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DECEMBER. 1931
SURVEY
OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
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M O N T H L Y DATA THROUGH OCTOBER
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Monthly Business Indicators
1923-1925=100
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
MANVFACTURIS (ADJUSTED)*' '
100
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT
125
ADJusreo*
!QO
100
75 11 in i 1 1 ! i i i 1 1 1 1 ill i! 1 1 1 1 i 11 ii I i ! i U I 11..I i.i 1 1 1 1 1 i-TTTfTHji i *
TOTAL FREIGHT CAR LOADINGS
I30r
CAR LOADINGS L.C.L
120
r UNADJUSTEH
\DJU5TED*
100
60
70LLLi
60
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
WHOLESALE PRICES
Z20
VALUE OF EXPORTS
150
VALUE OF IMPORTS
150
100
100
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I I I I I I 1 1 I I h i ireji Ijri
ZOO
BANK DEBITS OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY
50 h ' I I I ! I I I i 1 I ! I I I I i I I 1 I I I I I ! I I I I I M I I I ! I I I i i H M
BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED
zoo
150
150
^7^
'100
50
1927
1926
1929
1930
1931
* ADJUSTMENT FOR NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS AND SEASONAL VARIATION
1927
1925
1929
I93O
1931
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Business Situation Summarized
Car loadings increased in October, but after allowing
for the number of working days, the index was unchanged. Variation in the unadjusted index this year
has not been large, but the adjusted index has receded
steadily and in October was 16 per cent below January
and 20 per con t below a year ago. Foreign trade remains
restricted with a further slight recession in October imports, contrary to the seasonal trend. Exports increased
following the gain of September, but, as in the preceding
month, the increase was less than seasonal. The value
of building contracts awarded in October declined by
more than the usual seasonal amount, arid a further
reduction occurred in the first half of November.
Financial markets improved following the establishment of new low levels in early October. Stock
prices moved irregularly upward during the last three
weeks of the month, but the trend since the first week
of November has been downward. Bond prices have
made little progress. The extremely heavy gold export movement in late September and in October has
terminated and recently there has been a substantial
net gain of gold on balance.
Wholesale prices declined in October, but the lows
reached early in that month were followed by some
improvement.
TT^URTHER recession in general business activity
A' occurred in October and early November, and in
general such gains as were realized were less than
seasonal. Retail trade expanded arid for department
stores alone the increase was greater than the usual
gain. Industrial production declined for the sixth successive month and in October was 18 per cent below the
peak of the spring rise in April. For the elapsed 10
months, the adjusted index averaged 16 per cent below
a. year ago while the October index was off 15 per cent.
The loss in October was the result of a further drop in
manufacturing, as the mineral output increased more
than seasonally. The principal gains were in the output of coal and petroleum with iron ore sharply lower,
and the nonferrous metal group slightly changed.
Decreases in manufacturing industries were general.
Factory employment and pay rolls underwent a
further contraction in October. The pay-roll index
was 4 per cent below the preceding month and was
only a little more than half of the peak reached in 1929.
Increased employment was confined to the tobacco,
and paper and printing industries, but in both the
increases were less than seasonal. Pay rolls were
lower, except in the paper and printing, chemical,
and tobacco groups, with the largest relative decreases
in the textile and leather industries which up to now
have been doing relatively well.
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118
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111 \
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104 |
109
104 :
122 1
112
87
85
82
85
84
80
98
92
94
82
81
80
81 1
75
74 !
97
86
84
;
84
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97
94
86
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92
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112
113
165
102
98
94
86
76
72
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63 i 99.9
65 1 117.2
83
86
88
90
89
84
83
79
76
74
81
86
88
90
89
84
83
79
76
72
90 |
88 i
87
92
86
85
84
79 j
78
78
78
78
78
76
75
74
73
70
68
73
75
74
72
68
64
64
62
59
83
87
89
91
92
89
87
86
88
87
90
89
89
88
89
89
88
86
85
83
79
80
92
101
97
90
65
67
87
94
97
98
97
106
97
95
91
88
84
86
66
59
62
57
54
49
48
43
48
54
57
54
65
58
56
55
54
52
53
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80
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99
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115
101
85
102
89
76
109 I
90
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163.2
103.9
92. 7
82.6
80.4
78.4
82.6
79.3
75.2
81.5
80.1
79.0
91.9
66
64
61
59
59
55
77.0
75.5
74.5
73.3
71.3
70.0
70.0
70.2
69.1
68.4
73.5
70.1
70.6
70.1
67.1
65.4
64.9
63.5
60.5
58.8
77.8
77.1
75.6
74.2
73.2
71.9
71. 8
72.3
72.0
71.4
116 ; 140.3
82 i 119. 0
94.3
119
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66
97.0
87.8
71.9
105. 4
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! 99.5
1 95. 6
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1929: October
1930:
October
November
December
1931:
January
February.
_
March
April
May.
.
June
July
August
September _ _
October..
Monthly average
through October:
1929
1930.
1931
i'
Foreign
trade,
value
Building contracts, all types,
value, adjusted
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Department
store sales,
value
Freight car loadings
debits outside
York City
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1
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ployi
tion
and pi
Amount of payrolls, i i 2 o
unadjusted *
I 2.S-3
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MONTHLY BUSINESS INDEXES
101
95
85
&0
j
108
86
54
* Adjusted for number of working days.
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Finance—Credit and Bankin
important credit changes of the month
THEaremore
reflected in the combined statements of the
October gold exports and earmarkings represented
a record for one month. The cessation of the outflow
Federal reserve banks which show sharp increases in was as sudden and complete as its inception had been
money in circulation, in total bills discounted, and in bills a month before and by the beginning of November
bought in the open market. The increase in circula- the situation, characterized by a physical export of
tion and the foreign demands upon the gold reserves the metal of $398,600,000 during October, had largely
were met by an expansion of Federal reserve credit corrected itself. Money rates have eased slightly and
of approximately $600,000,000 during the month while a drop in acceptance rates on November 9 brought
the reserve ratio against note and deposit liabilities new bills into the market. The Federal reserve banks
combined fell from 73.4 per cent to 56.5 per cent.
hold an unusually large proportion of the outstanding
Toward the end of the month the demands by acceptances but bills subject to renewal are finding
Europe upon the dollar had practically ceased. With their way into the open market to meet the buying
the correction of erroneous impressions abroad con- orders which it was difficult early in the present
cerning the "free gold" holdings of the Federal reserve month for the dealers to meet.
system and also concerning the method of operation of
Bank debits since the beginning of October have
the new credit corporation, gold exports virtually continued highly irregular although debits outside of
stopped. Since the end of October the gold holdings New York showed an increase during the month as
of the reserve banks have increased approximately well as during the first week of November. Both
$135,000,000. During the last week of the month loans on securities and "all other" loans by reporting
money in circulation reversed its previously upward member banks declined, steadily throughout October
trend and has shown a relatively small increase since and the first half of November, the reason for the
the beginning of November. Also, since the middle of drop in the latter being probably accounted for in
October foreign funds held on deposit with the Federal part by the sale of bill holdings to the Federal reserve
reserve banks have been steadily withdrawn, not, as banks. Institutional liquidation of bonds, which kept
several weeks ago,in the form of gold exports, but rather the bond market weak during the period under review,
through being reinvested in bankers' acceptances as is evidenced by the October decline of commercial
indicated in the weekly rise in bills purchased by the bank investment portfolios. Postal savings deposits
have shown an unusual rate of increase.
reserve banks on foreign account.
CREDIT AND BANKING STATISTICS
Eeportfng member
banks Wednesday
closest to end of
i month
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Bank debits
New
York
City
Outside
New
York
City
fnins
Loans
Canada
A|1
other
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loans
Net
Total
gold
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savings
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banks
dis
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in the ™«» bank reserve end of from
count1
credit
acmonth
eared
open i"?,™
mark
market ties
count
Condition of Federal reserve banks,
end of month
:
In _
vest
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ments
Thoul sands of
' dollars
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1929:JOctober
1930:
October
November...
December
1931:
January
February
March.
April
May
..„
Juno
July.. .
August
September...
October
4,713
9, 179
9, 755
5, 496
1,000
355 j
321 \
1,742
2,666 '
1,541
13. 0
4, 810
4, 372 j 161, 583
30,781
23,679
22,490 , 19,700
29, 001
23, 113
3,618
2,974 |
3,012
8,065
7,768 i
7, 814 |
8,707
8,766 i
8, 449 i
6,731
6,800
6, 693
207
275
251
163 |
175 i
364
602
599
729 j
998
1,079
1,373
2, 418 >
2,373 ! :
2,471
1, 508
1,571
1,656
20.3 !
33. 1 i
17. 5 |
4,501
4, 528
4, 823
4,658 ! 192,543
4, 666 i 200, 668
4, 792 \ 245, 379
24, 557
20,948
27, 589
26,821
25, 072
25,893
21,007
17.501
20, 073
20, 678
2,668
2,535
2,570
2,786
3,172
2,694
2,400
2,244
2,451
7,379
7, 313
7. 256
7,052
6,867
6,746
6,544
6.519
6,346
5,897
8,374
6,843
8, 151
7, 183
8, 126
7, 551
7,941
7,903
7,863
7,807
7,945
7,795
7,942 7,810
7,879
7,665
7,845
7,916 i
7,624
7,700
232
198
250
157
174
149
195
255
328
728
125
109
124
163
125
106
73
215
469
681
610 !
980
599
925
599
990
598
937
598
917
668
943
678
976
728 1,255
742
1,578
727
2,184
4,695
4, 598
4,590
4,647
4, 679
4,750
4,836 i
4,947 I
5,133 i
5,478
4,888 i 278,353
4, 928 i 292, 059
5,018 ; 302,058
5,059 i 313,775
5, 083 i 325, 028
5.156
347,417
5,149 ! 370,827
5,173 ; 414,986
5.231 i 460,915
5,217 527,130
63,325
32,202
21, 697
17,084
19, 421
19,620
18, 858
19,406
18,444
16,526
16, 627
18, 125
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1,520
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2,428 ;
1,467
2,371 j
1,422
2,3891! 1,413
2,381 1!
1,368
2, 367
1, 228
2,373 ,
1,090
2,364 ,
996
2,167 1 ' 1,040
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Finance—Security and Money Markets
and money markets were featured durSECURITY
ing October by the year's sharpest firming of
money rates and by a record outflow of gold. Security prices, after reacting favorably to the President's
announcement on October 6, relative to the proposed
national credit corporation, weakened again but
many of the gains were held throughout the month.
A general rise in stock prices early in November was
followed, toward the middle of the month, b}^ a series
of daily declines which carried quotations close to
their early October lows.
Bond prices have also been unable to hold their
gains of early October. After the suspension of gold
payments in England late in September the market
was called upon to absorb both stocks and bonds held
abroad. The fears abroad which led temporarily to
a flight from the dollar and the necessity of domestic
institutions to liquidate bond holdings introduced an
element of weakness for a period of several weeks into
the security markets generally. With the return of
confidence in the dollar late in October gold withdrawals ceased and bond prices turned upward for
several days early in November.
New capital issues continued throughout October
on a very low level. For the first time since the war a
whole week passed duringwhichnonewissue was brought
out. As compared with the correspond ing months in
1929 and 1930 total dividend and interest payments
showed a relatively small decline during October.
The month's money rates reflected the temporary
strain placed upon the financial markets by the pressure on the dollar in foreign centers. The two increases in the New York Federal Reserve Bank's
rediscount rate early in October were followed by an
upward adjustment in bill rates when the greater
part of the bills held by the commercial banks, foreign
banks, and acceptance dealers were transferred to the
Federal reserve banks. By the middle of the month
commercial paper rates and rates on both call and time
loans had moved to the highest levels since the end of
1930. Rates have continued firm through the first
half of November, although rates on bankers' bills
have been cut somewhat owing to the extremely
small amount available in the open market after the
closing clays of October.
The steady decline in brokers' loans, which has
been a feature of the security markets throughout the
year, continued during October. The recent rule
enforced by New York member banks, whereunder
they have ceased making loans for the account of
outside lenders, has had no perceptible effect owing
to the small amount of such loans outstanding.;
SECURITY AND MONEY MARKET STATISTICS
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end of
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1930:
October
November . .
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March
April. .
May
June
July
August
September
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1,840
1,909
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3.30
3 22
3 58
3 40
3.37
2 93
3.03
3 04
3.23
3. S3
869
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
1931 in Comparison
&///////////A
BANK
DEBITS
50
0
IQ3I
1930
1929
1928
1927
L.
1
OUTSIDE
1 ——
NEW
YORK
100
!
1_
1_
CITY
150
1
J
REMAI NDER OF YEAR
/£>'LL/C ws
—
EOO
'
'
\
i
_.
i
.1
350
300
250
'
OF DOLLARS)
.- . . i
.
f.-..
|
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
0
3
2
5
-4-
7
6
1931
1930
1928
1927
\
STEEL INGOT
r
~~]
;o
0
i
._,,_.„„
mil
20
K^ggSSffSi
--mm m
193! m& assazpiK
1930
mm mm
1929
!928
1927
PRODUCTION (MILLIONS OF TONS)
30
1000
60
50
70
mm mm ^^
AUTOMOBILE
0
40
2000
i
PRODUCTION (THOUSANDS OF CARS)
3000
4000
5000
1931
!930
1929
1926
1927
FREIGHT
0
193)
1930
!929
1926
1927
10
CAR
20
LOADINGS
(MIL LIONS OF CARS)
30
40
1
50
aiBa^aie^K|
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^
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;
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i
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Commodity Prices
RICES of commodities in October were slightly
Plower
than in September, 1931, but the decline was
per cent to 3.1 per cent. Fuel and lighting materials
and miscellaneous products advanced slightly from
September to October, 1931. Among the subgroups
of commodities drops in prices exceeding 5 per cent
occurred in hides and skins, in livestock and poultry,
in nonferrous metals, and in fertilizer materials.
Little change has occurred in retail prices of foods
since June. On October 15, 1931, retail food prices
were 17.5 per cent lower than on the corresponding
date of last year. From September 15 to October 15,
1931, declines occurred in 28 of the 42 articles of foods
on which retail price quotations are regularly received,
prices of 8 articles advanced and those of 6 articles
showed no change.
Farm prices on October 15, 1931 were 5.6 per cent
lower than on the corresponding date of the preceding
month as a result of drops of about 8 per cent each in
prices of grains and meat animals, of 10.6 per cent in
the price of cotton and cotton seed and of a fall of
15.7 per cent in prices of fruits and vegetables. Prices
of dairy and poultry products advanced 6.5 per cent.
less than from September to October, 1930, except
for prices received by farmers for the products
they sell.
Wholesale commodity prices averaged about 1
per cent lower in October than in September, but the
decline was less than from August to September and
there was additional evidence of an underlying tendency for prices to fluctuate within a narrower range.
Of the 550 commodities or price series included in the
combined index of wholesale commodity prices, advances occurred in 190 instances and no change
occurred in 256 others. Weekly indexes compiled by
private agencies indicate that wholesale commodity
prices have remained relatively steady during November. Prices of foods, of metals and metal products,
of building materials and of chemicals and drugs
declined less than 1 per cent and prices of house furnishing goods, of textile products, of farm products,
and of hide arid leather products dropped from 1.8
INDEXES OF COMMODITY PRICES
Eetai!
Wholesale »
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i
g| |
15 : ^
j-go- | :
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3
«S '. |
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i i
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:
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;
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1
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i
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0
Mo.
Mo.
Mo. i averaver- average
i cge ' age j 1909
1913= 1923= i
to
1914 =
, 100 ' 100
Monthly average 1926=100
! 100
1929: October...- - . .
1930:
October
November--.
_
December
1931:
J anuary
Februarv _ . .. _ .
March
„-.
April
May_ ._ .
06.3 103.00
„
July
August
September
October.
.... . _ _
Monthly average, January through
October:
1929
1930
1931
82.6
80.4
78.4
82.6
79.3
75.2
77.0
76.5
74.5
73.3
71.3
70.0
70.0
70.2
69.1
68.4
73. 5
70. 1
70.6
70.1
67.1
65.4
64.9
63.5
60.5
58.8
101.2 ! 92.7
88.6 !
85.7 I
81-8 1
j
80 1 i
77. 1 i
76.7
75.6
72.9 !
72.4
73. 1 I
73.7 !
72.9 i
72.6
!
1
i
97.0 1 105.4
87. S i 90.7
71.9 i 68.5
110. 5 ' 92. 7 ]
!
97. 1
81. 3
97. 1
97. 9 i Q:>. S
161
101 0
140
85.6
84.4
86.0 ij
85.2
84.8 i
95 3
95.2
91.3
68.8
67.8
66.9
80.0
76.8
74.2
75.5 1 85. G
75.6 I 83.7
74.3
81.9 i
144
141
137
94.8
93.9
92.6
106
103
97
89. 3
88.9
89.0
88.7
87.8
87.4
87.5
87.1
87.2
86.5
82.9
81.8
81.9
80.9
73.4
77.5
75.8
75.4
74.9
74.3
83.6
91.1
82.2
90.8
81.9
90.8
80.1 i 90.8
79.1 1 89.2
77.9
88 6
77.3
88.0
75. 5 ; 87.5
74.8
84.7
83.2
72.9
70.6
69.4
68.3
66.5
64.7
64.3
64.1
62.7
61.5
73.4
72.3
72.2
71. 1 !
68. 9 !'
68.5
69.5
68.3 i
65.3 1
64.7
133
127
126
124
121
118
119
120
119
119
01 1
89.8 i
89.1 :
74.1 ;
64.7
63.9
61.7
63.9
62.8
61.8
61.0
58.5
58.4
59.0
86. 9
8* Q
85.9 1
85.9 '
85.6
84.9 :
104. 8
96. 3
87.9
97.3
91. 3
78.4
94.5 ! 96.8
89.4 | 96.2
78.7 i 88.5
80.6
74.7
61.9
97.9
86.3
66.5
96. 8 ! 96. 7 !
83.9 | 89.5
69.5
78.1 !
156
149
123
99.9
96. 7
87.3
81. 7 | 103. 6
81.5
80.1
7Q. 0
96. 5
94.0
91.2
73. 8 ! 75. 1
73.3
71.8
72.4 ! 70.5
90. 4
00.2
90.0
77 8
77. 1
75.6
74.2
73.2
71.9
71. 8
72.3
72.0
71.4
88.6
86.6
87.4
87.3
87.3
87.8
89.2
88 5
84.8
8?. 2 '
71.0
70.4
69.2
67.6
66.3
65.4
65.4
64.2
62.9
61.5
! 69.8
69.6
i 64.5
' 61.6
1 60.9
! 58.1
! 58.2
i 62.3
1 63.3
I 03.4
100.0 i 92.9
91.5 ! 86.2
74.7 1 73.7
109. 4
101.5
87.9 ^
94. 3 ; SI. 5
82.4 i 77.1
88.4 ! 83. 2
94.2
97.8
)
!
80.5
79.3
78.4
77. 1
75. 1
74.0
74.0
74 6
74.0
73.7
!
1
Department of Labor.
2
Department of Agriculture.
3
National Industrial Conference Board.
88 9.
i
94
90
91
91
88
80
79
75
72
68
138
120
83
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Employment
A DECLINE of more than the usual seasonal pro-^*- portions was recorded in factory employment during October, the seasonally adjusted index thereby
receding slightly from the September figure to a new
low for the depression. The unadjusted volume of
wage payments to factory workers declined by almost
4 per cent from September to October.
The petroleum and rubber products industries were
the only groups recording employment increases after
seasonal adjustments are made. Declines in employment after seasonal adjustments are made were recorded
by the following industrial groups: iron and steel, machinery, textiles, food, paper and printing, lumber,
automobiles, leather, cement, clay and glass, nonferrons metals, chemicals, except petroleum, and tobacco.
During the first 10 months of the year factory employment averaged about 15 per cent under the same
period last year, and 26 per cent under 1929. Pay
rolls during the 10 months were 25 per cent under
1930 and 38 per cent under 1929.
A seasonal increase in employment and volume of
pay rolls occurred in retail trade during October; the
increase in employment from September was about
the same as that recorded for the corresponding period
last year. The average number of employees in retail
trade during the first 10 months of the year was about
7 per cent less than during the same period last year,
while pay rolls averaged about 10 per cent lower.
Both employment and pay rolls of bituminous coal
mines increased from September, but the increases
were smaller than those normally recorded at this
season of the year. The same items for anthracite
mining, on the other hand, exceeded the normal
increase for the period. Bituminous coal mining employment during the first 10 months of the year averaged about 11 per cent under the same period last
year, and employment in anthracite mining averaged
13 per cent under the previous year.
Both employment and pay rolls of power, light,
and water companies decreased during October as
compared with September. The index of employment
decreased by 2.1 per cent, while pay rolls decreased
by 1.2 per cent. A similar decrease was recorded
during the corresponding period last year. The telephone and telegraph group reported a decline in employment of 1.1 per cent during October as compared
with September, and a drop of 0.5 per cent in volume
of pay rolls for the same period. Employment and
pay rolls of both of these utility groups were materially
under October last year.
The proportion of trade-union members employed,
during October was the same as for the previous three
months, 74 per cent. Trade-union employment,
however, was more than 6 per cent under October,
1930, and 17 per cent under 1929.
STATISTICS OF EMPLOYMENT, PAY ROLLS AND WAGES
Year and mouth
Factory employment i F.K.B.
F. E. B.
i factory
__
pay
rolls,
unadAd- Unad-|
}usted*| justed! justed
!
Monthly ave rage,
1923-1925=] 00
1929:
October
1930:
October
.
November
__
December...
__
1931:
January
February
March
._
April
_ .
May
June
July
August
September
October
Monthly average, January through October:
1929
1930
1931
i
EmPloymeiit
Anthracite |j Power, light, !' Telephone j n^ttn fr«dp
raining
|| and water j and telegraph |
!
p
£f£ !
rol b
' ;
Em-
; p
i;
|
j| Em- <
,
p
'
i
110.9
98.8
106. 8
82.2
81. 1
80.1
84.3 !
81.0 ;
78.8 1
80 8
75. 1
73.7
91. 8
92.5
62. 5
79.4
79.1
77.7
[|
106.1 ; 133.9 !'
i!
99.0 117.2 j
97.2 98.0 i !
99.1 100.0 i |
78.3
77.8
77.9
78.0
77.8
76.0
75 1
74.1
72.8
70.3
76,4
77.3
78.1
77.9
77.1
75.0
73.8
74.2
68.4
73.2 *
74.9
73.8 i
72.1 i
67.6
64.4
64.3
61.8
59.4
93.9
91. 6
88. 8
85. 9
82.4
78,4
76.4
77.0
80.4
81.3
73.3
68.3
65.2
68.5
54. 4 !
52.4
50. 4 |
50.6
53.6 i
56.2
90.6
89.3
99.2
89.5 101.9 |l
97.8
82.0
71.3 ii
96.7
85.2 75.2 !:
97.1
80. 3 76. 1 1
97. 6
76.1 66.7 i
97.2
65.1 53.7 i
96.7
67. 3 56. 4 |
95. 9
80.0 64,9 !
94.7
88,8
91.1 j ; fit 7
99.8
93. 6
83.6
98.6
81.9
58.3
98. 9
92.5
80.3
I
i
:
74.7 ;
71.4 !
102 0 i
89.3
75.8
109. 1
90. 1
68. 0
:
Em-
, „
!•
; Era- ,
p
Per cent
rrrtv
Number i of total i r7errCv?,
"
members P hour
Monthly average. 1829s3 100
103.3 j
i
!
!
1
!
:
Employ- Employ- Y^m *
meut
moot,
™f~
agencies.. trade- ..If™ •„
appliunion ^^
can is per nieinK,.nd.
100 jobs
bers
\^
SEK & 1 sss ! '•& ±K \ '^ i ss« ^
101 3
i Adjusted for seasonal variation.
Bituminous
coal mining
90. 2
94.6 !
74.7 i
i;
105.7
'•
104.8
103.4
103.2
106.0
101.9
105.1
101.7
105,6
103.7
106.3
94.5
93.0
91.6
100.9
97.9
101. 3
95. 5 i 95. 1
98. 4 i 86. 8
1 15. 1 i 97. 7
90.5
89.2
88.6
88.1
87.4
86.9
86.6
85.9
85.0
84.1
96.3
94.8
97.9
95.0
94.1
95.0
93.3
62.3
92, 1
91.6
99.7
99.0
87. 2
99. 5
103.5
94.2
98.6
99.7
102.4
97.6
98. 7
98.3
97.4
96. 2
94.3
93.2
99. 3 99. 1
102.9 101.2
98.6 97.8
102.6
90.0 '
87. 1
87.8 !
90. 1 !
89.9 i
89. 1 i
83.9 i
81. 8 i
86.6 !
89.8 ,
89.4
86. 7
87.5
88. 3
88.0
87. 6
83.3
80. 3
83.5
84.6
96. 7
9e. 7
87 V
97. 1
9'>. 0
h,> 9 '
i
i
i
;
127
89, 0
40
193 i
227
218 ;
79.0
78.0
77.0
39
38
37
224
202
179
177
181
205
209
217
196
73.0
73.0
74.0
75.0
75.9
75. 0 i
74.0
74.0
74.0
1-i. 0
36
36
37
35
37
37
36
36
34
35
88.4
79.0
74 I
39
40
38
!
i
;
!
:
133 li
183
9
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Domestic Trade
index in October was 2.4 per cent below September
and 11 per cent below a year ago. For the 10 months
to date, such loadings were off 10 per cent from the
corresponding months of 1930.
Commercial failures are usually more numerous in
October than in the months immediately preceding,
but the total last month increased to an exceptionally
high point as a result of adverse financial and business
developments. After decreasing steadily since April,
the number of failures increased 22 per cent over
September, 1931, and 11 per cent over October, 1930.
Liabilities involved were 76 per cent greater than in
the preceding month and were the largest since January. For the first 10 months of this year average
monthly failures increased 7 per cent as compared
with a year ago, and average monthly liabilities were
one-eighth greater.
Magazine and newspaper advertising continued the
seasonal upward trend in October. Magazine lineage
increased 19 per cent and newspaper lineage 14 per
cent over the preceding month, but the cumulative
total for the 10 months was 22 per cent and 11 per
cent, respectively, below a year ago. Postal receipts
have been moving upward since August, and in
October were 11 per cent below a year ago. Average
monthly receipts for the elapsed 10 months of the
current year have been 9.2 per cent below the same
period of 1930 and 13 per cent below the 1929 level.
OETAIL trade expanded in October, although the
Av unusually warm weather in recent weeks has
adversely affected sales of seasonal merchandise.
Department store sales increased by somewhat more
than the usual seasonal amount, and the adjusted
index advanced 2.4 per cent, the first gain since
April, The dollar volume of October sales was 16
per cent below a year ago, compared with a cumulative decline for the 10 months of 11 per cent. By
districts, the best relative showing was made in
Boston, New York, Richmond, and Minneapolis for
both the latest month and for the year to date. Stocks
of merchandise in department stores increased as is
usual at this season of the }rear, but after adjustment
the index has varied but slightly in recent months
and in October was 13 per cent below a year ago.
Sales of the two largest mail order houses in October
also moved up seasonally, but the decrease as compared with a year ago was 24 per cent as against 16
per cent in September. The expansion in sales of
5-and-10 cent stores in October amounted to 18 per
cent, which was somewhat less than the usual gain,
and the adjusted index was off 2.6 per cent. Actual
sales in the first 10 months of the current year were
equal to those in the same period of 1930.
Merchandise 1. c. 1. car loadings declined after the
gain of September, but the adjusted index has shown a
downward trend for four months. The adjusted
DOMESTIC TRADE STATISTICS
|
Department
Department l^1*™ SJr. , F ^ ?o1e
storesales | Btore ttoek* ^a&l.cl '
fa!ef
nia,,_ \ Postal |;
r
te
-Irdor
'li
i ,, <> li «**!?
•>« se- i .
1
s<
Yoar and month
j U n a d - Ad- Unadjust- Just- |i Justed 1
ed * li cd 3
AdjUf.1:
«M!
2
88026—31
2
A*l-
112
112
101 |
109
102 i
98 i
94 j
101
104
85
92 I
92
91 j
97
94
86
79
80
92
101
97
90
65
?7
87
9i
97
98
97
106
97
05
91
88
84
88
;
78
81
87
85
85
SO
75
76
84
88
88
86
84
S3
83
82
81
79
81
80
I
II
!
!
j|
83
87
89
91
92
89
87
86
88
87
i
ii
!'
I
106
98 i
88 !
|
!
;
•!
j
:|
!
!
i
i
!
!
i
:
;
|
':
101
95
85
l
'
'l
*i
c'! *
122
99 i
94 '
!
j
1
s
104
93
92 !
92
;
;
90
89
89
88
89
89
88
8r;
85
83
;
Thousands of
dollars
Thou- Mil- ; Thou; Nurn- Thousands sands lions '.)f sands
! ber
of dolls. oi -hies !in«\s | of dolls.
1 i ad- /.d- l ! i hSu'el |
jL"»t- just' ernes
' J'ist-
e<!
112
113
185
Corrected, to average daily sales.
jll .1-
\d»
i
;
i
!
;
Adveriisi u &
lineage
Money
order
value,
j » ,j Liabil- Maga- News- : paid
, *a.i|| urp* ities zine ?5aper
c
! c
£ tfe?
pver^. l ' i 1 , i»2o = !• 0
Mr all.
1929- October
1930:
1
October
Novpinb^r
December
- '•
1931:
Jaiiuarv
February
.
.
March
!
\pril
- May.
June
July
August
J
September
- •
October
Monthly average, January througn i
October:
!
1929
1930
1931
i
'"inadi
Commercial
raHureg
--
:
3, 050
17G
i:,9 '
79,256 |
35,743 , ;
1, 822
31,314
168
159
298
151 ,
L58 |
153
68,878 !
55,713 !
72,486
32,279 \\ 2.124
28,379
2,031
38.572 | 2,525
56, ?97
55.261
83, 683
124
127
144
160
155
147
139
142
141
167
1G1
103
159
168
167
101
H7
1-9
155
151
41.459!
39,422 !
43.008 i
52?078 1
50.070 |
49.480 j
45,093 '
43.004 i
45,955 1
53,280 !
29, 1 7 2 i |
26,405 \\
30,178 !|
29,257 i
27,844 i
26,442 li
24.578 |i
?3 38!)
26,335
28,618
57 127 i
53,450 i
48,185 !.
31 467 i 1 908 1 26,374 | 2,676 \
29,978 1 2,180 52, 934 | 2,453
1, 921
?<1, 222 I 3,334 59,541
148
145
145 '•
'
I
\
i
i
,|
:
:
,
:
Adjusted for seasonal variation.
3,316 94, 608
2,563 59, 608
2,604 60, 387
2,386 50, 868
2,248 i 53,371
1.993 51. 656
1,983 60, 998
1.914 53. 025
1.936 40, 256 '
2,362 70, 660
-90, 647
79, 934
91, 923
98 •
89 i
82 j
2, 488
2, 265
1, 585
1,992
2. 203
2, 421
2,375
2, 191 1
1,613 i
1. 31 6 i
1, 603 !
1, 911 :
:
* End of month figures.
107, 899
119
76
78, 273
72
70, 935
90
81,747
89
90, 646
88 : 81,956
8C i 79 31!
67 i 76,365
K7 i
71,622
77 1 7 i, 679
88
I
102 i
89
79
!
89, 227
84, 305
10
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
1931
Foreign Trade
T TN1TED STATES exports during October increased
^ approximately 14 per cent in value as compared
with the exports in September, while imports fell off
about 1 per cent. The gain in the former was only
slightly less than the normal seasonal increase of 16
per cent, but the drop in imports was contrary to a
normal upswing of 7 per cent. The export merchandise balance in October was $36,000,000.
Exports of gold in October—$398,600,000—represented in part amounts earmarked for foreign account
during September. Gold imports of $60,900,000 were
26 per cent greater than the imports in September.
Exports of gold were shipped largely to France,
Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium, whereas imports originated in Japan, Argentina, Canada, Sweden,
and China, in the order mentioned.
A decline in our exports of industrial machinery
during October and the relatively small seasonal
expansion in shipments of leaf tobacco were important
factors in the less-than-seasonal increase in the value
of merchandise exports. Although quantity exports
of cotton were considerably lower than the average for
the corresponding month of the period 1925 to 1929,
inclusive, they were larger than in October, 1930, and
showed about the normal increase over shipments in
September. Leaf-tobacco exports amounted to only
49,200,000 pounds in comparison with 78,300,000
pounds in the corresponding period of 1930. Shipments of wheat, which had been comparatively small
for the first three quarters of 1931, increased considerably during October. Exports to China (including Hong Kong and Kwantung) were heavy, amounting to 4,300,000 bushels, or 36 per cent of the total
shipments. Exports of apples and both canned and
evaporated fruits showed the usual fall expansion.
Although the decline in the value of exports during
October, 1931, in comparison with the corresponding
period of 1930, was smaller than the decrease recorded
during the two months immediately preceding, it
amounted to approximately 37 per cent. Quantity
shipments of tobacco, copper, rubber manufactures,
cotton cloth, lumber, iron and steel, gasoline, various
classes of machinery and automobiles, were considerably smaller and sharp recessions in the price of unmanufactured cotton as well as of practically all other
commodities contributed very substantially to the
drop in value.
'hi import trade for the period January-October,
1931, as compared with the corresponding period of 1930,
our quantity purchases of coffee, cocoa, and raw silk
in creased, while crude rubber, cane sugar, newsprint
and unmanufactured wool, fell off only slightly.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
Exports of United States merchandise
:
i
Crude
Ex- i l materials
ports, i i
Year and mouth
Foodstuffs
rai imports
Finished manufactures
Semiing
manreex- !
'
i,
'
i
IFruits iifacports i !
i Haw !:
Wheat!Meats! and :
I Total: cot- -Total; and : and ! prep- tores " Total
! too i
Hour fats ara-
•
Machinery
A u toTotal
rn o- '
biles, i
- tcrials i
i
parts, , GasoHue i
and
accessories
tures
tores
Mi]]ions of dollars
528.5 ; 174.3
1929: October
1930:
October
326.9 |i 104.8
289. O i 90.9
November
274.9 I 76.7
December
1931:
249.6
58.6
January
February
224.3 1. 47.7
March
.
235.9 | 56.5
April
215.1 i : 40.0
May.
204.0
30.5
June
187.1
29.1
July
180.7 !l 28.3
August
134.8 j 25.5
180.2 ! 44.4
September .
October
205.0| 63.6
Cumulative, January through
i
October:
1929...
4,372.2 1 871.6
3,279.3 i 661.4
1930
1931
2,046.7 ! 430.3
i
1
j 128.9
71.8
19.5
16. 1
18.C ;! K4. C
64.8
47.2
45. 6
40.5
11.3
7.8
6.3
9.8
11.0
9.8
35. 5
29. 5
33.0
22.9 L 28.2
18.9 ! 29.4
13.5 | 28.7
13.5 ' : 32.3
9.9 ' 28.1
23.5 , 28.4
39. 3
39.8
j
4.9
3.2
3.9
5.7
7.4
8.8
11.6
7.0
6.7
8.8
12.2
10.6
10.1
8.5
7.8
7. 1
6.8
6.4
6.3
7.1
573.4 ! 628.9
390.2 1 455.1
234.7 j 312.3
157.3
143.4
68.1
169. 2
132.7
82.9
59.3
47.2 ,
31.2
25.4 |
36.0
i
;
i
I!
211.7
52.9
32. 7 ;
26. H
391. 1 | 120. 5
^2 3
82.3 |
ICO. 0
17,1 : 38.0 i
17.5 i 33. 1 j
15.1 ' ; 33.9 !
132.7 j
115.8 1
119.7 ;
30.8
33.2
30.1
14.5 !
14.1
15.3
21.8
12.4 ;
13.7 I
247. 4
203.6
208. 6
77. 5
59.2
69. 1
56.0
48.4
52. 3
45.6 i
38.3 i
38. 1 i
68.3
57.8
49. 2
10.7 ! 34.5 !
8.9 i 27. 5 i
10.7 i 31.4 !
117.1
116.1 j
110.3 i
37.7
44.0
29.4
103.5 ;;
97.7
88.3 ;
84. 1
83.2 '
77.3
26.6
28.3
22.7
20. 4
24.7
20.2
14.4
16.1
18. 5
18. 0
14.2
12.8 :
11.5
10.7
8.7
13.8
10.6
8. 4
10. 7
12.5
7.2
9.0
8.8
7.2
183. 1
174.9
210.2
185.7
179.7
173.5
174.5
166.7
170. 4
168. 7
59. 4
56.4
64.0
54.7
54.7
52.4
50. 0
47.7
52.9
52.4
42.1
46.1
56. 6
51.9
49. 6
47.2 i
47. 1
45.4
35. 1 !
36.8 J
35.9
31.5
39.8
33.4
30.4
29.8
30. 0
28. 3
30. 3
29.0
44.8
41.2
49.2
45.7
45. 6
44.2
47. 5
45. 3
52. 0
50.5
6.4 ! 30.fi i
6.5
5.7
7.6
8. 0
9.2
16.?
j
!
'1
1
i
1
29.9
24.5
28.0
23. 9
21.4
?-!.?
1
i
i
!
j
lll.l '
31.1
8.5
i
!
!
i
|
i
!j
1.1 \
|
i
i
i
i
Reexports of foreign merchandise during October, 1931, were $3,515,000.
!
109.3 ' 022.7 12,177.8 i 512.2
77.1 | 445.9 1 1,663.4 I 448.7
00.0 ; 276.? !. 987.9 ! 284.9
488. 1 ! 223. 8 3,751.1 ! 1,321. 5
248.1 224.5 ! 2, 648. 7 873. 8
133. 2 '
95. 1 1, 787. 4
544.6
827. 3
593. 0
457, 6
761. 1
531.8
319. 2
841.2
650.1
466. 0
11
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Transportation
days in the two months. During the first 10 months
of the year 18 per cent less loadings of coal and coke
were reported than for the corresponding period in
1930. Car loadings of ore during the 10-month
period were only about one-half those during the same
period last year.
The number of idle freight cars was the lowest
since November of last year. A drop in number of
idle cars was recorded from September to October,
although an increase is usual at this season of trie year.
While the October surplus was the smallest of the
year so far, it was still 132,000 cars, or 33 per cent,
above the number of idle cars on hand dining October,
1930. The October surplus was 24 per cent under the
peak recorded in December, 1930.
Monthly payments of dividends by railroads during
the first 10 months of the year averaged. $88,810,000,
compared with $4,3/280,000 during the same period in
1030 ami $38,980,000 in 1929.
The seasonal decrease in traffic tonnage through the
Sault Ste. AT a lie Canal which stalled in September was
continued through October, Traffic through the Cape
Cod Canal increased by 12 per cent as compared with
the September tonnage.
/COMMODITY distribution during October, as
^-^ reflected by the average daily total freight-car
loadings, was of about the same proportions as during
September and the seasonally adjusted index of the
Federal Reserve Board was unchanged from the September figure. Average daily loadings during October
were 20 per cent under October, 1930, and 34 per cent
under 1929. The average monthly car loadings during
the first 10 months of the year were 19 per cent under
the corresponding period in 1930 and 29 per cent under
1929.
The daily average movement of merchandise in lessthan-caiioad lots during October decreased by about
1 per cent, and the seasonally adjusted index of the
Federal Reserve Board was 2 points below the September figure. October loadings of merchandise were
about 10 per cent under October, 1930, and 20 per cent
under 1929. During the first 10 months of the current year the average monthly merchandise movement
by the railroads was 10 per cent under the same period
In 1930, and 17 per cent under 1929. Coal and coke
was the only commodity group to register a material
increase in car loadings as compared with September,
after corrections are made for the number of business
RAIL AND WATER TRAFFIC
Canal sod river traffic
Freight-car loadings
«T
«
F. K. B. index
!
Canu!s
I River I
~«
| Missis- !
sfppi [
^»;g
I owned i
§•=
"3
Year and
month
K ~
Ad- Unadjusted j listed
0)
0)
,q ^
*"• T3
©
—
«"""
!
|
«
0
•
*£,
!
W
i
'«
©
i
C
<S
•*•>
S
j iS
+4
£ i§
Monthly
i
average,
1923-1925=100 ',
.1929: October
3930:
October
November
December. ..-
104
86
84
84
1931:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Monthly average,
January through
October:
] ^29
1930
_ L
1931
:
82
80
80
80
79
77
72
69
69
I
&
T ioasn T i<i-. 'sf tMI
1.18
,
«s
!
i»
«
! £
vy
I
224
183
1,066
31 1
286
1,206
1,133
820
201
190
143
161
140
94
917
852
638
197 i
174 i
121
189
92
22
74 3,491
74 i 2,836
75 2,940
77 2, 986
79 3,736
77 2,991
78 2,631
76 3,747
78 2,908
78 3.813
997
842
886
899
1.097
876
830
1, 069
841
1,081
196
165 :
153
151
180
140
220
228
149
193
124
88
79
85
106
75
71
106
96
145
817
584
555
486
611
465
452
617
516
755
156
138
138
130
165
125
106
138
104
123
208
198
177
119 ;
108
98 i
814
711
586
285 i
211 i
132 I
:
' |
;
• «,
rfarfr | State :
i •1
v
€od
j
j T t i o u s . o f : Thous. of
long ton* ; net tons
Thousands of short tons
1,357
;
1
s
5,752
'i
97 4, 751
86 ;• 4,127
74 :| 2,784
i
i
'
i;
!
i Sault I New
*1
:
26
22
23
29
80
119
139
175
121
102
2,321
12i
45,500
1,871 i 403
1,540 ; 580
94G ; 707
1, 175
997
1, 105
1,206
1,496
1, 192
1,113
1,413
1. 081
1,415
!
!
i
'
!
;
647
051
622
603
016
599
564
: 574
| 504
335
11,213
3,041
i>,t;o4 i
103 !
5. 130 !
S3 i
108 \
312 i
55, 000
44,900
45,500
38,100 '
32,500 :
34,000 '
41.500 i
33, 500 |
20,500 !
36,000 !
0 '
oi
o!
0i
0 j
o!
922 !
349 i
457 '
385 :
506 !
425
587 i
505 I
38,980 ! 8,519 j
43,280
0,746 i
38,810 j 4,1?7 !
!
254 |
H22 ;
J,335
6,6-15
7,611
8. 885
7, 126
®,218
'
!
!
!
I
i
234 ;
166 :!
163
203
217
203 i
211 i
186
198
221
1,133 i
1,009
953
76 i
70 !
83 !
82 !
100 ;
86 :
104 i
104 j
107
105
953 '
8G4 '
910 :;
929
937 i
828 :
820 i
B59 i
884 :
2,651
2.501
1,991
1,843
1, 695
1,773
2,092
2,525
2, 241
2, 742
2,734
2, 478
?, 420
:
._
!
108
i
:
4. 507 i 1. 129
94
3.991 i 1.049
77
942
3.238
> Daily average basis.
2
215
158
84
1, 796
203
1.555 i 4H2
1,219 j 598
'
mi \
178 i
205 j
25)0 !
i
112
96
93
Data for January, May, August, November, and October arc for 5 vreek^; other months, 4 weeks.
1,236 !;
1,124
892 '
2,685
2,746
2,254
12
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Construction
/CONSTRUCTION activity during October was
^-^ marked by a slight increase in residential building, although this revival was confined to only a few
sections of the country. The construction of public
works and utilities declined from that of the previous
month, as did other classes of nonresidential building,
and the total value of all types of construction showed
a decrease from that in September, although the
measurable volume was slightly larger. The seasonal
decline in the production, shipments, and new orders
of important building materials continued, and the
index of construction costs dropped to a new low.
Building-material prices for both frame and brick
houses showed an increase over those of the previous
month.
The total volume of all types of construction contracts awarded increased 2 per cent from September,
1931, but was 22 per cent less than in October, 1980.
The total value declined 4 per cent from September
and 28 per cent from that of October, 1930. For the
10 months of 1931, volume and value decreased 27 and
30 per cent, respectively, compared with a year ago.
Residential building increased 17 per cent in terms
of the total number of square feet and 11 per cent in
value from September, but a comparison with October
a year ago shows a decline of 32 per cent in volume and
42 per cent in value. During the first 10 months of
this year the value decreased 23 per cent from that of
the same period in 1930. The value of contracts
awarded for public works and utilities fell 3.1 per cent
below that of September and was 27 per cent less than
in October, 1930.
The shipments of maple flooring declined 14 per
cent from those in September, but were only 6.3 per
cent less than in the same month last year. Oak
flooring shipments declined 6.6 per cent, and cement
production fell off 11 per cent from the preceding
month. New orders for fabricated structural steel
were 44 per cent less than in September.
The index of construction costs (composed of the
prices of structural steel shapes, cement, lumber, and
the rates paid common labor) declined 0.9 per cent,
but building material prices for frame and brick houses
rose 1.3 and 0.6 per cent, respectively.
BUILDING MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, AND REAL
-
-
-
—- —
moving
HI types of
"uerar.e construction
cf values
unadjusted)
1929" October
'••
1930:
October
November « „ . •
December . _ _ _ „
1931:
!;
January
February
*
March
_ !
i
j
1
Residential i
building
May
_!
Juue •
i
Jily ~- — . -August
. _.
Seotembor
October
Monthly average, January through October:
i
1929
i
1930
_ . ._!!
1031
Mili MiS|; lions 01
b
square «^°<
dollars SErV
^re dollars
( feet
;
Sf
|^\re
05. 6
446
23 S
137. 7 ' 1, 229
75
OH I
59 •
39. 5
33. I
29. 1
337
254
249
22.3
18' 8
14,7
104. 7
80.8
70.9
339
468
697
24.6
28. 3
38.0
3q 4 !
38.9
35. 0
33. 8 i
228
12.2
10. 6
22. 1
22, 0
2l! 9
16. 9
15.9
14.1
13 0
15. 2
54. 4
77. 6
100. 9
95, 9
8&9
72. 7
63.9
60.2
54. n
60. 5
393
248
522
785
387
2, 367
1,233
737
353
171
34, 9
19.6
17. 1
108. S
95. 0
73.0
370
337
306
332
2V-6
30.6 i
30 1
30,7
233
251
M2
o'J.O !
44.8
504
402
32.9 !
282
:
m en is
tion
; Thou:satidsof
feet,
;
board
i dollars 1 measure
Long-term
real-estate
bonds
\«rtZ»]
•
r
87. 9
n ' ^7
32, '*S7
16,731
320
113. 0
76.4
78.0
2. 886
2J5M
1,811
20,549 14,410
is! 844 i 11J098
17, 152 i 8, 480
:09
151
153
18, 365
21,713
26,243
28, 155
27^745
23, 131
25,691
21,464
19,486
IS, 203
162
158
184
293
153
177
159
124
197
110
'
i
i
95. 2
2, 351
2, 676
78. 6
3,017
151. 7
133. 0 i 3, 226
3' 315
10&9
154. 5 ; 3, 778
3. 447
116.3
73.0
3, 397
! 85. 1 i 3. 144
: 82.5
2, 703
990 j 131.3 1
1, 314 ! 149. 6
719 1 107. S
6,235
3, 883
3,105
'
\
j
Month-j;
- ^^^f^sands of IFirst of month, raontfa- l?r f^p" • Thousands of
B
:
hort
! uu""«io
^
i! 1 7 average 1013= 100 1928» ' :
dollars
; <* irui> , tons j
100 i :
i
j
i
I
i
I
;
i
!
*
123 i j
97 !;
88 !
Building
material
prices
~ €on- Eeai; Fatri- ,
struc- estate
marfi
i cated 1j
tion
Ma pie Oak
..,'"*.
struc-,
cost, ket ac,
flo r- floor- ! Wt
To fiin« :
' Iit twral
;
Bug. tivity* '§>
nance
deeds
:
stetl Frame' Brick ^ews- record- Total new
Public works
Bec
con.;house house
«
and utilities
ed
struc.
; pro- w
tion
104
58 1
68
77 i
j
73 !
74 I
68 i
63 !
59 ; i;
52
,
;
!
I Monthly
average
1923i 1925- 100
I> i;!Sd?ng materials
;;
i
-
F. E. B.
Index (3
Year and month
!
j
Building contracts awarded
'.
ESTATE
39,818
2'i', 683
28,010
;
:
6, 595
5,920
8,245
11, 245
H010
14, 118
13, S99
13,549
12,092
10,762
i
!
i
!
i
|
!
i
:
}
'
!
!
i
1
!
i
!
|
;
|
14,493 \
14,133 '•
11,041
309 :'•
239
172 !
178
1S3
2 jr. C
^5. 8 ' 19. 2~5
171
165
168
17 fi ' 198.7
172
198. 5
174 i 196,9
74. 0 ! i 6, 635
64,6 !i 9,905
*38.9 1 29,877
I , 210
1, 595
163
165
163
157
160
158
155
156
154
155
170
171
170
167
167
168
164
163
161
182
194. 5
i 196.6
1 194. 5
! 191. 6
! 189.' 3
i! 187.4
171 4
i 171. 4
i 171.4
i 169.8
66.0
66.7
61.7
62. 0
6L3
58. 4
61.1
59.8
!;
|i
|i!
1
i;
2, 8oO
1, 500
1, 000
1, 700
177
174
159
182 : ; 20n. 7
178
203.9
166
184.1
85. 1
71.3
;
4 7 520
3,590
2,015
7, 235
9^485
3. 425
!:
775
i1 2,100
66,785
1
9,125
31,790
13,123
10,906
V
±.3, o75
£30
0
1, 000
60C
565
395
500
12, 738
5. 403
1,011
13
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Agriculture
and partially absorbed the loss resulting from the
less than seasonal gain of the last two months.
Fruits, which did not record the usual seasonal grain
in September, reached a high for the year. This is
only partially a seasonal increase, and extended the
gain in the monthly average over a year ago.
The November 1 estimate of wheat production in
the United States, made by the Department of Agriculture, showed no change from October, and remained
at 884,000,000 bushels. The 1931 potato crop is
expected to exceed last }rear's somewhat scant yield by
39,000,000 bushels and is estimated at 1,000,000 bushels
in excess of the 1925-1929 average. No improvement
is anticipated in the light crops of hay and feed grains.
Of the citrus fruit crops, it is estimated that oranges
will be less plentiful than a year ago except in the
case of the Texas output and Florida Satsumas.
California and Florida grapefruit will probably be
more abundant and the lemon crop will approximate
the high output of last year. Due to dry weather the
movement of Florida fruit has been late and to date
is considerably below 1930.
The index of stocks of meat in cold storage decreased
21 per cent during October, and reached the lowest
point of the year. This was the usual seasonal decline, but the monthly index was 5 per cent bel°w
October of last year.
of animal products during October
M ARKETING
increased by slightly more than the usual seasonal amount. The combined intlex recorded a rise
of 4.6 per cent, but part of this advance is discounted
by the low revised figure for September. The index
for October was 1 per cent below the same month last
year, and the monthly average for the first 10 months
of the current year was less than 1 per cent under the
same period in 1930.
Wool receipts fell off sharply, due largely to a reaction from the high level of the last five months. The
monthly average to date still exceeds 1930, by a margin
of 3.5 per cent. Livestock marketing reached the
high point of the year and brought the monthly average to a level less than 2 per cent below a year ago.
Poultry, eggs, dairy products, and fish receipts all
declined. The index for fish marketing was 12 per
cent below the revised figure for September and was
the second marked monthly recession. Average receipts for January through October were 4 per cent
higher than last year for poultry and eggs, 2 per cent
higher for dairy products, and 22 per cent lower for
fish.
Crop marketings in October continued to increase
seasonally, but the combined index for the month
was 24 per cent below October of last year. Cotton
receipts^were more than double the September amount
INDEXES OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND STOCKS
Indexes of marketing
Animal products
Year and month
Combined
index
Wool
Livestock
Indexes of stocks, cod of
month
Crops
Poultry j Hairy
an d eggs prod»z cts
Combined
Fish
index
Grains
v
tables
'
Frl3its
Cotton
Wheat,
visible Meats, Cotton,
supply, coldUnited
United storage States
i States
Monthly average, 1923-1925=100
11*29- October 1930:
October
November
December.. .... „
1931:
January
February.. _
March
A pril
May. .
June
July
August
September. ..
October
Monthly average, January through October:
1929
1930
1831
102 G
!
52 2
11? 8
8;; 4
oo 7 i
187 2
79. 1
34, 5
57. 1
108 0
88.0
93 9
79 2
121 6
137 8
82 2
77 8
92 7
172 0
14G 2 >
98 9
212 1
148 8
105 8
96 2
79.8
79.6
82 6
80 2
77.9
72.6
82 5
88.3
104 2
95 0
94 0
121 8
137 0
125 6
115 6
88.6
88 0
88 4
8£ 4
98 4
91 3
102 9
113 1
130 9
3 56. 6
123.6
103 4
116 2
169 4
174 3
138 5
144 5
161 2
i
i
25 3
50.8
61. 9
78 2
197. 1
405.4
573.2
259 6
125. 1
49. 5
90 5
8f? ,5 !
160 1
MO S
74
66
64
53
62
56
103
S3
119
161
100 2 '•
( (
J» 4 :
158.7
142 0
170. 4
18?. 6
87 3
85 8
84.4
100 1
100 5
104. 0
110 8 ;
ICO 3 [
108.8 >
18-' 6
192 8
149 8
105 8
95 5
84 4
96 7
88. 5 '
97. 8 ;
94 7
85.5
94. 0
101 2
106 7
118.0
105.2
94.3
91. 5
§5. 7
;
!
i
i
938 0 '
3
8
4
1
0
2
0
9
3
9
10° V
171 2
9
345 3
70 4
176 9-
82 6
72 3
7^ 8
168 4
89 6
79 4
249 0
109 0
6*7 1
327 5
240 6
144 9
349 S
344 8
333 3
55 7
62 3
76 9
234 8
264 9'
266 8
98
91
104
93
135
165
103
64
103
131
70 2
68 1
75 1
70 6
102 2
88 8
139 3
154 6
129 2
191 1
64
45
38
29
28
9
2?
29
152
23?
335
343
352
339
336
324
370
413
407
S*13
81
84
80
63
69
68
182
130
79
80
0
6
0
9
0
6
9
0
8
5
107 4
97 5
92 0
0
1
3
3
6
8
4
1
?
9
<
!
1
'
12^ 4 i
117 0 i
109 1 '
45 2
114 7
101 7
108 9
0
1
6
8
3
1
6
2
1
4
<;S 1
87 1
6? 2
;
8
7
7
8
4
7
4
5
7
4
100 1
114 0
111 8
114 8
110 8
105 8
98 7
83 3
66 6
52 7
254
235
216
1°6
179
162
2
84
9
5
3
<>42 0
276 ('•
361 S
116 7
92 8
85 9
111 4
154 5
200 1
146 a
140 1
188 1
281 C'
14
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December,
Iron and Steel Industry
factors, whicli usually cause au upturn
SEASONAL
in activity in the iron and steel industry in October,
small, its main significance lies in the fact that it
was the first decrease reported for the month since
were lacking' last month, and operations continued to 1923. Bookings of the corporation at the end of the
recede, although at a slackened pace. Measured by month were 10 per cent below a year ago and 24 per
the adjusted index of the Federal Reserve Board, pro- cent below the same month of 1929. The index of
duction in the industry declined. 6.5 per cent, the new orders for the industry declined sharply during
smallest relative decline since May. Actual output of October to the lowest level reached so far. Specificapip; iron and steel ingots increased slightly for the tions from some of the leading outlets, particularly
first time since March, but *n each, case the daily aver- the railroad, building, and automotive industries, have
age output was smaller than in the preceding month. been in small volume. The index of structural-steel
Operations in the steel industry were at the rate of 28 orders declined to a new low, following the substantial
per cent of capacity, the same as in September, but in gain in September. The decline in the index of new
the first three weeks of November the rate advanced to orders for the 10 months compared with a year ago
was 34 per cent, while structural steel orders dropped
30 per cent.
Maintenance of the extremely low rate of opera- 28 per cent.
tions was reflected in a contra-seasonal recession in
Iron and steel exports again declined in October arid
both employment and pay rolls, although the latter were 16 per cent below the preceding month and 55
index was also affected by the wage reductions effective per cent below October, 1930. Imports were off, but
October 1. Employment, after making allowance for the recession in imports this year has not been as
the seasonal trend, declined 1.8 per cent, as compared severe as in the export trade. Prices have been easier
with September, while the unadjusted index of pay and the composite iron and steel price has recently
rolls was off 2.9 per cent.
eased off to $30.63, against a September average of
Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corpora- $31.03. Scrap prices have increased only slightly
tion declined during the month and while the drop was from the low reached at the end of October.
IRON AND STEEL STATISTICS
i
'
General operations
! "
Year and
in on tli
1
i"
" "'
;
124
144.8
99.1
74
65
59
126.0
106.5
110.2
81.3
80.2
79,1
64
73
78
75
72
64
59
51
43
43
103. 4
116.5
1 19. 4
108. 1
106.8
86.6
83.1
78.0
78. 3
76. 3
77.5
75.9
76. 6
76. 5
74.8
72.6
72,1
70.3
67.4
66.2
137
100
63
154.9
127. 0
95.7
Adjusted for seasonal variation.
;
Fabricated
jStcel ingots j structural
:|
: steel
Pig-
:
~" "
Prices
United
^lf*el
MangaCorpo- pcse ore
:" '
T"~"
!
iron
!
Eate of
Steei
p
opera- EmPay
biliets, Iron and Struc- ComF. R. B. tions, ployP
New
steel
tural
posite
index
electric ment rolls I ^£x» j j[fui«i flon - i - ro— cent or- Ship» « ; content) Bessemer • compos- steel finished
j ™£ y£j ders ments
unad- portsj ports
energy
(adad- 1 justed
month
steel
(Pittsitc
beams
justed) i con- justed
\
>
y
burgh)
i
sumption
|
H
i
.
'
!__.
. !_
_= .
' Monthly average, 1923-1925=100 ;
1929: October
1930:
October
November
December..-.
1931:
January.
February-,.-.
March. . ,_.
April...
May
June
July
August
September
October.......
M o n t hi y averago, J a n u a r y
through October:
1929
1930
1931
:!
s?eel
99.5
88.6
73.0
'.!,}
<i
' 110
1 101
i
01 '
;
7" '
|
84
i
73
70 :
5P
107.9 i
87.7 i
58.4 i
%
Thousands of long tons
107.9, 2 IS ,
'
J
75. 6
l.°,2 1
T8.C ,' 112
iu2
66. 7
62.4
07.5
70.0
6? 1
f»4.'j
:r.6
52.4
50. T
45 2
13.9
££
«j
258 ,
177 ;
85 !
^^j.
