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MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO COMMERCE REPORTS
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
AS OF
NOVEMBER 1, 1921
No. 4
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INTRODUCTION.
The present number of the "Survey" is presented in an entirely new form. This is necessary because of
the great amount of material which has become available since the publication was started. To prepare and
print the number of tables in the preceding issues involved a large amount of work and unavoidable delays in
publication. Furthermore, a considerable portion of the tabular matter was repeated in each issue. For
these reasons it has been decided to issue each month an abridged edition which can be printed and distributed
promptly. At quarterly intervals the complete publication will be issued, giving details and comparative data
for preceding months and earlier years. The abridged monthly number will be divided into four parts, as
follows:
1. A SUMMARY or THE MONTH'S DEVELOPMENTS, which points out briefly, by means of text, summary
tables, and diagrams, the trend of the more important figures.
2. A table under the heading TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS, which contains the principal data. This
table, which is an expansion of the so-called ''Summary" table used in. preceding issues, gives for each item
sufficient numerical data to connect it with the preceding quarterly issue, and to make possible the more important comparisons. The remaining columns of the table are devoted to percentage comparisons which enable the reader, at a glance, to evaluate the upward or downward tendency of a movement. This is the information most important to the business executive. If he wishes to examine the figures of a particular industry
more in detail, the numerical data in the monthly edition can be inserted in the proper columns of the last
quarterly and the record will be complete. Tn future issues of the quarterly numbers, blank lines will be left
at the bottom of each table for this purpose.
I]. NEW DATA.—Each month a number of new lines of information are added to those already in the
"Survey." In order that the reader may not have to wait until the next quarterly issue, such items will be
given in detail at the end of each monthly bulletin. Six such tables, with their accompanying index numbers, are given in this issue.
4. SOURCES OF DATA.—It is obviously impossible to include in the main table a notation as to the source
of the statistics for each item. Instead there is given at the end of the bulletin the various organizations from
which data are obtained and a brief description of the items used. The complete list of sources for each item
will be given in each quarterly report. The sources have been arranged under three headings: (1) Those from
Government Departments; (2) Those from trade associations and private companies; (3) Those from periodicals.
The ''Survey" has profited very much through suggestions and criticisms in the past, and the Department will still welcome criticisms of the present plan and suggestions for its improvement.
The present number contains -figures received up to December 1, 1921.
DIAGRAM l.—COMPARISON OP WHOLESALE PRICES AT PRESENT WITH 1920 AND PREWAR.
(Relative production of 1913= 100.)
INDEX NUMBERS
300
400
500
I FARM PRODUCTS. PRICE TO PRODUCER
WHEAT
CORN
POTATOES
COTTON
COTTON SEED
WOOL
CATTLE. BEEF
HOGS
LAM9S
WHEAT. SPRING
WHEAT. WINTER
CORN. NO 2
OATS
BARLEY
RYE. NO 2
TOBACCO, BURLEY
COTTON, MIDDLING
WOOL. OHIO. UNWASHED
CATTLE. STEERS
HOGS. HEAVY
SHEEP. EWES
SHEEP. LAMBS
FLOUR. SPRING
FLOUR WINTER
SUGAR. RAW
SUGAR. GRANULATED
COTTONSEED OIL
COTTON YARN
COTTON PRINT CLOTH
COTTON SHEETING
WORSTED YARN
WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS
SUITINGS
SILK. RAW
HIDES. PACKERS'
HIDES. CALFSKINS
LEATHER. SOLE
LEATHER. CHROME
BOOTS AND SHOES
COAL. BITUMINOUS
COAL. ANTHRACITE
COKE
PETROLEUM
PIG IRON. FOUNDRY
PIG IRON. BESSEMER
STEEL BILLETS
COPPER
LEAD
TIN
ZINC
LUMBER. PINE. SOUTHERN
LUMBER. DOUGLAS FIR
BRICK. COMMON. NEW YORK
BRICK. COMMON. CHICAGO
CEMENT
STEEL BEAMS
RUBBER. CRUDE
WA
'
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. As far as possible all quotations represent prices t o the producer or at the mill. See diagram on opposite page.
COMMODITIES.
Date and maximum
relative price.
August,
1921,
relative
price.
w
I October,
1921,
1921,
relative
relative
price.
price.
Per cent
increase ( + )
(—) in October over
September.
or decrease
(1913 average-100.)
Farm products—Average price to producer:
Wheat
Com
Potatoes
Cotton
Cotton seed..
Wool
Cattle—Beef..
Hogs
Lambs
F a r m p r o d u c t s — M a r k e t 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, Ohio, J and § grades, unwashed (Boston)..
Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago)..
Hogs, heavy (Chicago)
Sheep, ewes (Chicago)
Sheep, lambs (Chicago)
June,
July,
June,
July,
May,
July,
May,
July,
Apr.,
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1918
1919
1919
1920
May,
May.
Sept.,
June,
Mar.,
Mar.,
Mar..
Apr.,
Jan.,
Mar.,
July,
Apr.,
Feb.,
1920
1920
1917
1920
1918
1918
1919
1920
1918
1919
1919
1918
1920
May,
May,
May,
May,
July,
1920
1917
1920
1920
1919
374
177
108
134
130
121
1920
348
122
1920
478
137
320
128
133
119
300
91
83
07
207
700
282
230
312
105
105
147
321
101
125
142
34 4
92
93
95
183
91
84
82
250
110
100
97
239
115
103
98
354
142
331
125
91
149
129
142
302
290
90
121
80
102
325
101
451
108
107
139
352
208
20S
208
331
109
100
154
304
99
99
99
218
103
98
104
200
110
95
95
319
00
125
07
02
113
109
182
102
174
104
203
-10.8
-19.4
-10.3
-10.0
+ 14.2
+ 1.8
- 3.4
-4.7
- 0.3
-12.8
- 9.8
- 8.3
-10.8
0.0
- 3.8
0.0
+ 0.1
0.0
- 7.5
- 3.6
Food
F'our, standard patents (Minneapolis)
Fl our, winter straights (Kansas City)
Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New York)
Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York)
Cottonseed oil, prime summer yellow (New York)
328
303
598
520
123
119
131
121
130
122
-11.0
- 5.8
- 3.3
-7.7
-10.3
160
108
152
148
157
183
104
70
85
121
195
170
180
108
148
147
183
100
80
82
121
195
217
+ 6.2
+ 10.7
+ 10.5
0.0
- 0.4
0.0
+ 10.2
+ 1.2
- 3.6
0.0
0.0
- 3.0
180
201
131
107
ISO
201
134
166
0.0
0.0
+ 1.0
+ 55.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
+ 6.5
+ 1.9
+ 1- 7
Clothing:
Cotton yarns, Carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1 cones (Boston)
Cotton goods, print cloth, 27 inches, 04 x 00-7.00 yards to pound (Boston)
Cotton goods, 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-whole, double warp, 50 inches (New York)
Suitings: Wool, dyed blue, 55-50 inches, 10-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 vici calf, blucher-Campella (Massachusetts)
May,
Apr.,
May,
Jan.,
Oct.,
1920
427
118
1920
289
148
157
183
148
70
80
120
195
225
19 IS
292
July, 1920
Jan., 1920
291
460
Aug.
Aug.,
Mar.,
Nov.,
Mar.,
1919
1919
1917
1919
1920
283
490
211
473
308
Fuels:
Coal, bituminous, Pittsburgh, mine run—Kanawha (Cincinnati)
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)
Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace—at ovens
Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma—at wells
Metals:
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)
Pig iron, bessemer (Pittsburgh)
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, pig (spelter), western, early delivery (New York)
Building m a t e r i a l s :
Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring 1 x 4 , grad9 " B " and better (Hattiesburg)
Lumber, Douglas fir, No. 1, common, smooth one side, 1 x 8 x 10 (State of Washington).
Brick, common red, domestic building (New York)
Brick, common building, salmon, run of kiln (Chicago)
Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b. plant (BuiTington, Ind.)
Steel, beams, mill (Pittsburgh)
Rubber, crude:
Rubber, para island, fine (New York)
ISO
198
115
107
Sept., 1920
Mar., 1921
323
200
Aug., 1920
Mar., 1920
037
375
July, 1917
340
137
143
143
July, 1917
335
128
128
128
July, 1917
388
115
113
113
Mar., 1917
230
75
76
81
June, 1917
May, 1918
261224
386
100
105
107
59
00
61
80
81
88
171
185
114
229
174
+ 19.3
0.0
- 1.2
+ 1-7
104
122
155
110
— 5. 5
- 5. 0
22
20
+ 18. 1
June, 1915
Feb., 1920
Jan., 1920
Feb., 1920
455
141
155
407
114
114
381
225
172
175
122
232
Oct., 1920
Sept., 1920
251
June, 1917
331
201
Jan., 1913
XOTE.—See pp. 32 to 43 for detailed prices on certain of these commodities.
SUMMARY OF THE MONTH'S DEVELOPMENTS.
The recovery in production from the stagnation
Figures on current industrial and commercial movewitnessed
in the early part of the year is more clearly
ments indicate continued improvement in conditions
evident
from
a comparison of the latest reported
from those shown in recent months. Textile and
month
with
the
minimum of the year. Zinc, copper,
leather industries have increased their output in reand
petroleum
were
still close to the minimum prosponse to a wider demand. The production of iron
duction,
while
anthracite
underwent a moderate inand steel shows a further marked increase. A movecrease,
made
almost
entirely
in October. Production
ment of particular importance is the widespread infigures
of
cigars,
cigarettes,
manufactured tobacco,
crease in building, stimulated to a large extent by the
cotton,
pig
iron,
and
by-product
coke averaged about
President's recent conference on unemployment. The
one-third
above
the
year's
minimum,
while the bitueffect of this movement is shown by improvement in
minous
coal
output
rose
70
per
cent;
and
wheat flour,
lumber, cement, brick, and related industries.
oleomargarine,
beehive
coke,
steel
ingots,
cement,
and
Although there was a further drop in prices during
wool
rose
to
about
double
their
year's
minimum.
The
October as indicated by price index numbers, the decline in recent months has by no means been as great latest figures for cigarettes, wool, and wheatflourproas in the early part of the year. This relative sta- ductions show increases even over the highest probility of prices and the improved banking situation, as duction month in 1920.
Of the 17 items of production for which wTe are able
evidenced by increased reserves, smaller loans, and
lower rates, are favorable to further business improve- to make relative comparisons with 1913, 9 rose above
ment. The low prices for agricultural products and the 1913 level—wool, cotton, cement, bituminous coal,
the consequent decreased buying power of the farmers by-product coke, petroleum, oleomargarine, cigarettes,
constitute one of the most serious unfavorable indi- I and wheat flour. Of the S items still lower than the
; 1913 average, 3—anthracite coal, manufactured tocations.
; bacco, and cigars—were all within 6 per cent of that
PRODUCTION.
The productive forces in the United States are rap- i figure; and the enormous loss in beehive coke was due
idly returning to a normal basis, as is revealed by the ! to a special condition—the development of by-product
available production figures for October. Good in- coke production through war needs. That leaves only
creases over September were reported for pig iron, the metals still below the 1913 production mark to
steel, bituminous coal, wool, and coke, and smaller rela- any extent. These industries have only recently
tive increases in cotton, cement, anthracite coal, and touched the bottom of the depression, but the figures
wheat flour. Zinc production remained stationary show that iron and steel production has already
and the only decrease thus far reported has been in made considerable progress on the way back to
normal.
the output of petroleum.
• RAM L\ -COMPARISON OF PRODUCTION AT PRESENT WITH l^O AND PREWAR.
(Relative production of HH;s=100J
XOTE.—Latest month for wool is September, 1921: October figure received too late for insertion in diagram.
INDEX
0
WOOL
COTTON
50
100
7ZEBHVW
fZ/A
PIG IRON
&7i
STEEL INGOTS
*rSl'//''//,
NUMBERS
200
250
300
300
ZJ
l
MAXIMUM IN 1920
1
1
COPPER
ZINC
150
'•'A 1
LATEST MON TH 1921 OCT.OR SEPT
i
I
•
BITUMINOUS COAL
i
i
WJ
AS M I N I M U M IN 1921
1
BEEHIVE COKE
1
m
u
SSSSA
OLEOMARGARINE
r
*///
MANFD. TOBACCO
1
f^XXJZ//////'\
rsssxj
YA^JS&/Z////A
13
CIGARETTES
I
WHEAT FLOUR
I
CEMENT
1
'S///S/V/A '///////wr/s.
CRUDE PETROLEUM
CIGARS
•
1
ANTHRACITE COAL
BY-PRODUCT COKE
MINIMUM IN 1921
OCTOBER PRODUCTION SAME
r
*W///////7//////////^
w/4
)
400
COMPARISON OF PRODUCTION AT PRESENT WITH 1920 AND
PREWAR.
_____
!
^
7
PRODUCTION
Maxim u m in
Minim u m in
1920.
1921.
Wool (consumption)
Cotton (consumption)
Cement
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Copper
Zinc
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
Beehive coke
By-product coke
Crude petroleum
Oleomargarine2
Manufactured tobacco
Cigars (large)
Cigarettes (small)
Wheat flour
166
123
132
155
90
167
132
109
95
83
129
142
78
122
127
106
63
92
74
6
*242
121
171
198
308
114
119
349
116
155
101
131
38
55
18
50
88
93
10
132
176
149
94
U09
71
i 242
191
238
81
112
296
92
64
73
73
293
65
! Except in the case of seasonal movements—
! s u c h a s t h e increases in stocks of cotton, wheat, and
corn—most stocks declined during October. Tin
October, alone, outside of the above commodities, showed a
1921
considerable increase in October; and an almost imperceptible increase took place in petroleum stocks.
io3 ! Considerable reductions in stocks were accomplished
48 in zinc, cement, and oak flooring. Stocks of tin,
[. i cement, and oak flooring were less than a year ago,
120 I but other stocks increased.
is
I t will be noticed from the table that, except in
172 ! the case of cement, the stocks carried are consider;;;;;;;; j ably larger than the 1913 average. Only mill stocks
........ \ of cotton and stocks of tin are even near the 1913
! level, all others being more than 60 per cent above
(1913^00).
October, \ Septem1920. j ber, 1921.
74
76
53
34
38
16
50
U09
97
370
125
As represented by tax-paid withdrawals.
11920 monthly average.
STOCKS.
t h e 1913 figures.
DIAGRAM 3.—COMPARISON OF STOCKS AT PRESENT WITH 1920 ANJ) PREWAR.
(Relative production of 1913 = 100.)
INDEX NUMBERS
50
150
100
200
250
300
350
400
450
I
COTTON
v/////////////////////^^^
ZINC
TIN
V/////////VA
CEMENT
OAK FLOORING
CRUDE PETROLEUM
WHEAT
OCTOBER 1921
±Y/A'/^^^
1
CORN
TOBACCO
COMPARISON OF STOCKS AT PRESENT WITH 1920 AND PREWAR.
RELATIVE TOCK (1913=100).
Cotton (total)
At mills
In warehouses
Zinc
Tin
'.'.'.'..'..'.......
Crude petroleum
Cement
Oak flooring (at mills)
Wheat (visible supply)
Corn (visible supply)*.
Tobacco (compiled"quarterly;
222
145
213
175
290
117
180
425
185
129
129
i December. 1920.
165
70
237
126
173
112
172
76
245
200
95
163
62
371
170
158
l
S0
383
147
129
103
a
206
105
283
174
111
164
48
308
233
266
135
2 Julv 1. 1921.
PRICES.
In general, lower prices prevailed in the United
States in October. In the cost of living, as compiled
by the National Industrial Conference Board, only one
item showed any change—a decline in fuel and light—
and this had no effect upon the total figures. The
Department of Labor's retail price index of foods did
not change. Farm prices of crops declined almost 12
1MAXIMMM |920
I
!
1 DECEMBER 1920
I
!
2 UULYIJ92!
per cent and live-stock prices 2 per cent. Both are
now 2 per cent below the 1913 level for the first time
since the beginning of the World War.
The official compilations of wholesale prices—those
of the Department of Labor and the Federal Reserve
Board—showed slight declines during October; but the
unofficial compilations—Dun's and Bradstreet's—
showed slight increases. Imported goods and raw
materials were the only items in the Federal Reserve
Board's compilation to increase; and the largest decline—more than all the other three declines combined—occurred in consumers' goods.
Declines occurred in October wholesale prices in
Canada, the United Kingdom, and France. The price
level in the two former countries has come down to
70 per cent above the 1913 average, as compared to
an increase of from 20 to 50 per cent in the United
States (according to method of tabulation). Australian prices were only 60 per cent above the prewar
prices in September. Due to continued inflation,
prices in Italy and Germany increased further in
October. Germany alone had a higher price level than
a vear asro.
8
In the list of individual wholesale prices, as shown
by the table and diagram on pages 4 and 5, it will be
noted that the producers7 prices of the 9 farm commodities declined, except for cottonseed and wool. In
the market prices of 13 farm products only 1 (cattle)
showed an increase in October. The 5 food prices all
declined. Of the articles of clothing, increases occurred in all classes of cotton goods, in silk, and in
steer hides; and declines are reported in dress goods,
calfskins, and boots and shoes. An enormous increase took place in petroleum and a small one in
coke, the coals remaining the same. Iron and steel
prices were unchanged, but other metals manifested
increases. The price trend in building materials was
irregular, with a large advance in yellow pine, no
change in fir, slight antagonistic changes in bricks,
and declines in cement and steel beams. The price
of crude rubber continued to increase.
Comparing the October prices with the 1913 level,
5 of the 9 producers' prices were below it, with potatoes more than double the 1913 average. Of the
market prices of 13 farm products, 6 were below 1913,
with tobacco more than double the 1913 average. All
the 5 food articles were still above 1913, while among
the articles for clothing only hides were below that
mark, and yet their product (shoes) was more than
double the prewar figure and calf leather almost as
high. All the fuels were above the 1913 price, with
anthracite coal at double that level. i\.mong the
metals, iron and steel and lead were above 1913; while
copper, tin, and zinc were below. All the building
materials were above the 1913 price, with common
brick at New York more than double. Rubber, unlike any other commodity, was quoted at only 26 per
cent of its 1913 price.
TEXTILES.
The commercial stocks of wool increased 5 per cent
during the third quarter of the year as against a
decline during the corresponding quarter of 1920.
The Government stocks of wool continued to be liquidated, with a reduction of one-third of the total
during the third quarter. Woolen mills were more
active during October than in September, with increased activity noted in practically all classes of
machinery. Consumption of wool by mills in October
exceeded any previous month in 1920 or 1921. Imports of wool declined over 35 per cent from the
previous month, but the total for the year to date is
still ahead of the corresponding period last year. The
producer received slightly more for his wool in October
than in September; but dress goods declined in price,
while yarns and suitings remained the same.
The feature of the cotton industry in October was
the unexpectedly large amount of cotton ginned,
making the total ginned to date considerably in excess
of the estimated crop. Cotton consumption by mills
continued to increase, but gained only 2 per cent in
October. Stocks still increased seasonally and continued to hold above the corresponding month last
year. Exports of raw cotton increased almost 67 per
cent over September, and were larger than any month
since January, 1920. A further small increase was
reported in the number of active cotton spindles,
reversing the trend noted a year ago. Improvement
was also noted in the exports of cotton cloth, which
attained the highest point since October, 1920. The
visible supply of American cotton was considerably
greater than a year ago. After September's sensational price advance, raw cotton brought less to the
producer in October; but prices of yarns, print cloths,
and sheetings continued to advance.
COTTON GINNED. 1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
PRIOR TO SEPT. 1.
Bales.
Bales,
I Rela! tive to
| 5-year
I aver! age. 2
PRIOR TO NOV. 1.
Bales.
Relative to
5-year
average. 2
PRIOR TO DEC. 1.
Bales.
1OO
79
76
140
101
2,902,149
8,406,805
3,393,752
2,903, 829
4,081,989
2,511,658
100
115
98
138
85
9, 826,912
7,378,886
8,623,893
7,185,178
1OO
117
88
103
85
11,155,272
4S0,317
463,883
850,668
614,787
1,038,078
142,625
351,5*9
1,481, 788
171
23
58
244
3,770,611
1,835,214
2,249,606
2,907 950
127
62
76
98
7,777.159
6,305,054
7,508,633
6,646,136
93
75
89
79
9,571,414
8,844,368
10,141,293
7,640,870
1909-1913 5-year average
' GO8,5O7
1914
1915
1916
1917
1
!
!
1
1918..
1919.
1920.,
1921.
Relative to
5-year
aver2
age.
P R I O R TO S E P T . 25.
13,073,380
9,703,612
10,352,031
9,713, 529
Relative to
5-year
aver-2
age.
100
117
87
93
87
PRIOR TO JAN. 1.
Bales.
12.260,794
Relative to
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TOTAL GINNED.
Bales.
1OO
118
87
90
85
12,933,098
14, 443,146
10,636,778
11,039,491
10,434, 852
10,773,863
10,008,920
11,554,648
88
82
94
11,906,480
11,325,532
13,270,970
15,905, 840
11,068,173
11,363,915
11,248,242
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123
87
92
88
103
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- As the cumulative ginning is the important factor, relatives here shown are based on the average cumulative ginnings prior to the respective dates instead cf on a simple
monthly average.
Orders to put goods into process in finishing plants
for October declined from the peak reached in September, but the total billings continued to increase and
made a new high mark during the month. Shipments
from these plants declined perceptibly, and a slight
decrease occurred in stocks. These establishments
operated at 77 per cent of capacity during October, a
new high record for the year.
The output of knit goods in October showed further
improvement, the mills producing 87 per cent of
normal, as against 84 per cent in September and only
50 per cent in October, 1920. New orders in October
were less than in September, but larger than October's
production or shipments, thus leaving a still further
increase in unfilled orders.
DIAGRAM
in response to the slackened demand and were the
smallest since last March. The curtailment in stocks
and imports was reflected in the slight increase in
the price of silk.
DIAGRAM 6.—COTTON G I N N E D TO SPECIFIED D A T E S .
CONSUMPTION BY MILLS A N D IMPORTS OF WOOL.
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warehouses, declined 14 per cent during October, and
stocks of raw silk declined at the same ratio. The
decline in stocks was the first noted since June, and
brought the total stocks to 61 per cent below last
year's holdings. Imports declined about one-third
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The movement by water of iron, ore from Lake
Superior showed another heavy decline in October,
and for the whole season, now nearing its close, the decrease from last year was extremely marked. On the
other hand, the production of pig iron took a noticeable jump and showed the largest output since last
March. Steel-ingot production made a similar advance, increasing 38 per cent and showing the largest
monthly figure since February. The unfilled orders
of the United States Steel Corporation, after a slight
gain in September, again declined to a new low mark.
The export movement of iron and steel revealed
another small increase, while imports changed but
little. Prices of iron and steel remained almost stationary.
Production of sheets increased to 44 per cent of
capacity, and substantial increases occurred in the
shipments and unfilled orders of bolts, nuts, and
rivets. Bar iron shipments for October were the largest since January, and structural steel sales reached
a mark unsurpassed since May, 1920.
Copper production showed little change, and exports
were somewhat smaller. A slight increase took place
in the market price.
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Zinc production also exhibited little change, but
stocks were reduced 13 per cent and to the lowest
point since November, 1920. No zinc was imported
during October, and the price was increased slightl}\
Stocks of tin. increased, but imports declined by 25
per cent. A price increase was also felt in this metal,
as well as in lead.
DIAGRAM 7.—PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON AND STEEL INGOTS AND
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION'S UNFILLED ORDERS.
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but were less than in October, 1920. The same situation occurred in the exports of bituminous, anthracite, and coke—increases over the previous month, but
declines from a year ago.
The consumption of crude petroleum rose in October to the highest point reached since January, but
domestic production declined still further, and stocks
continued to increase. The increased consumption,
therefore, came mostly from increased imports, which
were the largest since March. Stocks of crude petroleum at the end of October were larger than in several
years past. Shipments of petroleum from Mexico were
slightly less in October than in either September, 192.1,
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Production of all kinds of coal and coke increased
materially in October, as compared with September,
as did the production of electric power. In every case
the October production was larger than that of any
recent month, but smaller than in October, 1920.
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October saw an increase in the production and
shipments of both paper and wood pulp over September, but a decline from October, 1920. Stocks,
however, were smaller than in September but larger
than a year ago. Imports of wood pulp declined
slightly in October, while mechanical pulp imports
increased over a year ago and chemical pulp imports
declined. Prices of paper continued to decline.
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AUTOMOBILES AND TIRES.
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Shipments of automobiles from the factories were
considerably less in October than in September, 1921,
or in October, 1920. The production of solid
tires increased over September, inner tubes declined,
and pneumatic-tire production remained almost unchanged. Shipments of all classes of tires declined,
and stocks increased, the greatest changes occurring
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in inner tubes and the least in solid tires. Imports
of crude rubber increased, and the wholesale price of
rubber also advanced. (Figures on automobile production, received while going to press, are on p. 16.)
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
Building costs, as measured by index numbers, continued to decline during October, with decreases of
from 2 to 9 per cent. Although the volume of building
construction remained about the same as in September, encouraging increases were witnessed in contracts
for business, industrial, and residential buildings; while
the decreases occurred only in the groups of public
and semipublic buildings. Especially noticeable was
the increase of almost 50 per cent in industrial buildings over September, though the total is still considerably less than a year ago. Residential and business
buildings, however, were contracted for in larger volume than last October, residential building having
doubled. Fire losses for October were slightly larger
than in September, and for the first 10 months of the
year exceeded the 1920 period by 6 per cent.
DIAGRAM 1 0 . — R E L A T I V E PRODUCTION OF CEMENT, LUMBER, AND
STRUCTURAL STEEL, AND VOLUME OF BUILDING CONTRACTS
AWARDED.
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Production of lumber increased during October,
gains being noted in southern pine, Douglas fir, western
pine, and oak flooring; while California redwood
showed but a slight decline from September and also
the only decrease from a year ago. A similar situation
existed in regard to shipments of these various classes
of lumber. Stocks, where reported, declined from both
September, 1921, and October, 1920, while orders increased heavily over both periods. Exports of lumber
increased by 22 per cent over September.
