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JULY, 1931
SURVEY
OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
VOLUME II
NUMBER 7
CLEARING HOUSE OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
NUMBER OF AGENCBES CONTfflBUTiHQ DATA
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND BUREAUS
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
TEXTILES
FUELS
' AUTOMOBILES CHIDES &
& RUBBER \ LEATHER
PAPER 6
BUILDING 6
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
A DIGEST OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
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Volume 11
JULY, 1931
Number 7
W E E K L Y D A T A T H R O U G H J U N E 20, 1 9 3 1
MONTHLY DATA THROUGH MAY
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
P U B L I S H E D BY
UNITED
STATES
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
CONTENTS
Page
Monthly business indicators
Business situation summarized
Commodity prices
1931 in comparison
Finance
Employment
Domestic trade
Foreign trade
Transportation
Construction
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12
Agriculture
Iron and steel industry
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14
Metals and metal products
Automobile and rubber industries
Textiles industry
Food industries
Forest products industry
Miscellaneous industries
New and revised series
Weekly business statistics
Monthly business statistics
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
Monthly Business Indicators
1923-1925=100
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
140
140
I 20
120,
100
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT
FACTORY PAYROLLS
120
I25r
100
A&JL/STfD*
100
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TOTAL FREIGHTtAR LOADINGS
130
CAR LOADINGS L.C.L
120
100
70^
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
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WHOLESALE PRICES
120
160
140
100
60 U
60 u-u-
VALUE OF EXPORTS
150
^
100
50
ZOO
VALUE OF IMPORTS
150
100
BANK DEBITS OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY
150
BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED
zoo
150
V
100
100
50
1927
1923 • I 9 E 9
1930
* ADJUSTMENT FOR NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS AND SEASONAL
1931
VARIATION
1927
1926
1929
1930
1931
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
Business Situation Summarized
HE decline of slightly more than seasonal proportions in the volume of business which set in early
in May continued during the rest of the month with
the result that general business activity during the
month, after allowing for normal seasonal changes, fell
back to a level approximating that of March. The
Federal Reserve Board's seasonally adjusted index of
industrial production registered a relatively slight decline for the month, and showed production somewhat
more than 8 per cent above that of January. A decline of more than 6 per cent in the adjusted index of
mineral production accounted entirely for the drop.
Among the basic manufacturing industries the only
one which showed a decline greater-than-seasonal was
that of iron and steel in which the adjusted index of
output fell about 4 per cent. Production of automobiles, if adjusted for seasonal trend, showed no change
as compared with April output. Cotton textile production continued on the April level and has shown no
material change during the first half of June. Other
textile industries maintained or exceeded their April
activity. The adjusted index of production in the
foodstuffs industry, after having virtually reached its
T
level of a year ago in April, fell back again last month
by more than 5 per cent.
One of the more unfavorable factors in the general business situation for Mavis thedrop of nearly 10 per centin
contracts awarded in the building-construction industry.
The decline which had characterized the industry in
April in the face of a usual seasonal increase continued
during May, but the first half of June showed some slight
improvement. Total freight-car loadings, adjusted for
normal seasonal changes, fell slightly below the April
loadings, but the significant item of less-than-car-load
shipments showed a slight seasonal gain over April.
Department-store sales during May, if adjusted for
normal seasonal changes and for variations in the
month's total business days, fell more than 10 per cent
below those of April but only slightly below those of
March.
Our foreign trade during May fell to a new monthly
low level for the depression. The drop was influenced
by continued price declines and, in the case of exports,
by seasonal factors. Wholesale prices fell in May
by 2.7 per cent, but the rate of decline was somewhat
retarded during the first half of June.
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MONTHLY BUSINESS INDEXES
Wholesale prices
124 \
1930
1931
-
1
95.8
102.2
92,5
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89. 1
86.8
84.0
84.0
84.2
82.6
80.4
78.4
93.0
88.9
83. 1
84.9
85.3
82.6
79.3
75.2
87.5
85.7
84.3
83.3
82.8
81.5
80.1
79.0
97
98
97
106
95
66
59
62
57
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57
54
65
58
56
110.0
86.6
98.4
99.5
95.6
55
57
90
82
74
77.0
75.5
74.5
73.3
71.3
73.5
70.1
70.6
70.1
67.1
77.8
77.1
75.5
74.2
73.2
110
107
99
117 I
94
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120
92
58
136.0
122.6
98.0
121
99
72
96.8
91.2
74.3
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96.5
70.3
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75.6
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109
101
105
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98
98
95
95
95
93
92
92
103
112
113
165
105
103
100
102
99
102
98
94
84
78
70
79
82
86
76
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88
87
92
86
78
78
78
78
78
68
73
75
74
72
74
74
75
77
79
82
80
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80
79
83
87
89
91
92
90
89
89
88
89
79
80
92
101
95
101
93
78
108
96
72
101
92
76
107
98
80
104
99
88
104
100
89
100
97
89
82
86
88
90
89
81
86
88
90
90
120
105
87
121
105
87
115
105
89
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111
146
89
84
81
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62
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104
101
98
94
95
99
97
94
86
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107
96
93
92
89
87
86
84
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124.9
117.5
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107.7
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68
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87
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126
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91
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87
85
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Monthly average 1923-1925=100
2929: May
.
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1930:
May
June
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July
August
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November _
- December
1931:
January
- February..- _ _ - ...
March
- April.
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May
Monthly average, January
through May:
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
Commodity Prices
WHOLESALE PRICES AND COST OF LIVING
120
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MONTHLY AVERAGl ' 1926^100
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INDEXES OF COMMODITY PRICES
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102. 2
97.7
92.5
106.8
94.2
81.1
105.2
96.8
94.2
96.7
79.6
95.3
95.1
96.4
153
98.9 !
89.1
86 8
84.0
84.0
84.2
82.6
80.4
78.4
93.0
88 9
83.1
84.9
85.3
82.6
79 3
75.2
92.0
90. 5
86.3
87.1
89.2
88.6
85.7
81.8
87.5
85.7
84.3
83.3
82.8
81.5
80.1
79.0
102.6
102.4
100.7
98.9
99. 1
96. 5
94.0
91.2
84.6
82.2
80.0
77. 7
75.5
73.8
73.3
72.4
78.0
76.4
75. 4
75.4
76.3
75.1
71.8
70. 5
96.8
95.4
94.3
92.7
91.8
90.4
90.2
90.0
92.9
90.0
88.9
87.4
86.4
85.8
85.6
84.4
89.9
88.9
87.8
87.3
86.6
86.0
85.2
84.8
96.2
96.2
96.2
95.9
95.4
95. 3
95.2
91.3
77.5
74.5
71.7
71.2
69.7
68.8
67.8
66.9
87.8
84.8
81. 1
81.8
82. 1
80. 0
76. 8
74.2
83.6
82.0
79.7
78.1
76.5
75. 5
75.6
74.3
91.0
88.9
86.7
86.4 ;
86.8
85.6 i
83.7
81.9
150
148
144
144
148
144
141
137
97.2
96.5
95.2
94.7
95.4
94.8
93.9
92.6
73.5
70. 1
70.6
70.1
67.1
80.1
77.1
76.7
75.6
72.9
77.8
77. 1
75.6
74.2
73.2
88.6
86.6
87.4
87.3
87.3
71.0
70.4
69.2
67.6
63.3
69.8
69.6
64. 5
61.6
60.9
89 3
88.9
89.0
88.7
87.8
82.9
81.8
81.9
80.9
78.4
83.6
82.2
81.9
80.1
79.1
91.1
90.8
90.8
90.8
89.2
64.7
63.9
64.7
63.9
62.8
72.9
70.6
69.4
68.3
63.5
73.4
72.3
72.2
71.1
68.9
80.5
79.3
78.4
77.1
75.1
133
127
126
124
121
91.1 !
89.6
89.1
88.2 i
86.9 i
94
105. 1
96.5
70.3
98.1
94.6
78.5
93.0
88.9
75.6
109.1
103.5
87.4
95. 7
86.9
68.9
81.2
78.4
65.3
105.2
99.7
88.7
97.5
95.0
81.2
95.3
91.5
31.4
96.6
96.6
90.5
79.9
78.3
64.0
97.6
90.5
69.5
97.2
89.4
71.6
96.4
92.2
78.1
153
99.4 i
152
98.1 !
123 i 89. 0 !
137
128
90
November
December
1931:
77.0
January
75.5
February
74.5
March
73.3
April
71.3
May
Monthly average, January through I
May:
96.8
1929
91.2
1930
. _74.3
1931
CM
O
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age
age.
age ; 1909,
1913 = 1923 =
to
100 11914 =
100
| 100
Monthly average, 1926=100
1929: May
_
1930:
May
- -.
June
July
August September
Farm 2
Retail
i Department of Labor.
2 Department of Agriculture.
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s National Industrial Conference Board.
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136
!
124
123
111
108
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103
97
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in
106
90
91
91
86
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
Commodity Prices
furnishing goods were 1.8 per cent lower in May, 1931,
than in the preceding month. Rubber prices strengthened somewhat and averaged 3 per cent higher in
May than in April, 1931. Prices of semimanufactured
articles were 3.9 per cent lower in May than in April,
while raw materials and finished products were each
2.6 per cent lower.
Farm prices in the middle of May were 5.5 per cent
lower than in April. The most drastic drop occurred
in poultry products, 14.4 per cent. Dairy products
declined 8.1 per cent between April and May, 1931,
and cotton and cottonseed and meat animals were lower
by 5.1 per cent and 6.6 per cent, respectively. No
change was registered in price of grains. Fruits and
vegetables are the only farm products whose farm prices
are now higher than before the war; other groups
of farm products range from 1 to 38 per cent lower.
Retail prices of foods continued to decline in May,
1931, and on the 15th of the month were about 2.5
per cent lower than on the corresponding date of April.
Of the 42 articles of foods on which regular quotations
are received 35 declined, 3 advanced, and 4 remained
unchanged between April and May, 1931. Retail
prices of foods in Ma}r, 1931, were about 21 per cent
higher than in 1913.
declines in both wholesale commodity
JL prices and retail food prices occurred between April
and May. Prices of commodities at wholesale in May
were only 2.1 per cent above their prewar level. They
declined 2.7 per cent between April and May, one of
the largest declines since the beginning of the downward movement in 1929, and exceeded only by the
drop from June to July, 1930. As compared with July,
1929, the index in May, 1931, was 27.2 per cent lower.
As a result of a drop of 8.8 per cent in livestock
prices and declines in prices of cotton, wool, hay, eggs,
and potatoes, farm products prices fell 4.3 per cent
between April and May, 1931, and in the latter month
averaged 6.2 per cent below 1913. Prices of grains in
May remained at about their April levels. All classes
of foods were lower in May than in April, 1931, and as
a consequence the combined index of all foods declined
3.6 per cent; meat prices declined the most, 6.9 per cent.
Due to considerable price drops in three types of building materials, the group as a whole declined 3.1 per
cent. Nonferrous metals and miscellaneous products
were 6.9 per cent and 1.7 per cent lower, respectively,
in May than in April. Petroleum products declined
4 per cent, chemicals were 1.7 per cent lower, mixed
fertilizers were nearly 1 per cent lower, while house
INDEXES OF WHOLESALE PRICES, BY ECONOMIC CLASSES
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NID J F M A M J J A' S 0 N D
1931
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
1931 in Comparison
FIRSTS MONTHS
BANK DEBITS
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1930
1929
1926
1927
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PRODUCTION (THOUSANDS OF CARS)
1926
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PRODUCTION (MILLIONS OF TONS)
1929
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STEEL INOOT
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1
CONTRACTS AWARDED (BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
2
1931 £!S5BBd^m
1930
1929
1928
1927
1 QPA
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REMAINDER OF YEAR
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CAR
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LOADINGS
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(M/LLIONS OF CARS)
40
50
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
Finance
JTIVITY in the financial and security markets
during May continued on virtually the same low
A
level which characterized conditions in April although
since the beginning of June there has been some
improvement. The average of stock prices in May
was 10 per cent below that for April and stock sales
were 14 per cent less. Although security prices
showed a slight advance during the second week of
the month, brokers' loans declined steadily every
week and have continued downward throughout the
first half of June. Since the beginning of the present
month security prices have tended upward and the
market has experienced several days featured by
marked advances in prices and by new high daily
turnovers for the year. Rates on call and time loans
during May touched new low levels for the year and
the call renewal rate on several days touched 1 per
cent, the lowest since last September.
Bond yields showed no change during May as compared with the preceding month and weekly averages
of bondjprices varied only slightly from the beginning
of May]: to the middle of June. New capital issues
were 37 per cent less in May than in April, but the
decline has no particular significance, inasmuch as
bond financing has been on unusually low levels since
the early part of 1930.
The low level of activity during May in both general trade and the security markets is reflected in the
aggregate figure for bank debits. The totals for New
York City, as well as those for the country outside
the large financial center, were somewhat lower in
May than in April. Aggregate bank debits for New
York City have declined slightly more than 30 per
cent since May of last year, while the decline for the
same period in debits outside New York has been
slightly less than 20 per cent. Reporting member
bank loans on securities, as well as commercial loans,
receded somewhat during May and continued slightly
downward during the first half of June.
Total reserve bank credit was further liquidated
during May. The New York reserve bank reduced its
rediscount rate to 1% per cent, the lowest rate on
record for any bank of issue. This step was followed
by rate reductions by nine other reserve banks before
the end of the month.
The Bank of England lowered its rate from 3 to 2%
per cent on May 16. In general, the tendency abroad
on short-term open-market rates was downward.
FINANCE
Rank dAhit*
Bank debits
New Outside
New CanYork York
ada
City
City
Year and month
Reporting member
banks, Wednesday closest to end
Brokers'
of month
loans by
New
York
Memreporting
Total Total Notes ber
baks
"All
in
bank Re- Loans
bills
reTotal end
on other"
of
dis- serve- cirre- serve secuinvest- month
ratio
count- bank cula- serve
loans ments
rities
ed credit tion
accounts
R a n g e of
open market
money rates I j
New York
Condition of Federal reserve
hanks, end of month
Per
cent
Millions of dollars
Prime
commer-
Time
loans,
cial
90-days paper,
4-C
months
MonthMilly
Pei- lions
average ceut
of
1926=
dollars
100
Per cent
Millions of dollars
I
1929: May
193.0:
May
June July
August
September
October
November
December
1931:
January
February
March
April
May
Stock Bond New
prices yields capital
(404)
(60) issues
50, 043
26, 520
4,128
1,068
1,360
1,672
2,288
73.3
7,112 9,090
5,798
5,288
8>2-9
6
187.8
4.69
923
37, 423
37, 690
29, 600
25, 052
27, 383
30, 781
22, 490
29, 001
24. 388
24, 648
23, 171
20, 966
21, 253
23, 693
19, 700
23, 113
3,427
3,398
3,094
3, 802
2, 967
3, 618
2,974
3,012
313
272
200
215
272
207
275
251
1,049
1,018
934
1,025
1, 103
998
1, 079
1,373
1,489
1,424
1,342
1, 374
1,379
1, 368
1, 455
1,664
2, 369
2,389
2 396
2,378
2, 467
2,418
2,373
2, 471
81.4
81.8
83 4
81.1
79.7
82.2
80.3
73.7
8,421
8,435
8,391
8,350
8. 476
8, 065
7, 768
7,814
8,416
8,572
8, 529
8, 416
8,451
8,707
8,766
8,449
5,889
4,022
3,219
3,228
3,110
3,063
2,512
2, 111
1,926
3V4-4
3M-3M
1
4.54
4.53
4 49
4.43
4.41
4.41
4. 46
4.55
864
445
402
122
285
151
138
181
. 24, 557
20, 948
27, 589
28, 821
25, 072
21, 697
17, 084
19, 421
19, 620
18, 858
2, 668
2, 535
2,570
2, 786
232
198
250
980
925
990
1,494
1,478
1, 486
157 1
937
1,535
917
1,580
2,398 82.2
2,343 83.7
2,428 82.6
2, 371 84.0
2,389 84.9
7, 379
7, 313
7, 256
7, 052
6, 867
8,374
8, 151
8, 126
7,941
7,863
4s43
4.44
4.41
4.43
4.93
400
74
69
367
169
174
6, 120
6,291
6, 338
6, 454
6, 731
6,800
6,693
6,843
7, 183
7, 551
7, 903
7,807
1,734
1, 798
1,875
1,730
1,539
2 /2-3M
21-2-3
3*4-3%
3 -31/?
3
3
3
2-K-3
2%-3
170. 5
152. 8
149.3
147.6
148.8
127. 6
116. 7
109.4
1M-2H
3
2M-3
21^-2%
VA
2iA-2y2
2 -2M
112.3
119.8
121.6
109.2
98.0
2^4-2%
2Y2-2H
2l4-2%
2 -2J4
2 -2>£
! 4-2
2
-2*4
1M-2M
li o-2
8
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
Employment
FACTORY employment during May declined less than
the usual seasonal amount so that the seasonally
adjusted index of the Federal Reserve Board advanced
slightly, and the volume of factory pay rolls also
decreased from the April total. Both employment
and pay rolls of the mining and manufacturing industries continued substantially below the levels of last
year.
Increases in the seasonally adjusted employment
indexes were recorded during May by the textiles, food,
paper and printing, automobile, leather, cement, clay
and glass, nonferrous metals, chemicals, petroleum,
and rubber products industries. The iron and steel
and machinery groups recorded decreased employment,
while the lumber and tobacco industries reported the
same level of employment as in April.
Decreases during May in actual number of employees were recorded by the iron and steel, machinery,
textiles, leather, nonferrous metals, and chemicals
groups. Increases during the month of May in actual
number of employees were recorded by the food,
lumber, automobiles, petroleum, rubber products,
tobacco manufactures, and the cement, clay, and
glass groups.
A seasonal decline in employment and volume of
pay rolls was witnessed by retail trade during May,
although the decline in employment from April was
less than that recorded for the same period last year.
The average number of emplcr^ees in retail trade during
the first five months of the year was 7 per cent under
the same period of last year, while pay rolls averaged
9 per cent under last year.
Both employment and pay rolls of power, light, and
water companies increased during May as compared
with April. The index of employment increased by
0.5 per cent, while pay rolls increased by 1.1 per cent.
Both increases are seasonal in nature. On the other
hand, employment in telephone and telegraph companies declined by 0.8 per cent, and pay rolls declined
0.9 per cent. A slight increase in employment is
usually recorded from April to May by these utilities.
The proportion of trade-union members employed
during May was the same as in April, but was 5 per
cent under May, 1930, and 14 per cent under 1929.
The low point in employment of trade-union members
was recorded in January and February.
An increase of 2 cents per hour was reported in the
wages of common labor in road building during May,
bringing the average rate to 37 cents. The average
hourly-wage rate for this type of labor for the first
five months of the year was 4 cents below that during
the same period in 1930 and 2 cents under 1929.
INDEXES OF EMPLOYMENT, PAY ROLLS AND WAGES
!
Year ant! month
Factory employment
F. R. B.
F. It. B.
factory
1 P
?7
rolls,
UK adAd- II n ad- justed
justed' justed j
Bituminous
coal mining
Employment
Pay
rolls
Anthracite
mining
Employment
Monthly average,
1923-1925=100
1929: May
1930:
May
June
_ - ...
July
August
September...
October
November
December
1931:
January .
Februarv
March
\pril
May
Monthly average, January through May;
1929 ...
1930
1931
1
i
Pay
rolls
Employment
Pay
rolls
Telephone
and telegraph
Employment
Pay
rolls
Retail trade
Ein-
rioy-
ment
Employment
agencies,
appliPay 1 cants per
rolls 100 jobs
Number
Monthly average, 1929=100
Employ- Wages,
comment,
mon
trade- labor
in
union
road
membuildbers
ing
Per cent
Cents
of total
members per horn
102. 4
101.9
111.4
9o. 6
91.9
103. 7
99.0
98.4
98. 1
100. 4
99.4
97.3
97.1
126
89.0
40
91.4
89.7
86 6
84.4
83.4
82 2
81. 1
80.1
90.9
88.8
85 5
85. I
80. 4
84.3
81.0
78.8
94. 5
90. 7
82.6
81.7
83. 0
80.8
75. 1
73!"
90.4
88.4
88.0
89.2
90. 5
91.8
92. 5
92.5
77. 5
75. 6
68. 9
71.1
74.9
79.4
79.1
77. 7
93.8
90. 8
91. 6
80. 2
93.8
99. 0
97.2
99. 1
98. 8
94.3
84.0
78.8
91. 6
117.2
98.0
100. 0
103. 4
104. 6
105. 9
106. 4
105. 2
104.8
103. 4
103. 2
104. 5
107.8
106.7
106. 6
106. 1
105. 6
103. 7
106. 3
99.7
99.8
100. 0
98.8
9i. 8
94.5
93. 0
91. 6
103.2
103. 4
106. 6
102. 5
102. 2
100.9
97.9
101.3
96. 7
93.9
89. 0
85 6
92. 0
9x 5
98. 4
115.1
97.3
96. 8
91.7
87.6
92.4
95.1
96. 8
107.7
164
186
198
177
170
193
227
218
80.0
80.0
78.0
78.0
79.0
79.0
78.0
77.0
40
40
40
39
40
78.3
77. 8
77. 9
78.0
77.8
76.4
77. 3
78.1
77.9
77. 1 1
68. 4
73.2
74.9
73.fi
72.1
93. 9
91. 5
88.8
85.9
84.2
73.3
68.3
65. 2
58.6
54.4
90. 6
89. 5
82. 0
85. 2
80.3
89.3
101. 9
71.3
75. 2
76.1
99 2
97.8
96. 7
97. 1
97.6
98.6
99.7
102. 4
97.6
98.7
90. 5
89. 2
88 6
88. 1
87.4
96. 3
94.8
97.9
95.0
94.1
90.0
87. 1
87.8
90. 1
89.9
89.4
86. 7
87. 5
88.3
88.0
224
202
179
73.0
73.0
74.0
75.0
75.0
36
36
37
35
37
108. 5
96. 4
72.4
103. 5
97. 7
83.5
102. 5
89.8
64.0
102. 8
93. 9
85.5
100.2
95. 9
82.8
94.5
100. 4
97.7
9o. 6
90. 2
89.0
96. 5
97.2
88.0
141
182
86. 6
79.2
74.0
38
40
38
101. 0
93.2
78.0
100. 5
92 6
77'. 4
Adjusted for seasonal variations.
Power, light,
and water
94. 3 |
101.9
99.4
96.9
100.0
88.8
i
96.8
103. 9 |
95.6
38
37
9
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
Domestic Trade
selected commercial cities showed a seasonal decline
from April to May, and continued below the level of
the corresponding period last year.
Commercial failures in each of the months since
month last year, according to the adjusted index of
the Federal Reserve Board, which takes into account January has shown a marked decrease in the excess
the seasonal variation in demand and the number of of failures over the same month in 1930. January
business days in the month. The average of sales for established a new high record of 3,316 and although
the first five months of the year was 7.5 per cent less the number for May was above the 2,000 mark, the
than in 1930. Stocks of goods in department stores, increase over a year ago was only 69. The total of
according to the seasonally adjusted index of the liabilities in May was below that of the same month last
Federal Reserve Board, were the same at the end of year, but somewhat above the preceding month. The
May as for April, after showing a gradual decline dur- increases in failures over May a year ago were largely
ing the first quarter of the year. The unadjusted among manufacturers and small retail dealers, while
index of these stocks showed a slight increase during the group of agents and brokers showed a decline.
Liabilities of both the manufacturers and of the agents
May.
Five and ten cent store sales during May, adjusted and brokers were less than in May, 1930, but the
for seasonal variation, showed little change from the traders and merchants showed an increase. The
preceding month, but were slightly below the volume number and liabilities of large failures during May
in the same month of last year. The sales volume of were less than in the same month last year.
these stores during the first five months of the year
Advertising lineage in magazines showed a seasonal
was slightly higher than in the corresponding period decline in May, and was 22 per cent below the volume
of either of the two preceding years.
of the same month last year. Newspaper advertising
Mail-order sales, after an unusually large increase showed little change from the preceding month, but
from March to April, amounting to 21 per cent, de- was 12 per cent less than in the same month of last
clined from April to May. Postal receipts m 50 year.
EPARTMENT-STORE sales during May, measured by
dollar volume, were 10 per cent less than in the
D
preceding month and 9 per cent less than in the same
DOMESTIC TRADE
Departmentstore sales
Freight car
Five-and-teiiDepartment- loadings,
mercent-store
store stocks chandise,!,
c.l.
sales
Unad- AdUnad- Adjust- just- ! just- justed 2
ed i
ed 2
ed i
Year and month
Unad- Adjusted justed *
Unad- Adjusted justed *
Thousands of
dollars
Monthly average, 1923-1925=100
1929' May
1930:
May
June... _ _
July
August
September
_ October
November
... _
December. _ . .
1931:
January
February
M arch
At>ril
May
Monthly average, January through
May:
1929
1930
1931_
...
... .
1
62995—31-
Commercial
business
failures
Postal
Mailorder I receipts,
50 sesales, 2
lected
houses
cities
Failures
!
Advertising
lineage
Money
orders,
value,
Liabil- Maga- News- paid
ities
zine paper
ThouThou- MilNum- Thousands of lions of sands of
ber ofsands
dolls. lines
linos of dolls.
109
109
101
99
107
104
166
172
55, 006
32, 448
1,897
3, 113
113
90, 363
105
98
71
98
93
87
87
95
101
104
85
£6
66
94
91
91
92
92
91
101
98
94
95
99
97
94
86
98
103
112
113
165
105
103
100
102
99
102
98
94
1.62
141
138
U6
147
168
159
293
174
160
152
163
156
151
158
153
59, 3,50
54, 356
48, 790
50, 682
54, 419
68, 878
55, 713
72, 486
31,370
27, 956
26, 761
25, 876
28, 764
32, 279
28, 379
38, 572
2, 179 55, 541
3, 055
2,752
2,026 63, 131
2,028 39, 826
1,986
49,181 ! 1, 658
1,913
1,963 46, 947 1 2, 145
2,124 56, 297
2, 490
2,031 55, 261
2,488
2,525 83, 683
2, 265
100
89
72
70
89
98
89
82
87, 661
82, 691
81, 800
77, 670
79, 174
90, 647
79, 934
91,923
79
SO
92
101
85
97
98
97
106
S5
78
81
87
85
87
88
h6
84
83
83
83
87
89
91
£2
124
90
89
127
144
89
88 1 1 6 0
89
155
161
163
159
168
167
41, 459
39, 422
43, 008
52, 078
50, 070
29, 172
26, 405
30, 178
29, 257
27, 844
3,315
2,563
2, 604
2,386
2, 248
94, 608
59, 608
60, S87
50, 868
53,371
1, 585
1, 992
2,203
2,421
2,375
76
72
90
89
88
78, 273
70, 935
81,747
90, 646
81.956
ICO
97
89
110
107
99
98
96
84
99
97
to
104
99
SB
159
163
184
51, 567
51, 471
45, 207
32, 157
31, 629
28,571
2,081 40, 151
2, 3^9 54, 791
2,623 63, 768
2, 763
2,634
2,115
104
94
83
87, 053
86, 214
80, 711
Corrected to average daily sales.
• s
95
95
93
92
92
104
100
89
140
142
142
2
Adjusted for seasonal variation.
41,216
10
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
Foreign Trade
A I/THOUGH the value of United States foreign trade
-/JL in May, 1931, fell to the lowest level in recent
years, the percentage decline in exports from the month
immediately preceding was only slightly greater and
that in imports slightly less than the usual seasonal
variation. The drop in exports during May, 1931, was
5 per cent and the fall in imports was only 3 per
cent. Average daily exports amounted to $6,600,000
and imports to $5.800,000. The net merchandise export balance for the month totaled $23,000,000.
As compared with the corresponding period of 1930,
the dollar value of both exports and imports in May,
1931, showed a drop of about 36 per cent, a slightly
smaller decline than occurred in the four opening
months of the year. Commodity prices continued at a
low level and were responsible for a substantial part
of the decrease in dollar value. For example, average
unit export prices of leading commodities declined
from May, 1930, to May, 1931, as follows: Raw
cotton, from 16.5 cents to 10.6 cents per pound; copper,
from 14.7 cents to 10.1 cents per pound; wheat, from
$1.09 to 73 cents per bushel; wheat flour, from $5.69
to $3.54 per barrel; and gasoline, from $4.11 to $2.62
per barrel. In quantity, cotton exports showed an
increase of 55 per cent over May, 1930; wheat, a gain
of 18 per cent; while gasoline shipments decreased only
3 per cent. Automobile exports were less than onehalf as large as in May, 1930, and machinery exports
showed a substantial falling off as compared with the
relatively high figures of that period. In our import,
trade, unit prices per pound of 14.1 cents for crude
rubber, 14.3 cents for coffee, 13.6 cents for copper,
and $4.30 for raw silk in May, 1930, had fallen to
7.4 cents, 9.5 cents, 8.9 cents, and $2.39, respectively,
in May, 1931. Quantity purchases of crude rubber and
copper fell off 17 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively,
but those of coffee increased 55 per cent and raw-silk
imports were more than twice as great as in May, 1930.
For the period, January through May, 1931, the
dollar value of exports, as well as of imports, fell 37
per cent lower than in the corresponding period of 1930.
Of total United States merchandise, exports, finished
manufactures constituted 50 per cent, while in the
corresponding period of last year they amounted to
54 per cent. Relatively large reductions in shipments
of automobiles and machinery, and the drop in value
of gasoline owing to smaller shipments at low prices,
were leading factors in the decline.
FOREIGN TRADE
1
Ex-
ports,
includ-
Year and month
Exports of United States merchandise
Crude
materials
Foodstuffs
General imports
i
Finished manufactures
Fin-
1
SemiAutoCrude FoodmoFruits UMltlma- stuffs
reexMa- biles, Gaso- Total terials
Wheat Meats and ufacRaw
ports * Total cot- Total and and prep- tures Total chin- parts,
line
'
and
ton
flour fats araery
1
|
tions
acces;|
II
sories
I
!
i
ing
1
:
Millions of dollars
385.0
57.4
32.6
57.1
18.2
18.1
7.2
59.8
202.7
48.1
43.1
22.5
400.1
141.7
88.9
•
85.9 '
83.
320 0
294.7
266. 8
297.8
312.2
326. 0
289. 0
274.9
40 7
37.5
36.6
53. 1
93.7
104.8
90.9
76.7
19.0
15. 7
14.8
27.6
62.8
64.9
59.3
47.2
42.8
40.7
40.7
52.5
46.0
47.3
45.6
40.5
11.7
13.2
16.4
24.0
18.4
11.4
14.7
13.0
12. 1
12. 1
9.9
4.9
7.8
6.3
11.0
9.8
7. 7
9.2
17.1
17.5
15. 1
49.9
47.2
39,9
40.8
37.2
38.0
33.1
33.9
179.0
164.9
144.7
147.4
130.8
132.7
115.8
119.7
49.8
42.4
37.8
34.1
33.6
30.8
33.2
36.1
29.2
21.0
17.4
17.0
16.4
14.5
14.1
15.3
20.2
27.0
22.5
25.6
16.5
21.9
12.4
13.7
284. 7
250.3
220.6
218.4
226.4
247.4
203.6
208.6
86.6
76.7
69.6
72.6
75.4
77.5
59.2
69. 1
76.3
60.2
49.0
43.8
48.2
56.1
48.4
52.3
53.4
51.6
44. 7
44.1
41. 0
45.5
38.3
38. 1
68.
61.
57.
57.
61.
69.
57.
49.
249.6
224. 3
235.9
214.9
204 0
58.6
47.7
56 5
40.0
36 5
31.2
25.4
36 0
22.9
18 9
35.5
29.5
33.0
28.2
29 4
3.2
3.9
4.9
12.2
10.6
10.1
5.7
7.4
10.7
8.9
10.7
8.5
7 8
6.4
6.5
34.5
27.5
31.4
30.6
29 9
117.1
116.1
110.3
111.1
103,5
37.7
44.0
29.4
31. 1
26 6
14.4
16.1
18.5
18.0
14.2
13.8
10.6
8.4
10.7
12.5
183.1
174.9
210.2
185.7
180. 2
59.4
56.4
64. 0
54.7
54.7
42. 1
46.1
56. 6
51.9
49.6
36.9
31.5
39.8
33.4
30.4
Cumulative, January through
May:
2, 229. 9
1929
1, <81.0
1930
1931
1. 128. 9
428. 0
335.2
239.3
288.9
204.5
134.4
316.0
227.9
155.6
63.4
60.0
25.1
88.0
75.7
49.1
56.8
33.1
43.3
320.8 1,127.0
243.0
943.2
154.2
557. 6
255.1
270.1
168.8
288.2
161.7
81.1
103.0 1,933.0
111.5 1,485.6
55.7
934.2
707.4
501.4
289.6
443.6
336.2
246.0
1929:
May
1930:
May
June _- _
July
August
September
October
November
December
1931:
January
February
March
April
May
1
_
_ _ _ _
9.8
Reexports of foreign merchandise during May, 1931, were $4,747,000.
5.0
4.9
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41.
49.
45.
45.
379. 1 ; 402.
304.9 i 343.
171.9 i 226.
11
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
J u l y , 1931]
Transportation
carload lots during the first five months of 1931, was
11 per cent under the average for the same period in
1930 and 15 per cent under 1929.
Decreased movement of freight has naturally been
although a slight increase is normally expected during
this period. The Federal Reserve Board's adjusted reflected in an increased number of surplus freight
index of total cars loaded fell from 80 in April to 79 cars. While the number of idle freight cars gradually
in May, while the unadjusted index increased two decreased during the first four months of the year, May
points. Loadings during May were 19 per cent under witnessed an upward turn. The average number of
May, 1930, and 28 per cent under May, 1929. The idle cars during May was 2 per cent greater than in
average monthly loadings for the first five months of April and 39 per cent greater than reported for May
the current year were 18 per cent under the same last year. The peak in the number of surplus cars in
the present depression was recorded in December,
period in 1930 and 25 per cent under 1929.
Average weekly merchandise loadings in less than 1930.
Dividend payments of steam railroads during May
carload lots during May decreased by almost 3 per
cent as compared with the April loadings, whereas totaled $32,500,000 compared with $38,100,000 in
a slight increase is normal for this period. Loadings April and $36,600,000 in May last year.
of merchandise during May were 9 per cent under May,
The material curtailment in the movement of com1930, and 15 per cent under 1929. Coal and coke, modities is also reflected in the data on canal and river
forest products and ore were the only commodity traffic. With the breaking up of the ice, the volume of
groups recording an increase in average weekly load- freight moving through the canals was materially inings as compared with the April loadings. The aver- creased during May, although the volume was subage monthly merchandise movement in less than stantiallv under May last vear.
ISTRIBUTION of commodities during May, as reflected by the average weekly total freight-car
D
loadings, was of smaller proportions than during April,
i- JSl
1*1
w.2 w
j^-
Monthly
average,
1923-1925=100
3929: May
1930:
Mav
June
July
August. _
September
October
November
December
1931:
January
February
March
April
May
Monthly average,
January through
May:
1929
1930
1931
1
42
Is
-~.
£
I
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i J!
!
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109
96
93
92
97
95
95
96
99
84
84
6
4
82
80
80
80
79
4
5
7
9
5, 1S2
1,286
190
,»
836
4, 51*3
3,719
3, 556
4, 670
3, 725
3,818
4. 127
2, 7S4
1,210
667
899
1,179
944
C66
1,133
820
1S8
166
233
304
189
163
190
143
117
86
80
106
108
129
140
94
740
579
557
769
638
733
852
638
265
199
160
207
162
159
174
121
255
250
245
284
195
154
92
22
3, 491
2,836
2, 940
2,9£6
3,736
997
842
886
8S9
1, 097
1S6
165
153
151
180
124
88
79
85
106
817
584
555
486
611
156
138
138
130
165
26
22
23
29
80
343
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Ste.
York
! Marie State
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dollars
Thousands of cars i
107
I?86
ft
•d
^
1 Ss
1 18
£
'3
357
30, 400 ! 13,930
1,819
1.472
1,382
1,821
1, 490
1,514
1,546
946
442
465
455
432
394
403
580
707
36, 000
40, 100
54, 000
36, 900
29, 900
44, 000
38, 500
39, 000
1,175
997
1,105
1, 206
1,4£8
647
651
622
603
616
55, 600
44, 900
45, 500
38, 100
32, 500
11,320
12,650
12,367
11,267
10,347
9,094
5, 130
312
101
92
76
4, 2(55
3.816
3, 1S8
1.108
1, C59
944
184
176
169
116
109
86
814
730
611
283
238
145
120
84
36
1.641
1,502
1,196
Data for January, May, August, and November are for 5 weeks, other months, 4 weeks.
244
434
628
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922 !
! 4,335
Mississippi
(Govt.
owned
barges)
Thous. of Thous. of
long tons net tons
393
201
124
1,206
2,851
402
416
563
457
458
608
390
0
214
208
220
247
245
230
225
225
125
140
84
70
114
103
83
108
1, 116
1,062
1,221
1,022
1,040
1,133
1,009
953
3,112
2, 822
3,371
3,359
3,C60
2,651
2,501
1,691
0
0
0
234
166
163
2C3
217
76
70
83
82
86
958
864
910
929
1,843
1,695
1,773
2,092
2,525
91
143
159
180
197
121
90
1,197
1,153
2,319
2,439
1,986
;
I
107
98
80
Cape
Cod
Thousands of short tons
223
2,042
River
Canals
Ocean traffic, clearances, American ports
Ad- Unadjusted j justed |
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Canal and river traffic
Panama Canal traffic,
both directions
F. R. B.
Year and
month
Dividend payments,
steam railways
Freight-car loadings
Freight-car surplus
TRANSPORTATION
37, 400 1 3,667 !
2,346 j
45, 540
43, 320
1 051
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12
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
Construction
ONSTRUCTION; showing the usual seasonal tendency, was less active in May than in April.
C
The number of square feet and value of all types of
contracts awarded were 1.1 per cent and 9.2 per cent,
respectively, smaller than in April, and, as compared
with a year ago, were 27 and 33 per cent smaller.
During the first five months of the year the number
of square feet of floor space in contracts awarded and
the value were each 28 per cent less than in the corresponding period of 1930.
Residential construction which continues to be in
small volume declined from April to May. Although
the number of square feet and value of contracts
awarded for this type of construction were only
moderately smaller during the first five months of
1931 than in the corresponding period of 1930, they
were 50 and 54 per cent less than in the first five
months of 1929. The value of contracts awarded
during May for public works and utilities was considerably smaller than in April and 28 per cent less
than in the same month of 1930. For the first five
months the value was only 2.8 per cent less than in
1929.
Production of cement, which is ordinarily larger in
May than in April, increased for the third consecutive
month and was 25 per cent greater than in April.
Shipments of maple flooring increased for the fifth
consecutive month and were 2.8 per cent larger in May
than in April. New orders for fabricated structural
steel, after increasing sharply from March to April,
declined in May to only slightly above the low point
reached in November, 1930.
Construction costs, as indicated by the prices of
structural steel shapes, cement, lumber, and the rates
paid common labor, have declined almost continuously
since December, 1929, and in May were 0.8 per cent
less than in the same month of 1930. The declining tendency of building material prices for frame
and brick houses was halted, at least temporarily, in
May.
BUILDING MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, AND REAL ESTATE
Building contracts awarded
Building materials
Building
material
prices
Long-term
real-estate
bonds
Real-
Maple
Year and month
F. B. B.
index
All types of
(value construction
unadjusted)
Residential
building
JSS&
_ MilMonthly MilMilaverage lions of lions
of
square
1923feet
feet
1925-100
1929: May
1930:
May___
June
July
August
September
October
November .
December
1931:
January
February
Marcfe
April
May . .
Monthly average, January, through May:
1929 _
1930
1931
Public works
and utilities
Fabricated Comr
,
moil
rnentstructural
brjck
steel
Frame! Brick
house house
Thou-
&
I Thou-
Millions of
feet
ket activitydeeds
To finance
Total
Kec.
New Shiporders ments
Thou- ThouSa
short°f
Snoit
of
board sands
meas- barrels
ure
Mi] _
liins of
tons i
hrirk
Dnck
new
con-
struction
Month-j
First of month month- erage I Thousands of
dollars
ly average 1913 = 100 1926= !
100
88.6
22, 868
8,720
73.5
66.7
69.8
69.6
66.8
74.0
64.6
68.9 ;
3,813
11,093
16, 425
1,938
13, 890
6, 635
9, 965
29, 877
88
6, 648
10, 725
300
1,475
1,210
1, 595
530
194. 5
196.6
194.5
191. 6
189.3
66. 0
66. 7
61.7
62.0
61.3
4, 520
3,590
2,015
7, 235
9, 485
2,850
1,500
1,000
1,700
0
181 ; 207.2
180 - 207.1
169
193.3
86.1
73.3
63.5
41, 625
16, 250
5,369
13, 497
6, 735
1,410
143
81.2
588
40.3
192.0
764
167.9
6,674
16, 151
321 i 121.6
177
182 | 205.2
ill
146
89
84
81
82
62
61
53. 7
48.2
44.6
39.8
41.2
39. 5
33.1
29.1
457
€01
367
347
332
337
254
249
23.5
20.8
18.2
16.8
19.7
22.3
18.8
14.7
116.6
96.8
84.3
82.7
98. 5
104.7
80.8
70.9
1,099
1, G07
946
1, 297
1,484
339
468
697
152. 1
322.8
121.2
126. 7
109.1
113.0
76.4
78.6
4, 669
3, 956
4, 625
4,416
3, 331
2,886
2, 554
1,811
17, 249
17, 239
17,078
17,821
16, 124
14,410
11,098
8,480
279
254
270
252
156
209
151
153
i 98.8
; 123.7
': 82.4
i 105. 5
115.3
! 103.4
! 103.5
| 33.5
177
175
173
169
168
171
165
168
181
1T9
177
175
174
176
172
174
55
57
90
82
74
24.6
28.3
38.0
39.4
38.9
228
235
370
337
306
12.2
16.6
22 1
22. 6
21.9
54.4
77.9
100.9
95.9
88.9
393
246
522
785
387
95.2
78.6
151. 7
133. 0
108.9
2, 351
2, 676
3,017
3,226
3,315
6, 595
5, 920
8, 245
11,245
14, 006
162
158
184
294
153
i 19.7
i 19.8
i 29.3
| 31.3
! 28. 7
163
165
163
157
160
170 !
171 i
170
167
167
121
99 I
72
I
71.3
47.0
33.8
496
407
295
38.1
182.7
96.5
83.6
875
1,434
467
116. 8
140.7
113.5
6, 151
3, 924
2,917
11,655
11,731
9,202
231 i 134.6
193
85.7
190 ; 25.8
176
177
162
!
205.9
203.4
!, 201.0
:: 201.0
: i 199.6
i : 198.7
' 198. 5
i 196.9
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
Agriculture
HE physical movement of animal products into
wholesale channels during May, as represented
by the combined index shown in the table, recorded
the usual sharp increase over the month of April, but
was about the same as in the corresponding month of
each of the two preceding years. Marketings of animal products have shown seasonal increases for each
of the months since February, at which time a marked
decrease in livestock shipments is usually recorded.
The monthly average of these marketings for the first
five months of the year was 96.8 (monthly average
1923-1925 = 100) compared with 97.3 and 94.5 in the
corresponding periods of 1930 and 1929, respectively.
Crop movements during May, according to the
combined index of that group, were somewhat larger
than in the same month of either of the two preceding
years. The increase from April to May amounted to
16 per cent; an increase was made during that period
in each of the five preceding years except in 1929, at
which time there was a decline of nearly 10 per cent,
while in 1928 there was an increase of about 24 per cent.
All of the crop groups except cotton showed increased
receipts during May compared with the preceding
month. Grains and fruits moved in larger volumes
T
during May than in the same month last year, while
vegetables and cotton made small decrease. Increased
vegetable receipts during May were due to the new
crops of white potatoes, tomatoes, onions, and cabbage;
sweetpotatoes and celery showed declines. Peaches
and watermelons appeared in the receipts of fresh
fruits during May for the first time this year. Shipments of cantaloupes increased from 1 car in April to
470 in May. Strawberries and citrus fruits showed
gains; apples declined and pears made no change.
The Department of Agriculture's crop report as of
June 1 indicated that crop prospects throughout the
country were below average. A winter-wheat crop
somewhat larger than last year was indicated despite
an estimated loss during May, while the condition of
spring wheat was the lowest percentage of normal
ever reported on June 1. A good supply of fruit was
forecast.
Supplies of farm products, as indicated by the visible
stocks in storage at the end of May, were much larger
than a year ago for wheat and cotton, while some
increase was shown for stored meats. Wheat stocks
recorded an increase over April, while meats arid cotton
showed decreases.
AGRICULTURE
Indexes of marketing
Animal products
Year and month
Combined
index
Wool
Livestock
Indexes of stocks, end of
month
Crops
Poultry Dairy
and eggs products
Fish
Combined
index
Grains
Vegetables
Fruits
Cotton
Wheat,
visible Meats, Cotton,
supply, cold- United
United storage States
States
Monthly average, 1923-1925=100
1929: May
1930:
Mav June
July _. . .
August
September
October
November
December... ._
1931:
January
February
March
... _
April
May
Monthly average, January through May:
1929
1930
1931
108.9
121.4
84.2
111.0
133.6
161.2
54.6
53.0
118.2
110.7
26.8
166. 8
124.8
88.4
109.8
116.7
111.8
91.4
91.2
93. 7
88.5
97.8
142.7
412.5
545.1
360. 5
30.9
79.1
34.5
57.1
81.2
79.2
76.6
76.5
93.9
108.0
88.0
92.9
138.2
112.0
90.6
71.6
78.2
79.2
121.6
137. 8
134.6
148.9
131.5
94.6
86.3
82.2
77.8
92.7
192.0
185. 2
233. 3
202.0
229. 1
172.0
146. 2
98.9
54.3
48.7
93.3
122. 5
175. 5
212. 1
148.8
105.8
56.1
58.5
177.5
180. 5
139.0
82.6
72.3
79.8
138. 5
151. 0
113.4
81.9
138.8
168. 4
89.6
79.4
71.9
57.8
122.4
133.1
164. 3
249. 0
109.0
67. 1
29.0
14.0
5.8
77.7
219. 3
327.5
240. 6
144.9
203.8
187.3
275.3
331.7
364. 1
349. 8
344.8
333.3
99. 1
100, 1
97.0
82.2
68.1
55. 7
62.3
76.9
129. 5
118. 7
108. 0
119.0
165. 3
236. 6
205. 0
236. 9
94.7
85.5
94.0
101.2
108.4
25.3
50.8
fil.9
78.2
197.1
98.2
79.8
79.6
82.6
80.2
95.0
94.0
121.8
137.0
130.6
96.4
91.3
102.9
113.1
133.0
103.4
116. 2
169. 4
174.3
160.5
74.3
64.9
64.4
53. 1
61.6
81.0
84.6
80.0
63.9
70.0
93.0
91. 1
104.3
93. 3
135.6
70.2
68. 1
75. 1
70.6
102.2
64.0
40.6
38.6
29.8
26.5
335.8
343.7
352. 7
339. 8
336.4
100. 1
114.0
111.8
114.8
110.8
255. 0
235. 7
216. 0
190.9
179.6
94.5
97.3
96.8
52.3
67.2
82.7
85.7
84.8
83.7
100.0
114.8
115.7
103.3
103.9
107.3
141.3
175. 2
144.8
71.9
60.5
63.7
77.2
67.3
75.9
102.8
103.2
104.5
84.9
57.8
77.2
57.7
45.3
39.9
203.3
251. 6
341.7
129. 6
105. 1
110.3
129. 5
lr,9. 8
216.6
14
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
Iron and Steel Industry
URTHER slackening in operations occurred in the
F
iron and steel industry during May. The decline
was more than seasonal, and the adjusted index of the
Federal Reserve Board dropped 4 per cent below the
preceding month and 35 per cent below a year ago.
Employment in the industry was less than in April,
the adjusted index declining 2.2 per cent to a point 19
per cent below May, 1930. Pay rolls continued to
decline, and in May the unadjusted index was 6 per
cent below April and 32 per cent below May, 1930.
Pig-iron production in May was smaller than in the
two preceding months and the daily rate of output
declined for the first time this year. May production
was 38 per cent below last year, which is the same percentage of decline as for the first five months. Operations in the pig-iron industry were estimated at
slightly less than 45 per cent of capacity. Furnaces in
blast were 105, a net loss of 8 from April and representing only one-third of the 314 furnaces available.
Steel ingot production continued to decline gradually
and during May the output was 8 per cent below
April, and 37 per cent below May, 1930. A decline in
production is usual in May, but the percentage drop
this year was larger than in any May since 1924. In
the first five months of 1931, production was 35 per
cent less than in the corresponding period last year.
The steel industry operated at 45 per cent of capacity
in May as compared with 49 per cent in April and 74
per cent in May last year. The decline in activity
was unchecked in June and recently operations
dropped to 35 per cent of capacity. Unfilled orders
of the United States Steel Corporation at the end of
May were 7 per cent below the preceding month and
11 per cent below a year ago, the decline being in line
with seasonal expectations for the month.
Prices have continued to display weakness during
recent weeks. The composite iron and steel price was
slightly lower in May than in the preceding month and
a further decline in June carried the weekly average
to $30.99 per ton. Prices of steel billets also declined
in May following several months of stability. The
decline in the composite price of steel scrap continued,
and the average for May was about 28 per cent below
last year.
IRON AND STEEL
General operations
Year and
month
Rate of I
opera- EmF. R. B. tions, ployindex
electric ment
(adenergy adjusted)
consump- justed'
tion
Fabricated
Steel ingots structural
Prices
steel
United
States
Steel Manga-'
Pigiron
Corpo- nese (ore
ration,
proconSteel
ducStrucPay
tent),
billets,
New Ship- unfilled
rolls Ex- Im- tion ProIron and tural
orders
imports
Besseducormer
steel
steel
unad- II ports ports
Pei- ders ments end of
tion
month
justed!!
beams
(Pittscent
burgh)
of capacIron and
i
Composite
finished
steel
ity
1929: May..
1930:
May
June
_
July
August
September
October
November
December
1931:
January
February
March
April
MayMonthly average,
J anuary through
May:
1929
1930
1931
1
Thousands of long
tons
Dolls, per long ton
Dolls, per 100
pounds
145
172.2
99.5
111.6
262
54
3,898
5, 286
100
321
289
4,304
28
1
36. 00
37.10
110
109
93
92
85
74
65
59
135.1
115.2
109.7
112.0
110.3
126.0
106. 5
110.2
91.6
90.0
87.3
83.9
81. 7
81. 3
80.2
79. 1
95.5
90.8
78.6
77.5
75.4
75.8
68.9
66. 7
196
159
132
151
131
132
112
102
46
35
32
27
30
30
35
24
3,233
2,934
2,640
2,524
2, 277
2,165
1,867
1, 666
3,983
3, 419
2, 922
3, 061
2,840
2, 693
2,212
1, 980
74
68
56
59
55
£0
44
38
279
254
270
25?
156
209
151
153
265
280
275 I
262
243
239
195
168
4.059
3,968
4.022
3, 5?:0
3,424
3,482
3, 640
3, 944
30
31
16 I
8
22
18 1
10 !
29
32.50
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
30. 60
33. 84
33.53
33. 25
33. 01
32.67
32. 31
31.95
31. 76
04
73
78
75
72
103.4
116. 5
119.4
108.1
106.8
77 5
75.9
76.6
76. 5
74.8
62. 4 ! i
93
67.5 i 91
70.0
110
69. 1
101
64.9
91
32
21
31
39
28
1,714 2.459
1,707 ! 2,502
2,032 2, 994
2, 020 2,722
1,994 2,505
43
49
54
49
45
162
158
184
293
153
172
166
151
158
148
4, 132
3, 965
3, 995
3,898
3,620
17
10
2
33
21 i
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
29. 50 I
31.70
31.65
31.66
31. 61
1. 63
1. 65
1.65
1.65 •
1.65
. 22
. 22
.23
.22
2.21
4,279 I
4,387 I
3.922 !
23
29 i
17
34. 21
33. 10
29. 90
36. 55 :
34. 84 1
31.60 !
