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MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO COMMERCE REPORTS
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
APRIL, 1922
No. 8
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CONTENTS.
Page. I
Wholesale price comparisons
Business indicators
Summary for February (text)
Trend of business movements (table)
New data:
Stocks of coal
Flaxseed
Page.
5
New data—Continued.
6I
Argentine movement of grain and
7
Mineral oils and clay fire brick
19 j
Miscellaneous
Canadian employment and
35 I Sources of data
36
flaxseed
finance
37
38
40
42
43
INTRODUCTION.
at the earliest possible moment,
and thus overcome delays in printing, mimeographed
sheets are distributed twice a month to those subscribers who request them. One set is issued immediately after the 20th of the month giving data on
such items as have been received up to that time, and
another set of sheets is mailed at the end of the month
giving figures received between the 20th and the end
of the month. The information contained on these
sheets is also published in "Commerce Reports,"
issued weekly by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, appearing therein usually the week after
the mimeographed sheets are prepared. Requests for
the mimeographed sheets, which are mailed free of
charge to all subscribers of the SURVEY who request
them, should be addressed to the Bureau of the
Census, Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C.
The SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS is designed to
present currently each month a picture of the business
situation by setting forth the principal facts regarding the various lines of trade and industry. These
facts are arranged so as to give comparisons with previous periods; and to facilitate comparisons between
the various items, index numbers have been calculated showing the relation of any month to a base
period, usually the monthly average for 1913. Index
numbers are further explained in the heading of the
table " Trend of business movements " on page 19.
Detailed figures for previous months and years are
given for each item once every quarter, in the issues
appearing in February, May, etc., while in the intervening months the table "Trend of business movements" gives all the current data. In order to make
current data available to readers of the SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
(3)
DIAGRAM 1.—COMPARISON OF PRESENT WHOLESALE PRICES WITH PEAK AND PREWAR.
(Relative prices in 1913=100.)
INDEX NUMBERS
300
400
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. MIDDLING
WOOL. OHIO. UNWASHED
CATTLE. STEERS
HOGS. HEAVY
SHEEP. 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
HIDES. PACKER'S
HIDES. CALFSKINS
LEATHER. SOLE
LEATHER. CHROME
BOOTS AND SHOES
COAL. BITUMINOUS
COAL. ANTHRACITE
COKE
PETROLEUM
WG IRON. FOUNDRY
PIG IRON. BESSEMER
STEEL BILLETS
COPPER
TIN
ZINC
LUMBER. PINE. SOUTHERN
LUMBER. DOUGLAS FIR
BRICK. COMMON. NEW YORK
BRICK. COMMON. CHICAGO
CEMENT
STEEL BEAMS
RUBBER. CRUDE
SULPHURIC ACID
WEZ2& PEAK PRICE
• H H PRICE IN FEBRUARY, 1922
WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS.—MAXIMUM PRICE COMPARED TO PRICE IN RECENT MONTHS.
NOTE.—Prices to the producer on farm products are from U. 8. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates. All other prices are from U. S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. As far as possible all quotations represent prices to the producer or at the mill. See diagram on opposite page.
Date and maximum
relative price.
COMMODITIES.
Dec,
1921.
Jan.,
1922.
Feb.,
1922.
Relative price.
Per cent
increase
(+) or decrease (—)
in Feb.
over Jan.
(1913 average-100.)
Farm products—Average price to producer:
Wheat
Com
Potatoes
Cotton
Cottonseed.
Wool
Cattle, beef
Hogs
Ldmbs
Farm 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)
Wool, Ohio, J and f grades, unwashed (Boston)
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 oil, 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 (Philadelphia)
Women's dress goods, storm serge, all-whole, double warp, 50 inches (N. Y.)
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)
Fuelst
Coal, bituminous, Pittsburgh, mine run—Kanawha (Cincinnati)
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)
Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace—at ovens
Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma—at wells
Metals:
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)
Pig iron, bessemer (Pittsburgh)
Steel billets, bessemer (Pittsburgh)
Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York)
Lead, pig, desilverized, for early delivery (New York)
Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York)
Zinc, slab, western, early delivery (New York)
Building materials and miscellaneous:
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1918
1919
1919
1920
326
300
706
312
321
344
183
256
239
118
70
182
136
132
101
78
87
108
122
74
193
129 |
134
108
81
92.1
120 i
148
89
197
133
138
134
86
110
145
+21.3
+ 20.3
+ 2.1
+ 3.1
+ 3.0
+24.1
+ 6.2
+ 19.6
+20.8
May,
May,
Sept.,
June,
Mar.,
Mar.,
Mar.,
Apr.,
1920 |
354
302
331
296
325
451
352
331
304
218
266
319
137
119
77
97
88
135
208
143
110
97
81
81
135
141
121
77
100
127;
208 I
140 !
122 I
96 j
93 |
112 !
156|
153
140
91
105
101
156
208
141
141
102
118
130
182
+ 8.5
+ 15.7
+18.2
+ 5.0
+ 8.6
+22.8
0.0
+ 0.7
+ 15.6
+ 6.3
+26.9
+16.1
+16.7
328
363
598
526
374
201
211
254
150
153
153 !
104 !
112 j
118 |
119 !
90 !
108 i
174
174
107
115
139
112
97
114
+13.7
+13.7
+ 2.9
+ 2.7
+17.8
348
478
427
289
292
291
466
283
490
211
473
154
168
174
161
145
184
209
90
74
121
186
217
148
142
163
160
167
145
184
180
87
73
124
173
217
- 4.1
-3.0
0.0
Sept, 1920
Oct., 1921
Aug., 1920
Mar,
1920
323
201
637
375
175
201
113
241
171
200 !
164
200
125
241
- 4.1
0.0
+ 10.6
0.0
July,
July,
July,
Mar,
346
335
388
230
261
224
137
128
113
86
107
73
90
130
125
109
82
107
68
83
- 2.3
- 0.8
0.0
- 4.7
0.0
- 4.2
- 4.6
1920 |
1917
1920
1918 j
1918
1919
1920
Jan., 1918
Mar.,
1919
July, 1919
!
!
|
i
!
Apr,
|
1918 !
Feb.,
1920 |
May, 1920
j
j
j
!
Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring 1 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, run 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.,
May,
May,
May,
July,
1917
1920
1920
1919
Sept., 1920
July, 1920
Sept., 1919
May, 1920
Apr., 1920
May, 1920
Jan,
1920
Oct.,
1918
July,
Jan.,
Aug.,
Aug.,
Mar,
Nov.,
Mar,
1920
1920
1919
1919
1917
1919
1920
1917
1917
1917
1917
June, 1917
May,
1918
June, 1915
Feb.,
1920
Jan,
Feb.,
1920
1920
Oct., 1920
Sept, 1920
June, 1917
Jan,
1913
Feb., 1916
455
407
381
251
195
331
124
250
152
106
117
115
127
83
95
|
;
|
!
168 •
160 !
165!
145
184
186
90
73
121
173
217 I
241 ;
t
I
133 i|
126
109
86
107
71
87
182
125
221
125
232
181
148
170
148
99
26
99
24
85
80
136
255
170
148
99
20
80
- 5.9
+ 7.8
+ 5.6
+ 1.2
0.0
0.0
- 3.2
- 3.3
0.0
+ 2.5
0.0
0.0
+ 3.8
+ 8.8
+ 9.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
-16.7
0.0
BUSINESS INDICATORS.
The following table gives comparative index numbers for a selected list of important business movements. It is believed that thie
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.
1919
COMMODITY.
1920 1921
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
1922
May. | June. I July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec. i Jan.
48
76
24
99
110
172
168
103
125
55
78
22
90
90
183
163
109
114
118
64
75
25
82
78;
94
77
208
153
203 |
106 j 109
159
111
133
144
Feb.
1913 monthly average-100.
I
Production:
100
111
105
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Copper
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Crude petroleum
Wool (consumption)
Cotton (consumption)
Beef
Pork
v
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
94
104
84
97
101
183
74
76
113
154
76
82
75
101
77
171
93
82
88
138
62
74
87
97
76
198
118
91
109
110
47
57
50
101
71
193
132
85
101
108
48
60
24
101
83
203
141
91
101
116
105
164
109
155
150
183
118
223
125
220
132
212
138
205
212
186
147
236
198
243
203
207
244
168
155
153
197
111
107
177
172
218
123
120
167
158
210
120
117
162
156
205
113
123
42
182
75
108
184
230
137
64
229
146
268
149
65
42
47
19
108
85
195
145
96
104
128
34
38
17
92
76
194
132
85
101
110
37
54
21
94
87
198
145
97
118
94
176
155
101
119
87
147
194
153
178
159
156
160
145
163
172
164
206
168
223
175
223
187
203
198
188
154
152
195
104
112
151
145
191
109
109
148
144
191
106
104
148
148
193
109
109
152
155
193
109
113
152
153
193
111
101
150
153
192
149
152
190
98
92
149
150
91
148
142
182
100
95
151
142
179
112
108
297
143
63
170
147
62
251
148
65
152
131
61
188
127
64
189
121
64
163
128
65
234
130
64
235
135
66
385
140
66
325
143
65
320
149
68
203
209
97
213
201
90
234
212
219
189
85
195
166
84
120
157
188
126
166
222
141
142
211
159
143
217
145
135
175
145
121
161
55
21
64
67
18 i
84
F2
103
199
158
Stocks:
Crude petroleum
Cotton (mills and warehouses)
Prices:
Wholesale index, all commodities
(Dept. Labor)
Retail food (Dept. Labor)
Retail coal, bitum. (Dept. L a b o r ) . .
Farm crops (Dept. Agriculture) 1
Farm live 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
249 ' 257
228 > 258
94 j 127
205
199
113
221
135
184
178
134
212
211
132
197
181
131
201
188
120
214
196
117
195 ! 185 | 199
188 | 189 | 196
111 | 103 ! 102
218 i 294 140
319 I 331 181
264 ! 264 188
140
316
189
144
235
173
169
187
244
170
164
203
137
159
160
124
163
159
119
157
133
Distribution:
Imports (value)
Exports (value)
Sales, mail-order houses
130
177
159
I
1919 m o n t h l y average - 1OO.
Production:
Lumber 8 .
Building contracts (floor space)
Stocks:
Beef
Pork
Business finances:
Bond prices (40 issues)
;
] 100
I 100
!
100
100
100
72
85
70
55
33
66
36
81
58
83
74
77
92
77
85
68
94
76
92
90
97
87
82
89
76
80
65
95
65
70
97
44
85
59
65
60
83
61
105
57
106
51
104
46
108
40
110
36
100
27
85
25
61
27
45
33
43
35
51
33
60
100
86
87
87
87
86
85
86
88
87
90
102
102
100
100
100
118
132
97
91
91
122
106
127
106
84
124
108
95
118
111
85
66
137
95
44
140
84
37
141
I 100
113
87
90
75
86
Banking:
Debits to individual accounts, outside New York City
Federal Reserve, bills discounted...
Federal Reserve, total reserves
90
107
114
88
97
117
89
92
120
85
85
123
85
77
127
89
72
131
95
68
134
77
85
85
86
92
93
111
100
61
137
Transportation:
Freight, ton-miles
78
» Monthly prices are for the first of the month following.
* Based on the total computed production reported by 5 associations. Includes southern pine, Douglas fir, western pine, North Carolina pine, and Michigan hardwoods. 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 34,552,000,00C
board feet reported by the census.
SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY.
Figures on commercial and industrial movements
for the month of February show clearly that business
conditions are steadily becoming better. This movement is not always even, and progress sometimes
seems slow, but when we compare the present output
of our basic industries with the corresponding figures
four or six months ago a marked improvement is
evident.
Although in most lines prices have been relatively
stable for the past six months, distributors still remember the disaster caused by overstocked shelves
in 1920. Forward orders, therefore, are given sparingly and in reduced volume; however, manufacturers are feeling the effect of repeat orders, and the
steadily increasing output of mills and factories shows
that fundamentally the country is getting back to
normal.
The recent marked increase in the price of farm
products has had a favorable effect upon the morale
of the agricultural districts; however, not much of
this has so far been translated into increased business, because most of last year's crops had left the
farmers' hands before the rise came.
19 decreases, and 4 no change. If the lesser number
of working days in the month is considered, an actual
increase in productive activity is shown.
DIAGRAM 2.—COURSE OF PRODUCTION SINCE 1919.
(Average monthly production in 1919=100.)
WHEAT FLOUR
•TFOODSTUFFS
INDEX NUMBERS
200
f
Mmw
BEEF PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
SUGAR (MELTINGS)
OLEOMARGARINE
COTTONSEED OIL
CONDENSED MILK
COTTON (CONSUMPTION)
WOOL (CONSUMPTION)
'SJ&SS&X5S&
SOLE LEATHER
ANTHRACITE COAL
BITUMINOUS COAL
•vW^^W.
BEEHIVE COKE
BY-PRODUCT COKE
CRUDE PETROLEUM
GASOLINE
ELECTRIC POWER
PIG IRON
STEEL INGOTS
COPPER
COMPARISON OF PRESENT PRODUCTION WITH PREWAR.
ZINC
CIGARS
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1913=100).
CIGARETTES
Maxi- Mini-i
m u m mum! 1920 1921 Jan., Feb., Jan., Feb.,
in
in
1921. 1921. 1922.
1920. 1921. i age. I age.
MANUFACTURED TOBACCO
YELLOW PINE
WESTERN PINE
NORTH CAROUINA PINE
DOUGLAS FIR
FOODSTUFFS:
Wheat flourl
Beef products
Pork products
Oleomargarine 2
134
143
182
308
73 I 94 104 ; 92
113
88 121 109
154
87 ! 111 | 116
191
64 253 152
Ill
144
142
103
OAK FLOORING
93
82
153
109
158
98
NEWSPRINT
95 i 97
109 I 78
97
101
132 | 71 I 116 8.5 ! 101 77
72
0 j 02
17 il 41
31
' 121 242 157
215
178
191
171 181
189
183
171
82
94
18
180
209
103
20
169
199
70
04
75
25
82
04
82
37
78
79 j 70
280
318
81 ;
92
71
241
88
CLOTHING MATERIALS:
Wool (consumption)
Cotton (consumption)
118
117
179 !
123 !
135 !
85 !
74
76
100
MICHIGAN HARDWOOD
FUELS:
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Beehive coke
By-product coke
Crude petroleum
167
34
38
17
50
119
349
1J4
73
231
68
229
157
132
140
53
64
56
95
77
132
155 i
54
00
39
62
94
104
84
90
105
287
90
90
327
87
73
301
73
109
161
129
108
113
107
186
104
122
124
50
57
83 I 289
02
122
130 i 132
98
138
56
259
132
148
138
9
65
36
184
408
333
424 3,371 ! 017
212
409
14
283
659
118
135
99 i
138 I
02 '
I
TOBACCO:
Cigars 2
Cigarettes s
Manufactured tobacco a...
BUILDING MATERIALS
EQUIPMENT:
5? I
AND
Cement
Oak flooring
Baths, enamel
Lavatories, enamel
Sinks, enamel
|
j
!
|
i
TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES:
j/ocomotiyes
Automobiles, passenger...
Motortrucks
98
ALL OTHER PAPER
MECHANICAL WOOD PULP
METALS:
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Copper
Zinc
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD
73
88
138
171
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
SILICA BRICK
FIRE-CLAY BRICK
FACE BRICK
CEMENT
GLASS BOTTLES
BATHS. ENAMEL
LAVATORIES, ENAMEL
SINKS. ENAMEL
BUILDINGS (CONTRACTED")
AUTOMOBILES. PASSENGER
MOTOR TRUCKS
LOCOMOTIVES
SHIPS
^MAXIMUM SINCE END OF 1919
1 Relative to 1914.
2 As represented by tax-paid withdrawals.
PRODUCTION.
February production in general ran about even
with January, with 17 commodities showing increasBs,
EE58S3 LATEST MONTH JAN. OR FEB. 1922
KZ225BMINIMUM SINCE END OF 1919
| PRODUCTION OF LATEST MONTH SAME AS MAXIMUM SINCE 1919
2 PRODUCTION OF LATEST MONTH SAME AS MINIMUM SINCE 1919
3 MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM SINCE JULY 1,1921
8
In the foodstuff group there were two increases in
production and two declines; in clothing two declines
and one increase; in fuels three advances and three
declines; in metals two advances and one decline; in
lumber three commodities advanced and three declined;
in paper one advance against three declines; in clay
and sand products one advance and three declines;
in enamel ware two advances; in transportation vehicles two advances and two declines; in tobacco, one
advance and two declines.
Compared with 1913, February production showed
11 increases and 11 decreases. Compared with 1919,
there were 13 increases and 30 decreases, while from
the 1920 average there were 12 increases and 31 decreases. Comparison with 1921 was more favorable,
with nearly the same proportional changes as in the
1913 comparison—24 increases and 19 decreases. As
against February, 1921, there were 23 increases and
only 17 decreases.
COST OF PRODUCTION SINCE
I)IA<;UAM
;*.— COMPARISON
OK
PRESENT
PRODUCTION
WITH
PREWAR.
(Relative production in 1913=100.)
IOO
INDEX NUMBERS
206
300
W H E A T FLOUR
8 E E F PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
OLEOMARGARINE
WOOL
(CONSUMPTION)
COTTON
(CONSUMPTION)
ANTHRACITE
COAL
BITUMINOUS
COAL
1919,
BEEHIVE COKE
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1919=100).
Maximum- mum- 1920 1921 Jan., Feb., Jan., Feb.,
since since
iver- 1921 1921 1922 1922
end of en <\ of
age.
1919 1919
FOODSTUFFS:
Wheat flour
Beef products
Pork products
Sugar (meltings)
Oleomargarine*
Cottonseed oil
Condensed milk
CLOTHING:
Cotton (consumption)
Wool (consumption)
Sole leather
125
109
151
147
126
349
121
64
67
58
40
26
7
20
82
92
93
104
103
100
76
91
83
97
92
62
166
71
80
86
128
40
78
263
24
64
67
114
80
70
247
34
114
126
95
57
42
63
109
83
82
79
95
79
71
52
63
76
64
63
113
137
127
63
74
11
62
104
101
121
110
122
117
123
113
99
89
29
79
124
130
105
101
105
72
109
120
140
109
105
81
55
90
112
118
98
132
140
83
126
119
121
94
105
54
59
37
47
95
93
80
68
76
74
71
46
64
67
24
62
64
74
35
59
128
116
119
112
84
94
96
96
91
79
88
77
84
93
85
75
84
97
76
71
92
111
119
126
118
111
191
94
119
98
102
86
106
99
67
88
79
60
123
77
22
33
44
62
42
88
20
63
57
68
55
104
32
124
93
60
191
98
35
149
108
49
171
114
132
143
138
110
121
109
117
89
86
87
79
108
74
117
83
90
76
98
78
92
100
90
98
85
101
82
90
106
120
100
125
104
40
63
100
122
69
77
104
39
61
100
66
81
34
65
87
47
59
56
64
83
43
68
51
64
81
183
169
170
118
149
112
110
72
120
127
122
70
65
102
75
33
71
136
96
36
1121
152
135
79
114
102
89
67
93
46
50
30
99
60
79
32
86
88
85
119
90 ***i28
58
42
154
140
BYPRODUCT
COKE
CRUDE
PETROLEUM
STEEL INGOTS
MAXIMUM 1920
MINIMUM 1921
JANUARY 1922
102
108
88
FEBRUARY 1922
91
111
78
•
1920 AVERAGE
FUELS:
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Beehive coke
By-product coke
Crude petroleum
Gasoline
Electric power
138
141
119
METALS:
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Copper
Zinc
85
92
99
107
31
35
91
86
137
131
135
117 ***io7
TOBACCO:
Cigars a
Cigarettes*
Manufactured tobacco 2 ...
LUMBER:
Yellow pine
Western pine
North Carolina pine
Douglas fir
Michigan hardwood
Oak flooring
PAPER:
Newsprint
All other paper
Mechanical wood pulp
Chemical wood pulp
STONE, CLAY,
PRODUCTS:
AND
SAND
Silica brick
Clay fire brick
Face brick
Cement
Glass bottles
130
127
121
157
124
133
43
34
61
BUILDING EQUIPMENT:
Baths, enamel
Lavatories, enamel
Sinks, enamel
Buildings (contracted for)
TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES:
Automobiles, passenger.
Motortrucks
;
Locomotives
Ships
1
Since July 1,1921.
2
As represented by tax-paid withdrawals.
140
152
138 I 154
135
135
65
65
59 1
35
34
15
79
49
20
11
LOCOMOTIVES
AUTOMOBILES.
PASSENGER
STOCKS.
Commodity stocks increased in 13 cases in February
and declined in 14 cases, with 2 unchanged. Eliminating the food commodities, however, whose seasonal
movement was responsible for 9 decreases as against
only 3 increases—the same as in January—there were
10 increases and 5 decreases, as compared with 8 increases and 8 decreases reported in January. Corn,
cement and petroleum stocks all made new high
records.
Compared with a year ago, February stocks showed
10 increases and 20 decreases—about the same comparison as was reported for January. In the food
group there were 3 increases and 9 decreases, while in
the other commodities 7 increases were shown as
against 11 decreases.
Leaving out the food commodities, whose seasonal
movement throws out the comparison with a yearly
average, there were 13 increases over the 1919 average,
and 4 decreases, 2 of them in wood pulp. Coffee and
tin still remain the only two commodities with smaller
stocks than the 1913 average.
