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JULY 1933
SURVEY
OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
VOLUME 13
NUMBER 7
EXPLANATORY
The Survey of Current Business is designed to present
each month the available statistical measurements of
economic activity, together with the necessary analytical comment, which will enable readers to obtain a
comprehensive picture of the business situation. Certain of the more important series are presented in
graphic form so that the trend of the major indicators
can be readily determined. In order to get the monthly
statistics to subscribers more quickly, and to bring the
material up to date with current weekly statistics, a
4-page supplement is furnished each week as part of the
threefold service of the Survey. Libraries should note
that all of the statistics presented in the weekly supplement are not republished in the monthly numbers. It
is important, therefore, that these supplements be
preserved and bound with the monthly issues if the
entire record is to be complete.
v" jOver 2,100 series of data, gathered from more than 200
organizations, are presented regularly each month.
Most of the statistics are not compiled by the Survey,
but represent a careful selection of material available
from all sources. The chief function of this publication
is to bring together in usable form the statistics which,
if published at all, are scattered in hundreds of different
publications and reports, and to aid in the proper
analysis and interpretation of the figures. The Survey
of Current Business compiles the indexes of domestic
and world stocks, new and unfilled orders, agricultural,
livestock, and forest-products marketings, foreign trade,
5- and 10-cent store sales, and department store sales by
districts.
SOURCES OF DATA
The sources and inclusiveness of the data in the table
"Monthly Business Statistics" will be found either in
the explanatory footnotes covering each series in the
1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey, or on the indicated pages of the monthly issues. These latter refer
to new material added since the 1932 Annual Supplement was published. The data given in these footnotes
should always be kept in mind when utilizing the
statistics carried in each monthly number. Sources of
the weekly statistics are given on page 20 of the July,
1932, issue of the Survey, and in somewhat more detail
on page 4 of the August 4, 1932, issue of the Weekly
Supplement to the Survey.
new data added, may be found on page 56 of this issue.
Earlier data for the new series, if published, may be
found on the indicated pages of the monthly numbers.
Since the reduction in printing funds makes it
impossible to publish the 1933 Annual Supplement,
subscribers may find it convenient to keep the March
1933 issue posted up to date with the latest revisions
and to fill in any 1932 data which were missing at the
time of publication. They will thus have a complete
1932 record in this one issue.
Monthly data prior to 1923 will be found in the early
issues of the Survey and, in the Record Book of Business
Statistics, data on textiles, metals and machinery,
fuels, automobiles, and rubber are carried back to 1909
on a monthly basis, where available. These record
books should not be used for data later than 1922, and
the monthly data should be checked against the annual
averages given in the 1932 Annual Supplement to assure
the continuity of the series and to obtain any necessary
corrections. The three parts of the Record Book may
be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents,
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cents each, or 30 cents for the set.
INDEX NUMBERS
To facilitate comparisons of the movement of important series over a period of time, index numbers have
been used in numerous instances throughout the
Survey. In brief, these index numbers simply express
the current movement with relation to a fixed base—
usually the monthly average of the years 1923-25.
The construction of these index numbers is described in
brief in the annual supplement.
SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT OF INDEXES
Seasonal variations are found in most economic
series for which monthly statistics are obtainable.
Consumption and production of commodities, foreign
trade, retail trade, employment, construction, railroad
freight traffic, and many other types of data are marked
by seasonal swings repeated with minor variations year
after year. These are definitely periodic in character
within a 12-month period. In cases where an adjustment is noted for a series carried in the Survey, the
index has been corrected for the number of working or
business days in the various months, and then adjusted
for seasonal variation. The index figures thereby
HISTORICAL DATA
become comparable throughout the series.
In the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey of
METHODS OF USE
Current Business, the statistical series presented curMethods of using and interpreting current business
rently are carried back on a monthly basis to 1923, and
on a yearly basis to 1913, where available. The statis- statistics have been collected by the Department of
tics therein have been carefully reviewed and revised and Commerce from many business concerns and are
supersede those carried in the 1931 Annual Supplement described in a booklet entitled "How to Use Current
as well as those in the semiannual numbers issued prior Business Statistics," together with methods of colto 1931. The December issue contained the first major lecting statistics. This booklet may be obtained from
revision of material since the 1932 supplement was the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printissued. A list of the series dropped, as well as of the ing Office, Washington, D.C., for 15 cents per copy.
JULY 1933
Volume 13
Number 7
WEEKLY DATA THROUGH JUNE 24, 1933
MONTHLY DATA THROUGH MAY
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
PUBLISHED BY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
CONTENTS
SUMMARIES AND CHARTS
Business indicators
Business situation summarized
Comparison of principal data, 1929 to 1933
Commodity prices
Domestic trade
Employment
Finance
Foreign trade
Real estate and construction
Transportation
Survey of individual industries:
Automobiles and rubber
Chemicals
Farm and food products
Forest products
Iron and steel
Textiles.
STATISTICAL DATA
New and revised series:
Life insuranceAdmitted assets
New business written
Weekly business statistics
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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14
15
16
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19, 20
21
STATISTICAL DATA—Continued
Monthly business statistics:
Page
Business indexes
22
Commodity prices
23
Construction and real estate
24
Domestic trade.
25
Employment conditions and wages
27
Finance
30
Foreign trade
34
Transportation and communications
34
Statistics on individual industries:
Chemicals and allied products
36
Electric power and gas
38
Foodstuffs and tobacco
39
Fuels and by-products
42
Leather and products
43
Lumber and manufactures
44
Metals and manufactures:
Iron and steel
45
Machinery and apparatus
47
Nonferrous metals and products
48
Paper and printing
49
Rubber and products
50
Stone, clay, and glass products
:
51
Textile products
:
52
Transportation equipment
54
Canadian statistics
55
Index of revisions made in December 1932 and June 1933 issues
56
General index
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Business Indicators
1923-25=100
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
IGO
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
IGO
MANUEACTURES (ADJUSTED?*
-MINERALS (ADJUSTED) 9
100
40
160
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLLS
200
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED
UNADJL STED
PAfROLLS (UNADJUSTED)
100
/-ADJUSTED*
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TOTAL FREIGHT CAR LOADINGS
160
HIM
lYlflliim
HIM
FREIGHT CAR LOADINGS L.C.L.
160
UN/DJUSTED
(•UNADJUSTED
100
40
(-ADJUSTED9
{ADJUSTED*
1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 111
1 11 1Mill
imi
Mill
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
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WHOLESALE PRICES
160
Al UNADJUSTED
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100
100
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VALUE OF EXPORTS
200
VALUE OF IMPORTS
200
UNADJUSTED
*UNADJUSTED
100
1
II 1 II
BANK DEBITS OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY
200
160
FEDERAL RESERVE MEMBER BANK LOANS*
\
100
A
'
(UNADJUSTED
S TOTAL
100
(COMMERCIAL)
\^
1 929
1930
1 9 31
» ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION
1932
1 933
* REPORT/NO MEMBER BANKS
40
Mil!
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1 92
9
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930
1931
1 93 2
I
933
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Business Situation Summarized
sumption as fast as they are being produced. The
rise in such industries as textiles and tobacco manumanifest at this time have so far failed to halt the up- facturing is much too large to be accounted for by any
ward movement. Production was considerably higher increase that may have occurred in consumer purin May and June than in the corresponding months of chasing to date. However, stocks of finished goods
1932, and in the latter period reached the highest level in the hands of distributors have been low for a consince the middle of 1931. Steel ingot production has siderable period and a more active demand would
increased to 50 percent of capacity. Automobile require some upbuilding of such stocks.
schedules have currently been revised upward, and
Department store sales in May were slightly less
June output is expected to exceed the May total than in the preceding month, and the adjusted index
which was the largest since July 1931. Electric power remained unchanged. Freight-car loadings in June
production continues to indicate extensive gains in increased to the highest point of the year, and the
manufacturing activity; lumber production has im- spread in comparison with last year has widened so
proved steadily; and the industries producing the that in the latest week reported, loadings were 13 permajor lines of consumers7 goods have maintained their cent higher than in the same week of 1932.
high May schedules. Output of a number of important
Construction contracts awarded during the first
industries was higher in the first 5 months of 1933 half of June were higher than for the same period of
than in the corresponding period of 1932.
M&y, although the total remained very low.
Wholesale prices moved higher in June for the
Employment and pay-roll gains have lagged considerably behind the increases in production. While fourth consecutive month. Stock prices have been
factory employment and pay rolls both increased last irregular, but the large gains of the preceding 2 months
month, and the upward trend continued in June, the have been held. Bond prices have been steady, folindexes in May were below the low level of a year ago. lowing the sharp improvement in May. Money rates
Average hourly factory earnings during the month also for short term commitments continue extremely low.
were at a new low point. The American Federation
Foreign trade improved in May, contrary to the
of Labor estimates the number of unemployed in June usual seasonal trend. The increase in exports was
at over eleven and a half million.
due mainly to heavy shipments of cotton at higher
Available indexes of consumer purchasing indicate prices, but for imports the increase was the result of
for the most part that goods are not moving into con- gains in a wide range of commodities.
activity continued to expand during
B USINESS
June, and the adverse seasonal influences usually
MONTHLY BUSINESS INDEXES
Factory employment
and pay rolls
Industrial production
Unadjusted i
Adjusted 2
Year and month
I
c
9
Merchandise, l.c.1.
Total
1
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Department
Foreign
store sales, trade, value,
value
adjusted 2
Freight-car loadings
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Monthly average, 1923-25=100
1930: May
1931: May
1932:
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933:
January
February
March
April
May
Monthly average, January through May:
1931
1932
1933
—
105
j
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KB
•I
Monthly
average,
1926=100
106
90
102
84
102
87
101
87
104
87
91.4
77.8
94.4
72.1
97
79
96
79
101
92
98
89
105
97
105
97
90
57
86
55
123.6
103.2
105
65
73.2
60
59
55
58
66
66
63
58
65
61
62
66
73
80
78
72
60
59
58
60
66
66
65
66
58
58
57
59
65
65
64
64
67
63
64
65
70
74
75
76
62.1
60.0
58.3
58.8
60.3
61.1
61.2
60.6
46.2
42.6
39.6
40.1
42.1
43.5
41.8
40.9
53
52
51
53
61
65
58
52
54
52
51
51
54
57
57
58
74
71
68
68
72
72
70
64
71
71
69
68
69
69
68
69
72
66
46
49
71
75
73
106
72
69
65
65
68
69
63
60
37
34
32
31
33
33
32
33
34
36
27
29
32
32
32
30
63.4
65.4
63.4
59.6
59.6
62.6
55.4
65.0
26
27
27
30
30
29
27
28
64.4
63.9
64.5
65.2
65.3
64.4
63.9
62.6
63
63
59
68
80
71
76
74
65
77
65
64
60
67
76
64
62
57
66
76
73
79
81
72
79
59.4
59.4
56.6
57.7
60.6
39.2
40.0
36.9
38.6
42.0
51
51
48
51
56
56
54
50
53
56
65
64
63
65
68
69
66
62
63
66
49
49
50
68
67
60
60
57
67
67
31
29
28
29
32
29
26
26
25
32
61.1
52.7
48.7
53.8
58.3
22
19
14
14
17
61.0
59.8
60.2
60.4
62.7
88
66
67
84
73
73
72.4
50.6
39.3
77.8
65.7
58.7
76
57
51
62
41
30
56
38
28
99.5
70 3
54.9
65
1
Adjusted for number of working days.
88
75
65
2
90
69
57
Adjusted for seasonal variation.
75.8
65.9
60. &
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Comparison of Principal Data, 1929 to 1933
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SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Commodity Prices
T
HE upward movement of commodity prices was
accelerated during May and the first half of June.
The rise has derived some of its momentum from the
continued contraseasonal gains in business activity,
but the inflation program of the Government and its
anticipated effects have been an important influence.
While certain raw materials and foodstuffs have
appreciated to a greater extent than the decline in the
foreign exchange value of the dollar, the general level
of wholesale prices has risen much less. Measured by
the principal European gold currencies, the dollar
has been quoted at a discount of from 15 to 20 percent,
while the Bureau of Labor Statistics index of wholesale
prices, based on 784 commodities or price series, has
increased 8.2 percent since the low point touched in
early March. The cost of living in May rose slightly
less than 1 percent from the April low point.
Wholesale prices which averaged 3.8 percent higher
in May than in April, the largest monthly increase
since April 1920, advanced 1.1 percent further from
June 3 to 17, and on the latter date reached a level 0.9
percent higher than the June 1932 average. Of the
784 commodities or price series included in the Bureau
of Labor Statistics index, 364 advanced from April to
May, 371 showed no change, and only 49 declined.
Nine of the ten groups advanced as did 35 of the 44
subgroups. Nineteen of the subgroups crossed or
equaled the levels of May 1932. Prices of farm
products at wholesale markets averaged 13 percent
higher than in April; foods, 5.9 percent; hides and
leather products, 10.8 percent; textiles, 7.9 percent;
chemicals and drugs, 2.5 percent; and metals and
metal products, building materials, and miscellaneous
articles, 1 to 2 percent.
Food retail prices rose 3.7 percent from April 15 to
May 15, the first increase since the fractional rise of
last October and the greatest monthly advance since
August 1921. Of the 42 articles of foods on which
quotations are regularly received, prices of 30 increased
from April to May, 5 decreased, and 7 showed no
change. This compares with 12 increases, 17 decreases, and 13 unchanged quotations from March to
April.
After having risen 27 percent during the preceding 3
months, the general level of farm prices was fairly
steady from mid-May to mid-June according to reports
reaching the Department of Agriculture. From April
15 to May 15 grain and cotton and cottonseed prices
rose nearly one third, meat animals 14 percent, chickens
and eggs 11 percent, dairy products 7 percent, and
fruits and vegetables 3 percent. As farm marketings
of grains and cotton are relatively small at this time
of the year, farm cash income from a price advance in
these products so far has not been greatly increased.
INDEXES OF COMMODITY PRICES
Retail
Wholesale (Department of Labor)
Economic classes
P
Groups
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Year and month
Monthly average 1926=100
1930: May
1931: May
_.
1932:
May
_.
June
July
August
September
October
November.
December
1933:
January
February
March
April..
May
Monthly
average,
January through
May:
1931
1932
«
s
11
Dec.
Mo.
Mo.
Mo.
1930
average average
1909
to average (Jan. 1,
1923= 1914=
1913=
1931)
=
100
100
100
100
108.6
97.2
124
150
93.4
121
86.9
88.8
73.2
90.1
76.9
87.8
66.5
83.1
69.8
93.0
67.1
82.1
59.6
92.2 101.3
73.8 74.4
87.3
75.1
92.4
80.0
90.2
80.5
80.3 102.6
65.3 87.6
93.5
86.8
93.5
85.0
83.4
67.4
80.4
70.5
64.4
63.9
64.5
65.2
65.3
64.4
63.9
62.6
70.3
70.0
70.5
70.7
70.4
69.6
69.3
68.4
53.9
53.2
54.7
55.7
56.2
54.6
54.2
52.1
58.1
57.6
55.5
57.9
60.7
60.7
58.9
57.7
46.6
45.7
47.9
49.1
49.1
46.9
46.7
44.1
42.6
37.7
36.7
38.2
37.4
34.4
33.2
31.7
59.3
58.8
60.9
61.8
61.8
60.5
60.6
58.3
56.5
56.0
62.0
61.9
60.9
56.4
53.7
49.4
70.4
70.1
69.7
70.1
70.4
70.2
69.8
69.0
71.5
70.8
69.7
69.6
70.5
70.7
70.7
70.8
73.6
73.1
73.0
73.3
72.9
72.7
72.4
72.3
70.7 72.5
71.6 70.8
72.3 68.6
72.1 69.7
70.8 72.2
71.1 72.8
71.4 71.4
69.3 69.6
74.8
74.7
74.0
73.6
73.7
73.7
73.7
73.6
80.1
79.9
79.2
80.1
80.1
80.3
79.6
79.4
54.3
52.7
51.5
52.7
55.6
55.0
53.9
53.0
64.4
64.2
64.3
64.6
64.7
64.1
63.7
63.4
77.9
77.2
77.0
76.8
76.6
76.1
75.6
75.1
61.0
59.8
60.2
60.4
62.7
66.7
65.7
65.7
65.7
67.2
50.2
48.4
49.4
50.0
53.7
56.9
56.3
56.9
57.3
61.3
42.6
40.9
42.8
44.5
50.2
32.9
32.7
36.0
44.8
52.8
55.8
53.7
54.6
56.1
59.4
49.5
50.2
50.5
50.3
52.3
67.3
66.0
65.8
65.3
66.5
70.1
69.8
70.3
70.2
71.4
71.6
71.3
71.2
71.4
73.2
66.0 68.9
63.6 68.0
62.9 68.1
61.5 69.4
60.4 76.9
72.9
72.3
72.2
71.5
71.7
78.2
77.4
77.2
76.9
77.7
51.9
61. 2
51.3
51.8
55.9
61.2
59.2
58.9
57.8
58.9
73.7
72.1
71.8
71.5
72.1
75.8
65.9
60.8
79.3
71.3
66.2
69.5
56.1
50.3
72.2
60.7
57.7
70.2
49.9
44.2
60.2
44.7
39.8
77.3
62.0
55.9
81.7
59.8
50.6
77.1
71.0
66.2
82.1 82.5
73.1 74.9
70.4 71.7
87.7
76.5
70.3
87.8
76.7
72.1
86.1
80.8
77.5
69.6
57.5
52.4
71.5
64.8
59.2
89.0
79.6
72.2
69.0
69.0
62.9
o
101
100
101
101
100
100
99
76.8
75.1
74.0
73.6
73.6
73.3
72.6
71.8
71.1
69.9
69.7
69.4
70.4
105
92
95.5
79.1
70.1
6
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Domestic Trade
indexes have not kept pace with
DISTRIBUTION
the rise in productive activity, but there has been
reported sales close to and, in some instances, higher
than a year ago.
a narrowing of the decline in comparison with a year
Merchandise l.c.l. loadings show a continued tendago and during June, sales gave evidence of holding ency to lag, and this is the only freight classification
up well despite adverse seasonal influences. Sales still running behind last year. May shipments inin certain lines, notably automobiles, have improved creased to the highest point since November, although
considerably. Retail sales through the department, the adjusted index advanced only to the February
chain store, and mail-order houses, however, have figure. The spread with relation to last year has narexpanded only moderately since April. A year ago rowed, the latest week's figure being 4 percent below
retail trade was declining and, after allowing for the the same week of 1932, compared with a decline for the
drop in prices in the year's interval, retail sales year to date of 13 percent.
in May were in excess of a year ago in volume.
Commercial failures in May and June have continued
The unadjusted index of department storesales in to reflect considerable improvement over the 3 preMay was slightly lower than in April, while the ceding years. May failures were the fewest for the
adjusted index remained unchanged at 68 percent of month of any year since 1929, and the liabilities
the 1923-25 average. In comparison with the early involved were also the smallest for the month since
months of the year, the spread has narrowed con- that year. For the first 5 months commercial failures
siderably, the May adjusted index being 7 percent were one fourth less than in the corresponding period of
below last year in comparison with an average drop 1932, and the liabilities involved dropped 37 percent.
for the 5 months of 17 percent. A number of the
Newspaper advertising linage increased in May, and
Federal Reserve districts, including Atlanta, Dallas, the reduction from last year's figure narrowed. The
Minneapolis, and San Francisco, reported higher sales total for 22 cities was 11 percent less than in May
than in May 1932. In the Kansas City district they 1932, compared with an average reduction for the 5
were equal to last year. The indexes by districts do months of 22 percent. Radio advertising expendinot take into account the extra trading day in May.
tures were reduced further in May and there was also
Sales of the leading mail order companies, including a drop in the payments for magazine advertising.
catalog and store sales, increased in May contrary to
Postal receipts in May were higher than in the same
the usual trend for the month. The value was 7 per- month of 1932, the first time since November 1932
cent larger than in April and was only 2 percent below that collections have shown an increase over the year
a year ago. The leading chain store organizations previous.
DOMESTIC TRADE STATISTICS
Freight-car
Department- Department- loadings,
store stocks 3 chandise merstore sales
l.c.l.
Year and month
Unad- Adjust- justed i
ed «
Unad- Adjust- justed 2
ed
Unad- Adjust- justed
Monthly average, 1923-25=100
1930: M a y
1931: M a y
1932:
May
._.
June
July....
August
September. __
October
November
December
1933:
January
February
March
April
May
Monthly average, January through M a y :
1931
1932
.
1933..
1
Chain-store sales
Mail
Postal
order receipts,
5and
10-cent
and
Com- (variety) store store
50 sebined
sales
sales, 2 lected
index
cities
houses
(20 com- Unad- Adpanies) justed justed
Avg. same
mo. 192931 = 100
Monthly average 1923-25=
100
105
97
98
85
96
84
101
92
162
156
175
168
59, 350
50,070
72
66
46
49
71
75
73
106
72
69
65
65
68
69
63
60
69
65
59
59
63
67
69
56
68
67
61
61
60
61
61
60
74
71
68
68
72
72
70
64
133
127
118
118
123
142
130
226
138
138
135
127
135
133
129
117
49
49
50
68
60
60
57
67
67
52
54
55
55
56
58
56
53
53
55
65
64
63
65
68
100
103
110
129
136
135
138
121
140
130
88
75
65
142
128
114
67
90
nQ
57
84
70
54
Corrected to average daily sales.
2 Adjusted for seasonal variation.
Advertising
linage
Business
incorporaFail- Liabil- Maga- News- tions,
ities
zine paper States
Thou- MilNum- Thousands lions of
ber ofsands
dolls. of lines lines
Thousands of
dollars
105
97
Commercial
failures
Number
2,179 55, 541
2,248 53, 371
4,051
3,336
2,788
2,688
2.596
2,796
2,182
2,273
2,073
2,469
83,764
76,931
87,190
77, 031
56,128
52,870
53, 621
64,189
2,508
1,523
1,103
928
987
1,246
1, 364
1,252
2,863
3,107
2,534
2,909
2,66i
2,592
2,458
2,681
24,674
22, 559
24,422
23,810
24,393
2,919
2,378
1,948
1,921
1,909
79,101
65, 576
48,500
51, 098
47,972
1,266
1 584
1,791
1,910
1,922
3,307
2,839
2,674
2,665
3,373
28, 571
24,589
23,973
2,623
2,949
2,215
63, 768
92,071
58,449
2,918
2,126
1,695
3,163
3,076
2,972
38,718
39, 889
32,073
33, 777
39,156
45,423
41, 281
51, 556
31, 370
27,844
22, 621
22,006
23, 789
23, 851
25, 770
26,711
26,109
33,097
26,958
26,176
27, 554
35, 365
37,778
45, 207
35, 395
30,566
3 E n d of month figures.
100
3,320
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Employment
increases in both employment
WIDESPREAD
and pay rolls were reported for May, and the
upward trend has continued in June. On a percentage basis some of the gains recorded have been
large, although in general they have not matched the
production increases, and the current indexes remain
at a very low level.
While the upward trend in manufacturing activities
has been uneven, nearly all the reporting industries
shared in the movement. Of the 89 manufacturing
industries reporting to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
72 showed higher employment and 81 larger pay rolls
in May than in April. After adjustment for seasonal
factors, the index of factory employment increased 5
percent during May, the largest relative increase for
1 month as far back as the index is available (1919).
Despite the recent betterment the adjusted index of
factory employment advanced in May only to the
level of last December and was 2.4 percent below a
year ago. The pay-roll index advanced 9 percent to
the highest point since last October, and was 9.1
percent below the May 1932 figure.
Employment in all of the major groups, with the
exception of chemicals and allied products, was higher
than in the preceding month. The increase in employment in the other groups were fairly uniform. The
individual industries reporting the largest gains
included the beverage, cotton, silk, rayon, and woolen
goods, plumbers' supplies, radio and phonographs,
aircraft, glass, leather, rubber tires and tubes, and
tobacco manufactures.
The improvement in employment and pay rolls was
shared by the nonmanufacturing industries. Of the
16 groups in this class, 9 reported larger employment,
and in several of those where the number on the pay
roll was reduced, the decline was smaller than usual
for the month. Aside from the quarrying and nonmetallic mining and building construction groups,
which showed increases of 11 percent and 8.9 percent,
respectively, the gains were slight.
Larger pay rolls were reported in all but four of the
nonmanufacturing groups, the exceptions being the
anthracite, retail trade, canning and preserving and
dyeing and cleaning groups. The industries reporting
larger pay rolls with reduced employment were bituminous coal, telephone and telegraph, electric-railroad
and motor-bus operation and maintenance, and hotels.
One of the major objects of the recently enacted
industrial recovery act is the providing of additional
work opportunities and the raising of the wage scale.
While wage increases have been announced recently
by a number of leading organizations, the trend of
average hourly rates was still downward in May.
In that month, average weekly factory earnings
increased to $16.71 compared with $15.39 in April
and $17.17 in May 1932. Average hourly earnings,
which in April were unchanged at the March figure
of 46 cents, dropped to 45.3 cents, compared with
the average hourly rate of 51 cents in May 1932.
Employment among trade-union members was
slightly improved during May, increases being reported
for the building and metal trades groups.
STATISTICS OF EMPLOYMENT, PAY ROLLS, AND WAGES
Factory employment
and pay rolls, F.R.B.
Employment
Year and month
Pay
rolls
Anthracite
mining
EmUnad- Ad- Unad- ployjusted justed justed ment
Pay
rolls
Bituminous
coal mining
Power, light,
Telephone
and water and telegraph
Employment
Employment
Monthly avera
1923-25=100
1930: May
1931: May
1932:
May._
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933:
January...
February
March
April
May
Monthly average,
January through
May:
1931
1932
1933
Wages
Nonmanufacturing employment and pay rolls
Pay
rolls
Employment
Pay
rolls
Pay
rolls
Retail trade
Employment
Pay
rolls
Tradeunion
Factory 2
members emComployed Aver- Avermon
age labor
age
weekly hourly
Percent
of total
members
Monthly average, 1929=100
ings
ings
Dollars
Cents
per
hour
90.9
77.1
91.4
77.8
94.4
72.1
93.8
80.3
98.8
76.1
90.4
82.4
77.5
54.4
103.4
97.6
104.5
98.7
99.7
87.4
103.2
94.1
96.7
89.9
97.3
88.0
26. 71
24.25
. 592
.570
40
37
61.3
59.1
57.2
58.6
61.5
62.0
60.9
59.6
62.1
60.0
58.3
58.8
60.3
61.1
61.2
60.6
46.2
42.6
39.6
40.1
42.1
43.5
41.8
40.9
66.9
53.0
44.5
49.2
55.8
63.9
62.7
62.3
58.0
37.4
34.5
41.4
47.0
66.7
51.0
56.2
62.6
60.5
58.6
59.4
62.4
67.0
69.4
70.0
30.7
27.3
24.4
26.4
30.2
37.8
38.0
37.7
84.0
83.2
82.3
81.5
81.0
79.9
79.1
78.4
84.2
80.5
78.7
76.7
74.7
74.4
73.2
73.2
79.9
79.1
78.1
77.4
76.2
75.5
74.8
82.8
82.1
79.6
79.1
75.9
75.7
74.3
73.5
79.4
74.6
72.6
77.8
81.3
81.7
95.2
71.1
68.2
63.3
60.7
64.6
67.1
66.9
73.6
17.17
16.24
15.43
15. 35
16.23
16.86
16.84
16.37
.510
.500
.489
.487
.479
.474
.468
.467
32
33
32
32
32
32
32
32
58.1
59.2
56.7
57.8
60.0
59.4
59.4
56.6
57.7
60.6
39.2
40.0
36.9
38.6
42.0
52.5
58.7
54.6
51.6
43.3
43.2
56.8
48.8
37.4
69.8
69.3
67.6
63.7
61.3
36.1
37.2
30.7
26.6
36.9
77.7
77.4
76.9
76.9
76.9
73.0
71.6
71.9
69.4
69.9
74.6
73.9
73.2
72.3
70.1
71.7
71.9
71.6
67.8
68.5
76.9
73.4
71.4
78.6
77.0
62.7
58.4
55.1
60.4
59.5
16.21
16.13
14.56
15.39
16.71
.464
.460
.460
.453
72.4
50.6
39.3
85.5
71.6
52.1
82.8
62.0
43.2
88.5
72.3
66.3
64.0
41.1
31.5
97.7
86.2
77.2
99.4
85.3
71.2
81.7
72.8
95.6
86.6
70.3
89.0
81.7
75.5
88.0
73.8
59.2
23.87
18.37
15.80
.574
.521
.461
77.4
65.0
58.4
1
Adjusted for seasonal variation.
2
National Industrial Conference Board.
32
32
32
33
36
33
8
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Finance
T
HE passage by Congress of a resolution repealing
the gold clause in public and private contracts and
the enactment of the Glass-Steagall banking bill were
among the important pieces of legislation enacted during May and the first half of June. The former
declared (1) that the clauses in public and private
obligations payable in gold are contrary to public
policy, and (2) that obligations may be discharged in
legal tender. The latter contained provisions for
(1) the insurance of bank deposits within certain limits,
(2) the extension of branch banking by national banks
in States which permit State institutions to have
branches, (3) the divorcing of security affiliates from
commercial banks within a year, (4) the severance of
deposit banking from investment banking, (5) the
prohibition of interest payments on demand deposits,
and other provisions of importance.
Another important legislative act was the Securities
Act of 1933, approved May 27, 1933, which is designed
"to provide full and fair disclosure of the character
of securities sold in interstate and foreign commerce"
and to prevent frauds in the sale and distribution of
securities.
Member bank credit outstanding, as estimated on
the basis of reports by banks in 90 cities, showed a
slight increase during May and the first half of June.
Deposits during the last 2 months have tended to
increase more rapidly than loans and investments,
owing to the return flow of currency to the banks after
the bank holiday and the use of these funds by the
member banks to reduce their outstanding credit at the
Federal Reserve banks.
During the period under review total Federal
Reserve credit outstanding has declined, largely as a
result of a drop in total bills discounted and in bills
purchased in the open market. As the first step in
the credit expansion provided for by recent legislation
the Federal Reserve banks purchased approximately
$25,000,000 of Government securities during the week
beginning May 17 and holdings have steadily increased since that time.
Although, owing to the embargo, gold movements
during May were virtually limited to releases from
earmark, the gold reserves of the Federal Reserve
banks increased by more than $100,000,000 as a result
of the continued flow of gold coin and certificates to
the banks.
Stock prices have moved steadily upward in sympathy with a decline in the foreign exchange value of
the dollar and in reflection of the increase in business
activity. During the closing days of May trading rose
to record levels. Bond prices moved upward with
more consistency although lower grade issues tended to
keep in sympathy with the more irregular movement
of stocks.
The increased activity in the security markets led
to a marked increase in broker's loans. At the same
time call-loan rates declined until they reached their
former low level of 1 percent. Rates on commercial
paper and on acceptances also tended downward.
CREDIT AND BANKING STATISTICS
Bank debits
Tear and
month
New
York
City
Outside
New
York
City
R e p o r t i n g member
banks, Wednesday
closest to end of
month
Loans
All
on
other
securi- loans
ties
Investments
Condition of Federal Eeserve banks, end of
month
Net
Total
gold
bankimDePostal
er's ac- ports
Savings*
Reserve bank credit outstanding
ceptinMoney posits,
New
balMem- ances cluding
in
York ance to
outgold circu- State
ber
credit
United
rebank standBills States Total
lation savings of deBills bought
leased
banks positors
dis- in the Govern- deposits reserve
from
acTotal countend
of
ment
count month earopen securied
mark i
market ties
Thousands of
dollars
Millions of dollars
1930: May
1931: May—1932:
May
June . . .
July.
August
September.
October...
November.
December.
1933:
January...
February._
March
April
May
37,423
25,072
24, 388
18,858
8,421
6,867
8,416
7,863
5,889
7,806
1,049
917
313
174
185
125
528
598
2,436
2, 442
2,369
2,389
1,382
1,413
25.5
53.6
4,497
4,679
4, 505
5,083
153,846
325,028
12,913
14,202
12,728
13, 458
14,163
12,944
9,815
13,967
12,498
12,901
12, 511
11,756
11, 767
12, 354
10, 935
12,820
4,907
4,745
4,631
4,512
4,521
4,311
4,288
4,315
6,724
6,518
6,365
6,284
6,185
6,130
6,125
5,982
7,385
7,491
7,700
7,743
8,201
8, 585
8, 589
8,507
2,096
2,310
2,439
2,331
2,233
2,227
2,202
2,145
490
440
538
433
332
228
309
235
36
67
43
34
33
34
35
33
1,549
1,784
1,841
1,852
1,854
1,851
1,851
1,855
2,240
2,028
2,158
2,241
2,312
2,446
2,484
2,561
2,113
1, 982
2,052
2,146
2,225
2,383
2,411
2,509
787
747
705
681
683
699
720
710
-217. 7
-234.8
£2.8
106.6
100.2
66.4
70.3
171.9
5,456
5, 530
5,752
5,720
5,685
5,643
5,643
5,699
5, 243
5, 2S2
5,253
5, 243
5,282
5,271
5, 265
5,314
742,645
784,820
828, 549
847,421
858,720
870,823
884, 297
900,796
12,413
12,03G
12,454
12, 012
13,977
12,053
10, 401
9, 608
10,612
11,509
4, 259
4,234
5,907
5,393
8,559
8,196
/ 4,155
/ 4,172
/5,549
2,077
2,794
2,572
2,459
3,318
274
582
426
435
303
31
336
205
171
30
1, 763
1,866
1,838
1,837
1,890
2, 554
2,236
2,133
2,380
3,394
2,446
2,141
1,949
2,132
3,167
707
704
671
697
669
37.0
-169.4
-113.3
23.7
1.0
5,631
5,892
6,998
6,137
5,876
5,317
5,269
5,220
5,164
5,113
942, 519
1,006,185
1,112, 715
1,157, 652
1,178,343
/ 5. 472
1 Net exports indicated by (—).
/ 8, 570
/8,633
/ Estimated on basis of new report covering 90 cities; old report covered 101 cities.
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Foreign Trade
OREIGN trade during May showed a relatively
Flarge
increase as compared with the preceding
class. Increases in value ranged from 35 percent for
semimanufactures to 13 percent for finished manufacmonth, contrary to the usual seasonal trend. The tures. Principal articles showing increases were
adjusted index for exports advanced from 29 to 32 leather, lumber, paper base stocks, and tin among the
percent of the 1923-25 average, while that for imports semimanufactures; cotton manufactures and newsincreased from 25 to 32, the highest figure since last print among the finished manufactures; hides and
June. The value of exports was $114,200,000, 8.6 skins, oilseeds, and raw silk among the crude materials;
percent higher than in April. Imports reached and coffee, sugar, and fruits among the foodstuffs.
$106,900,000 an increase of 21 percent for the month.
Tin imports increased in April and again in May to
Compared with May 1932, exports were 13 percent a total of 12,824,000 pounds which represented a
and imports 5 percent smaller. As a result of the larger quantity than for any month since April 1930.
greater advance in imports, the favorable merchandise Imports of hides and skins and leather were the
balance was reduced to $7,300,000. For the elapsed largest for any month since the latter part of 1931.
5 months of this year, exports have exceeded imports Raw silk, coffee, and wood pulp imports were larger
by $79,300,000 whereas in the corresponding period of in quantity than in the preceding month or in May
1932 the excess was $89,400,000.
1932, although for the 5 months ended May 1933 they
The outstanding change in exports during May oc- were smaller than in the corresponding period of
curred in shipments of unmanufactured cotton. These 1932. Imports of lumber and newsprint were conincreased from 240,300,000 pounds in April to siderably smaller than in May 1932. An increase in
326,500,000 pounds in May, while the increase in the proportion of Philippine sugar imported in May
value of cotton—$9,100,000—was slightly greater accounted for the increase of $2,200,000 in the value
than the increase for all exports. Among other lead- of total sugar imports. In quantity, imports of sugar
ing commodities, exports of lard, canned fruit, were slightly smaller than in April.
oranges, lumber, coal, iron and steel products, elecUnit values of a large number of leading export and
trical appliances, and various classes of machinery import commodities showed increases during May
increased during May while leaf tobacco and mineral and a few were higher than a year ago. The increase
oil exports were considerably smaller.
in the unit price of unmanufactured cotton from 7.05
The increase in imports during May was due to cents per pound in April to 7.98 cents per pound in
larger shipments of a wide range of commodities. May accounted for nearly one third of the increase in
These were reflected in the totals for each economic the value of cotton exports.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
Exports of United States merchandise
Indexes
Exports,
Total Total
includeximing
ports,
ports,
Year and month
reexadadjusted^ justed^ ports
Crude materials
Total
Total
Raw
cotton
Foodstuffs
Total
SemiFruits manufacand
prep- tures
arations
Monthly average 1923-25=100
1930: May
1931: May___
1932:
May.
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933:
January
February
March
April
May
Cumulative, January
through May:
1931
1932
1933
2 62
241
2
Total
AutomoMa- biles,
chin- parts,
and
ery
accessories
Total
FinCrude Food- Semiished
man- manmaterials stuffs ufactures ufactures
Millions of dollars
320.0
204.0
312.5
199.2
40.7
36.5
19.0
18.9
42.8
29.4
4.9
6.6
49.9
29.9
179.0
103.4
49.7
26.5
29.3
14.3
284.7
179.7
54.2
76.3
49.6
53.4
30.4
68.4
45.5
131.9
114.1
106.8
108.6
132.0
153.1
138.8
131.6
128.6
109.5
104.3
106.3
129.4
151.0
136.4
129.0
29.8
24.2
27.6
29.7
47.4
60.5
55.3
52.2
17.7
13.4
15.9
18.1
32.1
40.0
38.5
39.0
20.0
18.0
15.6
17.3
20.4
25.2
19.9
16.0
4.5
3.7
4.3
5.4
9.6
12.2
7.9
4.8
18.2
14.7
14.1
12.9
15.9
16.9
14.6
15.7
60.5
52.5
47.0
46.3
45.9
48.4
46.6
45.0
11.3
10.3
9.6
9.0
9.1
11.6
10.2
9.7
7.9
6.3
6.2
5.1
4.9
5.0
4.4
5.1
112.3
110.3
79.4
91.1
98.4
105.5
104.5
97.1
28.4
29.6
19.5
22.2
27.3
27.2
27.8
28.7
37.2
32.8
26.3
29.2
31.3
33.5
32.0
28.2
17.2
18.5
11.9
15.1
14.6
16.7
16.6
16.7
29.5
29.4
21.8
24.6
25.3
28.1
28.1
23.4
120.6
101.5
108.0
105.2
114.2
118.6
99.4
106.3
103.1
111.9
42.3
31.8
29.4
28.6
35.0
29.7
20.6
18.1
16.9
26.1
16.2
12.8
13.4
11.3
13.0
4.6
3.8
3.9
2.9
3.8
15.8
13.2
16.5
15.3
17.6
44.3
41.5
47.0
47.9
46.2
9.2
8.5
9.4
8.8
9.1
6.5
6.3
6.9
7.4
7.4
96.0
83.8
94.9
88.4
106.9
27.2
21.1
23.6
21.1
24.9
30.7
30.0
33.6
32.8
40.0
16.2
13.6
14.8
13.5
18.3
21.9
19.1
22.9
20.9
23.6
2 56 1,128. 9 1,106. 8
710.2
2 38
725.9
239.3
216.6
167.1
134.4
148.3
111.4
155.6
109.1
66.7
43.3
28.8
19.0
154.4
92.0
78.4
557.4
292.4
226.9
168.2
62.1
45.0
81.8
39.3
34.5
933.7
636.5
470.0
289.1
176.1
117.9
246.0
193,7
167.1
171.9
106.8
76.4
226.6
159.9
108.4
549.7
30
1
182446—33-
General imports
Finished manufactures
539.3
Adjusted for seasonal variation.
2
Monthly average.
10
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Real Estate and Construction
ONSTRUCTION contracts awarded in the first
C
half of June reached a total of about $60,000,000
which, on a daily average basis, represented the highest
activity level since last fall. The increases occurred in
all three of the major groups, but the most pronounced
gain was in nonresidential construction.
The program of public works provided for in recent
legislation, which contemplated expenditures totaling
$3,300,000,000, is looked to for a needed stimulus to
this basic industry. The extremely low level to which
activity has been reduced is indicated by the Federal
Reserve Board's index, which has averaged 17 percent
of the 1923-25 average in the first 5 months of the
year. Plans are being pushed to get public expenditures under this program started.
May contract awards were larger than in the previous
month, the increase amounting to 35 percent. The
total, however, was less than the value of awards in
January and but 53 percent of the amount reported
last May. Measurable footage of contracts was
approximately the same as a year ago. For the first
5 months of the year, the average value of undertakings was not much more than half that in the similar period of 1932. Two years ago contracts awarded
were four times as large.
A steady increase in residential building activity
from the low point reached in February brought the
total value of that class of undertakings during May
to the highest level in over a year. Last May a
decrease from the previous month occurred in these
contracts. In May 1931, the value of residential
construction was almost three and a half times as great.
The value of public works and utility contracts in
May increased 40 percent over the low record of the
previous month; for the year so far the amount was
43 percent less than the corresponding valuation of
last year.
As is expected at this season, building material shipments advanced over the levels of the previous month.
The increase in cement shipments amounted to 36
percent. Oak flooring shipments, which increased 53
percent, as compared to an advance of 3 percent at this
time last year, were at the highest level since October
1931. They were only slightly more than half the
amount reported in May 1931.
Building material prices for brick houses showed no
change from the low level of the previous month, and
the slight increase which occurred in frame-house materials was insufficient to bring prices above the
monthly average level for the first 5 months of the
year. An advance of 2.6 percent in the index of the
Engineering News-Record which includes prices of
structural steel shapes, cement, lumber, and the rates
paid common labor, indicated construction costs were
near the level prevailing at the end of 1931. The real
estate market continued stagnant. The only longterm real estate bonds floated so far this year was !a
relatively small amount during February.
BUILDING MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, AND REAL ESTATE
Building material
shipments
F.R.B.
index
adjusted i
Tear and month
1930: May
1931: May
1932:
May..
June
July.
August
September
October
November.. _
December
1933:
January
February
March
_._
April
May
M o n t h l y average, January
through M a y :
1931_
_
___.
1932_._
.__
1933
AH types of
construction
Residential
building
BuOding
material
prices
Real
Construc- estate
marExplotion
sives,
costs, ket acnew
Frame Brick Eng. tivity,
deeds
orders
Oak
Maple
Public works
Cehouse house News- recordfloor- floor- ment
Record ed
and utilities
(6(6ing
ing
room) room)
Construction contracts awarded
Longterm
real
estate
bonds
issued
MonthMilThou' Mil- Thou- Thousands of ThouMil- sands
av- Thoulions of lions
of lions of sands of feet, board sands of First of month, month- ly
of
erage sands of
square dollars square dollars pounds
ly
average
1913=100
barrels
1926=
measure
dollars
feet
feet
100
Monthly
average
1923-25=
100
Millions of
square
feet
Millions of
dollars
105
65
53.7
38.9
457
306
23.5
21.9
116.6
1,099
387
152.1
108.9
33,340
26,441
4,669
3,315
30, 295
27, 745
17, 224
11, 200
177
160
181
167
205.9
189.3
73.5
61.3
3,813
9,485
26
27
27
30
30
29
27
28
1.5.7
12.3
14.4
13.9
13.5
11.0
12.1
6.9
146
113
129
134
128
107
105
81
6.7
5.8
5.5
5.5
6.6
6.0
5.5
3.4
25.6
23.1
19.7
20.8
22.8
21.9
19.2
13.0
182
106
265
205
243
138
543
181
61.7
50.1
60.0
64.2
68.7
58.5
54.2
43.3
16,139
14,319
14,473
17,607
20,867
22,122
19, 074
17,998
2,325
2, 281
2,264
2,816
2,402
2, 031
1,902
1,590
12,939
10, 253
7,699
11, 626
11, 739
10, 657
5,918
4,327
8,020
9, 264
9,218
10, 968
9,729
8,743
4,782
2,835
152
150
148
148
149
148
148
149
157
157
154
155
155
153
154
153
152.8
152.2
153.4
156.8
158.0
159. 2
158.2
158.5
51.6
55.2
47.2
54.2
53.4
60.4
50.1
52.9
0
0
700
0
220
200
22
19
14
14
17
8.5
7.4
9.9
10.9
15.3
83
53
60
57
77
3.2
3.1
4.8
5.8
8.4
12.0
11.8
16.0
19.1
832
148
117
85
400
42.7
17.2
17.6
13.6
19.0
17,129
15,437
15,435
15,006
19, 975
1,496
1, 318
1,246
2,097
4,433
6,074
7,573
9,479
14,549
2,502
2,278
3,510
4,949
6,748
147
146
147
143
145
152
151
153
150
150
158.4
159.3
158.4
160.2
164.4
50.4
57.2
41.7
41.1
0
900
0
0
33.8
14.3
10.4
295
111
66
19.1
7.1
5.1
83.6
27.9
17.1
467
213
316
113.5
38.3
25,887
17, 734
16,596
« 2,873
« 2,129
«1,539
24,444
12, 377
5,008
3,997
162
155
146
169
161
151
193.3
1.57. 5
160.1
« 64.1
"56.5
"47.6
5,369
494
180
i Based on 3-month moving average and adjusted for seasonal variation.
" 4 months' average.
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
11
Transportation
productive activity has been reflectEXPANDING
' ed in a steady advance in carloadings which, for
each of the 6 weeks ended June 17, exceeded the loadings in the corresponding period of 1932. This is the
first time since 1929 that improvement has been shown
over the preceding year's record. Average weekly
loadings for the 2 weeks ended June 17, were 576,238
cars, compared with an average of 492,000 cars in the
full month of June 1932. The May rise was in excess
of the seasonal gain for the month and the adjusted
index advanced to 56 percent of the 1923-25 average
compared with 53 in April and 54 in May 1932.
The rise in loadings in May extended to all classes
with the major part of the increase concentrated in the
miscellaneous group. All classes, with the exception
of livestock and l.c.l. merchandise, were larger in May
than a year ago. The weekly l.c.l. loadings have not
yet crossed last year's figures and for the latest week
reported were 4 percent lower. The adjusted index
for May increased 5 percent above April, but was no
higher than in February and was 7 percent below a
year ago. The relative increase in total loadings since
March has been much less than the increase in production, the adjusted carloadings index advancing 12
percent and the production index 27 percent.
The first operating reports for May reveal a decided
improvement in net operating income for the month.
These early returns indicate that the May total was
much more than double the figure of a year ago. In
April, the net operating income was only 8 percent
below last year and as there was a sharp drop in May
1932 and an increase this year, the comparison for last
month should be decidedly favorable. Nevertheless,
much further improvement is needed to restore the
impaired earning capacity of the roads. In the first
4 months of 1933 the net operating income of the
class I carriers amounted to $52,761,317, compared
with $85,647,469 in 1932.
The railroads gave notice on June 15 of their intention to seek an additional 12}£ percent reduction in the
basic pay scale which would increase the cut now in
effect to 22^ percent. Through the mediation of the
Federal coordinator, appointed under the recent
legislative enactment, an agreement was reached on
June 21 whereby the railroads agreed to defer action
in this regard until June 30, 1934.
The Railroad Credit Corporation announced that
at the termination of the lending period on May 31,
substantially all of the emergency revenues which
accrued to the carriers up to and including March had
been received and allocated. Loans actually made
totaled $73,691,368.
