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MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO COMMERCE REPORTS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS BUREAU OF THE CENSUS : COMPILED BY BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE No. 28 BUREAU OF STANDARDS DECEMBER 1923 CONTENTS Page. Page. Summary for October Business indicators (diagrams and tables) Comparison of wholesale prices, by groups (diagram) Course of business in October November data Indexes of business (production, prices, sales, etc.) Trend of business movements: Textiles Metal? Fuel and power Paper and printing and rubber Buttons and automobiles Glass and optical goods Building and construction Hides and leather Chemicals, naval stores, and oils Foodstuffs Tobacco Transportation, water Transportation, r a i l . . . . • 1 3 6 7 23 25 29 30 33 34 35 35 35 38 39 40 43 43 44 Trend of business movements—Continued. Labor Distribution movement * Public finance Banking and finance : Foreign exchange rates United States foreign trade Trade and industry of foreign countries Detailed tables: Wood chemicals Newsprint in hands of publishers Wool prices Freight ton-miles Business failures Fire losses Cement prices Finished cotton goods Miscellaneous World production of principal crops Sources of data 44 45 45 45 48 48 49 51 51 52 52 53 53 54 55 56 57 59 SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER. Production for October made a seasonal increase. Manufacturing output stood at 119, compared with the 1919 average as 100, as against 114 a year ago, while the output of minerals, forest products, animal products, and the contracts awarded for building construction also showed increases over a year ago. The marketing of crops was somewhat smaller than a year ago. The principal production indicators—pig iron, steel ingots, copper, coal, petroleum, and cotton consumption—all increased both over September and over October, 1922, while wool consumption was less than a year ago. The index of commodity stocks at 125 compares with 123 at the end of October, 1922, while unfilled orders at 54 compare with 72 a year ago. Seasonal increases took place in wholesale and retail trade in October, and increases were also made over 74965—24- October, 1922. Manufacturers7 sales were in general smaller than in September. The wholesale price average was one point lower than in September, while retail food prices and the cost-of-living index each advanced one point. Car loadings were larger than the September average and the net surplus of idle freight cars was reduced from a daily average of 26,000 at the end of September to 12,000 at the end of October. Business failures increased in October. Debits and bank clearings indicate a larger volume of check transactions than a year ago, except for New York City. Interest rates declined slightly. Employment in 1,428 factories totaled 2,026,000 workers as against 2,030,000 in September. BUSINESS INDICATORS. (1913 monthly average-100, See explanation on inside front cover.) BITUMINOUS COAL PRODUCTION. pIG-IRON PRODUCTION 1920 1921 COTTON CONSUMPTION. 1923 IS22 i ; i | i i / 7^-V1 V / /r \\ \ Vf 1— V NET FREIGHT T6N-MILES. DEFAULTED LIABILITIES (VALUES) EXPORTS (VALUES). WHOLESALE PRICES. BANK CLEARINGS OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY (VALUES). PRICE OF 25 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS. J9S0 192! 1922 !S23__ BUSINESS INDICATORS. The following table gives comparative index numbers for a selected list of important business movements. It is believed that this table will prove useful, because it separates out from the large mass of material a comparatively small number of items which are often regarded as indicative of business in general. The table has been divided into two parts, the first containing those items for which index numbers can be calculated, using 1913 as a base. The second part contains items for which comparable data back to 1913 are not available. This latter group of index numbers is calculated by letting the 1919 monthly average equal 100. Care should therefore be exercised in comparing the absolute value of the two sets of data. In either group, however, the upward or downward trend of the index numbers, compared to previous months, does reflect the present tendency m each item and will give a basis for business judgment. 1923 1922 MONTHLY AVERAGE. )ITY. 1920 1921 1922 Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. „ _ Oct. • . . . . _ . 1913 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e = 1 0 0 . Production: j Pig iron* ; H9 Steel ingots | 135 Copper 99 Anthracite coal 97 Bituminous coal 116 Crude petroleum 178 Cotton (consumption) * * I 111 Beef 121 Pork HI Unfilled orders: [ U . S . Steel Corporation | 170 Stocks: Crude petroleum 109 Cotton (mills and warehouses) *1..\ I 5 0 Prices: Wholesale index, all commodities (Dept. Labor) 226 Retail food (Dept. Labor) 203 Retail coal, bitum.—U. S. average j (Dept. Labor) 207 Farm crops (Dept. Agriculture) *... 238 Farm live stock (Dept. Agriculture). 16 8 Business finances: Defaulted liabilities 108 184 Price 25 industrial stocks * 67 Price 25 railroad stocks * Banking: Bank clearings, New York City 257 Bank clearings, outside N. Y. City.. 2 7 5 Commercial paper interest rate 127 Distribution: Imports (value) 294 331 Exports (value) Sales, mail-order houses 264 Transportation: 137 Freight, net ton-miles. „ 54 64 39 99 87 189 85 109 116 87 114 81 58 85 222 102 121 129 90 79 112 95 65 103 219 102 131 101 103 135 101 112 113 231 111 141 113 111 136 101 112 114 230 120 134 146 121 131 103 111 117 242 110 124 183 126 151 110 114 126 249 127 125 188 117 137 101 102 106 234 118 107 156 138 160 119 117 117 271 130 117 177 139 156 116 106 107 281 120 119 153 151 166 123 112 116 299 129 129 153 143 149 123 114 114 297 112 122 156 144 139 123 109 113 315 96 119 146 134 146 128 116 123 318 102 133 134 122 131 122 38 116 311 100 129 115 113 117 116 114 117 123 125 123 118 108 100 92 85 123 141 130 114 123 317 112 152 183 234 161 251 138 253 183 252 191 252 193 251 176 247 155 255 145 260 124 267 103 276 285 65 289 64 297 94 304 148 147 153 149 142 153 140 154 140 156 145 156 147 156 144 157 142 159 142 159 143 156 143 153 144 151 147 150 146 154 149 153 150 197 109 107 188 113 111 205 110 109 205 110 110 208 118 105 207 123 104 206 126 106 205 130 107 203 134 106 192 139 107 186 140 105 185 139 100 185 136 102 183 I 184 186 139 136 13S 102 103 109 230 136 64 229 169 75 162 184 83 152 191 83 177 182 76 229 187 74 217 190 74 179 198 79 213 199 78 227 195 76 181 186 73 126 182 73 157 176 70 151 177 68 205 212 113 230 229 76 219 233 72 266 70 220 245 76 240 258 251 289 213 230 251 271 87 228 261 244 271 237 267 86 211 256 187 j 191 ; 225 242 ! 242 j 2S1 88 ! 89 I 89 140 181 188 174 154 204 200 151 190 23J 179 268 195 184 277 197 166 287 220 162 243 203 148 232 244 157 272 249 153 260 214 155 221 192 146 199 184 150 19S 170 184 231 139 132 138 141 132 144 136 126 90 138 S5 137 116 27 I 24 19 109 ; 113 111 19 95 26 59 103 104 102 104 116 111 39 38 40 146 I 146 146 152 I 153 156 42 146 154 113 46 146 152 125 105 165 119 I 143 126 177 349 175 69 206 194 335 1919 monthly average=100. Production: Lumber^ 100 85 Building oontracts (floor space) 72 69 Stocks: Beef 70 j 43 Pork 97 I 85 Business finances: j Bond prices index (40 issues) 86 | 87 ( Banking: j Debits to individual accounts, out- ! side New York City 114 91 Federal Reserve, bills discounted... 132 91 Federal Reserve, total reserves 97 122 Federal Reserve, ratio 87 122 114 102 27 70 129 116 124 95 123 100 20 22 81 ! 67 28 47 124 101 96 ! 109 83 j 83 40 48 50 : 68 48 82 99 I 131 ! 130 135 129 89 139 138 42 92 38 I 33 102 112 107 111 112 110 107 107 ! 107 106 104 103 97 28 144 154 90 21 146 158 94 22 146 156 105 24 147 155 34 146 152 112 33 144 144 112 36 145 150 107 33 145 153 112 31 147 153 31 146 152 104 104 *1 Monthly statistics on the movements since January, 1913, or as far back as available, are given on pages 47-49 of the December Survey (No. 16). Yearly figures are monthly averages for the crop year ending July 31 of year indicated. »Monthly prices are for the 15th of the month indicated. * Based on the total computed production reported by 5 associations. Includes southern pine, Douglas fir, western pine, North Carolina pine, and Michigan hard and soft woods. The total production of these associations in 1919 was equal to 11,190,000,000 board feet, compared with a total lumber production for the country of 34,552,000,000 board feet reported by the census. \ COMPARISON OF PRESENT WHOLESALE PRICES WITH PEAK AND PRE-WAR (Relative prices 1913-100.) | WHEAT CORN POTATOES COTTON COTTON SEED CATTLE. BEEF HOGS LAMBS WHEAT. SPRING WHEAT. WINTER CORN. NO. 2 OATS BARLEY RYE. NO. 2 TOBACCO.BURLEY COTTON. WOOL. >/4 GREASE (BOSTON) CATTLE. STEERS HOGS. HEAVY SHEEP. EWES SHEEP. LAMBS FLOUR. SPRING FLOUR. WINTER SUGAR. RAW SUGAR. GRANULATED COTTONSEED OIL 3EEF. CARCASS BEEF. STEER, ROUNDS PORK. LOINS COTTON YARN COTTON, PRINT CLOTH COTTON, SHEETING WORSTED YARN WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS SUITINGS SILK. RAW HIDES. PACKERS HIDES. CALFSKINS LEATHER. SOLE, OAK LEATHER. CHROME (BOSTON) BOOTS AND SHOES (BOSTON) COAL. BITUMINOUS COAL. ANTHRACITE COKE PETROLEUM PIG IRON. FOUNDRY PIG IRON. BASIC STEEL BILLETS, BESSEMER COPPER LEAD TIN ZINC LUMBER. PINE. SOUTHERN LUMBER. DOUGLAS FIR BRICK. COMMON. NEW YORK BRICK. COMMON. CHICAGO CEMENT STEEL BEAMS RUBBER. CRUDE SULPHURIC ACID INDEX NUMBERS 200 300 400 500 | FARM PRODUCTS-AVERAGE PRODUCTS-AVE PRICE TO PRODUCER 600 WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS—MAXIMUM PRICE COMPARED TO PRICE IN RECENT MONTHS. NOTE—Prices to the producer on farm products are from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economies. All other prices are from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, except market price of wool compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. As far as possible all quotations represent prices to the producer or at the mill. See diagram on page 4. COMMODITIES. Date and maximum relative price. August, 1923. i September, I 1923. Percent ' October, increase ! 1923. 1(4-) or de- crease (—) in October from September. Relative price. (1913 average=100.) F a r m products—Average price to producers: Wheat Corn Potatoes.. Cotton Cottonseed Cattle, beef Hogs.... Lambs Farm products—Market prices 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) Wools i blood combing. Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces (Boston; Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago) Hogs, heavy (Chicago) Sheep, ewes (Chicago) Sheep, lambs (Chicago) Foods 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) Clothings 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 yams: 2/32's crossbred stock, white, in skein (Boston) Women's dress goods, storm serge, all-wool, double warp, 50 inches (New York) Suitings, wool, dyed blue, 55-56 inches, 16-ounce Middlesex (New York) 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, chrome calf, dull or bright " B " grades (Boston) Leather, sole, oak, scoured backs, heavy Boston Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher (Massachusetts) Boots and shoes, men's dress welt tan calf (St. Louis) Fuels: Coal, bituminous, Pittsburgh, mine run—Kanawha (Cincinnati) Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)..: Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace—at ovens Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma—at wells Metals s Pig iron, foundry No, 2, northern (Pittsburgh) Pig iron, basic, valley furnace Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh) Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York) Lead, pig, desilvered, for early delivery (New York) i Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York) ! Zinc, slab, western, early delivery (New York) Building materials and miscellaneouss Lumber, yeilow pine flooring, l x 4 , " B " and better (Hattiesburg district) Lumber, Douglas fir, No. 1, common, 1 x 8 x 10 (State of Washington) Brick, common red, domestic building (New York).. Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b. plant (Chicago district) | Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh) .....! Rubber, Para Island, fine (New York) j Sulphuric acid, 66° (New York) „ „ I 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1919 1919 1920 328 300 706 312 321 183 256 239 112 140 199 201 172 95 91 163 118 139 168 227 188 97 104 169 120 136 139 240 188 93 96 167 —17.3 + 5.7 0.0 -4.1 -7.7 -1.2 May, 1920 May, 1920 Sept., 1917 June, 1920 Mar., 1918 Mar., 1918 Mar., 1919 Apr., 1920 Apr., 1918 Mar., 1919 July, 1919 Apr., 1918 Feb., 1920 354 302 331 296 325 451 352 331 308 218 266 319 263 117 103 140 103 100 106 212 199 200 128 96 123 164 127 106 142 110 105 110 212 223 188 125 103 117 169 131 111 162 117 108 113 212 235 188 123 93 113 164 + 3.1 +4.7 + 14.1 + 6.4 +2.9 + 2.7 0.0 + 5.4 0.0 -1.6 -9.7 -3.4 -3.0 May, 1920 May, 1917 May, 1920 May, 1920 July, 1919 Sept., 1920 July, 1920 Sept., 1919 328 363 598 526 374 201 211 254 133 127 173 178 144 122 141 155 136 137 199 193 162 135 132 183 135 140 217 210 165 135 118 141 -0.7 +2.2 + 9.0 + 8.8 + 1.9 0.0 -10.6 -33.0 May, 1920 Apr., 1920 May, 1920 Jan., 1920 Oct., 1918 July, 1920 Jan., 1920 Aug. 1919 Aug., 1919 Nov., 1919 Aug., 1919 Mar., 1920 Aug., 1919 348 478 427 289 292 291 466 283 490 473 230 308 292 175 187 181 225 184 239 202 80 78 163 115 209 153 191 204 1S1 219 184 239 269 77 81 163 109 202 153 200 217 204 212 1S4 239 215 84 83 163 104 201 153 +4.7 + 6.4 + 12.7 -3.2 0.0 0.0 -20.1 +9.1 + 2.5 0.0 -4.6 -0.5 0.0 Sept., 1922 Oct., 1921 Aug., 1920 Mar., 1920 336 201 637 375 177 200 187 155 177 210 177 144 177 216 152 133 0.0 + 2.9 -14.1 -7.6 July, 1917 Sept., 1920 July, 1917 Mar., 1917 June, 1917 May, 1918 June, 1915 346 330 388 230 261 224 386 166 168 165 88 153 88 114 16G 169 162 85 161 93 117 159 160 155 80 156 93 114 -4.2 -5.3 -4.3 -5.9 -3.1 0.0 -2.6 Feb., 1920 Jan., 1920 Feb., 1920 Sept., 1920 June, 1917 Jan., 1913 Feb., 1916 455 407 381 195 331 124 250 195 201 311 173 166 29 75 190 190 305 173 166 30 192 201 290 173 166 27 + 1.1 + 5.8 -4.9 0.0 0.0 -10.0 0.0 June, July, June, July, May, May, July, Apr., -8.3 2.2 COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE PRICES BY GROUPS. (U. S. Department of Labor index numbers. Relative prices 1013—100.) 19 i 7 LMJ !'!) 1920 1921 1922 1923 cr. BUSINESS SUMMARY. (Index numbers based or- f he 1010 monthly average as 100—except unfilled orders, which are based on the 1920 average—enable comparisons to be made of the relative condition of the several r V -'; of business. The use of index numbers is more fully explained on the inside front cover, and details of this summary are given in the table entitled "Indexes of hn «• »•• -," beginning on p. 25.) 1922 September. 1923 October. \ August. July , September. October. PRODUCTION: Manufacturing (total) - ~, Manufacturing (62 identical) Raw materials, total - —. _ _ Minerals --Animal products . Crops Forestry Electric power Building construction (contracts awarded). STOCKS OF COMMODITIES. UNFILLED ORDERS (relative to 1920). SALES (based on value): Mail-order houses Ten-cent chains Wholesale trade Department stores : 112 ! 125 ! ! ! ! ! | : 114 108 153 126 112 195 118 134 100 ;! ; |: !; |! ! 112 102 98 148 128 54 124 140 90 106 123 !1 104 106 68 60 58 74 144 80 90 73 154 90 100 92 151 94 113 73 73 78 75 80 74 79 94 94 95 95 ! 72 ; 72 75 136 85 106 109 157 89 130 PRICES (recomputed to 1919 base): Wholesale, all commodities Retail food . - 74 75 75 COST OF LIVING (recomputed to 1919 base). 91 91 1 1 1 119 110 156 151 121 184 132 153 116 110 102 131 138 108 144 125 140 83 119 ! 105 101 133 113 99 166 118 125 95 77 • Ill 121 155 110 113 136 144 85 i 1 i ! 54 ] 134 182 100 147 81 Partly estimated. BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN OCTOBER. The following pages contain a review by principal industries of the more important statistics shown in the table on "Trend of business movements77 (p. 29). Summaries of production, stocks, sales, and price changes are given also. BUSINESS INDICATORS—COMPARISON OF OCTOBER MAXIMUM MONTH OF 1923. INDEX PRODUCTION 50 100 150 WITH NUMBERS 200 250 300 3c*y PIG IRON PRODUCTION. Mineral production for October, based on the 1919 monthly average as 100, stood at 151 as against 138 in September and 126 a year ago. All minerals were produced in greater quantity than in September except iron ore, making a seasonal decline, and goldMarketings of animal products stood at 121 in October as against 108 in September and 112 a year ago, the changes from September being largely due to seasonal movements. Crops marketings stood at 184 in October, compared with 144 in September and 195 a year ago. All groups showed larger marketings than a year ago except grains. The output of forest products was considerably larger than a year ago. The output of manufactured goods on a 1919 base as 100 stood at 119 in October as against 110 in September and 114 a year ago. Iron and steel output at 127, based on 1919 as 100, compares with 120 in September and 112 a year ago; other metals at 175 compare with 147 and 140, respectively. Stone, clay, and glass products at 116 compare with 111 and 116, and tobacco at 125 compares with 110 in September STEEL CORP.(UNFILLED ORDE PRICES FARM LIVE STOC BANKING AND FINANCE INTEREST RATES (COMMERCIAL) 5 DISTRIBUTION IMPORTS (VALUE) SALES, MAIL-ORDER HOUSES SALES, TEN - CENT STORES FREIGHT, NET TON-MILE8 MONTH IN 1823 ""• * V////J///A OCTOBER 1923 SEPTEMBER A00 and 108 a year ago. The chemical group at 159 compares with 142 in September and 139 a year ago; lumber and automobiles also showed larger production than in both these periods. Foodstuffs, textiles. leather, paper, rubber, and shipbuilding industries made declines in output from a year ago. The production of electric power exceeded the output for October, 1922, and building construction, as shown by the floor space of contracts awarded stood at 116 in October as against 100 a year ago, based on the 1919 average as 100. RELATIVE PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND UNFILLED ORDERS IN BASIC INDUSTRIES. (Monthly average 1920=100.) I N D E X N U M B E R S OF M I N E R A L PRODUCTION. INDEX NUMBERS OF MARKETINGS OF AXIMAL PRODUCTS. (Average monthly production 1919= 100.) (Average monthly marketings 1919=100.) 200 r ; • ! ; ISO - — 1 160 140 1 CO £ 120 3 100 X UJ 80 Q Z \ ! : 1 / Iei9 ^^\Ji^^ V 1 AVERAGE ^TS--—*^C. < srC^TI> > V*V " : ; 60 i 40 ! ; ! 1 20 Z < "3 CO UJ It a. < < (3 D < UJ CO 1O O > o z o UJ G 0 j of 0. «^ > < Z -} > O D < UJ CO o o >' o z d LU Q balancing the increases in agricultural and forest products; producers' goods remained unchanged and Stocks of commodities at the end of October, based consumers' goods increased slightly. Dun's index on 1919 as 100, stood at 125 as compared with 112 a number of 158 on a 1913 base was the same as in month before and 123 on October 31, 1922. ComSeptember and compares with 151 a year ago, while pared with a year ago, increases occurred in pig iron Bradstreet's index number of 143 compares with 142 from 161 to 173, in brick and enamelware from 91 to in September and 145 a year ago. The Federal Reserve 96, and in nonferrous metals from 204 to 265. DeBoard's index for international comparison remained creases occurred in stocks of oils and naval stores unchanged at 163 per cent of the 1913 average. from an index of 146 a year ago to 130, while cotton Wholesale price changes abroad were comparatively declined from 118 to 95. small and irregular. The retail food index for October stood at 150, comSALES. pared with 149 in September and 143 a year ago. The Sales by manufacturers were generally less than in cost-of-living computation for October stood at 164, September and also smaller than a year ago, especially comparing with 163 in September and 157 a year ago. in textile and metal lines. A noticeable exception Food, clothing, and fuel and light increased over occurred in enameled sanitary ware, where increases September, while shelter and sundries remained unoccurred over both periods. The index of unfilled orchanged. All groups except fuel and light exceeded ders on manufacturers' books stood at 54 at the end their October, 1922, figures. of October, based on the 1920 average as 100, as compared with 58 a month before and 72 in October, 1922. TEXTILES. Indexes of the value of wholesale trade show a Receipts of wool at Boston declined in October both seasonal improvement, the index of 100 for the month from September and from a year ago. This situation of October equaling the 1919 average and comparing occurred for both foreign and domestic wool. Conwith 89 in the corresponding month of 1922. All sumption of wool by textile mills increased and lines of wholesale trade except shoes increased over machinery activity was reported somewhat higher a year ago. No declines were made in comparison than in September. Imports of wool increased. with September, 1923, although grocery sales were Prices were generally stationary, except for a decline practically the same. in yarns. Eetail trade also increased seasonally over SeptemThe monthly report of the Department of Commerce ber except for a decline in sales of cigar chains, which on men's and boys' clothing shows the following comalso declined between September and October of 1922. parisons for 331 identical establishments: Mail-order-house sales on a 1919 base stood at 134 in October as against 109 a year ago, while all classes of M E N ' S AND BOY'S CLOTHING (IN NUMBER OF GARMENTS C U T ) . chain stores showed increases, averaging about 15 per cent. Department-store sales on a 1919 base stood KIND. October. August. SeptemJuly. ber. at 147 as against 130 in October, 1922. The value of stocks held by department stores stood at 142 as 625,402 Men's suits, wholly or partly of wool 662,002 504,089 490,800 against 126 a year ago. Men's suits, wholly or partly of mohair, STOCKS. PRICES. cotton, silk, linen, etc Men's separate trousers, wholly or partly of wool. Men's separate trousers, wholly or partly of mohair, cotton, silk, linen, etc Men's o v e r c o a t s . . . . Boys' suits and separate pants (all grades). Boys' overcoats and reefers (all grades)... 49,052 24,555 43,749 59,114 715,093 671,997 578,834 635,271 369,269 393,499 288,524 413,819 356,146 401,304 369,918 494,877 Prices received by producers averaged 139 for 595,846 658,746 450,611 430,273 66,390 80,399 133,608 129,065 crops as of October 15 based on 1913 average prices as 100, as against 138 in September and 110 a year ago, while for livestock the index stood at 103 as The following table shows statistics of work cloth.against 109 in September and 110 a year ago. ing as reported to the Department of Commerce by Wholesale prices, as computed by the Department 118 manufacturers: of Labor on a 1913 base, averaged 153 in October as WORK CLOTHING (IN DOZEN GARMENTS). against 154 in September and 154 a year ago. The chemicals group alone showed an increase, farm Septem- October. products, building materials and house furnishings July. August. June. ber. stood unchanged while the remaining groups 165,703 186,059 147,427 161,081 148,465 declined. As regrouped by the Federal Keserve Cut 128,589 ' 154,480 ! 182,765 Sales 144,527 1SS, 140 5,520 i 3,944 3,616 4,293 4,645 Board, this index shows a decline in raw products, due Cancellations Stocks, end of month 188,798 227,446 i 219,692 I 211, 855 224,916 to the decreases in animal and mineral products over- 74965—24 2 10 Cotton consumption increased to 541,825 bales in October, comparing with 533,744 bales a year ago. Stocks of raw cotton in all positions showed a decline from October 31, 1922. Exports of raw cotton in October totaled 781,722 bales as against 798,664 bales a year ago, and cotton-cloth exports were also less than in October, 1922. COTTON CONSUMPTION IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN MILLS. 400 r \ A/ \r r ' • f+ \f V EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION OF COTTON. A/ (\ I \ -AA V\ V\ \ \ i V \ V i I I I I 1922 I STOCKS OF COTTON: NUMBER OF DAY'S SUPPLY AT DAILY RATE OF CONSUMPTION. 400 350 The output of fine cotton goods in the NewBedford district was larger than a year ago, but sales declined in comparison with both periods. More spindles were active than in October, 1922, and total activity was also greater but activity per spindle remained the same as a year ago at 223 hours. Prices of cotton and cotton goods advanced over the September prices. 300 Q. Q. CD 250 UL O CUMULATIVE COTTON GINNINGS TO SPECIFIED DATES. 200 1 CO UJ _) L < 8 02 U. O 1922 /// w Z if / o If / r & / / / J 4/ s f / SEPT. I SEPT.25 FEB.I TOTAL GINNED Knit-underwear figures show increases over September in production and cancellations, and declines in new orders, shipments, and unfilled orders. Unfilled orders and production were both about the same as a year ago. Imports of silk increased in October but apparent consumption was less than in September. Stocks of silk increased over September 30, while the average price of raw silk declined. Burlap and unmanufactured fiber imports were larger than in September. The monthly hosiery report of the Department of Commerce shows the following comparative summary for 294 identical establishments representing 379 mills for September and October: 11 HOSIERY (IN DOZEN PAIRS). SEPTEMBER. I Total. Production: All cotton All natural silk. All others Total 2,179,302 835,762 899,660 Wo- !i men's. \\ Total. Men's. Wo- Men's. 970,061 461,940; 12,425,541 1,080,4641 522,758 217,781 608, 111! | 965,994 273,6331 682,822 418,274 359,766) il,084,435 468,766 459,540 ........3,914,724 1,606,116 1,429,817114,475,970 1,822,8631,665,120 I Shipments 4,192,384 1,771,114 1,630,2271k 307,829 1,789,9891,683,570 Stocks end of month 6,600,204 ,2,057,232 2,763,780; !16,799,274 '2,073,83812,801,695 Orders 5,212,179 2,032,100 1,976,262! 4,533,583 1,813,3491,681,616 74,379) 76,165 Cancellations 171,412 "" " " 58,769 79,7991 191,211 Unfilled orders, end of month 8,702,840 3,539,81112,866,63S| J8,726,681 !3,397,588;2,847,092 The monthly report of the Department of Commerce on pyroxylin-coated textiles shows the following comparison, based on reports from 12 identical manufacturers, with a capacity of 3,174,333 yards, in March (capacity varies slightly each month in accordance with the varying number of working days): PYROXYLIN-COATED Pyroxylin spread. pounds.. Shipments billed: Light goods.. ..linear yards.. Heavy goods. . .linear yards.. Unfilled orders, 1st of month: Light goods.. ..linear yards.. Heavy goods. ..linear yards.. TEXTILES. July. August. 1,916,826 2, 219,846 2, 038, 903 2,98S,201 514,061 1,245,256 4S4,308 \ 218,334 547, 835 1, 312, 027 691,867 1,395,135 626,940 839, 463 1, 316, 391 389,423 1,504,082 40S, 054 1,511,890 1, 514,074 September. October. Trade statistics received by the Department of Commerce show the following comparisons as reported by 11 manufacturers of fur-felt hats with about 30 per cent of the hat forming capacity of the United States : FUR-FELT HATS. Consumption of fur Stock of fur, end of month Forming capacity Hats formed Orders booked. Surplus bodies on hand August. . . . p o u n d s . . | 174,897 ...pounds..! 710,773 dozen., j 88,611 dozen..! 79,483 dozen..; 46,396 dozen., j 25,887 Septem- October. 175,269 144,470 j 574,573 516,437 I 88,809 90,234 1 85,155 66,014 i 57,052 55,305 i 36,918 ! 42,992 : 105,407 515,961 91,146 46,225 58,391 30,107 IRON AND STEEL. The movement of iron ore through the Sault Ste. Marie canals made a seasonal decline from September but was larger than in October, 1922. Consumption of Lake Superior iron ore was greater than a year ago, while stocks at the end of October were less. Production of both pig iron and steel ingots increased over September and over October, 1922. Production, shipments, and stocks of merchant pig iron increased over September, while sales and unfilled orders declined. Ohio foundry iron production was 6S per cent of normal in October, as against 71.5 per cent BOOKINGS OF FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL. YEAR AND MONTH. HATS. July. in September. Unfilled orders of the United States .Steel Corporation declined, as did bookings for steel castings. Both exports and imports of iron and steel declined slightly from September. Prices of iron and steel were generally less than in September. Production of steel sheets in independent mills rose from 71.5 per cent of capacity in September to 76.6 per cent in October, comparing with 91.8 per cent a year ago. Shipments of sheets also increased? but sales and unfilled orders declined. Total stocks declined, but a larger amount was unsold. Production of steel barrels rose from 30 per cent of capacity in September to 33.7 in October, comparing with. 35.9 a year ago. Shipments and unfilled orders also increased. Steel-furniture shipments, measured by value, exceeded those of the previous month and a year ago. Tonnage of fabricated steel booked in October amounted to 48 per cent of capacity, as against 53 per cent in September. Shipments in October were 80 per cent of capacity. The following table shows bookings each month reported by 177 identical firms with a capacity of 230,675 tons per month and total sales computed to a capacity of 250,000 tons per month at the rate of sales to capacity of the reporting firms. Revised percentage figures, based on 1923 capacity reports, will be given in the next issue. October November. December.. j Actual tonnage Per cent of Computed s booked. capacity, j total bookings. I 1922. January February.. March. .* April May June... July August September. October 133,037 112,367 138,737 145,000 122,500 150,000 173,294 184,887 220,400 186,117 131,875 118,117 117,563 i 1 134,431 j 3 121,045 I 3 107,797 ! 187,500 200,000 240,000 202,500 142,500 127,500 127,500 147,500 132,500 120,000 1 Reported by 176 firms with a capacity of 229,475 tons. 2 Reported by 173 firms with a capacity of 228,425 tons. s Reported by 156 firms with a capacity of 224,060 tons. The following table shows statistics of malleable castings manufactured for sale (excluding castings used in the plant or finished and sold as other products) as reported by 107 identical plants with a capacity for June of 94,840 tons (capacity varies slightly each month due to the varying number of working days): MALLEABLE CASTINGS. June. ; July. Production tons.. 63,298 Shipments tons.. 62,888 Orders booked tons..; 39,814 Production relative to capacity j per cent. J, 66.7 54,433 55,922 39,131 57.4 August. 