STOCKS OF COMMODITIES COMPARED WITH PREWAR.
DIAGRAM 4.—COURSE OF COMMODITY STOCKS SINCE 1919.
(Average monthly stocks in 1919=100.)
INDEX NUMBERS
BEEF PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
LAMB AND MUTTON
SUGAR (RAW )
COTTONSEED OIL
WHEAT (VISIBLE)
CORN (VISIBLE!
BUTTER
CHEESE
EGGS
COFFEE
APPLES
COTTON (TOTAL I
WOOL (COMMERCIAL)
CRUDE PETROLEUM
GASOLINE
ZINC
TIN
YELLOW PINE
OAK FLOORING
SILICA BRICK
FACE BRICK
CEMENT
LA VA TORIES (EN AM EL 1
SINKS
NEWSPRINT
RELATIVE STOCKS (1913 = 100).
ALL OTHER PAPER
MECHANICAL WOOD PULP
1921
1920
average. average.
Wheat (visible)
Corn (visible)
Coffee
Cotton (total) . . . .
Crude petroleum
Zinc
Tin
Oak flooring
Cement 1
127
71
89
155
109
99
183
258
80
114
Tobacco
Jan.,
1921.
Feb.,
1921.
144
190
87
223
118
187
138
444
92
117
134
255
'89
183
150
195
127
375
91
131
Feb.,
Jan.,
1922.
235
3 6 2 <•
73
203
187
162
72
305
119 1
127
130
294
100
220
125
192
192
443
102 :
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
1922.
TOBACCO (TOTAL)
MAXIMUM SINCE 1919
210
533
77
188
198
158
76
321
128
i
1
Relative to stocks at end of 1913.
STOCKS OF COMMODITIES SINCE 1919.
RELATIVE STOCKS (1919=100 )•
Maxi- Mini- 1920 1921
mum mum
aver- Jan., Feb., Jan., Feb.,
since since average. age. 1921. 1921. 1922. 1922.
1919. 1919.
FOODSTUFFS:
Beef products...
.
Pork products
Lamb and mutton .
Suear (raw)
Cottonseed oil
Wheat (visible)
Corn (visible)
Butter
Cheese
Eggs..
Coffee
Apples
n
83
928
105
705
158
93
622
81
79
101
145
162
110
278
100
464
62
65
1
164
272
120
282
91
718
41
45
1
176
210
90
164
164
882
53
55
4
119
249
95
88
111
136
134
124
114
101
61
104
98
143
134
113
121
119
144
178
124
189
149
247
528
72
130
108
332
212
232
203
251
208
349
175
131
171
139
143
277
115
181
272
301
95
106
102
59
81
1G7
102
29
21
34
127
161
103
140
170
50
31
53
129
234
107
153
193
139
277
89
125
190
87
173
253
179
78
89
214
49
64
137
276
98
173
217
128
200
86
170
272
135
175
122
143
138
71
65
55
64
97
74
78
63
125
112
108
99
135
101
95
100
132
92
102
117
105
124
129
928
276
321
184
1,300
174
156
186
177
391
25
38
31
44
23
28
108
12
35
(*)
101
12
70
97
183
110
127
89
174
89
99
82
146
181
136
106
61
83
189
169
324
157
60
61
33
59
47
31
67
48
172
117
146
1,300
40
39
(*)
125
176
CLOTHING MATERIALS:
Cotton (total)
"Wool f commercial)
FUELS:
Crude petroleum
Gasoline
METALS:
Zinc
Tin
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL:
Yellow pine
Oak flooring .
Silica brick
Face brick
Cement l .
Baths (enamel)
Lavatories (enamel)
Sinks (ftnfvmel)
PAPER:
-
Newsprint
. ...
All other paper
Mechanical wood pulp
Chemical wood pulp
TOBACCO total
1
Relative to stocks at end of 1919.
95905—22
2
173196
280
59
78
164
109
101
113
127
73
103
111
111
81
94
113
* Index number less than
73
103
116
115
82
99
LATE8T MONTH JAN OR FEB 1922
MINIMUM SINCE 1919
*
MAXIMUM SINCE 1919 SAME A8 LATEST MONTH
PRICES.
Prices received by farmers for crops and live stock
increased still further in February and stood about 10
per cent above the 1913 level. The wholesale price
index of the Department of Labor advanced 2 per
cent, the first increase since last August. The farm
products, foods, and miscellaneous groups were responsible for the advance, especially the former, which
finally rose from its long-maintained position as the
lowest index number of any group, leaving metals,
which declined still further in February, in that position. House furnishing goods also declined slightly.
The Federal Reserve Board's regrouping of this index
number showed an almost equal rise in agricultural
products and farm products—each about 8 per cent,
with no change in forest or mineral products. Producers' goods remained unchanged while consumers7
goods advanced slightly, but not as much as raw mate*
rials. The Federal Reserve Board's index for international price comparisons rose about 3 per cent;
imported goods remained unchanged and exported
goods increased slightly. Both the Dun and Bradstreet index numbers advanced. The retail price
index of food remained unchanged.
Price declines continued in England, France, and
Japan, the Canadian wholesale price advanced slightly
in a similar trend to United States prices, while the
German price increase continued unabated, with an
advance of 24 per cent in February.
Taking the individual prices shown in the table and
chart on pages 4 and 5, both the market and producers'
10
prices of farm products rose considerably in February—none less than 5 per cent except cotton products,
potatoes, and tobacco, the latter remaining unchanged.
All food prices rose except carcass beef. Clothing
materials showed little change; advances occurred in
worsted yarns and sole leather, while declines took
place in cotton yarns and print cloths, raw silk and
packers' hides. Among the fuels, bituminous coal
declined and coke advanced. All metals declined
slightly except steel and lead, which remained unchanged. In the building material group the only
changes were advances in lumber and in common red
brick. Rubber continued to decline.
Most of the increases in farm products and food were
over 10 per cent, especially grains and live stock,
while outside these groups only coke, lumber and brick
made any appreciable advance. The declines were all
comparatively slight.
SALES.
The following table on sales of various commodities
has been prepared to give a closer aspect of business
needs—actual sales as against production, which may
represent orders booked some months before. The
sales statistics for commodities also give an indication
of future production. The separate commodities covered in this table are few and in most cases relatively
unimportant, as the sales can only be reported where
trade associations supply the data; but the figures
may be found to be of some interest. In addition to
the orders of separate commodities booked by manufacturers (included in the first group in the table),
the distributive movement of goods as a whole is
shown through various channels to the consumer.
There has also been shown the actual sales of services,
such as transportation, communication, and advertising, in which sale and use run practically together,
and also the sale of investment and speculative securities.
February sales increased in four out of eight commodities, one remaining the same—for which sales
have been reported, the three declines all being in the
enameled-ware industry. Distribution movement
showed no change in wholesale orders, a decline in
mail-order houses, and an increase in chain-store sales.
Among the services reported for February, magazine
advertising increased and newspaper advertising and
postal receipts declined. Sales of stocks and life insurance increased, but bonds declined.
Comparing the figures with a year ago, taking a
January comparison where February is not available,
sales of individual commodities increased except
printing, this decline being due more to declining
prices than decreased activity. Distribution also
increased except through mail-order houses. Among
the services the only declines were in magazine
advertising, telegraph tolls, and railroad receipts, the
latter being partly due to lower rates. Security sales
were also higher, except municipal bond issues and
postal savings.
In this connection it may be pointed out that some of
the items, marked by an asterisk (*), are relatives based
on values instead of quantities and are therefore generally dependent on fluctuations in the purchasing power
of the dollar, i. e., the level of prices, as well as the fluctuations of sales of physical goods. Therefore, a decline during the past year does not necessarily represent a decline in the physical amount of sales. A
rough corrected figure, eliminating the price variation,
might be obtained by dividing each item in such series
by the wholesale or retail price index number, whichever most nearly corresponds with the class of business
done. In a few items expressed in value no correction is necessary for comparison, because there has
been little or no change in the price for the goods or
services—for instance, postal, telegraph, and telephone receipts. Bond sales on the New York Stock
Exchange are really not based on value, because sales
of bonds are not reported in their value at the time of
sale, but on their par value; therefore, bond sales represent physical quantities. On the other hand, new
issues of municipal bonds, unless for refunding purposes, reflect the price level, as the work for which
they are issued requires a larger bond issue when
prices are high.
COMPARISON OF SALES IN DIFFERENT LINES OF BUSINESS.
j
RELATIVE SALES (1919=100).
Maxi- Mini| mum mum 1920
since since
end
end
of
of
1919.
'; 1919.
I
INDIVIDUAL COMMODITIES:
Wholesalers 1
Mail-order houses *
Chainstores*
SERVICES:
Postal receipts*
Telephone receipts*
Telegraph tolls
Railroad revenues:
Freight
Advertising:
Magazine
Newspaper
Jan., Feb., Jan., Feb.,
1921. 1922. 1922.
i
Structural steel
!
Baths, enamel
'
Lavatories, enamel
j
Sinks, enamel
j
Oakflooring
Leather belting
Abrasive paper and cloth.
Elastic webbing
,
Paper
Printing*
|
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT:
1921
178
115
130
110
234
129
148
129
147
168
27
12
27
25
23
35
40
25
71
106
101
53
73
65
54
98
111
87
127
148
66
59
77
73
119
42
65
81
89
121
33
23
65
54
44
44
40
50
79
144
107
i 136
| 242
62
50
82
102
118
87
71
124
62
72
145
154
125
95
114
113
123
120
113
147
106
109
149
108
104
131
135
162
109
122
110
107
110
90
96
144
129
122
78
103
84
101
88
90
110
178
359
122
101
72
105
118
120
101
55
94
179
102
61
95
134
93
101
39
71
114
96
101
27
30
65
50
45
40
46
59
75
130
75 , 82
84 1 70
93
109
81
96
136
115
42
42
84
81
83
81
101
120
I
90
66
95
90
61
101
114
160
111
73
102
80
90
SECURITIES:
Stocks
Bonds
Municipal bonds (new)"
Life insurance *
Postal savings
* Items based on value.
1
Relative proportion of orders to total transactions.
62
59
136
100
88
91 I 103
90
90
11
TEXTILES.
Orders for knit goods declined almost half in February, production increased, but shipments and unfilled orders declined. Imports of raw silk declined
24 per cent in February and consumption was 35 per
cent less than the large January figures. Stocks declined still further and prices continued to recede.
Imports of burlap declined, while a considerable
increase was noted in the imports of unmanufactured
fibers.
Receipts of wool at Boston decreased in February
as compared with the previous month and were much
less than a year ago, due to smaller imports of foreign
wool, although domestic receipts were considerably
larger. Imports of wool in February continued the
sustained increase noted since October. Activity of
woolen textile machinery increased, especially woolen,
spindles and sets of cards. Consumption of wool inMETALS.
creased over January. Considerable advances took
Although recording an actual decline in February,
place in the prices of raw wool, worsted yarns advanced
slightly, but no changes occurred in the prices of dress pig-iron production was relatively about 10 per cent
greater than in January on account of the difference
goods and suitings.
Cotton consumption and machinery activity in tex- in the number of working days. Steel-ingot productile mills declined 10 per cent in February, but con- tion actually increased over 9 per cent. Exports and
sidering that the number of working days declined by imports of steel both declined to about the same level
approximately the same ratio, the mill activity was as November and December. Unfilled orders of the
about the same as in January. Stocks of cotton con- United States Steel Corporation declined with the intinued to be reduced with the advance of the season. creased rate of production. Prices were reduced on
Imports of cotton increased and continued to maintain most iron and steel products during the month.
a large increase over both the previous year and the DIAGRAM 7.—PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON AND STEEL INGOTS, AND
prewar average. On the other hand, the short crop
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION'S UNFILLED ORDERS.
this season has resulted in further curtailment of
3
exports of raw cotton, but cotton cloth exports in/ \
creased slightly. Consumption of fabrics by tire man\
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curred in February in the prices of raw cotton but
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DIAGRAM 6.—TOTAL COTTON GINNED FROM EACH CROP, 1913-1921.
MILLIONS OF BALES
6
8
10
1921
1917
1913
19 16
1916
1917 1916
MONTHLY
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FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
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1914
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1920
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Meltings of pig iron in Ohio foundries increased 35
per cent in February. Production of sheets increased
33 per cent and stocks declined slightly. Sales of
structural steel increased 9 per cent. Shipments of
locomotives from factories declined to the smallest
total since the Armistice, excepting only last November.
Copper production increased 45 per cent in February,
reaching the highest point since April, 1921, but it was
still only 37 per cent of the 1913 average. Exports of
copper declined very slightly, while the price of electrolytic copper declined.
Production and stocks of zinc declined slightly.
Receipts at St. Louis fell off 45 per cent but shipments
from St. Louis increased. The price of zinc declined
slightly.
Imports and stocks of tin increased and the price
was lower. Receipts and shipments of lead at St.
Louis declined considerably, but the price remained
unchanged.
12
FUELS.
DIAGRAM 10.—PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, IMPORTS, AND STOCKS
OF PETROLEUM.
Spurred on by the threatened coal strike, production
of both anthracite and bituminous coal increased over
8 per cent in February in spite of the smaller number
of working days. Stocks of anthracite held by producers declined slightly. Exports of both kinds of
coal and also coke showed rather large increases in
February.
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/
180
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DIAGRAM 9.—^PRODUCTION OF ANTHRACITE COAL.
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Production and consumption of wood pulp declined
in January; stocks increased slightly, and imports
showed a heavy falling off. Production and shipments of newsprint paper declined, while for other
grades there was a very slight increase. Stocks rose,
but exports of all grades of printing paper declined
more than half. Prices of paper were slightly
reduced.
Printing activity showed a decline in January.
Purchases of paper by printers also declined, but sales
of printing increased very slightly.
AUTOMOBILES.
Production of automobiles in February increased
markedly over January; both passenger cars and
trucks were produced in larger volume than in any
month since last October. Shipments of automobiles
showed corresponding increases.
GLASS.
Glass bottle production declined slightly in February, but production and shipments of illuminating
glassware increased, although new orders fell off.
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Petroleum production declined somewhat from the
January high record. Consumption and imports both
showed a marked falling off, while stocks increased,
passing the 200,000,000 barrel mark and establishing
a new record. Total shipments of petroleum from
Mexico also declined. Exports of gasoline declined in
February; as did consumption and stocks in January.
Production in January increased.
HIDES AND LEATHER.
Imports of hides and skins increased considerably in
February, due to the large number of cattle hides imported; the February figure was the largest since last
August. Stocks of hides at the end of January showed
little change; packer cattle hides increased. The price
of packer cattle hides declined but calfskins showed no
change in February.
Leather production reports for February showed declines corresponding to the shorter month except for
an increase in harness leather. January official figures
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showed a decrease in sole and belting leather and an
increase in upper leather. Stocks of sole and belting
declined although a larger amount was in process; but
conditions were exactly reversed as regards upper
leather. February exports of both kinds of leather
increased. There was a slight advance in hemlock
sole while chrome calf remained unchanged.
DIAGRAM 11.—STOCKS OF CATTLE HIDES (PACKER), AND PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF LEATHER (SOLE AND BELTING).
private capital, and (2) for buildings built largely
by public funds, secured either from taxes or by
donations. Under private buildings are included
business, industrial, and residential construction.
Under public and semipublic buildings are includep
educational buildings, hospitals and in institutions,
public buildings, religious, and memorial buildings,
social and recreational buildings, and military and
naval buildings.
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Contracts awarded in the 27 northwestern states
totaled $177,472,000, compared to $166,320,000 in
January. Normally, there is a decline in contracts
let in February, due to the shorter month. A slight
decline was recorded in the total square feet contracted
for, the figures for February being 30,061,000 square
feet, compared to 31,261,000 in January. In February, a year ago, the total square feet amounted to only
16,772,000, and the total valuation $100,677,000.
The feature of the February building statistics
was the increase in business buildings. This class of
building increased from 4,811,000 square feet in
January, with a valuation of $23,696,000, to 6,264,000
square feet in February, valued at $39,240,000.
Residential building showed a slight decrease in
square feet, compared to January, but the valuation,
$75,728,000, was practically identical in the two
months.
The seasonal character of building operations is
shown in the two accompanying diagrams, which
give the total square feet of floor space each month
since January, 1919, (1) for buildings built with
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average which eliminates all seasonal variation.
Each point on the moving average is the average of
the 12 months ending with the month plotted. Thus
the first point, for December, 1919, represents the
monthly average for the calendar year 1919. The
next point plotted is for the 12 months beginning
February 1, 1919, and ending January 31, 1920. The
moving average represents the changes in the annual
rate of production.
The two diagrams are drawn to scales which allow
.comparisons between the curves. It will be noted
that during the prosperity period of 1919 and early
1920, private building expanded very rapidly, but
that it fell off sharply with the beginning of the depression period. Public building, however, did not
respond to the prosperity stimulus in anything like
the same degree, and likewise it showed comparatively
little effect from the depression.
As a matter of fact, the period of depression in
1921 appears to have stimulated this class of building.
The volume of public building was greater for every
month after February, 1921, than for the corresponding month in either of the two preceding years. To
a very large extent public building seems to have
automatically absorbed part of the slack due to the
falling off of private operations.
Both curves are now pointed upwards with, every
indication that they will go much further in the
same direction.
BUILDING MATERIALS.
Except for declines in Southern pine and Michigan
hardwoods, lumber production increased in February. Shipments of all species except Michigan hardwoods increased. Prices of both Southern pine and
Douglas fir rose. Stocks of Southern pine increased.
Production of oak flooring declined, but shipments,
stocks, and orders increased; unfilled orders were less.
Exports of lumber exhibited a decline.
Production of clay fire brick increased in February,
but silica and face brick were produced in smaller
quantities than in January. Shipments of clay fire
and silica brick declined while face brick shipments
showed a substantial increase. Stocks declined as
regards silica and face brick but increased in the
case of clay fire brick. Unfilled orders of both clay
fire and face brick showed large increases, the new
orders for the former having increased 15 per cent
over January. The price of common brick increased
10 per cent in New* York, but showed no change in
Chicago.
Cement production declined slightly in February,
but shipments and stocks increased. There was no
change in the price.
Actual shipments of enamel sanitary ware increased
in February, except for sinks and miscellaneous ware.
Stocks declined except for baths, while receipts of
orders declined about 15 per cent in almost all classes
in a seasonal movement.
Sales of abrasive paper and cloth, both domestic
and foreign, increased in January, and were about
the same as in November.
CEREALS.
Wheat and flour exports continued to decline in
February and the visible supply of wheat was reduced in seasonal proportions, but it is almost twice
as large as a year ago. Receipts showed an increase
of 30 per cent, rather unusual for February; shipments
increased slightly and production of flour increased 5
per cent, Prices of wheat and flour increased from
10 to 15 per cent. Stocks of wheat in country mills
and elevators on March 1 amounted to 72,564,000
bushels, according to the Department of Agriculture,
the lowest on record except in 1918, and compared
with average stocks of 91,000,000 bushels on this
date.
Corn exports increased in February with a total
of 22,254,000 bushels. This establishes a new record
for recent years and was over five times as large as
the 1913 monthly average. Receipts, shipments, and
visible supply also showed good increases during the
month. Prices rose 18 per cent.
Exports of oats declined, but rye and barley exports
increased. Prices of all three grains showed marked
advances.
The total domestic rail movement of grains, as
shown by car loadings, increased 1£ per cent over
January, while total grain exports declined 3 per cent.
MEATS.
Receipts, total shipments, and slaughter of cattle
declined in February, but stocker and feeder shipments increased. Exports increased 36 per cent and
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storage holdings were very slightly greater. Production of beef from slaughter showed an increase in
January, as did consumption. Prices of cattle and
beef cuts increased in February, but carcass beef
declined.
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Receipts of butter declined but cheese and egg receipts
were larger than in January. Storage holdings of all
dairy products declined in a seasonal movement to a
minimum for the season. Butter prices advanced
slightly but cheese declined.
Exports of vegetable oils declined and imports
again increased in February. Stocks of cotton seed
and cottonseed oil and production of cottonseed oil
declined seasonally. The price of cottonseed oil rose.
Sugar imports and meltings showed large increases
in February and stocks of raw sugar almost doubled.
Exports of refined sugar were slightly smaller. Prices
rose slightly.
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Receipts, total shipments, and slaughter of hogs also
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holdings of pork products continued to increaseJanuary production of pork from slaughter increased
and consumption did also. Prices of hogs showed a
sharp increase in February, pork loins increasing only
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Imports of coffee declined in February and stocks,
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increased. Receipts in Brazil declined and clearances
from Brazil showed a great falling off. Imports of tea
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Receipts, shipments, and slaughter of sheep declined
considerably in February, but storage holdings of
lamb increased slightly. Prices of sheep advanced
about 16 per cent.
Traffic through the Panama Canal declined in
January, but a larger traffic was carried in American
vessels. On the other hand, in spite of increases in
February in both total entrances and clearances of
vessels in foreign trade in United States ports, American
ship tonnage in this service continued its steady
decline. The tonnage of vessels under construction
dwindled still further and the tonnage of vessels
completed also decreased.
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The following table and chart show the trend of
employment in the three principal manufacturing
districts of the United States. Separate index numbers have been calculated for each district from the
figures reported by the Department of Labor. The
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throughout the period, as compared with January,
1921, while the Central section has had the greatest
increase, and New England has shown little change.