Prospects of the equipment branch have brightened
somewhat with the better traffic returns, although the
improvement in May was slight and was confined to
the repair industry. Employment in this group was
up 3 percent and pay rolls 7 percent. In the manufacturing branch, conditions were unchanged*
RAIL AND WATER TRAFFIC
Financial
statistics
Freight-car loadings
F.R.B. index
I
"2-S
f
Year and month
Canal traffic
I I
©St-
.3
i
8
Monthly average, 1923-25=
100
912.7
739.7
1930: May
1931: M a y 1932:
May
June
July
—
August
September
October..
November—
December
1933:
January...
February
March. _
April
May
Monthly average, January through May:
19311932
1933
i Daily average basis.
2
Thousands
Thousands of cars *
135.8
113.9
9.4
6.5
51.9
32.9
37.3
35.8
22.8
20.4
239.8
217.5
55.6
17.3
360.1
295.4
442
616
Thousands of
dollars
2,351 69,323 36,600
1,900 41,700 31, 500
522.0
491.6
484.4
516.3
561.1
631.6
548.8
497.4
74.6
66.7
72.3
84.6
103.6
135.2
122.8
125.2
3.1
2.9
2.6
2.7
3.4
4.8
4.8
5.6
18.7
16.8
14.6
15.5
17.1
18.9
16.0
13.2
29.2
25.3
36.9
38.5
37.1
34.7
27.8
26.5
17.1
14.9
14.4
16.9
20.3
23.4
19.0
16.6
182.1
170.5
163.3
169.1
170.3
178.7
166.5
155.4
2.6
3.5
6.1
7.1
6.1
6.4
3.0
1.8
194.5
190.9
174.3
181.9
203.2
229.6
189.0
153.1
751
773
764
708
599
545
622
647
1,270
1,300
1,276
1,323
1,339
1,158
1,078
1,248
477.6
489.5
460.3
500.9
533.0
107.1
123.1
91.4
79.5
79.6
5.2
6.2
4.5
3.4
3.8
13.7
13.7
14.6
17.2
30.8
26.6
25.3
26.0
35.5
37.0
17.2
15.4
13.0
16.5
16.6
153.4
154.6
156.1
160.5
165.3
1.8
1.8
2.0
3.2
7.7
152.6
149.4
152.7
185.2
301.3
692
650
681
619
553
1,158 13, 266 10, 500
952 9,855 8,000
872 10,548 11, 300
974 19,042 11,500
1,435
731.5
554.9
493.5
130.4
103.1
95.3
7.8
4.9
4.6
33.5
19.2
16.1
30.8
30.3
21.9
18.7
15.8
216.7
185.1
158.1
2.9
3.3
274.1
190.1
169.0
730
638
• 2,019 37,778 42,480
a 1, 439 19, 534 28,400
"989
8,545
For seasonal variation.
3 American vessels, both directions.
4
11,951 17, 200
12, 653 9,900
11, 597 12,000
28,368 9,000
49, 647 7,300
63,839 10,400
34,179 7,500
32, 857 5,900
Average weekly basis.
Thousands of
short tons
11,320
4, 335
m
1,568
1,988
2,638
3,095
3,807
3,924
2,877
215
0
0
0
696
3,490
Thous.
of long
tons
402
457
415
454
376
528
478
554
588
0
1,116
937
0
0
0
183
543
560
623
724
302
783
662
633
576
650
638
723
682
587
920
658
593
o 4 months' average.
12
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
JuVy 1933
Automobiles and Rubber
HILE June usually brings a recession in autoW
mobile production, during the current month
there has been a contraseasonal rise, according to the
May. The trend in retail sales has continued upward
in the first 3 weeks of June.
Although exports of passenger cars and trucks during
weekly estimates of output. The June figures are May declined slightly from shipments in the preceding
expected to show a considerable increase over the May month, in each instance shipments for the first 5
total which was the largest since July 1931.
months of the year were considerably above the corExpansion in automotive schedules during May responding totals for this period last year. Shipments
Increased total output approximately 35,000 units over of both classes of motor vehicles, however, totaled
production in the preceding month and a year ago. less than 60 percent of exports in these months of 1931.
According to the Federal Reserve Board's index, adPreliminary estimates place production of pneujusted for seasonal factors, the gain over April matic tires for May 65 percent over the April showing
amounted to 16 percent. Combined output in the and 35 percent above May 1932. These increases are
first 5 months of the year was 9.4 percent higher than slightly less than the relative gains which occurred
in the same period of 1932. Production of Canadian in total crude rubber consumption on the same basis
plants during May was the largest in 2 years.
of comparison. Reports indicate that shipments of
Passenger car output in May was 46 percent above casings were well maintained during the month, while
the monthly average output for the year. The num- manufacturers' inventories declined slightly at the end
ber of trucks produced so far this year was slightly less of May and were about 25 percent below stocks on
than in the corresponding months of 1932, although May 31, 1932.
the trend has been steadily upward since February.
A sharp increase in domestic consumption of crude
Output of taxicabs fell off, but for the year to date rubber during May raised the total 70 percent above
more than four times as many have been produced the April figure, whereas last year the increase between
as in the corresponding period of 1932.
these months was only 12 percent. For the first 5
months
of the year, however, crude rubber conEstimates of R. L. Polk & Co. place retail sales of
sumption
remained 11 percent below that in the
new passenger cars in the United States during May
similar
period
of last year. Imports increased 6,000
between 150,000 and 155,000 units, as compared with
tons,
compared
to a decrease of 4,000 tons in May 1932.
about 120,000 in April and 131,000 in May 1932.
World
stocks
at
the end of the month were the lowest
Truck sales were estimated around 23,000 units, as
for
the
year
and
were also below a year ago.
against 17,500 in the preceding month and 18,500 last
AUTOMOBILE AND RUBBER STATISTICS
Automobile
exports
Automobile production
United States
Year and'month
F.B.B.
Index,
Total
adjusted i
Passenger
cars
Canada
Taxicabs Trucks
Total
Passenger cars Trucks
New
passenger
car
registrations
Monthly av1923-25
= 100
1930: May_
1931: May_
_..
1932:
May..
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933:
January
February
March
April
May
Monthly average, January through May:
1931
.—
1932
101
78
45
47
33
23
24
17
31
60
Thousands
361
271
440
340
58,659
45,688
24, 672
12,738
16,876
8,468
9,666
4,496
345,069
247,727
184
183
109
90
84
49
60
107
158
160
95
76
65
35
47
86
73
235
27
9
13
5
239
291
26, 539
22,768
14,438
14,418
19,402
13, 595
12,025
21, 204
8,221
7,112
7,472
4,067
2,342
2,923
2,204
2,139
3,604
2,972
3,039
2,893
3,053
1,733
1,762
2,757
1,503
1,387
1,865
2,044
2,601
2,549
1,353
2,221
130
107
118
181
218
108
91
99
153
185
5
152
660
411
54
21,718
15,333
18,064
27, 317
33,539
3,358
3,298
6,632
8,255
9,396
7,059
5, 521
5,528
5,662
5,093
264
138
151
221
114
137
491
60
256
42,785
23,467
33,194
11,851
6,511
6,188
9,799
4,646
5,773
Adjusted for seasonal variation.
By
whole- Retail
pursale
deal- chasers
ers
Millions of
dollars
Number
420
317
1
Automobile
financing
Pneumatic
tires
Crude rubber
DoDo- mestic
ProconImduc- mestic
ship- sump- ports
tion ments
tion,
total
Long tons
Thousands
115
109
4,574
4,543
3,960
4,197
35,912
34,792
131,282
148, 752
104,188
93,457
81,893
63,195
44,358
45,683
58
63
45
45
39
34
28
27
3,056
4,515
2,893
2,471
2,031
2,055
1,843
1,586
3,325
8,212
1,845
2,065
2,411
1,385
1,306
1,405
26,861
35,987
26,010
20,582
20,692
19,337
20,157
15, 631
3,084
3,136
2,528
2,656
3,445
79,821
69,464
78,741
119,909
150,000
31
29
34
45
1,806
1,871
1,630
2,499
2,011
1,764
1,616
4,966
2,189
2,770
195,044
102,975
99,587
"3,453
"2,904
"1,953
" 3,096
o 2,421
"3,066
"56
9 34
«4 months' average.
2,874
World
stocks,
end of
month
42,994
35,844
406,137
531, 516
34,323
29,280
35,806
29,620
32,016
629,110
593,601
579,195
595,782
599,761
604,008
611,301
621,078
19,928
18,825
15,701
22,817
38,785
30,663
22,969
28,475
21,034
36,736
614,851
618, 299
622,142
617,490
611,000
29,675
25,935
33,311
38,502
36,043
35,975
518,614
626,031
616,756
41,117
32, 524
13
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Chemical Industries
general business activity in May and
IMPROVED
early June served to modify the seasonal recession
upon to more than the usual seasonal extent and declined to the lowest volume recorded during the past
in the chemical and allied industries usually experienced 3 years. Stocks of finished products on hand in May
at this time of year. The heavy chemical branch has were 16 percent less than at this time a year ago.
shared in the general rise in manufacturing activity.
Reflecting increased activity in the iron and steel
Prices in all sections turned definitely upward. Em- industry, the production of byproduct coke rose 16
ployment declined by less than the normal seasonal percent in May to the highest monthly volume reamount, while pay rolls increased to the highest corded during the past year.
volume recorded since June a year ago. Several secProduction of wood rosin and turpentine rose sharply
tions of the chemical industry have perfected trade in May from the low level reached in April, the output
association organizations to function under the Indus- of the former increasing by a fourth to exceed the level
trial Recovery Act.
reached in this month a year ago. Receipts of gum
May employment declined less than usual at this rosin and turpentine at three ports mounted rapidly
time of year, and when allowance is made for the nor- and more than seasonally in May, the increases over
mal seasonal movement, the volume surpassed that of the previous month amounting to approximately 75
any of the months since January 1932. The greatest percent in each case. Prices of gum rosin and turpengains in employment occurred in the heavy chemicals, tine increased in May by 25 and 9 percent, respectively.
paint and varnish, soap, and rayon and allied products Stocks of the gum products on hand at the end of the
sections of the industry, while the losses were recorded month showed the usual seasonal increase for this
in the fertilizer, drug, and cottonseed oil, cake, and meal time of year while stocks of the wood products declined.
divisions.
Fertilizer consumption in Southern States usually
Pay rolls increased in May for the second consecu- falls off abruptly in May, but this year an increase was.
tive month to reach the highest volume recorded during registered over the exceedingly low April absorption.
the past 10 months. The most important rise took The volume about doubled between these months, the
place in the heavy and general chemicals branch.
current consumption being greater than the normally
Stocks of chemical raw materials on hand declined low levels reached in May of the past 2 years. Imports,
about the normal seasonal amount in May to approxi- of fertilizers were approximately the same in May as in
mately the same level reached at this time in the past the month previous, although there is usually a sharp
2 years. Manufactured stocks, however, were drawn decline in this period.
CHEMICAL STATISTICS
Alcohol
General operations
Employment
Stocks
Electrical
Pay
energy
roUs
Raw
conunad- ManuUnad- Ad- justed
facsump- justed
justed
tured matetion
goods rials
Year and month
146.6
133.8
104.6
91.4
106.5
93.0
106.6
88.4
134
127
129.9
123.8
124.9
116.6
126.8
129.0
130.1
124.3
78.3
74.2
72.3
72.2
74.0
75.1
75.5
75.4
79.7
76.4
74.7
74.0
73.7
74.9
75.2
75.2
66.9
63.2
60.0
60.0
59.8
60.7
60.9
59.8
131
118
120
116
121
122
121
121
126.0
130.0
115.6
121.0
126.6
76.2
77.3
78.2
82.4
78.9
76.4
76.4
75.6
77.6
80.3
60.7
60.8
60.4
60.8
61.9
137.8
129.0
123.8
94.6
80.9
78.6
90.7
69.5
60.9
i Adjusted for seasonal variation.
Con-
Total
sum imports
ESK"
tion
Nitrate
of soda
imports
Production
Monthly average, 1923-25=100
1930: May
1931: May
1932:
May
June
JulyAugust
-.
September
October
November
_
_.
December
1933:
January
February
_.
March
April
May—.
Monthly average, January through May:
1931
1932
1933
.--.
Fertilizer
ByTurExplo- Rosin,
ReSyn- product
sives wood ttnel
fined thetic
Ethyl methwood
meth- coke
anol
anol
Thousands of gallons
Thous.
of short Thous.
oflb.
tons
Barrels
Thous.
of short
tons
Long tons
13, 245
13,120
406
118
784
4,235 36,147 40, 933
3,126 26, 960 33, 593
7,454
5,996
235
195
89, 763
72,159
42,308.
34,006
93
91
88
90
112
122
122
117
11, 578
10, 577
11, 908
12,365
13, 355
13,140
7,391
5,278
72
97
84
151
102
198
141
174
743
713
794
793
698
571
532
644
1,743
1,537
1,523
1,474
1,544
1,739
1,752
1,786
16,896
14, 018
12, 563
17, 903
19, 557
22,624
20, 753
17,930
30, 597
29, 483
30, 076
31,141
31,155
33,132
31, 308
29, 220
5,151
4,827
4,878
4,861
5,020
5,202
5,454
5,070
156
68
14
40
97
98
60
85
84, 783
58, 018
49,985
57, 530
88,006
91,619
85,206
47,956
37647
11
0'
517
13;
4,887"
48-
122
120
123
119
113
112
104
99
93
90
6,014
9,084
8,229
9,012
166
117
124
83
95
353
325
178
425
366
1,785
1,639
1,666
1,656
1,921
17,777
16,008
15,804
16, 005
15, 781
31,188
25, 583
26, 597
24, 926
31,045
4,975
4,175
4,255
3,831
5,028
205
298
825
119
235
94,313
90,349
97,507
102, 204
101,085
405 •
2,516
106
66
8,431
130
132
119
103
100
220
116
117
747
578
329
3,104
1,962
1,733
27,482 31,908
17,406 25, 286
16,275 27,868
5,694
4,128
4,453
726
441
336
149,982
92, 564
97,092
67,088
8,861
2,305
10,958
10,807
"8,085
2
Southern States.
o 4 months' average.
14
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Farm and Food Products
in the foodstuffs industry improved
OPERATIONS
during May, and pay rolls in all the group clas-
provides for a decrease in the acreage planted of one
fifth, but its operations have been held in abeyance
sifications of the industry were higher than in April pending a discussion of a general reduction on the
with the exception of the flour milling branch. The part of other large wheat-growing countries. A
Federal Reserve Board's production index (which is fluctuating tax on the milling of wheat will be imposed
computed from the livestock slaughtered, flour milled, to make up the difference between the parity price
and sugar melted) dropped from the exceptionally and the price at the farm market. The effective
high point touched in April.
date of the tax has not been set but it is expected to
Wholesale prices of foods again increased during be put in force within a short time after the beginning
May, making the third successive monthly advance. of the crop year.
The gain over April amounted to 5.9 percent. Farm
A plan has also been drawn provided for a reducprices have also increased substantially.
tion in the 1933 acreage of cotton of approximately
Receipts of bread grains at primary markets regis- 25 percent. Adjustment for holding 10,000,000 acres
tered a greater than seasonal gain during May. Stocks out of cultivation will be compensated for by funds
of corn increased more than 5,000,000 bushels over obtained from a processing tax. This tax, to be
April to the highest point since March 1928; holdings levied against spinners will begin, according to presof oats were also higher, but wheat stocks declined ent plans, on August 1, and will amount to the differ7,388,000 bushels. The crop forecast of winter wheat ence in the average farm price for cotton at the time
as of June 1 showed no change in the outlook for this it becomes effective and the pre-war price of 12.4 cents
harvest which will be the smallest in nearly 30 years. per pound. The growers withdrawing acreage will be
Movement of livestock to markets revealed a greater compensated by either of the following: (1) a rental
than seasonal movement during May, substantial varying from 6 to 12 dollars per acre according to
gains being noted in the receipts of cattle, calves, hogs, yield, plus the privilege of taking an option on Governand sheep.
ment-owned cotton at 6 cents a pound in amounts
Plans have been drawn up to place into effect the equaling their crop reduction or (2) a higher rental
provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act as it varying from 7 to 20 dollars per acre without the
relates to wheat and cotton. For wheat the plan privilege of taking the cotton option.
FOODSTUFFS STATISTICS
Agricultural
marketings
Food products
Animals and animal products
Corn
Wheat
F.B.B.
Year and month
2!i
II
Monthly averMonthly aver- Monthly
average, age,
1923-25=100
age, 1923-25=100 1926=100
1930: May__
1931: May
1932:
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933:
January
February
March
April
May.
Monthly average January through
May:
1931
1932
1933
91
105
101
Dollars
Mil- Dollars
per
lions of per
bushel bushels bushel
Thousands
Butter
Stocks,
Con- cold
sump- stortion,
age,
appar- end of
ent month
Consumption,
apparent
Millions of pounds
I
Thou- Thousands sands
of long of
bags
tons
97.1
90.8
92.2
73.8
57
67
102
97
120
1.01
.76
1,517
1,551
3,293
2,938
1,076
1,060
950
1,062
157
166
682
353
915
1,415
83.2
81.1
79.4
81.0
81.8
81.3
80.7
80.0
59.3
58.8
60.9
61.8
61.8
60.5
60.6
58.3
52
41
51
71
124
164
131
84
95
88
80
85
81
83
84
81
171
167
178
188
194
190
177
169
.61
.53
.48
.55
.55
.51
.49
.46
1,397
1,338
1,291
1,606
1,689
1,896
1,543
1,161
3,050
2,545
2,159
2,405
2,505
2,691
2,775
3,121
1,033
1,018
956
1,002
1,096
1,088
1,042
1,014
1,020
940
844
751
637
544
513
620
167
132
133
149
142
142
139
134
457
314
340
468
328
239
186
174
1,056
1,079
671
601
782
923
935
945
79.6
79.2
78.4
81.5
82.6
55.8
53.7
54.6
56.1
59.4
81
69
76
86
103
158
148
137
126
119
.48
.48
.53
.64
.73
1,318
1,136
1,171
1,296
1,558
3,381
2,699
2,638
2,798
3,143
1,061
919
993
1,030
1,110
717
751
749
780
861
129
123
129
134
161
258
289
430
536
491
911
1,083
1,109
922
1,187
90.5
83.7
80.2
77.2
61.9
55.9
201
193
138
.73
.60
.57
1,503
1,362
1,396
3,514
3,365
2,932
1,012
1,027
1,023
1,057
990
142
139
135
379
442
401
1,266
1,088
1,042
i Adjusted for seasonal variation.
Millions of
bushels
i
Meats
Imports
67
.54
.35
» Revised. Earlier data may be found on p. 19 of June 1933 issue.
3
772
Includes receipts from Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
15
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Forest Products
and early June developments favorable to
MAYgeneral
business were reflected in the improved
position of the lumber industry. Activity increased
in all branches, with the most pronounced improvement in orders, and a slightly slower pick-up in shipments and production.
The outstanding feature of the situation in May and
early June was the increase of 36 percent in new orders
received in the last week of the period over orders in
the first week. This was accompanied by rising prices.
Shipments increased less than new orders during this
time, resulting in a 60 percent rise in unfilled orders.
At the same time production was less than shipments,
and existing stocks on hand were further curtailed.
The lumber industry was among the first to organize
its various units so as to prepare to function under the
Industrial Recovery Act. Other Government programs, such as those relating to home loans and the
stimulation of construction, are being closely followed
due to their direct effect on the demand for lumber.
Production of lumber rose sharply during May and
early June in response to increased orders. The May
volume of output was the largest recorded during the
past year and a half, and represented an increase of
23 percent from the previous month's production.
Current output is 60 percent above that of last
February, when a definite turn in the previously downward trend took place.
Employment in the lumber and allied products
industries as a group increased 7 percent in May as
compared with April. Normally, there is no appreciable
change in this period. Pay rolls rose 15 percent,
reflecting an increase in the time worked by those
already employed as well as the augmentation of the
number of employees working. Employment is currently 9 percent below May a year ago, while pay rolls
have fallen off 19 percent in this period.
Carloadings of forest products have continued to
increase, the rise amounting to about a fifth in each of
the months April and May. Current loadings are the
highest reached during the past year and a half and are
11 percent greater than in May 1932.
Naval stores marketings were up more than seasonally in May, the normally sharp increase at this time
being greatly surpassed. Marketings in this month
were a fifth above a year ago, and were about 10 percent less than in May 1931.
Southern pine new orders were up 59 percent in
May after remaining stationary from March to April.
The current volume surpasses that of any month since
January 1931 and is 75 percent greater than in this
month a year ago. Production rose about a third in
May whereas there is usually a slight seasonal decline
at this time. Shipments failed to keep pace with the
rise in orders, and unfilled orders on hand increased
over a third.
FOREST PRODUCTS STATISTICS
General operations
Lumber
producYear and month
tion,
adjusted i
Indexes of
marketing
Monthly average, January through May:
1931
1932
1933
1
76
48
73.9
55.4
73.2
45.7
79.6
66.7
174.7
136.5
51.9
32.9
28
26
25
23
23
24
21
23
39.0
37.9
36.1
35.7
36.6
37.6
37.3
36.8
22.2
20.9
19.0
19.3
20.9
22.4
20.9
18.8
57.7
53.3
55.4
54.8
51.5
55.9
51.3
46.9
102.3
104.0
114.3
107.4
89.4
78.4
77.2
70.3
18.7
16.8
14.6
15.5
17.1
18.9
16.0
13.2
26
20
22
24
30
35.0
34.4
32.5
33.3
35.7
16.3
16.3
14.3
15.6
18.0
50.8
50.8
54.0
56.2
31.7
23.0
32.9
69.4
132.3
13.7
13.7
14.6
17.2
20.8
47
26
55.8
41.5
34.2
45.3
24.5
16.1
"58.0
"52.9
"53.0
67.4
50.0
55.8
33.5
19.2
16.1
U
Adjusted for seasonal variation.
2
Douglas fir
Household3
furniture
Southern pine
UnUnPro- New UnPro- New filled Pro- New Un- Ship- filled
2 orders, ducduc- orders
filled duc- orders
filled
orders,
tion
orders tion 2
end of tion orders orders ments end of
month
month
Thousands of
cars
Monthly average 1923-25=100
1930: May..
1931: MayMay
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933:
January.
February
March
April
May
Southern hardwoods
Carloadings,
Em- Pay Total
forest
ploy- rolls,
forest Naval prod-2
ment, unadstores ucts
ad- justed products
justed i
Number
days'
production
Millions of feet, board measure
240
146
"153
"86
"64
Weekly average.
195
158
603
431
77.0
41.4
72.9
37.8
201.9
135.6
258
148
230
158
160
84
26
11
101
90
83
114
154
113
101
270
242
227
265
275
256
246
252
25.0
22.2
15.9
22.5
24.1
22.7
21.1
16.4
27.0
26. 2
21.3
29.2
38.4
22.5
23.7
21.2
71.2
60.4
57.7
81.0
119.1
76.1
81.9
85.1
100
91
83
91
80
113
99
75
103
96
91
149
134
144
91
68
62
44
46
80
82
75
50
44
7
7
10
10
11
9
7
238
230
226
247
23.4
24.4
21.1
28.8
34.4
26.4
24.3
28.3
33.6
57.3
120.9
109.7
107.9
120.4
195.2
85
78
87
89
116
96
76
113
113
180
57
55
64
67
92
"468
"309
"235
44.7
25.0
26.4
48.7
27.3
34.0
182. 5
91.9
159
96
91
173
113
116
107
67
67
"171
"111
"103
3
Grand Rapids district.
" 4 months' average.
15
10
6
16
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Iron and Steel Industry
contraseasonal expansion in demand
The gain in steel ingot production during May was
CONTINUED
for steel brought the rate of operations by the the second consecutive increase. Output was nearly
80 percent larger than the tonnage produced in May
latter part of June to 50 percent of capacity, the highest
activity reported in over 2 years. A year ago the
operating rate was around 16 percent of capacity and
the trend was downward. Support in the industry
continued primarily from the automotive industry
and from miscellaneous sources. Railway, construction, and oil industry requirements showed little
improvement.
General operations for the month of May advanced
40 percent over the April showing, according to the
Federal Reserve Board's adjusted index. Although 5
percent additional wage earners were employed, the
number was still under the total reported last December and 7 percent below May a year ago. The
relatively wider increase occurring in pay rolls placed
wages 19 percent above the average amount received
by mill labor during the first 5 months of the year.
Iron and steel exports in May, amounting to 123,000
tons, exceeded those of any month since October
1930. Japan continued the largest market, taking
76,000 tons, substantially all of which was scrap.
Total exports in the first 5 months of 1933 reached
425,000 tons, 155,000 more than in the same period of
1932. Imports during these months amounted to
118,000 tons, a decrease of more than 30 percent as
compared to the corresponding months of 1932.
last year; 22 percent below production in May 1931;
and approximately half the output reported in May
1930. Operations averaged 34 percent of capacity,
which was more than double the March rate.
Pig iron output, at 887,000 tons, was the largest
total reported since March 1932. Average monthly
production through May, however, was 30 percent
below the tonnage produced in this period last year
and only one third the output for the corresponding
months of 1931. Fifteen additional stacks were
placed in operation during the month, bringing the
total above the average number in blast during the
first 5 months of both this and last year.
Reversing the usual trend in May, an increase in
unfilled orders on the books of the United States Steel
Corporation placed the tonnage at the highest level
since December. The total, however, fell short of the
backlog a year ago and was only slightly more than
half the figure reported for May 1931.
Outstanding among price advances during May was
that in scrap, which was quoted 41 percent higher in
the Chicago district. Finished steel prices increased
slightly and the composite price of iron and steel rose
to $28.75 in early June. No change has occurred in
quotations of steel billets since the decline reported
last June.
IRON AND STEEL STATISTICS
General operations
Tear and m o n t h
Iron and
steel
EmPay
Produc- ploy- rolls,
ment, unad- Ex- I m tion,
adadports ports
justed * justed i justed
Pig iron
Production
Furnaces
in
blast
Production
Steel
sheets >
United
States ManSteel ganese
Corpo- ore imPerration,
ports,
cent New
u n - (manof
Shiporfitted
ganese
caments orders, con-1
pac- ders
end of tent)
ity
Steel ingots
month
Monthly average,
1923-25=100
1930: May
1931: May
1932:
May
June
July.
August
September
October
November
December
__
1933:
January,.
February..
March
_
April
May
Monthly average, January
through May:
1931
1932
1933
1
Thousands of long
tons
ThouNum- sands of Perlong cent
ber
tons
Thousands of
short tons
266
192
4,059
3,620
33.84
31.39
32.50
29.50
12.50
2.35
2.21
2,177
2,035
1,966
1,970
1,985
1,997
1,968
1,968
29.62
29.54
29.48
29.33
29.32
29.32
29.12
28.93
27.00
26.50
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
6.40
5.69
4.88
5.75
6.25
6.00
5.93
5.25
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.16
2.16
2.15
2.14
28.69
28.31
28.35
28.16
28.45
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
5.25
5.25
5.25
6.00
8.45
2.12
2.10
2.10
2.06
2.08
31.60
29.71
28.39
29.90
27.15
26.00
9.79
7.04
6.04
2.22
2.15
2.09
95.5
64.9
195
95
3,233
1,994
180
105
3,983
2,552
29
25
25
23
28
31
31
27
56.5
54.8
52.1
50.6
51.3
53.2
53.8
52.8
30.4
26.0
22.2
22.1
23.4
26.2
25.6
24.2
80
52
53
33
36
41
56
54
784
628
572
531
593
645
631
546
53
46
46
42
47
49
51
42
1,125
913
807
847
992
1,087
1,032
861
77
1071
901
73
61
75
92
771
67
29
31
21
35
49
50.6
51.4
48.3
50.0
52.5
22.7
24.7
22.4
24.4
29.5
57
64
81
100
123
569
554
542
624
887
45
45
38
48
63
1,030
1,087
910
1,363
2,002
119
144
79
73
75
100
119
1,899
1,854
1,841
1,865
1,930
76.3
60.6
50.6
66.8
34.3
2,686
1,357
1,278
185
105
101
192
112
89
3,922
2,434
635
109
60
48
Adjusted for seasonal variation.
2
Dollars
per 100
pounds
Dollars per long ton
91.6
74.8
24.7
Iron
Steel
and billets, Steel Finished
steel, Besse- scrap
steel,
mer
com(Chicompos- (Pitts- cago)
posite
ite burgh)
Thousands of
long tons
104
67
205
149
Prices
1,878
17
Black, blue, galvanized, and full finished.
17
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Textile Industry
T
May to rise 1.2 percent above the total at the end of
April.
Wholesale prices of cotton goods rose 14 percent,
the second successive advance to reach the September
1932 level. The May index was 9.5 percent higher
than in May of last year. Compared with 1929,
cotton goods prices in May were 41 percent lower, and
also 7.7 percent lower than the May combined index
of all commodities.
Following the slow revival of activity in April, wool
consumption increased 63 percent in May and was
nearly three times the consumption of May 1932. It
was also 4.3 percent more than the consumption in
May 1931. There was a considerable increase in the
operating time of woolen and worsted spindles and of
looms. Activity of woolen spindles increased from
53 percent of capacity on a single shift basis in April
to 77 percent in May; worsted spindles from 35 to 72
percent; narrow looms from 29 to 46 percent; and wide
looms from 42 to 66 percent. Wholesale prices of woolen
and worsted goods rose 15 percent from April to May.
Deliveries of raw silk to American mills in May were
13 percent greater than in the preceding month, and
were the largest since last October. They were 43
percent larger than in May 1932 and 4.6 percent more
than in the same month of 1931.
Prices of 13-15 Japanese raw silk in New York
averaged $1,586 per pound in May compared with
$1,324 in April and an average of $4,933 in 1929. ,' \
EXTILE production in May increased sharply for
the second successive month and the Federal
Reserve Board's seasonally adjusted index averaged
106 percent of its 1923-25 average, an increase of 25
percent over April and the highest figure since November 1929. Recent reports indicate that the improvement continued in June. Employment in May
increased 5.5 percent over the preceding month and pay
rolls were 8 percent larger according to the indexes of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Wholesale prices of textiles averaged 8 percent
higher in May than in April and rose a further 5 percent from June 3 to 17.
Raw cotton consumption per working day averaged
23,281 running bales in May compared with 19,018
bales in April and only 13,034 bales in May of last
year. It was the largest monthly consumption since
October 1929. May activity of spinning machinery,
at 112.3 percent of capacity on a single shift basis,
was 17 percent more than in April and 77 percent
larger than in the corresponding month of 1932. In
the cotton growing States 90 percent of the spindles in
place were operated at sometime during the month,
and in the New England States 62 percent, as compared
with 88 percent and 56 percent, respectively, in April.
Production of cotton printed cloths in May increased
28 percent over the April output but was slightly
smaller than in March. Shipments of these goods were
smaller than production causing stocks at the end of
TEXTILE STATISTICS
Cotton,
raw
Tear and month
a
Cotton and manufactures
Cotton cloth
finishing 2
li
1930: M a y
1931: May_
1932:
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933:
January
February
_
March
_.
April
May
Monthly average, January through May:
1931_
1932_._.
Kunning
bales
§3
Millions of
spindle
hours
Silk
=
Looms
s
Operations, machinery activity
S
1
£ I- li
I
Thousands of
yards
Monthly avThouerage, sands of
1926= pounds
100
&i
Percent of active hours
to total reported
Monthly av- Bales of Percent of active hours Dollars
133
erage,
per
to total
1926= pounds
pound
100
97
473, 284
465, 363
6,725
85, 381
6,733 67, 704 74, 436
89.0
69.2
32, 641
44, 966
52
66
39
45
80.0
68.5
40,823
45,073
87.9
76.3
55.0
42.5
59.1
49.5
3.940
2.266
59
63
69
90
104
99
92
91
332, 372
322, 706
278, 568
402, 601
491, 655
502, 244
503, 722
440,062
4,592
4,250
3,656
5,539
6,866
7,046
6,967
43,868
40,993
37, 404
64, 480
87,988
87, 956
69, 515
79,175
71, 364
71, 624
62, 547
59, 040
66, 633
74, 850
81, 933
52.9
51.0
50.0
52.6
57.9
56.2
53.6
51.7
16, 519
18, 933
26, 719
41, 361
46, 055
42, 423
38,963
36, 532
25
34
50
57
74
73
58
57
18
16
17
26
36
43
42
33
58.3
55.0
53.6
53.4
56.7
56.5
55.3
54.2
32, 923
37,466
38,382
59,905
59, 694
53, 703
43,955
40, 548
43.2
39.5
47.1
67.6
83.7
84.5
76.2
83.2
39.6
35.8
45.9
38.3
43.6
46.8
45.3
34.2
30.4
28.6
41.0
50.2
62.0
61.9
52.2
55.5
1.231
1,194
1.231
1.647
1.805
1.673
1.562
1.550
87
83
76
85
106
471, 202
441, 663
494,167
470,685
620,909
6,788
6,286
7,048
6,569
8,310
88, 300
93,773
95, 746
74,463
95,325
80,097
82, 272
80, 446
80, 765
81,740
50.1
49.1
50.0
50.7
57.9
35, 510
33, 278
24, 943
28, 701
46,898
56
57
32
35
72
36
36
28
29
46
53.4
53.2
53.2
53.3
61.5
46,204
32, 665
38,934
41, 910
47,151
89.7
80.6
56.6
59.2
75.4
37.2
36.8
36.3
42.2
46.0
56.8
48.9
38.2
49.8
52.3
1.305
1.201
1.182
1.324
1.586
469, 611
414, 745
499,725
5,908
7,000
77,373
70,907
89,521
68,561
80, 284
81,064
71.9
55.3
51.6
41,065
26, 907
33,866
36
57
39
22
50
35
* Printed only (mill and outside).
71.3
61.4
54.9
50,393
44, 033
41,373
90.3
44.4
66.4
43.1
72.3
39.7
Grease equivalent*
54.8
41.3
49.2
2.522
1.623
1.320
1
Adjusted for seasonal variation.
182446—33
3
Wool manufactures
Spinning
spindles
xfi
Monthly average,
1923-25=
100
Wool
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
18
July 1933
LIFE INSURANCE—ADMITTED ASSETS
[Thousands of dollars]
Mortgage loans
Tear and month
Grand
total
Total
Farm
Bonds and stocks held (book value)
Other
Total
Government
7,386,000
8,066,000
8,916,000
9,904,000
11,009,000
2, 686,000
3,128,000
3, 595,000
4,198,000
4, 815,000
1, 253,000
1, 395, 000
1,484,000
1,551,000
1,601,000
1,434,000
1,734,000
2,111,000
2,647,000
3,215,000
3,321,000
3,423,000
3, 646,000
3,879,000
4,144,000
1, 218,000
1,117, 000
1,050,000
969,000
921,000
11,668, 000
11, 760,000
11, 857, 000
11,965, 000
12,070,000
12,159,000
12, 274,000
12,368,000
12,471, 000
12, 596, 000
12,703,000
12,849,000
5,089,000
5,115, 000
5,140,000
5,185, 000
5, 228,000
5, 278, 000
5, 324,000
5,368,000
5,415, 000
5,470,000
5, 503,000
5, 566,000
1, 603,000
1, 601,000
1,592,000
1, 590, 000
1,589,000
1, 588,000
1, 589,000
1, 589,000
1, 592,000
1, 594,000
1,591,000
1,594,000
3,486,000
3,514,000
3,548,000
3, 595, 000
3,639, 000
3, 690,000
3,735,000
3,779,000
3,823,000
3,876,000
3,912, 000
3,972,000
4,410,000
4,446,000
4,498,000
4, 554,000
4, 596,000
4, 611, 000
4,654,000
4, 693, 000
4,708,000
4,741,000
4,804,000
4,856,000
Monthly average._.
1929
January
February, _.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
12, 228,000
5,307,000
1, 593,000
3,714,000
12,942,000
13,032,000
13,133,000
13, 229,000
13,333,000
13,428,000
13, 553,000
13,649,000
13, 755,000
13,865,000
13,974,000
14,094,000
5, 605,000
5, 628,000
5, 662,000
5, 696, 000
5, 736,000
5,778,000
5,836,000
5,873,000
5,912, 000
5,959,000
5,988, 000
6,034,000
1, 592,000
1, 589,000
1, 585,000
1, 585,000
1, 587,000
1,587,000
1,595,000
1, 588,000
1, 589,000
1, 588,000
1,586,000
1,579,000
Monthly averane. _.
1930
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December.
13,499,000
5,809,000
14,198,000
14,288,000
14,402,000
14,502,000
14,606,000
14,695,000
14, 796,000
14,884,000
14,983,000
15,079,000
15,176,000
15,253,000
Monthly average,_
1931
January
February...
March
April
May__
June
July..
August
September.
October
November..
December..
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
Public
utility
Railroad
Other
Policy
ans and
premium
notes
281,000
365,000
521,000
686,000
852,000
1,750,000
1,849,000
1,974, 000
2,117,000
2,229,000
72,000
92,000
102,000
108, 000
141,000
924,000
991,000
1,066,000
1,173,000
1,303,000
937,000
937,000
938,000
941,000
925,000
902,000
912,000
923, 000
927,000
935,000
945,000
954,000
1,004,000
1,017,000
1,050,000
1,064,000
1,097,000
1,112, 000
1,128,000
1,138,000
1,151,000
1,163,000
1,180, 000
1, 203, 000
2, 311,000
2,330, 000
2, 345,000
2, 359,000
2, 372,000
2, 389,000
2,397,000
2,411,000
2,405,000
2,410,000
2,436,000
2,447,000
158,000
162,000
165,000
190,000
202,000
208,000
217,000
221,000
225,000
233, 000
243,000
252,000
1, 378,000
1, 392,000
1,407,000
1,421,000
1,437,000
1,454,000
1,467,000
1,481,100
1,491,000
1, 505,000
1,518, 000
1,533,000
4,631,000
931,000
1,109,000
2,384,000
206,000
1,457,000
4,013,000
4,039,000
4,077,000
4,111,000
4,149,000
4,191,000
4, 241, 000
4, 285,000
4, 323,000
4,371,000
4,402,000
4, 455,000
4,901,000
4,941,000
4,997,000
5,027,000
5,073,000
5,108,000
5,160, 000
5,376,000
5,196, 000
5, 224, 000
5, 226, 000
5, 253,000
974,000
983,000
1, 001,000
], 014,000
1,030, 000
1,046,000
1,045,000
1,058,000
1,066,000
1,061, 000
1,037,000
1,050, 000
1,219,000
1,231,000
1, 247,000
1, 252,000
1, 256,000
1,261,000
1, 267,000
1, 274,000
1, 281,000
1,295,000
1,311,000
1,319,000
2,452,000
2,462, 000
2,472,000
2,477,000
2,497,000
2, 506,000
2, 516,000
2,526,000
2, 527, 000
2, 534,000
2,540,000
2, 539,000
255,000
265,000
277,000
284,000
290,000
295,000
332,000
318,000
322,000
334,000
338,000
345,000
1,549,000
1,564,000
1,582,000
1,602,000
1,625,000
1,647,000
1,665,000
1,683,000
1,701,000
1,732,000
1,801,000
1,836,000
1,588,000
4, 221,000
5,107,000
1,030,000
1, 268, 000 2, 504,000
305,000
1,666,000
6,069,000
6,087, 000
6,104,000
6,128,000
6,148,000
6,158,000
6,188, 000
6,199,000
6, 209,000
6, 230,000
6, 255,000
6, 289,000
1,578,000
1, 577,000
1, 567,000
1,565,000
1,565,000
1, 562,000
1, 561,000
1,560,000
1,552,000
1, 551,000
1, 550,000
1, 543,000
4,491,000
4, 510,000
4,537,000
4, 563,000
4,583,000
4,596,000
4,627,000
4, 639,000
4, 657,000
4, 679,000
4, 705,000
4,746,000
5,299,000
5, 332,000
5,372,000
5,408,000
5,459,000
5,519,000
5,571,000
5, 606,000
5, 637,000
5,708,000
5, 726,000
5, 736,000
1,055,000
1,058,000
1,058,000
1,062, 000
1,061,000
1,070,000
1,076,000
1,083,000
1,087,000
1,093,000
1,100,000
1,102,000
1,348,000
1,367,000
1, 389,000
1,398,000
1,414,000
1,441,000
1,450,000
1,473,000
1,488,000
1,520,000
1, 526,000
1,531,000
2,549,000
2, 554,000
2,554,000
2,572,000
2,594,000
2, 600,000
2,618,000
2,621,000
2,622,000
2,639,000
2,640,000
2,637,000
347,000
353,000
371,000
376,000
390,000
408,000
427,000
429,000
440,000
456,000
460,000
466,000
1, 868,000
1,891,000
1,916,000
1,936,000
1,958,000
1,986,000
2,011,000
2,034,000
2,055,000
2,091,000
2,120,000
2,163,000
14. 739,000
6,172,000
1, 561,000
4, 611,000
5,531,000
1,075,000
1,445,000
2,600,000
410,000
2,002,000
15, 352,000
15,433,000
15, 533,000
15, 622,000
15,729,000
15,831,000
15,938,000
16,031,000
16,095,000
16,187,000
16, 249,000
16, 324,000
6, 298,000
6,309,000
6, 316, 000
6,318,000
6,331,000
6,343,000
6,340,000
6,346,000
6,350,000
6,367,000
6, 375,000
6,370,000
1,544,000
1, 544,000
1, 537,000
1,534,000
1, 530,000
1, 528, 000
1,525,000
1, 523,000
1, 520,000
1, 517,000
1,514,000
1, 503,000
4, 754,000
4, 765,000
4, 779, 000
4, 784,000
4,801,000
4,815,000
4,815,000
4,823,000
4,830,000
4, 850,000
4,861,000
4, 867,000
5,751,000
5,801,000
5,825,000
5, 884,000
5,916,000
5,979,000
6,024,000
6,080, 000
6,131,000
6,148,000
6,153,000
6,155,000
1,105,000
1,107,000
1,119,000
1,134,000
1,163,000
1,189,000
1, 212,000
1, 257,000
1, 290,000
1,283,000
1,284,000
1, 288,000
1, 544, 000
1, 572,000
1,578,000
1, 605, 000
1,611,000
1, 644,000
1, 662,000
1,667,000
1, 663,000
1, 665,000
1,667,000
1,667, 000
2,633,000
2,648,000
2, 651,000
2,660,000
2,653,000
2,653,000
2, 657,000
2,663,000
2, 669,000
2,686,000
2,688,000
2,686,000
469,000
474,000
477,000
485,000
489,000
493,000
493,000
493,000
509,000
514,000
514,000
514,000
2,205,000
2, 234,000
2, 265,000
2, 292,000
2,324,000
2, 356, 000
2, 380,000
2,402,000
2,438,000
2,500,000
2, 536,000
2,586,000
Monthly average._.
1932
15,860,000
6, 339, 000
1,527,000
4,812,000
5,987,000
1,203, 000
1,629, 000
2,662,000
494,000
2, 377,000
16,417,000
16,495,000
16, 531,000
16, 541,000
16, 592,000
16, 600,000
16,639,000
16,675,000
16,733,000
16,790,000
16,830,000
16,917,000
6,384,000
6,380,000
6, 370,000
6, 353,000
6, 332, 000
6, 306,000
6, 281,000
6, 256,000
6, 228, 000
6,197,000
6,168,000
6,136,000
1,502,000
1,496,000
1,488,000
1,478,000
1,468,000
1,458,000
1,450,000
1,443,000
1,434,000
1,424,000
1,415,000
1,402,000
4,882,000
4,884,000
4,882,000
4,875, 0C0
4,864,000
4,848,000
4,831,000
4,813,000
4,794,000
4, 773,000
4, 753,00C
4,734,00C
6,153,000
6,166,000
6,166,000
6,157,000
6,161,000
6,159,000
6,162,000
6,179,000
6,190,000
6,206,000
6, 224,000
6, 231,000
1,290,000
1, 303,000
1,302,000
1,302,000
1,313,000
1, 318,000
1,327,000
1,344,000
1,353,000
1,366,000
1,378,000
1,400,000
1, 665,000
1,672,000
1, 678,000
1,674,000
1,673,000
1,670,000
1,670,000
1,669,000
1,669,000
1,671,000
1,674,000
1,670,000
2,683,000
2, 679,000
2,675,000
2, 671,000
2,665,000
2,660,000
2,657,000
2,655,000
2,653,000
2,649,000
2,649,000
2,639,000
515,000
512,000
511,000
510,000
510,000
511,000
508,000
511,000
515,000
520,000
523,000
522,000
2,647,000
2, 696,000
2,734,000
2,777,000
2,818,000
2,862,000
2,878,000
2,910,000
2,925,000
2,936,000
2,941,000
2, 948,000
Monthly average_
16, 647,00C
6,283,00C
1,455,000
4,828,00C
6,180,000
1,333,000
1,671,000
2,661,000
514,000
2,839,000
January
February. _.
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November..
December..
1928
January
February. .March.,...
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December-.
i Compiled by the Association of Life Insurance Presidents, and represents a revision of the data previously shown, which covered 44 companies. These series are based
on reports of 39 companies holding: approximately 82 percent of the admitted assets of all United States legal reserve companies. The data are given as of the end of each
month and arc designed to show the fluctuations in the character of investments of life-insurance companies. Admitted assets embrace all assets permitted by statute to be
included for testing the solvency of the companies. In addition to the items separately listed, the total also includes real estate, collateral loans, bills receivable, interest due
and accrued, deferred and unpaid premiums, etc. Of the bonds and stocks, approximately Q8H percent are bonds and 1 ^ percent are stocks. For 1933 data see paee 31
of this issue.
19
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
LIFE INSURANCE—NEW BUSINESS WRITTEN
l
[Number]
Policies a n d certificates
Year
1913
1914
1915
1916
Ordinary
policies
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
Month
Industrial
policies
78, 935
78, 225
83, 362
95, 730
1921
Group
certificates
379,819
410,189
428, 559
414,605
1933
Total
policies
and certificates
2,500
4,090
6,542
11, 739
1933
Policies a n d certificates
461, 254
492, 504
518, 464
522,074
1924
Year
1917
1918
1919
1920
1925
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
average
average
average.
average.
1926
Ordinary
policies
Industrial
policies
109,897
111, 198
179,457
204, 301
414, 443
433, 226
465, 248
Group
certificates
25,
26,
39,
38,
760
266
720
491
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
Total
policies
and certificates
550,100
570, 690
684, 425
742, 730
1932
ORDINARY POLICIES
January
February
March
April
May_._
June
July
August
September
October.