1. 91
1.82
2. 55
2.41
1. 65
2, 22
132
110
72
160.5
139 3
110.8
* Adjusted for seasonal variation.
Thousands
of short
tons
Thousands of long tons
Monthly average, 1923-1925=100
;
!
98. 5 i
92.3
76. 3
107.8
95. 8 1
66. 8 .'
i
269
213
97
i
46
42
30
3,585
3, 065
1,893
31. 39
1. 70
1.65
1.65
1. CO
1.60
1. 60
1. 60
:
. 56
.35
. 33
.29
.26
. 24
.22
. 20
. 19
I
I
1
1. 95
1.80 i
4,827 1
4, 032
2,636 j
95 ! 295
78 i 249
48 190
1
i
262
265 !
159 i
!
'
!
15
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
Metals and Metal Products
ANUFACTURING activity in the nonferrous metal
industry, as measured by the adjusted producM
tion index of the Federal Reserve Board, was unchanged in May from the low point for the depression
reached in April. Production in May was 28 per cent
below May, 1930, the decline being slightly larger than
the average for the first five months of the year. Employment in the industry remains steady, the adjusted
index varying but slightly during the past four months;
in May employment was 17 per cent below a year ago.
The volume of pay rolls failed to hold the slight gain
of early spring and in May fell to a new low for the current recession—25 per cent below a year ago.
Mine production of copper and zinc was lower than
in April, but lead production scored a sharp gain.
High stocks and low prices continue to be the dominating factors in the industry. Stocks of refined copper
(North and South America) again increased 8 per cent
in May with resultant weakness in the price. Blister
stocks were reduced, but the increase in refined and
blister combined was more than 27,000 short tons.
Domestic shipments of refined copper in May were 18
per cent less than in April and 40 per cent below last
year. Exports of refined copper and products also
were lower in May and were 43 per cent below a year
ago. Electrolytic copper advanced % of a cent a pound
from the low of 8 cents in the latter part of June and
lead prices were also marked up. Tin stocks at the
end of May rose to a new record while prices continued to decline.
Shipments of all classes of machinery are relatively
small as compared with a year ago, but slight gains in
some instances were registered between April and
May. Activity in machine tool plants, as measured
by shipments, was slightly above April, but only half
that of a year ago. Shipments of foundry equipment
advanced to the highest level since June, 1930, but
were still 21 per cent below last May. Electric hoist
shipments were also larger in May, although considerably below last year and less than half those of
May, 1929.
Machinery exports for the first five months of 1931
were 38 per cent less in value than last year. Individual groups declined as follows: Industrial, 42
per cent; agricultural, 33 per cent; and electrical, 30
per cent.
METALS AND MACHINERY
Nonferrous metals F. R. B.
Employment
Year and month
Production
adjusted
Adjusted
Pay
Wood
workMa- Founding
Steel
ry
chine equip- boilers machinI tools ment
ery
Pumps
Water
Mesteam- Elec- chanOil softenpower, tric
burning
apical
paracentrif- hoists stokers
ers
ugal
tus
Water
systems j
Shipments
justed
Sales
(new
orders)
Shipments
^
|
Monthly average 1922-1924
= 100
Number
Patents
granted
InterAgri- nalcul- comtural busimple- tiou
ments engines
i
Unad- rolls,
justed unad-
Monthly average, 1923-1925= 100
1)29 Mav
i:)30:
May ...
J tine
July
AugustSepteinber
October
November
December
I'm.:
January..
. _.
February
March
April
May
Monthly average, January through May:
1929
_.
1930
1931
Electric
overhead
cranes
Shipments
Number
Thousands of dollars
137
1010
105. 3
123. 1
301
217. 0
1,751
1, 233
1, 122
1,886
285
174
6, 9S3
1,444
11,996
62
50
101
96
97
96
97
95
87
85
80.2
80.3
78.7
76. 1
73. 6
72 6
71.8
71.2
81.2
80.2
77.7
75. 1
72.5
71.6
70.9
70.2
84.4
85.0
76. 0
72.0
70.7
69.4
67. 3
67.9
197
176
128
120
96
103
67
85
149. 4
160. 5
116. 1
82.6
66. 0
62. 0
76. 5
102. 6
1, 283
1, 360
1, 309
1,371
1, 254
1, 189
814
577
615
624
694
4S8
441
442
529
880
956
1, 005
729
942
677
587
671
1,641
1,644
1, 338
1,367
1, 183
1,167
1, 116
1, 205
210
207
177
146
141
138
116
106
96
151
150
115
128
92
71
53
8,178
7, 623
9, 593
11,354
17, 036
IS, 580
7, 855
5, 025
1, 279
752
782
774
755
738
732
645
11, 120
10, 375
9. 699
9,220
8, 202
7,522
6,401
5.177
49
109
51
27
43
41
52
58
59
144
52
30
35
49
54
67
78
79
77
73
73
69. 2
66.8
66. 6
66.5
66.6
6i4
61 1
68.8
6i 1
67.4
64. 1
64.4
66. 3
65. 4
63.4
75
73
92
91
96
54.7
55.4
72.9
69.7
113.6
598
516
630
689
646
400
421
400
356
393
496
530
261
416
310
718
873
1, 036
9 18
1,037
134
112
166
113
135
85
66
63
65
80
3, 952
3, 504
4,226
5, 229
5,556
753
703
851
785
702
6,010
5,434
6, 105
7, 638
9,090
41
44
67
67
60
58
76
68
68
58
130
103
76
104. 2
82.5
67.1
105. 9
83.8
63.2
123. 8
89.4
64.7
300
211
85
205. 4
190. 9
74.3
1, 408
1, 018
616
1, 167
662
394
816
903
403
1, 659
1,484
916
257
242
132
122
84
72
5, 457
5, 800
4,493
1,429
1, 321
9, 154
9, 050
6,855
51
49
56
51
62
66
759
16
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
Automobiles and Rubber
yi UTOMOBILE production, which reached a seasonal
JL\ peak in April, was well maintained in the first half
of May, following which operations were reduced.
Total production in the United States and Canada
was about 7 per cent below April and 26 per cent below
May, 1930. The May decrease was in line with
seasonal expectations and the adjusted index of the
Federal Reserve Board was unchanged for the month.
The output for the first five months of 1931 was about
30 per cent less than in the same period of 1930.
Employment in the industry was higher than in
April and the adjusted index advanced slightly; the
pay-roll index, which is unadjusted for seasonal variations, was 6.8 per cent above April. Employment was
19 per cent below May last year and pay rolls were 26
per cent lower, but in both cases the comparison was
more favorable than in April.
New passenger-car registrations in April were 32
per cent greater than in March, but were about 26 per
cent below a year ago. Sales were held at the April
level early in May, but tapered off in the latter part
of the month, and May registrations were probably
below April. Registrations for the first four months
of 1931 were about 31 per cent below those of the same
period last year and preliminary May figures for 40
States show a decline for that month of 28 per cent as
compared with May, 1930.
Production of pneumatic casings advanced 6 per
cent in April from the March level, but shipments
were up more than 21 per cent. Preliminary estimates
for May indicate a further increase in production
during that month. Employment in the rubber industry was greater than in April, and the adjusted
index advanced 5 per cent while the unadjusted index
of pay rolls was up over 6 per cent. The indexes of
employment and pay rolls were 16 per cent and 26 per
cent, respectively, below a year ago. Production and
shipments of pneumatic tires for the first four months
were about 11 per cent below last year.
World stocks of crude rubber again increased during
May to a new record and at the end of the month were
nearly 10 per cent higher than at the beginning of the
year. These figures partly explain the continued
weakness in crude rubber prices.
AUTOMOBILES AND RUBBER
Automobile
exports
Automobile production
United States
F.R.B.
index,
ad-
Year and month
justed
Total
Passenger
cars
Month-i
lyav- !
erages,
19231925= i
100
i
1929- May
1930:
May
June
-July
\ugust
September
October
November
December
1931:
January
February
__
__-.
March ..
April
May
Monthly average, January
through May:
1929
1930
1931
^an-
Total
Taxi- Trucks
P™:
cabs
Ii tion
Pneumatic
tires
financing
Automobile
i accesBy
Passories, wholeBy
shipconS
sale
|£T Trucks ments
sumdealcars :
ers
ers
January,
1925 =
100
Number
Thousands
Automobile
Millions of
dollars
'
?J£- mestic
sh|
tlon
tion"
Pj ments
Crude rubber
Im-
ports
j
Thousands
World
stocks,
end of
month
Long tons
605
515
1,318
88,510 | j 31,559 • 28,417
11,496
91
6, 109
5, 185
51, 186
«85
420
335
266
224
221
154
137
156
365
288
225
186
178
115
102
123
440
463
376
386
930
582
609
1,425
58,659 i ! 24,672
16,876
9,666
48,570
15,090
10, 101 i 5, 336
43, 328 ; 10, 188 i1 7,828 i 4,042
40,450 , 9,792
7, 956
5, 318
44,223 ; 7,957
8,125 5,312
40,593
4,541
7, 136
4, 079
35,613
5,407 i 6, 039
6, 039
33,443
5,622 ; 9, 096
5, 102
78
71
65
60
76
79
63
55
84
54
55
45
45
36
30
36
115
4,574
138
4,098
119 i 3, 193
103 i 3,332
91
2, 692
81
2,866
2,123
60
2,251
66
3.960
4,050
4, 229
3,976
3, 360
2,613
2,119
2,550
! 42, 994
1 40, 382
35, 424
! 36, 657
35, 783
45, 375
i 29, 733
i 37, 370
378,
379,
394,
400,
427,
427,
429,
439,
972
688
687
796
089
664
901
728
63
68
67
77
77
172
220
276
336
315
138
180
231
285
269
512
529
410
665
340
8, 304
33,531 \ 6,496
39,521 ! 9,871
9, 187
45, 161
12, 993
11,526
50, 015
17, 159
11,228
45,695
12,738 ! 8, 463
46
53
65
66
40
50
63
?i
62 : 2,940
66 : 3,188
92
3, 730
113 | 3,955
110
i
i
1
j
2,855
2,580
3, 143
3,804
36, 598
34, 374
40, 788
44, 908
35, 844
460,
471,
487,
487,
479
285
716
660
143
100
70
536
373
264
462
315
221
1, 851
833
491
83
73
59
72
59
133
109
89
5,577 i
4,043 j
4,740
3,586
55, 879
44, 960
38, 502
251, 439
364, 605
142
101
90
62
62
1
4, 534
4, 187
6,002
5,499
4, 498
71,666 j!! 33,374 ! 37,101 17,182 I
57,004 i 19,119 i 19,361 ! 9,943
42,785 | 11,851
9,743
4,944
185
!
252, 867
17
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
Textile Industry
of either the preceding month or the same month last
year. Sales of standard cotton piece goods during
May were 71 per cent of production, compared with
61 per cent in April.
Wool receipts at Boston during May were considerably above those in the preceding month and also
larger than in the same month last year; the increase
over the preceding month was from domestic supplies
alone. The price of fine staple scoured wool at Boston
continued to decline, which began in the latter part
of 1930.
Raw silk deliveries to manufacturers, which had
declined since the latter part of 1930, increased during
May. Average deliveries during the first five months
of the year were 5 per cent larger than in the corresponding period of last year and only 2 per cent
less than in the same period of 1929. Stocks at the
end of May were less than for either the preceding
month or a year ago.
The wholesale price of rayon decreased from December, 1930, to January but has remained steady at 75
cents per pound since then.
EXTILE manufacturing operations have shown
improvement since the beginning of the year and
T
in May were on a slightly higher level than in the
preceding month, according to the Federal Reserve
Board's seasonally adjusted indexes of production and
employment. Mill consumption of raw cotton in the
United States during May was less than in either the
preceding month or the same month last year. Average monthly consumption during the first five months
was likewise less than in the corresponding period of
last year.
Stocks of raw cotton in mills and warehouses have
shown the usual gradual decrease during the first five
months of the year, but were greater at the end of
May than for the corresponding period in either of the
two preceding years.
Production and shipments of cotton textiles during
May decreased and were below those of the same month
last year. Shipments were only 91 per cent of current
production, and stocks at the end of May continued to
increase from the low point reached In March. Unfilled
orders at the end of the month were below the volume
1929: May
1930:
May
June..
July
August
September.. _ __ _
October
November
December
1931:
January
February
March
April
May
Monthly average,
through Mav:
1929
'
1930
1931
_.
ill!
a*
Monthly av- Thou- Dolerage, sands
of lars per
19111913= pounds pound
100
Thousands of yards
Per cent of active hours to
total reported*
Rayon, wholesale price,
A grade, bleached
|S~
Worsted
5~
Spinning
spindles
Woolen
fill
Receipts at Boston, total
"3 &*%>£
Wholesale price,
Fairchild composite
— fl
'J
Stocks,
end of
month
Production
i
>» * i
I'fiM
Bales
Dollars per
pound
Silk
121
668, 650
3,322
9,164
341, 370
326, 121
3fi7, 340
382, 512
162
24, 215
1.00
82
66
49, 121
1.30
90
84
84
81
88
91
93
87
473, 284
405, 236
379, 022
352, 335
394, 321
444, 494
414, 887
406, 207
4, 907
4,462
4, 060
4, 476
6, 215
8. 895
9, 965
10, 037
6, 725
5,789
5,301
5,134
5, 663
6, 239
5,832
5,916
275, 801
198, 539
165, 850
218,815
182, 385
228, 866
206, 633
234, 052
270, 056
182, 652
176, 689
231, 34£
232, 975
270. 383
200, 661
226 951
450, 481
466, 368
455, 529
442, 996
392, 406
350, 889
356, 861
363, 962
271, 745
219, 040
222, 498
226, 422
285, 427
350, 845
333, 251
288, 956
137
134
130
126
124
124
124
122
28, 649
57, 665
76, 915
51, 672
7,074
12, 739
6,240
11, 574
.77
.76
.76
.76
.76
.75
.72
.72
60
62
52
48
55
53
52
45
52
56
53
55
60
62
52
52
40, 823
29, 396
39, 948
41, 734
55, 649
61, 937
57, 333
55, 424
1.15
1.15
.95
.95
.95
.95
.95
.95
86
93
97
98
102
454, 188
433, 510
490, 586
508, 744
485, 770
9, 553
8, 862
8,120
7,404
6,752
6, 360
6,110
7,001
7,129
6,739
202, 149
212, 168
271, 638
225, 955
225, 392
210, 597
248, 354
317, 185
217, 582
205, 603
355, 514
319, 328
273, 781
282, 154
301, 943
317, 465
395, 802
373, 951
294, 118
248, 544
120
119
121
119
115
10, 795
13, 269
13, 279
17, 775
30, 341
.68
.66
.66
.65
.63
48
66
57
55
60
52
54
57
57
67
55, 910
54, 242
55, 383
41, 356
45, 073
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
117
97
95
639, 025
516, 679
470, 560
4,870
6,012
8,138
8,877
7, 366
6,668
311,784
276, 917
227, 460
316,663
279, 023
239, 864
365, 377
446, 803
306, 544
446, 089
373, 799
325, 976
164
143
119
19, 934
17, 758
17, 092
1.06
.78
.66
83
60
57
68
52
57
51, 286
48, 161
50, 393
1.34
1.15
.75
January
62995—31-
Spindle activity,
total
Bales
MilThou- lions
of
sands o 1 spindle
bales hours
Cotton textiles (23 groups of
textile constructions)
Wool manufactures
Wool
Deliveries to mills
Monthly average,
19231925=
100
Cotton manufactures
Stocks, mills, and
warehouses,
end of month
Year and month
|
Cotton, raw
Mill consumption
F. R. B. index, adjusted
TEXTILES
18
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
Food Industries
OTAL manufacture of food products during May
was slightly less than in the preceding month
T
while employment was practically the same according
to the Federal Keserve Board's indexes which are adjusted for seasonal variation. Both production and
employment were lower than in the same month last
year. For the first five months of the year these two
indexes have averaged but slightly less than in the
corresponding periods of 1929 and 1930.
Wholesale prices of food products continued to decline during May recording a new low which represented
a decrease of 21 per cent from the same month last year.
Wheat receipts at the principal markets during May
were 48 per cent larger than in the preceding month
and 82 per cent greater than in the same month last
year. Exports of wheat, including flour, have been at
a lower level this year than in the corresponding period
of either of the two preceding years. Wheat prices
have been slightly higher during April and May than
in the first quarter of the year,but still below the figure
of a year ago.
Corn receipts in the principal markets during May
showed the usual seasonal decline from the preceding
month and were less than in the same month last year.
The price of No. 3 yellow corn at Chicago has shown a
gradual decline since the harvest period in the latter
part of 1930; it has averaged only 60 cents per bushel
during the first five months of the year, compared
with 82 cents in the same period in 1930.
Cattle receipts at the principal markets showed a
seasonal decline from April to May; the receipts during
May were somewhat larger than in the same month
last year, but less than in the corresponding period of
1929. Hog receipts during May showed a seasonal
decrease from the preceding month and were lower
than for the same month in either of the two preceding
years.
Raw sugar and coffee exports have been larger in
1931 than a year ago. Raw sugar imports have been
less than in 1930, but coffee imports have been larger.
1929: May
1930:
May
.
June
July
.
_ .
August
September
October
November
December
- •
1931:
January
February
March
April
May
Monthly average, January through May:
1929
1930
1931
108.9 \
97
100.0
97.7
98
93
94
91
96
94
94
89
97.1
95.8
95.2
93.0
92.9
90.9
91.4
90.8
92.0
90.5
86.3
87.1
89.2
88.6
85.7
81.8
93
92
87
96
91
91.2
90.3
89.9
90.6
90.8
80.1
77.1
76.7
75.6
72.9
74.3
64.9
64.4
53.1
61.2
100
95
92
99.8
97.6
90.6
98.1
94.6
76.5
71.9 !
60. 5
63. 6
54.6
54.3 ! 109.8 i
48.7 ! 116.7 1
93.3 1 111.8
122.5 j 91.4 1
175. 5
91. 2
212. 1
96. 7
148.8 ! 88.5
105. 8
97. 8
! 94.7
! 85.5 i
! 94.0
! 101.2
| 108.4
94.5
97. 3
96. 8
19
0
G^
Thousands
•2§
~ ft
—i O
s
Coffee imports
1
ill
III
Thousands of
bags
Cattle receipts
»%
Total raw sugar imports
Price, No. 3 yellow,
Chicago
Receipts, principal
markets
Price, wtd. average,
6 markets, all
grades
Millions of
bushels
3*
£
Thousands of
long tons
Millions of bushels
4*3
Dollars per
bushel
|
Monthly
;
average,
i
1923-1925 = 100 j
Dollars per
bushel
Monthly
average,
1923-1925=100
Animal products
Corn
Exports, including
flour
OS
Visible s u p p l y ,
Unite States, end
of month
II
•as
as*
Wheat
Ileceipts, principal
markets
d
vd
Crop marketings
+0
Monthly average,
1926=100
Year and. month
Production
adjusted
F. R. B.
Wholesale prices
Food products' industry
1
Visible supply,
United States
Animal products, marketings
FOODSTUFFS
16
1.01
11
16
.87
1, 660
3,431
1,196
591
860
1.01
.94
.83
.85
.79
.76
.70
.73
16
18
17
20
16
15
17
27
12
7
4
4
5
5
7
17
.79
.79
.82
.99
.94
.82
.71
.69
I
1,517
1, 459
1,512
1,605
2,108
2, 377
1,696
1, 736
3,293
3,215
2,918
2,617
2,799
3,441
3,439
4,002
950
959
929
788
652
534
597
737
682
311
395
313
392
360
344
312
915
1,010
801
712
991
1, 159
957
1,098
197
202
207
200
198
10
12
16
24
19
12
8 1
6 1
i
6 i
4 \
5 1
7
10
.71
.71 !
-71 i
.'76
19
19
17
11
18
20
22
20
12
.65
.61
.60
.58
.56
|
'•
|
j
1,508
1, 303
1, 535
1,617
1, 551
4,652
3,704
3,207
3,067
2,938
959
1,092
1,072
1,100
1,062
204
364
515
415
313
1,094
1,289
1,407
1,126
1,415
119
148
201
10 1
10 1
6
1.11
1.09
.73
1
24
24
18
30
20
18
.92
.82
.60
1,539
1,535
1,503
3,916
3,669
3,514
1,242
1,007
1,057
589
422
362
994
1,076
1,266
98
17
19 i
99
85 :
63
29
25 i
22
120
110
162
195
214
205
202
196
29
31
31
21
31
23
17
29
21
i
|
!
19
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
Forest Products
There was also a sharp seasonal rise in May in
marketings of naval stores, the index for the first
five months of 1931 being 14 per cent below the similar
industry, based on consumption of electricity, showed 1930 period, with a slightly better showing as coma slightly greater than seasonal improvement. The pared with 1929.
Southern-pine production, which has been generally
general level of employment and pay rolls for the first
five months of 1931 was, however, about one-third declining since 1925, declined in May as compared
under the same period in 1930 and only one-half of with April, and the level of production in the first
five months of this year was 40 per cent below that of
the average rate of 1923-1925.
Marketings of forest products increased seasonably a year ago. New orders in May showed the usual
in May as compared with preceding months, but the decline from April, with the average orders of the early
rate for the first five months of 1931 was about 15 part of the year more than 25 per cent below those of
per cent below the same period in 1930 and 30 per the corresponding period of last year. With the incent under that of 1929. That the increase in market- creased shipments and decline in new orders in May,
ings was accompanied by increased operations is evi- unfilled orders at the end of May, as is usual at this
dent from the fact that stocks of forest products were season, declined as compared with April. The present
approximately the same at the end of May as at the level for the first five months of the year was about
40 per cent below the same period of 1930.
end of April.
Production of Douglas fir increased slightly during
Carloadings of forest products witnessed the cusMay
as compared with April, but was 33 per cent
tomary sharp seasonal increase in May as compared
with April. The average for the first five months of under the production recorded during May, 1930.
1931 was 40 per cent below loadings for the corre- The average monthly production of Douglas fir during
sponding period in 1930, and only one-half of the the first five months of the year was 35 per cent under
the same period last year and 44 per cent under 1929.
1929 shipments.
MPLOYMENT in the forest products industries was
unchanged in May while pay rolls increased slightly
E
over the April level. The rate of operations in the
FOREST PRODUCTS
General operations
Year and month
Indexes of
marketing
EmPay
Total
Rate of ployopera- ment, roll,
forest Naval
tions
ad- unad- prod- stores
justed justed ucts
Southern pine
Production
UnNew filled
orders orders
Hardwoods
Pro- New Unfilled
duc- orders
tion
orders
Pro- New Unfilled
duc- orders
tion
orders
Carloadings,
forest
products
111.1
89.7
92.8
99.0
158.1
362
366
371
296
311
617
343
102.4
107.3
100.0
97.7
105.6
77. 1
86.3
73.3
73.9
71.6
67.8
65.1
62.4
62.1
60.4
58.8
73.2
70.9
63.0
61.6
60.9
60.4
54.7
50.4
80.1
70.0
65.4
66.0
60.2
68.2
62.9
58.0
174.7
170.7
203.9
171.2
158.2
143.1
112.9
117.7
258
218
224
202
207
211
185
157
229
184
197
189
206
213
177
146
160
151
128
124
112
109
105
99
308
253
190
207
200
208
192
167
291
240
213
223
218
203
186
189
202
199
172
135
176
138
176
188
240
214
172
165
161
158
143
134
195
143
128
139
176
154
133
125
603
557
526
500
475
466
452
456
265
199
160
207
162
159
174
121
82.6
84.2
93 2
91.5
97.2
56.3
56.3
55.7
55.4
55.4
44.0
45.6
46.2
44.9
45.7
55.9
55.9
60.9
64.0
68.4
37.1
25.5
39.7
98.3
136.5
165
154
165
165
148
191
171
174
169
158
116
107
113
104
84
160
179
186
202
192
189
217
224
183
182
197
216
143
158
165
146
169
188
173
154
456
481
473
463
156
138
138
130
165
107.7
96.2
89.7
88.9
76.6
55.8
88.4
73.4
45.3
86.8
72 5
75.4
78.3
67.4
261
159
242
173
185
105
335
288
361
274
375
254
311
254
324
208
636
624
283
238
145
6i.' b
Furniture,
plant
operations,
Grand
Rapids
district
Thou- Per ct.
sands of full
cars
time
Millions of feet board measure
Monthly average 1923-1925=100
1929: May
1930:
May
June
_
_____
July
August
September __
October
November
December _
1931:
January
._.
February
March
April
May
_
.
M o n t h l y average, January
through May:
1929
1930 —
1931
Douglas fir
89.0
61.0
70.0
67.0
79.0
89.0
85.0
81.0
71.0
68.0
63.0
64.0
67.0
93.6
70.2
20
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
Miscellaneous Industries
LEATHER
An increase of 6 per cent in productive operations
was recorded by the leather industry during May, after
adjustments are made for seasonal variation. The industry in May was operating on a level about 10 per
cent higher than at that time last year. The number
of persons employed in the industry during May was
.about 2 per cent less and the pay rolls almost 3 per
cent less than in April.
and the adjusted index registered an increase of 1.4
per cent during these two months. The number of
employees on the pay rolls during May, however, was
13 per cent less than in May, 1930.
PAPER AND PRINTING
The number of employees on the pay rolls of the
paper and printing industry in May was approximately the same as in April, although a slight decrease
is to be expected at this season of the year. Employment is, however, only 8 per cent under May of last
year. Pay rolls decreased slightly during the month.
NONFERROUS METALS
Copper production during May increased slightly
but was still 29 per cent under May, 1930, and 51 per
cent under 1929. The average monthly production of
FUELS
copper during the first five months of the year was 30
Production of bituminous coal during May was only
per cent under the same period last year. The production of refined lead increased over April but was slightly greater than during April, although an increase
materially under that recorded during May, 1930. in productionr of between 3 and 4 per cent normally
occurs. Ma} production was 21 per cent under May,
Tin deliveries were less than in April.
1930, a reflection of curtailed factory operations.
CHEMICALS
Anthracite production decreased 12 per cent from
Employment in the chemicals group showed less April, a 4 per cent increase being normal for this
than the usual seasonal decline between April and May period.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES
Leather
products
Year and month
Shoes,
production
Non ferrous metals
Sole
and
belting,
production
MilMillions of lions of
pairs pounds
1929: May..
1930:
May
June
July
August
_ .- _-.
September.
October
November
December
1931:
January
February
March..
_
_
April
May
Monthly average, January
through May:
1929
. . -_
1930
1931
Paper and
printing
Chemicals
NewsNews- print,
Copper; Lead,
Sul- Nitrate
con- phuric
print,
reof
smelter, fined; Tin de- prosumpliveries duc- tion,
produc- proacid, soda,
imtion
tion
pub- exports ports
duclishers
tion
Short tons
Long
tons
Thousands of
short tons
ThouThouof
sands o! sands
pounds long
tons
Fuel production
ReCrude fined
Ace- Metharof anol,
ar- tate
Bitusenic, senic,
lime, crude, minous
proproproprocoal
ducducducduction
tion
tion
tion
Short tons
MilThoulions of sands of
pounds gallons
An- Crude
thra- petrocite
leum
Thousands of
short tons
Millions of
barrels
29
23
108, 961
63,632
8. 4SO
124
20.1
287
128
1,888
779
10
617
40, 908
6,077
84
25
24
24
28
29
28
19
18
24
24
24
23
23
23
19
22
75, 936
69, 155
67, 638
66, 698
68, 487
70, 419
64, 8 1C)
60, 022
52, 818
50, 721
51,538
52, 980
48,491
50, 402
43, 423
48, 517
5, 710
5, 885
6, 130
5, 695
7,2^0
7, 580
6, 270
7,495
118
108
103
102
95
105
92
99
194
178
164
1J,7
164
183
185
lf,7
507
410
571
170
466
704
309
439
42
19
29
9
19
27
35
36
1, 652
2,168
1,428
1,217
2,077
2, 694
2, 392
1,483
963
1,081
1,032
1,002
1,101
1, 265
1,508
1,439
5
4
4
0
6
7
8
42G
319
193
242
294
380
430
477
35, 954
33, 714
34, 715
35, 661
38, 632
44, 150
38, 122
39, 716
5,841
5, 183
5, 658
6,190
5, 293
7. 576
5,207
6, 080
80
77
77
75
71
73
68
67
20
24
29
30
29
20
17
18
20
53, 429
55, 229
57, 922
52, 085
53, 734
43, 405
39, 464
41, 775
35. 498
39, 519
7,210
5, 100
6, 120
6, 630
5,505
102
89
101
102 j
101
161
l.'O
]79
174
130
305
376
200
311
46
68
120
67
2,803
1, 494
1, 957
1,402
1, 570
1,409
1, 506
964
8
7
8
5
631
470
487
326
38, 542
31, 408
33, 870
28, 478
28, 333
6, 157
5, 391
4, 745
5,700
5,005
66
61
69
73
29
27
26
23
25
104, 582
77, 954
54, 480
60, 299
53, 807
39, 932
8,127
6, 384
6,113
117
116
99
1S9
184
16S
537
479
116
79
1, 395
1,541
875
892
10
8
591
497
43.815
39, 384
32, 126
6. 127
5, 645
5,400
81
78
21
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
INTERNAL-REVENUE RECEIPTS FROM STAMP TAXES FOR THE FIRST
NINE
MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEARS 1930 AND 1931, BY STATES l
Bonds of indebtedness, capital stock issues, etc.
Capital stock sales or
transfers
Sales of produce (future
delivery)
Playing cards
STATES
1930
Alabama
._.
Arizona
Arkansas
C alif ornia
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
- __ _
Hawaii
-..
Idaho
Illinois
_Indiana
Iowa
_ _ _ _ Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
._ _ _
Maine
Maryland, including Dist. of Col
Massachusetts
.- _. Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
_. _ _
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
_ __ - North Carolina
North Dakota
- - - - - - Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon - Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
. _ _ .
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
_ _ _ _
Washington, including Alaska
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Philippine Islands
Sales of internal revenue stamps by
postmasters
Total (9 months)-
..
- _.
1931
$26, 270. 23
24, 574. 91
12,248. 11
836, 466. 28
61, 438. 90
93, 053. 92
82 202 34
37 293 18
30, 238. 34
30, 099. 79
18, 377. 32
1,211,899. 16
46, 190.48
27, 128. 67
25 413 80
30 552 49
58* 653. 34
12, 097. 44
138, 637. 30
568, 796. 70
383, 930. 27
227,811.57
7, 942. 76
118,114.51
21, 527. 38
45, 875. 47
42, 720. 03
16, 177. 48
237, 579. 63
4, 390. 99
10,319,782.86
19, 784. 36
5 262.06
556, 788. 97
35,131.01
55 103. 18
475, 465. 80
10, 668. 51
5, 785. 12
3. 943. 91
36, 200. 22
74, 196. 55
21,024.28
18, 621. 28
19, 260. 04
233. 292. 07
50, 671. 77
157, 196. 98
4,531.0^
1, 918. 50
$14, 369. 65
14, 708. 22
6, 884. 56
1, 066, 042. 50
45, 984. 91
17, 706. 01
109, 434. 97
19, 046. 19
27, 329. 53
34, 138. 63
17,216.84
723, 137. 83
43, 134. 73
40, 366. 70
54, 718. 63
36, 610. 83
59, 629. 94
14, 774. 07
90, 627. 92
338', 624. 66
217, 744. 87
166, 212. 56
17, 196. 50
104, 146. 90
16 039 20
12, 598. 38
28, 775. 65
1,545.09
542, 463. 08
3, 131. 13
6, 320, 693. 28
8,411.63
1, 705. 61
384, 201. 90
41, 502. 50
47, 916. 42
527, 138. 15
15, 400. 09
6, 389. 79
3, 452. 90
27, 784. 89
74, 549. 17
13, 238. 18
1. 932. 51
19, 605. 76
116,592.49
29, 120. 75
67, 758. 66
7, 699. 79
1, 668. 00
325, 340. 77
348, 473. 80
16, 910, 672. 07
11,949,577.25
1930
1931
1931
1930
$1, 207. 06
2, 327. 58
3, 353. 48
$130. 00
235, 457. 96
5, 131. 87
36, 688. 43
23, 230. 86
13 664 21
5, 000. 54
734. 96
2, 012, 192. 04
489. 70
446. 97
1, 023, 039. 63
'411.84
85.00
6, 041. 22
3, 297. 28
561. 50
30, 822. 10
629, 534. 04
173, 949. 46
12,915.51
719. 12
38, 115. 48
5 113 73
1, 035. 20
212. 00
16. 293. 08
238, 237. 20
63, 786. 71
7, 869. 69
130. 00
28, 354. 46
3, 685. 01
2, 173. 25
79.87
8, 831. 41
321. 56
30, 979, 290. 35
3, 136. 30
23.70
12, 406. 75
1, 235. 53
17, 451, 477. 23
1, 319. 46
74, 813. 17
244. 04
225. 00
476, 676. 47
21, 039. 30
29, 389. 52
161. 74
220. 00
281, 148. 44
12, 115. 96
3, 085. 38
1, 009. 40
4, 066. 45
4, 876. 04
29, 185. 48
6, 905. 80
1, 416. 52
12.80
386. 80
4, 007. 82
66, 247. 32
4, 612. 53
403. 56
34, 986, 320. 45
19, 571, 949. 78
370. 52
341, 039. 91
10, 164. 44
89, 113. 25
10, 772. 24
1931
1930
$458. 00
$257. 64
13.98
1, 816, 659. 03
901, 845. 29
217, 001. 60
86, 638. 99
$0. 60
25.80
6.30
3, 778. 00
440. 90
3, 840. 80
$6.40
3, 056. 60
273. 00
120. 00
2, 874. 40
3, 280. 80
171, 888. 80
30. 50
2.20
307, 076. 70
246. 40
.80
21.00
29.00
40.60
171, 872. 93
69, 568. 77
.60
28.30
290. 90
209. 20
66, 081. 10
100, 621. 50
43, 411. 50
672. 50
174. 00
387. 58
30.60
2.80
63.40
9.00
88, 523. 00
1, 217. 60
.02
3.50
731, 079. 20
689, 906. 80
638, 432. 95
302, 472. 69
189, 513. 40
111, 178. 10
.70
91.00
10.00
2, 3*0, 333. 20
2, 077, 776. 40
58.20
14, 799. 60
16.60
27.50
502. 10
10.80
793. 30
446. 90
1, 707. 50
1, 488. 00
1, 574. 70
715.37
198. 50
197. 00
6, 574. 06
3, 508. 40
396, 266. 20
523, 571. 30
2, 955, 167. 29
1,410,321.71
3, 923, 278. 70
3, 807, 563. 70
SUMMARY OF INTERNAL-REVENUE RECEIPTS FROM STAMP TAXES, ETC.
Fiscal years 1926-1931
1926
Bonds of indebtedness, capital stock issues, etc
Capital stock sales or transfers
Sales of produce (future delivery)
Playing cards
...
Total
1
_
___ _
1927
1938
1929
1930
1931 (9 mos.)
$28, 480, 422. 01 $13, 044, 445. 65 $15, 561, 459. 56 $17, 868, 372. 17 $22,611,274.96 $11,949,577.25
16, 674, 102. 83
17, 137, 185. 75
24, 208, 537. 68 37, 595, 927. 33 46, 698, 226. 86 19,571,949.78
2, 884, 534. 45
3, 599, 875. 58
4, 183, 217. 57
3, 333, 427. 14
1,410,321.71
4,048,498 60
5, 375, 804. 20
4, 819, 292. 50
4, 742, 468. 50
3, 807, 563. 70
4, 213, 414. 03
5, 010, 712. 40
54, 014, 239. 36
37, 345, 551. 43
48, 829, 208. 24
64, 173, 530. 84
77, 728, 669. 90
36, 739, 412. 44
Compiled by the U. S Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue, and represent revenue receipts from stamp taxes, including tax on playing cards.
act of 1926 repealed the stamp tax on deeds or conveyances, customhouse entries and withdrawals, proxies and powers of attorney, effective Mar. 29, 1926.
Revenue
22
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
WEEKLY BUSINESS INDICATORS
[Weekly average, 1923-1925=100]
1931
1930
1929
1931
ITEM
1929
1930
ITEM
June June June June June June June June June
22 15
20 13
21 14
7
8
6
June June June June June June June June! June
22
15
8
21 14
7
6
20 13
"Composite index, N. Y. Times.. 73.4 74.2 75 9 90.9 92.1 93.1 108.9 108.3 109.3
* Composite index, Business Week- 75.8 77.6 78.1 94.7 89.5 91.3 110.8 109.2 109.0
Detroit employment
74.8
104.5
130.0
Production:
8,6 8.2 8.2 27.8 25.3 25.3 58.4 59.6 59.2
Beehive coke
68.2 68.5 67.6 82.1 81.9 83.6 94.4 96.8 95.2
Bituminous coal
133.3
Buildings (new awards)
78.9
116.0
94.8 94.9 93.8 99.4 99.8 96.5 100.7 100.5 99.2
tElectric current
Petroleum
119.2 118.2 118.8 124. 8 123.5 124.2 132.7 131.7 130.8
Steel ingots
46.1 50.0 51.3 86.5 89.5 93.4 125.0 126.3 126.3
Receipts:
76.6 65.8 59.8 67.7 75.6 83.2 74.1 68.7 71.5
Cattle and calves
20.8 20.0 25.4 17.3 23.8 18.8 27.7 31.2 21.9
Cotton
_ _
Hogs
68.9 61.8 65.2 80.6 72.4 87.8 76.7 87.2 89.7
Wheat
58.5 72.9 127.9 57.4 46.3 57.2 78.9 70.3 68.6
Distribution:
Car loadings
77.1 76.4 79.4 96.0 96.6 97.6 111.6 111.6 110.1
Wholesale prices:
Copper, electrolytic
56.5 58.0 58.7 85.5 84.8 91.3 129.0 129.0 129.0
Cotton, middling __ _
32.4 32.0 31.6 51.8 53.3 58.5 68.0 69.5 69.9
Wholesale prices— Continued.
Fisher's index (1926=100)—
Total (120)
70.0 69.7 70.0 86.2 87.0 87.6 97.5 96.6 95.8
Agricultural products (30). 61.4 60.4 60.4 88.8 90.0 91.2 101.2 99.2 98.5
Nonagricultural products
72.8 73.0 73.2 84.6 85.1 85.4 95.5 95.2 94.2
(90).
Iron and steel composite
75.0 75.0 75.0 81.0 81.0 81.3 89.3 89.5 89.5
Banking and finance:
Bank debits outside N. Y. C. 100.7 89.2 101.3 134.9 114.9 107.9 142.6 127.9 132.3
Bond prices
106.1 105.8 105.1 106.4 106.4 106.4 104.5 104.5 104.5
Business failures (number)
114.7 116.5 111.5 119.7 120.1 119.2 104.9 104.7 103.9
109.9 108.9 108.6 107.5 107.1 106.1 97.8 97.0 96.0
Federal reserve ratio
Interest rates, call
_. .
36.4 36.4 36.4 60.6 68.6 72.7 169.7 187.9 169.7
Interest rates, time
34.3 34.3 38.2 81.8 85.7 85.7 185.7 188.6 194. 3
Loans and discounts
116.7 117.1 117.9 137.0 135.8 136.3 132.4 130.9 130.7
Money in circulation
. 98.3 97.5 96.7 92.3 92.4 92.9 96.1 96.3 96.9
Net demand deposits
109.7 112.2 112.6 112.9 113.3 112.9 107.1 108.5 107.1
Stock prices .
130.0 130.8 123.8 197.7 216.1 230.0 261.2 253.4 250.9
Time deposits
158.6 161.6 162.0 159.4 158.4 157.9 148.3 148.0 149.1
* Relative to a computed normal taken as 100.
f Relative to weekly average 1928-1930 per week shown.
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1931
1930
1928
1939
ITEM
June 20
June 13
6,644
1,579
6,674
12, 672
1,581
12
2,028
135
June 21
June 14
June 22
June 15
6,585
7,998
1,562
1,656
7,986
18, 630
1,663
8,151
9,199
8,391
1,678
9,431
21 396
1,675
9,278
1,608
1,653
1,480
8,342
25, 043
1,480
1
2,055
92
9
4,038
265
74
1,619
165
219
1,603
158
48
1,031
167
103
594
182
140
1,570
242
97
939
198
188
394
134
219
1,639
126
739, 116
114, 788
30, 614
32, 763
19, 554
217, 133
293, 624
30, 640
626, 050
2,482
732, 453
111,865
30, 606
30, 967
18, 072
218, 710
294, 619
27, 614
613,815
2, 463
760, 890
113, 657
33, 231
34, 397
18, 068
223, 967
306, 824
30, 746
2, 475
920, 645
141, 831
49, 637
39, 697
21, 325
240, 756
364, 206
63, 193
465, 898
2, 599
926, 066
144, 500
50, 070
38, 975
20, 627
243, 045
366, 416
62, 433
462, 079
2,572
935, 582 1, 069, 874 1, 069, 670 1, 055, 768
145, 632
165, 746
167, 122
162, 248
50, 975
70, 903
70, 832
69, 993
38, 557
45, 327
42, 175
38, 974
23, 899
23, 353
23, 525
24, 457
243, 753
259, 376
261, 619
260, 360
369, 316
429, 737
430, 016
420, 282
63, 450
75, 432
74, 381
79, 454
454, 747
239, 176
249, 189
242, 386
2,588
2,765
2,743
2,724
987, 360
154, 284
67, 312
33, 397
24, 380
256, 466
385, 996
65, 525
336, 181
2,376
1.002,813
' 153, 649
66, 363
33, 989
24, 774
259, 237
398, 192
66, 609
330, 499
2,358
242
54
4,644
8, 736
35
208
52
5, 789
21, 703
38
189
66
10, 165
6,795
39
214
45
4,558
13, 599
66
239
62
3,681
13, 639
68
263
49
4,546
7, 791
71
234
72
6,266
9,331
95
217
81
5,582
U, 066
96
226
57
5,451
12, 123
96
230
61
2,887
10, 664
72
242
89
3,105
12, 990
73
106. 3
.078
.088
2. 14
31.03
.74
106.3
.080
.087
2.14
31.03
.73
106.3
.081
.086
2.15
31.03
.73
109.9
.118
.141
2.74
33. 52
.90
109.9
.117
.145
2.76
33.52
.98
109.9
.126
.159
2.80
33.64
1.01
112.9
.178
.185
3.35
36.96
1.02
112.9
.178
.189
3.35
37.07
1.02
112.1
.178
.190
3.33
37.07
.98
110.6
.145
.218
3.34
35.20
1.49
110.6
.145
.212
3.32
35.48
1.49
6,375
4*588
5,371
4,066
6,161
4,615
10, 029
6,145
7,779
5, 234
7,036
4,917
10, 114
6,496
8,771
5,829
9,574
6,026
11, 071
6,431
10. 460
6, 058
2,962
95.03
467
2,107
94.70
474
3,780
94.09
454
2,941
95.26
487
3,012
95.29
489
1,939
95.30
485
1,968
93.55
427
2,848
93.56
426
1,821
93.56
423
2,366
97.07
447
3,213
97.09
441
185
3,526
185
3,445
173
3,427
207
3,234
210
3,244
240
3, 225
959
3,047
934
3,025
977
2,985
991
2,737
1,043
2,734
14, 582
7,862
13, 255
7,191
4.86
14, 641
7,850
13, 552
7,325
4.86
14, 730
7,863
13, 605
7,347
4.86
17, 128
8, 513
13, 638
7, 228
4.86
16, 966
8,402
13, 686
7,182
4.86
17, 038
8,434
13, 633
7,161
4.86
16, 543
9, 161
12, 940
6,724
4.85
16, 364
9,157
13, 108
6,709
4.85
16, 337
9,140
12, 939
6,761
4.85
15, 785
81,963
13, 290
6,916
4.88
15, 877
8,970
13,681
6,928
4.88
1.50
1.50
4,773
1.50
1.50
4,736
1.67
1.50
4,694
3.58
2.50
4,482
3.75
2.83
4,489
3.75
3.00
4, 509
8.13
7.00
4, 669
8.25
7.75
4,675
8.50
7.00
4,704
5.88
6.13
4,727
5. 75
4,728
126. 26
7,110
127. 02
9,304
120. 21
16, 602
192. 02
26, 487
209. 82
21,276
223. 36
11,949
253. 71
17, 045
246. 10
14, 136
243. 66
16, 984
181.48
11,043
1S4. 61
18, 849
93.1
84.1
74.4
150.9
93.8
85.4
72.8
151.0
142. 2
132.6
121. 1
205. 4
157.6
147.6
127.2
231.7
171.5
161.4
132.6
253.9
191.7
191.5
144.6
237.4
187.9
188.8
141.7
227.7
187.3
189.1
143.1
220.7
June 6
June 7
June 8
June 23
June 16
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Bituminous coal production
thous tons
Building contracts (da av ) 37 States thous dolls
Electrical current output
mil kw.-hours
Exports:
Corn
thous. of bush-Wheat
thous. of bush
Wheat flour _. _
thous. of bbls_.
Freight cars:
Loading, 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 product on (da. av.)
thous. of bbls._
Receipts:
Cattle and calves (12 markets)
thous..
Cotton into sight
thous. of bales. _
Wheat, primary markets
thous. bush..
Wool, total, Boston
.
_ thous. Ibs .
Steel ingot production
_per cent capacity _ _
WHOLESALE PRICES
Chemical index
- rel. to 1924, .
Copper ingots, electrolytic, New York
dolls. lb__
Cotton middling New York
dolls Ib
Food index (Bradstreet's)
dolls. Ib
Iron and steel composite
dolls tons
Wheat, No. 2, hard winter, Kansas City... dolls, bu...
FINANCIAL
Bank debts:
New York City
mills, of dolls...
Outside New York City
mills, of dolls...
Bond sale, New York Exchange:
United States Government
thous. of dolls
Average price 40 corporation bonds
dolls..
Business failures
number
Federal reserve banks:
Bills discounted
mills, of dolls..
Total reserves
mills of dolls
Federal reserve member banks:
Total loans and discounts
mills, of dolls
Other loans _
mills, of dolls..
Net demand, deposits
mills of dolls
Time deposits
mills, of dolls
Foreign exchange, sterling. _ _
dolls
Interest rates on brokers' loans:
Time money, New York
_
.per cent
Call money, New York
percentMoney in circulation (daily average) .-mills, of dolls.
Stocks, New York Exchange:
Average price 50 stocks
.. .. - _ dolls
Sales
.thous. of sharesStock prices, average weekly closing:
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.
90.1
82.0
68.7
146.2 ]
140. 6
143.0
124.2
143.7 I
142.4
145.2
124. 5
145.2
23
SUKVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 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
23
24
Industrial indexes
Wholesale prices
Commodity groups:
Automobiles
Chemicals and allied products.
Foodstuffs
Forest products
Leather products
Iron and steel
Machinery
Nonferrous metals
Paper and its products
Printing
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
26
27
29
33
34
35
37
38
39
40
Commodity groups—Continued.
Rubber and its products
Stone, clay, and glass
Textiles
Tobacco
Miscellaneous
Fuels
Distribution movement
Foreign trade
Employment and wages
Construction
Public utilities
Finance
1931
May
April
40
41
42
44
44
45
46
48
48
50
51
53
1930
March
Febru- January
ary
^ Norom- October SeptemAugust
ber
D
July
June
May
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
Federal Reserve Board
Total, unadjusted
rel. to 1923-25
Total, adjusted.
rel. to 1923-25
Manufactures, total unadjusted rel. to 1923-25-.
Manufactures, total adjusted. ,rel. to 1923-25..
Automobiles
rel to 1923-25
Cement
. __.rel. to 1923-25
Food products
rel to 1923-25
Iron and steel
rel. to 1923-25
Leather ond shoes
rel. to 1923-25
Nonferrous metals
rel. to 1923-25
Paper and printing
rel. to 1923-25 _
Petroleum refining
rel. to 1923-25
Polished plateglass
rel. to 1923-25 .
Rubber tires
rel. to 1923-25
Textiles
rel. to 1923-25 _
Tobacco manufactures
rel. to 1 923-25. _
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..
:
152
119
98
97
131
82
87
72
76
70
112
88
86
89
86
68
80
92
73
87
79
111
149
111
94
93
132
84
88
89
73
76
110
77
78
107
144
90
88
86 1
121
86
90 !
93
77
72
110
54
71
54
61
79
63
65
82
62
65
83
68
65
109.8
104.4
109.2
101.3
118.2
119.1
106.4
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
97.6
90.2
100. 2
96.6
105.8
111.0
99.1
86.3
99.0
97. 5
116.4
99. 9
109.8
106.4
108.2
110.3
97.6
89.7
126.8
81.0
97.2
98.5
94.0
90.8
122.0
83.9
91.5
99.5
94.6
94.1
116.8
71.2
93.2
112.2
103.5
88.9
112.9
76.1
84.2
114.0
112.3
67.5
118.3
71.6
82.6
97.4
95.0
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 i
86.4 i
90
89
91
90
77
96
91
72
108
73
163
112
102
137
85
86
71
75
68
123
78
90
90
92
90
77
90
96
75
102
73
110
161
117
107
98
134
83
92
84
77
2
69
121
90
88
91
88
67
81
87
78
92
77
2110
82
83
81
81
63
84
93
6
78
82
76
80
85
83
89
59
85
85
84
84
74
86
94
65
93
91
91
90
62
111
96
86
95
97
109
165
95
84
88
125
100
94
80
85
89
114
79
101
73
93
90
91
89
91
62
117
91
93
95
96
109
164
65
96
81
130
101
96
88
82
84
117
96
106
70
94
91
95
90
94
75
116
94
93
95
97
111
166
105
93
84
137
100
97
82
86
83
120
95
103
69
91
99
100
99
100
90
119
93
110
97
96
116
170
114
119
84
141
103
100
78
89
86
124
108
99
75
99
106
104
106
105
101
119
98
110
98
101
119
173
143
121
90
134
102
103
80
92
90
127
104
104
80
94
115.3
94.2
116.0
111.8
119.5
135.0
119.0
101.3
125.8
112.3
122.3
130.5
81
:
80
85
101
149
65
73
87
128
89
94
93
85
76
111
!
i
!
87
103
151
91
77
93
119
95
92
83
86
83
114
51
83
73
70
90
87
88
85
49
97
94
75
89
95
107
160
101
88
91
129
104
98
105
87
83
115
74
94
70
90
105.4
96.3
100.6
103. 5
113.4
121. 3
103.2
93.2
107.3
99.6
118.4
116.1
110.7
88.1
110.6
103.1
120.1
130.9
106.9
87.1
112.0
94.3
110.2
125.0
105.1
87.9
109.9
102.9
106.5
129.0
99. 1
104. 3
103.2
110.7
106.9
105.1
115.3
119.0
71. 5 I
107. 1
68. 7
73. 3
102. 3
97. 8
74. 9
124. 4
73. 0
86. 5
99. 5
89. 6
80.9
137.2
84.9
77.1
101.2
87.0
88.4
148.6
73.5
105.6
101.4
97.4
86.6
141.2
87.7
97.7
100.3
95.2
75.3
139.2
97.3
100.0
100.5
95.1
102.9
145.4
96.8
107.3
110.0
106.8
105.8
138.2
66.3
102.4
123.2
116.3
110. 2
117.0
84. 3
99. 0 I
ICO. 6
89. 8
106. 5
112.3
95. 3
105. 5
106. 2
87. 0
126.0
120.0
99.0
121.5
106.3
85.4
110.3
119.3
107.2
124.1
120.5
85.1
112.0
115.1
110.5
122.8
118.2
72.5
109.7
119. 9
103.8
116.8
110.8
79.7
115.2
137.5
104. 8
111.8
136.5
95.3
135.1
132.2
135.3
113.2
121.2
96.0
i
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;
92
71 i
68 \
Industrial Consumption of Electrical
Energy
Activity 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
Activity by industries:
All industry
rel. to 1923-25
Automobiles, including
repair parts
rel to 1923-25
Food and kindred products rel. to 1923-25. .
Leather and its products.. _rel. to 1 923-25. .
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 pro ducts. __rel. to 1923-25-.
Shipbuilding
..rel. to 1923-25..
Stone, clay and glass
rel. to 1923-25
Textiles
rel. to 1923-25..
2 Revised.
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
April i March
1930
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ber
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ber
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F
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January
STOCKS AND ORDEBS
!
