
Par val.
95
95
95
95
57
58
57
57
95
96
97
+
0.9
Par val. ||
80
86
86
-
2.5
.137
.114
.891
.739
. 140
.130
Par val.
.807 ||
. 136 j
.113 ;
Par val. !
39
41
42
-
0.7
Par val.
52
53
58
-
0.9
58
56
-
5.9
.978 i|
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
Par val,
90
57
12
- 25.0
0.3
0.2
0,0
39
NUMERICAL DATA.
i
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
March,
1922
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
April,
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
Percentage increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
or decrease
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
cumulative i
1922
from
1921. i
1922
1921
orde-
i PERIOD.
Mar. Apr.
Aprll,
from
Mar.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
.
1
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE.
Imports by Grand Divisions.
Europe:
Total
France
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
North America:
Total
Canada
South America:
Total
Argentina
Asia and Oceania:
Total
Japan
Africa, total
Grand total
.
thous
thous
thous
thous.
thous.
of
of
of
of
of
dolls
dolls
dolls
dolls..
dolls..
33,362
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
25,937
of
of
of
of
13,025
9,633
5,501
73,192
65.669
10.742
8.497
3,598
22,124 :
69,156
63,320
21,296
260,363
291,109
47,381 ;
46.077
6,676
23,626
34,254
5,413
16,112
16,869
26,172
89,585
102,790
11,591
89,669
324,758
250,742
31,285
129,606
92,584
+
+
+
+
11.8 'j
2.8 '
45.0 !
4.7 i
14.7 :j
1913
107
96
95
99
119
91
1913
123
100
92
101
• 12
93
43
47
58
63
1913
115 i 117
100
69
119
1913
120 : 115
92
117
147
1913
48 ,
55 78 98 -
23.5
17.5
11.8
34.6
33.7
13.5
17.9
- 22.8
- 28.6 |
1913
284 1 276
174
178
225
195 : -
1913
264
264
212
170
219
180 | -
- 21.5
- 17.0 '
1913
198
185
138
152
144
139 ; -
1913
395 i 251
245
291
222
208
3.6
6.1
22,889
4,440
30,535
120,479 !
94,551
4,727
5,345
24,804 ;
20.589
dolls.. 03,057
dolls.. 19,357
10,342
dolls
dolls.. 256,178
58,725
18,990
6.470
217,073
61,079
207,530 ;
242,171
1913
172
232
248
209
239
223 1-
23,637
54,965
88,694
1913
130
287
339
272
235
230
1913
256 • 208
228
318
523
1913
169
170
145
144
171
6.9
1.9
327 - 37.4
145 - 15.3
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
..thous
thous.
thous
thous.
85,842
23,745
4,140
13,^43 !
254,579
929,875 •
+ 16.7 |
+ 61.4 ;
27,616 |+ 64.9 !
906,189 2.5
175,139
938,430
640,490 : - 31.7
1913
159
140
119
103
144
146
13,582
89,436
1913
153
106
138
125
149
172
19,133
137,285
- 16.2
112,428 - 18.1 1
-
Exports by Grand Divisions.
Europe:
Total
.
France . .
Germany.
Italy .
United Kingdom
North America:
Total
Canada
South America:
Total
Argentina
Asia and Oceania:
Total .
Japan
.
....
A frica, total
G rand total
thous
thous
thous
thous
thous
of dolls
of dolls
of dolls
of dolls
of dolls
180,121
thous of dolls
thons. of dolls
73,565
thous of dolls
thous. of dolls..
17,200
19,080
35,658
6,558
72,793
44,477
182,474
22.076
31,048
11,028
72,072
;
74,940
+ 1.3
+ 15.7
1913
104
65
81
75
122
106 : -
1913
258
208
141
86
100
168
263,108 : - 28.2 ;
1913
159
171
132
108
148
12.9
+ 68.2
1.0
146 -
460,301 ;
262,798 : -
42.9
1913
192
196,708 i
155.795
20.8
1913
143
03.578 i— 57.5 1
1913
27.831 I - 5 3 . S I
194,340 '— 30.3
83,666 + 13.9 j
16,804 - 58.6
16,634
85,903 1
84,247
366,646 •
71.373
43,412
94,309
48,988
18,418
8,411
20,718
149,573 :
7,345
60,180 !
32,489
-
-
62.2
;
-
188
116
119
147
142
146
97
105
132
129 ! -
234
170
114
115
141
151 ; +
1913
266
160
135
136
152
184
1913
311
1913
315
1913
1913
!
3.0
2.4
i
thous
thous
thous
thous
of dolls
of dolls
of dolls
of dolls
6,987
54,112
22,852
5,366
323,452
44,422
41,875
12,148
14,041
3.959 : 5,776
318.100 ; 340,364
278,899
73,433
40,566
1,867,769
:
1,171,198
-
37.3 I
7.1
+ 20.4
256
316
252
312
242 1 -
233
537
361
439
270
-
38.6
365
240
134
180
218
164 ! -
26.2
187
164
135
120
156
154
-
140
119
219 ,
140
108
133
137
187
126
166
- 8 . 2
- 11.4
!
22.6
1.7
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
United Kingdom.
Imports (values):
Total
thous. of £ sterling.
Food, drink, and tobacco. thous. of £ sterling..
Raw material
. .
thous. of £ sterling
Manufactured articles.. .thous. of £ sterling..
Kxports (values):
Total
thous. of £ sterling..
Food, drink, and tobacco.thous. of £ sterling..
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling .
Manufactured articles... .thous. of £ sterling..
Reexports (values):
Total
thous. of £ sterling..
Food, drink, and tobacco.thous. of £ sterling..
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling..
Manufactured articles....thous. of £ sterling..
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Cotton piece goods
.thous. of $q. yds..
Woolen and worsted tissues, thous. of sq. yds..
Iron and steel
thous. of long tons..
Coal
, thous. of long tons..
87,879
45,261
22,095
20,309
64,581
3,270
8,465
51,760
10,154
2,709
5,015
2,428
304,293
15,057
296
5,201
89,996
80,661
40,098 • 52,908
16,547
21,404
20,374
18,961
397,763
314,303 ! - 21.0 :
1913
146
200,704
151,588
-
1913
210
96,795
88,284
-
99,215
73,556
-
25.9
1913
55,507
3,010
7,375
44,330
59,868
287,655
241,570
3?729
13,553
11,895
-
16.0
12. 2
24.5
8.8 1
;
70
105
.86
94
155 ; 126
110
103
126
91
118
3.1
- 6 . 6
1913
1.53 ,
137
1913
107
137
145
105
133
101
127
111
127
- 14.1
- 8 . 0
- 12.9
1913
76
2,936
22,317
29,741
+ 33. 3 j
1913
100
50
121
118
148
120
145
52,019
240,911
195,920
-
20.7 ,
1913
166
152
151
140
151
129
-
9,199 | 8,524
2,322
2,543
4,704 1 3,844
2,168 1 2,134
35,371
37,986
93
1913
215
191
93
162
111
171
111
204
101
175
- 9 . 4
- 14.3
17,208
19,057
1913
70
72
75
100
94
88
- 6 . 2
9,002
9,456
7.4
3.9
10. 7
5.0 |
97
9,402
+
+
+
+
1913
9,106
1913
80
87
93
105
99
88
-
180,849
913,454
1,198,68J
+ 31.2 j
1920
10,209
43,900
50,962
+ 29.8 :
1920
63
41
50
46
92
71
82
68
82
64
!
1913
30
39
61
68
54
54
71
- 0 . 5
- 6 . 4
63 i - 12.o
17;332 .+ 188.7 i
1913
32
10
06
06
Sir
07 i -
302,702
14,097
259
103
717
4,090 :
(107
0,004
1,033
+ 44.1
14.3
10.7
21. 2
40
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (•) have
not been published previously in the SUBVET or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covering back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
March,
1922
April,
1§22
Correspondinr
March,
or
April,
1921.
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
( }
t
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1922
1921
Percentage in*
crease
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
1921
or decrease
Mar. Apr.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar. Apr.
U.
from
Mar.
TRADE AND I N D U S T R Y OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES—Continued.
United Kingdom—Continued.
Production:
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Coal
Stocks, zinc
Employment:
Trade unions
thous. of long tons..
thous. of long tons..
thous. of metric tons.
short tons..
390
549
24,746
7,140
1,552
1,407
394
404
6,795
1,372 - 11.6
1,696 + 20.5
19,538
1913
1913
1913
w 1920
63
1913
92
per cent employed
46
86
46 + 1.0
- 26.4
102
28
27 - 3.6
The Netherlands.
Total trade (values):
Imports
thous. of guilders.. 180,329
Exports
thous. of guilders.. 112,880
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
1,702
Butter
metric tons..
3,957
Cheese
metric tons..
4,452
Margarine
metric tons..
Flower bulbs
metric tons..
451
168,000
93,000
195,782
108,820
794,242
452,816
653,492 - 17.7
377,654 j - 16.6
!
1,098
3,588
5,475
173
4,351 !
j0,714
1.5,224
438
1+
4,095
7.9
11,460 + 7.0
11,872 - 22.0
798 !i+ 82.2
1919
1919
83
93
1913
1913
1913
1913
64
75
119
2
- 6.8
- 17.6
I
57 i
68 I
60
10
Germany.
Total trade (values):
Imports
thous. of dollars.. 82,137
Exports
thous. of dollars.. 70,137
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Coal
metric tons.. 795,200
Iron and steel
metric tons.. 211,978
Machinery
metric tons.. 40,247
Aniline dyes
metric tons..
2,733
Production:
205,622
221,003
: 2,210,973 i
1913
1913
31 I 27
35
26 j
41 I
38
!
006,39G I'
!
112,199 |;
6,645
1913
1913
1913
1913
36,860 + 40.5
1920
66
62
677,081 | 914,787
444,552 j 647,663
1913
1913
8 240
8 254
237
214
147
17,572 | 14,467
53,081 | 46,762
75,270 i 102,936
338,234 I 299,797
1913
1913
1913
1913
8 33
00
63
71
72
73
73
52
81
GO I
36 I
Belgium.
Zinc
short tons..