November
December
Monthly average
159, 820
162, 310
192, 736
179, 889
180, 668
176, 653
147, 212
148, 716
179, 958
161,797
183, 964
182, 240
171, 255
169,831
216, 651
201,144
212, 637
210, 263
186, 640
185,953
224, 005
214,105
215, 686
203, 652
176, 688
184, 292
220, 291
216, 205
231, 390
219, 398
184, 569
192,176
244, 202
230, 562
227, 661
239, 864
188, 224
205,490
248, 726
240, 532
235, 397
237,969
185, 572
213,802
259, 700
229,894
279, 467
292,169
220, 525
238, 362
291, 770
283, 431
292, 778
276,812
254,159
267,108
329,969
309, 608
293, 770
266, 014
231,147
246, 677
320, 656
299, 746
287,927
284, 507
247, 757
251, 647
271, 011
248,104
232,883
245,100
148, 845
150, 322
148,177
146, 431
149, 864
155, 020
160,371
160,457
144,494
163, 244
170, 304
190,427
194, 296
185, 918
166,925
194, 706
197, 809
218, 585
189, 657
166,359
159, 837
183, 913
206, 285
215,445
215, 276
202,808
188, 252
217, 698
219, 335
266, 973
214, 978
200, 531
186,131
213, 474
224, 377
268, 501
210,490
213, 592
187, 833
207, 904
204, 597
252, 274
248, 925
244,374
213,522
262, 583
256, 774
288, 341
272,122
272,846
244,474
288,192
280, 363
309, 681
269, 380
244, 573
228, 375
260, 541
252, 827
317, 990
260,450
232, 576
222, 760
255,167
258,039
350, 653
227,858
235,813
229,184
248,499
258,173
298, 722
162, 561 166, 099
195, 002
195, 961
213,217
218, 919
219,419
247, 927
272, 613
274, 526
270,859
249, 563
749,849
731, 421
881, 059
865,139
845, 264
925,851
803, 546
815, 947
931, 355
859, 751
833, 423
829,656
809,110
795, 451
805, 623
879, 483
941,358
868, 763
993,819
896, 318
994, 528
804, 504
722,866
721,848
761, 207
846,805
951,428
740, 919
793, 704 1,156, 286
845, 294
773,803
680, 597
781, 262
746, 709
647,876
901,824
855, 616
881, 560
795, 768
INDUSTRIAL POLICIES
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December...
Monthly average.
486,717
484, 327
621,170
507, 310
651,707
550,406
537,827
568, 921
683, 552
571,841
624,125
578, 786
547,155
550,971
669,471
950,443
796, 538
693,473
766, 821
649,135
693, 674
705, 346
760,648
674, 481
618, 425
732,120
809, 517
803, 384
882,325
788,352
817, 246
653, 943
844, 659
787,138
859, 630
743,137
679, 290
901, 786 1,051, 983
802, 585
767,121
846, 745
891, 644
783, 235
890, 560 1, 049, 955 1,045, 058
973, 678
851,905
980, 796
964,177
893, 017
902,343
839,453
847,842
816, 966
840, 312
880, 770 1,162, 942
431, 365
445, 752
507,480
671,860
580,841
661,850
541,850
511, 547
479, 847
622,861
610, 594
653,473
608,854
566, 992
556,415
668, 393
656,873
681,525
734,531
595, 545
717,402
609, 703
691,227
614,848
830,831 1,199,183
851,209
641,128
824,881
903, 065
716, 607
719, 203
714, 041
822,459
870,324
838,577
732, 665
781, 361
745, 664
992,140
940,847
783, 539
753, 773
740, 371
770, 416
946, 284
782,026
951, 002
550, 065 582,102
662, 259
703, 769
804,380
782, 247
823,700
866, 910
I
GROUP CERTIFICATES
January
February
March
April
May
June
_
_
July
August
September
October
November
December
Monthly average.
8,446
7,550
11,880
7,908
10, 010
12, 608
13,374
17,028
22,128
11, 690
16, 515
17, 575
14,945
23, 717
33,095
39, 982
31,830
16,395
10, 639
21,484
24, 732
19, 991
13, 202
47,462
22,764
26,991
37.244
23,174
32,202
40, 794
52, 250
44, 257
60, 919
39,815
43,710
51,967
32,452
64,803
30,991
30,805
41,042
26, 408
53,800
35, 788
36, 705
48, 839
51,895
57,921
26,859
35,986
47, 028
45,455
66, 353
43,081
34, 732
45, 913
61, 996
45,832
52, 009
44, 449
60, 232
28,093
59,230
35,145
48, 578
20, 548
21,028
35,653
23,013
26,183
5,669
5,520
6,421
8,004
6,503
39,076
10,195
15, 346
17,123
13,942
17,704
88,491
30, 902
23,102
27,762
68,887
20,033
38,109
26,476
175,287
53,057
40,882
47, 743
44, 213
70,363
214, 277
29,100
30,488
13,496
23, 797
27,928
124,123
38, 905
24, 605
52,943
155, 214
17,873
14,814
13,896
70.769
25.770
109,429
18,911
42, 358
128,124
72,923
40, 622
21, 799
49, 062
39, 571
120, 316
74,171
38,851
45, 713
35,290
28, 063
59,255
22,328
26, 217
21, 646
17,942
18, 942
44,456
17,844
16,691
41,463
29,105
23, 342
43, 063
10,299
21, 345
34,847
29,916
45,533
62, 690
41,749
46, 607
51, 991
47,076
35, 299
28,876
1,042, 609
919,481 1,113, 766
1,005,063 1,114,347
1,133,118 1, 204,089 1,345, 443
1,078,619 1,123,428 1, 247, 395
1,127,106 1,168,545 1,167, 759
1,026,711 1,095,977 1,184,376
1,330,429
1,156, 865
1,372,814
1,294,636
1,226,695
1,223,935
1, 099,825
1,085, 075
1,349,560
1,264,621
1,187,444
1,480,965
1, 025,445
1,038, 330
1, 229,808
1, 224,115
1,168,336
1, 255, 267
1,099,881
1,088,142
1,223, 394
1,143,508
1,089,319
1,100,939
1,154,155
1,108,919
1,071,896
1,216,737
1,261, 292
1,298,760
1,
1, 087,928
995,936
1,142,636
1,021,809
1,170,949
1,276,597
1, 253,321
967,272
1,034,316
1,228,409
1, 551,395
1,090,996
1,026,307
951,244
1,058,866
1,028,224
989,661
16,911
12,462
18,427
TOTAL POLICIES AND CERTIFICATES
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August..
September
October
November
December
Monthly average.
i See footnote on p. 20.
969,856
845, 727
939,163
944,183
996,325
891,335
842,575
939,176
1,056,799
1,056,833
1,136,889
1,039,952
654,983
654,187
825,786
695,107
842, 385
733, 661
735, 985
697,647
735, 747
731,011
909,839
880, 538
1,184,682
755,766
819, 779 1, 049,157
935, 566
777,541
585,879
601, 594
662,078
826, 295
737,208
855,946
803, 075
834,052
977,569
984,642
712,416
790,876
776, 012
989,097
960, 616
687,350
788,581
740,251
899,512
947,915
641,464
875,561 1,085, 513 1,454,990 1,080,146
800,047
873,109
873,183
1,
097,020
1,165,
064
798, 602
932,391 1,055,324 1,227,939 1,267,141 1,321, 355
722,926 769,546
892,107
929,646
1,063,129 1,063,856
972,255
1,025,441
946,993
1, 223,841
1,173,372
1,159,936
1, 041,603
1,009, 350
1,036,881
1,227,778
1,081,158
1,367,467
1,084,868 1,161,444
1,226,428 1,177,218 1,187,718
1, 074,207
20
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
LIFE INSURANCE—NEW BUSINESS WRITTEN—Continued >
[Thousands of dollars]
Amount
Year
1913
1914
1915
1916
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
Ordinary
Industrial
Group
51,909
55,217
58,128
58,645
1,736
3,790
3,927
6,560
140,441
136,813
145, 600
180,183
Month
1921
Amount
Year
1922
1923
Ordinary
Total
194,085
195,819
207, 654
245,388
1924
1917
1918
1919
1920
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
1925
208,881
218,094
380,476
461,433
average..
average..
average..
average..
1926
1927
1928
Industrial
61,484
77, 901
93,044
Group
14,861
20, 555
35,465
35,478
Total
285,227
304, 747
493, 841
589, 954
1929
1930
1931
1932
614,040
575,497
592,333
520, 586
487, 284
504,329
ORDINARY
January...
February
March
April
May
June
364,674
368,194
433,993
420,875
426,436
411, 581
350,722
379,842
446,674
416, 111
460,304
456,061
435, 663
438, 796
554.360
512,029
549, 771
547,942
507,650
494,847
603,897
570, 639
574,792
559, 543
522, 853
547, 498
659, 712
642,163
684,069
640, 339
559, 259
595,862
733,124
681,033
685, 659
709,839
577,986
625, 479
748,129
736,255
703,073
699, 786
579,189
654, 586
778,964
709,067
756,037
752, 582
659,124
682, 849
829, 238
792,393
800,050
748,344
712,446
730,074
838,904
774,914
723,561
594, 741
598, 755
718, 751
689,011
671, 243
671,039
July
August
September
October
November
December
356,829
348, 758
322, 597
337,460
344,323
419, 798
408,324
405,881
349, 297
400,401
418,334
520,493
499,753
479.361
414, 330
486,450
506,651
578,854
532,999
460,334
428,308
498,163
499, 307
632, 867
642,823
595, 523
529,667
606,277
588,823
712, 343
644,647
599,194
526,330
606,628
634,261
802,867
624,665
629,185
529,772
605,699
583,454
716, 817
657,932
625,073
533,073
658, 576
806, 754
719,957
696,921
607, 660
705, 266
701,985
835,962
712, 405
620,698
544, 319
618,107
591,605
749, 505
605,628
545,549
482, 704
562,480
586,432
756,871
447, 739
443,460
404,763
433,118
450,098
519, 246
379, 627 417,704
500, 330
530, 279
614, 341
648,225
648, 358
681, 485
731, 646
708, 369
623,600
499,374
Monthly average.
INDUSTRIAL
January.,_
February. _.
March
April..
May
June
__
_.
July....
August
September
October.
November
December.—
Monthly average.
93,357
91,866
118,478
95, 759
125,232
104,909
103,725
110,954
132,833
123,208
125,084
115.959
112,678
114, 758
137, 853
208,105
162,326
147,444
179, 656
143,762
156, 792
158, 557
173,629
154,495
147, 441
177, 666
193,604
196,895
217,735
198.113
227,158
174,782
230,203
215,504
235,207
202,315
185, 292
207, 217
241, 701
227, 280
241, 661
221, 780
236, 303
221,949
273, 551
259,961
216, 396
214,882
265,998
230, 779
274,824
256,279
240, 501
242,166
218,027
212,813
264,415
241,129
230,083
311,925
214,320
208,888
246,663
234,941
236,294
250,658
217, 552
220, 568
251,059
81,872
84, 583
96,805
129,165
109,087
126,646
110,423
102, 901
97,257
132, 790
125.960
137,707
132, 798
127,090
124,905
152,061
146,882
153,154
135,015
141, 525
145,052
198, 461
150, 718
225,892
182, 991
181,048
175.114
256, 704
207,980
223,883
194,315
199,076
197, 277
226, 523
235,691
228,008
200,835
211,158
200, 622
265,974
252, 737
211,076
194,642
193, 365
198,949
233, 530
202,948
246,045
223,680
219,144
221,006
240,489
249,247
234,046
247,506
233,745
210,423
243, 778
208, 482
228,803
253, 228
246, 908
199, 217
213,931
230,344
261, 772
206,641
196, 340
174,156
198,053
184, 882
154,864
104,813
118, 233
143,338
163, 630
196, 598
213, 838
222, 278
224,377
241, 513
237,594
233,097
206,439
56,280
64,314
59,931
73, 234
113,514
91,263
106,782
78,363
103, 587
61,918
99,069
71,845
81,647
111, 919
35,122
45,574
64,883
49,113
50,606
222,956
213,298
GROUP
January.
February
March
ApriL_._
May
June
6, 851
6,167
10, 111
7,030
9,189
6,119
14, 514
11, 908
17,808
23,323
10,422
18,860
18,200
16,122
24, 988
35,050
45,726
54,924
19,082
15,411
35,034
44,217
34,986
21,490
July
August
September
October
November
December...
4,632
5,485
5,076
6,569
5,790
38,064
11,902
18, 490
18,067
15,674
17,408
98,052
21,566
21,969
21,389
9,817
18,797
231,497
31, 338
22,931
19,354
9,257
23,036
43,337
_.
Monthly average.
36, 696
40,797
66,415
39,041
47, 565
72,368
80,663
56,458
69,282
94,445
46,119
103,057
46,960
45,683
67,817
46,841
91, 505
57,986
62,007
205,195
113,711
98, 637
58,607
64,813
72,238
109,827
106,589
131,101
38,623
184,198
54,947
126,885
37,788
54,433
111,066
314,194
78,125
55,632
73,456
62,353
100,448
262,452
54,229
43,977
31,475
48,625
76,960
165,025
74,196
56,926
277,944
72,119
53,569
224,159
147,658
99,774
75,151
105,393
86,165
160,514
130,036
73,187
138,492
51,552
59,295
130, 519
46,186
45,944
37,300
40,504
28,595
101,205
36,984
28,979
61,018
38,868
36,262
67,810
49,814
83, 232
87,550
111,347
98,781
91,010
66,347
52, 262
739, 251
842, 697
862,333
857,723
761,860
853,732
878,815
968,040
894,113 1,035,695 1,092,887 1,110, 501
905, 473
977, 200 1,010,495 1,031,035
940,845
977,324
990,417 1,177,628
886,017
981,436
989,383 1,081,175
1,023, 759
972,235
1,168,875
1,120,910
1,150, 378
1,097,099
68,957
TOTAL
January
February
March
April
May
June
464, 882
466,227
562, 582
523, 664
560, 857
522, 609
468,961
502, 704
597, 315
562, 642
595,810
590,880
566, 541
569,676
717, 201
755,184
757,823
750, 310
994,787
887,424
1,002,818
911,230
1,221,544 1,027,332
1,193, 547 1,023,021
1,096, 260
979,382
1,142, 268 1,003,344
943,511
831,187
July
August
September. _
October.
November
December..
443, 333
438,826
424,478
473,194
459, 200
584, 508
530,649
527,272
464, 621
548,865
561, 702
756, 252
699, 352
880, 761
654,117
917,087
905,042
879, 729
926,770 1,091,295 1,089,947
628,420
624, 790
903, 456
853, 902
884,320
875,364 1,015,839
927,630
838,401
560, 624
592,714
742, 569
797,063
761,869 1,009,966
903,817
893,234
719,221
648,328
827, 725
917, 414
895, 504
920,298
964,225 1,051,148
913,437
816,915
672, 330
688,648
907,869
970, 400
913,151
922,505 1,037,397
859,382
845, 371
963, 505 1, 042,957 1, 250,420 1,293,327 1,092,918 1,276,958 1,230, 522 1,108,827 1,119, 848
691,364
668,779
639,937
670,039
671, 242
741,920
_.
Monthly average.
493,697 558,973
687,005
706, 388
654,020
795, 723
773,413
783,407
735, 528
743, 722
894,171
949,614
939, 334 1,017,208
1,071,940 1,036,973
923,044
822,367
759,353
768,233
758,075
i Compiled by the Association of Life Insurance Presidents, and represents a revision of thefigurespreviously shown due to the elimination of one company. The data on
insurance written represent only new business that has been paid for, and is exclusive of revivals, increases, and dividend additions. The 43 companies whosefiguresare included in these tables had in force 81 percent of the total life insurance in force in all United States legal reserve companies at the close of 1931. These tables supersede data
previously shown in the Survey of Current Business on this subject. See p. 31 of this issue for 1933 figures. Revised data on premium collections appeared on p. 18 of the
June 1933 issue.
21
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
WEEKLY BUSINESS INDICATORS
(Weekly average 1923-25=100]
1933
1933
1931
June June June June June June J'une June June
24
17
10
25
18
11
29
20
28
Business activity:
New York Times * #
Business week * K
Commodity prices, wholesale:
D e p t . of Labor, 1926=100:
Combined index (784).._
F a r m products ( 6 7 ) . . .
Food (122)
Fisher's index, 1926=100:
Combined index (120).__
Agricultural (30)
Nonagricultural (90) _ _
Copper, electrolytic
Cotton, middling, spot
Iron and steel, c o m p o s i t e Construction contracts t
Distribution: Car loadings._
E m p l o y m e n t : Detroit factory
Finance:
Failures, commercial
Security prices:
Bond prices t
Stock prices %
June
21
91.4 87.1 65.0 65.9 65.7 85.1 85.0 96.0 96.8
64.1 62.2 54.2 55.8 56.4 75.5 76.8 100.3 94.7
65.1 64.5 64.0 64.0 63.7
53.2 52.8 52.5 46.4 45.4 45.8
61.4 61.0 61.0 59.5 58.5 58.6
64.0
46.6
67.3
56.5
34.9
69.6
23.0
63.5
46.2
66.'
56.5
34.2
69.5
28.5
61.3
56.3
91.6 97.3
62.7
45.5
66.1
56.5
34.2
69.5
59.5
42.9
62.9
37.7
19.5
71.3
26.5
'58.1 52.0
59.3
42.5
62.9
37.7
19.5
71.3
26.5
72.2
59.6
42.6
63.4
37.0
18.8
71.4
27.7
52.3
70.3
62.1
72.8
57.2
38.2
75.0
79.6
79.2
70.
73.2
1933
1931
1930
1933
June June June June June J ne June June June June
24
18
11
10
25
27 20 28 21
17
1930
70.0
61.4
72.8
56.5
32.4
75.0
85.7
88.0
84.2
84.1
50.0
81.0
172.8
77.1 97.7
86.2
88.8
84.6
85.5
51.8
81.0
99.0
18. 5 151.6 150.6 140.3 103. 7 114. 7 120.4 119. 7
94.8 94.2 94. 4 79.1 79.0 79.1 106. 5 106.1106.1 106.4
88.1 86.1 87. 4| 40. 5 42.9
143.0 130. 0 192. 2 197.r .7
* Computed normal=100.
% Daily average
1 Latest week is preliminary.
# Index revised. See weekly supplement of June 1,1933, for explanation.
Finance—Continued
Banking:
Debits, outside N.Y.C.J. 67.9 58.5
64.9 61.4 64.8 84.5 99.0 125.2 132.5
Federal Reserve reporting member banks:§
Deposits:
Net demand
106.2109.9107.7 90.5 92.1 91.0110.0109.7112.3112.9
119.6 116.8 116.1122.8 123.5 124. 0 158.1158. 6 160.
1.4 159.4
Time
78.3 78.9
78.9 78.4
78.4 90.4 92.1 91. 2 116. 3 116. 7 136. 5 137.0
Loans, total
_
Interest rates:
24.2 24.2
24.2 24.2
24.2 60.6 60.6 60.6 36.4 36.4 54.5 60.6
Call loans %.
22.9 22.9 22.9 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.3 74.3 81.8
Time loans %
Money in circulation %-- 117.6 118. 2 119.1114.4 113.0 112. 7 98.1 98.3 92.0 92.3
Production:
76.9 72.7
71.5 69.7 68.9 79.6 82. 2 111. 0 114.1
Automobiles
55.4 53.2 40.7 39.6 38.9 66.1 64.9 78.3 78.3
Bituminous coal $
92.9
86.6 86.4 98.1 96. 6 102. 3 101.9
94.7
95.9
86.5
Electric power t
51.8 54.6
Lumber X
- 80.2 76.0 74.9
103.5
105.5
104.8 117. 2 119.2125.3 124.8
120.6
125.4
130.1
Petroleum }
65.8 63.2 60.5 19.7 21.1 23.7 44.7 46.1 84.2 86.8
Steel ingots 1
Receipts, primary markets:
Cattle and calves. _
__ 63.9 69.0 70.9 60.1 58.5 57.9 76.6 76.3 52.2 67.7
80.3
89.4 79.7 85.8 46.2 61.2 61.9 69.3
61.9 61.5 65.4 20.8 14.2 11.5 22.3 21.3 11.5 17.3
Cotton..
62.1 57.3
30.7
38.5
65.5
76.5
43.8
58.4
Wheat.
73.9
87.8
f Weekly average, 1928-30=100.
X Average same week, 1930-32=100.
§ 1933 indexes are based on reports from 90 cities; earlier data cover 101 cities.
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1933
1933
1931
1930
1939
June 24
June 17
June^lO
J u n e 25
June 18
June 27
June 20
June 28
J u n e 21
June 29
0.078
.095
1.89
28.83
75
0.078
.093
1.87
28.75
.72
0.078
.093
1.87
28.75
.71
0.052
.053
1.62
29.52
.43
0.052
.053
1.61
29.52
.46
0.079
.104
2.16
30.99
.60
0.078
.088
2.14
31.03
.74
0.116
.136
2.73
33.44
.84
0.118
.141
2.74
33.52
.90
0.178
.185
3.32
36.84
1.09
0.178
.185
3.35
36.96
1.02
4,353
3,147
3,427
2,710
3,792
2,938
3,141
3,007
3,417
2,847
4,834
3,916
6,375
4,588
5,810
10,027
6,145
9,752
5,708
5,829
6,496
2,194
9
222
1,955
2,212
10
254
1,932
2,214
11
277
1,912
2,288
54
488
1,730
2,270
66
496
1,692
960
106
198
619
907
107
185
599
102
232
577
961
133
207
598
1,294
83
1,017
150
1,252
87
959
139
10, 823
4,338
8,305
5,307
8,500
3,769
4,731
1.00
1.00
4.19
373
5,711
11,207
4,263
7,962
4,990
8,559
4,761
| 1.00
1.00
4.10
396
5,742
10,983
4,275
7,974
5,013
8,511
3,742
4,769
1.00
1.00
4.07.
401
5,784
10,173
4,508
6,919
4,030
9,775
4,212
5,563
2.50
1.50
3.61
617
5,556
10,358
4,537
6,956
4,056
9,991
4,265
5,726
2.50
1.50
3.65
613
5,485
1.50
1.50
4.86
422
4,763
1.50
1.50
4.86
467
4,773
2.25
3.25
4.86
490
4,468
2.50
3.58
4.86
487
4,482
8.75
9.50
4.85
425
4,683
7.00
8.13
4.85
427
75,500
84.89
24, 306
85.53
75.4
77.8
97.7
44.0
72, 200
84.39
29,837
83.66
74.3
75.9
99.4
43.0
83, 900
84.54
32, 320
84.85
72.8
75.2
93.5
42.8
56,496
70.81
3,042
39.31
34.5
34.0
55.0
14.9
53,194
70.78
4,456
41.68
36.7
36.0
59.6
15.9
70, 232
95. 35
21, 620
138.86
103.5
94.5
164.9
80.5
53,862
95.03
7,110
126. 26
103.2
94.5
163.7
80.1
54,372
95.01
15,038
186.67
145.8
136.2
211.4
122.1
63,907
95.26
26,487
192.02
139.8
130.6
202.8
117.2
76,630
93.35
19,848
260.47
195.9
149.5
246.1
149.7
55, 293
93.55
17,045
253.71
191.7
191.5
237.4
144.6
1,598
2,513
50
3,689
55,496
943
1,578
2,612
48
4,580
53, 283
906
1,542
2,709
46
54, 577
693
1,441
2,156
15
53,158
675
1,442
2,198
16
4,252
60, 770
1,125
1,635
2,442
34
12, 779
62, 752
1,106
1,610
2,482
84, 662
1,333
1,704
2,611
64
27, 746
87, 063
1,333
1,698
2,599
125, 736
1,608
1,723
2,815
94
22,186
127, 695
1,541
1,703
2,765
95
125
4
52
587,931
98, 502
25, 520
38,147
15,450
168,530
12, 266
229, 516
40
4
76
564, 546
92,384
24,352
35,917
15,801
167,996
9,973
218,123
245
583
61
498,799
71,163
16,719
27,577
14, 587
174,522
4,548
189,683
1,358
36
518,398
71, 546
17,140
25, 795
15, 400
175,819
4,290
25
1,739
225
759,363
124,134
30, 536
41,869
18, 776
216, 060
30,152
297,836
12
2,028
135
739, 094
114, 782
30, 555
32, 771
19, 549
217,136
30, 640
293, 661
49
1,828
231
936, 690
146,912
47,947
218
517
160
224
557
170
5,876
6,116
190
300
54
3,488
2,134
185
397
37
2,443
14, 356
242
450
58
5,213
10, 527
241
447
58
4,644
8,736
165
521
30
4,940
20, 752
June 22
COMMODITY PRICES, WHOLESALE
Copper, electrolytic, N e w York—
..dolls, per l b . _
Cotton, middling, spot, N e w York
dolls, per l b _ .
Food index (Bradstreet's)
..dolls, p e r l b . .
Iron and steel composite
dolls, per t o n . .
Wheat, no. 2, hard winter (K.C.)
dolls, per b u _ .
FINANCE
Banking:
Debits, N e w York City
..mills, of d o l l s . .
Debits, outside N e w York City
mills, of dolls..
Federal Reserve banks:
Reserve bank credit, t o t a l . .
mills, of dolls._
Bills bought
mills, of dolls..
Bills discounted
mills, of dolls._
U.S. Government securities
mills, of dolls..
Federal Reserve reporting member banks :§
Deposits, net demand
mills, of dolls..
Deposits, time
mills, of dolls..
Investments, total
mills, of dolls..
U.S. Government securities
mills, of dolls..
Loans, total
mills, of dolls._
On securities
mills, of dolls..
All other
mills, of dolls..
Interest rates, call loans
percent..
Interest rates, time loans
percent..
Exchange rates, sterling (daily av.)
dollars..
Failures, commercial—
number..
Money in circulation (daily av.)
mills, of dolls..
Security markets:
Bond sales, N.Y.S.E
thous. of dolls, par v a l u e . .
Bond prices, 40 corporate issues
dollars..
Stock sales, N.Y.S.E
thous. of shares..
Stock prices (N.Y. Times)...
.dolls, per s h a r e . .
Stock prices (421) (Standard Statistics)
1926=100..
Industrials (351)
1926=100..
Public utilities (37)
1926=100.
Railroad (33)
1926=100.
PRODUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, AND DIS
TRIBUTION
Production:
Automobiles (Cram's estimate)__
number__
Bituminous coal (daily av.)
thous. of short t o n s . .
Electric power
mills, of k w - h r s . .
Petroleum
thous. of b b l s . .
Steel ingots
percent of capacity. _
Construction contract awards (da. av.)_thous. of dolls..
Distribution:
Exports:
Corn
thous. of bu__
Wheat
thous. of bu._
Wheat
flour
thous. of b b l s . .
Freight-car loadings, total
cars.
Coal and coke
cars.
Forest p r o d u c t s . . .
cars.
Grain and products
cars.
Livestock
cars.
Merchandise, 1.c.l
cars.
Ore
cars.
Miscellaneous
cars.
Receipts:
Cattle and calves
thousands..
Hogs
thousands..
Cotton, into sight
thous. of b a l e s . .
Wheat, at primary markets
thous. of bu_.
Wool, at Boston, total
thous. of l b s .
§ Statistics cover 90 cities.
202
580
161
6,987
10, 456
24,812
Comparable figures not available prior to 1932 but adjustment has been made in indexes above.
20, 543
239, 544
61, 034
371,864
103
154
74
594
1,031
1,619
182
285
165
920, 645 1,096, 569 1,069,874
174, 332
165,746
141,831
69,498
70,903
49,637
51,963
45,327
39,697
22,973
23, 353
21, 325
259, 376
240, 756 260, 705
76, 657
75,432
63,193
429, 737
364, 206 440, 441
214
523
45
4,558
13, 599
229
530
48
7,509
12,498
234
498
72
6,306
9,331
22
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly Business Statistics
The following summary shows the trend of industrial, commercial, and financial statistics for the past 13
months. Statistics through December 1931 for all series except those marked with an asterisk (*) will be
found in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey of Current Business, together with an explanation of the
sources and basis of the figures quoted. Series so marked represent additions since the Annual was issued and
similar information, if published, will be found in the places noted at the bottom of each page. Later data will
be found in the Weekly Supplement to the Survey.
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
1933
1933
1933
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ary
ber
March
April
BUSINESS INDEXES
BUSINESS ACTIVITY (Annalist)
Combined index —
_
normal=100
Automobile production
normal=100..
Bituminous coal production.— normal = 100—
Boot and shoe production
_ normal=100
Carloadings, freight
normal = 100
Cotton consumption
normal = 100
Electric power production
normal=100—
Pig-iron production
normal = 100..
Steel ingot production
normal = 100._
"Wool consumption
normal=100—
Zinc production
.
normal = 100
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.B.)
Total, unadjusted
_
1923-25=100 .
Manufactures unadjusted
1923-25=100..
Automobiles .— 1923-25=100
Cement
1923-35=100
Food products
. _ _ 1923-25=100
Glass, plate
1923-25=100
Iron and steel
1923-25=100
Leather and shoes
1923-25=100..
Lumber
_
. 1923-25=100
Paper and printing
1923-25=100—
Petroleum refining
1923-25=100
Rubber tires and tubes
1923-25=100..
Shipbuilding..
1923-25=100Textiles. _
_ .1923-25=100Tobacco manufactures
1923-25=100..
Minerals, unadjusted
1923-25=100—
Anthracite
1923-25=100—
Bituminous coal
_._ 1923-25=100.
Iron ore shipments
1923-25=100
Lead
.
— 1923-25=100
Petroleum, crude
1923-25=100
Silver
1923-25 = 100
Zinc
. . . 1923-25 = 100
Total, adjusted
1923-25=100
Manufactures, adjusted.- . . . 1923-25=100 _
Automobiles—
_._ 1923-25=100
Cement
1923-25=100—
Food products
1923-25=100..
Glass, plate
— 1923-25=100
Iron and steel
1923-25 = 100
Leather and shoes
_.. 1923-25=100..
Lumber..
_
_ 1923-25 = 100
Paper and printing
1923-25 = 100. _
Petroleum refining
1923-25=100 _
Rubber tires and tubes
1923-25 = 100. _
Shipbuilding
1923-25=100..
Textiles
1923-25=100
Tobacco manufactures
1923-25 = 100. .
Minerals, adjusted
1923-25=100. _
Anthracite
1923-25=100
Bituminous coal
. - 1923-25=100
Iron ore shipments.
1923-25 = 100..
Lead
1923-25=100
Petroleum, crude
— 1923-25=100
Silver
1923-25=100
Zinc
1923-25 = 100
64.6
48.3
57.5
52.9
43.0
47.7
85.9
51.2
55.7
67.9
22.5
23.1
39.5
35.9
52.9
47.3
44.5
86.1
50.1
57.5
68.4
19.7
20.2
45.3
34.7
52.0
31.6
45.1
83.4
48.8
57.4
67.3
18.0
19.3
65.1
31.2
55.5
24.6
49.9
91.1
48.9
75.3
67.5
16.7
18.3
87.1
28.2
60.4
25.4
57.0
101.4
52.4
89.0
68.3
19.7
22.4
95.5
28.1
60.0
17.5
64.5
100.4
56.0
83.4
66.2
20.9
23.9
84.8
30.8
59.7
28.2
64.3
94.5
55.3
81.4
67.0
21.4
23.9
81.4
32.6
59.2
52.8
65.1
83.5
56.5
75.8
65.7
18.3
20.8
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36.1
57.2
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54.7
87.9
54.3
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111
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59
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37.7
47.3
56.2
59.2
61.2
42.6
«54.8
129.0
118.3
93.7
88.5
130.1
121.3
95.4
96.2
124.3
103.2
79.8
83.5
126.0
107.5
83.6
90.4
130.0
112.5
95.0
91.0
115.6
101.5
81.4
84.7
« 121.0
« 119.7
"82.5
"89.5
42." i"
80
79
64
50
100
96
53
100
32
106"
145
77
43
50
21
137
46
76
76
51
42
101
49
109
30
106
143
79
43
57
14
136
46
INDUSTRIAL CONSUMPTION OF
ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Consumption by geographic sections:
Total, United States
. . 1923-25=100—
Middle Atlantic
1923-25=100..
New England
.1923-25=100. _
North Central
1923-25=100 .
Southern
1923-25=100Western
1923-25=100
Consumption by industries:
Total, all industries
1923-25=100
Automobiles, including parts and accessories
1923-25=100..
Chemicals and allied products
1923-25=100Food products,._
1923-25=100.
Leather and products
1923-25=100 .
Lumber and products
1923-25=100..
• Revised.
23
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
May
1933
1933
June
May
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ber
ary
July
March
April
BUSINESS INDEXES—Continued
INDUSTRIAL CONSUMPTION OF
ELECTRICAL ENERGY-Continued
Consumption by industries—Continued
Metals, group
1923-25=100..
Electrical apparatus
1923-25= 100..
Metal-working plants.—
1923-25=100..
Rolling mills and steel plants
1923-25=100..
Paper and pulp
1923-25=100..
Rubber and products
1923-25=100-.
Shipbuilding
1923-25=100..
Stone, clay, and glass
1923-25=100..
Textiles
1923-25 = 100..
61.9
58.1
92.8
55.8
54.1
83.1
53.0
50.7
79.2
50.2
44.0
67.6
45.0
50.6
81.4
51.8
54.8
80.9
53.0
50.6
85.6
56.1
53.3
76.0
52.7
54.7
74.0
52.8
60.6
83.3
58.4
50.5
75.0
50.5
•58.0
89.4
55.3
67.3
112.0
116.7
71.3
91.8
96.4
61.8
102.7
95.5
86.8
97.9
62.8
55.8
95.8
120.7
85.1
87.1
55.2
51.2
94.5
95.6
82.5
77.5
54.0
44.7
94.7
76.4
77.9
71.8
65.7
51.3
107.4
87.7
84.0
90.3
86.7
54.8
111.3
86.5
72.3
84.3
94.8
57.5
113.6
93.0
84.0
81.9
93.0
54.0
98.8
77.2
84.0
56.2
86.5
58.4
104.4
85.2
83.5
58.5
85.0
64.2
111.0
91.0
89.2
67.2
84.1
50.5
•95.2
68.0
•71.5
•68.8
«79.0
«62.3
»102.3
a 82.0
73.0
« 74. 5
86.0
92
103
131
79
153
131
80
59
111
90
86
74
95
148
75
121
77
52
30
109
44
86
58
37
53
102
93
65
88
143
67
99
212
41
19
61
33
110
53
19
52
104
63
66
80
117
61
76
384
51
10
71
81
70
55
13
53
114
64
79
85
106
73
78
322
71
44
85
102
46
55
14
54
107
61
102
81
88
77
72
213
124
173
101
98
75
52
17
49
89
70
123
83
82
84
75
128
164
268
142
87
87
56
27
53
78
84
108
84
84
74
117
84
131
243
77
54
70
51
40
47
77
92
82
81
87
68
119
38
84
135
63
45
61
47
45
42
70
90
75
81
101
75
61
69
89
63
76
63
52
52
65
37
76
51
37
48
23
88
66
76
102
63
104
30
55
49
65
40
105
54
•35
50
33
96
72
86
97
68
137
49
58
42
74
60
83
56
25
53
69
85
37
27
23
76
36
111
0
32
37
21
37
23
45
34
45
34
27
83
34
135
10
33
38
23
55
22
49
23
40
33
21
81
35
131
0
32
38
22
50
22
50
21
33
24
14
71
37
115
0
28
37
19
35
25
41
6
•32
35
15
69
34
•89
1
a 44
7
36
34
•17
75
40
106
0
27
35
19
35
24
41
5
36
41
19
71
36
90
0
27
36
20
34
23
39
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95
119
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101
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83
207
81
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74
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a 93
160
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226
63.8
MARKETINGS
Agricultural products*
Animal products
Dairy products
Livestock....
Poultry and eggs
Wool...
Crops
Cotton
_.
Fruits
_
Grains
Vegetables
Forest products
Distilled wood..
Lumber
Naval stores
Pulpwood
1923-25=100..
1923-25=100..
1923-25=100..
1923-25=100..
1923-25=100..
___ 1923-25=100..
1923-25=100..
_. .1923-25=100..
...1923-25=100..
1923-25=100..
. . . 1923-25=100..
1923-25=100..
....1923-25=100..
1923-25=1001923-25=1001923-25 = 100-
122
ORDERS
Orders, new
1923-25=100..
Iron and steel
-...1923-25=100..
Lumber and products
1923-25=100..
Paper
1923-25=100..
Stone, clay, and glass
1923-25=100..
Textiles
-_._ 1923-25=100..
Transportation equipment
1923-25=100..
Orders, unfilled.
1923-25=100Iron and steel
—.1923-25=100Furniture and
flooring
__ 1923-25=100Paper
1923-25=100..
Brick and glass
1923-25=100..
Textiles
1923-25=100..
Transportation equipment
1923-25=100..
STOCKS
Domestic stocks
1923-25=100..
Manufactured goods
1923-25=100..
Chemicals and allied prod.._ 1923-25=100..
Food products..
1923-25= 100..
Forest products
1923-25=100..
Iron and steel products
1923-25=100..
Leather
1923-25 = 100..
Metals, nonferrous
1923-25 = 100..
Paper, newsprint
1923-25 = 100..
Rubber products
1923-25=100..
Stone, clay, and glass
1923-25=100..
Textiles
1923-25=100..
Raw materials
1923-25=100..
Chemicals and allied prod.-.1923-25=100..
Foodstuffs
1923-25 = 100..
Metals
1923-25=100..
Textile materials
1923-25= 100.
World stocks—foodstuffs and raw materials:
Total
1923-25 = 100..
Coffee—adj. for seasonal
1923-25=100..
Cotton—adi. for seasonal
1923-25=100..
Rubber—adj. for seasonal
1923-25 = 100..
Silk—adj. for seasonal
1923-25=100.
Sugar—adj. for seasonal
1923-25=100.
Tea—adj. for seasonal—
1923-25=100.
Tin—unadjusted
1923-25=100.
Wheat—adj. for seasonal
1923-25=100.
134
96
113
78
101
83
82
201
90
70
158
72
162
90
171
84
213
255
201
• 28
35
18
36
24
144
108
131
91
96
101
84
201
135
106
182
82
170
93
178
131
222
137
104
118
98
94
103
83
202
136
58
180
79
161
91
168
123
207
132
104
120
98
98
91
83
205
128
72
174
75
153
88
162
128
193
134
102
116
92
98
87
83
201
138
75
155
74
157
90
175
125
189
143
100
121
84
98
91
83
205
127
69
146
74
173
112
180
122
217
155
98
122
73
99
87
83
192
125
76
141
77
196
122
195
116
263
157
98
121
67
103
85
85
191
117
82
149
82
199
122
185
106
287
153
96
121
66
108
81
83
193
83
81
162
76
193
117
177
109
282
149
97
122
69
107
81
85
196
90
78
164
74
186
112
169
95
277
143
97
120
69
105
82
82
200
89
80
167
77
176
104
164
86
259
137
96
123
67
103
•83
81
206
88
80
167
73
166
99
163
82
231
285
498
250
337
229
330
121
243
250
285
487
251
325
249
341
119
235
240
274
* 462
264
311
214
327
128
236
204
268
M32
268
323
206
314
130
226
189
262
*428
244
325
204
311
136
229
198
256
429
221
330
186
310
141
226
207
260
434
239
328
188
306
153
228
204
262
426
229
330
193
314
155
220
217
263
402
229
326
206
312
145
212
236
259
394
212
261
375
231
<* 3 2 8
220
331
147
207
220
217
326
158
209
208
236
*331
225
348
167
204
208
•330
COMMODITY PRICES
COST OF LIVING (N.I.C.B.)
Total, all groups.
Clothing
Food
Fuel and light
Housing
Sundries-
_
1923=100..
1923=100-.
.1923=100-.
1923=100..
1923=100 _
1923=100..
72.1
60.7
64.1
82.8
63.5
89.4
77.9
66.9
69.3
85.7
73.5
93.3
77.2
65.7
68.5
85.6
72.4
93.1
77.0
64.8
69.1
85.3
71.7
92.8
76.8
64.3
69.0
85.5
71.2
92.8
76.6
64.2
68.7
86.0
70.5
92.6
76.1
64.4
68.7
86.3
69.6
91.4
75.6
64.0
68.0
86.5
68.7
91.5
75.1
63.5
67.6
86.3
67.5
91.3
73.7
62.6
64.9
86.0
66.4
90.7
72.1
61.8
62.2
85.9
65.4
89.4
71.8
61.2
61.9
85.8
64.6
89.4
71.5
60.7
61.9
84.6
64.0
89.3
62
65
57
41
59
51
51
45
49
44
65
68
62
83
42
79
43
59
36
69
82
44
68
54
47
68
57
34
52
43
63
59
57
67
68
41
56
51
62
68
62
56
42
69
80
49
52
37
63
59
33
59
34
57
34
50
48
59
60
36
53
49
59
66
65
59
57
72
69
67
60
57
52
51
53
56
FARM PRICES (Dept. of Agri.)
Total, all groups
Cotton and cottonseed
Dairy products *
Fruits and vegetables
Grains
Meat animals
Poultry products *
_
Unclassified
1
Revised.
1909-14=100..
1909-14=100..
1909-14=100..
1909-14=100..
1909-14=100 .
1909-14=100..
1909-14=100. _
1909-14=100—
& Estimated.
62
47
54
121
96
57
84
102
115
59
75
65
60
43
44
42
46
43
45
40
40
44
38
43
* New series. See p. 18 of the March 1933 issue (marketings) and p . 20 of May 1933 issue (prices).
47
57
56
44
24
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
July 1933
1933
1933
May
June
May
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober Novemary
ber
ber
ber
July
March
April
COMMODITY PRICES—Continued
RETAIL PRICES
Department of Labor indexes:
Coal
Food
Fairchild index:
Combined index*
Apparel:
Infants' wear*
Men's*
_
Women's*
Home furnishings*
Piece goods*
1913=100..
1913=100.
155
94
166
101
166
100
166
101
168
101
Dec. 1930=100..
70.4
76.8
75.1
74.0
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
77.5
71.0
72.3
71.1
67.2
83.0
79.4
77.5
77.3
72.7
79.5
77.2
76.2
76.2
71.5
78.4
75.8
75.0
75.2
69.8
1930=100._
1930=100
1930=100..
1930=100..
1930=100..
171
100
172
100
172
99
173
99
172
95
73.6
73.6
73.3
72.6
71.8
71.1
78.5
74.7
74.9
74.8
70.7
77.9
74.6
75.4
74.9
71.1
77.2
74.5
75.4
74.2
70.9
76.9
73.9
74.3
74.0
70.3
77.1
73.0
74.1
73.0
69.6
77.2
72.4
72.7
72.5
67.7
171
91
76.7
71.6
71.9
71.5
66.1
170
91
164
90
69.7
69.4
76.4
71.2
71.7
70.9
65.8
76.4
70.7
71.8
70.2
65.1
WHOLESALE PRICES
Department of Labor index:
Combined index (784)
1926=100..
Economic classes:
Finished products
1926=100._
Raw materials
1926= 100..
Semimanufactures
1926 = 100. _
Farm products
1926=100..
Grains
11926=100..
Livestock and poultry
1926=100—
Foods
1926=100..
Dairy products.
1926=100..
Fruits and vegetables
1926=100—
Meats
1926=100..
Other products
1926=100..
Building materials
1926=100.
Brick and tile
1926=100Cement
1926=100
Lumber
1926=100—
Chemicals and drugs
1926=100.
Chemicals
1926=100..
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals. 1926= 100..
Fertilizer materials
1926=100..
Fuel and lighting
1926=100.
Electricity....
1926=100.
Gas.
1926=100..
Petroleum products
1926=100..
Hides and leather
1926=100..
Boots and shoes
1926=100
Hides and skins
1926=100—
Leather
_
1926=100.
House furnishing goods
1926=100—
Furniture
1926=100.
Furnishings
1926=100__
Metals and metal products...1926= 100—
Iron and steel
1926=100Metals, nonferrous
1926=100—
Plumbing a n d h e a t i n g
equipment
1926= 1 0 _
Textile products..
1926=100..
Clothing..
1926=100—
Cotton
1926=100..
Knit goods
1926=100..
Silk and rayon
1926=100..
Woolens and worsted
1926= 100_.
Miscellaneous
1926=100..
Auto tires and tubes...
1926=100..
Paper and pulp
1926=100..
Other wholesale price indexes:
Bradstreet's (96)
1926=100.
Dun's (300)
1926=100.
World prices, foodstuffs and raw materials:
Combined index*..,_
__ 1923-25=100.
Coffee*1923-25=100.
Copper*.
.1923-25=100.
Cotton*
1923-25=100.
Rubber*
1923-25=100.
Silk*
.1923-25=100.
Sugar*
_
1923-25=100.
Tea*
1923-25=100.
Tin*
___
..1923-25=100.
Wheat*.1923-25=100.
Wholesale prices, actual. (See under respective commodities.)
60.2
60.4
65.7
48.4
56.3
40.9
32.7
40.1
53.7
52.4
52.4
50.2
66.0
69.8
75.1
81.8
56.4
71.3
79.0
54.8
61.5
63.6
102.9
96.6
34.3
68.0
83.3
40.9
55.3
72.3
71.9
72.9
77.4
77.3
46.2
65.7
49.4
56.9
42.8
36.0
43.0
54.6
50.9
54.3
50.5
65.8
70.3
74.9
81.8
57.8
71.2
79.3
54.8
61.9
62.9
100.5
96.6
33.1
68.1
83.2
41.4
55.6
72.2
71.8
72.9
77.2
76.4
47.9
65.7
50.0
57.3
44.5
44.8
41.0
56.1
53.1
57.8
50.3
65.3
70.2
75.0
81.8
57.9
71.4
79.5
54.6
62.9
61.5
98.3
97.5
32.5
69.4
83.2
45.8
57.2
71.5
71.5
71.7
76.9
75.7
49.2
62.8
51.9
61.9
50.1
48.4
27.0
53.4
61.2
44.6
72.0
59.4
51.2
61.2
49.1
48.3
25.6
53.2
59.2
42.6
72.1
59.4
51.3
61.3
50.0
47.1
25.5
53.2
58.9
41.3
72.2
59.4
51.8
61.4
50.7
47.2
26.3
53.3
57.8
37.4
70.6
52.6
69.0
50.6
68.1
49.2
67.7
50.6
68.0
54.1
70.8
25.7
51.9
34.8
21.7
7.7
21.7
20.9
28.0
45.1
31.2
25.1
48.4
34.6
22.8
7.2
18.2
18.0
29.2
45.2
32.0
24.9
47.0
34.6
22.4
6.9
16.8
18.5
40.0
46.7
30.0
27.0
47.0
36.2
25.7
7.0
16.5
23.9
39.8
48.4
30.1
28.6
44.5
39.0
25.4
8.3
18.5
27.9
38.1
54.0
32.9
24
10
27
10
22
8
28
9
18
7
22
8
16
7
19
8
14
8
14
8
16
11
14
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<*6,483
5,266
7,152 <
* 6,483
13,514
12,068
13,
514 « 11.034
105,302
302
127,527 "107,274 105,
4,205
6,949
81,219
81,
219
3,800
8,453
83,356
3,884
7,382
52,712
6,303
9,890
59,959
7,254
10,870
56,573
1,363
3,331
24,945
1,466
4,460
28,732
1,532
4,085
23,670
2,254
5,000
26,359
2,535
4,972
23,807
62.7
64.4
63.9
64.5
65.2
65.3
64.4
63.9
62.6
61.0
67.2
53.7
61.3
50.2
52.8
46.8
59.4
58.8
58.8
52.3
66.5
71.4
75.2
81.8
59.6
73.2
80.9
55.0
66.8
60.4
70.0
53.2
57.6
45.7
37.7
46.7
58.8
57.4
62.4
56.0
70.1
70.8
76.1
77.1
57.6
73.1
78.6
58.3
68.0
71.6
105.5
106.3
48.2
70.8
87.5
32.5
58.7
74.7
74.0
75.4
79.9
79.8
47.5
70.5
54.7
55.5
47.9
36.7
54.1
60.9
58.2
59.7
62.0
69.7
69.7
75.9
77.3
56.9
73.0
78.9
57.6
66.8
72.3
105.8
108.3
49.7
68.6
84.4
33.5
60.0
74.0
73.0
75.1
79.2
77.2
47.0
70.7
55.7
57.9
49.1
38.2
52.8
61.8
60.2
55.6
61.9
70.1
69.6
75.2
79.0
55.5
73.3
79.7
57.0
66.4
72.1
104.4
107.0
48.9
69.7
84.4
39.3
60.0
73.6
72.6
74.8
80.1
78.7
48.5
70.4
56.2
60.7
49.1
37.4
51.2
61.8
60.6
52.5
60.9
70.4
70.5
75.4
79.0
56.3
72.9
79.8
56.6
63.6
70.8
103.4
107.6
46.7
72.2
84.4
48.2
63.2
73.7
72.7
74.7
80.1
79.7
51.6
69.6
54.6
60.7
46.9
34.4
45.0
60.5
60.5
52.2
56.4
70.2
70.7
75.3
79.0
56.6
72.7
79.8
55.9
63.4
71.1
104.6
104.4
47.4
72.8
84.6
49.6
64.1
73.7
72.8
74.7
80.3
80.4
50.7
69.3
54.2
58.9
46.7
33.2
41.9
60.6
62.3
52.4
53.7
69.8
70.7
75.4
79.0
56.6
72.4
31.2
76.9
83.6
67.3
68.3
71.7
71.6
72.0
77.7
75.2
56.6
70.3
53.9
58.1
46.6
42.6
44.4
59.3
59.6
61.5
56.5
70.4
71.5
77.4
75.0
59.5
73.6
79.1
58.7
69.4
70.7
106.1
103.0
47.2
72.5
88.4
35.7
60.6
74.8
74.1
75.5
80.1
80.0
48.3
55! 0
63.5
71.4
103.1
100.0
48.2
71.4
84.2
46.1
61.9
73.7
72.7
74.7
79.6
79.4
49.1
68.4
52.1
57.7
44.1
31.7
38.7
58.3
59.5
52.8
49.4
69.0
70.8
75.1
81.1
56.5
72.3
79.7
54.7
63.1
69.3
104.1
96.5
45.0
69.6
83.8
41.7
59.2
73.6
72.7
74.7
79.4
78.8
48.3
66.7
50.2
56.9
42.6
32.9
37.8
55.8
55.2
53.0
49.5
67.3
70.1
74.9 |
81.2
55.9
71.6
79.3
54.9
62.3
66.0
103.2
96.7
38.7
68.9
83.3
43.0
57.1
72.9
72.3
73.5
78.2
78.5
46.4
61.3
55.9
61.9
57.9
48.0
29.1
61.5
58.9
37.6
70.7
64.4
54.3
a 62.9
52.9
50.5
29.1
58.3
64.4
39.2
76.5
66.7
52.7
67.4
51.0
49.6
27.5
55.0
64.2
39.6
76.2
67.1
51.5
66.0
50.0
47.8
26.2
53.6
64.3
40.1
76.2
67.1
52.7
66.0
52.6
48.5
29.5
53.4
64.6
40.1
76.3
66.8
55.6
67.3
57.9
50.4
32.6
56.7
64.7
42.7
75.5
67.5
55.0
62.5
56.2
50.9
30.8
56.5
64.1
44.6
73.4
67.5
53.9
62.2
53.6
51.0
29.5
55.3
63.7
44.6
73.4
67.5
53.0
62.5
51.7
49.3
29.3
54.2
63.4
44.6
73.0
62.1
74.