TRENDS IN EMPLOYMENT BY DISTRICTS.
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February in the reduction in surplus cars. Shortages
of cars still remain almost infinitesimal. The number
of bad order cars again increased slightly and loadings
were 5 per cent greater than in the longer month of
January;
Operations of the railroads for January showed
declines in both freight and passenger revenue, but
operating expenses were cut still further. Net operating income, however, was reduced almost half
compared with December.
DIAGRAM
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1921
1920
A slight increase was noted in employment in February, especially in New York State. Total pay roll
increased somewhat less than employment in New
York, but much more than employment in Wisconsin. Unemployment in Pennsylvania continued to be
reduced.
Immigration declined 22 per cent, continuing its
steady fall, and emigration showed a slight decrease.
Postal savings increased very slightly after a long
succession of declines.
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DISTRIBUTION.
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Sales of mail-order houses declined 8 per cent from
January, while the compilation of chain-store sales
showed an increase of 6^ per cent. Magazine advertising increased almost 10 per cent, but postal receipts
declined slightly.
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debt of the United States in February in spite of a reduction in Liberty and Victory loans. Customs receipts for February were very large, but total ordinary
receipts declined. Ordinary disbursements of the
Government also declined markedly, still exceeding the
month's receipts, however, by over 10 per cent.
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4,830
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Debits to individual accounts and bank clearings
showed an almost uniform decrease, both in and outside of New York City, of about 12 percent, which, reduced to a daily average, would be almost the same as
for January. Bills discounted at the Federal Reserve
banks declined 17 per cent, and note circulation, total
reserves, and deposits all gained slightly. A similar
condition prevailed in the member banks of the
Federal Reserve System. Call money rose, but time
money continued to decline.
The number of business failures started to decline in
February, but the actual decrease was small, considering the shorter month. Total defaulted liabilities were
almost as large as in January. February dividend and
interest payments were slightly larger than a year ago,
though January's were slightly less than last year.
New capital issues by corporations declined slightly
and were almost 50 per cent less than a year ago. New
incorporations declined 30 per cent from January.
Credit reports showed an increased percentage of orders and declines in indebtedness and payments.
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rose in February except Japan, which declined, and
Germany, which remained the same. The greatest
rise took place in Italian exchange, over 11 per cent.
The general index number of the Federal Reserve
Board declined, however, due to the heavier weighting of the low German exchange in February than in
January.
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prevailing in January. The price of silver declined
slightly, the larger decline in London being due to the
rise in sterling exchange.
Imports showed a very slight decline in February,
but exports continued to fall off, reaching the lowest
point since 1915, with a decrease of over 10 per cent
from January. Imports increased from all continents
except Asia, whence a decline of 15 per cent occurred,
due to a falling off in Japanese trade, while heavy declines in imports from Italy and from Canada contrasted with the general increase from other continents.
Exports to Europe and Asia fell off heavily but other
continents showed slight increases.
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Prices of stofcks advanced about 4 per cent in February, while the bond index number rose 1 per cent, due
to the rise in public utility bonds. The yield on municipal bonds declined very slightly. Sales of stocks
increased slightly, but bond sales showed a large decrease, owing to the comparatively small transactions
in the United States Government bonds, as the Victory 3 | per cents were called during the month for
payment in June.
Imports and exports of gold increased in February;
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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:
January, 1922.—This column gives the January figures corresponding to those for February shown in the next column—in other words,
cover the previous month, and in some cases, where indicated by a foot note, refer to-the previous quarter; that is, ending October
1, 1921.
February, 1922.—In this column are given the figures covering the month of February, or, as in the case of stocks, etc., the situation
on February 28 or March 1. In a few cases (usually where returns are reported quarterly only) the figures are for the quarter
ending December 31 or the condition on that date. Where this column is left blank, no figures for February were available at
the time of going to press (April 6).
Corresponding month, January or February, 1921.—The figures in this column present the situation exactly; a year previous to those
in the " February. 1922," column (that is, generally, February, 1921), but where no figures were available for February. 1922,
the January, 1921, figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the January, 1922, figures. In the case of quarterly figures, this column shows the corresponding quarter of 1920.
Cumulative total through latest month.—These columns set forth, for those items that can properly be cumulated, the cumulative total
for the first two months of the calender years 1921 and 1922, respectively, except where the February, 1922, figures are lacking, in
which case these columns are left blank.
Percentage increase (-f) or decrease (—) cumulative 1922 from 1921.—This column shows the per cent by which the cumulated total for
the first two 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 used to compute the approximate per cent increase or decrease from one month to the next.
Percentage increase (+) or decrease {—) February from January.—The last column shows the per cent increase or decrease of the figure
for tne 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
l
marked with a dagger (t), ddetailed
tables were
wee
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
F
detailed tables covering other
th items,
it
see the
th last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
Jan.,
Feb.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
(
t>
or decrease
(-)
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1921
Percentage increase
1922
orde
crease
Jan.
Feb. Nov. Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
from
Jan.
TEXTILES.
Wool.
Consumption by textile mills.. ..thous. of lbs..
Receipts at Boston: f
.
thous. of lbs..
Domestic f
thous. of lbs..
Foreign f
thous. of lbs..
Totalf
thous. of lbs..
Imports, unmanufactured
Machinery activity:
Looms, wide
per ct. of hours active.
Looms, narrow
per ct. of hours active.
Looms, carpet and
rug
per ct. of hours active.
Sets of cards
per ct. of hours active..
Combs
per ct. of hours active..
Spinning spindlesWoolen
per ct. of hours active..
Worsted
per ct. of hours active..
Looms and spindles:
Woolen spindles
per ct. of active to total..
Worsted spindles... .per ct. of active to total..
Wide looms
per ct. of active to total..
Narrow looms
per ct. of active to total..
Carpet looms
per ct. of active to total..
1
61,884
63,941
36,555
13,825
13,061
26,886
22,152
13,407
11,839
25,246
27,837
4,035
38,718
42,753
42,886
64.8
68.0
65.9
68.1
54.7
42.9
11920-21
11920-21
76.1
75.4
96.3
76.9
84.4
97.2
36.1
49.4
73.8
74.6
86.1
81.6
82.7
49.5
62.1
73
86
53
67
57
58
40
125,825 + 88.8
7,500
55,326
62,826
64,055
27,232
24,900
52,132
49,988
+263.1
- 55.0
- 17.0
- 22.0
163
159
153
158
+ 3.3
81
90
84
87
112
78
102
99
103
247
143
175
99
224
135
220
- 3.0
- 9 . 4
117
133
110
130
106
122
108
122
+
11920-21
11920-21
»1920-21
157
125
122
152
116
128
165
120
125
166
134
126
+ 0.6
+ 11.7
+ 0.8
11920-21
11920-21
123
122
118
120
118
120
129
115
+
-
9.3
4.2
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
101
122
99
107
109
97
118
95
108
109
95
116
89
100
115
104
116
93
100
116
+
9.5
0.0
4.5
0.0
0.9
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
Twelve months' average, November, 1920, to October, 1920, inclusive.
74
315
107
167
49
733
- 6.1
+ 25.7
+
+
1.9
0.0
20
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
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage
1922
r decrease
(-)
umulative
1921
1921
Percentage increase
1922
(+)
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
rom
1921.
Jan.
Feb. l! Nov. Dec.
Jan.
eb.
ordecrese
(-a)
Feb.
from
Jan.
TEXTILES—Continued.
Wool—Continued.
Prices:
Raw wool to producer
Raw wool, Boston
Worsted yarn
Wool dress goods
Men's suitings
dolls, per l b .
dolls, per l b .
dolls, per l b .
dolls, per y d .
dolls, per yd..
0.180
.5818
1.278
.815
2.835
0.223
.6727
1.300
.815
2.835
0.198
.5455
1.150
.885
3.060
Consumption by textile mills
bales.. 526,552 173,073
Stocks, end of month:
1,597
1,675
Mills
thous. of bales..
4,222
4,618
Warehouses
thous. of bales.
3,891
4,202
Visible supply
thous. of bales.
42,093 54,761
Imports, unmanufactured
bales.
Exports, unmanufactured
bales. 475,910 338,440
Manufactured goods:
32,707
31,037
Cotton cloth exports
thous. of square yds.
Fabric consumption by tire
7,707
6,711
manufacturers
thous. of lbs.
12,730
12,493
Elastic webbing sales
thous. of yds.
Machinery activity—Spindles:
34,458 33,797
Active
thousands.
Total activity
mills, of hours.
7,932
7,120
Activity per spindle
hours.
215
193
395,115
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
117
114
148
186
198
31.3
1913
76
95
321
157
118
83
313
153
138
68
93
144
119
114
148
157
198
101
110
161
145
184
23.9
15.6
1.7
0.0
0.0
109
106
10.2
123
130
4.7
8.6
7.4
30.1
28.9
Cotton.
761,385
999,625
1,327
5,503
4,707
28,055
493,426
52,079
1,098,807
96,854
814,350
86.0
25.9
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
30,087
67,574
63,744
5.7
1913
101
81
2,598
9,079
5,550
16,784
14,417 +159.8
25,223 + 50.3
21920-21
1919
78
50
59
32,497
63,968
68,255 +
1913
104
107
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
131
136
168
155
6.7
148
300
190 |
114
+ 5.4
108
12.9
1.9
191
86
112
114
1.9
10.2
10.2
Prices:
Raw cotton to producer
Raw cotton, New York
Cotton yarn
Print cloth
Sheeting
dolls, per l b .
dolls, per l b .
dolls, per l b .
dolls, per y d .
dolls, per y d .
.155
.1790
.3050
.0578
.0980
.159
.1806
.3505
.0563
.103
.1390
.3213
.0528
.0926
production.
production.
production.
114.2
78.7
1.1
62.0
68.8
1.7
33.3
27.3
3 1920
3 1920
3 1920
399
31
7
production.
production.
223.5
79.1
215.5
84.1
53.0
28.0
3 1920
3 1920
101
35
thous. of lbs.
bales.
bales
.dolls, per lb
3,881
33,842
31,139
6.762
2,964
22,107
28,982
6.566
2,328
16,525
27,928
5.733
3,037
38,701
6,845 + 125.4 ]
55,949 + 44.6 !
37,781
14,612
31,345
18,462
48,542
26,852
97,445
46,226
69,126
33,074
137
143
154
168
174
129
140
148
168
160
2.6
0.9
4.0
2.6
0.0
536
105
52
445
115
57
,020
154
20
- 45.7
- 12.3
55.0
396
17?
384
154
401
158
- 3.7
168 + 6.3
120
204
70
38
209
136
113
48
186
104 - 23.6
74 - 34.7
45
180 - 2.9
148
128
Knit Goods.
Orders received
per ct. normal
Shipments
per ct. normal
Cancellations
per ct. normal
Unfilled orders, end of
month
per ct. normal
Production
per ct. normal
Silk.
Imports, raw
Consumption, raw
Stocks, raw, end of month
Prices, raw, Japanese, N. Y
Burlap and Fiber.
Imports:
Burlapf
thous. of l b s . .
Fiber (unmanufactured)f
long tons..
1913
1920
1920
1913
29.1
28.5
1909-13
1909-13
144
143
24.9
15.6
69.3
19.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
94
104
239
64
76
82
172
14
1913
Mar.,192]
128
11
- 17.0
+ 26.3
METALS.
Iron a n d Steel.
Production:
1,639
1,937
4,354
3,269
1,
Pig iron
thous. of long tons.
2,078
3,962
4,694
2,069
1,
Steel ingots
.thous. of long tons.
132
395
941
is:
Exports
thous. of long tons.
12
1J
4
21
Imports
thous. of long tons.
Unfilled orders, Steel Corp., end of
4,242
4,14:
month
thous. of long tons.
31.1
23.13
Foundry production, Ohio
per ct. of normal.
1
Six months' average, November, 1920, to April, 1921.
1
Six months' average, July to December.
* ^ h J a n u a r y > ld22» figures are in square yards. For the present these are compared
the total
probably average slightly less than in linear yards.
+
64
64
82
58
43
- 0.5
+ 9.4
- 15.9
- 7.7
70 - 2.4
125 + 34.8
directly with linear yards in earlier months. Stated in square yards
21
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
not been published previously in the SURVEY or
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables
covenng back figures for these items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For items
marked with a dagger (f), detailed tables were
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TO/TAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
or decrease
BASE
YEAR
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
PERIOD.
1921
1921
Perage increase
1922
or decrease
&
from
Jan.
Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.
METALS—Continued.
Iron and Steel—Continued.
Wholesale prices:
Pig iron—
Fdry No 2* Northern dolls per long ton
BcssfiiDfif
dolls Der Ions ton
Steel billets Bessemer
dolls Der Ions ton
Iron And st^6l
dolls Dcr ton
Composite pig iron
dolls per ton
Composite steel
dolls per 100 lbs
Composite finished steel
dolls per 100 lbs
Structural steel beams
dolls per 100 lbs
21.26
21 56
28 00
33 45
20 42
2 17
2.06
1.50
20.84
21 46
28 00
32 86
19.31
2.14
2.01
1.50
29.96
31 46
42 25
48.81
29.95
3.10
2.92
2.50
2.0
- 0 . 5
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
211
187 I
142
137
133
130
198
184 1 128
128
126
125
169
164
113
113
109
109
197
185
132
129
127
125
- 1 . 8
212
194
136
132
132
125
- 5 . 4
189
180
133
130
126
124
- 1 . 4
184
176
128
127
124
121
- 2 . 4
162
162
106
99
99
99
1913
72
58
9
29
25
14
-
1920
1920
20
25
70
55
58
77
+ 32.8
95
94
85
83
92
88
- 4 . 3
+ 9.2
0.0
0.0
Locomotives.
Rhipmfintsf
.
njiTnher
76
44
177
56.1
41.7
18.3
44.5
397
120
-69.8
42.1
Finished Iron and Steel.
Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized:
Production
per ct of capacity
Stocks
per ct of capacity
Steel barrels:
Shipments
barrels..
42.0
43 4
89 216
15 6
72,100
78 587
....
12 8
57,692
25,634
150,800 +161.4
162,437
117,335
63,264 - 61.1
105,992 - 9 . 7
78,700
Structural steel sales .
long tons.
Copper.
37,416
76,508
Production!
thous. of lbs.. 25,848
Exports
thous. of lbs.. 53,130 52,862
62,480
129
.129
Wholesale price electrolytic
dolls perlb
136
Zinc.
Production
thous. of lbs. ^ 47,412
45,026 . 35,538
Stocks, end of month
thous of lbs 131 356 128,248 156,040
74
Imports
thous. of lbs..
3,879
58
19,414
Receipts, St. Louis
thous. of lbs
10,698
15,271
17,025
Shipments, St. Louis
thous. of lbs.. 29,052 31,323
.054
051
.049
Price slab prime western
dolls per lb
!
Tin.
Stocks, end of month
tons
1,406
3,546
1,331
Imports
thous. of lbs..
9,295
5,270
9,103
Wholesale price, pig tin
dolls per lb
.305
.326
.320
Lead.
Receipts, St. Louis
thous. of lbs.. 19,500
11,604
8,392
Shipments, St. Louis
thous of lbs
8,514
6,787
2,630
Wholesale price pig desilverized dolls per lb
047
047
047
FUEL AND POWER.
Coal and Coke.
Production:
Bituminous coal
thous. of short tons.. 37,600 40,951
30,851
Anthracite coal
thous of short tons
6 258
6 762
7 701
Beehive coke
thous of short tons
549
865
496
By-product coke
thous. of short tons..
1,795
1,888
1,903
Public utility electric
power
mills, of kw. hrs..
3,485
3,805
3,166
Shipments, anthracite
thous. of long tons..
4,848
5,239
5,966
Storage, anthracite
thous. of long tons
3 674
3 567
879
Exports.
Bituminous
thous. of long tons
814
1 257
644
Anthracite
thous. of long tons
224
275
291
Coke
thous. of long tons
32
27
30
Wholesale prices:
Bituminousf
dolls, per short ton
3 600
3.750
5 100
\nthra,cite chestnuti"
dolls Der Ions ton
10 641 10 633
10 637
Coke, Connellsville*... dolls, per short ton
3 038
5.188
2.750
Retail prices:
Bituminousf
dolls, per short ton
9 71
11 41
9.90
Anthracite:
Stovef
dolls per short ton
14 97
14 92
15 80
15.01
Chestnutf
dolls, per short ton..
14.99
15.88
87,370
4,826
36,810
45,027
7,854
15,703
7,075
92,438 + 5.8
132 - 97.3
30,112 -^18.2
60,375 + 34.1
18,398 +134.3
31,104 + 98.1
15,301 +116.3
+ 10.4
Jan., 1921
Jan 1921
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
- 58.4
- 14.0
4.6
62 -
499
65
114
104
122
36
29
112
80
81
88
84
75
22
18
25
37
78
87
103
87
75
75
82
82
83
86
86
90
62
73
76
82
187
192
165
164
162
26
107
1
7
2
78
55
69
72
70
+ 44.8
-0.5
82 5.1
- 5.0
-2.4
2 + 27.6
39 - 44.9
110 + 7.8
78
158
88
122
102
92
89
90
87
83
- 3 . 9
1913
1913
1913
138
192
71
92
72
76
27
55
72
93
95
97
+ 5.6
+ 2.1
79
73
65
73
71
68
-4.7
1913
1913
1913
133
153
356
212
30
168
44
256
51
49
97
78
- 40.5
-20.3
113
106
107
107
107
107
0.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
1919
7,275 + 8.5
10,087 - 10.9 Jan., 1919
1921
1,458
158
154
60
6,708
11,320
580
166
99
78,551
13,020
1 045
3,698
3 505
104
120
101
71,121
15 111
2 002
4,166
- 13.8
— 4.78
- 11.2
100
100
1909-1913
1909-1913
1909-1913
+
101
77
90
77
94
103
97
101
90
78
41
31
178
17
18
82
18
89
20
167
176
180
169
-
215
8.9
+ 8.1
+ 10.7
5.7
109
98
112
117
117
107
— 8.4
119
133
118
103
108
116
+ 8.1
100
143
584
608
596
579
- 2 . 9
205
115
98
70
59
101
101
114
106
78
74
95
52
37
42
32
41
+ 26.4
+ 22.8
44 + 6.7
1913
1913
1913
255
232
186
175
200
200
201
201
171
200
164
200
-
227
213
122
113
113
125
+ 10.5
1913
218
210
190
189
182
179
-
1913
1913
207
204
195
195
194
193
204
201
191
191
190
189
- 0.3
-0.1
4.0
0.1
1.9
22
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
I
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
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
FUEL AND POWER—Continued.
Petroleum.
Crude petroleum-/
Production
thous. of bbls..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of bbls..
Consumption
thous. of bbls..
Imports
thous. of bbls..
Shipments from Mexico
thous. of bbls..
Price, Kansas-Oklahoma..... .dolls, per bbl..
Gasoline:
Production
thous. of gals..
Exports
thous. of gals..
Domestic consumption
thous. of gals..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gals..
Kerosene oil:*
Production*
thous. of gals.
Stocks*
thous. of gals.
Gas and fuel oil:*
Production*.,
thous. of gals.
Stocks*
thous. of gals.
Lubricating oil:*
Production*
thous. of gals.
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.
Wood pulp, chemical:
Production
short tons.
Consumption and shipment
short tons.
Stocks, end of month
short tons.
Imports
short tons.
Newsprint:
Production
short tons.
Shipments
short tons.
Stocks
short tons.
Exports
thous. of lbs.
All other paper:
Production
short tons.
Shipments
short tons.
Stocks
short tons.
Exports, printing
thous. of lbs.
Prices, newsprint:
Contract, domestic
dolls, per 100 lbs.
Contract, Canadian
dolls, per 100 lbs.
Spot market, domestic
dolls, per 100 lbs.
Printing:
Activity
weighted index number.
Paper purchases, quantities, .index number.
Paper purchases, value
index number.
Sales
index number.
NUMERICAL DATA.
fcorre-
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
sponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
43,141 41,163
196,228 208,203
44,906 40,611
13,097 12,077
18,364 16,852
2.250
2.250
35,366
130,884
39,328
11,384
16,506
1.938
444,623
49,856
282,717
705,711
460,432
52,497
294,751
571,984
38,170
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
1922
ordecumulative
1922
from
1921.
73,325
84,304 + 15.0
88,772
24,577
34,987
85,517 - 3 . 7
25,174 + 2.4
35,216 + 0.7
106,562
88,026 - 17.4
1921
1921
1922
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
or decrease
Jan. Feb.
Nov. Dec.
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
183
118
227
889
856
364
183
168
211
876
814
1919
1919
1919
1919
140
176
103
121
133
117
109
124'
163,082
430,045
1919
1919
105
139
87
113
858,111
1,319,481
732,542
993,127
1919
1919
132
120
136
173
74,314
245,231
72,432
201,628
1919
1919
122
114
117
134
109,175 98,742
101,957 98,315
125,298 125,725
20,920
9,138
117,884
108,857
155,997
3,275
258,883
232,518
207,917 - 19.7
200,272 - 13.9
117
102
17,351
30,058 + 73.2
1919
1919
1919
1909-13
157,746 1^1,568
158,774 142,399
50,815 52,984
95,525 66,443
125,913
119,157
60,609
15,682
260,267
242,681
302,314 + 16.2
301,173 + 24.1
51,160
161,968 +216.6
105,808
103,192
26,550
5,073
97,786
96,521
27,815
1,672
103,040
96,281
39,176
5,066
226,870
212,457
203,594 - 10.3
199,713 - 6.0
10,029
6,745 - 32.7
400,387 404,031
391,676 395,529
238,421 246,923
6,841
3,025
304,926
287,398
234,052
13,101
601,564
557,145
804,418 + 33.7
787,205 + 41.3
29,470
9,866 - 6 6 . 5
3.629
3.479
3.581
5.921
6.458
6.279
1919
1919
1919
1909-13
77
100
139
Jan. Feb.
from
Jan.