Thousands > Thousands of long
of short
tons
tons
Dolls, per Jong ton
Dolls, per 100
pounds
.".0
3, ."88
4,531
86
320
324
4,087
25
35. 00
36.27
1.90
2.51
30
35
24
2, IfiS - 2, 693
1,867 2,212
l,6'.n 1,980
50
44
38
209
151
153
239
3,482
3,640
3,944
18
10
29 i
31.00
31. 00
30. 60
32.31
31.95
31. 76
1.60
1.60
1.60
2.22
2^20
2.19
34
2'.'
33
41
30
31
2S
22
25
23
1,714
1,707 '
2,032
2,020
1,994
1,639
1,403
3,281
1. 169
1,173
43 ,
49
54
49
45
38 '
34
31
28
28
162
158
184
293
153
177
159
124
197
110
172 !
4, 132
3. 965
3, 995
3, 898
3, 620
3, 479
3, 405
3, 169
3, 145
3,!19
17 !
10
2
33
21
37
38
22
27
21
30.00 !
30.00 I
30. 00
30. 00
29.50
29. 00
29. 00
29.00
29.00
29. 00
31.70
31.65
31.66
31. 61
31.39
31.02
31.05
31. 05
31.03
30.81
1.63
1.65
2.22
2.22
2.23
2.22
2,21
2, 19
2, 20
2. 19
2. 20
2, 18
48
36
W
2,4:9
2,502
2 904
2.722
2,50f
2,076
1.886
1,719
1.548
1,592
3,f.27 4,789
2,787 3,509
1,619 , 2,209
94 1
68 i
40
309
239
172
195
i
168
166
151
158
148
162
182
169
150
148
i!
280 i
262 1
160 I
1
1I
i
!
4,139 j
4,041 i
3,593 1
!
1.65
1.65
1.65
1. 65
1. 65
1. 60
1. 60
1. 60
i
28
24 '
23
34. 63
32.05
29.45
36. 58
33. 90
31.30
1. 93
1. 73
1.63
2. 55
2, 34
2.21
15
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Chemical Industries
HEMICAL industry developments in October
were characterized by a slightly increased activity
in certain seasonal products. Employment in the
indu^tiy declined slightly during the month, according
to the Federal "Reserve Board indexes. The present
level ol omployiiient is about 1.1 per cent under a y-vu*
ago aij-1 niiiobt 30 per o^il below the }\i'A\ iv»oid
employment in October, 192P, the decline fioin tlnu
point iujving been fairly leirulur from month to mouth.
Pay rolls in October maintained the slight gain recoi ded
for September, but did not show the small seasonal rise
which is normal in the fall.
Stocks of manufactured chemicals and oils rose
sharply, but seasonally, in October as compared with
the revised September estimate. While stocks in
October of this year are higher than at this time in
several years past, the average for the first ten months
of this year was below that of last year. Stocks of
chemical and oil raw materials rose 21 per cent in
October as compared with the unusually low stocks of
September, present stocks being still about 10 per cent
below the quantities on hand at this time in several
years past.
Wood rosin production increased slightly in October
as is usual at this season. The present level of production is? however, 25 per cent below that of a year ago
and 36 per cent below two years ago. Wood turpentine production also increased slightly, though seasonally, in October, with the present output below that
of this reason one and two years ago by 33 per cent and
40 per cent, respectively.
Alcohol production increased more than seasonally
in Ociober, though still 13 per cent under a year ago.
Tie production of by-product coke increased a little
in October as is customary at this time of year. The
present level of production is below that of October a
year ago by 30 per cent and under that of two years
ago by 48 per cent.
Fertilizer consumption in the Southern States,
which shows large seasonal fluctuations, increased
slightly m October, although there is usually a seasonal decline at this time. Present consumption is,
however, about 10 per cent under that of the last two
years at this season.
Imports of potash salts and nitrate of soda declined
in October, although imports of potash salts usually
increase greatly and of nitrate soda slightly at this
season. Imports of potash salts in October were
about a third less than those of a year ago, and were
almost 60 per cent less than imports two years ago at
this season. Nitrate of soda imports for the month
were 20 per cent greater than a year ago.
CHEMICALS STATISTICS
Genera! operations
Employment
F. K. B. Indexes
Year a ikd month
Stocks
Ad- Unad- roll,
justed justed uiiad-|
Justed 1 goods
i Average of 9 months.
;
:
115.8
Turpen- r;
tine
Fertl- Potash Nitrate
«™
salts lofsoda
'l prod-
Con- i
sumption
Production
Monthly average, 1923-1925= 100
1929: October
1930:
October
November .
December
._.
1931:
Januarv
. _. .
February
. __ .
March ..
April
May.
.
June
July
August
September.
October
Monthly average, January through
October:
19291930 .
1931
Ethyl i Explo- •. Rosin,
alcohol : slves
wood
;
:
:
Thous. i Thous.
of gals, ; of Ibs.
T)n-i.iic,
mrrels
Thous. of short i Short
tons
! tons
116. 1
118.2
120. 7
134.3
25, 426
42, 10S
40.. 903
7, 640 ;
350
4,605 :
i iQl 1
101. 4
98 3 98.6
; 97. 9 97.8
99.9
9fi 1
94.7
125.1
124. 2
123. 9
132. 7 ;
128.3
13,455 I
20,861 i
17, 770 i
34,113
30.24S
24, 024
34,818
38, 931
34, 332
5,817 .
6,584 i
6,200
336
303
336
3,408 ! 1.265
3,114
1,508
3,055 1,439
*
i
i
!
'••
96. 2
95. 6
93.3
96.7
91.4
86.7
86.2
84.4
86.0
85.7
90.4
92. 9
89.8
92.0
88,4
84. 1
82.9
80.4
80.8
80.8
128. S
130. 7
132.0
129. 0
129. 3
123. 3
119.2
117.4
121.0
130. i
107. 7
;
96. 5
91.5
88.4
87.9
86.7
85.3
99.5
130,7
11.869 :
8,859 i
11,929 :
11,162 :
13, 120 i
24,056
28,751
25,414
27,647
26, 960
25,981
25,068
24,548
26,598
24, 488
32, 332
33, 544
35, 585
33, 593
34, 747
28, 495
17, 074
25, 058
28, 103
326
249
226
195
162
146
143
162
142
3. 092
2,898
3,256
3, 146
3,126
2,715
2,569
2,443
2,310
? 389
312.2
1C5. 8
90.3
113.2
105. 6
88. 3
120.6
129.8
126.1
107. 4
106.8
96.7 !
4,757
5,634
5, 740
6,344 ;
5,996
5,675 :
4,370
2,607
3, 797 ;
3 922
\
6.889 •
7,057 i
4,884 |
96 6
94.5
89 8
91 7
930
89. G
89.4
86 6
85 7
85 4
124. 2 ;
103.2 ;
'
i
:
:
11,975
12,363
12,952 •
16,037 |
Id, 950 ! 37, 164
12,854 ' 32.789
i 12,252 i _ .
..
37, 223
40, 082
29, 102
Imports
296
336
l,03o
:
;
!
•
i
I
i
'
1, 570
1,409
1,506
S<>4
1,044
1,024
Q97
1,238
1,252
4,492 :
3,905 .
2,794 i
886
994
103 J122, Oil j 54,821
106
61
74
343
640
1,362
1,132
195
74
25
40
91
94
73, 945
19, 706
25, 324
27, 207
35,474
35, 512
41, 663 45, 890
33, 822 68, 421
60, 394 120,164
30, 206 67, 008
17, 706 34, 006
14. 650 29,711
67, 958 18, 809
65, 043 35, 367
66, 440 48, 590
50, 071 33, 968
534 j 68.100
535 j 78,885
399 i 44,795
82,184
49, 691
so, in
16
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December. 1935
Automobiles and R u b b e r
SCHEDULES of production in the automobile
^ industry were reduced in October by a margin
greatly in excess of that usually recorded at this
season. The adjusted production index of the Federal Reserve Board stood at the lowest level recorded
in recent years and was 43 per cent below October a
year ago. The monthly average for January through
October is 29 per cent lower than the figure for the
same months in 1930 and 59 per cent below the high
level of 1929. Passenger-car output continued its
decline of the previous five months and was approximately half the already low product of September.
Truck production, which had remained fairly steady
for three months, also declined sharply and registered
a loss for the month of 31 per cent.
Employment in the automotive industry decreased
19 per cent in October, according to the seasonally
adjusted index of the Federal Reserve Board. Pay
rolls, however, remained practically the same, indicating an increase in working hours. The unadjusted
pay-roll index fell less than 1 per cent while the unadjusted employment index declined 21 per cent. In
the first two weeks of November some improvement
was apparent from the employment index of the
Detroit Board of Commerce, which rose from 41.7
to 50.
The export of trucks was the most active section in
the entire industry. Total trucks shipped abroad
during October exceeded all months since April and
the number was 10 per cent greater than shipments in
October of last year. Passenger car exports, on the
contrary, were less than half the total for October,
1930, and the average monthly exports for January
through October were 46 per cent below the same
months a year ago.
Pneumatic tire production in September was 19 per
cent less than in the preceding month and only slightly
under September, 1930. During September domestic
shipments in the industry also receded from the August
total. The Federal Reserve Board adjusted index of
October employment in the rubber products industries recorded a small gain. The unadjusted pay-roll
index declined 2 per cent.
Following three successive decreases the importation
of crude rubber gained in volume during October.
The total import receipts were G per cent above the
amount recorded for September but 9 per cent below
October, 1930.
AUTOMOBILE AND RUBBER STATISTICS
Automobile
exports
An torn oM! e production
United States
F. U. B.'
index,
Total
adjusted
Year and month
Monthly averages,
19231925= ,
100
1929: October
1930:
October.-.
November
December
1931:
January „
February
March
April
TV! av
June
July -
_
___ __
._ _ .
August
_ .
September
October
M o n t h l y average, J a n u a r y
through October:
1929 _
i
1930__
.
1931
j
Taxi- jTruoks
cabs
.
\
Thousands
Total
due-
mobile ;
accessories, \
ship- i whole- i Jfy
_„„"
^^^Jy^! 1 rucks' ments ! sale i su
clea!- ; er!s
™"
ers
^
:
380
318
868
60, 687 !
154
137
156
113
101
121
582
609
1, 425
40, 593 :
35, 613 :' :
33, 443 I -
63
68
67
77
78
65
60
52
40
28
172
220
276
337
317
251
218
187
141
80
138
180
231
286
271
210
184
155
](IU
58
512
529
410
660
340
360
180
104
141
651
145
84
fift
502
306
220
431
255
182
1, 446
690
389
33,531
39, 521
45, 161
50. 022
45, 688
40, 244
34, 317
31,772
31,338
21, 727
l!
\'
i:
;
!
69, 543 i
50, 219 i
37, 332
Pneumatic
tires
January,
1925=
100
1 Proi l i."
110
\\ ?i^n"
ii
Millions of
dollars
11, 512 ,
91
64
4.079 !
6,039 !
5,102 ,
79
63
55
36
30
36
6,498
9,871
12,993
17,159
12,738
6. 835
4, 220
4, 544
8,304
9,187 '
11,526
11.228
8,468
5, 843
6, 478
5, 699
53
65
66
61
61
57
66
66
3,207
40
50
63
71
73
58
49
44
36
26
62
66
92
113
109
105
96
80
68
1,440
4,534
4,187
o,002
5.499
4,498
4,340
3,518
2,356
4,171
4. 50C
24,838
14,316
7, 894
31,168
13,793
7, 452
17,396 i
7,380 :
4,361
86
72
61
60
51
144
4, 983
3, 640
108
85 !L
)
!
!
i
!
i
i
'
D
°-tic
in es
sh|
Pnients
Thousands
7,136
6.039
9', 096 ':
14,523 ! 19,931
4.541 j
5,407 !
5,622
Crude rubber
j
Number
49 i
74 !
85
113
_
Passenfijer
ears
Canada
Automobile j
financing
;j
126
81 (
CO '
66
/
i
i
i|
World
Sni- stocks*
ports end of
month
Long tor.?
3, 089
3, 520
38, 454
282, 837
2, 866
2.123
2, 251
2, 613
2 119
2 5:0
i c , 3""
24 7H
"7 .70
42S42?
127,427
439,728
2.940
3, 188
3, 730
3, 955
4,543
4,538
3, 941
3, 125
2, 538
2 SV
2 'x )
3. 143
\ 804
4. !'»7
1, 320
4, 244
3, n845
3, <u
,10 'OS 4PO,479
'U, >74s 171,28'
4C, >
i^7 716
44. ^ 4^7, t96
3"> (814 4^7,70"
16 ^ i°6 2rf8
44, 052 i 509, 139
rv.OTi
511,750
08, c "3 "> 2.774
41,398 ! 536,874
4, 823
3, 616
47,668 : 259,436
41,842 : 383,487
40, 287 497, 16ft
17
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Textile Industry
HE increased activity in the textile industry
T
registered in September was not maintained in
October, and, although the index of the Federal Re-
Wool receipts at Boston in October declined for the
second successive month, which was not unusual at
that time of the year, and were 24.4 per cent less than
in October of last year; the accumulated wool receipts
at Boston for the first 10 months of 1931 have been
only 2.7 per cent less than during the same period of
1930. The price of territory, fine, staple wool afc
Boston averaged 58 cents per pound in October as
compared with 62 cents in the preceding month and
75 cents per pound in October of last year. Spinning
activity in the woolen and worsted industry was at a
much lower rate in October than in September, 1931.
As compared with the average for the first 10 months
of last }rear the rate of activity from January to October, 1931, averaged higher in both the woolen and
worsted industries.
Raw silk deliveries to American mills in October
were 8.4 per cent less than in October of last year,
but were the largest quantities received by mills in
any one month since November, 1930. Wholesale
prices of Japanese, double, extra cracks, raw silk at
New York changed only slightly from September to
October, 1931. Wholesale prices of rayon did not
change during that period.
serve Board adjusted for seasonal variations in October
was 7 per cent below its 1923-1925 average, it was
2 per cent higher than in the same month of last year.
Consumption of raw cotton in October was about the
same as in September.
Production of 300 classifications or constructions
of carded cotton cloths, representing output of a very
large proportion of the industry, averaged nearly
57,000,000 yards per week in October, 4.3 per cent
more than in September, and the largest weekly output
for any month since June. Sales of these cloths in
October averaged 45 per cent larger per week than in
September, and were 47 per cent more than production.
The increase of 117,500,000 yards in unfilled orders
considerably more than offset the increase in stocks
of 10,900,000 yards; unfilled orders on October. 31
represented 6 weeks of production at the current rate
of activity, although they were slightly lower than on
October 31, 1930. Prices of cotton goods were steady
during October, at a level about 25 per cent lower than
a year ago.
ly av-
erage,
1923-
Bales
1925=
100
1929: October.
1930:
October
November
December
1931:
January
February
March
April
May
June
_
July
August
September
October _
Monthly a v e r a g e , J a n u a r y
through October:
1<29
1930
1931
1
Q
•—o
•caS-Si
'
1 Rayon, wholesale price,
A grade, bleached
ay
-I
I\ OQs s l p!l
«i
Deliveries to mills
**~J3
Sinning
g pi EI dies
Worsted
I
Ml
r
i
rtli
Wool manu- Silk
factures
Woolen
1 -i
0
e.3 !i 5
-a
ansgi
Eecefpts, at Boston, total
Production i
Spindle activity,
total
Cotton textiles (23 groups of
textile constructions)
!
Month-
MilThou- lions
of
sands of spindle
bales
hours
ly av- ThouDol- ; Per cent of ac- |
of lars per live hours to
• erage,
Bales
1911- sands
pounds
pound
! total reported
1913 =
Thousands of yards
100
118
639, 759
6, 652
9,006
283, 064
265, 450
362, 657
395,698
160
12, 148
91
93
87
443, 284
415, 315
405, 518
8, 829
9,962
10, 031
6,243
5,825
5,924
228, 866
206, 633
234, 052
270, 383
200, 661
226, 951
350, 889
356, 861
363, 962
350,845
12, 739
333, 251
288, 956
124
124
122
6,240
.75 !
.72 i
11, 574
86
93
97
98
98
97
102
100
100
93
450,117
433, 376
490, 509
508, 691
465, 363
453, 901
450, 884
425, 819
463, 704
462, 025
9,557
8,864
8,136
7,404
6,748
6,102
5,520
5,266
7,072
10, 566
6,365
6,122
7,000
7,125
6,733
6,630
6,528
6,193
6, 540
6,595
202, 149
212, 168
271, 638
225, 955
225, 392
260, 163
192, 545
209, 050
272,118
227, 116
210, 597
248, 354
317, 185
217, 582
205, 603
273, 871
355, 514
319, 328
273, 781
282, 154
227, 644
278, 049
216, 207
120
119
121
119
115
112
111
100
95
10, 795
13, 269
288, 235
269, 449
250, 855
244. 924
255, 833
317, 465
395, 802
373, 951
294, 118
248, 544
330, 575
277, 597
217, 508
227, 167
344, 639
118
91
96
605, 605
455, 696
460, 439
4, 188
5,809
7, 524
8,531
6,493
6,583
293, 850
237, 904
229, 829
296, 759
248, 916
240, 642
368, 283
434, 220
284, 202
414, 780
307, 323
302, 737
162
136
Months do not contain same number of weeks.
ooU-u—ol
QCfi°A
°1
TO Ati
WooJ
Cottoa manufactures
•~ »"
23d
5 13 ?•
Month-
Stocks, mills and
warehouses,
end of month
Mill consumption
Year and month
Cotton, raw
Wholesale price,
Fairchild composite
F. U. B. index, adjusted
TEXTILE STATISTICS
211,331
301,943
78
72
57, 489
1.15
.72 :
53
52
45
62
52
52
61, 937
57, 333
55, 424
.95
.95
.95
48
66
57
55
60
HI
64
66
63
53
52
54
57
57
66
73
83
78
70
49
55, 910
54, 242
55, 383
41, 356
45, 073
42, 161
44, 746
46, 454
9,628
.68
.66
.66
.65
.63
.62
.62
.63
.62
.58
.75.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
27, 651
29, 486
28, 677
1.00
.77
.64
81
57
59
68
55
64
52, 503 1
46, 947
49, 581
13,279
17, 775
30,341
56, 743
79, 381
36, 850
18, 707
0.90
i
i
|
i
53,819
56, 668
1.25
1.07
.75
18
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Food Industries
RODUCTION in the food products industry
Pdeclined
slightly during October, according to the
adjusted index of the Federal Reserve Board. The
October level corresponded to the average monthly
figure, from January through October of the current
year. The monthly average for the first 10 months
was 4 per cent below last year and 9 per cent below
1929. After remaining comparatively steady for three
months, the Federal Reserve Board's adjusted index
of employment in the food industries declined. The
October index was 2 per cent lower than that recorded
for September and 6 per cent below October of last
year. The monthly average to date is 7 per cent
under the average for the first 10 months of 1930 and
11 per cent below a similar period in 1929. The level
of wholesale prices in the industry remained steady
and receded only a fraction of 1 per cent for the month
of^October. Prices were 18 per cent below October of
last year, while the monthly average for the first 10
months of 1931 was also 18 per cent lower than during
the same period a year ago.
Wheat receipts at the principal markets continued in
October the seasonal decline of the two preceding
months. The total receipts for the month were 14 per
cent above the same month in 1930, and brought the
average for the first 10 months of 1931 to 8 per cent
above a similar period last year. The visible supply of
wheat in the United States at the end of October was
3 per cent less than the amount recorded a month
earlier. Exports were 25 per cent above October of
last year and reached the same level as October, 1929.
October receipts of corn at primary markets increased
sharply from the extremely low figure of the preceding
month, bat the 10-month average was 29 per cent
below last year. The visible corn supply in the United
States increased slightly during October. The decline
in price of the last four months, evidenced by No. 3
yellow at Chicago, continued during October. The
price fell to a low mark for the year and was 54 per cent
lower than that quoted for the same month a year ago.
Cattle receipts at principal markets recorded a dedelayed seasonal increase. Hog receipts continued the
gain of last month which was also seasonal. The total
volume of hogs received was slightly greater than the
figure for October, 1930.
Raw sugar imports in October had a further decrease,
while coffee imports were greater after a decline of two
months.
STATISTICS
96
99.8
101.2
238.6
36
102.6
203
1.24
18
.76
.70
.73
.71
.71
.71
.75
.76
.67 !
.47
.51
.56
.58
90.9
91.4
90.8
88.6
85.7
81.8
212.1
148.8
105.8
96.7
88.5
97.8
29
25
22
205
202
196
12
93
92
87
96
91
83
88
88
92
90
91.2
90.3
89.9
90.6
90.8
88.7
88.1
88.1
87.5
85.5
80.1
77.1
76.7
75.6 1
72.9
72.4
73.1
73.7
72.9
72.6
74.3
66.8
64.4
53.1
62.0
55.2
103.0
83.9
119.3
161.9
94.7
85.5
94.0
101.2
106. 7
118.0
105.2
94.3
91.5
95.7
29
31
31
21
31
30
104
61
39
33
197
202
207
200
198
191
218
243
239
231
6
4
5
7
10
12
17
12
12
15
99
94
90
99.8
95.6
89.1
105.8
95.5
84.4
100.2
99.4
98.7
42
38
41
813
143
162
12
13
10
100.0
91.5
74.7
i
15
94
94
89
i
Millions of
bushels
6
1.17
.96
.64
:
S
*S
5°
i -I !Z
£ i 3
Thousands
Coffee import?
Millions of bushels
® *S
Thousands of
bags
M
Bi» « ! 1s ! **i
Total raw sugar imports
I
3
Visible s u p p l y ,
United States
«re
Receipts, principal
markets
£3
•w
0
Thousands of
long tons
Monthly
average,
1923-1925 = 100
Price, wtd. average,
6 markets, all
grades
1 5£g
>
A^'C
"Si.
Total meats, coldstorage, end of
month
01
—<
s
it
a
•33
Millions of
pounds
Q
O
2
«
%2
Dollars per
bushel
t>
* 8
>>|7
£f
•MS
?*§
S| * 2
a?£ «"So
7s
i'
j j Animal products
Corn
Wheat
Dollars per
bushel
Monthly
average,
1923-1925=100
1929: October
1930:
October
November
December _ „ 1931:
January
February
March
April
May
- .
June
July
August
September
October.
Monthly average, January through October:
1929
1930 .
1931
Wholesale prices
Employment
adjusted
Yearjand month
Production
adjusted
F. R. B.
Crop marketings
Food products industry
Animal products, marketings
j
FOODSTUFFS
2,407
3,701
732
349
1,004
15
17
27
*
5
7
17
.82
.71 ,
.69
2,377
1,696
1,736
3,441
3,439
4,002
534
597
737
360
344
312
1,159
957
1,098
19
21
19
17
11
13
16
11
8
14
18
20
22
20
12
8
9
8
6
7
.65
.61
.60
.58
.56 i
.58
.57
.46
.42
.38
1,508
1,303
1,535
1,617
1,551
1,540
1,488
1,821
1,797
3,137
4.652
3,704
3,207
3,067
2,938
2,854
2,511
2,454
2,727
3,462
959
1,092
1,072
1,100
1,062
1,014
946
798
638
505
204
364
515
415
313
382
413
532
330
289
1,094
1,289
1,407
1,126
1,415
1,037
1,100
884
794
907
22
21
15
19
12
13
.95
.84
.54
1,694
1, 678
1,630
3,591
3,333
3,158
1,118
890
919
517
388
374
945
1,005
1,105
.95
19
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Forest Products
production in October, according to the
EMBER
adjusted index of the Federal Reserve Board,
continued the steady decline which has been taking
place since last May. Present production, which is
down to 35 per cent of the 1923-1925 average, represents a decline of 35 per cent from that of October,
1930, and about 60 per cent from production two years
ago.
Employment and pay rolls both declined more than
seasonally in October. Employment has been declining steadily since the summer of 1929, the present
level being approximately 22 per cent below October
a year ago and less than half of the 1923-1925 average.
Pay rolls have been declining more rapidly than employment, reflecting wage readjustments in the industry and part-time employment; in October, 1930,, the
index for pay rolls (1923-1925 average = 100) was 3 per
cent less than that for employment and in October of
this year pay rolls were 21 per cent below.
Marketing of forest products increased seasonally in
October, being now about 9 per cent less than a year
ago and 38 per cent under average marketings in 19231925. Naval stores, or gum, marketings in October
increased slightly as compared with the revised estimate for September, whereas there is usually a small
seasonal decrease at this time.
Southern pine production remained steady at 117,000,000 board feet in October, which is 45 per cent
below production at this time a year ago. New orders
declined to 135,000,000 board feet, which is about
37 per cent less than new orders at this time in
1930. Unfilled orders dropped to the lowest in many
years, being about 47 per cent below the October,
1930, figure.
Douglas fir production declined sharply in October
(the estimate for this month includes an extra week)
to 150,000,000 board feet, the lowest yet recorded.
This is about 28 per cent less than production a year
ago and 52 per cent less than two years ago. New
orders likewise declined to a new low point in October
and at present are about 26 per cent below those of a
year ago and less than half those of October, 1929.
Unfilled orders, which reached a record low point, were
41 per cent off from a year ago and only a little more
than a quarter of unfilled orders two years ago.
Production of hardwoods remained steady in October
as compared with the preceding month, but present
output is 33 per cent less than a year ago and 65 per
cent less than two years ago. New orders have remained about the same for several months, while unfilled orders rose somewhat in September but declined again in October.
Car loadings of forest products increased about
20,000 cars from the low point recorded in September.
FOREST PRODUCTS STATISTICS
Indexes of
marketing
General operations
Lumber
Empro- ployPay
Total
duc- ment,
roll,
forest Naval
tion
unadprodstores
ad- justed
ad- justed
ucts
Year and month
1929: October
1930:
October
November
December
1931:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September...
October
Monthly average,
through October:
1929
1930
1931 ..
« thorn pine
nin*»
Southern
Production
Hardwoods
Douglas fir »
UnNew filled
orders orders
Production
UnNew filled
orders orders
FurniCar- ture,
unload- filled
ings, orders,
forest southprod- eastucts
ern
district
Pro- New Unfilled
duc- orders
tion
orders
justed
F.R.B.
Monthly average 1923-1925=100
_ «
.
.
.
January
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
A n cm.-:t.
Federal Reserve Bank ofMnv
St. Louis
«nri
! Thou- Dollars
isands of per
firm
cars
Millions of feet board measure
89
87.2
96.8
89.1
130.1
312
304
296
296
281
660 !
254
54
47
50
62,1
60.4
58.8
60.4
54.7
50.4
68.1
62.9
58.0
143.1
112.9
117.7
2H
185
167
213
177
146
109
105
99
208
192
167
203
186
189
138
176
188
158
143
134
154
133
125
466 !
452
456
197
174
121
29, 117
19, 917
14, 400
49
45
50
49
50
49
44
40
38
35
56.3
56.3
55.7
55.4
55.4
54.4
52.0
51.1
49.4
48.4
44.0
45.6
46.2
44.9
45.7
44.6
41.7
41.3
40.3
38.2
55.9
55.8
60.9
64.0
68.3
67.4
65.6
66.3
59.3
62.0
37.1
25.5
39.7
98.3
136.5
189.9
186.7 1
141.5
111.9
114.0
165
154
165
165
148
127
122
120
117
117
191
171
174
169
158
140
147
151
138
135
116
107
121
104
84
83
83
82
74
58
160
179
186
202
207
200
149
172
155
150
192
189
217
224
189
191
181
188
159
151
183
182
197
216
136
163
166
111
125
81
143
158
165
146
146
143
109
101
105
105
169
188
173
154
158
176
139
131
131
131
456
481
473
463
431
419
402
375
387 i
374
i
156
138
138
130
165
125
106
138
104
123
31, 781
34, 160
29, 798
28, 248
19, 338
56, 865
47, 997
47, 706
42, 180
22, 100
92
71
45
89.1
71.2
53.4
91.6
68.4
43.3 •
87.3
69.0
62.6
123.3
123. 9
108.1
237
140
220
157
155
91
330
250
176
339
247
188
332
209
156
313
214
132
308
178
155
646
564
426
279
211
132
39, 039
36,017
s: othfir months. 4 weeks.
20
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
IMPORTS OF FERTILIZER AND FERTILIZER MATERIALS
[Long tons]
1922
1923
1924
1925
1927
1926
1928
1929
1930
1931
Months
Total
January
February _ _ _ _
M!arch
April _ _
May
June
July _ _
August
September
October _.
November
December
_..
_.
___
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_
_
_
_
_
_
_ .-_ ___ _ _
_
Total
72, 077
69, 220
78 927
92, 641
97, 472
116, 515
183, 270
158, 793
80, 599
122, 573
151, 755
115,492
210, 426
142, 350
222 955
193, 032
134, 685
72, 625
116,740
153, 820
145, 123
160,616
110,360
195, 134
266, 623
232, 558
227 361
111,783
96. 247
53, 592
87, 271
109, 445
141, 028
172,517
189, 944
204, 511
199, 363
197, 963
298, 781
246, 939
174,002
101,946
152, 467
202, 576
215, 088
153, 457
164, 581
161, 365
224, 139
277, 525
326, 592
211, 540
92, 781
45, 120
109, 527
155, 499
124,412
159,728
163, 978
191, 781
152, 659
119, 897
184, 813
150, 861
75, 462
74, 732
151, 602
249, 862
188, 724
181, 202
140, 414
148, 710
231, 522
300, 524
324, 468
224, 681
157, 773
126, 526
160, 447
277, 363
198, 575
183, 737
163, 666
185, 788
195, 387
289, 414
221, 443
226, 883
204, 007
107, 023
159, 486
201, 665
154, 569
237, 113
149, 843
162, 942
240, 130
257, 596
287, 555
177, 327
87, 994
89, 547
164, 546
137, 172
141,421
160! 784
255, 905
143, 250
72, 159
59, 970
97, 358
127. 599
146, 700
150,686
120.822
95, 798
107, 198
1, 339, 334 1, 857, 866 1, 892, 880 2, 268, 528 2, 082, 622 1, 818, 938 2, 535, 070 2, 309, 775 1,976,893
Nitrogenous
Janusry
February
Marcli
April
_-_
--_ -_ _ _ - - - - _ _
May
June
_ __ - - _ . _ July
August
_
- _ _ _ - - - - _ - _
September
October
_
- _
November
December.
__
_
-
-
Total
13 010
21 051
20, 26 7
32, 733
60, 016
53, 893
37, 720
48, 199
57, 984
91, 631
124, 377
61, 312
?1 I
1^0. 144
1(L i » M
141,S7i
1 12, ( r,2
117, V'.'i
38, (»:s
,5, 9t>7
65, 727
t>3, %0
80, 7u3
50,3^)
120, 190
lhl.t.70
1 *6. 017
/ ( >, 352
7S, 039
10. °77
57. ( 88
74, 514
81, S97
105. 227
S9, 841
85,310
IZ'f
111,578
118,204
221, 500
177, 081
149, 813
68, 973
87, 226
1 07, 684
75, 727
83, 922
106, 063
64, 390
134, 899
180, 301
210, 400
140, 909
64, 730
21,816
32, 365
71, 728
50, 407
60, 843
69, 090
88, 285
73, 197
59, 497
120, 017
121, 680
62, 349
52, 117
69, 230
100, 590
100, 327
98, 340
95, 239
97, 738
110,722
181, 898
242, 099
104, 489
131,132
91,
59,
122,
75,
87,
86,
122,
578
219
448
543
189
521
920
132, 527
193, 95(5
142, 573
148, 028
1.4, 335
80, 395
67, 356
75. 109
63, 306
97, 566
82, 574
98, 609
634, 805 1, 089. 524 1, 177, 576 1, 372, 167 1, 1.43, 899 1, 050, 927 1, 475, 758 1, 326, 994
143, 191
130,211
165,811
105,471
58, 205
34, 902
43, 350
35, 940
49, 791
05, 839
60, 044
68, 250
82, 466
98, 435
170, 587
102.342
46', 002
37. 998
24, 730
47, 935
70, 022
61, 904
973, 115
Phosphates
January
February
]VIarch
April
May
June
_
July
August
September
October
November
December
_
_
. _ _ _
-.
1,491
_
4, 139
3,683
4,604
7,466
2, 757
2, 003
7, 976
11,261
4, 863
7, 007
5,727
5,800
8,233
1, 808
447
1, 307
1, 014
2, 097
1, 201
3, 445
4, 3SO
7,146
1, 873
10, 176
1, 701
3, 234
4,293
929
5, 736
2,805
1,306
4,950
8,138
1, 728
2,075
4,017
1,312
1,260
2, 380
4, 079
1, 948
3,963
3,823
3,415
3, 025
4,229
2,906
3, 155
3, 437
11, 960
7,974
1,971
5,294
3, 169
11, 672
5, 452
5, 150
3,916
5,560
9, 645
6, 530
3,453
10, 041
7,415
10, 083
4, 368
11, 506
13, 168
8, 107
9, 468
21, 164
10, 740
8,931
5, 415
8,111
11,811
13, 321
9,423
8,560
11, 520
14, 383
8, 524
5,036
6,773
14, 924
12, 182
4,666
13, 043
5,212
5, 641
10, 769
12, 740
7, 807
8,896
15, 874
6,240
5,025
17, 482
4, 074
6,707
3, 603
6, 922
4, 157
9, 760
37, 105
67, 346
45, 128
36, 357
68,710
101, 915
132, 847
104, 814
96, 547
85, 18S
106, 200
92, 208
55, 119
18, 828
34, 616
- - -
- - - - - - -
_ _ _ -- _ -
--
_ -_
_-_._
_
_ _ _ _
Total
__
_
-
......
8,733
8,866
5,304
6,279
3,726
15, 158
5, 578
4,832
3, 339
3,768
9,858
6, 175
3, 331
Potash
January
JVTarch
April
JVIjjy
-
June
_
- -
_
-_
- - -
_
__
-
J U ly
.
August
September
October
November
December
_
_ _ _ _ _ __-
_ _._
--
. __
Total
42, 763
38 5"6
43, 999
43, 919
19, 260
52,613
136, 383
100, 695
11, 360
17, 853
18, 758
41, 237
73, 717
,32 701
72, 338
67, 360
11,773
31, 330
41, 421
74, 476
75, 018
70, 657
52, 604
62, 061
63, 770
67, 327
84, 693
25, 215
13,925
6, 328
26, 087
32, 706
53, 007
54, 588
88, 932
115, 441
82, 037
77, 207
71, 538
63, 279
14, 240
29, 827
59, 710
86, 154
130, 405
63, 386
52, 627
90, 229
82, 114
85, 925
99, 250
61, 081
24, 704
15, 836
71, 094
65, 269
57,511
69, 714
88, 184
95, 032
67, 044
47, 817
46, 048
19, 344
6,624
11,154
74, 355
135, 965
80, 354
66, 447
29, 321
38, 636
105, 765
89, 528
65, 664
17, 384
15, 820
83, 854
137, 924
107, 601
79, 161
55, 362
38, 679
46, 184
77, 156
64, 433
56, 791
35, 543
9,975
83, 661
101,873
83, 374
122,011
50, 198
46, 710
567 422
665, 456
632, 019
820, 637
815,714
623, 109
842, 556
777, 909
833, 879
8,503
5,567
7,934
5,965
3, 307
3,036
1,420
602
3,218
3,675
4,909
5, 447
3,842
11,017
5,563
3,670
6,008
8,827
11, 372
9,778
9,401
14. 691
9,205
4, 471
3,803
11, 640
2,617
11,895
3,944
6,289
13, 662
10, 497
5,936
2,487
3,699
8,876
4,277
3, 930
45,814
113,423
106, 209
103, 113
73, 945
19, 706
25, 324
41, 663
33. 822
60, 394
30, 206
17, 706
14,650
67, 958
65, 043
06, 440
50, 071
Other Fertilizer
January
February
March
April
M!ay
14,207
.
Tune
July
August
September
October
-
. -_
-
-_
_. _ . -
-
_ - - _ _
- _-
.- _ _ - _ - _ _ _
__-
7, 725
8^214
14, 682
11, 182
7,312
7, 900
6, 454
6, 869
5, 943
3, 256
3, 332
4,139
5, 254
2,295
1,234
1,376
2, 356
1, 336
2,189
8,176
1,860
3, 417
2,923
2, 754
551
691
919
1,174
4,564
1,731
1,240
4, 479
4,199
5, 870
1,198
1, 568
4,915
5, 541
3, 124
3,971
1,802
4,922
1,576
1,370
2,174
2,899
6,830
5,042
18, 021
3,685
3, 717
6,764
5,438
9,766
5,124
3,019
3,983
902
4, 763
4,063
5,516
1
Compiled by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. The item " Other Fertilizer " represents the total imports of Nitrophoska, limestone ground and pulverized for agricultural purposes, prepared fertilizer mixtures, and substances used chiefly for fertilizer not elsewhere specified.
21
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
WEEKLY BUSINESS INDICATORS
[Weekly average, 1923-1925=100]
1930
1931
ITEM
1931
1939
Nov. Nov.! Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
28
*Composite index, N. Y. Times..
*Cornposite index, Business WeekDetroit employment
Production:
Beehive coke.
Bituminous coal
Building (new awards)
t Electric current
Petroleum
Steel ingots
Receipts:
Cattle and calves __
Cotton
Hogs. .
Wheat
Distribution: Car loadings
Wholesale prices:
Coppnr electrolytic
Cotton, middling, spot
29
21 i 14
22
15
30
93
16
!
1930
1929
i
ITEM
Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.! Nov.
28 21 14 ; 29 22 15 30 23 1 16
!
63.21 64.6 82.0 79.0 80.4 95.0 95. 5 97.1 ! Wholesale prices — Continued.
66.l! 65.9 80.4 80.9 78.6 102.1 101.4 101.3 i
Fisher's index (1926=100)—
89.5 i
Total (120)
80.0 93.0
50.0 75.8
9.8 10.6 16.3! 15.5
72.5! 77.2 89.31! 91.2
__i 39.7 64. 6
99.3! 97.4 100.4103.4
116.2 117.8118.3 108. 8 109. 6
36.8 38.2 40.8 51. 3| 52.6
79.7 87.0! 95.9
196.5 271.5|295.4
84.1 101.4! 95.5
62.4! 88.6
68. 2| 72.0
j
16.3 34.3 34.7 39.2
99.7 104.4 114.6 110.2 1
77. 9
67.1 106. 5
102.8 103. 1 109.1 107. 7 I
110.7 126. 6 126. 4 125. 8 1
56.6 88.2 90. 8 93.4
;
69.0 83.9 96.2 76.6 102. 8 110.4
195. 8 185. 4 231. 2 168. 8 184. 2 238. 5
67.8i 88.9 90.0 90.6 99. 8 94.8 1
40.4 80.3 81.2 53.3 48.0 56.7 1
73.2! 81.3 86.5 87.2 99.1 102.5 I
i
44.9 48.5 49.3 78.3: 73.9 79.7 129.0 129. 0 129.0 j
22.8 22.8! 24.3 39.0 S 40.1 41.2 64.0 64.7 64.3
Relative to a computed normal taken as 100.
1
67.8 68.6 68.6 80.6 80.8 82.2 92.3 92.2! 92.6
Agricultural product (30) - 52.2 53.7 53.91 77.5 78.7 81.3 97.5 97.2: 97.0
Nonagricultural products
70.0 70.2 70.2: 80.3 80.3 81.3 91.2 91.1! 91.6
(90)
73.8 74.0 74.0 77.0 77.0 77.2 86.9 86.9 87.2
Iron and steel, composite
Banking and finance:
Bank debits outside N. Y. C 74 Q 91.5 66.5^ 99.1 120.7 100.7 129.8 162. 5k44.0
Bond prices
92. 8 95.0 96.3106.5 106.7 108. 5 104.9 103.3103.3
Business failures (number)-.. 120. 9 144. 5 130.5J113.3 139.8 121. 6 91.2 116.0' 99.3
83.9 82.7 80.6105.0 105.7 104.8 92.6 91.91 89.7
Federal reserve ratio
60.6 57.7 60.6; 48.5 48. 5 48.5 109.1 115. l! 142. 4
Interest rates, call
Interest rates, time
__ 80.0 85.7 91.4; 62.9 62.9 62.9 114.3 125.7137.1
107.3
Loans and discounts
107.6 107.4132.2 133.5 133.4 141.6 142.9144.9
Money in circulation
113. 0 113.2 114.0 94.3 92.9 92.6 100.1 99. 2i 100.0
Net demand deposits
101.1 101.7 101.7114.9 115.7 116.3 115. 0 117.8120.6
Stock prices. .
85.5 92.7 101.7164.0 166.0 161.0 207.8 205.3185.0
Time deposits
137.0 137.6 138. 0 165. 1 165.1 166.6 149.1 148.3149.0
^
f Relative to weekly average 1928-1930 for week shown.
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1931
1339
1929
!
1928
ITEM
Nov. 28
Nov. 21
Nov. 14
Nov. 29
Nov. 22
Nov. 15
Nov. 30
Nov. 23
Nov. 16
Dec. 1
Nov. 24
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Bituminous-coal production
thous. tons..
Building contracts (da. av ) 37 States thous. dolls
Electrical current output
_ mills, of kw. hours. _
Exports:
Corn
thous of bush
Wheat
thous. of bush
Wheat
flour
thous. of bbls__
Freight cars:
Loadings, total
_
cars..
Coal and coke
cars
Forest products
cars
Grain and grain products
cars
Livestock
cars
Merchandise 1. c. 1
cars
Miscellaneous . .
cars..
Ore
cars
Net available surplus (da. av.)
cars
Petroleum production (da. av.)
thous. of bbls__
Receipts:
Cattle and calves (12 markets) . thousands. _
Cotton into sight
thous. of bales..
Wheat,
primary markets
thous. of bush
Wrool, total, Boston
thous. of lbs._
Steel-ingot production
per ct. of capacity..
7,063
110
1,754
113
7,520
6,377 '
1,623
8,705
10, 380
1,672
8,890
10, 176
17, 092
1,718
1,818
10, 740 •
12 515
1, 794
9, 906
21,331
1, 619
10, 982
1,722
9,718
10, 776
1,713
11, 173
1, 655
36
2, 465
173
150 !
1,960
130 I
o
99
283
21
819
187
34
517
190
64
1, 465
169
84
1, 808
208
260 1
2 561 '
304
973
1 291
177
350
1,584
245
653, 503
121, 549
21, 325
36, 872
25, 555
209, 032
234, 269
4,901
702, 085
155, 763
32, 095
33 730
23, 821
194, 952
255, 951
5 773
580, 498
2, 266
779, 752
155, 364
33, 111
36 348
24, 845
229, 521
292, 340
8,223
533, 445
2,282
836, 310
188, 335
48 611
38, 716
25, 769
220, 000
305, 441
9,438
340, 740
2,638
949, 716
199, 872
54, 864
39 780
29, 821
257, 825
351, 810
15, 744
289, 669
2,633
982, 926
193 083
53 632
35 910
33 441
259 543
374, 020
33 297
226, 131
2,620
900, 556
189 332
58 448
53 591
25 623
226 169
336, 210
11 183
222 539
2,506
1 029,237
211,449
64, 715
54 777
32, 873
260, 430
387, 241
17, 752
194, 092
2, 505
218
509
3, 206
734
39
265
482
6, 379
1,924
40
242
439
4, 234
3,008
67
325
479
3,811
3,648
69
349
615
4, 502
4, 129
71
214
621
11, 192
2, 886
84
331
615
11, 052
1,980
83
2,420
2,453
690,366 !
136, 109 |
22,972 J
37 994 1
27,604 !
207,499
251,576 !
6, 612
588,377 i
2,464
252
511
275
706
4, 961
3,129
29
303 {
768
7,037
2,756 i
31 i
757
28
829, 023
175, 184
33, 061
37, 049
29, 670
231, 001
308, 486 j
14,572
469, 793
2,305 !
304
601
6,449
1,378
43
j
WHOLESALE PRICES
Chemical index
rel to 1924
Copper ingots, electrolytic, New York.-dolls. per lb._
Cotton, middling, spot, New York
dolls, per lb__
Food index (Bradstreet's)
dolls. perlb..
Iron and steel composite
dolls, per ton..
Wheat, No. 2, hard winter, Kansas City.-dolls. bu._
1,701
106 3
.062
.062
2.07
30.55
.54
106.3
.067
.062
2.13
30.63
.58
106 3
.068
.066
2.09 i
30.63 !
.62 '
107 2
.108
.106
2.61
31.86
.70
107 2
.102
.109
2.61
31. 86
.68
107 2
.119
.112
2.67
31.98
.67
112 5
.178
.174
3.14
35.97
1.21
112 5
.178
.176
3.16
35.97
1.20
112 5 1
.178
.175
3.13 !
36. 09 !
1.13
108 3
.158
.207
3.35
36. 13
1.14
3 375
3 414
3,780
4,170
3 645 '
3,030 '
5 036
4, 514
5,748
5,500
6,118
4,590 '•
10, 327
5,913
13,199
7,402
14 350 1
6 559 !
12 167
6 080
11 279
6, 909
8, 954
8 308
492
6,660
85.05
588
9.869
86 24
531
1,640
05 40
461
1,571
95 55
569
2,296
95 41 1
495 i
2,671
93 93
371
2, 496
92 48
472
7,141
92 46 i
404
2,113
96 68
417
1, 748
96 83
476
686
3 094
662
3, 043
684 i
2 989
234
3,164
205
3,191
192
3,177
912
3,135
900
3,196
971
3 187
990
2 722
800
2, 890
13. 405
7 503
7 574
12, 206
6 211
361
13,442
7,560
7,553
12, 279
6,241
3.76
13,421 I
7,612 !
7 573
12, 287
6 256
3.79
16, 527
6, 854
8 766
13, 882
7, 487
4.86
16, 690
6, 804
8 852
13, 974
7,486
4.86
16, 668
6,767
8 763 '
14,049 !
7, 552
4.86 j
17, 698
5,655
9,809
13, 890
6,760
4.88
17,861
5,650
9 871
14, 227
6,722
4.88
18,115
5 601
9 746
14, 570
6 756
4.88
16, 200
5 894
8 954
13,408
6 846
4.85
16,097
5,876
8 993
13, 396
6, 849
4.85
3 50
2 50
5,486
3.75
2.38
5,496
4 00
2.50
5,535
2 75
2 00
4,580
2.75
2.00
4,513
2.75 !
2.00
4,498 |
5.00
4.50
4,897
5.50
4.75
4,816
6 00
5.88
4, 856
7 00
7 50
4, 908
7.00
6. 50
4,835
83.06
6, 849
89.98
9,075
98.80
10, 668
159. 27
8,175
161.22
12, 502
158. 38
18, 983
201. 76
8,087
199. 37
14, 362
179. 69
27, 491
227. 16
26,041
224. 07
30, 350
66.0
62 4
39 3
107. 2
70.5
66.5
44.4
112, 9
76.1
71 3
51 5
120. 7
116.9
109 2
101 3
166.5
119.1
110 8
102 8
171.6
113.1
105 4
99 0
161.2
152.5
145 5
136 8
198.2
157.1
150 5
138 9
203.7
140.3
134 5
127 8
177.6
108 3
. 158
.205
3.32
36. 19
1.14
FINANCIAL
Bank debits:
New York City
mills, of dolls
Outside New York City
. mills, of dolls _
Bond sales, New York Stock Exchange:
United States Government
thous. of dolls..
Average price 40 corporation bonds
dollars
Business failures
.
number.
Federal reserve banks:
Bills discountedmills, of dolls..
Total reserves
..
mills, of dolls
Federal reserve reporting member banks:
Total loans and discounts
mills, of dolls. _
Total investments
_
mills, of dolls
" Other" loans
mills of dolls
Net demand deposits
mills, of dolls..
Time deposits
mills, of dolls
Sterling exchange, rate quoted (daily av.)
dollars..
Interest loans on brokers' loans:
Time money, New York
_.
per cent .
Call money, New York
per cent-Money in circulation (daily average) -.mills, of dolls. _
Stocks, New York Exchange:
Average price 50 stocks
dollars..
Sales
thous. of shares..
Stock prices, weighted:
Industrials, rails and utilities (404)— rel. to 1926..
All industrials (337)
rel to 1926
All railroads (33)
rel to 1926
All utilities (34)
rel. to 1926--
178. 9
186 4
139 7
180.5 i
175.3
184 2
137 2
170.5
22
SURVEY OF CUREENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
Monthly Business Statistics
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 1931
Annual Supplement to the Survey of Current Business, in which monthly figures for the past seven years may
be found, together with explanations as to the sources and basis for the figures quoted. The figures given below
should always be read in connection with these explanations. For later data, which have become available
since these data were compiled, see recent Weekly Supplements to the Survey.
CONTENTS
Page
Page
Industrial indexes
Wholesale prices....
Commodity groups:
Automobiles
Chemicals and allied products__.
Foodstuffs
Forest products
Leather and leather products
Iron and steel
Machinery
Nonferrous metals
Paper arid paper products
Printing
22
23
25
26
28
32
33
34
36
37
38
40
Federal Reserve Board
.
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supple- \
\
ment to the Survey
i October i
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
Commodity groups—Continued.
Rubber and rubber products
Stone, clay, and glass
Textiles.
Tobacco
Miscellaneous
Fuels...
Distribution movement
.
Foreign trade
Employment and wages
Construction
Public utilities..._
Finance
August | July
40
41
42
44
44
44
45
47
48
50
50
52
1930
| June [ May
i April ! March
ary
January !
Decem- Nov
ber
!
i
!
Total, unadjusted
rel. to 1923-25..|
Total, adjusted.
rel. to 1923-25..j
Manufactures, total unadjusted rel, to 1923-25.. j
Manufactures, total adjusted..rel. to 1923-25._j
Automobiles
rel. to 1923-25.
Cement
_..__rel. to 1923-25..i
Food products—
rel. to 1923-25.J
Iron and steel
rel. to 1923-25..i
Leather and shoes
rel. to 1923-25.
Lumber
rel. to 1923-25.
Nonferrous rnetals
rel. to 1923-25..
Paper and printing
rel. to 1923-25..
Petroleum refining
rel. to 1923-25..
Polished plate glass..
rel. to 1923-25..
Auto tires and tubes
rel. to 1923-25..
Textiles
rel. to 1923-25..
Tobacco manufactures.....rel. to 1923-25..
Minerals, total unadjusted
rel. to 1923-25..
Minerals, total adjusted
rel. to 1923-25-.
Anthracite
_rel. to 1923-25.
Bituminous coal.
rel. to 1923-25..
Copper
rel. to 1923-25..
Crude petroleum
rel. to 1923-25.
Iron-ore shipments
_..rel to 1923-25.
Lead
._
rel. to 1923-25.
Silver
rel. to 1923-25.
Zinc
rel. to 1923-25.
76
74 '.
73 :
72 ;
28
83
90
43
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65
93
112
119
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68
40
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76
276
76
240
95
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38 I
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161 !
55 !
79 !
2 100 j
118 !
282 !
277 i
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60
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51 I
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49 -
78
79
77
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83
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40
64
105
165
72
90
100
118
82
79
61
70
59
107
59
61
45
49
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S3 !
79 j
83 !
61 !
108 !
88 I
59 i
101 !
44 !
65
109 !
162 !
91 !
112
102 !
122 !
85 i
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74 i
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55 !
64 !
42 !
49 i
87 :
86 ;
83 |
84 j
82 j
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65 !
112
83
64
101
49
68
108
161
91
126
97
133
85
85
66
74
67
122
46
60
46
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89
89
90
89
77
96
91
72
107
50
73
113
163
112
123
101
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84
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27
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91
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117 :
107 I
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83
92 !
84 !
77 ;
69 i
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0I
71 !
54 i
61 i
101.7
98.4
102.7
91.5
114.3
106.4 ;
109.8
104.4
109.2
101.3
118.2
119.1
106.4 I
109.4
105.0 \
97.6
108.6
114.0
108.2
105. 8
105. 7
102.8
117.5
115.7
110.3
105.5
109.0
108.0
130.6
120.0
106.4
108.2
110.3 !
87
91
87
67
81
87
78
92
50
77
110
152
119
98
97
131
82
76
70
112
0
79
63
85
88;
85 [
68
80
92 '
73
87
45
79
111
149
111
94
93
132
84 ;
88
89 i
73
76
110
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82
62
65
82
82
81
81
63
84
93
64
77
49
78
107
144
90
88
86
121
86
90
93
77
72
110
0
83
68
65
78
82
76
80
85
83
89
59
81
50
85
101
149
65
73
87
128
89
94 i
93
85 i
76 \
111
0i
92
68
85
84
84
84
74
86
94
65
80
47
87
103
151
77
93
119
95
92
83
114
51
83
73
70
90
87
88
85
49
97
94
75
89
54
95
107
160
101
88
91
129
104
98
105
87
83
115
74
94
70
80
Industrial Consumption of Electrical
Energy
Consumption by geographic sections:
United States
rel. to 1923-25.
New England
rel. to 1923-25.
North Central
rel. to 1923-25.
Middle Atlantic.
_.rel. to 1923-25.
Southern
rel. to 1923-25.
Western
rel. to 1923-25.
Consumption by industries:
All industry
rel. to 1923-25.
Automobiles, including
repair parts
rel. to 1923-25.
Electrical apparatus and
equipment
rel. to 1923-25.
Food and kindred products rel. to 1923-25.
Leather and its products...rel. to 1923-25.
Lumber and its products..rel. to 1923-25.
Metals group
rel. to 1923-25.
Metal-working plants..rel. to 1923-25.
Rolling mills and
steel plants
rel. 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..
Textiles
rel. to 1923-25..
2 Revised.
97.1
87. 5
87.4
103. 3
113. 2
102.2
100.4
97.0
92.6
104. 0
113.8
102.3
97.3
89.9
90.0
99.5
112.8
108.8
97.1
100.4
97.3
97.9
100.0
92.1
95.7
117.5
96.8
101.7 i
89.7 i
90.8 |
94.1
103.5
113.4
121.3
103.2
93.2
107.3
99.8
118.4
116.1
104.3
103.2
97.6
90.2
100.2
96.6
105.8
111.0
99.1
86.3
99.0
97.5
116.4
99.9
67.5
71.5
74.9 j
80.9
105.4
96.3
100.6;
57.4
53.7 |
43.6
128.5
136. 5
81.8
82.2
73.0
71.0
129. 8 !
142.0 !
81.9
82.2
76.2
75.0
128.0
146.4
77.1
79.4
76.0
73.3
130.1
147.0
83.8
76.9
74.5
69.3
130.8 !
136. 2
85.4 :
86.3 !
81.5
78.6
132.0
126.8
81.0
97.2
98.5
94.0
136.7
122.0
83.9
91.6
99.5
94.6
124.3
116.8
71.2
93.2
112.2
103.5
149.0
112.9
76.1
84.2
114.0
112.3
144.7
118.3
71.6
82.6
97.4
95.0
132.4
107.1
68.7
73.3
102.3
137.5 !
124.4 i
73.0 !
86.5 i
99. o ;
89.6
140.6
137.2
84.9
77.1
101.2
87.0
76.3
113.0
82.8
84.5
113.4
98.2
78.3
138.3
88.0
88.9
113.9
98.7
78.0
121.7
98.5
85.6
105. 9
95.0
83.1
104.0
97.4
82.0
104.8
98.2
86.6
112.4
121.0
84.8 i
118.7 i
100. 5 !
106.8
135.1
122.3
89.7
132.0
103.7
108.1
109.6
109.0
92.5
116.5
100.0
119.4
123.0
109.6
98.3
105. 1
97.3
116.5
127.0
122.0
114.8
102. 6
99.3
103.4
111.8
106. 5
113.9
75. 3
86.4
110.2
117.0
84.3
99.0
100.6
89.8
106. 5 ;
112.3 i
95.3
105.5 :
106.2
87.0
126.0
120.0
99.0
121.5
106.3
85.4
23
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual SuppleOctober SeptemAugust
ment to the Survey
ber
1931
July
June
„
May
April
1930
Febru- January
ary
March
j
STOCKS AND ORDERS
New orders, total
Stocks, total
Manufactured goods.
Raw materials
Unfilled orders, total .
rel. to 1923- 25
rel. to 1923-25..
rel. to 1923-25..
_.rel. to 1923-25
rel. to 1923- 25_.
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
162.6
105. 7
203.6
45.1
55.2 !
48.2
2 142. 3
137. 7 i
2 108. 7 M13.3
2 166. 7
» 155. 3
2
46.0
47.8
48. i
134. 2
117.1
146.5
51.9
56.0
2 134. 2
2 118. 3
2 145. 7
256.6
52.9
2 139. 3
2118.6
2 2154. 2
57.4
60.4
2 144. 0
2119.5
161.7
260.5
58.2
150.7
119.5
173.2
J
61.8
49.8
153.3
2119.8
177.4
261.0
51.2
1*6.3
119.5
182.8
61.8
48.7
163.7
120.1
194.5
61.8
48.7
161.8
118.6
192 6
58.7
56. 6
157.2
118.4
184.8
58.6
85.9
78.6
81.5
89.3
82.0
95.8
85.9
79.9
81.0
89.1
82.6
95.5
86.9
80.7
82.8
89. 1
83.5
95.9
88.2
82.0
84.9
90.6
84.1
96.8
89.1
83.2
86.5
92.5
84.6
96.8
89.6
84.4
86.9
92.7
85.3
96.9
91.1
84.6
90.9
92.9
85.9
97.2
92.6
86.6
93.9
92.9
86.7
97.4
93.9
87.7
96.8
92.9
87.5
97.6
94.8
88.8
98.8
92.7
88.0
97.8
COST OF LIVING
All groups
Clothing
Food
Fuel and light
Housing
_..
Sundries
rel. to 1923
rel. to 1923 .
rel. to 1923
- rel. to 1923
re!, to 1923. .
_ rel. to 1923
84.9
75.4
81.5
90.5
80.3
94.6
85.6
78.5
81.7
90.1
80.7
95.4
85.9
78.6
81.9
89.6
81.5
95.5
1
PRICE INDEXES
Department of Labor Indexes:
All commodities (550)
... rel. to 1926
Farm products
_ _ rel. to 1926. .
Food (121)
_ rel. to 1926
Finished products (380).
rel. to 1926..
Industrial group commoditiesBuilding materials (57)... rel. to 1926..
Chemicals and drugs (78) .rel. to 1926..
Fuel and lighting (23)
rel. to 1926. .
Hides and leather products (40)
...
rel. to 1920..
House furnishing goods (37)
rel. to 1926
Metal and metal products
rel. to 1926..
Textile products (75)
rel. to I92fi_.
Miscellaneous (25)
rel. to 1926..
All except farm and food
products (384)
rel. to 1926_.