New orders total
Stocks, total
Manufactured goods
Raw materials
Unnlled orders, total
July
June
May
56. 7 '
2 144. 4 i
120.6 i
161.7 1
2 62. 1 |
2 55. 4
151.3 !
120.9
173.2 !
264.2
46. 6
153.7 ;
121.0
177.4
3
62. 5 '
48.2
156.8 i
120.8
182. 8
2
64. 7
48.6
163. 7
120.9
194.5
61.8
48.7 !
161.8 :
119. 1 !
192. 6 i
58.7 !
i
56.6
157. 2 !
119.0 •
184. 8
58.6
59.7
144.6
118.6 !
163.5
63.0
63.8
132.3
120.6
140.7
65.3
60.0
125.4
124.5
126.1
74.5
59.4
124.9
125. 4
124.5
75.9
65.3
130.8
125.2
134.8
78.1
73.3 i
75.6 !
77.1
74. 5 !
76.7 I
78.4 ;
75. 5
77.1
79.3
77.0
80.1
80.5
78.4
81.8
81.9
80.4 :!
85. 7
83.7 ;
82.6
88.6
85.6
84.2
89.2
86.8 1
84.0
87.1
86.4
84.0
86.3
86.7
86.8
90.5
88.9
89.1
92.0
91.0
78.4
79.1
60.9
80.9 !
80.1 !
61.6 ;
81.9 i
81.9 i
64.5 j
81.8
82.2
69. 6
82.9
83.6 i
69.8 |
84.4
84.8
70.5
85.6
85.2 :
71.8
85.8
86.0
75.1
86.4 i
86.6 !
76.3
87.4
87.3
75.4
88.9
87.8
75.4
90.0
88.9
76.4
92.9
89.9
78.0
87. 3
87. 3 i
87. 4 l\
86. 6
88.6
91.2
94.0
96.5
99.1
98.9
100.7
102.4
102. 6
89.2
66.3
62.8
90.8 1
67.6 i
63.9 i
90.8 !
69.2 !
64.7 j
90.8 ;
70.4 1
63.9 :
91.1
71.0
64.7
91.3
72.4
66.9
95.2
73. 3
67,8
95.3
73.8
68.8
95.4
75.5
69.7
95,9
77.7 ;
71.2
96.2
80.0
71.7
96.2
82.2
74.5
96.2
84.6
77. 5
73.2
66.5
74. 2 \
68.3 i
75. 6 I
69.4 •
77. 1 '
70.6
77.8
72.9
79.0
74.2
80,1
76.8
81.5
80.0
82.8
82.1
83.3
81.8
84.3
81.1
85.7
84.8
87. 5
87.8
68.9
66.9
71.1 ;
69.0 !
79.2 !
72.2 :
71.4 !
80.9 \
72.3 !
71.0
81.4
73.4
72.0 :
82.7
74.3
73.6
84.7
75.6
76.1
86.4
75.5
77.8
87.6
76.5
79.7
89.2
78.1
80.7
90.6
79.7
80.9
89.8
82.0
81.7
91.0
83.5
83.4
93.4
rel to 1923-25
50.8
rel. to 1923-25
139.9
rel. to 1923-25..
120.0
rel. to 1923-25..
154. 4
rel. to 1 923-25. . 59.6
PRICE INDEXES
Department of Labor Indexes:
All commodities (550)
rel. to 1926- .
Food (121)
.
. . rel. to 1926 .
Finished products (380)
rel. to 1926..
Industrial group commodities—
Building 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 1926- .
House furnishing goods (37)
. _
rel. to 1926
Textile products (75)
rel. to 1926..
Miscellaneotis (25)
rel. to 1926..
All except farm and food products
(384)
.
rel. to 1926
Raw materials (108)...
rel. to 1926.
Semimanufactured articles (62)
rel. to 1926Bradstreet's Index,. _
rel. to 1926-.
Dun's Index
rel. to 1926..
71.3
72 9
75.1
WHOLESALE PRICES
4.50
4.29
3.00
3.00
2.00
2.42
3.11
Acetate of lime
dolls, per cwt..
2.00
2.00 !
2. 00
2. 00
2.00
2.00 !
85.9
81.2
73.4
81.2
82.8
Barley, No. 2, Minneapolis.__dolls. per bush.,
73.4
75.0
76.6
75.0 I
68.7 i
68.7 i
.45
68.7 :
.198
.192
.182
Brass sheets, mill.
dolls, per lb_.
.169
.176
.179 i
.178
.176
.172 ;
.174 !
.171
. 165
.173
Brick, common, red, New York
10. .50
9.50
10.00
9.50
10.00
dolls per thous
9.50
9.50
9.50
10.25 ! 10.00 i
10.00 ! 10.00 !
10.25
.35
.40
.39 i
.35
.33
Butter, common, New York
dolls, per lb-_
.32
.36
.40
.26 !
.29 |
.28 '•
.24
.29
77.8
88.9
73.3
Butter, New York
rel to 1926
86.7
77.8
80.0
88.9
57 8 i
64.4 !
62.2 i
I
71.1
53.3
64.4
1. 6i7
1.600
1.600
1.600
1.600
Cement, Portland (composite) . .dolls, per lb_. 1.399
1.588
1.600
1. 580
1. 422 i
1. 477 i 1. 543 !
1.578 i
92.7
91.1
91.7
Cement, Portland (composite)
rel. to 1926,.
91.7
91.7 i
91.7
90.6
91.7
81.6 {
84. 1 !
87. 9 i
.802
88.5 i
Cheese, American whole milk, New York
.20
.18
.20
.19
.18
.19
.19
dolls, per lb-_
.15
i
.
16
i
.
16
:
.14
.17
97
94
94 !
95
94
94
96
Chemicals
rel. to 1927—
93
90 '
90 '
89 !
90
.092
.072
.072
'
.093
.089
.076
Coffee, Rio, No. 7, Brazil grades.dolls. per lb-_
i
.070
.079
.053
!
.056
i
.064
1
.068
."06l"
.1031
.1205
.1011
.1069 i .1102
Copper ingots, electrolytic
dolls, per lb_.
.0960
.0939 i .0985
.0972 ! .0984 i . 1030
.0867
*92.' 5
79.9
74.7
77.5 !
87.3
Copper ingots, electrolytic
_.rel. to 1926—
73.3
74.6
69.6
68.0
71.4 i
70.4 !
62.8
71.3 [
Coal:
i
Anthracite14.33
14.32
14.80
14.57
14.53
14. 89
Retail, composite-dolls, per short ton..
14.90
14.87
14.39
14.85
14.85 j 14.88 j
14.19
Wholesale, composite
12. 441
12. 707
12. 578
12. 366
12. 251
12. 751 12, 762
12.202 ! 2 12. 608
dolls, per short ton-- 12. 270
12. 732 1 12. 732 1 12. 751
90.4
91.4
89.0
92.3
89.8 |
Wholesale, composite
rel. to 1926—
92.6
92.7
88.6 ; 91.6
92.6
89.1
92.5 |
92.5 1
Bituminous—
Mine average (spot)
I
1.67
1.67
1.81
1.75
1.68
dolls per short ton
1.78
1.77
1.64
1.71
1.60
1.69
1.77 i
1.77
i
Prepared sizes (composite)
4.085
4.156
4.096
4.342
4.303
4.180
....
dolls, per net ton __ 3.838
4. 336
3.845 I 3.999
4.223 ! 4.270 ! 4. 317
85.2
85.4
87.2 j
86.7
89.8
90.6
80.2 i
Prepared sizes (composite) rel. to 1926—
90.0
90.5
83.4
88.1 ;
80.1
89.1 i
8.53
8.54
8.79
8.70
8.65
8.94
8.94
8.88
Retail, composite. dolls, per short ton-8.85 i
8.04 :
8.85 1
8.83 1
8.87 ;
|
1
Wholesale, composite
3.892
3.892
3. 892
3.897
3.891
dolls, per short ton. _
3.900
3.893
3.723 ! 3. 760 ! S 3. 791 ! 3.814 ! 3.829 ! 3. 898
90.4
90.2 |
90.2
90.4
90.2
90.2
90.4
90.3
87.2 j 2 87. 9 |
Wholesale, composite
rel. to 1926-.
86.3 !
88. 4
88.8 |
Coke, furnace, Connellsville
2.53
2.52
2.50
2.60
2.55
2.58
2.60
2.55
2. 50 !
dolls per short ton
2.48 1
2. 50 !i
2. 53 I
2.55 !
61.5
62.1
61.4
60.9
62. 1
63.3
62.7
63.3
60.9 1
60.3 :
60. 9
61. 5 !
Coke, furnace, Connellsville
rel. to 1926 ..
62.1
.0850
.0825
.0869
.0670
. 0775
.0675
Cocoa, spot, Accra, New York.. dolls, per lb_.
.0688
.0494 | .0535 ! .0550
.0563
.0619 : . 0675
Corn:
.79
.82
.79
.82
.94
.99
.71
No. 3, yellow, Chicago. ..dolls, per bush-.69
.58 !
.56 ;
.65 i
. 60 !
.61
105.3
109.2
105.3
131.2
125.3
94.7
109.3
74.7
77.3 i
No. 3, yellow, Chicago .
rel. to 1926..
92.0
80. 0 !
81. 3
86.7 i
.78
.92
.80
.82
.89
.80
.69
.52
No. 3, Kansas City
dolls, per bush
.53 :
.54 i
.54 i
.66
.59
.80
.84
.81
.97
.99
.76
.88
No. 3, White, Chicago... .dolls, per bush..
.58
.56 ;
. 60 j
.63
.73
.68 |
Cotton:
.145
.114
.140
.092
.099
.119
To producer.
dolls, per lb..096
.088 :
.087
.093
.096
.091
.086 '
.164
.121
.132
.145
.109
In New York, middling
dolls, per lb_.
.101
.110
.107
.093 |
.102
.102 j
. 109 j
. 110
Cottonseed oil, refined, yellow,
.088
.084
.083
.081 |
.080
.069
prime, New York
dolls, per lb._ I
.072
.076
.076
.076
.076
.073
.073
Cotton goods:
.061
.054
.056
Print cloth 64 x 60..
.dolls, per yd.055
.053
.050
.050
.053
. 055 1
. 053
.052 !
.053
.057
80.2
74.7
72.9
70.4 i
65.7 i
69. 6
Print cloth, 64 x 60
rel. to 1926—
70.4
75. 5 !
66.6
71.8
73.3 !
69.6
68.8 1
.078
.075
.058
. 059
Sheeting, brown
.dolls, per yd..
.070
.070 !
.059 i
.065
.065 1
.066
.066
.070
.062 !
83.9
Sheeting, brown
rel. to 1926-.
80.3
62.8
63.2
75.1
74.9
75.3
69.9 !
70.9 i
63.3 !
69.8
71. 3
67.0
137
134
130
124
124
115
119
121 I
119
Cotton goods (Fairchild). rel. to 1911-1913122 I
124 |
126
120
Cotton yarns:
9
9
931
.290
.252
.262
.273
22/1 cones, Boston
dolls per Ib
.254
.242
?23
.235
40
39
.247 !
.248
80.9
62.2
67.4 |
76.2
22/1 cones, Boston.
rel. to 1926..
73.1 i
64.5
71.0
65. 5
70.3
66. 8 '
66. 7
68.8 i
69.1 ,
.473
40/15 southern spinning
.dolls, per lb_.
.420 i
.435
.461 i
.353
.369
. 382
. 390
.390 j .405 ! .413
.447 !
.390 ;
i
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
176
176
176
174 \
175
rel. to Aug., 1914- i
175 !
176
176
157
160
175 1
176
175
161
154
139
Drugs, crude
rel. to Aug., 1914.. 1
143
147
130
137 i
137
131
137 i
130 :
131
133
113
Essential oils
rel. to Aug., 1914.. !
91
79
82
107 !
Ill
85 !
87
90
97
81
80
81
2.68
2.32
Flaxseed, No. 1, Minneapolis.. dolls, per bush..
1.90 |
2.71
1.55
1.65
1.80
2.00
1.57
1.58 ;
1.56
1. 61
1.57 ;
Flour, see under wheat flour.
j
Food, wholesale, see under individual items.
150. 1
147.9 |
124. 0
144.4 :
145. 6
121.0
Food, retail (Dept. of Labor)
rel. to 1913..
137. 2 | 141.4
143.7
144.0
126.4
127.0
132.8 ;
Hides:
Green salted, packers'
.143
.152
.146
.141
.085
.092
heavy native steers
dolls, per lb_.
.133 !
.136
. 090 •
. 073
.095 !
.107
.118
i
Green-salted packers'
102.0
84.2
100.1
108.3
60.2
64. 1 i
52. 1
103. 8
heavy native steers
_rel. to 1926..
67.7
75.9 !
94.8 1
96.7
65. 5
.169
.175
,144 i
.172 !
.161
.129 !
.156 j
.165
.165
Calfskins, country, No. 1
dolls, per lb_. !
.135
.128 :
.117
.125 ;
100.9
97.3
95.2
99. 2 !
95.2
74.1 I
73.4 !
67.4
83.0 I
89.7 !
93.0
Calfskins, country, No. 1
rel. to 1926.. 1
71.8 1
77.9
»Revised.
:
.18
25
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1.931]
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1930
1931
May
April
March
Fc
*"- January
Decem- Novem- October Septem- August
ber
ber
ber
July
June
May
WHOLESALE P&ICES— Continued
Hosiery
rel to 1926
Iron and steel, metals and
metal products rel. to 19?6
Iron, raw:
Basic (valley furnace). dolls, per long ton_Basic (valley furnace)
rel. to 1926—
Composite pig iron
dolls, per long ton..
Foundry No. 2,
northern
dolls, per long ton-..
Foundry No. 2, northern
.rel. to 1926- Lard, prime contract, New
York
dolls, per J b _ .
Lead, pig, desilverized, New
York.
dolls, per Ib
Lead, pig, desilverized, New
York. .
_
rel to 1926
Leather, composite, wholesale
price
rel. to 1926Leather, sole and belting, oak,
and scoured backs
dolls, per Ib-Leather, sole and belting, oak,
and scoured backs
rel. to 1926—
Leather, upper, composite,
chrome, calf black," B "grade. dolls, per sq.ft...
Leather, hides (see under hides).
Leather, shoes (see under shoes).
Linseed oil, New York _
dolls, per Ib
Lumber:
Composite, wholesale prico.-.rel. to 1926—
Southern yellow
pine
dolls per M ft b m
Southern yellow pine
rel. to 1926—
Douglas fir, No. 1,
common
dolls, per M ft. b. m._
Douglas fir, flooring, 1 x 4, "B"
and better (V. G. Washington)
..dolls, per M ft. b. m__
Meats:
Beef, fresh, carcass, good
native steers, Chicago
dolls, per lb_.
Beef, fresh, carcass, good
native steers, Chicago
rel. to 1926—
Beef, fresh, carcass, steers,
New York
dolls, per Ib—
Beef, fresh, carcass, steers,
New York
rel. to 1926—
Cattle, corn-fed, Chicago.dolls. per 1001bs_.
Cattle, corn-fed Chicago
rel. to 1926—
Hogs, heavy, Chicago-dolls, per 100 lbs__
Hogs, heavy, Chicago
rel. to 1926—
Sheep, owes, Chicago
dolls, per cwt__
Sheep, ewes, Chicago.—
-rel. to 1926—
Sheep, lambs, Chicago
dolls, per Ib—
Sheep, iambs, Chicago
rel. to 1926—
Pork, hams, smoked, Chicago
dolls. perlb—
Pork, hams, smoked, Chicago
rel. to 1926Western dressed steers, New York
dolls, per Ib
Methanol:
Refined
dolls, per gal
Milk, condensed, New York. _ dolls, per case—
Milk, evaporated
dolls, per case—
Nonferrous metals
— ... rel. to 1926
Oats:
No. 3, white, Chicago
dolls, per bush..
No. 3, white, Chicago
rel. to 1926—
Oils and fats
rel. to 1927..
Oleomargarine, standard, un colored,
Chicago
_
dolls, per Ib
Oleomargarine, standard, un colored,
Chicago __ _. __ _
rel. to 1926
Paper, newsprint roll, delivered,
New York
dolls per 100 Ibs
Paper, newsprint roll, delivered,
New York
rel. to 1926—
Petr oleum:
Crude, Kansas-Oklahoma_dolls. per bbl__
Crude, Kansas-Oklahoma
rel. to 1926—
Gas and fuel oils, Oklahoma 24-26,
refineries
dolls per bbl
Gasoline, New Y o r k _ _ .
dolls, per gal..
Kerosene, 150° water white_dolls. per gal—
Lubricating oil, cylinder
dolls, per galPig iron, foundry No. 2,
Pittsburgh .
dolls, per long ton
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, Pittsburgh
rel. to 1926
Potatoes
dolls, per bush-Potatoes
rel. to 1926—
Rayon, 150 denier "A" grade,
New York
dolls, per Ib—
Rosin, gum "B," New York— dols. per bbl—
Rubber, crude, smoked sheets,
New York
dolls, perlb-Rubber, crude, smoked sheets,
New York
rel to 1926
Rye, No. 2, Minneapolis
dolls, per bush-Rye, No. 2, Minneapolis
rel. to 1926—
Sheeps, ewes, Chicago
dolls, per 100 Ibs—
Sheep, ewes, Chicago
rel. to 1926—
Sheep, lambs, Chicago
dolls, per 100 Ibs—
62995—31
4
50.8
50.8
51.9
51.9
51.9
58.3
58.3
60.5
62.6
64.8
69.1
69.1
73.4
87.8
88.7
89.0
88.9
89.3
90.0
90.2
90.4
91.8
92.7
94.3
95.4
96.8
16. 25
87.6
16.64
16. 50
89.0
16.75
16.50
89.0
16.72
16. 75
90.3
16.82
17.00
91.7
16.94
17.00
91.7
17.01
17.00
91.7
17.14
17.00
91.7
17.30
17.60
94.9
17.79
18.00
97.0
17.99
18.10
97.6
18.22
18.50
99.7
18.55
18.50
99.7
18.66
18. 76
91.0
18.76
91.0
18. 26
88.6
18. 51
89.8
18.76
91.0
18.76
91.0
18. 76
91.0
18.89
91.6
19.56
94.9
19.76
95.8
19.86
96.3
20.26
98. 3
20.26
98.3
.082
.090
.094
.085
.090
.100
.112
.119
.119
.114
.100
.102
.107
. 0552
.0382
.0441
. 0453
. 0455
. 0480
.0510
.0510
.0515
.0550
. 0549
.0525
.0541
45. 4
52. 4
53.8
54.0
57.0
60.6
60.6
61.2
65.3
65.2
62.4
64.3
65.6
104.2
88.1
88.4
88.4
89.0
90.8
91.5
93.3
96.7
98.2
99.9
100.1
102.9
.37
.37
.37
.37
.38
.40
.41
.41
.44
.46
.46
.44
.46
,„
100.4
104.9
.371
.371
104.9
81. 4
84.4
84.4
83.3
86.7
91.3
93.5
93.5
100.4
104,9
.380
.356
.352
.354
.359
.355
.367
.372
.372
.371
.088
.092
. 095
.092
.088
.092
.094
.099
.105
.131
.140
.140
.140
68.4
73.3
74.2
73.2
76.0
78.1
80.1
80.2
80.8
81.1
83.3
85.3
89.7
28.82
63. 9
28.32
62.8
29. 66
65.8
28.42
63.0
30.73
68.1
32. 51
72.1
33.44
74.1
34.01
75.4
33.48
74.2
31.72
70.3
33.89
75.1
33.06
73.3
36.53
81.0
11.64
12. 12
12.68
12.86
12.82
12.99
13.25
12.98
13.14
13.44
14.47
14.30
15.16
28.33
29.74
31.14
31.65
31.33
31.73
33.40
33.77
34.58
35.65
36.57
36.94
38.19
.143
.160
.169
.178
.195
.195
.195
.195
.»
.168
.174
.195
86.8
97.1
102.8
108.1
118.8
118.8
118.8
118.8
116.1
102.4
105.7
118.8
.215
130.9
.172
.180
.196
.205
.205
.205
.205
.203
.173
.177
.218
.220
90.8
7.675
80.5
6.40
51.9
2.44
37.0
8.356
61.0
100.8
8.563
89.9
7.08
57.4
3.29
50.0
8.76
64. 0
105. 4
9.075
95.2
7.18
58.2
3.79
57.5
8.27
60.4
115.0
9.106
95.6
6.73
54.5
3.69
55.9
8.31
60.7
120.1
10.00
105.0
7.34
59.5
3.44
52.1
7.98
58.3
120.1
10.58
111.0
7.94
64.3
2.93
44.4
7.40
54.0
120.1
10.31
108.2
8.86
71.8
3.38
51.2
7.13
52.0
120.1
9.97
104.6
9.86
79.9
3.84
43.1
7.03
51.3
118.6
10.33
108.4
10.58
85.8
3.08
46.6
7.35
53.6
101.1
9.14
95.9
9.78
79.2
3.09
46.9
7.72
56.3
103.7
9.28
97.4
8.94
72.5
3.06
46.5
8.13
59.3
127.4
10.73
112.6
9.68
78.4
3.45
52.3
9.73
71.0
128.9
11.56
121.3
10.02
81.2
4.78
72.5
9.04
66.0
. 155
.182
.184
.187
.195
.207
.213
.222
.221
.227
.229
.230
.233
.228
59. 2
59. 7
60.7
63.5
67.1
69.2
72.1
71.7
73.8
74.4
74.7
75.6
73.9
. 155
.172
.180
.196
.205
.205
.205
.205
.203
.173
.177
.218
.220
.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
67.4
.40
6.03
3.80
69.7
.40
6.03
3.80
68.4
.40
6.03
3.80
67.8
.40
6.03
3.80
71.2
.40
6.03
3.80
72.7
.40
6.03
3.74
73.5
.40
6.13
3.69
78.1
.40
6.13
3.95
80.6
.28
68.3
.30
73.2
72
.31
75.6
71
.32
78.0
68
.32
78.0
71
.34
82.9
73
.33
80.5
73
.36
87.8
74
.38
92.7
78
.39
95.1
87
.35
85.4
88
.38
92.7
89
.41
100.0
92
.128
. 145
.145
.155
.177
.190
.205
.205
.205
.205
.205
.228
.235
55. 9
63. 5
63.5
67.9
77.6
83.3
89.8
89.8
89.8
89.8
89.8
99.7
3.10
3.10
3. 10
3.10
3. 25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
103.0
3.25
89.9
89.9
89.9
89.9
94.2
94.2
94.2
94.2
94.2
94.2
1.178
62.5
1.178
62.5
1.178
62.5
.625
.163
.052
.210
.675
.163
.055
.284
. 530
28.1
.530
28.1
.594
31.5
.850
45.1
.850
45.1
.850
45.1
.850
45.1
1.098
58.3
1.178
62.5
.133
.045
.488
.133
.048
. 145
.510
.133
.051
.145
.588
.138
.053
.146
.600
.135
.054
.165
.610
.141
.054
.172
.650
.141
.053
.184
.594
.143
.054
.186
.580
.148
.053
.190
.600
. 163
.050
.193
18. 76
18. 76
18.26
18.51
18.76
18.76
18.76
18. 89
19.56
19.76
19.86
20.26
91.0
.870
47
91.0
.908
49
88.6
.849
46
89.8
.867
47
91.0
.903
49
91.0
.898
48
91.0
.950
51
91.6
1.017
55
94.9
1.099
59
95.8
1.088
59
96.3
1.294
70
98.3
1.486
80
.75
4.70
75
4.73
.75
4.64
.75
4.38
.75
4.45
.95
4.95
.95
5.29
.95
5.54
.95
5.80
.95
5.39
.95
5.90
1.15
6.50
.064
.064
.077
.076
.082
.089
.089
.084
.080
.100
111
.124
13.2
.36
39.1
2.44
37.0
8.36
13.2
.35
38.0
3.29
50.0
8.76
15.9
.36
39.1
3.79
57.5
8,27
15.7
.37
40.2
3.69
55.9
8.31
16.9
.38
41.3 i
3.44 •
52.1
7.98 i
18.4
.44
47.8
2.93
44.4
7.40
18.4
.43
46.7
3.38
51.2
7.13
17.3
.49
53.3
3.84
43.1
7.03
16.5
.55
59.8
3.08
46.6
7.35
20.6
.60
65.2
3.09
46.9
7.72
22.9
.55
59.9
3.06
46.5
8.13
25.6
.57
62.0
3.45
52.3
9.73
94.2
1.178
62.5
.744
.163
.060
.340
20.26
98.3
1.502
81
1.15
6.34
.142
29.3
.65
70.7
4.78
72.5
9.04
72.5
26
SUEVEY OF CUERENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1930
Earlier data for items shown here may i
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
WHOLESALE PRICES— Continued
Sheep, lambs, Chicago
... __rel. to 1926_ _ j
Shoes, men's black calf blucher,
\
Boston
dolls, per pair.. I
Shoes, men's black calf blucher,
!
Boston
rel. to 1926..;
Shoes, men's dress welt, tan calf,
'
oxford St Louis
dolls, per pair
Shoes, men's dress welt, tan calf,
I
oxford, St Louis
- . rel. to 1926..
Shoes, women's black kid, dressed
j
oxford welt lace
dolls, per pair _ i
Silk, raw, Japanese, 13-15,
New York
dolls, per l b _ _ ;
Silk, raw, Japanese, 13-15,
\
New York
rel. to 1926. J
Silk goods, composite
dolls, per yd
Steel beams, mill, Pittsburgh. .dolls, per cwt-.i
Steel beams, mill, Pittsburgh
rel to. 1926. J
Steel, crude:
Composite, finished steel
dolls, per 100 lbs..j
Iron and steel, composite
dolls, per long ton .:
Steel billets, Bessemer. dolls, per long ton_.|
Steel billets, Bessemer
rel. to 1926. _|
Structural steel beams. -dolls, per 100 lbs_.^
Structural steel beams
rel. to 1926..
Sulphuric acid
dolls, per 100 lbs._
Sugar:
\
Retail average, 51 cities
rel. to 1913..
Retail granulated, New York. dolls, perlb..
Wholesale, 96° centrif.,
New York
dolls, per lb._
Wholesale, 96° centrif.,
New York
.
rel. to 1926. _
Wholesale, granulated,
New York
..dolls, perlb..
Wholesale, granulated,
New York
rel. to 1926. .!
Tea, Formosa fine, New York... dolls, per lb._
Textiles, general
rel. to 1926. .
Tin, wholesale, straits,
i
New York
-dolls, per l b _ . j
Turpentine, gum, southern,
New York
dolls, per gal..|
Wheat:
!
No. 1, northern spring,
;
Minneapolis
dolls, per bush..!
No. 1, northern spring,
Minneapolis
rel. to 1926—
No. 2, red winter,
St Louis
..dolls, per bush..'
No. 2, red winter, St. Louis... rel. to 1926—
No. 2, hard winter,
Kansas City
dells, per bush..
No. 2, hard winter,
Kansas City
rel. to 1926..
Wheat flour:
Standard patents,
Minneapolis
- dolls, per bbl
Standard patents,
Minneapolis
rel. to 1926. _
Winter straights,
Kansas City
dolls, per bbl..
Winter straights,
Kansas City
rel. to 1926..
Wool:
Raw, territory, fine, scoured.dolls. per lb-_
Raw, Ohio and Pennsylvania, fleeces,
H blood, combing grease .-dolls, per lb._
Suiting, 13 oz
.
.dolls, per yd..
Suiting 13 oz
- rel. to 1926Women's dress goods, French
serge, 39-in
.
_.
dolls, per yd._
Women's dress goods, French
serge 39-in
rel. to 1926
Worsted yarns
-- -dolls, per lb_.
Worsted yarns
rel. to 1926
Zinc, prime western
dolls, per lb-~
RETAIL PRICES
Retail food index (Dept. of Labor) _rel. to 1913. .
Retail coal index (Dept. of Labor) .rel. to 1913. .
FARM PRICES
Cotton and cottonseed (2)
rel. to 1909-14..
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)
. . _ rel. to 1909-14. _
Unclassified (5)
rel. to 1909-14
All groups (31)
. rel. to 1909-14..
AUTOMOBILES
Production index (Fed. Res. Bd.)
rel. to 1923-25. _
Production index (elect, energy consumed)
rel. to 1923-25..
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..
March
April
* e bru- january
i
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ber
ber
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I
j
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May
61.0
50.0
60.4
60.7
58.3
54.0
52.0
51.3
53.6
56.3
59.3
71.0
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105. 5
105.5
105. 5
105.5
105.5
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.72
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
95.0
97.3 \
100. 2
100.2
100.2
3.66
4.25
4.25
2.807
2.709 ;
2.463
2.512
2.413
45.3
1.02
1.63
83.0
43.7 !
39.8
1.02
1.60
81.7
40.6
1.02
1.60
81.7
39.0
1.04
1.60
81.7
2.266
36.6
.
1. 65
84. 3
2.266
2. 561
36.6
.99
1.65
84.3
41.3
.99
1.65
84.3
2.709
43.7
J.OO
1.65
84.3 ;
2.22
2.23
2.22
2.22
31. 39
29.50
84.3
1.65
84.3
.75
31.61
30.00
85.7
1.65
84.3
.75
31.66
30.00
85.7
1.65
84.3
.75
31. 65
30.00
85.7
1.65
84.3
.75
31.70
30.00
85.7
1.63
83.0
. 75
102
.050
104
.050
106
.051
107
.053
107
.053
.032
.033
.033
.033
73.5
75.6
75.8
76.3
.043
.044
.043
78.3
.225
66.3
80.1
.225
67.6
. 2320
2.21
1.02 ;
1.60 i
81.7 !
i
l
66.0
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
2.955
2. 955
3.251
3.940
47.7
1.06
1.65
84.3
47.7
1.08
1.65
84.3
52.5
1.09
1.70
86.8
i
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;
j
63.6
1. 11
1.80
91.9
2.20
2.22
2.24
2.26
2.29
2.33 ;
2.35
32.31
31.00
88.6
1.60
81.7
.75
32.67
31.00
88.6
1.60
81.7
.75
33.01
31.00
88.6
1.65
84.3
.75
33. 25
31.00
88.6
1.65
84.3
.75
33. 53
31.00
88.6 i
1.70
86.8
.75
33.84
32. 50
92.9
1.80
91.9
!
31.95
31.00
88.6
1.60
81.7
.75
107 '
.053 !
107
.053
106
.053
107
.054
111
.054
111
.054
111
.055
115
.057
.034
.033
.034
.033
.031
.032
.033
.032
.032
77.9
75.8
78.8
76.3
72.1
73.0
75. 3
74.4
74.0
.045
.046
.046
.047
.044
.043
.044
.046
.045
.048
79.2
.225
69.2
81.4
.225
70.4
83.4
.225
71.0
83.2
.225
72.4
85.0
.225
73.3
80.8
. 223
73.8
79.2
.224
75.5
80.3
.290
77.7
84.1
.292
80.0
82.7 !
.300 !
82.2
86.7
.300
84.6
. 3030 |
.3213
2.19 1
31.76
30.60
87.4
1.60
81.7
.75
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. 2512
. 2707 ;
. 2631
.2610
.2527
. 2589
.2686
.2964
.3002
.2981
.54
.56
.53
.45
.44
.42
.43
.41
.44
.41
.43
.47
.49
.81
.79
.76 i
. 75
.76
.77
.75
.82
.87
.91
.92
1.00
1.07
57.6
58.2
63.3 !
67.7
.85
54.8
1.05
67.7
1.14
73.5
51.3
.79
51.0
.73
49.0
50.0
48.1 |
.80
51.6
.73 |
49.0
47.5
48.7
48.1
47.5
55.1
51.9
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50.3 !
.79
51.0
.78
50.3 1
.83
53.5
.83
53.5
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56.1
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56.8 1
.70
.69
.69
.71
.69
.74
.78
1
.81
.80
.89
.99
47.0
46.3
46.3
47.7
46. 3
49.7
52.3
1
54.4
53.7
59.7
66.4
.89
57.4
:
4.85
4.71
4.67
4. 85
4.96
4.89
4.69
4.98
5.08
5.34
5. 51
5.83
5.97
57.6
55.9
55.4
57.6
58.9
58.0
55. 7
59. 1
60.3 i
63.4
65. 3
69.1
70.8
4.14
4.02
4.00
4.06
4.09
4.03
4.14
4.23
4.44 !
4.56
4.64
4.09
5. 27
62.8
64.0
68.9
72.7
.76
.76
.76
.77
.31
1. 601
79.8
.31
1.696
84.6
.31
1. 756
87.6
.29
1. 756
87.6
57.1
55.4
.63
.65
.66
.22
1. 494 !
74.5
.22 i
1. 543 ;
77.0 i
.20
1.494
74.5
55.2
56.0
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55.6
56.3
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57.1
. 72
.72
.26 !
1. 601 i
79.8
.90
.90 !
.90
.90
.90
.90
87.0
1.17
81.8
.0410
87.0
1.20
83.6 i
.0427
87.0
1.20
83.6
. 0406
87.0 '
1.20
83.6
. 0427 ;
87.0
1.20
83.6
. 0436
87.0
1.20
83.6
. 0435
87.0
1.20
83.6
.0444
87.0
1.23
83.6
. 0464
145. 6
187.0
1
143. 7
184. 1
144.0
183. 6
147.9
180.9
150. 1
181.0
148
100 1
128
67
111 '
94
115
149
101
119
70
108
99
111
173
92
127
75
111
115
114
193
106
141
79
123
119
120
193
105
142
78
124
62
62
75
90
101
86.6
75.3
102.9
105.8
60
87
132
104
65
83
127
115
71
119
131
128
78
153
137
165
.27
1. 601
79.8
.29
1.601
79.8
.90
.30
1.601
79.8
.90
1.00
69. 7
. 0331
1.00
69. 7
.0372 j
1.00
69.7 !
. 0400 1
1.10
76.6
. 0401
121.0 i
179.4
124. 0
181.8
126.4
187.7
127.0
187. 6
132.8
188. 1 i
137. 2
188. 1
141.4
188.0
144.4
187. 9
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120
108
80
112
70
97
80
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80
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73
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76
126
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92
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377
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127
127
118 ;
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1.601 !
79. 8 |
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1. 601
79.8
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78
96
120
74
106
63
91
.76
.75
87.0
1. 10
76.6 i
. 0404
74
87
119
74
99
62
86
61.3 1
58.3
80
99 !
109 !
74
106 1
9165 !
76
95
109 1
75 !
106
67
90 |
72
108
108
77
112
69
94
67 i
68
63
94. 1 |
88.9 !
65
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110
115
53
95
99
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71.5 ;
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140
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83
123
88.4
76
79
139
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27
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
193O
1931
May
April
Febru- January
ary
March
Decem- Novem- October Septem- August
ber
ber
ber
July
June
May
AUTOMOBILES— Continued
Electric industrial trucks and tractors:
Shipments69
Domestic
number..
Exports
number. _
Exports (assembled) :
From Canada1,512
Total
no. ofcars..
1, 083
Passenger cars..
no. of cars-429
Trucks
.
.
no. of cars. .
From United StatesTotal
no. of cars.. 12, 966
Passenger cars
no of cars
8, 468
4,498
Trucks
no. of cars..
Financing:
Wholesale dealers
thous. of dolls.. 72, 567
Total consumers . thous. of dolls.. 109, 557
New cars—
thous. of dolls.. 68, 638
Used cars
.
thous. of dolls. _ 37, 858
3,062
Unclassified
...thous. of dolls~_
Fire-extinguishing equipment:
Shipments74
Motor vehicles
number
Hand types
. number, _ 31, 117
New passenger-car, registrations
total no. of cars.
Prod'uction, actual:
CanadaTotal
no of cars
12, 738
Passenger cars
no. of cars.. 10, 621
Trucks .
.
no. ofcars.. 2,117
United StatesTotal
..no. of cars.. 315, 115
Passengers cars _
no. of cars.. 269, 080
Taxicabs
no. of cars
340
Trucks
no. of cars _ 45, 695
Rim production
_ thous. of rims. . 1,508
Sales (General Motors Corp.):
Total to consumers, U. S
no. of cars.. 122, 717
Total to dealers, U. S
no. of cars.. 136, 778
Total to dealers, including Canadian and
overseas _. __ _ ._ _
no. of cars _ 153, 730
48
23
84
9
50
6
33
5
42
9
37
9
91
77
6
82
11
102
11
67
32
127
19
1, 172
763
409
1,853
1,327
526
1,565
881
684
3,054
1,798
1,256
3,645
2,193
1,452
2,588
1,260
1,328
2,868
2,003
865
6,641
4,293
2,348
3,922
2,552
1,370
3,521
2,471
1,050
3,670
2,240
1,430
3,024
2,131
893
16, 727
11, 228
5,499
17, 528
11, 526
6,002
13, 374
9,187
4,187
12, 838
8,304
4,534
14, 198
9,096
5,102
12, 078
6,039
6,039
11,215
7,136
4,079
13, 437
8,125
5,312
13, 274
7,956
5,318
11, 870
7,828
4,042
15, 437
10, 101
5,336
26, 542
16, 876
9,666
40, 165
61, 855 i
32, 993
27,
305
2
1, 557
35, 601
66, 068
35, 382
28, 899
1,787
29, 684
60, 295
31, 843
26, 902
1,550
35, 962
81,415
45, 710
33, 835
1,869
45, 397
90, 504
52, 932
35, 305
2,267
45, 411
102, 994
63, 102
37, 218
2,674
55, 430
119,014
73, 554
42, 775
2,685
53, 802
138, 411
91, 224
43, 086
4,101
83, 660
115, 383
68, 278
42, 906
4,199
56
27,713
113
34, 295
71
29, 213
96
36, 303
86
37, 482
118
34, 958
118
43, 065
106
44, 911
95
56, 620
126,786
96, 054
93, 066
150, 219
175, 286
203, 737
254, 098
260, 861
345, 031
5, 622
4,225
1,397
5,407
3,527
1,880
4,541
3,206
1,335
7,957
5,623
2,334
9,792
6,946
2,846
10, 188
8,556
1,632
15, 090
12, 194
1 2, 896
26, 672
21, 251
3,421
71, 155 2 63, 090
113, 158 2 92, 229
70, 659 2 55, 098
39, 668 2 34, 778
2,831 2 2, 353
72
32, 538
265, 732
17, 159
14, 043
3,116
76
34, 248
2
2
2
2
2
69
29, 280
200,841 2 134,133
12, 993
10, 483
2,510
2
2
2
2
49, 813
66, 266
36, 907
27,
738
2
1, 621
2
6,496
4,552 !
1,944 !
9,871
7,529
2,342
2
171,848 i 155, 701
137,805 2 120, 833
512 1
1,425
2
33, 531 | 2 33, 443
681 j
567
335, 708
285, 028
665
50, 015
1,718
276, 405 2 219,940
230, 834 179, 890
529
410
2
45, 161 2 39, 521
1, 425
1,011
135, 663
132, 629
101, 339
98, 943
68, 976
80, 373
61,566 !
76,681 1
57, 989
68, 252
41, 757
48, 155
57, 757
22, 924
75, 805
69, 901
86, 426
76, 140
80, 147
70, 716
97, 318
87, 595
131,817
136, 169
154, 252
119, 195
96, 003
89, 349
80, 008
57, 257
28, 253
78, 792
85, 610
79, 976
97, 440
147, 483
149
J
136, 754 154, 401 220, 649 2 224, 368 265, 533 334, 506
100, 532 2113,226 * 175, 496 183, 532 2221,829 2285,473
582
386
463
609
930
376
2
35, 613 2 40, 593 244,223 2 40, 450 J 43, 328 248,570
864
1,504
1,338
1,052
1, 449
920
420, 027
360,929
440
2
58, 659
2,010
2
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Production index (Fed. Res. Bd.)
rel. to 1923-25
Production index (elect, energy
consumed)
rel. to 1923-25..
Prices, wholesale
rel. to 1926..
Stocks, manufactured goods,
end of mouth___
rel. to 1923-25..
Stocks, raw material, end of
month
rel. to 1923-25
144 i
161
152
149
151
160
165
164
166
170
173
133.8
79.1
137.4
80.1
139. 3
81.9
146.6
82.2
132.0
83.6
133.5
84.8
145.0
85.2
122.4
86.0
147.1
86.6
135.7
87.3
140.6
87.8
138.6
88.9
146.6
89.9
128.7
2 129. 0
132.0
130.7
128.8
123.9
124.2
125.2
121.3
117.3
121.2
128.0
133.5
88.9
91.5
96.5
103.2
107.7
124.2
128.5
132.7
120.0
98.1
92.9
94.4
96.5
4,517
5, 278
28, 880
7,509
4,531
29, 641
7, 326
3, 520
26, 745
8,245
5,195 !
22,939 |
7,542
8,480
19, 888
6,674
9,496
20, 826
6,018
8,207
23, 649
6, 038
3,722
25, 838
3,568
3,109
22, 547
4,847
5,703
22, 089
6,819
5,741
22, 945
Chemicals
Acetate of lime:
Production
__ _ _ _„ thous. of Ibs
Shipments
thous. of lbs__
Stocks, end of month . ._ thous. of Ibs
Exports.. .
thous. of Ibs
Price, wholesale ...
dolls, per cwt
2.00
Arsenic, crude:
Production
_
short tons
1,491
Stocks, end of month.
short tons _
4,768
Arsenic refined:
Production
short tons
1,044
Stocks, end of month
short tons
2,012
Dyes and dyestulfs, exports:
Vegetable
thous. of Ibs...
358
Coal tar
thous. of lbs._
1,782
Ethyl alcohol:
Production...
thous. of gals._ 13, 120
Warehouse stocks, end of
month
thous. of gals_. 14, 711
Withdrawn for denaturization
thous. of gals._ 10, 288
Methanol, crude:
Production
gallons. .
Stocks at crude plants, end of
month
gallons..
Stocks at refineries and in transit.- gallons. .
Exports
gallons.. "52," 048"
Menthanol, refined:
Price, wholesale, New York.dolls. per gaL.
.35
Production
gallons..
Shipments
gallons. .
Stocks, end of month
gallons..
Nitrate of soda:
Imports . . . .
.
long tons
34, 006
Production in Chile
metric tons..
Potash salts:
Imports
long tons
13, 849
Sales in Germany (KaO
content)
metric tons
Price index numbers:
Crude drugs
rel. to Aug., 1914—
130
Essential oils
...rel. to Aug., 1914..
79
Drugs and
Pharmaceuticals
rel. to Aug., 1914. _
157
Chemicals
rel. to 1927..
Oils and fats
_rel. to 1927«Revised.
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00 !
2.00
2.00
2.42
3.00
3,535
2,560
23, 522
23
3.00
3.11
4.29
4.50
1,402
5,265
1,957
5,478
1,494
5,862
2,803 i
6,486 |
1,483
5,767
2,392
5,937
2,694
5,125
2,077
4,026
1,217
3,254
1, 428
3,495
2,168
3,654
1, 652
3,935
964
1,950
1,506
2,181
1,409
2,449
1,570 ;
2,419 i
1,439
2,221
1,508
2,010
1,265
1,813
1,101
1,930
1,002
1,525
1,032
1,897
1,081
2,024
963
2,726
143
2,231
172
2,641
179
2, 538
101
2,066 {
178
2,502
114
3,136
309
2,481
204
866
124
1,757
110
1,153
194
2,612
232
2,334
11, 162
11, 929
8, 859
11,869 !
17, 770
20, 861
18, 455
14, 299
12, 890
11,617
13, 116
13, 245
13, 074
13, 633
11, 008
9,442
6,858
8,304
8,898
10, 010
9,317
9,498
10, 076
9,143
10, 541
8, 795
6,296
8,081
19, 134
20, 070
18, 537
12, 615
11, 777
11, 352
11, 128
11, 219
325, 794
487, 235
469, 638
631,396 | 477, 165
430, 342
379, 626
294, 176
242, 418
192, 519
319, 478
426, 395
534, 429
36, 176
54, 857
427, 504
105, 238
30, 146
412, 155
121, 522
18, 295
312,110 ' 247, 813
89, 740
93, 805
45,139 ! 90, 111
218, 703
59, 197
40, 814
337, 749
59,236
100, 479
519, 439 475, 331
168, 166 79, 380
82, 168 157, 037
510, 030
153, 811
61, 240
490, 158
219, 989
126, 813
565, 299
304, 004
77, 028
.35
211,073
141, 801
569, 250
.40
253, 494
199, 500
499, 978
.40
223, 144
221, 279
445, 984
.40
306, 373
167, 309
444, 119
.40
382, 547
372, 352
305, 055
.40
431, 179
477, 029
294, 860
.40
575, 711
541, 807
340, 710
.40
364, 505
440, 514
306, 806
.40
374, 521
463, 215
382, 815
.40
250, 085
309, 274
471, 509
.40
418, 205
383, 570
530, 698
.40
405, 780
339, 930
496, 063
67, 008
120, 164
68, 421
45,890 j
35, 512
35, 474
27, 207
179, 357
19, 362
181, 467
9,083
202, 466
28, 644
199, 284
18, 737
205, 911
42, 308
215, 389
15, 982
23, 955
19, 043
22, 750
17, 537
13, 499
37, 425
48, 482
48, 487
51, 970
17, 704
13, 313
80, 699
54, 872
71, 660
127, 660
98, 722
93, 859
95, 968
77, 193
131
82
130
81
131
80
133
81 |
137
85
137
87
137
90
139
91
143
97
147
107
154
111
161
113
160
90
72
174
90
71
175
89
68
175
90
71
175
93
73
175
94
73
176
94
74
176
94
78
176
94
87
176
95
88
176
96
89
176
97
92
28
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
March
April
1930
™ ™ - j January
\f\
i
N
™ October
3
«
August
July
June
465, 766
176, 023
.75
570, 683
.75
409, 748
.75
507,011
282, 710
149, 8D9
1,479
295, 790
64, 756
1, 527
308. 241
73,134
1, 309
290,615
54, 488
1, 079
32(5. 500
149, 343
882
31, 668
496, 238
27, 595
487, 955
29, 5G3
477, 761
35, 040
451, 128
45, 04S
135, 555
2, 663
1, 264
2, 643
1,344
2, 643
1,346
2,649
914
2, 645
648
561,625
1, 041
165, 770
336
61, 7GO
30
86, 309
45
138,904
CO
May
!
I
j
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODU CTS— Continued
I
Chemicals— Continued
Sulphuric acid:
Exports.
thous. of lbs_. 403, 298 310,950 200, 218 376, 076 304,745 ! 438, 836 308,992 703,787
Price wholesale
dolls, per 100 Ibs
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75 i
.75
.75
Superphosphate (acid phosphate):
Production
short tons.225, 906 249, 405 325,552 I 335, 980 302,730 ! 335,594
Shiprnents
short tons..
77,861 ! 92,769
304, 786 130, 996 103,024 : 70, 496
2,110
2 1, 836
Stocks, end of month. thous. of short tons..
2,292
1,877
1,703
2,287
Wood at chemical plants:
Consumption
__
cords. .
31, 946
52,314 j 47, 654
43,483 i 38,549
49, 107
45,767
Stocks at end of month
cords..
393, 077 383, 925 411,503 408, 185 | 463,276 494,329 470,732
Daily capacity2,647
Total
cords.. 2,613
2,607 !
2,607
2,607
2,647
2,647
Shut down
cords. .
472
504
716
428 1
644 !
743
460
Cottonseed
Cottonseed:
Consumption (crush)
short tons
Receipts at mills
thous. of short tons..
Stocks at mills, end of month
thous. of short tons
Cottonseed cake and meal:
Exports
...short tons..
Production.
short tons..
Stocks, end of month _
short tons _
Cottonseed oil, crude:
Production
thous. of lbs_.
Stocks, end of month __
thous. of lbs_.
Cottonseed oil, refined:
Factory consumption—
Total (quarterly)
thous. of Ibs' .
In oleomargarine
thous. of lbs_.
Price, yellow, prime, New York
dolls, per lb..
Production
. thous. of Ibs
Stocks, end of month
thous. of Ibs..
'
155, 373
44
87, 014
37
401, 736
158
589,911 669, 264
219 |
578
801,800 ' 936,743
803 i 1,323
45
nr
207
377
620
1,081
695
215
45
77
119
797
43, 350
223, 084
6,588
75, 921
253, 609
5, 750
135, 144
303, 945
3,147
190, 314
363, 201
11,084
270, 965
343, 665
7,538 !
1,580 | 4,361
305,019 ' 360,943 1 421,283
298,139 ! 252, 323 ! 202, 156
2, 092
251, 128
116,396
175
76, 440
45, 340
304
28, 527
248
38, 736
85, 277
230
62, 240
28, 019
32, 819
52, 469
43, 048
89, 794
69, 878
124, 392
104, 910
181, 221
127, 739
201, 621
114,248
239,913 ! 283,929
114,595 110,829
169, 458
79, 280
49, 322
25, 606
19, 425
7,894
29, 253
22, 328
46, 539
39, 508
2,505
323,521
2, 151
2, 906
1, 587
3 299,749
1, 882
.076 !
.076
215,405 i 232,179
350,260 I 254,571
.081
102, 460
174, 208
.084
200! 273
.080
29, 754
301, 009
. 083
49. 325
393, 573
. 088
55, 970
403, 983
33, 173
35, 688
35, 069
16, 694
32, G87
31, 168
32, 289
16, 043
30, 424
30, 810
30, 049
17, 392
33, 005
33, 546
33, 909
17, 181
33. 340
36, 147
33, 404
17, 099
991
1,083
j
3
1,200
1,447
276,906
1,621
1,465
1,875
3331,746
2,178
.069
36, 470
406, 237
.076
76, 852
462, 881
.076
115,302
494, 503
.073
130, 556
494, 882
.073
150, 998
461, 776
.072
188, 823
428, 609
3
2,091 :
I
Explosives
Explosives," black powder, permissible and
other high explosives:
New orders
thous. of lbs_.
Production
thous. of lbs_.
Shipments
thous. of Ibs..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lbs_.
Fats and Oils
Animal fats (quarterly) :
Factory consumption
thous. of lbs_.
Production
_ _
thous. of Ibs
Stocks, end of quarter
thous. of lbs__
Animal glues:
Production (quarterly)
thous. of lbs_.
Shipments...
thous. of lbs_.
Stocks, end of quarter . _ thous. of Ibs
Coconut or copra oil:
Factory consumption—
Crude (quarterly).
thous. of lbs._
Refined—
Total (quarterly). ..thous. of lbs__
In oleomargarine thous. of Ibs
Imports
thous. of IbsProduction (quarterly) —
Crude
thous. of lbs._
Refined
thous. of Ibs..
Stocks, end of quarter —
Crude
thous. of Ibs
Refined
thous of Ibs
Copra:
Factory consumption (quarterly)
short tons
Imports
short tons
Stocks end of quarter
short tons
Edible gelatin:
Production (quarterly)
thous of Ibs
Stocks, end of quarter
thous. of Ibs
Fish oils:
Factory consumption (quarterly)
thous. of lbs__
Production (quarterly)
thous of Ibs
Stocks, end of quarter
-thous. of Ibs..
Greases:
Factory consumption (quarterly)
thous. of Ibs
Production (quarterly)
thous of Ibs
Stocks, end of quarter
thous. of lbs_.
Lard compounds:
Production (quarterly)
thous. of lbs._
Stocks end of quarter
thous of Ibs
Oleomargarine:
Consumption
thous. of Ibs
Production
_ .
. thous. of Ibs .
Vegetable oils:
Exports
thous. of Ibs
Factory consumption (quarterly)
mills of Ibs
Imports
thous. of Ibs. .
Production (quarterly)
mills of Ibs
Stocks, end of quarter—
Crude
thous of Ibs
Refined
thous. of Ibs.a
Quarter ended in month indicated.
280, 637
111
28, 721
27, 647
28, 000
20, 639
26, 730
25, 414
26, 598
20, 929
154,764
3 515,598
3 191,941
154,951
3 gig 459
224,398
3
1
3
53, 772
138,255
3 159,545
3
15, 970
--
--
75, 479
12, 086 ~ ~ 11,492 "I4~873~
24, G90
44, 034
27, 550
~~Il~329~
26, 862
3
3
18, 927
71 229
25, 890
27, 167
3
3
3
3
3
3
.
;
3
147.559
461,647 1
3 1S9.561 __
3
.