The brick industry revealed increased production in
October in fire-clay brick and a slight decrease in
silica brick. Shipments of both classes increased, and
stocks were about the same as at the end of September.
Compared with a year ago, production and shipments
of both classes were less than half as large, while
stocks were slightly larger.
The cement industry showed the same tendencies
as brick—increased production and shipments and
decline in stocks. For the first 10 months of the year,
cement production made a new high record for the
period, with October the highest month ever recorded.
A jump in the price of southern pine featured the
market for building materials. Slight declines took
place in cement and structural steel, while bricks remained about the same. Except steel and fir, prices of
all the materials noted were still over 50 per cent
greater than the prmvur but the declines from October, 1920, were very marked.
HIDES AND LEATHER.
The production of leather during September showed
a decline from August but a considerable increase over
the same month last year. Leather in the process of
tanning increased over August and, in general, was
about the same as in September, 1920. Stocks on
hand, on the contrary, showed little change during
September, but were considerably larger than those
held a year ago. Sales of leather belting declined during October and were very much smaller than a year
ago.
Exports of sole leather made a remarkable increase
in October, doubling any previous month this year except January. Upper leather, however, showed a falling off in exports, as did boots and shoes, which made
the poorest monthly showing of the year. Imports of
hides and skins declined in October, both from September, 1921, and October, 1920. The large loss in
imports of cattle hides was responsible for this.
Prices of cattle hides increased, but calfskins declined during October. No change occurred in leather
prices, but the wholesale price of shoes was reduced by
25 cents per pair.
FOODSTUFFS.
Although the 1921 wheat crop is estimated to be
somewhat smaller than the 1920 crop, the visible
supply was 60 per cent larger at the end of October
than a year ago. Domestic receipts and shipments
of wheat moved in about the same volume as last
October. The wheat export trade slackened considerably, not only from a year ago, but also from the
previous month—a rather unusual occurrence for
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October. Flour production ran about the same as
September but one-third greater than October, 1920.
Estimates of the corn crop continued to promise a
large output. The visible supply at the end of October was over twice as large as last year, and the
domestic receipts and shipments for October were
also about double last year's. Exports, though only
half of September's, were almost five times as large
as last October's.
Taking all grains together, the estimated production fell considerably below last year, mainly on
account of the decrease in oats. October's grain
exports were very much less than September's and
were also less than a year ago. Domestic grain
movement, however, as shown by car loadings, was
considerably greater than a year ago, but here also
a decline was noted from September. Prices of all
grains made declines of about 10 per cent during
October.
The movement of cattle in the primary live-stock
markets increased considerably during October and
was slightly greater than a year ago. Inspected
slaughter of beef increased slightly in September and
was the largest of any month this year, but still smaller
than a year ago. Cold-storage holdings on November 1 increased, but were also smaller than last year's
stocks; and exports underwent a sharp decline. The
price of cattle declined 50 cents per 100 pounds during
October.
spected slaughter of hogs for September continued the
seasonal decline, but remained far above September,
1920. Consumption, however, increased almost to
the September, 1920, level. This resulted in a great
curtailment in exports of pork and a large decline in
cold-storage holdings. In both cases, the October
figures were considerably less than in Octqber, 1920.
Hog prices declined slightly during the month.
DIAGRAM 11.—INSPECTED SLAUGHTER, CONSUMPTION, AND COLD-
The movement of sheep for October showed increases over September but declines from a year ago
in everything except slaughter. Cold-storage holdings increased somewhat but were far below the unusually large stocks held a year ago. Prices of sheep
increased during the month.
Exports of condensed milk declined from the
September level; but, outside of the September exports, they were the largest since June, 1920. Receipts of butter and eggs were smaller than in September, while cheese receipts were greater; but the receipts of all three exceeded the October, 1920, receipts.
Seasonal declines occurred in the cold-storage holdings
of these three commodities. Less butter and cheese
were held on November 1 than a year ago, but egg
holdings were larger. Prices of both butter and cheese
declined during October.
The third quarterly report of 1921 on vegetable
oils showed a negligible decline from the second
quarter in the production of crude oils, a small decline in stocks, and a decline of about one-third in
total consumption in industries, chiefly in cottonseed oil. Production and consumption have been
larger than last year but stocks less. A large decline
took place in the production of refined vegetable oils,
and stocks decreased over 60 per cent. More refined
oil was produced and consumed than, a year ago, and
STORAGE HOLDINGS OF B E E F PRODUCTS.
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situation as cattle—increases over both the previous
month and the corresponding month last year. In-
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EXPORTS,
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exceeded October exports in 1920. There was no
change in the price of tobacco.
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AND MANUFACTURED TOBACCO.
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WATER TRANSPORTATION.
Traffic through the Panama Canal continued to
increase in October, showing the largest monthly
traffic since March. A slightly increased traffic was
carried by American vessels, which still lead other
nations, but British vessels increased their traffic
one-half. The movement of vessels in foreign trade
in American ports was less in October than in November, both entrances and clearances declining. Traffic
through the Sault Ste. Marie Canal increased slightly
in October, but was only half as large as a year ago.
Ship construction continued its decline.
DIAGRAM 1 5 . — E N T R A N C E S AND CLEARANCES OF VESSELS IN
UNITED STATES FOREIGN TRADE, AND SHIPS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
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An increased output of tobacco, though considerably
under last year, was forecast by the November crop
report. Production of tobacco manufactures declined
in September, but cigarette production wras still much
higher than last year. Stocks of all products were less
at the end of the third quarter than at the previous
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stocks were only about half as great as at that time.
Production of animal fats declined, but exceeded last
year's, and a large decline in stocks also occurred.
Exports of vegetable oils made a seasonal gain in
October, but imports declined from the high mark
made in September. Taking the first 10 months of
the year, exports were almost double last year, but
imports less than half as large. Seasonal increases
during October, in the production and stocks of cottonseed oil, brought them almost up to last year's figures.
Stocks of cottonseed almost doubled, reaching an
almost unprecedented amount—50 per cent greater
than a year ago.
Imports of sugar increased almost 15 per cent in
October, but meltings were only 6 per cent greater
than in September. Stocks of raw sugar declined
almost half. Slight increases occurred in wholesale
and retail prices.
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RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
October showed the surplus of idle freight cars cut
in half. This indication of increased demand for
transportation was partly due to the threatened railroad strike. Shortage of cars increased greatly,
especially coal cars. Good progress was made in
reducing the number of bad-order cars, which had
grown to large proportions earlier in the year. Total
car loadings again increased with the advent of the fall
season, and were not far behind October, 1920. The
chief increases occurred in the coal and merchandise
groups.
DIAGRAM
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SURPLUS.
BAD-ORDER,
AXD TOTAL
LOADINGS OF FREIGHT CARS.
September, 1920. Net railway returns were still
below the minimum provided by the Esch-Cummins
Act. The ton-mileage again increased in September.
FOREIGN TRADE.
Total exports and total imports each showed an
increase in value of about 5 per cent for October. A
marked decrease occurred in our exports to other
North American countries, particularly Canada, while
exports to Africa, Asia, and the principal countries of
Europe increased. Imports from Asia declined about
8 per cent.
The figures for the last few months indicate that
both imports and exports, stated in values, are remaining relatively constant compared to the big decline of
a year ago. A large portion of this decline was due
to the drop in prices which occurred since the middle
of 1920. As measured by the Department of Labor's
wholesale price index, the total price decline from the
peak of 1920 has been about 45 per cent. The decline
in our total foreign trade, both imports and exports,
for the same period has amounted to about 60 per cent
in value.
It is of interest to note that even after allowance is
made for the present price level, the volume of our
export trade is well above the prewar average. Assuming that the Department of Labor's wholesale index
of 150 represents the present level of prices compared
to 100 in 1913, our export trade for the last six
months would be equivalent to an average of about
$225,000,000 per month on the 1913 price level. The
actual average monthly value of exports in 1913 was
only $207,000,000. Our present trade is, therefore,
nearly 10 per cent greater in volume than before the
war. The volume of imports, on the other hand, is
about 20 per cent less than in 1913, on the basis of
similar calculations.
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identical with August, the passenger traffic showing
a slight decline. Operating expenses were slightly less
also, and the net operating income showed a very
slight decline from August, but an increase over
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DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Outside of the heavy decline of 30 per cent in the
Distribution statistics showed good increases during
value of German marks, there was in general a October. Sales of mail-order houses and chain stores,
strengthening of foreign exchange rates during Octo- magazine advertising, and postal receipts all increased
ber. The British pound sterling increased 4 per cent over September, especially the chain-store business;
over the previous month, reaching an average value but, except in the latter case, they were less than a
of $3.87, the highest monthly average since March. year ago. October department-store sales were from
Similar increases occurred in the case of The Nether- 8 to 23 per cent below last year, with the smallest
lands, Sweden, Switzerland, and South American
decreases in the Atlantic seaboard and Pacific seacountries. The Japanese yen declined 1 per cent, while
board
districts.
Italian and Belgian exchange also registered a decrease.
In spite of the more favorable rates for many minor DIAGRAM 19.—SALES OF MAIL-ORDER HOUSES AND CHAIN STORES,
countries, the Federal Reserve Board's general index
AND POSTAL RECEIPTS.
of foreign exchange registered a decline of nearly 10
per cent, due very largely to the decrease in German
t
and Italian rates.
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AUQ.
SEPT.
nr.T
NOV.
Employment conditions have continued to improve,
as shown by October reports of gains in the United
States as a whole and in New York State, and by
September reports from Wisconsin. The total payroll showed a slight increase in New York but a decline in Wisconsin. Average weekly earnings in
September in Wisconsin declined from August but
were higher than in July. Postal savings declined
slightly in October.
Immigration in September was about the same as
in August but only half as large as a year ago. Emigration increased about 20 per cent over August,
showing the largest monthly total since August, 1920,
and coming up almost to the immigration figures for
the month. Under the new immigration law, 155,604
immigrants were admitted up to November 23, and
201;505 more may come in up to July 1, 1922. The
yearly quota has already been exhausted from the
following regions: Africa, Atlantic Islands, Greece.
Jugo-Slavia, Palestine, New Zealand, Spain, Syria.
Turkey, Portugal, " Other Asia," and " Other Europe."
no
j
\
LABOR.
1921
i
BANKING AND FINANCE.
Both debits to individual accounts and bank clearings in New York City registered an increase in
October compared to September. Such a movement
is generally assumed to indicate increased activity
in the speculative market. Debits to individual
checking accounts in banks of the principal reserve
cities outside of New York City showed a smaller
increase.
Bank clearings in outside cities showed a decrease
of 8 per cent in October following an increase of 22
per cent for the preceding month.
A further decrease of nearly 6 per cent occurred in
bills discounted by the Federal Reserve banks, while
total reserves increased over 2 per cent. Federal
Reserve notes in circulation declined 2 per cent in
October, bringing the total to 28 per cent less than a
year ago.
Business failures showed another heavy increase,
amounting to 16 per cent in number and 44 per cent
in liabilities.
New York Stock Exchange sales showed a slight
increase for the month, with average prices remaining
about stationary. Bond sales showed a slight increase due to increased activity of the Liberty issues.
Bond prices showed little change in October, although
advance figures for November indicate improvement.
16
Interest rates on time loans declined about 5 per
cent during the month, due in part, no doubt, to the
lower discount rates in the principal reserve cities.
A slight increase occurred in the volume of longterm state and municipal bonds floated in October.
Short-term loans, on the other hand, decreased
nearly 95 per cent compared with September. A
marked decline also occurred in new capital issues
and in total dividend and interest payments.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
The total trade of Great Britain suffered a slight
setback in October compared to the increase noted
in recent months. Reexports, on the other hand,
increased 21 per cent, while the exports of such key
commodities as cotton and woolen goods, and iron
and steel showed notable increases over September.
Exports of coal from Great Britain in October re-
mained the same as for September, but the total was
nearly 45 per cent below the prewar monthly average.
British production of pig iron and steel showed a
marked increase over the low point reached during
the coal strike. Pig iron production in September
increased 70 per cent over the previous month,
although still 80 per cent below the prew^ar average.
British steel production in September was 33 per
cent below prewar, as compared with a decline of
45 per cent from the same period for the United
States.
The foreign trade of France showed further increases in September, compared with a year ago.
France's import trade was 42 per cent less in value,
while exports declined less than 5 per cent. In fact,
September exports of raw material were 10 per cent
greater in value than for the corresponding month
of 1920.
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION.
Reports received as this publication was going to press indicate that the total production of passenger
automobiles in October was 134,138 and motor trucks 12,798. These figures represent combined totals furnished
by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce and reports to the Bureau of the Census by manufacturers
who are not members of the chamber.
The following table gives comparable data for the last four months:
PRODUCTION OF—
July, 1921
August, 1921
September, 1921
October, 1921...,
Passenger
cars.
Trucks.
163,998
166,393
143,797
134,138
10,761
13,076
13,645
12,798
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS.
With the dropping of the detailed tables this month, as explained in the Introduction, the following table contains the complete
monthly figures designed to show the trend in important industrial and commercial movements. The numerical data for the latest months
are given to connect with the detailed tables in the previous issue of the SURVEY. In many lines the figures do not lend themselves
readily to statistical uniformity, due to lateness of their publication or publication at other than monthly intervals; therefore the following
explanations of the various headings are offered to make clear such distinctions and in general to facilitate the use of the table:
October, 1921.—In this column are given the figures covering the month of October, or, as in the case of stocks, etc., the situation on
October 31, or November 1. In a few cases (usually where results are reported quarterly only) the figures are for the quarter
ending October 1 or the condition on that date. Where this column is left blank, no figures for October were available at the time
of going to press (December 1).
September, 1921.—This column gives the September figures corresponding to those for October shown in the "October, 1921" 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 July 1, 1921.
Corresponding month 1920, September or October.—Thefiguresin this column present the situation exactly a year previous to those in
the "October, 1921" column (that is, generally, October, 1920), but where no figures were available for October, 1921, the September, 1920, figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the September, 1921, figures. In the case of quarterly
figures, this column shows the corresponding quarter of 1920, usually the third quarter, ending October 1.
Cumulative total through latest month.—These columns set forth, for those items that can properly be cumulated, the cumulative total
for the first 10 months of the years 1921 and 1920, respectively, except where items are reported quarterly and where October,
1921, figures are lacking. Then these columns contain the cumulative figures for 9 months only.
Base year or period.—For purposes of comparison with a previous normal period, all items, where possible, are related to such a period
by percentage comparisons. 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 are available, *1919 is usually
taken to avoid using a war year as a basis. In some cases it will be noted that figures were not available prior to 1920 or even
1921, and that sometimes a month, or an average of a few months, has to be used rather than a year's average.
Latest month from base.—Percentage changes in this column show the relation between the October, 1921, figures or the quarter ended
then (or, if that column is blank, by the September, 1921, figures) and the base year or period. By adding 100 per cent to the
figures in this column, the index number for the latest month, carrying on the series of index numbers given in the previous number
of the SURVEY, can be obtained. For example, for wool consumption, the index number for October is 100+68=160, while
for October Government wool stocks the index number is 100—82=IS.
Latest month from corresponding month, 1920.—This shows the percentage increase or decrease of October, 1921, over October, 1920,
or (if no figures are given in the October, 1921, column) of September, 1921, over September, 1920. In the case of quarterly items,
these figures show the increase or decrease of the latest (usually the third) quarter of 1921 over the corresponding quarter of 1920.
In short, it is the comparison between the second and third columns of the table.
Cumulative 1921 from same period 1920.—This column shows the percentage change of the cumulative 1921figuresfrom the cumulative
1920 figures—cumulated through October where the numerical cumulative data (in the fourth and fifth columns of this table)
run through October, otherwise through September.
July from June, etc.—The four last columns of this table show the percentage change of each month from the previous month, except
where the figures are quarterly. Then the figures in the column "October over September" represent the change of the third
quarter from the second quarter of the year, and in the column "July from June'' is the change of the second quarter from the
first quarter. The columns "August from July" and "September from August'' are left blank in such cases.
Items marked with an asterisk {*) are those which hav e not been shown in preceding issues of the SURVEY. Data for these items for
preceding months and years will be found in detail in the tables at the end of this bulletin.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
NUMERICAL DATA.
Corres- CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH LATEST
ponding
MONTH.
month,
1920,
September or
Octo1921
19-20
ber.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Latest Cumumonth lative
Sep, Latest from
1921
July August tember
month corres- from
from
from
from
I from pondsame i June. July. August.
base.
ing
month, period,
1920.
1920.
September,
10-21
October,
19-21
62,811
68,047
443,326
46,569
14,592
.155
.473
1.150
.885
2.835
466,065
30,927
9,086
.158
.473
1.150
.824 !
2.835
74.2
72.5
5.1
3.0
69 9 ;
82.0 ;
99.5 i
1920-21 +
1920-21 +
1920-21 +
1920-21 +
1920-21 +
81.7
91.9
1920-21 + 29.0
1920-21 + 2S.0
October
from
September.
TEXTILES.
Wool.
Consumption
Stocks (quarterly):
Commercial
Governmental
Imports, unmanufactured
Price of raw wool to producer*
Price of wool at Boston *
Price of worsted yarn*
Price of woolen dress goods*
Price of men's suitings*
Active machinery hours:
Looms, wide
Looms, narrow
Looms, carpet and rug
Set of cards
Combs
Spinning spindlesWoolen
Worsted
.tlious. of lbs.
..thous. of lbs.
-.thous. of lbs.
..thous. of lbs.
..dolls, per lb.
..dolls, per lb.
..dolls, per lb.
.dolls, per yd.
.dolls, per yd.
per ct. active,
per ct. active,
per ct. activ e.
.per ct. active.
.per ct. active.
per ct. active,
per ct. active.
* New data; see detailed table:>, pp. 32 to 45.
77139°—21
3
1
79.0
79.1
92.2
1
38,337
526,793 i
522,535
1
297,133
273,975
Previous quarter July 1,1921.
(17)
1913
+ 68.0 + 7 6 . 8
1919
1919
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
+ 4.0+25.3
- 82.0 | - 52.6
- 2S.0 | + 4.3
- 5.0 - 42.5
- 1.0 - 34.9
+ 48.0 !— 23.3
+ 0.8 -
9.0 + 9..
6.6
20.6
57.4
0.0
0.0
4.5
0.0
0.0
+ 47.0 j - 28.3
+ 84.0 !- 29.2
23.0 I
31.0 \
51.0 '
30. 0 |
29.0 '
+ 6.9 !+ 8.4
• 68.9
0.0
3.9
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.7 - 3.1 3.8 ! - 2
10.8 ' +
36.3 +
3.8 o.s!+
8.8 +
3.5 ! +
-V
-
5.1
33.3
8.0 ' - 37.4
o.o '+ 1.9
o.o ! 0.0
o.o I 0.0
0.0 j - 6.9
0.0 '
0.0
3.2 • + 0.8
4.5 ! + 0.8
14.5 • + 6.3
0.8 ' + 3.2
7.6 + 1.6
2.3 - 1.6 + 0.8 + 3.2
7.7 + 2.5 + 4.9 - 0.8
2 Twelve months average, November, 1920, to October, 1921.
18
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE (-).
NUMERICAL DATA.
September,
1921
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH.
I CorresI ponding
Octo- month,
1920,
ber,
Septem1921
ber or
October.
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1920
Latest
month
Latest from
mouth correspondfrom
base.
month,!
1920. I
Cumulative
1921
from
same
October
SepJuly August tember
from
from | " '
j
from
SepJune. I
August. tember.
TEXTILES—Continued.
Cotton.
,037 i
Production (crop est.)
thous. of bales.
6,537
Output of gins
t nous, of bales.
Consumption
bales. i 481 647 I
016
Stocks, mills
thous. of bales.
310;
Stocks, warehouse
thous. of bales.
362;
Imports, unmanufactured
bales.
Exports, unmanufactured
bales. 522, 839 j
3, 944
Visible supply
thous. of bales.
33, 898
Spindles, active, cotton
thousands.
62,290 :
Cotton cloth exports
thous. of yds.
581 i
Fabric consumption by tire mfrs.. .thous. of lbs.
14,537 [
Elastic webbing sales*
thous. of yds.
198 ;
Price to producer*
dolls, per lb.
204 :
Price of raw cotton, X. V.*
dolls, per lb.
396 :
Price of cotton yarn *
dolls, per lb.
058 I
Price of cotton print cloth *
dolls, per yd.
093 ;
Price of cotton sheeting *
dolls, per yd.
12,123
1909-13 | -
50.0
-
46.2
-
+ 3.0 + 24.1 i + 5.0 |+ 50.0
+ 183.0 •+ 20.4
1913
+ 54.0 1 + 126.5 j ; 1913
+ 20.0 j+ 50.0 i
1913
+ 51.0 i+ 31.3
1913
+ 13.0 ; - 0.9
1913
+ 74.0 |i - 2.8 ! 1913
1920-21 +107.0 j
0.0 ! +112.8 1919
+ 48-0 ' - 8.1
1913
1913 ;+ 54.0 - 13.0
1913 !+ 70.0 - 13.4
1913 !+ 86.0 - 22.0
+ 68.0 - 30.4
1913
1913
1913
105,197
5, ISO, 701
272
458,360
552,774
4,687,231
716,372
67,641
122,251
,161
152,052
.194
.226
.486
.082
.148
3.1 -
14.3 i -
7.4
18.4 '
1909-13
16.3 I - 11.5 + 14.1
- 9.6
. ! - 13.5 — 6.6 +
70.1 - 64.6 + 64.7 +
10.7 + 7.4
+
- 7.6
9,7 +
- 0.9
1.9 +
36.0 + 2.3
13.4 !+
+ 19.1
16.4 | 11.3 i+
19.6 - 8.0
+ 2.5 + 28.0 +
+ 3.2 + 12.4 - 3.4 + 8.0 +
0.0 + 10.5 +
0.0 + 1.7 +
4.1 |
2.0
38.2
1.3
23.7 '+ 15.5
10.7 +396.8
5.9+66.7
6.6 ;+ 17.1
2.8 + 0.9
10.5 ; + 3.6
32.0 j - 8.9
5.6 + 6.4
57.1
10.6
46.8
3.8
31.1
6.3
22.6
10.3
28.8
10.8
Finished Cotton Goods.
Orders received
Goods billed
Goodsshipped
Goods in storage
Capacity operated
;
!
55,949
100,910 Ij
105,286 ||
51.439 |j
41,177
40.725 j
i
thous. of yds..
thous. of yds..
cases..
cases..
per cent..
107,336
per cent..
per cent..
per cent..
per cent..
per cent..
152.1
101,825
1920-21 +
1920-21!+
31920-21 +
31920-2lj+
31920-21' +
5)07,312
842,110
446,076
75
55.0
84.0
58.0
12.0
67.0
- 14.2 +
+ 14.9 +
+
| - 1.0 +
I - 15.9 +
22.8 1+ 5.1 I —
12.8 + 6.0 | +
12.7 + 13.9
8.2
7.5 5.7 ;+
14.5
5.5
3.4
0.9
2.4
Knit Goods.
New orders received
Shipments
Cancellations
I" nfilled orders at end of month
Actual production
1.0 I
191.8 I
S4.4
1920 + 733.0
Jv. De. + 53.0
Jy. De. - 83.0
Jv. De. +257.0
Jy. De.;+ 75.0
25.4 j
39.6 I
73.7
199.0
87.3
j + 267. 0
+ 96.2
!
- 89. S
1 + 711.4
+ 73.:
;— 22. 5 + 66. 0 + 92.1 — 10.5 |+ 31.4 + 8.2 +
'+ 41.2 j— 37.5 j+ 26.7 + 13.1 J- 19.7 j + 116.4! +
:
— 22.1 i+ 39.2 [+ 19.0 +
l
;
i
38.7
5.2
10.5
3.8
3.6
Silk.
Imports, raw
;
Consumption, raw
stocks, raw
Price., raw, Jap., X. Y.*
.thoiis. of lbs.
bales.
bales.
.dolls, per lb.
1913 + 10.0 +105.0 + 30.0 + 25.7
Feb.'2O- 11.0 j + 140.5 + 45.0 - 5.3
+ 16.7
F e b . ' 2 0 - 70.0 j - 61.0
4.598 j 3.141
31,229 j 26,816
23,036 i 19,304
5.978
6.027
1913
-
44.0 +
0.8
40.0 -
63.0
-
0.0
-
- 31.7
- 14.3
3.6 + 20.7 - 14.4
0.8
6.0 + 10.9 +
4.7
-
10.1
1.9
-
4.6
METALS.
Iron a n d Steel.
3, 610
Iron ore movement
thous. of short tons..
Production:
i
986
Pig iron
thous. of tons..'
1,395
Steel ingots
thous. of tons..
95
Exports
thous. of long tons..'
13
Imports
thous. of long tons..
4.561
Unfilled orders
thous. of tons..
Wholesale prices:
Pig iron—
Fdry, Xo. 2, northern.dolls, per long ton..; 22.96
Bessemer
dolls, per long ton.. j 21.96
steel billets, Bessemer
dolls, per long ton.. i 29.00
Iron and steel
dolLs. per ton.. | 35.34
Composite pig iron
dols. per ton.. 20.99 |
.0237 j
Composite steel *
dolls, per l b . .
.0225 j
Composite finished steel*
dolls, per l b . .
3,210
684
25,045 j
51,079
1913
1,240
3,293
3,582
452
13,472
16,318 |
30, 755
1913
-
52.0 -
62.3
-56.2
34.980
1913
-
24.0 -
46.5
-
53.4
i- 19.0
|- 1 9 . 1
1.948 !
99 ;
4,010
1913
j - 53.0 -
76.3
-
51.4
j - 19.1
373
1913
-
48. 0 :- 65.3 -
73.4
!+ 17.6
1913
-27.0
1,920
107
14
4,287
40
9.S3 7
22.96
48. 46
1913
21.96
29.00
49. 21
1913
35.38
21.15
.0230
.0222
55.00
1913
l»S. 61
1913
47. 07
1913
.0367 ....