51.7
68.3
52.1
66.4
52.6
68.3
55.5
71.1
56.3
72.4
53.9
71.4
53.3
71.0
25.9
51.4
37.9
21.0
7.
17.2
14.
42.9
41.
38.8
24.8
50.4
37.2
19.5
6.2
16.7
18.7
28.3
39.1
35.0
26.6
51.4
36.5
21.3
6.8
17.2
25.9
27.3
41.6
34.3
30.5
59.8
37.7
27.2
8.5
23.0
28.4
30.5
45.7
36.2
32.6
73.2
43.2
28.3
9.0
25.2
28.4
33.3
49.3
37.5
30.1
62.8
41.4
24.3
8.5
23.4
28.2
36.3
47.6
35.0
27.8
52.4
37.1
22.8
8.1
21.8
26.4
33.6
46.4
33.1
46.5
48.4
31.6
11.6
22.2
"3976
71.4
38.8
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
AWARDED
Contracts awarded, F . R . B . :
Total, unadjusted
1923-25=100..
Residential
1923-25=J00._
Total, adjusted
1923-25=100..
Residential
1923-25=100—
F . W . Dodge Corporation (37 States):
Total, all types:
Projects
_
number..
Floor space
thous. of sq. f t Valuation
. . t h o u s . of dolls..
Nonresidential buildings:
Projects
number..
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft—
Valuation
thous. of dolls..
* New series.
20
14
17
11
31
14
26
12
32
12
27
11
31
12
27
11
32
11
30
12
9,409
15,277
15,
277
77,172
7,513
15,742
15,
742
146,221
146,
221
7,151
12,296
12,
296
113,075
7,008
14,399
128,769
128,
769
7,185
13,864
133,988
2,140
8,899
8,899
58,946
2,093
6,395
39,813
2,064
8,678
48,982
2,180
8,114
49,071
3,152
6,525
31,639
aa
30
12
30
12
1,921
6,721
35,997
28
12
29
12
«1,792
»4,912
a 4, 912
«26,917
« 26,917
1,582
6,036
31,845
For earlier data see p . 19 of the December 1932 issue (Fairchild index) and p . 20 of September 1932 issue (world prices).
• Revised.
25
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
1933
1932
1933
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruOctober NovemAugust Septemary
ber
ber
ber
March
April
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—Continued
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
AWARDED—Continued
F. W. Dodge Corporation (37 States)—Con.
Public works and utilities:
Projects
number
Floor space
thous. of sq. ft__
Valuation
thous. of dolls _
Residential buildings:
Projects
number__
Floor space—
thous. of sq. ft__
Valuation
_
thous. of dolls..
Engineering construction:1
Total contracts awarded (E.N.R.)
thous. of dolls..
958
400
19,013
1,589
182
61,718
1,724
106
50,146
1,876
265
60,046
1,685
205
64,150
1,745
243
68,725
1,378
138
58,501
1,082
643
54,212
939
181
43,317
540
832
42,674
466
148
17,237
851
117
17, 578
685
85
13, 623
5,299
8,352
26, 520
[3,784
16,662
25,557
3,334
5,794
23,116
3,068
5,456
19,741
3,320
5,545
20,767
3,486
6,550
22,804
3,313
5,984
21,856
2,602
5,490
19,245
1,903
3,437
12,958
1,794
3,160
11,951
1,886
3,149
11,805
3,198
4,773
16, 021
4,034
5,814
19,144
78,198
107, 743
118,587
120,458
81,634
114,487
100,812
100,443
103,360
95,392
60, 513
57,934
49,393
1,902
1,633
10,360
9,242
11,068
10,038
7,236
6,230
12, 275
11,137
12,653
10,690
6,712
5,667
8,002
7,592
5,649
4,638
5,387
5,129
1,440
1,280
1,696
1,478
570
379
8,371
2,642
762
507
255
69, 732
31, 845
4,200
2,336
1,864
60, 697
28,014
4,076
2,111
1,965
49,676
22,516
3,538
1,647
1,891
56,154
19, 285
3,821
2,025
1,795
58, 319
18,394
3,691
2,339
1,353
56,058
17,378
3,570
2,498
1,072
51,976
15,619
3,228
2,249
978
45,085
13,314
2,682
1,911
770
40,180
11,903
2,489
1,881
609
33,050
9,816
2,218
1,660
558
25, 738
7,498
1,959
1,408
551
13,127
3,938
1,151
783
368
Estimated total cost
thous. of dolls.. 260, 736
Federal-aid allotment
thous. of dolls.. 92, 669
Mileage, total
number.. 13, 657
Initial
number
9,258
4,400
Stage (added improvement)...number._
Mileage completed to date.
number.. 106, 554
Balance of Federal-aid funds for new construction
thous of dolls
16 317
219, 647
103, 026
9,734
7,617
2,117
100,898
234,043
109, 230
10, 512
7,885
2,627
101,032
240,857
112, 630
11,237
8,304
2,934
101,191
242,175
112, 686
11,518
8,260
3,258
101,505
260,943
115,528
13, 268
9,116
4,152
101,124
255,315
107,152
13, 224
8,966
4, 258
102, 361
250, 724
101, 098
12,978
9,152
3,826
103,874
250,978
98, 257
13,349
9,353
3,996
104,562
252,372
95, 884
13,301
9,347
3,953
105,055
260,185
97,337
13, 561
9,550
4,011
105,412
265, 678
98, 311
13,855
9,628
4,228
105, 646
269,489
97, 551
14, 209
9,709
4,500
105,835
71 383
61, 720
56,836
51, 425
42,075
33,593
25, 583
20, 294
18,075
15, 746
14, 550
15, 622
153
166
152.8
151
164
152.2
150
163
153.4
149
162
156.8
149
163
158.0
147
163
159.2
146
163
158.2
145
163
158. 5
142
163
158.4
141
163
159.3
140
163
158.4
158
160.2
148
148
167
149
150
153
166
153
152
152
166
152
150
151
165
153
157
152
157
150
154
148
155
148
155
149
153
148
154
148
153
149
152
147
151
146
153
147
150
143
1st*
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
Concrete pavement contract awards:
Total
.thous. of sq. yd..
Roads only
thous. of sq. yd_.
Federal-aid highways:
Approved for construction:
Estimated total cost
thous. of dolls..
Federal-aid allotment
thous. of dolls..
Mileage, total
.number. _
Initial
number..
Stage (added improvement)...number..
CONSTRUCTION COSTS
Building costs—all types (American Appraisal
Co.)*
..1913=100..
Building costs—all types (A.G.C.).. 1913=100—
Building costs—all types (E.N.R.)..1913= 100..
Building costs—electric light and power construction (Rickey)*
1913=100..
Building costs—factory (Aberthaw). 1914=100
Building material costs:
Brick house, 6-room__
._ 1913=100
Frame house, 6-rooni
1913=100..
158
164.4
150
145
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Construction—employment and wages:
Employment, Ohio. (See Employment.)
Wages, road building. (See Employment.)
Fire losses, United States
thous. of dolls..
Ship construction. (See Trans. Equipment.)
Real estate:
Market activity
each month 1926=100.
New financing. (See Finance.)
I
39, 271
34,339
32,982
31,426
30,972
30, 734
31,168
39,191
35,548
36,661
35, 321
27, 826
54.6
55.2
47.2
54.2
53.4
60.4
50.1
52.9
50.4
57.2
41.7
41.1
DOMESTIC TRADE
ADVERTISING
Radio broadcasting:
Cost of facilities, total
thous.
Automotive
thous.
Building materials
thous.
Clothing and dry goods
thous.
Confectionery
thous.
Drugs and toilet goods
thous.
Financial
thous.
Foods.
thous.
House furnishings
.
thous.
Machinery
thous.
Paints and hardware
thous.
Petroleum products
thous.
Radios
thous.
Shoes and leather goods
thous.
Soaps and housekeepers' supplies
thous.
Sporting goods
thous.
Stationery and publishers-thous.
Tobacco manufactures
thous.
Miscellaneous
thous.
Magazine advertizing:
Cost, total
thous.
Automotive
thous.
Building materials
thous.
Clothing and dry goods
thous.
Confectionery
thous.
Drugs and toilet goods
thous.
Financial..
thous.
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
2,293
121
0
53
33
557
86
712
44
0
11
304
44
0
3,632
230
0
77
169
783
110
1,030
20
65
77
199
8
30
2,997
175
0
26
58
701
96
1,025
4
43
36
183
7
21
2,417
137
0
2
54
571
88
808
5
32
8
182
0
17
2,286
127
0
0
67
522
84
684
3
33
2
198
0
15
2,493
78
0
23
139
474
90
780
13
23
10
182
0
12
3,036
58
0
19
134
556
92
909
16
35
18
211
0
15
3,060
57
0
29
170
628
88
896
0
69
14
247
16
12
3,006
118
0
17
186
650
99
898
0
84
8
308
27
12
2,803
176
0
21
145
699
85
750
32
49
8
319
54
9
2,620
171
0
39
100
638
76
722
50
12
12
292
36
0
3,014
215
0
47
120
719
86
860
77
0
13
294
57
0
o 2,466
126
0
52
103
° 598
82
767
43
7
6
281
36
0
of
of
of
of
of
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
82
0
17
207
23
111
17
79
543
85
91
17
46
414
54
81
22
22
378
9
92
17
20
385
37
80
9
68
366
147
79
0
52
358
485
116
0
44
354
320
78
0
51
395
75
79
0
33
361
24
74
0
36
334
30
94
0
33
364
34
77
0
18
239
32
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
dolls.
9,106
779
192
268
166
2,029
177
12, 958
1,748
368
303
297
2,615
196
10,888
1,128
222
253
355
2,372
217
8,195
789
127
224
274
1,914
176
6,807
668
129
90
276
1,731
146
6,836
512
133
185
149
1,761
149
8,293
567
202
222
163
1,805
200
9,053
535
195
198
170
2,305
229
7,827
375
146
162
128
1,896
212
5,569
421
111
106
108
1,257
198
8,236
1,164
128
150
55
2,181
191
8,670
834
150
241
98
2,453
196
9,285
962
172
244
144
2,324
204
^ Data for June, September, December 1932, and March 1933, are for 5 weeks, other months 4 weeks.
* New series. For earlier data see p . 19 of the January 1933 issue (building costs, Richey). Earlier data for American Appraisal Co. not published.
° Revised.
182446—33
4
26
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
May
July 1933
1933
1932
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruOctober NovemAugust Septemary
ber
ber
ber
March
April
DOMESTIC TRADE—Continued
ADVERTISING—Continued
Magazine advertising—Continued
Foods
thous. of dolls.
Garden
thous. of dolls.
House furnishings
thous. of dolls.
Jewelry and silverware
thous. of dolls.
Machinery.
thous. of dolls.
Office equipment.thous. of dolls.
Paints and hardware
thous. of dolls.
Petroleum products
thous. of dolls.
Radios.
_
..thous. of dolls.
Schools
thous. of dolls.
Shoes and leather goods
thous. of dolls.
Soaps and housekeepers' supplies
thous. of dolls.
Sporting goods. _
.thous. of dolls.
Stationery and books.
thous. of dolls.
Tobacco manufactures
thous. of dolls.
Travel and amusement
thous. of dolls.
Miscellaneousthous. of dolls.
Linage, total.
thous. of lines.
Newspaper advertising:
Linage, total (22 cities)
thous. of lines.
Linage, total (52 cities)
thous. of lines.
Classified—
thous. of lines.
Display
thous. of lines.
Automotive
.thous. of lines.
Financial
thous. of lines.
General.thous. of lines.
Retail
thous. of lines.
129
201
2,050
95
1,198
167
48
97
132
373
82
184
161
1,862
68
884
139
27
72
88
463
82
205
170
1,465
32
424
70
17
49
53
375
114
202
59
1,403
16
223
47
28
25
3
375
99
219
21
1,284
10
320
41
18
40
34
305
131
191
71
1,760
19
532
116
20
66
38
291
165
142
151
1,953
24
561
146
31
80
55
299
205
120
164
1,816
19
367
202
29
71
23
284
210
113
67
1,209
42
225
77
17
32
9
157
146
132
45
1,817
75
367
28
27
38
25
175
83
144
13
1,943
74
396
28
34
37
76
180
63
116
69
2,075
64
522
50
33
34
99
216
61
116
159
750
136
121
457
388
197
1,922
973
312
195
563
463
339
»2,058
845
286
171
362
309
307
1,523
578
189
122
418
228
297
1,103
451
125
66
320
133
212
928
533
70
104
393
139
262
987
639
51
237
446
164
298
1,246
464
65
267
472
213
303
1,364
358
146
326
352
259
264
1,252
277
104
160
332
223
181
1,266
632
41
170
347
195
190
1,584
643
49
118
392
278
203
1,791
702
79
135
392
311
188
1,910
62,184 o69,506
94,649 106,004
20,173
17,019
85,831
77,630
6,700
7,021
1,528
1,709
16,133
19,059
52,947
58,363
65,405
100,157
20,047
80,109
7,940
1,706
18,428
52,035
50,449
80,871
17,207
63, 665
5,574
2,226
13,653
42, 212
49, 577
78,839
17,563
61, 275
4,754
1,621
13,034
41, 866
62,324
93,003
18,359
74,644
3,684
1,645
15,606
53,708
70,753
103,323
19,171
84,153
3,052
1,975
18,891
60, 235
63, 855
94,967
16,423
78,545
3,740
1,737
16, 823
56,245
60, 735
91,509
15,689
75, 820
3,913
1,651
8,908
61,348
52,077
77,957
15,282
62,675
4,866
2,281
14,197
41,331
47,186
72, 539
14,083
58,456
3,048
1,637
15,188
38, 584
49, 884
76, 364
14, 810
61, 554
2,503
1,951
13,869
43, 230
60,118
91, 053
17,000
74, 053
4,685
1,511
15, 289
52, 569
76, 793
864
64,134
56,082
838
60,096
902
49,868
738
48,104
680
47, 646
641
41, 515
686
40,829
633
39, 575
542
31,165
520
35, 530
625
[3.5
62.7
62.6
62.7
62.0
61.7
62.1
61.7
60.7
60.8
« 60. 2
60.4
number..
2,863
3,107
2,534
2,909
2,661
2,592
2,458
2,681
3,307
2,839
2,674
2,665
pounds. -
687,906
694,930
545, 060
568,887
555,661
567, 006
533,047
542,326
524, 721
493,416
586, 822
568, 740
thousands.thous. of dolls--
3,421
32,021
3,369
32,056
3,066
30,454
3,061
30, 286
2,971
29, 378
3,219
31,056
3,152
30, 201
3,574
32, 745
3,207
30,038
3,098
31,864
3,936
59, 711
3,261
35, 866
thousands..
thous. of dolls-thous. of dolls.
8,927
70, 720
2,871
9,369
73,903
3,066
8,187
70,157
2,934
8,306
72, 506
2,692
8,441
74,483
2,962
9,430
79,092
2,538
9,221
75, 369
2,799
10,151
78, 670
6,340
8,567
67, 210
2,400
7,996
65, 370
2,423
10,445
136,196
2,630
9,622
94,163
22, 621
2,513
22,006
2,452
23, 789
2,959
23,851
2,900
25, 770
2,835
26, 711
3,030
26,109
2,840
33, 097
3,789
24, 674
2,955
22,559
2,659
24,422
2,646
23, 810
2,678
58
643
73
24
23
97
COLLECTIONS
Delinquent accounts, electrical trade:
Amount
dollars.
Firms. _
number..
34,668
651
FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Bank debits. (See Finance.)
Business failures. (See Finance.)
Commercial loans. (See Finance.)
Money in circulation. (See Finance.)
GOODS IN WAREHOUSES
Space occupied, public merchandising warehouses
percent of total..
NEW INCORPORATIONS
Business incorporations (4 States)
POSTAL BUSINESS
Air mail, weight dispatched
Money orders:
Domestic, issued (50 cities):
Number
Value
Domestic, paid (50 cities)Number..
Value
Foreign, issued—value
Receipts, postal:
50 selected cities
50 industrial cities
thous. of dolls. .
thous. of dolls..
24,393
2,703
RETAIL TRADE
Chain-store sales:
Combined index (20 companies)*
av. same mo. 1929-31 = 100.
Apparel (4 companies)*
av. same mo. 1929-31 = 100Grocery (6 companies)*
av. same mo. 1929-31=100.
Five-and-ten (variety) stores:
Total, 8 chains, unadjusted.. 1923-25=100.
Total, 8 chains, adjusted
1923-25=100.
F. and W. Grand:
Sales
thous. of dolls.
Stores operated
number.
S. S. Kresge Co.:
Sales
thous. of dolls.
Stores operated
number.
S. H. Kress & Co.:
Sales
.thous. of dolls.
Stores operated
number.
McCrory Stores Corp.:
Sales
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..
79
84
80
83
82
79
79
80
76
75
78
72
78
71
74
78
76
73
75
70
63
74
76
87
84
81
82
80
78
80
76
73
74
74
126
130
133
138
127
138
118
135
118
127
123
135
142
133
130
129
226
117
100
135
103
138
110
121
« 129
« 140
1,249
74
1,505
1,428
81
1,143
76
1,137
75
1,171
72
1,306
73
1,276
76
2,250
76
862
76
936
74
1,058
74
1,338
74
9,941
716
10,059
715
10,041
718
9,042
718
8,805
719
9,430
722
10, 506
722
9,841
723
18, 051
723
7,706
718
8,054
718
8,492
717
10, 228
720
4,978
231
5,126
227
4,877
227
4,492
227
4,862
227
4,914
227
5,151
229
4,854
229
9,327
230
3,913
232
3,896
232
4,087
231
4,766
231
2,361
237
3,155
241
3,025
241
2,681
241
2,627
241
2,825
241
3,475
241
3,129
242
5,830
242
2,537
243
2,339
243
2,383
240
2,721
226
1,661
178
1,543
173
1,491
173
1,394
173
1,361
173
1,419
174
1,620
175
1,563
175
2,855
176
1,130
176
1,223
177
1,314
178
1,629
178
527
32
603
40
570
40
533
40
534
40
601
40
596
39
541
39
997
38
347
38
364
35
417
34
551
33
* New series. For footnote see p. 19 <tf the December 1932 issue.
.
» Revised.
27
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931, 1933
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey M a y
1933
1932
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ary
ber
ber
March
April
DOMESTIC TRADE—Continued
RETAIL TEADE—Continued
Chain-store sales—Continued
Five-and-ten (variety) stores—Continued
F . W . Woolworth Co.:
Sales
thous. of dolls.
Stores operated
number.
Grocery chains:
A. & P . T e a Co.:
Sales, value total
t h o u s . of dolls.
Weekly average
-thous. of dolls.
Sales, tonnage, t o t a l .
..tons.
Weekly average
...tons.
R e s t a u r a n t chains:
T o t a l sales, 3 chains:
Sales
_
t h o u s . of dolls.
Stores operated
.number.
Childs Co.:
Sales..
._
thous. of dolls.
Stores operated
number.
J. R. T h o m p s o n Co.:
Sales
t h o u s . of dolls.
Stores operated
numberWaldorf System (Inc.):
Sales
_
t h o u s . of dolls.
Stores operated
numberOther chains:
W. T . G r a n t & Co.:
Sales
thous. of dolls.
Stores operated
number_
J. C. Penney Co.:
Sales
thous. of dolls.
Stores operated
number.
Department-store sales and stocks:
Sales, total value, adjusted
1923-25=100Sales, total value, unadjusted—1923-25=100.
Atlanta
1923-25=100.
Boston
_. _ 1923-25=100Chicago
1923-25=100.
Cleveland
1923-25=100.
Dallas—
_._ 1923-25=100.
Kansas City
1923-25=100.
Minneapolis.. _
1923-25=100.
N e w York
1923-25=100.
Philadelphia*
1923-25=100.
Richmond..1923-25=100.
St. Louis
_
1923-25=100.
San Francisco
1923-25=100.
Installment sales, N e w E n g l a n d dept. stores,
ratio to total sales
percentStocks, value, end of m o n t h :
Unadjusted-..
1923-25=100.
Adjusted
1923-25=100.
Mail-order a n d store sales:
Total sales, 2 companies
thous. of dolls.
Montgomery W a r d & C o . . t h o u s . of dolls.
Sears, Roebuck & Co
thous. of dolls.
19,801
1,931
20, 529
1,913
18,921
1,915
18,146
1,919
18, 244
1,920
19,463
1,925
22,473
1,930
20,216
1,932
33,099
1,932
15,845
1,927
16, 245
1,927
17,511
1,929
20,159
1,929
61,525
15,381
397,498
99,375
72,433
18,108
437,687
109,422
86,063
17,213
531,088
106,218
64,239
16,060
397,468
99,367
79,317
15,863
490,487
98,097
63,625
15,906
391,804
97,951
66, 530
16,633
415, 659
103,915
62,849
15, 712
395,275
98,819
79,616
15,923
498,470
99,694
57,235
14,309
371,394
92,849
61,102
15,276
406,156
101,539
74,981
14,996
495,192
99,038
61,056
15, 264
405, 660
101,415
3,173
379
3,736
383
3,456
383
• 3,269
384
3,314
382
3,403
382
3,406
383
3,386
382
3,641
382
3,425
381
3,081
381
3,290
382
3,201
381
1,227
104
1,426
107
1,274
107
1,203
107
1,268
107
1,311
107
1,350
106
1,445
105
1,554
105
1,431
105
1,278
105
1,311
105
105
865
116
1,053
115
1,019
116
1,002
117
1,001
115
976
116
950
117
887
117
918
117
884
117
784
117
875
116
826
116
1,081
159
1,257
161
1,163
160
1,064
160
1,045
160
1,116
159
1,106
160
1,054
160
1,169
160
1,110
159
1,019
159
1,104
161
1,055
160
6,553
451
« 6,084
417
« 5,863
424
<* 5,090
429
5,055
434
« 5,658
438
« 6,962
442
« 6,334 «11,368
444
445
4,270
446
4,491
449
5,137
451
6,277
451
14,433
1,478
« 12, 645
1,466
12,025
1,467
11,455
1,468
10, 752
1,472
13,053
1,474
16,752
1,477
15,042
1,477
18,942
1,476
8,688
1,473
8,460
1,474
10, 234
1,478
14, 592
1,478
67
67
68
70
69
61
67
63
60
76
59
80
60
73
72
72
65
73
70
64
63
63
58
78
63
85
62
70
69
66
56
70
66
58
54
56
57
81
60
80
57
67
65
46
44
46
45
40
38
42
40
50
39
51
39
59
65
49
53
48
50
44
47
50
50
56
42
55
47
75
68
71
65
75
69
55
72
73
72
80
53
77
71
73
69
75
75
80
71
61
77
71
62
95
74
94
68
79
63
73
63
76
65
57
68
64
56
91
66
86
67
68
60
106
96
115
100
90
99
96
85
134
101
137
92
121
60
49
43
50
49
41
42
44
40
56
44
54
43
54
60
49
48
43
46
41
45
45
37
54
40
51
42
52
57
50
49
51
50
42
53
53
56
65
49
61
47
59
67
68
a 59
«64
« 63
«64
«62
a 62
«66
78
60
78
«60
6.9
7.3
5.6
5.2
9.6
9.3
9.9
7.3
4.1
6.2
7.1
6.3
5.3
56
55
69
68
65
67
59
64
59
61
63
60
67
61
69
61
56
60
52
58
54
56
55
53
55
53
37,778
15,103
22, 675
38, 718
14,172
24, 546
39,889
14,840
25,049
32,073
11,804
20, 269
33, 777
12,988
20,789
39,156
14,638
24,518
45,423
19,805
25,618
41,281
16, 552
24,729
51, 556
21,055
30,501
26,958
10,100
16,858
26,176
10,114
16,062
27,554
11, 211
16,343
35,365
15,574
19,791
56.7
38.1
31.0
31.2
55.6
78.2
80.1
75.8
76.9
49.1
76.6
78.8
67.8
31.8
42.8
42.3
78.7
57.0
60.4
46.4
67.7
68.1
66.7
57.6
42.5
43.9
40.3
54.1
56.6
38.9
33.1
32.1
55.3
75.6
79.1
76.6
57.8
40.5
36.7
32.5
58.6
82.4
78.8
75.9
78.2
50.6
75.0
77.7
63.9
32.8
43.1
44.4
78.4
57.1
60.6
46.7
69.7
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES
EMPLOYMENT
Factory, unadjusted (F.R.B.).. 1923-25=100.
Cement, clay, and glass
1923-25=100.
Cement
___ 1923-25=100.
Clay products
1923-25=1CO_.
Glass
1923-25=100..
Chemicals and products
1923-25=100..
Chemicals and drugs
1923-25=100..
Petroleum refining
1923-25=100..
Food products
...1923-25=100..
Iron and steel
1923-25=100..
Leather and products
1923-25=100..
Boots and shoes
1923-25=100..
Leather
1923-25=100..
Lumber and products
1923-25=100..
Machinery
1923-25=100..
Metals, nonferrous
1923-25=100..
Paper and printing
1923-25=100..
Rubber products
1923-25=100..
Auto tires and tubes.
1923-25=100..
Boots and shoes
1923-25=100..
Textiles and products
1923-25=100..
Fabrics
1923-25=100..
Wearing apparel—,
1923-25=100..
Tobacco manufactures
1923-25=100..
Transportation equipment
1923-25= 100..
Automobiles
1923-25=100..
Car building and repairing. .1923-25= 100..
Shipbuilding
_ . . 1923-25=100..
Factory, adjusted (F.B.B,)
1923-25=100..
Cement, clay, and glass..
1923-25=100..
Cement
1923-25=100..
Clay products
1923-25=100..
Glass
1923-25=100..
Chemicals and products
1923-25=100..
Chemicals and drugs
1923-25=100..
Petroleum refining
1923-25=100..
60.0
43.7
38.4
35.3
63.2
78.9
80.8
76.8
80.2
53.2
76.4
77.8
70.9
35.3
44.5
47.9
79.4
60.2
66.6
40.8
73.0
75.7
66.1
64.2
43.7
47.8
39.7
53.4
60.6
42.6
37.6
34.2
62.3
80.3
82.1
76.9
61.3
47.0
42.7
42.6
57.9
78.3
80.6
78.2
81.0
57.2
72.7
74.4
65.4
38.6
54.4
51.4
83.8
66.0
69.1
56.9
62.0
62.3
61.3
67.3
52.4
59.7
44.2
81.4
62.1
45.8
41.9
41.1
57.1
79.7
81.9
78.4
59.1
45.0
42.8
39.6
56.9
74.2
78.0
78.1
80.9
54.8
70.5
72.7
61.6
37.8
51.3
48.6
82.0
67.0
70.3
57.1
57.2
58.2
54.7
69.0
50.8
59.6
41.6
78.5
60.0
43.4
40.9
38.0
55.5
76.4
79.6
77.4
57.2
43.4
41.9
38.7
53.6
72.3
75.6
77.4
79.3
51.4
71.6
74.2
61.3
36.3
48.4
45.4
80.5
65.0
69.4
51.9
53.9
56.4
47.5
68.4
49.2
57.9
40.7
71.4
58.3
43.1
39.8
37.6
55.9
74.7
78.2
75.7
58.6
42.1
39.2
38.0
51.8
72.2
75.7
75.8
80.7
50.4
76.1
79.4
62.6
36.4
46.4
45.8
79.3
63.6
66.3
55.2
62. 3
63.8
58.4
68.3
45.1
50.8
38.7
66.9
58.8
40.5
36.4
36.4
51.1
74.0
77.6
74.4
* New series. For earlier data see p . 20 of the December 1932 issue.
61.5
43.4
43.3
38.5
53.4
74.0
76.9
76.6
83.8
51.7
78.0
81.1
65.0
37.7
45.9
46.6
80.9
60.2
63.3
50.7
71.9
72.6
70.3
69.9
43.1
44.3
40.1
64.5
60.3
41.9
41.1
37.3
51.6
73.7
77.0
75.2
62.0
44.9
44.3
39.4
56.0
75.1
79.4
74.6
85.0
53.3
79.0
81.7
67.9
39.0
45.8
47.1
82.3
60.5
62.9
53.3
75.7
76.2
74.4
71.9
41.3
37.3
42.1
63.4
61.1
43.8
42.6
38.8
54.4
74.9
78.6
74.7
60.9
44.6
42.4
39.0
57.0
75.5
80.1
74.3
82.9
53.6
72.7
73.4
69.6
38.1
46.0
48.4
82.2
61.2
62.7
56.6
73.1
75.2
67.8
72.7
43.3
40.5
43.4
62.4
61.2
44.3
41.8
39.0
56.0
75.2
78.6
75.0
59.6
41.4
34.0
36.1
56.2
75.4
79.6
75.4
81.5
52.1
70.0
70.3
68.6
36.6
46.0
46.8
81.6
61.8
62.2
60.3
71.1
74.1
63.4
68.8
44.8
45.2
42.7
62.4
60.6
42.6
35.3
37.1
57.7
75.2
78.3
76.3
58.1
36.7
31.0
30.4
52.2
76.2
80.2
75.0
78.6
49.6
73.3
74.6
68.1
33.8
44.0
44.4
80.2
59.1
61.3
52.7
69.6
72.8
61.7
60.4
46.1
50.4
41.3
60.9
59.4
39.4
34.0
32.8
55.7
76.4
79.7
76.4
»Revised.
59.2
37.8
30.7
31.4
54.4
77.3
80.5
75.7
78.4
51.8
77.3
79.2
69.6
33.4
44.4
45.3
80.1
59.4
62.5
50.4
72.3
73.7
69.0
63.4
45.1
49.6
40.6
57.1
59.4
39.9
33.8
33.4
56.0
76.4
78.9
76.7
56.3
41.4
44.4
38.5
49.8
57.7
40.2
37.3
32.2
57.8
77.6
78.1
75. 9
28
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
1932
1933
May
July 1933
May
August j S«gem- October Novem- Decem- January February
ber
ber
July
June
March
April
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES—Continued
EMPLOYMENT—Continued
Factory, adjusted
(F.R.B.)—Continued
Food products—
1923-25=100..
Iron and steel
1923-25=100..
Leather and manufactures
1923-25=100..
Boots and shoes.
.1923-25=100..
Leather
_
1923-25=100..
Lumber and products
1923-25=100..
Machinery
1923-25=100Metals, nonferrous
1923-25=100..
Paper and printing
1923-25=100..
Rubber products
1923-25=100..
Auto tires and tubes
1923-25=100..
Boots and shoes
1923-25=100Textiles and products
1923-25=100Fabrics..
_
1923-25=100..
Wearing apparel
1923-25=100Tobacco manufactures—
1923-25=100Transportation equipment
1923-25=100 _.
Automobiles1923-25=100Car building and repairing- _ 1923-25=100Shipbuilding
1923-25=100Factory, by cities and States:
Cities:
Baltimore*
1929-31 = 100Chicago*
.1925-27=100Cleveland
Jan. 1921 = 100Detroit
.1923-25=100..
Milwaukee*
1925-27=100New York
1925-27=100Philadelphia
1923-25=100States:
Delaware
1923-25=100Illinois
1925-27=100..
Iowa__
...1923=100..
Massachusetts *
1925-27=100Maryland*
1929-31=100..
New Jersey
1923-25=100..
New York
1925-27=100..
Ohio
1926=100..
Pennsylvania
1923-25=100..
Wisconsin
1925-27=100..
Nonmanufacturing (Dept. of Labor):
Mining:
Anthracite...
1929=100..
Bituminous coal..
1929=100..
Metalliferous
1929=100..
Petroleum, crude production... 1929=100..
Quarrying and nonmetallic
1929=100..
Public utilities:
Electric railroads
1929=100..
Power, light, and water.
1929=100..
Telephone and telegraph __
1929=100..
Trade:
Retail
1929=100..
Wholesale
1929=100..
Miscellaneous:
Banks, brokerage houses, etc.*~1929=100Canning and preserving
1929=100..
Dyeing and cleaning*
1929=100.
Hotels
.1929=100.
Laundries*...
-___ 1929= 100-.
Miscellaneous data:
Construction employment, Ohio. .1926=100Farm employees, hired, average per farm
number .
Federal and State highway employment,
total*
numberConstruction*
numberMaintenance*
numberFederal civilian employees:
United States*
_
number.
Washington
_
numberRailroad employees, class I
.thousands.
Trade-union members employed:
All trades
percent of totalBuilding trades*
percent of total.
Metal trades*.
percent of total.
Printing trades*
percent of totalAll other trades*..
percent of totalOn full time, all trades...percent of total.
82.6
52.5
79.7
81.4
72.6
35.7
44.2
47.4
79.9
59.7
65.3
42.9
73.4
75.9
67.4
65.4
41.9
43.8
39.4
52.1
83.2
56.5
75.8
77.9
67.0
39.0
54.1
50.8
84.3
65.8
67.7
59.9
62.4
62.4
62.5
68.4
50.2
54.7
43.9
79.4
81.1
54.8
74.3
76.9
63.4
37.9
51.0
48.7
82.8
67.0
68.9
61.1
58.5
58.7
58.1
69.4
50.0
58.0
41.3
77.6
79.4
52.1
71.9
74.1
62.4
36.1
48.3
46.0
81.4
64.6
68.1
54.3
56.9
58.6
52.9
70.2
49.3
58.1
40.4
73.0
81.0
50.6
74.0
76.7
62.9
35.7
46.4
46.4
80.4
62.7
64.4
57.2
64.8
66.1
61.5
68.3
44.8
49.8
38.6
70.7
81.8
51.3
74.9
77.3
65.0
36.6
46.0
47.2
81.1
58.6
61.6
49.4
72.2
73.6
68.6
67.9
42.8
43.0
40.0
69.2
81.3
53.2
76.1
78.1
67.9
37.6
46.1
47.8
82.0
60.7
64.0
51.0
74.3
75.5
71.2
68.3
41.4
37.3
41.9
67.6
80.7
53.8
73.2
74.1
69.1
37.3
46.6
48.9
81.1
63.7
67.0
53.6
72.3
73.9
68.9
68.6
45.6
45.6
43.6
65.0
80.0
52.8
72.0
72.9
68.3
36.8
46.4
47.4
80.2
63.2
65.4
56.3
70.4
72.9
64.0
67.7
47.4
51.6
42.8 j
62.4
79.6
50.6
72.9
74.4
66.9
35.0
44.5
44.8
79.6
59.7
62.6
51.2
69.2
72.2
61.5
64.9
47.4
53.3
42.0
59.1
79.2
51.4
75.6
77.5
67.5
34.4
44.2
44.4
79.9
59.1
62.3
49.6
70.4
72.2
66.1
64.1
45.0
48.9
41.1
54.1
78.4
48.3
75.7
78.0
66.2
32.5
42.2
41.0
78.5
56.6
59.7
47.3
65.4
66.9
61.9
57.8
41.7
41.9
40.5
50.9
81.2
50.0
76.4
79.3
64.4
33.3
42.6
43.4
78.8
56.7
59.6
47.9
68.5
69.2
66.8
57.5
40.1
41.5
"38.3
47.0
63.6
51.1
68.8
52.5
61.0
58.4
65.3
72.5
55.9
69.7
69.6
59.3
57.2
66.7
69.0
55.4
68.6
72.2
57.4
54.3
65.5
65.3
51.0
66.0
63.4
53.5
51.0
61.8
65.4
53.0
66.7
29.2
53.7
55.3
62.5
66.6
53.4
65.1
37.4
55.4
59.6
66.0
67.1
53.3
65.2
42.0
55.4
61.6
64.7
51.8
65.6
39.3
55.7
59.5
68.4
64.9
49.8
66.6
48.0
54.4
57.9
65.5
61.2
49.2
66.6
28.8
53.7
55.8
63.5
63.5
49.7
66.8
49.2
54.1
58.0
63.1
60.5
48.2
61.7
41.8
54.3
56.3
60.8
64.3
49.3
65.3
50.0
a57.5
57.8
61.4
73.1
53.6
86.4
57.7
57.1
65.3
58.1
63.3
72.6
57.2
92.8
54.5
72.5
62.4
57.6
65.1
61.4
63.9
71.5
56.6
91.7
51.7
68.1
61.5
55.6
64.3
59.7
62.4
69.8
52.3
91.2
48.4
66.0
58.9
52.4
62.4
57.1
62.4
68.1
53.5
91.5
54.4
66.5
57.5
54.4
59.3
58.5
60.2
72.1
54.5
94.0
59.7
68.9
59.8
57.8
60.3
60.6
61.1
70.9
54.4
95.1
62.1
71.0
60.1
59.5
61.4
62.4
60.5
71.6
53.5
93.5
59.0
69.9
59.4
58.9
61.5
61.8
60.1
73.5
51.7
92.6
56.8
69.4
59.2
57.1
60.7
60.0
58.8
73.4
50.7
85.6
55.8
65.4
56.3
55.4
60.6
57.7
57.3
74.3
52.1
88. 2
57.9
67.5
57.4
56.3
61.5
58.6
58.8
71.5
50.8
83.2
53.9
64.3
55.1
53.7
57.2
54.5
58.6
69.6
51.7
83.7
64.1
67.5
55. 0
55.3
60.5
55.1
60.8
43.2
61.2
30.0
56.9
43.4
66.9
62.6
38.3
54.5
50.6
53.0
60.5
32.2
54.2
49.5
44.5
58.6
29.5
55.4
49.5
49.2
59.4
28.6
57.4
51.1
55.8
62.4
29.3
56.2
52.4
63.9
67.0
30.5
56.8
52.4
62.7
69.4
31.9
56.5
49.4
62.3
70.0
33.3
57.2
42.3
52.5
69.8
32.4
57.2
35.1
58.7
69.3
31.5
57.0
34.8
54.6
67.6
30.0
56.5
35.1
51.6
63.7
29.4
56.8
39.3
69.1
76.9
70.1
76.9
84.0
80.6
76.5
83.2
79.9
75.6
82.3
79.1
74.1
81.5
78.1
73.5
81.0
77.4
72.3
79.9
76.2
71.8
79.1
75.5
71.4
78.4
74.8
70.6
77.7
74.6
70.4
77.4
73.9
76.9
73.2
69.5
76.9
72.3
77.0
74.0
80.9
77.9
79.4
77.0
74.6
76.6
72.6
76.4
77.8
81.7
77.6
95.2
77.0
76.9
71.4
73.1
78.6
73.3
98.2
40.5
84.5
80.1
81.4
98.1
55.5
85.1
78.0
81.0
98.5
73.0
82.4
78.4
80.3
98.7
99.0
79.5
77.6
78.9
98.6
125.3
83.3
77.0
78.6
98.2
50.5
78.0
74.3
76.2
98.0
33.7
75.2
73.2
75.9
75.3
97.6
34.1
73.0
73.8
75.4
73.4
74.1
96.4
45.5
82.0
71.9
73.5
81.3
77.8
98.7
81.1
82.3
75.4
77.5
97.0
35.1
70.9
73.8
74.4
33.2
71.2
72.4
73.0
96.3
49.2
81.1
71.9
73.4
36.3
37.8
37.9
40.8
35.7
30.4
24.8
23.9
21.3
20.1
22.1
1.09
1.01
1.09
25.3
.93
77.1
.77
.72
.79
.86
259, 615 280,636
129,842 151,617
129, 773 129,019
305,372
175,254
130,118
333,403 374,405 373, 246 371, 667 290,465
182, 201 219, 277 214,427 210,939 150,479
151, 202 155,128 158,819 160,728 139,986
266,443
115,404
151,039
255, 256 279, 213
114,567 133, 595
140, 689 145, 618
299,882
162, 816
137, 066
612,833
69,375
1,082
613,941
68,793
1,047
608,703
67,552
1,022
611,010 610,948
67, 259 67,070
996
1,010
599,990
66,800
960
600,311
66,802
956
603,818
67, 557
934
605, 554
67,063
68
38
58
82
79
47
66
36
55
79
65
30
53
80
78
45
66
29
50
78
79
46
66
28
51
78
78
44
67
29
51
78
80
46
77
45
67
36
55
78
78
46
68
35
54
80
80
46
608,488
66,974
1,033
607,904
66,388
1,013
600,943
66,302
LABOR CONDITIONS
Factory operations, proportion of full time
84
83
worked, total
.percent..
82
86
85
85
84
85
84
93
92
Chemicals and products
percent92
90
91
91
90
89
90
89
92
94
94
Food products
percent95
94
94
95
94
94
93
94
92
79
79
Leather and products
percent80
84
86
87
80
86
90
88
76
75
Lumber and products.
percent.
79
71
76
73
77
82
77
74
78
Metal products:
Iron and steel
percent71
70
67
67
73
68
70
70
72
70
73
Other
percent76
75
73
78
80
73
80
78
77
73
76
Paper and printing..
percent87
86
84
83
86
87
86
85
86
88
87
Stone, clay, and glass
percent83
81
80
79
79
80
78
78
85
83
83
84
Textile products
_
percent85
85
84
88
93
94
92
90
89
90
87
90
Tobacco products
percent79
80
79
80
79
78
80
82
80
79
78
Transportation equipment
percent.
82
81
79
78
78
81
82
84
87
86
83
90
Automobiles
percent75
76
70
70
69
73
76
80
85
82
76
90
Hours of work per week in factories:*
Actual, avg. per wage earner
hours..
37.4
33.9
32.7
32,2
32.1
34.9
36.5
36.5
35.4
34.9
35.2
32.2
33.8
* New series. For earlier data see p. 20 of the October 1932 issue (hours of work) and p. 18 of the December 1932 issue and pp. 19 and 20 of the June 1933 issue
(employment).
a
Revised.
29
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1932
1933
May
May-
June
July
1933
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ary
ber
ber
March
April
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES—Continued
LABOR CONDITIONS—Continued
Labor disputes: t
Disputes
__
_.number..
Man-days lost
„
number..
Workers involved
number__
Labor turnover (quarterly) :*
Accessions
percent of no. on pay roll—
Separations:
Discharged
percent of no. on pay roll .
Laid-on*
percent of no. on pay roll
Voluntary quits
percent of no on pay roll
«40
«38
«33
«23
«21
«12
«32
29
a 45
"1,251,455 "943, 338 "740, 785 <*754,423
"566,045 «147,059 « 68,154 « 40,492 240,912 «109,860 "400,821
a
«997
8,790 « 6,706 « 7, 773
« 49, 777 a 24,138 « 33,216 27, 717 « 7,456 « 2, 324 « 1,896
8.50
7.80
12.55
10. 50
12.92
.49
.45
10 78
.43
8.75
.38
10.14
2.15
2.10
1.77
1.56
49
317,289
14, 357
PAY ROLLS
Factory, unadjusted (F.R.B.)—.1923-25=100..
Cement, clay, and glass..
1923-25=100—
Cement
1923-25=100 _
Clay products....
1923-25=100..
Glass
- - 1923-25=100 .
Chemicals and products..
1923-25=100—
Chemicals and drugs
1923-25= 100..
Petroleum refining
.
1923-25=100 _.
Food products
1923-25=100..
Iron and steel
1923-25=100—
Leather and products
1923-25=100
B oots and shoes
1923-25=100. .
Leather...
1923-25=100..
Lumber and products
1923-25=100.Machinery
1923-25=100Metals, nonferrous
1923-25=100 _
Paper and printing
.1923-25=100..
Rubber products
. .1923-25=100 _
Auto tires and tubes
1923-25=100..
Boots and shoes
1923-25=100Textiles and products
1923-25=100—
Fabrics
1923-25=100..
Wearing apparel
1923-25=100. .
Tobacco manufactures—
1923-25=100..
Transportation equipment
1923-25=100..
Automobiles .
1923-25=100..
Car building and repairing--1923-25=100..
Shipbuilding
1923-25= 100—
Factory by cities:
Baltimore*
1929-31=100 .
Chicago*
1925-27=100Milwaukee *
-1925-27=100
New York* . .
1925-27=100..
Philadelphia *
1923-25=100
Factory, by States:
Delaware
1923-25=100Illinois
.1925-27=100
Maryland *
1929-31=100—
Massachusetts*
1925-27=100. _
New Jersey
- - .1923-25=100 _
New York
.1925-27=100
Pennsylvania
..1923-25=100..
Wisconsin
1925-27=100..
Nonmanufacturing (Department of Labor):
Mining:
Anthracite
1929=100..
Bituminous coal
1929=100—
Metalliferous
. . 1929=100
Petroleum, crude production.. .1929=100—
Quarrying and nonmetallic
1929=100—
Public utilities:
Electric railroads
1929=100
Power, light, and water
1929=100..
