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MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO COMMERCE REPORTS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
COMPILED BY
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
:
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
No. 14
:
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
OCTOBER
1922
CONTENTS
Page.
Summary for August
Business indicators (diagrams and table)
Wholesale price comparisons (diagram and table)
Storage holdings, butter and eggs (diagram)
Business conditions in August
Indexes of production and marketings
Trend of business movements (table)
Page.
1 Wholesale trade
2 Wholesale prices (revised)
4 Dividend payments (monthly since 1913)
6 ' Wheatflourproduction (monthly since 1914)
7 Cotton ginned
22 World crop summaries
24 Sources of data
44
45
46
47
47
48
50
SUMMARY FOR AUGUST.
In spite of the serious dislocation caused by the
coal and railroad strikes there was no significant recession of business activity during August. It is true
that the shortage of fuel was partially responsible for
the marked decline in the production of iron and steel.
On the other hand, there was a large increase in the
activity of many industries compared with July. The
mill consumption of both cotton and silk was the
largest for any month in the past two years. New
high records for recent years were made in the production of many other commodities, including flooring,
cement, copper, paper-box containers, gasoline, etc.
With all of the important labor difficulties adjusted
for the time being, business is now making still greater
progress. The rapidity with which this improvement
is taking place may be judged partly from the freightcar situation. At the middle of September car loadings totaled 945,919 for the week, the largest ever
recorded at this time of the year. The net available
surplus of idle freight cars, which a few months ago
amounted to hundreds of thousands of cars, has completely disappeared, and in its place there is an increasing shortage of cars beyond those available to
supply the demand.
For the present it appears that the ability of the
railroads to handle the increasing traffic is likely to
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be a limiting factor in our industrial movements. It
is conceded that the output of bituminous coal is at
present limited only by the amount of transportation
which can be supplied. This, coupled with the heavy
season of crop movements and the demand for building
materials and for both raw and finished products of
all kinds, will clearly put our transportation system to
a severe test within the next few weeks.
The building industry continued to gain in August
in spite of higher prices and increasing difficulties in
securing material. Contracts let in the first eight
months of this year were 71 per cent greater in volume
than for the same period last year.
Activity on the New York Stock Exchange was
greater than in July, but still less than in either of the
three preceding months. Prices of both industrial
and railroad stocks advanced.
August bond sales were also larger, although Liberty-Victory issues were less active. The prices of all
classes of bonds continued to rise.
The level of wholesale prices in August showed no
significant change, although this result in the total
was brought about by marked declines in farm
products, foods, etc., which were offset by corresponding increases in metals, coal, building materials, and
similar products.
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BUSINESS INDICATORS.
(1913 monthly average-100. See explanation on inside front cover.)
PIG-IRON PRODUCTION.
1820
1821
BITUMINOUS COAL PRODUCTION.
1922
1820
1821
COTTON CONSUMPTION.
1820
1822
800
1821
1822
800
600
f-00
400
400
1
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60
i
40
l
§ 60
Vv
40
20
i
10
NET FREIGHT TON-MILES.
18 2.1
1
1920
1921
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V
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i
1
i
in
BANK CLEARINGS OUTSIDE NEW YORK
CITY (VALUES;.
EXPORTS (VALUES).
1822
\
5 80
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A/
20
1820
8
NUMBERS
8
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INDEX NUMBERS.
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•
-
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20
10
DEFAULTED LIABILITIES (VALUES).
WHOLESALE PRICES.
1920
1621
PRICE OF 25 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS.
1920
1922
1.000
1921
.
1922
....
1
800
j
1
400
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D
2
100
. L_ _
£ so p
Q
Z
60
.
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1
•
'
40
20
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BUSINESS INDICATORS.
The following table gives comparative index numbers for a selected list of important business movements. It is believed that this
table will prove useful, because it separates out from the large mass of material a comparatively small number of items which are often
regarded as indicative of business in general.
The table has been divided into two parts, the first containing those items for which index numbers can be calculated, using 1913 as
a base. The second part contains items for which comparable data back to 1913 are not available. This latter group of index numbers
is calculated by letting the 1919 monthly average equal 100. Care should therefore be exercised in comparing the absolute value of the
two sets of data. In either group, however, the upward or downward trend of the index numbers, compared to previous months, does
reflect the present tendency in each item and will give a basis for business judgment.
1921
MONTHLY AVERAGE.
1922
COMMODITY.
1919
1920
1921
July.
Aug.
Sept. I Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr. May. | June. July. Aug
1913 monthly average -100.
Production:
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Copper
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Crude petroleum
Wool (consumption)
Cotton (consumption)
Beef
Pork
Stocks:
Crude petroleum
Cotton (mills and warehouses)
Prices:
Wholesale index, all commodities
(Dept. Labor)
Retail food (Dept. Labor)
Retail coal, bitum. (Dept. Labor)..
Farm crops (Dept. Agriculture)«...
Farmlive stock (Dept. Agriculture).
Business finances:
Defaulted liabilities
Price 25 industrial stocks
Price 25 railroad stocks
Banking:
Bank clearings, New York City
Bank clearings, outside N. Y. City..
Commercial paper interest rate
Distribution:
Imports (value)
Exports (value)
Sales, mail-order houses
Transportation:
Freight, ton-miles
100
111
105
96
96
154
142
108
131
120
119
135
99
97
116
181
118
117
121
111
54
66
39
95
85
189
135
85
109
116
34
36
17
92
76
194
132
85
101
110
37
52
21
98
87
198
145
97
118
94
38
53
21
93
88
176
155
101
119
87
49
73
24
99
110
172
168
103
125
99
55
75
22
90
90
183
163m
109
114
118
64
65
18
78
77
203
159
106
99
133
64
72
25
82
94
208
153
109
111
144
64
79
37
89
103
197
158
98
98
123
105
164
109
155
152
183
161
156
162
144
165
172
166
206
170
223
177
223
187
203
206
186
147
234
198
226
203
207
238
168
147
153
197
109
107
141
148
193
107
109
142
155
193
108
113
141
153
193
110
101
142
153
192
104
98
141
152
190
98
92
140
150
189
97
91
42
182
75
108
184
68
230
137
64
188
127
64
189
121
64
163
128
65
234
130
64
235
135
66
249
228
94
257
258
127
205
197
113
195
187
111
185
181
103
199
196
102
203
209
97
218
319
264
294
331
264
140
181
188
119
157
133
130
177
159
120
157
188
121
137
105
104
111
113
79
107
61
115
126
225
176
108
119
118
81
111
75
90
123
90
(•>
40
216
130
93
106
105
(»)
51
224
103
124
133
105 1
199
188
211
171
224
151
138
142
182
98
95
141
142
179
105
108
142
139
179
112
117
385
140
66
325
143
65
320
149
68
213
201
90
234
212
89
219
189
85
126
166
222
141
142
211
159
143
217
1M
107
94
94
113
89
2
43
225
71
100
99
2
65
224
95
125 1 119
149
117
109
234
128
244
249
87
252
83
143
139
177
115
115
148
139
175
118
118
150
141
175
119
119
155
142
155
139
118
119
114
112
315
154
70
322
162
74
195
166
75
168
166
74
177
176
171 i 178
77 i 81
195
166
84
237
200
83
238
191
79
244
."04
74
255
210
70
233
201
65
215
202
68
145
135
175
144
121
161
171
156
211
145
150
196
149
194
174
161
174
169
146
154
181
146
157
99
104
120
90
102
106
99
108
125
126
128
132
130
122
111
129
116
27
24
21
94
91
20
81
'•
92
119
93
1
56
220
105
1 9 1 9 m o n t h l y average =- 1OO.
Production:
Lumber *
Building contracts (floor space)
Stocks:
Beef
Pork
Business finances:
Bond prices (40 issues)
Banking:
Debits to individual accounts, outside New York City
Federal Reserve, bills discounted...
Federal Reserve, total reserves
100
100
100
72
85
I 100 !
I loo I
70
97
100
100
100
100
85
58
94
76
92 i
89
97
87
43
85
35
101
27
85
25
61
86
87
85
86
88
118
132
97
91
91
122
85
85
123
85
77
127
90
65
95
64
103
111
35
51
33
31
67
74
76
90
93
102
102
104
107
108
108
109
111
89
95
85
72
68 | 66
131 ! 134 ! 137
100
61
137
95
44
140
84
37
141
33
142
94
30
143
92
29
143
24
144
93
20
145
90
21
146
81
76
28
45
33
43
87
i Monthly prices are for the 15th of the month indicated.
* Based on the total computed production reported by 5 associations. Includes southern pine, Douglas fir, western pine, North Carolina pine, and Michigan hard
and soft woods. The total production of these associations in 1919 was equal to 11,190,000,000 board feet, compared with a total lumber production for the country of
34,552,000,000 board feet reported by the census.
»Less than 1.
COMPARISON OF PRESENT WHOLESALE PRICES WITH PEAK AND PRE-WAR.
(Relative prices 1913-100.)
INDEX NUMBERS
300
400
FARM PRODUCTS. PRICE TO PRODUCER
WHEAT
CORN
POTATOES
COTTON
COTTON SEED
WOOL
CATTLE. BEEF
HOGS
LAMBS
WHEAT. SPRING
WHEAT
WINTER
CORN. NO. 2
OATS
BARLEY
RYE.
NO 2
TOBACCO. BURLEY
COTTON. Ml DOLING
WOOL OHIO. UNWASHED
CATTLE. STEERS
HOGS. HEAVY
9HEEP EWES
SHEEP
LAMBS
FLOUR. SPRING
FLOUR. WINTER
SUGAR. RAW
SUGAR
GRANULATED
COTTONSEED OIL
BEEF
CARCASS
BEEF
STEER. ROUNDS
PORK. LOINS
COTTON YARN
COTTON. PRINT CLOTH
COTTON. SHEETING
WORSTED YARN
WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS
SUITINGS
SILK. RAW
HIOES. PACKERS
HIDES. CALFSKINS
LEATHER. SOLE
LEATHER. CHROME
BOOTS AND SHOES
COAL. BITUMINOUS
COAL. ANTHRACITE
COKE
PETROLEUM
PIG IRON. FOUNDRY
PIG IRON. BASIC
STEEL BILLETS. BESSEMER
COPPER
LEAD
TIN
ZINC
LUMBER. PINE. SOUTHERN
LUMBER. DOUGLAS FIR
BRICK. COMMON. NEW YORK
BRICK. COMMON. CHICAGO
CEMENT
STEEL BEAMS
RUBBER. CRUDE
SULPHURIC ACID
PEAK PRICE
PRICE IN AUG. 1922
PEAK PRICE SAME AS LATEST
WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS.—MAXIMUM PRICE COMPARED TO PRICE IN RECENT MONTHS.
NOTE.—Prices to the producer on farm products are from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates. All other prices are from U. S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, except market price of wool compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign ana Domestic Commerce,
As far as possible all quotations represent prices to the producer or at the mill. See diagram on opposite page.
COMMODITIES.
Date and maximum
relative price.
June,
1922.
July,
1922.
August,
1922.
Relative price.
(1913 average=100.)
F a r m products—Average price to producer:
Wheat
Corn.
Potatoes
Cotton
Cotton seed
Wool
Cattle, beef.
Hogs
Lambs
F a r m products—Market price:
Wheat, No. 1, northern, spring (Chicago)....
Wheat, No. 2, red, winter (Chicago)
Corn, contract grades, No. 2, cash (Chicago)
Oats, contract grades, cash (Chicago)
Barley, fair to good, malting (Chicago)....
Rye, No. 2, cash (Chicago)
Tobacco, burley, good leaf, dark red (Louisville)
Cotton, middling upland (New York)
Wdol, unwashed, fine (Ohio)
Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago)
Hogs, heavy (Chicago)
Sheep, ewes (Chicago)
Sheep, lambs (Chicago)
Food:
Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis)
Flour, winter straights (Kansas City)
Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New York)
Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York)
Cottonseed o$J, prime summer yellow (New York)
Beef, fresh carcass good native steers (Chicago)
Beef, fresh steer rounds No. 2 (Chicago)
Pork, loins, fresh (Chicago)
Clothing:
Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1 cones (Boston)
Cotton, print cloth, 27 inches, 64 x 60-7.60 yards to pound (Boston)
Cotton, sheeting, brown, 4/4 Ware Shoals L. L. (New York)
Worsted yarns: 2/32's crossbred stock, white, in skein (Boston)
Women's dress goods, storm serge, all-wool, double warp, 50 inches (New York)
Suitings, wool, dyed blue, 55-56 inches, 16-ounce Middlesex (Boston)
Silk, raw Japanese, Kansai No. 1 (New York)
Hides, green salted, packer's, heavy native steers (Chicago)
Hides, calfskins, No. 1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago)
Leather, sole, hemlock, middle, No. 1 (Boston)
Leather, chrome calf, dull or bright, "B " grades (Boston)
Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher (Massachusetts)
Men's dress welt tan calf (St. Louis)
Fuels:
Coal, bituminous, Pittsburgh, mine run—Kanawha (Cincinnati)
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)
Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace—at ovens
Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma—at wells
Metals:
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)
Pig iron, basic, valley furnace
Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)
Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York)
Lead, pig, desilverized, for early delivery (New York)
Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York)
Zinc, slab, western, early delivery (New York)
Building m a t e r i a l s a n d m i s c e l l a n e o u s :
Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring, l x 4 , " B " and better (Hattiesburg district).
Lumber, Douglas fir, No. 1, common, s 1 s, 1 x 8 x 10 (State of Washington)
Brick, common red, domestic building (New York)
Brick, common building, salmon, r u n of kiln (Chicago)
Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b. plant (Chicago district)
Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh)
Rubber, Para Island, fine (New York)
Sulphuric acid, 66 degrees (New York)
June,
July,
June,
July,
May,
July,
May,
July,
Apr.,
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1918
1919
1919
1920
May,
May,
Sept.,
June,
Mar.,
Mar.,
Mar.,
Apr.,
Mar.,
Mar.,
July,
Apr.,
Feb.,
1920
1920
1917
1920
1918
1918
1919
1920
1920
1919
1919
1918
1920
May,
May,
May,
May,
July,
Sept.,
July,
Sept.,
1920
1917
1920
1920
1919
1920
1920
1919
May,
Apr.,
May,
Jan.,
Oct.,
July,
Jan.,
Aug.,
Aug.,
Mar.
Nov.,
Mar.,
Aug.,
Sept.,
Oct.,
Aug.,
Mar.,
326
130
123
300
101
104
101
706
173
192
147
Per cent
increase
( + ) or decrease (—)
in A u g .
\ from July.
111
312
170
173
176
321
173
169
149
344
196
195
189
183
99
98
93
256
121
122
114
239
162
157
154
354
137
142
129
302
118
117
107
331
98
103
100
296
99
99
89
325
97
103
91
451
139
135
114
352
208
208
208
331
173
175
171
350
214
218
218
218
104
114
122
266
122
121
104
319
100
117
114
263
147
163
160
- 2.9
-23.4
+ 1-7
-11.8
- 3.1
- 5.1
- 6.6
- 1.9
- 9.2
- 8.5
- 2.9
-10.1
-11.7
-18.4
0.0
- 2.3.
0.0
+ 7.0
-14.0
- 2.6
- 1.8
164
170
153
363
167
162
144
598
131
147
148
526
137
154
158
374
154
147
136
201
112
114
120
211
123
130
125
254
135
160
173
-10.0
-11.1
+ 0.7
+ 2.6
- 7.5
+ 5.3
- 3.8
+ 8.1
1920
1920
1920
1920
1918
1920
1920
1919
1919
1917
1919
1920
1919
348
478
427
289
292
291
466
283
490
211
473
308
292
161
166
188
191
162
172
184
180
145
145
198
198
201
194
138
124
161
209
138
170
188
174
180
145
213
195
109
97
124
161
209
138
4- 2.4
- 1.6
+ 1.2
0.0
0.0
+ 7.6
+ 0.5
+10.1
- 2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1920
1921
1920
1920
323
232
245
302
+23.3
277
241
441
375
525
134
+19.0
-35.0
July, 1917
346
162
163
170
165
136
136
202
181
140
87
133
72
113
+23.9
+ 9.7
+ 2.9
0.0
+ 1.5
+ 2.9
+ 9.7
200
179
290
177
163
116
22
70
+ 2.0
+13.3
- 5.5
- 5.1
+ 3.2
+ 6.4
+ 4.8
- 1.4
91
81
128
158
209
201
637
Sept., 1920
July, 1917
206
Mar., 1917
230
87
87
June, 1917
261
133
131
May, 1918
224
70
June, 1915
70
103
Feb., 1920
455
198
196
Jan., 1920
407
147
158
Feb., 1920
381
307
307
Oct., 1920
251
178
186
Sept., 1920
195
158
158
June, 1917
331
106
109
Jan., 1913
124
21
21
Feb., 1916
250
80
71
SEASONAL MOVEMENT OF COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS.
CASE EGGS.
CREAMERY BUTTER.
The movements of many of the commodities reported in this bulletin are distinctly seasonal. This is particularly true of cold-storage holdings and makes it difficult to obtain a true interpretation of their trends from
index numbers alone. The above diagrams have been prepared to assist in comparing recent months with the
average seasonal variation. The heavy solid line in each diagram represents the five-year average from 1916
to 1920 for each month. The broken lines represent the index numbers on the same base for the months of
1920, 1921, and 1922.
It will be noted that the movement of case eggs in 1922 showed a smaller amount than usual in storage
during the first months of the year and yet greater than was the case for the same period of 1921 but, since
March, stocks have been larger than is normal for the corresponding months and, from June on, even exceeded
the large stocks for the same months of 1921, a high year. The cold-storage holdings of eggs on August 1 of
this year, at which time they are normally at the maximum, were about 40 per cent greater than the five-year
average and almost 35 per cent greater than the holdings on August 1, 1921.
With regard to stocks of creamery butter, the early months of 1922 showed only slight variations from
normal but, since August, movement into storage has not been as heavy as in previous years, with the result
that, on the 1st of September, the time of maximum stocks, the index number was 199, compared with the
normal for this time of the year of 214.
BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN AUGUST.
The following pages present a review, by principal records since 1919 were made in August in the output
industries, of the more important statistics shown in of oak flooring, maple flooring, newsprint paper,
the table on the Trend of Business Movements on cigarettes, corrugated paper boxes, and electric power,
page 24. Summaries of production, stocks, sales, and j while July production (the latest available) of gasoline
price changes are also given.
j and of fuel oil also made new high marks. Produci tion of copper and of cement made new high records
PRODUCTION.
j
since monthly production figures were started in these
Productive activity made a good recovery in August j commodities in January, 1921.
after the slump experienced in July. This movement I
Compared with a year ago, 37 commodities showed
was influenced by the better demand for goods and j an increased output, while only 6 declined. The
generally increased prices. Shortage of fuel con- j declines were in the coal and food groups, with the
tinued to retard the production of metals.
; exception of shipbuilding and face brick producOut of 43 commodities for which August production \ tion. Comparison with the 1919 average shows 28
figures are available on a 19lS base, there were 32 j increases and 15 decreases; the principal increases
increases over July and only 9 decreases, while 2 occurred in building materials and building equipment,
index numbers remained the same. Of the 9 decreases \ while coal, coke, and metals furnished the chief dereported, 3 occurred in the metals group. New high clines.
COURSE OF PRODUCTION SINCE 1919.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1919=100).
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1919=100).
Maxi- Mini-;
mum!
1921
since ! 1920
averend
end i
age.
of !
I of
1
1919. 1*19. '
July, Aug.,! J u l v J Aug., 1
1921. 1921. 1922. 1922.
i
!
j
j
125
109
151
110
178
126
340 !
121 I
177 j
169
468 |
135 !
CLOTHING:
Cotton (consumption)
Wool (consumption)
Sole leather
Boots a n d shoes
|
114 j
126 |
j 95 j
| i 108
64 ;
67 1
58 '
58 j
40 i
26 i
7!
20 i
64 !
41
41 i
38 I
j
57
42
63
82
92
93
80
104
103
100
76
99
86
111
93
91
83
97
94
92
60
164
71
119
83
154
90
91
77
91
80
95
38
40
81
151
102
240
78
120
90
78
101
127
61
45
88
151
105
171
107
109
79
95
79
79
93
76
90
102
96
80 I
11
62 i
128 !
127
71 !
127 I
93
101
102
90
16
66
130
131
74
123
94
105
93
95
124
83
163
51
166 ||
"*20 ||
104
102
72
83
FUELS:
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Beehive c o k e . . . .
By-product coke
Crude petroleum
Gasoline
Kerosene
Gas and fuel oil
Lubricating oil
Electric power
119 I ()
137
41
11
127
8
123 ; »62
149
104
173
110 !
151
135
125
101 i 99
121
89
110
30
79
122
124
117
123 : 130
99 I 83
146
127
124
104
113
105
2
2 I
68
45
34 1
28
119
148
173 .
99 j .
151 .
130 j .
125
119 !
METALS:
Pigiron
Steel ingots
Copper
Zinc
Silver
Gold (receipts)
34
132
140 j 33
«17
394
38
126 I
80
129
79
181
TOBACCO:
Cigars 4
Cigarettes*
Manufactured tobacco *
1 Since November, 1921.
2
Less than 1
July, j A u g . July, jAu
1921. 1921. 1922.1192
LUMBER:
FOODSTUFFS:
Wheat
flour
Beefproducts
Pork products
L a m b and m u t t o n
Sugar (meltings)
Oleomargarine
Cottonseed oil
Condensed milk
Butter
Cheese
Icecream
Corn products
I
Maxi-j Minimum j mum
since ; since 1920 1921
end ! end aver- average. age.
of ! of
1919. 1919.
128
144
119
75
64
50 j
119
121
94
105
100
88
54
57
37
' 47
;
95 !!
j 113 I
i
112 '
84
94
96
96
91
37
34
33
46
17
20
41
38
83 j
85
124 I 131
106
116
104
94
101 I
85:
83 i
92
130 1
71
90
94
82
118
145
99 I
109
144
117
118
100
131
69 94 ,
172 j 20 121 j
162
33 ! 98
Yellow pine
Western, pine
North Carolina pine
California white a n d sugar
pine.
California redwood
Douglas fir
Michigan hardwoods
Michigan softwoods
Northern hardwoods
Hemlock
Oak flooring
Maple flooring
204
174
130
122
120
161
120
273
130
121
122
102
89
82
105
91
106
103
!
I
|
i
;
!
I
|
i
97
97
91
104
93
92
142
89
73
48
42
96
75
128
77
! 143
i 134
i
88
I 44
i
56
j
57
i
76
I 156
i
84
117
147
162
128
157
160
185
108 "*I36
127
127
58
60
78
96
65
69
96
87
238
273
104
130
PAPER:
Mechanical wood pulp
Chemical wood p u l p
Newsprint
Book paper
Wrapping paper
Paper board
Fine paper
Corrugated paper b o x e s 5 . .
Solid fiber paper boxes 5 . . .
143
138
116
126
130
135
121
132
142
55
64
109
117 I
110
121
120
119
113
104
!
j
i
i
I
S T O N E , CLAY, AND SAND P R O D UCTS:
130 |
106
13
127 ! 43
120
132 i
100
34
3 174 3 61 i 125
124
104
Silica brick
Clay fire brick
Face brick
Cement
Glass bottles
BUILDING
62 !
64
82
64
78
69
57
49
89
TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES:
Automobiles, passenger
Motor trucks
Locomotives
Ships
»Since Jan. 1,1921.
* As represented by tax-paid withdrawals.
238 j
235
200
130 j
e 190
699
135
79
65
149
112
110
72
i 6 51
i 632
|
j
114
102
89
67
91
107
116
115
12S
120
115
132
134
27
81
93
116
173
73
69
102
104
174
52
118
153
50
120 11 142
124
127
122
121
69
68
163 204 i 227
135 184 i 206
134 160 . 174
76 1 111
j 116
121 162
93 i 120
46):
41 I 50
81
50 j, 26
43
57
30 !;
24
22 i 6
6 Relative to last 6 months of 1919.
• Since July 1,1921.
103
96
105
93
113
102
97
120
114
li
40 jj 13
63 !' 43
100 jj 96
122
143
48
69
EQUIPMENT:
B a t h s , enamel
,
Lavatories, enamel
Sinks, enamel
Buildings (contracted for)
61
75
89
78
97
85
G6
70
106
179
91
68
3
COURSE OF PRODUCTION SINCB 1919.
COMPARISON OP AUGUST PRODUCTION WITH P R E - W A R .
(Relative Production 1919*100.)
(Relative Production 1913=100.)
INDEX NUMBERS
WHEAT FLOUR
WHEAT FLOUR
BEEF PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
LAMft AMD MUTTON
SUGAR (MELTINGS)
BEEF PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
OLEOMARGARINE
LAMB AND MUTTON
COTTONSEED OIL
CONOEN8ED MILK
OLEOMARGARINE
BUTTER
CHEESE
ICE CREAM
CORN PRODUCTS
COTTON (CONSUMPTION)
WOOL (CONSUMPTION)
S0L6 LEATHER
ANTHRACITE COAL
BOOTS AND SHOES
ANTHRACITE
COAL
BITUMINOUS COAL
BEEHIVE COKE
BITUMINOUS COAL
BEEHIVE COKE
BY-PRODUCT COKE
CRUDE PETROLEUM
BY-PRODUCT COKE
GASOLINE
CRUDE PETROLEUM
KERO8ENE
GA8 AND FUEL OIL
PIG IRON
LUBRICATING OIL
ELECTRIC
POWER
STEEL-INGOTS
P«G IRON
COPPER
STEEL INGOTS
COPPER
ZINC
ZINC
SILVER
SILVER
GOLD (RECEIPTS)
GOLD
CIGARS
CIGARETTES
MANFD.
CIGARS
TOBACCO
YELLOW PINE
WESTERN PINE
NORTH CAROLINA
PINE
CALIFORNIA WHITE PINE
CALIFORNIA
REDWOOD
DOUGLAS FIR
MICHIGAN HARDWOODS
MICHIGAN
SOFTWOODS
OAK FLOORING
NORTHERN HARDWOODS
HEMLOCK
CEMENT
OAK FLOORING
MAPLE FLOORING
BATHS ENAMEL)
MECHANICAL WOOD PULP
LAVATOPIES
(ENAMS
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
NEWSPRINT
SINKS (ENAMEL)
BOOK PAPER
WRAPPING
PAPER
LOCOMOTIVES
PAPER BOARD
FINE PAPER
CORRUGATED PAPER BOARD
SOLID FIBER PAPER BOARD
SILICA BRICK
CLAY FIRE BRICK
FACE BRICK
CEMENT
GLASS BOTTLES
BATHS. ENAMEL
LAVATORIES. ENAMEL
SINKS. ENAMEL
BUILDINGS iCONTRACTED)
AUTOMOBILES. PASSENGER
MOTOR TRUCKS
LOCOMOTIVES
SHIPS
STOCKS.
In spite of increasing production in August, the
stocks of most commodities continued to decline, indicating a demand in excess of production and forecasting a further increase in industrial activity. Of
36 commodities for which figures on stocks at the end
of August are now available, there were 13 increases
and 21 decreases, with 2 commodities unchanged.
Almost all the construction materials and metals
showed substantial decreases, the increases being
largely confined to the seasonal cold-storage holdings
in the foodstuff group.
COURSE OF COMMODITY STOCKS SINCE
STOCKS OP COMMODITIES COMPARED WITH P R E - W A R .
[Taken at end of each month.]
RELATIVE STOCKS (191*-= 100).
1919.
1921
1920
average. average.
(Relative Stocks 1919=100)
0
100
200
400
600
800
BEEF PRODUCTS
Wheat (visible)
Corn (visible). ..
Oats (visible)
127
71
Coffee
Cotton (total)
Crude petroleum
Pig iron (merchant)
Zinc
Tin
Oak flooring
Cement 2
Tobacco
Flaxseed
PORK PRODUCTS
LAMB AND MUTTON
SUGAR ( RAW )
COTTONSEED OIL
WHEAT ( VISIBLE)
WHEAT FLOUR
CORN ( VISIBLE )
155
109
38
99
183
258
80
114
33
July,
134
255
270
89
196
152
84
195
127
375
91
131
74
216
90
156
161
92
227
136
391
93
8
135
Aug.,
1921.
July,
1922.
79
265
211
59
87
249
32
70
196
230
75
3
131
2
161 j
347
89
144|
162
84 I
213 I
95 |
393 I
474!
<125 !
86
119
220
48
83
252
21
53
152
234
OATS (VISIBLE)
1
BUTTER
Relative to 1914.
«Relative to stocks at end of 1913.
«July 1.
< Oot. 1.
CHEESE
EGGS
STOCKS OP COMMODITIES SINCE 1919.
POULTRY
FISH
[Taken at end of each month.]
COFFEE
APPLES
RELATIVE STOCKS (1919«100).
RICE (DOMESTIC)
COTTON { TOTAL )
Maxi-| Mini- 1920 1921
Au- July, Aumum mum averJuly, gust,
1921. 1921. 1922.
since since age. average.
1919. 1919.
FUELS |
CRUDE PETROLEUM.
GASOLINE
KEROSENE
GAS AND FUEL OIL
FOODSTUFFS:
LUBRICATING OIL
Beef products
Pork products
Lamb and mutton.
Sugar (raw)
Cottonseed oil
Wheat (visible)....
Wheat flour
Corn (visible)
Oats (visible)
Butter
Cheese
PIG IRON(MERCHANT)
ZINC
TIN
YELLOW PINE
MICHIGAN HARDWOODS
MICHIGAN SOFTWOODS
OAK FLOORING
MAPLE FLOORING
Poultry
Fish 2
Coffee..
Apples
Rice (domestic)
SILICA BRICK
FACE BRICK
CEMENT
BATHS (ENAMEL)
CLOTHING MATERIALS:
LAVATORIES (ENAMEL )
Cotton (total)
FUELS:
SINKS( ENAMEL)
TURPENTINE
MECHANICAL WOOD PULP
95
120
95
0)
30
27
78
0
50
136
28
85
70
140
27
67
89
392
271
139
121
186
30
77
145
0
20
91
39
324
12
55
75
648
164
156
120
248
46
41
97
0
63
20
81
40
276
17
60
86
291
172
169
139
235
42
52
78
0
50
53
51
101
61
106
75
81
104
98
126
89
85
145
134
134
151
143
153
145
137
165
160
154
120
130
161
150
238
164
108
176
140
146
247
528
33
58
130
60
108
132
212
232
146
247
248
133
231
173
51
71
356
33
58
276
Yellow pine
143
Michigan hardwoods
108
Michigan softwoods
152
Oak flooring..
277
Mapleliooring...'..'..'..['.'.\ 222
Silica brick
115
Face brick
181
Cement a
276
301
Baths (enamel)
95
Lavatories (enamel)
122
Sinks (enamel)
175
Rosin 4
215
Turpentine*
102
67
80
59
55
81
107
102
29
21
34
41
13
127
72
105
161
103
103
140
170
50
31
53
104
109
129
98
141
234
199
107
153
193
179
78
89
164
149
134
108
143
244
209
99
138
198
154
95
94
175
157
131
106
148
245
202
100
160
158
116
92
103
171
170
116
76
116
144
159
90
123
160
71
45
56
160
53
119
72
86
146
151
86
102
109
54
42
47
171
83
143
138
175
131
130
132
112
55
64
71
66
36
70
74
78
63
97
75
48
79
79
108
99
125
115
101
117
101
127
102
107
119
113
119
108
108
99
113
111
115
116
103
122
96
88
122
127
118
102
102
98
' 83
118
114
110
103
132
1,578
27
102 117 5 121 1 2
550 1,242 1,157 1,092
27
Pig iron (merchant)
Zinc
Tin
'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
NEWSPRINT (AT MILLS)
BOOK PAPER
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS:
WRAPPING PAPER
PAPER BOARD
FINEi PAPER
TOBACCO ( TOTAL )
FLAX SEED
WAf.r*,VA MAXIMUM SINCE 1919
AUG
•
\ MINIMUM SINCE 1919
JULY
New low records since the end of 1919 were made
in raw cotton, merchant pig iron, zinc, rice, and
coffee, while stocks of petroleum made a new high
record. Compared with a year ago, there were 27
decreases as against only 7 increases and 2 unchanged.