Raw materials (103)
rel. to 1826
Semimanufactured articles (62)
re^ to 1926
Bradstreet's Index
rel. to 1926
Dun's Index
. rel. to 1926. _
68.4
58.8
72.6
73.7
69.1
60.5
72.9
74.0
70.2
63.5
73.7
74.6
70-0
64.9
73.1
74.0 |
70.0
65.4
72.4
74.0
71.3
67.1
72.9
75.1
73.3
70.1
75.6
77.1
74.5
70.6
76.7
78.4
75.5
70.1
77.1
79.3
77,0
73. 5
80.1
80.5
78.4
75. 2
81.8
81.9
80.4 '
79.3
85.7 1
83.7
82.6
82.6
88. 6
85.6
74.3
74.1
63.4
74.9
74.8
63.3
75.4
75.5
62.3
75.8 I
77.3
58.2 i
77,5
77.9
58.1
78.4
79.1
60.9
80.9
80.1
61.6
81.9
81.9
64.5
81.8
82.2
69.6
82.9 i
83.6 i
69.8 !
84.4
84.8
70.5
85.6 I
85. 2
71.8
85.8
86.0
75.1
82.2
84.8
88.5
89.2
87.8
87.3
87.3
87.4
86.6
88.6 1
91.2
94.0
96.5
83.2
86. 5
61.5
59.0
84.7
87.2
62.9
58.4
87.5
87.1
64.2
58.5
88.0
87.5
65.4
61.0
88.6
87.4
65.4
61.8
89.2
87.8
66.3
62.8
90.8
88.7
67.6
63.9
90.8
89.0
68.2
64.7
80.8
88.9
70.4
63.9
91.1
89.3 i
71.0 I
64.7 1
91.3
90 0
72.4
66.9
95.2
90. 2
73.3
67. 8
95. 3
90.4
73.8
68. 8
71.4
61.5
72.0
62.7
72.3
64.1
71.8
64.3
71.9
64.7
73.2
66.5
74.2
68.3
7.5.6
C9 4
77.1
70.6
77.8
72.9
79.0
74.2
80.1
76.8
81.5
80.0
64.7
62.6
74.4
66.3
64.2
72.3
68.3
65. 7
75.1
69.5
68.0 i
77.2 i
68. 6
67. 9
77.7
68.9
66.9
77.3
71.1
6fi.O
79.2
72.2
71.4
80.9
72.3
71.0
81.4
73.4
72.0 i
82.7 i
74.3
73. 6
84,7
75. 6
7fl. 1
86.4
75. 5
77.8
87. 6
1
1
i
i
WHOLESALE PRICES
Acetate of lime
dolls, per cwt
Aluminum No. I, Virgin 98-99,
New York
_
_._dolls. per lb._
Aluminum, scrap cast, New York-dolls, per lh._
Barley, No. 2, Minneapolis
dolls, per bu..
Brass sheets mill
dolls per Ib
Brick, common, red, New York
_
dolls, per thous .
Butter, common, New York
dolls, per lb._
Cement, Portland (composite) ..dolls, per lb..
Cheese, American whole milk, New York
dolls, per Ib .,
Chemicals
rel to 1927
Coffee, Rio, No. 7, Brazil grades.dolls. per lb-J
Copper ingots, electrolytic
dolls, per Ib 1
Coal:
|
!
Anthracite—
Retail, composite-dolls, per short ton-Wholesale, composite
_ _.
.dolls, per short ton _!
Bituminous —
Mine average (spot)
dolls per shot ton
Prepared sizes (composite)
...dolls, per net ton.Rotail, composite, dolls, per short ton-.!
Wholesale, composite
i
dolls per short ton i
Coke, furnace, Connellsville
. _.
dolls, per short ton
Cocoa, spot, Accra, New York._dolls. perlb..!
Corn:
No. 3, yellow, Chicago
dolls, per b u _ _ j
No. 3, Kansas City
dolls, per bu._
No. 3, white, Chicaeo
-.dolls, per bu
Cotton:
To producer
dolls perlb
In New York, middling
dolls. perlh.J
Cottonseed oil, refined, yellow,
:
prime, New York.. _
dolls, perlb
Cotton goods:
Print cloth 64 x 60
..dolls, per yd._
Sheeting, brown..
dolls, per yd
Cotton goods (Fairchild) rel. to 1911-1913
Cotton yarns:
22/1 cones, Boston
dolls, per lb._
40/15 southern spinning
dolls, per lb..
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
!
-rel. to Aug., 1914..;
Drills, crude.
_
. rel. to Aug., 1914 i
Essential oils
rel. to Aug., 1914..:
Flaxseed, No. 1, Minneapolis. dolls, per bu._
Flour, see under wheat flour.
Food, wholesale, see under individual items. !
Food, retail (Dept. of Labor)
rel. to 1913. .!
Hides:
i
Green salted, packers'
heavy native steers
. .dolls, per lb..i
Calfskins, country, No. 1 dolls, perlb._'
2
Rev'sed.
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
?.oo
2.00
2. 00
2.00
2.00
2.00 !
2.00
2. 00
2.42
. 2290
.0393
.50
.130
. 2290
.0400
.50
.152
. 2290
. 0400
.45
.154
.2290
.0424
.42
.157
. 2290
. 0438
.39
.158
.2290
.0438
.45
.165
.2290
.0488
.48
.172
. 2290
.0488
.44
.174
. 2290
.0517
.44
.171
. 2290
.0525 i
.44 i
.173 :
. 2290
. 0601
.47
.178
. 2290
. 0738
.48
.176
.2290
. 0769
.52
. 169
10.00
.34
1. 318
10.00
.33
1.331
10.00
. 28
1. 331
10. 00
.25
1.331
10.00
.23
1.3G4
10.25
.24
1.399
10.25
.26
1.422
10.00
.29
1.477
10.00
.28
1. 543
10.00
.29
1. 578
9.50
.32
1. 580
9.50
.36
1.588
9. 50
.40
1.600
.16
86
.058
.0678
.17
86
.056
.0699
.16
86
. 056
. 0729
.15
88
.063
.0770
.14
88
.068
.0803
.14
89
.061
.0867
.15
90
. 053
.0939
.16
90
.056
.0985
.16
89
.064
.0972
.17
90
.068
.0984
.18
93
.070
.1030
.19
94
.079
.1011
.19
94
.089
. 0960
14. 97
14. 93
14. 73
14. 59
14.31
14.19
14.39
14. 85
14. 85
14.88
14.89
14.90
14.87
13. 083
13. 083
12. 796
12. 614
12.413
12. 270
12. 202
12.608
12. 732
12. 732
12, 751
12. 751
12. 702
1.62
1.58
1. 58
1.56 \
1.CO
1.64
1.69
1.77
1.77
1. 77
1.78
1.81
3. 954
8.22
3. 954
8.17
3.907
8.11
3. 856
8.09
3.816
8.00 i
3.838
8.04
3. 845
8.46
3.999
8.71
3. 703
3.705
3.704
3.706
3.692 I
3.723
3.760
3.791
2. 45
. 0475
2.45
. 0463
2.45
. 0525
2.45
.0581
2.45 1
.0563
2.48
.0494
2.50
. 0535
2.50
.0550
.38
.40
.39
.42
.46
.44
.46
.45
.49
.57
.53
.58
.58
.52
.59 |
.56
.52
.56
58
!53
.58
.053
. 064
.059
.065
.003
.072
.085
.093
.077
.090
.088 i
.093
.045
4.223
8.83
4.270
8.87
4.317
8.94
4. 336
8.94
4. 342
8.88
3. 814
3.829
3. 898
3. 900
3. 893
:
;
2.53
. 0503
2.55 i
.0619 |
2.55 1
.0675 |
2. 58
. 0688
2.60
. 0675
.61
.54
.63
.65
.59 i
.68
.69
.66
.73
.71
.69
.76
.82
.82
.88
.093
.102
.60 I
.54 !
.60
j
.096 !
.109 1
.091
.110
.086 j
.102
.087
.101
.096
.110
.092
.107
.044
. 059
.069
.068
.069
.076
.076
.073
.073
.072
.076
.076
.038
.040
.041
.050
95
.043
. 052
100
.049
.056
111
.048 i
.054
112
.050 i
.058
115
. 053
. 059
119
.055
.059
121
.053
.065
119
.052 !
.062
120
.053
. 065
122
.057
.066
124
. 055
.066
124
.189
.315
.201
.326
.212
.336
.225
.352
.215
.352 !
.223
.353
.231
.369
.240
.382 !
.239
.390
.248
.390
.247
.390
. 254
.405
.235
.413
157
118
65
1.32
157
118
70
1.37
157
118
76
1.41
157
118
77
1.64
157
128
77
1.48
157
130
79
1.55
160
131
82
1.57
174
130
81
1.58 !
175
131
80
1.56
175
133 !
81
1.57 1
175
137 !
85
1.61
175
137
87
1. 65
176
137
90
1.80
119.1
119.4
119,, 7
119.0
118.3
121.0
127.0
132.8 i
137.2
141.4
144.4
.107
.144
.118
,15f>
.133
.172
124.0
126.4
1
.077
.083 j
.090
.098
.113
.129
.120
.139
.100
.129
.085
.129
.092
.135
.090 !
.128 I
.073
.117
.095
.125
24
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here majf
1
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
October Septeinber \ August
1931
July
June
1930
May
April
F
March
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
u
|^ - January
WHOLESALE PRICES— Continued
Hosiery
_ _ . _ rel. to 1926..
48.6
48.6
Iron and steel, metals and
metal products
.rel. to 1926-.
86.5
87.2
Iron, raw:
Basic (valley furnace). dolls, per long ton.. 15. 25
15.50
Composite pig iron dolls, per long ton__: 16.23
16.32
Foundry No. 2,
18.39
northern
dolls per long ton
18.76 ;
Lard, prime contract, New
York
dolls, per lb._
.080
.075
Lead, pig, desilverized, New
York...
dolls, per Ib.-i . 0396
.0140
Leather, composite, wholesale
i
80.7
price
rel. to 1926 J
83.4
Leather, sole and belting, oak,
!
.35
and scoured backs
_dolls. per lb_.
.39
Leather, upper, composite, chrome,
.330
calf black, "B" grade
dolls, per sq. ft-_
.337
Leather, hides (see under hides) .
Leather, shoes (see under shoes).
.073
Linseed oil, New York
dolls. perlb..
.076 j
Lumber:
64. 5
Composite, wholesale price rel. to 1926..
65.5
Douglas fir, No. 1,
11.21
common
dolls, per M ft. b. m._
11.27
Douglas fir, flooring, 1 x 4, "B"
and better (V. Q. Washington)
dolls, per M ft. b. in.. 25. 63
25.48
Southern yellow
pine
dolls, per M ft. b. in-_ 26. 49
27. 21
Meats:
Beef, fresh, carcass, good
.148
.156
native steers, Chicago...., dolls, per lb._
Beef, fresh, carcass, steers,
.165 ;
.173
New York.
dolls, per lb__
8.656 1
Cattle, corn-fed. Chicago-dolls, per 100 lbs__ 9. 250
5.71
i
5.41
Hogs, heavy, Chicago-dolls, por 100 lbs_.
1.63
1.63
Sheep, ewes, Chicago
.dolls, per cwt__
5. 70
Sheep, Iambs, Chicago.
dolls, per lb_.
Pork, hams, smoked, Chicago
.182
dolls, per lb_.
. 186
Western dressed steers, New York
dolls, per Ib...
.173
.165
Methanol:
.35
.35 i
Refined
- dolls, per gal..
4. 75
4.75 !
Milk, condensed, New York.. dolls, per case..
3.00
Milk evaporated
dolls, per case. _
3.00
53.7
56.8 j
Nonferrous metals
rel. to 1926..
Oats:
.22
.23
No. 3, white, Chicago.
dolls, per bu..
51
47
Oils and fats
rel. to 1927..
Oleomargarine, standard, uncolored,
.119
. 127
Chicago
_ dolls, per lb._
Paper, newsprint roll, delivered,
New York
dolls per 100 Ibs
Petroleum:
.560
.560
Crude, Kansas-Oklahoma-dolls, per bbl._
Gas and fuel oils, Oklahoma 24-26,
.319 ,
.338
refineries
_
-dolls, per bbl._
.143
. 143
Gasoline, New York _ __ dolls, per gaL.
.039
.039
Kerosene, 150° water white-dolls, per gaL.
Lubricating oil, cylinder — dolls, per galPig iron, foundry No. 2,
18.76
18. 39
Pittsburgh _
dolls, per long ton. _
.601
.462
Potatoes
dolls, per bu._
Rayon, 150 denier "A" grade,
.75
New York
dolls, per lb_.
3.87
Rosin, guiu, New York
dols. per bbl._ ""Tso"
Rubber, crude, smoked sheets,
.050
.050
New York
_
.dolls, per lb._
.39
.41
Rye, No. 2, Minneapolis
dolls, perbu..
1.63
1.63
Sheep ewos Chicago
dolls per 100 Ibs
5.94
Sheop, lambs. Ohicngo. ...... doll, per 100 lbs_. 5.70
Shoos, men's black calf blucher,
6.75
6.55
Boston
dolls, per pair..
Shoes, men's dress welt, tan calf,
4.35
4.35
oxford, St. Louis
- dolls, per pair..
Shoes, women's black kid,
3.150
McKay sewed
dolls, per pair.. 3,150
Silk, raw, Japanese, 13-15, New
2.315
York..
.dolls, per lb.. 2.266
.98
Silk goods, composite
.dolls, per yd..
1.60
1.60"
Steel beams, mill, Pittsburgh-dolls, per cwt..
Steel, crude:
Composite, finished steel
2.20
2.18
.dolls, per 100 lbs._
Iron and steel, composite
31. 03
_dolls. per long ton.. 30.81
29. 00
Steel billets, Bessemer. dolls, per long ton.. 29.00
8. 200
Steel scrap, Chicago. .dolls, per gross ton.. 8.000
1.60
Structural steel beams.dolls. per 100 lbs__ 1.60
81. 7
81.7
Structural steel beams
...rel. to 1926..
15. 50
Sulphuric acid
..dolls, per ton.. 15.50
Sugar:
104
102
Retail average, 51 cities..
rel. to 1913..
.052
.052 :
Retail granulated, New York. dolls, per lb._
Wholesale, 96° centrif., New
.034
.034 '
York
dolls, per lb._
Wholesale, granulated, New
.045
.045 i
York
dolls, per lb._
.225
.225
Tea, Formosa fine, New York. .dolls, per lb._
62. 9
61.5 ;
Textiles, general
rel. to 1926..
Tin, wholesale, straits,
New York
dolls, perlb.. .2272 i . 2468
5.94 ;
48.6
48.6
48.6
50.8
50.8
51.9
51.9
51.9
58.3
58.3
60.5
87.1
87.5
87.4
87.8
88.7
89.0 i
88.9
89.3
90.0
90.2
90.4
15. 50 ,
16.38 i
15.50
16.38
15.50
16.40
16.25
16.64
16.50
16. 75
16. 50 !
16. 72 |
16.75
16.82
17.00
16.94
17.00
17. 01
17.00
17.14
17.00
17.30
18. 76 i
18.76
18.76
18.76
18.76
18.26 1
18.51
18.76
18.78
18. 76
18.89
.075 ;
.082
.083
.082
.090
.094
.085
.090
.100
.112
.119
.0440
.0392
.0382
.0441
.0453
. 0455
.0480
.0510
. 0510
.0515
90.3 ;
89.8
87.8
83.1
88.4
88.4 i
89.0
90.8
91.5
93.3
96.7
.40
.37
.37
.37
.37
.37
.37
.38
.40
.41
.41
.34S
.350
.352
.356
.356
.352
.354
.359
.355
.367
.372
.083
.091
.086
.088
.092
.095
.092
.088
.092
.094
.099
66.0
66.3
67. 8
68.4
73.3
74.2
73.2
76.0
78.1
80.1
80.2
10.97
10.64
11.25
11.64
12.12
12.68
12.86
12.82
12.99
13.25
12.98
25. 29
25.76
25. 98
28. 33
29.74
31. 14
31.65
31.33
31.73
33.40
33.77
27.68
27.82
28.15
28.82
28.32
29.66
28.42
30.73
32.51
33.44
34. 01
.144
.129
.129
.143
.160
.195
.195
.195
.158
8.620
6. 35
1.98
5.95
.145
7.250
6.24
2.56
6.06
.145
7.320
6.39
1.55
6.98
.155
7.675
6.40
2.44
8.36
.172
8.563
7.08
3.29
8.76
.180
9.075
7.18
3.79
8.27
.205
10.58
7.94
2.93
7.40
.205
10.31
8.86
3.38
7.13
.205
9.97
9.86
3.84
7.03
.185
.173
.174
.182
.184
.0440
.169 1
.178
!
.196
9.106
6.73
3.69
8.31
.205
10.00
7.34
3.44
7.98
.187
.195
.207
.213
,222
.221
.195 ;
j
i
!
!
|
.158
.145
.145
.155
.172
.180
.196
.205
.205
.205
.205
.35
5.00
3.00
58.0
,35
5.65
3.10
59.4
.35
5.65
3.20
58.9
.35
5.65
3.30
60.6
.35
5.65
3.50
65.1
.40
5.65
3.50
67.1
.40
5.79
3.50
66.1
.40
6.03
3.75 I
67.4 |
.40
6.03
3.80
69.7
.40
6.03
3.80
68.4
.40
6.03
3.80
67.8
.21
82
.23
68
.27
64
.28
68
.30
72
.31
71
.32
68
.32 |
71 |
.34
73
.33
73
.36
74
.105
.106
.110
.128
.145
.145
.155
.177 i
.190
.205
.205
3.10
3.10
3.10
3.10
3.25
3.25
.434
.238
.300
.530
.530
.594
.850
.850 |
.850
.850
1. 098
.280
.133
.038
.294
.133
.038
.385
.133
.042
.463
.133
.045
.488
.133
.048
.145
.510
.133
.051
.145
.588
.138
.053
.146
.600
.135
.054 i
.165
.610
.141
.054
.172
.650
.141
.053
.184
.594
.143
.054
.186
18-76
.767
18. 76
.825
18.76
.753
18.76
.870
18.76
.908
18.26
.849
18.51
.867
18.76 1
.903 i
18.76
.898
18.76
.950
18. 89
1.017
.75
3. 94
. 75
4.28
.75
4.68
.75
4.70
.75
4.73
.75
4.64
.75
4.38
.75 !
4.45 i
.95
4.95
.95
5.29
.95
5.54
.054
.38
1.98
5.95
.063
.37
2. 56
6. 06
.063
.37
1. 55
6. 9S
.064
.35
2.44
8.36
.064
. 35
3.29
8.76
.077
.36
3.79
8.27
.076
.37
3.69
8.31
.082 !
.38
3.44
7.98
.089
.44
2.93
7. 40
.089
.43
3.38
7.13 !
. 084
.49
3.84
7.03
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6, 75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
4.49
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.72
4.85
4.85
3.250
3.250
3.250
3.450
3. 550
3.550
2.561
.99
1.65
2.709
1.00
1.65
2.807
1.02
1.63
2.709
1.02 !
1.60 i
2.463
1.02
1.60
2.512
1. 02
1.60
4.35
4.35
3.150
3.150
3.250
3.250
3. 250
2.512
.98
1.60
2.364
.98
1.65
2.463
.99
1.65
2.266
.99
1.65
2.266
.99
1.65
4.60
4.60
2.22
2.19
2.20
2.19
2.21
2.22
2.23
2.22
2.22
31.05
29.00
8.375
1.60
81.7
15.50
31.05
29.00
8.750
1.65
84.3
15.50
31.02
29.00
8.750
1.65
84.3
15.50
31.39 '
29.50 '
8.875 i
1.65
84.3
15.50
31. 61
30.00
9. 813
1.65
84.3
15.50
31.66
30.00
10.000
1.65
84.3
15.50
31.65
30.00
10. 063
1.65
84.3
15.50
31.70
30.00
10. 219
1.63
83.0
15.50
104
.053
102
,051
102 !
.050
102
.050
104
.050
106
.051
107
.053
107
.053
107 i
.053
107
.053 i
106
.053
.035
.035
.033
.032
.033
.033
.033
.034
.033
.034
.033
.046
.225
64.2
.048
.225
65.4
.044 i
.225
65.4
.043
.225
66.3
.044
.225
67.6
.043
.225
69.2
.045
.225
70.4
.046
.225
71.0
.046
.225
72.4 !
.047 !
.225
73.3
.044
.223
73. 8
.2575
.2502
.2320
.2512
.2707
.2631
.2610
.2589 !
. 2686
.2341
2.19 !
2.20
j
I
31.95 i
! 31. 00
| 10. 125
:
1.60
1
81.7
| 15. 50
31.76
30.60
10. 000
1.60
81.7
15.50
.2527
32.31
31. 00
11.375
1.60
81.7
15. 50
25
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
193 1
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
October i Seb£m1 Au8Ust
WHOLESALE PRICES-Continued
Turpentine gum,
New York
..dolls, per gal,.
Wheat:
No. 1, northern spring,
Minneapolis
dolls, per bu..
No. 2, red winter,
St. Louis
dolls, perbu..
No. 2, hard winter,
Kansas City -.
dolls, per bu—
W heat flour:
Standard patents,
Minneapolis
dolls, per bbl—
Winter straights,
Kansas City
dolls, per bbl..
Wool:
Raw, territory, fine, scoured.dolls. per lb..
Raw, Ohio arid Pennsylvania, fleeces, l/i
blood, combing grease
dolls, per lb._
Suiting, 13 oz
dolls, per yd—
W omen's dress goods, French serge,
54-in., at factory
dolls, per yd__
Worsted yarns
_
dolls. perlb__
Zinc, prime western
dolls, per lb—
FAEM PRICES
Cotton and cottonseed (2)
rel. to 1900-14..
Dairy and poultry products (4).rel. to 1909-14..
Fruits and vegetables (9)
rel. to 1909-14
Grains (6)
.-..rel. to 1909-14..
Meat animals (5)
rei. to 1909-14
Unclassified (5)
.
.rel. to 1909-14
All groups (31)
.rel. to 1909-14—
RETAIL PRICES
Retail food index (Dept. of Labor) .rel. to 1«J13. .
Retail coal index (Dept. of Labor) .rel. to 1913..
AIRPLANES
Deliveries, military .
num/u'i
Exports, during month
...number
Production:
Commercial aircraft'-.. .
number
Manufactured for export. ........ number
AUTOMOBILES
Production index (Fed. Res. Bd.)
- - rel. to 1923-25
Production index (elect, energy consumed)
rel. to 1923-25
Passenger cars and trucks:
Production, actualCanada—
Total „ „ , _ , „ , -., , no. of cars
Passenger cars ...... .no. of cars. ,
Trucks
,,.._- _
. no , of cars. ,
United StatesTotal _....
,...no. of cars,.
Passenger cars..
no. of cars..
Taxicabs
-.no. of cars..
Trucks
no. of cars..
Electric industrial trucks and tractors:
ShipmentsDomestic
number..
Exports
number
Autos, parts and accessories, export value
tbous of dolls
Exports (assembled):
i
From Canada—
!
Total...
no. of cars..!
Passenger cars
no. of cars..
Trucks
no. of cars..
From United StatesTotal
no. of cars..
Passenger cars
no. of cars..
Trucks
no. of cars..
Financing:
i
United StatesWholesale dealers..... thous. of dolls..
Total consumers
..thous. of dolls..
New cars
thous. of dolls
Used cars
thous. of dolls. _
Unclassified
thous. of dolls..!
Canada—
!
Total new and used cars
and trucks
thous. of dollsNew cars and trucks.. thous. of dolls..
Used cars
thous. of dolls..
New passenger-car, registrations
_
_no. of cars..
Sales (General Motors Corp.):
Total to consumers, U. S_.
no. of cars..
Total to dealers, U. S
no. of carsTotal to dealers, including Canadian and
overseas
no. of cars..
Fire-extinguishing equipment:
ShipmentsMotor vehicles
..numberHand types .
number
Accessories and parts, shipments:
Accessories
rel. to Jan., 1925..
Original equipment
.rel. to Jan., 1925..
Replacement parts
rel. to Jan., 1925..
Service parts.. — ... ._~_.rel. to Jan., 1925 _
Rim production...-,. ..-—
thous. of rims.. .
3 Ke vised.
RCH9^ 21
_4
0, 30 |
0.37
July
0,36
0. 39
June
0. 55
1930
May
April
March
February
0,54
0.56
0. 53
0. 45
! Novem- October
January Deeeinber
ber
0. 44
0.42
0.43
0 . 11
.77
.75
. 82
. 83
. 83
.87
.72 !
.69
.65
.61
.74
.81
.79
.76
.75
.76 ,
.52
.47
.47
.48
.72
. 79
. 80
.78
.79
.78
.48
.43
.43
.44
.68
. 73
. 73
.70
.69
.69
.71
.69
.74
4.28
4.24 !
4.21
4.13
4.75
4. 85
4. 71
4.67
4.85
4.96
4. 89
4. 69
4.98
3.10
2.96 ;
2.96
3 84
4.12
4. 14
4. 02
4.00
4.06
4.09
4. 03
4. 14
4.23
.58
.62 :
.63
.62
.62
.63
.65
,66
.66
.68
.72
.72
.75
.21
1.400
.22 !
1.400
.23
1.490
.21
1. 494
.20
1.494
.20
1.494
.22
1.494
.22
1. 543
.23
1.601
.26
1.601
. 27
1.601
. 29
1.601
.30
1.601
. 925
. !)50
. 0338
.925
,950 ,
.0374
.925
1.00
.0382
.925
1.00
. 0389
.925
1.00
. 0342
. 925
1.00
,0331
. 968
1.00
.0372
1.050
LOO
. 0400
1. 050
1.10
. 0401
1.050
1.10
. 0 404
1.050
1.17
. 0-110
1.050
1.20
. 0427
1. 003
1.20
. 0400
*->
99
70
4(5
79
53
fiS
47
93
83 !
50
86
55
72 :
53
89
97
54
92
60
75
71
84
110
57
92
58
79
65
85
114
67
91
59
80
74
S7
119
74
99
r>2
86
78
96
120
74
106
63
01
80
99
109
74
106
65
91
76
95
109
10ft
f;7
90
72
108
108
77
112
09
94
73
120
108
80
112
70
97
80
130
114
80
118
73
103
70
120
127
92
123
70
100
119.4
188.7
119.7
186.1
119.0
184.3
us. 3
12I.Q
179,4
124.0
181.8
126. 4
187.7
127.0
187.0
132.8
183. 1
137.2
188, 1
141.4
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144.4
187. 9
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15
21
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113
18
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60
65
77
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180.8
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:
77
67
08
03
85
74
49
90. 8
94. 1
88.9
07. 5
71.5
74.9
80. 9
11.043
.\ iir.
n, «sy
r',993
10,483
?,MO
M, 871
7, 529
. , 342
6, 490
i, 552
1,94*
5, 622
l,22i '
i.397 ;
5, 407
3,527
1,880
4, 54 1
3. 200
1 , 3&>
5 1/ \'&
271 135
340
4,% hSn
330,939
280,252
005
uO, (122
Ii7h, iOo
230, 8b 1
410
45, 161
219,940
179, 890
529
39, 521
171,848
137, 805
512
33, 531
155,701 i 130,754
120,833 i 100,532
1,425
609
33,443
35,613
154,401
113,220
582
40, 593
57. -i
53.7
43.6
55.9
71.3
89. 7
I, tin
/oi
f./'i
2, 646
'J, 108
•S3S
4, 544
:'., 470
1,118
4,220
3, 151
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u /«*->
10 f&\
/ ij ;
HO, 566 i 137, J 97
109,087 155,321
141 i
104
31,338
31,772
JI»,490
183, 993
180
34, 317
UuO, 040
210,016
360
40, 264
HO, 142
57, 704
05 i
21, 727
;
lf>
1
39
4
37
13
63
15
50
25
fi9
0
48
23
S4
9
50
6
33
5
42
9 j
37
9
91
3
8, 492
8,658
10, (»51
11,525
12. 755
M, 17-1
18,004
18, 494
10,071.
14, 353
15,292 !
14,080
14,542
690
557
133
740
542
198
934
644
290
1, 021
789
232
1,512
1. 083
429
1,172
753
409
1, 853
1,327
526
1, 565
881
084
3, 054
1,798
1, 256
3,645 l
2, 193
1, 452 I
2,588
1, 260
1, 328
2, 80S
2, 003
805
8, 748
4,577
4,171
8, 055
5,699
2,356
9,996
6,478
3,518
10, 183
5,843
4,340
12,900 •, 16,727
8, 468
11, 228
4, 498
5, 499
17, 528
11, 526
6,002
13, 374
9,187
4,187
12, 838
8,304
4,534
12, 078
6,039
6, 039
11.21")
7, 130
4, 079
43,947
79, 641
46,871
30,493
2,277
48, 859
95, 953
59, 307
34, 136
2,509
58, 178
104, 698
63, 566
37, 999
3,133
72, 630
109, 426
68, 571
37, 793
3,062
71, 194
1.13, 045
70, 561
39, 564
2,920
63, 090
92, 055
55, 036
34, 704
2,315
49, 813
66, 181
36, 865
27, 722
1,593
40, 165
61, 734
32,957
27,245
1,532
14, 198 !
9,096 i
5, 102
j
35,550 !
65,967 1
35,342!
28,838 i
1,787 i
29,633
60,197
31,805
26,842
1,550
35, 878
81, 250
45, 032
33, 755
1, 869
2,903
1,417
1,485
4,196
2,102
2,094
4,918
2,445
2,474
6,317
3,440
2,877
6,254
3,376
2,878
3,543
1,890
1, 653
2, 361
921
1,440
2,197
910
1,287
2,954 i
613 I
2,341 i
3,038
817
2,221
3, 792
1,289
2,504
124,903J 155.744
194, 322
201, 911
247,727 \ 265,732
200, 841
134, 133
126, 786
96,054 ! 93,066
150, 219
7,707
3. 207
•i, 500
25. 780 235,841
60, 736 2 68, 285
33, 212 238,610
25, 903 227,581 f
J.621
2,094 I
i
. i
|
41,757
48,155
57, 757
22, 924
49, 042
21, 305
51,740 ! 69,876
47,895 | 62,667
85, 054
78, 723
103, 303
100, 270
122,717 ! 135,663
136,778 132,629
101, 339
98, 943
68, 976
80, 373
61, 566 1 57,989
76, 681 | 68,252
25, 975
58,122
70,078
87, 449
111,668
153, 730
154, 252
119, 195
96, 003
89, 349
80,008
57,257
28, 253
80
24, 749
64 !
81
28,720 ! 26,334
72
29,895
90
29, 696
75
31,117
72
32,538
76
34, 248
69
29,280
113
56 I
27, 713 ! 34,295
71
29,213
96
30, 303
61
129
128
117
1,508
66
127
127
118
1,718
65
117
110
115
1,425
63
62
127
HO
920
79
75
140
99
804
-
66
54
138
67
505
!
i
!
!
66
70
127
79
924
;
J
67
79
124
85
813
61
91
122 i
102 !1
1,085
53
95
99 i
97 ;
1, Oil 1
46
84 i
98
92
681 :
55
64
100
75 ;
567 i
26
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may \
be found in the. Iif3t Annual Suppte- !
iQ i
ment to the Survey
\ October ; ^
1031
August
July
June
;
May
April
March
1930
Febru- January iDe^emary
ber
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS!
Production index (Fed. Res. Bd.)
:
petroleum re lining _ _ . „ _
rel. to 1923-25_.
Production index (elect, energy
!
consumed)
.........rel. to 1923-25.. :
Prices, wholesale
... „. „. rel. to 1926..
Stocks, manufactured goods,
'•
end of month
rel. to 1923-25
Stocks, raw material, end of
!
month
rel, to 1923-25
162
161
163
161
152
149
144
144.6 i 137.6 137.7
74.8 !
75.5 7 7 , 3
'
2
1304
121. 0 i * 117. 4
119.2
i 2
!
'
190 7
99 5 =
85 3
gfi 7
161
165
132.7
77.9
133.8
79.1
137.4
80.1
139.3
81.9
146.8
82.2
132.0
83.6
123. 3
129.3 i
129.0
132.0
130,7
87.9
88,4
91.5
96.5
103. 2
g40
4,654
20,389
2 00
1, 853
3, 856
24, 203
2,00
2,953
4, 674
26,206
2.00
4,400
5, 160
27,927
2.00
7,452
4,465
28, 687
2.00
1 036
3,072
1,407
4, 280
1,491 i
4,768 |
1,402
5,205
$97
2, 440
1, 024
2,201
1,044 2,012 |
;
149
151
160
133.5
84.8
145.0 122.4
85.2
86.0
128,8 ,
123. 9
124. 2
125. 2
107,7
124.2
128.5
132.7
7,073
3,468
25, 701
2.00
8, 023
5,195
22, 095
2.00
7, 357
8, 375
19, 266
2.00
6, 535
9,128
20, 285
2.00
5, 871
7,922
22, 878
2.42
1,957
5,478
1, 494
5,862
2, 803
6,486
1, 483
5, 767
2,392
5, 937
2,694
5, 125
964
1,950
1,506
2,181
1,409
2,449
1,570 1
2,419 i
1, 439
2, 221
1, 508
2, 010
1, 265
1, 813
11,975
13, 120 ! 11, 162
11, 929
8,859
11,869 i
17, 770
20, 861
18, 455
14,888
14,711 1 13,074
11, 633
11,008
9,442
6,858
8, 304
8, 898
6,29(1
142.0.
74 1
Chemicals
Acetate of lime:
i
Production...
thous. of lbs._' :
782!
2 QQQ
!
Shipments .
. ...
thous. of lbs.._ :
Q 268 ! 4,777
Stocks, end of month....
thous. of Ibs..:
: 10,791 ! -? 16,277
Price, wholesale
.. .dolls, per cwr, '
2 00
2 00
2 0"
Arsenic, crude:
i
Production
short tons
994 ;! *> 594
Stocks, end of month.,
short tons...
4,669
4.977
Arsenic refined:
:
Production
. - . _ . short tons _
1,252
1 238
!
Stocks, end of month
short tons . .
3, 528 ' 2, 616
Ethvl alcohol:
Production
._ thous. of proof gals.. 1 6 0 3 7 ' 12952
12,363
Warehouse stocks, end of
month
thous. of proof gals.. 15,130
15,885 ! 17,024,
Withdrawn for denaturization
..thous, of proof gals.. 15, 5?>4
13. G76
11,837
Methanol, crude:
;
Production
^llo^s
j'»" y'F ^ i r < £<>•?
Stocks at crude plants, end of
month....
gallons..
;^78,991 395,907 '
Stocks at refineries and in transit. gallons. _ .
. . 106, 103 H 15, 400
Exnorts
. . . ........_.
gallons
42300
Menthanol, refined:
Price, wholesale. New York. dolls, per gal _ .
.;•:;..
. ;->5
.35
Production
'
r^Hons;
% GHJ 1 1\?> 311
Shipments
trailons
<;H 431 -13U 8"
Stocks, end of mouth
-gallons ., .
'?.s^ <v.<U '* 330 8 1 1
Price index numbers:
Crude drug?!
, _rel, to Any., 1914
isx
us
118
Essential oils
rel. to Aug., 1914. .
of,
70
76
Drugs arid
£harmaceuticals__ rel. to Aug., 1914..
io7
157
157
emicals
rel to 1927
%
gp
go
Oils and fats
. „
rel to 1927
47
51
62
Plastic paints, cold-water paints, and calcimines
Sales: of—
Plastic paints
thous. of dolls
76
84
67
Calcinifnes
_„ thous. of dolls
145
162
i"
Cold-water paints
.thous. of dolis..
65'
8! !
73Paint, varnish, and lacquer products:
Total sales (3lf> establishments)
thous ofdi.iis
v <.'4* 2 i^ ,' ^{i < } j. •. jo
Trade sales
thous. of dolL
- 4<,i
. •> %o - s' vv
Industrial sales .
„.„_.. thous. of dolls. _ •
' 3fi<
5 633 * f ' rt>-*
Unclassified sales
thous of dolls...;
s.
86'
'*85 '•
Sulphur, production (quarterly) .. „ . long tons .. .; •
; 2 539, 23 1
:
Sulphuric acid:
•
,
Production.. .
. short tons
101; "™5^ 102 632 ! 110 599 ;
Purchases—
'
;
'
!
'
From fertilizer manufacturers
--- -- . _ - - - .
. short tons
IS SO1'
lc>- 988 13 412
From nonfertilizer manufacturers
short topsj
14 "v5 '•' g fifji) I 15 qgy
Exports
_
pounds
18°' 84;* 155*018 ; 64*620 ;
Price, wholesale 66° 0 ..dolls, per t.on.._ 15.500: 15,500
Ifl! fiOO '
Synthetic dyes import uouuds
'*>"1 39^* 46^ 346 ' 454 165
Wood at chemical plants:
*
1
Consumption ...... . _ . _ _ . .. cords
15 596
12 123
9
Stocks, end of month
.
cords
70 605 337 017
Daily capacity —
All plants
.....—cords
i 2,505
2 505
Plants shut down «...
...cords
1,315
1 499
10,288 \ 10,541.
8, 7S5
20, 070
18, 537
154 473
182, 273
247,808 i 322,019
483, 222
465, 728
522, 656 ; 469,312
424, 736
372, 939
452,489
157,094
61,240
526, 543
98. 000
59, 950
494, 192 : 520, 865
130, 207 ; 36, 176
52,048 ! 54,857
415, 489
105, 238
30, 146
395, 855
121, 522
18, 295
302, 320
89. 740
45, 139
244, 763
93, 805
90, 111
215, 443
59, 197
40, 814
331, 729
59, 236
100, 479
.35
. 35
^i r,96 107, 331
122 t*4«> 110,454
395, 3?2 426, 472
. 35 '•
. 35
118,052 211,073
257, 707 ! 141, 801
429, 595 569, 250
.40
253, 494
199, 500
499, 978
.40
223, 144
221, 279
445, 984
.-JO
306, 373
lr-7, 309
444, 119
.40
382, 547
372, 352
305, 055
.40
431,179
477,029
294,860
.40
575,711
541,807
340,710
10,436
19, 134
118
77
128
130
79
131
82
130
81
131
80
133
81
137
85
137
87
137
90
157
88
0*
157
88
64
157
89
68
160
00
72
174
90
71
175
89
68
175
90
71 i
;
175
93
73
175
94
73
176
94
74
51
127
83
75
141
86
109 !
165 I
106 !
91
162
104
116
175
90
104
122
71
83 ;
96
60
65
100
64
77
105
45
106
169
si
15 \\~2
19, 126
8 802
12.011
6,235
7, 031
75
84
1 . _ . . 3_608, 730
22, 600 i
14, 430
8,071
100 ;
21, 689
13, 477
7,999
213
17, 972
10, 461
7,431
81
^ 649, 595
14, 269
7. 844
6, 282
144
13, 586
7, 399
6,047
141
11, 600
6, 171
5, 289
140
3678,119
13, 821
7, 649
6,025
147
17, 986
10, 141
7,615
230
105,250 i 116,447
146.458
163, 647
184, 036
186,656
185,472
197,739
92 S95
90, 772
14 709
25, 176
26,565 I
!
15,424
18, 876
250, 775
15. 500
399, 213
14,601
15,844
403,298 ! 310,950
15,500 i 15.500
675,058 502,24.8
26, 189
200, 218
15. 500
218, 844
35, 594
376, 076
15. 500
452, 477
59, 244 1 51, 472
304, 745 438,836
15. 500 : 15. 500
181, 775 i 306,318
14 364 19, 363
326 990 338, 821
24,444
31,458
335,809 i 379,562
48, 607
370,449
44, 933
397,788
51, 390
393,770
2,499
388
2,499
400
2,499
368
2, 519
412
280, 837
111
401, 736
158
589, 911
219
669,264
578
23 006
372', 945
15.500
3^6 106
2,505
1 335
2,505
1,008
2,505 '
752 ;
2,505
632
1
41,282 : 41,897
308,992
703,787
15.500
15.500
336,026 ' 324,902
46,814
42,888
37,913
448,067 1 478,962 : 455, 597
2,519 ;
560 1
2,519
659
Cottonseed
Cottonseed:
Consumption (crush)
short tons.. 862,032 451,324
59,148 i 19,739
44, 164 87,014 ! 155,373
Receipts at mills.. .....thous. of short tons.1,570^
875
95 i
13
32
37 |
44
Stocks at mills, end of month
i
;
,
-thous. of short tons
1 193
484
60 i
26
33
45 I
95
Cottonseed cake and meal:
;
Exports
short tou«
A') ^ l>1 !
10 260 ; 3 590 • 1 304
225
797 I 6,588
Production
._„._.,..- Suort ton**-. 3^\ I'M 201,517
28^206 i 8,567
23, 144
13, 350 1 75, 921
Stocks, end of month,....
short tons.. 187, (>\i : 118,845 106,358 i 150,291 192, 136 223,084 253,609
Cottonseed oil, crude:
Production
thous. of His.. 2W. 03! 136,699
17,196 ! 6,918 14, 726
28,019
52,469
Stocks, end of month,
,.. .thcus of Ibs.. Ji5. y * i > : 69,745
12,065! 8,591 1-3,919
32,819 ; 43,048
Cottonseed oil, refined:
Factory consumption —
s
Total fquartpriv)
thous, of Ibs
232, 420 :
'242 191
In oleomargarine
(.nous oHb^
1 480
1 '54
910 :
876
1, 012
1, 200 i
1, 447
Price, yellow, prime, New York
1
.
...dolls, per Ib._;
.045'
.044;
.059;
,009
. 058
,009 i
.076
Production.
.
thous. of Ibs ... 206,643 ; 63,989
11,968 i le. 268 30. 398
36, 470 ! 76, 852
Stocks, end of month........ thous of Ibs..; 231,079 : 173,945 ^ 212,371 | 277,922 348. 438 406, 237 ' 462, 881
8, 081 :
3
Revised.
3
801, 800 i i 941, 293
803 i * 1, 328
1, 083 |
2 if 087
207
377
620
5,750
135, 144
303, 945
3,147
190, 314
363, 201
11, 084
270, 965
343, 665
7,538 ; 1, 580 i
4, 361
305, 019 360,943 j 2422.596
298, 139 ! 252, 323 | 2 202, 357
89, 794
69, 878
124, 392
104,910
181, 221
127, 739
201, 621
114,248
276,906
1, 021
1,465
.076
115, 302
494, 503
991
!» 328,614
| 2,178
239, 913 2 285, 471
114, 595 2 111, 632
:
2,091 j
2,505
.073 !
.076
.076
.072
.073
130, 556 150, 998 i 188,823 i 215,405 -'231.372
494, 882 461S 776 ! 428,609 ! 350, 260 2 254, 762
Quarter ended in month in dicated ;
27
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Contiflued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1930
October
Septem- August
;
ber
Jun,
July
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS— Continued
Chemicals— Continued
Explosives
Explosives, black powder, permissible and
other high explosives:
I 25,803 i 25.437 i 25,058
New orders
tbotis of Ibs
Production
..thous. of Ibs-. ......... \ 26, 598 i 24,548 i 25.068
i 27, 408 I 24, 867 ! 25, 150
Shipments
thous of Ibs
;
17, 888
19,956 I 20,304
Stocks, end of month
_thous. of IDS..
Fats and Oils
Animal fats (quarterly):
! 3176, 221 I - - - - - - - - - ; - - Factory consumption.thous. oflbs..
!34Qj S37
Production
tbous of Ibs
»230 999
Stocks end of quarter
thous of Ibs
Animal glues:
3 20, 847
Production (quarterly). .....thous. oflbs..
* 01, 848
Stocks, end of quarter ...thous. of lbs_.
Coconut or copra oil:
Factory consumption —
3137,730
Crude (quarterly)
thous of Ibs
Refineds 78, 496
Total (quarter ly)._. thous. oflbs..
9," 473~
6. 169
In oleomargarine thous. oflbs.. ~~13,~859~ 10, 947
Imports
..thous. of Ibs.. 30, 784 29,455 18,228 : 34,845
Production (quarterly)-—
s 61, 388
Crude
thous of Ibs
2 68, 682
Refined
thous. of lbs._
Stocks, end of quarter3201 036
Crude
tho^s of Ibs
Refined
„
thous. of ibs__
... 3 17,516
Copra:
Factory consumption (quarterly)
3 49, 024
short tons
19,352
Imports
short tons
20,207
18,012
19, 832
3 23 795
Stocks, end of quarter
short tons
Edible gelatin:
Production (quarterly)
thous of Ibs
» 1, 625
"
Stocks, end of quarter
thous of Ibs
a 6, 543
Fish oils:
Factory consumption (quarterly)
;
3 52 497
..
thous of Ibs
:
Production (quar erly)
thous of Ibs
3 29, 847
Stocks, end of quarter
thous. oflbs..
^247, 638
Greases:
Factory consumption (quarterly)
.thous. oflbs..
3 51, 941
Production (quarterly)
thous of Ibs
« 90, 056
Stocks, end of quarter
thous. of Ibs..
s 81, 072
Lard compounds:
Production (quarterly) ._ thous. oflbs
«276, 713
Stocks, end of quarter
thous. of lbs._
3 21, 718
Oleomargarine:
Consumption
....thous. of lbs._ 23, 401 19, 499 16,483 ! 9.289
Production„___
thous. oflbs.. 23, 965 18, 836 16,075 11,271
Vegetable oils:
Exports
_
thous. oflbs... 1, 814
l , 0 2 5 j 1.008
455
Factory consumption (quarterly)
.mills, of Ibs.
3489
Imports
.....thous. of Ibs. , ~~59~22o"~ 50, 633 83.096 i 74,285
Production (quarterly)
mills of Ib^
3441
Stocks, end of quarterCrude
thous. of Ibs..
3591. 342
Refined..
thous. of Ibs..
3209, 759
Fertilizer
Consumption, Southern States
thous, of short tons..
94
40 \
25
91
Imports:
Total
,
lorn' ton*! 120, 822 146, 700 127,599 ; 97,358
Nitrogenous
long tons.. 61.904 70, 022 47,935 : 24,730
Other fertilizerslong tons.. 5,516
4,763 i
902
4, 063
Phosphates
long tons
3, 331
9, 85S ! 3, 7GS
6, 175
Potash
.
.
long tons
50, 071
65,043 ; 67,058
66, 440
Exports:
Total.
_.
... ,
long tons
91 416 127, 953 115,207 !j 89,409
Nitrogenous
long tons
7, 554
13, 452
7,682
7,078
Other fertilizers
long tons.. 5. 550
3, 863
1,425 •
1,164
Phosphate material
long tons.. 75, 114 115,621 105,717 ;! 80,670
Prepared fertilizer.. _
long tons
300
915
383
497
Nitrate of soda, imports.. thous. of long tons..
49
34
35
19
Superphosphate (acid phosphate):
142
Production
...thous. of short tons
162
143
119
Shipments
thous of short tons
58 |
63
Stocks, end of month
thous. of short tons
1,237
1,275 \ 1,158
Flaxseed
Flaxseed, imports...
....thous. of bu_.
2, 469
1,339
1,685
Linseed cake and meal:
Exports...
thoas. of Ibs... 49, 027 48,615 57,736 53.225
Shipments from Minneapolis
thous. of Ibs.. 14,354 17, 385 13,972 11,414
Linseed oilFactory consumption (quarterly)
thous. oflbs
3 70, 504
Price, New York
dolls, per )b_.
.073
. 076
.083 ;
.091
3
Production (quarterly)
-thous. oflbs..
141,205
Shipments from Minneapolis
thous. of Ibs, . 4,410
5,676 | 8,285
6,806
Stocks at factories (quarterly)
3
„.„„_ ..thous. of Ibs...
107, 508
$ Revised,
--
j — — -.-
!
Kr ~ °ctoher
May | A,,H! , Mn,,, ' ^r»-
ii
l
i
j
!
i
:
;
'
26, 719 1
25, 981 j
26,6111
20,404
1
I
1
:
i
I
1
;
28. 721
27, 647 j
28.0001
20,639 i
26, 730 1
25, 414 1
26, 598 j
20,9291
j
26, 441 i
26, 960 i
27,379!
21,115 !
!
25, 448 ! 26,714 - 24,404
28. 751 ; 24,056 i 24,024
27,543 i 25,201 : 22,974
20,219 i 17, 372 I 17, 303
28, 847
30,248
30, 229
16, 346
34, 324
34,113
34, 198
16, 812
I
M 06, Of 9
r,">9 M8 !
3276 983
1s 154, 951 L
I-H18 459
| s 224, 398 '
-_'
3
..:......
:
lN< u
3 f# 7^7
3
515, 794
•'3191,906
!.
i 3 54' 991 !
.
i.
i
„ _ '; 3^23,515
51 055
!
U39,12S i
.........
378.348 i
_-•
7.105:
8,466
31,000 | 15,970
* 81 899 i .
* fi? 351
8
206,123
2
'
?
: s
91,446
f-6 268
16 039
j
i 3 71 229 i
18,927 i 25,890;
• 3 27 Ifi7 '
» 63 434 ' ,
17,179! 17,871:
' 17 491 I
:' * 4 549 ;
3
8, 642 j
J 4 415
- 8 G'i'<* !- • -
:
{
_
.
'
3
s
.
'
2, 154 '•
:
3
o I 7 909 '
'886 176 • - .
,
, * 49, 494
s gg 338
s
77 791
s
291, 386 1
.... ......... a 3331, 412
; 26, 672
....!> 26, 081 !__._
13, 180 : 15,460
17.150! 19.5731 19.751
12, 636 i 14, 912 j 19, 618 | 21, 154 | 20, 335
2, 356
33, 725
»4,434
» S, 224
. .
55 715 .........:... _ .
53, 34R L.
' 94 985 |!
! 95 948 >
83 074
i 79 012 •
»588 —
75, 470 1j 72, 280
g 390
33, 886
| « 44, 620 i
*a 42, 675
25, 364
11 ^87 i
3
..!»215,405 i.. ....... .. ...... .; 197, 758
3
1, 775
43] 124
158, 846
21, 993
i 3 71, 134
34,056 i 37,419
J * 41, 077
33,133
ia
3
8
— •
20' 477 j
: a
2
3278,216 ;
325,140 |
i
|
1 s1 90, 921
84, 204
;
i 3 201. 932 i...
i l In 869
'.........
3 54 405 |
* 4 647 i
262, 106 !— -
! 8 90. 307
14. 873 • 16. 491
24, 690
30, 952
1*75,479 !....
11,329
12,086! 11.492
26,862: 27,550! 44,034
_
3
:> 159, 546
'''138,255 |.........
;
~~.
52, 463 i
•
2, 947
4, 775 I
2, 086
829
G8,8 238 j 79, 809
674 I
:
31,076
3, 831 i
3
i'f>10 812
'53J,6fi6 ;
!
27, 237 ! 27, 593
25, 740 j 28, 969
;
72, 142 ! 72, 028
i * I 007
,„
30, 631
29, 633
33, 138
32, 191
2, 294
2, 591
75, 352
106, 699
i 3 pjjs 27]
3
469, 807
.
343
74
61
a 106
59,970 j 72,159 143,250 , 255,905 ; 141,421. 137, 172
37,998 '• 46,602 '• 102,342 1 170,587 ;! 98,435* 82,466
6,764
3,983 I
3,019 , 5.124 ! 9,766
5,438
6,279
3. 339 ! 4. 832 j 5, 578 ! 15, 158 j 3, 726
41,663
14,650
17,706 j 30,206 ; 60,394 ! 33,822
; 107, 19S
! 68,250
i
3,864
;
9,760
25,324
95,798
66, 044
5, 891
4,157
19, 706
150,686
65, 889
3, 930
6,922
73, 945
74
195
89,194
7, 690
1,926
79,472
106
30
1, 060
1, 150
39, 7G9
7,653!
^95,544 ._
086 !
'130,635
640
92,463 ! 71,933
13,331 i 5,164
5.117
1,510
73,520
64,721
495
538
46
36
92, 258
126, 621
11,914
16,535
4,599
3,110
74, 863
105, 353
882
1, 623
35 !
27
195 !
407 \
226 ;
305 j
249
131
326
103
336
70
996
1, 103 :
1, 838 \
2, 2S7
2, 292
2, 110
1, 496
827 i
1, 313 :
952
352
219
387
148
38, 172 ; 30, 818 i 39, 847 j
18, 238
10,853
33,596
25,986
12,519
11,046
17,227
16,824
17,315 i
29,726
. 088
368,894
. 092
8131,257
,094 !
.099
8,553
7,385
162 :
106
8,432
12.145
17,827
.
- .... i * 74. 09? L
. 088
. 092 !
, 095 !
..
___|»118,417 i
11,921
» 78, 200 ; . .....
8
1, 352 '
| 107,918 ! 150,128 112,725 ! 104,049
i 6. 637 i 25, 146 ! 19, 819 ! 18, 336
i 9,498 i 10.829 ! 7,755 ! 4,734
! 91,049 ! 113,017 !j S4. 682 1 80,696
i
734 ; 1, 136
469 !
283
1
34
67 !
120 i
68
146 :
55 |
6,788
1, 132 |
12,792 i 11,552
....
. 092
...
9,594
_._._:»113, 192 L. .......
Quarter ended in month indicated.
,..,.3113,423
303
78
1,877 !
10, 199
336
93
1,703
14, 792
28
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the l9St Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
e
;»<"^f ir-
August ,
July
June
1930
May
i April | March
i
|
Decem- NovemOctober
ber
ber
~ January
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PftODUCTS—Continued
Flaxseed- - C ontiuuc < I
Minneapolis and Duhith:
Receipts
Shipments
Stocks, end of month...
Oil mills (quarterly)—
Consumption
, _.
Stocks, end of quarter
Fries, No i, Minneapolis
Production, crop estimate
thous of hu
thous, of bu._
thous of b u _ _
!'•'' ;
»«•'-! ,
1.422 >
thous. of rm._
thous. of i>u..
d<Vl!<? r > <j r bu
thous of bu • ! i 314 •
Naval Stores
Pine oil:
Production
gallons
Stocks, end of month..
thous. of gals...
Rosin, gum:
Net receipts, Southern ports
bl>Ss...
Price, "B," New York
dolls, per hbl_.
Stocks at 3 ports, end of month
_hbls .
Rosin, wood:
Production.bbls._
Stocks, end of month
bbls_.
Turpentine, gum:
Net receipts, Southern ports. _
_hl.ls_
Pri^e New York
dolK JKT ./yl
Stocks at port, end of month
bbls
Turpentine, wood:
Production
bbls
Stocks end of month
bbls
Hoofing
Dry roofing felt:
Production..
short tons ..
Stocks, end of month,..
- . ..short tons
Prepared roofing, shipments:
Grit roll.
.
thous. of sqs._
Shingles—
Individual and single thickness
, ,
...thous. of sqs_.
Strip, patented, and hexagon
...
._
thous. of scis__
Smooth roll
thous. of sq ••_.
Total
.
thous. of sqs._
'"* TOO
786
1,381
i
s
2 43(5
378
3bO
675
•IOC
747
3
7H9
501
790
450
424
784
309 i
314
973 :
498
185
1,205
426
286 i
1,293 i
491
243
877
|
1.56 i
1.57
709
517
1,380
1,424
1,910
1,411
2, 030
1,618
2, 182
» 7, 391
4, 472
1.61
« 21, 369
1.65
1.80
1,41
1.64
7, 205
1, 198
1.48
1.55
» 6, 571
i * 2, 345
1.57 !
1.58
170 473 : 172 530
l.StJO :
1,81,''
114,205
1.8'jli
210,711
2, 000
231,207
2,013
210,012
1, 958
219,053 ! 208,690
1,903 | 1,882
220,066 \ 144,440
1,839 | 1,769
229,737
1,799
229, 979
1, 708
225, 088
I. 610
• 01. 157 1 116.630
3. so ;
3.87
;•;."• i' »it
15'), 5ss
129,018
3. 94
449, 173
356.810
4. 28
439, 241
165, 500
4.68
436, 480
120,819
4.70
351, 548
88,741
4. 73
310, 576
38,977
4. 64
266, 056
27, 322 I 41, 345 ! 117,489
4. 95
4.38
4.45 !
300,695 329,626 ! 372,090
107. 414
5. 29
323, 142
5. 54
303, 669
2u, 102
25, 05-S
17,074
112,295
28, 495
131, 942
34, 747
126, 289
33, 593
124, 830
35, 585
126,534
33, 544
125,919
32,332
24,488 1 34,332
130,490 ! 125,630 ! 122,318
38. 931
119, 727
34,818
109.785
2H,995
7,611!
1
•*4,241
HU,,V,; j os, 350
8
127,621
3ii
37
120. ; » . . !
115,178
37, 112
.30
114,421
53, 459
.39
122, 214
52, 345
.55
101,905
37, 026
.54
66, 248
26, 102
. 56
53, 393
9, 511
. 53
45, 232
5, 354
. 45
58, 202
7, 228
. 44
68, 320
27, 482
.42
84,911
28, 107
.43
95, 860
.'IS, 500
.41
S8, 49'J
3 M2'?
V2M
3 707
1.M7
2, 007
5, 358
4, 370
5,307
5, 675
4, 535
5, 996
4,727
6, 344
8, 383
5, 740
9, 987
5, 634
13, >37
4, 757
14,437
6, 200
15, 799
0, 584
13, 895
5, XI 7
1 1 , 257
ir», lit;
18,35*)
4,831
17, 143
4, 761
1C, 747
4, 908
10. 795
4, 398
19, 998
4, 092
18,001
4, 360
16,643
5, 378
13,787
4, 677
13,045
4, 759
8, 106
3,731
8, 944
4, 036
21,470
4, 79<J
711
568
532
520
570
533
333
330
322
242
372
• A). ^ i ' »
5,021 ,
574
!30
]53
136
127
131
155
146
92
470
1,128
2,302
535
1,198
2,597
466
1, 067
2, 237
485
873
2,017
512
843
2,006
541
965
2,230
555
967
2,202
329
702
1,456
:
60
61
277 !
714
1,381
249
773 !
1,395
63
86
191
238
583
1,126
283
742
1,484
57''
i,r»75
FOODSTUFFS
Production index:
Food products (Fed. Res.
2
Bd.)
rel. to 1923-25
DO ;
92
88
Food and kindred products
(elect, energy consumed) _rel. to 1923-25. . 136.5 ! 142.0
146.4
Stocks, manufactured
97.4
foodstuffs
rel. to 1923-25...
08. 3 i 2 8 1 . 4
Stocks, raw foodstuffs
rel. to 1923-25
219. 8 ; 2 204. 1
2 213. 1
Candy
Sales by manufacturers
thous, of dolls., 24, 110 j 22,965 15, 558
Cocoa
Shipments from Gold and Nigerian
4,355
7,250
6,663
Coasts, Africa
long tons..
Imports
long tons
8, 152 | 14, 104 13, 546
. 0525
Spot price, Accra, New York.... dolls, per lb—
.0475
.0463
Coffee
Clearances:
Total, Brazil for United
States
_tnous. of bags..
Total, Brazil for world
thous. or bags..