Telephone and telegraph
1929=100..
Trade:
Retail
1929=100..
Wholesale
- 1929=100
Miscellaneous:
Banks, brokerage houses, etc.*_-1929=100__
Canning and preserving
1929=100—
Dyeing and cleaning *
. 1929=100
Hotels
1929=100..
Laundries *
1929=100
42.0
25.1
21 2
15.9
45 9
61.9
62.0
65.1
64.8
29 5
50 8
49 2
56.6
18.0
27.4
34 5
64.9
46 2
49.0
34.7
46.8
50.1
40 1
45.5
35.3
40 4
30.6
40 3
46.2
30.2
30.0
22.4
46.2
66.9
65.6
72.5
72.9
30.4
45.7
44.4
50.3
22.2
35.9
34.5
77.0
48.7
50.4
41.6
41.5
40.3
44.0
48.4
45.9
53.5
37.3
71.0
42.6
27.3
28.5
19.0
43.2
63.2
61.1
72.1
71.4
26.0
45.0
44.3
47.4
20.9
32.3
32.0
72.9
55.1
59.4
37.9
35.8
37.0
33.4
52.2
40.7
47.1
32.9
67.4
39.6
24.4
25.9
17.8
36.9
60.0
57.8
68.9
68.3
22.2
46.2
46.1
46.6
19.0
28.8
29.4
69.1
45.9
49.7
30.8
32.5
34.4
28.6
51.4
37.3
43.4
29.6
64.9
40.1
23.9
25.1
17.6
35.9
60.0
58.1
68.2
67.9
22.1
51.7
52.4
49.0
19.3
27.1
28.9
67.4
41.5
43.0
35.7
42.3
42.1
42.6
49.4
31.6
32.7
28.6
53.6
42.1
24.6
26.3
18.4
35.8
59.8
58.4
66.3
70.8
23.4
54.5
55.2
52.3
20.9
27.0
30.3
70.0
36.4
35.6
39.9
53.1
51.7
56.0
51.0
27.3
22.2
28.9
52.4
43.5
26.4
27.0
20.0
38.7
60.7
61.9
63.3
70.9
26.2
55.0
54.6
56.3
22.4
27.7
32.2
71.7
38.9
38.1
42.4
55.6
55.2
56.3
52.6
29.1
23.3
31.4
53.4
41.8
25.7
24.8
19.0
39.5
60.9
62.3
63.1
67.0
25.6
43.8
40.7
55.0
20.9
27.4
31.9
70.2
38.6
36.1
48.3
49.4
51.9
44.2
52.4
31.9
27.6
33.7
48.8
40.9
23.3
18.4
17.5
37.8
59.8
60.5
62.8
66.1
24.2
42.0
38.7
53.9
18.8
28.0
30.1
69.8
39.8
36.7
52.2
46.4
50.1
39.1
50.4
33.8
32.0
33.5
52.4
39.2
20.2
16.1
13.4
36.0
60.7
60.6
64.6
64.1
22.7
43.7
41.7
50.9
16.3
26.0
27.5
67.0
35.4
34.8
38.0
44.2
46.6
39.2
38.3
34.0
36.3
30.8
46.6
40.0
20.9
16.0
14.3
37.3
60.8
61.1
64.3
62.7
24.7
50.0
49.0
53.9
16.3
26.3
27.4
65.8
35.8
35.7
36.3
48.2
48.4
47.7
40.2
32.1
32.2
30.8
44.2
36.9
20.6
16.4
13.8
36.7
60.4
59.8
64.5
59.8
22.4
47.1
46.2
50.3
14.3
24.0
25.1
63.3
31.1
31.7
28.6
41.3
40.8
42.4
36.0
29.2
27.0
29.9
40.3
38.6
22.0
18.3
14.2
39.9
60.8
58.4
63.8
62.6
24.4
45.9
46.0
45.4
15.6
24.4
27.4
62.4
34.2
35.2
30.2
45.2
43.0
49.8
35.9
30.6
32.3
28.6
37.4
46 9
29.3
38 7
45 6
47.8
53.4
34.4
36.4
48.6
50.1
50.5
33.5
32.7
45.6
49.0
46.2
29.0
27.6
42.4
44.4
45.9
31.6
30.1
45.8
45.1
47.2
32.0
32.2
51.3
51.1
48.7
31.4
34.1
51.6
54.3
46.0
28.5
34.3
48.0
50.5
46.0
28.3
31.6
46.2
48.6
42.5
28.4
30.2
44.0
45.5
42.5
28.6
30.3
45.1
45.9
41.4
25.7
27.7
43.7
42.3
44.3
26.4
34.8
46.0
43.5
48.3
31 3
49 1
45 8
42 4
35 6
40.6
49.4
o 34.9
« 55.0
40.5
53.2
44.9
37.3
41.3
48.5
34.0
51.9
37.7
51.7
42.6
35.7
38.0
45.9
29.3
47.8
34.5
47.9
39.4
32.1
34.2
44.7
31.4
47.7
39.2
46.0
41.2
33.6
35.3
47.9
32.2
49.3
44.4
49.2
44.9
36.0
37.0
48.0
32.5
51.2
45.6
49.8
46.4
38.7
39.3
46.7
30.1
48.9
42.0
47.5
44.2
36.4
38.2
49.3
29.1
48.4
40.4
47.5
42.6
35.2
35.0
46.9
28.5
44.7
38.3
44.1
40.1
31.9
32.5
48.5
29.6
45.7
40.8
45.3
40.7
32.8
34.0
44.4
27.2
44.0
35.9
41.5
38.4
30.0
32.6
42.6
28.2
45.9
36.7
43.1
40.1
31.4
36.4
30 0
26.9
17 0
41.6
23.8
58.0
30.7
23.8
47.1
32.3
37.4
27.3
20.1
44.8
30.0
34.5
24.4
16.9
44.6
29.1
41.4
26.4
16.5
42.9
29.7
47.0
30.2
17.0
41.9
30.5
66.7
37.8
18.0
42.5
30.1
51.0
38.0
18.7
42.4
27.1
56.2
37.7
18.7
41.7
22.1
43.2
36.1
18.1
39.9
18.1
56.8
37.2
17.8
41.7
17.4
48.8
30.7
17.4
42.5
17.8
37.4
26.6
16.4
40.1
20.2
58 2
69.9
68.5
70.2
80.5
82.1
66.4
78.7
79.6
63.8
76.7
79.1
62.5
74.7
75.9
61.5
74.4
75.7
61.7
73.2
74.3
61.9
73.2
73.5
60.9
73.0
71.7
60.6
71.6
71.9
59.4
71.9
«71.6
58.1
69.4
67.8
59.5
57 4
72.2
84.2
82.8
71.1
69.7
68.2
66.2
63.3
64.7
60.7
63.2
64.6
63.1
67.1
63.9
66.9
63.3
73.6
62.6
62.7
61.7
58.4
58.6
55.1
57.1
60.4
56.0
83.6
31.8
53 9
51.8
54 5
93.2
36.0
67.3
67.0
70.6
90.4
40.5
65.8
63.8
68.6
90.1
47.5
60.0
61.8
66.3
88.5
65.6
56.3
59.6
63.9
87.3
75.1
61.0
59.1
62.9
86.5
51.8
58.8
58.6
61.2
86.0
34.4
52.3
57.5
59.1
85.7
25.6
48.4
56.6
58.7
85.5
24.8
46.6
55.7
57.9
84.7
25.9
42.4
55.9
55.5
84.1
24.2
41.0
53.5
52.9
83.3
33.5
54.6
51.7
54.0
a
WAGES—EARNINGS AND RATES
Factory, weekly earnings (25 industries) :*
16.21
16.13
15.39
15.35
16.84
14.56
16.24
16.37
17.17
15.43
16.23
16.86
All wage earners
.».
dollars 16.71
Male:
18.67
16.54
17.75
19.40
18.55
18.83
19.63
18.37
17.59
• 17. 51
18.58
19.25
18.94
Skilled and semiskilled..
-dollars13.92
13.30
13.89
12.27
13.13
13.94
14.20
13.66
14.64
14.35
13.80
13.16
14.42
Unskilled
.
dollars .
a
10.96
9.93
10.09
10.97
10.42
10. 60
12.22
11.86
11.56
11.03
10.70
11.70
11.03
Female
dollars..
60.6
60.9
54.7
57.8
57.7
61.5
61.0
58.0
61.0
63.4
63.3
64.5
62.8
All wage earners
.__1923=100._
Male:
60.2
60.6
57.6
63.0
53.7
63.7
57.1
°56.9
60.3
62.5
61.1
59.6
61.5
Skilled and semiskilled
1923=100..
62.5
55.1
62.3
59.7
63.7
61.3
59.1
58.9
64.4
65.7
61.9
62.6
Unskilled
1923=100
64.7
63.6
57.6
58.5
62.1
68.8
67.1
63.6
60.4
67.9
70.9
64.0
«61. 5
64.0
Female
. . . 1923=100Factory, av. hourly earnings (25 industries):
.464
.460
.468
.460
.468
.467
.489
.487
.479
.474
.510
.500
.453
All wage earners *
dollars
Male:
.521
.522
.530
.527
.529
.527
.541
.553
.546
.538
.570
.558
.513
Skilled and semiskilled *
.dollars.375
.381
.373
.380
.391
.387
.377
.392
.381
.392
.409
.399
.368
Unskilled *
dollars.294
.298
.299
.312
.305
.303
.322
.311
.306
.313
.334
.328
.297
Female *
.
dollars—
* New series. For earlier data see p. 20 of the October 1932 issue (weekly earnings and turnover rates) and p. 18 of the December 1932 issue (hourly earnings and Maryland and Massachusetts and Baltimore pay rolls). Other data are on pp. 19 and 20 of the June 1933 issue.
a Revised.
f Data for 1932 revised. Disputes, Feb. 34, March 30, April 44; man-days lost, Jan. 132,873, Feb. 460,701, March 736,982, April 620,866; workers involved, Jan. 4,993, Feb.
31,103, March 13,937, April 21,513.
30
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
1932
1933
May
July 1933
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruOctober NovemAugust September
ber
ary
ber
March
April
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS AND WAGES—Continued
WAGES—EARNINGS AND R A T E S Oontinued
Factory, weekly earnings, by States:
72.8
Delaware
1923-25=100..
63.1
Illinois
1925-27=100 .
Massachusetts*
1925-27=100N e w Jersey
..1923-25=100._ "~~83.T
N e w York
1925-27=100 .
74.2
61.9
Pennsylvania....
1923-25=100Wisconsin.
1925-27=100 .
58.5
Miscellaneous data:
Farm wages, without board
(quarterly)
dolls, per month
Railroads, wages
_ dolls, per hour
Road-building wages, common labor: #
United States _
dolls, per hour
.33
.39
East North Central
dolls, per hour..
.20
East South Central
dolls, per hour..
.35
Middle Atlantic
_ _dolls, per hour..
.43
Mountain States
dolls, per hour
.32
New England
. dolls, per hour..
.50
Pacific States
dolls, per hour
.22
South Atlantic.
dolls, per hour .
West North Central
dolls, per hour..
.34
West South Central
dolls, per hour..
.28
Steel industry:
U.S. Steel Corporation
dolls, per hour..
.38
Youngstown district...percent base scale..
94.0
74.8
66.4
74.3
89.6
78.0
61.1
61.3
74.7
64.6
73.0
88.2
76.6
60.2
57.6
72.2
60.5
71.2
85.2
75.3
56.6
51.7
72.0
61.7
72.1
83.8
75.8
58.0
55.0
72.9
63.2
74.3
86.1
77.7
59.9
55.6
74.4
64.4
73.2
86.8
77.9
62.5
59.0
71.6
59.7
70.9
83.8
75.1
59.5
58.7
73.7
60.5
70.9
84.1
74.7
59.1
55.7
70.2
60.2
68.3
82.2
72.4
55.7
53.1
71.7
61.9
70.1
82.7
72.3
56.8
54.1
68.3
57.4
66.2
78.9
71.6
55.7
52.1
.605
27.10
.601
.607
.599
26.36
.611
.608
.615
23.62
.614
.616
.631
22.98
.607
.32
.32
.32
.33
.32
.32
.32
.32
.36
.19
.36
.44
.34
.47
.20
.28
.25
.36
.19
.35
.44
.34
.47
.20
.31
.25
.35
.19
.34
.44
.34
.46
.18
.31
.26
.36
.19
.34
.43
.33
.47
.18
.31
.26
.36
.19
.34
.44
.34
.47
.19
.34
.26
.38
104.5
.38
94.0
.38
94.0
.38
94.0
.38
94.0
.37
.19
.35
.44
.34
.48
.19
.32
.27
.38
94.0
.32
67.2
59.1
67.4
82.0
72.6
57.6
53.9
.32
.32
.40
.19
.36
.43
.34
.50
.21
.34
.27
.41
.20
.36
.43
.32
.49
.22
.34
.27
.38
94.0
.39
.20
.35
.44
.33
.51
.21
.35
.28
.38
94.0
.38
94.0
.38
94.0
710
707
704
671
697
4
2
307
280
164
41
30
45
43
261
153
108
85
404
206
199
86
72
.37
.20
.34
.44
.34
.48
.20
.32
.26
.37
.20
.35
.44
.33
.48
.21
.34
.27
.38
.20
.36
.43
.35
.50
.22
.34
.27
.38
94.0
.38
94.0
720
.33
FINANCE
BANKING
Acceptances and commercial paper outstanding:
787
Bankers' acceptances, total.—mills, of dolls._
Held by Federal Reserve banks:
For own account.
...mills, of dolls__
For foreign correspondents
183
mills, of dolls..
Held by group of accepting banks, total
510
mills, of dolls „
225
Own bills
mills, of dolls..
286
Purchased bills__
mills, of dolls..
90
Held by others
..mills, of dolls..
Commercial paper outstanding
111
mills, of dolls..
Agricultural loans outstanding:
116
83
Credit banks, intermediate—mills, of dolls..
1,143
1,103
Land banks, Federal
mills, of dolls..
490
386
Land banks, joint-stock
mills, of dolls..
Bank debits, total
mills, of dolls— 25, 486 25,411
12,913
New York City
mills, of dolls.. 13,977
Outside New York City
mills, of dolls.. 11, 509 12,498
Brokers' loans:
Reported by New York Stock Exchange
529
mills, of dolls..
1.63
1.86
Ratio to market value.percent—
By reporting New York member banks
635
409
mills, of dolls. .
Federal Reserve banks:
Acceptance holdings. (See Acceptances.)
5,566
6,466
Assets, total
mills, of dollsReserve bank credit outstanding
2,096
mills, of dolls.. 2,218
36
20
Bills bought..
mills, of dolls490
302
Bills discounted...
mills, of dolls..
1,549
1,890
United States securities..mills, of dolls..
2,987
Reserves, total
mills, of dolls— 3,807
2,790
Gold reserves..
mills, of dolls.. 3,520
5,566
Liabilities, total
mills, of dolls.. 6,466
2,240
2,394
Deposits, total
mills, of dolls..
2,167
2,113
Member bank reserves...mills, of dolls..
2,572
Notes in circulation
mills, of dolls.. 3,203
62.1
68.0
Reserve ratio
percentFederal Reserve member banks:
Deposits:
Net demand
mills, of dolls— b 11, 740 11,102
5,664
Time
mills, of dolls.. * 5, 286
7,385
Investments..
mills, of dolls.. * 8,632
Loans, total
mills, of dolls— » 9, 753 11,631
4,907
On securities
mills, of dolls.. & 4,172
6,724
All other loans.
mills, of dolls.. *> 5, 549
Interest rates and yield on securities:
Acceptances, bankers' primepercentV2
Bond yields. (See Bonds.)
1.00
2.50
Call loans, renewal
percent..
2-2^
4-3H
Com'l paper, prime (4-6 mos.)
percent—
3.00
Discount rate, N.Y.F.R. Bank
percent- ' 2 . 50
5.63
5.58
Federal land bank loans
percent—
4.79
3.10
Intermediate credit bank loans
percent—
Real estate bonds, long term
percent..
Stock yields. (See Stocks.)
Time loans, 90 days..
percentSavings deposits:
New York State
mills, of dolls.. 5,113
5,243
# Beginning with March 1932, method of computing rates
« Revised.
* Estimated for 101 cities on basis of report for 90 cities.
747
705
36
12
681
683
2
59
518
200
318
96
3
39
32
40
574
198
376
55
573
156
414
64
605
199
406
52
655
268
386
28
604
224
380
62
256
370
38
325
201
124
42
103
563
197
366
70
100
108
110
113
110
81
85
84
116
1,139
470
27,103
14,202
12,901
117
1,135
464
25, 239
12,728
12,511
117
1,132
460
25,215
13,458
11,756
102
1,129
454
25,931
14,163
11,767
1,125
420
25, 298
12,944
12,354
95
1,121
415
20,750
9,815
10,935
92
1,116
409
26,787
13,967
12,820
1,112
404
24,466
12,413
12,053
87
1,110
399
22,437
12,036
10,401
1,107
395
'22,062
•12,454
390
» 22, 624
244
1.56
242
1.18
332
1.19
380
1.42
325
1.39
338
1.52
347
1.52
359
1.56
«360
1.83
311
1.56
322
1.20
342
332
345
425
362
353
394
454
418
5,615
5,764
5,815
5,848
5,905
2,310
67
440
1,784
2,777
2,578
5,615
2,028
1,982
2,795
57.6
2,439
43
2,233
33
332
1,854
3,091
2,893
5,848
2,312
2,225
2,750
61.1
2,227
34
328
1,851
3,195
3,003
5,905
2,446
2,383
2,709
62.0
2,202
35
309
1,851
3,242
3,049
5,986
2,484
2,411
2,692
62.6
2,145
33
235
1,855
3,331
3,151
6,115
2,561
2,859
56.5
2,331
34
433
1,852
2,980
2,773
5,815
2,241
2,146
2,814
58.9
10,925
5,542
7,491
11,263
4,745
6,518
10, 751
5,612
7,700
10,996
4,631
6,365
10,982
5,633
7,743
10, 796
4,512
6,284
11, 229
5,640
8,201
10,706
4,521
6,185
11,461
5,709
8,585
10,441
4,311
6,130
11,745
5,668
2.08
H~2%
2.50
5.59
3.58
2.00
2.00
2-2J4
2.50
5.58
3.39
5.25
538
1,841
2,836
2,635
5,764
2,158
2,052
MrH
H
2.50
«2.50
5.63
4.10
5.50
2.50
5.58
3.44
1.35
1H-2K
2.50
5.58
3.38
H-1H
6,115
10,413
4,288
6,125
H
12, 012
» 10, 612
512
6,464
6,610
6,606
2,739
62.9
2,077
31
274
1,763
3,457
3,256
6,033
2,554
2,446
2,725
65.5
2,794
336
582
1,866
3,126
2,952
6,464
2,236
2,141
3,417
55.3
2,572
305
426
1,838
3,455
3,250
6,610
2,133
1,949
3,696
59.3
2,459
171
435
1,837
3,633
3,416
6,606
2,380
2,132
3,428
62.6
11,758
5,656
8,507
10,297
4,315
5,982
11,899
5,648
8,559
10,166
4,259
5,907
10,593
5,288
8,196
9,627
4,234
5,393
H-H
H-M
2,509
H
1.00
1U-1U
2.50
5.58
3.35
5.50
64
°85
1,105
1.00
2.50
5.58
3.25
6.00
1.00
1M-1H
2.50
5.58
3.17
1.00
1H-1H
2.50
5.58
3.10
5.50
> 11,127
* 5, 346
* 8,570
»9,660
& 4,155
6 5,472
3.32
"3.50
5.58
3.10
1.37
2-3M
«3.00
5.58
3.10
H
5,282
5,243
5,265
5,314
5,253
5,271
5,317
5,220
5,269
5,282
* New series. For earlier data see p. 18 of the December 1932 issue.
was changed.
« Rate changed June 23, 1932, Mar. 3, Apr. 7 and May 26, 1933.
• Figures incomplete due to bank holiday.
5,164
31
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931, to- 1933
gether with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
1933
1932
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ary
ber
ber
March
April
FINANCE—Continued
BANKING—Continued
Savings deposits—Continued
U.S. Postal Savings:
Balance to credit of depositors
thous. of dolls.. 1,178,342 742,645
Balance on deposit in banks
thous. of dolls..
784,821
828,549 847,421
681,727
740,373
82
34, 370
151
132,661
2,788
129
672
14
51
25
83
64
44
15
145
231
1,987
27
114
434
511
134
386
381
83, 764
18,100
30,078
2,688
164
614
11
54
22
84
70
33
26
113
201
1,910
15
154
363
505
104
399
370
76,931
14, 462
25, 637
132
48,743
2,596
184
622
16
58
17
80
68
38
19
100
226
1,790
31
120
386
440
119
323
371
87,190
15,042
37, 229
477
646
315
483
1,337
9,958
4, 549
1,546
252
4,096
7,2i7
35, 585
445
858,720 870,823 884,297 900,796 942, 519 1,006,185 1,112,71 1,157,652
935, 987
972,457
1,948
150
462
9
47
18
45
51
27
22
64
179
1,336
11
86
230
351
1,921
147
422
763, 262 771, 219 783,921
779,971
792,725
43, 319
161
70,914
241
135,020
148
72,870
2,919
172
565
17
60
18
62
68
40
22
75
203
2,182
29
160
507
495
169
412
410
79,101
11,433
30,747
2,378
157
500
15
43
17
55
59
27
22
43
219
1,721
9
121
361
450
107
355
318
65, 576
9,157
24, 363
294
48, 500
7,713
17, 583
797,169 '852,986
FAILURES
Bank suspensions:
Total
..numberDeposit liabilities
thous. of dolls.
Commercial failures:
Total
_
_
.numberAgents and brokers
numberManufacturers, total
numberChemicals, drugs, and paints, .number.
Foodstuffs and tobacco
_ .numberLeather and manufactures
number.
Lumber
number.
Metals and machinery
number.
Printing and engraving
number.
Stone, clay, and glass
numberTextiles
number.
Miscellaneous..
numberTraders, total
numberBooks and paper.
number_
Chemicals, drugs, and paints, .number_
Clothing
number.
Food and tobacco
numberGeneral stores
number.
H qusehold furnishings
number.
Miscellaneous
numberLiabilities, total
thous. of dolls.
Agents and brokers
thous. of dolls.
Manufacturers, total
thous. of dolls.
Chemicals, drugs, and paints
thous. of dolls.
Foodstuffs and tobacco..thous. of dolls..
Leather and manufactures
thous. of dolls. .
Lumber
thous. of dolls..
Metals and machinery thous. of dolls. .
Printing and engraving._thous. of dolls..
Stone, clay, and glass
thous. of dolls..
Textiles._.
thous. of dolls..
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls..
Traders, total
thous. of dolls..
Books and paper
thous. of dolls..
Chemicals, drugs, and paints
thous. of dolls..
Clothing
thous. of dolls..
Foods and tobacco
thous. of dolls..
General stores
thous. of dolls..
Household furnishings.-.thous. of dolls..
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls..
1,909
161
466
1,282
47, 972
8,074
19,021
20, 877
85
29,513
67
13,508
102
20,092
2,796
177
649
19
55
28
74
68
42
17
117
229
1,970
29
133
404
573
107
340
384
77,031
12, 666
27,462
2,182
141
513
15
55
20
55
58
27
19
75
189
1,528
24
131
317
387
76
266
327
56,128
7,345
22, 310
2,273
150
542
14
52
19
70
56
31
29
74
197
1,581
22
121
278
479
98
256
327
52,870
7,857
18, 897
2,073
132
480
16
48
15
60
44
27
27
67
177
1,461
20
108
233
428
93
250
329
53, 621
23,918
2,469
169
614
14
67
17
78
63
33
18
92
232
1,686
17
151
334
461
123
250
350
64,189
9,721
24, 577
2,977
354
1,444
474
409
613
770
456
484
1,061
287
797
5,599
1,170
739
1,233
491
5,494
2,703
1,059
700
4,641
9,751
36, 835
228
755
5,930
8,115
1,270
688
5,775
11,331
34, 920
558
2,222
3,701
5,068
699
1,230
4, 614
8,130
36, 905
433
529
6,660
4,302
1,248
444
1,342
6,381
26, 471
314
945
3,752
2,820
1,126
1,376
1,680
6,176
26,117
265
242
4,277
2,161
626
2,274
1,906
11, 206
23,095
347
3,814
2,527
1,354
1,454
3,142
10,172
29,890
272
2,310
4,255
3,326
923
1,007
4,385
13,457
36,921
334
345
3,342
2,464
374
1,482
1,120
8,467
32,056
72
322
2,539
2,766
461
671
1,463
7, 389
23, 204
90
1,342
7,732
8,856
2,198
7,729
7,283
1,756
5,869
7,892
1,649
10, 348
9,093
1,373
6,490
8,287
1,853
6,843
9,516
1,740
6, 590
9,329
1,712
7,134
9,967
1,286
5,205
4,639
819
6,089
8,119
1,851
3,360
5,783
956
5,678
8,224
1,409
2,843
4,217
840
5,397
8,042
1,514
4,312
9,101
2,058
4,692
7,941
1,806
6,224
5,805
3,600
9,249
9,093
1,376
5,051
7,987
3,040
7,324
7,206
1,277
3,576
4,619
1,608
6,378
5,656
16, 592
6,332
1,468
4,864
16, 600
6,306
1,458
4,848
16, 639
6, 281
1,450
4,831
16, 675
6, 256
1,443
4,813
16,733
6,228
1, 434
4,794
16,790
6,197
1,424
4,773
16, 830
6,168
1, 415
4,753
16,917
6,136
1,402
4,734
16,966
6,110
1,394
4,716
16, 984
6,077
1,382
4,695
16, 981
6,033
1,368
4,665
17, 020
6,002
1,357
4,645
6,161
1,313
1,673
2,665
510
6,159
1,318
1,670
2,660
511
6,162
1,327
1,670
2,657
508
6,179
1,344
1,669
2, 655
511
6,190
1,353
1,669
2,653
515
6,206
1,366
1,671
2,649
520
6,224
1,378
1,674
2,649
523
6,231
1,400
1,670
2,639
522
6,238
1,406
1, 671
2,638
523
6,259
1,427
1,672
2,637
523
6,266
1,447
1,670
2,631
518
6,275
1,465
1,666
2,627
517
2,818
2,862
2,878
1,089
23
833
233
759,353
49,113
222,956
487,284
244,936
12, 354
7,205
57,954
167, 423
1,101
26
830
245
768,233
50, 606
213 298
504,' 329
241,955
10, 992
7,683
55,020
168, 260
531
230
52
59
190
536
232
53
56
195
137
1,352
51,098
6,407
18,737
25,954
LIFE INSURANCE
(Association of Life Insurance Presidents)
Assets, admitted, total f
mills, of dolls.
Mortgage loans
mills, of dolls..
Farm
mills, of dolls..
Other
mills, of dolls.Bonds and stocks held (book value)
mills, of dolls.Government
..mills, of dolls..
Public utility
mills, of dolls..
Railroad
mills, of dolls..
Other
mills, of dolls..
Policy loans and premium notes
mills, of dolls. .
Insurance written: t
Policies and certificates
thousands..
1, 034
14
Group
thousands..
Industrial
thousands..
762
Ordinary
thousands..
258
Value, total...
.thous. of dolls.. 645,320
Group
...thous. of dolls.- 22,450
Industrial
thous. of dolls.. 190,138
Ordinary
thous. of dolls.. 432, 732
Premium collections t
thous. of dolls..
Annuities
thous. of dolls..
Group
,-thous. of dolls..
Industrial
thous. of dolls..
Ordinary
thous. of dolls.-
2,910
2,925
2,936
2,941
2,948
2,967
2,997
2,975
2,987
1,091
1,026
18
17
845
774
228
236
691,364 668, 779
28, 979
206, 641 196, 340
447, 739 443, 460
237,885 234,163
15, 968 11,961
7,980
7,506
57,066 58,635
157, 345 155, 587
951
41
681
229
639,937
61, 018
174,156
404, 763
209, 891
10, 221
6,798
53, 379
139, 493
1,059
29
781
248
670,039
38,868
198,053
433,118
236, 284
17,037
7,285
58,052
153, 910
1,028
23
747
258
671, 242
36, 262
184,882
450, 098
223,842
12, 282
7,063
51, 048
153,449
990
43
923
741,920
67,810
154,864
519, 246
335, 642
28, 752
8,644
116,838
181, 408
227
614, 431
22, 546
168,312
423, 573
242, 251
17,612
9,235
59, 243
156,161
934
14
681
239
609, 725
16,842
168,400
424, 483
229, 590
17, 283
7,571
51,997
152, 739
1,047
12
776
259
640,414
17, 345
187, 761
435, 308
229,160
14, 545
8,718
50,448
155, 449
996
14
747
235
628, 778
21,711
183,462
423,605
227,102
13,906
6,878
48, 519
157, 799
488
213
47
51
177
438
187
42
48
161
157
479
200
49
51
179
499
221
47
53
179
538
233
51
58
196
146
481
217
44
48
172
474
211
46
51
166
462
209
45
48
160
132
206
47
53
158
(Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau)
Insurance written ordinary total-mills, of dolls..
Eastern district
mills, of dolls..
Far Western district
mills, of dolls..
Southern district
mills, of dolls..
Western district
mills, of dolls..
Lapse rates
1925-26=100..
a
495
213
49
55
178
211
47
51
177
Revised.
t Revised series. For earlier data see pp. 18, 19 and 20 of this issue (insurance written and admitted assets); and p . 18 of the June 1933 issue (premium collections).
32
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
May
July 1933
1933
1932
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruOctober NovemAugust September
ber
ber
ary
March
April
FINANCE—Continued
MONETARY STATISTICS
Foreign exchange rates:
Argentina
.dolls, per gold peso..
Belgium
dolls, per belga..
Brazil
dolls, per milreis..
Canada
.dolls, per Canadian doll..
Chile
dolls, per peso..
England
dolls, per £..
France...
dolls, per franc.
Germany
dolls, per reichsmark__
India
dolls, per rupee.Italy
dolls, per lira..
Japan
dolls, per yen..
Netherlands..
dolls, per florinSpain
dolls, per peseta..
Sweden
dolls, per krona..
Uruguay
dolls, per peso..
Gold and money:
Gold:
Monetary stocks, U.S
mills, of dolls..
Movement, foreign:
Net release from earmark_thous. of dolls..
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Net gold imports, including gold released
from earmark#*
thous. of dolls..
Production, Kand__
fine
ounces..
Receipts at mint, domestic fine ounces..
Money in circulation, total...mills, of dolls..
Silver:
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Price at New York
dolls, per fine oz_.
Production, estimated, world (85 percent of
total)
thous. of fine oz..
Canada
..thous. of fine oz_.
Mexico
_._thous. of fine oz_.
United States
thous. of fine oz..
Stocks, end of month:
United States
thous. of fine oz_.
Canada
thous. of fine oz._
NET CORPORATION PROFITS
(Quarterly)
Profits, total
mills, of dolls..
Industrial and mercantile,
total
..mills, of dolls..
Autos, parts and accessories-mills, of dolls..
Foods
mills, of dolls..
Metals and mining
mills, of dolls..
Machinery
mills, of dolls. _
Oil..
mills, of dolls..
Steel and railroad equipment
mills, of dolls..
Miscellaneous
mills, of dolls._
Public utilities.-.
..mills, of dolls._
Railroads, class I
mills, of dolls._
Telephones
.mills, of dolls..
PUBLIC FINANCE (FEDERAL)
Debt, gross, end of month
mills, of dolls..
Expenditures, chargeable to ordinary
receipts
thous. of dolls..
Receipts, ordinary, total
thous. of dolls. _
Customs
thous. of dolls..
Internal revenue, total
thous. of dolls..
Income tax
thous. of dolls..
CAPITAL ISSUES
Total, all issues (Commercial and
Chronicle)
thous.
Domestic, total
thous.
Foreign, total
thous.
Corporate, total
thous.
Industrial._
thous.
Investment trusts
thous.
Land, buildings, etc
thous.
Long-term issues
thous.
Apartments and hotels.thous.
Office and commercial.thous.
Public utilities
thous.
Railroads
thous.
Miscellaneous
thous.
Farm loan bank issues
thous.
Municipal, States, etc
._thous.
Purpose of issue:
New capital, total
thous.
Domestic, t o t a l . .
...thous.
Corporate
thous.
Farm loan bank issues.thous.
Municipal, State, etc.-thous.
Foreign
thous.
Refunding, total
thous.
Corporate
thous.
T y p e of security, all issues:
Bonds and notes, total
thous.
Corporate
thous.
Stocks
thous.
State and municipals (Bond Buyer):
Permanent (long term)
thous.
Temporary (short term)
thous.
0.679
.163
.076
.876
.063
3.93
.046
.274
.296
.061
.240
.470
.100
.202
.532
0.583
.140
.071
.884
.060
3.68
.040
.238
.273
.052
.320
.406
.081
.187
.475
0.585
.139
.075
.867
.060
3.65
.039
.237
.272
.051
.303
.404
.083
.187
.472
0.586
.139
.076
.871
.060
3.55
.039
.237
.267
.051
.275
.403
.081
.182
.476
0.586
.139
.076
.876
.060
3.48
.039
.238
.262
.051
.245
.402
.081
.179
.474
4,313
4,273
3,955
3,942
4,030
0.586
.139
.076
.903
.060
3.47
.039
.238
.262
.051
.236
.402
.081
.178
.474
0.586
.139
.076
.912
.060
3.40
.039
.238
.257
.051
.231
.402
.082
.175
.474
4,140
4,226
72, 289
60
27,957
45, 774
61
20, 674
4,292
4,429
0.586
.139
.076
.875
.060
3.36
.039
.238
.254
.051
.207
.402
.082
.183
.473
0.586
.140
.076
.835
.060
3.42
.039
.238
.258
.051
.208
.403
.082
.183
.473
0.583
.140
.076
.835
.060
3.43
.039
.239
.258
.051
.213
.404
.084
.182
.474
4,547
4,491
0.605
.145
.076
.847
.060
3.58
.041
.244
.269
.054
.221
.420
.089
.188
.478
4,260
4,301
-91,494 *-178,285 -100,092
14 21,521
28,123
128, 465 ° 30, 397 « 14,948
33, 701
16,741
6,769
975 -217, 664 -234,844 52,800 106,614 100,186
66, 387 70,306 '171,872
944,000 965, 644 959,011 980,160 991,000 961, 501 974,965 978,000 980, 000
114,017 100, 763 104, 770 123,416 143, 088 145,828 171, 220 163, 545 141, 598
5,685
5,530 5, 752
5,720
5,643
5,456
5,643
5,699
5,876
" 36, 957 '-169,409 -113,287
967,000 883,000
946,000
115,188 89,016
187, 694
5,892
5,631
187, 694
23, 729
895, 000
120,461
6,137
235
5,275
.341
1,865
1,547
.278
1,268
1,401
.275
.267
433
1,554
.280
2,052
.279
1,316
1,305
.272
875
1,494
.267
1,260
1,203
.250
1, 551
1,763
.254
10, 042
1,014
5,500
1,900
11,311
1,227
6,483
1,884
9,614
933
4,714
2,307
11,927
1,954
6,611
1,824
10,924
1,491
5,907
2,170
11,360
1,500
6,594
1,778
11,334
1,853
6,067
1, 918
10,493
1,092
5,902
2,052
1, 005
4,221
1,627
10, 397
1,707
6,446
1,983
5,821
1,626
4,622
1,645
4,923
1,642
5,012
1,916
6,035
1, 701
5,801
1,785
5,931
1,651
21, 853
19, 037
1,520
.307
11,674
1,007
7,159
1,960
9,658
1,019
5, 547
1,603
11, 656
1,309
6,436
2,574
9,00
1,015
4,628
1,907
5,444
1,559
5,432
1,640
7,060
1,859
8,261
1,831
183.3
209.5
123.8
d37.9
d30.9
18.9
<*18.6
d 1.2
10.6
<f 21.1
d20.4
18.1
d2.5
dl.4
7.5
d3.9
dO. 2
17.8
a 1.6
'1.6
d
15.0
d32.1
1.7
66.0
45.2
59.1
d32.8
10.4
63.0
89.6
51.8
dSO.l
14.4
62.0
130.8
54.6
<*30.7
17.1
67.6
33.9
41.4
19, 487 19, 612
20,067
20, 611
20,813
105, 336 61, 645
105, 336 59, 645
62,842 26, 281
16,000
0
26, 494 33, 364
0
2,000
50, 221 107, 838
49,029 107,114
20,806
20,935
21,362
21,441
282,368
283, 286
17, 444
242,464
176, 259
352,464
130, 552
17,400
89,062
19,500
43,802
43,802
3, 584
0
40, 218
0
15, 841
12,050
83, 420
83, 420
4,110
0
79,311
0
64,262
25, 231
20, 806
265,725 373, 209 246,159 762, 406 247, 785 213,091
259,958 148,004 124,507 351,695 134,044 121,312
25, 935 24, 744 34,051
19, 929 18,352 16,442
216,481 89,850 85,484 210,995 86,805 90, 715
142, 203 13,063 14,328 141,033 17,889 27,713
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
89,971 100,020
69,971 96, 005
6,550 48,474
4,000
9,100
59,421 38, 431
20,000
4,015
48,636 24, 042
4,332 19, 015
56, 559 123, 645 147,683 154, 557 164, 683 138,257 120, 770
12, 550 22, 231 29, 340 110, 871 131, 595 10, 532 64,198
3,084
0
0 1,000
350
1,800
3,291
of dolls. . 48, 375
of dolls.. 104,161
269
o 1,693
2.79
dO. 3
dl.4
24.0
dl.
270,053 447, 619 443, 210 347,889 257, 084
167,152 91, 635 244, 089 100, 652 111,133
20, 515 18,004 17, 373 18,876 24,116
114,754 60,013 206,994 61,686 79,940
15,688 22,324 160,502 17,457 15,083
91,993
91,993
7,231
0
84, 762
0
31, 652
15, 000
194
°855
.261
170.0
59, 643 123, 645 147, 683 155, 557 169,482 138, 607 124,062
59, 643 123, 645 147, 683 155, 557 167,482 78, 607 120,047
0
0
0
4,015
0
2,000 60, 000
15, 634 22, 231 29, 340 111,871 133, 395 10,882 67,489
9,043
0
0
6,966
0 1,000
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
0
125
0
0
0
0
700
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6, 591 22,031
9,732 60, 523
19,888 110, 529 99,999
0
0
0 26, 450
0
9,327
0
0
200
342
450
0
6,346
0
0 15,000 30,000 16, 000
4,000
0
9,100
44,009 86,414 88, 343 27,687 34, 088 63, 725 43, 458
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls..
0.586
.139
.076
.866
.060
3.28
.039
.238
.248
.051
.207
.402
.082
.179
.473
48, 566 A 7 1 , 023
16
13
21, 756 100,872
22,114 -22,150 -28, 797 56, 237 100, 501
18,067
22,924 212, 229 226,117 23,474
1,785
16,715 20, 070 20,037 24,170
Financial
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls. _
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls._
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls. .
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls..
dolls. _
dolls..
dolls. _
dolls._
dolls..
dolls..
dolls. _
dolls..
0.586
.139
.076
.873
.060
3.28
.039
.238
.248
.051
.206
.402
.082
.174
.473
20,802
76,400 157,920 109,963
76,400 157,920 109,963
0
0
0
41, 591 28,844 64,517
763
8,766
7,592
1,200
0
0
220
600
0
220
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37, 608
3,124 44,925
1,800 15, 000 12, 000
0
1,355
0
5,000 13, 000
9,500
29,809 116, 076 35,946
56,513
56,513
0
37,555
0
0
900
900
0
0
414
36, 241
0
1,400
17, 558
19,094
19.094
0
5,418
3,270
0
0
0
0
0
2,148
0
0
0
13,677
45,388
43,788
1,600
35, 541
2,660
0
0
0
0
0
28,104
4,778
0
0
9,847
44,801 122,713
44, 801 122,713
10, 633 10, 399
5,000 13,000
29,168 99,315
0
0
31, 599
35, 207
30,958
18, 446
64,610
64, 610
22,157
9,500
32,953
0
45, 353
42, 360
19,636
19, 636
1,314
1,400
16,922
0
36,877
36,241
16, 265
16, 265
3,170
0
13.095
0
2,829
2,248
24,928
24,928
17,335
0
7,593
0
20,460
18, 207
153, 209 106, 713
24,133 61, 267
4,711
3,250
56, 513
37, 555
0
13, 677
5,418
5,418
44,453
34, 607
935
74,487
39, 678
1,913
85, 396 85, 588 30, 362 47, 568 82, 737 67,178 47, 726 165,167 85, 930 64,951 « 45, 573
58, 579
45, 386 124, 685 46, 032 74, 368 81, 688 28,928 40, 589 145, 590 105,173 77, 389 « 92, 719 172,948
° Revised.
i Or exports (—).
•New series superseding old series which covered the physical movement only. For earlier data see p. 20 of December 1932 issue.
* Allowance has been made for gold earmarked at Bank of England for the account of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
» Differs from Federal Reserve Board figure, since $8,900,000 declared for export on Feb. 28 was not actually taken from Federal Reserve Bank of New York until Mar 1
33
SURVEY OF CUEEENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931, together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
May
1933
May
June
July
1933
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober Novemary
ber
ber
ber
March
April
FINANCE—Continued
SECURITY MARKETS
B o n d s
Prices:
All listed bonds, avg. price
(N.Y.S.E.)
dollars..
Domestic issues
dollars _
Foreign issues
dollars..
Domestic (Bow-Jones) (40)
percent of par 4% bond—
Industrials (10)—percent of par 4% bond—
Public utilities (10)
percent of par 4% bond..
Rails, high grade (10)
percent of par 4% bond..
Rails, second grade (10)
percent of par 4% bond—
BomesticKStandard Statistics) (60).dollars..
U.S.Government (Standard Statistics) *
dollars __
Foreign (N Y Trust) (40)
percent of par
Sales on New York Stock Exchange:
Total
thous of dolls, par value
Liberty-Treas___thous. of dolls, par value.Value, issues listed on N.Y.S.E.:
Par, all issues
mills, of dolls.
Domestic issues...
mills, of dolls..
Foreign issues
mills, of dolls _
Market value, all issues
mills, of dolls..
Domestic issues
mills, of dolls..
Foreign issues
mills, of dolls..
Yields:
Domestic t (Standard Statistics) (60).percentIndustrials (15) __
percent—
Municipals (15) t
--.percent..
Public utilities (15)
..percentRailroads (15)
percentDomestic, municipals (Bond Buyer) (20)
percentDomestic, U.S. Government:
Treasury bonds (3 long term)
percent—
Treasury notes and certificates (3-6 months)
percent __
Cash Dividend and Interest Payments
and Rates
Total (Journal of Commerce)...thous. of dolls..
Dividend payments
_ _ thous. of dolls..
Industrial and miscellaneous
thous. of dolls..
Railroads, steam
thous. of dolls..
Railways, street
- _ thous. of dolls .
Interest payments
thous. of dolls
Dividend payments (N. Y. Times)
thous. of dolls..
Industrial and miscellaneous.thous. of dolls..
Railroad
thous of dolls
Dividend payments and rates (Moody's):
Dividend payments, annual payments at
current rate (600 companies).mills, of dolls.
Number of shares, adjusted
millions..
Dividend rate per share, weighted average
(600)
_
dollars
Banks (21)
dollarsIndustrials (492)
_ .
dollars
Insurance (21)
dollars. _
Public utilities (30)
dollars—
Railroads (36)..
dollars
Prices:
Stocks
Dow-Jones:
Industrials (30)
dolls, per share
Public utilities (20)
dolls, per shareRailroads (20)
dolls, per shareNew York Times (50)
dolls, per share..
Industrials (25)
dolls, per share._
Railroads (25)
dolls, per share..
Standard Statistics (421)
.
1926=100..
Industrials (351)
1926=100
Public utilities (37)
1926=100
Railroads (33)
1926=100
Standard Statistics:
Banks, N.Y. (20).—
-1926=100..
Fire insurance (20)
1926=100..
Sales, N.Y.S.E
thous. of shares
Value, and shares listed, N.Y.S.E.:
Market value all listed shares-mills, of dolls..
Number of shares listed
.millions.
Yields:
Common, Standard Statistics (90) „percent..
Industrials (50)
percent..
