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UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
NOVEMBER, 1926
No. 63
COMPILED BY
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
IMPORTANT NOTICE
In addition to figures given from Government sources, there are also incorporated for completeness of
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for which are noted in the "Sources of Data " on pages 15,2-155 of the August semiannual issue
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INTRODUCTION
THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS is designed to
present each month a picture of the business situation
by setting forth the principal facts regarding the various lines of trade and industry. At semiannual intervals detailed tables are published giving, for each item,
monthly figures for the past two years and yearly
comparisons, where available, back to 1913; also blank
lilies sufficient for six months have been left at the
bottom of each table enabling those who care to do
so to enter new figures as soon as they appear (see
issue for August, 1926, No. 60). In the intervening
months the more important comparisons only are
given in the table entitled "Trend of business movements.11
ADVANCE SHEETS
Realizing that current statistics are highly perishable and t^at to be of use they must reach the business
man at the earliest possible moment, the department
has arranged to distribute advance leaflets every week
to subscribers in the United States. The leaflets
are usually mailed on Tuesdays and give such information as bias been received during the preceding
week. The information contained in these leaflets
is also reprinted in "Commerce Reports," issued
weekly by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. The monthly bulletin is distributed as quickly
as ii cau be completed and printed.
BASIC DATA
The figures reported in the accompanying tables are
very largely those already in existence. The chief
function of the department is to bring together these
data which, if available at all, are scattered in hundreds of different publications. A portion of thes&
data are collected by Government departments, other
figures are compiled by technical journals, and still
others are reported by trade associations.
RELATIVE NUMBERS
To facilitate comparison between different items and
render the trend of a movement more apparent, relative numbers (often called "index numbers," a term
referring more particularly to a special kind of number
described frelow) have been calculated. The relative
numbers enable the reader to see at a glance the
general upward or downward tendency of a movement which can not so easily be grasped from the
actual figures.
In computing these relative numbers the last prewar year, 19i3, or in some instances a five-year average, 1909-1913, has been used as a base equal to 100
wherever possible.
The relative numbers are computed by allowing the
monthly average for the base year or period to equal
100. If the movement for a current month is greater
than the base, the relative number will be greater than
100, and vice versa. The difference between 100 and
the relative number will give at; once the per cent
increase or decrease compared with the base period.
Thus a relative number of 115 means an increase of 15
per cent over the base period, while a relative number
of 80 means a decrease of 20 per cent from the base.
Relative numbers may also be used to calculate the
approximate percentage increase or decrease in a movement from one period to the next. Thus, if a relative
number at one month is 120 and for a later month it
is 144 there has been an increase of 20 per cent.
In many instances comparable figures for the prewar years are not available, and in such cases the year
1919 has usually been taken as the base. For some
industries 1919 can nqt be regarded as a proper base,
due to extraordinary conditions in the industry, and
some more representative period has been chosen.
In many cases relative numbers of less importance
have been temporarily omitted.
Most of the relative numbers appear in a special
section of the semiannual issues, as in Tables 111 to
131 of the August, 1926, number, thus allowing easy
comparison on a pre-war base for all items for which
relatives could be computed.
INDEX NUMBERS
When two or more series of relative numbers are
combined by a system of weightings the resulting
series is denominated an index number. The index
number, by combining many relative numbers, is
designed to show the trend of an entire group of industries or for the country as a whole, instead of for
the single commodity or industry which the relative
number covers. Comparisons with the base year or
with other periods are made in the same manner as in
the case of relative numbers.
' :
*
RATIO CHARTS
In many instances the charts used in the SURVEY
OF CUKBENT BUSINESS are of the type termed "Ratio
Charts" (logarithmic scale), notably the Business
Indicator charts on page 2; These charts show the
percentage increase and allow direct comparisons
between the slope of one curve and that of any other
curve regardless of its location on the diagram; that
is, a 10 per cent increase in an item is given the same
vertical movement whether its curve is near the bottom or near the top of the chart.
The difference between this and the ordinary form
of a chart can be made clear by an example. If a
certain item, having a relative number of 400 in one
month, increases 10 per cent in the following month,
its relative number will be 440, and on an ordinary
chart would be plotted 40 equidistant scale points
higher than the preceding month. Another movement with a relative number of, say, 50 also increases
10 per cent, making its relative number 55. On the
ordinary (arithmetic) scale this item would rise only 5
equidistant points, whereat the previous item rose 40
points, yet each showed the same percentage increase.
The ratio charts avoid this difficulty and give to each
of the two movements exactly the same vertical rise
and hence the slopes of the two lines are directly
comparable. The ratio charts compare percentage
changes, while the arithmetic charts compare absolute
changes.
This issue presents practically complete data for, the month of September and also items covering the early weeks of
October received up to October 27. (See charts and table, pp. 4 and 5.) As most data covering a particular month's
business are not available until from 15 to SO days after the close of the month, a complete picture of that month's
operations can not be presented at an early date, but the advance leaflets give every week the latest data available.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
COMPILED BY
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
:
: BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
:
: BUREAU OF STANDARDS
NOVEMBER
No. 63
1926
CONTENTS
SUMMARIES
Preliminary summary for October
Course of business in September
Monthly business indicators (table and chart)
^
Weekly business indicators (table and chart)
Wholesale price comparisons (table and charts)
Indexes of business:
Condensed summary
Text and chart
Detailed indexes (production, prices, sales, etc.)
Basic steel and related products (charts)
Page
1
9
2, 3
4, 5
6, 7, 11
9
10
23
8
NEW DETAILED TABLES
Census of manufactures, 1925
Tea stocks in United Kingdom
Monongahela and Allegheny River traffic.
Wholesale price of linseed oil
22
26
26
26
INDEX BY SUBJECTS
Text Table
page page
Textiles
Metals, metal products, automobiles, etc
Fuels
Hides and leather
Rubber
Paper and printing
Building construction and housing
Lumber products
Stone, clay and glass products
Chemicals and oils
Foodstuffs
Tobacco
Transportation and public utilities
Employment and wages
Distribution movement (trade, advertising, etc.)
Banking, finance, and insurance
Foreign exchange and trade, gold and silver
12
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
19
20
11
20
21
22
27
29
32
33
34
34
36
36
38
38
40
43
43
45
46
47
50
PRELIMINARY SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER
The volume of business in October continued to
register gains over the preceding year according to
preliminary figures covering the first three weeks of
the month. Larger output of bituminous coal and
petroleum was recorded than a year ago, while beehive
coke and lumber production showed declines. New
contracts awarded for building construction, while
indicating a decline from the previous month, were
running higher than last year.
Wheat receipts were lower than last year, while
receipts of cotton were higher. Cattle and hog
receipts were each smaller than a year ago. Receipts
of wool at Boston were running larger than in the
first weeks of October, 1925.
Wholesale prices showed little change from the
preceding month but were substantially lower than
in October a year ago, with cotton prices showing a
substantial drop from both comparative periods.
16216—26f
1
Check payments, indicative of the general volume
of trade, were larger in October than a year ago,
Distribution of goods, as seen from figures on carloadings, was higher than at any similar time on
record. Interest rates, both on speculative and time
loans, averaged higher than last year, with time
money rates showing no change from the preceding
month and call rates declining. The Federal reserve
ratio averaged higher than in the previous month
and a year ago. Loans and discounts of Federal
reserve member banks reached another high point
during the month but were receding toward the close
of October. Stock prices averaged lower than iii
September but were still above the level of a year ago.
Bond prices also receded from the preceding month
but showed increases over last year. Loans to brokers
and dealers by Federal reserve member banks in New
York City declined during the month. Business failures were more numerous than in either the preceding month or the corresponding month of last year.
MONTHLY BUSINESS INDICATORS: 1920-1926
[Ratio charts—see explanations on inside'front^cover.
The curve on bank debits has been adjusted for normal seasonal variations and that on manufacturing production
for the varying number of working days in the month]
RELATIVE TO 1913 AS 100
350
300
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924 1925
RELATIVE TO I9I9 AS 100
1926
I920
I92I
I922
I923
!
I924
(925
I926
I
BANK DEBITS, I4I CENTERS
PRICES 25 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
200
100
WHOLESALE TRADE, 6 LINES
200
.INTEREST RATES, COMMERCIAL PAPER
100
80
60
50
250
200
DEPT, STORE TRADE (359 STORES)
WHOLESALE PRICES ('DEPT.OF'LABOR )
^
Sv
too
250
200
l
i
j
i
|
JFARM PRICES (OEPt OF AGRICULTURE)-
MAIL-ORDER SALES
(4 HOUSES)
100
80
150
100
1**-
80
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION
—t(64 COMMODITIES)
'COTTON CONSUMPTION
-60
LU
GO
ao
LUMBER PRODUCTION
(5 SPECIES
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION
( PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS;
FACTORY EMPLOY
BUILDING CONTRACTS
(27 STATES)
I920
I92I
I922
I923
I924
I925
I926
I920
I I I I » I I I I I I I I I
I92I
I922 I923
I924
' I I I .1_LLJ 30
I925
I926
MONTHLY BUSINESS INDICATORS
The following table gives comparative relative numbers for a selected list of important business movements. It is believed
that this table will prove useful, because it segregates from the large mass of material a comparatively small number of items which
are often regarded as indicative of business in general.
The table has been divided into two parts, the first containing those items for which relative numbers can be calculated, using
1913 as a base. The second part contains items for which comparable data back to 1913 are not available. This latter group of
relative numbers is calculated by letting the 1919 monthly average equal 100. Gare should therefore be exercised in comparing the
absolute value of the two sets of data. In either group, however, the upward or downward trend of the relative numbers, compared
to previous months, does reflect the present tendency in each item and will give a basis for business judgment.
1936
1925
MONTHLY AVERAGE
ITEM
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.
1913 monthly average =100
Production:
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Copper
Cement (shipments). .
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Electric energy (gross revenue sales) Crude petroleum
Cotton (consumption)
Beef
Pork
Unfilled orders:
United States Steel Corporation
Stocks:
Crude petroleum 1
Cotton (total)
Prices: >
Wholesale index
Retail food
Retail coal, bituminous
Farm products
Business finances:
Defaulted liabilities ..
Price 25 industrial stocks
Price 25 railroad stocks. .
Banking:
Clearings, New York City.
Clearings, outside
Commercial paper interest rate
Distribution:
Imports (value)
_
Exports (value) .
Sales, mail-order
Transportation:
Freight, net ton-miles
120
135
99
108
98
119
. .283
178
105
119
113
54
64
38
107
99
87
312
189
97
113
117
170
90
130
144
120
153
104
118
407
295
117
130
160
101
122
128
164
99
101
434
287
99
133
151
118
146
136
177
68
109
470
304
115
139
128
104
122
133
245
109
99
419
325
104
145
107
106
136
132
249
113
113
429
323
96
135
96
106
138
132
240
1
117
450
313
104
144
97
118
154
138
207
1
133
495
311
117
173
122
118
155
131
137
2
127
535
297
117
137
127
127
158
135
94
3
132
558
294
124
152
162
130
164
138
77
2
135
578
288
125
139
168
114
151
132
79
27
117
559
264
122
120
127
134
178
147
129
115
116
545
293
136
136
136
135
163
143
175
108
101
537
290
124
137
120
130
156
143
243
106
98
506
302
111
139
119
126
149
139
259
117
105
499
298
111
150
136
126
145
140
254
111
109
489
313
99
136
129
125
159
140
251
108
116
497
321
108
140
118
315
123
164
100
96 102
68
73
60
59
63
70
78
85
83
78
74
65
61
59
61
60
61
87
114
80
131
58
85
349
224
109
126
130
123
156
139
245
111
123
143 171 265 311 369 290 294 289 287 284 283 278 278 274 274 273 271 268 265 264 265
155 198 153 125 111 129 45 56 129 185 216 237 226 213 192 168 143 119 98 85 137
226
203
207
205
147
153
197
116
149
142
188
124
154
146
190
135
150
146
169
134
159
145
167
147
160
160
159
149
160
160
160
152
160
159
163
144
158
162
170
143
158
167
179
144
156
166
179
143
156
164
179
143
155
162
179
143
152
160
170
140
151
162
168
140
152
161
161
139
152
160
160
139
151
157
160
136
149
156
162
133
151
159
170
134
108 229 228 197 198 162 151 163 134 129 157 160 191 150 134 169 147 129 130 123 151
184 136 169 185 198 262 256 272 280 298 305 305 309 309 272 249 253 268 280 296 296
67 64 75 72 81 99 97 101 102 102 107 111 111 109 105 104 106 111 113 116 120
257 205 230 226 264 300 297 256 276 329 298 342 344 272 356 329 297 307 302 275 271
275 212 230 276 284 315 323 297 316 353 319 348 341 288 339 324 316 329 334 304 313
134 118 80 90 71 73 71 72 76 80 79 79 79 75 78 76 72 70 72 78 80
_ . 294 140 177 212 201 236 218 228 234 250 252 266 279 260 297 266 215 226 227 225 231
331 181 154 168 185 198 164 184 203 237 216 226 192 170 181 187 172 163 178 186 217
264 188 204 259 284 327 248 255 309 464 396 473 336 322 357 344 299 309 284 286 336
137 105 115 139 131 1S9 139 153 151 161 149 139 138 130 141 133 146 144 153 160
1919 monthly average =100
Production:
Lumber *
Building contracts
Stocks:
Beef.
Pork
Business finances:
Bond prices (40 issues)
Banking:
Debits outside New York City
Federal ReserveBills discounted... ...
Total reserves...
......
Ratio
102
72
32
91
34
82
21
89
66
98
42
83
19
76
17
59
20
46
86
87 107 104 108 112 112 111
111
111
114
N
86 117 133 129 141 141 154 153 157 140 127 113 130 146 142 148 148 139 143 142
69 102 106 108 138 145 166 155 148 146 137 117 90 150 155 153 142 125 141 139 |
91
29
70
34
90
31
45
36
56
34
67
33
74
30
78
25
76
22
74
21
78
19
86
18
84
19
67
112 112 114 115 115 116 117 117 117 117 116
95 107 108 121 123 113 119 137 121
137 134 114 133 128 122 128 135 118 121
132 91 28 39 19 26 24 30 33 30 32 39 23 28 33 27 24 27 27 32 37
97 122 144 146 146 134 134 132 131 132 131 129 135 133 133 135 136 136 137 135 134
80 122 154 152 160 149 154 149 144 144 142 134 149 147 146 151 151 150 152 148 145
* Data since January, 1925, cover only stocks east of California, and hence are not directly comparable with figures for earlier periods.
> Wholesale and retail prices from Department of Labor averaged for the month; farm prices from Department of Agriculture.
» Based on the total computed production reported by 5 associations. Includes southern pine, Douglas flr, western pine, North Carolina pine, and California white
pine. The total production of these associations in 1919 was equal to 11,401,000,000 board feet, compared with a total lumber production for the country of 34,552,000,000
board feet reported by the census.
WEEKLY BUSINESS INDICATORS
[See table on page 5]
WEEKLY AVERAGE. (922 - 1924 s 100 .
BITUMINOUS COAL, PRODUCTION
JAN. FEB.
160
140 n
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!20
MAR. APR.
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUG. SEPT. OCT.
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FISHER'S WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX
JAN.
FES.
MAR
APR'.'
MAY
JUNE
JULY AUO. SEPT.
OCT.
NOV. OEC.
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80
WHEAT RECEIPTS
NOV. DEC.
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FISHER'S INDEX,WEEKLY AVERAGE 1923-1924-/OO
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COTTON PRICES MIDDLING NEW YORK
LUMBER PRODUCTION
160
140
120
100
CQ
BEEHIVE COKE PRODUCTION
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PETROLEUM PRODUCTIONCDAILY AVERAGE)
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS (F.R, MEMBER BANKS
WEEKLY BUSINESS INDICATORS
Receipts of wheat
Receipts of cotton
Receipts of cattle
Price of No. 3 wheat
Bank loans and discounts
Debits to individual
accounts
Call-money rates
117.3
116.9
116.9
115.5
121.2
107.2
120.7
123.2
152.4
97.7
162.3
136.0
136.0
158.1
170.4
180.6
177.9
197.0
244.3
279.1
113.8
89.7
109.6
122.8
62.8
56.8
61.8
62.0
103.2
103.0
103.6
103.1
85.7
90.6
92.5
90.2
90.6
90.9
90.9
91.0
137.4
139.0
140.7
138.2
115.3
115.0
116.3
116.6
111.5
95.3
128.1
122.3
100.0
106.1
100.0
118.2
82.3
70.2
89.1
89.6
Oct.
3.
10
17
24. .
31
121.3
128.7
129.7
133. 2
137.5
114.8
116.7
114.8
116.7
- 116. 7
82.0
89.0
99.1
98.2
114.5
114.9
114.9
114.2
113.3
113.2
122.3
121.6
121.6
123.3
120.0
234.8
132.0
117.6
130.6
157.8
149.0
113.4
90.7
74.6
81.0
311.9
309.4
337.4
327.7
325.1
142.8
156.6
155.9
149.5
143.7
78.1
73.4
70.7
70.6
80.6
102.3
101.7
102.0
101.7
102.9
87.5
83.4
81.9
82.3
74.7
91.1
91.1
91.1
91.5
92.4
125.2
130.1
138.2
118.3
118.2
118.6
118.7
118.9
126.9
138.7
118.0
137.5
122.4
121.2
112.1
100.0
103.0
121.2
87.3
90.5
83.8
80.6
92.8
Nov. 7
14
21
28 .
134.1
134.0
138.8
127.8
114.8
112.4
113.8
106.2
128.1
129.4
124.6
128.5
112.8
111.8
112.5
112.1
116.9
115.5
116.3
101.5
175.8
141.5
147.2
104.3
95.8
86.5
104.5
104.7
323.8
288.5
289.8
285.1
136.7
124.4
119.0
88.7
85.0
87.5
97.6
79.0
103.3
103.4
103.6
104.2
79.2
78.9
78.5
80.8
93.6
94.3
94.5
94.6
136.6
138.2
137.4
140.7
120.0
119.9
119.9
119.4
131.8
114.4
145.8
124.4
112.1
109.1
112.1
121.2
88.1
102.7
109.0
95.3
141.8
142.2
139.8
92.9
108.1
110.5
111.4
72.9
130.7
127.6
137.3
114.5
111.9
111.2
110.5
109.8
112.2
110.9
106.4
77.1
181.4
142.1
142.3
110.2
117.3
116.3
104.1
74.4
293.6
283.0
242.6
206.8
123.5
125.1
119.3
65.3
110.0
110.2
102.8
70.6
105.1
103.6
102.7
102.9
78.5
74.3
73.2
74.7
95.3
95.2
95.2
95.2
143.9
119.8
120.2
120.4
120.8
124.7
123.9
141.4
133.6
121.2
124.2
124.2
142.4
105.0
107.5
112.7
83.1
Price of Iron and
steel (composite)
Building contracts
72.8
73.2
75.0
77.2
Price of cotton middling
Car loadings
117.6
112.4
119.0
115.7
Wholesale prices
Petroleum production
119.3
110.0
119.9
125.3
Receipts of hogs
Lumber production
Sept. 5
12
19_
26
WEEK
ENDING 2—
Beehive coke production
Bituminous coal
production
All data are given as relative to the weekly average for 1922 to 1924 as 190, except wholesale prices, which are based on 1923 to 1924 average
1
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9
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1995
Dec.
.
5.
12
19
26. . . .
1926
Jan.
2
9
16
23
30
117.5
143.5
144.0
136.9
138.4
56.7
81.4
94.3
101.9
103. 8
128.5
127.2
136.4
150.4
148.7
108.2
107.7
106.8
105.7
103.8
81.5
99.7
103.0
101.3
101.7
152.3
131.8
119.2
182.7
115.5
41.6
75.7
63.0
55.9
53.0
174.0
132.8
112.3
119.6
106.0
71.4
103.9
105.1
102.2
83.3
97.2
122.7
112.5
94.7
102.0
103.8
103.8
103.4
103.7
104.0
78.1
78.5
79.6
78.9
78.5
95.5
95.5
95.5
95.3
94.9
152.8
153.7
152.8
152.8
148.8
121.8
121.3
120.2
120.0
119.3
109.8
153.2
129.8
135.2
124.0
145.5
97.0
109.1
97.0
109.1
93.0
137.3
142.5
127.6
128.4
Feb.
6
13
20
27
134.0
132.3
126.8
120.0
108.1
110.5
108.1
107.1
161.0
158.8
154.8
140.4
104.5
104.3
104.3
105.6
100.6
100.8
102.4
100.3
93.2
77.0
102.8
146.7
51.9
48.9
60.8
40.6
101.3
97.9
87.7
71.1
87.8
85.5
78.8
82.3
94.4
93.7
79.0
80.9
104.0
103.3
102.0
101.3
78.5
78.5
78.5
75.1
94.9
94.9
94.7
94.7
156.1
148.8
145.5
147.2
119.6
119.8
119.4
119.2
132.4
123.3
121.7
107.7
112.1
118.2
115. 1
127.3
128.9
94.8
118.9
104.0
Mar. 6
13.
20
27
115.2
117.8
113.1
106.0
109.5
111.4
114.8
118.1
115.8
115.4
115. 4
109.7
105.3
106.1
105.8
106.0
106.0
106.3
107.4
106.4
106.4
119.6
167.0
157.1
45.7
36.6
42.1
42.1
68.5
65.5
68.1
71.5
81.0
83.3
85.9
88.4
90.1
82.9
85.6
78.6
100.3
99.9
100.1
98.8
73.6
74.0
72.8
72.8
94.7
94.7
94.6
94.6
139.0
137.4
142.3
130.1
119.8
119.0
119.3
119.3
143.5
121.7
133.6
122.2
112.1
103.0
103.0
118.2
120.4
122.1
97.5
110.2
Apr.
3
10
17
24
99.6
103.8
102.5
102.1
116.7
115.7
119.0
118.1
102.6
100.0
102.2
100.0
106.7
106.7
106.4
107.2
102.0
102.2
106.1
107.0
165.1
207.4
184.9
128.6
31.4
39.4
33.6
42.4
57.4
51.9
48.1
43.0
69.8
74.3
82.0
88.7
59.9
68.9
74.8
74.6
98.9
98.2
98.8
98.5
73.2
72.8
72.5
71.3
94.6
93.8
93.8
93.6
136.6
142.3
120.2
119.4
118.9
118.7
124.0
133.1
126.2
129.6
115.1
97.0
109.1
84.8
98.5
99.8
108.2
117.9
May 1
8
15
22
29
100.5
99.6
102.4
102.3
106.7
111.4
109.5
111.4
112.4
113.8
92.1
93.0
89.3
92.5
85.1
109.1
109.3
109.6
108.9
110.3
109.4
109.5
113.2
114.2
118.8
165.2
166.4
147.2
190.0
168.3
41.9
42.3
37.3
43.4
58.2
49.4
43.4
44.3
39.6
40.4
99.0
98.1
87.1
86.8
95.8
78.7
74.5
66.5
72.1
78.7
97.9
98.5
99.2
99.6
99.4
71.3
72.5
71.7
70.9
71.3
93.4
93.4
93.3
92.8
92.5
134.1
135.8
137.4
134.1
135.0
119.3
119.8
119.4
118.9
118.7
117.3
134.2
119.7
125.6
118.8
93.9
93.9
90.9
97.0
97.0
122.6
100.3
104.2
102.7
108.0
June 5
12
19
• 26
95.4
106.0
104.7
108.5
105.2
112.4
114.8
109.5
85.5
86.0
80.7
82.0
110.1
110.4
110.3
110.8
104.0
116.5
114.7
116.8
124.5
150.9
134.3
150.6
44.3
44.7
42.3
68.3
36.6
34.0
27.2
18.3
95.5
92.9
94.2
85.9
75.7
92.0
75.7
71.4
98.9
100.1
99.2
99.0
70.9
68.7
69.4
70.2
92.1
91.7
91.5
91.5
120.3
126.8
125.2
117.9
119.4
118.9
120.2
119.3
117.0
121.4
129.8
123.0
100.0
97.0
90.9
103.0
84.8
94.0
99.5
99.5
July
104.5
91 5
111.4
111.8
116.1
105.2
84 8
107. 1
103.8
109.5
71.5
77.2
79.8
74.6
77.2
111.7
111 5
112.6
113.5
136.0
117.9
99 0
119. 1
119.3
121.2
125.6
158 2
162.8
134.1
188.7
106.0
166 1
171.6
232.0
309.6
20.4
14.5
22.1
22.1
28.1
96.5
90 0
104.2
94.9
94.2
72.1
70 7
67.1
70.9
68.2
97.9
98.2
97.9
97.1
96.4
69.1
72.1
70.2
71.3
72.5
91.8
91.8
91.7
91.7
91.5
109.8
120.3
117.1
118.7
120.9
120.3
119.8
119.6
119.6
126.8
130.3
129.3
129.9
116.1
115.1
109. 1
103.0
97.0
106.1
92.3
76.1
88.1
89.3
98.8
Aug. 7.. .
14
21.
28
111.8
117. 1
116.0
123.6
110.5
111.4
110.5
113.3
72.8
71.5
80.3
79.4
117.4
118.5
119.0
119.4
119.1
121.7
119.7
124.9
121.5
152.1
151.8
197.7
284.0
225.0
167.9
131 1
25.1
48.5
59.1
67.7
75.6
99.0
102.9
103.9
70.9
67.1
67.9
59.9
96.2
96.0
95.9
96.5
71.3
67.2
68.7
72.1
91.5
91.5
91.5
91.5
113.0
111.4
110.6
110.6
120.4
120.7
120.3
120.4
127.2
116.8
122.8
113.0
109.1
109.1
109.1
115.1
93.3
92.3
90.1
91.0
p 4
Sept
121.3
113.0
126.1
129.1
109.5
99.5
109.5
111.4
80.7
79.8
86.0
86.4
120.4
119.7
119.1
119.0
126.6
113.3
130.5
130.0
145.0
193.4
162.1
180.2
155.1
146.6
141.2
117. 1
112.8
126.0
216.2
275.7
124.1
121.9
134.1
141.5
60.9
60.7
64.2
60.4
96.2
96.7
9 '96
96.3
70.6
69.8
64.5
57.4
91.5
91.4
91.9
92.1
108.1
108.9
111.4
111.4
121.3
121.5
122.5
122.0
112.7
101.7
127.4
131.3
115.1
121.2
121.2
127.3
93.8
74.4
81.3
83.6
132.3
136.2
108.1
111.4
110.5
80.7
91.2
120.3
120.8
122.5
130.3
130.2
173.8
141.4
186.4
110.9
104.9
99.9
355.7
398.7
397.4
391.1
131.2
147.3
143. 1
59.5
64.5
67.3
96.6
95.5
96.5
96.7
54.0
49.4
51.3
47.5
92.0
92.1
92.8
92.8
113.0
111.4
113.0
123.1
123.3
123.2
119.6
143.6
118.7
145.1
133.3
115.1
124.2
103.0
82.8
97.3
93.3
107.2
3
10
17. .
24
31
11
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18
25
Oct. 2
9_._ ,
16
23
30
OD 2
Nov 6-. .13__
20
27-.
1
Sources of data are as follows: Bituminous coal and beehive coke production from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines; Lumber production, based on four
associations, from the National Lumber Manufacturers Association; Petroleum production (crude) from American Petroleum Institute; Loadings of freight cars from American
Railway Association; Building contracts from F. W. Dodge Corporation; Receipts of wheat from Bradstreet's; Receipts of cattle and hogs from U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Agricultural Economics; Receipts of cotton from New Orleans Cotton Exchange; Wholesale prices (Fisher's index), based on 1923-24 as 100, from Professor Irving
Fisher; Price of cotton, middling, from New York Cotton Exchange; Price of iron and steel, composite, from Iron Trade Review; Price of wheat, No. 2, red, cash, from Chicago
Board of Trade through U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics; Loans and discounts of member banks and debits to individual accounts from
Federal
Reserve Board; Call-money rate from Wall Street Journal; Business failures from R. 0. Dun & Company.
2
The actual week for all items does not always end on same day.
6
WHOLESALE PRICES IN SEPTEMBER
COMPARISON WITH
PREVIOUS MONTH
COMMODITIES
DECREASE INCREASE
20
10
0
10
20
y
WHEAT
CORN
POTATOES
COTTON
COTTONSEED
CATTLE, BEEF
HOGS
COMPARISON
DECREASE
50
LAMBS
40
WHEAT. SPRING
30
20
COMPARISON
INCREASE
0
10
10
20
30
40
60
70
80 50
40
30
20
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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
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10
WHEAT, WINTER
CORN
WITH SAME
1924
DECREASE
60
FARM PRODUCTS , AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCER
.
1
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20
10
0
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20 60
DECREASE INCREASE
40
30
20
10
DECREASE
0
10
NO CHANGE
20
30 40 60
INCREASE
60
70
SO 50
40
30 50
JO
DECREASE
Q
10
20
30 40 50
INCREASE
60
70
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WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS
NOTE.—Prices to producer on farm products and market price of wool are from U. 8. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics: nonferrous metal
tfrom the Engineering and Mining Journal-Press. All other prices are from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. As far as possible all quotations represent prices to producer or at mill. See diagram on page 6.
PER CENT
INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
ACTUAL PRICE
(dollars)
Unit
COMMODITIES
RELATIVE PRICE
(1913average«100)
August,
1926
Septem- SeptemSep1926, ber, 1926, August, SepSeptem- Septem- ber,
from
from September,
ber, 1926 ber, 1925 August,
1926 tember,
1926
1925
tember,
1925
1926
1.251
.795
1.405
.161
29.73
.0629
.1166
.1112
1.177
.762
1.306
.168
27.38
.0648
.1207
.1132
1.444
.988
1.211
.225
33.48
.0627
.1150
.1195
-5.1
42
70
+4.3
-7.9
+3.0
+3.5
+1.8
-18.5
-22.9
+7.8
-25.3
-18.2
+3.3
+5.0
-5.3
158
129
235
134
136
107
155
182
149
123
219
140
126
110
161
186
182
160
203
188
154
106
153
196
1.42
1.37
.81
.40
.65
1.01
21.00
.187
.44
8.98
11.85
5.87
13.95
1.39
1.36
.80
.43
.67
.97
21.00
.170
.44
10.19
12.38
5.77
13.78
1.56
1.67
.92
.40
.75
.88
25.00
.236
.50
12.44
12.88
6.19
15.09
-2.1
-0.7
-1.2
+7.5
+3.1
-4.0
0.0
-9.1
0.0
+13.5
+4.5
-1.7
-1.2
-10.9
-18.6
-13.0
+7.5
-10.7
+10.2
-16.0
-28.0
-12.0
-18.1
-3.9
-6.8
-8.7
156
138
129
108
104
159
159
146
176
106
142
125
179
153
138
127
113
107
152
159
133
176
120
148
123
177
170
169
147
106
120
139
189
184
200
146
154
132
194
7.95
Barrel
6.74
Barrel
Pound... . .043
.055
Pound
.13
Pound
.160
Pound
.170
Pound
.329
Pound
7.73
6.68
.044
.056
.11
.163
.170
.320
8.31
7.43
.043
.054
.11
.185
.173
.292
-2.8
-0.9
+4.8
+1.8
-15.4
+1.9
0.0
-2.7
-7.0
-10.1
+2.3
+3.7
0.0
-11.9
-1.7
+9.6
173
175
121
130
179
124
130
198
169
174
127
132
155
126
130
193
181
193
122
127
147
143
132
176
.363
.076
.092
1.40
.73
3.29
5.98
.149
.178
.45
.41
6.40
4.85
.367
.076
.093
1.40
.71
3.29
6.13
.152
.178
.45
.43
6.40
4.85
.423
.095
.106
1.65
.80
3.60
6.62
.177
.198
.46
.46
6.40
5.15
+1.1
0.0
0.0
-2.7
0.0
+2.5
+2.0
0.0
0.0
+4.9
0.0
0.0
-20.0
-12.3
15 2
-11.2
-8.6
-7.4
-14.1
-10.1
-2.2
6 5
0.0
-5.8
147
144
150
180
232
213
164
81
94
167
91
206
153
148
144
152
180
225
213
168
82
94
167
96
206
153
171
180
172
212
254
233
182
96
105
171
103
206
163
3.39
11.47
3.14
2.050
3.64
11.48
3.49
2.050
3.49
11.27
3.70
1.600
+7.4
+0.1
+11.1
0.0
+4.3
+1.9
-5.7
+28.1
154
216
129
219
166
216
143
219
159
212
152
171
19.39
17.50
35.00
.1406
.0879
.6654
.0741
20.56
18.30
35.00
.1438
.0951
.5641
.0775
+0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.8
—13
+4.2
+0.4
-5.7
-4.4
0.0
-2.2
-7.6
+18.0
—4 4
120
119
f36
93
204
144
134
121
119
136
92
201
150
135
128
124
136
94
218
127
141
42.88
16.49
16.00
46.42
16.50
14.75
0.0
-0.4
-5.9
—7 6
-0.1
+8.5
186
259
186
179
244
201
179
225
0.0
+2.6
+0.9
0.0
-5.7
+2.6
—42.4
+7.1
163
129
42
75
163
132
42
75
173
129
73
70
FARM PRODUCTS-AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCERS
Wheat
Corn
Potatoes «,
Cotton
Cottonseed
Cattle, beef
Hogs
Lambs
..
.
.
-
.
.
.
.
.
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Pound
. . Ton .
Pound
Pound ...
Pound
.
.
...
..
FARM PRODUCTS—MARKET PRICE
Wheat, No. 1, northern spring (Chicago).
Wheat, No. 2 red, winter (Chicago)
Cora, contract grade 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, ^i bloodcombing, Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces (Boston)
Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago). .
.. .
Hogs, heavy (Chicago)
.
...
.
.
Sheep, ewes (Chicago)
Sheep, lambs (Chicago)
.
.
....
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Cwt
Pound
Pound
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
Cwt
FOOD
Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis)
._
Flour, winter straights (Kansas City)
Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New York)
Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York) . ._ _
Cottonseed oil, prime summer yellow (New York)
Beef, fresh carcass good native steers (Chicago)
Beef, fresh steer rounds No. 2 (Chicago)
Pork, smoked hams (Chicago)
.
. _
.
_ .
.
CLOTHING
Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1 cones (Boston)
Pound
Cotton-print cloth, 27 inches, 64 x 60-38H"-5.35—yards to pound
Yard
Cotton sheeting, brown 4/4 Trion (New York)
Yard
Worsted yarns, 2/32's crossbred stock, white, in skein (Boston)
Pound .
Women's dress goods, French, 35-36 inches at mills, serge
Yard ...
Suitings, wool, dyed blue, 55-56 inches, 16-ounce Middlesex (N. Y.)
Yard
Silk, raw, Japanese, Kansai No. 1 (New York)
Pound
Hides, green salted, packer's heavy native steers (Chicago)
_.
. . Pound
Hides, calfskins, No. 1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago) ..
Pound.
Leather, chrome calf, dull or bright "B" grades (Boston) _. _
_ . Square foot
Leather, sole, oak, scoured backs, heavy (Boston)
Pound
Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher (Massachusetts).
Pair ._
Boots and shoes, men's dress welt tan calf (St. Louis). __
. _
Pair
+1.1
FUEL
Short ton. _
Long ton...
Short ton _ _
Barrel
Coal, bituminous, mine-run lump (Cincinnati)
.
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater).
Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace— at ovens
Petroleum, crude, Kansas- Oklahoma—at wells
METALS
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh) . .
Pig iron, basic, valley furnace
I
T..'
Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)
Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York)
Lead, pig, desilverized, for early delivery (New York)
Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York)
Zinc, slab, western (St. Louis)
. . . . . .
.
Long ton... 19.26
Long ton... 17.50
Long ton... 35.00
.1417
Pound
.0891
Pound
.6388
Pound
.0738
Pound
BUILDING MATERIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring, 1 x 4, "B" and better (Hat42.89
tiesburg district)
.
._
...
Mfeet
16.55
Lumber, Douglas fir, No. 1, common s 1 s, 1 x 8 10 (Washington)
Mfeet
Brick, common red, domestic building (New York)
Thousand.. 17.00
Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b.t plant (Chicago
1.65
district)
Barrel
1.95
Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh)
Cwt
.337
Rubber, Para, Island,fine(New York)..
... .
Pound
.75
Sulphuric acid 66° (New York)
Cwt
1.65
2.00
.340
.75
1.75
1.95
.590
.70
8
PIG IRON PRODUCTION AND UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION'S UNFILLED ORDERS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
14,000
600
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION AND NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED IN 27 NORTHEASTERN STATES
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
800
800
TOTAL AUTOMOBILE
PRODUCTION
40
LOCOMOTIVE SHIPMENTS AND UNFILLED^ ORDERS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
4,000
2,000
10
BUSINESS SUMMARY
[Index and relative numbers based on the 1919 monthly average as 100—except unfilled orders which are based on the 1920 average—enable comparisons to be made of the
relative condition of the several phases of business. The use of index and relative numbers is more fully explained on the inside front cover, and details of this summary are given in the table entitled "Indexes of Business," beginning on page 23]
PRODUCTION:
Manufacturing (64
commodities— adjusted) 1
Raw materials, total
Minerals- _ « » _ _ _ _ _
Animal products
Crops
Forest products
Electric power
Building (awards— floor space) _ _
STOCKS (45 commodities; seasonal
adjustment)
UNFILLED ORDERS (relative to 1920) _ .
SALES (based on value) :
Mail-order houses (4 houses)
Ten-cent chains (5 chains)
Wholesale trade
Department stores (359 stores)-.
PRICES (recomputed to 1919 base) :
Producers', farm products
Wholesale, all commodities
Retail food
Cost of living (including food)
CHECK PAYMENTS (141 cities—seasonal adjustment)
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT (1919 base)
TRANSPORTATION :
Net freight ton-mile operation
Car loadings (monthly total)
Net available car surplus (end
of month)
__ _
1
See p. 28, Jan., 1925, issue (No. 1), for details of
PER CENT INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE (— )
1926
1925
YEARLY AVERAGE
August September
August September
Sept., 1926,
from
Aug., 1926
Sept., 1926,
from
Sept., 1925
1923
1924
1925
119
114
136
117
102
121
144
106
113
119
126
117
118
119
152
108
125
116
132
113
111
126
169
138
128
99
145
111
69
126
165
145
122
116
151
107
106
132
168
166
122
151
133
105
191
131
169
155
127
116
150
115
103
119
182
125
135
121
156
111
114
117
189
141
134
148
155
112
171
116
-0.7
+ 22.3
-0.6
+ 0.9
+ 50.0
-0.9
+ 9.8
-2.0
+ 16.5
+ 6.7
-10.5
-11.5
139
-1.4
-10,3
119
74
135
52
145
56
133
51
142
52
148
52
167
48
184
49
172
49
-6.5
0.0
+ 16.2
-5.8
99
165
83
124
105
185
82
125
118
209
84
131
87
183
83
95
89
195
87
98
114
191
94
122
98
206
82
99
98
204
87
105
120
211
96
129
65
75
78
94
64
73
78
95
70
77
84
98
71
78
86
98
73
78
86
98
69
78
85
98
65
73
84
97
64
*72
84
96
64
73
85
97
0.0
+ 1.4
+ 1.2
+ 1.0
-7.2
-6.4
0.0
-1.0
103
93
110
84
127
84
127
82
125
83
127
84
138
83
136
84
132
85
-2. 1
+ 1.2
+3.9
+ 1.2
115
119
108
116
115
122
115
142
126
124
125
123
126
150
132
127
131
+ 3.1
+ 6.5
25
139
146
160
98
85
120
98
69
-29.6
-18.8
July
July
+ 22.4 . +5.3
+ 3.4 + 10.5
+2.1
+ 10.3
+ 22.9 -13.9
adjustment.