4.6
6.1
9.6
7.8
8.2
0.0
203
175
219
929
898
241
172,917
327,484
3.756
3.484
3.685
Percentage increase
124 - 23.4
109
90
101
13
90
93
75
216
101
95
80
173
- 9.6
- 3.6
+ 0.3
56 - 56.3
78
74
113
61
101
102
80
279
94
92
87
459
94
374
90 - 8.4
- 10.3
+ 4.3
260 - 30.4
1919
1919
1919
1913
108
101
135
90
84
164
70
91
91
97
35
94
93
100
44
92
90
111
70
85
84
116
23
1919
1919
1919
1913
74
67
101
171
76
71
109
137
108
106
105
38
100
98
111
49
100
97
111
72
101
0.9
98 + 1.0
115 + 3.6
32 - 55.8
1919
1919
1919
163
175
162
159
177
146
113
110
97
110
110
85
101
95
98 - 3.4
95 :- 0.1
- 2.8
Sept., 1920
1918
1918
1918
75
113
180
75
71
90
162
105
92
139
93
105
93
149
150
279
227
536
607
559
- 7.6
- 6.5
+ 4.8
- 67.0
RUBBER.
Crude:
Imports
Consumption by tire manufactures
Wholesale price, Para Island,
N.Y
Tires:
Production:
Pneumatic
Solid
Inner tubes
+ 23.6
thous. of lbs.
54,011
66,744
21,933
48,845
120,755 + 147.2
1913
thous. of lbs.
21,180
18,447
7,824
14,449
39,626 +174.2
* 1920-1921
73
86
194
199
233
dolls, per lb.
.193
.163
.168
1913
21
21
27
26
24
20 - 15.5
thousands.
thousands.
thousands.
2,055
40
2,084
39
2,597
820
23
917
74
90
100
91
193
187
212
201
174
206
224
173
234
228 + 1.4
170 - 2.5
259 + 10.8
2,343
1,523
45
1,657
4,139 +171.8
79 + 75.6
4,940 +198.1
* Six months' average, November, 1920, to April, 1921,
* 1920-21
«1920-21
* 1920-21
203 -
1.3
23
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
... an asterisK
. . . /4N
NOTE.—Items marked_ witn
{*) ,nave
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
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Percentage
increase
or decrease
cumulative
1921
I N D E X NUMBERS.
xrer-
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1Q99
1922
from
1921.
1921.
centage increase
1921
1921
1922
' or decrease
&
Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. from
Jan.
RUBBER—Continued.
Tires—Continued.
Domestic shipment:
Pneumatic
Solid
Inner tubes
Stocks, end of month:
Pneumatic
Solid
Inner tubes
thousands..
thousands..
.thousands..
1,597
33
1,890
1,562
1,074
2,039
37
1,703
30
1,130
59
2,172
thousands..
thousands..
thousands..
4,174
182
5,247
4,691
183
6,142
5,193
304
5,415
^81,614
6 9,162
109,005
12,898
15,241
7,397
154
19,600
9,950
169
AUTOMOBILES.
Production:
Passenger cars
• number..
Trucks
number.
Shipments:
By railroad
carloads..
Driveaways
number of machines..
By boat
number of machines..
GLASS.
Bottles:
Production
index number..
Illuminating glassware:
Net orders
per °t- of capacity..
Actual production
per ct. of capacity..
Shipments billed
per ct. of capacity..
40.0
42.0
35.0
3,159 + 54.9
70 + 18.6
3,593 + 65.4
16,471
10,692
192
34,841
17,347
323
76
79
76
85
81
83
106
94
113
157
108
185
127
91
138
124
100
- 2.2
+ 12.1
125
- 9 . 9
21920-21
21920-21
2
1920-21
103
103
102
100
104
99
76
59
95
71
57
86
81
62
96
91
62
112
+ 12.4
+ 0.5
+ 17.1
77
40
51
32
59
35
79
49
+ 33.6
+ 40.8
1919
1919
190,619
22,060
9,986
7,507
99
21920-21
21920-21
21920-21
+111.5
+ 62.2
+ 68.2
1920
1920
1920
31
8
2
48
19
2
68
27
30
58
19
3
73
19
3
94
25
4
+ 28.6
+ 34.5
+ 9.7
1919
100
87
86
86
83
81
— 2.4
137
162
159
98
161
148
108
132
114
98
138
136
+ 4.5
+ 19.3
May,1921
May,1921
May,1921
36.4
43.9
41.8
— 9.3
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
Buildings.
Building volume
B uilding costs
Concrete factorv costs
Contracts awarded,floorspace:
Business buildings
Industrial buildings
Residential buildings
Educational buildings
index number..
index number..
index number
thous. of sq. ft..
thous. of sq. ft..
thous. of sq.'ft..
thous. of sq. ft..
4,811
3,033
18,083
2,001
727
172
914
455
30,261
Hospitals and institutions
thous. of sq. ft..
Public buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Social and recreational bldgs.thous. of sq. ft..
Religious and memorialbldgs.. thous. of sq. ft..
Grand total
thous. of sq. ft..
Contracts awarded, value:
Business buildings
thous. of dolls.. 23,696
Industrial buildings.
thous. of dolls
19,695
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls.. 75,728
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls.. 12,067
Hospitals and institutions
thous. of dolls..
5,369
Public buildings
.. *
thous of dolls
942
Public works and utilities
thous. of dolls.. 18,735
Social and recreational bldgs. .thous. of dolls..
6,356
Religious and memorial bldgs.. thous. of dolls..
3,367
Grand total
thous. of dolls.. 166,320
Fire losses
thous. of dolls.. 38,663
Lumber.
Southern pine:
Production
•
M ft. b. m.. 396,120
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m.. 1,172,652
Price " B " and better, .dolls, per M ft. b. m.. 41.91
Douglas fir:
Production (computed^
M ft. b. m.. 350,081
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m.. 330,831
Price No. 1 common dolls, per M ft. b. m.. 11.500
+ 69.4
+ 31.5
+129.8
+ 50.1 ;
+ 96.6 |
6,264
2,417
16,490
2,325
995
92
787
629
30,061
3,277
1,786
8,319
1,625
94
324
979
368
16,772
876
437
1,474
735
32,131
39,240
10,733
75,728
13,110
7,749
705
21,193
3,941
4,882
177,473
29,304
17,020
9,037
36,294
8,647
1,146
2 482
18,547
5,328
2,253
100,677
25,889
37,548
24,474
67,026
15,552
5,925
3 561
42,733
9,602
4,514
212,285
61,209
62,936
30,428
151,456
25,177
13,118
1 647
39,928
+ 67.6
h 24.3 i
+126.0
+ 61.9 !
+121. 4
10,297
8,249
343,793
67,967
+
+
+
+
373,626
,200,704
43.53
334,054
,284,291
33.99
625,897
769,746
+ 23.0
403,802
213,527
205,470
12.500
376,918
387,662
346,500
12.500
6,539
4,145
15,043
2,882
2 Six months' average, November, 1920, to April, 1921.
11,075
5,450
34,573
4,326
1,722
264
1,701
1,084
60,322
753,883
677,331
— 39.6
+ 15. 4 |
+ 47. 5
+ 87.7
— 53.7
- 6 . 6
7.2
82.7
61.9
11.0
+100.0
+ 74.7
1913
1913
1914
41
231
241
43
231
220
101
166
154
118
169
152
91
169
152
100 +
162 —
152
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
35
18
33
66
212
66
39
83
33
35
14
41
85
25
188
77
83
36
56
33
112
178
142
69
97
111
82
50
22
109
172
207
193
79
115
76
52
24
90
104
198
100
72
102
65
68
19
82
121
270
53
62
142
65
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
61
36
43
69
146
96
58
61
72
52
158
50
21
51
87
35
222
44
77
72
47
115
72
41
128
183
138
79
63
96
104
89
117
65
34
143
151
197
192
67
88
108
92
129
70
46
107
121
164
84
45
91
108
77
172
116 + 65.6
25 — 45. 5
0.0
107
132 + 8.6
237 + 44.3
63 — 25.2
51 + 13.1
57 - 38.0
156 + 45.0
83 + 6.7
131 - 24.2
1917
1917
1913
69
95
160
79
94
148
100
79
206
92
82
189
94
85
182
88
88
189
- 5 . 7
1917
1917
1913
47
56
168
57
64
136
105
97
125
99
93
125
100
102
125
116
107
+ 15.3
+ 4.7
& Revised figure.
9.9
4.1
0.0
+ 30.2
-20.3
- 8 . 8
+ 16.2
+ 36.9
- 46.5
- 13.9
+ 38.2
- 0 . 7
+ 2.4
+ 3.9
136 +
8.7
24
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
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (No. 6).
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
or decrease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1921
Percentgeinirease
(+)
1922
>rde-
ease
Jan. Feb.
Nov. Dec.
Jan.
l
eb.
U
rom
Jan.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-Con.
Lumbers-Continued.
Michigan hardwood:
Production
M ft. b. m..
Shipments
M ft. b. m..
Western pine:
Production
M ft. b. m..
Shipments
M ft. b. m.
North Carolina pine: t
Productionf
Mft.b.m.
Shipments t- M ft. b. m.
Oak flooring:
Production
Mft.b.m.
Shipments
M ft. b. m.
Orders booked
M ft. b. m.
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m.
Unfilled orders, end of month
M ft. b. m.
Exports, planks, scantlings, and posts.M ft. b. m.
35,375 - 15. fc
31,361 + 93.2
19,471
16,601
15,904
14,730
22,040
7,501
42,001
16,233
35,385
82,874
38,419
90,191
22,274
48,603
46,972
91,396
42,490
32,270
50,890
41,090
21,539
19,215
19,262
14,970
13,606
27,467
21,230
148,675
17,282
16,455
16,063
28,856
20,907
125,973
5,508
5,966
5,355
39,843
4,095
66,342
30,121 34,683
31,301 30,043
138,574 146,911
31,222 35,941
23,751 30,357
41,298
35,674
123,914
20,811
56,565
94,542
81,051
64,804 - 31.5
61,344 - 24.3
40,765
67,163 + 64.8
1917
1917
44
18
73,804 4- 57.1
173,065 + 89.4
1917
1917
22
39
32,760
35,098
93,380 +185.0
73,360 +109.0
1919
1919
33
49
9,777
10,148
10,572
36,544 +273.8
31,425 +209.7
+180.6
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1909-13
64
70
85
444
50
48
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
105
90
85
39
76
152,524
274,648
32
31
- 18.3
- 11.3
56
87
33
75
+ 8.6
+ 8.8
124
134
126
126
254
325
389
232
290
62
262
301
214
242
288
85
63
58
102
58
28
67
60
105
54
25
59
62
100
61
25
34
52
93
47
59
87
85
181
40
71
56
173
37
46
51
170
52
57
15
63
443
56
37
124
100
+ 19.8
+ 27.3
249
305
+
+
+
-
10.3
9.9
18.1
5.1
1.5
15.3
+
+
+
+
15.1
4.0
6.0
15.1
27.8
Brick.
Clay, fire:*
Production *
thousands.
Shipments *
thousands.
Stocks, end of month *
thousands.
New orders *
thousands.
Unfilled orders *
thousands.
Silica:
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, N. Y
dolls per thous.
Common salmon, Chicago, .dolls, per thous.
59
106
70
32
6,581
8,246
36,344
6,116
7,263
35,743
9,319
5,583
40,771
20,185
13,649
12,697 - 37.1
15,509 + 13.6
1919
1919*
1919
77
58
25,331
154,285
31,799
14,902
22,926
151,769
44,513
18,392
15,314
154,156
28,425
11,628
3,147
48,257 + 45.6
1919
1919
1919
1920
39
173
33
27
36
101
159
42
87
15.23
8.40
16.75
8.38
16.50
11.21
1913
1913
251
229
251
227
229
175
221
181
232
170
255 + 10.1
170 - 0.2
4,291
2,931
13,316
1.50
4,278
3,285
14,310
1.50
4,379
3,331
11,400
1.72
8,477
5,870
8,569 + 1.1
6,216 + 5.9
1913
1913
1913
1913
57
45
102
171
116
70
81
148
85
50
106
148
56
40
119
148
56 - 0.3
44 + 12.1
128
7.5
148
0.0
48,425
53,422
58,420
52,575
56,759
49,134
24,499
118,205
21,302
46,943
101,000 + 115.2
37,642
107,554 + 185.7
1919
1919
1919
65
214
23
71
280
30
148
96
59
112
126
60
140
127
84
152
8.6
135
6.2
70 - 15.9
63,047
102,190
80,124
70,654
101,566
68,414
62,097
82,501
48,022
108,908
133,701 + 22.8
95,868
148,538 + 54.9
1919
1919
1919
102
49
65
136
59
65
120
72
70
99
80
68
138
73
109
154 + 12.1
73 - 0.6
93 - 14.6
73,877
129,586
84,791
73,660
129,505
71,434
52,181
97,924
44,442
93,160
147,537 + 58.4
91,685
156,225 + 70.4
1919
1919
1919
75
64
54
96
78
50
130
91
71
105
106
71
135
103
96
135 - 0.3
103 - 0.1
- 15.8
38,831
83,242
54,545
35,446
80,742
35,240
27,738
80,533
21,757
57,232
74,277 + 29.8
44,310
89,785 +102.6
1919
1919
1919
117
104
82 | 101 101
54 I 52
97
11
71
13'
104
130
- 8.7
- 3.0
- 35.4
57,129
5,521
59,41
5,461
26,436
4,387
59,200
7,525
116,547 + 96.9
10.982 + 45.9
1919
1919
20,332
33,294
+ 63.8
43 - 7.1
52 - 11.9
86 - 1.7
+
+
9.5
1.6
40.0
23.4
Cement.
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
Price, Portland
thous. of bbls.
thous. of bbls.
thous. of bbls.
dolls, per bbl.
Enamel Sanitary Ware.
Baths:
Orders shipped t
number
Stocks f
number
Orders received f
number
Lavatories:
Orders shipped t
number.
Stocks f
number.
Orders received f
number.
Sinks:
Orders shippedf
number.
Stocks f
number.
Orders received f
number.
Miscellaneous:
Orders shipped f
number.
Stocks f
number.
Orders received f
number.
Abrasive Paper and Cloth.
Domestic sales
Foreign sales
reams
reams
39 I 48
48 | 34
+ 4.0
- 1.1
25
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
XT
T-i.
l
-a
...
.
. ,
/4
v
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
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (No. 6).
Jan.,
1922
1922*
Corresponding
month,
Jan
or
Feb.,
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
,
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
or decrease
BASE
YEAR
cumu-
PERIOD.
1922
Jan. Feb.
from
1921.
or decrease
|
1Q99
1921
1922
1921
1921
Perage increase
Nov. Dec.
Feb.
from
Jan.
Jan. Feb.
H I D E S AND L E A T H E R .
Hides.
Imports:
Total hides and skins
thous. of lbs.. 27,833 35,190
21,519
43,480
Calf skins
thous. of lbs..
2,272
3,013
2,265
3,910
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs.. 15,934 23,286
13,947
28,646
Goat skins
thous. of lbs..
5,530
5,563
1,989
4,016
Sheep skins
thous. of lbs..
4,679
3,213
2,294
2,606
Stocks, end of month:
Packer hides, green s a l t e d Cattle hides
thous of lbs 155,145
249 105
Calf and kiD
thous of lbs
41 302
3 757
Other hides and s k i n s Green salted—
Cattlp hirlo<?
thous of lbs 115,060
121 091
Calf and kip
thous. of lbs.. 31 149
33 812
Dry salted:
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs
19 353
20 126
Calf and kip
thous. of lbs.
4,828
8 099
Sheep and lamb
thous of lbs
32 960
30 703
Prices:
Green salted, packers' heavy
native steers
. .dolls, per lb.
.136
.165
160
Calfskins, country No. 1
dolls, per l b .
.134
.138
138
Leather.
Production:
1 178
2,368
Sole leather
thous. of sides
1 655
1 466
28,221
Skivers
dozens.. 18,950 17,021
13,987
Oak and Union harness
stuffed sides.. 59,815 65,067
56,971
99,207
22,444
Finished sole and belting . .. .thous. of lbs.. 27,486
Finished upper
thous. of sq. ft.. 74,563
36,302
Stocks end of month:
SOIP and beltincr
thous of lbs 199,324
186,531
425,942
Upper
thous. of sq. ft.. 422,318
Stocks in process of tanning:
Sole and belting
thoiis, of lbs
106,705
105 712
Upper .
thous. of sq. ft
135,515
179,574
Exports:
Sole...
thous. of lbs.
3,776
873
986
1 036
Upper
thous. of sq. ft
2,501
6,009
4,403
5 595
Prices:
Sole hemlock, middle No. 1
dolls, per l b . .
.380
.350
.340
Chrome calf, " B " grades
dolls, per sq. ft
.525
465
465
Leather P r o d u c t s .
Belting, sales:
295
309
Quantity
thous of lbs
Amount
thous. of dolls
666
497
Boots and shoes:
Production
thous of pairs
25 173 24 900
Exports
thous. of pairs..
2,283
322
1,169
390
Price, wholesale, men's black
calf blucher
dolls, per pair.
6.75
6.75
7.25
CHEMICALS.
Imports:
Potash
long tons
7,300
11,531
17,591 20 793
Nitrate of soda
long tons
109,837
9,470 19 160 29,532
Exports:
Sulphuric acid
thous. of lbs..
2,286
626
4,190
728
548
1,884
Dyes and dyestuffs.
thous. of dolls
657
338
76,292
182,445
Total fertilizer
long tons
67,011 51,656
Price index numbers:
Crude drugs
index number..
Essential oils
index number..
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals index number
Chemical price
i
index
weighted index number
Price, sulphuric acid 66u N.Y.*fdolls. per pound..
.008
.008
.010
4
Twelve months' average, September, 1920, to August, 1921, inclusive.
+ 44.9
+ 35.2
+ 36.9
+ 176.2
+ 17.7
63,023
5,285
39,220
11,093
5,507
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
51
50
59
24
33
35
77
73
62
25
24
67
39
49
84
65
57
70
70
76
+
+
+
+
-
26.4
32.6
46.1
0.6
28.6
87 73
3.0
65
82
33
44
83
122
67
68
61
43
!
41920-21
41920-21
3,121 + 31.8
35,971 + 27.5
124,882 + 25.9
2,022 — 46.5
9,998 + 66.4
712
- 68.8
38,384 +232.9
28,630 - 73.9
1,354
- 67.7
- 47.2
118,667 — 35.0
995
63
44
66
97
94
96
100
98
117
102
103
132
96
114
86
77
90
74
90
93
134
66
117
153
106
102
65
179
136
50
41920-21
4 1920-21
101
113
96
101
96
< 1920-21
* 1920-21
* 1920-21
110
105 i
83
115
100
95
1913
1913
91
74
81
71
1919
1919
1919
* 1920-21
« 1920-21
63
63
91
95
93
117
44
60
63
92
87
122
76
70
137
41920-21
41920-21
102
101
106
102
102
99
«1920-21
• 1920-21
96
99
103
89
92
115
1913
1913
111
34
90
40
28
66
1913
1913
142
135
121
195
195
186
1919
1919
44
40
37
49
44
1913
132
1913
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
Aug.. 1914
Aug.,1914
Aug.,1914
107
99
99
115
50
66
38
94
139
93
73
88
78
126
113
63
68
0.0
- 11.4
- 10.2
+ 8.8
113
155
109
101
95
118
38
40
50
63
+ 5.1
+ 27.1
121
186
121
124
173
173
32
35
30
36
139
36
67
38
46
+ 21.1
233
233
217
217
217
217
0.0
20
186
35
68
65
36
81
12
83
+
2.9
0.0
42
22
I
98 + 18.2
44 +102.3
115 107 119
102 - 14.0
310 372
4,615 1,895 1,731 1,362 2,271 1,167 - 48.6
98
62
50 - 22.9
65
74
103
153
200
155
145
189
149
127
135
116
132
137
118
134
136
117
147 145 144
»1913-14
181 166
80
85
85
98
92
1913
* Average for fiscal year ending June 30,1914.
139 + 3.7
136
0.0
115 - 1 . 7
148 '+ 2 . 8
80
26
TREN© 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
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
FOODSTUFFS.
Wheat.
Exports, Including
flour
thous. of bush
Visible supply
thous. of bush
Receipts, principal markets
thous. of bush
Shipments, principal markets
thous. of bush
Wheat flour production
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
Corresponding
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1921
1922
50,180
25,976 - 48.2
50,187
34,186
15,990
40,158 - 20.0
22,871 - 33.1
19,005 + 18.9
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1921
Percentage increase
1922
or decrease
Feb.
1913
1913
1919
1919
1914
228
144
92
96
92
194
130
67
75
73
163
260
81
98
112
126
264
76
68
93
126
92 - 26.7
235 210 - 10.8
55 | 72 + 30.0
57
58 + 1.8
96
100 + 4.9
Nov. Dec.