Imports
thous. of bags.Price, Rio No. 7, Brazil grades. .dolls, per lb_.
Receipts, total Brazil-...thous. of bags..
Visible supply:
United States..
thous. of bags..
World
thou*5. of bags
2
88
83
91
87
92
147.0
136.2
126.8
122.0!
116.8
122.0
97.0
189. 7
96.1
193. 7
93.5
202. 1
97.3
197.9
111.1
191. 7
2
106.3
178. 2
2
96
93
;
(
89
94
118.3 i
107. 1
124.4
137. 2
95.5
194.8
89.1
205. 1
88.6
200.0
93. 7
196.9
.l!
12, 176
15, 512
15, 680
21,608
22,062
21,444 j 21,948
28, 727
29, 500
31.004
7,783
17, 746
.0581
11,870
14, 892
.0563
11,720
22,520
.0494
33,864
20,242
.0535
48,353
20,942
.0550
51,550
13, 696
. 0563
39,278
16, 418 !
. 0619 !
21, 756
13, 700
. 0675
18,888
6,338
. 0688
1 2, 000
7,410
. 0675
1
!
I
i
i
711
1,263
794
.056
1,533
592
1,216
884
.056
1,495
530
1,161
1,100
.063
1,462
760
1,504
1,037
.068
1,535
643
1,333
1,415
.061
1,755
1,080
1,863
1,126
.053
1,550 !
849
1,559
1,407
.056
1,565
889
1,590
1, 289
.064 \
1,648 !
952 '
1,647
1, 094
.068
1,697
881
1,590
1,098
.070
1,494
514
1,080
967
.079
1,549
659
1. 176
1, 159
. 089
1,437
1.037 <
'1,374
1,555
6,578
1,592
0,944
1,491
6,990
1,395
6,724
1,345
6,286
1,088!
6,136
1,148
5,963
1,161 !
5,879
866
5,455 .
929
5,188
817
5,014
828
5, 051
180,462
203, 734
197, 538
205, 626
228, 387
104, 678
136, 769
45, 588
.28
115. 121
158, 061
58, 522
.25
89, 172
188, 040
74, 154
.23
805
1,485
907
.058
1,711
Dairy Products
BUTTER
Apparent consumption
.
thous o f l b s
Cold-storage holdings, creamery,
end of month
thou^ of Ibs
Production (factory)
thous. of IDS.Receipts, 5 markets
__
thous of Ibs . _
Wholesale price, New York
dolls, per lb..
l«»l), 17«J
..<•;, !• 1 -'80, 152
12L,Oli2 118,202
i'., S,'/7 i 42,863
.34
.33
160, 753
17,195
18,010
140,676 122,954
53,566 ! 48,739
.26
.29
166, 506
154, 987
181.56!)
; 46,792
63,401
i 112,843 111,670
! 45,644 ! 43, 892
.32
!
.29
as, 012
101, 950
36, 848
.36
109, 04f,
120,215
38, 933
.40
39, 500
40, 035
41,637
61,841 1 69,471
79, 015
306 i
918 ! 4, 025
118 !
129 1
176
4,062 ! 4,123 ;
4, 163
10,406 ! 11,600 ; 10, 400
26, 379 | 27, 543 i 35,057
87, 171
14, 677
108
5.041
10, 784
35, 782
96, 393,
16,568
183
6. 293
12,226
42, 589
71, 132
.19
» Final estimate for 1930.
78, 919
. 1(J
152, 985 ; 163, 689
30,672
105,192
43,251
.28
CHEESE
1
I
Total, all varieties:
Apparent consumption
thous. oflbs.. 5i,()87 40,557
45, 277
45, 088
Cold-storage holdings, end of
month.-.
..thous. oflbs.. , > ! , S ( i O "83,420 86, 418 84. 003
11,496
Exports, Canada
thous, oflbs.. 2 ! , < > 4 o
11, 929
If), (588
148
124
Exports, United States
thous. of lbs_.
112
116
4, 389
3,413
Imports, United States ....thous. oflbs..
7, 179 ,
5,515
14, 190
14, 264
Receipts, 5 markets
.... thous. oflbs,. !3, ,",SS ! 11,949
Production (factory)
thous. of Ibs, . r;. I'M* Jjs, 175 43,218 52, 960
American whole milk:'
Cold-storage holdings, end of
n l , 071 I * 65, 802 68,874 GS, 532
month
thous of Ibs
.15
'. Ut 1
. 17
, 10
Wholesale price, Now York. .dolls, per lb..
1
Quarter ended in month indicated.
* Revised.
35, 155
174, 827
61, 813
.24
184, 528
53, 147
55, 345
47,925
46,332
72, 977
4,078
119
5.121
17, 480
64, 533
55, 939
1,517
139
5, 856
12, 145
52, 568
53, 172
505
121
6,471
11,445
40, 470
if 54, 270
491
!
208
i 4,611
! 11,717
! 34, 388
58, 144
.14
42, 461
.14
40,542 : 41,836
.15 i
.16
« As of Nov. 1.
38,068 ! 41,070
47,968 |
. 16 I
54,499 1
. 17 i
63, 326
.18
29
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1930
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual SuppleAugust
October Septemment to the Survey
ber
F
July
June
May
March
|bru-
January
5,162
91, 517
2,478
1,893
78, 051
2,046
408
73, 889
1,264
735
75, 685
1,026
April
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
FOODSTUFFS-Continued
EGGS
Cold-storage holdings, end of month:
Case
.thous. of cases. _ f., 740 2 7, 960
9,016 1 9,504 ! 9, 507
7,887
Frozen
thous. of lbs_. 04, K60 2 103, 302 110,271 114,700 113,513 106, 607
1, 862
Receipts, 5 markets
thous. of cases..
1,180
943
1, 053
2,236
722
MILK
Condensed milk:
Exports
thous. of lbs_.
Total stocks, manufacturers, end of
monthCase goods
thous of Ibs
Bulk goods.
thous. of Ibs. .
Wholesale price, New York-dolls, per case..
Evaporated milk:
Exports
thous. of lbs_.
Manufacturers' stocks, end of monthTotal case goods
thous. of Ibs..
Wholesale price, New York.dolls. per case. .
Fluid milk:
Consumption in nifr. of
oleomargarine
thous. of lbs__
Production, Minneapolis and
St. Paulthous. of Ibs. Receipts —
Boston, including cream. thous. of qts..
Greater New York
thous. of qts._
Powdered milk:
Exports
thous. of lbs._
Manufacturers' stocks, end
of month..,
thous. of Ibs..
Net new orders
thous. of lbs~
Production, condensed and evaporated milk
thous. of lbs_.
Kxports, condensed and evaporated
milk
thous. of Ibs.
1,180
1, 309
1,477
17,264
10, 001
4. 7f>
20, 349
11, 007
4.75
22, 604.
15,001
5.00
3,610
3,659
4,466
129, 802
3. 00
136, 408
3.00
181, 745
3.00
6, 142
4,849
19,598
115,390
970
854
23, 193 '26,711
() 487 2 14, 331
1,862
1,894
83, 184
768
4,154
89, 571
593
6, 785
98, 359
717
1,907
1,973
1,718
24, 650
21, 965
1, 372
1,973
1, 853
1,873
1,345
24, 071 1 23,998
16,221 ! 18, 992
5.65 ;
5. 65
19, 892
19, 163
5.65
12, 390
15,887
5.65
13, 227
16, 273
5.65
13, 051
16. 171
5.79
13, 928
18,594
6.03
17, 803
19, 520
6.03
20, 657
20, 885
6.03
5, 024
5,114
5,311
5,034
3,775
5, 269
4,546
4,366
6. 03
4,718
275,931 i 275,280
3.20
3.10
230, 739
3.30
150, 931
3.50
136, 896
3.50
157, 152 202, 070
3.75 j
3.80
211,828
3.80
224, 486
3.80
5,892
177, 754
3.50
2,403 j
i
4,199 1
2,943
3,432
3,791
5,387
5,927
5,814
7,464 !
8, 158
8,404
9, 066
j
27,436
33, 978
36, 244
32, 654
36, 245
33, 026
34,333 1
30, 310
25, 685
24, 629
20,545
115, 166
21, 615
120,752
21, 021
116, 580
21, C23
116, 117
19, 877
110, 313
20, 312
113,329
17, 444
101, 197
18, 352 j 18, 313
110, 428 111,345
18, 226
111, 166
19, 403
116,140
1,047
964
35, 922 i 38,216
11,062
11,816
1,085
1,369
1,414
2,282
1,001
366
i
465
507
467
42, 628
11,109
43, 148
11,047
40, 502
12, 145
41, 363
10,606
41, 744
9r492
41,122
10,253 |
38, 976
8,945
36, 318
8,733
33, 281
9, 853
141,981 ; 140,904
111, 109
121, 599
140, 437
175, 578
234, 055
244, 229
194, 753
172, 306
144, 649
4, 790
4, 968
o, 943
7, 754
6, 396
7,087
7, 164
6, 907
5, 120
59, 998
524
47,423
340
59, 883
384
91,083
290
101, 817
334
38,446
300
48, 350
28,626
39,700 2 31, 283 2 28, 095 2 38, 567 2 56, 560 2 71,817
25, 655
24, 599
30, 949
30,081
18, 35J1
20, 635
132, 691
152,757
6,453
6, 339
6, 436
45,998 107, 333
406 !
333
108, 996
273
194, 623
653
2 85, 323 291,872
17, 567
25, 967
2 88, 603
30,541
7,672
Fish
Canned salmon:
Exports, Canada
. cases.. 100, 138 91, 873 69, 327
Shipments, United States.thous. of cases. .
632
902
Cold-storage holdings, 15th of
month
. thous. of lbs_. 73,018 2 68, 083 2 57, 518
Total catch, principal ports
thous. of lbs._ 24. 947 28, 439 33,612
Fruits and Vegetables
Export value, fruits and preparations
thous. of dolls
16, 181
Apples:
Car-lot shipment.
carloads.. 30, 137
Cold-storage holdings, end of
month
thous. of bbls..
Production, crop estimate. ..thous. of bu._ 4 920 244
Citrus fruits, car-lot shipments _ _ _ carloads. . 8, 706
Onions, car-lot shipments
carloads
4, 014
Potatoes, car- lot shipments
_ carloads
24, 392
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bu._ 4 38'? ?,25
9, 162
8, 041
7, 587
5, 692
6, 549
6, 446
10, 717
8,946
12, 597
1,869
3, 155
1,214
2,005
3,081
5,700
7,115
1,509
2,917
10, 682
7,806 ;
5,224
7,439
13, 980
2,610
20,C24
14, 197 ;
3,454 i
20,971 !
6,061
5,067
6, 610
776
745
921
732 !
4, 626
5,662
7,840
9,583
10, 731 i
188 1
5,990
2,004
81
62
137
577
5, 688
3,776
16, 979
6, 073
2, 258
11,717
9,407
1, 657
20, 161
10, 693
2, 122
27, 084
15, 585
3,703
23, 895
13, 124
13, 439
18,750
13, 161
11, 224
8,118
896
15, 099
1 7, 572
2,377 | 2,540
21, 032
23, 601
15, 082
17, 536
17, 124
8,085
17, 454
35, 782
9,575
8 163,543
12,554
2,254
15, 092
« 343,236
10, 860
9, 043
11,338
2,753
16, 267
6,301
5, 593
28, 7SK
7,578
9,803
14, 091
1,047
964
1, 295
.52
11, 401
11, 854
57765
12,03.*
132
5,241
163
5,434
295
6, 253
.69
.71
.82
.69
.76
.82
.88
17, 067
8,396
7,411
15, 176
8, 705
4, 703
4,057
« 77, 850
4,863
5, 401
144 !
208
1,126
997
.34
.32
- 1 H358.052
202
1,085
.33
157
1, 174
. 36
14, 605
6,075
30, 641
14, 749
9, 445
33, 509
Grains
Total grain exports, including
flour ...
thous. of bu
17, 296
BARLEY
Exports
„_
__ . thous. of bu_.
807
1,014
678
717
768
Price, No. 2, Minneapolis
dolls, per bu..
.42
.39
.45
.50
.50
Production, crop estimate
_._thous. of bu_. 4 21 5, 889
Receipts, principal markets.
thous. of bu._
~"~5~152~ ~~~5"688~ ~~~l f ~801~ ~ "27l93~
Visible supply, end of month thous of bu_. "~4~770
3,449
4,126
4, 089
4,138
.47
.48
:41 .48 .44 .44 44 i 8 334,971
2,523 ""~2~446" "~2,~484~ ~"2,~ 246" ~~~2,~511~!
3, 569 "~4~ 207"
CORN
Exports, including meal..
Grindings (starch, glucose)
Prices:
No. 3, yellow, Chicago.
No. 3, yellow, Kansas
City..
_
No. 3, white, Chicago..
Production crop estimate
Receipts
Shipments
Visible supply, end of mo...
HAY
Receipts .
Production, orop estimate
thous. of bu._
thous. of bu_.
256
165
5, 912
201
4, 665
556
5,168
123
5, 738
151
5,580
206
5,492
534
5, 441
443
5, 575
dolls, per bu_.
. 38
.42
.46
.57
.58
.56
.58
.60
.61
.65
.46
.44
.45
.49
.53
.58
.52
.59
.52
.56
.53
.58
.54
.60
.54
.63
.59 !
.68 |
8,447
6,364
5, 592
11, 320
6,561
8,271
16, 152
8,955
8,536
13, 417
10, 589
7,785
11, 381
14, 855
12,286
17, 102
14, 246
19, 676
18, 567
12, 281
21, 998
21, 278
11, 895
20, 110
3, 959
5,001
3,495
3,052
3,777
4,198
4,519
4,279
627
1,166
.22
429
836
.21
253
938
.23
374
770
.27
192
785
.28
179
822
.30
174
844
.31
120
940
.32
15,960
7, 398
17,468
10, 239
12, 903
15, 577
12, 963
5,749
7,785
11, 098
4,748
7,654
10, 525
5,294
9,892
9,871
7,604
13,837
10, 243
6, 843
19, 103
11,895
7,123
22, 947
dolls. per bu..
.40
dolls, per bu...
.39
thous. of bu_, 42,074,369
thous of bu
14,414
thous. of bu.. 7, 21 1
thous. of bu.. 7, 364
.66
.73
5
2,093,552
19, 320
27, 367
12,611 j 10, 925
17,662 ! 16, 993
i
number of cars
thous. of tons..
6,214
4 7Q 9<) £
OATS
Exports, including meaL.
thous. of bu..
S57 !
Grindings, Canada
thous. of bu_.
\
Price No. 3, white, Chicago
dolls, per bu_. 4
.23 |
Prodtiction, crop estimate. _
thou«. of bu ! 173 999 i.
Production, oatmeal, and rolled
oats, Canada
_
thous. of Ibs..
Receipts, principal markets
thous. of bu_. 7, 090 |
Visible supply, end of month thous. of bu._ 18,605 .
1
Revised.
--
< As of Nov. 1.
13, 320
6,121
26,650 !
' Final estimate 1or 1930.
14, 360
6,021
30,504
30
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December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual SuppleAugust
October Septemment to the Survey
ber
1931
July
June
1930
|
May
April
F
March
f™'
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
January
FOODSTUFFS-Continued
RICE
Exports
.
pockets (1001 bs.)-- 322, 302 87, 630 108, 181 100,899 239, 358 260, 949 203, 519 211,843 ! 259,578 376,000
4,475
10, 009
41,223
37,821
41,891
3,756
5,443
50, 472
38, 748
Imports..
pockets (100 lbs.)._ 4 9,397
Production crop estimate
thous of ton 43, 045
""""
|
Shipments:
Total from
427
864 i
933
875
404
1,119
601
617
780
mills
. thous. of pockets (100 lbs.)_. 1,396
New Orleans..
_ . pockets (100 lbs.)__ 199, 965 139, 048 78, 269 37, 121 75,732 { 88,718 68, 753 68,349 | 74,629 75, 643
Southern paddy, receipts at
599 j
864
1,147
382
172
1, 455
323 !
520
566
mills
.
- _ _ _ thous. of bbls,. 1,810
Stocks, end of
1,793
848
1,305
1,388
683
1,051 i 1,293
1,561 ! 1,790
1,805
month
thous. of pockets (100 lbs.)._
413, 674
27, 504
» 41, 322
383, 617
29, 294
150, 938
10, 684
1,003
75, 426
1,208
126, 781
1,323
201, 483
844
1,257
2,063
1,678
1,776
1,670
4
.43
49
.49
884
11,911
4
.44
» 48, 149
1, 356
12, 644
1.640
13, 316
2,001
13, 860
RYE
Exports, including
flour.
Price No. 2, Minneapolis
Production, crop estimate
Receipts, principal markets
Visible supply, end of month...
thous. of bu_.
dolls, per bu_.
thous. of bu
thous. of bu_.
thous. of bu_.
4
.41
36, 233
WHEAT
Exports:
Canada, including wheat
flour
.. -_. thous. of bu__ 21, 436
United StatesWheat only
_ -thous. of bu_. 11, 873
Including wheat flour. __thous. of bu__ 15, 406
Export value of wheat and flour
8,751
thous of dolls
Stocks, held by mills (quarterly), thous. of bu_.
Prices:
No. 1, northern spring,
.72
Minneapolis.dolls, per bu__
.52
No. 2, red winter, St. Louis., dolls, per bu._
No. 2, hard winter,
.48
Kansas City
dolls, per bu _
Production, crop estimate:
Total
thous of bu 4 884 286
Winter wheat
thous of bu * 775, 180
Spring wheat
._
_. -thous. of bu_. * 109,106
32, 658
Receipts
thous. of bu
Shipments
-thous. of bu__ 26, 851
Visible supply, end of month:
Canada
thous. of bu_. 161,912
United States
thous. of bu.. 231, 049
27
.39
14
.38
10
.37
15
.37
29
.36
3
.35
1,311
8,922
1,137
8,267
472
8,687
862
8,730
1,035
8, 540
880
9, 262
34 !
.36 !
19
.37
855 |
716
10,440 ! 11,110
3 !
.38 ;
i
i
11, 373
24, 939
34, 782
33,447
1,357 ;
4,574 ;
137
3,564
1, 289
5, 543
2,173
6,187
3,266
8,470
6,311
12,295
3,882
81,841 [
j
3,234
4,864
6,278
137,194
7,833
11, 427
.79
.80
.76 !
.78
.75
.79
.76
.78
.77
.83
.75
.83
.82
.87
.73
.70
.69
.71
.69
.74
16,840
14, 258
14, 107
22,688
31, 687
6,148
8,397
11, 588
8,901
11, 781
12, 731
17,253
8,136
11, 842
6,406
9,956
3,531
6,954
6,769
H39, 002
7,039
11, 561
8,805
» 38, 771
7, 443
5,671
.69
.47
.65
.47
.61
.48
.74
.72
.81
.79
.43
.44
.68
15,521 ! 12,165
a
.69
i
j
1
I
~~38,~877~ "61," 463" ~I64Y647~ "29,~656~ ~~36~863~ ~~21,"230~ ~~30~833 I ~30,~672~
15, 570 | 14, 817
65, 987
16, 601
28,325
45, 747
30,385
24,061
.43
122, 199
239, 431
101, 306
242, 846
116,462
217, 526
122, 318
190, 702
.73
136, 856
197, 563
160, 750
199, 561
180, 253 1 183. 704
207, 138 I 201, 862
• 863.430
• 612. 268
i 5 251,162
29,496
21, 549 "~24~597" ~"~28,~943
13, 706
15, 053
20,955
25,238
193, 858
197, 219
205, 854
195, 716
197,998
202, 475
178,827
205, 437
9,848
10, 597
11, 059
602
892
792
1,156
814
1,330
5, 226
41, 307
7,789
42,428
8,348
49,914
4.89
4.69
4.98
4.03
4.14
4.23
1
WHEAT FLOUR
9,622
Consumption (computed)
thous. of bbls.~
Exports:
392
467
490
481
326
561 1
415
557
522
558
Canada
thous. of bbls..
945
715 |
762
640
824
761
709
1,005
789
United States
....thous. of bbls~
Qrindings of wheat:
4,834
6,772
5,304
5,169
4,607
5,992
5,932
fi, 033
4,719
Canada
thous. of bu._
United States
.. -thous. of bu_- "~47~ 473" 244,569 44, 412 45, 362 35, 893 36, 946 39, 127 40,137 { 37,939 42,529
Prices, wholesale:
Standard patents, Minneapolis
4.96
4.67
4.85
4.21
4.13
4.71
4.28
4.24
4.75
4.85
dolls, per bbl .
Winter, straights, Kansas City
4.09
4. 00 1
4. 06
2.96
4.12
4.02
2.96
3.16
4.14
. dolls, per bbl__ 3.10
i
Production:
1,164
1,035
1,086
1,516
1,319
1,183
1, 058
1,333
1,121
Canada
, thous. of bbls..
United States9,232
9,852
8,724 1 8,242
8,494
7,763
8, 015
9,658
Actual (Census)
-.thous. of bbls_. 10, 401 2 9,735
9,937
9,275 | 8,750
7,981
8,739
10. 614
9,847
6.134
Prorated (Russells')--- thous. of bbls..
--- 10,611
55
59
47
51
52 i
56
61
58
50
Capacity
per cent
713,507
!
678,795
761,
935
702
189
828,
523
2781,318
785,
106
663,
303
802,424
647,
400
r
Grain offaL.
thous. of lbs_.
Stocks:
All positions (computed)
6,370
5,618 ! 5.526 j 5,620
6,135
4,800
6,131
6,000
4,857
end of month
_
thous. of bbls..
' 2, 830
3 3, 532
3, 7J2 L — _ ~ ~
Held by milH (quarterly) thous of bbls
9,898
9,843
7,642
6,666
8,711
8,281
8,654
8,738
|
:
MEATS
Export value, meats and fats.-thous. of dolls-.
3
7,145
6, 321
6,386
6,821
7,074
7,791 |
8,477
10,082 ! 10,576
12,204
1,170
1,739
1,869
8,973
9,888
54
739, 243
9,184
10, 403
60
762, 108
10,817
12, 089
62
899, 580
7,000
•4,016
7,850
9,819
11,039
9,200
9,798
!
CATTLK AND Bsi?
Beef products:
Apparent consumption
thous. of Ibs-. 448, 804 2404,928 432, 312 416, 822 404, 731 424,672 421,252 379,405 ; 335,603 384, 754 397,741 331, 945
Cold-storage holdings, end of month
73, 392
75, 285
thous. of lbs_. 34, 491 235,171 39, 050 41, 055 45, 548 49, 448 i 53, 150 61.111 i 67,622 72, 398
902
1.207
1,491
1,497
1,444 i
961
1,573
1. 468
981
1,837
2,077
Exports
thous. of lbs_. 1,604
Production, inspected
thous. of lbs__ 446, 798 400, 752 130, 595 411,952 400, 529 419, 124 412, 757 374,151 ; 330,321 381, 631 398, 741 342, 405
Cattle movements, primary markets:
897
1.015
823
960 !
812
930
968
1,037
980
1,036
1,009
961
Local slaughter
thousands ._
1,508
1,696
1, 535
1, 303
1,736
1,551
1,617
1,797
1,821
1,488
1,540
Receipts
thousands _ 2,137
Shipments, stocker and feeder
332
478
222
111
146
147
251
153
175
582
124
_ _
thousands..
381
607
1,015
873
546
486
552
561
561
581
861
756
Shipments total
thousands.. 1,096
Prices:
Beef, fresh, carcass, good native steers,
.195
.195
.195
. 169 !
. 178
.143
.160
.148
.144
.129
.156
.129
Chicago
dolls, per lb—
Beef, fresh, carcass, steers, New York
.205
.205
.205
.ISO
. 196
.145
.155
.172
.145
.165
.173
.158
_
dolls, per lb_.
Cattle, corn fed, Chicago
10.58
10.31
10.00
7.68 •
8.56
9. 08 l
9. 11
7.25
8.62
7.32
8.66
9.25
dolls, per 100 lbs__
3
* As of Nov. 1.
•Fi nal estimeite for 1930.
» Revised.
Q uarter en ded in m onth indi cated.
463, 928
63, 862
2,347
468,983
1,183
2,377
691
1,223
.195
.205
9.97
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
31
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
October SeptemAugust
ber
1930
1831
July
June
May
April
March
Febru- January
ary
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
FOODSTUFFS-Continued
HOGS AND PORK
Hog movements, primary markets:
Local slaughter.
thousands..
Receipts
thousands
Shipments, stocker and feeder
__
.. ...thousands-Shipments, total
thousands
Lard (included in pork products) :
Cold-storage holdings, end of month
thous. of Ibs Exports
...
thous. of lbs_.
Production.
thous, of lbs._
Pork production:
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs__
Cold-storage holdings, end of monthTotal
thous of Ibs
Fresh and cured
thous. of lbs_Exports—
Total.thous. of Ibs—
Other products than lard
.
_
thous. of Ibs—
Production, inspected
thous. of lbs__
Prices:
Hams, smoked, Chicago
dolls, per lb._
Hogs, heavy, Chicago.. -dolls, per 100 lbs._
Lard, prime contract, New York
....
dolls, per lb__
2,155
3,462
1,663
2,727
1,398
2,454
1,474
2,511
1,773
2,854
1,841
2,938
1,983
3,067
1,962
3,207
2,293
3,704
2,907
4,652
2,460
4,002
2,169
3,439
2,048
3,441
72
1, 311
55
1,062
49
1,045
37
1,039
36
1,072
33
1,099
36
1,088
31
1,234
37
1,417
45
1,739
41
1,542
37
1,269
39
1,392
39, 641 2 69, 296
43, 547
37, 790
97, 114
116, 124
96,047
34, 510
91,680
121, 926
33,824
109.. 265
115, 561
37, 786
123, 263
103,366
39, 623
126, 323
95, 693
44, 769
129, 090
78,249
58, 395
127, 516
74, 977
68, 760
147, 632
62, 624
68,882
186, 062
51, 434
45,114
150, 538
31, 582
42, 552
119, 355
36, 211
41, 396
101, 672
680, 285 2601,392
552, 387
540, 228
585, 146
581, 110
523,963
563,934
508, 890
663, 947
608, 323
553, 479
636, 426
419, 387 2544,183
379, 746 2474,887
691, 110
595, 063
833, 737
711,811
890,2)2
774, 651
931,117
827, 751
963, 217
867, 524
921, 920
843, 671
928, 385
853, 408
788, 888
726, 264
572, 626
521, 192
443, 286
411, 704
393, 017
356, 806
48, 032
49, 193
53, 226
55, 557
59,406
73,610
83,470
86,902
61, 134
62, 325
53, 798
13, 522
15, 369
457, 105 | 532, 757
15, 440
597, 185
15, 934
604, 427
14,637
624, 301
15,215
630, 661
14, 710
731, 633
18,020
962, 175
16, 020
798, 311
19, 773
665, 665
12, 402
575, 700
56, 134
48, 550
12, 587
611, 171
10, 760
502, 673
.182
5. 41
.186
5.71
. 185
6. 35
.173
6.24
.174
6.39
.182
6.40
.184
7.08
.187
7.18
.195
6.73
.207
7.34
.213
7.94
.222
8.86
.221
9.86
,080
.075
.075
.082
.083
.082
.090
.094
.085
.090
.100
.112
. 119
54, 679
255,333
54, 604
59, 095
54,949
50, 967
58, 195
56, 348
50, 890
64, 946
1,892
53, 947
2, 685
55, 678
2,371
54, 433
2,529
58, 579
3,063
54,486
3, 573
50, 511
4,081
57, 642
4,677
56, 453
4,628
51, 236
4,326
65, 060
3.84
SHEEP AND LAMBS
Lamb and mutton:
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs_- 6d, 455 2 60, 792 58,351
Cold-storage holdings, end of month
1,975
__
.thous. of Ibs— 1,958 2 1, 908
Production, inspected
thous. of lbs._ 66, 546 60, 754 58,488
PricesSheep, ewes, Chicago
.
dolls, per 100 Ibs
1.63
1. 98
1.63
Sheep, lambs, Chicago
o.TO
dolls, per 100 Ibs
5. 94 • 5. 95
Sheep movements, primary markets:
1,474
1.461
Local slaughter
thousands
I, 500
3,270
3,956
Receipts
thousands
3,900
Shipments, stocker and feeder
718
1,104
_-_
— .thousands-- 1, 181
1, 734
2,455
Shipments, total
thousands.. 2, 468
Miscellaneous meats:
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
_— thous. of lbs__ 49, 109 2 56, 881 66, 334
Total meats:
1,067
Apparent consumption .... mills, of lbs__ 1, 196
1.043
Cold-storage holdings,
798
505
638
end of month
_ .mills, oflbs _
948
1. 125
964
Production
mills of Ibs
2.56
1. 55
2.44
3.29
3.79
3.69
3.44
2.93
3.38
6.06
6.98
8.36
8.76
8.27
8.31
7.98
7.40
7.13
7. 03
1,342
2.. 535
1,384
2,587
1, 464
2,810
1, 410
2,713
1,157
2,119
1,056
1,964
1, 201
2, 175
1,230
2,307
1,079
2,607
1,597
3, 784
243
1,190
289
1,214
176
1,353
189
1,304
103
948
105
908
184
979
282
1,081
761
1,534
1, 024
2,238
69, 026
75, 469
79, 331
81, 359
85, 678
92, 744
93,747
84, 169
75, 818
72,444
936
1,165
1.012
1, 045
1,060
1,004
998
895
1,107
1, 062
946
999
1,014
1 053
1,062
1S078
1,100
1,096
1,072
1,059
1,092
1,112
959
1,401
737
1, 254
597
1, 059
534
1,110
43, 058
28, 655
36,438
24, 871
32, 762
22, 164
35, 348
17, 252
45,920
17,443
69, 986
20,600
95,188
26,008
101, 307
34,472
104, 913
73, 314
82,925
67, 361
59, 26$
33, 128
POULTRY
Cold-storage holdings, end of
month
. thous. of Ibs _ 65, 690 * 58, 215
Receipts at 5 markets. _
._.. thous. of lbs__ 30, 377 32,409
Prices
Retail food (Dept. of Labor)
Wholesale food
__rel. to 1913..
rel. to 1926—
119
72.6
119
72.9
120
73.7
119
73.1
118
72.4
121
72.9
124
75.6
126
76,7
127
77.1
133
80.1
137
81.8
141
85.7
144
88.6
134, 336
97, 725
666
160, 992
109, 613
702
215, 110
126,016
754
203, 030
119, 664
843
148, 624
93, 548
930
137, 205
118, 514
982
94,865
238,872
1,007
134,928
546,538
844
168, 450
429, 576
461
86, 518
105, 726
80
231,039
150, 277
669
413, 406
213,688
764
291,311
124, 848
958
Sugar
Cuban movement (raw):
Exports
long tons
Receipts at Cuban ports
long tons—
Stocks, end of month .thous. of long tons..
Prices:
Retail coverage, 51 cities
rel. to 1913—
Retail granulated, New
York
dolls, per Ib
Wholesale, granulated, New
York
dolls, per Ib
Raw:
Imports—From Hawaii aod Porto
Rico
long tons
From foreign countries
long tons—
Meltings, 8 ports _
__ long tons
Stocks at refineries, end of
month
long tons
Refined:
Exports, including maple.-— -long tonsShipments, 2 ports
-.
long tons
Stocks, 2ports._
,. .—Jong tons
102
104
104
102
102
102
104
106
107
107
107
106
.052
.052
.053
.051
.050
.050
.050
.051
.053
.053
.053
.053
.053
.045
.045
.046
.046
.044
.043
.044
.043
.045
.046
.046
.047
.044
82, 062
186, 928
328, 310
126, 970
202, 564
414, 066
135,228
397, 042
376, 715
148, 636
324,848
469, 609
143, 382
239, 085
383, 157
161, 260
151, 815
332, 556
135, 457
279,578
403, 337
150,951
364, 493
351, 169
151,980
212, 453
290, 337
81,700
122,071
258,585
5,590
306,500
207,006
50,977
293, 455
337, 360
82, 660
277, 350
402, 333
245, 694
321, 815
429, 229
367, 252
400, 567
463,730
445,535
420, 650
329,324
293,938
305,208
321,930
283, 778
4,304
48, 208
33, 047
4,365
60,502
41, 171
3,896
76, 412
37, 116
3, 952
98, 879
36, 481
4,329
78,583
35, 030
3,338
57, 670
32, 632
5,332
65,633
43,880
4,612
49, 077
54, 665
3,085
54,570
29,070
3,572
42, 717
34,019
4,723
33,645
42, 555
6,576
59, 916
37, 759
8,553
62, 113
46, 134
10, 271
.225
8, 568
.225
7,977
.225
6,578
.226
6,953
.225
4,135
.225
6,184
.225
7,995
.225
5,223
.225
7,289
.225
8,029
.225
7,565
.225
9,917
.223
107
Tea
Imports
thous. of Ibs..
Price, Formosa, fine, New York.dolls. per Ib—
» Revised.
32
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
October
1930
1931
Septem- August
ber
March
Febru- January
ary
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
July
June
May
April
99, 633
* 33. 4
66.0
120, 354
35.2
66.3
120, 501
47,7
67.8
143 558
35.6
68.4
135, 771
41.5
73.3
73, 818
40.3
74.2
67, 792
35.7
73.2
114, 557
36.7
76.0
128, 424
33.8
78.1
110, 855
36.8
80.1
122, 690
39.4
80.2
FOREST PRODUCTS
Lumber
ALL TYPES
85 234
Exports
M ft b m
New orders
rel. to 1923-1925
30 6
64. 5
Prices, wholesale, composite
rel. to 1926...
Production index (elect, energy
consumed)
rel. to 1923-1925
82 2
306. 1
Stocks, end of month
.rel. to 1923-1925
27. 3
Unfilled orders, end of month.rel. to 1923-1925. .
89,
502
2
31 3
65.5
mi* 5
2
29. 0
79.4
110. 4
- 33. 7
76.9
110.1
238.2
86.3
106.3
51.4
97.2
107.7
48.1
91.5
108.2
49.2
93.2
108.8
48.8
84.2
111.2
47.7
82.6
113.2
46.8
73.3
117.3
44.7
86.5
113.7
42.6
77.1
110.0
46.3
9. 255
68, 318
8,314
73,002
9,457
76, 554
8,513
78, 274
10, 084
79, 017
8,451
80,051
7,767
80, 816
5,236
81,158
3,494
80, 251
3,563
76, 552
4,145
70, 531
9,028
71,025
13, 596
73, 743
3,481
ft. b. m__
ft. b. m..j 35, 207
3,249
36, 245
3,280
36, 966
3,745
37, 279
3,432
37, 718
3,421
38, 816
3,368
39, 534
3, 389
39, 657
2,641
38, 628
2,878
37, 839
2,530
37, 739
3,940
38,108
5,114
38. 674
2,760
2, 812
2, 703
20, 042
3,778
3,312
2, 783
3,134 1 2,973
3,397
3, 144
21, 130
20, 189
4,183
3,775
3,712
2,737
3,447
21, 321
4,772
4,245
3,116
3,778
21, 821
4,955
3,327
2,629
3,315
23, 467
4,604
3,679
3,326
3,226
24, 191
5,312
3,131
3,760
3,017
26, 193
5,180
3,455
3,179
2,676
25, 835
5,248
3,584
3,452
2,351
25, 578
4, 664
1,905
3,045
1,811
24, 271
3,491
2,798
2,759
2,554
23, 353
3,204
2, 530
2,643
2,886
22, 985
3, 188
15,973
19, 299
18,203
67, 103
18,631
16,928
22,425 ' 21,736
21,464
19, 486
65, 004
65, 696
26,
24,
25,
64.
390
120
691
798
21.065
20, 984
23, 131
67, 619
24, 710
24, 505
27, 745
76, 753
28, 575
25, 147
28, 155
76, 783
31, 407
23, 643
26, 243
78, 305
24, 771
19, 548
21, 713
80, 943
21,116
17, 686
18, 365
82, 487
21, 010
15,738
17, 152
83, 420
14, 170
16, 231
15,844
91, 598
17,402
19,978
20, 649
92,631
15, 589
17,590
18. 15)4
21,204
30, 176
30, 235
34, 095
36, 326
32, 719
30, 241
29, 353
29. 790
30, 678
131
105
135
131
105
131
131
101
143
139
109
139
176
143
161
158
146
169
154
146
161
173
165
176
188
158
165
169
143
158
125
134
125
133
143
148
154
158
169
2. 915
2, 542
2, 960
2, 559
3,020
2,645
3,065
2,662
3,126
2,707
3,149
2,718
3,175
2,713
3,205
2,731
3,249
2,769
3,308
2,851
3,31.9
2,863
3,273
2,821
3,270
2,805
374
387
375
402
419
431
463
473
481
456
456
452
466
607
f.16
615
518
634
542
653
551
683
575
686
586
694
693
703
598
713
601
726
607
611
511
610
509
60S
504
82 2 i
KETAIL MOVEMENT
Retail yards, 9th Fed. Res. Dist.:
Sales
-M
Stocks, end of month
M
Retail yards, 10th Fed. Res. Dist.:
Sales
M
Stocks, end of month
M
FLOORING
ft. b. m..
ft. b. m__
>
Maple:
New orders
M ft. b. m_.
Production
M ft. b. m__
Shipments
M ft. b. m__
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m._
Unfilled orders, end of month. M ft. b. m__
OakNew orders
M ft , b . in . ..
Production
-,
,
M ft . b . in - Shipments
M ft. b. m
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m. .
Unfilled orders, end of
month
.
M ft. b. in .
HARDWOODS
All hardwoods:
New orders—
mill. ft. b. m__
Production
..
- mill. ft. b. in.
Shipments _
mill. ft. b. m..
Stocks, end of monthTotal
.. mill. ft. b. m..
Unsold.
mill. ft. b. m..
Unfilled orders, end of
month
«._.mill. ft. b. m__
Gum:
Stocks, end of monthTotal
mill. ft. b. m._
Unsold .mill. ft. b. m__
Unfilled orders, end of
month
_
. mill. ft. b. ffi_.
Northern hardwoods:
Production
. - M ft. b. m__
Shipments
M ft. b. m._
Oak:
Stocks, end of monthTotal
mill. ft. b. m.
Unsold
mill. ft. b. m__
Unfilled orders, end of
month
..mill. ft. b. m._
Walnut logs:
Made into lumber and
veneer
M ft. log measure-Purchases
_.
_M ft. log measure ._
Stocks, end of month.. M ft. log measure. .
Walnut lumber:
New orders
M ft. b. m_.
Production
-M ft. b. m..
Shipments
M ft. b. m__
Stocks, end of month
_M ft. b. m.
Unfilled orders, end of month.M ft. b. m._
102
108
100
101
106
112
118
100
102
104
3, 210
14, 907
5,884
13, 445
6,173
9,846
11, 878
11, 690
10, 820
10, 330
12, 767
12, 806
17, 878
12, 631
17, 252
12, 330
14, 178
10, 854
8,147
8,021
4,382
9,374
4,772
11,285
827
742
S40
761
853
783
864
783
890
803
914
809
935
814
966
844
990
861
1,017 1
918 !
1,029
935
1,022
928
1,021
924
85
79
70
81
88
105
120 i
122
129
99 I
95
95
97
1, 145
1,104
666
925
1,113
707
709
776
510
523
666
442
958
674
293
1,135
828
519
925
719 I
845 i
816
699
1,050
829
874
1,172
895 i
1,179
1, 136
1, 146
1,204
777
1, 463
1,405
1,720
12,825
2,173
1,861
1,037
1,786
13, 176
2,934
1,252
887
1,472
13, 926
2,821
1,574
624
1,853
14, 543
2,981
996
1,075
1,223
15, 837
2,918
1,181
1,382
1,277
15, 990
3,151
1, 393
1,141
1,506
15, 893
3,279
2,094
875
1,942
16, 265
3,522
1,471
804
1,363
17, 236
3,314
1,152 i
642
1,064
18, 295 ;
3,211 i
1, 203
1,184
1,187
17, 670
3, 118
1,343
1,444
1,470
18, 731
3,393
18, 636
15, 931
17, 055
16,007
14, 760
15, 734
15,386
16, 270
17,323
16, 576 1
14, 717
18, 131
19, 321
16,429
18, 253
19, 220
17, 616
21, 568
22,480
18, 761
21, 898
24,485
21, 795
24,852
20, 695
23,836
23, 555
25, 928 1 17, 857
26, 998 ! 23, 048
20, 307
21, 410
21, 485
25,900
20, 549
30, 603
35, 063
31, 808
20, 485
17,585
17,380
19, 331
20, 376
20, 237
22, 290
22,726
23,613
28, 725
22, 766
24, 514
24, 277
36, 714
21, 874
151, 305
38,787
18, 020
158, 915
45,308
25, 155
188, 460
53,088
18, 186
181, 297
47, 766
35, 718
191, 146
69, 043
55, 586
188, 907
63, 159
37, 573
224,272
15, 211
19, 964
217, 109
14, 951
14,978
189,355
38, 251
16, 081
191, 593
53, 718
12, 859
189, 355
42, 364
9,151
186, 222
43, 801
12,511
203, 232
11.21
11.27
10.97
10.64
11.25
11.64
12.12
12.68
12.86
12.82
12.99
13.25
12.98
25.63
149, 962
162, 049
81, 472
25.48
155, 334
166, 525
125,341
25. 29
171,897
175,030
111,017
25.76
149, 067
173, 240
165,630
25. 98
199, 651
197,413
162,944
28.33
206, 813
221, 586
135, 637
29.74
201, 889
200, 099
215, 766
31.14
186, 222
195, 622
196, 517
31.65
179, 059
186, 669
181, 745
31.33
160, 258
178, 164
182, 640
27,370
33,110
24, 640
33, 320
24, 276
32, 375
3,928
7,811
4,804
7, 531
9,991
7,864
1,340
1,460 !
791 !
!
i
!
1
1,421
1, 294
670
1, 809
1, 386
1, 907
18, 796
3, 646
SOFTWOOD
California redwood:
New orders (computed)
M ft. b. m._
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m..
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m._
Unfilled orders, end of month
(computed)
M ft. b. m__
Douglas fir:
ExportsLumber
_
M ft. b. m._
Timber
M ft. b. m..
New orders
M ft. b. m_.
Price wholesaleNo. 1 common. .dolls, per M ft. b. m_.
Flooring, 1 x 4"B"
and better, V.
Q
dolls, per M ft. b. m..
ProductionM ft. b. m._
Shipments
M ft. b. m_
Unfilled orders, end of month.M ft. b. m__
North Carolina pine:
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m.. !
Shipments (computed)
...M ft. b. m.. i
Northern hemlock:
Production
- -.M ft. b. m_.
Shioments
M ft. b. in..
Revised.
92
2, 617
15, 378
01
31, 241
30,338 i 30, 233
27,013
30,408 ; 34,293 i 31,780 ! 34,454
10, 128 1
8,640 I
10, 013
9, 554 /
9,893
7,B94
8,616
7,437
27, 489 '
33, 250 j
6, 583
5,432
33. 77
31.73
33.40 I
167, 420 191, 593 j 208, 156
199, 651
174, 583 179,954
188, 012 | 176,373 137, 876
!
24, 129 ! 28, 350 j 28,140
24, 318
30, 317 | 34,300 j
32,417 i 32, 844
29, 386
35, 049
4,046 ;
6,696
4, 374
7,436
6,085
5,508
6,526 1
6,094 I!
5,812
4,955
33
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
October SeptemAugust
ber
1931
1930
Novem- October
January December
ber
July
June
May
April
March
February
21, 956
7,888
151, 484
27.78
61.4
119,828
155,511
82, 551
29, 925
8, 745
146, 860
27.82
61.7
121, 994
151, 488
83, 013
30, 278
12, 535
140, 322
28.15
62.4
126. 739
138, 663
83, 475
34, 067
5,827
157, 920
28.82
63.9
148, 048
165, 004
83, 958
32, 544
10, 256
169, 015
28.32
68.2
165, 325
180, 306
104, 307
22, 478
6,261
174, 020
29.68
65.8
164, 929
175, 742
121,401
21, 309
4,935
170, 709
28.42
63.0
153, 831
163, 926
106, 932
33, 509
8,163
190, 985
30.73
68.1
165, 065
182, 679
116, 193
127
125
125
1, 225
128
137
119
1, 245
114
158
125
1,230
107
135
122
1, 204
141
141
125
1,196
109
112
120
1,174
112
66
107
1,174
87
63
107
1,218
85
64
78
92
99
99
79
54
83
59
105
82
118
118
8.0
16
7.0
15
6.5
13
4.5
27
13.0
9
8.0
13
12.0
14
39
72.0
19
36
73.0
16
32
80.0
14
32
74.0
12
31
70.0
11
33
67.0
13
34
64.0
13
FOREST PRODUCTS-Continued
Lumber— Continued
SOFTWOOD— Continued
Southern yellow pine:
ExportsLumber
M ft. b. m__
Timber.
_ M ft. b. m
New orders
M ft. b. rn__
Price flooring doils. per M ft. b. m
Price index
rel. to 1926..
ProductioQ
M ft b m
Shipments
M ft. b. m__
Unfilled orders—
M ft. b. m._
Western pine:
New orders
mill. ft. b. in__
Production
.
mill. ft. b, m
Shipments..
mill. ft. b. m__
Stocks end of month
mill. ft. b. in__
20, 895
5,017
134. 757
26.49
58.7
117,241
142, 254
58, 464
18, 936
5,663
138, 204
27.21
60.3
116,511
142, 170
74,235
35, 873
28, 113
11,896
177, 327
33.44
74.1
184, 712
176, 110
105, 021
31,957
10, 590
213, 028
34 01
75.4
210, 972
217, 885
108, 864
111
85
108
1,262
97
98
114
1,284
177
139
164
1,300
101
138
111
112
106
97
101
101
6.0
13
7.0
16
16.0
15
7.0
22
9.0
21
35
63.0
13
42
68.0
14
43
71.0
17
48
81.0
18
51
85.0
26
9,029
146, 465
32.51
72.4,
157, 143
145, 110
99, 036
VENEER
Rotary-cut veneer:
Receipts...,
Purchases
...
no. of carloads..
no. of carloads. _
Furniture
Household furniture and case goods:
Grand Rapids district8. 5
Cancellations
per cent new orders14
New orders..— _no. days' production-Outstanding accounts,
38
end of month
no. days' sales
83.0
Plant operations-.-per cent full time...
17
Shipments
no. days' production,.
Unfilled orders,
11
end of month.no. days' production. .
Southeastern district —
Shipmentsdolls., av. per firm.. 64, 122
Unfilled orders, end of month
22, 100
dolls., av. per firm
Steel furniture. (See under steel manufactured products.)
Wholesale prices:
73.1
Beds
.„—
rel. to 192691.0
Dining-room chairs, sets of six. rel. to 1926—
Kitchen cabinets
rel. to 1926.. 100.1
82.0
Living-room davenports
rel. to 1926—
15
20
22
23
11
15
15
17
18
17
22
20
66, 042
59, 223
55, 063
43, 077
46, 431
52, 390
62, 382
50, 858
36, 692
29, 051
43, 975
70, 007
42, 180
47, 706
47, 997
56, 865
19, 338
28, 248
29, 798
34, 160
31, 781
14, 400
It), 917
29, 117
80.4
92.1
2 100. 1
84.2
82.9
92. I
102.9
88.2
85.2
92.1
102.9
88.6
85.2
93.0
102.9
89.8
86.8
94.0
102.9
89.8
90.7
94.0
102.9
93.2
90.7
94.0
102.9
93.2
90.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
90.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
90.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
91.7
94.0
102.9
1;2. 3
91.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
80.7
83.4
90.3
89.8
87.8
88.1
88.4
88.4
89.0
90.8
91.5
93.3
96.7
86
297
104
101
100
107
102
92
87
78
81
81
89
81.8
82.0
81.9
280.1
77.1
277.4
83.8
77.6
85.4
278.2
81.0
2 79.5
83.9
80.3
71.2
281.2
76.1
282.1
71.6
85. 3
68.7
63.0
2
83. 8
84.9
282.6
LSATHEB AND LEATHER PRODUCTS
Prices, wholesale, composite, leather
_ .. .
_ ...
rel. to 1928
Production index (Fed. Res. Bd.)
rel. to 1923-25—
Production index (elec. energy consumed)
rel. to 1923-25..
Stocks end of month
rel to 1923-25
2
286.4
Hides
Imports3,264
Calfskins
thous. of lbs._ 3,164 2 3, 265 2 5, 058 2 6,211 2 3, 646 2 4, 512 2 3, 337 2 1,818 2 1, 339 2 2, 067 2 2, 126
2,202
10, 846
Cattle hides
thous. of Ibs
] 1,870
9, 313
6,781
6,888
11, 934
4,149
7,528
6,812
4,404
5,186
6, 781
6,867
2
5, 533
7,556 3 7,686
7, 268
Goatskins
thous. of Ibs
6,154
5,167
6, 858
9,321
8,274
3,991
5,863
6, 160
6,292
4, 472
1,965
2,821
Sheepskins
thous. of Ibs
3,368
3, 472
3, 091
2,890
3,313
3,360
3,313
4,453
3,280
4,040
25, 856
21,512
29, 513
Total, hides and skins
thous. of Ibs
28, 332
27, 445
18, 207
20, 211
20,471
26, 053
24,437
19, 616
19, 468
13, 417
Inspected slaughter of livestock:
Canada —
Cattle and calves. _thous. of animals..
80
78
78
97
92
80
77
69
75
103
101
58
85
247
Swine
thous of animals
162
168
160
148
201
164
172
154
161
158
166
170
193
Sheep and lambs— -thous. of animals..
81
185
98
117
71
32
32
56
23
37
53
27
United States781
727
Cattle
thous. of animals _
692
836
559
605
706
704
651
687
667
690
635
407
Calves
thous. of animals
357
324
379
398
356
417
353
393
425
471
43S
416
3,772
Swine
thous. of animals
2,500
4,024
3, 492
4,142
5,362
2,787
3,408
3,488
2, 955
4,647
3, 251
3,523
1,804
Sheep
_ _thous. of animals
1, 598
1,305
1,727
1,491
1,516
1,324
1,667
1,444
1,493
1,223
1,426
1,426
Prices:
Packers, heavy, native steers (Chicago)
. „
dolls, per lb__
.077
.118
.133
.120
.092
.095
.113
.100
.085
.073
.107
. 090
.090
Calfskins, No. 1, country (Chicago)
dolls, per Ib
.083
.156
.172
.117
.129
.144
.129
, 139
.129
.098
.135
.128
. 125
Stocks, end of month:
Calf and kip skins
thous of Ibs
27, 413 2 28, 325 2 29, 033 2 26, 027 2 24, 150 2 23, 662 2 23, 132 2 24, 104 2 26, 707 2 27, 553 2 28, 221 2 26, 972
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs._
227, 099
221, 343 212,299 206, 317 209. 697 216, 400 220, 846 223, 182 225,315 235, 649 237, 392 227, 647
Sheep and lamb skins
thous. of Ibs. _
34, 546
35, 223
34, 489
34, 368
34, 649
35, 376
34, 034
33, J 72
33, 296
35, 026
32. 926
34, 168
Total hides and skins
thous. of lbs._
283, 405 2 276, 000 2270,573 2269,758 2275,576 2 277, 434 2280,482 2282,591 2 295, 652 2 299, 434 2 290, 236 2 288, 617
Raw
Sole and belting:
Exports (sole only)
thous. of Ibs..
Price, oak, scoured backs (Boston)
dolls, per lb._
Production —
Sole only .thous. of backs, bends, sides..
Sole and belting
thous. of lbs__
Stocks, end of monthFinished
thous. of IDS...
In process of tanning
thous. of Ibs..
7
Ro vised.
531
.35
546
459
652
983
1,143
1,442
849
713
726
1,128
825
691
.39
.40
.37
.37
.37
.37
.37
.37
.38
.40
.41
.41
1,088
18, 765
1,160
19, 837
1,097
19,281
1,076
19, 522
1,034
18, 388
1,137
20, 406
984
18, 219
951
17, 386
1,087
19, 559
1,226
21, 993
1,071
18, 777
1,333
23, 418
80, 773
69. 172
81,319
68. 931
81, 906
67. 212
85, 626
67. 070
85, 848
67. 938
87, 196
68. 933
88, 044
71, 122
90, 321
72. 488
91, 827
73. 261
90, 878
74, 135
86, 331
77. 485
84, 036
78. 815
34
SUKVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
1
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
October
LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS— Continued
Raw— Continued
Upper leather;
Exports
thous. of sq. ft..
Price, composite, chrome, calf, black "B"
grade.
dolls, per sq. ft. .
Production
thous. of sq. ft
StocksFinished
thous. of sq. ft
In process of tanning-thous. of sq. ft..
August
July
!
June !
May
April
March
ary
1930
January |
bS^"
N(
berm"
October
7,926
6,529
6,635
7,463
9, 234
9,211
8,752
9,347
7,700
9,133
8,118
7,451
9,838
.330
.337
65, 543
.348
69, 826
.350
67,234
.352
63, 229
.356
60, 542
.356
62, 536
.352
61,515
.354
54,706
.359
52, 225
.367
57, 888
. 367
51,848
.372
65, 339
254, 306
126, 146
250. 478
131,095
246, 424
128,425
250, 612
126, 684
254, 142
124, 330
257, 195
125, 722
261, 057
127, 867
264, 392
128, 967
272,866
129, 513
280,856
127, 785
279, 023
133, 357
270, 902
137,513
226, 754
223, 837
164, 205
182, 077
171, 968
191, 120
175, 988
158, 485
162, 388
157, 079
236, 263
236,911
142
132
140
167
194
177
185
130
130
208
270
269
Manufactures
Gloves and mittens cut
dozen pairs 233, 334
Shoes:
Exports
thous. of pairs
136
Prices, wholesaleMen's black calf blucher
(Boston)
_.
dolls, per pair. _
6.55
Men's dress welt tanned calf, oxford
(St. Louis)
dolls, per pair-4.35
Women's black kid, McKay
sewed
dolls, per pair..
3. 15
ProductionTotal.
thous. of prs._
Men's
thous. of prs._
Boys' and youths'
thous. of prs
Women's
thous. of prs._
Misses' and children's -.thous. of prs__
Slippers, all types
thous. of prs_.
All other footwear
.thous. of prs.-
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
4 35
4.35
4.35
4.49
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.72
4.85
4.85
3.15
3.15
3.15
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.45
3.55
31,555 2 233, 475
8, 245
7,423
1,991 2 2,078
13,
103
11,851
2, 785 22 3, 140
3,
931
4,459 2
2, 978
3,046
28, 614
7,349
1,739
10, 400
2,846
3,431
2,849
27,839
7,244
1,605
9,596
2,835
2,974
3,585
28, 452
6, 735
1,647
10, 058
3,128
2,812
4,072
29, 888
6,641
1,768
11, 042
3,846
2,454
4,137
29,364
6,254
1,654
11, 888
3, 712
2,045
3,811
23, 971
5,687
1,438
9,644
2,983
1,370
2,849
19, 889
5,250
1,418
7,573
2,495
853
2,300
17, 537
5,034
1,262
5, 401
2,003
2,044
1,793
18,541
4,740
1,271
5,034 !
1.769 !
3,953
1,774 \
3.55
27, 731
6,436
1,558
10, 385
2, 393
4, 684
2,275
IRON AND STEEL
New orders.. .. ..
rel. to 1923-25
Prices, wholesale-rel. to 1926
Production index (Fed. Res. Bd.)
_
rel. to 1923-25
Production index (elect, energy
consumed)
rel. to 1923-25
Stocks, manufactured goods, end
of month
rel. to 1923-25
Unfilled orders, end of inonth..rel. to 1923-25. .
Ore
Iron ore:
Consumption
thous of long tons
Imports
thous of long tons
ReceiptsLake Erie ports and
furnaces
thous. of long tons
Other r>orts .
thous. of long tons
Shipments* from mines
thous. of long tons
Stocks end of month—
At furnaces
thous of long tons
On Lake Erie docks
thous of long tons
Totalthous. of long tons
Manganese ore:
Imports...
thous. of long tons..
42.6
86.2
56.0
86.6
246.8
86.6
56.2
87.1
59.0
86.9
57.9
87.2
83.6
87.5
74.5
88.1
59.9
88.4
66.9
88.1
70. 9
88.0
58.0
88.3
67.8
88,6
43
46
61
59
64
72
75
78
73
64
59
65
74
76. 3
78.3
78.0
83.1
86.6
106.8
108.1
119.4
11C. 5
103.4
110. 2
106. 5
126.0
125. 3
52. 9
2123.3
53.0
2 128. 7
53.4
130.1
57.6
136. 6
60.3
138.9
62.4
142.8
67.4
145.7
69.6
139. 7
68.6
141.7
71.6
146.4
76.3
146.1
69.4
147.1
67.4
1,451
70
1,470
99
1,652
92
1,832
128
2,114
122
2, 675
194
2,826
163
2,835
169
2,368
95
2,350
150
2, 339
176
2,640
74
3,050
186
2,029
1, 162
2,873
1, 440
3,229
1,658
3,191
1,735
2,369
1,428
599
656
9
106
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,634
993
4,011
1,675
3,094
4,179
5, 065
4, 956
3,808
1,769
176
0
0
0
o
1,988
5,531
33, 687
31, 998
29, 385
26, 451
23, 556
21, 968
23,292
25, 751
28,247
30,430
32,618
34, 761
34, 750
6,080
39, 767
5,974
37, 972
5,686
35, 071
5,366
31,817
5,157
28, 713
5,147
27, 115
5,430
28, 722
5, 765
31, 516
6,011
34, 258
6,190
36, 620
6,331
38,949
6, 466
41, 227
6,342
41, 092
21
27
22
38
37
21
33
2
10
17
29
10
IS
111
82
68
137
260
99
79
70
123
231
101
92
70
117
226
108
82
60
123
229
126
105
77
134
232
122
123
93
140
252
122
134
98
136
261
108
107
84
118
268
101
97
68
131
309
103
101
80
112
273
106
77
53
135
260
137
98
56
142
292
18, 145 2 17, 610
20.5
18.6
20, 123 22 18, 193
17, 484
18, 387
18, 494
819.0
18, 531
20, 513
19, 400
20.1
19,943
23,511
22, 176
24.5
23, 837
28, 132
28,328
32.2
31,450
36, 540
36, 086
36.3
36, 076
37, 693
34, 331
35.9
35, 210
36, 677
32, 566
34.4
33, 587
32, 663
32, 676
31.5
31,267
31, 536
26, 433
31.1
30, 431
27,474
27, 451
27.8
27, 114
25, 974
24,171
29.0
28, 785
29,206
18
Iron— Crude
Gray-iron castings:
Production.
av. tons per foundry j
New business
av tons per foundry
Unfilled orders
av tons per foundry
Material received av tons per foundry
Material on hand., .av. tons per foundry..