Public utilities (20)—
percentRailroads (20)
percent—
Preferred, Standard Statistics:
Industrials, high grade (20)
percent—
Stockholders (Common Stock)
American Tel. & Tel. Co., total
number
Foreign
number
Pennsylvania Railroad Co., total, number
Foreign
_
number
U.S. Steel Corporation, total
number
Foreign
number
Shares held by brokers
percent of total—
»Revised
80.79
84.73
65.31
70.62
73.57
65.40
71.71
75.66
64.78
74.27
79.25
65.52
77.27
83.70
65.89
77.50
83.93
66.10
76.37
82.04
66.30
73.91
81.36
60.72
77.27
81.65
60.22
78.83
83.32
61.34
74.89
79.09
58.45
74.51
78.58
58.59
76.57
80.07
62.86
50.64
51.57
43.08
38.14
41.39
35.99
42.98
36.76
53.35
48.08
55.01
52.21
49.86
49.56
47.51
46.98
44.05
44.81
46.94
47.66
45.22
44.35
42.01
39.88
41.35
42.32
69.09
63.88
60.49
64.73
69.96
70.10
70.95
69,49
69.79
73.66
71.53
64.99
64.62
80.35
69.69
68.78
70.97
79.32
82.07
80.76
78.19
77.88
82.49
81.92
77.23
73.62
30.60
82.0
27.30
76.0
26.47
72.8
27.52
75.1
36.67
84.3
36.88
87.0
29.79
85.2
27.98
83.1
24.20
82.2
25.95
84.1
25.17
82.5
23.92
76.7
22.71
75.4
102.91
100.09
41.71
99.99
44.47
101.33
51.72
101.95
55.82
102.47
63.47
102.52
58.00
102.57
53.17
103.19
57.51
103.75
59.83
103.36
54.19
101.09
53.55
102.00
55. 52
350, 626 258,441
38,367 86,816
257,180
67,049
240,720
46,432
333,076
25,769
250, 265 178, 562 158,905 241,850
24,351 20,250
15, 782 37,424
260,021
38,362
230,082
45,387
193,181
55,176
269, 585
61,000
52,086
33,219
18,868
37, 353
25,132
12, 222
51,991
33,152
18,839
38,615
26,272
12, 343
51,863
33,140
18, 724
40,073
27, 736
12,336
51,780
33,114
18,667
40,132
27, 793
12,339
51,744
33,102
18, 642
39, 518
27,158
12, 360
51,543
32,942
18,600
38,095
26,801
11,294
41,305
32, 866
8,438
31,918
26,836
5,082
41,173
32, 770
8,403
32,457
27,302
5,154
41,107
32,738
8,369
30,785
25,893
4,892
41,006
32, 666
8,340
30, 554
25, 668
4,887
40,948
32, 624
8,324
31,354
26,121
5,233
6.64
9.17
4.81
5.77
6.83
6.42
8.67
4.78
5.65
6.60
5.57
6.93
4.50
5.22
5.65
5.35
6.61
4.39
5.06
5.36
5.50
6.91
4.37
5.11
5.63
5.68
7.32
4.38
5.14
5.86
5.75
7.38
4.37
5.06
6.19
5.59
7.29
4.23
4.91
5.93
5.73
7.60
4.28
5.11
5.93
6.25
8.14
4.88
5.54
6.45
6.38
8.27
5.05
5.63
6.56
40,844
32, 553
8,291
32,998
27, 583
5,415
5.78
6.94
5.27
5.26
5.63
52 193
33,307
18,886
36,857
24, 504
12, 352
6.34
8.35
4.77
5.65
6.57
5.35
4.94
5.09
4.82
4.55
4.57
4.59
4.65
4.61
4.48
4.92
5.24
5.69
3.48
3.77
3.78
3.65
3.57
3.54
3.54
3.55
3.48
3.39
3.47
3.58
3.55
.29
.31
.34
.22
.14
.03
.04
.07
.01
1.34
.45
392,490 437,440 621,654 438,032 546,439 863,492
143,900 125,000 167, 300 130, 500 120,200 270,600
387,200
145,400
430,351
140,000
561, 279
136,850
102,800 225,000 118, 500 117, 500
11,300
8,000
5,900 10, 500
3,300
4,100
4,900
2,000
426, 239 59? 892 241,800 290,351
100,300
11,500
2,600
424, 429
218, 591 271,120 216, 662 122, 561 24S, 113 156,599 133,344 264,189 205,769 164, 840 222, 244 162,468
199,362 257, 574 187,801 113,820 226,892 154, 009 126,878 243, 592 190, 508 140,343 206,328 158,000
4,468
19, 229 13 546 28,861
8, 741 19, 220
2, 590
6,466 20, 597 15, 261 24,497 15,916
130,607
124,823
5,784
1,163. 6 1,148. 9 1,146. 7 1,126.8 1,119. 7 1,112.9 1,070. 3 1, 024.9
928. 42 928.67 928.12 925. 58 925. 25 924. 21 924. 39 922. 56
1,006. 2
923.32
1.09
4.32
428,449 ^473,900
153,884 «204,900
655,011 814,400
244, 700 255,400
146,000 -168,500 180,000
1,425 «17,200
9,900
2,674
«5,800
5,300
274, 565 269,000 440,311
976.0
923.36
1.06
4.32
1, 367.1 1, 245.9
924. 68 927.05
185, 500 105,900 103,000 140,900
12,000
9,000
7,300 10,400
4,900
3, 500
3,200
4.000
557,000 248, 590 312, 440 454,354
1,216.5
927.11
104,000
7,500
2,500
307,532
1 20
4.78
1.16
4.78
1.11
4.36
.88
.82
.78
1 89
2.34
1 21
4.79
.89
1.89
2.31
1.89
2.31
1 78
2.31
1.76
2.25
1.66
2.19
.81
.81
.86
.86
.86
.86
1.48
5.43
1.09
2 77
2.68
1.37
1.34
4.79
1.01
2.31
2.42
1.12
1.31
4.78
1.25
4.78
1 24
4.78
1.24
4.78
1.22
4.79
.99
1.95
2.35
1.12
.94
1.87
2.35
.93
1.89
2.30
.92
1.89
2.30
.90
.81
.81
.81
81 6
27! 7
37.6
74.59
118 40
30.79
62.9
65.3
79. 2
37! 5
53.3
22.4
18.3
46.06
77.96
14.16
39.8
38.1
67.8
17.4
46.9
18.0
15.7
40.02
67.65
12.39
34.0
33.5
55.0
14.1
46 2
18.6
16.1
40.18
66.87
13.50
35.9
35.8
55.4
15. 6
67.5
29.1
29.4
61.70
98.07
25. 33
53.3
51.5
84.2
29.2
72.6
35.3
32.3
65.35
101. 58
22.13
58.2
55.8
91.4
34.5
83.5
28.2
28.3
56.17
90.07
22.29
49.9
47.7
80.6
27.5
62.1
27.6
27.4
57.63
92.71
22.56
47.5
45.4
77.6
25. 5
59 1
27.1
26.2
55. 05
89.54
20. 58
47.4
44.8
79.6
25.7
62.7
28.0
28.1
58.65
94.81
22.50
49.1
46.2
81.8
27.6
56.1
23.9
26.9
52.99
84.55
21.43
44.9
42.5
73.1
26. 7
57 6
21.8
27.4
53.17
85.07
21.27
43.2
41.6
67.0
25.6
65 0
21.6
27.4
60.09
97.20
22.97
47.5
48.8
63.5
26.3
53.1
50.4
104, 229
46.6
28.3
23,151
39.4
25.4
22,998
43.2
26.9
23, 056
64.8
43.4
82, 649
73.5
47.3
67,424
66.3
43.1
29,188
63.3
41.7
23, 038
65.8
41.4
23, 208
67.9
44.0
18,720
63.5
42.5
19,320
49.2
38.1
20,089
47.2
37.8
52,901
32,473
1,294
16,141
1,320
15, 633
1, 315
20,495
1,315
27, 783
1,312
20, 735
1,311
23,441
1,312
22, 259
1,312
22, 768
1,312
23, 073
1,303
19, 701
1,296
19,915
1,293
26, 815
1,294
3.99
3.67
5.18
3.59
9.57
10.02
8.08
11.86
10.30
10.15
10.21
12. 45
8.85
8.80
8.75
9.91
5.65
5.75
5.74
4.47
4.91
5.22
5.03
2.51
5.73
6.08
5.64
3.11
5.84
6.12
5.87
3.33
5.68
6.00
5.61
3.28
5.42
5.78
5.28
3.05
6.10
6.36
6.10
4.13
6.30
6.25
6.82
5.22
5.58
5.24
6.83
5.12
6.78
7.75
8.38
8.22
7.11
6.88
7.02
7.19
7.34
7.17
7.32
7.52
7.32
72
1 66
2.19
.86
703, 080
7,147
250, 822
3,305
190, 986
3,081
16.03
t Revised series. For earlier data see p. 19 of the April 1933 issue.
705, 501
7,348
251, 041
3,327
189,981
3,140
14.27
701,037
7,507
250,506
3,323
190, 853
3,155
15.21
700, 212
7, 554
248,688
3,310
193] 140
3 192
16.07
* New series. See p. 20 of the June 1933 issue for earlier data.
.77
34
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931, 1933
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey May
July 1933
1932
May
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ary
ber
ber
July
June
1933
March
April
FOREIGN TRADE
INDEXES
Value:
Exports, unadjusted
.1923-25=100.
Exports, adjusted for seasonal—1923-25=100.
Imports, unadjusted
1923-25=100.
Imports, adjusted for seasonal- .1923-25= 100.
Quantity, exports:
Total agricultural products
1910-14=100.
Total, excluding cotton
1910-14=100.
30
32
33
«32
35
37
35
34
30
34
34
36
28
32
25
27
29
31
28
29
35
33
31
32
40
33
33
32
37
32
32
32
35
33
30
30
32
31
30
29
27
29
26
26
28
28
29
26
29
27
25
71
47
74
75
61
71
63
59
64
60
90
66
126
98
120
85
116
67
97
73
71
58
67
59
59
51
VALUE f
Exports, incl. reexports...
thous. of dolls. "114, 243 131,899 114,148 106,830 108, 599 132,037 153,090 138,834 131, 614 120,630 101,530 109,032 •105,219
By grand divisions and countries:
2,412
2,609
3,431
2,509
2,809
3,374
2,335
2,632
3,205
2,864
3,055
3,647
Africa
.thous. of dolls.
2,462
17,823
18,810
22,180
25,967
27, 717
25,272
20,171
22, 684
21,191
30,177
Asia and Oceania
thous. of dolls. 20, 630 23, 730 20,939
6,406
7,883
6,635
5,707
4,927
7,803
10, 716
13,121
15,606
11,185
7,299
9,634
Japan
thous. of dolls.
8,267
52, 223
70,163
51,099
50,321
72,628
84,816
64,421
62, 218
Europe
thous. of dolls. 56, 883 62, 226 52, 306 46,015 52,909
8,164
8,
521
8,838
5,705
9,219
10,252
10,184
11,158
10,
241
8,924
7,653
7,955
France
thous. of dolls.
8,077
8,977
Germany
thous. of dolls. 11,415
9,127
7,499
6,943
8,663
15,791
15, 671
12, 534
10,421
11,739
8,563
7,035
3,101
3,405
2,560
2,617
3,506
4,774
5,835
4,412
5,566
4,443
4,058
3,986
Italy
-.
thous. of dolls.
4,558
18, 235
United Kingdom
thous. of dolls. 18, 787 23,121
18,394
16, 775
18, 638
25,725
32,920
24, 753
21,491
21,309
18,730
17, 645
13,418
19,330
19, 230
19,196
20, 777
18, 824
13,645
12,664
11,703
North America, northern. _thous. of dolls. 16, 730 24,343 20,866
14, 200
13,159
Canada
thous. of dolls. 16, 433 23,968 20,451 18,953
18,846
18,731
20, 504
18,326
13,437
12,432
11,501
13, 841
10, 384
9,818
9,536
8,364
8,224
9,695
10,125
10, 412
9,296
8,091
North America, southern, .thous. of dolls. 10, 364 10,301
10, 621
2,852
Mexico
...thous. of dolls.
2,493
2, 758
2,660
2, 521
2,340
2,905
3,208
2,907
2,682
2,173
2,967
3,274
7,784
South America
thous. of dolls.
7,175
7,652
7,808
7,553
6,778
7,000
8,462
9,396
10,095
8,125
8,131
7,573
2, 535
Argentina
thous. of dolls.
2,710
2,334
2,769
2,253
2,550
3,035
2,635
2,711
2,712
2,785
1,873
2,350
2,320
Brazil
thous. of dolls.
1,885
2,641
1,787
1,825
1,984
2,265
3,578
3,397
2,605
2,682
1,912
1,813
Chile
thous. of dolls.
207
197
280
260
220
245
234
348
294
291
297
375
373
By economic classes:
Exports, domestic
thous. of dolls. 111,883 128,553 109,478 104, 276 106,270 129, 538 151,035 136, 402 128,975 118,600 99,438 106,310
103,106
Crude materials
thous. of dolls. 34,977 29,849
28, 621
24, 208
27,587
29,742
47,397
60, 517
55,326
52,234
42,294
31,848
29, 359
Raw cotton.
mills, of dolls.
16.9
261
17.7
13.4
15.9
18.1
32.1
40.0
38.5
39.0
29.7
20.6
18.1
Foodstuffs, totaL.
___thous. of dolls. 13,044
11,310
19,978
18,042
15,616
17,317
20,381
25,219
19,885
15,961
16,178
12,819
13,397
Foodstuffs, crude
thous. of dolls.
8,617
6,896
5, 507
5,964
5,860
8,614
8,610
4,367
4,663
3,244
2,510
3,524
3,024
Foodstuffs, manuf
thous. of dolls. 10,020
8,800
11,361
11,146
10,109
11,352
14,521
16,605
11, 275
11,594
11,515
9,575
9,873
Fruits and preparations..mills, of dolls.
2.9
3.8
4.5
3.7
4.3
5.4
9.6
12.2
7.9
4.8
4.6
3.8
3.9
Meats and fats
mills, of dolls.
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.0
4.8
5.2
4.1
4.6
5.9
4.5
4.4
4.0
4.9
5.1
3.4
2.7
3.5
2.1
1.2
Wheat and flour ...mills, of dolls.
2.9
2.0
5.5
2.6
1.1
1.3
1.0
Manufactures, semi
.thous. of dolls. 17, 644 18,247
14, 692
14,119
12,868
15,869
16,867
14, 589
15, 742
15,831
13, 242
15, 292
16,507
Manufactures, finished
thous. of dolls. 46, 218 60,479
47,884
52, 536
46,955
46, 343
45,891
48, 433
46,601
45,038
44,296
41,528
47,047
Autos and parts
mills, of dolls.
7.4
7.4
7.9
6.3
6.2
5.1
4.9
5.0
4.4
5.1
6.5
6.3
6.9
7.7
5.6
5.3
5.4
3.8
Gasoline
mills, of dolls.
9.9
5.3
5.8
4.6
5.1
6.0
3.7
3.9
Machinery
mills, of dolls.
10.3
9.6
9.0
11.6
10.2
9.7
9.2
8.5
9.1
11.3
8.8
9.1
9.4
Imports, total
thous. of dolls. «106,903 112,276 110,280
79, 421
91,102
98,411 105,499 104,468
97,087
95,994
83,803
88,412
94,864
By grand divisions and countries:
1,412
2,502
1,654
1,514
Africa
thous. of dolls.
1,317
1,250
1,946
2,616
1,990
1,767
1,208
1,631
1,198
28,110
30,348
24, 247
Asia and Oceania
thous. of dolls. 31, 751 30, 621 29,450 23,781 25,439
27, 732
30, 628
31,090
27, 069
28, 700
Japan
thous. of dolls.
8,813
8,542
8,581
10, 068
12,135
10, 505
11,730
12,322
7,935
5,686
8,462
8,055
7,527
Europe
thous. of dolls- 30,805 28,721 25,672
24,421
21, 526
26,335
32,390
36,800
35,422
28,967
28,226
26,794
28,192
2,207
France
thous. of dolls.
2,733
2,753
3,185
2,231
3,389
4,023
4,510
4,549
3,824
3,128
2,991
3,000
4,727
Germany
..thous. of dolls.
5,234
4,968
4,464
5,698
6,754
7,152
6,380
4,752
5,212
4,873
5,113
5,612
3,318
Italy
..thous. of dolls.
3,282
3,124
2,391
1,900
2,502
3,131
3,900
3,984
3,618
2,977
2,552
2,693
5,095
United Kingdom
thous. of dolls.
6,843
5,178
4,279
5,194
6,421
6,789
6,540
4,852
4,371
5,347
8,010
5,796
11,140
North America, northern..thous. of dolls. 15, 405 18, 219 18, 283 13,090
13,532
13,172
14, 701
13, 789
11,493
11,419
8,567
10,123
11,078
Canada
thous. of dolls. 14,800
17,149
17, 485
12, 720
12, 741
12, 507
13,771
13,021
10, 744
8,529
11,006
10,055
North America, southern__thous. of dolls. 12, 697 14,693 14,430
11, 678
9,078
12,870
10, 623
9,624
8,684
9,334
9,079
8,197
11,490
3,586
4,209
3,905
1,748
2,062
2,425
1,942
1,819
2,285
2,575
2,303
2,517
3,046
Mexico
thous. of dolls.
12,906
South America
thous. of dolls 15, 036
18,254
20,791
10,432
11,610
13,244
14,853
13,723
14,719
13, 563
14,008
14,667
827
1,320
1,576
983
488
598
804
1,011
1,148
1,636
1,018
1,177
1,257
Argentina
thous. of dolls.
6,105
6,958
8,704
8,714
4,494
3,184
5,532
6,383
6,617
6,114
5,816
7,244
7,056
Brazil
thous. of dolls.
409
438
1,000
619
222
1,680
134
156
260
145
271
230
194
Chile
thous. of dolls.
By economic classes:
29,619
19,456
22,150
27,268
27,202
27,780
21,129
28,737
27,205
21,134
23, 633
Crude materials
thous. of dolls. 24,920 28,387
14, 600
13,885
17,327
19,445
17,643
17,929
19,153
17,864
16, 557
18,411
Foodstuffs, crude
thous. of dolls. 19, 721 20,582 20,003
16, 270
11,661
15,340
13,941
14,056
10,519
12,817
12,821
12,097
15,145
Foodstuffs, manufactured—thous. of dolls. 20, 303 16, 579 12,795
18, 337
17,239
18,462
11,894
15,091
14, 619
16,719
16, 747
16,154
16, 615
13,606
14, 751
13,537
Manufactures, semi
thous. of dolls.
29,402
21,810
24,635
28,076
28,099
25, 255
23,440
21,889
19,107
22,924
20,914
Manufactures, finished
thous. of dolls. 23, 622 29,489
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSPORTATION
Express Operations
Operating revenue
thous. of dolls..
Operating income—
thous. of dolls..
8,036
118
7,769
122
7,124
132
6,775
136
7,122
132
7,216
130
7,039
134
7,351
124
6,603
136
8.225
739, 799
52,440
8.225
680, 723
48,625
8.235
621,001
44, 650
8.219
614,081
45,400
8.229
633,118
45,114
8.212
695,712
48,647
8.235
677,163
47,600
8.235
719, 464
50,459
8.192
679,910
47,384
52
51
53
61
Electric Street Railways
Fares, average (320 cities)
Passengers carried
Operating revenues
cents..
thousands..
Steam Railroads
39
43
49
64
Freight carloadings (F.R.B.):
24
21
23
31
Index, unadjusted
1923-25=100—
24
21
21
25
Coal
1923-25 = 10058
84
83
82
Coke
1923-25=100..
45
45
51
64
Forest products
1923-25=100.
68
72
71
68
Grain and products
1923-25 = 100. _
10
17
18
16
Livestock
1923-25=100..
56
52
62
53
Merchandise, l.c.l
1923-25 = 100..
Ore
1923-25=100..
11932 figures include final revisions. For revisions for January through March 1932 see issues of March, April, and May, 1933.
Miscellaneous
1923-25 = 100..
43,656
thous. of dolls..
51
44
27
24
76
50
65
8
54
35
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1932
1933
May
May-
June
July
1933
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ber
ary
March
April
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS—Continued
TRANSPORTATION-Continued
Steam Railroads—Continued
Freight carloadings—Continued
Index, adjusted
1923-25=100.
Coal
1923-25=100Coke
1923-25=100.
Forest products
1923-25=100.
Grain and products..
.__ 1923-25=100.
Livestock
1923-25=100.
Merchandise, l.c.l
1923-25=100.
Ore
1923-25=100.
Miscellaneous
1923-25=100.
Total cars 1
thousands.
Coal
thousands.
Coke
thousands.
Forest products
thousandsGrain and products
_
thousands.
Livestock
thousandsMerchandise, l.c.l
..thousands.
Ore
thousandsMiscellaneous
thousands.
Freight-car surplus, total
thousands.
Box.__
thousands.
Coal
thousandsEquipment, mfrs. (See Trans. Equip.)
Financial operations (class I roads):
Dividends paid. (See Finance.)
Operating revenues...
-.thous. of dolls.
Freight
thous. of dolls.
Passenger
_.thous. of dolls.
Operating expenses
thous. of dolls.
Net operating income
thous. of dolls.
Operating results (class I roads):
Freight carried 1 mile.
-..mills, of tons.
Receipts per ton mile
cents.
Passengers carried 1 mile
..millions.
Waterway Traffic
Canals:
Cape Cod...
thous. of short tons.
New York State
thous. of short tons.
Panama, total
thous. of long tons.
U.S. vessels
..thous. of long tons.
St. Lawrence
thous. of short tons.
Sault Ste. Marie
thous. of short tons.
Suez
thous. of metric tons.
Welland
thous. of short tons.
Rivers:
Allegheny
thous. of short tons.
Mississippi (Government barges)
thous. of short tons.
Monongahela
thous. of short tons.
Ohio (Pittsburgh to Wheeling)
thous. of short tons.
Ocean traffic:
Clearances, vessels in foreign trade
thous. of net tons.
Foreign
thous. of net tons.
United States
thous. of net tons.
Shipbuilding. (See Trans. Equip.)
Travel
Airplane travel:
Passengers carried*
number.
Passenger miles flown*
thous. of miles.
Hotel business:
Average sale per occupied room
dollarsRooms occupied
percent of totalForeign travel:
Arrivals, U.S. citizens
number.
Departures, U.S. citizens
numberEmigrants
numberImmigrants
numberPassports issued
numberNational parks:
Visitors
-.numberAutomobiles
numberPullman Co.:
Passengers carried
thousands.
Revenues, total
-thous. of dolls.
56
52
33
28
99
54
66
14
57
2,128
318
15
83
148
66
661
31
805
553
281
204
54
48
26
24
76
54
71
4
54
2,088
•299
13
75
117
69
728
10
778
751
381
297
52
45
27
22
66
53
71
6
54
1,966
267
12
67
101
60
682
14
764
773
387
314
51
49
24
21
70
54
69
9
49
2,422
361
13
73
185
72
816
31
872
764
387
304
254, 741 246, 237
194, 272 185,940
31,330 32, 633
207, 393 199,331
11,951 12,653
237,813
179,910
32, 713
191, 752
11, 597
51
51
25
20
68
57
68
10
48
2,065
338
11
62
154
67
676
28
728
708
377
261
54
59
32
24
68
54
69
10
52
2,245
414
14
69
148
81
681
24
813
599
324
210
57
68
39
25
65
52
69
12
56
3,158
676
24
95
174
117
893
32
1,148
545
314
171
57
66
40
24
59
51
68
10
57
2,195
491
19
64
111
76
666
12
756
622
353
198
252,102 272,473
194,987 214,599
31, 385 30, 481
189, 631 189, 377
28,368 49, 647
298,462
244,074
26,179
200,147
63,839
253,575
203,146
24,859
189, 667
34,179
58
69
45
22
59
50
69
20
57
2,487
626
28
66
132
83
777
9
765
647
376
196
56
56
40
22
61
50
69
20
57
1,910
429
21
55
106
69
613
7
610
692
381
233
50
55
35
20
69
45
62
23
47
1,841
366
18
59
104
52
624
8
611
681
362
244
53
53
29
22
99
53
63
17
52
2,505
397
17
86
177
82
803
16
926
619
314
237
246,062 226, 555 211,613 217, 599
188,164 179, 239 168,790 174, 916
30,202 26,654 23, 585 21, 886
188, 205 181,680 170,864 175, 295
9,855 10, 548
32,857 13, 266
224,877
180,212
22,920
173, 296
19, 041
19,870
1.086
1,425
18, 668
1.104
1,462
19,065
1.051
1,613
20, 046
1.065
1,556
22, 706
1.029
1,529
26,344
1.010
1,231
21, 754
1.020
1,156
21,102
.978
1,380
1,109
213
415
1,677
662
«878
1,568
1,891
1,037
201
454
1,405
633
905
1,988
1,816
1,065
214
376
1,260
576
822
2,638
1,906
1,030
214
528
1,349
650
938
3,095
1,893
1,162
215
478
1,347
638
1,061
3,807
1,768
1,292
235
554
1,582
723
1,014
3,924
2,171
1,252
224
588
1,532
682
751
2,877
2,021
1,087
224
0
1,622
587
51
215
2,177
147
168
145
147
109
148
127
170
150
110
119
1,022
112
654
108
571
107
562
100
601
95
697
109
796
113
763
81
799
392
367
430
446
534
494
94
776
434
245
542
1,630
783
835
3,490
576
54
65
45
19
58
49
66
20
51
1,958
492
25
55
101
62
618
7
598
650
368
206
19,986 »19,117 »19, 357
.977
.995
1.009
1,045
1,167
997
200
0
1,464
560
0
0
2,225
0
19,831
158
0
1,435
623
0
0
1,983
0
192
0
1,738
724
0
0
2,468
0
212
183
1,528
302
352
696
2,289
588
81
92
115
72
683
79
702
82
776
465
400
357
456
5,619
3,403
2,217
5,819
3,736
2,083
5, 879
3,807
2,071
6,191
4,053
2,138
5,902
3,747
2,155
5,325
3,305
2,020
5,019
3,084
1,936
4,299
2,701
1,598
4,226
2,633
1,594
4,050
2,460
1,590
4,528
2,861
1, 667
3,326
1,782
1,544
45,105
11, 701
46, 639
12, 514
53, 759
14, 775
57, 995
15,936
52,829
14, 586
38, 548
11,192
30, 671
9,102
22,889
6,913
23,046
7,633
24, 945
8,070
29,499
9,347
3.12
53
19, 233
22,152
8,577
2,479
30, 442
3.11
49
3.09
45
3.24
46
3.16
48
3.12
53
3.13
50
2.98
51
2.80
45
2.85
48
18,690
28, 357
8,391
2, 586
29, 273
28, 006
59, 298
11, 328
2,07P
15,967
54, 070
57,887
8, 783
2,719
10,163
60, 258
38,368
8,856
3,129
8,039
28, 058
28,854
7,788
2,388
6,133
14,879
22,129
8,031
2,006
6,007
2.98
47
13,259
20,461
8,040
1,846
4,838
24, 300
7,854
2.94
54
5,742
4,945
92, 518 137, 236 255,987
21,733 33, 578 123,179
502, 762
133,025
488,562 211, 601
125,973 57, 226
69,454
19,838
36, 290
7,947
27,343
5,662
36,463
6,226
43,379
6,496
40, 969
5,734
66, 313
11, 326
5,129
3,259
1,870
2.71
51
17, 428
9,744
1,270
3,558
1,300
3,757
1,276
3,608
1,323
3,475
1,339
3, 648
1,158
3,127
1,078
2,902
1,248
3,294
1,158
3,208
952
2,784
872
2,643
974
2,880
88,583
60,657
20, 752
60,005
19, 464
16,373
86, 725
59,451
20, 203
58,477
19,057
16,109
82,187
56, 710
18,566
57, 291
15,991
15,815
82, 690
55,911
19,857
56, 976
17,048
15, 592
82, 588
56,119
19,537
55,180
18,743
15,498
83,045
57,094
19,093
55,390
18,966
15,379
80, 679
56,356
17, 575
55,444
17,061
15, 261
81,904
56,500
18, 507
56,175
18,540
15,142
79, 726
56,011
17,016
58, 215
14,024
15,015
76,061
53,962
15, 512
55, 559
13,102
14,902
78, 925
54, 615
18,155
57, 387
14, 254
14, 779
78, 053
54,116
17,442
55, 653
14,897
14, 676
8,914
6,867
8,126
9,116
6,997
8,002
725
7,788
5,844
7,918
"516
8,638
6,545
7,646
602
8,728
6,534
7,521
818
8,229
6,205
7,494
349
7,706
5,697
7,425
8,352
6,334
7,010
888
7,317
5,529
7,117
*194
6,976
5,250
6,605
<*346
8,827
6,841
7,055
1,375
7,992
6,133
6,655
COMMUNICATIONS
Telephone (class A companies):
Operating revenues
thous. of dolls.
Station revenues
thous. of dolls.
Tolls, message
thous. of dolls.
Operating expenses
thous. of dolls.
Operating income
thous. of dolls.
Stations in service, end of mo
thousands.
Telegraphs and cables:
Operating revenues
thous. of dolls.
Commercial telegraph tolls.thous. of dolls.
Operating expenses..
thous. of dolls.
Operating income
thous. of dolls.
<*104
1 Data for July, October, December 1932, and April 1933 are for 5 weeks; other months 4 weeks.
* New series. Covers scheduled airlines operating in United States. Earlier data not published.
«Revised.
«*=deficit.
36
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
May
July 1933
1933
1933
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ary
ber
March
April
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
CHEMICALS
Alcohol:
Denatured:
Consumption (disposed of)
thous. of wine gal..
Production
thous of wine gal_.
Stocks, end of month.. _thous. of wine gal..
Ethyl:
Production
thous. of proof gal_.
Stocks, warehoused, end of month
thous. of proof gal..
Withdrawn for denaturing
thous. of proof gal..
Methanol, wood distilled:
Crude:
Production*
gallons..
Stocks, total *
.gallons..
Refined:
Exports
gallonsPrice, wholesale, N.Y
dolls, per gal..
Production *
gallons..
Shipments *
.gallonsStocks, end of month *
gallons..
Methanol, synthetic:
Production....
__
gallons..
Shipments.
gallons..
Stocks, end of month
gallons..
Explosives:
Orders, new
thous. of lb..
Production
thous. of lb_.
Shipments
thous. of lb..
Stocks, end of month.
thous. of lb_.
Sulphur and sulphuric acid:
Sulphur, production (quarterly)..long tons..
Sulphuric acid (104 plants):
Consumed in prod, of fertilizer.short tons..
Price, wholesale 66°, at works
dolls, per short ton..
Production.
short tons..
Purchases:
From fertilizer mfrs._
short tons..
From others
short tons.
Shipments:
• To fertilizer mfrs
short tons..
To others
short tons..
184,921
253,499
5,253
6,203
5,461
4,296
4,868
2,199
3,041
5, 382
4,533
11, 578
10, 577
18,490
19,068
8,244
8,932
9,924
5,328
4,616
2,750
4,519
3,614
1,839
3,900
4,147
2,230
3,654
3,682
2,256
8,679
8.172
5,016
7,000
6,633
4,639
7,041
7,255
4,841
11,908
12,365
13,355
13,140
7,391
5,278
6,014
9,084
8,229
9,012
20,071
18,079
18,780
19,154
18,020
16,140
14,782
15,922
16,639
19,186
13,780
11,906
11,905
8,011
6,722
5,969
6,691
7,013
6,071
6,277
4,917
3,468
3,758
3,909
1,988
243,089 135,837 111,113 98,872 9S, 108 188,405 290. 557 303,026 312,481 256,826 '268,064 »174, 201
541, 533 511,120 558,374 477,538 329,507 253,055 273, 701 228, 867 297,163 281,484 '288,198 * 271,914
59,621 44,378 55,129
.37
.37
.37
95, 365 71,668 97,154
105, 578 76,404 119,571
348,572 298,704 276,287
62,156 112,122 62,613 233,754 147,338
.37
.37
.37
.37
.37
173, 636 165,860 117.236 '124,086 1« 82,846
196, 786 59, 546 90,285 « 93,848 1105, 559
218,175 324,489 351,440 '381, 678 358,965
I
366,015 742,826 712, 537 793,639 792,641 697.890 571,372 531,635 643. 598 352, 748 324, 527 178,232 425,333
761,369 349,034 587,442 294,911 461,299 550,862 958,909 819,251 587,406 512,781 625,484 665,702 576, 646
1,715,547 ,727,442 !,852,057 5,351,265 3,682,607 1,829,635 5,442,098 !, 154,4823,210,674 1,050,641 !,749,684 2,262,214 '2,110,901
14,975
15, 781
15,449
16,033
16,139
16,896
17,057
14,319
14,018
13,790
17,588
47,733 60,123 134, 564 79,714
.37
.37
.37
.37
83,534 150,686 102,448 197,534
117, 248 145,724 92,220 159,491
242,573 247,535 257,763 295,806
14,473
12,563
13,918
16,192
17,607
17,903
18,956
15,187
241,958
15.50
20,867
19,557
20,152
14,548
83,731
.37
140,584
195,065
241,325
22,122
22, 624
23,011
14,213
19, 074
20, 753
20,054
14,912
194,471
17,998
17,930
17,807
15,020
17,129
17,777
17, 520
15,545
15,437
16,008
16,424
14,935
15,435
15,804
14,986
15,307
15,006
16,005
15, 502
15, 711
116,478
188,607
30,266
29,658
32,590
52,272
53, 259
74,813
99,615
102,886
100,446
87, 500
76,573
71, 749
15.50
50,690
15.50
44,930
15.50
45,393
15.50
58,345
15. 50
61,152
15.50
84,471
15.50
115,684
15.50
119,350
15.50
114,618
15.50
99,825
15.50
79,328
15.50
73,900
1,954
11,974
2,315
13,978
7,514
13,677
12,404
6,586
11,846
4,652
16,224
9,158
14,702
13,429
17, 583
13, 794
15,002
10,625
9,987
10,309
8,544
12,222
14,487
16,177
21,009
4,329
17,938
4,478
14,242
5,720
24,380
7,139
23,261
10,920
23,579
10,165
22,805
15,284
24,363
14,641
26,538
14,063
21,675
14,439
19,751
14,065
23, 612
FERTILIZERS
Consumption, Southern States
825
235
thous. of short tons.
60
156
14
205
298
40
97
85
Exports, total§
long tons.. 60,349 81,686 52,000 60,359 52,926 64,701 67,268 71,724 71,136 56,163 59,894 85,481
9,485
Nitrogeneous§
long tons..
5,987
4,105 12,255
7,633 15,234 32,606 20, 679 13,833 18,185
8,829
7,836
Phosphate materials
long tons.. 52,479 76,943 36,731 51,721 36,708 30,005 44,204 50,299 52,314 44,128 50,143 73,165
55
104
Prepared fertilizers
long tons.
69
114
306
374
65
73
50
172
14
80
Imports, total§
long tons. 101,085 84, 783 58,018 49,985 57,530 88,006 91,619 85, 206 47,956 94,313 90,349 97, 507
59, 561 66,909 38,351 26,637 26,208 44,817 42,831 48,627 30, 760 55,281 65,457 61, 535
Nitrogenous!
long tons.
106
8,431
Nitrate of soda§
-long tons.
37
647
4,887
48
11
517
0
13
405
2,516
5,814
3,486
Phosphates—
__
long tons.
3,470
3,154
3,220
4,888
4,878
3,514
4,063
9,506
5,956
4,539
22, 714 12,279
Potash
_
long tons7,533 18,172 23,650 33,534 30,000 24,478
7,128 24,968 17,998 21,885
Price, nitrate of soda, 95 percent, N.Y.
1.295
1.345
dolls, per cwt.
1.770
1.770
1.295
1.295
1.770
1.220
1.270
1.295
1.633
1.240
Superphosphate, bulk:
Production
short tons.
86,200 61,539 69,813 112,919 117,175 150,018 209,476 224,794 227,154 188,631 167,114
Shipments to consumers
short tons.
7,892 16,188 31,561 '155,402
68,887 21,498 10,774 12,275 80,779 47,338 13,028
l
Stocks, end of month
_
.short tons.
857,096 855,535 852,587 868,657 853,035 874,042 979,903 1,076,520 1,089,429 1,066,567 897,888
NAVAL STORES
Pine oil:
Production
.gallons. 208,133 201,628 189,752 201,608 189,132 231,115 195,248 227,273 199,202 233,286 186, 598 202,929
Rosin, gum:
2.89
Price, wholesale " B , " N.Y—.dolls, per bbl.
4.10
2.89
3.44
3.01
2.89
3.04
3.15
3.23
3.41
3.65
3.55
Receipts, net, 3 ports
bbl. (5001b.). 110,450 91,527 96,115 104,904 99,148 83,484 75,153 76,804 71,458 35,064 30,639 35, 796
Stocks, 3 ports, end of month..bbl. (500 lb.)_ 227,022 350,472 366,318 371,797 386,664 356,985 335,301 346,908 332,613 295,859 263,270 237,350
Rosin, wood:
Production
bbl. (500lb.).
31,045 30, 597 29,483 30,076 31,141 31,155 33,132 31,308 29, 220 31,188 25,583 26, 597
Stocks, end of month
__bbl. (500 lb.)_
70,934 92,695 96,314 104,448 104,990 102,422 96,367
100,053 104, 771 104, 223 98, 615
Turpentine, gum:
.46
Price, wholesale, N.Y
dolls, per gal.47
.42
.45
.44
.41
.45
.43
.42
.45
.46
.46
6,710
Receipts, net, 3 ports
___bbl. (50 gal.).
2,826
6,283
32, 359 27,410 26,841 29,723 27,770 22,811 19,362 18,125 15,979
Stocks, 3 ports, end of month.bbl. (50 gal.).
67,117 73,896 70, 242 82, 532 86,467 82,364 82,503 91,212 91,971 84,096 74,894 63,679
Turpentine, wood:
4,255
Production
bbl. (50 gal.).
4,175
5,028
4,827
5,454
5,070
4,975
5,151
4,878
4,861
5,020
5,202
12,387
Stocks, end of month
bbl. (50 gal.).
6,981
5,560
7,412
5,267
7,054
8,312 10,602 13,112 14,194 14,399
OILS, FATS, AND ANIMAL
BY-PRODUCTS
Animal fats and by-products (quarterly):
Animal fats:
Consumption, factory
thous. of lb_.
178,375
171,011
Production
thous. of lb..
553,147
474,719
Stocks, end of quarter
.thous. of lb._
240,524
303,339
Animal glues:
Production
..thous. of lb_.
15, 542
11, 755
Stocks, end of quarter
thous. oflb__
74,726
73,954
Gelatin, edible:
Production
thous. of lb_.
3,924
_ 1,300
Stocks, end of quarter
thous. of lb_.
10,457 I
8,508
0
Revised.
• New series. For earlier data see p. 20 of the April 1933 issue.
§ Data for 1932 revised. For revision covering months of January-April 1932 see p. 36 of the June 1933 issue.
149, 864
570,199
235,326
138, 652
598, 610
283,313
14,085
72,856
3, 511
9,107
4,937
10, 751
119
69, 580
4,239
63, 621
57
102, 204
70,934
66
3,934
20, 537
1.305
158,890
265, 511
521,297
184, 760
3.28
63, 372
212, 526
24, 926
86,406
.43
18,176
59,212
3,831
10,863
37
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
1933
May
May
June
July
1933
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ary
ber
March
April
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS—Continued
OILS, FATS, AND ANIMAL BYPRODUCTS—Continued
Animal fats and by-products—Continued
Greases:
50,617
50, 047
Consumption, factory
.-thous. of lb__
80,923
74,640
Production
thous. of lb__
78,747
69,162
Stocks, end of quarter
thous. of lb_.
Lard compounds and substitutes:
221,006
276,916
Production
thous. of lb._
23,527
24,480
Stocks, end of quarter
..thous. of lb.
Fish oils (quarterly):
35,103
38,943
Consumption, factory
thous. of lb.
36,722
5,938
Production
thous. of lb_.
195,886
183,960
Stocks, end of quarter.._
thous. of lb.
Vegetable oils and products:
Vegetable oils, total:
Consumption, factory (quarterly)
615, 691
506,351
thous. of lb.
1,607
3,123
2,815
867
2,029
5,516
3,961
Exports
_
_
thous. of lb.
2,243
54, 231
55,978
43,971
41,085 50,631
61,377
Imports §
thous. of lb. 82, 720 62,891
403,439
418,363
Production (quarterly)
thous. of lb_
Stocks, end of quarter:
553,546
538,909
Crude
thous. of lb.
704,882
532, 231
Refined
thous. of lb_
Copra and coconut oils:
Copra:
Consumption, factory (quarterly)
49, 656
42, 067
short tons.
10,894
11,074
14,482
24, 895
13,283
Imports
short tons.
16,397
23,362 25,049
11,838
Stocks, end of quarter
short tons.
9,448
Coconut or copra oil:
Consumption, factory:
124,120
130,032
Crude (quarterly)
thous. of lb.
Refined, total (quarterly)
59,171
62,380
thous. of lb.
8,497
7,181
9,621
10,425
11,920 11,936
In oleomargarine
thous. of lb_
28,259
25,725
9,442 14,912
23,605
15,698
17,335
Imports
thous. of lb.
32,677
Production (quarterly):
62,358
53, 015
Crude
thous. of lb.
54,351
57,350
Refined
thous. of lb.
Stocks, end of quarter:
178,229
145, 339
Crude
thous. of lb.
14,500
13, 004
Refined
thous. of lb.
Cottonseed and products: f
Cottonseed: t
Consumption (crush)
short tons. 219, 024 199,452 112,963 90,262 151,193 873, 033 711, 236 673,397
73,877
64,701
38,173 119,936 968,757 1,258,516 892,182
71,921
Receipts at mills
short tons.
Stocks at mills, end of month_short tons. 447,894 400,375 352,113 300,024 265,372 666,877 1,214,157 1,432,942
Cottonseed cake and meal: f
4,965
2,119
3,030
5,373
12,622
25,702 18,430
Exports*
_
..short tons.
52,304
92,839
41, 208
70, 271 256,555 319, 695 302,815
Production...
short tons. 100,631
Stocks at mills, end of month.short tons. 207,175 149,548 135,516 114,656 97,481 201,421 308,788 367,661
Cottonseed oil, crude: t
68,436
40,454
29, 281
45,539 173,198 218,949 208,238
73, 324
Production
thous. of lb.
85,134
51,172
29, 524
28,315 103,100 133,875 147,746
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lb_. 81, 279
Cottonseed oil, refined:
Consumption, factory (quarterly)
223,273
thous. of lb.
283,700
1,137
931
1,241
1,292
In oleomargarine
thous. of lb.
1,378
986
1,270
Price, summer yellow, prime, N. Y.
.032
.033
.038
.045
.050
.037
dolls, per Re.045
.040
47,775
38,273
production f
thous. of lb_. 107, 508 90,331 70,887
81,183 165,906 187,047
Stocks, end of month f
thous. of lb_. 779,447 707,439 672,822 628,420 525,303 503,199 581,583 670,558
Flaxseed and products:
Flaxseed:
829
511
103
20
806
603
437
384
Imports, United States
thous. of bu_.
Minneapolis and Duluth:
364
524
347
175
2,486
729
1,548
2,845
Receipts
..thous. of bu_.
193
267
267
519
306
1,340
1,427
1,700
Shipments—
.thous. of bu...
912
822
902
1,565
763
3,265
1,200
2,109
Stocks, end of month
thous. of bu__
Oil mills:
3,507
3,739
Consumption, quarterly.thous. of bu_.
1,454
2,663
Stocks, end of quarter...thous. of bu__
1.21
1.01
1.43
1.05
1.11
1.06
1.13
Price, no. 1, Minn...
dolls, per bu__
Production, crop estimate.thous. of bu_.
Stocks, Argentina, end of month
7,874
7,087
«6,299
7,480
3,937
5,906
3,937
thous. of bu._
Linseed cake and meal:
20,787
20,373
19,372
30,536
5,923 22,116 17,797
Exports
thous. of lb._ 17,676
Shipments from Minneapolis
3,932
3,665
12,960
8,411
7,610
14,338 11,367
thous. of lb._ 10,799
Linseed oil:
Consumption, factory (quarterly)
65, 253
51,575
thous. of lb.
.061
.059 """."056" ""."655'
.087
.061
"~.~667"
Price, wholesale, N.Y
dolls, per lb__
65,764
68,503
Production (quarterly)
thous. of lb_.
Shipments from Minneapolis
7,007
4,752
;,770
4,666
3,433
4,849
7,257
4,007
thous. of lb._
Stocks at factory, end of quarter
116,082
97,496
thous. of lb.
Lard compound:
.059
.061
.073
.065
.074
Price, tierces, Chicago*
dolls, perlb..
.066
.063
Oleomargarine:
Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals)
14,273
10,945
thous. of lb-. 19,578
11,360
15,020
16,211 19,391 20,048
Price, standard, uncolored, Chicago
.094
.095
.095
.091 I
dolls, per lb__
.093
.095
.095
.095
12, 111
14,338
Production
thous. of lb
11,408 I 16,016
17,128 19,528 19,166
• Revised.
/As
Dec. 1.
* A L ) of
KJL ±JK3\J.
J..
t For revisions of the year ended July 1932, see p. 20 of the February 1933 issue.
* New series. Earlier data not published.
§ Data for 1932 revised. For revisions for months of January through April 1932 see p. 37 of the June 1933 issue.
48,575
80,058
72,013
44, 889
79, 411
71,894
225,932
26,265
203, 564
25,020
36,817
28,682
197, 290
29,741
18,197
181,374
837,087
6,356
66,191
798,395
7,406
75,298
6,627
40,237
575,970
763,781
56,959
26,772
28,084
2,357
55,039
664, 447
18,009
27,300
127,640
67,701
12,234
26,110
660,362
4,697
69,913
600,825
59, 225
14,852
24, 571
15,754
120,207
13,434
28,136
10, 706
13,148
70,819
59,847
120,928
14,227
69, 426
13,498
29,651
12, 788
20,210
76,028
61, 785
138, 551
14,382
483,290 419,354 440,333 368, 336
381,139 300,753 198, 291 148, 382
1,328,607 1,211,440
749,164
249,267
95,100
594,997
21,941 23,873
5,039
216,133 190,943 198,762 167,464
366,626 342,565 332,624 286,197
4,564
115,602
221,453
151,315
143,835
130,699
146,688
139,178 116, 668
159,060 161,246
80,163
122, 517
229,799
1,519
1,467
209,942
1,408
1,382
.035
.036
.035
.037
133,618 112,212 113,517 107,938
730,492 759,730 802,125 807,376
.040
97, 615
804,201
1,274
914
570
732
221
434
293
1,210
101
126
107
153
950
179
235
1,037
4,365
1,646
1.13
1.28
4,998
3,121
1.09
/11,841
393
1,023
1.16
1.10
5,512
5,512
5,512
6,299
14,753
26, 690
22,799
17, 291
20,518
8,576
8,297
6,410
8,693
9,564
""."673" ""."672"
39, 021
.075
79, 595
""078
4,405
8,152
43,833
.069
90,987
2,510
4,108
3,462
121,775
141,105
.060
.059
.059
.060
.063
18,269
22,920
15,498
23,106
18,358
.095
20,142
.095
21,023
.080
17,246
.077
21,387
.081
20,439
38
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
May
July 1933
1933
1932
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruOctober NovemAugust September
ber
ber
ary
March
April
CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS—Continued
PAINTS
Paints, varnish, and lacquer products: #
Total sales (588 estab.)
thous. of dolls.
Classified (315 estab.)
thous. of dolls.
Industrial
thous. of dolls.
Trade
thous. of dolls.
Unclassified (273 estab.)..-thous. of dolls.
Plastic, cold-water paints, and calcimines:
24,981
14,660
4,866
9,794
10,321
19, 637
13,419
4,685
8,734
6,218
14,430
9,852
3,793
6,059
4,578
15,592
10,607
3,997
6,610
4,986
13,260
8,796
3,599
5,197
4,464
10,128
6,730
3,223
3,507
3,398
11,946
7,694
3,530
4,164
4,252
12,346
8,184
3,417
4,767
4,161
14,431
9,180
3,385
5,795
5,252
20, 295
13,297
4,664
8,633
6,997
dollars.
dollars.
dollars.
126,685
65,309
67,990
93,052
78,961
59,870
75,228 102, 299 117,732 113,493
82,639 64,229 68,485 65,529
45,281 54,028 48,150 47,344
129,064
42, 228
65,660
50,170
30,756
60,047 75,988
74,379 104,789
37,214 42,320
99,810
86,440
44.159
116,523
88,071
61,314
thous. of lb_
thous. of lb.
85
144
154
72
105
76
119
81
102
65
91
105
132
thous. of lb.
thous. of lb.
659
665
839
818
713
787
635
753
597
688
535
687
594
804
23
26
18
33
26
27
5,460
4,864
11,100
5,146
14,168
4,959
16,477
4,454
840
191
113
535
1,694
2,731
348
323
525
522
1,022
1,685
2,267
522
470
1,275
Calcimines
Plastic paints..
Cold-water paints
_
16,032
10,770
3,851
6,919
5,263
16,806
11,198
3,981
7,217
5,608
PYROXYLIN PRODUCTS
Rods:
Production*
Shipments*..
Sheets:
Production*
Shipments*
Tubes:
Production*
Shipments*
_
_
573
65
142
126
155
163
541
540
691
802
941
thous. of lb_
thous. of lb.
ROOFING
Dry roofing felt:
Production
_
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Prepared roofing, shipments:
Total
thous. squares..
Grit roll
thous. squares..
Shingles (all types)
thous. squares..
Smooth roll
thous. squares..
135
188
940
1,007
47
14,779
4,911
13,103
5,388
12,136
4,909
18,474
4,078
22,781
3,717
17,778
3,706
9,450
4,662
1,625
381
508
736
1,524
374
433
717
1,718
396
453
870
2,837
672
707
1,457
3,103
764
878
1,461
2,573
630
656
1,287
1,202
271
192
739
I
7,604
4,827
621
141
118
362
ELECTRIC POWER AND GAS
ELECTRIC POWER
Consumption, industrial, for power purposes.
(See Business Indexes.)
Fuel consumed in production of electrical
energy. (See Fuels.)
Production, total t
mills, of kw.-hrs._
By source:
Fuels
mills, of kw.-hrs._
Water power..
mills, of kw.-hrs._
By type of producer:
Central stations
mills, of kw.-hrs..