:
4, 565 i
5, S91
321,715
4, 885
3 44 380
3
3
3
3
3 164,206
3
2'> 352
3
33, 133
34, 056
3
71, 134
37,419
41 077
3
4 549
8, 642
3
3
4, 598
5, 585
33,725
3
3
4, 434
8, 224
3
42, 703
27, 815
3 197,770
09, 377
11,763
25, oUCJ
13,236
34, SOS
78 5£2
305,282
3
lOO.lD'i
a 18.452
16,885!
18,003
3 01 . 544
16.100
3 28. 098 1
.
21,089
3 5, 243
3
S, 109
2, 979
7, 499
3
3 30 921
3
50 093
3 207,301
3
5," 543
3
85, 068
69, 313
07, 105
31, 139
24 502
3
11,455
8, 1 18
11,479
19,331
139, 433
18 029
3
33,886
27, 039
4, 788
43, 162
3
3 161,077
3
3
44, 620
11, 587
215,405 I
3 146,450
3
540,620
_ _ 3 226,482
!
_
150,753
879,711
376,572
16,491 "i7,"illT~18~248~ 15, 818
30, 952
14, 846
20, 477 I 43, 124
3
$ 201 932
3
16, 869
17, 871
34,324
34, 113
34, 198
16, 812
3 90, 921
77,612
91 446
66, 268
3
i
!
|
•
3
23, 515
3, 469
3 49, 951
22, 845
3
28,847
30,248
30, 229
16, 346
3
3
3
24, 404
24, 024
22, 974
17, 303
26, 714
24, 056
25, 201
17, 372
25, 448
28, 751
27, 543
20, 219
41, 301
3
8, 41.8
174,601
3
j
3
3
3
3
3
53, 346
95, 948
79, 012
3
291,386
26 081
:::::;:;;
17, 150 !
19, 618
19, 573
21, 154
19, 751
20, 335
27, 237
25, 740
2, 35G
2,154
3,831
2,947
4,775
72, 280
52, 463
__
79, 809
s (510 812
.3531,666 )--.
3
3
283,299
24, Oil
3
27, 593
28, 969
30,631
29,633
33,138
32,191
27, 194
28, 554
24, 072
23,071
IS, 782
20, 976
22,178
21, 904
22, 520
24,812
2,086
2,294
2,591
1,794
1,317
533
2, 049
970
74, 579
3670
86, 947
3415
85, 173
1,076
72, 028
3 1, 004
72, 142
59, 586
92, 021
70, 404
3
|
3 317,883
3
21, 164
3
3
3
3 54. 826
3
92, 031
3
69, 739
3 331,412
3
26, 672
15, 460
14, 912
829
68, 238
3
674
I
49, 476
88, 510
377,211
3
3
75,352 ; 106,699
3
641,002
3 466,602
561
73, 445
M83
3
i
521,010
3 208,964
87, 072
3
3
497,030
428,427
29
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
April
March
195
107, 687
1,132
140, 088
1,352
104, 214
1930
Febru- January
ary
D-m- Novem- October Septem- August
ber
ber
July
June
18
143, 620
79
113, 538
May
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS-Contmued
Fertilizer
Fertilizer:
Consumption, Southern States
thous of short tons
Exports
..
short tons
640
97, 682
343
91, 497
74
71, 533
61
84, 847
95
125, 441
128
118, 761
38
115, 580
2235
143, 347
Flaxseed
Flaxseed, imports
thous. of bushs..
Linseed cake and meal:
Exports
thous. of lbs__
Shipments from Minneapolis
thous. of Ibs
Linseed oil:
Factory consumption (quarterly)
_ __ _ _thous. of lbs__
Price, New York
dolls, per lb__
Production (quarterly)
thous. of lbs__
Shipments from Minneapolis
thous. of lbs__
Stocks at factories (quarterly)
_ _ _ _ _
thous. of lbs__
Minneapolis and Duluth:
Receipts
thous. of bushs.
Shipments..
thous. of bushs..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of bushs__
Oil mills (quarterly)—
Consumption.
thous. of bushs..
Stocks, end of quarter
__
_thous. of bushs__
Price, No. 1, Minneapolis
dolls, per bush__
1,496
827
1,313
952
352
219
387
148
59
551
360
371
1, 454
38, 172
30, 818
39, 847
18, 238
10, 853
33, 596
25, 986
12, 519
8,474
22, 593
24, 833
29, 066
41, 409
12, 145
17, 827
11,046
17, 227
16, 824
17, 315
29, 726
27, 149
13, 398
5,066
5,768
7,485
.092
3 74, 092
.095
3 118,417
.092
.088
69, 307
.092
3 131,257
.094
.099
* 80, 359
.105
108,236
.131
.140
3 104,276
.140
3 130,863
.140
11, 552
9,594
8,553
7,385
10, 199
14, 792
11, 565
6,117
6,436
6,274
9,685
.088
12, 792
3
3
3 113,192
456
424
784
309
314
973
498
185
1,205
426
286
1,293
491
243
877
113,594
709
517
1,386
3
3
3 83 945
1,424
1,910
1,411
5,054
2,045
1,893
2,636
1,618
2,182
3,266
1,436
447
108,758
294
193
319
314
267
433
3
3 6, 571
3 7, 391
3
1.56
1.57
3 4, 472
1.61
1.65
1.80
3 3, 386
1.90
2.00
5, 887
712
457
523
7, 270
1.55
1.57
3 2, 345
1.58
210, 012
1, 958
219, 053
1, 903
208, 690
1,882
220, 066
1,839
144, 440
1,769
229, 737
1,799
229, 979
1,708
225, 688
1,610
229, 238
1,529
224, 546
1,513
241, 193
1,456
248, 777
1,386
234, 281
1,277
120, 819
351, 548
88, 741
4.73
310, 576
38, 977
4.64
266, 056
27, 322
4.38
300, 695
41, 345
4.45
329, 626
117, 489
4.95
372, 090
107, 414
5.29
323, 142
127, 621
5.54
303, 669
140, 090
5.80
276, 565
151, 269
5.39
267, 540
178, 876
5.90
242, 948
149, 880
6.50
196, 857
150, 386
6.34
113, 684
33, 593
124, 830
35, 585
126, 534
33, 544
125, 919
32, 332
130, 490
24, 488
125, 630
34, 332
122, 318
38, 931
119, 727
34, 818
109, 785
38, 293
117, 726
37, 349
114, 281
39, 929
117, 318
40, 049
109, 198
40, 933
99, 35J
37, 026
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
38, 500
.41
88, 499
42, 873
.44
76, 774
46, 521
.41
65, 024
55, 822
.43
58, 491
46, 711
.47
42, 344
48, 803
.49
47, 130
5, 996
4,727
6, 344
8,383
5, 740
9,987
5,634
13, 537
4, 757
14, 437
6,200
15, 799
6,584
13, 895
5,817
11, 257
6,573
11, 163
6,125
12, 772
6,406
13, 642
6,774
13, 762
7,454
13, 715
533
333
330
322
242
372
922
872
655
612
653
731
.
2.32
a 2, 328
2.71
2.68
Naval Stores
Pine oil:
Production
___
gallons..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gals..
Rosin, gum:
Net receipts, Southern ports
bbls
Price, "B," New York
dolls, per bbL.
Stocks at 3 ports, end of month
bbls..
Rosin, wood:
Production
_.bbls
Stocks, end of month ._
bbls__
Turpentine, gum:
Net receipts, Southern ports _.
bbls..
Price, Southern, New York dolls per gal
Stocks at port, end of month
bbls_.
Turpeiitine, wood:
Production
bbls
Stocks, end of month
_ bbls
I
Roofing
Prepared roofing, shipments:
Grit roll
thous. of sqs._
ShinglesIndividual and single thickness
-thous. of sqs
Strip, patented, and hexagon
thous. of sqs__
Smooth roll
thous. of sqs._
Total
thous. of sqs..
146
92
60
51
63
86
191
196
176
139
151
164
555
967
2,202
329
702
1,456
277
714
1,381
249
773
1,395
238
583
1,126
283
742
1,484
572
1,575
3,259
1,001
1,438
3,506
692
1,021
2,544
597
803
2,151
656
924
2,384
730
1,088
2, 714
FOODSTUFFS
Production index:
Food products (Fed. Res.
Bd.)
rel. to 1923-25
Food and kindred products
(elect, energy consumed) _rel. to 1923-25-.
Stocks, manufactured
foodstuffs .
._
. rel. to 1923-25
Stocks raw foodstuffs
rel to 1923-25
91
96
87
92
93
89
94
94
96
91
94
93
98
126.8
122.0
116.8
122.0
118.3
107.1
124.4
137. 2
148.6
141.2
139. 2
145.4
138. 2
107.0
189.4
2 104. 8
2 1U3. 7
103.1
202.0
197. y
105. 2
104.2
194. 8
95.0
205. 1
92.6
200.0
98.6
196.9
109. 7
197.6
120.1
183.9
127.4
162.7
117.7
153.4
105. 3
170.7
15, 680
21, 608
22, 062
21, 444
21,948
28, 727
29, 500
31, 004
28, 027
19, 044
16, 713
19, 774
22, 264
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
12, 660
7,410
.0675
7,554
11, 008
.0670
13, 441
17, 863
. 0775
20, 764
20, 443
.0869
14, 694
15, 121
.0825
16, 124
10, 721
.0850
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
852
1,469
991
.072
1, 595
652
1,318
712
.072
1,462
539
1, 025
801
.076
1, 391
441
922
1,010
. 093
1,031
530
1, 027
915
.092
1, 247
1,088
6,136
1,148
5,963
1,161
5,879
866
5,455
929
6,188
817
5,014
.828
5,051
934
5,498
784
5, 529
861
5, 378
867
5,572
790
5,442
Candy
Sales by manufacturers,. _ _ thous. of dolls
Cocoa
Shipments from Gold and Nigerian
Coasts, Africa.-.
..long tons
Imports
long tons
Spot price, Accra, New York
dolls, per lb._
Cofifee
Clearances:
Total, Brazil for United
States
thous. of bags..
643
Total, Brazil for world
thous. of bags.. 1,333
1,415
Imports
-_ .thous. of bags
Price, Rio No. 7, Brazil grades.-dolls. per lb_.
.061
Receipts, total Brazil
_. thous. of bags.. 1,755
Visible supply:
United States
thous. of bags.. 1, 345
World
thous. of bags__
6,286
* Revised.
8
Quarter ended in month indicated.
30
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
1930
February
March
April
Novem- October Septem- August
January December
ber
ber
July
May
June
FOODSTUFFS-Continued
Dairy Products
i
BUTTER
Apparent consumption
--thous. of Ibs
184, 528 160,753 152,985 163, 689 166,506 | 154, 987 181, 569 179, 305 193, 110 191, 178 199, 016
Cold-storage holdings, creamery,
end of month ..
thous. of Ibs. . 35, 286 2 17, 195 18, 010 30, 672 ! 46, 792 63,401 I 88. 012 103, 646 131, 489 143, 089 145, 061 106, 522
Production (factory)
thous. of Ibs. _ 174, 827 140, 676 122,953 105,192 i 112, 843 106,181 i 98', 138 117, 372 119, 388 133, 600 163, 534 173, 719
Receipts, 5 markets
thous. of Ibs.. 61, 986 53, 566 48, 739 43,251 ! 45, 644 43,892 i 36, 848 38, 933 40, 853 44, 821 62, 274 70, 529
.24
.29
.28
.32 '
.40
.35
Wholesale price, New York
dolls, per lb__
.26
.29
.40
.39
.33
.36
53.3
64.4
Wholesale price, New York
rel. to 1926..
62.2
88.9
77.8
64.4
86.7
88.9
73.3
57.8
71.1 i
80.0
CHEESE
Total, all varieties:
Apparent consumption
thous. of Ibs
Cold-storage holdings, end of
month
thous. of Ibs..
Exports, Canada
thous. of Ibs..
Exports, United States
thous. of lbs_.
Imports, United States
thous. of Ibs. _
Receipts, 5 markets.
_ thous. of lbs_.
Production (factory)
thous. of Ibs. .
American whole milk:
Cold-storage holdings, end of
month
thous. of Ibs
Wholesale price, New York__dolls. per lb_.
47, 925
46,332
38,068 '
41, 070
55,911 2 53, 172
1,517
505
139
121
5, 856
6,471
12, 145
11, 445
52, 568
40, 470
54,270
491
208
4,611
11,717
34, 388
61,841 !
306
118
4,052
10, 406
26, 379
69, 471
91.8
129
4,123
11, 600
27, 543
42, 462 2 40, 542
.14
.15
41, 836
.16
47, 968
.16
54, 499
.17
i
39,500 !
i
79,015 |
4,025 i
176 i
4,163 i
10,400 !
26,598
|
210, 504
50, 378
169, 365
63, 752
.35
77.8
40, 035
41, 637
43, 695
47, 564
29, 640
41, 486
49, 921
87, 171
14, 677
108
5,041
10, 784
25, 583
96, 393
16, 568
183
6, 293
12, 220
28, 239
103, 691
12, 652
121
4,333
14, 509
36, 062
107. 219
10, 188
137
3,687
14, 952
41, 125
108, 899
12, 092
172
3,106
17, 436
45, 120
90, 421
5,560
159
6,097
17, 895
64, 326
68, 127
1,884
158
12, 356
15, 472
59, 940
63,326 1 71, 132
.18 i
.19
78, 919
.19
85, 076
.20
87, 221
.19
88, 749
.18
70, 186
.18
49, 172
.20
6,785
98, 359
717
9,174
106, 631
952
10, 375
113, , 38
944
11,198
116,272
1,377
10, 743
115, 134
1,728
9,178
106, 904
2, ?,66
|
EGGS
Cold-storage holdings, end of month:
Case
.
. _ thous. of cases.. 7,881 2 5, 162
Frozen
thous. of lbs__ 106, 623 291,517
2, 236
2, 478
Receipts 5 markets
thous. of cases
MILK
Condensed milk:
1,973
Exports
thous of Ibs
Total stocks, manufacturers, end of
month —
Case goods
. thous. of Ibs _
Bulk goods
..thous. of lbs._
Unsold stocks, end of monthCase goods
. thous. of Ibs
Bulk goods
thous of Ibs
5.65
Wholesale price, New York-dolls, per case_.
Evaporated milk:
Exports.
thous. of lbs_. 5,114
Manufacturers' stocks, end of month —
..
Total case goods
thous of Ibs
Unsold case goods
„ thous. of Ibs..
Wholesale price, New York-dolls, per case- ~"~3.~50~
Fluid milk:
Consumption in mfr. of
3,791
oleomargarine
thous of Ibs
Receipts—
Boston including cream thous of cits
Greater New York
thous of qts
Powdered milk:
Exports
thous. of lbs._ 1,369
Manufacturers' stocks, end
of month
thous of Ibs
10, 942
Net new orders
thous. of Ibs
Production, condensed and evaporated milk _ __
..thous. of Ibs. _ 244, 229
Fish
Canned salmon:
Exports, Canada
cases.. 59, 883
Shipments United States thous of cases
Cold-storage holdings, 15th of
month
thous. of lbs__ 31, 368
Total catch, principal ports
thous. of bbls._ 24, 599
Fruits and Vegetables
Apples:
2,005
Car-lot shipment
carloads
Cold-storage holdings, end of
month
thous. of bbls..
Citrus fruits, car-lot shipments
carloads.. ~~I5~585~
Onions, car-lot shipments
_
carloads _ 3,703
Potatoes, car-lot shipments
carloads.. 23, 895
1, 893
78, 051
2,046
408
73, 889
1,264
735
75, 685
1,026
1,853
1,873
1,345
2,403
1,907
1,973
1,718
1,479
3,294
1,515
2,682
2, 502
12, 390
15, 887
13, 227
16, 273
13, 051
16, 171
13, 928
18, 594
17,803
19,520
20, 657
20, 885
24, 650
21, 965
27,314
23, 727
30, 875
25, 765
35, 006
30, 337
35, 373
28, 855
30,121
25, 203
8, 434
5,069
5.65
9, 059
5, 549
5.65
8, 864
5, 285
5.79
9, 698
6, 986
6.03
14, 181
8, 297
6.03
16, 678
7,842
6.03
20, 427
7, 935
6.03
22, 951
8, 119
6.03
26, 464
6,954
6.03
30, 806
10, 212
6.03
31, 222
8,176
6.13
25, 467
7,598
6.13
1,894 1 4,154
83,184 | 89, 571
768 i
593
5,311
5,034
3,775
5,269
4, 546
177, 754
154, 490
3.50
150, 931
125, 498
3.50
136, 896
108, 672
3.50
157, 152
107, 009
3.75
202, 070
163, 478
3.80
5,387
5,927
5,814
7,464
8,158
19, 877
20, 312
113,32'J
17, 444
101, 197
18, 352
110, 428
18,313
111, 345
1,414
2,282
1,001
366
465
40, 298
2 12, 145
41, 363
10, 606
41, 744
9, 492
41, 122
10, 253
38, 976
8, 945
194, 753
172, 306
144, 649
141, 981
91, 083
290
101,817
334
38, 446
300
28, 079
30, 949
38, 542
30,081
4, 718
3,452
5,223
4,720
5,417
6,308
211, 828 224, 486
174, 148 187,262
3.80
3.80 1
218, 486
179, 047
3.80
244, 969
1U7, 189
3.80
258, 836
218, 761
3.74
227, 201
176, 439
3.69
199, 334
166, 196
3.95
4, 366 :
9, 066
7, 799
6,173
5,837
6,074
6,935
19, 403
18, 226
111, 166 i 116,140
19, 634
119,356
19, 007
116,769
20, 348
123, 165
21, 149
122, 086
20, 906
124, 883
8,404 j
467
477
426
376
346
196
36.318
8,733
33, 281
9, 853
32, 770
10, 151
34, 186
9, 623
32, 493
10, 946
31, 820
11,913
28, 096
143, 280
132,284
149,136
139, 802
163, 034
45, 998
406
107, 333
333
108, 996 : 194,623
653
273 |
152, 779
1,433
29, 494
1,030
24, 942
367
22, 494
358
34, 285
247
56, 547
20, 635
71,910
18, 353
85, 317
17, 5G7
91,436 i 88, 616
30, 541
25, 967
85, 498
40, 687
78, 997
35, 875
64, 847
46, 751
47, 498
32, 886
2 34, 139
34, 091
3, 253
1,083
507 ;
5,700
7,115
7,806
8,085
17, 454
35, 782
12, 757
2,729 '
1, 509
15, 099 i
2,377
21, 032
2, 917
17, 572
2,540
23, 601
5,224
13, 980
2, 610
20, 024
7,439
14, 197
3, 454
20,971
9, 575
12, 554
2,254
15, 092
10, 860
11,338
2, 753
16, 267
1,872
9,043
4, 510
6, 301
5, 593 | 5, 437
21, 924
28, 788
114
4,441 1
2,793 i
15, 979
72 i
128
5, 765 ! 5, 478
2, 556 ! 1, 729
22, 093
24, 614
8,118
6,061
5,067
6,610
7,578
9,803
14, 091
21, 041
26, 095 ".
18,015
776
.48 i
75.0
2,446
5,662
745
.44
68.8
2,484
7,840
921
.44
68.8
2,246
9,583
732
.44
68.8
2,511
10, 731
1, 047
.47
73.4
3, 569
11,401
964
.48
75.0
4, 207 i
11,854 [
1, 295
.52
81.3
5, 765
12, 035
1, 359
.53
82.8
12, 477
11, 991
1,281
.52
81.3
10, 822 '
7,429
3,081
1
;
205, 641 ; 243,414 .
11,333
235, 860
1,966
i
i
!
I
458
2, 101
3, 975
22, 588
Graiiis
Total grain exports, including
flour
. ._ -.
thous. of bushs . 11, 224
!
13, 829
12, 626
BARLEY
Exports
thous. of bushs..
Price, No. 2, Minneapolis
dolls, per bush..
Price, No. 2, Minneapolis
rel. to 1926
Receipts, principal markets. .thous. of bushs..
Visible supply, end of month. thous. of bushs..
2
Revised.
896
.45
70.3
2,523
4,626
698
.47
73. 4 !
2, 568 '•
3, 997
550 !
.49
76.6
2, 537 !
4, 671 i
1,457
.55
85. 9
2, 835
5, 436
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
31
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
April
March
1930
Febru- January
ary
|fc8rm"
NovemOctober
ber
Se e m
^r "
August
July
June
May
FOODSTUFFS-Continued
Grains— Continued
CORN
Exports, including meal
thous. of bushs..
Grindings (starch, glucose)— thous. of bushs_.
Prices:
No. 3, yellow, Chicago dolls, per bush..
No. 3, yellow, Chicago
rel. to 1926..
No. 3, yellow, Kansas
City
dolls per bush
No. 3, white, Chicago
dolls, per bush_.
Receipts
_
thous. of bushs
Shipments
thous of bushs
Visible supply, end of mo
thous. of bushs__
Receipts
_.. .
151
5, 580
206
5, 492
534
5, 441
5, 575
443
188
5,990
132
5,241
163
5,434
295
6,253
394
6,473
332
6, 565
395
6,103
776
6,100
824
6, 623
.56
74.7
.58
77.3
.60
80.0
.61
81.3
.65
86.7
.69
92.0
.71
94.7
.82
109.3
.94
125.3
.99
132.0
.82
109.3
.79
105.3
.79
105. 3
.52
.56
11, 381
14, 855
12, 286
.53
.58
17, 102
14, 246
19, 676
.54
.60
18, 567
12, 281
21, 998
.54
.63
21, 278
11,895
20, 110
.59 i
.66
.68 !
.73
19, 320
27, 367
12,611
10, 925
17, 562
16, 993
.69
.76
17,067
8, 396
7,411
.82
.88
15, 176
8, 705
4,703
.89
.97
16, 048
9,829
4,976
.92
.99
20, 282
12, 792
4,226
.80
.84
16, 660
11, 699
4,012
.80
.81
17, 833
15, 693
7,378
.78
.80
16,213
18, 687
11,819
4, 519
4,279
4, 057
4, 863
5,401
4,808
4. 717
4, 505
3,881
3, 755
208
1, 126
.34
82.9
202
1,085
.33
80.5
157
1,174
.36
87.8
194
1,054
.38
92.7
292
817
.39
95.1
717
826
.35
85.4
204
719
.38
92.7
266
651
.41
100.0
14, 360
6,021
30, 504
14, 605
6,075
30, 641
14, 749
9,445
33, 509
14, 843
15, 381
31, 979
11, 032
25, 277
25, 867
10, 893
8,725
9,149
9, 660
7,114
11,317
7, 951
10, 690
13, 102
413, 674
27, 504
383, 517
29, 294
150, 938
10, 684
94, 030
6,505
99, 249
8,675
124, 181
7,501
202, 224
7, 037
203, 573
15, 459
1,003
75, 426
1,208
126, 781
1,323
201, 483
766
128, 756
499
90, 755
268
56, 861
346
65, 195
653
107, 430
HAY
__ . number of cars
5,214
OATS
Exports, including meal
thous. of bushs
Grindings Canada
thous of bushs
Price, No. 3, white, Chicago._doUs. per bush._
Price, No. 3, white, Chicago
rel. to 1926_.
Production, oatmeal, and rolled
oats Canada
thous of Ibs
Receipts, principal markets _ _ thous. of bushs __
Visible supply, end of month.thous. of bushs ._
192
.28
68.3
179
822
.30
73.2
174
844
.31
75.6
120
940
.32
78.0
5. 294
9,892
9,871
7,604
13, 837
10, 243
6,843
19, 103
11, 895
7,123
22, 947
144
997 i
.32
78.0
13, 320
6,121
26, 650
RICE
Exports
. _ pockets (100 Ibs.) __ 260, 949 203, 519 211,843 259, 578 376, 000
50, 472
Imports
pockets (100 Ibs.)
41, 891
38,748
37, 821
41, 223
Shipments:
Total from
mills
thous. of pockets (100 Ibs.) _
1,119
780
933
864
New Orleans
pockets (100 Ibs )
88, 718
75, 643
68, 753
68, 349
74, 629
Southern paddy, receipts at
mills
thous. of bbls_520
1, 147
566
864
599
Stocks, end of
month
thous. of pockets (100 Ibs.)
1,293
1,793
1,388
1,790
1,561
844
1,257
2,063
1,084
508
22
60
183
1,678
1,776
1,670
842
488
450
687
950
4
.44
47.8
5 50, 234
1,356
12, 644
4
.43
46.7
49
.49
253.3
25
.55
59.8
23
.60
65.2
18
.55
59.8
3
.57
62.0
14
.65
70.7
1,640
13, 316
2,001
13, 860
6,562
14, 842
5, 200
12, 649
758
10, 969
445
11, 248
1,234
11, 259
24, 939
34, 782
33, 447
31, 120
20, 461
22, 834
21, 681
16, 046
2, 173
3,266
6,311
12, 716
18, 646
11,934
8, 066
5, 433
6,187
8,470
12,295
19, 069
24, 167
16, 188
12, 295
10, 064
RYE
29
Exports, including flour thous. of bushs._
Price, No. 2, Minneapolis
dolls, per bush..
.36
Price No 2 Minneapolis
rel to 1926
39.1
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bushs.- * 43, 766
Receipts, principal markets...thous. of bushs__ 1,035
Visible supply, end of month.thous. of bushs__ 8,540
3
.35
238.0
34
.36
39.1
19
.37
40.2
3
.38
41.3
880
9,262
855
10, 440
716
11, 110
884
11,911
WHEAT
Exports:
Canada, including wheat
flour
thous. of bushs.. 31, 687
11,373
6,148
15, 521
12, 165
United StatesWheat only
thous. of bushs _ 6,406
1,289
137
3,531
1,357
Including wheat
flour
thous. of bushs
9, 956
6,954
5, 543
3, 564
4,574
Stocks, held by mills
3
(quarterly)
thous. of bushs..
81, 841
Prices:
No. 1, northern spring,
Minneapolis
. dolls, per bush..
.81
.79
.75
.76
.76
No. 1, northern spring,
Minneapolis
rel. to 1926- 51.3
50. 0
48.1
48.1
47.5
No. 2, red winter, St.
Louis
dolls per bush
.79
.80
.78
.78
.79
No. 2, red winter, St. Louis—.rel. to 1926- 51.0
51.6
51.0
50.3
50.3
No. 2, hard winter,
Kansas City
dolls, per bush
.73
.73
.69
.69
.70
No. 2, hard winter, Kansas
City .
. __ rel. to 1926- 49.0
49.0
46.3
47.0
46.3
Production, crop estimate,
winter wheat
thous. of bushs - 4 649, 115
Receipts
thous. of bushs
30, 863
21, 230
30, 833
30, 672
29, 496
Shipments
,.
thous. of bushs.- 24, 061 16, 601 15, 570 14,817 13, 706
Visible supply, end of nionth:
Canada._ thous. of bushs 136, 856 160, 750 180, 253 183, 704 193, 858
United States
thous of bushs 197, 563 199, 561 207, 138 201, 862 197, 219
WHEAT FLOUR
Consumption (computed)
thous. of bbls
8,281
8, 654
8,738
Exports:
Canada
thous. of bbls..
481
326
561
415
United States
thous. of bbls..
789
761
762
715
Grindings of wheat:
Canada
thous. of bushs..
5,169
4,719
4,607
Unitod States
thous. of bushs__ ~~36,~949~ 2 39, 126 40, 137 37, 939
Prices, wholesale:
Standard patents, Minneapolis
dolls, per bbL.
4.85
4.71
4.67
4.85
Standard patents, Minneapolis
„
rel. to 1926__
57.6
57.6
55.8
55.4
Winter, straights, Kansas City
dolls, per bbl__
4.14
4.02
4.00
4.06
Winter, straights, Kansas City
rel. to 1926..
57.1
55.5
55.2
56.0
2
3
Revised.
Quarter ended in month indicated.
3
3
137 194
lf>4 112
66 660
.77
.75
.82
.91
.92
1.00
1.07
48.7
47. 5
51.9
55. 1
57. 6
58. 2
63. 3
67.7
.83
53.5
.83
53.5
.87
50. 1
.88
56.8
.89
57.4 |
.85
54.8
1.05
07.7
1. 14
73. 5
.87 j
.71
.69
.74
.78
.81
.80
.89
.99
47.7
46.3
49.7
52.3
54.4 !
53.7
59.7
66.4
604, 337
21, 549
15, 053
24, 597
20, 955
28, 943
25, 238
62, 569
44, 746
85, 476
48, 053
98, 960
42, 047
18, 705
20, 575
16, 535
24, 091
205, 854
195, 716
197, 998
202, 475
178, 827
205, 437
148,288
213, 804
90,617
194, 800
106, 554
161, 666
132, 187
109, 985
147, 801
119,682
9,622
9,846
10, 597
11,059
10,929 i
9,585
10,012
7, 883
9,778
392
945
602
892
792
1,156
814
1,330
734
1,412
!
627
1,227
659
945
598
940
573
],029
4,834
42, 528
5, 226
41, 307
7.789
42, 428
8,348
49, 914
7,255 : 6.930
49,382 : 47,654
6, 448
43, 721
5,218
40, 137
6,258
41,329
4.96
4.89
4.69
4.98
5.08 i
5.34
5.51
5.83
5.97
58.9
58.0
55.7
59.1
60. 3
63. 4
65.3
69.1
70.8
4.09
4.03
4.14
4.23
4.44
4.56
4.64
4.99
5.27
56.3
55.6
57.1
62.8
64.0
68.9
72.7
* As of June 1.
58.3
61.3 ;
« Final estimate for 1930.
32
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
April
March
1930
Febru- January
ary
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
S
»! August
July
June
May
FOODSTUFFS— Continued
Grains— Continued
WHEAT FLOUR— Continued
Production:
Canada
thous of bbls
1,058
1,086
2 1, 164
1, 035
United States8,015 2 8, 494
Actual (Census)
thous. of bbls
8,242
9,233
8,724
Prorated (Russclls')... thous. of bbls. .
9, 275
8,750
9, 937
--- 9,134
Capacity
per cent.52
55
51
56
Grain offal
_. thous. of bbls__ 663, 373 2 702, 189 713,507 678, 795 761, 935
Stocks:
All positions (computed)
end of month
thous. of bbls..
5, 618
6, 370
5, 526
5,620
Ileld by mills (quarterly). .thous. of bbls..
33,712
1,170
1,739
1,869
1,624
1,548
1,436
1, 161
8,973
9,888
54
739, 243
9,184
10, 403
60
762, 108
10,817
12, 089
62
899, 580
10, 674
12, 241
67
888, 576
10,313
11.562
62
851, 404
9, 466
10, 507
57
774, 252
8,687
9,423
54
713, 579
8.981
mo07
53
732, 1 53
7,000
34,016
7,850
9,200
9,500
3 3, 940
9, 600
8, 850
9, 300
3, 535
8,700
397, 741
331,945
463, 928
434, 287
409, 475
415, 278
386, 049
423,831
75, 285
1,207
398, 741
73, 392
1,491
342, 405
63. 862
2, 347
468, 983
60, 023
1,793
434, 625
59. 755
1, 661
403, 081
64, 591
1,987
411,227
66, 891
1,973
375, 276
71, 556
1,010
401,989
1,015
1,736
823
1,696
1.183
2,377
1,084
2,108
959
1,605
1, 004
1, 512
953
1,459
947
1,517
332
1,015
478
873
691
1,223
443
947
150
619
109
501
129
496
199
569
3
1, 394
Meats
CATTLE AND BEEF
Beef products:
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs_. 424, 672 2 421, 252 379,405 335, 603 384, 754
Cold-storage holdings, end of month
thous. of Ibs . 49, 169 2 53, 150 61,111 67, 622 72, 398
1, 468
902
Exports
thous. of lbs._
1, 444
961
981
Production, inspected
thous. of Ibs. . 419, 124 412, 757 374, 151 330, 321 381, 531
Cattle movements primary markets:
980
960
812
Local slaughter
thousands
1,036
897
1,617
Receipts
thousands . . 1, 551
1, 535
1,303
1, 508
Shipments, stocker and feeder
_
thousands. 153
222
175
147
146
561
Shipments total
thousands
581
546
607
486
Prices:
Beef, fresh, carcass, good native steers,
.143
.169
.160
.195
Chicago
dolls, per lb._
.178
Beef, fresh, carcass, good native steers,
86.8
102.8
Chicago
rel to 1926
97.1
118.8
108.1
Beef, fresh, carcass, steers, New York
.155
dolls, per Ib
.172
.180
.205
.196
Beef, fresh, carcass, steers, New York
90.8
100.8
105.4
rel. to 1926
115.0
120.1
Cattle, corn fed, Chicago
7.68
9.08
dolls, per 100 Ibs
8.56
9.11
10.00
80.5
89.9
Cattle, corn fed, Chicago
rel. to 1926..
95.2
95.6
405.0
.195
.195
.195
.191
.168
.174
.195
.215
118.8
118.8
118.8
116. 1
102.4
105.7
118.8
130. 9
.205
.205
.205
.203
.173
.177
120.1
120.1
120.1
118.6
101.1
103.7
127. 4
128.9
10.31
108.2
9.97
104.6
10.33
108.4
9.14
95.9
9.28
97.4
10.73
112.6
11. 56
121.3
10.58
111.0
.
. 218
.220
HOGS AND PORK
Hog movements, primary markets:
1,841
Local slaughter
thousands.
2,938
Receipts
thousands
Shipments, stocker and feeder
33
_
thousands. Shipments, total _ _ _ _ _ _ _ thousands. . 1,099
Lard (included in pork products) :
Cold-storage holdings, end of month
_
thous. of Ibs.- 103,456
39, 623
Exports
thous. of Ibs
Production
thous of Ibs 126, 323
Pork production:
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs_. 581,110
Cold-storage holdings, end of month —
Total
thous. of Ibs-. 031,199
Fresh and cured
thous. of Ibs 827, 743
E sports —
Total
thous. of lbs__ 55, 557
Other products than lard
thous. of lbs._ ] 5, 934
Production, inspected
.thous. of lbs._ 604, 427
Prices:
.182
Hams, smoked, Chicago
dolls, perlb.59. 2
Hams, smoked, Chicago
rel. to 1926- 0.40
Hogs, heavy, Chicago- -dolls, per 1001bs._
51.9
Hogs, heavy, Chicago
_.— rel. to 1926. .
Lard, prime contract, New York
.082
dolls, per lb_.
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
1,703
2, 799
1,487
2,617
1,782
2,918
2,123
3,215
2,084
3,293
36
1, 088
31
1,234
37
1,417
45
1, 739
41
1,542
37
1,269
39
1,392
38
1,090
35
1,133
30
1,139
40
1,082
47
1, 216
94, 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
59, 732
37, 417
88, 059
88, 868
49, 287
98, 167
118, 353
51, 670
121,351
120, 322
56, 666
133, 563
115, 270
62, 502
135,785
2
2
523, 963
563,934
508, 890
663, 947
608, 323
553, 479
636, 426
551, 557
558, 041
557,811
573, 489
598, 020
2
2
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
507, 159
447, 427
639, 827
550, 959
769, 797
651,444
799, 543
679, 221
790, 437
675, 167
59, 406
73, 610
83, 470
86, 902
61, 134
62, 325
53, 798
53, 892
72, 719
75, 473
82, 054
03, 589
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
16, 475
472, 467
23, 431
500, 438
23, 803
603, 323
25, 388
664, 172
31, 028
665, 124
.184
59. 7
7.08
57.4
.187
60.7
7.18
58.2
.195
63. 5
6.73
54.5
.207
67.1
7.34 !
59.5 |
.213
69. 2
7.94
64. 3
222
72. 1
8,86
71.8
.221
71.7
9.86
79.9
.227
73.8
10.58
85.8
.229
74.4
9. 78
79.2
.230
74.7
8.94
72.5
.233
75.6
9.68
78.4
. 228
73. 9
10. 02
81.2
.090
.094
.085
.090
.100
.112
.119
.119
.114
.100
.102
.107
59, 095
54, 949
50, 967
58, 195
56, 348
50, 890
64, 946
58, 873
52, 646
52, 074
47, 764
53, 781
2
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
4,320
59, 297
3,977
52, 268
4,476
51,861
4, 820
48, 239
4, 039
53, 375
3.29
50.0
3.79
57.5
3.69
55.9
3.44
52.1
2.93
44.4
3.38
51.2
3.84
43.1
3.08
46.6
3.09
46.9
3.06
46. 5
3.45
52. 3
4.78
72.5
8. 76
64.0
8.27
60.4
8.31
60. 7
7.98
58.3
7.40
54.0
7.13
52.0
7.03
51.3
7.35
53.6
7.72
56.3
8.13
59.3
9.73
71.0
9.04
66. 0
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
1,479
3,580
1.266
2,583
1,362
2,296
1, 263
2,230
1, 240
2, 334
189
1, 304
103
948
105
908
184
979
282
1,081
761 1
1,534
1, 024 i
2,238
907
2, 016
465
1,317
206
940
216
955
142
1, 092
81, 359
SHEEP AND LAMBS
Lamb and mutton:
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs__ 54, 604
Cold-storage holdings, end of month
thous. oflbs.. 2. 331
Production, inspected
thous. oflbs.- 54, 433
Prices—
Sheep, ewes, Chicago
dolls, per 100 Ibs 1
2.44
Sheep, ewes, Chicago
rel. to 1926- 37.0
Sheep, lambs, Chicago
dolls, per 100 Ibs I
8.36
Sheep, lambs, Chicago rel. to 1926—
61.0
Sheep movement primary market:
Local slaughter
thousands-- • 1,464
Receipts
-thousands2,810
Shipments, stocker and feeder
_ _ thousands 1
176
Shipments, total
thousands
1, 353
Miscellaneous meats:
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
thous. of lbs._ 79, 351
Total meats:
Apparent consumption
mills, of lbs._
1,060
Cold-storage holdings,
end of month
_
mills, of Ibs.. i 1, 062
1,078
Production
mill, of Ibs —
a Rev sed.
1
2
85, 678
92,744
93, 747
84, 169
75, 818
72, 444
80,653
84, 324
90, 631
87, 980
83, 294
2
1, 004
998
895
1, 107
1,062
936
1,165
1, 045
1,020
1,025
1,007
1,076
2
1, 100
1,096
1,072
1,059
737
959
597
534
652
1,059
1,110
3,401 1 1, 254
966
1 Quarter e nded in nicnth ind icated.
788
956
929
1,066
959
1,088
950
1,120
1,092
1,112 !
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 19311
33
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplernent to the Survey
1931
1930
April
March
February
45,920
17, 443
69. 986
20, 600
95, 188
26, 008
101, 307
34, 472
104, 913
73,314
124
75.6
126
76.7
127
77.1
133
80.1
137
81.8
94, 865
137, 205
118,514 23S, 872
982 i 1,007
134, 928
546, 538
844
168,450
429, 576
461
86, 518
105,726
80
May
Jamary
Decem- I Novein-', October Septem- August j July
ber
ber
| June
May
FOODST UFFS— Continued
Meats— Continued
POULTRY
Cold-storage holdings,
*• end of month
Receipts at 5 markets __
thous of Ibs
thous. of Ibs.
Prices
Retail food (Dept. of Labor)
Wholesale food
.rel. to 1913..
2
35, 343
17,252
l
121
72.9 i
59,269
33,128
46,938
24,900
144
88.6
146
89.2
141
85,7
42,589 i 46,967
20,527 | 19,858
54, 253
23, 887
61, 167
21, 942
144
86.3
148
90.5
150
92.0
149,333
1,418
236, 592
164, 444
1,631
446, 188
401, 856
1,701
144
87.1 |
Sugar
Cuban movement (raw) :
Exports
Ion01 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 lb_.
Wholesale, 98° centrif., New
York _
dolls per Ib
Wholesale, 96° centrif., New
York
rel. to 1926—
Wholesale, granulated, New
York
dolls, per lb_.
Wholesale, granulated, New
York - ' ...
rel. to 1926..
Raw:
Imports —
From Hawaii and 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 tons..
Shipments, 2 ports
long tons
Stocks, 2 ports
.long tons-
231, 039 ; 413,400 291,311 274,588
231,039
150,277
150, 277 I 213,688 i 124,848 152,166
764
669
958
1,163
104
108
107
107
107
.050 ;
.050
.051
.053
.053
.053
.053 ;
.032
.033
.033
.033
.034
.033
.03*
102
107
107
111 I
111
111
115
.053
. 054
.054 \
.054
.055
057
.033
.031
.032 i
.033
.032
032
75.3 !
|
.046 |
7.4,4
74.0
.045
84.1 !
82.7
048
§ 6.7
106
;
160,710
1,279
73.5 \
75.6
75. 8
76.3
77.9
75.8
78.8
76.3
72.1
73.0 '
.043 ;
.044
.043
.045
.046
.046
.047
.044
.043
.044
78.3 '
SO.l
79.2
81.4
83.2
83.2
85. 0 i
80. 8
79.2
80.3
135, 457
279, 578
403, 337
150, 951
364, 493
351, 169
151, 980
212, 453
290, 337
81,700
122,071
258, 585
445, 535
420, 650
329, 324
293,938
5,332
65, 633
43, 880
4,612
49, 077
54, 665
3,085
54, 570
29, 070
3,572 i
42,717 1
34, 019
4,723
33, 645
42, 555
6,576 i 8,553
6,668
59,916 : 62,113 ! 72, 208
37,759 i 46,134 I 53,998
6, 184
.225
7,995
.225
5,223
.225
7,289
.225
8,029
.225
9,917
.223
161,260
151,815
332,556
463,730
:
i
3,338
57,670
32,632
]
l
5, 590
306, 500
207, 006
50,977 ! 82,660 117,776 | 132,240
293, 455 : 277,350 273,952 I 181,182 !
337,360 402,333 413,912 360,592 501,569
109, 929
201, 442
371,714
123,537
558, 190
469, 484
305, 208
321,930 | 283,778 378,969 I 442,894 j 444,415
622, 945
744, 247
7, 246
49, 066
533. 324
4,661
89, 928
48,600
4,742
69, 423
47, 827
074
822
80^
61, 571
8,717
.224
8, 134
.290
7,007
.292
6,555
.300
4, 712
300
139, 138
53.7
80.8
136, 623
43.5
81.1
163, 025
52.7
83.3
189, 075
49.0
85.3
158, 853
52.7
89.7
97.7
107. 4
54.9
100.0
107. 3
80.9
107.3
103.1
78.6
102.4
108.4
79.8
Tea
Imports
thous. of Ibs
Price, Formosa, fine, New York. dolls, per lb__
4,135
.225 ;
j
FOBEST PRODUCTS
Lumber
ALL TYPES
Exports
M ft. b. m.. 143,558 ' 135,771
New orders
rel. to 1923-1925..
41.5
39.2
Prices, wholesale, composite
rel. to 1926-.
73.3
68.4 j
Production index (.elect, energy
consumed)
rel. to 1923-1925..
97 2
91.5
Stocks, end of month..
rel. to 1923-1925
108.2
108.1
Unfilled orders, end of month.rel. to 1923-1925..
49.2
48.1 ,
273,818
240.3
74.2
67, 792
235.7
73.2
114,557
236.7
76.0
128, 424
33.8
78.1
93.2
108.8
48.8
84.2
2111.2
47.7
82.6
2113.2
2
46. 8
73.3
117.3
47.0
110,855
36.8
80.1
86.5
113.7
42. 6
2
122, 690
39.4
80.2
77.1
105.6
110. 0 ! 2108. 3
46. 3
[59.0
2
2
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
ft. b. m..
ft. b. m..
8,451 ; 7,767
80,051 j 80, 816
5,236
81, 158
3,494
80, 251
3,563
76, 552
4, 145
70, 531
9,028
71,025
13,596 ! 12,516
73,743 1 79,471
12, 393
84, 567
12,110
88, 919
13, 943
89, 639
10, 876
92, 391
ft b. in
ft. b. m._
3,421 ! 3,368
38,816 | 39, 534
3,389
39, 657
2,641
38, 628
2,878
37,839
2,530
37, 739
3,940
38,108
5,114
33, 674
4,580
40, 116
4,262
41, 543
4,407
42, 700
3,803
43,211
4,750
44, 241
m
3,327 j 3,679
in • 2,629 1 3,326
m
3,315 1 3,226
m
23,467 ! 24, 191
m._
4,604 ! 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 i
2,351
25,578
4,664
1, 905
3,045
1,811
24, 271
3,491
2 ^98
2, 759
2,554
23, 353
3,204
2,530
2,643
2,886
22, 985
3,188
2,983
3,301
3,331
23,915
2,953
3,541
3,616
4,416
24, 476
3,528
3,531
3,396
4,625
25, 469
3,975
3,481
3, 321
3,956
26,821
4,863
4,130
4,469
4, 669
27,428
4,738
i 32, 544
! 10, 256
i 28.32
68.2
!
22, 478
6,261
29.66
65.8
21,309
4,935
28.42
63.0
33, 509
8,163
30.73
68.1
35, 873
9,029
32.51
72.1
28,113
11,896
33.44
74.1
31,957
10, 590
34.01
75.4
44, 007
11, 509
33.48
74.2
43,312
9,153
31. 72
70.3
34, 276
10, 500
33. 89
75.1
47, 429
14, 970
33.06
73. 3
45,109
11,375
36. 53
81.0
154
146
161
173
165
176
188
158
165
169
143
158
125
134
125
133
143
148
154
158
169
176
161
180
139
165
154
128
172
150
3,175
2,713
3,205
2,731
3,249
2, 769
3,308
2,851
3,319
2,863
3,273
2,821
3, 270
2, 805
3, 261
2, 787
3,308
2,808
3, 323
2,795
3,294
2,737
3,217
2,614
463
473
481
456
456
452
466
475
500
526
557
603
694
593
703
598
713
601
726
607
611
511
610
509
608
504
601
494
610
497
609
488
598 i
470 ;
587
456
101
106
112
118
100
102
104
107
113
120
128
131
FLOORING
Maple flooring:
New orders _ __
_ -M ft b.
Production
M ft b
Shipments
M ft. b.
Stocks, end of month
_M ft. b.
Unfilled orders, end of month. M ft. b.
SOUTHERN YELLOW PINE
Exports:
Lumber
Timber
Price, flooring
Price, index . .
.
M ft. b. m._
M ft. b. m_.
dolls per M ft b m
rel. to 1926
34,067
5,827
28.82
63.9
HARDWOOD
All hardwoods:
New orders
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month—
Total
Unsold
Unfilled orders, end of
month
Gum:
Stocks, end of month—
Total
Unsold
Unfilled orders, end of
month..
1
Revised.
mill. ft. b. m.
mill. ft. b. m._
mill. ft. b. m._
mill. ft. b. m
mill. ft. b. m._
mill. ft. b. m.
mill. ft. b. m_
mill. ft. b. m_.
mill. ft. b. in
\
|
i
i
!
!
!
:
...j
143 |
214 i
165 |
195
240
203
34
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
FOREST PRODUCTS— Continued
Lumber— Continued
HARDWOOD— Continued
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-- 1, 135
Purchases
M ft. log measure. .
828
519
Stocks, end of month. _M ft. log measure-Walnut lumber:
New orders _
M ft. b. m__
1,181
1 382
Production
M ft. b. m
1,277
Shipments
M ft. b. m
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m__ 15, 990
Unfilled orders, end of month. M ft. b. m _ _ 3,151
SOFTWOOD
California redwood:
New orders (computed)
M ft. b. m.. 19, 220
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m__ 17,616
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m__ 21, 568
Unfilled orders, end of month
20, 237
(computed)
M ft. b. in
Douglas fir:
ExportsLumber
. ,M ft. b. m 69, 043
Timber
._
-M ft. b. m__ 55, 586
New orders
M ft. b. m 188, 907
Price wholesale11.64
No. 1 common— dolls, per M ft. b. m._
Flooring, 1x4 "B"
and better, V.
G
dolls, per M ft. b. m._
Production
M ft. b. m 206, 813
Shipments
M ft. b. m 221, 586
Unfilled orders, end of month.M ft. b. m,. 135, 637
North Carolina pine:
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m__ 30, 233
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m_. 31, 780
Northern hemlock:
Production
M ft. b. m__
Shipments.
M ft. b. m..
Northern pine:
LathProduction
thousands
Shipments
- thousands .
LumberNew orders
M ft. b. m__
Production
M f t b in
Shipments
M ft. b. m
Western pine:
555
New orders
mill ft b. m
517
Production
mill. ft. b. m
581
Shipments
_ mill. ft. b. m .
Stocks end of month
mill. ft. b. m_. 1,206
1930
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
Febru- January
ary
S
April
March
12, 767
12, 808
17,878
12, 631
17, 252
12, 330
14,178
10,854
8,147
8,021
4,382
9,374
4,772
11, 285
4,371
11, 862
935
814
966
844
990
861
1,017
918
1,029
935
1,022
928
1,021
924
120
122
129
99 !
95
95
925
719
845
816
699
1,050
829
874
1,172
895
1, 179 i
1, 136 j
1,146
1,204
777
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
642
1,064 i
18, 295 i
3,211 |
22, 480
18, 761
21, 898
24, 485
21, 795
24, 852
20, 695
23, 836
23, 555
22, 290
22, 726
23, 613
63, 159
37, 573
224, 272
15, 211
19, 964
217, 109
14, 951
14, 978
189, 355
12.12
12.68
12.86
29.74
201, 889
200, 099
215, 766
31.14
186, 222
195, 622
196, 517
31,241
34, 454
8, 616
7,437
2
July
June
9,225
11, 167
14, 363
12, 649
16, 321
13, 345
19, 560
18, 479
1,016
918
1,036
927
1,044
929
1,049
917
1,038
885
97
98
109
115
132
153
1,340
1,460
791
1,421
1,294
670
1,109
1,171
805
1,029
886
745
943
598
885
1,268
712
1,198
1,588
1,008
1,649
1,203
1,184
1,187
17, 670
3,118
1,343
1,444
1,470
18, 731
3,393
1,809
1,386
1,907
18, 796
3,646
1,735
1,121
1,861
19, 334
4,085
1,698
1,174
1,511
20, 090
4,025
1,031
1,312
1,123
20, 454
4,016
1,989
1,850
1,696
20, 281
3,970
1,476
1,786
1,717
19, 634
3,389
25, 928
26,998
21,410
17, 857
23, 048
20, 307
21, 485
25, 900
20, 549
30, 603
35, 063
31, 808
27, 155
28, 337
27, 505
25, 293
28, 835
25, 044
30, 574
28, 335
31, 305
26, 092
31, 095
28, 384
30, 052
29, 650
29, 566
28, 725
22, 766
24, 514
24, 277
26, 150
26, 573
26, 254
25, 815
30, 880
53. 718
38, 251
16,081 • 12, 859
191,593 189, 355
42, 364
9,151
186, 222
43, 801
12,511
203, 232
48, 097
16, 114
217, 557
42, 129
25, 850
222, 929
61, 813
22, 369
213, 080
85, 004
41, 849
239, 939
60, 420
46, 979
291,419
12.82
12.99
13.25
12.98
13.14
13.44
14.47
14.30
15.16
31.65
179, 059
186, 669
181, 745
31.33
160,258
178, 164
182, 640
31. 73
167, 420
174, 583
188, 012
33.40
191, 593
179, 954
176, 373
33.77
208, 156
199, 651
137, 876
34.58
199,651
200, 546
176, 373
35.65
206,813
218, 452
134, 742
36.57
190, 250
231, 434
172, 344
36.94
253, 369
275, 751
199, 203
38.19
307, 982
294, 552
201, 889
27, 489
33, 250
24, 318
32, 417
24, 129
32,844
28, 350
30, 317
28, 140
34, 300
29, 386
35, 049
27, 832
35, 392
27, 349
33, 481
26, 803
30, 730
35,917
38, 164
38, 346
36, 666
6,583
5,432
6,085
5,508
6,526
6,094
5,812
4,955
4,046
6,596
4,374
7,436
6,876
6,751
8,223
7,007
13, 245
8,033
9,555
8,455
10, 595
9,539
None.
4,174
None.