63,038 60,207 36,753 56,024 54,378 35,452 56,798 54,221 43,978 59.9 59.4 PIG-IRON PRODUCTION AND UNFILLED ORDERS AT THE END OF EACH MONTH: 1913-1923. (UNFILLED ORDERS FROM 1UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION,) 1913 1914 1915 1916 19 18 1917 1919 1923 1922 1921 1920 A 120 ft X \ /: 112 I //1 /1/ 104 96 88 NDS OF T ONS s \ 2 (T Q \ 1 // V 56 \ \ \ I \ J 40 \ \ y -\ j \ 32 24 V J\ f A 48 16 J V / >J \* \ V I r \ \i \ \ \ \ \ \ / \ \ \ s \ \ / / 1 ^o^» y" s/ M v \\ V \ J \J A JA V \ \ y \y /" \ n \ \ •— G^ \ \ f / I // \ / \ / \/ lor 1 1 II \ / \ z D r / \\ 3 vsno I \ I CO f i y V • A i / f / \ 1 V \ 13 Statistics of cast-iron pipe (bell and spigot exclusively) are given below for 12 identical establishments: CAST-IRON P I P E (IN TONS). June. Production Shipments Orders: To be shipped from stock.. To be made on order Not specified as to size July. October. ! August. 88,696 88,000 81,208 i 88,318 79,528' 84,588 76,528 77,828 j 84,843 \ 77,226 is 17,905: 16,839 14,727 14,401 199,271 183,130 j 165,518 155,586 4,366 4,215 j 6,860' 1,802 17,431 119,947 443 Shipments of railroad locomotives from principal manufacturers declined in October and unfilled orders were also less than in September. Freight-car orders, however, exceeded those received during September. More steel ships were built in October than in September but less than in October, 1922. LOCOMOTIVE SHIPMENTS AND UNFILLED ORDERS. 2.500 500 1 : i I 2.250 a 450 a. c A ; i / I 3 2.000 S400 5 D Z I 1.750 350 1 r500 300 ! ! i ! j 1.000 250 1 \ \ V 1 1 V I I 1.250 ; fi 1 1 1 /! / 1 i 1 i ( I 'IA I I I 1 I \ t A 200 500 150 / // 100 50 | 0 1 \a 12 \ \ ! 0 FUELS. The output of bituminous and anthracite coal exceeded production figures for both September, 1923, and October, 1922. The output of beehive and byproduct coke declined slightly from September, but exceeded last year's production. Exports of bituminous coal and coke declined, while anthracite exports increased. Wholesale prices of coal and coke generally declined, except for anthracite, while retail prices of bituminous and anthracite rose. Production of crude petroleum increased and stocks also were higher than at the end of September. Imports and consumption also increased, but fewer oil wells were completed and the price declined. PRODUCTION OF BEEHIVE AND BY-PRODUCT i \ i I / J / i / • ^ / \ k I II \ \/ /I •^/jy > / A / \ \ \ \ A i f • «>30 Z o f- Q z w20 D O I ! i Sales of mechanical stokers were less in October than in September, in both number and horsepower. Orders and shipments of steam, power, and centrifugal pumps increased slightly, while unfilled, orders declined. r \ Q / \ f i \ f A \ 5 > f f U.I5 O co Q Z D I V / of A / v O25 gio 1922 COKE. 35 r 1 j 750 Production of copper at 132,935,000 pounds increased over September, while exports also increased. The price of electrolytic copper declined. New orders and shipments of brass faucets were larger than in September, and sales of tubular plumbing also increased. Zinc production increased in October to 84,196,000 pounds. Stocks, receipts, and shipments also increased, while the price of zinc declined. Tin stocks increased over the end of September, and imports and apparent consumption afeo were larger than in the previous month. The wholesale price of tin declined. Receipts of lead at St. Louis declined while shipments increased. The wholesale price of pig lead declined. / I 750 NONFERROUS METALS. \ \ 1 v»>^«^ " > 1921 1022 1923 14 PRODUCTION OF BITUMINOUS AND ANTHRACITE COAL. 1920 1923 STOCKS OF PETROLEUM AS REPORTED AND AS TRANSLATED INTO DAYS' SUPPLY, 15 PAPER AND PRINTING. RUBBER. Imports of both mechanical and chemical wood pulp were greater than in September, and chemical pulp imports also exceeded those for October, 1922. Production, shipments, and imports of newsprint paper exceeded the September figures but were less than in October, 1922. Stocks of newsprint at mills were less than in September but larger than a year ago. Paper-box production was greater than in September but smaller than in October, 1922, in spite of an increase in corrugated-box output. Imports and consumption by tire manufactures increased over September but were less than a year ago. The price of crude rubber declined from September. Production of tires increased over September but declined from October, 1922, except for inner tubes. Shipments exceeded those for a year ago, except for solid tires, and stocks were larger than at the end of October, 1922. AUTOMOBILES. The cost of building construction declined slightly in October, according to most of the indicators, with material costs showing the principal declines. Contracts awarded for building construction in 27 Northeastern States increased over September in both value and floor space, contrary to the seasonal trend, and were larger than in October, 1922. All classes of buildings, except industrial, increased in awards over September in point of floor space, but the increase in residential contracts accounted for most of the gain. Fire losses increased over September in both the United States and Great Britain. A comparison in chart form of fire losses with business failures is shown on page 21. The output of automobiles increased in October, passenger-car production increasing from 298,911 cars to 334,966 cars, and trucks from 28,632 to 30,141 cars. Shipments of automobiles by railroad show a similar increase for October, but fewer cars were driven away or shipped by boats: The accompanying drawing based on statistics from Government sources gives a comparison of the relative automobile production, including both passenger cars and trucks, and the relative employment in factories manufacturing vehicles for land transportation. RELATIVE AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION AND THE VEHICLE INDUSTRY. EMPLOYMENT IN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. CUMULATIVE VOLUME OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. 1 600 i # 1 / 500 o| HI CD 100 50 ,4 w hi. J 4 J- Wv | a . t j Z 150 X m — A o$ We / I f / 400 1 1 AS 1 I 300 Z o / i HM AV ERAG E d 200 /fs 100 \ /' i i > 0 // i CO I $ 1922 / 1 D O j I 1921 V 1 i 250 200 1 1923 f i / * i 16 VOLUME OF BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED, BY CLASSES. 1921 1920 1919 BUILDING MATERIALS. Lumber production was greater in October than in September and also exceeded October, 1922, almost all species increasing over both periods. Shipments also increased over the previous month and the corresponding month last year. Stocks in general were larger than at the end of September but smaller than a year ago. Exports of lumber declined slightly. Prices of southern pine and Douglas fir increased, but composite prices for hardwoods and softwoods, taken as of the first week of the month, made slight declines from September. The following table is based on trade statistics received by the Department of Commerce: HARDWOOD LUMBER. July 1. Units reporting1 Aug. 1. Sept. 1. Oct. 1. Nov. 1. number.. 195J 207 204$ 191 i 196 Unsold stocks: Gum M feet b. m.. Oak Mfeetb. m.. Othw species.. .M feet b. m.. 109,619 136,414 143,319 113,458 143,391 149,711 118,351 144,667 145,074 115,661 139,326 142,010 108,117 140,534 141,307 Total.......Mfeetb. m.. 389,352 406,550 408,092 396,997 389,958 139,601 164,430 176,048 143,922 173,410 186,537 150,854 177,805 183,944 153,490 175,383 178,921 143,714 176,960 182,425 Mfeetb. m.. 479,079 503,889 512,603 507,794 502,099 Unfilled orders: Gum M feet b. m.. Oak M feet b. m.. Other species.. .M feet b. m.. 42,144 34,699 50,482 41,320 35,853 46,713 42,149 38,340 49,342 52,393 41,127 44,200 50,799 41,819 49,461 127,325 123,886 129,831 137,720 142,079 Total stocks: Gum M feet b. m.. Oak Mfteeb.m.. Other species.. .M feet b. m.. Total Total Mfeetb. m.. i A single band mill is considered one unit of production. Shipments of wooden furniture were larger than in September or in October, 1922, but unfilled orders on hand decreased from both periods. 1923 1922 Production and shipments of oak flooring were greater than in September, and unfilled orders were also higher, but new orders and stocks declined. All these items were greater than in October, 1922. Production, shipments, and stocks of clay fire, silica, and face brick all increased over September, but unfilled orders declined and were also less than a year ago. Paving-brick figures reported to the Department of Commerce are as follows: PAVING BRICK ( N O . 1 QUALITY). ! i June. | July. : Companies number. Proportion of industry per cent. Production thous. of brick. Shipments thous. of brick. Stocks, end of month thous. of brick. Orders received thous. of brick. Cancellations thous. of brick. Unfilled orders end of month.thous. of brick. Relative production No. 1 and No. 2 brick to capacity... .* per cent. 25 67 31,105 27,251 80,324 36,078 574 110,120 An ^ P Octotern- ber. 25 68 30,529 27,092 78,835 23,688 5,340 2-5! 33,547 36,446 74,399! 25,586 3,076 100; 444 102', 1831 71 34,457| 34,761! 86,530! 28,501 3,787 9l', 048 83 84i 75 2666 34,317 34,287 76 613 23,173, 807 64,531 Cement production and shipments exceeded September, 1923, and October, 1922, while stocks made a seasonal decline and also exceeded those held a year ago. The following diagram is designed to show the trend of production, shipments, and stocks of Portland cement after due allowance for the seasonal character of the industry has been made. The elimination of the seasonal variation as respects each movement was based upon monthly observations covering the eight-year period 1915 to 1922, inclusive. More concrete-paving contracts were let in October, although road contracts showed a decline, but increases were made over a year ago. 17 CEMENT PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND SHIPMENTS. CHEMICALS AND OILS. [Seasonal variations eliminated.) Imports of potash and nitrate of soda increased over September. Exports of dyes and dyestuffs, measured by value, increased, but the quantity of sulphuric acid and fertilizer exported diminished. The price index of essentials oils advanced while chemical prices declined and drugs remained unchanged. Slight increases took place in receipts of rosin at southern ports and in stocks of both rosin and turpentine, while turpentine receipts were lower than in September. .Compared with a year ago, receipts of both turpentine and rosin increased, as did stocks of turpentine, while stocks of rosin declined. Exports and imports of vegetable oils increased over September but were smaller than a year ago. Stocks of both cottonseed and cottonseed oil at the end of October were less than a year ago, while production of cottonseed oil was larger than in October, 1922. The price of cottonseed oil averaged higher than in September. Receipts, shipments, and stocks of flaxseed at Minneapolis and Duluth and shipments of .linseed oil and oil cake from Minneapolis were considerably larger than a year ago. CEREALS. Shipments, orders, and stocks increased over September for all classes of enameled sanitary ware, but unfilled orders declined. Compared with a year ago, all items increased except stocks, which also increased in the case of baths. HIDES AND LEATHER. Imports of hides were greater than in September but less than in October, 1922. All classes except sheepskins increased over September. Prices of hides rose. Production of sole leather, skivers, and harness increased over September, but, except for harness, was less than a year ago. Exports of both sole and upper leather declined from September. The price of sole leather declined, while chrome calf remained unchanged. Sales of leather belting increased over September but declined from a year ago. The output of boots and shoes increased while exports declined. Prices of boots and shoes tended to decline. Leather gloves and mittens cut by 229 identical factories for September and October are shown below: LEATHER GLOVES AND MITTENS CUT (IN DOZEN PAIRS). SEPTEMBER. Men's and boys'. Dress and street gloves, etc. Imported Domestic Work gloves, mittens, etc.. 74965—24- 32,168 31,278 128,663 WoWomen's Men's men's and and ! and chilchildren's. I boys'. ! dren's. 14,608 2,166 336 34,583 28,253 142,931 12,285 4,251 366 Receipts and shipments of wheat during October were less than a year ago, while the visible supply was greater. Exports were less than in September and and also less than a year ago. Wheat and flour prices generally increased over September. The following table shows the output of wheat flour reported by over 1,000 mills each month, which made about 84 per cent of the flour produced in 1921, according to the census of manufactures: June. Wheat ground thous. bushels.. 30,943 35,871 44,179 44,969! 50,716 6,735 7,805 9,642 9,760! 10,964 Flour produced thous. barrels... Grain offal produced thous. pounds.. 549,484 633,324 772,774 796,325; 906,325 39.2! 48.0 54.7 62. i; 62.1 Per cent of capacity operated . .per cent.. Receipts, shipments, exports and visible supply of corn were all considerably less than in October, 1922. Grindings of corn into glucose and starch were also smaller than a year ago. The price of corn of contract grades increased during October. Receipts of oats were larger than a year ago, but exports and visible supply were smaller. Exports of barley and rye were less than in September; rye exports exceeded those a year ago, but barley exports were smaller. Prices of oats, rye, and barley at Chicago were higher than in September. Total grain exports were less than in September and also less than a year ago. Car loadings of grain and grain products show similar comparisons. Receipts and shipments of rice were less than a year ago and stocks were also smaller. Imports of rice declined from October, 1922, but exports increased. 18 TOBACCO. Consumption of all manufactured tobacco products, as indicated by tax-paid withdrawals, increased "over both September, 1923, and October, 1922. Exports of unmanufactured tobacco and cigarettes were both smaller than in September, but larger than a year ago. RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION. Surplus of idle freight cars was reduced during October from 41,745 to 24,477 cars, while shortage of freight cars declined from 15,331 to 12,336 cars. Bad-order cars also declined. Average weekly car loadings were larger than in September and also larger than in October, 1922. SHORTAGE, SURPLUS, BAD-ORDER, AND TOTAL LOADINGS OF FREIGHT CARS. 1922 1.000 r 900 / I l ? 1 /" V A \ 1 // r It \ \ \ , 700 L / ° \ / f f \ \ 800 A i \ \ \ OCT. JULY 1923 -JAN- APR. •JAN.- 1100 JULY 1921 JULY APR. 2 « JULY 1920 PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC. APR. Movement of livestock was smaller than a year ago in the case of cattle and larger for sheep and hogs. The slaughter of cattle increased over a year ago, while for hogs and sheep it was smaller. Exports of pork and beef products increased over last year, while storage holdings of all meats declined. Prices of livestock and meat in general averaged less in October than in September. The catch of fish at principal fishing ports declined but exceeded the October, 1922, catch. Storage holdings were larger than in September or a year ago. Poultry receipts and storage holdings were larger than in September and also exceeded the figures for a year ago. Exports of condensed milk were greater than in September and in October, 1922. Receipts and storage holdings of butter, cheese, and eggs all exceeded last year, except for a slight decline in storage holdings of butter. Cheese prices were unchanged from September, while butter showed a slight increase. Traffic through the Sault Ste. Marie canals and through the canals of New York State increased over both September, 1923, and October, 1922. Receipts by river at St. Louis also increased over both these periods. Ocean freight rates to Europe averaged higher than in September. OCT. MEATS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. WATER TRANSPORTATION. •JAN.- Car-lot shipments of apples, onions and citrus fruits increased over October, 1922, while shipments of potatoes declined. Cold-storage holdings of apples increased over a year ago. V A'R CO O U_ 500 O i r I CO Q Z ACITI US <f o1 0 I }/ 300 1 i i i V / \ / /^ 200 0 100 200 \ \ / uw\ / I t" V ! -\* 100 IR I 1! 1 \ I 4- — ^ i Ilii — c AR""< SHG v/, i i I . .L \ RTAG i - •- 1 —| f -)—i . 19 Compared with a year ago, the principal increases in car loadings were in forest products, ore, and general merchandise. September revenues of the railroads, both freight and passenger, declined from August but exceeded the figures for September, 1922. Operating expenses and net operating income show similar comparisons, with September income equivalent to 4.46 per cent on the tentative valuation of the railroads. power and aggregate freight-car capacity at the end of each year since 1907. On page 13 is given the usual diagram showing the trend of locomotive shipments and unfilled orders. TRACTIVE P O W E R OP LOCOMOTIVES AND CAPACITY OF F R E I G H T CARRYING C A R S . (All steam roads—1907 to 1922.) TRACTIVE POWER OF LOCOMOTIVES (POUNDS). AGGREGATE STEAM RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE TRACTIVE POWER AND FREIGHT-CAR CAPACITY AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. Average per locomotive. Aggregate. CAPACITY OF FREIGHT CARS (TONS). Average per freight car. Aggregate. YEAR 1907 FISCAL. AS OF JUNE 3Q \ 3 2 = 0 00 <T> i S2 £ C ) O5 2 CALENDAR. AS OF DEC. 31 S O> S Q) S 2 CO 05 a 3.000 >- 105 I 1 t 03 2 £3 2 O) 8 s O S CO i y. 1 (X i L. _ j !_^: £ 2.800 o IOO - — — O cr i- 1 / y 95 / 2.6Q0 90 1 3 2.400 iL co 85 z o Q 2.200 1u. o 8 m 80 Z O 2.000 o _J Z O | 1.800 5 2 c / .— t -J 75 / 1.600 f I / J / ^ ,— 70 / 1.400 65 1.200 60 J u n e 30— 1907 1908 1909. 1910 1911... 1912 1913 1914... 1915 1916... Dec. 31— 1916... 1917 1918... 1919 1920 1921 1922* 1,427,958,028 1,520,688,488 1,548,683,619 1,637,438,358 1,767,140,733 1,813,536,687 1,981,834,026 2,077,774 072 2,094,879,502 2,114,837,320 25,781 26,356 26,601 27.282 28,291 29,049 30,258 31,006 31,501 32,380 67,314,627 73,317,362 73,665,276 77,130,360 81,511,989 83,370,696 88,031,707 91,874,599 92,960,210 93,691,809 33.8 34.9 35.3 35.9 36.9 37.4 38.3 39.1 39.7 40.5 2,154,139,800 2,241,887,240 2 377 420 320 2,468,617,853 2,507,075,830 2,553,021,070 2,570,110,000 32,840 33,932 34,995 35,789 36,365 36,935 37,400 95,275,528 98,748,088 99,754,429 101,686,649 101,269,178 101,086,675 101,439,000 40.9 41.5 41.6 41.9 42.4 42.5 43.1 LABOR. Employment in 1,428 factories throughout the United States totaled 2,026,000 workers in October, as compared with 2,030,000 in September. Slight increases were shown in reports from New York State and Detroit, while the Wisconsin report notes a decline. By industries, increases were noted in foods, iron and steel, lumber, leather, paper, chemicals, and tobacco, while declines occurred in textiles, beverages, stone, clay, and glass products, metals (except iron and steel), vehicles, and railway repair shops. 1.000 R E L A T I V E FACTORY EMPLOYMENT. 65 (Relative monthly employment 1921-100.) 140 \ 1 \J \ NUMBERS 130 A r; /s INDEX In the October SURVEY were published two diagrams drawn from statistics furnished by the Interstate Commerce Commission designed to show the trend of the railroad-equipment situation over the period 1907 to 1922 as respects the unit number of locomotives and freight cars installed and retired. During this period there has been a marked decline in the number of engines and freight cars installed on class I railroads, representing in 1922 about 95 per cent of all steam railroads, while the number of engines and cars retired has tended to increase, leaving the net supply in unit locomotives and cars smaller than in the pre-war period. The accompanying diagram based upon statistics from the Interstate Commerce Commission (figures for years 19071922 are given in the table below) shows the locomotive and freight-car situation over the last 16 years for all steam railroads from still another angle, i. e., from the point of aggregate locomotive tractive V 90 1921 A I/I7 VERAGE 1* sV\ % ***K / 20 The following monthly figures, just made available by the United States Civil Service Commission, give a comparative summary of the operations of the civilservice system: CIVIL-SERVICE APPLICATIONS, EXAMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS, AND SEPARATIONS.1 NUMBER OF PERSONS EXAMINED. NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. NUMBER OF PERSONS SEPARATED. NUMBER OF PERSONS APPOINTED. MONTH. Depart- Field Depart- Field Depart- Field mental service. mental service. service. service. June July August September... 3,515 2,320 1,817 1,793 3,930 9,898 10,711 11,982 8,056 13,723 6,706 17,047 11,051 12,660 11,170 16,824 Depart- Field mental service. service. 876 523 545 937 509 5,629 599 3 6,787 618 5,791 702 7,514 6,990 8,373 6,159 7,743 1 By departmental service is meant service in Washington, D. C, exclusive of the jurisdiction of the fourth civil-service district with offices in Washington. By field service is meant all service outside of the District of Columbia and includes the# service in Washington under the jurisdiction ofthe fourth civil-service district. 1 Complete report of War Department field service changes not yet received by the commission. Restaurant chains also showed larger sales than in both these periods. Sales of department stores were also considerably in excess of the previous month and October, 1922. Magazine advertising placed in November magazines declined from October but exceeded the corresponding month last year. Newspaper advertising in October increased both over September and over October, 1922. Postal receipts show a similar comparison. PUBLIC FINANCE. Declines took place during October in both the total gross debt and in the interest-bearing debt of the United States. Customs receipts were larger than in October, 1922, but total ordinary receipts of the Government, as well as expenditures, were less than a year ago. Money in circulation, outside of the Treasury and the Federal reserve system, declined. BANKING AND FINANCE. IMMIGRATION, EMIGRATION, AND IMMIGRATION QUOTA. .—j— — / / / — 1 j - V 1 \ [ - n~\ \ \ j ! A i I 1 .__ j\ 4A / 1 '1 */* \ **< J t MONTHL QUOTA Y — i i\ 1 : J \ i k •» JAN. — Debits and bank clearings increased over September both for New York City and outside. Compared with a year ago both movements show declines for New York City but increased for outside. Discounts, investments and deposits increased during October in the Federal Reserve Banks, while note circulation, total reserves, and the reserve ratio declined. The report of Federal Reserve member banks shows increases in deposits and in loans and discounts but a decline in total investments. Interest rates declined slightly from September. Savings deposits in banks and in the postal savings system increased over September, only the New York and Minneapolis districts showing a decline. I I BILLS DISCOUNTED AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS. DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT. Sales of both mail-order houses and 10-cent chains exceeded sales for September, 1923, and October, 1922. 1 SALES OF MAIL-ORDER HOUSES AND CHAIN TEN-CENT STORES. 1-/ i /- f i \ 20 V \ \ & i : o w | A QC Q v Z D I A ' 1 JT V k j j 1 • - - . \ \ \ \ \ %\ \ % \ \ \ \ %\ \ \ % I 1920 I 1921 I 1922 I 1923 21 FIRE LOSSES AND DEFAULTED LIABILITIES—INDEXES OF SEASONAL VARIATIONS. LOANS, DISCOUNTS, AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE MEMBER BANKS. 135 I i 1 i K--—' DISCOUNTS j j 130 \ 5 . 1 125 •• 1 \ 1 i 1 — I 120 \\\\ I \\ 1 t 115 ? I i i I ! ? I M DC LU m INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES. 2 105 X BOND I N C 5 si i 1920 \ 80 70 X % 1 5 90 10 40 8 30 6 ! ! _J,—1^ __ BOND P ; 1 ^ ^~ j J H I s DRMAL. ? 100 i ! I 1 1 i ^ ; i | i 1I 90 . I ! I Y 1 85 \ (AV IRAGE MON- "H i I ! ! j i ; I I 1 \ v\ \ \\ 1 \ \ 4 I9IC - 1 9 2 2 ) / la it """N._i i 14 12 cr X 8 18 60 1923 1922 1821 \/ / \ \ I \l \ 1 1 / / A 1 1 1 / / / / »\ \ * 9 C 76 JAN. Sales of life insurance in October increased over a year ago in both number of policies and amount of insurance, only group insurance showing a decline. Premium collections were heavier than a year ago for all classes of life insurance. Business failures increased over September, both in number and in liabilities, while compared with a year ago, the number of failed firms declined with defaulted liabilities increased. The next diagram, drawn from statistics furnished by trade sources and recomputed to eliminate seasonal variations on the basis of the monthly observations covering the period 1913 to 1922, shows graphically the comparison of fire losses and defaulted liabilities from January, 1920, to date. A diagram showing the comparison of the seasonal tendencies for these two movements based on monthly observations from 1913 to 1922 is also given on this page. The statistics on which these computations were based and the seasonal indexes for fire losses and business failures are given on page 21. Total dividend and interest payments scheduled for November were slightly smaller than a year ago, but dividends were larger, with increases on all three classes of stocks—railroads, street railways, and industrials. New incorporations and new capital issues of corporations were greater than in September, 1923, or October, 1922. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. COMPARISON OF FIRE LOSSES AND BUSINESS FAILURES. Seasonal Variations Elimiated. Agricultural loans by the War Finance Corporation in October show larger advances than in September but smaller than a year ago; repayments exceeded advances in October. Advances to cooperative marketing associations from the War Finance Corporation 22 exceeded those for September, 1923, and October, 1922, and also exceeded repayments in October. Sales of both stocks and bonds on the New York Stock Exchange increased in October but were smaller than a year ago. Prices of stocks declined slightly and most classes of bonds also declined in price. GOLD AND SILVER. Domestic gold receipts at the mint declined both from September, 1923, and October, 1922. The output of gold by the Rand mines increased over both periods. Imports and exports of gold both increased over September. The excess of gold imports over exports was $28,551,000 in October as against $26,780,000 in September. Silver production increased over both September, 1923, and October, 1922. Both imports and exports of silver declined from September, the September excess of silver imports being turned into an excess of exports for October. The price of silver in New York declined slightly. Netherlands, and most South American countries, while Switzerland showed no change, and the general index remained at 63 per cent of par. Total exports from the United States, including re-exports, increased over both the September figures and October, 1922, while imports also increased over both periods. Exports exceeded imports by $92,000,000 in October. EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. vtlIVit) 300 1 \ \ i 200 w \ / /^ k 1, V 100 13 AVERAG E FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND TRADE. The course of the foreign exchanges in October showed increases for Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, India, and Japan, declines for England, Sweden, 0 t i I 1921 1922 1923 23 NOVEMBER DATA. The following table gives such November data as have been received to and including December 15, 1923, 1923 ITEMS. 1922 October. November. November. TEXTILES. thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. 7,511 4,335 3,176 11,676 8,202 3,474 31,446 9,715 21,731 bales. ,784,191 3,226,125 3,876,414 9, 243, 917 9,319,601 bales. 49,551 7,615 16,564 bales. 858,337 781,722 770,002 bales. 541,825 531,631 579,190 bales. bales. 1,102,583 1,438,813 1,724,488 bales. ",485,839 3,770,542 4,197,955 34,658 thousands. 34,379 I 34,101 Silk: Consumption Stocks bales. bales. 25,917 32,679 25,225 35,398 35,467 47,159 IRON AND STEEL. Pig iron, production thous. of long tons. Steel ingots, production thous. of long tons. Unfilled orders, U. S. Steel Corp., end of month thous. of long tons. Wholesale price: Composite pig iron dolls, per ton. Iron and steel .dolls, per ton. Composite steel dolls, per 100 lbs. Composite finished steel dolls, per 100 lbs. Locomotives: ShipmentsTotal number. Domestic ? number. Foreign number. Unfilled ordersTotal number. Domestic number. Foreign number. Freight cars, orders, domestic number. 3,149 3,548 2,894 3,114 2,850 3,430 4,672 I 4,3 6.840 24.37 43.84 3.02 2.78 22.49 42.81 3.02 2.78 29.46 42.08 2.57 2.42 310 295 15 299 270 29 159 144 15 977 915 62 1,125 691 656 35 5,050 1,619 1,501 118 18,500 49,171 8,724 1,290 3,099 42,946 7,746 45,262 8,535 1,103 2,942 1,138 2,925 thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. 84,196 51,574 15,711 14,730 88,560 61,808 13,664 12,325 80,400 38,994 18,044 17,331 long tons. 5,540 6,785 4,812 long tons. long tons. 20,567 3,677 19,520 1,072 25,961 2,699 thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. 5,926 8,815 7,745 10,729 13,2-54 9,615 carload. number of machines. number of machines. 42,236 37,947 7,663 39,850 29,100 7,000 27,232 27,376 5,070 .thous. of tons, .thous. of tons. .thous. of tons, .thous. of tons. NONFERROUS METALS. ZincProduction... Stocks Re2eipts at St. Louis Shipments from St. Louis Tin: Consumption StocksWorld visible United States Lead: Receipts at St. Louis Shipments from St. Louis Shipments: By railroad Driveways By boat AUTOMOBILES. NovemOctober. November. ber. Construction: Volume index number Cost (1st of following mo.) .index number.. Fire losses . thous of dolls Oak flooring: Production ....Mft. b. m.. Shipments Mft. b. m.. New orders Mft. b. m.. Stocks Mft.b.m.. Unfilled orders . M ft. b. m Northern pine: LumberProduction . . . . Mft. b. m Shipments Mft.b.m.. LathProduction Mft.b.m.. Shipments Mft.b.m.. Composite lumber prices (1st of following mo.)— Hardwoods ..dolls. per M ft. b. m.. Softwoods dolls per M ft. b. m.. Turpentine— Net receipts barrels.. Stocks barrels.. RosinNet receipts barrels.. Stocks barrels.. Wholesale prices: Djugs and pharmaceuticals Essential oils Crude drugs index number.. I index number.. I index number.. j 155 139 206 131 121 196 I j FOODSTUFFS. Corn grindings Grain movement: Receipts— Wheat Corn Oats Shipments— Wheat Corn Visible supply— Wheat Corn Oats Argentine grain: Visible supplyWheat Corn Flaxseed Hay, receipts Rice: Receipts at mills Shipments from mills Stocks, domestic Sugar, raw: Meltings Stocks at refineries Sugar, Cuban movement: Receipts, Cuban ports Exports Stocks, end of month 158 135 206 thous. of bush.. I I j thous. of bush.. | thous. of bush.. I thous. of bush.. | 6,424 5,576 6,403 40,488 16,450 28,710 37,192 23,199 18,298 42,493 23,925 23,375 thous. of bush. thous. of bush. 18,993 8,689 17,612 10,269 27,300 14,206 thous. of bush. thous. of bush. thous. of bush. 155,517 1,105 20,488 185,549 3,274 18,686 127,409 12,846 32,940 thous. of bush. thous. of bush. thous. of bush. tons. 3,700 4,000 1,200 87,786 3,600 3,200 800 90.646 2,590 7,200 1,000 85,988 thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs.. 1,512 96,878 95,410 1,912 123,610 173,453 1,780 128,721 200,366 long tons.. long tons.. 384,200 121,656 288,031 58,189 309,274 69,185 long tons.. long tons.. long tons.. 68,671 244,986 86,266 9,920 83,151 31,246 46,013 191,160 49,495 Factory employment, U. S. (1,428 firms) .thousands.. 