9,866
Total trade (values):
Imports
thous. of francs.. 8774,804
Exports
thous. of francs. •566,087
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Glass
v
metnc tons.. 815,193
Cement
metric tons.. 857,525
Iron and steel
metric tons.. 840,566
Coal
metric tons.. *394,259
9,359
4,762
26,237 ;
«85
117
110
127
121
- 5.1
175
- 12.6
- 21.5
+ 15.7
+ 85.5
- 14.2
Canada.
Total trade (value):
Imports
thous. of dollars..
Exports
thous. of dollars..
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Canned salmon
thous. of pounds..
Cheese
thous. of pounds..
Wheat
thous. of bush..
Production:
Pig iron
thous. of long tons..
Steel ingots
thous. of long tons..
Bank clearings
mills, of dolls..
Bond issues:
Government and provincial., .thous. of dolls..
Municipal
thous. of dolls..
Total
thous. of dolls..
Corporation
thous. of dolls..
* Previous quarter ending Jan. 1.
79,337
60,847
47,861
32,652
65,311
44,076
302,135 i
1,861
3,533
6,042
1,080
1,740
1,012
216
4,983
6,450
13,307
33,096 j
232,968 - 22.9
187,601 - 28.3
1913
1913
166
221
117
140
92
150
97
150
194
104
- 39.7
- 46.3
6,045 - 6.3
10,841 - 18.5
19,487 - 41.1
1913
1913
1913
69
8
89
58
110
12
73
72
106
36
27
72
56
8
21
- 47.3
- 69.4
- 71.2
141 - 28.8
127 - 29.1
4,877 - 9 . 7
1913
1913
1913
71
61
167
- 21.4
- 26.7
- 10.2
41,590 I, 141,620 +350.5
24,289 I 33,594 + 38.3
65,879 I 175,214 +166.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
237
59
115
81
261,793 I
2
59
67
142
i
42
30
1,298
2,250
2,842
5,092
9,730
33
22
1,165
|
27 i
1,418 j
!
118,000 11 12,840
17,925
135,925
6,475
3,203
16,043 !
10,500 j
198 I
179,
5,401 I
i
25,500 I
26,838 •!+ 5.2
w Nine months' average, April to December, inclusive.
18
46
31
183
290
33
114
170
38
168
4S3
23
167
65
40
50
39
48
34
25
143
167
150
51
110
29
123
36
107
158
Over 1,000 per cent increase.
186 +530.7
105 - 33.5
41
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covermg back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed
tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 9).
March,
1922
Corresponding
month,
March,
or
April,
1921.
April,
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
(+>
ordecumulative
1922
from
1921.
1921
1922
161,154 +
112,168 +
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
Percentage increase
1922
or decrease
p\
Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
from
Mar.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES-Continued.
Canada—Continued.
Employment:
Trade-union employment, .per ct. employed..
Applications
nuinbor..
Vacancies
number..
Placements—
Regular
number..
Casual
number..
Business failures:
Firms
number..
Liabilities
tlious. of dolls..
Newsprint:
Production
short tons..
Sliipinents
short tons..
Stocks
short tons..
Exports (total printing)
short tons..
90.40
42,144
30,655
83.70
39,432
36,452
83.73
44,974
39,292
157,542
103,016 |
16,319
9,1S2
21,778
7,391
26,076
6,561
212
4,445
192
4,724
So,973
87,572
7,919
95,196
82,757
82,256
8,420
61,453
2.3
9.4
1919
1920
1920
86 | 87
87 | 108 102
66 ! 98
57
90
56
94
101
76
87 - 7.4
05 - 6.4
91 + 18.9
72,195 i
22,743 |
60,546 - 16.1
34,693 + 52.5
1920
1920
39
54
85
87 i 100 138
35
137
54
139
71
"33.5
112 - 19.5
139
2,455
659
14,959
1,048
24,457
+ 6.3
+ 63.5
1913
1913
105
305
217
437
207
664
139
320
126 - 9.4
340 + 6.3
69,221
66,260
21,632
47,464
269,965
259,380 I
328,442 + 21.7
333,859 + 28.7
233,416 i
I
295,079 + 26.4
1919
1919
1919
1919
121
98 103
123
94 | 98
148 | 172 93
123
137 ! 86
116
118
76
128
128
129
63
172
123
121
67
111
+
-
3.7
6.1
6.3
35.4
13,503
1,695
2,525
5,109
29,707
19,593 !
9,975 [
16,154 |
73,195 +146.4
21,274 + 8.6
10,955 + 9.8
10,670
1913
1913
1913
1913
104
18
66
186
87
37
43
76
223
48
86
80
321
28
50
219
22
35
84
+
31.7
24.2
30.0
5.6
1913
1913
1914
143 j 255 229
69
23 ! 17
440 '• 549 275
272
57
302
186
46
386
286 + 53.8
80 + 75.0
0.0
385
Argentina.
Grain shipments:
Wheat
Corn
Oats
Flaxseed
Visible supply:
Wheat
Corn
Flaxseed
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
18,852 ;
27,600
]
4.485 i 3,398
2,556 | 1,789 I
2,661 I 2,809 ;
4,810
1,600
2,800
7,400 '
2,800 '
2,800 !
i
6,600
600
4,000
91
177
|
_!
'
\
157
11
49
153
42
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS.
(A) INDEX ITXJMBEES AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
IRON AND
STEEL.
Exports.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
LOCOMOTIVES.
Wholesale
price,
basic
fur-
Unfilled
orders.
Shipments.
Do! Total. mestic.
Relative to 1913.
Foreign.
LOCOMOTIVES.
IRON AND STEEL.
Domestic.
Foreign.
Relative to 1920.
Exports.
Wholesale
For comparison.) Total.'
pig iron*
valley
furnace.
Long tons.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Unfilled
orders.
Shipments.
DoTotal. mestic.
Dollars
per long \.
ton. ;i
Foreign.
Domestic.
Foreign.
Number of locomotives.
B.-NUMERICAL DATA.
306
119
114
230
336
1913 mo.
1914 mo.
1915 mo.
1916 mo.
1917 mo.
average..
average..
average.
average..
average..
100
56
128
220
235
1OO
88
93
134
265
100
39
37
75
110
228,801
129,123
293,207
503,971
536,980
1918 mo.
1919 mo.
1920 mo.
1921 mo.
average.
average.
average.
average.
194
160
180
80
221
188
287
148
121
73
65
37
100
63
100
48
100
23
100
31
444,835
366,663
412,030
183,980
32.509
27.697
42.246
21.737 |
371
223
199
112
110
69
89
43
894
206
429
131
1920.
January
February
March
April
146
135
196
173
257
287
283
64
41
34
43
45
37
42
33
162
96
66
108
24
57
78
130
90
97
121
125
333,514
308,846
449,171
395,583
37.750
42.250
41.600
42.500
193
126
105
132
49
41
46
36
144
85
59
212
511
696
1,163
388
417
520
536
May
June
July
August..
183
172
183
189
294
299
311
327
61
57
58
76
91
113
98
126
83
61
140
137
133
127
124
119
116
115
93
419,064
392,780
419,230
431,519
43.250
44.000
45.750
48.100
188
174
178
76
100
124
108
112
74
54
125
1,221
1,187
1,133
1,113
511
499
493
401
September.
October....
November..
December..
179
198
190
218
330
66
98
91
123
180
187
181
74
115
80
96
123
109
89
71
100
89
77
57
408,605
451,972
434,290
499,780
48.500
43.750
36.500
33.000
201
300
277
135
198
206
199
1,097
971
796
427
102
71
85
1921.
January
February...
March
April
172
101
71
298
248
224
244
204
187
165
156
72
58
53
60
135
97
102
125
79
55
53
55
44
37
22
43
36
27
20
546,402
394,638
230,253
162,793
30.000
27.500
24.200
22.875
220
177
161
185
149
107
112
138
71
70
49
47
198
183
153
115
84
150
141
132
124
25
26
19
31
52
39
29
40
20
42
28
57
19
15
13
16
28
25
28
21
142,553
107,152
86,939
75,646
22.000
20.750
19.375
18.200
75
80
57
95
57
44
18
37
25
51
167
137
116
147
121
108
120
90
19.125
19.187
19.000
18.625
106
75
29
51
53
14
30
55
22
15
59
102
117
139
143
107
191
179
122
18.150
17.750
17.937
20.000
74
11
40
35
13
63
4
4
8
147
173
255
515
60
66
75
102
May
June
July
August..
62
September.
October....
November.
December..
41
47
55
59
130
131
129
127
35
25
9
29
46
48
13
27
62
25
17
11
13
16
16
25
45
42
28
94,838
106,584
125,516
134,^47
1922.
January
February
March
April
62
49
78
81
123
121
122
136
24
14
13
7
10
71
4
4
9
16
19
29
58
14
15
17
24
140,784
112,812
178,113
184,991
47
£14.706
12.873
13.741
19.760
38.904
32
12
162,217
135,758
210,095
200,735
44
21
43
32
May..
June.
1
Iron and steel exports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; wholesale price of pig iron, average of weekly prices, from U. S.
Department of Labor, Bureau oj Labor Statistics; locomotive shipments and unfilled orders reported direct b y principal locomotive companies.
* This column gives a total of pig iron and rolled products as used b y the Irvn Trade Review, which is comparable each month back to 1913.
» Beginning with January, 1922, all commodities are given in quantities in the export reports, many of which were previously available only on a value basis. This
column gives the total of all pig iron and rolling-mill products as compiled by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
43
FARM PRODUCTS.
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year numbers in bold-faced type.]
LEY^ | R
Y E
OATS.
CORN.
Receipts a t principal ! Y?.1"16 Grind-
interior markets. | ™f~ ings.
YEAR AND MONTH.
POULTRY.
Re!*P*S
Cold-
kets.
ings.
C
LEY? j
average
average
average
average
average
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average.
average.
average..
average..
i 100
82
93
104
76
100
127
140
150
148
1OO
107
109
132
120
100
114
106
138
136
100
91
111
126
118
137
93
106
128
37
215
308
287
199
146
129
121
116
January...
February..
March
April
33
27
32
25
338
252
274
225
101
88
79
45
186
66
60
49
174
139
168
May....