1,450
33
3,162
1,273
3,671
3,229
6,047
3,968
4,833
5,214
4,473
4, 558
4,001
4,770
3,815
13, 990
2,167
13, 799
9,442
1,326
10, &77
12, 525
850
14, 280
21, 033
9.853
20, 498
17, 697
22, 925
17, 791
19, 503
27, 583
21,516
19, 962
37, 849
22, 101
24, 290
41,891
25, 160
21, 076
34, 543
27, 422
» August
May
448
382
459
1, 196
307
240
334
1,174
198
129
214
1,174
87
63
107
1,218
111
85
108
1,262
97
98
114
1,284
177
139
164
1,300
149
152
152
1,330
131
183
159
1,336
174
179
150
1,313
138
198
153
1,283
172
225
162
1,242
83
59
105
82
118
118
101
138
111
112
106
97
101
101
147
139
100
106
118
116
115
133
93
73
VENEER
Rotary-cut veneer:
Receipts
.
Purchases
_ .no. of carloads. .
no. of carloads
79
54
Furniture
Household furniture and case goods:
Grand Rapids districtCancellations
per cent new orders
New orders
no days' production
Outstanding accounts,
end of month
no. days' sales
Plant operations per cent full time
Shipments
no days' production
Unfilled orders,
end of month no days' production
Southeastern districtShipments
dolls., av. per firm-Unfilled orders, end of month
_
dolls., av. per firm..
Steel furniture. (See under steel manufactured products.)
Wholesale prices:
Beds
rel. to 1926..
Dining-room chairs, sets of six.rel. to 1926..
Kitchen cabinets
rel. to 1926. .
Living-room davenports
rel. to 1926..
j
86.8 :
94. 0
102.9 :i
89. 8
8.0
13
12.0
14
6.0
13
7.0
16
16.0
15
7.0
22
9.0
21
5.0
29
6.0
18
7.0
18
23.0
10
13.0
23
33
67.0
13
34
64.0
13
35
63.0
13
42
68.0
14
43
71.0
17
48
81.0
18
51
85.0
26
52
89.0
27
40
79.0
18
37
67.0
13
36
70.0
12
37
61.0
12
15
15
17
18
17
22
20
26
24
27
24
26
24, 765
34, 207
53, 091
63, 343
56, 456
45, 686
32, 956
41,015
14, 073
15,411
17, 335
25, 830
33, 432
35, 903
33, 951
22, 028
90.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
91.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
91.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
91.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
91.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
91.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
91.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
92.3
94.0
102.9
92.3
104.2
90.7
94. 0
102.9
93. 2
90.7
94.0
102.9
93.2
90.7
94.0 i
102.9
92.3
!
90.7
94.0
102.9
92.3
89.0
90.8
LEATHER PRODUCTS
General operations:
Prices, wholesale, composite. -rel. to 1926_.
Production index (Fed. Res. Bd.)
rel. to 1923-25..
Production index (elect, energy consumed)
rel. to 1923-25
Stocks, end of month
rel. to 1923-25. .
2 Revised.
88. 1
88. 4
88.4
108 i
2 102
92
81. 0 !
76. 9 i
83. 9
2 77. 5
71.2
78.5
2
91.5
93.3
96.7
98.2
99.9
100.1
102.9
77
81
80
89
95
95
95
97
98
71.6
82. 9
68.7
84.2
63.0
82.5
84.9
81.8
73.5
79.5
87.7
78.6
97.3
79.1
96.8
80.3
66.3
78.6
i
87
76.1 !
2 79. 3 '
35
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931J
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
1930
January Decem- 1 Novem- October Septem- August
ber
ber
May
April
March
February
4,512
6,812
8,274
3,091
24, 437
2,857
4,404
6,160
4,453
19, 616
1,449
6,867
6,292
3,280
19, 468
1,107
4, 149
3,991
2,890
13, 417
1,670
5,186
5,863
4,040
20, 211
1,722
6,781
6,154
3,313
20, 471
2,202
6,781
5,167
1,965
18, 207
6,888
7,268
2,821
21, 512
2,835
12, 743
6,807
3,289
27, 598
103
158
23
101
172
27
85
154
32
58
161
32
69
166
37
75
170
53
78
168
98
97
160
185
704
425
3,408
1,444
690
471
3,488
1,493
635
416
3,523
1,324
559
353
4,142
1,223
651
379
5,362 1
1,426
692
398
4,647
1,426
605
324
4,024
1,305
836
438
3,492
1,727
.085
.092
.090
.073
.095
.107
.118
60.2
65.5
64.1
52.1
67.7
75.9
.129
.135
.128
.117
.125
.144
74.1
77.9
73.5
67.4
71.8 1
83.0
24, 678
220, 846
32, 323
277, 847
23, 132
223, 182
34, 168
280, 482
24, 104
225, 315
33, 172
282, 591
27, 553
237, 392
34, 489
299,434
July
June
|
May
1,403
11, 389
8,075
4,460
26, 681
1,295
11, 504
7,455
6,219
27, 960
3,505
13, 992
10, 016
7,626
37, 407
5,720
26, 839
12, 271
6,284
54, 900
84
140
114
75
124
79
81
127
56
81
159
36
108
174
23
760
374
2,773
1,591
700
363
2,724
1,413
710
375
3,187
1,411
654
356
3,689
1, 295
600
421
3,823
1,370
.133
.146
.136
.141
.152
.143
84.2
94.8
103.8
96.7
100.1
108.3
102. 0
.156
.172
.165
.161
.165
.175
.169
89.7
99.2
95.2
93.0
95.2
100.9
97.3
28, 221
227, 647
34, 368
290, 236
26, 972
227, 099
34, 546
288, 617
25, 536
218, 446
35, 490
279,472
27, 166
212, 980
36, 079
276, 225
27, 725
217, 302
34, 087
279, 114
30, 034
224, 209
32, 423
286, 666
30, 008
223, 025
28, 492
281, 523
LEATHER PRODUCTS— Continued
Hides:
ImportsCalfskins
thous. of Ibs. .
Cattle hides
_. ., thous. of Ibs _
Goatskins
thous. of lbs_.
Sheepskins
thous. of Ibs _
Total, hides and skins. _thous. of lbs._
Inspected slaughter of livestock:
Canada —
Cattle and calves --thous. of animals.Swine
. thous. of animals..
Sheep and lambs. --thous. of animals-.
United States —
Cattle ...
thous. of animals.Calves
thous. of animals _
Swine
_
. -thous. of animals .
Sheep
thous. of animals..
Prices:
Packers, heavy, native steers (Chicago)
dolls, per Ib .
Packers, heavy, native steers (Chicago)
rel. to 1926..
Calfskins, No. 1, country (Chicago)
__
__
. . _ dolls, per lb_.
Calfskins, No. 1, country (Chicago)
...
.
... rel. to 1926 .
Stocks, end of month:
Calf and kip skins
thous of Ibs
Cattle hides _
thous. of Ibs..
Sheep and lamb skins
..thous. of Ibs..
Total hides and skins
_. thous. of lbs._
26, 707
235, 649
33, 296
295, 652
1
Leather—Raw
Sole and belting:
Exports
thous. of sq. ft._
Price, oak, scoured backs (Boston)
.
.
dolls, per Ib
Price, oak, scoured backs (Boston)
_
rel. to 1926..
ProductionSole only.thous. of backs, bends, sides ..
Sole and belting
thous. of lbs_.
Stocks, end of monthFinished
thous. of Ibs
In process of tanning thous. of lbs._
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..
3,264
1,143
1,442
949
713
726
1,128
825
.370
.370
.370
.365
.381
.400
.410
673
374
640
849
669
.410
.440
.460
.460
.440
.460
691
84.4
84.4
83.3
86.7
91.3
93.5
93.5
100.4
104.9
104.9
100.4
104.9
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
1,330
23, 137
1,316
23, 223
1,365
23, 894
1,310
23, 542
1,340
24, 355
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
81, 569
80, 895
80, 018
84, 367
76, 863
85, 953
74, 799
77, 946
72, 724
85, 495
9,211
8,752
9,347
7,700
9,133
8,118
7,451
9,838
8,813
8,367
7,287
8,7C5
1, 1481
.356
.356
62, 536
.352
61,515
.354
54, 706
.359
52, 225
.367
59, 459
.367
53, 658
.372
65, 339
.372
63, 304
.371
61, 477
.371
62, 016
.371
60, 544
.371
60, 699
258, 613
125, 722
261, 057
127,867
264, 392
128, 967
282, 079
129, 513
289, 092
134, 633
279, 023
133, 357
270, 902
137, 513
255, 787
141, 495
254, 020
143, 063
259, 561
150, 287
262, 621
141, 506
255, 738
141, 190
84.4
Leather— Manufactures
Gloves cut...
..dozen pairs..
Shoes:
Exports
. thous. of pairs
Prices, wholesale —
Men's black calf blucher (Boston)
.dolls, per pair..
Men's black calf blucher (Boston)
_
rel. to 1926-.
Men's dress welt tanned calf, oxford,
(St. Louis)
dolls, per pair..
Men's dress welt, tanned calf, oxford,
(St. Louis)
_rel. to 1926 _
Women's black kid, dress welt, lace,
oxford _
. dolls, per pair
Production
thous of pairs
IRON AND STEEL
General Operations
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 1923-25Stocks, manufactured goods, end of month
rel. to 1923-25..
Unfilled orders, end of month. .rel. to 1920-25..
Ore
Iron ore:
Consumption
thous. of long tons
Imports
.
thous of long tons
Receipts—
Lake Erie ports and furnaces
thous. of long tons
Other ports
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
Total
thous of long tons
Manganenese ore;
Imports
thous. of lone tons__
1
Revised
191, 120
175, 988
158, 485
162,388
157, 079
236, 263
236,911
219, 548
241, 146
209, 873
237, 377
240, 495
194
177
185
130
130
208
270
269
256
263
256
257
302
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6. 75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105.5
105. 5
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.60
4.72
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.S5
4.85
4.85
4.85
95.0
58.0
87.2
95.0
95.0
95.0
29, 747
29, 364
83.6
87.5
274.5
88.1
23, 971
2
59. 8
88.4
95. 0
97.3
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
100.2
19, 889
3.66
17, 537
4.25
18, 541
4.25
27, 731
4.25
29, 334
4.25
28, 429
4.25
24, 121
4.25
23, 904
4.25
24, 512
70.9
88.0
58.0
88.3
67.8
88.6
70.7
89.5
74.4
90.1
86.1
90.7
84.0
91.7
95.9
92.9
66.9
88.1 |
72
75
78
73
64
59
65
75
86
93
93
110
2 110
106.8
108. 1
119.4
116.5
103.4
110.2
106.5
126.0
110.3
112.0
109.7
115.2
135.1
141.5
62.4
2 142. 8
67.4
145.7
69.6
141.1
68.6
141.7
71.6
146.4
76. 3
146.1
69.4
147.1
67.4
145. 3
67.9
143.3
70.5
152.8
78.3
148.1
77. 5
154. 0
79.5
2, 675
194
2,826
163
2,835
169
2,368
95
2,350
150
2,339
176
2,640
74
3,050
186
3,282
215
3,673
178
3,838
251
4,288
292
4,715
291
599
656
9
106
1,634
993
4,011
1,675
4,721
1,891
5, 586
2,492
6,346
2,515
5,755
2, 697
3, 987
2,100
1,769
176
1,988
5,531
6,488
8,252
8,587
8,650
6, 979
21, 968
23, 292
25,751
28,247
30, 430
32, 618
34, 761
34, 750
32, 323
29, 397
25, 493
21,087
17,072
5,147
27,115
5,430
28, 722
5, 765
31,516
6, Oil
34,258
6,190
36, 620
6,331
38, 949
6,466
41, 227
6,342
41, 092
6,043
38, 366
5,541
34, 938
5,022
30, 515
4,613
25, 700
4, 253
21,325
21
33
2
10
17
29
10
18
22
8
16
31
30
36
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1930
1931
May
: April ! March
Novem- October Septem- August
S™- January December
ber
ber
F
July
June
May
IRON AND STEEL— Continued
Iron— Crude
Malleable castings:
New orders
_
short tons _
Operating activities per ct. of capacity.. 1
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:
Furnaces, end of month
number i
Capacity, end of month long tons per day..
Prices, wholesale:
Basic (valley furnace) .dolls per long ton._
Basic (valley furnace)
rel. to 1926..
Composite pig-iron. ..cdolls. per long ton..
Foundry, No. 2, northern
(Pittsburgh)
dolls, per long ton
Foundry, No. 2, northern
(Pittsburgh)
rel. to 1926
1
28,208
32. 1
31,344
36,686
: 236.086 ! 34. 331
35.9
! 2 36. 3
35, 210
2 36, 076
36, 677
; 2 37, 693
51 i
410
1, 994
66.7
54
404
2,020
67. 6 1
32, 566 ! 32,676 i
34.4
31.5
33,587 1 31,267 :
32, 663 31,536
57
356
2,032
68.0
46
317
1,707
57. 1
36
292
1,714
57.4 i
26, 433
31.1
30, 431
27, 474
27, 451
27.8
27, 114
25, 974
24, 171
29.0
28, 785
29, 206
26, 251
27.2
26, 528
29, 223
25, 409
26.2
25,614
31, 845
30, 068
31.0
30, 911
32, 656
33, 865
40.3
39, 347
43, 937
47, 022
53.8
53 , 502
55, 656
38
396
1, 666
55.8
46
375
1,867
62.5
40
373
2,165
72.5
49
407
2,277
76.2
57
513
2,524
84.5
65
564
2,640
88.4
66
630
2,934
98.2
81
619
3,233
108.2
95
51,330
107
60, 205
111
65, 965
123
73, 525
139
80, 620
144
83, 645
160
92, 590
180
103, 425
17.60
94.9
17.79
18.00
97.0
17.99
18.10
97.6
18.22 \
18.50
99.7
18.55
18.50
99.7
18.66
19.86
20.26
20.26
98.3
98.3
268, 664 283, 750 ! 367, 022
364,861 160,347 260, 123
430, 365 185,484 i 312, 950
933
1, 032
949
251, 027
155, 282
184, 795
840
105
61, 085
113
66, 980
116
67, 880
108
61,850
16. 25
' 87.6
16. 64
16. 50
89.0
16.75
16.50
89.0
16.72
16.75
90.3
16.82
17.00
91.7 !
16.94 !
17.00
91.7
71.01
17.00
91.7
17.14
17.00
91.7
17. 30
18.76
18.76
18.26
18.51
18.76
18.78
18.76
18. 89
9. 56
19.76
91.0
91.0
88.6
89.8
91.0
91.0
91.0
91.6
94.9
95.8
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
163,390
98, 397
92, 702
721
85, 399
221, 775
181, 966
621
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
6,412
4,109
5,724
54,997
7,193
3,614
7,131
51, 657
9,495
5,910
10, 041
53, 686
14, 521
8,291
17, 774
59, 134
11, 894
6,321
12, 162
68, 182
7,392
4,603
8,736
72, 967
6,975 ! 6,874
7,103
4,703
6,342
7,266
76, 865 79, 605
5, 368
8,398
5,898
78, 908
10, 049
13, 140
9,537
139, 773
8,091
15,981
8, 448
136, 840
9,771
14,700
8,851
129, 643
9,122
11,500
15,957
14,689
8,632 ! 12, 082
124,238 117, 622
17, 723
10, 857
16, 837
109, 835
21, 377
12, 858
21, 480
115,313
33, 760
23, 068
39, 158
121, 666
32, 259
15, 920
31,595
140, 508
22, 271
10, 066
24, 178
155, 184
16, 044
17,496
11,376 ! 14, 493
14, 384
18, 269
170, 941 177, 376
11, 047
15, 567
11,249
177, 674
4,863
5, 164
5,003
4, 330
5, 957
4, 293
4,451
6,781
4,013
4,483
6,801
4,100
6.267
6,961
6,091
7, 471
4,097
6,866
9.089
4,791
9,118
11,220
5,852
12, 390
11,350
4,643
10, 347
8,933
5,366
9,520
7,296
5,873
6,154
5, 331
7,639
5,047
50, 953
50, 632
48,978
45, 969
43, 613
38, 702
41, 420
45, 626
51, 964
57, 560
65, 034
65, 309
2.22
2.23
2.22
2.22
2.19
2.20
2.22
2.24
2.26
2.29
2.33
2.35
33. 25
33.53
33.84
31.00
31.00
32.50
88.6
88.6
83.6
92.9
102
57, 365
96.3 |
Iron— Manufactured Products
Cast-iron boilers:
Gas-fired boilersProduction
thous. B. t. u. _
Shipments
thous. B. t. u _ _
Shipments
dollars..
Stocks, end of month. ..mills. B. t. u._
Round boilers —
New orders
thous. of lbs_.
Production
thous. of lbs_.
Shipments
._ .thous. of Ibs
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lbs._
Square boilers—
New orders
thous. of lbs._
Production
thous. of lbs_.
Shipments..
.thous. of Ibs
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lbs._
Radiators:
New orders -thous. sq. ft. heating surface..
Production .thous. sq. ft. heating surface..
Shipments.-thous. sq. ft. heating surface..
Stocks, end of month
thous sq ft heating surface
85, 328 250, 001 286, 748
149, 507 359, 206 334, 266
202, 835 445, 101 396, 788
885
759
940
7,232 !
4,997 i
7,447
62, 662
Steel— Crude
Prices, wholesale:
Composite, finished steel
dolls per 100 Ibs
2.21
Iron and steel composite
31.39
dolls per long ton
Steel billets, Bessemer
(Pittsburgh)..
dolls, per long ton
29.50
Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)..
rel. to 1926
84.3
Structural-steel beams (Pittsburgh)... ._
dolls, per 100 Ibs
1.65
Structural-steel beams (Pittsburgh)
rel. to 1926..
84.3
Sheets, black, blue, galvanized, and full finished:
New orders
net tons
148, 612
Production —
Per cent of capacity
per cent..
56.6
Total
net tons
201, 846
Shipments
. . . ..net tons
191, 942
Stocks, end of monthUnsold
net tons
82, 532
Total
...
..net tons
169, 444
Unfilled orders, end of month net tons.. 296, 731
Steel castings:
New ordersTotal
short tons
39, 044
Miscellaneous
short tons.. 27, 738
Railroad specialties
short tons. . 11, 306
Per cent of total to capacity.per cent..
27
Production—
Total
__
short tons
43, 141
Miscellaneous
short tons.
31, 070
Railroad specialties
short tons.. 12, 071
Per cent of total to capacity.per cent..
30
Steel ingots, production:
Canada .
thous. of long tons
75
United States, total. ..thous. of long tons..
2,505
United States, total
rel. to 1923-25..
72.5
Per cent of capacity
per cent_.
45
U . S . Steel Corporation:
Earnings
thous. of dolls
Unfilled orders, end of
month..
thous. of long tons..
3,620
Unfilled orders, end of
month
rel. to 1923-25..
75.8
2
Revised.
31.61
31.66
31.65
31.70
31.76
31.95
32.31
32.67
33.01
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.60
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
85.7
1.65
85.7
1.65
85.7
1.65
1.63
87.4
1.60
88.6
88.6
88.6
1.60
1.60
1.60
1.65
1.65
1.70
1.80
81.7
84.3
84.3
86.8
91.9
84.3
84.3
84.3
33.0
81.7
81.7
81.7
191, 987
236, 310
168, 564
180, 863
233, 289
135, 682
158,700
214, 454
148, 969
207,400
187, 412
204, 589
582
213,608
211,118
61.1
224, 322
208, 207
57.2
192, 218
179, 138
45.1
167, 865
170, 379
39.8
115,125
144, 040
43.6
148, 550
158, 182
50.6
193,934
193,516
48.8
179, 928
186, 639
48.6
173, 956
205, 774
50.4
186, 206
194, 767
58.8
205, 675
212, 930
73.3
274, 220
266, 436
91, 024
189,213
319,518
88, 363 82, 315 82, 708
185, 791 ! 182,240 202, 682
388, 599 373,148 432, 298
83, 988
200, 589
431, 324
85, 585
204, 702
461, 756
85,415 89, 334
92, 047
176, 846 i 189,915 181,614
325. 169 | 383,280 343, 439
i
85.7
87, 496
83, 629 96, 248
180, 285 184, 590 184, 586
360, 479 ! 378,601 295, 282
1
1
2 46, 007 48, 159
37, 147
229,812
2 16, 195 ! 11,012
232
33
40, 292
31, 156
9, 136
28
46, 810
32, 092
14, 718
32
49,387
30, 131
19, 256
34
48, 123 ! 45,552
31, 628 ; 32, 344
16, 495 13, 208
32
33 i
49, 542
38, 394
11, 148
34
50, 370
35, 085
15, 285
35
57, 850
43, 140
14, 710
40
61, 164 .
47, 450
13, 714
42
91, 077
49, 026
42, 051
63
248,250
2 35, 407
2 12, 843
33
49, 520
35, 610
13, 910
34
46, 294
35, 351
10, 943
32
46, 290
32, 093
14, 197
32
44, 290
32, 445
11,845
31
59, 522
43, 840
15, 682
41
61,919
44, 096
17, 823
43
64, 303
43, 575
20, 728
45
78, 977
52, 916
26, 061
55
90, 795
58, 002
32, 793
63
104, 984
61, 643
43, 341
73
99
2,994
86.6 i
54
83
2,502
72.4
49
58
2, 459
71.1
43
56
1,980
57.3
38
72
2 212
64.0
44
65
2, 693
77.9
50
58
2,840
82.2
55
56
3,061
88.5
59
68
2,922
84.5
56
95
3.419
98.9
68
99
3,983
115.2
74
91
2,722
78.7
49
56, 730
42, 519
14,211
39
7,191
6, 156
6,118
4, 191
7,949
10, 943
11,515
13, 000
13, 480
14, 377
16, 571
3, 898
3,995 I
3, 965
4,132 !
3, 944
3,640
3, 482
3,424
3,580
4,022
3, 968
4, 059
81.6
83.7 !
83.0
86.5
82. 6
76.2
71.7
75.0
84.2
83.1 I
85.0
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
37
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
IRON AND STEEL— Continued
Steel— Manufactured Products
Furniture, steel:
Business group —
New orders
thotis. of dolls..
Shipments
thous. of dolls..
Unfilled orders, end of
month
thous. of dolls. _
Shelving —
New orders
thous. of dolls..
Shipments
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
long tons
Imports
long tons.
Lock washers, shipments.
thous. of dolls..
Steel barrels:
Production _.
_
..barrels..
Per cent of capacity
per cent. _
Shipments
barrels. .
Stocks, end of month
barrels. .
Unfilled orders, end of
month
.
.thous. of barrels..
Steel bars, cold finished, shipments-short tons..
Steel boilers, new orders:
Area
thous. of sq. ft.
Quantitv
_
number __
Steel plate, fabricated, new orders:
Total
short tons.
Oil storage tanks
short tons
Structural steel, fabricated:
New orders —
Computed total
short tons
Per cent of capacity
_ per cent..
Shipments —
Computed total
short tons..
Per cent of capacity
per cent
Track work production
short tons-
1931
May
April
1,333
1,294
.
1,437
1,487
March
2
2
Febru- January
ary
1, 521
1,591
1,509
1,598
Decem- Novem- October SeptemAugust
ber
ber
ber
July
June
May
1,798
1,798
1,565
1,800
1,637
1,673
1,855
1,901
1,795
1,879
1,788
1,985
1,841
1,812
2,007
2, 1G8
2,310
2,342
763
725
775
844
933
932
1,168
1,203
1,249
1,331
1,528
1,492
1,651
471
376
370
387
416
436
375
356
376
393
242
468
429
458
534
593
512
497
526
555
596
604
699
705
725
752
465
370
387
407
388
405
632
661
720
704
736
746
754
129
134
123
104
110
123
139
175
165
161
162
167
180
91, 407
28, 107
172
101, 081
38, 702
179
109, 512
31,044
177
91,212
20, 513
163
92, 745
31, 706
140
101, 988
24, 338
115
111,968
34, 572
119
131,850
29, 730
153
131,211
29, 793
160
151,235
27, 408
173
131, 772
31, 849
161
159, 392
34, 755
228
196, 120
46, 081
290
610, 788 591, 399
41.9
43.1
618, 801 600, 566
42, 315
50, 328
550, 583
39.9
554, 332
59, 495
450, 134
33.1
449, 485
63, 244
421,814
32.6
427, 622
62, 595
412, 283
30.3
406, 327
68, 103
497, 539
36.5
500, 409
62, 447
616, 121
44.1
619, 558
65,317
564, 927
40.3
565, 204
68, 754
553, 842
39.6
552, 265
69, 031
612, 313
43.7
621, 091
67, 454
651, 559
46.4
638, 358
76, 232
731, 087
52. 1
736, 147
63, 031
2
1,053
22, 768
1,195
25, 141
1,253
25,011
1,392
21, 727
1,424
21, 943
1,437
15, 747
929
15, 456
986
20, 521
1,011
19, 338
1,114
19, 086
1,296
19, 241
1,290
27, 388
1,457
33, 010
573
646
825
689
665
2630
622
516
577
598
587
814
709
777
2851
1,189
1,282
1,254
1,357
1,371
1,410
1,309
2 1, 589
1,360
1,330
1, 283
26, 165
2,411
29, 916
7,749
31, 056
2,538
24, 438
3,585
27, 518
2,598
26, 787
5,118
33, 151
9,965
30, 197
4,518
41, 066
14, 916
36, 513
10, 056
38, 283
11,969
41, 774
9,869
38, 328
10, 495
152, 800
38.2
2
292, 800
73.2
184,400
46.1
158,400
39.6
162, 400
40.6
152, 800
38.2
151, 200
37.8
209, 200
52.3
155, 600
38.9
252, 000
63.0
270, 000
67.5
253, 600
63.4
279, 200
69.8
148, 000
37.0
7,453
2
158, 400
239.6
8,564
151,200
37.8
8,944
166,400
41.6
6,321
172, 000
43.0
5,626
168, 400
42.1
5,174
195, 200
48.8
4,212
239, 200
59.8
5,192
243, 200
60.8
5,642
262, 400
65.6
6,812
274, 800
68.7
8,774
280, 000
70.0
10, 553
265, 200
66.3
12, 799
219
122, 047
111, 727
400
155, 972
134, 472
231
126,592
106, 459
267
122, 136
115, 849
259
141,615
137, 608
274
149, 861
140, 598
283
124, 737
145, 979
263
152, 859
177, 384
338
153, 782
206, 634
380
197, 440
210.022
268
530
423
496
302
671
370
587
353
677
614
942
522
729
601
1,005
741
956
596
880
1,207
1,407
1,517
1,864
1,948
2,124
2,527
2,706
3,249
3,490
54.7
55.4
65.3
54.7
59.8
102.6
45.3
76.5
50.0
62.0
91.0
66.0
85.2
82.6
90.6
116.1
102.1
160.5
92.7
149.4
93.5
94.6
82.3
124.9
159.1
170.8
140.2
139.1
166.7
179.3
84
73
67
75
69
85
60
67
90
103
J36
96
114
120
91
128
126
176
135
197
Machinery
Electric hoists:
New orders—
Suantity .
no. of hoists. _
314
327
297
T alue
dollars
158, 355 140, 500 134,316
Shipments
dollars
135,086 113, 164 166, 438
Electric overhead cranes:
New orders
thous. of dolls
274
307
671
Shipments
thous. of dolls..
310
416
261
Unfilled orders, end of
month
. thous. of dolls..
1,420
1,552
1,413
Foundry equipment:
New orders
rel. to 1922-24.
57.7
174.4
54.1
Shipments
rel. to 1922-24..
69.7
118.6
72.9
Unfilled orders, end of
month
rel. to 1922-24..
180.1
123.8
314.6
Machine tools:
New orders
rel. to 1922-24
105
87
118
Shipments
rel to 1922-24
91
92
96
Unfilled o refers, end" of
month
rel. to 1922-24..
238
232
225
Oil burners:
New order
no of burners
5,517
5,168
4,608
Shipments
no. of burners..
5,229
5, 556
4,226
Stocks, end of month
no. of burners..
10, 060
8, 593
8,549
Unfilled orders, end of
month
no. of burners. . 1,007
1,395
1,107
Patents granted:
Agricultural implements
number..
67
67
60
Internal-combustion engines
number..
68
58
68
Total all classes
number
4,167
4,789
4,270
Pulverized-fuel equipment:
New orders, central system —
Furnaces and kilns.no. of pulverizers.. None.
None.
None.
Water-tube boilers_no. of pulverizers. . None.
2
2
New orders, unit system—
Fire-tube boilers. ..no. of pulverizers..
1
2
3
Furnaces and kilns.-no. of pulverizers..
1
1
2
Marine boilers
no. of pulverizers.. None.
None.
None.
Water-tube boilers.no. of pulverizers.. None.
9
13
Pumps:
Domestic shipmentsPitcher, hand, and windmill
no. of units
24, 255
22, 767
22, 417
Power, horizontal type_..no. of units..
2,145
667
2,135
Steam, power, and centrifugal —
New orders
thous of dolls
921
950
1,075
Shipments
thous. of dolls..
1,036
918
1,037
Unfilled orders, end of
month
thous. of dolls
2 2, 762
2,616
2,605
Stokers, mechanical, sales:
Power
horsepower.. 23, 646
18, 723
17, 993
Quantity
number..
65
63
80
Water-softening apparatus, shipments
_
.no. of units
702
785
851
r
W ater-sy stems, shipments
no. of units..
7,638
6,105
9,090
Wood-working machinery:
Cancellations- _
_ thous. of dolls
21
10
16
New orders
thous of dolls
484
487
527
Shipments
thous. of dolls..
451
513
545
Shipments.
no. of machines .
393
356
400
Unfilled orders, end of
month
»
thous. of dolls..
516
479
518
2
Revised.
1930
204
179
203
230
238
268
223
235
282
355
3, 708
2 3, 504
2 8, 762
3,748
3,952
8,571
5,026
5,025
8,604
6, 861
7,855
8,319
18, 152
18, 580
8,677
16, 457
17,036
10, 304
11, 581
11,354
11,940
9,130
9,593
13, 857
7,927
7,623
12, 161
9,835
8,178
9,221
725
521
725
724
1,718
2,146
2,725
2,498
2,961
2,657
44
76
3,715
41
58
3,215
58
67
4,251
52
54
3,023
41
49
2,871
43
35
2,871
27
30
2,423
51
52
3,452
109
144
7,670
49
59
3, 932
2
1
None.
2
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
2
None.
1
None.
3
2
None.
1
2
3
3
None.
None.
2
6
None.
None.
8
None.
3
None.
3
5
2
None.
15
None.
2
None.
10
6
3
2
24
3
3
None.
4
None.
1
None.
12
None.
5
6
15
None.
32, 902
1,657
24, 873
1,564
23, 056
1,325
21, 562
1,238
26, 917
1,992
36, 834
1,881
38, 902
2,378
37, 719
2,388
26, 601
2,885
36, 298
2,495
765
873
773
718
1,047
1,205
967
1,116
1,027
1,167
1,212
1,183
1,362
1,367
1,359
1,338
1,291
1,644
1,535
1,641
2
2
30
2,717
2,826
2,812
2,975
3,124
3,267
3,259
3,257
3,250
3, 605
13, 849
66
25, 902
85
11, 726
53
21, 103
71
38, 276
92
42, 899
128
29, 988
115
37, 761
150
47, 803
151
31,956
96
703
5,434
753
6,010
645
5,177
732
6,401
738
7,522
755
8,202
774
9,220
782
9,1599
752
10, 375
1,279
11, 120
13
474
491
421
9
486
383
400
21
470
500
529
16
459
506
442
17
605
564
441
17
648
516
488
12
498
606
694
27
733
821
624
10
836
913
615
11
779
723
502
557
467
520
636
588
470
593
705
785
38
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
1930
May
April
March
Febru- January
ary
Decem- NovemOctober SeptemAugust
ber
ber
ber
43, 006
45, 518
152, 056
40,111
40, 449
163, 037
33, 196
34, 938
166, 158
28, 041
30, 616
160, 851
56, 494
68, 564
148, 909
52, 254
36, 008
167, 932
17,475
19, 987
20, 325
22, 067
24, 642
51, 785
54,811
217,451
45, 440
43, 221
232, 277
33, 851
36, 642
230, 817
30, 883
34, 438
212, 395
71,113
93, 870
192, 072
21, 295
24, 489
101, 513
22, 995
21, 719
107, 917
18, 641
18, 811
109, 508
15, 781
17, 768
107, 439
54, 448
56, 548
259, 893
52, 771
49, 443
273, 154
41, 532
41, 787
267, 828
51, 973
60, 293
87.8
73
July
June
48, 449
51, 836
165, 687
48, 706
53, 259
173, 860
54, 827
52, 189
181, 746
49, 375
59, 554
180, 903
May
IRON AND STEEL— Continued
Enameled Ware
Baths:
New orders
no. of pieces..
Shipments
no. of pieces..
Stocks end of month
no. of pieces
Unfilled orders, end of
month
no. of pieces
Lavatories:
New orders
_.no. of pieces..
Shipments
no. of pieces..
Stocks end of month
no. of pieces
Miscellaneous sanitary ware:
New orders
no. of pieces..
Shipments
no. of pieces..
Stocks end of month
no. of pieces
Sinks:
New orders
_..no. of pieces..
Shipments
no. of pieces..
Stocks end of month
no. of pieces
Small ware (except baths):
Unfilled orders, end of
month
- - .no. of pieces
30, 813
35, 489
168, 808
43, 750
48, 547
166, 248
41, 799
47, 970
162, 302
36, 712
20, 466
25, 142
29,939
36, 110
39, 497
44, 050
41,412
72, 493
48, 023
214, 472
41, 227
47, 078
205, 517
52, 509
58, 273
204, 496
54, 369
62, 369
185, 515
55, 062
59, 130
187, 150
56, 875
63, 895
187, 979
64, 792
62, 337
197, 117
59, 984
72, 124
192, 197
29, 785
33, 527
106, 152
25, 092
19, 680
112, 460
21, 453
22, 065
108, 795
27,840
29, 142
106, 858
28, 449
31, 485
100, 585
28, 365
29, 807
101, 920
23, 537
25, 987
104, 102
27, 159
27, 283
125, 505
30, 878
35, 399
132, 146
35, 873
39,211
259, 442
63, 074
80, 095
244, 880
61, 567
43, 968
261, 800
44, 897
51, 027
253, 374
58, 504
61, 486
246, 632
57, 606
64, 044
243, 845
55, 785
62, 454
254, 426
61, 766
64, 459
257, 039
62, 424
61, 329
261, 633
61, 803
75, 123
261, 556
53, 470
56, 686
65, 566
109, 086
61, 605
74, 198
84, 246
101, 720
113, 899
126, 062
122, 636
88.7
89.0
88.9
89.3
90.0
90.2
90.4
91.8
92.7
94.3
95.4
73
77
79
85
87
95
97
96
97
96.8
101
78
96
94.0
219.3
94.6
2220.4
103.5
219.9
112.3
224.4
95.0
227.4
97.8
228.1
89.6
231.1
87.0
234.1
97.4
223.3
95.2
213.4
95.1
205.4
106.8
203.6
116.3
198.9
126.5
2 126. 9
144.8
2 130. 7
130.9
129.6
139.8
134.1
137.0
137.2
119.0
111.7
97.1
716
1,844
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
1,042
1,850
2, 892
954
1,964
2,918
900
2,161
3,061
1,170
2,742
3,913
933
3,140
4,073
24, 179
54, 567
31,536
74, 685
28,947
60, 636
42, 192
60, 209
32, 208
69, 854
37, 773
62, 693
30, 715
75, 703
30, 478
65, 169
33, 141
56, 810
32, 421
75, 436
34, 960
71, 887
40, 186
75, 760
. 0939
.0985
.0972
.0984
.1030
.1011
.0960
.1031
.1069
.1102
.1205
.1276
68.0
71.4
70.4
71.3
74.6
73.3
69.6
74.7
77.5
79.9
87.3
92.5
269
2 46, 452
70
48, 702
76
47, 504
72
48, 059
76
48, 726
83
53, 141
83
55, 954
89
56, 584
84
56, 136
83
54, 249
86
56, 743
90
60, 238
100, 501
52, 085
102, 058
57, 922
99, 853
55, 229
102, 458
53, 429
106, 366
60, 022
112, 646
64, 816
118, 229
70, 419
116, 004
68, 487
120, 778
66, 698
123, 179
67, 638
124, 821
69, 155
132, 183
75, 936
193, 876
367, 921
325. 0
2
128, 877
198,811
354. 205
312.9
2
136, 958
203, 224
363, 629
321.2
128, 685
210, 637
363. 827
321. 4
129, 390
218, 799
367, 175
324.4
136, 252
223, 280
369, 832
326.7
143, 214
240, 145
364, 930
322.4
157, 344
236, 464
360, 650
318.6
156, 705
234, 135
347, 688
307.1
154, 743
242, 212
322, 039
284.5
148, 929
253, 834
316, 762
279.8
150, 697
265, 106
308, 646
272.6
153, 488
1, S95
34, 816
35, 498
3,762
35, 498
41, 775
2,508
46, 902
39, 464
2,721
55,331
43, 405
2,896
48, 705
48, 517
3,963
48, 400
43, 423
3,361
63, 584
50, 402
2,746
52, 907
48, 491
3,673
60, 978
52, 980
2,570
45, 194
51, 538
5,975
55, 801
50, 721
5,100
77, 372
52, 818
NONFERROUS METALS
General Operations
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:
731
Direct by producers
thous. of lbs__
1, 678
Sale to consumers
thous. of Ibs
Total apparent
-- -thous. of lbs_. 2,409
Copper:
Exports
short tons.. 22, 951
Domestic shipments, refined. .short tons.. 45, 265
Prices, wholesale, electrolytic
(N. Y.)_
dolls. perlb__ .0867
Prices, wholesale, electrolytic
62.8
(NY)
rel. to 1926..
Production—
68
Index (Fed. Res. Bd.).rel. to 1923-25..
Mines
short tons.. 45, 671
Refined (N. and S.
America)
short tons 102, 695
53, 734
Smelters
short tons
Stocks (N. and S. America),
end of monthBlister
- short tons.. 180, 578
Refmed
-_
short tons.. 398, 667
352.2
Refined
rel. to 1923-25
World production, blister
short tons.. 130,486
Lead:
Ore shipments —
1,881
Joplin district
short tons
41, 576
Utah
- short tons
Production, refined
short tons.. 39, 519
Production (Fed. Res.
78
Bd )
_
rel. to 1923-25..
Price, pig, desilverized (New
York)
.dolls, per lb_. .0382
Price, pig, desilverized (New
York)
rel. to 1926
45.4
Receipts in United States, ore.short tons..
Tin:
Deliveries (consumption)
long tons.. 5, £05
Imports (bars, blocks, etc.)
long tons.. 5,483
Price, wholesale, Straits (New York)
dolls per Ib
.2320
Price, wholesale, Straits (New York)
.
rel. to 1926. . 35.5
Stocks, end of monthUnited States
.. long tons5, 698
World visible supply
long tons.. 51,231
Zinc:
Ore, Joplin districtShipments
short tons
22, 470
Stocks, mines, end of month
short tons
65, 480
Price, slab, prime western (St. Louis)
dolls, per lb._ .0331
Price, slab, prime western (St. Louis)
45.1
. rel. to 1926
Production ._
short tons.. 25, 688
Retorts in operation end of month
^
number
23, 024
Stocks, end of month
short tons. . 143, 049
1
Revised*
71
79
82
83
92
83
94
101
106
103
99
104
.0441
.0453
.0455
.0480
.0510
.0510
.0515
.0550
.0549
.0525
.0541
.0552
52.4
34, 694
53.8
37, 878
54.0
35, 512
57.0
42. 110
60.6
40, 462
60.6
38, 820
61.2
46, 237
65.3
48, 354
65.2
45, 542
62.4
44, 433
64.3
47, 692
65.6
49, 530
6, 630
6, 126
6,120
6, 986
5, 100
5,903
7,210
8,113
7,495
6,659
6,270
6,470
7,580
5,929
7, 250
5,523
5,695
5,979
6,130
5,259
5,885
6,793
5,710
8,829
.2512
.2707
. 2631
.2610
.2527
.2589
.2686
.2964
.3002
.2981
.3030
.3213
38.5
41.5
40.3
40.0
38.7
39.6
41.1
45.4
46.0
45.7
46.4
49.2
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
6,323
40, 150
7,533
43, 805
6,786
41, 950
7,728
42, 611
6,767
39, 771
27,261
17, 163
25, 389
25, 987
31,056
39, 478
33, 474
32, 122
37, 994
24, 974
41, 819
52, 454
61,110
63,001
58, 534
56, 013
47, 000
49, 441
45, 689
41, 663
38, 565
28, 729
19, 553
20, 802
.0372
. 0400
.0401
.0404
.0410
.0427
.0406
.0427
.0436
.0435
. 0444
.0464
50.7
29, 137
54.5
32, 328
54.6
29, 562
55.0
32, 522
55.9
32, 733
58.2
32, 097
55.3
40, 922
58.2
40, 470
59.4
41,012
59.3
40, 023
60.5
43, 458
63.2
44, 556
29, 072
143, 212
34, 221
141, 493
35, 518
144, 389
35, 635
145, 076
33, 640
143, 618
37, 492
145, 618
41, OC4
143. 327
44, 974
134. 835
50, 404
126. 835
46, 030
117. 724
52, 428
113.090
52, 072
106. 080
39
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
NONFERROUS METALS— Continued
Manufactured Products
Electrical equipment:
Delinquent accounts, electrical trade.
(See under Distribution movement.)
1,791
Electric furnaces new orders kilowatts
Electric goods, new orders (quarterly)
thous of dolls
Electrical porcelain, shipments2,144
Glazed nail knobs thous. of pieces. . 2,061
76, 313
Special
dollars. _ 78, 983
52, 009
Standard
dollars.. 57, 462
1,309
890
Tubes
thous. of pieces
1,281
Unglazed nail knobs. thous. of pieces. . 2,323
72, 003
Industrial reflectors, sales
units.. 67, 256
Laminated phenolic products, shipments
633
711
thous. of dolls. .
Manufactured mica135
128
Shipments
thous. of dolls..
Unfilled orders, end of month
138
119 ;
thous. of dolls..
Motors (direct current) —
473, 767
Billings (shipments)
dollars
536, 272
New orders
dollars
Nonrnetallic conduits, shipments
5,112
.....
thouslof feet...
Outlet boxes and covers, shipments
thous of pieces
1,303 ! 1, 619
Power cables, shipments. __thous. of feet...
Power switching equipment, new orders111,875
Indoor.
dollars..
| 216 145
Vulcanized fiber1,475
Consumption.
thous. of lbs_.
432
Welding sets, new orders8
Multiple operation
units
169
165
Single operation
units..
Miscellaneous products:
90.4
86.8
Brass sheets
rel. to 1926..
Copper-wire cloth —
299
275
New orders
thous. of sq. ft._
Make and hold orders,
514
554
end of month
thous. of sq. ft..
340
256 |
Production
thous. of sq. ft_.
277
297
Shipments
_ thous. of sq. ft
1,073
1, 096
Stocks, end of month. .thous. of sq. ft._
Unfilled orders, end
174
302 1
of month
_
thous. of sq. ft
Enameled sheet-metal ware,
264,
953
1
281,339
shipments
dozen pieces. .
Pails and tubs, galvanized—
1 143,258
Production
dozen pieces
! 140,080
Shipments
dozen pieces
Other galvanized ware! 34, 929
Production
dozen pieces
; 42, 287
Shipments
dozen pieces
PAPER AND PRINTING
General Operations
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
^
Wood Pulp
Ground wood:
Consumption and shipments. .short tons._
Production
short tons
Stocks end of month
short tons
Soda:
Consumption and shipments, .short tons..
Production
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons
Sulphite, unbleached:
Consumption and shipments.. short tons_.
Imports
short tons
Price
dolls, per ICO lbs__
Production
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons._
Sulphite, bleached:
Consumption and shipments.- short tons..
Imports
short tons..
Production
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons
Total sulphite:
Consumption and shipments.. short tons..
Production
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons
Sulphate:
Consumption and shipments—short tons..
Production
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons
Other grades:
Consumption and shipments short tons
Production
.
short tons
Stocks, end of month
_ .short tonsTotal chemical (all grades) :
Consumption
short tons
Production
_
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
March
April
1930
Febru- January
ary
December
No
*T"
October
2, 202
3, 317
Septem- August
ber
July
June
May
i
2,046
2,358
1,489
4,599
'181,265
208, 936
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
689
630
605
142
137
133
110
141
445, 833
396, 958
3,508
2,866
5,899
3,665
16, 602
3292,902
2,243
133, 654
68, 483
782
1,120
135, 687
2, 464
116,935
72, 825
1,140
1,524
134, 783
3,292
111,941
80, 368
1,266
2,211
109,977
789
722
925
868
122
156
162
195
107
109
88
137
166
621, 114
474,611
596, 670
820, 444
708, 095
719, 846
644, 252 673, 415
677, 348 935, 040
776, 681
633, 088
4,067
4,235
3,397
3,564
4,021
4,021
1,491
2,260
1,517
1,980
1,703
2,033
1,512
1,936
69, 202 84, 160 118, 431 121, 930
219, 232 342, 771 298, 354 319, 668
136, 559
451,051
172, 186
366, 584
128, 303
448, 802
1,834
2,007
91, 564 93, 677
47, 994
51,016
522 j
801
1,164
1,159
76,659 115, 736
2,044
131,815
73, 659
1,156
1,615
113,316
551
674
1,023
854
101
132
150
141
105
104
90
104
418, 228
450, 204
393, 558
680, 251
500, 165
617, 454
433, 530
457, 518
3,667
3,997
2,417
3,713
i
5,012
3228,733
1,677
1,957
2,218
2,453
99, 576 111,029
65, 581 69, 656
334
1,146
1,222
1,605
125, 786 127, 608
2,179
2,108
1,630
1,326
1,139
1,678
75, 303
269, 425
64, 736
201, 344
76,052
228, 862
77, 248
178, 160
1,975
484
1,652
426
1,369
385
1,421
318
1, 513
359
1,824
465
1,945
447
1,828
430
2,121
450
1,967
541
2,144
517
11
177
4
136
23
155
13
152
2
153
6
200
9
194
8
221
10
207
7
228
1
274
91.4
89.7
90.7
93.6
92.7
88.9
92.5
94.0
95.9
100.9
103.9
357
309
404
337
269
363
299
336
378
360
378
557
330
308
1,079
530
297
304
1,083
539
344
309
1,145
530
310
303
1,176
606
385
356
1,160
533
384
317
1,173
516
387
353
1,117
525
373
347
1,118
565
370
395
1,107
540
401
359
1,145
574
332
311
1,097 i
1, 824
186
211
217
165
166
199
241
264
279
232
252
312, 916
289,205
267, 232
250, 568
263, 365
329, 337
297, 622
146, 438
144, 637
312, 781
120, 723
103, 677
133, 977
87, 140
68, 898
60, 798
68, 330
31, 542
29, 579
34, 347
28, 142
23, 716
25, 958
21, 657
15,915
16, 061
21, 296
85.8
93.2
309, 645
213, 420
247, 861
290, 617
130, 906 103, 177 103, 050
115, 185 116,875 103, 354
91, 879
104, 096
89, 982
82, 956
113,645
107,496
40, 084
41, 126
38, 218
46, 310
46, 730
43, 827
42, 056
33, 874
40, 646
33, 140
44, 405
43, 483
106. 0
100.5
102.2
104.5
107.3
103.0
109
111
116
119
100.2 ;
100. 7
2 103. 3
296.7
97.2
;
110
110
109
105
127. 0
128.6
111.8
125.9
117.0
122.6
112.3
121.7
120.0
127.4
119.3
118.1
115.1
117.4
119.9
112.0
137. 5
112.9
132.2
106.8
116,914 2111,165 296,823 2 108, 349
14, 652 2 15, 656 2 14, 394
23, 136
i 95,937 107, 208
136,438 2116,311
1 93, 131 2 73, 606 2 68, 460 2 69, 346
109, 740
27, 024
110, 578
75, 498
110, 502
21, 77G
102, 957
74, 660
121, 335
31, 305
96, 465
82, 205
109, 860
29, 502
92, 872
107, 075
116, 886
21, 261
97, 895
124, 063
122, 709
17, 186
104, 997
143, 054
124, 903
18, 534
140, 603
160, 766
136, 293
17, 432
162,911
147, 710
28, 512
29, 162
4,366
27, 128
28, 560
5,118
28, 346
28, 966
4, 938
28, 954
30, 684
5,642
28, 638
30, 052
5,248
28, 868
29, 962
5,166
28, 984
30, 326
5,420
30, 004
32, 366
5,426
35, 676
38, 532
5,652
2 18, 882 220,554 2 20, 194
34, 289 50, 271 87, 600
2.35 !
2.48
2.48
2 18, 878 2 19, 384 2 20, 354
2 4, 320 25,490
24,316
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
18, 938
52, 426
2.48
18, 888
5,742
19,122
60. 198
2.48
19, 608
5,792
18, 530
57,317
2.48
18, 860
5,306
19,398
64, 687
2.48
19, 464
4,976
20, 488
47, 042
2.48
21, 200
4, 948
37, 272 2 40, 544 ] 243.090 241,616
30, 511 32, 863 ! 25, 592 36, 995
38, 092 2 240, 600 H0,462 241,402
5, 376 25,320 2 7, 948
4, 196
38, 844
30, 322
38, 698
9, 206
40, 634
30, 595
40, 938
9,352
48, 118
30,484
47, 790
9,048
49, 050
30, 567
49, 830
9,376
48, 094 42, 986
26, 880 2 28, 256
48, 340 42, 136
8,250
8,596
47, 892
30, 955
50, 096
9,200
52, 652
25, 548
52, 738
6,972
115,960 2115,794 2117,122 2121,774
115,974 2115,022
2112,552 2 120, 628
18, 734 2 18, 998 ! 219,770 224,340
116,830
117, 158
28, 720
120, 780
121,276
28, 392
141,852
140, 264
27, 896
128, 936
129, 242
29, 484
131, 454
131,382
29, 178
124, 326
123, 718
29, 250
136, 578
137, 768
29, 858
146,014
146, 280
28, 632
234,014
! 235,880
2
36, 542 i 2238,104
2
10, 152 10,092
233,722
2 36, 674
2 10, 426
33, 190
36, 204
10, 006
34,110
37, 208
9,494
41,446
44, 454
8,974
38, 990
42, 378
8,966
41, 970
44, 374
8,498
38, 754
40, 562
9,088
39, 066
41,290
9,998
43, 504
46, 134
10, 296
1,258
1,190
624
124
92
28
110
122
60
136
168
48
150
128
16
174
188
38
160
160
24
214
196
24
168
188
42
178, 652 ! 2 181, 902 2 185, 266
182, 056 > 2181, 176 2 2187, 594
34. 858 35. 192 39, 756
177,272
182,014
43, 872
183. 346 212, 388 196, 714
187, 572 215, 570 201, 800
42. 882 42. 560 43, 714
Quarter ended in month indicated.
202, 466
205, 906
42, 880
192,224
194, 766
43, 782
205, 862
211, 620
45, 306
224, 362
231, 134
44, 622
135.1 !
126.1
2
123.0 i
123.4
i
109. 6
131.2
101
:
27, 660 27, 884
29, 304 29, 422
4,998 | 4, 624
27,412
2S, 102
4, 414
34, 483
2.15
;
28, 614
2 Revised*
!
i
1
21, 178
30, 724
2.15
21, 076
3, 936
!
39,082
41,292
9, 594
1
i
i
844
898
764
183,298
i 186,266
1 33. 506
1,184
1,188
710
2
2
1,016
1,098
706
2
3
103
107
109
3
2
40
SURVEY OF CUERENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
April
208, 935
206, 571
224, 021
I
Febru- January
ary
March
1930
December
N
™ October
Se
July
^H August
June
May
PAPER AND PRINTING -Continued
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..
Stoeks, 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,
U. S.
short tonsExports, 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 _
ShipmentsCanada
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,
U. S
.
short tons .
Other paper:
Binders' board, production
short tons
Book paperProduction
short tons
Per cent of capacity
.
Shipments
.. short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons
Fine paper—
Production
short tons..
Per cent of capacity...
Shipments
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons
Wrapping paperProduction
short tons
Per cent of capacity _
.
Shipments
short tons_.
Stocks, end of month
short tons—
All other gradesProduction
short tons..
Shipments
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Total paper (including newsprint and box
board)—
Production
.
short tons _
Per cent of capacity
_.
