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I N D E X Monthly Review o f Credit and Business C onditions, January, 1923 - December 1923 Page ADVERTISING Newspaper and magazine, compared with estim ated normal, since 1919. August - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AMUSEMENT RECEIPTS October - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AUT0M03ILES (See Motor v e h ic le s ) Bank eebits November - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 8 2 banking conditions Monthly beginning January BUILDING Monthly beginning May - - Index o f b u ild in g a c t iv i t y , BUSINESS ACTIVITY Monthly beginning July - BUSINESS CONDITIONS Monthly beginning January BUSINESS PROFITS IN 1922 March - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - — - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 6 CAR LOADINGS Freight t r a f f i c , January, p . 6 ; A p ril, p* 6 ; June, p . 8 ; July, p . 8 ; September, p# 7. CEREALS (See Grain) CHAIN STORES (See R e ta il tra d e ) CHARTS A dvertising Newspaper and magazine, compared with estim ated normal, sin ce 1919, August - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Amusement r e c e ip t s , sin ce 1919, October - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Automobiles (See Motor v e h ic le s ) Balance o f trade (See Trade) Bank d eb its New York City and o u tsid e , since 1919, November - - - - - 2 Building Value o f con tra cts awarded, 27 Northeastern s ta te s , in f i r s t 10 months o f years 1920-23, December - - - - - - - 6 Value o f perm its, 158 c i t i e s , actual and % o f normal, 19176 23, M a y - - - - .............................. - .............................. .................... Value o f perm its, 158 c i t i e s , compared with expected normal each month, since 1918, June, p . 8 ; July, p . 8 « —2 ■ — Index t o Monthly Review, etc* January, 1923 - December, 1 CHARTS (CONTINUED) Building Volume, and p ig iron production, sin ce 1919, November - Wages, co st o f m aterial} and t o t a l cost o f bu ild in g, sin ce 1917, December - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Capital issu es (See S e c u r itie s ) Car loa d in gs Loadings o f revenue fr e ig h t, -weekly, 1920 and 1922, January Merchandise and m iscellaneous fr e ig h t, and w holesale trade in Second Federal Reserve D is t r ic t , sin ce 1919, November Percentages o f estim ated normal, A p ril, p* 6 ; June, p* 8 ; July, p. 8 . Cereals (See Grain) Checks Checks drawn, 140 cen ters ou tside New York, January, p* 1; March, p. 2. C ircu lation C ircu la tion o f paper currency in th ree cou n tries, 1921-3, March - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Note c ir c u la tio n and earning a sse ts, Federal Reserve Banks, sin ce August, 1923, December - - - - - - - - - - - - - Commercial paper January, p. 3; March, p, 4; A p ril, p» 3; May, p. 3; June, p. 3; July, p* 3; Deceniber, p* 3. Cost o f liv in g Compared with p rice s o f 20 b a sic commodities, sin ce 1916, September - - - - - - - - - - ----------- - - — --------------Cotton Exports and domestic consumption, since 1870, December - Credit A ll Federal Reserve Banks Monthly beginning February — - - - - - - - - - - 800 member banks Monthly (ex cep t March) beginning January - - - - - Crops Estimated value, 1923, compared with 1921 and 1922, August Currency C ircu la tion o f paper currency in three cou n tries, 1921-3, March - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D eposits Demand, time and government d ep osits in a l l member country banks and a l l member banks in cen tral reserve and reserve c i t i e s , sin ce 1919, October - - - - - - - - - - - - — Savings banks in New York C ity and in the Second D is t r ic t ou tside New York C ity, with rate o f growth, since 1918, September - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Turnover In d iffe r e n t c i t i e s , 1919-23, A p ril, p. 2; July, p. 2; December p , 3« Earning a ssets Federal Reserve Banks, compared with n ote c ir c u la tio n , sin ce August, 1923, December - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 • Index to Monthly Review, e t c . January, 1923-December, 1923. Page CHARTS (CONTINUED) Earnings New York State fa c t o r ie s , 1915-22, February - - - - - - 5 E le c t r ic power Production by ce n tra l s ta tio n s, United States, 1919-23, June 8 Etaploymeni New York State fa c t o r ie s , compared with volume o f produc t io n in 22 b a s ic in d u strie s, 1919-23, May - - - - - - 6 New York State fa c t o r ie s , w holesale firm s, and r e t a il sto re s in Second Federal Reserve D is t r ic t , June - - - - 6 Percentage o f a v a ila b le p o s itio n s to a p p lica n ts, New York State Qnployment O ffic e s , September - - - - - - - - - - 5 Exchange Foreign D epreciation o f, 1919-23, January, p. 4; September, p. 4; December, p. 4. F ailu res Average l i a b i l i t y , February - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Percentage, to number o f firm s in business 1860-1922, February - -------------------------------------------------- 7 1915-1922, February, p. 7; July, p. 7. Farm products Purchasing power, and m ail order sa les, 1919-23, December 5 F reight ( See Car load in gs) German marks Value in d o lla r s o f German paper marks in c ir c u la t io n , August - - - - - - ----- - - - - - - - - - - — - - - - 3 Gold Movements, United States, sin ce 