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which'^arenotedin tfte "Sources of Data" on pages 140-jl43 of t^e Angifslt1930i semiannual issue
INTRODUCTION
The SUKVEY OF C0RBENT BXTSINESS is designed to industries or for the country as a whole, instead of for
present each month a picture of the business situation the single commodity or industry which the relative
By getting forth the principal facts regarding th^ vari- .number covets; Comparisons with the base year or
ous lines of trade and industry. The figures reported with other periods are madje in th£ same manner as in
are very largely those; already in $xisteric& The the case of relative numbers.
chief function of the department is to bring t6gether
these data which; if av4llable( at all, are scattered
RATIO CHARTS
in hundreds of different publications, , A portion of
most instances the charts used in the SURVEY
these data are collected by Qover6ment departmi
URRENT BUSINESS are of the type termed "Ratio
other figures are compiled by technical journals,
Charts" (logarithmic scale), notably the Business
still others are reported by trade associations.
At semiannual intervals detailed tables are pub- Indicator charts opt page 2. These charts show the
lished giving, for each item^ monthly figures for the percentage increase and allow direct comparisons
p^st two years and yearly .cctop^arisons, wher0 avail- between the slope of One curve and that of any other
able; back to 1913; also blank li^es sufficient for six curv& re|ardless of its location on the diagram; that
mopfchs ,|iave been left at the bottom of eacii tafcte, is, a^ 10: per cent increase in an itemas given the same
enabling those who care-tado so to enter new figures vertical movement whether its curve is near the botas soon as they appear (seeT August, 1930, issue). Ill tom 6r near the top of the chart. The difference
the intervening months the more important; compari- between this and the ordinary arithmetic form of
sons only are given iri the table entailed "Trend 6l chart can be made clear by an example. If a certain
item having a relative number of 400 in one month
business movements."/
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increases 10 per c^rit in the fpUowing month, its
relative number will be 440, and on an ordinary
WEEKLY SUPPUBMENT
chart would be, plotted 40 eqiiivalent scale points
Realizing < that current statistics are highly perish- higher than the preceding months. Another moveable and tjiat to be of use fchey must re$ch the business ment with a relative number of, say, 50 alsb increases
man at the earliest possible moment, the department 10 per cent, maMng its relative number 55. On the
has arranged to distribute supplements every week to ordinary (arithmetic) scale this item would rtee only 5
subscribers in the United States. The supplements are equidistant points, whereas the previous item rose 40
oisuaUy mailed on Saturdays and give such infornmtiori points, jret each showed the same percentage increase.
as has been received during the we§k ending on the The ratio charts avoid difficulty and give to each
preceding Tuesday. The monthly information con- of the two movements exactly the same vertical rise,
tained in these bulletins is republished in the Stra^ET and hence the slopes of the two lines are directly comand the supplements also contain charts and tables parable. The rati<> charts compare percentage changes
of weekly data.
while the arithmetic charts compare absolute changes.
RELATIVE AND INDEX NUMBERS
RECORD BOOK
To facilitate comparison between different imporAs an aid to readers in comparing present data
tant it^ms and to chart series expressed in different with monthly statistics in previous years, the departunitst relative numbers (often called "index num- ment is compiling a RECORD BOOK o*1 BUSINESS
bers," a term referring mote particularly to a special STATISTICS, in which data now carried in the STJRVEY
kind of number described below) have been calcu- OF CURRENT BUSINESS are shown by months as fair
lated. The monthly average for 1923-1925 has usu- back as 1909,, if available. Full description^ of the
ally been used as a base equal to 100*
figures, and reports of how the data are used in actual
The relative numbers are computed by aUqwing the practice by business firms are contained in the KECORD
monthly avaerage for the base year or period to equal BOOK. The sections covering textiles,, metals, aad
1QO, If the movement for a current month is greater fuels, automobiles, and rubber have already been issued
than th& base, the relative number will be greater than and may be obtained for 10 cents per copy from the
100, 4nd Vice versa. The difference between 100 and Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing
the relative number will give at once the per cent Office, Washington, D, C. (Do not send stamps.)
increase of decrease compared with the base period. Notices of other sections will be given in the SURVEY
Tims a relative number of 115 means an increase of 15 a& they are issued. 4 -•
per cent over the base period, whiles relative number
of 80 maans a decrease of 20 per cent from the base.
METHOD OF USE
Relative numbers may also be used to calculate the
Methods of using and interpreting current business
approximate percentage increase or decrease in a movement from one period fe> the next. Thus, if a relative statistics have been collected by the department
number ait one montbi 3s 12Q and for a later month it from many business concerns and are described in a
booklet entitled "How to Use Current Business
is 144 there has been an increase of 20 per cent.
When two or more series of relative numbers fire Statistics," together with methods <>f collecting stacombined by a system of weightings, the resulting tistics. This booklet may be obtained from the
series is denominated an index number. The index Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing
number, by* combining many relative numbers is Office, Washington, D. C., at 15 cents per copy, (Do
designed to show the trend of an entire group of not send stamps.)
This issue presents practically complete data for the month of October and contains text covering the early
weeks of November {page 1), for which the basic figures in table and chart form are represented regularly in the weekly
supplements. As most data covering a particular month's business are not available until from 15 to 39 days after
the close of the month, a Complete picture of that month's operations can not be presented at an early date, but the
weekly supplements give every week the latest data available.
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December, 1930
WASHINGTON
No. 112
CONTENTS
SUMMARIES
Preliminary summary for November
Monthly business indicators:
Ratio charts
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Yearly averages, 1923-1929; monthly averages,
1929-30 (table)
Business conditions in October
Indexes of business
INDEX BY SUBJECTS
Page
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2
3
4
15
DETAILED TABLES
Sales of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Sales of lacquer
Number of farms, by States, 1930, 1925, 1920
Bank debits at clearing house centers:
By Federal reserve districts
District totals—seasonal variations eliminated-
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18
19
20
22
Textiles
Metals and metal products
Fuels
Automobiles and rubber
Hides and leather
Paper and printing
Building construction and housing
Lumber. _
Stone, clay, and glass products
Chemicals and oils
Foodstuffs and tobacco
Transportation and public utilities
Employment and wages
Distribution movement (trade, etc.)
Banking, finance, and insurance
Foreign exchange and trade
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Table
page
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25-28
28,29
28-30
30-31
31,32
32-33
33-34
34-35
35-37
37-40
41-43
43,44
44-44
45-48
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PRELIMINARY SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER
Early reports on industrial conditions in November
show, in the main, little change from a month ago,
when allowance is made for the fewer number of working days in the month. Distribution of goods through
primary channels, however, was running smaller than
last year, as indicated by the returns on carloadings.
The value of new building contracts awarded for the
month of November showed a falling off from both the
preceding month and a year ago. The production of
bituminous coal and anthracite declined from the
previous month and was also lower than a year ago.
The output of steel ingots and pig iron receded from
October and November, 1929. Tin deliveries showed
declines from comparative periods.
Wholesale prices in general showed but slight change,
while prices for copper, although lower than a year
ago, averaged higher than in October. Prices for
iron and steel averaged lower than prior periods.
Loans and discounts of Federal reserve member
28825—30
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banks at the end of November showed a falling off
from the end of October and were less than those of
a year ago. The Federal reserve ratio was higher
than at the end of November, 1929. Bank debits
outside New York for the early weeks of November
indicate a decline from October and from a corresponding period a year ago. Prices for stocks listed on the
New York Exchange averaged lower than both preceding periods; bond prices, on the other hand, were
higher than in November, 1929. Loans to brokers
secured by stocks and bonds continued to decline
during the month.
Interest rates on call loans, although lower than a
year ago, showed no change from the previous month.
Rates on prime commercial paper declined slightly
from the rates of October and, like all money rates,
were lower than last year. Business failures during
November were less numerous than during the preceding month.
(1)
MONTHLY BUSINESS INDICATORS, 1923-1930
[Ratio charts—see explanations on inside front cover. The curves on check payments, wholesale trade, 10-cent chains, and department stores have been adjusted for normal
seasonal variations, and manufacturing production for the varying number of working days in the month as well. 1923-1925 monthly average=100]
1923 i 1924 i 1925 i 1926 i 1927 i J928 i 1929 i 1930
J923 i 1924 i 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 ) 1929 | 1930
OF FARM PRODUCTS (TO PRODUCER)
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION
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PIG IRON PRODUCTION
BANK DEBITS CI4I CENTERS
SALES BY RESTAURANT CHAINS
DEPARTMENT STORE TRADE
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COTTON CONSUMPTION
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SALES BY TEN CENT "fn'AINS
WOOL CONSUMPTION
INTEREST RATE, COMMERCIAL PAPER
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PETROLEUM PRODUCTION
7-X
COPPER
PRODUCTION
PRICE OF 25
INDUSTRIAL
STOCKS
BUILDING CONTRACTS (FLOOR SPACE
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UNFILLED STEEL ORDERS
BUSINESS FAILURES, LIABILITIES
MONTHLY BUSINESS INDICATORS
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The principal business indicators are shown below, all calculated on a comparable basis, the average for the years 1923 to 1925,
inclusive. Thus the table gives a bird's-eye view of the business situation in a concise form, so that trends of the principal indicators may be seen at a glance.
Certain indicators, in which there is a marked seasonal movement, are shown with the average seasonal variations eliminated,
as noted below. In this manner a more understanding month-to-month comparison may be made.
MONTHLY AVERAGE
1923
ITEM
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1929
1928
July Aug. Sept. Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
1923-1935 monthly average =100
Industrial production :
* Total manufacturing
*Total minerals
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Automobiles
Cement
Cotton (consumption)
Wool (consumption)
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Raw material output:
Animal products
Crops
Forest products
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Crude petroleum
Bituminous coal
Copper
Power and construction:
Electric power
Building contracts (37 States)
126.0
114.0
126.7
140.3
151.5
139.3
106.6
99.8
125.0
115.0
125.7
142.9
150.8
149.5
108.9
111.1
122.0
118.0
117.1
131.0
125.8
138.6
106.4
105.0
117.0
118.0
120.1
131.2
114.9
134.6
124.7
125.3
101.0
100.0
98.2
99.5
101.5
138.7
79.0
69.2
93.0
97.0
88.4
84.8
79.4
137.4
73.8
73.2
90.0
96.0
84.5
89.5
67.5
143.4
68.7
71.3
91.0 86.0
94.0 97.0
76.2 72.5
83.0 78.7
65.6 45.4
129.7 115.9
76.8 86.6
80.4 86.5
100.0 104.0 96.0 96.0 97.0 99.0 99.2 108.4 96.7 91.6 101.6 116.0
91.9 104.0 104.0 109.0 113.3 117.0 114.2 86.8 115.0 178.3 252.1 91.1
99.0 97.0 104.0 98.0 93.0 88.2 85.4 87.1 88.6 76.8 87.1 88.3
99.4 96.9 103.7 104.6 122.3 122.4 136.5 123.1 126.7 124.6 129.9 148.7
108.0 92.5 99.5 109.7 99.0 95.8 102.3 84.6 95.9 96.3 117.5 95.0
93.4 100.2 106.4 110.2 104.9 114.9 127.1 111.3 116.7 118.8 131.1 120.1
100.0
134.5
91.8
150.1
102.6
119.6
98.7
177.1
80.3
142.5
104.1
120.4
102.6
246.3
89.2
144.0
119.8
125.2
116.7
45.3
70.0
124.6
77.4
86.0
111.8
86.6
65.5
125.0
79.7
82.3
91.4
115.3
66.0
121.9
81.9
85.1
91.2 96.1
165.6 199.7
61.2 68.6
115.6 118.4
88.7 101.3
85.8 84.6
101.0
105.0
111.7
104.8
101. 7
92.1
105.9
112.8
- -
-
92.5
89.7
94.0
96.0
86.7
88.7
90.8
99.8
89.7
94.6
105.0
99.0
101.5
106.4
107.5
108.1
104.4
92.6
108.0
108.0
109. 0
113.1
108.4
110.0
108. 5
89.7
106.0
107.0
101.0
104.6
85.7
115.3
120.2
97.0
111.0
106.0
105.5
120.2
109.9
118.0
106.7
94.7
119.0
115.0
117.9
130.9
135.1
114.1
114.6
103.1
111.0
101.0
102.8
110.1
118.6
140.6
85.7
80.4
113.0
105.0
105.0
120.9
139.5
150.9
102.6
95.2
115.0
107.0
102.5
120.0
125.6
143.9
95.9
91.8
114.0
114.0
112.9
134.5
120.2
141.1
120.1
108.6
98.1 109.5 122.6 133.3 146.0 161.8 142.4 149.8 145.1 158.0 161.0 166.6 160.8 173.7 154.6 156.9 157.1 154.8 162.7
92.7 117.6 111.0 106.8 121.4 99.6 123.7 118.8 114.2 129.1 113.7 100.5 90.2 98.9 72.6 67.2 60.2 62.1 59.5
Unfilled orders:
General index
U S Steel Corporation
121.7
125.8
76.0 76.9 77.0 75.9 74.5 69.6
76.6 81.7 85.6 83.1 84.2 75.0
67.4 65.9
71.7 72.9
Stocks:
General index
Manfd. commodities (28)-_. -_
Cotton
Copper (refined)
94.5 102.0 103.5 114.6 120.8 123.0 136.8 105.8 107.9 116.3 133.3 122.0 127.4 139.4 155.1 124.8 125.4 132.2
93.8 103.2 103.0 106.3 112.5 117.4 120.1 119.3 116.3 112.1 111.5 120.7 116.2 114.2 114.4 125.3 124.5 120.5
102.5 91.4 106.2 145.5 153.1 123.6 126.8 58.6 52.4 89.3 155.0 54.2 58.1 106.4 176.9 118.7 108.0 119.1
106.4 113.9 73.1 64.8 85.4 58.4 78.4 48.5 48.4 45.8 40.3 86.3 92.2 83.7 78.1 279.8 284.5 307.1
147.8 161.7
117.7 117.3
165.3 236.6
318.6 322.4
Employment:
Factories
_ __ _
87.0
83.6
91.3
90.6
104.2
96.2
Prices:
Farm products, to producers ..
Wholesale, all commodities
Retail food
Cost of living (including food)
97.8
99.9
97.6
98.2
97.1
97.4
97.6
99.4
Distribution (values) :
*Bank debits, 141 cities.
* Department stores, sales
*Mail-order sales, 2 houses
*10-cent chains, sales _ _ _ _
Postal receipts
Imports
- -Exports
91.2 96.7 111.9
98.0 99.0 103.0
89.3 97.2 111.9
88.0 99.0 113.0
93.6 98.5 107.9
97.8 93.1 109.0
91.5 100.8 107.8
84.6
82.1
99.7 101.4
74.0
71.1
98.8
119.6
106.0
120.6
125.0
114.5
114.3
105.5
132. 5
107.0
126.2
138.0
117.3
108.0
106.8
102.2
Finance:
Member bank loans and discounts ..
Interest rate (commercial paper)
Federal reserve ratio
Price, corporation bonds _.
Price, railroad stocks
Price, industrial stocks
Failures (liabilities)
_
94.1 98.5 107.4 112.9 117.3
116.2 90.0 93.5 100.9 95.4
99.0 104.1 96.9 96.0 99.1
96.4 99.9 103.6 108.0 112.5
86.0 96.1 117.9 133.4 162.7
86.1 91.9 122.0 132.4 171.4
106.0 106.8 87.2 80.4 102.2
80.8
87.1
97.2 100.4
76.8 74.6
74.8 75.9
74.6
77.4
71.7 81.8
78.6 85.6
95.7 98.3 100.3 100.2 100.7 102.0 105.4 103.3 88.2
106.5 98.6 94.9 100.7 100.0 105.1 100.7 102.2 99.3 101.4 103.6 102.2 101.4
102.8 99.3 94.7 97.0 95.8 97.6 98.2 99.4 97.1 97.3 97.0 96.8 95.6
104.9 107.6 103.6 102.9 104.6 102.1 103.0 105.3 104.8 105.9 107.0 107.4 107.2
102.4 102.4 100.0 98.7 98.4 98.1 98.0 99.3 99.3 98.8 99.4 99.2 99.3
Transportation :
Freight, net ton-miles
*Seasonal adjustments.
76.2
80.7
158.2
108.0
147.7
150.0
117.7
105.5
112.6
184.5
110.0
188.6
164.0
121.1
113.5
115.2
140.4
110.0
163.6
148.0
99.6
98.4
99.8
149.9
107.0
168.7
147.0
105.0
107.3
99.8
156.9
112.0
170.8
165.0
109.3
98.9
111.0
161.0
108.0
156.2
148.0
127.7
110.0
144.9
184.9
109.0
211. 2
162.0
109.1
109.3
106.1
198.2
111.0
223.3
174.0
110.0
114.3
100.2
192.8
114.0
212. 1
168.0
114.5
108. 8
115.1
211.1
112.0
194.7
159.0
133.5
121.1
139.2
95.9 101.9 109.1 106.0 106.5 109.9 104.9 113.7 117.4 129.3 112.6 120.5 118.5 128.1
126.8
112.8
89.1
113.0
174.5
214.8
96.2
135.9
135.7
93.4
106.5
194.3
292.6
95.0
126.6
119.0
88.9
110.9
170.3
206.1
69.8
125.6
124.8
90.0
109.8
173.8
213.4
137.3
127.3
130.6
86.5
111.0
178.5
226.9
80.1
128.3
127.6
87.0
111.3
176.4
234.5
82.5
136.2
139.2
96.4
104.9
213.4
330.8
76.5
135.3
142.2
97.7
104.1
216.3
344.5
79.6
139.1
145.0
94.2
103.9
217.7
358.5
80.5
151.1
145.0
89.9
105.2
203.5
316.3
73.9
84.6
85.1 86.4 84.3
89.1
86.2
98.8
94.4
80.4
83.2
96.2
92.6
78.3
83.4
96.0
92.6
142.2
103.0
200.2
160.0
104.9
77.5
77.6
125.7
100.0
190.8
152. 0
101.2
68.2
70.2
117.8
102.0
193.2
163.0
98.1
67.6
78.4
80.4
83.6
97.3
93 2
76.8
82.0
96.5
92.6
120.8 120.3
99.0 102.0
167.1 167.8
156.0 151.0
107.9 121.1
70.1 107.7
82.2 86.4
92.2 95.4 100.3 97.1
135.4
81.2
104.5
109.1
162.8
227.2
148.9
135.3
75.4
108.2
109.6
162.6
225.8
93.9
134.3
69.6
104.3
111.6
157.8
225.9
116.0
135.8 133.8
69.6 69.6
105.7 106.7
113.3 110.9
157.5 139.1
226.0 192.1
110.7 132.8
BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN OCTOBER
PRODUCTION
DISTRIBUTION
According to the weighted orders of the Federal
Reserve Board, industrial production in October,
after adjustments for seasonal variations, showed a
decline from the preceding month and was lower
than in October, 1929. Manufacturing output showed
a decrease from September amounting to 5 per cent
and was considerably lower than a year ago. The
production of minerals, also adjusted for seasonal variations, registered a seasonal increase over the previous month, mainly because of increased production
of bituminous coal and anthracite.
Wholesale trade of groceries, dry goods, hardware,
and drugs was lower than the month of October, 1929.
For the year to date declines were noted in all lines
when compared with a similar period of last year.
The volume of sales transacted by department
stores during October increased by 9 per cent over
the preceding month, when allowance is made for
the number of trading days. As compared with
October of last year the total sales were 8 per cent
smaller. The value of merchandise stocks held by
department stores, as represented by the adjusted
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION BY MAJOR GROUPS
[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925, taken as 100, adjusted for seasonal variations]
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
COMMODITY STOCKS
Stocks of commodities held at the end of October
were greater than at the end of the preceding month
or a year ago. Inventories of raw materials showed
an increase at the end of the month over both comparative periods, while stocks of finished goods,
although remaining unchanged from the preceding
month, were greater than a year ago.
SALES
The general index of unfilled orders showed a slight
decline from the month of September and was lower than
n year ago. In comparison with September, unfilled
orders for all groups showed declines with the exception of iron and stee] which group showed no change.
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
index, relative to the 1923-1925 average, showed a
slight increase over the stocks held at the end of
September, but were considerably lower than a year
ago. The sales of leading mail-order systems showed
a marked gain over the previous month, but a decrease
from the same month in 1929. Sales by principal
chain stores were, without exception, larger than
the month of September, and, like mail-order sales,
were smaller than last year. The decline in the value
of sales of these retail units from a year ago was due
to a great extent to lower prices paid for sales articles.
Restaurant sales during October, although advancing over the sales of September, were lower than a
ear $ o .
PRICES
The composite index of wholesale prices as computed
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics relative to the year
1926 taken as 100, stood at 82.6 for October. This
compares with 84.2 for September and 96.3 for October,
1929. Prices for all major groups were fractionally
lower than September, with the exception of prices
paid for hides and leather products, which advanced.
Prices for all groups showed decreases when compared
with prices that ruled in October of last year.
Classified according to condition of manufacture
prices for raw materials, semimanufactured goods and
finished products were slightly lower than the preceding
month, and like prices in general were lower than in
October a year ago.
Prices received by farmers for their products were,
in the main, lower than the preceding month or a year
products, but the gains were insufficient to offset
decreased employment in establishments producing
iron and steel, machinery, food products, lumber,
automobiles, leather, cement, nonferrous metals, chemicals, and rubber products. Compared with October,
1929, all groups showed smaller numbers employed.
Factory pay rolls in October were likewise somewhat
lower than in September, and like employment was
smaller than a year ago. In comparison with the
month of September increased pay-roll payments were
made by factories producing iron and steel and textiles,
while smaller payments than September occurred in
establishments producing machinery, food products,
paper, transportation equipment, leather, nonferrous
metals, chemicals, rubber, and tobacco products. Pay
rolls in the cement, clay, and glass industries remained
unchanged from the month of September. The
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT, BY GROUPS
[1926 monthly average=100. October, 1930, is latest month plotted]
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
I
ago. Although prices received by producers of dairy
and poultry products were higher than the previous
month, this increase was insufficient to offset declines
occurring in the other groups. Retail prices for food
were lower than in both comparative periods.
decrease in the amount of pay rolls from a month ago
was due in no small degree to the smaller number of
workers employed. In comparison with Octoberfa
year ago smaller payments were made to workers in
all groups included in the general index.
EMPLOYMENT
COST OF LIVING
Employment in factories in October, as shown by the
general index, unadjusted for seasonal conditions,
stood at 84.3. This compares with 86.4 for September
and 103.3 for October, 1929. Increased employment
occurred, as compared with September in factories
Digitized forproducing
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textiles, paper and books, and tobacco
The cost of living index for October relative to July,
1914, as compiled by the National Industrial Conference Board, stood at 152, as compared with 153 for September and 163 for October, 1929. As compared with
September, decreases occurred in all groups except fuel,
which increased, and sundries, which showed no change.
WHOLESALE PRICES FOR SPECIFIED COMMODITIES
[Relative numbers, 1926 monthly average taken as 100. October, 1930, is latest month plotted. Data from which these charts are drawn are given on the opposite page]
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toonferrous metals from the Engineering and Mining Journal-Press, except tin, which is from the American Metal Market. All other prices are from U. S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. So far as possible all quotations represent prices to producer or at mill.
RELATIVE PRICE
ACTUAL PRICE
(dollars)
1926 average =100
Unit
COMMODITIES
September, 1930
October,
1930
October,
1929
0.703
.917
1.099
.099
23.89
.0661
.0944
.0667
0.656
.819
1.017
.092
20.73
.0654
.0879
.0615
1. 115
.919
1.382
.175
31.40
.0892
.0910
.1097
55
129
59
75
88
97
72
59
52
131
59
66
88
102
80
58
49
117
55
61
76
101
74
53
83
139
73
121
114
143
81
96
83
132
74
116
115
138
77
95
.87
.88
.78
.94
.38
.53
.55
.109
.31
10. 325
10. 580
3.075
7.350
.82
.87
.74
.82
.36
.52
.49
.107
.30
9. 969
9.856
2.844
7.031
1.31
1.32
1.22
.95
.47
.59
.97
.186
.43
13. 313
9.650
4.625
12. 094
58
57
54
132
95
81
65
69
67
96
79
47
56
55
57
52
125
93
83
60
62
67
108
86
47
54
52
56
50
109
88
81
53
61
65
105
80
43
51
85
87
83
135
117
94
105
108
93
145
81
71
92
83
85
82
127
115
92
105
106
93
140
78
70
88
Barrel
Barrel
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound _
Pound
Pound Pound
Pound
5.080
4.444
.031
.043
.081
.191
.203
.227
.40
.205
4.981
4.231
.033
.044
.076
.195
.205
.221
.40
.205
6.905
6.006
.040
.054
.093
.236
.238
.242
.43
.235
63
63
73
80
71
102
101
74
87
90
60
61
72
79
69
116
119
74
89
90
59
58
76
81
64
119
120
72
89
90
85
84
92
97
78
144
147
87
102
103
82
83
93
98
79
144
139
79
96
103
Pound
Yard
Yard
Pound
Yard
Yard
Yard
Pound
Dozen pair-
.242
.053
.070
1.200
.900
1.601
1.746
2.413
7.250
.235
.055
.066
1.200
.900
1.601
1.746
2,512
7.000
.359
.078
.087
1.475
.975
1.901
1.959
4,925
9.250
70
67
75
84
87
80
81
48
65
67
70
75
84
87
80
81
39
63
66
73
71
84
87
80
81
41
61
100
101
93
103
94
95
90
83
80
100
103
94
103
94
95
90
80
80
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pair
Pair
.146
.165
.440
6.750
4.850
.133
.172
.410
6.750
4.850
.186
.197
.545
6.750
4.850
97
93
105
106
100
104
95
100
106
100
95
99
94
106
100
140
118
122
106
100
132
114
124
106
100
3.897
4.303
12. 707
2.600
1.178
3.893
4.342
12. 740
2.600
1.098
3.961
4.525
12. 999
2.700
1.300
90
87
91
62
63
90
90
92
63
63
90
91
93
63
58
91
93
94
66
69
92
94
94
66
69
Long ton
Long ton
Long ton
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
19. 560
17. 600
31. 000
.1031
.176
.0550
.2964
.0427
18. 885
17. 000
31. 000
.0960
.169
.0515
.2686
.0406
20. 260
18. 500
35.000
.1778
.233
.0687
.4235
.0674
96
97
89
77
94
65
46
59
95
95
89
75
93
65
45
58
92
92
89
70
89
61
41
55
98
100
100
129
122
82
69
93
98
TOO
100
129
122
82
65
92
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Thousand—
33. 480
9.500
34. 010
9.500
39. 500
9.500
70
58
74
58
75
58
82
64
88
58
Barrel
1.600
1.600
.084
15. 500
3. 250
1.600
1.600
.083
15. 500
. 3.250
1.493
1.900
.196
15. 500
3.250
92
84
20
07
94
92
82
17
107
94
92
82
17
107
£4
86
100
42
107
94
86
97
40
107
94
August, Septem- October, Septem- October,
1930 ber, 1930
1930
ber, 1929 1929
FARM PRODUCTS— AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCER
Wheat
Corn
Potatoes
Cotton
Cottonseed
Cattle, beef
Hogs
Lambs
.
_
_
.
_-
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Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Pound
Ton
Pound
Pound
Pound
- _. -
FARM PRODUCTS-MARKET PRICE
Wheat No 1, northern spring (Minneapolis)
Bushel
Wheat No 2, red, winter (St. Louis)
. .Bushel
Wheat, No. 2, hard, winter (Kansas City)
.
Bushel
Corn No 3 yellow (Chicago)
Bushel
Oats, No. 3, white (Chicago)
„ ._
.
Bushel
Bushel
Barley No 2 (Minneapolis)
Rye No 2 (Minneapolis)
Bushel
Cotton, middling upland (New York)..
_. Pound
Wool \£ blood combing, Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces (Boston)
Pound
Cattle steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago)
Cwt
Hogs, heavy (Chicago)
_
Cwt.
Sheep ewes (Chicago)
Cwt .Sheep lambs (Chicago)
Cwt
..
FOOD
Flour standard patents (Minneapolis) _
Flour winter straights (Kansas City)
Sugar 96° centrifugal (New York)
Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York) ...
Cottonseed oil, prime yellow (New York)
Beef, fresh, carcass, good native steers (Chicago)
Beef fresh carcass, steers (New York)
Pork, smoked hams (Chicago)
._ _ >.
Butter, creamery, 92 score (New York)
Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored (Chicago)
—
TEXTILES
Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1 -cones (Boston).
Cotton-print cloth 64 i 60-38H"-5. 35— yards to pound-Cotton sheeting, brown 4/4 Trion (New York)
Worsted yarns, 2/32's cross-bred stock, white, in skein (Boston)
Women's dress goods, French, 39 inches, at mills, serge
Suitings, unfinished worsted — 13-ounce, mill
Suitings serge, 11 -ounce, 56-58 inch
Silk, Japan, 13-15
Hosiery women's pure silk, mill
LEATHER
Hides, green salted, packers' heavy native steers (Chicago)
Hides, calfskins, No. 1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago)
._ _
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 oxford (St. Louis)
FUEL
Coal, bituminous, mine-run (composite price)
Net ton
Coal, bituminous, prepared sizes (composite price)
Net ton
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (composite price)
Long ton
Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future), furnace— at ovens. Short ton
Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma—at wells.
Barrel
METALS
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)
Pig iron, basic, valley furnace
... _
Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh) __
Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York)
Brass, sheets, mill
Lead, pig, desilverized, for early delivery (New York)
Tin straits (New York)
Zinc, slab, western (St. Louis)
BUILDING MATERIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring, mill
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, smoked sheets (New York)
...
Sulphuric acid, 66° (New York)
Newsprint rolls, contract, mill
Cwt
Pound
Ton ..
Cwt
MEASURES OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925, taken as 100]
NEW BUILDING CONTRACTS AND AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION
180
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION
(UNITED STATES)
MINERAL PRODUCTION AND RAILROAD TON- MILEAGE
1601
50
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, AND ELECTRIC
200
POWER PRODUCTION
BANK DEBITS AND RETAIL TRADE
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
9
REVIEW OF PRINCIPAL BRANCHES OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRY TEXTILES
TEXTILES
The consumption of wool by textile mills in October
amounted to 40,975,000 pounds, as compared with
38,083,000 pounds in September and 59,352,000 pounds
in October, 1929. For the year to date there were
consumed 368,860,000 pounds, as contrasted with
442,387,000 pounds for a similar period in 1928.
Cotton receipts in sight for the first 10 months of 1930
were 12 per cent smaller than during a like period in 1929.
Exports of raw cotton in October registered a gain over
the exports of September but were smaller than in October, 1929 and 1928. Consumption of cotton by textile
mills showed an increase over the preceding month
comparative periods. Prices for raw Japanese silk of
the grade 13-15 at New York, while higher than September, were considerably below the price level of the
month of October of last year. Rayon imports in
October declined from the preceding month and a
year ago. Prices for rayon showing no change from
the previous month were lower than a year ago.
Imports of burlaps and unmanufactured fibres were
smaller in October than in the previous month or the
same period in 1929. For the first 10 months of the
year burlap imports amounted to 516,911,000 pounds,
as compared with 555,952,000 pounds for the corresponding period in 1929. Fiber imports for the year
THE TEXTILE INDUSTRIES
[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925, taken as 100. October, 1930, is latest month plotted. Curves covering imports of wools and exports of cotton are plotted
from 12 months' moving monthly average plotted on the end month]
100
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1989
1930
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
but was smaller than a year ago. Stocks of this commodity were higher than both comparative periods.
Imports and deliveries of raw silk to mills were substantially larger in October than in either the previous
month or the corresponding period of last year. For
the year to date, however, both movements were
smaller than for a similar period in 1929. Stocks of
silk at warehouses and manufacturing plants at the
end of October, although greater than at the end of
the previous month, were smaller than a year ago.
Silk machinery in the case of broad looms showed
greater activity than in September. As compared
with the activity of a year ago, October, 1929, the
activity of broad and narrow looms was less. The
Digitized foractivity
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1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930*
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1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
to date were smaller when compared witrT'a similar
period of last year.
Production of pyroxylin-coated textiles was smaller
than in September and lower than a year ago. Shipments billed during October increased over the preceding month, while unfilled orders declined. In comparison with a year ago both items were smaller.
Imports of buttons and button material in general
showed but slight change from the month of September,
but were lower than in 1929. Stocks of fresh-water
pearl buttons were smaller than at the end of both
comparative periods. The imports of vegetable ivory,
or tagua nuts, for the year to date amounted to 11,389,000 pounds, as compared with 22,953,000 pounds
for a similar period in 1929
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METALS
Shipments of iron ore from mines were considerably
less than during either the previous month or the
corresponding month of last year. The consumption
of iron ore and the production of pig iron also declined
from both prior periods, and the number of furnaces
in blast declined proportionately. Stocks of iron ore
both at furnaces and at Lake Erie docks exceeded those
of the month of September but were smaller than at
the end of October, 1929.
^ The October output of steel ingots was less than for
either the previous month or the corresponding month
of last year. Total production and new orders of
steel and malleable castings also declined from both
prior periods. Production and shipments of blue,
black, and galvanized steel sheets recorded a gain over
The October output of zinc, while showing a gain
over the preceding month, was smaller than a year ago.
The number of zinc retorts in operation was smaller
than in either prior period. Zinc stocks at the end
of October were greater than at the end of the previous
month and greater than a year ago.
Babbitt metal consumption by manufacturers,
although showing a gain over September, was about
half what it was a year ago. Production and shipments of copper wire cloth were greater than the
preceding month but were smaller in each case than
a year ago. Stocks of this product, while declining
from the end of the preceding period, were larger than
at the end of October, 1929.
The October production of copper at the mines
showed a fractional decline from September but was
THE METAL INDUSTRIES
[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925, taken as 100. October, 1930, is latest month plotted]
180
100 t
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
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1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
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1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
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he previo us month, but were lower in each case than
a year ago. Production and shipments of steel
barrels were greater than the preceding month, while
stocks were less. Barrel stocks on hand, although
declining from a month ago, were larger than last year.
Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation were less than either for the previous month or
for the corresponding month of last year. Production
of track work declined from both comparative periods.
New orders for fabricated steel plate were smaller at
the end of October when compared with the previous
month and with October of last year, chiefly because
of the decline in orders placed for oil storage tanks.
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
considerably lower than a year ago. Smelter copper
output, on the other hand, was greater than inf the
preceding month. Stocks of blister copper, while
greater, than at the end of September, were smaller
than a year ago.
Imports of tin were greater than during September
and were almost as large as a year ago. Deliveries
of tin, indicative of consumption, showed gains over
comparative periods. The world visible supply,
while fractionally off from a month ago, was larger
than at the end of October of last year. Tin prices
were uniformly lower than in September and lower
than those of a year ago.
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FUELS
The production of bituminous and of anthracite coal
was greater than during the previous month, but less
than a year ago. Coal prices in general were lower
than in either prior period. Beehive and by-product
coke output was greater than in Spetember, but was
considerably smaller as compared with a year ago.
AUTOMOBILES AND RUBBER
There were 150,044 passenger cars, trucks, and taxicabs porduced in the United States during the month of
October. This compares with 216,877 in September
and 380,017 in October, 1929. Canadian output
while stocks of tubes increased over the previous
periods.
HIDES AND LEATHER
October imports of hides and skins from foreign countries were less than those during the previous month
and less than a year ago. Increased imports of calf
and goat skins over September were insufficient to
offset declines occurring in imports of cattle hides and
sheepskins. As compared with the imports in October,
1929, imports of calfskins were greater and those of
goatskins, sheepskins, and cattle hides were less. The
production of boots and shoes during October numbered 27,353,200 pairs, as compared with 29,334,000
pairs in September and 37,919,000 in October, 1929.
THE FUEL INDUSTRIES
[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925 taken as 100. October, 1930, is latest month plotted where data were available]
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1927
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1929
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totaled 4,541 cars and tmcks, as compared with 7,957
for September and 14,523 for October a year ago.
For the first 10 months of 1930 the output of automobiles was 3,071,869, as compared with 5,020,840 in
1929 and 3,867,503 in 1928.
A larger quantity of rubber was imported during
October than during September or a year ago. For the
year to date imports of crude rubber, including latex,
amounted to 419,419 long tons, as compared with
356,513 long tons during a similar period in 1928. The
consumption of crude rubber by tire manufacturers
during October, while increasing by approximately
2,750,000 pounds over September, was lower than a
year ago. The output of pneumatic casings and inner
tubes showed a gain over the preceding month but
lower than last year. Stocks of casings declined,
Digitized for was
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1929
1930
Production of gloves and mittens showed a gain over
the month of September but was lower than a year
ago. Exports of both sole and upper leather to
foreign lands registered increases over both comparative periods.
PAPER
The imports of newsprint paper during October,
while greater than during September, were lower than a
year ago. Newsprint output by mills in both the
United States and Canada was greater than during
September, although there was a decline as compared
with a year ago. Consumption of newsprint by publishers showed gains over comparative periods. For the
year to date more newsprint was used in this country
than during a similar period in 1929 and 1928. Imports
of wood pulp were greater than in either prior period.
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BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
Building costs were generally lower in October than
in either the month of September or a year ago.
New building in 37 States, as measured by contracts awarded (as compiled by the F. W. Dodge
Corporation), showed increases both in total valuation of contracts and in floor space over the month of
September. As compared with a year ago, both were
lower. In comparison with September, increased
valuation of contracts was noted in contracts awarded
for commercial, educational, public, social and recreational, and residential buildings, and for public
works and utilities, while declines occurred in the
October than during the previous month, the production being somewhat smaller. Shipments of northern
hardwoods were greater than in the previous period,
but were less than a year ago. The production,
shipments, and stocks of maple flooring were all lower
than in both prior periods.
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BUILDING MATERIALS
Portland cement output in the United States during
October was smaller than during the preceding month
and was below production of a year ago. For the
year to date the output was 141,329,000 barrels;
this compares with 144,930,000 barrels for a similar
THE AUTOMOBILE AND RUBBER INDUSTRIES
[Relative numbers, monthly average 1923-1925 taken as 100. Where available, October, 1930, is latest month plotted]
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industrial, hospital and institutional, and religious
building groups. In contrast with a year ago contracts let for all types of buildings, with the exception
of public works and utilities, were smaller.
LUMBER
The production of Douglas fir lumber during October
was greater than during September but was less than
a year ago. Shipments and unfilled orders, however,
were smaller. Production, shipments, and orders
were all lower as compared with a year ago. California redwood returns indicated greater production,
shipments, and new orders, than in September. As
with Douglas fir, all items were lower than in 1929.
There was more northern pine lumber shipped in
1924
1925
1926
1927
period in 1929 and 148,711,000 barrels in 1928.
Shipments and stocks were also smaller than in both
prior periods.
The production of sand-lime and face brick were
all greater than during September. In comparison
with October of last year the stocks of common
brick were greater, while those of face and sand-lime
were less. Shipments of all types of brick showed
declines from prior periods. Output of polished plate
glass during October amounted to 8,583,000 square
feet, as compared with 7,979,000 square feet in September and 14,621,000 square feet a year ago. Production of all types of prepared roofing and the output
and stocks of roofing felt in October showed declines
from the preceding month and from a year ago.
13
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO
were greater and local slaughter less. The production
of pork products, while increasing over September, was
lower than a year ago. Holdings in cold storage
showed declines from comparative periods, while
exports, after advancing over September, were lower
than last year.
Shipments and local slaughter of sheep and lambs
during October showed a gain over the preceding
month bat declined from the corresponding month of
1929. Production and consumption of mutton and
lamb were greater than during both comparative
periods. Prices for ewes and lambs declined as compared with those of the month of September and a
year ago.
The visible supply of wheat in the United States,
while smaller than at the end of September, was larger
than a year ago. Wheat receipts, shipments, and
exports were smaller than those of the preceding month
and those of a year ago. Flour was exported in smaller
quantities than during September and a year ago.
Exports of flour from Canada, on the other hand, were
greater than either prior period. Receipts and shipments of corn were less than during the preceding
month or in October of last year. The visibile supply
of corn, although declining slightly from September,
w^as greater than in 1929. The exports of barley and
rye were smaller than during the month of October a
MOVEMENT OF GRAIN PRICES
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showed but slight change from September, but were,
without exception, lower than a year ago.
Receipts of livestock of all types were seasonally
greater than in September. As compared with October
1929, receipts in each case were smaller. The production of beef and veal under Federal inspection during
October was greater than during either prior period.
Cold-storage holdings of beef products at the end of
October also showed gains over prior periods. Wholesale prices of beef products averaged about the same as
in September but were lower than in October, 1929.
Shipments and slaughter of hogs showed gains over
September.
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Receipts at important markets for live poultry were
seasonally greater than during the month of September;
holdings in storage also showed a similar change. In
comparison with October, 1929, both receipts and
holdings were smaller. Receipts and cold storage
holdings of butter, cheese, and eggs were all smaller
than in the previous month and a year ago.
The consumption of large cigars and small cigarettes
during October indicates an increase over the preceding
period. However, in comparison with the corresponding month of last year a decline occurred in each case.
Exports of unmanufactured tobacco and cigarettes
during October were greater than the previous month
but less than in October, 1929.
14
TRANSPORTATION
The movement of commodities by rail, as reflected
by freight-car loadings, showed a gain over the previous
month but was lower than a year ago. For the year
to date 38,976,434 freight cars were loaded with all
types of commodities. This compares with 44,599,437
cars for a similar period in 1929 and 42,928,633 in 1928.
Surplus freight cars, both box and hopper, were more
plentiful than in the previous month and a year ago.
Clearances of American and foreign vessels for foreign
trade in October were fewer than during the previous
month or a year ago.
BANKING AND FINANCE
Bank debits, both in and outside New York City,
exceeded those of the preceding month but were
smaller than in October, 1929. Bank clearings in
Canada also showed a similar comparison. Loans and
discounts of Federal reserve member banks showed
declines from both the preceding month and a year ago.
Brokers' loans at the end of the month were smaller
than at the end of both the month of September and a
year ago. Interest rates on call-loan renewals showed
a slight increase over September, while rates on 60 to 90
day commercial paper remained unchanged. Both
rates were considerably lower than a year ago.
More business firms failed during October than
during the previous month, and the liabilities of such
firms were also greater than in September. The number of business failures was greater and the liabilities
were more than a year ago. Prices of representative
stocks were lower than in the preceding month and a
year ago. Bond prices, on the other hand, showed
substantial gains over comparative periods.