COURSE OF BUSINESS IN SEPTEMBER
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Industrial activity in September, after adjustment
for differences in working time, receded less than 1
per cent from the high point of the preceding month
and was 10 per cent ahead of September, 1925. The
production of raw materials, although seasonally
larger than in August, showed a decline of 2 per cent
from September of the preceding year, increases in
the production of minerals and in the marketings of
animal products being insufficient to offset declines in
the output of forest products and in the marketing of
crops. The volume of new building contracts awarded
during September, measured in floor space, showed a
decline from both the preceding month and September
a year earlier. Unfilled orders for manufactured
commodities, principally iron and steel and building
materials, though showing no change from the previous month, were 6 per cent smaller than a year ago.
Although commodities were held in larger quantities
than at the end of the previous month, commodity
stocks at the end of September, after adjustment for
normal seasonal changes, were 16 per cent greater than
a year ago.
Prices paid to producers of farm products averaged
higher
than in August but were lower than last year.
16216—26t
2
Wholesale prices showed similar comparisons with both
periods. Retail food prices, as well as the general cost
of living, advanced over the preceding month but the
cost of living index was 1 per cent lower than a year
ago, food costs showing no change from September,
1925.
Factory employment continued to advance, both as
compared with the previous month and the same
month of 1925, while factory pay rolls, though showing no change from August, were 6 per cent greater
than a year earlier. Check payments, indicative of
the general volume of trade, after adjustment for
seasonal variations, were lower than in August, but 4
per cent ahead of last year. Retail trade, as reported
by mail-order houses, chain stores, and department
stores, showed substantial gains over a year ago,
while wholesale trade in the principal lines was also
greater. More goods moved into consumption, as
seen from figures on carloadings, than in September,
1925. Stock prices continued to average higher, while
interest rates showed increases over both the preceding
month and the same month of 1925. Business failures,
although less numerous than in either the previous
month of September, 1925, showH ]arger defaulted
liabilities than in August.
10
SUMMARY OF INDEXES OF BUSINESS
PRODUCTION
The output of raw materials increased seasonally
over the preceding month, but was 2 per cent smaller
than in September, 1925, the increased production of
minerals and marketings of animal products, as compared with September, 1925, being insufficient to
offset lower output of forest products and smaller
marketings of crops. As compared with the previous
month, mineral output was unchanged, all minerals
declining except coal, both bituminous and anthracite,
lead, and gold, while zinc was unchanged. In the
case of forest products, declines were general except
for pulpwood and wood distillation, which were higher
than in August.
Manufacturing production, after adjustment for
differences in working time, declined almost 1 per
cent from the preceding month, but the September
total was 10 per cent greater than last year. Industrial output by groups showed a decline from August
in foodstuffs, iron and steel, paper and printing, stone,
clay, and glass products, and miscellaneous industries,
including automobiles and rubber, all other major
groups showing increases, with the greatest advance
registered in textiles. As compared with last year, all
industrial groups were higher, except lumber and
nonferrous metals, while textiles remained the same.
Increases of more than 10 per cent occurred in textiles, iron and steel, paper and printing, and miscellaneous industries, including automobiles and rubber.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND UNFILLED ORDERS FOR MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES
[1920 monthly average=100. Adjustment has been made for both stocks and production for their respective seasonal movements. Unfilled orders are principally those
of iron, steel, and building materials. September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
COMMODITY STOCKS
Commodity stocks held at the end of September,
after adjustment for normal seasonal changes, declined
7 per cent from the preceding month, but were still 16
per cent greater than a year ago. As compared with
August, all groups showed increased stocks except
raw foodstuffs, while as compared with last year, all
groups were higher except raw materials for manufacture. In the case of the unadjusted index, both
manufactured foodstuffs and other manufactured
commodities showed smaller stocks than at the end of
August, each group, however, being larger than a year
ago.
SALES
The index of unfilled orders of manufactured commodities, principally iron and steel and building
materials, showed no change from the preceding
month but was 6 per cent smaller than a year ago, an
increase over the preceding month, amounting to 6 per
cent in the case of iron and steel, being offset by a
decline of 7 per cent in building materials. As compared with last year, iron and steel showed no change,
while building materials declined 16 per cent.
Wholesale trade was seasonally larger than in
August, the September volume registering an increase
also over a year ago, amounting to 2 per cent, all lines
showing an increase over September, 1925, except
groceries which showed no change.
Retail trade, as reported by mail-order houses, chain
stores, and department stores, was substantially ahead
of last year, the principal sales increases in chain
systems occurring in 10-cent, cigar, candy, and shoe
chains.
11
The value of merchandise stocks held by department
stores at the end of September, although seasonally
higher than on August 31, were more than 1 per cent
smaller than a year ago.
PRICES
Prices paid producers for agricultural products increased 1 per cent over August but were 6 per cent
lower than a year ago, all groups participating in
this decline from a year ago, except meat animals
and unclassified commodities, which increased. As
compared with the preceding month all groups averaged higher except grains and fruits and vegetables,
which declined.
Wholesale prices also increased over the preceding
month but were 6 per cent lower than in September,
1925, all groups showing a decline from last year
except fuels, which advanced 8 per cent. As compared with last month, wholesale prices for all commodities advanced with the exception of housefurnishing goods and sundry miscellaneous items,
which declined. Commercial indexes showed similar
comparisons with the previous month and a year ago.
The cost of living also advanced over August, but
was almost 1 per cent lower than last year, all items
entering into this index showing a decline from September, 1925, except fuel, which advanced 1 per cent.
As compared with the previous month all groups
were either stationary or higher.
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT
Factory employment in September continued to
show a gain over the preceding month, the total
number of employees on the pay rolls being higher
than at any time since the beginning of the summer.
As compared with last year, 1 per cent more employees
were registered. All industrial groups showed a
greater number of employees than in August, except
lumber and vehicles, which showed no change, with
the largest increases noted in food products, textiles,
leather, paper and printing, chemicals, and tobacco
products. As compared with last year, all industrial
groups showed larger employment except textiles,
lumber, leather, tobacco products and vehicles, which
declined, and food products and nonferrous metals,
which showed no change.
Factory pay rolls in September, although showing
no change from the previous month, were 6 per cent
greater than last year. All industrial groups showed
increased pay rolls over August except stone, clay
and glass, vehicles, and miscellaneous industries, which
declined sufficiently to offset the increases. As compared with last year, all major industries showed
larger pay rolls except tobacco products, which declined, and lumber and vehicles which showed no
change, the increases ranging from 1 per cent in the
case of nonferrous metals to 13 per cent for iron and
steel.
COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FOOD PRICE INDEX NUMBERS
WITH INDEX OF ALL COMMODITIES AT WHOLESALE
[U. S. Department of Labor index numbers. Relative prices, 1913=100. September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
250
240
i I i i I i i I ii
12
REVIEW BY PRINCIPAL BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
TEXTILES
Domestic wool receipts at Boston declined seasonally
in September, but were larger than a year ago. Total
receipts declined from September, 1925, owing to the
decline in foreign wool receipts, but for the year to
date increased over the 1925 period for both domestic
and foreign wool. Imports declined from August and
from September, 1925. Consumption of wool by textile mills was larger than in August and somewhat
higher than a year ago. The activity of wool
machinery was greater than in August, but generally
less than a year ago. Prices of wool and its products
were generally unchanged from August.
Although the cotton crop of 1926 is estimated by the
Department of Agriculture to be larger than the 1925
crop, early ginnings and receipts into sight were
smaller than the corresponding 1925 movements.
September exports of cotton were larger than a year
ago, but the nine-month total was lower. Cotton
consumption was the highest since April and 18 per
cent above a year ago, the nine-month total showing
a gain of 3 per cent. Cotton stocks at the end of
September were slightly higher than a year ago.
Although the number of active spindles was only 2
per cent higher than in September, 1925, the total
spindle activity was 16 per cent greater. Cotton
prices to the producer averaged higher than in August,
while the market price at New York was lower.
RAW COTTON CONSUMPTION IN COTTON GBOWING AND ALL
OTHER STATES
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
1922
1
J923
I
1924
I
1925 • I
1926
Cotton finishing plants were more active than in
August or than a year ago in orders, production, and
shipments, while stocks were less than at both periods
and unfilled work less than a year ago but higher than
on August 31. The production of cotton textiles
declined from August, although colored goods increased
while the stocks declined for all classes except Osnaburgs. Unfilled orders were greater than on August
31 for all classes except sheetings. Compared with
September, 1925, production was greater, in spite of
STOCKS OF COTTON AT WAREHOUSES AND MILLS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
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I
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314
1914
I 1915
I 1916
I 1917
I 1918 I 1919
I 1920 I 1921
I 1922 I 1923
I 1924 I 1925
! 1928
13
declines in several classes. Stocks declined for all
classes except the group including drills, twills, and
sateens. Unfilled orders also were less, although
several classes showed increases. The production of
fine cotton goods in the New Bedford district increased
over both the previous month and a year ago, but the
nine-month total was less than for 1925. Cotton
cloth exports were larger than in August or a year ago,
but smaller for the nine-month comparison. Prices of
cotton yarn and goods averaged higher than in August.
Cotton mill dividends for the third quarter showed a
decline.
Imports of silk increased over August, but declined
from September, 1925. Silk deliveries, on the other
hand, declined slightly from August, but were larger
than a year ago. Warehouse stocks increased, while
those at factories declined from August, both showing
decreases from a year ago. Silk prices advanced over
the August average.
Production and stocks of fresh-water pearl buttons
showed no change from August, but declined from a
37ear ago. Burlap imports were considerably less than
in either previous period, while fiber imports gained
over August, but declined from September, 1925.
FUR SALES
MONTH
1925
1936
$14, 641, 617 $8, 713, 533
January
9, 834, 849 14, 145, 660
February
March . . _ 14, 941, 142 15,473,156
April
12,624 853 16 292 083
!May
12 676 560 13 197 891
11,471,211 15,040,151
June__
July
10, 247 390 13, 229, 610
August
13, 535, 233 17, 646, 852
1
MONTH
September
October
November
December
1935
1936
$11,986,367 $16,969,329
11, 866, 630
14, 372, 055
6 149 620
144, 347, 526
Total
Monthly av 12, 028, 961
i Compiled by the American Fur Merchants' Association, representing sales of fur
to garment manufacturers, retailers, etc., principally in New York City, but also to
other places in the United States and Canada.
IRON AND STEEL
Iron-ore movement and consumption declined seasonally in September, but was much heavier than a
year ago. Stocks were slightly lower than on September 30, 1925. Pig-iron production declined from August, but was 15 per cent higher than a year ago for the
month and 9 per cent higher for the nine-month total.
More furnaces were in blast at the end of September
than either a month or a year previous. Pig-iron
prices showed little change from August.
The output of steel ingots was slightly less than in
August but above the 1925 figures, both for September and for nine months. Unfilled orders of the
United States Steel Corporation rose during September, but were less than a year ago. Bookings and
production of steel castings declined slightly from
September, although more miscellaneous castings
were produced. Bookings were larger than a year
ago, however. Independent sheet mills had larger
production, shipments, sales, and unfilled orders than
in either the previous month or a year ago, sales and
Digitized forunfilled
FRASER orders making especially large gains over
both periods. Stocks declined from August and increased over a year ago, although unsold stocks declined from both periods. Steel barrel manufacturers
had smaller production and shipments, but larger
stocks and unfilled orders as compared with August,
while, compared with a year ago, the changes were
small except for a gain of 27 per cent in unfilled orders.
The output of track work increased over both periods.
Steel prices showed little change, structural beams
averaging higher. Iron and steel exports were larger
than in August and also above a year ago, while imports declined from August, but exceeded those of
September, 1925.
Bookings of fabricated structural steel declined
about 26 per cent, both from August and a year ago,
but shipments increased over both periods. Bookings of fabricated steel plate also declined in about
the same ratio from August but increased over a year
ago, especially for oil-storage tanks. Orders for
machine tools increased over both periods, as did sales
of mechanical stokers. Foundry equipment sales increased, while unfilled orders, though higher than a
month previous, declined from a year ago.
AUTOMOBILES
The output of passenger automobiles declined from
August but was 33 per cent higher than a year ago,
while the nine-month cumulative shows a gain of 16
per cent over the 1925 period. More trucks were
produced than in August but 20 per cent fewer were
made than in September, 1925, though for the year
to date production increased 6 per cent over the 1925
period. Exports of both passenger cars and trucks
increased considerably over both August, 1926, and
September, 1925, while accessories had larger export
shipments than in August but smaller than a year ago.
NONFERROUS METALS
Copper production at the mines and at refineries
was less than in August, while smelter output increased.
Production increased over a year ago in all positions,
both for September and for the year to date. Domestic shipments of refined copper, although less than in
August, were slightly larger than a year ago and
showed a gain of 15 per cent over 1925 for the ninemonth period. Stocks of copper increased slightly
over both the previous month and a year ago, while
exports increased over both periods. The price of
copper averaged fractionally less than in August.
Sales of tubular plumbing fixtures were larger in
quantity than both the previous month or a year ago.
Prices of plumbing goods showed little change. Shipments of fire extinguishers and of motor fire apparatus
declined from August and also from September, 1925.
Tin deliveries declined, both from August and a
year ago, while imports increased over both periods.
Stocks increased over August 31 and declined from
September 30, 1925, both for the United States and
the world. Tin prices increased.
14
COPPER PRODUCTION AND EXPORTS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
TIN: IMPORTS, VISIBLE SUPPLY, AND DELIVERIES TO MILLS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
40,000 r
RELATIVE PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF ZINC
[1913 monthly average=100. September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
Zinc production was higher than in either August
or a year ago, and more retorts were in operation than
at either previous period. Stocks declined during
September but were one-third larger than a year ago.
Ore shipments from the Joplin district increased over
August and declined from a year ago, while ore stocks
at the mines declined from both periods. Zinc prices
averaged slightly higher than in August.
Shipments of lead ore from the Joplin district were
considerably higher than in either the previous month
or a year ago. Lead prices averaged lower than in
August.
Babbitt metal consumption increased, both over
August and over a year ago, although for the nine
months cumulative consumption was slightly less than
in the 1925 period.
Shipments of enameled sanitary ware were larger
than in August, except for baths, while stocks of baths
were larger, while smaller stocks were reported for the
other classes. New orders and unfilled orders for all
groups declined. Compared with a year ago, shipments, new orders, and unfilled orders all declined, unfilled orders being only about half as large, while
stocks increased for all groups except miscellaneous.
Orders and shipments of electric hoists increased
over both the previous month and a year ago. Bandinstrument sales increased over August in a seasonal
trend, but declined from a year ago, due to smaller
sales of saxophones.
According to the census of manufactures, the value
of products made in the radio industry amounted to
$170,390,572 during the year 1925, as compared with
$54,000,470 in 1923, an increase of 216 per cent.
ORDERS FOR POWER SWITCHING EQUIPMENT 1
FIRST QUARTER, 1926
PRODUCTS
Indoor disconnecting switches.Outdoor disconnecting and air break
pole top switches
Singlepole
units
Value
SECOND
QUARTER,
1926
Singlepole
units
Value
10,776
$329, 964
11,436
$359, 640
7,905
478, 908
10, 191
636, 991
i Compiled by the National Electrical Manufacturers' Association, Apparatus
Division, from reports of 9 manufacturers, comprising power switching equipment,
exclusive of oil circuit breakers, switchboards, and fuses. Single-pole units are not
included in switchboards.
LEAD ORE SHIPMENTS, UTAH 1
FUELS
[Short tons]
MONTH
1928
1921
1922
38,000
38,250
42,430
36 082
39,927
29,821
20,620
16,653
18, 936
15,113
15, 570
20,752
19, 429
22,843
22,538
23,964
27,930
23,652
24,357
26,603
26,739
32,204
36,057
26,139
31,674
41, 670
33,694
37,690
45,340
February
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
-- --
1923
1924
42,017 36,746
45,531 49,760
57,350 37,896
49,844 40,108
51,505 40,108
58,450 38, 880
34,309 40,312
40,581 60, 674
28,377 47,713
33,515 68, 192
44, 087 55,315
34,445 55, 671
1925
1926
84,569 71,645
73,565 58, 951
70,172 56,902
64,896 75,563
79,413 60,051
61,366 62,418
66,139 69,965
55, 645 59,303
56, 810 62,817
75, 709
58, 192
64,554
i Compiled by the American Bureau cf Metal Statistics, representing shipments
of lead ore from the Park City, Bingham, and Tintic districts of Utah. The
monthly data are based on totals of 4 weeks each, with a fifth week added in 4
months hi the year, this accounting for most of the larger fluctuations. Details
for each of the three districts are given in the bureau's monthly report.
Bituminous coal production was the largest since
last January, bringing the nine-month total to 11 per
cent above a year ago. The consumption of coal by
coke plants increased still further. Exports continued
their steady increase, and were 60 per cent higher than
1925 on the cumulative 'figures. Prices increased in
all positions.
Anthracite production increased over August, while
exports declined and prices rose fractionally.
Beehive coke output was much larger than in
August or a year ago, while by-product output was
15
less than in August, although gaining over September,
1925. Exports of coke declined from both periods.
Coke prices rose over August but declined from a year
ago.
According to a report recently released by the Interstate Commerce Commission, there were 70,009 miles
of petroleum pipe lines in operation during the year
1925, over which 831,199,821 barrels of oil were transported.
BITUMINOUS AND ANTHRACITE COAL PRODUCTION
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
outward movement during the first nine months was
16 per cent ahead of the corresponding period of the
preceding year. Prices for sole leather averaged
higher than in August, while chrome calf showed no
change, both, however, averaging lower than a year
ago.
The output of boots and shoes was greater than in
either the preceding month or September, 1925.
Export of boots and shoes showed similar comparisons.
Wholesale prices of shoes, although showing no change
from the preceding month, averaged lower than a
year ago.
IMPORTS OF HIDES AND SKINS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
BEEHIVE AND BY-PRODUCT COKE PRODUCTION
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
HIDES AND LEATHER
Imports of hides and skins, although lower than in
August, were higher than in September a year ago, all
classes of hides and skins showing an increase over
last year except cattle hides. For the nine months
ending with September, imports of hides and skins
were greater than during the same period of 1925,
although cattle hides and sheepskins were imported
in smaller quantities. Prices of cattle hides averaged
higher than in August, while calfskins showed no
change. Quotations on both, however, were substantially below a year ago.
Exports of sole leather, although greater than in
August, were substantially smaller than a year ago,
with the nine-month total showing a decline of 22
per cent from the corresponding period of 1925.
Exports of upper leather were larger than in either the
preceding month or September a year ago, while the
Imports of rubber, including latex, were larger in
September than in either the previous month or the
same month of 1925. For the calendar year thus far,
rubber imports were 8 per cent ahead of the same
period of 1925. The wholesale price of rubber,
although lower than a year ago, averaged higher than
in August. The output of pneumatic tires was
smaller than in August, but greater than a year ago,
while the production of inner tubes showed an increase
over both periods. Domestic shipments of both
tires and tubes was smaller than in the previous
month, but substantially larger than a year ago.
Stocks of tires and tubes were considerably greater
than at the end of September, 1925.
PAPER AND PRINTING
Although imports of mechanical wood pulp were
larger than in either the preceding month or the same
month of 1925, the inward movement of chemical
pulp, by far the more important species, showed a
decline from both comparative periods. Totaling the
two species together, imports for the first nine months
of this year were slightly larger than during the same
period of 1925.
16
The domestic production of newsprint paper,
although smaller than in August, was higher than a
year ago. The Canadian output showed a similar
comparison. For the first nine months of the year,
the domestic output was 12 per cent greater than a
year ago, while the Canadian output, greater in quantity than the domestic output, showed an increase of
24 per cent. Shipments of newsprint showed similar
comparisons for the nine-month period. Imports of
newsprint paper, although lower than in August, were
26 per cent ahead of last year, with a similar increase
for the nine-month period. Imports of newsprint
paper, although lower than in August, were 26 per
cent ahead of last year, with the increase for the ninemonth period showing a similar percentage. Stocks
of newsprint, both in the United States and Canada,
were smaller at the end of September than at the end
of the preceding month or September a year ago.
Prices of newsprint paper showed no change from the
previous month, but were 5 per cent lower than last
year.
The other principal kinds of paper showed increased
production compared with August and a year ago,
except wrapping paper.
NEWSPRINT PAPER PRODUCTION AND MILL STOCK
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
previous month or the same month of last year.
For the year to date, however, losses were 12 per cent
higher than during the same period of 1925.
LUMBER PRODUCTS
Production of the principal species of lumber was
generally smaller than a year ago, such species as
Southern pine, Douglas fir, Western pine, and California redwood showing declines. Lumber shipments
in general showed similar comparisons with September
a year ago, while stocks recorded increases.
Production of oak and maple flooring was larger
than in either the preceding month or September,
1925, while for the calendar year thus far, the output
of flooring was substantially ahead of the same period
of last year. Shipments, although below the preceding
month, were higher than a year ago, with a similar
comparison for the cumulative total. Stocks declined
from the preceding month but were considerably
larger than the holdings of last year. New orders
booked were smaller than in August and, in the case
of maple, smaller than a year ago. Unfilled orders of
flooring were smaller than at the end of either the previous month or September, 1925, except in the case
of maple, which showed larger forward business than
at the end of August.
MILL PRICES, DOUGLAS-FIR FLOORING,
1 BY 4. B AND BETTER,
1
V. G.
[Dollars per M feet b. m.]
MONTH
January
February
March
April
_
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November
December
Monthly a v
1920
1932
1923
1924
1925
1926
$47. 65
45 79
46 24
46 55
47 08
47 17
46 82
45 77
46.72
48.44
48.01
47.20
$48, 73
47 45
46 79
46 40
45 97
48 78
42 61
49 03
48.57
47.94
46.65
47.97
$50 76
50 25
51 18
53 75
51 51
52 84
50 57
51 33
52.10
53.09
51.88
49.63
$50 53
48 52
47 15
45 93
45 18
44 74
42 98
43 47
43 93
43 06
44.06
44.43
$45 45
44 38
43 89
42 96
42 07
41 26
41 02
41 81
41 00
41 45
40.59
40 27
$40 23
40 09
46.95
47.24
51.57
45.33
42.18
4ft 9ft
40 20
OQ AK
39
on
38
38
47
97
50
23
i Average of mill prices on the Pacific coast furnished through the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Residential building costs averaged lower than in
August, while costs for commercial construction were
higher. Both residential and commercial indexes,
however, were higher than a year ago. Contracts
awarded for new building in 36 States were lower,
measured both in floor space and in value, than in
either the previous month or September, 1925. For
the year thus far, however, the value of new contracts
let was 7 per cent ahead of 1925, despite a decline of 3
per cent in floor space. The increase in the value of
contracts during the first nine months was due mostly
to larger awards for commercial and industrial structures, residential building showing only an increase of
1 per cent. Fire losses in the United States and
Canada were smaller in September than in either the
_
1931
Bookings of plywood, although larger than in
August, were smaller than a year ago. Plywood
shipments showed a similar comparison, while unfilled
orders at the end of the month were smaller than at
the end of either the previous month or September,
1925. Purchases of rotary-cut veneer were smaller
than in August, but receipts were substantially larger.
Production of circled headings for wooden barrels
showed an increase over August, while shipments
declined.
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
Production and shipments of face brick, although
smaller than in August, were each larger than a year
ago. For the year to date, however, production
was slightly larger but shipments were smaller than
17
during the corresponding period of 1925. Stocks of
face brick at the end of September were larger than
at the end of either the previous month or a year ago.
Unfilled orders were smaller than on August 31, but
larger than last year.
The output of paving brick was smaller than in
either the previous month or September a year ago.
However, paving-brick shipments, although smaller
than in August, were larger than last year. For the
year to date production of paving brick was smaller
but shipments were greater than during the same
period of 1925. New orders received for paving
brick were smaller than in either the previous month
or a year ago, although for the first nine months
orders were 3 per cent greater than during the corresponding period of the previous year. Unfilled orders
of brick, although smaller than at the end of August,
were 10 per cent greater than a year earlier.
Bookings for architectural terra cotta showed a
decline in September from both the previous month
and the same month of last year, both in tonnage
and value. For the year to date, terra-cotta bookings
showed a decline of 3 per cent in tonnage but an
increase of 1 per cent in value.
Production and shipments of cement, although
smaller than in August, were each larger than a year
ago. Both production and shipments showed
increases in their nine-month totals over the same
period of 1925. Stocks of cement were smaller than
at the end of August but substantially larger than
a year ago. Wholesale prices for cement showed no
change from the previous month but were lower than
last year. New concrete paving contracts awarded
in September were smaller than in either the previous
month or the same month of 1925, with a similar
comparison for the nine months7 total.
CHEMICALS AND OILS
Exports of sulphuric acid were smaller in September
than in either the previous month or September, 1925.
For the nine months ending with September, however,
the export movement was 26 per cent greater than
during the same period of 1925. Wholesale prices for
sulphuric acid showed no change from August but
Averaged 7 per cent higher than a year ago. In the
table below are given the production, consumption,
sales, and stocks of sulphuric acid for the fertilizer
industry covering the first half of 1926, with comparisons for 1925.
SULPHURIC ACID IN THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY 1
[Short tons]
1926
1925
Per
cent of
increase, ?
first
half
First half, Second half, First half,
January1925
JanuaryJulyDecember
June
to first
June
half
1926
Stocks on hand at beginning of
period
_ _
Produced in establishments reporting
Purchased 3
101, 416
104, 376
108, 586
-6.6
935, 433
378, 415
955, 084
435, 210
855, 338
330, 219
9.4
14.6
1, 415, 264
1, 494, 670
1, 294, 143
9.4
Consumed in making fertilizers
1, 085, 877
Sales to fertilizer works
151, 232
Sales to other than fertilizer works. _
94, 761
Stocks on hand at end of period
83, 394
1, 122, 025
181, 368
90, 815
100, 462
971, 984
128, 700
93, 473
99, 986
11.7
17.5
1.4
-16.6
Total
1
2
Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
A minus sign (—) denotes decrease.
3 Transfers from and transfers to other plants of the same company are reported
as purchases and sales, respectively.
WHOLESALE PRICES OF CHEMICALS, BY GROUPS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
CEMENT PRODUCTION AND STOCKS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
The production of polished plate glass was greater
than in either the previous month or September, 1925.
For the first nine months of the current year plateglass production was 16 per cent ahead of the corresponding period of 1925.
16216—26f
3
Imports of nitrate of soda and potash were each
smaller than in either the preceding month or September, 1925. For the first nine months, nitrate of soda
imports were smaller and potash imports larger than
during the corresponding period of 1925. Consumption of fertilizer in Southern States was 17 per cent
greater than in September a year ago, while exports of
fertilizer were smaller than in eithe'r the preceding
18
month or the same month of last year. Fertilizer
exports, for the first nine months, however, were 14
per cent larger than during the same period of 1925.
Exports of dyes and dyestuffs were smaller than in
either the preceding month or September of last year,
with a similar comparison for the nine-month's total.
According to the annual survey of the United States
Tariff Commission, the output of coal-tar dyes by 75
firms was 86,345,438 pounds in 1925, as compared
with 68,679,000 pounds in 1924. The total sales in
the two years were 79,303,451 pounds, valued at
$37,468,332, and 64,961,433 pounds, valued at
$34,012,400, respectively. Vat dyes, other than indigo
reported a peak production, with a total of over
2,600,000 pounds, or an increase of 43 per cent over
the 1924 figures. The total output of vat dyes,
including indigo, was 31,730,000 pounds, as compared
with 21,818,000 pounds in 1924.
Purchases of crude methanol by refiners were larger
than in either the preceding month or September,
1925, with consumption showing similar gains. Stocks
of crude methanol at refineries were substantially
lower than a year ago, while exports showed a large
gain over the previous September, though declining
from the preceding month. The production of refined
methanol was greater than in either the previous month
or the same month of last year, while refined methanol
stocks showed a substantial drop from a year ago.
Receipts of naval stores at the principal Southern
ports were larger than in September, 1925, but for the
first nine months of this year both turpentine and rosin
receipts reported declines from the corresponding
period of the previous year. Stocks of turpentine
held at the principal ports were larger than a year ago,
while rosin stocks were smaller. Stocks of turpentine
and rosin held at stills were each smaller than last
year. The price of turpentine averaged lower than in
either the previous month or in September, 1925, while
rosin prices, although lower than in August, averaged
higher than in September of last year.
The production of dry roofing felt was larger in
September than in either August or a year ago, roofing
felt stocks showing a decline from the preceding month,
although they were larger than last year.
Exports of vegetable oils were larger than in August
but smaller than last year, while the import movement,
by far the more important, showed a decline from
August but a substantial gain over last year, with a 5
per cent increase over 1925 in the nine-month's total.
Consumption of oleomargarine was larger than in
either the previous month or September, 1925, with a
similar comparison for the nine-month cumulative.
Cottonseed stocks held at the end of September were
smaller than a year ago. Production of cottonseed oil
was smaller also, while stocks of cottonseed oil at the
end of September increased over last year. Prices
of cottonseed oil, although showing no change from a
year ago, declined from the previous month. Receipts and shipments of flaxseed at Northwestern
markets were smaller than last year, with declines also
noted in the nine-month totals.
CEREALS
In spite of a lower spring wheat crop the total wheat
crop is estimated at about 170,000,000 bushels above
1925. The visible supply of wheat in the United
States on September 30 was 50 per cent larger than a
year ago, but Canadian stocks were smaller. Both
receipts and shipments of wheat declined from September, 1925, but exports were much larger, both for
wheat and flour. The prices of both wheat and flour
declined from August.
The corn crop is estimated at about 200,000 000
bushels less than the 1925 crop. Receipts in September were slightly larger than a year ago, the visible
supply over three times as large, but shipments and
exports were less. Grindings into glucose and starch
exceeded those of a year ago. The price of corn declined slightly from August.
DISTRIBUTION OF CORN SIRUP (GLUCOSE)
[In pounds]
19 25
Use
1926
First 6
months
Last 6
months
Mixed sirup
Manufacturing confectioneries
Jams, jellies and preserves
Bakers .
.
Brewers
Technicals (textile, paper, etc.)
Tobacco manufacturers
Ice-cream manufacturers
Miscellaneous (dealers)
158 681 600
171 206 441
244, 274, 082
12 531 258
24, 171, 174
5 038 683
4, 852, 723
2 037 262
Total domestic consumption
Exported ._
Total distribution
204, 680, 429
11 796 071
23, 841, 186
6 675 881
3, 667, 711
2 447, 970
387, 349
27, 442, 565
1
First 6
months
212,943 001
203, 696, 692
10,632 493
24,676,355
5,072 768
4, 431, 278
1,966,761
292,315
29 111,971
215, 172
28, 084, 039
493, 620, 762
57, 602, 834
493,515,909
79, 434, 770
491, 718, 559
64, 815, 575
497, 223, 596
562, 950, 774
556, 534, 134
* From data computed by the Associated Corn Products Manufacturers comprising
total distribution of these products by manufacturers.
The oats crop is also estimated to be about
200,000,000 bushels less than last year. Receipts,
visible supply, and exports were all considerably less
than in September, 1925, while prices rose over
August.
The barley crop is estimated as about 20,000,000
bushels less than in 1925, and receipts, visible supply,
and exports all declined from a year ago. The price
of barley averaged higher than in August.
Rye production is estimated as almost 7,000,000
bushels less than in 1925. Receipts in September were
below those of a year previous, but the visible supply
and exports were considerably greater. The price of
rye averaged less than in August.
Rice receipts as paddy to Southern mills were
larger than in September, 1925, and shipments of clean
rice also increased. Stocks of rice were almost
twice as high as a year ago. Exports and imports of
rice were both much larger than in September, 1925.
19
Carlot shipments of potatoes and onions and market
receipts of hay were less than in September, 1925.
Citrus-fruit shipments increased 52 per cent over a
year ago. Apple shipments were slightly larger than
in the previous year but storage holdings were less.
MEATS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
Cattle movement and slaughter increased over
August and over a year ago, as did exports and
storage holdings of beef products. The price of cattle
advanced considerably over August; carcass beef was
fractionally higher and steer rounds remained
unchanged.
The movement of hogs increased over both August,
1926, and September, 1925, local slaughter showing a
slight decline from August. Exports of pork products
increased over August and declined from a year ago,
while storage holdings showed the reverse comparisons.
Lard production declined from August and increased
over a year ago. Hog prices averaged higher than in
August, but hams and lard were lower.
The movement and slaughter of sheep increased
considerably over both the previous month and a year
ago, and storage holdings of lamb and mutton were
also larger than at the end of either previous period.
Prices of sheep averaged less than in August.
Poultry receipts increased over both the previous
month and a year ago, storage holdings increasing
over August 31 and showing little change from a year
ago. The fish catch declined from both previous
periods while storage holdings increased.
INSPECTED SLAUGHTER OF CATTLE, CALVES, SHEEP, AND HOGS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
1.800'
L
SHEEP AND LAMBS
A^-
Egg receipts and storage holdings declined seasonally
from August, receipts showing little change from a year
ago, while stocks declined.
Receipts of butter were about on a par with those
of September, 1925, but storage holdings were 10 per
cent larger. The price of butter rose seasonally, but
was lower than a year ago.
Cheese receipts and storage holdings declined from
both the previous month and a year ago, but imports
and exports both increased considerably over these
periods. The price of cheese advanced over the
August average but declined from a year ago.
POWDERED MILK SALES, LESS RESALES 1
[Pounds]
MONTH
January
February
March _
April
May
June .
July..
August
_
_ __
..
.__
September
October
N o vember
December
Total
Monthly average
.
1934
1925
1936
2, 768, 886
3, 465, 305
3, 542, 538
4, 293, 225
3, 661, 006
2, 907, 083
3, 736, 391
4, 010, 464
4, 367, 680
4, 448, 308
4, 893, 278
5, 114, 881
5, 241, 805
5, 156, 637
4, 091, 108
4, 679, 385
5, 026, 025
7, 060, 075
5, 124, 738
4, 528, 134
6, 141, 487
6, 806, 451
5, 836, 726
5, 362, 643
3, 923, 036
3, 277, 246
2, 818, 217
4, 123, 760
4, 005, 276
4, 523, 435
3, 870, 007
3, 714, 692
5, 111, 450
47, 381, 148
52, 167, 326
3, 948, 429
4, 347, 277
1
Compiled by the American Dry Milk Institute from reports of 31 identical firms,
revising previous data which included reports of only 21 firms.
SUGAR, COFFEE, AND TEA
Imports of raw sugar from foreign countries increased over August and also over a year ago, but if
sugar imported from Hawaii and Porto Rico is included, imports were considerably less than in September, 1925. Meltings declined slightly from both
previous periods. Stocks of raw sugar at refineries
made the usual seasonal decline in September but
were 53 per cent larger than on September 30, 1925.
Exports of refined sugar were much smaller than in
August or than a year ago. Raw sugar and granulated at wholesale averaged higher than in August
while retail prices were unchanged. Receipts and
exports in Cuba increased over both the previous
month and a year ago, while stocks declined seasonally
from August 31 and were slightly higher than a year
previous.
Coffee imports declined both from August and a
year ago. The world visible supply also declined from
both previous periods while domestic stocks were
larger. Receipts and clearances from Brazil were
much smaller than a year ago. Tea imports were 21
per cent larger than in August but only slightly above
those in September, 1925.
TOBACCO
The consumption of tobacco products, measured by
tax-paid withdrawals, increased slightly over August
and made larger gains over September, 1925, except
manufactured tobacco and snuff, which showed little
change. Exports of cigarettes declined from August
but more than doubled the exports of a year ago,
while leaf tobacco exports increased over August and
20
declined from a year ago. The tobacco crop is
estimated at about 50,000,000,000 pounds below list
year's.
SHIPPING
Traffic through the Sault Ste. Marie Canal and on
the Ohio River increased over a year ago, though
making seasonal decreases from August. The Welland St. Lawrence Canals had greater traffic than in
August, but only the St. Lawrence showed an increase over last year. Ocean traffic clearing from our
ports declined slightly from August but increased
considerably over a year ago, especially foreign
vessels. Shipbuilding was almost 50 per cent less than
in either August, 1926, or September, 1925.
RAILROADS
The surplus of idle cars at the end of September
was reduced from both the previous month and a year
ago, the latter decline being due to the reduced
surplus of coal cars. Shortage of cars was about the
same as a year ago. Car loadings were 6 per cent
larger than in September, 1925, all groups except
grain and grain products showing increases. Ore,
coal, and livestock made the greatest relative gains.
Locomotive equipment owned by railroads continued to decrease in number and increase in tractive
power. Orders from manufacturers declined, but a
large number were being built in railroad shops.
Shipments by manufacturers increased, owing to the
larger output of steam locomotives for domestic use,
as all other classes declined both from August and
from a .year ago. Unfilled orders of locomotive
manufacturers declined from August 31 in spite of a
large increase for steam locomotives on foreign account, but unfilled orders were larger than a year ago
for all classes of locomotives except domestic electric.
Exports declined from both previous periods.
from manufacturers increased but shipments declined
and fewer cars were being built in railroad shops.
Passenger-car orders increased considerably while
shipments declined from August but were much
higher than a year ago.
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
Sales by mail-order houses were larger in September
than in either the preceding month or the corresponding month of 1925. For the first nine months of the
year the total sales volume of two large houses,
aggregating $324,000,000, was 11 per cent greater
than during the corresponding period of the preceding
year. The total sales of four leading 10-cent chain
systems were also larger than in either the previous
month or the same month of 1925, while for the
first nine months of the present year the total sales
volume, aggregating almost $300,000,000, was 9 per
cent ahead of the previous year. Other chain stores
recorded larger business in September than a year ago.
Magazine advertising was larger in September than in
either the previous month or the same month of
1925, while newspaper advertising showed similar
comparison. Both magazine and newspaper advertising for the first nine months recorded advances
over the corresponding period of 1925.