1914, June - -----------4 Go ve rniaen t •debt Changes in type o f short-dated debt outstanding, 1917-23, June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Grain Cereal exports, 1900-23, August - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 L ife insurance Sales, compared with estim ated normal, 1919-23, October - 8 Loans Bank loans and d ep osits, production and trade, wages and 3 p r ic e s , compared with 1919-22, March - - - - - - - - Commercial loans and t o t a l investments o f member banks, United States and New York C ity, sin ce 1921, June - - - 2 Loans (in c lu d in g investm ents), commercial loan s, and de p o s it s , rep ortin g member banks, sin ce August, 1923, December - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Mail order sa le s (See R e ta il trade) Mark c ir c u la t io n (See German marks) Motor v e h icle s Production o f passenger autom obiles and trucks in the United States each month, 1920-23, A pril - - - ---- - - 6 P ig ironProduction, and volume o f b u ild in g , 1919-23, November - - 6 - 4 Index to Monthly Review, e t c . January, 1923-December, 1923 Page CHARTS ( CONTINUES)) P o sta l r e ce ip ts S elected c i t i e s in United S ta te s , percentages o f e s t i mated ncrme.1, 1918-23, June - - - - - - - - - - - - P rices Farm p rice s and purchasing power, December- - - - — 20 b a sic commodities compared rath cost c f liv in g , 191623, September - - - - - - - - ...................... 20 b a sic commodities, United States and England, and Department o f Labor index brought up to date by Irv in g F ish er’ s index, 1922-23, M a rch -------- ---------- --- Production and p r ic e s o f b a s ic commodities, monthly, 1920 -23, September- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - United S ta tes, changes in three in d ic e s , 1919-23, February, p . 4 ; June, p . 5. I h o le s a le , Bureau o f Labor index numbers Monthly beginning January- - - - - - - - - - - - YJholesale In four co u n tr ie s , Federal Reserve Board in t e r n a tion a l in d ic e s , 1919-23, January - - - - - - P roduction Consumers* gcocfeand p rodu cers' .^oods, 1919-23, November Index o f production in b a s ic in d u strie s (22 s e r ie s ) Monthly beginning January- - - - - - - - - - - - Monthly changes in produ ction and p r ic e s o f b a s ic com -------------------------------m o d itie s , 1920-23, May- - Production and p r ic e s o f b a s ic commodities, monthly, 1920-23, September- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P roduction and trade, wages and p r ic e s , bank loans and d e p o sits, compared with 1919-22, March- - - - - - - Volume in 22 b a sic in d u stries compared with number o f employees in New York State f a c t o r ie s , 1919-23,May- Production o f b a s ic commodities, United S ta tes, *,$arch- - - Pro f i t s In d u stria l and p u b lic u t i l i t y concerns, by s ix months p e rio d s, 1920-23, November- - - - - - - - - - - - - Net p r o f i t s o f manufacturing and merchandising concerns and r a ilr o a d s , 1919-22, March - - - - - - - - - - - R ailroads Freight t r a f f i c ( See v’ar load in gs) Net p r o f i t s on te n ta tiv e valu a tion , Class I , r a ilr o a d s , monthly ra te , 1920-23, November - - -------- - - - - - R e ta il trade Chain s t o r e s , exclusive o f g r o c e r ie s , October - - - - Department and apparel s to r e s , 1921-22, January - - - Department store s a le s , by major c l a s s if i c a t i o n s , J u ly Department store s a le s , Second Federal Reserve D is t r ic t , and mail order s a le s , 1919-23, November - - - - - - Department s to r e s , annual rate o f turnover o f sto ck s, 1919-23, September- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Department s to r e s , Second Federal Reserve D is t r ic t 1919-23, June, p*7; O ctober, p , 7 , 1922-23, December - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 5 5 6 1 4 5 1 4 6 3 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 - 5 - Index to Monthly Review, e tc . January, 1923- December, 1923. Page CHARTS (CONTINUED) R eta il trade Department sto re s, Second Federal "Reserve D is tr ie t, and department sto re s and m ail order houses in the United States, 1919-22, February - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Department sto re s , Second Federal Reserve D is t r ic t , con pared with p r ic e changes and estim ated p hysical volume o f sa les, 1919-23, A p r i l ----------------------------------- ------- 7 Mail order houses, 1919-23, October - - - - - - - - — 7 Mail o rd er sa le s and purchasing power o f fa m products, 1919-23, December - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 S e cu ritie s Foreign c a p ita l iss u e s, New York and London, by six months* p e rio d s, 1921-23, July - - - - - - - - - - 8 In d u stria l sto ck s in New York and London, monthly average p r ic e s , 1915-23, September - - - - - - - - 3 P ric e s o f 40 bonds and 50 stock s, New York Stock Ex change, July - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Stock p r ic e s , c a l l loan ra te , d a ily average tra n saction s on New York Stock Exchange, 1919-23, June - - - - - 3 Trade Foreign Balance o f trade, United States and Great B rita in , 1913-22, A p r i l --------------------------------------- ---------------4 Exports and imports, United S tates, compared with estim ated normal, 1919-23, July - - - - - - - 4 