GOLD AND SILVER AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Domestic receipts of gold at the mint were larger
than during the previous month and a year ago.
Imports showed a similar tendency, while exports,
although smaller than during September, were greater
than the exports of October, 1929. The production of
silver in the United States was more than for the
previous month but less than a year ago. Imports of
silver were smaller and exports were larger than during
September. Both movements were below the level of
October, 1929. Silver stocks declined from the previous month and were also less than at the end of
October, 1929.
Exchanges on the principal countries showed little
change from September, there being a slight advance
in the rates on Japan and declines in the rates on
Belgium and Argentina. Compared with a year ago,
rates of exchange on Sweden, Switzerland, Japan,
Canada increased, while rates on England, Belgium,
India, and Argentina declined.
15
INDEXES OF BUSINESS
The index numbers presented in this table are designed to show the trend in production, prices, trade,
etc., by commodities or groups. They consist in general of weighted combinations of series of individual relative
numbers; often the individual relative numbers are also givan. The function of index and relative numbers
is explained on the inside front cover. All of the index numbers, except where noted, are based on the average
of the years 1923 to 1925, while maxima and minima are given only since 1923, thus eliminating the abnormal
period prior to 1923. Complete descriptions and figures for earlier years may be found in the following issues
of the Survey (later data being available in the latest semiannual issues): Production in the July, 1928, issue
(No. 83), pages 18 to 22; stocks in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), pages 20 to 22; new orders in the September,
1928, issue (No. 85), page 19; unfilled orders in the January, 1928, issue (No. 77), pages 22 and 23; wholesale
trade in the January, 1928, issue (No. 77), page 21; mail-order and chain stores in the May, 1928, issue (No. 81),
pages 20 and 21; department stores in the April, 1928, issue (No. 80), pages 20 and 21; employment, based on
1923 as 100, in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page 108; farm prices in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page
27; wholesale prices (Department of Labor) in the November, 1927, issue (No. 75), page 24, and the June, 1928,
issue (No. 82), page 23; wholesale prices, commercial, in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page 26; cost of living
in the August, 1928, issue (No. 84), page 27, and the June, 1926, issue (No. 58), page 24.
1928
1930
1929
Maximum
Minimum
Jan. 1,
1923
Jan. 1,
1923
125
127
81
83
110
112
116
114
118
115
121
123
123
122
120
117
90
92
92
91
89
88
127
129
155
121
110
130
110
166
134
126
174
137
178
169
143
79
82
59
77
89
91
78
45
86
97
65
87
84
66
93
110
113
121
107
90
117
87
133
112
126
138
117
160
151
129
116
116
128
107
95
118
82
136
110
130
135
117
162
169
128
117
115
126
112
98
116
81
119
103
122
131
121
160
167
126
121
125
143
120
100
125
88
143
117
122
168
122
176
119
133
122
122
140
116
98
130
119
117
124
118
96
126
88
91
93
81
91
108
91
91
86
88
96
109
87
86
75
90
!94
133
116
118
174
125
173
116
136
113
113
113
172
122
178
114
135
67
102
117
65
94
164
96
130
68
100
111
45
93
97
96
165
84
125
93
128
120
125
133
147
143
142
127
125
123
84
90
77
1
88
0
82
90
75
68
111
105
91
94
123
104
116
120
107
87
115
107
94
93
123
110
123
114
115
79
123
114
99
119
126
114
128
110
108
79
121
115
99
78
145
121
119
127
107
91
127
118
103
102
140
121
125
120
119
89
127
118
103
116
140
107
123
119
115
94
101
96
82
88
117
96
84
94
99
70
100
94
85
80
114
79
89
94
104
97
87
105
114
74
83
90
73
71
124
545
131
148
164
283
79
14
76
67
64
44
97
195
79
80
117
170
92
54
92
76
95
137
102
35
95
86
89
153
100
268
77
83
116
247
99
128
96
86
94
283
103
52
113
128
91
187
91
361
77
72
95
202
91
31
94
78
86
229
97
79
108
79
82
172
252
214
199
266
373
344
45
38
60
43
6
3
115
186
83
165
45
119
178
165
133
206
184
210
252
174
151
266
353
213
135
214
88
130
72
155
177
246
103
171
245
373
344
115
181
82
133
78
25
166
139
139
164
219
42
198
83
168
249
328
20
August SeptemOctober August SeptemOctober August SeptemOctober
ber
ber
ber
PRODUCTION
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL
Unadjusted, except for working days
Adjusted for seasonal variations _
MANUFACTURING
Total (adjusted for working days only)
Total (adjusted for seasonal variations)
Iron and steel _ . _ »
.
Textiles
Food products
Paper and printing
Lumber
_ _
Automobiles.
Leather and shoes
Cement
Glass, plate
Nonferrous metals
Petroleum refining
Rubber tires
Tobacco manufactures
129
MINERALS
Total (adjusted for working days only)
Total (adjusted for seasonal variations)
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
Crude petroleum __
Iron-ore shipments
CopperZinc
Lead
.
Silver
.
ANIMAL PRODUCTS (Marketing)
Total _
Wool- _ .
Livestock
Poultry and eggs
Dairy products
Fish— . „
CROPS (Markethu/s)
Total
..
Grains *
„
_
Vegetables *
Fruits*
Cotton products *
Miscellaneous crops *
__
117
145
173
218
286
* Fluctuations between maximum and minimum due largely to seasonal conditions: Minerals and Manufacturing are adjusted for seasonal variations except where
noted.
16
INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued
Maxi- Minimum
mum
since
since
Jan. 1, Jan. 1,
1923 1923
Relative to 1923-1925 monthly average as 100
1938
1930
1929
i
October
August a^j October' August September
October
August September
PRODUCTION— Continued
FOREST PRODUCTS
Total
Lumber
Pulpwood
Gum (rosin and turpentine)* _ _
Distilled wood. . _ _ _
-
112
112
151
204
148
60
58
54
18
47
89
88
82
161
78
77
77
68
129
70
87
84
108
128
93
92
91
77
189
100
80
79
74
157
90
89
86
110
130
108
66
63
76
171
49
62
58
79
158
50
68
63
94
143
71
138
179
158
j 141
128
129
57
56
71
44
85
59
98
92
118
100
108
97
95
99
125
92
109
93
96
116
118
89
113
119
92
93
126
83
119
85
89
103
106
81
117
89
98
112
118
73
124
95
57
62
75
50
102
59
60
75
71
54
101
64
57
81
62
45
106
66
82
108
116
133
127
139
155
133
148
162
88
79
78
78 !
74 !
78
62
66
77
46
84
116
117
125
131
121
105
148
72
134
156
96
112
105
118
130
125
104
135
73
130
137
102
112
93
113
135
123
103
121
74
149
139
108
116
136
122
128
127
103
140
70
155
98
107
114
127
115
135
136
104
121
69
144
101
113
114
111
121
134
143
108
126
70
145
102
121
121
120
106
143
209
107
160
79
126
117
117
118
110
97
139
221
108
150
80
116
118
121
118
99
97
140
232
110
144
80
116
127
125
102
! 193
68
230
68
136
66
215
43
92
304 54
146
72 |
93
119
145
95
116
108
149
157
149
133
139
136
212
71
105
97
158
222
113
111
115
185
230
173
119
134
141
184
117
137
98
170
197
155
266
120
193
198
215
304
133
76
67
76
79
86
77
64
79
86
84
77
59
80
121
66
70
34
71
118
77
67
35
68
99
79
63
31
68
84
72
-.
NEW ORDERS
Total
Textiles
Iron and steel
_
Lumber
Paper and printing
Stone and clay products
.
---
_ _
|
i
i
i
STOCKS
Grand total
162
Total manufactured goods
Foodstuffs
Textiles
Iron and steel
.
Nonferrous metals
Lumber
Stone, clay, etc
.
Leather
Rubber
Paper
Chemicals and oils
Total raw materials _» _
Foodstuffs
Textiles
Metals
Chemicals and oils
_ _ . .
._. ..
_
_ .._
..
.. -
. ..
128
144
139
158
i 232
125
198
123
. .. 199
156
141
..
UNFILLED ORDERS
Total
Textiles
__.
-_
Iron and steel
Transportation equipment
Lumber
..-
157
154
159
204
i 142
64
31
63
35 I
52
75
66
75
60
88
75
69
75
60
84
72
73
75 !
62
69
RETAIL TRADE
Mail-order houses (2 houses)
CHAIN STORES:
Ten-cent
Restaurant
DEPARTMENT STORES:
Sales
Stocks
i
--
.
j
'
'
j
1
275
68
141
155
194
184
193
242
155
166
211
308
116 !
62
87
136
99
144
100
164 !
104
161
112
147
109
176
114
146
101
147
101
168
106
81
97
113
103
118
112 !
84
96
117
104
122
112
77
87
103
95
112
101
163
161 !
160
168
159
180
120
169
163
161
160
168
161
182
120
170
162
144
153
152
156
176
119
165
153
146
154
154
158
178
119
165 i
152
144
153
151
159
180
119
166
189 i
117
i
71 i
83
COST OF LIVING
!
National Industrial Conference Board Indexes
(Relative to July, 1914)
All items weighted
.
Food (Department of Labor),
Shelter
Clothing
Fuel and light (combined)
Fuel
Light
.
Sundries
_
172 152
._
.
_._
...
167
186
177
! 179 !
208 i
123
1 176
141
153
151
156
174 !
118
165 !
161
154
161
173
159
178
121
171
163
158
161
174
160
180
121
171
163
157
161
173
161
182
121 !
171 1
1
163
160
159
169
158
177
120
169
* Fluctuations between maximum and minimum due largely to seasonal conditions: Minerals and Manufacturing are adjusted for seasonal variations except where
noted.
17
INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued
1928
1930
1929
Maximum
Minimum
Jan. 1,
1923
Jan. 1,
1923
106
108
122
111
109
107
104
84
82
87
77
93
96
64
98
96
100
89
97
101
90
100
96
101
93
101
101
90
100
97
103
96
103
110
131
112
107
113
67
70
83
73
72
94
118
96
97
96
95
122
96
96
98
94
120
119
125
317
109
90
95
75
84
101
104
112
95
107
106
113
97
107
104
112
114
132
111
109
118
107
81
75
81
69
94
92
60
103
100
105
90
102
108
92
104
99
106
95
104
100
93
117
152
116
108
128
63
58
70
66
69
100
128
100
95
107
118
129
150
111
90
90
66
76
105
114
107
127
114
112
113
116
104
111
127
October
October August SeptemOctober , August SeptemAugust September
ber
ber
EMPLOYMENT
(Relative to 1923-1925 monthly average as 100)
Number employed, by industries:
Total, all classes.
Iron and steel
__
Machinery
Textiles
Food products
Paper and printing
__ _ _
Lumber and products
Transportation equipment—
Group _ __
Automobiles
Leather and products
Cement, clay, and glass
_
____
Nonferrous metals _ __ _
Chemicals—
Group _
__ _
Petroleum refining
Rubber products _
Tobacco products _ _ _ _ _ _
Amount of pay roll, by industries:
Total, all classes
Iron and steel
Machinery _ _
,
Textiles
Food products
Paper and printing
Lumber and products
Transportation equipment—
Group _
Automobiles
Leather and products.
Cement, clay, and glass
Nonferrous metals
Chemicals—
Group
Petroleum refining
Rubber products _
Tobacco products
__
_
_
102
101
119
94
100
104
92
105
101
120
98
102
106
92
103
99
119
100
104
106
90
85
84
91
78
93
100
67
86
82
90
82
95
99
65
84
82
87
82
95
99
64
96
115
98
94
100
95
113
100
94
99
90
101
99
92
98
72
76
87
75
75
70
73
86
75
73
67
70
83
73
72
111
122
112
93
115
124
108
94
116
125
103
95
102
112
81
84
103
109
77
88
101
104
75
88
108
105
111
101
106
112
96
109
109
128
97
105
113
95
112
109
128
103
108
116
97
111
108
129
105
109
118
97
82
78
96
73
98
107
62
83
75
84
81
101
106
61
81
76
81
80
98
105
60
100
129
100
93
109
105 '
134
96
94
117
107
128
105
91
113
103
120
104
91
112
100
108
100
91
113
66
58
80
66
72
66
62
76
66
71
63
58
70
66
69
104
109
118
89
106
109
124
93
109
108
120
95
113
125
111
91
116
129
105
93
118
129
101 !
94
101
117
78
77
101
114
72
80
100
109
66
78
83
83
86
97
74
75
90
86
86
95
69
99
107
104
121
96
85
100
95
95
97
79
100
109
107
121
96
85
101
95
95
97
80
98
104
102
118
96
85
101
95
96
97
80
98
107
103
110
93
81
104
97
94
97
81
98
107
103
111
93
81
104
98
94
97
82
96
104
101
111
93
82
104
98
94
97
81
84
85
87
99
78
75
93
87
87
96
71
84
85
89
99
76
76
92
86
87
95
70
83
83
89
97
74
75
90
86
86
95
69
128
103
109
76
86
80
97
99
99
97
101
101
97
99
97
96
97
99
98
97
99
98
96
97
78
86
82-
77
87
82
76
86
80
111
82
94
94
94
93
93
93
83
83
82
106
112
85
78
103
103
103
102
102
101
102
198
102
98
101
96
91
81
89
80
88
78
102
I
91
95
94
100
'
;
i
•
!
113
99 !
WHOLESALE PRICES
Department of Labor Indexes
(Relative to 1926 monthly average as 100)
All commodities
Farm products
Food, etc_
Hides and leather products
Textile products
Fuel and lighting
Metals and metal products
Building materials
_
Chemicals
House-furnishing goods
Miscellaneous
Classified by condition of manufacture:
Semimanufactured articles
Finished products _
Raw materials
All commodities except farm and food
products
_
__ _
Commercial Indexes
(Relative to 1926 monthly average as 100)
Dun's
Bradstreet's
28825—30
__
3
18
INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued
Maximum
Minimum
Jan. 1,
1923
Jan. 1,
1923
152
178
253
174
166
252
108
106
92
108
98
120
76
67
1928
1929
October
August September
October
August September
1930
August SeptemOctober
ber
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS
FARM PRICES
(Relative to 1909-1914 average as 100)
All groups
Grains _ Fruits and vegetables
Meat animals. _
Dairy and poultry
Cotton and cottonseed
Unclassified.
139
120
137
162
136
153
87
143
129
160
165
141
146
86
137
116
114
160
150
147
83
141
117
127
174
145
142
85
140
128
168
151
151
141
89
141
131
160
156
146
146
85
108
101
149
119
115
94
70
106
92
126
123
126
76
70
111
100
148
128
123
83
67
SALES OF THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO.1
SALES
(Thousands of dollars)
YEAR AND MONTH
Total
1938
September
October
November
December
January ._
February
March.
April
May
June
July
August
September
1
_ _ . _ _.
1939
_ .
Number of
weeks
SALES
(Thousands of dollars)
TONNAGE SALES
TONNAGE SALES
YEAR AND MONTH
Weekly
average
Weekly
average
Total
Total
$69, 336
93, 429
73, 844
74, 911
4
5
4
4
$17, 334
18, 686
18, 461
18, 728
309, 451
419, 079
338, 704
345, 595
77, 363
83, 816
84, 676
86, 399
October
November
December..
91, 983
85, 846
77, 712
77, 324
97, 319
76, 653
93, 671
75, 191
75, 246
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
18,397
21, 462
19, 428
19, 331
19, 464
19, 163
18, 734
18, 798
18,811
425, 590
396, 225
363, 786
359, 129
451, 680
353, 289
427, 431
335, 628
336, 309
85, 118
99, 056
90, 947
89, 782
90, 336
88,322
85, 486
83, 907
84, 077
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
1929
1930
Number of
weeks
Weekly
average
Weekly
average
Total
$105, 995
83, 714
87, 260
5
4
4
$21, 199
20, 928
21,815
468, 258
381, 106
407,339
93, 102
95, 276
101, 835
104, 271
86, 122
83, 976
86, 138
104, 671
82,882
96, 724
78, 363
77, 023
100, 960
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
5
20, 854
21, 530
20, 994
21, 534
20, 934
20, 721
19, 345
19, 591
19, 256
20,192
492, 425
400, 568
395, 331
404, 319
503, 976
407,085
488, 682
389, 113
378, 627
495, 509
98, 485
100, 146
98,834
101, 080
100, 791
101, 776
97, 735
97, 278
94, 657
99, 102
Compiled by the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., and represent t he sales of identical stores for the periods shown.
SALES OF LACQUER »
(Including sales of package goods to jobbers and dealers)
TOTAL
Gallons sold
First quarter
Second quarter...
Third quarter
Total (9 months). _
1
2
.
Sales in
dollars
FINISHING LAQUERS LACQUER THINNERS
Gallons sold
Sales in
dollars
Gallons sold
Sales in
dollars
Gallons sold
Sales in
dollars
6, 522, 329
7, Oil, 729
5, 937, 452
11,637,304
12,823,118
10, 987, 495
3, 390, 510
3,726,119
3, 148, 151
8,031,969
9, 003, 353
7, 546, 639
2, 817, 472
2,971,628
2, 529, 793
3, 142, 504
3, 345, 676
2, 995, 758
314, 347
313, 982
259, 508
462, 831
474, 089
445,098
19,471,510
35, 447, 917
10, 264, 780
24,581,961
8,318,893
9, 483, 938
887, 837
1, 382, 018
Compiled by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from reports of 106 manufacturers, including the leading producers.
Not including base solutions used by others for manufacturing lacquers.
DOPES 2
19
NUMBER OF FARMS, BY STATES, UNITED STATES: 1930, 1925, AND 1920'
Geographic divisions and States
United States
Geographic divisions:
New England
_
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
_
South Atlantic
_
_.
East South Central
West South Central
._
..
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire..—
_
_
Vermont
Massachusetts.. _
_ _ _
_
Rhode Island
___ _
. . _ . _ _ _ _ ._
Connecticut
._
._
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
__
_
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
__
Indiana
Illinois
_ ._
Michigan
Wisconsin. .
...
...
West North Central:
Minnesota . _ _
Iowa
...
Missouri
North Dakota
_•_ _
South Dakota
Nebraska .__
. _
_
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware
_ _ __
Maryland
_ . .
District of Columbia
.
__ _
Virginia
. West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
.._
East South Central:
Kentucky
_ _ _
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
_
_
__
West South Central:
Arkansas
_
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
.
Mountain:
Montana
-,
_
__
Idaho
Wyoming
_ _
_.
Colorado
_
New Mexico
_Arizona
Utah.
._
Nevada
Pacific:
Washington
__ _
Oregon
California
1930,
Apr. 1
1935,
Jan. 1
1920,
Jan. 1
6, 297, 877
6, 371, 640
125, 701
356, 729
968, 565
1, 114, 743
1, 060, 317
1, 062, 760
1, 105, 005
241, 008
263, 049
Increase, 1925-1930 2 Increase, 1930-1930
Number
Per cent
Number
6, 448, 343
-73, 763
-1.2
-150,466
-2.3
159, 489
418, 868
1, 051, 572
1,111,314
1, 108, 061
1, 006, 052
1, 017, 305
233, 392
265, 587
156, 564
425, 147
1, 084, 744
1, 096, 951
1, 158, 976
1, 051, 600
996, 088
244, 109
234, 164
-33, 788
-62, 139
-83, 007
3,429
-47, 744
56, 708
87, 700
7,616
-2, 538
-21.2
-14.8
-7.9
.3
-4.3
5.6
8.6
3.3
-1.0
-30, 863
-68, 418
-116, 179
17, 792
-98,659
11, 160
108, 917
-3, 101
28, 885
-19.7
-16.1
-10.7
1.6
-8.5
1.1
10.9
-1.3
12.3
39, 404
14, 859
24, 991
25, 600
3, 366
17, 481
50, 033
21, 065
27, 786
33, 454
3,911
23, 240
48, 227
20, 523
29, 075
32,001
4,083
22, 655
-10,629
-6, 206
-2, 795 i
-7, 854
-545
-5, 759
-21.2
-29.5
-10. 1
-23.5
-13.9
-24.8
-8, 823
-5, 664
-4, 084
-6, 401
-717
-5, 174
—18.3
-27.6
-14.0
-20.0
-17.6
-22.8
160, 120
24, 563
172, 046
188, 754
29, 671
200, 443
193, 195
29,702
202, 250
-28, 634
-5, 108
-28, 397
-15.2
-17. 2
-14. 2
-33, 075
-5, 139
-30, 204
-17.1
-17.3
-14.9
219, 659
182, 092
214, 871
169, 915
182, 028
244, 703
195, 786
225, 601
192,327
193, 155
256, 695
205, 126
237, 181
196, 447
189, 295
-25, 044
-13,694
-lp,730
-22, 412
-11, 127
-10.2
-7.0
-4.8
-11.7
-5.8
-37, 036
-23, 034
-22, 310
-26,532
-7, 267
-14.4
-11.2
-9.4
-13. 5
-3.8
185, 476
216, 361
256, 131
78, 050
83, 138
129, 532
166, 055
188, 231
213, 490
260, 473
75, 970
79, 537
127, 734
165, 879
178,478
213, 439
263, 004
77, 690
74,637
124, 417
165, 286
-2, 755
2,871
-4, 342
2,080
3,601
1,798
176
-1.5
1.3
-1.7
2.7
4.5
1.4
.1
6,998
2,922
-6, 873
360
8,501
5,115
769
3.9
1.4
-2.6
.5
11.4
4.1
.5
9,758
43, 313
106
171, 029
82, 641
279, 723
157, 894
256, 252
59, 601
10, 257
49, 001
139
193, 723
90, 380
283, 482
172, 767
249, 095
59, 217
10, 140
47, 908
204
186, 242
87, 289
269, 763
192, 693
310, 732
54,005
-499
-5, 688
-33
-22, 694
-7, 739
-3, 759
-14,873
7,157
384
-4.9
-11.6
-23.7
-11.7
— 8. 6
-1.3
-8.6
2.9
.6
-382
-4, 595
-98
-15,213
-4, 648
9,960
-34, 799
-54, 480
5,596
-3.8
-9.6
-48.0
-8.2
-5.3
3.7
-18.1
-17.5
10.4
247, Oil
245,968
257, 328
312, 453
258, 524
252, 669
237, 631
257, 228
270, 626
252, 774
256, 099
272, 101
-11,513
-6, 701
19, 697
55, 225
-4.5
-2.7
8.3
21.5
-23, 615
-6,806
1,229
40, 352
-8.7
-2.7
.5
14.8
243, 216
161, 514
204, 268
496, 007
221, 991
132, 450
197, 218
465, 646
232, 604
135, 463
191, 988
436, 033
21, 225
29, 064
7,050
30, 361
9.6
21.9
3.6
6.5
10, 612
26, 051
12, 280
59, 974
4.6
19.2
6.4
13.8
47, 563
41, 678
16, 066
60, 563
31, 393
13, 260
27, 048
3,437
46, 904
40, 592
15, 512
58, 020
31, 687
10, 802
25, 992
3,883
57, 677
42, 106
15, 748
59, 934
29, 844
9,975
25, 662
3,163
659
1,086
534
2,543
-294
2,458
1,056
-446
1.4
2.7
3.6
4.4
-.9
22.8
4.1
-11.5
-10, 114
-428
318
629
1,549
3,285
1,386
274
-17.5
-1.0
2.0
1.0
5.2
32.9
5.4
8.7
71, 335
55, 259
136, 455
73, 267
55,911
136, 409
66, 288
50, 206
117, 670
-1,932
-652
46
-2.6
-1.2
(3)
18, 785
5,047
5,053
7.6
10.1
16.0
Per cent
1
Compiled by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and represents all the land which is directly farmed by one person, either by his own labor alone or
with the assistance of members of his household or hired persons. When a landowner has more than one or more tenants, renters, croppers, or managers the land operated
by each is considered a farm. Any tract of land less than 3 acres used for agricultural purposes, which produced products to the value of $250 in the preceding calendar year,
is classed
as a "farm." The figures for 1930 are preliminary and subject to correction.
2
A minus sign (—) denotes a decrease.
3
Less than one-half of 1 per cent.
2
20
RELATIVE BANK DEBITS AT CLEARING-HOUSE
CENTERS
GROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
\Table continued on p. 11]
BOSTON DISTRICT
NEWY<»RK DISTRICT
U.S.
TOTAL
141
Total,
Total,
CENProvi- ! New
New
Boston Hart11
Albany Buffalo Bot*bes" York
7
TERS centers
ford
deuce Haven centers
•
YEAR AND MONTH
1919 av.( mills, dolls
37,446
263
120
1, 625
1,373
;
43
100. 0
114.8
92. 8
99.6
114. 8
115.0
133. 3
136. 9
140. 6
166. 0
199.0 j
)
100. 0
119.2
103. 3
110.0
124. 2
129.0
144. 3
146. 3
152. 2
157. 8
164.6
100.0
98.8
84.8
98.2
97.6
107.9
128.3
138.8
160.3 !
204.8
246. 9 i
100. 0
113.3
95.8
102.5
114. 3
116.8
129. 5
134. 6
140. 0
156. 2
171.5
100.0
112.4
93. 8
101.7
111.9
114.3
128.1 :
133. 1
138. 6
155. 8
171.5
100.0 !
124.5
122. 7
109.4 :
139.6 ;
142.3 ;
138.9
144. 2 i
145. 5
146. 6
144.8
100. 0
125. 6
111.6
118. 6
137. 2
146. 5
159. 6
168. 5
175. 6
187. 4
201.6
195.8
144.5
172.2
172.2
166.7
170.8
180. 6
168. 1
173.6
201.4
179.2
161. 1
266.7
225.4
270.0
234. 4
244. 4
211.9
240.8
239.9
246.2
308.9
261. 5
195.3
186.1
157.4
233. 2
241.3
282.7
212. 6
204.5
196.5
178.1
209.1
191.9
202. 2
191.2
149.8
180. 2
181.4
176.0
188.2
217.1
226.2
232.3
256. 3
213.3
176.4
175.0
141.7
165.8
153. 3
149.2
164. 2
176.7
159. 2
182. 5
193.3
158.3
155.8
268.8
227.4
272.3 i
235.7 !
245. 9
212.6
241.8
240.9
247.3
311.1
263.4
195. 8
179. 1
156. 1
175. I
178. 4
166. 7
177. 1
175. 5
154.2
154. 0
186. 2
180.1
175. 5
178.9
155.9
177.7
179. 9
167.1
178.7
175. 3
153. 2
152. 5
185.6
181.8
171.1
151.0
137.8
143. 4
141.5
141.5
139.6
139. 6
135. 9
135.9
171.7
152. 8
147. 2
200.0
216.3
181. 4
193. t
183. 8
193. 1
227. 9
186. 1
190. 7
211.7
204.7
230.3
176. 4
141. 7
175.0
163.9
165.3
168.1
1C2. 5
141.7
147.2
162.5
170. 5
152.7
199.4
189.3
184.3
185.1
145. 9
123.7
134.6
151. 2
176.9
183.8
263.1
237.8
352.7
258.5
228.7
193. 0
168. 9
174. 6
160. 4
143.0
161.2
161.6
178.7
166.5
146.8
140.3
134. 2
146.4
151.7
122. 5
136. 7
140.8
138.3
150.8
143.3
116.7
117.5
130.8
170.6
152.9
200.2
189.8
183.8
185.2
145.4
123.1
134. 5
151. 2
1
160. 6
;
137. 4
!
!
154. 2
139. 9
139. 8
146. 8
131.4
117.4
119.4
138.2
159.6
153. 8
153.9
137.4
138.4
145.8
129.1
114.5
116. 8
136.4
143. 4
120. 8
128.3
130.2
120.8
124.5
126.4
117.0
115. 1
128. 3
211.7
216.3
162.8
169.8
176.8
169.8
172. 1
153. 5
148.9
160.5
92
144 !
72
103.2 i
109.5
126.8
135.3
150.0
179.5
208.2
100.0
105.9
106.7
109.3
120.2
125. 6
143.9
157. 0
168.9
169. 1
184.3
100.0
117.4
98.9
103. 3 1
119.6 '
131.3
141.7
152.3
202.5 !
232.7 i
279.4
;
100.0
118.7 :
93.0
95. 1
105.5
104.4
114.9
113.4
113.2
115.5
137.4 \
'<
100.0
118.1
98.6
104. 2
122.2
125.8
134.6
139.6
148.6
162.4
173.8
1929
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
._
December
221.3
189.1
223.2
199 7
204.5
186.1
207.4
206.7
207.4
255.3
219.4
178.4
181.3
151. 2
171.4
168. 0
167. 4
162.5
182.1
186.7
174. 5
217. 5
186.3
171.4
187.9
159.5
178.4 •
168.8
173. 7
166. 5
189.8
200.7
179.5
231.9 i
195.1
180.2
295.7
220.7
207. 4
301.1
254. 4
250.0
300.0
287.0
341. 3
322. 8
273.9
238.1
143.7
117.3
134.0
131.9
133.3
137.5
140. 2
128. 4
127.1
166.6
152.1
136. 8
!
1930
January
February
March
..
April
May
June
July
- August
September
October
November
December
161.5 i
140. 6
175.6
168.2
165.2
166.5
141.1
122. 9
129.9
145. 5
172.4
131.7
147.8
152.5
147.1
151.7
140.0
117.5
116.8
156. 4
181.4 i
136.1
150.3
153.6
151.8
157.7 i
145.9
120.6
117.7
165.5 i
254. 4
203.3
257. 6
248.9
238.1
235.9
209.8
181. 5
153.6
222.8
131. 9
109. 0
118.7
116.6
113.9
119.4
101. 4
92.3
90.3
114.6
!
1
j
!
i
i
i
'
II
!
i
!
I
!
i
i
!
I
i
i
!
!
20, 917
!
i
|
1
|
87
!
i
BirTotal,
Atlanta ming!
15
ham
i centers
1919 av., mills, dolls...1919 monthly average. . !
1920 monthly average. _ i
1921 monthly average . _
1922 monthly average. _
1923 monthly average. .
1924 monthly average. _
1925 monthly average. _
1926 monthly average. . i
1927 monthly average. _ ;
1928 monthly average. _ !
1929 monthly average..:
1929
January
February
March
April
May
.June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1930
January
February ...
March
April
May. --.
June
July.
. _
August
September
October
November
December
_ _,
- -.
- -
_.
See footnote on p. 22.
123
928
100. 0
115, 1
84. 2
86. 0
100. 0
105. 3
125. 0
128. 1
123. 9
123. 1
128. 2
100,0
108.9
85.4
90.2
108.9
113.1
129.2
132.7
127.8
137.7
173. 0
143.6
120.2
134. 3
132. 3
126. 3
1 20. 5
142. 0
123.8
129.4
186. 2
169.9
195. 9
188.6
187.0
165.9
180. 5
179.7
143. 9
171. 5
152. 0
154. 5
59
New
Orleans
304
272. 9
196. 6
215. 3
208. 5
211.9
198. 3
201. 7
181.4
189. 8
217. 0
118.1
103.3
102.0
107.2
96.7
86.5
87.5
78.6
92.7
105.6
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173.7
153.3 i
180. 3 i
163.4 i
166. 5 i
163. 7
178. 4 i
187. 8
179. 9
206.4
179. 7
162. 5
67. 6
56. 8
64.9
67. 6
59.5
48. 7
48. 7
46. 0
54. 1
67. 6
154. 7
129. 4 i
156.4
152. 9 :
153.5
158. 1
144. 7
131. »
132. 5
140. 4
105.4
91.4
104.3
100.0
114.0
103.2
93.5
90.3
88.2
107.5
165. 0 i
129. 3 '
143. 1 !
132.5 |
137.4 I
120. 3 \
115.4 i
113.8
119.5
130. 1 !
i
1
75.7
64,9
75. 7
75.7
70. 3
62. 2
62. 2
64. 9
78. 4
100.0
75. 7
83. 8
170.8
166.6
180.4 !
162.5 j
147.9 !
145.8 !
145.8
120.8 :
120.8 ;
133.3 i
130. 5
108.8
115.1
113.5
110.6
100.8 I
98.9
91.4
100. 0
114.2
1
100.0
113. 0
91.7
96.2
105.0
106.3
120.4
127.5
136. 8
152.3
174. 8
146.2
119.3
129.0
119.3
109.7
145.1
111.8
112.9
106.4
118.3
101.1
106.4
'
!
126.7
121.4
117.5
i
!
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!
2,800
168.7
158.3
175.0
183.3
162.5
152.1
162.5
141.6
131.2 i
158.3 ;
143.7 |
156.2 j
129.6
105.6
117.4
112.2
104.3 !
95.7 1
107.9
101.6 !
102.0
131.2
114.5
125.0
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100. 0
116. 0
92.0
96. 8
108. 8
110. 8
124. 9
132. 0
137. 9
155.3 i
174. 6
37
100.0
110.8
64.9
70.3
83.8
74.6
78.2
72.6
74.8
75.0
74.1
281. 4
215. 3
252. 6
255. 9
252. 6
232. 2
244. 1
239. 0
244. 1
296. 6
254. 3
257. 6
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i
4, 242
93
i
Total,
21
centers
Augusta
100.0
120.4
105.4
71.0
78.5
79.2
87.6
89.7
97.6
108.5
118.8
100.0
125.0
91.7
97.9
112.5
126.5
206.2
232.6
181.6
156.4
157.8
i
Nashviii/»e
VI
"
48
100.0
115.4 1
82.2
89.5
97.4
106.4
118.2
113.7 j
114.8 !
112.6
112.2
|
53
CHICAGO DISTRICT
«**<*sonville
100.0
128.8
103. 4
133.9
183. 1
199. 3
226. 7
243. 8
253. 5
255. 4
252 1
j
20, 354
- 1
ATLANTA DISTRICT
YEAR AND MONTH
Trenton
100.0
111.5
119.5
119. 5
118.3
134. 8
147. 7
154. 0
168. 3
179. 0
208. 0
1,245
97.8 ;
Total, Phila- ! Scran10
centers delphia ton
100.0
99.4
85.2
98.4 \
98.2
108.3 !
128.7
139.0
160. 1 ;
203. 7 I
245. 4
1,769
100.0
109.2
102.4
105.5
117.1
120.9
136.7
141.6
158.1
161.3
176.5
100.0 !
106.0 i
88.7 '
1919 monthly average..
1920 monthly average..
1921 monthly average. .
1922 monthly average. .
1923 monthly average..
!
1924 monthly average..
1 1925 monthly average..
1926 monthly average..
1927 monthly average,.
1928 monthly average..
1929 monthly average..
PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT
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|:
I
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Grand
a
wau~
Detroit Indianapolis w
k e^" Moines [ Rapids
525
136
75
63
100.0
125. 2
91.2
101.3
125.7
130.6
158.3
166.4
162. 8
213.2
234. 3
100.0
123. 5
100.0
104.4
115.4
110.9
115.4 !
135.2 i
136.2 i
139.6
153.4
100.0
100.0 100.0
124. 0
114. 5
128. 0
97.5 ' 84.4 i 109.3
101.7 |
83. 1 ! 81.3
115.6 ! 97.6
89.3
110.5
103.2 i
89.2
119.4 ;
89.8
114.1
127.3
98. 1 i 115.5
130. 1 i
98. 9 i 110. 3
131.5 ! 100.2 i 118.0
133. 5 I 102. 5 ; 123. 1
100.0
109.5
63.5
101.6
119.0
123.4
136.9
129.1
114.7
92.5
99.7
170. 1
154. 9
185. 7
158. 9
160. 0
158. 7
176. 6
192. 8
177.2
214.6
185. 3
162.8
255. 3
201. 4
220.2
234.9
252. 4
233. 0
242.3
234.5
260. 8
253.0
215.1
208.8
155.1
140. 4
150.7
143. 4
151. 5
156.6
165.4
159.6
147.8
164.0
157.4
148.5
128.3
115.2
130.8
122.8
117. 3
128.3
142.6
143.9
140. 1
151.9
147. 7
132.9
101.2
86.8
100.0
101.2
106.0
103.6
103.6
104.8
103.6
118. 1
103.6
97.6
133.3
104.0
126.6
118.6
128.0
122.6
126.6
130.6
132.0
134.6
113.3
106.6
98.4
88.9
101.6 i
106.3
104.7
96.8 ;
106.3
101.6
95.2
104.7
90.5
101.6
151.6
127. 1
155. 5
149. 9
150. 2
158.0
1 12. 4
120 4
131.0 !
141.7
201.5
166.1
202.7
204.8
200.6
210.5
191.1
188. 2
173. 2
162.9
148.5
125.0
139. 0
129.4
143.4
138.2
139.0
119.9
120.6
133. 8
137. 1
112.6
131. 6
131.2
140. 1
128. 3
124. 9
121. 5
109. 3
120. 7
106.0
85.6
104.8
107.2
109.7
100.0
95.2
91.6
95. 2
103.6
114.6
85.3
104.0
106.6
109. 3
97.3
94.6
90.6
92.0
96.0
104.7
95.2
98.4
98.4
95.2 !
92.0 !
90.5
85.7
84.1
85.7 !
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237
83
Sioux
City
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RELATIVE BANK DEBITS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS l—Continued
GROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS—Continued
[Table continued on p. £2]
RICHMOND DISTRICT
CLEVELAND DISTRICT
YEAR AND MONTH
Total,
CleveAkron Cincin13
land
nati
centers
Total,
RichColumPitts- Y'ngs7
J-JJt Norfolk mond
burgh town Toledo bus Dayton centers
84
16
37
100. 0
102. 3
71. 4
78. 5
88.1
82.2
85. 8
94. 2
89. 0
85. 4
83. 5
100.0
108.7
98.3
100.9
112.9
109.1
122.9
121.5
120.2
123.6
127.4
100.0
102.7
67.6
67.6
78.4
69.4
73.0
76.2
75.0
64.2
61.3
106.2
93.3
104.4
109.1
101.2
106.9
111.6
120.3
103.0
117.8
110.1
107.2
94.0
73.8
85.7
80.9
82.1
80.9
83.3
80.1
73.8
89.3
88.1
90.4
133.6
114.7
125.0
121.6
115.5
117.2
123.3
134. 5
120.7
146.6
141.4
134.5
73.0
62.2
64.9
59.5
59.5
56.8
56.8
54.1
51.4
73.0
64.9
59.5
107.7
92.1
113.4
105.9
111.9
108.9
110.4
98.3
101.5
115.1
— "-_—
"
80.9
70.2
77.4
75.0
77.4
75.0
72.6
65.5
64.3
75.0
126.7
105.2
112.9
109.5
114.7
116.4
115.5
109.5
126.7
135.3
73.0
54.1
54.1
51.4
51.4
43.2
40.5
43.2
40.5
48.7
1919 average millions of dollars...
1,963
90
247
653
746
60
116
116
50
718
1919 monthly average
1920 moothlv average
1921 monthly average
1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
1926 monthly average
1927 monthly average
1928 monthly average
1929 monthly average
100.0
16.4
89.6
94.6
110.9
109.4
122.0
127. 4
136.6
141.4
152.9
100.0
115.6
63.3
63.3
80.0
81.4
100.0
104. 5
112.9
124. 5
133.7
100.0
113.0
107.7
117.4
133.6
128.0
142.7
150.3
167.2
181.2
184.8
100.0
115.9
81.9
84.1
99.2
96.8
106.6
115.9
124.9
130.0
145.9
100.0
118.5
94.9
97.2
112.7
113.2
126.4
126.7
137.1
136. 1
150.9
100.0
110.0
78.3
83.3
103.4
101.6
117.0
118.0
118.5
124.1
137.4
100.0
117.2
100.0
123.8
153.5
155.7
179.2
189.5
205. 2
241.0
198.9
100.0
111.2
102.6
112.1
128.5
116.0
126.9
138.3
144.8
148.-3
166.6
100.0
104.0
110.0
112.0
138.0
136.0
156.0
176.5
188.8
194.5
216.2
100.0
111.8
95.5
89.6
98.6
96.3
106.7
108.4
107.1
105. 4
108.9
100. 0
115. 6
104. 9
89. 1
&.3 !
93.4 i
104. 6
107. 4
104. 2
102. 0
107. 6
154.2 !
139.6 |
150.0
158.5
145.7
148.1
165.4
152.3
145.7
170.4
152. 1
153.1 !
136. 7
125. 5
133.3
140.0
134.4
136.7
148.9
127.8
130.0
140.0
124. 4
126. 7
202.5
176.5
184.2
201.2
172.5
179.0
184.6
165.2
166.0
206.5 .
189. 5
189. 5
138.9
134.1
140.4
153. 1
135.8
141.3
151. 1
149.6
145.6
165. 5
140.9
154.9
147.1
139.9
148.7
154.0
147.7
143.6
167.9
148.7
138.6
170.2
161.6
143.0
138.4
115.0
135.0
138.4
120.0
143.4
151.7
143.4
135.0
155.0
125. 0
148.4
244.0
170.7
199.1
219.0
185.4
190. 5
219.8
191.4
175.0
218.1
179. 3
194.8
174.1
150.0
158.6
173.3
159.5
163.8
175.0
164.7
156.0
187.1
160.4
176.7
242.0 i
190.0
232.0
216.0
198.0
214.0
248.0
210. 0
214.0
220.0
198.0
212.0
113.3
96.4
108. 4
110.3
104.9
105.0
109.1
113.9
101. 5
120.5
112.1
110.9
144.0
118.4
135.9
139.2
139.5
146.3
140.8
116.0
123 5
135. 2
125.5
100.0
112.2
122.2
113.3
117.8
107.8
98.9
104. 4
104.4
183. 4
133.6
146.6
175.7
151.8
166.4
159. 9
128.8
134.0
149.8
141.8
110.4
131.5
138.9
128.6
131.7
129.4
104.0
113.0
132.7
131.6
116.7
135.5
131.7
145.4
159.6
146.7
119. 5
128. 1
135. 2
135.0
100.0
113.4
130.0
123.4
123.4
113.4
101.7
106.7
115.0
184.5
148.3
157.8
162.1
159.5
153.5
175.9
144.8
135.3
155. 2
167.2
139.7
162.1
172.4
162.1
167.2
161.2
137.9
149.1
166.4
228.0
176.0
190.0
190.0
184.0
194.0
194.0
148.0
166.0
170.0
108.7
91.1
106.4
105.3
107.4
103.4
103.2
92.6
98.6
112.1
1929
j anuary
February
March
.
April
May
.
June
July
August
September .
October
November
December
-
..
_ __
-_
.- -
1930
January . _ _..
February
- __ .
March
.
April
May
.