Jan. Feb.
14,985
120,804
17,458
11,335
9,273
10,991
107,791
22,700
11,536
9,732
23,075
66,928
21,209
14,996
7,066
1.285
1*196
1.400
1.382
1.688
1.919
1913
1913
204
199
185
195
134
119
137
119
141
121
153 + 8.9
140
7.000
7.975
9.181
1913
210
200
156
150
153
174
5.875
6.700
7.962
1913
216
207
153
152
153
174
+ 15.6
+ 13.9
+ 14.0
Corn.
Exports, including meal
Visible supply
Receipts, principal markets
Shipments, principal markets..
Prices, contract grades, No. 2,
Chicago
&
from
Jan.
Jan.
thous. of bushs
thous. of bushs
thous. of bushs
.thous. of bushs
19,437
30,383
52,097
29,393
22,254
44,767
58,330
31,842
8,561
24,745
26,196
13,431
dolls, per bush
.484
.572
.665
511
436
567
14,314
41,691 +191.3
65,544
30,806
110,427 + 68.5
61,235 + 98.8
+
+
+
+
14.5
47.3
12.0
8.3
1913
1913
1919
1919
136
190
262
196
203
294
175
152
106
217
103
144
248
323
265
197
460
362
347
332
1913
109
106
77
77
77
91 + 18.2
1913
32
19
11
19
17
14 - 14.7
1913
121
115
94
97
100
106 + 6.1
1913
205
91
172
57
29
1913
120
110
89
88
93
101 + 8.8
446 1,286
135
126
745
127
780 + 4.8
156 + 22.6
132
97
176
129
170 +
527
533
389
360
Other Grains.
Oats:
Exports, including meal
thous. of bushs
Prices, contract grades,
Chicago
.dolls, per bush
Barley:
Exports
Price fair to good, malting,
Chicago
dolls, per bush
Rye:
Exports, including flour thous. of bushs
.375
1,530
947
.430
4,315
886 - 79.5
421
465
1,324
.582
.633
.688
1,154
1,209
.992
3,836
1.488
9,316
36,508
50,460
35,355
51,199
37,364
36,758
79,657
76,993
thous. of bushs
thous. of bushs
302
116
204
66
269
106
547
278
thous. of bushs
thous. of bushs
161
151
120
65
36
32
thous. of bushs
thous. of bushs
170
151
136
131
1,185
1,639
Other Crops.
Apples:
Cold-storage holdings
thous. of bbls
Carlot shipments*
carloads
Potatoes, carlot shipments*
carloads
Onions, carlot shipments*
carloads
Citrus fruits, carlot shipments*——carloads.
4,313
4,055
15,399
1,672
8,513
3,058
4,542
12,615
951
6,684
3,649
6,698
11,884
1,769
9,289
12,744
25,755
3,807
19,192
1,628
672
233
927
9,109
1,416
586
243
822
12,404
1,190
465
166
728
14,547
2,834
1,074
371
1,723
39,314
3,044
1,258
476
1,749
21,513
Price, No. 2, Chicago
dolls, per bush.
- 38.1
2,363
- 74.6
1913
1913
71,863
101,659 -f 32.0
1913
1919
3,546 2,482
234
259
32
+ 10.5
Total Grains.
Total grain exports, including
flour
thous. of bushs
Carloadings of grain and grain products
cars
204
103
180
139
108
3.2
1.5
Flaxseed.
Receipts:
Minneapolis*
Duluth*
Shipments:
Minneapolis*
Duluth*
Stocks:
Minneapolis*
Duluth*
506 182 -
7.5
3*5
1913
1913
281 +339.1
216 +148.3
1913
1913
32
11
135
86
103
14
1913
1913
507
57
509
60
315
20
170
8,597 - 32.5
28,014
8.8
2,623 - 31.1
15,197 - 20.8
1919
X919
1919
1919
1919
272
89
92
117
183
210
99
79
102
172
136
206
104
68
112
313
85
65
60
169
+ 7.4
+ 17.1
+ 28.3
+ 1.5
- 45.3
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
80
68
46
87
182
58
52
38
64
107
94
112
113
82
74
73
5
249
60
103 I
96
158 |
22 - 32.5
43.1
6
77
- 25.5
- 57.0
58 - 20.0
5 - 13.2
176 67 +
84 55 124-
29.1
12.0
18.1
43.1
21.5
Cattle and Beef.
Receipts, primary markets
Shipments, primary markets
Shipments, stocker and feeder
Slaughter
Exports of beef products
thousands
thousands
thousands
thousands
thous. of lbs
79
75
53
81
67
69
66
55
72
91
- 13.0
- 12.8
+ 4.3
- 11.3
+ 36.2
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 (!), detailed tables were
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
t
or decrease
(-)
1922
Percentage increase
( }
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1921
1922
ordei crease
Jan. Feb.
Nov. Dec.
Feb.
from
Jan.
Jan. Feb.
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Cattle and Beef—Continued.
Cold-storage holdings of beef
thous. of lbs.
Inspected slaughter production
thous. of lbs.
Apparent consumption!
thous. of lbs.
Prices:
Cattle, corn fed, Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs.
Beef, fresh native steers,
Chicago!
dolls, per 100 lbs.
Beef, steer rounds, No. 2,
Chicagof
dolls, per 100 lbs.
78,29$
381,718
379,993
78,659
8.150
146,409
387,870
367,300
1919
60
33
1913
88
114
1919
82
64
83
8.638
9.312
1913
116
110
101
97
96
.154
.145
.160
1913
134
124
133
127
119
112 -
5.8
.118
.128
.143
1913
122
109
87
90
97 +
8.5
4,278
1,787
27
2,484
127,623
693,020
482,083
3,612
1,327
62
2,285
138,055
4,009
1,391
51
2,604
151,336
664,634
422,389
- 9.4-
1919
126
107
99
105
+ 1.9
1919
140
116
109
148
33 |
33
;+ 0.5
102
J+.6.0
85
Hogs a n d P o r k .
Receipts, primary markets
thousands.
Shipments, primary markets..
thousands.
Shipments, stocker and feeder.
thousands.
Slaughter
thousands.
Exports, pork products
thous. of lbs.
Inspected slaughter production
thous. of lbs.
Apparent consumption!
thous. of lbs.
Cold-storage holdings, pork
products
thous. of lbs.
Prices:
Hogs, heavy, Chicago
.dolls, per 100 lbs.
dolls, per lb.
Pork, loins, fresh, Chicago!
546,100 606,548
8,709
3,057
94
5,636
313,030
7,890
3,114
89
4,769
265,678
-5.3
1919
58
68
44
47
- 15.4
1919
120
103
93
84
-
1913
197
184
110
130
1913
154
138
118
133
1919
158
104
175
168
105
43
51
15.1
I
954,849
1919
1913
111
110
82
81
1913
146
130
121
95
1919
79
67
73
1919
57
48
73
1919
15
11
35
1919
104
928
7.765
.160
9.900
.169
9.156
.193
1,835
887
183
925
1,399
656
169
760
1,516
586
62
935
3,914
4,019
59,304
1919
5.260
12.170
6.094
14.175
3.688
9.438
1913
74
1913
140
18,352
20,026
19,951
21,457
21,830
23,708
52,022
55,695
38,303 - 26.4
41,483
25.5
1919
42
41,697
10,684
805
38,894
11,319
1,026
27,996
11,274
1,168
58,935
22,661
1,816
80,591 + 36.7
22,003 - 2.9
1,831 + 0.8
35,042
21,430
179
22,557
14,953
13
27,103
17,477
43
.365
.209
.375
.208
.493
.251
Imports, raw
long tons.. 314,939
Meltings, raw
long tons.. 291,601
Stocks, raw
long tons.. 85,602
Exports, refined
long tons.. 63,765
Prices:
Wholesale, 96° centrifugal N. Y.dolls, per lb..
Wholesale, refined, N. Y
dolls, per lb..
.048
Retail, average 51 cities
index number..
448,321
415,723
163,817
60,390
265,898
261,686
114,476
17,503
.049
.053
.071
114
150
36
98
156
144
172
97 - 15.6
111 - 25.7
83 :+ 129 6
90 j -
168 !+
8.0
8.2
+ 11.1
93
108
114
+ 27.5
+ 5.6
118
Sheep a n d M u t t o n .
Receipts, primary markets
thousands.
Shipments, primary markets
thousands.
Shipments, stockers and feeders
thousands.
Slaughterthousands.
Cold-storage holdings, lamb and
mutton
thous. of lbs.
Prices:
Sheep, ewes, Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs.
Sheep, lambs, Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs.
3,308
1,273
150
2,036
3,234 -
2.2
1,543 j + 21.2
352 I +134.7
1,685 - 17.2
81
73
32
76
705
62
- 23.8
54
- 26.0
29
-
7.7
72
-
17.8
+
2.7
77
47
59
81
135
112
156
130
112
31
26
28
8.7
,009 1,237 1,058 1,133
7.1
+ 15.9
182 + 16.5
Dairy Products.
Condensed and evaporated milk:
Exports
thous. of lbs.
Exports, dairy products
thous. of lbs.
Receipts at 5 markets:
Butter
thous. of lbs.
Cheese
thous. of lbs.
Eggs
.thous. of cases.
Cold-storage holdings:
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, perlb..
31
26 |
1913
1,253
1919
61
67
70 j 69
81
1919
1919
55
34
81
-6.7
83
+
45
5.9
+ 27.5
1916-20
74
116
62
- 35.6
1916-20
67
92
74
58
- 30.2
1916-20
1
65
24
5
1919
85
1919
94
81
76
73
62
63
71
66
67
67
+ 2.7
- 0.5
Sugar.
379,516
392,296
763,260 +101.1
707,324 + 80.3
1913
65
151
1919
40
80
1919
110
120
43,086
124,155 +188.2
1909-13
866
1913
1913
1913
176
118
100
179
255
82
78
90
128
593
+ 42.4
+ 42.6
65
86
90
172 + 91.4
573 1,077 2,159 2,045 - 5 . 3
153
151
117
106
104
107
177
166
121
117
112
115
162
122
118
113
+ 5.6
+ 2.1
116 + 2.7
28
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
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (No. 6).
Feb.,
1922
Jan.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
(+)
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
241,369
226,200 -
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
6.3
1909-13
1921
1921
Percentage increase
1922
or decrease
Jan. Feb.! Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.
Feb.
from
Jan.
FOODSTUFFS-Continued.
Coffee.
Imports
Visible supply:
World
United States
Receipts, total, Brazil
Clearances:
Total, Brazil, for world
Total, Brazil, for U. S
thous. of lbs.
119,353
106,847
130,413
thous. of bags.
thous. of bags.
thous. of bags.
9,234
1,387
1,064
9*404
1,453
1,009
8,992
1,901
790
thous. of bags.
thous. of bags.
1,259
499
327
thous. of lbs.
6,966
147
172
165
202
158
141 - 10.5
76
100
77
110
79
85
123
78
73
111
80 + 1.8
77 + 4.8
106 - 5.2
1,938 I
2,073
+ 7.0
1913
1913
1913
1,076
2,065
1,274
2,227 + 7.8
826 - 35.2
1913
1913
100
151
109
173
116
199
96
110
127
127
- 23.1
- 34.5
5,030
2,711
5,958
11,996 +101.3
1909-13
39
33
112
135
85
- 27.8
12,114
9,825
49,060 50,008
16,887 12,195
418,349 256,872
40,305
34,479
20,297
424,557
111,596 i
55,730 |
42,985 |
21,939 - 80.3
99,068 + 77.8
29,082 - 32.3
1913
1913
1913
1919
245
99
191
95
139
161
171
81
37
225
148
149
43
149
164
121
42
229
142
82
34
234
103
50
169,156 j .
161,809
333,696 I 192,027 - 42.5
.070
1919
1919
1913
278
263
116
281
247
97
187
265
114
167
202
115
164
154
118
117 - 28.8
140 - 9.3
139 + 17.4
42
44 + 2.9
59
52
51 - 2.5
73
231
70
120
j
Tea.
Imports
FATS AND OILS.
Total vegetable oils:
Exports
thous. of lbs.
Imports
thous. of lbs.
Oleomargarine—consumption
thous. of lbs.
Cottonseed stocks
tons.
Cottonseed oil:
Stocks
thous. of lbs.
Production
.thous. of lbs.
Price, New York
dolls, per lb.
Linseed oil:
Shipments from Minneapolis.. .thous. of lbs.
Linseed-oil cake:
Shipments from Minneapolis.. .thous. of lbs.
98,295
100,706
69,952
91,321
.101
-I-
6,457 j 6,647
6,125
15,745
15,356
443
3,706
34,215
32,265
11,277 I
13,104 + 16.2
1913
34
40
49
19,483
38,828
31,101 -
1913
64
65
52
447
3,126
32,456
25,635
497
4,119
30,007
41,735
959
8,021
57,160
88,587
890
6,832
66,671
57,900
1913
1913
1913
1909-13
73
301
73
149
79
318
81
133
326
83
27.500
27.500
32.500
1913
246
246
208
4.22
.082
.044
.078
.005
.367
.249
.194
4.36
.087
.049
.083
.005
.376
.261
.195
.072
.036
.075
.016
.342
.223
.164
.476
.278
.474
.281
.487
.948
.772
.126
.101
.963
.826
.132
.104
19.9
+
+
-
18.9
1.9
27.8
38.6
TOBACCO.
Production:
Large cigars
millions.
Small cigarettes
millions.
Manufactured tobacco and snuff, thous. of lbs.
Exports, unmanufactured leaf
thous. of lbs.
Price, wholesale, Burley good
leaf, dark red, Louisville
dolls, per 100 lbs.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BATES.
Europe:
England
dolls, per £ sterling.
France
dolls, per franc.
Italy..
dolls, per lire.
Belgium
dolls, per franc.
Germany
dolls, per mark.
Netherlands
dolls, per florin.
Sweden
dolls, per krone.
Switzerland
dolls, per franc.
Asia:
Japan
dolls, per yen.
India
dolls, per rupee.
Americas:
Canada
dolls, per Can. doll.
Argentina
: .dolls, per gold peso.
Brazil
dolls, per milreio.
Chile
dolls, per paper peso.
General index of for. exchange
index number.
7.2
- 14.8
+ 16.6
- 34.6
Par val.
Par val.
Par val.
Par val.
Par val.
Par val.
Par val.
Par val.
18
35
7
82
80
81
Par val.
Par val.
98
59
.881
.804
.156
.144
Par val.
Par val.
Par val.
Par val.
Par val.
88
82
47
73
54
456
421
1,117
1915
1915
1915
250
230
274
.277
57
55
124
92
103
71
241
88
82
208
208
208
0.0
40
23
39
2
91
91
101
87
42
23
40
2
91
93
101
90
45
25
43
2
94
97
101
+ 3.3
+ 6.1
+ 11.4
+ 6.4
0.0
2.5
4.8
0.5
96
56
95
57
93
78
39
55
55
95
80
39
52
59
188
190
234
198
151
TRANSPORTATION—WATER.
Canal Cargo Traffic.
Panama Canal:
American vessels.
British vessels
Total cargo traffic
thous. of long tons
thous. of long tons
thous. of long tons
360
277
807
146
234
195
129
210
+
-
0.9
15.7
3.5
20.5
95 - 0.4
'58 + 1.1
96
86
41
53
58
+
+
+
+
-
1.6
7.0
4.8
3.0
1.7
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 items will be
found at the end of this bulletin. For items
marked with a dagger (f), detailed tables were
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
derailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
(
-y
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
Percentage increase
1922
1921
or decrease
Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.
fe).
from
Jan.
TRANSPORTATION—WATER—Continued.
Vessels in Foreign Trade.
Entered in U. S. ports:
American
Foreign
Total
Cleared from U. S. ports:
American
Foreign
Total
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
1,963
1,931
3,894
1,832
2,295
4,127
2,293
1,999
4,292
4,799
4,198
8,997
3,795 - 20.9
*4,226 + 0.7
8,021 - 10.8
1913
1913
1913
213
67
106
247
72
118
217
71
109
167
59
156 - 6.7
70 -I- 18.9
93 + 6.0
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
2,051
1,935
3,986
1,856
2,169
4,025
2,017
2,149
4,167
4,208
4,604
8,813
3,907 - 7.2
4,104 - 10.9
8,011 - 9.1
1913
1913
1913
220
175 | 161
76 | 66
110
104 ! 93
195
164
60
148 - 9.5
67 + 12.1
90 + 1.0
261
53
134
38
97&
112
91 I - 71.7
1920
1919
85
321
23
15
12 - 48.7
11 - 28.3
number.. 132,174
number.. 145,913
number.. 330,681
95,361
97,634
245,100
173,520
172,850
413,450
1919
1919
1919
218
120
171
161
193
175
116 I - 27.9
- 33.1
129 I - 25.9
546
number
number..
642
number..
number. 331,050
734
thous. of cars.
mills, of ton-miles.
373
100
599
334,628
769
468
71
650
243,586
1919
1919
1919
1913
1919
1919
2
1
2 None.
3
1
141 j 161 212
94
85
90
75
2 - 31.7
2 1+177.8
208
85
78
3
1
3
219
92
324,935
105,203
470,389
442,196
1,526
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
184
183
184
2443
169
(7)
174
193
144
182
203
111
179
163
154
167
192
86
172
156
145
155
186
49
1,613
476
1921
1914
•1915
104 | 103
98 i 100
100 ! 102
101
99
94
96
99
95
100
97
96
100 + 0.5
100 + 3.0
0.0
1914
•1915
«1915
1921
1913
1913
1913
217 j 214 193
222 218
177
222 214
188
102
38
63
57
58
58 H 58
372
412 411
198
179
190
122
26
67
369
191
168
176
119
19
31
364
195
183
190
117
15
28
365
100
95
112 + 12.0
108 + 13.7
116
134
183
183
126 + 8.6
138 !+ 3.0
183
0.0
183
0.0
195
61
97
I
112
Ship Construction.
Vessels under construction... thous. of gross tons..
New vessels completed
thous. of gross tons..
TRANSPORTATION-RAIL.
Freight Cars.
Surplus:
Box
Coal
Total
Shortage:
Box
Coal
Total
Bad order cars, total
Car loadings, total
Freight carried
1,367
1,503 |,+ 9.9
211
229
218
139
176
149
233
293
248
2
3
3
*I
2
1
222 I - 6.7
| + 1.1
i+ 4.8
Railroad Finance.
Revenue:
Freight
Passenger
Total, operating
Operating expense
Net operating income
Receipts per ton-mile
thous. of dolls.. 276,473
thous. of dolls.. 83,720
thous. of dolls.. 394,941
thous. of dolls.. 337,269
thous. of dolls.. 29,476
dolls, per ton-mile..
LABOR.
Number employed:
1,565
United States (1,428
firms)
thousands..
1,557
478
New York State
thousands..
464
Wisconsin
index number..
Total pay roll:
11,563
New York State
thous. of dolls.. 11,330
Wisconsin
index number..
Av. weekly earnings. .Wisconsin index number..
Unemployment, Pennsylvania t
number.. 313,835 308,540
17,643
Immigration
number.. 22,633
14,423
Emigration
number.. 15,585
Postal savings
thous. of dolls.. 144,700 145,000
12,734
25,628
22,893 i - 10.7
67,483 |
29,562 j
163,356
142,807
59,009
40,276 - 71.8
30,008 - 49.1
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS.
Farm price:
Crops
index number..
Live stock
index number..
Wholesale prices:
Department of L a b o r Farm products
index number.. j
Food, etc
index number.. \
Cloths and clothing
index number..|
Fuel and lighting
index number.. j
e Index number less than 1-
7 Deficit.
161
154
159
212
1913
1913
123
120
120
117
1913
1913
1913
1913
136
162
208
228
129
114
150
142
198 | 186
218 1 186
8
92
First quarter of year.
113
139
185
187
+ 2.
+ 8.9
+ 8.0
- 1.7
- 22.0
-7.5
+ 0.2
30
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
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage increase
( }
t
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1922
1921
or decrease
Jan.
Feb.
Nov. Dec.
Feb.
from
Jan.
Jan. Feb.
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS—Continued.
Wholesale prices—Continued.
Department of Labor—Continued.
Metals and metal products
index number..
Building materials
index number..
Chemicals and drugs
index number..
House furnishing goods.. .index number..
Miscellaneous
index number..
All commodities
index number..
Fed. Reserve Board (Dept. of Labor prices)—
Agricultural products
index number..
Animal products
index number..
Forest products
index number..
Mineral products
index number..
Total raw products
index number..
Producers' goods
index number..
Consumers' 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
index number..
Bradstreet's....'
index number..
Retail prices, food
index number..
Cost of living:
National Industrial Conference BoardFood
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 Kingdom
index number..
France
index number..
Italy
index number..
Germany
index number.
Canada
index number
* Australia
index number
India
index number
Japan
index number
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..
American Wholesale Corp., total
sales
thous. of dolls..
Magazine advertising
thous. of lines..
Newspaper advertising
thous. of lines..
Postal receipts
thous. of dolls..