1 Cumulative total for the crop year to December 1 2,026 2,016 1,862 28.6 25.1 28.0 24.0 53,962 80,756 153,057 859 2,028 5,595 319 605 1,336 67,468 42,848 133,786 976,615 49,890 39,969 176,233 72,298 35,697 592,314 947,373 53,076 38,856 195,890 61.813 28,987 556,176 17.4 17.6 29.4 28.9 LABOR. TRANSPORTATION. Index of ocean freight rates: United States Atlantic to United Kingdom weighted index number.. 23.4 All Europe weighted index number.. 22.9 Freight-car movement: SurplusBox cars number.. 15,116 Coal cars number.. 7,205 Total number.. 24,477 Shortage3.943 Box cars number.. 3,068 Coal cars number.. 12,336 Total number.. Car loadings (weekly average)— Total cars.. ,073.085 49.428 Grain and grain products cars.. 43,755 Livestock cars.. 191,677 Coal cars.. 74,023 Forest products cars.. 59,340 Ore cars.. Merchandise and miscellaneous cars.. 642,876 Locomotives in bad order (1st following mo.): 16.4 Freight per cent of No. in use.. Passenger percent of No. in use.. 17.8 PRICE INDEX NUMBERS. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. 1922 CHEMICALS AND DRUGS. Wool receipts at Boston: Total Domestic Foreign Cotton: Stocks (world visible) Ginnings l Imports Exports Consumption Stocks at mills Stocks at warehouses Active spindles Coal production: Bituminous Anthracite Coke production: Beehive By product 1923 ITEMS. 127 221 31,398 125 217 29,702 122 193 30,776 29,267 31,117 30,551 38,646 34,868 30,654 28,651 30,158 41,467 37,714 26,828 26,431 29,269 19,132 35,209 48,037 52,326 22,350 44,251 26,693 52,741 12,131 15,257 5,163 7,156 7,503 10,0% 43.83 31.71 43.52 31.38 45.29 34.27 33,253 37,141 26,586 39,221 26,582 40,161 115,428 295,389 106,083 316,820 105,800 352,465 Dun's (1st of following mo.) Bradstreet's (1st of following mo.) price index number.. 158 158 153 price index number.. 143 146 150 37,743 22,577 15,166 30,193 18,085 7,246 2,985 1,877 34,528 20,416 14,112 29,387 17,283 7,508 2,769 1,827 31,201 20,197 11,004 25,31* 14,834 6,313 2,582 1,585 3,201 1,161 2,040 3,583 3,006 1,088 1,918 2,879 2,859 1,028 1,831 2,763 22,082 21,800 51,713 230,261 22,055 21,780 46,565 190,844 22,964 22,709 41,647 226,974 426,548 256,287 ! 254,253 DISTRIBUTION. ..thous. of dolls, Mail-order houses, total sales .thous. of dolls, Sears, Roebuck & Co . .thous. of dolls, Montgomery Ward & Co ..thous. of dolls, Ten-cent stores, total sales . .thous. of dolls, F. W. Woolworth Co . .thous. of dolls, S. S. Kresge Co . .thous. of dolls, S. H. Kress Co ..thous. of dolls. McCrory Stores Corp Restaurant sales: Total—two chains thous. of dolls.. Waldorf, Inc thous. of dolls.. Childs Co thous. of dolls.. American Whol. Corp., total sales.. .thous. of dolls.. PUBLIC FINANCE. United States debt: Gross mill, of dolls.. Total interest-bearing mill, of dolls.. Customs receipts thous. of dolls.. Ordinary receipts thous. of dolls.. Expenditures chargeable against ordi-* t». »**« ^ nary receipts thous. of dolls.. 24 NOVEMBER DATA—Continued. 1923 ITEMS. rI October. 1922 Europe: England dolls, per £ sterling.. France dolls, per franc.. Italy ,.dolls, per lira.. Belgium. doils. per f r a n c . Netherlands , dolls, per guilder.. Sweden dolls, per krona.. Switzerland , dolls, per franc.. Asia: Japan dolls, per y e n . . India dolls, per rupee.. America: Canada dolls, per Can. doll,. Argentina dolls, per gold peso.. Brazil dolls, per milreis.. Chile dolls, per paper peso.. General index of foreign exchange.. .index number.. 19,983 18,521 19,027 17,098 17,730 16,377 18,048 I 15,304 ! 17,332 14,098 297 884 2,225 3,191 1,959 76.3 373 794 j 2,246 ! 3,197 j 1,939 I 76.4 i 564 650 2,330 3,203 1,860 76.4 11,943 4,530 11,158 11,904 4,465 | 11,102 j 11,219 4,543 11,095 4. 70 5.13 4.80 I 4.90 4.38 176 668 55 845 5.10 I Novem- | November. I ber. October. 181 ': 657 i 56 i Metals. Pig iron: Foundry No. 2, northern Basic Valley, furnace Steel billets, Bessemer Structural steel beams Copper, electrolytic Zinc, slab, prime western Tin, pig Lead, desilverized Fuel. Coal: Bituminous, Kanawha, f. o. b . Cincinnati dolls, per short t o n . . Anthracite, chestnut dolls, per long t o n . . Coke, Connellsville dolls, per short t o n . . Petroleum, Kansas-Oklahoma dolls, per b b l . . 155 611 61 766 92,826 29,195 1,932 123,953 82,167 24,813 1,292 108,272 82.46 66.29 64.75 71.25 70.56 83.25 66.79 64.53 72.02 70.96 84.68 70.52 69.28 73.79 74.10 6,336 2,173 9,321 1,673 79,302 1,704 50,292 1,737 40,265 145,585 77,423 223,008 162,271 65,869 228,140 181,457 89,420 270,877 . 636 31.718 .641 32.238 .652 32.066 4.52 . 060 .045 .051 .391 .264 . 179 4.38 .055 .044 .047 .380 .263 .176 .488 . 311 .484 .309 .986 . 737 . 095 . 118 63 .981 .712 .088 .111 61 mills, of dolls.. 2,185 1,851 1,563 number.. thous. of dolls.. 235 3,603 182 7,332 310 4,619 WHOLESALE PRICES. 4.39 10.52 7.19 1.250 2.04 j 2.19 44.17 ! 18.500 I 42.27 18.500 49.27 19.500 19.00 18.00 14.75 1.75 ] 1.67 1.75 .154 .156 .465 .440 .141 .148 .455 .440 .228 .189 .525 .450 6.25 4.85 6.25 4.85 6.35 4.85 4.25 .75 4.25 .75 4.25 .70 Brick. dolls, per t h o u s . Portland Cement. Cash, Chicago dolls, per b b l . . Leather. Green salted packer's heavy native steers dolls. per l b . . Calfskin, country No. 1 dolls, p e r l b . . Sole, oak, scoured backs, Boston dolls, per l b . . Chrome calf. " B " grade, Boston dolls, per sq. f t . . Boots and shoes: Men's black calf blucher dolls, per p a i r . . j Men's dress welt,tan calf,St.Louis.dolls, per p a i r . . i Women's black kid, Goodyear, | St. Louis dolls, per pair..j Sulphuric acid, 66°, N . Y dolls, per 100 l b s . . \ Grains, etc. j Cottonseed oil, New York dolls, per lb..i Wheat: ! No. 1 northern, Chicago dolls, per b u . . No. 2 red winter, Chicago dolls, per b u . . Flour, standard patents, Minneapolis dolls, per b b l . . Flour,winter straights,Kansas City .dolls, per b b l . . Corn, contract grades No. 2, Chicago..dolls, per b u . . Oats, contract grades, Chicago dolls, per b u . . Barley.fair to good malting, Chicago..dolls, per b u . . Rye, No. 2, Chicago dolls, per b u . . Cattle and beef. 4.48 .069 ! Cattle, corn fed dolls, per 100 l b s . . .045 Beef, fresh native steers dolls, per 100 l b s . . .064 Beef, steer rounds, No. 2 dolls, per 100 l b s . . .393 .268 Hogs and pork. .184 Hogs, heavy, Chicago dolls, per 100 l b s . . dolls, per 100 l b s . . .484 Hams, smoked, Chicago .295 Sheep and mutton. 1.000 .822 .119 .124 67 11.48 i 3.81 ! 1.050 ! 2.15 Southern pine," B " and better, dolls, per M ft. b . m . . Douglas fir, No. 1 common...dolls per M ft. b . m . . 92,128 30,697 1,915 124,740 345 1,202 3,198 3.89 11.47 3.85 1.238 Lumber. 444,936 152,061 7,200 604,197 1,618 831 4,055 23.65 20.88 40.00 2.50 .128 .067 .444 I dolls, perlb.. 389,367 125,960 16,524 531,852 [i Common red, N . Y 217 ! 1,867 6,548 ! 13,261 73,197 146,339 29.65 27.75 37.75 2.10 .136 .075 .360 .072 25.37 23.50 40.00 2.50 .126 .067. .417 Rubber. 472,503 146,882 13,458 632,843 617 7,417 79,528 dolls, per long t o n . . dolls, per long t o n . . dolls, per long t o n . . dolls, per 100 l b s . . dolls, per l b . . dolls, per l b . . dolls, p e r l b . . dolls, per l b . . Para, N. Y CANADIAN INDUSTRY. 1922 WHOLESALE PRICES—continued. 19,152 19,747 FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Textiles. Wool: Ohio, i and | grades Worsted yarn Wool dress goods \ Men's suitings Cotton: Raw, N. Y Yarn Print cloth Sheeting Silk: Raw, Japanese, N. Y ITEMS. Novem- i November. ! ber. BANKING AND FINANCE. Debits to individual accounts: In New York City mills, ofdolls.. Outside New York City mills, of dolls.. Bank clearings: New York City mills, of dolls.. Outside New York City mills, of dolls.. Federal reserve banks: Total investments mills, of dolls.. Bills discounted mills, of dolls.. Notes in circulation mills, of dolls.. Total reserves mills, of dolls.. Total deposits mills, of dolls.. Reserve ratio per cent.. Member banks: I Total loans and discounts mills, of dolls.. Total investments mills, of dolls.. Net demand deposits mills, of dolls.. Interest rates: New York call loans per cent.. Commercial two-name paper per cent.. j Life insurance: i Number of new policies— I Ordinary thous. of policies.. Industrial thous. of policies.. Group policies.. Total thous. of policies.. Amount of new insurance— Ordinary thous. ofdolls..! Industrial thous. of dolls.. Group thous. of dolls.. Total. thous. of dolls.. Premium collections— Ordinary thous. of dolls.. Industrial thous. ofdolls.. Group thous. ofdolls.. Total thous. ofdolls.. Bond prices: Highest-grade rails p . ct. of par, 4% b o n d . . Second-grade rails p . ct. of par, 4% bond.. Public utility p . ct. of par, 4% b o n d . . Industrial p . ct. of par, 4% b o n d . . Comb, price index p . ct. of par, 4% b o n d . . War Finance Corporation: To banks and livestock associationsAdvancements thous. ofdolls.. Repayments thous. of dolls.. j Balance thous. ofdolls.. To cooperative marketing associationsAdvancements thous. of dolls.. Repayments thous. of dolls.. Balance thous. of dolls.. Business failures: Firms number.. Liabilities thous. ofdolls.. Bond sales: Miscellaneous thous. of dolls.. Liberty Victory thous. of dolls.. Total thous. ofdolls.. Silver: Price at New York dolls, per fine oz.. Price at London pence per standard oz.. Bank clearings Business failures: Firms Liabilities 1923 Sheep, ewes, Chicago dolls, per 100 l b s . . Sheep, lambs, Chicago dolls, per 100 l b s . . .118 .094 1.197 1.097 1.092 1.061 1.228 1.273 6.200 5.400 1.011 .439 .678 .720 6.038 5.213 .842 .442 .656 .708 6.713 5.706 .722 .445 .678 10.450 17.50 15.50 9.844 17.50 13.60 10.500 15.50 14.00 7.775 21.90 7.131 20.90 8.244 21.30 5.275 12.775 5.656 12.275 6.438 14.050 .076 .090 .073 .087 .056 .068 28.00 28.00 27.50 144 148 199 172 142 182 129 183 120 153 146 148 201 167 141 181 130 176 118 152 143 143 192 218 133 185 127 179 122 156 .120 i Sugar. Wholesale, 96° centrifugal, N . Y Refined, N . Y Tobacco. Burley, good leaf, dark red, Louisville dolls, per l b . . dolls, p e r l b . . dolls, per 100 l b s . . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PRICE INDEX NUMBERS. dolls, per y d . . dolls, per y d . . dolls, per y d . . dolls, per y d . . ^ dolls, per l b . . dolls, p e r l b . . dolls, per y d . dolls, p e r y d . .946 1.650 1.035 3.690 .946 1.650 1.035 3.690 .945 1.650 .950 3.420 .301 .494 . 075 .125 .350 .540 .079 .128 .256 .452 .077 .117 dolls, per l b . . 7.840 7.840 7.889 Relative to 1913. Farm products Food, etc Cloths and clothing Fuel and lighting Metals and metal products Building material Chemicals and drugs House-furnishing goods Miscellaneous All commodities 25 INDEXES OF BUSINESS. The index numbers presented in this table are designed to show the trend in production, prices, trade, etc., in various groups of industry and commerce. They consist in general of weighted combinations of series of individual index numbers, and often the individual index numbers making up the series are also given. The base year of all the index numbers is 1919, except prices which are on a 1913 base, and unfilled orders, on a 1920 base. The function of index numbers is explained on the inside front cover. A condensed form of this table is given on p. 7. EXPLANATION. Maximum Minimum All index numbers are relative to 1919 as 100, except since Jan. since Jan. 1,1920. prices, which are relative to 1918, and unfilled 1,1920. orders, which are relative to 1920. September. October Per cent increase ( + ) or decrease (—), October from September. PRODUCTION. RAW MATERIALS, total. 156 73 208 137 121 241 124 156 129 131 145 154 105 41 0 0 17 74 38 57 80 83 227 143 142 153 245 371 135 190 128 19 58 64 54 30 21 45 94 80 MINERALS: Petroleum Bituminous coal__. Anthracite coal Iron ore* •er_ Le; Zinc Gold Silver Total ANIMAL PRODUCTS (marketings): Wool Cattle and calves Hogs Sheep Eggs* Poultry* Fish Milk (New York) Total CROPS (marketings): Grains— 389 Corn* 218 Wheat* 211 Oats* 85 Barley* 353 Rye* 367 Rice* 206 Total* Vegetables— 349 Potatoes (white)* 314 Sweet potatoes* 497 Tomatoes* 282 Onions* 316 Cabbage* 467 Celery* 291 Total* Fruits— 655 Apples* 532 Peaches* 208 Citrus fruit* 1,049 Grapes* 799 Pears* 785 Watermelons* 566 Cantaloupes* 1,925 Strawberries* 405 Total* Cotton products— 225 Cotton* 276 Cottonseed* 232 Total* Miscellaneous crops— 148 Hay* 258 Tobacco* 566 Flaxseed* 562 Cane sugar* 170 Total* Grand total, crops. 195 61 43 49 22 32 4 54 235 183 116 66 300 149 190 45 4 2 35 22 4 58 159 314 344 251 166 154 187 4 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 48 10.6 10.4 8.0 16.1 35.8 61.5 10.4 225 292 103 269 316 384 228 55 358 55 205 603 328 288 25 2 23 46 0 28 0 22 49 * Fluctuations between maximum and Tninimmn largely due to seasonal variations. 74965—24- 45.8 7.0 51.4 28.6 111.0 239.8 28.7 223 241 179 274 306 367 229 + - 209.0 92.1 63.9 22.1 38.2 92.3 78.7 26 INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued. 1923 1922 Maximum Minimum i All index numbers are relative to 1919 as 100, except since Jan. since Jan. 1, 1920. 1, 1920. prices, which are relative to 1918, and unfilled September. October. orders, which are relative to 1920. EXPLANATION. July. August. September. October. Per cent increase ( + ) or decrease (—), October from September. PRODUCTION—Continued. FOREST PRODUCTS: Lumber Pulpwood Gum (rosin and turpentine) Distilled wood Total . 135 135 267 151 136 59 51 20 24 61 119 91 189 86 118 119 122 2 92 95 247 158 111 108 118 ! * 124 131 126 75 64 91 113 99 123 178 244 40 41 96 150 86 90 202 64 121 112 169 120 135 122 233 113 41 20 38 29 35 78 91 58 113 46 129 102 74 56 124 1 58 233 104 126 138 130 60 42 54 100 119 107 108 129 116 94 101 96 152 149 139 147 34 33 9 32 80 97 53 92 104 117 65 112 144 125 107 127 133 119 150 59 51 57 130 119 198 133 136 91 130 115 63 84 80 80 105 95 83 113 101 88 92 75 81 92 90 109 102 107 95 118 104 146 86 123 130 * 105 116 * 96 140 163 188 269 159 40 96 4 21 92 77 141 83 188 126 100 145 150 156 139 131 160 8 245 141 129 157 12 267 140 122 157 59 219 142 119 163 162 213 159 124 124 200 119 53 48 33 57 103 79 171 110 117 73 184 116 97 79 189 113 92 81 194 113 80 85 196 111 90 86 200 116 150 28 107 101 150 38 86 87 185 125 127 275 156 175 79 88 116 135 104 188 119 128 50 79 105 98 267 108 3 136 125 85 220 94 3 125 106 108 96 108 135 2 131 106 214 106 132 2 + + + + 4.8 24.7 2.7 12.8 5.6 MANUFACTURING : Foodstuffs— Meats _ __ Wheat flour Sugar Ice cream Butter Cheese Condensed milk Glucose and starch _ . Oleomargarine Rice Total TextilesCotton (consumption) Wool (consumption) _ Total Iron and steel— Pig iron Steel ingots Locomotives Total Lumber— Lumber Flooring Total. Leather— Sole leather Boots and shoes Total Paper and printing— Total Chemicals, etc.— Coke_. Pp/fvroleiim products Cottonseed oil* Turpentine and rosin* Total ._ _ Stone, clay, and glass— Brick __ _ Glass bottles Cement* Total Metals, excepting iron and steel— Copper smelting and refining Zinc smelting and refining. Enamel ware _ Lead Total Tobacco— Manufactured tobacco and snuff Cigars Cigarettes Total, _ __ Miscellaneous— Shipbuilding Automobiles* Rubber tires* Total . _ . Grand total, all commodities Grand total, 62 commodities 232 181 ! I 106 126 113 100 105 102 98 101 99 110 113 111 135 131 122 131 123 118 150 120 124 126 139 127 122 135 125 131 203 223 194 206 150 137 144 97 220 150 130 2 80 100 54 67 * 114 2 2 2 8 2 2 2 1 106 98 93 - 48.6 - 8.0 + 13.6 + 7.1 + 15.5 + 45.5 + 56.4 + 2.9 + 12.2 + 3.0 + 12.1 + 0.8 + 6.8 - 7.3 + 5.8 + 4.8 + 6.2 + 5.1 + 8.0 + 10.3 + 9.5 + 10.4 - 2.5 + 3.8 + 174.6 - 2.7 + + + + + 12.0 12.5 1.2 2.0 4.5 + 5.4 + 7.8 + 29.7 109 232 102 212 110 275 132 140 147 153 142 174 135 146 132 175 - 101 118 95 100 102 105 96 102 103 121 102 108 132 111 132 115 126 110 142 125 0 199 99 99 112 102 140 6 209 114 108 119 111 144 3 199 99 100 110 102 141 4 222 112 112 3 119 *110 153 90 85 83 116 + 7.3 + 18.6 + .12.7 + 13.6 + 33.3 + 11.6 + 13.1 + 12.0 + 8.2 + 7.8 + 8.5 + 39.8 64 70 ELECTRICAL POWER 79 239 221 146 132 117 153 2 48 20 36 81 74 98 5 126 130 81 105 101 125 10 144 143 93 114 108 134 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (total)* 139 30 95 100 83 175 125 103 2 70 103 2 55 101 * 104 80 260 180 140 2 90 75 43 57 1 113 2 2 2 + 9.4 + 4.6 + 42.2 113 197 144 125 ^ Estimated. 2 105 113 118 2 90 2 115 2 117 2 75 119 2 80 158 * 107 107 94 ! ! * Partly estimated. * Since Jan. 1,1921. •Fluctuations between maximum and minimum largely due to seasonal variations. 2.2 + 19.0 27 INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued. 1922 EXPLANATION. Maximum Minimum All index numbers arc relative to 1919 as 100, except since Jan. since Jan. 1,1920. prices, which are relative to 191S, and unfilled 1,1920. orders, which arc relative to 1920. 1923 September. October. July. August. September October. Per cent increase (+) or decrease (—), October from September. STOCKS. Cotton (mills and warehouses) Pig iron - -Lumber PaDer and DUID - - Oils and naval stores __ Brick and enamel ware Nonferrous metals Total 143 173 41 31 88 31 118 33 150 126 190 118 84 75 85 378 152 98 93 126 103 133 89 136 98 146 91 116 71 42 130 2 133 106 127 8 2 41 147 134 107 8 2 8 128 123 96 97 60 161 138 101 97 176 112 95 173 142 2 86 130 96 + 58.3 -f- 7.5 + 2.9 — 14.9 + 1.6 - 1.0 + 140.6 -f 11.6 98 106 204 123 153 104 40 72 72 68 60 68 117 58 96 78 116 99 12 68 92 39 64 62 88 43 62 100 100 106 105 76 116 84 105 60 85 76 108 91 111 68 89 51 94 81 106 66 80 71 121 85 111 70 90 71 123 90 115 94 123 98 129 80 100 131 49 75 109 74 73 92 134 279 204 188 162 181 165 83 55 116 109 106 71 136 118 141 129 134 118 157 119 149 133 127 121 144 82 162 141 128 101 154 103 166 145 135 100 152 102 165 143 140 134 180 137 192 152 138 139 186 154 80 101 106 121 130 126 90 116 98 125 111 136 147 142 309 181 97 91 110 109 110 110 136 102 136 102 138 109 139 103 243 114 133 135 139 144 144 131 138 248 346 281 203 300 138 141 193 183 145 190 193 178 145 186 199 172 142 182 - 213 121 188 226 135 183 143 183 244 134 180 142 147 171 178 109 155 140 128 127 + 0.8 8 213 106 8 8 265 125 UNFILLED ORDERS. Total (based on 1920=100) 3 54 - 6.9 WHOLESALE TRADE. (Value.) Hardware Shoes --Dry goods Groceries -Drugs -IVIeat Dackinsr Total - - -- 75 117 75 + 11.4 + 5.6 0.0 + 8.9 + 12.2 + 6.7 4- 6.4 RETAIL TRADE. (Value.) MAIL-ORDER HOUSES (4 houses) CHAIN STORES: Ten-cent (4 chains) Music (4 chains) Grocerv (21 chains) Drug (10 chains) Cierar (3 chains) Shoe (5 chains) DEPARTMENT STORES: Sales (306 stores) _ _ Stocks (265 stores). __ _ + 45.7 + 18.4 + 34.3 + 16.4 + 6.3 1.4 + 3.7 + 32.4 •f 4.4 PRICE INDEX NUMBERS. (AH price index numbers relative to 1913.) F A R M PRICES: Crops (15th of month) Livestock (15th of month) WHOLESALE PRICES: Department of Labor— Farm products Food, etc Cloths and clothing Fuel and lighting Metals and metal products. Building material Chemicals House-furnishing goods Miscellaneous All commodities Federal Reserve Board (Department of Labor prices) — Total raw products Agricultural products _ Animal products Forest products Mineral products Producers' goods Consumers' goods All commodities Federal Reserve Board Index— Goods imported Goods exported _ All commodities _ _ _ Dun's (1st of following mo.) BradstreeVs (1st of following mo.) _ -_ _ 173 114 124 124 275 208 173 116 187 121 248 138 176 120 153 154 151 249 135 168 166 153 136 132 147 132 154 120 152 125 311 218 122 103 375 152 202 176 144 182 128 129 183 120 183 121 183 120 150 154 153 153 158 155 163 131 172 122 + - 0.7 5.5 0.0 - 2.7 1.5 2.3 1.4 0.0 - 0.0 0.8 0.6 + - 1.9 5.5 6.9 - 2.8 0.0 + 0.5 199 204 209 203 196 197 236 132 218 135 179 141 177 137 176 139 171 139 146 150 152 154 154 158 159 138 153 154 151 150 154 153 246 102 127 134 141 137 145 150 272 267 125 142 157 164 163 165 170 159 166 159 176 163 181 163 218 134 145 151 154 155 158 158 0.0 227 115 136 145 139 140 142 143 + 0.7 272 244 168 118 249 247 2 Estimated. » Partly estimated. + 0.6 - 0.6 + 3.4 + 2.8 0.0 28 INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued. 1923 1922 EXPLANATION. Maximum Minimum All index numbers are relative to 1919 as 100, except since Jan. since Jan. 1,1920. prices, which are relative to 1918, and unfilled 1,1920. September. October. orders, which are relative to 1920. July. September. October. August. Per cent increase ( + ) or decrease (—), September from August. PRICE INDEX NUMBERS— Continued. RETAIL PRICES, FOOD 219 139 140 143 147 146 149 150 + 0.7 219 175 288 200 192 205 139 143 153 149 140 165 155 187 172 156 143 165 157 187 147 175 170 176 173 162 146 175 171 176 149 175 175 176 150 175 176 178 + + + 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.1 162 163 164 + 0.6 154 156 163 155 158 157 155 170 155 155 158 160 158 161 166 164 166 + + 0.0 0.6 1.2 337 294 601 155 407 369 566 157 175 412 369 567 163 173 424 381 569 + 0.7 0.3 181 421 382 563 153 + 0.6 164 149 163 148 i - 0.0 0.7 0.6 COST OF LIVING, National Industrial Conference Board: Food. . ._ Shelter ClothingFuel and light _. Sundries _ All items weighted 171 155 172 157 173 173 173 0.0 FOREIGN WHOLESALE PRICES: United Kingdom— British Board Trade . London Economist U. S. Fed. Res. Bd France— Gen. Stat. Bureau U. S. Fed. Res. Bd Italy (Bachi) Sweden,_ __ _ Switzerland . Canada— Canadian Dept. Labor U. S. Fed. Res. Bd Australia_ __ India (Calcutta) Japan— Bank of Japan U. S. Fed. Res. Bd __ 310 340 5 6 154 155 163 160 588 537 670 366 326 306 283 504 154 ! 160 ! 329 293 582 158 163 263 279 236 218 162 144 162 145 146 170 I 163 144 158 176 159 177 166 151 180 170 321 202 183 172 ! | 193 179 190 174 192 182 163 1.55 175 171 — i 182 163 147 172 174 171 174 210 212 - 1.1 1.3 0.0 ! + i.o 29 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS. The following table contains a summary of the monthly figures, designed to show the trend in important industrial and commercial movements. The numerical data for the latest months are given and in addition index numbers for the last four months and for two cor• responding 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: September, 1923.—This column gives the September figures corresponding to those for October shown in the next column—in other words, cover the previous month, and in some cases, where indicated by a footnote, refer to the previous quarter; that is, ending June 30, 1923. October, 1923.—In this column are given the figures covering the month of October, or. as in the case of stocks, etc., the situation on October 30 or November 1. In a few cases (usually where returns are reported quarterly only), the figures are for the quarter ending September 30 or the condition on that date/ Where this column is left blank, no figures for September were available at the time of going to press (November 24). Corresponding month, September, 1922, or October, 1922.—Thefiguresin this column present the situation exactly a year previous to those in the "October, 1923," column (that is, generally September, 1922). but where no figures are available for September, 1923, the August, 1922, figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the August, 1923, figures. In the case of quarterly figures, this column shows the corresponding quarter of 1922. Cumulative total through latest month.—These columns set forth, for those items that properly can be cumulated, the cumulative total for the ten months of the calendar years 1922 and 1923, respectively, except where the October, 1923, figures are lacking, in which case the cumulative total for nine months in each year is given. Percentage increase ( + ) or decrease ( — ) cumulative. 1923 from 1922.—This column shows the per cent by which the cumulated total for the ten months ending October, 1923, is greater ( + ) or less ( —) than the total for the corresponding: period ended October, 1922. 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 pre-war 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 (4-) or decrease ( —) October from September.—The last column shows the per cent increase or decrease of the figure for the last month compared with the preceding month. INDEX NUMBERS. 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 detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. Percent- Per- September, 1923. Corresponding October, month, ! Septem1923. ber or i October, ; 1922. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. increase or decrease (-) 1922 1923 cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1922 1923 crease (+) or decrease BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. October from Sept ember. (Sept. Oct. July, i Aug. j Sept. Oct. i TEXTILES. | Wool. Consumption by textile mills, grease equivalent thous. of lbs.. Receipts at Boston: Domestic thous. of lbs.. Foreign thous. of lbs.. Total thous. of lbs.. Imports, unmanufactured thous. of lbs.. 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.. Setsofcards per ct. of hours active.. Combs per ct. of hours active.. | Spinning spindles— i Woolen 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.. j Carpet looms per ct. of active to total.. s 1 46,616 10,434 | 3,473 ] 13,907 i 7,883 77.6 j 67.4 | j 80.9 j 94.0! 85.5^ i 88.9 j 82.8 | ! S3 j 83 | 77 80 84 51,815 ! 59,282 532,445 ! 545,876 | + 4,335 8,637 11,893 20,530 25,261 173,337 186,338 359,676 303,050 121,419 263,540 384,959 372,639 3,176 7,511 9,566 j 76.7 i; 73.9 84.2 92.7 86.2 : 88.0 j 87.0' 84 84 77 81 86 ij j j! 11 78.6 77.7 2.5 1921 -30.0 4- 41.4 + 7.0 + 23.0 1913 1913 64 225 193 147 131 65 77 66 32 ; — 58.5 60 | 8. 6 40 76 114 109 180 113 74 200 106 81 62 1921 105 112 114 117 111 113 111 122 115 100 105 116 ! + 10.5 1921 158 144 144 156 158 164 1921 128 131 132 130 131 130 1921 105 119 109 95 96 97 123 126 126 124 124 122 103 115 110 100 101 106 1921 j1 1913 110 109 112 109 108 109 1913 1913 1913 1913 109 120 123 115 112 114 Includes 21 days only during which period the old tariff law was in effect: remaining 9 days included with October 64 1 241 220 1921 ! 109 i 106 1913 90.6 94.0 1 105 | 1921 i 134 1913 74.0 93.8 106.4 84 89 77 79 83 124 97 104 111 104 104 104 104 108 114 111 110 | 111 121 122 126 125 124 i 127 - 46. 0 + 21. 2 - 1.8 + 3.8 -0.8 + 1.0 + 1.6 5.0 + + 0.9 1.8 0.0 0.9 2.4 + + 30 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. N O T E . — I t e m s marked with a n asterisk (*) have not been published previously i n t h e SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons., detailed tables covering back figures for these items will be found a t t h e end of this bulletin. For detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of t h e SURVEY ( N O . 27). In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. 1923. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Corresponding ! October, month, , 1923. September or October, 1922. 1922 Percentage in! crease INDEX NUMBERS. 1923 Percentage increase or decrease (-) cumulative , 1923 from 1922. 1922 1923 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. ] or deI crease j (-) Sept. Oct. J u l y , ; Aug. I October Oct. from September. Sept. TEXTILES—Continued. Wool—Continued. Wholesale prices: Worstedyarn dolls, p e r l b . . Wool dress goods dolls, per y d . . Men's suitings dolls, per y d . . Wool, Boston: i blood, combing, grease, dolls, p e r l b . . j Territory, fine staple, scoured dolls, p e r l b . . Cotton. bales..' Consumption by textile mills Stocks, end of month: j Mills thous. of bales.. j Warehouses thous. of bales.. j Visible supply thous. of bales.. j Total domestic, ginned thous. of bales.. j Imports, unmanufactured bales.., Exports, unmanufactured bales.. | Manufactured goods: Cotton cloth exports thous. of sq. yds..j Fabric consump. by tire mfrs. thous. of lbs.. Elastic webbing sales thous. of yds.. j Fine cotton goods: j Production pieces..; Sales pieces..I Machinery activity, spindles— j Active thousands.. j Total activity mills, of hours.. j Activity per spindle hours.. j Per cent of capacity | Prices: \ Raw cotton to producer (1st of | fol'g mo.) dolls, per lb.. \ Raw cotton, New York dolls, per lb..' Cotton yarn dolls, per l b . . i Print cloth dolls, per yd.. Sheeting dolls, per yd.. Knit Underwear. i Production doz.. Orders received thous. of doz.. j Shipments doz.. | Cancellations doz.. | Unfilled orders, end of month thous. of doz..; Silk. j Imports, raw thous. of lbs.. j Consumption, raw bales.. j Stocks, raw end of month Dales.. j Prices, raw, Japanese, N. Y dolls, per lb..! 1.700 j 1.035! 3.690 1.650 jj 1.035 3.690 1.500 j .8*4 j 3.285 | .47 .47 .47 1.32 1.30 | 483,852 ; 541,825 773 2,148 1,598 3,433 6,608 689,435 .272 . 280 .472 .071 .111 1,382 9,800 187 145 213 1913 193 146 213 232 ; 225 219 184 | 184 184 239 | 239 239 212 | - 2.9 184 || 0.0 239 ;'l 0.0 176 j 188 204 ! 200 188 j 188 !| 0.0 1913 228 | 235 253 1913 102 ] 111 96 102 1913 1913 1913 1914 1913 1913 103 243 118 198 132 110 81 53 28 51 ! 31 ! 17 24 ! 34 50,985 499,656 \ 392,479 - 21.5 10,065 92,573 , 102,011 + 10.2 14,147 i 136,362 137,757 + 1.0 1913 1921 1919 372,996 3,781,946 I 4,354,625 j-f 15.1 666,787 3,548,153 I 3,475,875 - 2.0 1919 1919 108 | 97 129 j 149 326,680 | 348,044 1+ 6.5 1913 110 : 112 113 111 8,172 26,816 ; 798,664 4,648,123 3,676,316 |- 20.9 138 150 99 112. 50 100 33,837 | 99.2 . 1922 .288 .301 .494 .075 .224 .228 .424 .072 .108 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 167 168 167 191 176 196 1S7 ! 178 202 171 177 , 208 192 176 190 1920 *1920 *1920 »1920 *1920 98 652 170 24 336 115 1,201 I 13J | 18 : 464 | .125 I | 5,240 25,917 32,679 7,840 i ' 232 ! 228 ! 100 57 122 52 83 33 95 82 I 104 103 102 ! 122 99 75 81 70 34,379 ji 8,382 223 95.4 I | ; j 240 79 | 183 \ 72 | 125 | 125 | 51 ! I j 138 : 136 100 | 3,637 ' 444,079 327,694 666,000 685,800 1,515 , 598 708,300 | 654,300 10,800 ; 20,700 2,650 | 2,325 4,520 26,929 27,367 10.9 4,287 38,169 ; 44,795 6,656 ! 8,431 10,358 ! 11,259 33,930 7,482 200 93.2 1.34 i 533,744 4,978,998 \ 5,520,504 1,103 I 3,485 • 2,785 i 5,299 | 7,615 | 781,722 430,361 438,968 ; 1913 1913 1913 112 98 112 112 h + 12.0 j 82 \ + 42.7 i + 62.3 90 !+ 74.3 128 > 54.4 37 '+ 15.2 108 4- 13.4 19S 121 + 1 7 . 4 126 + 26.7 77 |!+ 8.7 116 !'