June
July
_
August
September
October
_ . ._
November
December
|
ST. LOUIS DISTRICT
DALLAS DISTRICT
YEAR AND MONTH
SumTotal,
mary LouisFort
11
Dallas Housville
for 5
ton
Worth
centers
centers
St.
Louis
Memphis
Greenville 2 |
404
MINNEAPOLIS DISTRICT
Little
Rock
Total,
St.
Duluth Minne9
apolis Paul
centers
Helena Billings
521
161
138
92
965
156
617
136
36
659
90
354
162
11
9
100. 0
117.4
94.2
97.9
101.3
101. 5
112.4
119.1
124.5
134.6
147.1
100.0
114.3
90.7
96.9
107.5
112.7
130.8
131.5
135.6
148.5
162.2
100.0
115.2
86.2
81.2
89.0
91.2
103. 6
126.0
131.9
140.1
153.2
100.0
119.6
109.8
119.6
93.5
78.0
82.4
92.1
103.2
115.8
124.7
100.0
105.4
89.0
94.5
110.4
110.6
124.2
127.3
127.4
133.8
138.5
100.0
92.3
82.0
87.8
101.9
106.7
120. 8
128.7
123.6
131.3
134.8
100.0
106.5
91.9
94.2
108.4
108.2
120.8
122.7
120.9
129.0
132.9
100.0
107.4
73.5
87.5
106.6
101.1
111.7
111.5
119.6
117.0
134.6
100.0
125.0
116.7
127.8
169.5
186.1
204.9
226.4
220.8
230.4
236.8
100.0
108.5
82.7
88.0
94.8
104.2
114.3
104.9
110.0
117.5
128.2
100.0
120.0
84.4
82.2
85.5
117.7
118.2
88.3
103.0
101.3
101. 1
100.0
109.6
84.2
85.0
91.5
103.8
119.4
110.3
113.9
124.6
141.5
100.0
98.2
75.3
97.5
106.8
101.6
104.7
102.2
106.7
110. 6
116.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
90.9
81.8
85.6
85.6
82.6
83.3
87.9
93.9
100.0
111.1
1929
January..
February
.March
April
..
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December .
154. 7
131.8
147.6
142.2
140.3
129.3
139.9
138.7
150.3
179.4
155.8
154.9
178.3
146.0
168.3
154.0
145.3
134.8
139.1
147.8
165.8
208.1
175.8
182.6
149.3
136.2
152.9
145. 6
157.2
136.9
152.9
147.8
160.9
188.4
161.6
148.5
132.6
104.4
117.4
120.7
115.2
115.2
142.4
122.8
118.5 1
142.4
131.5
133.7
146. 8
125. 6
140.7
134.6
132.1
141.2
136.9
126. 5
134.0
163.7
142.5
137.9
150.6
133.3
136. 5
127.6
136. 5
135.3
138.5
123.1
128.8
153. 2
136.5
117.9
137.5
117.2
133.2
131.5
428.2
145. 7
138.3
125. 3
125.6
147.5
131.5
133.9
144.9
120.6
136.0
121.3
114.7
108.1
102.9
110.3
141.2
202.2
165. 4
147.8
236.1
200.0
238.9
225.0
216.7
191.7
211.1
211.1
258.4
338.9
263.9
250.0
113.0
100.0
113.0
112.0
116.1
120.0
138.7
150.2
147.8
154.0
138.4
135.0
74.4
66.7
75.5
77.8
91.1
97.8
122.2
132.2
127.8
125.5
116.7
105.5
122.3
107.4
120.9
119.8
126.8
130.0
154. 8
171.8
169.8
172.3
151. 7
150.0
113.0
103.1
117.3
111.1
105. 6
111.7
117.3
120.4
116.1
130.3
124.7
124.7
90.9
72.7
81.8
100.0
81.8
81.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
109.1
109.1
100.0
100.0
77.8
100.0
100.0
122.2
166.7
122.2
111.1
1930
January
February
March
April
May
..
June
July
August
- - - _
September ..
_
October
November
December
142.2
124.0
140.9
130.7
123.4
118.6
115.1
111.7
123.4
133.2
155.3
131.1
173.9
147.8
127.3
119. 9
117.4
118.6
137.9
152.2
149.3
130.4
134.8
132.6
136.9
131.9
126.1
126. 8
138.4
144.2
110.9
98.9
105.4
103.3
97.8
76.7
97.8
90.2
96.7
102.2
132.7
108.8
123.1
120.1
127.5
126.9
14.8
103. 3
105.2
115. 2
1 27. 6
109.6
116.0
114.1
122.4
129.5
116.0
113.5
131.4
126.9
129.0
104.1
119. 3
118.7
129.8
128.9
114.1
100.5
100.0
110.6
130.1
107.4
119.9
105.1
103.7
97.1
90.4
82.4
93.4
122.1
225.0
188.9
222.2
211.1
197.2
180.6
97.2
172.2
113.9
111.1
113.9
100.7
110.7
110.7
108.6
109.7
103.0
110.7
117.1
115.4
71.1
66.7
76.7
68.9
80.0
82.2
67.8
87.8
111.1
96.7
128.0
111.9
120.3
123.7
119.5
118.4
12.4
1 26. 3
126.8
124.0
111.1
99.4
112.3
107.4
103.1
108.0
101.9
93.8
101.9
105.6
81.8
72.7
72.7
90.9
72.7
81.8
100.0
92.7
72.7
81.8
88.9
77.8
88.9
88.9
90.0
88.9
88.9
77.8
88.9
100.0
1919 av. f mill, dolls
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average. _
monthly average—
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average,.
monthly average..
monthly average. _
See footnotes on p. 22.
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88.9
77.8
88.9
78.7
84.3
88.0
92.6
110.2
111. 1
111.1
111.1
111.1
100.0
22
RELATIVE BANK DEBITS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS 1—Continued
GROUPED BT FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS-Continued
KANSAS CITY DISTRICT
YEAR AND MONTH
**4
centers
Denver
Kansas
Cjty,
Omaha
Mo.
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT
St.
Mo.
Oklahoma
City
Joseph,
Tulsa
94
Total,
18
centers
Los
Angeles
Port- i San
land,
FranOreg.
Cisco
Oak-
Seattle i land,
Calif.
1919 average, millions of dolls.
1,231
146
413
264
85
68
314
181 !
206
63
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
100.0
109.8
82.0
84.2
90. 6
85.7
95.5
100.4
102.3
108.9
120.5
100.0
139.7
98.6
102.7
111.6
112.9
121.5
123.2
120.4
125.4
138.9
100.0
94.9
74.6
74.3
84.3
81.4
90.1
93.4
93.8
102.4
115.0
100.0
95.5
67.4
73.1
77.7
69.7
76.9
75.4
76.0
82.1
87.4
100.0
97.6
81.1
69.4
72.9
71.6 !
72.7
73.4
66.9
70.0
68.9
100.0
153.0
129.4
119.2
114.7
112.1
127.4
139.1
154.6
167.1
192. 3 i
100.0
131.9
88.3
105.3
104.3
89.5
112.6
136.0
139.2
147.0
177.0
100.0 i
123.2
104.4
107.2
126.3
128.9
142.9
155.7
172.3
198.7
203.7
100.0
139.2
143.0
165.0
223.6
236.7
251. 1
278. 1
297.2
342.7
388.1
100.0
108. 8
82.3 1
76. 2 1
86. 2 i
89. 4
92. 0 I
101.0
94.2
101.4 !
109. 1
100.0
124. 6
101.9
94. 8
104. 0
107. 1
126. 1
138.2
165.0
201.6
186. 3
100.0
96.1
67.0
73.3
83.0
87.7
98.0
103.2
105.8
119.7
133.3
100.0
160.3
128.5
144.4
192.0
196.3
227.3
273.0
356.7
399.1
376.5
1929
January
_
February
March.. _.
..
April .
May
. __.
June
July
August
September . _ _
October
November _
_ December
117.1
102. 3
117.9
116.0
112.7
115.3
140.4
128.1
116.7
135.8
124.5
119.8
136.3
118.5
148.6
145.2
135.6
133.6
137.7
149.3
130.1
166.4
139.7
125.3
107.3
94.4
111.6
104.8
105.3
110.4
145.3
127.1
112.6
129.5
118.1
113.1
84.1
75.8
89.4
86.0
83.0
83.7
96.6
98.1
87.5
98. b
85.2
81.1
74.1
61.2
69.4
68.2
65.9
65.9
78.8
76.4
65.9
71.7
62.3
67.0
185.3
175.0
176.5 i
185.3
186.8
183.9 !
216.2 !
182.4
189.8
216.2
208.9
201.5
184.1
147.9
159.6
172.4
161.7
169.2
202.2
170.2
173.4
197.9
190. 5
194.7
209.4
187.4
223.3
191.5
197.7
190.3
196.7
208.3
197.3
241.6
209.8
191. 2
404.2
371.4
435.1
383.8
394.9
365.0
365.0
393.3
366.3
433.2
394. 0
351.0
101.1
97.2
110.5
98.3
111.6
105.0
108.8
115.5
114.9
121.0
121.6
103.9
189.1
172.3
210.6
164.0
174.0
167.4
175.9
191.0
184.2
244.8
191.2
171.3
133.0
112.1
140.3
128.6
125.7
125.7
138.3
141.7
133.0
159.7
140.3
121.4
407.9
349.1
417.4
366. 6
372.9
385.6
385.6
382.5
325.3
388.8
358.7
377.7
1930
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November
December
114.5
99.3
109.5
106.8
107.2
107.7
113.4
104.8
104.1
112.7
121.9
107.5
123.3
124.7
119.2
114.4
113.0
114.4
116.4
127.4
103.9
90.3
101. 7
99.7
98.8
101.9
111.9
100.2
99.3
108.5
84.9
77.3
85.6
79.9
81.1
79.2
81.1
81.4
78.4
80.3
68.2^
56.4
57.6 ;
56.4
56.4
52.9
55.2
54.1 i
54.1
52. 9
208.9
170.6
191.2
179.5
189.8
183.9
192.7
164.8
167.7
197. 1
174.5
143.6
157.5
158.5
161.7
171.3
158.5
153.2
150.0
157.5
186.9
161.9
198.2
183.0
181.7
178.9
172.9
166.4
161.1
178.3
352.9
308.6
346.5
344.0
348.1
326.5
321 7
298.1
288.2
326.1
96.7
82.9
100.0
98.3
122.2
98.9
93.4
92.3
100.0
101.7
170.3
150.4
201.5
171.2
166.9
170.3
162.3
165. 3
151.3
167. 8
122.3
105.8
126.7
123.3
114.1
120.9
106.8
103.3
110.2
118.4
319.0
269.8
353.9
301.5
309.5
306.3
206.3
274.7
277.7
323.7
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average . . ._
monthly average
monthly average .
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average monthly average
monthly average
;>
1,909
760
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DISTRICT TOTALS-SEASONAL VARIATIONS ELIMINATED
Boston
New
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta Chicago
St.
Minne- Kansas
City
apolis
Dallas
San
YEAR AND MONTH
touii
1919 monthly average _
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average _ 1922 monthly average
1923 monthly average _ - .
1924 monthly average
1925 monthly average
1926 monthly average
1927 monthly average
1928 monthly average
1929 monthly average
100.0
106.0
88.7
97.8
103.3
109.5
126.7
135.4
150.0
179.1
208.8
100.0
109.5
101.9
105.4
117.1
121.1
136.6
146.0
158.1
161.3
177.1
100.0
99.3
85.1
98.5
98.0
108.3
128.6
139.0
160.2
203.1
246.5
100.0
105. 1
95.9
102. 5
114.4
116.8
129.4
132.1
140.0
155.9
171.7
100.0
116.4
89.8
94.5
111.1
109.5
122.0
127.4
136.7
141.3
154.0
100.0
112.1
97.6
89.5
98.8
96.5
106.8
108.5
107.3
105.6
109.1
100.0
115.1
84.4
85.9
99.9
105.3
124.8
128.4
124.1
123.2
128.5
100.0
116.1
92.0
96.8
109.0
110.8
123.8
132.1
137.9
155.1
174.8
100.0
105.5
89.1
94.2
110.3
110.5
124.1
127.3
127.3
133.3
138.6
100.0
108.5
82.9
87.9
95.0
103.1
114.4
105.3
109.5
117.3
128.2
100.0
109.8
82.1
84.1
89.7
87.0
95.4
100.3
102.1
108.5
120.4
100.0
118.0
94.3
97.9
101.1
101.2
112.4
119.4
124.5
134.5
147.5
100.0
123.4
105.4
107.1
126.4
129.4
142.9
156.2
172.4
199.7
204.2
1929
January
February
March.
_ _ _
April
May
June
_ . _ _
July
A.ugust September _ _ .
October
November
December
..
212.0
219.9
220.8
204.4
204. 3
180.0
209.3
224.4
218.3
239.0
215.1
158.2
170.7
175.8
171.9
171.1
168.2
156.2
180.1
211.9
192.0
199.5
176.6
151.4
252.8
263.6
265.5
237.2
239.6
203.0
244.5
267.1
265.9
291.1
255.4
171.9
175.2
181.9
174.6
183.0
168.2
168.3
174.5
162.7
159.3
175.5 5
182.5 I
155.3
148.1
160.8
152.7
159.8
150.4
142.3
160.3
160. 0
158.1
166. 2
156. 0
133.2
109.3
112.5
112.2
117.3
108.7
102.3
108.4
117.5
106.3
110.9
107.6
96.4
132.4
135.4
133.2
139.1
130.7
124.6
133.6
134.6
121. 9
128.0
116.5
112.6
170.6
175.6
176.4
168.3
167.8
160.0
176.1
192.6
182.1
195.5
182.6
149.6
136.8
139.1
140.1
140.1
134.8
139.9
140.8
138.7
141.1
149.5
139.8
122.7
112.3
125.9
120.5
119.3
121.3
122.3
145.7
156.9
133.8
130.1
128.5
121.6
113.2
116.5
115.5
121.1
114.2
115.5
140.0
125.5
115.2
128.1
125.0
115.5
144.4
149.6
151.1
157.0
150.9
138.0
156.1
154.3
145.2
152.4
140.9
130.8
211.3
223.6
218.3
200.5
204.7
191.8
199.1
214.5
195.3
221.9
201.9
167.4
154.7
163.5
173. 7
1 72. 2
165 0
161.0
142.3
133.4
136. 7
136.2
162.3
153.1
148.2
157.2
147.8
145.9
138.5
133.4
128.5
143.5
161.6
178.6
196.1
191.6
180.7
177.3
148.3
137.8
145.4
142.5
157.1
160.1
153.7
143.5
141.1
139.5
130.6
123.8
123.5
130.3
138.3
136.4
138.4
140.3
144.0
140.5
136.4
121.8
126.8
131. 9
104.8
106.3
110.1
112.0
111.3
100.8
102.6
95.6
103.2
103.1
120.3
122.5
114.2
119.3
114.5
104.2
104.3
101.3
103.7
103.0
152.0
148.2
153.0
157.5
154.7
154. 5
142.8
135.3
134.1
133.0
123.7
120.5
122.6
125.0
130.1
125.8
118.1
113.1
110.7
105.2
113.2
126.8
118.0
117.9
113.5
111.8
108.2
115.7
106.0
97.5
110.7
113.1
107.2
111.5
108.6
107.9
113.1
102.6
102.8
106.3
132.8
140.7
144.2
144.3
132.7
126.6
128.5
124.2
119.2
113.2
188.6
193.2
193.7
191.6
188.1
180.3
175.0
171.7
159.5
163.7
1930
January
Februarv. . _
March
April _
May
June
July
August- - - - - September
October
November _
December
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Louis
Francisco
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district total table represents the data of 141 identical centers.
i Greenville, S. C., substituted for Charleston, S. C., since May, 1928.
23
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. These data represent continuations of the figures presented in the
latest semiannual number (August, 1930), in which monthly figures for 1929 and 1930 may be found, together
with explanations as to the sources and exact extent of the figures quoted. The figures given below should
always be read in connection with those explanations. Data on stocks, unfilled orders, etc., are given as of
the end of the month referred to. For explanations of relative numbers, including base periods, see introduction on inside front cover.
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted.
Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1929
1930
August
September
August
October
September
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
October
August
September
October
1930
1939
294, 857
234, 034
60, 823
276, 513
188, 404
88, 109
1928
TEXTILES
Wool
Receipts at Boston:
Total.
thous. of Ibs
Domestic
thous. of lbs__
Foreign
thous. of Ibs
Imports:
In condition imported. _ -thous. of lbs__
Consumption by textile mills,
grease equivalent
thous. of lbs__
Machinery activity, hourly:
LoomsWide
per ct. of hours active
Narrow
per ct. of hours active ._
Carpet and
rug
per ct. of hours active ._
Set of cards
per ct. of hours active. _
Combs
per ct. of hours active _
Spinning spindlesWoolen
per ct. of hours active
Worsted ...per ct. of hours active..
Prices:
Raw, territory, fine,
scoured
.
dolls, per lb._
Raw, Ohio and Pa.
fleeces, 24 blood, combing,
grease
dolls, per Ib _
Worsted yarns
dolls, per lb_.
Women's dress goods, French
serge, 39 in
dolls, per yd
Suiting, 13-oz
dolls, per yd
51, 672
47, 826
3,846
7,074
4,094
2,980
40, 476
35, 594
4,882
12, 739
10, 494
2,245
19, 444
16, 975
2,469
12, 148
6, 931
5,217
29, 720
25, 802
3,918
10, 315
7,156
3,159
8,090
4,598
3,492
273, 622
193, 906
79, 716
10, 145
8,817
8,994
17, 068
18, 158
19, 463
14, 472
14, 510
20, 730
144, 063
240, 606
208, 718
33, 761
38, 083
40, 975
52, 644
49, 755
59, 352
45, 103
43, 492
51, 477
368, 860
501, 062
442, 387
44
43
46
41
47
44
60
62
64
63
65
66
55
48
59
53
67
66
34
48
75
36
53
81
38
54
74'
66
80
93
66
83
94
63
77
65
62
85
74
67
93
82
48
55
55
60
53
62
77
69
77
70
78
72
74
58
80
62
88
68
.76
.76
.75
.93
.92
.90
1:14
1.14
1.10
.31
1.20
.31
1.20
.30
1.20
.43
1.45
.43
1.48
.43
1.48 i
.54
1.60
.54
1.58
.54
1.58
.90
1.601
.99
1.601
.90
1.601
.98
1.901
.98
1.901
.98
1.901 |
1.03
2.008
.98
2.008
.98
2.008
14, 438
s 11,962
3,670
1,747
823
24, 793
2,431
23, 974
3 14, 825 i
s 11, 890
4,184
19, 815
527
25, 258
2,078
18, 508
4 14, 478
5 11, 321
3, 982
27, 840
9,691
248, 875
11, 184
374, 859
10, 237
264, 153
902, 956 1, 004, 120'
394, 321
444,494
226, 018
558, 754
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85
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Cotton
Production, crop estimate thous. of bales.
Ginnings
_
thous. of bales
Receipts into sight
thous. of bales. _
Imports, unmanufactured
_bales_.
Exports, unmanufactured (excl.
linters)
._ _ bales. .
Consumption by textile mills
bales..
Stocks, domestic, end of month:
Totals, mills and warehouses
thous. of bales
Mills .
thous. of bales..
Warehouses.
... thous. of balesStocks, world visible, end of month:
Total
..thous. of bales. American
thous. of bales. _
Machinery activity of spindles:
Active spindles
thousands. _
Total activity
millions of hours.
Activity per spindle
hours _
Ratio to capacity
per cent _
Prices:
To producer
dolls, per lb._
In New York, middling-dolls, per lb_.
Cotton Yarn
Carded sales yarn:
Production
thous of Ibs
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lbs._
Unfilled orders, end of mo.thous. of Ibs. .
Prices:
22/1 cones, Boston
dolls, per Ib
40/ls. southern spinning.. dolls, per lb_.
Cotton Goods
Cotton textiles:
Production
thous. of yds..
New orders..
thous. of yds_.
Shipments
thous. of yds..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of yds
Unfilled orders, end of
month
.
thous. of yds
Cotton cloth:
Imports
thous. of sq. yds,.
Exports
thous. of sq. yds—
Fabric for tire manufacture:
Consumption
.thous. of Ibs..
Elastic webbing, shipments.thous. of dolls—
Prices:
Print cloth, 64 x 60
dolls, per yd—
Sheeting, brown
dolls, per yd..
Cotton goods (Fairchild)
rel. to 1911-1913...
2
As of Nov. 1.
2
865
5,901
366, 036
352, 335
2,410
3,394
725, 876 1, 251, 300
545, 834 6 639, 759
252, 627
526, 340
809, 953 1, 240, 702 4, 801, 647 5, 458, 653 6, 059, 108
616, 238 4, 562, 480 6, 056, 053 5, 427, 596
492, 307
4,476
1,011
3,465
6,215
968
5,247
8,895
1,353
7, 542
2,183
801
1,382
3,999
791
3,208
6 6, 652
6 1, 356
6 5, 296
1,970
782
1,188
3, 358
720
2,638
5, 828!
1,196
4, 632
5,190
3,159
6,707
4,892
8,413
6, 617
3,458
1,629
4.381
2,652
6,677
4,982
3.480
1,790
4,114
2,563
6,198
4,645
25, 874
5,134
151
65.2
26, 087
5,663
167
673.4
26, 154
6,239
184
77.1
30, 230
8,130
234
97.3
30, 035
7,881
226
103.5
6 30, 107
9,004
258
6 108. 8 !
28, 217
7,424
209
87.1
28, 209
6,963
196
90.1
30, 302
8,698
246
103.5
.114
.121
.099
.109
.092
.107
.180
.187
.182
.189
.188
.193
.176
.185
.181
.196
10, 031
13, 633
29, 103
11, 148
12, 819
33, 194
12, 278
12, 813
35,611
19, 639
8,185
32, 175
17, 122
7,423
35, 833
14,046
11, 574
27,044
18, 839
10, 248
34, 836
17, 621
8, 476
39,041
.252
.435
.242
.420
.235
.413
.349
.510
.357
.510
.359
.503
.369
.514
.358
.501
.372
.495
.218,815
235, 272
231, 348
442, 996
182, 385
291, 980
232, 975
392, 406
228, 866
335, 801
270,383
350, 889
307, 538
312, 635
326, 398
364, 060
268, 611
371, 485
287, 628
345, 043
283, 064
222, 196
265, 450
362, 657
302. 470
340, 810
324, 073
441, 667
253, 688
387, 151
278, 110
417, 245
284, 899 2, 379, 038 2, 938, 501 2, 942, 048
401, 953 2, 408, 989 2, 894, 424 2, 989, 637
307, 402 2, 489, 162 2, 967, 587 2, 883, 807
394, 742
226, 422
.175
.186
18, 199
7,173 !
40, 749
127, 001
185, 055
175, 712
285, 427
350, 849;
355, 095
438, 952
395, 698
288,964
398, 005
492, 556
1,664
34, 285
1,920
32, 626
]
1, 976
' 34,804
3,927
42, 366
3,972
42, 274
5, 936
43, 709
3,754
44, 913
3,139
35, 558
3,676
57, 105
32,129
355, 693
51, 593
487, 031
51, 065
432, 504
13, 223
1,127
10, 917
1,200
11, 780
1, 356
15, 803
1,399
13, 469
1,419
13, 707
1,600
21, 854
1, 399
17, 797
1,478
20, 295
1,624
142, 036
12, 948
189,730
15, 592
189, 835
14,003
.050
.070
.053
.070
.055
.066
.075
.086
.076
.086
.078
.087
.075
.091
.074
.089
.078
.090
126
124
160
160
160
163
160
163
3 Final estimate for 1929.
* Final estimate for 1928
24
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted.
Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
August
1929
September
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
September
October
August
September
October
TEXTILES— Continued
1930
1929
1928
|
Cotton Finishing
White, dyed and printed (outside mills) :
Billings, finished goods-thous. of yds. _
New orders, gray yardage
thous. of vdsShipments, finished goods
cases-_
Stocks,finishedgoods, end mo_ .cases. .
.Operating activity. per ct. of capacity..
Unfilled orders, end of month___days_Printed only (mills and outside) :
Production
_ _ thous. of vds..
Stocks, end of month... thous. of yds._
Silk
Imports, raw
thous. of lbs._
Deliveries (consumption) _
_ _ bales
Stocks, end of month:
At warehouses
__
_ _ -bales. .
At manufacturing plants
bales. _
Silk machinery activity:
Broad looms
per cent of normal..
Narrow looms
per cent of normal..
Spinning spindles.per cent of normal..
Prices:
Raw, Japanese, 13-15,
N. Y
dolls. perlb_.
Silk goods, composite
dolls, per l b _ _
Rayon
Imports
Price, 1.50 denier, A grade,
N. Y
thous. of Ibs . .
dolls, per Ib
1
37, 907
40, 631
53, 003
75, 845
73, 116
81, 549
70, 748
69, 805
83, 935
542, 669
832, 059
739, 382
35, 576
228, 843
7,198
36
2. 1
41,618
26, 691
22, 079
46
2.6
47, 133 !
29, 260
22, 392
48 j
2. 1 |
69, 168
45, 238
36, 320
60
4.9
67, 991
43, 586
35, 062
61
4.6
78, 806
46, 173
37, 635
65
74, 483
45, 767
33, 410
61
5.0
87, 1751
50, 984
32 046
66
6.0
496, 348
338, 220
790, 233
509, 456
734, 512
462, 027
,9
71, 743
46, 283
35, 819
54
4.4
42, 185
70, 395
55, 387
64, 788
69,764 i
65, 876
69, 315
87,918
66, 766
88, 864
82, 724
87, 4461
54, 495
74, 682
66, 079
75, 161
77, 320
73, 687
578, 716
780, 154
644, 150
8,244
41, 734
7,887
55, 649
8,940
61, 937
9, 620
59, 704
8,811
53, 274
9. 3961
57,489
9,320
50, 821
7,218
47, 797
8,272
49, 940
65, 167
469, 469
80, 628
525, 026
73, 191
478, 275
44, 978
20,511
47, 621
21, 243
51, 278
22, 954
48, 408
25, 854
55, 104
29, 594
64, 129
28, 200
50, 975
24, 429
50, 464
22, 786
49, 381
26, 676
73.1
35. 4
49. 1
80.0
42.9
57.7
88.2
36.6
70.2
101.9
65. 5
65.2
100.7
63.1
66.8
102. 6
58. 1
66.9
89.8
54.1
52.1
92.7
54.0
66.9
102.0
50. 5
69.3
2. 955
1.06
2.413
1.04
2. 512 '
5. 073
1. 18
5. 122
1.18
4.925
1. 18
4. 851
1. 16
5.096
1.16
5. 145
1.16
5, 370
13, 699
9.971
19, 853
21, 267
3,739
25,411
26, 103
6,114
171
153
101
1,032
1,044
1,540
1,001
924
1, 229
.95
.95
.95
1.15
1. 15
1.15
1. 50
1.50
1. 50
1,878
1, 891
437
1,662
2,071
567
1,654
2,103
555
2, 616
2,637
901
2.173
2,490
926
2,067
2,511
877
288
326
279
374
386
414
245
332
373
2,879
3,567
3,159
250
289
249
360
352
348
319
313
312
2, 640
3,233
2,986
74
69
51
113
142.
138
153
150
162
2,408
2,766
2, 789
3, 406
3, 440
3, 783
3, 552
3,673
3, 586
4, 046
4,255
4,427
3, 474
3,735
3,255
3,755
3,852
4,166
29, 244
29,175
36, 242
36, 169
34,414
34, 654
8, 647
2, 633
7, 864
3,292
7, 627
3,889 |
8,356
3, 586
7,902
4,038
7,736
4, 521
8,656
3,207
8,128
3,810
7, 849
4,342
28, 904
36, 804
34, 477
2,096
1,876
2,618
4,299
4,160
4, 139
4, 079
3,957
3,888
828
913
1,152
1,098
1,414
1,098
1,016
1,297
10, 329
j
11,1091
11,073
1,024
1,261
1,315
1,382
1,532
1, 564
1,306
1,402
1,514
10, 347
12,057
11,299
1, 759
£09
1,497
1,049
1,348 !
1,415 !
1,689
1. 149
1,416
1,459
1 , 295
1,405
1,570
1 , 236
1,370
1, 213
1,228
1,483
10, 307
1,398
1,140
1,228
1,870
1,783
1, 620
1,896
1,696
1,645
12,3531
i
39, 038
13, 94 1
39, 578
13, 803
37, 940 !
17, 958
74, 698
25, 670
33, 568
22, 210
42, 067
26,613
47,766
20, 657
43, 622
21,004
30, 874
25, 615
516,911
216,384
555, 952
277, 405
536, 821
250, 706
2, 705
2, 109
2, 963
2,460
2,722
2,480
4,294
3,540
3,812
3,315
3,875
3,529
5, 596
4,241
4,844
3,914
5, 712
4, 499
32, 553
27, 358
49,817
41,829
51,005
39. 701
1, 171
1,508
1,441
2,468
2, 599
2,403
3, 853
4, 561
3, 824
5, 425
7,301
5,787
1 1 , 335
11,434
8,187
12,110
10, 244
12, 576
63, 332
118,726!
120,575
25. 7
9, 258
36. 2
9, 061
38.8 i
8, 808
45.5
10, 051
46. 6
10, 926
6 47. 4
10, 730
44.5
10,667
47.5
10, 593
51.0
10,521
69
14
78
3
72
12
52
9
64
26
«
72
2
49
5
71
690
352
548
302
824
100
844
56
708
802
164
1.286
354
586
1.204
632
212
3. 053
1,073
116
2.264
828
52
3. 015
392
156
1.356
586
59
1.492
676
50
1.361
5,328
2, 901
11.389
6,333
1,615
22. 953
4, 822
1,993
18. 159
Clothing
Men's and boy's garments cut:
Suits
thous. of garments..
Separate trousers. thous. of garments. _
Overcoats
thous. of garments-Overalls:
Cut
thous of dozen garments
Net shipments
thous. of dozen garments-Unfilled orders, end
of mo
thous. of dozen garments..
Hosiery:
Production
thous. of dozen pairs. Net shipments. .thous. of dozen pairs. Stocks, end of
month.
thous. of dozen pairsNew orders
thous. of dozen pairs..
Unfilled orders, end of
month
thous of dozen pairs
Knit underwear:
Production -thous. of dozen garments. .
Net shipments
thous. of dozen garments. .
Stocks, end of
month
thous. of dozen garments..
New orders .thous. of dozen garments. .
Unfilled orders, end of
month
thous. of dozen garments. -
1,094 |
-.
11,182
Burlaps and Fibers
Imports:
Burlaps
thous. of lbs_.
Fibers (unmanufactured) __ -long tons__
6
Pyroxylin-Coated Textiles
Pyroxylin spread
thous of Ibs
Shipments billed.- -thous. of linear yards..
Unfilled orders, end of
month
thous. of linear yards..
Fur
Sales bv dealers
thous of dolls
Buttons
Fresh-water pearl buttons:
Production
ratio to capacity ._
Stocks, end of month. .thous. of gross..
Imports:
Buttons —
Product of Philippines
thous. of gross..
All other.
. thous. of gross
ShellsMother of pearl, thous. of pounds. _
All other p?arl._ thous. of pounds ..
Tagua nuts
-thous. of nounds
e Re vised.
6
25
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted.
Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
September
August
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FBOM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
1929
September
October
August
September
October
193O
1929
1928
IRON AND STEEL
Iron
Manganese ore,
imports
thous of long tons
Iron ore:
Imports. _
_ -thous. of long tons _
Shipments from
mines
thous. of long tons__
Recnpts —
Lake Erie ports and
furnaces
thous. of long tons__
Other ports
thous. of long tons..
Consumption
thous. of long tons.Stocks, end of month—
Total
_ thous. of long tons
At furnaces. . -thous. of long tons_ _
On Lake Erie docks
thous. of long tons. _
Pig-iron production:
Total, United
States
thous. of long tons..
Merchant
'furnaces
thous. of long tons
Canada
- thous. of long tons.
Furnaces in blast, end of month:
Furnaces _
. - number _
Capacity.. - ... long tons per day
Malleable castings:
Production
short tons. _
Operating activity. per ct. of capacity..
Shipments
short tons, .
New orders
- short tons..
Wholesale prices:
Foundry, No. 2,
northern
dolls, per long ton..
Basic (valley
furnace) .
. dolls, per long ton .
Composite pig iron. dolls, per long ton..
22
8
18
32
13
25
26
13
26
241
282
169
270
226
211
170
2, 523
2,584
2, 025
178
215
186
298
8, 252
6, 488
5, 531
10, 807
9, 547
7, 989
9,243
' 8,748
8,454
44, 595
61,253
49, 720
5, 586
2,492
3,673
4,721
1,891
3,282
4,011
1,675
3,050
7,518
3,284
5, 779
6, 619
2,710
5,362
6,052
2,267
5, 366
6,390
2,819
4, 761
5, 827
2,710
4,608
6, 002
2,580
5,025
30,416
13, 370
40,213
42, 627
17, 106
54, 868
33,344
14,900
46, 929
34, 938
29, 397
38, 366
32, 323
41,092
34, 750
33,831
28, 720
38, 125
32, 360
41,135
34, 770
31,754
26, 036
35, 808
29, 708
39, 555
33, 082
5,541
6, 043
6,342
5,111
5,765
6,365
5,718
6,100
6,473
2,524
2,277
2, 165
3, 756
3,498
3,588
3,137
3,062
3,374
27, 867
36, 268
31, 166
513
57
407
48
373
40
690
113
635
99
685
91
575
92
585
91
644
93
5, 536
662
7,356
921
6,256
839
139
80, 620
123
73, 525
111
65, 965
210
119,130
205
116,405
203
113, 600
183
98, 730
197
106, 755
197
108, 800
25, 614
26.2
31,845
25, 409
6 26, 505
627.2
6 29, 157
6 26, 228
28, 641
28.8
29, 176
23, 848
69, 173
70.6
69, 824
62, 541
59, 087
61.2
62, 571
52, 647
65, 526
66.7
58, 733
61, 164
68, 606
72.1
66, 962
66, 128
62, 665
66.3
61, 736
61, 163
70, 054
73.4
63, 510
65, 780
457? 291
732, 368
656, 489
466, 257
421, 595
723, 974
702, 258
637, 520
638, 044
19. 76
19. 56
18.89
20.26
20.26
20.26
18. 26
18.64
18. 86
18.00
17. 99
17.60
17. 79
17.00
17.30 |
18. 50
19.18
18.50
19.00
18. 50
19. 03
16. 00
17.78
16.19
18.04
17. 10
18.40
4, 603
8,736
7,392
72, 967
6, 321
12, 162
11,894
68, 182
8,291
17, 774
14, 521
59, 134
12, 189
15,092
13,916
81, 162
11,602
18, 263
16,936
74, 254
15,407
23, 487
19, 583
66, 509
12,881
14, 422
12, 551
86, 141
13, 655
17,021
14, 504
82, 931
17, 953
22, 621
19,819
78, 349
80, 226
81,786
74, 341
116,153
123,340
112,493
131,857
132,919
132, 346
10,066
24, 178
22, 271
155, 184
15, 920
31,595
32, 259
140, 508
23, 068
39, 158
33, 760
121,666
19,014
28, 757
27, 242
159,661
20, 766
34, 671
36, 481
145,716
32,819
43, 185
35,715
135, 030
38, 693
36, 212
31,809
182, 367
26, 760
41,989
36, 527
167, 063
30,098
52, 505
53, 522
145,051
174,874
181, 147
176, 173
232, 738
217,841
213, 369
300, 469
274, 038
283, 106
Cast-iron Boilers and Radiators
Round boilers:
Production
thous. of lbs__
Shipments
thous. of Ibs .
New orders
thous. of Ibs
Stocks, end of month
thous. of Ibs..
Square boilers:
Production ...
thous. of lbs_ .
Shipments
thous of Ibs
New orders
thous. of lbs__
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lbs._
Radiators:
Production
thous. sq. ft. heating surface. .
Shipments.thous. sq. ft. heating surface- _
New
orders .thous. sq. ft. heating surface. Stocks, end of month
thous. sq. ft. heating surface. Gas-fired boilers:
Shipments
dollars
Shipments
thous B. t. u
Production
thous B t u
Stocks, end of month... thous. B. t. u._
5, 366
4, 643
5,852
10, 365
9,545
12, 299
15, 914
13, 770
12, 853
69, 261
111,671
142, 846
9, 520
10, 347
12, 390
13, 665
14, 980
18,214
16,951
18,092
23, 062
69, 556
104, 996
128, 338
8, 933
11,350
11,220
14, 267
15,680
16, 148
15, 753
16,533
23,394
71,976
108, 110
136, 339
51,964
45, 626
65, 792
59, 794
53, 715
77, 267
72, 902
63, 082
430, 365
364, 861
268, 664
948, 557
396, 788
334, 266
286, 748
939, 650
445, 101
359, 206
250, 001
884, 859
486, 659
365, 280
235. 877
951, 598
549, 424
459, 124
306,158
885, 625
522, 400
427, 629
317,234
808, 223
288, 954
239, 048
168,547
778, 337
395, 265
322, 000
169, 376
622, 687
3, 095
59
58
2,868
55
56
2,720
50
65
4, 939
93
120
4, 528
92
99
4, 534
86
116
4,179
82
89
4,148
88
100
4,650
91
109
3,580
.3, 424
3,482
' 3,658
3,903
4,087
3,624
3,698
3, 751
64, 449
45
20, 728
43, 721
661,919
43
e 17, 823
6
44, 096
59, 506
41
15, 677
43, 829
121, 238
83
53, 328
67,910
106, 995
73
44, 609
62, 382
120, 937
83
50, 012
70, 835
87, 742
60
27, 157
60, 585
75, 761
51
25,311
50, 450
87, 952
60
29, 471
58, 481
50, 516
35
15, 285
35, 231
6
49, 542
34
6 11, 148
6 38, 394
45,546
32
13, 206
32, 340
101, 777
70
38, 986
62, 791
86, 584
. 59
33, 463
53, 121
136, 208
94
72, 432
63, 776
81, 286
55
25, 171
56,115
82, 762
56
35, 234
47, 528
78, 860
54
26, 736
52, 124
173. 956
48.6
179, 928
48.8
193, 934
50.6
366, 734
109.7
302, 490
97.7
319, 660
95.3
329, 396
92.8
318, 907
101.0
369, 243 2, 350, 046 3, 501, 390 3, 287, 369
103.5
185, 791
182, 240
82, 315 ' 88, 363
205, 774
186, 639
214, 454
148, 969
189, 213
91, 024
193, 516
158, 700
143, 323
34, 436
365, 649
282,107
154, 928
43, 886
301, 330
274, 568
169, 390
63, 174
291, 135
258, 810
154, 461
51, 636
324, 691
254,397
146, 832
44, 519
322, 876
370, 936
150, 600
49, 800
354, 925 2, 310, 016 3,372,114 3, 175, 619
344, 614 2, 306, 871 3, 430, 790 3, 125, 164
373, 148
319, Sis'
570, 613
522, 803
478. 038
498, 023
539. 960
525, 161 1
57, 560
1
351, 367 2, 684, 648 3, 097, 556 2, 259, 878
274, 760 2, 236, 581 2, 432, 981 1,822,285
187, 196 2, 463, 264 2,595,015 1,627,600
596, 143
Crude Steel
Steel ingots, production:
United States,
total
thous. of long tons
Ratio to capacity
per cent-Canada
thous. of long tons _
U. S. Steel Corporation:
Unfilled orders,
end of month
thous. of long tons..
Steel castings:
ProductionTotal
_
short tons _
Ratio to capacity
per cent__
Railroad specialties
short tons-M iscellaneous - - - short tons
New Orders —
Total
short tons
Ratio to capacity
per cent-.
Railroad specialties
short tons._
M iscellaneous . - short tons
Sheets, black, blue, galvanized, and full
finished:
ProductionTotal
..
net tons
Ratio to capacity _
-.per cent
Stocks, end of monthTotal
. .net tonsUnsold. _ - _ _
.net tons
Shipments
net tons
New orders
net tons._
Unfilled orders, end of
month
net tons- 6
Revised
388, 599
35, 409
47, 888
41, 580
876
1,203
1, 030
903, 115 1, 138, 765
857, 368
491, 719
646, 952
314, 281
543, 087
788, 651 1, 151, 859
819, 168
522, 558
629, 301
311, 390
507, 778
342, 643
560, 472
297, 446
491, 205
26
TREND OF BUSINESS
MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
1930
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
August
October
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Sur- August September
vey"
IRON AND STEEL— Continued
Crude Steel— Continued
Wholesale prices:
Steel billets,
Bessemer
.dolls, per long ton-35.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
Iron and steel
comp.
dolls, per long ton. _
36.57
32.31
33.01
32.67
Structural steel
beams.
dolls, per 100 Ibs.
1.95
1.60
1.65
1.60
Composite finished
steel
_ dolls, per 100'lbs.
2.55
2.22
2.24
2.26
Fabricated Steel Products
Steel barrels:
Production
barrels-- 553, 842 564, 927 616, 121
806, 574
Ratio to capacity
per cent..
65.2
44.1
39.6
40.3
Shipments
barrels.. 552, 265 565, 204 619, 558
809, 860
Stocks, end of month. _
barrels
56,
700
70,
424
74, 138
73, 861
Unfilled orders, end of month barrels 1,114,080 1,011,211 986, 110 1, 205, 659
Track work, production.
short tons
14,
818
5,192
6,812
5,642
Iron, steel, and heavy
240
hardware, sales
rel. to Jan., 1921..
165
162
161
Lock washers, shipments __thous. of dolls.
320
153
173
160
Steel plate, fabricated, new orders :|
Total
short tons..
39, 702
24,002
29, 235
33, 602
Ratio to capacity.
per cent
51
Oil storage tanks
short tons..
11, 150
4,400
9,388
14, 106
Steel bars, cold finished,
shipments
short tons
46, 747
20, 521
19, 086
19, 338
Steel boilers, new orders:
Quantity
number. _
1,859
1,371
1,189
1, 254
Area
thous. of sq. ft..
1,782
852
1,357
1,282
Iron and steel:
242,
856
Exports
. __ .
long tons
131, 850
151, 235
131,211
Imports
._
long tons. . 27, 408
61, 087
29, 730
29, 793
Machinery
Shipments:
1,581
Water softening apparatus
units..
774
738
755
Water systems
_
units.
14, 200
7,831
9, 663
8,611
Pumps:
Domestic shipments —•
Pitcher, hand, etc
units..