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
152
146
239
221
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
182
178
283
277
190
180
177
167
155
145
119
114
245
225
220
207
175
164
169
155
182
171
177
167
114
113
142
135
163
154
154
150
134
129
172
158
Jy., 1914
Jy.,1914
Jy., 1914
Jy., 1914
Jy., 1914
Jy., 1914
172
158
166
171
174
174
198
187
190
185
1913
1913
1913
Jy., 1914
1913
Jy., 1914
Jy., 1914
1913
209
192
407
377
19,782 ! 18,198 |
14,188 | 12,413 i
5,594 | 5,785 '
15,720 ! 16,749 !
9,520 i 10,095 !
3,598 ! 3,763 |
970 i 1,056 j
1,632 : 1,835 j
2,395 I
2,165
4,898 : 4,794 |
766 \
798 ;
19,465
14,003
5,462
15,405
9,138
3,468
946
1,850
2,732
5,713
810
40,785
29,601
11,184
29,632
17,474
6,683
1,849
3,623
5,491
11,682
1,669
37,980
26,601
11,379
32,469
19,615
7,361
2,026
3,467
4,560
9,692
1,564
-6.9
-10.1
+1.7
+ 12.3
+ 10.1
+9.6
-4.3
-17.0
-17.0
-6.3
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
3,133 I 1,806
1,383 j 1,515
85,673 | 75,463
20,903
20,339
2,702
1,655
75,125
19,115
5,942
4,697
159,694
39,128
4,939
4,010
161,136
41,242
-16.9
-14.6
+0.9
+5.4
1913
9113
1919
1919
+9.6
c Includes Woolworth, Kresge, McCrory and Kress only.
176
642
613
1,473
1,419
208
199
196
192
178
174
201
195
173
196
119
197
162
218
145
149
119
203
161
218
148
149
117
202
159
214
146
148
115
202
159
213
150
151
-
129
103
200
178
145
130
157
149
129
102
208
178
146
130
155
149
129
107
207
176
147
127
151
148
139
116
207
176
153
127
153
151
+. 7.8
+ 8.4
0.0
0.0
+ 4.1
0.0
+ 1.3
2.0
108
138
140
136
123
152
111
136
138
136
123
150
110
135
138
136
124
142
110
137
142
140
126
142
0.0
1.5
2.9
2.9
1.6
0.0
152
169
157
179
178
163
150
169
156
178
178
161
142
169
156
177
177
158
211
176
|
j
I
J
+
+
166 162
159
158 - 0.6
332 326
314 306 - 2.5
595 595 562
3,283 3,467 3,814 4,713 + 23.6
168 170
169 + 0.6
168
151
148
180 180
178
214 209
204 206
1.0
173
165
179
193 ; 274
151
166 \ 238
291
314 j 461
201 210 | 271
197 206 I 266
1,255 1,243 2,220
242 232 | 245
264 249
261
237
129
101
109
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.5
2.7
2.0
217
214
224
502
438
786
546
530
2,245
309
331
198 198
135 | 116
90 I 112
104 |i 118
134
91
112
145
175
161 - 8.0
178
156 - 12.5
169
175 + 3.4
197 210 ||.
6.5
172
183''
6.0
326 341 + 4.6
216
235 + 8.9
182
204 1+ 12.4
984 1,089 !+ 10.6
199
194
21
246
- 4.0
I"
229
113
102
114
132
124
90
111
j!+
j!-
42.4
9.5
11.9
2.7
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 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 (!), detailed tables were
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). • For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
Jan.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
Feb.,
1922
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentagi
increase
1922
(+)
or decrease
(-) '
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
PUBLIC FINANCE.
U.S. interest-bearing debt
mill,
Liberty and Victory loans and
War Saving securities
mill,
Customs receipts
thous.
Ordinary receipts
thous.
Ordinary disbursements
thous.
Money held outside U. S. Treasury and
Federal Reserve System:
Total
mill,
Per capita
of dolls.
of
of
of
of
23,152
23,238
23,820
20,165
21,153
248,564
351,102
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
of dolls.
dollars.
4,707
4,412
43.22
40.46
19,065
16,543
16,642
14,730
19,372
19,129
27,251
33,652
191,001
175,651
231,247
182,206
47,078
465,892
739,281
60,903
366,652
413,453
+ 29.4
-21.3
-44.1
5,233
48.73
1919
94
94
1919
98
97
1913
682
1919
112
1919
112
92 +
0.4
92 -
1.3
94
94
93
93
98
103
412
324 1,227
317
291
617
570
580
406
320 - 21.2
91
94
1913
1913
92
127 + 23.5
-
8.0
90 -
6.3
-
6.4
BANKING AND FINANCE.
Banking.
Debits to individual accounts:
New York City
Outside New York City
Bank clearings:
New York City
Outside New York City
Federal Reserve Banks:
Bills discounted
Notes in circulation
Total reserves
Total deposits
Federal Reserve member banks:
Total loans, rediscounts, and
investments
Net demand deposits
Interest rates:
New York call loans
Commercial paper, 60-90 days
mill, of dolls.
mill, of dolls.
mill, of dolls.
mill, of dolls.
mill,
mill,
mill,
mill,
of
of
of
of
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
17,296
15,340
11,577
10,157
850
708
2,184
2,197
3,059
3,081
1,779
1,818
mill, of dolls.
mill, of dolls.
14,534
10,918
10,271
10,349
per cent.
per cent.
4.56
4.94
4.90
4.88
127
143
538
569
15,130
14,785
35,163
33,389
35,608
31,372
+ 1.3
-6.0
14,529
10,915
33,102
24,465 |
32,636
21,734
-1.4
-11.2
1919
81
1919
106
85
1913
236
213
234
1913
221
201
212
- 13.2
84 - 11.5
219
195 - 11.3
166 - 12.3
2,396
3,052
2,357
1,809
1919
127
66
61
44
1919
118
90
93
83
84
1919
106
137
137
140
141
1919
93
90
91
92
94
16,099
10,495
1919
107
1919
101
97
96
+
0.8
7.25
7.75
1913
210
160
155 +
8.4
1913
135
-
1.2
1913
193
1913
106
37 - 16.7
+ 0.6
+ 0.7
+ 2.2
72 - 24.9
84
Life Insurance.
Policies:
Ordinaryf
Industrial!
Groupf
Total insurancef
Amount of insurance:
Ordinaryf
Industrial!
Group!
Total insurance!
thous.
thous.
number
thous.
dlpolicies.
of policies.
of policies.
of policies.
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
30
49
665
712
305,528
361,571
103,725
110,954
13,287
7,420
422,540
479,945
157
484
43
641
300
971
83
1,271
270
1,106
79
1,377
-10.0
+ 13.9
-4.8
+8.3
352,027
91,866
5,324
449,217
685,814
185,223
11,298
882,335
667,099
214,679
20,707
902,485
-2.7
+ 15.9
+83.3
+2.3
1,641
60,852
165,220
3,536
112,989
526,290
5,054
146,404
529,615
+42.9
+29.6
+0.6
224
172
193
+ 12.6
128
174
142
150
+
9
()
(9)
(9)
1913
139
(9)
182
147
5.8
+ 63.3
157
+
7.1
1913
253
317
232
274
+ 18.3
1913
180
244
200
214
+
1913
413
,757
920
513
- 44.2
1913
234
308
228
259
+ 13.6
7.0
Business Finances.
Business failures:
Firms
number..
2,723
2,331
Liabilities
thous. of dolls.. 73,796 72,608
Dividend and interest payments..thous. of dolls.. 359,800 169,815
U. S. Steel Corporation's earnings., thous. of dolls..
New capital issues:
Corporations
thous. of dolls.. 209,662 202,749
State and municipalities:
Permanent loans
thous. of dolls.. 75,928
Temporary loans
thous. of dolls.. 13,228
New incorporations
.mills, of dolls..
844
591
Telephone earnings:
Total operating revenue
thous. of dolls.. 38,183
Net operating incomes
thous. of dolls..
8,149
1913
142
123
149
183
174 - 14.4
1913
229
268
235
385
320 -
1913
244
112
167
218
115 - 52.8
1913
126
51
40
1913
188
218
187
232
153
76,181
1913
224
219
381
921
223
60,586
1913
150
102
115
127
33
1913
722
214
359
490
34,394
1913
262
253
287
288
291
6,434
1913
173
181
220
172
220
298,708
654
9
556,131
412,411
1,435
Index number not computed.
-25.8
-24.4
148 -
1.6
3.3
343 - 30.0
32
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
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb..
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
or decrease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1921
Percentage increase
1922
or decrease
Jan.
Feb.
Nov. Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
kl
from
Jan.
BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued.
Business Finances—Continued.
Telegraph earnings: *
Commercial telegraph 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.
7,451
8,183
1919
108
10,480
1919
1919
104
1,042
25.4
42.3
50.1
25.6
39.7
48.1
24.4
31.6
55.2
1916
dolls, per share.
dolls, per share.
82.91
54.20
86.42
56.41
86.47
53.86
1913
thous. of shares.
15,394
16,185
10,147
26,123
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
191,216
228,613
419,829
187,368
121,981
309,349
71,300
149,014
220,314
183,365
330,435
513,800
83.23
68.46
61.07
71.63
70.22
4.41
82.95
68.47
62.34
72.07
70.71
4.39
73.81
59.91
52.09
58.98
60.25
5.07
26,571
863
28,701
1,732
43,986
1,036
3,977
.655
35.035
4,771
7,092
.653
33.891
4,862
5,337
.592
34. 745
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
68,113
10,654
7,223
4,590
20,805
71,485
11,656
8,901
3,180
26,499
54,830
11,578
4,952
2,061
18,885
114,409
21,590
9,582
5,400
36,323
139,598
22,310
16,124
7,770
47,304
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
56,529
25,214
57,701
20,137
78,798
32,874
142,977
67,106
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
22,803
5,229
25,114
6,193
26,509
5,316
57,259
11,046
65,237 55,152
27,941 22,406
4,513
6,291
217,195 215,743
51,244
11,711
3,148
214,530
101,142
20,650
7,539
423,327
104
42
104
95
80
111
64
92
81
105
109
109
+
102 -
1.1
1916
1916
100
90
91
91
87 -
4.4
149
135
140
143
149
65
66
66
65
68
+ 4.2
+ 4.1
255
222
234
+ 5.1
263
-
6.4
Stocks and Bonds.
Stock prices, closing:
25 industrials, average
25 railroads, average
Stock sales (N. Y. Stock
Exchange)
Bond sales:
Miscellaneous
Liberty-Victory
Total
Bond prices:
Highest-grade rails
Second-grade rails
Public utility
Industrial
Combined price index
Municipal bond yield
per
per
per
per
per
ct. of par.
ct. of par.
ct. of par.
ct. of par.
ct. of par.
per cent.
Gold a n d Silver.
Gold:
Rand outputf
thous. of ounces.
Imports
thous. of dolls.
Exports
thous. of dolls.
Silver:
Imports
thous. of dolls.
Exports
thous. of dolls.
Price at New York
dolls per fine oz.
Price at London
pence per standard oz.
146
1913
+20.9
1913
231
147
221
378,584 +106.5
350,594
+6.1
729,178 +41.9
1919
157
100
257
1919
77
63
91
1919
95
71
129
79
87
1915
71
77
80
83
84
1.2
1915
84
79
77
102
102
0.0
84
91
92
31,579
1915
1915
1915
79
78
81
1913
113
114
101
1913
719
833
978
1913
36
14
1913
162
163
198
1913
128
102
1913
110
1913
145
+22.0
+3.3
+68.3
+43.9
+30.2
1913
83
1913
86
1913
30
1913
72
1913
77
114,230
45,351
-20.1
-32.4
1913
198
47,917
11,422
-16.3
+3.4
1913
120,389 +19.0
50,347 + 143.8
10,804 +43.3
+2.3
432,936
1913
2.0
97
52 - 46.6
132
136
100 - 26.3
91
•93
92
1.1
89
91
91
0.0
1.1
99
0.0
597
25
500
11
541 +
8.0
23 + 100.7
185
217
137
76
114
110
110
160 - 26.6
136 + 78.3
109 0.3
141
129
127
123 -
76
97
101
95
+
5.0.
100
120
99
92
101 +
9.4
47
47
122
117
100
- 30.7
97
109
92
117 + 27.4
1913
82,131
3,761
55,272
2,595
12,028
11,269 +16.2
11,069 - 8 . 0
-32.7
-31.0
•
126
3.3
U. S . FOREIGN TRADE.
Imports by Grand Divisions.
Europe:
Total
France
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
North America:
Total
Canada
South America:
Total
Argentina
Asia and Oceania:
Total
Japan
Africa, total
Grand total
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls.
1913
186
1913
45
58 + 23.2
+ 2.1
243
173
159
174
178
278
243
226
212
170 - 20.1
138
245
152
291
+
+
248
339
228
145
209
272
318
144
- 19.8
+ 39.4
_ 0.7
160
162
164
249
225
202
195
202
300
1913
108
142
273
488
1913
222
159
218
345
1913
140
144
141
159
10.1
18.4
15.5
33
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
N U M E R I C A L DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have :
not been published previously in the SURVEY or ;
are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables j
covering back figures for these items will be j
found at the end of this bulletin. For items
marked with a dagger (f), detailed tables were
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, see the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
I N D E X NUMBERS.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
Feb.,
1822
1921
Jan.
1922
Feb.
from
Jan.
Nov.
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE—Continued.
Exports by Grand Divisions.
Europe:
Total
thous. of dolls.. 148,939 128,956
France
thous. of dolls.. 17,730 ! 16,054
Germany
thous. of dolls.. 23,669 ; 22,053
Italy
thous. of dolls..
9,266 I 5,637
United Kingdom
thou-. of dolls.. 64,853 i 53,390
North America:
Total
thous. of dolls.. 58,136 | 59,724
Canada
thous. of dolls.. 32,603 : 35,303
South America:
Total
thous. of dolls.. 13,864 j 14,096
Argentina
thous. of dolls..
6,187
6,246
Asia and Oceania:
Total
..
thous. of dolls.. 54,727
43,626
Japan
thous. of dolls.. 27,985 • 18,788
Africa, total
thous. of dolls..
3,232 | 4,346
Grand total
"
thous. of dolls.. 278,898 | 250,748
TRADE AND I N D U S T R Y OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
United K i n g d o m .
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 apiece 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
long tons. J
Steel ingots
long tons..j
Coal t
thous. of metric t o n s . . |
Stocks, zinc t
short t o n s . .
thous. of metric tons..
277,895
33;784
45,722
14,903
118,243
| - 50.7
;:_ 39 9
!- 47.8
I - 73.1
I - 42.1
111,381 | 269,909
45,179 ! 99,552
117,860
67,906
1913
1913
27,960
12,433
1913
1913
j 503 318
| 529 359
109
133
111 j 158
114 ; 115 + 1.7
135 I 136 + 1.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
j;
i
!
I
296
502
202
142
340
590
167 :
143
316
537
134
135
139
171
128
111
133
162
118
113
119
140
105
110
108
133
86
103
-9.3
- 5.0
- 17.7
-6.4
144
132
121
149
136
117
133
138
145
105
121
151
133
101
118
140
- 7.6
- 3.7
-2.3
-7.4
101
183
80
102
93
162
75
93
111
171
100
105
+ 20.3
+ 5.6
+ 32.6
+ 12.7
- 25.8
- 25.5
- 11.8
- 0.2
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
•:
260
279
! 166 132 !
448
225
316
162
119
138
74
81
229 141
140 ! 132
103
125
75 - 6 . 8
86
108
124 I
134 j
83
222
134
124
104
116 i 119 | + 2.7
97 ! 105 j+ 8.3
I
38,804 | 100,234
16,441 i 40,669
85,361 ; 180,5«2
22,029 ! 44,875
12,091 |
25,984
486,454 1,140,725
529,646 j j - 53.6
550
440
576
316
493
423
506
235
!
j
j
I
i
;
I
I
252 — 20.3
361 :- 32.9
180 ! + 34.5
121 ;- 10.1
69,375
32,257
20,220
16,576
96,974
47,758
25,504
23,394
214*025 I 145,863 j 96,908
66,229 : | 62,509
44,785 j j 53,861
34,286 j j -
63,147 | 58,335
2,861 I 2,754
7,032 ! 6,869
51,824 j 48,000
68,222
3>075
5,881
58,177
160,978
6,927
13,549
137,923
121,482
5,615
13,901
99,824
1>,959
3,712
9,290
4,906
18,633
4,431
9,338
4,860
1913
1913
; 109
|; 163
1913
11 92 I 82
1913
i! 1 1 7 I
83
108
222
90
84
591,303
27,596
478
8,035
1920
1920
1913
1913
1 67
| 63
57
28
66
48
41
28
98
49
47
59
89
52
50
70
92
71
61
66
68
53
54
66
1913
1913
1913
10 1920
' 75
! 77
54
76
73
60
32
69
75
62
32
60
94
56
34
51
74
50
35 + 4.2
65 + 26.7
91
98
72
103
75
91
76
83
65
73
63
59
80
6
43
70
85
54 . 38
63
75
91 102
2
21
57
68
60
10
8,459
2,155
4,015
2,285
10,174
2,276
5,328
2,575
339,348
15,813
254
4,021
251,955
11,783
224
4,014
244,949
10,693
168
1,729
494,562
24,570
404
3,429
288,000
327,500
17,990
12,781
300,100 463,600
415,009 {483,500
18,854
9,335
15,239
1,105,700
976,960
The Netherlands.
Total trade (values):
Imports
thous. of florins.. 152,496
Exports
thous. of florins.. 86,106
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Butter
metric tons.. 1,751
Cheese
metric tons.. 3,743
Margarine
metric tons.. 3,529
Flower bulbs
metric tons..
209
Germany.
Total trade (values):
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Production:
Coal
thous. of metric tons.. 9,278
Lignite
238,816 I 564,035
20,432 j 56,257
87,649
38,837 j
26,004 j 55,361
93,450 I 204,244 :
10,978
jj!|j|+
jj-
31.8
31.7
28.4
36.3
24.5
18.9
2.6
27.6
588,100 I - 46.8
742,500 ||- 24.0
212 156
142 113
132 j 101
233 ' 170
i7765
88
117
i
214,136
115,835 i
1919
1919
1,937 I
|
7
!
1913
1913
12,009 j
10,071 j
April-December average 1920.
76
138
76
188
23
24
34
39
74
75
188
144
59
151
37 - 27.0
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 (f), detailed tables were
published in the March SURVEY (NO. 7). For
detailed tables covering other items, sec the last
quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 6).
Jan.,
1922
Feb.,
1922
Corresponding
month,
Jan.
or
Feb.,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
1921
j
1922
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
BASE :
YEAR ij
OR
ij
PERIOD. !i
1921
1921
Percent:age increase
1922
(+)
or de.. crease
(-)
Feb.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb. j from
Jan.
Nov. Dec. Jan.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES—Continued.
Belgium.
Production:
Zinc t
Pig iron f
Steel ingots f
j
I
short tons..
thous. of metric tons.
thous. of metric tons.
9,092 ! 8,543 ' 7,199
112
94 \.
121
76 j.
16,360
17,635
7.8
Canada.
Total trade:
71,971
Imports
thous. of dolls.
51,476 I 54,294
144,223
105,770 - 26.7
Exports
thous. of dolls.
47,098 ! 47,004 66,315
148,249
94,102 - 36.5
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Canned salmon
thous. of pounds.
4,224
3,204 - 24.1
1,935
1,269 | 2,351
220,354
Paper, printing
thous. of pounds. 135,402 141,458 105,671
276,860 + 25.6
Cheese
thous. of pounds.
12,063
6,228 - 48.4
1,520
4,708 ! 3,348
Wheat
thous. of bush.
20,627
11,705 - 43.3
6,103
5,602 I 9,181
Production:
Pig iron f
thous. of long tons.
32
+ 50.0
34 !
58
Steel ingots f
thous. of long tons.
+ 32.0
59
75
42 \
Bank clearings f
mills, of dolls.
1,304
2,414 - 10.2
2,689
1,110 I 1,249
Bond issues: *
Government and provincial * .thous. of dolls.
18,250
21,370 + 17.1
21,370
None, j None, i
Municipal *
thous. of dolls.
12,827 - 16.8
2,182 : 10,645 | 9,661 j 15,415 ;
40,830 + 21.3
23,552
17,278 j 9,661 ! 33,665 !
Total*
thous. of dolls.
Employment:
I
Trade union employments per ct. employed.
86.10
86.93
Applications *
number.
Vacancies *
number.
Placements: *
Regular *
number.
Casual *
number.
45
88 | 105 117 I 110 - 6.0
29
36
21
30
37
1920
1913
1913
118 ! 93
54
51
49
1913
1913
129
261
129
211
115
279
1913
1913
1913
1913
107
469
67
137
134
432
26
110
289
548
124
349
1913
1913
1913
49
46
186
69
1913
1913
1913
107
277
92
150
l :
97 + 5.5
150 i- 0.2
i
104 110
594 553
12
65
412 73
72
578
36
67
57
86
208
48
49
200
33
168
+ 6.3
+ 27.3
143 - 14.9
413
60
171
216
73
118
70
44
52
23
167
0 :-100.0
110 i+387.9
123 - 26.6
1919
1920
1920
90
103
50
92
91
57
51
1920
1920
52
44
185
38
198
11+267.5
j | - 10.9
l|+ 62.1
| + 7.4
1913
1913
1913
1913
14
63
30
61
70
32
50
85
12
51
19
58
32
55
23
155
87
37
43
76
12,950 +204.3
4,400 + 69.2
4,220 - 15.6
1913
1913
1914
71
46
275
93
29
412
122
137
192
114
92
495
229
69
275
1913
1913
173
142
196
146
253
230
265
277
290
165 j
|
j
|
I
- 34.4
+ 4.5
+209.7
- 8.2
Argentina.