Malleable castings:
New orders
_ .short tons
Operating activities. ..per ct. of capacity..
Production
short tons
Shipments
short tons
Pig-iron production:
Canada
thous of long tons
Merchant furnaces
thous of long tons
United States, total.. .thous. of long tons..
United States, total
...rel. to 1923-25-.
Pig-iron furnaces in blast, end of month:
Furnaces, end of month
number..
Capacity, end of month.long tons per day.. !
Prices, wholesale:
Basic (valley furnace)— dolls., per long ton..'1
Composite pig-iron
dolls, per long ton..
Foundry, No. 2, northern
(Pittsburgh)
dolls, per long ton..
Iron— Manufactured Products
1, 173
39.3
1, 169
39.1
23
297
1,281
42.9
40
371
1,463
49.0
56
336
1,639
54.9
51
410
1, 994
66.7
404
2,020
67.6
57
356
2,032
68.0
46
317
1,707
57.1
36
292
1,714
57.4
38
396
1, 666
55.8
46
375
1, 867
62.5
40
373
2,165
72.5
70
36, 530
73
38, 600
76
39, 085
82
45, 230
91
50, 855
105
61,085
113
66, 980
116
67, 880
108
61, 850
102
57,365
95
51, 330
107
60, 205
111
65, 9G5
15. 25
16. 23
15.50
16.32
15. 50
16.38
15.50
16.38
15.50
16.40
16.25
16.64
16. 50
16.75
16.50
16.72
16.75
16.82
17.00
16.94
17.00
17.01
17.00
17.14
17.00
17.30
18.39
18.76
18.76
18.76
18.76
18.76
18.76
18.26
18.51
18.76
18.76
18.76
18.89
208, 072
195, 946
213, 852
1,106
201, 956
155, 723
159, 568
1,089
178, 101
156, 769
166, 923
1,069
174,244
154,650
148, 749
1,014
227, 605
150, 227
149,057
997
210, 584
95, 765
94,251
916
178,224
114,593
116,186
797
85, 399
163,390
98, 397 221,775
92, 702 181,966
721 1
621
85, 328
149,507
202, 835
769
250, 001
359, 206
445, 101
885
7,204
4,662
7,309
53, 558
5, 520
3,977
6,071
57, 274
4,948
4,654
5, 055
59, 876
4,525
5, 069
4,787
59, 770
3,741
6, 553
4,232
60,221
4,311
4,864
4,071
57, 794
3,912
5,509
4,183
56, 878
9,495
5,910
10,041
53, 686
14,521
8,291
17,774
59, 134
i
Cast-iron boilers:
Gas-fired boilers—
:
Production
thous. B. t. u._ 105, 181 158, 495
Shipments
tbous. B. t. u_. 247, 732 257, 941
Shipments
...dollars..! 270, 880 288, 422
842
Stocks, end of month. ..mills. B. t. u_. !
978
Round boilers—
\
New orders
thous. of lbs__ i
Production
thous. of Ibs.J
Shipments
thous. of Ibs ;
_
Stocks, end of month.. -thous. of Ibs. .;
2 Revised
6,412
4,109
5,724
54, 997
i
I
1
i
7,193
3,614
7,131
51,657
35
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual SuppleOctober i
ment to the Survey
ber
August
July
19, 967
15, 264
19,413
137,143
14, 765
13,028
15,184
139,469
June
1930
May
April
March
Febru- II January Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
ary
IRON AND STEEL-Continued
Iron—Manufactured Products—Contd.
Cast-iron boilers—Continued.
Square boilersNew orders
thous. of Reproduction
thous. of Ibs.
Shipments
__„
thous. of Ibs.
Stocks, end of month thous. of Ibs.
Cast-iron fittings:
Production
short tons.
Shipments...,
short tons.
Malleable fittings:
Production
short tons.
Shipments
short tons.
Kadiators:
New orders.thous. sq. ft. heating surfaee.
Production.thous. sq. ft. heating surfaceShipments, .thous. sq. ft. heating surface.
Stocks, end of month
._
thous. sq. ft. heating surface.
Range boilers:
New orders
number
Production
number
Shipments
number.
Stocks, end of month
number
Unfilled orders—
Total
number.
Delivery, 30 days
number
Delivery, more than 30 days.number,
Steel—Crude
Prices, wholesale:
Composite, finished steel
dolls, per 100 Ibs.
Iron and steel composite
dolls, per long ton.
Steel billets, Bessemer
(Pittsburgh)
..dolls, per long ton.
Structural-steel beams (Pittsburgh)
dolls, per 100 Ibs.
Sheets, black, blue, galvanized, and full fin
ished:
New orders
net tonsProduction—
Per cent of capacity
per centTotal
..net tonsShipments.
net tons.
Stocks, end of monthUnsold
net tons.
Total
net tonsUnfilled orders, end of month. __net tons.
Steel castings:
New ordersTotal
short tons.
Miscellaneous
short tons
Railroad specialties
short tons.
Per cent of capacity
...per centProduction—
Total—
.short tonsMiscellaneous.
short tons.
Railroad specialties
short tons.
Per cent of capacity
per cent.
Steel ingots, production:
Canada
thous. of long tons_
TJnited States, total...thous. of long tonsUnited States, totaL
_.rel. to 1923-25.
Per cent of capacity
per cent.
U. S. Steel Corporation:
Earnings
thous. of dolls.
Unfilled orders, end of
month
thous. of long tons.
Unfilled orders, end of
month
rel. to 1923-25.
9, 771
9,122 11,500
12,200 10,049
8,091
13,256 13,140 15, 981 14,700 i 15,957 14,689
11,422
8,851
8,632 12,082
9,537
8,448
141,522 139, 773 136,840 129,643 124,238 117,622
3,650 I
4,442 :
4,059
4,779
4.165
4,508
4,976
5, 088
5, 603
5,379
5, 763 i
5,665 I
6,288 !
5,897 i
6,446
6,758
6,506
5,358
7,188
7,222
9,122
9,995
2,466
2,964
1,959
2,041
2,114
2,330
2,365
2,489
2,471
2,784
3,075
2,995
3, 290 i
3,242 |
3,379 !
3,432 |
3, 236
3,533
3,209
2,603
3.322
3,108
4,061
4,041
8, 365
4,572
7,960
6,606
4,194
6,834
6,428
5,025
5,759
4,863
5,164
5,003
4,330
5,957
4,293
4,451 I
6,781 !
4,013 |
4,483 !
6,801 !
4,410
6, 267
6,961
6,091
7,471
4,097
6,866
9,089
4.79)
9,118
11,220
o, 852
12, 390
38,702 i
I
39,927
38, 302
31,496
30,899
41,420
45, 626
39. 304
43. ?51
41'.077
24, 093
56,791
53,983
55,366
22, 519
44,834
47, 414
50,183
50,953
50, 632
48,978 | 45,969 | 43,613 !
42, 109
39, 211
41, 754
23, 975
35, 674
32,003
33, 636
26, 518
39,066 \
44,611 !
46,036
28,151 |
39, 428
42, 012
41,001
29, 576
41,768 i
43,799 :
41,744 \
28,565 |
43, 287
48, 250
47,148
26, 510
48, 733
48, 051
49, 861
25, 408
58, 233
60, 213
64, 033
27, 079
7, 126 ! 10, 470
5, 526
8, 470
1,600
2, 000
I
|
10,115
8, 054
2,061
8,077 I 15, 047
5, 922 I 12, 752
2,155 ! 2,295
16,620 !
9,944 i
6,676
20, 457
10, 882
9, 575
22, 722
11,712
11,010
46, 783
51, 295 1
50, 127
25, 143
2.18 1
2.20
2.19
30.81 i 31.03
31. 05
29.00
29. 00
29. 00
1.60
1.65
1.60 i
1
117, 195
2.21 i
2.22
2.23
2.22
2. 22
2.20
2,22
31.02
31.39 !
33.61
31.66
31.65
31.70
31.76 I 31.95
32.31
29.00
29.50 |
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.60 I
31.00
1.65
1.65
1.63
1.60
1.60 !
144,461 ! 163,599 j 148,612 j 191,987
236,310
168,564
180,863
58.2
34.9 i
46.3
40.3
56.6 ;
123,752 I 174,890 j 147,843 201,846 i 213,608
151, 529 ! 178, 460 | 156J160 191, 942 ! 211,118
61.1
224,
322
*«,„—
208,207
57.2 I
39. £
45.1
43.6
192,218 I 167,865 i| 145,125 i 148,550 193,934
179,138 | 170,379 || 144,. 040 j 158,182 | 193,516
31.05 1
I
29.00 |
1.65 i
1.65
1.65 |
70, 465 67, 337
75,288 I 77,953 75,618 82,532 I 85,415
137, 243 j 143,153 149, 533 ! 160, 959 168, 013 169,444 ' 176,846
159, 367 ! 167,366 170,122 I 203, 358 | 304,107 296,731 : 325,169
22, 851 i 223,073
15, 890 1 * 17, 050
6,961 1 6, 023
16
16 I
24, 083 ! * 26, 948
16,717 i »19, 683
7,366 I 7, 265
17 i
19
;
33
1. 592 1 1, 548
46.1 !
44.8
28 !
28
3,119
65.3 !
2.19 i
31.00
1.60 j
233,289 I 135,682
1.60
158, 700
87, 496
83, 629 96, 248 | 91,024
180, 285 184,590 184,586
189, 213
360^479 j ! 378, 601 295^282 | 319',518
),334 92, 047
189,915 181, 614
383,280 1 343,439
26,136
18, 539
7,597
18
39,052 : 46, 039
27,746 29, 844
11,306 , 16,195
32
27 i
48,184
37,172
11,012
33
40, 320
31,184
9,136
28
! 49,387
;| 30,131
: | 19,256
!
34
48,123
31,628
16. 495
33
45, 552
32, 344
13, 208
KL32
30,186 !I 31,751 35,018
21,529 23, 339 25, 608
8,412
8,657
9,410
21
22 |
24
43,154 48, 282
31,083 35, 439
12,071 i 12, 843
33
30 i
56, 755
42, 544
14,211
39
49,548 46,294 ! 46, 290
35, 638 35,351 , 32,093
14,197
13,910 j 10,943
34 I
32
32 ;
i
83
58
56
2, 502
2,459
72.4
71.1
49
43
44, 290
32, 445
11,845
31
597522
43,840
15, 682
72
2,212
64.0
44
41
65
2,693
77.9
50
27,458 I
20,610 i 19, 248
6,848 I 13, 621
23
19 |
52 !
1,719 i
49.7 !
45 i
1,886 j
54.6 !
56
2,076
60.1
75 ;
2,505
72.5 !
45 I
91
2,722
78.7
49
99
2,994
86.6
54
46,810
32,092
14,718
32
31 |
34 I
2, 559
2,960 !
3,662 |
4,499
4,183
5,138
7,191
3, 145
3,169
3,405 |
3,479
3,620
3,898
3,995
i
3,965 j
66.4
71.3 i
81.6
83.7
83.0
65. 9
22, 464
9,807
12,657
2.20 | 2.19
120,688 122,849
33.1
32.0
122, 739 i 116,842
129, 365 j 123,371
!
33, 760
23,068
39,158
121,666
4, 592
5,822
72.9 j
75.8 '
6,156
6,118 i
4,191
7,949
10, 943
4,132 1
3,944
3,640
3,482
86.5 i
82.6
76.2
72.9
1,591
1,774
1,587
1,632
1,833
1,902
I
1
Steel—Manufactured Products
Furniture, steel:
Business groupNew orders
thous. of dolls.
Shipments
thous. of dolls.
Unfilled orders, end of
month
thous. of dolls.
Shelving—
New orders..
thous. of dollsShipments.
thous. of dolls.
Unfilled orders, end of
month
_
thous. of dolls.
Iron, steel, and heavy hardware,
sales
rel. to Jan., 1921.
Iron and steel:
Exports
Jong tons.
Imports
long tons.
Lock washers, shipments
thous. of dolls.
Steel barrels:
Production.
.barrels.
Per cent of capacity
per centShipments
barrels.
Stocks, end of month
barrelsUnfilled orders, end of
month
thous. of barrels-Revised .
17,723 21,377
10,857 12,858
16,837 21,480
109, 835 115,313
1,113 I 2 ! 059 1,010
1,078 U,188 2 1,057
1,092
1,074 j
1,272 I
1,221 j
1,306
1,305
1,424
1,481
1,487
1,522
1,478 !
1,563 j
826
790
919
966 j
948 j
897 ;
896 !
952
304
310
304
310
307
358
328 I
371 i
452 I
449
506 !
409 |
408 I
423 I
455
481
378
383
390
441 i
483
112
110
117 I
124
129 ;
134
123
101,081
40,606
179
109, 512
33,343
177
91, 212
22, 479
163
59,335 i 69,768
23, 335 24,509
85
83
73,338 84,466 I 75, 585
21,898 28,225 i 30,987
84 i
122
96
91,407
29,689
172
489, 555 451, 562 449,590 I 580,565 552,955
35.3
31.7
31.6 j
40.7 |
38.9
492,145 452,960 455,502 | 581,450 ! 549,781
34, 704 37,294 38,692 j 44,604 j 45,489
610, 788
43.1
618,801
42,315
638 !
914
1.030 !
939
1.078
1,053
1,841
1,768
1,072 i
999 !
1,182
1,227
401
382
418 j
422 i
283
515
503
587
645
424
404
409
641
676
104
110 i
123
139
175
92,745 ; 101,988
24,338
33,959
115
140 |
111, 968
34, 572
119
131, 850
29, 730
153
591, 399 550, 583 450,134 421,814 | 412, 283 497, 539
33.1
30.3
41.9
36.5
39.9
32.6 |
600, 566 554,332 449,485 427, 622 i 406, 327 500, 409
68,403 62, 447
50,328 59,495 63, 244 62,595
616,121
44.1
619, 558
65, 317
1,195
1.253
1,392
1,424
1.437 I
929 i
36
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
October
I August i
July
! June
1930
j May
j April
i March ]
IEON AND STEEL-Continued
Novem- October
ber
January i
i
Steel— Manufactiired_Prodiicts~-Cont'd.
Steel bars, cold finished, shipments-short tons-.
Steel boilers, new orders:
Area
thous of sq ft
Quantity
number. .
Steel plate, fabricated, new orders:
Total
short tons
Oil storage tanks
short tons
Structural steel, fabricated:
New ordersComputed total
short tons
Per cent of capacity
per cent
ShipmentsComputed total
short tons..
Per cent of capacity..
per cent..
Track work, production .
short tons
13, 034
467 i
G72 i
11,576
12,600
14,413
692
893
695
827
687
816
16, 360
677 i
818 i
22,768
25, 141
25,011
21, 727
21,943
603
658
825
689
665
630
622
516
577
598
15,747 j 15,456
587 |
814
709 i
777 !
20, 521
851
1, isy
20,664 ! 33, 473
4, 024
1,955
324.282
1, 138 i
27, 261
4,136
22,806 1 26, 210
4,679 ! 2,411
29, 916
7,749
31, 056
2,538
24, 438
3, 585
110,000 i 196, 800
49.2
27.5 '<
124, 400
31.1
159, 200
39.8
177,200 i 152, 800
38.2
44.3 !
292, 800
73.2
184, 400
46.1
158, 400
39.6
27,518 ! 26,787
33,151
2,598 :! 5,118 i 9,965
i
162,400 ' •. 152,800 ! 151,200
40.6
38.2 I
37.8
150, 000
37.5
3,472
168,800
42.2
3,924
181, 600
45,4
4,409
162,400
40.6
5,705
148, 000
37.0
7,453
158, 400
39.6
8,564
151, 200
37.8
8,944
166, 400
41.6
6,321
172,000 l i 168,400 i 195,200
43.0 ;
42.1 !
48.8
5,626
5, 174 j 4, 212
239. 200
33, 578
34, 980
134, 392
35, 463
37,633
139,498
46, 704
47, 922
138, 759
43,228 ! 42. 991
43,584
45, 512
145, 140 152, 208
40, 111
40, 449
163, 037
33. 196
34, 938
166, 158
28,041
30, 616
160, 851
56,494
52, 254 i 30, 813
68,564 i 36,008
35,489
148,909 ! 167,932 168,808
43, 750
48, 547
166, 248
145,600
36.4
2, 162
Enameled Ware
Baths:
35,703
New orders _
no. of pieces
Shipments
no. of pieces _ 36, 022
131, 858
Stocks, end of month
no. of pieces
Unfilled orders, end of
12,001
month
no. of pieces
Lavatories:
43,238
New orders
no of pieces
44, 963
Shipments no. of pieces
Stocks, end of month
no. of pieces-- 169, 509
Sinks:
New orders
.
no. of pieces . 44, 237
Shipmentsno. of pieces-- 43, 437
Stocks, end of month.
no. of pieces - 224, 726
Miscellaneous sanitary ware:
26, 854
New orders
no. of pieces
Shipments
.. no. of pieces . 28, 175
Stocks, end of month
..no. of pieces-. 86, 401
Small ware (except baths):
Unfilled orders, end of
month
no. of pieces -. 36, 503
Porcelain enameled flat ware:
New orders706, 284
Total
dollars
Signs
.
.dollars _ 206, 012
205, 756
Table tops
dollars
294, 516
All other
._ .
dollars
ShipmentsTotal
dollars- 692, 415
Signs
dollars-- 182, 077
Table tops
dollars.. 201, 935
All other__
dollars.- 308, 403
12, 320
13,722
41, 489
43, 372
176, 825
43,521
45,262
190,225
43,518
43, 070
226, 440
43, 174
41,907
236,005
4, 5 is
209, 200
52.3
PCs r;
5, 102
17, 466
19, 987
20, 325
22, 087
24,642
36, 712 i 20, 466
25, 142
53, 226
53, 585
192, 552
49,181 I 51, 395
50,575 , 54, 520
209, 841 218, 067
45, 440
43, 221
232, 277
33, 851
36, 642
230, 817
30, 883
34, 438
212, 395
71, 113
93,870
192,072
72,493
41,227
48,023 i 47,078
214,472 ' 205,517
52, 509
58, 273
204, 496
51, 341
52, 963
245, 354
49, 928
51, 676
255, 269
54, 693
56, 845
260, 426
52, 771
49, 443
273, 154
41, 532
41, 787
267, 828
35, 873
39,211
259, 442
63, 074
61, 567
80,095
43,968
244,880 i 261,800
:
44. 897
51,027
253,374
58, 504
61. 4S6
246, 032
27, 106
29, 082
94, 260
27,463
26, 453
98,384
21, 243
24, 490
101, 673
22, 995
21, 719
107, 917
18, 641
18, 811
109, 508
15, 781
17, 768
107, 439
29, 785
25, 092 i 21, 453
33, 527
19,680 ! 22,065
106,152 i 112, 460 ! 108, 795
27, 840
29, 142
103, >^5H
51, 769
60, 293
53, 470
56, 686
15, 892
J
30,19
21, 911
22, 231
86, 640
27,324
28,073 ;
86,455
39, 702
41,457 ! 45, 680
17, 110
i
49,637 1
;
65,566 r 109,086
61,605
74, 198
! 515,383
1 195,764
i 85,009
. 234,610
853, PI!)
216, 180
203, 700
434, 039
468, 779 1 509,392 I 524,486
197,894 283,966 1 192,547
102, 199 ! 50, 680 i 80, 764
168,686 | 174, 746 i 251, 175
890. 285
236. 931
202, 470
450, 884
:
701, 487
213, 856
175, 642
311, 989
564.093 ! 649, 894
170, 313 : 245, 943
128, 350 168, 362
265, 430 235, 589
637,688 ! 716, 502
249,455 i 283. 526
132, 869 148, 700
255, 364 284, 276
670, 171
242, 938
161, 172
266, 061
707, 480
264, 769
173, 064
269, 647
623, 973 548, 403 412,512
263, 677 i 259, 070 ; 181,600
122, 836 104,522 || 50,271
237, 460 184,811 180,641
704, 428
222, 332
180, 650
301, 446
638, 431 690, 801
229,459 | 278, 732
131,675 163, 979
277, 297 248, 090
706, 838
290, 032
140, 545
276, 261
691, 107
256, 906
160, 892
273, 309
738, 358
293, 356
174, 347
270, 655
628, 969
270, 886
120, 623
237, 460
:
New orders, net
no. of pieces.. 100, 275 110,372 106,928
111,422 22 100, 466 , 118,358
Shipments
no. of pieces
Stock, finished, end of month-__no. of pieces-- 191, 933 199, 308 203,213
Unfilled orders, end of month.. _no. of pieces. _ 89, 409 2 100, 556 ; 96, 650
101, 784 i 122,642 135, 674 118, 510
108, 525 ; 126,368 125,652 i 127,055
211,622 200, 227 211,972 204, 586
108, 080 | 114,821 119, 578 109, 556
130,895
117,445
213, 574
118, 101
98, 869 ! 111,957 111, 689 !
119, 725 ! 113. 168 I 108,021 i
215, 628 212.683 ! 247,513 !
104, 651 125, 507 126,718 i
Bathroom Accessories
Total:
Production
no. of pieces. _ 154, 106
Shipments.-.
no. of pieces.. 160, 839
629 268
1 17, 999 203,283
162, 497 192,246
621, 890 636, 388
739, 656
290, 429
151, 647
297, 580
Plumbers* Woodwork
2
84. 5
Revised.
105.5
121. 5
121, 546 121, 205
122, 745 158, 414
615, 812 j 617, Oil
88.9
85.6
82.0 :
84. 8
89.7
92.5
98.3
114.8
113.9
99.0
294
299
326
359
370
397
409
412
421
344
27, 906
25, 002
11, 554
7,150
30, 471 i 22, 647
25, 363 \ 16, 964
34, 527 1
28, 613 !
13, 768
4, 985
17, 443
13, 976
25, 622
9,703
20, 400
22, 700 i 28,300
26, 600
Machinery
24, 700
20, 200
Total exports
thous. of dolls
Air conditioning equipment:
New orders1,432
Total
thous of dolls ' 1 485
61
83
575
562
Fan group
thous of dolls :
i
827
809
Electric hoists:
New orders132
165
Quantity
no. of hoists. .1
63, 032
Value.
dollars.. 71,451
SI, 465
Shipments
dollars .. i 62,493
Electric overhead cranes:
84
73
New orders
thous. of dolls "
235
157
Shipments
.
thous. of dolls.
Unfilled orders, end of
581
497
month
thous. of dolls.
1
Foundry equipment:
1
31.9
New orders..
rel. to 1922-24,
i
29.6
Shipments
rel. to 1922-24.
Unfilled orders, end of
35.6
month
._._..
rel. to 1922-24.
s
181, 955 173, 588
177, 051 166, 084
628, 220 ! 623,316
189, 979
192, 848
625, 351
119,900
136, 536
225, 085
130, 210
;
Shipbuilding
Rate of activity (clec. energy
*••• consumed)
. ._ .
_rel. to 1923-25.Buikiing or under contract, end of month —
-f Merchant vessels
thous. of gross tons._
Completed during monthTotal. .
-gross tons..
Steel, seagoing
gross tons--
163,462
144,466
640 886
160, 401
153, 120
648, 161
se, 928
104,088
232,467
123,050
1 359
7"
553
731 i
203
85, 526
73, 163
1 719
qq
832 :
794
160 !
435 \
736
990
2.1 i
788
623
220
192
90, 964 109,245
112, 143 i 122,189
91
345
16.9
37.4
1 538
127
;
1, 671 1
205
781 I
685
31, 100 ! 29, 400 : 44, 000
1, 398
78
756 I
564
1, 307
99 '
740
468
276
261
293 '
142, 962 i 125,550 ! 117,216
115, 809 i 101,746 I 134,995
281
410
307 i
310
1, 264
1,413 !
38.7 i
55.7
40.9
90.4
54.1 1
118.6 i
51.8 ;
70.1
123.8
274
416 i
1, 420
57.7
69.7 i
180. 1
1,180
64
585
531
359 j
306
29, 413
21, 045
25,971
53,551 i
18,391 ! 39,830 !
51, 667
16, 895
37, 700 1
1
36, 100 ! 33. 200
30, 800
231 !
267
126,592 i 122,136 i
106,459 | 115,849
259
141, 615
137, 608
1, 284
79
666
539
205 !
335
113,862 133,295
112, 363 : 132,157
671
261
268
530
1,552
1, 207
174. 4
72.9 i
54.7
55.4
314.6 i
93.5
1
423
496
302 !
671
370 !
587
353
677
1,407
1,517 1
1,864 i
1, 948
65.3
54.7
59.8 1
102. 6 I
45.3
76. 5 1
50.0
62.0
94. 6
82. 3
124. 9 i
159. 1
37
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
IEON AND STEEL-Continued
Machinery—Continued
Machine tools:
New orders...
,..rel. to 1922-24_.
Shipments
rel. to 1922-24..
Unfilled orders, end of
month.
rel. to 1922-24..
Oil burners:
New orders
no. of burners,.
Shipments
..no. of burners..
Stocks, end of month
no. of burners..
Unfilled orders, end of
month
_
no. of burners..
Patents granted:
Agricultural implements.
.number..
Internal-combustion engines
number..
Total, all classes
....number..
Pulverized-fuel equipment:
New orders, central systemFurnaces and kilns_no. of pulverizers..
Water-tube boilers_no. of pulverizers..
New orders, unit system—
Fire-tube boilcrs--.no. of pulverizers,.
Furnaces and kilns.no. of pulverizers..
Watcr-tubeboilers.no. of pulverizers..
Pumps (water):
Domestic shipments—
Pitcher, hand, and windmill
..no. of units,.
Power, horizontal type..no. of units..
Steam, power, and centrifugalNew orders.
thous. of dolls..
Shipments
.thous. of dolls..
Unfilled orders, end of
month
.thous. of dolls..
Purnps (gasoline and other):
Shipments—
Gasoline—
Hand operated
units...
Power operated
_ .units _.
OtherHand operated
units..
Power operated
„
units..
Stokers, mechanical, sales:
Power
„
^horsepower..
Quantity
—
number..
Water-softening apparatus, shipments
.
no. of units,.
Water-systems, shipments
no. of units,.
Wood-working machinery:
Cancellations.
thous. of dolls..
New orders.
thous. of dolls..
Shipments
thous. of dolls..
Shipments
.
no. of machines..
Unfilled orders, end of
month
thous. of dolls,.
NONFERROUS METALS AND PSODUCTS
Prices, wholesale, metal and metal
products.rel. to 1926..
Production index (Fed. Res,
Bd.)
.rel. to 1923-25..
Production index (elec. energy
consumed)
„
rel. to 1923-25,.
Stocks, end of month
__rel. to 1923-25..
Stocks, raw materials, end of
month...
_
rel. to 1923-25..
Raw Materials
Babbitt metal consumption:
Direct by producers. _
.thous. of lbs_.
Sale to consumers
thous. of lbs_.
Total apparent
thous. of IDS..
Copper:
Exports, refined
short tons..
Domestic shipments, refined-.short tons..
Price, wholesale, electrolytic
(N. Y.)_.
dolls, perlb..
ProductionIndex (Fed. Res. Bd.).rel. to 1923-25,.
Mines._
short tons..
Refined (N. and S.
America)
short tons,.
Smelters...
short tons..
Stocks (N. and S. America),
end of month—
Blister
short tons,.
Refined
..short tons,.
Refined
rel, to 1923-25..
World production, blister
short tons..
Lead:
Ore shipments—
Joplin district
.short tons..
Utah
short tons..
Production, refined
short tons..
Production (Fed. Res.
Bd.)....
rel. to 1923-25..
Price, pig, desilverized (New
York)
....dolls, per lb_.
Receipts in United States, ore.short tons,.
Rp vised.
1931
October
August j July
45 I
85
50
92
97 '
13,542
14, 234
72
96
140
182
202
12, 329
12, 536
10, 621
10, 035
10, 155
8,010
7,491
10,113
8,320
9,748
1,177
1,869 I
2,076
1,490
62
66 |
54
69
55
60
4,074 | 4,750 |
l| 032 i
l| 063 I
4,088
May
June
62
72
74
95
212
6,046
6,044 I
3,962
1930
87
96 |
232 !
5,132
April
105
91
March
118 !
92 |
67
75
84
73
69
85
238
225 j
204
179
203
5, 528
3, 699
3,531
5,026
8,645
3,842
4,046
8,572
9,193 |
5,562
8,553
10, 036
4,836 !
4,406 i
8,603 I
971 I
969
1,399
1,119 I
689
521
79
67
60 i
58
4,270
68 !
4,789 j
44
76
3,715
41
58
3,215
5,270
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
Febru- January
ary
5,248
67
68
4,167 I
5, 025
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
1
0
2
4
3
14
1
1
9
2
2
13
3
0
2
6 i
0
8
24, 255
2,145
25, 181
1,772
32, 902
1,657
2* 197 j ~2,312 | 1£ 229 i "% 135
!
6,861
7,855
8, 319 I
18,152
IS, 580
8,677
724
j
1,718
52 !
54 i
3,023 i
41
49
2,871
I
58
67
4, 251
0
0
0
0
5
2
15
0
0
0 ;
33
24, 873 23, 050
1,564 i 1, 325
238
230
8,604
725
90
103
60
67
0
2
10
21,562 !
1,238 ;
26,917
1, 992
2599 !
886 |
775
800
874 j
944
875 I
1,028 I
921 |
1,037 I
1,075
918
950
1, 036
765
873
773
718
1,047
1,205
867 i
1, 116 i
1,027
1, 167
2,023 I 2,161 I
2,450
2,441 i
2,471 i
2,605 j
2, 762
2,616
2,717
2,826
2, 812
2,975 |
3,124
3,276 ;
4,309 |
4,585 i
5,742 1
5.019
7,735
6,041 i
10,263 j
37,355
1,077 |
563
695
2
2
2,986 !
3,837 |
2
2
2, 715
3,676 I
22,479
291
18,645 i
458 !
22, 708
501
37,600 | 37,287
985 i 1,162
20,339
83
22,462 I
96 |
31,171
132 |
20,735
101 ,
29,889
111 i
' 80
18, 723
65
17, 993
63
13, 849
66
518
6,030
500 i
6,681 i
429 !
7,850 I
525
7,640 !
567
8,694 !
605
9,090
692
7,638
756
6,105
591
5,434
664
6,010
566
5, 177
16
533
448
421
38, 276
92
21,103
71
647 !
6,401 |
655
7,522
!
1
S
j
17
605
564
441
i
|
I
I
46
503 J
463 I
391 |
21
487 I
513 !
393 |
10
484
451
356
16
527
545
400
13
474
491
421
9
486
383
400
21
470
500
529
16
459
506
442
I
534 |
479 I
516 !
518
479
502
557
467
520
636
87.1 I
|
266 i
87.5 !
87.8
88.7
89.0
88.9
89.3
90.0
90.2 '
90.4
73
73
77
79
78
85
87
95
8
377
347
371
i
!
!
|
345
379 !
331 !
447
572
513
340
!
336
356
87. 2
25, 902
11, 726
85 1
53
87.4
65
71.0 |
75.0
202. 0 | 2 200. 9 1
73.3 !
199.9 !
69.3
203.3
78.6
213.7
94.0
219.3
94.6
220.4
103.5
219.9
112.3
224.4
95.0
227.4
97.8
228.1
89.6
231.1
87.0
234.1
157.1 j 2152.0 I
I
147.9 I
137.7
127.7 I
122.4
126.9
144.8
130.7
130.9
129.6
139.8
134. 1
497 i
404
1,355 i 1,377
1,852
1,781
511
1,420
1,932
702
1,605
2,307
731 i
716
1,844
1,678
2, 409 | 2,560
832
1,829
2,661
687
1,820
2,507
766
2,090
2,856
647
1,459
2,107
791
1,904
2,695
1,033
2,069
3,101
17,201 ! 19,271
40,459 i 45,816
22, 381
43,144
23,244
50,217
24, 179
54, 567
31, 536
74, 685
28, 947
60, 636
42, 192
60, 209
32, 208
69, 854
37,773 !
62,693 j
30, 715
75, 703
.0770
552 i
1,495 !
2,047 !
11,429
.0678
.0729 I
59
38,088 ! 38,925
I
86,704 j 90,190
47,012 j 47, 246
22.951
45,265
.0803
.0867 !
.0939
.0985
.0972
. 0984
.1030
.1011 \
.C960
59
67
38,228 ! 44, 473
as!
69
45,580 j 46, 452
70
48, 702
76
47, 504
72
48, 059
76
48, 726
83 !
53,141
83
55, 954
98, 275
51, 652
102,695 | 100, 501
53,734 i 52, 085
102, 058
57, 922
106, 366 112,640
60, 022 64,816
118, 229
70, 419
' 187,353 ; 190, 578 193,876 198, 811 203, 224 210, 637 218, 799 223,280
I 413,474 ; 398, 667 367, 921 354, 205 363, 629 363, 827 367, 175 369,832
1 365.3 i 352.2
325. 0
321.4
321.2
324.4
312.9
32fi. 7
i 126, 722 130. 486 128, 877 136, 958 128,685 129, 390 136, 252 143, 214
240, 145
364, 930
322.4
157, 3-14
46, 503
i 178,425 i 176,105 J 179,658
I 479,896 ! 455,775 440, 417
! 423.9
402.6 i 389.1
! 120, 689 | 121,655 121, 504
| 2,911 3,064 I 2,290
1,432 I 1,881
1,995
34,807 i 25,305 27,711 I 31,577 | 28,806 ! 41,576 i 34, 818
36,546 I 31,966 34,144 | 32,157 30,708 I 39,519 | QP; XOQ
68
67
. 0396
.0440 .0440
33,104 ] 33, 228 33,385
64 !
.0440
30,136
60 '
78 |
.0392 I
32,551 i 35,677
.0441
34,694
3,762
35, 498
At 77 K
99, 853 102, 458
55, 229 53, 429
2,508
46, 902
QO AKA
79
82
.0453
37, 878
.0455
35, 512
2,721
55,331
A?
2,896
48, 705
Afie.
AQ K17
83
92
.0480 i
.0510
42,110 !' 40,462
3, 9G3
48, 400
A?
/lO*}
83
.0510 !
38,820 i
3,361
63, 584
Kft
ACif>
94
. 0515
40, 237
38
SURVEY OF CUEEENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
October SeptemAugust
ber
July
June
1931
May
April
March
Decem- N o veraOctober
ber
ber
Febru- January
ary
JVONFERROUS METALS AND PRODUCTS— Continued
Tin:
Raw materials— Continued
Deliveries (consumption)
long tons
Imports (bars, blocks, etc.)
long tonsPrice, wholesale, Straits (New
York)
dolls, per lb.Stocks, end of monthUnited States
long tons..
World visible supply
long tons..
Zinc:
Ore, Joplin districtShipments .
._
short tons..
Stocks, mines, end of month
short tons..
Price, slab, prime western (St.
Louis).
dolls, per lb..
Production
short tons
Retorts in operation, end of month
. .
number..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
5,385
Wood Pulp
Ground wood:
Consumption and shipments
Imports
-. - Production
Stocks, end of month
5,100
5,587
5,185
4,698
5,505
5,483
6,630
6, 126
6,120
6,986
5,100
5,903
7,210
8,113
7,495
6,659
6,270
6,470
.2468
.2575
.2502
.2341
.2320
.2512
.2707
.2631
.2610
.2527
,2589
.2686
5,868
50, 722
6,213
50, 987
5, 698
51, 231
6,212
48, 462
7,917
48, 607
5,862
49, 339
4,904
43, 619
4,693
42, 498
5,372
40, 811
4,823
39, 676
5,015
4,882
.2272
6,773
50, 602
5,833
51, 707
5,633
51, 626
7,580
5,929
17, 113
20, 243
12,059
14, 395
22, 470
27, 261
17, 163
25, 389
25, 987
31,056
39, 478
33, 474
81, 190
79,533
76, 566
70, 935
65, 480
61, 110
63,001
58,534
56, 013
47, 000
49, 441
45, 689
.0338
21, 674
.0374
21, 356
.0382
21, 467
.0389
21, 365
.0342
23,483
.0331
25, 688
.0372
29, 137
.0400
32, 328
.0401
29, 562
.0404 |
32, 522
0410
32, 733
.0427
32, 097
. 0408
40, 922
23, 774
130, 666
22. 817
130, 155
21, 705
129, 701
21, 666
131, 833
21, 422
138, 928
23,024
143, 049
29,072
143, 212
34, 221
141, 493
35, 518
144, 389
35, 635
33, 640
145,076 | 143, 618
37, 492
145, 139
41, 004
143, 327
1,231
3,975
1,956
1,732
2,680
1,791
2,046
2,358
2,202
3, 317
2,007
91, 564
51, 016
522
1,159
76, 659
1,834
93, 677
47, 994
801
1,164
115, 736
2,044
131,815
73, 659
1, 156
1, 615
113,316
1,023
Manufactured Products
Electrical equipment:
Delinquent accounts, electrical trade.
(See under Distribution movement.)
Electric furnaces, new orders_._kilo watts. .
Electric goods, new orders
(quarterly)
thous o* dolls
Electrical porcelain, shipmentsGlazed nail knobs -thous. of pieces. .
Special
.dollars Standard
.dollars..
Tubes
thous. of pieces. _
Unglazed nail knobs, thous. of pieces..
Industrial reflectors, sales
units. . 59, 103
Laminated phenolic products,
shipments
thous. of dolls. .
577
Manufactured mica —
Shipments
thous. of dolls _
76
Unfilled orders, end of month
thous of dolls .
73
Motors (direct current)—
Billings (shipments)
dollars..
New orders
- dollars. _
Nonmetallic conduits, shipments..
thous. of feet.. 2,005
Panelboards and cabinets,
shipments
thous. of dolls _
Power cables, shipments... thous. of feet.. 1,137
Power switching equipment, new ordersIndoor
dollars.. 37, 547
Outdoor
...dollars.- 244, 122
Vacuum cleaners shipments
units
Vulcanized fiber —
Consumption
- thous. of lbs__
1,398
Shipments, total
thous. of dolls..
313
Welding sets, new ordersMultiple operations
units
Single operation
units _
Miscellaneous products:
68.3
Brass sheets
rel. to 1926..
Copper-wire cloth308
New orders.
.-thous. of sq. ft..
Make and hold orders,
522
end of month
thous. of sq. ft..
338
Production
thous. of sq. ft__
312
Shipments
.thous. of sq. ft..
910
Stocks, end of month .thous. of sq. ft..
Unfilled orders, end
129
of month
._ .thous. of sq. ft..
Enameled sheet-metal ware,
shipments
dozen pieces.. 255, 782
Pails and tubs, galvanized—
Production
dozen pieces.. 98, 340
Shipments
dozen pieces.. 88, 270
Other galvanized ware —
26, 626
Production
dozen pieces
Shipments
- dozen pieces. . 27 792
PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS
New orders
- - rel. to 1923-25
Production index (Fed. Res.
Bd )
rel. to 1923-25
Production index (elect, energy consumed)
(paper and pulp)
_ - rel. to 1923-25.
Stocks, end of month
rel. to 1923-25..
5,270
5,249
5, 607
96. S
3 157, 472
4,599
1,489
3182,486
3 224, 348
8208,936
2,038
82, 485
42, 562
869
1,095
54, 691
1,643
74, 183
38, 303
971
901
56, 735
1,482
66, 906
33, 042
516
562
61, 794
1,263
77, 194
41,331
592
929
66,188
2,061
78, 983
57, 462
1,309
2,323
67, 256
2,144
76, 313
52, 009
890
1,281
72, 003
1,458
78, 716
52, 599
783
1,224
69, 484
2,523
86, 471
64, 823
1,125
1,386
68, 285
2,253
86,976
87,794
875
1, 752
65,501
644
637
623
637
711
633
689
630
605
551
674
79
103
81
92
128
135
142
137
133
101
132
150
81
87
100
97
119
138
110
141
105 ;
104
90
104
365, 930
413, 864
365, 877
299, 081
360,444
377, 129
4,50, 165
402, 130
455, 325
440, 476
473, 767
536, 272
445, 833
396, 958
418, 228
450, 204
393,558 ! 500, 165
680,251 ; 617, 454
433, 530
457, 518
621, 114
474,611
3, 356
4,487
2,777
2,447
4,091
5,112
3,508
3,667
3,997
3,713
4,067
32S
806
367
840
336
890
338
1,106
339
1, 303
324
1,819
345
1,630
373
1,326
383 i
i,13S ;
40, 586
188, 043
48, 707
175, 629
37, 952
47, 041
360, 325
35, 447
52, 697
240, 081
43, Oil
73, 567
208,713
70, 303
111,875
216, 145
79, 527
75, 303
269, 425
82, 279
64, 736
201, 344
71,551
1,407
332
1, 345
348
1,783
344
1,624
402
1,541
419
1,475
432
1,975
484
1,652
426
0
115
0
80
0
120
o
134
0
165
8
169
11
177
4
136
79.7
80.9
82.5
82.8
86.8
90.4
91.4
89.7
339
326
328
275
275
299
357
309
509
333
316
911
504
330
330
889
546
302
324
898
560
253
274
934
514
256
277
1,073
554
340
297
1,096
557
330
308
1,079
530
297
304
1,083
1
i
!
i
2,417
.
1,678
1,824
1,957
76, 052 ! 77, 248
228,862 178, 160
55,362 ; 78,611
69, 202
219, 232
78, 626
84, 160
342, 771
73, 934
1,369 i
385 ;
1,421
318
1, 513
359
1,824
465
23
;
155
:
13
152
2
153
f,
200
90.7
93.6
92.7
88.9
404
337
269
303
539
344
309
1,145
530
310
303
1,176
606
385
356
1,160
574 i
332 !!
311
1,097 ;
135
134
158
145
302
174
186
211
165
166
199
307, 068
251, 544
246, 858
232, 672
264, 953
281, 339
312, 916
289, 205
267,232 j 250, 568
263, 365
329, 337
110, 253 2 134, 003
120, 851 129, 693
103, 345
114, 134
92, 460
90, 747
121,413
122, 072
143, 258
140, 080
147, 278
144, 052
132, 781
120, 723
103, 677
138, 538 i
87, 140
68, 898
60, 798
68, 330
130, 906
115, 185
26, 304
28, 724
28, 390
34, 188
34, 929
42, 287
31, 542
29, 579
34,347
28, 142
23,716
25,958
21, 657
15, 915
16, 061
21, 296
40, 084
41, 126
106. 0
217
32, 276
38, 007
34, 709
32, 764
26, 970
27, 334
93. 8
290.5
93.2
90.7
102.7
101.3
99.3
96.7
97.2
85.8
93.2
104
105
109
2109
113
110
110
110
106
98
103
107
121. 7
128. 6
104.0
128.6
112.4
129.7
135.1
126.1
109.6
131.2
123.0
123. 4
127.0
128.6
111.8
125.9
117.0
122.6
112.3
121.7
120.0
127.4
100, 180
14, 433
87, 638
91, 434
111,463
17, 725
102, 197
103, 975
118,371
13,512
121, 103
115,235
118, 157
12, 851
136, 858
111,832
116,914
23, 136
136, 438
93, 131
111,165
14, 652
116,311
73, 606
96, 823
15, 656
95, 937
68, 460
108, 349 109, 740
14, 394 i 27, 024
107, 208 110,578
69, 346
75, 498
110,502
21, 776
102, 957
74, 660
121, 335
31, 305
96, 465
82, 205
113.0
122.2
138.3
128.2
short tons
21, 842
short tons
short tons
short tons
2 Revised.
106, 094
18, 750
96, 920
82, 260
:
3
Quarter ended in mouth indicated.
39
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
August
October September
July
June
May
April
March
24, 278
25, 508
4,620
23, 502
24, 362
4,502
23, 572
24, 834
4,660
25, 960
27, 230
4,480
27, 412
28, 102
4,414
27, 660
29, 304
4,998
27, 884
29, 422
4,624
28, 512
29, 102
4,366
27,128
28,560
5,118
28, 346
28, 966
4,936
28, 954
30, 684
5,642
19, 026
49, 300
2.15
16, 922
5,052
17,544
52, 061
2.15
17, 924
5,578
16, 790
52, 745
2.15
19, 092
5,500
19, 020
34, 483
2.15
19, 494
4,256
21, 178
30, 724
2.15
21, 076
3,936
18,882
34, 289
2.35
18, 878
4,316
20, 554
50, 271
2.48
19, 384
4,320
20, 194
87, 600
2.48
20, 354
5,490
18, 272
63, 870
2.48
17, 860
5,474
18, 238
76, 850
2.48
18, 532
5,886
22,316
52, 286
2.48
22, 166
5,592
37,818
29,510
37, 736
5,718
35, 448
23, 109
35, 262
5,800
38, 080
29, 558
39, 048
5,986
37, 440
28, 614
38, 262
5,018
37, 272
30,611
36, 092
4,196
40, 544
32, 863
40, 600
5,376
43, 090
25, 592
40, 462
5,320
41,616
36, 095
41, 402
7,948
38, 844
30, 322
38, 698
9,206
40, 634
30, 595
40, 938
9,352
48, 118
30, 484
47, 790
9,048
108, 924
107, 430
23, 710
105, 294
107, 664
23, 626
111, 282
115, 200
21,558
110,722
110, 840
18, 698
115,960
115,974
18,734
115, 794
115,022
18, 998
117, 122
112, 552
19, 770
121, 774
120, 628
24, 340
116,830 120,780
117, 158 i 121,276
28, 720 i 28, 392
141, 852
140, 264
27, 896
2 36, 630
2 38, 522
2
5, 384
38, 156
39, 228
6, 050
39,828
40, 948
7,524
39, 590
41, 870
9,076
39, 082
41, 292
9,594
34, 014
36, 542
10, 152
35, 880
38, 104
10, 092
33, 722
36, 674
10, 426
33, 190
36, 204
10, 006
34,110
37, 208
9,494
41, 446
44, 454
8,974
754
890
462
1,078
1,202
326
778
774
202
1,072
514
206
844
898
764
1,184
1,188
710
1,016
1,098
706
1,258
1,190
624
170, 586
172, 350
34, 176
168, 030
172, 456
34, 504
175, 460
181,756
33,944
177, 344
180, 454
32, 460
183, 298
186, 266
33, 506
178, 652
182, 056
34, 858
181, 902
181, 176
35, 192
185, 266
187, 594
39, 756
177, 272
182, 014
43, 872
183, 346
187, 572
42, 882
212, 388
215, 570
42, 560
199,229 'i 162, 528 190,502
211,782 173, 258 200, 199
7, 520
6,261
7,114
53.1
64.5
65.3
211,691 176, 483 203, 381
209, 660 175, 170 202, 042
72, 451 71, 138
74, 482
228, 588
247, 209
8,391
68.5
253, 889
251, 810
69, 799
PAPER AND PAPER PRGDUCTS-Con.
|
Wood Pulp—Continued
Soda:
Consumption and shipments, short tons..
21, 558
Production..
short tons..
21, 528
Stocks, end of month .
short tons
3,598
Sulphite, unbleached:
Consumption and shipments short tons i
16, 698
53, 014
Imports
short tons
49, 314
Price -.
dolls, per 100 Ibs
2.15
2.15
Production
short tons
19, 800
Stocks, end of month
short tons
6,388
Sulphite, bleached:
Consumption and shipments, short tons. . ... __ 35, 784
Imports.
short tons..) 29, 169 34, 943
Production .
short tons
36, 232
6,166
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Total sulphite:
105, 666
Consumption and shipments short tons
Production
short tons_.
109, 558
Stocks, end of month
short tons
25 836
Sulphate:
35, 202
Consumption and shipments short tons
36, 866
Production
short tons
4,604
Stocks, end of month
short tons
Other grades:
Consumption and shipments.. short tons_.
986
942
Production
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons
418
Total chemical (all grades):
Consumption
short tons
163, 412
168, 894
Production
short tons
Stocks, end of month __ _ short tons
34, 456
Paper
Box board:
Consumption of waste paper. ..short tons,.
New orders
..short tons
Operation
thous of inch hours
Operation
p. ct. of capacity,.
Production
short tons
Shipments
.
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Stocks of waste paper, end of month—
In transit and unshipped
purchases
_
short tons
At mills
_
short tons
Unfilled orders, end of month. short tons..
Newsprint:
Consumption by publishers,
United States
short tons
Exports, Canada
short tons
Imports, United States
short tons..
Price, roll, f. o. b. mill
.dolls, per cwt
Production —
Canada
... short tons
United States, total
short tons
Per cent of capacity
per cent
Shipments—
Canada ... ._
. short tons
United States
__
short tons
Stocks, end of month—
At millsCanada _ . .
short tons
United States
short tons
At publishers, U. S
short tons...
In transit to publishers,
United States
short tons..
Other paper:
Binders' board, production... short tons
Book paper:
Production. .
short tons
Per cent of capacity
per cent
Shipments
short tons..
Stocks, ead of month
short tons
New ordersCoated p. ct. of normal production. _
Uncoated.p. ct. of normal production
Unfilled orders, end of month—
1
Coated
days' production !
UDcoated. ._
-days' production i
Fine paper:
i
Production
short tons
Per cent of capacity.. ...
percent i
Shipments
short tons i
Stocks, end of month _
short tons
Wrapping paper:
Production .
short tons ;
Per cent of capacity..
per cent
Shipments
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons
All other grades:
Production
short tons..
Shipments
short tons j
Stocks, end of month
short tons
* Revised.
1930
Febru- January Decem- j Novem- October
ary
ber
ber
2
2
2
209, 903
218, 527
7,840
64.8
218, 157
218, 489
79, 248
205, 084
235, 382
7, 946
70.9
221, 684
221, 261
79, 580
200, 138
215, 752
7,685
65.9
213,614
218, 244
79, 157
213, 686
221, 048
8,114
69.6
222, 927
221, 980
83, 787
208, 513
223, 990
8,200
70.3
224,110
223, 328
82, 840
227, 125
236, 173
8,727
77.8
232, 020
231, 746
82, 058
206, 511
224, 021
7,903
67.8
230, 537
227, 806
81, 784
210, 590
222, 511
8,175
70.1
226, Oil
224, 023
79, 053
191, 331
198, 296
7,345
71.2
205, 785
203, 202
77, 065
36, 055
151,658
61, 365
45, 386
149, 029
61,327
47, 549
148, 042
47, 206
47,052
166, 006
49, 698
50, 558
169, 570
50, 630
39, 209
182, 812
49, 968
25, 026
167, 478
45, 541
51, 301
167, 846
49, 326
35, 229 34,510 i 34, 292
191, 507 197,699 i 201, 597
53, 622
50, 838 55, 744
30, 649
184, 598
55, 534
34, 910
177, 486
57, 377
173, 852
171,031
180, 230
152, 422
161,171
159, 946
146, 249
160, 175
157, 037
157, 119
157, 205
173, 457
161, 265
189, 739
188, 919
179, 836
185, 432
192, 688
174, 325
152, 360
175,242
179, 340
200, 545
169, 345
3.10
150, 403 160, 660
144, 236 153, 362
148, 388 172, 110
3.10
3.10
166, 645
225, 495
194, 144
3.25
184, 615
173, 149
195, 953
3.25
183, 388
200, 776
209, 944
3.25
184, 252
97, 117
63
78, 412
91, 241
64
165, 124
88, 344
59
182, 731
99, 548
67
193, 971
101, 086
68
202, 607
101, 202
69
205, 838
102, 450
70
187, 005
100, 590
68
164, 552 182,657 184, 755
99, 276
88, 788 101, 990
69 j
69
65
201, 703
92, 237
68
213,817
105, 450
72
191, 725
98, 616
178, 181
90, 303
162, 303
89, 047
175,350
97, 225
194, 144
100, 087
202, 280
102, 555
205, 752
101, 819
187, 730
101, 044
162, 350 180,027
90, 901 100, 440
188, 845 213,673
99, 062 93, 631
221, 748
102, 808
42, 963
31,953
190, 367
50,451
33, 517
197, 716
49, 128
32, 607
202, 121
47, 288
33,616
203, 944
39, 832
33, 908
189, 990
39, 962
32, 956
178, 333
39, 754
34, 289
185, 560
39, 850
32, 254
190, 728
42, 259 38, 768
33, 627 32. 903
211, 142 217, 889
36, 777
32, 061
217, 651
40, 372
31, 818
198, 151
52, 547
33, 318
211,716
38, 022
34, 379
30, 879
34, 566
39, 041
44, 859
45, 352
44,011
39, 486
39, 022
38, 821
50,539
41,017
' , 323
1,695
2,069
1,535
1,486
1,809
1,401
1,543
1,515
1, 477
1,317
1,894
98, 563 106, 439
69 '
71
101,323 ! 104, 097
89,440 , 92, 684
106,015
71
107,075
89, 984
113,022
77
111,327
90, 985
117, 609
78
113, 140
92, 464
117,374
79
118,782
87, 395
117, 984
80
119,026
89, 088
100, 188 93, 897
75
73
101, 090 93, 428
114,302 115,340
103, 525
74
106, 838
114,766
114,308 125, 335
79
85
117, 849 127,466
90, 353 94, 413
57
59
53
61
58
60
52
65
70
67
76
68
64
74
76 !
76
66
65
69
83
67
68
70
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
7
6
6
6
8
6
6
7
6
7
5
7
5
26, 443
55
27, 606
57, 489
26, 386
55
27, 441
58, 658
26, 408
55
27, 728
59, 723
29, 364
59
28, 395
62, 725
30,793
64
31, 501
61, 758
32, 451
67
33, 100
62,459
35, 141
74
33, 981
62, 905
32, 534
73
32, 339
61, 340
32,835 1 25, 485
66
52
34,707 I 24, 873
61, 148
68, 310
29, 085
64
28, 387
67, 701
34, 486
72
34, 624
67, 009
2
78, 360
81
90
69, 120 '. 22 76, 479
77,451
77, 047
78, 074
88
78, 777
75, 146
78, 174
87
76, 845
76, 051
78, 377
88
76, 888
78, 107
79, 261
91
80, 371
76, 582
75, 404
85
76, 083
77, 718
72, 281 71,826 i 74, 554
82 !
88 1
78
71, 920 71,970 i 73, 137
78,404 78,047
72, 333
76, 628
83
77, 701
70, 881
83, 905
84
84, 744
71,916
77,505 ! 2 78, 721
79,574 2 81, 315
66,020 2 68, 192
74. 728
74, 062
70, 755
75, 655
75, 895
69, 174
78,509
83, 882
68, 734
80, 983
81, 268
71, 545
74, 123
74, 186
69,540
70, 054
69, 735
67, 618
78,378 i! 75,094
72,122 ' 71,717
65,594 |! 65, 777
77, 846
78, 349
62, 400
87, 455
88, 985
62, 903
1 69, 537
SUUVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
40
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
1930
I
October September
! August
1
PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS-Con.
Paper— Continued
Total paper (including newsprint and box
board) :
Production
short tons..
Per cent of capacity
per cent-Shipments
_ _short tons__
Stocks end of month
short tons..
584,973
70
589,187
403,497
!;
July
June
2591,414 ! 607,700 I 621,411
70 !
71
67
2596,623 i 606, 847 615,877
2408,345 413, Oil 415,681
Novem- October
aryU" January December
ber
May
April
March
638,510
72
639, 712
416, 077
643, 056
74
643, 146
414, 054
629, 233
73
628, 343
410, 558
583, 748
71
585, 946
408, 407
622,055
66
621,365
406,587
i 551, 080
|
65
i 545, 049
i 425, 234
573, 174
69
573, 538
419, 278
668, 710
74
669, 809
419,711
60
58
60
70
57
57
80
65
76
305,274 i 283, 933
77, 921
75, 507
383, 195 359, 440
66
347, 876
80, 360
42S. 23fi(
7J
425. 900
02, 488
518,388
87
47, 878
78, 707
Paper Products
Abrasive paper and cloth:
Shipments —
Domestic
reams _ 53 348
Foro' (r n
reams _
6, 942
Paper-board shipping boxes:
Operating time—
Corrugated—
p.ct.of normal-81
Solid
fiber..
p.ct.of normal-66
Total - ,_- ~.p. ct. of normal-77
Production—
Corrugated
—thous. cf sq. ft.. 438, 296
Solid
fiber
thous. of sq. ft_. 101, 997
Total
thous. of sq. ft.. 540, 293
Rope paper sacks, shipments-.rel. to 1921-22..
69
53, 373
6,552
54, 721
7,131
51, 948
7,832
54. 431
8,705
62, 268
8, 236
65, 452
9, 525
64, 910
9, 528
56, 004
8,261
53,752 1
9,290 j
82
71
79
80
68
77
78
68
76
81
71
79
84
65
79
81
67
78
79
62
75
78
61
74
63
54 !
61
448,910
103,740
552, 650
75
449, 285
106, 800
556, 085
67
402, 031
95, 582
497, 613
65
416, 282
99, 754
516, 036
44
417,407
100, 301
517, 708
55
401, 874
102, 609
504, 483
60
391, 043
93, 875
484, 938
65
382, 305
91, 966
474, 271
77
57, 819
47, 35.1.
45, 455
50, 357
48, 322
55, 266
48, 877
52, 887
48, 751
] , 070
157
735
147
83
770
J94
76
56S
150
77
5S6
117
84
708
178
96
640
220
97
746
107
98
678
136
96
625 :
150 i
95
95
91
92
10, 663
10, 664
10, 275
11,241
10, 511
10, 501
10, 321
9,997
10. 514
10, 382
11,587
10, 585
10, 284
11, 079
11, 204
10, 669
10, 054
10, 652
10, 735
10,454 i
9, 455
10, 893
11,053
10, 723
12.217
13. 42S
79
90
112
126
123
107
98
94
73
77
88
82.8
96.4
88.0
2 94. 5
98.5
102.4
97.4
112.8
121.0
121.0
122. 3
120. 6
109.0
118.1
109.6
118. 4
112.9
113.0
84.3
110.6
86.1
115.5
99.0
117. 9
PRINTING
Blank forms, new orders.
_thous. of sets..
Book production:
New books
no. of titles..
New editions
no of titles
Printing activitv
_
rel. to 1923..
Sales books:
New orders
_ thous. of books..
Shipments
-thous. of books..
50,587
69, 004
RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
Production index (Fed. Res.
Bd.), auto tires and tubes ... rel. to 1923-25. _
Production index (elect, energy
consumed)
rel. to 1923-25
Stocks end of month
rel. to J 923-25
88
99.0
107.4 I
Crude Rubber
Consumption, quarterly:
Total
long tons
For tires
.long tons
Imports (including latex) __
long tons
41,398
Prices, wholesale, smoked sheets,
New York
dolls, per Ib _.
.050
Stocks, domestic, end of quarter:
Afloat
long tonsDealers
long tons
Manufacturers
long tons
Total, dealers and manufacturers
long tons
World shipments, plantation
long tons.
World stocks, end of month:
Afloat
- long tons..