+ 3.2 73 ! j - 25.3 114 8,289 . + 1.3 + 12.0 223 . + 11.5 681,300 6,318,000 1,212 7,267 603,000 !6,527,700 9,000 I 144,900 2,333 7,826 37,471 45,893 1.5 46,766 301,111 6,839,100 | + 6,665 |+ 7,476,300 ! + 14.5 176,400 | + 21.7 50,907 | | + 8.9 309,918 | | + 2.9 8,330 1913 *1920 1920 1913 + 2.4 201 227 240 i + 5.9 199 223 235 | | + 5.2 175 191 200 |j+ 4.7 187 204 217 jj + 5.6 181 181 204 |j + 12.6 107 125 113 116 j;+ 3.0 464 661 ,500 592 I1,— 60.5 153 ! 194 154 143 j : - 7.6 36 81 22 380 270 527 463 U48 275 ! 224 192 | 210 I 160 72 | 89 ! 45 210 229 i 197 170 159 184 !;+ 15.9 188 151 50 53 202 269 145 | L 3.8 64 ||+ 19.4 215 j i - 20.0 41 ji+ 91.7 ! - 12.3 Burlap a n d Fiber. Imports: Fiber, unmanufactured Burlap long tons.. thous. of lbs.. 14,144 45,136 210,180 19,310 I 29,065 46,499 | 51,038 I 429,536 251,912 ij+ 19.9 1909-1913 500,140 |i+ 16.4 1909-1913 5,872 38,487 53,812 i + 39.8 I 1913 20,944 27,838 34,219 I + 63.4 1913 37,271 ! + 33.9 1913 l l 64 49 118 j 150 130 119 133 67 + 36.5 137 + 3.0 73 126 131 118 108 - 10.6 79 103 144 134 122 112 | 135 139 146 131 123 141 77 ! 102 70 I METALS. Iron a n d Steel. iron ore movement thous. of short tons.. Production: Pig iron thous. of long tons.. Steel ingots (prorated).thous. of long tons.. 1 9,468 8,461 3,126 3,149 2,638 3,31P 3,548 3,410 Includes 21 days only during which period t h e old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. s Six m o n t h s ' average, J u l y t o December, inclusive. * Eleven m o n t h s ' average, F e b r u a r y t o December, inclusive. 0.7 7.0 31 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. INDEX NUMBERS. NUMERICAL DATA. In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. METALS—Continued. Percentage increase 1923 1922 | (+ ) I or dej crease (-) ! Octo| ber Sept. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. I from j Sep| tember. ; PerI centagi CUMULATIVE TOTAL ! increase THROUGH 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 detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarter]v issue of the SURVEY (NO, 27). 1923. Corresponding month, September or October, 1922. 1923. LATEST MONTH. 1922 1923 ; (+) . or de! crease (-) , cumulative 1923 from 1922. BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. ; ! ! j ; Iron and. Steel—Continued. Merchant pig iron: : Production .thous. of long tons.. Sales... ,., . . . .thous. of long tons.. S h i p m e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of long tons.. Unfilled o r d e r s . . . . . . . .thous. of long tons.. Stocks, merchant furnaces . . . . . . .thous. of long tons.. Stocks, steel plants... .thous. of long tons.. Lake Superior iron ore: Stocks— \ Total . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of tons.. | At furnaces .thous. of tons..\ On Lake Erie docks thous. of tons..! Consumption . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s . of tons.. | Steel castings: ; Total bookings .short tons.. • Railroad specialties short tons.. | Miscellaneous bookings .short tons.. j Exports (comparable) .thous. of long tons, .j Exports (total) .thous. of long tons.. j Imports . . . . . . . t h o u s . of long tons.. j Unfilled orders, U. S. Steel j Corp., end of month. ....thous. of long tons..; Foundry production, Ohio.. .per ct. of normal, .j Meltings .long tons.. i Total stocks long tons.. Receipts of i r o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l o n g tons.. j "Wholesale prices. 456 301 2,420 5,063 j +1C9.2 1914 301 1S7 3,2S1 3,706 j + 13.0 1914 3,218 4,460 ; + 38.6 80 1914 89 1914 64 144 132 66 92 us 123 69 120 91 117 57 121 |+ 0.4 76 |- 6.2 120 |+ 2.8 47 - 17.3 90 102 78 109 + 7.5 S5 + 9.5 90 10S 123 135 14S 100 119 + 9.6 + 8.3 + 15.3 - 0.3 74 41 103 54 91 109 - 21.3 - 54.6 + 6.6 - 10.9 - 11.5 - 19.4 79 131 176 + 110 |+ 200 + 3SS 399 296 746 617 834 773 S31 157 1914 20 21 147 161 31 1921 16 ; 10 37,450 41,042 44,181 1919-20 137 i 145 30,430 | 32,945 34, 595 1919-20 147 : 155 101 111 ; U S 61 7,020 ; 8,097 9,586 i 1919-20 4,814 • 4,801 4,012 1919-20 74 47,574 ! 37,446 : 1913 21,685 I 9,840 194 233 154 4S 77 28S 25,889 i 27,606 ; 138 | 123 |' 174 j 154 !| 29 i 5,036 71.51 18,774 22,830 12,876 75,709 34,276 ! 4,672 I 68.14 21,458 | 24,426 i 16,488 ! 41,433 104 I 134 | 174 ! | 6,902 ; 61.42 14,073 19,631 10,106 665,271 787,201 + IS. 3 348,772 : 351,902 + 0.9 316,499 ; 435,359 + 37. u 1,443 ! 1,312 ~ 9.1 1,643 - 5 . 0 1,730 669 + 35.7 493 : 191o 1913 1913 1922 1913 1913 114,911 211,346 +83.9 167,947 +117.2 ; ' : i I 121 137 73 86 133 120 150 103 144 71 155 . 132 62 46 102 79 196 656 120 56 96 166 94 91 97 60 103 135 117 119 116 88 123 92 154 148 103 181 S5 13S 154 102 156 1922 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 229 ! 210 222 210 153 ! 155 166 | 166 211 ; 206 146 : 149 146 | 148 137 1 141 1922 1922 77,341 100 143 113 121 112 75 87 1922 93 100 : 165 207 127 183 100 7.2 5.1 14.3 7.0 28.1 \ Pig iron: ! Foundry Xo. 2, | Northern dolls, per long ton..j Basic, Valley furnace, .dolls, per long ton..| Steel billets,Bessemer, .dolls, per long ton. J Iron and steel dolls, per long ton.. Composite pig iron dolls, per long ton. .j Composite steel dolls, per 100 lbs.. j Composite finished steel.dolls, per 100 lbs. .J Structural steel beams...dolls, per 100 lbs..i ! Finished I r o n a n d Steel. j 26.52 24.88 41.88 44.84 25.98 3.03 2.78 2.50 25.37 23.50 40.00 43.84 24.37 3.02 2.78 2.78 33.57 30.90 40.00 43.60 31.82 2.57 2.44 2.10 Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized: j 185,557 ! 225,714 ,; 243,476 i 1,842,569 2,331,453 Production (actual) short tons. 71.5 | Production per ct. of capacity. 76.6 ij 91.8 L . . . . . . . . . J 205,772 | 230,820 ! 223,874 I 1,743,644 j 2,381,44S Shipments. short tons. 223,556 I 185,110 j 208,916 I 1,874,034 i 2,048,060 Sales short tons Unfilled orders short tons. 343,096 | 307,540 ;' 376,394 L.........J Stocks128,981 i Total short tons. 114,313 I 106,884 29,975 ! 71,902 I 20,690 ! Unsold short tons. ! Steel barrels: Shipments barrels 164,511 | 177,073 | 189,484 ' 1,913,247 2,111,046 Production per ct. of capacity. 30.0 | 33.7 I 35.9 | 335,324 Unfilled orders barrels. 405,653 j 287,141 j j 122,500 New orders barrels 172,751 11 132,050 j 1,784,832 j 1,634,183 Structural steel: 120,000 I 145,000 1,650,600 I 1,627,500 Sales (prorated) short tons 132,500 Sales. per ct. of capacity 48 I! 58 53 2 Six months' average, July to December, inclusive. 58 1+ 26.5 j........ +36.6 | + 9.3 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 10.3 - 8.4 - 1.4 1 ! 118 111 110 , 134 | 55 ! 170 166 171 168 165 j 165 172 170 175 i 169 176 178 167 167 166 166 166 159 ;- 4.3 169 160 i- 5.5 162 155 - 4.5 170 167 - 1.8 168 - 156 - 6.2 176 176 i- 0.3 167 167 1 0.0 166 167 i+ 11.2 142 102 137 108 132 ;|+ 21.6 126 96 11098 105 |!+ 7.1 130 112 136 , 120 , 134 ;|+ 12.2 148 66 83159 ! 131 | j - 17.2 55 59 46 50 i 45 ||- 10.4 ; 110 ; 115 126 ! 120 102 95 ||- 6.5 || 380 \ 370 574 | 577 536 jl, 286 ! +139.9 1921 1921 »1921 1920 184 213 138 92 1913 1913 167 127 | | | I 169 206 122 82 : 188 | 194 | 147 158 + 7.6 245 | 236 j 172 194 1+ 12.8 180 156 j 143 173 + 21.0 69 I 90 ! 76108 + 41.0 152 115 133 102 154; 139 1 1 8 i 106 126 - 9.4 96 - 9.4 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 detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. Corresponding Septem- October, month, ber, 1923. I SeptemI ber or October, 1922. INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 1923 Percentage! increase! ( -y or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1922 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. Percentage increase 1923 or decrease October Sept. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. from September. M E T ALS—Continued. Iron a n d Steel P r o d u c t s . Locomotives: ShipmentsTotal number.. Domestic number.. Foreign number. Unfilled ordersTotal number.. Domestic number.. Foreign number.. Freight cars: Orders, domestic number.. Ship construction: Completed during month— Total, including non-seagoing gross t^ns.. Steel seagoing gross tons.. Under construction, end of mo .gross tons.. Stokers: Sales number.. Sales horsepower.. Steel furniture, shipments thous. of dolls.. 335 313 22 310 ! 295 ! 15 | 1,178 1,102 76 897 977 j 915 | 62 I 1,125 ! 20,906 8,562 160,000 18,350 ! 8,778 I 164,000 99 60,486 1,273 109 101 - 7.3 285 j 268- 5.6 25 I 17 - 31.0 2,561 +183.0 2,410 +235.7 151 - 19.3 1913 1920 1920 47 121 13 78 192 31 89 235 15 138,710 83,727 - 19.3 1920 1920 1920 1913 116 159 28 121 131 185 20 14 ! 113 89 157 123 21 18 26 I 9 33,815 25,626 258,000 267,936 151,410 243,746 -9.0 97,322 - 35.7 1916 1916 1916 34 39 21 73 95 21 22 3 13 45 32 13 - 12.2 + 2.5 + 2.5 32,576 j 1,366 | 158 63,167 1,227 1,259 557,405 10,348 1,341 + 6.5 681,688 + 22.3 14,039 + 35.7 1919 1919 1919 49 77 117 68 120 135 55 100 137 42 115 140 - 10.6 - 46.1 1,029 1,592 4,737 1,146 1,750 3,864 1,246 1,042 4,119 10,976 9,895 15,533 ! + 41.5 15,610 1+ 57.8 1919 1919 1919 524 33,712 2,918 597 41,537 3,933 615 55,735 3,403 4,995 470,135 28,592 6,086 ; 21.8 522,242 :|+ 11.1 34,591 !'+ 21.0 1919 132,935 75,086 .126 103,371 52,185 .137 781,423 632,045 1,220,199 |+ 56.2 651,164 + 4.7 1913 1913 1913 408,765 490,690 353,476 381,182 s+ 20.9 + 25.9 173,481 147,420 188,264 187,175 + 27.6 + 8.1 78,210 45,786 12,629 10,910 . 068 84,196 51,574 15,711 14,730 .067 79,680 36,086 19,531 21,610 .072 2,362 19,864 4,540 9,408 . 418 3,677 20,567 5,540 13,053 .417 2,859 22,902 5,603 15,086 .346 6,641 7,571 . 071 5,926 8,815 .069 18,618 14,410 .067 145 133 12 1,538 1,420 | 118 | 12,700 | 905 718 187 74 102 14 11 + 17.0 16.9 17.8 25.5 Pumps. Steam, power, and centrifugal: New orders thous. of dolls.. Shipments number.. Unfilled orders number.. Agricultural: Shipments—total thous. of dolls.. Pitcher, hand, etc thous. of dolls.. Power pumps thous. of dolls.. Copper a n d Brass. Copper: Production. thous. of lbs.. * 124,523 Exports thous. oflbs..| 68,889 Wholesale price, electrolytic. dolls, per l b . . .134 Brass faucets: Orders received number of pieces.. 338,221 Orders shipped number of pieces.. 389,845 Tubular plumbing: Sales number.. 135,966 Sales, value dollars.. 136,374 Zinc. Production Stocks, end of month Receipts, St. Louis Shipments, St. Louis Price, slab, prime western thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs. .j thous. of lbs..! thous. of lbs.. dolls, per l b . . I Tin. Stocks, end of month World visible supply U. S. consumption Imports Wholesale price, pig tin 880,874 + 51.5 183,035 220,127 214,506 + 17.2 183,303 - 16.7 87 76 144 91 62 123 79 + 11.3 + 10.6 - 17.7 101 109 102 86 + 13.9 + 23.2 |+ 34.8 101 74 87 123 90 92 128 + + - 6.8 9.0 5.6 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 115 46 43 59 118 138 44 71 76 124 149 52 100 91 110 144 65 77 76 114 135 56 46 38 117 146 63 57 52 114 + 7.7 + 12.6 + 24.4 + 35.0 - 0.7 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 67 185 138 77 72 155 185 153 153 77 110 162 145 132 86 156 152 151 133 88 128 160 124 98 93 199 166 151 137 93 + 55.7 + 3.5 + 22.0 + 38.7 - 0.1 1913 1913 1913 351 125 140 340 165 152 129 64 145 197 90 153 121 87 161 108 - 10.8 101 + 16.4 156 - 0.7 j long tons.. j long tons.. long tons.. thous. of lbs.. dolls, per l b . . Lead. Receipts, St. Louis thous. of lbs.. Shipments, St. Louis thous. of lbs.. Wholesale price, pig, desilverized.dolls, per l b . . • Revised. £81,274 93 83 137 100 47,778 109,116 58,559 + 22.6 130,785 + 19.9 175,797 95,527 108,134 - 38.5 67,542 - 29.3 33 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. 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 detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. F U E L AND P O W E R . Coal a n d Coke. Production: Bituminous coal thous. of short tons.. Anthracite coal thous. of short tons.. Beehive coke thous. of short tons.. By-product coke thous. of short tons.. Storage, anthracite thous. of long tons.. Exports: Bituminous thous. of long tons.. Anthracite thous. of long tons.. Coke thous. of long tons.. Wholesale prices: Bituminous— Kanawha, f. o. b. Cincinnati dolls, per short ton.. Mine average dolls, per short ton... Anthracite, chestnut, .dolls, per long ton.. Coke, Connelsville dolls, per short ton.. Retail prices: Bituminous, Chicago.dolls, per short ton.. Anthracite, chestnut, New York dolls, per short ton.. NUMERICAL DATA. Septem- October, ber, 1928. 1928. Corresponding month, September or October, 1922. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 1923 462,710 79,516 15,808 31,571 46,175 2,917 1,373 3,112 740 49,171 8,724 1,290 3,099 1,065 45,173 8,578 87£ 2,806 152 312,802 35,756 5,668 22,509 1,769 176 95 1,489 401 78 1,729 405 7,937 1,544 294 3.89 2.40 11.13 4.50 3.89 2.25 11.47 3.85 8.73 14.50 ( } t or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. + 47.9 +122.4 +178.9 + 40.3 1913 16,824 i+112.0 3,847 +149.2 1,008 j+242.9 Percentage increase INDEX NUMBERS. Percent age1 increase 1922 ( } 1923 t or decrease Sept. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 103 65 22 212 1 1913 1913 1913 1921 113 112 31 265 October from September. 113 109 57 307 34 123 116 53 306 35 116 38 49 294 28 123 114 46 293 40 207 158 82 193 153 136 161 61 130 136 - 15.5 139 + 12.8 107 - 17.7 177 193 200 187 177 195 200 187 177 195 210 177 177 0.0 183 - 6.0 216 + 3.1 152 - 14.3 183 183 181 182 + 0.5 209 + 0.6 + 6.5 +199.1 - 6.0 - 0.4 + 43.9 1909-13 1909-13 1909-13 107 31 6.39 4.38 10.53 9.80 1913 1913 1913 1913 336 410 456 291 356 198 402 8.77 10.94 1913 225 227 14.58 13.83 1913 212 1919 1919 1919 125 116 130 134 111 147 140 136 142 144 129 153 140 120 152 153 9.5 # 123 + 1.8 ' 172 + 13.0 1919 1919 1919 148 175 112 142 159 104 127 178 110 147 108 145 179 121 + 11.8 155 + 6.9 162 - 9.4 1913 354 377 382 380 412 1913 219 231 315 318 311 317 + 2.6 1913 1919 251 138 253 133 285 128 289 128 297 131 304 + 134 + 1919 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 225 227 435 526 1 134 99 219 244 499 648 134 87 225 281 465 561 155 109 229 286 511 603 155 92 219 277 406 523 144 225 289 450 534 133 72 + 2.7 + 2.8 + 4.4 + 10.9 + 2.2 ; - 7.6 ; - 10.0 1919 1919 1919 1919 163 146 177 146 172 139 171 153 193 197 263 ! 250 236 235 242 229 206 247 ! 223 200 269 210 200 ! + 5.7 + 14.0 5.8 '— 2.7 1919 1919 101 90 110 85 09 79 1919 1919 144 177 145 178 166 182 159 190 162 192 168 ||+ 3.0 186 i — 3.0 1919 116 133 124 135 133 139 124 136 124 133 125 !|+ 135 |i+ 201 Electrical Energy. Production, central stations: 4,971 4,332 38,678 46,171 + 19.4 Total mills, of kw. hours.. *4,538 14,468 1,491 1,31? 16,448 + 13.7 By water power mills, of kw. hours.. * 1,464 24,210 3,480 2,980 29,723 + 22.8 By fuels mills, of kw. hours.. *3,080 Consumption of fuel, central stations: 3,547 27,237 3,275 31,990 + 17.5 Coal thous. of short tons.. *3,173 1,427 10,647 1,309 11,889 + 11.7 Oil thous. of barrels.. •1,335 22,862 26,718 + 16.9 2,881 2,834 Gas millions of cu. ft.. » 3,197 Central-station sales of electrical 956,800 ;|+ 21.4 788,000 «92,200 energy thous. of dolls.. 107,100 Petroleum. Crude petroleum: 64,352 65,677 453,529 47,885 598.810 + 32.0 Production thous. of bbls.. Stocks, end of m o n t h 319,581 ! 265,073 Total (comparable) thous. of bbls.. ^311,433 152 155 j 154 Day's supply number.. Tank farms and pipe 315,356 ; lines thous. of bbls.. 307,208 32,753 33,669 ! 32,766 Total at refineries thous. of bbls.. 60,447 63,103 475,106 53,240 580,513 |;+ 22.2 Consumption thous. of bbls.. 6,022 6,681 109,263 61,818 j - 43.4 7,408 Imports thous. of bbls.. 11,282 120,229 | - 26.2 11,530 163,009 13,989 Shipments from Mexico thous. of bbls.. 1,345 1,238 1,250 Price, Kansas-Oklahoma...dolls, per b b l . . 1,278 1,143 14,691 1,388 14,391 - 2 . 0 Oil wells completed number.. Gasoline: 659,061 Production thous. of gals.. 623,733 566,279 5,050,084 6,279,319 j + 24.3 Exports thous. of gals.. 72,352 82,504 42,757 490,750 713,392 j'+ 45.4 Domestic consumption thous. of gals.. 655,388 617,700 490,393 4,465,948 j 5,592,318 | + 25.1 Stocks, end of month thous. of gals.. 972,695 723,584 946,873 Kerosene oil: thous. of gals.. 193,688 Production... 191,346 215,203 1,845,650 1,893,201 j + 2.6 thous. of gals.. 238,024 Stocks 224,954 256,259 Gas and fuel oil: thous. of gals.. 1,032,591 1,069,800 Production... 921,606 8,842,526 9,942,924 + 12.4 thous. of gals.. 1,481,204 1,436,591 1,368,749 Stocks Lubricating oil: thous. of gals.. 87,172 Production... 88,003 87,341 799,696 903,501 + 13.0 thous. of gals.. ; 215,013 218,485 Stocks i 217,775 Revised. 1 1919 September, 1922. 98 ; | 75 - 2.6 2.0 1.2 5.5 1.0 1.0 34 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Items marked with an a-tens*. (*" have not been published previously in the SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables covering backfiguresfor these items will be found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). I CorreI spondi ing , i month, | Septem| ber or i October, i 1922. ber, In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23, INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 1922 1923 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. 1923 Mar. Percent- Apr. ! Jan. Feb. crease •i ( - y \ or dei crease October Mar. Apr.I f r o m j Sep! tem- I ber. PAPER AND PRINTING. Wood-pulp imports: Mechanical short tons.. Chemical short tons.. Newsprint paper: Production short tons.. Shipments short tons.. Imports short tons.. Exports short tons.. Stocks at mills short tons.. Book publication: American manufacture number.. Imported number.. 25,538 i 85,936 26,285 | 91,302 157,657 761,517 233,390 ':+ 48.3 900,3.53 -f 18.2 122,073 j 130,682 1,200,301 ! 1,251,290 i + 4.2 110,209 124,895 | 129,749 3,204,492 : 1,246,305 + 3.5 110;240 832,658 | 1,084,505 + 30.2 110,134 ; 114,124 \ 118,010 1,123 1,131 i 22,497 13,166 - 41.5 1,194 21,934 19,745 24,663 736 166 775 139 Paper Boxes. i Production: ! Total thous. of sq. ft.. 256 701 310,795 228,0S5 Corrugated thous. of sq. ft.. 195,480 82,710 Solid fiber thous. of sq. ft..| 61,221 Operating time: j Per cent of normal— j Total per cent..; 79 81 79 79 Corrugated per cent.. j 88 76 Solid fiber per cent.. Price index numbers (relative to 1922): Finished b o a r d Corrugated Solid fiber Raw materials— . 85 test liners Chip Straw Other Paper P r o d u c t s . j Labels: New orders per cent of capacity.. Rope paper sacks: Shipments, .index number. Abrasive paper and cloth: Domestic sales reams.. Foreign sales reams.. 25,921 109,459 124 j 323,807 223,612 100,195 2,133,417 2,950,208 ,!+ 38.3 1,386,395 I 2,126,491 + 53.4 747,022 822,717 j + 10.1 106 323 153 393 155 337 1919 1919 1913 1913 1919 109 114 110 113 363 644 64, 31 79 | 83 110 108 563 27 116 112 633 28 107 96 96 601 33 103 1913 1913 105 1922 1922 1922 ! ' i 91 60 48 ; 60 47 40 90 81 ' 160 358 2.9 6.2 107 !+ 10.8 109 ; + 13.3 625 ;+ 3.6 31 | | - 5.9 92 !!- 11.1 95 j;+ 5.3 67 | - 16.3 129 143 131 150 126 130 128 147 110 126 153 107 113 142 S6 138 + 22.1 153 ; + 7.7 107 [+ 24.4 1922 1922 112 | 117 113 | 121 109 108 105 109 105 107 104 ' - 1.0 109 | l + 1.9 1922 1922 1922 117 | 124 114 114 130 I 145 ' 115 121 123 I 133 105 105 112 115 105 108 ! J - 5.6 115 0.0 105 ! 0.0 154 j 123 ; 179 ! + 36.6 129 ! + 4.9 81 I. 79 |. 89 i. 1921 «1921-22 89.0 57.9 75,196 12,297 6,217 + 11.0 1,045 - 6.0 5,602 1,112 742 157 429 116 281 1909-13 1909-13 81,736 . 725,350 77,253 9,560 81,048 11,371 905,001 + 24.8 111,588 + 44.4 117 135 1919 1919 201 156 123 123 107 116 13J 123 116 128 118 137 no 119 ; + 7.s 134 124 - 7.5 77 84 81 443 137 268 119 409 + 52.4 135 i + 13.4 73 30 71 29 79 30 27 l - 12.6 120 104 Printing. Activity, weighted index number. Sept. 1920; 85 94 RUBBER. Crude: Imports thous. Of lbs. Consumption by tire mfrs...thous. of lbs. Stocks, London and Liverpool thous. of l b s . . Wholesale price, Para, N . Y . . . dolls, per l b . Tires: ProductionPneumatic thousands.. Solid thousands.. Inner tubes thousands.. Domestic shipments— Pneumatic thousands.. Solid thousands.. Innertubes thousands.. Stocks, end of m o n t h Pneumatic thousands.. Solid thousands.. Innertubes thousands.. 25,903 21,256 39,473 24,114 74,315 30,894 60,697 .246 .215 79,124 .196 2,030 37 3,255 2,361 37 3,855 2,675 85 3,788 2,624 46 3,684 2,^19 48 3,596 2,589 71 3,421 5,398 249 6,457 4,876 235 6,898 4,683 214 5,488 \ 1S 544,904 270,132 590,919 + 8 . 4 319,371 + 18.2 1913 1921 459 ; 770 462 157 172 119 1921 103 21 1913 25,308 ' 624' 30,875 : j 23,908 563 29,755 • Twelve months' average, July to June, inclusive. 100 24 29,107 + 15.0 625 + 0.2 38,346 + 24.2 1921 1921 1921 138 : 147 110 | 234 \ 242 \ 120 155 168 116 130 136 158 112 105 144 130 s + 16.3 105 | 0.0 171 i + 18.4 27,922 + 16.8 578 + 2.7 36,635 + 23.1 1921 1921 1921 • 131 | 136 133 152 ' 162 103 155 149 172 147 104 188 138 105 161 148 ! + 7.4 109 | + 4.3 157 1 - 2 . 4 1921 109 111 154 1921 87 | 93 114 1921 j 113 | 120 162 w September, 1922. 144 114 152 128 108 141 116 I - 9.7 102 | - i.6 151 i + 6.8 j [ 35 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have not been published previously in the SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables covering back figures for these items will be found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). Correspondtober, 928. ber, 1928. In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. ( } t or decrease ing month, September or October, 1922. Percentage increase (-) 1922 1923 cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1922 BASE YEAR j Per11 centi a^e i I in| crease 1923 I I ! | OR PERIOD. ! I or decrease | October from September. j Sept. Oct. ij July. I Aug. Sept. Oct. BUTTONS. Production Stocks, end of month per cent of capacity.. .thous. of gross.. 39.9 I 13,980 j AUTOMOBILES Production: Passenger cars.. number.. »298,911 j Trucks number.. 5 28,632 I Shipments: 35,986 : By railroad carloads.. 39,653 Driveaways .number of machines.. 8,463 By boat number of machines.. Internal-revenue taxes collected on: Passenger automobiles and 9,209 motor cycles .thous. of dolls.. Automobile trucks and 852 wagons thous. of dolls.. | Automobile accessories and I 2,786 parts .thous. of dolls.. | G L A S S AND OPTICAL G O O D S . 45.8 14,207 47.3 12,854 334,966 5 217,566 30,141 6 21,795 j 1,916,406 203,978 3,076,353 +60.5 320,285 + 57.0 1921 1921 93 102 103 I 1919 1919 136 74 157 215 228 j 216 : 242 j . + 12.1 83 116 117 ' 109 i 114 '! + 69 i 84 87 103 II 108 i 110 111 100 | + 14.9 113 !! + 1.8 5.3 : ; 126 I 130 ; 156 ; 183 j 172 ' 199 S + 15.9 77 ! m j | 119 : 117 ! 101 : 100 I - 1.2 173 : 162 ij 276 • 214 j 180 170 I - 5.5 41,700 27,100 | 274,094 397,048 ||+ 44.9 1920 39,200 35,203 : 249,882 490,192 ji + 96.2 1920 8,000 7,605 51,843 61,443 | + 18.5 1920 8,350 11,587 ! 59,185 78,802 i; + 33.1 1920 1,003 891 7,905 8,314 l\+ 5.2 1920 61 | 71 .ji 108 I 56 | 67; 79 j + 17.7 3,614 3,479 28,711 29,470 ;|+ 2.6 1920 90 i 82 ij 77 74 ! 66 8 5 + 29.7 1919 79 73 Ij; 79 i 81 ! 85 \ 86 i + 103 i 166 ;: 194 120 j - 9.3 74 j 132 j Bottles, production index number.. j Illuminating glassware: j Net orders. per ct. of capacity.. i Actual production per ct. of capacity.. | Shipments billed .per ct. of capacity.. j Spectacle frames and mountings: j Sales (shipments) .index number.. | Unfilled orders (value) index number 1.2 j 41. 0 45. 9 | 44. 6 l 51.3 i 56.7 52.1 : 58.7 54.2 49.6 ' 1921-22 150 t 1921-22 i 121 7 1921-22 119 1913 1919 95 ! 101 83 ! 101 139 I 114 | 102 160 150 | 112 ; 140 | + 25.1 127 ' 157 1 + 23.5 125 I 146 + 16.8 285 342 ! 68! 298 | 392 88 ! 85 373 46 196 ; 214 : 215 87 ! 478 | + 28.2 95 | + 9.2 BUILDING AND C O N S T R U C T I O N . Building Costs.s ! Building materials: Frame house, 6-room Brick house, 6-room Building costs Concrete factory costs Plumbing fixtures index index .index index index I number.. j number.. j number.. j number.. j number..! 1913 193 1913 197 ! 199 j| 217 | 216 208 210 203 i 207 - 1913 185 • 189 I 222 \ 222 220 221 1914 190 206 ; 204 1913 192 ij 205 ! 206 ............ 192 I 190 190 2. 4 + 1. 4 0.5 ^0 187 i - 1. 6 C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d Losses. Building volume index number.. 129 127 !; 128 111 1913 137 127 - 7.3 Contracts awarded (27 States): j 7,582 Business buildings thous. of sq. ft.. j 6,966 83,097 6,873 1919 98 74 j, 77 68 78,394 - 5.7 75 82 i + 3,877 Industrial buildings.......thous. of sq. ft.. < 4,056 7,242 : 54,934 51,980 - 5.4 1919 36 : 57 30 26 32 30 : — 4.4 35,008 Residential buildings thous. of sq. ft.. 22,530 25,814 i 256,687 290,642 + 13.2 1919 114 i 128 \ 118 120 112 174 j' + 55.4 3,907 ; 3,343 50,083 Educational buildings thous. of sq. ft.. 37,439 | - 25.2 2,364 1919 190 : 175 i 218 172 123 204 1 + 65.3 Other public and seinipub3,791 41,769 3,01S 3,473 33,003 - 21.0 lic9 thous. of sq. ft.. 134 167 \ + 25.6 1919 169 154 ; 141 124 54,258 46,806 491,812 ;+ 0.9 487,395 3S,96S Grand total .thous. of sq. f t . . 83 116 ! + 39.2 1919 95 100 i 90 85 Contracts awarded, value (27 States): | 30,685 32,037 440,495 ! 377,410 - 14.3 21.2 Business buildings thous. of dolls.. | 38,9.54 1919 136 115 91 104 30,692 35,919 27,640 276,462 312,997 ij+ 13.2 65 14.6 Industrial buildings .. .thous. of dolls.. 1919 84 72 ; 62 41 50 156,984 110,776 ! 1,104,815 1,298,473 !+ 17.5 Residential buildings thous. of dolls.. 102,331 1919 143 157 157 145 222 i • 53.4 162 13,461 21,923 17,437 276,037 Educational buidings thous. of dolls.. 225,340 ! - 18.4 1919 213 ! 175 276 135 220 i 62.9 211 Other public and semipub9 24,956 lic thous. of dolls.. 23,474 I 282,721 20,553 221,618 - 21.6 1919 179 I 162 160 ! 150 142 172 + 21.4 Public works and utilities, .thous. of dolls.. 42,030 53,907 41,477 509,776 497,375 - 2.4 122 1919 120 j 99 133 100 129 | + 28.3 Grand total thous. of dolls.. 253,525 319,860 253,137 2,893,340 2,936,939 + 1.5 1919 126 i 118 128 118 118 149 j + 26.2 Southern construction: I ; 16 States thous. of dolls.. j 41,312 i 42,977 i 409,996 419,7 + 2.4 1921 156 172 158 ; 153 150 Fire losses: United States thous. of dolls.. 28,739 40,065 332,688 | 334,154 ;+ 0.4 31,398 1920 185 179 j 123 j 109 ; 128 140 9.3 Great Britain thous. of dolls.. 657 I 305 9,358 P+ 79.7 49 8.8 5,209 i 43 | 103 j 133 ! 715 101 1920 93 6 Revised. i Twelve months' average, May to April, inclusive. 8 As of first of following month, except plumbing fixtures. •13Include "Hospitals and institutions," "Public buildings," "iSocial and recreational ," and "Religious and memorial buildings," formerly shown separately. September, 1922. 36 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—items marKea. witn an asiensK (*) have not been published previously in the SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons: detailed tables covering back figures or these items will be found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed tables covering other items see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O . SeptemOctober, 27.) ber, 1928. 1928. In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. Corresponding month, September or October, INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Percentage increase or decrease 1923 cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1923 1922 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. (-) 1922 Percentage increase or decrease Sept. October from September. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 1922. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION— Continued. Lumber. Southern pine (computed): Production Shipments Orders Stocks, end of month Price. " B " and better dolls, per Douglas fir: 447,034 M ft. b. m M ft. b. m 430,963 M ft. b. m.. 477,724 M ft. b. m.. 1,087,475 M ft. b. m.. 43.70 4S6,292 441,986 4,335,397 4,564,689 4S9,729 ! 371,665 4,259,292 4,696,837 4,498,951 4,505,244 128,171 1917 105 104 107 113 106 115 1917 82 84 100 103 98 111 + 8.8 + 13.6 — 46S, 769 382,847 1917 78 86 83 97 107 105 l,0S9,368 1,273,446 1917 88 93 78 78 79 79 + 0.2 46.17 49. S6 1913 215 216 202 195 190 192 + 5.7 1917 137 138 132 154 155 160 + 2.8 1917 129 114 154 165 161 - 2 . 0 1913 212 212 144 212 201 190 201 + 5.7 557,330 482,145 Production (computed) M ft. b. m . . 542,110 521,518 ; 369,332 Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m . . 532,261 18,500 19,500 17,500 Price, No. 1 common .dolls, per M ft. b. m . . California redwood: 54,774 52,531 51,625 Production (computed) »M ft. b. m . . 37,599 : 35,659 50,026 Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m . . 38,921 42,148 48,366 Ordors received (computed)...M ft. b. m . . California white pine: 122,69? 144,424 Production M ft. b. m . . 136,17S 71,821 59, OSS ^hpraout^ M ft b m 62,360 654,668 592,114 494,537 ^ 11v K * Mft b m M i o h ^ r . softwood: 9,725 i 8,548 P r o s i e r on Mft b. m 10,952 8,489 6,205 Shipraoms M ft. b. m . . 8,218 49,806 Stocks, end of month M ft. b. m . . 54,454 48,120 Michigan hardwood: 12,417 Production M ft. b. m 14,865 13,221 15,391 14,599 ^h'Dinont^ Mft b m 16,538 92,554 Stocks end of month Mft b m 113,394 96,160 Western pine: 163,337 , 173,178 Production (computed) M ft. b. m . . 158,103 Shipments (computed) M ft. b m . . 116,224 140,733 | 112,163 Stocks, end of mo. (computed).. M ft. b . m . . 1,035,332 1,066,073 919,186 North Carolina pine: Production (computed) M ft. b. i n . . 50,869 57,400 51,135 Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m . . 50,295 I 65,660 43,750 Northern pine: LumberProduction M ft. b. m 48,037 45,688 57,379 52,326 53,526 Shipments M ft. b. m 47,492 Lath12,131 Production M ft. b. m 14,472 12,909 Shipments M ft. b. m . . 13,306 15,257 10,183 Northern hemlock: Production M ft b m 29,293 24,711 I 23,649 Shipments M ft. b. m 24,743 26,260 ! 28,171 Northern hardwood: Production M ft. b. m . 27,900 1 20,874 27,060 Shipments M ft. n. m . . 37,822 44,469 36,262 Walnut lumber: Production Mft. b. m . . 2,214 2,578 1,603 Shipments M ft. b. m 2,039 2,378 2,345 8,121 Stocks Mft. b. m . . 7,943 10,054 Walnut logs: Purchases. . . M ft. log measure 2,298 1,486 l,S30 Made into lumber and 1,905 2,229 1,405 veneer M ft. log measure.. 3,369 Stocks M ft log measure 3,441 1,591 Total lumber production M ft. b. m . . 2,586,319 2,709,399 2,466,850 Lumber exports: Planks,scantlings,joists,etc.. .M ft. b. m . . + 5.3 + 10.3 + 0.1 127,844 110,152 4,443,490 5,070.225 4,151,027 5,267,443 490,7SS 529,855 422,547 507,640 463,664 491,393 666,651 1,072,344 435,114 626,314 + 14.1 + 26.9 + 8.0 + 20.1 + 6.0 ' + 60.9 + 43.9 i 82,192 90,745 78,451 78,624 136 140 124 174 138 146 + 6.1 1918 | 165 125 143 199 175 132 1918 1 144 16S 9S 176 147 135 - 24.8 -7.7 1918 215 233 268 32S 259 275 1918 204 185 213 246 195 222 1918 141 187 192 221 223 247 1918 ; + 10.4 + 0.2 1.9 + 6.1 + 15.2 + 10.6 1917 63 49 59 78 63 56 1917 53 48 46 40 46 35 - 11.2 - 24.5 50 51 40 42 45 47 + 3.5 1917 ! : 131,534 153,194 '+• 16.5 1917 47 45 50 53 48 54 + 12.4 117,748 146,524 + 24.4 1917 42 46 33 47 53 49 1917 55 51 44 43 43 41 - 1,228,961 1,510,401 1,327,573 1,316,367 + 22.9 - 0.8 524,240 484,274 i 484,855 ! - 488,232 566,961 485,824 478,630 139,052 147,391 116,957 529,690 8.6 7.5 1917 149 158 164 180 145 149 1917 1920 127 102 104 104 119 105 107 114 117 129; 121 97 6.9 3.8 + 3.3 + 21.1 + 3.0 1919 ; 161 168 136 153 149 149 1919 | 190 204 125 137 136 156 -0.5 + 15.0 + 16.1 — 1.5 ; 1920 131 113 174 208 142 119 - 16.3 1920 112 107 81 98 95 104 + 10.2 + 6.0 i + 15.1 i 1920 160 135 201 210 151 127 134,608 1920 345 160 222 237 209 240 - 16.2 + 14.7 243,841 276,709 + 13. 