June
July....
August..
30
29
33
290
246
239
247
84
60
81
128
39
36
21
22
September.
October....
November.
December..
73
64
73
56
431
344
146
95
67
60
47
158
198
185
41
23
34
24
170
81
42
270
POULTRY.
ts ColdVisible Grindstorage
supply, ings. markets, holdings.
Thousands of pounds.
Thousands of bushels.
A. INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
CORN.
OATS.
"
Receipts at principal
interior markets.
£ * £ £*£_
Relative to 1919.
Relative to 1913.
R Y E
B. NUMERICAL DATA.
058
I 9,058
7,435
8,385
9,438
6,907
1OO
97
108
61
1OO
j
6,118
7,746
70
j 3,815
72
I 3,321
I
129
70
43
21
131
139
118
92
3,029
2,465
2,908
2,232
131
152
155
143
52
54
57
96
61
46
37
34
2,670
2,717 '
2,654
3,008
100
88
55
49
83
82
191
281
32
74
6,630
5,795
6,616
5,058
124
72
55
51
119
122
119
94
1,294
1,648
1,809
1,936
1,912
20,694
22,200
22,651
27,299
24,844
17,415 4,195
19,784 3,817
18,384 4,664
24,025 5,276
23,692 4,952
2,573
28,335 j 18,512 6,142
19,264 I 22,298 5,411
17,800 ' 15,478 5,055
46,968 4,875
17,880
2,777 I
3,988 I
3,712
19,804
19,148
21,481
40,352
66,565
46,853
48,224
25,627
87,512
1920.
34
47
9,373 ;
!
8,534
7,282
5,847
7,051
3,875
17,308 j
6,813
6,294
3,623
3,786
5,509
6,367
6,495
6,001
4,192
3,679
2,292
2,069
4,379
20,896 i
32,377
3,264 I
18,146 |
11,550
3,550 I
16,422 | 10,401
2,915 '
3,759 |
3,178
3,096
3,191
26,429
12,367 |
16,678
5,571 :
30,187
8,149
4,456 I
19,639
27,602
3,707 j
13,789
34,414
3,483 !
12,372
32,194
3,754
2,075
3,111
2,137
2,203
1,398
1,304 i
1,544 !
16,717
33,632
11,316
34,142
2,551
3,859 i
6,387
1,369
1,465
2,557
6,208
5,086
4,013
2,102
1,704
5,488
3,006
1,987
2,346
2,265
2,358
3,291
1,881
1,267
1,589
3,254
1,417
13,930
92,253
8,540
78,421
4,166 i
!
61,436
10,331 |
10,632 |
11,256 |
19,031 !
40,525
30,535
24,790
22,364
16,480 |
21,331
16,317 |
22,953
37,909 |
31,070
55,554 I 49,046
1921.
January
February
March
April
j
\
j
May....
June
July....
August..
28
43
34
71
September.
October
November.
December..
56
44
23
19
119
47
193
196
195
177
106
113
198
62
99
107
197
173
198
216
347
112
109
100
138
54
60
52
76
72
53
41
32
424
232
154
181
92
106
52
65
355
401
397
145
157
147
143
93
109
241
314
30
123
251
110
80
90
80
45
387
405
371
321
123
142
159
100
115
76
67
57
156
155
133
103
108
I
55
101
j
74
87
38
52
3,073
;
i
I
j
15,253
33,903
9,731
30,740
12,855
20,570
22,152
40,690
30,114
34,401
37,562
60,455
3,147
3,670
4,023
3,588
24,523 I
4,696
4,577
4,195
5,772
10,719 •
47,651
11,874 | 35,408
10,392 l 27,268
79,025
14,260 ! 81,096
10,963 i 79,001
10,191 I
62,315
15,128 | 21,188
|
20,064
19,016
61,824 i 6,092
18,400 I
21,994
69,917 | 6,569
21,525 |
25,602
10,841
69,198 6,174
47,674!
34,876
13,420
67,728 |
6,001
62,124
65,167
1922.
January...
February.
March
April
May..
June.
25
21
76
16,483
67,423
5,179
22,865
103,697
18,564
70,470
5,946
15,010
103,350
16,641
64,644
6,685
13,189
88,709
9,371
55,837
4,211
11,196
68,479
50,818
1
Receipts and visible supply at nearest week to end of month of oats compiled by Chicago Board of Trade; receipts ol barley and rye furnished by Federal Reserve Board;
grindings of corn by the wet process in the manufacture of cornstarch, glucose, etc., compiled by the A merican A ssotiation of Manufacturers of Products from Corn; receipts of
dressed poultry at five markets—New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and San Francisco—and cold-storage holdings at end of month from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates.
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INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
STOCKS, END OF MONTH.
O
a
I
Relative to
1919.
Relative to
1913.
YEAR AND MONTH.
1913 monthly a v .
1914 monthly a v .
1915 monthly a v .
1916 monthly a v .
1917 monthly a v .
1918 monthly a v .
1919 monthly a v .
1920 monthly a v .
1921 monthly a v .
100
110
100
109
100
144
168
213
254
j 100
I 141
| 128
! 178
| 217
271
286
332
360
224
255
106
39
At
Total. mills.
ers.«
In
transit to
publish-3
ers.
Paper
Con- Con- Spot
Activ- purchases.* Sales.*
tract, tract, mar.
ket,
ity.
<
doCana- do(value)
Quanmestic.
mestic
j
tity. Value.!
Relative to
September,
1920.
Relative to 1919.
100
97
125
100
77
74
100
93
122
100
127
71
117
115
91
65
65
63
55
69
65
62
68
95
100
; 92
j 103
53
61
72
91
100
111
100
135
141
100
213
118
138
160
129
150
103
102
109
105
117
122
123
127
117
125
125
122
154
186
205
220
121
123
137
119
72
83
97
112
149
146
129
110
105
102
97
95
126
128
140
144
122
125
135
145
231
235
245
133
140
124
125
95
97
102
109
122
119
122
128
113
105
101
93
102
114
110
111
149
156
156
160
145
146
152
158
228
218
213
183
100
109
107
96
81
78
130
133
137
138
85
78
71
73
100
95
109
104
163
159
158
145
175
177
177
151
112
90
112
117
314
285
301
328
103
77
102
85
82 |
87 !
80;
85
May....
June
July
August..
113
114
113
112
111
112
115
110
322
321
256
401
145
145
97
122
87
95
September.
October
November.
December..
106
109
107
109
105
110
109
105
357
319
334
446
87
65
154
91
1921.
January
February
March
April
108
90
94
101
101
84
91
106
379
321
365
354
70
30
35
72
80
241
252
361
405
51
17
30
35
111
99
98
107
130
111
107
113
72
65
63
60
125
107
109
120
58
69
61
62
107
105
98
93
141
140
128
128
83
95
91
93
413
407
435
31
20
35
44
109
105
102
99
126
96
97
100
60
63
73
76
121
116
115
109
61
77
64
67
99
113
111
115
90
84
102
100
450
450
426
422
70
23
78
93
98
102
100
111
116
118
104
68
65
105
112
108
98
71
66
67
74
110
105
119
124
September.
October....
November.
December..
1922.
January
February
March
April
77
82
91
94
92
85
103
117 j
113
113 I
119
103
94
85
103
122 | 135
125 I 164
127
175
125 I
147
May..
June.
100
95
121
85
100
137
136
113
100
112
112
110
Relative to 1918.
100
105
104
1920.
January
February
March
April
May.....
June
July
August...
PRINTING.
PRICES.
See footnotes on opposite page.
78
100
106
174
100
125
185
151
147
158
184
166 |
176
184
210
186
192!
187
189
176
184
171
187
105
119
117
102
90
180
184
160
141
194
186
180
184
162
146
131
121
82
75
82
75
75
71
75
79
113
90
95
92
180
162
162
152
151
146
132
131
118
120
117
120
57
62
75
84
67
76
81
86
77
77
78
83
141
148
132
150
131
113
113
110
120
111
110
110
98
95
97
85
80
84
88
93
92
111
105
105
82
98
92
93
151
146
139
149
101
95
95
95
96
83
84
83
97
96
90
91
96 j
104
116
202 j
86
91
103
150
133
175
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NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
STOCKS, END OF MONTH.
PRODUCTION.
Y E A R AND M O N T H .
SHIPIM- EXMENTS. PORTS.* PORTS :
JobTotal. At mills. bers.
Publishers. 3
CONSUMPTION
BY
PUBLISHERS.
In transit to
pubHshers.3
Short tons.
1913 monthly average.
.! 18,320
1914 monthly average.
I
.!
J
.
1915 monthly average.
1916 motnhly average.
1917 monthly average.
.!
26,290
30,701
39,019
46,593
49,689
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthly average
114,543
114,880
52,311
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
| 125,997
! 102,182
125,215
102,252
60,822
66,040
PRICES.
Contract,
domestic.
ConSpot
tract, market,!
Cana- domes- \
dian.
tic.
Per 100-pound roll.
3,601
5,066
4,597
6,395
7,822
8,062
9,189
3,822
1,403
228,761 i23,929
226,743 j 23,324
253,399 I 29,940
8,664
6,701
6,451
155,185 40,983
142,091
52,006
28,211
148,760
144,712
188, 797
147,957
S3.721 83.651
5.107 j 4.922
5.054 ! 5.142
«4.29O
9.143
5.042
I
1920.
January
February
March
April
|
j
!
j
i
!
May
| June
July
August
129,663
128,098
114,235
103,214
127,847 j 128,238
128,269 j 134,160
I
i 129,230
! 130,380
! 129,853
!
128,818 !