Europe
_ .. long tons—
Producing countries
long tons..
United States
long tons- ~275~756~
World total
long tons
Reclaimed rubber:
Production
long tons ! 8,818
Stocks
.
_
long tons.. 14, 273
Scrap rubber:
Consumption by reclaimers
long tons.. 6, 338
Stocks at reclaimers, end of
quarter
long tons
3
76 941
3 83, 894
s 61, 283
38, 933 "§9," 033* "44,~052~ 46, 939 ~~35,"844~
.050
.054
.063
3
.063
.064
44, 908
.064
65, 392
66, 600
8183,324
62, 090
68, 628
84, 156
140, 192
42, 775
~258~35_f 244, 627
511,750
90, 768
139, 261
43, 364
235, 746
509, 139
86, 867
140,265
43, 760
225, 346
496, 238
93, 379
143,747
41, 176
219, 405
497, 707
8,955
13,781
9,402
13, 732
10, 596
14,176
13,082
14, 804
12, 535
14,431
12,338
14, 685
6, 967
7,778
8,929
10, 175
10.. 220
9,161
s 214,821
66, 529
84, 644
139, 023
63, 395
» 187,753
71. 218
78, 159 ' 88, 959
142, 520 137, 452
42, 806
45, 782
224,211 215,523
487,696 487,716
.076
.082
: 12,032
14, 700
9,769
.089
.089
45, 375
. 084
3 44, 286
3 58, 804
3
129, 575
3
65, 714
188,379
65, 661
63, 066
71,934
86, 469
82, 687
130, 247 127, 553
43, 958
43, 154
210,611 1 207,085
471,285 460,479
81, 479
121, 131
36, 118
201, 000
439, 728
80, 236
119.010
37, 5fi4
190,617
427. 427
84, 435
118, 873
36, 046
186, 069
425, 423
9,469
17, 520
10, 117
17,525
10, 620
15,862
6, 759
7, 053
8, 579
65, 719
10,110
15,102
8,424 |
9,728
16,373
8,582
3
3 57, 198
3 59, 103
3 60, 406
.077 :
849,471 i
3 49,613
3 138,140
3 52, 658
843,711
3
139.613
46, 770
s 43, 525
3
171,296
366,258
3 52, 284
37, 370 ~~29~ 733"
382 480
368,593 !
40,788 ! 34,374 ~~36~598~
59, 464
Tires and Tubes
Pneumatic casings:
Production
thousands.
Shipments —
j
Domestic
thousands
Exports
_ _ _ thousands, i
Stocks, end of month .
thousands—
Solid and cushion tires:
!
Production
thousands. _
Shipments —
Domestic
thousandsExports
_ . _ _ _ thousands. _
Stocks, end of month
thousands. .
Inner tubes:
Production
_ _
thousands _
Shipments—
Domestic
thousands
Exports
thousands..
Stocks, end of month
thousands..
Raw material consumed:
Fabrics
thous. of Ibs
Crude rubber
-.thous. of lbs_.
2,538
3,125
3,941
4, 538
4,543
3,955
3,730
3,188
2,940
2,251
2,123
2,866
3,034
111
6, 527
3,845
123
7,117
4,244
125
7,936
4,320
137
8,358
4,197
135
8,250
3,804
142
8,025
3, 143
155
8,012
2,580
142
7,629
2, 855
140
7,166
2,550
139
7, 203
2,119
148
7,676
2,613
186
7,842
10
12
13
12
11
12
11
11
13
13
13
18
12
1
46
15
1
51
15
1
55
14
1
57
14
1
61
14
64
15
1
69
12
1
73
12 i
1 i
75
12
1
76
13
1
76
19
1
78
1
2,759
3,548
3,964
4,286
4,330
3,693
3, 560
3,133
2,898
2,448
2, 144
3,161
3,247
73
6,476
4,158
82
7,019
4,569
96
7,672
4,228
89
8,403
4,135
89
8,439
3,610
99
8,330
2,<922
109
8, 380
2,619
101
7,937
3,147
102
7,552
2,634
96
7,999
2,147
84
8,250
2,659
116
8,414
9, 585
29; 854
11,745
36, 232
15, 140
46, 697
17, 085
51, 280
18, 010
53, 418
15, 244 ! 14, 041
45, 016
41,851
12,002
36, 651
12, 738
36, 319
8, 358
25,537
8,418
26, 253
11,780
36, 097
23, 966
22. 728
21, 580
27, 080
17, 932
14, 431
21, 161
15,419
19,380
18,094
16,846
19,380
16, 803 ! 19,220
16,361
18,276
21,884
13,059
12, 881
20, 791
15, 493
22, 623
25, 082
41, 291
Miscellaneous Rubber Products
Calendered rubber clothing:
Net orders
no. coats and sundries-- 20, 925
Production
no. coats and sundries.. 19, 773
2
Revised*
* Quarter ended in month indicated.
December. 1931
41
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
MON'THLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1930
October beptem- August
rnent to the Survey
July
:
June
j
May
U
April
{^rn
March j ^^ " January
" ^ J3^111"! October
EUBBESl—Continued
Miscellaneous Rubber Products—Con.
Mechanical rubber goods, shipments:
Belting
_ thous. of dolls, _
Hose
.
thous, of dolls..
A 11 other
..
thoas, of dolls
Total
thOUS Of dolls
Rubber bands, shipments
thous. of Ibs
550
Rubber flooring, shipments.- .thous. of sq. ft—
Rubber and canvas footwear:
'TennisProduction
thous. of pairs
Shipments, domestic.-thous. of pairs, .
Exports
thoas. of pairs__
Stocks
thoas. of pairs. _
Waterproof, total —
Production
thous. of pairs..
Shipments, domestic.-thous. of pairs..
Exports
.
..thous. of pairs..
Stocks
thous. of pairs. _
Grand totalProduction
thous. of pairs
Shipments, domestic—thous. of pairs..
Exports
thous. of pairs..
Stocks
_-._
thous. of pairs..
Rubber heels:
Production
_._ thous. of pairs.. _„ ,
Shipments—
E\po r ts
t"hous of pairs
Repair trade
thous. of pairs..
Shoe manufacturers _ thous. of pairs
Stocks, end of month
thous. of pairs..
Rubber-proofed fabrics, production:
Auto fabrics
thous. of yds. _
liaiue-oat fabrics
thous. of yds.. ""2~47(T
All other
.thous. of yds..
1, 191
Total
thous. of yds, _
Rubber soles:
788
1,041
1,186
3,015
201
595
802
1,161
1,393
3. 356
'195
595
914
1,436
1,356
3,700
246
577
1,012
1, 263
72
5, 473
1,0"!
1, 223
29
5, 704
' 12-)
5,9)7
2, 922
4,185
186
15, 141
2, 361
2,8 2
151
16, 366
1,570
1,922
1,2,1
1,510 M,2wQ
o2o
117 !
108 !
50
16/»~8 2x7,0-4
lb,S57
3,934
5. 448
258
20, 615
3, ob2
4,065
hO
22 070
2 4f7
3, O^u
242
2o r ( ,
3.921
o ^
208
« ^">t~ j
'*, *0>
V >
171
2\8«1
15, 827
10 _},-$
- ,3<1
17,0^3
501
6, 994
9,724
23, 952
5'1
o ooo
T 653
60
4,9*6
10,5.
27,808
528
2,983
1,176
4,692
2
b
%
3 7S7
2, 880
ShipmentsExports
tho'is of o-iirs
Kopair trade
thous. of pairs
Shoe manufacturers.. -thous. of pairs..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of pairs..
90
290
22,604
2, 264
i7
f
, 7( J
2,3)5
;
!
\
798
1,650
1,431
3,879
209
576
!
i
790
! 1,857
i 1,584
I 4,231
i
215
569
*' UU
b,7C6
' 121
7,;2^
832
2,1291
1,656
4,617
259 :
569 |
889
722
1,892 | 1,611
1,631 1,378
4,412 3,711
231 '
222
496
366
759 ;!
1,4401
1,400 i
3,599|
211 !
365 ! ,
075 ,
1,237
1,326
3,338
165 i
597 i
770 :
954
1, 276 i 1,554
1,345
1,678
3,400!
4,186
165 !
197
432
682
2,50]
2,60
2, 100
1,S7>
> 9/!
r
J
" iC,*tb
1,102
87±
1,070
944
72 i
53 i
l",733
lo,8C3
2,^0°
i
f <
i
0 o
I,0i5
92 ;
i6,GcO
!
,
1 CU
JL fvJ*
10,71°
l,/7~
1,54'
74 VIf, 170
L,21i
3, ^8
63 '
17,172
2 736
,,212
135
ib,4 9
2 (0
', ' '
/
.0 < '
• . 9
3,(>b,
3
184
4 O8'iC
4 75
*J7
, »7;
i,5>l
2^2
' "si
s(,i
V
,5,tM
, ii »
222
3,483
00
2
3, 50
3, < »i
**
15,474
i5,4i»S
n,0fl
13,15'.
12 9~3
13,101
1 ,Gbo
612
3,975
V^
2H, i«!l
""<.
",C-»b
10,li2
27.764
577
l,b<-o
10, '"1
26,708
tK8
4 b"4
b,307
29,335
718
3, °9'J
S,47i
^0,302
huS
^, -*uO
6,Ub
2J, 7 1
hV
4, t7a
,,78
it, 1 0
Gf
*• ^ 1
(
*
5i
)(
o31
1.M3
nf3
3,357
701
982
],i
1,066
1. 50
1,002
3,212 3,050
710
1,0-iO
1,271
6,6bl
738
8o3
1,HS
L, 7t'»
f41
567
97°
2,lbi
r
77
7ib
891
2,206
17.
M7
r(
j,9U f
cr3^
i, '2(
hot
2 1 2~
<>
Ot
S4
.'
2,b! *
3,17,
2,8^
2,'Jfc
2,202
2,721
2 Si
o,t 1
1,-iJi
(
67 !
1,
2, " c
2,47"
59
225
A, b1*1
2, lol
62
3oO
2, 'r 1
2,6 >5
69 !
2 i
-.17
2,76,
14
40b
2,1
2,b7o
V
2 »0
2,254
3,107
,
*i
2,0 ( /
o,0 2
'6
24
2,oO>
"
fc ,^
tj
2s ;
i.Oii
2,3"
( ^
2 J
2
i
4,0 s
11,177
27,000
0
i<
'
u
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS
New orders
rel to
Production index (elect, energy
consumed)..
rei. to
Stocks, end of month
rel. to
Unfilled orders, end of month __rel. to
1923-25..
44.0
* 50,0
46.7
49.0 !
60.0
52.3
1923-25..
1923-25—
1923-25..
113.4
141. 9
24.5
113. 9
2 150. 9
2 25.0
105.9
143.9
25. 5
104.8 i
154.5 :
25.0 j
118.7
164.2
28.5
132.0
174.9
27.3
48.7
55.3
43.0;
53.3;:
48.7
53.3
00.3
116.5
175.5
23.7
105.1
179.4
25.5
102.6'
173.4 i
24.21
75.3^:
165. O l ^
28.0JJ
100.6
166.0'
33.8
W>. 2 !
2G:>. 9 1
41.3
ICO. 3
149. 6
40.0
Brick
Face brick (average per firm) :
Production
thousands
Shipments
. . thousands .
Stocks end of month
thousands
Unfilled orders, end of month.thousands..
Sand-lime brick;
Production
.thousands..
Shipments by rail
-.
thousands
Shipments by truck.
thousands ..
Stocks, end of month
thousands..
Unfilled orders, end of month.thousands—
Glass Containers
Net orders
thous. of gross
Shipments
thous of jrross
Stocks, end of month
....thous. of gross..
Production:
Total
_. -thous. of gross..
Per cent of capacity
... _ ..
Unfilled orders, end of month, thous. of gross _ .
II! ii mi noting Glassware
New orders
p. ct. of capacity. _
Production:
Total
.no. of turns
Per cent of capacity
—_
Shipments
p. ct. of capacity..
Stocks, end of month— no. of weeks' supply..
Unfilled orders, end of
month
.no. of weeks' supoly
Plate Glass
Plate glass, polished, production
thous. of sq. ft.-
422
479
3, 516
534
434
454
3,577
587
425
477
3, 602
639
6, 521
977
4, 657
12, 347
11,437
6, 943
872
4, 922
10, 866
11,532
5, 989
805
5, 506
10, 698
10, 838
1, 779
1. 941
5, 709
1, 820
2,310
5, 536
2,128
64. 2
C, 713
1,948
62 0
6, 860
540
521
3,660 !
669 ,
540
574
3,652
733
549
569
3,684
781
5,518
529
5,424
10,199
10,710
6,664
494
5,758
8,975
9,960
5,084
1, 595
4,375
10,724
6,513
1, 859
2,213
5, 930
2,102
2,180
5, 887
2,465
2,491
6, 086
2,119
2,545
6, 003
1,952
2,291
6, 078
2, 239
68.6
7, 591
2, 268
69.5
8,268
2, 565
75.9
8,625
2, 481
73.4
9,127
2,404
71.4
9,785
!
3
Revised
395
522
3,734
685
3,999
4,869
1,698 i 1,466
3,330
3,743
11,119
12,566
5,232
7,070
2, 250 !
2,479
5, 974 j
338 i
369 !
3,836 i
708
!
310
303
3,856
778
|!
!j
ji
H
•
494 ;:
3G5
3,823 ;
778 i
543
536
3,677
821
i
748
767
3,662
901
4,140
3,718';! 6 , 0 5 3 : 7, 126 j
1,493 i
910 I '
1,846 ; 3,044 |
3,306
3,367 ; ! 4, 277 i 4,659
12,5451 1 1 , 5 9 4 ' ! 12,070; 12,730
6, 720 | 5 , 2 4 5 J 9,125: 8,183
7,925
3,437
6, W.»
12.iflO
7,^7
2,342
2, 634 0
1,972 2, 041 i
6, 307 j 6, 696 I
1,8941,486;
7, 022 j
2, 221 i
1,678:
6, 814 j
- L: 347
*2,'24'J
- 6, 302
2, 166 I 1.7771 1,776:
64.41
57.2J
52.8 i
10,340
10,913; 10,761!
1,698!
50. 5 i
9,628
1,913
59.1
9,484
2
2,4(j^
2
7J.:-l
5 s, 900
26.6
26.3
24.8
24. 3
29. 3
27, 3
28.6
32.4
27.0;
30.7
26. 5 i
30.5
\'A. o
2, 276
30. 4
30. 1
.4
1,679
22.4
26.0
.9
1,607
21.4
21.6
.9
1,492 !
19.9
24.0
3.9
2,161
28.8
28.2
4.1
2,037
27.2
26.8
4.1
2,086
27. 8
28.8
4.1
2,108
28. 1
28.7
4,1
1,818
24. 2
25.9
4.2
2,183;
29. 1 i
28.7i
1.1;
1,912!
30. 9 1
27.6:
5.1 !
2,059
33. 2
30.6;
4.9
2 , ] 85
So. 3
34. 4
4.7
.8
.2
.9
.8
.8
.8
.2 !
.7;
.7|
.s
4, 532
4,611
9,466
10,174
10,593 I
7,103 !
8,583
5,796
6,213
4,824
5,577
5,237
4,665
24,641 | 27,850 1 28,394
6, 898
4,093
28,248
6, 163 i 5, 570
4,178 ! 3,699
30,259 30,004
4, 559 ;
4,597 :
29,347
4, 586 ; 4, 451 i
3,259 i 5,634
29, 598 | 30,370
i: . 657
M55
31,133
11,387
99.16
32,541
98.84
31,497
30,526
97.86 ! 96.49
29,863
99.26 ,
30,400
98.52
31.309
07.40
119,922
128,574
593,268
200,855
93,108
117,105
597,476
209,507
64,260 ! 150,451
133, 802 | 184, 563
583,099 552,403
233,504 303,046
.8
6, 088
7,216
7,554
.7
8,882 !
7,321
4,641
;
Plumbing Fixtures
Porcelain:
Net new orders
number of pieces..
Shipments _ .
. number of pieces
Stocks, end of month. ..number of piecesUnfilled orders, end of
month
number of pieces. .
Wholesale price, 6 pieces
dollarsVitreous china plumbing fixtures:
New orders..
piecesShipments
_. _ ._ _.
pieces
Stocks, end of month
pieces..
Unfilled orders, end of month
pieces..
533
579 |
3,698 j
784
i
3,142
3, 683
21,G57
4,740
4, 533
23, 45C
4,571
5,761
25, 236
5, 887
96. 12
7,104
96. 32
7,697
97.77
10,476
98.91
116, 794 122,977
127, 954 139, 005
529, 531 * 533, 305
161,435 172, 595
121,321
135,292
554,939
188,623
182, £38
155, 404
506, 901
188, 969
10,804
98.96
!
|
!
i
136,285
134,549
574,304
202,591
I
I
i
!
1
250,183 131,807
172,334 i! 108,065
694,886 i j 623, 125
337, 158 i ! 259, 309
i
29,869 !
96.68 !
113,710 ! 141,030
121,259
158, 839
582,675
593,492
235, 567 i 243. 1 16
42
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual SuppleSeptem- August
ment to the Survey
October
ber
19 31
"
July
June
1930
May
April
March
Decem- NovemOctober
ber
ber
*'*"- January
|
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS— Continued
Portland Cement
Per cent of capacity
Prices, wholesale, composite- --dolls, per bbl..
Production
_
.thous. of bbls_.
Shipments
___thous. of bbls-.
Stocks, end of month
thous. of bbls..
Stocks, clinker, end of month—thong, of bbls..
o,". 3
1.331
12,092
13,671
2 222, 736
HO. 2
1.331
13, 549
15.172
24, 313
8, 468
62. 0
1.331
13. 89f?
15, 545
25. 934
10, 209
65. 4
1.364
14, 118
16.077
27, 602
11,837
62. 8
1. 399
14, 010
14, 200
29. 554
13, 087
52. 1
1.422
11,245
11,184
29, 715
13, 854
36. 9
1.477
8,245
7,192
29, 676
13,318
1. 543
5. 920
5,074
28, 612
11,94.0
- 4. 2'.K)
3, 955
3nl
5, 117
480
7, 547
719
4. l i O
2, 598
291
3, 1.38
315
3, 226
335
3, 690
* 4, 1 45
4, 346
4, 120
4., 090
3, 861
3, 535
3. 587
15,261
3, 542
15, 158
4, 308
14, 556
4, 316
14,513
3.998
14,715
3, 744
14, 623
2,923
14, 506
101.2
Ml. 5
99. 0
62.9
89. 5
64. 2
86.7
65. 4
90.9
65.4
96.6
66. 3
96.8
67. 6
101.0
69.2
91.4
70.4
93
2 100
100
102
97
98
98
97
93
86
87
93
91
98. 2
98. 7
95.0
98.2
100. 5
103. 7
100.0
97 3
99.3
86.4
89.8
87.0
85.4
1.318
10, 762
12, 3HO
21, 138
»»; ens
r>,eis
29. 5 i
38.2
1. 586
1. 591
6, 595
8,480
4, 692
5, 688
27, 759
25, 883
10, 384
8,809
51.7
1,599
11.098
8,784
23, 056
7, 758
65.4
1.611
14, 410
15, 599
20, 697
3. 23 i
324
3, 799
350
3,373
329
5,930
2, 656
2, 806
3, 342
3; 134
4, 135
3,656
13, 895
2. 541
14, 895
2,937
14, 570
3, 79.1
14, 166
4, 572
14, 823
86.7
71.0
61.4
72.4
73.9
73.3
90.9
73.8
2114
Terra Go it a
Terra cotta, new orders:
Quantity
Value ..__
net tons..
thous. of do! L? - .
1,907
' 194
Tile
Floor and wall tile:
Production
thous of sq ft
Shipments —
Quantity
....thous. of sq. f t _ .
Stocks, end of month... ..thous. of sq. ft...
TEXTILES
Xew orders
......._
rel. to 1923-25..
Prices, wholesale
rel to 1920
Production index (Fed. lies.
Bd.)
rel to 1923-25
Production index (elect, energy
consumed).
rel. to 1923-25...
Stocks, manufactured goods,
end of month
rel to 1923-25
Stocks, raw materials, end of
month
rel. to 1923-25. .
Unfilled orders, end of month. _rel. to 1923-25..
Imports:
Burlaps
Fibers
2
86. 5
90. 3
88.9
90.8
90.7
93.4
94.1
169. 8
133. 2
2
42. 2
133. 5
2 41.9
148.9
M4.7
161.2
- 46. 5
176. 8
2
46. 4
196.3
2
46. 5
37, 504
17, 118
45, 618
18, 277
35,604
21, 993
42, 942
18, 622
37, 732
14, 102
30, 481
21, 719
5, 058
5, 115
4, 743
4,716
4, 941
4,521
4,278
4,540
4, 188
4,279
3,777
4, 069
4, 654
4,561
4,572
5, 029
4,772
4, 719
9, 108
9,730
9, 869
10, 177
9, 990
2, 637
2,814
3,139
3, 51 1
3, 200
i 4Q9
984
1 097
] 195
i ; 67
1 017
1 00«
1. 077
1 'Ji5
1.050
1, 169
' 088
1 926
1 56 '^
1 50-!
] 48s
1, 201
1,631
1 S'i9
j.CV-O
639
2, 363
1, 662
573
2,436
1,926
484
2, 187
1, 849
299
2, 336
1,702
80. 8
250. 2
34.9
92.4
100.0
109.2
97.3
96.8
212.2
44.8
229.9
38.9
241. 8
34.3
237.6
37.3
214. 7
36.2
34, 945
19, 574
42, 176
21, 326
35, 062
19, 162
44, 591
20, 429
36, 656
14,681
37, 940
17, 958
4,808
4. 925
4', 627
4, 919
4, 982
4,486
4, 534
4, 360
4,199
4, 297
3, 898
4,134
9, 864
9, 9! 4
10, 120
10, 579
10, 704
3,225
3, 042
3, 260
3,420
3, 355
191
2, 017
1, 878
303
1,845
2,370
251
1,708
2,028
160
1, 580
1, 714
159
1,232
1, 222
444
1, 183
1,100
555
2,103
1, 654
234
223
222
218
161
137
207
191
279
249
41
36
42
36
51
2
Burlaps and Fibers
.
. thous. of Ibs.
lor? tons
Clothing
Hosiery:
Now orders
thous. of doz. pairs..
Net shipments
thous. of doz. pairs. .
Production
thous. of doz. pairs.. .
Stocks, end of month
.__
thous. of doz. pairs. .
Unfilled orders, end of
month
thous. of doz. pairs..
Knit underwear:
Net shipments tbous of doz ^arments
New orders
thous. of doz. garments..
Production
thous of doz garments
Stocks, end of
month
thou^ of doz garment85
Unfilled orders, end
of month
tbous of doz ^arinerits
Men's and boys' garments cut:
Overcoats
thous. of garments
Separate trousers
..thous. of garments..
Suits
thous. of garmentsOveralls:
Hut
thous of doz. garments
Net shipments thous. of doz. garments. .
Unfilled orders,
pnd of month thous of do? garments
__
..
-
132
l] 749
Cotton
462, 025
Consumption bv textile mills
bales
Consumption by textile mills._rel. to 1923-25..
90.0
Exports, unmanufactured :
Exclusive of linters
thous. of bales ..
1, 014
Total
thous. of dolls,. 39, 838
Q innings
thous of bales
12 130
Imports unmanufactured
bales
2, 630
Machinery, activity of spindles:
Activity spindles
thousands. . 25. 188
203
Activity per spindle
hours
6, 595
Total activity
.mill, of hours .
Per cent of canaeitv
per cent..
85. 1
Prices:
To producer
dolls per Ib
.053
In New York, middling
dolls, p e r l b _ _
.064
Production crop estimate
thous of bales 4 ig ()Q3
4, 082
Receipts into sight
thous. of bales..
Stocks, domestic, end of month:
"Mills
thous of bales
1, 116
Warehouses
thous of bales
9, 450
Total, mills and warehouses
. ._
.thous. of bales. . 10, 566
Total, mills and warehouses
rel to 1923-25
281. 0
Stocks, world visible, end of month:
Americas
thous. of bales _.
7, 299
Total
thous. of bales..
9, 184
463, 704
90.4
425, 819
83.0
450, 884
87.9
453. 901
88.4
465. 363
90.7
508, G91
99.1
490, 509
95.6
433, 376
84.4
405. 117
87.7
405, 518
79.0
415, 315
80.9
443. 284
86.4
558
23, 457
5-408
5, 426
211
9 898
565
7, 236
259
13,525
7
9,305
255
13,517
336
18, V'28
392
22. 948
433
25, 402
14,134
15, 189
17, 258
605
35, 961
13. 756
10, 266
11, 165
533
31, 198
13, 593
11,299
766
47, 230
13, 258
4,461
908
59. 307
12, 837
3, 410
1,004
64! 831
2 10', 864
1, 747
25, 237
201
6.540
88.1
25, 623
190
6,193
81.8
25, 826
200
6,528
86.0
25. 898
202
6,630
86.8
26, 379
204
6, 733
89.6
26, 669
216
7,125
94.1
26, 504
211
7,000
91.0
25, 798
184
6. 122
87.3
25, 628
191
6,365
80.7
25, 550
176
5.924
75.9
25, 797
173
5, 825
79.7
25, 721
1^.4
6, 243
77.0
.059
. 065
. 063
.072
.085
.093
.077
.090
.093
.102
.096
2.109
.091
.110
.086
.102
.096
.110
. 092
.107
1,623
333
277
103 j
341
358
447
513
729
.087
.101
14, 243
1,627
2,749
3, 670
776
6,297
840
4,426
996
4,524
1,131 <
4, 971
1.258
5, 490
1, 371
6, 033
1,478
0, 658
1,550
7, 314
1, 618
7. 939
1, 656
8,376
1. 564
8, 398
1,355
7, 474
7, 072
5, 266
5, 520
G, 102 ;
6, 748
7,404
8,136
8, 864
9., 557
10, 031
9,962
8, 829
188.1
140.1
140. 8
162.3 :
179.5
196.9
216.4
235. 8
254. 2
266.8
264. 9
234. 8
5,275
7,113
4,498
6,435
4, 775
6,899
5,236 i
7,572 |
5-861
8,346
6. 302
8, 883
6,826
9, 332
7, 381
9, 958
7.576
9, 897
7, 841
9,897
7,676
9,437
6,617
8, 413
70, 138
76, 245
65, 983
71.615
56,153
74, 662
57,412 | 67,704
77,335
74,436
86, 612
72,973
76,847
87,318
70, 301
68, 380
65, 145 64, 546 65, 704
68,420
Final estimate for 1930.
62. 005
68,817
69, 764
05, 876
.088
. 093
5
Cotton Finishing
Printed only (mills and outside):
Production
thous. of yds..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of yds_.
2
Revised.
I
03, 014
78, 027
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December. 1931
43
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual SuppleOctober Septemment to the Survey
ber
1931
July
June ;'
May
44, 982
44,372
48
24, 483
45.831
51,577
41,119 :
52,537 i
45,937 !
60,590 j 61,803
50,394 ! 57,872
45
27,221 I
51 I
30,109 ;
18,095
16, 404
1.5
10,433
17,141 !
1.7
1.5
1.9 i
I, 692
30, 309
4, 326
35, 272
3,937 '
34,370 I
August
1930
i
|
April
• March
Febru-
ary
I January
i Decern- Novem-
|
ber
ber
October
TEXTILBS-Continuea
Cotton Finishing— Continued
White, dyed, and printed (outside mills):
Billings, finished goods
thous. of yds..
New orders, gray yardage.. thous. of yds..
Per cent of capacity
per cent-.
Shipments, finished goods
"... cases. .
Stocks, finished goods, end of
month . . _
_ cases Unfllled orders, ond of month
days.,,
Abrasive cloth. (See paper pro; i '.ids. j
:
48, 237
44, 515
48
26,811
1 49, 252
i 45,782
'
49
! 27,207
18 321 !
1.5 i
17, 467
1. 6
Cotton Goods
Cotton doth:
i m ports _ _
thous . of s q , yds . . 1, 958 I 2, 185
Exports
thous. of sq. yds.. 29, 897 25, 599
Cotton textiles:*
New orders
.
thous. of yds 333, 679 ; 287,708
Production
thous of vds 227 110 1 272, 118
Shipments
thous. of yds.. 210,207 i 278,049
Stocks, end of month
thous. of yds.. 255^ 833 244, 924
Unfilled orders, end of
month
„
thous. of yds... 314. f)39 : 227,107
1,031
Elastic webbing, shipments. -.thous. of dolls..
' 9fJ9 j
Fabric for tire manufacture,
•'
9, 585
consumption-.thous. of Jbs._
Prices:
.041
. n:&
Print cloth 64 x 60
dolls, per vd_.
.050
Sheeting, brown
.dolls, per yd-.
. 010 i
!
95
Cotton goods (Fairchild) rcl. to 1911-13.
167, 555
209, 050
227, 644
250, 855
45, 233
47
24,916
158, 353
192, 545
211,331
269,449
969
277, 597
1,015
11,745
15, 140
217,508
.043
.052
100
.049
. 056
111
3,920
30,961
1
52 !
58
31,176 ! 35,334
50, 166
43,042 ; 47,566
49, 679 I 4M70 : 39, 749
56 !
47 ;
40
30, £93 ! 29,031 i 23,888
40, 248
3S, 541
44
23. 743
53, 003
47, 133
4S
29, 260
16,077 •
17.071 !
23,593
21,803
2.6
2.5
22 392
2. 1
1. 763
29, 273
1/171.
3l,v)i
183, 057
206, 633
200, 66.1
356, 861
2 a/, 3\>
7), -vj
921
333, 251
1,000
350, M 5
1,3ft
12, 738 ;
8, 358
8,418
1 1 , 7 >U
. 052 :
.062
120
.053
.065
122
2. 7
17,641
2. 7
2,810
2,530
30,776 j 33,392
!
2.6
20.134 i
2.6
2, 148
2, 641 !
1,658
25,188 1
31,488 :
29,388
137,749 295,334
225,955 ! 271,638
217,582 i 317,185
282,154 i 273,781
326, 691 239,106
212, 168 i 202,149
248, 354 ! 210.597
319, 328 ! 355,514
330.575 i 248,544 1 294,118 ' 373,951
395, S02 ! 317,465
1, 180
555,902 160,029
2HO, 163 | 225,392
273,871 ! 205,603
288,235 | 301,943
1,018
1,124 1
17,085
.018 !
.054
112
1,199
1,363
18,010
15,244 :
14,041
.050
.058
115
.053 !
.059
119
.055
.059
121
1
182,856
234, 052
226, 951
363, 962
288,956
; i,o4i
12,002 <
.053
.065
119
. 057
. 066
124
*5, - 0'
.(».""!
O',t>
124
Cotton Yarn
Carded sales yarn:
Production
thous. oflbs.Stocks, end of month _ _
thous. of Ibs..
Unfllled orders, end of month
thous. of Ibs-.
Prices:
22/1 cones, Boston
dolls, perlb..
40/ls southern spinning
dolls, per lb._
Floor Covering
Felt base:
New orde r s
thous
Production
thous
Shipments
thou^
Linoleum:
New orders.thous
Production
thous
Shipments
thous
14,703 i
9, 461 i
32, 943
;
. 1*9 !
.315 i
of S'i vds
of so yds
of ^cj Yds
!
of sq. vds
of so vds
of s;| vc's
i
10, 858
9, 382
10, 295
10, 023
11,800
10,067 i
11,195
13,377 i
11,212 i
11,081 ;
12,240 !
11,536
12,537
10, 968 ,
13, 420 !
12,665
9, 582
11,787
10, 181
13, 795
13,531
12, 548
15,494
12.54S
29,819
31, 351
32,951
34,017
34,914 !
38,825 \
38,920
38, 926
37, S54
.215
.352
.223 j
.353 i
.254
.405
!Ti3
.201
.320
f , 432
6, 4c;.°
7 944
.212
. 336
. 225
1 352
40,979
42, 407 !
39, 963
.231
.369
.240
.382
.239 ;
. 390
.248
.390
9, 215 ;
6, 400 i
8. 575 :
7. 90]
6, 757
8, 239
0, S50 '
ft. 387 !
7 925 .
5. 07!"')
7. 295
6, 621
5, 261
5, 749
2. 048 \
i 364 :
2, 278
1 285
1 697
. 247
. 390
235
5, 62(j
b, 228
5. f.21
4, 810
9, 012
5, 577
13.662 !
10,389 i
1. hi 9
2,257 i
1,932
2,837
1 845
1, 912
2,002 i
1 901 '
2 112
2,459
] 817 i
2, 3fX>
1 945
2 375
1 303 i
2 (102
4,474
5,324
5, 615 i
6, 693
6,049 1
4, 496
3,048
1, 520
5 7S7
11,368 !
6,960 ;
13, 383 i 10, 169
!
:
7, 043
1,725
1 7'J2
1 627
1,()D5
1,492
1,471
1 S26
1. IW
i
6, 609
5,465
6, 033
2,333 1
2, 822
2,419
2,667
2,412
22,621
2,375
4,001 i
2,815 !
4,060 !
3,186 !
4,273 i
3,301 -
4,081
3,394
3,044 i
2,724 i
2, 565
2, 333
2, 353
2, 126
2,417
2,075
2, S77
2 711
2, 400
2, 751
2,615
2,656 !
2,810
2,962 ;
3,358
3.. 058 '
2, 735
2, 031
2, 424
2, 472
Fur
Sales by dealers.
thous. of dolls..
j
Pyroxylin-Coated Textiles
Pyroxylin spread
Shipments billed
Unfilled orders end of
month.-
thous. of Ibs..
thous. of linear yds
thous, of linear yds..
Rayon
Imports_
._ .
Price, 150 denier, "A" grade,
New York
2,184 !
1
2,180 :
thous. of Ibs
107 !
dolls, per lb..
. 75
239
299
276
202 i
.75
.75
.75
.75
56, 668 1 53,819
7 331
9,524 !
46, 454
7,167
44, 746
6,724
42,161
6,409
i
225
.75 |
Silk
Deliveries (consumption)
bales..
Imports, raw
thous. of Ibs. _
Prices:
Raw, Japanese 13-15, New
York
dolls, per lb..
Silk goods, composite
dolls, per yd...
Silk machinery activity:
Broad looms
p. ct. of normal..
Narrow looms___ „
p. ct. of normal-Spinning spindles
....p. ct. of normal-Stocks, end of month:
At warehouses
bales. _
At manufacturing plants
bales..
439
274 :
154
0
216
101
. 75 :
.75
.75 j
.75
.95
.95
.95
55,383
7,725
54, 242 i
7,318 ;
55, 910
7, 405 i
55,424
57, 333
7,000
61.937
9, 877
2. 807
1.02
2. 709
1. 02
2. 463
1.02
2,512
1.02
94.0
35. 8
65. 8
96.5
60.8
75.1
88.2
38.2
70.2
58, 430
24,242
49, 238
24, 929
51,278
22, 954
i
;
45,073 !
6,520 !
41,356 i
4,823 :
j
;
2.266 1
2. 266
. 99 ;
2. 561
.99
2.709 i
.99 !
76.3 i
42. 5 i
49. 5 !
90. 9 i
44. 6
51. 8 ;
93.8
44. 2
58. 6
96.5 •
51.7 >
58.9 ;
2. 315
.98
2. 512
.98
2.364
.98
j
2.463 i
.99
93.0 i
38.0 i
56. 4 !
90.5
48.3
53.4
79.4
38.2
48.7
76.4
35.3
44.6
75.6 i
43. 9 i
42. 8
49, 9° I I
23,176 i
36, 099
41, 878
21, 122
29, 921
16, 990
37,352 ! 32,688
20,044
42, 990
90.7
47, 548
100.4
51,140
107.9
53, 888
113.7
13, 463
2. 266
295
1.00
1
94.0 i
39.2
55.
2
8, 9-iO
47,407
20, 425 : 22, 231
45, 399 i 51, 814
23, 124 | 23, 588
45, 805 i 52, 199 i
96. 7 ! 110. 2 i
47,710
40,373
30,007
85.2
38, 420 :
81.1 i
33,856
100.7
71.5
63.3
31, 237
65. 9
40. 975
86. 5
16,888
21,258 !
15,348
11,687 ;
] 3,767 !
8, 994
18, 706 |
35,497
18, 206 ;
!
Wool
Consumption at textile mills,
grease equivalent
thous. of IDS..
Consumption at textile mills._.rel. to 1923-25..
Imports:
In condition, imported
-thous. of Ibs..
Machinery activity, hourly:
f ombs
p ct of hours active
Looms —
Carpet and rugs.p. ct. of hours activeNarrow
__.p. ct. of hours active..
Wide
p. ct of hours active
Set of cards
p ct of hours active
Spinning spindlesWoolen
p. ct. of hours active-Worsted
p. ct. of hours active..
2 Revised.
11,677
9, 679
12, 987
74 j
109
115
115
107 i
97
38
39
49
53 i
40
44
63
61
38
45
70
65
38
43
64
64
40 !
46 !
61 i
60
53
49 !
63
70
66
78
64
83
61 I
73 :
10,920
8, 546
82
76
75
67
67
65
74
46 :
45
58 !
60 i
44
42
54
57 '
44
34
59
g(j
39
30
59
60 :
29
28
49
47 i
29
26
46
43
38
37
47
50
38
41
47
54
!
60
66
55
57 ;
57
57
68
54 .
48
52 i
45
52
52
53
62
14,168 1
!
;
52
* Months of March, June, and September, 1931, and August, 1930, contain 5 weeks, other months 4 weeks.
44
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December. 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
19 31
October Septem; August
ber
July
June
1930
May
April
March !
F
U
S - January
! Decem- Novem- •' <:. ',-er
ber
ber
TEXTILES— Continued
Wool — Continued
Prices:
Raw, territory, fine, sc-ourod.dolls. per lb_.
Raw, Ohio and Penn. fleeces, H blood,
combing, grease
_ _ dolls, per Ib
Suiting, 13-oz
dolls, per lb.
Women's dress goods, French
serge, 54-in. at factory
dolls, per yd—
Worsted yarns
dolls per Ib
Receipts at Boston:
Domestic . _ _
thous. of lbs_
Foreigu
thous. of Ibs
Total
thous. of Tbs
TOBACCO
U timanufa ctur ed :
Production, crop estimate
mills of ibs
Exports, leaf
thous. of Ibs—
Stocks—
Chewing, smoking, snuiT, and export
types, quarterly
mills, of Ibs
Cigar types, quarterly.. thous. of lbs.._
Total, including imported
types, quarterly
_. mills, of lbs_.
Manufactured products:
Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals)—
Large cigars
thousands
Small cigarettes
millions
Manufactured tobacco
and snuff
thous. of lbs_.
Manufacturing
operations
rel. to 1923-25-.
Exports, cigarettes
thousands.. .
|
21
1.400
i
.925 1
.950 |
r., "67
r;!?s
.63
.62
1.400
.925
. 950
.62
.23
1. 4PO
1,494
.925
1.00
,925
1.00
.62
.20
1. 494
.63
,66
.65
.66
. 20
3.494
. 22
1.494
.22 |
1.543 |
.23
1,601 !
. 925
1.00
. 968
1.00
1.050 1
1.00 i
1. 050
1. 10
. 925
1. 00
.72
.72
.29
1. 601
. 30
3. fjOl
1. 050
1. 10
1.050 i
1.17
1.050
] . 0*3
1.20
6,741 i
3,363
7, 432
7, 574
4,000
11,574 ,
1576
1 . 664
6, 2 10
H;.-ivi4
6, 528
57; 964
7S. 262
,
16,505
i
i
2, 112
18, 707
34. 445
2,405
86, S50
76, 046
3, 335
79. 381
53, 779
2, 964
56, 743
26, 151
4, 190
30.341
10, 376
7, 390
17,775
13! 279
13,269 ! 10,795 i
''
23, 113
2G, 574
38,737
48,911
45,006
39,908
* 1 641
46,879 i 50,440 : 62,148
3
1 698
354, 184
i13 3 1, 492
277, 850
2 2 151
i * 1, 853
440,472
9,802
362,839 j 362,939 ! 349,635
8,836 | 9,368 '• 8,675
528, 128
7, 952
023. 801
10. 947
25, 815
25, 976
33, 026
128
338,808
119
251, 507
318,7:1
40.6
8,842
42. 0
8, 756
* S, SO"
1. 648 i
49, 170
8,215
4
3
1. 453
•^370, 142
! 31.41Q
p341, HQ5 L-
,
! 31.841 '
3
* 1,915
534, 371 '. 449,330 i 463,256
9, 695
8, 956 '.
9, 520
478, 901
10, 700
517, 514
11, 508
467.300 459,982
10, 448
9, 471
34,139 ! 33,278
31, 558
30, C61
31, 086
30, 780
30, 781
31,049
'
r.8
191,3S5 : 257,854
118
254,049
243, 233
133
244, 201
137
250,858
134
241,703
131
324, 808
45. 0
8, 689
31.3
8, 803
45.0
9, 252
44. 7
9, 224
45. 2
9, 40S
95
6
68
10
118
446
61
11
55
2
94 ;
2 l
59 1
3
59
4
399
467
1,527
256
134
2, 025
202
527
1, 999
272
43
901
395
48
1, 720
289 !
95 i
592 !
273 !
369
1, 329
475
22
270
101
110
M6
!
159 i
207
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTION
Buttons
Fresh-water pearl buttons42. 9
4-1 9
Production, ratio to capacity
per cent-8. <;~n
8,583
Stocks, end of month
thous. of grossImports:
Buttons62
Product of Philippines. thous. of gross. .'
5
All other
thous. of gross—
Shells—
451
Alotiier-of-pe'-irl
thons of 'bs
•Ho
83
All other
thous oPbs
47.'
2,014
Ta^ua nuts
t!iou>. of Ibs
20, (-25
FUELS
;
Coal
Anthracite:
jo-j
Exports
thous. of long tons
157 ;
PricesRetail, composite, chestnut
14.93
dolls per short ton
Wholesale, composite chestnut
13. 083
dolls nc-r long ton
13 083
4, 358
Production
thous. of short tons..
6, 551
Stocks, end of mouth, in yards
75
of dealers
no ot days' supply
Bituminous:
Consumption —
By coke plants —
179
Canada
thous. of short tons..
United Stateri
thous. of short tons—
3, 459
3, 616
By electric power
3,281
plants
thous of short tons
3, 426
5, 268
By railroads
thous. of short tons..
By vessels clearing
ports
thous of long tons 1
163
183
Exports
thous. cl long tons..
1, 163
1, 078
PricesMine average (spot)
1.62
dolls, per short ton.. :
Prepared sizes (composite)
dolls, per net ton..
3. 954
3. 954
Retail, composite-dolls, per short ton-8.17
8.22
Wholesale, composite
dolls, per short tori—' 3. 703
3. 705
Production1,005
Canada
thous. of short tons.United States.. -thous. of short tons..; 35, 700
31,919
Production index
rel to 1923-25
71
70
Stocks, end of month, held
by consumers
thous of short tons >
34, 500
Coke
52
Exports .
thous. of long tons
50
Price, furnace, Conncllsville
1
2.45
2.45
dolls, per short ton
Production:
j
126
Canada
thous of short tons
United States—
i
105
78
Beehive
thous, of short tons..
2,310
By-product
thous. of short tons..' 2, 389
148 !
120
14.73
14. 59
14. 31
14.19
14.39
I9 796
4,314
\'> 614
3. 954
12.413
4, 541
12.270
5, OC5
12. 2C2
5,700
60
2 3, 233
5,419
2
132 !
121 !
256,706 i 229,697
47.5
9,518 !
79
31, 697
44.6 i
35.5
9,807 | 10,154
82
9 i
65
9
896
15
858
!
:
:
402
458
331
354
586
1.204
178
:
IS2
253
14.85 ;
14.85
14.88
14.88 i
14. PC
!
12.732
12.732
4, 745 :
5, 39 i
6,157
12.751 I
6,080 ;
12.751
5, 207
31
43 :
12.608
21 !
12! 739
1 2. 762
^ 7. 443
47
213
229
230
i
235
230
246 i
249
3, 795
4,027
4, 629
4, 082
4,902 i
4,408
4,f,S6
4,737 ;
4,820
3, 168
o, 463
2, 954
5,314
2, 953
5, 821
2, 9G3
5, :-85
3,410
6,414
3, 283
3, 688
3,670
6, 642
3,944
6,598
3,837
6,622
l
5,810
201 i
803 |
204
1, 28:
230
1.317
186
3, 634
45
29, 562
247
1 35
1,217
186
1,087
209
994
195
926
168
671
136 ;
665 !
1.58
1.58
1.56
1. 60
1. 64
1.69 !
2 19
2
."';. 2] 5
7. 124
141
645
187
700
1. 77
i. 77
1.77 !
1.78
1. 81
4. 33*
S.t4
4. 342
3. 800
3. 393
3. 907
8.11
3. 856
8.09
3. SIR
8.00
3.838
8.04 ;
3.845
8.46
4.001 !
8.71
4. 223
8. 83
4. 268
8. 87
4.317
8.94 |
3. 704
3. 706
3.692
3. 723
3. 760
3.79!
3.814
3.829
3.898 |
760
30, 534
70
826
29, 790
74
888
29, 185
74
902 !
888
28,314 : 28,478
75 i
77
1,028 i
963
33,8/0 i 31, 408
76
73
1,164
38, 542
77
1,315
1,275
39,716 i 38, 122
80
85 I
i . 030
41, ir,0
\7
30, 900
30, 100
| 26,900
29,500
31,200
37, 200 1
:JA 800
54 !
...
87
50
45
86
43
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.48
2.50
2.50
2. 53
132
139
155
169
169
179
165
70
2, 443
76
2, 569
87
2,715
94
3, 126
109
3, 146
149
3,256
163
2, 898
Petroleum
Asphalt:
4
1
14
12
Imports
thous. of short tons
314
312
326 1
Production
thous. of short tons
349
332
340
Stocks, end of month. thous. of short tons-1
Quarter ended in month indicated.
» Revised.
10
315
393
1
.26
.27
1.601 i 1.601
.68
!
9
304
380 I
4
7
248
360
As of Nov. 1.
I
7 i
190 il
354
67
71
70
6j
S3
2. 55 j
2.55 I
2.56
2. t)0
171
181 i
185
170 i
3,055 j
1
166
3,114
3,408
3
217
295
267
163 !
3, 092 :
3l
168 !
SOS !
!
Final estimate for 1930*
3
166
332
S.8S
0
147 !
295
0 ?
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 3931
45
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Is'KiO
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual SuppleOctober Septemment to the Sureey
ber j August
July
June
May
April ' March
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
™<"| January
FUELS— Continued
Petroleum— Continued
Coke:
168
Production- _
thous. of short tons
ISO
173
180
178
178
1, 516 1
1, 451
1, 391
1,315
1,158
Stocks, end of month thous of short tons
1,250
Crude petroleum:
75, 094 i 80, 672
79, 758
74, 706
Consumption (run to stills) -t.hous. of bbls. J
76, 237
78, 521
3,426 ; 2, 702
3, 588
4, 162 i
3,978
Imports
thous. of bb^s
4,512
589
445 '
441
Oil wells corriDleted
number
603
519
498
.434
. 238
Price. Kansas-OklaboniLi___dolis. per bbl.J
.500
. 530
. 560
.300
.530
77, 961
63, 636
68, 418
Production
thous. of bbls
75, 116
77, 164
73, 101
2 102
122
121 i
119
107
122
Production index,
rei. to 1923-25 .
122
68
66
69
67 i
67
67
Refinery operations
p. ct. of capacity _ _ ^
162
161
165
.161
j
161
Hennery operations index rel to 1823-25
163
Stocks, end of monthCalifornia —
96, 967
97, 809
93, 098
99, 015 100,011 100,578
Heavy
thous. of bbls...
39, 021
40, 406 240,495
40, 043
40, 805
40, 840 1
Light
thous of bbl^
East of California —
41,007
33, 358
39, 021
41, 734
Refineries
thous of bbis
41, 819
41,413 !
!
Tank farms and pipe
294,
831
305,
009
284,
840
305,
876
308,752
!
306,
287
lines
„
thous. of bbls..;
323, 198 333, 852 346,016 347, 610 348, 106 350, 165
Total...
thous. of bbls.,!
Mexico—
2, 628
2,841
3 1 99
2,761
2,960
3, 080
Production _
thous, of bbls
2, 183
1, 488
2,392 i
1, 864
2, 716
2, 808
Exports..
thous. of bbls.J
Venezuela—
\
9, 274
9. 401
9,420
8,561
8,586
9, 049
K.s.ports
thous. of bbls ;
9,913
9,796
9,412
Production
thous. of bbls
9, 283
9, 181
9, 515
Gas and fuel oils:
;
Consumption —
2712
2726
702
622
541
552
691
By electric power plants.thous.of bbls- j
3,286
3, 567
3,536 ;
3, 236
3,440
3, 606
Bv railroads
thous of bbls
3, 142
3, 839
3, 095
4, 053
4,043 i
By vessels
thous. of bbls. J 3, 643
4, 286
Price, Oklahoma 24-26,
i
. 280
. 291
.319
.385
.463
,488 !
.338
refineries
dolls, per bbL30, 292
29, 488
28, 749
29, 512
30,073 |
Production
thous. of bbls-.i
29, 949
Stocks at refineries at end of
41, 416
36, 579
33,854 !
45, 239 * 44, 551
38, 581
month
thous. of bbls
Gasoline:
39, 459
39. 459
Consumption
._ .thous. of bbls..
38, 375
35, 716
33,400 i
30, 742
4,030
4, 166
3, 093
3, 074
4,792
3,988 i
Exports
thous. of bbls ~~~3~325~
8, 758
9,007
7, 178
10.705 i
}v;vporr|3
thous of dolls j 7, i 80
7,234
12,540
. 133
.143
Prices, wholesale, New York-dolls per gal .
. 143
.133
.133
il33 i
Prices, retail, filling station,
.124
.125
.122
50 cities
dolls, per gal
Production—•
3, 179
3, 521
3, 521
3,824 !
3, 062
3.814
Natural gas (at plants) -thous. of bbls-J
39, 283
37, 469
38, 440
37, 024
36,601
Haw (at refineries)
thous. of bbls
39, 019
962 j
Retail distribution— 41 States-mills, of gals_
Stock, end of month —
722
614
855
860
1,006 j
996
Natural gas (at plant) thous. of bbls
40, 332
44, 296
35, 033 2 36, 405
48,587
47, 948
Raw (at refineries)
thous. of bbls
Kerosene:
2,678
2,114
2,804 !
2,104
Consumption
thous. of bbls...
2, 341
2, 395
1,131 .
1,214
1,057
1,145
753 !
Exports
thous. of bbls... ~"l~267~
720
.038
.038
.042
.048 !
.039
.039
.045
Price, 150° water white
dolls, per gal._!
3,239
3,685
3,404
3,389
3,696
3, 397 ;
Production
thous. of bbls.-i
Stocks at refineries, end of
\
6,734
6,869
6, 129
month
thous. of bbls
6,558
6, 521
5, 960
Lubricating oil:
;
1,753 <
Consumption
thous. of bbls
1,549
1,969
1,850 I
1, 615
1,885
Price cylinder oil
dolls, per gal
.145
Production
thous. of bbls
2,306
2,337
2,088
2,264
2,316 i
2, 143
Stocks at refineries, end of
i
Q 224
month
thous. of bbls. .
9,289
9, 597
9, 763
10, 119
10,463
Wax:
34, 160
Production
thous. of Ibs
35, 840
33, 040
42, 000
37.520 : 37, 800
Stocks, end of month
thous. of ibs-,.
191, 158 192, 108 198, 407 200, 836 205; 803 205, 105
158
1,097
177
1,080
65, 249
4,789
450
.850
60, 645
110
63
149
159 • ; !
166
1,032 i
1, 069
|
70, 026 '! 71,581
4,353 i! 4,727
487 ! i
540
.850 >'.
.850
85, 991 ; 66,972
110 ;
Ill
61 i
63
144 149
70, 310
4,467
657
.850
67, 957
114
64
151
74, 016
5, 061
866
1. 098
72, 893
115
65
160
101,442
40, 651
102, 368 i 103,421
40, 389 | 40, 325
103,253
40, 472
102, 530
40,. 338
170
1,089
151
1,053
73, 596
3,715
383
,594
69, 397
112
64
162
100, 531
41, 016
40, 786
42, 027
41, 785 ! 41,136
43, 457
46, 032
310, 377
351, 163
313.310
355, 337
317, 854 1; 320,740
359, 639 : 361,876
323,151
360,608
323, 213
369, 245
2,819
1,528
2,564
1,463
2,890 •!
1,263 i
2,922
1,690
2, 895
1,895
3, 147
2, 093
10, 362
10, 283
9.516
9, 486
10, 877 i
10, 384
10,704
10, 492
11,134
10,911
12, 208
11, 785
643
3,644
3, 667
637
3,181
3,622
800
3,599
3,544
845
3,705
3, 863
790
3, 806
3, 794
902
4, 355
4, 463
.510
30, 754
.588
26, 536
.600 •i
29, 174
.610
29,704
.050
21;, 054
.594
29, 809
32, 105
32, 159
33, 977 i
37? 007
40, 427
41, 293
31,037
2,841
8, 426
.133
26, 133
3, 586
10, 604
.138
26, 844 i 29 213
2 4, 662
2 4* 225
13,728
13, 765
.135
.141
30, 882
32, 000
2 6, 133
1*2, 387
,141
"'!l43
.137
.149
4, 048
35, 246
874
.146
.150
.154
3, 631
31, 328
'777
4,140 • ; 4,271
34, 472
32, 708
835 :
890
4, 317
33, 572
929
4, 405
37, 223
1,022
884
48, 225
692
45, 355
606
42, 818
578
40, 541
596
38, 705
559
38, 624
2,691
1,151
.051
3,676
2, 272
974
.053
3,171
2. 596 i
1, 275
.054 1
3, 560 -
2, 786
1, 310
.054
3,575
2,841
970
.053
3,590
2, 599
1, 373
.054
3. 876
6,300
6, 477
0, 555
6,883
7,379
7, 633
1,950
. 145
2, 293
1,583
.146
2,036
1,715
.165 ; |
2,441 !
.172
2,509
1,573
.184
2, 409
1, 569
.186
2,546
11,013 I
10, 971
10, 536
10, 502
42, 560 ! 36,120
233, 044 j 232,592
35, 840
237, 027
38, 080
210, 060
2,265
2,488
2 2, 527
15, 352
17,359
.148
'
:!
1,459
10, 710
10, 911
37, 520
208, 620
38, 640
229,414
2,203
1, 992
1,585
17, 173
16, 959
16, 002
18, 692
15, 307
! 12, 314
1, 632 i
1,418
1,886
1 , 801
1,886
| 1,393
682
742
651
515
749 ;
' 519
•;
422
542
507
519
486
478
481
412
531 '
494 :
436
316
i
553
30! .<
302
426 i
387
304
:
3,552 i 3, 421
2, 658
3,220
3,417
3. 194
29-i
319
;
253
294
274
267
2,665 i 3,098
2,418
3, 200
' 1 . 904 i 2,408
121
222
59
210
266
i
196 !,
1, 269
1,462
630
1, 324
967
1,536
391
159
123
168
303 ;
103
;
102 ;
190
157 !
160
191
252
216 :
170
198
246 |
181
232 ^
183
;
111
79
88
216
i
!
445
471 j
348
526
458 ]
384
209
;
1.28
348
141
246
116 i
291 i
294 i
274 :
363
276
98 !
208 •
206 -'
168
95
209 |
i
1,091
782
1,246 ;
849
1,260
1,101
' 522 !
309 j
438 1
131
334 !
166
ISO i
380 |
366
354
360
769 !
577
320 j
614 !
711 ;
480
413 j
451 i
502 '•
529 :
510 j
436
66, 877 i 79,772 i 88,443 i 88, 737 j 90,244 ! 72, 282
10, 820
1,001
338
536
270
292
1,687
255
1, 908
Hi)
619
292
151
210
64
282
422
311
169
j
713
273
288
17, 759
1,532
924
631
557
327
2,865
310
2, 994
65
1,675
426
243
297
265
502
774
304
298
471
252
406
362
403
75, 823
872
1
577
.1
231
158
567
1
635
616
i
815
[
464
439
! 82,407 , 89, 424
924
198
623
461
564
2
98. 34 8
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
Advertising
:
i
AirKfuir ' vlvmising
thous. of lines..' 1,911
1,603
1,316
MasasLiO advertisimT, tofal
cost, . _ _
. _ thous. of dolls
J i , 'JO
14,231
10,008
Aut< motive inf tIns* i'y_
^ »us of dolls
1,304
1, '/)
Building n:afe \ i - - _ T
thoas of dolls
6>,
295
Cigir -, ris^re. .e - na o r (co.t^ou of doll'?
GiO
428
ClotLin-. ,n.i '^ •,•'><•.
vvo u s ( f uol's
180
Confer iojitTi. .
r o u s of doli
378
Drug 0 <rnd to'iet g i n < . t ous of dolls
2, 865
2, 277
2,210
Fmaru'iii.
_
tl ou& • f (^I's
26"
187
180
FoiKi"- - - - - - - - . _ _
JK us of lolls
2, 001
2, 0 1
1,805
Guraer
- ...
tl ous of dolls
±1
28
Houst- fu.rii^hni^--- 1 ou of dolls 453
1, -3~
1
Jew* v lr\
i i O L s of doiiS
0
2( 6
Machinery
...
ous of aoJls
n
M
55
•»s
Oilit 3 equiprien"
TOOL'S ol dolls
if
88
Puiiits uid ' t'Ti 1 ^ i ^
t l ou c of dolls
123
Sb
45
Petroleum i roauci =
' hous. of doiis
371
422
V>3
lifiriios
thous. of dolls
313 :
114
174
Schools
vlious. of dolls
232 i
305
317
Shoes.
.
- _ thous. of dolls <
149 i
95
41
Soaps diid housekeepers' sup8S'J
plies
1 'iO'i^.
Of dolls
683
963
1
Sporting goods
". itou ' of doll '^
117
201
Stationery add booko
Thous. of dclls-431
241 i
160
1:31
Tr^vel mid amusement
thous.
of
dolls.
_
171 1
172
1
Miscellaneous
iicus of dolls
:,60
328
450 |
Xe^spai-ei advertising-..thous. ci lines. - 87, bo 3
77,208 i 67,169
JL
(
'
•
1,613
2, 191
2,375
2,421 j
i
X>
| "1
!
|
i
j
336
2,oIO
367
2,30J
i
i
1
i
i
1
' 479
211
274
88
430
759
239
275
823
717
554
382
3, 105
322
2,912
60
1 , 430
501
229
223
} 63
46
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
October SeptemAugust
ber
June
July
1930
May
April
March
.
Febru- January Decem- Novem- Octohtr
ber
ary
ber
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT— Con.