1913
.0381
1913
* Now data; see detailed tables, pp. 32 to 45.
s six mom Us average, November, 1920, to April, 1921.
< Since Feb. 1.
a Cumulative figures shown are for period through Xov. 14. See detailed table on page 10.
-
+ 43.0 ; 28.0 13 0 34 0 37 o 34 0 34 0 -
+
+
+
+
+
+
51.0 -
33.1 !-
56.3
52.6
55.4
47.3
48.3 !
55.1 ;
37.3 I
41.7 i
.. —
7.4
7. 6
. - 13. 2
. • — 6. 7
. - 7.3
. - 6. 8 -
1.2 j - 17.1 !— 11.1
+ 2.7
+ 1.9
+ 25.8
+ 38.2
13.2 + 24.2 + 14.6
+ 35.1 + 4.0
0.0
8. S
42.1
;+
i
S.O
o •) +
4.4
0.0
6.0
;+ 3.0
— 4.2
4.9 ' - 3.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
o.s
3.0
1.3
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE (-).
NUMERICAL DATA.
CorresCUMULATIVE TOTAL
ponding i
THROUGH
LATEST
month,
MONTH.
Septem- Octo! b e r , | ber,
1921 ! 19*21
1920, I
Septem-!
ber or
October.
BASE
YEAR
Latest
OR
PERIOD. month
from
base.
19-21
Latest
month
from
correspond-
Curau1921
from
same
July
from
June.
1920
1920. '
Octo
ber
SepAugust tember
fron
from
from
SepJulv. August.i tem! ber.
METALS—Continued.
Fabricated Iron a n d Steel.
sheets, blue, black, and galvanized:
Production
per ct. of capacity..
Stocks
per d . of capacity..
Bolts:
New orders
per ct. of average..
Unfilled orders
per ct. of average..
Shipments
per ct. of average..
Nuts and rivets:
New orders
per ct. of average..
Unfilled orders
per ct. of average..
Shipments
per ct. of average..
Bar iron:
Sliipments
long t o n s . .
Steel barrels:
Shipments
number..
Production
per ct. of capacity..
Structural steel:
Sales
long t o n s . .
45.3 i
1920 I - 26.0 \- 34.5 i.
1920 - 12.0 - 11.1 ii
- 41.3 ,-+ 96.3 + 13.2 1+ 23.3
0.0
- 12.9 ! - 1.1 + 1.1
70.8 ;
437.8
139.5 ;
1920 ; - 43. 0 ;
0.0 !
1920 - 92.0 !+ 89.9 ]\
1920 - 47.0 i+ 50.9 i
+ 19. 4 + 21.6 ! + 26.7
0.0
' + 25.0 j
0.0 + 20.0 | + 33.3
j - 27.9 ' + 71.0 j - 7.5 !+ 8.2
43.6
41.4
53.8
41.5
71.8 |
34.0
62.8
71.5 !
45.5 I
67.8 j;
32.3
17.8
33.3
40.3 11 55.0
23.0 :• 321.8 [
36.5 ,
96. S
5,207
1920 - 60.0 !- 27.3
1920 - 94.0 - 93.3
1920 - 64.0 - 62.5
|
7,077
1919
-
35.0 !
j|
.i + 28.6 + 29.6 - 8.6 ! + 25.0
.' + 16.7 :
0.0 - 28.6 |+ 20.0
J - 12.9 4- 33.3 ! - 8.3 ' + 9. 1
I - 26.9 -f 18.4 • +
4.4 ; + 3 8 . 3
Jan.'20!
Jan/20 !
85,995 i 97,789 ' 45.556
586.963 i 1.065.278
1913 ' +
9.0 ' + 113.7 ! ' - 44.9 - 10.7 -
1.5 1+ 45.5 + 13.5
23,855
|j 104,919
60,170 ' 52,486 ;• 23,302 j
434,020 I 1,037.923
481,210
540,909
1913 | - 82.0 j - 76.9 - 58.2 - 1 1 . 1 + 6.3 + 5.9 j
1913 | - 26.0 j + 124.2 | - 11.0 \- 5.6 - 11.9 :4- 44.1 - 12.9
Copper.
Production
Exports
Wholesale price:
Copper ingots, electrolytic
thous. of l b s . .
thous. of l b s . .
dolls, per l b . .
.120
1913 I - 19.0 '- 24.3 j
.168
] - 2.4 -
6.3 \ +
1.3 + 6.6
Zinc.
Production
Stocks
Imports
Wholesale price:
Spelter, western
tons..
tons..
thous. of lbs..
14,367
14,538
81,135 ; 70,824
None.
None.
dolls, per l b . .
.051
35,335
51,230
1,571
172,466
418,015
18,634
41,348
1913 ! - .50.0 | - 59.0 | - .58.7 '[- 19.4 1913 ;+ 74.0 ;+ 38.1 j
2. 7 :+
1913 I
!
! - 54.9 !
5.6 - 2.0
0.0
6 . 2 - 6.1-13.0
:
1913
2.4 ;+ 1.3 +
- 12.0 ; - 31. S
3.5 -
Tin.
Stocks
Imports
Wholesale price:
Tin, pig
tons..
thous. of lbs..
1,756
5,796
dolls, per lb..
.268
2.041
4,352 I
3,191
6,741
34,436 |
110,476
1913 ,' + 11.0 - 35. 8 j
- 1.4 - 30.1 ;
0.0 -f 16. S
1913 I - 54.0 - 35.2 ' - 6S.8 - 14.0 + 45.9 4- 13.0 - 24.6
1913 I - 39.0 ' - 33.0 |i
-
4.6 -
4.8 4- 1 . 0 + 1.7
Lead.
Wholesale price:
Lead, pig, desilverized
i
dolls, per lb..'
i
FUEL A M ) POWER.
I
.046
.073
!
I
0.0 1+ 5.0 4- 1.9
I
1913 '4- 7.0 — 35.5
!..
Coal a n d Coke Production.
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
Beehive coke
By-product coke
Pub. utility elec. power
thous. of short tons. ; 35,105
thous. of short tons..
124 i
289
thous. of short tons..
1, 423
thous. of short tons..
mill, of kw. hours..
3, 377
43,741
52,144
7.580
416
8, 056
1, 755
340.037
74, 435
4. 607 :
452,759
73 ,318
17 .820
1,734
3.510
3, 751
33. 430 '
36 ,537
5,474
55,221 |
4,580
18,812
3,543
1913
1913
1913
1913
1919
+ 10.0 - 13.4 - 1.0 - 6.6 4- 85.0
+64.0
+ 8.0 - 6.9 -
24.9 - 1 0 . 6 4- 14.5 j 1 . 1 + 22.0
1.5 - 14.8
2.2 - 1.1 - 6.5
74.1 — 25.0 + 5 0 . 0 4- 11.1 + 50.0
50,408
1919
1919
+ 31.0 + 7.4 + 9.5 | - 9.7 + 2.5 I - 0.8 + 6.5
+569.0
f
+ 3.9"
28, 140
4, 119
659
1919 .4- 21.0 - 71.0 I - 33.1 - 20.2 - 36.1 - 28.6 + 10.0
1919 ;+ 7.0 - 30.5 - 14. 0 - 21.5 - 3. 7 - 23. 1 ' + 7.0
1919 - 6 9 . 0 - 7 8 . 2 - 6 6 . 5 - 3.7 - 3.8 - 4 . 0 - 2 9 . 2
j8.5 1+
9.0 4- 9.1 +
1.5 + 2 2 . 4
1.0 +
1.0 + 3 . *
4.0 -
Anthracite.
Shipments *
Storage *
thous. of long tons..
thous. of long tons..
5,519
4,123
5,873 !
1,212
1,329
308 |
!
Exports.
Bituminous S:
Anthracite*
Coke*
thous. of long t o n s . . !
thous. of long t o n s . .
thous. of long tons..
287
IS
'?2 !
444
103
221
* New data: see detailed tables, p p . 32 to 4o.
20
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
NUMERICAL DATA.
September,
1921
October,
19-21
Corre- CUMULATIVE TOTAL
sponding THROUGH LATEST
MONTH.
month,
1920,
September or
Octo1921
1920
ber.
Latest
BASE
month CumuYEAR
lative
from
Latest
OR
1921
'ERIOD. month correfrom
from spond- same
ing
base.
month, period,
1920.
1920.
OctoSepber
July August tember
from
from
from
from
SepJune. July. August. tember.
FUEL AND POWER—Continued.
Petroleum a n d Gasoline.
Crude petroleum:
Production
Stocks
Consumption
Imports
Shipments from Mexico
Gasoline:
Production
Exports
Domestic consumption
Stocks at end of month
thous. of bbls.. 36,615 35,638 ; 39,592
thous. of bbls.. 171,361 172,245 j 116,403
thous. of bbls.. 41,702 | 48,174 | 47,411
11,362
thous. of bbls..
9,139 j 11,576
thous. of bbls.. 17,634 | 16,749
17,051
390,229
365,742
431,111
98,389
143,903
434,382
79,580
120,005
i 453,881 3,841,674
thous. of galls.. 416,913 '
443,950
35,055 | 47,116 I 65,335
thous. of galls.
j 450,889 3,398,045
thous. of galls. 438,084 !
! 288,195
thous. of galls. 515,326
3,499,723
530,773
3,211,277
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
+ 72.0
+ 64.0
+ 109.0
+680.0
+678.0
-
9.9 ! +
1913
1919
1919
1919
+ 26.0 - 8.7
+ 54.0 - 27.7
+ 53.0 - 2.5
+ 9.0 + 78.7
6.7
0.0
1.5
0.6
5.4 ;|_ 0.8 - 3.6
2.6
21.2 - 58.3
1.8 ij+ 23.6
1.5 ; + 19.9 - 66.1 - 3.7
+
-
+
|-
3.9
' - 10.6 |+ 1.9 +
- 2.1 +
+172.6 +
| + 215.4 -
2.8
0.6
9.4
26.6
4.8
!
!+ 9.8 - 2.3 + 3.1 j _ 3.8
| | - 16.4 - 28.2 - 75.3 j _ 26.9 + 35.1
10.0 I 13.1
j|+ 5.8 + 3.2
!|
i - 8.8 - 17.2 L 3.8
I
PAPER.
Production:
Newsprint
All other
Shipments:
Newsprint
All other
Stocks:
Newsprint
All other
Production:
Mechanical pulp
Chemical pulp
Consumption and shipment:
Mechanical pulp
Chemical pulp
Stocks:
Mechanical pulp
Chemical pulp
Imports:
Mechanicalpulp *
Chemical pulp*.
Prices, newsprint:
Contract, domestic*
Contract, Canadian*
Spot market, domestic*
tons,
tons.
101,884 !j 124,818 1,012,754
379,028 440,524 | 497,146 3,299,403
tons,
tons.
95,785 109,110 | 126,815 1,014,502
393,343 451,448 j 486,509 3,257,394
1,264,118
5,106,813
1919
1919
- 11.0 - 18.3
+ 10.0 - 11.3
19.9 + 7.9 + 8.5 - 3.4 + 3.5
35.4 - 12.7 + 23.2 + 10.6 + 17.0
1,256,891
5,104,377
1919
1919
-
1919
1919
+
1,292,047
1,915,556
1919
1919
- 32.0 - 34.6
- 6.0 - 31.9
1,048,248 1,336,916
1,219,386 ; 1,892,825
1919
1919
- 16.0 - 18.4
- 1.0 - 16.1
21.6 +
35.6 -
1919
1919
- 23.0
- 21.0
. 26.2
23.4
.!-
[
5.0 - 13.6
+ 12.0 - 6 . 7
i
tons,
tons.
30,241
232,566
tons.
tons.
66,965
126,514
23,015 j 22,596
221,642 ! 151,384
j
82,511 I 125,518
151,699 : 222,874
tons,
95,894
131,174
100,777
158,050
124,191
188,562
tons.
137,672
48,782
119,406
42,431
94,150
34,312
, - - tons.
tons.
25,855
58,220
23,569
50,374
15,368
66,003
dolls, per 100 lbs.
dolls, per 100 lbs.
dolls, per 100 lbs.
4.886
4.388
4.185
4.188
4.069
4.070
5.790
5.343
9.362
34,546
19,476
.174
47,642
19,602
.210
20,516
19,002
13,840
2,959
17,323
11,257
2,300
17,209
14,127
2,519
1,929
37
3,275
1,928
46
2,844
tonstons,
RUBBER.
Imports, crude
thous. of lbs.
Consumption by tire mfrs
thous. of lbs..
Wholesale price, Para Island, N. \...dolls, per l b . .
1,038,022
1,218,794
114,285
308,225
170,505
504,537
1909-13 + 60.0 + 52.4
1909-13 + 121.0 - 23.8
1919
1919
1919
304,897
169,406
509,429
168,419
124,703
20,794
226,009
454,901
.217
4.0 + 2.1
3.0 + 47.1
19.3 +
36.2 -
3.8 + 6.0 - 5.7
14.5
6.7 + 22.9 + 12.8 + 15.5
3.6 +
3.3 -
5.6 + 11.5 - 23.8
- 4.6
2.5
19.7 - 6.1 - 1.6 + 23.6
20.5
- 36.4 - 5 . 9 + 17.2 + 4.0
j-
5.3 + 7.6 - 7 . 1 + 6.3
1.5 + 14.9 + 6.5 + 20.7
9.3 - 15.0 - 17.6 - 13.5
- 2 . 9 - 8.1 - 13.2
8.1
3 3 . 4 . j - 89.8
38.9 :- 50.5
+ 13.0 - 27.6
+ 11.0 - 24.0
- 5.0 - 56.0
8.6
9.6 2.5 +
76.0 - 9 . 1
7.5
13.3
5.5 + 47.4
2.3 - 14.3
0.0
0.8 + 8.4 - 7.3
2.6 - 18.3 - 2 . 7
1913 +393.0 + 132.5 - 40.1 - 20.3 + 19.9 + 4.4 + 37.5
+ 12.0 + 29.1 - 36.5 + 0.9
31920-2 + 116.0
0.0
1913 - 74.0 - 3 . 7
0.0 + 10.0 + 18.7
AUTOMOBILES AND ACCESSORIES.
Automobile Shipments.
Railroad
Driveaways
Boat
carloads..
number of machines..
number of machines..
1920
1920
1920
- 17.0 + 1.2
- 71.0 - 19.4
- 51.0 - 9.3
25.5 - 4 . 1 +
72.6 - 16.7 - 6.0 -
6.5 - 8 . 1 - 8.8
2.5 - 10.3 - 17.1
2.5 - 18.2 - 22.2
Tires.
Production:
Pneumatic tires
Solid tires
Inner tubes
Domestic shipments:
Pneumatic tires
Solid tires
Inner tubes
Stocks:
Pneumatic tires
Solid tires
Inner tubes
thousands..
thousands..
thousands..
thousands..
thousands..
thousands.
2,048
50
2,646
1,675
46
2,016
3,341
3,545
thousands.
162
163
thousands.
4,732
3,828
thousands.
* Six months' average, November, 1920, to April, 1921.
18,223
340
22,906
1920-21+111.0
31920-21' + 99.0
1920-21+184.0
19,544
454
23,444
|
1920-21,+ 33.0
3 1920-21 + 25.0
3 1920-21+ 48.0
3 1920-21 3 1920-21 3 1920-21* New data;
+ 11.1 !+ 18.1
+ 23.8 j+ 58.3
+ 28.1 + 46.5
!+
4.3 j
5.0
.!+
! 11.8 |+ 20.4
.!+ 11.9 + 5.3
I
- 6.3 + 1.3
31.0
- 8.5 I- 1.3
44.0
- 18.6 !+ 17.5
14.0
see detailed tables, pp. 32 to 45.
36.4
32.6
26.0
- 0.1
+ 24.3
- 13.2
29.3 - 18.2
25.1 - 8.0
30.2 - 23.8
14.5 + 6.1
25.7 + 0.6
4.5 + 23.6
21
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
NUMERICAL DATA.
! Corres-
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Latest Cumumonth lative
Latest | from
1921
month corres- from
from
pond- same
ing
base.
period.
1920.
! month
1920.
OctoSepber
July August tember
from
from
Sepi
from
June.
Ausrust. tember.
I
Building volume
Building costs
Concrete factory costs
index numbers..
index numbers..'
index numbers..
1913 + 9.0 |!+ 49.3
1913 | + 66.0 j;
1914 + 54.0 I - 41.9
- 2 3 . 1 4- 4.4 ;+ 21.3 - 4.1
j — 5.4 - 2.6 - 2.7 - 9.3
- 3.6 - 0.6 - 1.9 i - 1.9
Contracts Awarded.
Business buildings:
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft..
7,174
Value
thous. of dolls.. 41.259
Industrial buildings:
Floor space
thous. of s q . f t . .
2.706
Value
,
thous. of dolls.. 11,283
Residential buildings:
Floor space
thous. of s q . f t . . 21,709 !
Value
thous. of dolls.. 95,303
Educational buildings:
thous. of sq. ft..
Floor space
4,23S
thous. of dolls.. 26,459
Value
Hospitals and institutions:
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft..
1,987
Value
thous. of dolls.. 11.S7S
Public institutions:
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft..
501
Value
. . . . .thous. of dolls..
2.620
Pub. works and pub. utilities, value, thous. of dolls 35.414
Social and recreational buildings:
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft..! 1,990
Value
thous. of dolls.. j 11,693
Religious and memorial buildings:
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft..
Value
thous. of dolls..
7, 77S
Grand total:
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft.. 41,702
Value
thous. of dolls.. 246.186
Fire Losses.
Value*
7,991
37; 405
4.S23
23.S04
55.449
2S5.669
76,4S8
385..307
1919
1919
- 14.0 ; + 65.4 - 27.5 + S.2 :+ 13.6 + 4.0 + 10.3
+ 11.0 ' + 5S.6 - 25.5 - 30.7 '+ 6.1 + 17.3 - 9.0
3,984
IS.419
5,392
26,932
118.655
2S. 730
141,077 - 534,234
1919
1919
- 69.0 - 26.2 - 75.8 - 25.0 - 14.3 + 16.7 + 47.6
- 57.0 - 31.7 - 73.6 - 25.6 - 21.9 + 4.0 + 65.4
160,002
6S6,624
124,727
510,448
1919
1919
+ 9.0 | + 9S. 2 + 2S. 3 - 23.3 + 29.0 + 21.3 + 0.9
+ 27.0 ! +108.2 ' + 34.5 - 19. S + 34.1 4- 18.4 - 5 . 9
3,22S
1.779 33.S70
22,429 ; 14.258
210,575
24, 514
158,060
1919
1919
+ 69.0 ; 4. s i . 7 + 38.2 + 16.9 + 2.2 +125.0 ' 4-57.3 - 33.2 + 22.1 — ° 1 -
9,403
59,296
5,559
41,529
1919
1919
+ S5.0 • - S.O 4. 69.1 - 4.9 - 44.4 + 125.9 - 65.7
4. 59.0 i - 15. 9 -A- 42. 8 - 35.5 - 41.3 + 145.9 - 56.3
2,569
19,287
404.854
2.620
24,335
522,526
1919
1919
1919
+ 23.0 , - 32.8 - 1.9+56.8 - 37.0 -234.5 - 57.7
4. 3o.o ! -*- 6.3 - 20.7 + 28.0
- 16.9 + 75.9 - 41.9
- 16.0 ! - 27.0 - 22.5 - 11.1 - 4.5 - 20.6 - 1.2
11,011
79,97S
1919
1919
+ 9.0 -+-109.6 + 38.5''—11.0 4- 5.8 + 22.7 - 30.6
- 5.0 - 18.1 + 19.7
0.0 - 16.4 + 37.7 - 43.5
4,300
36,443
1919
1919
+109.0 + 59.5 + 90.7 , + 10.0 - 2S.9 + 34. S - 24.0
+ 83.0 + 1 3 . 7 - 47.6 !+ 32.3 - 33.8 + 25. S - 26.5
313.975
367,074
1.968.946 ; ?. 304.113
1919
1919
- 13.0 + 5 8 . 2 - 14.7 j - 11.7 + 11.8 + 1S.4 - 3 . 3
+ 3.0 + 24.1 - 14.5 ! - 6.6 + 4.0 + 11.7 - 10.4
21,979
11,173
89,650 j 43,433
5,200;
742
6,1S6
212 ;
315
1,523 | 1,433
35.141 j 47,900
I
I
1.3S3
6,632
661 !
S.10S !
92S
5,735
584
5.041
40,436
222,480
25,469
177,758
15,252
95,735
8,201
53.7S4
1
|
thous. of dolls. J 25.502 ' 27,955-, 28,331
!
277.569!
i
Production
Stocks
5.2 - 23.5
5.3 - 15.4
261,565
1919
1
Lumber—Southern Pine.
M f t . b . m . . j 391,948 I 401,4S4 .| 329,445 3,691,725
M ft. b . m . . 1,183.042 1.083,311 ,1,342,995
25.0 -
0.8 i + 6.1 4-15.5 - 2 2 . 8 -
0.9 4- 9.
I
!
3,731, S54
1917 - 5.0
21.S i - 1.1
J+
1917 I - 21.0 - 19.4
0.0 4- S.O 3.4 - 3.3 -
1.1 4- 2.2
3.4 - S.I
Douglas Fir.
Computed production *
Computed shipments *
M f t . b . m . . 337,937 i 374,681 | 372,890
M f t . b . m . . 316,4S6 I 366,176 ' 314,696
2,S59,567 j 3,980,211
2,967,899 j 3,496,571
1917
1917
4- 7.0
0.0 : - 2S.2 j — 14.3 4-20.5 4- 3.2 4- 10.3
4-13.0 4- 16.5 | - 15.1 | - 14.4 4-36.1 - 13.3 4- 15.3
1918
191S
1918
4- 13.0 - 7.4 ; - 13.S ! - 20.4 4- 50.0 - 12.4
0.0
- 29.0 - 34.3 j - 33.8 !
0.0 4- 54.5 j - 11.8 - 32.4
+ 54.0 4- 4.1 i - 20.7 - 40.5 +146.8 + 4.3 + 27.3
1917
1917
- 23.0
- 1.9
j
i
California Redwood.
Production*
Mft.b.m..
Shipments *
M ft. b. m . .
Orders received *
Mft.b.m..
42,721, 42,423
29, S17 20,086
35,024 44,529
385.437 I
245,S70 I
206,538
45,785
30,74S
42.690
447,352
371,431
336,030
!
!
Western Pine.
Production *
Shipments*
j
M ft. b. m.. | 84,9S4
Mft.b.m..; 91,996
86,861 ;'
108,780 I
,
j
797,666
746,078
|!
9.4 | - 4.2 - 18.5 + 2.7
0.0 ' + 18.8 + 1.2 + 19.3
Oak Flooring.
Production
Shipments
Orders booked
Stocksonhand
Unfilled orders
Mft.b.m..
Mft.b.m..
Mft.b.m..,
Mft.b.m..
Mft.b.m..
14,900
16,S37
16,667
33,415
9,552
16,266:: 7,499 ! 114,486
21,209 !: 4,711 I 125,525
27,559'
3,7S5 j 131,819
27,742;! 34,476 '.
20,S0S: 5,311:.
Exports of Lumber.
j
!
Wood planks, scantlings, and joists*. .M ft. b. m..; 100,585 | 123,264
12S, 187
944,874
* New data; see detailed tables, pp. 32 to 45.
1913 j+144.0 ; + 1 1 7 . 9 - 0.7 - 5.4 + 2 1 . 8 1913 + 2 5 3 . 0 + 3 5 0 . 2 + 5 0 . 3 - 7 . 4 + 2 3 . 1 +
1913 j+351.0 +628.1 + 91. S - 10.0 + 38.9 +
1913 ! 1-208.0 ' - 19.6
- 6.5 - 0.5 1913 + 1 8 7 . 0 + 2 9 1 . 8
- 9. S - 2.9 -
1,351,141
1909-13;- 31.0 -
4.2 — 30.1
7
July.
0.0 -
5.1 !+ 9.4
7.3 |+ 26.1
9.2 + 65.2
5.6 | - 17.0
1.5 1 + 117.4
1.7 | - 5.1 ,+ 23.2
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE ( - >
NUMERICAL DATA.
:
!
Septem
ber,
1921
October,
1921
I
{ Corres- I CUMULATIVE TOTAL
1
ponding i THROUGH LATEST
MONTH.
I month,
i 1920,
September or
October.
1921
BASE
YEAR
1920
Latest i
month ; Cumuj Latest | from •' lative
1921
July
i month j corresfrom i froih
•i £ £ 1 P££- same '• June.
month, 1920.
1920.
Oi'to
Sepher
tember fron
from
Sop
July. August. tern
ber.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION—Con. *
Fire-clay Brick.
Production
Shipments
Stocks on hand
per ct. of capacity..
per ct. of capacity..
per ct. of capacity..
31.2
38. 4 •
31.9
40.2 j;
170.9 I 172.2 I!
1919 j - 39.0 '-52.3 ;.,i44ili - 20,0 \ + 20;5 - 3.7 + 22,0
- 24:5
1919 |- 34.0 - 56.6 L.. ; ...'
0.0 ; + 22.7 |- 1.9
0.1)
1919 i- 4,0 + 20,0 j
3.0
; - 2,0 !+ 2.1 i-
80. 2
92.4
142.2
Silica Brick.
Production
Shipments
Stocks on hand
per ct. of capacity..
per ct. of capacity..'
per ct. of capacity..
17.0
14.2
154.8
10.7
17.6
1-54.1
1919
1919
1919
58.4 j .
60.7 j .
124.7 ,.
- 66.0 - 71.2
- 65,. 0 - 71.3 !
+ 16.0 + 23,4
. -
0.0
52.0 +107.0 4- 13.3
. 4 - 33.3 : 4- 20.8
0.0
.'+
2.5
4.4
0.0 -
+
20.7
0.0
Face Brick.