September
October
November
December
128,080
129,213
131,821
126,129
; 121,005 ; 121,123
124,818
126,815
! 122,993
125,323
124,857
120,360
57,574
52,126
55,132
60,098
3,725
2,764
3,677
3,067
187,083
200,074
182,574
193,925
16,934
27,955
27,564
21,673
5,589
5,648
5,449
4,753
107,800
100, 870
96, 765
105, 856
56,760
65,601
52,796
61,643
146,763
145,282
154,573
149,621
4.362
4.533
4.577
4.726
4.267
4.569
4.556
4-463
6.624
59,013
58,739
46,835
73,513
5,204
199,666
218,363
231,114
251,678
22,823
23,990
22,022
24,711
4,575
5,317
6,237
111, 317
129, 281
150; 108
173, 910
60,951
149,893
145,555
137,910
135,199
4.673
4.752
5.211
5.371
4.457
4.550
4.938
5.306
9.905
10.072
10. 498
10. 212
65,411
58,389
61,248
81,789
3,154
267,785
258,078
259,479
271,098
24,593
22,596
20,266
24,763
8,193
188,781
184,135
188,799
198,927
46,218
37,930
144,224
162,385
155,724
157,991
5.531
5.790
5.792
5.969
5.308
5.343
5.541
5.770
9.800
9.362
9.148
7.854
32,417
39,176
41,789
35,106
9,234
1,278
278,508
286,023
289,914
285,780
6,773
201,952
206,640
211,856
214,049
34,905
31,913
29,209
29,852
141,559
135,334
154,278
148,427
6.076
5.921
5-862
5.409
6.385
6.458
6.480
5.507
6.945
6.279
5.623
5.206
44,238
46,220
66,118
74,211
1,854
~601
1,066
1,261
254,636
226,623
225,118
244,476
31,198
26,629
25,519
27,128
6,198
5,620
5,495
5,157
193,436
166,174
169,124
186,927
23,804
28,200
24,980
25,264
152,278
148,604
139,121
132,808
5.248
5.227
4.770
4.762
5.497
5.322
4.824
4.758
5.056
5.129
5.013
5.160
72,004
75,598
74,544
79,637
1,117
704
1,256
1,599
248,461
239,751
234,258
227,235
30,241
23,015
23,127
23,934
5,229
5,460
6,333
6,560
187,872
179,765
178,449
169,319
25,119
31,511
26,349*
27,422
140,758
160,563
158,193
163,560
4.886
4.188
4.194
4.102
4.388
4.069
4.002
4.018
4.185
4.070
4.170
3.666
82,482
82,390
78,031
77,367
2,537
836
2,791
3,345
224,959
26,550
234,294
27,815
228,994
28,180
212,427 j 24,874
28,920
27,083
27,406
30.242
156,333
149,862
169,574
176,801
3.756
3.629
3.615
3,570
3.484
3.479
3.482
3,497
3.685
3. il
3.601
3,548
5,204
3,498
4,405
2,352
5,544
3,290
8,428
8,865
9,478
59,775
52,747
45,180
42,919
41,549
7.997
8.797
9.443
1921.
January
123,83-0
116,176
February
103,040
96,281
March
'..
April
May
[
107,532
104,919
115,408
122,091
78,868
82,776
87,724
92,293
July
August
94,247
; 102,277
95,357
100,668
September
October
November
December
j 98,898
j 101,884
104,604
' 107,877
95,785
109,110
104,492
107,070
105,808
97,786
117,507
111,861
103,192
j 96,521
| 117,142
115,167
June
i
69,448
58,893
66,791
64,778
2,472
2,530
1,096
8,294
7,060
j
!
j
|
1922.
January
February
March
April
5,993
163,496
5,884 j 173,512
5,910 j 167,498
5,668 j 151,643
May.
June.
\
ii
1 Except printing activity, from United Typothetae of America and printing purchases and sales from American Writing Paper Company. Other data from the
Federal Trade Commission, except imports and exports from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
2
Prior to Sept. 1, 1916, includes only paper valued at not above 2.5 cents per pound; from Sept. 1, 1916, to Apr. 24, 1920, not above 5 cents per pound, and from
Apr. 24, 1920, to date not above 8 cents per pound.
3
Reported by about 660 of the principal publishers.
« Printing activity based on productive hours reported by plants in 52 cities in 30 states, each department being weighted for the combined index number.
5
Purchases of printing paper and sales of printed product by about 350 concerns, doing from 20 to 25 per cent of the total commercial printing business of the country.
As the paper industry was in a great boom in 1919, index numbers based on that year are not regarded as true indices; therefore 1918 was taken as a base.
46
PAPER AND PAPER BOXES.
INDEX NUMBERS.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
PAPER
BOXES.
PAPER.
Book.
Paperboard.
Wrapping.
Corru-: Solid
gated ' fiber
board. 3 board. 4
Total* all grades.
Fine.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Produetion.
Stocks,
Production.
Stocks,
Produetlon.
Pro- :
! Pro- j
1
Stocks., due- i Stocks, due- Stocks.
! tlon.
tion.
Production.
Relative to 1919.
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average.
1921 monthly average.
100
121
79
1OO
75
115
1OO
119
85
1OO
79
117
100
120
94
1OO
48
101
1OO
113
71
1OO
79
101
1OO
118
87
1OO
76
114
January...
February.
March
April
126
112
126
125
74
90
77
85
130
109
128
123
79
82
73
86
121
106
118
130
47
57
55
57
115
102
118
117
78
88
82
87
126
109
124
123
70
84
77
45 j
36 :|
58 j
46 I
112
124
103
106
129 ! 142
104
106
May
June
July
August..
122
125
125
124
70
70
71
72
131
132
135
133
79
70
72
70
122
126
127
130
47
40
41
43
110
119
119
116
76
74
74
74
125
127
128
127
75
70
71
71
62 ;
58 -i
47 '
47 :
106
115
115
128
126
126
126
129
September.
October
November.
December..
123
123
117
100
67
66
78
79
135
121
82
65
70
78
90
123
126
114
94
36
38
47
65
119
121
109
95
77
79
82
82
125
121
100
69
73
81
90
40 ;
38
68 |i
60 ||
114
116 :
70
36
116
95
37
18
I January...
I February.
\ March
i April
84
74
78
67
91
106
119
121
65
76
86
79
108
112
124
130
77
79
67
67
55
94
101
107
109
82
79
85
82
104 j
114 |
124 |
123 i
53 ;
42 :
21
17
30
41
48 ;
53 :
47
53
75
89
94
105
107
May
June
July
August..
71
64
78
125
127
119
111
76
80
69
85
125
125
119
116
92
87
78
97
109
112
113
115
61
61
57
66
112
111
108
103
74
78
72
86
122 !
121
117
115
19
11
12
18
53
54 !
49
70
89
106
September.
October
November.
December..
82
95
96
93
112
102
117
122
112
106
92
108
105
110
116
102
112
114
112
103
96
92
72
86
86
90
98
92
91
92
93
105
104
94
125
117
83
91
102
92
122
124
121
118
95
118
101
115
118
132
128
114
107
121
106
100
108
119
125
90
100
116
1OO
* 1OO
104
20 j
65
2 1OO
104
89
1920.
j
!
I
I
1921.
110
102
104
106
12 j
15
78
106
100
82 '
111
115
121
119
20
io
23
29
75
84
96
109
1922.
January..
j February.
March....
April
May.
June.
See footnotes on opposite page.
102
96
97
95
97
97
115
102
47
PAPER AND PAPER BOXES.
HTUMEBICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.!
PAPER.
Book.
Paperboard. |
Wrapping.
PAPER B O X E S .
Corrugated board.*
Total, all grades.
Fine.
Solid fibre board. 4
Production.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
Pro- !
Pro! due- S t o c k s d u c tion.
tion.
ProProStocks: d u c - Stocks duc- Stocks
tion.
tion.
:
Production.
i
Production.
: Oper-i
: ating;
; Nat»l ating |
Ex- ' time. C o n
A
1
talne"r A ^ n time, i talner 4* f
ports
C1 b
C
l
u
b
Stocks (total
Mfrs.
« - Mrs.
printing). : Per ;
Per
cent of: Thousands of cent of Thousands of
nor- , square feet.
norsquare feet.
mal. ,
mal.
Short tons.
1919 mo. average. -. ; 76,235 31,643
1920 mo. average... | 92,039 23,719
1921 mo. average... | 60,499 36,234
162,503
192,787
138,744
54,380 ! 57,851 54,702 28,647 36,845 j 515,863 238,999 15,580
*92 * 106,834
42,908 | 69,324 26,097 32,444 i 29,268 \ 611,218 181,910 7,828 ij
79 111,168
63,365 : 54,300 55,465 20,207 : 37,347 j 446,360271,395 3,079 I
45 I 68,949
i
43,228 ! 70,109 25,653 32,886 ; 28,791 i 650,293 167,895 6,973 ij 87 119,845 .
44,667 ! 61,574 31,453 29,202 I 32,260 | 564,500200,059 5,522 j| 91 110,529 .
39,441 j 68,403 30,291 33,671 i 30,211 641,343 184,744 8,992 j; 93 138,033 .
46,938 ! 75,347 31,036 33,493 ; 32,218 j 634,402 196,233 7,239 I; 83 110,689 .
1920.
January
February
March
April
96,419
85,532
; 95,851
95,251
23,546 211,943
28,434 176,855
24,496 207,863
27,001 199,395
May
June
July
August
! 92,856
| 94,957
| 95,526
' 94,424
22,302
22,099
22,549
22,686
September
October
November
December
94,142 21,124 i 218,743 38,249
; 93,849 20,826 I 196,604 42,222
' 89,564 ! 24,563 ! 133,818 48,968
| 76,093 | 25,005 i 105,227 j 53,104
1921.
January
February
March
April
;
64,382
56,687
59,832
51,380
i 213,475 j 42,818 70,511 j 25,655 31,575
! 215,131 I 37,860 I 72,987 | 21,71034.121
218,771 39,097 I 73,487 | 22,365 34,028
215,633 38,305 ! 75,226 I 23,341 33.122
70,917
73,100
65,920
54,308
28,880 105,806 | 58,479 44,620
28,880
33,587 123,832 ! 60,723 46,352
37,721 139,723 67,394 49,879
38,255 128,186 70,780 51,713
19,570
20,700
25,586
35,800
34.207
34,526
31.208
27,233
j 28,034 I 645,413 179,059
! 27,272 j 657,322 168,299
! 27,439 j 658,518 169,457
27,127 j 654,158 170,617
9,666
8,984
7.289
7.290
|j
'
I
I
i 28,400 j 643,018 165,340 6,238 jj
28,968 j 621,964 173,980 5,881 jj
30,185 j 518,144 192,843 10,562 |j
; 30,312 j 445,539 214,396 9,273 !