52, 451
29, 162
43, 138
39, 885
2,902
Power, horizontal type
units -.
2,088
2,476
1,975
Steam, power, and centrifugalNew orders
thous. of dolls..
1, 819
1,362
1,027
1,212
Shipments
thous of dolls
1,978
1,367
1, 167
1,183
Unfilled orders, end
mo
thous of dolls
4,115
3,124
3, 259
3,267
Foundry equipment:
New orders
rel to 1922-24
229.5
50.0
85 2
91.0
Shipments
rel to lc>92-24
150. 8
82.6
62.0
66.0
Unfilled orders, end of
441.1
mo
rel to 192°-24
159.1
140. 2
170.8
Stokers, mechanical, sales:
Quantity.
number
199
92
115
128
54, 929
Power
horsepower
29, 988
38, 276
42, 899
Machine tools:
298
New orders
rel to 1^22-24
114
90
136
Shipments
rel to 1922-24
277
103
120
96
Unfilled orders, end of
693
mo
rel to 1922-24
238
223
268
Electric hoists:
New orders—
Quantity
number. _
437
214
238
212
284, 888
Value
_ dollars
101, 818
100,456
114, 119
Shipments
dollars. _ 121, 698 104, 856
339, 881
97, 811
Electric overhead cranes:
Shipments
thous. of dolls..
1,060
677
729
942
New orders
thous. of dolls..
1, 165
522
353
614
Unfilled orders, end of
5,193
mo
thous of dolls
2,527
2,124
1,948
Woodworking machinery:
New orders
thous. of dolls ...
1,748
605
498
648
Cancellations
thous. of dolls
25
17
12
17
Unfilled orders, end of
mo
thous. of dolls. _
2,130
636
470
588
Shipments
thous. of dolls. .
1,974
564
606
516
Shipments
number of machines
1, 386
441
694
488
Electric industrial trucks and tractors:
Shipments, domesticTotal
number of vehicles
144
81
90
75
Exports
number of vehicles ..
3
10
11
6
Fire-extinguishing equipment, shipments:
Motor vehicles
number- _ 6 118
116
96
86
Hand types
number. _
6 63, 648
36, 303
34, 958 6 37, 482
Oil burners:
10, 663
14, 064
8,088
Shipments, total.. number of burners. _
12, 025
8,403
5,939
Stocks, end of mo. .number of burners. _
8.993
7,606
11,081
13, 985
8,062
New orders
number of burners _.
11,413
Unfilled orders,
1,278
5,099
end of mo
number of burners ._
1, 969
1,357
Pulverized fuel equipment:
New ordeis, central system —
Furnaces and
1
None.
2
kilns
no. of pulverizers ..
New orders, unit system —
Water-tube
24
10
4
boilers
no of pulverizers
Fire-tube
None.
3
boilers
no of pulverizers
'j.
None.
Marine boilers.-no. of pulverizers. . None.
Furnaces and
3\
kilns
no. of pulverizers. .
3
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
1929
Septem- October
ber
August
Septem- October
ber
1929
1930
1928
•
35.00
35.00
32.00
32.00
32.80
36.50
36.27
34.93
35. 17
35.48
1. 95
1.90
1.85
1.85
1.85
2.54
2.51
2.48
2.50
2.52
677, 313
629, 976
6 663, 531
651.4
57. 8
654.1
675, 600
638, 681
6 655, 314
57, 544
56, 212
64, 917
1, 071, 150 6 901, 643 1, 064, 358
11,040
12, 902
12, 962
593, 255
50.2
595, 640
55, 059
996, 820
10, 767
656, 021 6, 531, 176 7,141,013 6,283,025
56.4
661, 009 6, 527, 635 7,129,266 6,285,460
50, 071
823, 872
120, 205
9,493
100, 730
139, 963
229
298
243
263
215
282
207
257
236
269
2,372
3,372
2,652
41, 653
53
15, 189
32,099
39
8, 786J
47, 245
60
24, 807
40, 281
50
18, 572
53, 983
68
23, 960
339, 848
447, 235
437, 951
87, 157
126, 148
195, 230
40, 889
39,296
42, 993
43, 893
50, 867
287, 218
512, 666
417, 961
1,910
1,957
1,712
1,871
2,018
1,691
1,749
1,453
1,803
1,500
11, 575
12, 175
16, 258
17, 428
16, 669
14, 917
222, 408
46, 346
247, 646
49, 502
287, 297
54,062
228, 056
48, 117
1,484
12, 600
1,450
12, 254
1,402
11, 248
1,187
10, 200
1,505
11,367 i
10,406
94, 067
14, 064
111,438
14, 136
99, 967
48, 039
2,262
41, 566
2, 532
50, 689
2, 531
42, 538
2,017
42, 315
2,732
394, 840
23, 114
454,316
25, 160
469, 355
22, 273
1,628
1,774
1,868
1, 934
1,579
1,520
1,405
1,369
1, 708
1, 634
13, 517
14, 121
18, 059
17, 543
14, 490
14, 277
4,053
3,981
3,023
3, 056
3,128
216.3
176. 8
245. 3
214.1
278.0
154. 1
170.0
129.7
185. 0
254.3
480. 8
492.5
467. 2
529.5
462. 6
155
45, 685
178
50,108
162
51, 572
161
65, 060
100 :
27, 219 I
1, 055
332, 835
1,530
515, 140
1,272
428, 538
256, 870 1,771,069 2, 575, 281 2, 384, 301
364, 798
497, 970
50, 176
483, 849
!
241
257
322
315
241
208
265
205
284
221
709
697
428
441
"
|
i
3, 073
4. 248
405 i
5, 352
209, 594 1, 546, 304 2, 659, 605 2,000,410
202, 829 1, 726, 368 2, 572, 193 1, 836, 257
423
230, 543
281, 439
461
231, 372
233, 215
402
180, 365
193, 248
447
228. 510
172,986
1,048
701
1, 322
1,142
564
821
464
713
806
775
4,879
4,699
2,188
2,165
1, 297
15
1,251
47
1, 641
6
1, 639
26
1.829
1,555
1, 129
1,461 :
1,568 i
1,246 !
2, 058
1, 436
1, 170
151
134
33 !
122
6 51, 193
118
6 48, 835 !
13, 723
7,900
12, 633
15, 037
7.480
13, 346
4,009
9 31g
8,823
6,398
9,748
12, 480
5, 802
6, 314
1,585
140
7,996
247
16, 698
338
14,306
367
2, 265
1, 413
1,050
2,035
1, 666
1,170
8. 360
6, 170
16,874
11,882
13, 361
10,080
90
6
113
114
20
972
123
1,625
125
1,059
122
125
47, 490
143
42, 193
139
49, 128
971
447, 724
1, 108
540, 419
1,089
473, 767
66,215
69, 753
66, 574
71, 220
223
32
27
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumula lives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted.
Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
IRON AND STEEL— Continued
Machinery— Continued
Patents issued:
Total, all classes
number. .
Agricultural implements
number _ _
Internal-combustion engines. number. -
1930
August
1939
September
October
August
September
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1938
October
August
September
October
1930
1929
1938
2,423
27
30
2, 871
43
35
2,871
41
49
3,533
51
55
3, 081
51
44
4,462
63
86
3,390
29
43
3,039
40
42
4,323
59
67
37, 968
514
622
37, 168
523
569
35, 572
423
523
56, 136
66, 898
56, 584
68, 487
55, 804
70, 419
78, 885
91, 735
79, 402
92, 538
82, 575
97, 405
76, 952
88, 517
78, 341
85, 795
86, 480
100, 720
588, 454
732, 369
855, 497
994, 619
738, 092
853, 571
120, 778 116,004
149, 843 6 152, 405
65, 169
56, 810
33, 141
30, 478
118,229
152, 544
75, 703
30, 715
148, 648
173, 430
96, 970
36, 811
134, 343
174, 135
98, 043
42, 978
152, 840
175, 360
105, 729
44, 502
143, 560
161, 838
83, 398
41, 186
137, 018
157, 518
88, 707
36, 191
149, 199 1,240,358 1, 528, 278 1, 324, 496
176, 623 1, 483, 844 1, 800, C92 1, 553, 418
992, 280
798, 749
100, 371
676, 237
427, 579
295, 966
466, 381
45, 168
347, 688 360, 650
234, 135 6 236, 464
.1031
.1069
364, 930
240, 145
.0960
104, 372
241, 678
.1778
94, 751
253, 519
. 1778
88, 401
254, 786
.1773
54, 793
238, 923
.1453
51,812
239, 142
.1472
45, 648
241, 732
.1520
NONFERROUS METALS
Copper
Production:
Mines. _
short tons
Smelter
short tons
Refined (N. and S.
America)
short tons
World production, blister
short tonsDomestic shipments, refined.. .short tons—
Exports.
short tons
Stocks (North and South America) , end mo. :
Refined
short tons
Blister
short tons
Wholesale price, electrolytic -dolls, per lb..
Tin
long tons—
5,695
7, 250
7,580
7,185
8,120
6,515
7,200
6,885
6,475
64, 460
76, 775
64, 565
long tons
long tons
long tons-dolls, per lb—
43, 805
7,533
5,979
.3002
40, 150
25, 178
5,523
.2964
39, 676
4,823
5,929
.2686
26, 400
2,858
7,504
. 4665
24, 556
2,479
7,712
.4538
25, 580
2,720
6,201
. 4235
18, 456
1,718
6,584
.4808
19, 924
3,508
8,222
.4807
20, 907
4,598
8,048
.4901
67, 649
76, 056
66, 499
Retorts in operation, end of mo number
Production
short tonsStocks^ end of month
short tons
Ore, Joplin district:
Shipments
short tons
Stocks, mines, end of mo.. short t n Price, slab, prime western.. .dolls, per lb~
50, 404
41, 029
122, 635
44, 974
40, 485
132, 947
41, 004
40, 940
141, 232
59, 408
55, 708
49, 064
69, 468
51, 994
53, 856
67, 636
54, 513
59, 592
66, 428
52, 157
44, 416
61, 965
49, 361
47, 915
59, 832
50, 259
46, 068
439, 800
535, 114
518, 744
37, 994
38, 565
.0436
32, 122
41, 663
.0427
33, 474
45, 689
.0406
63, 127
42, 876
.0680
45, 084
43, 832
.0680
48, 810
44, 622
.0674
43, 466
39, 303
.0625
41, 429
48, 474
.0625
41, 165
53, 209
.0625
374, 788
530, 748
468, 828
3, 673
60, 978
45, 542
.0549
2,746
52, 907
48, 354
.0550
63, 584
46, 237
.0515
7,808
92, 668
54, 365
.0675
7, 461
75, 927
54, 623
.0689
7.588
77, 693
58, 364
.0687
6,125
78, 811
53, 575
.0625
9,326
65, 353
51, 978
.0645
10, 514
71, 887
55, 610
.0650
38,969
644, 333
485, 488
85, 115
805, 454
553, 380
79, 207
694, 884
528, 724
Deliveries (consumption)
Stocks, end of month:
World visible supply
United States
Imports
Wholesale price, pig tin
Zinc
Lead
Ore shipments:
Joplin district
short tons
Utah__
short tons
Receipts in U. S. ore...,
..short tons-Price, pig, desilverized, N. Y..dolls. per lbOther Metal Products
Babbitt metal, consumption2,737
Total apparent
.'thous. of Ibs954
Direct by producers
thous. of Ibs—
1,783
Sale to consumers
thous. oflbs—
Copper-wire cloth:
387
Production
thous. of sq. ft353
Snipments
thous. of sq. ft—
1,117
Stocks, end of month.. thous. of sq. ft.
336
New orders
thous. of sq. ft~
Unfilled orders, end of
264
month
thous. of sq. ft~
Make and hold orders,
516
end of month
thous of ^n ft
Pails and tubs, galvanized":
' "" * •""
Production
dozens
• 103, 050
Shipments
dozens-103, 354
Other galvanized ware:
Production
dozens. .
46, 730
Shipments
dozens..
43, 827
Enameled sheet-metal ware:
Shipments
dozen pieces .. 309, 645
|
2,765
1,035
1,730
2,989
1,027
1,962
5,433
1,435
3,997
5,225
1,337
3,888
5,519
1,512
4,007
4,756
939
3,817
5,308
999
4,309
5,796
1,191
4,605
35, 789
9, 932
25, 857
57, 270
12, 711
44, 559
49, 061
10, 227
38, 833
384
317
1,173
299
385
356
1,160
363
498
434
978
302
373
394
928
333
422
417
933
454
430
387
1,120
408
403
423
1,099
412
466
442 1
1,068
419
4,048
3, 705
4,577
4,225
4,378
4,123
3,767
4, 145
3,878
241
199
211
242
257
285
320
266
533
606
480
435
499
457
453
459
103, 177
116,875
130, 906
115, 185
107, 004
108, 461
113, 698
120, 297
129, 282
135, 197
127, 797
142, 487
150, 845
139, 183
38,218
46, 310
40, 084
41, 126
53, 250
54, 860
46, 594
52, 970
45, 117
49, 511
37, 846
44, 377
55, 850
50, 606
297, 622
329, 337
385, 162
338, 169
371, 292
358, 811
352, 484
417, 387 3, 012, 366 3, 806, 865 3, 540, 547
123, 222
176, 323
4,404
1,605
1,645
111,803
129, 813
4,328
2,401
2,542
112, 210
129, 587
4,213
2, 796
2,694
792, 756 1, 165, 805
846, 889
128, 255
148, 999 1, 213, 730 1, 620, 443 1, 276, 983
31, 954
43, 217
27, 945
5,257
23, 492
17, 705
3,042
16, 101
18, 449
17, 736
10, 763
2,807
153, 813 1, 164, 159 1, 409, 449 1, 550, 910
152, 250 I 1,170,700 1, 448, 855 1, 557, 309
56, 469
54, 596
403, 263
384, 897
475, 147
460, 795
445, 833
423, 842
Electrical Equipment
Electrical porcelain, shipments:
Standard. _
dollars65, 581
97, 631
69, 656
135, 487
73, 659
99, 576
Special
dollars-165, 385
111,029
131,815
171, 668
2,453
2,794
2,044
2,218
4,146
Glazed nail knobs
thous. of pieces-.
1,222
1,968
1,605
1,615
2,250
Unglazed nail knobs-.thous. of pieces-334
1,870
1,146
1,156
1,729
Tubes
thous of pieces
Laminated phenolic products,
853, 978 1, 022, 660 1, 915, 381 1, 514, 902
shipments
dollars..
788, 671
Motors (direct current):
820, 444
916, 794
New orders
dollars..
719, 846
393, 674 1, 082, 845
596, 670
853, 961
621, 114
806, 813
B illings (shipments)
dollars . - 708,095
Power switching equipment, new orders:
118, 431
Indoor
dollars169, 384
181, 078
121, 930
84, 160
298, 354
605, 273
342,771
400, 343
Outdoor
dollars-319, 668
2,
179,
259
2,
719,
688
2,
542,
931
Outlet boxes and covers, shipments-pieces— 1, 490, 756
1, 677, 038
Vulcanized fiber:
1,029
465
883
447
Shipments, total
thous of dolls
430
3,803
3,411
1,824
Consumption
thous. of Ibs—
1,945
1,828
125, 786
157, 473
131, 720
Industrial reflectors, sales
units..
127, 608
113, 316
Welding sets, new orders:
296
341
221
194
Single operator
units _
200
9
7
Multiple operator
units . 34
9
8
Panel boards and cabinets,
7
U,396
shipments (qtly.)
dollars..
1, 650
Nomnetallic conduits,
6,364
6,954
shipments
thous. of ft—
4,235
3,397
4,067
2,866
5,114
Electric furnaces, new orders, .-kilo watts..
5,012
3,317
4,105
7
6 Revised.
Quarter ended in month indicated.
1, 644, 570 1, 356, 179 1, 243, 476 1, 365, 690 8, 643, 51915, 070, 101 10,080,800
1, 214, 044
1, 089, 590
920, 083
894, 690
957, 093
781, 472
926, 133 7, 842, 731 9, 928, 769 8, 267, 603
950, 707 7, 283, 621 8, 657, 605 7, 752, 357
108, 478 1, 403, 323 1, 760, 141 1,390,636
118, 301
175, 077
148, 156
313, 285 3,979,394 4, 706, 297 3, 796, 602
281, 502
503, 226
413, 435
3,
123,
321 18, 615, 645 26, 883, 610 27, 939, 148
2,
915,
560
2, 850, 984 3,049,567
942
4,013
179,068
591
2,805
122, 124
568
2,362
126, 151
302
7
228
8
234
7
7
8,015
7,208
8,539
6,288
5,422
649
34, 534
27,396
22, 255
2,971
1,
424,
892
1,248,038
1,
198,
797
156, 243
297
58
2,372
89
3,327
74
2,321
183
83,900
84,130
83,479
8, 8041
49,963
7,376
6,960
64, 544
4, 7191
6,493
4,226
8
Cumulative through Seot. 30.
69, 328
80, 779
77,067
48, 852
1, 357
28
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted.
Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
August
1
1929
September
August
October
September
October
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
August
September
October
1930
1929
1928
NONFERROUS METALS— Contd.
Electrical Equipment— Continued
Manufactured mica:
Shipments
thous of dolls
Unfilled orders, end of
mo
thous of dolls
Delinquent accounts, electrical trade:
Amount
dollars. _
Delinquent
firms
number
122
141
150
273
263
274
283
247
302
109
107
104
275
235
206
290
285
326
127, 006
1,155
93, 898
939
122, 150
1,101
174, 436
1,176
128, 059
1,117
167, 089
1,392
165, 138
1,367
140, 637
1,220
162, 564
1,245
6216,877
6175,311
409
641, 157
150,044
112, 209
591
7,244
498,628
440, 780
1,040
56, 808
415,912
363, 471
865
51, 576
380,017
318, 462
1,646
60, 687
461,298
398, 253
469
62, 576
415,314
357, 428
276
57, 610
397,284 3,071,869 5,020,840 3,867,503
338, 224 2, 592, 022 4, 310, 954 3, 390, 345
14, 460
6,013
4,977
659
473, 834
695, 426
472, 181
58, 401
7,957
5, 623
2,334
4,541
3,206
1,335
14, 214
11,037
3,177
13, 817
10, 710
3,107
14, 523
8,975
5,548
31, 245
24, 274
6, 971
21, 193
16, 572
4,621
18, 536
13, 016
5,520
143, 163
117, 690
25, 473
248, 376
195, 935
52, 441
221, 188
181, 853
39, 335
13,437
8, 125
5,312
11,215
7,136
4,079
42,829
22, 123
20, 706
33,919
20, 934
12, 985
32,443
20, 931
11, 512
49,007
32, 815
16, 192
30,559
22, 494
8,065
46.524
29,951
16, 573
211,754
137, 953
73, 801
486,647
312, 683
173, 964
431,098
318, 444
112, 654
6,641
4,293
2,348
2,868
2,003
885
7,629
4,901
2,728
6,641
4,293
2,348
9,637
5,635
4,002
11,011
7,985
3,026
8,670
6,279
2,391
9,705
6,696
3,009
40, 416
26, 838
13, 578
90, 940
58, 326
32, 614
64, 319
46, 556
17, 763
78, 792
75, 805
69, 901
28, 253 !
57, 7571
22, 924:
168,185
151, 722
147, 351
146,483
124, 723
127, 220
122, 104
114,408
98, 559
186, 653
167, 460
120, 876
79
13'J
76
105
1,052
75 i
140
79 i
99
864
193
169
88
170
1,570
186
173
84
147
2,110
160
166
91
147
6 1, 650
230
176
147
148
2,319
218
185
122
140
2,316
200
184
91
141
2,115
376, 886
304, 452
6 288, 697
329, 674
271, 821
284, 939 2, 436, 939 3, 557, 895 2, 766, 960
69, 959
163,763
110,894
46, 437
6, 432
59, 992
138, 507 ~"I24,~767 "l20," 556
93, 579
79, 967
78, 107
39, 198
29, 604
40, 610
5, 730
12, 844
4, 190:
101, 564
64, 277
25, 896
11,391
s 560, 137
1 03, 276 U,8 013, 610<
64, 545
642, 751
27, 649 * 342, 921
11,082
s 27, 938
1,799
2,821
AUTOMOBILES
Production:
United States6223,036
Total _ _ _ _ _ _ _ number o f cars
187, 037
Passenger cars
number of cars._
251
Taxicabs- _
_ _ number of cars
6
35,748
Trucks
number of cars_.
Canada:
9,792
Total
number of cars
6,946
Passenger cars
number of cars__
2,846
Trucks _ _ _ _ _ number of cars
Exports (assembled):
From United States13,274
Total
number of cars
7,956
Passenger cars
number of cars__
Trucks _
number of cars
5,318
From Canada3,922
Total
number of cars. _
2, 552
Passenger cars
number of cars__
Trucks
number of cars. .
1,370
Sales (General Motors Co.):
Total to dealers, incl. Canadian
85, 610
and overseas
number of cars. .
To consumers, U. S... number of cars_.
86, 426
To dealers, U. S
number of cars-_
76, 140
Accessories and parts, shipments:
87
Original equipment.. rel to Jan., 1925. _
132
Replacement parts _ _ r e l . to Jan., 1925. _
•Accessories
rel to Jan 19^5
60
104
Service parts
rel. to Jan.', 1925..
Rim production
thous. of rims..
1,504
New passenger-car registration:
Total
number of cars..
203, 737
Automobile financing:
. Wholesale, dealers
thous. of dolls. . 6 6 45, 382
Total, consumers
thous of dolls
102. 210
New cars.
thous of dolls
6 62, 851
Used cars
thous of dolls
e 36, 922
Unclassified
thous of do^s
6 2, 437
175, 286
150, 219!
45, 384
90, 320
53, 346
34, 960
2,014
1
1, 036, 850 1, 798, 068 1, 727, 778
957, 964 1, 385, 683
919 253 1, 459. 625
1
15, 873
21, 429
21, 930
8 547, 213
1, 322, 221 » 91 9, 677
» 896, 973 * 597, 188
s 367, 142 * ?226, 552
s 58, 106
95, 936
FUELS
Coal and Coke
Bituminous:
ProductionUnited States.thous. of short tons__
Canada
thous. of short tons..
Exports
thoiis of long tons
Consumption —
By vessels.. ....thous. of long tons-By electric-power
plants
tho js of short tons
By railroads. .thous. of short tons..
By coke plants —
United States
thous of short tons
Canada --thous. of short tons..
Stocks, end of month,
held by consumers
thous. of short tons _ .
Prices —
Mine aver, (spot)
do^ls per short ton
Wholesale, comp.
dolls, per short ton..
Retail, composite
dolls, per short ton .
Anthracite:
Production
thous. of short tons..
Exports ._
. thous. of long tons
Stocks, end of mo. in
yards of dealers
no of davs
PricesWholesale, comp.
dolls per long ton
Retail, composite
dolls, per short ton-Coke:
Production, U. S. —
Beehive
thous. of short tons_.
By-product. ,-thous. of short tons._
Production, Canada
-_
thous. of short tons..
Exports_ thous. of long tons
Price, furnace,
Connellsville
dolls, per short ton..
6
Revisec1.
35, 661
1,101
1,433
38, 632
1, 230
1,462
261
3, 658
6,408
5. 559
244
6
44, 150
1,630
1,317
44, 695
1,344
1, 440
41, 774
1, 552
1,606
41, 971
1, 412
1,578
51,176
1,739
1,497
383, 792
12,117
12,052
441, 429
4,220
12,977
409, 874
14,313
11.721
269
230 ;
339
347
343:
356
313
333
2,714
3,228
3. 199
3,934
3, 929
7,504
3, 903
7, 583
4,061
8,444
3, 438
7, 409
3,418
7, 635
3,826
8,444
35, 385
* 61,359
37, 119
-K 69, 416
29, 916
68, 314
5, 214
233
5, 270!
249,
7, 571
315
7, 153
310
7. 389
324
6, 194
269
6, 180
270
6, 726
294
60, 916
2, 729
73, 057
3, 092
62,712
2, 633
37, 500
39, 800
41, 100
42, 400
58,509
1,920
60, 631
2,460
61,912
2,414
1.83
1.90
1.74
1.81
1.83
3. 930
3.961
4. 009
4. 019
4.020
8.88
8.69
8.87
8.98
8.74
8.84
8.96
7, 576
253
5. 735
222
6, 543
323
c 8, 026
396
6, 759
278
5,927
263
8, 400'
405,
55
48
1.80
3. 897
3.893
8.70
8.79
5, 293
198
0
3. 913
1.75
3.892
6,190
205
652,174
1,560
1,596
3, 723
6, 349
35, 900
1.68
45, 334
1,379
1,631
61
s
53;
12. 578
12. 707
12. 740
12. 848
12. 924
12. 999
12.853
13. 040
13. 040
14.57
14.80
14.87
14.67
14.87
14. 98
14. 76
14.93
14.98
170
3, 637
168
3,401
178
3,432
604
4,637
543
4,408
506
4,605
297
4,004
322
3, 967
431
4,229
2, 417
39, 300
5. 656
44, 921
3, 658
39, 844
182
64
170
66
185;
83
227
"86
220
98
233
126
191
70
194
78
210
1,988
759
2, 228
896
1,890
762
2.55
2.60
2.60
2.76
2.70
2.70 i
2.88
2.88
2.91
8
100 ;
(Cumulative; through S ept. 30.
29
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted.
Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
August
September
1929
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
September
October
August
September
October
193O
1929
1928
FUELS— Continued
Petroleum
Crude petroleum:
Production
_ thous. of bbls
74, 853
70, 977
Stocks at end of month —
Total (comparable) -thous. of bbls_.
375, 140 G 370, 089
Tank farms and pipe
328, 355
324, 644
lines
thous. of bbls_Refmeries
thous. of bbls__
46, 785 6 45, 445
California—
40, 671
Light
thous. of bbls
40, 582
103, 701
Heavy
thous. of bbls
103, 647
5, 059
Imports
thous of bb^s
5,808
Consumption (run to
79, 289
stilish
thous of bbls
75, 950
Refinery operations
per ct. of capacity
70
69
Price, Kansas- Okla1. 178
homa
dells, per bbl
1. 178
692
Oil wells completed
_ number
782
Mexico —
3, 449
Production
thous. of bbls
3, 243
Exports
thous of bbls
2,630
2,419
Venezuela—
Production
thous of bbls
3 1, 378
13,311
12, 182
Exports
thous. of bbls.'.
13,674
Gasoline:
Production —
37, 844
Raw (at refineries) -thous. of bbls__
36, 944
Natural gas (at
4,212
plants)
thous of bbls
4,079
6, 375
Exports
- - thous. of bbls
3,826
37, 433
Consumption
thous of bbls
37, 823
Stocks, end of month41, 624
Raw (at refineries) -thous. of bbls__
38, 254
Natural gas (at
744
plants)
thous of bbls
534
Retail distribution,
41 States
thous. of gals. _ 1, 109, 954 3, 058, 206
Prices —
Wholesale, New
York
dolls, per gal
.163
.148
Retail, wagon,
50 cities
-dolls, per gal
.147
. 146
Kerosene:
Production
thous. of bbls
3, 975
3,846
1,687
1,349
E xpor ts
thous. of b bls_ _
Consumption
thous. of bbls
2,573
2, 768
Stocks at refineries, end
of month
thous. of bbls
8,030
7, 771
.050
.053
Price, 150° water white, .dolls, per gal_.
Gas and fuel oils:
29, 862
Production
thous. of bbls_.
29, 923
C onsumption —
4,702
4, 333
By vessels
thous. of bbls..
By electric power
6
6
751
plants
thous. of bbls__
835
3,817
By railroads
thous. of bbls__
3,841
Stocks at refineries, end
39, 729
month
thous. of bbls
41, 480
Price, Okla. 24-26,
.580
refineries
dolls, per bbl_.
.600
Lubricating oil:
' 2, 971
Production
thous. of bbls
2,723
1, 940
Consumption . - - .-thous. of bbls
1,944
Stocks at refineries, end
10, 161
month
thous. of bbls._
10, 257
Price, cylinder oil
dolls, per gal__
.193
. 190
Asphalt:
Production
thous. of short tons__
346
306
Stocks, end of
month
thous. of short tons__
316
270
3
Imports
- - -thous. of short tons
Coke:
172
Production
thous. of short tons__
m
Stocks, end of
994
month
thous. of short tons__
1, 045
Wax:
39, 760
Production
thous. of lbs_.
43, 960
254, 990
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lbs_.
248, 940
72, 696
92, 165
87, 453
88, 430
77, 807
76, 474
79, 751
369, 062
386, 214
386, 365
384, 511
368, 707
366, 720
367, 949
323, 030
46, 032
339, 050
47, 164
340, 844
45, 521
339, 333:
45, 178
326, 290
42, 417
326, 123
40, 597
328, 143
39 806
40, 738
102, 643
5, 061
37, 855
308,445
5,800
40, 627
110, 132
6,953
42, 676
111,685!
5, 766:
18, 310
95, 057
6, 141
16, 870
96, 563
7, 139
16, 684
97, 025
6,703
52, 935
68, 493
66, 052
74, 016
86, 733
84, 099
88, 390
81, 581
79, 894
79, 663
785, 557
825, 984
756, 626
65
81
80
83
84
82
1. 098
886
3.300
1, 669
1.300
1, 438
1.300
3, 556
1.210
1,233
1. 210
3,185
1.210
1,206
4,091
2 511
3, 986
2,586
3, 085 !
2, 395!
4,047
2,212
3,716
2,244
3,904
2, 733 I
11, 785
12, 208
1 1, 394
30, 897
1 1, 338
10, 146
11, 591
10, 718:
9,031
8,933
9,478
8, 615
37, 400
38, 968
37, 605
40, 246'
33, 937
33, 670
4, 326!
6,131!
32, 267
4, 507
5, 509
37, 983
4, 574
4,244
34, 680
4,932
5, 896 1
33, 238J
3,438
4,452
33, 173
3, 488
4, 648
29, 766
38,684
33, 795
33, 181
35, 116
27, 075
26, 378
559
893
661
490
414
436
1, 158, 378 1, 039, 475 3,014,087
983, 898
919,055
•
1
'
760, 397
847, 648
745, 848
i
•
10, 391
13, 105
10, 269
s 30, 567
s 20, 468
32,941
20, 88(
38, 768
26, 884
10, 520
9,283
133,438
112,810
113, 147
101, 444
84, 538
80, 947
34, 415
373, 566
363, 959
309,946
3, 931
3,919
30, 696
43, 296
55, 145
336, 000
43, 410
49, 970
317, 234
34, 828
43, 422
275 972
26, 440
402
893, 735 88, 640, 652 *8,243,01f 57,312,974
.
. 180 ... . ___
.143
.188
. 166
. 165'
. 180
.180
.143
.157
.160
. 158
.ieo
.163
.163
3,876!
1, 373
2, 599,
4,908
2,034
3,034
4, 600
1,101
3,320
5, 162
2, 237!
2, 974
5,339
1,653
3, 246
4,960
2,068
3,164
5, 145
1,749
3,405
7, 633
.054
8, 394
.068
8,569
.070
8, 515
. 072 1
8,887
.072
8,593
.086
8, 633
.082
29,818
39, 189
37, 546
39, 048
37, 517
37, 104
4, 463
4,734
4, 424
4, 540
4, 564
877
820
4,322
1,079
4,381
1, 08 3 ;
4,961|
41, 293
39, 316
40, 646
.594
.744
2, 546
1, 569
3,143
10, 502
. 186
42, 043
14, 423
28, 937
46, 368
16, 838
29,986
49, 650
18, 536
30, 207
37, 029!
314, 424
376, 464
353, 873
4, 053
4, 558 '
43,111
44, 068
42, 803
614
4,087
C12
4,363
619!
4,877
7,423
8
36, 370
8, 181
s 39, 031
38, 717J
39, 236
39, 900
39 599
.838;
.650
. 650
.650
2, 2t:8
2, 852
2, 053
2, 885
1, 379 !
2,891
2,035
2, 833
1, 995
2, 979
2, 122
29, 283;
38, 557 j
29, 039
20,034
28, 93 8
19, 475
7, 478
.238
7,589
.369
8,02l!
. 365 1
7, 711
.229
7,742
.235
7,830
.240
2, 821
3, 035
2,884
8
5, 680
36, 508
306
379
365
356
316
30C
320
267
7,
247
20
233
13
227
17!
247
14
203
210!
12
471
102
96
177
169
161
172
136
119
125
l,61li
1,495
1,162
475, 720
530, 195
518, 794
1,045
672
711
733
402
402
404
38, 080
240, OGO!
53, 377
194, 649
44, 513
187, 319
56,377
190, 727
54, 429
79, 622
50, 428
85, 417
54, 546
92, 814 1
70, 532
37, 851
45, 459
77, 997
34, 814
39, 981
73, 853'
38, 454
41, 775
58, 345
31, 204
62, 224
48, 338
39, 838
55, 351
43,748!
46, 375;
36, 097
277, 151 e B282, 840 !
91, 806!
90, 729
54, 417
63, 929!
37, 905
37, 753
94, 252
89, 200
193, 896
61,813
35, 755
21, 828
74, 500
BUBBER
Crude Rubber
World shipments, plantation _ long tons
73, 509
74, 941
Imports (including latex)
long tons
36, 657
35, 783
Consumption by tire mfrs.. -thous. of lbs-_
40, 736
33, 382J
World stocks, end of month:
c
World total
long tons
400, 796
427, 089 !
162, 283
United States _ _
long tons
171, 2851
6
112, 798 o 120,389!
Europe
long tons
Producing countries
long tons
42, 910
37, 714
Afloat- - _
long tons
82, 805
97, 701
Wholesale price, smoked sheets,
New York
dolls, per pound- .099
.084
e Revised.
188, 310
.083'
261, 721
92, 686
45, 016
36, 802
87, 217
.-206
.202
8
.196
.193
44, 072i
58, 302;
188, 355 6 170, 8841
58, 725 6 59, 529
35, 243
27, 966
17,687
15 489
76? 700
67, 900
.182
Cumulate/e through Sept. 30.
.18~i
s 621, 149 s 646, 505 « 424, 044
419, 419
476, 683 356, 513
424, 966
510, 000
541, 081
30
TREND OF BUSINESS
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
MOVEMENTS—Continued
1930
August
September
October
August
September
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1938
1929
October
August
Septem- October
ber
1930
1929
1938
RUBBER— Continued
Tires and Tubes
Pneumatic casings:
Production
Stocks, end of month
Shipments—
Domestic
Export
Inner tubes:
Production
Stocks end of month
ShipmentsDomestic
Export
Solid and cushion:
Production
Stocks end of month
ShipmentsDomestic
Exports
- thousands. .
thousands--
3,332
8,678
2,692
7,849
2,866
7,842
4,354
10, 669
3,568
9,656
3,689
9, 633
5,607
7,539
5, 101
7,324
5, 495
8,640
36, 398
49, 832
49, 779
-- thousands. .
- thousands. _
3,976
164
3,360
165
2,613
186
5,667
217
4,330
168
3,520
199
6,131
179
5,191
168
4,096
191
36, 159
1,798
48, 230
2,025
47, 041
1,571
thousands. .
thousands
3,837
8,589
3,053
8,052
3,161
8,414
4,385
10, 618
4,152
10, 068
4,000
10, 242
6,264
10, 466
5,327
10, 158
5,197
11,464
37, 343
49, 441
52, 089
thousands. _
- thousands. .
4,492
118
3,525
108
2,659
119
6,028
109
4,562
125
3,629
122
6,886
132
5,245
121
4,138
108
37, 865
1,126
49, 668
1,298
49, 490
1,004
thousands..
thousands
16
90
14
82
18
78
32
118
28
111
35
111
52
149
43
151
47
153
178
351
446
thousands. .
thousands ._
22
1
22
1
19
1
40
3
34
2
34
2
49
5
42
2
43
3
207
15
364
24
416
37
3,458
678
975
1,805
5,046
733
1,064
3,249
5,209
915
1,254
3,040
5,085
1,349
1,317
2,419
5,507
1,120
1,324
3,063
6,118
778
1,720
3,618
4,613
764
1, 251
2, 598
4,966
780
1,007
3,179
5,914
609
1,296
4,009
37, 950
8,970
10, 716
18, 264
44,047
9,845
13, 175
21, 025
34, 948
7,823
8,924
18, 201
13, 735
14, 322
16, 460
23,095
21, 702
22, 386
21, 289
21, 451
21, 932
153, 875
199, 482
200, 673
8,813
6,622
780
33, 226
9,244
6,681
1,083
31, 601
9,354
8,291
966
29,353
14, 942
8,025
1,098
43, 960
13, 645
7,859
1,054
42, 958
13, 746
7,994
920
42, 109
11,642
9,244
729
49, 511
9,207
9,199
875
49, 751
9,813
9,580
1,262
50, 111
94, 283
60, 501
9,504
123, 821
74, 052
10, 628
101, 105
80, 624
8,979
1,473
2,193
3,056
2,948
2,841
3,502
3,461
2,725
2,297
25, 067
28, 096
32, 225
1,161
317
74
2,289
1,691
333
74
2,729
2,638
492
82
2,520
2,548
517
78
3,319
2,185
618
47
3,316
2,691
647
90
3,443
2,209
917
46
5,633
1,703
893
29
5,501
1,655
958
328
5,212
21, 417
3,817
598
22, 322
6,046
571
18, 842
9,300
2,246
4,552
1,248
1,682
1,622
164
559
4,083
1,045
1,473
1,565
172
529
4,186
954
1,554
1,678
197
682
6,792
1,940
2,196
2,656
196
598
5,906
1,490
1,964
2,452
189
630
5,887
1,477
2,135
2, 274
216
543
6,306
1,888
2,068
2,360
193
583
5,393
1,412
1, 731
2,250
186
754
5,837
1,387
2,026
2,424
216
559
51, 727
12, 278
20, 784
18, 663
1,996
5,618
65, 087
15, 895
24, 063
25, 129
2,163
5, 644
58, 632
14, 477
21, 798
22, 376
1,935
5, 819
44, 952
26, 348
37, 097
39, 364
41, 291
25, 082
96,281
37, 906
93, 444
49, 940
99, 588
76, 194
74, 509
64, 695
92,588
108, 156
106, 005
75, 482
580, 264
510, 010
854, 308 1, 018, 344
599, 557
709, 038
27, 598
2,835
12, 743
6,807
3,289
21, 512
3,264
6,888
7,268
2,821
47, 956
4,900
28, 137
7,692
4,405
51, 903
3,178
29, 132
8,893
7,336
48, 489
4,886
28, 264
6,434
5,091
47, 056
4,053
26, 540
7,951
6,773
34, 448
2,707
18,504
6,728
4,902
35, 982
4,310
17, 883
7,993
3,785
361, 331
28, 516
173, 561
82,204
49, 044
422, 576
39, 655
211, 331
83, 960
56, 949
450, 802
38, 351
252, 260
78, 455
54,632
279, 472
218, 446
25, 536
35, 490
288, 617
227, 099
26, 972
34,546
253, 415
202, 564
28, 141
22, 710
253, 680
203, 304
27, 071
23, 305
259, 050
208, 910
27, 596
22,544
243, 59]
197, 086
25, 758
20, 747
249, 272
203, 227
24,059
21, 986
253, 921
209, 902
23, 118
20, 901
.146
.165
.133
.172
.188
.198
.196
.204
.186
.197
.236
.275
.246
.275
.219
.246
760
374
2,773
1,591
836
438
3,492
1,727
726
388
3,130
1,298
753
365
3,104
1,317
839
398
3,857
1,365
717
369
2,545
1,196
764
352
2,508
1,307
801
405
3,713
1,409
6,874
3,873
35, 595
13, 964
6,935
3,834
38,864
11, 773
7,038
3,961
39, 486
11, 245
84
140
114
97
160
185
99
160
77
98
142
93
120
207
178
105
140
62
96
161
86
111
200
142
825
1,589
595
932
1,896
541
938
2,077
454
1,316
23, 223
1,330
23, 137
1,333
23, 418
1,300
25, 501
1,178
23, 460
1,302
25, 665
1,463
25, 701
1,324
23, 510
1,447
25, 711
13, 216
239, 970
12, 055
236, 959
13,660
246, 613
84, 367
80,018
374
.46
80, 895
81, 569
673
.44
78, 815
84, 036
691
.41
80, 587
66, 276
782
.52
81, 574
61, 974
539
.54
82, 679
60,044
583
.55
89, 508
72, 439
996
.67
85, 990
72, 243
733
.65
83,388
75,188
825
.63
6,112
8,842
8, 346-
Other Rubber Products
Rubber-proofed fabrics, production:
Total..
thous. of yds._
Auto fabrics
thous. of yds..
Allother
thous. of yds..
Raincoat fabrics
thous. of yds..
Rubber heels:
Production
thous. of pairs. .
Shipments—
To shoe manufacturers
thous. of pairs ._
To repair trade
thous. of pairs. _
For export
..thous. of pairs. .
Stocks, end of month.. thous. of pairs. .
Rubber soles:
Production
thous. of pairs. .
Shipments—
To shoe manufacturers'
thous. of pairs -To repair trade
thous. of pairs-.
For export
thous. of pairs. Stocks, end of month.. thous. of pairs, .
Mechanical rubber goods, shipments:
Total
thous. of dolls..
Belting
.thous. of dolls..
Hose
thous. of dolls .All other
thous. of dolls. .
Rubber band's, shipments.- -thous. of lbs~
Rubber flooring, shipments.thous. of sq. ft_.
Calendered rubber clothing:
Production
no. coats and sundries. .
Net orders
no. coats and sundries..
HIDES AND LEATHER
Hides
Imports:
26, 681
Total hides and skins... -thous. of Ibs..
1,403
Calfskins
thous. of lbs_.
11, 389
C attle hides
thous . of Ibs .
8,075
Goatskins
thous. of Ibs..
4,460
Sheepskins
thous. of lbs_Stocks, end of month:
276, 225
Total hides and skins thous of Ibs
Cattle hides
thous. of Ibs.. 212, 980
27, 166
Calf and kiD skins
thous of Ibs
36, 079
Sheep and lamb skins __ -thous. of lbs._
Prices:
Green salted, packers' heavy
.136
native steers
dolls per Ib
.161
Calfskins, country, No. 1_ dolls, per lb__
Inspected slaughter of livestock:
United States700
Cattle
thous. of animals..
363
Calves
thous. of animals _2,724
Swine
thous . of animals . .
1,413
Sheep
thous. of animals. .
CanadaCattle and calves
thous. of animals ..
75
124
Swine
thous. of animals _.