Production
Stocks in sheds and kilns
Unfilled orders
Shipments
thousands.. 41,060 47,086
thousands.. 125, S50 139.595
thousands.. 40.387 37,919
thousands.. 34. S45
38,315
40,673
344,148 ! 481,704
144,518 .
51,769 !.
31,127
282,778 '.
1919 ;+ 4.0 + 15.6 - 28.6 4- A. 5 .4- 22.9
1919 i+ 57.0 - 3.1 . . . . . . . . 4- 3.8 4- 15.9
0.0 4- 12.2
1919 - 56,0 - 26.7
1919 •+- 18.0 + 22.9
3.8 4- 25.5
- 22.9
+
+
- 14.5 +
- 13.6 +
- 11.9
14.3
11.3
6.4
9.H
Cement.
Production
Shipments
Stocks
thous. of bbls.. 10,027 10,506
thous. of bbls..; 11,329 ; 12,114
thous. of bbls..
6,953
5,348
1919 ,-1-37.0 .
1919 4- 64.0 |.
1919 !— 5^.0 !
82,903 ;..
86,159 |..
+
-
3.3 + 6.4 - 5.1 + 4.0
7.9
2.8 + 20.1 - 9.0
0.1 - 20.4 - 16.2 - 22.6
Abrasives.
Domestic sales
Foreign sales
reams.
reams.
54,929
;|
!
391,850 !
707,008
1911) j - 19.0 : - 22.1 - 48.9
30,592 I
102,048
1919
-
52.99
1913
+ S4.0 i - 20.0
24.50
1913
| + 14.0 \— 57.1 '
16.50
12.40
1913
i + 129.0 -
1913
' + 74.0 -
| 70,887
4,540
14,246 j
50.0 -
07.7
- 04.4
- 12.7 + 22.0 + 0.8
+ 28.0 - 0.7 + 19.0
Prices of Building Materials.
Lumber:
Southern pine, B and
better*
dolls, per M ft. b. m..;
Douglasfir,No. 1.
common*
dolls, per M ft. b. m . .
Brick:
Common red, New York *.. .dolls. per thous..
Common salmon, Chicago *. .dolls, per thous..
Cement:
Portland *
dolls, per bbl..
Structural steel:
,
Steel beams *
dolls, per 100 lbs.. \
HIDES AND LEATHER.
I
35.79J 42.57
!
10.50 | 10.50
!
15.25 ! 15.00
8.46 | 8.57
\
1.59
1.95
1.90 !
1.80 j
1913 j + oo.O -
22.9 ,
1913
37.0 ii
1,459
14,626
96,243
23,995
35,132
1,741
8,809
1,282
3,937
7,335
21,379
+
+
-
14,335
15,754
162,154
136,354
55.5,213 1,013,943
222,211
486,407
20,356
57,524
15,658
23,401
07,692
105,020 I
151,662
365,052
20,205
38.806
7.475
14,320
58,729
78,940
See detailed tables, pp. 32 to 4
!+ 16.0 -
0.0
l.S .
1.2
0.0 + 3.1 0.0 - 0.6 +
0.0
0.0 -
4.8 — 11.5
6.3 | - 5.5
0.0
1919 j - 17.0 1+ 6.4 - 9.0
0.2 + 13.2 — 7.0
1919 + 32.0 |+ 36.1 + 19.1 - 16.3 + 74.4 ,- 3.5
_ 4i.o — 41.6 ;— 45.3 — 21.7 + 12.8 ' + 1.9
Sep.'20 + 7.0
4.5
...!'
- 4.0 +
+ i.i + II.I !- 4.0
Sep.'2O + 92.0 ;
Sep.'20 +140.0
+ 5.6 + 15.9 j + 21.8
Sep.'20 - 22.0
- 2.3 - 7.0 |- 2.5
7.7 j-
Sep. '20 i+ 63.0 ,.
Sep. 20 - 21.0 i.
Sep.
+ 15.0 i
Sep.
+
9.0 1
Sep. •20 + 27.0
Sep.
+ 12.0
Sep.
- 45.0
Sep.
+ 24.0
Sep.
+ 88.0
Sep.
+ 22.0
Sep.
+ 47.0 ,
Sep.
+ 18.0
1.3
1.8
30.7
2.80
j
1.564
19 ,896
55 .879
8.S •!
0.7 !+ 0.7 1+ 9.9
0.0 ; -
i
j
Production:
Sole leather
thous. of sides.
1.507
Skivers
dozens.
20,683
Oak union harness
stuffed sides.
49,507
Finished sole and belting
thous. of lbs.
25,0S3
Finished upper
thous. of sq. ft.
07.545
Finished patent
thous. of sq. f t.
4,181
Finished glove
thous. of sq. ft.
6,889
Finished fancy and
bookbinders'
thous. of sq. ft.
2,093
Finished harness welting
thous. of lbs.
3,113
Finished offal
thous. of lbs.
8.471
Finished miscellaneous and
upholstery
thous. of sq. ft.. I 23,403
Stocks at end of month:
;
Sole and belting
thous. of lbs.. 193,043
Upper
thous. of sq. ft.. 408,038
Patent
thous. of sq. ft.. 11,092
Gloves
thous. of sq. ft.. 48,015
Fancy and bookbinders'
thous. of sq. ft.. 14,067
Harness welting
thous. of lbs.. 17,539
Offal
thous. of lbs.. 86,113
Mis. and upholstery
thous. of sq f t.. 93,059
l. 50
-
23.9
3.0
1.8
;i
20.9
10.8
5.6
1+ 10.5 + 15.8
;
.;..; +
.!-
•!.;-
1.5
0.0 - 0.9
16.9 - 1.6
8.0 - 9.5
5.1 | + 1.6
2 . 2 • - 3.8
L 3
I - 5.3
0.9 1+ 2.8
0.6
9.7
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
12.7
8.8
0.5
4.7
3.5
7.3
I - 5.7
|+ 3.8
j - 4.3
j+ 13. o
!
j
\
23
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
NUMERICAL DATA.
September,
1921
October,
1921
Corres- CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH LATEST
ponding
MONTH.
month,
1920,
September or
Octo1921
1920
ber.
BASE
YEAR
Latest
OR
PERIOD. month
from
base.
Latest
month
from I
corres- j
pond- I
ing !
month,
1920.
Cumulative
1921
from
same
period,
1920.
•July
from
June.
HIDES AND LEATHER—Continued.
Stocks in process of tanning:
Sole and belting
thous. of lbs..
Upper
thous. of sq. ft..
Patent
thous. of sq. ft..
Glove
thous. of sq.ft..
Fancy and bookbinders'
thous. of sq. ft..
Harness welting
thous. of lbs..
Miscellaneous
thous. of sq. ft..
Domestic exports of leather:
Sole
thous. of lbs..
Upper
thous. of sq. f t . .
Total boots and shoes
thous. of pairs..
Domestic imports of hides and skins:
Total hides and skins
thous. of lbs..
Total calf skins
thous. of lbs..
Total cattle hides
thous. of lbs..
Total goat skins
thous. of lbs..
Total sheepskins
thous. of l b s . .
112,462
177,126
15,413
21,013
7,681
14,751
58,340
Sep.'20
Sep.'20
Sep.'20
Sep.'20
Sep.'20
Sep.'20
Sep.'20
121,255
150,579
5,399
15,969
9,558
11,308
57,862
858
3,822
417
2,072
3,682
321
1,168
5,552
1,361
32,806
5,427
16,327
6,772
3,222
26,243
3,544
11,064
7,949
2,898
32,901
2,877
21,792
1,274
5,536
•10,722
30,993
8,098
19,493
79,130
14,310
295,201
468,352
41,620 ! 32,592
155,031 | 248,884
51,900 : 76,042
37,398
76,416
+
+
+
+
+
+ 1.1
+ 4.5
+ 10.8
0.0
+ 1.4
+ 8.1
! o.o
7.0
18.0
185.0
32.0
20.0
30.0
1.0
0.0 , + 146.5
1913 j - 20.0 + 77.8 - 45.0 - 20.7 + 43.5 j
1913 ! - 58.0 - 33.3 - 60. 8 H* 40.0 - 26.5 ;+ 19.4 ; - 2.3
1913 •- 62.0 - 76.4 - 43.4 + 32.1 + 74.3 I - 61.2 j - 23.0
1909-13 ! - 39.0 - 20.8
1910-13 - 4S.0 + 23.8 + 27.7 - 49.1 - 37.7 1910-13
+ .723. 9
1909-13
1909-13 [- 45.0 - 47.6 - 51.1 ! -
22.3 + 11.3 ; - 13.5 ! - 20.8
32.0 + 30.3 j - 4.7 - 31.6
6.3 - 22.7 \+ 4.9 j - 31.8
+ 66.2 ! - 32.5 + 16.9
43.3 + 81.4 - 43.0 - 9 . 8
I
Leather Belting.
Total sales*
Total sales*
thous. of lbs..
thous. of dolls..
Wholesale Prices.
Hides:
Green, salted, Backers' heavy
native steers
dolls, per l b . .
Calfskins: Country Xo. 1
dolls, per l b . .
Leather:
Solje.hemlock, middle Xo. 1
dolls, per l b . .
Chrome calf, " H ' ' grades
dolls, per sq. ft..
Boots and shoes:
Men's vici-calf, blilcher
dolls, per pair..
312
525
300
501
1,302
3,079 ;
5,699
7,679
17, 533
1919 , - 58.0 - 43.2 - 59.9 ' + 9.5 •+
1919 - 63.0 - 61.1 - 67.5 ! + 2.6 +
- 20.0 - 42.0
- 18.0 - 15.8
141
160
.148 ; .255
.184
.155
1913
1913
340
525
.340
.525
1913 | + 21.0
30.5
1913 i + 94.0 - 30.0
7.00
CHEMICALS.
Imports:
Potash
tons.. 14,023
Nitrate of soda
tons.. 19,646
Exports:
Sulphuric acid*
thous. of lbs..
621
Dyes and dyestuffs
thous. of dolls..
453
Total fertilizer
tons.. 105 358
.490
.750
18,594 |
13,250
16,647
84,844
380 ; 1,6,40
482 i 2,350
63, 259 | 102,697
4.5
2.6
1.2 +
0.0 |+
6.2 -
1.3 j 5.0
1.2 I - 3.1
-
3.1 0.0
2.4 |
0.0 |
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-
3.C
76,990
164,660 1909-13 - 12.0 + 11.4 ;,- 53.3 - 33.3 +156.3 + 61.0 i+ 33.3
348,205 1,160, 050 1909-13 - 69.0 + 84.4 i!- 70.0 - 45.5 + 60.4 - 40.3 ; - 32.0
11,451 j 24, 974
28, 323
5,965
730,283
231, 095
1909-13 + 125.0 - 15.7 i - 54.1 - 32.3 + 96.7 - 42.9 j + 122.8
- 79.5 !- 78.9 - 26.6 + 37.5 - 25.9 |+" 6.5
1909-13
1909-13 - 39.0 ' - 38.4 - 40.7 - 13.7 - 17.5 + 96.2 ! — 40.2
FARM PRODUCTS.
Wheat.
I
Production, winter (est.)
thous. of bushs .-> 543,879
Production, spring (est.)
thous. of bushs.. 196,776
Total production (est.)
thous. of bushs.. 740,655
Exports
thous. of bushs.. j 38,950
Visible supply
thous. of bushs.. \ 87,197
Receipts, prin. mkts
thous. of bushs.. i 61,406
Shipments, prin. mkts
thous. of bushs.. j 40,300
Wheat Hour production
thous. of bbls.. 1 13,519
Prices:
Xo. 1, Northern, Chicago*
dolls, per bush..
1.365
Xo. 2, lied, winter, Chicago*.dolls, per bush..
1.276
Flour, standard patents,
Minneapolis*
dolls, per b b l . . 8.318
Flour, winter straights, Kansas
City*
dolls, per bbl.. 6.681
8.3 j 9 . 5 -
.j-
+ 117.0 - 14.9
6.75
,i-
:
543,879 532,641
196,776 218,007
740,655 i 750,648
25,366
43,033
119,943
75,720
41,568
44,584
28,758
25,718
13,566
9,981
315,997
386,872
258,728
102,165
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
246,226
1913
1913
1919
255,661
1919
233,299
1914
90,121
-5.4
+ 23.0 + 1.7 j
-9.4
- 20.0 I - 10.1
- 6.8
+ 8.0 - 0.9
+ 14.2
+ 113.0 j - 41.0
68.3
+ 133.0 J+ 58.5 |
+ 32.0 j - 7.0 + 51.3 + 105.2
44.0 |+ 11.6 + 10.9 + 22.9
26.0 | + 37.0 + 13.4 + 28.0
0.0
1.1
0.0
+ 118.7
+ 24.6
+ 10.7
+103.9
+ 29.2
5.3
0.0
-
1.298 ;. 2.162
1.193 |j 2.204
1913
1913
+ 42.0 - 40.1
+ 21.0 - 46.0
- 10.7
- 14.4
7.425 1 11.206
1913
+ 62.0 - 33.9
-
6.305 || 10.205
1913
+ 64.0
- 10.5 -
See detailed tables, pp. 32 to 45.
8
Very large increase.
1.5 - 8 . 8
0.0
- 7.0
- 1.8
- 41.8 j 0.0 +
- 10.6 - 23.2
+ 0.8
0. 0
34.9
37.6
32.3
0.8
5.6 - 5.3
4.0 - 6 . 9
+
2.8 - 10.7
6.7 '+ 4.2
24
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE (-).
NUMERICAL DATA.
September,
1921
October,
1921
Corres- CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH LATEST
ponding
MONTH.
month,
1920,
September or
Octo1921
1920
ber.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Latest
month
Cumu-
1920.
1920.
Octo-
lative
ber
Latest from
Sep1921
July August tember
from
month corres- from
from
from
Sepfrom pond- same June.
from
July.
base.
August. tember.
month, period,
FARM PRODUCTS—Continued.
Corn.
Production (est.)
Exports
Visible supply
Receipts, prin. mkts
Shipments, prin. mkts
Prices:
Contract grades, No. 2,
Chicago *
mill, of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
3,163
18,937
13,262
36,561
26,961
dolls, per bush..
. 538
Other Grains.
Oats:
Production (est.)
mill, of bushs..
Exports
thous. of bushs.. |
Barley:
Production (est.)
thous. of bushs.
Exports
thous. of bushs.
Rye:
Production (est.)
thous. of bushs.
Exports
thous. of bushs.
Total grain produced (est.)
mill, of bushs.
Total grain exports
thous. of bushs.
Car loadings of grain and grain products
ears.
Prices:
Oats, contract grades,
Chicago *
dolls, per bush..
Barley, fair to good, malting,
Chicago*
dolls, per bush..
Rye, No. 2, Chicago*
dolls. per bush..
1,079
678
3,152
9,470
22,328
34,496
21,160
3,199
2,046
10, 854
18,461
10,328
116,722
15,527
285,713
197,216
187,645
99,042
1909-13
1913
1913
1919
1919
+ 16.0
+124.0
+166.0
+130.0
+139.0
1.7
651.7+
+366.7
+ 106.2
+ 87.0 + 52.3
+ 104.3 + 99.1
2.6
28.5
36.2
49.8
11.5
+ 5.2 - 0 . 8
- 6.Z + 35,3
- 31.3 + 10.5
+ 66.1 + 24.5
+ 13.0 + 25.0
0.0 - 7 . 1
1913
1,079
844
1,444
769
7,087
13,818
- 13.7 - 5 . 0
- 25.8
1909-13 - 5 . 0
1913 - 72.0 + 12.0 - 48.7 + 54.5 +229.4
163,399 j 163,399
5,357 ! 2,082
191,386
2,515
22, 492
13,712
1909-13 - 10.0 1913 + 43.0 -
27, 481
48,765
64,332 64,332 | 77,893
3,270 : 2,001 I 2., 937
5,210
5,199 I 5,663
67,642 37,682 j 51,300
55,272 i 50,478 ' 38,064
.384
.607
l . 060
.346
475,740 I
448,760
338,046
348,330
1909-13 + 84.0
1913 +113.0
1909-13 j+ 10.0
1913 + 81.0
1919 + 30.0
5.5 - 12.1
0.0
1.0
60.7 + 27.3
2.1 - 2 . 2
16.5 + 53.2 + 118.8
0.0
- 17.5
0.0
- 8.0
- 50.0 - 4 3 . 6 - 61.9 + 242.7 + 15.9
-8.3
- 6.0 + 1.8 - 0.9
- 26.7 + 40.7 + 14.4 j+ 82.8 - 25.1
+ 32.7 + 28.8 + 39.4 + 6.2 - 7 . 8
-
1.0 - 3 . 0
+ 6.3
39.9
47.9
+
-
1.0 - 1 . 9
5.0 - 12.5
-
1909-13 + 38.0
1909-13 - 3.0
1909-13 + 21.0
37.0
16.4
9.7
0.0 - 2.1 + 0.7
- 16.0 1+ 2.2 + 6.6
1909-13 - 42.0
1919 + 48.0
56.7
38.3
+ 6.9 -
.530
1913
-8.0
.922
1.695
1913
1913
- 11.0
+ 39.0
52,298
421,252
88,171
102,290 ! 236,18'
2,570 ! 4,162
.553 !
14.3
16.9 +64.0
-
- 34.8
- 0.9
- 15.0
+ 68.4
-5.7
- 21.6
0.0
- 34.9
- 0.2
-44.5
-8.5
4.0 -
-0.6
0.0
61.1
-
8.2
16.8
Other Crops.
Rice, production (est.)
Potatoes,production (est.)
Hay, production (est.)
Apples:
Production
Cold storage holdings
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..'
thous. of t o n s . . . j
I
thous. of bushs.. |
thous. of bbls...
33,020 33,020
345,842 356,076
79,808 79,808
109,710
764
0.0 -
2.4
1.
0.0
6.6
0.0
0.0
+
1.6
-6.5
+236.4
Cattle a n d Beef.
Receipts, primary mkts
thousands.. I 1,901
Shipments, primary mkts
thousands..
910
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands..
394
Slaughter
thousands..
982
Exports, beef products
thous. of lbs.. 18,568
Cold-storage holdings of beef
thous. of lbs.. 59,611
Inspected slaughter production
thous. of lbs.. 407,349
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs.. 397,179
Prices:
Cattle, corn-fed,
Chicago*
dolls, per 100 l b s . .
8,375
2,302
1,194
622
1,072
12,773
64,156
2,209
16,423
18,572
1,172
6,930
8,005
580
2, 750
3,210
9,384 j
10,411
1,049
13,802
163,526
204,130
89,015
440,290 3,312,646 3,727,624
447,732 3,267,341 3,832,417
8,875 j 14,
15.6
19.1
37.8
15.9
36.1
10.0
2.9
12.5
40.0 + 2.2 + 20.4
72.7 + 7.4 + 31.4
56.7
189.3 + 11.1
1.1 + 9.3
17.6
0.0 - 30.9
3.0
7.4 + 8.0
25.0
0.8
16.8
2.2
18.2
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
1919
1913
1919
+ 12.0
+ 34.0
+ 41.0
-6.0
-6.0
- 73.0 + 19.0 -
3.7 - 1 1 . 6
2.3 - 1 3 . 4
- 14.3
2.2 - 9.9
6.9 | - 19.9
27.0
7.0 - 11.1
- 11.0 - 11.0 - 14.7
+
!!-
1913
+ 4.0 - 39.9
+ 4.2 + 4.0 -
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
4.9 +
6.1
Hogs and Pork.
Receipts, primary mkts
thousands..
Shipments, primary mkts
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..
Cold-storage holdings pork products .thous. of lbs..
Prices:
Hogs, heavy,
Chicago*
dolls, per 100lbs..
2,654
3,212 I
947
1,219 I
41
45 ,
1,698
1,990 ;
173,9S9 99,202
422,022
472,920
552,504 408,312
7,950 |
2,789
34,370
33,437
1,068
12,360
11,631
60
639
430
1,726
21,966
21,800
123,191 1,463,008 1,216, 288
33-5, 887 5,045,228 4,845,301
485,653 3,739, 745 3,587, 961
520,127
7,945 i| 14,775
* See detailed tables, pp. 32 to 45.
1919 - 14.0
1919 + 2.0
1919 - 40.0
1919 - 22.0
1913 + 21.0
1913 ' - 13.0
1919 + 69.0
1919 - 5 5 . 0
1913 , -
+
+
+
+
14.7
14.6
25.0
14.7
19.3
24.3
2.9
- 21.1
5.0 -
46.3
2.7
- 5 9
- 32.7
-0.8
4- 20.3
+ 4.1
+ 4.2
-
24.0
19.8
47.7
27.6
34.8
- 14.1
- 6.5
- 9.1
+ 19.6
- 2.7
0.0
+ 1.3 + 1.3
+ 34.8 + 77.4
- 4.2 - 1.5
+ 1.9 - 0.5
- 14.5 - 7.4
! - 3.8 + 11.9
! - 15.0 - 2 8 . 2
0.0 -
18.1
+ 21.1
+ 29.1
+ 9.1
|+ 16.4
j - 42.9
L.......
|
- 26.2
0.0
25
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
NUMERICAL DATA.
October,
1921
September,
1921
Corre- CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH LATEST
sponding
MONTH.
month,
1920,
September or
October.
1921
Latest
BASE
month
YEAR
Latest
from
OR
PERIOD. month corre-
Cumulative
1921
from
spond- same
ing
month, period,
1920.
1920.
from
1920
OctoSepber
July August tember
from
from
from
from
SepJune. July. August. tember.
FARM PRODUCTS—Continued.
Sheep and Mutton.
Receipts, primary mkts
thousands..
Shipments, primary mkts
thousands..
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands..
Slaughter
thousands..
Cold-storage holdings, lamb and mutton,
thous. of lbs..
Prices:
Sheep, ewes,
Chicago*
dolls, per 100 lbs..
Sheep, lambs,
Chicago*
dolls.per 100 lbs..
1,428 !
555 !
1,200 |
3,013
1,668
731
1,311
3,027
2,001
1,059
978
6,015
6,865
3,156
8,813
2,618 i
20,406
9,373
2,416
11,031
19,467
10,314
4,055
9,083
5.5
14.7
26.9 + 16.9
37.1 + 31.3
• 10.2 + 8.8
- 4 . 9
1919
1919
1919
1919
+
-I+
+
48,997
1919
- 18.0 — 86.0
2,915
5,219
1913
• 38.0
44.1
+
8.8 + 6.5
1.5 -
7.5
8,490
12,531
1913
9.0
32.3
-
3.6 -
9.6 -
3.5
33.0
38.0
26.0
24.0
- 0.7 + 4.8
- 16.4 - 9.1
- 31.1 ! - 40.4
+ 83.3 + 21.4
+ 41.0
- 1.5 + 45.3
+ 50.0 + 191.7
- 8.7 + 33.7
- 23.1 - 12.5 + 1.4 + 15.5
6.0
Dairy Products.
Condensed and evaporated milk:
Exports
thous. of lbs..
Imports
thous. of lbs..
Export dairy products.
thous. of lbs..
Receipts at 5 markets:
Butter
thous. of lbs..
thous. of lbs..
Cheese
Eggs
...thous. of cases..
Cold-storage holdings:
Creamery butter..
thous. of lbs..
American cheese..
thous. of lbs..
Case eggs
thous. of cases..
Average wholesale price at 5 markets:
Butter
dolls, per l b . .
Cheese
dolls, per l b . .
38,061
3,501
38,963
50,546
14,841
919
90,123
44,842
6,275
.425
.201
249,314
32,232 j 20,147
35 !
1,560 12,120
291,340
33,084 !| 21,139
!
494,913
43,785 j 33,611
153,933
16,382 | 12,767
13,811
732 |! 589
374,545
21,815
405,839
1919
1919
1913
418,263
140,344
11,571
1919
1919
1919
15.3
55.0 + 60.0 - 33.4 - 22.6 ;+ 79.2 + 25.6
97.0 - 97.8 - 4 4 . 4 + 73.1 L 4.4 |+490.7 - 99.0
+ 56.5 - 28.2 - 57.6 i + 55.7 [+ 24.7- 15.1
38.0 - 23.3
1916-20
1916-20 + 16.0 - 11.4
1916-20 + 19.0 + 14.3
78.014 | 101,778
43.015 j| 48,566
4,387 ] | 3,838
1919
1919
.461 i
.214
25.4 + 0.7 ! - 19.1 - 13.4
11.3 ! - 33.1 1+ 15.2 + 10.4
26.9 ! - 2.1 I - 17.2 - 20.3
- 5 . 0 + 30.3 + 18.3
+ 1.0 + 28.3 + 9.7
19.4
- 38.0 + 24.3
22.0
31.0
• 19.1
• 20.4
+ 33.6 + 11.6 - 2.5 - 13.4
+ 18.1 j+ 13.5 - 4.0 - 4 . 1
+ 1.0 '— 5.3 - 12.8 - 30.1
+ 20.0 |+ 15.2 + 22.4 1+ 6.7 -
5.3
0.0
8.5
7.0
Fats and Oils.
8,239
Exports, vegetable oils
thous. of lbs..
Imports, vegetable oils
thous. of lbs.. 45,177
Oleomargarine—consumption
thous. of lbs.. 17,723
Cottonseed:
Stocks
tons.. 381,432
Oil stocks
thous. of lbs.. 50,576
Oil production
thous. of lbs.. 99,803
Price:
Cottonseed oil at New York *.. .dolls, per l b . . .099
(Following figures are quarterly.) 8
Crude vegetable oil:
thous. of lbs. 329,053
Production
thous. of lbs. 465,952
Consumption
....thous. of lbs.. 273,298
Stocks.
Refined vegetable oil:
thous. of lbs. 309,791
Production
thous. of lbs. 331,487
Consumption
thous. of lbs. 1332,772
Stocks..