45,241 22,756 34,748 420,468 248,941
51,276 19,242 37,397 407,966 273,228
57,536 19,058 39,355 440,777 297,337
58,622 15,631 40,083 422,012 293,765
8,185 ''}
6,551 ;
3,341 I;
2,587 II
May....
June
July
August..
52,642 39,639
53,934 40,253
48,527 37,569
59,711 35,160
j 67,979
j 68,097
! 64,720
| 63,276
53,084
50,332
45,090
56,167
59,503
61,139
61,710
62,811
17,485
17,511
16,327
18,833
41,143
40,808
39,885
37,903
383,995
403,657
370,429
442,519
291,089
288,787
279,544
274,009
2,894 i:
1,678
1,902 i
2,756
September.
October
November.
December..
62,416 35,586 160,207 I 58,962
72,139 32,343 I 181,775 I 57,169
73,544 37,060 | 172,582 j 59,780
70,798 38,757 ! 149,047 i 63,018
59,095
64,518
65,905
64,850
56,313
52,378
50,205
48,848
20,555
24,635
24,609
25,843
35,994
33,957
33,389
34,000
477,926
542,408
535,876
508,284
262,807
244,657
248,927
253,644
1,948
1,441
1,822 |j
2,343 11
1922.
January
February
March
April
73,466
69,408
77,889
70,507
65,791
62,035
70,141
61,562
54,506
59,251
64,931
68,401
27,405
26,663
29,346
27,420
35,331
35,804
35,123
35,806
506,195
501,817
593,860
528,461
264,971
274,738
289,523
284,862
3,421
1,513
3,665
4,512
May..
June.
38,463
39,334
38,367
37,367
122,801
130,177
112,265
138,530
145,198
153,704
192,308
164,327
: 62,713
| 63,908
! 71,986
! 69,756
112,988
123,337
122,738
136,282
.
.
.
i.
121,705 r
124,460 '.
75,002 I.
38,403
32,273
44,031
51,050
56,716
38 56,438
57,798
62,278
75,003
3 96 150,858
81 53,045
65 j 45,313
100
99
97
82
89 64,051 '
95 64,051 i
99 64,252
96 65,554
88 58,777 .........
69 48,554 ;
36 18,773
22 9,374
34
44
53
60
24,129 !
27,171
38,281
47,391 ;
60 45,071 I
67 49,720 I
71 45,078 ;
81 53,911 :
83,548
113,574
106,983 40,946
87,692 46,497
48 : 80,567 28,208
55 i 89,893 31,064
57 102,898 38,015
60 : 116,198 34,916
63,288
53,897
72,121
53,842
47,361
63,719
59,510
42,146
64
78
!
i
8,321
! 5,050
45,847 10,494
50,606 11,130
58,833 ^6,670
14,659
I
I
1
Data on production and stocks of paper at mills from Federal Trade Commission. Exports from V. 8. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce (1913 monthly average=4,772 tons); paper boxes from The Container Club and National Association of Corrugated and Fibre Box Manufacturers.
8
Average of last six months of year.
1
Per cent of normal operating time and left-hand production column represent 17 and 16 identical firms, respectively, as reported by The Container Club, except that,
for the first three of the six months of 1919 reported, two companies are omitted which do not appreciably effect the total. Thefiguresin the right-hand production column
are from 17 identical firms as reported by the National A ssociation of Corrugated and Fibre Box Manufacturers. No index numbers have been calculated on these latter figures.
* Per cent of normal operating time and left-hand production column reported by The Container Club from six or seven firms. The right-hand figures are from the
National Association of Corrugated and Fibre Box Manufacturers, comprising three firms, except November, 1921, when four firms reported, and December, 1921, when two
firms reported. No index numbers have been calculated on these latter figures.
48
MISCELLANEOUS.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
TURPENTINE.*
ROSIN.'
Net
reStocks,
ceipts.
Net
reStocks,
ceipts.
CUBAN SUGAR.
Receipts.
Newsprint.
Exports
Ex(total Frame Brick
Stocks.
ports.
print- house. h o u s e . <
Produc- Shiption. merits. Stocks. ing).
Relative to 1919-20.
Relative to 1919.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average..
average.
average..
average.
average..
174
150
173
151
192
240
358
150
165
166
143
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
84
100
143
141
383
100
109
149
83
100
123
128
54
25
12
50
80
58
15
13
86
52
26
48
86
73
54
51
172
186
220
170
142
152
168
167
60 !
78
105 j
109
May....
June
July....
August.
149
213
252
221
20
63
99
90
122
167
203
191
41
57
71
75
118
56
50
24
128
100
94
42
105
87
60
51
September..
October....
November.
December..
211
181
157
138 I
143
160
158
172
173
146
148
137
92
102
129
156
13
6
7
24
13
12
23
29
59
36
55
92
166
134
94
91
65
46
33
52
162
165
151
157
141
221
215
193
May....
June—
July....
August.
220
239
222
124
119
157
170
104
141
157
162
163
160
175
171
September..
October
November..
December..
192 j
153
161
151
179
187
206
215
154
140
171
203
Relative to 1913. i
22
44
55
70
143
170
168
141
100
104 !!
100
100
92
100
108
99
106
100
85
135
91
100
108
114
I
108 !
97
115
113
105
95
113
111
77
80
86
91
104
115
129
81
113
112
112
112
108
110
119
110
115
122
75
77
122
131
110
129
109
103
108
102
. 65
81
38
134
108
108
106
109
110
117
115
118
155
208
202
114
133
143
152
191
106
95
98
103
99
91
94
120
136
148
172
104
144
53
29
40
75
41
46
87
215
122
213
190
73
81
103
107
74
83
98
111
166
135
154
126
77
104
118
163
160
175
19
11
31
47
30
37
76
72
184 !
171
150
142
103
112
111
117
100
116
108
117
135
106
115
110
111
119
121
132
168
175
173
178
171
156
147
133
60
154
261
218
37
61
157
158
18
64
124
155
121
116
128
123
123
118
129
121
93
76
63
67
123
128
172
111
177
171
177
170
178
174
174
172
m
I
100
87 i
95 !
100
89
95
100
77
175
1920.
January..
February.
March....
April
BUILDING
MATERIAL
PRICE
INDICES.'
CANADIAN PAPER.
51 i
47 I
9i
100
109
101
1921.
January..
February.
March....
April
137
86
I
1922.
January..
February.
March....
April
46
21
22
86
172
107
62
36
109 |
69 I
79 I
104 i
May..
June..
j
See footnotes on opposite page.
49
MISCELLANEOUS.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
TURPENTINE. 3
ROSIN.*
CUBAN SUGAR.
CANADIAN PAPER.
Newsprint.
Net
Net
receipts. S t o c k s . receipts. Stocks.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Receipts. Exports.
Barrels.
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
|
i
I
'
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
j 12,736 119,138
j 15,340 31,092
!
21,869
34,013
\ 21,436
46,315
26,494 i
!|
22,807
59,721
26,312
74,513
23,034 j 111,396
Stocks.
Produc- Shipments.
tion.
Exports
(total
printing).
Stocks.
Short tons.
Long tons.
12,233
24,382
30,384
38,601
45,026
83,914
92,260
93,023
80,202
275,273
325,956
322,345
46,423
270,594
55,937
192,287
68,983
71,835
200,226
314,974
j.
330,192 325,273 644,484
288,005
314,662
290,391
309,747
496,806
1,130,681
13,352
61,527
62,386
67,284
67,922
73,601
67,738
73,250
67,342
10,687
17,045
59,469
50,425
12,597 55,203
I
1920.
January...
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
i
:
September
October
November
December
!
.J
8,300
3,762
1,876
7,644
24,910
17,900
4,819
3,996
47,874
29,303
14,660
27,029
165,927
140,559
103,443
98,517
568,085
612,757
726,284
562,431
460,547
495,833
546,379
542,819
389,131
505,031
673,622 11
701,959
72,909
65,587
77,484
75,758
71,652
64,671
76,672
75,062
9,664
10,119
10,861
11,484
57,626
63,333
71,308
44,967
22,757
32,405
38,407
33,748
6,174
19,654
30,906
27,963
68,163
93,270
113,747
106,964
78,113
108,656
135,979
144,109
390,359
184,453
166,005
78,827
417,339
325,918
305,919
136,651
675,292
558,386
387,637
330,467
76,196
75,578
75,313
75,216
73,041
74,423
81,071
74,962
14,471
15,370
9,500
9,702
67,075
72,296
60,972
70,952
32,162
27,640
23,893
20,974
44,396
49,885
49,209
53,356
96,591
81,712
82,877
76,738
176,612
195,837
247,253
300,315
44,448
20,078
23,934
78,396
43,501
40,541
75,259
93,981
328,087
302,381
243,896
865,779
72,693
72,437
71,038
73,006
74,201
70,254
73,593
69,397
8,145
10,237
7,578
11,117
60,612
64,405
63,381
65,022
8,919
5,455
8,430
14,055
51,563
41,755
29,299
28,412
36,234
25,935
18,507
29,356
310,905
316,440
289,971
301,713
465,925
730,565
709,262
635,836
504,534
857,767
675,218
918,621
655,611
980,071
372,208 1,231,716
71,518
63,607
65,619
69,221
67,360
61,575
64,185
66,260
15,118
17,110
18,663
21,632
57,342
52,836
75,774
47,464
25,768
33,468
36,435
33,773
38,418
36,949
48,775
52,861
58,293
78,883
88,097
90,430
312,507
308,341
335,674
328,907
474,426
174,348
95,777
130,619
244,109
133,535
149,774
283,340
49,308
54,715
68,977
72,295
49,980
56,412
66,869
75,435
20,920
17,007
19,367
15,919
44,178
42,380
57,318
65,322
29,204
23,328
24,551
23,070
55,509
58,066
63,913
66,965
86,008
78,115
95,501
113,524
324,486
313,904
307,496
336,680
63,030
35,780
103,718
156,660
98,745 1,183,488
120,386 1,103,449
245,669
967,515
233,838
913,486
68,983
75,481
74,537
78,599
68,164
79,056
73,380
79,433
17,030
13,399
14,482
13,896
61,207
65,708
67,055
72,660
7,054
3,240
3,301
13,139
53,423
33,204
19,280
11,081
61,209
38,533
44,069
58,015
327,932
299,305
282,428
255,326
199,102
507,361
861,174
720,509
121,775
198,821
512,251
512,430
115,786
414,512
799,619
997,291
81,418
78,294
85,973
82,757
83,555
80,476
87,572
82,256
11,727
9,535
7,919
8,420
67,701
70,729
95,196
61,453
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August
I
|
I
September
October
November
December
|
!