SALES BY MAIL-ORDER HOUSES AND TEN-CENT CHAIN STORES
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
SURPLUS, SHORTAGE, AND BAD-ORDER FREIGHT CARS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
LIFE INSURANCE
Freight-car equipment also increased in capacity
though declining in number, and bad-order cars
declined both from August and a year ago. Orders
New life insurance business written in September,
although smaller than in the preceding month, was
greater than a year ago, both in the number of policies
and contracts and their aggregate value. New group
insurance written in September was larger than in
either the preceding month or the same month of last
year. For the first nine months of 1926 an increase
of 2 per cent in the number of policies and contracts
written may be compared with an increase in the total
value of 8 per cent. Group insurance in the same
period showed a 21 per cent increase in the value of
new business.
21
BANKING AND FINANCE
Check payments outside New York City were larger
than in either the previous month or September a year
ago. In New York City, however, an increase over a
year ago only was registered. For the year to date
check payments showed an increase outside of New
York amounting to 7 per cent, and in New York
amounting to 11 per cent.
Bills discounted by Federal reserve banks continued
to increase, and at the end of the month were larger
than at any time this year. Federal reserve notes
in circulation were larger than in either the previous
month or the corresponding month of last year, with a
similar comparison for investments and total deposits.
Although the reserve ratio was lower than at the end
of August, it was slightly higher than a year earlier.
BILLS DISCOUNTED AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL
RESERVE BANKS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
Loans and discounts of Federal reserve member
banks increased, and at the end of the month were
higher than at any similar period on record. Total
investments of member banks were larger than in
either the previous month or the corresponding month
of last year while net demand deposits, although larger
than in August, were lower than a year ago.
member banks in New York were 2 per cent higher
at the end of the month than on August 31. Interest
rates on New York call loans averaged higher than in
either the previous month or September, 1925, with
similar comparisons for commercial-paper rates. Dividend and interest payments were larger than in
either the previous month or the same month of last
year, while for the nine months ending September 30
an increase of 6 per cent was registered over the same
period of the previous year. Bond prices averaged
lower than in August but higher than a year ago.
The Government debt continued to decline and at
the end of the month was almost 5 per cent lower
than a year ago. Customs receipts in September
were larger than in either August or the same month
of 1925. For the year to date customs receipts were
5 per cent ahead of the same period of 1925. Ordinary
receipts of the Federal Government, reflecting the
effect of the quarterly installment of the income tax,
were larger than in August and 13 per cent greater
than a year ago. Expenditures chargeable to ordinary receipts were larger than in the previous month
but 12 per cent smaller than in September, 1925.
For the first nine months of the calendar year an increase of 8 per cent in total ordinary receipts over the
previous year may be compared with a decline of
almost 2 per cent in the case of expenditures chargeable to ordinary receipts. Money in circulation, outside the United States Treasury and Federal reserve
system, was larger than in either the previous month
or the same month of last year.
NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES AND DEFAULTED LIABILITIES
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
LOANS, DISCOUNTS, AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL
RESERVE MEMBER BANKS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
1921
1921
Prices of stocks, both industrial and railroad, continued to average higher in September, being 6 per
cent and 17 per cent higher, respectively, than a year
ago. The volume of sales on the New York Stock
Exchange, unchanged from a year ago, was smaller
than in August. Loans to brokers by Federal reserve
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
Business failures were less numerous in September
than in either the previous month or the same month
of 1925. Defaulted liabilities, however, although below a year ago, were larger than in August. For the
first nine months of the year the total number of
failing firms was slightly greater than for the same
period of 1925, but liabilities declined 13 per cent.
For the quarter ending September 30 more bank
failures were reported, with greater liabilities than in
either the preceding quarter or the corresponding
quarter of 1925.
22
GOLD AND SILVER
Domestic receipts of gold at the mint were larger in
September than in either the previous month or
September a year ago, but for the first nine months
the total was slightly smaller than during the same
period of the previous year. The output of gold at
the Rand mines was smaller than in August but
larger than a year ago, while the total for the calendar
year to date was 3 per cent ahead of last year. Gold
imports were larger than in either the previous month
or September, 1925, while exports, although lower
than in August were more than three times as large
as a year earlier. The gold trade balance again
showed an excess of exports over imports. For the
year to date the import movement was in excess of
exports.
Silver production, although smaller than in August,
was greater than in September, 1925. For the calendar year thus far, however, the output of silver was
3 per cent below a year ago. Imports of silver were
larger than in either the previous month or September
a year ago, with the same comparison for the cumulative total covering the first nine months. Exports
of silver were smaller than in either the previous month
or in September, 1925, with a similar comparison for
the cumulative total. Silver prices continued to
average lower, with the prevailing quotations in
September 15 per cent below a year ago.
GOLD TRADE BALANCE: SHOWING EXCESS OF IMPORTS OR
• EXPORTS
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
FOREIGN TRADE AND EXCHANGE
Imports of merchandise into the United States were
greater than in August but smaller than a year ago,
but for the calendar year thus far the value of imports
was 8 per cent ahead of the corresponding total for
1925. Exports of merchandise, including reexports,
were larger in September than in either the previous
month or September, 1925. For the calendar year
thus far, however, exports were almost 3 per cent lower
than during the same period of the previous year.
During the first nine months of 1926 there was an
export balance registered, but this balance was not
as large as during the same period of 1925.
The rate of exchange on England and Belgium
declined from the preceding month and in the case of
the Belgian franc was lower than a year ago. Exchange
on the other principal countries either showed no
change from August or was higher, with the exception
of the Indian rupee and the Brazilian milreis, which
declined. All principal currencies were higher than
a year ago except the French franc, the Italian lira,
the Netherlands guilder, and the Indian rupee.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE
[September, 1926, is latest month plotted]
ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARY RETURNS, CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES, 1925
VALUE OF PRODUCTS
INDUSTRY
1925
1923
Thousands of
dollars
Baskets and rattan and willowware
Blacking, stains, and dressings.
Carriages, wagons, sleighs,
sleds, and materials. _
Cash registers and adding and
calculating machines
Chocolate and cocoa products
(revised).
Engravers' materials
Explosives. _
Files
Flexible metallic tubing and
hose
Grass and coir mats and matting .
Lasts and related products
Men's collarsNets and seines
Oleomargarine.
Paper bags
Regalia, badges, and emblems.
Saws
Screw-machine products ......
Stereotyping and electrotyping
__
Steel and copperplate engraving and plate printing
Straw hats...
Suspenders, garters, and other
elastic goods
Type founding
Vitreous china plumbing fixtures
Waste _ ..
Wooden cigar boxes
PERSONS EMPLOYED
Per cent miniPer
mum month
cent inPer
is of maxicent in-l crease
mum month
over
crease
19231
1925
1923
16, 260
24, 920
14, 713
25, 822
10.5
-3.5
13.9
-13.9
76.2
86.3
74.6.
84.3;
30, 052
44, 686
-32.7
-38.3
88.3
82.6.
98, 188
95, 106
3.2
—11.4
93.9
86.2
106, 642
2,014
69, 669
13, 533
95, 531
2,303
75, 029
13, 565
11.6
-12.5
-7.1
-0.2
3.7
-21.0
-10.8
-8.3
82.3
95.6
92.8
93.8
76.1
92.2
86.9
92.4
3,492
9,301
27, 588
5,157
39, 856
44, 572
9,623
26, 781
42, 998
3,890 -10.3
9,900 -6.0
42,666 -35.3
11.4
4,628
10.9
35, 953
9.2
40, 811
-9.1
10, 586
30, 787 -13.0
39, 239
9.6
-8.5
-9.9
-31.2
.3
10.4
19.2
-7.2
-13.1
-3.3
67.4
87/5
83.9
88.1
83.1
91.3
91.0
92.8
83.3
61.0
83.5
88.0
92.7
78.6
93.2
89.594. 884. a
22, 361
20, 596
8.6
4.6
97.2
96. a
31, 917
28,154
32, 551
32, 569
-1.9
-13.6
-4.3
-13.1
84.3
47.9
86.3
45.6
27,504
2,434
24, 297
2,512
13.2
-3.1
10.9
-11.2
80.9
90.2
77.4
88.2
27, 239
38, 934
12, 925
24, 684
33, 701
14, 796
10.4
15.5
-12.6
13.7
10.4
-5.2
88.4
96.1
86.4
69.7
95. &
88.2
77.4
3,838
i A minus sign (—) denotes decrease.
GROSS RECEIPTS FOR SERVICES PERFORMED
VALUE OF PRODUCTS
INDUSTRY
Cloth sponging and refinishmg.
Enameling and japanning
Wool scouring
PERSONS EMPLOYED
Per cent minimum month
Per
Per
1923
1925
is of maxi- cent
cent
mum month increaseincrease
or deor decrease
Thousands of crease i
1925
1923
dollars
3,880
6,652
5,831
i A minus sign (—) denotes decrease.
4,652
5,448
8,190
-16.6
22.1
-28.8
87.9
79.6
57.9
91.0
88.1
72.7
-24.2
17.9
-24.5
23
INDEXES OF BUSINESS
The index numbers presented in this table are designed to show the trend in production, prices, trade,
etc., in various groups of industry and commerce. They consist in general of weighted combinations of series
of individual relative numbers; often the individual relative numbers making up the series are also given.
The function of index and relative numbers is explained on the inside front cover. A condensed form of this
table is given on page 9.
1935
PER CENT I NCREASE (+)
OE DECILEASE (— )
1926
Maxi-
Mini-
since
Jan. 1,
1920
since
Jan. 1,
1920
July
180
73
99
116
151
116
12
148
+ 22. 3
-2. 0
156
216
137
122
273
150
188
142
131
145
62
105
41
0
0
17
78
38
57
80
145
215
102
116
217
136
165
126
94
114
151
214
116
121
217
135
164
122
89
126
133
208
121
1
187
134
157
125
80
103
150
206
112
115
254
143
176
126
84
99
156
211
119
112
272
143
165
137
99
112
156
207
126
115
245
142
177
137
113
106
-0. 0
-1. 9
+ 5. 9
+ 2. 7
-9. 9
-0. 7
+ 7. 3
0. 0
+ 14. 1
-5. 4
+ 17. 3
+ 6.2
+ 4. 1
+ 99. 0
+ 31. 0
+ 6. 0
+ 12. 7
+ 9. 6
+ 41. 3
+ 2. 9
138
253
143
177
153
245
390
185
190
80
19
58
64
54
30
21
45
94
111
215
96
75
75
111
91
141
147
107 ^105
42
115
109
105
68
73
116
91
88
78
88
95
162
155
143. 141
115
253
89
76
77
117
106
170
152
111
133
97
75
100
91
117
185
148
113
48
117
75
145
78
124
141
149
+ 1. 8
-63. 9
+ 20. 6
0. 0
+ 45. 0
-14. 3
+ 6. 0
-23. 8
+ 0. 7
+ 7. 6
+ 14. 3
+ 11. 4
+ 2. 7
+ 25. 0
0. 0
+ 30. 5
-13. 0
+ 5. 7
240
242
254
405
310
170
49
43
58
50
19
19
69
104
113
162
14
25
106
138
105
152
75
56
191
156
199
332
234
110
103
175
138
224
12
20
114
169
102
240
48
43
172
133
180
327
213
95
+ 50. 9
21. 3
+ 76. 5
+ 36. 3
+ 343. 8
+ 120. 9
-9. 9
-14. 7
-9. 5
-1. 5
— 9. 0
-13. 6
136
137
164
267
149
61
59
51
20
24
126
124
92
261
93
132
135
71
231
93
131
132
85
216
92
119
118
72
271
85
117
117
62
258
92
117
116
81
222
93
— 0. 0
-0. 9
+ 30. 6
-14. 0
+ 1. 1
— 10. 7
- 12. 1
-4. 7
+ 2. 8
+ 1. 1
135
137
129
130
151
166
115
127
191
174
195
135
157
71
68
77
54
32
57
63
69
92
69
71
70
37
128
128
114
95
105
148
82
106
172
160
189
127
156
122
122
110
91
116
160
90
106
171
157
186
120
118
122
122
109
97
118
158
89
106
173
151
183
123
118
127
127
123
95
125
144
78
123
176
174
173
128
132
135
135
119
97
135
147
90
122
176
172
175
132
157
134
134
109
110
133
148
93
119.
179
165
180
133
149
-0. 7
-0. 7
-8.4
+ 13. 4
-1. 5
+ 0. 7
+ 1. 5
-2. 5
+9. 8
+ 9. 8
0.0
+ 13. 4
+ 12. 7
— 6. 3
+ 4. 5
+ 12. 3
+ 3. 5
+ 9. 3
-1. 6
+ 8. 1
+ 26. 3
SepAugust tember
July
SepAugust tember
September, September,
1926, from
1926, from
August, 1926 September,
1925
PRODUCTION
(Relative to 1919 monthly average as 100)
RAW MATERIALS
Grand total
MINERALS
Total
Petroleum
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
Iron ore*
Copper
Lead
Zinc__
Gold
Silver
__
_
___
ANIMAL PRODUCTS (marketings)
Total
Wool*
Cattle and calves
Hogs
Sheep
Eggs*
Poultry*
Fish
Milk (New York)
1__
CROPS (marketings)
Total
Grains*
Vegetables*
_
Fruits*
Cotton products*
Miscellaneous crops*
_ _
___ __
FOREST PRODUCTS
Total
Lumber
Pulpwood
Gum (rosin and turpentine)*
Distilled wood
MANUFACTURING
Grand total (adjusted for working days)
Grand total (unadjusted)
Foodstuffs _
Textiles
Iron and steel
Lumber
Leather
Paper and printing
Chemicals, oils, etc
Stone and clay products
Metals, excepting iron and steel
Tobacco _ _
_£.
Miscellaneous
* Fluctuations between maximum and minimum due largely to seasonal conditions.
+ 1. 7
-4. 1
+ 2. 9
+ 0. 8
— 5. 1
24
INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued
1935
PER CENT INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE (— )
1926
Maximum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
Minimum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
184
310
189
121
185
91
73
89
58
86
133
149
100
83
173
142
158
119
78
185
148
160
155
79
180
167
256
120
89
172
184
310
127
88
177
172
256
129
89
182
-6.5
-17.4
+ 1.6
+ 1. 1
+ 2. 8
+ 16.2
+ 60.0
-16. 8
+ 12.7
+ 1.1
168
250
202
115
179
84
70
68
56
88
125
122
84
91
175
124
118
88
91
173
139
133
153
87
171
151
203
98
97
173
146
191
89
100
170
150
188
122
95
172
+ 2.7
1. 6
+ 37. 1
-5.0
-1. 2
+ 7.9
+ 41. 4
-20.2
+ 9.2
+ 0.6
116
112
153
40
32
25
51
36
113
52
36
121
52
38
109
48
37
94
49
36
99
49
38
92
0. 0
+ 5. 6
-7. 1
-5.8
0.0
-15. 6
126
129
136
135
133
150
i 89
60
59
43
62
88
58
1
46
83
99
47
85
111
85
79
87
98
65
83
108
106
79
94
109
72
92
120
112
82
82
98
52
84
114
78
78
87
98
69
83
115
102
81
96
111
80
92
123
114
85
+ 10.3
+ 13. 3
+ 15. 9
+ 10.8
+ 7.0
+ 11. 8
+ 4.9
+ 2.1
+ 1.8
+ 11. 1
0.0
+ 2.5
+ 1.8
+ 3. 7
170
49
87
89
114
98
98
120
+ 22. 4
+ 5.3
427
214
332
225
212
282
188
84
55
119
109
106
109
72
183
104
259
166
136
181
122
195
128
243
171
142
202
120
191
136
245
169
142
202
129
206
108
312
196
155
210
145
204
121
295
193
148
194
122
211
138
303
192
153
218
142
+ 3.4
+ 14. 0
+ 2.7
-0.5
+ 3.4
+ 12. 4
+ 16. 4
+ 10. 5
+ 1.5
+ 23.7
+ 13.6
+ 7.7
+ 7. 9
+ 10. 1
226
154
80
100
95
124
98
131
122
143
99
125
105
130
129
141
+ 22. 9
+ 8. 5
-13.9
-1. 4
89
89
86
85
93
89
99
89
97
95
91
90
91
90
90
87
85
93
93
99
91
99
96
90
91
90
91
92
87
86
94
95
100
97
100
96
92
92
90
90
89
80
91
92
89
102
93
101
94
84
91
93
91
90
82
92
92
92
102
95
103
95
81
91
95
92
92
84
93
92
94
104
100
104
96
85
91
96
July
SepAugust tember
July
SepAugust tember
September, September,
1926, from
1926, from
August, 1926 September,
1925
STOCKS
(Relative to 1919 monthly average as 100)
(Corrected for seasonal variation)
Total
-
Raw foodstuffs
_
Raw materials for manufacture
Manufactured foodstuffs
Manufactured commodities
(Unadjusted index)
Total
- _-Raw foodstuffs
- -Raw materials for manufacture
M anuf actured foodstuffs
Manufactured commodities
UNFILLED ORDERS
(Relative to 1920 monthly average as 100)
(Iron, Steel, and Building Materials)
Total (8 commodities)
Iron and steel
. Building materials -.
WHOLESALE TRADE
(Relative to 1919 monthly average as 100)
(Distributed by Federal Reserve Districts)
Grand total all classes
Hardware (10 districts)
Shoes (8 districts)
-- Groceries (11 districts)
Drugs (7 districts)
Dry goods (8 districts)
- - Meats
-- -RETAIL TRADE
--
(Relative to 1919 monthly average as 100)
MAIL-ORDER HOUSES (4 houses)
CHAIN STORES:
Ten-cent (5 chains)
Music (4 chains)
_
Grocery (27 chains)
Drugs (9 chains)
Cigar (3 chains)
Candy (5 chains)
Shoe (6 chains)
DEPARTMENT STORES:
Sales (359 stores)
_
Stocks (314 stores)
EMPLOYMENT
-
-
...
(Relative to 1923 monthly average as 100)
Number employed, by industries:
Total, all classes
Food products
_Textiles
Iron and steel
Lumber
Leather
Paper and printing
Chemicals
Stone, clay, and glass
Metal products other than iron and steelTobacco products
Vehicles
Miscellaneous
i Since Jan. 1,1921.
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
103
107
103
104
103
105
104
105
105
107
108
103
107
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
85
86
81
79
92
83
93
84
90
66
84
75
80
2
Since July 1, 1922
+ 1.1
+ 2. 2
+ 2.4
+ 1. 1
0.0
+ 2. 2
+ 2. 0
+ 5.3
+ 1.0
+ 1. 1
+ 4.9
0.0
+ 1.1
+ 1.1
0.0
3 4
+ 8.1
-2. 1
-1. 1
+ 4.0
+ 3.1
+ 4.0
0.0
-7.6
-1. 1
+ 6.7
25
INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued
Maxi,
mum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
EMPLOYMENT— Continued
(Relative to 1923 monthly average as 100)
Amount of pay roll, by industries:
2
Total, all classes _ _
_
105
2
Food products
107
2
Textiles
106
2
Iron and steel
108
2
Lumber
106
2
Leather
108
2
Paper and printing
113
2
Chemicals
106
2
Stone, clay, and glass _
112
Metal products other than iron and steel. 22 110
112
Tobacco products
2
Vehicles
107
2
Miscellaneous _ .
112
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS
FARM PRICES
(Relative to 1909-1914 average as 100)
All groups
Grain
Fruits and vegetables
Meat animals
• Dairy and poultry
Cotton and cottonseed _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _
Unclassified
WHOLESALE PRICES
Department of Labor Indexes
(Relative to 1913)
All commodities
Farm products
Food, etc
Cloths and clothing
Fuels
Metals and metal products
Building materials
Chemicals
House-furnishing goods
Miscellaneous
Minimum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
July
PER CENT INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE (— )
1926
1935
SepAugust tember
July
August
September
September,
1926, from
August, 1926
September,
1926, from
September,
1925
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2 74
85
72
62
84
78
88
85
84
70
83
60
72
90
93
85
85
97
85
101
92
99
94
91
90
91
91
93
87
87
97
94
102
94
105
98
92
90
93
90
93
83
85
100
91
103
96
103
93
92
91
91
91
94
76
93
95
87
109
97
104
92
85
88
97
95
94
81
95
100
94
109
99
111
94
84
95
100
95
96
83
96
100
94
111
103
108
94
89
91
99
0. 0
+ 2. 1
+ 2. 5
+ 1. 1
0.0
0.0
+ 1.8
+ 4. 0
-2.7
0.0
+ 6.0
-4.2
-1.0
+ 5.6
+ 3.2
• 0.0
+ 12.9
0.0
+ 3.3
+ 7.8
+ 7.3
+ 4.9
+ 1. 1
-3.3
0.0
+ 8.8
335
283
373
186
215
304
180
110
88
108
91
122
76
74
149
152
178
148
134
186
88
152
157
178
149
139
186
96
144
148
142
143
141
178
90
136
125
195
152
131
126
81
133
128
166
144
130
130
89
134
121
136
148
139
134
93
+ 0. 8
-5.5
-18. 1
+ 2.8
+ 6.9
+ 3. 1
+ 4.5
-6.9
-18.2
-4.2
+ 3. 5
-1. 4
-24.7
+ 3.3
248
243
248
346
281
203
300
213
275
208
138
114
131
171
162
109
155
121
162
111
160
162
157
189
172
126
170
133
169
143
160
163
159
190
170
127
172
135
169
138
160
160
160
189
169
127
174
136
168
135
151
141
154
173
177
126
172
131
161
123
149
138
151
175
180
127
172
131
161
122
151
141
152
175
182
127
172
131
160
120
+ 1.3
+ 2. 2
+ 0. 7
0.0
+1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.6
-1. 6
-5.6
-11.9
-5.0
-7.4
+ 7.7
0. 0
-1. 1
-3.7
-4.8
-11. 1
218
227
134
115
164
155
162
153
161
154
153
137
153
138
155
139
+ 1.3
+ 0.7
-3.7
-9.7
205
219
186
2P8
3
179
208
123
192
155
139
143
153
3
156
174
118
171
169
160
179
175
157
176
121
175
169
160
179
175
158
177
121
175
168
159
178
176
161
181
121
174
166
157
176
173
158
179
118
174
165
156
175
173
160
180
121
173
167
159
175
174
161
182
121
173
+ 1.2
+ 1.9
0.0
+ 0. 6
+ 0.6
+ 1. 1
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0. 0
-1.7
-1. 1
0.0
+ 0. 6
0.0
-0. 6
Commercial Indexes
(Relative to 1913)
Dun's (1st of following month)
Bradstreet's (1st of following month)
COST OF LIVING
National Industrial Conference Board Indexes
(Relative to July, 1914)
All items weighted
Food (Dept. Labor)
Shelter
Clothing
Fuel and lightFuel.
Light
Sundries
_
__ •
« Since July 1, 1922.
16216—261-
a Since Jan. 1, 1923.
26
TEA STOCKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM1
[In thousands of pounds at end of month]
MONTH
January
February . .
March
_. _.
April
_
_.
May
June
July
August
September ..
October
November
December
Monthly average.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
136, 051
129, 395
121, 477
103, 272
133, 872
127, 768
117, 377
107, 267
130, 139
122, 200
96, 018
73, 596
150, 161
118, 725
96, 103
100, 013
118, 207
94, 441
92, 557
86,099
87, 568
77, 099
72, 655
82, 223
87, 361
77, 436
78, 959
81, 039
70, 041
75, 172
83,946
90, 181
98, 873
84, 508
84, 983
97, 018
99, 717
112, 632
125, 434
138, 005
88,093
64,544
74, 486
117, 848
116, 419
130, 258
148, 464
148, 196
107,127
96, 338
107, 053
1919
1920
1921
1933
1933
1934
1935
1936
63,427
69, 945
85, 180
85, 161
132, 127
147, 042
157, 570
146, 671
215, 175
203, 061
212, 645
207, 520
219, 377
223, 179
229, 568
233, 018
208, 115
221, 362
219, 645
214, 484
186, 035
176, 681
183, 413
167, 763
181, 615
186, 998
191, 442
188, 151
222, 704
231, 157
228, 108
215, 477
209, 655
202, 300
195, 388
179, 891
86, 472
72, 949
64,793
46, 838
92, 957
91, 330
81, 764
84, 019
151, 589
161, 561
143, 729
133, 138
212, 152
214, 986
212, 759
214, 843
228, 793
218, 290
207, 448
197, 433
192, 396
170, 478
153, 198
142, 137
141, 659
126,792
112, 890
121, 935
150, 251
136, 729
119, 143
126, 499
188, 964
178,900
162, 286
165, 129
163, 408
155, 595
148, 207
156, 850
118, 663
127, 237
122, 873
130, 247
34, 850
32, 131
37, 745
37,400
76, Oil
97, 159
122, 646
135, 295
142, 959
145, 774
169, 861
213, 083
215, 251
220, 137
223, 229
214, 362
190, 799
190, 129
196, 534
205, 420
151, 510
152, 095
158, 357
169, 776
134, 170
146, 990
152, 288
165, 666
135, 118
148, 733
171,928
199, 375
180, 621
181, 683
189, 080
203, 654
110, 784
67,040
90, 408
153, 759
213, 843
211, 666
187, 796
151, 357
159, 665
192, 428
1918
i Compiled from data prepared by the British Board of Trade and representing the quantity of tea remaining in bonded warehouses or entered to be warehoused on the
ast day of the month.
RIVER CARGO TRAFFIC
[Short tons]
MONONGAHELA RIVER
ALLEGHENY RIVER
MONTH
1933
January _
February.. _ _ _
March
April .
May
June
July
August
. __ _
1
1933
1933
1934
1935
1936
1, 978, 804
1, 746, 687
1, 753, 214
1, 716, 980
1,588,005
1, 754, 287
1, 655, 689
1, 632, 815
1, 945, 426
1, 662, 112
1, 784, 392
1, 877, 194
1,487,357
1, 638, 476
1,831,204
1, 919, 679
26, 010
91, 046
193, 936
212, 836
210, 765
52, 400
214, 902
268, 875
72,633
84,260
151, 349
248, 003
75,700
56, 295
159, 070
309,047
24, 330
81,315
159, 660
202, 090
367, 676
406, 884
365, 387
525, 482
1, 772, 797
1, 852, 339
1, 759, 658
1,738,165
1,474,946
1, 468, 349
1, 536, 808
1, 872, 391
1, 691, 539
1, 772, 053
1, 739, 425
1, 938, 145
1,972,767
2, 067, 772
2, 334, 195
2, 289, 324
295, 040
334, 433
277, 534
310, 565
326, 275
335, 133
269, 850
342, 785
274, 479
226, 578
301, 132
332, 615
357, 115
414, 410
381, 512
405, 495
222, 395
245, 741
273, 641
295, 823
1, 376, 859
2, 098, 439
2, Oil, 899
1,834,173
1,807,406
1, 900, 455
1, 726, 136
1, 696, 019
1, 790, 135
2, 036, 016
2, 091, 353
1, 896, 821
2,016,646
1, 966, 248
1, 863, 566
1, 825, 568
2, 317, 562
277, 542
359, 645
381, 945
205, 731
272, 366
354, 077
322, 378
270, 835
371, 325
371, 505
420, 061
178, 068
394, 970
346, 431
375, 958
238, 447
291, 111
13, 735, 823
1, 144, 652
21, 448, 660
1, 787, 388
20, 797, 615
1, 733, 135
22, 082, 314
1, 840, 193
2, 966, 263
247, 189
3, 240, 641
270, 053
3, 032, 008
252, 667
3, 514, 450
292, 871
._
Total
Monthly average
1936
1935
1, 285, 640
1, 364, 553
1, 713, 552
385, 279
.
September
October
November
December
1934
1933
Compiled by the U. S. War Department, Engineer Corps, representing total cargo traffic carried on each of these rivers. Most of the Monongahela River traffic is coal.
LINSEED OIL, WHOLESALE PRICEl
[Dollars per pound]
MONTH
1909
January.
February
March
April
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1930
1931
1933
1933
1934
1925
$0. 073 $0. 103 $0. 128 $0. 095 $0. 061 $0. 064 $0. 075 $0. 096 $0. 125 $0. 171 $0. 200 $0. 236 $0. 104 $0. 096 $0. 118 $0. 122 $0. 155 $0. 117
124 .155 .113
.075
060 .067 .073 .103 .124 .173
.103
128 .093
193
236
087 .109 .126
.107
.075
.121
.059
.077
.141
.123
.148
.097
.068
.101
.201
.199
.240
.088
.109
.136
.108
.075
.112
.121
.097
067 .083 .100 .160 .207 .205 .244 .081 .111 .155 .120 .139 .108
.061
MayJune
July....
August
.079
.081
.081
.076
.109
. 105
.120
.120
.119
.116
.107
.116
.101
.103
.088
.088
.060
.063
.065
.067
.066
.069
.079
.076
.084
.072
.067
.069
.089
.084
.095
.093
.160
.149
.156
.165
.209
.211
.236
.253
.211
.242
.282
.296
.225
.220
.203
.188
.093
. 100
.099
.099
.119
. Ill
.117
.115
.153
.149
.138
.128
.125
.126
.131
.137
.140
.141
.130
.136
__
.076
.084
.087
.101
.120
.127
.127
.127
.117
.112
.095
.099
.083
.075
.057
.056
.063
.061
.064
.064
.065
.059
.060
.064
.073
.080
.081
.088
.109
.120
.123
.124
.155
.151
.160
.160
.252
.220
.210
.207
.265
.248
.242
.246
.162
.143
.119
.109
.099
.091
.089
.090
.117
.117
.117
.118
.118
.126
.121
.122
.135
.135
.143
.147
.137
.132
.128
.126
Monthly average
.080
.115
.115
.086
.062
.067
.077
.103
.151
.212
.236
.194
.093
.113
.133
.131
.139
September
October.
November
December
1936
. _
.108
.112
.119
.119
1
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, representing averages of weekly prices at New York. Previous to October, 1925, the prices
were quoted in gallons, and these have been reduced to a pound basis at the ratio of 7H pounds per gallon.
27
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS
The following table contains a summary of the monthly figures, designed to show the trend in important
industrial and commercial movements. These data represent continuations of the figures presented in the
latest semiannual number (August, 1926), in which monthly figures for 1925 and 1926 may be found, together
with explanations as to the sources and exact extent of the figures quoted. The figures given below should
always be read in connection with those explanations. Data on stocks, unfilled orders, etc., are given as of the
end of the month referred to. For explanations of relative numbers, including base periods, ,see introduction
on inside front cover.
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data tor items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
PEE CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (-)
1925
1926
August
September
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem- 1926,
from
from
ber
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
May
June
July
36, 368
13, 729
22,639
27, 151
24, 119
30. 224
22,631
7,593
13, 653
13, 395
50, 675
45, 162
5,513
13, 958
12, 545
28,035
23,611
4,424
19, 200
15, 305
13, 018
8,511
4,507
18, 998
13, 997
34,998
20, 559
14, 439
42, 552
34, 449
20, 403
7, 453
12, 950
23, 670
18, 948
-53.6
-64.0
+1.9
-1.1
-8.5
36,237
38,249
38, 236
40, 859
45,770
42, 149
44, 383
57
57
57
73
68
57
57
58
75
68
53
53
55
68
68
56
55
60
71
74
64
57
62
80
84
63
57
68
82
77
70
57
71
59
66
56
67
66
76
74
1.13
1.10
1.14
1.11
1.11
Per
cent
increase
(
or+?
decrease
(-)
cumu
lative
1926
from
1925
1925
1926
-36.2
+14.2
-65.2
-19.7
-26.1
253, 726
113, 521
140, 205
323, 085
266, 985
303, 547
144, 000
159, 547
282, 291
240,439
+19.6
+26.8
+13.8
-12.6
-9.9
+12.0
+3.1
390, 725
365, 314
-6.5
69
61
65
85
79
+14.3
+3.6
+3.3
+12.7
+13.5
-7.2
-6.1
-4.6
-5.9
+6.3
79
65
82
70
+13.4
+12.1
-7.3
+5.7
1.31
1.28
0.0
-13.3
0.0 -12.0
0.0 -15.2
August
TEXTILES
Wool
Receipts at Boston:
Total
thous. of lbs__
Domestic,
...thous. of lbs__
Foreign
thous. of Ibs
Imports, grease equivalent
thous. of lbs__
Imports, total _ _
thous. of lbs._
Consumption by textile mills,
grease equivalent
thous. of Ibs
Machinery activity, hourly:
Looms—
Wide
per ct. of hours active
Narrow
per ct of hours active
Carpet and rug.per ct. of hours active..
Sets of cards
per ct of hours active
Combs
per ct of hours active
Spinning spindlesWoolen
per ct of hours active
Worsted
per ct. of hours activePrices:
Raw, territory, fine, scoured—dolls, per lb__
Raw, Ohio and Pa. fleeces,
Y± blood, combing, grease— .dolls, per lb__
Worsted yarn
dolls, perlb__
Women's dress goods, French
serge
dolls, per yd__
Men's suitings
dolls, per yd—
.42
1.40
.42
1.40
.43
1.40
.44
1.40
.44
1.40
.51
1.65
.50
1.65
.73
3.51
.73
3.29
.73
3.29
.73
3.29
,71
3.29
.80
3.60
.80
3.60
221
22, 137
131
12,090
536
13, 280
1217, 454
8, 722
2,126
10,007
780
9,266
346, 774
518, 504
365, 522
460, 918
391,329
500, 652
794, 584
571, 105
3,676
1,268
2,408
3,033
1,097
1,937
2,637
921
1,716
4,230
937
3,293
1,721
681
1,040
3 3, 984
3869
3 3, 115
4,315
2,763
3,686
2,284
3,183
1,989
4,284
3,116
2,232
1,099
3,883
2,805
+34.6 +10.3
+56.7 +11.1
31, 771
7,606
202
88.4
31, 082
6,770
180
78.9
31, 322
7,489
200
87.4
32, 135
8,248
220
98.5
31, 270
6,954
184
80.1
3 31, 572
7,102
188
83.8
+2.6 +1.8
+10.1 +16.1
+10.0 +17. 0
+12.7 +17..
.161
.186
.154
.187
.161
.187
.168
.170
.234
.238
.225
.236
+4.3
9-5. 3
-9.1 -28.0
78, 161
65, 714
69, 554
80, 553
63, 994
72, 257
65, 072
45, 272
41, 494
55
4.2
67, 272
43, 724
40,446
50
5.2
75, 180
44, 336
38, 449
59
5.7
86, 460
50, 059
37,354
66
6.6
69, 176
37, 903
41, 151
50
5.5
81, 079
42, 608
40, 711
58
6.7
174, 740
261, 574
160, 582
167, 365
247, 825
211, 515
208, 658
216, 253
270, 482
190, 556
184, 036
302, 130
176, 252
219,466
339, 314
-8.7 +8.1
-14.9 -16.1
+11.7 -11. 0
44, 740
32, 244
40, 469
43, 894
29, 398
56, 303
61,008
27, 324
65,084
52, 691
26, 601
60, 912
41, 952
36, 629
69, 308
-13.6 +25.6
-2.6 -27.4
12.1
-6.4
54,008
61, 256
19,161
53, 142
57, 720
46,756
73, 016
53, 142
59, 224
59, 060
37, 139
66, 361
60, 023
20, 062
103, 253
-2.7
0.0
-11.2
-8.6
1 16, 104
2 9, 519
2,332 +296. 6
15, 121 -24.6
-8.8
-33.8
7,255
239, 578
6,744
250, 746
-7.0
+4.7
+103. 0 +5.6
+ 14.1 + 18.2
4,919,914
4, 766, 157
4, 660, 046
4, 928, 765
-5.3
+3.4
+15.8 +11.5 I
697, 437
722, 945
+3.7
+15. 0 +6.6
+12.9 +17.5
-2.8 -8.2
+11.9 +13.8
+15.8 -1.5
678, 883
392, 305
712, 617
426, 460
+5.0
+8.7
Cotton
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bales _
Ginning
thous. of bales..
504
Receipts into sight
thous. of bales _
Imports, unmanufactured
bales
13, 626
Exports, unmanufactured
419,459
(including linters)
bales
Consumption by textile mills
bales
516, 758
Stocks, domestic, end of month:
Total, mills and w'houses.. thous. of bales..
4,415
Mills
thous of bales
1,450
Warehouses
thous. of bales
2,965
Stocks, world visible, end of month:
Total
thous. of bales..
5,070
A.merican
thous. of bales
3,459
Machinery activity of spindles:
Active spindles
thousands
32, 267
Total activity
millions of hours
7, 506
199
Activity per "spindle
hours
Per cent of capacity
per cent
88.9
Prices:
To producer
dolls per Ib
.160
In New York, middling
dolls, per Ib—
. 189
Cotton Goods
Cotton finishing:
Billings, finished goods (as
produced)
- thous. of yds
79, 164
Orders received,
gray yardage
thous. of yds
69, 348
45,715
Shipments, finished goods.
.cases.
Stocks finished goods
cases
41, 352
Operating activity
per ct. of capacity.
61
Average work ahead, end of month.. days.
5.5
Cotton textiles:
Total (9 classes)—
Production
thous. of yds
214,415
Stocks
thous. of yds
246, 740
Unfilled orders
thous of yds
182, 101
Sheetings56, 877
Production
thous. of yds.
Stocks
thous of yds
30, 950
Unfilled orders
thous. of yds
45, 176
Print cloth73, 534
Production
thous of yds
50, 705
Stocks
thous of yds
29,333
Unfilled orders
thous of yds
i As of October 18
» ]Final estim ate for 1925.
752, 324
315,825
448, 665 3 483, 082
+60.4
+1.7
+91.9
+6.2
+7.8
+5.7
-19.1 | -1.6
-30.1 +85.1
+12. 1 -35. 7
3 Revised.
„--.--
28
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1996
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (-)
1925
The cumula fives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
Sep-
May
June
July
August
Septem-
Septem-
August
ber
ber
Per
cent
in-
crease
(+)
or de-
Sep-
ember, ember,
1926,
1926,
from
from
SepAugust, ember,
1926
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
crease
(-)
1936
1935
cumulative
1926
from
1925
1925
TEXTILES— G ontinued
Cotton Goods— Continued
Cotton textiles— Continued.
Pajama checks7,662
Production
thous of yds
1,487
Stocks
thous. of yds
25,494
Unfilled orders
thous. of yds. _
Drills and twills (40" and narrower) —
Production
thous. of yds..
12, 133
Stocks
thous. of yds..
21, 595
4,478
Unfilled orders
thous. of yds..
Pocketing twills and jeans2,842
Production
..thous. of yds._
7,145
Stocks
thous. of yds..
1,214
Unfilled orders
thous. of yds. .
Osnaburgs—
Production
thous. of yds
8,592
4,061
Stocks
thous. of yds._
Unfilled orders
-thous. of yds..
16, 013
Heavy warp sateens885
Production
thous. of yds..
1,678
Stocks
thous. of yds..
269
Unfilled orders
thous. of yds_.
D rills, twills, sheetings and sateens (wider
than 40")—
5,146
Production
_
thous. of yds
6,444
Stocks
-thous. of yds__
Unfilled orders
thous of yds
9,482
Colored goods46,744
Production
thous. of yds
122, 675
Stocks
. . thous. of yds
Unfilled orders
_. thous. of yds. . 50, 642
Fine cotton goods, production
pieces. . 422, 221
43,420
Cotton cloth exports
thous. of sq. yds_.