5 \ 1913 67 63 81 82 78 66 - 15.6 264,677 261,347 '•— > 1913 87 77 72 74 68 72 + 6.1 + 3.1 + 17.6 264, S53 391,077 332,070 377,404 18,034 24,716 IS, 391 24,012 1.3 + 47.7 + 13.7 ! 1913 + 37.1 + 30.6 1922 | 1913 1922 i 1922 72 74 119 111 96 99 154 143 131 160 149 175 63 89 154 122 123 143 so 122 98 109 106 123 105 98 83 84 78 80 + 16.4 + 16.6 + 2.2 70 102 150 159 125 157 + 25.6 + 17.0 + 2.1 + 4.8 14,088 23,722 + 68.4 1922 12,962 20,937 + 61.5 1922 79 106 188 144 144 168 i 1922 78 76 141 160 161 165 i 112 112 115 127 118 123 60 62 89 88 72 22,932,542 25,415,523 |+ 10.8 1,311,842 1,431,554 i + 9.1 1913 , j ( Bel. to l5-yr.av. | •\ 1 72 - 0.3 37 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have not been published previously in the SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables covering back figures for these items will be found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. ! Correi spending October, i month, \\ Septem:; ber or October, 1922. In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. INDEX NUMBERS. 1922 Percentage increase ( v or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1923 1923 1922 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. I! il |! |! Percentage increase 111 or decrease October | Sept.! Oct. July. Aug.; Sept. Oct. from I Sep' tember. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION— Continued. Lumber—Continued. Composite lumber prices: Hardwoods dolls, per M ft. b. m . . Softwoods dolls, per M ft. b. m . . 44.46 31.31 42.23 33.26 1921 1920 39,287 53,609 46,575 53,313 37,639 71,789 1920 1920 29,267 31,117 30,561 38,646 34,868 45.02 31.39 Wooden F u r n i t u r e . Shipments Unfilled orders 97.5 1101.0 113.6 109.5 107.8 106.4 - 1.2 67.7 67.1 69.0 i 65.0 63.3 63.1 '- 0.3 i value, average per firm.. value, average per firm.. Flooring. Oak flooring: Production M ft. Shipments Mft. Orders booked M ft. Stocks, end of month M ft. Unfilled orders, end of month. .M ft. M3ple flooring: Production M ft. Shipments Mft. Stocks, end of month M ft. Orders booked M ft. Unfilled orders, end of month. .M ft. b. b. b. b. b. m.. m.. m.. m.. m.. 28,546 30,421 | 35,538 40,306 ! 32.873 b. b. b. b. b. m.. m.. m.. m.. m.. 10,422 9,933 ! 19,794 8,603 17,671 ' 82 ! 46! 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 358 427 360 i 235 496 83 ; 101 47 44 395 486 393 211 445 457 374 294 452 441 438 518 501 429 481 104 84 128 61 46 123 98 129 66 39 123 110 121 111 129 93 69 + 9.7 + 11.3 |+ 3.1 | | - 1.0 - 12.1 86 21.6 + 14.4 501 I 450 j 451 I 377 ! 117,356 122,927 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 105 i 124 89 99 | 150 I 158 122 ! 127 40 j 51 85 | 83 57 49 58 I 57 447,966 ; 435,306 [ 622,483 597,531 483,830 ! 592,047 + 22.4 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 96 ,| 104 113 116 85 15,755 13,161 39,730 105,619 103,924 140,561 + 33.1 142,838 ,+ 37.4 222,522 233,324 + 4.9 206,871 225,724 + 9.1 125 42 U 0.6 428 506 582 44S 453 486 I 111,346 117,431 12,312 11,595 19,861 9,394 14,797 116 ! + 18.6 42 134 j+ 2.5 |+ 2.3 !- 14.0 j - 4.1 |+ 6.1 i | |+ + + + — 18.1 16.7 0.3 9.2 16.3 Brick. Clay fire brick (computed): Production Shipments Stocks, end of month New orders Unfilled orders Silica brick (computed): Production Shipments Stocks, end of month Face brick (32identical plants): Production Stocks, finished, on yards Unfilled orders Shipments Prices: thousands.. thousands.. thousands.. thousands.. thousands.. 55,839 50,727 173,493 48,446 73,219 thousands.. thousands.. thousands.. 9,967 9,830 41,723 12,124 11,250 42,597 thousands.. thousands.. thousands.. thousands.. 21,862 45,463 40,134 19,439 25,805 47,861 31,979 22,646 28,555 54,473 36,836 21,075 20.00 19.00 15.25 3,076 j 3,008 2,847 26,136 13,109 13,698 5 5,533 1.75 13,350 14,285 4,612 1.75 12,287 12,854 4,149 1.75 93,850 101,53S 4,537 7,486 4,191 4,680 2,797 71,868 52,468 83,593 28,005 71,029 193,062 107,308 29,340 101,864 189,705 78,834 26,799 76,737 176,047 Common red, New York. .dolls, per thous.. t 61,265 55,996 ; 56,468 :| 59,299^ i 178,841 j 152,101 \ 47,974 j 51,120 64,332 ;l 70,860 ; :| 1919 1919 1919 110 117 110 99 76 118 ! 112 94 95 103 104 99 88 100 71 70 100 102 + 2.1 114 I 117 100 120 | 122 125 94 93 98 78 90 81 1919 1919 1919 "1920 154 138 139 149 182 160 134 151 163 199 188 170 171 177 168 174 140 134 146 139 165 141 116 162 1913 255 232 320 311 305 290 - 5.0 1.0 1919 142 ! 137 110 124 148 145 - 2.2 114,366 + 21.9 118,892 + 17.1 1913 1913 1913 1913 149 168 42 173 160 174 37 173 164 I 169 203 72 | 54 173 | 173 171 185 49 173 174 j+ 193 + 41 173 68,889 - 4.1 44,098 - 16.0 1919 1919 142 127 105 81 144 94 197 163 153 132 168 + 9.6 122 - 7.6 712,586 861,650 + 20.9 929,597 + 3.7 219 i 228 221 50 | 64 63 114 110 93 585 449 431 253 69 105 590 242 66 102 473 310 ;+ 28.4 896,516 1919 1919 1919 1921 |+ 18.0 | + 5.3 — 20.3 + 16.5 Prepared Roofing. Shipments thous. of roof. sq.. Portland Cement. Production thous. of bbls.. Shipments thous. of bbls.. Stocks, end of month thous. of bbls.. Price, (f. o. b. Buff., I n d . ) . . . dolls, per bbls.. Concrete paving contracts: Total thous. ofsq. yds.. Roads thous. ofsq. yds.. 25,876 - 186 i 1.8 4.3 16.4 0.0 S a n i t a r y Ware. Baths, enamel: Orders shipped Stocks Orders received. Unfilled orders 18 number.. number.. .number.. number.. Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive. 5 Revised. i Eight months' average, May to December, inclusive. 4.8 146 ;+ 43.4 465 - 1.7 38 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 wil beiound at the and of this bulletin. For detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterlv issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. Septem- October, ber, 1923. 1923. INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOT^L THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Corresponding month, September or October, 1922. Percentage increase (+) or de• crease (-) 1922 cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1923 1922 Percentage increase ; 1923 ( } t BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. or decrease October from September. Sept. Oct. July.: Aug. Sept. j Oct. BUILDING AXD CONSTRUCTION—Con. Sanitary Ware-Continued. Lavatories, enamel: Orders shipped Stocks Orders received Sinks, enamel: Orders shipped Stocks Orders received Miscellaneous, enamel: -. Orders shipped Stocks Orders received Unfilled orders: Total, small ware number.. number.. number.. 107,737 141,206 38,849 43,583 56,340 85,704 126,474 93,800 number.. number.. number.. 102,521 • 135,527 87,325: 890,057 1,030,870+15.8 ,.: 1,141,772 1,168,696 + 2.4 1919 1919 1919 193 38 135 191 : 207 j 259 235 j 309 31.1 40 | 31 ! 30 28 j 31 ,; 12.2 127 | 103 ' 132 116 172 47.6 1919 1919 1919 166 46 128 178 182 : 206 : 188 ; 248 44 j 36 | 39 37 ; 42 117 ! 86 | 113 101 156 1919 1919 1919 167 63 138 154 180 : 210 182 228 63 I 57 58 62 51 106 124 I 114 124 145 j number.. number.. number.. number.. 47,113 53,346 89,225 136,963 51,714 64,707 40,933 49,785 44,567 60,567 749,251 735,351 97,379 ' 924,816 55,512 103,089 1,196,175 43,669 50,101 51,832 1,085,103 . + 17.3 1,224,124 + 2.3 441,682 544,778 + 23.3 583,909 605,999 + 3.8 1 512,286 1921 ; 396 ! 619 32.2 13.2 53.5 • 25.1 • 21.6 • 35.9 580 5G9 - 1.9 HIDES AND LEATHER. Hides. Imports: 28,596 25,950 Total hides and skins. thous. of lbs., 4,202 2,977 Calfskins thous. of lbs. 13,5S2 12.157 Cattle hides thous. of lbs. 4,755 : 4,992 Goatskins thous. of lbs. 4,391 4,595 Sheepskins thous. of lbs., Stocks, end of month: 333,825 325,402 Total hide? and skins thous. of lbs. 268,025 262,915 Cattle hides thous. of lbs. 42,792 40,. 241 Calf and kip skins thous. of lbs.. 23,008 22,247 Sheep and lamb skins thous. of lbs.. Prices: Green salted, packer's heavy .154 .141 native steers dolls, per l b . . .156 .152 Calfskins, country No. 1 dolls, per l b . . Leather. Production: Sole leather.. .thous. of bks., bends, sides.. Skivers doz.. Oak and union harness stuffed sides.. Finished sole and belting thous. of lbs.. Finished upper thous. of sq. ft.. Stocks, end of month: Sole and belting thous, of lbs.. Upper thous. of sq. ft.. Stocks, in process of tanning: Sole and belting thous. of lbs.. i Upper thous. of sq. ft..; Exports: i Sole thous. of lbs.., Upper thous. of sq ft.. Prices: Sole, oak, Boston dolls, per l b . . Chrome calf," B " grades., dolls, per sq. ft.. i Leather P r o d u c t s . | Belting sales: Quantity Amount Boots and shoes: Production Exports 1 68,892 '. 427,655 42,254 9,870 248.333 40,087 65,669 9,514 ! 49,551 6,625 363,8S6 281,073 ' 56,410 26,403 176,770 375,613 180,176 ' 169,356 ' 378,948 415,334 .490 .440 + 1.2 + 6.9 + 15.4 + 38.1 T .197 : 1,512 42,422 147,130 26,404 77,910 1,179 : 6,086 +11.6 42,747 265,459 75,790 68,436 .227 1,411 38,403 135,836 25,200 71,234 106,916 • 99,573 159,749 | 155,972 477,285 1,551 14,779 16,074 + 8.8 34,594 133,146 | 26,158 | 243,393 81,875 715,833 282.951 ! + 16.3 792,869 , + 10.8 100,324 158,126 1,085 860 13,814 14,070 + 1.9 5,657 6,584 66,912 62,594 - 6.5 .465 .535 .440 .4G5 thous. of lbs.. j 416, 510 i 447, 264 827 784 thous. of dolls..; ' thous. of pairs.. i 5 27,555 j 30,555 585 573 thous. of palrs. J 1909-13 i 118 i 98 1909-13 1909-13 U58 1909-13 i 153 1909-13 i 135 61 44 63 58 87 67 62 71 61 83 + + + - - 2.5 - 1.9 - 6.0 -3.3 + 10.2 41.1 11.7 5.0 4.4 84 83 97 80 83 84 89 73 80 80 84 69 77 79 73 70 76 77 69 68 1913 1913 116 ' 97 123 104 79 79 80 78 77 81 84 + 9.2 83 + 2.6 1919 1919 1919 1921 1921 79 146 ! 110 98 126 H3 148 112 102 141 88 138 107 114 126 92 168 113 120 134 75 165 114 08 123 1921 1921 1 90 • 98 88 98 92 91 91 91 89 93 + 1.9 90 + 0.9 1921 1921 : 81 182 123 103 134 + 7.2 + 10.5 + 8.3 + 4.8 + 9.4 100 96 101 98 98 96 96 97 90 - 6.9 95 - 2.4 1913 1913 33 73 33 74 61 73 44 59 45 69 42 - 8.0 64 - 7.0 1913 1913 117 173 119 173 120 163 115 163 109 163 104 - 5.1 163 0.0 70 63 65 64 66 65 110 63 92 74 109 62 88 ' 90 4,247,592 4,721,560 67 8,795 + 11.2 + 25.0 1919 7,037 1919 58 30,366 265,947 301,342 + 13.3 1919 102 6,181 ,+ 41.4 1913 50 ! Includes 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 67 51 67 71 104 81 79 96 80 862 4,372 j 125 76 153 127 126 1921 1921 1921 1921 499,943 529 161 145 209 116 125 6 59 1 63 61 57 I 100 | 111 69 1 68 Revised. + 7.4 + 5.5 + 10.9 - 2.1 39 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. :i INDEX NUMBERS. Percentage increase 1 PerCUMULATIVE TOTAL ! centage ; increase; THROUGH 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 detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterlv issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27) Septem- October, ber, 1923* 1923. In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. LATEST MONTH. Corresponding month, September or October, 2922. 1922 or decrease cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1923 1922 1923 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. or decrease (-) Sept. Oct. I July. Aug. Sept. Oct. October from September. H I D E S AND LEATHER-Continued. L e a t h e r Products—Continued. Boots and shoes—Continued. Wholesale p r i c e s Men's black calf, blucher doils. per pair.. Men's dress welt, tan calf, St. Louis dolls, per pair.. j Women's black kid, Goodyear j welt, St. Louis dolls, per pair.. I CHEMICALS. I 6.28 i j 4.85 j j 4.25 6.25 ;| 6.35 j. 4.85 j| 4.85 |. 4.25 ' 4.25 I. 1913 j 1913 I II 152 204 205 153 141 141 1913 I | 209 I 209 ! 153 | j j j Pharmaceuticals index number.. | Chemicals weighted index number.. I Price, sulphuric acid 66" N.Y.dolls, per 100 lbs.. | | | . 75 j NAVAL STORES. j Turpentine (3 principal ports): 153 202 201 ! - 0.5 153 153 ji I 0.0 142 142 ! 0.0 111 i 124 | + 142 I 142 Acetate of line: 12,822 i| 11,998 Production thous. of lbs.. 11,541 12,291 || 11,914 Shipments or use thous. of lbs.. j 8,168 18,495 18,009 !| Stocks, end of mo thous. of lbs.. 17,375 Methanol: Production gallons., j 568,091 i 602,708 ji 640,266 Shipments or use gallons..! 526,623 i 723,489 11 791,990 Stocks, end of mo gallons.. 2,876,048 i 2,826,250 :J2. 109,151 Wood at chemical plants: j 73,428 73,098 Consumption (carbonized) cords..| 64,862 821,805 929,454 Stocks, end of mo cords.. 799,165 Imports: Potash long tons..| 13,828 22,446 ! 10,248 Nitrate of soda. long tons.. 51,543 i 56,788 :| 67,929 Exports: | j Sulphuric acid thous. of lbs.. 811 ! 356 482 Dyes and dyestuffs thous. of dolls.. 448 ! 535 452 Total fertilizer long tons.. 130,419 j 63,789 69,509 ! Price index numbers: j Crude drugs index number. J ! Essential oils index number.. j .' I Drugs and | .75 .70 | 93,685 ; 120,015 •f 28.1 1922 ! 92 | 128,715 j 131,928 + 2.5 1922 j 93 j 87 : 96 ! ! 1922 | 52 I 52 26 j 5,121,4: 7,161,880 5,824,950 \ 6,326,778 ' | 577,947 ! ! j 215,951 389,336 M -+- 116 39.8 1922 92 113 8.6 1922 ; 160 I 125 1922 ; 83 1922 ! j 509,526 | + 40.1 93 I 115 1922 191,627 ;!— 11.3 770,774 |i+ 98.0 : 100 ! 99 ! 157 49 19"9-13 1909-13 i 121 ! 11,426 j 7,343 j | - 35.7 1909-13 ! 4,203 5.359 |j+ 27.5 1909-13 42 '9 i 11,292 'l,5P4 I 777,892 159,910 |i+ 23.4 1909-13 : I. 124 39 i 114 81 96 115 74 104 120 84 116 84 49 100 83 105 101 85 11.1 90 I + 50.5 50 ; + 3.6 117 | + 16.7 114 j + 37.4 103 ! 1.7 i 5114 j + 1 2 . 7 87 | + 2.8 97 65 135 I 131 119 106 I + 62.3 132 j + 10.2 I 130 j 264 I 132 £8 j - 56.1 91 | 1,438 11,548 1,849 | + 19.4 92 126 62 ! — 51.1 219 | 208 206 122 141 | 136 133 | 206 I; 0.0 135 I + 1.5 121 128 143 I 142 | 158 149 154 169 168 | 173 74 73 75 ! 75 1919 196 174 | 1919 95 1919 180 167 54 fu Aug.,'14 182 19.') A u g . , '14 131 j A u g . , '14; 1913 : 1913 i 75 ! 158 I 165 j 75 0.0 4.6 0.0 j ! Net receipts barrels..! 35,693 33,253 26,454 i Stocks barrels.. 36,375 37,141 I 31,949 I 209,602 264,286 ! -f 26.1 103 234 117 218 ;- 6.8 119 + 2.1 131 204 144 206 + 147 + 234 7 124 13 + 71.8 164 + 31.7 158 167 179 + 287 68 95 227 247 109 osin (3 principal ports): Net receipts barrels.. 114,308 115,428 | Stocks barrels.. 289,564 295,389 ! thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs.. 26,577 thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs.. 19,854 i 79,385 | 332,747 779,684 945,796 + 21 3 1919 142 I 1.0 2.0 F A T S AND OILS. Total vegetable oils: Exports Imports Oleomargarine: Production Consumption 2,152 3,698 11 34,994 | i 5,330 j 55,073 ! 13 19,122 21,236 57,857 535,248 43,072 - 25.6 548,958 jj + 2.6 1913 15 18 9 1913 U28 258 226 14,232 126,652 118 148 | 110 138 j 139,857 159,038 ' + 25.6 181,612 ' + 29.9 1913 16,180 ! 1913 136 136 I 152 1919 80 152 1919 57 107 98 7.0 Cottonseed. Cottonseed stocks Cottonseed oil: Stocks Production Price, New York short tons.. thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs..; dolls, per l b . . ; 419,330 731, 281 & 34,457 70,058 .117 93, 858 192, 534 120 »103,136 180,781 .092 780,957 610,490 665,722 i + 9.0 1913 Includes 21 days only during which period the old tariff law was ineffect; remaining 9 days included with October. 164 1919 127 ! 141 117 13 23 ! 13 144 September, 1922. 82 143 + 74.4 36 63 162 98 +172.4 174 +174. 8 165 + 2.6 6 Revised. 40 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—-Continued. Correspond- CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Septem-1 1923. In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. F A T S AND OILS—Continued. j Flaxseed. | | i thous. of bushs..j thous. of bushs.. I Receipts: Minneapolis Duluth Shipments: Minneapolis thous. of bushs.. Duluth thous. of bushs.. Stocks: | Minneapolis thous. of bushs.. Duluth thous. of bushs.. Linseed oil: Shipments from Minneapolis.thous. of lbs.. | Lmseed-oil cake: J Shipments from Minneapolis .thous. of lbs.. I i Septem: beror October, 1922. 1922 1923 Percentage increase (+) or decrease ':: (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. BASE i YEAR ! OR PERIOD. 1922 ! Wheat. j Production, monthly estimate: 12 Winter thous. of bushs.. Spring thous. of bushs. Total thous. of bushs.. Exports, including flour thous. of bushs., Visible supply thous. of bushs. Receipts, principal markets.. .thous. of bushs. Shipments, prin. markets thous. of bushs. Wheat flour: Production thous. of bbls. Consumption thous. of bbls. Stocks thous. of bbls. Prices: No. 1, northern, Chicago..dolls, per bush. No. 2,red winter, Chicago..dolls, per bush. Flour, standard patents, Minneapolis dolls, per bbl. Flour, winter straights, Kansas City dolls, per bbl. il or(+) de- I (-) 859 1,126 3,711 2,330 8,276 . +123.0 5,134 j+120.3 1913 1913 395 1,574 193 667 1,644 1,221 ! + 23.5 3,499 : +112.8 1913 1913 360 715 500 1,753 615 i 12,771 16,778 11,702 76,899 16,601 24,071 16,357 93,668 I: 95 i 91 50 '• 109 ; 116 ; 273 •' 196 ii- 28.1 23 122 235 ! + 92.3 11 : 267 606 ; 1913 1913 9S,208 l;+ 27.7 153,805 + 64.2 1913 113 | 124 ; 17 I 61 • i : 9 j 33 | 12 I 22 | 568,3S6 213,351 731,737 22,465 100,651 45,314 25,837 572,340 213,401 785,741 18,652 155,517 40,488 18,993 586,878 280,720 867,598 25,077 131,048 48,300 28,076 1913 11,995 9,341 8,800 12,561 10,850 8,500 13,581 11,522 8,900 198,033 146,781 - 25.9 332,288 | 225,706 j 322,763 - 2.9 182,334 - 19.2 101,131 88,795 103,456 I + 2.3 90,703 ; + 2.1 1909-13 1909-13 1909-13 1913 1913 1919 1919 33 I 64 11 ; 17 171 253 + 47.9 55 j 143 ; +159.7 23 | 13 12 i 3 155 | 215 + 38.9 26 | 64 1+145.2 : .! !: 84 i 110 J -H 31.4 ! : 74 ! 77 40 ! . ' 50 FOODSTUFFS. 1923 I Octoi ber ; Sept. Oct. i July, j Aug. Sept. Oct. I from j Sep! temi ber. 1,852 2,434 2,577, 1,266 j Percentage increase INDEX NUMBERS. 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 naures for these items will be found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O . 27). ! 66 • 54 I 43 : 52 j 55 j SO \]+ 45.0 123 133: 129 129 , 129 130 ! 87 ; 109 \ 115 j 90 87 ' 87 118 114 114 126 ! 115 114 267 : 211 : 108 ' 167 189 157 17.0 154 130 255 j 88 303 + 54.5 196 183 i 153 ! 107 207 129 - 10.7 144 | 161 132 141 ; 95 \ — 26.5 130 1914 1919 1919 129 j 140 107 124 136 [ 141 ] 104 137 88 ! 94 73 86 129 111 117 119 124 i 129 + 4.7 115 | 133 | + 16.2 93 I 90-3.4 1.156 | 1.048 1.197 1.097 < 1.178 1.177 1913 1913 124 109 103 103 127 | 131 !j+ 3.5 106 j 111 !; + 4.7 6.238 I 6.200 6.435 1913 138 ; 140 | 131 133 136 135 i';- 0.6 ! 5.400 5.719 1913 139 I 149 i 126 127 137 140 ii + 5.280 2.3 Corn. Production, .monthly est.12 mills, of bushs. Exports, including meal thous. of bushs. Visible supply thous. of bushs. Receipts, principal markets.. .thous. of bushs. Shipments, prin. markets thous. of bushs. Grindings (starch, glucose) thous. of bushs. Prices, contract grades, No. 2, Chicago dolls, per bush. Canned corn, unsold stocks, end of fol'g. mo 3,029 i 1,291 2,516 18,474 11,615 5,577 I 3,054 688 i 1,105 16,450 ; 8,689 6,424 1.011 2,906 10,312 ; 153,356 10,436 i 32,477 I 332,382 23,252 ! 230,424 6,733 55,834 41,409 - 73.0 211,848 - 36.3 141,741 - 38.5 55,116 - 1.3 .691 393,930 i 353,810 1909-13 1913 1913 1919 1919 1913 107 i 107 244 i 231 124 I 166 235 | 217 j 216 | 263 | 146 I 161 i 112 112 31 ! 22 i 31 28 23 30 121 146 | 123 132 148 131 133 97 ! 128 114 ! I 113 ||. 16 !H+ 46.7 13 - 56.1 110 ; - 11.0 98 i - 25.2 153 ! + 15.2 1913 102 111 i 137 i 140 I 142 162 + 14.4 1922 83 50 45 - 10.2 1909-13 1913 1913 1913 109 108 207 161 107 115 204 123 115 | 115 116 136 78 128 58 33 95 28 ! 27 41 115 139 + 8.1 118 + 24.1 38 i - 6.7 1913 102 115 112 103 117 1909-13 1913 1913 108 56 251 102 51 201 110 22 56 110 I 110 94 I 106 104 Other G r a i n s . Oats: 1,300 1,302 i Production, monthly est. u mills, of bushs.. I Receipts, prin. markets.. .thous. of bushs.. j 26,556 j 28,710 Visible supply thous. of bushs.. I 16,514 : 20,488 1,158 1,241 | Exports, including meal.. .thous. of bushs.. I Prices, contract grades, j .439 .413 I Chicago dolls, per bush.. Barley: Production,monthly est.12 thous. of bushs.. 199,251 | 198,185 6,051 7,210 j Receipts, prin. markets.. .thous. of bushs.. 1,425 2,054 Exports thous. of bushs.. Price, fair to good malting, .678 .654 i Chicago dolls, per bush.. 12 1,216 i 23,776 I 184,430 35,464 ! 3,721 31,478 201,261 + 9,293 9.1 - 70.5 .432 ! 182,068 I 4,607 2,940 .660 32,089 16,108 36,518 + 13.8 11,166 - 30.7 1913 For second month following, i. e., figures in September column are as of Nov. 1, and in October column as of Dec., 1. 110 i 6.3 176 141 109 67 | - 16.1 ! - 30.6 100 105 108 l 56 t October, 1922. 3.7 41 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 tLese items will be found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. September, 1923. October, 1923. Corresponding month, September or October, 1922. INDEX NUMBERS. Percentage increase CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 <+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 Percentage in-, crease 1923 1922 (+) BASE YEAR OR or decrease PERIOD. 1923 from 1922. Sept. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. October from September. FOODSTUFFS—Continued. Other Grains—Continued. Rye: Production,monthly est.11 thous. of bushs.. Receipts, prin. markets.. .thous. of bushs.. Exports, including flour.. .thous. of bushs. Price, No. 2, Chicago dolls, per bush. 64,774 5,342 2,593 63,023 3,434 545 .720 103,362 7,868 2,235 1909-13 49,278 38,553 38,629 - 21.6 29,817 - 22.7 1913 1913 1913 .776 228 274 186 j 186 j 186 926 608 113 297 j 413 7,202 1,442 2,163 1,139 ,1,673 112 122 102 ! 106 I 110 180 265 - 35.7 352 | - 79.0 113 + 3.2 Total G r a i n s . Total production, estimate 18 .. .mills, of bushs.. Total grain exports, incl. flour.thous. of bushs.. Car loadings of grain and grain products... cars.. 5,377 29,644 50,435 5,401 22,468 49,428 5,275 44,285 52,140 1909-13 437,528 467,369 - 45.5 431,426 - 7.7 1919 119,132 843 60,033 18,368 29,901 137,870 1913 238,465 1913 110 295 132 111 213 134 115 92 112 113 125 134 113 143 129 53 69 60 14 66 60 57 103 11 76 103 40 108 28 110 84 79 23 49 113 63 84 37 48 71 71 114 I 217 137 | 137 186 229 275 143 172 137 | 103 220 j 192 143 -16.7 114 + 11.1 165 -14.3 137 72 67 137 65 101 139 248 +283.8 158 + 56.8 40! 61 + 51.3 68 | 44 174 j 92 15 | 4 31 I 11 48 I 124 32 j 33 118 +168.4 6 + 64.9 59 + 79.3 114 318 431 225 ; 108 j 2 ; 46 ! 106 84 147 62 114 108 - 2 4 . 2 127 - 2.0 Argentina. Grain shipments: Wheat Flour Corn Oats Flaxseed Visible supply: Wheat Corn Flaxseed thous. of bushs.. thous. of bbls. thous. of bushs. thous. of bushs. thous. of bushs.. thous. of bushs.. thous. of bushs. thous. of bushs. 9,725 "4,589 74 U81 13,251 ^ 9,408 1,893 "709 1,609 is 2,199 + 93,849 + 25,548 + 41,917 + 651 15.7 23.0 56.3 39.1 40.2 1913 1913 1913 1913 4,440 3,700 1,850 1913 3,600 4,000 7,600 1913 1,400 1.200 1,000 1913 32,737 394 61,795 33,256 6,999 734,815 5,338 619,063 27.7 1919 96,878 41,405 1,913 142,493 15.8 1919 164 149 129 15,647 23,671 || 39,707 245,046 217,020 - 11.4 1919 96 35,552 479 10,296 95,410 j 140,978 790 I 4,174 18,465 I 15,208 48,656 337,313 42,594 288,042 12.5 1919 1919 1919 77 ij 38 |i 38 Other Crops. Rice: Production, mo. est.12 thous. of bushs. Receipts at mills thous. of bbls. Shipments, total from mills, .thous. of lbs. Shipments, through New Orleans thous. of lbs. Stocks, end of m o n t h Domestic, at mills and dealers thous. of lbs. Imports thous. of lbs. Exports thous. of lbs. Apples: 12 Production, mo. est. ... .thous. of bushs. Cold-storage holdings thous. of bbls. Car-lot shipments carloads. Potatoes car-lot shipments carloads.. Onions, car-lot shipments carloads. Citrus fruit, car-lot shipments carloads.. Hay, produc, mo. est."..thous. of short tons.. Hay receipts .tons.. 193,855 927 14, 377 22,907 3,701 3,290 86,538 85,230 1,512 196,770 6,224 44,515 33,433 4,760 5,390 89,098 87,786 202,702 5,521 29,313 33,711 4,687 4,519 95,882 74,362 1909-13 14.6 1909-13 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1909-13 1919 175 i 136 17 233 56 314 I ; 156 91 124 56 108 4 55 102 125 55 131 60 110 53 212 153 213 61 131 71 111 359 655 223 274 100 135 73 +571.4 +209.6 + 46.0 + 28.6 + 63.8 + 3.0 + 3.0 I 117 143 11 141 176 196 |; 143 \ 97 114 93 83 50 91 108 118 109 102 112 129 143 97 136 155 178 120 + + + + 133 98 133 129 95 110 151 + 17.0 110 + 15.1 104 - 5.3 19 20 26 + 31.9 116 S4 205 159 251 35 141 77 65,840 208,027 22,407 93,056 90,281 196,664 21,277 74,642 37.1 750,357 750,809 0.1 18,964 19,221 1.4 1919 8,473 8,139 3,9 1919 3,797 3,577 5.5 1919 10,301 10,911 5.9 1919 1913 1919 1913 131 141 102 102 97 119 90 104 1919 22 28 19 5.5 5.0 19.8 80l Cattle a n d Beef. Cattle movement, primary markets: Receipts thousands.. 2,295 Shipments, total thousands.. 1,156 Shipments, stocker and feeder.thousands.. 631 Slaughter thousands.. 1,104 Beef products: Inspected slaughter produc. .thous. of lbs.. 443,836 Apparent consumption thous. of lbs.. 426,989 Exports thous. of lbs.. 14,&97 Cold-storage holdings (1st of following month).. .thous. of lbs. & 48,187 Prices, Chicago: Cattle, corn-fed dolls, per 100 lbs.. 10.656 Beef, fresh native steers .dolls, per 100 lbs.. 17.50 2,802 I 1,382 785 ' 1,373 ! 2,936 1,570 864 1,299 519,099 11 483,293 | 4,123,716 4,293,615 4.1 491,326 455,986 4,020,930 4,206,222 4.6 14,205 13,165 148,124 141,443 4.5 63,578 i 67,813 22.1 19.6 24.4 24.4 1913 | 126 j 120 125 128 128 125 123 I - 1.9 120 125 1913 I 120 ! 120 I 122 122 122 122 135 135 0.0 141 132 118 - 10.4 141 141 107 ' 141 17.30 15.50 ' 14.00 1913 ' 114 | 107 Beef, steer rounds, No. 2.. dolls, per 100 lbs.. 5 12 Revised, w September, 1922. For second month following, i. e., figures i:n September column are as of November 1, and in October column as of December —. 10.450 i 10.245 17.50 j 15.50 42 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have not been published previously in the SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; detailed tables covering back figures for these items will be found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed tables covering other items, see me last quarterly issue 01 me DURVEY (_JNO. 27). In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. Septem- October, ber, 1923. 1923. Corresponding month, September or October, 1922. Percent- INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 1928 Percentage increase or(+) decrease cumulative 1923 from 1922. in- 1923 1922 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. crease or decrease Sept. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 1 FOODSTUFFS—Continued. Hogs a n d Pork. Hog movement, primary markets: Receipts, primary markets thousands.. Shipments, primary markets - .thousands.. Shipments, stocker and feeder, .thousands.. Slaughter thousands . Pork products: Inspected slaughter produc. .thous. of lbs.. Apparent consumption thous. of lbs.. Exports . . . . thous of lbs Cold-storage holdings (1st of following month) thous. of lbs.. Prices: Hogs, heavy, Chicago.. .dolls, per 100 lbs.. Smoked hams, Chicago......dolls, per lb.. October from SepcQrv tember. 6 34,643 12,173 99 112 99 97 129 109 125 121 112 140 1919 82 97 45 65 45 83 136 135 1919 76 93 105 90 90 123 7,365,059 + 25.6 1 1913 5,827,450 + 24.3 [ 1919 1,639,832 + 35.9 1913 101 113 146 134 115 148 ! 196 196 211 223 207 251 146 153 173 199 208 193 + 28.8 + 21.4 — 7.3 431,920 1919 61 47 111 95 75 59 — 20.9 7.775 .219 9.360 .232 1913 1913 110 11 * 86 93 140 11 96 134 103 141 134 132 — 10.0 - 1.8 2,659 1,746 897 894 3,465 2,443 1,489 981 3,311 2,192 1,138 1,067 18,561 9,504 3,154 8,968 102 146 79 117 153 107 181 74 144 202 59 155 258 86 85 93 37,099 39,799 37,777 348.034 * 1,719 1,997 5.481 13.188 3,607 1,336 102 2,276 4,816 1,669 101 49 491 3,129 2,362 22,461 555,094 579,345 170,657 714,848 703,322 158,196 547,624 548,421 125,716 5,861,702 4,686,535 1,206,449 685,751 542,544 8.638 .223 3,682 1,305 44,087 + 27.3 15,448 + 26.9 704 + 43.4 28,599 + 27.3 ' 1919 1919 + 33.5 + 24.9 - 1.0 + 37.5 Sheep a n d M u t t o n . Sheep movement, primary markets: Receipts, primary markets thousands.. Shipments, primary markets. .thousands.. Shipments, stocker and feeder, .thousands.. Slaughter thousands . Lamb and mutton: Inspected slaughter produc. .thous. of lbs.. Cold-storage-holdings (1st of following month).. .thous. of lbs.. Prices: Sheep, ewes, Chicago dolls, per 100 lbs.. Sheep, lambs, Chicago.. .dolls, per 100 lbs.. + + + + 30.3 39.9 66.0 9.7 92 197 95 101 73 59 33 89 1913 72 72 67 67 71 76 + 7.b 3,458 1919 41 41 33 21 20 24 + 16.0 5.275 12.775 5.325 13.500 1913 1913 105 114 108 123 117 113 167 173 179 164 169 164 20,259 53,220 19,954 62,744 17,602 54,757 171,897 1919 1919 102 101 121 120 117 115 67 89 44 63 86 102 - 1.5 + 17.9 thous. of lbs.. 18,848 27,412 21,489 164,017 1919 87 109 84 91 95 138 + 45.4 thous. of lbs.. 33,142 37,008 30,240 39 45 62 51 50 56 + 11.7 14,444 17,539 16,066 165,645 142,313 - 14.1 1919 15 23 15 16 20 25 + 21.4 51,287 18,445 45,703 21,091 41,351 18,238 90 165 128 112 100 112 155 137 113 130 702 1919 1919 1919 109 831 575,134 + 0.3 188,987 + 8.8 15,560 + 1.6 101 991 573,329 173,637 15,311 69 59 113 101 83 96,117 62,384 8,737 76,418 58,048 6,650 73,857 40,852 5,726 172 131 181 182 171 136 133 110 150 172 168 156 215 155 285 268 .464 .256 .479 .256 .466 .247 1919 1919 69 79 80 67 75 74 79 78 83 81 70 14,928 2,411 16,067 15,738 2,403 16,684 14,522 2,285 11,430 155,111 + 3.3 24,916 + 10.7 178,382 '+ 33.3 1919 1913 1919 i 112 118 153 127 238 261 120 166 248 114 ! 149 146 225 3,029,629 — 23.5 3,690,311 - 18.8 1913 1919 1919 110 ! 122 | 115 114 159 i+ 39.4 97 220 83 118 !+ 43.2 18,710 9,950 3,784 8,684 + 0.8 + 4.7 + 20.0 -3.2 1919 1919 1919 1919 372.953 + 7.2 - 3.8 3.1 Fish. Total catch, prin. fishing ports, .thous. of lbs.. Cold-storage holdings, 15th of mo. thous. of lbs.. 164,531 - 4.3 Poultry. Receipts at five markets Cold-storage holdings (1st of following month) 207,932 + 26.8 1919 ! Dairy Products. Condensed and evaporated milk: Exports thous. of lbs.. Receipts at 5 markets: Butter thous. of lbs.. Cheese thous. of lbs.. Eggs thous. of cases Cold-storage holdings (1st of following mo.): Cremery butter thous. of lbs.. American cheese thous. of lbs.. Case eggs thous. of cases Wholesale prices at 5 markets: Butter... dolls per lb Cheese dolls, per lb.. Fluid milk: ReceiptsBoston (including cream) thous. of qts.. Greater New York.. .thous. of cans.. Production—Minneapolis.. .thous. of qts.. i 1916-20 1916-20 1916-20 150,198 22,509 133,738 160 - 20.5 -7.0 237 ' 180 - 24.9 161 Sugar. Raw: Imports.. long tons Meltings, 7 ports long tons Stocks at refineries, end of mo. .long tons.. 1 83 + 3.2 0.0 + 5.4 -0.3 234 + 3.8 i 121 161 ! 199,870 268,365 192,375 278,575 193,092 ; 3,959,686 384,200 ; 280,003 4,547,295 121,656 ! 94,043 96 ! 189 | Includes 21 days only during which perbcl the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. - 10.9 + 14.3 70 - 16.1 86 99 80 240 202 s Revised. 