1,383,D36
1,431,143
| 1,372,605
i 1,225,285
1922.
January...
February.
March....
April
May..
June.
1
I
l:
Receipts and stocks at end of month of turpentine and rosin at Jacksonville, Savannah, and Pensacola compiled from reports of Savannah Board of Trade, Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce, Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, and the Naval Stores Review; receipts at Cuban ports, exports from Cuba, and stocks in Cuban ports of raw cane
sugar from the Statistical Sugar Trade Journal; production, shipments, and mill stocks of Canadian newsprint, comprising practically total production of Canada, furnished
by the News Print Service Bureau; exports of printing paper from Canada compiled by Canadian Department of Trade and Industry; price Index of building materials compiled by U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Standards, Division of Building and Housing, and the Bureau of the Census.
1
Based on prices paid for material by contractors in some 60 cities of the United States. The prices are weighted by the relative importance of each commodity in
the construction of a six-room house.
* Monthly averages for years refer to seasons beginning April 1.
50
VEGETABLE AND FISH OILS.1
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government Sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.l
TOTAL CRUDE
VEGETABLE OILS.
YEAE AND MONTH.
Production.
Consumption.
COTTONSEED O I L CRUDE.
TOTAL REFINED
VEGETABLE OILS.
I
Production.
Stocks.
Consump.
tion.
Production.
Stocks.
PEANUT OIL—CRUDE
AND VIRGIN.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Production.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Relative to 1919.
100
82
87
100
80
79
1OO
75
66
1OO
74
76
1OO
74
79
ioo
124
104
IOO
80
89
IOO
86
98
IOO
85
80
IOO
15
44
IOO
40
20
IOO
139
56
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
105
48
43
132
112
67
44
99
83
63
65
88
106
54
29
107
74
56
80
85
150
145
86
118
114
25
15
166
128
58
19
138
128
41
30
141
6
11
16
28
29
48
54
29
190
136
138
91
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
113
57
56
123
96
73
51
96
86
54
50
72
103
66
38
96
74
93
85
65
143
117
45
109
135
43
40
138
140
88
39
127
149
34
45
90
31
53
45
48
21
19
25
14
78
61
34
50
75
69
124
74
92
50
51
22
28
1919 quarterly average
1920 quarterly average
1921 quarterly average
;
i
j
•
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
84
82
74
COCONUT OB COPRA
OIL—CRUDE.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Production.
Consumption.
Stocks.
1
L I N S E E D OIL.
CORN OIL—CRUDE.
Production.
Consumption.
1
Stocks.
Consumption.
Production.
TOTAL FISH OIL.
Stocks.
Production.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Relative to 1919.
1919 quarterly average
1920 quarterly average
1921 quarterly average
1OO
61
52
100
70
57
1OO
60
47
100
101
91
1OO
101
80
IOO
82
88
IOO
107
107
IOO
113
126
IOO
120
152
IOO
201
152
IOO
123
200
IOO
101
119
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
74
58
62
50
93
70
53
63
56
65
65
54
132
102
116
54
125
99
113
63
91
84
85
69
104
107
111
106
123
123
121
86
104
98
118
159
51
242
319
188
110
91
104
90
69
1921.
| Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
43
37
64
66
58
50
62
59
42
45
50
51
64
78
103
114
60
71
87
103
68
73
91
121
105
105
95
121
81
141
138
146
187
127
106
189
13
31
284
279
1922.
j Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
99
67
72
111
129
94
110
157
237
1
1
See footnote, page 51.
:
i
i
24
1
i
i
m
135
114
137
175
371
;
119
136
120
99
167
i
73
51
VEGETABLE AND FISH OILS.
NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
TOTAL CRUDE
VEGETABLE OILS.
Consumption.
Production.
YEAR AND MONTH.
TOTAL REFINED
VEGETABLE OILS.
COTTONSEED O I L CRUDE.
Con-
Stocks.
Stocks.
PEANUT OIL-CRUDE
AND VIRGIN.
Consump- Stocks.
tion.
Protlon.
tion.
Thousands of pounds.
1919 quarterly average
1920 quarterly average
1921 quarterly average
578,748
474,776
504,318
635,803 506,533 j 466,795
511,121 \ 378,498 ji 344,575
504,036 , 332,003 j! 354,760
3 5 7 , 4 0 7 J283,591
263,612 j 352,768
283,729 j 293,529
3 5 7 , 5 0 1 3 2 9 , 0 3 8 1 1 1 , 2 7 1 21,902 53,088
21,267
285,347 j 283,350 j 94,597
3,271
10,639
317,757 j 323,940 j
9,683
24,038
33,354
13,453
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31...
Apr. 1 to June 30,.
July 1 to Sept. 30..
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31...
605,931
276,403
250,289
766,481
710,472
427,625
277,387
628,997
422,606
319,008
327,692
444,688
494,688
251,416
134,228
497,967
264,127
200,612
286,368
303,342
424,016
410,244
243,293
333,517
406,334
88,890
51,875
594,291
422,783
192,412
63,185
455,021
142,724
45,507
33,357
156,801
1,207
2,311
3,498
6,069
15,166
25,624
28,779
15,498
45,571
32,691
33,166
21,989
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31...
Apr. 1 to June 30..
July 1 to Sept. 30..
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31...
652,230
329,053
325,521
710,468
611,266
465,952
326,390
612,525
437,804
273,298
253,595
363,313
481,294
309,791
179,066
448,890
264,764
331,487
305,542
233,124
406,697
332,772
126,385
308,262
481,779
154,281
142,990
491,979
459,680
288,757
128,850
418,473
166,078
37,851
50,576
100,167
6,825
11,633
9,833
10,442
11,213
10,352
13,354
7,635
18,848
14,761
8,121
12,080
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31...
487,796 ; 523,292 ; 376,807
349,726
244,851 j 352,302
263,993
301,788
55,117
11,074
11,552
COCONUT OR COPRA
OIL—CRUDE.
Production.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Consumption.
Stocks.
CORN OIL—CRUDE.
! Produci tion.
Consumption.
Stocks.
LINSEED OIL.
Production.
Consumption.
Stocks.
TOTAL FISH OIL.
Consumption.
Production.
Stocks,
Thousands of pounds.
1919 quarterly average.
1920 quarterly average.
1921 quarterly average.
53,886 105,564
32,805 | 73,525
28,247 i 60,274
155,220
93,277
73,143
24,350
24,655
21,870
22,408
22,692
17,987
113,232 | 4 7 , 2 8 6
8,027
6,589 i 121,318 : 53,551
7,093 i| 120,703 \ 59,706
65,425 jj 8,230
8,791
16,507 ; 12,046
78,457
12,490
19,559
99,611
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar.31...
Apr. 1 to June 30..
July 1 to Sept. 30..
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31...
39,682 ;
31,047
33,607 !
26,882 i
98,501
73,475
55,623
66,499
87,287
100,593
101,219
84,009
32,213
24,928
28,221
13,256
27,998
22,211
25,272
14,153
7,271
117,226
6,703
121,407
6,845
126,138
5,537 '•••• 1 2 0 , 5 0 2
58,219
57,944
57,310
40,731
67,842
64,371
77,503
104,111
4,188
19,943
26,284
15,612
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31...
Apr. 1 to June 30..
July 1 to Sept. 30..
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
23,062
19,900 ;
34,439 I
35,588 I
61,531
52,771
64,992
61,802
65,447
70,239
77,219
79,667
15,670
19,028
25,004
27,779
13,395
15,848
19,568
23,135
5,469
5,841
7,335
9,726
118,787
118,781
107,716
137,528
38,134
66,505
65,324
68,861
122,308
83,144
69,601
123,391
1,038
2,585
23,384
22,952
53,404 I
70,448
112,014
26,984
28,904
7,546 |! 124,941
74,396
155,252
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar.31...
|
10,153
40,109
30,767
49,714
60,31C
11,194
13,453
17,139
36,450
53,296
60,467
53,637
44,093
18,373
10,796
I
!
j
j
44,609
45,225
52,873
1,940 | 16,387 ; 32,737
1
The figures given on pages 50 to 53 represent the movement of certain more important vegetable and animal fats and oils, as reported quarterly by the Bureau of the
Census, Department of Commerce. The data cover factory production, factory consumption, and factory and warehouse stocks. The stock figures refer to the amount on
hand at the end of each period.
52
FATS, OILS, AND RAW MATERIALS.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
ANIMAL. FATS, GREASES, AND DERIVATIVES.
TOTAL ANIMAL FATS.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Consumption.
Production.
TOTAL DERIVATIVES.
TOTAL GREASES.
Production.
Stocks.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Production.
Consumption.
Stocks.
100
100
Relative to 1919.
1919 quarterly average.
1920 quarterly average..
1921 quarterly average..
100
112
i
I
100
103
129
!
107
100
133
164
100
100
100
100
124
122
97
103
142
107
129
143
166
118
103
132
129
115
119
119
100
102
68
128
127
111
123
74
142
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31...
Apr. 1 to June 30...
July 1 to Sept. 30...
Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 1 . . .
124
119
94
109
93
114
111
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31...
Apr. 1 to June 30...
July 1 to Sept. 30...
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31...
139
135
114
127
106
108
106
106
167
232
137
121
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31...
144
100
129
j
90
95
111
105
93
81
93
100
78
90
104
99
77
101
135
132
106
87
105
82
106
140
157
148
121
101
162
155
92
119
105
183
101
99
RAW MATERIALS FOR VEGETABLE OILS.
PEANUTS—HULLED, i
COPRA.
CORN GERMS.
FLAXSEED.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Consumption.