Outside of large increases in stocks of petroleum, sugar,
and tin, the increases were confined to the cold-storage
holdings of dairy products and poultry.
35
101
80
167
31
48
75
509
168
125
107
184
32
65
147
0
79
70
97
183
110
127
89
95
174
241
METALS:
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
13170—22
82
70
73
146
181
159
43
85
324
157
158
93
76
622
211
81
79
101
72
72
145
162
159
20
38
25
44
12
28
54
108
16
6
28
241
189
153
173
162
Crude petroleum
Gasoline
Kerosene
Gas and fuel oil
Lubricating oil
RO6IN
124
129
928
332
321
184
149
1,482
316
174
156
240
156
110
177
391
360
2
PAPER:
Mechanical wood pulp
Chemical wood pulp
Newsprint (at mills)
Book paper
Wrapping paper
Paper board
Fine paper
OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS:
Tobacco (total)
Flaxseed
1
Index number less than 1.
-On 15th of month.
3 Relative to stocks at end of 1919.
4
44
Relative to season beginning Apr. 1,1919.
»July 1.
• Oct. 1.
10
SALES.
The approach toward a settlement of the labor difficulties in the latter part of August undoubtedly
helped to stimulate the volume of sales during that
month. Although comparable data are lacking for a
great many industries, the accompanying table gives
relative figures on the sales of 18 individual commodities, as well as a comparison of distribution movements and the sales of services and securities.
Of the 14 individual commodities for which August
figures are available, 8 showed an increase in sales
volume over July, while 6 declined. In July only 2
of these 14 commodities increased, compared with
June.
Compared with a year ago only one of the 14 commodities shows a smaller volume of sales in August,
1922. Eight of these commodities show sales greater
than the average for the year 1919.
Other movements, including postal receipts, magazine advertising, and the sales of stocks and bonds,
increased compared with the preceding month.
COMPARISON OP SALES IN DIFFERENT LINES OF BUSINESS.
RELATIVE SALES (1919=100).
Maxi- Minimum
1920 1921 July, Au- July, Ausince
aver- 1921. gust, 1922. gust,
end end average.
1921.
age.
1922.
of
of
1919. 1919.
INDIVIDUAL COMMODITIES:
Pig iron (merchant)
Freight cars
Structural steel
Baths, enamel
Lavatories, enamel
Sinks, enamel
Sanitary pottery
Oak flooring
Maple flooring
Redwood lumber
Clay fire brick
Leather belting
Abrasive paper and cloth..
Fine cotton goods
Elastic webbing
Paper
Printing i
Optical goods l
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT:
2
Wholesalers
Mail-order houses 1
Chain stores l
97
333
101
53
73
65
34
54
36
77
120
98
111
26
87
127
148
114
34
97
66
59
77
73
43
119
63
74
45
42
65
81
81
89
121
73
31
45
63
68
83
69
44
93
49
34
33
46
60
69
80
85
106
47
49
8
62
89
87
81
42
129
75
83
47
48
72
117
89
91
120
60
58
52
685
81
116
122
142
118
151
134
141
117
129
171
181
220
78
84
79
121
108
102
69
83
105
21 '•"72
107
136
242
99
102
118
87
71
124
97
50
108
96
60
116
99
58
127
106
59
131
145
154
125
113
123
120
113
147
106
95
147
103
105
148
108
106
162
108
116
135
162
144
129
110
178
489
122
109
122
110
111
106
111
119
102
101
122
114
78
103
58
87
70
85
66
93
72
105
100
120
55
94
180
102
36
82
170
94
42
74
189
90
351
575
178
215
262
222
171
260
135
157
174
129
148
127
129
147
168
143
14
8
27
12
27
25
7
23
17
21
33
35
40
5
25
71
106
47
SEEVICES:
Postal receipts 1
Telephone receipts x
Telegraph tolls 1
Railroad revenuesPassengers i
Freight^
Advertising—
Magazine
Newspaper
SECURITIES:
Stocks
.Bonds
Municipal bonds (new) 1..
Life insurance
1
122
106
70 "**85
79
92
58
68
98
101
182
113 ""io6
Items based on value.
* Relative proportion of orders to total transactions.
PRICES.
For the first time since last January, prices on the
:;: /ailed to make a significant rise compared with
• pscfding month. Both the wholesale index of
't Ppspartment of La,bor and Bradstreet's index
registered no change in August compared with July,
while Dun's index declined one point. There were
marked increases in the prices of fuels, metals, and
building materials, but these were offest by declines
in other groups, particularly farm products and foods.
The decline in the price of farm products was particularly marked. The price index number of farm
crops as compiled by the Department of Agriculture
fell from 118 in July to 114 in August and the live
stock index dropped from 119 to 112 in the same
period.
The regrouping of, the Department of Labor prices
by the Federal Reserve Board shows that notwithstanding the decline in farm products there was an
actual although slight increase in the average prices
of raw materials in August. Producers' goods remained unchanged, while consumers' goods declined.
The weighted index for all commodities remained
unchanged at 155 compared with 142 in August last
year and 138 at the low point reached in January.
The retail food index of the Department of Labor
declined from 142 in July to 139 in August, which
marked the same low point for this index as reached
last March.
The prices of individual commodities as given in
the table and chart on pages 4 and 5 show clearly the
declines which occurred in the groups of farm products
and foods. Metals, building materials, and coal all
showed significant increases. Of the 60 commodities
for which comparisons are given, 27 showed decreases,
24 increased, and 9 remained the same as in July.
The largest increase for any of the commodities listed
was shown by pig iron which rose 23.9 per cent,
followed by bituminous coal with an increase of 23.3
per cent. The greatest decline in the price of any
commodity quoted occurred in petroleum which registered a drop of 35 per cent during the month.
TEXTILES.
Imports of wool in August continued heavy, partly
due, no doubt, to the anticipated increase in tariff
rates.
The activity of woolen and worsted machinery
showed a slight increase over July. Carpet and rug
looms showed a big increase in activity compared to
a year ago. Other classes of looms were not so active
as last year. Little change occurred in the prices of
wool or of woolen manufactures during August.
Unfortunately, comparable figures on the consumption of wool by textile mills have not been available
for recent months. This has been due to the fact
that a few companies, particularly the American
Woolen Co., have not furnished their figures. This
latter company forms such a large proportion of the
industry that it is impossible to compare figures for
present mouths, excluding the American Woolen Co.,
with figures for earlier months or years in which their
11
figures were included. Unable to secure the voluntary cooperation of this company the Bureau of the
Census has compiled reports for recent months excluding this firm and one or two minor companies
whose reports have not been received. These reports
have now been extended back through the months of
1921 on a comparable basis by omitting the estimated
consumption of the American Woolen Co. and one or
two others. These figures are shown in the following
table, which gives the trend of the industry for the past
20 months.
bales, or the lowest figure recorded in more than twoyears. Exports during the present calendar year have
been about 8 per cent less than during the same period
last year. Imports of cotton in August showed an
increase over the two preceding months, although the
total of 14,480 bales is far below our monthly average
imports. Imports so far this year have exceeded the
corresponding movement last year by approximately
74 per cent.
EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION OF COTTON.
WOOL CONSUMPTION.
[Excluding American Woolen Co. and a few smaller firms.]
1921
1922
Thousands of pounds (all
figures reduced to grease
equivalent).
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
;
" ]
;
;
........
."....
|
24 049
3CL600
39 510
43 466
48,183
47 103
42,126
48,141
49,824
53,'589
53 463
49 441
52,280
53,774
60,368
42,574
52,533
52,621
46,902
MONTHLY AVERAGE
COTTON CONSUMPTION IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN MILLS.
THOUSANDS OF BALES
During the past month the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture issued a
joint report on the stocks of wool in the hands of
dealers and manufacturers on June 30, 1922. This is
the first report on wool stocks issued since that for
the quarter ending September 30, 1921. The total
stocks on June 30, 1922, of wool in and afloat to the
United States and including tops and noils was
479,151,184 pounds, grease equivalent. Of this
amount 54.8 per cent was foreign wool and 45.2 per
cent of domestic origin. Of the total amount 201,225,406 pounds, grease equivalent, w^ere in the hands
of dealers, the remainder being held by manufacturers. On June 30, 1921, the total stocks of wool
reported by dealers and manufacturers was 443,326,000
pounds, grease equivalent.
The report for June 30, 1922, is based on returns
from 380 dealers and 622 manufacturers. The totals
were exclusive of stocks held by 12 dealers and 5
manufacturers who did not report. The American
Woolen Co., which failed to report, is the only one
whose figures would seriously affect the totals.
Consumption of cotton by textile mills in August
showed a large increase over July. The total consumption last month amounted to 527,404 bales, which
has not been exceeded in any month since January,
1920. The total consumption of cotton during the
first eight months of 1922 has amounted to 3,954,413
bales, or approximately 16 per cent more than was
consumed during the corresponding months of 1921.
Exports of cotton in August amounted to only 273,308
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Stocks of cotton in mills continued to decline during
August. Warehouse stocks, on the other hand, increased slightly for the month, showing the effect of
the new crop movement. Stocks in both positions at
the end of August amounted to 2,575,000 bales, com™
pared to 4,470,000 bales in storage at the same time a
year ago.
Exports of cotton cloth amounted to 50,068,000
square yards in August, compared to 60,238,000 square
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yards in July. Exports of cloth for the first eight the Ohio Foundrymen's Association, increased nearly
months of this year have been about 20 per cent 23 per cent in activity during August.
larger than during the same period of 1921. There PRODUCTION OP P I G IRON AND STEEL INGOTS, AND UNITED
was an increase in the number of active cotton spindles
STATES STEEL CORPORATION'S UNFILLED ORDERS.
in August and a still greater increase in active spindle
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Consumption of raw silk for the month of August
Exports of iron.and steel showed a further decline
amounted to 34,772 bales, an increase of nearly 40 per
during
August. Exports, so far this year, have
cent over the consumption in July. As a matter of
amounted
to 1,229,000 tons, or nearly 30 per cent
fact, the consumption in August, as indicated by wareless
than
in
the same period of 1921.
house withdrawals, is the largest for any month since
The
prices
of all iron and steel products showed an
these figures have been compiled. Stocks of raw silk
increase
during
August. The largest increase took
also increased during August, with a total of 32,515
place
in
pig
iron
prices. The composite figure, as
bales on hand at the end of the month. This is a
compiled
by
the
"Iron
Age/7 showed a rise of 13 per
larger stock than has been reported on hand at any
time .since the close of 1920. The price of raw silk cent over July.
Production, shipments, and sales of sheets increased
rose slightly in the New York market during August.
during.August,
while unfilled orders and unsold stocks
METALS.
both
declined.
Sales of structural steel also increased
The movement of iron ore on the Sault Ste. Marie
during
August,
compared with July. The tonnage
Canal during August totaled 8,937,000 tons or apbooked
during
the
past month was equivalent to 65.2
proximately the same as in July, but more than double
per
cent
of
the
shop
capacity.
the movement in August of last year. During the
Figures
compiled
by
the Department of Commerce
five months in which the canal has been open to
from
125
identical
fabricators
for each of the last five
traffic, the iron ore movement has been 42 per cent
months
indicate
the
recent
trend
in this industry.
greater than in the corresponding months of last year.
The
total
shop
capacity
reported
by
the 125 firms
Pig iron production showed a decrease of nearly 25
was
equal
to
208,245
tons
per
month.
The actual
per cent, compared with July. The total production
sales
were
reported
as
follows:
was 1,816,000 tons. Even this reduced figure was
FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL SALES, 1922 BY MONTHS.
nearly double the production in August, 1921. The
production of steel ingots declined from 2,843,000 tons
[Reported by 125 firms with a capacity of 208,245 tons per month.]
in July to 2,532,000 tons in August. In August last
Tonnage
Per cent of
year the ingot output was 1,301,000 tons. In the
booked.
capacity.
eight months of 1922 ingot production has been 66 per
cent greater than in the same period of last year.. April...
181,947
87.4
Miy....
165,272
79.4
The movement of merchant pig iron, as reflected by June...
149,907
72.0
129,160
62.0
the association reports, also showed a marked decline July...
August
135,843
65.2
in August, compared with earlier months. On the
other hand, unfilled orders of United States Steel CorCopper production in August totaled 101,188,000
poration continued to increase at about the same rate pounds, which is an increase of 11 per cent over July.
as in preceding months. Unfilled orders on hand at This is by far the largest production for any month
the end of August totaled 5,950,000 tons, which is during the past two years. Copper production durabout 3 per cent greater than in July. A year ago ing the eight months of this year has exceeded the
unfilled orders totaled 4,532,000 tons, and at their output of the corresponding period in 1921 by 51 per
recent low point in November, 1921, amounted to cent. Exports of copper were slightly less in August
4,251,000 tons. Foundry production, as reported by than in July, but the total of 62,612,000 pounds,
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compares favorably with other recent months. The
production of zinc in August declined slightly, while
there was a large drop in stocks on hand. Stocks at
the end of August amounted to only 43,250,000
pourfds," which is the lowest reported for any month
for several years. There was a marked increase in
shipments of zinc from St. Louis, although the receipts at that city declined. Receipts and shipments of lead at St. Louis both showed marked increases during August.
The prices of all nonferrous metals were slightly
higher in August than in July. The largest increase
occurred*in the price of zinc, which rose approximately 10 per cent.
FUELS.
duction of beehive coke increased in August compared
with preceding months, while the output of byproduct coke showed a marked decline. The total
coke production from both sources amounted to
2,936,000 tons in July, and 2,332,000 tons in August.
The total coke production so far this year is about
30 per cent greater than a year ago. Exports of both
bituminous and anthracite coal were slightly larger
in August than in July, but in both months the tonnage was comparatively small. Exports of coal so
far this year are about 70 per cent less than a year
ago. Prices of both coal and coke continued to increase during August.
PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, IMPORTS, AND STOCKS OP PETROLEUM.
The output of bituminous coal in August amounted
to 22,328,000 tons, an increase of 31 per cent over
the July production. The settlement of the bituminous strike occurred so late in August that it
produced very little effect on the month's production.
During September bituminous production has been
running between nine and ten million tons per week.
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The total production of bituminous coal for the
first eight months of 1922 amounts to 226,665,000
tons, or 13.4 per cent less than the production during
the same months in 1921. The August production
of anthracite coal amounted to 161,000 tons, compared to 116,000 tons in July, and 7,459,000 tons in
August last year. Sinee the settlement of the anthracite strike in the early part of September production
has again returned to approximately 2,000,000 tons
per week. The total anthracite production for the
eight months of 1922 is 63 per cent below the production in the same period of last year. The pro-
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The consumption of domestic and imported petroleum for the month of August totaled 50,817,000
barrels, thus establishing another new record in this
industry. The production of crude petroleum was
slightly less in August than in July, but the total of
46,295,000 barrels is still nearly 6,000,000 above the
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output for the corresponding month last year. Domestic production in August was about 4,700,000
barrels less than consumption. However, imports of
crude, amounting to 8,800,000 barrels, more than
made up the difference, so that stocks continued to
increase. At the end of August stocks of crude oil
totaled 264,780,000 barrels, the largest on record, and
equivalent to more than five months' consumption at
the high rates shown in the last two months. A further marked decline appeared in the price of crude oil
during August. According to quotations on KansasOklahoma crude, the price in July averaged $1.93 per
barrel, and in August $1.25, a decline of about 35 per
cent.
New records were established for the production
and consumption of gasoline during the month of
July, which are the latest figures available. Gasoline
production totaled 569,711,000 gallons, compared to
525,941,000 gallons in June. Consumption in July
totaled 556,112,000 gallons, an increase of 60,000,000
gallons over the previous high record attained in
June. Stocks of gasoline at the end of July amounted
to 772,909,000 gallons, a decline of about 9 per cent
during the month. Gasoline stocks at the end of July
were about 120,000,000 gallons below the peak reached
at the end of April.
The production of kerosene during July amounted
to 192,924,000 gallons, compared to 173,650,000 gallons in June. Stock increases amounted to 7,000,000
gallons during the month. The production of gas and
fuel oil increased about 56,000,000 gallons in July compared with June, and there was a further increase in
stocks on hand. The production of lubricating oil
also increased during July, but stocks remained practically stationary.
STOCKS OF CATTLE HIDES (PACKER) AND PRODUCTION AND STOCKS
OP LEATHER (SOLE AND BELTING).
PAPER AND PULP.
The production of newsprint paper increased more
than 10 per cent in August compared with July. The
total of 133,236 tons is the largest output recorded for
any month in the past three years. Shipments also
increased over 9 per cent, amounting to 134,490 tons,
thus establishing a new record for this movement in
recent years. Stocks of newsprint increased from
231,833 tons at the end of July to 260,111 tons at the
end of August. Stocks of newsprint are now the largest
they have been at any time since the end of April, 1921.
This increase was chiefly due to larger stocks in the
hands of publishers and in transit to publishers. The
stocks at the mills were less in August than in July.
The consumption of newsprint showed a slight decline
in August compared to July. August prices showed
a tendency to be slightly higher than those in the preceding month.
Paper purchased by printers showed an increase in
July over June, and was at practically the same level
reached in May. Printing activities showed a marked
decline compared with recent months, and was on
practically the same level as in Juty a year ago.
A further marked increase occurred in the production of material for paper-box containers, both corrugated and solid fiber board. Machinery activity in
the corrugated board industry was 72 per cent of
normal during August, compared to 65 per cent in
July and 47 per cent in August of last year, The
production of corrugated board in the eight months
of this year is more than double the output in the
corresponding months of last year. The production
of solid fiber board so far this year has been about
30 per cent greater than a year ago.
AUTOMOBILES.
The production of automobiles and trucks showed
a significant increase in August after the decline
recorded in July. The total production of passenger
cars amounted to 246,941, an increase of 10 per cent
over the July production, but considerably smaller
than the 263,027 produced in June. August truck
production totaled 24,064 machines, compared to
21,357 in July, and the maximum monthly ouptut
reached in June of 25,984.
THE MOTORCYCLE
INDUSTRY.
Per
i cent of
decrease.
1
Number of establishments..
Persons engaged
Salary and wage payments.
Value of products
22 j
20
3,120 !
6,411
14,125,361
$7,377,669
$13,567,970
$28,609,327
51.3
44.1
52.6
PRODUCTS.
1922
Motor cycles manufactured:
Number
Value
26,99J.
$6,438,706
59,122
$16,161,623
54.3
00.2
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Figures compiled by the Department of Commerce
in connection with the 1921 census of manufacturers
show a very marked decrease in the production of
motorcycles compared with 1919. The following
table gives a few important comparisons. A more
detailed statement may be obtained from the Bureau
of the Census.
A similar tabulation for the aircraft industry shows
that in 1921 there were 19 establishments which reported a total value of all products as $6,616,988,
compared with 31 establishments and a total value of
products of $14,372,643 in 1919. The following table
gives a comparison of the more important figures:
upon a demand requiring full running time. The percentage of output for individual establishments ranged
from 20 to 90 per cent of their maximum capacity.
The results of the 1921 census of the bicycle industry
shows a decrease of 61 per cent in the value of products, compared with 1919. The following table gives
some of the more important figures from the preliminary announcement on this industry.
THE BICYCLE INDUSTRY.
1921
N u m b e r of e s t a b l i s h m e n t s
P e r s o n s engaged
V a l u e of all p r o d u c t s
AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY.
1919
24 !
31
2,102 '••
5.789
$9,529,779}
$24,496,568
Percent
of decrease.1
63.7
61.1
PRODUCTS.
1921
Total, value
Airplanes:
Number
Value
Seaplanes:
Number
Value
Under construction:
Number
Value
Engines:
Number
Value..
$6,616,988 '
1919
$14,372,643
284
$3,799,340
432
$3,466,452
8
$310,068
230
$4, 580,016
369 ;
$959, 567
341
$1,658,670
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Part
Number
Value
All other products, including repair work:
Number
Value
Bicycles:
"Number
Value
Motor cycles and parts, including side and
delivery cars, value
Bicycle parts, including tricycles, value
All other products, including repairs, value.
$778,iil
$2,6oi,995
$747,312
$1,812,266
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149,192 .
470,675
68.3
$6,218,394 ; $12,277,341
49.4
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47,625 i
34,505
+38.0
1,869,139 '
4,561,339
59.0
1,394,621 ;
7,623.383 !
81.7
A plus sign (-f) denotes increase.
The returns indicate that the combined output of
all establishments in this industry was only approxim a t e l y 38 per cent of t h e m a x i m u m capacity, based
u p o n a d e m a n d requiring full running time. T h e p e r : c e n t a g e of o u t p u t for individual establishments ranged
from 20 to 90 per cent of their m a x i m u m capacity.
BUILDING OPERATIONS.
The cost of building construction as measured by
the various cost index n u m b e r s continued t o rise
during August. T h e cost of building m a t e r i a l s t o
contractors, as r e p o r t e d to t h e D e p a r t m e n t of Comj merce from some 30 cities, showed continued s u b ; s t a n t i a l increases. T h e index n u m b e r for t h e cost of
| m a t e r i a l in a six-room frame house increased from
181 in J u l y t o 189 in A u g u s t ; for a six-room brick
house t h e index in material cost rose from 184 in
The combined output of all establishments was
approximately 27.6 per cent of the maximum capacity,
based upon a demand requiring full running time.
The percentage of output of individual establishments ranged from 5 to 75 per cent of their maximum
capacity.
A preliminary report from the Census on the typewriter industry in 1921 indicates that there was a
decrease of about 21 per cent in the value of the
products compared with 1919. The following table July to 193 in August. In both instances the average
gives some of the more important figures from this | for 1913 is taken as 100. Concrete factory cost,
report.
according to the index compiled by the Aberthaw
TYPEWRITERS AND SUPPLIES.
Construction Co., rose from 174 at the end of July to
i 190 at the end of August. Increases in the price of
Per cent
• both materials and labor were responsible for this
of de1921
1919
crease.
| rise of over 9 per cent during the month.
Contracts awarded for building construction in the
Number of establishments
74
88 j
15.9
Persons engaged
15,105
18,074
16.4
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northeastern states increased in the amount of
Salary and wage payments
$17,739,607
$21,079,171 I
15.8
Value of products
41,621,047
52,737,661 j
21.1
floor space in August, compared with July. The
PRODUCTS.
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! totals for the last three months were 60,526,000 square
Typewriters:
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Number
538,354
j
feet in June, 51,705,000 square feet in July, and
Value
$30,620,664
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Typewriter parts, value
1,182,029 i
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54,019,000 square feet in August. The chief increases
Carbon paper, value
3,239,483
Typewriter ribbons, value
4,707,185
in
August occurred in industrial buildings and social
Other typewriter accessories, value
316,834
All other products, including repairs, value.
1,5-54,852 !
• and recreational buildings. There was a slight decline
| in the amount of floor space in the contracts for
The returns indicate that the combined output of all residential buildings during xlugust, although this
establishments in this industry was only approxi- latter class still constitutes nearly 45 per cent of the
mately 54.5 per cent of the maximum capacity, based total floor space of all buildings.
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In spite of the increase in floor space noted above,
the total value of contracts awarded in August was
only $322,007,000, compared to $350,081,000 in July.
This decrease in the total cost of buildings contracted
for, in spite of increase in square feet, indicates a
cheaper type of construction during August, although,
as pointed out above, the cost of both building
material and labor rose during the month.
cent less than in July. There was also a slight decline
in production of North Carolina pine. In most instances shipments were considerably heavier in August
than in July, while stocks showed a tendency to
decline. On the other hand, there were increases in
the mill stocks of southern pine during August. The
price of lumber continued to increase during August.
According to the quotations shown on Douglas fir,
this species increased $2 per thousand feet during the
VOLUME OF BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED, BY CLASSES.
month. Production, shipments, and orders received
M I L L I O N S OF SQUARE FEET
for both oak and maple flooring showed a marked
50
60
1919 M O N T H L Y
increase during August. Stocks on hand and unfilled
AVERAGE
1920 M O N T H L Y
orders at the end of the month increased in the case of
AVERAGE
1921 M O N T H L Y
oak flooring but declined in the maple flooring indusAVERAGE
try. The production of oak flooring for the eight
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
months of this year is more than double the output of
MARCH
1921. During the same period, mapleflooringproAPRIL
duction has increased 43 per cent.
MAY
O JUNE
A preliminary report from the Bureau of the Census,
— JULY
Department
of Commerce, prepared in cooperation
AUGUST
with
the
Forest
Service, United States Department
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
of Agriculture, shows that the lumber cut of 710 large
NOVEMBER
sawmills in 1921 was 4.2 per cent less than the cut
DECEMBER
of the same mills in 1919. The total cut of the 710
JANUARY
Y////////A PUBLIC AND
I
I SEMIPUBLIC
mills in 1919 was 13,929,697,000 board feet, and in
FEBRUARY
MIARCH
1921 it was 13,351,595,000 board feet, a decrease of
APRIL
578,102,000
board feet.
_ MAY
The 710 mills included in this report represented
S JUNE
JULY
about 40 per cent of the total lumber cut in the
AUGUST
United
States in 1919. These mills are located in
SEPTEMBER
33
states
and consequently reflect conditions in
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
practically all important lumber regions of the
DECEMBER
country.
JANUARY
It is of particular interest to note that mills in the
FEBRUARY
principal southern pine producing states show increases
MARCH
, APRIL
while those in the north and west generally show
• A1AY
decreases, but since the cut of these large mills, conJUNE
JULY
sidered as a whole, decreased but slightly from 1919
AUGUST
to 1921, it appears reasonable to assume that the
For the eight months of 1922 contracts awarded in total lumber cut for 1921 did not differ greatly from
the territory covered have totaled 396,314,000 square that reported for 1919.
The production and shipments of clay fire brick
feet valued at $2,368,710,000. Compared with the
increased
in August, compared with July. There was
same period of 1921, these figures represent an increase
a
decline,
however, in the case of silica brick. The
of 70.8 per cent in floor space and 57.9 per cent in
production
of cement in August totaled 11,664,000
value. Considering the year to date, the largest inbarrels,
making
another new record for this industry.
crease has occurred in industrial buildings, with resiShipments
also
increased, while stocks showed a
dential buildings occupying second place.
further
seasonal
decline.
Fire losses in August totaled $21,580,000, a decrease
In the sanitary enamel ware industry, shipments
of 41 per cent, compared with the very high figure
in
August increased over July, while stocks and new
shown in July. Fire losses so far this year have been
orders
received declined. The output of this industry
12 per cent greater than in the same months of 1921.
has in some instances been more than double the
BUILDING MATERIAL.
production during the same months of last year.
There was further increase in the production of Another large increase also occurred for the orders
most species of lumber during the month of August. received for sanitary pottery during August. These
Production of Douglasfirshowed a very slight decline, were approximately 33 per cent greater than orders
while the northern pine lumber output was 20 per received during July.
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NAVAL STORES.
Net receipts of both turpentine and rosin at the
three principal ports were greater in August than in
July. Stocks of turpentine increased nearly 57 per
cent during the month, although stocks on hand are
still only about one-half as great as a year ago.
Stocks of rosin showed an increase of 7 per cent
during August, making the total amount on hand
approximately the same as in August last year. The
total production of turpentine so far this year has
been 8 per cent less than in the same months of 1921.
During the same period rosin production has shown
an increase of 41 per cent over the 1921 figures.
CEREALS.
Exports of wheat and flour in August were equivalent to 38,964,000 bushels of grain, an increase of
more than 100 per cent over July. This increase is
due very largely to the seasonal effect of the new crop
movement. In August last year exports of wheat
and flour totaled 66,963,000 bushels. Exports in the
eight months of this year have totaled 141,120,000
bushels, which is about 44 per cent less than the
exports during the same months of 1921. Receipts
and shipments of wheat at the principal markets
showed large seasonal increases during August. The
visible supply also increased about 9 per cent during
the month. In every instance the movement this
year is less than the corresponding month a year ago.
The decline in price which continued during August
is no doubt responsible for the smaller movement of
wheat this year. The price of wheat in Chicago declined about 8 per cent during August, while the price
of flour decreased approximately 10 per cent.
Exports of corn, including meal, amounted to
12,325,000 bushels in August, compared to 14,395,000
bushels in July. Exports of corn for the eight months
ending with August have been more than 50 per cent
greater than in the corresponding months of last year.
Receipts and shipments of corn at the principal
markets showed further seasonal declines during
August. The grind of corn by starch and glucose
manufacturers amounted to 5,650,000 bushels in
August, which is the largest for any month since
March of this year. The price of contract grades
No. 2 corn at Chicago declined about 2 cents a bushel
during August.
In connection with the manufacture of corn sirup
(glucose) and starch the Department of Commerce has
issued a preliminary statement from the 1921 census
of manufactures showing a decline in value of products
of 57 per cent, compared with 1919.
The returns indicate that the combined output of
all establishments in this industry was only approximately 47 per cent of the maximum capacity, based
upon a demand requiring full running time. The
percentage of output for individual establishments
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ranged from 10 to 100 per cent of their maximum
capacity.
CORN SIRUP (GLUCOSE) AND STARCH.
1921
Number of establishments..
Persons engaged
Salaries and wages
Value of products
1919
39
7,095
$10,073,090
80,063,149
56
8,694
$14,174,845
186,256,260
764,276,453
172,506,708
152,055,872
963,790,941
451,350,694
157,276,442
860,224,469
9,176,927
25,055,736
18,840,824
11,681,366
32,966,027
396,340
31,478,190
727,962,234
16,477,186
39,073,667
28,757,233
12,516,261
61,661,977
452,735
45,198,630
PRODUCTS.
Glucose:
For sale, pounds
Made and consumed, for sirups, etc., pounds.
Grape sugar, pounds
StarchCorn, pounds
Potato, pounds
Other starches, pounds
Dextrin, pounds
Corn oil, gallons
Corn-oil cake and meal, pounds
Stock feed, tons
Sirup, gallons
Exports of oats, including meal, showed a marked
decline in August compared with the high points
reached in June and July. On the other hand, exports of this cereal are still well above the average.
Exports for the eight months of 1922 have totaled
22,887,000 bushels, or more than 300 per cent greater
than the exports in the same months of last year.
There was a marked increase in the exports of rye,
including flour, during August, compared with July,
but at 4,623,000 bushels, this movement is not as
large as in the months of May and June. There was
a slight decline in the August exports of barley.
The exports of all cereals, including flour and meal
as grain, were equivalent to 60,284,000 bushels in
August, compared to 43,438,000 bushels in July, and
90,323,000 bushels in August a year ago. Measured
in this way, our cereal exports so far this year are
about 10 per cent less than in the same period of 1921.
MEATS.
Receipts, shipments, and slaughter of both cattle
and hogs showed marked seasonal increases over the
low point reached in July. In every instance the
movement this year was considerably heavier than in
the corresponding months of last year. The increase
in the shipment of stocker and feeder animals is of considerable significance. For the eight months of this
year this movement has exceeded the corresponding
period of last year by 35 per cent in the case of cattle
and 19 per cent in the case of hogs. Exports of beef
products totaled 13,751,000 pounds in August, which
is about 10 per cent less than in July. Exports of
beef so far this year are about 8 per cent less than a
year ago. Cold-storage holdings of beef at the 1st of
September totaled 48,225,000 pounds, compared to
67,337,000 pounds at the same time last year. Prices
of cattle at Chicago showed a significant increase during August.