Exports and.imports, United States, f i s c a l year 1922-23, by cou n tries o f d e stin a tio n and o r ig in , September - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Foreign trade balance, United S tates, 1370-1923, August - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Value, United States, 1915-23, June, p, 4; November, p. 4. Wages Changes in wages o f b u ild in g workers, c o s t o f b u ild in g m a terial, and t o t a l c o s t o f b u ild in g , 1917-23, May 6 New York State Weekly wages o f u n sk ille d la b o r and earnings o f fa cto ry workers, 1915-22, February - - - - - - 5 U nskilled la b o r, compared w ith p r ic e s , 1916-23, May, p. 5; Ju ly, p. 5. Wages and p r ic e s , production and trade, bank loans and d ep osits, compared with 1919-22, March - - - - - - 3 Wholesale trade Second Federal Reserve D is t r ic t , and ca r loa d in g s o f merchandise and m iscellaneous fr e ig h t , 1919-23, November - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Second Federal Reserve D is t r ic t and United States, 191923, M ay-------- --- ----------------- -----------------------------7 Second Federal Reserve D is t r ic t , compared w ith estimated normal, 1919—23, September — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8 Second Federal Reserve D is t r ic t , compared with p rice changes and estim ated p h y sica l volume o f sa le s, 191923, A pril 7 Second Federal Reserve D is t r ic t , 1919-23, February, p. 6 ; July, p. 6 ; December, p. 7. - 6 January, 1923-Deceraber, 1923 Index to Monthly Review, e t c . Page DEPARTMENT SMOKE’S (See R e ta il tra d e ) EEPOSITS Changes in , October - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Savings bank, September - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Turnover In d iffe r e n t c i t i c s , A p ril, p . . 2 ; September, p. 3. ELECTRIC POWER Production, June - - - - - - - - - - - EMPLOYMENT Monthly (excep t July) beginning January - In commercial lin e s , change from A p ril 1922 June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - EXCHANGE Foreign Monthly beginning January - - - - - FAILURES February, p . 7; July, p . 7. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK Operations in 1922, February - - FOREIGN TRADE (See Trade) FREIGHT (See Car lo a d in g s) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 CO to 00 COMMODITIES Stocks, January - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COST OF LIVING July, p . 5; September, p . 5; November, p . 4 . COTTON Exports and consumption, December - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CREDIT Credit expansion outside the Federal Reserve Banks, A p ril - - C onditions, March - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R ela tion o f c re d it t o busin ess, May - - - - - - - - - - - - - CROPS C ondition, July, p . 7; August, p . 7; September, p . 7 . 2 3 - 8 - - - - - - - - - to A p ril 1923, - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - 6 8 german marks Value o f mark c ir c u la t io n , August - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 GOLD Movements Monthly beginning January - - - - - - - - - - - - GOVERNMENT FINANCE Government debt, June, p. 3; July, p, 3. GRAIN Cereal ex p o rts, August - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - 4 INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS In d u stria l recovery abroad, March - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 - 7 Index to Monthly Review, e t c . January, 1923-December, 1923 Page RAILROADS Freight t r a f f i c (See Car lo a d in g s) T r a ffic and earnings, February - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RENTS Apartment, in New York C ity, O ctober, p . 6 ; November, p . 6 . RETAIL TRADE Chain s to re s , Jsmuary, p . 7; February, p . 7; March, p . 7; A p ril, p . 7; June, p . 7; July, p. 7; September, p . 8 ; O ctober, p . 8 ; December, p . 8 . Department s to re s Monthly beginning with February - - - - - - - - - - - - - SECURITIES V ictory note redemption, May - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SECURITY MARKETS Monthly beginning with January - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TRADE Foreign Monthly beginning with January - - - - - - - - - - - - - Foreign trade indexes, July - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VICTORY NOTES (See S e c u r it ie s ) WAGES Monthly beginning with January - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WHOLESALE TRAEE Monthly beginning with January - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 00 POSTAL RECEIPTS June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRICES Increases abroad, June - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wholesale Domestic, monthly beginning February World and dom estic, January - - - PRODUCTION Production and trade in 1922, January B asic commodities, United States Monthly beginning January - - - - - PROFITS Business p r o f it s in 1922, March - - - F irst h a lf o f 1923, November - - - - - Third quarter o f 1923, December - - - - 3 U* MARK CIRCULATION (See German marks) MONEY MARKET Monthly beginning January - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MOTOR VEHICLES Production, A p ril, p . 5; July, p . 6 . 8 -3 00 00 LIFE INSURANCE Sales, October - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 3 3 6 4 5 6
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