Shipments
short tons
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
227,116
199,229 ' 2162, 528
222,511 198,296 211,782 i 173,258
7,520 i
8,175
7,345
6, 261
2
271.2
70.1
264.5
53.1
226,011 205, 785 211,691 176,483
2224,023 203, 202 209,660 175, 170
74,482 ! 72, 451
« 79, 053
77, 065
210, 590 2191,331
2
7,903
8, 023
71.6
224, 770
225, 977
80, 577
227, 806
81, 784
35, 641
167, 525
46, 680
25, 026
167, 478
45, 541
179,836
185, 432
192, 688
174, 325
152, 360
175, 242
202, 607
101, 202
69
67.8
230,537
51, 301
167, 846
49, 326
35, 229
191,507
50, 838
34,510 ! 34, 292
197,699 i 201,597
55,744 1 53, 622
200, 545
169, 345
3.10
179,340
150, 403
144, 236
148, 388
3.10
172,110 ! 194, 144
205, 838
102, 450
70
187, 005
100, 590
68
164, 552
88, 788
65
182,657 i! 184, 755
101,990
99, 276
202, 280
102, 555
205, 752
101,819
187, 730
101, G44
162, 350
90, 901
180. 027 ! 188, 845
ICO, 440
99, 062
39, 962
32, 956
178, 333
39, 754
34, 289
185, 560
39, 850
32, 254
190, 728
42, 259
33, 627
211,142
44, 859
45, 352
44, Oil
39, 486
1, SG9
1,401
1, 543
160,660 1 166, 645
153, 362
3.10 \
69
38, 768
;
:
223. 071
226, 899
69.7
228, 257
228, 439
67, 720
207, 596
230, 380
7,893
66.9
68.1
224, 391 222, 788
224, 141 223, 427
67,652 ,
67, 902
30, 649
184, 598
55, 534
45, 960
165, 499
61, 978
36, 108
187, 508
63, 518
163, 895
194, 820
175. 996
3.25
201, 703 ; 213,817
92, 337 105, 450
72
68
195,490
210, 793
220,
965
2
7, 842
69.1
221, 525
225, 336
68, 291
232, 581
234, 448
8,378
71.0
239, 186
238, 079
72, 102
43, 393
175,645
65, 819
38, 241
184,451
58, 866
34, 919
185,972
63, 237
157,426
170, 107
169, 280
3.25
163, 666
199, 060
193, 595
3.25
177, 800
194, 322
206, 927
3.25
193, 998
225, 251
207, 605
3.25
95, 261
70
202, 043
101, 601
72
216, 978
102, 840
73
213, 634
108, 398
80
237, 681
118. 093
80
221, 748
102, 808
193,835
197,870
96, 048
99, 236
209,511 212, 670
103, 018 106, 883
239, 634
114, 702
52, 547
34, 910
177,486
57, 377
184, 615
225, 495
173,149
183,388
3.25
195, 953
3. 25
200, 776
209, 944
3.25
69
213, 673
93, 631
7,907
215, 879
221, 840
8,030
217,651
33,318
198, 151
211, 716
62, 495
30, 879
215, 685
59, G07
30, 691
227, 443
52, 862
29, 284
221,368
45, 229
29, 507
200, 651
44, 409
27, 924
199, 363
39,022 |
38, 821
50, 539
41,017
41, 970
38, 885
32, 422
36, 274
46, 702
1,515 i
1,477
1,317
1,894
1,342
1,620
1,400
1, 592
1,974
100, 188
105,017
115,340
103, 525
74
106, 838
114, 766
102, 602
101,090
114,302
93, 897
73
93, 428
105,017
78
107,012
118, 362
111, 720
87
109. 932
120, 778
124. 133
93
117,306
118,410
35, 141 2 32, 534 232,835
74
73
66
67 2
2
32, 339 22 34, 707
33, 100 2 33, 981
61, 148 i
62, 459 : 62, 905 2 61, 340
25, 485
52
24. 873
68, 310
29, 085
64
28, 387
67, 701
34, 486
72
34, 624
67, OC9
31, 608
67
29, 996
67, 136
31,616
33, 290
70
32, 657
64, 730
33, 854
74
29, 995
64, 091
38, 689
79
38, 031
60, 226
2 75, 404 2 72, 281 2 71, 826 i
85
82
88
81,320 ; 2 76, 083 271,920 271,970
77, 107 2 77, 718 2 78, 404 2 78, 047 ;
74, 554
76, 628
83
77, 701
70, 881
83, 905
84
84, 744
71, 916
74, 704
81
77, 916
72, 732
77, 476
81
74, 687
75, 949
73, 915
79, 976
73, 149
77, 138
84
79, 375
79, 207
85, 346
86
84, 322
81,414
81, 660
83, 735
65, 186
78, 272
82,814
66, 367
93, 149
88,119
71, 8C3
92, 442
92, 528
66, 773
32,903
217,889
117, 374 2117,964 2 114, 306 125, 335
79
80
85 2
79 ; 2
127,466
118, 782 2 119,026 2117,849
2
90, 353 294,413
87, 395 : 89, 088
2
32,451
80, 675
91
2
2
2
2 74, 123
SO, 808
..:
190,502 228, 588
200, 1 99 247. 209
8,391
7,114
65.3
68.5
203, 381 253, 889
202, 042 251,810
71, 138
69, 799
81,218 ! 22 74, 186
71,417 i 69, 540
70, 054 2 78, 378
69, 735 277,122
67, 618 265,594 ;
73, 137
72, 333
75, 094
40, 372
31,818
100,345
118,315
78
106. 907
115,995
67
30, 826
65, 524
77, 846
78, 349
65, 777
62,400
87, 455
88, 985
62, 903
84, 954
85, 708
64, 432
551, 080
65
545, 049
425, 234
573,174
668, 71 C
74
669, 809
617,386
621, 761
72
421,214
616, 122
71
628, 904
419, 544
645, 784
78
639, 640
433, 677
697, S89
619,532
421,247
60
58
GO
70
57
67
80
65
76
76
65
72
63
70
73
68
72
74
69
76
68
305,274 !| 283, 933 347. 876
75, 507
80| 360
77,921
383,195 ; 359, 440 428, 236
415, 623
90, 955
506, 578
88
388, 030
85, 324
473, 354
78
374, 709
86, 439
461, 148
85
393, 130
97, 474
490, 604
390, 884
93, 081
483, 965
80
644, 293 2 629,233 2 583,748 2622,055
71
73 2
66
74 112
i 644,045 2 628,343
i 414,451 j 410,558
36, 777
32, 061
585,946 2621,365
2
408,407 2406,587
71,717
69
573, 538
419,711
419,278
74
618, 452
684, 968
426, 849
Paper Products
Paper-board shipping boxes:
Operating time —
Corrugated
p ct of normal
84
Solid fiber
p. ct. of normal ,
65
Total
p. ct. of normal..
79
Production —
Corrugated
thous. of sq. ft.. 417, 407
Solid fiber
_. thous. of sq. ft.. 100, 301
Total
thous. of sq. ft
517, 708
Rope paper sacks, shipments __rel. to 1921-22..
.
S?/o
78
61
74
391. 043
93; 875
484, 938
!
' 65
382, 305
91, 966
474, 271
77
81 !
07
78
401, 874
102, 609
504, 483
Printing
79
63
54
61
84 :
66
79
69, 004
47, 878
78, 707
60, 812
55, 779
59, 152
64, 544
68 630
618
247
95
785
141
91
92
643
150
93
657
155
85
418
74
89
440
71
96
621
147
104
9,455
11,053
12, 217
13, 428
11, 652
12, 363
11, 026
10, 903
10, 572
12, 688
12, 540
11, 730
10, 967
"
!
Blank forms, new orders
thous. of sets..
Book publication:
American manufacture
no. of editions _
Imported
no. of editions..
Printing activity
rel. to 1923..
Sales books:
New orders
._
—thous. of books..
Shipments
thous. of books..
55, 266
48, 877
--_,11, 587
10, 585
10, 284
11,079
74
I _:
425, 900
92, 488
518, 388
87
52,887
98"
11,204
10, 669
48, 751
--10, 054
10, 652
50, 587
95"
10, 735
10, 454
10, 893
10, 723
11,918
RUBBER
General Operations
Production index (Fed. Res.
Bd.)
_. . _ _ rel. t o 1923-25Production index (elect, energy
consumed)
rel. to 1923-25
Stocks end of month
rel to 1923-25
107
122 3
119. 6
109.0
2 118. 1
98
109.6
118.4 |
94
88
73
112.9
113. 0
99.0
107.4
84.3
110.6
84
96
93
119
121
107. 2
115.8
110.5
125.6
103.8
136.6
104.8
156.0
135. 3
158. 2
3 78 441
3 64, 353
45,375 35, 783
36, 657
35, 424
3103,250
3 87, 072
40, 382
42. 994
88
86.1
115.5
99.0 I
117.9
Crude Rubber
Consumption, quarterly:
Total
For tires
Imports (incuding latex)
__
3 82, 480
lone tons
3 68, 593
long tons
long tons.. 35. 844 44. 908 40.788
2 Revised.
34. 374
3 66, 258
. .
3 52, 284
37, 370 1 29,733
36. 598
• Quarter ended in month indicated.
;
41
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1930
j
May
April
March
| Decem- Novem
^y " January
ber
ber
F
U
!
October |
Se
m
P£ - August
July
June
May
RUBBER— Continued
Crude Rubber— Continued
Prices, wholesale, smoked sheets,
New York
dolls, per lb_.
0.064
Prices, wholesale, smoked sheets,
New York
rel. to 1926_.
13. 2
Stocks, domestic, end of quarter:
Afloat
long tons..
Dealers
long tons
Manufacturers.
_longtons__
Total
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
219, 405
World total..
_ _ long tons
Reclaimed rubber:
Production, Quarterly
long tons
Stocks, end of quarter
long tons..
Scrap rubber:
Consumption by reclaimers,
quarterly
long tons
Stocks at reclaimers, end of
quarter.
_
long tons..
|
>
0.064
0.077
0. 076
0. 082
0.089
0.089
0.084
0. 080
0. 100
0.111
0.124
0. 142
113. 2
15.9
15.7
16.9
18.4
18.4
17.3
16. 5
20. 6
22.9
25.6
29. 3-
3 49 471
3 49, 613
3138,140
3187 753
71,218
63, 395
78, 159
142, 520
42, 770
224,211
487, 660
3 44. 286
J a 58, 804
- . —
3129,575
3188.379
65,719 | 65,714 | 65,661
88, 959 2 86,469 ! 82,687 i 81,479
137, 452 130,247 I 127,553 121,131
43,958
43,154 j i 36,118
45, 782
215, 523 210,611 ! 207,085 201,000
487, 716 M71,285 460,479 j 439,728
_.
3 32, 115
16, 142
j
1
3
.
345,073
1
359,205
391,968
3151,173
74,941
63, 065
71, 934
73, 509
97, 701
120, 389
37, 714
171, 285
427, 089
82, 805
112, 798
42, 910
162, 283
400, 796
80, 236
119,010
37, 564
193, 091
429, 901
! 3 80.477
3 18, 534
' 8 3fi
3 41 274
84, 435
118,873
36, 046
188, 310
427, 664
i
|
378
359.464
3 57, 198
3 43, 203
3 51, 387
3 87, 381
3 138, 767
53, 944
60, 596
72, 485
75, 480
109, 908
39, 300
155, 000
379, 688
85, 835
105, 035
41, 923
146, 179
378, 972
84, 129
111,751
40, 362
158, 445
394, 687
331,277
3 17, 989
3 45, 269
3 19, 926
3 39 071 '
3
3 66, 363
3 66, 511
57, 251
Tires and Tubes
Pneumatic casings:
Production
ShipmentsDomestic
Exports
_
Stocks, end of month
Solid and cushion tires:
Production _
Shipments—
Domestic
Exports
Stocks, end of month
Inner tubes:
Production
Shipments —
Domestic
Exports
Stocks, end of month
Raw material consumed:
Fabrics
Crude rubber
_
thousands
3, 955
3,730
3, 188
2,940
2,251
2,123
2,866
2,692
3,332
3,193
4,098
4, 574
thousands
thousands
thousands
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
3,360
165
7,849
3,976
164
8,678
4,229
129
9,449
4,050
185
10, 622
3, 960
213
10, 745
thousands
12
11
11
13
13
13
18
14
16
13
17
17
thousands
thousands
thousands
14
1
64
15
1
69
12
1
73
12 i
1
75 !
12
1
76
13
1
76
19
1
78
22
1
82
22
1
90
19
1
101
18
2
107
23
1
108
thousands
3, 693
3,560
. 3, 133
2,898
2,448
2,144
3,161
3,053
3,837
3,151
3,960
4,428
thousands
thousands
thousands
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
119
8,414
3,525
108
8,052
4,492
118
8,589
4,594
90
9,326
4,082
131
10, 889
3, 940
119
11,082
15,244
45, 016
14, 041
41,851
12, 002
36, 651
12, 738
36, 319
8,358
25,537
8,418
26, 253
11, 780
36, 097
10, 917
33, 382
13, 223
40, 736
13, 399
39, 365
15, 034
45, 706
17, 437
52, 130
19, 380
18, 094
16, 846
16, 803
19, 380
19, 220
16, 361
18, 276
21, 884
13, 059
12, 881
20, 791
15, 493
22, 623
25, 082
41, 291
39, 364
37, 097
26, 348
44, 952
28, 767
38, 582
21, 249
55,411
110,520
75, 719
569
832
2, 129
1.656
4,617
259
569
889
1,892
1,631
4,412
231
496
722
1,611
1,378
3,711
222
366
675
1, 337
1,326
3,338
165
597
779
1, 276
1,345
3, 400
165
432
954
1,554
1,678
4,186
197
682
1,045
1,473
1,565
4,083
172
529
1,248
1,682
1,622
4,552
164
559
1,364
1, 856
1,690
4,910
174
507
1, 238
2,199
1,881
5,318
177
634
1,310
2, 703
2, 150
6, 163
211
615
15, 408
14, 661
13, 156
12, 973
13, 101
11,083
16, 460
14, 322
13, 735
15, 117
15, 795
15, 603
578
4,038
10.112
27, 764
577
4,868
10, 991
26, 708
658
4,854
8.397
29, 335
748
3, 939
8,471
30, 302
838
3,450
6,618
29,741
880
4,473
4, 578
29, 130
966
8,291
9,354
29, 353
1,083
6,681
9,244
31, 601
780
6,622
8,813
33, 226
938
5,053
11,668
36, 220
829
5,186
10, 287
38, 852
776
5,221
7,432
38, 595
710
1,040
1.271
3,381
738
863
1,168
2,769
644
567
973
2,184
577
738 |
891
2,206
476
697
736
1,909
532
1,426
864
2,822
915
3,040
1,254
5,209
733
3,249
1,064
5,046
678
1,805
975
3,458
608
1,415
917
2,940
851
1,486
1,042
3,379
1, 239
1,333
1,025
3,597
2,692
2,292
2,724
2,481
3,021
1,426
3,056
2,193
1,473
2,663
2,734
1,939
69
255
2,474
2, 764
14
408
2,145
2,876
36
290
2. 259
3,167
11 !
287 I
2,090
3,032
58
243
2, 305
2,917
60
280
1,011
2,390
82
492
2,638
2,520
74
333
1,691
2,729
74
317
1,161
2,289
34
364
2,627
2,876
31
309
2,549
3,307
27
332
1,506
3, 019
..thous. of lbs__
. ..thous. of Ibs
Miscellaneous Rubber Products
Calendered rubber clothing:
Net orders
no. coats and sundries
Production
no. coats and sundries..
Mechanical rubber goods, shipments:
Belting
thous. of dolls..
Hose
thous. of dolls..
All other
thous. of dolls..
Total
thous. of dolls..
Rubber 1 ands, shipments
thous. of lbs._
Rubber flooring shipments
thous. of sq. ft__
Rubber heels:
Production ... .
thous of pairs
Shipments —
Exports
thous. 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..
Raincoat fabrics
thous. of yds..
All other
thous. of yds_.
Total
..thous. of yds_.
Rubber soles:
Production
thous of pairs
Shipments—
Exports
thous. of pairs.. j
Repair trade _ _
thous of pairs '
Shoe manufacturers... thous. of pairs..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of pairs..
982
759
1,440 !
1,400
3,599
211
365
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS
General Operations
New orders
_
rel. to 1923-25. .
Production index (elect, energy consumed)
....
rel to 1923-25
Stocks, end of month
rel to 1923-25
Unfilled orders, end of inonth..rel. to 1923-25..
52.3
48.7
55.3
48.0
53.3
48.7
53.3
66.3
64.3
58.7
60.0
75.0
74.3
132.0
172.9
91.3
116.5
2 174. 5
2
80. 7
105.1
179.3
2 97. 2
102.6
173.4
2
79.2
75.3
165.0
2
97. 8
100.6
166.0
33.8
106.2
162.9
41.3
106.3
149.6
40.0
120.5
152.6
45.8
118.2
160.1
47.3
110.8
170.4
39.8
136.5
191.5
53.7
121.2
191.8
47.8
44
10.25
62.3
31, 307
53
10.00
60.8
29, 284
66
10.00
60.8
19, 844
55
10.00
60.8
19, 657
65
9.50
57.7
33, 488
90
9.50
57.7
103, 489
76
9.50
57.7
103, 390
70
9.50
57.7
115, 251
62
9.50
57.7
105, 493
67
10.00
60.8
82, 429
69
10.00
60.8
123, 694
69
10.50
63.8
98, 833
205, 842
165, 172
38, 281
256, 396
192, 499
48, 240
237, 346
194, 504
36, 997
251, 842 290, 144
205, 600 233,812
47, 032 i 84,550
429, 896
285, 944
121, 389
405, 082
273, 309
101, 9C6
373, 485
271, 577
132, 689
350, 940
222, 710
149, 034
341, 993
197, 069
95, 101
390, 782
213, 848
182, 680
303,971
171,867
137, 980
Brick
Common brick:
28
Plants closed down. _
number
Price, red, New York
dolls, per thous..
10. 25
Price, red, New York
rel to 1926
62.3
Shipments
thousands
28, 672
Stocks, end of month —
Burned. _
thousands
175, 365
Unburned.. ... _
thousands
155,908
Unfilled orders, end of inonth.thousands.. 43, 180
2 Rev sed.
2
Quarter eiided in m onth indi cated.
42
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
April
1930
March
February
'anuary
Decem- Novem- October Septem- August
ber
ber
ber
July
June
May
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS-Contd.
i
Brick— Continued
Face brick:
Production
thousands
549
Shipments
- .thousands
569
3, 634
Stocks end of month
thousands
781
Unfilled orders, end of month, thousands ..
Sand-lime brick:
Production
thousands-- 5, 084
Shipments by rail
thousands.. 1, 595
Shipments by truck
. _ _ .thousands. _ 4, 375
10, 721
Stocks end of month
thousands
Unfilled orders, end of month .thousands .. 6,513
533
579
3,698
784
395
522
3.734
685
338
369
3,836
708
310
303
3, 856
778
494
365
3,823
778
543
536
3,677
821
748
767
3,662
901
730
794
3,677
1,067
854
779
3,717
1,059
738
865
3,625
1,144
835
887
3,737
1,263
968
3,765
1,331
3,999
1,698
3,330
11, 119
5, 232
4,869
1,466
3,743
12, 566
7,070
4,140
1,493
3,306
12, 545
6,720
3,718
910
3,367
11, 594
5,245
6,053
1,846
4,277
12, 070
9,125
7,126
3,044
4,659
12, 730
8,183
7,925
3,437
6,169
12, 260
7,567
7,877
3,278
6,553
14, 151
8,957
9,636
2,921
6,437
15, 496
7,762
10, 415
3,102
6,781
14, 328
9, 797
10, 317
2,929
6,809
13, 191
9,314
12, 708
3,272
7, 559
12, 975
10, 706
2,119
2, 545
6, 003
1, 952
2,291
6,078
2, 250
2,479
5, 974
2,342
1,972
6, 307
2,634
2, 041
6, 696
1,894
1,486
7,022
2,221
1,678
6,814
2,451
2,297
6,578
2, 585
2,623
6,412
2,636
2,459
6,768
1,980
2. 368
6,799
3,249
2,451
6,750
2,236
2,788
6, 662
2,481
73.4
9, 127
2, 404
71.4
9,785
2,166
64.4
10, 340
1,777
57.2
10, 913
1, 776
52.8
10, 761
1,698
50.5
9, 628
1,913
59.1
9,484
2, 461
70.4
9, 097
2,202
68.1
9,404
2, 439
72.5
10, 024
2.406
71.5
10, 152
2,528
78.1
11, 147
2, 633
75. 4
10, 924
Glass Containers
Net orders
- thous. of gross ._
Shipments
- thous. of gross
Stocks end" of month
.thous. of gross. .
Production:
Total
.thous. of gross ...
Per cent of capacity
Unfilled orders, end of month.thous. of gross ._
Illuminating Glassware
New orders.
p. ct. of capacity..
Production:
Total
no. ofturns.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' supply.
27.3
28.6
32.4
27.0
30.7
26.5
30.5
34. 5
33.7
29.9
26.8
36.1
38.2
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
28. 7
1.1
1,912
30.9
27.6
5.1
2.059
33.2
30.6
4.9
2,185
35.3
34.4
4.7
1,961
31.7
33.0
4.6
2, 083
33.6
30.4
4.6
1.785
28.8
28.0
4. 5
2,262
S6. 5
36.2
5.9
3. 180
36. 6
33. 6
5.8
.8
.8
.8
.8
.8
.8
1.1
1.0
.2
Plate Glass
i
Plate glass, polished, production
thous. of sq. ft..
10, 174
10, 593
8,882
7,321
4,941
7,103
8,583
7,979
5, 523
8,326
9,128
12, 57L
of pieces. _ 4,824
of pieces.. 4,665
of pieces. . 28, 391
6, 898 i
4,093
28, 248
6, 163
4,178
30, 259
5,570
3,699
30, 004
4, 559
4, 597
25, 585
4,586
3,259
29, 598
4,451
5,634
30, 370
8,657
6, 455
31, 133
6,815
7,564
29, 367
8,232
7,214
32, 696
7.480
7,448
34, 259
7,367
6, 336
37, 410
7, 879
7, 10L
36, 920
of pieces. . 11,387
32, 541
31, 497
30, 526 ^ 29, 347
30, 400
29, 869
31, 309
31, 973
33, 493
34, 171
35, 674
35,078
52.1
1.422
81.0
11, 245
11, 184
29, 663
13, 691
36.9
1.477
84.1
8,245
7, 192
29, 676
13, 318
29.4
1.543
87.9
5.920
5,074
28, 612
11, 946
29.5
1.586
90.5
6,595
4, 692
27, 759
10, 384
38.2
1.580
90.6
8,480
5,688
25, 883
8, 809
51.7
1.588
91.1
11, 098
8,784
23, 056
7,758
65.4
1.600
91.7
14, 410
15, 599
20, 697
7,266
75. 7
1.600
91.7
16, 124
18, 083
21, 889
7, 783
81.0
1.600
91.7
17, 821
20, 299
23, 824
9,275
77.8
1. SOO
91.7
17, 078
20, 153
26, 289
11,684
81.4
1.600
91.7
17, 239
18, 781
29, 364
13, 452
78.9
1.617
92.7
17, 249
17,224
30,891
14. 668
2,598
291
3,138
315
3,226
335
3,231
324
3,799
350
3, 373
329
5,930
556
5,718
465
5,594
520
7, 829 ,
741 :
8, 236
734
0.090
7iy
3,852
2 3, 535
2,655
2,866
3,342
3, 134
4,135
3,954
3,812
3,690 i
3, 869
3, 838
3,696
2 2, 923
3,656
2,541
14, 662
2 14, c06
13, 895
14, 895
2, 937
975
14, 570
3, 791
1, 110
14, 166
4,572
1,581
14, 823
4,482
1,518
15, 259
4, 859
1,663
15, 786
4,385
1,576
16, 834
4,280
1,539
16, 778
4, 420
1,620
17, 189
93, 108
117, 105
597, 476
209, 507
64, 260
133, 802
583, 099
233, 504
150,451
184, 563
552, 403
303, 046
250, 183
172, 334
594, 886
337, 158
131,807
108, 065
623, 125
259, 309
113,710
121, 259
582, 675
235, 567
141, 036
158,839
593. 492
243, 116
140, 882
155, 330
586, 915
260, 919
142, 254
166, 156
615,931
275, 367
142, 024
156,650
654, 535
299, 269
128, 991
157, 773
648, 805
313,895
139,784
194, 948
626, 429
342, 677
81.2
69.2
269.8
70.4
66.9
71.0
60.8
72. 4
73.6
73.3
90.6
73.8
61.7
77. 7
56. 1
80.0
67.0
82.2
74. 9
84. 6
9,466
Porcelain Plumbing Fixtures
Net new orders
number
Shipments
number
Stocks, end of month
number
Unfilled orders, end of month
number
Portland Cement
78.9
Per cent of capacity
Prices, wholesale, composite dolls, per bbL. 1. 399
80.2
Prices, wholesale, composite
rel. to 1926..
Production
thous. of bbls.. 14, 006
222
Shipments
thous. of bbls. _ i14,
Stocks end" of month
.thous. of bbls._ )Q jj^y 2
Stocks', clinker, end of month. ..thous. of bbls.. IS', 009 2
Terra Cotta
Terra cotta, new orders:
Quantity
Value
net tons..
.thous. of dolls.
4, 180
412
Tile
Floor and wall tile:
Production
Shipments —
Quantity
Value
Stocks, end of month
thous. of sq. ft.
thous. of sq. ft..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of sq. ft..
Vitreous China
Plumbing fixtures:
New orders
pieces.Shipments
piecesStocks end of month
pieces
Unfilled orders, end of month. . pieces.
119,328
127, 942
594, 239
200, 893
TEXTILES
General Operations
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.
Stocks, raw materials, end of
month
.
rel. to 1923-25.
Unfilled orders, end of month.. rel. to 1923-25.
Imports:
Burlaps
Fibers
70.2
66.3 |
67! 6
2
98
97
93
86
87
93
91
103. 7
2 100. 0
97.3
99.3
86.4
89.8
87.0
85.4
87.6
2 93. 4
94.1
92.4
100.0
109.2
97.3
196. 3
2 42 5
212.2
40.0
229.9
38.9
241.8
34.3
237.6
37.3
102
161.2
41.7
176.8
2 41. 7 1
2 Revised.
88 i
81
84
90
95.3
96.0
117.3 I
123. 9
121. 6
104.2
35.9 |
111.2
41.0
122. 3
43. G
57, 553 i
16, 857 i
43,235
24, 163
47, 699
19, 322
84
85.1
72. 5
79.7 j
96.8
96.5
106.4
214.7
36.2 i
155.4
34.5
116.9
33. 7
37, 940
39, 578
17, 958 i 13, 803
39, 038
13,941
i
Burlaps and Fibers
thous. of Ibs
long tons.
74.4 |
75.5 !
37, 732
14, 102
30, 481
21,719
34, 945
19, 574
42, 176
21, 326
35, 062
19, 162
44, 591
20, 429
36, 656
14, 681
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
43
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1930
1931
May
April
March
Febru- January
ary
Decem- Novem- October Septem- August
ber
ber
ber
July
TEXTILES— Continued
Clothing
Hosiery:
Prices, pure silk, wholesale- __rel. to 1926..
50.8
New 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.. _thous. of doz. garments. .
New orders
thous. of doz. garments. .
Production
thous. of doz. garments.- —
Stocks, end of
month.
thous. of doz. garments
Unfilled orders, end
of month
.thous. of doz. garments. .
Men's and boys' garments cut:
Overcoats
thous. of garments. .
Separate trousers
thous. of garments..
Suits
thous of garments
Overalls:
Cut
thous. of doz. garments
Net shiDinents.-.thous. of doz. garments
Unfilled orders,
end of month.. thous. of doz. garments.
June
!
62.6
3, 434
3, 539
2, 914
64.8
2, 639
2 2, 772
2,412
3, 142
2
69.1
2,229
2 2, 361
2,300
50.8
2,717
2,708
2,535
51.9
2, 774
2,728
2,465
51.9
2,600
2, 497
2,405
51.9
2, 526
2,209
2, 400
2
2
2
6,265
6,433
6, 713
7,074
2 7, 095
2 7, 249
2 7, 749
2
2
2
2
2, 633
2 1, 948
2,096
2, 322
2,002
191
2, 017
1, 878
58.3
2, 455
2, 796
2, 638
58.3
3, 218
2 3, 315
2 3, 036
2
2
2
60.5
3, 918
3, 813
3,480
2
2
2
8, 683
2
9, 056
2
69.1
2,941
2 2, 827
2,823
2
2
2
10, 464
2
9, 306
2
2, 703
2
Cotton Goods
Cotton cloth:
Imports
thous ofsq yds
Exports .
thous of so yds
Cotton textiles:
New orders
thous of yds
Production.. _
.thous. of yds
Shipments
thous. of yds..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of yds
Unfilled orders, end of
month
thous of yds
Elastic webbing, shipments _. thous. of dolls
Fabric for tire manufacture, consumption
thous. of lbs__
Mill dividends:
Fall River (quarterly) _ _ . thous. of dolls
New Bedford (quarterly). thous. of dolls
Prices:
Print cloth 64x60
__ .dolls, per yd_.
Print cloth 64x60
rel. to 1926.1
Sheeting, brown
dolls per yd
Sheeting, brown
rel. to 1926."
Cotton goods (Fairchild) . .rel. to 1911-13..
Cotton Yarn
Carded sales yarn:
Production
thous. of lbs__
Stocks end of month
thous. of lbs__
Unfilled orders, end of month
thous. of lbs._
Prices:
22/1 cones, Boston
dolls, per lb._
22/1 cones, Boston
rel. to 1926. _
40/ls southern spinning
dolls, per lb._
1
73.4
2, 995
2, 851
2, 842
2,051
2,027
2,041
1,107
1,326
1,146
909
994
945
975
967
840
816
. 878
821
1,129
1, 164
978
1, 365
1,475
1, 132
1,261
1,049
913
1, 024
909
828
902
781
869
875
911
1,023
1,003
1,070
1,025
1,366
1,265
1,329
1,299
1,197
1,421
1,497
1, 759
1,880
1,846
1,759
1,549
1,342
1,258
1,284
1, 266
1, 250
1,140
1,398
1, 524
1,634
1,607
303
1. 845
2,370
250
1,708
2, C28
160
1, 580
1,714
159
1,232
1,222
444
1. 183
1, 100
555
2, 103
1, 654
564
2,071
1, 662
437
1,891
1,878
441
1, 926
1,811
329
1, 976
1,792
203
2,218
1,923
234
223
222
218
161
137
207
191
279
249
326
289
288
250
244
223
231
218
260
248
41
36
42
36
51
69
74
60
67
89
1, 834
2, 408
2, 786
Cotton
Consumption by textile mills
bales 465, 770 508, 744 490, 586 433, 510 454. 188 406, 207 414,887 444, 494 394, 321 352, 335 379, 022 405, 236
Consumption by textile mills. _rel. to 1923-25. .
68.7
95.6
99.1
84.5
90.8
88.5
79. 2
80.8
76.8
73.8
79.0
86.6
Exports, unmanufactured
(exclusive of linters)
thous. of bales
392
605
433
625
1. 004
903
366
336
766
908
176
185
Ginnings
thous. of bales
13, 756
13, 593
13, 258
6,304
12, 837
1,879
78
10, 866
Imports, unmanufactured
bales. . 15, 189 17, 257 10, 266 11, 165 11,299
3,394
3, 409
1,747
5,901
4, 162
4,461
9,550
Machinery, activity of spindles:
Activity spindles
thousaiids.. 26, 398 26, 645 26, 490 25, 763 25,611
25, 874
26, 154
26, 087
25, 526
25, 858
26, 458
27, 659
Activity per spindle
hours._
211
184
216
204
191
184
167
151
173
176
156
170
Total activity
mill of hours
7,001
7,129
6,739
5.134
6,110
6,360
5,832
5,663
6, 239
5,916
5,301
5,789
Per cent of capacity
91.2
87.2
94.3
89.9
80.8
77.1
73.4
65.2
67.2
80. 1
76.1
76.2
Prices:
To producer
dolls, per lb__
.093
.096
.091
.088
.114
.086
.087
.092
.099
.119
.096
.140
In New York, middling
dolls, per lb..
.102
.109
.093
. 102
.121
.110
. 107
.109
.132
.101
.145
.110
Receipts into sight
thous of bales
447
358
513
341
729
865
64
2, 749
1,627
2,410
163
3,670
Stocks, domestic, end of month:
Mills
__
thous of bales
1,478
1,614
1,258
1,370
1,548
1,567
968
1,012
1,183
1,357
1,659
1,353
Warehouses
thous of bales
6,034
7,314
6,643
7,939
3,465
5, 494
8, 378
2, 877
8,398
5,248
3, 105
7,543
Total, mills and warehouses.
thous of bales
7,404
6,752
8,120
8,862
9,553
10, 037
4,462
9,965
6,215
4,476
4,060
8,895
Total, mills and warehouses,
rel to 1923 25
254.1
196.9
216.0
235.7
179.6
265.0
165.3
119.1
108.0
118.7
267.0
236.6
Stocks, world visible, end of month:
American _
thous of bales
6,302
6,826
7,381
5,861
7,576
7,841
6,617
4,892
3,159
2,917
7,676
3,352
Total..
thous of bales
9,332
8,883
9,958
9, 897
8, 346
9,897
9,437
6,707
8,413
5,190
5, 230
5,951
Cotton Finishing
Printed only (mills and outside):
Production _
thous of yds
Stocks, end of month
thous. of yds
White, dyed, and printed (outside mills):
Billings, finished goods
thous. of yds..
New orders, gray yardage.. thous. of yds~
Per cent of capacity
Shipments,finishedgoods
cases. .
Stocks, finished goods, end of month
_ __
cases
Unfilled orders, end of month
days..
May
473,284
92.3
209
53, 328
28, 358
197
6,725
83.4
.145
.164
358
1,528
3,379
4,907
129. 5
3,688
6, 335
67, 704
74, 436
86, 612
72, 973
87, 318
65, 145
76, 847
64, 546
68, 380
65,704
70, 301
68, 420
62,005
68, 817
69, 764
65, 876
55, 387
64, 788
42, 185
70, 395
38, 799
82, 297
47, 608
82, 856
58, 588
85, 381
52, 537
45,937
51
30, 109
60, 590
LQ, 394
52
31, 176
61, 803
57, 872
58
35, 334
50, 166
49, 679
56
30, 593
43, 642
46, 370
47
29, 031
47, 566
39, 749
40
23, 888
40, 249
38, 541
44
23, 743
53, 003
47, 133
48
29, 260
40, 631
41,618
46
26, 691
37, 907
35, 576
36
28, 843
41, 473
37, 349
34
28, 559
50, 933
39, 249
41
32, 986
59, 384
48, 699
47
39, 307
17,141
1.9
16, 677
2.7
17, 641
2.7
17, 071
2.6
20, 134
2.6
23, 593
2.6
21, 803
2. 5
22, 392
2.1
22, 079
2.6
27, 198
2.1
31,901
1.9
34, 477
2.0
34, 571
2.6
3,920
30, 961
2,810
30, 776
2,530
33, 392
2,148
25, 188
2,641
31, 488
1,658
29, 388
1,763
29, 273
1,976
34, 804
1,920
32, 626
1,664
34, 285
2,434
35, 397
3,019
35, 868
4,299
38, 523
160,029
225, 392
205, 603
301, 943
137, 749
225, 955
217, 582
282, 154
295, 334
271, 638
317, 185
273, 781
326, 691
212, 168
248, 354
319, 328
239, 106
202, 149
210, 597
355, 514
182, 656
234, 052
226, 951
363, 962
183, 067
206, 633
200, 661
356, 861
335, 801
228, 866
270, 383
350, 889
291, 980
182, 385
232, 975
392, 406
235, 272
218,815
231, 348
442, 996
180, 147
165, 850
176, 689
455, 529
129, 947
198, 539
182, 652
466, 368
184, 473
275, 801
270, 056
450, 481
248, 544
1,363
294, 118
1,199
373, 951
1,363
395, 802
1,180
317, 465
1,041
288, 956
921
333, 251
1,000
350, 845
1,356
285, 427
1,200
226, 422
1,127
222, 498
1,088
219, 040
1,169
271,745
1,300
15, 244
14, 041
12, 002
12, 738
8,358
8,418
11, 780
10, 917
13, 223
13, 399
15, 034
17,437
3
301
3279
3
330
3 254
3 110
.050
65.7
.058
62.8
115
.053
69.6
.059
63.3
119
.055
73.3
.059
63.3
121
.053
69.6
.065
69.8
119
.052
68.8
.062
67.0
120
.053
70.4
.065
69.9
122
.057
75.5
.066
70.9
124
.055
72.9
.066
70.9
124
.053
70.4
.070
75.1
124
.050
66-6
.070
75.1
126
.054
71.8
.070
75.1
130
.056
74.7
.075
80.3
134
.061
80.2
. 078
83.9
137
13, 377
11,212
11, 081
12,240
11, 536
12, 537
10, 968
13, 420
12, 665
13, 795
9,582
13, 531
11, 787
12, 548
15, 494
12, 548
11, 148
12, 819
10, 031
13, 633
11,049
13, 742
10, 968
13,5i9
11,678
13,439
34, 914
38, 825
40,979
42, 407
39, 963
38, 920
38, 926
37, 854
33, 194
29, 103
26, 469
27, 632
30, 186
.223
62.2
.353
.231
64.5
.369
.240
66.8
.382
.239
66.7
.390
.248
69.1
.390
.247
68.8
.390
.254
71 0
.405
.235
65.5
.413
.242
67.4
.420
.252
70.3
.435
.262
73.1
.447
.273
76.2
.461
Revised*
* Quarter ended in month indicated.
. 290
80.9
.473
44
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
TEXTILES— Continued
Fur
Sales by dealers
thous. of dolls..
1931
May
1930
5,615
5,324
Decem- Novem- October September
ber
ber
Febru- January
ary
April ! March
6,693
6,049
4,496
August
July
June
May
3,048
4,520
5,787
7,301
5,425
4,348
5,455
7, 692
I
Pyroxylin- Coated Textiles
Pyroxylin spread
. thous. of lbs_.
Shipments billed
__thous. of linear yds..
Unfilled orders end of
month
thous. of linear yds_.
4,060
3,186
2,810
2
4,273
3, 301
4,081
3,394
3,044
2,724
2,565
2,333
2 2, 353
2 2, 126
2 2, 417
2 2, 075
2 2, 879
2 2,711
23,158
3
2, 690
2 2, 882
2 2, 309
2 3, 026
2 2, 426
2 4, 190
2 3, 092
2 3, 935
2 3, 542
2,962
3,358
3,058
2,735
2 2, 031
2 2, 424
2 2, 472
2
2 2, 015
2 3, 070
2 3, 973
2 4, 088
2, 590
Kay on
Imports
Price, 150 denier, "A" grade,
New York
thous. of lbs__
225
295 !
439
274
154 !
dolls, per lb_.
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
.bales
thous. of lbs__
45, 073
6,520
41, 356 i
4,823 !
55, 383
7,725
54, 242
7,318
dolls, per lb__
2.266
2.266 \
2.561
rel. to 1926..
dolls, per yd__
36.6
99
3.66 !
.99
41.3
.99
ct. of normal..
ct. of normal. _
ct. of normal
76.3
42.5
49.5
90.9
44.6
51.8 |
0
216
101
153
171
133
383
487
.95
.95
.95
.95
.95
.95
1.15
1.15
55,910 !
7,405
55, 424
9,877
57, 333
7,000
61, 937
8,940
55, 649
7,887
41, 734
8,244
39, 948
5,712
29,396
4, 622 |
40, 823
3,622
2.709
2.807 !
2.709
2.463
2.512
2.413
2.955
2.955
3.251
3,940
43.7
1.00
45.3
1.02 |
43.7
1.02
39.8
1.02
40.6
1.02
39.0
1.04
47.7
1.06
47.7
1.08
52 5 !
1.09 !
63.6
1.11
93.8
44.2
58.6
96.5
51.7
58.9
94.0
39.2 !
55.2 |
94.0
35.8
65.8
96 5
60.8
75.1
88.2
38.2
70.2
80.0
44.7
57.7
73.1
36.9
49.1
79.2
31.0
52.1
79.0 1
63.6
58.0
87.9
55.0
59.1
35, 497
20, 425
47, 407
22, 231
45, 399
23, 124
51,814
23, 588
58, 430
24, 242
49. 238
24, 929
51,278
22, 954
47, 621
21, 243
44, 978
20,511
35, 565
18, 046
28,450 :
19,843
35, 477
20, 300
52, 199
110.2
47, 710
100.7
40, 373
85.2
38, 420
81.1
33. 856
71.5
30, 007
63.3
31, 237
65.9
40, 975
86.5
38, 083
80.4
33, 761
71.3
34, 682
73.2
32, 772
69.2 !
32,641
68.9
14, 168
21,258
15, 348
11,687
13, 767
10, 920
8,546
8,994
8,817
10, 145
8,900
8,896 '
15, 484
97
82
76
75
67
67
65
74
81
75
71
72
68
46
45
58
60
44
42
54
57
44
34
59
66
39
30
59
60
29
28
49
47
29
26
46
43
38
37
47
50
38
44
47
54
36
41
46
53
34
43
44
48
31
42
48
51
36
48
53
60
44
39
51
60
60
67
55
57
57
57
66
54
48
52
45
52
52
52
53
62
55
60
48
55
52
53
62
56
60
52
.63
.65
.66
.66
.68
.72
.72
.75
.76
.76
.76
.76
.77
.20
1, 494
74.5
.22
1.494
7.45
.22
1. 543
77.0
23
1.601
79.8
.26
1. 601
79.8
.27
1.601
79.8
.29
1. 601
79.8
.30
1.601
79.8
.31
1.601
79.8
.31
1.601
79.8
.31
1.696
84.6
.31
1.756
87.6
.29
1.756
87.6
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
1.10
76.6
87.0
1.17
81.8
87.0
1.20
83.6
87.0
1.20
83.6
87.0
1.20
83.6
87.0
1.20
83.6
87.0
1.20
83.6
87.0
1.20
83.6
87.0
1.23
85.3
4, 576
1, 664
6, 240
10, 494
2, 245
12, 739
4,094
2,980
7,074
47, 826
3, 846
51,672
72,313
4,602
76, 915
54, 729
2,936
57, 665
18, 937
9,712
28, 649
57,964
78, 262
53, 841
39, 527
27, 620
30, 351
28, 823
Silk
Deliveries (consumption)
Imports raw
. Prices:
Raw, Japanese 13-15, New
York
Raw, Japanese 13-15, New
York
Silk goods, composite
Silk machinery activity:
Broad looms
p.
Narrow looms
p.
Spinning spindles
p
Stocks, end of month:
At warehouses
At manufacturing plants
bales. _ 32, 688
bales
18, 206
Wool
Consumption at textile mills,
grease equivalent
thous. of lbs._
Consumption at textile mills—rel. to 1923-25. .
Imports:
In condition, imported
thous. of lbs__
Machinery activity, hourly:
Combs .
p. ct. of hours active. .
LoomsCarpet 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-Prices:
Raw, territory, fine, scoured.dolls. per lb_.
Raw, Ohio and Penn. fleeces, ]4. blood,
combing grease
dolls, per Ib
Suiting, 13-oz __
dolls, per lb_.
Suiting 13-oz
rel. to 1926. .
Women's dress goods,
French serge, 39-in
dolls, per vd_.
Women's dress goods,
French serge, 39-in
rel. to 1926..
Worsted yarns
dolls, per lb._
Worsted varns
Receipts at Boston:
Domestic
Foreign
Total
_-
rel. to 1926 -
1.00
69.7
1.00
69.7
1.00
69.7 i
1.10
76.6
thous. of Ibs..
thous. of lbs_thous. of Ibs.-
26, 151
4, 190
30. 341
10, 376
7, 399
17, 775
8,215
5, 064
13, 279 ;
6.741
6. 528
13, 269
3,363 i
7, 432
10, 795
7, 574 i
4,000
11,574
39,908
46,879
50, 440
62, 148
TOBACCO
Unmanufactured:
j
Exports, leaf
.thous. of lbs~!
Stocks—
i
Chewing, smoking, snuff and export
types, quarterly
mills, of Ibs
Cigar tvpes, quarterly thous. of Ibs .
Total, including imported types, quarterly
.mills, of Ibs..
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..
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTION
Buttons
Fresh-water pearl button:
Production, ratio to capacity
per cent..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gross. .
Imports:
Buttons—
Product of Philippines.thous. of gross. _
All other
thous. of gross-ShellsMother-of-pearl
thous. of Ibs..
All other
_- thous. of Ibs
Taeua nuts
---thous. of Ibs..
48,911 I 45, 006
467, 300 459,982
10, 448 ! 9, 471
30, 780
30,781
137
134
250,858 ! 241,703
44.7
9,224 i
45.2
9, 408
61 i
11
£"
,~\
272 !
43 !
901 i
395
48
1. 720
2 Revised.
• 1,697
3354,319
» 1 492
•3277,850
3 1, 266
3303,104
3 2, 151
3 1, 853
« 1, 649
440, 472 • 362,839
9,802 : 8, 836
31,049
29, 562
131 1
132
324, 808 ! 256,706
47.5 !
9,518
2
#9
95
592 ;
44.fi
9, 807 j
59
3
273
369
1. 329
3
1, 296
3337,071
3
1, 726
528,128
7, 952
623, 861
10, 947
523, 973
10, 190
517, 200
10, 577
532, 805
11,859
519, 599
11,751
523, 775
10, 301
25,815 I 25,976
33, 026
32, 166
31, 370
30, 964
30, 939
32, 579
121
128
229, 697 ; 338,808
119
251,507
129
318. 751
125
305, 676
130
295, 744
137
643, 358
141
566,015
134
446. 231
40.6
8, 842
42.0
8, 756
38.8
8,808
36.2
9,061
23.1
9, 857
41.1
10, 056
42.4
9,790
82
9
65
9
72
5
78
3
63
12
107
18
44
16
402
458
331
354
586
1,204
802
164
1,236
476
72
1,213
271
377
1,242
570
925
1,317
362 939
9, 368
31,697
35.5
10, 154
59 i
4
349, 635
8,675
475 i
896
15
22
858
270 1
3
Quarter ended
in month indicated.
25.7 !
9,258
69
14
844
56
708 i
45
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931j
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supple'
ment to the Survey
May
April
March
"
193O
February
January
Decem- Novem- October
ber
ber
Se
bTrm"
Au
^ ust
July
June
May
FUELS
Coal
Anthracite:
Exports
thous of long tons
148
PricesRetail, composite.dolls. per short ton..
14.19
Wholesale, composite
dolls per long ton
12. 270
Wholesale, composite
rel. to 1926- 89.1
Production
thous. of short tons5,005
Stocks, end of month, in yards of
dealers
_
- no. of days' supply
Bituminous:
Consumption —
Bv coke plantsCanada _ thous. of short tons
United States
thous of short tons
4, 629
By electric power
plants
thous. of short tons-By railroads
thous. of short tons
By vessels clearing
Dorts
thous. of long tons..
195
Exports
thous. of long tons-.
926
Prices —
Mine average (spot)
dolls, per short ton-1.60
Prepared sizes (composite)
dolls, pernet ton..
3. 838
Preparedsizes (composite) rel. to 1926..
80.1
Retail, composite .dolls, per short ton..
8.04
Wholesale, composite
dolls, per short ton..
3. 723
Wholesale, composite
rel. to 1926. . 86.3
Production—
Canada
thous. of short tons..
United States
thous. of short tons.. "28," 333"
Production index. .
rel. to 1923-25
75
Stocks, end of month, held by
consumers thous. of short tons
120
79
159
207
182
253
198
205
129
144
186
14.39
14.85
14.85
14.88
14.89
14. 90
14.87
14.80
14.57
14.53
14.32
14.33
12. 202
88.6
5,700
12. 608
91.6
4,745
12. 732
92.5
5,391
12. 732
92.5
6,157
12.751
92.6
6,086
12. 751
92.6
5,207
12. 762
92.7
7,576
12. 707
92.3
5,293
12. 578
91.4
6,190
12. 366
89.8
5, 658
12. 251
89 0
5,183
31
43
47
61
60
57
178 1
12.441
90.4
5, 841
2
247
235
236
246
249
249
233
244
248
268
290
4,682
4, 902
4,408
4, 686
4, 737
4,820
5,270
5,214
5,559
5, 824
6, 155
6,621
2,981
5, 885
2 3 411
6,414
2 3, 286
5,810
3, 688
6, 598
3,837
6r 622
3, 670
6, 642
3,944
7, 124
3, 659
6,408
3,452
6,228
* 3,199
6,177
2 3, 294
6,690
168
671
136
665
187
700
201
803
204
1,287
230
1,317
261
1,433
284
1,586
276
1,394
278
1,488
1.64
1.69
230 i
141
645 I
1.77
1.77
4.268
89.0
8.87
4.317
90.0
8.94
:
3. «98
90.4 i
3, 725
6,349
269
1,462
2
1.78
1.81
1.75
1.68
1.71
1.67
1.67
4. 336
8.94
4.342
90.6
8.88
4. 303
89.8
8.79
4.180
87.2
8.70
4. 156
86.7
8.65
4.096
85.4
8.54
4.085
85.2
8.53
3. 900
90.4
3. S93
90. 2
3. 897
90.3
3.892
90.2
3.891
90.2
3.992
90.5
3.902
90.5
1,164
38, 542
77
1,275 i 1,315
38,122
39, 716
85 I
86
1,630
44, 1.50
87
1,230
38, 632
85
1,101
35, 661
82
1,061
34, 715
86
1,128
33, 714
89
1,115
35, 954
92
34 200
37, 200
36,800
35, 900
33, 100
32, 200
3. 845
80.2
8.46
24.001
2 S3. 5
8.71
4.223
88.1 \
8.83
3. 760
87.2
3.791
2
87. 9
3.814
88. 4
3.829
88.8
888
23,478
1,028
33, 870
76
963
31,408
73
29 500
2
1.77 !
'
90.5
Coke
'Exports
__ _ thous. of long tons
Price, furnace, Connellsville
dolls, per short ton..
Price, furnace, Connellsville
rel. to I926_.
Production:
Canada
__ thous. of short tons
United StatesBeehive
-_ thous. of short tons
By-product
thous. of short tons
Petroleum
Asphalt:
Imports.
thous. of short tons..
Production
thous. of short tons
Stocks, end of month.tlious. of short tons..
Coke:
Production
thous of short tons
Stocks, end of month.thons. of short tons..
Crude petroleum:
Consumption (run to stills) thous. of bbls -_
Imports
thous. of bbls__
Oil wells completed
number
Price, Kansas-Oklahoma... dolls, per b h l _ .
Price, Kansas-Oklahoma
rel. to 1926-.
Production
thous. of bbls..
Production index..
rel. to 1923-25..
Refinery operations
p. ct. of capacity..
Refinery operationsindex.. rel. to 1923-25..
Stocks, end of month —
CaliforniaHeavy
thous. of bbls__
Light
thous. of bbls._
East of CaliforniaRefineries
thous. of bbls..
Tank farms and pipe
lines
thous. of bbls._
Total
thous. of bbls.Mexico —
Production
thous. of bbls_.
Exports
thous. of bbls. .:
Venezuela —
Exports
thous. of bbls..
Production
thous. of bbls..
Gas and fuel oils:
Consumption—
B y electric power plants.thous. of bbls. .
By railroads
thous. of bbls._
By vessels
thous of bbls
Price, Oklahoma 24-26,
refineries
dolls per bbl
Production
thous. of bbls._
Stocks at refineries at end of
month
thous. of bbls..;
Gasoline:
1
Consumption—
thous. of bbls..
Exports
thous. of bbls._
Prices, wholesale, New York.dollspergaL.
Prices, retail, tank wagon,
50 cities
dolls, per gal..
J
Revised.