Grain shipments: *
Wheat *
Corn *
Oats *
Flaxseed *
Visible supply: •
Wheat *
Corn *
Flaxseed *
,
bush..
bush..
bush..
bush..
7,530
5,788
2,196
2,538
19,213
7,603
4,414
2,662
6,054
5,081
2,557
2,820
7,277 \
15,024 I
4,077
4,842
thous. of bush..
thous. of bush..
thous. of bush..
5,920
2,400
2,000
7,030
2,000
2,220
2,405
1,000
3,000
4,255 j
2,600 I
thous. of
thous. of
thous. of
thous. of
5,000 !
26,743
13,391
6,610
5,200
Japan.
Total trade (values):
Imports
Exports
thous. of yen.. 176,300
thous. of yen.. 87,200
223
48
86
80
+155.2
|+ 31.4
1+101.0
|+ 4.9
272 ;+ 18.8
57 ;- 16.7
302 + 11.0
35
STOCKS OF COAL.
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
BITUMINOUS.
YEAR AND MONTH.
1
BySteel i product
plants. I coke
i plants.
Other
industrial
plants.
Coalgas
plants.
Electric
public
utility
plants.
Retail
Raildealers. I roads.
Total.
ANTHRACITE.
BITUMINOUS.
Retail
dealers.
Estimated
total for
U. S.»
A.-INDEX NUMBERS.
B.-NUM.
DATA.
Relative to January, 1919.
Thousands
of short tons.
1919.
January
April
,
100
100
100
100
70
66
85
100
90
100
72
28
31
37
22
41
39
41
28
54
51
42
31
51
38
48
48
70
63
45
58
77
56
55
97
101
111
102
99
87
104
71
98
108
120
111
108
117
90
73
1OO
62
100
100
57,900
40,400
77
1920.
March
June
34
27
38
32
81
61
24,000
20,000
67
72
73
67
72
79
125
162
151
45,800
39,500
41,100
48,500
144
121
48,000
52,500
1921.
January
April
August
November
1922.
January
March
1
50
54
113
122
I
Reported for first day of each month by identical firms to U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, in cooperation with U. S. Geological Survey.
> Based on reports from a selected list of 5,000 consumers whose itocksin 1918 bore a known relation to the known total stocks; index numbers are not based on these
figures.
* No data available; estimate included in total Index number.
36
FLAXSEED.
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.
[Base year in bold- faced type.]
MINNEAPOLIS.
Receipts.
DULUTH.
Shipments.
I
. |
YEAB AND MONTH.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
-R*~
celpts#
,
MINNEAPOLIS.
Receipts.s
Ship™
.
m e n t s
DULUTH.
Be- 1 j Shlp- 2
Shlpments.2 ! Stocks.' i celpts. i ments.
Relative to 1913.
Thousands of bushels.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
B . - N U M E R I C A L DATA.
100
100
1OO
1OO
100
69
30
98
44
|
49 I
54
50
39
47
35
79
62
56
58
56
49
53
63
83
33
34
31
512 |
741 j
502 |
1OO
75
943
647
34
56
53
22
33
31
8
524 I
61
67
26
18
16
4
575 !
156
47
78
97
233
228
9)
1,036
457
487
1,099
2,751
538
382
2,060
948
130
194
596
341
613
377
1,360
846
52
346
182
412
362
338
175
278
454
208
119
758
102
51
65
11
59
33
97
40
25
28
552
50
73
416
35
41
46
469
83
105
51
.1H
36
12
9
21
13
10
340
362
19
38
20
24
35
24
90
38
29
111
19
22
59
;
-
Stocks.'
60
226
970
1,253
1920.
January...
February..
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October. . .
November..
December..
45
22
10
17
24
12
33
12
55
43
11
59
20
21
31
17
48
157
86
76
53
135
38
10
29
29
46
44
May....
June....
July....
August.
63
55
35
37
61
September..
October....
November..
December..
59
122
41
9 ;
6
i|
!!
4
428
164
11
1
6
60
76
35
11
17
14
25
521
|
67
25
49
28
552
|
31
49
36
41
297
|
27
112
653 |
1,478 I
82
211
525
i
!
!
!
1
1,127
524
997
589
611
199
424
960
347
1,656
1,221
1,460
1,460
685
776
44
296
87
53
808
|
59
445
59
32
53 !
713 I
16
57
60
59
278 j
269
430
416
36
68
95
1,185
1,110
975
172
106
50
141
55
32
56
177
1,557
1,639
1,635
1,630
52
48
33
32
598
519
333
353
73
79
116
201
422
471
567
286
730
501
935
248
1,419
1,065
1,150
1,074
559
1,148
197
169
211
92
.928
848
733
395
399
559
309
863
948
594
978
654
545
227
151
65
151
131
426
457
494
461
»i
10 I
5I
H
41
j
I
5
16
23
126
39
28
108
54
79
24
315
76
86
20
170
37
54
389
335
14
302
135
621
792
365
18
28 ;
74
29
462
124
153
535
399
39
46
129
123
51 !
45 i
55 I
51
71
28
96;
57 ;
I
47 I
1
64
507
509
476
418
18
23
44
3
5
225
1921.
January..
February..
March
April
6
10 ,
85
150
1,182
783
385
1,319
921
881
1922.
32
January...
February..
March
April
22
103
77
73
58
204
161
120
170
136 j
I
1
Data from the Northwestern Miller.
s Monthly figures are totals of weekly figures with first and last weeks of month prorated.
* Stocks at end of week nearest the end of the month.
116
66
37
ARGENTINE MOVEMENT OF GRAIN AND FLAXSEED.
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
SHIPMENTS.'
VISIBLE SUPPLY.'
Wheat. Corn. Oats.
FlaxFlaxseed. Wheat. Corn. seed.
VISIBLE SUPPLY.'
SHIPMENTS.*
Wheat.
Corn.
Flaxseed.
Oats.
Wheat.
Corn.
Flaxseed.
Y E A S AND MONTH.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
191? monthly
average
average
average
average
average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
100
35
89
j
82
!
32
j
i
|
j
104
116
179
62
Relative to 1913 or 1914.
Thousands of bushels.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
B.-NUMERICAL DATA.
8,611
100
100
71
1OO
1OO
1OO
40
83
37
149
92
67
97
179
219
60
90
63
396
299
15
30
14
183
106
100
194
71
3, 002
7, 681
15,770
5,118
2, 036
11, 204
435
3,336 I 2,588
2,761 I
964
3,222 I
4,641
2,099 | 10,256
467 !
4,740 |
7, 027
9, 428
2,745 |
2,352
1,557 I
1,700
9,965 6,234
15,383 ! 14,378
5,308 ! 9,412
3,055 |
1,903 |
2,357 I
2,298 i
1,304 ;
2,752 I
3,324 ;
4,174
7,130 I
2,992 I
4,240 !
3,814 |
3,617 « 1,520
6,233 ! 2,617
6,830
1,457
3,767
2,
1.841
3,341
1,553
3,262
2.866 |
3,954 |
4,749 |
6,160
6,105
5,180
6,660
8,140
6,400
4,960
6,000
7,000
1,400
1,800
3.200
2,200
10,360
4,000
540
8,510
4,800
540
3,700
4,800
1,200
925
10,000
1,400
11
60
39
276
103
40
37
82
116
178
|
91
46
100
164
195
I
200
60
45
125
A47
108 j
394
86
236
183
192
18,359
12,209
65
119
200
142
247
20,858
15,201
i
j
359
728
1,415
2,374
515
3, 408
4, 618
I
|
209
3,496
5,193
7,647
10,445
3,717
8,959 |
1920.
January...
February.
March....
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October....
November..
December..
213
77
242
96
240
48
30
142
257
172
440
20,663
7,510
382
105
64
185
315
200
302
32.905
16,530
430
68
17
94
400
114
74
36,998
10,798
871
264
90
43
52
329
137
22,704
14,157
2,216
291
69
28
77
143
137
165
25,049
10,845
1*423
81
75
47
61
36
192
6,947
11,883
2,428
27
107
65
103
21
343
192
2,321
16,832
3,318
12
127
24
138
7
286
165
993
20,105
1,217
1
135
11
90
252
220
97
44
11
52
21
92
137
i4
30
61
71
46
275
70
50
85
93
29
412
21,334 |
(
585
3,436
4,595
3,012
1,744
1,520
2,557
3,373
2,525
2,022
2,820
6,203
5,109
587
I
3,146
1,744
2,575
2,027
555
12,000
1,400
185
10,000
1,200
8,800
1,600
555
3,200
1,000
1921.
January..
February.
March....
April
May....
June
July....
August.
104
18
66
186
143
23
440
157
11
49
153
255
17
549
112
43
82
329
137
824
35
79
122
255
172
385
280
143
229
330
97
71
149
275
65
123
36
September..
October
November..
December..
113
1,223
6,054
8,927
13,503
6,782
10,259
19,466
17,772
1,969
1,798
4,040 j
4,506 !
2,720
4,075
9,344
3,236
12,487
9,990
7,978
8,616
2,632
480
978
1,193
4,163
3,302
1,934
5,162
5,788
7,603
2,196
4,414
2,538
58
122
137
192
155
114
92
495
76
229
80
272
57
275
302
7,530
19,213
79
51
125
72
149
357
63
9
99
100
114
192
12
51
19
32
55
1,695 I
9,655
7,379
5,923
3,133
1,726
2,336
1,055
2,782
20
27
9,943 |
5,081 I
2,874 !
1,850
i,600
2,000
2,405
1,000
3,000
3,700
800
3,200
6,600
600
4,000
8,510
4,800
6,600
6,000
6,000
2,800
2,400
2,000
3,700
8,000
1,850
5,200
1,859
5,200
2,590
4,000
3,145
4,800
2,960
3,200
2,600
1,400
1,400
3,600
5,920
7,030
2,400
2,000
2,000
2,220
1922.
January..
February.
87
37
48
43
2,662
March....
April
1
Shipments of wheat, corn, and oats as reported in the Northwestern Miller. Shipments and visible supply of flaxseed as reported in th« Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter.
Visible supply of wheat and corn in chief ports reported by Modern Miller.
1
Monthly figures are totals of weekly figures with first and last week of month prorated.
8
At end of week nearest end of the month.
4
Ten-month average.
38
MINERAL OILS AND CLAY FIRE BRICK.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
MINERAL OILS.
KEROSENE OIL.
GAS AND FUEL
OIL.
ProducStocks.
tion.
Production.
CLAY FIRE BRICK.'
LUBRICATING
OIL.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Stocks.
ProducStocks.
tion.
Production.
Shipments.
Stocks.
New
orders.
Unfilled
orders.
100
120
45
100
195
38
Relative to 1919.
127
3 81
71
100
89
151
3 85
99
100
124
104
76
89
100
85
143
97
93
108
101
85
77
75
77
108
105
116
121
82
81
95
109
110
111
125
111
109
118
131
80
j 126
83
|
85
11 131
97
139
140
137
126
92
!|
102
110
110
108
126
128
133
131
132
130
129
135
100
104
105
109
105
84
87
80
139
143
149
153
132
115
119
128
May....
June —
July....
August.
74
73
71
74
151
145
137
130
129
130
127
123
September.
October
November.
December..
94
90
87
124
111
113
113
89
109
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average.
average.
average average.
average.
68
78
100
99
83
3 173
135
100
126
134
82
96
100
116
100
120
63
100
123
57
125
107
133
120
109
134
117
103
102
102
104
166
174
173
160
152
188
211
236
84
82
114
120
118
121
123
127
121
128
100
98
97
94
152
111
253
245
215
210
122
132
129
129
81
84
99
118
120
120
121
140
144
128
111
86
78
75
79
118
109
50
48
199
181
140
106
120
129
130
137
122
103
103
108
114
125
138
155
105
81
83
52
90
70
63
51
85
89
97
97
39
40
33
38
76
60
45
38
151
162
165
161
89
93
94
162
162
160
150
49
53
43
52
45
43
43
52
99
103
103
103
41
44
33
47
36
37
32
29
124
131
126
136
160
161
166
173
108
109
117
143
134
141
134
49
60
63
51
63
58
60
102
100
102
105
50
59
58
54
29
27
28
25
135
171
105
152
59
100
106
61
70
25
32
100
1920.
100
100
January...
February.
March
April
May.-..
June —
July.-..
August.
September.
October
November.
December..
135
129
1921.
January..
February.
March.
April
i
I
!
I
i
I
I
j
67
1922.
January..
February.
March
I
See footnotes on opposite page
59
39
MINERAL OILS AND CLAY FIRE BRICK.
NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite pages.]
MINERAL OILS.
KEROSENE
OIL.
GAS AND FUEL
OIL.
CLAT FIRE BRICK.*
LUBRICATING
OIL.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Production.
Stocks.
Production.
Stocks.
Production.
Stocks.
Production.
Thousands of gallons.
133,501
152,113
195,136
193,341
162,094
3 521,273
404,847
300,582
379,472
402,522
524,036
610,116
635,607
738,454
805,318
3 621,860
548,221
770,362
687,858
1,164,926
January...
February.
March
April
195,956
194,523
191,110
184,469
327,549
330,121
334,617
376,358
617,555
589,685
686,946
643,089
May
June
July
August..
180,877
173,581
172,214
189,010
419,078
421,343
410,853
378,549
September.
October
November.
December..
199,140
213,742
214,804
210,668
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
Shipments.
Stocks.
New
orders.
Unfilled
orders.
Thousands of bricks.
60,137
70,122
3 122,526
144,234
70,563
161,491
50,727
50,648
138,810
51,434
93,746
87,226
73,155
137,212
231,172
60,715
32,029
62,438
29,114
129,235
136,967
61,809
22,958
182,513
35,976
652,081
590,322
580,183
590,687
75,879
74,243
81,819
85,568
141,690
132,759
130,631
140,356
63,546
54,344
67,400
60,872
50,333
54,974
67,714
59,142
142,900
142,271
141,956
143,686
85,488
89,499
88,870
82,264
142,113
176,639
197,795
220,916
707,198
689,878
751,194
834,323
618,939
641,968
655,152
708,608
89,252
94,964
92,370
91,079
135,882
133,213
131,866
130,798
57,647
60,715
59,771
61,344
62,052
64,332
61,501
64,726
139,282
135,664
134,013
130,631
78,253
57,097
33,425
60,086
237,039
229,593
201,805
197,165
379,301
383,828
398,992
393,071
836,700
823,115
822,638
859,131
771,127
799,024
808,803
837,404
86,230
93,230
91,180
90,895
130,450
136,195
142,181
160,522
59,614
61,108
61,029
61,187
70,781
72,826
64,726
56,153
119,463
107,745
104,049
109,161
60,479
55,917
25,717
24,616
186,863
169,954
130,867
99,408
205,375
163,082
169,248
156,157
418,748
430,045
446,367
458,667
836,684
732,542
758,335
813,144
921,028
993,127
1,005,318
1,056,485
85,909
72,432
73,003
76,457
183,813
201,628
223,414
249,593
53,244
41,298
42,284
26,527
45,377
35,674
31,923
25,791
118,290
123,914
134,275
135,011
19,954
20,811
17,196
19,499
71,428
56,565
41,839
35,546
145,225
141,637
! 138,724
143,652
452,438
435,057
412,202
389,893
817,368
826,355
807,428
784,450
1,163,389
1,248,664
1,269,419
1,243,446
70,000
63,089
65,893
66,473
261,760
260,883
258,638
242,530
24,958
26,967
21,909
26,189
22,791
21,862
21,587
26,485
137,178
142,283
142,604
142,308
21,075
22,397
16,851
24,190
33,830
34,365
29,629
27,334
154,017
182,454
175,240
170,315
371,235
334,580
340,026
341,009
788,408
833,775
799,257
865,769
1,229,254
1,238,269
1,279,451
1,331,265
69,053
75,971
77,005
82,573
230,227
216,770
228,038
216,766
24,641
30,409
31,921
34,000
25,931
32,115
29,230
141,017
139,311
142,002
145,406
25,512
30,133
29,964
27,915
27,033
25,149
25,883
23,108
172,917
327,484
858,111
1,319,481
74,314
245,231
30,121
34,683
31,301
30,043
138,574
146,911
31,222
35,941
23,751
30,357
1920.
May..
June.
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
1922.
January...
February.
March
i
iData on mineral oils from U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines: data on clay fire brick trom*The Refractories Manufacturers' Association.
* Data revised. Figures for 1921 are from reports of 68 identical mills with a monthly capacity of 78,645,942 bricks, which is estimated by the Association to represent
from 68 to 70 per cent of the total clay fire brick capacity of the United States. Figures for 1919,1920, and 1922 are computed to this capacity, respectively, from reports from
53, 56, and 60 mills having a monthly capacity for the years in question of 71,572,186, 73,526,103, and 73,307,190 bricks.
8
Six months' average, July-December, inclusive.
40
MISCELLANEOUS.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government
sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
TELEGRAPH EARNINGS.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Commercial
telegraph
tolls*
APPLES. CITRUS
FRUIT.*
Telegraph
Operand
ating
cable
Income.
operating
revenue.
WHITE
POTA- ONIONS.
TOES.
Car-lot shipments.
LINSEED
OIL
CAKE.
COKE.
Shipments from
Minneapolis.
ConnellsviUe
wholesale
price.
LINSEED
OIL.
Relative to 1919.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average.
1921 monthly average.
SULPHURIC WHEAT
ACID
FLOUR.'
66°.
New
York
wholesale
price.
Produc- I
tion. i
Relative
to 1914.
Relative to 1913.
102
76
75
70
62
80
92
73
61
100
74
73
133
338
245
194
443
149
163
96
95
114
100
100
78
69
65
57
78
76
105
70
83
84
78
84
63
94
105
61
100
100
100
100
66
88
126
100
111
100
120
100
116
97
124
52
106
103
77
114
139
119
109
54
53
61
40
50
100
100
100
129
96
200
102
169
101
112
94
91
104
134
1920.
January
Ill
112
124
65
141
83
79
52
46
246
110
February
107
105
73
65
143
56
67
47
36
246
110
98
Mareh
123
121
110
64
166
80
57
44
39
246
118
89
April
122
116
91
33
116
53
111
42
27
430
120
76
85
May....
119
116
92
19
152
45
244
62
31
492
120
June
123
120
94
4
94
98
35
66
42
586
120
77
July....
121
118
87
27
67
104
59
54
52
589
114
84
August..
125
119
96
57
45
91
119
59
59
637
109
93
124
119
86
162
34
120
211
46
36
628
110
99
122
121
91
549
58
208
282
62
40
587
110
103
110
111
63
340
143
166
168
49
34
363
108
102
113
112
68
131
168
64
68
38
37
256
93
90
108
104
42
89
183
92
117
34
64
227
92
92
98
94
37
99
172
79
102
40
65
213
98
73
112
107
93
84
208
107
99
61
59
205
100
94
103
101
75
41
200
98
144
61
41
152
95
97
May....
June....
July....
August.
107
102
76
22
162
99
147
55
36
136
90
87
109
105
88
6
143
117
47
67
37
127
90
83
103
99
50
17
94
114
85
6i
52
119
90
110
108
105
78
SO
67
107
117
66
115
90
137
September..
October
November..
December..
110
107
112
188
68
170
186
55
27
131
90
138
110
108
86
480
93
277
142
57
42
134
85
143
99
98
206
112
104
68
4S
52
122
85
105
104
104
111
85
169
65
60
39
59
113
85
91
98
95
64
60
158
103
96
40
52
113
80
98
67
124
84
55
44
51
125
80
100
October..
December..
1921.
January
February
March
April
1922.
January
February
March
S*e footnotes OH opposite pagt.
41
MISCELLANEOUS.
NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.}
WHITE
POTA- ! ¥1 VXW£S "
TOES.
*
TELEGRAPH EARNINGS. APPLES.
YEAR AND MONTH.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average..
average
average
average
average
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average
average
average
average
LINSEED
OIL
CAKE.
ComTelemercial
graph Operatteleand cable ing Ingraph operating come.
tolls.
revenue.
Carlot shipments.
hipme t f
Minn eapolis.
Thousands of dollars.
Number of carloads.
Thousands of
pounds.
ConnellsviUe
wholesale
price.
SULPHURIC WHEAT
ACID, FLOUR.*
66°.
New
York
wholesale
price.
Production.
Dollars \\ Dollars
per short
per
ton.
pound.
Thousands
of barrels.