Cottonseed oil—Crude:
Production
thous. of lbs. 154,281
Consumption
thous. of lbs. 1288,757
thous. of lbs. 137,851
Stocks
Peanut oil—Crude and virgin:
Production
thous. of lbs. i11,633
Consumption
....thous. of lbs. 110,352
thous. of lbs. 114,761
Stocks
Coconut or copra oil—Crude:
thous. of lbs. i 19,900
Production
thous. of lbs. i 52,771
Consumption
Stocks
thous. of lbs 170,239
Previous
* See detailed tables, pp. 32 to 45.
10,744 :: 8,671 240,215
243,609
27,117 ': 29,196
151,737
I; 29,819
732,570 \ 488,958
102,957 I 105,851
186,444 j 190,262
979,608
134,324
547,818
275,749
1913
1913
1913
- 63.0 + 23.9 + 78.8 - 47.1 - 22.2 + 33.3 - 30.4
+ 27.0 - 7.1 - 55.5 + 27.9 + 10.3 j+201.4 - 40.0
+ 49.0 - 40.6 - 45.0 + 46.9 + 59.6 - 0.4
737,213
1919
1919
1919
+ 43.0 + 49.8 + 78.8
+ 77.0 - 2 . 7 - 55.5
+ 185.0 - 2 . 0 - 45.0
1913
+ 22.0 - 20.7 + 32.9 + 14. 7 |+ 2.3 + 12.5 - 11.1
14.3 ;+ 33.3 +208.3 + 92.1
• 67.7 : - 17.8 + 200.0 + 103.6
• 14.9 |+ 12.5 +240.0 + 86.8
• 49.6
• 24.0
• 37.2
325,521
326,390
253,595
250,289
277,387
327,692
1,306,804
1,413,608
1,132,623
1,415,484
1919
1919
1919
• 44.0 + 30.1 + 15.4
• 49.0 + 17.7 - 0.1
• 50.0 - 22.6
179,066
305,542
126,385
134,228
286,368
243,293
970,151
901,793
880,332
751,107
1919
1919
1919
62.0 |+ 33.4 + 10.2 - 35.9
• 15.0 |+ 6.7 + 20.1 + 25.7
- 18.2
55.0 U 48.1
142,990
128,850
50,576
51,875
63,185
33,357
779,050
877,287
547,099
678,380
1919
1919
1919
• 60.0 1 + 175.6 + 42.4 - 68.1
• 61.0 1 + 103.9 + 29.3 - 37.1
- 77.2
• 55.0 + 51.6
9,833
13,354
8,121
3,498
2S,779
33,166
28,291
34,919
7,016
69,569
1919
1919
1919
34,439
64,992
77,219
33,607
55,623
101,219
77,401 |
179,294 !
-1.1
- 30.0
- 7.2
- 42.2
- 7.8
- 62.0
-I
quarter, July 1, 1921.
2
104,336
227,599
- 36.0 ! + 2.5 ; - 25.$ - 38.0 !+ 16.8 - 21.2 - 50.0 ; - 23.7
+
3
Detailed
1,000 per cent.
1919
1919
1919
Very large increase,
55.0 i + lSl.l +303.2 + 71.0 '..„
75.0 - 53.6 L 49.8
- 21.8
66. 0 — 75. 5
- 7.3
-55.4
+ 33.6
!
- 15.5
+ 29.0
- 45.0
14.0
+ 73.1
13.8
+ 23.2
+ 9.9
7.1
table in August issue.
26
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE (-).
NUMERICAL DATA.
1
September,
1921
Corres- CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH LATEST
ponding
MONTH.
month,
Octo1920,
ber,
Septem1921
ber or
Octo1921
1920
ij ber.
BASE
YEAR
OR
Latest1
month
Latest from
month correspondfrom
base.
Cuinu- j
lative i
1921
July |August Sepfrom | from tember
from
from
June. ; July. August.
same
October
from
September.
1920.
FARM PRODUCTS—Continued.
Fats and Oils—Continued.
Corn oil—Crude:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Linseed oil:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Fish oil:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Animal fats:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Greases:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
Derivatives:
Production
Consumption
Stocks
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
1
1
19,028
15,848
1
5,841
thous. of lbs. '118,781
thous. of lbs. 166,505
thous. of lbs. i83,144
25,004 ii 28,221
19,568 '; 25,272 j
7,335 l\ 6,845 j
60,702
48,811
85,362
75,481
1919 !+ 3.0 - 11.4 - 28.9
1919 - 13.0 - 22.6 - 35.3
1919 - 9.0 4- 7.2
1919
1919
1919
;- 5.0 ; - 14.6
j+ 38.0 |+ 14.0
!+ 6.0 ' - 10.2
5.3
- 2 . 0
107,716
126,138
345,284 j
364,771
65,324
57,310
169,963 |
173,473
69,601
77,503
2,585
113'453
i 00,467
23,384
17,139
53,637
26,284
29,907
50,415
1919 1 + 184.0 I - 11.0 -
8,863
41,788
38,032
1919 ;+ 75.0 !+ 93.4
1919 ' + 20.0 •+ 7.9
490,082
155,957
320,015
419,742
346,900
1,428,381
1,241,205
153,237
160,077
462,633
458,366
189,089
163,105
88,433
77,492
45,699
42,174
105,859 ! 99,407
80,290
255,236 |
52,675
125,941 !
262,650
165,887
1919
1919
1919
+ 11.0 i - 3.5
- 18.0 I - 19.9
+ 48.0 | + 50.5
429,S36
193,489
141, 169
230,681
950,262
194,382
543,284 i
S59,089
646,015
8,731
57,807 :
+ 21.9
+ 18.3
+ 7.4
+ 31.4
+ 23.5
+ 25.6
0.0
+ 74.1
- 32.1
| - 9.3
1.8
I - 16.3
I
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
_
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
1
1
i 267,532
i 183,151
1181,377
+ 138.5
+ 9.9 + 20.2
+ 14.3
j
1 + 804.6
+ 15.1 - 2.9
+ 0.9 + 1.9
+ 38.9
15.4
1.7
i - 40.9
2.8 0.8
24.1 | + 20.8
!
+ 12.1
- 12.4
7.7
: - 6.1
1919
1919
1919
+ 62.0 !+ 86.3 \ + 10.6 ,+ 5.2
7.0 0.5 | - 15.9 !+ 10.0
4.8
- 23.0 1.1 I
. + 60.7
. + 5.6
. ' - 22.2
7,701
1919
1919
- 96.0 - 91.0
. - 63.4
. - 33.1
80,513
1919
- 37.0 +
1919
- 51.0 + 59.7
1919
1919
-
1919
1919
- 6.0
+ 79.0
1913
-
1019
_ 25.0 -
!
j
'
1913
1913
1913
+ 20.0 j - 49.4 ;
+ 21.0 I - 51.9-|
25.0 — 50.6 I
56.068 ,
SO.595
1.065.76S 1.149.00S
1909-13
1909-13
49,714
66,036
142,725
1919 | + 14.0 + 21.0 j
1919 !+ 6.0 4.3
1919 ' + 37.0 i+ 15.9
40.7
j+ 27.4
- 11.3
Oil Seed and Nuts.
(Reported quarterly.)
Peanuts, hulled:
Consumption
Stocks
Copra:
Consumption
Stocks
Corn germs:
Consumption
Stocks
Flaxseed:
Consumption
Stocks
short tons..
short tons..
14,325 j
il,450 i
1,584 j
970 i:
3,716
1.330
short tons.. 114,113 | 26,382 ! 25,7M
10.849 !
6.786
short tons.. 12.821
short tons.. 127,088
1406
short tons..
35,012
short tons.. 1177,285
short tons.. 150,557
162,747
53,354
370
41. 105
415
LS3, 168
85,078 j
517,643
125,255
(.19,967
62 485
57.4 ||+ 13.4 + 5 0 . 0
- 63.9
+ 86.9
+284.6
2.3 - 28.1 t - 19. 5
i- 7.1
+ 29.3
- 8.9
- 32.1 + 17.5
4.0
— 56.0 - 10.8
- 16.5
0.0
+ 67.3
8.2
+ 5.5
Sugar.
Imports, raw
thous. of lbs.. 316,071 362,196 ii 271.264 5.104,018
Melting, raw
long tons.. 262,817 277,910 j 17S.454 3,070,275
71,064 ' S4.290 j
Stocks, raw
long tons.. 137,390
Wholesale price, 90° centrifugal,
.043 !
.042 ;•
.0N3
New York
dolls, per l b . .
. 050
. 052 ;
. 10S \
Wholesale price, refined, N. Y.* . . . .dolls, per l b . .
133
125 i
253 j
Retail price average, 51 cities
index number..
; 7.2oo,198
I 3,009.001
S.O
15.0
29.7 - 26.3 + 107.1 - 44.8 !+ 14.0
• 16.2 + 3.3 + 33.7 - 30.2 |+ o.7
,
- 36. 7
16.2 + 2.9 j - 47.8
+ o.S +
— 3.5 +
-9.2 +
5.5 5.5 5.4 -
8.2 j - 2.3
3.4 - 7.1
2.2 - 6.0
Tea and Coffee.
Imports:
Tea*
Coffee *
thous. of lbs.. 8.391 , 9,220 j . "..929
;
97.127
thous. of lbs.. 63.546 ' 78,174
+ 12.0 - 30.4 + 16.7
+ 3.0 - 7.2 - 19.5
Tobacco.
Production:
Crop (estimated)
Large cigars
Small cigarettes
Manfd. tobacco and snuff
0.0 + 53.2
7.4 + 9.8
9.9 + 12.6 - 32,8 + 22.6
t
mill, of lbs..
millions..
millions..
thous. of lbs..
992
1,021
014
4, 791
34.S03
*See detailed tables, pp. 32 to 4*.>
1,470 <
079
3,.V>7
35.250 i
38.732
6,088
34,436
293.275 .
331. 907
5.044
1909-13 +
1913 1913
1913
6
2.0 |— 31.1 j
— 5.3 -1- ' 6.
7 1+
3.0 ( - 10.2 | - 17.1 - 9.2 -f 11.2 1 —
+270.0 ' + 35.0 '; + 12.5 j_ l. 5 -f 23. 4 I
_ (j.o i . l - U . 6 — 0. 5 -f 14.9
Previous quarter, July 1, 1921.
r
5.3 |+ 2.0
2.0 j
0.6 1
0.0 1
'Zt
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
! PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE (-)
X UMERICAL DATA.
ber,
1921
I Corresi ponding
Octo- j! month,
1920, .
ber,
1921 !;I Septem-i
ber or ]
!! Octo;! ber.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST
MONTH.
BASE
YEAR '•
OR
|
PERIOD.
1920
Latest
month II CumuLatest from li lative
1921
month corres- from
from
pondsame
base. ;
month, period,
1920.
! 1920.
SepJuly August tember,
from
from
from
June.
July. August.';
October
from
September.
FARM PRODUCTS—Cont in ned.
Tobacco—Continued.
Stocks (reported quarterly):
;
Chewing, smoking, snuff and
export
mill, of lbs.. 1 1,235
1
Cigar tobacco
mill, of lbs..
359
Total, including imported
mill, of lbs..
1,072
Exports:
Unmanufactured, leaf
tlious. of lbs.. 33,009 |
Price, wholesale:
•
'
Burley, good leaf, dark red,
\
j
Louisville*
dolls, per 100 lbs. J 27. 50
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES.
Europe:
England
.dolls, per £ sterling..
France
dolls, per franc.
Italy
dolls, per lire..
Belgium
dolls, per franc..
Germany
dolls, per mark..
Netherlands
dolls, per florin..
Sweden
dolls, per krone..
Switzerland
dolls, per f r a n c
Asia:
Japan
dolls, per yen..
India
dolls, per rupee..
Americas:
("anada
,
dolls, per Can. dollar..
Argentina
dolls, per gold peso..
lirazil
dolls, per milreis..
Chile
dolls, per paper peso..
General index of for. exchange., .indexnumber..
TRANSPORTATION—WATER.
P a n a m a Canal Traffic.
Cargo carried by commercial vessels:
American
thous. of tons..
British
thous. of tons..
Total traffic
thous. of tons..
Tonnage of Vessels in U. S. Foreign Trade, j
Entered:
\
American
thous. of tons..
Foreign
thous. of tons..
Total
thous. of tons..
Cleared:
American.
thous. of tons..
Foreign
thous. of tons..
Total
thous. of tons..
Vessels under construction. ..thous. of long tons..
N ew vessels completed
thous. of long tons..
Sauit Ste. Marie Canal traffic:
Total cargo
thous. of tons..
3.72
.073
.042
.072
.010
.317
.218
.172
1, 136
338
1. 547 :
1913 ;+ 40.0 + 33.3
1913 ' - 9.0 + 1.1
1913 :+ 25.0 ,-f- 21.4 |
849
331
1 272
43.065 ji 39,394
395,335
447,345
1913
;. 87
.073
.040
.071
.007
.334
.229
. 182
3.47
.005
.039
Far.
Par.
Par.
Par.
Par.
,-
8.2
,-_ 7.9
- 6.9
; - 7.4
\
:
j
I
+108.0 i - 15.4
Par.
Par.
Par.
21.0
62.0
79.0
63.0
97.0
17.0
15.0
6.0
-f
|+
!+
'+
i;+
|+
+
11.5
12.3
2.6
2.9
53.3
8.1
16.2
14.5
.482
. 2(14
.477 I
.274 I
.513
. 306
Par.
Par.
4.0 ; - 7 . 0
44.0 - 10.5
. 899
.096
.124
.107
51
.914
.731
.127
.117
.909
.814
.175
. 156
9.0 + 0.6
24.0 j - 10.2
- 01.0 ! - 27.4
40
61
Par.
Par.
Par.
Par.
Par.
!
0.0 ,
0.0
!
3.8
4.8 ;
O.o
0.0
4.3
2.5
0.0
2.5
0.0
2.4
(+
4.8:
6.0 j
3.4 ';
40.0 | - 25.0
54.0 - 24.6
0.0
0.0
2. 7
— 5.0
0.0
- 5.1
|— 20.0
1+ 2.6
;-+- 2.5
; + 2.3
+ 4.0
0.0
- 4.8
- 1.4
— 30.0
+ 5.4
+ 5.0
+ 5.8
0.0 ,+ 1.0
— 0.0 '+ 0.4 +
0.0 - 1.0
8.0 ;+ 3.8
-
0.0
4.3
5.6
5.8
1.1
5.6
11.1
5.3 10.2 -
2.3
1.5 +
12.5 +
1.9 +
1.9 -
|
j
|
|
1.7
5.0
2.4
9.3
1.9 L 9.8
i
1915 j + 117.0 ! - 8.3 - 16.5 - 7 . 5 + 20.8 + 1.0 ; + 3.1
1915 | + 75.0 ! - 2.4 + 6.6 + 23.6 - 16.0 + 3. 6 '+ 53.6
1915 +137.0 - 2.7 + 0.8 + 1.8 + 18.4 - 10.2 ! + 27.7
384
209
755
396
321
964
329
991
3,876
2,801 j
8,817 I
4,640
2,627
8,746
2,670
2, 759
5, 435
2,718
2,577
5,295
3,209
3,281
0,491
25,651 j
26,422 j
52,074 '
25,872
26,506
52,377
1913
1913
1913
+132.0 - 15.3 j p
- 21.0 - 21.5 j j + 19.0 — 18.4 j ! —
3,092
2,903
5,995
440
90
2,702 1
2,696
5,398
366
50
3,500
3,757
7,257
1.236
227
24,904
26,662
52,667
27,949
27,975
55,924
2,441
1913
1913
1913
1920
1919
+116.0
- 17.0
+ 20.0
- 68.0
: - 86.0
0,482
6,652
13,000
43,962
68,356
1913
-
1919
1919
1919
— 72.0
- 56.0
- 58.0
432
1,164 |
TRANSPORTATION—RAIL.
Car surplus:
Box
number.. j 42,093
5,017 ;
628 ;
Coal
number..! 98,048
107 '
643 ;:
1,850
Total
n u m b e r . . ! 172,420
203 !
Car shortage:
295 . . . .
Box
number..
2,478
549 I . . . .
339 I
142
Coal
number..
412 . . . .
,219 !
3, 621
Total
number..
Cars, bad order:*
Total
n u m b e r . . 364,372 345. 201 174, 2 7 6 I . . . .
8, 548
7,61
995
840
929 |
Car loadings, total
thous. of cars..
Previous quarter, Jul> 1, 1921.
* Ser detailed tables on p p . 32 to 45.
2.0
:!
32.50
.015
.309
.197
. 159
9.5
.'-
1909-13 + 38.0 -f 10.4 jj+ 13.2 + 11.9 j - 0.6 - 37.5 |-f 31.4
27. 50
. or>9
.;-
—
•-
33.0
22.8
28.2
25.6
70.4
78.0
I—
|j .
I-
0.9 j 0.3 | +
0.6 +
10.9 i— 15.2 !+ 2.5 +
4.
8.3
5.8 I - 4.6 I 1.0 +
2.2 - 13.6 52.3 S. 3 + 18.2 -
48.8 ! - 35.7 |+
+833.3
(»)
(»)
2.2 + 10.9 6.6 +
4.1 3.2 +
8.6 -
-
1.2 i -
8.5 -
36.5 | -
25.7 -
(i. 9 ;+
15.8 | -
1.6
6.6
12.2 ! -
2.6
19.9 — 12. (i
10.0 ' - 7. 1
3.9 - 10.0
15.8 ! - 16.8
46.2 .— 44.4
13.3 +
2.6
39.3 j+ 45.1
_ 24.9 - 66.2
- 13.7 I - 23.5 — 30.0 — 53.8
1919
- -2.0 -
71.0
, - 85.0 +233.3 1 + 113.9
1919
+
84.2
1919
- 54.0 - 79.8 }..
-60.0
0.0 + 50. 0 j (8)
+ 433.3 - 81.3 + 400.0 1+209. $
1913
1919
3.0 -
+129.0 + 98.1
1+ 6. 1 i - 0.6 - 2.6 - 5.3
+ 16.0 + 6.6 - 10.9 | - 1.1 | + 7*4 ;+ 4.0 + 10.6
•H Very large increase—over 1,000 per cent.
28
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE (-).
NUMERICAL DATA.
September,
1921
Corres- ! CUMULATIVE TOTAL
ponding • THROUGH LATEST
MONTH.
month,
1920,
September or
October.
October,
1921
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1920
Latest Cumumonth lative
Latest from
1921
month corres- from
from
pondsame
base.
ing
month, period,
1920.
1920.
October
July AugUSt ; tl e j m£ DPe; r from
from j .
from
Sepj j
from
June. Jui
?' ^August. tember.
TRANSPORTATION—RAIL—Continued.
Railroad revenue:
Freight
thous. of dolls.
Passenger
thous. of dolls.
Railroad operating revenue
thous. of dolls.
Railroad operating expense
thous. of dolls.
Railroad net operating incomes.. .thous. of dolls.
Railroad net ton-miles
mills, of ton miles.
Receipts per ton-mile
doll, per ton-mile.
438,882 2,887,120 3,019,835
893,592
129,857
951,908
618,920 4,137,355 4,440,993
509,720 3,4S3,124 4,276,883
79,070
391,385
80,029
41,000
253,118
334,142
354,053
100,GSO
497,055
377,108
87,174
30,822
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
+ 100.0
+ 75.0
+ 95.0
+ 108.0
+ 46.0
-7.0
+ 79.0
- 19.3 j j - 4.4
22. 5 ! - 6.1
19.6 - 6.8
- 26.0 - 18.6
+ 9.4 +385.4
- 24.8 - 24.2
+ 36.2
-2.2
+ 9.2
0.0
-4.8
- 34.9
+ 1.2
-0.6
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
12.4
0.5
9.4
5.0
30.2
7.0
2.9
0.2
7.8
1.6
1.4
3.4
1.4
LABOR.
Number employed:
United States (1,428
firms)
thousands.
New York State
thousands.
Wisconsin*
index number.
Total pay roll:
New York State
thous. of dolls.
Wisconsin*
index number.
Av. weekly earnings, Wisconsin*.index number.
Immigration
number.
Emigration
number.
Postal savings
thous. of dolls.
1,545
461
94
11,550
181
194
48,814
45,752
151,150
138 !
11,571 ,'• 16,081
' 364
•
120,108
264
! 94,852
;
32,506
149,400 i 162,810
170,550 1914 + 95.0 - 30.6
U915 + 81.0 - 50.3
7
1915 + 94.0 - 26.5
631,890
1913 - 59.0 - 48.5
300,149
1913 - 10.0 + 40.7
1913 +276.0 - 8 . 2
1.0
2.4
1.1 + 1.1 + 1.1
0.0 + 3.2
2.1
0.0 + 3.4 + 2.2
Jan.'21 - 4 . 0
1914 - 1.0 - 18.2
7 1915 - 6.0 - 31.9
1,560
472 .
0.5
3.6
+ 11.3
- 6'1
+ 8.0
I - 6.9
+ 5.1
- 20.4
1.4
- 7.5
-0.3
0.3
-
2.1 + 0.2
- 3.2
-4.4
+ 0.2
+ 19.3
- 0 . 8 - 1.2
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS/
Cost of living—Nat. Indus. Conf. Board:
Food
index number.
Shelter
index number.
Clothing
index number.
Fuel and light
index number.
Sundries
index number.
All items weighted
index number.
Farm price:
Crop
index number.
Live stock
index number.
Wholesale prices—Federal Reserve Board:
Goods produced
index number.
Goods imported
index number.
Goods exported
index number.
Raw materials
index number.
Producers' goods
index number.
Consumers' goods
index number.
All commodities
index number.
Wholesale prices—Dept. of Labor.index number.
Retail food price—Dept. of Labor.index number.
Wholesale prices, Dun's
index number.
Wholesale prices, Bradstreet's
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.
104 I
153
169
160;
174
180 I
104 ;
193
166
228
200
192
193
Jy. '14
Jy.'H
Jy. '14
Jy. '14
Jy. '14
Jy. '14
111 |
101 i
98 ;
98
163
166
1913
1913
213
142
181
211
209
203
208
225
198
18S
170
153
109
100
179
180 !
145 |
100
144 |
138 !
133
152
143
152
153
134
121
183
344
580
1,777
172
100
143
107
141
140
132
145
141
150
153
135
123!
170
332
599
1,993
109
266
502
659
1,582
234
230
207
230
+ 53.0 - 20.7
+ 69.0 + 1.8
+ 60.0 - 29.8
74.0 - 13.0
+ 80.0 - 6 . 3
+ 64.0 - 15.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
1.1
-0.6
- 39.9
- 41.0
2.8
4.8
1913 + 43.0 - 32.9
1913 + 7.0 - 24.6
1913 + 41.0 - 22.1
1913 + 40.0 - 33.6
1913 + 32.0 - 36.8
1913 + 45.0 - 28.6
1913 + 41.0 - 32.2
1913 + 50.0 - 3 3 . 3
1913 |+ 53.0 - 22.7
1913 !+ 35.0 - 28.2
1913 ;+ 23.0 - 27.6
i
1913 + 70.0 - 36.1
1913 '+232.0 - 33.9
1913 + 499.0 - 9.1
1913
(8) + 26.0
1913 + 09.0 - 27.8
1914 + 60.0 - 30.4
1914
1913 + 107.0 — 10.0
2.1
1.0
0.0
0.8
2.9
5.6
1.4
0.0
2.8
2.3
3.4
- 2 . 0
- 2 . 0
4.7
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.0
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
1.9
0.0
1.6
0.6
0.0 + 1.8 - 11.0
3.7 - 10.6 - 3 . 0
+ 0.7
0.0
+ 1.0 + 1.9
+ 0.8 + 17.1
-0.7
3.8
-2.2
0.0
+ 3.3
3.2
+ 1.4
0.0
+ 2.7
0.0
+ 4.7
1.3
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.4
0.9
2.1
1.4
0.8
4.0
1.4
1.3
0.0
0.7
1.7
2.2
3.3
7.0
3.1
1.1
0.0
- 7.1
-3.5
+ 3.3
+ 12.2
- 1.7
0.6
0.6
0.3
1.5
4.2
2.2
0.6 + 17.5 +
1.7
1.1 _
0.6 |
1.9
2.8
0.5 '
2.1
1.5 +
4.0
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
Mail-order houses, sales
Chain stores, sales
Postal receipts
Magazine advertising
Department-store trade*
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of lines..
21,164
18,955
20,399
1,467
24,982
23,705
21,629
1,522
;
j
j
I
28,801
21,645
22,082
2,368
206,204
186,082
210,698
14,710
303,405
178,687
202,078
23,730
1913
1913
1919
1913
+
+
+
+
129.0
197.0
18.0
24.0
- 13.3 - 32.0 - 16.5 - 19.7 + 18.3 +
7.6 - 1.7 +
4.1 - 0 . 9
+ 9.5
10.5
5.7 +
- 1.7
4.3 - 11.2
15.4 +
- 35.8 - 38.0 - 10.0 + 15. 6
* See detailed tables, pp. 32 to 45.
9
Figures of U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, are compiled quarterly only. Latest figures were given in October issue of the Survey
7
8
First quarter of the year.
Very large increase—over 1,000 per cent.
18.0
24.8
6.3
3.3
29
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
PERCENTAGE INCREASE ( + ) OR DECREASE (-).
NUMERICAL DATA.
September,
1921
Corres- CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH LATEST
ponding
MONTH.
month,
1920,
September or
Octo1921
1920
ber.
October,
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Latest
month
from
base.
PUBLIC FINANCE.
U. S. interest-bearing debt
mill, of dolls..
Liberty and Victory loans and War Savings securities
mill, of dolls..
Customs receipts
thous. of dolls..
Money held outside U. S. Treasury and Federal
Reserve System:
Total
millions of dolls..
Per capita
dolls..
23,681 j 23,201
23,825
19,717 I 19,537 j
23,357 I 26,40S i
20,312
25,600
4,672
43.11
4,663 !