86
43
51
67
71
70
69
83
66
64
93
68
78
2.48
60.3
2.50
60.9
2.50
60.9
2.53
61.5
2.55
62.1
2.55
62.1
2.58
62.7
2.60
63.3
2.60
63.3
2.55
62.1
2.52
61.4
2.50
60.9
2.53
61.5
169
179
165
171
181
185
185
170
182
182
193
210
94
3, 126
109
3, 146
149
3, 256
163
2,898
163
3, 092
171
3, 077
168
3,137
178
3,432
168
3,401
170
3,637
215
3,770
262
3,954
272
4,266
9
304
3SO
7
248
360
354
166
332
0
147
295
3
168
308
3
217
285
7
306
267
306
270
3
346
316
6
334
311
6
337
312
4
337
317
178
1. 250
168
1,158
170
1,089
151
1,053
159
1.032
106
1,041
158
1,064
177
1,045
170
1,045
172
994
161
942
163
891
170
866
78, 521
4, 512
418
53.0
28.1
77, 164
123
67
163
74, 706
4, 1C2
519
.530
28.1
73, 101
2 121
67
161
73, 596
3,715
383
.594
31.5
69, 397
112
64
152
65, 249
4,789
450
.850
45.1
60, 645
110
63
149
70, 026
71, 581
4, 353
4, 727
527
487
.850
.850
45.1
45.1
65, 991 I 66, 985
111
110
61
63
144
149
70,310
4, 467
659
.850
45.1
68, 174
114
64
151
74,016
5,061
866
1.098
58.3
72, 696
115
65
160
75. 950
5,808
782
1.178
62.5
70, 977
114
69
165
79, 289
5, 059
992
1.178
62.5
74. 853
117
70
164
78, 644
5,h77
1,051
1.178
62.5
76, 554
120
69
166
80, 747
5, 767
1,197
1.178
62.5
76, 929
124
73
170
83, 647
4, 984
1,233
1.178
62.5
80, 342
127
73
173
100,011 100, 578
40,805 , 40, 840
100,531
41,016
101, 442
40, 651
104,121
40, 625
103, 553
40, 652
102, 643
40, 738
103, 647
40, 582
103, 701
40. 671
104, 550
41,071
105, 276
41,045
105, 560
42, 912
46,032
45, 445
46,785
^
102. 368
40, 389
41,819
41,413
40, 786
42, 027
41, 785
41, 191
43, 446
306, 287
348,106
308, 752
350, 165
310,377
351, 163
313,310
355, 337
317,854
359, 639
320, 510
361, 701
323. 089
366, 535
2,761
2, 392
2, 819
1, 528
2,564
1,463
2,890
1, 263
2,922
1,690
2, 895
1, 895
3, 147 !
2,093 ;
3,243
2,419
9,049
9,515
8, 586
9, 263
10, 362
10, 283
9, 516
9,486
10, 877
10, 384
10, 704
10, 492
11, 134
10,911
12, 208
11,785 1
4, 364*
561
3,536
4, 043
2637
3,181
3,622
800
3,599
3, 544
845
3,705
3, 868
790
3, 806
3, 794
.510
30, 754
.588
26, 536
.600
29,174
.610
29, 704
32, 159
33, 977
37, 007
.463
29, G49
.488
30, 073
•645
3,644 !
3,667
36, 579
33, 854
32, 105
35, 716
4,721
.133
33, 400
3,988
.133
31,037 ! 26, 133
2,841
3,586
.133
.138
.137
.149
26, 844
4,462
.135
29, 094
4,149
.141
.148
.146
47, 140
46, 772
47, 490
328,355 331, 124
375, 140 ! 378, 264
331,050
377, 822
331,429
378, 919
3,449
2,630
3,437
2,808
3,287
3,030
3, 351
2,429
11, 674
11,311
12, 182 !
11,378 i
11,506
11, 624
11,221
11,361 i
11,133
10,918
2902
4, 355
4, 463
2845
3,841
4,333
2764 !
3,817
4,702
2 730
3, <i24
4,316
2634
3,750 ':
4,041 |
2621
4, 064
4, 657
.650
29, 034
.594
29, 818
.580
29, 923
.600
29, 862 j
. 625
31, 023
.675 1
31,092 :
.744
33, 861
40, 427
41, 293
41, 480
39,729
39, 127
38, 302
36, 664
32, 267
6,131
.143
37, 823
3,826
.148
37,433 ! 38, 256
6,375 : 5,497
.163
.163 |
35,706 i
6,955 !
.163
36, 438
4,684
1.63
.154
.159
.166 !
1.70
30, 984
3,536
.141
. 150
323,030 : 324, 644
369,062 i 370, 089
.163
. 165
46
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
j May
FUELS— Continued
19.31
1930
Novem- October SeptemApril i March \ FebruAugust
January j D-™'
ber
ary
ber
July
June
May
j
Petroleum— Continued
Gasoline— Continued.
]
Production—
1
Natural gas (at plants) . thous. of bbls. . > 3, 814
Raw (at refineries)
thous. of bbls. . 39, 019
Retail distribution — 41 States mill55 ofgal^
Stocks, end of month—
j
Natural gas (at plant). thous. of bbls.-j
996
Raw (at refineries)
thous. of bbls._ 47, 948
Kerosene:
Consumption
thous. of bbls ; 2, 395
Exports
thous. of bbls.. i l', 145
Price, 150° water white
dolls, per gal...
. 045
Production
thous. of bbls
3, 389
Stocks at refineries, end of
month
thous. of bbls..
5,960
Lubricating oil:
Consumption
thous. of bbls... 1,865
Price cylinder oil
dolls, per gal
'.
Production
thous. of bbls..
2,264
Stocks at refineries, end of
month
thous. of bbls.-! 10, 119
Wax:
Production
thous. of lbs__ 35,840
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lbs_. 205, 803
3. 824
4, 048
36,601 . 35,246
3,631
31, 328
782
4, 140
32, 708
821
4,198
34, 352
887
4,238
33, 616
935
4,326
37, 400
1,019
4,079
36, 944
1,060
4,212
37, 844
1,114
4,231
38, 061
1,124
4, 269
37, 537
1,027
4, 269
39, 293
995
1. 000
884
48:587 ! 48,225
692
45, 355
600
42,818
578
40, 741
596
38, 705
559
38, 684
534
38, 254
744
41, 624
741
46, 077
928
50, 225
920
54, 046
2,596
2,804
753 i
.048
3,397 ,
2.691
1. 151
'.051
3,676
2 272
"'974
. 053
3,171
!054
3, 560
2,786
1, 310
. 054
3,575
2,841
970
.053
3,590
2, 599
1,373
.054
3,876
2,768
1,349
.053
3,846
2,573
1,687
.050
3,975
2,933
1,021
.052
3,929
2,323
1,782
. 055
4,026
3,181
816
0.60
4,317
6, 129
6, 300
6,477
6, 555
6,883
7,379
7,633
7,771
8,030
8,319
8,352
8,384
1,850
. 145
2,316
1,950
. 145
2,293
1, 583
. 146
2,036
1,715
.165
2,441
1,458
.172
2, 509
1,573
. 184
2,409
1,569
.186
2,546
1,944
.190
2,723
1,940
. 193
2,971
1,887
.210
3,018
1,772
.284
2, 920
2,394
.340
3,185
10,463
10,710
10,911
11,013
10, 971
10, 536
10, 502
10, 257
10, 161
9,953
9,742
9, 578
33. 040
205, 105
37, 520
208, 620
38, 640
229. 414
42,560
233,044
36, 120
232, 592
35, 840
237, 027
38, 080
240, 060
43, 960
248, 940
39, 760
254, 990
45, 640
254, 999
43, 680
249, 748
45, 920
248; 524
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
Advertising
1,992
2, 421
2, 203
1, 585
Magazine advertising
thous. of lines. .. 2.375
Magazine advertising, total
15, 307
10, 820
cost
thous. of dolls.. 16,959
17, 173
16, C02
National advertising in newspapers:
Building materials
thous. of lines. - ;
Electrical appliances, supplies
thous of lines
Financial
thous. of lines
Foods and beverages
thous. of lines-.!
Heating and plumbing equip!
ruent
thous. of lines
Medical
thous of lines
Passenger cars
thous. of lines. .
Radio
thous of lines
Tires, trucks, and accessories
thous. of lines..
Tobacco
thous of Mne5Toilet articles
thous. of lines
Transportation
thous of lines
All other
thous. of lines. .,
Total
thous. of lines
Newspaper advertising
thous. of lines.- 88, 443 "88," 737" '""90," 244" "72," 282~ "75," 823"
Radio broadcasting, facilities,
2,591
3, 161 | 3, 141
2,637
cost
thous. of dolls..; 3,036
2,265
2,488
2,490
2, 145
1,658
1,986
2,752
3, 055
15, 352
17, 359
17, 759
15, 214
12, 075
14, 316
19, 614
20, S99
75
129
229
216
99
117
342
660
794
5,114
3,579
751
4,472
6,156
562
5,579
7,726
685
5, 112
6,618
459
3, 755
5,898
739
6,446
6,428
1,247
6,162
7,781
1,548
6, ,387
9, 503
279
2, 025
1, 208
2. 186
396
4,415
3,058
2,788
676
4,266
3, 398
3, 604
979
2,382
3, 154
3,584
484
1,760
2,736
1,049
401
1, 853
4,082
927
479
2,194
3,781
649
608
2, 926
5, lf.9
958
2, 490
938
985
1,890
! 4, 229
25, 795
82, 467
3.859
3,787
2, 140
1,991
4,678
38, 622
89, 424
3,913
5,880
2,590
1,768
5,180
45, 370
98, 437
4,063
5, 633
1,841
1, 689
4,623
40, 579
88, 648
5,431
1,760
2,055
2,323
3,318
31, 126
70, 018
5,634
3,742
2,985
3,130
3,427
39,911
72, 007
5,927
5,413
3,123
4,101
5,812
47, 010
88, 702
7, 697
4,919
3, 404
3,728
6. 987
54, 491
ICO, 394
2,718
2,577
2,674
2,123
L 960
2,074
2,033
2,300
!
,
'.
!
!
i
Agricultural Products (Marketing)
Agricultural, total
Animal products:
Dairy products
Fish
Livestock
Poultry and eggs
Wool
Total
Crops:
Cotton
Fruits
Grains
Vegetables
Miscellaneous
Total
2
57. 9
67. 3
rel.
rel
rel
rel
rel.
rel
to
to
to
to
to
to
1923-25..
1923-25 •
1923-25
1923-25
1923-25
1923-25
130. 9
138 5
80 2
125 6
197. 1
1C6 7
2 113.1 l
2 174. 3 I
2 82. 6
2 137. 0
78. 2
2101.2
102.9
169. 4
79. 6
121. 8
61. 9
94.0
rel.
rel.
rel.
rel.
rel.
rel
to
to
to
to
to
to
1923-25.
1923-25
1923-25.
1923-25— !
1923-25..
1P23-25
26. 5
102 2
69.0
135.6
29. 8
70. 6
263.9 ;
2 93. 3
38. 6
75. 1
80.0
104. 3
61. 2 ~~~*~5§~r
64.T
rel. to 1923-25...
Collections
66.2
67.0
76.3
105. 0
142.8
200.7
167.2
119.5
95.1
55.4
59.7
91. 3
116.2
79.8
94.0
50.8
85.5
96.4 !
103.4
96.2
95.0
25.3
94.7
92.7
98.9
93.9
137.8
57.1
97.8
77.8
146.2
88.0
121.6
34.5
88.5
82.2
172.0
108.0
79.2
79.1
96.7
86. 3
229.1
93.9
78.2
30.9
91.2
94.6
202.0
76.5
71.6
360.5
91.4
131.5
263.3
76.6
90.6
545.1
111.8
148.9
185.2
79.2
112.0
412.5
116.7
134.6
192.0
81.2
138.2
142. 7
1C9.8
40.6
68.1
84.6
91.1
4.4
64.9
64.0
70.2
81.0
98.0
4.3
7,3
144.9
67.1
79.8
79.4
5.3
105. 8
240.6
109.0
72.3
89.6
10.7
148. 8
327.5
249.0
82.6
168.4
20.1
212.1
219.3
164.3
139.0
138.8
41.6
175.5
77.7
133.1
180.5
81.9
24.8
122.5
5.8
124.4
177.5
113.4
2.6
93.3
14.0
57.8
58.5
151.0
2.7
48.7
29.0
71.9
56.1
136.5
6.1
54.3
i
132, 609 j 112,250 j 150,349
1,141
1,065
1, 089
96, 912
868
122, 150
1,101
93, 898
939
127, 006
1,155
141, 162
1,106
157, 821
1,096
215,001
1,449
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
95.4
90.5
99.7
92.1
88.7
97.6
94.7
89.3
98.4
91.4
88.5
97.6
95.2
91.0
98.6
91.1
89.1
97.8
96.5
92.5
101.2
91.5
89.9
98.1
97.2
92. 8
102.7
92.0
90.6
98.2
67.0
117.7
50.7
115.6
58.0
67.0
112.9
57.4
105. 4
62.9
60.0
143.1
63.4
99.3
68.2
50.2
158.2
57.7
63.9
60.2
44.7
171.2
62.8
76.1
66.0
42.2
203.9
61.8
72.4
65.4
56.4
170.7
64.1
105. 9
70.0
71.8
174.7
72.1
137. 7
80. 1
2
!
Delinquent accounts, electrical trade:
\mount
dollars
Delinquent
firms
number
91, 332
941
112, 843
1,258
138, 592
1,228
86.9
80.7
82.8
89. 1
83. 5
95. 9
88. 2
82.0
84. 9
P0.6
84. 1
96.8
89. 1
83.2
86. 5
92.5
84. 6
96.8
Cost of Living
All groups
Clothing
Food
Fuel and light
Housing
Sundries
to
to
to
to
to
to
1923—''
1923..
1923..
1923 i
1923
1923 ;
Forest Products (Marketing)
j
Distilled wood
Gum
Lumber
Pulpwood
Total
2 Revised.
rel.
rel.
rel.
rel.
rel
rel.
rel.
rel.
rel.
rel.
rel.
to
to
to
to
to
1923-25.. .
1923-25
1923-25 i
1923-25 ji
1923-25.
43.3
136. 5
61.5
123. 1
68.4
245.7
70.5
98.3 !
39.7
2 59. 1 '
55. 4
M17.2 2118.3
2 64. 0
2 60. 9
89.6 i
84.4 i
86.9 1
92.7
85.3
96.9
65.8
25.5
51.6
2 103. 1
2 55. 9
!
!
j
!
i
91.1 !
84.6 1
90.9 i
92.9
85. 9
97. 2
74.2
37.1
50.5
110. 9
55.9
1
47
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
April
1930
March
February
SeptanJanuary i Decem- Novem- October j8e
^m" August.
ber
ber
642,484
687, 560
July
June
May
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT— Contd.
|
Postal Business
Air mail, weight dispatched
pounds ..
Money orders:
Domestic, issued (50 cities)—
Quantity
thousands
Value
thous. of dolls
Domestic, paid (50 cities)—
Quantity
thousands.,
Value
thous of dolls
Foreign, issued
thous. of dolls..
Postal receipts:
Total index
rel to 1923-25
50 selected cities
thous. of dolls..
50 industrial cities _ _ .. thous. of dolls. ,
Eetai! Sales
Department store sales, value of:
United States, adjusted._-.rel. to 1923-25.,
United States, unadjusted.rel. to 1923-25. .
Atlanta
rel. to 1923-25
Boston
rel. to 1923-25
Chicago
rel to 1923-25 '.
Cleveland
rel to 1923-25
Dallas
rel to 1923-25 i
Kansas City
rel. to 1923-25
Minneapolis
rel to 1923-25
New York
rei to 1923-25
Philadelphia
rei. to 1923-25
Richmond
rel. to 1923-25.,
St Louis
rel to 1923-25
San Francisco
rel to 1923-25
Department store stocks, end of month:
United States, adjusted— .rel. to 1923-25..
United States, unadjusted.rel. to 1923-25. ,
Atlanta
rel. to 1923-25
Boston
... ...
rel. to 1923-25 .
Chicago
rel to 1923-25
Cleveland .. _ . . . rel. to 1923-25 ,
Dallas
rel. to 1923-25.,
Kansas Citv
rel. to 1923-25
Minneapolis
rel. to 1923-25
New York
rel to 1923-25
Philadelphia..
rel. to 1923-25
Richmond
rel. to 1923-25 .
St. Louis
. .
rel. to 1923-25
San Francisco
rei. to 1923-25
Mail-order houses:
Total sales, 2 houses
thous. of dolls..
Total sales, 2 houses
rel. to 1923-25..
Sears, Roebuck & Co
thous. of dolls..
Montgomery, Ward & Co.thous. of dolls..
Restaurant chains:
Childs Co.—
Sales
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number..
J. R. Thompson Co.—
Sales
thous of doll1;
Stores operated
number
Waldorf System (Inc.)—
Sales ._ _.
... thous. of dolls
Stores operated
Dumber..
Total sales, 3 chainsTotal
thous of dolls
Stores operated
number..
10-cent 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. _ . .
number
Isaac Silver & Bros. —
Sales
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number..
J, C. Penny Co.—
Sales
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number
McCrory Stores Corp. —
Sales
.. thor.s of dolls
Stores operated
number
MetropolitanSales
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number. .
S. H. Kress & Co.—
Sales
thous. of dolls. .
Stores operated
number. .
S. S. Kresge Co.—
Sales
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated...
number..
W. T. Grant Co.—
Sales
thous. of dolls. .
Stores operated
number..
Total sales, 4 chains—
Sales...
thous. of dolls..
Stores operated
number
Miscellaneous chain group:
Five and Ten —
Actual
rei. to 1923-25
Adjusted for seasonal ..rel. to 1923-25. .
750, 638
724,617
j
767, 229
637, 054
742, 687
705, 963
705,
695, 305
693, 627
680, 814
702, 499
4,165
39, 627
3,525
34, 525
3,662
35, 916
3, 415
3,
33,
33, 923
3,285
33, 363
3,436
34, 672
3,554
35, 395
3,813
38, 266
3. 766
36, 006
3,828
37, 803
4,015
3,567
37,250 i 33,240
3,749
36,352
10,902
81, 956
11,562
90, 646
4,442
11,132
9,701
81,747 ' 70,935
5,014
4,032
10,590
78,273
4,893
11,716
91, 923
10, 443
10, 248
79, 934
5, 178
11,514
90, 647
4, 996
9,758
79,
79, 174
4,781
9,681
77, 670
5, 225
10, 197
81, 800
5,428
10, 619
82, 691
5,413
11,191
87, 661
5, 040
104.5
27, 844
3,047
109.9
29, 257
3, 268
113. 1
100. 1
30, 178 1 26, 405
3,284 j 3,215
110.3
29,172
3,466 ;
145.3
38, 572
4, 418
106.2
28, 379
3,028
121.1
32, 279
3,568
107.9
28,
28, 764
3,160
98.1
25, 876
3,132
101.2
26, 761
3, 157
104.9
27, 956
3,062
117. 3
31.370
3,335
95
95
106
101
:
94
165
152
163
167
148
159
147
129
191
152
194
142
182
98
113
97
110
106
89
108
99
78
125
101
117
94
108
102
112
115
115
113
103
118
110
86
136
114 |
. 134 !
104 !
118
99
103
90
88
108
89
107
103
100
112
79
79
92
92
108
108
108
102
77
77
74
84
76
78
79
73
77
63
77
73
108
100
71
67
71
72
68
69
68
61
77
58
73
66
91
105
98
83
98
98
87
89
82
80
109
84
100
84
97
105
105
101
108
112
102
106
94
90
119
91
112
96
114
92
104
95
98
114
95
87
120
73
120
91
103
95
107
92
191
92 !
94
113
93
86
119
73
116
86 !
100 i
95
107
91
95
88
88
87
107
88
78
113
69
107
79
79
93
93
89
100
91
87
85
78
99
80
70
107
66
97
70
82
86
96
94
87
83
81
99
80
66
100
62
97
71
83
82
96
96
93
89
88
103
88
72
104
65
104
78
90
86
99
96
98
91
94
111
92
79
110
69
1C9
80
95
91
105
68, 878
211
38, 785
30, 093
54,
54, 419
166
33,
33, 086
21,
21, 333
50, 682
155
29, 715
20, 967
48, 790
149
30, 121
18, 669
54, 356
166
30. 367
23, 989
59, 350
182
34, 300
25, 050
97
92 |
i
83
87
98
80
97
79
86
81
88
78
91
85
79
73
1
2
83
85
84
87
i
i
1
i
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
41, 459
127
24, 839
16, 620
1, 957
108
2,059
110
2,064
111
1,889
111
2,083
112
2, 277
112
2, 075
111
2, 259
111
2,
2, 136
113
2, 173
113
2,050
113
2,103
114
2, 279
115
1,202
116
1,175
117
1,208
117
1,082
120
1,192
120
1,246
120
1,186
1,287
121
1,
1, 215
120
1,208
120
1,199
119
1,225
121
1,314
121
1,337
162
1,360
160
1, 351
160
1,210
160
1,295
152
1,379
152
1,338
147
1, 338
145
1,291
147
1, 261
146
1, 252
147
1, 257
147
1,379
145
4,496
386
4, 594
387
4,623
388
4,181
391
4,570
384
4,902
384
4,599
379
4,884
377
4,642
'380
4,642
379
4,501
379
4, 585
382
4 975
381
24,117
1, 896
23, 830
1,896
21, 724
1,894
19, 386
1,888
19,240
1,886 j
42, 320
1,890
24, 077
1,890
26, 422
1,889
22,
22, 353
353
1,886
22, 055
1,881
20, 737
1,871
20,715
1,867
25,309
1,855
1,825
118
2,004
117
1,664
116
1,431
114
1,371
112 !
3.545
'112
1,894
112
2,026
111
1,663
111
1, 669
108
1,669
105
1,869
103
1,840
98
1,549
168
1,588
168
1,329
166
1,204
166
1,221
166
3,170
166
1,579
165
1,621
163
1,344
162
1,362
163
1,319
163
1,289
160
1,410
157
695
45
723
45
596
45
513
45
1,421
45
673
45
693
44
566
45
608
45
598
45
696
45
715
45
15,450
1, 453
15, 380
1,454
12, 443
1,454
9, 540
1,453
9, 725
1,452
23, 703
1,452
18, 937
1,452
19, 860
1,450
15,
15, 956
1,446
14, 397
1,440
13, 602
1,438
15, 828
1, 435
17, 160
1,431
3,412
243
3, 703
243
3,381
242
2, 946
242
2,903
242
6,783
242
3,617
242
3, 606
241
3,278
240
3,406
240
3.123
240
3,212
240
3, 588
241
1,226
148
1, 258
148
1,337
148
1,474
147
5, 469
216
6, 606
367
155
166. 7
5,761
216
6,402
364
160
167.9
5,259
213
5,334
354
144
158.7
4,487
211
4,347
350
12?
162.5
476
45 j
72, 486 1 55,713
222
170
33, 312
43, 814
28, 672
22,401
4,400
211
12,061
213
5, 528
213
5, 7 If,
213
5,
5, 478
?11
5,125
211
5,061
211
5, 221
209
5, 399
207
9,825
681
23, 982
678
12, 503
676
12, 853
668
11,265
665
11,410
656
10, 882
645
11, 400
636
12, 778
632
4,110
350
11, 797
348
6, 677
346
7,084
340
5,286
318
5,385
309
4,818
305
5,469
303
6,153
293
36, 368
3,020
85, 146
3, 023
45, 725
3,021
48, 597
3,011
42,
42, 374
374
3,002
41, 996
2, 988
39, 803
2,967
40, 548
2,952
47, 075
2,935
124
160. S
298
153. 2
159
158.3
168
151.0
147
156.0
146
163. 0
138
152.0
141
150.0
174.0
r.2
48
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1Q31
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
April
1930
March
Novem- October Septem» January DecemAugust
ber
ber
ber
July
June
May
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT— Contd.
Warehouses
Public merchanidse warehouses,
space occupied
p ct of total
2
65.9
66. 8
67.9
68.9
70.4
69.9
68.8
68.4
68.4
67.8
68.4
70.3
34, 674
51, 189
56, 296
75, 348
44,914
50, 994
45, 634
50, 414
68, 053
60, 338
74, 592
76, 325
84, 298
78, 358
82, 190
87,900
70,613
77,906
77, 906
84, 551
80, 536
91,544
79, 4C4
101, 545
2214, 888
319, 592
FOREIGN TRADE
Total trade:
Exports
Imports
Canadian
thous. of dolls
thous ofdolis.-
60, 845
73, 457
United States
Exports:
Grand total, including
reexports
thous of dolls 205, 000
•Grand total, including reexports,
54.0
index
rel to 1923-25
By grand divisionsAfrica total
thous of dolls
Asia and OceaniaTotal
thous. of dolls
Japan..
.. thous. of dolls. .
Ear ope—
Total
_
thous. of dolls..
France
thous of dolls
Germany
..-thous. of dolls. .
Italy
thous of dolls
United Kindgom.. thous. of dolls. .
North America—
Total
thous of dolls
Canada
thous. of dells ..
South America —
Total
thoup of dolls
Argentina
thous of dolls
By economic classes—•
Total domestic exports
only
thous. of dolls 199, 244
Crude materials _ -thous. of dolls . 36, 486
Foodstuffs, crude, and
food animals
thous. of dells.. 10, 543
Manufactured foodstuffs
thous. of dolls.. 18, 867
Finished manufactures. thous. of dolls.. 103, 458
Semifinished manufac29, 890
tures
thous of dolls
Agricultural exports (quantities) —
66
All commodities
rel. to 1910-14...
All commodities (except
89
cotton)...
. rel. to 1910-14—
imports:
Grand total. .- ,
, thous. of dolls 180, 164
55.8
Grand total index
rpl to 1923-25
By grand divisions —
Africa total
thous of dolls
Asia and Oceania —
Total
thoas of dolte
Japan
thous of dolls
Europe—
Total.
thous. of dolls..
France
thous. of dolls..
Germany
thous of dolls
United Kindgom-- thous. of dolls..
North AmericaTotal
thous of dolls
Canada
thous of dolls
South AmericaTotal
thous. of dolls..
Argentina
thous of dolls
By economic classes—
Total
thous. cf dolls..
Crude materials
thous. of dolls..
Foodstuffs, crude, and
food animals
. -thous. of dolls .
Manufactured foodstuffs
.-thous. of dolls Finished manufactures-thous. of dolls. .
Semifinished manufactures
. thous. of dolls..
180, 164
54, 658
235,881
224,413
249,646
275, 193
289, 021
327, 120
311,889
2&8.318
266, 619
295, 097
56.6
62.1
59.1
65.8
72.5
76.1
86.2
82.1
78.5
70.2
77.7
84.2
4,925
4,923
4, 954
5, 514
5,635
6, 588
6,272
6, 460
7, 5?5
7, 095
8,497
7,875
36, 202
14, 230
38,913
17,995
33, 252
11,257
35,431 i
14, 743
42, 279
12, 593
39, 219
12,425
44, 204
11,2J9
41,268
15 025
33, 641
8,821
35,913
V,489
43, 960
12, 709
44, 749
11,325
94, 320
11,329
12, 282
3 884
33, 344
113,838
12,456
19, 195
5,691
39, 706
117,938
13,564
16, 960
4, 168
38, 626
131, f 99 i 141,621
16,676 ! 19, 172
l'<,015 i 20, 32fi
5, 260
8, 625
49, 744
53, 871
155, 227
22. 094
23, 6^6
7, 582
61,094
174,652
23, 683
31, 507
8,924
71,918
158,717
20, 069
32,912
8, 105
57,841
143, 262
16,152
22, 784
5, 775
53, 928
113,043
11,9P6
14,151
5, 522
40, 628
122,830
11,152
16,456
6,2^0
47,915
135,508
15, 110
1 7, 226
7,719
47, 002
62, 974
44, 851
63, 068
41, 860
52, 762
35, 305
5^,952 1
33, 657
61,921
36, 32€
64, 471
41, 689
76, 175
49, 165
79, 533
52, 070
82, 945
53, 695
82. 956
55, 058
92. 174
59,715
101, 6C6
69, 559
16,467
5, 803
15. 139
4,512
35,503
4,922
20,049 i
5,467 \
23, 737
8,801
23,516
8,728
25, SI/
10,361
25,911
9, 776
25, 744
9,741
27,612
10,816
27, 63fi
12, 067
29, 853
11,227
231, 077
56, 428
220, 658
47, 660
270, 810
76, 735
285, 441
90, 930
322.941
104, 829
307, 945
94, 268
293, 899
53, 155
261, 960
36, 532
289, 827
37,484
312, 592
40, 777
2
2 210, 068
2 40, 146
2
2
2
9, 583
7,316
8,487
13,462
15, 592
15,228
18, 183
24,161
10, 656
13, 346
12, 448
23, 383
2
110, 255
22,165
116,009
27,008
117,061
27, 033
119,6-0
29, 992
115,802
32,143
132,729
27, 825
130, 569
28,317
147, 505
24, 209
144,732
27, 3] 1
164, 559
30. 378
179,022
49, 967
8, 626
19, 593
2
11 0,773
2
2
31, 427
27,417
34, 578
33,910
33, 125
38, 012
37, 099
40, 760
39, 830
47, 127
68
87
71
85
109
126
137
124
87
57
55
56
81
86
82
95
105
116
127
114
130
98
93
90
210.
200
2
65. 1
175,108
54.2
183,132
56.7
208, 721
64.6
203,713
63.1
247, 322
76.6
226, 352
70.1
218,417
67.6
220, 494
68.3
250, 343
77.5
284. 683
88.1
30, 929
2 185, 706
57. 5
2
245, 759
58,625
2
3, 778
3, 052
2,344
3, 500
3, 353
3,938
4,310
4, 257
4,696
5, 354
5,013
5,611
53, 180
12 183
59, 552
18, 454
50, 183
16, 255
56,024
19,731
64,941
27, 208
53, 032
19, 620
73, 909
30, 577
62, 020
23 232
68, 789
25, 249
65, 281
17, 147
71,194
15, 357
74, 577
13,874
53, 387
6. 250
11, 249
5,741
11, 561
82, 174
6, 598
13,434
6,192
13, 033
51,172
6,880
9, 486
5, 128
11,970
52, 940
5, 881
10, 682
3, 724
10, 813
56, 661
7,275
11,619
5, 252
11,468
56, 530
8, 227
11,166
6, 353
15,289
77, 530
11,673
17,358
6, 461
17, 743
73. 423
10, 351
14,050
4,978
17, 017
63, 495
8, 806
14, 334
4,546
13, 840
62, 046
7,857
12, 724
4, 518
13, 901
72, 147
7,484
12,837
6,770
15,511
84, 137
10, 302
13, 046
10,467
21,353
46, 484
23, 757
50, 230
24,118
42, 294
21, ^54
43, S58
23, 534
53, 257
26, 139
54. 526
30, 279
62, 158
34, 306
58, 584
32, 508
65, 129
29, 286
57,515
30, 2C5
66, 181
35, 503
81,139
37, 358
26,91.7
2, 638
34, 599
3, 5C6
29,115
2, S49
26, 657
2,370
30, 388
2, 639
28, 028
3, 396
26, 2 / 9
3,341
30, 248
3, 931
35, 554
4,109
39, 180
9, 159
210, 200
64, 607
175,108
56, 357
30, 509
2, 519
t
183, 132 ' 208,721
69, 079
59, 318
203,713
59, 243
247, 322
77,487
226, 352
75, 393
218,417
72, 817
220, 494
69, 5S5
250, 343
76, 643
284, 683
86, 589
185, 706
54, 702
2
2
2
!
26, 9?8
2, 35o
28, 912
33, 020
28,314
27, 363
30, 029
27, 337
32, 849
27, 582
26, 598
29, 310
35, 372
34, 744
18,910 2 22, 985
45, 530 2 45, 734
23, 558
2
49, 226
17, 737
41,168
14,644
44, 947
22,312
49, 172
21,045
23, 145
57, 826 i. 68,321
20, 6GO
61, 791
17,210
57, 797
19, 669
57, 242
24,813
61, 790
41,571
68, 424
30, 353 2 33, 373
39, 789
31,532
36; SCO
38, 129
38, 262 i
45,520
40, 9S6
44, 196
44, 688
51, 725 |
53, 354
77.8
65. 4
78.0
65.2
77.9
65.2
77.8
65.0
78.3
64.4
80.1
68.6
81.1
70.0
1
82.2
71.4
83.4
71.7
84.4
71.4
86.6
74.3
89.7
77.1
91.4
79.3
93.0
94. 5
74.8
66. 6
95. 3
74.0
81.2
82.1
91.7
94.0
76. 5
84. 0
55. 4
78.0
66. 5
95. 0
70.5
80.2
82.1
89.8
87.2
76.6
82.2
55.7
79.3
66.6
94.7
68.4
79.7
83.4
94.5
97.5
75.9
78.4
56.3
80.6
66.8
94.9
71,4
77.2
84. 6
96.6
99.7
77.5
77.1
56.3
81.9
69.2
95.6
73.7
75. 5
81.3
!
97.9
100. 8
79.1
76.6
58.8
84. 2
71.2
96.7
74.7
77.4
83.5
98.3 i
100.8 i
80.2
77.4
60.4
85.7
71.8
97.0
75.2
79.4
82.0
101. 1
104. 3
81.3
80.2
62.1
88.0
72.6
98.4
75.4
80.7
83.5
102.3
106.6
81.7
82.7
62.4
90.2
73.6
99.0
75.3
82.4
85.1
104.4
110.1
83.9
85.1
65.1
90.8
76.1
101.1
80.0
81.0
84.1
105.4
111.1
87.3
86.8
67.8
95.2
78.7
101.7
82.4
81.0
90.4
105.7
113.0
90.0
88.9
71.6
99.5
80.3
102.4
88.0
85.7
89.7
1C6. 5
114.3
91.6
90. 4
73.9
102. 8
80. 2
103. 2
88.0
87.4
90.9
63.2
70.9
63.8
70. 3
64.3
70.2
64.9
68.8
67.1 1
72.3 i
69.4
78.9
68.6
76.4
67.2
68.6
69.7
71.1
71.7
74. 8
74.9
81.4
78.9
86.5
80.4
87.4
30, 712
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
Employment Indexes
Factory employment, adjusted(Fed. Res. Bd.) :
Total
rel. to 1923-25
Cement, clay, and glass rel. to 1923-25..
ChemicalsGroup
rel. to 1923-25
Petroleum, refined
rel. to 1923-25..
Iron and steel..
rel. to 1923-25
Leather and its products, .rel. to 1923-25..
Lumber and its products. .rel. to 1923-25..
Machinery. ..
rel. to 1923-25 !
Nonferrous metals
rel to 1923-25
Paper and printing
rel. to 1923-25
Rubber products ..
rel. to 1923-25
Textiles
rel. to 1923-25
Tobacco production
rel. to 1923-25
TransportationGroup
rel. to ] 923-25
Automobiles
rel. to 1923-25..
2
Revised.
84. 2
55. 4
76.3
1
i
i
!
!
49
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here mag
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
April
1930
ii
March
Febru- January
ary
Decem- | Novem- October Septem- August
ber
ber
!
bor
90.0
88.1
83.0
76.6
112.5
71.9
76.2
77.0
69.6
384, 983
82.4
26, 363
79.8
78.2
90.0
87.6
81.2
76.5
114.6
71.2
75.5
77.4
68.5
379, 089
80.9
28,110
80.2
77.6
89.8
87.1
76.5
76.3
113.8
69.4
73.6
77.9
67.5
373, 304
79.8
28.487
78.9
76.9
87.9
86.7
40.0
77.5
117.2
69.9
76.7
82.2
69.3
383,518
81.9
30,076
81.7
77.5
79.9
87.1
88.3
July
June
May
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES— Con.
Employment Indexes— Continued
Employees on payroll, unadjusted:
Cleveland
rel. to Jan 1921
86.9 \
83.8
Delaware..
_rel. to 1923-25-.
86. 3
86 9
D^troit
rel to 1923-25
80.4 i
83.5
Illinois
.-rel. to 1925-27-74. 5
75 6
lowa
rel. to 1923
110.1 ; 111.0
Massachusetts
_
rel. to 1925-27
70. 8
72. 2
Maryland
rel to 1924
75.9 :
76.2
New Jersey
rel. to 1923-25
75.3
75.7
New York State
rel. to 1923..
67.6 i
69.0
New York State
number
373,993 : 382.045
Ohio
-._ rel. to 1926 .
i
83 0
Oklahoma
number
i 27 340
Pennsylvania ..
rel. to 1923-25
77.4 I
79.4
Wisconsin
rel. to 1925-27-78. 1 !
77. 9
i
87.4
!
87.9
I
75.8
j
77.7
! 117.7
!
73.2
i
78.8
•
85.8
!
72.0
i 398,424
I
82.1
!] 32,294
84.7
|
78.5
91.6
94.0
79.0
80.2
114.3
75.4
81.6
88.2
74.3
411,333
85.1
33, 342
86.4
81.3
92.0
98.5
74.8
82.9
115.1
76.2
83.4
88.0
75.6
418, 262
88.2
35, 058
87.5
83.1
96.1
101.6
83.0
84.9
117.2
75.7
82.0
84.2
73.9
408, 895
89.3
35, 139
86.6
85.2
99.4
102.7
48.0
85.7
118.1
74.3
83.3
83.5
74.6
412, 693
92.1
34, 849
87.6
90.5
103.9
107.2
99.0
91.2
122.5
78.5
86.2
84.1
77.5
428, 678
96.5
34, 748
91.9
89.0
107. 9
109.4
109.2
93.4
126.1
81.3
87.4
85.6
79.0
436,926
100.0
34, 285
94.2
92.7
E in ploy m en t
Anthracite mines, employment.rel. to 1923-25..
Applicants per 100 jobs, employment agencies:
Canada
. ... number
United States
number-Central States
number
Eastern States
number-Southern States
.
number
Western States
number. .
Illinois
.
number
Wisconsin
number
Employment, Trade Unions:
Canada.. .. ...p. ct. of total membership .
United States.p. ct. of total membership..
Employment, Canada..
rel. of 1926. .
Factories, time operated:
Total
p. ct. of full time
Chemicals and other
j
products
p ct of full time
Food and kindred products
.
p. ct. of full time
Leather and its finished
!
products.
.
p. ct. of full time
Lumber and its manu!
factures .
p. ct. of full time
Iron and steel and their
products.
p ct. of full time
Nonferrous metals
p. ct. of full time
Paper and printing
p. ct. of full time..
Stone, clay, and glass
products
p ct. of full time
Textiles and their products
p. ct. of full time J
Tobacco manufactures. p. ct. of full time..
Vehicles'for land transportation
p. ct. of full time
Miscellaneous indus;
tries
p ct. of full time i
Ratio actual time to capacity
per cent
Factory employment relative to full normal
force:
Total 12 groups
p. ct. of nor. force . '
Chemicals and other
products
p. ct. of nor. force i
Food and kindred prod1
nets
. .
p. ct. of nor. force
Iron arid steel and their
products ...
p. ct. of nor. force l
Leather and its finished
products
p. ct. of nor. force J
Lumber and its manufactures
_ p. ct. of nor. force '
Nouferrous metals
p. ct. of nor. force
Paper and printing . - p. ct. of nor. force
Stone, clay, and glass
products
.. . . p. ct. of nor. force
Textiles and their products _
p. ct. of nor force !
Tobacco manufactures .p. ct. of nor. orce
Vehicles for laud transportation
p. ct. of nor. force..
Miscellaneous
p. ct. of nor. force
Federal Civilian Employees (Washington)
number
Hours of work in factories:
Actual
hours per week
Nominal-..
hours per week
Labor turnover:
Accessions
D. ct. of no. on pav roll
Separations —
Total
p. ct. of no. on pay roll
Discharges..- p. ct. of no. on pay rolL.
Lay-otTs
p. ct. of no. on pay roll..
Voluntary
quits
p. ct. of no. on pav roll
Labor disputes:
Disputes .
number
Man-days lost in month
.number
Workers involved
number..!
Ohio construction, employmerit
.
rel. to 1926
Railways, employees on pay roll- -thousands,.
1
Revised.
78. 3 i
82. 9
1
75.0
|
i
\
94.7
96.2
91.9
81.7
90.3
89.5
92.3
133
218
233
239
314 i
103
270
191
189
227
251
231
344
123
280
210
211
193
240
192
277
74
278
178
159
170
222
181
201
71
230
188
145
177
204
214
252
79
234
162
161
198
221
231
253
98
262
150
156
186
209
202
240
81
224
155
148
164
173
172
243
93
196
135
86.2
78. 0
112.9
89.2
79.0
116.2
90.6
79.0
116.6
90.7
78.0
118.8
90.8
78.0
118.9
89.4
80.0
116.5
89.7
80.0
111.4
215
172
141
202
232
209
265
89
250
250
85 1
75.0
9Q 7
84.5 i
74.0
100.2 i
84.4
73.0
100.7
84.0
73.0
101.7
83.0
77. 0
108. 5
1
218
96.5 :
147
179
215
202
215 i
75
228 i
197
156 |
224
261
254
293
91
331
230 i
91
91
90
89
90
90
92
92
91
91
93
94
Q7
96
95
95 !
95
95
97
96
96
95
97
99
96
96
96
97
97 ;
97
98
98
97
97
97
97
92
91 i
87 ;
84
90
91
93
94
92
93
86
85
„
89
S3
84 '_
86
89
89
88
88
90
91
80
86
95
80
87 i
96 I
80
87
95
80
86
95
80
86
96
80
87
96
83
89
97
84
90
96
85
89
96
86
89
96
88
92
98
90
93
98
91
91 !
90
90
90
91
93
92
92
92
95
96
93
86
94 i
87 :
93
85
90
88
90
91
91
89
92
90
90
90
89
92
88
93
90
93
91
91
92
91
91
89
91
91
93
93
93
93
94
96
88
87
87
88 !1
88
88
fi«
90
91
72
90
71
92
73
88
78
94
80
76
77
78
78
80
84
85
75
it
79
77
77
79
81
88
89
89
85
88
88
87
92
'
i
i
'i
73
75
77
79
82
86
88
i
83
88
89
90
90
87
88
!•
66
75
94
68
75
94
68
75
94
71
77
9-1
72
78
95
75
80
97
76
80
97
...
1
i
'
!
i
75
76
77
81
83
78
96
78
97
77
97
75
97
76
97
80
98
82
96
;
64
66
79
70
79
72
80
75
82
81
86
85
8S
:
71,052
70, 790
70, 598
70, 197
69, 666
68, 510
67, 036
41.1
47.8
42.3
48.2
42.5
48.3
42.6
49.1
43.3
48.4
44.5
48.6
45.2
48. 9
1
:
1
72 ?97 i
71,917
•
r
71,162 | 71,252
71,189
1
!
41.7
48.3
77 i
32. 8
37. 2
43.2
36.8
35.0
25.1
24.9
30.1
39.8
31.9
29.5
35.5
38.6
45. 1 !
3. 3
28. 6
41. 6
3. 8
23. 9
34.8 !
3.1
20 6
35.0
2. 6
22.8
33.9
2.2
23.0
44. 6 I
2.5 i
32. 2 !
47. 6
2.9
33. 7
52.9
3.8
33.9
60.9
4.4
38.2
67 7
4.2
47.0
68.8
3.8
49.1
64.6
5.6
36.5
60.8
5.6
31.5
13.2 !
13.9
11.1 j
8. 7
9.9 |
11.0
15.2
18.3
16.5
15.9
22.5
23.7
i
41
234
220
225
233
230
34
27 |
229
244
230
598, 525 2420,
148 2228,329 2181,031 2194,455 : 2 273, 608 2235,916 2208, 189 2142,738 2141,647 2144,117
14, 855 2 27, 574 212,512 ! 2 2,927
25,144 i 27,759 216,007 213,778
28,311
27,131
24,615
229
2185,488
i
I
i
60. 0
53. 7
1, 319
;
9. 6 ;
51.9 !
1,316
49.4
1,334 |
59.8 !
1,357
72.0
1,394
82.6
1, 455
87.7
1,486
96.6
1,514
100.3
1, 532
93.3
1, 564
93.5
1.C01
50
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1930
1931
May
March
April
Decem- Novem- October Septem- August
ber
ber
ber
Febru- January
ary
June
July
May
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES— Con.
Wages
Anthracite mines, pay roll
rel. to 1923-25. Factory pay rolls (Fed. Res. Bd.):
Total .-.
rel. to 1923-25
Cement, clay, and glass
rel. to 1923-25. _
ChemicalsGroup
rel. to 1923-25
Petroleum refining
rel. to 1923-25. .
Iron and steel
_.
rel. to 1923-25
Leather and its products. __rel. to 1923-25.Lumber and its products. _rel. to 1923-25.Machinery
rel to 1923-25
Nouferrous metals
rel. to 1923-25..
Paper and printing
rel. to 1923-25-Rubber products
rel. to 1923-25..
Textiles
.
rel. to 1923-25
Tobacco products
rel to 1923-25
TransportationGroup
rel. to 1923-25—
Automobile
rel. to 1923-25..
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 1923 .
Pennsylvania
..rel. to 1923-25..
Wisconsin
. rel. to 1925-27 .
WeeklyNew York State, _ thous. of dolls
Oklahoma
thous of dolls
Road building, wages of common labor:
United States average
cents per hour-East North Central section
cents per hour
East South Central section
__ _
_
cents per hour
Middle Atlantic section... cents per hour..
Mountain section
cents per hour
New England section
cents per hour..
Pacific section
cents per hour—
South Atlantic section
cents per hour..
West North Central section
cents per hour .
West South Central section
__
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 July, 1914—
Men —•
Total . .
dollars
Total
rel. to July, 1914S killed
dollars
Skilled .._
rel. to July, 1914 .
Unskilled
dollars
Unskilled
rel to July 1914
Women
dollars
Women
rel to July, 1914
Totals by StatesIllinois
dollars-Illinois
rel to 1925-27
New York
dollars
New York
rel. to 1923—
Oklahoma
dollars
Wisconsin
dollars. _ i
Wisconsin
rel. to 1925-27— !
Youngstown district, wages of
steel workers
p ct of base scale
64.6
63.8
55.7
79.8
75.8
85.0
83.2
102.3
78.2
68.2
72.6
73.2
85.8
72.1
56.7 !
73.6
55.7
74.9
54.0
73.2
51.4
68.4
46.6
73.7
56.3
75.1
60.9
80.8
66.4
83.0
66.4
81.7
66.4
82.6
66.4
90.7
76.1
2 94.4
76.9
88.4
96.1
64.9 !
68.7 I
45.7
67.8
63.4
100.0
71.0
71.7
68.3
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
66.3
101.9
63.2
81.9
68.3
92.9
100.8
67.5
68.8
45.6
71.9
64.4
100.7
63.8
76.9
65.3
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
96.1
103.2
68.9
55.0
54.7
75.1
67.3
105.0
58.7
73.4
76.8
99.9
109.3
75.8
69.7
60.4
81.4
69.4
105. 4
65.9
80.3
78.0
101.3
113.8
75.4
76.2
60.9
84.2
70.7
106.3
71.8
81.2
80.0
100.7
117.2
77.5
80.0
61.6
85.6
72.0
106. 9
77.6
73.2
77.2 i
100.8
118.1
78.6
78.6
63.0
90.9
76.0
107.3
80.8
69.2
81.9
105.3
121.7
90.8
73.8
70.9
102.7
85.0
111.9
88.3
77.8
84.4
66.1
75.6
65.3
70.8
64.1
67.7
338.37
62.2
61.1
51.8 I
40.0
60.8
55.5
3 39. 04
60.8
57.4
62.8
58.4
66.0
62.4
344 28
66.3
58.1
71.7
72.4
83.8
89.2
3 47. 24
91. 1
101. 7
81. 1
76.3
66.6
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
77.0
77.5 1
66.7
66.2
60.0 !
78.7
83.4
69.7
71.3
63.9
78.1
87.7
72.2
74.8
66.2
87.1
93.4
76.2
80.7
73.0
89.7
93.0
80.0
81.4
72.3
93.2 !
89.3
77.2
82.0
73.9
94.2
88.1
81.' 2
77.7
101. 1
90. 1
82.0
89.1
83.0
103. 8
93.3
84.0
94.9
89.0
10, 046
10, 414
682
10, 723
679
10, 365
711
10,048 |
730 !
10, 513
803
10, 883
869
11, 489
836
12, 061
944
11,631
958
11,717
971
12, 369
982
12, 667
1,013
37
35
37
36
38
39
40
39
40
40
40
36
41
33
36 j
i
37
37
37
37
37
38
38
37
38
38
39
21
38
45
45
50
21
20
38
43
47
51
22
21
41
44
48
52
24
22
39
42
48
51
24
21
40
44
48
51
20
22
41
45
51
51
22
24
40
47
50
52
22
24
41
48
49
53
22
24
42
48
50
53
23
23
42
46
50 i
53
28
25
42
47
49
53
25
25
43
48
49
54
26
25
41
48
48
52
26
38
36
37
36
37
37
35
38
37
36
36
37
37
23
.669
50
28
.689
50
26
.670
50
28
.670
50
26
.679
50
27
.659
50
27
.664
50
26
.697
50
26
.651
50
28
.653
50
28
.688
50
24.23
193.2
24.06
191.9
24.92
198.7
25.22
201.1
25.38
202.4
25.72
205.1
26.48
211.2
27.05
215.7
25.36
190.7
26.30
185. 7
21.58
201.5
15.47
197.3
25.15
189.1
26.11 •
184.4
21.29
198.8
15.22 ;
194.1
26.25
197. 4
27. 25
192. 4
22. 13
?06. 6
15. 72
200. 5
26.87
202.0
28.08
198. 3
21.93
204.8
15.27
194.8
27.33
27.15
204. 1
205. 5
28.55
28.35
200.2
201.6
22.26
22.30
208.2 • 207. 8
15.88
15.71
202.6
200.4
28.56
214.7
29. 87
210.9
23.13
216. 0
16.13
205. 7
29. 19
219. 5
30.50
215.4
23.85
25. 09
88.4
27.42
100. 7
26. 87
20.84
81.1
25.31
89.2
27.32
100.3 '
26. 91
21. 33
84.1
26. 42
93.1
27. 94
102. 6
25.06
22.89
89.0
26.43
93.1
28.84
105.9
26.92
22. 16
85. 6
26.45
93.2
28.45
104.4
27. 27
22.21
86.0
26.27
92.6
28.40
104.3
27.85
21.47
83.6
27.49
96.9
28. 86
105.9
28. 25
23.96
92.8
28.14
99.2
29.00
106. 5
29. 54
24. 79
95.7
127. 0
127.0
127.0
127. 0
127.0
127.0
127.0
127. 0
22
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21
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86.5
26.87
102. 3
84.9
127.0
24.99
88.1
27.27
100.1
24.95
22.26
86.7
25.13
88.6
27.87
102.3
25.73
22.69
88. 1
25.29
89.1
27.35
100.4
25.28
21.64
84.3
24.25
85.5
26. 92
98.8
25. 61
19.70
76.5
127.0
127.0
127.0
127.0
I
!
!
\
|
2
106.6
120. 4
95. 5
75.6
108! 3
84.4
113.3
95. 4
82.7
82.1
16^27
207. 5
CONSTRUCTION
Building Costs
Building costs (A. G. C.), 1st of
month
,
rel. to 1913—
Building costs (E. N. /?.) 1st of
month
rel. to 1913
Building materials:
Brick house, 6-rm., 1st of month
rel. to 1913Frame house, 6-rm., 1st of month
-._
rel. to 1913Construction costs (Am. Appraisal} :
Brick, steel frame
.rel. to 1913—
Brick, wood frame
rel. to 1913—
Frame
. _
.
rel. to 1913
Reinforced concrete
rel. to 1913. .
Factory costs (quarterly) (Aberthaw)
rel to 1914
Building volume (A. G. C.)
rel. to 1913.
:
199
200 ;
196. 9 i
198. 5
198.7 i
170
174 ;
172
176
165
163
168
165
171
178
192
178
181
179
194
179
182
179
194
179
182
179 1
196 '
182 !
184
180
196
183
185
186 :
202 '
188 i
190
87 1
78
99
95
a 185
123
173 :
82
90
57
55,
61
62
197
199
199
200
199 1
189.3
191. 6
194.5
196.6
194.5 I
167
167
170
171
160
157
163
166
180
166
169
172
186
172
175
107
199
198
199
200
201
201. 0
201.0
203. 4
205.9
4
168
175
177
179
181
169
173
175
177
iss
206
191
193
190
208
194
195
193
211
197
197
193
212
198
198
196
213
201
200
186
185
199
206
199
U89
191
176
82
81
84
89
146
111
12, 533
11,495
11, 621
44, 577
41, 193
39, 760
331, 864 ! 346,643 366, 878
13, 359
48, 214
600, 573
14, 331
53, 732
457, 416
198
199. 6 1
17
:
:
!