Advertising—Continued
K i u o l i O t d c s'lnsj, total cosl. thous. «>f aolls..
Vutomotue i uli s i \
thous. of dolls
l5Uil('i is; in iteii Is
thous. of dolls..
C ie TS cig,irt, es, f 1 tobcicco.thciis. of. dolls..C lothi \y VHI ( h \ r( o is
thous. of dolls..
C. oiife^t ( i -"i v
thous. of 'lollc,
F in mci l
. .-_thou3. </f dulls
t l o i b e f o n s nn b
c\vcl \
M lu^
j' in s i h j
IL
Ten 1 n i i ^u*- s
"Ithoils"
th-jus.
HKMIS.
... .th ,i<«.
tUcus.
K (.1 i
b( l T >b 11
plies
i f)7
|
T
rlioii.3. «.{ ,', Us._
i
h j ISi -v«H
r i, j(,< S
C ll 11 c HiS
1
4 :
3
110
485
116
665
84
107
49
341
31
57
89
09
124
122
13
130
129
24
118
K'J
i b sup-
^ t n r in 1 pi lis'i j s
i \ f l iM U K
vL
i,f dolls ( t dolls
01 ,ViN
,,f d'.us
o f i. > < • > '
2,730 :
3, 251
95
37
513
49
128
648
136
790
59
10
th' -Us of u('!L__
ill 1 / '3
(
IL <.
'IN
i
thuiis. t f t'l'iis..
*"hyu'i. of .< 11s. .
;
2,527
68
25
467
32
106
397
98
652
65
0
37
yo
18
51
Ic3
33
84
79
t l i O U S . «)' '<»lLl
2, 764
89
32
476
38
135
453
112
730
0
81
96
10
86
146
34
92
2
85
471
155
788
85
17
76
69
103
118
95
3,141
117
37
412
51
86
-165
125
781
93
16
75
56
91
142
112
2, 591
98
06
262
48
84
445
110
690
46
10
115
133
128
30
134
122
31
173
G3
15
105
24
137
2, 835
99
19
476
44
112
452
126
748
44
8
39
72
88
84
95
3, 036
91
30
425
68
100
463
136
762
71
18
72
74
95
104
131
3, 164
122
39
434
66
129
29
86
110
37
107
27
115
63
36
84
121
91
2,718
140
39
217
52
97
384
2, CM 7
134
38
238
48
94
433
117
672
50
11
88
15
99
130
1)8
'•
no
2, 577
113
61
2, 07 i
1*8
70
1?
76
104
312
1M-
97
322
107
568
41
90
85
17
113
202
91
'•
620
46
63
85
13
.110
203
97
:
144 j
134
93
154
60
0
126
87
134
180
i;
:
71
3
130
61
11V
01
0
Agricultural Products (Marketing)
Agricultu r al, total
Animal products:
Dairy products. _.
Pish
Livestock
Poultry and eggs
Wool
Total
Crops:
Cotton
Total
rel. to 1 ""3-25
rel. f o 19J?-_5._
iri. to H)13-r5 .
nl. to 1L^3 15
___.rel.
t» '.23-25..
1 51 t 3 ~q "M^
_ _ . . _ r o l . i( ' H ;~
i* i t i 1(/ 3 'V
"H i t I'-1 °> 1Z
20 9
2 110. 6
84.9
103. 2
G1.4
66. 4
57.9
67.3
68.7
76.3
105. 0
142.8
200. 7
1 t£ 5
'0 2
,5 1
90. 5
2 160. 1
88. 3
88.4
125. 1
291.5
96.3
180. 3
82.5
88.0
259. 6
94.3
123. 6
161. 2
88. 6
573. 2
105. 2
156, 6
144. 5
77.9
115.6
405. 4
118. 0
130.9
138.5
80.2
125. 6
197. 1
106, 7
113.1
174.3
82. 6
137.0
78.2
101. 2
102. 9
169. 4
79.8
121. 8
61.9
94. 0
91.3
116. 2
79.8
94.0
50.8
85. 5
96.4 i
103.4 i
96.2
95. 0 !
25.3
94. 7
99 7
9S~! 9
93.9
137. 8
57.1
97.8
77.8
146.2
88.0
121. C
34 5
88.5
82.2
172.0
108.0
79. 2
79.1
96. 7
152.1
'06 7
1^1 1
79! 8
0 f
1 \ <) 103. 2
2
119.
3
217.9
29.2
154. 6
130. 0
64.1
83.9
22.6
139. 3
182. 9
103. 4
103.0
9.1
8J.8
28.3
102. 2
16s! 8
55. 2
os. o
135. 6
62.0
29.8
70.6
03. 9
93. 3
53.1
38.6
75.1
80.0
104.3
64.4
45.1
68. 1
84.6
91.1
G6.8
64.0 1
70.2 |
81.0 j
98.0
7-1. 3
144. 9
67.1
79. 8
79.4
105. S
240. 6
109.0
72. 8
89.6
148.8
327. 5
249. 0
82. 6
16S. 4
212.?
78, 534
786
70, 681
780
98, 321
933
111,183
948
91, 332
941
112, 843
1,258
138, 562
1,228
132, 609
1, 141
112, 250 ' 150,349
1,089
1, 065
96, 912
868
122, 150
1,103
22.1
17.2
141.5
63.2
85.3
66.3
20.4
186. 7
61. 1
87.7
65.6
27.5
189.9
62.1
98. 6
67.4
34.7
136. 5
62.8
123.1
88.3
44.6
98.3
59.1
117.2
64,0
68.9
39.7
55.4
118. 3
60.9
63.7
25.5
51.6
103.1
355.8
72.9
37.1
50. 5
110.9
55.9
66.4
117.7
50.7
115.6
60.8
112.9
57.4
105.4
62.9
53. S
143.1
63.4
99.3
6S.I
' 796,703 804, 455
779, 105
781,419
750, 960
750, 638
724, 617
642, 484
687, 560
767, 229
637, 062
743, 705
3,368
33, 370
3, 501
34, 224
3,729
36, 315
3, 766
36, 006
3,828
37, 803
4,015
37, 250
3,567
33, 240
3,749 1 4, 165
36, 352 1 39, 627
3, 525
34, 525
3, 662
35, 916
~~~4~496~
9,074
71,622
3, 958
9,930
76, 365
4,412
10, 734
79,311
4,348
10, 902
81, 956
4,073
11,562
90, 646
4, 442
11, 132
81, 747
5,014
9,701
70, 935
4,032
10, 590 i 11,716
78, 273
91,923
4,893
10, 443
10, 248
79, 934
5, 178
11,514
90, 647
4,996
98.8
107.4
2S, 618 26, 335
3, 150 | 2, 897
88.8
23, 389
2, 869
92.9
24, 578
2,903
99.4
26, 442
2, 957
104.5
27, 844
3, 047
109.9
29, 257
3, 268
113. 1
30, 178
3, 284
100. 1
26, 405
3,215
110. 3 • 145. 3
29, 172
38. 572
3, 466
4, 418
106.2
28, 379
3, 028
121.1
32, 279
3, £68
86
84
87
88
67
91
65
95
90
97
97
106
101
07
92
98
SO
97 I
79
94
165
98
113
102
112
30
88
81
84
79
76
81
75
82
80
83
85
83
87
84
87
86
81
8S
78
91
85
104
92
101
<*> C
Collections
Delinquent accounts, electrical trade:
Delinquent firms. .._
...number
Forest Products (Marketing)
Distilled wood
rel to 1923-25
Gum
rel. to 1923-25 1
Lumber
.rel. to 1923-25.. i
Pulpwood
.rel. to 1923-25.. !
Total
rel. to 1923-25 1
Postal Business
Air mail, weight dispatched
pounds
Money orders:
Domestic, issued (50 cities) —
Quantity
thousands..
Value
thous of dells
Domestic, paid (50 cities)—
Quantity
thousands..
Value
thous. of dolls...
Foreign, issued .
thou^. of dolls
Postal receipts:
Total irdex
rel to 1993 25 !
50 selected cities .
thous. of dolls !
50 industrial cities
thous. of dolls.- ';
Metal! Sales
Department store sales, value of:
United States, adjusted— _rel. to 1923-25..
United States, unadjusted. rel. to 1923-25. .
Department store stocks, end of month:
United States, adjusted
rel. to 1923-25.. 1
United States, unadjusted, rel. to 1923-25.. !
Installment sales in New England
dept. stores, ratio to total sales
per cent.. i
Mail-order houses:
Total sales, 2 houses
..thous, of dolls.. !
Total sales, 2 houses
rel. to 1923-25.. I
Sears, Roebuck & Co
thous. of dolls.. i
Montgomery, Ward & Co. thous. of dolls.. |
Restaurant chains:
Childs Co.—
Sales
thous. of dolls :
Stores operated
number. ;
J. R. Thompson Co.—
Sales
. . thous. of dolls ,
Stores operated.
_
number..
Waldorf System (Inc.)—
Sales
.
.thous. of dolls :
Stores operated
number . j
Total sales, 3 chainsTotal
. .thous. of dolls
Stores operated
number . i
Grocery chains:
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.—
Total sales
thous. of dolls.. !
Weeks in month
number i
Weekly average
thous of dolls !
Tonnage sales
_ _.
tons j
Weekly average.
tons.. 1
2 Revised.
30. 0
11 1. 0
60. 5
08. 6
02. 0
2111.9
2 56. 6
76.2
259.3
11.0
8.9
11.9
6,7
4.7
7.0
6.5
8.4
10.6
52,280
160
30, 246
22,034
i 45.955
141
28, 450
17, 505
43, 004
132
26, 597
16, 407
45, 093
138
29, 773
15, 320
49, 4SO
151
30, 261
19, 219
50, 070
153
31,523
18, 547
52, 078
159
31,520
20, 558
43, 008
132
25, 407
17, 601
39, 422
121
24, 177
15, 245
120 I
41,459
127
24, 839
16, 620
58.0
8.5
7. 4
8. S
72, 486
222
43, 814
28, 672
55, 713
170
33, 312
22, 401
68, 878
211
38, 785
30, 093
2, 208 !
507
2, 164
108
2,030
108
1, 858
108
1,847
109
1,957
108
2, 059
110
2,064
111
1,889
111
2,083 !
112 !
2, 277
112
2,075
111
2,259
111
115" |
1,278
117
1,301
117
1,086
118
1,093
117
1, 202
116
1,175
117
1,208
117
1,082
120
1,192 I
120
1, 246
120
1, 186
121
1,287
121
1, 303
156
1,246
154
1,244
165
1, 245
162
1,337
162
1, 360
160
1,351
180
1,210
160
1,295
152
1,379
152
1,338
147
4,745
381
2 4, 577
379
4,188
391
4, 185
388
4,496
388
4,594
387
4,623
388
4,181
391
4, 570 I
384
4, 902
384
4, 599
379
95, 498 74, 642
4
5
19, 100 18, 660
524,743 411.883
104,949 102, 971
74,411
4
18, 603
399, 779
1)9, 945
95. 528
5
19.106
513, 095
102, 619
80, 851
4
20, 213
454,268
113,567
82, 719 82, 385
4
4
20, 680 20,596
435, 292 439, 545
108,823 109,886
97, 559
6
19,512
508, 490
101, 980 i
1,359
156
1
I
;
|
102, 946 85, 160
4
5
20, 589 21, 290
563, 223 454, 479
112,645 113,620
2
1, 350
145
4,884
377
81,347 79, 820 M00,965
4
4
5
20, 337
19, 955 220,193
416, 673 400,203 481, 70S
104,168 100, 051
96,341
SUKVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supple-
ment to the Survey
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT—Con.
Retail Sales—Continued
Chain stores, sales:
F. W. Woolworth & Co.—
Sales
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated—
number..
F. & W. GrandSales
thous. of dolls-.
Stores operated
number..
G. C. Murphy Co.—
Sales...
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
numberIsaac Silver & Bros.—
Sales
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
_ number—
J". C. Penny Co.—
Sales
thous. of dolls._
Stores operated.
number. _
MeCrory Stores Corp.—
Sales
-...thous. of dollsStores o perated
number. _
Metropolitan—
Sales
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number._
S. H. Kress & Co.—
Sales
thous, of dolls...
Stores operated
rsumber. _
S. S. Kresge Co.—
Sales
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number—
\V. T. Grant Co.—
Sales
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number—
Five and Ten—chain group:
Actual
...rel. to 1923-25Adjusted for seasonal..rel. to 1923-25..
1930
1931
October
26,150
1,908 ;
August
21,732 1 21, 712
1,902 I 1, 895
July
I June
j May
21,079 I 21,978
1,889 ! 1,889
J April
:
JNovem-!
January i December
ber
March
24,117 ' 23,830 : 21,724
1,896 j 1,896 i 1,894
19, 3S6
1,888
IS, 240
1,886
42, 320
1,890
24,077
1,890
2,134 I
121 i
1,699 i
121 i
1, 565
119
1,628 |
119 ;
1,833
119
1,825 I
118 '
2,004
117 ;
1,431
114
1,371
112
3, 545
112
1.894
116 I
1,715 |
172 i
1,490 !
172 I
1,519
172
1,475 I
170 |
1,569 !
169 j
1,549
168 |
1,588 i
'168
1,329 I
'166 j
1.204
'166
1,221
166
3,170 !
166 i
1,579
185
832 i
45 |
607 i
44 i
589
45
594 !
45 '
692 !
45 !
695 i
45 |
723 !
45
596 !
45 |
613
45 |
476
45
1,421 !
45 j
673
45
9, 540 I
1,453 I
1,452
3,381 !
242 |
2,946 !
242 i
2.903
'212 i'
722 ;
91 !
508 i
93 i
!
445
94 i
487
£5 '
5,407 |
217 i
5, 761 !
'216 i
5,259 I
213 !
4,487 !
2il I
11,896 i
694
12, 590 I
G88 ;
17,968 <
1,458 i
3,881 |
244
13, 257
1,456
14, 577
3, 260 !
244
j
571 j
83 j
3,214
243 i
518
83
3,004 i
242 i
10,957 I
703 !
7,423 |
5,570
167 !
150.7 i
141
155.1
;
5,395
381
3, 240 !
243 I
3,412 !
243
558 i
83 !
5,104 !
218 i
5,295 :
220 i
12,498
705
14,832 I 15,450 ! 15, 380
1,453 i 1,453 | 1,454
5,227 i
375 i
6,289 I
371 ,
307 ;
139
147.3
147 '
100. 6
155
3,703
243
12,443
1,454
4,400
211 i
23,703 i 18,937 I
1,452 | 1, 452 j
:
4,347 |
350 ;
4,110
350 '
127 ;
102. 5 !
iro. s
124
J.621
' 164
2
111,881
1, 450
3, OOG
6, 783 I
242 !
' 241
724
95
12,001 i
213 ;
9,82.:
081
5, 334
354
in
5, 528
213
12,503 i
076 i
11,7
348
6,677
346
298 i
153. 2 i
159
158. 3
70.4
69.9
Warehouses
Public merchandising warehouse?,
space occupied
p. ct. of total..
63.9
60.8
FOREIGN TRADE
Total trade:
Exports
Imports __________
........
thous. of dolls..
-thous. of dolls. .
56,534 j 49,909
45, 933
45, 379
49,894 i 350,671 i
47,308 ! 48,379
55,320 ! 60,845
52,508 ! 73,457
34, 674
51,189
United States
Exports:
Grand total, including
reexports________________thous. of dolls
204, 904 2180,220 164, 822 180,670 187,190 | 203,991 214,888
By grand divisionsAfrica, total.. ..... ____ thous, of dolls
6,162
4,648 i 6,129
4,925
5,070
5, 376
4, 140
Asia and OceaniaTotal_____________thous. of dolls
33, 420 36,202
37, 221 34, 548 28, 996 34,660
Japan _______ ..... .thous. of dolls
11, 201 14,230
8,357
10,885
13, 131
12, 370
EuropeTotal....._________thous. of dolls
88,149
j
89,
576 94,320
111,983
90, 361 74, 567 79, 977
France ____ ...... ..thous. of dolls
8,688 j 10,121
11,329
8,802
7,392
8,106
7,726
Germany ........ -thous. of dolls
10,819
!
13,153
12,282
17,352
8,286
7,873
12, 837
Italy______________thous. of dolls
3,622 ! 3,887
3,884
6, 158
3, 757
3, 239
3,986
United Kingdom. .thous. of dolls
50, 559 34, 589 27,815 32,564 30,915 | 34, 238 33, 344
North AmericaTotal _ . .......... thous. of dolls
51, 247 ! 59,581 62,974
40, 072
40, 941
44,328 | 48, 018
Canada ______ ..... thous. of dolls.
35, 030 i 41,664 44,Sol
26,621 ! 28, 002
32,677
I
South America —
Total -------------- thous. of dolls
12.861) i; 15,286
10,252 | 10,230 | 10, 770
16, 407
12, 945
Argentina ____ ..... thous. of dolls
4,295
5,583
5,803
3, 435 '
4,706
3,658 ! 4, 420
By economic classesTotal domestic exports
2
only ------------------- thous. of dolls ! 201,390 I 177, 385 2161,494 I 176,980 182,987 ! 199, 205 210,061
Crude materials________thous. of dolls
63, 624 2 44 339 25,502 ' 28,378 | 29,070 ; 36,484 40,149
i
Foodstuffs, crude, and
food animals________thous. of dolls.
9,981! 13,999 I 11,119 ! 10,546
8, 626
13, 967 2 10, 289
Manufactured foodstuffs ..... ---------- thous. of dolls
17,531 ! 18,868
25, 349 2 18, 123 2 18,075 ! 18, 306
19, 593
Finished manufactures.thous. of dolls
77, 264 83, 188 2 84,069 \ 88,348 97,736 | 103,416 i 110, 768
Semifinished manufactures ---------------- thous. of dolls
21, 186 21,»396 2 23, 868 ;' 27, 949 27,451 | 29,891 30,925
Agricultural exports (quantities)—
All commodities_______rel. to 1910-14
86
53 !
63
58 !
66
68
All commodities (except
cotton) ........ ------ rel. to 1910-14
89
86 I
83 I
97
92
81
Imports:
Grand total ______ ......... thous. of dolls.. 168, 707 2 170, 368 2166,679 | 174,460 173, 673 | 179, 694 185, 706
By grand divisionsAfrica, total___________thous. of dolls..
2,384 | 2,773 j 4, 337
3,098
2,400
1, 697
3,778
Asia and OceaniaTotal ------ ..... ..thous. of dolls.. 48,413 42, 494 45.581 ! 48,772 i 52,757 i 49,964 53,180
Japan ...... . ...... thous. of dolls.. 19, 474
17, 256
16,052 ! 16,057 j 14,988 | 15,580
12,183
EuropeTotal ......... --thous. of dolls.
56, 302 60, 788 50,776 I 51,359 ! 47,480 ! 51,841 53, 387
France. __ ...... ...thous. of dolls.
8,971
7, 799
6,551 | 5, 459 i 5,516 1 6,143
6,250
Germany ......... thous. of dolls.
12, 071
12, 203
11,734 i 8,937 I 9,512 ! 11, 249
11,373
Italy -------------- thous. of dolls.
5, 648
4,269 i 4,627 ; 5,741 i
5,635
4,351 i 4,138
United Kingdom. .thous. of dolls.
11,278
13, 379
11,000 ! 12,354 j 11,561 I
11,509 I 10,951
2
Revised.
44,914
50,994
56, 296
75,348
45,634 * 68,053 I 74,592
50,414 | 60,338 ! 76,325
224,413 I 249,646
235,881
4,923
4,954
5, 514
38,913
17,995
33, 252
11,257
35,431 !
14,743
113,838
12,456
19,195
5, 691
39, 706
117, 938
13, 564
16, 960
4,168
38,626
52. 762 56,952 .
35,305 j 33,657
15,139
4,512
15,508 ' 20, 049
5, 407
4,922
220,666
47,660
9,583 !
7,316
22,165
116,110
23, 381
110, 256
5,635 i 6,588
[
42,279 i 39,219
12,593 j 12,425
131,699 ! 141, 621
16, 676
19,172
17,015 i 20, 326
5,200 ,
8,625
49,744
53,871 I
63,068
41,860
231,077
56,428
275,193 j 289,021
44, 107
11,241*
155,227
22, 094
23, 686
7, 582
61, 094
61,921 i 64,471
36,326 ! 41, 689
8,801 j
245,771 | 270,810
58,625
76,735
23, 516
8,728
285,441
90,930
322,941
104, 829
8,487 |! 13,462 I 15,592
27, 039 1 27,033
117, 053 119, 670
29,992
115,802
32,143
132, 729
27,415
34, 567
33,9JO
33,125
38, 012
87 i
71
85
109
126
137
so i
82
95
105
116
127
210, 200
175,108
183, 132
208, 721
203, 713
247, 322
3,052
2,344
3,500
3,353
3,938
4,310
59,552 i 50,183 56, 024
18,454 j 16,255 I 19, 711
64,941
27, 208
53,032
19, 620
73.915
30, 584
! 51,172 ! 52,940 i 56,661
5,881
7,275
6,880
! 9,486
10,682
11,619
! 5,128
3,724
5,252
j 11,970
10,913
11,468
56,560
8,227
11,166
6,353
15,289
76,610
11,662
17.367
6, 464
17,748
31, 429
62,174
6,598
13,434
6,192
13,033
j
48
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
f'arlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual SuppleOctober !»" August
ment to the Survey
1931
July ; June
1930
!
I
May
April
March
N<
Febru- January p-;ary
ST- <**<*>«
FOREIGN TRADE— Continued
United States— Continued
I rii ports — Continued
North AmericaTotal
Canada
South Americn— Total
Argentina
By economic classesTotal
thous. of dolls.
thous. of dolls
40, Ou^
21,2 1
41, 608
21,928
45,346 ! 47,827 ; 44, 456
20,529 ; 22,341 ! 22, 854
45, 177
24, 110
46, 484
23, 757
50, 230
24, 148
42, 294
21, 454
43,858
23, 534
53, 2"7
26, 139
54, 526
30, 279
62, 104
34, 336
thoi> of dolls
the 1° of u^lK
_, f ^ T
', T' *
22,380
4, 753
22,567 i 24.133 ! 26, 068
3,595 | a, 042 ; 2, 645
28,844
26,917
3,215 i 2,838
34, 599
3, 505
20, 115
2, 849
26, 928
2, 356
30, 509
2, 519
26, 657
2, 370
30. 428
2, 030
166, 779 i 174, 460
47,686 | 49,978
173,673
52,416
179, 694 185, 706
54, 160 | 54, 702
210, 200
64, 607
175, 108
56, 357
183, 132
59, 318
208, 721
69, 079
203,713
59, 243
217,322
77, 487
21,820 i 25,930
27, 435
t\OT*. of doll 3
Foodstuii's, crude, and
food animals
t)iGU->. t f dolls
Manufactured foodstaiLs
_ .._ __ tli on- o f dolls
Finished msinufaetures.thou;?. of dolls
Semifinished manufactures
thous. of dolls
Iv-, 70. 2 170, 368
,} \~ (
52 927
'• "i
18,649
1o o
16, 483
5v,
' 52,012
2)
(
o
30, 295
2
30,774
28,912
33, 020
28, 314
27.363
30,029
27,337
32, Si';:
25, 541 1 21, 120 ! 19, 744
45,295 | 47,442 \ 44, 276
18.850
45,527 :
22,985
45,734
23, 558
49, 226
17, 737
41, 168
14,644
44,947
22,312
49,172
•i, 045
57, 826
23, 145
68, 321
28,336 1
30, 382
33, 373
39, 789
31, 532
3->,8bO ' 38,129
38, 202
45.. 520
81. 1
70.0
82. -2
71. 4
98. 3
100. 8
80. 2
77, 4
60. 4
85, 7
71. 8
97. 0
75.2
- 79. 4
82. 0
101, I
104. 3
81. 3
80. 2
62. I
88. 0
72. 6
98. 4
75.4
80. 7
c3. 5
68. 6
76. 4
57. 2
69. 6
97, 2
92 5
72. 8
99. 0
91. 8
77. 2
78. 3
83. 6
93.0
103.4
84. 7
85. 2
94.5
104.3
89.3
92.6
98. 4
95. 2
96. 7
91.0
94.2
95. 5
97. 5
164. 7
29,990 j 29, 803
!
EMPLOYMENT AND W.*GLS
Employment
Factory employment, adjusted (Fed. Res. B J.) :
70. 3
72. 8
74.1 !
75.1 :
76.0
Total
rei to 1923-25
77.8 !
78.0
77.8
77.9
78. 3
80. 1
64. 4
57. 6
59. 4
60.1
62.7 |
65.4 !
65.2
65.0
Cement, clay, and glass rel. to 1923-25...
65.2
64.4 i|
68.6
Chemicals —
85. 4
85. 7
Group
rei. to 1923-25..
86.6 !
89.4 !
89.6
93.0
91.7
94.5
89.8
96.6 ! j
97.9
90.2
83. 2
32. 9
84.8 \
87.1 !
94.5 1
94.0
97.4
Petroleum, refined
rel. to 1923-25..
87.2
99.7 i ;
100.8
06. 2
67. 4
70.3 !
72. 1 j
72.6
75.9
Iron and steel
rel. to 1923-25..
74. 8
76. 5
77.5 I i
79.1
76.6
70. 4
SO. 9
84.3 i
84.8 I
83.9
Leather and its products _. rei, to 1923-25 _.
84.2 !
84.0
78.4
82.2
77.1 !!
76.6
54.4
51. 1 !
52. 0 !
•iS. 4
49. 4
55.4 :
55.4
55.7
56.3
Lumber and its products. _rel. to 1923-25..
56.3 l |
58.8
73.4
05. G
67. 3
67.7 !
70.3
Machinery
rel. to 1923-25
76.3 '
78.0
79.3
81.9 I i
84.2
80.6
63.1 |
64.2
65.4
01.7
62.5
6G. 6 1
66.5
Nonferrous metals
rel. to 1923-25. _
66.8
66.6
69.2 j |
71.2
93.0
93.0
91.0
91. 1
93.6
Paper and printing
rel, to 1923-25. _
95.3 !
95.0
94.7
94.9
95.6 j !
96.7
75.7
70. 3
69. 8
70.5 !
73.8
Rubber products
rel. to 1923-25
74.0 i
70.5
68.4
71.4
73.7 i
74.7
80. 0
80. 9 i
79. 6 !
79.7
Textiles
.rel. to 1923-25. . 76. 0
78.6
81.2
80.2
77.2
75.5 I i
77.4
80.4
79.1 !
81.4 j
75. 8
77. 2
82. 1 !
82. 1
Tobacco production
rel. to 1923-25
83.4
81.3 i '
83.5
84. 6
j
Transportation —<
51.7
57.2
62.4
Group
rel. to 1923-25
58.3 i
60.2 '
63.2
63.8
64.9
64.3
67. 1
69. 4
50. 5
62. 0
64. 2
67, 6 !
70.7
Automobiles
rel. to 1923-25
70.9 i
70.3
70.2
68.8
72.3 ;.
78.9
Nonmanufacturing industries:
l
67.3
!
65.1
80.3
i
85.2
86.8
80.0
76.1
Anthracite mining
rel.
to
1929
82.0
89,5
90.6
!l
99.1
78.4
81.3 !
80.4
77.0 i
76.4 I
Bituminous coal raii'U47
rel. to 1^29
82.4
85.9
88.8
93.9 I !
92.5
91.5
53. S |
55.5
55.8 |
56.2 !
60.0
62.4 :
63.9
63. 5
Metalliferous mining
rel. to 1929
65.3
68.3 i j
70.1
Quarrying and noninetallic mining
_
. .„
.rel. to 1929.. 64.5 j 60.6
72.3
68.9 '
71.0 i
75. 0 !
76. 1
70.0
64.4 '
70.2
66.6
60.4 !
61.2
62.4 i
65.3 '•
65.0
72.2
73.2
67.8
69.8
Crude petroleum producing. -rel. to 1929..
74.8 •
77.4
86.9
811 !
85.0
85.9 ;
86.6
87. 4
88. 1
89.2
Telephone and telegraph
rel. to 1929..
88.6
90. 5
91. 6
92. 7
94. 7
95.9 !
96.7 ,
97.2
97. 6
97. 1
96.7
Power, light, and water
rel. to 1929—
97.8
99. 2
103. 2
Operation and maintenance of electric
85.3
82. 7
84. 0
84.8 1
85.6
86.4
85. 9
86. 8
86.6
86. 9
88. 8
railroads
rei. to 1929—
87.1
86.5 i
86. S
87. 1
87. 4
87.4
85. 2
86, 1
88.2
89. 5
92. 0
Wholesale trade
rel. to 1929
89. 8
86. 6
89.1
81.8
83.9
89. 9
90. 1
87.8
87.1
90. 0
115. 1
Retail trade
_.
..rel. to 192992.8
93.3
88. 5
90. 6
91.6
92.5
95.9
96.8
Hotels
rel. to 1929
96.8
95.0
93.5
142.9
102.2
108. 1
180. 1
70.6
56.0
59.6
48.3
Canning and preserving
rel. to 1929. _
53.0
48.9 ,
61.6
Employees on pay roll unadjusted:
81.3 !
80.3
83.8
76. 0
75. 6
86.9
S8.8
90.0
90.0
Cleveland
rel to Jan., 1921
89. 8
87. 9
83.2
84,4
74. 5
81. 2
86. 3 '
86. 9
88.1
87. 1
86. 7
85.6
Delaware
rel. to 1923-25- .
87.6
50.0 !
61.8
73.2
81.2
-11.7
51.0
80. 4
83. 5
83.0
76. 5
40. 0
Detroit-. _
rel. to 1923-25.,
70.1 I
70.5
65 7
68.3
72.3
74.5
75.6
76.5
Illinois
rel. to 1925-27
76.6
76. 3
77. 5
100. 1
108. 7
105.0
106.3
110.1
Iowa
rel. to 1923__
110.1
111.0
114.6
113.8
117.2
U2.5
69.0
71.2
09. 1 i
67, 6
70.8
72.2
Massachusetts
rel. to 1925-27..
M 1
68.6
71.9
69. 4
69. 9
72.3 i
72.5
75,9 !
76.2
70. 6 .
72, 0
73.8
76.2
75.5
Maryland
rel to 1924
73. 6
76. 7
72. 4 '
73. 2
75.3 1
75.7
73.0 :
72.6
77.4
73.6
77.0
77.9 |
82.2
New Jersey
rel. to 1923-25
OJ 7 i
65.8
64.0 i
64.2
65. 6
67.6 !
69.0
68.5
New York St^te
rel. to 1923
69.6
67.5 '!
69.3
New York State
.number.. 252,45:3 364,265 353,895 i 355,504 362, 885 373,993 ! 382,045 384, 983 379, 089 373,304 || 383,518
76.9 i
78.2
81 3
71.3
75.5
82.7 i
83.0
82.4
80.9
Ohio
.
rel. to 1926—
79.8 i|
81.9
72.9 !
72.5
71.9 '
72.7
77.4 \
79.4
80.2
74.8
78.9 i!
81.7
79.8
Pennsylvania
rel. to 1923-25
75.6
!
79.8
76.7
78.1
1
77.9
77.6
Wisconsin
rel to 1925-27
75.0
78.2
76.9
'
77.5
74.2
65.5 |
63.4
78.3 i
82.9
fe4.-i !
77.8
79.9
87.1
88.3 1
96.5
Anthracite mines, einploymeiit.rel. to 1923-25—
Applicants per 100 jobs, employment agencies:
147
141
268 ;
237
165
151
158 i
133
195
208
Canada
number
205
196
202
217 i
209
181
177
179
224 |
218
United States
_.
number,.
273 |
247
246
232
250
206
199
215
261 I
233
Central States
number
212 !
235
221
191
202
187 i
181
209
2 5 4 >i
239
Eastern States....
....number:
287
411 !
265
345 i
237
215
277
265 i
293 1
314
Southern States.
.
number..
94 i
94
84
66 i
,80
75
89 !
91 ;|
103
91
Western States . .
_.
number „ . _ . .'
244 i
250
218 1
215
250 i
331 i '
270
251
220
245
228 i
Illinois..-.
number. _
212
197 :
172
199 i
186
250 :
230 i
191
197
Wisconsin
number
Employment Trade Unions:
84.2 1
83.8
83.7 !
; 8i.9
83. 8
85. 1
84.5
84.4
Canada
p. ct. of total membership..
84.0 1
83.0
74. 0 !
74. 0
74.0 i
74.0
75.0 |
75.0
75.0
74.0
73.0 !
73.0 i
77.0
United States .p. ct. of total membership .
.. J
107.1 1
105. 2 i 103. 8
102. 2
99. 7
100.2 l
103.6
100. 7 |
101.7 i 108.5
Employment, Canada
. ._ rel. to 1926—
Factories, time operated:
89
91 i
90
91
89 i
90
89 |
89
90 j
88 :.
Total
p. ot. of full time
Chemicals and other
i
94
93 |
92
95
95 1
96
97
95 ;
95
96 i
products
p. ct. of full time-Food and kindred prodi
98
95
96
95
97 j
97
96
96
96
96
ucts
p ft of full ti r ne
Leather and its finished
93 1
92
91
92
92 !
90
91
89 ii
87
90
products
p. ct. of full timo _ ' ..
Lumber and its manu85
83 : i
84
83
84
85 ;
88 1
85 !
84 ;
!
83
factures
p. ct. of full time
Iron and steel and their
70 !
76
77
79
80
SO
80 :
so !!
so
i
7i
products
p. ct. of full time
84 !
84
84
87 :
!
82
85
86
87
86 j i
86
Nonferrous metals ...p. ct. of full time-93 !
93
94
95
95
95 i
92
96 j
95 ;;
96
Paper and printing _. p. ct. of full time..
Stone, clay, and glass
!
90
91
91
91 !
90 1
90
90
90 •!
90
I
88
-Droduets
u. ct. of full time-. i
s Revise!.
87. 4
87.9
75.8
77. 7
117.7
73. 2
78.8
85. 8
72. 0
398,424
82. 1
84. 7
78. 5
94. 7
!
i
91. 6
94.0
79.0
80. 2
H4.3
75. 4
81.6
88. 2
74. 3
411,338
85. 1
86. 4
81. 3
96. 2
189
227
251
231
344
123
280
210
21 1
l'J3
240
1S2
277
74
278
178
86. 2
78. 0
-S
89. 2
79. 0
118.2
90
92
112
95
97
|
97
98
84
90
j
86
S9
!
i
80
87
96
^3
89
97
I
91
93
49
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES-Con.
Employment—Continued
Textiles and their products
p. ct. of full time
Tobacco manufactures p. ct. of full time
Vehicles for land transportation _
p. ct. of full time
Miscellaneous industries
_ _
p. ct. of full time.
Federal Civilian Employees (Washington)
numbcr__
Hours of work in factories:
Actual
hours per week
Nominal
hours per week
Labor disputes:
Disputes
nuniber
Man-days lost in month—
number..
Workers involved
number..
Labor turnover:
'Yeces^ions
p ct of no on pay roll
SeparationsTotal
p ct. of no. on pnv roll
Discharges- _ _p. ct. of no. on pay roll..
Lay-oils
p. ct. of no. on pay roll-Voluntary
quits
p ct of no on pay roll
Ohio construction, employment
- rel. to 1926
Railways, employees on pay roll.. thousands..
Wages
Anthracite mines, payroll
rel. to 1923-25..
Factory pay rolls (Fed. Res. Bd.):
Total
rei to 1923-25
Cement, clay, and glass
re!, to 1923-25..
Chemicals—
Group
rel. to 1923-25
Petroleum refining
el. to 1923-25...
Iron and steel
M. to 1923-25
Leather and its products... el. to 1 923-25. _
Lumber and its products., el. to 1923-25..
Machinery
el. to 1923-25—
Nonferrous metals
el. to 1923-25- _
Paper and printing....
el. to 1923-25-.
Rubber products
<"•! to 1923-25
Textiles.........
el. to 1923-25
Tobacco products
rel to 1923-25
TransportationGroup
rel. to 1 923-25..
Automobile
rel to '923-25
Nonmanufacturing industries:
Anthracite mining
rel. to 1929...
Bitutnmous coal mining
rel. to 1929..
Metalliferous mining
rel. to 1929. _
Quarrying and nonrnetallic
mining
rel to 1929 :
Crude petroleum producing ..rel. to 1929- _
Telephone and telegraph
rel. to 1929..
Power, light, arid water
rel. to 1929.. !
Operation and maintenance of
electric railroads
rel. to 1929—
Wholesale trade
rel. to 1929.. 1
Retail trade .
rel. to 1929
Hotels
rel to 1929
Canning and preserving
rel. to 1929... '
Farm wages, without board
dolls per month
Industrial pay rolls:
Total, monthlyDelaware _ _ .
rel. to 1923-25.New Jersey
rel. to 1923-25—
New York
rel. to 1923Pennsylvania
rel. to 1923-25
Wisconsin .
rel to 1925-27
WeeklyNew York State
thous. of dolls..
Road building, wages of common labor:
By Geographic sectionsUnited States average-cents per hour,.
East North Central__-cents per hour-East South Central cents per hour-Middle Atlantic
cents per hour..
Mountain section
cents per hour..
New England
cents per hour-Pacific section ._
cents per hourSouth Atlantic
cents per hour..
West North Central— cents per hour-West South Central- .cents per hour..
Railways, average hourly wages
dollars..
U. S. Steel Corpn., wage rates, cents per hour-Weekly earnings of factory labor:
United States, totals, 23 industriesGrand total
dollars
Grand total
rel. to 1923Men —
Total
dollars
Total
rel to 1923
Skilled
dollars
Skilled
, rel. to 1923
Unskilled
dollars. Unskilled
rel to 1923
Women. . . .
_ .. dollars
Women
rel. to 1923 ~
1930
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
August
October September
38 2
48 0
32 4
July
June
May
92
87
93
87
89
91
92
85
86
88
71,658
71,693
72,417
39.9
48. 0
40 9
47.9
!
89
258 •
54
695, 963 21,217,397; 2666, 309
46, 029 221,667 i 58 995
51
506, 097
17.071
91
85
92
88
89
90
85
85
70, 580
70,885
39 2
48. 1
43 6
92
87
:
39 9 '
48. 2
30 6
:
35 5
April
March
93
86
Febru- January
ary
Dece,, J N o v e n , -
00 '
91 i
Oflob( . r
91
89
92
90
94
87
93
85
92
91
91
89
91 '
91
93
88
87
87
88
88
88
90
72, 297
71,917
71, 162
71,252
71,189
71,052
70,790
42.7
48.0
41. 7
48.0
41.8
48.2
42.3
47. 9
40 2
48 0
49
402,437
15, 735
39
769, 720
22, 604
27
422, 545
28, 139
34
228, 329
12, 512
20
181,031
2,927
7 :
21>
194,455 i 273,608
5,144 j 7,759
36
335,916
16,007
6- 9
45 1
41 6
34 8
35 0
33 9
44 6
47 6
30 J
37 2
3. 8
23. 9
43.2
3.1
20.6
36. 8
2.6
22.8
3 T (;
25. 1
" o
:>2. 2
24. U
2 V'
33. 7
52. 9
3 8
33! 9
90
88
!
41 6
48.3 i
.
59! o
68 4
2.9
51. 4
43 2
2. 0 ;
28. 2 i
54 9
2. 9
3«J. 1
46. ;
2. 8
32.8
3.3
2S. 6
1! 8
14 1
124
12. 9
12 4
13. 2
13.9
11. I
9 6
8 7
9. ','
li.iJ
15 2
5-1 2
58.3
60 0
1,288
62. 8
1,310
63.3
1,317
61.3
1, 337
60.0
1, 331
53.7
1,319
51.9
1,316
49.4
1,334
59. 8
1,357
72. 0
1,394
82. 6
1,455
65.0
47.8
45.6
56.5
64.6
63.8
5ft. 7
79.8
75.3
85. 0
83. 2
! 02. 3
,59 4
43.9
61 8
46. 1
64 3
48.1
!
84. 4
49,4
67.6
54.4
72.1
56.7
73.6
55.7
74.9
54.0
73.2
51.4
6S.4
46.6
73. 7
f>n. 3
75. 1
CO. 9
SO 8
(ft. 4
SO 8
80.8
43 9
56. 4
38 2
50! 2
49. 0
91.4
53 7
66. 0
64 (3
80 8
83.0
45 2
67.7
40.3
51.2
50.2
90.4
54 6
7LO
62 7
80.4 !
85.6
50.6
75.5
41.3 !
54.9 ;
52.9
93. 1 :
62 2
70. 2
66.3
82.9
89.6
52.4
72.6
41.7
57.4
54.5
93. 6
64 0
65. 9
67 5
84.1
91.1
57 6
66.7
44.6
62.4
59.1
96.6
72 4
66.7
68 ?
88.4
96.1
64, 9
68.7
45.7
67.8
63.4
100.0
71 0
71. 7
6S. 3
92.0
96. 7
69.1
70.6
44.9
69.7
65.4
100.6
66 8
76. 8
65. 7
89.8
90. 8
70,0
73.4
46.2
72.0
6(5.3
101.9
63 2
81.9
68.3
92. 9
100. 8
67.5
68. S
45.6
71.9
64. 4
100. 7
63 8
76.9
ftn 3
90. 4
99. 3
62. 4
60.6
44.0
69.9
64. 1
101.3
63 8
68!4
64 3
94. 7
101.4
66.7
58.1 •
50. 4
75. 0
67. 9
105.7
62 6
72.2
77.7
9ti. 1
103.2
68.9
55.0
54. 7
75. 1
67. 3
105.0
58. 7
73.4
76. S
99 v)
109.3
75 8
G9. 7
GO. 4
81. 4
G9. 4
J05. 4
do 9
80.3
78 0
45.3
41 4
45.6
41 5
50.9
50 4
52.7
53 2
58.8
62 1
66.1
75 6
65.3
70 8
64.1
67 7
62,2
61 1
51.8
40 0
60. 8
55 5
GO. 8
57 4
62. 8
5S 4
91. 1
56 2
37^4
64.9
53.6
40.0
56. 4
50.6
40.2
53. 7
50.4
41.3
66.7
52.4
46.1
76.1
54. 4
49.3
75. 2
58.6
51.4
71.3
65.2
52.8
101. 9
68. 3
54.6
89.3
73.3
55. 0
100.0
77. 7 :
59.9
98,0
79. 1
63.4
117.2
79. 4
68.6
4fi 7
54. 4
91.0
93. 2
51 2
55.2
92.1
94.3
55 1
56.3 i
92.3
96.2 ;
57.3
59.2
93.3
97.4
60 1
62.7
95.0
98.3
62.3
64.7
94.1
98.7
62 6
66.3
95.0
97.6
58 2
73.2
97.9
102.4
54 4
70.0
94,8
99.7
50 4
71.5 •
96.3 i
98.6
59. 9
77.2
101.3
106.3
66. 8
80.0
97.7
103.7
79. 3
82.6
100.9
105. &
79. 4
79. 9
85. G
79 7
77.6
81.2
81.4
83 5
81 9
129.4
83.3
83. 3
83.3
85 2
74. 2
84.8
84.1
87 6
85 4
58.6
85.1
84.7
88.0
87 7
56.0
86.6
85.2
H8.3
89 9
57.1
88.1
89.1
87.5
93 4
50.3
87.1
88.4
86.7
93 7
48.6
85. 6
87.5
89.4
91 0
46.1
88.6 '
91.3
107.7
91 5
57.4
81.9
82. 1
80.3
83 8
104. 7
i
i
i
i
s 34 22
8
* 37. 00
23! o
!
03. 9
70.7
61.6
56. 1 i
58.9 i
68. 7
70.8
62,0
55. 6
61 0
78.0
72.0
63.2
60.6
64.2
81.1
76.3
68.6
64.9
67.2
79.7
76.1
69.1
69. 5
68.2
81.7
77.3
71.1
68.4
68.8
79.9
78.6
68.8
68.3
65.8
8, 897
9,493
9,279 '
9,347
9, 524
10, 046
10, 414
10, 723
10,365
10, 048
10,513
34
36
18
36
46
43
50
20
35
24
36
35 ![
19
37
47
44
50
20 i
35 :
22
.662
50
36
35
20
36
45
45
51
22
35
20
.660
50
37
36
20
36
46
44
51
21
36
20
.659
50
35
36
20
38
43
47
51
22
36
21
.604
50
37
41
21
41
44
48
52
24
37
23
.669
50
36
33
22
39
42
48
51
24
36
28
.689
50
36
37
37
37
22
41
45
51
51
22
37
28
. 670
50
~45~
77.0
77.5 ;
66.7
66. 2 ,
60.0
78. ? •
83.4
69.7
71. 3
63. 9
64.1
66.6
63.0
53 7
55 6
37
37
21
38
45
45
50
21
36
22
. 664
50
40
44
48
51
20
37
26
.670 i
50
i
1
i
i
i
;
:
;
;
21. 21
79. 7
21. 75
81.7
22. 49
84.5
22. 34
84.0
23.07
86.7
24.25
91.1
23.82
89.5
23. S3
89.9
24. 29
91.3
23.07
86.7
24. OS !
90.3 i
22.60
78 8
23 10
75.0
18. 05
81.0
13 85
80.3
23. 08
80 5
23.95
77. 7
18. 19
81.6
14. 57
84.5
23 8]
83 0
24 76
80. 4
18. 80
84 6
14. 78
85.7 ;
23.65
82 5
24 89
80 8
18. 92
84 9
14 79
85.8
24.42
85 1
25 71
83.4
19.55
87 7
15. 17
88.0
25. 76
89 8
27 04
87.8
20.75
93. 1
15.37
89.2
25. 35
88 4
26 49
86.0
20. 46
91.8
15. 22
88.3
25 3°
88 3
26 49
86.0
20.78
S3. 3
15.62
90.6
25. 83
90 1
26 91
87. 3
20. 89
93 8
15.33
88.9
24. 45
85 3
25 89
84.0
19.77
88 7
14 79
85.8
25.55
89 1
26.71
86. 7
20.46
91.8
15.64
90.7
2 Revised.
3
89.9
92.9
95.1
85 5
140.0
» 39. 04
38. 37
61.0
68.9
59.0
53.9
35
37
19
37
46
42
51
21
35
24
---
87.7
91.0
96.8
93 6
82.9
Quarter ending In month indicated.
78. 1
87.7
72.2
74. 8
66. 2
87. 1
93.4
7G. 2
80. 7
73. 0
1C.. 8S3
11,489
38
37
24
40
47
50
52
22
35
26
. 679
50
:
.
;
i
!
;
i
!
!
!
:
39
38
24
41
48
49
53
22
38
27
. 059
50
!
•.
i
i .—
!...
!
'„
!_.-_— '..... . . _
50
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
1
October h^f ' August
July
June
1930
May
April
March
Febru- January
ary
December
N
£r| October
(
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES-Con.
Wages— Continued
Totals bv StatesDelaware
rel to 1923-25
Illinois
dollars..
Illinois
. rel. to 1925-27..
New Jersey
rel to 1923-25
New York
. dollars .
New York
rel. to 1923..
Pennsylvania
rel. to 1923-25 _.
Wisconsin
dollars. .
Wisconsin
rel to 1925-27
Youngstown district, wages of
steel workers...
p. ct. of base scale..
90.0
22. 16
78.1
99.4
25.26
92.7
76.3
107.5
87.0
22.52
79.4
95.1
26.07
95.7
75.3
107.5
91.2
23.70
83.5
101.4
26.23
98.3
78.4
107.5
89.9
23.86
84.1
102.2
26.30
96.5
78.3 ;
19.37 !
75.7 |
107.5
;
100.5
23.93
84.3
102.2
26.25
96.4
82.3
21.16
82.8
103.6
24.54
86.5
105.8
26.87
98.6
85.6
21.65
84.9
101. 3
24.99
88.1
105.1
27.27
100.1
89.2
22.26
86.7
102. 4
25.13
88.6
105.0
27.87
102.3
87.5
22.69
88.1
100.8
25. 29
89.1
106.2
27.35
100.4
86.8
21.64
84.3
97.9
24.25
85.5
104. 1
26.92
98.8
85.6
19.70
76.5
100.6
25.09
88.4
106.0
27.42
100.7
87.8
20.84
81.1
98. 4
25.31
89.2
106.6
27.32
100.3
89.8
21.33
84.1
107.5
110.5
115. 0
115.0
113.5
113.5
116.5
116.5
199
200
199
199
199 :
200
196.9
:
198.7
!
i
i
!
!
!
;
i
;
102. 6
26.42
93.1
110.6
27.94
102.6
94.8
22.89
89.0
118.0
CONSTRUCTION
iiuildiag Costs
Building costs (^4. 0. C.), 1st of
month ,
'
rel. to 1913
Building costs (E. N. R.) 1st of
month
rel. to 1913..
Building materials:
Brick house, 1st of month .....rel. to 1913..
Frame house, 1st of month
rel. to 1913. .
Construction costs (.4m. Appraisal):
Brick, steel frame
rel. to 1913
Brick, wood frame
.rei. to 1913. .
Frame
rel. to 1913
Reinforced concrete
.rel. to 1913 .
Factory costs (Aberthaw^
rel. to 1914
Building volume (A. 0. C.)
-rel. to 1913..
192
193
195
195
196
197
199
169.8
171.4
171.4
174.4
187.4
189.3
191.6
194.5
196.6
194.5
162
156
161
154
163
156
164
155
166
158
167
160
167
175
170
163
171
165
170
163
161
172
157
162
163
174
159
164
3 174
135
163
176
160
165
165
177
162
166
166
180
166
169
172
186
172
175
179 [
194 1
179 i
182
140
107 :
87
178
192
178
181
* 181
78
179
194
179
182
144
166
179
165
168
176
137
99
95
59
61
64
66
73
77
79
71
128
.
8
198.5
174
. 168
179
196
182
184
8
185
123
172
165
176
171
180
196
183
185
186
202
188
190
173
186
76
78
Construction Contracts Awarded
Total construction,
F. R, B. adjusted
..rel. to 1923-1925,.
Total construction, all tyoes:
F. W. Dodge Corp.—
Projects
.
number..
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft.Valuation
thous. of dolls .
Public works and utilities:
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 dolls...
Contracts awarded, Canada thous. of dolls
Engineering construction (E. N. R.):
Total public
thous of dolls
Water works
thous, of dolls__
Sewers
_ .thous. of dolls. .
Bridges, public.- .
thous. of dolls..
Excavation
thous. of dolls..
Street and roads...
thous. of dolls..
Federal Government, .thous. of dolls..
Unclassified, public., thous. of dolls. .
Buildings, public
.thou?. of dolls..
Total, private
thous. of rlolls
Buildings, industrial.. thous. of dolh..
Buildings, commerciaLthous. of dolls..
Bridges," private
.thous. of dolls..
Unclassified
thous. of dolls
55
9,105
8.701
30, 700
30, 068
242, 094 2251,110
9,242
30, 631
233, 106
10,663 i 10,806
33,812
35,001
285,997 | 331,880
11,506 ; 11,888
38,941 i 39,380
306,079 I 336,925
10, 788
37, 955
369, 981
7, 629
28, 339
235, 405
2,141 1 1,907
387 !
785
108,948 | 132,993
1.681
522
151,722
1,080
246
78, 643
978
393
95, 211
1,009
697
78, 621
1,292
468
76,378
! 7,221
! 22,633
! 95,896
i 22,708
6,486
22, 090
100, 913
27, 312
4, 520
16, 559
77,918
25, 930
4,056
12, 235
54, 376
20,299
4, 340
14, 705
70,911
24, 542
5,368
18,844
80,782
39,311
176, 075
10, 219
7,727
9.916
1, 143
81, 623
26,389
8,214
30,844
140,830
22,965
67,444
50
50,371
168, 925
2,542
11, 300
9,752
1,122
53, 388
66,225
10, 247
14, 349
78, 421
16, 566
46, 128
25
15, 702
83, 837
3,110
3,043
2,477
1,768
36, 682
14,571
5,633
16, 553
94, 705
14, 119
50, 432
30, 154
116, 535
5, 431
5,079
11,428
2.908
39, 620
10, 576
16, 134
25, 359
120, 660
14, 135
54, 316
230
51, 979
99, 616
2, 237
5,669
6, 289
3, 762
25, 650
12,300
22, 915
20, 794
73. 199
11,746
51, 742
100
9,611
87,188
4,003
4,647
7, 149
8, 523
25, 798
8, 723
11,805
16, 535
102, 146
20,401
73, 447
1, 997
6,301
37,S35 : 41,424
3,807 : 3,602
44, 074
3,488
41,776
4,689
44, 090
4,, 053
62.0
61.7
60. 7
66. 0
C8.9
04. 6
74. 0
24, 671
21, 982
29,467
17, 573
9, 403
8, 321
20, 107
9, 218
8, 808
5, 081
0,293
4,790
9,745
6,820
9, 100
254
9,569
5,826
205
8, 277
9, 654
188
7, 489
17,416
423 '
6,957
42,751
1, 071
7,030
40,4J 8
1, 138
7,785
8, 072
843, 669
8,072
861,501
8, 006
782,034
8, 064 :
8, 050
860, 458 i 898,062
8,050
828,905
8,376
878,327
64, 332
66, 028
60, 370
65,415
69,642
1,288
171
82, 462
1,800
353
85, 139
1,719
737
72, 964
2,048 ! 2,030
1.233 ! 2,367
116,265 ! 154,512
5, 268
15, 217
60, 540
5, 096
12, 992
54, 553
33, 658
5,141
14, 124
60, 203
26, 143
5,658 i 5,972
15,889
16,913
63,893 ! 72,745
28,055 i 29.793
105, 113
3, 038
5,176
15, 817
1,624
28, 703
18, 821
8, 108
24, 828
119, 060
19, 141
86, 128
450
13, 341
129, 157
6,390
7,733
9,948
2,365
29, 840
41,637
4, 753
26, 491
47, 799
10, 021
25, 446
944
11,388
82, 453
1,153
6,059
6,909
1,711
31, 088
10, 839
5,990
18. 704
66, 448
11,801
33, 256
137
21, 254
148,784
5,536
5,697
28,520
1,180
56,511
22,560
4,129
24,651
121,326
38,663
55,242
2,250
25,171
125,737
i 8,016
! 5,370
: 5,786
1,419
: 62,471
i 20,158
: 3,965
! 18,552
i 70,589
j 13,901
i 40,986
i
25
15,677
3,510
83, 203
•2, 905
31,918
2,819
33,025
1.999
33.368
12,427
6,652
21,911
88,900
36,896
122, 036
5, 243
3,254
11,801
4. 198
63, 167
10,340
5,422
18,606
95,797
12.606
54,413
6, 248
22,530
i
'
•
;
!
:
!
!
6, 911
7, 391
29, 055
24, 635
227, 956 : 249,436
!1
;
!
!
i1
1
9, 127
33,089
253, 574 ;
12, 158
39,484
336, 706
:
2,017
339
112,966
6,822
22,337
104,670
33,332
;
121,633
7,022
6,150
13, 763
1, 053
47, 886
8, 815
3,798
33, 146
121. 305
24,593
83, 723
825
12, 164
Fire Losses
Unite*! State 0 Cmifida
t^ous of Molls
tlious of dolls
42, 670
4, 689
1
35, CS3
3,175 :
36, 839
2.796
Real Estate
M a r k e t activity
rel to 1920
59 8
01. 1 !
58.4
61.3 '\
Highways
Concrete pavements, new contracts:
Total ._
thous. of sq. yds .
Road
thous. of sq. vds
Federal-aid highways:
Completed—
Cost
thous. of dolls
Distance
miles
Under construction, end of month-miles..
4, 009
2, 482
8.702
6,182
7,675
5, 437
65. 349
2, 113
9. 028
53, 415
1,887
10, 659
-Vver-ige ;'ares (27^ cities^
cents
Passengers carried (232 co/s)- thous. of person?-. 794. 798
Operating revenue (all railways)
" thous. of dolls
12, 303
10, 038
26, 799
943
11,884
12,470 ' 15,957
9,309 ; 13,536
\
26, 164 ] 13, 994
1,018 ;
651
12,207 : 12,306
734. 056
8, 0%
712, 660
8,096 ; 8,069
739,617 | 787,453
8, 069
831, 183
55; 986
55, 835
56,981 i 60,232
63, 718
1
5, 059 !
225 1
11,229 •
:
41,088
1, 025
8,325
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Electric R ail w a y s
66, 839 5
70, 165
1
191,920
i
Gas and Electric Power
i
Electric power companies, gross
revenue
thous. of dolls. .
2
Revised.
172. 240
167, 380 2 187, 190 i 168, 510
171, 550 1 176, 210 i 175,840 i 182,280 2196,170
• Q aarter ending in me>nth indie ated.
187,340 , 182,950
51
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December. 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may \
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
,
October ]
August
July
1930
May
June
April : March
1 October
January i
PUBLIC UTTILHES
Gas and Electric Power
Electric power production :
United Stales —
Total
mills, of kw. hrs
By fuels
mills of kw. hrs
By water power
mills, of kw. hrs._
In street railways, manufacturing
plants, etc
mills of kw. hrs
In central stations. —mills, of kw. hrs..
Canada—
Total
mills, of kw, hrs..
By water power . .mills, of kw. hrs
Exported..
mills, of kw. hrs..
Manufactured gas:
Sales
mills, cu. ft
Revenue
thous. of dolls..
Natural gas:
Sales
mills, cu. ft..
Revenue
thous. of dolls
Rate of manufacturing operations (based on
consumption of electric energy for power purposes). (See under Industrial production.)
7.708 j 27,531
5,067 25,340
2,041 22,191
418
7,290
2
445
7, 086
2
'7,766 i
7,628
25,165 ; 2 5, 022 1
22,463 i 2, 744
2
470 !
7, 158 \
1,2S8 1,256 !
1,263
1,234 i
93
100 I
25,985
28,681
!! 33,823
13.400
2
7,526
4,642
2,884
7,639
4,500 \
3,139 |
7,643 i
4,520 j
3,123
7,876
5,243
2,633
7,160
5,001
2, 150
7,947
5,597
2, 350
8,108
5,746
2,362
7,693
5. 502
2, 191
8, 195
5,906
2, 289
509
7,017
447 j
7,192 !
454 ;
7,189 1
452
7,424
410
6,750 I
460
7,487
502
7, 606
465
7,228
486
7,709
2 1, 339
1,311
145
2
1, 489
1,456
162
1, 542
1, 513
149
1,515
1, 488
142
1,575
1, 550
161
30,731 i 30,945
32,356 ; 32,386
31.110
32; 504
33,478
34,947
31, 320
32, 963
29, 757
31,751
29,377
31, 698
52,568 1 54,729
24, 225 i 26, 031
56,242 i 63,338 i 56,529
27,124
31,037 | 26,816
49, 386
22, 426
40, 930
17,031
73,277
1.6,864
77, 820
76,824
17,892 | 16, 070
76, 139
17, 148
79, 173
19, 074
8,326
10,806
724
8,943 I 10, 012
11,528 i 12, 973
1, 517
609
8, 647
11, 348
735
10, 137
13, 157
1,829
129 !