Fabric consumption
13,279
by tire manufacturers .
thous. of Ibs
8,331
Elastic webbing sales
thous. of yds..
Prices:
\
Cotton yarn—
.357
22/1, cones, Boston
dolls, per lb_.
40/ls, New Bedford
dolls, per Ib
.513
Print cloth, 64 x 60
dolls, per yd
.076
Sheeting, brown
dolls per yd
.095
Cotton goods (Fairchild) index number
161
Silk
Imports, raw
__
thous. of Ibs
Deliveries (consumption)
bales
Stocks, end of month:
At warehouses
bales
At manufacturers' plants
bales
Silk machinery activity:
Broad looms
percent of normal _
Narrow looms
_ per cent of normal
Spinning spindles
per cent of normalPrice, Japanese, New York
dolls, per Ib
Clothing
Work clothing:
Cut
dozen garments
Net shipments
_ _ dozen garments
Stocks, end of month
dozen garments
-17.3 +153. 3
-4.6 -17.4
+6.4 +180. 8
6,410
2,107
26,822
6,588
2,043
26,080
8,879
3,046
24,806
7,340
2,906
26, 393
8,676
22, 691
4,137
7,735
21,056
7,650
9,843
16, 510
10,084
8,550
14,304 ,
10, 957
1,923
6,378
1,004
1,613
5,223
1,744
2,345
3,875
2,817
1,985
3, 108
3,607
3,125
3,947
5,190
7,498
2,320
14, 078
7,694
1,900
13, 338
9,567
2,131
10, 236
8,039
3,736
11, 770
5,830
5,662
4,301
+75.3
775
1, 550
288
548
1,237
1,383
991
276
1,281
969 258
2,074
1,020
758
1,918
-2.2
-6.5
+61.9
5,182
7,925
8,563
4,420
7,984
8,827
5,141
8,746
8,994
4,866
8,377
9,049
5,044
2,830
14, 987
45, 528
125, 103
46, 060
382, 371
41, 105
41,731
121, 264
49,434
339, 755
49,042
37, 868
101, 203
87, 956
302, 571
38, 227
47,056
87, 607
111,007
413, 762
45, 983
402, 103
44, 502
41,404
127,275
110, 880
371, 500
42, 366
14, 021
9,497
14,050
10,054
16, 140
10, 695
11,429
15, 758
12, 014
.349
.500
.073
.093
157
.344
.500
.073
.089
155
.363
.500
.076
.092
157
.367
.506
.076
.093
159
4,614
34, 099
4,857
37, 644
6,313
39, 425
6,207
45, 943
31, 143
25, 323
29, 111
30, 323
27, 528
18, 665
80.2
65.0
75.0
5.73
77.2
61.7
78.8
5.88
251, 747
235, 792
328, 605
2,898
3,520
9,400
-
14, 956 -13.1
18,783 j -13.4
20,077
+8.7
-42.8
-23.8
-45.4
-15.4
-19.8
-36.5
-21.3
-30.5
+28.0
-16.0 +37.9
-34. 0
+15.0 +173. 7
-5.0
-66.0
+8.1
-5.3 -3.5
-4.2 +196. 0
+0.6 -39.6
+26.2
+36.7
+20.3
+13.7
-31.2
+0.1
+11.4
+8.5
14,025
12, 129
+6.9
-5.8
.423
.547
.095
.104
185
.423
.563
.095
.106
187
+1.1
+1.2
0.0
+1.1
+1.3
-13.2
-10.1
-20.0
-12.3
-15.0
7,046
43, 962
5,894
44, 047
8,408
41, 684
+13.5
-4.3
-16.2
+5.5
28,006
19, 274
34, 459
18, 491
32, 017
28, 198
42, 708
28, 169
+23.0
78.7
59.5
81.7
5.78
78.9
61.8
82.0
5.98
80.8
66.6
87.5
6.13
89.8
60.0
101.8
6.47
91.2
60.8
104.0
6.62
+2.4
+7.8
+6.7
+2.5
250, 683
228, 585
328, 918
229, 323
205, 447
298, 013
259 963
249^ 271
295, 607
251, 737
231, 703
305, 448
256, 519
241, 594
302, 630
3,424
3, 812
6,397
3,848
6,229
3,060
3 3, 078
7,616
2,966
6,170
3, 359
3,767
7,378
3,477
5,786
3,702
3, 864
5,734
3,267
6,796
3,756
3 4, 135
5,565
4,167
6,842
1,010
1,128
1,182
1,047
2,716
1,119
1,203
1,136
1,174
2,460
61, 813
21, 722
43, 664
20, 936
2,526
2, 116
1,878
2,804
2,377
1.857
+24.3
-13.4
3, 765, 688
408, 363
3, 557, 236
390, 072
4
-5.5
-4.5
112, 067
93,364
-5.2
-24.3
53,834
366, 373
-1.7
-1.0
* 2, 026, 069 * 2, 030, 413
4
1, 768, 138 4 1, 836, 219
+0.2
+3.9
U18,215
123, 299
54, 777
370, 196
-19.3
-4.1 -34.4
-11.4
+9.5
-15. 9
-7.4
Hosiery
Production
Net shipments
Stocks, end of month
New orders
Unfilled orders, end mo
thous. of dozen pairs
thous. of dozen pairs
thous. of dozen pairs
thous. of dozen pairs
thous. of dozen pairs
3,215
3 3, 266
6,128
3,252
6,213
3
3
4
4
4
30, 618
29, 903
31, 432
4
4
4
27, 794
28, 038
-9.2
-6.2
28, 156
-10.4
Knit Underwear
Production...
Net shipments
Stocks, end of month.. _
New orders
Unfilled orders, end of mo
thous. of dozens.
thous. of dozens
thous. of dozens
thous. of dozens..
thous. of dozens
1,043
838
1,379
720
2,342
1,062
853
1,484
966
2,395
821
843
1,507
616
2,100
927
1,109
1,386
974
1,952
Burlap and Fibers
Imports:
Burlap
thous of Ibs
Fibers (unmanufactured)
.Jong tons..
38, 339
18, 919
44, 206
17, 170
55, 258
19, 975
52, 990
15, 070
3,604
2,663
2.374
3,093
2,301
2,186
3,423
2,510
2,158
32, 066
16, 004
4
-39.5
+6.2
-26.6
-23.6
4
8, 425
-9.9
467, Oil
222, 046
-5.1
-4.6
9, 351
491, 875
232, 677
Pyroxylin Coated Textiles
Pyroxylin spread
thous. of Ibs
Shipments billed
, thous. of linear yds..
Unfilled orders, end of mo -thous. of linear yds..
a Revised.
2,775
2,096
2.058 1
I
i|
* Eight months' cumulative, ending August 31.
4
4
18, 204
15, 412
4
4
22, 927
17, 908
+25.9
+16.2
29
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
me
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August , 1926, " Survey "
I
May
June
July
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
August
September
August
SepSep;ember, ember,
1926,
Septem1926,
from
ber
from
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
1925
1926
Percent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
TEXTILES-Continued
Cotton Mill Dividends (Quarterly)
New Bedford mills:
Total
Ratio to capitalization
thous. of dollars..
5809
5623
51,231
-23.0
-49.4
per cent per quarter..
5 1. 170
5895
5 1. 663
-23.5
-46.2
46.6
12, 381
346.5
3 12, 224
0.0
0.0
-4.5
-3.8
-10. 2
2,983
2,227
-25.3
+30.8
42, 812
45, 223
+5.6
-4.0 +30.1
-2.5 +38.7
-1.2 +18.1
30, 307
11, 242
40, 638
32, 111
12, 540
44, 133
+6.0
+11.5
+8.6
27, 105
5,855
374
29, 406
6,723
562
+8.5
+14.8
+50.3
166, 956
218, 884
158,278
194, 708
-5.2
-11.0
BUTTONS
Fresh-water pearl buttons:
Production
per ct. of capacity..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gross..
49.6
12, 203
45.0
12, 331
38.6
12, 196
44.4
11, 754
6,113
8,770
9,999
10, 709
9,622 1
8,533
7,355
3,338
1,477
5,194
6,472
3, 217
4,834
7,300
2,609
4,787
7,655
2,651
4,796
7,346
2,586
4,738
6,228
2,143
4,020
5,646
1,864
4,011
17, 387
13, 063
4,324
21, 512
16, 939
4,573
26, 691
21, 582
5,109
32, 174
26, 280
5,894
37, 335
30, 438
6,897
34, 605
28, 272
6,333
38, 424
31, 408
7, 016'
3,481
794
73
3,235
770
71
3,223
762
67
3,200
776
59
3,136
700
64
2,704
580
27
2,726
617
35
-2.0 +15.0
-9.8 +13.5
+8.5 +82.9
228
110,600
61.5
220
106, 140
59.6
216
103, 245
58.5
213
102, 085
57.7
21S
105,480
58.4
192
88, 250
48.1
200
94, 550
52.4
+1.4 +8.0
+3.3 +11.6
+1.2 +11.5
17, 518
22, 976
76.2
95
69
15, 025
18, 962
80.3
88
74
18,472
24, 038
76.8
79
56
20,846
23, 791
87.6
84
71
15,427
17. 969
85.8
101
85
15, 353
19, 989
76.8
79
61
19, 125
22, 678
84.3
88
78
-26.1 -19.3
-24.5
20 8
-2.1 +1.8
+20.2 +14.8
+19.7 +9.0
55, 803
54.3
54, 908
45, 376
56, 659
54.5
57,641
42, 813
51, 658
50.4
50, 998
52, 716
53, 796
52.0
53, 586
45, 802
54, 630
53.2
50, 885
43, 874
53, 221
50.0
49, 486
45, 142
54,943
51.7
50, 621
46, 530
+1.6
+2.3
-5.0
-4.2
-0.6
+2.9
+0.5
-5.7
20.64
18.38
21.15
19.71
18.00
20.62
19.45
17.63
20.23
19. 26
17.50
20.19
19. 39
17. 50
20.18
20.26
18.00
19.78
20.56
18.30
20.08
+0.7
0.0
0.0
-5.7
-4.4
+0.5
20, 982
16, 883
18, 162
109, 243
17,058
20, 882
23, 157
107, 171
18, 174
27, 393
29, 858
102. 913
19, 142
22, 785
18, 830
23, 674
20, 655
16, 502
18, 214
114, 515
18,257
23, 991
27,904
111, 713
21, 444
30, 249
33,187
105, 071
21. 694
26, 346
21,344
29, 062
13, 834
10, 824
14, 424
14, 983
14, 308
19, 845
13, 124
17, 038
13,426
17, 121
13, 486
16, 243
23, 028
53. 638
52, 915
46, 519
3,421
25
3,490
37
3,513
3,717
63, 606
51
23,130
40, 476
59, 326
47
20, 738
38,588
44.4
11, 759
IRON AND STEEL
Iron
Iron ore:
Shipment from mines.. thous. of long tons..
Receipts:
Lake Erie ports and
furnaces
thous of long tons
Other ports..
thous. of long tons..
Consumption
thous. of long tons_.
Stocks—
Total..
thous. of long tons_.
At furnaces
thous. of long tons_.
On Lake Erie docks.thous. of long tons..
Pig-iron production:
Total, U. S
thous of long tons
Merchant furnaces
thous. of long tons..
Canada
thous. of long tons..
Furnaces in blast, end of month:
Furnaces
number. .
Capacity
long tons per day..
Per cent of total
per cent..
Ohio gray-iron foundries:
MeltingsActual
long tons..
Normal.
..long tons..
.Ratio to normal per cent of normal—
Stocks, end of month.. per cent of normal _.
Receipts
per cent of normal-Malleable castings:
Production
tons
Operating activity
per ct. of capacity-Shipments
tons
Orders booked
tons
Wholesale prices:
Foundry No. 2,
northern .__
__ dolls, per long ton. .
Basic (vallev furnace).. dolls, per long ton..
Composite pig-iron
dolls, per long ton—
-2.8
31
-1.7
+16.0
+15.8
+17.0
509, 624
540, 733
+6.1
493, 584
447, 208
508, 472
450, 445
+3.0
+0.7
4151,648
4 134, 333
44 165. 130
141,682
+8.9
+5.5
* 159, 374
* 141, 770
4 163, 848
4 143, 783
+2.8
+1.4
4 97, 502
* 96, 976
4119,487
4 99, 183
+22.5
+2.3
32,377
507
35, 847
602
+10.7
+18.7
642, 635
742, 923
+15.6
261, 060
381, 575
285, 279
457, 644
+9.3
+19.9
C a si -Iron Boilers and Radiators
Bound boilers:
Production
thous. of lbs__ 20, 660
Shipments
thous. of lbs__ 18,881
Orders received
thous. of lbs__ 20, 056
Stock on hand, end month... thous. of Ibs.. 104, 917
Square boilers:
Production
thous. of Ibs. _ 20, 933
Shipments
thous. of Ibs. _ 19, 181
Orders received
-thous. of Ibs. . 20, 538
Stock on hand, end month. -.thous. of lbs_. 110, 533
Radiators:
Production.thous. sq. ft. of heating surface.. 14, 113
Shipments.thous. sq. ft. of heating surface.. 14, 355
Orders received- -thous. sq. ft. of heating surface. . 16, 489
Stock on hand, end
month. .thous. sq. ft. of heating surface. . 50, 853
Crude Steel
Steel ingots, production:
United States
thous of long tons
3,945
3,751
4,005
3,931
3,651
Canada
thous. of long tons
90
81
65
59
46
U. S. Steel Corporation:
Unfilled orders,
end of month
thous. of long tons..
3,649
3,594
3,479
3,603
3,542
Steel castings:
BookingsTotal
__shorttons
78, 889
64,824
68, 030
74, 430
65, 872
Ratio to capacity
per cent..
61
57
51
50
53
Railroad specialties
__short tons
31, 318
15, 992
22,773
21, 925
29, 258
Miscellaneous
short tons
47, 571
52, 038
43,099
45, 172
42, 899
ProductionTotal
short tons- 95, 608
93, 392
79,296
85, 338
77, 018
Ratio to capacity
per cent74
73
66
62
60
Railroad specialties
short tons— 42, 087
34, 290
22,594
25, 783
30, 613
Miscellaneous
short tons— 53, 521
59. 102
54. 424
53. 513
54. 725
s Revised.
* Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
1
+12.6
-1.8
+28.3 +59.5
+1.5
-3.3
-1.6 +9.3
-2.0 +6.4
-3.7 +5.7
-0.5 +11.2
-2.9
—3 2
— 12.4
+1.7
5 Quarter ending in month indicated.
30
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
July
June
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
August
September
August
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem1926,
from
from
ber
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
1925
1926
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
IRON AND STEEL— Continued
Crude Steel— Continued
Sheets, blue, black, galvanized, and full finished:
Production270,212
295, 810
Total
short tons _ 264, 541 268, 448 239, 764 293, 703 307, 459
87.2
77.3
84.0
92.7
92.0
84.3
96.2
Ratio to capacity
per cent
Stock, end of month—
114, 577
153, 962 147, 862 134, 422
120, 798
176, 428
178, 539
Total
short tons
46, 031
38, 476
36, 587
55, 140
34, 511
44,988
58, 503
Unsold
short tons
243, 204
262, 050
Shipments
short tons. _ 267, 299 262,231 264, 025 281, 602 302, 198
352,414
239,492
286,
029
284,
319
448,
147
283,
055
201, 743
Sales
short tons
460, 530
520, 281 521, 837 731,977
497, 698
422,237
418, 582
Unfilled orders end of month short tons
Steel barrels:
498, 449
510, 869
585, 734 523, 037 511, 118
626, 812
581, 962
Production
barrels
54.6
47.7
39.5
42.0
51.3
41.0
Ratio to capacity
per cent
Shipments. „
barrels.. 582, 352 624, 082 593, 611 511, 542 508, 548 495, 736 503, 221
48,
052
55,
184
38,
874
46,
751
44,021
52,939
50,
369
Stocks, end of month
barrels
1, 293, 601 1, 170, 998 1,288,431 1, 114, 667 1, 3012, 576
Unfilled orders, end of month
barrels. _ 1, 209, 815 1,300,113
3
3
12,
982
11,
373
13,
853
16,
255
3,004
3 16, 228
13,308
Track work, production
.- __ short tons
Wholesale prices:
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
35.00
Steel billets, Bessemer.. dolls, per long ton..
3 37. 39
3 37. 35
37.68
37.69
38.25
37.61
37.70
Iron and steel
dolls per long ton
2.61
2.61
2.64
2.62
2.64
2.64
2.61
Composite steel
dolls per 100 Ibs
1.95
1.85
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.93
2.00
Structural steel beams.. „ dolls, per 100 lbs_.
Steel sheets, Youngstown dist.
3.05
3.25
3.25
dolls per 100 Ibs
4-4.7 +3.9 2, 510, 290
+4.6 +3.8
2, 616, 054
+4.2
2, 610, 248
2, 558, 201
+14.8
-9.1
-23.3
+7.3
+58.3
+40.3
+11.3
-5.7
+15.3
+56.7
+47.1
-2.3
0.0
4, 526, 695
5, 044, 878
+11.4
-0.6 +1.1
+5.1 -4.1
+10.0 +27.2
+2.3 +17.0
4, 523, 574
5, 038, 049
+11.4
132, 949
140, 469
0.0
+0.2
0.0
+2.6
0.0
+0.9
+1.1
+2.6
0.0
+6.6
-25.6
-25.6
+2.4
+2.4
-23.7
-23.7
+6.3
+6.3
2, 273, 422
2, 186, 018
+17. a
+5.7
Steel Products
Structural steel, fabricated:
Bookings (prorated)
Ratio to capacity
Shipments (prorated)...
Ratio to capacity
Steel plate, fabricated' bookings:
Total.-
216, 550
71
268, 400
88
250, 100
82
250, 100
82
186, 050
61
256, 200
84
237, 900
78
244,000
80
244, 000
80
240,950
79
3
31, 356
44
11, 908
3 45, 001
3
66
3
21, Oil
32, 816
48
16, 234
29, 594
44
7,500
24, 963
337
8,458
159, 506
132, 164
107, 712
194, 717
160, 170
61, 795
171, 588
142, 178
75, 248
182, 071
152, 781
68, 334
188, 465
145, 382
57,099
136, 791
106, 462
61, 015
2,606
2,557
1,535
2,150
2,284
1,669
2,343
2,299
1,638
2,450
2,420
1,614
1,957
1,989
1,438
2,124
2,260
1,629
602
607
554
531
604
602
546
611
662
588
708
790
453
517
447
407, 940
417, 632
511, 290
186
378, 163
448, 390
411, 119
173
391, 925
384, 924
422, 148
167
400, 464
377, 798
522, 273
194
175
68, 408
125
50, 494
104
38, 852
127
44, 211
90, 758
73,258
85, 799
69, 762
84, 912
70, 592
1,882
1,736
3,704
1,594
1,611
3,586
1,947
1,919
3,606
179
190
125
140
154
157
126
137
154
147
181
137
7, 830
4,320
7,578
4,267
15
95
1
14
81
2
231, 800 3 228, 750
short tons
375
76
per cent
short tons.. 237, 900 3 268, 400
388
78
per cent
short tons
46, 473
68
15, 728
Oil -storage tanks. _ _
short tons..
Iron and steel:
Exports173, 418
Total _
long tons
Selected items
long tons.. 139, 787
92, 201
Imports . _
long tons
Steel furniture:
Business group2,576
Shipments
thous. of dollars __
2,464
Orders received
thous. of dollars..
1,589
Shelving617
Shipments
thous. of dollars
581
Orders received
thous. of dollars __
587
Machinery
Foundry equipment :
Sales
dollars.. 425, 638
Shipments
dollars.. 415, 082
524, 382
Unfilled orders end mo
dollars
^Machine tools orders
index number
112
Stokers:
Sales
number
129
Sales
horsepower.. 48, 482
Washing-machine sales:
Totalnumber.. 89, 150
Electric
number
72, 865
Steam, power, and centrifugal pumps:
New orders
thous. of dolls
1,772
Shipments
thous. of dolls _
1,661
Unfilled orders, end mo
thous. of dolls..
3,620
Agricultural machinery and equipment:
SalesTotal
index number..
153
Domestic
index number
157
142
Foreign
index number
Production
index number
141
Domestic pumps and water systems:
7,004
Shipments
number of units
Stocks end of month
number of units
6,142
Electric industrial trucks and tractors:
Shipments, domestic—
12
Tractors
number of vehicles
87
All other types
number of vehicles..
Exports
number of vehicles
9
39, 551
58
10, 829
8,318
3 5, 110
21
104
19
3
3
1,468
1,703
3,332
1, 906, 250
-4.3
2,019,100
2, 174, 650
+7.7
-27.1 +31.5
-27.3 +29.7
-22.7 +91.9
242, 415
322, 975
+33.2
64, 259
112, 176
+74.6
+6.1 +33.1
+7.5 +43.5
-9.2 +12.0
1, 308, 101
1, 016, 924
616, 176
1, 576, 959
1, 313, 579
752, 059
+20.6
+29.2
+22.1
+15.3
+7.1
-0.9
19, 360
19, 672
23, 209
23, 374
+19.9
+18.8
542
625
512
+7.7 +8.5
+15.9 +13.3
+19.3 +54.3
4,692
4,912
5,491
5,637
+17.0
+14.8
580, 865
388, 371
598, 143
161
296, 438
351, 121
544, 042
149
3, 344, 308
3, 075, 838
3, 808, 711
3, 839, 356
+13.9
+24.8
91
29, 865
119
38, 155
+2.2 +35.1
-1.9
+7.6
+23.7 -4.0
+16.2 +30.2
+22.1 +6.7
+13.8 +15.9
1,050
419, 317
1,092
442, 868
+4.0
+5.6
78, 539
64,040
78,774
66,601
* 583, 289
4
480, 495
« 681, 950
* 551, 924
+16.9
+14.9
1,791
1,428
3,530
1,323
1,461
3,378
13, 050
12, 004
14, 806
14, 152
+13.5
+17.9
131
127
147
110
125
116
159
115
151
825
103
136
849
57
-9.9
+2.9
-44.7
33, 670
488
489
-1.6
-14.4
-26.6
«57
«286
10
82
5
PATENTS ISSUED
Total, all classes
rmmbpr
4,254
3,334
3,115
3,625
4,495
49
43
39
Agricultural implements
number. _
53
68
42
37
30
78
Internal-combustion engines
number
40
* Eight Eaonths' cu mulative, (ending AUJ 5.31.
3 Revised.
1, 991, 650
512
3,513
50
56
+4.6
+5.3
-1.5
-24.6 +11.0
-11.3 +16.6
-7.6 -1.4
-28.6
+1.2
+150. 0
4,281 -26.8
68 +10.3
57 -61.5
» Quart(jr ending
-27.2
34, 224
-36.8
570
-47.4
598
in mont h indicated.
31
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August , 1926, " Survey "
May
AUTOMOBILES
Production:
Passenger cars394, 569
Total
number of cars
United States
number of cars.. 373, 140
21, 429
Canada
number of cars
Trucks51, 343
Total
number of cars
United States
number of cars.. 47, 838
3,505
Canada
number of cars
Exports:
Assembled—
28, 482
Total
number of cars
22, 120
Passenger cars
number of cars
6,362
Trucks
number of cars..
From Canada—
5,594
Total
number of cars..
3,977
Passenger cars
number of cars..
1,617
Trucks..
number of cars..
11, 391
Foreign assemblies
number of cars
Accessories and parts:
Shipments—
Original p.qnipmfvnt
influx fins
145
177
Replacement parts
index nos
183
Accessories
index nos
175
Service parts
_
. index nos _
7,685
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Sales (General Motors Co.):
79
Proportion closed cars
per cent
120, 979
To dealers
number of cars
141, 651
To users
.
number of cars
June
July
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
September
August
August
September
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
SepSep;ember, tember,
1926,
1926,
from
from
SepAugust, ;ember,
1926
1925
1925
1926
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
358, 365
339, 547
18, 818
329, 950
316, 997
12, 953
393, 115
380, 258
12, 857
350, 811
223, 517
216, 087
7,430
274, 227
263, 855
10, 372
-7.7 +33.0
4 2, 529, 981
2, 695, 057
* 98, 779
2, 896, 167
3,118,461
* 128, 517
+14.5
+15.7
+30.1
47, 118
44, 186
2,933
41,906
39, 651
2,255
47, 772
45, 368
2,404
46, 312
37, 850
36, 364
1,486
60,482
58,002
2,480
+2.1 -20.2
* 319, 439
363, 505
* 13, 936
* 366, 405
385, 888
4 26, 830
+14.7
+6.2
+92.5
19, 934
15, 354
4,580
22, 486
17, 077
5,409
20, 272
16, 130
4,142
27, 001
20, 038
6,963
33, 240
26, 516
6,724
22, 814
18, 780
4,034
+33.2 +18.4
+24.2 +6.7
+68.1 +72.6
218. 383
180', 037
38, 346
231, 860
179, 675
52, 185
+6.2
-0.2
+36.1
4,541
2,979
1,562
15, 431
4,158
2,641
1,517
12, 299
3,045
2,448
597
11, 150
6,471
4,483
1,988
4,431
2,985
1,446
16, 136
5,547
4,030
1,517
11, 817
+112. 5 +16.7
+83.1 8+11.2
+233. 0 +31.0
49, 873
38, 475
11, 398
* 127, 254
52, 365
36, 918
15, 447
4 129, 277
+5.0
-4.0
+35.5
+1.6
140
135
140
184
6,789
135
117
127
142
8,160
157
120
131
166
6,319
81
111, 380
117, 176
84
87, 643
101, 576
71, 317
77, 166
72, 228
76, 479
3
6,925
161
130
149
113
6,021
-8.4
62,436
71, 644
+14.7
138, 360
118, 224
62
76, 462
78, 638
66
89, 018
83, 519
+3.1 +55.4
-3.3 +41.6
612, 047
624, 389
996, 321
962, 295
+62.8
+54.1
72, 014
77, 613
71, 777
80,320
68, 090
72, 861
67, 720
76, 571
-0.3
+3.5
+6.0
+4.9
634, 109
706, 566
649, 217
717,479
+2.4
+1.5
128, 925
128, 568
84, 034
37, 741
123,390
132, 122
78,459
40, 753
110, 029
122, 618
73, 740
38, 285
108, 426
125, 206
75, 670
34, 516
-4.3 +13.8
+2.8 +5.5
-6.6 +3.7
+8.0 +18.1
997, 661
1, 137, 825
600, 566
432, 324
1, 064, 588
1, 173, 379
692, 086
340, 803
+6.7
+3.1
+15.2
-21.2
66, 658
260, 186
.1417
70, 137
262, 752
.1406
77,343
239, 542
.1449
3
69, 007
247, 398
.1438
+5.2
+1.0
-0.7
+1.6
+6.2
-2.2
134, 231
122, 305
179 j
100
155
123
7,561
+9.6
NONFERROUS METALS
Copper
Production:
Mines
.
short tons
73, 542
Smelter
short tons
85, 025
Refined (North and South
113, 898
America)
_
short tons
136,468
World production, blister
short tons
73, 197
Domestic shipments, refined
short tons
Exports
short tons . 36,263
Stocks (North and South America):
69, 369
Refined
^
short tons
274, 943
Blister
short tons
.1360
Wholesale price, electrolytic . dolls, per Ib
116, 743
124, 100
78, 206
42, 422
66, 096
275, 338
.1366
3
3
119,020
124, 483
76, 352
35,300
64, 940
277, 888
.1392
3
3
3
Copper Products
Plumbing fixtures:
Sales, tubularQuantity
number.. 184, 501
Value
._
.dollars
211, 223
Wholesale price, 6 pieces —
dollars_. 108. 74
Brass faucets:
219, 362
Orders received
number of pieces
Orders shipped
.. number of pieces
263, 810
Fire extinguishing equipment, shipments:
Motor vehicles
number
110
Hand types
...number.. 61, 526
Tin
Deliveries (consumption) ._
Stocks, end of month:
World visible supply
United States. .
Imports
Wholesale price, pig tin.
Ziiic
long tons
154, 250
173, 223
107. 13
174, 145
188, 203
106. 78
176, 794
214, 370
106.23
201, 998
204, 256
106.22
216, 768
202, 586
111. 44
197, 703
192, 638
111. 72
+14.3
-4.7
0.0
+2.2
+6.0
-4.9
1, 814, 160
1,672,415
1, 930, 998
1, 940, 255
+6.4
+16.0
188, 979
199, 475
225, 831
237, 808
186, 751
226, 872
261,055
277,647
362, 901
320, 958
368, 405
338,083
+39.8 -29.1
+22.4 -17.9
3, 323, 392
3, 938, 059
2, 492, 068
2, 614, 245
-25.0
-33.6
148
53, 751
142
54, 234
153
50, 659
124
48, 517
131
49, 997
126
51, 343
-19.0
-4.2
-1.6
-5.5
1,144
472,406
1,074
475, 943
-6.1
+0.7
-0.6
-8.3
58, 555
59, 450
+1.5
58, 203
58, 698
+0.9
436,008
471, 608
+8.2
591, 515
625,337
+5.7
418,372
92,711
360, 083
438, 992
95, 775
4 377, 004
+4.9
+3.3
+4.7
47,022
10,355
36. 666
46,483
11,798
34. 685
-1.1
+13.9
-5.4
3
5,685
6,900
7,630
5,870
5,835
6,520
6,360
18, 045
1,739
6,160
.6017
15, 831
2,409
7,230
.5841
13, 777
3,014
7,941
.6137
13, 352
1,829
5,132
.6388
14, 379
1,854
6,092 1
.6654
20, 000
3,644
7, 747
.5665
17,642
2,309
5,365
.5641
+7.7 -18.5
+1.4 -19.7
+18.7 +13.6
+4.2 +18.0
Retorts in operation, end of month... number.. 86, 279
Production
short tons
53, 703
Stocks, end of month
short tons
29, 934
Ore, Joplin district:
Shipments
short tons. . 68, 718
Stocks, mines, end of month — short tons.. 29, 757
Price, slab, prime western
dolls, perlb..
.0682
Lead
Production
.. short tons
49,915
Ore shipments, Joplin district
short tons.. 10, 765
Receipts of lead in U. S. ore
short tons
8 48, 112
Stocks, U. S. and Mexico, end mo. .short tons.. 120, 817
Price, pig desilverized(New York). dolls, per Ib. . .0775
76', 912
48, 226
25, 760
83, 980
48,403
22, 986
84, 584
51, 761
18, 164
87, 028
52, 144
15, 699
85, 576
47, 849
17, 032
86, 556
47, 384
11, 796
+2.9 +0.5
+0.7 +10.0
-13.6 +33.1
55, 732
31, 885
.0711
73, 409
20, 776
.0741
67, 736
19, 250
.0738
69, 547
19, 103
.0741
75, 125
27, 682
.0758
70,083
22,810
.0775
+2.7 -0.8
-0.8 -16.3
+0.4 -4.4
46, 478
10, 505
47, 566
111,429
.0891
49, 830
12, 879
46,223
10,772
42,588
91, 589
.0919
44,334
10,820
46, 381
96, 932
.0951
+7.2 +12.4
+22.6 +19.0
_
long tons
long tons
long tons
.dolls, per lb_.
47, 524
7,131
3 44, 918
123, 099
.0803
47, 796
11, 566
44, 944
118, 697
.0850
3
3
3
.0879
Babbit Metal
Consumption:
Total apparent
Direct by producers
Sale to consumers
-1.3
4
-7.6
itfe.
thous. of Ibs
4,797
thous. of lbs_.
1,157
thous. of lbs_
3.640
3
Revised.
4,964
1,330
3.634
5,015
1,339
3.677
+7.0 +15.5
+9.5 +42.4
+6.1 +7.7
4
Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
4,987
1,354
3. 633
5,337
1,482
3.855 1
5,442
1,373
4.069
4,621
1,041
3.580
32
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
June
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1935
1926
July
August
September
August
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem- 1926,
from
from
ber
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
1935
1936
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumu
lative
1926
from
1925
NONFERROUS METALS-Continued
Arsenic
Crude:
Production
Stocks
Refined:
Production
Stocks
short tons
short tons
973
3,712
327
3,167
374
2,954
166
2,947
672
3,233
511
3,003
* 6, 279
4 3, 540
-43.6
short tons
short tons
4,768
140
390
4,414
271
3,523
495
3,002
749
7,190
866
7,394
4 8, 329
4 3, 213
-61.4
153, 497
169, 719
153, 381
142, 142
168, 743
145, 377
147, 410
150, 160
161,315
172, 066
143, 171
179, 234
116, 740
164, 614
124, 479
121, 933
158, 897
119, 554
113, 427
149, 829
112, 629
114, 748
139, 964
113, 835
102, 333
149, 555
97, 178
129, 629
90,441
129, 826
122, 564
84, 933
121, 827
-10.8
+6.9
-14.6
-16.5
+76.1
-20.2
1, 018, 305
948, 501
-6.9
1, 087, 974
986, 729
-9.3
125, 241
249, 171
129, 327
134, 542
248, 959
130, 904
117, 973
238, 556
118, 963
122, 523
219, 086
119, 924
130, 131
210, 291
115, 797
140, 391
218, 728
145, 848
139, 858
205, 012
145, 226
+6.2
-4.0
-3.4
-7.0
+2. .6
-20.3
1, 173, 484
1, 087, 596
-7.3
1, 223, 248
1, 091, 481
-10.8
127, 153
307, 405
126, 732
129, 509
294, 587
126, 728
117, 263
284, 432
117, 705
122, 294
273, 390
127, 758
125, 044
257, 240
115, 973
135, 211
252, 703
143, 275
140, 046
239, 654
145, 236
+2.2
-6.0
-9.2
-10.7
+7.3
-20.1
1, 183, 289
1, 073, 172
-9.3
1, 227, 017
1, 085, 392
-11.5
55, 022
160, 469
59, 786
56, 144
157, 030
58, 538
48, 162
151, 854
49, 432
51, 559
145, 143
55, 657
55, 412
137, 971
51, 483
58, 747
151, 085
64, 019
56, 701
151, 433
57, 629
+7.5
-4.9
-7.5
-2.3
-8.9
-10.7
599, 267
472, 114
-21.2
549, 492
492, 178
-10.4
90, 427
182, 931
80, 050
172, 026
73, 640
160, 665
61, 991
155, 423
48, 278
143, 670
113, 328
260, 171
107, 316
261, 737
-22.1
-7.6
-55.0
-45.1
381
80
71
77
80
445, 256
179, 318
247, 624
18, 314
499, 554
195, 867
279, 474
24, 213
482, 765
154, 187
286, 553
42, 025
419, 071
172, 126
229, 488
18, 457
514, 799
238, 822
247, 940
28, 037
483, 616
194,485
273, 766
15, 365
613, 234
228, 543
364, 565
20, 126
+22.8
+38.7
+8.5
+51. 9
-16.1
+4.5
-32.0
+39.3
4, 722, 244 4, 510, 672
1, 742, 264 1, 692, 818
2, 848, 400 2, 603, 373
214, 485
151, 579
-4.5
-2.8
-8.6
+41.5
270, 960
85, 503
141, 483
43, 974
283,527
93, 437
142, 088
47, 992
273, 365
75, 630
154, 041
43, 694
284, 474
86, 986
145, 616
51, 872
287, 361
97, 335
146, 974
43, 052
262, 711
111, 002
121, 555
30, 154
272, 627
100, 898
140, 375
31, 354
+1.0
+11.9
+0.9
-17.0
+5.4
-3.5
+4.7
+37.3
2, 837, 567 2, 577, 075
820, 319
1,125,453
1,397,547 1, 350, 688
314, 577
406, 068
-9.2
-27.1
-3.4
+29.1
* 4,604,047 4 4,663,223
+1.3
Galvanized Sheet Metal Ware
Production
Stocks end of month
Shipments
dozens
dozens
dozens
Enameled Ware
Baths:
Orders shipped ..
number
Stocks, end of month
number
Orders received
number
Lavatories:
Orders shipped
number. .
Stocks end of month
unmber
Orders received
number
Sinks:
Orders shipped
number
Stocks, end of month
number
Orders received
number
Miscellaneous sanitary ware:
Orders shipped
number. _
Stocks, end of month
number
Orders received
number
Unfilled orders, end of month:
Baths
number
Small ware
number
Household ware:
Furnaces operating
per cent of total
+3.9
Band Instruments
Sales:
Total
Cup mouthpieces
Saxophones
Wood wind
_
dollars
dollars
dollars,.
dollars
Electrical Equipment
Electrical porcelain, shipments:
Total.. .
_ dollars
Standard
dollars,.
Special
dollars
High tension
.
dollars
Laminated phenolic products
shipments,
dollars
Motors (direct current) :
New orders
dollars
Billings (shipments)
.
dollars
Electric hoists:
New orders—
Quantity
number
Value
dollars..
Shipments...
dollars
Vulcanized fiber:
Domestic salesTotal
thous. of dolls
Hollow ware
thous. of dolls
Consumption
thous. of Ibs
556, 260
525, 690
613, 645
765, 810
740, 232
793, 832
904, 269
928, 272
740, 424
876, 257
792, 613
876, 297
253
147, 447
185, 607
332
178, 426
159, 124
293
171, 871
130, 234
273
165, 773
150, 419
878
61
3,234
855
48
3,272
889
43
3,020
883, 158 1, 096, 531
326
153, 632
173, 958
288
150,642
149, 677
261
151, 913
118, 166
+19.4
-7.3
+15.6
+24.9
+1.1
+47.2
2,590
1, 377, 288
1, 295, 369
2,770
1, 504, 471
1, 498, 367
+6.9
+9.2
+15.7
48,976
44,883
3998
1,798
46, 817
3 1 196
1,629
+5.7
+4.6
3,737
366, 168
e 6, 143
11,473
406, 306
6 8, 253
18, 424
+11.0
+34.3
+60.6
739
444
3376
+4.2
FUELS
Coal and Coke
Bituminous:
Production41, 992
43, 472
46, 352
United States
thous. of short tons.. 39, 059
3 1, 139
3 1, 396
1,348
Canada
thous of short tons
2,139
3,548
1,517
3,240
Exports
thous. of long tons
Consumption—
521
709
641
437
By vessels
thous of long tons
By electric power
3,085
3
3,
174
3,451
3
3,
364
plants
thous. of short tons. .
7,519
7,844
7,635
By railroads
thous. of short tons
By coke plants6,574
6,465
6,915
United States -thous. of short tons..
6,742
242
250
Canada
thous. of short tons_.
230
236
Prices—
1.91
Mineaverage (spot) .dolls, pershort ton-1.93
1.90
31.98
Wholesale, Kanawha, f. o. b.
3.39
3.39
3.39
Cincinnati
dolls, per short ton
3.39
8.32
8.12
8.13
8.27
Retail, Chicago. . .dolls, per short ton..