42.98 |
1919
262,917
290,793
5,553
51.70
- 8 . 0
1919
1913
6.0
1919
1919
5.0
6.0
1.0
BANKING AND FINANCE.
Debits to individual accounts:
New York City
mill, of dolls..
Outside New York City
mill, of dolls..
Federal Reserve:
Bills discounted
mill, of dolls..
Notes in circulation
mill, of dolls..
Total reserves
mill, of dolls..
Total deposits
mill, of dolls..
Federal Reserve member banks:
Total loans, rediscounts and
investments
mill, of dolls..
Net demand deposits
mill, of dolls..
Bank clearings:
New York City
mill, of dolls.
Outside New York City
mill, of dolls..
Business failures:
Liabilities
thous. of dolls..
Number of firms
number..
Div. and int. payments
thous. of dolls..
U. S. Steel Corporation's earnings.thous. of dolls..
New capital issues
thous. of dolls..
State and municipal bonds:
Permanent loans *
thous. of dolls..
Temporary loans *
thous. of dolls..
New incorporations
mill, of dolls..
New York closing prices:
25 industrial stocks, average, dolls, per share..
25 railroad stocks, average.. .dolls.per share..
Stock sales (New York Stock
Exchange)
thous. of shares..
Bond sales:
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls..
Liberty-Victory
thous. of dolls
Total
thous. of dolls..
Bond prices:
Highest-grade rails
per ct. of par..
Second-grade rails
per ct. of par..
Public utility
per ct. of par..
Industrial
per ct. of par..
Combined price index
per ct. of par...
Interest rates:
New York call loans
per cent..
Commercial double-name paper, 60-90
days
per cent..
Gold:
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Silver:
Price at New York *
doll, per fine ounce -.
Price at London*.pence per standard ounce..
16,102
15,564
1,403
2,457
2,879
1,717
17,610
16,684
20,136
20,367
198,!
202, (
1,309 i 2,801
2,409 ! 3,351 '
2,937J
2,168 j
1,739 ; 1,846 ;
1919 - 13.0
1919 | - 5.0
1919
1919
1919
1919
+
-
32.0
S.O
34.0
10.0
1919
1919
-
3.0
4.0
202,720
170,896
1913
1913
+ 103.0
+ 125.0
53,059 S 38,915
15,220
6,306
1,713
486,429
923
205,491
247,877 374,059 2,867,668 2,838,780
133,296
16,174
73,097
103,149 338,793 2,060,596 2,692,722
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
+
+
+
-
14,957
9,866
14,729
10,192
12,854
15,079
16,027 I 20,661
13,782 \ 17,737
37,021
1,466
356,779
7,258
205,792
169,028
158,907
17,017
11,172
156,808
132,125
134.0
28.0
67.0
37.0
25.0
+ 36.8
[+ S5.5
j - 34.0
I - 55.3
- 69.6
+ 141.4 + 23.7 + 0.5
+ 130.7 + 9.1 + 8.3
+ 1.0 + 16. S - 30.4
— 45.2 j — 25.0 + 20. 7
- 23.5 ' - 5.3 - 1 8 . 5
- 13.8
-6.0
+ 50.6
+ 10.5
- 4S.5
+ 43.6
+ 16.4
- 30.7
-
50.0
|
105,457 I 125,671
73,529 ! 59,543
490 i 503
62,592
76,592
1,180
966,527
664,178
6,973
627,495
557,772
13,243
1913
1913
1913
+269.0 +100.5 + 54.0 ' - 14.9 + 11.9 ! - 11.7 + 19.0
+ 48.0 - 22.1 + 19.1 - 4 . 5 - 4.7 !+ 79.4 j - 19.1
+ 192.0 ! - 57.4
47.3 - 58.2 + 105.5 ' - ' 15.7 !+ 2.8
1913
1913
29.0 - 27.1
- 36.0 - 13.5
1913
+ 97.0
1
75.19
54.14
102.94
61.48
75.03
53.31
139,247
178,747
43,643 ; 13,614
I
|
119,819 | 118,408 | 126,344 1,016,037 | 808,279
207,123 j 218,018 j 201,231 1,643,587 1 2,213,929
326,942 j 336,426 i 327,575 2,659,624 i 3,022,208
12,807
0.0
. 1 - 3.8 - 3 . 2
-1+ 3.2 + 1.6 +
- 22.1
1919
1919
1919
+ 66.0 - 6.2 + 25.7 + 19.4
- 8.0 !+ 8.2 - 25.8 - 34.8
+ 9.0 + 2.8 - 12.0 - 18.8
74.72 |
62.75 I
55.10
54.41
60.74
74. 52 ;
62.83
55.63
51.16 i
59.83 !
75.02
62.75
54.30
59.66
62.07
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
-17.0 - 17.0
— 25.0
- 2 7 . 0 - 14.1
- 22.0 } - 3.7
5.15
5.25 |
7.65
1913
+ 65.0 - 31.5
8.7
5.90
5.63 |
8.00
1913
-
5.1
1913
1913
+ 789.0 - 59.6
- 1 . 0 - 70.8
1913
1913
+ 19.0 - 15.0
+ 50.0 - 23.9
66,500
2,400
.662
40.082
47,135 i 116,762
7,576 ! 25,931
|
.710 I
41.442
54.197
47,135 j
21,074
315,519
285,279
* See detailed tables, pp. 32 to 45.
3.0-29.7
+
+
+
+
3.8
2.6
2.9
9.1
2.7
I
6. 6 4
0.0
0.0 I
+ 18.7
+ 16.4 +
6.5
8.4 + 19.1 10.0 + 61.1 +
9.8 + 43.2 +
1.2
5.7
2.8
+
+
+
+
1.2
2.5
1.4
8.6
+
1.3
+
+
+
+
+
1.2
2.5
2.7
1.3 1.3
-
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.2
1.3
-9.5
0.0
7.2
+
-
1.9
1.0
-4.9
• 85.1 + 46.6 + 34.1 - 22.8 - 29.1
• 92.6 +390.0 + 81.6 + 255.6 + 219.4
3.1
7.1
2.0 +
1.5 +
7.8
5.1
7.2
3.4
; • « )
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
PERCENTAGE INCREASE (+) OR DECREASE (-)
NUMERICAL DATA.
Septem- October,
ber,
19-21 | 19-21
j Corres- | CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
'ponding
- — »
* ™
MONTH.
month,
1920,
September or
October.
BASE
YEAR
Latest
OR
PERIOD, month
Octo
from
base.
1921
1920
i•
July
from
June.
1920.
! from
SepAugust.: tember.
1920.
T\ S . F O R E I G N T R A D E .
I m p o r t s by G r a n d Divisions.
Europe:
Total
France
Germany
Italy
Tnited Kingdom
North America:
Total
Canada
£outh America:
Total
Argentina
Asia and Oceania:
Total
Japan
Africa:
Total
Grand total
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls,.
thous. of dolls..
63,433
13,563
6,817
5,436
18,302
66,730 :: S7,SO2 , 622,180
1,078,574
116,539
142,066
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
46,349
53,502
101,174
24.189
29.416
71.541
279,972 i
thous. of dolls..
thous. of doll:
17,092
o SIS
17,712
995
47,369
241,792 j
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
51. 176
22, 700
47,241
!~,077
1,233
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls.. 179.283
10,677 :| 11,749 j
42.3
3.9 -4- 3.S ,+
18.0
4.3 - 4.1 1-f
11.5 4- 20.0 - 11.1 21.5
1.9 + 13.8 1.5 '+ 7.6 4-
489,151
1913
1913
4- 64.0 - 47.3
+ 148.0 - 58.9
58.1 - 13.1 4- 6. 8 | - 8.3 4- 14.7
l.o '4- 0.5 4- 2.04- 21.6
42.8
7,624 11
8,022
67,023
6,914 j|
4,365
51,271
65,282
19,215 |! 33,617
192,454
466,261
75,774
646,728 | 1,543,175
685,332
1913
•+• 7.0 -
14.971
50,810 ! 190,266
1913
4- 41.0
97,218
511,798 ! 1,313,299
188,500 i 387,364
21,224
2,843 |;
700
29,708
1SS.028 !j 334.264 2,061.206
Exports by Grand Divisions.
j
Europe:
Total
thous. of dolls..! 178,097 j 196,284
j
1913 ;— 7.0 - 23.8
1913 ' - 8.0 - 8.9
1913 - 50.0 - 3.S
50.0 4- 57.9
1913
- 1 5 . 0 - 42.6
423,883
143, 111
4,693.789
2,059,630 j 3,722,129
996,667
1,598,375
1913
86,644
517,753
821.563
1913
4- 54.0 — 57 0 - 37. 6
4- 33.0 — 48 4 — 37.0
59,828 j
243,770
491,30)0
98,474
164,475
1913
1913
4- 25.0 - 74.5 ,
4- 15.0 - 76.0 '
50.4 - 11.2 - 10.2
0.0
40. 1 4- 1.9 - 24.1 - 5.8 '
535,262 I
178,540 '
887,910
3,50,587
1913
1913
4-193.0 - 29.2
4-384.0 -L-108.6
39.7 - 24.7 4- 20. 7 4- 6.3 ,4- 15.4
49. 1 - 20. 7 4- 30. 0 + 10. 9 ' 4- 29.1
64,151
133,675
1913
4-73.0 - 75.6
52.0 -
7.8 4- 13.0 - 36.8 4- 57.3
343,597 'i 751,729 ! 3,899,481
6,833,439
1913
4- 66.0 - 54.3
42.9 -
4.9 4- 16.1 - 12.8 4- 5.7
1913
1913
1913
44.9 - .7 4- 9.5 - 1.4 - 2.9
4- 32.0 j - 43.6
+ 42.O - 44.7 - 44.5 4- 13.8 !+ 18.2 4- 24.8 - 12.7
4- 14.0 •— 35.6 | - 55.2 4-32.1 4- 5.8 - 13.8 4- 21.3
1913
1913
1913
4-84.0 - 35.7 - 25.0 .— 19.1 4- 20.1 - 4.3 - S.O
4- 28.0 | - 25.6 - 27.5 ! + 10.0 4- 16.2 4-tf.1 .4- 4- 9
4-130.0 - 33.7 - 34.3 4- 36.9 - 10.4 - 1.0 + 12.7
1913
1913
1913
- 9.0 j - 51.9 - ti5.4 + 10.3 I - 3.5 4- 4.8 4- 4.6
4- 26.0 - 23.6 - 60.4 4-152.6 4-152.1 — 0.8 4- 5.0
- 4.0 - 27.3 - 63.8 4-55.1 4- 15.8 — 18.2 4- 33.3
1913
1913
1913
4- 16.0 j - 48.4 - 45.6 4- 2.8 4- 0.9 - 1.8 4- 4.5
4- 47.0 - 47.3 - 47.8 14- 9.2 4- 8.4 4- 10.3 4- 14.8
0.0 4- 16.7 - 20.0 ! - 1.8
- 12.0 - 51.4 - 51.5 I
37,297
26,261
32,449 I
327,609 i
217,927
9,857
18,534
35,694
189,406 ;
312,827
59.828
84.953
160,974
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
87,165
77,177
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
13,913
15,278 j
5,179
5.288
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
43,934
19.521
thous. of dolls..! 325,773
1913 ; + 43.0 4-308.6 I 79.2 : - 32.9 - 33.0 - 12.7 4-130.6
1913 ! + 26.0 ! - 43.8 ' 56.1 - 3.2 4- 8.3 - 7.7 4- 5.0
179,239 j
578,325
G r a n d total..
01.0 j - 1.5 4- 13.5 i— 14.5
51.3 !+ 23-6 4- 2.3 [- 11.9
812.236 : 1.561,677
188,581 j
56.005 | 44.800
2,664 j
64.7
0.0 4- 21.0 | - 28.5 4 - 3 . 9
73.3 4- 13.6 4- 43.8 ' - 57.7 4- 6.8
441913 :— 10.0 - 18.9 ;4- 50.3 4!
1913 4-183.0 - 4S 0 - 39.5 48.0 41913 4- 73.0 - 47 1
79.093
thous. of dolls..
5.7
21.4
13.6
27.1
4.9
;+ 57.0 — 53. 7 ; — 44.7
: + 103.0 - 67. 1 - 67.4
26,051
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
1913 4- 79.0 - 51.5
1913 14-107.0 - 19.5
-
4444-
1913
1913
21.559
France
Germany
Italy
I n i t e d Kingdom
North America:
Total
Canada
south America:
Total
Argentina
Asia and Oceania:
Total
Japan
Africa:
Total
62.7
7.3
24.5
8.3
11.9
14.1
21.858
50,695 |; 71,663
25.199
12,067
4.163 17,116 '
_
4-
1.4
3.0
13.3
39.8
92
4- 16.7
4- 21.6
4- 14.3
4- 1.9
4- 22. 4
- 14.9
4- 35.5
4- 9. s
4- 20.
- 6.6 - 29.1
- 29.6 4- 88. 7
- 30.3 4- 41. s
5 4 4- 17.8 - 15.1 _ 11.5
0 4- 31. 6 - 18.1 _ 20. 4
9.6
1.8
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
United Kingdom.
Total foreign trade (values^:
Imports
mill, of £ sterling..
Kxports
mill, of £ sterling..
Reexports
thous. of £ sterling..
Food, drink, and tobacco (values):
Imports
thous. of £ sterling..
F.xports
thoii?. of £ sterling..
Reexports
thous. of £ sterling..
Raw materials and articles mainly
unmanufactured (values):
Imports
thous. of £ sterling..
Exports
thous. of £ sterling..
Reexports
thous. of £ sterling..
Articles wholly or mainly m a n u f d (values'):
Imports
thous. of £ sterling..
Kxports
thous. of £ sterling..
Reexports
thous. of £ sterling..
87,118
84,742
149,889
913,449 | 1,656,817
63,842
62, 265
112,295
589,518 < 1,119,571
8,595
10,386
16,134
S8,024
196,591
48,410
44,475
3,466
69,168
488.272
650,617
3,300
4,678
30, 685
42,329
2,710
3.057
4, 605
24,866
37, S(il
20,465
21,256
7,359
44,299
213,437
610,327
6,997
9,632
49,068
123,978
3,822
'T-143
7,061
40,972
113.090
l,-,905
IS,691
36.267
208,892
384,316
44,099
.50, 238
2 164
95, 701
490,119
938.219
4.444
22,075
2.057
4.\. 557
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
N V ME RICA L DATA.
September,
19-21
P E R C E N T A G E I N C R E A S E ( + ) OR DECREASE ( - ) .
Corres- CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH LATEST
ponding
MONTH.
month,
1920,
i September or
Octo19-20
ber.
BASE
YEAR
Latest
month
from
base.
Latest
month
from
corresponding
month,
1920.
Cumulative
1921 ! •July
from 1 from
same \ Juno.
Deriod,'
1920. ;
;
Sep- j
August temberi
from
from
.July. August.
Oetober
from
September.
i
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES Con.
United Kingdom —Con.
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Cotton piece goods
. .mill, of so. yds..
Woolen and worsted tissues thous. of sq. yds..
Iron and steel
...thous. of tons..
Coal
.. .thous. of tons..
Production:
Pig iron*
tons..
tons..
Steel ingots*
France.
Imports (values):
Total, all commodities
Foodstuffs
Raw material
Manufactured articles
Exports (values):
Total, all commoditias
Foodstuffs
Raw material
Manufactured articles
2, 221,149 3,849.
92,191
232,
1,317
lfi,759
1920 4. 0 | + 17.1
1920 I
0 ' - 311.7
1913 I - 50. 0 - 43.3
1913 j - 0 2 . 0 +143.5
—
—
42.3
00. 4
54. 7
21. 2
j+ 17.1 •4- 18.8 + 26.3
| + 9.1 !+ 2.8 - 24. 3
| - 11.8 ! + 20.0 + 77.8
| (9) 1+292.3 + 9.8
44.
1,829.100
2.395.600
('..389,
.260.
1913 I - 8 1 . 0 - 7S. 2 - 71.4 |
1913 '— 33. 0 - 51.5 — 07.0 |
mill, of francs
mill, of francs
mill, of francs
mill, of francs
15,834
4,171 ;
7,903 i
3,701
27,189
0, 094
14,402
0, 577
1913 + 217.0 - 15. 2 !
1913 j+358.0 + 13. 9 |
1913 •+ 192.0 •- 7.0 i
1913 ! +139.0 - 5 4 . 5 1
41. S
31.6
45.1
42. 8
mill, of francs
mill, of francs
mill, of francs
mill, of francs
15,777
1,384
4,048 ;
9, 582
10, 558
1,530
3, 002
10.590
1913 ; + 210.0 - 17.3
1913 ! + U0.0 - 30. 2
1913 + 237.0 - 0. 3
I'M 3
- 20. I
9.5
10. 5 I
9. 5 !
* See detailed tables, p p . 32 to 45.
4. 7
+ 68.0
1.1
15.0
11.4
19. 0
S. 4
+ 18.2 + 28.3
+ 28.2 + 24. 5
+ 21.0 + 40. 4
-
3.3 -
3.0
10. 5 + 5. 1 + 8.
o
17.0 — 8.5 + 30. 4
is. i\ + 1.2
0
0.
4. '.* -t- 10.9 — 0. 3
'•> Very largo percentage decrease due to British coal strike.
33.3
• 78. 0
18.8
0.0
32
TEXTILE WHOLESALE PRICES.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.
COTTON
YARN.
COTTON.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Price to
producer.
Relative
to 1913.
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly av....
1915 monthly av....
1916 monthly av....
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
av....
av....
av....
av....
100.0
88.3
74.1
112.5
179.1
245.8
246.6
267.5
1OO
95
79
113
184
249
254
265
1930.
January*
February
March
April
299.1
301.6
301.6
310.8
307
May
June
July
August
314.1
310.0
311.6
306.6
323
September
October
November
December
259 1
212.5
161.4
116.6
235
131
April
95.8
98.3
85.8
78.3
May
June
July .
August
78.3
81.6
80.0
81.6
101
1921.
January
February
September
October
November
105.0
165.0
147.5
303
324
331
307
321
281
177
148
121
109
92
95
94
97
109
160
154
WORSTED
YARN.
WOOL.
WOMEN'S
DRESS
GOODS.
SUITINGS.
SILJK,
RAW.
Storm
Wool-dyed,
serge, all
blue,
Japanese,
wool,
55/56",
Kansai
double
No. 1,
MiddleNew York.
warp, 50",
sex,
New York.
Boston.
Print
cloth,
27",
Boston.
Sheetings,
4/4 Ware
shoals,
L, L,
New York.
Unwashed,
price to
producer.
Ohio 1/4
and 3/8
grades,
unwashed,
Boston.
2/32's
crossbred
stock,
Philadelphia.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
100.0
88.0
81.0
120.0
100.0
88.1
83.5
121.5
100.0
91.2
84.0
117.6
100.0
105.3
134.7
165.2
1OO
100.0
82.4
101.4
135.2
100.0
88.9
99.1
135.4
100.0
94.4
101.2
127.8
100.0
101.5
91.2
133.7
181.2
267.5
240.8
283.8
192.2
327.5
287.0
363.8
192.7
317.3
273.5
343.5
282.6
346.1
305.3
228.3
243
200.8
271.5
209.5
234.9
193.4
260.4
234.2
238.3
204.4
261.5
259.5
270.5
150.9
172.3
244.0
227.4
327.1
337.5
338 9
341.1
431.9
445.8
442 0
478.3
406.7
415.0
416 6
423 0
319.1
314.3
308 3
307.1
258
289.7
289.7
283 3
283.3
252.6
252.6
252 6
252.6
291.3
291.3
291 3
291 3
466.4
386.5
357.1
261.2
348 4
336 2
321.9
292.9
462 3
445.8
411.6
338.8
427 0
420 4
380.5
328.0
301 1
231 1
176.6
169.4
243
257 5
257.5
225.3
225.3
252 6
252 6
252.6
252.6
291 3
291 3
269.4
269.4
173.2
177.2
126.6
129.3
257 7
196.2
165.4
142.8
289 9
237.7
188.4
170.4
277
241
218
167
7
5
4
9
167 6
164 6
149.1
131.1
175
206.0
193.1
167.4
141.6
225 3
204 4
204.4
204.4
269 4
259.2
233.0
198.1
173.7
164.3
158.9
154.8
135.6
129.8
114.2
112.2
167.5
153.0
130.4
124.1
155 2
150.8
141.9
124.3
117.3
118.5
113.1
107.1
114
148.1
148.1
154.5
154.5
186.2
157.3
157.3
157.3
198.1
198.1
198.1
198.1
158.9
157.5
161.6
158.9
115.4
116.7
112.6
122.3
124.1
124.1
124.3
136.8
119.9
115.8
115.8
117.6
95.8
92.2
92.8
92.2
107
160.9
154.5
148.1
148.1
157.3
157.3
157.3
157.3
189.3
189.3
189.3
183.5
154.8
157.5
157.5
148.1
160.0
170.2
168.4
185.5
151.6
167.6
92.8
92.8
94.6
99
148.1
148.1
157.3
146.5
183.5
183.5
164.3
165.6
Carded,
white,
Middling
upland, northern,
New
mule spun,
York.
22/1 cones,
Boston.
Relative
to 1913.
COTTON GOODS.
See footnotes on opposite page.
93
121
144
301
248
203
258
258
251
209
190
182
152
144
114
114
110
110
103
103
99
99
33
TEXTILE WHOLESALE PRICES,
NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
COTTON.
COTTON
GOODS.
COTTON
YARN.
Carded,
Sheetings,
white,
2/32's •
Ohio
Un4/4 Ware
Northern,
Print
and 3/8 crossbred
Middling
Price to upland,
washed, 1/4grades
shoals,
mule
cloth,
27",
stock,
producer. New York.
price to unwashed,
spun,
LL,
Boston.
Phila22/1 cones,
New York. producer. Boston.
delphia.
Boston.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Per yard.
Per pound. Per pound. Per pound.
1913 monthly av.... $ 0 , 1 2 0
1914 monthly av....
.106
1915 monthly av
.089
1916 monthly av....
.135
1917 monthly av
1918 monthly av....
1919monthly av....
1920 monthly av....
1920.
Januarv
February
March
April
May
June .
July
\ugust
...
!
September
October
November
December .
.
1921.
January
February
March
\pril
May
June
July
August
WORSTED
YARN.
WOOL.
.
September
October
November
$0,128
.121
.102
.145
$0,035
.030
.029
.042
$0,248
.218
.198
.297
Per. yard.
* $0,471
$0,777
$1,545
$3,640
s.440
.640
.500
1.459
.052
.225
* .571
.788
.557
1.564
3.694
3.318
.072
.276
'.680
1.050
.762
1.974
4.867
8096
1490
.2497
533
1 236
8354
1538
2548
525
1 236
362
4140
8387
15°5
.2558
515
373
4238
8441
1650
2597
9
Per pound.
.176
3S78
362
Per yard.
Per yard.
$0,167
3928
.359
.596
Storm
Japanese,
serge, all Wool-dyed,
blue,
Kansai,
wool,
55/56",
No. 1,
double
Middlesex,
New
York.
warp 50",
Boston.
New York.
.056
. 7025
.321
.296
.449
.662
SILK,
RAW.
SUITINGS.
$6,061
.066
.113
.099
.1255
.235
.318
.325
.3388
.215
.295
Per pound.
Per pound. Per pound.
WOMEN'S
DRESS
GOODS.
$0,563
.118
.472
1.164
1.556
1.088
.195
.578
1.140
2.109
1.465
.168
.510
1.189
.2109
.381
[
3.158
5.494
4.040
6.273
1.627
1.318
4.009
8.880
1.8250
1.3405
4.1794
8.273
9
2500
9 9500
1.4210
4.5000
16.9750
1 4210
4 5000
14 0650
1 °36
2 2000
1 4210
4 5000
12.9980
513
1 900
2 2000
1 4210
4 5000
9 5060
.9712
'
i
377
4134
86 4
1595
2622
503
1 163
2 0000
1 4210
4 5000
6 3050
372
3930
83?0
1538
2581
386
1 000
2 0000
1 4210
6.4505
.374
4100
7966
1420
.2336
295
.9091
1 7500
1.4210
4 5000
4.1625
368
3595
7249
1169
2014
283
8727
1 7500
1 4210
4 1625
4 7045
•
311
3006
6377
1000
1705
280
8364
1 6000
1 2674
4 1625
6 3210
.255
2261
4S56
0820
1483
7273
1 5000
1 1500
4 0050
5.9780
194
1898
4093
1341
6909
1 300
1 1500
3 6000
5 7820
140
1515
3534
0650
0588
275
949
.1031
219
5455
1 1000
1 1500
3 0600
5.6350
.115
.1670
.3355
.0578
.0953
196
.5455
1.1500
1.0474
3.0600
5.7820
118
.139
3213
0528
0926
198
5455
1 1500
8850
3 0600
5.7330
.103
.118
. 2826
.0450
.0871
189
5273
1 2000
.8850
094
.121
2778
0428
0763
179
5273
1 2000
8850
.094
.129
.2855
.0428
. 0736
160
.5091
1.2500
.8850
2.9250
5.6350
.098
.120
.2888
.0711
154
1 2000
1 1500
8850
8850
i
2 9250
2 9250
2.8350
5.7330
5 7330
'
3.0600
5.8800
3 0600
5 7820
096
124
2787
0428
0429
0711
155
4909
4909
.098
.139
.3027
.0472
.0722
154
.4727
1.1500
.8850
126
204
155
.155
.158
4727
1 1500
.8850
'
2 8350
5.9780
.197
0581
.064
0931
.198
3959
.4212
1.150
.824
:
2.835
6.027
.177
.103
.4727
1
Prices of cotton and wool to the producer on the first of each month are from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates.
prices are from the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
* Based on price of washed wool.
4.6075
5.3900
All other
34
FARM PRODUCTS, WHOLESALE PRICES.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base-year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
|
YEAR AND
MONTH.
1920.
January
February
March
April
CATTLE.
WHEAT.
StandWinter
ard
pat- straights,
Kansas
ents,
City.