119
10,196 | 10,113
134
9,687
102
128 '
10, 826
9,884
124
10, 474
118
10, 940
143,627 1 169,760 i 134,854 52,700
203,230 216,559 203,085 1 163,186
86,016 99,901 • 82,465 I 82,970
1,257
1,508 i 1,518 1 1,535
385
457 i
349 i
0
49,620
165,789
69,572
1, 359
0
230, 423
225, 322
83, 480
1,811
390
246, 832
230, 043
102, 569
2,075
608
506
7, 260
2
z
1,251
l,231
95
21,290 * 1,366 1 2^411 j J 1,418
1,268 i 1,34.3 ! 1,388 i 1,392
89
87 I
98 1
128
23,527 i 24,741
26,046 ! 27, 337
28,310 ! 29,865
30,654 31,827
31,661
12.813
36,821
16, 159
32, 834
13, 482
;
43,340
20, 108
Telephone
Telephone companies:
73,414 73,337 74, 802
Operating revenues
thous. of dolls
!
17.523
16,621 16, 320
Operating incoir-e
thous of dolls
Telegraph
8,441 ' 8,359 1 8, 774
Commercial telegraph tolls
thous. of dolls. .
;
11,012 j 10,825 • 11,370
Operating revenues
. -thous. of dolls._
i
507 \
387 i
Operating income
,. thous. of dolls..
461
Transportation
Express earnings:
..J
134
139
Operating income
thous of dolls
;
: 9,428 | 9, 773
Operating revenue. ....... thous. of dolls..
Inland waterways:
Allegheny River. .
...
short tons 213,562 1 246,551 i 294,720 ! 237,024
Cape Cod Canal
short tons__ 221,308 197,997 \ 186,414 211,172
Mississippi River Govt. barges short tons— 105,000 !* 106, 931 ! 104,266 104, 300
1,135 i
962 ! 1,042
1,331
Monongahela River. thous. of short tons..
505 i
587 ;
425
New York canals
thous. of short tons..
506
Ohio River —
Cincinnati district
3315 '
thous of short tons
Huntington district
' 2 1,193 !
%
thous o? short tons
Louisville district
:
3 856 i
_. .
thous of snort tons
Pittsburg to Wheeling
short tons.. 603,544 635,571 661,514 849, 277
Pittsburg district
i s 2,135 i
thous of short tons
Panama Canal3,763 : 1,755 i 1,789
1,867
Total cargo traffic.thous. of long tons..
930 i
884 i
859 !
IT. S. vessels
thous. of long tons
820
327 i
318 !
378
466
In British vessels.thous. of long tons..
795 ;
711 !
714
717
St. Lawrence Canal. thous. of short tons..
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
7,611
thous. of short tons- 6,248 i 7,126 1 8,385
i 1 813
1 ^60
1, 963
Suez Canal
thous. of met. tons..
Welland Canal
...short tons.. 821,454 | 968,763 j 972,976 i 871,513
Ocean traffic:
Clearances, vessels in foreign trade —
6,461 i 6,679 ; 7,463
7,536
Total
thous of net tons
2,734
2 742
American
thous. of net tons.. 2,420 i 2 478
4,011
4,201 | 4,729
4.' 784
Foreign
thous. of net tons. Passenger travel:
Arrivals from abroad —
3,913 : 5,017 1 4,090
Immigrants
number
3,174
United States citizens.
number.. 32, Ivy i (;2r581 ! 59,372 30, 944
D e p art u res abroad—
JO, S57 i 8,733
9,541
Emigrants
number
7, 428
United States citizens
number.. 35. 016 • 42,247 65,895 46. 961
7,34f> i 8,812 i 10,749
Passports issued
number
17, 667
Pullman Company operations:
Revenue
thous. o f dolls . .
5,409 i 5,564
6. 413
1,969 | 2,091
Passengers carried
thousands..
2, 023
Trend of business in hotels:
351
3.55
3.64
Average sale per occupied room ....dollars...
3. 55
Room occupancy
p. ct. of capacity..
tX) :
58
64
54
Steam railways:
Equipment—
Freight cars—in bad order, end of month—
Quantity
errs
194,948 ; 194,127 187,585 181, 702
Ratio to total earn... per coat..
9. 0 i
8.9 i
8.6
8.3
New orders ... _
ears
798 ;
3
534
443
Owned, end of month —
Quantity
thous. of cars...
2.211
2,216 ' 2,220
2, 224
rapacity...
mills, of lhs__ 207, 259 j 207, 639 | 207, 947 208, 207
Shipments—
Total
cars..
404 ^
780 i
524
341
Domestic
cars
404 ;
776
499
341
Unfilled orders (railroads) —
Total.
..'....cars.. 4, 610 i 5, 100
5, 746
6,466
Of manufacturers
ears..
314 !
534 1
866
1,336
In railroad shops. _
.cars.. l 4,296 ! 4,566 j 4,880
5,130
Locomotives (Am. Ry. Assc.)—Exports, steam
number..
1
11
0
2
^ Revised.
i
;
75,919 76,804 77,098 77,214
17,977 ' 18,046 i 19,051 j 18,650
:
9,212
11,875
1,737
1
105
107
10,151 ; 10,493
s
290
3
942
3
3
3
969
736, 187
3
I
9,133 \ 9,391 : 9,346
11,744
11,963 ! 12,024
1,426
1,513 ! 1,406
1
'
'•
•
[
685, 526
'
1,759
828
453
920
1,925 i
937 \
421
1, 166 I
2,011
929
436
319
6, 539 !
2.525 i
4,014 i
5, 907 1
2,092 i
3,815
!
64, 170
225, 021
107, 507
1, 547
0
3
65
3
428, 499
83
1, 268
3951
500, 211
504, 700
•
1,484
i 1,916
i
910
i
429
1
0
6, 645
4, 335 !
922 \
2,027
2,403 ! 2,396 i
1,015,469 1,165,853 ; 370,003 ;i
6, 543
2,241
4,302
3
1
765
\
z 464
7.13, 200 j 545, 900
2, 120
56,740
233,890
75,512
1. 571
0
:
3
926,013 1, 037, 028
2, 440
2, 167
'953
536
38
2, 263
1, 009
615
563
2, 394
1, 133
546
877
0
2,744
0
312
2,246
68, 400
5, 130
2, 186
583, 907
9, 094
2,217
916, 563
5, 414
1,843
3,571
5, 505
1, 991
3,514
G, 224
2,501
3,723
7,074
2,651
4,423
1, 930
864
448
0
2, 107
958
540 i
0 I
0
2,440
0
0
2,474
0
5, 044
1,773
3,271
4, 972
1,695
3,277
3,799
22,518
3,470 i 3,577
28,281 34,861
3,147 4,091 ' 6, 439
28, 535
27, 508
19, 844
9, 209
22, 381
13, 942
40, 702
5, 893 | 5, 616
29, 579
23, 242
27,689 i 23,513
5, 647 \ 4, 693
24, 418 ! 32, 278
21,466' 14,328
4,720 ' 4,397 i 5, 450
21, 140
33,172 ! 24,885
7,255
7,445 1 6, 565
4, 951
24, 420
7, 496
5 352
32J 988
7, 834
5,418
2, ISO
5, 305
2. 031
6, 016
2,278
3. 72
60
3. 96
65
3. 90
69
155, 883
7.0
2, 862
157, 727
7.1
3, 291
2, 258
210,426
2,271
211, 788
2,272
211,823
607
436
1,182
1,139
2,384
2,307
9,780
3,376
6,404
3, 716
1, 125
2,591
5, 423
2, 445
2, 97S
3
0
3,534
25,588
5, 470 ;
2,051 :
3. 58 !
50
5, 055
1,900 i
5, 238 1
1,986 j
4, 894
1,966
5,346
1,919
S,072
2,203
3. 50
61
3. 73 :
63 i
3. 63
61
3.84
64
3. SO
66
1
:
•
172,776
7.9
972
170,165 I 162,966
7.7
7.4
46
2,768
162,117
7.3
2,166
153,606 ;; 147,650 ; 147,334
6.9
6.7 :
6.6
24
0 i 2, 691
2,229
208,579
2,244
209,645
2,251
210,102
2,253 i 2,254
210,235 j 210,229
615
555
648
646
7,179 j
2, 070 i
5,109 !
1 1
6,585
1, 599
4,986
2,249
209,958
1,082
1,082
7,542
2, 176
5,366
762
657
633
533 ;
7,484
1. 5G9
5,915
8,637 ;
2,207 i
6,430
2
3
5 1
0
Quarter ending in month indicated.
845
735
8,799
2,681
6,118 j
2
1
5
52
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual SuppleAugust
ment to the Survey
'• October September
1931
July
June
1930
May | April
Febru- January i Decem- Novem- October
ary
ber
ber
March
i
PUBLIC UTILITIES— Continued
;
Locomotives
j
i
In bad order, end of month—
j
Awaiting classified repairs
\
nuro.be! i
Ratio to total locomotives
per cent..'.
Installed _ .
_ _. number...;
New orders
number., j
Retired
nu uiber i
Owned, end of month—
'.
Quantity
number...
Tractive power
mills, of lhs._ j
Shipments, manufacturers (Census)-Total number
Electric, domestic
number .
Steam, domestic
number ._
Shipments, electric locomotivesIndustrial
(quarterly) ...number.A'linin17 (Quarterly)
number
Unfilled orders (railroads) , end of mo...
Of manufacturers
number-In railroad shops
number. _
Unfilled orders, manufacturers' (Cen
SOP)Total
number
Electric, domestic..
number-Steam, domestic
number-Passenger cars—
In railroad hands, end of quarter
number
New orders..
ears..
Shipments—
Toial
cars
Domestic
cars
Unfilled orders, end of quarter
nu'T'ber
Financial operationsNet operating income .thous. of dolls-..
Operating revenues —
Canada
thous of dolls
United States—
Total
... -thous. of dollsFreight. .
thous. of dolls. .
Passengers
thous. of dolls..
Operating expanses
thous. of dolls..
Net operating revenue, Canada
__
thous. of dolls. .
Freight cars—
Carload! ngs*—
Total
thous. of cars..
Coal and coke
thous. of cars..
Forest products
thous. of cars-Grain and grain products
thous of cars
Livestock
thous. of cars..
Ore.
_. . _ thous. of ears..
Merchandise, 1. c. 1. thous. of cars...
Miscellaneous ... ..thotis. of cars-Car surplus (daiiy average, last woek
of month)—
Total
ears..
Box
cars..
Coal
_ _
cars.
Operation results—
Freight carried 1 mileCanada
mills of tons
United States. .mills, of tons.Passengers carried 1 mile-millions..
Receipts per ton-mile
cents
!
6, 485
6,310
6, 173
12. 0
61
0
139
11.7
61
1
113
11.4
95
6
J22
54, 889
2.509
54, 967
2,512
55, 029
2, 514
9
0
8
4
0
4
13
1
2
2
»3
37
15
4
15
12
16
13
112
105
7
120
105
14
74
55
18
5,938
5,913
10.9 |
66 !
3|
108
10.9
67
7
151
55,056
55,098
2,513 | 2, 513
55,278
2,518 ;
55. 3(56
2,520
26 '
0 >
26
!
15
2
12
13 ;
1 j
"i
i
18 1
19
0
19
;
55,450
10 !
5 ;
5 i
20
1C
20 ;
31 'l
57
2*
60 )
26 ;
86 !:
55
20
95
54
30
58
0 :
47
80
0
69
0 |
• 51, 136
0
21
0
0
0
8
8
2 !
2 ;
13
13
s
4, 936
9,2
9tf
4
26S
8.9
127
55, 534
2,525
55, 576
2, 525 !
55, 678
2, 528
55. 9S5
2. 538
56,157
2, 541
15
5
10
16 '
6
10 ;
49
7
43
G
37
48
33
102
37
93
25
63
132
31
96
57
29
64
30
95
103
sfj
85
91
12
78
4
51 4S9 '
0 {
0
0
38
38
37
37
24 !
24 I
30
30
33
33
1
37
206
50
9
s 23
«76
90
30
104
i
is
86
i 3 51, 644
0
824
3 16
5, 102
9.5
92
CO
390
i
14 :
0
,5, 216
10.0 !
80
2
182
5, 522
1
17
a fiO
34
82
!
3 50, 95$
0
350. 335
270. 239
4-t, 757
258, 223
10.9 !
77 !
8 !
161
:
10.4
86
8
128
5, 734
5,967
5, 95S
10.8 i
94 '
151 !
182
0
55,319
5,910
10.9
114
8
s
3
125
10
0
^7
67
73
73
11C, 251
264
55, 859
56, 535
50,163
41, 264
39, 071
45,906 ! 27, 264
S3, 849
49, 372
02. 069
28, 205
29,352 ;
30, 480
30.934
30, 912
30,613 ! 26, 788
28, 141
33, 450
35, 474
42. 093
377,146 : 369, 810
290,348 ; 2*1.261
50,272
50, 957
280,127 : 280, 145
369, 020
283, 161
46, 981
2SS, 067
369. 652
283,711
47, 272
290, 618
376,149
291,289
47,150
291,582
336. 632 365,900
257,521 277.014
53, 349
40. 455
272, 1 16 294. 082
377, 933
280, 909
55, 443
297,606
398, 786
311,042
48,710
299, 301
483, 455
385, 684
52, 368
3':6, 286
121
421
6, 910
7, 579
11.408
2,836
584
13S
3,491
817
15C
2, 784
638
121
^'852
174
3,818
733
159
143
94
22
820
640
19G
140
92
1, 133
1, 546
163
129
154
966
1, 514
646, 750 i 706,538
336, 577 !1 380,603
240, 292 251,358
580, 498
$04, 1 00
213, 752
-S02, 037
m 705
126, 935
2, 239
29, 026
2,015
1. 052
2, 633
32, 205
1, 828
1. 050
3.096
39. 292
1.959
1. 063
1, 187
1, 1SS
1, 189
130
553
132
5G7
56-0
364.525
280, 103
49, 183
269, 463
!
!
i
|
1,871
2,049 \
1,898
2, me
3, 640
3, 112
2,992
465
125
3, 730
611
165
2 9%
4S6
130
2,940 !
555 i
138 !
i
,
140
i
!
119
876
1, 192
180
106
80
1,097
1,496
151
85
29
899
1,206
153
79
23
886
1.105
3, Q Io
755
2, 90S
516
104
3,747
617
138
2,C31
452 '
10(5
193
145
102
1,081
1, 415
149
96
121
841
1.081
228
106
175
1, 069
1, 413
220
71
139
830
1,113
535, 254
290, 369
185, 442
f>64, 284
293, 424
209, 765
573. 680
302, 887
206, 240
504,068 I 599, 282
288,414 i 306, 443
211,014 | 224, 120
615, 924
308,319
238, 504
R02, 832
282,315
251, 679
621,509 1 650,964
2P8.837 ! 324,938
252,825 | 253, 51.5
27, S47
1. 030
29. 348
2, 207
1,770 ;
30,276 i 28, 258
2, 034
2,115
1.051 | 1. 090
i
2,178
30,014
1.870
1. 054
2, 136
28, 710
1, 831
1.093
2,104
1, 951
29,960 1 27, 079
1, 758 ! 1,747
1.074 ! 1.049
L041
i
1
!
•
165
88
22
842
997
186 :
124
26 i
t-97
1. 175 I
2,010
30, 314
1,915
1. 015
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FINANCE
Agricultural Finances
Loans outstanding, end of month:
Federal land banks
mills, of d oilsFederal intermediate credit, banks
mills, of dolls.
Joint-stock land banks
mills, of dolls.,
I
i
1, 171
1,174
1, 178
1,179 1
1,182
1,184
1,185
124
540
130
545
133
548
137 j
Cfll !
137
532
131
536
138
540
138 i
544 !
1, 187
128
548 i
1, 187
128 i
550 |
v?e
Banking
Acceptances and commercial paper:
Bankers acceptances outstandingi crs
1, 040
1, 22s
1, 090
1,413
],422
990
Total
mills, of dolls..
Held by Federal reserve banks —•
617
39
95
124
102
70
420
For own account.
mills, of dolls. .
For account of foreign correspondents
99
213
341
228
100
3^0
409
mills, of dolls..
Held by group of accepting banks—
112
2? 2
Uf.
162
171
Own bills
' mills of dolls
1C8
118
3. 7
248
439
•*:;>
293
285
Bills bought
mills, of dolls _
63
185
r,79
444
441
06
Held by others
mills, of dolls. .
278
Commercial Daper outstanding
210
302'j2
307
243
!
mills, of dolls..
Bank debits:
2, 786
3,172
2, 244
„, 400
2,691
;
2, 451
Canada
mills, of dolls..
25, Sf-3
21,007
25 072
26. 821
17. 501
New York Citv
mills, of dolls. "26." 678" 20, 073
16, 526
18, 444
1 9. 406 18,858
19, 620
Outside New York City. ...mills, of dolls.. 18, 125 ! 16, 627
91. 9 !
83.8
98.4
99.5
93.5
95, 6
Outside New York City.-iel. to 1823-2584.3
* Data for January, May, and October, 1931, and November 1930, are for 5 weeks, other months 4 weeks.
23 Revised.
Quarter ending in month indicated.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
1,187
1, ,'.20
1,720
123
85
£1
431
450
131 !
341 i
441 i
jfl
305;
430
311
315
327
3"^
2, 535
2,570
27,589 i 20, 948
19.421 ! 17, 084
98.4 |
86 6
2, 668
24, 557
21, 697
110. 0
3,012
29, 001
22,113
117. 2
1.4C7 1
1. ~'fi
141
o~>
lj*
-i2'-
1 "2
212
0
0
1M
3^
4i7
1
4^
is.">
9 U7l
r
22! 4 -0
19,700
99. 9
"., 618
V.. 781
- -3, 679
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Suppleem- 1
ment to the Survey
October Seyt
ber ! August
1931
July
'
FiNANCE-Continued
Banking— Continued
Brokers' loans, end of month:
By N. Y. F. K. member banks
1,390
mills, of Qolls.
869
1,366
1, 172
3.04
2. 33
3.03
Katio to market value
- per cent..
3.23 !
1,044
1, 344
Total
mills of dolls
798
1, 354
Federal reserve banks:
728
Bills discounted.mills, of dolls..
323
195
Member b'lnk reserve account
2, 167 :
mills of dolls
2, 367
2, 364
2,373
2,429
Notes in circulation
mills, of dolls..
2,098 i
1, 963
1, 765
2, 184 i
Reserve bank credit
mills, of dolis__
1,578 :
976
1,255
2,380 : 2,506 1 2,632
Total deposits
mills, of dolls
2,527
Total investments^
_. mills, of dolls _
751
1,211 !
943
2, 903
Total reserve
mills of dolls
3,597
3,301 1
3,619
Federal reserve member banks:
Net demand deposits
mills, of dolls.. 12, 449 13,227 • 13,244 13, 473
7, 810
Total investments
mills, of dolls.. 7, 700
7,916 1
7, C65 ^
Total loans and discounts—mills, of dolls.. 13, 521 14,191 i 14,398 14, 486
Interest rates:
2.10
Call loans, renewal
per cent
1.50
1.50
1.50
Federal land binks
per cent
5.83
5.63 (
5.63 1
4.06
Intermediate credit banks
.per cent-3.81
3.81
3.81
New York Federal Reserve
1.50
Bank (discount rate)
per cent
* 3. 50
1.50
1.50 ;
2. 50
Prime bankers' acceptances. ... -per cent..
.88
1,07 ;
,88
Prime eouiiuereial paper (4-6 months)
ptr cent
G 13
2.
00
2 00
2. 00
3.25
Time loans, 99 days
.
.per cent-..
1.63 ;
1.38
1.38
1,408 ;
N'ew York St if e .
i/iills. of dolLs. .
Uii.tra rlatvs postal saving system —
5,217
5,231 •
5,173
IVi-r-'tN
t lulls, of d:>lls
\\ it h^i-r.v i' i .. ... .tlir.us. of do1 Is. _
h •(
v J o n dit uf d(-p, sitors .. . .
. .tii, *us. of doiiS.. 527 130
4">,°lo
447, 300
i^:, 2'0
ji S o o
-'305
1,936
449
1,374
113
158
1,944
427
1, 381
136
tilOUS of doll>
Pushups iafiures
Firms . Unitf J States):
Banks
number
5, 149
June
1,479
2. 93
1,391
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
1,539
3. 37
1,435
1,730
3.40
1, 651
January
1,734
3.30
1,720
1,798
3.22
1,840
1,875
3.58
1,909
1, 926
3.86
1, 894
2,111
4.06
2,162
2,512
4. 65
2,556
149
174
157
250
198
232
251
275
207
2, 389
1,580
917
2, 442
724
3, 413
2, 371
1, 535
937
2,434
761
3,334
2,428
1,486
990
2,506
723
3, 296
2, 343
1,478
925
2, 399
708
3, 244
2,398
1,494
980
2,448
735
3,243
2,471
1,664
1,373
2,517
1,100
3,082
2,373
1,455
1, 079
2,422
780
3, 115
2,418
1, 368
998
2, 465
765
3,149
13, 688
14', 691
13, 605
7,807
14, 730
13, 664 1 13, 748
7,903 | 7, 551
14,993 i 15; 382
13, 614
7, 183
15,464
13, 680 i
6,843
15,753
13, 999
6,693
16, 263
13, 908
6,800
16, 516
13, 830
6,731
16, 764
1.50
5. 63
3.90
1.45
5.03
4,00
1.50
.88
*1. 50
2.00
2. 00
1.50
2.13
1.75
5 158
5. 033
43, ~f 5
31 °2J
1
1. 52 ;
5. 63 i
4.00
1.55
5. C3
4. 00
1.50
5. 63
4.00
1.57
5.63
4.00
2.23
5.63
4.00
2.00
/>. 63
4.00
2.00
5. 63
4.00
:
1.50 ;!
2.00
1. 50
2.00
1.44
2.00
1.56
* 2.00
1.88
2. 50
1.8S
2. 50
1.88
2. 38 •
2. 00 i
2. 50
2.13
2. R3
1.88
2.88
2. 13
2.88
2 25
2.88
2.13
3. 00
2.50
2.00
5,059
5,018
4,928
4, 888
4, 792
4, 066
4, 658
20,911
29 337
IS, 1 38
31, >5">
17, old
51, 585
18, oil
OS, S79
14, 1(,7
20, 197
12,072
14,783
12, 084
02, • :,->
2y2, 059
2' < , ' t ">
192, 5 i i
.°o «)'J-?
: fv , S27
27>, ,ol
3i .), 120
93
1, 983
520
1,322
141
April | March
May
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
2, 381
1, 723
943
2, 504
773
3, 576
167
1. 993
449
1, 435
109
M.miiLicturpr>
.
numberTrade pst'tbi'srrr'onts
.--number-'1W
Agents and brokers
.number..
B\ groups —
]\ ranufactur-j rs—614
449
520
Total
number..
449
427
11
7
C hem icals
num her. .
13
13
9
50
64
Foodstuffs
number
34
40
30
26
Leather
.number-,
18
lu
14 :
18
10
Liquors and tobacco-- ..number..
14
6
10
54
57
39
Lumber
—
------number-49 !
52
Printing and engraving-number..
17
21
23 ?
14
y
7
^tone, clay, and glass
number...
13
6
6
53
Textiles.
number...
75
81
64
61
37
55
Metals
number..
49
32
49
All other
number..
167
290
258
181
193
Traders1, 435
Total
...
„
number. _ 1, 605
1,322
1,374
1, 3S1
20
Books and paper
number..
18
19
12
15
84
112
Chemicals and paints. _ .number—
86
90
109
Clothing
number
235
284
257
273 :
220
360
Foods and tobacco
number..
363
447
44.1
353
89
General stores
number _.
105
68
87 i
78
243
Household furniture
number-.
239
260
234
235
404
All other
number
292
379
322
286
Firms (Canada)
-.number..
174
223
256
164
2 230 :'
Liabilities (United States;:
Banks
thous. of dolls.. 566.686 i 237,061 ! 185,902 41,334 2195,951
Total commercial
thous. of dolls.. 70,660 i 40,256 i 53, 025 60, 998 , 51, 656
Manufacturers
thous of dolls
26, 334
20, 586 i 21, 909
14,857 ! 16,967
Trade establishments
thous. of dolls.. 29,486 24,658 ! 25,848 28, 091 25, 934
Agents and brokers
__.thous. of dolls_. 14,841
12, 321
3, 813
7,741 | 10, 210
3,504
Liabilities (Canada)
_ thous. of dolls
3.200
3,345
4,539
2,138
Dividend and Interest Payments
Grand total
_ .
mills, of dolls
762
747
946
533
490 •
Dividend payments:
Total
. ..
mills, of dolls
346
288 :
387
233
245
Industrial and miscellaneous
... .... mills, of dolls .
225
237
267
174
170
Steam railroads
.mills, of dolls..
34
36
42
27 i
34
Street railways.
mills, of dolls
11
9 i
7
6 i
6
Interest payments
mills, of dolls. _
459
416
559
300
245
Foreign Exchange Bates
America:
Argentina
dolls, per gold peso
.520
.703
.597
.699
.646
Brazil-.
dolls, per rnilreis__
.075
.056
.059
.072
.064 i
Canada
dolls, per Canadian doll..
.891
.963
.997
.997
.997 i
Chile
dolls, per paper peso..
.121
.121
.121
.120
.121
Asia:
Japan
..dolls, per yen-.493
.494
.493
.494
.494 1
India
dolls per rupee
.287
.339
.360
.360
.359 !
Europe:
\
Belgium
.
dolls. per belga..
.140
. 139
.140
.139
.139 !
England
dolls per Ib sterling
3.89
4.86
4.53
4.86
4.86 1
France
dolls, per franc..
.039
.039
.039 1
.039
.039
Italy
dolls, per lira-.052
.052
.052
.052
.052 |
Netherlands
dolls, per guilder __
.404
.403
.403
.402
.403 1
Sweden
dolls, per krone-.261
.231 i
.268
.268
.268 j
Switzerland
dolls, per franc..
.196
.195
.195 i
.194
.194
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Oil
1930
February
89
2, 218
552
1,570
126
552
12
43
14
4
65
97
~9
78
50
250
64 i
2,386
515 j
1, 710
158
515
9
38
12
6
75
10
!
0
78
55
227
2", 2uo
210,2*0
Ti
17U, ^
86
2, 604
582
1, 843
170
2, 563
583
1,831
149
202
3, 316
611
2,541
164
344
2, 525
537
1, 834
154
254
2, 031
448
1,447
136
582
5
37
23
9
61
27
7
79
52
282
583
13
37
14
9
72
15
4
96
54
269
611
10
32
17
6
76
21
11
124
44
270
537
9
34
14
6
77
15
12
85
34
251
448
5
27
8
10
71
18
14
71
34
190
15
14
54
20
12
97
34
211
2,124
499
1,474
151
499
1,570
19
108
295
401
88
357
302
196
1,710
18
98
351
451
109
297 .
386 i
204
1,843
28
107
400
441
152
358
357
213
1,831
19
93
381
438
131
407
362
253
2,541
15
117
633
476
220
571
509
296
1, 834
15
114
444
461
138
290
372
295
1,447
11
111
261
393
104
245
322
237
1, 474
18
94
250
398
10*
253
353
2 219
43, 963
53, 371
18, 506
25 069
9, 796
2,775
42,417 ,
50,868 ;
18, 719 i
26, 386
5. 763
3. 638
35,285
60, 387
24, 072
30,348
5, 967
3,752
35, 123
69, G08
25, 304
30, 852
3,452
3,014
78, 130
94,608
47, 633
43. 071
3,904
4,215
367, 119
83, 683
19, 948
28, 853
35, 382
6,994
ISO, 306
55, 261
19, 438
21,217
14, 606
2,958
24, 599
56, 297
17, 989
22, 096
16, 212
2
2, 849
560
749
594 |
524
1,121
713
579
2777
292
314
311
285
521
284
277
2334
213
33
8
268
236
38
9
435
236 i
46 i
217
45
9
239
386
56
16
601
221
39
14
429
212
39
12
302
2 252
44
2 10
443
.707
.067
.999
.121
.765 !
.073
LOOO
.121
i
.780
.079 i
1.000 |
.121 |
.719
.086
1.000
.121
.697
.091
.998
.121
.756
.096
.999
.121
.781
0
1.001
.121
.781
0
1.001
.121
.494
.361
.494
.361 !
.494 !
.361 1
.494
.359
.494
.359
.496
.359
.496
.360
.496
.360
.139
4.86
.039
.052
.402
.268
.193
.139
4.86
.039
.052
.401
.268
.193
.139
4.86
.039
.052
.401
.268
.192
.139
4.86
.039
.052
.401
.268
.193
.139
4.85
.039
.052
.402
.268
. 194
.140
4.86
.039
.052
.403
.268
.1Q4
.139
4.86
.039
.052
.102
.468
.139
4.86
.039
.052
.403
.269
1Q4
16 to 3.50.
284
!
!
|
i
!
1
!
2
Revised.
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may ; _
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
, October September | August
1931
July
June
1930
May
! April ! March
Februj Decem- 1 NovemOctober
ary : January
ber ;
her
FINANCE— Continued
Gold and Silver
Gold:
Domestic receipts at mint
fine ounces-- \ 123, 74S 128,928 115,343 118, 123 114,651 95, 133 93,612 ! 85,091
Exports
thous. of dolls i 398, C04
28, 708 i
39
40
62S
1, 009
27 ;
26
Earmarked for foreign
account _
.. .thous. of dolls ..
Imports
thous. of dolls. .i 00, 907 2 49, 209 I 57, 539 -; 20,512 63,887 50,258 49, 543 1 25, 671
Monetary stocks of TJ. S.f daily
average
mills, of dolls
1 447
4, 975
4, 948 i
4, 958
4,865
4,767
4,682
4,711
Rand output
fine
ounces..
910, OCO 916,425 916, 843 897, 000 910, 279 882, 237 910,998
Silver:
Exports
thous. of dolls '. 2.158 22 2,183
2,024
3,249
2, 305
1,895
2,099
2,323
0
2
2, 355
2, 685
Imports
thous. of dolls499
2,364 i 2,636
1,663
1,821
2,439
Price at New York
dolls per fine oz
.275
.295
.282
.283
.273 |
.277
.283
.292
Production2
United States
.. thous. of fine oz_.
* 2, 419
2, 101
2, 433
2, 762
2, 211
2, 176
2,831
3,528
Canada..thous. of fine oz.. 2, 1 17
2. 133
1, 403
1, 610
731 i
1,836
1,431
1,139
Me\ico
thous. of fine oz~6,814
7,041 | 7,374
6, 390
9, 535
6,510
Stocks, end of month —
United States
tlious of fine oz
4, 082
2,240
4, 066
2,077
1,611
1,485
713
2,714
Canada
thous. of fine <)/,._
1,363
989
754
958
1, 423
1, 110
1,509
796
87, 717 ; 94.476
14 :
54
109, 907 i 113,430
36 :
5, 008
152. 04*
16, 156 i 34,426
137, 695
32, 778
127,536
40,159
120,410
4,583 ! 4, 553
908, 492 ; 884,735
4, 520
1
4, 656
839,937
4, 622
914, 576
1
9.206
35, 63o
1,638
1,877
.268
3, 571
2,896 i
.294
3,472
2,660
.326
4,102
2, 652
.359
4, 424
3, 270
. 358
3,187
1,772
6,944
3,480
1,932
8,751 j
3,713
2,043
8,481
3,738
1,412
8,712
3, 816
2, 291
1, 851
702
792
694
960
179
956
216
G49
217
Net Corporation Profits
Grand total
mills, of dolls..
Total industrial and mercantile
.mills, of dolls ..
Automobile parts and accessories, exclusive of tires
mills, of dolls. _
Food
mills, of dolls
Oil
mills, of dolls-Metals and mining
mills, of dolls..
Machinery
mills, of dolls. _
Miscellaneous
_ . . mills, of dolls. .
Steel and railroad equipment
.mills, of dollClass I railroads
mills, of dolls
Other public utilities
mills, of dolls
Telephones
- ._ mills, of dolls..
3
3 159
365
3
35
125
'
3
i
3 31
30
30
3
3
5
3 53
11
3 48
3
3
39
131
378
369
3 116
30
3
0
34
39
343
3
16
3 226
394
a 68
38
i
;
. . .j
3 9Q
3 107
381
368
: —
Life Insurance
(Association of Life Insurance Presidents)
Admitted life insurance assets (40 cos.) :
16, 070
Grand total
mills, of dolls
15, 978
Mortgage loans—
6,359
Total
. ..mills, of dolls
6,353
1,533
-tf'dfin
- ..mills, of dolls
1,535
4,826
All other
mills, of dolls. .
4,818
Bonds and stocks (book value):
1,258
Government
. . mills, of dolls
1,213
1,667
Public utility
.mills, of dolls
1,662
2,663
Railroad
. .
mills, of dolls..
2,657
504
All other
.mills, of dolls
503
6,092
Total
. .
mills, of dolls .
6,035
Policy loans and premium notes
_ .mills, of dolls
2,409
2,388
Amount of new insurance (44 cos.) :
37
46
Group
mills, of dolls
46
199
247
Industrial
mills, of dolls
253
2?}
484
547
503
Ordinary
mills, of dolls
606
818
839
720
Total insurance
mills, of dolls _
905
Policies and certificates, new (44 cos.):
22
26
18
22
Group
..
tbous. of certificates. .
995
761
723
994
Industrial
thous. of policies-250
223
233
Ordinary
thous. of policies-260
1,254
968
1,035
Total policies and certificates .^thousands-1,276
Premium collections (44 cos.) : *
9, 019
9,304
17, 979
Annuities
. .thous. of dolls. . 10, 125
7,521
7, 895
Group
thous. of dolls . 7, 484
8,114
Industrial ._
.thous. of dolls.. 58, 365 55, 319 62, 874 55, 612
154,
579 178, 398
105,587
150,
450
Ordinary..
thous. of dolls..
Total
_
-. .thous. of dolls.. 241,501 222, 309 234, 652 260, 103
Sales of ordinary life insurance (Life Insurance
Sales Research Bureau) :
Canada, total, 15 cos
thous. of dolls.. 36. 006 30, 066 35, 738 39, 977
United States, total
thous. of dolls. . 599, 855 535, 353 589, 497 634,902
Eastern manufacturing district
.thous. of dolls . 258. 245 221, 440 242, 920 267, 378
Far western district.. .thous. of dolls.. 61. 492 56, 553 60, 607 63, 112
Southern district
thous. of dolls.. 04, 470 61,076 69, 047 73,714
Western agricultural district
-thous. of dolls.. 80, 224 75,004 84, 197 91, 959
Western manufacturing district
..thous. of dolls.. 135. 524 121, 280 132, 720 138, 739
Ordinary life insurance, lapse rates (Life Insurance Research Bureau):
3124
United States total
rel to 1925-26
3140
East North Central- rel. to 1925-26—
3 123
East South Central .rel. to 1925-26. .
3 140
Middle Atlantic
rel to 1925-26
3 113
Mountain
rel to 1925-26
3 122
New England
rel. to 1925-26 .
3 110
Pacific
rel to 1925-26
3
107
South Atlantic
rel to 1925-26
s 120
West North Central rel to 1925-26
3
123
West South Central... rel. to 1925-26* For earlier data see table on page 21 of the October, 1931, issue.
:::::::::
15, 871
15,769
15, 662
15, 573
15,474
15,392 ;
15,293
15, 217
15, 120
6,356
1,537
4,819
6, 345
1,541
4,804
6,332
1,544
4,788
6,330
1,547
4,783
6,323
1,555
4,768
6,312
1,555
4,757 i
6,303
1,554
4,749
6,270
1,561
4,709
6, 244
1, 562
1,189
1,644
2,653
504
5,990
1,164
1,611
2,653
499
5,927
1,134
1,605
2,660
495
5,894
1,120
1,578
2,651
487
5,836
1,108
1,572
2,648
485
5,813
1,106 !
1,545 !
2,633
478
5, 762 |
1,104
1,531
2,637
475
5,747
1,101
1,526
2,640
469
5,736
1, 095
1,521
2, 638
465
5, 719
2,363
2,331
2,300
2,273
2,241
2,212
2,169
2/127
2, 098
81
251
673
1,005
72
236
672
980
99
225
691
1, 025
62
247
720
1,028
104
209
599
912
131
229
753
1,112
59
208
593
861
620
915
45
926
285
1,256
35
845
288
1,168
59
865
301
1,225
28
881
321
1, 230
60
731
247
1,039
44
750
231
1,026
59
794
319
1,172
28
741
253
1,022
35
847
261
1,143
13,868
8,117
60, 654
173, 947
256, 586
25, 175
8,037
59, 884
175, 562
268, 658
12, 682
8,398
53,854
183, 992
258, 926
11,919
8,790
62,920
186,452
270,081
12, 430
8,748
56,388
166, 759
244,325
10,741
10,108
62,659
170,497
254,005
1 19,615
9,591
!
! 112,666
! 191, 871
! 333, 743
7,094
7,269
58, 108
154, 473
226, 044
55, 851
165, 954
236, 666
46, 227
734,614
41, 314
724, 206
45, 648
754,002
46, 945
770,440
40, 180
647, 140
I
41,188 ! 49,874
628,607 ; 795,642
46,868
653, 131
46, 019
C8 5, 755
321, 403
70, 226
84, 055
313,038
68, 663
81, 955
327, 077
70, 943
82, 930
343,745
73, 579
77, 628
289,757
60, 094
64,009
280,066 ! 324, 635
61,589 ! 86, 291
91, 922
65,329
279, 651
65, Oil
72, 189
285,591
71,961
100, 752
98,861
102, 396
101, 945
86, 439
82,754 j 117, 117
90,178
97, 300
158, 178
161, 689
170, 657
173, 543
146, 841
146, 102
153, 70 1
3113
3116
3 123
3
117
3127
3 95
3 128
3 128
3
108
« 114
3
98
3
103
3
100
3 107
3
110
!
3 ino
3 log
311Q i
2
Revised.
5
78 '
214 ;
596
888 |
138,869
i
!
!
|
175, 677
3127
139
139
143
125
141
114
121
112
124
Quarter ending in month indicated.
4,682
52
6,917
7,944
77, 190
oo
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supple"
August
October Septemment to the Survey
ber
1930
1931
July
June
>
May
April
March
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
Febru- January
ary
FINANCE— Continued
Public Finance
35, 175 35, 500 38, 240 34, 480 28, 986 27, 463 31, 798 31, 807 28, 107 28,808
36, 365
Customs receipts
thous. of dolls
30, 764
Expenditures chargeable to ordinary
323,
838
356,
630
416,
472
244,
651
receipts
thous. of dolls..
330, 661 375, 153 285, 892 432, 366 720, 236 191, 425 413,796 364, 540
Government debt, gross, end of
17,
321
17,
292
16,
864
16, 802
16,801
16, 185
month
mills, of dolls._
16, 583
16, 231
16, 527
16, 655
16, 163 i 16, 026
Total ordinary receipts.
thous. of dolls.. 131, 649 368, 792 122, 141 131, 706 512, 894 124, 405 148, 208 433, 301 118,614 125,605 717,092 120, 362
United States money in cir5, 133
4,947
4,830
4, 750
4,528
culation
„, .mills, of dolls.. 5, 478
4,679
4,590
4,695
4,823
4,647
4, 598
39.319
375,214
16, 180
147,813
4. 501
Stock!* oldftrs
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.:
Domestic
number
Foreign
number. _
Pennsylvania R. R. Co.:
Domestic
number
Foreign
number .
U. S. Steel Corporation (common stock):
Domestic
number
Foreign
number
Shares held by brokers
p. ct. of total
3
605, 885
36,870
8
595,
322
8
6, 735
3574 905
» 6, 383
«560,424
3 6, 184
3 241, 391
3 3, 284
3
240, 734
»3,291
2235,306
3 3 272
s 233, 414
3 3, 190
3166,316
3
2, 701
313.16
3
153,
718
1
2, 520
1
14. 37
s 147, 440
33 2, 451
15 68
* 143, 221
* 2 345
* 16 20
Stocks and Bonds
BONDS
Bond prices:
Combined price
index
.. . _p. ct. of par, 4% bond.. 65.06
Highest-grade rails_p. ct. of par, 4% bond_- 84.35
Industrial
p. ct. of par, 4% bond-. 55.48
Public utility
p. ct. of par, 4% bond-71.93
Second-grade rails. p. ct. of par, 4% bond.. 56.49
Bond prices, 1st of following month:
50 domestic bonds
p. ct. of par.. 92.96
40 representative issues
p. ct. of par.. 56.10
5 Liberty bonds.
p. ct. of par-- 100. 37
Bond yields:
Industrial (15)
percent..
6.21
Liberty arid Treasury bonds
per cent..
3.71
Municipal (15)
-. per cent .
4.51
Municipal bond yield (20)
percent..
4.31
Railroads (15)
per cent—
5.14
U. S. Treasury notes and certificates,
3-6 mos
per cent..
1.70
Utilities (15)
per cent
4.77
Total, 60 high grade
per cent..
5.16
Long-term real-estate bonds issued:
Grand total ..
.
thous. of dolls . 9,125
Interest rates
per cent-5.00
Kind of structureo
Apartments
thous of dolls
Hotels
.
thous. of dolls
0
Office and commercial .thous. of dolls. . 9,125
Purpose of issue—
Acquisitions and Improvements
thous of dolls
0
Finance construction__thous. of dolls ..
500
Real-estate mortgage.. thous. of dolls. .
8,625
72.24
92.70
61.60
78.40
64.11
77.05
95.14
65.82
82.81
70.76
80. 99
97.70
67.75
83.68
80.34
79.07
97.73
64.36
82. 76
78.51
80.48
97.68
66.70
80.91
82.54
80.86
96.11
68.15
80.06
84.03
82.29
96.31
70.83
79.59
86.58
82.06
96.41
70.72
79.00
86.39
81.98 !I
96.59
79.98
78. 14 !
86.54
78.98
92.89
68.61
75. 54
82.78
81.10
94.63
70.53
77.32
85.85
82. 49
95. 85
71.63
78.92
87. 49
96.32
53.98
103. 76
99.98
71.02
106. 04
100.38
72.32
106. 09
100. 25
83.84
106. 30
99.89
81.01
108. 84
100. 12
85.30
105. 77
100. 15
88.03
105. 37
100. 27
86.67
104.85
99.57 ;
84.56 i
104.23 |
99.54
81.53
105. 53
99.68
84. 05 106.41
100. 08
86.08
106. 06
5.64
23.42
4.00
M.06
4.66
5.26
3.34
3.88
3.85
4.47
5.13
3.32
3.88
3,86
4.32
5.25
3.30
3.76
3.84
4.32
5.24
3.31
3.75
3.74
4.27
5.10
3.38
3.80
3.85
4.33
4.98
3.39
3.89
3.90
4.27
5.01
3.40
3.95
4.03
4.27
4.99
3.33
3.92
4.05
4.25
i
!
!
5.12
3.34
4.05
4.12
4.41
4.97
3.32
4.00
4.06
4.32
4. 89
3.34
3.94
3.99
4.25
.45
4.50
4.70
.42
4.40
4.50
.41
4.42
4.44
.55
4.46
4.45
.88
4.44
4.43
1.49
4.46
4.43
1.38
4.48
4.41
1.06
4.54
4.44
1.24
4.56
4.43 !
1.48
4.61
4.55
1.40
4.57
4.46
1.74
4. 53
4.41
66, 785
5.80
2,100
5.76
775
5.78
3,425
5.69
9,485
5.43
7,235
5.68
2,015
5.66
3,590
5.36
4,520 ,
5.81 i
29,877
5.75
9,965
5.74
6. 635
5.61
0
0
66, 445
0
0
1, 985
0
0
175
0
0
2,700
o
265
8,650
250
0
4,400
0
0
1,475
0
0
2,000
0 ;
1,250
1,200
0
340
28,972
9,300
"8
175
0
3,050
0
395
66, 090
0
565
635
0
600
0
0
1,000
425
265
0
9,220
0
1,700
3,135
210
1,000
630
0
1,500
1,090
2,850
0
1,250 ;
850
530
27,945
0
1,595
5,120
2,000
1. 210
1,975
156. 80
125.3
46.44
66.4
22. 90
190. 59
152. 3
57.87
82.7
32.48
193. S3
154.9
64.88
92.8
33.35
198 56
158,6
68.09
97.4
35.81
193. 75
154. 3
65.89
94.2
31.39
215. 74
172.4
74.97
107.2
36.38
237.52
189.8
84. 55
120.9
40.49
235.29
188.0
92 03
131 6
44.00
214. 18
171.1
90.38
129. 2
40.69
212 34
169.6
82.00
117.2
38.09
227.60
181.8
90.23
129.0
42. 12
240. 49
191. 1
97. 30
139. 1
43.44
81.7
56.1
131.9
95.5
66.2
154.0
98.2
75.3
157.5
95.1
74.0
153.0
98.0
76.8
156.4
109.2
87.3
169.8
121.6
97.2
188.9
119.8
104.7
177.9
112.3
100.4
163.4
109.4
93.5
157.9
116.7
102.1
167.4
127.6
110.9
187.0
75.8
94.0
158.1
84.7
88.5
115.0
194.1
103.4
89.8
130.7
196.3
104.9
86.5
129. 2
189.7
101.2
89.4
140.3
202.3
110.0
100.3
150.5
227.6
117.4
111.8
178.6
268.2
128.6
110.3
174.0
237.3
120.4
103.4
161.7
202.5
106.2
101.9
169.7
177.0
100.3
108.5
195.8
214.9
101.2
117.8
211. 7
269. 6
108.0
41.1
80.0
50.0
96.7
49.1
91.6
61.0
112.0
50.2
89.2
65.8
112.2
46.7
88.5
62.0
111.9
46.4
88.8
66.7
117.7
50.0
86.2
79.4
127.1
57.5
89.9
95.7
136.9
54.4
86.4
90.8
133.2
50.6
78.4
82.1
127.2
54.9
78.1
79.9
123.0
56.0
81.7
90.8
126. 4
52. 5
88. 1
92. 6
133. 5
71.6
84.2
88.0
83.4
88.7
109.4
125.1
125.8
120.4
116.9
120.3
134.4
60.0
46.4
45.9
54.8
40.4
69.9
54.5
48.4
65.2
44.7
67.4
57.2
48.9
71.8
45.8
63.1
54.6
48.6
68.2
45.0
63.2
57.1
48.6
72.1
47.4
74.1
67.5
52.6
86.1
52.2
84.5
78.2
51.5
102.9
58.2
90.7
77.4
52.2
101.2
55.3
89.1
74.1
53.8
89.8
52.5
96.9
76.8
67.9
99.5
54.9
106. 4
82. 0
64.6
115.4
<>8. 2
i
STOCKS
Stock prices, average daily closing:
25 industrials, average dolls, per share .. 146. 65
25 industrials, average
rel. to 1923-25.. 117.2
25 railroads, average
dolls per share
44.72
25 railroads, average
..rel to 1923-25
63.9
103 stocks, average., .. .dolls, per share-23.85
Stock prices, average weekly closing:
All groups (404)
rel. to 1926
69.7
All railroads (33) _ _
rel. to 1926..
48.4
All utilities (34)
rel. to 1926.. 111.9
Industrials, rails and utilities
(337)
rel. to 1926..
64.8
Agricultural implements (4).. rel. to 1926..
80.1
Airplanes (10)
rel. to 1926.. 121. 5
Automobiles and trucks (13). .rel. to 1926..
70.4
Automobile tiros and rubber
goods (7)
rel. to 1926..
31.3
Chain stores (17).
rel. to 1926. _
69.7
Copper and brass (9)._
rel. to 1926..
43.0
Food, other than meat (20). ..rel. to 1926..
84.3
Machinery and machine equipment (10)
rel. to 1926..
59.3
Oil producing and refining
(16)
rel. to 1926..
53.1
Railroad equipment (9)
rel. to 1926..
41.2
Rayon (5)
rel. to 1926..
42.6
Steel and iron (9)
rel. to 1926..
41.7
Textiles (30)...
rel. to 192635.9
Theaters, motion pictures and
amusements (7)
rel. to 1926—
28.3
Tobacco and tobacco products
(10)
.._
.rel. to 1926-. 104.7
Traction, motor transportation
(9)._
rel. to 192643.6
2
Revi sed .
37.9
43.4
117.5
136.9
51.1
59. »
44.5
141.0
62.7
87.8
72.9 i
58.2
91.6 i
51.0
44.6
44.3
61.3
76.1
80.2
69.4
66.7
77.7
87.8
133.5
137.3
144.3
143.8
137.4
131.5
125.6
129.2
136.8
63.2
60.8
61.9
67.1
63.1
63.3
67.9
72. 3
3 Q Barter
66.3
ec ding in m onth fnd cated.
56
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
December. 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
October !Se^rn- August
1931
July
June
1930
May
April i March
ary
; January
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
1
FINANCE—Continued
j
Stocks aod Bonds— Continued
STOCKS— Continued
Stock sales, N, Y. Stock Exchange
thous. of shares.. 47,895 51,140
Stock yields:
Preferred high-grade industrial
(20)
. . oer cent
6 40 i
6.03
Total common (90)
.per cent..
7.28 i
6.51
Industrials (50). ._
..per cent..
7. 49 i
6. 63
Public utilities (20)
per cent..
5. 74 '
5. 11
Railroads (20)..,
. per cent... 10.07 <
9.59
i
65,494
64, 145
5.54
4.95
5. 17
3. 60
6. 75
5.61
5.12
5.35
3.89
6.29
57, 994
3, 975
44. 958
17, 054
39S 834
19, 300
650, 141
7, 039
0
25, 764
28, 254
0
3, 057
18, 097
1, 750
252,918
''50 *WJ
•S56, 07S
15, 439
6, 350
4, 850
95, 932
2, 650
400
27. 45i)
12, 295
1, 651
0
138.800
0
3. 813
5, 000
220, 418
16, 113
10,415
2. 000
210,025
22. 500
0
2, 044
1, 226
16, 197
5. 800
115,070
40, 864
39, 835
24, 890
33, 540
58, 719
46, 661
5. 80
5.74
5.94
4. 36
8.15
5.77
5.66
5.89
4.33
7.54
5.85
5. 96
6. 28
4.47
7.70
5 71
5.95
6. 23
4.42
7.91
1, 923
400
7, 133
683
62, 240
5, 085
866, 340
9,660
0
I. 523
0
5,000
1, 450
0
33, 650
13. 505
0
51.997
155, 934
9, 197
54,335
52, 543
58, 764
51, 946
65, 497
5.77
5.62
5.79
4.37
7.05
5.62
5.43
5=69
4. 10
fi. 46
5 "'^
o! 05
3.64
5. 9>
109.864
2, 685
46, 839
12,355
69, 563
7, 000
156 873
33. 690
8, 000
12, 534
0
35. 444
1, 73,'
70, 000
7.714
2, 520
24, 250
60, 000
2. 563
0
112. 404
10. 779
401,229
.88, 228
5&0, 706
187. 644
141, 855
211', 795
82, 400
2, 025
69, 173
21, 8>;9
10. 502
44, 605
7, 577
4. 640
305,661
G, 000
3, 765
2, 053
101,393
200, 018
6.405
0
64, 266
12, COO
8, 021
1,500
30, 002
0
116,778
14, 250
15,365
4 250
89, 738
7, 600
S. 740
35. 750
104 642
5, 000
800
35,563
11,600
2, 630
2 900
4.725
14, 340
15. 053
131,343
121, 575
169, 360
81, 230
267. 471
189, 207
269, 030
132, 199
74 251
13, 975
3^, 848
ISO, 858
180.872
6,772
137. 622
4, 233
153, 14*
153, 814
2, 120
247, 034
5, 884
190,065
60; 525
354, 969
101, 709
391, 758
9, 471
61, 460
26, 768
535, 404
45, 302
.114,135
73, 509
123,417
18, 438
183, 659
30' I3fj
191 035
8, 675
199, 710
0
9 JO. 615
&', 284
227, 899
0
252. 585
15, 167
267, 752
G
221. 256
14, 431
235, 687
0
215 661
12,127
227, 788
0
238,298 174, 535
19.911
8,723
247, 021 : 194,146
0
0
247, 308
16,809
26% 117
0
250, 707
15. 055
265. 762
0
182. 906
6. 610
189, 546
97 500
264, 357
0
I, 900
38, 80Q
69, 184
44, 303
8, 707
95, 057
22, 377
5, 662
103, 545
91.327 » 120, 336
30, 892
45, 602
169, 022
24, 785
49.977
111,395 »:279, 443 i 119,589
198, 598 64, 979 -'238,436 , * 81, 697
97, 703
76, 531
93, 982
80. 422
158, 3 SO
5.59 !
5.43 !
5. 69 i
4. 04
7. 12
5 66
5. 50
5.73
4. 26
6,56 '
5. 39
New Security Issues
Bond sales, Canada:
43<{. 2 51,073
Total
.
.thous. of dolls..
Corporation
thous. of dolls..
150
240
Dominion and provincial
__
„ , _ _ „ _ thous. of dolls
0
0
Municipal
.thous. of dolls
2itf>
833
Railways
...thous. of dolls..
0
50, 000
Bond sales (U. S.):
Corporation —
Total
.—
thous. of doils..' 17,891 176,284
Class of industryIndustrial
thous. of dolls.. 2, 100
4, 550
Land and building:?
thous. of dolls. . 9, 02,5 ! 67, 009
Oil
thous of dolls i
0
0
Public utilities
thous. of dolls. . 2, 000 42,0 SO
Railroads. . .
thous. of dolls..
0
60,000
Shipping and miscellaneous
thous, of dolls, . 4. 10(5
2,025
Purpose of issue—
New capir-al...
-.thous. of 'loSJs., 17,' J : >)1 : 156,331
Refunding . ,. ~ _ thous. of dolls
500
19, 8S3
Type of securityBonds
and
notes.
thous.
of
dolls..
14.2S5
163,399
o r,(){]
12 865
Stock5*
thous of doPs
Bond sales on N. Y. Stock Exchange:
Miscellaneous
thous of doll c > 290,822 i 267,323
Liberty— Treasury..
-thous. oi dolls... ou,157 • 38,4^3
Total
.
. . thous. of do! 3 *_ . 346,979 305,816
Foreign governments
thous. of dolls..
0
0
Foreign loans in the United
States
.
thous. of dolls .
0 2 23, 602
St.iles find municipalities:
Permanent loans.. ..
thous. of dolls.. 15,650 121.392
Temporary loans...
thous. of dolls.-: 49,064 2 102, 129
8
Revised
275.818
291,522
13, 791
175, 004
' ]•) (-\j ~
272, l i v )
0
EXPLANATORY
The Survey of Current Business is designed to present
each month a picture of the business situation by setting
forth the principal facts regarding the various lines of
trade and industry. The figures are very largely those
already in existence. The chief function of the Survey
is to bring together those data which, if available at all,
are scattered in hundreds of different publications. A
portion of these data are collected by Government
departments, other figures are compiled by technical
journals, and still others are reported by trade associations. The Survey of Current Business computes
the indexes on total stocks, new orders, agricultural
marketings, crop marketings, and unfilled orders based
on available data.
SOURCES OF DATA
The sources and inclusiveness of the data appearing
in the table "Monthly Business Statistics" will be
found noted in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the
Survey of Current Business, and the sources of the
weekly data are given on page 4 of the February 5,
1931, issue of the Weekly Supplement to the Survey of
Current Business.
HISTORICAL DATA
Monthly data on all the various series carried in the
Monthly Survey will be found in the 1931 Annual
Supplement to the Survey, running back seven years
and in some cases eight years. Data previous to that
included in the 1931 Annual Supplement will be found
in the monthly Surveys prior to 1924.
RELATIVE AND INDEX NUMBERS
To facilitate comparison between different important
items and to chart series expressed in different units,
relative numbers (often called "index numbers," a
term referring more particularly to a special kind of
numbers described below) have been calculated. The
monthly average for 1923-1925 has usually been used
as a base equal to 100.
The relative numbers are computed by allowing the
monthly average for the base year to equal 100. If
the movement for the current month is greater than
the base, the relative number will be greater than 100,
and vice versa. The difference between 100 and the
relative number will give at once the per cent increase
or decrease compared with the base period. Thus, a
relative number of 115 means an increase of 15 per
cent over the base period, while a relative number of
80 means a decrease of 20 per cent from the base.
Relative numbers may also be used to calculate the
approximate percentage increase or decrease in a
movement from one period to the next. Thus, if a
relative number for one month is 120 and for a later
month is 144, there has been an increase of 20 per cent.
When two or more series of relative numbers are
combined by a system of weightings, the resulting
series is denominated an index number. The index
number, by combining many relative numbers, is
designed to show the trend of an entire group of industries, or for the country as a whole, instead of for the
single commodity or industry which the relative
number covers. Comparisons with the base year or
with other periods are made in the same manner as
in the case of relative numbers.
SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS TO INDEXES
Seasonal variations are found in most series of economic statistics for which monthly values are obtainable. Consumption and production of commodities,
interest .rates, bank clearings, railroad freight traffic,
and many other types of data are marked by seasonal
swings repeated with minor variations year after year.
These, in so far as they exist at all, are definitely
periodic in character, with a constant 12-month period.
In cases where an adjustment is noted for a series carried in the Survey, the index has been corrected for
number of working or business days in the various
months and then adjusted for seasonal variation.
The index figures thereby become comparable throughout the series.
METHODS OF USE
Methods of using and interpreting current business
statistics have been collected by the Department of
Commerce from many business concerns and are
described in a booklet entitled "How to Use Current
Business Statistics," together with methods of collecting statistics. This booklet may be obtained from the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D. C., at 15 cents per copy.
This arrow points to
a billion dollars—or more
of purchasing power
If you plan to do business in or with the
Gulf Southwest it is very important for
you to keep tabs on this billion
In other words, the cotton crop of this region is
worth annually a billion dollars—or more. It
is subject, however, to the vagaries of weather
and insect infestation and to price fluctuations, resulting sometimes in a variation
of over $5,250,000 in the income of one
county during a 3-year period.
COTTON
P R O D U C T I O N AND
DISTRIBUTION IN THE
GULF SOUTHWEST
a 311-page illustrated volume, gives you the
findings of the extensive survey of production
and distribution of cotton and cottonseed in this
area, conducted by the Domestic Regional Division. To quote the foreword : "All the different factors affecting cotton production are discussed, and, in so far as possible, are correlated
with particular production districts."
Income from cotton is estimated on a county
basis and expenses such as feed, fertilizer, and
hired labor are listed. The relative importance
of different markets is revealed.
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