$2,440
S2.O1O
1.808 '! .010
1.785 'I .013
3.246
.020
8.250 ; .017
9,703
9,338
9,919
9,815
11,397
12,055
1,304
1,596
14,105
15,005
14,627
17,870
1,835
1,740
2,163
1,905
9,271
10,026
7,856
8,157
15,998
18,473
12,069
15,068
6.000
4.738
10.816
3.645
.016
.010
.011
.009
9,317
11,091
9,146
10,102
7,629
7,704"
8,971
6,268
12,525
8,474
12,057
7,949
1,368
1,159
999
1,938
7,846
7,168
6,617
6,364
13,974
10,881
11,908
8,094
6.000
6.000
6.000
10.500
.011
.011
.012
.012
13,005
9,559
8,632
7,374
1,276
262
1,855
3,861
8,216
5,095
3,637
2,431
6,797
14,758
15,621
13,583
4,242
607
1,030
1,918
9,504
9,996
8,166
8,938
9,465
12,754
15,608
17,670
12.000
14.300
14.375
15.550
.012
.012
.011
.011
8,249
7,461
8,152
9,059
1,399
1,496
1,034
1,112
11,043
37,284
23,087
8,875
1,811
3,147
7,708
9,084
18,058
31,233
24,852
9,612
3,675
4,910
2,918
1,186
7,059
9,359
7,411
5,853
10,839
11,932
10,397
11,302
15.313
14.313
8.850
6.238
.011
.011
.011
.009
9,650
9,981
9,889
8,745
10,480
9,457
10,772
10,163
689
599
1,524
1,228
6,046
6,698
5,695
2,816
9,903
9,289
11,239
10,772
13,871
11,884
16,058
14,732
2,038
1,769
1,724
2,504
5,152
6,125
9,354
9,306
19,345
19,483
17,747
12,446
5.531
5.188
5.000
3.719
.009
.010
.010
.010
8,924
7,066
9,100
9,368
8,123
8,283
7,805
8,239
10,315
10,601
9,989
10,615
1,251
1,434
816
1,270
1,476 ! 8,720
404 i I 7,746
1,167 : 5,063
3,386 ;; 3,611
14,818
17,629
17,033
16,027
2,559
824
1,481
2,042
8,357
10,260
9,220
9,700
10,869
11,190
15,541
19,799
3.325
3.094
2.906
2.800
.009
.009
.009
.009
8,406
8,087
10,720
13,266
8,333
8,371
7,526
7,884
10,812
10,913
9,857
10,486
1,835
1,409
1,311
1,815
12,745
32,653
14,023
5,760
3,661
5,012
6,044
9,126
25,471
41,514
15,617
9,790
3,219
2,466
1,182
1,054
8,316
8,694
7,441
5,955
8,060
12,804
15,594
17,932
3.188
3.275
2.970
2.750
.009
.009
.009
.009
13,349
13,917
10,166
8,856
1,042
4,055
4,542
8,513
6.684
15,399
12,615
1,672
951
•,457
1,647
15,745
15,356
2.750
3.038
.008
.008
9,496
9,732
$5,898
$7,674
$1,711
6,950
4,754
6,287
7,596
9,113
8,043
S,477
10,095
11,698
10,371
1,282
1,636
1,438
1,265
5,737
6,796
8,580
7,739
8,455
8,114
9,338
9,281
11,316
10,648
12,256
11,735
2,022
1,199
1,802
1,489
4,393
4,419
4,378
2,229
9,005
9,354
9,169
9,522
11,703
1,500
12,140
1,539
11,937 | 1,423
12,012
1,572
September..
October
November..
December..
9,452
9,285
8,331
8,546
12,010
12,167
11,199
11,311
1921.
January..
February.
March....
April
8,183
7,412
8,535
7,823
11 3,417
I 5,398
i I 5,975
|i 7,516
30,166
20,684
17,188
18,706
18,428
COKE.
I 15,210
I 11,868
I
9,862
10,662
11,158
•.
i.
j.
;
LINSEED
! OIL.
i|
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1922.
January..
February.
March....
:
7,451
1
Telegraph earnings are combined reports of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies to the Interstate Commerce Commission: Carlot shipments of fruits
n d vegetables compiled by Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Marke's and Crop Estimates. Shipments of linseed oil and oil cake supplied by Minneapolis Chamber of
Commerce. Wholesale average monthly prices of coke and sulphuric acid from Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
* Oranges, lemons, and grapefruit.
* Wheat-flour data repeated for correction of annual figures. Data for 1914 to 1916 and 1918 through June, 1920, from reports of the U. S. Grain Corporation. Since then,
from estimates by Russell's Commercial News, based on actual reports. Data for 1917 complied by Northwestern Miller, based partly on data from U. S. Grain Corporation
for latter half of the year.
a
42
CANADIAN EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCE.
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF
CANADA.
CANADIAN BOND
ISSUES.
Placements.
Appli- Vacancacies.
tions.
Regu- Caslar.
ual.'
Government Municand
Total.
provin- ipal.
cial.
Relative to 1920.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF
CANADA.
Placements.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
Relative to 1913.
1918
1919
1920
1921
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
1920.
January
February
March
April
1OO
161
405
393
Government Municand
ipal.
provinI Casual.* cial.
Vacancies.
I
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
100
$ 4 , 4 2 2 $9,647 $ 1 4 , 0 6 9
14,150
7,118
7,032
23,444
17,901
5,542
17,385 |
4,158
21,543
56,198
2,365
58,562
I 1,271
73
57
43
25
100
101
167
153
416
51
27
46
73
447
498
101
145
41,533
44,240
40,165
35,002
30,502
23,376
!
Total.
Thousands of dollars.
Number.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
CANADIAN BOND
ISSUES.
58,000
64,429 ]
9,749
13,311
4,917
2,583
4,466
7,052
62,917
70,123
14,216
20,447
100
100
100
107
87
77
100
151
! 1,312
I 1,457
220
301
109
88
101
108
67
71
95
115
71
75
93
115
71
76
89
109
202
68
336
233
35
39
90
51
48
167
108
45,308
36,361
42,146
44,921
26,858
28,348
38,200
46,380
21,553
22,861
28,268
35,216
4,651
4,979
5,860
7,160
8,950
2,998
14,850
10,300
3,404
3,718
8,647
4,962
12,354
6,716
23,497
15,262
91
88
91
104
95
95
171
122
118
120
120
278
113
425
41
9
43
28
30
94
65
153
33
37,687
36,401
37,728
57,941
43,744
36,848
41,861
71,847
31,845
29,002
31,576
52,253
8,033
7,749
7,916
7,923
12,300
5,000
18,800
1,795
916
4,149
2,718
2,900
13,216
9,149
21,518
4,695
30
36
56
108
47
91
100
218
43,376
40,896
40,601
35,028
58,685
38,096
30,273
20,845
37,712
32,721
26,274
16,747
6,794
7,330
5,892
4,770
3,750
9,250
8,750
20,250
2,900
3,517
5,386
10,376
6,650
12,767
14,136
30,626
171
69
115
114
42,794
33,535
36,239
44,974
19,910
17,165
26,649
39,292
15,940
13,849
16,330
26,076
5,299
5,156
5,727
6,561
18,250
None.
10,500
12,840
5,754
9,661
5,671
3,203
24,004
9,661
16,171
16,043
22,849
21,736
24,604
57,249
7,732
9,985
12,384
11,007
21,980
9,002
23,500
4,000
4,700
6,092
3,465
6,544
26,680
15,094
26,965
10,544
6,588
9,926,
May....
June
July....
August.
140
109
92
104
179
September.
October
November..
December..
104
98
98
84
146
95
75
52
124
107
86
55
103
111
89
72
85
209
198
458
1921.
January
February
March
April
103
81
87
108
50
43
66
98
52
45
54
85
80
78
87
100
413
237
290
100
59
33
May....
June
July....
August.
102
96
104
184
81
95
201
75
71
81
188
117
152
188
167
497
204
531
90
49
63
36
68
190
107
192
75
42,560
40,037
43,123
76,427
34,396
32,517
38,175
80,762
September.
October
November..
December..
126
102
91
132
86
57
51
114
72
44
38
221
235
185
198
777
309
216
70
246
47
73
44
413
130
118
52
52,340
42,509
37,740
38,596
34, 777
53,195
34,602 I 21,971
23,031 | 13,488
20,330 I 11,647 ;
14,584
15,483
12,179
13,014
34,350
13,668
9,558
3,097
23,754
4,563
6,997
4,219
58,104
18,231
16,555
7,317
57
39
138
483
23
110
167
123
42,233
23,000 I 11,825
9,118
21,370
None.
2,182
10,645
23,552
17,278
1922.
January
February
March
April
102 |
1
Data on operations of Canadian employment service prorated from weekly reports of Dominion Department of Labor, Employment Servict of Canada; Issues of Canadian
bonds compiled by The Financial Post.
• Placements are termed casual when employment lasts one week or less.
43
SOURCES OF DATA.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.*
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
I.—REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN.
AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH'S BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
BANK OF JAPAN
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.
Price index for Australia.
Federal Reserve Bulletin.
Labour Gazette (Canadian)
Employment
Employment
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press
releases.*
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press
Condition of Federal Reserve banks
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press
Condition of reporting member banks
releases.*
Money held outside U. S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Bulletin
j Federal Reserve Systems.
Federal Reserve Bulletin.
I Wholesale price index numbers
! Department store trade; in cooperation with Federal Reserve Bulletin.
| National Retail Dry Goods Association.
. | Paper and wood pulp production, prices, etc.. Monthly press releases *...
Price index for India
Railway revenues and expenses
Telephone operating revenue and income..
NEW YORK FEDERAL RESERVE BANK. Telegraph operations and income
Foreign exchange rates
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF New York State factory employment and
LABOR.
earnings.
PANAMA CANAL
Panama Canal traffic
Unemployment in Pennsylvania...
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF LA
BOR AND INDUSTRY.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE- Beef and pork production
INDIAN DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS...
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION..
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREBUREAU OF MARKETS AND CROP
ESTIMATES.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
U. S. GRAIN CORPORATION
U. S. DEPARTMENT OFTHE INTERIORBUREAU OF MINES.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORGEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
Federal Reserve Bulletin.
Price index for Japan
Price index for Canada
Employment in Canadian trade unions
Operations of Canadian employment service.
Foreign exchange index numbers
Debits to individual accounts
Prices of farm products to producer
Wool consumption aDd stocks
Crop production
Cold storage holdings
Movement of cattle, hogs, and sheep
Receipts of butter, cheese and eggs
Production of condensed and evaporated milks
Car lot shipments of fruits and vegetables
Cotton ginned
Cotton consumed and on hand
Activetextile machinery
Leather, hides and shoes, production and
stocks.
Cotton seed and cottonseed oil
Stocks of tobacco held by manufacturers and
dealers.
Fats and oils, production, consumption, and
stocks.
Stocks of coal in cooperation with Geological
Survey.
All imports and exports
Tonnage of vessels, entered and cleared in
United States foreign trade.
Data on trade employment and coal and iron
production.
Data on trade of foreign countries
Vessels under construction and vessels completed.
Wheatflourproduction, prior to July, 1920....
Refined petroleum products, production, etc..
Portland cement, production, etc
Coal and coke production
Crude petroleum, production, etc
Electric power production
Number on pay roll—United States factories.
Immigration and emigration statistics
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
U. S. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Postal receipts
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Government debt, receipts and disbursements
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT—BU- Oleomargarine consumption
Production of manufactured tobacco, snuff,
REAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
cigars, and cigarettes.
U. S. WAR DEPARTMENT—ENGINEER Iron ore movement
Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic
CORPS.
WISCONSIN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.. . Wisconsin factory earnings and employment..
Second week of month.
Second week of month.
Monthly.
Semimonthly.
Semimonthly.
Monthly (second week of month).
Sunday newspapers and monthly.
Friday morning newspapers and
monthly.
Friday afternoon newspapers and
monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Newsprint, 20th to 25th of the month,
other paper and wood pulp, 1st of
following month.
Second week of month.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Preliminary statement of operations of Monthly.
Class I roads.
Not published
Not published
Federal Reserve Bulletin and daily state- Daily and monthly.
ment.
Labor Market Bulletin and press releases *. Monthly.
Last weekly issue of month.
The Panama Canal Record.
Semimonthly.
Semimonthly report *
Last weekly issue of month or first
Market Reporter *
of next month.
a
Monthly.
Monthly Crop Reporter
First weekly issue of month.
Market Reporter2
Monthly Crop Reporter * and press Releases about 1st of month (cotton)
and 10th (other crops).
Market Reporter *
Fourth weekly issue of month.
Market Reporter2
Third weekly issue of month.
Weekly.
Market Reporter a*
Quarterly.
Market Reporter
Third weekly issue of month.
Market Reporter
Semimonthly during season.
Preliminary report on ginnings *
Preliminary report on cotton consumed... 15th of month.
Reports on wool machinery and on cotton 20th of month.
spindles.*
First week of month.
Census of hides, skins, and leather *
Preliminary report on cotton seed.18th of month.
Statement on stocks of leaf tobacco..
Quarterly (one month after end of
quarter).
Statistics of fats and oils *
Quarterly (one month after end of
quarter).
Bimonthly hereafter.
Commercial stocks of coal *
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce.
(Part I.)»
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce.
(Part II.)
Various sources
Various foreign sources.
Commerce Reports
No longer published.
Refinery Statistics*.
Report on Portland cement output *
Weekly report on production of coal *
Preliminary statistics on petroleum *
Production of electric power *
Industrial Survey *
Not published
Not published
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review
_
Monthly Labor Review
Postal Savings News Bulletin
Statement of Postal Receipts *
Daily Statement of the U. S. Treasury
Statement of tax-paid products *
Statement of tax-paid products *
Not published
Not published
Bulletin on Wisconsin labor market *
Last week of month.
Middle of next month.
First weekly issue of month (Mondays).
Second week of month.
20th of month.
Second or third weekly issue of
month (Saturdays).
25th of month.
End of month.
First week of month.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
12th of month.
7th of month.
Last day of month.
First week of month.
First week of month.
15th of month.
•1 Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
This is not necessarily the source of thefigurespublished in the "Survey," as many of them are obtained direct from the compilers prior to publication in the respective1journals. 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 Market*.
* Imports and export! of gold and silver in Part II.
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SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
II.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
ABERTHAW CONSTRUCTION CO
Building costs
j Construction trade papers.,
ABRASIVE PAPER ANI> CLOTH MANUFACTURERS' EXCHANGE.
Sales of abrasive paper and cloth
\ N ot published
AMERICAN BUREAU OF METAL STATISTICS.
Copper production
Zinc production in Belgium.
Zinc stocks in United Kingdom.
I Not published...
|
i
AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION.
Face brick production, stocks, etc.
Not published
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE
Steel ingot production
Press release to trade papers *
7th of month.
AMERICAN
Freight car surplus
Weekly.
Freight car shortage
Summary of Car Surplusages and Shortages.*
Summary of Car Surplusages and Short-
Car loadings....
Bad-order cars.
nformation Bulletin *.
information Bulletin *.
Stockholders in the company..
Financial papers
Weekly.
Third week of month.
Quarterly.
AMERICAN WRITING PAPER COMPANY.
Purchases and sales of paper
Not published
AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE
Production and stocks of zinc
Press release to trade papers *
15th of month,
ANTHRACITE BUREAU OF INFORMATION
Anthracite, shipments and stocks..
Statement of anthracite shipments *.
loth of month.
ASSOCIATION OF L I F E
PRESIDENTS.
New life insurance business
Not published
RAILWAY
ASSOCIATION
(Car Service Division).
AMERICAN TELEPHONE
GRAPH Co.
AND T E L E -
INSURANCE
BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Receipts of wool at Boston,
Trade papers
BRIDGE BUILDERS AND STRUCTURAL
SOCIETY.
Fabricated structural steel sales.
Press release to trade papers *.
BUREAU OF RAILWAY
Number of tons carried 1 mile..
Average receipts per ton-mile..
Summary of operating statistics.
Not published
ECONOMICS,..
CHICAGO BOARD OF T R A D E .
Receipts and shipments of wheat and c o r n — Trade papers
CREDIT CLEARING
Credit conditions
HOUSE...
iredit
F. W. DODGE CO
Building statistics—Contracts awarded
Statement on Building Statistics.
ENAMELED SANITARY MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION.
Enameled sanitary ware
Not published
FEDERATION
British iron and steel production.
Trade papers..
OF IRON
AND STEEL
Weekly
Daily.
15th of month.
Monthly.
Daily.
Weekly
Monthly.
Second week of month.
MANUFACTURERS (British).
ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE
KNIT GOODS
AMERICA.
Illuminating glassware production, orders, etc. Not published...
GUILD....
MANUFACTURERS
Knit underwear production, etc
OF
Monthly report *
Monthly.
Sales of 1 eather belting
Monthly report (not published).
MOTOR AND ACCESSORY MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
Motor accessory sales and credit conditions
Credit Department Bulletin * . . .
First week of month.
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE OF ST. LOUIS
Receipts and shipments of lead and zinc.
Receipts and shipments at St. Louis
3d of month.
MICHIGAN HARDWOOD
ERS' ASSOCIATION.
Hardwood lumber, production and shipments
Not published
LEATHER BELTING
EXCHANGE—
MANUFACTUR-
MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Linseed oil and oil-cake shipments.
Monthly statements.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET AND
T I N PLATE MANUFACTURERS.
Sheet-metal production and stocks.
Not published
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
MANUFACTURERS.
1913 figures for active textile machinery
No longer published..
Production and shipments of passenger cars
and trucks.
Traffic bulletin * (production figures not
published).
Glass bottle production index
Not published
Cost of living.
Monthly press rele;
21st of month.
NATIONAL RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION.
Department store trade (see Federal Reserve
Board).
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Monthly.
N E W YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR E X CHANGE.
Coffee receipts, stocks, etc
Monthly statement..
OF
WOOL
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
NATIONAL BOTTLE
ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL
BOARD.
MANUFACTURERS1
INDUSTRIAL
CONFERENCE
N E W YORK METAL EXCHANGE
I Stocks of tin
Trade papers...
NORTH CAROLINA P I N E ASSOCIATION.. '
North Carolina pine, production, etc.
Not published..
OAK
FLOORING
ASSOCIATION.
Oak flooring, production, etc
Not published.,
Ohio foundry iron production..
Monthly report * (not published).
MANUFACTURERS'
OHIO FOUNDRYMEN'S
ASSOCIATION..
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO
Financial papers
I Stockholders in the company..
* Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
Second week of month.
I First week of month.
First week of month.
* Quarterly.
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SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
SOX7BCE.
II
REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURERS'
SOCIATION.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS—Continued.
AS-
Fire-clay brick production, etc
Not published
Silica brick production, etc
Not published
RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF A M E R I C A . . .
Automobile tires, tubes, and raw material
Monthly reports (2) not published
SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Raw silk consumption, etc
Monthly press release to trade papers *.
SOUTHERN P I N E ASSOCIATION
Yellow pine production and stocks
Not published
STEEL
BARREL
ASSOCIATION.
Steel barrel shipments
Monthly reports * (not published)
TANNERS' COUNCIL
Leather production
Not published.
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION
Unfilled orders
Earnings
Stockholders
Wages of common labor
Pressrelease*
Pressrelease*
Financial papers.
Special reports*..
10th of month.
Monthly.
Quarterly.
Occasionally.
UNITED TTPOTHETAE OF AMERICA.
Printing activity
Typothetae Bulletin.
Monthly.
W E S T COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
Douglas fir lumber production, etc
WEBBING
CHANGE.
MANUFACTURERS'
MANUFACTURERS'
WESTERN
PINE
ASSOCIATION.
EX-
MANUFACTURERS'
5th of month.
Not published
Not published.
Sales of elastic webbing
Not published.
Western pine lumber production, etc
ID.—REPORTS FROM TECHNICAL PERIODICALS.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
SOURCE.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET
T H E ANNALIST
T H E BOND BUYER
Composite pig iron and steel prices.
First or second week of month (daily).
New York stock sales
New York closing stock prices..
State and municipal bond Issues..
Muncipal bond yields
First weekly issue of month (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Visible supply of wheat and corn
Bank clearings, United States and Canada.
Price index
i Weekly (Saturdays).
. First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
. j Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
BULLETIN DE LA STATISTIQUE QENERALE
Price index for France..
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE
Cotton (visible supply)
•Interest rates
Mail order and chain store sales..
J Monthly.
i
.1 Weekly (Saturdays).
,| Weekly (Saturdays).
. i Second or third weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Dow,
New York bond sales...
New York bond prices.
. I First week of month (daily).
.; First week of month (daily).
B RADSTREET'S
JONES & Co.
(WALL
STREET
JOURNAL)
D U N ' S REVIEW
Business failures.
Price index
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays)
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL
Rand gold production..
Silver prices
Second weekly issue of month.
Second weekly issue of month.
ENGINEERING N E W S RECORD
Construction cost.and volume index
First weekly issue of month
FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG
Price index for Germany
Monthly.
Pig-iron production
First weekly issue of month (Wednesdays).
Weekly (Wednesdays).
IRON AGE
Composite finished steel price
IRON TRADE REVIEW
Iron and steel prices
LONDON ECONOMIST
Price index for United Kingdom
MODERN MILLER
Argentine visible supply of wheat and corn.
N E W YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
N E W YORK EVENING POST
NORTHWESTERN MILLER
OIL, PAINT, AND DRUG REPORTER
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Dividend and interest payments
New capital issues
New corporations
Fire losses
Newspaper advertising
PRINTERS' INK
RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL NEWS
STATISTICAL SUGAR TRADE JOURNAL
10th of month.
Weekly.
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
10th of month (daily).
Not published.
Flaxseed, receipts, etc
Argentine grain shipments
Wheat flour production for 1917
Weekly.
Weekly.
Price indices of drugs, oils, etc
Weekly (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
Argentine shipments and supply of flaxseed.
OIL TRADE JOURNAL
Weekly (Thursdays).
Mexican petroleum shipments
Magazine advertising
Wheat flour production, from July, 1920
Weekly compilation (daily).
Weekly (Fridays).
Sugar stocks and meltings
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10th of month (monthly).
Second week of month.
Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
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