79
Sheep
thous. of animals .-
-
Leather
Sole and belting leather:
Production —
Sole only
_ _ . thous. of backs, bends, sides. .
Sole and belting
thous. of lbs~
Stocks, end of month—
In process of tanning.thous. of Ibs..
Finished
thous of Ibs
Exports
thous. of sq. ft..
Prinfl nalr. snonrfid banks dolls. Der lb__
31
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1929
1930
August
September
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31.
1928
September
October
August
September
October
1930
1939
1928
HIDES AND LEATHEE— Continued
Leather— Continued
Upper leather:
Production
thous. of sq.ft.Stocks, end of month —
In processof tanning
__
thous. of sq. ft..
Finished
thous. of sq. ft- .
Exports.__ ..thous. of Ibs
Chrome, calf, black "B" grade, composite price, 6 centers.dolls.per sq. ft~
Leather Products
Shoes:
Production
_ _ -thous. of pairs
Exports
thous. of pairs. .
Wholesale pricesMen's black calf
blucher, Boston. .dolls, per pair..
Men's dress welt, tan calf oxford,
St. Louis..
dolls, per pair-Women's black kid, dress welt,
lace, oxford
dolls, per pair..
Gloves, cut _ ._
dozen pairs
PAPER AND PRINTING
Wood Pulp
Ground wood:
Production. ._
short tons
Consumption and
shipments .
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Imports
_ _
short tons
Sulphite, unbleached:
Production
short tons
Consumption and
shipments
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons
Imports
short tons
Sulphite:
Bleached—
Production
short tons
Consump. and ship
short tons..
Stocks, end of month. .short tons..
Imports
short tons
Total sulphiteProduction
short tons . .
Consump. and ship short tons..
Stocks, end of month, short tons..
Sulphate:
Production
short tons..
Consumption and
shipments
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
..short tons
Soda:
Production _
short tons
Consumption and
shipments
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Other grades:
Production
short tons
Consumption and
shipments
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
.short tons
Total (all grades) :
Production
short tons
Consumption and
shipments
short tons
Stocks, end of month. _. short tons..
Newsprint Paper
Production:
United States, total
short tons..
Ratio to capacity
per cent..
Canada
short tons
Consumption by publishers.. .short tons..
Shipments:
United States
short tons
Canada
short tons
Imports
._
short tons
Exports
short tons
Stocks, end of month:
At millsUnited States
short tons._
61, 477
63, 304
65, 339
82, 954
70, 054
80, 473
73, 150
66, 380
72,092
636, 919
695, 544
684, 906
143, 063
254, 020
8,367
141, 495
255, 787
8,813
137, 513
270, 902
9,838
147, 678
216, 406
7,736
147, 478
209, 520
8,264
147, 328
217, 384
9,007
147, 602
253, 854
9,000
146, 010
247, 386
9,093
143, 265
251, 350
11, 174
90, 693
96, 144
114,261
.371
.372
.372
.393
.393
.388
28, 429
263
6 29, 334
256
27, 353
268
36, 445
291
34, 831
321
37, 191
426
34, 974
331
31,000
275
33, 393
340
267, 711
2,549
311, 204
3,645
296,000
3,573
6.75
6.75
6. 75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
5.00
5.00
5.00
4.25
241, 146
4.25
219, 548
4.25
236, 911
4.25
292, 545
4.25
285, 094
4.25
318, 041
4.25
237, 043
4.25
213, 945
97, 895
6 92, 872
96, 465
111, 878
102, 202
122, 923
114, 668
108, 166
131, 558 1, 297, 359 1, 354, 864 1, 325, 014
116, 886 - 6 109. 860
124, 063 6 107, 075
21, 261
29, 502
121, 335
82, 205
31, 305
145, 432
137. 982
24, 731
133, 514
106, 669
20, 666
146, 600
88, 762
27, 020
138, 309
147, 611
17, 233
122, 771
133, 006
21,953
146, 383 1, 275, 990 1, 396, 764 1, 366, 136
118, 182
23, 884
250, 711 209, 106
204, 081
4.25
236, 907 2, 446, 412 2, 637, 961 2, 149, 070
19, 608
18, 888
22, 218
20, 116
19, 734
21, 662
20, 904
20, 034
20, 982
206, 120
201, 528
203, 560
19, 122
5,792
60, 198
18, 938
5,742
52, 426
22, 424
5,536
52, 286
20, 090
2,600
70, 654
19, 314
3,020
61, 534
21, 218
3,464
68,974
20, 882
4,242
57, 913
19, 736
4,540
57, 847
21, 084
4,438
74, 610
204, 996
201, 776
202, 594
604, 135
649, 196
581, 559
48, 340
48, 094
8,596
26, 880
« 49, 830
6 49, 050
6 9, 376
30, 567
47, 264
47, 650
8,990
30, 484
53, 028
53, 634
5,174
33, 485
49, 512
48, 928
5,758
26, 338
57, 626
57, 248
6,136
31, 563
50, 880
49, 854
6,600
30, 650
45, 408
46, 018
5,990
28,511
53, 594
54, 772
4,812
30,848
511, 698
509, 042
522, 692
522, 134
498, 182
498, 846
300, 966
310, 726
280, 124
131, 382 6 129, 242
131,454 e 128, 936
29, 178 6 29, 484
139, 790
141, 492
27, 782
153, 250
152, 912
22, 876
142, 530
144, 272
21, 134
163, 442
162, 132
22, 444
151, 776
151,806
29, 670
135, 950
137, 346
28, 274
154, 866 1,415,114 1, 500, 946 1, 455, 986
156, 878 1, 411, 834 1, 505, 598 1, 461, 158
26, 262
44, 374
42, 378
44, 454
44, 056
40, 752
42, 994
34, 740
32, 830
36, 868
431, 922
424, 556
343, 020
41, 970
8,498
38, 990
8,966
41, 446
8,974
43, 184
7,884
41, 586
7,568
44, 122
7,030
35, 088
6,430
33, 896
5,870
38, 878
4,602
411, 394
428, 066
348, 254
29, 962
30, 052
30, 684
40, 300
35, 584
39, 142
35, 488
32, 720
36, 548
342, 280
380, 592
351,510
28, 868
5,166
28, 638
5,248
28, 954
5,642
39, 108
6,506
33, 984
6,890
38, 470
6,180
34, 018
8,336
32, 964
8,144
35, 864
8,974
321, 096
369, 872
349,406
188
128
168
156
116
124
112
146
152
1,492
788
1,116
174
38
150
' 16
136
48
106
88
0
204
68
260
96
246
170
222
180
194
1,488
674
1,252
205, 906 6 201, 800
215, 096
237, 762
218, 982
245, 702
222, 116
201, 646
228, 434 2, 190, 808 2, 306, 982 2, 151, 628
202, 466 e 196, 714
42, 880 6 43, 714
212, 028
42, 446
235, 310
37, 354
219, 842
35, 796
244, 792
35, 914
221, 008
44, 682
204, 376
42, 510
231, 800 2, 145, 812 2, 303, 864 2, 160, 072
40, 032
101, 601
72
202, 043
200, 005
95, 261
70
195,490
217, 262
105, 450
72
213, 817
256, 867
120, 868
80
225, 873
172, 239
108, 155
80
227, 665
193, 045
122, 099
81
251,914
207, 218
116, 120
77
200, 480
162, 184
102, 821
74
186, 396
169, 625
122, 415 1, 092, 183 1, 160, 342 1, 170, 017
81
217, 290 2, 110, 635 2, 244, 518 , 949, 853
189, 240 2, 068, 858 1, 882, 201 , 671, 685
99, 236
197, 870
169, 280
170, 107
96, 048
193, 835
175, 996
194, 820
102, 808
221, 748
209, 944
200, 776
118, 789
224, 254
209, 901
217, 638
107, 495
226, 623
196, 123
201, 250
122, 040
252, 591
221, 010
232, 441
114, 768
197, 224
173, 872
179, 334
107, 834
197, 532
164, 648
170, 840
121, 729
222, 430
200, 362
214, 228
30, 691
59, 007
At publishers
short tons.. 227, 443
In transit to publishers. ..short tons
38, 885
Price, roll. f. o. b. mill... dolls, per 100 lbs._
3.25
Box Board
Operation
thous. of inch hours
8,030
Operation
per ct. of capacity. .
68.1
Production
short tons224, 391
New orders
short tons
222, 372
Unfilled orders, endof month-.sbort tons
64, 052
Consumption of waste paper. .short tons_. 215, 879
Shipments...
short tons
224, 141
Stocks, end of month
short tons
71,900
Stocks of waste paper, end of month:
On hand
short tons
187, 508
In transit and unshipped purchases
-tons..
36, 108
«Revised.
30, 879
62, 495
215, 685
41, 970
3.25
33, 318
52, 547
211,716
41,017
3.25
25, 656
29, 785
205, 532
44, 676
3.25
26, 490
30, 742
190, 331
52, 535
3.25
26, 573
30, 064
188, 570
51, 864
3.25
40, 838
52, 108
209, 044
39, 744
3.25
35, 687
43,800
191, 287
48, 229
3.25
36, 380
37, 018
188, 980
45, 289
3.25
7,134
62.9
226, 724
227, 252
62, 576
221, 534
228, 387
69, 589
9,806
77.5
265,063
269, 951
80, 634
256, 339
267, 039
61, 268
8,745
77.7
242, 032
249, 553
85, 866
231, 029
245, 957
59, 364
9,707
76.7
269, 611
269, 884
84. 237
254, 163
270. 929
60, 331
9,564
75.4
237, 776
241, 228
84, 726
218, 429
238, 885
50, 150
8,645
77.1
231, 324
242, 028
89, 907
223, 009
236, 004
47, 788
9,827
77.9
253. 180
250, 744
83, 979
245, 734
254, 530
46, 062
165, 226
171, 218
175, 279
186, 806
121, 529
120, 857
132, 712
46, 380
59, 480
87,700
70, 020
48, 118
53, 354
Cumulative through Sept. 30.
73, 245
1, 076, 703
2, 085, 046
1, 889, 643
1, 932, 367
1, 170, 527
2, 147, 763
1, 969, 248
2, 061, 322
874,245
883,781
, 153, 359
, 950, 853
, 745, 787
, 797, 238
878,114
82,068,118 82,261,811 82,042,375
8 2,070,844 82,245,618,82,055,710
8 1,989,290 827132,115 8 1,896,548
82,063,424 82,256,279 8 2,040,066
32
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted.
Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
1929
September
August
October
September
August
October
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1938
|
September
August
1
1930
October
1939
1928
PAPER AND PRINTING— Continued
Other Paper
Binder's board, production
short tons__
Book paper:
Production
short tons
Ratio to capacity
per cent..
Shipments
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
New ordeis—
Coated
p. ct. of normal production. _
Un coated
p. ct. of normal production _.
Unfilled orders, end of monthCoated
p. ct. of normal production. _
Uncoated
p. ct. of normal production. _
Wrapping paper:
Production
short tons. .
Ratio to capacity-. .
- percent..
Shipments
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Fine paper:
Production
short tons.
Ratio to capacity
per cent..
Shipments
short tons. .
Stocks, end of month
short tons_.
All other grades:
Production
short tons
Shipments...
short tons.. .
Stocks, end of month
short tons_.
Total paper (inc. newsprint and box board) :
Production
short tons
Ratio to capacity
per cent
Shipments
_".
short tons. Stocks end of month
short tons
1, 620
1,342
1,894
3, 443
2;903
105, 017
78
105,907
115,995
102, 602
81
100, 345
.118,315
103, 525
74
105,838
114,766
138,614
93
135,951
77, 248
135, 842
103
135, 434
78, 020
154 860
104
138, 290
79, 580
70
62
79
76
86
85
3, 092
2.431
2, 644
130,416
89
133,024
85, 836
117,374
86
120, 895
82, 403
132,633
87
133, 129
81,579
81
83
92
79
80
86
s
in
10
2,682 j
89
7
8
9
10
11
6
6
8
8
8
77, 476
81
71 687
75, 949
74, 704
81
77, 916
72, 732
83, 905
84
84, 744
71,916
91, 849
83
90, 655
87, 104
83, 353
84
83, 939
86, 518
89, 021
80
93, 650
82, 491
31,616
67
30, 826
65, 524
31, 608
67
29, 996
67, 136
34, 486
72
34, 624
67,. 009
38, 943
84
39, 644
•46. 840
36, 166
88
34, 936
48, 058
41,830
91 1
40, 858 i
48, 830
81, 660
83, 735
65, 186
84, 954
85. 708
64, 432
87, 455
88, 985
62, 903
105, 055
104, 638
58, 009
97 715
97, 209
58,515
621, 761
72
619, 532
425 245
615,853
74
618, 400
423 083
760, 392
86
757, 761
355, 125
70
72
63
73
76
65
473, 354
388, 030
85, 324
506, 628
415, 623
90, 955
78
88
11,026
11,918
11,652
12, 363
657
155
55, 779
85
643
150
60, 812
93
169
175
201.0
198
168
174
199.6
198
194
190
208
195
191
188
206
193
11,622
39, 933
347, 318
17,621
30, 103
30, 750
1, 175,665 1,356, 5461 1,258,712
1.147.746 1,3-15820 1.252,348
^
8
100, 779
89
100, 174
93, 340
83, 582
84
86, 173
91, 977
96, 053
85
94. 900
93, 416
39, 331
84
38, 938
53, 535
34, 885
80
34. 885
53, 361
39, 680
84
39, 839
53, 788
113,260
114,395
55, 189
110,677
109, T54
72, 438
100, 138
102, 437
70, 140
112,529
115,563,
61, 422
703, 256
89
704, 970
343, 843
790, 591
89
780, 172
346, 032
735, 099
83
734, 943
396, 137
670, 124
81
688, 228
381, 356
757, 344! s 5, 996,975 s 6, 585, 647 86,326,396
8
83'
6,297,145
8
759, 990J 5, 943, 414 86,604,531
372, 5651
89
91
82
89
91
82
91
93
86
79
77
84
79
78
80
518, 388
425, 900
92, 488
550, 170
448, 920
101, 250
544, 276
434, 351
109, 925
574, 171
457, 425
116, 746
464, 255
364, 756
99, 499
455,931
359, 553
96, 378
87
101
95
115
111
102
113
12, 217
13, 428 |
12, 839
13,631
12, 977
12, 226
13, 834
14, 147,
12, 538
13, 738
11,837
11,976
13, 958
14, 605
118,939
119,781
125, 864
127, 081
124, 951
122, 406
712
95
78, 707
819
177
54, 054
103
739
57
56, 428
107
807
1341
75, 622!
108
551
169
58, 108
97
835
261
50, 114
105
933
160
57, 957
113,
5, 890
1,678
633, 979
6,983
1, 331
605, 363
6, 929
1,495
488, 386
177
182
205. 9
203
176
182
207.6
201
178
183
206.3
202'
177
181
207. 3
200
181
207.3
201
179
184'
207. 7!
202
1
!
1
!
204
197
214
201
205
197
214
201
205
198
215
202
204
198
213
201
204
198
213
201
204!
197
213
201
11,495
41, 193
331, 864
12, 158
39, 484 |
337, 301
16, 053
66, 720
488, 882
14, 262
59, 872
444, 402
15, 097
65, 609
445, 642
17, 947
78, 873
516, 970
15, 653
76, 348
581, 674
1, 919
7,914
50, 860
1, 841
5,721
31, 137
2, 015 |
6, 673
35, 653
2, 187
14, 322
71, 955
2, 067
13, 514
76, 921
2, 2261
13, 274!
67, 733J
2,035
12, 553
58,911
1,788
11,878
60, 068
2,113
14, 097
67, 330
19, 943
89, 572
574, 209
21, 023
142, 698
797, 527
20, 217
133,841
749, 528
483
3, 699
20, 695
410
5, 732
31, 722
427 1
2,705
16, 150
579
10, 425
75, 255
543
7,748
52, 640
679
9, 297
60, 864
506
8,748
42, 607
514
10, 580
1.14, 780
626
10, 004
62, 259
4,576
48, 789
427, 138
5,747
88, 169
649, 446
5,094
82, 138
558, 477
548
4,141
25, 897
380
4,150
28, 233
283
3,584
28, 554
603
5, 428
32, 349
376
5, 075
29, 826
346
5, 669
36, 893
611
5,762
35. 713
396
6, 019
38, 801
289
4,965
31, 293
4,372
50, 264
321, 995
4,122
53, 484
336, 364
4, 316
54, 298
343, 604
120
1,782
136
1, 753
16, 547
110 i
1, 052
11,556 i
117
1, 964
14, 382
106
2,401
17, 898
147
2,597
19, 992
117
1, 659
11,913
112
2,354
23, 845
102
1, 970
17, 148
1,082
17, 752
150,491
1, 036
16, 307
126, 479
956
16, 220
130, 456
74
809, 603
901, 530
940, 095
819, 736
907, 717:
931, 814
393, 92C;
386, 037
39G, 080;
382, 806
367, 640
354, 6f59j
898,588 l,043,987i 1,032,470
899, 135
935 215; 1,020,281
Paper-board Shipping Boxes
Operating activity:
Total
- per cent of normal .
Corrugated .
per cent of normal
Solid
fiber
per cent of normal-.
Production:
Total
thous. of sq. ft_.
Corrugated
thous of sq ft
Solid
fiber
thous. of sq. ft._
Rope paper sacks, shipments
rel. to 1921-22..
i
76
80 1
65
88^
89
83 ;
477, 926 4, 879, 124 5, 095, 555 4, 314, 735
374, 342 3, 946, 483 4, 040, 315 3, 329, 527
103, 584!
915, 030 1, 055, 240
985, 208
__
Printing
Sales books:
New orders
. - thous. of books _
Shipments
thous. of books
Book publication:
American manufacture no. of titles-Imported
- _ no. of titles _
Blank forms, new orders thous. of sets..
Printing activity
relative to 1924
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND
HOUSING
Building Costs
Building materials:
Frame house, 6-rm.
1st of mo
-rel. to 1913
Brick house, 6-rm. 1st of mo. rel. to 1913..
Bldg costs, 1st of mo
rel. to 1913 _
Bldg. costs (A. G. C.^lstofmo-rel. to 1913- .
Construction costs (Am. Appraisal):
Frame
--rel. to 1913 _
Brick steel frame
rel. to 1913
Brick, wood frame
rel. to 1913__
Reinforced concrete
rel. to 1913__
171 i
176 1
198. 7
200 !
188
186
202
190
_
Building and Engineering Construction
Total construction, all types:.
Projects
number
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft
Valuation
thous. of dolls. .
Commercial buildings:
Projects
number
Floor space
thous of sq ft
Valuation
thous. of dolls
Industrial buildings:
Projects
number
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft._
Valuation
thous. of dolls_ Educational buildings:
Projects
number- Floor space
thous. of sq. ft._
' Valuation
thous. of dolls
Hospital and institutional buildings:
Projects
number
Floor space
thous. ofsq. ft-_
Valuation
thous. of dolls. _
' Cumulative through Sept. 30.
154, 408
17, 929
173, 980
118,754
85, 703!
696, 509
827, 601
448, 429
597, 104 4, 022, 024 5, 046, 910 5, 724, 048
33
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
August
1929
September
October
August
September
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
October
August
September
October
1930
1939
1928
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND
HOUSING— Continued
Building and Engineering Construction—Continued
Public buildings:
Projects-- -.
_ .number. _
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft
Valuations
thous. of dolls..
Religious and memorial buildings:
Projects
. ..number. _
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft_.
Valuation
thous. of dolls. Social and recreational buildings:
Projects
number
Floor space
thous of sq ft
Valuation
thous. of dolls..
Residential buildings, all types:
Projects
number-Floor space
thous. of sq. ft_.
Valuation _
thous. of dollfif..
Public works and utilities:
Projects
number
Floor spacethous. of sq. ft._
Valuation
thous. of dolls.Contracts awarded, Canada_thous. of dolls. .
Building volume (A. G. C.).._rel. to 1913_.
Fire losses:
United States
thous . of dolls _ .
Canada (Monetary Times)
_ thous. of dolls .
137
2,031
12, 547
137
1,300
11, 661
137
1,176
14, 553
152
948
8,293
124
2,225
15, 575
110
1,405
14, 197
143
945
6,294
132
1,354
5, 189
123
822
5,495
1,256
14, 668
115 031
1,181
11, 510
108, 116
1,175
9,486
62,600
206
852
6,879
189
860
6,576
162
667
5,386
225
1,431
10,058
179
837
6,249
208
1,241
11,024
256
1,572
12, 283
209
1,128
9,092
203
1,094
8,097
1,831
9,923
83, 096
2,002
11, 383
94,720
2,226
13, 985
114,004
220
1,462
9,478
222
804
6,040
227
1,047
9,583
254
1,832
11, 204
190
1,780
10, 683
207
2,549
12, 133
236
2,573
16, 654
185
1,594
14, 078
220
2,775
17, 093
2,256
12, 726
100,029
2,211
17, 275
121, 945
2,347
23, 612
191, 100
5,979
16,843
82, 670
6,097
19, 688
98, 535
6, 822
22, 337
104, 670
9,727
29, 544
146, 088
8,687
25, 551
117, 381
9,300
28,823
137, 690
11,868
44, 575
213, 705
10, 489
40, 726
196, 807
12, 461
49, 579
239, 692
2,010
1,208
124, 202
40, 409
206
2,083
1,185
101,413
32, 407
199
1,975
244
111, 196
33, 332
186
2,209
825
119, 288
58, 622
239
1,990
740
117, 229
46, 959
259
1,874
754
85, 117
57, 084
233
2,175
486
118, 890
39, 449
239
1,828
715
119,014
45, 439
266
17, 209
1,792
17, 092
18, 433
7,168
8,249
5,182
396
148, 697 1, 300, 416 1, 124, 160 1, 164, 509
384, 148 498, 728 424, 090
44, 585
243
36, 044
35, 230
36, 839
30, 447
29,249
31, 652
17, 724
17, 183
22, 414
385, 260
353, 427
249, 476
5,877
2,507
2,796
3,776
2,040
3,777
2,356
1,739
1,795
34, 573
30, 417
20, 971
206, 813
218,452
222,929
199, 651
200, 546
217, 557
208, 156
199. 651
203, 232
353, 642
333, 498
327, 678
315, 592
293, 209
293, 209
312, Oil
300, 372
303, 953
358, 566
389,454
381, 396
296, 343
315, 144
322, 754
337, 527 2, 499, 665 3, 293, 347 4, 325, 623
301, 267 2, 475, 940 3, 337, 664 4, 539, 211
302, 610 2, 467, 436 3, 392, 275 4, 680, 606
134, 742
42, 129
25, 850
176, 373
48, 097
16, 114
137, 876
43, 801
12, 511
245, 311
72,811
48, 303
299, 924
64, 085
38, 493
295, 895
80, 888
50, 558
257, 845
59, 236
40, 837
293, 657
64, 265
44,264
297, 686
65, 795
39, 330
99, 877
65,005
120, 557
196, 491 348, 513 489, 018
949, 622 1, 688, 155 2, 409, 768
BUILDING MATERIALS
Softwood Lumber
Douglas fir:
Production (computed) ...M ft. b. m__
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m__
New orders (computed).. _M ft. b. m._
Unfilled orders, end of month
M ft. b. m.
Kxports lumber
M ft. b m
Exports, timber
M ft. b. m._
Price, No. 1 common
dolls, per M ft. b. m__
Price,flooring,1 x 4, " B " and
better, V. G._ .dolls, per M ft. b. m..
California redwood:
Production (computed) ._.M ft. b. m__
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m_.
New orders (computed) _ _ _ M ft. b. m_.
Unfilled orders, end of month
(computed)
M ft. b. m_.
Northern pine:
LumberProduction
M ft b m
Shipments..
M ft. b. m _ _
New orders
M ft b m
LathProduction
thousands .
Shipments
thousands
North Carolina pine:
Production (computed) _ _ _ M ft. b. m._
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m__
Northern hemlock:
Production
M ft. b. m _
Shipments
M ft b m
542, 384
308, 708
779, 895
469, 594
647, 605
466, 687
333, 171
308, 351
307, 677
376, 781
381, 562
394, 690
383, 428
377, 614
383, 601
13. 44
13.14
12.98
18.57
18.36
17.82
17.75
17.32
18.06
35. 65
34.58
33.77
42.96
42.79
42.42
37.19
38.85
40.61
28, 835
25, 044
25, 293
28, 337
27, 505
27, 155
35, 063 !
31, 808 !
30, 603
44, 923
48, 648
44, 930
35, 291
37, 363
34, 086
36, 745
36, 064
33, 080
41, 137
43, 983
39,855
34, 329
33, 107
33, 519
27, 851
32, 744
33, 115
26, 573
26, 150
24, 277
44, 590
41, 837
37, 097
45,093
47, 916
40, 350
27, 583
21, 516
19, 503
22, 925
17, 791
17, 697
9,853
20, 498
21, 033
49, 846
43, 764
42, 485
41, 882
37,054
30, 291
38, 422
43, 737
35, 578
57, 335
47, 755
41, 435
51, 618
44, 618
44, 209
55, 031
51, 378
41, 109
251, 367
238, 507
216, 975
398, 340
410, 789
371, 858
451, 017
425, 869
395, 520
3,968
4,833
3,229
6,047
1,273
3,671
8,442
9,258
6,268
6,509
5,739
6,892
12, 318
11, 099
12, 419
8,897
11, 777
8,937
27, 842
42, 019
64,428
80, 086
96, 031
85, 536
27, 349
33, 481
27,832
35, 392
29, 386
35,049
48, 993
48, 230
48, 132
45, 605
45, 878
47, 264
45, 437
48, 643
37, 457
39,900
48,090
51, 590
354, 732
363, 769
552, 447
540, 974
489, 412
511, 839
8,223
7,007
6,876
6,751
4,374
7,436
14, 908
16, 020
17, 079
12, 859
11, 943!
12, 378
20, 449
22, 661
15, 315
19, 951
16, 425
21, 042
94, 449
77, 857
148, 971
135, 694
166, 748
171, 740
1,174
1,511
20, 090
1,698
1,121
1,861
19, 334
1,735
1,386
1,907
18, 796
1,809
4,608
3,607
14, 303
3,266
4,649
3,289
15, 347
3,398
5,284
4,017
15,817
3,313
2,931
2,863
13, 166
2,990
2,749
3,299
12, 625
2,635
2,857
3,419
12, 249
4, 174 !
18,083
17, 585
39, 891
36, 530
29, 251
29, 848
16, 624
36, 500
30, 170
4,025
4,085
3, 646
6,892
7,000
6,562
5, 270
1741
5,483
Hardwood Lumber
Walnut lumber:
Production
M ft. b. m_.
Shipments
M ft. b. m
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m_.
New orders..
_ ..Mft. b. m .
Unfilled order, end of
month
_
M ft. b. m_.
Walnut logs:
Purchased
M ft. log measure _ _
Made into lumber
and veneer
M ft. log measure
Stocks, end of mo._M ft. log measure. .
Northern hardwoods:
Production
M ft b m
Shipments
M ft. b m
Gum:
Stocks, total, end of
month
mill. ft. b. m..
Stocks, unsold, end of
month.
mill. ft. b. m .
Unfilled orders, end of
month
..mill. ft. b. m
Oak:
Stocks, total, end of
month.
mill. ft. b. m
Stocks, unsold, end of
month _
._
mill. ft. b. m
Unfilled orders, end of
month
mill. ft. b. m_.
886
1,171
1,294
3,667
3,367
4, 158
2,736
2,274
2, 702
12, 987
31,007
24,809
1,029
745
1,109
805
1,421
670
3,358
2,441
3,724
2,148
3, 996
2,265
2,579
3,096
2,643
2,684
2, 606
2,636
15, 346
30,543
25.. 309
9,225
11, 167
4,371
11, 862
4,772
11, 285
22, 459
27, 469
17. 195
24, 275
14,643
22, 604;
20, 073
27, 597 j
16, 624
25, 086
16, 727
31, 473
172, 429
150, 393
296,397
265, 991
301, 111
276, 215
610
601
608
469
482
482^
543
529
532
497
494
504
325
328
339;
410
396
398|
113
107
104
144
154
143
132
133
134
1, 036
1,016
1,021
982
1,004
1, 022
959
954
918
927
918
924
802
808
823
800
775
746
109
98
97
181
195
199 !
159
161
1711
34
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
August
1939
September
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1938
September
October
August
September
October
1939
1930
1938
BUILDING MATERIALS— Continued
Hardwood Lumber— Continued
All hardwoods:
Production
Shipments
New orders
Stocks, total, end of
month
Stocks, unsold, end of
month
Unfilled orders, end of
month
mill. ft. b. m._
mill. ft. b. m__
mill, ft, h, m
165
154
139
161
180
176
158
169j
154!
334
296
300
mill. ft. b. m _
3,308
3,261
3,270
2,772
2,848
2,887
2,771
2,731
2,722
mill. ft. b. ni__
2,808
2,787
2, 8051
2,122
2,239
2,227
2,211
2,164
2,132
mill. ft. b. m_.
500
475
466
645
678
660
557
566
589
ft. b. m__
ft. b. m__
ft. b. m._
ft. b. m__
3,724
4,762
26, 909
3,805
3,591
3,700
26, 275
3,256
3,128
3,375
25, 921
2,821
6,918
8,435
20, 480
6,927
7,334
7,239
20, 827
4,750
7,813
6,896
22, 421
4,297
8,413
9,515
23, 232
8,851
7,675
7,929
22, 554
7,110
8,204
8,543
21,352
7,230
M ft. b. m._
3,613
3,036
3,518
8,881
L 7,641
7,095
10, 187
10, 106
7,940
short tons . . 264,000 6 162, 000
666.0
M0.5
per cent..
short tons.. • 277, 600 6258,400
669.4
664.6
per cent -
215, 600
53.9
253, 600
63.4
334
311
323
296
263
278
281
285
289
270
293
293
285
315
323
2,141
1,899
1,780
3,132
3,024
3,080
2,653
2,735
2,818
47, 119
44, 763
66, 904
68, 612
76, 812
81, 110
38, 548
61, 827
77, 841
Flooring
Maple flooring:
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
New orders
Unfilled orders, end of
month
M
-M
M
M
Fabricated Structural Steel
New orders (prorated)
Ratio to capacity
Shipments (prorated)
Ratio to capacity
6 340, 725 6297,990 6 319, 550
688.5
677.4
683.0
6 314, 930 « 293, 370 6323,785
681.8
676.2
684.1
6 352, 660 6 318, 010 6 260, 645 2, 485, 200 3, 088, 085 2, 797, 410
682.6
691.6
667.7
6 289, 135 6 274, 120 6 318, 780 2, 770, 000 2, 796, 640 2, 569, 490
671.2
675.1
682.8
Portland Cement
Production
thous. of bbls..
Operation
per ct. of capacity. _
Shipments
thous. of bbls._
Stocks end of month
thous. of bbls..
Stocks, clinker, end of month
thous. of bbls. _
Wholesale prices, composite-dolls, per bbl_.
Common brick:
Stocks, end of monthBurned
thousands..
Unburned
. _ .thousands _
Shipments .
thousands-Unfilled orders, end of month
thousands. _
Plants closed down
number
Price, red, New York.dolls. per thous..
Sand-lime brick:
Production
- thousands _
Shipments by rail
thousands
Shipments by truck
. thousands .
Stocks, end of month
thousands-Unfilled orders, end of
month.
thousands..
Face brick:
Production . .
thousands _
Shipments
thousands. .
Stocks, end of month
thousands .
Unfilled orders, end of month
_ .thousands
Floor and wall tile:
Production
.
thous. of sq. ft
Shipments, quantity, .thous. of sq. ft__
Shipments, value
-thous. of dolls. _
Stocks, end of month.__thous. of sq. ft..
Terra cotta, new orders:
Quantity _
net tons..
Value _
thous. of dolls
Plate glass:
Production, polished.. thous. of sq. ft__
Roofing
Roofing, felt:
Production, dry felt
__ tons
Stocks, end of month, dry felt.__tons_Prepared roofing, shipments:
Total
__thous. of sqs_.
Smooth roll
__. thous. of sqs_.
Grit roll
thous. of sqs_.
Shingles—
Strip, patented, and hexagon
thous. of sqs_.
Individual and single
thickness
thous. of sqs..
17, 821
81.0
20, 299
23, 824
16, 124
75.7
18,083
6 21, 889
14, 410
65.4
15, 599
20, 699
18, 585
86.1
23,052
20,056
17,223
81.8
19,950
17, 325
16, 731
77.0
18, 695
15,381
18, 759
93.1
21, 970
19, 374
17, 884
91.7
20,460
16, 799
17, 533
87.1
19, 836
14,579
6 15, 244
1.6CO
6 14, 577
1.600
13, 895
1.6CO
8,995
1.6C4
7,009
1.6CO
5, 934
1.493
9,357
1.683
7,566
1.650
5,944
1. 650
350, 940
222, 710
105,493
373,485
271, 577
115,251
405,082
273, 309
103, 390
290,265
110, 904
130, 982
217,451
224, 530
93, 677
395, 919
284,402
151, 723
491,088
206, 938
218, 339
498, 691
257,692
167,078
454, 931
91,226
122, 078
149,034
62
9.50
132,689
70
9.50
101, 906
76
9.50
109, 564
56
10.13
110,215
26
10.50
133,083
58
9.50
221, 625
14
13.50
213, 274
21
12.50
145, 427
49
12.50
826
438
347
9,636
2,921
6,437
15,496
7,877
3,278
6,553
14, 151
7,925
3,437
6,169
12,260
16, 838
4,684
11,615
9,714
14, 121
3,960
10, 951
9,326
17, 563
5,150
10,866
12,957
21, 680
8,284
13,215
14, 446
17,267
6,767
11,281
15,304
21,590
5,562
15, 802
14,446
87,499
30,540
58,184
140, 698
42,060
107, 788
170, 772
57,325
116, 537
7,762
8,957
7,567
9,925
13, 286
12, 943
14,503
14,455
13,435
854
779
3,717
730
794
3,677
748
767
3,662
1,258
1,244
4,142
1,000
1,011
4,050
1,095
1,064
4,110
1,247
1,283
3,172
1,099
1,158
2,974
1,240
1,166
2,826
6,819
7, 6CO
11, 158
10, 763
10, 893
11, 239
1,067
901
1,059
141,329
144, 930
148, 711
144,265
152, 264
156, 120
958, 826 1,322,496 1,914,267
1,295
1,285
1,658
1,506
1,483
• 6, 356
6,797
2,684
6
18, 693
5, 595
66 5, 569
2, 149
6
18, 720
65,416
65,089
6 2, 097
619,047
6,841
7,403
2,847
e 12, 636
6,621
6,755
2,572
6 12, 502
7,636
7,260
2,731
612,877
8 33, 263
s 36, 814
8 13, 445
8 48, 123
8 50, 544
* 19, 975
8 51, 798
8 52, 578
8 19, 995
5,930
558
8,606
940
7,784
817
6,566
716
12, 058
1,123
10, 570
1,005
15, 597
1,460
67,493
6,532
103,059
11,251
129, 304
12, 240
7,979
8,583
14, 722
14,011
14, 621
12, 159
10, 897
11, 140
93, 778
129,885
108,423
18, 285
5,500
25, 631
5,005
21, 470
4,799
26, 665
3,974
23, 997
4,465
25,502
4,790
25, 574
3,356
24, 343
3,427
23, 930
3,367
210,225
268, 169
249, 521
2,544
1,021
655
3,506
1,438
872
3,259
1,575
922
2,903
1,077
829
3,011
1,231
826
3,308
1,502
836
3,071
1,257
853
3,187
1,394
841
3,453
1,604
824
25,264
11,036
6,533
35,500
15, 786
8,948
32,396
14,022
8,749
692
1,001
572
813
781
795
784
785
851
6,299
8,968
7,965
176
196
191
184
173
175
176
167
173
1,398
1,798
1,657
51,836
165, 687
48,449
36, 110
47, 970
162,302
41, 799
29, 939
48,518
165, 695
43, 518
24, 939
6 101, 766 6 78, 117
« 152, 261 « 6151, 999
6 115, 621
58, 991
6 75, 127 656,001
65, 530
162, 465
657,054
47, 525
103,878
122, 167
6 84, 581
672,263
6 86, 209
134, 749
6 65, 356
651,410
93, 174
147,656
682,893
6 41, 129
520, 456
841, 285
989, 750
504, 827
848,828 1,011,634
59, 130
187, 150
655,062
62, 369
185, 515
54,369
58, 126
204,446
52, 143
6 126, 763 •97,254 685,856
6192,302 6 172, 189 6176,246
6 146, 894 6 73, 195 672,039
114,070
161, 276
6 88, 165
6 94, 251
168, 211
6 74, 044
99, 250
180, 651
6 87, 524
647, 678
984,962 1, 114, 836
62,454 ' 64,044
254, 426
243, 845
55, 785
57, 606
63, 493
245, 813
60,475
6 121, 677 6 104, 969 6 93, 642
6 252, 635 6231,410 6 243, 567
6 142, 557 6 84, 985 678,430
6 3, 813
6 4, 860
1,663
* 15, 031
3,929
4,472
1,515
14, 488
5,594
520
5,718
465
5,523
1,480
6
BUILDING EQUIPMENT
Enameled Ware
Baths:
Shipments
pieces..
Stocks, end of month _ _ . .pieces
New orders
pieces-Unfilled orders, end of month. _ pieces. Lavatories:
Shipments
pieces
Stocks, end of month
pieces. _
New orders
pieces-Sinks:
Shipments
pieces..
Stocks, end of month
pieces ..
New orders
pieces..
6
6
Revised.
8
111, 740
116,497 6 101, 673
216, 338
216, 255
230, 725
72, 755 6 89, 122 6 103, 109
6
Cumulative through Sept. 30.
629, 506 1,013,522 1, 138, 524
666, 949 1,024,789 1, 154, 699
644, 722 1,045,342 1, 167, 699
35
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
September
August
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
1929
1930
September
October
August
September
October
1930
1929
1928
BUILDING EQUIPMENT— Continued.
Enameled Ware— Continued
Miscellaneous sanitary ware:
6 29, 807
Shipments
pieces
Stocks, end of month
pieces. . 101, 920
New orders
pieces.. 6 28, 365
Small ware (all except baths) :
Unfilled orders, end of month. .pieces. . 6 101, 720
Vitreous china plumbing fixtures:
142, 254
New orders
_
..pieces..
166, 156
Shipments
pieces
275, 367
615, 931
Stocks end of month
pieces
Porcelain plumbing fixtures:
8,232
Net new orders
pieces..
7,214
Shipments
pieces..
33,493
32, 696
Stocks end of month
pieces
98. 32
31,485
100, 585
28, 449
29,020
106, 899
27, 258
54,003
95, 958
6 44, 297
e 44, 943
103, 509
6 44, 202
46, 129
116, 110
6 40, 157
260, 200 6 207, 978 6 174, 140
6 188, 984
155, 483
129, 154
222, 190 1, 597, 641 2, 496, 426 2, 626, 329
236, 781 1, 796, 478 2, 516, 204 2, 644, 536
303, 917|
531, 119
6 48, 256 6 36, 184 6 40, 277
6 6122, 643 6 121, 382 6 124, 339
52, 399 628,005 6 35, 468
6
84,246
73,483
140, 882
155, 330
260, 919
586, 915
140, 274
158,262
242, 931
593, 364
242, 598
268, 619
385, 632
559,418
195, 931
237, 788
343, 775
586, 776
240, 606
215,033
369, 348
601, 832
217, 305
267, 610
353,034
477, 593
180, 758
215, 284
318, 508
510, 864
6,815
7,564
31, 973
29, 367
98.88
8,657
6, 455
31,309
25, 145
97. 40
12, 168
13, 873
26, 911
40, 343
98.84
9,524
9,569
26, 115
39, 708
98.97
8,548
8,269
25, 376
40, 682
99.20
12, 980
22, 970
65,029
47, 690
101.21
9,939
16, 525
54, 583
50, 953
101. 13
22, 665
17,018
50, 558
50, 956
100. 67
2,083
33.6
29.9
30.4
1,961
31.7
33.7
33.0
2,185
35.3
34.5
34.4
2,819
36.4
42.9
43.8
3,225
45.3
46.8
49.6
4, 265
50.2
51.1
2,985
36.5
44.5
42.5
3,190
43.0
44.2
43.0
4,193
50.5
53.2
51.9
.7
4.6
.
.8
4.6
.8
4.7
1.4
4.7
1.4
4.6
1.5
4.6
1.8
4.3
1.7
4.3
1.7
4.1
56,456
33,432
63, 343
25,830
53,091
17, 335
70,482
77, 568
75, 319
84, 138
82,440
62, 355
65,947
57, 288
65,010
58, 576
70,030
50, 266
24
18
18
26
29
27
20
21
26
64
30
30
58
37
32
45
29
35
53
30
31
49
31
30
38
31
37
40
6.0
79.0
52
5.0
89.0
51
8.5
85.0
53
5.0
97.0
58
6.0
101.0
61
23.0
104.0
56
7.0
92.0
65
9.0
101.0
65
10.0
103.0
of dolls
of dolls
1,985
1,788
1,879
1,795
1,901
1,855
2,483
2,418
2,314
2,294
2,984
2,842
2,565
2,619
2,754
2,689
3, 159
3,193
1,203
2,171
2,054
2,059
2,118
2,062
2,095
890
931
843
880
979
928
836
863
678
800
954
959
1,015
734
754
760
337
255
297, 441
399, 024
479, 911
290, 499
405, 951
481, 580
114, 858
106, 904
78,994
63, 565
232, 518
165, 806
Illuminating Glassware
Production:
Total
number of turns
Ratio to capacity __ per ct. of capacity _.
New orders
per ct of capacity
.Shipments
per ct. of capacity-Unfilled orders, end
-Stocks, end of mo.number of weeks' supply..
52.9;
Grand Rapids district—
Unfilled orders, end
of month.No. days' production..
New orders-No, days' production..
Shipments-No, days' production..
Outstanding accounts,
end of month.__No. days' sales..
Cancellations.. per ct. new orders..
:Steel furniture:
Business groupShipments
thous
New orders . .
thous.
Unfilled orders, end
of month
thous
ShelvingShipments ... thous.