Consumption.
Stocks.
!• Con- ! o t k
! s u m p t l o n . ; Stocks.
Consumption.
Relative to 1919.
1919 quarterly average.
1920 quarterly average.
1921 quarterly average.
100
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31....
Apr. 1 to June 30....
July 1 to Sept. 30....
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31....
10
12
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 3 1 . . . .
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30....
Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 1 . . . .
8
12
4
8
298
18
1OO
60
50
1OO
48
26
1,161
8
12
10
73
56
61
49
90
42
31
30
36
41
33
63
64
14
13
49
30
100
13
14
1OO
64
53
1OO
104
105
1OO
250
192
128
101
112
55
109
51
49
45
103
104
106
103
156
250
209
353
63
74
96
104
52
48
44
103
103
94
122
101
169
179
320
108
41
109
93
100
84
!
!
|
1922.
Jan. 1 to M a r . 3 1 . . . .
97
10
1
See footnote on p . 51.
53
FATS, OILS, AND RAW MATERIALS.
NUMEEICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.
ANIMAL FATS, GREASES, AND DERIVATIVES.
i
TOTAL GREASES.
TOTAL ANIMAL. FATS.
YEAR AND MONTH.
TOTAL DERIVATIVES.
i
ProducConi o*^«i,«
tion. sumption.! & W ) C M <
Produc- ' Contion.
sumption. Stocks.
ConProduction.
sumption.
Stocks.
Thousands of pounds.
1919 quarterly average.
1920 quarterly average.
1921 quarterly average.
il
367,518 I 144,308 138,071 jj 69,648
410,676 ' 149,276 ! 183,033 l|
86,384
473,351 : 154,017
226,668 j; 85,258
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept.30...
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
457,460
436,845
346,900
401,499
134,460
163,829
160,077
138,737
197,143
229,794
163,105
142,090
92,231
90,129
80,290
82,884
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30....
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
512,557
496,082
419,742
465,024
153,439
155,957
153,237
153,434
230,025
320,015
189,089
167,542
89,311
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
530,176
144,620
177,468
51,565 ! 67,374 || 264,740 | 208,804
50,273 I
69,695
45,150 :
95,407
340,325 j 183,764
I
j
i
183,695
165,241
174,864
61,535
54,927
348,321
232,593
170,567
51,677
66,925
280,087
219,040
183,186
52,675
66,036
230,681
194,382
142,725
35,204
90,892
278,824
170,141
164,487
191,337
38,068
94,633
252,894
166,644
45,699
105,859
267,532
183,151
181,377
77,492
42,174
99,407
429,836
193,489
141,169
85,794
54,657
81,728
411,036
191,771
185,571
61,234
70,463
i 483,256
209,989
179,186
RAW MATERIALS FOR VEGETABLE OILS.
PEANUTS-HULLED.
CORN G E R M S .
COPRA.
FLAXSEED.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Consumed. Stocks.
Stocks,
Consumed.
i Consumed.!
Stocks.
' Consumed, i
Stocks.
I!
Tons.
1919 quarterly average.
1920 quarterly average.
1921 quarterly average.
35,426
2,980
2,931
11,148
33,184
2,001
42,153
25,276
21,161
22,184
10,665
5,869
36,645
36,395
30,830
842
536
448
172,934
179,382
182,182
29,853
74,703
57,409
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30....
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
1,709
2,276
3,716
4,218
129,474
30,921
46,484
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June30...
July 1 to Sept. 30...
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
2,822
4,325
1,584
2,992
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar.31....
3,492
19,901
46,987
915
177,397
869
23,808 |
9,366
37,163
430
179,402
74,539
1,330
25,784 I
6,786
41,105
415
183,168
62,485
1,064
20,591
6,606
20,323
382
177,561
115,302
4,021
17,372
441
177,611
30,063
14,113
27,088
406
177,285
50,557
970
26,382
35,012
370
162,747
53,354
1,564
26,776
3,100
2,821
10,849
6,705
22,978
1,450
38,242
576
211,086
95,662
463
40,844
15,299
39,464
343
187,968
27,806
1
I
See footnote, p. 51.
54
SOURCES OF DATA.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.1
DATS Of PUBLICATION.
I.—REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN.
AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH'S B U REAU OP CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
Price index for Australia.
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Second week of month.
Federal Reserve Bulletin....
Second week of month.
BANK OF JAPAN
Price index for Japan
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Labour Gazette (Canadian).
Price index for Canada
Employment
Employment in Canadian trade unions
Operations of Canadian employment service... Employment
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF TRADE
AND INDUSTRY.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO.
Foreign trade of Canada
Monthly.
Semimonthly.
Semimonthly.
Foreign trade of Canada..
Monthly.
Savings deposits in Seventh Federal Reserve Business Conditions
District.
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin and daily stateDaily and monthly.
ment.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF N E W
YORK.
Foreign exchange rates and index
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA.
Savings deposits in Third Federal Reserve Business and Financial Conditions
District.
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
Foreign exchange index numbers..
Debits to individual accounts
Monthly.
Monthly (second week of month).
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press Sunday newspapers and monthly.
releases.*
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press Friday morning newspapers and
monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press Friday afternoon newspapers and
releases.*
monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Monthly.
Condition of Federal Reserve banks
Condition of reporting member banks
Money held outside U. S. Treasury and
Federal Reserve Systems.
Wholesale price index numbers
Department store trade; in cooperation with
National Retail Dry Goods Association.
Index numbers of department store and grocery trade.
Barley and rye receipts
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Monthly.
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Monthly.
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION..
Paper and wood pulp production, prices, etc.. Monthly press releases *..
INDIAN DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS...
Price index for India
Newsprint, 20th to 25th of the month,
other paper and wood pulp, 1st of
following month.
Second week of month.
, Federal Reserve Bulletin
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION..
Railway revenues and expenses
N E W YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR.
Telephone operating revenue and income
Telegraph operations and income
New York State factory employment and
earnings.
Preliminary statement of operations of
Class I roads.
Not published
Not published
Monthly.
Labor Market Bulletin and press releases *
Monthly.
N E W YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS.
New York State canal traffic
Annual report
Yearly.
PANAMA CANAL
Panama Canal traffic
The Panama Canal Record..
Last weekly issue of month.
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
Unemployment in Pennsylvania.
Semimonthly report *
Semimonthly.
Market Reporter*..
Last weekly issue of month or first
of next month.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— • Beef,pork, and lamb production.
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREBUREAU OF MARKETS AND CROP
ESTIMATES.
j
Prices of farm products to producer.
Wool consumption and stocks
1 Crop production
| Cold storage holdings and fish frozen
> Movement of cattle, hogs, and sheep
' Receipts of butter, cheese, eggs and poultry
! Production of dairy products.
.......
i Car lot shipments of fruits and vegetables
! Farm labor, wages, supply, etc
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE— ! Cotton ginned
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
j Cotton consumed and on hand.
I Activetextile machinery
i Leather, hides and shoes, production and
stocks.
;
! Cotton seed and cottonseed oil
Stocks of tobacco held by manufacturers and
dealers.
Fats and oils, production, consumption, and
stocks.
Stocks of coal, in cooperation with Geological
Survey.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF FISHERIES.
Fish catch
Monthly Crop Reporter
*
Market Reportera
Monthly Crop Reporter * and
releases.*
Market Reporter»
Market Reporter»
Market Reporter »
Market Reporter»
Market Reporter 2
Monthly Crop Reportera
, Monthly.
First weekly issue of month.
Releases about 1st of month (cotton)
and 10th (other crops).
Fourth weekly issue of month.
Third weekly issue of month.
Weekly.
Quarterly.
Third weekly issue of month.
Monthly.
press
Preliminary report on ginnings *
Preliminary report on cotton consumed...
Reports on wool machinery and on cotton
spindles.*
Census of hides, skins, and leather *
Semimonthly during season.
15th of month.
20th of month.
Preliminary report on cotton seed..
Statement on stocks of leaf tobacco.
18th of month.
Quarterly (one month after end of
quarter).
Quarterly (one month after end of
quarter).
Bimonthly hereafter.
Statistics of fats and oils *..
Commercial stocks of coal *.
First week of month.
, Monthly statement..
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. Last week of month.
(Part I.)«
Tonnage of vessels, entered and cleared in Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. Middle of next month.
United States foreign trade.
(Part II.)
Data on trade, employment and coal and iron Various foreign sources
production of foreign countries.
Yearly.
Wholesale price of wool
Wholesale Prices
Warehouse stocks of rice
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. Monthly.
(Part II.)
* Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
* This is not necessarily the source of the figures published in the "Survey," as many of them are obtained direct from the compilers prior to publication in the respective journals. This column and the right-hand column have been added to assist readers in obtaining current statistics between publication dates of the "Survey."
* Beginning Jan. 7,1922, combined into new publication called Weather, Crops, and Markets, issued weekly.
* Imports and exports of gold and silver in Part II.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE.
All i mports and exports
55
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
SOURCE.
CUERENT PUBLICATION.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
I.—REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN-Continued.
First weekly issue of month (Mondays).
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OP NAVIGATION.
Vessels under construction and vessels completed.
Commerce Reports.,
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF STANDARDS.
Building material price indices
Not published
U. S. GRAIN CORPORATION
Wheat flour production, prior to July, 1920— No longer published.,
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE I N T E R I O R BUREAU OF MINES.
Refined petroleum products, production, etc.. Refinery Statistics*..
Second week of month.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORGEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Portland cement, production, etc..
Coal and coke production
20th of month.
Second or third weekly issue of
month (Saturdays).
25th of month.
End of month.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
Number on pay roll—United States factories.
Report on Portland cement output *
Weekly report on production of coal *
Preliminary statistics on petroleum *
Production of electric power •
Industrial Survey •
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.
Immigration and emigration statistics..
Not published
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
Wholesale prices of commodities, including
farm products, food, clothing, metals, etc.
Wholesale price index
Retail price index of foods
Retail coal prices
Not published
Crude petroleum, production, etc..
Electric power production
U. S. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
,
United States postal savings.
Postal receipts
First week of month.
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Postal Savings News Bulletin
12th of month.
7th of month.