127 - 36.8 43 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have not been published previously in the SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; CUMULATIVE TOTAL detailed tables covering back figures for these THROUGH Correitems will be found at the end of this bulletin. LATEST MONTH. spondFor detailed tables covering other items, see ing the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. SeptemOctober, month, 27). ber, 1928. Septem1928. ber or In many cases November figures are 1928 October, 1922 now available and may be found in the 1922. special table on page 23, i Percentage i increase INDEX NUMBERS. Percentage increase (+) or decrease (-) cumulative BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. 1923 from 1922. 1922 1923 (+) or decrease (-) October Sept. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. from Sep: tember. FOODSTUFFS—Continued. Sugar—Continued. Refined: Exports long tons.. Cane, domestic: Receipts at New Orleans long tons. Prices: Wholesale, 96° centrifugal, N. Y dolls, per l b . . Wholesale, refined, N. Y dolls, per l b . . Retail, average 51 cities....index number, Cuban movement: Receipts at Cuban ports long tons.. Exports long tons.. Stocks long tons.. Coffee. Imports thous. of lbs.. Visible supply (1st of following mo.): World thous. of bags.. United States thous. of bags.. Receipts, total, Brazil thous. of bags.. Clearances: Total, Brazil, for world thous. of bags.. Total, Brazil, for U. S thous. of bags.. TEA. Imports thous. of lbs.. 4,293 | 2,772 5,896 813,531 193,330 - 76.2 1909-13 436 200 108 89 145 94 - 35.4 1,998 22,680 2,400 27,092 65,399 +141.4 1913 11 15 7 8 12 140 +135.1 .070 .082 .076 .090 .054 .066 1913 1913 1913 138 146 144 155 154 144 198 199 191 173 178 175 199 193 175 217 + 8.6 210 + 9.8 193 + 10.3 62,810 209,473 285,549 68,671 244,986 61,713 3,816,435 3,401,460 - 10.9 191,770 3,733,307 3,322,323 11.0 228,902 1919 1919 1919 27 66 53 19 59 36 27 48 81 20 46 67 19 64 44 21 + 9.3 75 + 17.0 13 - 69.8 116,781 141,336 134,273 1909-13 178 177 92 96 154 187 + 21.0 5,742 944 1,265 5,325 944 1,265 8,461 940 1,033 8,737 1.6 1913 1913 1913 72 50 99 72 44 108 47 42 108 49 38 133 49 50 132 45 - 7.3 50 + 0.0 132 0.0 1,664 890 1,812 968 1,521 835 10,292 4,770 11,435 + 11.1 5,999 + 25.8 1913 1913 109 141 154 212 78 86 156 204 168 226 183 + 246 + 12,921 14,259 17,821 77,831 81,118 + 1909-13 196 216 117 116 157 173 + 10.4 599 5,567 712 6,277 694 4,498 5,652 45,496 5,857 3.6 54,661 + 20.1 1913 1913 99 428 110 347 93 450 98 452 95 429 113 + 18.9 484 + 12.8 33,881 36,382 35,755 360,034 352,487 - 2.1 1913 100 97 91 98 92 98 + 7.4 38,487 46,927 58,353 354,13S 387,765 + 9.5 105 186 149 109 123 149 + 21.9 1,222 70,991 1,022 82,512 1,084 83,778 9,771 370,408 10,298 + 5.4 311,816 - 15.8 Rel. to 1909-13 1913 1919 594 64 561 102 677 (4) 480 46 632 86 529 - 16.4 100 + 16.2 28.00 27.50 1913 20S 208 212 212 212 212 0.0 1,384 446 2,169 12,776 265 1,985 1,428 432 2,128 13,003 348 649 432 1,446 11,233 287 13 1,732 5,025 3,231 10,749 54,762 1,499 17,565 13,061 4,262 20,445 78,916 1,955 + 159.9 + 31.9 + 90.2 ji+ 44.1 j+ 30.4 1915 1915 1915 1913 1913 1919 298 203 279 110 76 149 356 236 355 113 77 152 853 219 574 144 75 171 827 208 532 144 150 154 759 243 532 128 71 171 783 236 522 130 94 + 3.1 -3.1 - 1.9 + 1.8 13,450 27,455 54,543 565 19,020 16,615 55,210 548 14,055 4,720 24,134 602 142,885 166,370 543,476 2,522 117,035 224,310 605,364 5,322 |- 18.1 ;+ 34.8 + 11.4 + 111.0 1913 1913 1919 1922 74 291 250 171 80 119 276 201 88 96 822 1,194 507 921 215 316 76 692 625 189 108 419 632 183 + 41.4 - 39.5 + 1.2 - 3.0 5,685 2,249 3,436 6,156 2,789 3,367 6,287 3,390 2,897 54,147 25,983 28,164 55,305 + 2.1 22,486 | - 13.5 32,820 ! + 16.5 1913 1913 1913 141 239 106 142 289 89 154 210 134 148 209 126 128 192 105 139 + 8.3 238 + 24.0 103 - 2.0 5,965 2,444 3,521 5,992 6,136 3,358 2,778 53,719 26,087 27,632 55,861 + 4.0 22,818 - 12.5 33,041 + 19.6 1913 1913 1913 137 145 244 269 106 i 86 155 209 134 133 149 205 ; 196 128 109 134 + 0.5 215 + 10.0 102 - 6 . 2 1,099,712 + 10.7 8,594 - 4.2 8.9 8.8 TOBACCO. Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals): Large cigars millions.. Small cigarettes millions.. Manufactured tobacco and snuff thous. of lbs.. Exports: Unmanufactured leaf. thous. of lbs.. Cigarettes millions.. Sales at loose-leaf warehouses thous. of lbs.. Price, wholesale, Burley good leaf, dark red, Louisville dolls, per 100 lbs.. TRANSPORTATION—WATER. Cargo Traffic. Panama Canal: In American vessels.. .thous. of long tons.. In British vessels thous. of long tons.. Total cargo traffic thous. of long tons.. Sault Ste. Marie Canal thous. of short tons.. New York State canals.. .thous. of short tons.. Suez Canal thous. of short tons.. Mississippi River: Receipts at St. Louis short tons.. j Shipments from St. Louis short tons.. j Government barge line tons.. | Ohio River thous. of short tons.. j Vessels in Foreign Trade. ! Entered in United States ports: Total thous. of net tons.. j American thous. of net tons.. ] Foreign .thous. of net tons.. j Cleared from United States ports: Total thous. of net tons.. ! American thous. of net tons.. \ Foreign thous. of net tons.. j 1 3,304 Includes 21 days only during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. «Index numberless than one. + 31.3 13 September, 1922. 44 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23, Septem- October, ber, 1923. 1923. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Corresponding month, September or October, 1922. 1922 Percentage increase INDEX NUMBERS. 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 detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). Percentage 'increase (+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. TRANSPORTATION—WATER—Contd. Index of Ocean Freight Rates. United States Atlantic t o United Kingdom, weighted index number.. All Europe weighted index number.. 1922 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. Sept. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 1920 1920 27.0 23.4 or decrease (-) October from September. 25.3 22.7 20.2 19.9 20.1 20.0 20.8 20.7 23.4 + 12.5 22.9 + 10.6 TRANSPORTATION—RAIL. Freight Cars a n d Locomotives. Surplus (daily av. last week of month): 15,116 B ox number.. 30,527 5,651 7,205 Coal number.. 41,745 24,477 Total number.. Shortage (daily av. last week of month): 6,476 3,943 Box number.. 5,439 3,068 Coal number.. 12,336 15,331 Total number.. Locomotives in bad order, 1st of following month, per cent to total in use: 16.3 16.4 Freight per cent.. 16.8 17.8 Passenger per cent.. Bad-order cars: Total (1st of following month) number.. 151,332 150,624 6.6 0.7 Per cent to total in use (1st of fol'g month).. Car loadings (weekly average): Total cars.. 1,039,018 1,073,085 49,428 Grain and grain products cars.. | 50,435 43,755 39,698 Livestock cars.. 191,677 Coal cars.. 178,261 72,724 74,023 Forest products cars.. 73,461 59,340 Ore cars.. 642,876 Merchandise and miscellaneous cars.. 611,035 39,449 35,461 Freight carried mills, of ton-miles.. 265 1,584 i 3,716 I ! 91,039 ; 47,273 i 179,239 I 1919 1919 1919 2 2 67 9 40 62 5 34 37 7 22 - 50.5 + 27.5 - 41.4 1919 1919 1919 350 479 927 1,126 539 741 14 114 40 13 116 39 34 130 63 - 39.1 - 43.6 - 19.5 30.0 29.4 i 1919 1919 119 116 111 111 73 72 65 601 63 61 i+ 1.7 67 + 6.3 249,960 11.0 ! 1913 1913 193 188 166 162 125 122 116 113 100 99 100 - 0 . 5 97 - 2.0 992,651 52,140 j 40,353 j 195,145 | 59,655 j 46,836 ! 587,910 | 39,287 i 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1913 117 132 106 97 100 140 119 126 124 134 122 I 110 j 105 I 125 124 144 123 112 93 105 124 221 119 141 130 134 104 109 134 215 125 148 130 129 126 103 128 196 129 144 134 127 133 108 130 159 136 130 + + + + + - 3.3 2.0 10.2 7.5 1.8 19.2 5.2 10.1 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 201 169 196 225 96 56 156 144 230 157 216 236 142 79 156 131 214 187 210 228 141 96 152 152 227 196 221 235 164 96 154 167 221 184 214 229 154 87 153 158 250 163 230 245 172 93 + |j+ + 13.1 11.5 7.6 7.0 Railroad Operations. Revenue: 441,661 406,380 i 3,254,894 j 3,883,848 + 19.3 Freight thous. of dolls.. 390,508 93,778 ; 90,170 892,936 | 959,417 + 7.4 Passengers thous. of dolls.. 105,936 586,694 ; 550,052 4,582,080 I 5,328,625 + 16.3 Total, operating thous) of dolls.. 545,503 444,938 428,972 3,645,916 4,147,502 + 13.8 Operating expense thous. of dolls.. 415,983 102,746 92,238 614,619 85,206 822,067 | + 33.8 Net operating income thous. of dolls.. 4.78 4.46 Per cent on tentative valuation, .per cent.. 4.05 1.100 Receipts per ton-mile cents.. 1*1.121 Pullman passengers thousands.. 3,268,102 2,836,671 2,716,144 26,583,087 128,881,632 I + + 11.4 +. 6.9 137 | - 13.2 LABOR. Number employed: United States (1,428 firms) thousands.. New York State thousands.. Wisconsin index number.. I Illinois index number.. | Massachusetts index number.. i Detroit number.. j Railroads (class 1). thousands.. Total weekly pay roll: j New York State thous. of dolls.. Massachusetts index number.. Average hourly earnings: Railroads (class 1) dollars.. Employment agency operations: Workers registered number.. Jobs registered number.. Workers placed number.. Average applicants per job number.. Immigration number.. Emigration number.. 549 i 214,590 1,946 2,026 556 214,555 1,819 j 528 ' 175,147 1,709 13 15,039 ; 15,406 ! | 13,514 .622 .... 13 130 ! 130 ]30 - 0.2 114 1 115 116 1.3 126.7 ; 123.1 120.9 ! - 1.8 jl28.4 127.6 122.6 j - 3.9 101 + 2.0 99 121 0.0 121 j 119 118 i 120 i 256 ! 249 253 259 !+ 2.4 118 120 117 - 2.5 115 ij 113 i 117 131 ii 114 ! 116 115 jjllO.l 111.1 28.4 | 113.0 114.9 126.8 jj 100102 100 124 ; | 93 i| 104 110 119 1914 141922 221 100 1916 220 .606 i 218 222 220 i 173,255 178,347 173,318 .97 107,652 16,318 241,155 ! 2,284,244 248,164 ! 1,903,804 187,949 1,473,673 .97 103,518 | 71,192 j 413,580 732,534 + 77.1 21,147 ii 17,847 | 206,198 l r 7,521 I- 23.6 2 13 Six months' average, July to December, inclusive. September, 1922. 1921 1914 1915 1921 < 1922 1920 1916 2 2 2 2 1921 1921 1921 1921 1913 1913 112 120 92 106 86 205 212 145 176 153 190 199 144 176 145 | 54 56 64 60 56 j 56 60 83 | 86 91 i 34 35 44 i 37 32 j » Relative to September, 1922. - 3.8 + 29.6 45 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. PerNOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) centage have not been published previously in the CUMULATIVE TOTAL | increase SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; ( THROUGH detailed tables covering back figures for these j CorreorVde- ; LATEST MONTH. items will be found at the end of this bulletin. I spondcrease For detailed tables covering other items, see ' ing (-) the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. SeptemOctober, month, cumu27). ber, Septem1923. lative 1923ber or In many cases November figures are 1923 October, 1922 1923 from now available and may be found in the 1922. 1922. special table on page 23. Percentage increase INDEX NUMBERS. 1923 1922 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. [ or decrease | October Oct. July. Aug. Sept. | Oct. 11 from Sept. 11 temh ber. -I DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT. 26,052 Mail order houses, total sales.. .thous. of dolls.. Sears, Roebuck & Co thous. of dolls. 16,103 Montgomery Ward & Co...thous. of dolls. Restaurant sales: 3,142 | Total, two chains thous. of dolls. 1,128 I Waldorf Inc. thous. of dolls. 2,014 ! Childs Co thous. of dolls. Stores operated (2 chains) number. 209 | Ten-cent stores, total sales thous. of dolls. 25,198 | F. W. Woolworth Co thous. of dolls. 14,775 | S. S. KresgeCo thous. of dolls. 6,324 McCrory Stores Corp thous. of dolls. 1,668 S. H. Kress & Co thous. of dolls., 2,431 Chain stores: | J. C. Penney Co thous. of dolls. 6,010 ! United Cigar Stores Co thous. of dolls. 6,419 I Owl Drug Co thous. of dolls. 902 | Jones Bros. Tea Co.* thous. of dolls. 1,912 | A. Schulte, Inc thous. of dolls. 1,784 | American Wholesale Corporation, i total sales thous. of dolls. 3,195 I Candy sales by manufacturers, .thous. of dolls. 21,418 i Magazine advertising (for following month) thous. of lines. 2 ; 263 | Newspaper advertising ..thous. of lines. 93,014 | 23,272 j Postal receipts thous. of dolls. Postal money orders, domestic: PaidNumber thousands. 9,104 Value thous. of dolls. 73,020 Issued— Number thousands. 2,424 Value thous. of dolls. 26,151 Foreign money orders issued.. .thous. of dolls. 3,548 Internal-revenue taxes collected on sales: Firearms thous. of dolls. ! 516 i Jewelry, watches, and I j clocks thous. of dolls. I 1,162 4,933 i Theater admissions thous. of dolls.. j Bond, capital stock issues 3,130 I and conveyances thous. of dolls.. 435 ! Capital stock transfers thous. of dolls.. PUBLIC FINANCE. United States debt: Gross mills, of dolls.. Total interest-bearing mills, of dolls.. Customs receipts thous. of dolls.. Ordinary receipts thous. of dolls.. Expenditures chargeable against ordinary receipts thous. of dolls.. Money in circulation: Total mills, of dolls.. Per capita dollars.. BANKING AND FINANCE. Banking. Debits to individual accounts: New York City Outside New York City Bank clearings: New York City. Outside New York City 22,126 | 21,833 ; 44,810 ! 530,778 I 22,577 15,166 279,794 + 31.9 174,326 + 2 3 . 4 105,468 + 51.0 2,976 27,073 30,230 j + 11.7 11,034 !+ 16.3 484 1,058 19,196 !+ 9.1 1,918 17,589 193 26,025 j 208,532 ' 246,035 |+ 18.0 143,537 |+ 14.9 15,774 124,909 61,265 j+ 26.7 6,019 : 48,363 15,959. j + 27.5 1,436 • 12,519 25,274 j+ 11.9 2,797! 22,592 3,201 1,161 2,040 209 30,193 18,085 7,246 1,877 2,985 7,592 5,932 6,355 6,074 •' 1,169 1,089 ! 1,979 1,416 1,765 1,369 37,022 58, .534 8,801 14,263 12,980 25,409 288,772 3,234 ; 3,583 34,255 36,$07 2,247 109,293 27,235 212,053 141,212 69,841 30,222 19,933 10,289 37,743 17,064 1,877 105,542 ; 891,920 220,852 24,777 1913 1913 1913 190 180 214 1920 1920 1913 100 ; 101 113 ; 121 104 107 140 ; 144 253 255 261 ! 288 1913 284 1913 245 491 308 257 1913 1913 1913 46,519 60,365 9,434 16,902 + 25. |+ 3.1 \+ 7.2 |+ 18.5 1913 15,777 21.5 1919 1913 1913 1919 132 125 1919 118 111 60 127 I 134 ! 129 ! 128 j 150 ; + 17.1 117 ; 123 123 i 120 138 j + 14.7 71 ! Ill 119 \ 119 I 179 j + 49.7 1919 67 174 ; 194 i 108 ' 91 89 101 ! 129 129 97 ! 137+ 41.4 100 i 95 I 103 ! 91 ; 129+ 41.9 + 25.0 1913 7.9 1919 243,142 10.1 1919 90,280 101,755 + 12.7 1919 657,818 768,004 + 16.8 1919 1919 1919 227 558 i 1,643 7,000 1,211 ; 5,396 | 15,938 | 54,925 j 18,547 + 16.4 60,981 + 11.0 1919 3,565 515 3,237 798 32,008 | 38,931 + 21.6 73,710 - 10.7 1919 8,184 | 3,513 |+ 19.9 1919 s 1919 230,261 i 301,239 j 2,972,445 j 3,338,372 ' ; + 12.3 1913 286,073 | 426,548 ! 411,110 2,686,665 j 2,789,069 + 3.8 107 66 84 ! 31 87 200 | 151 153 754 I 499 341 1913 1913 114 j 116 117 i4() I + 24.3 104 ' 108 I 112 j 143 [ + 27.8 83 1919 I 610 819 81 87 160 390 4,835 4,570 1*1919 95 4,327 4,144 «1919 92 93 110 105 90 104 80 99 249 267 211 256 187 242 19,152 22,322 199,976 196,331 ';- 1.8 1919 17,261 19, 747 18,399 166,589 187,268 !+ 12.4 1919 mills, of dolls.. mills, of dolls.. 15,071 17, 730 19,668 181,669 176,451 ! — 2.9 1913 13,900 16,183 15,356 128,961 150,044 | + 16.3 1913 Revised. 5 * July 1, 1919. 219 81 j 98 100 95 1 - 45.0 100 + 13.9 51 + 18.4 84 | - 0.2 87 86 I - 0.2 169 I 195 + 15.4 382 - 56.6 426 | 412 553 4,345 16,799 161 96 j 87 48 I 43 4,850 mills, of dolls.. mills, of dolls.. 5 84 62 1919 23,078 |. 22,817 I. 40,136 | 379,210 j 495,253 + 30.6 22,082 21,800 51,713 ! i I i ; • i ,1,849 1,813 jl,767 1,950 2,732 3,451 + 26.3 253 ! 241 | 241 \ 254 j 260 258 ; _ 1.0 261 274 ; 294 | 299 | 278 360 ! + 29.6 104 103 ! 127 ! 134 \ 139 144 + 3.5 226 204 j 231 ; 249 ! 265 263 ' - 1.1 112 105 21,328 962,412 + 2,929 ! 379 l + 19.8 286 I 254 j 271 j 268 328 + 22.4 545 ! 520 \ 574 i 572 656 + 14.6 319 ; 360 ! 383 ' 371 417 + 12.5 311 ! 284 j 281 • 271 332 ! + 22.8 153 j 123 ! 145 185 ; 184 - 0.7 126 | 100 | 96 ' 111 I 130 + 17.4 135 ! 115 i 123 127 148 + 17.0 1920 22,891 i 26,18S |+ 14.4 2,410 25,382 j 241,868 275,272 |+ 13.8 2,120 I 15,779 : 31,623 1 + 100.4 326 j 300 | 321 \ 316 : 156 105 124 1913 4.6 2,839 29,999 5,310 122 125 + 1 . 9 150 154 + 2.9 284 287 + 1.3 237 ! 259 ! 231 : 234 262 , + 12.1 86 | 65 ' 58 l 54 ; 93 i + 71.9 10.3 10,277 81,420 199 | 198 231 335 . + 44.9 188 j 175 202 282 i + 40.2 226 ! 255 301 458 i + 52.4 202 63 28,018 302,158 11,319 93.2S4 268 250 310 101 j 764 1 + 35.6 101 - 0 . 3 96 83 - 0.7 94 + 13.4 113 j + 15.4 191 225 242 281 |i+ 10.2 + 17.9 46 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 detailed tables covering other items see the last quarterly-issue of the SURVEY (NO. • 27). In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. Septem- October, ber, 1923. 1923. Correspondin? month, September or October, 1922. I N D E X NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH ! Peri centage Increase cumu- 1923 i {~\' BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. or decrease 1922 1923 1922 T A T r Q T "n-i-WTm-rr Percentage ; increase i lative | 1923 from 1 1922. or decrease r Sept. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. I i \ October from tember. i BANKING AND FINANCE-Continued. Banking—Continu ed. Federal reserve banks: 862 884 469 Bills discounted mills, of dolls.. 666 Total investments mills, of dolls.. 264 297 2,299 Notes in circulation mills, of dolls.. 2,225 2,248 3,212 3,191 Total reserves mills, of dolls.. 3,193 1,842 1,959 Total deposits mills, of dolls 1,930 76.3 77.6 Reserve ratio per cent.. 76.4 Federal reserve member banks: 11,249 11,943 Total loans and discounts, .mills, of dolls.. 11,877 4,530 ' 4,541 Total investments mills, of dolls.. 4,545 11,162 11,158 Net demand deposits mills, of dolls.. 10,891 Interest rates: 4.70 5.00 New York call loans per cent.. 4.85 5.13 5.16 4.38 rV- Commercial paper, 60-90 days per cent.. Saving deposits (bal. to credit of depositors): Total, 12 Fed. res. dists thous. of dolls.. 6,672,204 6,703,325 6,097,135 Boston, 64 banks thous. of dolls.. 1,198,304 1,204,326 1,114,412 New York, 30 banks.. .thous. of dolls.. 1,873,986 1,871,644 1,741,543 419,573 461,935 Philadelphia, 80banks.thous. of dolls.. 461,474 389,013 441,103 Cleveland, 18 banks thous. of dolls.. 435,528 290,783 278,077 Richmond, 92 banks...thous. of dolls.. 290,092 192,751 Atlanta, 97 banks thous. of dolls.. 217,318 218,209 872,155 783,414 Chicago, 209 banks thous. of dolls.. 865,491 131,741 118,058 St. Louis, 35 banks thous. of dolls.. 130,128 90,043 80,841 Minneapolis, 15 banks-.thous. of dolls.. 90,326 104,422 98,837 Kansas City, 56 banks.thous. of dolls.. 103,871 60,740 Dallas, 85 banks thous. of dolls.. 61,517 53,269 827,347 955,447 San Francisco,77banks.thous. of dolls.. 948,946 133,157 133,477 U . S . postal savings thous. of dolls.. 6133,077 1 1919 ! 1919 1919 ! !i i 1 1 1919 1919 1919 15.6 1921 1921 92 133 46 50 85 146 101 1.52 39 46 84 146 98 1.56 94 135 106 98 135 105 98 135 103 100 135 103 100 1 135 i 106 + 3.0 157 76 158 86 156 88 153 89 148 89 0.0 ; 105 1913 1913 ! 141 1920 i in 1920 107 114 108 111 122 111 103 129 113 120 119 117 338 112 108 114 108 113 123 114 104 130 113 122 119 118 336 122 115 121 119 125 128 130 114 143 124 130 135 134 331 122 115 121 119 125 128 128 114 144 124 128 136 134 333 123 116 124 118 126 129 129 115 144 126 128 136 136 335 123 116 122 118 128 129 129 116 145 126 129 137 137 335 1920 1920 i 42 45 45 45 85 86 146 ! 146 99 100 1.54 1.52 24 113 88 147 95 15.5 1919 1920 1920 ! 22 117 86 146 95 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1913 72 + 2.4 + 11.3 — 13.1 0.0 + 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 + 0.5 + 0.5 - 0.1 + 0.1 + 1.3 + 2.4 + 0.4 + 0.8 + 1.2 -0.3 + 0.5 + 1.3 + 0.7 + 0.1 Life I n s u r a n c e . Policies, new: 163 Ordinary thous. of policies.. Industrial . . . thous. of policies 556 41 Group number of policies 720 Total insurance thous. of policies Amount of new insurance: Ordinary thous. of dolls.. 404,940 Industrial i thous. of dolls.. 124,905 Group thous. of dolls.. 14,984 Total insurance thous. of dolls.. 544,829 Premium collections: Ordinary thous. of dolls.. 79,060 Industrial. thous. of dolls.. 27,378 1,412 Group .thous. of dolls.. r •*•. Total insurance thous. of dolls..107,850 1,530 5,723 494 7,252 1,791 6,608 739 8,402 + + + + 17.1 15.5 49.6 15.9 1913 1913 1913 1913 191 126 203 164 243 160 230 149 220 146 238 + 8.0 176 + 20.1 137 170 174 162 159 186 + 17.4 372,902 3,846,525 444,936 152,061 132,790 1,155,134 14,392 7,200 139,031 604,197 : 520,084 5,140,690 4,645,292 1,420,343 214,376 6,280,012 + + + + 20.8 23.0 54.2 22.2 ! 1913 1913 1913 257 187 1,162 245 92,128 30,697 1,915 124,740 80,337 26,456 1,390 108,184 823,151 247,245 12,910 1,083,305 919,448 282,683 16,052 1,218,183 1,225 28,699 1,673 79,302 1,708 34,647 20,125 525,561 387,120 256,500 257,072 3,082,519 62,810 26,800 30,650 5,360 865,199 474,925 269,600 67,613 176 668 55 845 150 623 57 773 1913 + 11.7 I 1913 + 14.3 ! 1913 + 24.3 1 1913 + 12.5 1913 15,173 — 24.6 437,480 - 1 6 . 8 1913 + 34.1 + + + 9.9 21.7 51.0 10.9 249 + 194 217 246 246 214 220 245 268 269 254 285 + 3,806 4,484 5,019 5,374 4,555 6,177 + 202 226 254 254 226 261 + 16.5 12.1 35.6 15.7 307 283 356 338 256 256 245 241 996 1,075 1,257 1,037 281 334 294 319 337 293 498 326 Business F i n a n c e s . Business failures: Firms number Liabilities thous. of dolls.. Total dividend and interest payments (for following month) thous. of dolls.. 3,301,596 + 1913 117 162 128 152 92 157 99 151 92 126 125 + 36.« 349 +176.1 7.1 1913 240 174 127 174 261 173 - 33.7 2.9 j 2.9 ! 2.1 l 1913 131 155 ; 93 176 90 70 124 108 111 111 124 87 182 100 62 69 134 158 95 184 92 72 126 118 16 Dividend payments (for following mo.): Total thous. of dolls.. Indust. and misc. corp thous. of dolls.. Steam railroads thous. of dolls.. Street railways thous. of dolls.. * Revised. 93,420 60,795 23,610 9,015 64,500 27,575 31,150 5,775 . 890,196 488,711 275,305 70,881 + + -} + 4.8 | 1913 1913 1913 + - 31.0 54.6 31.9 35.9 47 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Items marked with an r.sterisk (*) have not been published previously in the SURVEY or are repeated for special icasons; detailed tables covering back figures for these items will be found at the end of this bulletin. For detailed tables covering: other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). Corresponding month, September or October, 1922. Septem- October, ber, 1923. 1923. In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 Percentage INDEX NUMBERS. 1923 Percentage increase (+) 1922 BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued. Business Finances—Continued. in- 1923 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. or dei crease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. crease sv or decrease | Sept. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. • October from September. 1 14,289 U. S. Steel Corp.'s earnings thous. of dolls... New capital issues: Corporations thous. of dolls.. 205,516 States and municipalities (followingmo.):16 Permanent loans thous. of dolls.. i« 100,592 Temporary loans thous. of dolls.. 5,851 Total corporate securities: New capital thous. of dolls.. 137,098 Refunding thous. of dolls.. ! 4,182 RailroadsNew capital thous. of dolls.. 23,810 1,000 Refunding thous. of dolls.. Public utilities— New capital thous. of dolls.. 31,135 Refunding thous. of dolls.. 1,150 Industrials20,842 New capital thous. of dolls.. 382 Refunding thous. of dolls.. 29,870 Stocks thous. of dolls.. Bonds and notes thous. of dolls.. 111,410 17,938 Bond issues, 16 Southern States.thous. of dolls.. New incorporations thous. of dolls.. 500,830 "8,566 170,582 246,446 85,159 4,845 2,773,825 53,497 "1,185,953 46,645 "360,426 1913 61 75 138 149 125 6.7 1920 162 201 173 100 150 180 + 19.9 "988,008 - 16.7 "399,469 ;+ io.8 1913 1913 221 157 295 116 183 102 168 150 98 15 250 12 - 15.3 - 17.2 + 54.4 +348.1 2,960,320 i + i 2,141,112 + 4.1 450,343 j - 33.3 211,685 18,741 163,184 81,740 2,057,094 675,522 66,065 12,720 10,625 4,500 439,110 112,723 359,470 - 18.1 ! 39,793 — 64.7 66,135 4,500 • 63,165 28,852 405,340 173,573 432,082 + 170,119 - 37,962 1,368 33,101 197,328 704,000 »43,230 12,297 19,801 225,123 26,586 651,577 280,258 73,011 523,447 2,209,169 269,719 6,777,532 43,810 9,119 45,979 9,994 41,936 10,125 398,270 79,434 9,174 9,728 9.564 83,750 11,359 1,665 12,096 1,926 11,820 2,109 105,562 16,459 111,879 + 16,165 - i»92,200 788,000 956,800 + 21.4 ! 1920 1920 127 72 58 49 61 94 386 383 7 100 20 88 1919 1919 59 368 153 202 311 286 795 (4) 34 434 6.6 j 1919 298 648 230 319 678 2.0 1919 476 610 254 6 260 24 95 1919 1919 1920 - 7.9 1920 I 1922 7,603,257 + 12.2 1913 172 23 196 358 41 145 33 71 125 + 82.1 +258.1 + 10.8 + 77.1 409 + 40.6 + 5.0 9.6 + 57.5 \ + 6.0 + 5.5 441,540 77,363 552,448 2,034,673 r 408 477 1,304 85 173 22 24 16 135 143 70 75 54 68 195 291 70 101 377 378 56 421 37 + 177.5 (n\ V / +112.4 +291.3 Public Utility E a r n i n g s . Telephone earnings: Total operating revenue.. .thous. of dolls.. Total operating income thous. of dolls.. Telegraph earnings: Commercial telegraph tolls .thous. of dolls.. Telegraph and cable operating revenue thous. of dolls.. Operating income thous. of dolls.. Central station sales of electrical energy—Gross revenue. thous. of dolls.. Credit conditions: Orders per ct. of total transactions.. Indebtedness .per ct. of total transactions Payments.. per ct of total transactions 107,100 437,818 + 9.9 100,070 + 26.0 90,624 1913 1913 312 319 327 359 273 224 334 231 334 245 246 269 ' + + 8.2 ! 1919 122 126 113 123 121 128 + 6.0 1919 114 117 106 113 113 120 + 6.6 1919 128 129 70 100 102 118 ! + 16.7 1913 ! 354 377 382 386 412 1916 1916 1916 107 112 83 96 83 113 111 117 82 117 101 113 100 118 100 1913 1913 1921 184 191 83 120 176 177 68 177 83 121 6.0 i 1.8 13 30.5 45.8 54.8 1 29.5 «43.6 45 8 13 Stocks and Bonds. Stock prices, closing: 25 industrials, average dolls, per share.. 25 railroads, average dolls, per share.. 103 stocks, average dolls, per share.. Stock sales, N. Y. Stock Exchange thous. of shares.. Bond sales: Miscellaneous thous of dolls Liberty-Victory thous. of dolls . Total thous. of dolls.. Bond prices: Highest-grade rails.p. ct. of par, 4% bond.. Second-grade rails, .p. ct. of par, 4% bond.. Public utility p. ct. of par, 4% bond.. Industrial p. ct. of par, 4% bond.. Comb, price index..p. ct. of par, 4% bond.. 5 Liberty bonds p. ct.^f par.. 16 foreign government and city p . ct. of par.. Comb, price index, 67 bonds. .p. ct. of par.. Municipal bond yield per cent.. < Index less than 10. » Revised. 102.74 57.14 84.54 101.78 57.06 84.33 I 14,610 15,809 I 111. 25 68.53 101.65 ! 70 98 102 69 100 175 69 — 1.1 100 0.0 0.0 + 8.1 25,676 218,178 188,529 — 13.6 ! 1913 314 371 183 190 211 228 201,506 163,616 365,122 2,124,253 1,441,567 3,565,820 1,606,231 — 24.4 664,497 — 53.9 1 2,268,728 - 36.4 1919 1919 1919 285 283 173 163 152 38 95 69 26 18 20 118 60 51 51 O 204 1-f-1 uOA ^. O 33 + 65.4 72 + 41.4 1915 1915 1915 1915 1915 1915 99 99 97 96 92 90 93 92 92 0.0 88 88 88 0.0 90 89 89 0.0 108 101 107 102 102 101 99 93 94 93 108 107 106 106 106 110 109 111 109 108 108 113 110 110 93 92 95 109 98 j 108,459 48,048 156,507 145,585 77,423 223,008 82.76 66.80 65.95 71.71 71.22 98.40 82.46 66.29 64.75 ! 71.25 70.56 98.20 ! 85.93 73.29 70.75 75.53 75.96 99.31 99.62 92.90 4.35 99.45 93.01 1 100.35 95.06 4.09 i September, 1922. I ; i 1915 1915 1915 97 96 " Cumulative rates for 11 months, January to November, inclusive. 89 102 17 — 0.9 92 — 1.0 105 — 0.8 108 ! 109 96 i Percentage over 1,000. 0.0 0.0 48 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) have not been published previously m 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 detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). Septem- October, ber, 1923. 1923. In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued. Gold a n d Silver. Gold: Domestic receipts at mint fine ounces.. 106,819 740 Rand output thous. of ounces.. j Imports thous. of dolls.. | 27,804 1,024 Exports thous. of dolls.. I Silver: j 4,988 Production thous. of fine oz.. • 8,532 Imports thous. of dolls.. i Exports thous. of dolls.. I 8,123 .642 Price at New York dolls, per fine oz.. I Price at London., .pence per standard oz..! 31,698 FOREIGN EXCHANGE R A T E S . 89,549 793 29,858 1,307 119,294 778 20,866 17,592 5,428 6,928 7,523 .636 31,718 5,161 3,940 3,269 .680 34,498 4.52 .060 .045 .051 .391 .264 .179 CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. or decrease ( BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. 4.54 .059 .044 .049 .393 .265 .179 .306 | .311 .977 .749 .097 .124 | j ! : .737 .095 .118 U. S. F O R E I G N TRADE. | j I m p o r t s by G r a n d Divisions. Europe: ! J Total thous. of dolls..| 85,375 j 105,780 France thous. of dolls..! 10,542! 15,926 Germany thous. of dolls..! 13,745 ! 15,727 Italy thous. of dolls.. | 5,820 j 9,248 United Kingdom - thous. of dolls.. j 26,133 32,833 North America: ! Total thous. of dolls..; 66,572 i 86,904 Canada thous. of dolls..! 33,115 | 37,850 South America: 36,980 Total thous. of dolls.. 27,830 5,289 Argentina thous. of dolls. .| 3,943 Asia and Oceania: I 75,860 Total thous. of dolls..! 71,014 24,430 Japan thous. of dolls..! 26,366 2,843 Africa, total thous. of dolls..! 2,854 Grand total thous. of dolls.. j 253,645 308,366 By classes of commodities: j Crude mate ri 'als for use in j manufacturing thous. of dolls.. j 77,560 92,451 Foodstuffs in crude condition j and food animals thous. of dolls.. j 26,468 34,057 Foodstuffs partly or wholly J 48,067 manufactured thous. of dolls.. ! 33,324 Manufactures for further use j 57,503 in manufacturing thous. of dolls.. 49,192 Manufactures ready for 62,940 73,554 consumption thous. of dolls. Miscellaneous thous. of dolls. 4,161 2,734 1923 (+) or de• crease October 'Sept. Oct. July. Aug.! Sept. I Oct. from September. 1913 1913 1913 1913 60 102 461 18 67 81 63 72 106 103 , 105 | 101 393 526 619 j 524 230 7 13 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 213 71 116 128 93 97 132 337 62 ' 119 114 106 125 112 4.44 .074 .042 .069 .390 .296 .184 Parval. Parval. Parval. i Parval. I Parval. ! Par val. | Parval. ! 91 40 22 37 97 99 97 .481 Parval. | Parval. | 96 59 30,736 27,184 - 11.6 45,548 57,104 49,295 55,696 + 22.3 61,010 + 6.8 54,171 + 9.9 i 91 ; | 38 22 ! ! 36 j I 97 | I 99 ; | 95 ! l Parval. : 100 Parval. i 84 Parval. i 39 Parval. \ 70 Parval. j 1.001 .811 .125 .137 60 108 562 17 + + + 16.2 7.2 7.4 27.6 95 90 98 216 285 232 134 I 155 144 105 107 106 112 115 115 + — + 8.8 18.8 7.4 0.9 0.1 24 I 98 ! 99 : 91 59 639 100 84 35 70 67 94 ! 30 | 22 | ! ! | I 94; 93 93 0.0 30 ; 31 + 3.7 23 23 0.0 25 26 + 4.4 98 97 - 0.9 99 99 0.0 93 93 0.0 98 ! 639 ! 63 98 78 77 30 I 30 63 ! 63 62 ! 63 ! 