Exports of pork products in August amounted to
127,667,000 pounds, a decrease of 4.3 per cent over
18
July exports. Pork exports so far this year are 19
per cent less than in corresponding months of 1921.
There was a further decline in cold-storage holdings of
pork products, bringing the total to 138,255,000
pounds. There was another marked decline in the
Chicago price of hogs, but the price of fresh pork continued to increase.
INSPECTED SLAUGHTER, CONSUMPTION, AND COLD-STORAGE
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further increases in August compared with the movement in recent months. These movements, however,
are not as large as in the corresponding months of last
year. Cold-storage holdings of lamb and mutton
showed slight increases in August, while prices of both
sheep and lambs in Chicago declined.
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Receipts of butter, cheese, and eggs at principal
markets each showed marked seasonal declines in
August compared with July. Cold-storage holdings
of creamery butter and American cheese each increased in August and were considerably above the
holdings a year ago. Storage holdings of case eggs
reached their maximum as usual on August 1 with a
total of 10,161,000 cases or nearly 3,000,000 cases
more than at the same time a year ago. (See diagrams on p. 6.) The average wholesale price of butter
at the principal markets showed a slight decline in
August. The price of cheese remained unchanged.
Exports of condensed and evaporated milk increased in August, compared with the low point
reached in July. Total exports amounted to 11,247,000 pounds.
Meltings of raw sugar in August totaled 540,024
tons, compared to 530,334 tons in July and 414,545
tons in August last year. The total for the first
eight months in 1922 have exceeded meltings in the
same period in 1921 by 56 per cent. Stocks of raw
sugar in hands of refiners declined approximately 15
per cent during August. Stocks of raw sugar at
Cuban ports totaled 460,987 tons in August, compared with 650,164 tons in July. A slight seasonal
increase occurred in the movements of the Louisiana
crop in August. Total receipts for the month
month amounted to 3,939,000 tons.
MAR.
APR.
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OTHER FOODSTUFFS.
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Traffic through the Sault Ste. Marie Canal amounted
The Department of Commerce has issued the first
of a series of monthly reports on the production and to 10,286,000 tons in August, or only a very slight
stocks of sugar based on returns to the Bureau of the increase above the July figures. The August traffic
Census. This report, which covers the month of July, was nearly 3,000,000 tons greater than the tonnage
carried in the corresponding month last year, but in
is as follows:
August,
1920, the total tonnage going through this
PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF SUGAR.
canal
was
12,425,000.
SUGAR REFINERIES.—The quantity of sugar refined during July
(including reports received from all refineries in the United States
except Arbuckle Bros., of New York), amounted to 500,116 short
tons.
Sales of granulated sugar by refiners during the month amounted
to 492,634 tons, of which quantity 432,417 tons were for domestic
consumption and 60,217 tons for export. Refiners' stocks of granulated sugar at the beginning of the month amounted to 127,070 short
tons, as compared with 95,889 tons at the end of the month.
Raw sugar received by refineries during the month comprised
561,538 tons of imported sugar and 1,433 tons of domestic raw sugar,
while 538,328 tons of raw sugar were used for refining. Stocks of
raw sugar held by refiners increased from 300,163 tons on July 1 to
324,763 tons on July 31.
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
There was a continued improvement in the railroad
freight situation through August. The weekly average
car movement for the month was 895,591, which was a
net increase of 8 per cent over the preceding month,
and 10 per cent greater than in August last year.
Since the close of August there has been a still further
increase in the amount of freight loadings. The report
for the week ending September 16 shows 945,919 cars
loaded, which was in excess of any similar period this
CANE-SUGAR FACTORIES.—Since but few of the cane-sugar facyear, and in 1921 was exceeded only twice during the
tories were in operation during July the production was small,
month of October. A few weeks ago the railroads reamounting to only 4,447 short tons. The stocks of all kinds of
ported
a large number of surplus idle freight cars. At
sugar held by cane-sugar manufacturers on July 1 amounted to
the end of August this year only 70,455 surplus cars
12,407 short tons, as compared with 10,660 tons on July 31.
BEET-SUGAR FACTORIES.—No beet sugar was manufactured durwere reported, compared to 174,92^at the end of July,
ing July, 1922, but the stocks held by beet-sugar manufacturers
and 246,74t) cars at the end of August last year. On
were reduced by sales and by deliveries on previous sales from
the
other hand, a real shortage of cars has developed,
149,786 short tons on July 1, to 88,289 tons on July 31. Practically
and in recent weeks the number of cars requested by
the entire stocks were granulated sugar.
shippers which could not be furnished by the railroads
WATER TRANSPORTATION.
was greater than the number of idle cars reported.
Traffic through the Panama Canal in July showed a
very marked increase compared with June. The total SHORTAGE, SURPLUS, BAD-ORDER, AND TOTAL LOADINGS OF
FREIGHT CARS.
cargo traffic amounted to 1,211,000 tons, and is the
largest reported for any single month since the canal
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amounted to $443,183,000, a decline of about $30,000,000 compared with June. This decrease all
occurred in the freight revenue, and was, no doubt,
partly accounted for by the decrease in freight rates
which went into effect July 1. Railroad operating
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expenses in July were $243,726,000, a decline of about
$20,000,000 below tke preceding month. The net
operating income for July was $69,239,000 compared to $76,594,000 in the preceding month, and
$69,324,000 in July last year. The total net operating income for the first seven months of this year
for class 1 roads amounts to $418,271,000, which
represents an increase of 94.8 per cent over the
corresponding periods of 1921.
LABOR.
Department store sales increased over the low point
reached in July, but are still considerably below those
of the early summer months.
Magazine advertising for the month of September
showed an increase of nearly 20 per cent over the
preceding month. Newspaper advertising for August
was slightly less than in July, but greater than at this
time a year ago. There was also a marked increase
in postal receipts during August. The total, amounting to $21,372,000, was about $2,000,000 greater than
the receipts in August last year.
There was a further increase in the number of
workers employed in both New York and Wisconsin
factories. Average weekly earnings in Wisconsin
and the total factory pay roll in both New York and
Wisconsin showed significant increases. Unemployment in Pennsylvania continued to decrease. The
total number of workers seeking positions through
all State and municipal agencies in August of this
year was 82,790, compared to 282,125 in August last
year. Immigration showed a further small increase
in August, while emigration continued to decline.
The total interest-bearing debt of the United States
showed a slight increase in August. Both customs
receipts and total ordinary receipts were considerably
larger than in the preceding month. Disbursements
in August were on practically the same level as in
July. Total disbursements for the first eight months
of 1922 have been about 33 per cent less than the disbursements in the same period of 1921. The amount
of money in circulation showed a slight increase in
August for the first time in several months.
IMMIGRATION, EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION QUOTA.
BANKING AND FINANCE.
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in New York City and outside during the month of
August. A part of this, no doubt, is due to seasonal
influences and a part to the contraction of business
caused by labor difficulties. Both debits and bank
clearings were considerably higher than in the corresponding month last year.
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The combined sales of the two large mail-or^er
houses showed a slight increase in August, although
the volume of sales was much smaller than in May
or June. Chain store sales also increased in August,
the only exception being chain shoe stores, which
showed a further seasonal decline.
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RESERVE MEMBER BANKS.
The number of failures reported for August was
1,714, which is a slight decline compared with June
and July. Liabilities, however, were slightly greater
in August than in the two preceding months. Although in number, failures are considerably above
what they were in the corresponding months last
year, they are very much less both in number and
in liabilities than at the beginning of 1922.
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JULY
JUNE
MAY
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LIFE INSURANCE.
Reports compiled by the principal life insurance
companies showed a decrease of 5.7 per cent in the
amount of new insurance written in August compared
with July. The total insurance written by these companies, which represent about 77 per cent of the total
insurance outstanding, has amounted to $4,167,775,000
in the first eight months of this year. This is an increase of more than 9 per cent over the new business
written in the corresponding part of 1921. The largest
increase has occurred in group insurance, which for
the eight months is 114 per cent greater than a year
ago.
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Bills discounted by the Federal reserve banks
showed a slight increase in August. The amount of
discounted paper held by the reserve banks has been
decreasing steadily for the past two years. This is
the first indication of a turn in the opposite direction.
There was no significant change in other Federal reserve bank movements during August. The reserve
ratio remained unchanged at 79.2.
Federal reserve member bank loans and discounts
showed a very slight increase in August, while member bank investments continued to increase at a more
rapid rate. Interest rates, both for call and time
loans, rose slightly during August.
Savings bank statistics from seven Federal reserve
districts showed that deposits increased in four districts, declined slightly in one (Philadelphia), and in
two districts showed no change. There was a further
slight decline in United States postal savings.
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Dividend and interest payments in August showed
a marked increase over the low point reached in July.
Total payments amounted to $242,075,000. Dividend and interest payments for the first eight months
of this year have been only four-tenths of 1 per cent
greater than in the same period in 1921. New
capital issues showed a further decline in August
and are the lowest for any month since February.
There was a further increase in the price of both
industrial and railroad stocks on the New York
Exchange. The increase during the month of August
was roughly about 5 per cent. Total sales of stock
in August amounted to 17,850,000 shares, or 2,700,000
shares more than in July, and some 7,000,000 shares
more than in August last year. Sales of stock in the
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New York Exchange for the eight months of 1922 are
more than 50 per cent greater than in the same
months of last year. Bond sales also showed a
marked increase over the preceding month, although
Liberty-Victory issues were less active. The total
sales of miscellaneous bonds in August amounted to
$222,863,000, compared with sales of only $100,246,000 in August last year. Sales of miscellaneous
bonds for the eight months of 1922 are 121 per cent
greater than the sales in the same eight months of
1921. Bond prices continued to rise. The combined
index for price and yield of 40 representative bonds
showed an increase of 2 per cent for the month.
Receipts of gold at the mint showed a marked increase over any recent month. The Rand output
was also the largest since the labor disturbances some
months ago. Imports of gold showed a marked
decline in August compared to July. Silver production in August amounted to 5,562,000 fine ounces,
which is an increase of 28 per cent over the July
production and is the largest for any month for more
than a year. August imports and exports of silver
were considerably less than in the preceding months.
The price of silver both at New York and at London
declined.
INDEXES OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING.
In recent numbers of the Survey there have been
published detailed discussions of certain index numbers of production and marketing dealing particularly
with raw materials. The following tables give the
recent figures for each of these index numbers, compared with the corresponding months of 1921. The
methods of compiling these indices and the weighting
factors used are discussed in detail in the issues of the
Survey referred to.
I N D E X OF MINERAL PRODUCTION.
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May.
June.
95.9
110.2
95.2
91.2
91.3
90.9
102.1
86.9
97.0
96.4
126.5
93.0
72.7
119.6
85.7
122.1
86.0
113.6
75.4
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July.
Aug.
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84.5
105.7
79.4
91.4
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INDEX
N U M B E R S OF M I N E R A L
PRODUCTION.1
[Relative marketings 1919-100.]
[Relative production 1919=100.]
1921
Total production
Petroleum
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Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
Iron ore
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Gold. .
Silver
.
Total, excluding lead, gold,
and silver
Aug.
May.
June.
July.
91.3
97.0
72.7
85.0
84.5
91.4
130.1
147.6
53.7
90.5
98.0
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93.2
108.1
38.8
72.7
94.5
83.1
90.2
85.1
144.7
58.4
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151.4
88.8
108.2
151.3
78.0
100.8
148,0
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1.6
205.3
84.9
107.4
169.4
93.8
91.9
147.1
58.5
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205.2
94.4
118.4
166.7
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91.5
71.9
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84.0
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I N D E X OF M A R K E T I N G S OF A N I M A L P R O D U C T S .
Grand total
Corn
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Rye
Rice
Total grains
Potatoes (white)
Sweet potatoes ..
Tomatoes
Onions
Cabbage
Celery
Total vegetables
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[Relative marketings 1919= 100.]
1922
July.
Aug.
May.
June.
July.
90.9
96.4
119.6
113.6
105.7
138.5
65.4
72.9
78.4
95.0
52.5
86.3
129.6
153.3
91.0
71.1
110.4
92.6
76.4
99.5
119.0
93.8
91.5
100.0
74.7
i 217.8
73.5
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i. 132.4
164.3
85.7
101.0
75.1
162.4
81.8
90.8
132.1
227.3
83.3
79.7
74.0
131.3
84.4
107.9
128.8
Aug.
Wool
Cattle and calves
Hogs
Sheep . . . .
Eggs
Poultry
Fish
Milk
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101.0
Cotton
Cotton seed
104.7
81.3
86.1
86.5
78.6
116.2
122.9
Hay
Tobacco
Flaxseed
Cane sugar
For complete table and discussion see June (No. 10) issue of the Survey.
I N D E X OF FORESTRY
May.
June.
July.
'102.2 '126.8
85.7
'75.7
79.4
173.2
125.5
87.3
29.5
35.9
195.9
218.0
211.2
82.5
155.7
160.9
180.6
92.3
101.5
37.9
114.4
14.9
207.8
66.7
91.1
42.2
45.7
7.3
3.5
162.6
192.6
131.7
53.2
3,53.2
73.7
160.8
205.9
111.0
99.5
125.9
177.8
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'21.3 '170.7
88.6
' 153.9
117.4
85.1
22.0 '66.9
25.5 '48.8
135.4 «148.2 '122.5
53.9 '21.6 533.3
338.8 9 499.3 * 154.6
131.0 «54.4
74.6
191.6 ' 110.2
28.1
71.7
36.1.
17.5
115.9
156.9
190.6
126.2
62.2
62.9
104.7 > 107.3
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121.5
17.1 '17.5
49.8
35.1
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66.9
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'44.8
114.5
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167.7
' 659.8
' 476.5
118.1 '599.2 '659.0
7.0 '571.0 '511.4
'325.9
1.3 1,891.9 396.7
5.6
93.2
160.1 '90.0
»111.3 >130.5
69.7
418.3
35.3
138.6
725.2
329.5
307.1
59.0
37.0
56.5
51.9
55.7
48.1
14.9
118.9
54.0
57.8
64.4
84.4
49.4
33.3
61.7
57.8
17.8
Total cotton products
...
....
Total miscellaneous.......
Aug.
117.8
196.9
115 0
39.7
64.1
63.2
«18.0
'364.3
93.8
» 16.8
178.6
»771.3
' 470.1
2.7
Apples
Peaches
Citrus fruit
Grapes
Pears
Watermelons
Cantaloupes
Strawberries
Total fruits
Total
Aug.
July.
Aug.
For complete table and discussion see September (No. 13) issue of the Survey.
1921
1922
1921
1922
July.
127.9
79.6
96. 0
100.0
16.6
85.9
41.1
89.8
82.6
MARKETINGS.1
I N D E X OF CROP
147.5
48.2
6.1
37.3
4.3
51.5
2.5.8
48.7
41.8
32.4
47.7
53.8
1.6
49.8
14.6
69.2
1.5
48.5
25.3
49.8
2.4
27.5
32.0
69 7
22.8
28.9
22.3
3.8
51.3
48.3
1
For complete table and discussion see July (No. 11) issue of the Survey.
«Revised figures.
PRODUCTION.1
PRODUCTION.1
I N D E X OP M I N I N G
[Relative production 1919-100.]
[Relative production 1909-1913-100.]
'
Yellow pine
Western and sugar pine and white
fir. . . .
Douglas
fir
Redwood ..
TTftmlnrV _
Aug. i May.
June.
July.
92.2
1
98.2 • 121.9
111.7
74.0
94.5
64. 1
78.6
Total lumber
86.7
Grand total
1
1921
; July.
Maple, birch, and beech
Pulp wood
Onm..
Distilled wood
1922
1921
51.3
196.0
23.3
86.9
127.1
115.2
109.3
140.2 '162.2
89.2
132.5
126.0
142.5 ! 184.7 145.4
69.0 ! 87.3 117.3
53.0
85.6
75.1
146.0
129.1
114.9
89.0
63.2
120.7 '127.7
116.0
92.8
62.5
117.2
190.4 ! 177.7
24.8 j 64.9
93.0
109.2
193.1
58.7
92.1
193.9
Aug.
122.6
129.0
207.5
122.1 '127.8
Aug.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Total
96.0
102.2
'80.1
97.2
'98.6
106.8
Petroleum...
222.7
85.6
97.9
112.3
18.6
94.7
65.7
57.0
77.3
226.6
97.2
100.0
113.0
22.4
102.8
61.9
60.0
79.6
257.1
57.7
252.0
62.8
256.1
72.6
35.6
'96.3
« 119.2
116.1
52.7
84.4
257.8
47.9
» 1.6
230.6
'95.2
'118.4
269.0
59.6
86.0
90.9
106.3
«81.5
100.9 •101.9
109.7
Bituminousonftl., ,
Anthracite coal..
Iron ore
For complete table and discussion see August (No. 12) issue of the Survey.
« Revised.
July.
1929
t
....
. . .
Lead
Zinc
Gold
Silver
Total, excluding lead, gold,
and silver
.5
1.2
169.9
'99.6
119.3
241.7
49.6
94.3
1
For complete table and discussion see May (No. 9) issue of th« Surrey.
» Revised.
2.2
230.4
105.8
130.6
266.4
66.6
110.2
24
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS.
The following table contains a summary of the monthly figures, designed to show the trend in important industrial and commercial
movements. The numerical data for the latest months are given and in addition index numbers for the last four months and for two corresponding months of a year ago. In many lines the figures do not lend themselves readily to statistical uniformity, due to lateness of
their publication or publication at other than monthly intervals; therefore the following explanations of the various headings are offered
to make clear such distinctions and in general to facilitate the use of the table:
July, 1922.—This column gives the July figures corresponding to those for August shown in the next column—in other words, cover
the previous month, and in some cases, where indicated by a footnote, refer to the previous quarter; that is, ending June 30,
1922.
August, 1922.—In this column are given the figures covering the month of August, or, as in the case of stocks, etc., the situation on
August 31 or September 1. In a few cases (usually where returns are reported quarterly only) the figures are for the quarter ending July 31 or the condition on that date. Where this column is left blank, no figures for August were available at the time of
going to press (October 7).
Corresponding month, July or August, 1921.—Thefiguresin this column present the situation exactly a year previous to those in the
"August, 1922," column (that is, generally August, 1921), but .where no figures were available for August, 1922, the July, 1921,
figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the July, 1922, figures. In the case of quarterly figures, this column
shows the corresponding quarter of 1921.
Cumulative total through latest month.—These columns set forth, for those items that can properly be cumulated, the cumulative total
for the first eight months of the calendar years 1921 and 1922, respectively, except where the August, 1922, figures are lacking,
in which case the cumulative total for seven months in each year is given.
Percentage increase (-}-) or decrease ( —) cumulative 1922 from 1921.—This column shows the per cent by which the cumulated total for
the first eight months of 1922 is greater ( + ) or less ( —) than the total for the corresponding period of 1921.
Base year or period.—For purposes of comparison with a previous more or-less normal period, all items, so far as possible, are related to
such a period by index numbers. The period taken for each item, called the base, is the monthly average of the year or period
stated in this column. Wherever possible, the year 1913 is taken as a base, and if no prewar figures are available, 1919 is usually
taken to avoid using a war year as a basis. In some cases it will be noted that figures were not available prior to 1920 or even 1921
and that sometimes a month, or an average of a few months, has to be used rather than a year's average. Also, for some industries, 1919 would not be a proper base on account of extraordinary conditions in the industry and therefore some more representative year has been chosen.
Index numbers.—In order to visualize the trend of each movement, index or relative numbers are given for the last four months and
for two corresponding months of a year ago. These index numbers are computed by allowing the monthly average for the base
period, usually 1913 or 1919, to equal 100. If the movement for a current month is greater than the base the index number will
be greater than 100. If the converse is true the index number will be less than 100. The difference between 100 and any index
number gives at once the per cent increase or decrease compared with the base period. Index numbers may also be usedtocompute the approximate per cent increase or decrease from one month to the next.
Percentage increase ( + ) or decrease ( —) August from July.—The last column shows the per cent increase or decrease of the figure for the
last month compared with the preceding month.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for
these items will be found at the end of this
bulletin. For items marked with a dagger
(t) detailed tables were given in the September number (No. 13). For detailed tables
covering other items, see the last quarterly
August,
1&2
issue of the SURVEY (NO. 12).
TEXTILES.
Wool.
Consumption by textile mi I K . . -thous. of lbs.. Spe text
Receipts at Boston:
Domestic
.thous. of lbs.,! 40,516 |
Foreign . . . . . .
,
.thous, of lbs. J 30,791 I
Total
..thous. of lbs., j 71,307 ,
Imports, unmanufactured.
. .thous of lbs..
33,484 |
Machinery activity:
|
Looms, wide
per ct. of hours active.. j
62.8
Looms, narrow
per ct. of hours active.. j
62.5
Looms, carpet and
rug
per ct. of hours active.. I
70.4
Sets of cards
per ct. of hours active.. i
88.2
Combs
per ct. of hours active.. j
80.4
Spinning spindles—
|
Woolen
per ct. of hours active.. j
86.0 I
Worsted
per ct. of hours active..;
66.1 i
|
Looms and spindles:
i
Woolen spindles, .perct. of active to total..;
84 !
Worsted spindles.per ct. of active to total..'
68
Wide looms
per ct. of active to total.. i
64
Narrow looms... .per ct. of active to total.. !
72
Carpet looms
per ct. of active to total..
78
prices:
i
Raw wool to producer, all
grades
dolls, per l b . .
.325 j
Unwashed, fine Ohio, Boston.dolls, per l b . .
.48 1
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
21,809
20,825
42,635
34.472
27.327
3,967
31,294
15,867
63.6
.58.3
69.0
76.8
88.8
85.5
78.9
:1 (->
1921
1922
92,039
185,591
277,631
273,455
156,106
161,735
317,842
249,897
> 69.9
— 12.9
•+ 14.5
'— 8.6
'
'•
-
.
•'
78.8
88.5 !
83
75
65
68
79
78
92
78 1
72
60
.316
.48
or decrease
124 !
460 !
218
261
2 1 7 ' 300
140 ! 583
162 1—46.2
395 |— 32.4
195 | 380
272 jj— 40.2
134 i 265
272 | +
i 1920-21 || 130 | 126
i 1920-21 j! 127 ; 124
102
99
105
103 I 104 I+
108 '
112 j 105
1
163
143
103
156
152 |
166 i
145
140 |
141 ;
1913
1913
1913
1913
|! 1 8 3 ; 203
47 ! 75
145 I 167
74 j 125
1920-21 11
1920-21 1! 114
154
.28
jj
!
3.0
1.0
-6.3
105 . 104 ! 111 !
9.2
0.7
6.7
124
140
123 | 91
142 136
96 | 92
136
100
0.0
8.7
100 i
112 | 109
92
92
86
86
92
99
115 ; 115
108
101
- 0.9.
+ 9.8
+ 2.3
- 6.1
+ 0.9
91 s 124 ;
118
i;
1920-21 i 126
i 1920-21 120
'|
M
August
from
July.
Au! I July. | Au- May. j June.! July gust.
! gust.
|
1
[|
Percentiage increase
1922
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
11920-21 |i 126 i 125
• .
'I
86.2
71.4
j
cumu- I
i lative
i: 1922
from
1921.
91.2
^Twelve months' average, November, 1920, to October, 1921, inclusive.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
(+) '
THROUGH
or deLATEST MONTH.
: crease !
57.4
INDEX NUMBERS.
Per- !
centage
increase:
1913
1913
1913 !|
1913 l!
1913
103
118
108
104
74
1913
1913
93 | 92
132 | 127
124
105
99
88
112
j 91
I 85
! 89
' 115
174
186
196
214
93
116
195 ' 189 - 2 . 8
0.0
218 ! 218
25
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
SURVEY (NO. 12).
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentagi
increa.c
or decrease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1922
BASE \\
YEAR |!
OR
PERIOD.
1922
1921
Au-
May.
Percentage increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
August
from
July.
TEXTILES—Continued.
Wool—Continued.
Prices—Continued.
Worsted yarn
dolls, per 1b..
..dolls, per y d . .
Wool dress goods
..dolls, per y d . . '
Men's suitings
Cotton.
Consumption by textile milks
bales..i 458,548
Stocks, end of month:
1,025
1,215
Mills
thous. of bales..
1,550
1,488
Warehouses
thous. of bales..
1,597
2,840
Visible supply
thous. of bales..
14,480
8,587
Imports, unmanufactured
bales..
Exports, unmanufactured
bales.. 373,742 j 273,308
Manufactured goods:
Cotton cloth exports
thous. of sq. yds..
60,238 ; 50,068
Fabric consump. by tire mfrs.thous. of lbs..
9,617 | 11,006
Elastic webbing sales
thous. of yds..
Machinery activity:
SpindlesActive
thousands..
31,975 ! 32,499
8,033
7,045 i
Total activity
mills, of hours..
217
Activity per spindle
hours..
191 |
Prices:
.211
.207;
Raw cotton to producer.. . .dolls, per l b . J
.219
Raw cotton, New York... ..dolls, per l b . J
.223 !
.420
..dolls, per lb..i
Cotton yarn
.412 I
.065
Print cloth
.dolls, per yd..!
.066 ;
.107
Sheeting
dolls, per yd..!
.106;
Fine Cotton Goods.
!
Production
pieces..' 375,944 Ij 410,838 !
Sales
pieces..; 93,964 ;i 322,396 |
Knit Underwear.
'
Production
doz..; 540,000 ! 619,200 |
636,300 l
Orders received
doz.. j 784,800
823,500 !
Shipments
doz.. j 710,100
18,900 I
Cancellations
doz.. j
9,900
Unfilled orders, end of month.. .thous. of doz.. 1,269,900 1,577,700
Silk.
|
5,982
Imports, raw
thous. of lbs., j 4,102
34,772
Consumption, raw
bales..i 24,996
32,515
Stocks, raw, end of month
bales. .1 27,474
7.105
Prices, raw, Japanese, N. Y
dolls, per lb. .j
7.056
Burlap and Fiber.
i
Imports:
j
25,747 j
Burlap
thous. of lbs.. j 36,575
20,542 ;
Fiber (unmanufactured)
long tons..! 16,500
METALS.
I
Iron a n d Steel.
I
8,937
Iron ore movement
thous. of short tons..;
8,943 j
Production:
I
!
1,816 |
Pig iron
thous. of long tons..!
2,405 j
2,532 |
Steel ingots
thous. of long tons., j
2,843
Merchant pig iron:
j
192
Production
thous. of long tons.. j
252
223 i
Sales
thous. of long tons., j
245 \
296 |
Shipments
thous. of long tons..
382 I
Unfilled orders
thous. of long tons..
1,240
1,065 I
Stocks, merchant
j
159!
furnaces
thous. of long tons..;
245 |
45 i
Stocks, steel plants
thous. of long tons..
71 I
119 j
Exports (comparable)
thous. of long tons.. |
128 I
Imports
thous. of long tons.. J
72 j
50 I
1
1
Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive.
13170—22
4
1,006
1913
j | 189 >:
1913
1913
1013
1913
1913
i1
'
|| 148 ; 148
ji 157 I 157
1913
467.059 ! 3,387,226 ' 3,954,413 + 16.7
3,464 |
1913
1913
3,724 j
;
!|
,
5,630
127,565 j 221,920 || + 74.0
423,491 3,789,352 j 3,496,019 ji- 7.7
85
174 j 184 180 i 180 ii 0.0
145 ! 145 I 145 I 145 || 0.0
184I 198 ! 198 ! 198 ; 213 j| + 7.4
97 ji 103 ! 105
!j 83
|j 212 ;
j| 134 :
ii 1 7 :
82
75 I
197 ||
121 ']
2 8 Ii
58 !:
106
145
98
71
j
j
j
i
99 :
110 |
84 j
62 :
95 ! 109 + 15.0
91 ;
85 i
93 •
42 [
51
76 : j - 15.6
88 '+ 4.2
52 I- 43.8
71 ;! + 68.6
38 ,- 26.9
11,131
53,154 j
73,376
+ 38.0
1913
1921
1919
134
152 || 163 ! 170 l 163 135 j - 16.9
143 ; 166 || 152 ! 151 j 144 ; 164 i+ 14.4
32,931
259,629!
259,523
0.0
1913
107 : 109 ii 105 ! 105 i 106 '
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
82 I
97 !
113 I
124;
116 I
56,381 j
331,581 j
397,369 + 19.8
7,320
200
.126
.139
.303
.047
.072
359,703 | 2,645,641 j 2,994,148 ||+ 13.2
599,400 3,514,500 5,057,100 I + 43.9
712,800 I 3,957,300 | 5,396,400 !•+ 36.4
613,800 I 3,168,000 5,144,400 . + 62.4
7,200 |
,
801,000 I
170 I
156
173
163
161
149
185 I 188
151 i 162
98 1 94 I
69 ! 117 I
1919
1919
521,458 j 2,856,291 ! 2,306,927 ||— 19.2
105
109
122
137
118
1920
1920
»1920
»1920
«1920
88
425
102
24
2
: 101 •
i 706 •
I 134 I
1 15 I
159 ;
173 I 176 ;'+
175
171 ; 166
170 |+
191
188 | 174 !+
172
1,8
1.9
1.5
0.9
98
21
107 :+ 9.3
72 1+243.1
91
105
630
179
39
314
!+
;+
+
|+
14.7
18.9
16.0
90.9
24.2
!+
144
210
140 I 195!+
54 I 63 +
194 ; 195+
45.8
39.1
18.3
0 7
113
110
695 ! 777
109
130 I 155
20
290 I 25;
262
1.9
105
116
807
39
107+ 1.6
+ 14.0
+ 13.6
35 I
j
5,763
32,790
18,899
5.390
31,790
219,356
229,428 I j-f 4.6
34,350
319,205
338,398
+
13,264 I
188,218
158,970
- 14.6
34,710 |;4. 9.2
6.0
1913
•1920
»192O
1913
181
35
158
1909-13
1909-13
99 ;
202 j 164
184 I 187
3 7 I! 41
148 ii 198
101
75 ; 46
178
166
52
201
I
I
I
!
- 29.6
+ 24.5
165
77
83 1 58 !
i
4,385
954i!
1,301 1
99
208
200
18,225
25,958 '!+ 42.4
1913
82 i!
26
1 2 4 ! 1 6 7 1 1 6 7 !•— 0 . 1
11,247
12,515
16,265 jl + 44.6
1913
1913
37 !
90
20,806 i|+ 66.2
92 I 94 71 ! - 24. a
119 | 113 100 | • 10.9
1,326 ;
901 !
1,285 j
1,898 1 + 4 3 . 1
2,913 ! +223.3
2,665 +107.4
1,041
52 11 123
1914
I
32
26
1914
;|
40
63 |j 117
1914
!
38
60 I; 123
77
80 11 109
84
1914
638
1914
92
179
1921
113
76
10
1,746 j
72
1,229 ! ; - 29.6
243 11+236.1
66
44
95 I
75
83
111
106
!
i
|
;
66
74
115 ;
95 :
51
68
89
82
• 23.8
35.1
36.6
7.0
41 I
32 \
21
49 '
38
24
77 \
1913
38
33 !
82
06
52
1913
40
37 !
87 I 147 i 273
188
• 9.0
22.5
14.1
26
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
July,
1922
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
August,
1922
SURVEY (NO. 12).
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
Percentage increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1922
or decrease
July.
gust
from
July.
AuAugust. May. June. July. gust.
METALS—Continued.
Iron and Steel—Continued.
Unfilled orders, Steel Corp.,
end of month
thous. of long tons.
Foundry production, Ohio, .per ct. of normal.
Wholesale prices:
Pig iron—
Fdry, No. 2,
Northern
dolls. per long ton.