Statement of Postal Receipts *
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Government debt, receipts and disbursements.
Daily Statement of the U. S. Treasury
Oleomargarine production
Consumption of manufactured tobacco, snuff, Not published
cigars, cigarettes, and oleomargarine.
Statement of tax-paid products *
U. S. WAR DEPARTMENT—ENGINEER Iron ore movemen t
Not published..
CORPS.
Not published..
Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic
Last day of month.
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT—BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
First week of month.
WISCONSIN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.. .' Wisconsin factory earnings and employment.. Bulletin on Wisconsin labor market •
15th of month.
n.-REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
(Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.)
Building costs
Construction trade papers.
ABRASIVE PAPER AND CLOTH MANUFACTURERS' EXCHANGE.
Sales of abrasive paper and cloth.
Not published
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS OF PRODUCTS FROM CORN.
Corn ground into starch,glucose, etc.
Not published..
AMERICAN BUREAU OF METAL STATISTICS.
Copper production
Zinc production in Belgium
Zinc stocks in United Kingdom.
Not published..,
Not published..
Not published..
Not published
ABERTHAW CONSTRUCTION CO
,
AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION
Face brick production, stocks, etc.
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE
Steel ingot production
Press release to trade papers *..
AMERICAN PIG IRON ASSOCIATION
Merchant pig iron production, etc.
Not published
AMERICAN
Freight car surplus
Stockholders in the company..
Summary of Car Surplusages and Short- Weekly.
ages.*
Summary of Car Surplusages and Short- I Weekly.
ages.*
|
i Weekly.
Information Bulletin **.
.. ^ .. .. ^
Third week of month.
Quarterly.
Financial papers.
RAILWAY
(Car Service Division).
ASSOCIATION
Freight car shortage
Car loadings....
Bad-order cars.
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH Co.
7th of month.
.1
AMERICAN WRITING PAPER COMPANY.
Purchases and sales of paper
Not published
AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE
Production and stocks of zinc
Press release to trade papers *
! 15th of month.
ANTHRACITE BUREAU OF INFORMATION
Anthracite shipments and stocks..
Statement of anthracite shipments *
' 15th of month.
ASSOCIATION OF
PRESIDENTS.
New life insurance business
Not published
LIFE INSURANCE
j
BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Receipts of wool at Boston
Trade papers
BRIDGE BUILDERS AND STOUCTURAL
SOCIETY.
Fabricated structural steel.sales.
Press release to trade papers *
15th of month.
BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS . . .
Number of tons carried 1 mile..
Average receipts per ton-mile..
Passengers carried 1 mile
Summary of operating statistics.
Not published
."
Summary of operating statistics.
Monthly.
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION..
Redwood lumber production, etc...
Not published.
CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINE
ASSOCIATION.
Sugar pine lumber production, etc.
Not published.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Receipts and shipments of wheat and corn
Trade papers
,
* Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
! Daily.
Monthly.
Daily.
56
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
SOURCE.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
II.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS-Continued.
CONTAINER CLUB
Production of paper box board
Not published
CREDIT CLEARING HOUSF,.
Credit conditions
Credit
Weekly
F. W. DODOE Co
Building statistics—Contracts awarded.
Statement on Building Statistics.
Monthly.
ENAMELED SANITARY MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION.
Enameled sanitary ware
Not published
FEDERATION
British iron and steel production.
Trade papers..
GEORGE A. FULLER COMPANY
Hotel and office building costs
Not published
ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE GUILD
Illuminating glassware production, orders, etc. Not published
JACKSONVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Turpentine and rosin receipts
Naval Stores Review..
Weekly.
KNIT GOODS
AMERICA.
Knit underwear production, etc
Monthly report *
Monthly.
,.
OF IRON AND STEEL
MANUFACTURERS (British).
MANUFACTURERS OF
Second week of month.
LEATHER BELTING EXCHANGE
Sales of leather belting
Monthly report (not published)
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE OF ST. LOUIS.
Receipts and shipments of lead and z i n c . . .
Receipts and shipments at St. Louis.
MICHIGAN HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS* ASSOCIATION.
Hardwood lumber, production and shipments. Not published
MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Linseed oil and oil-cake shipments.
Monthly statements.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORRUGATED AND FIBER B O X MANUFACTURERS.
Production of paper-box board
Not published
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET AND
TIN PLATE MANUFACTURERS.
Sheet-metal production and stocks
Not published
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
MANUFACTURERS.
1913 figures for active textile machinery.
No longer published.
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
Production and shipments of passenger cars
and trucks.
Traffic bulletin * (production figures not
published).
NATIONAL BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
Glass bottle production index
Not published
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
BOARD.
Cost of living.
Monthly press release.
21st of month.
NATIONAL RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION.
Department store trade (see Federal Reserve
Board).
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Monthly.
NATIONAL WOOD CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION.
Production of wood alcohol and acetate of lime. Not published
WOOL
3d of month.
Second week of month.
Rice distribution through New Orleans.
Monthly report
NEWS PRINT SERVICE BUREAU
Canadian newsprint production, etc
Monthly bulletin....
N E W YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR E X CHANGE.
Coffee receipts, stocks, etc
Monthly statement..
First week of month.
NEW
First week of month.
NEW
ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE
Stocks of tin
Trade papers
NORTH CAROLINA P I N E ASSOCIATION. .
North Carolina pine, production, etc
Not published..,
NORTHERN HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD
MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
Hemlock and hardwood lumber production, etc Not published..
OAK
FLOORING
ASSOCIATION.
Oak flooring, production, etc.
Not published.
OHIO FOUNDRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. . .
Ohio foundry iron production
Monthly report * (not published).
OPTICAL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
Spectacle frames and mountings, sales, etc
Not published
YORK METAL EXCHANGE
MANUFACTURERS'
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO
Stockholders in the company
Financial papers
Quarterly.
PENSACOLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Turpentine and rosin receipts
Naval Stores Review
Weekly.
PULLMAN COMPANY
Pullman passenger traffic
Not published
REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURERS' A S SOCIATION.
Fire-clay brick production, etc
Not published
Silica brick production, etc
Not published
RICE MILLERS' ASSOCIATION
Rice receipts, stocks, etc
Monthly report
RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Automobile tires, tubes, and raw material
Monthly reports (not published).
,
SANITARY POTTERS' ASSOCIATION
Sanitary pottery orders
Not published
SAVANNAH BOARD OF TRADE
Turpentine and rosin receipts
Naval Stores Review
SAVINGS BANKS ASSOCIATION OF STATE
OF N E W YORK.
Savings banks deposits in New York State
Not published
SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Raw silk consumption, etc
Monthly press release to trade papers *..
SOUTHERN P I N E ASSOCIATION
Yellow pine production and stocks.,
Not published
• Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
Weekly.
,
5th of month.
57
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
IL—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS—Continued.
Steel barrel shipments.
Monthly reports * (not published)..
TANNERS' COUNCIL
Leather production.
Not published
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION.
Unfilled orders
Earnings
Stockholders
Wages of common labor..
Pressrelease*
Pressrelease*
Financial papers
Special reports *
10th of month.
Monthly.
Quarterly.
Occasionally.
UNITED T T P O T H E T A E OF AMERICA
Printing activity
Typothetae Bulletin
Monthly.
WEST COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
Douglas fir lumber production, etc.
WEBBING
CHANGE.
Sales of elastic webbing.
STEEL
BARREL
ASSOCIATION.
MANUFACTURERS'
MANUFACTURERS'
WESTERN P I N S
ASSOCIATION.
EX-
MANUFACTURERS'
Not published
Not published
Western pine lumber production, etc.
Not published
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
DATA.
ID.—REPORTS FROM TECHNICAL PERIODICALS.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET.
Composite pig iron and steel prices.
First or second week of month (daily).
THE ANNALIST
New York stock sales
New York closing stock prices
State and municipal bond Issues..
Muncipal bond yields
First weekly issue of month (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Visible supply of wheat and corn
Bank clearings, United States and Canada.
Price index
Business failures, Canada
Weekly (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Monthly.
THE BOND BUYER.
BRADSTREET'S
BULLETIN DE LA STATISTIQUE GENERALE
Price index for France..
CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING.
Chemical price index...
Weekly (Wednesdays).
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE
Cotton (visible supply)
Interest rates
Mail order and chain store sales..
Weekly (Saturdays).
Weeklv (Saturdays).
Second or third weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Dow,
New York bond sales...
New York bond prices.
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
JONES <fe Co.
(WALL STREET JOURNAL).
DUN'S REVIEW
! Business failures.
! Price index
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRESS
| Rand gold production..
Silver prices
Second weekly issue of month.
Second weekly issue of month.
ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD.
Construction cost and volume index
First weekly issue of month.
FINANCIAL POST
Canadian bond issues
Weekly (Thursdays).
FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG
Price index for G ennany
Monthly.
IRON AGE
Pig-iron production
First weekl
Composite finished steel price
Weekly (Wednesdays).
Iron and steel prices
Weekly (Thursdays).
IRON TRADE REVIEW
LONDON ECONOMIST
MODERN MILLER
NAVAL STORES REVIEW
NEW YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE .
NEW YORK EVENING POST.
NORTHWESTERN MILLER
OIL, PAINT, AND DRUG REPORTER.
Price index for United Kingdom
10th of month.
Argentine visible supply of wheat and corn.
Weekly.
Turpentine and rosin, receipts and stocks...
Weekly.
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily),
10th of month (daily).
Dividend and interest payments
New capital issues
New corporations
Fire losses
Newspaper advertising
Weekly.
Weekly.
Price indices of drugs, oils, etc
Weekly (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
Argentine shipments and supply of flaxseed
OIL TRADE JOURNAL
PRINTERS' INK
RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL NEWS
STATISTICAL SUGAR TRADE JOURNAL.
Not published.
Flaxseed, receipts, etc
Argentine grain shipments
Wheat flour production for 1917
Mexican petroleum shipments
10th of month (monthly).
Second week ot month.
Magazine advertising
Wheat flour production, from July, 1920
Sugar stocks, receipts, meltings, and Cuban statistics.
* Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
O
Weekly compilation (daily).
Weekly (Fridays).
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