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TRANSFER H.ll LIBRARY OF T H E FEDERAL i . ^ BOARD OF GOVERNORS, OP THE FEDERAL RESERVB£&S§tipK 0 f C E E A D LVL N / ' . ' \i: A p r i l 16,-1948 • Federal-Reserve - - d i s t r i c t * ""V"" • Va*d-ciiy* = ' : UNITED STATES';," n . Boston D i s t r i c t \r.. New Haven .. Boston Springfield Providence V" vt- N.J. N.Y* f Philadelphia District-L ;'.Phii^dpiphi^. - a L u " - •.^Cleveland :" . ; 'Columns —Toledo Pittsburgh ^ Rfchmoifef D i s t r i c t Washington . , ( '"Baltimore Atlanta D i s t r i c t 'dxvmingham ——K.L3Ifti*Atlanta, NeW Orleans Nashville Chicago''District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Mar .13 j-Map.201 Mar #27 [Apy-.-3-j Apr .10 * • Conn • i Mass •. " Newark New -York : +v8.; ±JL+ r2 • + 4 +11 - 1 H +12 + •5*. +12 . { + 5 - Pa, I Hi Ohio; * + 7 + + + + 8 . 3 9 2). + 2 + 2 +:;2y: -%/3 -15... + 2 +11?:: + 3,. + 9 - 7 a&M +10 P +26 +11 +10 +16 + 4 D.C. Md. —Q + 6 - 1 +4' + 9 . + 5, 1 M - Ala » Fla i * ... Ga . . La. ; . Tenn>;: rl2; o 111. Ind. Mich* Wis• ...+12 ' + 8 + 2 +17 +20 ' ±J1 -•£ +12 - 2 + 6 - 1 + 5 +17-"5"'-12 :. i - 1- .7 . ; LA +12 +14 +20 +13 +17 +12 + 6 + 6 + 6 + A" + 2 + 3 + 5 + 5 • ±2=2 W29y: + 5 +11 -16 ' - +14 •r.SS + 9 +11 r-12 ,=.."*2 m : +10 r - i l . +10 +40 2 ^4 +27% +12 • *11 - = m -12 ' -+10 +15 u m +46 - 2 0 • <<-;8 : +17 f•>-:*2L?T'!'"• + . 8 +40 *16 v A±10 +27-')l:T^22 . •' +16 +22 +15 -.51 :.:+l6':: .•.+12 m i : £ 2 - +11 i + 3 + 6 +19 ±22 +15 +31 ». +30....... +25 +11" " + ' 6 "" + A + 1 + 5, . +2Q - - • +14 +15 •+, 7 • • • +21. +30 +32 .+•.5 +• 8 +20 '• +15 U: + 4 + 2 + 8 +15 +13 V :. ±J m + 1 +25 + 2 +14 +13j; J. r : t ® . + 4 H'3 - 6 ,+ 4 + JZ . + 8 +1:4: + £ • +14 r +2£,,- Pa* n + 9 * i k - m i +13 + 8;++1Q-. +12. + 7 +11 r. 3 ..VMt; 'ivfeek"ending L tf- • Month, rof r+ 9• + 5 • • •' +17 +11 + 9 +13 +24 +13 +16 .+10 +19 ' ±2g4-' " m . -13., -; +i5 - ' - 1 2 ' ' •" V ' 9 -14' - +10 +58 -27 -16: ; - 4 r=li-16 -19 - 1 - 3 ,,+13 +12 + 5 +12 +25 27"L 4fR 9 ' 9 3s M'48 Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT. STORB.-SALES,,;BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage ;G^an^$ ^ r p ^ " . ^ ^ 'Tear Ago ending l / , [Months Fefr..' ^ar .13 Mar .20jMar .27jAgr •. 3. Apr ,10 " Federal v Rq3erve..district ::.Md.ci±y- - r - ~St< Louis D i s t r i c t V ; L i t t l ^ Rock "Louisville (St. Louis jlji "•'Memphis' + 6 - 3 .+ 8 . • +io. • U 6 Ark • Ky. • MO.-; Tenh* Mxaneapolls D i s t r i c t Minn. ""^Minneapolis S t . Paul "&Wia. Duluth-Snperioar ii. Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver < Wichita Kansas. City , S t . Joseph Oklahoma i J i t y Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas Fort Worth .' Houston. r„ San Antonio • San Francisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Oakland . San Francisco '*• Portland, •; Salt Lake City Seattle — . 1 ±2. +12 + 6 +10 . ±-6- 2 +13; • + 6 + 1 +X' + 9 + 2 ' • + 8 / ' +J ' ' + 7 + 1 + 1 • + 9 + 6 +11 + 4 ; + 5 X.. +15 ; ' + 3 : ^ .Oklai . V II • • +16 ' - +16 Colo. Kans. ' Mo. • Tex. : " Calif• Ore. Utah I^ash. m i-2 - 3 +10 +20 +16 +10 + i2 +13 + 3 +18 +i - + 7 : 1_6 + 4 + 1 +17 / + 5 • • " 1-1 - 1 +10 .+ 4 - 2 0 . - 4 . .v \ - h +17 # +21 +.2.-!' •' +10 + 2 ) : - ; ^ . - . " ' ' - +17 + 6 -13' "+17 +A~rr> +20 1 +17 , +24 (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r publication) ±£ 117 z A 121 m + 5 +15 + 7 -10 + 3 +32 +16 +13 +4 -13 +29 +10 + 7 +21 .. 0 +16 LWfjjO----.--18 - + 4 -13 +19 +19 ' - 4 - 5 . -'*24 + +14 - 3 ?6 . , 4 * . % i * +25 1_S ' w.: ,+i6 + 3 " +12 +13 ! < +23 +33 -12: *. +23 - 1 +11 . +35 +16 " +34 +42 +20 + 9 - +26 .-d . " ? +JL - 4 i_4 0 . v ..c* *+4 0 +12 +12 + 4 + 4 + 2 . + 2 + 5-—*-15+16 +12 . +18 +12 J.r«sLS -21 ' + 9 - 2, ,-+16 - 5 • :">+31 -15 1+14 r—Revisedr '• ' \. v z,-.; %/ During M&rph changes. from a year ago r e f l e c t in p a r t the fAct t h a t l a s t yea?;.., 'Easter, was on April 6 whilejythis year i t was <Sn.-Marchi.28"1# For t h i s reason . i t i s estimated t h a t in comparison with l a s t year allowance should + be.,ni^e f o r an increase in sales of about 1 per cent f o r tiie month of March as *4r^wirolwrr and f o r ( a corresponding decrease f o r the month^of April '"ds a whole. t , * Daia n o t ' a v a i l a t f i e . 1 . '• • % ;v.x