New orders
thous
Unfilled orders, end
of month
thous
30, 850
i
I
Furniture
Household furniture and case goods:
Southeastern districtShipments
dolls., av. per firm. _
32, 715
24, 138
of dolls
1,331
6 1, 249
of dolls
of dolls
6555
6526
6497
6512
592
547
of dolls
6704
6720
674
100
106
147
139
101
101
203,492
227, 120
513, 488
220, 986
364, 993
371 481
2,439
72.5
2,636
2,459
10,024
6,768
2,202
68.1
2,585
2,623
9,404
6,412
1,041
1,079
617, 364
524, 965
22, 682
22,003
28,687
28,552
29,072
29,687
6,690
6,724
9,605
10,018
7,590
7,897
1,416
1,328
2,074
2,447
1,791
2,106
498, 904
i
PLYWOOD AND VENEER
Rotary-cut veneer:
Receipts
number of carloads
Purchases
.number of carloads
Bushel baskets:
Production
dozens
Shipments
dozens
Stocks end of month
dozens
174
122
223
287
251
306
259
325
244
199
264, 212
360,050
584, 410
190, 939
314, 904
461, 717
225,014
257, 942
428, 789
243, 05f
262, 810
570, 726
177, 982
285, 813
409, 110
2,715
77.5
1,922
2,656
8,079
6,447
2,246
74.5
2,942
2,700
8,072
5,994
2,572
75.6
2,996
2,445
8,320
6,121
2,686
80.9
1,909
2,654
8,467
6,297
2,322
78.7
2,122
2,433
8,084
6,173
156, 521 81,899,533 8 1, 817, 606 881,819,706
156,407 8 1, 798, 92o 8 1, 744, 713 1, 891, 623
420, 671
GLASS CONTAINERS
Actual production:
Quantity _
__
Relation to capacity
New orders
Shipments '
__ _
Unfilled orders end of month
Stocks end of month
gross
per cent
gross
gross
gross
gross
2,461
70.4
2,451
2,297
9,097
6,578
2.389
71.6
2,721
2, 261
8,415
6,302
24,025
24,894
24,331
26, 271
24, 108
25, 547
25,294
23, 768
24, 148
CHEMICALS AND OILS
Chemicals
Sulphuric acid:
441, 867 4, 723, 151
544, 462
291, 035 581, 760
641, 492 516, 264
Exports
thous. of Ibs
703, 787
176, 023 465, 766
.78
.78
.78
.78
.78
.78
.78
Price, wholesale
dolls, per 100 Ibs.
.78
.78
Nitrate of soda:
496, 908
54, 821
75, 318
36, 644
48, 385
51, 684
31, 539
9,083
Imports
long tons
19, 362
27, 207
259, 400
282, 300 2, 146, 979
275, 000
270, 300
253, 200
207, 800
202, 466
Production in Chile
.metric tons.
181, 467
179,357
Potash salts:
357, 884
57, 327
43, 313
28, 242
51, 757
45, 505
40, 088
Imports (commercial)
long tons45, 857
36, 796
48, 183
Sales2 in Germany
140, 818
79, 159
108, 696
76, 507 1, 221, 018
95, 372
123, 465
98, 722
(K O content)
metric tons.
127, 66C
71, 660
Superphosphate (acid phosphate) :
251, 190
343, 213 3, 299, 458
309,749 253, 181 6 349, 976 304, 857
282, 71C
Production
short tons335, 494
295, 79C
Stocks end of month
short tons 1, 526, 934 H,479,091 1, 697, 085 1, 362, 679 1, 283, 706 61,481,367 1, 380, 278 1, 347, 735 1, 546, 290
149, 002
89, 767 1, 762, 789
163, 242 e 106, 495
87, 688
92, 769
88, 230
149, 89£
64, 756
Shipments .. short tons
Fertilizer:
103, 57
112, 346
129, 849
99, 611
87, 115 1, 369, 867
155, 103
Exports
long tons
118, 761
125, 441
115, 58C
Consumption, Southern
62, 823
131, 12C
142, 828 5, 308, 66C
174, 347
101, 295
128,302
46, 930
94, 726
States
short tons
38, 25t
s Cumula tive throun'h Sept. 30
« Revised
5, 585, 050 6,046,230
821,842 901, 943
2,614,100 2,584,000
305, 695
310,652
1, 217, 182 1, 231, 607
2, 957, 089 3,141,077
1, 734, 461 1, 746, 089
1, 278, 928 1, 051, 495
!
5, 249, 441 5,371,507
36
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
August
Septem-
1929
October
August
September
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JAN*
UARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1938
October
August
September
October
1930
1939
1938
CHEMICALS AND OILS-Continued
Chemicals— Continued
Crude arsenic:
1,217
Production
short tons. .
2,077
2,694
1,027
887
Stocks, end of month
short tons-3,254
4,026
1,777
5,125
1,876
Refined arsenic:
1,002
Production
short tons _
1,101
1,265
857
868
Stocks end of month _ _ .short tons..
1,525
1,930
1,813
3,414
3,180
Dyes and dyestuffs, exports:
124
Vegetable
thous. of lbs_.
204
309
422
191
1,757
Coal tar
thous. of Ibs..
866
2,481
39
13
Price index numbers:
Crude drugs
-rel. to Aug., 1914. _
176
176
177
176
177
Essential oils
rel. to Aug., 1914..
97
91
168
90
188
Drugs and pharma143
ceuticals
rel. to Aug., 1914 ._
139
137
180
179
94
Chemicals
rel. to 1927. .
94
94
100
100
87
Oils and fats
rel. to 1927. .
78
74
96
100
Wood Chemicals
Acetate of lime:
ProductionUnited States
thous. of lbs_.
4,660
4,955
10, 154
11.025
Canada
- -thous. of Ibs.715
421
Shipments—
United States
- -thous. of Ibs ._
3,503
4,325
10, 862
10, 162
Canada. ..
thous. of lbs._
48
821
349
Stocks, end of monthUnited States
thous. of Ibs..
30, 733
31, 362
1,259
1,241
3,804
Canada
thous. of lbs._
73
147
23
Exports..
thous. of Ibs..
Price, wholesale
dolls, per cwt..
3.00
3.00
2.42
4.50
4.50
Methanol, crude:
ProductionUnited States
gallons. . 272, 823 289, 765
656, 414
598, 548
Canada
gallons. .
25, 950
17, 581
Stocks at crude plants, end of monthUnited States
gallons. _
576, 563 612, 735
244, 185
256, 356
Canada
gallons..
3,337
20,092
17, 061
Stocks at refineries and in transitUnited States
gallons. . 541, 380 617, 571
526, 172
514, 572
Canada
.-gallons-23, 584
63, 702
65, 505
157, 037
Exports
gallons..
82, 168
100, 479
33,849
49, 948
Wood at chemical plants:
C onsumption—
United States
cords..
34,300
35,400
70, 454
63, 460
Canada
cords..
3,228
2,041
Stocks, end of monthUnited States
cords..
591, 727
601, 801
565, 119
552, 338
Canada
cords..
70, 000
72, 026
72, 040
Daily capacityTotal
cords..
3,170
3,190
3,264
3,264
Shutdown
cords. .
1,598
1,518
475
525
Methanol, refined:
ProductionUnited States
gallons-275, 712 201, 663
454, 160
432, 094
Canada
gallons-20,400
43,700
27, 800
Stocks, end of monthUnited States
gallons. . 184, 107
20, 346
783, 674
729, 932
Canada
.
gallons. _
41, 786
37, 761
21,888
Shipments —
United States
gallons. _
310,215 365, 927
487, 153 598, 551
Canada
gallons..
8,896
22,188
31, 902
Price, wholesale, N. Y.-dolls. per gal..
-.40
.40
.40
.58
.58
Ethyl Alcohol
Production
thous. of gals. 12, 890
14,299
18,455
20, 739
20, 026
Withdrawn for denaturization
thous. of gals. .
11, 777
12, 615
18, 537
18,688
19, 199
Warehouse stocks, end of month
thous. of gals.9,317
10, 010
8,898
11,489
11,617
Explosives
(Black powder, permissible, and other
high explosives)
Production
_. thous. of lbs._
31,168
35,688
40, 584
34,113
42, 019
Shipments
thous. of Ibs. _
32,289
35, 069
34, 198
39, 163
42, 299
New orders
thous. of Ibs
32, 687
33, 173
34, 324
39, 580
40, 141
Stocks, end of month
thous. of Ibs..
16,043
16, 694
17,529
16, 812
16, 895
Naval Stores
Turpentine (gum) :
Net receipts, southern ports ..barrels. _
46,521
42, 873
38,500
49, 436
42, 127
Stocks at port, end of month. .barrels. . 65, 024
76, 774
88, 499
63, 151
65, 770
Price, southern, New
York
dolls, per gaL.
.41
.44
.41
.52
.55
Rosin (gum) :
Net receipts, southern ports -.barrels..
151,269
140,090
127, 621
172, 670
140, 212
Stocks at 3 ports, end of
month
barrels..
267, 540
276, 565 303, 669
205, 595 233, 215
Price, B, New York
dolls, per bbl..
5.39
5.80
5.54
8.51
9.01
Rosin (wood):
Production
barrels
37, 349
38, 293
34, 818
38, 315
36, 905
Stocks, end of month. . . . barrels
114, 281
117, 726
109, 785
98, 777
90, 036
Turpentine (wood):
Production
barrels..
6,573
6,125
5,817
6,721
6,695
Stocks, end of month
..barrels
12, 772
4,344
11, 163
11,257
4,713
Pine oil:
Production
gallons..
224, 546
229, 238 225, 688
229, 388
222, 112
Stocks, end of month
gallons. . 1, 512, 730 1, 528, 564 1,609,525
894, 993 888, 328
s Cu mulative t hrough Se pt.
3,113
3,309 |
2,086
2,999
1,079
2,978
1,238
3,024
17,290
15,898
13,648
1,036
3, 672
803
1,618
799
1, 971
835
2,344
9,942
8,863
7,462
247
18
237
1, 351
157
1,330
231
5,194
1,843
22, 271
2,049
11, 654
2,612
23, 420
177
161
164
161
164
158
164
155
180
100 i
105 i
193
99
94
193
99
95
195
99
97
12, 532
367
9,486
8, 605
446
10, 526
999
870,495 8 104, 339
12, 172
12, 840
2,098
13, 355
348
10, 407
847,436
1,687
7,950
140
1,141
3.88
3,134
183
449
4.00
2,863
349
36
4.00
23
719, 064
16,904
535, 803
495, 555
18, 816
641, 823 84,322,547 86,166,367 85,420,803
45, 768
255, 204
12, 924
287, 492
37, 933
229, 683
13, 665
314, 171
34, 399
530, 710
47, 479
12, 329
160, 156
64,817
14,000
164, 972
67, 314
32, 540
161, 723
57, 814
20, 408
75, 508
55, 086
49, 444
2,160
65, 182
5,366
527, 210
509, 435
73, 700
514, 204
73, 759
550, 412
73,119
3,246
289
3,482
1,053
3,486
1,083
3.486
' 668
445, 183
56,300
436,811
14,700
355, 353
38,600
487, 384 82,959,010 83,933,173 84,290,945
56,700
725, 620
14,238
396, 730
26, 715
300, 478
33, 101
325, 914
23, 339
558, 179
48, 532
.58
497, 971
22, 076
.48
415, 340
25, 396
.48
493, 712 83,811,207 84,433,016 84,441,365
48, 330
.51
4.50
825, 173
8
103, 546
208
419, 836
m
8
8
96, 990
110, 145
11,129
463, 762
8464,647 8644,899 8 548, 334
25, 426
18, 764
18, 613
20, 685
128, 522
169, 502
145, 863
24, 203
16, 128
15, 269
20, 718
117, 141
155,610
131,025
11,932
9,263
11.295
9.907
42,108
40,246
40, 295
17, 811
35, 092
33, 039
32, 268
18, 554
35, 310
37, 465
33,611
16, 274
38, 636
38,854
36, 347
16,011
327, 890
327, 466
321, 628
371, 635
372, 549
361, 933
328, 253.
330, 509
313, 129
33, 356
67,038
42, 724
73,304
34, 312
73, 595
33,924
79, 509
332, 320
325, 154
284, 193:
956, 387
.56
.52
.52
120, 886
145, 357
116,029
115,235 1, 106, 792 1, 119, 427
244, 767
9 27
227, 517
9.59
230, 672
9.18
216, 917
9.31
40, 903
84, 111
37,623
114,074
35, 473
112, 964
36, 942
111,728
400, 823
372,226
351,115
7,640
5,569
6,274
6, 898
6,257
6,027
6,486
5,704
70, 569
68, 893
61, 486
259, 017
875, 424
30.
225,668
822,813
211,828
845, 762
.53
219, 525 2, 431, 170 2, 272, 434 2, 272, 864
845, 645
37
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
1930
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Sur- August September
vey"
CHEMICALS AND OILS— Continued
Fats and Oils
Total vegetable oils and copra:
Exports
thous of Ibs
1,317
1,794
Imports
thous. of lbs_.
87, 072
73, 445
Copra, imports. _ .
. - short tons
16, 885
31, 139
Copra or coconut oil:
Imports
thous. of lbs_.
19, 331
14, 846
Consumption in
oleomargarine
thous. of lbs._
1 1, 479
15,818
Oleomargarine:
Production...
thous. of Ibs
23,071
28,554
Consumption
thous. of lbs_.
24, 672
27, 194
Animal glues, shipments
thous. of lbs-_
4,598
4,885
Cottonseed
Cottonseed:
Receipts at mills—
short tons
336, 129 1, 040, 865
Consumption (crush)
short tons. . 165, 770 561, 625
Stocks at mills, end of
month
.short tons.. 214, 965 695, 033
Cottonseed oil, crude:
Production
thous. of lbs._
49, 322
169, 458
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lbs_.
25, 606
79,280
Cottonseed oil, refined:
Production.
thous. of Ibs _
26, 525
102, 460
Stocks, end of month
thous. of Ibs.
200, 273
174, 208
Price, yellow, prime,
.084
New York
dolls, per lb_.
.081
Consumption in
oleomargarine
thous. of Ibs
2,906
2,151
Cottonseed cake and meal:
76,440
Production.
_
short tons
251, 128
Stocks, end of month
short tons_.
45, 340
116, 396
175
Exports
short tons
2,092
Flaxseed
Minneapolis and Duluth:
6
3,266
Receipts
thous. of bushs
5, 054
6
1,436
Shipments
thous. of bushs
2, 045
r 1 Stocks, end of month_thous. of bushs..
447
1,893
Imports
thous. of bushs
551
59
Production, crop estimate.thous. of bushs..
2.00
Price No. 1, Minneapolis-dolls, per bush_.
1.90
Linseed oil:
fc Shipments from
Minneapolis
thous. of Ibs
6,117
11, 565
IP Price, New York
dolls, per lb_.
.131
.105
Linseed cake and meal:
Shipments from
1* Minneapolis
thous. of Ibs
13, 398
27, 149
Exports
thous. of Ibs
22, 593
8,474
FOODSTUFFS
Wheat
Visible supply, end of month:
United States
_ -thous. of bushs.. 194, 800 213, 804
Canada
thous. of bushs..
90, 617
148, 288
Receipts, principal
!£ markets
. .. - thous. of bushs
85, 476
62, 569
Shipments, principal
44, 746
markets
thous .of bushs
48, 053
Production, crop estimate:
Winter wheat
thous. of bushs_.
Spring wheat
thous. of bushs _.
$. Total, wheat
-thous. of bushs ..
Exports:
United StatesWheat only
thous. of bushs
12, 716
18, 646
Including wheat
flour
.
thous. of bushs
24, 167
19, 069
Canada —
Including wheat
flour
. thous. of bushs
20, 461
31, 120
Prices:
No. 1, Northern Spring,
Minneapolis
dolls, per bush__
.91
.87
No. 2, Red Winter,
.88
St. Louis
dolls, per bush..
.89
No. 2, Hard Winter,
.81
.78
Kansas City
.dolls, per bush .
Wheat Flour
Grindings of wheat:
United States
thous. of bushs..
47, 654 8 49, 382
7,255
Canada
thous. of busjhs..
6,930
Production:
United States, actual _ _ thous. of bbls..
10, 313 6 10, 674
11,562
12, 241
United States, prorated.thous. of bbls..
1,624
1,548
Canada
--thous. of bbls..
Exports:
1,412
1,227
United States
thous of bbls
734
Canada
thous. of bbls..
627
Grain offal, production
thous. of lbs_. 851, 404 6 888, 576
Capacity operated, flour mills.. .per cent..
62
67
9,585
10, 929
Consumption (computed). -thous. of bbls..
Stocks, all positions, end of
month (computed)
__thous. of bbls..
9,500
9,600
Wholesale prices:
Standard patents,
5.34
Minn
dolls, per bbl._
5.08
Winter, straights,
4.44
Kansas City
dolls, per bbl_.
4.56
l
As of Nov. 1.
Final estimate for 1929.
1929
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
i
October
August
September
October
2,591
108, 699
33, 725
1,285
109,091
26, 622
2,632
82, 942
18, 007
3,061
88, 409
17,208
43, 124
36, 623
36, 952
18, 248
14,715
16, 075
32, 191
33,138
5, 891
28,400
25, 788
7,231
30, 562
31, 423
6,749
1, 323, 103
936, 743
August
September
October
1930
1929
1928
1,444
56, 364
19, 716
2,222
80, 914
20, 754
36,770
12,581
19, 511
11,910
36, 624
34, 591
8,071
23, 610
24, 965
6,780
239, 069
120, 023
917, 344 6 1,490, 757
489, 048 6 902, 039
175, 643
74, 116
865, 691 1, 536, 083 3, 743, 103 3, 449, 556 3, 230, 942
421, 362
910, 576 3, 766, 990 1 3,603,024 3, 050, 560
1, 081, 393
160, 652
588, 948 6 1,177, 666
123, 499
567, 828 1, 192, 935
283, 929
110,829
35, 218
28, 823;
149, 121 6 277, 468
77, 215 6 120, 472
20, 914
15, 261
126, 787
68, 856
282, 715
124, 625
1,176,250 1,145,416
970, 362
232, 179
175, 437
22, 877
230, 683
84, 351 6 210, 636
175, 437 6 231, 627
21, 012
234, 485
61, 637
159, 588
201, 483 1, 052, 656 1, 047, 181
223, 046
885, 677
3,681
82, 176
22, 897
26, 105
817,445
228,868
21,467
920, 304
249, 508
44,508
620, 845
190, 992
34, 008
31, 534
257, 503
347, 434
224, 522
14, 452
15,714
144, 388
150, 78f
128, 687
28, 446
29,002
6, 256
30,631
30,137
7, 528
267, 102
263, 136 i
54, 307
289, 931
285, 048
68, 525
257, 021
256, 184
66, 158
.076
.094
.093
.093
.094
.099
.099
2, 505
2,387
2, 362
3,022
2,062
2,437
2,678
421, 283
202, 156
4 361
56, 303
48, 894
12, 837
214, 982 » 402, 576
82, 541 6 163, 821
33,434
21, 608
35 101
18, 715
944
185, 728
61,411
22, 013
2,636
1,618
2,182
148
2 24, 168
1.80
1,479
567
23
1,020
4 111
1,655
909
842
1,025
426
310
1,068
3,812
1,260
615
1,254
2.79
3.23
3,189
1,697
1,179
2,582
16 844
3.32
2.05
.099
10, 787
.129
14, 789
.155
13, 707
.159
12, 519
15, 683
74, 874
27, 415
59, 539
205, 437
178, 827
190, 911
96, 224
28,943
25, 238
23, 176
23, 810
21, 788
406, 795 1, 687, 706 1, 627, 110 1, 384, 739
123, 833
60,015
42, 563
182, 387
189, 756
12,964
6,645
11,319
5,883
15, 194
7,563
12, 056
21,209
14, 649
2.09
6,600
2,348
2,585
1,209
* 19, 928
2.28
13, 571
.098
14, 443
.098
15, 437
.101
865,969
8 128, 002
8133,425
30, 466
52 423
16, 051
52, 394
26, 257
38, 770
30, 071
51, 894
198, 982
156, 620
202, 781
213, 381
92, 108
32, 728
114, 523
78, 069
138, 239
158, 204
101, 669
47,046
36, 256
84, 221
73, 322
84, 423
378, 762
419, 387
446, 292
60, 983
32, 134
27, 116
46, 105
39, 508
30, 365
255, 605
269, 591
248, 480
2
3
3
3
3
597, 392
2 242, 220
2 839, 612
577, 784
228, 006
805, 790
8 111, 866 8 159, 246 8 187, 157
326, 495
632, 580
470,911
< 578, 673
4 336, 203
* 914 876
6,311
12, 094
13,104
8,767
10, 374
17, 979
22, 058
82, 000
73,003
78, 088
12, 295
16, 935
18, 335
14, 664
14, 568
22, 568
28, 290
131,618
124, 309
121, 803
33, 447
13, 050
9,624
23, 215
29, 220
30, 928
48, 957
181, 860
210, 239
279, 871
.82
1.35
1.35
1.31
1.19
1.19
1.16
.87
1.32
1.35
1.32
1.38
1.45
1.44
.74
1.23
1.24
1.22
1.06
1.07
1.10J
49, 964
8,348
50, 725
7,178
47, 583
5,745
50, 445
6,814
47, 657
7,330
48, 014
8,554
52,890
9,473
441, 442
61, 264
443, 757
71, 885
433, 914
73, 090
10, 817
12, 089
1,869
11, 058
12, 562
1,607
10, 372
11, 870
1,283
10, 968
12, 153
1,528
10, 370
11, 567
1,590
10, 512
11, 197
1,892
11, 587
13,316
2,130
95,649
105, 556
13, 685
96,864
108, 684
15, 853
93, 951
105, 311
15,944
1,330
814
899, 884
62
11, 059
1,076
643|
882, 931
62
11, 686
1,163
492
831, 523
66
6 10, 007
1,311
554
886, 004
62
11, 642
932
925
819, 994
58
10, 435
1,020
890
820, 934
66
9,078
9,200
8,800
9,500
8,700
7,400
8,500
11,026
1,385
6,121
1,171
910, 900 7, 856, 418
66
94, 930
12, 536
4.98
7.31
7.17
6.91
6.62
6.59
6.41
6.24
6.10
6.01
5.66
5.65i
5.59
Revised.
95, 887
7,900
4.23
<Fiiaal estimat e for 1928.
9,715
11,401
8,655
8,431
718, 949 7, 598, 488
* Cumulative through Sept. 30.
93, 704
38
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
September
August
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1938
1929
September
October
August
1
September
October
1930
1929
1928
FOODSTUFFS-Continued
Corn
Exports, including meal-.thous. of bushs..
Visible supply, end of
month
thous of bushs
Receipts, principal
markets
.thous. of bushs
Shipments, prin, markets .thous. of bushs..
Grinding (starch,
glucose)
thous. of bushs
Production, crop estimate thous. of bushs
Prices:
No 3, Yellow,
Chicago
dolls per bush
No. 3, Yellow,
Kansas City
dolls per bush
No. 3, White, Chicago, .dolls, per bush. .
6,903
33, 195
18, 489
13, 323
9,044
205, 913
139, 804
217, 227
147, 807!
261, 414
182, 033
7,725
2, 818, 901
64, 987
74, 111!
72, 839
332
394
295
895
693
732
1,018
668
871
4,226
4,976
4,703
5,765
4,638
3,924
9,985
7,114
2,271
20, 282
12, 792
16,048
9,829
15, 176
8,705
19, 023
13, 643
19, 532
11, 082
18, 303
11,075
21, 467
15, 778
19, 658
11, 949
6,565
6,473
6,253
2, 094, 481
7,672
7,913
8,721
2, 614, 307
5,193
6,541 4
.99
.94
.82
1.01
1.01
.95
1.02
1.00
.96
.99
1.01
.99
1.02
.92
.96
.94
1.02
.94
1.00
.86
.98
.92
.99
.89
.97
.82
.88
Oats
Receipts, prin. markets... thous. of bushs..
Visible supply, end of
month
thous of bushs
Exports, including meal.. thous. of bushs..
Production, crop estimate -thous. of bushs..
Price, No. 3, white,
Chicago
dolls, per bush..
Grindings, Canada
thous. of bushs..
Production, oatmeal and rolled
oats, Canada
thous. of Ibs..
Barley
Receipts, prin. markets... thous. of bushs..
Visible supply, end of
month
thous of bushs
Exports
thous. of bushs
Production, crop estimate thous of bushs
Price, No. 2, Minneapolis-dolls, per bush..
Rye
Receipts, prin. markets.. .thous. of bushs..
Visible supply, end of
month
thous of bushs
Exports, including flour, .thous. of bushs..
Price, No. 2, Minneapolis. dolls per bush..
Production crop estimate thous of bushs
Total Grains
Total grain exports,
incl.
flour
thous. of bushs
Rice
Southern paddy, receipts at mills bbls..
Shipments:
Total from mills pockets (100 Ibs.)..
New Orleans
pockets (100 Ibs.)
Stocks end of month pockets (100 Ibs )
Exports
pockets (100 Ibs )
Imports
pockets (100 Ibs )
Production crop estimate thous of bush
25, 277
15, 381
9,445
36, 320
13, 833
15, 336
27, 271
14, 375
13, 872
108, 989
132, 040
132, 251
25, 867
292
31, 979
194
33, 509
157
1, 410, 761
25, 897
1,182
28,809
1,64C
32, 069
1,320
31,233,574
15, 687
2,571
18,004
2,763
17, 882
2,354
« 1, 439, 407
3,079
9, 425
11, 611
.39
817
.38
1,054
.36
1,174
.43
1,101
.48
975
.47
1,156
.38
988
.41
1,100
.42
1,292
8,244
9,331
9,395
11, 032
14, 843
14, 749
14, 228
12, 263
14, 632
15, 968
16, 499
17, 760
104, 465
118, 142
124,052
10, 822
12, 477
5,765
18, 666
7,807
5,554
23, 611
21, 710
16, 797
48, 805
59, 749
88, 645
7,429
1,281
11,991
1,359
9,805
4,624
9,519
6,209
8,084
14, 830
8,962
11, 639
< 357, 487
.63
.63
9,738
30, 391
45, 361
.53
9,877
1,795
* 303, 552
.59
.60
6,313
8,658
.52
12,035
1,295
328, 020
.52
2
5,200
6,562
2,001
5,766
3,720
3,405
2,636
6,001
6,770
18, 890
20, 247
24,327
14, 842
25
.55
13, 860
49
.49
46, 655
8,015
470
.98
8,889
1,22C
.97
9,903
562
.97
3
40, 533
1,440
709
.94
1,927
2,471
.94
4,437
3,098
.94
* 43, 366
307
3,473
12,790
26, 095
21, 041
14, 091
24, 106
28,097
19,073
27,644
43, 250
46, 233
151, 647
201, 125
210, 54$
2
507, 920 1, 084, 277 2, 062, 928
583, 944 1, 387, 795 2, 330, 286
338, 269 1, 197, 924 2, 113, 697 6, 179, 931 6, 933, 201 7, 368, 665
766, 414 1,322,711
128, 756
201, 483
841, 705 1, 670, 195
94, 030
150, 938
5,667
7,285
2
40, 976
506, 895
841, 027 1, 376, 400
126, 470 • 147, 464
249, 474
506, 953 1, 099, 055 2, 173, 838
221, 314
229, 686
131, 509
5, 549
6,292 3 6,662
40, 217
346, 076
777, 583 1, 245, 714 7, 412, 049 7, 905, 843 7, 916, 218
202, 697
963, 863 1, 409, 865 1, 559, 583.
96, 643
147, 464
695, 660 1, 102, 564 2, 142, 144
230, 320 1, 781, 917 3,099,175 2, 838, 393
120, 281
150, 623
8,864
139, 960
189, 147
289, 547
6,026
15, 412
< 43, 240
498, 911
90, 755
487, 724
99, 249
5, 977
114
2,729
e 1, 872
12, 757
8,566
35, 782 j
15, 979
2,793
4,441
21, 924
5,437
4,510
Hay
Production crop estimate thous of tons
Receipts...
..no. of cars..
4,717
Western dressed steers,
New York
dolls. Der lb__
2
As of Nov. 1.
.65
12, 649
23
.60
Fruits and Vegetables
Apples:
Production, crop
estimate
thous of bush
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
thous of bbls
Car -lot shipments
carloads
Potatoes:
Production, crop
estimate.
thous of bush
Car-lot shipments
carloads
Onions, car -lot shipments
carloads
Citrus fruits, car-lot shipments ..carloads. _
Oattie and Beef
Cattle movements, primary markets:
Receipts
thousands
Shipments, total
thousands
Shipments, stocker and
feeder .
thousands
Local slaughter
thousands
Beef products:
Production, inspected, ..thous. of lbs_.
Apparent consumption.. thous. of Ibs..
Exports
thous. of Ibs..
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
thous of Ibs
Prices:
Cattle, corn-fed,
Chicago
dolls per 100 Ibs
.61
""""pd
2 162, 016
« 186, 893
3 142 078
8,733
44, 034
3, 532
1,633
13, 114
7,997
36, 366
4,170
1,631
18, 085
2 368, 444
28, 788
5,593
6,301
16, 871
2,545
7,348
23, 978
5,040
5,684
3 359, 796
31, 253
5,484
8,652
15, 538
2,561
4,254
20, 267
6,009
3,636
4,808
2 84, 071
5, 401
4,325
4,325
3 101, 786
6,258
4,747
5,361
* 93, 351
8,435
48, 577
52, 662
60, 028-
1,605
619
2,108
947
2,377
1,223
1,619
687
2,105
888
2,407
1,271
1,829
814
2,191
1,067
2,541
1,327
16, 734
6,717
16, 943
6,763
18, 004
7, 466
150
959
443
1,084
691
1,183
267
940
423
1,117
747
1,170
336
1,007
563
1,069
799
1,195
2, 617
9,866
2,826
10, 025
3, 216
10, 361
434, 625
403, 081
409, 472 » 434, 287
1,793
1,661
468, 983
464, 450
2,347
406, 700
419, 494
1,457
419, 281
423, 701
1,259
458, 440
453, 543
1,223
398,056
407, 512
1,413
418, 882
433, 958
647
59, 755
« 60, 023
63, 652
48, 014
56, 434
72, 059
31,06£
37, 223
58, 036
9 14
.168
10.33
.191
9.97
.195
14.69
.238
13.80
.236
13.31
.236
15.11
.244
16.19
.259
14.63
.255
.173
.203
.205
.251
.250
.238
.26C)
.284
.282
a Final estimate for 1929.
< Final estimate for 1928.
78, 752
81, 234
88, 610
< 465, 350
28, 921 "~216,~467 "~2l6,~487 """226," 161
4,115
33, 237
30, 351
29, 9905,868
69, 191
69, 235
117, 601
430, 688 3, 963, 171 3, 957, 465 \ 3,950,769421, 850 4, 046, 857 4, 097, 79C i 4,059,873
14, 072
11, 513
1,276
16, 587
6
Revised.
39
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Sur-
1930
August
vey"
September
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
1929
September
October
August
September
October
1930
1929
1928
FOODSTUFFS— Continued
Hogs and Pork
Hog movements, primary markets:
Receipts _._
thousands _
Shipments, total
thousands
Shipments, stocker and
feeder
thousands. .
Local slaughter
thousands. _
Pork production, total:
Production, inspected thous. of lbs._ :
Apparent consumption,. thous. of lbs._
Exports
thous. of lbs_.
C old-storage holdings, end of monthTotal
thous. of Ibs..
Fresh arid cured
thous of Ibs
Lard (included in pork products) :
Production
_
thous of Ibs
Exports
thous. of IbsCold-storage holdings,
end of month
thous of Ibs
Prices:
Hogs, heavy,
Chicago
dolls per 100 Ibs
Hams, smoked, Chicago .dolls, per lb._
Lard, prime contract,
New York..
dolls, per lb._
Sheep and Lambs
Sheep movement, primary market:
Receipts
thousandsShipments, total
thousands
Shipments, stocker and
feeder
thousands
Local slaughter
thousands
Lamb and mutton:
Production, inspected _. .thous. of lbs._
Apparent consumption__thous. of lbs._
Cold-storage holdings, end
of month
thous. of Ibs..
Prices:
Sheep, ewes,
Chicago
dolls per 100 Ibs
Sheep, lambs,
Chicago
dolls per 100 Ibs
Miscellaneous Meats
Cold-storage holdings, end
of month
thous. of Ibs..
2,617
1,133
2,799
1,090
3,44]
1,392
2,964
1,132
3,089
1,128
3,701
1, 381
2,523
1,160
2, 60C
l,09c
3, 666
1,341
33, 343
13, 071
35, 908
13, 308
37, 679
14, 186
35
1,487
38
1,703
39
2,048
38
1,835
40
1,944
50
2,333
4
1,363
5f
1,500
65
2,311
438
20, 262
517
22, 575
625
23,452*
500, 438 472, 467
558, 041 • 551, 557
72, 719
53, 892
575, 700
637, 371
53, 798
586, 150
617, 432
87, 277
552, 490
614, 108
84, 650
651, 681
717, 951
97, 081
466, 696
550, 185
81, 924
434, 29f
588, 472
65, 617
623, 716 6, 253, 743 6, 840, 533 6, 868, 783
675, 222 5, 758, 612 6, 039, 581 6, 055, 255.
972, 496 886, 596
809, 969
75, 384
639, 827 • 507, 159
550, 959 « 447, 427
392, 071
356, 343
899, 485
719, 400
754, 188
600, 498
591, 247
491, 402
859, 903
682, 015
641, 977
515, 087
516, 634
433, 160
113, 968 81, 149, 595 81,312,598 81,297,561
554, 820
666, 009
605, 649
59, 865
98, 167
49, 287
88, 059
37, 417
41, 396
121, 894
55,487
114, 179
58, 329
128,951
70, 698
92, 401
50, 658
80, 135
46, 158
88, 868
• 59, 732
35, 728
180, 085
153, 690
99, 845
177, 888
126, 890
83, 474
9.78
.229
10.58
.227
9.86
.221
10.66
.275
9.96
.267
9.65
.242
11.71
.249
12. 43
.254
10.03
.260
.114
.119
.119
.124
.122
.114
.128
.132
.124
2,583
1,317
3,580
2,016
3,784
2,238
2,544
1,392
3,355
1,971
4,093
2,819
2, 362
1,250
3,386
2,161
3,938
2,485
24, 887
11, 990
22, 996
12, 057
21, 934
11, 539
465
1,266
907
1,479
1,024
1,597
639
1,155
1,027
1,301
1,831
1,328
564
1,097
1,080
1,213
1,466
1,403
3,420
12, 856
4,807
10, 891
4, 272
10, 319
52, 268
52, 646
59, 297
« 58, 875
65, 060
64, 957
49, 096
48, 743
50, 158
49, 551
52, 677
51, 9Gc
44, 525
44, 443
49, 237
49, 042
54, 107
52, 077
542, 049
541, 897
456, 516
461, 022
435, 926
437, 753
3,977
6 4, 320
4,337
3,159
4,113
4,992
1,691
2,113
4,321
3.08
3.84
5.16
4.68
4.63
5.72
5.50
5.35
7.72
7.35
7.03
12.88
12.55
12.09
14.31
14.16
13.08
84, 324
6 80, 653
72,414
76, 539
71,511
63, 914
56, 888
49, 798
52,201
3.09
Total Meats
902, 414 1, 108, 511 10, 758, 962 11, 254, 518 11, 255, 475.
Production, inspected
thous. of Ibs.. 955, 786 966, 388 1, 109, 743 1,041,946 1, 021, 929 1,162,798 909, 277
Cold-storage holdings, end of
731,111 631, 192
month
thous of Ibs
732, 212
787, 883 6 652, 155 532, 474 1,027,197
949, 547
886, 246
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs_. 1, 020, 159 «1, 044, 719 1, 166, 778 1, 085, 669 1, 087, 360 1, 223, 457 1, 002, 140 1, 071, 472 1, 149, 149 10,347,366 10, 598, 399 10, 552, 881
Poultry
Receipts at 5 markets
thous. of lbs._
Cold-storage holdings, end of
month
thous. of lbs_.
20, 527
24, 900
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs._
Wholesale price, New York__dolls, per lb..
Cheese
Total, all varieties:
Production (factory)
thous. of lbs._
Receipts, 5 markets
thous. of Ibs..
Apparent consumption.. thous. of lbs_.
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
thous of Ibs
Imports
thous. of lbs._
Exports, United States
thous. of Ibs..
Exports, Canada.
thous. of Ibs
American whole milk:
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
thous of Ibs
Wholesale price, New
York
dolls per Ib
26, 150
28, 477
37, 725
22, 361
23, 859
35, 613
86, 873
40, 749
43, 578
58, 093
50, 270
33, 243
30, 130
24, 284
27, 129
72, 674
6 75, 864
66, 170
71, 352
73, 410
830, 404
53, 100
937, 041
118, 250
584, 590
162, 831
117,372
38, 933
152, 192
54, 885
123, 582 6 118, 116
42, 963
44, 500
109, 582
181, 56P
. 4"
168,952
185, 70S
.43
158,541
174, 193
.46
36, 062
14, 509
43, 695
28, 239
12, 226
41, 637
55, 593
18, 605
39, 453
107, 219 6 103, 691
3,687
4,333
137
121
10, 188
12, 652
96, 397
6,293
183
16, 568
42, 589
6 46, 938
59, 261
49, 010
61, 976
30, 541
43, 903
88, 616
64, 810
653, 227
194, 623
133, 600 6 119, 388
44, 821
40, 853
143, 089 6 131,489
193, 1 1C
179, 305
.40
.39
Fish
Total catch, prin. ports
thous. of bbls..
35, 875
40, 687
Cold-storage holdings, 15th
of month
thous of Ibs
78, 997
85, 498
Canned salmon:
Shipments, United States
cases.. 1,030,095 1, 432, 990
Exports, Canada
cases..
29, 494
152, 779
Butter
Production (factory)
thous. of lbs_Receipts, 5 markets
thous. of Ibs..
Cold-storage holdings, cream-
33, 128
41, 125
14, 952
47, 564
237, 209
238, 530
225, 127
342, 297
327, 821
252, 189-
832, 632 1, 113, 495
168, 963
121, 152
810, 723 5, 534, 084 4, 550, 124 4, 607, 711
736, 335 923, 787 1, 024, 000>
253, 265
145, 430
55, 339
119, 499
44, 969
105, 894 1, 326, 557 1, 397, 987 1, 306, 820
505, 294
524, 597
503, 457
41, 884
138, 405
172, 92?
.41
136, 175
189, 164
.47
128, 071
176, 879
.49
105,811
171, 922 1, 797, 959 1, 798, 941 1,764,416
.48
47, 382
15, 289
38, 414
6 43, 206
14, 344
42,329
49, 842
18, 727
36, 541
45, 509
18, 222
48, 660
41,017
18, 665
43, 522
367, 796
143, 411
409, 811
508, 893
156, 192
387, 207
462, 675
170, 743.
414, 586
106, 009
5,268
138
11,047
102, 849
4,929
284
16, 954
94, 879
6,911
195
17, 144
101, 498
5,597
215
15, 788
98, 339
6,744
141
17, 123
97, 421
9,410
204
24, 282
58, 000
1,679
61, 461
62, 506
2,273
74, 058
63, 187
2,133
93, 148
14, 805
14, 545
14, 286-
87, 221
6 85, 076
78, 949
86, 558
84, 815
78, 058
83, 906
81, 833
82, 318
.19
.20
.19
.23
.24
.24
.26
.27
.26
944
952
717
1,151
944
735
1,076
939
794
10, 375
6 9,174
113. 138 6 106 631
6,777
QR 294
8,547
Rfi FQ3
7, 195
81 541
8,542
9,944
89.196
82. 255
s Cumulaiive through Sept. 30.
6,247
73. 327
Eggs
Receipts, 5 markets
thous. of cases
Cold-storage holdings, end of
month:
Case
thous of cases
Frozen __ ._
thous. of Ibs _
5
Revised.
4,930
70. 331
40
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JAN1939
1938
1930
August, except where otherwise
UARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
SeptemSeptemSeptem1930
1939
October August
October
1938
October August
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Sur- August
ber
ber
ber
vey"
FOODSTUFFS-'Continued
Milk
Condensed milk:
Total stocks, mfrs., end of mo.—
24, 650
32, 142
30, 542
27, 837
23, 949
29, 182
30, 875 6 27, 314
29, 893
Case goods
thous. of lbs._
17, 604
14, 429
19, 332
21, 965
29,217
30, 038
27, 559 ;
Bulk goods
thous of Ibs
25, 765
23, 727
Unsold stocks, mfrs., end of mo.—
24, 237
23, 614
24, 159
21, 821
17, 818
26, 464
20, 427
26, 950
Case goods
thous. of lbs_22, 951
6,954
7,935
6,351
4,840
8,751
8,019
7,735
8,367
8,119
Bulk goods
thous of Ibs
25, 585
32, 397
3,405
2,531
38, 373
3,294
1,718
3,116
3,246
3,366
4,019
1,479
Exports.
thous of Ibs
Wholesale price, New
6.18
6.18
6.03
6.13
6.13
6.18
6.03
6.13
York
dolls per case
6.03
Evaporated milk:
Manufacturers' stocks, end of mo.—
161, 679 165, 682 164, 989
272, 427 249, 936 244, 035
Total, case goods
thous. of Ibs.. 244, 969 218, 486 224, 486
186,717 192, 761 192, 084
101,819 134, 259 138, 808
Unsold, case goods.. .thous. of lbs_. 197, 189 179, 047 187, 262
5,264
5,583
52, 348
58, 849
65, 694
4,718
4,609
3,703
6,343
5,223
3,452
5,179
Exports
thous. of Ibs—
Wholesale price, New
4.58
4.58
4.21
4.45
3.80
4.30
3.80
3.80
3.95
York
dolls per case
Production, condensed and
160, 360 140,388 118,848 1, 742, 525 1,968,855 1,709,977
evaporated milk
thous. of lbs_. 163, 034 139, 8C2 149, 136
191, 805 147, 939 6 135, 209
Powdered milk:
Manufacturer's stocks,
16, 864
18, 857
30, 775
end month
thous of Ibs
34, 186 6 32, 770
33, 105
33, 491
29, 118
322
5,251
313
4,381
3,151
526
426
467
250
329
678
Exports
thous. oflbs.477
6
89, 228
100, 771
9,579
10, 225
9,781
9,623 « 10, 151
8, 640
Net new orders
thous. of lbs._
Fluid milk:
Receipts —
Boston (including
18, 385
17, 329
195, 557 184, 134 180, 402
19, 081
cream)
thous. of qts—
19, 634
193403
19, 115
19, 007
18, 273
18, 699
117, 162 113, 552 116,849 1, 172, 055 1,170,751 1,141,036
117, 248 118,605 118, 929
Greater New York, .thous. of qts._
116, 769
119,356 116, 140
Consumption in manufacture
9,151
8,530
80, 186
8,144
7,014
73, 639
75, 940
8,824
6, 173
9,066
of oleomargarine
thous. oflbs—
7,799
10, 321
Sugar
Raw:
Imports—
• From Hawaii, Porto
Rico
long tons
132, 240
117, 776
From foreign countries-long tons. _ 181, 184 273, 960
Meltings, 8 ports
long tons
413, 912
360, 592
Stocks at refineries, end
month
long tons
442, 894
378, 969
Refined:
Shipments, 2 ports
long tons
72, 208
49, 066
Stocks, 2 ports
long tons
53, 324
53, 998
Exports, including maple.. Jong tons7,246
6,668
Prices:
Wholesale, 96° centrif.,
N. Y
dolls, per lb.031
.032
Wholesale, granulated,
.044
N. Y
dolls per Ib
.043
Retail granulated, N. Y _ _ dolls, per lb.054
.054
111
Retail average, 51 cities- .rel. to 1913..