Street railways, manufacturing plants, etc.
mills, of kw.-hrs..
Sales of electrical energy:
Sales to ultimate consumers, total
(N.E.L.A.)
mills, of kw.-hrs..
Domestic service
mills, of kw.-hrs—
Commercial—retail
mills, of kw.-hrs-_
Commercial—wholesale—mills, of kw.-hrs. _
Municipal and streeting lighting
mills, of kw.-hrs._
Railroads:
Electrified steam
mills, of kw.-hrs..
Street and interurban—mills, of kw.-hrs..
Gross revenue from sales of energy (Electrical
World)
thous. of dolls.
Revenues from ultimate consumers
(N.E.L.A.)
thous. of dolls.
6,650
6,563
6,547
6,764
6,752
7,073
6,952
7,149
6,932
6,286
6,673
6,451
3,627
3,023
3,876
2,687
3,858
2,689
4,179
2,585
4,316
2,436
4,351
2,722
4,087
2,865
4,377
2,772
3,982
2,950
3,651
2,635
3,664
3,009
3,367
3,084
6,230
6,148
6,123
6,328
6,315
6,609
6,513
6,670
6,535
5,922
6,264
6,048
420
415
424
436
437
464
439
479
397
364
409
5,098
912
1,007
2,580
5,022
869
981
2,617
4,969
854
1,007
2,550
5,045
838
1,016
2,617
5,238
911
1,055
2,698
5,326
984
1,065
2,653
5,423
1,076
1,117
2,578
5,345
1,131
1,125
2,383
5,373
1,206
1,121
2,343
5,026
1,074
1,044
2,248
4,878
1,004
984
2,221
984
2,423
179
156
163
175
183
199
207
217
234
211
196
179
43
334
42
314
41
309
42
311
41
305
45
331
46
350
50
382
49
361
50
348
55
361
53
318
158,300
154,960
152,370
152,020
159,040
165,410
169, 730
171,880
171,370
158, 620
151,920
146, 308
143,396
140,986
140, 256
145,976
151,551
156,862
157,561
160, 279
149,768
142,487
142,512
10,320
9,761
57
494
31,936
23, 354
1,465
10, 220
9,669
51
492
30,149
22,944
511
10, 212
9,670
45
490
27,581
21,158
227
10,155
9,616
46
485
25,608
19, 519
177
10,203
9,659
49
488
28,213
21,899
219
10,159
9,606
58
487
30,335
22,990
794
10,038
9,484
62
484
30,186
21,338
2,030
10,002
9,445
63
486
31,824
21,641
3,244
9,907
9,356
61
482
32, 324
21,937
3,424
9,879
9,328
62
481
30,949
20,714
3,395
9,853
9,305
61
478
30,655
20,821
3,216
9,824
9,279
61
476
30,459
21,103
2,576
GAS
Manufactured gas:*
Customers, total
thousandsDomestic
thousands..
House heating
thousandsIndustrial and commercial
thousandsSales, to consumers
millions of cu. ft.
Domestic
millions of cu. ft._
House heating
millions of cu. ft
Industrial and commercial
millions of cu. ft
Revenues from sales to consumers
thous. of dolls
Domestic
thous. of dolls.
House heating.
thous. of dolls.
Industrial and commercial.thous. of dolls.
Natural gas:*
Customers, total
thousands.
Domestic
thousands.
Industrial and commercial
thousands.
Sales to consumers
..millions of cu. ft.
Domestic
millions of cu. ft.
Industrial and commercial
millions of cu: ft.
Revenues, from sales to consumers
thous. of dolls.
Domestic
thous. of dolls.
Industrial and commercial.thous. of dolls.
6,965
6,559
6,071
5,778
5,949
6,372
6,632
6,737
6,778
6,661
6,438
6,607
35,369
27,922
1,118
6,214
34,093
27,725
409
5,852
31,664
25,934
208
5,426
29,687
24,220
163
5,208
32,405
26,727
198
5,375
34,011
27,612
632
5,650
33,022
25, 596
1,458
5,845
34,134
25,802
2,213
5,990
34,288
25,929
2,292
5,945
32,872
24,608
2,289
5,841
32,509
24, 551
2,166
5,667
32,435
25,020
1,787
5,516
5,572
5,093
477
61,910
21,328
5,493
5,031
460
54,856
13,901
5,446
4,994
450
48,466
9,774
5,420
4,972
446
48, 549
8,034
5,427
4,980
446
52, 615
8,509
5,453
4,996
455
60,001
13, 541
5,486
5,020
464
73, 280
21,625
5,499
5,032
466
88, 716
35,325
5,470
5,003
465
90,047
40,477
5,503
5,011
491
86,262
34,998
5,470
4,986
482
80,289
33,153
5,430
4,955
473
73,188
28,182
39,869
40,507
38,125
39,935
43,651
45,283
50,558
52,175
48,777
50,337
46,361
44,423
24,313
15,338
8,891
20,001
11,676
8,261
17,063
9,437
7,558
16,501
8,823
7,600
17,469
9,243
8,147
20, 720
11,607
8,964
25,907
15,464
10,245
33,407
21, 784
11,455
35,709
24,450
11,130
33,936
22,250
11,487
30,858
20,201
10,530
27,322
17,562
9,655
# Since March 1932 detailed figures are not strictly comparable owing to changes in firms reporting.
* New series. For earlier data see p. 19 of the January 1933 issue (pyroxylin products) and p. 19 of the May 1933 issue (gas).
t For revised data for year 1932 see pp. 38 and 56 of the May 1933 issue.
39
SURVEY OF CUEEENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
May
1933
1932
May
June
July
August **$£*'
October
January February
No
™
March
April
129,093
.18
126, 751
50, 672
133,645
.21
133, 734
48,072
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Butter:
Consumption, apparent*
_thous. of lb_. 160,871 166, 614 131,548
Price, N.Y., wholesale (92 score)dolls, perlb..
.17
.23
.19
Production (factory) f
thous. of lb_. 185,994 185,393 186, 736
Receipts, 5 markets
_
thous. of lb_. 65,023 75, 552 71,712
Stocks, cold storage, creamery, end of month
thous. of lb_. 34, 555 29,160
Cheese:
Consumption, apparent!thous. of lb_. 56, 740 <* 56,724 46,783
3,802
Imports.
thous. of lb_.
5,527
4,338
.11
Price, No. 1 Amer. N.Y
dolls, perlb-.
.15
.12
Production (factory)f
thous. of lb_. 56,116 »53,894
58,840
American whole milkf
thous. of lb_.
38,942 45,718
15,731
Receipts, 5 markets
thous. of lb_. 16,037
13,972
Stocks, cold storage, end of monthf
thous. of lb_. 48,458
66,531
52,118
American whole milkf
thous. of lb_. 41, 344 40,461
53,922
Condensed and evaporated:
Production:!
Condensed (sweetened)
thous. of lb_. 21,363 »23,173
Evaporated (unsweetened) #
thous. of lb.. 203,685 182,024
Exports:
Condensed (sweetened)
thous. of lb_.
482
1,619
Evaporated (unsweetened)-thous. of lb_.
2,122
3,812
Prices, wholesale, N.Y.:
Condensed (sweetened).-dolls, per case..
4.68
4.75
Evaporated (unsweetened)
dolls, per case..
2.55
2.57
Stocks, manufacturers, end of month:
Condensed (sweetened):
Bulk goods
.thous. of lb_.
8,367
8,865
Case goods
thous. of lb_.
9,860
15, 246
Evaporated (unsweetened):
Case goods
thous. of lb.. 48,127 164,421
Consumption in oleomargarine
thous. of lb_.
3,512
Production, Minn, and St. Paul
thous. of lb_.
38,606
Receipts:
Boston, incl. cream
thous. of qt_.
20,715
Greater New York
thous. of qt_. 121,759 121,766
Powdered milk:
Exports
thous. of lb..
192
390
Orders, net, new
thous. of lb_. 11,831 10,354
Stocks, mfgrs. end of mo.-.thous. of lb_. 13,148 23,929
F R U I T S A N D VEGETABLES
Exports, fruits and preparations. (See Foreign trade.)
Apples:
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bu_.
Shipments, car lot
carloads..
Stocks, cold storage, end of month
thous. of bbl_.
590
673
Citrus fruit, car-lot shipments
..carloads.. 14,047
12,094
Onions, car-lot shipments
carloads..
4,361
2,740
Potatoes:
Price, white, N . Y
dolls, per 100 lb_.
1,101
1.086
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bu_.
Shipments, car lot
carloads.. 17,908
18,141
133,068
.18
159,162
57,333
148,538
.20
143,763
52,082
141,715
.21
124,012
43,022
110,247
107, 259
89,490
66,828
37,207
22,043
17,833
11,580
9,255
« 9, 398
41,030
3,342
.12
46,778
35,924
16,492
45, 243
1,079
.14
44, 534
33, 503
14,856
44,885
4,665
.14
41, 569
31,089
12, 771
45,529
6,300
.13
36, 517
27, 584
13,329
41,432
6,609
.13
30, 564
21,880
12, 505
41,194
4,845
.13
31,321
23,172
11,405
39,871
3,070
.12
31,387
23, 335
10, 768
40,549
3,545
.11
29,480
21,993
9,981
43, 817
2,892
.11
34,073
26,195
12, 725
45, 273
3,891
.12
36, 281
28,052
12,728
76, 327
63,667
79,847
66, 721
81,406
68,555
78,274
66,813
73,916
62,392
68, 714
57,749
63,321
53,532
55,731
46,992
48,806 « 43,626
41, 625 « 37,321
141,933 138, 524
.23
.21
119,327 108,927
39,720 40,714
134,106 128, 678 122,655
.19
.24
.20
118,979 124,470 116,420
43,074 50,828 44,750
22, 501
16,692
21,403
16,954
17,982
13,141
16, 251
15,178
12,715
14, 580
15,947
184,018
153,876
134, 727
113,197
104, 267
90,020
99, 521 112,209
104,658
141, 090
172,178
614
3,037
656
2,687
542
2,725
570
2,574
583
2,833
522
2,601
592
3,036
506
3,129
526
2,629
475
2,893
562
3,290
4.55
4.75
4.72
4.68
4.68
4.68
4.68
4.68
4.68
4.68
4.68
2.45
2.33
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.56
2.55
2.42
2.03
2.19
13,856
19,986
12,634
21,447
12,308
20,537
10,541
18,672
8,334
16,302
7,505
14,673
7,427
12,234
6,488
9,524
5,573
7,831
5,453
5,935
• 6,076
5,310
212,431
225,897
190,912
176,197
146,204
139,957
100,092 107,154 101,085
50, 571
36,975
2,890
2,781
3,792
4,054
4,646
4,485
4,736
5,039
3,988
5,041
4,858
34,227
25,887
22,381
21,945
24,571
26,727
31,705
34,903
32,457
36, 718
34,908
19,766
119,444
20,017
121,116
19,799
118,806
18,354
115,727
17,725 17,848 16,364 18, 266
108,829 109,567 102,264 112, 525
17,591
109,550
221
11,681
26,226
310
10,960
27,918
316
11,312
24,918
256
10,426
21,785
178
10,089
20,004
291
8,982
18,505
225
10,207
18,326
183
7,877
17,473
179
7,789
16,389
'I'm
8,457
23,459
10,666
/139,156
6,030
6,278
5,875
4,999
2,830
5,948
1,419
1,974
5,621
3,610
8,827
6,694
3,371
9,811
11,022
2,084
8,513
13,277
1,657
6,703
13,566
2,311
4,138
12,287
2,252
2,894
13,624
2,431
• 1, 567
12,813
2,456
8,382
2,402
8,046
1,532
18,571 17,589
113,877 107,768
160
248
« 9, 556 10, 251
14,997 ° 13, 354
.837
1.073
.921
.913
.910
1.061
1.250
1,257
1,290
15,704
~8~277
12,738
14,230
11,704
1.254
/ 356,589
11,944
1.258
21,996
16,570
16,359
24,481
~18,"665
6,740
8,524
6,098
8,176
10,075
5,715
4,826
3,569
4,172
812
.31
995
.31
1,028
.32
1,244
.29
1,353
.31
1,121
.26
449
.25
1,113
.30
648
.40
888
1,812
6,037
4,616
4,631
6,625
3,272
7,151
940
.29
/ 299,950
2,724
2,914
7,633
8,242
1,787
8,685
1,203
8,496
1,683
8,320
5,055
8,414
381
4,552
697
5,165
312
5,981
1,915
5,856
2,320
5,569
583
5,022
371
5,830
187
7,117
.35
.32
.33
.32
.29
.30
.24
.25
.24
.25
155
5,758
.23
.24
.22
.23
.26
.26
7,319
•9,100
11,716
14,300
5,280
15,065
19,391
11,177
19,545
24,516
12,444
28,252
12,715
3,750
33,793
12,641
3,602
35,006
9,885
4,991
36,120
16, 623
11, 776
32,463
447
.18
531
.17
566
.15
237
.15
360
.15
582
.17
210
.22
7,937
13,307
1,218
.17
22,446
27,259
9,715
29,042
5,421
28,532
4,352
26,220
4,236
25,434
4,767
8,191
22, 228
234,032
2,358
134,463
2,378
211,802 153,549 152,025
20,102 31,872 23,837
166, 291
28, 704
157, 235
21,635
.021
.022
GRAINS
Exports, principal grains, including flour a n d
meal
thous. of b u . .
3,176
9,810
10,270
Barley:
Exports, including malt
thous. of bu__
673
465
785
Price, no. 2, Minn
dolls, per bu._
.35
.45
.44
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bu_.
Receipts, principal markets *__thous. of bu__ 8,780
922
1,226
Visible supply, end of m o n t h . . t h o u s . of bu__ 10,809 * 2,317
1,932
Corn:
Exports, including meal
thous. of bu._
653
713
311
Grindings
thous. of bu_.
4,552
4,920
8,862
No. 3, yellow (Kansas City).dolls, per bu._
.34
.33
.39
No. 3, white (Chicago)
dolls, per b u . .
.32
.30
.44
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bu._
Receipts, principal markets
thous. of bu_. 26,464
9,607
5,399
Shipments, principal markets.thous. of bu._ 16, 718
6,686
5,684
Visible supply, end of m o n t h , .thous. of bu__ 38, 362 '21,510
17,052
Oats:
Exports, including oatmeal
thous. of bu_.
227
313
153
Price, No. 3, white, Chicago.—dolls, per bu__
.21
.23
.25
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bu__
Receipts, principal markets
thous. of bu_. 11, 791
3,778
6,513
Visible supply, end of month-.thous. of bu._ 23,695 a 10,266
10,174
Rice:
Exports §
pockets (1001b.)_. 69,816 315,541 261,230
Imports.
_
pockets (100 lb.)__ 20, 047
10,310
9,360
Price, wholesale, head, clean, New Orleans
dolls, per lb__
.022
.023
.026
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bu.
.020
.22
.23
'2,908,045
12,644
11,552
9,318
6,486
27,534
30,724
406
.15
525
.15
'1,242,437
3,189
3,745
27,316
26,310
101,676 163,347 176,704
5,428
6,287 21,381
.022
.021
699
5,167
.020
.020
/ 39,356
.019
.019
* New series. For earlier data see p. 20 of the November 1932 issue (barley) and p. 19 of the June 1933 issue (butter).
# Bulk evaporated milk not included since December 1931.
/ As of Dec. 1.
• Revised.
t Revised series. For earlier data see p. 19 of the April 1933 issue (American whole milk and total cheese stocks) and p. 20 of the January 1933 issue for others
\ Data for 1932 revised. For revision see p. 39 of the June 1933 issue.
'
» 2, 803
40
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
1933
May
July 1933
1932
May
June
July
1933
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ber
ary
March
April
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—Continued
GBAINS—Continued
Rice—Continued
Receipts, southern paddy, at mills
703
343
628
thous. of bbl. (1621b.)..
223
Shipments to mills, total
821
602
526
thous. of pockets (100 lb.)._
698
80
New Orleans—-thous. of pockets (1001b.)..
66
46
54
Stocks, domestic, end of month
1,825
thous. of pockets (100 lb.)..
1,628
1,363
1,650
Rye:
259
228
Exports, including flour thous. of bu__
2
.39
.32
.32
Price, No. 2, Minneapolis
dolls, per bu._
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bu—
.52
• 30, 374
882
344
353
Receipts, principal markets*_-thous. of bu_. 5,211
Visible supply, end of month* thous. of bu~ 8,806
9,416
9,368
8.955
Wheat:
Exports:
8,831
8,086
4,841
Wheat, including flour thous. of bu_. 1,523
14
7,284
6,088
3,208
Wheat only
thous. of bu—
Value, wheat and flour. (See Foreign
Trade.)
Prices, wholesale:
No. 1, Northern, Spring, Minn.
.74
dolls, per bu_.
.57
No. 2, Red, Winter, St. Louis
.49
.56
.47
dolls, per bu_.
.54
.46
.45
No. 2, Hard, Winter, K.C__dolls. per bu..
Weighted average, 6 markets, all grades
.73
.61
.48
dolls, per bu..
Production, crop estimate, total
thous. of bu..
Spring wheat.
thous. of bu..
Winter wheat
thous. of bu_. 341,017
Receipts—
thous. of bu.. 23,310 15,344 13,473 41,006
Shipments
—thous. of bu.. 17,258 15,942 11, 507 17,294
488,200 444,800 408,200
Stocks, visible supply, world.-thous. of bu..
Canada
thous. of bu_. 196, 581 '142,048 138,890 121,005
United States...
thous. of bu_. 118, 546 '170,789 166,651 177,876
Stocks, held by mills (quarterly)
77,936
. thous. of bu_.
Wheat flour:
7,771
8,146
8,116
Consumption (computed)
thous. of bbL.
321
Exports
thous. of bbL.
329
425
347
Grinding of wheat
thous. of bu_.
35,344
Prices, wholesale:
35,805 36,023
4.86
Standard Patents, Minn ...dolls, per bbL.
4.43
Winter, straights, Kansas City
4.16
4.02
4.03
dolls, per bbL.
3.35
Production:
3.12
3.10
Flour, actual (Census)
thous. of bbL.
7,739
Flour, prorated, total (Russell's)
7,820
7,828
thous. of bbL.
8,056
8,330 627,664
Offal
.thous. of lb_.
8,473
Operations, percent of total capacity
48 631,452
616,696
Stocks, total, end of month (computed)
49
50
4,690
thous. of bbL.
3,191
4,830
4,700
Held by mills (quarterly)..-thous. of bbL.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS
Total meats:
956
Consumption, apparent
mills, of lb_.
1,033
1,110
1,018
Exports, value of meats and fats. (See Foreign Trade.)
Production (inspected slaughter)
mills, of l b - 1,240
1,000
910
1,094
Stocks, cold storage, end of month total
861
1,020
940
844
mills, of lb—
51
60
55
52
Miscellaneous meats
mills, of lb
Cattle and beef:
Beef and veal:
Consumption, apparent
thous. of lb— 433,015 369,054 375,236 354,024
1,164
1,183
1,211
1,332
Exports!
--thous. of lb
Price, wholesale:
Beef, fresh native steers, Chicago
.094
.119
.118
.142
dolls, per lb—
Production, inspected slaughter
thous. of lb— 430, 356 362,834 369, 524 350,521
Stocks, cold storage, end of month
thous. of lb-. 30,373 35,655 29,909 26,719
Cattle and calves:
Movement, primary markets:
1,338
1,291
1,397
Receipts
thous. of animals— 1,558
895
Slaughter, local
thous. of animals.. 1,006
783
875
Slaughter, inspected. (See Leather and
leather products.)
534
461
Shipments, total
thous. of animals._
483
492
105
Stocker and feeder—thous. of animals._
193
149
Price, wholesale, cattle, corn fed, Chicago
6.32
6.89
dolls, per 1001b—
8.61
Hogs and products:
Hogs:
Movement, primary markets:
Receipts. _
thous. of animals— 3,143
3,050
2,545
2,159
Slaughter, local
thous. of animals.. 2,412
1,773
2,188
1,445
Slaughter, inspected. (See Leather
and leather products.)
854
918
Shipments, total thous. of animals..
715
718
Stocker and feeder..thous. of animals—
31
26
22
38
Price, heavy, Chicago—dolls, per 100 lb._
3.70
3.26
4.57
4.86
° Revised.
»As of June 1.
/ As of Dec. 1.
§ Data revised for 1932. For revision see p. 40 of the June 1933 issue.
1,189
713
687
747
821
1,032
650
96
736
83
1,014
90
1,004
97
834
83
838
67
750
1,058
72
•1,108
19
1,040
1,225
1,915
2,107
2,013
1
.34
1
.34
29
.32
2,177
1
.31
2
.31
/ 39,855
0
.33
1
1,458
9,052
991
8,700
587
8,485
423
8,030
610
608
7,934
5,613
4,226
2,479
4,422
2,656
5,995
3,714
3,549
1,728
.58
.58
.54
.49
.63
.48
.54
.48
.55
.55
421
40,732 38,410
19,648
21,313
423, 600 497,500
108, 522 179,122
188,238 193,931
.47
.43
.51
27,238
17,540
528,700
224,678
190,310
3
.43
286
7,790
546
1,269
8,006
3,313
1,793
2,176
729
2,105
456
1,754
194
.50
.49
.53
.63
.49
.44
.55
.48
.69
.60
.49
.46
.48
.48
.53
.64
17,584
23,464
525,800
231,342
177,025
726,831
264,680
462,151
13,859
13,604
592,670
233,592
168,958
12,814
8,375
643,550
228,647
158,228
7,481
620,400
223,439
148,426
12,729
10,246
577, 600
225, 360
136, 724
15,753
13,421
522, 330
215, 204
125,934
147,095
8,759
365
8,734
372
10,156
376
10,130
387
38,007
41,417
43,015
42,880
4.16
4.14
3.92
3.24
3.21
3.00
9,005
9,395
9,207
9,851
752,259
60
5,900
4,245
483
39,841
116,910
9,414
324
36,949
3.72
3.74
3.80
2.84
2.85
3.00
8,719
8,323
8,077
9,382
9,812
9,178
9,517
10,632 691,984 660,411 646,950
762,369
55
52
51
57
6,500
5,500
4,940
4,012
6,000
1,002
1,856
1
.35
.46
.42
154,037
731,368
53
5,155
48
2,036
8,513
308
33,133
3.71
2.75
7,216
8,781
572,587
50
4,900
1,042
1,014
1,061
919
9,127
351
40, 705
332
42,442
4.03
4.54
3.04
3.48
8,867
9,268
10,238
709,357
53
5,660
3,718
742,019
59
1,059
1,059
1,172
1,239
1,019
1,052
1,106
751
45
637
40
544
37
513
35
620
43
717
47
751
46
749
42
780
45
364,867
1,130
404,826
1,018
380,576
796
357,250
969
331,693
943
371,847
927
343,608
844
373,610
1,135
' 376,913
1,561
.105
955
.144
.143
.136
.124
.113
.106
360,441
404,123
389,873
361,405
332,357
365,532
.097
.092
370,562
372, 635
24, 376
25,909
' 36,036
41,029
42,870
39,550
36,015
33,781
«30,658
1,606
924
1,689
916
1,896
962
1,543
847
1,161
1,318
824
1,136
725
1,171
786
1,296
829
656
280
773
390
479
735
377
494
210
471
152
407
129
97
456
152
8.73
8.96
8.09
7.00
5.77
5.09
5.16
5.44
5.52
2,405
1,658
2,505
1,739
2,691
1,830
2,775
1,881
3,121
2,167
3,381
2,396
2,699
1,896
2,638
1,921
2,798
2,084
739
21
4.23
761
21
4.12
855
23
3.64
891
26
3.37
20
3.06
975
29
2.94
24
3.41
715
20
3.92
714
29
3.75
• New series. For earlier data see p. 20 of the November 1932 issue.
41
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
1933
May
May
June
1933
Decem- January
August SeptemOctober November
ber
ber
July
February
March
634,850
88,713
78,137
523,896
65,761
57,773
561,356
58, 351
47,661
«596, 651
50,63»
38,741
April
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—Continued
LIVESTOCK
AND
MEATS—Continued
Hogs and products—Continued
Pork, including lard:
Consumption, apparent
thous. of lb_. 618,931
Exports, total
thous. of lb__ 56,154
Lard
thous. of lb— 46,038
Prices:
.121
Hams, smoked, Chicago.—dolls, per l b . .
T
OTH •
.Lara:
.066
Prime contract, N.Y
dolls, per lb—
.073
Refined, Chicago*
dolls, perlb..
Production, inspected slaughter, total
thous. of lb— 750,898
Lard
thous. of lb__ 150,410
OLOCKS, C01Q SlOiagG, 6DQ 01 IHO.
778,336
thous. of
of lb._
l b . . 667,955
Fresh and cured..
thous.
Lard _
thous. of lb— 110,381
Sheep and lambs:
Lamb and mutton:
Consumption, apparent
thous. of lb— 58,368
Production, inspected slaughter
thous. of lb— 58,456
Stocks, cold storage, end of mo.
1,843
thous. of lb—
Movement, primary markets:
2,402
Receipts
thous. of animals
1,319
Slaughter, local
..
thous. of animals—
Slaughter, inspected. (See Leather and
leather products.)
1,081
Shipments, total
..—thous. of animals..
125
Stocker and feeder
thous. of animalsPrices, wholesale:
1.88
Ewes, Chicago.
dolls, per 1001b—
6.10
Lambs, Chicago
dolls, per 1001b—
Poultry and eggs:
Eggs:
2,502
Receipts, 5 markets
thous. of cases..
Stocks, cold storage, end of month:
Case
_
. . . . thous. of cases.. 8,047
Frozen
thous. of l b . . 84,358
.rouitry.
Receipts, 5 markets
thous. of lb— 23,123
Stocks, cold storage, end of mo.
thous. of lb— 38,096
TROPICAL PRODUCTS
Cocoa:
Imports
long tons..
Price spot, Accra, N.Y
dolls, per lb—
ompmencs, LXOIQ v_/oast anu i\igeria
long tons..
Coffee:
Clearances from Brazil, total. thous. of bags..
To United States
thous. of bags._
Imports into United States.-thous. of bags..
Price, Rio No. 7, N.Y
dolls, per lb__
Receipts at ports, Brazil
thous. of bagsStocks, world total, incl. interior of Brazil
thous. of bags..
Visible supply, total excl. interior of Brazil
thous. of bags..
United States. _
thous. of bags—
Sugar:
Raw sugar:
Cuban movement:
Exports
long tons—
ReceiDts at Cuban Dorts
Ions tons
Stocks, total, end of month
thous. of long tons—
unitea. fotates.
Meltings, 8 ports t
long tons
Price, wholesale, 96° centrifugal, New
York
dolls, per lb_..
Receipts:
From Hawaii and Pto. Rico.-long tons..
Imports §
long tons..
Stocks at refineries, end of mo.f
long tons..
Refined sugar:
Exports, including maple §
long tons..
Price, retail, gran., N.Y
-dolls, per lb—
Price, wholesale, gran., N.Y.dolls. per lb—
Shipments, 2 ports
„
_ . long tons..
Stocks, end of month, 2 ports.. Jong tons—
Tea:
Imports...
thous. of lb—
Price, wholesale, Formosa, fine, N.Y.
dolls, per lb—
609,273
53,657
41,084
587,485
57,634
45,339
551,136
48, 722
34,886
579,170
42,815
34,973
.136
.130
.131
.141
.137
.043
.053
.044
.056
.054
.066
.055
.069
.054
.066
676,267
137,816
575,327
124,753
509,181
103,411
536,291
102,679
923,969
795,866
128,103
854,634
724, 271
130,363
764,670
643,052
121,618
679,453
578,876
100,577
54,868
55,256
50,419
58,415
62,129
60,447
54,847
55,268
50,438
58,713
62,823
61,449
1,018
1,010
1,012
1,305
1,983
2,974
2,429
1,360
2,428
1,338
2,240
1,199
2,919
1,447
3,239
1,330
1,072
100
1,087
172
1,049
181
1,457
460
1.50
5.18
1.53
5.75
1.50
5.91
1,971
1,496
5,380
94,978
6,339
100,485
628,785 «646,527 «631,229
53,500
62,827
47,358
44,789
35,897
53,573
631,981
59,558
49,919
.126
.118
.108
.107
.108
.114
.116
.048
.065
.053
.062
.046
.055
.046
.052
.042
.051
.048
.055
.049
.058
571,476
105,696
607,951
112,063
643,777
128,446
789,467
163,864
819,244
175,438
628,937
131,985
623, 747
127,436
677,378
139,066
568,909
498,253
70, 656
467,958
433,548
34,410
433,644
403,898
29,766
531,938
490,850
41,088
627,925
575,084
52,841
667,503
609,321
58,182
671,914
610, 240
61, 674
°702, 255
630, 360
71,895
53,421
50,030
54,482
51,720
57,790
"56,419
53,366
49,910
53,761
51,400
57,939
56,397
2,904
2,767
2,029
1,683
1,818
•1,77a
3,265
1,340
2,203
1,107
1,657
919
1,914
1,083
1,795
1,020
1,844
1,099
2,097
1,152
1,892
535
1,900
803
1,145
501
749
196
820
108
776
82
747
65
948
107
1.88
5.03
1.63
5.03
1.50
5.05
1.56
5.17
1.75
5.38
1.75
5.53
1.75
5.44
1.75
5.38
1.88
5.18
1,082
1,035
853
738
605
618
1,050
988
1,639
2,280
6,431
99,112
5,960
92,967
4,895
84,187
3,225
74,314
1,199
64,150
159
55,339
75
46,448
163
40,450
1,833
45,090
•4, 857
62,944
18,763
20,460
18,476
21,751
24,739
32,140
73,950
74,866
30,153
21,975
17, 879
18,617
44,829
36, 661
31,471
30,305
36,683
54,989
91,118
111,642
104,833
88, 675
67, 285
•46,824
14,801
.0450
10, 617
.0435
7,371
.0419
9, 515
.0447
7,989
.0475
20, 212
.0488
19, 642
.0428
19, 730
.0408
19,873
.0383
25,181
.0367
22,853
.0358
14, 471
.0370
20,324
.0388
18,028
7,075
8, 445
13, 256
10,808
9,481
22, 220
34,486
52,183
51, 234
29, 577
25, 349
17,739
1,197
625
1,187
.082
1,631
1,263
735
1,056
.084
1,564
865
448
1,079
.081
1,229
520
227
671
.079
885
612
301
601
.085
814
79S
385
782
.094
926
1,339
657
923
.088
1,155
894
390
935
.082
1,196
962
403
945
.084
1, 785
1,303
784
911
.083
1,315
1,117
655
1,083
.085
1,401
1,245
678
1,109
.082
1,792
1,116
597
922
.078
1,588
33,456
31, 683
(t)
tt)
(t)
31,828
31, 612
31, 005
29,819
28, 956
27, 282
5,751
877
5,468
990
5,292
765
5,152
643
4,975
596
5,415
624
5, 287
584
5,508
562
5,154
545
5,286
714
5,778
703
1] 0,744
82, 586
134, 690
111,873
190,983
106,496
291, 832
141,147
84,873
76,992
114, 282
76, 727
98, 478
64, 693
94,103
62, 549
5,754
821
5,88&
735
2,825
3,155
2,922
2,666
2,195
2,038
1,838
1,653
1,535
1,444
2,062
2,911
2,882
361,308
326, 624
386, 370
364, 664
352, 650
400, 486
280, 791
232,828
212,808
215, 768
224,948
342,037
345,677
.033
.026
.028
.030
.032
.031
.032
.030
.029
.027
.028
.030
.031
185,062
305, 753
226,859
229,812
160,147
154, 269
150,815
189,193
141,275
326,859
107,743
220, 721
87,802
151,139
46, 544
139,146
37, 213
136,805
86,809
170, 779
125,149
163,821
170,909
258,951
227,499
308, 660
426,714
483,487
433,151
380,430
393,734
313, 670
256,180
193,899
152,131
147,879
200,163
281,051
367, 545
3,090
.049
.044
76,163
32,826
5,538
.045
.037
67,923
46,173
5,345
.045
.037
179, 040
92, 279
3,713
.046
.040
76,649
39,903
2,788
.048
.041
75,990
38, 011
2,526
.048
.042
51, 423
39,327
3, 538
.049
.041
46, 070
39,560
2,969
.049
.042
77, 390
66, 431
2,616
.049
.041
88,569
71,385
2,470
.049
.039
83, 876
59, 315
2,768
.047
.038
94,278
65, 767
3,325
.048
.041
52, 654
26,046
2,854
.048
.042
66,774
25,605
7,295
4,566
7,277
6,278
8,004
9,405
9,353
10, 364
9,817
9,038
5,70
6,635
7,067
.175
.185
.163
.175
.175
.175
.175
.175
.175
.175
.175
.175
.175
14,877
Candy sales by manufacturers—thous. of dolls._ 14,193
v"tficlr
isn.
Landings, fresh fish, principal ports
27,083
thous of lb
264,107
Salmon, canned, shipments
cases..
Stocks, total, cold storage, 15th of month
28,622
thous. of lb— 19,646
• Revised.
* New series. Earlier data not published.
t For revised data for year 1932 see p. 41 of the May 1933 issue.
12,533
9,098
14,076
21, 255
21, 219
20,613
19, 734
16,104
15, 506
14,852
°15,033
26,998
31,847
31, 265
453,062 1,014,716 1,098,118
33,069
501,737
18,653
281,139
14,038
395,267
17, 270
282,104
22,325
631,818
24,158
516, 749
28,426
63,167
62,168
55.749
45, 756
•35,469
25,855
«19,335
MISCELLANEOUS
PRODUCTS
24, 737
378,040
34,304
41,306
61,345
59, 209
t Missing data not available.
§ Data for 1932 revised. For revisions for full year 1932 see p. 41 of the June 1933 issue.
42
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
1933
May
Julv 1933
1933
1933
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruOctober NovemAugust September
ber
ber
ary
March
April
FOODSTUFFS AND TOBACCO—Continued
TOBACCO
Exports §
thous. of lb..
Imports, unmanufactured
thous. of lb_.
Production, crop estimate
thous. of lb..
Stocks, total, including imported types
(quarterly)
mills, of lb..
Flue-cured,fire-cured,and air-cured
mills, of lb..
Cigar types
mills, of lb_.
Manufactured products:
Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals):
Small cigarettes
millions..
Large cigars
thousandsManufactured tobacco and snuff
thous. of lb_.
Exports, cigarettes
thousands..
Prices, wholesale:
Cigarettes
dolls, per 1,000..
Cigars
dolls, per 1,000..
Leaf:
20,251
2,669
30,195
2,823
30,840
2,242
26,762
2,421
24,257
1,695
42,419
1,614
59,103
2,247
47,180
4,950
31,842
4,147
1,015,512
28,403
16,392
25,796
7,397
36, 725
9, 910
2,239
2,095
2,145
2,278
1,715
427
1,606
403
1,679
383
1,785
389
38, 713
4, 285
12,823
371,373
8,685
368,553
9,534
10, 560
400,406 361,240
9,559
401,143
9,311
405,419
8,351
436,832
7,614
419,173
7,319
254,136
8,622
296,640
7,854
287,430
7,974
290, 111
7,973
321, 279
31,838
197,603
27,810
268,304
30,678
177,959
26,733
195,923
31,303
204,493
31,693
227,354
28,847
159,743
28,000
146,081
24,116
216,297
27,786
207,980
24,446
146,038
27,456
238,126
28,847
131,016
4.851
46.062
6.042
49.249
6.042
49. 249
6.042
49.247
6.042
49.135
6.042
48. 685
6.042
48. 685
6.042
48.685
6.042
48. 685
5.292
48.685
4.961
46.062
4.851
46.062
4.851
46.062
FUELS AND BY PRODUCTS
COAL
Anthracite:
92
112
31
62
112
100
38
60
67
Exports..
thous. of long tons.
Prices:
Retail, composite, chestnut
dolls, per short ton.
13.16
13.28
13.52
13.00
11.25
13.11
13.17
13.58
13.48
13.65
13.61
Wholesale, composite, chestnut #
10.341
10.541
10.515
10.491
10.774
10.909
10.921
10.095
10. 874
12.228
dolls, per short ton.
2,972
3,021
3,465
3,278
2,550
4,108
5,234
5,089
2,891
4,519
3,807
Production
thous. of short tons.
2,778
3,050
2,901
2,227
3,664
2,508
4,758
4,512
2,461
3,326
3,866
Shipments
thous. of short tons.
2,081
2,250
1,906
2,076
2,263
2,261
1,732
433
1,236
457
511
Stocks, in storage
thous. of short tons.
Stocks, in yards of dealers, end of month
52
42
60
32
46
no. of days' supply.
Bituminous:
Consumption:
2,303
2,854
2,284
2,257
2,190
2,618
2,708
Coke plants
thous. of short tons_
2,729
2,588
2,469
2,554
Electric power plants t
2,261
2,517
2,558
2,347
2,492
2,330
2,075
2,610
2,305
2,678
thous. of short tons.
4,366
3,976
4,057
4,375
3,965
5,096
4,682
4,248
4,481
5,080
Railroads
thous. of short tons.
110
104
109
100
103
110
98
59
65
58
83
Vessels, bunker
thous. of long tons.
722
Exports
thous. of long tons.
858
667
708
833
1,012
337
435
287
453
Price, retail composite, 38 cities
7.60
dolls, per short ton.
7.39
7.52
7.53
7.46
7.50
7.54
7.36
7.43
7.60
7.51
Prices, wholesale:
3.640
Composite, mine run.dolls. per short ton3.497
3.617
3.624
3.566
3.503
3.549
3.582
3.628
3.596
3.613
Prepared sizes (composite)
3.599
3.416
3.554
3.604
3.568
3.614
3.643
3.642
3.569
3.416
3.581
dolls, per short ton27,060
31,110
Production
thous. of short tons_ 22,346 18,384 17,749 17,857 22,489 26,314 32,677
19, 523
23, 685
Stocks, consumers, end of month
26,300
27, 504 30,038
23,608
29,046
29,666
thous. of short tons.
COKE
25
Exports,._
thous. of long tons.
61
87
23
46
53
51
21
14
63
27
22
Price, furnace, Connellsville
2.08
2.21
2.08
dolls, per short ton2.13
2.12
1.75
1.88
1.75
1.91
1.75
2.05
1.81
1.88
Production:
46
45
47
41
41
Beehive
thous. of short tons.
38
93
82
81
47
68
84
1,921
1,786
By-product
thous. of short tons.
1,544
1,537
1,743
1,474
1,523
1,666
1,785
1,752
1,639
1,739
1, 656
Petroleum
thous. of short tons.
150
150
145
159
150
153
147
95
107
155
147
138
Stocks, end of month:
3,615
4,221
3,742
3,857
3,975
4,223
4,028
2,831
3,308
2,847
By-product plants
thous. of short tons.
3,515
2,703
2,975
1,554
1,544
1,515
1,484
1,537
1,393
1,434
1,236
1,172
Petroleum, refinery
thous. of short tons.
1,149
1,330
1,149
PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS
Crude petroleum:
72,327
65,504
71,455
67,271 63,913
66,093
Consumption (run to stills)..-thous. of bbL.
74,669
68,822
61,042
67,984
65,998
7,865
1,525
1,963
1,862
1,893
2,455
2,831
Imports
thous. of bbl.. 2,206
2,369
2,746
2,910
3,803
.860
.860
.860
.860
.860
.860
.860
.276
.530
.745
Price, Kansas-Oklahoma
dolls, per bbL.
.380
.380
.380
68,523 64,835
66,310 66,220
65,036
65, 219 63,384
63,998
58,044
Production
thous. of bbL.
61,029
75, 302
65, 313
67
67
61
65
61
60
61
60
Refinery operations
pet. of capacity
63
63
67
Stocks, end of month:
California:
92,940 93,605 94,256
94,895
95,322
95,048 95,457
Heavy crude and fuel oil.-thous. of bbl._
95,933 95,765
94, 554
95,590
95,349
42,737
40,938 40,405 40,149 40,367 39,996
40,264
39,297
39,340
Light crude
thous. of bbL.
39,968
39,516
39,909
319,552 316,995 312,130 309,011 307,523 305,709 301,331 293,278 290,404 289,342 295, 349 289,933
East of California, total
thous. of bbL.
45,277
47,403 44,641 43,287
47,568 47,902
40, 507 39,329
47,100 46,797
Refineries
thous. of bbL.
48,997
274, 275 269,592 267,489 265, 724 267,016 266,380 253,763 245,376 243,304 242,545 246,460
Tank farms and pipe lines.thous. of bbl
240,936
1,279
1,145
993
855
913
793
Wells completed
number
639
825
472
485
Mexico:
1,843
1,482
2,178
1,577
1,403
1,595
1,776
1,372
1,509
Exports
thous. of bbL.
1,290
1.398
2,925
2,705
2,641
2,506
2,463
2,514
2,570
2,890
Production
thous. of bbL.
2,961
2,547
2,825
3,008
Venezuela:
8,394
8,124
10,313
8,087
1,624 11,260
8,377
7,794
9,582
9,104
Exports
thous. of bbL.
8,661
10,076
9,340
9,551
10,579
9,430
8,767
9,171
1,133 10,648
Production
thous. of bbl..
9,309
8,834
9,945
9,058
Refined products:
Gas and fuel oils:
Consumption:
555
637
707
755
780
625
731
703
649
Electric power plantsf
thous. of bbl
580
648
670
2,963
2,825
2,703
2,855
2,898
3,019
3,345
3,077
2,882
Railroads
thous. of bbL.
2,809
2,699
2,785
3,243
3,714
3,066
3,350
2,763
2,751
2,702
Vessels, bunker
--thous. of bbL. 2,726
2,916
2,826
2,779
2,813
Price, fuel oil, Oklahoma, 24-26 refineries
.435
.419
.400
.415
.425
.470
dolls, per bbL.
.563
.556
.475
.425
.331
.325
# Price converted to short-ton basis.
t For revised data for year 1932, see p. 42 of the May 1933 issue.
° Revised.
§ Data for 1932 revised. For revisions for full year of 1932 see p. 42 of the June 1933 issue.
/ As of Dec. 1.
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
43
SUKVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
1933
1933
May
May
June
July
August
1933
Septem- October Novem- Decem- January Februber
ary
ber
ber
March
April
FUELS AND BY PRODUCTS—Continued
PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS—Con.
Refined products—Continued
Gas and fuel oil—Continued
Production:
Residual fuel oil*..
thous. of bbl—
Gas oil and distillate fuels*
thous. of bbl—
Stocks:
Residual fuel oil, east of California*
thous. of bbl_ .
Gas oil and distillate fuels, total*
thous. of bbl-.
Gasoline:
Consumption
thous. of bbl—
Exports
thous. of bbl—
Exports, value. (See Foreign Trade.)
Price, wholesale:
Drums, delivered, N.Y...dolls, per gal—
Refinery, Oklahoma
dolls, per gal—
Price, retail, service station, 50 cities
dolls, per gal—
Production:
At natural gas plants
thous. of bbl—
At refineries-_
thous. of bbl—
Retail distribution (41 States) t
mills, of gal—
Stocks, end of month:
At natural gas plants
thous. of bbl—
At refineries.thous. of bbl-.
Kerosene:
Consumption
thous. of bbl—
Exports.---thous. of bbl—
Price, 150° water white, refinery, Pa.
dolls, per gal_.
Production
thous. of bbl—
Stocks, end of month....
thous. of bbl—
Lubricating oil:
Consumption
thous. of bbl—
Price, cylinder oil, refinery, Pa.
dolls, per gal—
Production
_
thous. of bbl-.
Stocks, refinery, end of month
thous. of bbl
Other products:
Asphalt:
Imports
thous. of short tons..
Production
thous. of short tons
Stocks, refinery, end of month
thous. of short tons
Coke. (See Coke.)
Wax:
Production
thous. of l b . .
Stocks, refinery, end of month
thous. of lb
20, 030
19,105
19, 526
17, 793
17,403
17,113
18,068
18,491
18,578
17,156
19,246
19,145
5,890
5,207
5,191
5,519
5,665
6,382
5,582
5,980
6,885
6,451
6,845
5,751
24, 237
24,807
26, 353
26,829
26, 000
23,494
21,874
19,928
18,911
18,069
17,714
17,230
12,396
13,477
15,408
16,971
17,905
18,495
16,775
14,110
12,683
11, 549
11, 557
11,390
1,955
31, 571
4,418
38, 766
3,369
31,317
2,200
35, 207
2,260
33, 645
2,569
32, 255
2,213
30, 294
2,356
27,191
1,830
26,442
2,251
23, 312
1,729
28, 227
1,829
30,176
3,024
.145
.026
.140
.052
.130
.054
.135
.051
.139
.050
.150
.046
.144
.047
.153
.046
.151
.037
.135
.028
.135
.026
.135
.026
.143
.023
2,543
27, 676
2,771
27, 676
2,674
31,921
.045
.134
.137
.142
.140
.137
.125
.130
.130
.126
3,079
34, 599
2,812
33, 312
2,812
33, 705
2,819
32,883
2,793
30,908
2,924
33, 212
2,855
32, 072
2,888
31, 254
2,876
30, 508
952
1,109
963
1,057
997
975
858
801
768
1,054
45, 246
812
38, 526
757
38, 959
616
36, 700
32,806
576
32, 207
478
32, 720
449
35,404
539
37,691
651
35, 652
752
35,882
814
35,881
2,814
858
2,128
1,068
1,854
2,279
2,581
1,081
3,115
944
3,621
970
3,149
630
3,656
872
3,274
615
2,975
629
2,925
691
.052
4,092
4,812
.051
3,523
5,134
.050
3,629
6,033
.049
3,497
6,247
.048
3,449
6,018
.048
3,463
5,465
.048
3,801
4,672
.048
4,097
4,974
.049
4,363
4,794
.048
3,691
4,574
.048
3,877
4,827
.047
4,046
5,230
1,535
3,054
1,011
951
932
1,143
1,115
1,042
1,101
1,143
1,390
.174
2,036
.178
2,290
.180
1,958
.177
1,587
.159
1,648
.108
1,713
.131
1,644
.133
1,625
.133
1,827
.119
1,621
.113
1,794
.116
1,871
8,809
7,323
7,991
7,965
8,182
8,289
8,245
8,375
8,796
8,812
8,712
8,330
2
250
255
234
1
232
1
239
1
229
1
177
1
141
3
102
0
95
3
124
0
152
414
409
386
292
248
280
276
272
294
304
35,000
39,760
36,400
31,640
38,920
36,680
31,360
33,320
194,973
198,526
202,023
206,461
200,581
188,637
180,441
810
36, 680
28,000
36,400
37,800
160,240
147,849
136, 785
124,927
3,677
5,585
18,046
2,350
4,776
5,303
3,653
14,728
2,591
3,288
4,795
2,127
12,916
1,987
2,545
4,266
14, 256
1,816
3,127
5,454
2,090
17, 516
3,445
4,463
6,222
1,150
317
569
3,647
1,250
398
617
3,602
1,413
426
616
3,847
1,409
LEATHER AND PRODUCTS
HIDES AND SKINS
Imports, total hides and skins§..thous. of lb—
Calf and kip skins
thous. of lb—
Cattle hides
thous. of lb—
Goatskins
thous. of lb—
Sheep and lamb skins
thous. of lb._
Livestock, inspected slaughter:
Calves
thous. of animals..
Cattle
thous. of animals—
Hogs
thous. of animals..