Basic, Valley
furnace
dolls, per long ton.
Steel billets, Bessemer.dolls, per long ton.
Iron and steel
dolls, per long ton.
Composite pig iron
dolls, per long ton.
Composite steel
dolls, per 100 lbs.
Compositeflnishedsteel .dolls, per 100 lbs.
Structural steel beams.. .dolls, per 100 lbs.
Locomotives.
Shipments:
Total
Domestic
Foreign
Unfilled orders:
Domestic
Foreign
Freight cars:
Orders, domestio
5,776 j
58.54 I
5,950
71.97
26.02
32.37 |j
4,532
24.14
«1921
21.86
1913
138 j 137
18.20
1913
29.60
1913
35.99
20.29
2.48
2.34
1.90
1913
132
125
145
140
153
148
139
82 |
80 I
1913
98 I 101 + 3.0
77
89 ! 95
1 1 7 239 I 245 283 | 348 + 22.9
161 I
i I!
162 163 ! 202 j | + 24.4
:
I;
24.25
35.00
37.50
24.54
2.23
2.17
1.70
26.60 |
36.10
39.71
27.74
2.36
2.29 j
1.80 i
1913
1913
1913
1913
number.
number.
number.
128
122
6
151
130
21
95
44
51
number.
number.
712
926
109
147
90
number.
13,700
1,620
150
7,450
number.
horsepower.
177
160
83,310
116 ;
44,586 j
589 I
231,291 ;
1,050 !
682 i
368 |
i
641 - 39.0
472 - 30.8
169 - 54.1
1913
1920
1920
1920
1920
115,670
1913
986 + 67.4
473,733 |j+104.8
1919
124
115
137
132
144
141
123
167 i 170
132 : 136
139 | 140
155 I
158
127 | 129
127 | 130
106 | 106
19 !
29 !
28
57
23;
49 |
18 |
13 1
28 !
56 i
29 |
174 i
165
136
142
159
130
131
109
''
|
i
j
|
j
I
42
111
7
|j
181 |l+ 9.7
140 | | + 3.1
151 i|+ 5.9
180
13.0
138
116
49 + 18.0
118 + ft.6
24 +250.0
80 | 104 + 30.1
23 ! 25 + 10.1
125 130
15 -
88.2
I
Stokers.
Sales
Sales
5.5
5.9
70,230
1919
76 | 68
133 I 158
61;
154 I
42 I
6o|
9.6
+
18.6
Finished Iron a n d Steel.
Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized:
Production
per ct. of capacity.
72.7 !
87.2
Shipments
per ct, of capacity.
73.0 !
82.2
Sales
per ct. of capacity.
58.2 j
67.0
Unfilled orders
per ct. of capacity.
160.3 I
114.9
Unsold stocks
perct. of capacity.
8.0 !
7.3
Steel barrels:
Shipments
barrels.
220,992 ;
Production
per ct. of capacity.
40.0 |
Unfilled orders
barrels.
334,881 !
Structural step], sales
long tons. *»lll,600 |aoll7,360
I
38.8 i.
37.1 !.
36.2 !.
75.3 j .
21.1 i.
155,521 !
1920
1920
1920
1920
I'....
1921
1921
iI 8 6
ji 9 3
i|....
651.761 ! 1,273,044 ;j+ 95.3
22.9
'
247,320 •
!
*1921
11 104
59,302 !
403,179 ;
948,900 jj + 135.4
1921
67
Copper.
Production
Exports
Wholesale price, electrolytic
26
1920
53
51
60
26
917
120
113
148 I 181 96 ! 110
49 ! 61
56 | 49
378 I 383 j 348 i 317
139
132
105
66
201
243
178
160
119 i
119 100 j
116 !
115 101
I
|
I
!
238 j
230 I
182
145
90 i
89 j
84 I
93 |
93
87
197
230
143
125
131
+ 20.0
+ 11.9
+ 14.6
— 12.5
8.9
+
5.2
I
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
dolls, per lb.
a90,999
63,596
.137
101,188
21,414 I
385,544
582,053 ^ + 51.0
1913
62,612
41,249 !
368,554 '. 511,693 1+ 38.8
1913
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs!
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
dolls, per lb.
63,834
57,236
16,977
13,158
.060
62,846
long tons.. j
thous. of lbs.. j
dolls, per lb.. j
3,616
12,683
2,806
8,219
.138
.117!
i.....
L..
21 !
1913
75 j
1913
51 !
54
227 | 213 ;
24 j 27
40 i 64 |
89 ; 99 + 11.2
- 1.5
90 I
87 ! 87 + 0.7
Zino.
Production
Stocks, end of month
Receipts, St. Louis
Shipments, St. Louis
Price, slab, prime western
43,258
13,355
22,364
.066
29,242 |
173,098
7,596 '
18,053 |
.047
287,122 •
435,126 j + 51.5
1913
88,678 j
139,708
151,632 j + 71.0
1913
1913
1913
82 I
99 \ 110 I 109 - 1.5
95
73
70 ; 53 - 24.4
99
98 i 101 ! 61 ! 48 - 21.3
86 , 83
46 | 79 + 70.0
94
98
103 | 113 + 10.0
Tin.
Stocks, end of month
Imports
Wholesale price, pig tin
a
.315 i
1,761 ;
5,201 !
.266
28,288
6,651 1+206.3
1913
1913
1913
136
104
95
37
54 [ 89
62 ; 59 \ 69
128
131
70
196 i 152 - 22.4
133 I 86 — 35.2
3.2
70
72
Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
< Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
» Very large percentage increase.
a Revised.
aa These figures are recomputed to a normal capacity of the industry, previously estimated at 180,000 tons, in order to make them comparable with figures shown iD
the August "Survey" (No. 12). The plant capacity as shown by the Census Bureau summary of reporting firms is considerably higher, being 208,245 tons for 125 firm
reporting in August.
27
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
July,
1922
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
August.
1922
SURVEY (NO. 12).
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1921
1922
137,934 4- 69.0
70,182 4- 75.4
(+)
1922
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
or decrease
(-)
August
from
July.
AuAuJuly. gust. May. June. July. gust.
MET ALS—Continued.
Lead.
Receipts, St. Louis
thous. of lbs.
Shipments, St. Louis.
thous. of lbs.
Wholesale price, pig, desilverized, dolls, per lb.
14,486
7,002
.058
16,112
12,284
.059
14,011
4,922
.044
81,609
40,010
22,328
34,538
161
539
7,459
1,794
1,383
261,862
59,994
3,957
13,135
226,665
22,199
4,184
17,459
- 13.4
| - 63.0
ij+ 5.7
|+ 32.9
4,063
3,411
3,971
26,530
30,273
4- 14.1
1,695
373
18
16,270
2,948
182
265
294
133
131
140 4- 75.4
134 + 1.7
56
43
+ 31.3
1
2
4- 38.8
1913
181
256
372
369
1913
51
56
124
129
1913
100
100
126
1913
76
87
1913
92
4- 11.2
FUEL AND POWER.
Coal a n d Coke.
Production:
Bituminous coal
thous. of short tons.
17,003
Anthracite coal
thous. of short tons.
116
450
Beehive coke
thous. of short tons.
By-product coke
thous. of short tons.
2,486
Public-utility
electric power
mills, of kw. hours.
o3,861
Storage, anthracite
thous. of long tons.
500
Exports:
Bituminous
thous. of long tons.
366
17
Anthracite
thous. of long tons.
28
Coke
thous. of long tons.
Wholesale prices:
Bituminous—
Kanawha, f. o. b.—
6.39
Cincinnati
dolls, per short ton.
4.67
Mine average .dolls, per short ton.
10.75
Coke, Connellsville.. .dolls, per short ton.
Petroleum.
Crude petroleum:
Production
thous. of bbls.
46,593
Stocks, end of month
thous. of bbls.
261,395
Consumption
thous. ofbbls. a 50,615
Imports
thous. of bbls. a 10,493
Shipments from Mexico
thous. of bbls.
17,068
Price, Kansas-Oklahoma.. .dolls, per bbl.
1.925
Oil wells completed
number.
1,798
Gasoline:
Production
thous. of gals.
569,711 I
Exports
thous. of gals.
58,631 j
Domestic consumption
thous. of gals.
566,112 !
772,909 |
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gals.
Kerosene oil:
192,924
Production
thous. of gals.
324,586
Stocks
thous. of gals.
Gas and fuel oil:
959,029 i
Production
thous. of gals.
Stocks
thous. of gals. 1,358,870
Lubricating oil:
91,715
Production
thous. of gals.
226,691.!
Stocks
thous. of gals.
PAPER AND PRINTING.
Wood Pulp.
Mechanical:
Production
short tons.,
Consumption and shipment.. .short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Imports
short tons..
s Revised.
• Index number less than one.
248
426
29
26
5,033 - 69.1
1,050 - 64.4
220 4- 20.9
1913
6
15
16
16
4- 19.8
1913
122
131
240
244
235
- 27.8
1919
101
105
118
118
119
125 4- 5.6
1921
131
149
47
19
1909-13 S 241
154
49
33
+ 16.4
1909-13
135
130
14
6
4- 70.6
1909-13
26
25
40
38
-7.1
i
4.10 ]
2.42
2.80
6.64
5.92 j
12.80
46,295
264,780 j
50,817 j
8,800 |
13,868 I
40,894 i 317,755 i
360,144
4- 13.3
169,682 !
186
214
232
245
302
195
197
252
273
380
481
4- 26.8
1913
119
115
246
277
441
525
4- ]9.1
1913
194
198
224
220
225
224
-
1913
161
162
234
244
249
252
4- 1.3
4- 0.4
+ 23.2
0.6
372,932
4- 8.2
1913
190
195
227
221
232
233
77,786
96,240
+ 23.7
1913
542
226
945
821
707
593 !- 16.1
5,582 i
109,762
137,653
+ 25.4
1913
269
259
861
786
791
642
1913
107;
107
241
241
206
134 j - 35.1
60
95
104
113
107 -
1.000 j
952 i
1,709 |
209
3,352 !
42,500 ! 344,542
1.250 •
1913
1913
11,065
11,731
4- 6.0
1913
73 |
I— 18.7
4.9
|i
j: 419,642 j 2,993,184 j 3,397,3554-I 13.5
1919
403,147 !4- 11.4
1919
36,010 -j
47,831 j
361,779 !
I 457,758 I 2,456,448
2,872,765 +
\ 16.9
1919
Ij
I
1919
684,237 j
138,724 i 1,119,448
1,248,129
-f 11.5
!; 412,202 \
1919
127 | 131
89 ! 156
160 j 176
145
120
71 i
1919
156
159
182
176
174
177
191
198
181
175
164
99
108
74
89
89
130
106
106
117 L 38.6
137
i;
807,428 \ 5,592,156 6,085,773
4- 8.8
. | 1,269,419 '
65,893 i
1919
1919
506,783 i
541,474
6.8
i; 258,6
1919
!
127 j 123
165 | 161
172 I 172
151
176
113
114
130
150 140
141
140
93 ! 94
1919
160 j
147 | 142
— 11.9
124,691
109,870
73,666 ; 888,546
1,049,207 |j+ 18.1
1919
62
61 j 138 | 123
103 ; 91
129,847
139,935 !: 103,153 j 851,577
1,009,772 |!+ 18.6
1919
79 !
85 j 119
115
108 I
187,580
157,515 ! 160,601 I.
,; 127 | 108 I 119
125
122
116'+ 7.8
102 | j — 16.0
93 I 100 j 71
97
104
82 ||— 21.2
17,181
13,545 j
16,405 ;
1919
72,045 I
112,583 !|+ 55.0
1909-13
28
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
XOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons:
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (i) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 1 3 \ For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
Corresponding
August, || month,
1922 ii July
or
August,
1921.
July,
1922
SURVEY ( N O . 12;.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Percentagej
increase!
(+)
or decrease
(-)
1921
1922
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
(+)
or decrease
1922
AuJuly. gust.
May.
AuJune. July. gust.
Rust
from
July.
P A P E R A N D PRINTING—Continued.
Wood Pulp—Continued.
Chemical:
Production
short tons..
Consumption and shipment.. .short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Imports
short tons..
Newsprint Paper.
Production
short tons..
Shipments
short tons..
Imports
short tons..
Exports
short tons..
Stocks, end of month:
Total
short tons..
At mills
short tons..
Jobbers
short tons..
Publishers
short tons..
In transit to publishers
short tons..
Consumption
short tons..
Prices:
Contract, domestic
dolls, per 100 l b s . .
Contract, Canadian
dolls, per 100lbs..
Spot market, domestic. .dolls, per 100 l b s . .
172,700
171,898
52,447
83,545
121,510
122,753
53,442
44,181
940,581
930,162
1,279,913 + 36.1
1,279,314 + 37.5
223,587
580,274 +159.5
120,839 133,236
123,050 134,490
80,337 j 81,780
2,139 I 1,940
102,277
100,668
74,211
1,261
811,972
809,607
490,697
12,158
944,217
948,249
648,078
19,007
154,617
156,313
51,640
90,638
231,
21,
260,111
244,476
19,902
27,128
5,642
5,157
193/623 | 186,927
40,944 | 25,264
157,655
132,808
5,
171,
34,
159,
3. 522
3.500
3. 643
1,152,409
+
+
+
+
16.3
17.1
32.1
56.8
1,312,598 11+ 13.9
4.762
4.758
5.160
1919
1919
1919
1909-13
102
164
1919
1919
1913
1913
82
83
361
30
102
105
92
202
102
101
99
309
96
97
96
355
107 |j+ 11,7
107 ||+ 10.0
98
1.6
327 | L 7.8
113
| 89
113
| 88
: 405 444
72
! 35
111
112
460
81
105
107
439
59
116
117
446
54
i|+
||+
||+
ji-
60
107
75
118
101
88
59
110
83
112
114
83
65
125
100
111
j+12.2
I — 5.9
| + 9.6
||+ 13.0
l|+ 20.0
j j - 1.2
64
75
77
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
99
173
107
107
113
95
104
63
97
87
123
63
60
109
120
61
62
128
128
117
120
95
96
83
Sept.1920 ij 75 | 84
1918 !i 81 j 86
1918 ji 78
83
1918 l| 132 j 150
95
116
102
157
1919
1919
1919
95
95
83
10.3
9.3
1.8
9.3
95 I ; - 0.5
96 ||+ 0.7
85 |;+ 2.6
Printing.
Activity, weighted
Paper purchases, quantities..
Paper purchases, value
Sales
index
.index
index
index
number..
number..
number..
number..
109
137
76
116
102
132
Other P a p e r .
Book:
Production
short tons..
74,435 | 87,922
59,711
447,095 | 619,718
Stocks
short tons..
38,520 | 37,473
35,160
Paperboard:
Production
short tons..
195,115 | 138,530 1,001,320 | 1,376,752
1G5,551 !
Stocks
short tons..
59,627
63,276
64,033 I
Wrapping:
Production
short tons..
65,481 | 74,315
56,167
397,237; 539,190
Stocks
short tons..
69,36S \ 62,444
62,811
Fine:
Production
short tons..
27,767 | 33,081
18,833
146,843 I 233,102
Stocks
short t o n s . .
37,621 i 37,889
37,903
i
Total, all grades (including newsprint):
Production
short tons..! 552,914 i 635,107
442,519 3,291,823 | 4,501,660
Stocks
short tons.. 280,660 | 264,480
274,009
Exports (total printing)
short tons.. |
3,672 !
2,756
29,894 |
28,575
3,288
I
P a p e r Boxes.
1919
||+ 37.5
1919
|!
1919
;| 119
69
85 i 109
116 | 121
|
97 | 124
115 ! 130
110
131 122
i 113
| 123
102 | 120 ;'+ 17.9
118 j 110 | ; - 6.9
| 118
| 130
j
;;
113 i 128 ij+ 13.5
127 i 114 ii— 10.0
1919
1919
113
ji+ 58,7
1919
1919
57 ;
105 j 109
108
103 ! 100 ! 105
i;+ 36.8
—4.4
1919
1919
1919
435,587 I 903,730 +107.5
1919
I
j;
330,752 j 429,314 + 29.8
1919
C 89
1921
1921
:
;;
+ 35.7
78 •
115 |[+ 18.1
118 i L 2.7
66 I
97
102
115 |!+ 19.1
103 |j+ 0.7
!
72
86 ! 114 I 115 j 107 123 j!+ 14.9
117 ! 115
120 i 123 ! 117 111 j|+ 5.8
12 i 18
25 i 30 i 24
21 : j - 10.5
j
Corrugated board:
j
Productior (Container
;
Club)
thous. of sq. ft..! 128,604 141,097
75,003
Production 6
thous. of sq. ft. J 72,698 i 115,582
Machinery activity
per cent of normal.. i
72
65,
47
Solid fiber board
j
Production (Container
i
Club)
thous. of sq. ft..
68,172
57,749
53,911
Production b
thous. of sq. ft.. I 12,084
34,406
Machinery activity
per cent of normal..!
87
96 1
81
Folding boxes.-f
j
Production
per cent of capacity.. I
71.1
80.3
50.3
New orders
per cent of capacity.. |
86.1 ;
72.4 i 53.4
& Figures furnished by the National Association of Corrugated and Fiber Box Manufacturers.
64 | 78 |j 108 |
119
111 11 125 !
1919
49
70 j! 113
106 :
87
116 | 120 132 ||+ 9.7
|
'
!|+ 59.0
95
114 i 134 ;+ 18.0
1+184.7
88 ; 110 |j 151 j 156 ! 155 j 175 '; + 12.9
97 • 111 j; 186 I 168 ! 180 j 151 | - 16.1
29
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) !
have not been published previously in the |
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these j
items will be found at the end of this bulletin. ;
For items marked with a dagger ft) detailed i
tables were given in the September number j July,
CNo. 13). For detailed tables covering other j 1922
items, see the last quarterly issue of the \
SURVEY (NO. 12).
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
August,
1922
j
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
I N D E X NUMBERS.
i Peri centage
I increase
1922
: (+)
or decrease
(-)
j cumulative
; 1922
i from
: 1921.
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD,
1922
\ perV cent: age in:. crease
i (+)
; or decrease
., (
!
A
May. June. July.
! July.
July.
PAPER AND PRINTING—Continued.
Paper Boxes-Continued.
Labels:
Production
New orders
;
per cent of capacity.. j
per cent of capacity..'
68.7
89.7
RUBBER.
Crud*:
•
Imports
thous. of lbs..; 56,855 !
Consumption by tire mfrs.. .thous. of lbs..
28,181
.172
Wholesale price, Para, N. Y.dolls, per l b . .
Tires:
Production—
Pneumatic
thousands.. j
2,477 ;
Solid
thousands.. |
72 :
Inner tubes
thousands..
3,068 \
Domestic shipments—
;
2,695 ;
Pneumatic
thousands..:
Solid
thousands.. <
60 !
Inner tubes
thousands..
3,631 |
i
Stocks, end of month—
I
4,834 j
Pneumatic
thousands.. j
176 j
Solid
thousands..'
Inner tubes
thousands.. j
5,676
AUTOMOBILES.
j
Production:
j
Passenger cars
number.. j
Trucks.
number..
Shipments:
j
By railroad
carloads..
Driveaways
number of machines..
By boat
number of machines..
53.8 i
55.7
1921
1921
i| 91 138
195 163
1
145 126 ! 186 243
176
203
253 ;+ 43.8
256 + 26.1
54,332 '
33;739 ;
.176 :
1913
1921
1913
'< 286 343
132 171
20
20
370 528
162 221
21
22
589
157
21
563 :— 4.4
188 + 19.7
22 + 2.3
2,905
84 :'
3,808 !;
1921
1921
1921
141
95
134
167
158
196
156
187
139
136
202
136
160 + 17.3
238 + 16.7
169 + 24.1
3,030 ;
69
4,220
1921
1921
1921
145
127
157
152
138 164
152 i 1 3 8 144
166
128 173
141
137
158
159 + 12.4
158 + 15.0
184 + 16.2
4,629 :
190 :
5,270 j
1921
1921
1921
93 ; 131 ; 120
94 ; 74 i 74
135
6 8 80 ! 157
115
76
124
110 - 4.2
82 ,+ 8.0
114 - 8.3
121 : 168 190
50 i 90
99
162
81
179 + 10.2
91 + 12.7
139
72
150
156 + 11.8
93 + 30.3
214 ;+ 42.7
82
84
73
101
76
93
113.1
I
224,057
21,357
246,941 j; 167,705
24,064 l! 13,080
1,507,495
159,907 !;
1919
1919
:
150
163
132
' 92
ii
!;
j;
j
95
120
!' 41
i,
o 29,116
a 28,100 I
a 7,030 !
32,563 |
36,603 !
10,034 |
20,758
15,218
3,595
132,094
99,606
15,535
223,083 , + 68.9
180,913 | + 81.6
36,173 ; +132.8
1920
1920
1920
|
40
j.
79
99 : 164 158
39
73 78
77 \ 157 168
1919
48
50
7 1921
7 1921
11921
' 49
1 42
79
71
123 132
41
125 108
54 1 115 114
1913
1919
141
39
179 ! 259 277
;
27 i 3 7
29
93
GLASS AND OPTICAL GOODS.
Bottles, production
index number..
Illuminating glassware:
Net orders
per ct. of capacity..
Actual production
per ct. of capacity..
Shipments billed
per ct. of capacity..
Spectacle frames and mountings:
Sales (value)
index number..
rnfilled orders (value)
index numoer..
i ;
210
31
252 |+ 20.0
30 i- 3.2
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
Building Costs.
Building materials:
Frame house
Brick house
Building costs
Concrete factory costs
Hotel building costs
Loft office building costs
Subdivided office building
costs
Building volume
173
176
167
169
160
164
; 178 181 i 189 !;+ 4.4
181 I 184 I 193 ||+ 4.9
j 170 173 j 185 jj+ 6.9
| 171 174 190 ||+ 9.2
| 161
I 166
number..
number..
number..
number..
number..
number..
1913
1913
1913
1914
1913
1913
204 193
161 160
171 i 168
176 ! 171
index number..
index number..
1913
1913
171 i 167 11 158 ; 159
90 : 94 \ 179 ! 187
index
index
index
index
index
index
118 | 154 ||+ 30.5
Construction and Losses.
Contracts awarded, floor space:
Business buildings
thous.
Industrial buildings
thous.
Residential buildings
thous.
Educational buildings
thous.
Hospitals and institutions.thous.
Public buildings
thous.
of sq. ft..
of sq. ft..
of sq. ft..
of sq. ft..
of sq. ft..
of sq. ft..
8,780
6,870
24,392
6,901
1,396
452
7,793
11,262
23,712
5,228
1,712
270
a Revised.
' Twelve months' average May, 1921-April, 1922, inclusive.
j
i
;
|
|
6,940
2,292
17,949
4,457
870
150
40,334
22,040
116,314
26,404
6,736
1,856
67,150
43,123
207,814
43,096
8,538
2,576
+ 66.5
; + 95.7
;+ 78.7
| + 63.2
|+ 26.8
1+ 38.8
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
igi9
75
18
89
228
430
138
233 j
239
87
107
47
157
322
320
279
111
34
156
425
234
281
281
95 :
54
121 :
360
379;
263 :
84 : - 11.2
88 + 63.9
118 - 2 . 8
273 - 2 4 . 2
465 ;+ 22.6
157 !- 4 0 . 3
30
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) l_
have not been published previously in the !
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons: j
detailed tables covering back figures for these !
items will be found at the end of this bulletin, j
For items marked with a dagger (j) detailed j
tables were given in the September number I July,
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other j 1922
items, see the last quarterly issue of the :
SURVEY (No. 12).
August,
1922
!
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
BASE
or decrease ! YEAR
i
OR
(—)
cumu- I PERIOD.
lative
1922
from
1921.
:! PerI cent•i age increase
1922
1921
i or deij crease
July.! Au-
August
from
July.
AuMay. June.! July. gust.
BUILDING AND C O N S T R U C T I O N Continued.
C o n s t r u c t i o n and Losses—Continued.
Contracts awarded, flour space—Continued.
Social and recreational
buildings
thous. of sq. ft.,
Religious and memorial
buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
Grand total
thous. of sq. ft.
Contracts awarded, value:
Business buildings
thous. of dolls.
Industrial buildings
thous. of dolls.
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls.,
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls.
Hospitals and institutions.thous. of dolls.
Public buildings
thous. of dolls.
Public works and utilities.thous. of dolls.
Social and recreational
buildings
thous. of dolls.
Religious and memorial
buildings
thous. of dolls.
Grand total
thous. of dolls.
Fire lasses
thous. of dolls.
1,435
2,555
1,624
11,879
1,433
51,705
1,337
54,019
907
35,246
6,051
231,975
44,020
38,122
31,883 - 67,374
108,951
100,883
40,690
32,055
11,024
9,383
13,837
2,603
79,162
49,825
35,277
10,832
80,329
27,959
4,840
1,490
44,797
207,005
111,375
501,671
161,687
42,218
15,144
334,399
12,446
8,502
77,411
10;085 ,
8,889
350,081 322,007
36,668 ! 21,580
6,204
220,721
25,829
40,271
1,500,280
224,112
10,181
1919
121 ; 128
9,291 i + 53.5
396,314 + 70.8
1919
1919
287
362,551
222,437
892,611
237,386
59,365
26,297
417,920
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
14,089 : + 18.6
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
84,690 +
75.1
99.7
77.9
46.8
40.6
73.6
25.0
9.4 j
62,975 -f- 56.4
2,368,710 + 57.9
251,108 + 12.0
1919
1919
1919
255
113
202 + 78.0
204
440,
76
128
360 | 323 301 ( - 6.7
130 I 111 116 ; + 4.5
32
85
287
252
160
112
104
25
114
281
148
133
107
170
5fi
199
331
258
224
153
152
130
47 I 75
193 ! 154
444 | 409
172,|! 338
216 * 1,237
138 I 189
113
158
143
322
287
233
119
146
122 j 291
200 146
179 + 22.2
68 •
;! 299 ; 198 383 ; 340 323
.; 99 ! 103 169 160 163
i 149 j 115 133 ; 108 ! 164
- 13.4
+ 111.3
- 7.4
!- 21.2
- 14.9
- 81.2
- 37.1
284 - 11.9
150 - 8.0
96 - 41.1
Lumber.
Southern pine:
446,468
479,138
396,062 2,898,293 i 3,498,153
Production
M ft. b. m.
!
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m. 1,091,060 1,117,534 1,225,839
Price, " B " and
45.22 ; 46.12
32.52
better
dolls, per M ft. b. m.
Douglas fir:
476,199
475,878
329,020 2,146,913 3,484,123
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m.
445,625
430,215
363,937 ' 2,285,237 3,366,253
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m.
Price, No. 1
14. 500
16. 500
10.500
common
dolls, per M ft. b. m.
California redwood:
39,296
49,335
48,748 : 300,293 ! 367,536
Production
Mft. b. m.
29,968
42,517
33,797
195,967 < 323,214
Shipments
Mft. b. m.
31,616 ; 48,661
33,417
186,985 ; 355,625
Orders received
Mft. b. m.
California white pine:
89,366 ;
68,597
221,065
299,500
Production
Mft. b. m.
40,405 (
242,847
26,914
157,025 ;
Shipments
Mft. b. m.
386,171 ,
371,804
Stocks
Mft. b. m.
Michigan softwood:
..Mft. b. m..
8,846 j 10,836
56,348 " 62,716
6,363
Production
..Mft. b. m..
7,563 f 8,882
60,617
7,217 I
41,773
Shipments
..Mft. b. m.. 61,475
45,798
78,229 L
Stocks, end of month..
Michigan hardwood:
12,575 j
..Mft. b. m..' 12,169
9,382
125,719 j 106,060
Production
16,073 |
..Mft.b.m.. l2 444
58,962 I 90,049
8,013 ;
Shipments
515
121,257 ! 179,029 j.
..Mft.b. m.
Stocks, end of month..
\ 128,
Western pine:
i
..Mft.b.m. |O 141,898 j 175,110
Production
625,821
892,784
103,948
..Mft.b.m. ;o 155,837 ! 160,949
545, 302 1,074, 241
Shipments
90,397
..Mft.b.m. !o 794,040 j 731,571
Stocks, end of month..
1.120,913
I
North Carolina pine:
417, 060
54,600
31,360
204, 540
Production
Mft. b. m. : 55,370
59,930
397, 400
28,553
Shipments
M ft. b. m. ; 53,480
191, 954
Northern pine: t
Lumber62,065 j 65,741
Production
M ft. b. m.
54,047
301,325 j 389,741
57,409 ! 64,980
Shipments
Mft. b. m.
31,209 | 178,714 I 375,935
i
>
+ 20. 7 |
87 j 94 j 113 118
92 I 89 I 81 : 80
!
105 j 113 + 7.3
80 | 81 ; + 2.4
i ;
1913
+ 62.3
+ 47.3
1917
1917
1913
140 : 141 I 184 \
78 ! 94
83 ! 113
125 ;
140 136
160 138
136 !- 0.1
133 - 3.5
114 147 ;
147 158
179 ; + 13.8
1918
1918
1918
+ 35.5
+ 54.7
1918
1918
1918
131 i
84 I
139 i
1917
1917
1917
27
34|
1917
1917
1917
37 | 34
| 26
81
77
47
198 196 j 200 ':+ 2.0
133 j
151 j
+ 22.4
+ 64.9
+ 90.2
129
119
116
132 | + 25. 5
169 i 133 105
184 ; 163 105
149 | + 41.9
218 I 147 110 I 169 j + 53. 9
i !
+ 11.3
'•+ 45.1
I- 15.6
'+ 52.7
I
• Revised.
1917
1917
71 !
132 116 ;
113 119 ;
151 84 |
37
41
74
177 170 |
167 127 j
130 1 4 5 I
I
63 I + 22. 5
50 | + 17.4
43 - 25.5
57
54
46
52 I
+ 3.3
+ 29.2
- 6.0
38 I
58
:
j.
59 |
:+ 42.7
i+ 97. 0
9117
1917
1920
96 I 92 I 141 j 145
69 | 82 ;| 147 | 158
125 j 127 ;i i
125
141
90
155 j + 23.4
146 | + 3.3
83 ji- 7.9
+103. 9
+ 107 0
1919
1919
91
102
92 155
89 i 180
162
166
j
160 | - 1. 4
186 I;+ 12.1
+29.3
+110.4
1920
1920
50
158
163
134 i 169 ! 163 154
163 !+ 5.9
62 I 117 I 116 114 j 130 |;+ 13.2
31
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for speciarreasonsdetailed tables covering back figures for these ;
items will be found at the end of this bulletin, j
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
July,
1922
August,
1922
SURVEY (No. 12).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE |
YEAR I;
OR
i!
PERIOD.
1921
July.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION— I
Continued.
Lumber—Continued.
;
Northern pine—Continued.
LathProduction
Mft.
Shipments
..Mft.
Northern hemlock:
Production
M ft.
Shipments
Mft.
Northern hardwood:
Production
M ft.
Shipments
Mft.
Exports, planks, scantling, joists.. .M ft.
b. m..j
b. m..'
19,880
18,877 j
12,854 !
13,574
21,936 j
16,589 |
b. m..'
b. m..
28,857 | 26,112 j
22.883
30,971 !
21,356
i
29,570 j
b. m..; 21,376
22,522 ;| 18,747
b. m..
41,228 I 43,103 j| 21 845
b. m.. 115,858 123,233 | 105,848
Flooring.
Oak flooring:
Production
M ft. b. m..
Shipments
M ft. b. m . .
Orders booked
Mft.b.m..
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m . .
Unfilled orders, end of month.. M ft. b. m..
Maple flooring:
Production
M ft. b. m..
Shipments
Mft. b . m . .