Minneapolis.
No. I,
2,
north- No.
red
ern
winter,
spring, ChiChicago.
cago.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative
to 1913. to 1913. to 1913. to 1913. to 1913. to 1913. to 1913. to 1913. to 1913. to 1913.
1913 mo. av... 100
1914 mo. av... 111
1915 mo. av... 145
1916 mo. av... 159
1917 mo. av...
1918 mo. av . .
1919 mo. av...
1920 mo. av...
COTTONSEED
OIL.
WHEAT
FLOUR.
Relative
to 1913.
RYE.
BARLEY.
SUGAR.
OATS. CORN.
TOBACCO.
SHEEP.
Cash, Granu- Sum- Steers,
Hurley,
congood
mer, good to
lated,
tract
leaf,
choice,
Ewes,
yellow
Heavy,
in
Lambs,
grades barrels, prime,
corn Chicago. Chicago. Chicago. dark
No. 2,
red,
fed,
New
New
ChiLouiscago. York. York. Chicago.
ville.
By
No. 2, s a m p l e , Cash,
fair t o
cash,
Chigood
Chicago. malting, cago.
Chicago.
Relative Relative
to 1913.
t o 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
100
100
100
100
106
100
108
104
100
111
130
100
91
94
102
85
127
119
104
161
147
113
115
153
141
115
262
181
212
151
188
220
206
257
182
277
193
210
241
:
195
186
255
209
332
206
218
200
I
202
212
226
297
170
170
187
100
1OO
1OO
100
100
114
102
121
98
100
112
100
107
111
100
110
146
147
133
172
113
132
117
158
155
137
175
139
121
132
274
254
231
294
210
170
268
245
224
305
207
262
278
281
239
241
277
301
285
256
294
249
HOGS.
;
207
169
222
277
207
245
204
259
315
338
340
267
278
239
222
240
360
298
187
180
232
251
295
295
305
287
253
247
222
222
232
350
271
176
174
279
263
288
287
318
291
254
274
243
240
253
321
266
169
173
j
289
249
280
312
325
331
281
316
265
267
273
449
254
164
177
!
304
260
265
May
June
July
August
328
349
354
302
342
276
291
319
526
269
148
167
267
238
254
309
333
329
294
347
243
296
296
497
233
177
176
157
192
246
298
323
3.14
2S4
351
194
249
24S
447
182
181
178
141
189
246
267
303
282
251
309
174
186
247
391
166
180
181
140
171
246
September
October
November
December
275
304
272
^53
306
161
156
210
334
187
179
198
118
172
246
245
265
237
224
267
148
141
142
253
152
173
177
111
161
246
203
218
198
209
248
139
137
129
225
140
171
145
110
156
246
195
215
194
204
251
125
132
121
190
119
142
114
76
149
246
210
216
204
199
116
246
166
97
110
191
208
181
170
184
85
112
173
181
160
141
114
102
170
83
103
111
110
113
98
74
195
109
106
104
93
116
185
121
115
115
101
177
207
259
234
227
211
120
200
191
198
175
159
231
105
104
99
148.
99
99
197
200
168
146
202
102
100
98
1
133
104
95
194
179
150
125
192
103
99
98
;
128
118
99
116
177
167
142
125
168
101
96
1 137
121
103
167
97
102
86
131
136
139
89
92
75
122
122
1921.
January
February
March
April
May
June...
July
August
September
October
182
174
150
130
162
164
142
121
;
•
!
110
i
i
9i
See footnote on opposite page.
!
86
|
94
140
121
129
132
98
88
151
218
97
57
138
208
62
133
208
116
66
125
208
98
95
67
113
208
104
95
62
109
208
79
'
246
246
246
!
FARM PRODUCTS, WHOLESALE PRICES.
NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government
sources.
]
[Base year in bold-face type: index numbers on opposite page.]
COTSUTONGAR. SEED
OIL.
CATTLE.
HOGS.
Summer,
yellow,
prime,
New
New
York. York.
Steers,
good to
choice,
corn
fed,
Chicago.
Heavy,
Chicago.
Ewes,
Chicago.
Lambs,
Chicago.
Burley, I
good i
leaf, I
dark
red,
Louisville.
'er 100
ounds.
Per 100
pounds.
pounds.
Per 100
Per 100
pounds.
Per 100
pounds.
83.847 SO. 913 $0,986 SO. 636 ISO. 625 SO.376 SO. 625 SO. 0 4 3 SO. 073! S8.5O7
S8.365
RYE.
bushel,
BARLEY.
By
sample
No. 2, fair to
good,
cash,
maltChiing,
cago.
Chicago.
Cash,
contract,
grades
No. 2,
Chicago.
Per
bushel,
Per
Per
Per
bushel. p o u n d , p o u n d .
1.S71
1.940
1.534
Per
1.315
1.305
; 1.217
1.263
x
1.060
.882
Granulated,
in
barrels,
SHEEr.
TOBACCO.
i
bushel.
.750
1.276
1.193
CORN.
.066
.068
. 106
9.039
8. 702
9. 573
.154
12 .809
10 424
17 496
.126
jj
;i
!
S4.687 ! S7.794 jS13.2O2
5.044 , 8.115 j 14.654
5.929
9.233 | 13.789
7.166 ! 10.017 j 15.231
14.486
-7M.T
15.705
17.600
18.244
14.187
10.332
16.092
11 -88
17.325
9.351 I 16.125
S.744 ; 15.904
22.302 ;
36.567 ;
32.346 |
34.182
. 216
15 938
.196 j 14.969
.193 [ 14.400
.184 : 13.906
15.094
14.513
14.435
14.806
10.875
13.063
13.525
14.250
19.593
20. 579
19.400
20.250
39.000
38.000
37.000
35.000
.195
. 169
.132
,120
12.600
15.031
15.381
15.350
13.975
14.725
14.856
15.130
12.525
7.344 ;
6.594
6.575
18.515
14.969
14.719
13.300
33.500
32.500
32.500
.136
.111
.101
.086
15.250
14.688
14.575
12.094
16.543
14.775
12.120
9.538
5.544
5.219 ;
5.150 |
3.563
13.388
32.500
32.500
32.500
32.500
.084
.070
.062
.059
9.840
9.312
9.563
8.719
9.305
9.156
9.463
8.225
3.450
10.925 i
9.438
3.688
4.031 ! 10.031 1
4.406
10.313 |
32.500
32.500
32.500
.072
.075
.086
.088
8.425
8.094
8.406
8.775
8.195
8.125
9.725
9.690
4.125
2.688
2.906 ,
3.075 |
11.790 |
10.781 !,
10.388 j
9.740
28.750
27.500
27.500
27.500
8.375
8.875
7.950
7.945
3.156
2.915
.201
.796
8.361
7.131
9.615
.4*41
. 154
.099
.088
Froin U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
;
12.531
12.150
11.581
8.813
8.490
32.500
32.500
27.500
27.500
36
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL.
INDEX NUMBERS.
[Base-year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
CALIFORNIA
REDWOOD LUMBER!
YEAR AND MONTH.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
Ship-
Production.
°«J
ers
ce'ved.
Shipments.
Relative Relative Relativ
to 1918. to 1918. to 1918.
Relative Relative
to 1917. to 1917.
ments
°
DOUGLAS FIR
LUMBERS
WESTERN PINE
LUMBER;
Produc-
Produc-
Shipments.
Relative Relative
to 1917. to 1917.
WHOLESALE PRICES.*
South- Douglas
No. 1,
ern pine fircomflooring. mon,
1x4;
smooth
grade one
side,
"B" and lx8xlO»
better, State of
Hatties- Washburg. ington.
Relative
to 1913.
100
100
!
100
100
100
104
98
117
Cement, Structural
net,
without steel,
bags, beams,
etc.,
Bufflngton, Pittsburgh.
Ind.
Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative
to 1913. to 1913. to 1913. to 1913. to 1913.
97
100
84
92
100
92
97
97
122
122
100
86
86
113
100
99
114
172
100
135
158
147
198
151
182
172
107
239
276
181
243
171
109
104
324
325
232
333
100
89
107
i
Common
brick,
red,
New
York.
100
112
110
100
99
Common
brick,
salmon,
run of
kiln,
Chicago.
100
83
93
177
269
202
174
187
97
113
139
118
124
106
1920
January...
February .
March
April
83
101
123
107
153
175
173
127
129
143
127
111
115
120
125
127
131
116
129
105
410
455
455
422
407
407
407
407
200
208
211
221
366
381
381
381
170
170
170
170
162
162
162
214
May....
June
July....
August..
138
123
115
151
128
97
104
135
104
56
84
134
122
122
85
108
119
105
85
102
375
310
284
287
407
320
320
320
225
230
241
248
381
381
381
343
179
185
185
194
214
214
205
184
September.
October
November.
December..
132
122
139
84
104
108
124
61
128
148' :
72
36 i
108
107
98
71
93
97
85
77
270
230
202
183
277
266
179
179
246
251
249
251
240
251
251
259
201
201
201
201
184
184
184
180
January...
February.
March
April
55
90
116
93
63
60
105
108
29
63
119
106
May....
June
July....
August.
122
108
81
77
77
119
79
47
116
September.
October
113
113
105
71
121
154
100
1921
22
20
56
66
39
44
57
67
47
57
73
80
56
64
86
98
160
148
139
133
168
136
136
136
229
227
235
186
251
251
248
229
199
177
175
175
162
162
152
147
96
106
67
69
69
82
92
91
78
94
111
97
83
113
138
141
140
141
125
125
125
114
177
170
172
172
221
221
225
225
175
175
175
175
146
146
139
123
75
77
83
97
107
98
113
155
184
114
114
171
174
232
229
164
155
123
116
See footnotes on opposite page.
'61
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL.
NUMERICAL DATA.
[Base year in bold-face type; index numbers on opposite page.]
WHOLESALE
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD W E S T E R N P I N E
LUMBERS
LUMBER.^
Y E A R AND M O N T H .
Produc- Ship- Orders
retion
ments. ceived.
M. ft.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
M. ft.
M.ft.
PRICES.*
DOUGLAS FIR
LUMBERS
Production.
ments.
Ship-
Production.
M. ft.
M.ft.
M. ft.
South- Douglas
No.
Strucern pine, 1fir,
Com- Cement,
com- Comtural
net,
mon
i flooring, mon,
mon without
steel,
I 1 x 4 , smooth brick, brick,
beams,
bags,
grade one side, salmon,
red, Buffing- etc.,
Ship" B " a n d 1x8x10, run of
New
ton,
Pittsments'. better, State of kiln,
Hatties- Wash- Chicago. York. Indiana. burgh.
b u r g . ington.
M. ft.
thou- Per thou- Per
Per M. ft. Per M. ft. Per
sand.
sand.
barrel.
$23,036 S9.208
7.917
7.875
10.375
S4.93S
4.872
4.780
4.783
Per
pound.
$6,563
5.531
6.052
8.035
$0,971
.892
.946
.187
$0,016
.013
.015
.028
349,165
375,128
374,680
3S1,843
323,201
361,251
355,432
335,735
31.54
33. 76
55.00
74.53
15.875
18.250
25.417
29.917
4.947
8.885
7.449 | 11.927
8.947 I 15.958
11.441
21.854
1.532
1.665
1.663
1.802
.043
.032
.028
.028
I 37,180
j 41,333
36,693
32,115
408,435
4'20,341
435,113
443,61S
423,474
374,233
417,655
33S,121
94.41
104.88
104.73
97.09
37.500
37. 500
37.500
37.500
9.850
10.270
10.430
10.920
24.000
25.000
25.000
25.000
1.650
1.650
1.650
1.650
.025
.025
.025
.032
36,48S
27,538
29,743
38,575
30,053
16,093
24,338
38,690
424,817
427,055
295,895
375,576
383,186
337,973
275,303
331,259
86.27
71.44
65.32
66.20
37.500#
29.500
29.500
29.500
11.090
11.360
11.880
12.220
25.000
25.000
25.000
22.483
1.741
1.800
1.800
1.887
.032
.032
.031
.028
49,333
45,785
52,158
31,403
29,618
30,748
35,378
17,235
36,845
42,690
20,640
10,243
376,471
372, 890
340,659
249,339
300,371
314,696
274,407
247,996
62.22
52.99
46.60
42.21
25.500
24.500
16.500
16.500
12.160
12.400
12.310
12.400
15.766
16.500
16.500
17.000
1.950
1.950
1.950
1.950
.028
.028
.028
.027
January
February
March
April
20,768
33,607
43,496
35,002
17,821
16,940
30,002
30,635
8,480
18,080
34,248
27,867
24,698
22,274
63,126
42,793
48,603
63,126
74,453
163,391
213,527
253,368
277, 989
182,192
205,470
277,989
315,591
36.89
33.99
31.92
30.71
15.500
12.500
12.500
12.500
11.310
11.210
11.580
9.170
16.500
16.500
16.250
15.000
1.930
1.717
1.700
1.700
,025
.025
.023
.022
May
June
July
August
45,799
40,539
32,334
48,748
23,051
21,786
21,935
33,797
28,394
22,817
13,682
33,417
109,266
119,831
108,354
103,948
73,942
75,86S
76,120
90,397
320,515
316,039
273,064
329,020
358,565
314,248
267,245
363,937
31.7S
32.39
32.27
32.52
11.500
11.500
11.500
10.500
8.740
8.410
8.490
8.51
14.500
14.500
14.750
14.750
1.700
1.700
1.700
1.700
.022
.022
.021
.019
September
October
42,721
42,423
29,817
20,086
35,024
44,529
84,984
86,861
i 91,996
! 108,780
337,973
374,681
316,486
366,176
35.79
42.57
10.500
10.500
8.46
8.57
15.25
15.00
1.593
1.50
.019
.018
37,460
28,470
36,336
44,203
32,116
35,212
January
February
March
April
30,903
37,618
46,203
40,040
43,513
49,880
49,213
36,115
May
June
July
August
51,740
45,990
43,010
56,730
September
October
November.
December
28,844
40,082
30,717
113,320
118,17S
111,192
132,475
110,423
97,7S4
109,032
110,6S9
1920.
1921.
1
The California Redwood Association has furnished to the Bureau of the Census the figures on the actual production, shipments, and orders received by 7 identical
mills for each month of 1918, 1919, and 1920. These 7 mills represent 40 per cent of the capacity of all listed mills for these years. For the first 4 months of 1921
reports were furnished from 10 mills representing &S\ per cent of the capacity of all listed mills. For the remaining months of 1921 reports are available from 11 mills
representing 71 per cent of the total listed capacity. The actual average monthly production of the 7 reporting mills for 1918 was 14,984,000 feet. On the basis of 40
per cent of capacity the 191S average monthly production of all mills is computed as 37,460,000 feet. Regarding this as normal production, there has been computed the
probable production of the total redwood capacity based on the relation between actual and normal production of the mills reporting. The columns on shipments and
orders received represent a similar relationship between the actual reported figures and the normal production of all mills.
2
The Western Pine Manufacturers' Association has supplied figures showing the actual and normal production for the mills reporting in each of the periods shown.
From these figures the per cent of normal production is obtained in each case, and this per cent is applied to the normal production of 54 identical mills. The normal
monthly production of these 54 mills is given as 148,000,000 board feet and is estimated to represent 70 per cent of the output of the western pine territory.
3
In the October issue (No. 3) of the "Survey" figures on Douglas fir production and shipments as supplied by the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, were given in
terms of per cent of normal production. The figures given in this table were obtained by applying those percentage figures to the actual production of 124 mills for May,
1920. The production in that month was 4-17,674,540 board feet. This computation does not change the index numbers from those given in the preceding issue, but places
the Douglas fir figures on a numerical basis similar to those for other kinds of lumber.
* Data from the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
38
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF SPECIFIED COMMODITIES.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.
n>ase year in hold face type: numerical data on opposite pa.ee.]
[TED STATES.
YEAR AND MONTH.
IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED STATES.
WOOD PULP.
LUMBER,
(boards,
planks, etc.)
SULPHURIC
ACID. 2
Relative to
5-year
average.
Relative to
5-year
average.
Relative to
5-year
average.
Relative to
5-year
average.
ANTHRACITE
COAL.
BITUMINOUS
COAL.3
COKE.
Relative to
5-year
average.
Relative to
5-year
average.
COFFEE.
TEA.
Relative to
.5-year
average.
Relative to
5-year
average.
Relative to
5-year
average.
100
Mechanical. Chemical.
100
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1914 monthly average
111
105
68
84
179
110
150
111
99
1915 monthly average
103
127
91
.53
1,055
76
128
135
107
1916 monthly average
121
144
120
51
903
132
138
129
107
1917 monthly average
161
163
143
48
863
141
130
142
128
1018 monthly average
129
151
172
48
1,090
93
128
121
1919 monthly average
129
140
136
73
71
289
102
141
147
134
82
261
94
72
394
117
220
143
92
106
114
80
70
288
119
226
153
124
95
82
59
330
73
184
123
95
146
106
137
76
73
402
59
211
151
90
121
221
72
77
1,113
57
141
200
65
96
219
58
87
432
105
197
100
58
178
285
76
78
400
117
196
163
104
229
324
110
86
301
164
172
176
122
193
374
98
80
277
199
304
173
121
1909-1913 average
1920 monthly average
1920.
January
February
March.
April
May....
June
July
August...
September
October
November
December
113
305
110
76
259
163
292
128
102
154
417
142
72
267
,
105
290
128
96
116
325
50
328
117
218
100
129
244
117
100
56
327
135
208
96
73
51
January
February
March
April...
101
205
52
48
310
So
39
115
37
37
372
L3
139
61
147
101
172
33
107
105
16
187
132
41
54
110
128
34
26
219
65
57
May....
June
July
August
151
172
228
21
45
302
27
60
1921.
September
October
35
69
81
215
128
42
80
163
53
133
49
109
101
62
135
130
241
26
60
90
93
164
111
62
154
25
59
177
100
173
125
95
100
110
121
24
56
101
176
255
84
102
31
69
225
160
221
103
112
107
See footnotes on opposite page.
39
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF SPECIFIED COMMODITIES.
NUMEEICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base-year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
I M P O R T S INTO THE UNITED S T A T E S .
E X P O R T S F R O M THE UNITED S T A T E S .
YEAR AND MONTH.
LUMBER
(boards,
planks,
WOOD P U L P .
SULPHURIC
ACID. 2
i ANTHRACITE
'
COAL.
BITUMINOUS
COAL-
Gross tons.
Gross tons.
Gross tons. j
M. feet.
287,722
319,187
295,248
347,130
1,098,364
1,150,154
1,396,857
1,581,446
72,889
49,374
66,620
87,399
178,388
149,145
93,959
91,216
613,692
1,098,015
6,476,002
5,538,625
14,699
16,165
1909-13 average
1914 monthly average..
1915 monthly average..
1916 monthly average..
COKE.
etc.).
Mechanical.
Chemical.
Gross tons.
Gross tons.
11,284 '
19,533 ,
COFFEE.
TEA.
Pounds.
Pounds.
(000 omitted.)
22,787
34,010
29,340
31,339
75,659
8,241
84,256
102,438
97,241
8,151
8,842
8,814
462,377
369,778
370,282
402,080
1, 788,
1, 662,
196,
2, 865,
911
839
543
836
104,432
125,582
53,345
68,445
85,220
85,452
109,268
129,227
5,293,426
6,691,220
1,774,627
2,415,922
20,765
13,800
15,049
17,299
29,670
29,221
32,274
50,137
107,209
91,788
111,130
108,118
10,566
11,044
6,747
7,567
March.
306,069
272,368
419,682
April
347,644
1, 249, 167
1, 168, 806
1, 500, 540
2, 431, 639
58,026
59,866
55,435
52,703
124,626
105,176
129,460
137,049
1,768,749
2,025,311
2,469,734
6,829,448
17,579
10,690
8,609
8,407
51,390
41,828
48,098
32,173
116,032
93,129
131,923
151,501
10,253
7,810
7,384
5,374
May
June
July
August..
277,197
511,951
659,095
555,627
2,400,821
3,132,253
3,556,802
4,108,561
42,077
55,420
80,112
71,381
155,098
139,236
153,270
143,061
2,655,432
2,453,556
15,381
17,138
24,104
29,290
44,964
44,756
39,321
69,384
75,350
123,506
133,143
130,636
4,776
8,546
10,080
10,002
September...
October
November...
December
325,234
444,391
333,265
372,441
4,011,424
4,580,169
3,567,136
135,983
128,187
99,086
100,496
1,589,383
1,639,590
2,004,085
23,939
15,368
17,181
19,910
66,620
66,003
49,779
47,328
96,661
2,682,715
80,377
103,353
85,443
77,109
75,654
72,752
8,441
7,929
6,015
4,198
January..
February.
March....
April
289,340
291,150
307,940
368,534
2,248,448
1,258,670
1,151,840
1,453,027
37,745
27,238
25,061
18,863
86,182
66,342
73,180
96,558
1,903,970
2,285,806
673,314
1,345,096
12,568
2,924
2,396
5,078
31,677
14,002
15,734
18,614
110,956
130,413
141,729
162,397
3,247
2,711
5,387
4,711
May
June
July........
August
434,308
495,896
388,041
373,005
2,500,374
3,314,513
2,649,989
1,695,090
15,641
19,911
19,129
18,029
79,665
106,862
106,388
105,848
787,647
817,159
553,587
1,083,892
6,314
7,247
13,687
14,647
18,145
24,730
37,282
39,447
123,191
76,762
83,703
94,897
4,383
5,094
5,080
7,844
September...
October
287,268
307.873
1,211,610
1, 328;513
17,634
22,256
100,585
123,264
620,961
1,379,564
25,855
23,569
58,220
50,374
63,546
78,174
8,391
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average .
1920.
January...
February..
1,844,985
1,698,168
2,012,627
97,127
1921.
1
2
3
Data from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
These figures repeated to correct error in October Surrey.
Does not include bunker coal on vessels engaged in the foreign trade.
9,220
|
|
|
!
!
j
|
!
i
40
FINANCE AND PRICES.
INDEX NUMBERS.
[Base year in bold-faced type: numerical data on opposite page.]
NEW ISSUES,
STATE AND
MUNICIPAL
BONDS.i
WHOLESALE PRICE,
PRICES OF NEWSPRINT
INDEX NUMBERS.
PAPER.*
COMU. S.
COMPOSITE
STEEL
FIRE
CORPO- POSITE
FINLOSSES RATION
ISHED
STEEL
EARN- PRICE.* STEEL
Spot
India
INGS.3
PRICED Contract Contract
Japan
Ausmarket,
(Caldomestic. Canadian. domestic. (Tokyo). tralia.8
cutta)^
Permanent
loans
(long
term).
Temporary
loans
(short
term).
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
1913 monthly average.
1914 monthly average.
1915 monthly average.
1916 monthly average.
100
1OO
109
59
121
32
122
61
1917 monthly average.
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average.
109
81
64
98
189
93
1OO
189
137
254
114
YEAR AND MONTH.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
100
52
95
243
100
88
95
123
215
136
105
129
252
165
118
105
119
113
205
308
123
137
185
161
99
107
133
47
113
132
76
115
235
21
112
Relative
to 1919.
Relative
to 1919.
Relative
to 1919.
Relative
to 1919.
Relative
to 1914.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1914.
100
96
97
117
100
141
163
100
86
92
161
259
252
220
213
193
188
100
100
100
211
222
137
135
213
149
193
235
259
218
195
190
117
117
154
301
203
218
208
210
122
125
186
313
206
209
220
225
123
125
205
321
209
198
219
231
127
122
220
300
217
200
133
216
230
126
122
231
271
225
210
138
213
227
128
125
235
247
233
206
144
215
234
140
135
245
239
234
209
135
221
239
144
145
238
235
236
209
100
132
155
170
180
204
1920,
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
191
September
October
November
December
206
138
114
141
221
239
149
145
228
230
230
208
184
190
126
147
213
230
156
146
218
226
215
206
190
130
125
131
203
215
156
152
213
221
208
194
240
134
184
106
191
187
160
158
183
206
197
180
1921.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
224
150
158
126
189
184
163
175
162
201
196
178
216
102
115
89
180
176
159
177
146
195
192
174
184
261
127
68
171
166
158
177
131
191
181
175
278
310
99
64
170
165
145
151
121
190
171
183
224
173
107
68
170
166
141
151
118
191
369
112
129
60
165
159
140
146
120
192
162
314
107
149
45
153
148
128
132
117
196
159
351
102
115
57
144
141
128
131
120
199
63
138
136
131
120
134
134
113
111
310
183
114
369
148
125
I
See footnotes on opposite page.
184
178
183
184
41
FINANCE AND PRICES.
NUMERICAL DATA.
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
Y E A R AND MONTH.
NEW ISSUES, STATE
AND MUNICIPAL
BONDS.i
FIRE
LOSSES.*
Permanent Temporary
loans
loans
(long term). (short term),
Value.
U.S.
STEEL
CORPORATION
EARNINGS.3
COMPOSITE
STEEL
PRICE.*
Per pound.
COMPOSITE FINISHED
STEEL*
PRICED
PRICES OF NEWSPRINT PAPER.'
Contract,
domestic.
Contract,
Canadian.
Spot
market,
domestic.
Per 100-lb.
roll.
Per 100-lb.
roll.
Per 100-lb.
roll.
Per pound.
(000 omitted from each column.)
24,367
$11,432
5,972
10,866
27,798
$0.0172
.0152
.0163
.0280
$0.0166
.0143
.0153
.0267
37,078
21,902
64,183
64,472
32,704
39,428
37,508
55,341
24,608
15,595
11,966
14,724
.0446
.0379
.0332
.0363
.0419
.0354
.0312
.0368
$3,721
5.107
$3,651
86,647
38,858
70,161
63,102
101,684
42,310
123,990
64,866
37,013
26,631
22,109
13,503
12,881
15,705
12,190
.0335
.0358
.0378
.0377
.0316
.0349
.0374
.0384
4.362
4.533
4.577
4.726
4.267
4.569
4.556
4.463
6.624
7.997
8.797
9.443
45,183
45,031
79,915
65,293
18,742
30,684
8,534
34,607
25,440
25,746
25,136
17,931
15,206
15,760
16,437
15,440
.0371
.0367
.0370
.0380
.0381
.0376
.0389
.0397
4.673
4.752
5.211
5.371
4.457
4.550
4.938
5.306
9.905
10.072
10.498
10.212
September.
| October....
i November.