3
Construction Contracts Awarded
Total construction, unadjusted,
F. R. B
. rel. to 1923-1925
74
Total construction, all types:
Projects
number
11, 506
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft.
38, 941
Valuation
__
thous. of dolls . 306,079
2 Rev ised.
11,888
39, 380
336, 925
10, 788
37, 955
369, 981
7,629
28, 339
235, 405
7,391
6,911
24, 635 ! 29, 055
227, 956 ; 249,436
3
9,127
12,158
33,099 i 39,484
253, 574 J 336, 706
Quarter eiided in month indi cated.
July, 1931]
51
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1931
May
April
Decem- Novem- October Septem- August
ber
ber
ber
July
June
May
4,567
28, 435
1, 135
1,174
3,555
25, 092
1,481
4,727
29, 509
2,015
6,673
35, 653
1,841
5,721
31, 137
1,919
7,914
50, 860
1,925
7,332
46, 941
1,916
9,489
59, 080
2,267
9,897
73, 340
147
2,272
16, 685
146
2,800
19, 408
197
4,012
24, 527
202
4,275
29, 528
283
3, 584
28, 554
380
4, 150
28, 233
548
4,141
25, 897
823
6,514
42, 748
696
6,730
48, 919
518
6, 213
36, 890
59
908
7,708
55
COO
4,855
69
752
6,769
72
816
6, 937
110
1,052
11, 556
136
1,753
16, 547
119
13,415
i, eo9
126
1,900
12, 673
125
1,903
19, 675
125
1,401
10, 312
221
1,499
7,309
236
1,620
10, 067
266
2,090
12, 946
318
2,056
12, 967
385
2, 610
13, 785
347
5,434
24, 043
417
3,611
18, 175
401
5, 073
28, 882
383
3,721
22, 693
433
7,516
37, 352
83
2,019
10, 705
86
952
5,364
107
1,710
19, 545
114
645
5,240
137
1, 176
14, 553
137
1,300
11,661
137
2,031
12, 547
156
2,650
13, 947
155
1,115
8,554
112
1, 598
10, 033
1,080
246
78, 643
978
393
95, 211
1,009
697
78, 621
1,292
468
76, 378
2,017
2, 146
339
1,484
112,966 109, 092
2,076
1,297
126, 722
2,316
946
121, 151
2, 594
1,907
32?, 842
2,406
1,099
152, 128
94
392
3,926
90
241
1,685
102
446
5,177
111
496
4,564
162
667
5,386
189
860
6,576
206
852
6,879
220
873
8,030
236
1,315
11,809
208
1,131
10, 374
6,486
22, 090
100, 913
4,520
16, 559
77, 918
4,056
12, 235
54, 376
4,340
14, 705
70, 911
5,368
18, 844
80, 782
6, 822
22, 337
104, 670
6,097
19, 688
98, 535
5,979
16, 843
82, 670
6, 297
18, 231
84, 333
7,012
20, 782
96, 816
7, 982
23, 462
116, 569
22, 708
27, 312
149
619
4,999
25, 930
129
1,228
8,557
20, 299
127
1,108
5, 849
24, 542
169
771
7,670
39,311
227
1,047
9,583
33, 332
222
804
6,040
32, 407
220
1,462
9,478
49, 407
269
1,059
8,173
37, 374
242
1,253
10, 187
54, 728
280
1, 416
10, 419
46, 862
60.0
53.7
51.9
49.4
59.8
72.0
82.6
87.7
96.6
100.3
93.3
93. 5
12, 303
10, 038
24, 671
21, 982
19, 467
17, 573
9,403
8,321
10, 107
9,218
8,808
5,081
6,293
4,790
9,745
6,820
10,080
6,360
10, 657
7,243
17, 416
12, 720
18, 156
13, 860
18, 914
14, 899
5,059
225
11, 229
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, 418
1,138
7,785
41, 088
1,025
8,325
18, 422
544
8,459
18, 541
537
8,339
13, 844
483
8,055
22, 939
938
7,709
9,317
445
7,674
176, 300
182, 280
197, 960
191, 920
187, 340
182, 950
174, 940
168, 100
167, 200
176, 920
172, 900
7, 160
5, 001
2, 159
7, 947
5,597
2,350
8,108
5,746
2,362
7,693
5, 502
2,191
2 8, 195
2 5, 906
2 2, 289
2
7, 792
2 5, 517
2 2, 275
2 7, 906
2 5, 397
2 2, 509
2
7, 899
2 5,016
2 2, 883
2 7, 784
2 4 720
2 3, 064
2 8, 064
2 4, 826
2 3, 237
410
6, 750
460
7,487
502
7, 606
465
7,228
2
479
7, 313
526
2 7, 380
2
541
7, 243
518
2 7, 546
1,485
1, 456
162
1, 542
1,513
149
1,515
1,488
142
1, 575
1, 550
161
1,443
1,419
154
1, 412
1, 391
143
1,426
1,404
132
1, 435
1,414
136
1,545
1,524
129
6,652
21,911
88, 900
36, 896
1,907
785
132, 993
7,221
22, 633
95, 896
7,657
4,544
3, 113
i Revised.
Febru- January
ary
1,276
3, 825
27, 513
2,141
387
108, 948
March
1930
1,681
522
151, 722
2
2
2
7, 875
5, 244
2, 631
2
2
2
454
7,203
452
2 7, 423
1,405
1,388
98
1,414
1,392
128
1,336
1,311
145
77,098
19,051
77, 214
18, 650
73, 277
16, 864
76, 824
17,892
77, 820
16, 070
76, 139
17, 148
79, 173
19, 074
76, 925
17, 756
76, 279
16, 445
76, 850
15, 452
77,815
17, 432
80, 507
18, 141
9,391
11,963
1,513
9,346
12, 024
1,406
8,326
10, 806
724
8, 943
11, 528
609
10, 012
12, 973
1,517
8,647
11, 348
735
10, 137
13, 157
1,829
10, 117
13, 054
1,467
10, 121
12, 965
1,400
10, 131
13, 090
875
10,759
13, 768
1,412
10, 957
14, 059
1, 445
119
10, 113
134
9,687
128
9,884
2
124
10, 474
118
10, 940
115
10, 810
124
10, 416
93
10, 891
83
11, 153
153
11,734
8,072
672, 555
8,072
690, 476
8,066
629, 336
8,064
692, 709
8, 050
718, 784
8,050
658, 789
8,376
701, 279
8,370
646, 036
8,352
646, 750
8,340
655, 477
8,328
681, 788
8,320
736, 202
169, 760
216, 559
134, 854
203, 085
52, 700
163, 186
49, 620
165, 789
56, 740
233, 890
64, 170
225, 021
230, 423
225, 322
246, 832
230, 043
282, 393
244, 640
387, 260
247, 376
367, 727
219, 574
307, 823
208, 467
310,711
214, 302
86,000
82, 465
82, 970
69, 572
75, 512
107, 507
83, 480
102, 569
113, 749
70, 088
84, 266
140, 176
124, 924
2
2
2
a 102
10, 826
2
486
7, 709
2
541
7, 358
2
52
SURVEY OF CUEEENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1931
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supple-
ment to the Survey
May
April
March
1930
Febru- January Decem- Novern- ; Ootftbpr
Septem! ber j ber | Uctober
ber
ary
August
July
June
May
PUBLIC UTILITIES— Continued
Tra nsportation— Continued
Inland waterways— Continued.
1, 508
1,359
1,811
2,075
Monongahela River-. thous. of short tons-.
1, 535
1, 571 !
2,087
1,518
1, 547
New York State canals
1
688
458
thous of short tons
390
Ohio River, Pittsburgh to Wheeling
thous. of short tons
505
686
928
713
546
500
926
1,03-7
428
Panama Canal —
2,394
1,925
2,107
2,060
Total cargo traffic.thous. of long tons..
1,916
2, 167
2,263
1,930
2,011
In American vessels
1,009
937
864
958
1.133
1,040
thous. of long tons
910
953
929
421
540
615
546
436
In British vessels.thous. of long tons..
436
429
536
448
914
877
St. Lawrence Canal.. thous. of short tons..
1, 1G6
38
563
319
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
9,094
10, 347
thous of long tons
4, 335
922
5,130
311
2,744
2,474
2, 246
2,186
2,217 2 2,204
Suez Canal
thous. of met. tons
2,396
2,440
Welland Canal
short tons_. 1,165,853 370, 003
68, 400 583, 907 916,563 979, 532
Ocean traffic:
Clearances, vessels in foreign trade7,074
7, 653
5, 414
6,224
Total
thous. of net tons..
4,972
5,505
6, 539
5,044
5,907
2, 501
2, 651
3, 060
1,843
American
thous. of net tons..
1. 991
2, 525
2, 092
1, 695
1,773
4,593
3,514
3,723
4,423
Foreign
thous. of net tons_.
4,014
3, 571
3,277
3,815
3,271
Passenger travel:
Arrivals from abroad—
4,091
9,209
6, 439
13, 942
17, 792
Immigrants
number..
3,470
3, 147
3,577
19, 844
22, 381
40, 702
80, 900
28, 535
United States citizens
number
27, 508
34, 861
28, 231
Departures abroad—
5, 352
5, 100
Emigrants
number
4, 397
4, 951
4,720
5,450
4, 693
5, 647
56, 526
24, 885
32, 988
24, 420
United States citizens _ ..number
32, 278
33, 172
21,140
24,418
National parks —
48, 874
43, 361
67, 089 1S3, 583
37, 246
Visitors
number
9,211
43. 939
7,937
15, 596
Automobiles entered
.number.
6,010
S, 772
7, 145
7, 834
6,565
7,496
Passports issued
number. . 28, 513
7,255
14, 328
21, 466
Pullman Company operations:
6.072
6, 476
6,016
5,305
Revenue.
..
thous. of dolls..
4,894
5, 346
5,418
5, 238
2, 203
2,278
2, 517
2,031
Passengers carried
thousands. _
1,919
2,180
1, 986
1,966
Trend of business in hotels:
3.82
3.80
3.72
3.96
3.90
Average sale per occupied room.__dollars.3.84
3.50
3.73
3.63
64
69
66
65
Room occupancy
p. ct. of capacity-60
64
61
63
61
Shipbuilding:
Rate of activity (elec. energy
113.9
124.1
121.5
105.5
consumed) -. .
rel. to 1923-25-.
99.0
89.7
1 14. 8
92.5
98.3
Building or under contract, end of
month421
359
366
423
344
Merchant vessels thous of gross tons
397
409
412
Completed during month —
32,
083
29,413
51,
667
Total .__
gross tons
25,
971
53,
551
34, 527
17, 443
25, 622
13, 766
21,045
18, 391
16, 895
20, 125
Steel, seagoing
gross tons
39, 830
28, 613
9,703
4,985
13, 976
Pteam railways:
•
EquipmentFreight cars —
In bad order, end of monthQuantity
cars
170, 165 162, 966 162, 117 153,606 147, 650 147,334 155, 883 157, 727 157, 141
7. 1
6.6
7.1
6.7
7.0
Ratio to total cars... per cent..
7.4
7. 3
6.9
3,291
565
2, 691
IVew orders
cars
2, 862
24
2,768
2,166
Owned, end of month —
2,272
2,275
2,
254
Quantity
thous. of cars_.
2,258
2,271
2,244
2, 249
2, 251
2, 253
Capacity
mills, of Ibs.. 209, 645 209, 958 210, 102 210,235 210, 229 ; 210,426 211, 788 211,823 211,942
Shipments—
2,384
4, 235
607
1,182
Total
cars
845
648
1 082
762
633
4,176
1,139
2,307
Domestic. . . _ . cars .
735
436
646
1,082
657
533
Unfilled orders (railroads)—
fi Ksr>
6, 175
;
9,
780
5,
423
7,542
8,
799
3,716
7,484
8,637
4,127
2,445
Of manufacturers
cars 1 1 AOQ
3, 376
1, 125
2,681
2,176
1, 569
2,207
2, 048
In railroad shops
cars..
6,
404
2,978
2,
591
6,118
4, 886
5, 366
5, 915
6,430
Locomotives (Am. /?;/. Asac.) —
2
Exports, steam
number _.
5
2
3
2
3
5
In bad order, end of month —
Awaiting classified repairs
number. . 5,910
4,676
4,936
5,102
5, 522
5, 216
5, 734
5, 958
5,967
Ratio to total locomotives
8.9
8.6
per cent
9.5
9.2
10.0
10.9
10.4
10.8
10.9
147
127
92
Installed
._ _ -..nuniber.80
96
67
86
94
77
8
CO
25
2
New orders
mum ber
151
7
8
206
198
Retired
number .
182 ;
390
151
268
182
161
128
Owned, end of month —
56, 157
56, 236
Quantity
..number-- 55, 278
55, 985
55, 576 ! 55,678
55, 450 ! 55, 534
55, 366
2,541
2,541
Tractive power
mill?;, of lbs._
2,525 ! 2, 528
2,538
2,522 j 2, 525
2,518
2,520
Shipments, manufacturers (Census) —
50
65
49
Total
number. .
16
43
10
15
15
26
3
6
6
2
5
55 i
62
48
Steam, domestic
number
37
10
37
12
10
26"
Shipments, electric locomotives3 17
33
3 23
Industrial (quarterly)
number
3 55
Mining (quarterly)
number
376
•113
Unfilled orders (railroads) ,end of mo.—
102
143
64
90
59
Of manufacturers
number-31
57
60 i
57
37
38
33
In railroad shops
number. _
30
30 !
20 |
24
26 ;
29
Unfilled orders, manufacturers' (Census)—
132
174
91
104
93
Total .
_. number
58 i
80
95 !
103
1
31
33
18
12
25
Electric, domestic _ _ number. _
2 :
7
96
136
69
86
63
Steam, domestic
number..
47
81 !
85
78
Passenger cars—
In railroad hands, end of quarter
351,644
351,770
number..
._ 351,489
2 !"
62
New orders
cars
io"
I
Shipments73
67
50
33 1
37
24 !
8
38
Total
cars
30
73
50
67
24 |
33 1
37
8
Domestic
-_ _
cars..
38
30
Unfilled orders, end of quarter
j
3264
3465
number..
» 125
2
s Quarter ended in month indicated.
Revised.
2, 152
2,154
2,152
457
563
416
402
998
1, 106
1,015
1,002
2, 145
2, 402
2,147
2,262
1, 022
532
2
1,007
1,221
578
2
930
1,062
556
2
898
1,116
511
841
11,267
2, 288
985, 829
12, 367
2,390
850,918
12, 650
2, 111
755, 820
11,320
2,542
805. 262
8,480
3. 359
5, 121
8,067
3,371
4, 696
7, 509
2, 822
4,687
7, 525
3,112
4,412
14,816
69, 957
13, 323
38, 822
14, 944
32, 284
19,414
25, 487
5, 245
88, 372
4,818
55, 366
4, 320
40, 103
3, 720'
27, 593
549. 287
127, 153
10, 510
596, 699
143, 049
16, 084
293, 931
77, 153
32, 405
121,194
35, 819
43, 227
7, 128
2, 7C7
6, 485
2, 541
7,198
2,679
6, 171
2, 351
3.96
60
3.86
59
3.89
62
3.76
68
122.8
116.8
111.8
113.2
2
2, 265
489
465
487
488
75, 030
33, 302
45, C69
15, 974
29, 806
17, 395
45, 570
26, 248
153, 046
6.8
823
144, 987
6. 5
1, 306
140, 594
6.3
794
137, 386
6.2
1, 079
2,274
211,831
2,274
211, 550
2,272
211,221
2,270
210, 890
5,940
5, 934
5, 348
5, 348
5, 066
5, 059
6, 785
6, 785
10, 802
17, 230
14, 247
2, 983
22, 759
19, 161
3, 598
28, 696
25, 050
3,646
3i 079
4
9
4,585
4, 562
4,515
4, 450
8.2
161
34
216
8.2
118
2
156
8.1
165
193
8.0
177
18
226
56, 287
2, 540
56, 342
2 537
56, 380
2,535
56,410
2, 533
77
5
68
56
81
58
80
56
35 !
a 136
i
i
!
189
46
242
54
300
64
354
77
234
36
193
291
41
243
343
44
291
420
44
367
13
32
3 51, 777
13
72
41
41
66
66
72
69
35
35
3587
53
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
PUBLIC UTILITIES— Continued
Transportation— Continued
Steam railways— Continued.
Financial operations —
Net operating income. thous. of dolls. .
Operating revenuesCanada
thous. of dolls..
United StatesTotal
thous. of dolls..
Freight
.thous. of dolls..
Passengers
thous. of dolls..
Operating expenses thous. of dolls. .
Net operating revenue, Canada
thous. of dolls..
Freight cars—
Car-loadings—
Total
-thous. of cars..
3,736
Coal and coke
thous. of cars..
611
Forest products
thous. of cars..
165
Grain and grain products
thous. of cars..
180
Livestock
thous. of cars_.
106
Ore
thous. of cars _
80
Merchandise,!, c. Lthous. of cars..
1,097
Miscellaneous
.thous. of cars..
1,496
Car surplus (daily average, last week
of mo.)—
Total
cars . 615 924
Box
- ...cars.. 306 319
Coal
.cars.. 238 504
Operation results—
Freight carried 1 mileCanada
...mills, of tons__
United States, .mills, of tons..
Passengers carried 1 mile-millions..
Receints per ton-mile
cents..
FINANCE
Agricultural Finances
Loans outstanding, end of month:
Federal land banks
mills, of dolls..
Federal intermediate credit banks
mills, of dolls. .
Joint-stock land banks
. mills, of dolls. .
Revised.
Febru- January
ary
Decem- Novem- October Septem- August
ber
ber
ber
July
June
May
April
March
39, 074
45, 906
27, 264
33, 849
49, 372
62, 069
112, 251
104, 078
95, 604
82, 750
68, 883
30,613
26, 788
28, 141
33, 450
35, 474
42, 093
44, 340
38, 804
38, 071
38, 995
37, 845
376, 149
291, 289
47, 150
291, 582
336, 632
257, 521
46, 455
272, 116
365, 900
277 014
53, 349
294, 082
377, 933
280, 909
55, 443
297, 606
398, 786
311,042
48, 710
299, 301
483, 455
385, 684
52, 368
326, 286
467, 469
363, 473
59, 092
320, 131
466, 370
354, 713
67, 432
327, 204
457, 025
347, 293
65, 805
331, 562
444, 848
331, 647
67, 146
334, 638
463, 130
354, 326
60, 406
351, 780
3,112
121
424
5,910
7,579
11,408
11,435
5,619
5,702
5,486
369, 652
283 711
47, 272
290,618
69, 174
4,107
2
4, 593
740
265
2,986
486
130
2,940
555
138
2, 838
584
138
3,491
817
156
2,784
638
121
4,127
852
174
3,818
733
159
3,725
638
162
4,670
769
207
3,556
557
160
3,719
579
199
151
85
29
899
1,206
153
79
23
886
1,105
165
842
997
196
124
26
997
1,175
143
94
22
820
946
190
140
92
1,133
1,546
163
129
154
966
1,514
189
108
195
944
1,490
304
106
284
1,179
1,821
233
80
245
899
1,382
166
86
250
967
1,472
188
117
255
1,210
1,820
602 832
282 315
251 679
621 509
298 837
252 825
650 964
324, 938
253, 515
646 750
336 577
240 292
706 538
380* 603
251 358
580 498
304, 100
213, 752
402 637
23o' 705
126 935
394 032
202' 398
139 416
431,971
232, 896
141, 721
454 815
232 235
165, 499
465 464
246 622
163 396
441, 503
233, 664
148, 873
28, 710
2,104
29, 960
1,758
1,074
1 951
27, 079
1,747
1 049
2 016
2 239
30, 314
29, 026
1,915
2,015
1.015 1
1 052
2,633
32, 295.
1,828
1.050
3 096
39, 292
1 959
1 063
3 562
36, 220
2, 253
1 081
2,268
37,421
2,634
1.040
2, 131
35, 580
2, 567
1 071
2 538
34,419
2, 513
1 063
2, 213
36, 956
2, 197
1,071
1,184
1,185
1,187
1,187
1,187
1,187
1,188
1,189
1,190
1,191
1,192
1,193
1, 194
131
536
138
138
198
128
130
132
126
1^3
123
92
569
572
Banking
Bank debits:
Canada
.mills, of dolls_.
New York City
mills, of dolls. .~"25~072"
Outside New York City.__mills. of dolls. . 18, 858
Outside New York City_._rel. to 1923-25..
95 6
Brokers' loans, end of month:
By N. Y. F. R. member banks
mills, of dolls..
1, 539
Ratio to market value
percent _
3 37
Total
mills of dolls
1 435
Deposits, New York State savings banks,
end of mo . - . . . .. .mills, of dolls.. 5 083
Federal reserve banks:
Bills discounted
.
mills, of dolls .
174
Notes in circulation _ _ . ...mills, of dolls..
1 580
Reserve ratio
per cent-84.9
Reserve ratio
. rel. to 1923-25
110 7
Total deposits
mills, of dolls..
2 442
Total investments
mills, of dolls..
724
Total reserve
- .mills, of dolls
3 413
Federal reserve member banks:
Net demand deposits
mills, of dolls
13 605
Total investments
_ mills, of dolls
7,807
Total loans and discounts..mills. of dolls. . 14,730
Interest rates:
Call loans, renewal
percent
1.45
Federal land banks
.per cent..
5.63
Intermediate credit banks
per cent-4.00
New York Federal Reserve
Bank (dis.)
_.
percent
1.50
Prime bankers' acceptances
per cent..
2.00
Prime commercial paper
(4-6 months)
per cent-2.13
Prime commercial paper (4-6 months)
_
rel. to 1923-25
49.4
Time loans, 90 days
percent-1.75
Business Failures
Firms (United States):
Total commercial
number
2,248
552
Manufacturers
number. _
Trade establishments
number-1, 570
Agents and brokers
number. .
126
By groupsManufacturers—
Total ,
number
552
12
Chemicals
.number..
Foodstuffs
number. _
43
Leather
number. _
U
Liquors and tobacco
number-Lumber
number..
65
Printing and engraving. number..
27
Stone, clay, and glass number. _
9
Textiles
number
78
Metals
number
50
All other
number. .
250
2
1930
1931
88
2
96
540
544
548
550
553
567
560
563
565
111
567
2,786
26, 821
19, 620
99.5
2,570
27 589
19, 421
98.4
2,535
20 948
17, 084
86.6
2,668
24, 557
21, 697
110.0
3,012
29, 001
22, 113
117.2
2,974
22, 490
19, 700
99.9
3, 618
30 781
23, 693
120.1
2,967
27 383
21, 253
107.7
3,802
25, 052
20, 966
106.3
3,094
29 600
23, 171
117.5
3,398
37 690
24,648
124.9
1 730
3 40
1 651
1 875
3 58
1 909
1 798
3 22
1 840
1 734
3 30
1 720
1 926
3 86
1 894
2 111
4 06
2 162
2 512
4 65
2 556
3 063
5 79
3 481
3,110
5 31
3 559
3 228
5 49
3 689
3 219
5 83
3 728
4,022
6.33
4, 748
5 059
5 018
4 928
4 888
4 792
4 666
4 658
4 662
4 591
4 572
4 559
4,505
157
250
198
232
251
275
207
272
215
272
1 424
81.8
106 4
2 455
724
3 174
1,489
81.4
105. 9
2, 436
719
3, 195
2
3,427
37, 423
24, 388
123. 6
2
313
1 535
84.0
109 2
2 434
761
3 334
1 486
82.6
107 4
2 506
723
3 296
1 478
83.7
108 8
2 399
708
3 244
1 494
82.2
106 9
2 448
735
3 243
1 664
73.7
95 8
2 517
1,100
3 082
1 455
80.3
104 4
2 422
780
3 115
1 368
82.2
106 9
2 465
771
3 149
1 379
79.7
103 6
2 532
813
3 118
1 374
81.1
105 5
2 423
779
3 079
200
1 342
83.4
108 5
2 447
'714
3 160
13 664
7' 903
14, 993
13 748
7' 551
15, 382
13 614
7 igs
15,464
13 680
6 843
15, 753
13 999
6 693
16, 263
13 908
6 800
16, 516
13 830
6 731
16, 764
13 812
6 4^4
17, 013
13 629
Q 338
16, 830
13 798
6 291
16, 945
13 740
6 120
16, 960
13, 388
5,889
16, 837
1 52
5.63
4.00
1 55
5.63
4.00
1 50
5.63
4.00
1 57
5.63
4.00
2 23
5.63
4.00
2 00
5.63
4.00
2 00
5.63
4.00
2 19
5.63
4.06
2 21
5.63
4.13
2 20
5.' 61
4.17
2 62
5.58
4.55
3.12
5.58
4.83
1 50
1.50
2 00
1.50
2 00
1.44
2 00
1.56
2 00
1.88
2 *0
1.88
2 50
1.88
2 50
1.88
2 50
1.88
2 50
1.88
2 50
2.13
3. CO
2.50
2.38
2.50
2.63
2.88
2.88
2.88
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.25
3.50
3.75
87.0
3.50
2
55 2
2 00
58 0
2 13
61 0
1 88
66 8
2 13
66 8
2 25
68 8
2 13
69 6
2 50
69 6
2 63
69 6
2 63
75 4
2 75
81 2
2 88
2 386
515
1,710
158
2 604
'582
1,843
179
2 563
583
1,831
149
3 316
611
2,541
164
2 525
537
1,834
154
2 031
448
1,447
136
2 124
499
1,474
151
1 963
434
1,395
134
1 913
566
1,234
113
2 028
'425
1,481
122
2 026
507
1,393
126
515
582
583
^37
448
499
7
35
15
14
54
20
12
97
566
9
35
14
8
65
16
425
11
37
501
5
27
8
10
71
18
14
71
434
en 7
13
37
14
9
72
15
4
96
611
5
37
23
9
61
9
45
8
6
85
22
7
nc
5
29
14
4
94
21
13
57
28
222
43
221
9
38
12
6
75
10
5
78
55
227
2
7
79
52
282
54
269
10
32
17
6
76
21
11
124
44
270
9
34
14
6
77
15
12
85
34
251
34
190
34
211
53
30
197
14
29
21
11
98
19
7
55
33
279
'?
81
20
9
51
45
160
2
2,179
501
1, 530
148
54
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1931
May
April
March
1930
Febru- January
ary
Decem- NovemOctober SeptemAugust
ber
ber
ber
July
June
May
FINANCE -Continued
Business Failures— Continued
Firms (United States)— Continued.
By groups— Continued.
TradersTotal
number
Books and paper
number-Chemicals and paints. .. number. _
Clothing
number .
Foods and tobacco __ __number _
General stores
number..
Household ikirniture
number-All other
number..
Firms (Canada)
number-Liabilities (United States):
Total commercial .
thous. of dolls. .
Total commercial
rel. to 1923-25
Manufacturers
thous. of dolls Trade establishments
thous. of dolls. _
Agents and brokers
thous. of dolls..
Liabilities (Canada)
-- - -thous. of dolls. .
1,570
19
108
905
401
88
357
302
196
1, 710
18
98
351
451
109
297
386
204
1,843
28
107
400
411
152
358
357
213
1,831
19
93
381
438
131
407
362
253
53,371
125.9
18,506
25, 069
9,796
2,775
50, 868
120. 0
18, 719
26, 386
5, 763
3,638
60, 387
142.4
21, 072
30, 348
5,967
3,752
59, 608
140.6
25, 304
30, 852
3,452
3,014
94, 608
223. 1
47, 633
43,071
3,904
4,215
1,121
2, 541 j
15
117
633
476 i
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
108
253
353
214
1,395
12
98
257
341
93
247
347
175
1,234
11
78
270
329
67
201
275
167
1,481
21
73
268
403
83
235
398
183
1,393
13
93
264
365
73
259
326
156
1,530
18
73
300
395
69
286
389
2179
83, 683
197.4
19, 948
28, 853
35, 382
6,994
55, 261
130.3
19, 438
21,217
14, 606
2,958
56, 297
132.8
17, 989
22, 096
16, 212
2,532
46, 947
110.7
16, 448
19, 311
11, 188
2,664
49, 181
116.0
24, 735
17, 829
8,617
2,939
39, 826
93.9
13, 369
21, 572
4,887
2,997
63, 131
148.9
26, 273
22, 825
14, 033
2,707
55, 541
131.0
23, 133
21, 285
11, 123
2 2, 624
2601
Dividend and Interest Payments
Grand total
mills, of dolls. _
Dividend payments:
Total
- -mills, of dolls. .
Industrial and miscellaneous
mills, of dolls .
Steam railroads
mills, of dolls.
Street railways
mills, of dolls
Interest payments
- .mills, of doHs -
560
749
594
521
292
314
311
285
521
213
33
8
268
236
38
9
435
236
46
217
45
9
239
386
56
16
601
284
:
713
579
763
524
424
916
721
281
277
320
228
197
373
329
2339
221
39
14
429
212
250
44
11
443
184
30
7
296
153
37
7
227
278
54
13
543
235
40
2 249
237
392
262
8
302
39
Net Corporation Profits
Grand total, 10 groups
mills, of dollsTotal public utilities
mills, of dolls- j .
Industrial and miscellaneous—
|
Total
mills, of dolls. -i
Automobiles, parts and accessories
|
_ .mills, of dolls -i
Machinery
mills, of dolls..!
Metals and mining
__ mills, of dolls.- 1
Oil
mills, of dolls—
Miscellaneous
mills, of dollsSteel and railroad equipment
mills, of dolls- 1
Class I railroads.
mills, of dolls. _|
Telephone
mills, of dollsOther large public utilities
mills, of dolls-
3683
3341
3
775
3288
3805
3329
2126
3 116
3204
3276
331
331
3 16
329
337
72
40
10
3
34
30
39
34
347
343
36
38
35
38
324
366
22
71
3226
368
3
273
335
3283
365
«223
353
8200
370
3259
3 574. 905
3 6, 383
3560, 424
3 6, 184
3540,
826
3
5 866
3507, 774
3 5, 555
3 235, 306
s 3, 272
3233,
414
3
3 190
3212,311
3 3, 096
3207, 869
3 3, 087
3147,440
3
2 451
3 15. 68
3143,221
3
2 345
3
16. 20
3132,479
3 3 026
3
18 60
3131,357
3
2, 106
3 18. 57
8
*107
369
3 16
Stockholders
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
numberShares held by brokers
p. ct. of total-
.
Foreign Exchange Rates
America:
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Asia:
Japan
India
Europe:
Belgium
England
France
Italy
Netherlands
Sweden
Switzerland
dolls, per gold peso—
dolls, per milreis—
dolls, per Canadian doll—
dolls, per paper peso. .
dolls, per yen-dolls, per rupee.dolls, per franc..
dolls, per Ib. sterling- .
dolls, per franc..
dolls, per liradolls, per guilder. _
dolls, per krone-dolls, per franc .
.707
.067
.999
.121
.765
.073
1. 000
.121
.780
.079
1.000
.121
.719
.086
1.000
.121
.697
.091
.998
.121
.494
.361
.494
.361
.494
.361
.494
.359
.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
15, 662
15, 573
15, 474
6,332
1,544
4,788
6,330
1,547
4,783
6,323
1,555
4,768
1, 134
1,605
2,660
495
5,894
1,120
1,578
2,651
487
5,836
2, 300
2,273
.756
.096
.999
.121
.781
.781
1.001
.121
1.001
.121
.818
.101
1.001
.121
.825
.100
1.001
.121
.821
.109
1.001
.121
.845
.114
1.000
.121
.872
.118
.998
.121
.494
.359
.496
.359
.496
.360
.496
.360
.494
.360
.494
.360
.494
.361
.494
.360
.494
.361
.139
.140
4.86
.039
.052
.403
.268
.194
.139
4.86
.039
.052
.402
.268
.194
.139
4.86
.039
.052
.403
.269
.194
.140
4.86
.039
.052
.403
.269
.194
.140
4.87
.039
.052
.403
.269
.194
.140
4.87
.039
.052
.402
.269
.194
.140
4.86
.039
.052
.402
.269
.194
.140
4.86
.039
.052
.402
.268
.194
15, 392
15, 293
15, 217
15, 120
15, 024
14, 926
14, 837
14, 736
14,648
6,312
1,555
4,757
6, 303
1,554
4,749
6,270
1,561
4,709
6,244
1,562
4,682
6,223
1,563
4,660
6,213
1,571
4,642
6,200
1,572
4,628
6,171
1,573
4,598
6,160
1,575
4,585
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
1,089
1,488
2,622
449
5,648
1,085
1,473
2,621
437
5,616
1,079
1,450
2,617
436
5,582
1,073
1,441
2,600
417
5,531
1,064
1,414
2, 594
398
5,470
2,241
2,212
2,169
2,127
2,098
2,062
2,041
2,018
1,992
1,965
\
j
i
'
4.85 ;
.039 !
.052 i
.402 i
.268
.194
Life Insurance
(Association of Life Insurance Presidents)
Admitted life insurance assets (10 cos.):
Grand total. ._
_
mills, of dolls..
Mortgage loansTotal...
.mills, of dollsFarm
mills, of dolls _
All other
.mills, of dolls —
Bonds and stocks (book value) :
Government
_
mills, of dolls..
Public utility
mills, of dolls _
Railroad
_.
mills, of dolls..
All other
mills, of dolls..
Total
.mills, of dolls..
Policy loans and premium notes
mills of dolls
2 Revised.
3
Quarter e nded in Daonth ind icated.
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July, 1931]
55
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
Earlier data for items shown here may \
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
\ May
FINANCE— Continued
1930
1931
April
March
Febru- January
ary
Deeem- No^n-j October Septem- August
ber
July
June
May
!
Life Insurance— Continued
Amount of new insurance (44 cos.):
Group
mills, of dolls
72
Industrial
mills, of dolls _
236
Ordinary
mills of dolls
6,73
Total insurance
mills, of dolls..
981
Policies and certificates, new (44 cos.):
Group
thous. of certificates. _
35
Industrial
thous. of policies-845
Ordinary
thous. of policies-289
Total policies and certificates, .thousands. . 1, 169
Premium collections (44 cos.):
Annuities
thous. of dolls.. 25, 175
Group
thous. of dolls
8,037
Industrial
thous. of dolls. . 59, 884
Ordinary
thous. of dolls.. 175, 562
Total
thous. of dolls . 268, 658
Sales of ordinary life insurance (Life Insurance
Sales Research Bureau):
Canada, total, 15 cos
thous. of dolls.. 41,314
United States, total
thous. of dolls.. 724, 206
Eastern manufacturing district
thous of dolls
313, 038
Far western district___thous. of dolls. _ 68, 663
Southern district
thous. of dolls.. 81, 95S
Western agricultural district
thous. of dolls. . 98, 861
Western manufacturing district
thous. of dolls.. 161, 689
Gold and Silver
Gold:
Domestic receipts at mint fine ouncesExports
thous. of dolls
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Monetary stocks of U. S., daily
average
mills, of dolls..
Rand output
fine
ounces..
Silver:
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Imports
thous of dolls
Price at New York
dolls, per fine oz__
Production —
United States
__ thous. offineoz .
Canada
thous of fine oz
Mexico
thous. of fine oz
Stocks, end of monthUnited States
thous. of fine oz
Canada
_ _ .thous. of fine oz
99
235
691
1,025
62
247
720
1,028
104
209
599
912
78
214
596
888
131
229
753
1,112
59
208
593
861
52
244
620
915
138
210
545
894
73
234
622
929
130
248
715
1,092
107
312
726
1,144
91
230
776
1,098
59
865
301
1,225
28
881
321
1,230
731
247 .
1,039
eo
44 !
750
231
1,026
59
794
319
1,172
28
741
253
1,022
35
847
261
1,143
46
722
229
996
39
805
245
1,088
74
896
270
1,241
52
1,163
267
1,482
46
848
924
1,188
12, 682
8,398
53, 854
183, 992
258, 926
11,919
8,790
,62,920
i86, 452
^70, 081
12, 430
8,748
56, 388
166, 759
244, 325
19, 615
10, 741
9,591
10, 108
62, 659 112, 666
170, 497 191,871
254,005 ; 333, 743
7, 094
7,269
58, 108
154, 473
226, 944
6,917
7,944
55, 851
165, 954
236, 666
5,016
7,220
59, 859
147, 907
220, 002
5,797
6, 508
58, 961
150, 754
222, 020
7,047
8,480
54, 602
170,847
240, 976
5,359
7,615
59, 522
166, 190
238, 686
58, 459
175, 397
247, 945
45, 648
754, 002
46, 945
770, 440
40, 180
647, 140
41,188
628,607
49, 874
795, 642
46, 868
653, 131
46, 019
685, 755
39, 643
603, 102
37, 061
685, 864
49, 829
779, 184
55, 355
822, 437
50, 085
860, 068
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
65,329
91, 922
279, 651
65.011
72, 189
285, 594
71, 961
77, 196
238, 909
68, 520
69, 724
275. 228
77, 450
80, 858
319, 321
82, 955
89, 284
330, 948
87, 114
94, 384
350, 430
88, 667
99, 406
102, 396
101, 945
86, 439
82, 754
117,117
90, 178
97, 300
89, 779
99, 276
114, 929
121, 170
130, 005
170, 656
173, 543
146, 841
138, 869
175, 677
146, 102
153, 704
136, 170
153, 052
172, 695
188, 82]
191, SCO
95, 133
628
50, 238
93, 612
27
49, 543
85, 091
26
25, 671
87, 717
14
16, 156
94, 476
54
34, 426
109, 907
36
32, 778
113,430
5,008
40, 159
152, 648
9,266
35, 635
125, 871
] 1,133
13, 680
112, 395
39, 332
19, 714
115,119
41,529
21, 889
90, 764
26
13, 938
76, 786
82
23, 552
4,767
4,711
882, 000
4,682
910, 998
4,656
839, 937
4,622
914, 576
4,583
908,492
4,553
884, 735
4,520
926, 561
4,503
903, 176
4,496
921, 081
4,532
912, 652
4,528
887, 867
4, 505
916, 213
2, 099
2,636
.277
3,249
2,439
.283
2,323
1,821
.292
1,638
1,877
.268
3,571
2,896
.294
3,472
2,660
.326
4,102
2,652
.359
4,424
2,270
.358
3,903
3,461
.363
4,544
3,492
.352
3,709
3,953
.343
3,336
2,707
.346
4, 988
3, 486
.307
2,532
1,836
2
2, 831
2 1, 139
9,567
2 3, 528
1, 431
6,511
3,187
1,772
6,944
3,480
1,932
8,751
3,713
2,043
8,481
3,738
1,412
8,712
3,816
2,291
8,889
3,780
3,486
9,154
3,835
2,685
7,755
3,551
2,100
7,905
3,969
1,485
10, 276
4,293
2,714
796
1,851
702
2960
179
956
216
649
217
813
341
677
410
459
312
737
441
348
844
1.485
1J423
713
1,509
2
2
2792 !
694 1
6, 086
8,003
1, 585
9,080
Public Finance
Customs receipts
thous.
Expenditures chargeable to ordinary
receipts
thous.
Government debt, gross, end of
month
mills,
Total ordinary receipts
thous.
United States money in circulation
mills,
of dolls..
27, 463
81, 798
31, 807
28, 107
28, 808
30, 764
36, 365
39, 319
36, 655
32, 083
26, 200
72, 170
51, 722
of dolls.. 285, 892
432, 366
720, 236
191, 425
413, 796
364, 540
244, 651
375, 244
308, 221
224, 117
284, 310
416, 799
230, 997
of dolls.. 16, 527
of dolls.. 124, 405
16, 655
148, 208
16, 583
433, 301
16, 231
118, 614
16, 163
125, 605
16, 026
717, 092
16, 185
120, 362
16, 180
147, 813
16, 081
602, 811
16, 188
127, 388
16, 176
138, 741
16, 185
803, 495
16, 399
173, 243
4,679
4,647
4,590
4,598
4,695
4,823
4,528
4,501
4,492
4,476
4,483
4,489
4,497
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
96.59
70.98
78.14
86.54
78.96
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
84.26
95.83
76.13
79.49
88.32
82.93
94.25
76.33
76.82
86.94
81.43
92.83
75.43
74.99
85.09
81.10
91.36
75.60
74.78
84.91
81.20
90. 42
84.49
99.89
81.01
106. 84
100. 12
85.30
105. 77
100. 15
88.03
105. 37
100. 27
86.67
104. 85
99.57
84.56
104. 23
99.54
81.53
105. 53
99.68
84.05
106. 41
100. 08
86.08
106. 06
100. 96
88.25
105. 84
100.41
90.99
105. 23
99.81
91.12
105. 44
99.10
90.62
105. 28
92.01
104. 92
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
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
4.85
3.37
3.97
3.97
4.25
4.87
3.38
3.97
4.01
4.29
4.92
3.37
4.05
4.08
4.36
4.92
3.37
4.10
4.14
4.41
4.92
3.41
4.11
4.18
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
1.84
4.55
4.41
1.53
4.59
4.43
1.83
4.63
4.49
1.89
4.67
4.53
2.41
4.68
4.54
9,485
5.43
7, 235
5.68
2,015
5.66
3,590
5.36
4,520
5.81
29, 877
5.75
9,965
5.74
6,635
5.61
13, 890
5.89
1,938
5.46
16, 425
5.99
11,093
6.20
3,813
5.93
265"
8, 650
110
1,475
2,000
1,250
1,200
175
4,400
340
28, 972
9,300
3,050
600
2,300
675
250
10, 050
1,400
3,395
5,665
198
3,035
500
1,943
1,700
3,135
210
1,000
630
1,500
1.090
1,250
2,850
850
530
27. 945
1,595
5.120
2,000
1,210
1. 975
10, 500
1, 475
165
300
1.388
480
10, 725
2. 590
1,110
6,648
of dolls. .
Stocks and Bonds
BONDS
Bond prices:
Combined price
index
p. ct of par, 4% bond
Highest-grade rails.p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
Industrial
p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
Public utility
p. ct. of par, 4% bond-Second-grade rails.p. ct. of par, 4% bond-Bond prices, 1st of following month:
50 domestic bonds
p. ct. of par..
40 representative issues
p. ct. of par..
5 Liberty bonds
p. ct. of par..
Bond yields:
Industrial (15)
per cent..
Liberty and Treasury bonds
per cent..
Municipal (15)
per cent..
Municipal bond yield (20)
per cent..
Railroads (15) _ _
_
per cent
U. S. Treasury notes and certificates,
3-6 mos.__
per cent..
Utilities (15) _ _
..per cent..
Total, 60 high grade
per cent
Long-term real-estate bonds issued :
Grand total
thous of dolls
Interest rates
..per cent..
Kind of structure—
Apartments
thous. of dolls..
Hotels
thous. of dolls..
Office and commercial. thous. of dolls..
Purpose of issueAcquisitions and improvements
thous. of dolls..
Finance construction thous of dolls
Real-estate mortgage—thous. of dolls. _
2
Revised
5.24
3.32
3.75
3.74
4.27
265
9,220
2
250
1.555
76.35
75. 36
99.23
100
88
'} 025
56
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
[July, 1931
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1931
Earlier data forjitem.8 shown here may \
be found in the 1931 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
1930
Febru- January
ary
Decem- Novem- October j Septem- August
ber
ber
i
April
March
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
62 04
240. 49
191.1
97 30
139. 1
43. 44
63 54
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
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
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 i
79 9
123. 0
109.4
125. 1
125. 8
120.4
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
61 3
76 1
144 3
July
June
May
FINANCE— Continued
Stocks and Bonds— Continued
STOCKS
Stock prices, average daily closing:
25 industrials, average
dolls, per share_. 193. 75
25 industrials, average
rel. to 1923-25_.
154.8
25 railroads, average __ dolls, per share
65 89
25 railroads, average
rel. to 1923-25..
94.2
103 stocks, average
dolls, per share-31. 39
Southern cotton mills
dolls, per share.
Stock prices, average weekly closing:
All industrials (404)
rel. to 1926
98 0
All railroads (33)
rel to 192C
76 8
All utilities (34)
rel to 1926
156 4
Industrials, rails and utilities
(337)
_rel. to 192G
89 4
Agricultural implements ( 4 ) _ _ rel. to 1926. . 140.3
Airplanes (10)
rel to 1926
202 3
Automobiles and trucks (13) . _rel. to 1926.. 110.0
Automobile tires and rubber
goods (7)
rel. to 1926
46 4
Chain stores (17)
rel to 1926
88 8
Copper and brass (9)
rel to 1926
66 7
Food, other than meat (20). ..rel. to 192G..
117.7
Machinerv and machine equipment (10)
rel. to 1926_88.7
Oil producing and refining
(16)
...
rel. to 1926 .
63.2
Railroad equipment (9)
- rel. to 1926
57 1
Rayon (5)
rel. to 192G_.
48.6
Steel and iron (9)
rel to 1926
72 1
47 4
Textiles (30)
. rel. to 1926
Theaters, motion pictures and
amusements (7)
rel. to 1926
44 3
Tobacco and tobacco products
(10)
rel to 1926
137 3
Traction, motor transportation
(9)
CO. 8
Stock sales, N. Y. Stock Exchange
thous. of shares
46 661
Stock yields:
Preferred high-grade industrial
(20)
per cent
5 71
Total common (90)
per cent
5 95
Industrials (50)
..per cent6 23
Public utilities (20)
per cent-4.42
Railroads (20)
per cent
7 91
282.92
226.0
110 16
157. 5
47.40
65 70
282. 81
225. 9
110 38
157.8
55. 92
68 96
282. 64
225.8
113 69
162. 6
56. 98
71 92
284. 36
227.2
113 84
176.7
54. 84
74 91
327. 04
261. 3
123. 59
187.6
64. 73
77.76
148 8
122 6
16 4
147 6
121 2
212 7
149 3
124 2
215 4
152 8
124 5
223 5
170.5
136. 0
250.0
117 8
211.7
269 6
108.0
139 3
265. 3
391 1
132.5
138 7
268. 5
400 9
134.1
139 8
285. 5
405 7
132.2
143 1
311. 1
418 1
134.0
160.1
374.8
530.3
151. 7
56 0
81 7
90 8
126.4
52 5
88 1
92 6
133.5
65 5
95 6
114 4
149. 8
72 0
90 1
121 3
147.2
76 8
88 7
129 1
149.4
84 0
89 5
134 6
148. 7
99.4
96.5
151. 0
159.5
9
116.9
120.3
134. 4
154. 1
152. 3
154.5
152.1
169.8
89.1 i
74 1
53.8
89 8 i
52.5
87.8
72.9
58. 2
91 6
51.0
96.9
76.8
67.9
99 5
54.9
106.4
82 0
64.6
115 4
58 2
125.4
95 6
71.4
138 1
67.2
129.7
93 4
65. 8
138 4
66. 0
132.9
94 3
72.0
140 6
67 1
133. 1
98 8
73.7
146 4
68. 5
147.9
109.7
80.9
163. 3
76.7
80 2
69.4
66. 7
77.7
87 8
112 4
106. 1
111 9
119.4
143 8
137 4
131 5
125 6
129 2
136 8
152 6
149 2
146 6
145 2
61.9
67. 1
66.3
63. 1
63.3
67.9
72.3
74.6
72.7
74.1
54, 335
65, 494
64, 145
52, 543
58,764
51, 946
65, 497
53, 545
39, 870
47, 746
76, 593
5 59
2
5 43
2 5. 69
4.04
7. 12
5 54
4 95
5. 17
3.60
6 75
5 61
5. 12
5.35
3.89
6.29
5 66
5. 50
5.73
4.26
6.56
5.77
5.62
5.79
4.37
7.05
5 62
5.43
5. 69
4. 10
6.46
5 52
5 05
5.39
3.64
5.98
5.48
4.33
4.60
3.04
5.45
5 53
4.42
4.69
3.12
5.50
5 56
4.44
4.77
3 04
5 41
5 52
4 50
4.91
2.92
5.43
11, 748
2,700
34, 166
4,345
35, 875
3,475
13,900
45, 170
3,236
20, 000
2,526
111,552
12,547
20, 150
8,485
7,150
2,365
1,000
12 930
7,300
4,056
46, 993
27, 522
!
144. 5
158.9
75.3 |
I
82.1
78, 040
5.48
4.02
4.42
2.50
5.03
New Security Issues
Bond sales (Canada):
Corporation
thous. of dolls
Government and provincial
thous. of dolls
Municipal
thous of dolls
Bond sales (U. S.):
CorporationTotal
thous. of dolls
Class of industryIndustrial
thous. of dolls..
Land and buildings
thous. of dolls. .
Oil
thous. of dolls
Public utilities
thous. of dolls..
Railroads
thous of dolls
Shipping and miscellaneous
thous. of dolls
Purpose of issue —
New capital
_
thous. of dolls. _
Refunding
thous. of dolls
Type of securityBonds and notes
thous. of dolls. .
Stocks
thous. of dolls _
Bond sales on N. Y. Stock Exchange:
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls..
Liberty— Treasury
thous. of dolls..
Total
thous. of dolls
Foreign governments
thous. of dolls. .
Foreign loans in the United
States
thous. of dolls
States and municipalities:
Permanent loans .
thous. of dolls. Temporary loans
thous. of dolls
!
12, 690
250 590
156, 678
401, 229
88,226
580,706
187, 644
141, 855
213, 795
346, 887
189, 866
428, 762
512,678
927, 376
4,850
96, 932
82, 400
2, 925
69,173
21,889
10, 562
44, 605
10, 273
84, 714
45, 920
55, 953
154, 845
10,415
2 000
210,025
22 500
7,577
4, 940
305, 661
6,000
3,765
2 053
101,393
200, 018
6,405
30, 002
8,021
1,500 ;
324,108 116,778
175,004
14, 250
15, 365
4, 250
89, 738
7,600
8,740
35, 750
104, 642
5,000
15,615
3,101
172, 243
76, 254
48, 071
41,516
22, 070
625
234, 465
62, 632
15,383
66,000 i
172,091 !i
178,467
7.599
23, 932
604, 486
60, 435
24,785
31,080
64, 266
12,000
800
35, 568
11,600
2, 630
4,725
14, 340
15, 058
72, 501
9,363
63, 050
169, 360
81 230
267, 471
189, 207
269, 030
132, 199
74, 251
13, 975
399, 848 180, 872
6,772
180,858 i
137, 622
4,233
151,148
62, 647
284, 570
62, 317
121,516
68, 350
402, 281
26, 481
445,363 i 864, 042
63, 334
67, 315
190, 065
60, 525
354, 969
101, 709
391,758
9,471
61, 460
26, 766
535, 404
45, 302
114, 135
73, 509
123,417
18, 438
183, 659
30, 136
285,112
61, 775
132, 193
57, 673
358, 332
70, 430
357, 723
154,955 i
493,736
433, 640
221,256
14, 431
235, 687
215, 661
12, 127
227, 788
238, 298
8, 723
247, 021
174, 535
19,911
194, 446
247, 308
16, 809
264, 117
250, 707
15, 055
265, 762
182, 906
6,640
189, 546
9,500
264, 357
7,773
272, 130
221, 327
9,631
230, 958
52, 900
167, 584
4,951
172, 535
2,680
183, 716
10,112
193, 828
42, 100
218, 500
11,789
230, 289
103, 250
220,131
7,064
227,195
79, 781
50, 000
46, 000
13,791
8,707
9.% 657
22, 377
5,662
103, 545
59, 650
19,680
73, 738
187,855 \
129, 751
167, 163 Mll,386 2 2279, 327 2119,589
C4, 994 250, 436
19, 358 2198,598
49, 977
69, 697
97, 703
76, 531
93, 982
80, 422
158, 380
81, 222
79, 578
76, 501
98, 514
26, 406
111,657
153, 068
153,699
69, 742
142,448
24, 614
19, 646
19, 684
20, 040
19, 836
19, 873
19, 848
19, 772
19,811
2,900
Tax-Exempt Securities
Total end of month
2
Revised.
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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 at 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.
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Business Statistics," together with methods of collecting statistics. This booklet may be obtained from the
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