Orders booked
M f t. b. m..
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m..
Unfilled orders, end of month..M ft. b. m..
69,384 !
82,656 :
156,677
120,948
110,819 + 59.7
84,826
2.6
1920
1920
195,119 + 24.5
204,173 + 68.8
1913
1913
307,277
223,567 — 27.2
117,787 j 256,728 +118.0
721,025 ! 1,094,747 !! + 51.8
83,320 I
87,479 |
87,623 |
173,963 +108.8
181,537 +107.5
185,490 + 111.7
1913
1913
1909-13
24,082
27,669 i
15,717
24,261
27,037 j
15,670
21,340
25,971 |
15,256
20,712
21,054 j
35,352
1913
35,637
37,173 I
9,722
1913
10,434
12,956
13,047 ||
14,002 ;
11,078
11,950 I
59,131 j
56,733 |
61,923 i
24,528
23,272 ;|
22,668 !•'
8,438
9,469
10,564
31,180
10,541
26,189
26,485 '
142,308
24,190
27,334
263,376 j
231,490 j
3,836
3,752
41,591
44,442 !
37,086 |
25,076
84,657 j + 43.2
92,503 ||+ 63.0
96,956 j + 56.6
4.5
111
109
90
75
110 ; 160 ; 162
77
76 I
60
85 i 65
80
5.4
170 JH
69 ji-f
4.5
6.4
1913
193
235
328 | 352
361
415
1913
212
261
420 i 477
404
250
501 | 401
350
391
393
261
225
230
138
134
557 | 530
492
+ 11.4
+ 21.7
234 + 1.7
513 + 4.3
1913
+ 14.9
450
425
j
1919
I
77 i
84
100
118 |
104 130 |j+ 25.0
121 |
109 118 ||+ 8.1
1919
;
66 ! 80
115
1919
I
49 |
75
135
191i
''•'•
202i
209
186
98 : 78
173 I
1919
23 ! 28
1919
43 :
52
1919
43 j
52
103 | 103
110
111 |
112 !
84 ||+ 7.9
159 151 jj- 5.1
69 j 65
59 il- 9.fi
92
95 | 93
102 |j+ 9.7
87
90 j 91
97 j!+ 7.0
Brick.
Clay fire brick:
Production
thousands..
Shipments
thousands..
Stocks, end of month
thousands..
New orders
thousands..
Unfilled orders
thousands..
Silica brick:
Production
thousands..
Shipments
thousands..
Stocks, end of month
thousands..
Face brick:
Production
thousands..
Stocks, in sheds and kilns
thousands..
Unfilled orders
thousands..
Shipments
thousands..
Prices:
Common red, New York..dolls, per thous..
Common salmon,Chicago.dolls, per thous..
51,828
49,075
162,876
52,300
74,399
47,266
45,851
158,236
55,681
67,557
11,332
12,533
37,572 !
9,666^
11,687 |j
35,743 jj
46,849 |
91,339 •
75,825 ;
46,710 !
52,408
109,545
90,678
50,579
1919
161,973 j
372,939
+130.2
77,003 I! + 73.3
79,431 j +114.2
53,410 | 255,996 j 351,037 + 37.1
142,178 I.
47,050 !.
41,609 ! 209,615 ! 329,095 + 57.0
1919
33 !
47
99
1919
32 i
29
48
82 I
76 1
91 ; 93 I
1919
13 \
27
1919
22 !
27
1919
99 j 100 II
!l
61
87 !
114 117 ;!+ 2.9
108 102 jj- 6.1
72
79 ;'+ 10.1
81
69 !|- 14.7
83 :'- 6.8
76
90
86 ;;— 4.9
1919
96 | 118 I 121 ! 132 j 116
104 j — 10.6
1919
138 I 160 ! 136 | 133 j 123
102 ;|— 16.6
1919
«1920
49 I
55 | 102 ! 104 !
105
102 I 128 ; 174
175 j 156
88 |i— 16.4
144 j — 7.6
i
20.15 |
9.16 !
19.00 ;
8.72 |
14.75 !
1913
225 ; 225 ! 302
307 |
8.51 I
1913
172 I 172
178 j 186
177
307 290 ;|— 5.7
177 -
4.8
0.9
i
Cement.
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
Price, Portland
343,131 j!+ 30.3
323,314 <+ 39.7
I
11,557 I
13,850 |
a 8,433 |
1.60 !
11,664 j
14,361 j
10,244
62,280 j
70,139 j + 12.6
1913
125
133
12,340
62,716;
76,240 !j+ 21.6
1913
139
167
5,737 j
8,280
1913
74
115
96 | 75
51 !j- 32.0
1.64 |
1.70
1913
170
170
148
158 I 158
163 !j+ 2.5
number..
number..
number..
70,700 !
29,756 |
99,235 |
78,435 ji
22,775 j
82,536 j
56,515
1919
142'
154
68
163
116
89
237
113
215
238; 204 1 2 2 7 + 1 0 , 9
90 ! 71 | 54 : ! - 23.5
184 : 142 j 118 - 16.8
number..
number..
number..
84,077 |
62,349 |
111,455 !
94,219 j
58,483 !
98,765
61,667 |
128,354 |
63,882
thous. of bbls..
thous. of bbls..
thous. of bbls..
dolls, per bbl..
l
146
147 \
151 152 +
172
182 |
187 194 i|+ 3.7
Sanitary Ware.
Baths, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
Lavatories, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
a Revised.
4
Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
290,446 !
557,986
+ 92.1
1919
49,009
61,861
I
288,465 |
740,057 ||+156.6
1919
454,312 j
714,571 + 57.3
1919
1919
424,783'
948,740 j+123.3
1919
124 135 ! 235 224 184
95 ;r 92 1 56
49 j 45
83
87 Ij 262 j 221 \ 151
206 + 12.1
42 ! - 6.2
134 |— 11,4
32
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
!
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) ;
have not been published previously in the I
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; j
detailed tables covering back figures lor these j
items will be found at tne end of this bulletin. '.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed
July,
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other j 1922
items, see the last quarterly issue of the <
SURVEY ( N O . 12).
NUMERICAL DATA.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
' August,
1922
j
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage
j! increase
1921
1922
! (+)
i| or deli! crease
' (-)
! cumuli lative
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD,
i;
;l
;|
j!
j! Per_•! centage increase
1922
1921
or decrease
|
1
AU
Au- !!,
!| 1922
il from
II 1 9 2 1 .
Au-
'.'•• g u s t
gust, ; from
July.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION—
Continued.
S a n i t a r y ware—Continued.
Sinks, enamel:
Orders shipped
stocks
Orders received
Miscellaneous, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
Sanitary pottery:
Orders received.. .number pieces
number..
number..
number..
number..
number..
number..
per kiln.. j
j! 121 I 134
200 197 j 160
94 j 103 j
82
66 ! 56
!; 69
81. I 222 ; 189 141
174 + 8.8
47 i- 16.1
117 '- 17.2
1919
1919
1919
117 ' 125 ] 178 : 171 142
120 ! 132 |; 97 i 83 79
70 i 88 I; 192 177 147
150 + 6.1
74 ,- 6 . 2
135 - 8.1
503,243
476,009
980,135 j +105.9
40,187
62,981
61,491
35,616
42, 634
59,088 ;' 105,781
56,516
36,788
261,775
350,563 j + 33.9
236', 729
474,264 j +100.3
I!
555
179
1,081
3,449 1+219.1
1919
44
41,969
4,142
336,921
32,052
485,831 I + 44.2
49,171 I + 53.4
1919
1919
62 j 76 j. 112 J 108 •
45 : 42 I; 75
70 '
236,152 .
32,649 j
127,640 i
37,179
31,278
308,176
25,695
178,026
51,786
35,782
i
Abrasive P a p e r a n d C l o t h .
Domestic sales
reams. !
71,923
Foreign sales
reams. j
9,632
736,981 j:-f 46.4
1919
1919
1919
87,492
95,235 ! 73,047
59,400 | 129,570
70,789
123,938 \ 102, 617 j 71,191
;
;
i
42
95
(
97 :
129| 171 + 32.8
106
105
i
HIDES AND LEATHER.
Hides.
Imports:
Total hides and skins
thous. of lbs.
Calfskins
thous. of lbs.
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs.
Goatskins
thous.oflbs.
Sheep skins
thous. of lbs.
Stocks, end of month:
Total hides and skins
thous. of lbs.
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs.
Calf and kip skins
thous. of lbs.
Sheep and lamb skins
thous. oflbs.
Prices:
Green salted, packer's heavy
native steers
dolls, per lb.
Calfskins, country No. 1
dolls, per lb.
Leather.
Production:
Sole leather..thous. of bks, bnds, and sds.
Skivers
doz.
Oak and union harness
stuffed sides.
Finished sole and belting
thous. of lbs.
Finished upper
thous. of sq. ft.
Stocks, end of month:
Sole and belting
thous. of lbs.
Upper
thous. of sq. ft.
Stocks, in process of tanning:
Sole and belting
thous. of lbs.
Upper
thous. of sq. ft.
Kxports:
Sole
thous. of lbs.
Upper
thous. of sq. ft.
Prices:
Sole, hemlock, middle No. 1. dolls, per l b .
Chrome calf, " B " grades., dolls, per sq. ft.
I
39,742
3,616
23,960
4,801
1,465
59,881
6,229
37,192
5,540
8,841
|
|
!
!
|
339,052 342,500 j
261,069 \ 259,982 |
53,831
54,282 i
24,155
28,236 !
.182
.186
.201
.182 ;
| a 1,398
1,308 i
j a 25,238
35,009 j
| 115,561 128,763 ;
| 23,554 i 22,822 I
! 62,807 ; 76,067 j
38,090
5,882
15,475
10,078 ;
5,674
+
+
+
+
30.5
21.3
39.5
39.3
14.4
1909-13
80 |
66 j
105 I
74 !
59 |
1909-13 j
1909-13 |
1909-13
1909-13
140
89 !! 89 ; 105 ! 93
91
86 jj 39 I 63 | 53
8 1 • | 104 | 138 I 125 194
68
123 || 88 | 92 | 59
107 ! 121 I 100 ! 28 167
410,353
322,317
53,276 '
34,760
1921
1921
1921
1921
|
95 I 95;|
9 4 •> 95 ij
97 j 91 j!
104 j 106 j
.140
.162
1913
1913
76 | 76
81 !
1,607
11,264
21,430
121,575
48,286 i 447,256
26,985
196,528 ;
70,418
418,862
11,306
164,649
728,670
191,969
560,788
+ 0.4
+ 35.4
+ 62.9
2.3
+ 33.9
1919
1919
1919
1921
1921
79 | 79 ;
77
77 I
86
92 i
85
83 !
79
71 •
91 i
81
+ 50.7
+ 72.3
+ 55.2
+ 15.4
+503.5
79 + 1.0
77 - 0.4
93 + 0.8
+ 16.9
99 I 109+ 10.4
99 ! 97 — 2.2
76 !
70 i 72
74;
I 107 112
168 J
51 | 95 101
121 !
47 |
105 j| 88
92 \ 92 !
98 j
121 ;| 116 113
108 \
109 !
sa | 143
70
233
135
89
131
- 6.4
+ 38.7
+ 11.4
- 3.1
+ 21.1
;i
| 185,927
j 432,185
177,672 I
407,794 !
193,670
411,505
1921
1921
•
97,549
162,337
97 873
165, 277
108,439
173,848 '•
1921
1921
; 99 j 98 j 90 | 89
j 107 106 :l 100 ' 97
2,210
5,731
1,064
6,478
1913
1913
I -i
.350
.435
350
435
.340 '
.525
1913
1913
j: 124 121 ii 124 128
il 195 195 il 154 158
487
780
591
967
341
570 ;
1919
1919
46 | 48 ;
42
40
55 j 60
47 j 53
1919
1913
74 i 129 1
93
84
61 ! 54 !
849
3,142
7,792 ,
23,489 !
12,096 + 55.2
53,890 +129.4
1 0 2 100 : |
! "i
97 j
I
102 99 ; 96 ! 92 - 4.4
102 !
- 5.6
107 103
ii
33
i'
94
90
I
88
99
71
91
88 + 0.3
101 + 1.8
85 i
76 !
-51.9
- 3.8
49 !
:
124
161
124
161
0.0
0.0
Leather P r o d u c t s .
Belting sales:
Quantity
Amount
Boots and shoes:
Production
Exports
• Revised.
thous. of lbs.
thous. of dolls.
thous. of pairs.
thous. of pairs!.
a 23,045 \
28,077 |;.
434 ;
7,360 •
210,536
3,422 — 6 3 . 5
+ 21.4
+ 24.0
102 + 21.8
52 + 11.6
33
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
July,
1922
August,
1922
SURVEY (NO. 12).
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
(+)
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
Percentage in-
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
1921
(+)
or decrease
(-)
August
July. gust. M a y . i June.July. gust. from
July.
Au-
Au-
HIDES AND LEATHER—Continued.
Leather Products—Continued.
Boots and shoes—Continued.
Wholesale p r i c e s Men's black calf,
blucher
dolls, per pair..
Men's dress welt,
tan calf, St. Louis.. .dolls, per pair..
Women's black kid, Goodyear
welt, St. Louis
dolls, per pair...
6.50
4.15
4.15
5.00
1913
4.60
4.60
5.00
52,912
31,307
24,288
42,474
8,757
33,045
44,323 !
315,309 |
202,344 +356.5
269,326 - 14.6
1,035
421
57,854
6.73
4.64
97,525
1,084
611
53,676
9,450 I
5,030 i
561,666
10,685 |+ 13.1
3,376 - 32.9
652,862 + 16.2
.70
.70
.90
32,306
16,491
;i
34,346 11 33,773
25,849 | 52,861
308,027
106,008 I 90,430
329,268 j 328,907
225
225
209
167
167
138
209 j 209 |
138 | 138 i
158
158
1909-13
16
41
60
130
250
1909-13
48
77
149
115
73
90
404
169
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
425,735 !
153,351 !— 7.8
599,777 + 40.9
145 I 145 i
110 - 35.0
52
153
64
56
94 + 68.6
177
133
178
130
177 — 0.6
135 + 3.8
63
,194 1,454
,604
+ 10.2
Aug. 1914
126
177
142
135
Aug. 1914
123
116
8 1913
158
159
115
157
115
156
0.0
115
152 — 2.6
90
80
80
71
70 — 1.4
•1920
222
188
»1920
170
15
205
35
212
53
225 + 6.3
83 + 56.7
9 1920
162
166
»1920
171
131
180
149
176
160
190 + 7.8
171 !+ 6.9
10
246
8
237
9 + 12.4
182 i- 23.5
104
85
101
126
99 - 27.4
90
6,054
221,232 |
78.2
1913
12
171,315 j
452,723 +164.3
1913
308
12,280
14,974
11,005
139,215
141
17,803
134,014
99,360 | | - 28.6
107.563 j j - 19.7
1913
11,754
1913
150 I
115
108
j
1919
55,995 Ia 120,801 i
115 - 54.1
+ 35.7
350
15,065
13,880
0.0
145
1,061
|
. . . .tons..
0.0
177
2,584 j
-
138
j
[,535 2,110
38,830 j|
48,248
0.0
Aug. 1914
1913
166,303
145
209
j
1913
2,298
50,735
11 +303.4
24
4
3
20
11
154
12
9
147
17 \ + 45. 6
20 + 129.3
136 !:- 7.5
12
9
39 1+222.8
2 |L 7,7
32
14
49 + 54.0
4 | - 68.7
j
thous. of lbs..
thous. of l b s . .
dolls, per l b . . |
6,897
5,825
. 107
10,039 i
16,197 .
13,354 !
29,561
696,286 |
330,557 ! - 52.5
.099 !
1919
34
1919
40
45
1913
118
121
37
j
Receipts:
368
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs..
114
21
Duluth
thous. of bushs..
94
Shipments:
77 :
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs..
50
47
Duluth
thous. of bushs..
150
Stocks:
70
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs..
13
Duluth
thous. of bushs..
36
Linseed oil:
Shipments from Minneapolis, thous. of lbs..
5,795
Linseed-oil cake:
Shipments from Minneapolis, thous. of lbs.. I
4,248
a Revised.
• Index number less than one.
1913
| .
PATS AND OILS.
Total vegetable oils:
Exports
thous. of lbs..
Imports
.thous. of lbs..
Oleomargarine:
Production
, .thous. of lbs..
Consumption
.thous. of lbs..
Flaxseed.
7.00
i
^
CHEMICALS.
Imports:
Potash
long tons..
Nitrate of soda
long tons..
Exports:
Sulphuric acid
thous. of lbs..
Dyes and dyestuffs
thous. of dolls..
Total fertilizer
long tons..
Price index numbers:
Crude drugs
index number..
Essential oils
index number..
Drugs and pharmaceuticals
index number..
Chemicals
weighted index number..
Price, sulphuric acid 66,°
New York
dolls, per 100lbs..
NAVAL STORES.
Turpentine:
Net receipts
barrels..
Stocks
barrels..
Rosin:
Net receipts
barrels..
Stocks
barrels..
Cottonseed.
Cottonseed stocks.
Cottonseed oil:
Shocks
Production
Price, New York
6.50
353
3,196 j
1,959 | j - 38.7
1913
35
286 •
2,215 |
690 !!- 68.8
1913
55
201
248 <
696 !
620
- 10.9
1913
74
129
2,734 i
788
- 71.2
1913
85
23
461
31
22|
6
1
1913
494
1913
33
48,423 ! j - 16.2
1913
61
64
38
56,850 | j - 46.
1913
52
66
14
1,074
5 I
881 ;
57,774
9,700
106,621
19,799 ;
* Average for fiscal year ending June 30.
• Average for fiscal year ending Apr. 30.
30 1+438.5
(6) - 75.0
34
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (t) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
July,
1922
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
August,
1922
SURVEY (No. 12).
1921
INDEX
Percentage
increase
1922
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
NUMBERS.
1921
Percentage increase
{+
J
1922
or decrease
(-)
August
Au- May. JuneJ July. AuJuly. gust.
gust. from
July.
FOODSTUFFS.
Wheat.
Production, monthly estimate:
Winter
thous. of bushs.
Spring
thous. of bushs.
Total
thous. of bushs.
Exports, including flour thous. of bushs.
Visible supply
thous. of bushs.
Receipts, principal markets...thous. of bushs.
Shipments, principal markets.thous. of bushs.
Wheat flour:
Production
thous. of bbls.
Consumption
thous. of bbls.
Stocks
thous. of bbls.
Prices:
No. 1, northern, Chicago, .dolls, per bush.
No. 2, red winter, Chicago.dolls, per bush.
Flour, standard patents,
Minneapolis
dolls, per bbl.
Flour, winter straights,
Kansas City
dolls, per bbl.
541,809 1541,809 n543,879
276,665 1268,314 ni96,776
818,474 "810,123 "740,665
19,098
66,963
38,964
49,369
40,513
44,097
39,534
60,644
68,643
21,612
48,846
52,464
13,266
100,126
8,363
251,681 I
141,120 - 43.9
283,898 ;
189,670 !
235,253
165,549
74,937 i
61,399 !
10,321
7,909
7,037
12,271
10,080
8,100
1.292
1.152
1.178
1.057
1.294 j
7.788
6.995
8.120 |
I
6.235
5.525
17.1
12.7
75,510 - 0.8
66,104 + 7.7
1.237 I
I
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1913
1913
1919
1919
123
86
110
257
69
197
129
123
80
108
562
96
218
263
1914
1919
1919
110
95
75
137 !
124 I
129
101
119
120
132
92
128
83
89
58
123 | 123 123
0.0
107 I 113 109 - 3.0
118 - 1.0
117
119
327 +104.0
160
153
86 + 8.8
79
95
193 + 53.4
126
67
245 + 126.0
108
110
84
106
90
97
58
75
1913
1913
150 : 142 i! 158 137
125 I 125 !! 138 118
142
1913
194 '
1913
179
117
126 + 18.9
124 + 27.4
+ 15.1
129 107
-
164 j
170 153
174 167 [
162 144
177 176
8^2
- 10.2
i
6.418 |
167 I!
- 11.4
Corn.
Production, monthly estimate.mills . of bushs.
Exports, including meal
thous of bushs.
Visible supply
thous . of bushs.
Receipts, principal markets...thous . of bushs.
Shipments, principal markets.thous,. of bushs.
Grindings (starch and
glucose)
thous. of bushs.
Prices, contract grades, No. 2,
Chicago
dolls, per bush.
8.8
10 2,875
14,395
23,304
25,975
26,009
"2,853
12,325
10,007
24,380
21,728
H3,163
13,976
13,490
29,381
21,565
88,315
133,275 + 50.9
214,656
149,095
264,609 + 23.3
188,036 + 26.1
1909-13
1913
1913
1919
1919
5,294
5,650
5,772
33,668
42,993 + 27.7
1913
118
361
208
118
216
117
331
161
196
244
106
341
265
173
294
105
292
119
163
246
126
135 + 6.7
103
100 - 3.3
105 111 111
109 - 2.0
; 106 111
; 268 280
!! 371 393
Ij 181 208
11 268 220
100 I 138 |!
112 127
-0.8
- 14.4
- 57.1
- 6.1
- 16.5
;i
.643
.622
wi,255
111,230
1913
98
91 || 99
96 ;
95 l|
Other Grains.
Oats:
Production, monthly est..mills of bushs..
Receipts, principal
markets
thous. of bushs.
Visible supply
thous of bushs.
Exports, including meal, .thous . of bushs.
Prices, contract grades,
Chicago
dolls. per bush,
Barley:
Production, monthly est..thous. of bushs.
Receipts, principal
markets
thous. of bushs.
Exports
thous. of bushs.
Price, fair to good, malting,
Chicago
dolls. per bush,
Rye:
Production, monthly est. .thous. of bushs.
Receipts, principal
markets
thous. of bushs.
Exports, including flour..thous. of bushs.
Price, No. 2, Chicago
dolls. per bush.
16,811
36,667
4,631
.371
10
25,371
38,355
2,286
.335 ;•
690 j
149,284
455 |
677 i
5,565
138,236 - 7 . 4
94
123 ||+ 50.9
1913 ;| 107 197
85
81
220 ;+ 4.6
245
211
1913 | 216 i 347 275
1913 j 17 : 56 j 103 236 I 153 76 ! - 50.6
22,887 +311.3
193,850 jii 196,431 |» 163,399
2,283 !
2,519
4,121 ;
.641
.568
10 79,623 ! "79,623
1,430 j
2,795 i
.858 !
6,387
2,086 !
26,947
15,053
22,401
9,497
16.9
- 36.9
H64,
14,085
4,623
.723
6,
3,
1.
99 I
96 I
107 99
99
l i - 9.7
1909-13
90
90 i
100 105 107
108 :+ 1.3
1913
1913
34
144
1913
103 i
101 109
1909-13
184 |
I
184 235
1913
.359
18,048
21,760
29,430 ;,+ 63.1
25,205 j + 15.8
1913
1913
1913
I
71 I 32
315 |l 69
45 + 80.5
36 \ 25
79 | 172 143 j - 17.2
97 I
228
198 | 480 353
141
604 12,070 3,543 3,248
139
192 j 168 166
103 91 - 11.4
228
228
0.0
111 1,088 +885.0
2,983 + 65.4
114 - 15.7
135
II
10 5,222 ' H5,169 !! "5,210
43,438 |
50,227 |
60,284 |
56,177 i
1909-13
370,416
331,9
I - 10.4
59,
Other Crops.
Rice:
Production, monthly est. .thous. of bushs. "38,810 j "39,159 "33,020
Receipts at mills
thous. of bags..
21
449 Ij
981
26,755 ! 51,965 I! 91,046
Shipments, total from mills, .thous. of lbs..
»o Sep tember 1 estimate-
1909-13
j|
Total Grains.
Total production, estimate....mills, of bushs.
Total grain exports, including
flour
thous. of bushs.
Car loadings of grain and grain products, .cars.
"1,079 i
5,869
836,349 ,
1909-13
1919
1919
110 108 j
113 110
| 238 j 435 170 i 209
102
145 ! 154 108
137 ! 138
63 ; 161
137 ! 149
October 1 estimate.
4,177 j - 28.8
513,275 | l - 38.6
11
1913
1919
111 I
109 - 1.0
209 290 + 38.8
129144 + 11.8
163 162 162
15 j 7
3
79 I 46 i 44
164 + 0.9
74
85 + 94.2
35
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
SURVEY (NO.
July
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
August,
1922
12).
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Percentage increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
1921
or decrease
Au-
Au-
July. gust. May. June. July. gust.
1921
1922
284,710
180,942 - 36.4
1919
49,050
434,863
39,353 - 19.8
310,164 - 28.7
1919
1919
1919
1919
* 109,710
3,384
16,115
2,048
3,611
"79,808
27,780
121,951
14,817
66,031
22,626 - 18.6
151,018 + 23.8
13,392 - 9 . 6
46,532
29.5
12,225
4,814
1,746
7,333
132,185
August
from
July.
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Other Crops—Continued.
Rice—Continued.
Shipments through New
13,592
Orleans....
thous. of lbs.
22,683
Stocks, end of m o n t h Domestic, at mills and
dealers
thous. of lbs..
51,519
40,228
Foreign, in warehouses, .thous. of lbs..
12,642
Imports
thous, of lbs..
2,052
2,066
Exports
thous. of lbs..
32,979
26,118
Apples:
Production, monthly est. .thous. of bushs.. "> 206,567 1 203,667
Car-lot shipments
carloads..
2,387
4,308
Potatoes, car-lot shipments
carloads.
18,381
17,389
Onions, ear-lot shipments
carloads..
1,298
2,195
Citrus fruit, car-lot shipments
carloads.
2,421
1,908
Hay production, mo. est. .thous. of short tons. 10 92,886 » 92,886
38,294
69,674
9,005
7,102
61,982
130
150
79
35
1909-13
1919
1919
1919
1919
1909-13
41
79
56
53
+ 66.9
120
94
63
50 - 21.9
63
51
49
15 +
14
52
63
25
15
201
197
100
149
105
~ 20.8
61
62
108
114
117
18
50
17
18
35
1.4
115 63 + 71.4
114
107
137
148
122
85
118
134
54
75
116 -
0.7
5.4
126 + 69.1
94
67
115
71
45
35
- 21.2
121
143
137
141
141
141
0.0
65
91
91
86
83
105 + 25.7
55
95
87
78
75
116 + 54.7
28
81
83
72
51
107 +110.3
74
87
95
93
88
97 + 10.4
132
136
141
146
112
101 - 10.0
Cattle a n d Beef.
Receipts, primary markets
thousands.
Shipments, primary markets
thousands.
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands.
Slaughter
thousands.
Exports of beef products
thous. of lbs..
Cold-storage holdings of beef (1st
of following month)
thous. of lbs.
Inspected slaughter production, .thous. of lbs.
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs.
Prices, Chicago:
Cattle, corn-fed
dolls, per 100 lbs..
Beef, fresh native steers..dolls, per 100 lbs.
Beef, steer rounds, No. 2. .dolls, per 100 lbs.
1,709
669
223
1,002
15,281
2,149
1,035
469
1,106
13,751
1,867
846
355
997
18,499
a 47,030
407,330
400,152
48,225
o67,337
347,791
343,882
9.700
14.80
17.00
10.375
15.50
16.38
2,980
Receipts, primary markets
thousands.
Shipments, primary markets
thousands.
1,025
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands.
31
Slaughter
thousands.
1,940
Exports, pork products
thous. of lbs.
133,426
Inspected slaughter production., thous. of lbs.
567,065
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs.
488,760
Cold-storage holdings, pork products (1st of following month), thous. of lbs. O826.535
Prices:
10.090
Hogs,heavy,Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs.
23.80
Pork, loins, fresh.Chicago. dolls, per 100 lbs.
3,037
1,065
31
1,976
127,667
13,631
5,637
2,365
7,893
121,127
+ 11.5
+ 17.1
+ 35.5
+ 7.6
-8.4
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
28
24
21
20
9.9
9.4
1919
1913
1919
35
2,505,299 2,753,845
2,467,873 2,699,596
101
118
124
125
119
77
92
94
94
1913
1913
1913
99
103
101
104
114
122 +
115
124
112
112
114
120 +
122
122
116
123
130
73
71
100
101
80
77
78
96
93
86
23
31
93
76
41
71
68
101
106
76
209
213
121
146
163
110
94
133
149
117
160
148
170
178
175
8.775
16.00
16.00
20 +
2.5
7.0
4.7
125 - 3 . 6
Hogs and Pork.
81 +
1.9
3.9
0.0
41
78 + 1.9
156 - 4.3
2,656
27,611
27,898 + 1.0
931
9,492
9,715 + 2.3
23
344
408 + 1&6
1,722
18,126
18,179 + 0.3
174,917 1,189,817
960,609 - 19.3
529,514 4,176,337 4,296,403 + 2.9
439,480 2,828,419 3,120,041 + 10.3
1919
1910
1919
1919
1913
1913
1919
738.255
773,852
1919
101
85
83
94
91
81 - 10.7
8.688
25.60
9.690
28.50
1913
1913
116
116
125
122
121
104 - 13.9
150
192
160
135
160
173 +
1,677
717
204
956
34,033
1,951
904
350
1,021
2,500
1,123
404
1,335
35,040
3,308
3,371
5,903
1919
5.475
12. 735
5.344
12.438
3.075
9.740
1913
1913
133
18,738
25,601
20,167
32,211
17,267
47,462
112,457
1919
1919
65
77
16,709
15,571
15,128 I
108,050
1919
52
76
32
30
89 +
7.6
Sheep a n d Mutton.
Receipts, primary markets
thousands.
Shipments, primary markets
thousands.
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands.
Slaughter
thousands.
Inspected slaughter production, .thous. of lbs.
Cold-storage holdings, lamb and
mutton (1st of following month) .thous. of lbs.
Prices:
Sheep, ewes, Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs.
Sheep, lambs, Chicago., .dolls, per 100 lbs.
Fish.
Total catch
thous. of lbs.
Cold-storage holdings, 15th of mo.thous. of lbs.
14,777
6,261
1,100
8,526
280,687
12,946
6,014
1,473
6,896
234,910
+
-
12.4
3.9
33.9
19.1
16.3
136,624 + 21.5
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
110
75
75
74
93
69
64
59
+ 16.3
+ 26.1
+ 71.6
+ 6.8
70
25
31
35
127
81
88
91
85
63
70
65
70
27
44
66
126
100
117
114 -
2.4
125
160
147
163
160 -
2.3
87
91
108
116 +
7.6
34
41
52 + 25.8
73
82
84
79 -
6.8
58
52
42 -
9.8
40 +
1.9
Poultry.
Receipts at five markets
Cold-storage holdings (1st of
following month).
.thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
a Revised.
27,666
20,064
10
September 1 estimate.
125,299 + 16.0
1919
" October 1 estimate.
36
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (t) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
ftfc
August,
1S22
SURVEY ( N O . 12).
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Per
centage
increase
Percentage in-
( }
t
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
or decrease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
1921
orde-
gust
from
July.
Au- May. June.
July. gust.
1921
1922
179,021
139,050 1 - 2 2 . 3
1919
485,559 4- 21.2
137,670 4- 12.2
13,794 4- 13.4
1919
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Dairy Products.
Condensed and evaporated milk:
Exports
thous. of lbs..
Receipts of 5 markets:
Butter
thous. of lbs..
Cheese
thous.oflbs..
Eggs
thous. of cases..
Cold-storage holdings (1st of following month):
Creamery butter
thous. of lbs..
American cheese
thous. of lbs..
Case eggs
thous. of cases..
Wholesale prices at 5 markets:
Butter
dolls. per lb..
Cheese
dolls, per lb..