1
3 Revised.
Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
+5.3 +129. 4
+96.5
3,311
4,506
+36.1
4 25, 568
e 54, 777
4 26, 723
6 57, 592
+4.5
+5.1
53,381
4 1, 367
62,854
4 1, 920
+17.7
+40.5
3,373
7,841
3,476
7,831
7,298
5,498
142
5,757
157
+11.0
+26.8
2.15
2.04
32.18
+8.6
-1.4
3.64
8.91
3.39
+7.4
3.49
+4.3
8.32
8.89 ' +7.1 +0.2
6
Seven months' cumulative, ending July 31.
33
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1936
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
June
July
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
September
August
August
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem1926,
from
ber
from
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
1935
1926
61, 369
2,757
61, 352
2,496
0.0
-9.5
7,186
29, 269
4898
'564
9,642
33, 161
4 1, 258
668
+34.2
+13.5
+40.1
+18.4
575, 427
555, 808
-3.4
48, 325
553, 461
12, 796
46, 439
572, 828
13, 714
-3.9
+3.5
+7.2
8, 103, 018
8, 974, 392
+10. 8
938, 176
7, 058, 562
1, 372, 288
7, 971, 432
+46.3
+12.9
4 2, 018, 529 4 2, 310, 104
+14. 4
FUELS— Continued
Coal and Coke— Continued
Anthracite:
8,225
8,444
9,014
52
8,054
8,937
8,429
Production
thous. of short tons _
395
363
163
327
386
476
390
Exports
._
thous. of long tons. .
PricesWholesale chestnut,
11.47
11.48
11.27
New York
dolls, per long ton
11.47
11.48
11.48
11.16
Retail, chestnut,
14.54
15.04
New York
dolls, per short ton _
14.50
14.03
14.50
14.50
14.50
Coke:
Production, U. S —
752
1,310
605
749
884
963
Beehive
thous of short tons
811
3,641
3,749
3,162
3,185
3,722
By-product
thous. of short tons_.
3,610
3,756
152
166
95
Production, Canada. -thous. of short tons..
159
158
103
64
75
64
84
Exports
thous of long tons
76
81
80
Price, furnace,
3.14
3.49
2.84
2.94
3.19
Connellsville
dolls, per short ton.2.94
3.70
Petroleum
Crude petroleum:
Production
thous. of bbls
64, 893
66, 525
65, 201
65, 432
62, 556
61, 742
67, 580
Stocks, end of month—
Total (comparable)
thous. of bbls.. 284, 009
277, 686
303, 291
281, 432
278, 184 3277,486
301, 156
Tank farms and pipe
lines
thous of bbls
244, 690
242, 149 3240,855
240, 038
272, 576
248, 550
270, 496
Refineries .
thous. of bbls. _
336,631
37, 648
36, 742
36, 035
30, 715
30, 660
35, 459
California —
32, 124
30, 489
Light
thous. of bbls..
37, 179
35, 405
33, 583
41, 566
43, 007
Heavy
thous. of bbls. _
87, 475
87, 769
87, 761
78, 507
88, 180
87, 389
81, 476
5,332
Imports
thous. of bbls__
5,571
4,350
4,027
4,502
5,185
4,045
Consumption (run to stills) .thous. of bbls._
67, 693
65, 992
65, 341
65, 030
67, 442
67, 016
62, 115
1,924
Oil wells completed
number. _
1,652
1,745
1,581
1,517
1,861
1,504
Mexican field, shipments
thous. of bbls__
7,522
8,482
6,545
6,905
Price, Kansas- Oklahoma
dolls, per bbl._
2.050
2.050
2.050
1.730
1.600
1.900
2.050
Gasoline:
ProductionRaw (at refineries)
thous. of gals__ 1, 029, 378 1, 017, 996 1, 046, 934 1, 067, 472 1, 043, 028
974, 022
906, 066
Natural gas (at plants) ..thous. of gals.. 110, 286
107, 031
111,855
111,619
110, 359
92, 700
93, 100
Exports
thous. of gals__ 188, 782
144, 055
147, 657
161, 516
150, 909
116, 481
88, Oil
Consumption
thous. of gals
942, 858
969, 066 1, 014, 804 1, 103, 844
937, 566
989, 856
847, 434
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gals.. 1, 802, 094 1, 713, 264 1, 609, 230 1, 451, 142 1, 400, 322 1, 521, 912 1, 494, 024
Price, motor, New York
dolls, per gal..
.210
.202
.202
.210
.210
.210
.170
Retail distribution, 21 States.thous. of gals. _ 313, 765
331, 020
325, 793
327, 076
3 303, 906
293, 650
Kerosene oil:
Production
thous. of gals
209, 790
204,204
216, 258
218, 022
187, 530
218, 106
197, 820
Consumption
.thous. of gals__ 134, 820
114, 786
121, 590
100, 632
113, 778
148, 176
178, 920
Stocks refineries, end mo
thous. of gals._ 309, 876
354, 438
343, 812
342, 678
402, 150
330, 834
353, 430
Price, 150° water white
dolls, per gal_.
.109
.099
.072
.125
.125
.116
.074
Retail distribution, 13 States thous. of gals. _
38, 654
40, 679
29, 370
31, 078
38, 110
Gas and fuel oils:
Production
-.thous. of gals.. 1,273,482 1, 227, 912 1, 316, 742 1, 304, 352 1, 286, 040 1, 407, 084 1,284,318
C onsumption—
By vessels
thous. of gals.. 156, 622
173, 232
169, 608
165, 464
169, 694
140, 929 3 156, 915
By electric power plants.thous. of gals..
25, 309
31, 666
26, 182
29, 437
31, 888
33, 977
By railroads
thous. of gals.. 165, 557
171, 525
158, 281
170, 979
168, 342
182, 269
Stocks, at refineries, end mo.thous. of gals.. 875, 322
947, 268 1, 079, 232 1, 113, 000 1, 142, 400 1, 254, 246 1, 256, 431
Price, Okla., 24-26 at
refineries
dolls, per bbl._
1.355
1.335
1.225
1.231
1.425
1.035
1.050
Lubricating oil:
Production
thous. of gals.. 119, 952
119, 112
112, 644
119, 574
112, 350
111, 090
107, 730
Consumption
thous. of gals
95, 718
84, 798
78, 288
85, 806
87, 738
81, 102
83, 454
Stocks at refineries, end mo.thous. of gals.. 321, 552
303, 492
307, 188
307, 734
300, 258
282, 576
283, 920
Price, Pa., 600°, steam
refined
dolls, per gal__
.143
.124
.161
.146
.145
.136
.153
+2.7
-8.1 +122. 7
+0.1
+1.9
+0.3
-3.3
+74.2
-2.9
+74.9
+14.3
-14.7
-23.8
+11.1
-5.7
-2.0
-0.4
+0.1
-7.8
-0.3
+2.8
-11.3
+22.8
-5.1
-0.3
-18.4
-2.5
-9.3
-29.1
+7.4
+8.0
+6.2
+16.0
6.6
+28.1
-2.3
-0.2
+12.1
-14.6
-3.5
0.0
+15.1
+19.9
+83.5
+11.3
-6.3
+23.5
+0.8
-12.3
-0.3
+6.4
+10.2
-43.8
-3.0
+56.8
1,855,434
1, 223, 838
1, 919, 988
1, 155, 084
+3.5
-5.6
4 224, 255
4 230, 384
+2.7
-1.4
+0.1 11,473,098 11, 232, 438
-2.0
+8.1
+2.6
-9.1
+5.2
+35.7
-6.7
-11.4
-1.1
+3.1
+1.6
+5.8
-8.8
-19.0
-7.9
-24.7
-6.5
-2.9
-12.9
+10.1
+93.3
-10.4
+10.1
+40.8
1, 361, 138 1, 441, 124
4 293, 221 4 243, 202
^1,315,965 41,336,245
-2.1
+5.9
-17.1
+1.5
970, 452
652, 344
1, 017, 828
730, 296
+4.9
+11,9
289, 123
24, 282
130, 672
63, 153
52, 113
293, 037
33, 944
119, 201
70, 548
48, 332
+1.4
+39.8
-8.8
+11.7
HIDES AND LEATHER
Hides
Imports:
Total hides and skins
thous. of lbs__
Calfskins
thous. of Ibs
Cattle hides
thous. of Ibs. _
Goatskins
thous of Ibs
Sheepskins
thous. of lbs_.
Stocks, end of month:
Total hides and skins
_. .thous. of Ibs..
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs_.
Calf and kip skins
thous. of lbs__
Sheep and lamb skins
thous. of lbs_.
Prices:
Green salted, packers' heavy
native steers...
dolls, per lb_.
Calfskins, country No. 1
dolls, per lb._
Leather
Production:
Sole leather. .thous. of backs, bends, sides..
Finished sole and belting
thous. of lbs__
Finished upper
thous. of sq. ft_.
Oak and union harness
stuffed sides..
Skivers
_
_doz__
3 Revised.
31, 497
2,883
13, 629
8,742
3,867
35, 623
4,775
13, 057
8,597
6,383
33, 299
5,023
11, 047
8,455
6,677
32, 359
5,079
12, 345
6,917
6,472
281, 354
232, 645
33, 603
15, 106
293, 615
237, 937
37, 959
17, 719
288, 754
228, 320
41, 767
18, 667
282, 933
219, 193
43, 483
20, 257
.129
.168
.133
.167
.142
.172
.149
.178
.152
.178
1,059
20, 229
62, 807
99, 463
21,776
1,180
22, 922
82, 022
100, 097
20, 329
1, 115
21, 440
64, 678
93, 896
3 18, 126
3 1, 183
22, 308
67, 313
100, 217
19, 136
1,151
3
1
29, 797
3,822
11, 537
6,713
5,634
28, 624
3,921
9,165
7,040
6,442
27, 055
1,977
12, 872
6,095
4,002
254, 801
197, 111
37, 814
19, 876
251, 459
192, 753
38, 456
20, 250
.176
.213
.177
.198
1
+2.0
0.0
-14.1
-10.1
1,107
-2.7
+4.0
20, 701
62, 645
98, 098
96, 548
-2.1 +1.6
33, 418
Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
1,279
23, 617
61, 999
94, 925
30, 662
-7.3
11,420
4 184, 374
4 499, 650
886, 627
4 273. 121
9,962 -12.8
4 169, 699 j -8. 0
4 552, 132 +10.5
934, 473
+5.4
173. 113
-36. 9,
34
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August , 1926, *' Survey "
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
May
June
July
103, 212
236, 130
240,002
232,545
78, 971
153,500
79, 337
141, 693
79, 601
151, 389
65, 313
155, 178
102, 557
306, 664
99,835
300, 834
95, 990
295, 074
90, 660
289, 218
1,102
8,501
1,486
7,987
1, 320
8,181
1,152
7,576
.45
.45
.43
.45
.41
.45
.41
.45
August
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem- 1926,
from
from
ber
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
September
August
223, 165
220,366
215,929
88,487
144, 392
88,202
145, 869
133, 679
295,988
131, 377
296, 174
1,180
8,666
1,716
6,711
.43
.45
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
Per
cent
increase
or decrease
cumu
lative
1926
from
1925
1925
1926
14, 264
66, 413
11, 169
77, 217
-21.7
+16.3
HIDES AND LEATHER— Continued
Leather— Continued
Unfilled orders:
Oak and union harness
sides
Stocks in process of tanning:
Sole and belting ..
thous. of Ibs.
Upper
thous. of sq. ft
Stocks, end of month:
Sole and belting
thous. of lbs_.
Upper
thous. of sq. ft—
Exports:
Sole
- thous. of Ibs _
Upper
thous. of sq. ft—
Prices:
Sole, oak, scoured backs,
heavy, Boston
dolls, per Ib
Chrome calf, "B " grades— dolls, per sq. ft—
Leather Products
Belting sales:
Quantity
pounds— 337, 042 346, 739 327, 855 396, 991
564
567
595
672
Value
thous. of dolls
Boots and shoes:
25, 052
25, 041
Production. _
thous. of pairs.. 23, 129
29, 496
533
464
Exports
thous. of pairs
533
357
Wholesale prices—
Men's black calf
6.40
6.40
blucher, Mass _ _ dolls, per pair6.40
6.40
Men's dress welt, tan
4.85
4.98
calf, St. Louis
dolls, per pair
5.00
4.85
Women's black kid, dress
4.00
4.15
4.13
4.00
welt, lace, oxford
dolls, per pairGloves:
Glove leatherProduction
number of skins__ 582, 199 550, 559 499, 912 529, 823
Stocks (tanned)—
In process
number of skins. _ 1,469,279 1,446,430 1,482,470 1, 614, 077
Finished
number of skins— 569, 467 555, 112 510, 898 538, 066
Gloves, cutTotal
dozen pairs— 206, 850 213, 069 183, 562 224, 583
Dress and street49, 327
56,224
Imported leather
dozen pairs
50,003
50,240
30, 792
38, 577
34, 590
Domestic leather
dozen pairs.. 34, 862
103,443 133, 769
121, 985 124, 239
Work gloves
dozen pairs
RUBBER
Crude:
World shipments, plantation
long tons..
Imports (including latex)
long tons
Stocks, end of monthUnited Kingdom
long tons..
Plantation, afloat
long tons..
Consumption by tire mfrs
thous. of Ibs..
Wholesale price, Para, N. Y.dolls. per lb__
-4.0
+3.4
1,637
7,991
+2.4
+14.4
-27.9
+8.4
.46
.46
.46
.46
+4.9
0.0
-6.5
-2.2
371, 597
625
351, 707
595
361, 138
622
-6.4
-7.0
+2.9
+0.5
3, 352, 146
5,738
3, 183, 867
5,590
-5.0
-2.6
426
28,486
458
29, 769
401
+19.3
+6.2
* 213/694
4,975
4 208, 855
4,256
-2.3
-14.5
4 4,179, 048
4,677, 564
+11.9
6.40
6.40
6.40
0.0
4.85
5.15
5.15
0.0
-5.8
4.00
4.15
4.15
0.0
-3.6
456,059
482, 137
0.0
1,167,838 1,127,024
382, 678 343, 559
203, 336
203,946
4 1,699, 155
1, 675, 810
-1.4
45, 037
30, 807
127,492
43, 521
23, 077
137, 348
4 331, 880
4 258, 668
41,017,809
4 378, 224
4 265, 182
1,010, 392
+14.0
+2.5
-0.7
37, 112
42, 990
33,413
44,496
26,367
+35.5
+40.8
6 280, 264
284, 497
« 340, 504
306, 957
+21.5
+7.9
6,206
63,200
46, 745
.590
+0.9
-42.4
4 384, 787
4 352, 885
-8.3
50,534
29, 759
49,010
24,901
48,380
35, 821
27,399
21, 865
63,500
40, 953
.383
25, 399
71,600
42, 914
.344
69,700
42, 189
.335
49,841
.337
.340
5,107
62,400
52, 171
.663
thousands..
thousands
thousands. _
3,768
9,257
3,829
4,066
8,976
4,208
3,712
7,944
4,682
3 4, 404
3 7, 299
3 4, 973
4,274
7,103
4,432
4,205
5,446
3,454
3,755
5,761
3,293
-3.0 +13.8
-2.7 +23.3
-10.9 +34.6
35, 512
35, 515
0.0
33, 889
33,743
-0.4
thousands
thousands..
thousands..
4,612
15, 855
4,654
4,628
15, 182
5,097
4,297
12, 949
6,381
3 5, 568
3 11, 696
3 7, 114
5,670
11, 556
5,779
5,713
6,953
5,101
5,440
7,463
4,851
+1.8 +4.2
-1.2 +54.8
-18.8 +19.1
47, 053
46, 189
-1.8
46, 145
41,902
-0.2
thousands .
thousands. _
thousands
36
173
37
33
172
38
30
152
40
338
3147
a 45
44
169
51
62
125
44
56
136
39
+15.8 -21.4
+15.0 +24.3
+13.3 +30.8
482
377
-21.8
459
329
-28.3
1,730
659
646
2,445
1,099
778
2,458
999
954
1,533
2,326
646
1,206
2,587
669
1,452
« 11, 730
«4,090
<4,538
« 13, 158
«4,383
4 6, 865
+12.2
+7.2
+51.3
132, 663
144, 471
186, 055
31, 771
99, 794
129, 329
246, 691
29,859
101,465
135, 368
212, 798
24, 777
1, 261, 300
1, 273, 578
1, 365, 335
1, 379, 735
+8.2
+8.3
231, 483
213,933
-7.6
209, 176
210,288
42, 190
104, 964
2.75
198, 142
196, 690
-1.5
+6.3 1,828,914 1,972,234
196, 548
193, 748
-1.6 +8.6 1,830,034 1,967,628
45, 252
42,350
-3.1 -6.8
106, 879
111, 163 -20.3
5.6
994, 166 1,035,896
2.68
2.68
0.0 +2.6
8
Seven months* cumulative, ending July 31.
+7.8
+7.5
Tires and Tubes
Pneumatic tires:
Production .. .. .
Stocks, end of month
Shipments, domestic
Inner tubes:
Production
Stocks, end of month
Shipments, domestic .. .
Solid tires:
Production
Stocks, end of month
Shipments, domestic
Other Rubber Products
Rubber-proofed fabrics:
ProductionTotal
Auto fabrics
Clothing fabrics
thous. of yds..
thous. of yds..
thous. of yds..
PAPER AND PRINTING
Wood Pulp
Mechanical:
Production
short tons
189,580 165, 312 130, 197 3 121, 254
Consumption and shipments... short tons- 161,478 155, 229 147,005 3 147, 291
Stocks, end of month
short tons.. 234, 037 241, 754 224, 948 3 197, 863
21,645
26,067
26, 759
Imports
. short tons.. 19, 127
Chemical:
217,
150
3
212,
384
Production
short tons.. 220, 142 225, 330
Consumption and shipments... short tons.. 220, 118 212, 324 213,550 3 213, 778
39,
274
42,
132
45, 710 > 43, 534
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Imports
._
.
.short tons.. 106, 250 136, 577 129, 237 131, 769
2.95
2.95
2.75
2.95
Price, sulphite
dolls, per 100 Ibs..
«Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
3 Revised.
+9.4 +30.7
-1.9 +6.7
-6.0 -12.6
+18.7 +28.2
+4.2
35
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August , 1926, " Survey "
Septem-
September
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
1926,
from
from
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925 •
May
June
July
short tons
short tons__
short tons
141, 032
153, 969
176, 893
142, 166
158, 601
161, 156
140, 516
163, 037
147, 584
139, 259
162, 545
151, 144
136, 167
161, 387
121, 339
120, 957
135, 054
121. 594
124, 889
145,082
-2.2 +12.0
-0.7 +29.2
short tons..
short tons
short tons..
142, 294
151, 990
134,870
141, 521
161, 108
162, 972
142, 690
161, 824
153, 865
136, 564
160, 031
161, 063
135, 300
162, 740
139, 720
120, 189
121,181
102, 741
128, 030
124, 874
110, 688
short tons..
short tons
1,941
135, 251
1,526
141, 889
1,902
150, 778
1,206
149, 935
1,413
117, 332
1,558
116, 232
1,869
116, 278
-0.9 +5.7
+1.7 +30.3
-13.3 +26.2
+17.2 -24.4
-21.7 +0.9
short tons
short tons
short tons
short tons
per 100 Ibs
18, 207
14, 331
128, 253
35, 770
3.50
18, 852
11, 795
115,714
32, 391
3.50
16, 524
12, 963
152, 295
31,811
3.50
19, 098
15, 624
165, 239
36, 316
3.50
18, 741
14, 684
3.50
35, 077
22, 956
167, 119
30, 233
3.70
27, 281
22, 864
159, 926
31, 054
3.70
847
146
491
88
606
108
587
135
805
135
699
139
695
117
12, 250
11, 537
96
12, 946
12, 732
97
11, 638
9,578
13, 288
12, 625
94
12, 682
12, 096
12, 152
12,042
90
12, 562
12, 973
96
August
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
1925
1926
Per
cent
increase
or<+?
decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
PAPER AND PRINTING-Continued
Newsprint Paper
Production:
United States
Canada
._ _ . _ .
Consumption
Shipments:
United States
Canada
Imports .
Exports:
United States
_
Canada
Stocks, end of month:
At millsUnited States
Canada
At publishers
In transit to publishers
Price, roll, f o. b. mill
dolls,
1, 127, 436 1, 260, 025
1, 115, 232 1, 380, 722
1,138, 132 « 1,285, 571
+11.8
+23.8
+13.0
1, 120, 350
1, 113, 807
1,066,391
1, 253, 282
1, 376, 868
1, 339, 000
+11.9
+23.6
+25.6
15, 065
1, 017, 500
15, 760
1, 236, 178
+4.6
+21.5
+37.1 +15.8
0.0 +15.4
5,867
1,196
5,879
1,189
+0.2
-0.6
+1.0
-6.8
108, 405
105, 886
112, 003
105, 858
+3.3
0.0
462,600,921 467,637,762
4 1, 489, 173 4 1, 668, 508
4 1, 498, 419 * 1, 660, 381
+8.0
+12.0
+10.8
4 1, 415, 802 * 1, 587, 255
4 1, 480, 506 4 1, 659, 058
+12.1
+12.1
1, 000, 214
__ _ *
+4.2
-1.9
-6.0
-31.3
-35.8
0.0
-5.4
4
Printing
Book publication:
American manufacture
no. of titles _
Imported
no. of titles..
Sales books:
New orders
thous. of books. .
Shipments
thous. of books
Printing activity
weighted index number..
391
•
-4.6
-4.2
Box Board
Operation
...
.
_ . inch hours. _ 8, 269, 046 9, 036, 327 8, 607, 891 8, 954, 451
223, 693
203, 937
209, 961
Production
tons
218, 555
210, 849
198, 154
211,907
Orders received
tons
238, 836
107.1
107.9
108.8
Operation
per ct. of capacity. _
108.1
Unfilled orders, end of month
tons.. 83, 293 109, 437 122, 667 100, 725
217, 516
200, 927
Consumption of waste paper
_
tons
188, 691
208, 728
224, 193
204, 617
207, 994
Shipments
tons
212, 741
61,316
52, 060
Stocks, end of month
_ tons
57, 416 3 60, 630
Stocks of waste paper, end of month:
199, 223
147, 523
136, 895
On hand
.
tons
136, 380
53, 933
60, 391
In transit and unshipped purchases. -tons.. 44, 802
57, 820
8, 069, 721 8, 152, 403
198, 749
196, 527
211, 385
191, 840
102.2
101.1
119, 248
109, 191
188, 720
188, 301
202, 599
204, 766
51, 699
55, 560
149, 984
44, 359
155, 476
49, 587
I
_
Other Paper
Book paper, total:
Production
short tons__
Stocks, end of month
short tons__
Coated book paper:
Production
per ct. of normal...
Shipments— .per ct. of normal production..
Orders
per ct. of normal production..
Unfilled orders, end of month
days..
Uncoated book paper:
Production
per ct. of normal__
Shipments per ct. of normal production..
Orders
per ct. of normal production
Unfilled ordfirs, find of month
days
Wrapping paper:
Production
.
Stocks end of month
short tonsFine paper:
Production
short tonsStocks end of month
short tonsAll other grades:
Production
—short tons—
Stocks, end of month
short tonsTotal paper (inc. newsprint and boxboard) :
Production
short tons
Stocks, end of month .
short tons. .
109, 594
62, 312
111, 786
67, 920
100, 607
64,524
108, 656
67, 750
110, 829
67, 073
105, 889
64,064
103, 772
64,064
+2.0
-1.0
+6.8
+4.7
960, 344
89
87
79
6
88
88
83
6
83
84
81
6
87
81
89
9
90
89
85
9
70
73
75
7
72
77
67
7
+3.4
+9.9
-4.5
0.0
+25.0
+15.6
+26. 9
+28.6
,
99
92
90
12
92
88
86
12
88
87
91
13
94
91
92
13
91
88
90
11
90
87
88
12
82, 905
70, 147
87, 391
72, 019
84, 142
67, 642
3 92, 546
366,211
87, 511
62, 525
93, 002
99,284
89,076
93, 481
-5.4
-5.6
-1.8
-33.1
808, 862
795,075
-1.7
39, 271
51, 040
36, 780
53, 673
36,489
3 52, 104
36,488
s 53, 528
36, 751
53, 843
36,399
51, 143
35, 750
49, 558
+0.7
+0.6
+2.8
+8.6
332, 383
347, 592
+4.6
104, 575
80,834
103, 594
84,146
98, 006
81, 963
97, 525
77, 675
99, 752
74, 592
99, 672
65, 612
102, 195
63, 989
+2.3 -2.4
-4.0 +16.6
902, 062
918,386
+1.8
681, 314
334, 600
700, 272 3 669, 721 3 700, 394
354, 026 3343,387 3 345, 578
652, 829
370, 742
651, 136
350, 072
4 5,167,873 * 5,521,017
+6.8
3, 027, 716
2, 344, 926
688, 730
3, 590, 779
2, 830, 936
759, 843
+18.6
+20.7
+10.3
792, 136
103, 315
792, 771
119, 268
+0.1
+15.4
Paperboard Shipping Boxes
Production:
Total
Corrugated
Solid
fiber...
Operating activity:
Total
_.
Corrugated
Solid
fiber
thous. of sq. ft.. 382, 405
thous. of sq. ft.. 298, 150
thous. of sq. ft.. 84, 255
per cent of normal..
per cent of normal..
per cent of normal
79
79
78
-0.1 *+19.2
+1.7 +22.1
+8.7
-6.7
387, 650
302, 622
85, 028
403, 386
316, 039
87, 347
441, 593
348, 835
92, 758
441, 372
354, 798
86, 574
361, 424
286, 261
81, 163
370, 315
290, 698
79, 617
77
77
78
77
78
75
82
83
79
81
83
76
79
80
74
81
82
79
-1.2
0.0
-3.8
0.0
+1.2
-3.8
Other Paper Products
Rope paper sacks, shipments.. .index number..
Abrasive paper and cloth:
Domestic sales
reams
Foreign sales .
reams
Labels, orders
per ct. of capacity..
3
Revised.
95
123
127
138
137
151
133
-0.7
+3.0
82, 171
14, 962
113.4
93,003
13, 591
98.1
77, 756
12, 277
101.9
94, 911
10,549
74.1
93, 804
10, 896
85, 194
8,947
100.9
86, 448
10,997
50.7
-1.2
+3.3
+8.5
-0.9
< Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
36
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlien data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
September
June
July
4,318
1,277
166, 738
3,793
1,143
160, 732
8,923
1,348
151, 418
8,169
197
197
195
196
197
197
196
196
194
193
May
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
August
August
Sep;ember,
Septem- 1926,
from
ber
August,
1926
Sepember,
1926,
from
Sep;ember,
1925
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
1925
1926
Per
cent
increase(+>
or decrease
(-)
cumulative1
1926
from
1925
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND
HOUSING
Rental advertisements:
Minneapolis, Minn
Portland, Oreg
Real estate conveyances (41 cities)
5,858
number..
1,379
number
number.. 162, 565
9/058
1,298
145, 571
8,497
1,510
149, 156
-8.5
195
194
192
193
-1.0
-1.5
-3.9
45, 898
46, 521
4
9, 324
4 10, 288
* 1,220, 273 4 1, 254, 631
+1.4,
+10. a
+2.8-
Building Costs (Index Number)
Building materials:
Frame house, 6-room, 1st of month
Brick house, 6-room, 1st of month
Concrete factory costs (Aberthaw), 1st of following month
Building costs (Engineering News Record),
1st of following month
Construction index:
Frame
index number
Brick, wood frame
index number
Brick steel frame
index number
Reinforced concrete
index number
+1.0
0.0
199
199
198
197
197
194
194
0.0
205
208
208
208
210
202
205
+1.0
+2.4
203
213
200
202
203
213
200
201
203
213
197
200
203
213
198
200
203
213
197
200
199
209
200
200
200
210
199
200
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
+1.5
+1.4
-1.0
0.0
12, 045
6,785
48, 783
6, 194
12, 015
5,610
44, 154
5,635
10, 704
9,209
34, 999
5,876
12, 438
6,918
39, 829
5,196
14, 171
6,290
40, 183
4,588
17, 295
4,773
52, 096
5,246
13, 262
8,643
46, 790
4,744
Vl3.9 +6.9
-9.1 -27.2
+0.9 -14.1
-11.7
-3.3
114, 025
47, 285
389, 684
46, 200
110, 883
59, 623
378, 390
41, 430
-2. 8.
+26.1
-2.9>
6,012
80, 704
5,938
73, 802
4,901
66, 004
7,207
72, 220
6,303
71, 897
8,736
88, 594
8,270
86, 167
-12.5
-0.4
-23.8
-16.6
53, 925
664, 164
49, 612
644, 039
-8.0'
-3. 0
63, 006
44, 560
236, 640
37, 188
66, 064
53, 725
224, 771
38, 845
65, 347
59, 703
177, 646
40, 874
78, 236
64, 049
213, 624
40, 906
95, 352
48, 836
219, 910
32, 953
105, 849
22, 693
263, 485
33, 667
80, 171
43, 298
250, 417
35, 217
+21.9
-23.8
+2.9
-19.4
+18.9
+12.8
-12.2
-6.4
656, 655
316, 784
1, 918, 921
331, 319
674, 846
493, 675
1, 937, 557
288, 537
+2.8
+55. 8
+1.0
-12.9s
46^ 978
92, 335
520, 707
57, 140
47, 798
91, 809
523, Oil
54, 186
48, 374
109, 436
501, 380
33, 865
58, 153
119, 078
574, 046
31, 696
56, 825
90, 652
544, 528
20, 760
67, 996
96, 000
589, 690
31, 207
59, 445
79, 668
548, 217
29, 746
-2.3
-23.9
-5.1
-34.5
-4.4
+13.8
-0.7
-30.2
438, 706
670, 776
4, 327, 161
208, 677
420, 187
795, 022
4, 609, 821
280, 865
-4.2
+18. 5+6.5;
+34. 6
32, 764
28, 676
31, 723
27, 833
19, 309
23, 349
25, 396
-30.6
-24.0
275, 915
307, 651
+11. &
446, 163 448, 293
488, 035 481, 936
489, 390 491, 568
467, 317 458, 749
499, 991 445, 502
501, 976 501, 395
1, 055, 408 1, 052, 000 1, 183, 800 1, 181, 906
46, 141
41, 951
40, 029
43, 993
117
10, 381
71
10, 723
42.89
42.88
46.42
45.31
+0.5
-1.8
-10.9
-0.3
-9.1
-39.3
0.0
-7.0
-6.7
-11.1
-11.0
-4.6
-99.3
-7.6
4, 323, 335
4, 244, 769
4, 268, 345
4, 068, 570
4, 202, 414
4, 218, 259
-5.9'
-1.0
-1.2-
531, 342
126, 927
426, 233
19, 717
-19. 8
-84. &
+0.4
-0.5
+1.5
Construction and Losses
Contracts awarded (36 States):
Commercial buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Residential buildings __ thous. of sq. ft
Educational buildings
-thous. of sq. ft.
Other public and semipublic buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Grand total
thous. of sq. ft._
Contracts awarded, value (36 States):
Commercial buildings
thous. of dolls..
Industrial buildings
thous. of dolls _.
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls ._
Other public and semipublic buildings
thous. of dolls
Public works and utilities. .thous. of dolls..
Grand total .
thous. of dolls
Contracts awarded, Canada
thous. of dolls..
Fire losses:
iJnited States and Canada -thous. of dolls...
-10. a
LUMBER PRODUCTS
Softwood Lumber
Southern pine:
Production (computed)
M f t . b . m . . 460, 346 449, 745 449, 794
Shipments (computed)
M f t . b . m . _ 479, 176 469, 108 471, 819
489, 003 435, 126 460,685
Orders (computed)
M ft. b. m
Stocks, end of mo. (computed) _M ft. b. m__ 1, 102, 498 1, 086, 086 1, 070, 179
48, 992
44, 790
46, 905
Exports, lumber
M ft. b m
271
85
156
Exports, timber
M ft. b. m
44.63
43.17
45.76
Price
flooring
dolls per M! ft b m
Douglas fir:
Production
M ft. b. m_. 545, 682 560, 455 491, 965
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m_. 583, 732 577, 913 508, 975
562, 693 573, 884 532, 253
New orders
M ft b. m
65, 340
44, 531
70, 815
Exports, lumber
M ft b m
65, 518
53,437
36, 065
Exports, timber
M ft. b. m
16.50
3 16. 97
16.50
Price No 1 common dolls per ~M. ft b m
California redwood:
40, 404
30, 762
Production (computed)
_M ft. b. m_. 50, 023
40,448
37, 702
Shipments (computed).
M ft. b. m_. 47, 687
42, 530
34, 135
46,352
Orders received (computed) ...M ft. b. m_.
California white pine:
Production
M ft. b. m._ 161, 382 169, 420 154, 409
Shipments
M ft. b. m.. 117, 601 133,923 123, 414
605, 169
521, 237
606, 335
Stocks end of month
IVE ft b m
Western pine:
Production (computed).
M ft. b. m_. 179, 111 180, 746 175, 363
Shipments (computed) -..
M ft. b. m_. 144, 653 154, 785 172, 648
Stocks, end of mo. (computed).. M ft. b. m__ 1, 145, 787 1, 170, 478 1, 180, 321
North Carolina pine:
45, 136
58, 898
46, 347
Production (computed)
M! ft b m
43, 631
49, 490
63, 350
Shipments (computed)
M ft b m
Northern pine:
Lumber —
51, 571
43,493
51, 549
Production
M ft b m
51, 972
47, 351
56, 490
Shipments
M ft. b. m
50,
690
46,
783
Orders received
M ft. b. m_. 46, 170
Lath—
15,
728
15,
944
9,950
Production
M ft. b. m _ _
11, 444
18, 348
13, 422
Shipments
M ft. b. m__
Northern hemlock:
17, 712
16, 229
19, 905
Production
M ft. b. m
21, 738
21, 892
25, 107
Shipments
M ft. b. m__
3 Revised.
515, 690
526, 434
481, 221
53, 822
58, 747
3 16. 55
525,091
512, 556
528, 224
67, 380
50, 983
16.49
559, 559
553, 740
589, 104
34, 298
22, 298
17.50
568, 960
575, 227
564, 484
49, 225
27, 078
16.50
+1.8
-2.6
+9.8
+25.2
-13.2
-0.4
-7.7
-10.9
-6.4
+36.9
+88.3
-0.1
4, 816, 687
5, 000, 671
4, 993, 955
429, 922
237, 543
4, 834, 595
4, 976, 944
5, Oil, 414
558, 387
420, 572
+29.9
+77.1
47,448
49, 418
45, 978
35, 749
33,639
33, 516
47, 182
47, 941
46, 571
39, 451
38, 620
32, 391
-24.7
-31.9
-27.1
-9.4
-12.9
+3.5
391, 726
352, 337
339, 157
386, 388
359, 078
380, 294
-1.4
+1.9^
+12.1
173, 701
125, 582
619, 829
167, 244
129, 970
641, 152
4 870, 714 4 1,002, 982
4 790, 963 4 945, 597
+15. 2'
+19. 6-
1, 374, 484
1, 281, 051
1,361,096
1, 371, 962
-1.0
+7.1
4 421, 281
4 412, 188
4 392, 609
* 392, 560
-6.8
-4.8
171, 163
127, 671
659, 098
179, 044
3 175, 005
157, 468
173, 285
3 186, 740
160, 097
170, 789
151, 440
3 1,165,752 1, 164, 456 1, 006, 021 1, 037, 717
48, 888
47, 035
61, 033
53, 018
63, 504
55, 979
-10.0
-8.5
-0.1
-9.1
+12.8
+12.2
+o.a
45, 528
49, 890
50, 389
40, 859
48, 323
46, 204
63, 407
53, 065
53, 152
45, 825
50, 465
42, 994
-10.3
-3.1
-8.3
-10.8
-4.2
+7.5
469,814
406, 938
370, 851
382, 606
423, 994
401, 637
-18. &
+4.2.
+8.3
13, 127
16, 942
10, 029
9,846
15, 356
11, 144
12, 144
11, 194
-23.6
-41.9
-17:4
12.0
122, 663
93, 100
101, 173
110, 009
-17.5,
+18.2
4148,461
1 4 141, 755
4 142, 380
4 156, 316
+10. a
21, 582
33, 923
29, 207
23, 027
19, 265
20, 890
4
Eight months''cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
4.1
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
1926
Sep-
May
July
June
August
September
August
September
LUMBER PRODUCTS— Continued
Hardwood Lumber
Northern hardwoods:
15, 399
41,499
20, 811
17, 169
15, 875
27,470
Production
M ft b m
29, 508
25, 863
29, 674
35, 640
26, 867
26, 468
Shipments
M ft. b. m
Walnut lumber:
3,491
3,363
2,787
3,043
2,610
2,640
2,134
Production
.
M ft. b. m
3,287
2,778
3,074
3,022
3,237
3,057
2,806
Shipments
M ft. b. m
20, 688
16, 974
16, 992
20, 898
15, 463
15, 096
13, 930
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m
Walnut logs:
2,897
3,380
3,417
2,361
2,637
2,399
1,991
Purchased
M ft. log measure
Made into lumber and
2,879
2,630
2,637
2, 803
2,439
2,168
2,619
veneer
M ft . log measure
4,770
2,151
3,093
2,237
4,599
2,961
3,193
Stocks, end of month. _.M ft. log measure. _
All hardwoods:
78, 000
72, 000
95, 000
94, 000
94, 000
Production (computed)
__M ft. b. m__ 85, 000
83, 000
87, 000
97, 000
86, 000
91, 000
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m_. 82, 000
96, 000
87, 000
91, 000
92, 000
93, 000
92, 000
Orders (computed)
M! ft. b. m
Total stocks807, 583
824, 661
761, 818
781, 610
820, 714
819, 196
893, 104
Total hardwoods
M ft. b. m
222, 577
229, 017
231, 784
235, 525
232, 729
223, 865
222, 502
Gum
M ft. b. m
258, 404
228, 742
273, 426
242, 544
259, 965
269, 228
301, 830
Oak
M ft b. m
Unsold stocks —
608, 554
635, 618
Total hardwoods
M ft. b. m.. 636, 253 640, 937 641, 713 642, 551 685, 439
175, 453
184, 064
171, 838
175, 186
166, 894
165, Oil
Gum
M ft. b. m
163, 108
178, 850
198, 839
199, 732
194, 514
215, 312
210, 390
Oak
M ft. b. m
230, 750
Unfilled orders202, 383
176, 217
210, 850
207, 768
171, 277
206, 584
Total hardwoods __
M ft. b. m
233, 189
69, 200
60, 712
73, 617
70, 279
58, 245
73, 191
69, 882
Gum
M ft. b. m
63, 942
56, 688
67, 212
56, 862
68, 836
67, 198
76, 661
Oak.
M f t . b. m__
Total Lumber
Production 10 species
M ft b m 2, 677, 098 2, 582, 349 2,443,684 32,413,655 2,400,000 2, 800, 999 2, 738, 842
138, 044
173, 466
178, 197
156, 875
132, 089
142,895
Exports planks joists, etc
M ft. b. m
163, 301
Retail yards, Minneapolis district:
20,268
16,462
22, 245 3 3 20, 799
22, 543
20, 611
Sales
. . M ft. b. m . 19,021
111, 953
115,794
Stocks, end of month..