107
Cuban movement (raw):
Receipts at Cuban ports long tons.. 160, 710 152, 166
Exports .
long tons
314, 239
274, 588
Stocks, end of month
long tons 1, 278, 971 1, 162, 515
82, 660
277, 350
402, 333
90, 922
410, 479
504, 207
120, 481
292, 699
322, 716
92, 684
256, 953
380, 758
107, 202
274, 366
471, 175
89, 047
315, 722
417, 983
104, 841 1,357,518 1, 146, 548 1, 286, 993
257, 825 2, 522, 789 4, 023, 267 3, 019, 787
436, 122 4, 016, 375 4, 235, 160 4, 036, 603
283, 778
830, 508
873, 286
798,870
488, 161
465, 386
357, 506
62, 113
46, 134
8,553
89, 294
47, 419
8,579
47, 447
49, 631
5,705
60, 610
39, 375
5,674
82, 773
34, 049
11, 329
66,428
26, 725
7,413
61, 799
32, 920
11,971
.033
.038
.040
.040
.041
.042
.039
.044
.053
106
.054
.060
120
.053
.061
122
.054
.061
122
.055
.063
129
.056
.063
127
.052
.062
126
124, 848
291,311
957, 767
211,090
464, 310
739, 068
120, 530
349, 972
503, 592
94, 130
241, 256
326, 927
182, 414
348, 808
829, 437
168, 638
370, 339
630, 548
34, 779
38, 523
1,004
667, 642
720, 511
620, 807
58, 178
84, 082
88, 795
154, 547 3, 468, 161 4, 687, 084 4, 753, 634
323, 317 2, 702, 225 4, 299, 809 3, 429, 724
446, 210
Candy
Sales by manufacturers
thous. of dolls-
19, 044
28, 027
31,004
26, 174
239, 229
275, 013
Coffee
Imports
thous. of bags..
Visible supply:
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..
Price, Rio No. 7, Brazil
grades
dolls, per Ib..
Tea
Imports.
thous of Ibs
Price, Formosa fine, N. Y... dolls, per lb_.
Cocoa
Shipments from the Gold and
Nigerian Coasts, Africa . ...long tons..
Imports ._
long tons
Spot price, Accra, New York .dolls, per lb-_
925
1,655
809
10, 052
9,453
10, 147
5,043
686
1,365
5,515
793
1,181
5,378
702
1,040
5,390
693
1,157
13, 503
11, 607
11, 798
1,234
642
1,324
682
1,057
548
997
570
1,330
667
12, 155
6,414
11, 559
5,978
11,501
6,082
.161
.158
.139
.173
.173
.178
9,917
.223
7,019
.310
8,737
.310
10, 555
.310
8,086
.325
9,754
.325
10, 512
.310
69, 332
71, 606J
71, 302
12, 660
7,410
.0675
5,238
15, 922
.1081
4,459
10, 481
.1100
18, 491
16, 147
.1063
4,011
13, 461
.1213
3,724
6,388
.1163
15, 326
5,450
.1125
198, 120
146, 583
210, 687 !
189, 504!
187,901
148, 498
712
991
1,159
875
925
5,529
784
1,462
5,498
934
1,595
5,051
828
1,437
5,269
685
1,191
5,227
689
1,266
1,318
652
1,469
852
1,176
659
1,242
655
.072
.072
.089
8,134
.290
8,717
.224
13, 441
17, 863
. 0775
7,554
11,008
.0670
1
TOBACCO
Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals) :
Large cigars
..thousands.. 517, 200 523, 973 623, 861
598, 583 591, 738 701, 711
601, 877 586, 267 723, 318 5,011,370 5, 517, 882 5,411,228
Small cigarettes
thousands 10, 577, 438 10, 190, 031 10, 947, 130 10, 930, 629 10, 350, 544 11, 202, 294 10, 627, 344 9, 126, 271 9, 921, 537 102,998,604 101,736,443 89, 864, 438
Manufactured tobacco and
snuff
thous of Ibs
34, 470
35, 333
32, 166
33, 026
32, 260
33, 738
34, 981
31, 789
317, 085 324, 731 348, 597
31, 370
3 1, 519, 081
* 1, 374, 547
Production, crop estimate thous. of Ibs
2 1, 518, 781
Exports:
Unmanufactured
thous. of lbs._
39, 527
78, 262
88, 509
53, 841
41, 343
55, 965
79, 150
26, 833
57, 509
460, 597 428, 827 437, 107
Cigarettes
thousands
295, 744
659, 187 558, 249 586, 767
305, 676 318, 751
860, 791 961, 827 956, 846 4, 336, 613 7, 354, 575 9, 482, 337
Stocks, end of quarter:
Chewing, smoking, snuff, and
• 1, 214, 466
' 1, 214, 166
export
_- _- thous. of Ibs..
n,274,580
Cigar tobacco
thous. of Ibs—
' 303, 104
7 313, 147
' 308, 660
Total, including
'1,611,938
' 1, 679. 477
'1.649.000
imported
thous. of Ibs—
7
2
» Final estimate for 1929.
* Final estimate for 1928.
As of Nov. 1.
^Revised.
Quarter ended in month indicated.
41
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1929
1930
September
August
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
September
October
Septem-
August
October
1928
1929
1930
TRANSPORTATION
River and Canal Cargo Traffic
Panama Canal:
2,681
2, 582
2,145
2,060
2,394
2,846
2,433
2,425
2,313
Total cargo traffic -thous. of long tons_.
Tn American
1,344
1,022
1,311
1,040
1,133
1,194
1,195
1,103
vessels
thous of long tons
1,140
532
774
436
639
546
679
600
707
602
In British vessels, thous. of longtons_.
Sault Ste. Marie
9,094
14, 085
11, 267
10, 347
11,213
13,603
13, 356
13, 680
canals
thous. of short tons._
12, 812
New York State
457
458
608
380
491
536
389
517
411
canals
thous of short tons
247, 376 244, 640
206, 188
199, 955 243, 668
160, 903
230, 043
148, 691
Cape Cod Canal
short tons_130, 566
2,762
2,288
2,622
2,772
2,997
2,602
Suez Canal
thous of met tons
2,634
612, 943
623, 651 1, 115, 601 996, 833 1, 115, 190
574, 241
Welland Canal
short tons. - 985, 829 980, 532 916, 563
809, 323 775, 772 749, 287 1, 359, 561 1, 150, 058 1, 270, 051
St. Lawrence Canal
short tons.. 1, 005, 853 914, 038 876, 821
Mississippi River Govt.
70, 088 e 113, 749
137, 021
103, 000
85, 000
120, 444
90, 947
barges
short tons..
113, 903
148, 377
Ohio River, Pittsburgh, Pa., to
Wheeling, W. Va
short tons.. 997, 548 927, 902 1, 037, 028 1, 080, 996 1, 144, 682 1,151,819 1, 034, 775 963, 766 1, 010, 860
387, 260 282, 393 246, 832
330, 123 364, 309
366, 351
Allegheny River
short tons-_
346, 670
288, 629 377, 744
Monongahela River
short tons 2, 152, 186 2, 086, 575 2, 075, 278 2, 500, 617 2, 374, 949 2, 464, 099 2, 304, 619 2, 305, 681 2, 396, 557
Ohio River, tonnage originating (quarterly:
Pittsburgh
7
7
7
3, 015
3, 287
district
thous of short tons
2, 932
Huntington
7
7
7
1, 394
1, 862
1 423
district
thous of short tons
Cincinnati
7
7
7294
179
district
thous of short tons
139
Louisville
7
7
7
1,
251
1,
305
district
thous of short tons
1,
178
7
7
7
6, 009
6, 579
Total
thous of short tons
5 673
23, 415
26, 392
24, 157
11, 242
5,771
12, 355
6,966
11, 304
6,754
67, 455
85, 186
75, 273
2,544
2,811
3,216
2, 048, 600 1, 779, 395 1,111,480
5, 437, 346 4, 274, 1 13 6, 321, 341
5, 551, 929 5, 171, 381 7, 244, 159
959, 308 1,115,477 1,151,903
9, 092, 098 9, 414, 890 8, 469, 721
2, 567, 698 2, 720, 808 2, 409, 291
21, 674, 832 23, 717, 749 21,679,768
8 8, 009
8 8, 189
s 7, 419
8 4, 001
8 4, 211
8 3, 861
8490
8354
8362
8 2, 813
815,314
8 3, 970
8 16, 724
8 3, 042
8 14, 685
Ocean Traffic
Clearances, vessels in foreign trade:
Total
thous. of net tons
American
thous of net tons
Foreign
thous. of net tons__
8,480
3,359
5,121
7,653
3,060
4,593
7,074
2,651
4,423
8,428
3,219
5, 208
7,559
2,833
4,726
7,503
3,041
4,463
8,377
3,173
5,204
7, 365
2, 91 2
4,453
7,806
3,252
4,554
69, 906
27, 457
42, 449
69, 916
26, 847
43, 069
66, 012
25, 804
40, 208
Shiptmilding
Completed during month:
Total
_ - _ ___ _ _
gross tons
Steel seagoing
gross tons
Building or under contract, end of month:
Merchant vessels -thous. of gross tons--
75, 030
33, 302
32, 083
20, 125
51, 667
16, 895
32,298
21, 497
28, 325
24, 322
8,620
2, 167
12, 537
2,245
27, 833
24, 483
7,148
4,318
358, 015
180, 903
180, 751
99, 991
155,139
95, 059
489
423
366
215
254
400
235
242
260
4,138
2,238
2,421
Freight cars
Surplus (daily av. last week of month):
Total
cars
431, 971 394, 032
402, 637
158, 112
118,523 124, 194
201, 864
103, 906
105,017
232, 896
202, 398 230, 705
72, 612
80, 956
87, 985
114,355
53, 170
54, 263
141, 721 139, 416
126, 935
17, 066
Coal
cars
12, 117
31, 021
47,615
21, 809
21,128
Shortage (daily av. last week of month) :
12
436
Total
cars
8
127
279
44
Box
cars
34
CoaL
cars
112
8
159
44
Car loadings:
Total___
_ _ cars 4, 670, 368 3, 725, 243 3, 817, 786 5, 600, 706 4, 542, 28964,679,411 5, 348, 407 4, 470, 541 4, 703, 882
303, 994
162, 815
189, 215
Grain and grain products
cars..
316, 111
199, 464 6 185, 748
288, 572
238, 470
219, 320
105, 550
128, 906
Livestock
._ __ _ _ . cars
107, 777
121, 357
123, 685 6 149, 137
126, 780
136, 923
154, 670
769, 079
637, 889
Coal and coke
cars-.
733, 345
902, 230
799, 349 6 864, 517
874, 369
764, 880
869, 200
207, 372
161, 532
158, 742
Forest products _ _
cars
343, 804
251, 851 6 254, 486
332, 061 254, 527
264, 690
284, 388
153, 932
240, 164
Ore.
cars
195, 118
378, 809
274, 599
321, 700
250, 969
240, 985
Merchandise and 1. c. 1
cars.. 1, 178, 655 943, 536 965, 743 1, 307, 838 1, 048, 912 e 1, 086, 100 1, 290, 844 1, 034, 957 1, 081, 804
1, 821, 330 1, 490, 176 1, 514, 303 2, 230, 557 1, 844, 429 6 1, 899, 259 2, 114, 081 1, 789, 815 1,873,213
Miscellaneous
cars
Railroad Operations
Operating revenues:
Freight
thous of dolls
Passenger
thous of dolls
Total operating
thous of dolls
Operating expenses
thous of dolls
01
Net operatin income
thous of dolls
Freight carried
mills, ton-miles. _
Railway Equipment
Locomotives (Am. Ry. Assn.}:
Owned, end of monthQuantity
number
Tractive power
mills of Ibs
In bad order, end of monthAwaiting classified repairs
number
Per cent of total in use... per cent-Installed
number
Retired number
New orders
number
Shipments, manufacturers' (Census) —
Total.
number.Steam, domestic
.number
Electric, domestic
_ number. .
Unfilled orders (railroads), end of mo.—
From manufacturers
number-In railroad shops
number .
Unfilled orders, manufacturers' (Census)—
Total . .
number
Steam, domestic.. .
number
Electric, domestic
number-Exports, steam
number.
•Kevised.
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354, 713
67, 432
466, 370
327, 204
95, 604
37, 421
363, 473
59, 092
467, 469
320, 131
104, 078
36 220
385, 684
52, 368
483, 455
326,286
112, 251
446, 610
84, 315
587, 322
396, 205
141, 758
44, 950
435, 530
75, 759
567, 365
383, 859
134, 346
6 44, 222
6 483, 596
6 66, 165
e 609, 358
6404,943
6 153, 202
47, 814
421,771
85, 187
558, 751
384, 528
138, 728
42, 425
424, 092
80, 200
556, 916
376, 241
134, 491
43, 791
493, 064
69, 690
618, 751
402, 161
165, 623
48, 234
56,287
2,540
56, 236
2,541
56, 157
2,543
57, 477
2,540
57,355
2,540
57, 195
2,538
59,769
2,585
59,600
2,582
59, 371
2,578
4,585
8.2
161
216
34
4,676
8.6
147
198
25
4,936
8.9
127
206
4,002
7.0
153
306
31
4,075
7.2
127
248
84
4,057
7.1
166
327
125
4,486
7.6
114
320
70
4,327
7.3
93
260
8
4,414
7.5
102
331
4
77
68
5
65
62q
50
48
2
129
117
6
75
60
7
96
90
6
34
23
4
41
28
2
36
26
189
46
143
38
102
37
370
25
329
25
248
46
81
19
98
15
104
17
174
132
436
429
136
96
392
347
33
31
13
55
5
2
30
20
Quarter ended in month indicated.
423
347
49
11
204
135
26
20
178
118
27
33
170
113
29
8
234
193
3
2
7
8
38, 976, 434 44, 599, 437 42, 928, 644
1, 932, 611 2, 044, 348 2, 061, 036
1, 051, 629 1, 160, 482 1, 248, 500
6, 948, 628 7, 939, 948 7, 529, 078
2, 073, 453 2, 791, 096 2, 793, 852
1, 550, 281 2, 102, 608 1, 706, 021
10, 248, 679 11, 020, 853 10, 944, 53
15, 171, 153 17, 540, 102 16, 645, 599
1,461
2,116
337
1,377
2,881
797
1,190
2,600
253
667
632
19
688
570
38
471
311
87
49
176
174
Cumulative through Sept. 30.
42
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
'The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Sur-
1930
August
vey"
1939
September
October
August
September
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1938
October
August
September
October
1930
1939
1938
TRANSPORTATION— Continued
Railway Equipment— Continued
Freight cars (Am. Ry. Assn.}:
Owned, end of month —
Quantity
_ _ thous. of cars ._
Capacity
mills, of Ibs..
In bad order, end of monthQuantity
cars..
Per cent of total in use., per cent—
New orders
cars
ShipmentsTotal
-._— cars..
Domestic
.cars
Unfilled orders (railroads)—
Total
cars..
From manufacturers
cars..
In railroad shops
cars..
Passenger cars:
New orders
cars..
ShipmentsTotal
cars..
Domestic
-cars
2,274
211,831
2,275
6211,942
211, 822 1
208, 897
2,268
2,266
209, 001
2,265
209, 137
2, 299
210, 483
2,296
210, 335
2,292
210, 092
153, 046
6.8
823
157, 141
7.1
565
157, 727
7.1
3,291
134, 253
6.0*
132, 611
6.0
4,257
126, 055
5.7
17, 207
149, 252
6.6
767
148, 333
6.6
1,236
138, 238
6.2
1,635
36, 428
83, 397
26, 271
5,940
5,934
4,235
2,384
2,307
7,811
7,614
7,239
7,818
7,363
5,295
5, 261
3,220
3,000
2,507
2,345
62, 684
61, 341
57, 403
54, 363
36, 157
35, 108
10,802
7,723
3,079
6,175
4,127
5,423
2,445
2,978
31, 671
27, 289
29, 317
25, 554
3,763
33, 123
29, 857
3,266
8,177
5,673
2,504
6,619
3,878
2,741
5, 437
1,880
3,557
4,176
2,048
2,272
13
62
35
35
50
50
73
10,657
7,243
10, 080
6,360
9,745
6,820
18, 541
537
18, 422
544
8,339
2,562
7,633
4,382
51
589
2
56
623
1,128
1,760
76
64
96
77
69
69
147
144
146
143
68
68
648
608
821
753
885
815
11, 969
7,010
10, 220
5,945
13, 151
9,157
16, 889
9,254
14, 752
9,630
7,068
3,856
130, 720
98, 135
126, 843
84, 303
131, 568
83, 153
41, 088
1,025
9,729
442
22,469
830
27, 504
996
12, 145
599
26, 105
1,169
13, 413
598
153,313
5,132
143, 233
5,108
132, 926
5,707
8,459
8,325
8,724
8,584
8,322
9,547
9,427
9,337
76, 512
81, 269
89, 695
549, 287
127, 153
183, 583
43, 939
72, 270
523, 623
112, 574
220, 766
49, 102
67, 012
12, 415
499, 633
98, 523
222, 698
44, 873
14, 816
69, 957
17, 792
80, 900
22, 778
70, 783
28, 020
85, 946
26, 740
47, 757
24, 629
63, 191
29, 317
80, 233
29,917
49, 831
5,245
5,100
56, 526
5,57]
70, 551
11, 295
5,150
49, 429
9,135
4,907
39, 767
8,485
6,488
50, 323
9,866
8,093
42, 105
8,056
7,479
34, 643
8,494
7.927
3,287
7,483
3,031
6,800
2,721
7,59-3;
3,312
7,297
3,081
6,650
2,738
149
Highways
Concrete pavements, new contracts:
Total..
thous. of sq. yds..
Road
thous. of sq. yds..
Federal-aid highways:
Completed—
Cost
thous. of dolls
Distance
_ _ _
miles..
Under construction, end of month
_ miles .
i
Passenger Travel
National Parks:
^ Visitors
number
t
Automobiles entered
number
Arrivals from abroad:
Immigrants
_
number __
United States citizens
number .
Departures abroad:
Emigrants
number
United States citizens
_ .number ._
Passports issued
number..
Pullman company operations:
Revenue
thous. of dolls __
Passengers carried
thousands ...
Trend of business in hotels:
Room occupancy ..per ct. of capacity..
Average sale per occupied room
dollars--
88, 372
10, 510
7,128
2,767
8,772
16,777
7,834
6,476
2,517
68, 997 2, 055, 423 2, 006, 922 1, 979, 397
378, 126
500, 314
10, 466
423, 470
8
8
8
150, 661
378, 511
8 37, 177
398, 384
189, 166
8
8
59, 495
22, 871
8
8
202, 837
375, 982
8
8
8
8
8
40, 333
365, 074
180, 715
8
8
217, 218
350, 659
8
55, 307
369, 776
171,813
861,916
8 25, 962
63, 355
25, 546
64
69
65
69
75
63
68
72
3.96
3.82
3.90
4.13
4.02
4.11
4.09
3.98
4.07
668.4
68.3
71.9
74.3
76.4
67.9
66.1
66.4
76, 925
17, 756
75, 898
17, 601
75, 606
18, 197
79, 653
20, 047
68, 784
15, 985
68, 432
16, 496
72, 464
18, 565
12, 067
15, 316
1,688
11, 531
14, 751
1,724
12, 485
15, 947
2,029
11, 530
14, 328
1,887
11,010
13, 911
1,918
11,765
14, 928
2,247
179, 500
73, 000
185, 000
80, 000
197, 500
83, 000
173, 952
61, 810
179, 346
68, 236
190, 796 8 1,754,
059 81,697,250 8 1,648, 724
73, 671 8 751, 426 8 731, 500 8 622, 668
724, 812
704, 818
774, 466
736, 223
717, 810
795, 140 7, 044, 002 7, 599, 377 7, 712, 505
8,709
2,732
5,976
7,510
3,036
4,474
7,276
2, 787
4,488
7,922
2,873
5,049
8
8
8
389
8, 320
382
7,128
355
6,921
374
7,548
8 4, 533
8 67, 189
8
1,460
1,439
155
88 13, 145
12, 923
« 1, 169
88 12, 902
12,
681
8
1, 092
60
Warehouses
Public merchandise warehouses, space occupied ...per ct. of total-.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Telephone companies: *
Operating revenues
thous. of dolls —
76, 279
Operating income
thous. of dolls..
16, 445
Telegraph companies:
Commercial telegraph
tolls.. ._ _
thous. of dolls
10, 121
Operating revenues
thous of dolls
12, 965
Operating income
thous. of dolls. _
1,400
Gas and electric companies:
Gross earnings
thous. of dolls _ 6 189, 423
Net earnings
. thous. of dolls
6 71, 538
Electric railways (212 companies) :
Passengers carried ._ -thous. of persons .. 646, 750
10, 117
13, 054
1,467
I
191, 696
80, 838
646, 036
701, 279
8
8
700, 669 8 672, 976
157, 386 8 161, 390
8
8
8
8
8
94, 239 8 103, 163
120, 871 8 8130, 820
10, 681
14, 910
8
609, 002
149, 041
8
96, 874
121, 259
15, 576
8
ELECTRIC POWER
Electric power production:
Total
mills, of kw. hours—
By water power. ..mills, of kw. hours..
By fuels
_ .mills, of kw. hours—
In street railways,
manfg.plants,etc. mills, of kw.hours—
In central stations .mills of kw. hours—
Electric power production (Canada) :
Total
mills, of kw. hours—
By water power mills, of kw. hours
Exported
mills, of kw. hours
Electric power, gross
revenue
thous. of dolls—
Eate of manufacturing operations (based
on the consumption of electrical energy
for power purposes) :
Activity by geographical divisionsUnited States
.rel. to 1923-25—
New England
rel. to 1923-25—
North Central
rel. to 1923-25Middle Atlantic. _. rel. to 1923-25Southern
rel to 1923 25
Western
rel. to 1923-25. _
s
6 7, 878
6 2, 488
6
5, 390
7,763
2,257
5,506
8,356
2,837
5,518
8,062
2,473
5,589
526
6 7, 352
7,284
479
390
7,966
380
7,682
1,403
1,382
143
1,428
1,404
154
1,445
1,426
133
1,477
1,455
136
1,594
1,559
126
1,314
1,298
146
1,280
1,262
130
168, 100
174, 400
166, 200
173, 600
182, 500
148, 600
156, 100
e 106. 9
87.1
112.0
94.3
110.2
125.0
110.7
88.1
6 110. 6
103.1
120.1
6 130. 9
Revised.
103.2
93.2
107.3
99.6
118.4
116.1
128.2
108.7
135.5
127.9
132.7
127.0
6
134.5
120.8
134.6
135.8
102.2
126.2
115.3
118.2
132.4
149.7
136.9
140.6
118.3
136.0
138.0
133.0
126.3
131.2
112.8
127.5
143.1
127.5
150.8
133.8
8
Cumulative through September 30.
71, 720
26, 026
45, 655
8
8
71, 889
26, 501
8 45, 388
8 3, 455
68, 434
8
8
8
8
64, 263
26, 274
37, 989
8 3, 871
60, 408
88 11, 589
11,436
81, 173
164, 900 8 1,588, 200 81,541,000 8 1,391, 199
132.0
119.3
143.5
133.4
129.7
148.7
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
August
1929
September
October
August
September
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
October
August
September
October
1930
1939
1938
ELECTRIC POWER— Continued
JElate of manufacturing operations— Con.
Activity by industriesAll industry
rel. to 1923-25. .
Chemical and allied
products
rel. to 1923-25 ..
Food and kindred
products
rel. to 1923-25.Rolling mills and steel
plants
rel. to 1923-25—
Metal working
plants
rel. to 1923-25..
Metal groups
rel. to 1924-24..
Leather and its
products
rel. to 1923-25..
Lumber and its
products
rol. to 1923-25..
Paper and pulp
rel. to 1923-25..
Rubber and its
products
rel. to 1923-25—
Shipbuilding
rel. to 1923-25—
Stone, clay, and
glass
rel. to 1923-25..
Textilcs
rel. to 1923-25..
Automobiles, including
repair parts
rel. to 1923-25 _.
6 106. 9
110.7
103.2
128.2
135.8
134. 6
120.8
134.5
132.0
135.7
147.1
122.4
125.0
139.9
145. 0
119.2
132.0
129.4
141.2
148.6
137.2
132.2
141.2
131.7
128.3
142.0
138.0
112.0
110.3
126.0
150.9
152.3
144.8
125.4
141.2
144.7
95.2
101.3
97.4
101.4
87.0
101.2
134.6
140.7
147.4
149.2
145.0
145.1
125.8
125.5
144.2
143.0
144 5
144.6
87.7
73.5
84.9
102.2
105.4
93.0
94.7
108. 9
103.8
6 97. 7
115.1
6 105. 6
119.3
77.1
120.0
102.3
123.6
111.4
127.0
109.8
141.0
111.6
129.1
111.3
132.0
109.3
133.3
110.5
122.8
107.2
124.1
99.0
121.5
120.2
96.3
133.7
114.9
135.1
134.4
138.4
67.3
151.2
72.3
146.4
73.8
118.2
72.5
120.5
85.1
106.3
85.4
157.7
110.0
165.7
115.5
159.2
129.8
135.3
97.3
152.0
112.5
144.7
121.0
86.6
88.4
80.9
143.0
138.1
122.4
143.2
161.0
141.2
73.9
82.0
117.2
72.8
84.9
82.8
96.1
83.0
408, 895
35, 139
75.6
83.4
115.1
73.3
82.9
81.9
92.0
74.8
418, 262
35, 058
74.3
81.6
114.3
72.5
80.2
87.7
93.0
133.2
88.8
105.1
106.5
125.0
127.0
485, 330
38, 978
89.3
94.2
133.4
91.1
105.8
105.6
124.0
119.0
494, 311
38, 239
89.7
93.1
133.6
90.8
103.8
102.9
119.2
6
98. 5
496, 578
38, 620
82.5
88.1
124.0
84.9
96.3
104.9
113.8
132.7
456, 303
31, 137
84.3
89.0
124.0
86.5
97.7
106.5
114.5
134.0
466, 357
30, 812
86.0
90.4
126.0
90.1
97.8
106.3
110.6
129.0
475, 753
31, 960
11,631
958
77.2
73.2
12, 061
944
80.0
71.4
11, 489
14, 599
1,074
96.8
106.0
15, 063
1,015
99.9
105.0
14, 938
1, 054
99. 1!
105. 8'
13, 411
877
89.0
96.3
13, 862
865
92.0
97.1
14, 168
868
94.0
98.3
118.8
95.4
116.6
89.6
116.2
127.8
120.9
126.8
115.0
125.6
114. 7|
119.3
138.4
119.1
136.3
118.8
134.0
78.0
90.7
79.0
90.6
79.0
91.0
96.5
90.0
96.3
89.0!
94.0
91.0
97.6
90.0
97.8
91.0
96.9
80.8
67.2
94.5
78.1
99.7
99.9
93.6
68.9
105.5
83.4
109.8
116.6
110.9
97.2
112.7
112.5
135.9
134. 7
70, 197
70, 598
70, 790
63, 632
63, 516
63, 713 !
62, 111
62, 010
62, 016
26.45
28.45
22.21
27. 27
104.4
93.2
26.43
28.84
22.16
26.92
105.9
93.1
26.42
27. 94
102.6
93.1
28.57
30.08
26.51
27.55
110.4
100.7
28.26
30.47
25.17
26.50
111.9
99.6
29.17
30.08
26.70
27. 28
110.4
102.8
29.13
29.39
26.60
28.15
107.9
99.9
28.31
29.72
26.30
28.08
109.1
99.8
28.57
29.78
27.25
27.16
109.3
100.7
25.38
27. 15
28. 35
22.30
15.71
25.22
26.87
28.08
21.93
15.27
24.92
26.25
27.25
22. 13
15.72
27.94
30.69
32.18
25. 09
17.47
28.58
31.56
33.06
25.82
17.81
28.80
31.60
33. 14;
25. 64!
17. 84
27.35
30.30
31.77
24.78
17.04
27.76
30.93
32.42
25.27
17.33
27.76
30.70
32.26
24.72
17. 34
49.1
42.6
48.3
42.5
48.2
42.3
49.4
48.4
49.6
49.0
49.3
49.4
49.6
47.9
49.8
48.2
49.6:
48.01
50
42
28
23
26
37
36
46
53
39
50
42
23
24
27
38
37
48
53
40
49
41
22
24
27
38
38
48
53
39
51
42
30
25
30
39
37
48
52
40
51
43
29
25
31
39
37
48
54
41
51
42
27
26
30
38
37
48!
53!
40
48
41
34
25
29
39
38
50
53
42
48
42
24
25
26'
38!
39
52
54
43
51
41
26
26!
30
40
39
49
54
42
50
127.0
50
127.0
50
127.0
50
127.0
50
127.0
50
127.0
50
125.5
50
125.5
50|
125. 5!
177
214
204
252
79
234
162
145
170
181
222
201
71
230
188
159
193
192
240
277
74
278
124
136
135
178
75
137
117
119
114
121
132
148
67
136
117
129
127
132
148
164
71
147
128
143
129
223
132
121
69
138
107
109
107
120
126
91
63
130
104
110
117!
128!
133
142
62
133
116
123
••j
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
Employment in factories:
New York State. _
rel. to 1923..
Maryland
rel. to 1924..
Iowa
rel. to 1923..
Massachusetts
rel. to 1925-27. .
Illinois
rel. to 1925-27. _
Ohio... _
rel. to 1926..
Cleveland
rel. to Jan., 1921..
Detroit
rel. to 1923-25..
New York State
number. _
Oklahoma
number..
Total pay roll:
New York State
(weekly)
thous. of dolls..
Oklahoma (weekly) -thous. of dolls. _
New York State
rel to 1923...
Illinois
rel. to 1925-27..
Employment:
Canada.
rel. to cal. year 1926..
Ohio construction
rel. to 1923..
Employment, trade-unions:
United States.
per cent of total. .
Canada...per cent of total..
Anthracite mines:
Employment
rel. to 1923-25 ..
Payroll
rel. to 1923-25..
Federal civilian employees,
Washington, D. C., end of
month
_ _ number ._
Average weekly earnings, factories:
Illinois
dollars _
New York State
dollars. _
Wisconsin
.
dollars,.
Oklahoma
dollars_.
NewYork._.
. rel. to 1923—
Illinois
rel. to 1925-27..
Average weekly earnings (National Industrial Conference Board):
Grand total (both sexes)
dollars _
Total, males
dollars-.
Skilled male
dollars-Unskilled male
-. _dollars-.
Total, women
dollars-Average weekly hours:
Nominal (both sexes)
_ _ -hours _
Actual (both sexes)
hours ._
Wages, road labor, by districts:
New England
cents per hour_.
Middle Atlantic
.cents per hour-South Atlantic
cents per hour
East South Central .cents per hour._
West South Central. ..cents per hour..
East North Central... cents per hour-West North Central. ..cents per hour-Mountain
cents per hour..
Pacific
cents per hour
United
States,
average.cents
per hour_.
Wrage rates, U. S. Steel
Corp _ - _ _ _ _ cents per hour
Wages, steel sheet workers.per cent of base..
Applicants per 100 jobs, employment
agencies:
United States...
number
Eastern States
.
number
Central States
number. _
Southern States
number-Western States
number
Illinois
number..
' Wisconsin
number. _
Canada
_
number
•* Revised.
91.6
79.0
411, 333
76.2
69.0
i
1
i
44
TREND OF BUSINESS
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
MOVEMENTS—Continued
1930
August
1929
Septem- October
ber
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
September
October
August
September
October
1930
1929
1928
538, 582
317, 347
571,267
345, 386
443,314
268, 367
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES-Con.
Factory Labor Turnover
(Percentage of number on pay roll)
Departures:
Total
per cent (annual basis)
28.0
Voluntary
quits
per cent (annual basis)
11.2
Lay offs
per cent (annual basis)
15.3
Discharges per cent (annual basis) _.
1.5
Accessions.. .-_ _per cent (annual basis)
14.7
Industrial disputes:
Disputes
number635
6
Workers involved
number
7, 112
Man-days lost in month
number.. 6 145, 696
30.0
27.8
48.5
50.6
42.6
42.3
50.6
41.9
13.7
14.3
2.0
22.2
9.6
17.0
1.2
17.6
38.4
4.8
5.3
54.3
38.2
6.3
6.1
59.7
28.5
9.4
4.7
46.0
31.9
5.1
5.3
55.7
40.3
5.0
5.3
56.9
31.9
4.7
53
57.1
43
6,714
358, 148
49
8,132
244, 864
60,088
35, 133
63,078
36, 950
79, 256
47, 075
48
13, 970
203,126
31
34
42
42
6, 135
105, 760
62, 862
41, 474
272, 018 3, 553, 750 2,571,982 1,304,913
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
Retail Sales
Mail-order houses:
Total sales, 2 houses ._ -thous. of dolls. .
Sears, Roebuck & Co. -thous. of dolls..
Montgomery Ward &
Co
thous. of dolls
Ten-cent chain stores:
Total sales (4 chains). -thous. of dolls. .
Total stores operated
(4 chains)
number
F. W. Woolworth &
Co.
thous. of dolls -.
Stores operated
number
S. S. Kresge Co
_. thous. of dolls
Stores operated
number. _
McCrory Stores Corp. .thous. of dolls. _
Stores operated
number. _
S. H. Kress & Co
- thous. of dolls
Stores operated.. ._ _ .number
W. T. Grant Co
thous. of dolls
Stores operated
number. .
F. & W. Grand
thous". of dolls
Stores operated .
number
Isaac Silver & Bros
thous. of dolls. .
Stores operated _
number
J. C. Penny Co
thous. of dolls..
Stored operated
number
G. C. Murphy Co
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number
Restaurant chains:
Total sales (3 chains) _ _ thous. of dolls ._
Stores operated
number
Childs Co., sales
..thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number
JT. R. Thompson Co.,
sales
thous. of dolls
Stores operated
.
number
Waldorf System (Inc.),
sales
thous. of dolls
Stores operated __
_ number .
Installment sales in New England dept.
stores, ratio to total sales
per cent _
50, 682
29, 715
54, 419
33, 086
68,87"!
38, 785,
20, 967
21, 333
30, 092
24, 955
26, 128
32, 181
17, 008
20, 810
26, 585
221, 245
225,880
174,947
41, 995
42, 377
48, 597
46, 613
43, 180
51, 061
41, 049
42, 906
48, 993
421, 270
434, 709
303, 503
222, 881
232, 719
217, 206
113, 868
118, 065
109, 485
32, 824|
33, 559
30, 372
51, 696
50, 372
47, 440
52, 583 1
47, 401
39, 144
16, 897
16, 261
12, 053
6, 261
6, 133
4, 676
150, 281
155, 691
132, 290
12, 747|
11, 616
8, 537
47, 799
49, 321
45, 974
22, 137
23, 076
21, 850
45, 994
28, 986
50,814
30, 004
63, 587
37, 002
2,988
3,002
3,011
2,787
2,816
2,834
2,552
2,586
2,615
22, 055
1,881
11,410
656
3,406
240
5,125
211
5,385
309
1,669
108
608
45
14, 397
1,440
1,362
163
22, 353
1,886
11,265
665
3,278
240
5,478
211
5,286
318
1,663
111
566
45
15, 956
1,446
1,344
162
26, 422
1, 889
12, 8531
668
3, 606
241!
5, 716
7, 084:
340|
2,026
111
693
44
19, 860
1, 450
1, 621
163
24, 446
1,802
13, 001
547
3.853
'240
5,317
198
5,066
252
1,731
89
719
43
16,493
1,292
1,273
148
22, 264
1,815
11, 971
560
3,582
241
5,363
200
4,777
258
1,731
90
679
43
18, 245
1,337
1,336
149
27, 678
1,823
13, 761
568
3,798
243
5,824
200
6,164
263
2,016
91
919
45
23, 301
1,373
1,403
150
21, 812
1,675
11, 272
468
3,115
224
4,850
185
3,996
191
1,236
74
460
26
12, 877
982
873
118
22, 637
1,698
11,914
474
3,344
224
5,110
190
4,708
199
1,443
76
512
29
16, 478
1,006
1,046
119
26, 896
1,718
12, 925
481
3,471
224
5,701
192
5,418
203
1,756
80
610
30
19, 447
1,020
1,056
120
4,642
379
2,173
113
4,642
380
2,136
113
4, 884;
377!
2, 259
111
5,151
369
2,478
113
5,005
367
2,400
112
• 5, 262
373
« 2, 474
109
4,577
369
2,217
116
4,591
366
2,191
113
4,802
367
2,266
110
1,208
'120
1,215
120
1,287
121
1,331
122
1,282
122
1,367
121
1,190
121
1,185
121
1,269
123
12, 511|
13, 012
12, 123
1,261
146
1,291
147
1, 338
145
1,342
134
1,323
133
1,421
143
1,170
132
1,215
132
1,267
134
13, 151
13, 233
12,009
13.0
8.0
8.8
12.5
7.6
8.8
12.1
8.2
9.0
2,536
e 3, 050
1,770
2,287
2,916
20, 319
16, 548
105, 702 6 118, 614
11, 437
83, 240
14, 349
99, 839
19, 595
112, 053
169, 144
171, 254
887, 916 1, 015, 453
157, 407
971, 287
213;
i
Advertising
Magazine advertising
thous. of lines..
Magazine advertising, total
cost
thous. of dolls
Newspaper advertising
thous. of lines..
Radiobroadcast cost,
facilities
. thous. of dolls
National advertising in newspapers:
Total
. thous. of lines .
Passenger cars
thous . of lines . _
Tires, trucks, and
accessories
thous. of lines
Financial
. -thous. of lines ._
Building materials
thous. of lines.Electrical appliances,
supplies
..thous. of lines .
Foods and beverages. __thous. of lines..
Heating and plumbing
equipment
_ _ _ thous. of lines.
Medical
_ _ thous. of lines _ _
Radio
thous of lines
Tobacco
thous. of lines. _
Toilet requisites
_ thous. of lines
Transportation
thous. of lines. _
All other
thous. of lines
1,658
2,145
3, 490
1,959
12, 075
70, 018
15, 214
88, 648
17, 759
98, 437
12, 433
84, 645
2, 669
1,960
2,123
1,330
1,599
1,948
676
814
1,362
21, 515
31, 126
2,736
40, 579
3,154
42, 932
6,910
52, 195
7,033
64, 037
7,396
39, 167
7,064
43, 402
6,720
52, 955
6,523
8412,899
3 46, 077
5,431
3,755
99
4,063
5,112
216
6,570
6,155
279
5,274
7,374
757
5,719
8,812
769
5,681
4,796
400
4,696
5,821
811
5,022
7,193
821
8 48, 255
8 56, 255
82,733
852,831
869,669
*5,6G9
8 38, 700
8 55, 053
8 4, 997
459
5,898
685
6,. 618
851
5,716
1,550
6,258
1,354
7,713
887
5,802
895
5,678
893
6,628
8 9, 302
865,484
8 10, 993
859,624
87,621
851,979
484
1,760
1,049
1,760
2,055
2,323
3,318
979
2,382
3,584
5,633
1,841
1,689
4,623
388
2,136
2,887
2,041
2,316
3,041
3,644
737
3,007
6,037
3,152
2,963
2,271
5,783
817
5,595
7,109
4,617
4,807
2,530
7,800
476
2,214
1,009
2,709
1,949
2,467
3,715
970
2,920
3,759
2,006
2,139
1,734
5,245
879
5,224
3,924
2,653
2,831
1,996
7,366
84,627
8 33, 153
8 12, 725
8 36, 092
8 27, 000
8 24, 722
846,478
84,440
839,856
8 23, 616
830,854
8 27, 133
827,466
8 48, 006
8 4, 185
8 30, 748
8 10, 452
824,482
820,861
821,308
839,874
25, 876
3,132
28, 764
3,160
32,279'
3, 568
29, 251
3,289
35, 743
3,737
27, 951
3,115
29, 261
3,074
34, 196
3,583
299, 781
33, 534
314, 675
33,701
305, 659
33, 036
3,285
33, 363
3,415
33, 923
3, 662!
35, 916
3,510
37, 027
3,407
35, 916
3,843
39, 963
3,165
32, 886
2,879
32, 382
3,669
37, 554
36, 529
363, 138
36, 525
371, 909
33, 673
343, 074
9,681
77, 670
695. 305
9,758
79, 174
705. 963
11,514
90, 647
10, 862
88, 806
701. 538
10, 328
86, 974
658. 984
12, 690
107, 699
705. 772
10, 183
81, 180
419. 047
9,748
79, 877
423. 991
12, 020
107, 744
113, 330
99, 310
843, 051
892, 274
465. 635 85. 854. 948 *5. 141.636
82 110.571
14, 851
7,985
8473,953 8371,930
8 73, 901 8 61, 676
Postal Business
Postal receipts:
50 selected cities
thous. of dolls
50 industrial cities
thous. of dolls..
Money orders:
Domestic issued (50 cities) —
Quantity
thousands
Value. . . . thous. of dolls .
Domestic paid (50 cities)—
Quantity _. . . _ _ _. .thousands
Value.
.- thous. of dolls .
Air
mail,
weight disoatched
nounds..
6
Revised.
30, 549
3,303
f
Cumulative through Sept. 30.
108, 147
841, 909
45
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted.
Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Survey"
1930
August
Septem-
1929
October
August
August
September
October
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1938
|
August
Se
beerm"
October
1930
1929
1938
BANKING AND FINANCE
Banking
Bank debits:
New York City
mills, of dolls
Outside of New York
City
mills, of dolls ._
Canada
mills, of dolls__
Federal reserve banks:
Bills discounted
.-.mills, of dolls..
Notes in circulation
mills, of dolls _ _
Total investments
mills of dolls
Total reserve
mills, of dolls _
Total deposits
mills, of dolls
Reserve ratio
per cent
Federal reserve member banks:
Total loans and discounts
mills, of dolls..
Total investments
.mills, cf dolls Net demand deposits, .mills, of dolls _ _
Brokers' loans, end of month —
To N. Y. Stock Ex. membersTotal
mills, of dolls
Ratio to market value. . .per cent..
By New York F. R.
member banks. _ .mills, of dolls. _
Deposits, New York State
savings banks, end of
month
mills, of dolls..
.Interest rates;
Time loans, 90 days
per cent. .
Call loans , renewal
per cent _ .
Prime com. paper (4-6 mo.)-- per cent..
Prime bankers' acceptances __ per cent__
N. Y. Fed. Res. Bank (redis.)per cent-Federal land banks
. ..percent Intermediate credit banks.. .per cent_.
25, 052
27, 383
30, 781
49, 034
50, 342
63, 325
35, 102
38, 725
45, 189
333, 149
509, 634
402, 014
20, 966
1,464
6 21, 253
1,514
23,700
1,884
28, 339
1,937
27, 314
1,884
e 32, 202 !
2,461 |
23, 401
1, 813
24, 450
1,681
27, 705
2,395
234, 771
16, 212
276, 822
19, 966
250, 656
19, 127
231
1, 368
781
3,086
2,454
80 5
186
1,376
801
3,128
2,457
81 6
202
1,355
773
3,192
2,519
82 4
974
1,829
328
3,149
2,348
75.4
75 4
931
1,851
484
3,141
2,471
72.7
991 !
1,880 i
658
3,177 !
2,696 \
69.4 !
1, 039
1, 651
394
2, 765
2, 325
69.5
1,026
1,704
545
2,751
2,414
66.8
932
1,710
671
2,773
2,419
67.2
16, 830
6,338
13, 629
17, 013
6,454
13, 812
16, 764
6,731
13,830
16, 950
5,456
12, 985
17, 428
5,401
13, 295
18, 934
5,496 i
15, 110 !
15, 729
6,405
12, 871
15, 952
6,401
13, 226
16, 067
6,430
13, 368
3 599
5.31
3 481
5.79
3 556
4.65
7,882
7 882
8.79
8,549
9.82
6,109 i
8.51 |
5, 051
8.80
5,513
9.29
5, 879
9.62
3,110
3,063
2,512
6,217
6,804
5,538
4, 235
4, 570
4,907
4,591
4,662
4,658
4,426
4,457
4,372
4, 299
4,352
4,345
2.63
2.21
3.00
1.88
2.50
5.63
4.13
2.63
2.19
3.00
1.88
2.50
^5.63
4.06
2.50
2.00
3.00
1.88
2.50
5.63
4.00
8.88
8.23
6.13
5.13
6.00
5 31
5.31
5.67
8.88
8.50
6.25
5.13
6.00
5.44
5.67
8.00 !
6.43 i1
6.25
5.13 •'
5.00 i
5.51
5.68 1
6.25
6.87
5.38
4.63
5.00
5.04
4.84
7.00
7.26
5.63
4.50
5.00
5.04
5.12
7.13
6.98
5.50
4.50
5.00
5.04
5.24
16, 188
32, 083
127, 388
16 081
36, 655
602, 811
16 180
39, 319
147, 813
16 805
16,
56, 427
174, 502
16, 720
52, 612
670, 736
16, 698 i
57, 607 i
175, 998
17, 648
52, 797
173, 495
17,367
50, 410
557, 398
17, 544
59, 741
419, 043
519, 274 471, 261
187, 627 3, 117, 155 3, 356, 320 3, 125, 787
224 117
308 221
375 244
210 725
210,
399, 068
364, 678
308, 594
482, 600
368, 653 3, 200, 149 3, 136, 645 3, 157, 557
4 476
4 492
4 501
44,777
777
4,811
4,810
4,743
4,804
152, 648
926 561
100, 387
889 601
889,
601
77,029
849, 553
121, 193
888, 690
98, 769
891, 863
83, 247
857, 731
4 520
35 635
9 267
4 351
4,351
19 271
19,
881
4,368
18, 781
1,205
4,381
21, 321
3,805
4,118
2,445
1,698
4,125
4,273
3,810
4,133
14,331
992
323, 117
110,924
276,405
12, 747
114, 357
536, 208
3,910
2,291
5,006
2,744
4,634
2,437
5,130
2,605
4,776
2,252
4,087
2,177
4,352
2,051
42, 877
19, 992
49, 793
17,993
47, 120
17, 054
648
217
3 098
4 421
.358
1,074
880
77,345
345
8,522
8 522
.526
1,112
914
4,111
4,374
.510
1,451
489
5,403
7,314
.499
263
720
6,496
9,246
.589
872
1,457
5,739
6,229
.575
856
718
7,319
7,252
.581
37, 277
46, 579
54, 316
68, 360
57, 551
71, 218
!
Public Finance
•Government debt, gross,
end month
mills, of dolls-Customs receipts
thous. of dolls_.
Total ordinary receipts
thous. of dolls..
Expenditures chargeable to
ordinary receipts
thous. of dolls
U.S. money in circulation :
Daily average
mills, of dolls
4,836
Gold and Silver
-Gold:
Domestic receipts at mint .fine ounces- - 6 112, 395
125, 871
Rand output
fine
ounces .
9?1 081 o 903 176
Monetary stock of U. S.—
dailv average
mills, of dolls
4 496
4 503
Imports-.
. - thous. of dolls .
19, 714 6 13 680
Exports
thous. of dolls
39 332 6 11 133
.Silver:
ProductionUnited States
thous. offineo z _ _
3,835
6 3, 780
Canada...
thous. offineo z _ _
2,685
3,486
Stocks, end of monthUnited States
thous. of fine oz._
677
813
Canada
thous. of fine oz_.
410
341
Imports
thous of dolls
3 492
3 461
Exports
thous. of dolls
4*544
3 903
Price at New York.. dolls, per fine oz._
.352
.363
121, 539
984, 986
781, 858 801, 200
897, 720 8, 926, 515 8, 701, 339 8, 626, 351
Business Failures
JFirms (United States) :
Total commercial
number
Manufacturers
.number. .
Trade establishments
number. _
Agents and brokers
.number ._
JFirms (Canada). number .
Liabilities (United States) :
Total commercial
thous. of dolls..
Manufacturers
thous. of dolls.T r a d e establishments
-thous. of dolls _ _
Agents and brokers -thous. of dolls. .
Inabilities (Canada)
thous. of dolls..
,By groups:
ManufacturersMetals
numberTextiles
number
Lumber
number
Chemicals .
number
Printing and engraving- .number _ _
Foodstuffs
number
Leather, etc number .
Liquors and tobacco
number-Stone, clay, and glass
number. _
All other
_ - numberTraders—
General stores
number
Foods and tobacco . .. numberClothing
number
Household furniture
.number. _
Chemicals and paints
number..
Books and paper
number
All other. ..'_
I . _ number. _
3
Revised,
1 913
566
1,234
113
167
1 963
434
1,395
134
175
2 124
'499
1,474
151
214
1,762
1
762
'482
482
1,163
117
132
1,568
427
1,039
102
164
1,822
483
1,211
128
«177
1,852
493
1, 241
112
136
1,635
454
1,073
108
119
2,023
528
1,369
126
159
21, 799
5,293
15, 162
1,394
1,932
19, 076
4,967
12, 907
1,202
1,649
20, 061
4,907
13, 945
1,203
1,486
49, 181
22, 735
46, 947
16,448
56, 297
17, 989
33, 746
13,857
34, 125
14,914
31,314
12, 071
58, 202
16,877
33, 957
14, 727
34, 990
13,490
529, 339
199, 254
363, 741
139, 289
408, 184
149, 249
17,829
8,617
2, 939
19 311
11, 188
2,664
22 096
16, 212
2,532
16, 002
16
3,888
1,393
16, 660
2,551
2,457
14, 464
4,778
« 2, 572
19, 096
22,229
2,584
13, 567
5,662
2,632
17, 268
4,232
2,504
223, 361
106, 727
35, 844
180, 060
24, 393
24, 905
189, 144
69, 790
30, 185
33
55
98
14
19
29
21
11
7
279
53
65
9
16
35
14
8
7
197
34
97
54
7
20
35
15
14
12
211
35
48
102
U
11
11
34
4
6
6
22/5
29
48
77
8
10
38
11
3
9
194
35
66
94
3
10
36
17
4
8
210
36
59
60
4
22
51
8
6
10
237
35
74
73
8
6
24
15
4
3
212
33
79
94
13
18
47 i!
14
6
7
217
365
694
893
100
179
388
128
89
2,400
352
580
841
102
150
397 i
127J
63
82
2, 173
367
639
698
79
152
421
131
57
81
2,222
67
329
270
204
78
11
275
93
341
257
247
98
12
347
108
398
250
253
94
18
353
72
399
163
179
64
15
271
60
363
168
127
54
11
256
78
408
191
167 i
86
10
2711 1
54
423
210
171
71
U
307
60
376
168
187
43
13
226
87
503
225|
190
78!
10
2761
955
3,859
2,999
2,734
873
137
3,555
848
4,132
2,211
2,216
633
121|
2,746
838
4,300
2,703
2,392
676
125
2,908
46
TREND OF BUSINESS
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages \
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Sur- August
vey"
MOVEMENTS—Continued
1929
1930
September
October
August
September
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1928
October
August
September
October
1930
1929
1928
BANKING AND FINANCE— Contd.
Life Insurance
(Association of Life Insurance Presidents}
Policies and certificates, new (44 companies) :
Ordinary
number of policies. . 245, 110
Industrial
number of policies.. 804, 504
Group. _ _- .number of certificates..
38,851
Total policies and certificates-number.. 1, 085, 465
Amount of new insurance (44 companies):
Ordinary
thous. of dolls .. 622, 075
Industrial
thous. of dolls.. 233, 745
73, 188
Group
thous. of dolls..
Total insurance
thous. of dolls.-l 929, 008
Premium collections (44 companies):
Ordinary
thous. of dolls. . 150, 754
58,961
Industrial
thous. of dolls..
6,508
Group
thous. of dolls. .
5,797
Annuities
thous. of dolls. .
Total
thous. of dolls. . 22, 020
Admitted life insurance assets (40 companies) :
Grand total
mills, of dolls .
14, 926
Mortgage loans6,213
Total
mills, of dolls
1.571
Farm
mills, of dolls. .
\11 other
mills of dolls
4 R42
Bonds and stocks (book value):
Total
mills, of dolls. .
5,616
1, 085
Government
mills, of dolls .
Railroad
mills, of dolls. .
2,621
1 473
Public utility
mills, of dolls
437
All other
mills, of dolls..
Policy loans and
premium notes
mills, of dolls _
2,041
261, 141
228, 764
721, 848
846,805
35, 311
45, 713
996, 325 1, 143, 257
273, 484
245, 042
289, 055
245, 081
263, 201
214, 010
795,451
805, 623
879, 483
740, 371
770, 416
946, 284
40, 622
21, 799
49, 062
24, 605
52, 943
18,911
1, 109, 55; 1, 072, 464 1, 217, 600 1, 010, 057 1, 037, 369 1, 228, 396
545, 481
210, 423
138,492
894, 396
619, 52t
698, 19C
243, 77S
219, 144
51,575
99, 773
914, 883 1,017,113
608, 869
707,478
221, 006
240, 48£
75, 151
105, 393
905, 026 1, 053, 360
147, 907
£9, 859
7,220
5, 016
220, 002
165, 954
55, 851
7,944
6,917
236, 66C
154, 20(
56, 143
7, 12S
143, 078
56, 773
6,485
217, 478
2, 728, 585 2, 687, 547 2, 435, 486"
8, 732, 774 9, Oil, 761 8, 669, 891
4, 776, 609
464, 008
388, 79911, 935, 968 12, 163, 316 11, 495, 176
626, 594
534, 112
198, 949
193, 365
277, 943
56, 926
876, 885 1, Oil, 004
659, 844 7, 171, 608 7, 256, 335 6,721,615
233, 530 2, 413, 845 2,414,866 2, 243, 529
72, 119
902, 327
938,686 1, 058, 429
965, 493 10, 487, 780 10,609,887 10, 028, 575
169, 724
51,705
8,497
143, 386
50, 228
5,705
135, 743
49, 343
5, 738
206, 336
229, 92£
199, 319
190, 824
154, 489 1,651,272 1, 639, 216 1, 537, 150
55, 691
581, 177
548,261
516, 488,
6,447
79, 480
91, 090
74, 324
67, 122
216, 627 2, 389, 051 2, 278, 567 2, 127, 962*
13, 691
13, 798
13, 906
12,406
12, 510
12, 634
5,887
1, 600
4,287
5,925
1,600
4,325
5,972
1, 599
4,373
5,382
1,602
3,780
5,429
1,604
3,825
5,484
1,606
3,878
5,188
1,062
2,526
1,274
32C
5,208
1,070
2,527
1,281
330
5,234
1,063
2,534
1,296
342
4,704
927
2,411
1,138
-•
228
4,718
930
2,406
1,151
231
4,752
939
2,410
1,163
240
1,688
1,707
1,738
1,486
1,497
1,510
(Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau)
Sales of ordinary life insurance:
United States total
thous. of dolls..
E astern manuf. dis.thous. of dolls. .
Western manuf.dis.thous. of dolls. .
Western agric.
district
thous. of dolls..
Southern district., thous. of dolls..
Far western district
thous. of dolls..
Canada total 15 companies
thous. of dolls. _
685, 864
275,228
153, 052
603, 102
238, 909
136, 170
685, 755
285, 594
153, 704
765, 702
300,810
177, 990
677, 104
261, 657
161, 222
787, 133
309, 637
184, 974
702, 275
273, 055
163, 568
578, 193
218, 788
136, 379
764, 577 7, 830, 612 7, 952, 446 7, 328, 122316, 574 3, 243, 674 3, 251, 029 2, 998, 291
176, 739 1, 759, 879 1, 841, 149 1, 638, 420'
99,276
80, 858
89, 779
69, 724
97,300
77, 19C
116,749
90, 526
104, 534
77, 810
121, 985
89, 697
104, 287
86,288
90, 916
71, 371
112, 916 1, 128, 344 1,164,611 1,107,889
879, 235
85, 408
897, 541
865, 386
77, 450
68, 520
71, 961
79,627
71,881
80, 840
75, 077
60, 739
72, 940
819, 480
798, 116
718, 136
37, 061
39, €43
46, 019
42, 468
43,911
52, 985
43, 503
38, 872
55, 743
471, 314
502, 704
469, 162
423, 500
227, 000
524, 100
296, 000
763, 329
443, 32&
410, 500
201,000
530, 200
292, 000
767, 850
424, 650
335, 800
182, 000
413, 250
262, 000
624, 400 6, 908, 599 6, 327, 651 5,027,264
388, 600 3, 643, 800 3, 433, 851 3,086,354
196, 500
152, 900
36, 900
6,700
228, 100
183, 900
29, 900
6,800
320, OOC
250, 000
44,000
10,500
209,500
165,000
37,600
6,900
238, 200 6 343, 200
191, 000 6 269, 000
31, 100 6 45, 500
7,100 flll,000
153, 800
112, 100
35, 200
6,500
151, 250
121, 100
23, 400
6,750
235, 800 3, 264, 800 2, 893, 800 1,940,910
175, 900 2, 456, 300 2, 151, 000 1, 426, 480
36, 800
425, 300
389, 800
325,280
11, 100
97, 200
88, 700
97, 150
19, 680
2,680
189, 866
59, 650
52, 900
346, 887
13, 197
25, 250
8,000
15,000
788, 222 1, 507, 876
42, 295
3,500
757, 254
577
213, 795
201, 426
108, 949
43, 500
428, 184
64, 621 1, 057, 674
600, 784 1, 269, 885
472, 386
36, 750
68, 250
623, 120
658, 604 5, 143, 781 9, 479, 282 6,048,020
121, 516
68, 350
284, 570
62, 317
151, 148
62, 647
763, 177 1, 201, 284
306, 592
25, 045
724, 166
33, 088
182, 716
18, 710
391, 158
37, 026
603, 473 4, 625, 910 8, 190, 754 4, 429, 974
55, 131
517, 871 1, 288, 528 1,618,046
57, 673
132, 193
61, 775
285, 112
30, 136
183, 659
670, 090 1, 265, 887
241, 989
118, 132
471, 166
286, 088
73, 892
127, 534
172, 047
256, 137
393, 610 1, 476, 333 6, 591, 082 2,478,504
264, 994 3, 667, 448 2, 888, 200 3, 569, 517
41, 516
48, 071
84, 714
76, 254
172, 243
10, 273
5,000
104, 642
44, 605
35, 750
8,740
15, 058
660
108, 910
91, 282
2,105
35, 503
549, 763
81, 520
380, 291
280, 078
51,000
6,501
708, 487
57, 220
102, 356
98, 202
109, 680
23, 723
306, 075
13, 726
97, 776
32, 989
202, 239
98, 234
30, 256
26,678
57, 517
70, 194
45, 830 1, 004, 687
618, 229
590, 461
209, 591 2, 359, 701 2, 265, 482 2,264,170'
114, 233
781, 460 1, 862, 373 1, 169, 345
274, 824
339, 695
95, 027
85, 627
200,042
495, 220
692, 128
178, 624
463, 568 3, 723, 058 1, 186, 160*
Dividend and Interest Payments
Grand total
thous. of dolls. .
Interest payments
thous. of dolls. _
Dividend payments
Total
thous. of dolls. .
Industrial and misc. --thous. of dollsSteam railroads
thous. of dolls..
Street railways
thous. of dolls. .
New Security Issues
Foreign loans in the U. S. .thous. of dolls..
Foreign governments
thous. of dolls. _
Total corporation
thous. of dolls .
Purpose of issueNew capital
thous. of dolls..
Refunding
.thous. of dolls. _
Type of security—
Stocks
thous . of dolls _ _
Bonds and notes... thous. of dolls..
Class of industry:
Railroads
- thous. of dolls —
Public utilities
thous. of dolls..
Industrial
- thous. of dolls —
Oil
thous. of dolls. .
Land and buildings thous. of dolls —
Shipping and misc
thous. of dollsStates and municipalities:
Permanent loans.
thous. of dolls—
Temporary loans
thous. of dolls. .
Bond sales (Canada):
Govt. and provincial.. thous. of dolls ..
Municipal
thous. of dolls. .
Corporation
_
thous. of dolls..
Tax-exempt securities outstanding, end of month
mills, of dolls..
3," 161 ~~~~15 f ~615
9, 363
72, 501
84,000
98, 514
26,406
79, 578
76, 501
157, 142
39, 172
80, 415
86, 164
100, 257
95, 978
122, 346
99, 505
78, 445
63, 543
70, 170
73, 419
98,233 1, 201, 613 1, 089, 889 1,099,854
82, 552
753, 120
796, 171
676,114
7,150
2,365
35, 875
20, 150
8,485
4,345
111,552
12, 547
34, 166
1,449
693
8,257
3,760
5,147
2,000
1,080
23, 775
964
4,095
9,733
260
11, 980
24, 060
5,144
15, 396
19,873
« 19, 836
20,523
17, 635
18, 255
•18,378
16,865
16, 897
16, 954
Agricultural Finances
Loans outstanding, end mo.:
Federal farm loan
banks
thous. of dolls.. 1, 191, 212 1, 190, 270 1, 189, 309 1, 203, 806 1, 202, 490 1, 200, 932 1, 187, 365 1, 189, 345 1, 190, 278
594, 876
593, 388
590, 507
608, 706
608, 451
607, 632
Joint-stock land banks. thous. of dolls .. 564, 933 562, 747 560, 052
Federal intermediate
122,
697
68, 882
72,204
126, 104
75, 373
66, 978
76, 547
123, 336
68, 619
credit banks
thous. of dolls..
•Revised
229, 988
107, 881
196, 116
70, 466
68, 824
183, 568
83,563
22, 514
238, 120'
47
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The curnulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Sur-
vey"
1930
August
BANKING AND FINANCE— Contd.
Stocks and Bonds
Stock prices, average daily closing:
25 industrials, average
_ _ dolls, per share _.
282. 81
25 railroads, average. .dolls, per share. .
110. 38
Southern cotton mills .dolls, per share __
68.96
103 stocks, average
dolls, per share. .
55.92
Stock prices, average weekly closing:
Industrials, rails, and utilities
(402)
.- rel. to 1926
147.6
All industrials (335)
rel. to 1926..
138.7
All railroads (33)..
_.rel. to 1926_.
121.2
All utilities (34)
rel. to 1926
212.7
Automobiles and trucks
(13)
..rel. to 1926
134.1
Automobile tires and rubber
goods (7)
rel. to 1926..
72.0
Airplane (10)
rel. to 1926
400.9
Agricultural implements
(4)
rel. to 1926
268.5
Chain stores (17)
rel. to 1926..
90.1
Copper and brass (9)
rel. to 1926..
121.3
Food, other than meat
(20)
rel. to 1926..
147.2
Machinery and machine
equipment (10)
rel. to 1926..
152.3
Oil producing and refining
(16)
rel. to 1926
129.7
Railroad equipment (9)._.rel. to 1926-.
93.4
Rayon (5) ..
rel. to 1926
65.8
Steel and iron (9)
...rel. to 1926..
160.4
Textiles (30)
rel. to 1926
66.0
Theaters, motion pictures, and
amusements (7)
rel. to 1926..
108.1
Tobacco and tobacco products
(10)
rel. to 1926.
149.2
Traction, motor transportation,
etc. (9)
rel. to 1926..
72.7
Stock yields:
Total common (90). __
.per cent
4.42
Industrials (50)
per cent
4.69
Public utilities (20)
per cent..
3.12
Railroad (20)
per cent
5.50
Preferred high-grade industrial
(20)
percent
5.53
Stock sales, N. Y. Stock
Exchange __
thous. of shares
39, 869
Bond sales:
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls
167, 584
Liberty-Treasury
thous. of dolls. _
4,951
Total ,
thous. of dolls
172, 535
Bond prices:
Highest-grade
rails
p. ct. of par. 4% bond..
94.25
Second-grade
rails
_p. ct. of par. 4% bond. .
86.94
Public utility. _p. ct. of par. 4% bond
76.82
Industrial
p. ct. of par. 4% bond-76.33
Comb, price
index
p. ct. of par. 4% bond-82.93
Bond prices, 1st of following month:
5 Liberty bonds
p. ct. of par_.
105. 23
50 domestic bonds
p. ct. of par
100. 41
40 representative issues. _p. ct. of par
90.99
Bond yields:
Total, 60 high grade
per cent
4.43
Railroads (15)
percent..
4.29
Industrial (15)
per cent
4.87
Utilities (15)
per cent
4.59
Municipal (15)
per cent
3.97
Municipal bond yield (20) per cent
4.01
U. S. Treasury notes and
certificates, 3-6 months
per cent..
1.53
Liberty and Treasury bond.per cent..
3.38
Long-term and real-estate bonds issued:
Grand total
thous. of dolls
1,938
Purpose of issueFinance construction
..
thous. of dolls
300
Real-estate mortgage
...thous. of dolls..
1,388
Acquisitions and
improvements. ..thous. of dolls. _
Kind of structureOffice and commercial
thous. of dolls
250
Hotels..
thous. of dolls. _
675
Apartments
thous. of dolls
Interest rates
per cent
5.46
Corporation Stockholders
(Quarterly)
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.:
Domestic
..number
» 207, 869
Foreign
_
number
«3,087
U. S. Steel Corp. common stock:
Domestic
_.
. ..number
• 131, 357
Foreign
number
» 2, 106
Shares held by brokers.. per ct. of total. . » 18. 57
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.:
Domestic
number
• 507, 774
Foreign
number.• 5. 555
7
Quarter ended in
1929
September
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FEOM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1938
September
October
August
September
October
282. 92
110. 16
65.70
47.40
240. 49
97.30
63.54
43.44
431. 20
151. 29
90.41
90.35
448. 78
152. 26
89.37
82.47
395. 95
142. 30
88.61
69.91
267. 16
121. 57
104. 82
76.59
283. 99
124. 82
103. 31
78.49
293. 51
123. 40
103. 19
78.45
148.8
139.3
122.6
216.4
127.6
117.8
110.9
187.0
218.1
210.3
165.4
304.3
225.3
216.1
168.1
321.0
201.7
194.4
157.0
276.6
148.3
152.6
126.5
147.9
156.6
162.2
129.6
155.8
159.1
166.2
128.2
154.5
132.5
108.0
240.8
240.9
195.6
244.7
270.0
283.6
65.5
391.1
52.5
269.6
169.5
1130. 0
163.4
994.4
147.4
693.9
119.3
591.5
127.6
693.7
137.6
667.4
265.3
95.6
114.4
211.7
88.1
92.6
423.9
148.7
288.9
444.8
154.6
294.4
373.2
138.7
258.7
281.7
142.9
155.2
301.3
150.5
172.0
309.4
150.9
185.1
149.8
133.5
186.7
191.1
176.2
158.1
167.1
167.1
154.1
134.4
177.2
191.4
172.3
135.4
139.4
140.1
125.4
95.6
71.4
161.5
67.2
106.4
82.0
64.6
141.5
58.2
157.5
157.8
126.2
238.4
118.1
166.7
157.6
119.8
243.9
114.1
161.4
143.6
111.0
217.1
103.1
112.6
123.6
165.1
143.6
120.5
115.7
129.5
160.7
155.8
125.9
117.0
126.8
161 3
158.7
131.6
112.4
87.8
133.4
139.0
142.5
116.6
135.1
136.7
152.6
136.8
141.6
141.5
146.4
137.6
142.5
141.8
74.6
72.3
83.1
84.7
80.4
95.7
99.5
96.3
4.33
4.60
3.04
5.45
5.05
5.39
3.64
5.98
3.01
3.26
1.78
4.04
2.92
3.19
1.69
3.96
3.33
3.61
2.05
4.26
4.01
3.96
3.39
5.08
3.78
3.72
3.14
4.98
3.72
3.62
3.19
5.03
5.48
5.52
5.54
5.52
5.54
5! 43
5.41
5.44
53, 545
65, 497
95, 705
100, 056
141, 668
67, 704
90, 907
99, 077
221, 327
9,631
230, 958
264, 357
7,773
272, 130
251, 287
8,510
259, 797
210, 995
9,267
220, 262
337, 374
15, 839
353, 213
95.83
95.85
85.98
85.51
88.32
79.49
76.13
87.49
78.92
71.63
77.25
73.14
74.54
77.64
73.13
73.84
1930
1939
714, 790
968, 674
1938
713, 279-
226, 621 2, 272, 894 2, 375, 714 2, 382, 564
92, 384
111, 040
150, 799
11, 949
238, 570 2, 365, 277 2, 476, 754 2, 533, 363-
173, 561
9,988
183, 549
190, 582
10, 467
201, 049
86.69
89.66
91.05
90.72
79. 35
73.31
74.88
80.99
79.08
77.97
82.51
79. 51
78.18
81. 98
81. 12
78. 34
84.26
82.49
77.43
77.23
78.23
81.68
82.53
82.79
105 84
100. 96
88.25
106. 06
100. 08
86.08
100. 61
96.51
100. 34
96.34
102. 20
96. 75
103. 88
99.48
103. 11
99.57
103. 85
99.72
4.41
4.25
4.85
4.55
3.97
3.97
4.41
4.25
4.89
4.53
3.94
3.99
4.74
4.67
5.09
4.89
4.31
4.41
4.76
4.71
5.12
4.90
4.32
4.49
4.73
4.66
5.08
4.91
4.29
4.37
4.59
4.49
4.96
4.73
4.16
4.18
4.57
4.43
4.95
4.73
4.17
4.16
4.57
4.43
4.95
4.74
4.17
4.16
1.84
3.37
1.90
3.34
4.70
3.72
4.58
3.70
4.37
3.67
4.36
3.56
4.57
3.54
4.70
3.55
13, 890
6,635
28, 403
5,338
19, 275
21, 947
52, 116
64,864
131, 132
317, 955
582, 95$
1,475
1,210
16, 108
950
13, 875
9,970
4,460
33,290
54, 031
127, 375
227, 800
165
1,975
8,485
188
2,250
5, 590
32, 955
11, 898
16, 518
79, 688
190,227
10, 500
2,000
105
200
200
3,252
530
1,509
20,990
53,005
51, 267
2,300
600
3,050
9,875
9,995
1,588
6.03
880
2,050
11, 600
225
6.16
4,785
2,200
3,145
5.76
2,510
400
270
5.79
15, 018
9,900
8,423
6.12
52, 813
4,173
21, 510
100, 235
36, 830
15, 877
177, 689
44, 460
38, 702
5.89
175
5.61
215
6.14
7 212, 311
7 3, 096
• 158, 456 7184,997
• 2, 978
72,931
• 153, 294 7 154, 415
7 3, 032
« 3, 016
7132,479
7 3,026
7 18. 60
• 103, 805 7 107, 747
» 1, 807
72,419
• 25. 27
7 25. 25
• 96, 649 7 102, 547
7 1, 748
» 1, 688
» 22. 79
723.95
7 540, 826
7 5. 866
month indicated.
»453,434 7 450, 170
» 5. 425
7 5. 250
• 427, 195 7 451, 603
• 5. 172
7 5. 426
9
Quarter ending June 30.
48
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
The cumulatives shown are through
August, except where otherwise
noted. Earlier data for items
shown here may be found on pages
27 to 139 of the August, 1930 "Sur-
vey"
1930
August
September
1929
October
August
CUMULATIVE TOTAL FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31
1938
September
October
August
September
October
1930
1939
1928
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BATES
Europe:
England
dolls, per £ sterling .
France
dolls, per franc..
Italv
dolls, per lira"
Belgium
doll, per franc
Netherlands.
dolls, per guilder. _
Sweden
dolls, per krone. _
Switzerland _
dolls, per franc. .
Asia:
Japan
- - dolls, per yen .
India
dolls, per rupee. .
America:
Canada.
dolls, per Canadian doll..
Argentina
dolls, per gold peso..
Brazil
dolls, per milreis .
Chile
dolls, per paper peso..
4.87
.039
.052
.140
.403
.269
.194
4.86
.039
.052
.140
.403
.269
.194
4.86
.039
.052
.139
.403
.269
.194
4.85
.039
.052
.139
.401
.268
.192
4.85
.039
.052
.139
.401
.268
.193
4.87
.039
.052
.140
.403
.268
.193
4.85
.039
.052
.139
.401
.268
.193
4.85
.039
.052
.139
.401
.268
.193
4.85
.039
.052
.139
.401
.267
.192
.494
.360
.494
.360
.496
.360
.467
.360
.473
.360
.478
.362
.451
.363
.458
.363
.462
.365
1.001
1.001
.818
.101
.121
1.001
.781
.121
.994
.954
.119
.121
.992
.953
.119
.121
.988
.950
.119
.121
1.000
.959
.119
.121
1.000
.957
.119
.121
1.000
.956
.120
.121
Grand total
_ ._.thoiis. of dolls .. 6 218, 417 6 226, 345
By grand divisions:
EuropeTotal
thous. of dolls. _
63, 495
73, 423
France
thous. of dolls..
10, 851
Germany
thous. of dolls
14^ 334
14, 050
Italy
thous. of dolls
4,546
4,976
United Kingdom. .thous. of dolls..
17, 017
13, 840
North AmericaTotal
_ - . ...thous. of dolls
55, 129
58, 584
Canada
thous. of dolls..
29, 286
32, 508
South AmericaTotal
. ...
thous. of dolls
28, 028
26, 280
Argentina
thous. of dolls _
3,341
3,396
Asia and OceaniaTotal
thous. of dolls..
68, 789
62, 020
Japan _ _
thous. of dolls..
25, 249
23, 232
Africa, total
thous. of dolls
4,696
4,257
By economic classes:
Crude materials
thous. of dolls
6 72, 617
6 75, 394
Foodstuffs, crude and
food animals
_ . thous. of dolls
26, 598
27, 582
Manufactured foodstuffs
thous. of dolls
6 17, 210
6 20, 600
Semimanufactures
thous. of dolls.. « 44, 196 6 40, 986
Finished manufactures.thous. of dolls.. 6 57, 797 6 61, 783
248, 296
369, 358
351, 304
390, 998
346, 715
319, 618
355, 358 2, 649, 537 3, 751, 016 3, 425, 471
109, 759
14,028
22, 731
7,660
25, 920
120, 056
17, 462
2,800
9,407
28,987
138,934
20, 128
26, 232
13, 733
35, 050
107, 793
15, 075
21, 023
6,876
27, 535
102, 315
13, 783
18, 661
6,548
26, 373
121, 234
17, 279
22, 309
10, 072
33, 417
8 709, 377 s 1, 000, 376 8907,429
s 86, 619 8 126, 758 8 112, 336
8 136, 630 8 193, 360 8 162, 615
8 61, 251 8 82, 168 8 70, 177
8 165, 506 8 252, 504 8 257, 655
82, 242
43, 751
76, 942
42, 257
81, 684
46, 073
78, 216
43, 254
76, 926
42, 209
84, 398
47, 404
8 589, 550 s 760, 937 8 721, 235
8 311, 373 s 378, 112 8 359, 330
51. 624
7,818
45, 387
6,734
56, 186
11, 617
51,043
8,975
37, 560
6,313
41, 535
6,677
8 346, 073 8 488, 079
8 64, 362 8 85, 227
114, 589
40, 254
11, 144
102, 504
39, 973
6,415
109, 074
43, 375
5,146
100, 880
38, 993
8,782
97, 554
33, 741
5,263
100, 888
35, 261
7,302
8 697, 458 81,023,592 8 931, 850
8 201, 713 8 310, 846 8 284, 322
8 55, 970 8 87, 033 8 69, 974
873, 821 1, 321, 542 1, 240, 475
.825
.100
.121
i
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE
Imports
8
436, 623
8 80, 433
77, 474
125, 817
122, 062
126, 532
122, 186
110, 289
117, 624
32, 850
39, 357
40,700
47, 210
45, 940
37, 207
42,007
343, 339
456, 720
459, 967
23, 210
45, 530
69, 231
35, 558
6 79, 465
6 89, 161
32, 327
6 70, 146
e 86, 069
35, 085
81, 650
100, 521
30, 060
66, 337
82, 192
33, 771
63, 455
74, 906
35, 370
71, 174
89, 184
249, 641
531, 723
651, 014
370, 562
756, 640
844, 651
345, 914
628, 935
750, 192
328, 000
380, 758
437, 671
528, 578
379, 006
421, 607
550, 014 3, 281, 058 4, 372, 828 4, 107, 600
160, 654
17, 095
26, 367
6,620
58, 333
201, 300
24, 026
38, 993
14, 500
72, 609
263, 351
33, 531
57, 552
16, 348
95, 129
149, 216
15, 167
24, 579
9,956
52, 827
192, 840
20, 049
46, 298
14, 275
59, 182
8
8
1, 592, 619
268, 856 1,366, 774 81.642,801
28, 928 8 158, 813 8 179, 491 8 154, 270
57, 989 8203,006 8 270, 201 8 299, 007
8 75, 300 8 109, 025 8 112, 996
16, 936
97, 963 8 490, 896 8 590, 047 8 548, 931
111,517
76, 862
117, 649
80, 485
127, 224
83, 946
118, 041
84, 963
115, 500
87, 139
126, 793
89, 492
39, 430
17, 352
43, 550
17, 995
44, 049
17, 153
43, 767
17, 348
33, 805
11, 457
49, 251
19, 848
88 264, 373 8 420, 273
101, 833 8 163, 938
58, 610
11, 507
10, 546
66, 039
19, 117
9,133
81, 979
31, 362
11,975
59, 971
15, 517
8,011
71, 917
27, 542
7,544
92, 484
39, 137
12, 630
8 430, 393 88 610, 949 8 572, 818
9 128, 346 8172, 227 8 184, 968
8 74, 051
99, 829 8 80, 517
322, 845
104, 829
374, 723
50, 891
431, 801
112, 260
522, 380
174, 271
371,312
52, 375
414, 859
120, 188
15, 228
28, 438
29, 943
24, 110
29, 310
42, 363
32, 060
38, 038
132, 728
37, 107
57, 069
201, 218
40, 963
57, 691
190, 944
47, 737
64, 558
211, 703
34, 749
55, 873
199, 005
35, 761
51, 077
165, 469
139
76
121
166
75
138
201
130
132
143
147
126
168
232
Exports
Grand total, including
reexports
. thous. of dolls
298, 118 6 311, 889
By grand division:
EuropeTotal
thous of dolls
43, 262
158, 717
France
thous. of dolls
16, 152
20, 089
Germany
thous. of dolls. _
22, 784
32,912
Italy
thous of dolls
5,775
8,105
United Kingdom. -thous. of dolls
53, 928
57, 841
North AmericaTotal.
thous of dolls__
82, 945
79, 533
Canada
_ _ thous. of dolls
53, 695
52, 070
South AmericaTotal _
.thous. of dolls
25, 744
25, 911
Argentina
thous. of dolls .
9,741
9,776
Asia and OceaniaTotal
thous. of dolls
38, 641
41, 268
Japan
-thous. of dolls
8,821
15, 025
Africa, total
-thous. of dolls
7,525
6,460
By economic classes:
Total domestic exports only
thous. of dolls
6 293, 906 6 6307, 739
Crude materials
thous. of dolls..
53, 156
93, 750
Foodstuffs, crude and
food animals
thous. of dolls
24, 160
18, 183
Manufactured foodstuffs
thous. of dolls
28, 325
27, 823
Semimanufactures
thous. of dolls..
40, 770
37, 192
Finished manufactures.thous. of dolls.. e 147, 495 130, 791
Agricultural exports (quantities) :
All commodities. _'___rel. to 1910-1914..
87
124
All commodities except cotton
rel. to 1910-1914..
114
130
8
8
339, 041
125, 718
543, 171 3, 225, 658 4, 301, 258 4, 025, 492
176, 354
660, 927
871, 633 947, 181
52, 383
149, 668
229, 670
235, 417
51, 643
305, 547
399, 213 374, 765
59, 967
446, 008
597, 296
622, 736
202, 824 1, 663, 507 2, 178, 008 1, 870, 832
CANADIAN FOREIGN TRADE
Total trade:
Imports
Exports
8 817, 477 8 1, 070, 395 8 972, 590
8 532, 519 8 739, 552 8 678, 892
!
thous. of dolls
thous of dolls
3
77, 908
70, 613
87, 900
82, 190
78, 358
84, 298
111, 631
98,395
99, 380
89, 424
8
Revised.
O
116, 261
121,437
114, 175
113, 904
106, 066
111, 856
Cumulative through September 30.
112, 341
143, 955
872,029 1,105,842 1, 024, 608
762,726 1,004,652 1, 061, 794
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;:TEe coIlectioBt of timely information concerning world market
Publication of results through charts, coast pilots, tide tables,
cpnditions^and openings for, American products in foreign coun- current tables, and special publications.
tries, through coinmetciy attache's, trade commissioners, and
consular officers, and its distribution through weekly Commerce
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION
Reports, bulletins, confidential circulars, the news and trade
press, alad district and cooperative officers in 65 cities.
J. TYEES, Commissioner
The maintenance *of commodity, technical, and regional
divisions tq^afford special semcp tb Ataerican exporters arid
Superintendence of .comfiaercial marine and merchant seamen.
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Superyisipn of registering, enrolling, licensing,, nunflbering,
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The stjdmpfiation and distrib^titii, of lists of possible buyers etc., of vessels under the United Stafes flag, ind ^e annual
and, agents for American products in $1 parts of the world and publication of a list of such vessels.
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f^yicatioi of weekly li^t? of ^fecificvsales opportunities abroad.
Etrfprcement of tho navigation and steamboat inspection
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The publication of statistics -on imports and exports: ^
laws, including imposition of fees, fines, tonnage, taxes, ete.
The study of the procjbssel of 4$mfestie trade and commerce.
The Btprvey of Current Bttsinfess.
STEAMBOAT INSPECTION SERVICE
DICKBESON N. HOOVER, Supervising Inspector General
BUREAU OF STANDA&DS
The inspection of merchant vessels, including boilers,
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an<i life-saving equipment, liceiising of officers of ve&sels, certifidevelopment^ a,nd ebi^ruction of standards of ^cation of able seamen and lifeboat men, and the irivestigation
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t^ qualify*^ perforinance,^^c^r practice; comparison of of violations of steamboat-inspection laws.
used by s<sietitific or, , other iru?titutions; ^deteraninatidn of physical cbB^rits and prppertic^of materials; researches
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
and testa on jnaterials and processes; and publication of scien-r
THOMAS E. ROBERTSON, Commissioner *
tifio^nd technical bulletin^ Deporting resists of researches and !
fpndaiii^ntal technicaldata. ,
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The granting of patents arid the registration of trader-marks,
Preparation of specifications for Government purchases, prints, and labels after technical examination and Judicial
through the^Federal Specifications Board.
proceedings.
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OolI^Btipn and dissemination of information concerning
Maintenance of library witht public search room, eontaifiobg
buHjiing codes and the planning and construction of houses.
copies of foreign and Tinitec! States patents and trademarks.
Establisliaent of simplified ^o^itaereial practices through Recording bills of sale, assignments, etc.^ relating to patehts
Cooperation with business organii^tions in order to reduce ifie and trade-marks. Furnishing copies of records pertaining io
wastes resulting from excessive variety in commodities.
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patents.
Bublieation of the weekly Official Gazette, showing the
patents and trade-marks Issued*
BUREAU OF MINES
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; SCOTT TITBNEB^ Director
RADIO DIVISION
Technical investigations in the, |nining,
preparation, arid
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W.
D. TERRELL, Chief
ut0ii5ation of itriinerals, inclucMng tHe study of mine hazards
Inspection of radio stations on ships; inspection of radio
and safety methdds and of impl-oved methods in the production
stations on shore, including broadcasting stations; licensing
and use of inincraH
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Testing of Qovernment fuels and management of the Go v- radio operators; assigning station caH letters; enforcing the
terms of tha International Badiotelegraphic Conyen^bn; and
emmeri^ Fuel Yard at Washington.
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exaiaining and settling international radio accounts.
Research on helium and operation of plants producing it.
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