Fluid milk:
ReceiptsBoston ( i n c l u d i n g
cream)
thous. of q ts..
Greater New York
thous. of cans..
ProductionMinneapolis, St. Paul...thous. of qts..
I:
8,823
11,247
30,360
92,829
23,940
1,661
62,494
19,819
1,028
62,337 ! 400,582
12,863
122,710
1,100 i
12,160
103,329
46,287
10,161
112,062
53,626
9,609
.367
.200
.362
.200
16,377
2,412
15,402
2,302
14,311 I
2,229 I
I
114,965
17,445
121,087 li+ 5.3
17,991 j;+ 3.1
13,509
11,042
11,773
103,960
111,912 !|+ 7.6
2,009
451,011
530,334
309,413
3,939
425,960
540,024
262,959
88,887
89,824
.052
.052
.066
.067
24
43
135 136
118
79
95
93
1919
1919
22 ! 22
150
116
218
12
16 4- 27.5
202 I 136- 32.7
147 | 122- 17.2
131 j 87 - 34.1
203
140
162
1916-20
147
111
206
164
125
195
1919
66
76
64
61
56 i
62
61
-1.4
65
65
0.0
110
149
125 :
166 !
129 125
165 161
92,292 |
46,635
7,210
1916-20
.448
.200
1916-20
1919
118
162
1919
1913
23 I 120 j 183 : 199 4- 8.5
15.9
42 : 89 I 125 | 144
218 j 266 I 275 260 - 5.4
118 i—
6.0
154 —
4.6
i!
ii
1919
!
179 165
226 I 224 189
155 — 18.3
Sugar.
Receipts, Louisiana crop
long tons..
Imports, raw
long tons..
Meltings, raw
long tons..
Stocks, raw
long tons..
Exports, refined
long tons..
Prices:
Wholesale, 96° centrifugal,
New York
dolls, perlb..
Wholesale, refined, N. Y... .dolls, per lb..
Retail, average 51 cities
index number..
Cuban movement:
Receipts at Cuban ports
long tons..
Exports
long tons..
Stocks
long tons..
Coffee.
Imports
thous. of lbs.
Visible supply (1st of following month);
World
thous. of bags.
United States
thous. of bags.
Receipts, total, Brazil
thous. of bags.
Clearances:
thous. of bags.
Total, Brazil, for world
Total, Brazil, for U. S
thous. of bags.
294,169
526,849
650.164
4,029
18,490
22,850 |+ 23.6
254,931 2,065,066 3,592,362 | + 74.0
414,545 2,535,548 3,954,383 ||+ 56.0
133,421
59,400
844,487 i'+167.9
315,269
1913
1913
1919
1919
1909-13
25
27
7
13
145
70
254 264
127
95
178 164
140
167
285
290
2,272 2,012 4,959 5,560
24
j 16
I 257 242
166
| 163
! 324 276
'3,010 3,042
4- 51.0
-
5.6
4- 1.8
- 15.0
4- 1.0
.047
1913
127
134
116
.058
1913
1913
128
129
137
136
123
1919
1919
1919
29
46
213
40
87
190
168 j 104 89
56 - 37.6
174
166 I 162 108 - 33.6
162 ; 1 3 1 ! ioi 72 - 29.1
183,441
130,619 3,416,758 3,664,344 + 7.2
349,979
283,340 3,018,329 3,327,809 4- 10.3
460,987 1.225,285
90,591
69,166
8,600
1,124
657
8,775
904
1,089
9,032
1,685
1,216
8,270
732
325
1,041
425
310
7,659
3,748
7,208
9,657
7,844
38,457 j
52,072
622
5,137 I
4,430 !
33,947 i
4,333 — 2.2
35,444 + 4.4
1913
1913
3fi,873 |
258,475 |
287,171 + 11.1
1913
94,897 ! 924,048
799,697 ; -
13.5
1909-13 i
111 125
131 \ 147 148
0.0
137 j 154 158 4- 1.5
120 j 129 | 138 147 4- 6.5
161
126
120 91 — 23.7
74 4- 2.0
48 - 19.6
114 4- 65.8
77
90
121
77
89
127
75
61
80
73 •
6,756 - 18.3
1913
1913
1913
7,688 4- 0.4
3,381 - 9.8
1913
1913
99
98
101
79
71
86
76
1909-13
62
68
65 i 87 117 4- 34.0
99
90
321 ! 396 355
98 93 | 1024- 9.4
409 405 , 492
4- 21.5
73
57 | 59
46; 69
74
83
105 4- 42.2
108 4- 30.8
Tea.
Imports.,
.thous.oflbs.
+ 35.4
95!
Tobaeco.
Production (tax-paid withdrawals):
Large cigars
millions..
586
641
Small cigarettes
millions.. j
5,247
6,374
Manufactured tobacco and
snuff
thous. of lbs..; 35,449
41,476
Exports:
Unmanufactured leaf
thous. of lbs..
32,319
28,958
Cigarettes
thousands..; 700,044 1,052,855
Sales at loose-leaf warehouses
thous. of lbs..
l, 953
Price, wholesale, Burley good leaf,
!
dark red, Louisville
dolls, per 100 lbs.. j
27.50
27.50
87
100
i
97 ' 103
96 112
4- 17.0
52,815
370,871 I 262,683 — 29.
660,333 5,512,620 | 7,537,561 + 36.7
52,939
532,701 ! 183,562 — 65.5
27.50 j .
1909-13
1913
1919
1913
169 168
127 I 95
103 , 92
65 | 342 567 | 610 362 545 - 10.4
4- 50.4
15 I 64
2 I
1
2
208 208
208 I 208 j
208 208
0.0
37
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
SURVEY ( N O .
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
August,
1922
July,
1922
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
10,286
321
316
240
709
7,498
197
2,716 |
2,069 |
«6,259 !
30,828 I
3,269
2,092
"6,999
32,543
3,035
3,505
6,540
2,885
3,287
6,172
20,257
21,086 j
41,344
12).
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD,
I
!
!
i
1921
Percentage increase
( )
t
1922
or decrease
(-)
August
from
July.
Au- May. June. July. AuJuly. gust.
gust.
TRANSPORTATION—WATER.
Cargo Traffic.
Panama Canal :
In American vessels.. .thous. of long
In British vessels
thous. of long
Total cargo traffic
thous. of long
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
thous. of short
New York State canals.. .thous. of short
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
482
367
1,211
10,235
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
3,187
3,435
6,622
+ 20.4
+ 1.1
+ 11.8
+ 5.6
1915
1915
1915
1913
1913
173
131
174
82
97
209
110
206
75
91
334
174
284
33
42
264
146
240
81
61
L
I
|
I
!
264
200
297
103
103
4-
0. 5
2.0
Vessels in Foreign Trade.
Entered in U. S. ports:
American
Foreign
Total
Cleared from U. S. ports:
American
Foreign
Total
I
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
2,903 |
3,274 j
6,178 I
3,053
3,286
6,339
19,775 21,797 +
41,582 +
2.4
3.4
0.6
1913
1913
1913
221
I 97
128
245
101
139
222 i 271 259 90 105
107 +
125 149
147 -
19,679 +
21,425 41,104 -
3.0
2.9
0.2
1913
1913
1913
201
104
131
206
100
129
210
94
126
Jan. 1920
Jan. 1920
42.5
36.8
42.9
36.7
2,582
3,223
5,805
19,110
22,063
41,174
27.9
25.7
19
244
102
141
232
101
138
27.5 28.8
25.7 25.9
29.2
24.6
-
- 2 . 5
+ 1.4
-5.0
+ 13.1
- 36.1
514
78
1920
1919
21,367 i 3,850
131,267 j 54,566
174,927 | 70,455
69,238
130,596
246,740
1919
1919
1919
113
214
170
84
173
130
16,550 | 35,819
6,633 | 13,835
24,973 | 58,670
641
67
739
1919
1919
1919
20
2
16
3
2
3
374,087
1913
249
248
226
215 i 229 213 -
812,265
59,973
27,643
155,376
45,010
31,TC9
487,854
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
94
145
73
82
73
81
95
101
154
84
88
79
85
103
108
90
47
107
49
114
106
102
89
53
110
144
119
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
•1913
178
189
181
200
116
174
140
200
190
198
210
151
179
143
181
149
176
196
103
177
124
188
167
186
200
128
174
144
101
105
103
110
22
18
5 !
4.9
- 0 . 4
249
12
219
19
1.2
i
Index of Ocean Freight Rates.t
United States Atlantic t o United Kingdom, weighted index number..
All Europe
weighted index number..
Ship Construction.
Vessels under construction, thous. of gross tons..
New vessels completed.. .thous. of gross tons..
4.8
TRANSPORTATION—RAIL.
Freight Cars.
Surplus:
Box
Coal
number.
number.
Total
number.
Shortage:
B ox
number.
Coal
.number.
Total
number.
Bad order cars, total (1st of following
month) number
Car loadings (weekly average):
Total
cars.
Grain and grain products
cars.
Live stock
cars.
C oal
cars.
Forest products
cars.
Ore
cars.
Merchandise and miscellaneous
cars.
Railroad Operations.
Revenue:
Freight
thous. of dolls.
Passenger
thous. of dolls.
Total, operating
thous. of dolls.
Operating expense
thous. of dolls.
Net operating income
thous. of dolls.
Receipts per ton-mile
index number.
Pullman passengers carried
thousands.
I
85
259
161
- 82.0
- 58.4
- 59.7
73 ! 26
195 ! 174
179
92
7 : 87
+116. 4
75 j 158
+ 108.6
20 103 243 + 134.9
6.8
345,013 | 321,674
828,029
50,227
26,723
75,639
55,181
63,528
547,143
299,169
100,668
443,183
340,726
69,239
895,591
-56,177
25,665
98,499
57,838
66,264
556,560
a 3*4,821 2,185,407
683,889
a 462,940 3,139,359
a 362,756 2,726,336
a 69,324
214,714
|
i
j
|
j
2,891 ;
3,063
2,970
490 i
501
443
21,243
2,164,725
603,568
3,054,531
2,419,602
418,277
- 0.9
- 11.7
- 2.7
- 11.3
+ 94.8
20,877 -
1.7
!
I
!
|
!
112
144
78
56
102
177
118
+
+
+
+
148
+ 5.!
103 105
107 109
2.2
1.9
103
129
81
43
97
170
116
8.2
11.8
4.0
30.2
4.8
4.3
1.7
175
174
187
U6
140
LABOR.
Number employed:
New York State
Wisconsin
thousands..
index number.
i Revised.
* Average for fiscal year ending June 30.
* Cumulative for period April to August, inclusive.
J
1914
1915
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS-Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) !
have not been published previously in the i
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; j
detailed tables covering back figures for these ;j
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed j
tables were given in the September number I
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other j
items, see the last quarterly issue of the |
SURVEY (No. 12).
LAB OR—Continued.
,
F a r m prices:
12,136 !
1921
12,580
J
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
(+)
1922
or decrease
gust
from
July.
Au- May. June. July. AuJuly. gust.
gust.
1922
from
1921.
11,280
82,790
282,125
41,241
42,735
48,707
523,319
14,738
10,448
38,352
265,067
251,073 - 52.0
145,943 ; - 44.9
1914
189
190
200
205
« 1915
167
186
206
219
200
" 1915
187
202
197
" 1921
112
107
63
47
1913
39
41
31
30
1913
74
75
45
53
204 | 212 + 3.7
200 I 217 + 8.5
186 | 200 + 7.5
31 - 16.6
38!
35 j 36 + 3.6
20 - 29.1
29 !
j
j
First quarter of year
M Nine months' average, April to December, inclusive.
(+
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
99,210
Crops
index number.. .
Live stock
index number. J .
Wholesale prices:
Department of L a b o r Farm products
index number.
Food, etc
index number.
Cloths and clothing
index number.
Fuel and lighting
index number.
Metals and metal
products
index number.
Building material
index number.
Chemicals and drugs, .index number.
House-furnishing goods index number.
Miscellaneous
index number.
All commodities
index number.
Federal Reserve Board—(Department of
Labor prices)—(Revised)*—
Agricultural products, .index number.
Animal products
index number.
Forest products
index number..
Mineral products
index number.
Total raw products
index number.
Producer's goods
index number.
Consumer's goods
index number.
All commodities
index number.
Federal Reserve Board I n d e x Goods imported
index number.
Goods exported
index number.
All commodities
index number.
Dun's (1st of following mo. )index number.
Bradstreet's (1st of fig mo.) index number.
Retail prices, food
index number.
Cost of living:
National Industrial Conference B o a r d Food
index number.
Shelter
index number.
Clothing
index number.
Fuel and light
index number.
Sundries
index number.
All items weighted
index number.
Foreign wholesale prices:
United K i n g d o m British Board of Trade.index number.
London Economist
index number.
France
index number.
Italy (Bachi)
index number.
Germany
index number.
Sweden
index number.,
Switzerland
index number.
11
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Percentage increase
j
Total pay roll:
j
New York stale
thous. of dolls..
Wisconsin
index number..|.
Av.weekly earnings, Wisconsin.index number.. ! .
Unemployment, Pennsylvania
number.. j
Immigration
number..!
Emigration
number.. |
P R I C E INDEX N U M B E R S .
July,
1922
Corresponding
August, ' month,
July
1922
or
August,
i 1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage!
increase;
1913
107
108
118
119
118
114
1913
109
113
118
119
119 i
112
-3.4
-5.9
1913
119
123
132
131
135
1913
141
146
138
140
142
1913
172
171
175
179
180
1913
186
184
216
225
254
-2
181 +
271 +
1913
124
117
119
120
121
126
1913
160
156 I! 160
167
131
138
+
3.0
.8
0.6
6.7
4.1
1913
129
129 I 122
122
170 I 172+ 1.2
121 I 122 0.8
1913
180
179
176
176
173 I 173
1913
123
119
116
114
114 ! 115
1913
141
142
148
150
155 ! 155
1913
122
123
152
146
147
138
1913
113
114
122
123
130
127
1913
155
152
174
186
188
191
1913
172
169
202
211
241
261
1913
135
135
157
159
171
173
0.0
0.9
0.0
+
6.1
2.3
1.6
8.3
1.2
0.0
3.2
0.0
1913
128
125
125
127
129
129
1913
154
157
150
151
154
149
1913
141
142
148
150
155
155
1913
103
104
119
124
129
127
1913
126
127
155
163
165
1913
145
146
158
161
165
1913
135
134
140
144
143
1913
120
120
129
131
131
1913
148
155
139
141
142
162
165
142
131 j
139
1.6
1.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
2.1
139
165
153
181
172
155
2.1
0.0
0.6
4.0
0.0
0.6
Jy., 1914
144
148
139
141
142
Jy., 1914
169
169
165
165
165
Jy., 1914
164
159
156
153
154
Jy., 1914
179
179
174
174
174
Jy., 1914
185
183
174
174
172
Jy., 1914
163
162
155
155
156
1913
198
178
1913
330
1913
520
164
194
163
162
179
163
317
331
325
524
542
537
1,843 ; 6,809 7,978
198 ! 164
164
164
1913
Jy., 1914 1,798
1913
211
II
j 1+
|
j -
325
158 j - 3.1
331 !+ 1.8
165
163 ; -
163
1.2
39
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
Tnlxr
1922
Corresponding
A
1922
SURVEY ( N O . 12).
July
or
August,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
Percentage mcrease
1922
(+)
or decrease
(-)
August
AuAuJuly. gust. May. June. July. gust. from
July.
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS-Contd.
Foreign wholesale prices—Continued.
Canada
. . . . . . . . . . i n d e x number..
Australia
Index Tinmbftr
India (Calcutta)
index number..
Japan (Tokyo)
index number
176
174
167
Jy., 1914
159
183
160
184
155
187
1913
196
199
194
1913
133
134
159
157
131
1913
Jy., 1914
165
156
166
183
181
201
178 - 1 . 7
197
194
174
154
182
137
166
193
261
154
154
270
233
444
157
153
168
272
164 — 1.2
157
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
Mail-order houses, total sales.. .thous. of dolls..
Sears, Roebuck & Co
thous. of dolls..
Montgomery Ward & Co.. .thous. of dolls..
Chain stores, total sales c
thous. of dolls..
F. W. Woolworth Co
thous. of dolls..
S. S. Kresge Co
thous. of dolls..
McCrory Stores Corp
thous. of dolls..
S. H. Kress & Co
thous. of dolls..
J. C. Penney Co
thous. of dolls..
United Cigar Stores Co
thous. of dolls..
Owl Drug Co
thous. of dolls..
Music (4 chains)
index number..
Grocery (16 chains)
index number..
Drug (7 chains)
index number
Cigar (3 chains)
index number
ShOfl (A chains)
17,355
12,245
5,110
21,101
12,557
4,901
1,293
2,250
3,202
6,100
17,709
12,156
5,553
21,676
12,960
5,122
1,369
2,225
3,424
6,064
17,960
12,477
5,483
19,273
11,641
4,311
1,122
2,191
3,354
6,160
895
938
882
160,051
112,568
46,982
142,427
84,597
32,592
8,306
16,891
27,234
49,507
6,805
160,367
106,904
52,463
159,896
95,734
36,921
9,750
17,491
26,337
46,039
6,821
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
0.2
5.0
11.7
12.3
13.2
13.3
17.4
3.6
3.3
7.0
+ 0.2
1913
1913
225
242
195
211
1913
370
390
1913
233
1913
1913
1913
249
244
231
1,497 1,526
254
250
1 849
253
276
280
265 263
225 228
444
448
271 287
251
248
279
1,813 1,455 1,556
246
241 247
274
275
289
79
97
81
132
137
133
124
126
127
127
127
106
101
85
123
1913
273
271
261
1919
1919
56
72
121
1919
115
122
81
137
1919
1919
129
101
128
87
127
1919
79
82
117
111
79
19,411 - 14.1
1913
238
286
128
135
254
225
15 13,280 - 0 . 5 ;
694,750 + 3.8
172,978 + 9.1 j
1913
90
110
102
121
87
108
85
134
1919
1919
92
105
108
121
93
95
116
121
106
1919
93
94
Q9
90
90
1919
1913
1913
1913
95
75
95
on
88
86
346
566
99
402
134
342
146
784
512
418
553
141
340
384
1919
1919
99
98
96
on
*89
88
87
86
108
98
93
|
••
indp.T TUTmber
Total department store sales
(159 stores) .
index number
Wholesale trade by Federal Reserve districts. (See detailed table, p. 44.)
American Wholesale Corporation, total sales
thous. of dolls..
Magazine advertising (for following month)
thous. of lines..
Newspaper advertising
thous. of lines..
Postal receipts
thous. of dolls..
1913
1913
120
123
129
+ 2.0
+
+
235 +
464 +
304 +
0.7
8.7
2.7
3.2
4.5
5.9
—
1.1
+
6.9
- 0 . 6
+ 4.8
+ 22.3
+ 3.8
+ 0.8
0.0
— 15.8
85 + 7.6
3,468
3,073
3,912
22,586
1,243
77,966
19,543
1,485
77,393
21,a72
1,325
71,177
19,289
iU3,351
669,416
158,498
22,716
22,795
23,680
17,751
204,977
218,697
17,534
39,012
216,778
218,026
4,337
39 47
4,394
39.33
4,737
4a 77
19,713
16,315
18,287
15,817
15,186
14,833
135,316
126,318
158,439 + 17.1
131,668 + 4.2
1919
1919
80
85
75
85
106
18,337
12,298
16,938
12,342
14,556
11,083
127,927
94,450
144,716 + 13.1
95,664 + 1.3
1913
1913
195
188
185
181
244
255
210
233
204
201
215 - 7.6
202 + 0.4
697
380
2,127
3 181
1,888
79.2
691
404
2,153
3,196
1,882
79.2
256
1,492
2.481
2 788
1,691
66.8
1916
1919
1919
1 1919
1919
1919
187
85
97
123
88
126
178
77
95
127
87
133
501
24
82
143
97
155
494
24
81
144
100
154
484
20
81
145
97
158
480
21
82
146
97
158
-
11.4
+ 19.5
- 0.7
116 + 9.4
PUBLIC FINANCE.
U S interest-bearing debt
mills of dolls
Liberty and Victory Loans and
War Saving securities
mills of dolls
Customs receipts
thous. of dolls..
Ordinary receipts
thous. of dolls..
Ordinary disbursements
thous. of dolls..
Money held outside U. S. Treasury and Federal
Reserve System:
Total
mills, of dolls..
Per capita .
dollars
37,492
19,611
£13,152
26,449
285,939 + 34.1
242,443 3,108,925 2,216,397 + 28.7
291,158 2,929,071 1,971,423 - 32.7
95
90 +
03
85 147
359
383
1.2
+ 4.1
+ 5.8
- 0 . 3
89 + 1.3
87 *+ 1.2
BANKING AND FINANCE.
Banking.
Debits to individual accounts:
New York City
mills of dolls..
Outside New York City... .mills, of dolls..
Bank clearings:
New York City
mills, of dolls..
Outside New York City... .mills, of dolls..
Federal Reserve Banks:
Total investments
mills of dolls..
Bills discounted
mills of dolls .
Notes in circulation
mills of dolls
Total reserves
mills of dolls
Total deposits
mills of dolls
Reserve ratio
..percent..
l
» Cumulative for period January to September, inclusive.
c Includes Woolworth, Kresge, McCrory, and Kress only.
92
97
90 — 7.2
90 - 3.1
—
+
+
+
—
0.9
6.3
1.2
0.5
0.3
0.0
40
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons:
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
August,
1922
July,
1922
SURVEY (NO. 12).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
or decrease
(-)
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
ERIOD.
Percentage increase
1922
1921
August.
(+)
June.jJuly. Au-
or decrease
(-)
August
from
July.
BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued.
Banking—Continued.
Federal Reserve member banks:
Total loans, discounts, and
investments
mills, of dolls..
15,189
Total investments
mills, of dolls..
4,450
Total loans and discounts., mills, of dolls..
10,739
Net demand deposits
mills, of dolls..
11,043
Interest rates:
New York call loans
per cent..
3.88
Commercial paper, 60-90 days.. .per cent..
3.78
Saving deposits (balance to credit of depositors):
Boston Federal Reserve
district
thous. of dolls.. 1,102,250
New York Federal Reserve
district
thous. of dolls.. jl, 728,753
Philadelphia Federal Reserve
district
thous. of dolls.. 423,963
Cleveland Federal Reserve
district
thous. of dolls.. 377,989
Richmond Federal Reserve
district
thous. of dolls.. 269,238
Chicago Federal Reserve
district
thous. of dolls.. 776,081
San Francisco Federal
Reserve district
thous. of dolls.. 766,807
U.S. Postal Savings
thous. of dolls.. 137,175
Life Insurance.
Policies, new:
Ordinary
thous. of policies..
Industrial
thous. of policies..
Group
number of policies..
Total insurance
thous. of policies.,
Amount of new insurance:
Ordinary
thous. of dolls..
Industrial
thous. of dolls.,
Group
thous. of dolls..
Total insurance
thous. of dolls.
15,294
4,532
10,761
10,942
14,759
3,268 ,
11,491
9,968 !
1919
1921
1921
1919
97
95
97
101
97
94
99
123
91
104
100 100 101 +
132 j 135+
131
90
90 ! 90 +
105 | 104 103 I -
0.7
1.8
0.2
0.9
1913
1913
179 -| 179 I 125 130 I 122 : 126+ 3.1
111 ! 103 ii 74
70 i 65 i 68 + 4.0
104,435 1,061,725
1920
103
728,310 1,654,316
1920
108 i
108 111
113 ! 113 113
106 109
109 ! 109 j
108- 0.4
4.00
3.93 i
5.69 :
5.94
102
105
106
106 i
107+ 0.2
0.0
422,128
412,108 j
1920
106 I
380,941
381,385 i
1920
111
110
109
111 ! 109 I
110+ 0.8
269,220
245,075 !
1920
109
109
119
123
119 j
119
778,906
768,092 |
1920
101 !
100 101
103
102 j
102+ 0.4
772,150
136,725
711,145
152,400
1919
1913
123
384
122
129
354
132
349
132 133 + 0.7
345 344 - 0.3
- 4.0
+ 10.6
+ 18.3
+ 7.1
1913
1913
1913
1913
205
113
191
117
228
164
128
129
175
,222 ; 215 ; 201152 I 143 ! 135!
!
164 154 j 146 -
6.3
5.5
20.0
5.7
i 2,968,362 3,134,834 + 5.6
| 796,056
925,087 + 16.2
107,854 + 114.1
; 50,381
9.3
3,814,795 I 4,167,775
1913
1913
1913
1913
267
158
283
237
319
250
163 l| 241 223
1,164
357
305 299
226
; 292! 198| 672• 268-
5.2
6.8
12.3
5.7
16,851 + 39.9
454,006 + 14.5
1913
1913
188
117
189
147
195
130
168
131 j 128 — 2.2
176 177 + 0.7
0.0
159
542
55
701
149
512
44
661
405,609
110,423
11,068
527,099
384,328
102,901
9,709
496,938
1,753
40,010
1,714
40,280
178,100
242,075
236,801 1*2,437,173 "2,446,883 + 0.4
1913
117
160 i 194
232
120
163 + 35.9
227,976
222,612
138,929 1,751,655 2,321,923 + 32.6
1913
124
101
240
166
162 —
646,605
109,040
744,528 | 844,128 + 13.4
42,930
531,706 | 189,656 - 64.3
580,141 5,979,353 5,475,911 - 8.4
1913
1913
1913
320
107
164
355
102
337
362
37
545
495
48
173
343
60
368
375 + 1.9
274,832 + 10.3
60,769 + 15.0
1913
1913
275
184
278
193
305
243
307
246
304
217
141 !
446 i
36
587 ;
329,124
84,583
5,153
418,859
1,291 !
4,178 |
328 |
5,468 j
1,239
4,620
388
5,858
308
213
766
285
Business Finances.
Business failures:
Finns
number.
Liabilities
thous. of dolls.
Dividend and interest payments
(for following month)
thous. of dolls.
New capital issues:
Corporations
thous. of dolls.
States and municipalitiesPermanent loans
thous. of dolls.
Temporary loans
thous. of dolls.
New corporations
thous. of dolls.
Telephone earnings:
Total operating revenue.. .thous. of dolls.
Total operating income
thous. of dolls.
Telegraph earnings:
Commercialtelegraph tolls, thous. of dolls.
Telegraph and cable
operating revenue
thous. of dolls.
Operating income
thous. of dolls.
Credit conditions:
Orders
per ct. of total transactions.
Indebtedness .per ct. of total transactions.
Payments
per ct. of total transactions.
116,740
24,135
634,259
39,889
8,055
1,562 I 12,041
42,904 ! 396,349
36,160
6,829
249,111
52,823
8,198
7 805
• >*****
56,164
55,846 -
0.6
1919
103
108
113 ! 115
108
10,363
1,364
9,989
816
71,777
7,541
70,840 - 1.3
10,316 + 36.8
1919
1919
99
50
105
78
108
123
109
128
103
83
1916
1916
1916
99
92
102
99
89
99
87
115
90
96
111
88
101
110
84
27.9
42.7
46.0
30.0
42.8
45.2
27.2
34.5
54.3
Cumulative for period, January to September, inclusive.
2.4
109 + 7.9
110 + 0.0
82 '- 2.4
41
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS
NUMERICAL DATA.
XOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) |
have not been published previously in the j
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons: :
detailed tables covering back f gures for these •
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (t) detailed ,
tables were given in the September number I
(No. 131. For detailed tables covering other |
items, see the last quarterly issue of the \;
July,
1922
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July
or'
August,
1921.
August,
1922
SURVEY (NO. 12).
Continued.
Percentage
increase'
(+)
or decrease
(-)
1921
1922
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
1922
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOT*.
Per.,; centage inicrease
I or deI crease
^ (-)
! AuAu- I gust
. : June. July, gust, I from
' i July.
Au-
July.
BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued.
Stocks and Bonds.
Stock prices, closing:
25 industrials, average
dolls. per share..
25 railroads, average
dolls, per share..
Stock sales (N. Y. Stock
Exchange)
thous. of shares..
Bond sales:
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls..
Liberty-Victory
thous. of dolls..
Total
thous. of dolls..
Bond price index numbeis:
Highest-grade rails
index number..
Second-grade rails
index number..
Public utility
index number..
Industrial
index number..
Combined price index . . . .index number..
Municipal bond yield
per cent..
Gold and Silver.
Gold:
Domestic receipts a* n i l n t - - - -fine ounces..
Rand output
thous. of ounces..
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Silver:
Production
thous. of fine oz..
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Price at New York
dolls, per fine oz..
Price at London .. .pence per standard oz..
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES.
Europe:
England
dolls, per £ sterling..
France.'
dolls.per franc..
Ttaly
dolls, per lire..
Belgium
dolls, per franc..
< iermany
dolls, per mark..
Netherlands
dolls, per guilder..
Swedon
dolls, per krone..
Switzerland
dolls, per franc..
Asia:
Japan.
dolls, per yen..
India
dolls, per rupee..
Americas:
Canada
dolls, per Can. doll..
Argentina
dolls, per gold peso..
Brazil
dolls, per milreis..
Chile
dolls, per paper peso..
General index of foreign
pxchancp
index number.,
99.31
63.83
103. 75
67.56
70.45
53.48
15,149
17,850
10,992
188,691
114,284
302,975
222,863
1913
113,365 | 170,727
1913
50.6
777,810 ; 1,719,563 +| 121.1
100,246
127,718 j 1,218,446 , 1,189,042 - 2.4
45.7
227,964 I 1,996,256 ! 2,908,605
89,855
312,718
127;
1 2 1• |jI
64 : 64 I;
1913
75
166 j
171
74 ! 77
1 7 8 ji-f
4.5
81 +
5.8
159 || 418 347 ! 219 258 + 17.8
134
j
166
1919
1919
1919
154 ! 141 i; 322 277 I 265 312 + 18.1
60 ; 54 || 61
53 I 48
38 I— 21.4
82 : 74 11 122 105 j 98 101 + 3.3
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
1913
81
79
72
70
77
118
1913
60
1913
94
I
88.09
89.01
73.66
73.18
75.05
61.08
68.47
69.83
53.87
74.64
75.73
53.09
75.44
76.80
59.59
4.19
4.15
5.22
92,399
103,262
738
42,987
645
19,092
672
956
4,341
5,562
6,957
4,944
6,269
3,861
.702
.694
35.644
93,12* | .V*7,o39
712;
5,330
84.902 j 495,092
11,744
752
j
4,017 ;
7,853 |
3,743 !
.616 j.
38.096 '.
34.957
639,304 Ij-f 8.8
3,946 j - 26.0
1*5,092 ji- 62.6
11,097 jj- 5.5
1913
94
96
93
106
97
94
95
95
92
105
97
\
j
I
|
98
97
93
106
98
94
99 H 1.0
99 --\ 2.1
95 •-)
2.2
107 .-\ 0.9
100 H 2.0
93
-
1.1
63 i
55
52 :
62
70
97 |:
86
92
101
103
1,210 1,599 j-
169
244,
810
360
.55.6
44
21
K
12
f 48/2
1913
35,062 • |- 5.5
46,793 jj+ 17.5
42,291 j|+ 41.5
37,104
39,816
29,898
82 !
: 81 !
: 73 !
76 !
: 78 !
i 117 \
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
;
49
9 ;
70
151
} II.S
4
19
72
263
76
184
86
78
100
4 2«. 1
:
212
233
165
-
72
:
109
115 ! 120
74 • -
28. I
38.4
101
103
119
119 j 117
116
136!
138!
131
130 j
129
127
-
1.9
75 1.
91
47
91 ;
46 1
91
43
92
41
-I
;-
0. 2
2. 4
75
40
1.1
.046
.045
.043
Parval.