99 76 29 60 63 + 1.1 -2.4 - 3.0 - 4.6 0.0 i 113 i 96 i 70 195 1141 162 151 85 157 201 81,051 46,809 861,941 + 25.9 684,703 292,368 | 342,251 + 17.1 1913 1913 i 164 i'237 249 395 238 | 214 | 205 268 j + 30.5 304 I 302 i 280 320 + 14.3 38,861 8,408 280,119 I 394,872 + 41.0 67,529 \ 106,489 ! + 57.7 1913 1913 i 167 1394 235 395 195 501 176 282 168 187 224 + 32.9 248 + 34.1 ||+ 27.5 - 0.5 1+55.1 \ + 23.7 1913 1913 1913 1913 i 244 1326 U32 1200 397 569 203 231 344 365 335 387 199 184 270 320 144 170 288 296 144 206 1,187,835 + 28.9 1913 U72 272 212 ! 186 154 183 + 19.2 714,774 104,640 911,666 46,970 286,688 285,178 4,024 47,965 74,384 345,104 2,596,152 3,212,520 I I | j I 115 85 86 124 124 98 0.0 64 + 1.7 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 799,563 118,783 96,417 48,192 292,167 970,994 123,955 134,216 72,779 347,331 94 I 31 i 22 \ 25; i + 21.4 ; + 4.4 | + 39.2 + 51.0 + 18.9 116,530 17,495 13,035 7,258 45,541 207 j 192 j 117 95 90 122 109 i | j | 118 91 90 126 115 147 + 23.9 138 !•+ 51.1 102 |:+ 14.4 201 + 58.9 145 | + 25. 6 + 6.8 -7.3 -0.4 + 21.6 137,652 921,487 37,464 268,045 287,183 + 7.1 1913 1102 203 129 I 114 144 185 + 28.7 30,289 329,514 466,700 + 41.6 1913 i 145 184 228 200 202 291 + 44.2 65,674 435,293 615,664 + 41.4 1913 i 147 232 198 205 173 203 + 16.9 71,746 2,279 556,721 16,152 i 157 1334 209 185 181 27 196 135 183 337 214 + 16.9 222 - 34.3 641,637 + 15.3 1913 14,926 - 7.e 1913 Includes 21 days only during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 1922 j Europe: | England dolls, per £ sterling..! France dolls, per franc.. j Italy dolls, per lire.. \ Belgium dolls, per franc.. j Netherlands dolls, per guilder.. Sweden dolls, per krone..' Switzerland dolls, per franc..' Asia: | Japan dolls, per yen.. | India dolls, per rupee..; Americas: j Canada dolls, per Can. doll.. Argentina dolls, per gold peso..' Brazil dolls, per milreis.. Chile dolls, per paper peso.. General index foreign exch index number.. . 1 Correspondin g month, September or October, 1922. Per! cent| age increase INDEX NUMBERS. Per Icentage increase 49 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. INDEX NUMBERS. 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. the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. September, 1923. October, 1923. Corresponding month, September or October, CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. centage increase 1922 or decrease cumulative 1923 from BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. ( - ) • 1923 1922 1922. Percentage increase or decrease 1923 j October from September. Sept. Oct. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 1922. 1 | U. S. FOREIGN TRADE—Continued. Exports by Grand Divisions. Grand total, including reexports thous. of dolls.. Europe: Total thous. of dolls.. France . . ..thous. of dolls.. Germany t hous. of dolls.. Italy . . . thous. of dolls.. United Kingdom thous. of dolls.. North America: Total . . thous. of dolls.. Canada thous of dolls South America: Total thous. of dolls Argentina thous. of dolls Asia and Oceania: Total thous of dolls Japan thous. of dolls.. Africa, total thous. of dolls.. By classes of commodities: Total domestic thous. of dolls.. Crude materials for use in manufacturing thous. of dolls.. Foodstuffs in crude condition and food animals thous. of dolls.. Foodstuffs partly or wholly manufactured thous. of dolls.. Manufactures for further use in manufacturing -.. .thous. of dolls.. Manufactures ready for consumption . . . thous. of dolls Miscellaneous thous. of dolls.. + 7.6 :i 1913 380,712 400,824 370,719 3,107,452 3,342,608 201,989 215,369 206,009 1,680,899 1,630,412 31,803 30,215 209,975 212,076 1913 31,541 32,797 28,981 263,931 15,752 19,176 19,384 117,106 90,002 89,256 83,928 685,734 -3.0 + 1.0 256,333 2.9 129,428 + 10.5 658,081 - 4 . 0 1913 25,082 97,957 89,908 89,124 743,528 922,803 60,227 51,717 58,459 467,864 561,532 21,544 21,868 20,096 181,626 226,648 179 146 150 184 194 + 5.3 132 165 102 109 162 172 236 129 145 196 6.6 26.8 4.0 21.7 ; 151 172 1913 74 99 85 79 108 1913 ! 193 296 140 136 240 + + 112 + 292 + 1913 144 170 91 108 183 181 + 24.1 + 20.0 1913 167 178 192 198 196 179 1913 165 174 177 181 179 154 + 24.8 97,219 + 25.9 1913 169 164 193 200 176 179 1913 196 194 + 12.4 + 8.0 51,000 + 9.7 248 - 0 . 8 09 — 14.1 ; 8,474 8,593 8,901 77,241 54,459 68,974 51,188 454,898 511.398 1913 224 21,544 27,585 21,690 176,818 191.008 1913 241 4,767 4,703 4,301 46,492 1913 374,191 393,814 366,186 3,051,496 3,276,092 7.4 131,500 151,098 133,700 723,919 860,505 27,085 21,750 40,798 398,903 45,640 50,969 47,921 45,040 45,977 124,213 513 : + + 1.5 1.4 210 257 185 188 296 291 265 314 416 350 253 414 398 i + 26. 7 530 ! + 28.0 209 178 231 200 198 195 • - 1.3 1913 151 179 145 149 183 193 : + 5.2 + 18.9 1913 1 104 209 95 102 205 236 | + 14.9 228,050 - 1913 391 289 138 169 192 154 - 19.7 486,743 473,758 - 2 . 7 i 1913 160 177 139 158 169 189 + 11.7 32,940 368,086 464,011 + 26.1 1913 106 100 149 139 136 139 + 123,447 110,190 1,068,507 1,244,673 165 169 199 195 191 190 -0.6 637 5,294 4,895 + 16.5 - 7.5 1913 573 1913 53 94 28 28 82,656 99,915 85,015 813,819 886, 892 1913 1120 133 120 139 129 156 38,150 23,579 44,828 38,617 385,349 416,990 1913 U47 146 182 158 1S5 30,879 23,674 26,409 235,519 20,874 19,726 190,496 63,836 71,332 60,399 595,123 4,010 4,780 30,116 9.821 11,585 3,066 9,211 48,937 53,882 47,010 472,533 8,110 11,146 8,277 86,151 98,049 3,334 1,453 18,802 19,126 1913 3,798 5,098 4,456 44,856 2,182 2,708 2,360 22,368 ; + 13.8 + 1.7 j 56,845 + 26.7 i 1.6 I 22,019 - 1913 2,121 1913 70 105 58 76 345,828 371,778 354,690 3,426,259 3,473,962 + 1.4 1920 18,207 16,535 12,877 151,245 176,165 389 348 2,691 3,575 1913 7,433 6,196 51,673 + 16.5 + 32.9 66,940 + 29.5 1920 335 6,316 + 42.8 2.1 85 i + 11.7 TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES. United Kingdom. Imports (values): Total thous. of £ sterling Food, drink,tobacco..thous. of £ sterling.. Raw material thous. of £ sterling.. Manufactured articles.thous. of £ sterling.. Exports (values): Total. thous. of £ sterling Food, drink, tobacco..thous. of £ sterling.. Raw material thous. of £ sterling.. Manufactured articles.thous. of £ sterling.. Reexports (values): Total thous. of £ sterling.. Food, drink, tobacco, .thous. of £ sterling.. Raw material thous. of £ sterling.. Manufactured articles.thous. of £ sterling.. Exports of key commodities (quantities): Cotton piece goods thous. of sq. yds.. Woolen and worsted tissues thous. of sq. yds.. Iron and steel thous. of long tons.. Coal thous. of long tons.. 1 + 9.0 + 8.2 252,878 + 7.4 213,176 + i i . 9 i 82,421 ! 193 160 112 89 95 100 1913 U19 122 126 135 129 + + 131 + 147 + 637,455 1913 i 143 138 136 137 146 163 i + 11.7 34,564 1913 116 113 115 126 148 176 , + 19.2 1913 173 158 186 176 169 199 1913 141 137 130 133 143 1 5 7 : + 10.1 + 7.1 + 14.8 110,132 + 33. 6 482,650 + 2.1 1913 1913 1913 Includes 21 days only during which period the old tariff law was in effect: remaining 9 days included with October. ! ; 20.9 17.5 31.0 13.4 + 18.0 71 89 + + 96 + 110 + 37.4 57.2 34.2 24.1 89 93 100 + 7.5 86 78 108 82 81 103 91 96 67 89 122 109 129 160 251 84 96 87 100 93 63 64 107 96 86 62 67 116 58 84 101 93 74 111 - 10.2 + 16.1 122 + 17.7 75 94 50 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 detailed tables covering other items, see the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. 27). In many cases November figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23. Septem- October, ber, 1923. 1923. Corresponding month, September orOctober, 1922. INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 Percentage increase or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1923. 1922 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. Percentage increase 1923 ( } t or decrease (-) October, Sept.; Oct. July Aug. Sept.j Oct. from September. TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES—Continued. UNITED KINGDOM—Continued. Production: Pig iron thous. of long tons.. Steel ingots thous. of long tons.. Coal thous. of metric tons.. Stocks, zinc short tons.. Employment: Trade-unions.p. ct. employed.. 559 695 22,524 889 88.7 593 702 25,349 1,158 89.1 482 565 23,015 2,990 86.0 13,966 12,133 "1,721 163 "HI 3,872 4,677 205,105 63,607 ! ! I | 6,211 7,076 235,229 11,290 + + + - 60.4 51.3 14.7 82.3 77 ; 50 | 56 87 ! 88 ! 98 j 95 | 90 : 91 16 12 j 5 I 87 i 88 I 01 1913 1913 1913 1920 1913 65 69 109 i 93 | 3 | 91 ! + 6.1 110 |+ | 1.0 104 j+ 12.5 |+ 30.3 91 I - 0.( Belgium. Production: Zinc Goal Pig iron f Steel ingots f short thous. of metric thous. of metric thous. of metric tons.. tons.. tons.. tons.. 13,172 1,893 194 194 99,269 | 15,794 I 1,096 ! 1,035 | 131,631 16,804 1,576 1,640 i+ 32.6 jj + 6.4 jj + 43.8 ||+ 58.5 s 1920 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 I 108 120 | 232 330 1913 1913 1913 445 j 330 78 78 202 | 475 +135.3 149 ! 153 j 103 ; 160 173 ; 171 0.8 | 110 449 151 ! 136 63 ! 347 1+448.5 1913 1913 1913 44 30 62 | 41 | 156 186 141 157 I 170 I 158 90 96 I 98 ! 101 79 ! 90 96 83 I 104 170 I 180 99 | .... 94 ; .... 95 .... 6.C Canada. Total trade: Imports i thous. of dolls.. 71,351 Exports thous. of dolls.. 68,758 Exports of key commodities (quantities): Canned salmon thous. of pounds.. 3,545 22,335 Cheese thous. of pounds.. 5,300 Wheat thous. of bushs.. Production: 75 Pig iron. thous. of long tons.. Steel ingots thous. of long tons.. 66 Bank clearings mills, of dolls.. 1,170 Bond issues: Govt. and provincial thous. of dolls.. 50,000 Municipal thous. of dolls.. 8,718 Corporation thous. of dolls.. 4,050 Employment: Total index number.. Trade-union employment.p.ct.employed..) 98.00 Employment service67,097 Applications number.. 77,086 Vacancies number.. Placements51,740 Regular number.. 8,060 Casual number.. Newsprint paper: Production short tons.. 102,486 99,118 Shipments short tons.. 18,670 Stocks short tons.. 90,930 Exports short tons.. Business failures: I 213 Firms number..' 2,889 Liabilities thous. of dolls.. j Building contracts awarded thous. of dolls.. \ 23,382 76,341 101,300 66,875 103,905 615,939 ! 765,946 + 24.4 654,313 | 764,399 + 16.8 8,340 22,164 29,071 5,806 19,758 37,593 25,046 | 30,101 + 20.2 92,359 - 2.5 94,727 I 113,354 j 121,242 + 7.0 2,185 "25 "36 1.440 12,582 j 4,370 "450 161,579 j 64,003 | 58,917 i 138 ; 141 128 ; 136 + 7.0 269 j 259 219 j 322 1+ 47.3 i 13 279 | 335 | [ 685 ! 1 + 145.5 722 li+115.5 13,366 j| + 6.2 111,240 i - 31.2 81,167 j + 26.8 84,261 |j+ 43.0 Jan., '20 | 95 I 96 j 100 1919 ! 101 i 100 : 101 54,007 «59,763 408,212 | 359,298 i 420,681 ;i+ 17.1 1920 1920 » 36, 615 219,627 ! 260,879 | + 18.8 72,494 I 92,296 !+ 27.3 1920 1920 896,840 | 1,055,386 || 896,023 | 1,039,825 !| 1919 13 8.296 100,722 97,467 97,362 14,085 81,552 235 3,603 30,078 253 4,960 24,270 114,475 112,996 20,123 127 | 452 452 45 ' 94 36 7 ! 124 ! 70 1913 1913 1913 76 ; 151 I 1,131 ' 90 !. I 96.10 u 98; 111 85 \ 121 162 165 17.7 16.0 100 101 ! 120 ( 141 92 ! 126 152 107 188 170 110 m 169 152 146 148 165 140 ! 145 156 | 136 i 143 152 j 166 1919 •! 112 j 112 118 I 124 144 ! 148 ; 168 j 189 1919 ; 156 166 259 357 76 92 121 j 138 170 166 160 182 140 September, 1922. 1.0 96 ! 86 s Nine months' average, April to December, inclusive. + + + + 11.7 14.0 7.8 10.8 155 j+ 10.3 428 i 234 | 203 73 I 13 99 I - 101 j . 130 | 156 ' 106 i 176 162 ; 149 j 141 105 185 1919 1913 1913 1913 100 I 260 + 24.7 94 + 28.6 51 WOOD CHEMICALS. (A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1 METHANOL. STOCKS (end of month). ACETATE OF LIME. CONSUMPTION. [Base year in bold-faced type.] ACETATE OF LIME. Stocks Wood ProPro- Ship- Stocks car(end duc- Ship- (end duc- ments. of bon- Wood. ments. of tion. tion. mo.). ized. mo.). YEAR AND MONTH. Production. 13,618 652,021 ! 324,504 35,791 566,621 635,130 2,748,541 101 ! 8,548 107 ; 8,841 10,462 103 8,142 102 9,114 8,337 10,949 11,873 57,281 494,981 57,843 i 483,439 57,297 569,450 52,464 450,529 307,298 316,091 514,982 547,380 3,033,460 3,178,484 3,278,495 3,194,568 52,153 952,498 53,777 1,006,323 62,304 967,676 48,122 961,969 8,400 8,592 9,671 9,459 14,228 16,177 17,817 15,679 46,222 36,824 28,840 22,168 534,968 536,366 594,809 663,328 3,115,562 3,047,116 2,962,948 2,786,703 51,881 56,313 60,726 59,810 955,866 984,861 943,284 920,512 9,572 100 11,998 99 96 ; 14,886 15,923 90 12,627 11,914 15,170 19,534 521,782 1,017,744 18,538 18,495 640,266 791,990 18,237 1 795,879 902,258 15,283 | 882,142 894,347 2,270,427 i 2,109,151 2,003,229 2,002,354 59,433 73,428 92,134 97,464 938,766 929,454 902,422 850,973 86 84 81 79 15,478 13,195 14,732 13,238 15,903 13,517 16,154 14,462 13,957 1 888,608 14,097 726,037 12,463 786,774 11,497 1 710,987 858,601 667,929 683,509 684,261 1,998,704 2,038,541 2,125,277 2,184,312 97,559 80,715 86,598 81,342 812,763 795,870 764,307 748,625 141 132 120 116 81 83 84 84 14,668 14,130 12,874 12,815 17,020 13,642 13,047 7,724 8,915 9,524 9,327 14,039 796,481 727,458 645,673 649,063 566,870 629,250 514,279 471,967 2,417,252 2,510,240 2,646,440 ' 2,846,197 89,902 84,390 76,774 74,286 759,298 781,595 795,416 795,876 101 114 85 87 11,541 12,822 8,168 12,291 17,375 18,009 568,091 662,708 526,623 723,489 2,876,048 2,826,250 64,862 73,098 799,165 821,805 12,421 4,885 10,375 82 84 97 75 113 111 108 101 81 88 95 94 101 104 [ 100 ; 98 160 125 142 141 83 77 73 73 93 115 144 152 157 128 139 125 135 105 108 108 73 74 77 79 153 126 135 127 25 27 26 39 141 128 114 115 89 99 81 74 8S 91 96 104 49 50 100 117 83 114 105 103 100 100 100 123 53 100 67 61 80 87 160 162 160 147 87 85 100 80 48 50 81 86 110 116 119 116 81 83 93 91 104 119 131 115 129 103 81 62 81 86 90 89 84 84 94 104 September October November December 92 116 143 153 93 87 111 143 52 52 51 43 92 113 140 156 1923. January February March April 149 127 142 128 117 99 119 106 39 39 35 32 May June July August 141 136 124 124 125 100 96 57 September October November D ecember 111 124 60 90 100 1922. January February March April 82 85 101 78 May June July August Wood. B.-NUMERICAL DATA. 115 57 100 120 47 100 Wood carbonized. Cords. Gallons. A.—INDEX N U M B E R S . 1920 mo. av... 1921 mo. av... 1922 mo. av... Stocks (end of mo.). Ship- Stocks Shipof Producments. (end tion. ments. mo.). Thousands of pounds. Relative to 1922. CON- STOCKS SUMP- (end of TION. month). METHANOL. 88 88 100 458,739 484,822 510,489 506,930 78,580 34,177 63,962 829,227 826,847 942,884 ! i i Compiled from reports of the National Wood Chemical Association to which are added reports direct to the Bureau of the Census from almost all the nonmember firms. Firms reporting in September represented 91 per cent of the total capacity in the industry. NEWSPRINT IN HANDS OF PUBLISHERS. [As compiled by American Newspaper Publishers Association from reports of 392 identical newspapers.] June. July. August. September. October. 1923. Tons. On hand, first of month . . . Received.. Used i Sold On hand, end of month In transit, end of month Total stocks, end of month Days' supply (based on consumption) 129,409 137,300 120,155 2,042 144,466 34,617 179,083 144,925 127,982 111,330 1,536 159,916 29,518 189,434 158,883 132,205 109,922 1,314 179,851 33,486 213,337 180,650 121,311 115,710 2,421 183,832 31,463 215,295 184,767 130,809 130,388 2,233 182,959 29,584 212,543 43 52 58 54 50 52 WOOL PRICES, BOSTON—FREIGHT TON-MILES. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 0.27 0.34 0.51 .27 .39 .53 .27 .39 .53 .64 .28 .37 .53 Dollars per pound, average for the month. MONTH. \ blood combing, unwashed.1 January February March April ; 0.31 .31 .30 .30 .27 0.22 1 0.30 .23 i .36 .37 .24 .24 .37 .24 .24 .24 .24 May.... June July.... August. September. October November.. December.. .26 .26 .27 .27 0.48 .52 .54 .58 0.76 0.68 .76 .63 .38 .40 .41 .41 .62 .69 .74 .74 .75 .56 .62 .28 .41 .53 .75 .60 .54 .26 .44 .53 (2) .67 .47 .24 .44 .51 .44 .23 .44 .50 .77 .77 (2) 2 .27 .37 .40 ( ) .68 ; .42 .24 .44 .47 .27 .36 .42 (2) .66 I .38 .24 .47 .47 .22 .28 .35 .44 (2) .66 j .32 .26 .51 .48 .22 .29 .37 .47 (2) .65 I .29 .29 .51 .25 .26 .36 .41 .76 .64 .51 .26 .43 .24 Monthly average .36 .36 .38 .38 0.66 0.38 .39 .39 .39 .66 Territory—scoured basis—line staple. January.. February. March April Monthly average 1.85 1-86 84 1.86 1.42 2.00 0.83 0.97 1.50 i 2.10 .90 1.10 1.49 2.10 1.66 2.10 1.09 1.49 1.44 1.80 1.68 2.05 .86 1.27 1.53 .84 1.70 1.80 1.74 1.76 .82 1.34 1.50 ; .86 1.75 (2) 1.50 1.69 .82 1.35 1.44 | .87 1.79 (2) 1.80 1.63 .82 1.31 1.37 .73 | .88 1.81 1.88 1.44 .82 1.30 1.32 .72 j .92 1.81 1.88 1.16 .82 1.34 1.30 .72 i .99 1.82 1.93 1.04 .84 1.39 1.30 .74 ! 1.10 1.82 1.97 .86 .89 1.40 .71 .87 1.59 1.70 1.66 .85 1.25 0.53 0.64 .64 .57 .72 .59 .59 .73 .56 .59 .71 .56 .60 .56 .62 .70 . 55 .63 .72 .55 .63 . 73 \ .54 54 54 j .52 .62 .61 .64 .63 May.... June # July.... August. September October November December 1.17 1.24 1.32 1.36 0.65 I .57 0.76 79 80 80 ' 1.44 1.44 1.44 1 Data from U. S. Department of Labor, and represent weekly averages. 2 Government price fixation. NET REVENUE FREIGHT, TON-MILE OPERATION.1 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 I 1922 1923 Millions of ton-miles. January.. February. March April May.... June July.... August. September October November December Year's total Monthly average 1 27,620 29,678 37,706 37,993 30,353 25,626 29,123 28,799 34,964 32,958 37,865 28,592 29,784 24,915 26,816 25,591 27,151 28,451 32,941 24,735 37,668 32,616 39,218 30,464 32,653 28,386 31,675 34,280 27,694 28,787 30,409 34,202 38,552 38,478 37,137 36,044 37,507 37,668 39,347 40, 776 32,568 32,271 35,214 36,526 37,892 38,246 40,449 42,734 28,220 28,146 28,402 30,420 27,940 29,062 27,115 30,472 39,598 38,001 38,513 40,355 33,131 36,165 34,929 32,680 35,469 38,224 36,405 31,960 39,579 39,842 35,564 33,639 39,015 40,549 32,751 33,609 40,998 42,570 37,349 34,726 30,864 36,672 29,222 25,723 34,271 89,260 38,046 36,206 39,449 42,209 ; 396,366 44,041 430,319 35,860 440,002 36,667 395,679 32,973 447,278 37,273 340,862 28,504 371,946 30,996 \ Revised monthly data from Bureau of Railway Economics, represent the operations of Class I carriers. 53 BUSINESS FAILURES AND FIRE LOSSES. A COMPARISON OF SEASONAL MOVEMENTS. Data from commercial and trade sources.1 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. Seasonal Monthly index type to (average (relative average 1913-1922). 1913-1922). NUMBER OF FIRMS. 1,661 1,414 1,380 1,279 128.16 109.10 106.48 504 2,723 2,331 2,463 2,167 j 1,314 1,857 • 2,848 2,009 1,540 1,178 673 \ 569 j ! 1,454 1,190 1,505 i 1,464 2,278 i 2,080 j 1,688 1,690 | 1,165 ! 1,232 | 980 [ 1,142 602 j 629 492 566 ! 1,314 1,336 2,063 1,399 j 1,069 j 905 543 ' | : i April I | ' j 1,895 1,641 1,336 1,487 I January j February ; March ' 1,246 1,145 1,169 1,145 1,221 1,160 1,411 1,272 1,707 1,754 1,739 1,395 ! j j | 1,482 j 1,227 j 1,207 1,394 1,296 1,186 1,137 1,149 | j | | 880 804 : 786 720 ! 531 485 ; 452 ; 468 547 674 681 673 1,356 1,320 1,444 1,562 1,960 1,740 1,753 1,714 1,223 1,148 94.37 88.73 90.89 88.58 ! September • October 1,225 1,434 1,615 1,686 1,414 j 1,599 1,154 j 1,240 j 963 j 1,082 ! 674 660 I 473 ; 463 i 677 923 I November i December 1,377 1,514 1,815 1,938 1,565 1,704 j 1,251 | 1,262 | 981 I 1,055 | 570 i 683 551 ! 581 | 1,050 1,525 1,466 1,713 1,988 2,444 1,566 1,708 1,737 1,814 1,123 1,251 1,288 1,452 86.65 96.53 99.38 112.04 15,527 1,294 18,280 1,523 ; 6,451 8,881 19,652 538 740 1,63S 23,676 1,973 1,296 1OO. OO $31,932 28,580 28,814 26,406 122. 49 109.63 110.53 101.29 ! j | ! May June July August i I i j J ! Total Monthly average 22,156 1,846 >,982 832 1,150 1,178 15,547 LIABILITIES (thousands of dollars). $39,374 22,354 21,493 20,549 $49,641 32,405 23,658 43,518 $25,863 18.744 16,885 18,383 $18,283 16,618 17,406 12,587 $19,279 12,829 17,672 14,272 $10,736 11,489 13,595 11,450 $7,240 9,763 12,699 13,224 $52,137 60,S52 67,409 38,568 $73,796 72,60S 71,608 73,059 May June July August 864 > >768 20 326 > 20 849 > 23,447 57,881 20,377 43,468 21,053 18,313 18,935 17,734 19,466 11,929 11,647 20,129 11,772 18,055 17,240 18,085 13,135 10,607 9,790 7,985 11,957 9,483 5,507 5,932 10,826 32,991 21,906 28,373 57,066 34,639 42,774 42,904 44,403 38,242 40,010 40,280 22,999 25,291 20,851 24,574 88.22 97.01 79.98 94.26 September October November.... December >663 >245 24 199 > 31 409 ' 23,018 29,702 25,489 30,899 16,208 25,522 15,694 19,605 11,569 10,776 14,105 16.745 11,903 12,812 13,636 14,044 17,407 13,980 13,815 12,249 8,791 6,872 9,177 8,300 29,554 37,021 38,914 53,059 30,758 58,872 87,502 36,908 34,647 40,265 52,069 21,504 24,653 24,061 33,169 82.49 94.56 92.29 127.23 302,286 196,241 16,353 182,441 15,203 163,020 13,585 ! 113,289 i 9,441 295,120 24,593 627,401 52,283 617,895 51,491 • 26,070 100.00 I *22>973 28 141 ' 25 718 ' 18,44o January February March April 16 20 22 20 358,051 Total Monthly average 22,716 29,838 j 25,191 53,470 312,834 F I R E L O S S E S (thousands of dollars). January February March April May June July : $20,193 22,085 17,511 16,738 $23,205 21,744 25,513 17, 701 $20,061 13,081 18,786 18,180 17,226 24,943 20,661 15,508 29,348 17,590 11,766 14,383 14,005 21,373 23,507 August 21,181 September 17,919 October 14,933 November December 15,208 : 16,126 Total ; 224.724 Monthly average | 18,727 235,643 19,637 $21,423 24,771 38.680 12.681 $36,432 29,588 17,523 18,597 $37,575 20,688 20,214 20,109 $29,446 26,892 22,202 15,485 $37,013 26,631 27,598 22,109 $35,320 25,889 28,581 22,179 $38,663 29,304 39,911 31,010 $29,933 24,067 25,652 19,479 130.67 105.06 111.98 85.04 11,388 10,894 9,007 10,067 15,974 | 24,969 12,248 I 15,513 23,014 16,143 10,745 21,751 20,546 24,891 24,537 31,477 16,516 20,476 20,199 24,526 25,440 25,746 25,136 17,931 23,957 29,001 33,356 25,829 29,869 24,103 36,668 21,580 20,139 21,716 22,631 19,685 87.92 94.80 98.79 85.93 14,824 14,466 21,206 20,877 ' 12,245 17,701 19,898 22,063 15,738 29,084 13,358 23,415 27,367 25,630 28,331 28,093 41,198 25,502 27,955 26,179 28,908 41,515 40,065 30,776 47,426 20,835 21,911 21,875 26,957 90.95 95.65 95.49 117.68 267,270 316,955 22,273 : 21,958 268,966 22,414 330,856 27,571 332,656 27,721 182,836 15,236 231,443 19,287 13,812 13,434 26,384 i 2 75,412 20,198 ; 26,360 12,334 274,880 22,907 100.00 1 Business failures from Dun's Review; fire losses from New York Journal of Commerce. A chart showing the relationship between these movements is given on page 21. 2 Because of the abnormally high fire losses in October, 1918, occasioned by the Minnesota forest fires, aggregating $35,000,000, and the fire destroying the shell-loading plant at Morgan, N. J., with a loss of $20,000,000, this figure is excluded from the computation of the monthly type for October, as well as from the 1918 monthly average. 54 CEMENT PRICES.1 Lehigh Chicago! Valley d i s t r i c t Lehigh Valley I mills. MONTH. 1914 $0.89 $0.89 .89 .89 .89 .84 .89 .99 $0.89 : .89 ; 1916 $0.79 SO. 88 .89 .89 .88 .88 .93 .74 .59 .59 .88 .93 .93 $1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .93 .94 .98 .98 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .99 $0.95 May Jane July August .89 .89 .89 .89 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 .89 .89 .89 .89 .93 .93 .93 .93 .59 .69 .79 .89 September October November December .89 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 . 89 .89 .89 !89 .89 .89 .93 .93 .93 .93 .S9 .89 .99 1. 04 .89 1.01 .89 .92 .79 Average. Chicago mils. I d i s t r i c t - Dollars per barrel. 1913 January February March April Chicago Lehigh Chicago strict. Valley mills. district. Chicago district. 'l .89 j 1.03 1.08 1.10 .97 1917 1918 $1.20 1.30 1.30 1.45 $1.30 1.38 1.44 1.50 $1.45 1.45 1.45 1.85 $1.55 1.55 1.57 1.70 1.20 1.20 ! 1.20 1.20 | 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.63 1.65 1.65 1.63 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.00 1.00 1.10 1.20 i.2o ; 1.20 1.26 1.30 ; 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.03 1.19 1 1.40 1.53 1. 75 1.66 153 153 155 168 $1.10 1.10 1.13 1.16 Index numbers, relative to 1913. January February March April 100 100 100 100 ss 83 8S 100 100 100 100 92 !l 87 :! May June July August 100 100 100 100 108 108 108 108 100 100 100 100 92 i| September October November December 100 100 100 100 103 103 103 103 100 100 Average S9 83 66 66 87 92 92 112 112 112 112 109 109 112 115 135 146 146 163 129 137 143 149 163 163 163 208 92 92 92 66 78 89 10Q 92 93 97 97 112 112 112 112 119 119 119 119 163 163 163 163 161 163 163 161 208 208 208 208 100 100 100 100 92 92 92 92 100 100 110 117 102 107 109 112 112 124 135 119 119 125 129 163 163 163 163 153 153 153 153 !, 208 208 208 208 168 168 168 168 100 91 89 96 116 118 157 151 197 164 87 j! 92 ;| 1922 1921 1920 1919 I I 168 168 168 168 Average month. 1923 Dollars per barrel. January.. February. March.... April SI. 50 ; 1.50 1.50 ;i 1.50 $1.85 1.85 1.85 1.70 $1.70 1.70 1.70 1.65 SI. 70 1.70 1.70 1.70 $1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 $2.20 1.90 1.90 1.90 S1.93 I 1.72 :. 1.70 1.70 j, SI. 50 1.50 1.50 1.50 May June July August 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.90 1.90 2.15 2.40 1.74 1.80 1.80 1.89 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.70 ; 1.70 1.70 ; L. 70 1.50 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.64 September.. October November.. December.. 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.20 1.95 1.95 1.95 1.95 1.90 1.65 1. fi.5 1.50 1.59 L.50 i 1.50 ! 1.50 ! 2.15 2.15 1.90 1.90 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.73 2.05 1.80 Average - 1.74 ! ! j ! I $1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 $1.60 1.75 1.75 1.75 $1.40 1.37 1.36 1.40 $1.37 1.36 1.37 1.41 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.42 1.44 1.47 1.51 1.44 1.46 1.46 1.47 1.90 1.90 1.75 1.75 1.55 1.52 2 1.48 2 1.46 1.46 1.46 2 1.44 2 1.45 I j ii ,| ; 157 154 153 157 136 135 136 140 1 7 3 •! 173 ;i 173 J 160 162 165 170 143 145 145 146 174 171 166 164 145 145 143 144 163 142 1.73 1.85 Index numbers, relative to 1913. 191 16S 168 168 163 191 191 191 191 163 163 163 163 247 214 214 214 191 170 168 168 169 169 169 169 149 149 149 149 214 214 214 214 158 173 173 173 191 191 191 191 163 163 163 163 214 214 242 270 172 178 178 1S7 214 214 214 214 168 168 168 168 169 191 191 191 149 158 158 162 214 214 214 214 173 191 : 191 191 191 163 163 163 163 270 270 270 247 193 193 193 193 214 185 185 169 157 149 149 149 242 : 242 i 214 214 173 !i 173 ! 214 214 173 173 173 171 196 164 230 208 164 194 159 January February March April 20S . May June July August September October November December Average 208 208 • 1 From the U. S. Department of Labor. These prices are on a cash basis f. o. b. mills at Northampton, Pa., and Buffington, Ind. 2 Average 1913-1922: other average months include 1923. 55 FINISHED COTTON GOODS.1 BILLINGS—FINISHED YARDAGE.* 1 II? YEAK AND MONTH. ®£ 0 ; SHIPMENTS. STOCKS. :; j | Print- I Print- 1 Total. White. Dyed. : '*;*£*• Total. White. Dyed. 1 p ! j ? t " Total White. Dyed. ed. ! Total. White. Dyed. ed. i | ORDERS—GREY YARDAGE. ! ! Thousands of yards. Thousands of yards. Cases. ; Cases. ; 1921 monthly a v 3 . . . . 1922 monthly a v 3 . . . . 1923 monthly av 65 66 76,301 : 32,564 1 26,556 13,096 ! 94,016 36,449 32,826 12,202 1 90,054 •; 33,583 1 29,312 95,509 \ 36,161 35,505 15,596 13,133 44,935 49,102 15,496 16,345 7,925 10,146 j 2,907 2,696 36,226 7,299 42,880 1 2,989 44,937 i, 10,338 , 6,281 2,643 1 1920. October November December ! j 35 ' 25 | 29 52,833 • 23,7S7 40,591 i 18,142 39,595 I 15,850 13,753 8,681 10,154 7,146 11,972 ! 6,595 83,325 11 15,802 28,871 j| 13,105 32,882 | 14,250 1931. January... February March April | i 33 51 j 67 i 66 34,316 55,437 86,733 86,311 10,508 | 4,394 72,542 76,202 88,343 92,921 May June July August ! 68 i 74 62 71 91,034 35,573 99,929 437,775 85,324 30,043 95,915 '•'. 34,729 September October November December I \ j | 1923. January February March April j 75 77 69 («) 14,593 24,100 33,818 33,218 101,825 ! 37,587 105,286 ; 41,049 97,132 j 35,723 16,716 I 5,505 27,500 | 12,128 26,893 | 12,719 221 : 9,352 4,279 259 7,299 ! 3,051 813 ! 8,567 I 4,019 1,169 43,047 1,246 ! 43,350 1,365 j 44,200 22,067 11,258 25,203 12,247 28,293 15,234 |31,755 17,497 020 I 12,093 ; 4,746 943 13,781 ; 5,449 457 i 17,548 ' 8,590 556 I 14,893 7,706 1,764 1,818 2,612 2,658 34,080 32,788 30,331 31,357 7,969 8,336 7,565 9,005 2,597 2,483 2,809 3,634 32,642 5,804 3,290 35,871 7,430 3,387 35,431 j1 7,125 j 3,670 38,413 | 7,734 | 3,944 55,949 18,654 10,252 51,439 17,510 9,135 48,207 \ 16,165 ' 8,420 4,078 4,091 3,438 41,177 27,279 30,625 26,460 31,485 13,228 86,754 i 33,093 | 28,713 15,557 ! 96,829 j 35,297 | 28,306 14,534 ; 82,734 I 29,509 ! 27,295 16,421 !100,741 | 40,722 i 31,515 31,575 32,446 30,639 18,001 !107,336 37,055 36,118 20,249 16,003 j100,910 36,491 33,691 16,226 15,666 ! 85,279 | 32,286 29,471 12,215 (0 \ i («) j 54 i 67 i 58 28,419 29,263 33,805 34,474 3,276 3,393 3,654 9,718 7,845 10,551 13,608 19,075 14,548 19,402 44,889 15,800 45,996 14,754 43,650 | 13,353 49,177 15,906 .: 435 861 171 638 I | I j I I ; i 4,263 | 2,905 3,653 | 3,196 3,594 j 2,323 3,478 j 2,837 j 2,689 ! 2,947 3,032 3,489 768 | 4,5H | 3,151 3,010 9,325 I 4,723 3,297 45,675 (0 I I 352 I 6,127 ; 4,051 158 ! 5,066 i 3,997 806 ! 4,748 | 3,662 (4) (0 i <4> 78,088 | 32,459 26,909 I 7,360 : | 79,251 32,208 | 27,358 10,624 95,219 | 37,680 33,917 | 9,619 89,450 !j 35,588 I 31,403 11,619 29,810 I 12,385 80,546 ; 30,680 | 30,267 10,927 87,153 , I 32,620 42,577 | 15,378 8,393 49,094 i 17,227 : 10,453 43,355 | 14,750 8,089 2,387 2,572 2,714 44,548 43,165 45,019 92,255 : 34,037 35,758 85,037 ! 32,345 96,879 40,772 49,859 48,487 46,049 48,048 15,683 9,431 15,608 10,067 15,339 9,793 15,494 10,253 2,703 2,972 2,613 3,318 45,815 10,296 i 44,792 : 10,062 ! 44,208 10,482 | 45,526 11,012 ; 7,461 7,220 6,488 6,456 1,953 2,790 2,738 2,397 49,844 52,260 54,786 55,764 16,238 10,378 17,782 9,899 17,908 12,271 18,393 12,577 2,775 2,729 2,647 2,223 44,512 11,145 I 44,910 , 10,780 | 45,969 ! 10,696 ' 45,846 | 9,745 | 6,619 6,273 5,886 6,268 2,543 2,283 2,061 2,549 44,992 ] 16,052 ! 57,471 42,263 • 14,180 I! 55,092 50,277 ! 19,421 jj 60,827 44,123 j 11,322 || 52,010 17,604 12,576 16,852 12,135 18,479 12,653 17,966 9,880 2,140 2,729 2,306 2,173 May June July August | j j | 67 67 62 66 September October November December | I ' I 64 74 78 74 1923. January February March April I ' j ; j May June July August | 74 j 61 j 51 52 September October November D ecember 29,894 j 61 I 72 11 77,892 ; 30,388 , 40,796 j 66 11102,695 | 42,057 41,011 !| 97,531 || 36,130 99,874 I !| 88,917 1101,143 T102,898 ; j 106,716 ! 35,728 41,663 39,907 37,972 32,075 12,622 100,842 j 38,774 32,665 14,458 102,768 ; 37,679 27,889 13,143 6,272 ! 34,850 34,641 13,099 87,249 ! 33,297 31,155 35,208 36,297 40,515 35,074 15,071 35,076 16,090 30,962 11,478 34,952 11,408 11,721 103,835 I 40,789 38,278 12,753 113,613 | 42,363 44,936 13,428 110,211 • 37,817 43,897 13,638 •96,558 | 33,622 38,347 13,138 14,279 16,639 13,185 (0 (0 10,172 | 4,516 3,319 9,121 I 5,750 3,263 10,210 ; 6,150 3,178 j 77 105,986 38,733 74 99,442 ; 34,251 84 115,456 41,160 \ 79 11105,460 36,370 i 37,142 16,170 i 111,130 j; 39,404 37,865 15,189 102,827 ! 