_M ft. b. m_. 114,779 112,412 109, 909 109, 822 102, 144
Composite lumber prices:
41.70
41.61
40.58
40.16
39.95
40.96
Hardwoods
*dolls. per M ft. b. m__
39.95
31.46
29.93
30.22
30.21
30.35
Softwoods
dolls, per M ft. b. m_.
29.90
30.15
Flooring
Maple flooring:
. Production
M ft. b. m__
Shipments
_M ft. b. m
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m _
Orders booked —
M ft. b. m__
Unfilled orders, end of month. M ft. b. m._
Oak flooring:
Production
M ft. b. m .
Shipments..M ft. b. m._
Pt.orVjts, find of month
^_ TVT ft, b, ni „
Orders booked
M ft. b. m..
Unfilled orders, end of month. M ft. b. m__
Wooden Furniture
Household furniture and case goods:
Shipments
dolls., average per flrm__
Unfilled orders
dolls., average per firm..
Grand Rapids district:
Shipments
No. of days' production-New orders.
-No. of days' production
Unfilled orders, end of
month..
No. of days' production-Outstanding accounts, end of
month
No. of days' sales..
Cancellations
per cent of new orders
Plant operation
per cent of full time-Piano benches and stools:
New orders
dollars
Unfilled orders, end of month
dollars..
Shipments —
Value
dollars-Quantity
pieces..
BER 30
Sep-
ember, tember,
1926,
1926,
from
from
SepAugust, ;ember,
1926
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEM-
1925
1926
1925
* 313, 999
* 212, 402
4
4
Per
cent
increase(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumu
lative
1926
from
1925
304, 112
238, 984
-3.1
+12. 5.
+1.1
-7.1
-7.7
-21.5
-14.6
-32.7
34, 507
30, 614
25, 464
29, 142
-26. 2,
-4.8>
-15.7
-31.3
29, 105
23, 561
-19. 0^
+7.4
-27.7
-9.0
-53.1
28, 116
22, 418
-20. 3.
+8.3
-0.6
+10.4
+17.2
0.0
+6.7
-1.2
+7.2
+12.6
-5.1
+12.2
-0.6
+19.9
+32.3
-12.4 23, 710, 609 20,157,250
-0.6
+4.1 +18.3
1,419,640 1, 489, 104
-15. 0
+4.9-
+32.0
+29.0
+15.1
+35.2
-18.8
-7.0
-20.9
-8.8
+2.5
-0.1
+0.9
-1.5
+29.5
+23.3
+36.8
156, 764
140,296
-10.5
76, 143
77,392
84,316
87, 016
+10.7,
+12,4.
-0.5
-3.7
77,312
80, 082
+3.6.
+2.8
+3.6
384, 348
383, 122
410,479
395, 215
+6.8.
+3.2>
8,283
8,074
31, 689
7,443
8,920
8,624
9,334
30, 290
9,949
9,317
8,329
10,414
28, 557
8,963
8,755
11,316
13, 911
31, 546
11,155
9.987
12, 034
13, 194
31,131
9,720
9,606
8,325
10, 567
24, 115
11, 534
11,136
9,292
10,704
22, 750
9,766
9,980
+6.3
-5.2
-1.3
-12.9
+15.9
41, 998
42, 139
60, 282
41, 415
41, 513
44, 056
46, 035
59, 737
45, 302
41, 744
44, 789
46, 259
56, 450
47,545
39, 260
46, 396
47, 756
54,325
49, 756
43, 329
47, 201
47,270
53, 469
41, 777
39, 237
46, 282
48, 948
41, 082
54,372
59,844
45,922
45, 630
38,372
39, 968
52, 729
+1.7
-1.0
-1.6
—16.0
-9.4
+39.3
+4.5
-25.6
380, 234
376, 142
-1.1,
42, 941
50, 130
41, 695
48, 025
40,331
68,891
54,218
74, 240
63,266
78, 590
53,940
63, 030
62, 301
69, 157
+16.7
+5.9
+1.5
+13.6
386, 851
453, 669
+17.3.
22
29
22
28
26
42
29
27
31
34
25
30
29
34
+25.9
+6.9
+6.9
0.0
-4.4
-4.4
57
60
72
68
65
64
68
47
25.0
100
47
11.0
100
46
5.0
97
55
7.0
100
60
7.5
100
60
7.0
96
64
5.5
94
9,256
2,592
8,332
1,897
8,231
2,511
10, 101
3,408
15, 524
6,651
10, 793
4,047
16,489
6,637
+53.7
+95.2
-5.9
+0.2
99, 920
101, 717
+1.8,
9,443
11, 690
9,878
11, 153
7,604
9,979
9,017
11, 875
12, 061
16, 600
10, 052
11,863
13, 892
17, 789
+33.8 -13.2
+39.8 -6.7
96, 294
118, 428
89,455
109,003
-7.1
-8.0,
+9.1 -6.2
+7.1 +36.4
+6.4
0.0
Plywood and Veneer
Plywood:
2,609
3,824
Bookings
thous. of sq. ft. of surface..
3, 605
4,571
4,121
3,696
-9.8
+7.8
Shipments
thous. of sq. ft. of surface. .
3,678
3,936
3,456
4,974 +12.6 -21.7
3,406
3,893
Unfilled orders, end of
month
.thous. of sq. ft. of surface. .
3,824
4,708
3,443
4,437
4,672
6,628
-0.8 -29.5
Rotary-cut veneer:
344
Purchases
number of carloads
138
227
248
220
—11 3
182
172
Receipts
number of carloads-172
251
208
+45 9
Barrel Headings
Circled headings for wooden barrels:
Production (rough)
sets- 395, 583 790, 622 997, 792 1, 213, 395 1, 403, 392
+15.7
•
Shipments (finished)
sets.. 581, 809 813, 932 814, 754 916, 242 895, 528
—2.3
Sales (finished)
sets- 675, 166 699, 165 847, 249 653, 905 1, 293, 273
+97.8
Unfilled orders, end of month
sets 1, 446, 864 1,853,831 1, 832, 283 1, 711, 747 2, 184, 084
+27 6
Stocks on hand, end of month
sets.. 2, 074, 040 2, 676, 208 2, 578, 671 3, 070, 079 3, 545, 455
+15.5
4
* Revised.
Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
38
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The^ cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
*of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
June
July
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
1936
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem- 1926,
from
from
ber
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
August
September
August
792
722
2,132
979
812
733
1,477
892
723
681
1,522
929
338, 857
104, 066
171,830
252, 511
12
14.75
30,072
29,773
104, 286
31, 925
2,362
63,702
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
1925
1926
Per
cent
increase
(
-y
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS
PRODUCTS
Face brick, averages per plant:
Production..
thousands. .
Shipments .
. . . ..thousands
Stocks, end of month
thousands
Unfilled orders, end of month.. thousands..
Common brick:
Stocks, end of month—
Burned.
thousands
Unburned
thousands
Shipments
thousands..
Unfilled orders, end of month.. thousands..
Plants closed down
number
Price, red, New York
dolls, par thous_.
Paving brick:
Production, actual
thousands
Shipments
thousands _
Stocks, end of month
thousands...
Orders received
thousands
Cancellations
thousands
Unfilled orders, end~of month. .thousandsOperations, relation to capacity
. — per cent
Vitreous china plumbing fixtures:
Orders received
pieces..
Shipments
piecesUnfilled orders, end of month
.piecesStocks, end of month
pieces
Floor and wall tile:
Production
thous. of sq. ft__
Shipments, quantity.,
thous. of sq. ft__
Shipments, value
thous. of dolls..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of sq. ft—
Architectural terra cotta, bookings:
Quantity ..
net tonsValue
thous. of dolls—
780
896
2,082
1,257
836
895
2,028
1,130
859
823
2,040
1,147
855
780
2,011
985
250,849
77, 178
192,065
265,435
17.00
193,246
46, 310
149, 170
220,078
2
17.00
218,348
58,652
140, 623
234,164
5
17.00
249, 271
59, 103
135,090
211, 141
4
17.00
16.00
265,897
89,606
159, 309
301, 913
7
15.37
21, 103
22,643
123,808
30, 296
302
71,430
26,342
30, 312
115,971
35, 451
3,396
75,283
27,611
37,443
101, 243
41, 761
392
78, 947
30, 481
34,803
92, 479
34,266
1,261
77, 149
25, 385
31, 330
82,220
24,663
128
70, 350
34,098
35, 638
116, 123
33,209
1,132
77,662
6,582
6,266
+0.1
-1.4
1,133, 418
-11.2
259,668
198, 211
215, 559
204,153
224, 712
231, 038
-17.0
+3.0
+2.8
< 33, 074
* 32, 999
< 11, 789
*4 42, 906
40, 061
4
14, 939
+29.7
-37.9
-42.2
127, 077
15, 141
123, 410
15, 305
-2.9
+1.1
-2.2 +4.0
-2.4 +2.1
-9.6 +38.6
120, 841
124, 311
122, 276
125, 467
+1.2
+0.9
-7.4
+9.5
+6.0
+40.1
+5.4
-7.4
+6.0
-0.6
i
41,276,005
-5.9
4
+8.5
-16.7 -15.6
—10.0 +5.2
—11.1 -21.2
-28.0 -22.7
-89.8 —94.6
-8.8 +10.4
49
63
71
78
66
81
78
-15.4
-15.4
249, 867
266, 998
473,094
585, 153
345,486
317, 832
500, 748
542, 292
278, 771
280,956
491, 629
525, 044
381, 277
276, 215
580,306
515, 565
242, 589
295,886
527, 009
488,023
213, 369
283,435
449,808
325,420
195, 972
248,511
397,269
342,495
-36.4
+7.1
-9.2
-5.3
+23.8
+19.1
+32.7
+42.5
5,374
4,964
1,847
8,518
5,646
5,406
2,015
8,276
4,809
4,867
1,788
6,624
5,092
5,178
1,892
6,676
12, 338
1,609
thous. of bbls
.thous. of bbls
thous. of bbls
dolls, per bbl
dolls, per bbl
8
8
8
8
6,575
6,354
5, 716
5, 885
2, 196
8, 473
5,618
5,401
2,048
8,725
10,581
1,378
17, 613
2,165
12,734
1,491
11,519 1
1,247
15, 451
2,002
18,550
2,156
16, 472
17, 951
21, 173
16, 827
19, 113
18,900
17,096
18,786
17,210
16,936
18, 536
15, 718
16,571
18,087
14,202
16, 419
18, 383
11, 952
15,939
17, 711
10, 247
1.65
1.75
1.65
1.75
1.65
1.75
1.65
1.75
1.65
1.65
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
0.0
-5.7
-5.7
-5.7
14,008
8,911
10, 750
6,948
10, 856
5,663
13,249
6,594
8,378
3,736
9,594
6,368
9,730
4,087
—36.8
-43.3
-13.9
-8.6
89, 301
56,018
87,383
50, 261
-2.1
-10.3
23, 311
968
10, 843
22, 709
1,341
10,961
13, 520
605
11,100
19, 275
890
11,147
15, 222
668
11,309
19,584
956
11,839
22, 395
1,177
12,186
-21.0
-24.9
+1.5
-32.0
-43.2
-7.2
156,282
7,532
111, 143
136, 500
6,068
98,542
-12.7
-19.4
-11.3
11, 029
12, 525
10,748
11, 274
11, 431
10, 328
10, 297
+1.4
2,130
76.5
1,754
2,381
5,543
8,918
1,988
70.0
1,862
2,288
5,276
8,116
2,016
71.0
1,935
2,117
5,138
7,232
2,038
71.7
1,642
2,022
5,145
7,640
2,009
72.2
2,237
2,088
5,054
7,672
1,940
73.8
2,373
2,078
4,295
7,090
-1.4
+0.7
+36.2
+3.3
-1.8
+0.4
3,123
42.8
45.9
41.3
3,171
41.7
47.9
45.6
1,494
25.0
36.3
34.5
2,050
29.8
42.8
36.9
2,637
34.7
41.8
38.7
3, 707
50.1
45.9
47.8
1.3
6.0
2.5
4.7
1.8
3.8
1.9
3.5
2.3
6.3
2.3
6.5
1,127
.73
453
.75
1,154
.75
-9.5
-16.4
+21.4
+26.7
Portland Cement
Production
Shipments
Stocks end of month
Wholesale price:
Chicago district
Lehigh Valley
3
Highways
Concrete paving contracts awarded:
Total .
. thous. of sq. yds. _
Roads
_.
thous. of sq. yds..
Federal aid highways:
Completed —
Cost
. thous. of dolls .
Distance
miles
Under construction
.miles. .
Plate Glass
Production, polished
thous. of sq. ft..
+11.0
87, 114
100,623 +15.5
Glass Containers
Actual production:
Quantity
.gross
Relation to capacity . _ . . per cent .
Orders and contracts
gross
Shipments
- - gross
Stocks, end of month
gross..
Unfilled orders, end of month
gross. _
+8.7
-2.2
-5.7
+0.5
+17.7
+8.2
Illuminating Glassware
Production:
Total
number of turns
Ratio to capacity
per ct. of capacity-New orders
per ct. of capacity
Shipments
per ct. of capacity
Unfilled orders, end
of month
TUVmbP-r of wfifiks' supply
Stocks, end mo
number of weeks' supply..
* 25, 885
< 22, 901
-11.5
7,735
+25.5
CHEMICALS AND OILS
Chemicals
Sulphuric acid:
Exports
thous. of Ibs
Price wholesale. 66°. N.Y. dolls Der 100 lbs._
s
Revised.
384
598
441
478
-35.8 -19.7
.75
.75
0.0
.70
.70
+7.1
* Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
6,165
39
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August , 1926, " Survey "
May
June
July
58,082
11,696
12, 225
6,913
23,367
25,287
PEE CENT INCREASE (+) OK
DECREASE (— )
1925
1926
August
September
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem1926,
from
from
ber
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
1925
1926
949, 311
197,013
842, 375
211, 553
-11.2
+7.4
* 2,328, 693 4* 2,196, 634
* 2,758, 266 2,789, 986
+6.1
+1.1
CHEMICALS AND' OILS— Continued
Chemicals—Continued
Nitrate of soda, imports . .
long tons
Potash, imports
_
long tons
Acid phosphate:
Production
short tons
Consumption
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons
Fertilizer:
Consumption in Southern
States
_
short tons
Exports
_
_. long tons.
Dyes and dyestuffs, exports:
Vegetable
thous. of Ibs..
Coal-tar
_
thous oflbs
Price index numbers:
Crude drugs
index number
Essential oils
index number
Drugs and pharmaceuticals.index number..
Chemicals
index number —
Oils and fats
index number
•
55,325
27, 522
37,096
23,355
257, 131
232,394
203, 127
227, 269
68, 792
92, 092
85, 115
175,740
1,018,246
1,049,327
840,543
1, 147, 998
92,082
21,041
56,764
29,451
-32.9
-15.1
-34.6
-20.7
212, 687
301,347
86, 727
335, 804
1,476,664
881, 339
133, 247 +242. 8
110, 558 -14.1
+17.0
-11.6
4, 791, 799
768, 134
4, 771, 160
878, 158
-0.4
+14.3
236
2,512
-75.6
-23.1
-42,4
-25.0
2,925
19, 239
2,049
18, 816
-29.9
-2.2
190
171
158
112
158
196
179
158
113
156
+1.5
-4.9
0.0
+0.9
-1.9
+6.6
-13.4
-1.9
+0.9
-1.3
12,422
11, 722
22, 988
1,231
2.75
12, 117
13, 707
20, 882
1,340
2.75
99, 136
93, 833
4
98,342
4
94, 041
-0.8
+0.2
14, 072
14, 987
+6.5
154,515
116,228
55, 572
90, 998
22, 978
88,622
45,479
113, 785
155,921
97,701
60,272
94, 089
135
2,326
269
1,661
217
2,743
558
2,449
136
1,883
431
2,205
203
175
156
112
154
206
168
155
114
170
206
167
155
114
165
206
163
155
113
157
209
155
155
114
154
1,393
3.25
Wood Chemicals
Acetate of lime:
10,937
13,040
Production
thous. of lbs_.
10, 606
12, 910 3 11, 697
13,853
Shipments o r u s e _ _ _
thous. of lbs_.
25, 282 3 23, 368
Stocks, end of month
thous. of Ibs.
20, 171
2,235
1,909
1,893
Exports
thous. oflbs..
3.25
3.25
3.25
Price, wholesale
dolls, per cwt..
Methanol, crude:
540, 076
643, 476
Production ...
gallons
497, 971
Shipments or use
_._
gallons-- 3 594, 813 3753,481 3 750, 816
Stocks, producers', end of month.. gallons. _ 1,412,842 31,238,550 3 987, 783
677, 144
665, 854
Purchased by refiners
gallons.. 604, 598
963, 093
Consumed by refiners
gallons. _ 802, 337
880, 196
600, 780
279, 202
Stocks at refineries, end of month.. gallons.. 876,428
Exports
gallons-37, 811
36, 001
19, 317
.55
.55
Price, wholesale, N. Y
dolls, per gal—
.55
Consumed
gallons
Stocks, end of month
gallons..
Methanol refined:
United StatesProduced
gallonsStocks, end of month, at
refineries
_.
gallons
Canada—
Produced
_
gallons..
Stocks, end of month
gallons—
Wood at chemical plants:
Consumption (carbonized)
cords..
Stocks, end of month
.
cords
Daily capacity, wood-chemical plants:
Total in industry
cordsReporting
cords—
Shut down
cords
13, 379
20, 664
337
33,827
477, 559
652, 692
567,444
512, 606
27, 460
81, 259
12, 670
76, 108
71, 220
462, 706
11, 520
13,432
18, 342
2,902
3.25
4
4
-52.0
0.0
+4.0
+18.2
4
555, 023
3 600, 168
< 5,066, 611 4 4,959, 535
577, 430
4
3
734, 432
4,941, 934 5,481, 397
673, 081
669, 718
722, 698
1,829,218 1, 727, 270
~5,~369,~9l7~
611, 402 ~~675~671~ 435, 423
454, 391 ~+I6.~5~ "+48." 9~
714, 658
6, 994, 061
820, 504
622, 570
619, 782 +14.8 +32.4
351,409
164, 363 1,468,549 1, 365, 088 -53.2 -88.0
304,892
353, 715
43, 350
38, 779
9,881
15, 320 -10.5 +153. 1
.55
.58
.58
27, 685
31, 853
None.
42, 077
22, 188
19, 889
685, 201
560,806
663, 251
526,383
509, 795
+18.3
585,301
385, 765
344, 629
577, 292
527, 176
-10.7
None.
58,465
None.
42,994
26,700
44, 303
None.
32,007
21, 185
40, 129
61, 115
436, 812
59, 021
451, 006
63,343
449, 203
65, 811
644, 882
63, 873
620, 869
3 4, 575
34,270
3573
3 4, 535
3 4, 230
3657
34,535
3 4, 230
31,230
4,535
4,230
830
3 4 659
34,388
921
4,639
4,308
969
13,468
12, 563
8,327
17, 391
18, 847
5,734
17, 225
14,267
7,335
16, 977
14, 390
8,914
18,550
16, 823
7,831
19, 859
18, 021
8,913
4
34, 335
35,378
33, 506
16,809
37,492
37, 875
35, 568
16,458
34, 663
34, 973
34, 909
16,070
38,023
37, 174
37,021
16, 894
37,436
37, 429
36, 402
16, 585
35, 844
35,454
33, 020
17,335
4
4
4
28,945
42, 503
43, 122
40, 633
34,918
36, 945
34, 013
26, 719
35,709
5,984
36, 532
40, 751
6,546
44,762
49, 798
9,126
58,929
64,171
11, 471
57, 601
62, 201
12, 180
58, 437
68, 173
10,635
48, 149
54, 636
15,992
+24.8
-5.3 +60.2
+3.0
+16.1
200,715
None.
33, 651
28, 537
23, 827
-2.1
+10.9
5, 204, 078
+30.1
-34.6
192, 580
+26.0
+10.4
4
537, 724
4
542, 661
+0.9
111, 999
97, 822
4
4
120, 085
106, 985
+7.2
+9.4
274, 798
275, 711
264, 850
4
4
4
277, 632
278, 598
267, 850
+1.0
+1.0
+1.1
227, 347
216, 103
-4.9
812, 518
752, 243
-7.4
Ethyl Alcohol
Production
-thous. of gals..
Withdrawn for denaturation
thous of gals
Warehouse stocks, end of month-thous. of gals..
4
Explosives
(Black powder, permissibles, and other high
explosives)
Production.
Shipments .
_
Sales
Stocks, end of month
_
thous. of lbs_.
thous oflbs
thous. of Ibs..
thous. of lbs_.
Naval Stores
Turpentine:
Net receipts, southern ports
barrels..
Stocks, end of month—
At three ports
barrels..
At five ports
_
_ barrels
At stills
barrels..
Price, southern, in barrels,
New York
dolls, per gal—
Eosin:
Net receipts, southern ports
barrels..
Stocks, end of month—
At three ports.
barrels
At five ports
barrels..
At stills...
._
barrelsPrice, common to good (B),
New York
dolls, per bbl__
« Revised
-14.1
+2.7
-2.3 +19.6
-3.1 +13.9
+6.2 -23.8
.86
.87
.88
.95
.92
1.01
1.12
-3.2
85, 965
137, 584
143, 415
138, 124
118,868
122,022
115, 023
-13.9
+3.3
85, 026
146, 930
48, S70
112, 514
124, 114
51, 585
132, 649
144, 325
61,997
131, 636
143, 500
61, 892
148, 177
158, 039
69, 387
202, 247
225, 690
115, 376
181,940
197, 015
119, 679
+12.6
+10.1
+12.1
-18.6
-19.8
-42.0
8.43
11.19
13.35
-17.9
14.61
14.43
10.89
14.19
-1.2
+1.7
4
E ight montlis* cumula tive, endin g Aug. 3] .
40
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
j
1
1926
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
July
June
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1935
August
September
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
September
September,
1926,
from
August,
1926
Sepember,
1926,
from
Sep;ember,
1925
1935
1936
!
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
CHEMICALS AND OILS— Continued
Roofing
Roofing felt:
Production, dry felt
Stocks, end of month, dry felt
tons..
tons..
24, 520
4,269
26, 218
3,054
25, 003
4,051
•
23, 547
3,636
26, 938
3,286
22, 794
3,951
23, 272
3,231
+14.4
-11.0
+15.8
+0.2
184, 202
208, 852
+13.4
1,887
41, 365
868
58, 054
904
74,001
541
55, 971
801
55. 095
3,486
47, 316
3,923
32, 057
+48.1
-1.6
-79.6
+71.9
41, 288
482, 624
28, 834
504, 714
-30.2
+4.6
6,013
2,342
3,671
6,226
2, 351
2,875
6, 073
2,462
3,612
6,222
2,388
3, 833
17, 719
17, 922
16, 445
15, 635
17, 191
19, 328
1,700
6,713
16, 646
1,581
6,736
17, 901
1,373
6,138
14, 704
1,405
6,190
17, 294
20, 172
1,652
6,462
17,058
1,893
7,804
20, 057
Fats and Oils
Total vegetable oils:
Exports
thous. of Ibs
Imports
.thous. of lbs._
Animal glues, sales:
Total glue
thous. of Ibs
Bone glue
thous. of Ibs
Hide glue
thous. of lbs_.
Oleomargarine:
Production
thous. of Ibs. _
Ingredients consumed in production—
Cottonseed oil
-thous. of lbs._
Coconut oil
thous. of lbs._
Consumption
thous. of Ibs..
4
153, 233
+7.0
4
14, 803
< 52, 281
158, 366
* 15, 396
4 59, 572
171,412
+4.0
+13.9
+8.2
790, 017
900, 581
+14.0
12, 916
5,030
6,903
3,298
+2.3
118, 154
103, 539
-12.4
-12.5
189, 685
123, 992
-34.6
* 143, 183
+16.6
+0.6
Cottonseed
Cottonseed stocks, end of month
tons..
Cottonseed oil:
Stocks, end of month
thous. of Ibs..
Production
-thous. of Ibs..
Price, yellow, prime,
New York
dolls, per lb_.
53,495
39,240
23, 576
70, 667
577, 981
188, 592 3779,430 +717. 9
-25.8
29,471
46, 688
15,406
21, 682
8,406
13, 856
10, 045
19, 641
58,158
136,470
17, 330 3 53, 814 +479. 0
33, 781 3141,974 +594.8
+8.1
-3.9
.12
.15
.15
.13
.11
.11
642
187
1,221
666
130
1,305
478
362
976
1,029
370
579
2,189
907
846
1,412
602
291
10, 182
11, 870
10,282
11,904
14, 153
10, 881
13,840
24,490
24, 916
.11
-15.4
0.0
Flaxseed
Minneapolis and Duluth:
Receipts
- thous. of bushs..
Shipments
_. thous. of bushs..
Stocks end of month
tbous of bushs
Linseed oil: Shipments from
Minneapolis
thous. of lbs_.
Linseed-oil cake: Shipments from
Minneapolis.thous. of lbs_.
5,593 +112. 7 -60.9
1,965 +145. 1 -53.8
2,453 +46.1 -65.5
+18.9
+72.6
-46.6
-34.4
6,079
9,210
12, 632
21, 799
567, 762
199, 595
626, 482
212, 719
626, 000
212, 109
626, 000
213, 336
13, 273
53, 173
21, 058
15, 748
31, 959
30, 474
76,960
29,013
66, 739
19, 437
71, 593
34,458
81, 780
44, 754
48, 731
24,625
38, 167
7,586
43, 342
27, 652
54,543 +22.5 +49.9
58, 366 +130. 3 -23.3
57, 862 -31.9 -15.8
-12.5
28, 151 -28.5
254, 851
185, 907
§66,945
167, 436
+18.1
-9.9
8,074
11, 076
16,083
19, 652
28,995
35, 485
23, 700
30, 719
9,901
U, 832
9,391
12, 092
-18.3
-13.4
+152. 4
+154. 0
79, 656
109,904
96, 637
132, 605
+21,3
+20.7
27, 792
16, 306
9,541
10, 575
15, 336
15, 876
+10.8
-33.4
88,601
130, 630
+47.4
1.53
1.48
1.53
1.44
1.42
1.37
1.39
1.36
1.64
1.68
1.56
1.67
-2.1
-0.7
-10.9
-18.6
34, 657
6,661
37, 251
7,386
43, 942
5,523
47, 601
4,694
42,818
4,663
45, 952
7,143
311, 643
50, 688
+4.5
+4.2
7,418
8,005
9,570
10, 436
9,292
9,938
4
65, 048
4
67, 415
+3.6
4
4
77, 882
10, 790
4
5, 161, 590
4
4
79, 607
11, 296
4
5, 554, 818
+2.2
+4.7
+7.6
8,075
FOODSTUFFS
Wheat
Production, monthly estimate:
Winter
thous. of bushs
543,300
Spring
thous. of bushs .
Visible supply, end of month:
20, 125
United States
thous. of bushs
Canada
thous. of bushs . 66, 521
Receipts, principal markets. . .thous. of bushs,.. 15,663
Shipments, principal markets.thous. of bushs_. 19, 605
Exports:
United States9,368
Wheat only
-thous. of bushs ..
12, 423
Including wheat flour.thous. of bushs..
Canada —
Wheat only
thous. of bushs. . 18, 979
Prices:
No 1, northern, Chicago. ..dolls, per bush..
1.64
' 1.66
No 2 red winter Chicago dolls per bush
2 398, 486
2270,879
Wheat Flour
Grindings of wheat:
United States (census)
Canada
Production:
United States, actual
(census)
United States, prorated
(Russell)
Canada
Production grain offal
Capacity operated flour mills
Consumption, wholesale,
(computed)
Stocks, all positions, end of
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs
thous. of bushs
298, 213
48, 662
4
thous. of bbls
thous of bbls
thous. of Ibs
per cent
8,633
1,491
626, 138
44
9,631
1,646
668, 392
48
11, 189
1,228
768, 231
57
12, 338
1,044
819, 823
62
11, 049
1,029
754,446
56
12, 501
1,601
833, 270
62
thous of bbls
8,055
8,864
9,237
10, 257
10,485
10, 701
6,400
6,500
7,660
8,300
7, 400
8,400
679
726
667
1,029
793
978
1,442
459
1,560
874
685
800
661
+8.2
+95.0
8.49
8.68
8.98
7.95
7.73
8.83
8.31
-2.8
-7.0
7.40
6.81
7.34
3 Revised .
6.68
-0.9 -10.1
7.43
7.57
4
Eig tit months' cumulaltive, end ng Aug. 31.
Exports:
United States .
..thous. of bbls..
Canada
thous of bbls
Wholesale prices:
Standard patents, Minneapolis
dolls, per bbl
Winter straights, Kansas
City
dolls, per bbl
2 Final estimate for 1925.
4
6.74
!
4
69, 765
4
8,228
6, 382
4
4
4
71, 852
+3.0
7,993
6, 735
-2.9
+5.5
4
41
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
June
July
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
August
September
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
SepSeptember, ember,
1926,
Septem- 1926,
from
from
ber
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
1925
1926
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
FOODSTUFFS-Continued
Corn
Production, monthly estimate.thous. of bushs._ 2, 661, 000 2, 660, 780 2, 576, 936 2, 697, 872 2, 679, 988
1,052
1,831
1,358
1,158
1,865
Exports, including meal..
thous. of bushs..
22,455
18, 999
32, 279
26, 821
Visible supply, end month
thous. of bushs.. 27, 469
11,482
13,524
13, 748
24,306
Receipts, principal markets.. -thous. of bushs.. 11, 731
7,267
10,724
8,288
11, 124
Shipments, prin. markets
thous. of bushs.. 12,497
6,735
6,222
6,311
5,490
6,314
Grindings (starch, glucose) thous. of bushs._
Prices, contract grades, No. 2,
.81
.72
.72
.80
.80
Chicago
dolls per bush
849
7,135
17, 774
9,373
5,567
22,900,581
1,240
5,912
12,583
8,318
5,902
1.05
.92
-9.2 -15.2
-15.4 +221. 4
+7.5
+17.8
-12.3 —12.6
+6.9
-6.3
-1.2
7,538
19, 485 +158. 5
+0.8
—16.0
+15.5
163, 126
106, 617
50,241
164, 398
89, 567
58, 014
185, 555
126, 340
-31.9
27, 650
16, 115
-41.7
-13.0
Oats
Production monthly estimate thous of bushs
Receipts, principal
markets
.thous. of bushs..
Visible supply, end month
thous. of bushs. _
Exports, including meal
thous. of bushs
Prices, contract grades,
Chicago.-.
dolls, per bush..
Grindings Canada
thous of bushs
Production, oatmeal and rolled
oats, Canada
thous of Ibs
Other Grains
Barley:
Production, monthly est thous of bushs
Receipts, principal
markets
thous. of bushs
Visible supply, end mo___ thous. of bushs..
Exports
thous. of bushs..
Price fair to good, malting,
Chicago
dolls per bushs
Rye:
Production, monthly est. .thous. of bushs..
Receipts, principal
markets
thous. of bushs _
Visible supply, end mo thous. of bushs..
Exports, including flour.. .thous. of bushs..
Price, No. 2, Chicago
dolls, per bush..
1, 334, 260 1, 311, 159 1, 263, 619 1, 282, 414
21,501,909
12, 378
39, 995
3,255
13,400
38, 768
2,429
9,241
34, 489
1,468
23,078
42, 529
1,028
16, 783
50,194
1, 762
48,399
54, 715
7,073
29, 243
69, 960
6,279
.42
589
.41
652
.42
800
.40
841
.43
.42
727
.40
1,062
6,990
9,137
11, 224
11, 309
9,347
15, 043
-27.3 -42.6
+18.0 -28.3
+71.4 -71.9
+7.5
+7.5
5,554
6,440
+16.0
66, 394
85, 280
+28.4
50, 599
30,839
-39.1
22, 083
10, 184
-53.9
190, 959
191, 088
195, 204
196, 762
3,058
3, 293
996
3,104
2,835
1,352
1,466
2,299
1,386
5,150
3,581
1,523
6,953
5,008
2,663
11, 929
3,367
4,564
14, 993
6,036
9,103
.69
.68
.72
.65
.67
.81
.75
41, 131
39, 666
41, 900
41, 900
41, 900
1,364
9,984
3,219
.84
1,202
10, 748
1,085
.91
802
8,659
2,195
1.04
2,007
9,325
318
1.01
3,900
11, 052
2,130
.97
1,939
3,688
1,036
1.07
6,639
7,382
1,054
.88
+94.3 -41.3
+18.5 +49.7
+569. 8 +102. 1
-4.0 +10.2
21, 720
14, 210
-34.6
28, 615
11, 123
-61.1
21, 758
17, 773
26, 059
39, 512
38, 326
25, 354
30, 668
-3.0 +25.0
201, 423
189, 512
-5.9
2 218, 002
2
+35.0
+39.8
+74.9
-53.6
-17.0
-70.7
+3.1 -10.7
48, 696
Total Grains
Total grain exports, incl.flour.-thous. of bushs..
Rice
Southern paddy, receipts at mills
Shipments:
Total from mills
pockets
New Orleans
pockets
Stocks end of month
pockets
Exports
pockets
Imports
pockets
Paddy at California warehouses:
Shipments
Stocks end of month
118, 885
105, 923
74,634
259, 953 1, 147, 507
566, 268
853, 330 +341. 4
+34.5
2, 207, 182
3, 608, 887
+63.5
473, 963
(100 Ibs.)
(100 Ibs.) . 113, 558
(100 Ibs ) 1, 179, 488
38, 140
(100 Ibs.)
(100 Ibs.) _ 114, 174
351, 292
129, 725
975, 043
37, 618
111,455
278, 871
34, 528
767, 627
40, 464
88, 159
310, 412
717, 070
142, 589
132, 495
715, 632 1, 217, 603
50, 504
64, 290
68, 739
43, 002
315, 239
101, 054
398, 186
25, 865
109, 753
619, 078 +131. 0 +15.8
135, 778
-7.1 -2.4
632, 444 +70.1 +92.5
13, 293 +27.3 +383.6
-37.4 +76.2
24,409
4, 015, 201
1,044,336
4, 621, 348
1, 056, 230
+15.1
+1.1
5l4, 95l
566, 356
436, 419
1, 075, 569
-15.3
+89.9
bbls..
sacks _
sacks
213, 437
368, 037
177,376
224, 018
153, 198
70, 820
70, 820
None.
Other Crops
Apples:
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
thous of bbls
Car-lot shipment—
. .carloads.
Potatoes, car-lot shipments
carloads
Onions, car-lot shipments
carloads
Citrus fruits, car-lot shipments
carloads..
Hay, receipts
tons
630
2,480
16, 488
4,071
9,250
53, 217
112
1,204
23, 370
1,237
6,248
60, 457
61
3,665
19, 914
1,569
5,986
57, 014
87
3,131
14, 775
2,596
4,533
49, 157
1,821
658
198
1,168
1,997
776
252
1,171
447, 515
495, 007
2,501
4 387, 867 * 1,292,264 +233. 2
None.
3,510
1,180
19, 272
21, 846
3,640
3,614
58, 240
64
3,956
14,326
2,391
2,442
79, 611
1,422
19, 103
22,763
3,994
2,379
79, 516
2,397
1,100
521
1,290
2,245
886
360
1,281
461, 661
465, 917
2,168
2,805
444, 474
447, 509
2,382
466, 438
469, 695
2,353
+29.4
+19.3
46, 048
41, 697
46,040
45, 214
40, 719
+10.4
+13.1
9.42
.162
.170
8.98
.160
.170
+515. 5
+47.9
+40.2
-20.3
+18.5
-17.0
+0.9
-4.0
-8.9
+51.9
-26.8
42, 382
175, 368
19, 762
66, 368
625, 035
52, 526
160, 058
21, 615
70, 186
588, 545
+23.9
-8.7
+9.4
+5.7
-5.8
2,157 +20.0
938 +41.8
427 +106. 7
1, 227 +10.2
+11.1
+17.3
+22.0
+5.1
16, 941
6,238
2,284
10,532
16, 893
6,242
2,145
10, 531
-0.3
+0.1
-6.1
0.0
493, 049 « 3, 616, 614
3, 581, 439 * 3, 701, 744
19, 198
20, 512
+3.5
+3.4
-6.4
Cattle and Calves
Cattle movement, primary markets:
1,871
Receipts.
thousands..
1,894
668
658
Shipments, total
thousands. .
169
Shipments, stocker and feeder, .thousands..
218
Local slaughter
thousands _
1,194
1,217
Beef products:
Inspected slaughter product— thous. of lbs__ 457, 575 495, 925
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs._ 465, 155 498, 764
1,502
2,292
Exports
thous. of Ibs
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
thous of Ibs
52, 579
48, 688
Prices, Chicago:
9.59
Cattle corn-fed
dolls per 100 Ibs
9.06
.160
.160
Beef, fresh native steers
dolls, per lb__
.159
Bfifif. steer rounds. No. 2... dolls. Der Ib
.162
2
Final estimate for 1925.
4
3,
4
+13.5 -18.1
+1.9 -11.9
0.0 -1.7
< Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
10.19
.163
.170
12.08
.185
.188
12.44
.185
.173
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The curnulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
June
July
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1995
1926
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem1926,
from
from
ber
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
September
August
2,804
1,084
51
1,711
2,816
1,140
84
1,673
2,549
952
30
1, 586
2,741
1,092
33
1,645
563, 719
498,315
87,944
93,835
457, 345
492, 088
83, 226
461, 253
519,282
102, 152
+6.7
-8.1
-20.2
+14.7
-17.7
+9.7
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
1925
1926
32, 315
11, 801
349
20,508
29,044
11,043
557
17,987
-10.1
-6.4
+59.6
-12. 3
4 4, 917, 021
44,080,278
954, 237
5,025,108
3, 984, 553
878,687
+2.2
1, 112, 231
533, 245
1,139,842
545, 810
+2.5
+2.4
15, 582
7,726
2,228
7,822
17, 153
8,584
2,727
8,517
4 311, 106
* 311, 975
4 326, 300
4 326, 423
+10.1
+11.1
+22.4
+8.9+4.&
+4.6
48,721,176
8,968,022
4 7, 973, 692
8, Oil, 580
+2.8+0.5
162, 633
184, 123
+13. 2
193,050
206,860
+7.2
4 2, 856, 239 4 3, 096, 099
945, 196
631,471
+8.4
-33.2
464, 534
+1.7
FOODSTUFFS— Continued
Hogs and Pork
Hog movements, primary markets:
Receipts _ __
thousands..
Shipments, total
thousands
Shipments, stocker and feeder—thousands..
Local slaughter
thousands
Pork products, total:
Inspected slaughter product— thous. of lbs_.