Parval.
Parval. i
23
22 j!
27 \
26 ;
24
23
.078
.075
.075
Parval. j;
40
39
44 \
42 j
40
39
.002
.001
.012
Parval. i
.388
.388 _
.310
5
79
77 |i
1 |
96 i
1
96 |
96
97
3. s
! - 50. 0
\
0. 0
. 259
.263 !
.211
79
79 |i
9<> I
96 j
97
98
,4
.191
.190
86
87 \-
100 :
98
99
99
Par val. ;
Par val.
96
97
Par val.
Par val. ;
88 ;
Par val. ':
32
:
Par val. :1
53
4.45
'i 65
.078
.082
I
i
Parval. ij
Parval. j|
Parval.
16*
|
40 j:
:
5 |i
•
1
!
o
2
-
—
1
0
j
.478
.477 ;
.484
.289
.290 |
.242
. 989
.997
.818
.821 ;
.898 :
.666 '
. 118 !
.102 !
|
.136
.134 i
.130
. 137 i
:
j
h
50 : '
47
68
95
96
96
96
,- o. 2
59 !
59 ;
59
60
!+ °- 3
+ 0. 8
+ 0. 4
99 |
99 I
85
99
85
100
85
36
42 ;
42
42
41
52 !
61
65 1
66
70
90
69
85
1 5
4-
5 4
52 |
Par val.
I . S. FOREIGN TRADE.
Imports by Grand Divisions.
Kurope:
Total
thous. of dolls.
75,095
France
thous. of dolls.
9,059
'Germany
thous. of dolls.
9,598
Italy
t h o u s . of dolls.
•5,155
Touted K i n g d o m
thous. of dolls.
27,938
84,627 !
13,390
10,737 !
4,017
31,486 i
;+ 22. 3
— 2 3
;
i
1913
1913
79
82
104
117 ' + 12.7
98 i
94 \ 100
87 j
78
116 ',+ 47.8
"2, 712 ;|+ 38. 3
36, 417 I j - 6 5
j
1913
54 |
48 ,
63 j
63
70 j+ 11.9
|
1913
104 I 112
87 j - 22.1
120 I 123
139 il+ 12.7
J9> 139
491,778
601, 218
923
92,228
90, 142
- 309
5, 728
52,583
38,935
15, 983
154,768 •
7
!
214, 782
« I n d e x n u m b e r less t h a n one.
;
+ 38 8
1913
103
56
109 i 134 ; 121
66 '
71 ! 112
105
42
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (j) detailed
tables were given in the September number
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
July,
1922
August,
1922
SURVEY (NO. 12).
Corresponding
mouth,
July
or
August,
1921.
(+)
or decrease
(-)
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
1922
1921
July
- ^^. I ^ a y . j
<+>
or decrease
<-)
AuAu- gust
June.! July.gust. from
July.
U. S. F O R E I G N TRADE—Continued.
I m p o r t s by G r a n d Divisions—Continued.
North America:
Total
thous. of dolls..
Canada
thous. of dolls..
South America:
Total
thous. of dolls..
Argentina
thous. of dolls..
Asia and Oceania:
Total
thous. of dolls..
Japan
thous. of dolls..
Africa, total
thous. of dolls..
Grand total
thous. of dolls..
Exports by G r a n d 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.,
Ponth America:
Total
thous. of dolls.
Argentina
thous. of dolls.
Asia and Oceania:
Total
thous. of dolls.
Japan
thous. of dolls.
Africa, total
thous. of dolls.
Grand total
thous. of dolls.
76,935 j
78,849 I
50,583
546,870
550,608
33,682 ! 32,185 I
23,695
226,360
217 444 - 3 . 9
+
0.7
1913
146
156
221
223
237
243 +
2.6
1913
199
200
239
259
284
272 ~
4.4
i
I
29,964
27,389 !
23,799
206,956
8,234
7,920
6,646
45,004
66,479
59,849
25,64«
1,399
194,769
422,635
252,128
86,713
38,362
3,835
281,413
1.58,634
154,886
18,466
20,315
26,317
18,111
13,042
62,346
55,264
206,228
15,050
38,284
13,944
85,257
1,682,566
21,243
75,616
85,573
49,514
56,492
19,530
18,800
7,378
7,053
43,251
37,795
16,024
10,646
20,261
3,655
148,730
25,164
1,693,404
214 084 + 3.4 | j 1913 i 119 ! 144 j 200 170 \ 181
50 716 + 12.7
285 370 ! 386
312
1913
i 218
545,680 + 29.1
212 848 + 43.1
41,366 + 64.4
1,952,957 + 15.3
i
166 - 8 . 6
372 -
3.8
306 : 252
329 + 30.4
435 | 246
465 + 89.3
1913
200
227 :
1913
304
311
1913
82
71
217 | 100 | 185
194 +
1913
119
130
169 I 174 i 169
188 + 11.6
165
135 i 149
127
157
166
360
4.9
- 22.1
1913
147
157,735 + 11.9
213,358 - 18.9
1913
109 I 117
1913
124 | 130
1913
209 I
213
144
182 | 276
667,944
530,765 -
124
144
90
199
1913
145 ' 173
151
157 i 127
112 I - 11.4
102,141
68,362
831,517
570,544
142
152 ; 151
171 + 13.2
416,649
354,065
143 ! 147
168 + 14.1
13,919
5,486
214,572
140,938 | U 34.3
59,350 j | ~ 33.6
141,003
263,174
158,801
88,001
1,310,183
85,048
46.4
20.5
- 31.4
~ 15.0
89
179 •
96 |
+2.4
— 13.1
j+ 19.5
I— 28.0
1913
174 | 204 i
1913
155 • 203 i I 132
1913
127
114 ,1
1013
log
120 || 17R
364,981 ||- 17.2
1913
204
223 i 249
270
250
218 j - 12.6
142,683
37,142
6.5
1913
280
218
314 I 308
204 - 33.6
- 35.0
- 24.9
1913
154
157
174 i I 271 198 ; 178
177 149 162 i 146
197 + 11.0
1913
-
12.1
1913
126
138
139
132
128
1913
174
209
178
165
161
83
108
107
103
149 ! 171
197
160 I 154 -
3.7
161 j 154 !~ 4.4
;|
440,744 I
4,282
4,751
301,313
301,805
40,402
16,548
4,198
366,888
81,784
82,661
88,581
741,591
651,657
38,817
37,762
310,872
24,141
171,716
187,262
18,579
20,326
50,584
19,589
18,194
395,387
24,237
172,296
21.3
9.1
151,524 - 12.1
60,419
60,032
51,346
463,413
472,213
23,919
395,872
69,046
133,923 !
57,148 |
3,226,547
2,423,788
+
308
146 |+
0.2
129 1+
1.1
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
United Kingdom.
Imports (values):
Total
thous. of £ sterling.
Food, drink, and
tobacco
thous. of £ sterling.
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling.
Manufactured articles.thous. of £ sterling.
Exports (values):
Total
thous. of £ sterling.
Food, drink, and
tobacco
thous. of £ sterling.
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling.
Manufactured articles.thous. of £ sterling.
Reexports (values):
Total
thous. of £ sterling.
Food, drink, and
tobacco
thous. of £ sterling.
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling.
Manufactured articles.thous. of £ sterling.
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Cotton piece goods
thous. of sq. yds.
Woolen and worsted
tissues
thous. of sq. yds.
Iron and steel
thous. of long tons.
Coal
thous. of long tons.
Production:
Pig iron
thous. of long tons.
Steel ingots
thous. of long tons.
Coal
thous. of metric tons.
Stocks, zinc
short tons.
2,806
3,105
8,041
8,900
48,455
47,149
3,124
7,058
39,936
8,317
7*504
9,998
34,712
125
117
1.9
1913
99
117
133
119
138
137 - 0 . 6
23,896
0.1
+ 81.8
377,153 - 4 . 7
1913
99
115
112
112
103
114 + 10.7
63,112
1913
121
150
132
138
153 + 10.7
1913
107
116
131
118
141
138 - 2 . 7
+ 3.5
1913
103 | 109 !
95
91
1913
j
j
230 j 206 |
71,493
+
1913
90
1,601,938 I 2,674,833
+ 70.0
377,985
212,403
17,305
17,526
8,232
74,978
252
270
76
1,028
5,064
6,146
3,103
9,945
19,099
15,950
32,007
37,297
17,854
399
412
94
1,671
471
521
434
1,967
16,869
68,870
4,342
19,473
149,656
9.4
113
18,139
443,937
126 +
112
76 |
2,744
4,683
2,567
156 - 2 . 7
0.0
103
1913
1913
1,288
4,110
2,105
4,804
1913
- 16.5
|+ 16.5
|+ 1.6
1,436
4,795
2,084
18,903
-
162
90 j 90 I 77
92
91 I
1920
92
84
120
73
67
78
78
61
83
43
63
66
20
47
74
78
19
105
+ 66.0
1920
75
1913
66
38,394
+286.1
1913
83
2,961
3,550
140,632
56,401
+ 77.2
+ 80.5
+104.2
- 62.3
1913
48
1913
72
1913
98
1920
23
85
-
97 - 10.3
85
88 |
2,064 +100.8
124,428
121 | 108
82
86
-
14.3
1.0
102 !- 14.9
79
1.3
65
7.1
100
21.4
3.3
48
82 + 10.6
43
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; I
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For items marked with a dagger (f) detailed ,
tables were given in the September number [\
(No. 13). For detailed tables covering other
items, see the last quarterly issue of the
INDEX NUMBERS.
i| Per-
Percentage increase
(+)
or decrease
_ | j centage
|j increase
July,
1922
August,
1922
SURVEY (NO. 12).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July
or
August,
1921.
or decrease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1921
1922
555,834
501,022
488,870 |- 22.0
477,474 j - 4.7
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
1921
(-)
August
Au- May. June. July. Au- from
July. Igust.
gust. July.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES—Continued.
Canada.
Total trade:
60,757
Imports
thous. of dolls..
71,821
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
1,767 |
Canned salmon
thous. of pounds..
Paper, printing
thous. of pounds.., 154,008 I
Cheese
thous. of pounds.. : 17,470 :
9,487 I
Wheat
thous. of bushs..
Production:
32 ,
Pig iron
thous. of long tons..
03 I
Steelingots
thous. of long tons..
1,223 i
Bank clearings
mills, of dolls..
Bond issues:
7,500
Government and provincial. thous. of dolls.
3,990 ;
Municipal
thous. of dolls..:
Total
thous. of dolls..! 11,490 :
6,315 !
Corporation
thous. of dolls, .j
Employment:
Trade-union employment, per cent em95.90 '
ployed
Application
number.., 40,486 j
Vacancies
,
number.. I 36,606!
PlacementsRegular
number..
2H.970
Ji, 176
Casual
number..
Newsprint paper:
,
90,282
Production
short tons..
Shipments
short tons..
85,447
Stocks
short tons..
11,513
Exports
short tons..
77,004
Business failures:
Firms
number..
210
Liabilities
thous. of dolls..
2,832
Building contracts awarded.. .thous. of dolls..
26,694 ,
Argentina.
Grain shipments:
Wheat
thous. of bushs.. i 13,265
Corn
thous. of bushs..
8,001
Oats
thous. of bushs.. !
1,290 :
Flaxseed
thous. of bushs.. > 5,380 I
Visible supply:
3,328 ;
Wheat
thous. of bushs..
2,400 !
Corn
thous. of bushs..
1,600 ;
Flaxseed
thous. of bushs..
67,355
65,147
62,363
8,301
1,325
168,047 ; 130,643
17,179 | 15,258
11,587 ; 3,972
54 j|
1,127 :
4,000
6,544
10,544
None.
||
||
11
|i
90.90
; 43,123
: 38,175
24,604 j
12,384 |
98,141 •• 72,295
97,764: 75,435
11,813 ! 15,919
84,024
65,322
11
11
ji
j
199
248 |
3,849 j 4,119
25,188 ! 36,307
8, 482 | li, 133
7,168 ; 17,772
1,258 j 4,506
5,129 ! 3,236
1,850
1,200
1,000
45.2
.39.7
24.3
21.3
1913
1913
1913
1913
110
469
188
44
472
62
534
620
118 | 24
47 | 170
j | - 37.7
i - 31.5
| - 8.5
1913
1913
1913
64
02
170
60 | 27 | 35 i 38
83
18 : 38 I 72 I
161
186 | 163 158
96,072
38,546
134,618
29,050
155,804 ||+ 62.2
53,849 I + 39.7
209,653 • + 55.7
55,372 ! + 90.6
1913
1913
1913
1913
531
36
192
41 |
283,262
208,104
288,348 |
226,356 I
1.8
8.8
1919
1920
1920
94
104
95
95
184
201
141,384
52,844
133,741 || - 5.4
56,923 || + 7.7
1920
1920
81
188
188 !| 85
77 !
167 I 140 103 !
515,260
508,076
;...
442,614
704,929 j|+ 36.8
706,451 j-f- 39.0
618,370 : + 39.7
1919
1919
1919
1919
j 103 |
|! 98 I
154 ;
104
1,375
31,496
165,813
2,134 + 55.2
38,544 + 22.4
184,333 + 11.2
1913
1913
1913
132
255
55
131
297
113
175 | 238 138
423 110 204
109 111
120,346
51,776
17,773
28,017
1913
1913
1913
1913
69
123
79
280
36
113
88
97
137
54
29
109
1913
1913
1914
143
229
330
71
149
275
• 44.4
214 i 143 129
71 I
50.0
149
92 69
34
37.5
247 i 220 | 220 137
1913
1913
181 ; 217 286
187 ' 200 295
1913
1913
105
126
1913
1913
46
41
363
349
10,857
.55,797
73,872
22,288
35,529
226
239
9,936
+
-
115. 7
29.9
20.3
21.1
1, 850
5, 200
2, 000
132,059 | 1,041,219
105,523 ! 778,038
7,007
8,248
98,666
80,425 I
6
109
229
116
198
Japan.
Total trade (values):
.. .thous. of yen.. 142,229: 137,000
Imports
.. .thous. of yea.. 144,786 : 103,500
Exports
Australia.
Total trade (values) :
Imports
thous. of £ sterling..
9,700 ;
Exports
thous. of£ sterling..
8,130 ;
Germany.
Total trade (values):
Imports
thous. of dolls..
93,275 |
Exports
thous. of dolls..
72,625 |
110
233
112
180
20,820 | 11,418 885,223 1,236,736 +
73,674
55,739 54,832
66,528 ji
54 !j
1,245 H
118
224
1913
1913
82,509
77,742
1,379,414 + 32.5
983,018 + 26.3
66,227 |i— 19.7
78.088 |+ 0.4
618,572
562,162
Index number less than 1.
68
101
707
630
55
135
140
113
90 jj 141 ; 10
68 || 123 i 45
75 | 129 ! 34
(«) ! 272
120 + 10.9
237 + 3.7
75
687
133
138
— 25.0
+ 9.1
— 1.7
+ 22.1
145-
7.8
170
41
82
102
95 i
110 ; 98
104 !
107 ;j 140 ;
111 I 140
126 66
118 I 137!
,
i
!
j
138 : 134 j 14ft > + 8.7
138! 126 ! 144 |!+ 14.4
55 jj 91 ! 94 + 2.6
157 | 139 152!;+
158
43
55
112
163 | + 18.1
277 |j-h 35.9
79 L 5.6
154
36.1
" i
51 j 45 i 10.4
25 • 2.5
25
161 | 154 I • 4.7
I
i
I ;
259 234
278 ! 275
110 | 140 ! 154 146
136 11 177 163 1 2 4
52
51 | 44
37 !
47 j 49
225 i
196 !
'•
!
3.7
28.6
44
WHOLESALE TRADE.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS.
Philadelphia
(No. 3).
Dallas
(No. 11).
Kansas City ,,
(No. 10). I
Atlanta
(No. 6).
Richmond
(No. 5).
San Francisco
(No. 12).
Y E A R AND MONTH.
I Gro- Hard- ! Gro- j Dry Hard- ; G r o - j Dry
Dry Hard- GroDry Hardy ii Hard- Gro- ! Hard- Gro! ceries. ware, ceries. Goods. ware, ceries.
i
{{Goods,
G d
ware, i ceries. jj ware. ceries. Goods, ware. ceries. Goods, ware.
Relative to 1920-1921.
1920-21 monthly average 2 .
1921 monthly average
100.0 j 100.0 100.0
89.4
89.2 | 88.3
100.0 : 100.0
82.7
83.8
100.0 100.0
84.5 102.4
100.0
90.0
100.0
98.7
100.0 i 100.0
99.3
84.1
100.0 100.0
72.7
86.4
100.0 100.0 100.0
59.8 88.2
92.6
1920.
March...
April....
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
129.9
123.1
123.2
123.4
113 1
121 6
117.1
233.4 ! 143.0
129.1
121. 1 j
132.6
114 8
118 4 j
120.4
115 7
106. 5 ;
109.4
125.7
124.1
109.6
100 •">
104.6 '
99.5
165.3 | 145.0
9S.3
132.0
112.3
S3. 8
57.6
;
89. 2
87.2
94.7
88.6
so.
92.
106.
77.
76.2
71.0
95.9
94.3
93.7
94.2
101.0
84.6
91.6 :l
92.7 :|
76.2 1
85.0 j
85.6
88.1
87.6
88.2
66.;
67.:
69.;
104.:
86.4
85.6
74. 2
83.7
88.0
77.2
72.6
80.0
104.7
99.8
178.7
190.1
121.3
112.7
119.6
135.5
143.9
122.4
121.5
133.6
163.1
166.4
331.2
304.7
117.3
105.5
131. 5
136. 7
140. S
138.0
240.7
1S2.9
232.3
262.5
101.3
95.2 I
112.4
119.1
146.6 . 137.4 ; 131.0 : 128. S ; 136.5 I 204.2 115.9
!
89.7 I 123.4 ji 116.6
110.8 | 125.5 134.8 114.8
81.2 j 108.3 || 95.8
113.0 ! 117.3 111.3
105.9 j
52 5 ' 92.1 i I 81. 1
SO. 3
39.9
111.3
179.4 145.3
146.6
154.3 133.7
114.2
120.4 ! 205.8 123.4
121.7 j 223.6 124.3
i
120.6 | 206.4 133.3
117.8 170.2 128.1
100.5 128.5 104.9
82.6 ! 6S.5 93. 2
IiVi1.
January..
February.
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September
October
November
December
X8.6 , 89.6
74.0
84. S
100.6 ; 96.4
S5.6
107. 4
S7. I
91.2
88. 8
91.4
8/>. N
04.7
91.2
79. 9
;
;
i
89. 7 !
92.5 .;
82. 2 ':
82.6 |
94.8
96.9
90.8
81.3
U2.;
104.:
69.:
42 J
j 71.0
91.0 !|
i 94.7
j 128.5 i flH.
I 95.7 ! 86. 3 ;|
.83.6
79.2
87.2
126.9
92. 3
97. 1
82. 8
65.8
54.7
S5.2
76. S
75. 4
169.9
145.S
91.0
on. 3
I
|
|
i
81.2
81.5
60.0
76.2
97. 3
126.2
90.8
103.3
!
80. 0 l 90.1
80.
97.3
69. 8 'j 114.4
82.
106.2
3
ii
'• 95.
114.8
j 110. 4 ! 116. 2
j 98. 8
105. 7
SS. 1)
! 90. 0 i
January
February
March
April
74.3 ;
62. I
76.7
66. 2
70.5 j
67. 7
69.8
86.0
84.0
73.3
62.2
76.5
64.8 '< 58.1 !
67.6
79.1 ! 75.4
86. 2
52.4 , 90.9
70.7
97.6
S7.1
78.4
77.8 !
S3.1 j.
87.9
102. 7
67. 0
68.9
SS. 8 ; 80.3
92. 2
May
June
July
August
S3.0 ; 101.6
90.6 ' 94.0
81. 4 : 81.1
88.0 j 89.8
8S. 3
8S. 9
62. 4
86.3
80.5
85.0 '• 83.0
100.1
68. 3
82.8 i.
79.5
81.1 1
79.6
109.5
!»). 8
74.5
79.1
75. 5
79. 9
1
80.0
102.3 !
101.6
76.0
95. 4
109 6
\)o. 1
109.4
99.3
104. 5
IS. I
69. 3
82.3
79.7
80.7
82.1
61.0
77.3
b8. 9
72.7
(".3. 7
66. 5
82. I
90.0
93. 1
75. 4
70.6
57. 9
07.8
102.6 !
98.9
6S.9
73.3
82.3
74.6
117.3
119. 1
9S. 6
122.0
123.2
S7. I
7S.9
94.1
93.4
81.9
110. I
7-S.9
116.7
81.4
102.6
106.5 .
SO. 4
59.7
9S.2
111.2
112.4
69.6
39. S
54. 6
65. I
65.1
59.9
60.6
59.0
84.0 ,
88.2 !
106.6 |
91.9 ;
80.8
72.7
68.5
97.3
69.4 | 95.7
94.2
90.5
101.4
91.4
.7., |
/•>. 2
S9.2
88.1
80. 0
94.3
100.9 !
90.6 ;
76.9
62. 4
60.4
68. 0
69.2
ss. s
71.6
70. 3
70. 1
76. '2
92. -2
SI..:
92.;
102. f
100.:
48.8
53.3
48. 5
89.7
96.6
S3.', I
62.6
89.3
56.9
i
78.1 !
71.3 \
59.5 I
94.7
94.0
85. 7
43.9 ! 78.1
50. 7
4S. 1
59.8
54. 0
:
|
|
j
76. 1
72. 0
89. S
92. \
57.7 ; 105.6
58.6 ! 113.8
f)0. 3 'J'J. o
1
Index numbers calculated fromdata collected by Federal Reserve Banks of the respective districts showing percentage changes from month to month. The percentage
changes reported by Federal Reserve Banks have been converted into index numbers showing the same corresponding percentage increase or decrease.
• Twelve months' average. August, 1920, to July, 1921, inclusive.
45
WHOLESALE PRICES.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-face type.]
COMPILED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD. (Revised.)
f.,r^i
A n i m a l i Forest I Mineral Total r a w P r o d u c e r s '
products. P r o d u e t s - products, j products, products.
goods.
H£Z,
goods.
All c o m modities.
DUN'S.
BRADSTREET'S i
AND MONTH.
300
96
commodities.
1OO
21
21
199
404
35
88
21
21
35
88
99
404
;
commodities.
quotations, quotations, quotations, quotations. 1 quotations, quotations. 1 quotations, quotations.
Relative to 1913.
1913 monthly average.
1914 monthly average.
1915 monthly average.
1916 monthly average.
1917 monthly average.
100
100
102
103
112
100
92
90
1OO
100
92
99
97
101
100
92
97
100
101
1OO
1OO
98
101
97
102
101
105
107
130
119
102
138
126
143
119
127
123
128
211
174
135
191
187
184
163
177
199
170
243
134
203
221
186
110
157
211
312
166
236
185
205
218
229
142
January...
February.
March....
April
290
218
333
194
277
211
367
199
285
206
375
301
202
May
June
July
August...
311
299
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average.
1921 monthly average.
250
255
181
191
194
190
203
179
211
206
191
203
214
231
226
207
204
135
159
147
141
123
240
210
239
233
205
221
237
216
236
232
210
227
205
240
224
235
234
209
22ti
369
227
249
237
244
245
213
225
185
357
234
246
244
249
247
218
225
188
324
243
245
238
245
243
217
216
315
181
180
!
1920.
254
242
232
244
241
215
210
263
235
219
235
231
209
204
293
272
232
209
230
226
205
195
267
267
212
196
219
211
196
184
158
225
247
192
182
209
196
188
170
159
131
213
233
174
166
192
179
175
148
January...
February.
March....
April
157
120
197
224
166
160
180
170
164
137
148
117
179
204
155
152
170
160
154
134
138
119
169
194
150
145
168
155
150
129
128
108
160
189
141
139
161
148
144
123
May
June
July
August...
134
106
159
I
186
140
137
156
117
103
158
j
178
135
133
153
145
142
138
126
137
115
122
113
155
|
172
135
128
154
141
132
116
123
114
152
i
169
135
125
157
142
135
120
141
135
130
130
105
107
103
103
154
!
168
137
126
155
141
134
120
162
174
138
126
154
142
134
121
175
178
137
125
153
141
135
123
169
179
137
125
151
140
136
123
January...
February.
March
April
130
140
141
145
109
121
122
120
167
178
139
123
146
138
136
123
166
177
146
118
148
141
136
124
165
178
147
120
150
142
140
126
167
180
148
122
149
143
137
125
May...
June
July....
August.
152
122
174
202
157
125
150
148
139
127
146
123
186
211
159
127
151
150
140
129
147
130
188
241
171
129
154
155
144
131
138
127
191
261
173
129
149
155
285
186
,1254
183
September.
October
November.
December..
229
189
192
173
173
September..
October
November..
December...
192-i.
September.
143
131
142
131
I
* First eight columns give the revised wholesale price index numbers of the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, as reclassified by the Federal Reserve
Board into the groupings as shown. The weights are the same as those used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the total of all commodities is therefore the same as the
revised Department of Labor index. Dun's and BradstreeVs index numbers are calculated as of the first of each month, but really refer to prices in the preceding month;
the index numbers have been calculated to a 1913 base from the actual figures as published in these journals. Bradsireet's index is the sum of prices per pound of the
commodities, while Dun's is weighted by the amount "annually consumed by each inhabitant."
46
DIVIDEND PAYMENTS, 1913-1921.
Data from non-Government sources*1
Industrial and
miscellaneous
corporations.
Total.
MO.VTH.
Steam
railways.
Street
railways.
Total.
i Indus- ;
i trial and
• miscel- !
j laneous
| corpoj rations.
j 1 iid u s -
Steam
railways.
Street
railways.
Total.
i
I trial and i Steam
i miscel- |
! laneous i
j corpo- I
'! rations. !
railways.
Street
railways.
I
1915
1.914
1913
Thousands of dollars.
January
February
March
April
* 100,318
j 49,646
j 67,864
I 101,276
50,074
May
June
July....
August .
I
I
40,294
57,100
24,129
»97,402
48,351
57,961
26,330
September..
October
November..
December..
* 67,381
35,157
88,621
51,578
* 56,842
27,441
55,348
Total.
838,053
33,909
18,258 j
25,157 j
39,551 |
j
13,100 |
17,536 j
32,458
27,740
27,816
40,539
53,879
36,533
7,936
3,572
2,168
7,846
3,064
3,021
9,493
3,892
103,620
57,029
64,535
94,614
51,276
31,778
36,299
44,403
33,794
21,323
25,812
37,504
! 10,449
i 3,928
S 2,424
j 7,706
* 90,926
61,935
55,881
87,307
45,685
30,646
30,590
42,661
«50,903
58,090
100,389
58,593
25,189
38,698
53,722
27,288
20,676
16,236
27,113
27,093
2,988
3,156
12,353
4,212
* 47,594
46,866
* 94,211
56,451
21,630
29,588
59,292
25,834
31,288
47,255
23,388
27,772
21,669
25,432
21,678
16,313
2,346
* 56,254
87,329
58,069
49,412
29,108
55,288
28,767
37,397
438,357
294,643
64,417
2,177
40,494
27,653
27,290
22,179
11,958
2,896
* 57,311
80,193
49,451
47,049
462,320
296,795
58,873
821,776
7,747
5,062
1916
92,400 j 51,303
62,763 | 31,165
87,644 ! 47,541
91,069 .1 52,475
26,435
27,545
37,837
28,687
14,511
May
June
July
August..
44,506
20,729
15,651
27,130
39,020
2,946
September..
October
November..
December..
Total.
20,831
60,078 ||
47,246
100,851
!
54,493
70,130 ||
29,045
70,755 11
34,139
72,294
57,718
23,398
24,304
30,873
11,524
539,832
313,135
|j
49,862
97,141 i I
76,476
64,014
926,107
!
4,053
102,214
75,229
84,892
April
91,518
May....
June....
July....
August..
55,660
60,166
* 103,324
77,672
2,267
9,907
2,180
11,578
4,064
32,256
28,871
36,805
25,171
15,765
5,087
3,428
10,184
109,776
55,706
87,851
'119,317
78,748
31,211
68,344
69,306
44,371
20,704
17,133
28,193
30,124
3,793
55,888
2,474
81,150
12,319
* 104,907
4,253
81,203
61,965
62,194
30,590
70,367
22,753
24,367
34,509
11,574
2,971
80,290
8,826
94,140
678,232 | 312,460
2,952
87,689
95,387
70,869
85,251
72,241
1,078,270
8,824
5,742
2,105
36,946
7,700
20,676
3,088
15,447
1,831
26,494 j
9,925
27,168 i
3,448
23,212 |
1,834
23,956 i
8,185
24,665 :
4,636
9,380
2,634
283,353
61,790
27,572
15,226
28,371
6,689
30,892
3,262
24,475
8,951
1918
64,421
44,963
61,725
68,775
3,217
436,487
3,912
23,186
79,892
99,166
95,927
66,977
44,832
65,012
62,501
30,515
61,671
56,714
46,821
5,770
70,172
3,040
69,716
60,996
61,178
33,952
54,291
77,910
1,022,207
645,461
21,004
4,349
17,021
2,458
28,206
9,688
30,109
4,272
15,810
3,484
24,067
8,895
30,791
5,429
11,307
3,118
289,625
75,821
1921
1930
25,510
27,890
28,605
23,308
14,503
6,089
3,241
7,950
»118,800
78,121
84,227
90,301
65,500
44,101
52,821
63,900
25,100
27,871
28,555
23,300
14,200
6,150
3,141
8,100
* 114,350
75,720
78,956
88,486
61,450
41,450
47,301
57,501
24,900
27,850
28,505
22,950
13,900
28,686
40,992
54,821
43,513
22,887
16,817
27,830
29,935
4,087
58,191
64,476
* 112,139
80,844
30,976
45,100
60,720
46,350
22,700
16,951
29,508
30,100
4,515
2,425
9,211
4,395
| 52,251
I 60,811
j*I02,303
11 76,103
27,100
37,250
54,100
42,900
20,500
21,151
28,003
29,102
4,650
14,903
23,592
30,788
12,389
3,166
42,101
66,761
31,810
51,555
14,995
23,501
30,889
12,526
3,271
8,810
5,550
3,120
55,900
91,486
62,301
63,797
37,900
59,875
30,600
48,401
14,900
23,001
26,500
12,300
3,100
3,095
60,376
99,072
68,250
67,290
284,454
71,719
963,087
601,695
285,985 I 72,888
922,464
545,828
279,662
71,445
59,912
68,828
41,843
65,119
34,094
53,345
Total.
956,942
579,167
70,298
792,233 I
12,492
27,377
62,200
41,250
53,044
60,260
September..
October
November..
December..
97,227
2,964
112,442
78,921
101,959
104,130
1919
January...
February.
March
4,385
1917
January...
February.
March
April
|
7,506
24,846
2,358
9,173
4,125
8,516
5,416
'!
;
i
!
6,420
3,150
7,925
2,401
8,900
4,101
8,601
5,201
3,095
1
From New York Journal of Commerce. Total interest payments may be obtained by subtracting total dividend payments from total interest and dividend payments,
data of wiiich we;e published in the September number of the SURVEY (NO. 13), p. 51. Data for 1922 will be shown
vvn in the November SURVEY
~
(NO.
— -15),
~ and- current monthly
—
figures will be continued thereafter.
»Includes bank dividends not separately shown.
47
UNITED STATES WHEAT FLOUR PRODUCTION.
NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
MONTHLY WHEAT FLOUR OUTPUT.
1914
MONTH.
1915
1916
1917
1918 ! 1919 I 1920
1921 j 1922
Thousands of barrels.