36,655 42,513 ! 17,142 | 120,441 j| 40,873 38,719 ; 16,823 j 1,742 I 32,749 1104,340 I 33,912 I 44,254 I 90,302 30,974 38,739 70,931 24,20S ' 30,088 76,322 |j 28,720 31,386 ii I1' ! 13,386 j 9,955 j j 8,022 \ i 7,517 j 79,819 74,146 61,451 78,022 I 29,017 33,364 j 9,141 51,569 : 17,5SS j i 26,391 30,248 j 8,539 41,588 14,069 || 23,4S4 | 26,231 ! 5,581 35,361 11,616 11 31,969 j 31,486 '. 6,814 38,662 13,239 7,022 | 99,618 | 37,045 j 41,723 ! 9,088 42,377 97,985 \, 39,731 j 37,480 10,807 49,295 10,088 I 91,829 | 36,910 ; 36,459 : 9,261 ! 46,548 9,867 I 9,160 7,964 6,324 7,09S 15,645 j 7,247 18,274 I 9,182 16,237 8,590 j 43,658 11 40,935 11 41,142 j 43,103 2,377 2,075 1,366 1,282 j j j | I 9,041 I 5,604 2,497 8,283 j 5.198 2,304 9,022 5,623 2,621 9,826 6,181 2,846 44,445 | 10,113 | 48,155 I 10,090 | 50,279 I 10,209 | 49,399 : 10,872 ! 1,474 46,665 I 11,407 1,995 47,686 I 2,226 | 49,017 ! 12,540 6,605 2,943 7,610 I 3,170 7,786 | 3,108 7,096 j 2,916 2,536 2,556 2,393 6,714 7,323 I 1 Compiled by the National A ssociation of Finishers of Cotton Fabrics from reports from the greater part of their membership, estimated to cover approximately the following percentages of the industry: White goods, 72 per cent; dyed goods, 62 per cent; printed goods, 30 per cent. Many plants were unable to give details as to classes of of goods, so that the total column does not always agree with the sum of the component classes. J The goods are billed as completed; hence this approximates a production figure. « Average for 11 months. * Not available. 56 MISCELLANEOUS. INDEX NUMBERS AND NUMERICAL DATA. Data from Government and non-Government Sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] VISITORS TO NATIONAL PARKS. Yellow pine. YEAR AND MONTH. 2 Douglas fir. Lumber. Number. One-fourth blood combing grease. Automobiles. Persons. Rel.to 1920. Timbers. 3 119 601 77 603 52,354 54,280 37,770 29 007 50 987 65,688 43,615 52,137 $0.25 .26 .36 .41 .66 .76 .64 .51 .26 .43 100 104 144 164 264 304 256 204 104 172 $0.57 .61 .71 .87 1.59 1.84 1.70 1.66 .85 1.25 100 107 125 153 279 323 298 291 149 219 .66 .68 .66 .64 264 272 264 256 2.00 2.10 2.10 2.10 .54 .47 .44 248 216 188 176 1 .42 .38 .32 .29 68,887 74,966 SI, 813 100 109 119 9,548 10,025 1920. January February March . . . April 24 300 26,223 31,942 33,834 35 38 46 49 191 250 352 947 48 385 100 687 209,419 198,097 70 146 304 288 4 294 12 009 29,759 26,054 59 166 412 360 September October November December 81,743 29,496 21 344 21 175 119 43 31 31 10 266 1,374 819 439 142 19 11 6 1921. January February March 26,078 27,361 28 ; 073 38 40 41 435 473 555 6 7 8 46,818 40,280 40,826 92 79 80 22,266 16,683 19,769 89 66 79 29 033 53 041 98,437 225 710 250,001 42 77 143 328 363 1 240 4 817 13,329 38 249 39,571 17 67 184 529 547 37 951 44 619 45,798 53 665 44,502 74 88 90 105 87 38 819 21 724 44,575 41 909 46,732 155 87 178 167 186 September October November December 88,067 32,114 23,191 18,480 128 47 34 27 12,137 2,474 1,004 292 168 34 14 4 41,677 39 918 38,387 48,939 82 78 75 96 42,912 52 958 41,022 65,864 171 211 163 262 1922. January... . February March..... April 21,309 22,217 23,633 27,771 31 32 34 40 336 339 246 664 5 5 3 45,807 42 511 53,273 67,783 90 83 104 133 77,093 59,485 87,158 54,483 307 237 347 217 6, 815 4 779 28,320 22,916 47 33 197 159 i Mav June July August... 44,418 127.298 270,318 268,565 64 185 393 390 3,039 10,812 45,456 39,791 42 150 629 550 i 48,473 52 293 • 51,633 59,214 95 103 101 116 52,757 56 020 43,770 35,270 210 223 174 141 16,548 17 608 9,503 12,007 September.. October November ! December. 106,430 32,409 18,831 18,551 155 47 27 27 16,689 2,130 546 251 231 29 8 3 ; 50,186 44,347 53 157 56,971 98 87 104 112 36,726 39,041 36 574 36,327 146 156 146 145 i January February : March i April 21,339 20,923 27,956 46, 875 31 30 41 68 348 402 551 1,481 5 6 8 20 71,130 63,296 60 482 77,254 140 124 119 152 31,991 36,604 41 658 36,993 May June July August 55,883 154,020 422,185 384, 560 81 224 613 558 5,722 17,641 59,044 45,242 79 244 817 626 79,265 92,280 82,660 67,850 155 1S1 162 133 113,704 165 14,015 194 42,681 51,814 84 102 \U2TUSt April May June July August 1 Territory, fine staple, scoured. Jones Bros. Tea Co. Thous. Rel.to Rel.to Mft.,b.m. R e l . t o Dolls, Rel.to Dolls, Rel.to Numof 4 of Mft.,b.m. Mft./b.m. Rel.to Number. Rel.to 1922. per lb. 1913. per lb. 1913. stores. 1919. 1919. 1920. dollars. 1913. 1913 monthly av 1914 monthly av 1915 monthly av 1916 monthly av 1917 monthly av 1918 monthly av 1919 monthly av 1920 monthly av 1921 monthly av.... 1922 monthly av May June July CHAIN-STORE SALES. WOOL PRICES, BOSTON. LUMBER EXPORTS. 7.230 100 132 139 235 152 103 106 74 57 100 129 86 102 200 198 253 323 329 330 339 386 408 466 $817 795 760 808 1,000 1,130 1,375 1,711 1,449 1.440 100 97 93 99 122 138 168 209 177 176 351 368 368 368 338 339 334 347 1,511 1,453 1,660 1,741 185 178 203 213 2.05 1.76 1.69 1.63 360 309 296 286 350 349 354 361 1,722 1 750 1,960 1,762 211 214 240 216 168 152 128 116 1.44 1.16 1.04 .86 253 203 182 151 368 370 373 379 1,749 1,846 1,651 1 724 214 226 202 211 108 108 108 .83 .90 .88 146 158 154 379 381 384 1,417 1,366 1,473 173 167 180 .88 .86 .82 .82 .82 154 I .23 112 112 104 96 92 144 ! 144 : 144 385 386 385 386 386 1 481 1 427 1,393 1 418 1,403 181 175 171 174 172 .24 .24 .26 .29 96 96 104 116 .82 .82 .84 .89 144 144 147 156 386 386 390 404 1,400 1,541 1,452 1,616 171 189 178 198 .34 .39 .39 .37 136 156 156 148 .97 1.10 1.10 1.09 170 193 193 191 449 448 452 456 1,394 1,378 1,517 1,458 171 | 169 186 178 115 123 66 84 .41 .44 .44 i .44 164 176 176 176 1.27 1.34 1.35 1.31 223 235 237 230 464 461 465 468 1,428 1,432 1,416 1,395 175 175 173 171 21,088 12,152 10 084 10,631 146 85 70 74 ! : .44 .47 .51 .51 176 188 204 204 1.30 1.34 1.39 1.40 228 235 244 246 469 470 472 477 1,429 1,416 1,448 1,573 175 173 177 193 127 146 166 147 17,349 13,990 21 994 18,636 121 97 153 130 : .51 .53 .53 .53 204 212 212 212 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.49 253 253 253 261 486 490 491 499 1,383 1,367 1,590 1,462 169 167 195 179 45 501 47,833 42,150 47,486 181 191 168 189 13 632 17,641 44,858 45,817 95 123 312 319 .53 I .53 .51 .50 212 212 204 200 1.53 1.50 1.44 1.37 268 263 253 240 570 571 619 : 628 1,792 1,828 1,750 1,839 219 224 214 225 39,412 43,971 157 175 44,299 30,783 308 214 .47 .47 .48 188 188 192 1.32 1.30 1.30 232 228 228 629 639 1,912 1,979 234 242 56 203 46 848 23 299 23,240 23,647 22 700 25 095 37,602 37,936 51, 225 224 187 93 93 93 90 100 150 151 204 14,371 100 3 : 3 5 : 13 J 9 ' i .27 i | .27 .27 i ; .28' .28 .26 • .24 ; ! 1 151 1 ! i i i i 1 i 1923. September . October i November December 1 1 , i Visitors to national parks from Department of Interior as reported by superintendents of*19 parks; lumber exports from Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and 2Domestic Commerce; wool prices from Department of Labor; chain-store sales from Jones Bros. Tea Co. Includes hewn timber in 1922 and 1923. « Not reported separately prior to 1922. «Number of stores actually in operation at the close of the year indicated. 57 WORLD PRODUCTION OF CANE SUGAR AND FLAXSEED.* CANE SUGAR. United States.* Java. World total. YKAB. May FLAXSEED. Brazil. I Hawaii. I Rico. ^?I*° Oct. Oct. Nov. Cuba. India. _:l World ; 1 total. ! Dec. Dec. Argentina. < Jan. Dec. India. United States. Canada. Apr. Aug. Aug. Thousands of bushels. Thousands of short tons. 9,971 1,514 311 : «38 567 363 2,295 11,293 1,054 247 i 344 646 346 2,967 2,614 2,757 ii 110,992 ; 94,559 31,989 36,928 19,870 15,448 19,505 13,749 12,040 1914 1915 12,776 1,797 139 ; 486 593 484 3,437 2,950 ;! 103,287 45,040 15,880 14,030 10,628 1916 13,442 2,009 311 ; 413 645 503 3,442 3,058 82,151 39,289 19,040 14,296 8,260 1917 14,508 1,960 246 493 577 454 3,957 3,708 41,063 4,032 21,040 9,164 . 5,935 1909-1913 average.. # 7,175 1918 13,324 1,478 284 440 406 4,597 2,617 61,821 19,588 20,600 13,369 6,055 1919 13,799 1,473 122 496 556 485 4,209 3,361 61,692 30,775 9,400 7,256 5,473 1920 13,656 1,579 176 580 522 490 4,408 87,964 42,038 16,760 10,774 7,998 1921 1922 14,487 1,906 328 551 592 408 4,476 2,826 2,879 83,288 10,800 8,029 4,112 525 3 379 3 4,034 3,347 50,470 36,046 17,440 10,37-3 5,009 21,280 I 17,*429 6,942 ! 14,569 I 1, 3 3 476 295 1923 latest e s t i m a t e s 1 2 j 3 , j ; j 44,280 3 From private sources. * New crop available in Januarv of the year indicated; January, 1924, estimate is 75,980,000 bushels. Louisiana and Texas. Exports. WORLD PRODUCTION OF BEET SUGAR * World1 ! United total. i States. GerCzechoNethermany. s l o v a k i a . Russia. Poland. lands. Belgium. France. Italy. Spain. Denmark. Sweden. YEAB. Thousands of short tons. 246 276 759 209 154 334 166 116 112 128 215 168 170 120 150 166 117 143 140 204 160 139 124 136 221 162 154 149 144 182 78 121 120 169 156 141 263 152 171 185 91 149 141 314 268 370 150 104 16S 181 198 412 315 <316 228 80 156 259 '294 308 509 283 8 176 94 8 79 610 2,296 1,017 722 2,721 1,004 1,879 6,056 374 1 678 812 1,824 239 264 5,808 821 1,721 805 : 1,457 293 286 5,208 765 1,726 584 1,134 263 215 4,592 761 1,484 688 318 249 3,490 726 559 86 106 1920 4 997 1,089 1,212 770 55 195 1921 5,473 •1,074 1,434 726 55 1922 5,G53 •711 1,605 8S10 *«217 . ...J 1915 1916 .. 1917 .. 1918 1919 .. i SOS : 1,726 316 8,432 8,331 1909-1913 average 1914 . . 279 140 1 151 1923 latest estimates 1 Crops in all countries here given are harvested beginning in September. 8 From private sources. • Includes Ukraine; data from private sources. * Refined sugar in terms of raw on the ba3is of 95 per cent of the raw. WORLD PRODUCTION OF RICE.* Country World total. India. Egypt. etiff° states Italy. Spain. Japan. East Indies. Aug. Sept. Sept. Nov. Dec. * New crop available.. Apr. Apr. Dec Millions of p o u n d s (cleaned). Normal c o n s u m p t i o n (!9l'j-1913)... 1909-1913 1914 67,891 1915 ... , 1916 , 1917 1918 1919 . . 780 986 500 112, 300 122, 000 97, 400 117, 200 110 102 114 90, 1920 1921 120 125, 939 1922 1923 latest estimates 2 72,950 61,022 73,526 77,932 81,198 55,218 71,613 62,793 74,437 74,294 375 ' 518 14,602 7,349 7,826 553 81 542 237 487 692 607 634 472 8 33 481 657 804 1,135 965 1,072 1,166 1,446 1,045 1,150 646 741 763 708 716 712 662 997 641 «632 297 337 320 329 322 282 412 394 356 373 14,009 17,909 17,569 18,360 17,143 17,184 19,106 19,849 17,336 19,067 3,323 3,465 7,051 6,430 5,669 fi, 451 266 924 6S0 330 18,203 6,904 1,124 1,404 1,109 1,289 1,745 2,210 1,977 2 127 2,560 2,081 2,703 'Java and Madura. Acreage about half of normal: Summer crop only given. > 1922 acreage 296,500 compared with 2S6,400 acres in 1921 • Data compiled by U. 8. Department of Agriculture, Burtau of Agricultural Economics, and corrected monthly in accordance with latest available information received by that department or by Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Countries are placed in the order in which crops are harvested Estimates are as of December 20. 58 WORLD PRODUCTION OF COTTON * World total. Country New crop available Peru. United States. Mexico. India. June. August. August. November. Brazil. Egypt. September. September. Thousands of bales (478 pounds net). 1909-1913 average 1914 20,660 1915 1916 1917 18,470 18,970 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1,453 3,128 3,759 387 282 281 1,337 989 1,048 135 3,393 345 1,304 203 199 188 147 3 328 4,853 339 384 3,013 3,748 451 1178 •4,348 13,033 193 16,135 11,192 ll,5C0 108 3,584 4,354 95 103 * 18,370 125 11,302 18,580 19,925 20,940 15,391 142 12,041 11,421 155 164 13,440 7,954 9,762 157 137 18,695 1923, latest estimates 1 322 106 129 113 127 24,630 505 553 10,081 999 1,155 1,251 902 1,015 1,213 »1922 acreage 12,406,000 compared with 11,976,000 in 1921. From private sources. WORLD PRODUCTION OF WHEAT* World total. Country New crop available Argentina. Australia. India. United States. Spain. Italy. France. January. January. March. July. August. August. August. Germany. Rumania. Canada. August. August. September. Millions of bushels. Normal consumption (1900-1913) 1909-1913 average . . . 1914 1915 1916 1917 3,577 3,586 4,199 12,609 12,288 '2,804 * 2 743 '2,868 13,069 13,096 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922... 1923, latest estimates ! 64 37 301 531 136 236 361 221 34 116 157 105 169 169 85 103 25 179 152 351 312 377 323 690 891 1,026 636 637 130 116 139 152 183 170 171 177 318 283 223 205 87 49 89 78 197 161 394 143 140 135 152 146 142 » 110 '82 370 280 378 921 181 115 76 46 146 129 250 365 868 136 129 139 145 125 183 170 141 194 162 226 « 182 «237 <323 «243 »86 »80 •83 •10* < ?0 US 60 * 61 *79 •93 189 193 263 301 400 189 109 369 7S6 157 225 290 104 103 470 80 224 180 217 156 382 968 833 815 i 6 263 234 4 New boundaries. Russia excluded. No accurate statistics are available. Excludes Alsace-Lorraine. * Former kingdom, Bessarabia and Eukowina. »Excludes Dobruja. • Data compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of A gricultural Economics, and corrected monthly in accordance with latest available information received by that department or by Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Countries are placed in the order in which crop3 are harvested. Estimates are as of December 20. 1 1 59 SOURCES OF DATA. CURRENT PUBLICATION.1 DATK OF PUBLICATION. L—REPORTS PROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN. ARGENTINE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH'S BUREAU OP CENSUS AND STATISTICS. BANK OF JAPAN BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF L A B O R . . . Cereal exports from Argentina. Estadlstica Agro-Pecuaria. Monthly. Price index for Australia Federal Reserve Bulletin.. Second week of month. Federal Reserve Bulletin Second week of month. British Board of Trade Journal Labour Gazette (Canadian) Monthly. Labour Gazette (Canadian) Semimonthly. Labour Gazette (Canadian) Semimonthly. Foreign trade of Canada Monthly. Operating Revenues, etc., of Railways *... Monthly. Pressreleases* Not published Monthly. Business Conditions Monthly. Monthly Review Monthly. Business Conditions Monthly. Business Conditions. Monthly. Business Review Price index for Japan Price index for United Kingdom Price index for Canada Employment in Canadian trade-unions Operations of Canadian employment service.. CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF TRADE Foreign trade of Canada AND COMMERCE. Canadian railroad operations Canadian iron and steel production FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD Agricultural loans by land banks FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA. Wholesale trade FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON. Savings deposits in First Fed. Res. Dist. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO. Savings deposits in Seventh Fed. Res. Dist. Agricultural pumps FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVE- Savings deposits in Fourth Fed. Res. Dist. LAND. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS. . FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS. 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Cottonseed and cottonseed oil ; Hosiery statistics Men's and boys' clothing Malleable castings Wheat flour production from May, 1923 Pyroxylin coated textiles ' Stokers, sales from January, 1923 ' One month after end of quarter. Stocks of tobacco held Quarterly. Wool consumption and stocks ' • Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets. 1 This is not necessarily the source of the figures published in the SURVEY as many of them ars obtained direct from the compilers prior to publication in the respective Journals. 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, Cropa, and Markets, issued weekly. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF THE CENSUS. 60 SOURCES OF DATA—Continued. I.—REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT D E P A R T M E N T S , FEDERAL, S T A T E , AND FOREIGN—Continued. U. S. 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Not published 20th of month. Second or third weekly issue ©f month (Saturdays). 25th of month. End of month. End of month. Annually. First week of month. Every 4 or 5 weeks. Wholesale Prices of Commodities.. Monthly Labor Review Monthly Labor Review Monthly Labor Review Postal Savings News Bulletin Statement of Postal Receipts * Not published Daily Statement of the U. S. Treasury... Circulation of money Not published Not published Statement of tax-paid products *. Classified collections of Internal Revenue. Monthly statistical report Monthly statistical report Monthly. Monthly. Monthly. 12th of month. 7th of month. 10th of month. Last day of month. Monthly. First week of month. 25th of month Monthly during season. Monthly during season. Monthly. Not published Not published in form used Bulletin on Wisconsin labor market * 15th of month n . — R E P O R T S F R O M TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND P R I V A T E ORGANIZATIONS. (Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.) ABEBTHAW CONSTRUCTION CO ABBASIVE PAPEE AND CLOTH MANUFACTUBEBS' EXCHANGE. AMERICAN MANTJFACTUBEES ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCTION FROM CORN. AMERICAN BUREAU OF METAL STATISTICS. Building costs Sale of abrasive paper and cloth. Corn ground into starch, glucose, etc. Copper production Silver production Lead production Zinc production in Belgium Zinc stocks in United Kingdom AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION.. Face brick production, stocks, etc AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE Steel ingot production AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE Gasoline and kerosene consumption AMERICAN P I G IRON ASSOCIATION Merchant pig iron production, etc AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION Freight car surplus and shortage (Car Service Division). Car loadings and bad-order cars AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELE- Stockholders in the company GRAPH Co. AMERICAN WALNUT MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. AMERICAN WRITING PAPER COMPANY. AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE ANTHRACITE BUREAU OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED KNIT UNDERWEAR MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. ASSOCIATION OF LIFE INSURANCE PRESIDENTS. BOSTON, CAPE COD AND N E W YORK CANAL CO. J BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE j Walnut lumber and logs Construction trade papers. Not published Not published.. Not published Not published Not published i Not published i Not published ! Not published Press release to trade papers * Special statement Not published Car Surplusages and Shortages * Information Bulletin * Financial papers ,. Not published Purchases and sales of paper Production and stocks of zinc Anthracite shipments and stocks Knit underwear production Not published. Press release to trade papers * I Statement of anthracite shipments *. j Monthly report * New life insurance business Premium collections Cape Cod Canal traffic \ Not published ! Not published | Not published Receipts of wool at Boston j Trade papers * Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets. 7th of month. Weekly. Weekly. Third week of month. Quarterly. 15th of month. 15th of month. Monthly. .j Daily. i Imports and exports of gold and silver in Part II. 61 SOURCES OF DATA—Continued. CURRENT PUBLICATION. DATE OF PUBLICATION. II.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS—Continued. (Excluding Individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.) Fabricated structural steel sales before April, No longer published 1922. Summary of operating statistics Number of tons carried 1 mile Average receipts per ton-mile Not published Passengers carried 1 mile Summary of operating statistics Railway employment Not published Locomotives in bad order Not published Per cent of earnings on valuation Not published CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION... Redwood lumber production, etc Not published CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINE Sugar pine lumber production, etc N ot published BRIDGE BUILDERS AND STRUCTURAL SOCIETY. BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CHILDS CO CLEVELAND TRUST CO COMPAGNIE UNIVERSELLE DU CANAL MARITIME DE SUEZ. CONTAINER CLUB CREDIT CLEARING HOUSE DAIRYMEN'S LEAGUE COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, INC. F. W. DODGE CORP EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION OF DETROIT. ENAMELED SANITARY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. FEDERATION OF IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURERS (British). FELT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION... FINE COTTON GOODS EXCHANGE.. FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXCHANGE FOUNDRY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. HAFFARDS, G. M., & Co HYDRAULIC SOCIETY ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE GUILD IOWA-NEBRASKA CANNERS' ASSOCIATION. JACKSONVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION. LEATHER BELTING EXCHANGE MAPLE FLOORING MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. MCLEAN BUILDING REPORTS, LTD MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE OF ST. LOUIS. . Trade papers Monthly report N ot published currently Le Canal de Suez J 5th, 15th, and 25th of month. Production of paper box board through April, 1923. Credit conditions Milk deliveries to milk plants N ot published j Credit Not published.. Statement on Building Statistics. Weekly press release Not published ; Weekly. Building statistics—Contracts awarded Detroit factory employment Enameled sanitary ware British iron and steel production , I Daily. Monthly. Monthly. Trade papers Roofing felt production, stocks, etc Fino cotton goods production and sales.. Shipments of fire extinguishers Foundry equipment production Not published Trade papers N ot published Fall River Mill dividends Hydraulic machinery shipments, etc Illuminating glassware production, orders, etc. Unsold stock of sweet corn Bradstreets Not published Not published Weekly report * Second week of month. , Monthly. Quarterly. j Weekly. Weekly. Turpentine and rosin receipts i Naval Stores Review.. Consumption and Stocks of Lake Superior Iron | Monthly report* , Ore. | Sales of leather belting | Monthly report (not published) Not published Maple flooring production, etc Brass faucets, orders and shipments Canadian Building Review Receipts and snipments at St. Louis N ot published Not published Weekly. Button stocks, activity, etc Weekly report Not published in form used. Production of paper box board through April, 1923. Not published Agricultural pumps Business conditions Reserve). Not published Steel furniture shipments Monthly. j 3d of month. j ! Monthly statements N ot published in form used. Not published Chair shipments and unfilled orders (Chicago Federal Sheet-metal production and stocks Not published 1913 figures for active textile machinery No longer published Production and shipments of passenger cars and trucks. Glass bottle production index Traffic bulletin * (production figures not published). Not published Production of paper box board since April, 1923 Not published Monthly press release. Cost of living Paving-brick production, etc Monthly report Department store trade (see Fed. Res. Bd) Production of wool alcohol and acetate of lime. Rice distribution through New Orleans Cotton receipts into sight Canadian newsprint production, etc U. S. newsprint data since June, 1923 N E W YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR E X . . . Coffee receipts, stocks, etc N E W YORK METAL EXCHANGE S tocks of tin N E W YORK TRUST COMPANY Indexes of stock and bond prices NORTH CAROLINA PINE ASSOCIATION.. North Carolina pine, production, etc NORTHERN HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD Hemlock and hardwood lumber production, MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. etc. NORTHERN PINE MANUFACTURERS' Northern pine lumber and lath ASSOCIATION. OAK FLOORING MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. OHIO FOUNDRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION . . . OPTICAL MANUFACTURERS' ASSO PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO PENSACOLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.. PHILADELPHIA MILK EXCHANGE PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION PREPARED ROOFING MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. PULLMAN COMPANY Monthly. Wheat, corn and oats, receipts, etc Restaurant sales Automobile production, monthly, January, 1920, to June, 1921. Suez Canal traffic Canadian building contracts Receipts and shipments of lead and zinc Mississippi River traffic MICHIGAN HARDWOOD MANUFACTUR- Hardwood and softwood lumber, production ERS' ASSOCIATION and shipments. MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE . Linseed oil and oil-cake shipments NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF CASE GOODS Unfilled orders and shipments of furniture ASSOCIATION. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRASS MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUTTON MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIR MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORRUGATED AND FIBER BOX MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STEEL FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET AND TIN PLATE MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOOL M ANUF ACTURE RS. NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NATIONAL BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. NATIONAL CONTAINER CLUB NAT. INDUS. CONFERENCE BOARD NATIONAL PAVING BRICK MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. NATIONAL RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSO.. NATIONAL WOOD CHEMICAL ASSO N E W ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE N E W ORLEANS COTTON E X C H A N G E . . . . N E W S PRINT SERVICE BUREAU Monthly. Federal Reserve Bulletin Not published Monthly report Monthly report Monthly bulletin Monthly bulletin Monthly statement Trade papers The Index Not published Not published Monthly Second week of month. 21st of month. Monthly. First week of month. First week of month First week of month. First week of month. Monthly. Not published Oak flooring, production, etc Not published Ohio foundry Iron production Spectacle frames and mountings, sales, etc Stockholders in the company Turpentine and rosin receipts Milk receipts at Philadelphia Cement paving contracts Shipments of prepared roofing Monthly report * (not published) Not published Financial papers Naval Stores Review Not published Concrete Highway Magazine Not published Not published. Pullman passenger traffic. • Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets. Quarterly. Weekly. Monthly. 62 SOURCES OF DATA—Continued. II.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS—Continued. (Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined wit/i other firms or trade associations.) REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. RICE MILLERS' ASSOCIATION ROPE PAPER SACK MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA RUBBER GROWERS'ASSOCIATION SAVANNAH BOARD OF TRADE SAVINGS BANKS ASSOCIATION OF STAIE OF NEW YORK. SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA SOUTHERN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION STEEL BARREL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. STEEL FOUNDERS' SOCIETY STOKER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. STRUCTURAL STEEL SOCIETY TANNERS' COUNCIL TUBULAR PLUMBING GOODS ASSOCIATION. TWIN CITY MILK PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION. U. S. STEEL CORPORATION UNITED TYPOTIIETAE OF AMERICA... WALDORF SYSTEM, INC WEST COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION. WEBBING MANUFACTURERS' EXCHANGE. WESTERN PINE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. Fire-clay brick production, etc Silica brick production, etc Rice receipts, stocks, etc Shipments of rope paper sacks Not published... Not published... Monthly report.. Not published... Automobile tires, tubes, and raw material.... Rubber stocks in England, Turpentine and rosin receipts Savings banks deposits in New York State Raw silk consumption, etc Furniture shipments and unfilled orders Yellow pine production and stocks Steel barrel shipments, orders, etc Sales of steel castings Sales of stokers through December, 1922 Sales of fabricated structural steel Leather production through May, 1922 , Tubular plumbing sales Monthly reports (not published) Bulletin of Rubber Growers Association... Monthly. Weekly. Naval Stores Review Not published Milk production, Minnesota Not published Unfilled orders Earnings Stockholders Wages of common labor Printing activity Restaurant sales Douglas fir lumber production, etc Press release * Press release * Financial papers Special reports * Typothetae Bulletin Monthly press release * Not published Monthly press release to trade papers *. Not published in form used 5th of month. Not published in form used Monthly reports * (not published) Not published No longer published Not published Not published Semi weekly reports Sales of elastic webbing Not published Western pine lumber production, etc Not published 10th of month. Monthly. Quarterly. Occasionally. Monthly. DATE OF PUBLICATION. SOURCE. Ill—REPORTS FROM TECHNICAL PERIODICALS. AMERICAN METAL MARKET. T H E ANNALIST , THE BOND BUYER. BRADSTREET'S BULLETIN DE LA STATISTIQUE GENERALE CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING . COAL AGE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Dow, JONES & Co. (WALL STREET JOURNAL). DUN'S REVIEW ELECTRICAL WORLD ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRESS. ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD. FINANCIAL POST FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG HAY TRADE JOURNAL IRON AGE IRON TRADE REVIEW. LONDON ECONOMIST LUMBER MANUFACTURERS' RECORD.. MILK REPORTER MODERN MILLER NAVAL STORES REVIEW NEUE ZURICHEB ZEITUNG NEW YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. NEW YORK EVENING POST. NORTHWESTERN MILLER OIL, PAINT, AND DRUG REPORTER. OIL TRADE JOURNAL PRINTERS' INK PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL NEWS STATISTICAL SUGAB TRADE JOURNAL. SVENSK HANDELSTIDNING Composite pig iron and steel prices New York stock sales New York closing stock prices Foreign exchange rates, 1914 to 1918 State and municipal bond issues Munlcipslbond yields Visible supply of wheat and corn Bank clearings, United States and Canada.. 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