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs__
Exports
thous. of Ibs
Cold-storage Hofdings, total,
end of month
thous. of Ibs. _
Fresh and cured in storage,
end of month
.thous. of lbs__
Lard (included in pork products) :
Production
thous. of Ibs _
Exports
thous. of lbs__
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
_thous. of lbs_.
Prices:
Hogs, heavy, Chicago dolls, per 100 lbs._
Hams, smoked, Chicago
dolls, per lb__
Lard, prime contract, N. Y. . .dolls, per lb—
+0.4 +2.7
+5.2 +4.4
+64.7 +154.5
-2.2 +1.7
3,037
1,164
68
1,872
3,143
1,048
72
2,087
2,854
989
49
1,873
568, 585
496,451
93,366
646, 770
521, 083
85, 094
616, 289
470, 705
72,557
681,296
722, 703
796, 245
774, 319
618, 124
698, 513
539,004
574,472
602, 176
642, 673
623, 086
512,832
583, 789
467, 378
117, 241
58,154
122, 885
56,482
133, 702
45,879
114,803
54,273
97,040
61, 577
90,421
45, 740
84,972
60,646
-15.5 +14.2
+13.5 +1.5
106,824
120, 527
153, 572
151, 233
105, 292
114, 724
71, 626
-30.4
13.29
.310
.159
13.96
.340
.170
12.98
.351
.165
11.85
.329
.156
12.38
.320
.150
13.13
.298
.179
12.88
.292
.178
+4.5 -3.9
-2.7 +9.6
-3.8 -15.7
1,913
916
238
998
1,739
828
260
912
2,277
1,176
567
1,058
3,279
2,124
1,081
1,147
2,064
1,037
421
998
2,627
1,619
839
981
+44.0 +24.8
+80.6 +31.2
+90.7 +28.8
+8.4 +16.9
39,818
39, 676
37, 935
37, 786
38,870
38,698
40, 994
41,505
1,871
1,813
1,928
2,232
1,339
1,112
5.31
16.13
5.88
14.26
5.87
13.95
5.77
13.78
6.40
14.60
6.19
15.09
-1.7
-1.2
-6.8
-8.7
52, 985
57, 053
58,557
56,013
64, 573
52,550
-4.3
+6.6
940, 689
968, 685
694,915
561, 759
978, 295 1, 030, 482
-14.9
+9.9
8
-2. a
-7.9
+47.0
Sheep and Lambs
Sheep movement, primary markets:
1,717
Receipts
.thousands..
838
Shipments, ^otal .
thousands.
130
Shipments, stocker and feeder-thousands.
885
Local slaughter
thousands.
Lamb and mutton:
36, 728
Inspected slaughter product. .thous. of Ibs.
37, 362
Apparent consumption
.thous. of Ibs.
Cold-storage holdings,
1,697
end of month
thous. of lbs_.
Prices:
7.05
Sheep, ewes, Chicago dolls, per 100 Ibs..
Sheep, lambs, Chicago... dolls, per 100 Ibs.. 14.20
3
40, 260
40, 134
+15.8 +100. 7
Miscellaneous Meats
Cold-storage holdings, end mo. --thous. of lbs_.
48, 033
Total Meats
Production, inspected slaughter.. thous. of lbs_. 1, 062, 888 1, 182, 513 1, 101, 739 1, 065, 640
Cold-storage holdings, end mo_ -thous. of Ibs.. 676, 781 705, 720 747, 587 725, 269
Apparent consumption
_ _ thous. of Ibs.. 998,968 1, 059, 523 1,003,498 1,004,366
Poultry
Receipts at five markets
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
Fish
617, 127
+6.1 +30.7
thous. of Ibs..
16, 519
21, 311
20, 974
23, 164
24,579
14,466
18,804
thous. of Ibs..
42, 808
36, 730
35, 793
38,634
44,671
47,946
44, 345
+15.6
+0.7
Total catch, prin. fishing ports ...thous. of Ibs..
Cold-storage holdinsg, 15th of mo-thous. of lbs_.
Canned salmon:
Shipments, United States
cases
Exports, Canada
. .
cases. _
22, 220
21, 540
27,929
31, 345
29, 564
45, 606
32,043
57, 627
24,414
64,435
26,839
47, 474
28,184
55, 447
-23.8
+11.8
-13.4
+16.2
177,464
27, 146
368,619
19,208
581, 072
22, 708
840, 065
100, 321
130, 796
757,479 1, 205, 930
135, 306
212, 619
+30.4
-38.5
Butter
Receipts, 5 markets
Cold-storage holdings, creamery,
end of monthu
Apparent consumption
Wholesale price, 5 markets
thous. of Ibs..
54, 464
75, 931
68, 393
50, 476
44,761
55,064
45,005
-11.3
-0.5
thous. of Ibs. _ 30, 561
thous. of Ibs. . 184, 452
.404
dolls, per lb_.
86, 897
185,795
.409
131, 152
178, 825
.403
138, 151
181, 506
.422
125, 122
128,403
177, 075
.448
114, 172
-9.4
+9.6
.488
+5.7
-8.6
14,973
44, 059
52, 167
5,165
351
3,280
21, 777
45, 385
68, 771
5,908
261
6,667
21, 972
36,060
90, 053
5,087
309
20, 681
20,735
36,542
98, 473
6,520
254
19, 903
22, 472
39,026
95, 472
4,046
319
23,508
20, 520
-12.1 -11.2
95, 681
7,449
323
19, 343
97, 777
5,424
279
22, 646
-2.8 -2.1
+14.2 +37.3
+27.1 +15.8
-2.2 -14.6
39,346
.199
54,069
.209
73, 681
.212
81,297
.218
77,823
.231
76,512
.241
78, 582
.241
2,251
7,236
2,115
9,133
1,385
9,845
1,083
9,573
.446
456, 876
4 1, 304, 514 4 1, 290,046
-1.1
Cheese
Total, all varieties:
Receipts, 5 markets
thous, of lbs._
Apparent consumption
thous. of Ibs..
Cold-storage holdings
thous. of Ibs..
Imports
- thous. of Ibs _
Exports, United States
thous. of lbs_.
Exports, Canada
thous. of Ibs..
American whole milk:
Cold-storage holdings
thous. of lbs_.
Wholesale price, 5 markets.... dolls, per lb.
18,231
-4.3
+6.0
169, 753
4 311, 659
156, 697
4 324, 293
42,424
8,113
95, 066
47, 561
2,953
78, 973
-7.7
+4.1
+12. 1
-63.6
-16.9
13, 709
13, 570
-1.0
-1.0
-4.1
Eggs
Receipts, 5 markets
Cold-storaee holdings
thous. of cases.*
thous. of cases..
8
Revised.
-13.9
+0.2
-16.1 -6.7
i Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
932
8,035
1,042
9,873
930
8,612
•
43
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
1926
June
July
36, 734
21,392
37, 285
23,310
40, 821
23,093
30, 943
10,083
3,472
5.86
31, 931
9,138
3,537
5.87
32,545
9,118
2,139
5.75
169, 533
181, 276
126, 383
7,353
4.33
178
138,475
5,623
4.38
209
19,279
2,776
19, 869
2,851
18,027
2,773
29,191
25, 229
21, 771
5,250
4,690
4,651
August
September
August
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem- 1926, from
ber
from
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
Per
cent
increase
or decrease
cumulative
1926
from
1925
1925
1926
+40.3 +27.8
+0.2 -2.0
30,635
29, 799
-2.7
-8.2 -61.1
+2.1 -0.9
+47.4 -26.3
89, 059
58, 569
-34.2
2,736
2,016
-26.3
4 134, 003
* 20, 809
' 140, 220
4 21, 288
FOODSTUFFS— Continued
Milk
Condensed milk:
Manufacturers' total stocksCase goods
thous. of Ibs
26,068
Bulk goods
thous. oflbs— 15, 701
Manufacturers' unsold stocksCase goods
__thous. of Ibs— 20,439
Bulk goods
thous. of lbs__
7,073
Exports
thous. of Ibs
2,813
Wholesale price, New York.dolls. per case5.86
Evaporated milk:
Manufacturers' total stocks,
case goods
thous. of Ibs
111, 659
Manufacturers' unsold stocks,
case goods
thous. of Ibs
79, 518
Exports
.
thous. of lbs_
6,963
Wholesale price, New York.dolls. per case4.34
Powdered Tnilk exports
t-bons, of Ibs
181
Fluid milk:
ReceiptsBoston (includ. cream) . .thous. of qts__ 18, 231
Greater New York
thous. of cans2,778
Production—
Minneapolis, St. Paul- -.thous. of lbs__ 30, 499
Consumption in manufacture of
oleomargarine
thous. of lbs__
5,134
Sugar
Raw:
Imports—
From Hawaii and Porto
Rico..
. . long tons
151, 174
83, 537
172, 569
From foreign countries
long tons— 364,473 385, 027 284, 411
Meltings, 8 ports
long tons__ 452,681 491, 389 465, 144
Stocks at refineries, end mo
long tons- 519, 595 541,467 425,902
Receipts, domestic, at New
Orleans
long tons
854
378
362
Refined:
Exports inclndi'ng maple
lnT|E tons
11,692
8,793
6,671
Prices:
Wholesale, 96° centrifugal,
N. Y
dolls, per lb_.
.041
.042
.042
Wholesale, granulated, N.Y— dolls, per lb._
.054
.056
.055
Retail, granulated, N. Y
dolls, per lb_.
.061
.061
.060
Retail average, 51 cities
index number..
126
126
122
Cuban movement:
Receipts at Cuban ports
long tons
254, 748
163,014
354, 890
Exports
long tons- 360,464 357,859 300,955
Stocks, end of month
long tons— 1,442,231 1,327,592 1, 195, 658
Coffee
Imports
thous. oflbs
85,424
104, 720
116, 702
Visible supply:
World
thous. of bags—
4,491
4,560
4,387
United States
thous. of bags..
691
647
583
Receipts total, Brazil
- thous of bags
1,072
901
748
Clearances:
Total, Brazil, for world
thous. of bags—
889
1,217
893
Total, Brazil, for U. S
thous. of bags..
554
511
653
46, 757
10,098
42,208
7,340
39, 425
3,735
3,153
5.85
33,888
3,346
2,348
5.88
177, 323
155, 654
157,381
132, 531
5,657
4.36
196
119, 899
9,967
4.51
291
121, 745
13,339
4.49
392
17,227
2,673
16, 305
2,647
21, 730
18,322
5, 318
5,708
103, 961
287, 018
438, 767
235, 725
98,530
320, 562
459, 875
187, 739
58, 206
313, 841
453,226
341,803
3,001
5.76
5,191
4.45
289
19,070
56, 798
326, 105
448, 043
287, 655
-12,4
+4.1
-2.4 -42.4
+3.9 +1.7
-1.1 -2.6
-15.8 +53.2
+4.6
+2.3
215,647
235, 912
+9.4
4 41, 480
* 44, 525
+7.3
1,092,901
3, 305, 430
4,115,225
1,059,025
3, 255, 141
4,084,833
-3.1
-1.5
-0.7
33, 146 +476.0
564
228
124
None.
-59.6
7,095
5,464
67, 327
40, 624
-23.0 -86.5
.042
.055
.062
127
.044
.056
.062
127
.044
.054
.062
127
.043
.054
.062
127
164,744
445,900
935,416
186, 580
473, 190
603,469
179,225
333,938
822,799
158,009
371,200
594, 378
+13.3 +18.1
+6.1 +27.5
-35.5 +1.5
12&922
105, 163
97, 696
133,463
-14.4
4,738
832
1,117
4,663
912
1,053
5,118
859
1,173
5,087
716
1,494
-1.6
-8.3
+9.6 +27.4
-5.7 -29.5
8,218
8,804
+7.1
1,289
684
1,240
694
1,487
794
1,434
705
-3.9 -13.5
+1.5 -1.6
9,263
4,908
10,077
5,280
+8.8
+7.6
thous. of lbs_.
4,907
9,025
10, 144
64, 578
12, 148
3,149
10, 056
11, 993 +20.8
+1.3
66, 623
TOBACCO
Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals) :
Large cigars
_
millions. _
577
569
594
507
557
600
4,718
576
+1.0 +4.2
4,805
Small cigarettes
millions
7,961
8,486
8,086
7,257
8,068
6,983
7,119
60,266
+0.2 +13.6
67, 649
Manufactured tobacco
and snuff . -_ ... - - thous. oflbs
36,224
33,648
34, 380
36, 327
35,358
36,054
35,809
+1.2 +0.5
313, 167
316,172
Exports:
Unmanufactured leaf
thous. of Ibs.. 27,431
30, 762
29, 760
38, 319
34,890
26,263
298,098
50,694
+45.9 -24.4
326, 128
Cigarettes
millions
1,061
727
867
762
820
715
336
-7.1 +126.8
6,215
7,454
Sales of loose-leaf, warehouses— thous. of Ibs, _
582
7,660
39, 144
4,189
34,772
91,682
4 204, 855 4 282, 152
Price, wholesale, Burley good leaf,
dark red, Louisville
dolls, per 100 Ibs.. 22.60
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
25.00
0.0 -16.0
25.00
Production, crop estimate
..thous. oflbs..
1, 139, 251 1,202,884 1,306,494 1, 293, 918
21,349,660
TRANSPORTATION
River and Canal Cargo Traffic
Panama Canal:
Total cargo traffic
thous. of long tons..
2,186
2,417
2,135
2,322
1,912
1,892
415,419
4 18, 389
In American vessels thous. of long tons..
1,165
1,317
1,369
1,190
1,013
• 983
48,407
*9,846
In British vessels
thous. of long tons..
562
565
289
617
482
476
4 3, 810
44.409
Sault Ste. Marie Canal... thous. of short tons- 10, 157
13,608
12, 789
12,910
13, 776
11, 663
10,904
-7.2 +17.3
59,991
65,240
New York State canals... thous. of short tons..
316
399
229
336
280
391
4 1,347
<1,280
Suez Canal
thous. of metric tons..
1,964
1,939
2,033
2,080
2,030
4 18, 156
2,087
417,048
Welland Canal .
_
short tons
787,478
948,840
630, 169
717, 548
653,025
877, 506
6 2 4, 055, 081 3, 737, 060
765,032 +13.9
St. Lawrence Canal
short tons
968, 976
744,510 ,060,598
872, 597
798,845
989,128
823,315
+9.2 +6.0 4,493,512 4,445,526
Mississippi River, Govt. barges
short tons- 95,605
88,846
90,495
114,352
110, 000
64,913
46,070
-3.8 +138. 8
730, 174
754,639
Ohio River, Pittsburgh, Pa., to
Wheeling, W. Va__
short tons.. 852,732 ,045,889 1, 159, 138 , 078, 041 927,851
716,142
668,392 -13.9 +38.8 4,878,146 6,825,337
2
Final estimat B for 1925.
4 Eight rxlonths* cunlulative, e nding Aiig.31.
-3.1
Imports..
--
+4.8
+1.8
0.0
0.0
5,755
287, 268
83,249
-71.0
4, 648, 273
4,070,154
4,182,465
3,683,200
-10.0
-9.5
927,471
1,076,276
+16.0
+2.3
+3.7
0.0
0.0
-21.2
Tea
+1.8
+12.3
+1.0
+9.4
+19.9
+37.7
+19.3
+17.1
+15.7
+8.7
-5.0
61
78
-1.1
+3.4
+39.9
44
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
•of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
June
July
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
August
September
August
Sepember.
Septem- 1926,
from
ber
August,
1926
Sepember,
1926,
from
Sepember,
1925
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
Per
cent
increase
(
ort>
decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
1925
1926
52, 683
20,502
32, 172
56, 514
20,195
36,218
+7.3
-1.5
+12.6
170, 681
107, 987
156, 042
100, 695
-8.6
-6.8
37, 893
1,673
1,152
6,976
2,862
1,587
9,824
13, 818
39, 252
1, 775
1,142
7,485
2,796
1,680
10, 040
14, 333
+3.6
+6.1
-0.9
+7.3
-2.3
+5.9
+2.2
+3.7
TRANSPORTATION-Continued
Ocean Traffic
'Clearances, vessels in foreign trade:
Total
- -thous. of net tons..
American
.
thous. of net tons..
Foreign
thous. of net tons
+22.7
-3.0
-0.5 +4.2
-4.2 +34.7
6,065
2,536
3,529
7,086
2,640
4,445
8,424
3,149
5,275
7,892
2,567
5,325
7,657
2,554
5, 103
6,917
2,586
4,331
6,239
2,450
3,789
16,377
7,179
22, 819
13, 724
14,009
8,389
19,423
13,384
11,317
6,244
8,415
1,631
21, 758
17, 191
223
199
254
275
155
162
257,956
135,233
75, 253
254, 807
140, 421
69, 869
199, 073
104, 796
56, 785
161,478
88, 967
38,967
114, 730
62, 202
27, 519
162,397
85, 732
40, 427
140, 842
58, 203
61, 370
-29.0 -18.5
-30.1 +6.9
-29.4 -55.2
None.
None.
None.
68
None.
48
404
172
114
None.
None.
None.
542
403
100
636
272
354
558
364
153
—2.9
+10.7
-34.6
5,143
198
143
898
383
243
1,331
1,947
4,112
161
108
734
296
271
1,026
1,515
5,245
280
134
939
335
365
1,274
1,919
4,418
228
117
810
282
310
1,061
1,609
4,552
202
147
848
282
301
1,065
1,708
4,321
221
121
834
285
250
1,043
1,567
4,298
211
131
732
279
229
1,052
1,665
+3.0 +5.9
-11.4
-4.3
+25.6 +12.2
+4.7 +15.8
0.0 +1.1
-2.9 +31.4
+0.4 +1.2
+6.2 +2.6
396, 687
92, 381
539, 865
390, 190
107, 336
39, 237
408, 645
97, 787
556, 515
395, 294
116, 895
41, 705
428, 628
98,913
578, 823
399, 330
133, 008
43, 724
3 403, 356
3104,034
3 555, 494
3 388, 898
3 124, 944
3 41, 709
419, 643
95, 705
565, 452
388, 096
134, 585
41,322
* 2,902, 045
^701,008
* 3,974, 525
4
3,011, 712
4 663, 967
4 292, 131
3,078, 098
4 701, 384
4,163, 940
3,094, 122
4 745, 163
4 312, 580
7,604
5,464
3,282
7,376
5,689
3,336
7,653
5,619
3,542
7,768
5,020
3,633
7,409
5,190
3,385
4 53, 238
441,205
4 23, 491
4 54, 955
4 44, 717
4 24, 104
+6.1
+0.1
+4.8
+2.7
+12.2
+7.0
+3.2
+8.5
+2.6
1,342
1,966
484
1,664
2,222
898
+24.0
+13.0
+85.5
913
1,286
+40.9
588
97
972
130
+65.3
+34.0
193
35
139
45
-28.0
+28.6
231
231
0.0
111, 978
86,845
45,395
78,712
73, 419
44,835
67, 530
64, 891
69,700
68,441
-29.7
-15.5
-1.2
+3.2
+5.5
Shipbuilding
•Completed during month:
Total
gross tons..
Steel seagoing .
__ _ .gross tons..
Building or under contract, end of month:
Merchant vessels
thous. of gross tons..
-41.7
-53.3
-48.0
-63.7
Freight Cars
•Surplus (daily av. last week of month) :
Total
cars.Box
cars
Coal
.
...
caS _
Shortage (daily av. last week of month):
Total
cars
Box
cars
Coal
cars
•Car loadings (monthly totals):
Total
_
...thous. of cars..
Qrain and grain products ._ -thous. of cars..
Livestock
. . . . .thous. of cars. .
Coal and coke
thous. of cars. .
Forest products
..thous. of cars. .
Ore
_
thous. of cars..
Merchandise and I.e. 1
thous. of cars..
Miscellaneous ._
-thous. of cars. .
Railroad Operations
Operating revenue:
Freight- _
thous. of dolls. . 385, 073
Passenger
thous. of dolls.. 82,783
Total operating . . . . -thous. of dolls. . 517, 423
388, 763
•Operating expenses
thous. of dolls
Net operating income
thous. of dolls _ 88, 105
Freight carried
._
.mills, ton-miles. . 39,833
Pullman company operations:
Revenue
t hous . of doll s . . 6,470
5, f 57
Expenses
.
thous. of dolls. _
2,817
Passengers carried
_ _ thousands . .
Railway Equipment
Locomotives (Am. Ry. Assn.):
63, 107
64, 257
63,202
Owned, end of month
number . 63,352
64,357
-0.1 -1.9
63,040
63, 266
+0.2 +0.6
2,605
2,598
2,603
2,596
Tractive power
mills, of Ibs
2,601
2,611
2,596
9,031
10, 643
-1.6 -16.5
In bad order end mo
number
9,266
8,718
8,889
9,228
10, 551
-1.4
14.4
14.7
13.9
16.5
'16.5
-13.9
Per cent of total in use
per cent
14.2
14.7
152
129 +47.4 +73.6
174
171
Installed during month
number
184
224
147
262
247
229 +12.6 +21.4
Retired during month
.number..
237
210
278
270
84
50
14
86 -63.1 -64.0
'Ordered from manufacturers
number
26
191
31
Building in railroad shops,
67
37 +49.3 +170. 3
end of month
number
92
123
84
100
45
•Shipments—
124
132
100
+8.1 +34.0
134
118
Total
.
number..
140
159
Domestic42 +39.7 +159. 5
Steam
number
82
78
109
91
105
133
11
14
20
16
16 -18.7 -18.7
Electric .. . .
.number..
13
6
Foreign34 -78.3 -85.3
Steam
.number
23
12
12
30
5
13
7
0.0 -12.5
9
8
Electric
number..
0
7
8
3
Unfilled orders, end of month390
525
334
-5.1 +27.7
667
555
Total
number
726
498
Domestic—
455
278 -15.2
Steam
number
199
+38.8
585
522
445
386
41
-7.7 -41.5
26
24
Electric
number
36
48
46
53
Foreign64 +175. 0 +20.3
28
72
Steam
number
51
77
72
72
7 -31.2 +57.1
23
16
11
15
Electric
number
23
20
11
44
22 -72.7 -45.5
12
15
20
Exports, steam
number _.
15
Freight cars (Am. Ry. Assn.):
0.0 -0.6
Owned end of month
cars 2, 345, 091 2, 346, 908 2, 348, 508 2, 349, 100 2, 348, 933 2, 363, 849 2,363,637
211, 201
211, 102
+0.1 +0.4
Capacity
mills, of lbs__ 211, 049 211,316 211, 642 211, 875 212, 086
179, 571
-7.6 -17.0
168,498
161, 396
197, 178
165, 588
165, 756
149, 078
In bad order end mo
cars
7.7
7.2
8.4
-7.1 -15.6
7.3
7.0
6.5
7.2
Per cent of total in use
per cent..
10,292
11,554
8,161 -25.1
7,704
-5.6
10, 904
Installed during month _
.-cars
9,715
9,036
8,064
9,259
9,196 -17.0 -12.3
9,386
9,716
Retired during month
cars.. 10, 074
7,083
164
2,564
2,816
6,113 +56.3 -58.1
1,256
Ordered from manufacturers
cars
435
4,270
Shipments by manufacturers —
5,405 -32.9
+3.7
9,287
8,357
3,617
5,606
8,170
10,009
Total
cars
3,412
9,185
8,308
5,319
-33.1 +4.5
5,560
10, 003
8,130
Domestic.
cars..
Building in railroad shops,
6,233
6,003
6,246
-10.9 -14.3
7,652
6,440
«nd of month
cars..
5,350
8.566
3
i Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
Revised.
45
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEM-
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
BER 30
Per
cent
in- "
crease
( }
Sep-
May
July
June
August
September
August
September
tember,
1926,
from
August,
1926
or tde-
crease
September,
1926,
from
September,
1925
(-)
1925
1926
cumulative
1926
from
1925
TRANSPORTATION— Continued
Railway Equipment—Continued
Passenger cars:
Ordered from manufacturers
Shipments by manufacturersTotal
Domestic - -
cars
30
124
68
1
131
9
37
+254.1
847
1,060
cars.
...cars..
208
196
224
218
222
222
187
187
178
163
130
110
67
58
-4.8 +165. 7
-12.8 +181. 0
668
626
1,700 +154.5
1,635 +161. 2
235, 698
44, 361
455, 204
434, 603
209,023
27,726
384, 501
56, 195
184, 279
24,790
24,432
22, 283
7,575
7,052
47, 715
60, 223
+25.1
Passenger Travel
National parks:
Visitors
^
number.. 128, 629
Automobiles entered. .
number.. 18, 505
Arrivals from abroad:
Immigrants
...
. number.. 33, 533
United States citizens
t__
number.. 22, 719
Departures abroad:
5,861
Emigrants..
number..
United States citizens .
number. _ 28, 913
Passports issued
number.. 31,460
86,779
25,981
25,916
14,007
77,004
22,421
49,922
29,286
52, 683
7,376
42,248
9,936
7,539
8,747
17,361
+13.4
1,565,500 1, 651, 255
193, 092
267,506
+59.7
4
4
26, 721
68,500
9,370
7,200
24,369
8,795
54, 623
12, 461
54, 955
13, 373
37, 185
-51.9
-64.0
4
-12.0
-0.5
4
4
187, 588
221, 547
* 51, 420
256, 925
148, 139
4
+5.5
+38.5
211, 909
228, 115
+13.0
+3.0
4
44, 828
285, 721
151,272
-12.8
+11.2
+2.1
474, 017
111, 751
+12.0
+12.4
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Telephone companies:
Operating revenues
thous. of dolls.. 59, 699
Operating income
thous. of dolls.. 13, 785
Telegraph companies:
Commercial telegraph tolls.thous. of dolls.. 10, 615
Operating revenue
thous. of dolls. _ 13, 177
1,659
Operating income
thous. of dolls..
Gas and electric companies:
98,459
Gross earnings
thous. of dolls
Net earnings
thous. of dolls.. 32, 133
Electric railways (212 companies) :
Passengers carried _ thous. of persons.. 810, 275
Electric power production:
Total
mills, of kw. hours. _
5,809
2,309
By water power
mills, of kw. hours..
By fuels
mills, of kw. hours..
3,500
In street railways, manufacturing
372
plants, etc
mills, of kw. hours..
5,437
In central stations
mills, of kw. hours..
Gross revenue sales
thous. of dolls.. 3 131, 600
60, 302
60, 119
13, 261
14,404
60,097
13, 713
11, 085
13, 644
1,945
10, 822
13,386
11, 109
13, 663
2,351
10, 780
13, 186
1,907
11, 306
13, 784
2,211
97, 823
32, 260
95, 007
27, 729
93, 873
25,909
89, 343
25, 965
91, 855
28, 977
783, 702
764, 509
749, 592
752,417
750, 209
1,662
5,879
5,914
1,997
3,917
2,231
3,642
369
5,509
129,700
355
3
5,559
6,120
2, 090
5,463
5,490
3,695
3,883
5,086
377
111, 500
365
5,125
117, 200
1,768
4,030
368
5,753
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
496
225
88
92
80
121.2
101.0
87.4
486
233
89
92
80
125.8
101.1
82.2
489
239
90
93
81
125.9
100.7
85.8
500
234
97
95
81
123.9
102.9
89.0
487
244
86
89
76
124.1
95.5
88.3
500
258
91
90
79
123.9
97.8
89.9
+2.2
-2.1
+7.8
+2.2
0.0
-1.6
+2.2
+3.7
0.0
-9.3
+6.6
+5.6
+2.5
0.0
+5.2
-1.0
14,390
280.7
13,995
270.6
14, 103
14,664
278.0
13, 722
14, 150
88
84
77
89
83
78
+4.0
-1.4
+8.2
+2.3
+2.4
+3.6
-3.0
+19.1
+7.2
+11.5
+3.7
-1.8
+1.6
-2.3
+0.2
+0.1
0.0
0.0
+2.0
+3.5
+5.2
-0.8
-2.9
+9.2
+6.3
+5.2
+2.1
0.0
+18.2
+4.2
-7.1
+6.5
+6.8
282.0
98
87
85
100
108
108
60,811
60,435
156,274
60, 270
154, 716
28.99
117.5
236.6
178.7
108
104
105
27.06
29.78
28.81
113.2
219.8
178.5
106
99
99
26.78
28.86
108
114
63,054
152,314
62, 519
28.32
28.46
180.9
107
101
99
181.0
107
101
101
187.9
103
97
99
107.6
231.1
186.5
98
95
96
26.37
28.73
30.30
23.23.
26.94
29.27
30.89
23.48
17.29
49.6
47.6
49.6
47.5
48
47
27
25
26
48
47
33
24
28
46
45
28
25
27
286.7
29.31
113.2
26.76
29.39
50.0
47.9
295.3
115.9
228.8
30.91
23.81
16.91
30.76
23.67
112
157,308
29.21
31.38
24.14
17.07
106
89
87
229.3
112.9
237.3
16.87
49
47
39
25
26
17.00
50.1
47.5
50.0
48.3
47
42
28
25
25
46
44
30
25
26
85, 738
105, 526
13, 996
+8.5
+8.5
+2.3
795, 363
258, 280
+6.7
+8.8
4
4
4
4
6,316, 069
4
4
4
42, 271
15, 006
27, 265
4
129, 200
96
84
84
4
3, 115
39, 156
937, 776
4
4
4
127, 100
96
89
88
79, 049
97, 222
13, 684
6,235, 670
1,607
4
745, 360
237, 354
4
4
4
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
Employment in factories:
New York State
thousands..
498
Detroit
_
thousands. .
245
89
New Jersey (rel. to 1923) index number..
92
Pennsylvania (rel. to 1923) .index number..
82
Delaware (rel. to 1923)
index number..
121.7
Wisconsin (rel. to 1915)
index number..
Illinois (rel. to 1922)
index number..
101.1
90.2
Massachusetts (rel. to 1914). index number..
Total pay roll:
New York State
thous. of dolls.. 14, 299
Wisconsin (rel. to 1915)
index number..
285.3
New Jersey (rel. to 1923).- .index number..
95
89
Pennsylvania (rel. to 1923) .index number..
Delaware (rel. to 1923)
index number..
88
Ohio construction employees
(rel. to 1923)
index number..
82
Federal civilian employees, Washington, D. C., end of month
number.. 61, 036
Employed in anthracite mines
.number.. 155, 798
Average weekly earnings (State reports) :
28.69
New York State
.dollsIllinois (rel. to 1922)
index number..
117.1
Wisconsin (rel. to 1915)
index number..
240.9
179.9
Massachusetts (rel. to 1914) .index number..
New Jersey (rel. to 1923)— -index number..
106
Pennsylvania (rel. to 1923) ..index number..
103
Delaware (rel. to 1923) — ..index number..
103
Average weekly earnings (National Industrial
Conference Board):
Grand total (both sexes)
dollars..
27.13
29.61
Total male
dollars..
31.21
Skilled male
dollars..
23.91
Unskilled male
dollars..
Total women
_
dollars..
17.09
Average weekly hours:
49.9
Nominal (both sexes)
hours. _
Actual (both sexes)
hours..
48.1
Wages of common labor by geographic divisions:
New England
cents per hour..
50
44
Middle Atlantic
cents per hour..
South Atlantic
cents per hour..
29
East South Central
cents per hour..
25
West South Central
cents per hour..
27
a Revised.
4
4
423, 123
99, 432
4
» Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
+30.0
0.0
0.0
4
+1.3
47, 367
17, 071
30, 291
+12.1
+13.8
+11.1
4
+0.1
+13.0
+16.8
3, 118
44, 249
1,095, 100
46
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulative* shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be. found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
June
PEE CENT INCREASE (+) OB
DECREASE (— )
1935
July
August
September
August
Sepember,
Septem- 1926,
from
ber
August,
1926
Sepember,
1926,
from
Sepember,
1925
0.0
0.0
+4.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.6
-5.3
-2.2
-1.9
+2.6
0.0
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
1935
1926
Per
cent
increas
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
EMPLOYMENT^AND WAGES— Contd.
Wages of common labor by geographic divisions—Continued.
East North Central
cents per hour-West North Central
cents per hour
Mountain
._ .. cents per hour
Pacific
cents per hour
United States average
cents per hour._
Wage rates, U. S. Steel Corp.. .cents per hour-Wages, steel workers, Youngstown.. number.,
district
per cent
Applicants per 100 jobs, employment agencies:
United States average
number
Eastern States
number
Central States
number..
Southern States
.. . _
numberWestern States
number
37
36
44
53
38
50
38
36
45
53
38
50
37
37
46
52
39
50
37
36
42
52
39
50
133.0
133.0
133.0
37
36
44
52
39
50
38
38
44
52
38
50
38
38
45
53
38
50
133.0
127.0
127.0
131
123
167
127
65
105
87
137
89
59
115
113
138
103
56
130
128
174
109
54
120
123
139
107
78
106
118
128
81
62
4.3
3.2
0.6
0.5
3.8
2.9
0.4
0.5
4.8
3.3
0.7
0.8
4.6
' 3.4
0.7
0.5
5.2
4.1
0.8
0.3
5.1
4.7
4.7
5.2
6.8
38,408
33,724
19, 339
14, 385
41, 296
34,887
18, 275
16, 612
35, 670
31, 995
20, Oil
11, 984
35,768
32, 272
19, 605
12, 667
43, 742
37, 907
21,648
16, 259
32,421
28, 749
16, 947
11,802
41, 523
34,846
19, 359
15, 477
+22.3 +5.3
+17.5 +8.8
+10.4 +11.8
+28.4 +5.1
341, 775
292, 180
171, 622
120, 548
369, 116
324, 014
187, 886
136, 128
+8.0
+10.9
+9.5
+12.9
35, 689
2,114
20, 263
1,442
8,993
325
2,486
180
3,947
167
867
80
801
38
34, 020
2,128
19, 021
1,451
8,834
329
2,358
181
3,807
167
856
80
779
38
34, 436
2,142
19, 395
1,460
8,886
332
2,459
183
3,696
167
831
80
790
38
34,075
2,154
19, 015
1,465
8,713
338
2,493
184
3,854
167
801
80
703
38
35,202
2,172
19, 339
1,471
9,439
345
2,543
189
3,881
167
872
80
799
38
32, 669
2,034
18, 781
1,411
8,178
285
2,329
175
3,381
163
664
67
622
34
32, 079
2,041
18, 129
1,415
8,222
287
2,288
175
3,440
164
686
67
646
33
+3.3
+0.8
+1.7
+0.4
+8.3
+2.1
+2.0
+2.7
+0.7
0.0
+8.9
0.0
+13.7
0.0
+9.7
+6.4
+6.7
+4.0
+14.8
+20.2
+11. 1
+8.0
+12.8
+1.8
+37.1
+19.4
+23.7
+15.2
271, 571
296,664
155, 946
164,955
68,565
76,875
+9.2
+5.8
+12.1
90, 215
25, 101
86, 769
25, 371
88,856
25, 607
82,976
25,793
85,009
25,924
68,189
23,017
68,631
23, 309
7,370
606
7,226
613
7,656
631
7,548
645
7,537
652
6,711
551
6,630
560
9,489
3,282
8,979
3,310
9,210
3,321
8,773
3,335
9,042
3,354
8,417
3,088
8,429
3,118
4,063
547
3,586
556
3,382
561
2,906
563
2,313
566
2,810
498
3,015
504
+2.5
+0.5
-0.1
+1.1
+3.1
+0.6
-20.4
+0.5
982
59
1,071
59
976
60
1,095
60
1,244
61
1,156
57
1,234
57
2,670
251
2,476
269
2,550
276
2,353
275
2,649
274
2,455
239
2,449
240
4,533
2,165
4,412
2,113
4,297
2,050
4,426
2,189
4,622
2,289
4,222
2,109
4,289
2,151
1,131
1,237
1,089
1,210
1,076
1,171
1,084
1,153
1,162
1,171
1,042
1,071
1,076
1,062
9,797
694
6,945
2,993
2,502
278
1,253
88
9,093
697
6,623
3,017
2,314
282
1,408
88
8,327
697
6,783
3,027
2,388
285
1,441
91
8,083
721
6,472
3,039
2,260
287
1,403
91
10,622
735
6,560
3,059
2,412
286
1,423
94
6,582
618
6,303
2,810
2,057
267
1,453
85
8,317
645
6,326
2,840
2,050
267
1,330
87
Factory Labor Turnover °
(Percentages of number on pay roll)
Separations:
Total
per cent
Voluntary quits
_
per cent..
Discharges
per cent..
Layoffs
. _
per cent.
A c c e s s i o n s (including employment and rehires)
per cent
+13.0
+20.6
+14.3
-40.0
+30.8
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
Retail Sales
Mail-order houses:
Total sales, 4 houses
thous. of dolls..
Total sales, 2 houses
thous. of dolls..
Sears, Roebuck & Co
thous. of dolls..
Montgomery Ward & Co.-thous. of dolls..
Ten-cent chain stores:
Total sales (4 chains)
thous. of dolls__
Total stores operated (4 chains) __ number. _
F. W. Woolworth & Co
thous. of dolls__
Stores operated
number
S. S. Kresge Co .
thous. of dolls _
Stores operated
number
McGrory Stores Corp
thous. of dolls _
Stores operated
number
S. H. Kress & Co
__
thous. of dolls
Stores operated
number
Metropolitan
thous. of dolls
Stores operated
number
F. and W. Grand
thous. of dolls._
Stores operated
number..
Chain stores:
Groceries—
Sales
thous. of dolls
Stores operated _
number
Drug—
Sales
thous. of dolls__
Stores operated
number
CigarSales
_
thous. of dolls__
Stores operated
number
ShoeSales
thous. of dolls
Stores operated.
number
MusicSales
thous. of dolls__
Stores operated
number
Candy—
Sales
thous. of dolls__
Stores operated
number
Restaurant chains:
Total sales (3 chains)
thous. of dolls..
Childs Co., sales
thous. of dolls..
Waldorf System (Inc.),
sales
thous. of dolls. .
Thompson sales
thous. of dolls
Other chain stores:
J. C. Penny Co
thous. of dolls
Stores operated
number
United Cigar Stores Co
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number
A. Schulte (Inc.)
thous .of dolls
Stores operated
number
Owl Drug Co
thous. of dolls
Stores operated
number..
1
See table on p. 10 of the October, 1926, issue
for earlier data.