January
February
March
April
9,112
9,779
9,957
8,133
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
10,542 !
9,012
7,059 j
6,933 !
11,686
9,768
9,338
8,531
9,118
7,402 |
8,207 |
9,608 I
10,382
9,185 :
9,049 j
6,893
10,593
7,736
10,498
11,276
7,890
7,661
i
8,975
10,965
7,171
7,361
7,321
8,645
7,722
8,465
9,447
11,231
9,521
.7,291
2,875
5,714
6,459 i
6,784 ;
6,515 :
10,238 '
10,738 i
7,130 !
7,596 \
12,042
11,429
12,254
10,660
9,608
11,215
12,723
14,213
12,437
10,674
11,456
12,669
8,960
10,528
13,856
16,601
17,064
12,161 :
11,544 !
10,987 j
12,009 !
14,087
9,650
15,008 | 9,981
13,519
9,889
12,865 i
8,745
'
;
Total
116,423
j
|
j
I
j
\
:
\
13,005
9,557
8,632
7,374
8,924
7,066
9,100
9,368
|
:
|
I
9,496
9,232
9,658
7,823
8,406
8,073
8,087 8,136
10,720 | 10,321
13,266 | 12,271
8,249
7,461
8,152
9,059
13,349
13,917
10,166
8,856
114,633 | 119,947 | 117,785 i 112,206 ; 133,038 j 109,754 ' 121,225
1
This table on the monthly wheat flour production in the United States has been compiled by Mr. A. L. Russell of Russell's Commercial News, formerly statistician for
the United States Grain Corporation^ Figures for the years 1914, 1915, and 1916 are based on reports made to the milling division of the United States Food Administration
prorated to 130 per cent. The Census Bureau's total for 1914 was used as a check for that year. Figures for the first six months of 1917 are commercial figures raised to 1C0
per cent of capacity. Figures for the crop year 1917-18 are taken from reports to the milling division of the Food Administration. These reports are also prorated so as to
cover 100 per cent of the rated capacity of the industry. For the crop years 1918-19 and 1919-20 the figures are those reported to the United States C rain Corporation. These
reports, made on a weekly basis, have been prorated to even calendar months. Since July 1, 1920, the figures are based on computations made by RvsseU's Commercial
News.
COTTON GINNED.
NUMERICAL DATA AND INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-face type.]
PRIOR TO SEPT. 1. |
Bales.
Relative tO |:
; 5-year |
' average.2
P R I O R TO N O V . l.
PRIOR TO SEPT 25.
Bales.
Rela- |
tive to j
5-year \
aver-2 j
age. j
Bales.
Relative to
5-year
aver-2
age.
PRIOR TO D E C . 1.
TOTAL GINNED.
PRIOR TO J A N . J.
Rela-
! tive to
Bales.
Bales.
1 5-year
aver-2
age.
Bales.
!ii
• Rela- ::
i tive to
j 5-year •'
; aver- '
|
1909-1913fi?e-year average... 608,507
1914
489,317
1915
463,883
1916
850,668
1917
614,787
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
!
1,038,078
142,625
351,589 j
485,787 ,
817,171 I
1OO | 2,962,149
79 • 3,393,752
76 j 2,903,829
140 ! 4,081,989
101 |! 2,511,658
171
23
58
80
134
|
;
j
j
j
3,770,611
1,835,214
2,249,606
2,920,392
3,883,006
1OO
115
98
138
85
8,406,865
| 9,826,912
j: 7,378,886
j: 8,623,893
|: 7,185,178
127
62
76
98
131
7,777,159
6,305,054
7,508,633
6,646,354
1OO
11,155,272
117 : 13,073,386
88 i| 9,703,612
103 '! 10,352,031
85
9,713,529
93
75
89
79
9,571,414
8,844,368
10,141,293
7,639,961 j
12,260,794 1 1OO
14,443,146 i 118
10,636,778
87
11,039,491
90
10,434,852 1
85
10,773,863
10,008,920
11,554,648
7,882,356
88
82
94
64
1
12,933,098
15,905,840
11,068,173
11,363,915
11,248,242
1OO
123
86
88
87
11,906,480
11,325,532
13,270,970
9,977,778
92
88
103
62
1
1
Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
2 As the cumulative ginning is the important factor, relatives here shown are based on the average cumulative ginnings prior to the respect h e dates instead of on ><
simple monthly average.
48
WORLD PRODUCTION OF COTTON.*
Country
Peru.
United
States.
Mexico.
New crop available..
June.
August.
August.
India.
Egypt.
Brazil.
N'ovember. September. September.
Thousands of bales (47s pounds net).
Normal consumption (1909-1913)..
World total J
1909-1913 average..
1914
1915
20,660
24,630
18,470 ';
1916
1917
'
18,970 I
18,370 j
18,580 |
19,925 !
20,940 ;
1918.,
1919.
1920.
1921.
''. 14,890 I
106
129
113
127
125
13,033
16,135
11,192
11,450
11,302
129
155
164
157
12,041
11,421
13,440
7,954
1922, latest estimates
193
108
95
3, 584
4,356
322
387
103
135
3,126
3,756
3,390
282
281
345
203
3,324
199
188
4,850
3,013
126
3,735
339
384
451
612
1,453
1,337 ;
989
1,048
1,304
999
1,155
1,251
684
1,070
10,135
2
i From private sources.
1922 acreage 12,490,000 c o m p a r e d w i t h 11 ,976,000 in 1921.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF WHEAT.*
Country
Argentina.
Australia.
India.
United
States.
Spain.
Italy.
New crop available
January.
January.
March.
July.
August.
August.
France. Germany. Rumania. Canada.
August.
August.
August.
September.
Millions of bushels.
Normal consumption (1909-1913)
64
37
157
85
103
25
179
152
136
236
361
687
891
1,026
636
637
130
116
139
152
143
183
170
171
177
140
317
283
223
205
135
370
280
377
250
921
968
833
795
136
129
139
145
183
170
141
193
226
2 187
4
237
366
810
«126
301
531
351
312
377
323
282
115
76
46
146
132
:
!
221
34
110
152
.87
49
197
161
394
263
234
World total.
,
i
;
3,577
1909-1913 average
1914
1915
3,586
4 199
1916
1
1917
1
19^
1919
1
1920
1921
1
1922, l a t e s t e s t i m a t e s
2,609
2,288
2,804
i 2, 743
2,868
13,049
.
1
3,012
|;
114
ifio
173
|
80
i
i
184
172
214
170
I
1
181
8
•
'
6
162
;
146
142
2 110
2 82
89
78
2
* 323
86
2 80
4
S3
* 108
e 235
fi70
* IS
&66
4
70
<76
i
< 77
189
193
263
301
389
4
i Russia excluded. No accurate statistics are available.
New boundaries.
r
* Excludes Alsace-Lorraine
" Former kingdom, Bessarabia and Bukowina.
3 Excludes Dobruja.
• From private sources.
* Data compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, and corrected monthly in accordance with latest available information received
by that department or by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Countries are placed ia the order in which crops are harvested.
49
WORLD PRODUCTION OF CANE SUGAR AND FLAXSEED.*
CANE S U G A R .
Java.
World
total.
YEAR.
May.
FLAXSEED.
1 -
United
States.*
Oct.
Oct.
1
Hawaii.; 5JJJJ
Brazil.
Nov.
Cuba.
!
1 Dec. ! Dec.
1
!
ArgenUna.
India.
World
total.
Dec.
'
Jan.
9,971
11,293
12,776
13,442
14,508
13,324
13,799
13,656
«13,672
1922, latest est .
M,905
233
1,054
1,797
2,009
1,960
1,478
1,473
1,579
j!
1
1,708
311
247
139
311
246
284
J22
176
236
1,514
567
363
2,295
344
646
346
2,967
486
593
484
3,437
413
645
503
3,442
493
577
454
3,957
440
600
406
4,597
496
556
485
4,209
580
522
490
4,408
431
3,960
8
I
3
549
'
Canada.
Aug.
Aug.
1 Apr.
Thousands of bushels.
*38
676
United
States.
i
Thousands of short tons.
1909-1913 average..
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
:
li nn dia
m a
'
2,614
2,757
2,950
3,058
3,708
2,617
3,361
2,826
2,903
110,180
94,559
103,287
82,151
41,063
61,821
56,611
81,480
"4,000
3 Exports.
Louisiana and Texas.
31,989
19,733
36,928
15,448
45,040
15,880
39,289 ! 19,040
4,032
21,040
19,588
20,600
30,775
9,400
42,038
- 16,760
50,470
10,800
19,505
13,749
14,030
14,296
9,164
13,369
7,256
10,774
8,112
12,068
7,175
10,628
8,260
5,935
6,055
5,473
7,998
4,112
32,272
11,700
5,296
17,360
3 From private sources.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF BEET SUGAR.*
j
World
i total.1
States, i many.
sssz
Poland | lands.
i
F r ance.
gium.
na,,
Spa*.
Denmark.
Sweden
Thousands of short tons.
1909-1913 average
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
..
.
. .
.
.
8,432
610
2,296
1,017
1,726
8 331
722
2,721
1,004
1,879
6 056
374
1,678
812
1,824
5 808
821
1,721
805
1,457
276
759
209
116
128
154
316
215
334
166
112
168
170
239
264
120
150
166
117
143
140
293
286
140
204
160
139
124
151
221
162
154
149
121
120
169
1,720
584
1,134
263
215
136
1,484
688
318
249
182
78
726
808
559
86
106
263
152
171
185
91
149
4 997
1,089
1,212
770
55
195
314
268
370
150
104
168
181
4 376
1,020
1,410
729
55
198
382
2
315
318
240
135
158
259
674
«1,709
2717
303
2
331
M96
»276
2132
»143
5 208
765
4 592
761
3 490
1922 latest estimates . . .
1
246
279
.
!
2 248
(•)
2
;
5
2 From private sources.
Crops in all countries here given are harvested beginning in September.
:
141
141
1
Acreage about the same as 1921.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF RICE.*
Coimtrv
New crop available
India.
Egypt.
ESS
Italy.
Spain.
Japan.
Dutch 1
East
Indies.
Philippines.
Apr.
Apr.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Millions of pounds (cleaned)
67,891
N o r m a l c o n s u m p t i o n (1909-1913)
World total. |
110,780 :
102,986 !
114,500
112,300
122,000 j
97,400
117,200
90,777 \
117,280 i
1909-1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922 latest estimates.
1
Java and Madura.
2 Acreage about half of normal.
72,950
61,022
73,526
77,932
81,198
55,218
71,613
62,793
73,907
553
81
542
237
487
692
607
634
472
m
73,907
14,602
875
518
681
657
804
1,135
965
1,072
1,166
1,446
1,014
646
297
741
337
763
320
708
329
716
322
712
282
1,078
662
412
997
394
640
356
4
v )
14,009
17,909
17,569
18,360
17,143
17,184
19,106
19,849
17,336
o
1,124
6
1,404
1,100
1,289
1,745
2,210
0,-idl
1,977
X
2,127
5,552
2,427
2,353
3
About same as last year.
* 1922 acreage 296,500 compared with 286,400 acres in 1921.
*Data compiled by XI. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, and corrected monthly in accordance with latest available information received by that department or by the Department of Commerce, -Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Countries are placed in the order
in which crops'are harvested.
2154
50
SOURCES OF DATA.
CURRENT PUBLICATION. 1
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
I.—REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN.
AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH'S B U REAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
BANK OF JAPAN
.-
Price index for Australia.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
• Second week of month.
Price index for Japan
Federal Reserve Bulletin
1
BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE
Price index for United Kingdom
British Board of Trade Journal
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. . . .
Price index for Canada
Employment in Canadian trade unions
Operations of Canadian employment service..
Foreign trade of Canada
Canadian railroad operations
C anadian iron and steel production
Wholesale trade
Monthly.
Labour Gazette (Canadian)
Semimonthly.
Km ployment
Semimonthly
Employment
Monthly.
Foreign trade of Canada
Operating Revenues, etc., of Railways*.. Monthly.
Tress releases*
*.
Monthly
Business Conditions
Savings deposits in First Federal Reserve
District.
Savings deposits in Seventh Federal Reserve
District.
Savings deposits in Fourth Federal Reserve
District.
Monthly Review
Monthly
Business Conditions
Monthly.
Business Review
Monthly.
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT
AND COMMERCE.
OF TRADE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA .
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS, .j 1 Wholesale trade.
Wholesale trade.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS
CITY.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF N E W Foreign exchange rates ana index.
FEDERAL RESERVE
DELPHIA.
FEDERAL
MOND.
RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE
FRANCISCO.
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION.
Business and Financial Conditions
Monthly
Business and Financial Conditions
Reserve • Business and Agricultural Conditions
!
Business and Agricultural Conditions
Reserve Business Conditions
;
j Business Conditions
j Federal Reserve Bulletin
\ Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press
releases.*
! Condition of Federal Reserve banks
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press
releases*
; Condition of reporting member banks
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press
releases.*
Money held outside U. S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Systems to July 1,1922.
i Wholesale price index numbers
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
• Department store trade; in cooperation with Federal Reserve Bulletin..
' National Retail Dry Goods Association.
j Index numbers of department store, mail Federal Reserve Bulletin..
I order and chain store trade.
I Barley and rye receipts
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
! Sales of loose lea f tobacco
Federal Reserve Bulletin.
': Index of ocean freight rales
.'• Paper and wood pulp production, prices, etc.. Monthly press releases *...
|
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.. Railway revenues and expenses
PANAMA CANAL
Monthly.
Reserve
INDIAN DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS. .. Price index for India
MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENr OF
LABOR.
N E W YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS.
Monthly.
Business Conditions
Federal Reserve Bulletin and daily state- Daily and monthly.
ment.*
Monthly Review
Monthly.
FRENCH MINISTRY OF LABOR AND i Price index for France
SOCIAL WELFARE.
Business Conditions
Reserve
YORK.
i Savings deposits in Second Federal
i District.
BANK OF PHILA- i Savings deposits in Third Federal
' District.
' Wholesale trade
BANK OF RICH- I Savings deposits in Fifth Federal
I District.
! Wholesale trade
BANK OF SAN i Savings deposits in Twelfth Federal
i District.
j Wholesale trade
BOARD
. I Foreign excnange index numbers
| Debits to individual accounts
Second week of month.
Telephone operating revenue and income
Telegraph operations and income
Express operations and income
Milk receipts at Boston
j Bulletin de la Statistique Generale
|
,
Federal Reserve Bulletin
| Preliminary statement of operations of
I roads.
ij Not
• Class
published..
! Not published..
Not published.
Not published.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly (second week of month).
Sunday newspapers and monthly
Friday morning newspapers and
monthly.
Friday afternoon newspapers and
monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
N ewsprint, 20th to 25th of the month,
other paper and wood pulp, 1st of
following month.
Second week of month.
Monthly.
New York State factory employment and i Labor Market Bulletin and press releases*. Monthly.
earnings.
New York State canal traffic
! Annual report
! Yearly.
• Panama Canal traffic
The Panama Canal Record
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF LA-!I Unemployment in Pennsylvania.
Semimonthly report *
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—
Market Reporter*
j Last weekly issue of month
Semimonthly.
BOR AND INDUSTRY.
Beef,pork, and lamb production.
j Last weekly issue of month or first
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
of next month.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— : Prices of farm products to producer
j Monthly Crop Reporter *
'•
Monthly.
B U R E A U O F A G R I C U L T U R A L ; Wool consumption and stocks
Market Reporter *
! First weekly issue of month.
ECONOMICS
; Crop production
Monthly Crop Reporter' and press j Releases about 1st of month (cotton)
releases.*
j and 10th (other crops).
j Cold-storage holdings and fish frozen
Market Reporter *
i Fourth weekly issue of month.
Movement of cattle, hogs, and sheep
Market Reporter *
j Third weekly issue of month.
Receipts of butter, cheese, eggs and poultry... Market Reporter*
i Weekly.
Production of dairy products
Market Reporter*
i Quarterly.
Car lot shipments of fruits and vegetables
Market Reporter'
• Third weekly issue of month.
Farm labor, wages, supply, etc
Monthly Crop Reporter«
Monthly.
World crop production
Foreign crops and markets*
Weekly.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE- Total lumber production from 1913 to 1920
Production of Lumber, Lath and Shingles.; Yearly.
FOE EST SERVICE.
Wood pulp production, 1914 and 1916
Pulpwood consumption and Wood-pulp, i Yearly.
Production.
i
u . S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E - Cotton ginned
Preliminary report on ginnings *
i Semimonthlv during season.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
Cotton consumed and on hand
Preliminary report on cotton consumed... 15th of month.
Active textile machinery
Reports on wool machinery and on cotton j 20th of month.
spindles.*
Leather, hides and shoes, production and Census of hides, skins, and leather *
First week of month.
stocks.
Cotton seed and cottonseed oil
Preliminary report on cotton seed
18th of month.
Stocks of tobacco held by manufacturers and Statement on stocks of leaf tobacco
i Quarterly (one month after end of
dealers.
' quarter).
* Multi graphed or mimeographed sheets.
1
This is not necessarily the source of the figures published in the SURVEY as many of them are obtained direct from the compilers prior to publication in the respec:ivesjournals. This column and the right-hand column have been added to assist readers in obtaining current statistics between publication dates of the SURVEY.
Beginning Jan. 7,1922, combined into new publication called Weather, Crops, and Markets, issued weekly.
53
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
DATE O? PUBLICATION.
II.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS—Continued.
STRUCTURAL STEEL SOCIETY
Sales of fabricated structural steel
Not published
TANNERS' COUNCIL
Leather production through May, 1922
Not published
TWIN CITY MILK PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION.
Milk production, Minnesota
Not published
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION
UNITED TYPOTHETAB OF AMERICA...
Unfilledorders
Earnings
Stockholders
Wages of common labor
Printing activity
Pressrelease*
Press release *
Financial papers
Special reports •
Typothetae Bulletin
WEST COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIA
Douglasfirlumber production, etc
Not published
10th of month.
Monthly.
Quarterly.
Occasionally.
Monthly.
TION.
WIBBING
MANUFACTURERS'
E X - Sales of elastic webbing
Not published
CHANGE.
WESTERN
PINE
MANUFACTURERS'
Western pine lumber production, etc
Not published
ASSOCIATION.
SOURCE.
.
DATA.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
i n . - R E P O K T S FROM TECHNICAL PERIODICALS.
AMERICAN MET A L MARKET
Composite pig iron and steel prices
THE ANNALIST
New York stock sales
New York closing stock prices
Foreign exchange rates, 1914 to 1918
State and municipal bond issues
Muncipal bond yields
Visible supply oi wheat and corn
Bank clearings, United States and Canada
Price index
Business failures, Canada
Price index for France
THE BOND BUYER
BRADSTREET'S
BULLETIN DE LA STATISTIQUE GENERALE...
,
First or second week of month (daily).
First woekly issue of month (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Weekly (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Monthly.
CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Chemical price index
Weekly (Wednesdays).
COAL AGE
Mine price of bituminous coal
Weekly (Thursdays).
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE
Dow, JONES & Co. (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
DUN'S REVIEW
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRES9
ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD
Cotton (visible supply)
Interest rates
Mail order and chain store sales
; New York bond sales
New York bond prices
; Mexican petroleum shipments
I Business failures
i Price index
i Rand gold production
Silver prices
Construction cost and volume index
FINANCIAL POST
Canadian bond issues
FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG
Price Index for Germany
Weekly (Saturdays).
Weekly (Saturdays).
Second or third weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
20th of month (daily).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month.
Weekly (Thursdays)
Monthly.
HAY TRADE JOURNAL
! Hay receipts
Weekly (Fridays).
IRON AGE
i Pig-iron production
Composite finished steel price
Iron and steel prices
; Railway freight car orders
\ Price index for United Kingdom
First weekly issue of month (Thursdays).
Weekly (Thursdays).
Weekly (Thursdays).
First weekly issue of month (Thursdays).
10th of month.
IRON TRADE REVIEW
LONDON ECONOMIST
MILK REPORTER
MODERN MILLER
Milk receipts at Greater New York
NAVAL STORES REVIEW
Turpentine and rosin, receipts and stocks
NEUE ZURICHER ZEITUNG
Price index for Switzerland
NEW YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
NEW YORK EVENING POST
NORTHWESTERN MILLER
OIL, PAINT, AND DRUG REPORTER
OIL TRADE JOURNAL
PRINTERS' INK
Weekly.
| Argentine visible supply of wheat and corn
Weekly.
Weekly (Saturdays).
; Dividend and interest payments
i New capital issues
! New corporations
; Fire losses
! Newspaper advertising
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
10th of month (daily).
Not published.
j Flaxseed, receipts, etc
I Argentine grain shipments
Wheat flour production for 1917
| Price indices of drugs, oils, etc
i Argentine shipments and supply of
i Mexican petroleum shipments
Weekly (Wednesdays).
Weekly (Wednesdays).
Magazine advertising
flaxseed
Weekly (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
10th of month (monthly).
Second week of month.
RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL NEWS
j Wheat flour production,irom July, 1920
STATISTICAL SUGAR TRADE JOURNAL
j Sugar stocks, receipts, meltings, and Cuban statistics... Weekly (Fridays).
SVENSK HANDELSTIDNING
Pnce index for Sweden
O
Weekly compilation (daily).
51
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
I.—REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN—Continued.
Fats and oils, production, consumption, and Statistics of fats and oils *.
stocks.
Fabricated structural steel sales from April , Press release *
V. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF THK CENSUS—Contd.
1922.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF FISHERIES.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE.
Quarterly (one month after tnd of
quarter).
15th of month.
i
Automobile production
Fish catch
! Press release*
j Monthly statement
20th of month.
i
,
Last week of month.
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce.
(Part I.) i
j Middle of next month.
Tonnage of vessels, entered and cleared in
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. :
United States foreign trade.
(Part II.)
!
Data on trade, employment and coal and iron
Various foreign sources
production of foreign countries.
Yearly.
Wholesale price of wool
W holesale Prices
Warehouse stocks of rice
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. I Monthly.
(Part II.)
]
Vessels under construction and vessels com- Commerce Reports
| First weekly issue of month (Monpleted.
days).
Building material price indices
Not published
All imports and exports
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF STANDARDS.
U . S . GRAIN CORPORATION
U.S. DEPARTMENTOF THE I N T E R I O R BUREAU OF MINES.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Portland cement, production, etc
Coal and coke production
Report on Portland cement output *
Weekly report on production of coal *
Preliminary statistics on petroleum *
Production of electric power *
Mineral Resources
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
Crude petroleum, production, etc
Electric power production
Annual figures on non-ferrous metal production.
Number on pay rol)>—United States factories . .
Employment agency operations
Wheat flour production, prior to July, 1920
No longer published.
Refined petroleum products, production, etc.. Refinery Statistics*.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
U. S. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
V.
S. TREASURY
DEPARTMENT—
BUREAU OF THE MINT.
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT—BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
U . S . WAR DEPARTMENT—ENGINEER
CORPS.
U. s. W A R DEPARTMENT—MISSISSIPPI
WARRIOR SERVICE.
WISCONSIN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.. .
Second week of month.
20th of month.
Second or third weekly i«su* of
month (Saturdays).
25th of month.
End of month.
Annually.
First week of month.
Everv 4 or 5 weeks.
Immigration and emigration statistics
Industrial Survey *
Report of Activities of State and Municipal Employment Agencies.
N ot published
Wholesale prices of commodities, including
farm products, food, clothing, metals, etc.
Wholesale price index
Retail price index of foods
Retail coal prices
United States postal savings
Postal receipts
Government debt, receipts and disbursements.
Money in circulation from July 1, 1922
Domestic receipt* of cold at mint
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review
,
Postal Savings News Bulletin
„
Statement of Postal Receipts *
j
Daily Statement of the U. S. Treasury....)
Federal Reserve Bulletin.
I
Not published
.....'.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
12th of month,
7th of month.
Last day of month.
Monthly.
Not published
Statement of tax-paid products *
First week of montb.
Oleomargarine production
Consumption of manufactured tobacco, snufT,
cigars, cigarettes, and oleomargarine.
Iron ore movement
Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic
Barge traffic on Mississippi River
Wholesale Prices of Commodities..
Not published
Not published
Not published
Wisconsin factory earnings and employment.. Bulletin on Wisconsin labor market * . . .
15th of month.
I I . - R E P O R T S FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
(Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.)
ABERTHAW CONSTRUCTION CO
ABRASIVE PAPER AND CLOTH MANU-
Building costs
Sales of'abrasive paper and cloth
. Construction trade papers
. Not published
j
j
Corn ground into starch, glucose, etc.
. Not published
j
FACTURERS' EXCHANGE.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIA-
TION OF PRODUCTS FROM CORN.
AMERICAN RUP.EAU OF METAL STA- Copper production
Stockholders in the company
Notpublished
i
Not published
!
. Not published
!
Notpublished
. N ot published
,
Press release to trade papers •
, 7th of month.
Notpublished...
Summary of Car Surplusages and Short- ' Weekly,
ages.*
Summary of Car Surplusages and Short- Weekly,
ages.*
j
Information Bulletin *
; Weekly.
Information Bulletin *
; Third week of montb.
Financial papers
j Quarterly.
AMERICAN WALNUT MANUFACTURERS'
Walnut lumber and logs
.' Not published.
ASSOCIATION.
AMERICAN WRITING PAPER COMPANY.
Purchases and sales of paper
., Notpublished
AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE
Production and stocks of zinc
Press release 10 trade papers *
15th of month.
ANTHRACITE BUREAU OF INFORMATION
Anthracite shipments and stocks.,
Statement of anthracite shipments *
15th of month.
ASSOCIATION
New life insurance business
Not published
TISTICS.
Silver production
Zinc production in Belgium
Zinc
stocks in United Kingdom
AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION.1 Face brick production, stocks, etc
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE. 1 Steel ingot production
AMERICAN PIG IRON ASSOCIATION
Merchant pig iron production, etc
AMERICAN
Freight car surplus
RAILWAY
ASSOCIATION
(Car Service Division).
Freight car shortage
Car loadings
Bad-order cars
AMERICAN TELEPHONE
GRAPH Co.
OF LIFE
AND TELE-
INSURANCE
i
PRESIDENTS.
BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Receipts of wool at Boston
BRIDGE BUILDERS AND STRUCTURAL
Fabricated structural steel sales before April,
SOCIETY.
. Trade papers
Daily.
No longer published
1922.
BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS
Number of tons carried 1 mile
Average receipts per ton-mile
Passengers carried 1 mile
CALUORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION . . Redwood lumber production, etc
CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINE
Sugar pine lumber production, etc
Summary of operating statistics
Not published
. Summary of operating statistics
. Notpublished
Not published
; Monthly.
!
i Monthly.
|
j
ASSOCIATION.
* Multigra-phed or mimeographed sheets.
i Imports and exports of gold and silver in Part II.
52
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
I I . - R E P O R T S FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS-Continued.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Wheat, corn and oats, receipts, etc..
Trade papers
j
CONTAINER CLUB
Production of paper box board
Not published
!
CREDIT CLEARING HOUSE
Credit conditions
Credit
! Weekly
DAIRYMEN'S LEAGUE COOPERATIVE
Milk deliveries to milk plants
Not published.
,
Building statistics—Contracts awarded
Statement on Building Statistics
, Monthly.
I
I
ASSOCIATION, INC.
F. W. DODGE CO
ENAMELED SANITARY MANUFACTURERS Knameled sanitary ware
ASSOCIATION.
FEDERATION OF IRON AND STEEL
MANUFACTURERS (British').
FINE ( 'OTTON Goons EXCHANGE
Not published.
British iron and steel production
Trade papers
I Second week of month.
Fine cotton goods production and sales
Trade papers
!
GEORGE A. FULLER COMPANY
Hotel and office building costs
Not published
j
ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE GUILD
Illuminating glassware production, orders, etc. Not published
j
JACKSONVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Turpentine and rosin receipts
Naval Stores Review
Weekly.
KNIT
Monthly report *
Monthly.
GOODS
MANUFACTURERS
OF Knit underwear production, etc
AMERICA.
LEATHER BELTING EXCHANGE
MAPLE FLOORING MANUFACTURERS'
Sales of leather belting
Maple flooring production, etc .
ASSOCIATION.
Monthly report i. not published).
Not published
MCLEAN BUILDING REPORTS, LTD. .. Canadian building contracts
Canadian Building Review
Monthly.
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE OF ST. LOUIS . Receipts and shipments of lead and zinc
Mississippi River traffic
MICHIGAN HARDWOOD MANUFACTUR- Hardwood and softwood lumber, production
Receipts and shipments at St. Louis
Not published
Not published
3d of month.
ERS* ASSOCIATION.
and shipments.
MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE . Linseed oil and oil-cake shipments
Monthly statements.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORRU-
Not published
Production of paper-box board
GATED AND FIBER BOX MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET AND
Sheet-metal production and stocks
N ot published
19i3figuresfor active textile machinery
No longer published
TIN PLATE MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
OF VVOOL
MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER O* Production and shipments of passenger cars j Traffic bulletin • (production figures not
published).
COMMERCE.
and trucks.
Not published
NATIONAL BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS' Glass botti* production index
ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL
BOARD.
CONFERENCE
NATIONAL RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL WOOD CHEMICAL ASSOCIA-
Cost of living
Monthly press release
Department store trade {see Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Bulletin
Board).
Production of wood alcohol and acetate of lime. Not published
TION.
Second week of month.
21st of month.
Monthly.
NEW ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE
Rice distribution through New Orleans
Monthly report
i First week of month.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE
Cotton receipts into sight
Monthly report
First week of month.
NEWS PRINT SERVICE BUREAU
Canadian newsprint production, etc
Monthly bulletin
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR E X - CotTee receipts, stocks, etc
Monthly statement
First week of month.
CHANGE.
N E W YORK METAL EXCHANGE
Trade papers
First week of month.
Stocks of tin
NORTH CAROLINA PINE ASSOCIATION. . North Carolina pine, production, etc
NORTHERN HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD
MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
NORTHERN
PINE MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
OAK
FLOORING
MANUFACTURERS'
Not published
Hemlock and hardwood lumber production, Not published
etc.
Northern pine lumber and lath
Not published
Oakflooring,production, etc
Not published
ASSOCIATION.
OHIO FOUNDRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. . .
Ohio foundry iron production.
Monthly report * (not published;
OPTICAL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIA-
Spectacle frames and mountings, sales, etc
Not published
TION.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO..
Stockholders in the company..
Financial papers
Quarterly.
PENSACOLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Turpentine and rosin receipts.
Naval Stores Review
Weekly.
PHILADELPHIA MILK EXCHANGE
Milk receipts at Philadelphia.
Not published
PULLMAN COMPANY
Pullman passenger traffic
REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURERS' A S SOCIATION.
RICE M BALERS' ASSOCIATION
Fire-clay brick production, etc.
Silica brick production, etc
Rice receipts, stocks, etc
RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA...
Automobile tires, tubes, and raw material
SANITARY POTTERS' ASSOCIATION
Sanitary pottery orders
SAVANNAH BOARD OF TRADE
Turpentine and rosin receipts
SAVINGS BANKS ASSOCIATION OF STATE
OF N E W YORK.
SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Savings banks deposits in New York State
SOUTHERN PINE
Yellow pine production and stocks
STEEL
BARREL
ASSOCIATION.
MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
STOKER MANUFACTURERS'
TION.
Raw silk consumption, etc
Steel barrel shipments.
ASSOCIA- ! Sales of stokers
;
* Multigraphed or mimeographed sheet*.
j Not published
Not published
Not published
Monthly report
Monthly reports (not published)
Not published
;
I Naval Stores Review
!
Not published
Monthly press release to trade papers •
Not published
Monthly reports * (not published)...
Not published
Weekly.
5th of month.
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