December..
70,713
62,592
64,613
81,557
55,763
76,592
52,318
53,997
25,630
28,331
28,093
41,198
16,174
16,775
15,003
12,099
.0380
.0367
.0350
. 0328
.0396
.0381
.0357
.0311
5.531
5.790
5.792
5.969
5.308
5.541
9.800
9.362
9.148
5.770
7.854
January...
February.
March....
April
76,130
73,475
62,667
94,787
60,586
41,270
105,252
124,930
35,320
25,889
28,581
22,179
14,387
10,158
7,741
7,337
.0325
.0310
.0294
.0293
.0306
.0292
.0276
.0274
6.076
5.921
5.862
5.409
6.385
6.458
6.480
5.5C7
6.945
6.279
5.623
5.206
76,145
125,693
106,884
119,618
70,007
45,482
42,930
41,249
23,957
29,001
33,356
25,829
7,732
6,824
5,157
6,503
.0293
.0283
.0263
.0248
.0276
.0264
.0246
.0234
5.248
5.227
4.770
4.762
5.407
5.322
4.824
4.758
105,457
125,671
73,529
59,543
25,502
27,955
7,258
5.066
5.129
5.013
5.160
4.185
.0237
.0225
.0230
.0222
4.886
4.188.
4.388
4.069
$34,049
$40,268
23,838
1915 monthly average.
1916 monthly average.
37,159
41,049
41,450
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1913 monthly average.
1914 monthly average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
January...
February.
March
April
May...
June...
July...
August.
May
June
July....
August.
September
October
November
1
,
j
12,894
$22,416
27,571
27,598
4.922
5.343
$4,290
i
9.143
4.070
Data from the Bond Buyer.
Losses by fire in the United States and Canada as compiled by the New York Journal of Commerce.
From reports by the corporation. Back figures compiled from BradstreeVs.
4
From the American Metal Market. Repeated here to correct error in preceding issue. The figures given represent the average price per pound of steel products as
fellows: 2| pounds bars, 1§ pounds plates, 1J pounds shapes, 1£ pounds pipe, 1J pounds wire nails, 1 pound galvanized sheets, and £ pound tin plate.
5
Composite price of finished steel products compiled by the Iron Age. The commodities included are: Steel bars, beams, tank plates, plain wire, open-hearth rails,
black pipe, and black sheets. These products according to the Iron A ge constitute 88 per cent of the United States output of finished steel.
e Taken from the monthly reports on newsprint paper compiled by the Federal Trade Commission.
7
Compiled by the Bank of Japan, quotations on 56 commodities.
8
Compiled by the Australian Commonwealth's Bureau of Census and Statistics, quotations on 92 commodities.
» Compiled by the Indian Department of Statistics, quotations on 75 commodities.
2
3
42
MISCELLANEOUS.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources*
f Base-year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
SILVER.1
YEAR AND
MONTH.
MEXICAN BRITISH IRON ANTHRACITE
AND STEEL. 3
PETCOAL.1
ROL.*
Pig
Price In. Price
ShipI New : in Lon- ments.
! York. don.
1
1913 mo.av.
1914 mo.av.
iron
(production).
Steei
ingots
(production).
ELASTIC
WEBBINGJ
LEATHER
BELTING.*
BAD- !
ORDER
j R. R. |!
Value
Ship- , Stor- I CARS.*|! Quantities
of
m e n t s . i age. |I
sales.
sold.
ABRASIVES.**
EMPLOYMENT
IN WISCONSIN
FACTORIES^
I Domes-!Foreign NumTotal
ber
Sales. |
tic
sales. of em- paysales. 7
ployees. roll.
Average
weekly
earnings.
I Relative Relative Relative
Relative Relative ' Relative I Relative Relative! Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative ' to 1915 to 1915 to 1915
t o 1913. t o 1913. to 1913. to 1913. to 1913. I to 1919. ! to 1921. to 1913. to 1919. I to 1919. to 1919. to 1919. to 1919. ! (first
(first
(first
( t
quarter), quarter).'quarter).
100
92
100
100
100
100
92
82
87
102
100 i
1915 m o . a v .
83
127
112
106
66
105
112
1916 m o . a v .
110
154
120
119
86
128
160
125
1917 m o . a v .
136
104
88
135
197
146
1918 m o . a v . ;
162
172
246
185
1919 m o . a v . ;
186
207
1920 m o . a v .
169
223
1920.
January
February..
March
April
|
222
290
220
308
210
269
200
250
May
June
July
August
172
218
520
SO
132
119
93
152
185
490
85
132
126
113
154
195
569
ss
124
124
112
101
217
715
S8
111
121
September.
October
November .
December.
157
216
197
185
152
802
87
62
47
79
139
85
79
117
856
772
723
753
54
45
99
145
126
118
124
76
56
11
May
June
July
August
100
124
9S
127
101
136
269.
103
13S
259
September.
October
November .
111
119
145
150
1921.
January...
February..
March
April
140
130
108
110
99
94
148
92
128
337
72
594
78
105
89
94
108
99
103
100
111
100
100
100
118
103
108
98
122
87
373
its
122
111
133
356
125
105
90
118
477
132
122
102
116
145
408
124
109
113
213
125
790 '
748
816
!
106
139
258
100
136
184
109 I
125
135
344
255
124
133
110
106
110
84
128
152
116
° 147
o 353
10 240
74
103
113
104
129 j
162
129
147
111
117 i
148
113
132
131
»142
10372
10 262
150
82
120
169
143
357
250
115
119 :
108 ;
136
!
87
116
140
142
382
269
05
111
97 !
123
;|
71
104
155
138
364
264
122
111
74
47
85
179
131
347
265
115
49
95 ij
61 j
55
115
122
309
253
121
44
50
37
88
113
119
121
117
121
IOO
143
231
127
290
650
110
344
793
134
18
121
68
124
SIT
123
778
131
!|
161
44
40
43
|
|
179
41 i
205
43
226
42
235
46
40
644
249
48
42
89
009
248
241
229
44
4''
38
37
100
141
See footnotes ou opposite page.
ioo ;
241
49
50
39
48
100
224
224
44 I;
59
48
34
102
220
216
46
r
74
61
37
99
215
218
40
;
83
70
65
93
202
217
42
78
6S
43
92
193
211
39
87
71
35
179
202
80
62
45
168
188
92
187
203
94
181
194
|
94
42
43
MISCELLANEOUS.
NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources,
[Base year in bold-faced type: index numbers on opposite paire.]
ANTHRACITE
COAL.<
MEXICAN2 j BRITISH IRON
PETROL. ' AND STEEL.*
SILVERS
BADORDER
R. R.
11 CARS.-
LEATHER
BELTING/
ELASTIC
WEBBING.-
ABRASIVES.
Sales.
Sales.
Domes-1 F o r tic j eign
sales. ; sales.
Thousands
Pounds. of dollars.
Thousands
of
vards.
Reams. Reams.
|l
Price
Price
in
New
York.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Shipments.
in
London.
:
! Pig iron! Steel
|j (pro- i ingots || Shipdue- ] (pro- j ments.
tion). duction^
Storage.
Number j
on first
of
month.
Pence
per
Dollars
per
fine
ounce.
standard
ounce
.925
fine.
1913 m o n t h l y average.
. '$0,598 27.573
1914 monthly average.
.
.548'
25.313
Barrels.
Tons.
Gross
tons.
Tons.
Gross
tons.
150,909
2,158,620 855,166 638,666
'
1 , 7 6 5 , 7 0 2 !'
743,666
!
652,926 j . .
1915 monthly average.
.497 |
23.675
2,742,542;
732,750;
712,501 I . .
1916 monthly average.
.i>57 |
31.315
3,318,117:
754,000
766,371..
1917 monthly average.
.814
:
40. Sol
4,607,730
785,000 ! 817,006 , 4,719,442
1918 monthly average.
.91)8 '
47.516
5,319,027
756,033 j 799,286'
1919 monthly average.
Mil!
57.059
7,279,901
1920 monthly average.
1.009 '
01.590
12,810,420
January...
February.
March
April
1.328
1.313
1.255
1.198
79.846
85.005
74.194
8,061,290
10,288,384
08.848
10,092,313
May
1.026 i 00. oio ;
.909 51. 096
.920 , 53. 736
899 ,
754,274
132,374
846,664
1,171
134,711 ; 739,628
1,199
;
141,961
767,423
1,354
';
612,000 | 657,833 jJ4,497,129 '
167,700 • 7 1 0 , 2 1 4
1,365
666,725 ; 754,633 |i 4,62-4,310
163,070 ,
'
:
(594,899
•
1 5 , 3 9 7 j 6 8 , 1 5 0 ! 9,171
1,662 • 13,404 |
73,969 ! 11,476
1920.
June
July
August
665,000
645,000
699,000
671,000
11, 225, 532
10, 574, 397
12, 275, 021
739,000 ; 840,000
5,331,738 :
726,000 : 845,000
5,677,138 i
750,600
789,900
5,574,240 |
i.
108,589
843,602
752,400
709,200
5,448,208 !
j
174,371
768,279
5,477,485 !
1,53,995 ; 789,323
4,733,522 |
147,999 | 084,852
5,409,737 ;
153,727 | 820,682
4,291,127 !
104,600
804,989
i-
139,786
917,024
'•
170,493
828,782
.962
59.875 ! |
15,438,008
September...
October
November...
December
.937
59.476 i;
17,311,218
884,700
2,931,311
: 166,148
688,194
.835
54.197 I 17,050,948
533,200 I 544,300
5,473,913
j
167,965
527,219
50.952 |
403,200
505,100
5,188,937
';
174,276
349,081
.0-18
41.845 i i 17,608,703
075,300 ! 745,400
5,704,596
I 182,097
310,759
January...
February.
March
April
. 660
39.985
5,354,419 | 6 1 6 , 4 2 9
i 191,234
309,474
34.745 |
463,600 |
483,500
5,454,588 \
879,273 : 213,180
285,575
.560
32.479 I
18,481,136
16,670,678
15,579,453
16,251,718
642,100 ! 493,400
.592
386,000 j
359,100
5,268,974 , 1,422,395
243,586
306,146
60,300
70,600
5,445,543 ! 1,789,452 !
270,319
288,584
May....
. 598
34.105
309,971
308,872
June
July....
August.
.585
34.971
341,337
300,169
. 003
37.481
354,011
328,514
.016
38.096
14,025,974
17,121,884
5,806,424
5,582,007
370,417
.602
40.082 ';
17,633,942
.710
41.442 '•
16,749,345
September.
October
November.
1
,
754,000
798,000
840,000
794,000
7,687,944
34.250
16,151,395
741,000
!
13,600 I
5,700
5/235,562
800 !
2,700
6,031,937
10,200 !
117,200
5,462,760
94,200 !
434,100
5,575,115
3,970,940
429,300
5,519,412
4,122,702 i 371,087
5,872, 783
, 304,372
158,300
Silver prices as quoted in the Engineering News Record.
Mexican petroleum shipments from the three ports, Tampico, Port Lobos,
and Tuxpam, form the best current measure of Mexican oil production. These
figures are compiled from those published in Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter.
3
The production of iron and steel in Great Britain is reported monthly by
the British Federation of Iron and Steel Manufacturers.
4
Anthracite coal shipments and stock as reported by the Anthracite Bureau
of Information.
;>
Number of railroad freight cars in need of repairs as reported by the American
Railway Association.
6
Data from the Leather Belting Exchange.
2
;
2,119,308
'
1,815
1,605
1,975
1,016
i
\
!
|
19,052
16,327
19,656
15,815
90,426 10,050
74,053 7,674
103,806 j 10,631
70,931 | 9,537
2,216 j 19,801 100,107 10,183
2,017
17,386
89,731 11,972
2,043
12,612 I 81,499 15,480
1,862 j 13,327 ''• 78,90812,800
10,915
7,161
3,859
4,932 :
70,887
58,084
37,190
25,341
14,246
666
600
626
552
7,705
9,079
11,443
12,791
26,436
32,764
41,404
47,538
4,387
3,138
3,393
5,958
340,500
572
539
5-18
570
12,040
46,544
13,347 ! 48,671
12,280 ij 41,969
13,660 j| 51,595
3,963
3,192
4,142
3, S79
311,709 |
299,867 |
525 j 14,537 | 54,929
501 15,369
4.540
1,682
1,302
835
081
I
!
|
I
16,458
10,544
8,061
345,201
'Sales of clastic webbing reported by the Webbing Manufacturers' Exchange.
Data on abrasives as compiled by the Abrasive Paper and Cloth Manufacturers1
Exchange. The totals given include the sales of garnet, emery, flint, and artificial (silicon, carbide, and aluminous oxide) paper, cloth, and combinations. Figures arc stated in equivalent reams 9 by 11 inches in size. The data submitted
show that in 1919 the total domestic sales were made up of the following approximate percentages: Garnet 39, emery 8, flint 32, and artificial 20 per cent.
1J
Reported by the Wisconsin Industrial Commission.
10
Average for preceding 3 months.
11
Index number less than 1. Small output in this and preceding months due
to the coal strike.
8
44
DEPARTMENT STORE TRADE.
PERCENTAGE NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources,1
COMPARISON OF NET SALES WITH CORRESPONDING MONTHS OF PRECEDING YEAR.
Percentage increase or decrease.
(A minus sign [— ] denotes decrease.)
Y E A R AND MONTH.
FEDERAL R E S E R V E DISTRICT.
District
1
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average.
District
2
42
18
District
3
District
4
District
5
22
District
6
20
District
7
District
District
District
10
District \ District
12
11
12
22
37
1920.
January...
February.
March
April
35
18
38
19
May
June
July
August..
21
28
20
11
15
1
11
-0.4
September..
October
November..
December...
-0.3
14
23
4
51
34
24
23
31
32
30
26
11
21
16
21
31
24
12
28
50
60
41
15
16
25
21
26
15
8
12
13
5
13
25
15
3
29
10
18
10
-0.4
1
9
3
—1
65
35
28
24
16
48
52
65
33
29
46
18
22
18
12
-2
27
23
25
20
11
13
14
10
-0.3
12
11
11
5
Q
-2
3
1
26
26
12
16
13
-3
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
2
-5
1
7
2
4
2
-2
-0.4
-5
3
-12
-5
-10
May
June
July
August
September..
Q
3
-10
"7
-12
-5
-14
-21
-21
-24
-12
-4
-15
1
-6
-20
3
-4
-12
-10
-16
-17
-17
-21
-21
-23
-11
-5
-3
-3
-13
-18
-15
-19
-15
-0.4
-3
-1
-3
-2
-8
-17
-12
-18
-12
-7
-11
-12
4
-6
-3
-9
-5
-16
-18
-15
-17
-22
-11
-18
-5
-11
-11
-17
-17
-22
-23
-23
PER CENT OF AVERAGE STOCKS AT END OF EACH MONTH COMPARED WITH SAME MONTH i
OF PRECEDING YEAR.
|
25
28
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average.
32
20
43
37
49
56
64
25
17
32
17
36
34
54
38
57
52
60
41
30
43
52
65
40
28
39
43
38
48
58
56
41
40
44
39
70
60
53
53
40
25
44
1920.
January...
February.
March
April
30
38
43
45
69
54
10
16
24
26
May
June
July
August..
44
41
32
26
49
43
40
29
30
27
28
31
57
53
48
40
67
57
45
30
50
47
52
40
50
77
70
64
24
19
31
13
18
September.
October
November.
December..
21
12
8
19
17
5
-5
21
16
10
4
34
35
23
12
21
15
5
-4
37
30
16
56
59
40
28
35
31
17
16
23
16
7
-4
29
25
12
9
53
42
32
9
21
16
20
0.3
-12
-19
-19
-13
-17
-18
-22
-25
-26
-26
-8
-14
-13
-12
-16
-13
-14
-21
-10
-12
-12
-13
-11
-23
-15
-19
-15
-18
-21
-22
-13
-16
-18
-18
0.4
-8
-22
-14
-15
-12
-14
-17
-16
-18
-19
-20
-19
-20
-26
-24
-24
-22
-18
-12
-17
-22
-20
-18
-19
-21
-20
-22
-22
-11
-10
-9
-11
-13
-24
-27
-22
-21
-18
-20
-17
-15
-15
-14
-21
-23
-28
-26
-26
-14
-21
-18
-16
-16
i
-0.2
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
-16
-19
-12
-18
-22
-22
May
June
July
August
September.
-18
-17
-16
-18
-18
-17
-12
-21
-20
-18
-11
o
1
_5
-0.4
Compiled by i he Federal Reserve Board from data supplied by the National Retail Dry Goods Association.
45
DEPARTMENT STORE TRADE.
PERCENTAGE NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.'
STOCKS AT END OF MONTH COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS MONTH.
Percentage increase or decrease.
(A minus sign [—] denotes decrease.)
YEAR AND MONTH.
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E DISTRICT.
District
1
District
2
District
3
0.2
0.6
District
4
District
5
District
6
District
7
District
8
District
9
District
10
District
11
9.4
-0.3
0.9
-1.1
0.7
District
12
0.8
0.3
1920 monthly average
5
0.8
-14.
15
1920.
-3
8
May ..
June .
July
August
September. ^.
12
-0.4
5
-3
-5
-7
-6
-6
-3
-1
3
4
September
October
November
December
1921.
January
February ..
.
March
April...
26
4
10
-2
5
-1
-1
14
5
-0.1
3
15
28
56
32
10
0.0
5
-1
2
-9
—6
0.0
3
6
8
5
15
6
13
5
12
1
2
2
6
9
8
9
1
5
-1
8
27
3
22
23
-6
3
23
-9
9
8
22
3
10
22
14
1
5
-2
-3
10
1
-5
-6
-5
-6
-8
A
-4
-5
-9
-19
-21
-17
-20
-26
-31
-24
-19
-19
-24
-29
-3
-14
-13
-8
-1
-2
-3
-9
-1
_s
-4
16
. .
1
12
to
May
June
July
August
10
10
11
©
M
A r'l
45
©
-5
-6
3
6
-12
-15
-16
5
6
3
9
6
1
9
6
1
8
4
8
4
9
9
4
-0.4
i
0.2
Q
4
0.2
—2
-2
-3
-2
-3
—4
-6
-2
-3
-4
-3
—3
-4
-5
-6
-2
-0.4
-1 '
-1
2
1
10
5
6
6
9
5
2
1
3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-6
-9
—5
-8
-4
-1
-7
13
6
1
7
-0.7
7
7
5
8
9
7
11
12
7
10
17
11
4
7
4
Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board from data supplied by the National Retail Dry Goods Association.
2
17
7
7
4
46
SOURCES OF DATA.
REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE.
Price index for Australia.
AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH'S BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
BANK OF JAPAN
Price index for Japan.
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR...
Price index for Canada.
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
Foreign exchange index numbers.
Debits to individual accounts.
Condition of Federal Reserve Bank?.
Condition of reporting member banks.
Money held outside U. S. Treasury and
Federal Reserve System.
Wholesale price index numbers.
Department store trade: figures from
National Retail Dry Goods Association.
INDIAN DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS...
Price index for India.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Railway revenues and expenses.
COMMISSION..;
U.
Foreign exchange rates.
N E W YORK FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.'
i
STATE DEPARTMENT OF j
j
New York State factory employment and
earnings.
PANAMA CANAL
Panama Canal traffic.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREBUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
Beef and pork production.
IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREBUREAU OF MARKETS AND CROP ESTIMATES.
U.
s. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
COMMERCE.
s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
All imports and exports.
Tonnage of vessels, entered and cleared
in United States foreign trade.
Data on trade of foreign countries.
! Vessels under construction and vessels
\ completed.
T. s. GRAIN CORPORATION.
Wheat flour production, prior to July,
1920.
r . s. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF MINES.
Gasoline, production, etc.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORGEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Portland cement, production, etc.
Anthracite coal, production.
Bituminous coal, production.
Beehive coke, production.
By-product coke, production.
Crude petroleum, production, etc.
V.
Number on payroll—United States factories.
Paper and wood pulp production, prices
etc.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
N E W YORK
LABOR.
t\
Cotton ginned.
Cotton consumed and on hand.
Active woolen machinery hours
Active textile machinery.
Leather production and'stocks.
Cotton seed and cottonseed oil.
Stocks of tobacco held by manufacturers
and dealers.
Fats and oils, production, consumption.
and stocks.
S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
LABOR—EM-
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.
Immigration and emigration statistics.
U.
Wholesale prices of commodities, including farm products, food, clothing,
metals, etc.
Wholesale price index.
Retail price index of foods.
l\
Wholesale prices of farm products to
producer.
Wool consumption and stocks.
Crop production.
I Cold storage holdings.
| Shipments of cattle, hogs, and sheep.
I Receipts and cold storage holdings of
! butter, cheese and eggs.
j Production of condensed and evaporated
milks.
S. DEPARTMENT OF
PLOYMENT SERVICE.
S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
United States postal savings.
Postal receipts.
s. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
I". S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Total United States interest-bearing debt.
Liberty and Victory loans and War
Savings securities.
Customs receipts.
r.
Oleomargarine consumption.
Production of manufactured
snuff, cigars and cigarettes.
S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT—BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
U. S. W A R
CORPS.
DEPARTMENT—ENGINEER
WISCONSIN INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION... 1
tobacco,
Iron ore movement.
Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic.
Wisconsin factory earnings and employment.
REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
ABERTHAW CONSTRUCTION CO
Building costs.
ABRASIVE PAPER AND CLOTH MANUFACTURERS' EXCHANGE.
Sales of abrasives.
;
AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION. . .
Face brick production,slocks,etc.
;
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE.
Steel ingot production.
AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION
Freight car surplus.
Freight car shortage.
Car loadings.
Bad-order cars.
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OF j Production of passenger cars and trucks.
COMMERCE.
j
; NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE i Cost of living.
AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE
Production and stocks of zinc.
;
ANTHRACITE BUREAU OF INFORMATION .;
Anthracite shipments and stocks.
BOLT, NUT, AND RIVET INSTITUTE
i
Bolts, nuts, and rivets.orders and shipments.
BRIDGE BUILDERS
SOCIETY.
'
AND
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FINISHERS i Finished cotton goods production, etc.
F. W.
REDWOOD
DODGE CO
KNIT GOODS
AMERICA.
STEEL
MANUFACTURERS
UuititKR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
OF
tin.
!
Automobile tires.tubes, and raw material.
] Raw silk consumption, etc.
Redwood lumber production, etc.
SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION
Yellow pine production and stocks.
Building statistics—Contrad 5 awarded.
STEEL BARREL MANUFACTURERS' AS-
Steel barrel shipments.
SOCIATION.
TANNERS* COUNCII
,. _, ^
I . S. STEEL CORPORATION
British iron and steel production.
Knit underwear production, etc.
!
LEATHER BELTING EXCHANGE
Sales of leather belting.
! WEBBING
MOTOR AND ACCESSORY
TURERS' ASSOCIATION.
Motor accessory sales and credit con- •
ditions.
i WESTERN PINE ASSOCIATION...-
W £ s T CoAST LuMBERMEN-s Ass0CIA.
Leather production.
„
Unfilled orders.
Earnings.
Douglas fir lumber production, etc .
TION.
i
| Stocks of
SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Bar-iron shipments.
EASTERN BAR IRON INSTITUTE
1913 figures for active textile machinery.
BOARD.
;
ASSOCIATION..!
FEDERATION OF IRON AND
MANUFACTURERS (BRITISH).
OF WOOL
REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURERS' AS- ; Fire-clay production, etc.
SOCIATION.
Silica brick production, etc.
l
CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
MANUFACTURERS.
j
OAK FLOORING MANUFACTURERS' AS- ! Oak flooring, production, etc.
SOCIATION.
Number of tons carried 1 mile.
i Average receipts per ton-mile.
BUREAU OK RAILWAY ECONOMICS
Sheet-metal production and stocks.
TIN PLATE MANUFACTURERS.
NEW YORK METAL EXCHANGE
Fabricated structural steel sales.
STRUCTURAL
OF COTTON FABRICS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET AND
MANUFAC-
MANUFACTURERS'
E X - ; Sales of elastic webbing..
CHANGE.
Western pine lumber production, etc.
47
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
REPORTS FROM TECHNICAL PERIODICALS.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET
Composite pigiron and steel prices.
ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD.
Construction cost index.
Silver prices.
THE ANNALIST
NeAv York stock sales.
New York closing stock prices.
FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG.
Price index for Germany.
BOND BUYER
State and municipal bond issues.
IRON AGE
Pig-iron production.
Composite finished steel price.
BRADSTREET'S
Visible supply of wheat and corn.
: Bank clearings.
• Price index.
IRON TRADE REVIEW
Iron .and steel prices.
BULLETIN DE LA STATISTIQUE GEN- I Price index for France.
LONDON ECONOMIST
Price index for United Kingdom.
NEW
Dividend and interest payments.
New capital issues.
New incorporations.
Firelosses.
YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE.
ERALE.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONI- ! Cotton (visible supply).
CLE.
! Interest rates.
Mail-order and chain-store sales.
Dow, JONES & Co. (Wall St. Journal). New York bond sales.
New York bond prices.
DUN'S R E V I E W .
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL..
Business failures.
Price index.
Copper production.
O
OIL, PAINT AND DRUG REPORTER
Mexican petroleum shipments.
PRICE CURRENT-GRAIN R E P O R T E R . . .
Receipts and shipments of wheat and
corn.
PRINTERS' INK
Magazine advertising.
RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL NEWS
Wheat Hour production, from July. 1920.
STATISTICAL SUGAR TRADE JOURNAL.
Sugar stocks and meltings.
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