18, 838
21, 715
29, 198
33, 119
5, 316
6,809
+15.3
+13.4
+28.1
5,090
6,693
+31.5
+23.9
+11.2
630,622
771. 303
+22.3
+13.7
+16.4
+7.3
+7.6
-23,3
+12.3
+13.6 +0.8
+1.7 +7.0
+12.6 +8.2
-0.4 +14.2
+4.4 +7.8
+4.6 +6.4
+7.2 +8.0
+1.6 +10.3
+31.4 +27.7
+1.9 +14.0
+1.4 +3.7
+0.7 +7.7
+6.7 +17.7
-0.3 +7.1
+1.4
+7.0
+3.3 +8.0
53,091
66,110
+24.5
71, 268
77,910
+9.3
27,645
29,268
+5.9
8,740
9,224
+5.5
20,618
22, 076
+7.1
36,690
17, 711
39,823
19,164
+8.5
+8.2
9,429
9,551
9,976
10,683
56, 450
73, 107
+5.8
+11.9
+29.5
53, 355
57, 372
+7.5
17, 417
20,139
+15.6
12, 262
12,041
-1.8
47
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulative* shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem- 1926,
from
from
ber
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 '
September
August
2,626
104, 106
1,489
85, 526
1,979
99, 472
26, 426
8,200
1,857
20, 380
6,276
1,244
24,925
5,246
1,488
4 235, 949
4 51, 606
4 12, 329
2,447
895
3,730
724
281
189
83
685
2,442
53
2,552
505
2,999
385
284
57
68
835
2,065
32
1,048
653
2,603
464
426
75
49
312
1,570
42
892
903
2,922
221
1,037
393
69
1,001
1,475
244
4 19, 058
4 7,081
4
31, 100
44,069
4 4, 473
4 2, 431
4 1, 058
4 8, 199
4 16, 609
4 1, 166
4,294
83
4,209
3,758
33
3,073
3,369
44
3,174
2,990
31
2,594
3,844
236
4,697
444,056
4 1, 082
4 30, 632
28,547
28,719
26, 783
26, 714
29,976
25, 085
28, 551
2,985
2,952
3,073
3,003
3,169
2,794
3,002
10,634
83,359
11,276
87,257
9,868
79,733
9,417
77, 674
9,233
58,250
3,109
32, 650
3,214
33, 289
2,970
32, 154
2,892
31, 517
207,018
1,702
192, 591
1,538
167, 635
1,388
165,213
1,367
221, 697
716, 607
149
938,453
May
June
July
2,419
105, 948
1,833
88,052
1,689
91, 763
31,664
5,438
2,510
26, 383
5,904
2,086
2,786
918
4,859
965
555
596
96
1,024
3,174
157
August
1935
1996
17,944
873, 884
20,053
919,848
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT— Con.
Advertising
2,571
Magazine advertising
thous. of lines..
Newspaper advertising.
thous. of lines.. 117, 035
National advertising in newspapers:
Total
thous. of lines.. 34, 219
6,654
Automobile advertising
thous. of lines..
2,489
Automobile accessories
thous. of lines..
Cigars, cigarettes, and
2,715
tobacco
thous of lines
708
Financial
thous. of lines..
5,016
Food, groceries, beverages.. thous. of lines..
658
Hotels and resorts
thous. of lines..
1,010
Household furniture
thous. of lines..
617
Men's clothing
thous of lines
134
Musical instruments
thous. of lines..
915
Radio and electrical
thous. of lines..
2,948
Railroads and steamships. -thous. of lines..
285
Shoes
thous of lines
Toilet articles and medical
5,084
preparations
thous of lines
204
Women's wear
thous. of lines..
4,782
Miscellaneous
thous. of lines..
+55.5 +32.7
+13.5 +4.7
+11.8
+5.8
Postal Business
Postal receipts, 50 selected
cities
thous. of dolls..
Postal receipts, 50 industrial
cities
thous. of dolls..
Money orders:
Domestic paid (50 cities)—
Quantity
numberValue
_
thous. of dollsDomestic issued (50 cities)—
Quantity
number..
Value
thous. of dolls..
244,868
262, 248
26, 368
28,306
+7.1
+7.3
9,716
79, 336
4 88, 076
* 606, 895
4 85, 661
4 664, 149
-2.7
+9.4
2,771
29, 075
2,801
29, 456
4 24, 699
4 243, 361
4 25, 020
4259,378
+1.3
+6.6
186, 892
1,419
153, 424
1,425
166,073
1,400
+13,1 +12.5
+3.8 +1.4
198,686
719, 203
157
918,046
184,843
714, 041
157
899, 041
208,631
717,402
118
926, 151
186, 175
691, 227
107
877,509
-7.0
-0.7
-0.7 +3.3
0.0 +46.7
-2.1 +2.5
1,858,252
6,777,283
1,213
8, 636, 748
1,922,867
6, 855, 604
1,530
8,780,001
891,361
53,057
958, 771
40, 882
946, 627
47, 743
994, 920
68,887
897,435
20,033
+5.5
-1.3
+16.8 +138. 3
8, 942, 054
306, 519
9,201,898
423,427
658, 562
194, 315
78, 125
931, 002
595, 929
199, 076
55, 632
850, 637
523, 915
197,277
73,456
794, 648
607, 621
181, 048
126, 885
915, 554
525, 532
175, 114
37, 788
738,434
5,474,047
1, 670, 607
519, 091
7, 663, 745
5, 743, 035
1,875,837
625,352
8,244,224
133, 755
42, 639
4,457
180,851
117, 851
43, 419
4,102
165, 372
118, 023
40,827
3,783
162, 633
109, 737
37, 808
3,682
151, 227
107,367
37,057
3,124
147, 548
-12.1 -0.3
-0.9 +12.7
+32.0 +94.4
-6.6 +7.6
+0.1 +9.9
-6.0 +10.2
-7.8 +21.1
-1.7 +10.2
1,082,608
326,382
38, 623
1,447,611
1,162,867
374, 086
41,967
1,578,920
+3.5
+1.2
+26.1
+1.7
+2.9
+38.1
+4.9
+12.3
+20.5
+7.6
+7.4
+14.6
+8.7
+9.1
+12.2
+5.5
+5.0
+5.6
Wholesale Trade
Delinquent accounts, electrical trade:
Amount
dollars
Number of
firms
number
BANKING AND FINANCE
Life Insurance
(Association of Life Insurance Presidents')
Policies, new (45 companies) :
Ordinary
number of policies.. 236, 209 237, 020
Industrial
number of policies. . 859, 630 743, 137
Group
number of contracts
195
167
Total
number of policies and contracts.. 1,096,034 980,324
Policies and certificates issued:
Total policies and certificates
number.. 1, 135, 654 1,023,867
Group insurance certificates... certificates.. 39, 815
43,710
Amount of new insurance (45 companies) :
Ordinary
thous. of dolls.. 702,309 704,852
Industrial
thous. of dolls.. 235, 207 202,315
Group
_.
..thous. of dolls.. 56,458
69,282
Total insurance..
thous. of dolls. 993,974 976,449
Premium collections (45 companies) :
132, 268
131, 553
Ordinary
thous. of dolls
43, 747
Industrial
thous. of dolls.. 40, 299
4,251
4,206
Group
thous. of dolls
180, 221
Total
thous. of dolls
176, 103
Admitted life insurance assets (41 companies):
9,800
9,882
Grand total
mills, of dolls
Mortgage loans4,181
4,121
Total
mills, of dolls
1,568
1,560
Farm
mills of dolls
2,561
2,613
All other
mills of dolls
Bonds and stocks (book values):
3,865
3,888
Total
mills, of dolls
979
962
Government
mills of dolls
2,104
2,128
Railroad
mills of dolls
672
688
Public utilities
mills, of dolls
110
110
All other
mills of dolls
Policy loans and premium
1,174
1,163
notes
mills, of dolls
639
651
Other admitted assets
mills, of dolls..
Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
9,969
10,050
9,039
9,121
4,238
1,572
2,666
4,290
1,577
2,713
3,671
1,510
2,161
3,707
1,513
2,195
3,899
951
2,132
705
111
3,907
948
2,137
710
112
3,680
1,040
1,989
545
106
3,694
1,041
2,001
547
106
1,184
648
1,194
659
1,083
604
1,092
628
48
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1926
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August , 1926, " Survey "
May
June
735, 724
299,463
152,382
116,090
93, 816
73, 973
37, 703
749, 567
289, 847
162, 750
124, 381
96, 540
76,049
44, 634
July
August
September
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
SepSeptember, tember,
1926,
Septem- 1926, from
ber
from
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
1925
1926
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
BANKING AND FINANCE— Continued
Life Insurance— Continued
(Life Insurance Sales Research Rureau)
Sales of ordinary life insurance (81 companies) :
United States total
thous of dolls
Eastern manuf. district.thous. of dolls..
Western manuf. district.thous. of dolls..
Western agric. district— thous. of dolls. .
Southern district
thous of dolls
Far Western district. ..thous. of dolls..
Canada total, 15 companies.thous. of dolls..
702, 129
279, 650
153, 663
110,372
86,758
71, 686
40, 101
649,023
241, 270
145,015
107,434
84,572
70, 732
36, 010
651, 110
250, 691
140,368
105, 099
83, 514
71, 438
31, 724
590, 771
219, 426
127,582
98, 954
80,030
64, 779
33, 543
23, 265
19,847
24, 369
20, 872
20, 219
17, 053
1,195
21, 774
18, 190
1,278
580
1,616
547
2,888
2,237
75.0
633
1,685
624
2,866
2,268
72.5
13, 375
5,471
12, 755
13, 832
5,440
13,046
4
4
4
5,584, 161
2,234, 119
1,209,
745
4
881, 424
4
691,
748
4
557, 125
4
304, 928
+4.1
+2,4
+5.9
+4.0
+4.9
+4.4
+10.3
227, 134
187, 015
251, 934
199, 149
207, 261
159, 533
11,035
217, 054
166, 091
12,058
+10.9
+6.5
+4.7
+4.1
+9.3
5,366, 162
2, 182, 449
1,142,
845
4
847, 840
4
659,
460
4
533, 559
4
276, 488
4
4
4
Banking
Debits to individual accounts:
26,233
27,659
28, 196
25, 618
New York City—
mills, of dolls . 26, 571
20, 755
22, 442
23, 674
21,311
Outside New York City
mills, of dolls.. 21, 426
Bank clearings (United States) :
23, 827
23, 386
24, 195
21, 676
21, 360
New York City
mills, of dolls
17, 472
19, 184
18, 934
17, 966
Outside New York City
mills, of dolls.. 18, 170
1,403
1,411
1,345
1,320
1,376
Bank clearings (Canada)
mills, of dolls..
Federal reserve banks:
515
521
626
717
474
Bills discounted
mills, of dolls
1,673
1,671
1,703
1,697
1,716
Notes in circulation
mills, of dolls
643
645
585
576
581
Total investments
mills, of dolls..
2,999
2, 966
2,937
2,975
2,980
Total reserve
• mills, of dolls
2,282
2,243
2,260
2,261
2,330
Total deposits
mills of dolls
75.3
76.3
74.4
76.0
72.6
Reserve ratio
per cent
Federal reserve member banks:
14, 179
13, 976
14, 135
14, 395
Total loans and discounts.. .mills, of dolls.. 13, 874
5,599
5,705
5,652
5,634
5,681
Total investments.
mills, of dolls
13, 252
12, 961
12, 846
13,003
Net demand deposits
mills, of dolls.. 12, 917
Brokers' loans, end of month:
To New York Stock
Exchange members
thous. of dolls 2, 767, 401 2, 926, 298 2, 997, 760 3, 142, 148 3, 218, 937
By New York F. R. member
banks
thous. of dolls 2, 431, 505 2, 565, 177 2, 602, 042 2, 758, 274 2, 812, 971
Interest rates:
4.59
4.19
4.43
3.97
4.90
New York call loans
per cent
4.31
3.95
4.43
4.00
3.88
Commercial paper 4-6 mos
..per cent..
Discount rate:
4.00
3.50
3.50
3.50
4.00
N. Y. Fd. Res. Bk. 60-90 days. ..per cent..
4.31
4.00
4.56
4.19
3.50
3.50
-2.3 +5.1
+2.7 +2.1
-1.5 -1.9
+2.8 -1.2
-1.9 +3.3
+14.5 +13.3
+0.8 +1.8
+0.9 -6.9
+2.5
-1.0
+2.1 +2.7
-2.4
+0.1
+1.5 +4.1
+0.6 +3.6
+0.3 -0.3
+2.4
+2.0
+6.8 +7.5
+2.8 +5.7
0.0 +14.3
.
Savings Deposits
New York State savings
banks
thous. of dolls 3, 667, 580 3, 726, 826 3, 721, 746 3, 729, 404 3,776,911 3, 502, 526 3, 487, 629
+1.3
+8.3
Public Finance
Government debt:
Interest-bearing
Total gross debt
Short-term debt
Customs receipts
Total ordinary receipts
Expenditures chargeable to
ordinary receipts
Money in circulation:
Total
Per capita
-0.4 -4.6
-4.6
-0.3
-1.4 -22. 9
+7.3 +9.0
443, 572
423, 493
+198. 8 +12.6 2, 830, 369 3, 058, 574
330; 851 +14.0 -12.2 '2, 606, 668 2, 568, 265
4,827
+0.9 +1.6
42.17
+0.8 +0.4
19, 803
mills, of dolls
20, 063
mills, of dolls
5,359
mills, of dolls .
thous . of dolls _ . 42, 707
183, 520
thous. of dolls
19, 384
19, 643
4,944
47, 261
651, 639
19, 357
19, 613
£,917
49, 352
236, 020
19, 281
19, 534
4,841
51, 815
192, 954
19,211
19, 473
4,771
55, 596
576, 528
20, 166
20, 447
6,208
49, 114
212,915
thous. of dolls
250, 869
362, 203
222, 095
254, 802
290,465
214, 208
4,871
42.21
4,835
41.85
4,858
42.01
4,864
42.02
4,906
42.34
4,784
41.84
29,408
29, 680
28, 130
29,990
37, 159
10, 092
15, 525
3,791
8
30, 309
72
11, 167
14, 614
3,898
12, 516
14, 096
1,519
22, 339
13, 460
1,360
3,328
1,494
10, 093
11, 243
8,654
• 73, 651
1,298
1,708
1,605
1,593
1,437
1,513
1,465
435
1,160
113
5115
150
396
1,122
87
449
1,071
73
365
1,069
79
111
388
1,015
62
M6
141
320, 170
427, 225
mills, of dolls
dollars. _^
20, 143
20, 418
6,186
51,017
512, 072
+4.7
+8.1
-1.5
Business Failures
Liabilities (United States):
Total commercial
thous. of dolls _ 33, 543
Manufacturing
establishments
thous. of dolls.. 16, 157
Trade extablishments.. thous. of dolls. _ 15, 710
1,676
Agents and brokers
thous. of dolls __
Banks
thous. of dolls
1,770
Liabilities (Canada)
thous. of dolls..
Firms (United States) :
1,730
Total commercial-number. _
Manufacturing
437
establishments
number. _
Trade establishments. _
.number. . 1,216
77
Agents and brokers _
.number _
Banks
number
158
Firms (Canada)
number
m~
141
374
958
105
»169
142
341, 350
234, 635
Grand total
thous. of dolls
491,915
Dividend payments:
121, 415
71, 250
87, 135
Total
thous. of dolls
62, 215
Indus, and misc. corp.. thous. of dolls.. 41, 550
47,950
31, 900
33,500
Steam railroads
thous. of dolls. _ 24, 575
5,125
11, 600
5,685
Street railways
.thous. of dolls..
1
Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
321, 542
447, 500
72, 800
47, 050
18, 500.
6,250
106, 650
68,300
27, 050
11,300
967
30, 687
+6.6
-2.3
-12.9
341, 750
297, 698
8,167 -19.4
+23.6
14,990
-20.2 -25.0
+469.
7
+14.9
7,530
8
11, 613 +143. 0 +534. 2
1,895 -13.1 -31.5
129, 496
162, 297
54, 957
98,398
26, 837
113, 537
150, 734
33, 429
129, 854
20, 147
-9.8 -1.9
-16.7
-3.6
-10.6
-5.6
+43.8 +69.4
+47.0 +267. 4
+0.7 +0.7
16,083
-12.3
-7.1
-39.2
+32.0
-24.9
16, 111
+0.2
3,750
11, 597
736
301
1,552
4,011
11,307
793
378
1,524
+7.0
-2.5
+7.7
+25.6
-1.8
3,453,060
3, 661, 854
+6.0+4.5
+3.&
+4.6
Dividend and Interest Payments
(For the following month)
+39.2
+4.7
+46.5 +3.6
+45.2 +2.9
+46.2 +4.4
+80.8 +6.1
5
Quarter ending in month indicated.
68, 920
45, 300
17, 250
5,375
102, 925
66,375
25, 900
10, 650
921, 180
508, 950
265,935
80. 825
962, 460
528, 335
278, 165
87. 545
+8. a
49
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1996
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August, 1926, " Survey "
May
June
July
PEE CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (-)
1935
August
September
August
September
SepSepMember, tember,
1926,
1926,
from
from
SepAugust, tember,
1926
1925
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
1925
1926
Per
cent
increase
( }
or tdecrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
BANKING AND FINANCB-Continued
New Security Issues
Foreign governments
thous. of dolls
'Total corporation (Commercial and Financial
Chronicle)
...thous. of dolls..
Purpose of issueNew capital
thous. of dolls..
Refunding
thous. of dolls..
Kinds of issue—
Stocks
thous. of dolls..
Bonds and notes
thous. of dolls..
Class of industry—
Railroads
thous of dolls
Public utilities.
thous. of dolls. _
Industrials
thous of dolls
Oil
thous. of dolls
Land and buildings
thous. of dolls. _
Shipping and misc
thous. of dolls..
Bond issues (Canada):
Govt and provincial
thous of dolls
Municipal
thous of dolls
Corporation
thous. of dolls
Total corporation '(Journal of
Commerce)
_
thous. of dolls. _
States and municipalities:
Permanent loans
thous. of dolls _
Temporary loans
thous. of dolls
New incorporations
thous. of dolls
42,000
27,600
12, 520
34,000
74,900
8,700
61, 800 +120. 3
+21.2
467, 631
324, g92
-30.6
453, 868
472, 402
474, 383
243, 450
328, 705
240, 987
310, 688
+35.0
+5.8
3, 472, 207
2, 924, 531
-15.8
441, 631
12, 237
379, 039
93, 363
414, 635
59,748
176, 155
67, 295
283, 231
45, 474
211, 750
29, 237
294, 309
16, 379
+60.8 -3.8
-32.4 +177. 6
2, 959, 263
512, 942
3,496,375
528, 157
+18.2
+3.0
196, 423
257, 445
57, 196
415, 206
101, 036
373, 348
46,507
196, 943
48, 327
280,379
64, 370
176, 617
74, 634
236, 053
+3.9 -35.2
+42.4 +18.8
888, 183
2, 594, 023
960, 406
2, 964, 129
+8.1
+14.3
17, 925
274, 824
51, 178
3,500
50,481
55, 710
40, 376
215, 876
76, 744
2,050
94, 744
42, 362
40, 775
211,829
91, 801
6,500
82, 893
40, 585
15,085
69, 434
66, 035
10,500
52, 628
29,618
61, 706
45, 930
114, 938
None.
48, 537
57, 595
19, 245
111, 539
39, 178
14,547
36, 994
18, 684
13, 684
131,081
43, 062
20,400
54,960
47,500
+309. 1 +350.9
-33.9 -65.0
+74.1 +166,9
444, 457
1, 311, 853
645, 627
238, 782
526, 647
269, 331
339, 402
1, 528, 155
860, 451
187, 537
538, 965
434, 560
-23.6
+16.5
+33.3
-21.5
+2.3
+61.3
25, 000
6,643
2,100
21, 943
3,342
34,005
5,250
4,950
48,005
None.
1,051
11, 949
None.
1,534
None.
155, 100
2,496
7,550
< 87, 742
* 34, 931
< 115, 417
* 167, 393
* 38, 085
* 174, 209
+90.8
+9.0
+50.9
253, 742
278, 280
269, 140
154, 582
277, 210
191, 121
234, 093
+79.3 +18.4
2, 738, 554
2, 870, 922
+4.8
141, 006
35, 533
867, 366
145, 660
58, 335
757, 355
91, 976
51, 831
454, 865
69, 542
38, 055
505, 770
119, 259
13, 248
580, 387
87, 496
46, 040
972, 735
121, 428
76, 118
572, 751
+71.5
-65.2
+14.8
-1.8
-82.6
+1.3
1, 082, 133
591, 038
7, 033, 639
1, 025, 885
495, 741
8, 641, 460
-5.2
-16.1
+22.9
-0.9
-0.6
-3.7
-3.0
-7.8 -11.7
+94.5 +21.3
Corporation Stockholders
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.:
Domestic
number..
Foreign
number
TJ. S. Steel Corp. common stock:
Domestic
number
Foreign
number
Shares held by brokers
per ct. of total..
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.:
Domestic
number
Foreign
number
5 141, 365
6 2, 909
5 140, 153
» 2, 892
5 145, 583
6 2, 981
5 92, 031
« 1, 618
6 24. 10
s 84, 287
« 1/572
5 29. 01
s 90, 651
6 1, 526
5 25. 39
-8.4
7.0
-2.8 +3.0
+20.4 +14.3
5 368, 410
« 4, 557
« 385, 907
5 4, 937
5 355, 895
6 4, 102
+4.7 +8.4
+8.3 +20.4
Agricultural Finances
Loans outstanding, end mo.:
Federal farm loan banks thous.
Joint-stock land banks
thous.
Federal intermediate credit
banks
thous
War finance corporation thous.
of dolls. .1, 038, 385 1, 043, 955 1, 048, 275 1, 053, 336 1, 057, 217
of dolls_. 594, 028 600, 150 605, 718 610, 794 614, 639
of dolls
of dolls
78,554
11, 870
985, 160
513, 994
989, 960
519, 237
+0.4
+0.6
6.8
+18.4
76, 450
11, 188
71, 139
10, 803
78, 083
10,504
78, 490
9,629
57, 886
26, 741
64, 318
24, 688
+0.5 +22.0
-8.3 -61.0
155. 81
92.37
111.50
163.01
93.77
112. 75
172. 22
96.14
115. 64
172. 26
99.43
158. 16
83.63
112. 71
162. 83
84.73
115. 71
0.0 +5.8
+3.4 +17.3
Stocks and Bonds
Stock prices, average daily closing:
25 industrials, average
dolls, per share.. 146. 95
88.04
25 railroads, average
dolls, per share
108. 13
103 stocks average
dolls per share
Southern cotton mill
stocks
dolls, per share
115. 04
Stock sales:
N. Y. Stock Exchange
thous. of dolls__ 23, 188
Bond sales:
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls__ 226, 854
Liberty- Victory
thous. of dolls
20, 857
Total
thous of dolls
247, 711
Bond prices:
89.99
Highest-grade rails.p. ct. of par, 4% bond__
Second-grade rails p. ct. of par, 4% bond
81.97
74.24
Public utility
p ct of par, 4% bond
Industrial
p. ct. of par, 4% bond
78.15
Comb, price index.. p. ct. of par, 4% bond__
80.68
113. 84
110. 58
110. 33
110. 68
114.24
114. 42
+0.3
-3.3
37, 990
36, 732
44,189
36, 904
32, 865
36, 886
-16.5
0.0
311, 932
329, 889
+5.8
250, 875
26, 452
277, 327
221, 926
20, 052
241, 978
203, 543
11, 906
215, 449
175,594
14, 060
189, 654
219, 278
22, 143
241, 421
242, 657
21, 066
263, 723
-13. 7 -27.6
+18.1 -33.3
-12.0 -28.1
2,370,534
272, 589
2, 643, 123
2, 076, 279
196, 999
2, 273, 287
-12.4
-27.7
-14.0
89.59
82.20
74.89
78.08
80.82
89.11
81.53
75.14
77.79
80.56
89.23
81.20
74.78
78.09
80.48
89.36
81.23
74.67
77.82
80.42
86.00
75.99
70.66
74.27
76.34
86.54
76.91
70.95
74.92
76.92
102. 95
102. 74
5 Liberty bonds
p, ct. of par__ 102. 78
16 foreign governments and
103. 31
103. 40
102. 83
city..
p. ct. of par__
99.42
Comb. price index, 66 bonds _p. ct. of par99.43
99.15
4.11
4.10
4.12
Municipal bond yield
per cent
Long-term real estate bonds issued:
82, 985
Grand total _
thous. of dolls
49, 754
69, 408
Purpose of issue18, 239
40,945
Finance construction. ..thous. of dolls. _
43, 660
7,425
18, 125
Real estate mortgage. .. thous. of dolls. _ 12, 615
Acquisitions and
13, 180
3,138
improvements
thous. of dolls.. 15, 480
Kind of structureOffice and other
29,191
34,295
commercial
thous. of dolls
22,640
16,505
29, 345
Hotels
thous. of dolls
4,833
7,035
8,850
7,875
Apartments
thous. of dolls__
4
Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
102. 56
102. 46
101. 40
103. 61
99.08
4.12
4.16
103.81
97.71
4.15
104.00
97.55
4.21
+1.0
-1.2
48,220
42, 606
36, 428
51, 808
-11.6
-17.8
481, 262
480, 821
-0.1
18, 845
18, 760
27, 700
7,021
21, 180
11,515
16, 350
13, 330
+47.0 +69.4
-62.6 +47.3
280, 617
102, 175
266, 567
95, 609
-5.0
-6.4
8,000
2, 385
650
13, 068
-70.2
55, 378
59, 770
+7.9
8,915
8,960
7,070
21,350
1, 630
4,270
179, 144
84,953
69, 097
201, 186
87, 573
62, 191
+12. 3
+3.1
-10.0
+0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.3
-0.1
+3.3
+5.6
+5.2
+3.9
+4.6
(For 1st of following month}
10, 175
11,270
5,705
8, 755
6,970
7,025
s Quarter ending in
-81.7
+139.5- +89,4
-81.8 -81,4
-39.6 -39. 2
month indicated.
50
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
1936
The cumulatives shown are through
September except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items shown
here may be found on pages 22 to 151
of the August , 1926, " Survey "
GOLD AND SILVER
Gold:
Domestic receipts at mint fine ounces..
Hand output
.thous. of ounces..
Imports...
_
thous. of dolls.
Exports
thous. of dolls
Silver:
Production
thous. of fine oz
Imports
thous. of dolls
Exports
_
thous. of dolls..
Price at New York
dolls, per fine oz_.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
Europe:
England
dolls. per£ sterling..
France
dolls, per franc. _
Italy...
dolls, per lire-Belgium
dolls, per franc..
Netherlands
dolls, per guilder..
Sweden
.dolls, per krone-Switzerland
dolls, per franc._
Asia:
Japan
dolls, per yen..
India
dolls, per rupee..
Americas:
Canada
dolls, per Canadian doll..
Argentina
dolls, per gold peso..
Brazil
dolls, per milreis..
Chile
dolls, per paper peso..
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE
Imports
Grand total .
thous. of dolls _
By grand divisions:
EuropeTotal
thous. of dolls..
France
« .thous. of dolls _.
Germany
thous. of dolls..
Italy
thous. of dolls. .
United Kingdom
thous. of dolls..
North America—
Total
thous. of dolls..
Canada
thous. of dolls..
South America—
Total
thous. of dolls..
Argentina
thous. of dolls..
Asia and OceaniaTotal
thous. of dolls..
Japan
thous. of dolls..
Africa, total. ._
thous. of dolls..
By class of commodities:
Crude materials
thous. of dolls..
Foodstuffs, crude, and
food animals
thous. of dolls
Manufactured foodstuffs... thous. of dolls..
Semimanufactures
thous . of dolls . _
Finished manufactures
thous. of dolls..
Exports
Grand total, including
reexports
thous. of dolls..
By grand divisions:
Europe —
Total
thous. of dolls
France
thous. of dolls
Germany
thous. of dolls _
Italy
thous. of dolls
United kingdom
thous. of dolls..
North America—
Total
thous. of dolls
Canada
thous. of dolls..
South AmericaTotal
thous. of dolls..
Argentina
thous. of dolls..
Asia and Oceania—
Total
thous. of dolls..
Japan
._ .thous. of dolls _
Africa, total
thous. of dolls..
Total domestic exports only
thous. of dolls..
By classes of commodities:
Crude materials
thous. of dolls..
Foodstuffs, crude, and
food animals
thous. of dolls..
Manufactured foodstuffs... thous. of dolls..
Semimanufactures
thous. of dolls..
Finished manufactures
thous. of dolls..
Agricultural exports (quantities):
All commodities
.index number..
All commodities except
cotton .
.
index number..
CANADIAN FOREIGN TRADE
Total trade:
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports.. _„
...
thous. of dolls..
4 Eight months' cumulative, ending Aug. 31.
PER CENT INCREASE (+) OR
DECREASE (— )
1925
September
September,
Septem- 1926,
from
ber
August,
1926
May
June
July
69,699
849
2,935
9,343
68, 261
852
18, 890
3,346
82, 696
860
19, 820
5,069
97,426
843
11,979
29, 743
111, 657
839
15, 933
23,081
87, 490
808
4,862
2,136
78,329
797
4,128
«,784
5,066
4,872
7,931
.651
5,211
5,628
7,978
.655
4,673
6,949
7,921
.648
5,270
5,988
8,041
.624
4,995
7,204
7,238
.606
4,934
7,273
8,285
' .702
4.86
.032
.039
.031
.402
.268
.194
4.87
.029
.037
.030
.402
.268
.194
4.86
.025
.034
.024
.402
.268
.194
4.86
.028
.033
.028
.401
.268
.193
4.85
.029
.037
.027
.401
.268
.193
.470
.363
.469
.363
.471
.363
.478
.364
1.001
.913
.147
.120
1.001
.917
.155
.120
1.001
.921
.156
.121
321,029
336, 980
89, 461
8,771
14, 413
7,420
24,401
August
August
September,
1926,
from
September,
1925
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
Per
cent
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1926
from
1925
1925
1996
+14.6 +42.5
-0.5 +5.3
+33.0 +286.0
-22.4 +240. 2
727, 135
7,207
59,861
204,272
723,402
7,430
170, 853
99,629
-0.5
+3.1
+185. 4
-51.2
4,845
4,504
7,487
.716
-5.2 +3.1
+20.3 +59.9
-10.0 -3.3
-2.9 -15.4
46,905
49, 198
74, 637
45,545
56,128
72,569
-2.9
+14.1
-2.8
4.86
.047
.037
.045
.402
.269
.194
4.85
.047
.041
.044
.402
.268
.193
0.0
-0.2
+3.6 -38.3
-9.8
+12.1
-3.6 -38.6
0.0 -0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
.484
.366
.410
.366
.408
.366
+1.3 +18.6
0 3 -0.8
1.001
.920
.154
.121
1.001
.922
.152
.121
1.000
.917
.121
.119
1.000
.917
.135
.120
0.0 +0.1
+0.2 +0.5
-1.3 +12.6
0.0 +0.8
339, 233
336, 605
345,000
340, 086
349, 954
3,079,445
3,325,178
+8.0
104, 597
10, 074
15,100
7,924
31, 591
95,238
10, 193
15, 416
6,735
27, 344
105, 993
12, 069
18, 311
7,084
27, 346
100, 529
14, 295
13,770
6,046
32,286
100, 370
12, 843
15, 067
6,724
31, 288
4 788, 250
* 99, 374
* 96, 395
* 67, 030
4 264, 351
4 833, 744
4 92, 117
4131,278
461,088
4252,981
+5.8
-7.3
+36.2
-8.9
-4.3
79,048
35, 144
88, 134
41, 607
78, 894
39,880
79, 798
38, 902
71,913
36, 550
76, 548
37,356
* 667, 753
* 284, 376
4 674, 945
4 307, 571
+1.1
+8.2
37,542
6,933
40, 390
7,365
41,056
5,092
44,858
4,835
41, 962
5,152
44, 321
5,603
* 344, 445
4 56, 705
4 384, 179
4 62, 019
+11.5
+9.4
110,238
24, 810
4,740
96, 527
21, 137
7,332
117, 324
35, 532
6,721
101, 089
37, 387
4,867
119, 114
35, 729
6,567
123,239
47,970
5,526
4 863, 721 4 1, 012, 972
4 220, 689 4 247, 660
4 74, 338
4 65, 322
+17.3
+12.2
+13.8
128, 109
122, 537
131, 215
124, 399
142,386
142, 198
41,098,683 41,244,523
+13.3
35,908
32,931
61, 059
63,022
43, 040
36, 025
64,332
71,046
42, 209
29,312
65, 775
70, 721
42, 081
30, 550
63,987
75,588
36, 948
29, 783
65, 304
65, 665
45,247
33, 110
58, 021
65, 370
4 310, 774
* 308, 851
4501,758
4 509, 417
4 352, 204
4 273, 044
* 544, 444
4 565, 961
+13.3
-11.6
+8.5
+11.1
356, 621
338,419
368, 359
385, 621
379, 823
420,360
3, 503, 163
3,411,425
-2.6
145,477
19,084
21, 202
11,801
65,500
144, 393
14, 802
20, 170
10, 661
62,647
166, 123
12, 769
20, 395
12,201
77,446
186,961
14, 898
28,844
10, 817
73,496
180, 856
18, 225
34, 116
11, 601
63,084
228, 379
20,545
52, 117
12, 793
90,334
1,607,556 4 1,354,821
4 167, 976 4 158, 932
4 286, 558 4 180, 775
4 140, 709
4 99, 756
4 598, 586 4565,637
-15.7
54
-36.9
-29.1
-5.5
110, 873
75, 735
98,642
64,989
101,912
66, 101
101,640
69, 118
101, 362
60,770
102,819
63,338
4 751, 714
4426,903
4 780, 274
4 488, 548
+3,8
+14.4
35, 342
10,643
30, 126
9,770
37,299
11,464
34,290
11, 725
38, 125
14, 392
29,006
9,661
4263,943
4 96, 855
4 282, 691
4 92, 181
+7.1
-18
57,483
18, 753
7,447
348, 079
57,490
16,895
6,768
328, 728
54,400
17, 805
8,625
360,494
53, 654
14, 256
9,076
379,496
50, 790
13,272
8,690
372,457
53, 107
18, 012
7,008
412, 698
4 402, 833 4477,921
4 153, 391
4121,047
4 64, 718
4 56, 757
4 3,028,291 4 2,894,873
+18.6
+26.7
+14.0
-4.4
67,383
63,245
72,093
76,677
71,830
131, 579
4 646, 177
-14.1
25, 155
34,053
50,707
170, 781
21,088
34, 237
54,986
155, 172
33,908
35, 418
53, 145
165,930
49,932
42,936
53, 207
156, 744
28,562
47, 516
52, 145
172,404
34, 179
52,659
50,058
143,470
4 223, 278 4188,291
4370,428 4314,965
4 455, 106 4 423, 245
4 1,224,104 4 1,322,195
-15.7
-15.0
-7.0
+8.0
450,000
I
81
71
82
104
82
128
113
104
126
171
137
158
86,052
93,095
91, 513
119,399
88,605
111,595
89, 670
91,663
82,074
112,414
78,663
109,574
O
86,563
93, 327
+2.5
+16.7
-1.4
+7.1
4752,374
-4.6
+1.8
+8.8
-14.8
657, 191
820,822
750,783
858,485
+14.2
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0 4^iv,ery of mark^ to^^
statistics on imports and
tic trade
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JONES, Director
,
yof tie leasts of s the
Of the charts needed for tb,e navigat*^ of ibe adjacent
induing AJ^a,;the P^ilic^ine Islaatfs. Haw^^ Porto
tb% ^r«i%l3^s,^rid the Canal Zone. ^\; \
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A ^eode^c iysf ei» covers the coun|ry^%€:fodrdksatef ttT
df the Coasts and furnishes a^eura^ly de
6in%;Sn4 elevations. The$e are .ayEliable for I
te^ and other surveys and engineering' projects^ "i
tes^l^s are for use of surveyors aed engineers
rouiouil; all parts of t^£ country.
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The; wptk df xllie .bureau includes base mlfesu^esr iarmngulation, precise; levghng/.laMtude, longitude, ,%affiputh &&&
aetic observations" and researches, magnetic maps, ^r
topography * hyctro'g^ph^ tide, and current observations.'
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The results axe published in, the form of J< charts,
annual
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report®, coast, pilots; tide tables, curirebt Jfabl^ digesti of
pubHcations and special publications.
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^ -" , '• plMEAU OF NAVIG^'RO^ ' " \- " ^- :
, -'Director ,- , * ^ , , /, /:
^ P. B, ,CAftsqK, Commissioner x
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;\^ standards of
^up^rfe^endence; of commercial mafiaea^ii Q|»fc^nan1i«eameb.
practteej cbniparliotir of
, Supervision . of ^registering, enrolling, licehis&g,, • tonibertng,
^ ot%r institutions^ ,; ! , ; ,6f vessfls under the United States |lagf; a^d ^he annuai
alid .prdpet^ie^ ol .etc:,
pilblleation of $t tist> of 'Such vessels. •'
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'''}/•*' IS Vi" ' -/.-- s ^The enforeeniefeti of the .navigation and istfjanjboat inspection
k^e^
la^s and the laws,
governing radio <5omm«nya^idn, a^ wejl as:
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f
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, duties ^oh^ebted wits fees, fuies, tonnage taxes,^ ret tmdsf etc;>
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originating Bunder inch laws*
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of
construe tipn\of houses^
cpnlmercia!; pmctices through
business orgasi^tions. <
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, Supervising Inspector
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u plitbjttisfecHS^fi^t
serie;& of scientific and fehntjeal
re^dftinjg/tife re$uJ^of its jreseareiea, and ^giving
*fhe inspection of vessels, the licensing: of tl^e
olBBcers of vesf undamen^ll to science and Industry. ,
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sels, and the aijniiriistration of laws relating to1 wch ^essek and
^isioa of the preparatidn of
Thei ^director
their officers. /The certificatton <of able seamen and
ii(eboat
ed^ral SpeeifieaMons
^^
t men who form the erews of merchant vess^ais,
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*' Thef inspection of vesselsj including the iype^ of toilers; t^e
.testing of all inaterials subject to tensile strain i& marine boilersr«
\tJhe. inspection of hillls ana of life*sayin^ equipment. /
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The feavestigatk>n o,f Violations of .steaMioat inspection law*.
preparjaMoii ,
a 8view, to increase ^f safe
,of
mineral ;iadustrfes, including
beajta aad efiicleacy Ja?,
|ty^ ntethpds* and <ff impr
of mine hassa-rds a&f
<EofiKRT«oKf Comuifesibiiejr ;, .
use of petroleum, natural
ih^the
$uperyisiori of t&e granting of |>^a1a a^dttie registration of
trade-marks, prints and labels, including technical examination
qeis purchilself
% tiie CrOveraiQent ^nd
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aint^ance-of librae with publie search rootri| containing
es.of ajft piiblishedj foreign paten ^ &ir\welKs8 Wai^d
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;7 Stupes 6Q4H? i§p^f^c4J,jatld marketing ,of pii^etala and Btates ^tents and trad^Jo^rks- M^ifttaina, recording 0ffiiee^;a,
collection of statistics on mineral resources and mme accidents. bills of sale, assignments, etc., relating to patents and tradecopies of all records pertaining to patents.
^flbe MssemlaatlbB of4|fefibrts ,of techjai^al aiad ^unomi0 marks. f!urhi|lies
Publication vol $he ^ Official Odette M weekly:,
researches fa feutte^tits/^Wtoteai .papets, mineral resources
Ifec
patents and trade-marks issued.
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series, miners' circulars, and miscellaneous publications.
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ATES PATENT OFFICE
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