Sheep
thous. of animals—
Prices, wholesale:
Packers, heavy native steers, Chicago
dolls, per lb—
Calfskins, No. 1 country, Chicago
dolls, per lb—
LEATHER
Exports:
Sole leather
..thous. of lb—
Upper leather§
thous. of sq. ft—
Production:
Calf and kip*
thous. of skins—
Cattle hides*
thous. of hides..
Goat and kid*
thous. of skins..
Sheep and lamb*
thous. of skins—
Prices, wholesale:
Sole, oak, scoured backs (Boston)
dolls, per lb—
Upper, composite, chrome, calf, black,
" B " grade
dolls, per sq. ft—
29,292
4,606
10,432
3,759
5,909
123
5,192
16, 786
1,869
5,138
6,082
2,544
17,366
2,575
4,120
6,126
3,081
10,174
2,867
1,007
3,432
1,760
8,617
2,691
1,238
2,009
1,625
8,545
3,337
985
2,106
1,011
16,700
2,829
6,871
4,183
1,464
616
3,940
1,444
394
638
3,320
1,529
324
614
2,802
1,384
362
633
1,579
2,970
366
718
3,252
1,667
3,605
1,601
376
627
3,778
1,388
327
567
4,584
1,264
345
612
4,700
1,332
.043
.043
.049
.066
.081
.073
.065
.055
.054
.048
.052
.062
.045
.046
.049
.063
.076
.082
.061
.066
.061
.066
.076
172
5,481
125
4,343
160
4,522
155
4,715
137
6,162
130
5,807
137
5,276
134
4,484
86
5,071
162
6,005
168
4,541
759
1,049
2,959
1,598
934
1,060
2,939
1,623
1,129
1,030
2,724
1,560
1,232
1,082
3,379
2,170
1,180
1,272
2,571
2,907
1,126
1,325
2,651
4,002
894
1,311
3,205
1,797
1,276
3,431
1,897
871
1,233
3,320
2,163
920
1,303
3,451
2,123
822
1,175
2,770
1,847
21,777
3,099
222
5,748
946
1,330
2,835
3,212
.29
.28
.27
.27
.27
.28
.29
.28
.26
.25
.23
.23
.23
.281
.250
.241
.238
.243
.250
.252
.250
.242
.235
.233
.236
.241
223,879 294,668 269,609 181,693 142,476 152,378
104,471 132,222 128,020 70,608 53,152 72,106
119,408 162,446 141,589 111, 085 89,324 80,272
166, 375
83,188
83,187
190,893
101,987
88,906
LEATHER MANUFACTURES
Gloves and mittens:
Production (cut), total
dozen pairs—
100,402 104,979 99,806 156,121
Dress and street
dozen pairs..
43, 535 47,618 50,965 77,989
Work
_
dozen pairs..
56,867 57,361 48,841 78,132
• Revised.
* New series. For earlier data se8 p. 29 of the February 1933 issue (gas and fuel oil) and
t For revised figures for year 1932 see p. 43 of the May 1933 issue.
§ Data revised for 1932. For revisions for full year 1932, see p. 43 of the June 1933 issue.
p. 19 of the June 1933 issue (leather),
44
SUKVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
July 193S
1932
1933
May
May
June
July
August
1933
Septem- October Novem- Decem- January Februber
ary
ber
ber
March
April
LEATHER AND PRODUCTS—Continued
LEATHER MANUFACTURES—Contd.
Shoes:
Exports
thous. of pairs..
Prices, wholesale:
Men's black calf blucher,
Boston
dolls, per pair..
Men's black calf oxford, lace,
St. Louis
dolls, per pair..
Women's colored calf, Goodyear welt, oxford, average
dolls, per pair..
Production, total..
thous. of pairs._
Men's
thous. of pairs..
Boys' and youths'
thous. of pairs..
Women's
thous. of pairs..
Misses' and children's
thous. of pairs. .
Slippers, all types.
thous. of pairs..
All other footwear..
thous. of pairs..
57
84
60
42
76
58
67
74
70
35
41
5.50
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
3.85
4.25
4.05
3.85
3.85
3.85
3.85
3.85
3.85
3.85
3.85
3.85
3.85<
3.27
3.50
22,497
5,424
1,112
7,528
2,469
2,382
3,582
3.43
23,562
5,851
1,183
7,884
2,527
2,601
3,516
3.35
20,442
5,135
1,181
7,825
2,173
2,220
1,907
3.35
30,785
6,822
1,613
13,670
2,598
3,426
2,656
3.35
33,885
7,886
1,846
13,644
3,023
4,688
2,798
3.35
33,070
8,044
1,997
11,213
3,020
5,929
2,867
3.35
25,149
6,917
1,810
5,470
2,284
6,405
2,263
3.30
20, 096
5,397
1,513
5,938
1,976
3,255
2,017
3.25
22,717
5,763
1,442
9,283
2,482
1,368
2,378
3.25
3.25
26,384 * 28, 576
6,092 « 6,837
1,448
1,532
11,360 »11, 608
2,879 « 3, 081
1,852 «2,399
2,752
3,119
3.25,
27,575
6,217
1, 607
10, 674
2,985
2,652
3,440-
5.50-
LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES
LUMBER
Exports, all types*
M ft.b.m.-.
Retail movement:
Retail yards, Ninth Fed. Res. Dist.:
Sales
M ft.b.m...
Stocks, end of month
M ft.b.m...
Retail yards, Tenth Fed. Res. Dist.:
Sales
M ft.b.m...
Stocks, end of month__
M ft.b.m...
89,304
78,024
73,145
63,917
55,163
65, 267
79, 639
62,637
68,322
70,582
49, 626
67,719
75,185.
5,430
58,122
5,207
6,609
5,867
65,402
6,703
63,216
6,484
60,992
6,730
58,329
4,808
55,911
1,916
54, 295
1,685
54, 292
1,237
54,949
1,952
56,253
3,678
57,227
2,506
28,059
1,743
32,366
1,751
31,965
1,922
31,460
2,319
30,247
2,429
29,294
2,411
28,683
1,785
28,324
1,281
28,105
1,615
27,371
1,530
27, 214
1,662
27, 031
2,026.
28,02$
2,030
4,102
2,179
2,325
22,852
2,457
4,317
2,598
2,281
22,898
2,117
3,946
1,264
2,264
22, 216
3,179
5,102
1,545
2,402
19,145
1,920
4,793
1,718
2,031
19, 025
1,390
4,022
1,067
2,816
20, 212
1,624
1,902
19,119
1,588
4,269
1,736
1,590
19,413
1,155
3,432
1,359
1,496
19, 261
1,083
3,206
784
1,318
18,712
1,501
3,420
736
1,246
18,483
2,452
3,899
1,078
2,097
17, 238
11,147
12,444
11, 683
12,939
52, 598
9,130
9,355
10, 334
10,253
51,336
7,120
6,683
6,977
7,699
51,143
16, 508
12,599
11,008
11,626
53,067
13, 506
13,359
11,087
11, 739
53,729
10,371
14, 259
10, 574
10,657
50,418
4,241
12,945
8,136
5,918
53,138
3,238
11, 766
5,926
4,327
54,752
4,164
11,556
5,501
4,433
55, 200
14,636
5,784
6,074
55,171
7,616
15, 095
4,959
7,573
52,130
9,654
15, 568
7, 553
9, 479
50,190
101
270
98
109
2,622
2,351
90
242
94
98
2,610
2,368
227
71
86
2,550
2,323
114
265
59
102
2,498
2,234
154
275
68
135
2,417
2,141
113
256
68
128
2,323
2,066
101
246
68
105
2,260
2,015
252
49
75
2,217
1,965
79
238
60
86
2,166
1,928
536
468
62
546
484
61
532
471
73
538
466
75
523
448
65
481
416
65
460
395
65
451
52
440
51
425
374
52
411
59
392
332
67
703
636
57
699
643
52
683
631
76
661
585
76
634
559
624
554
61
608
547
53
600
547
71
614
543
73
594
521
67
584
517
563
494
2,196
6,735
2,421
8,490
1,683
6,732
1,538
7,138
11, 536
526
10,968
1,063
8,729
1,396
6,523
4,519
9,351
6,647
8,892
19,085
22,178
23,326
24,588
25,720
17, 720
15,379
17,865
24,878
34,425
31, 771
28,132
94,901
81,920
106,093
85,053
105,645
120,865
97,140
109,674
141, 457
107,883
134, 294
120,417
8.58
9.50
10.67
11.02
20.61
21.58
93,558 97,587
96, 244 104,302
21.30
105, 645
119,970
21.34
115,046
140,114
5,050
0
4,966
9,352
1,246
8,317
Flooring
Maple, beech, and birch:
Orders:
New
Unfilled, end of month
Production
Shipments....
Stocks, end of month
Oak:
Orders:
New
Unfilled, end of month
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
_
M
M
M
-M
M
ft.b.m...
ft.b.m.-.
ft.b.m...
ft.b.m.-.
ft.b.m...
M
M
M
M
M
ft.b.m..
ft.b.m-.
ft.b.m-.
ft.b.m-.
ft.b.m..
22, 645
22, 418
12,464
14, 549
48, 073
Hardwoods
Hardwoods (Southern and Appalachian districts):
Total:
Orders:
New
mill.ft.b.m-Unfilled, end of month.
mill.ft.b.m..
Production
mill.ft.b.m..
Shipments
mill.ft.b.m-.
Stocks, total, end of month..-mill.ft.b.m-Unsold stocks
mill.ft.b.m..
Gum:
Orders, unfilled, end of month
mill.ft.b.m.
Stocks, total, end of month...mill.ft.b.m..
Unsold stocks
mill.ft.b.m.
Oak:
Orders, unfilled, end of month
mill.ft.b.m.
Stocks, total, end of month.-.mill.ft.b.m..
Unsold stocks
mill.ft.b.m..
Northern hardwoods:
Production
M ft.b.m-.
Shipments
M ft.b.m..
90
230
2,118
1,888
226
64
98
2,058
1,832
146
247
P71
120
1,982
1,735
Softwoods
Fir, Douglas:
Exports: §
Lumber
M ft.b.m.. 35, 795 19, 326 24,603 19, 221 18, 276 21,035 24,809
24, 478 18,233
7,377
Timber
M ft.b.m
8,546 18,172 14,453 23,647
Orders:
229,196 107,883 104, 750 106,540 116,836 153,543 112,360
Newl—
M ft.b.m
Unfilled, end of month
M ft.b.m-. 195,175 71,176 60,432 57,747 81,024 119,074 76,100
Prices, wholesale:
11.34
8.61
9.37
8.66
No. 1 common
dolls, per M ft.b.m..
8.93
Flooring, 1 x 4, " B " and better
22.42
21.72
20.64
20.50
20.02
20.60
21.22
dolls, per M ft.b.m-.
Production!
M ft.b.m.. 137, 428 99,826 88,634 79,681 89,977 96,244 113,255
Shipmentsi
M ft.b.m-- 149,962 112,360 111, 464 95, 797 105,645 111,464 128,923
Hemlock, northern:
889
1,567
1,302
Production
M ft.b.m..
976
2,433
6,587
Shipments
M ft.b.m..
4,931
5,507
7,097
7,061
5,412
Pine, northern:
13,011
10,428
7,605
6,824
5,046
Orders, new
M ft.b.m
8,792
7,035
6,689
4,406
2,628
2,234
Production...
M ft.b.m..
3,809
3,336
7,969 11, 788
6,482
5,826
Shipments
M ft.b.m.. 11,984
6,657
9,783
5 Data for July, October, December 1932 and March 1933 are for 5 weeks; other months, 4 weeks.
* New series. See p. 20 of November 1932 issue for earlier data.
• Revised.
5 Data revised for 1932. For revisions for full year 1932 see p. 44 of the June 1933 issue.
8.93
8.97
20.80
94,454
105,645
20.68
81,920
82,815
1,598
4,314
1,458
1,843
2,088
2,868
2,305
3,109
6,139
1,296
6,298
4,643
0
5,403
4,218
0
4,126
4,954
0
4,379
45
SUEVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
1933
1933
May
June
July
Novem- Decem- January Febru- March
August Septemary
ber
ber October ber
April
LUMBER AND MANUFACTURES—Continued
LUMBER—Continued
Softwoods—Continued
Pine, southern:
Exports:
Lumber §
_M ft.b.m..
Timber §
__M ft.b.m_.
Orders:
New
_
M ft.b.m..
Unfilled, end of month
M ft.b.m..
Price,
flooring
dolls, per M ft.b.m_.
Production
_
_M ft.b.m..
Shipments
_
M ft.b.m_.
Eedwood, California:
Orders:
New
M ft.b.m..
Unfilled..
M ft.b.m..
Production
_M ft.b.m..
Shipments
M ft.b.m..
FURNITURE
Household:
All districts:
Plant operations*
percent of normal..
Grand Rapids district:
Orders:
Canceled
percent of new orders..
New
.no. of days' production..
Unfilled, end of
month
no. of days' production..
Outstanding accounts, end of
month
no. of days' sales..
Plant operations f
percent of normalShipments
__no. of days' production..
Southeastern district:
Orders, unfilled, end of
month
dolls., average per firm..
Shipments.
dolls., average per firm..
Prices, wholesale:
Beds
_
1926=100..
Dining-room chairs, set of 6
1926=100..
Kitchen cabinets
1926=100..
Living-room davenports.
1926=100..
Steel furniture. (See Iron and Steel Section.)
24,979
7,682
27,288
4,772
21, 634
8,921
23,985
6,173
20,109
2,278
24,454
6,787
20,876
5,254
18,232
5,024
17,300
7,684
21,427
4,831
179,843
92,049
18.56
115, 783
154,498
102,802
61, 740
19.60
100,303
101,528
95,947
43,572
19.52
90, 634
99,619
90, 715 149,149 134,018 144,316 90,589
45, 724 79,847 81,645 74,958 50,184
18.33
17.75
18.35
17.05
17.86
83,239 91, 241 80,181 113,467 99,470
94,038 125,056 127,280 154,329 107,000
67,529
44,014
17.37
75,161
73,690
95,685
57, 377
17.80
85,494
84, 271
75, 575 113,044
55,419 63,838
17.06
17.44
77,798 87,401
81,071 100,714
112,854
67,414
17.55
88,752
110,019
14,887
22,153
10, 702
16,326
12,300
18,456
11,329
14, 857
10, 791
19, 334
8,057
9,470
13,990
19,943
11,023
12,862
15,866
23, 247
10,829
11,921
15,415
22,798
11,101
15,636
12, 708
21,886
12,253
13,451
13,630
24,460
12,603
10,989
12,151
18,824
14,319
13,581
11,973
18,302
14,603
12, 269
13,744
17,493
12,147
14,207
17,965
37.0
23.0
28.0
24.0
26.0
9.0
44.0
43.0
39.0
33.0
27.0
18.0
27.0
8.0
18.0
8.0
4.0
11
6.5
10
7.5
14
9.0
11
13.0
18.0
5
7.0
7.0
13.0
6
7.0
7
10
10
11
25
33.0
24
22.5
20
19.0
7
19
10.0
5
19
14.0
18
24.0
62.1
89.5
74.1
73.6
19, 224
3,695
21,460
5,621
24, 781
6,902
19,113
9,804
15,731
21
16.0
19
22.0
21
14.0
7
21
22.0
27
31.0
12
27
34.0
12
10,213
25,814
8,820
20,106
20,850
20, 684
23, 799
36,325
26, 788
40, 252
22,407
43, 665
11,042
32, 549
9,290
16, 277
20,448
25,975
15,286
33,660
14, 298
17,259
35,962
68.6
89.5
95.3
89.5
95.3
64.4
89.5
91.4
64.4
89.5
78.4
69.8
64.4
89.5
91.4
64.4
89.5
91.4
69.8
63.9
89.5
91.4
63.9
89.5
91.4
62.1
89.5
87.5
73.6
62.1
89.5
87.5
73.6
62.1
89.5
74.1
73.6
62.1
89.5
74.1
73.6
METALS AND MANUFACTURES
IRON AND STEEL
Foreign trade, iron and steel:
Exports §
long tons.. 123,169 80,477 52,093 52,558 32,955 36,038 41,226 56,023 54,139 56,720 63,936 80,567 100,395
Imports *...
long tons.. 26,295 39,751 34,487 18,496 23,623 29,241 33,706 34,924 29,390 21,892 19,748 22,114; 28,061
Price, iron and steel
28.16
28.35
28.69
28.31
29.12
29.32
29.32
28.93
29.62
29.33
29.54
29.48
composite
dolls, per long ton.. 28.45
Sales, iron, steel, and heavy hardware
59
54
55
57
76
72
65
83
80
81
86
79
January 1921=100..
Ore
Iron ore:
Consumption by furnaces
772
593
634
661
696
607
630
731
645
697
735
918
thous. of long tons.. 1,266
15
45
21
14
40
75
25
19
16
8
7
80
17
Imports
thous. of long tons..
Receipts:
Lake Erie ports and fur9
0
448
0
0
614
299
0
470
619
549
naces
thous. of long tons..
39
116
28
0
353
0
0
88
57
0
105
78
172
220
79
Other ports
_
thous, of long tons..
83
0
901
0
0
722
234
250
0
640
641
111
927
Shipments from mines-.thous. of long tons..
Stocks, total, end of month
28,848
thous. of long tons.. 28,314 32,700 32,159 32,059 32,164 32,324 32,457 32,084 31,490 30,812 30,152 29,557
23,879
At furnaces
thous. of long tons.. 23,407 27,167 26, 784 26,761 26,896 27,083 27, 234 26,893 26,328 25,680 25,047 24,486
4,969
5,071
5,105
5,132
5,162
5,241
5,533
5,268
5,191
5,375
5,223
5,298
Lake Erie docks
thous. of long tons.. 4,907
Manganese ore, imports (manganese content) #
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
4
3
0
3
0
thous. of long tonsIron, Crude, and Semimanufactures
Castings, gray-iron:
Orders:
75
59
64
61
108
56
50
54
61
71
56
50
69
New..
av. tons per foundryUnfilled, end of month
51
47
49
65
49
52
41
49
44
49
48
51
58
av. tons per foundry—
68
65
69
99
62
66
77
59
78
74
65
65
78
Production
av. tons per foundry..
103
86
90
145
67
64
85
72
96
90
83
96
103
Receipts (materials)..av. tons per foundry..
236
246
236
210
254
221
252
242
232
258
217
231
237
Stocks (materials)
av. tons per foundryCastings, malleable: *
F17,856
12, 380
11,077
12,404
14,304
14,504
10,582
12,850
8,658
7,776
Orders, new
short tons.. 24,671 16,463 13,330
' 17,871
9,756
13, 575
12, 577
14,128
13,622
10,051
12,274
9,447
6,804
Production
short tons.. 24,628 16, 597 15,018
21.0
11.2
16.0
14.8
29.0
16.2
11.6
14.5
16.0
19.5
17.3
11.1
8.0
Percent of capacity
10,967
16, 666
14,068
14,248
14,366
9,746
11,615
8,631
12,745
Shipments.._
short tons.. 23,077 18,075 16,450 11,359
Pig iron:
Furnaces in blast, end of month:
22,805
Capacity
long tons per day- 33,160 22,965 18,955 17,525 16, 225 19,205 20,170 20,860 15,810 18,820 18,910 15, 580
38
45
45
42
63
42
51
53
46
46
49
Number
47
Prices, wholesale:
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
13.50
14.20
14.00
13.50
13.50
Basic (valley furnace)..dolls, per long ton.. 14.20
14.68
14.75
14.68
14.68
14.69
14.74
14.73
14.71
15.05
14.85
14.93
14.81
Composite pig iron
dolls, per long ton— 15.45
Foundry, no. 2, northern (Pitts.)
16.39
16.39
16.39
16.39
16.39
16.39
16.39
16.39
16.39
16.59
16.39
16.39
dolls, per long ton.. 16.59
624
554
542
569
546
631
572
593
645
531
628
Production
thous. of long tons..
887
784
* New series. For earlier data see p. 20 of November 1932 issue (iron and steel imports) and p. 20 of the April 1933 issue (castings), Furniture activity, all districts, not
published.
# Imports from Cuba not included.
t Revised. Earlier data not published.
§ Data revised for 1932. For revisions for full year 1932 see p. 45 of the June 1933 issue.
46
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the* 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
1933
1933
May
July 1933
May
June
1933
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ary
ber
July
March
April
METALS AND MANUFACTURES—Continued
IRON AND STEEL—Continued
Iron, Manufactured Products
Cast iron boilers and radiators:
Boilers, gas-fired:
Production
_
thous. of B.t.u..
Shipments, quantity
thous. of B.t.u._
Shipments, value
dollars..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of B.t.u..
Boilers, range:
Orders:
New
number of boilers.. 92,265
Unfilled, end of month, total
number of boilers.. 35,974
Delivery, 30 days or less
number of boilers.. 34,335
Delivery, more than 30 days
number of boilers.. 1,639
Production
number of boilers.. 63, 724
Shipments.
number of boilers.. 65,163
Stocks, end of month, .number of boilers.. 24,151
Boilers, round:
Production
thous. of lb._ 3,242
Shipments
_
thous. of lb_. 2,403
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lb._ 26,063
Boilers, square:
Production
_
thous. of lb— 12,140
Shipments
thous. of lb— 6,412
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lb— 111,099
Boiler fittings, cast iron:
Production...
short tons.. 2,919
Shipments
short tons.. 4,191
Boiler fittings, malleable:
Production
short tons.. 2,140
Shipments—
short tons.. 2,827
Radiators:
Production.thous. of sq. ft. heating surface.. 3,754
Shipments.-thous. of sq. ft. heating surface.. 2,133
Stocks, end of month
thous. of sq. ft. heating surface.. 33, 512
Radiators, convection type:
New orders:
Heating elements only, without cabinets or
grilles.thous. of sq. ft. heating surfaced..
Heating elements, including cabinets and
241
grilles.thous. of sq. ft. heating surface#—
Sanitary Ware
Bathroom accessories: *
Production.
number of pieces..
Shipments—
number of pieces..
Stocks, end of month
number of pieces. _
Plumbing brass. (See Nonferrous metals.)
Plumbing and heating equipment, wholesale
price (8 pieces)*
dollars- 183.93
Porcelain enameled flatware:
Orders, new, total
dollars..
Signs
dollarsTable tops....
dollarsShipments, total
dollarsSigns
dollarsTable tops
dollarsPorcelain plumbing fixtures:
Orders:
New, net
number of pieces— 3,041
Unfilled, end of month..number of pieces.. 3,430
Shipments
number of pieces.. 2,381
Stocks, end of month
number of pieces.. 11,345
Vitreous china plumbing fixtures:
Orders:
New, net
number of pieces.. 296, 264
Unfilled, end of month..number of pieces.. 307,118
Shipments...
number of pieces- 187, 933
Stocks, end of month
number of pieces. _ 340, 218
Woodwork, plumbers':
Orders:
New, net
_
number of pieces..
Unfilled, end of month_.number of pieces..
Shipments
number of piecesStocks, end of month
number of pieces.
12,416 16,820 37,732 58,786 100,732 87,771
57, 723 48,281 49,406 76,265 91,465 94,748
55,874 60,321 47,751 79,831 81,844 97,193
666,109 615,225 613,533 591,220 555,483 531,238
83,731
58,680
52,446
563,333
9,207
42,911
41,382
521,374
44,883
35,891
26, 555
30,750
39,326
51,073
35,551
27,564
7,890
9,224
5,304
6,585
6,900
8,320
6,333
8,073
5,974
5,993
3,260
4,952
5,290
6,917
4,591
5,639
1,916
43,434
43,430
24,694
3,231
34,960
34,557
25,097
2,044
32,124
30,475
26,746
1,633
28,796
29,469
26,073
1,610
37, 297
39,011
24,359
1,403
48,912
49, 653
23,618
1,742
36,923
37, 538
23,003
2,392
2,685
37,920
1,881
2,799
37, 239
1,680
3,240
35, 794
2,225
3,891
34, 273
3,648
6,225
31,963
6,220
8,896
29,617
5,874
9,142
6,140
9,276
6,868
8,181
128,244 126,505 126,826
9,734
13,653
123,174
13,793
19,113
118,280
64,989 48,454 20,837
42,662 42,169 29,004
38,243 26,543 25,979
528,238 559,851 554,391
44,681
22,918
20,025
583,037
35,774 »29,801
36, 338
39,024
6,016
6,247
4,967
8,872
3,586
4,146
3,289
7,397
2,434
29,375
27, 582
26,195
2,101
2,430
39,991 27,042
37,831 • 29,570
28,355 25,827
1,678
38, 251
37, 618
25,843
1,475
34, 866
35,119
25, 590
3,639
4,704
28,734
1,823
3,552
26,863
2,035
2,102
24, 517
2,279
2,133
24,736
1,811
1,772
24, 235
2,393
1,792
24,927
16,824
25,845
109,730
11,003
13,335
107,572
4,918
10,434
101,448
7,602
6,144
5,567
6,410
99,032 100,585
6,211
4,860
100,409
9,613
4,465
105,457
1,863
3,189
1,760
2,908
1, 455
2,029
1,655
2,665
2,426
3,461
3,187
3,954
2,787
3,019
1,717
2,165
1,401
2,319
1,514
2,161
1,592
2,228
1,577
2,322
1,526
1,925
1,267
1,622
1.274
1,503
1,229
1,537
1,743
2,215
2,128
2,027
1,804
1,701
1,025
1,115
995
1,375
1,088
1,433
1,100
1,302
1,284
1,586
1,857
2,726
1,894
2,917
1,388
3,392
1,975
4,340
2, 751
5,331
4,472
7,630
4,299
4,816
3,236
3,474
2,547
2,001
2,992
1,634
3,002
1,605
38,748
37,868
35,935
33,688
31,270
28,363
27,967
27,838
28, 250
29, 646
2,231
1,542
30, 417
71
103
85
156
126
87
48
54
70
165
211
180
155
142
33,453 29,620 30, 785 28,664 35,136
35, 415 33,666 31, 673 42, 555 45,811
668,862 667,842 660, 518 646, 627 644,438
34,182
49,410
621,195
25,138
36, 360
613, 227
24,095
23,623
612, 702
192. 43
192. 63
186.40
385,718 362, 371
172, 933 216,931
77, 681 46,475
404, 273 389,683
172,467 232, 611
83, 551 55,899
236, 234
87,158
48, 685
249,817
101,148
48, 202
218
191
196
191. 33
190.97
192.96
192. 31
192. 57
193. 28
519, 270
216,077
90, 377
528,084
222,803
91, 527
450,013
202,098
87, 486
475,787
206, 686
96, 276
349, 496
148,089
52,011
406,066
193, 279
54, 218
366, 279
131, 644
75, 650
422, 290
175,715
83,075
412,119
123,861
94,831
453,808
159,400
101, 582
460,683
157, 678
123,484
461,617
146,812
121,222
1,465
3,289
1,519
16,302
1,960
3,141
1,789
15,324
2,079
3,240
1,878
15,036
3,217
3,455
2,991
14,479
3,628
3,980
3,021
13, 560
2,788
3,747
2,900
14, 580
2,547
3,405
2,799
13,053
1,708
3,124
1,833
13,838
100,969
98,156 77,424 86,721
118,837 109,923 109, 297 91, 738 87,601
111, 126 92, 751 98, 782 94,983 91,061
523,324 520,194 512, 697 504,039 486,470
65,426
83,826
66,437
496,039
92, 254 112, 636 77,247 95,232 141,736 94, 226
69,355 81, 288 80,112 70, 669 77,443 78,670
98,447 100,703 78,423 104, 675 134,962 94,392
149,500 145, 224 140, 272 135,110 118,921 117, 633
71,413
78,157
71,926
115, 330
104,093
132, 748
'114,847
'539, 692
31,992
35
123
24,033
27,088
608,851
20,119 14, 315
33, 562 29, 698
593, 720 420, 318
182.00
182.03
278,361 344, 763
102,219 144, 615
59,574 75,177
271,694 324,114
113,582 126, 671
50,424 72,983
471,456
191, 658
121,182
385,865
146, 543
104,820
2,104
2,991
1,936
11,490
1,698
2,776
1,885
11, 339
56,687
85,480
57, 594
518, 245
80,283 77,531 118, 697
79,903 76,802 99, 332
89, 395 80, 632 96,167
506,126 472,472 443,858
245,024
198, 787
145, 569
391,369
55,366
60,967
72,330
111, 847
71,303 70,737 77,781
72,684 72,657 71,170
60,400 70,764 79, 268
112, 416 112, 457 113,953
97,851
77, 592
88, 467
106, 715
1,643
2,888
1,442
13,343
182.80
1,404
2,884
1,399
11,811
Steel: Crude and Semimanufactured
14,406 13,144 13,431
7,229
9,572 12,209
8,726
Bars, steel, coldfinished,shipments.sb.ort tons.
11,934
13,253 14,196
12,759
16, 624
Castings, steel:
Orders, new, total
short tons.. 20, 755 11,111 12,488
9,301
10,147 11,882 11,896
14, 507
12,942 11,857 11,458
13, 235
13,283
Railroad specialties
short tons.. 3,642
1,968
1,531
2,784
2,843
1,971
4,692
3,337
2,489
2,998
2,918
2,680q
3,088
Q
Q
Percent of capacity
14
7
6
8
8
9
8
10
8
9
Production, total.
short tons— 18,991 14, 225 12,507 11,460 12,331 11,334 12,531 13, 712 13,886 13,951 12,438 13, 209
12,071
Railroad specialties
short tons— 3,470
2,609
2,465
3,010
2,379
3,285
2,520
2,806
2,259
2,617
3,672
2,721
2,753
Percent of capacity
13
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
Ingots, steel: t
Production
thous. of long tons.. 2,002 • 1,125
°910
"913
»807
•1,363
«861 • 1,030 «1,087
«847
•992 «1,087 • 1,032
Percent of capacity
34
« 21
« 16
15
25
20
16
19
18
15
18
Prices, wholesale:
Composite,finishedsteel
dolls, per lb_. .0208
.0210
.0217
.0206
.0217
.0217
.0217
.0212
.0210
.0216
.0214
.0216
.0215
Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)
dolls, per long ton.. 26.00
27.00
26.50
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
26.00
• Revised.
* New series. For earlier data, see p. 20 of the January 1933 issue (price series). Earlierfigureson bathroom accessories and convection type radiators not published,
t Represents a subsequent revision for the year 1932. January 1,485; February 1,481; March 1,433; April 1,260.
#In equivalent direct radiation.
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
47
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
1933
May
1932
May
June
1933
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ary
ber
July
March
April
METALS AND MANUFACTURES—Continued
IRON AND STEEL—Continued
Steel: Crude and S e m i m a n u f a c t u r e d Continued
Prices, wholesale—Continued
Structural-steel beams (Pittsburgh)
dolls, per lb_.
Steel scrap (Chicago).dolls, per gross t o n . .
U.S. Steel Corporation:
Earnings, net
thous. of dolls
Orders, unfilled, end of month
thous. of long tons..
.0160
8.45
.0160
6.40
.0160
5.69
.0160
4.88
.0160
5.75
3,363
1,930
2,177
2,035
.0160
6.25
d
d
1,966
1,970
.0160
6.00
.0160
5.93
4,475
1,985
.0160
5.25
d
1,997
.0160
5.25
.0160
5.25
3,828
1,968
.0160
5.25
d
1,899
1,854
.0160
6.00
3, 795
1,841
1,865
453,083 510, 737
269, 755 373, 340
19.7
27.2
272,432 371,945
24,075
25,470
526,491
401,086
Steel: Manufactured Products
Barrels, steel:
Orders, unfilled, end of month
number.
Production
number.
Percent of capacity
Shipments
numberStocks, end of month
numberBoilers, steel, new orders:
Area
thous. of sq. ft.
Quantity
number of boilers.
Furniture, steel:
Business group:
Orders:
New
thous. of dolls.
Unfilled, end of month..-thous. of dolls.
Shipments
thous. of dolls.
Shelving:
Orders:
New
.thous. of dolls.
Unfilled, end of month. ..thous. of dolls.
Shipments
.thous. of dolls.
Safes:
Orders:
New
..thous. of dolls.
Unfilled, end of month..-thous. of dolls.
Shipments
thous. of dolls.
Lock washers, shipments
thous. of dolls.
Plate, fabricated steel, new orders, total
short tons.
Oil storage tanks
short tons_
Sheets, black, blue, galvanized, and full finished:
Orders:
New
short tons.
Unfilled, end of month
short tons.
Production, total
.short tons.
Percent of capacity
Shipments
short tons..
Stocks, end of month, total
short tons..
Unsold stocks
..short tons.
Structural steel, fabricated:
Orders, new
_..
_
..short tons.
Percent of capacity
Shipments
short tons..
Percent of capacity
Tin and terne plate: *
Production
...thous. of long tons..
Track work, production
short tons..
614, 214 977,857 790,623
465,418 434, 092 651,916
30.0
45.0
33.9
467,695 432, 455 654,561
33,172
21, 773 35,817
29.2
402, 506
24,050
396
328
245
263
322
328
351
331
291
403
467
443
232
379
316
301
156
215
218
197
128
176
245
193
225
235
552
413
512
634
478
653
655
462
672
554
493
522
574
524
543
551
536
578
577
582
622
577
577
582
589
551
611
552
521
583
449
505
464
419
442
482
447
374
405
171
173
167
152
217
196
187
226
177
114
185
155
125
169
141
153
180
146
144
181
142
139
194
125
153
142
135
106
127
121
117
139
104
142
143
138
160
169
134
100
190
120
220
115
102
102
180
143
78
116
207
89
58
129
219
118
43
97
214
102
50
94
200
108
52
98
191
107
66
102
84
171
82
82
112
117
209
106
59
117
90
16, 243
2,858
11, 788
2,360
18,383
2,808
12,485
3,661
11,916
4,394
11,109
3,753
16, 737
5,941
7,873
1,446
11,128
1,501
16, 588
8,347
8,903
1,270
« 9, 502
2,983
144,192
136, 592
139,696
43.1
119,159
91,414
85, 228
96,180
25.8
106, 893
121, 366
74,966
85,191
85,195
85, 232
22.8
90,157
121,946
74, 642
66, 301 66,132
81, 283
77,432
57,417
60,956
15.3
16.3
61, 284
73,191
114,518 107, 680
58, 651
68,450
78,925
86,570
89,817
23.9
75,490
107, 624
58, 797
80, 550
75,615
77, 509 83, 760
85,337 91, 723
27.8
25.9
72,772
79,234
94,783 100, 688
54, 831 57,296
83,295
91,993
64, 724
19.6
74, 880
95, 606
52,199
118, 594
111,311
111,942
34.5
100,353
91, 859
47,815
90,800
23
73, 600
18
86,800
22
83, 200
21
69,200
17
83, 600
21
78,800
20
85,600
21
111, 200
28
90,800
23
74,400
19
86,400
22
51, 600
13
76, 000
19
145,600
36
68,800
17
3,061
101
1,975
83
1,890
75
1,797
77
1,430
88
1,245
82
1,765
80
1,845
85
1,984
1,822
82
2,013
94
1,662
795
111
414
270
997
267
452
278
578
48
332
198
546
35
290
221
632
38
334
260
739
48
360
331
670
72
287
311
554
93
230
231
411
62
209
141
345
41
186
118
350
60
187
103
412
80
235
97
47
396
48
61
425
30
13
422
18
37
401
51
67
414
61
31
222
42
36
209
43
12
220
29
13
177
44
21
189
196
32
39
228
7
32,379
41, 798
116
39,409
43, 693
49
17, 371
15, 685
78
34,627
28,099
63
25,259
33,122
69
26,829
31,810
78
26,266
28,772
46
18,792
22,102
18.5
19.7
24.5
14.2
23.1
11.1
18.7
25.8
16.5
18.6
15.2
29.8
11.9
17.6
10.2
23.2
24.4
17.6
11.8
22.4
14.5
18.6
13.3
24.7
68.4
58.5
23.2
16.1
60.0
14.6
9.8
50.4
19.7
19.4
14.7
55.1
4,899
544
4,867
10,067
4,371
473
4,442
10,137
4,688
568
4,593
9,850
7,319
647
7,240
9,645
11, 621
1,071
11,197
8,319
12,036
939
12,168
6,772
3,920
464
4,395
6,935
3,371
779
3,074
1,694
646
1,827
7,813
1,956
311
2,019
7,534
2,878
615
2,574
7,162
2,755
526
2,844
7,526
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
12
0
0
7
51,295
145
1,768
MACHINERY AND APPARATUS
Air-conditioning equipment:
Orders, new, total
thous. of dolls..
580
106
Air-washer group
thous. of dolls..
308
Fan group
thous. of dolls..
167
Unit-heater group
thous. of dolls..
Electric overhead cranes:
Orders:
New
thous. of dolls..
Unfilled, end of month
thous. of dolls..
Shipments
thous. of dolls..
Electrical equipment. (See Nonferrous metals.)
Electric hoists:
Orders, new:
Quantity
no. of hoists..
Value
..dollars..
Shipments
...dollars..
Exports, machinery. (See Foreign Trade.)
Foundry equipment:
Orders:
25.6
New
1922-24=100..
16.8
Unfilled, end of month
1922-24=100..
24.5
Shipments
1922-24=100..
Fuel equipment:
Oil burners:
Orders:
3,562
New
no. of burners..
675
Unfilled, end of m o n t h . . . n o . of burners..
3,413
Shipments
no. of burners..
Stocks, end of month
.no. of burners..
7,815
Pulverized fuel equipment:
Orders, new, central system:
Furnaces and kilns...no. of pulverizers..
Water-tube boilers
no. of pulverizers..
Orders, new, unit system:
Fire-tube boilers
no. of pulverizers..
Furnaces and k i l n s . . . n o . of pulverizers..
Water-tube boilers
no. of pulverizers..
d
1
Deficit for
Revised.
729, 669 617,165 613,373 475,318 387,050 330, 359 275,354
352,614 362,993 395,640 422,637 373,190 300,570 292,201
26.0
28.4
30.2
26.7
24.6
21.6
21.0
353,336 360, 509 398, 241 417,470 376, 647 307,372 292,609
32,333 37, 500 34,043
32,450 34,934
26,752
27,160
quarter.
94, 656 66,274
90, 707 77,339
108, 111 90, 679
28.7
26.6
92,424
76,866
105,833 103,321
60, 257 60,177
116
65
9,510
3,154
76,962
84,390
77,489
22.7
67.412
94, 658
57.413
7,812
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
10
" New series. For earlier data see p. 20 of the December 1932 issue.
84
48
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931, 1933
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey May
July 1933
1932
May
June
July
1933
Decem- January * * £ * March
August SeptemOctober November
ber
ber
April
METALS AND MANUFACTURES—Continued
MACHINERY AND APPARATUS-Con.
Fuel equipment—Continued
Stokers, mechanical, new orders:
Class 1, residential *
number..
Class 2, apartment and small commercial *
_
.number..
Class 3, general commercial and small
commercial heaters *
number..
Class 4, large commercial: *
Number
Horsepower
Machine tools:
Orders:
New
1922-24=100..
Unfllled, end of month
1922-24=100._
Shipments
1922-24=100..
Pumps:
Domestic, water, shipments:
Pitcher, hand, and windmill
units. _
Power, horizontal type—
units..
Measuring and dispensing, shipments:
Gasoline:
Hand operated
units..
Power
units..
Oil, grease, and other:
Hand operated
units..
Power
..units..
Steam, power, and centrifugal:
Orders:
New
thous. of dolls..
Unfilled, end of month...thous. of dolls..
Shipments
thous. of dolls..
Water-softening apparatus, shipments, .units. _
Water systems, shipments
units..
Woodworking machinery:
Orders:
Canceled
_
thous. of dolls..
New
_
_
thous. of dolls..
Unfilled, end of month
thous. of dolls..
Shipments:
Quantity
machines..
Value
thous. of dolls..
NONFERROUS METALS AND
PRODUCTS
Metals
Aluminum:
Imports, bauxite
..long tons..
Wholesale prices:
No. 1, virgin, 98-99, N.Y
dolls, per lb._
Scrap, cast, N.Y
dolls, per lb._
Babbitt metal:
Production, total
thous. of lb..
For own use..
thous. of lb_.
Sales
thous. of lb._
Copper:
Exports, refined§
short tons..
Imports, total§
short tons..
Ore and blister
short tons..
Price, electrolytic, N.Y
..dolls, per lb._
Gold. (See Finance.)
Lead:
Ore:
Receipts in U.S. ore
short tons..
Shipments, Joplin district
short tons..
Refined:
Imports
short tons..
Price, pig, desilverized, N.Y-.dolls. per lb_.
Production...
short tons..
Shipments, reported._
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Silver. (See Finance.)
Tin:
Consumption in manufacture of tin and
terneplate *
long tons..
Deliveries..
..long tons..
Imports, bars, blocks, etc
long tons..
Price, Straits, N.Y
dolls, per lb__
Stocks, end of month:
World, visible supply
long tons..
United States
long tons..
Zinc:
Ore, Joplin district:
Shipments..
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Price, slab, prime, western (St. Louis)
dolls, per R^Production, total (primary)
short tons._
Retorts in operation, end of mo number..
Shipments, total
short tons..
Domestic
short tons..
Stocks, refinery, end of month...short tons..
I
357
293
312
432
757
1,248
1,299
709
521
251
307
252
19
33
43
44
143
200
167
89
55
24
27
18
218
42
16
14
46
82
100
102
50
64
33
29
22
15
93
23,212
69
12,689
113
25,096
114
25,068
137
26,056
166
29,139
117
20,819
91
13,283
98
18,375
63
12,248
55
11,113
84
16, 550
57
13, 599
28
33
23
39
65
32
37
76
22
25
76
27
28
78
30
29
60
43
27
41
45
32
42
29
36
45
32
32
49
26
15
35
27
13
28
22
16
27
20
30, 755
496
19, 532
527
23, 712
747
18,680
388
19,983
412
22, 595
324
14,247
334
12,415
331
12,772
256
17,819
258
18, 303
269
19,073
303
22, 778
350
2,450
6,088
2,937
6,693
3,080
6,883
2,573
5,619
2,411
5,697
1,731
4,316
1,813
4,692
1,681
4,442
1,080
2,941
1,144
2,974
965
3,221
1,418
4,048
1,745
4,925
32,849
497
39,479
675
36,707
532
21,965
366
23, 752
751
28, 305
1,647
25,105
972
30,031
493
20,408
355
14,754
401
14,918
290
15, 651
367
20,958
576
511
1,126
474
215
5,605
488
1,693
516
286
6,209
441
1,559
571
237
6,769
391
1,450
493
154
5,441
387
1,369
437
185
5,818
437
1,333
450
263
5,088
387
1,310
399
217
3,999
368
1,193
378
185
3,188
359
1,051
494
182
2,258
277
1,012
310
208
3,533
424
1,103
318
190
2,908
404
1,066
434
171
2,778
466
1,093
435
167
3,706
3
272
290
4
165
248
4
163
237
1
162
289
1
139
249
2
187
256
161
221
5
147
195
11
167
171
2
124
179
5
113
187
97
201
2
138
205
149
191
120
152
126
174
113
114
195
173
114
175
153
193
134
164
159
175
100
111
104
98
63
81
82
132
18, 345
19,235
16, 386
15,844
10,809
11,008
11,553
10,481
9,546
10,777
11,176
10,974
4,807
.2290
.2290
.0362
.2290
.0303
.2290
.0300
.2290
.0300
.2290
.0300
.2290
.0315
.2290
.0400
.2290
.0400
.2290
.0400
.2290
.0400
.2290
.0400
.2290
.0416
2,111
325
1,786
1,346
398
948
1,319
461
858
1,276
405
871
1,320
325
994
1,406
298
1,108
1,573
381
1,193
1,265
321
945
1,149
326
824
1,346
272
1,074
1,178
260
918
1,135
193
942
1,544
274
1,270
10,976
11,120
9,889
.0670
16,852
18, 242
7,110
.0524
10, 679
28,139
15, 719
.0515
7,576
4,936
4,936
.0505
8,240
8,329
7,881
.0522
15,821
7,067
6,277
.0598
8,318
6,636
6,609
.0573
5,839
4,944
4,944
.0513
9,826
10,301
9,604
.0481
12. 567
8, 768
8,187
.0478
12, 515
8,004
8,004
.0478
12,139
8,563
8,548
.0501
10, 644
7,214
5,423
.0540
2,772
23, 578
1,277
24, 584
952
20, 939
976
20, 333
770
20,421
1,346
20,755
2,615
21, 245
1,990
25,465
2,298
22, 580
1,887
22, 299
1,915
24,037
2,298
17, 835
2,552
20
.0365
19, 405
28,197
197.109
1,626
.0300
25,902
25,105
174, 452
5,534
.0299
26,068
22,295
181,044
5, 470
.0275
15,819
20, 448
180,978
381
.0324
17,118
29,624
175,907
5, 563
.0347
20,498
27, 682
173,159
1,220
.0305
21,092
31,045
171,445
1,113
.0305
24, 465
23, 065
175, 532
480
.0300
21,173
24, 089
176,157
200
.0300
24, 615
19,030
184, 693
2,531
.0300
20, 033
17,349
189, 751
66
.0315
24,684
21,950
194.251
183
.0326
23,385
« 25,378
196,827
2,260
4,835
5,725
.3591
1,500
3,135
3,725
.2095
1,600
3,540
3,234
.1964
1,400
2,265
3,098
.2093
1,200
2,585
2,399
.2296
1,100
2,680
2,668
.2476
1,400
3,130
3,063
.2392
1,300
3,240
2,582
.2332
1,300
2,645
3,786
.2269
1,360
3,725
2,802
.2270
1,400
3,045
2,262
.2350
1,310
3,330
2,830
.2434
1,460
4,555
4,274
.2715
41, 883
3,036
50, 562
3,981
48,945
3,759
49,125
4,559
47,177
4,459
47, 739
4,191
47, 048
4,291
47,471
3,441
45, 796
4,496
44, 223
3,461
43,160
2,741
43, 528
2,281
42, 541
2,040
13,869
18,108
13, 469
84, 581
13,992
74,069
7,745
70, 454
7,192
67, 902
12,032
64,136
24, 715
51, 201
22, 280
42,891
23,948
37, 500
30,875
24,515
22, 262
18,343
10,976
19,987
19,830
17,167
.0381
21,730
23, 569
27, 543
27, 543
136, 634
.0253
18, 605
20,850
18,050
18,050
132, 575
.0278
16, 423
18, 742
14,971
14, 951
134, 027
.0254
14, 716
18,295
12, 841
12, 841
135,902
.0276
13,611
14, 514
16, 360
16, 321
133,153
.0332
13, 260
14,915
20, 638
20, 618
125, 775
. 0303
15, 217
17, 369
19,152
19,132
121,840
.0309
16,078
19, 753
15,970
15,950
121,948
.0312
18,653
21,023
15, 745
15, 725
124,856
.0302
19,828
22, 660
15, 040
15, 000
129, 644
.0267
20,076
23,389
15, 280
15,280
134,440
.0299
22, 095
22,375
16,156
16,156
140,379
.0330
21,449
22, 405
19,381
19,336
142,447
2,303
1,865
1,272
1,129
1,180
1,877
1,984
1,705
1,045
1,341
1,622
846
1,091
688
427
1,792
220
106
100
591
620
334
205
247
211
2,157
Electrical Equipment
Conduit, nonmetallic, shipments.-thous. of f t . .
Delinquent accounts, electrical trade. (See
Domestic trade.)
Furnaces, electric, new orders
kilowatts..
« Revised.
• New series. For earlier d a t a see p . 19 of the J a n u a r y 1933 issue (stokers) and p . 20 of December 1932 issue (tin consumption).
§ D a t a for 1932 revised. For revisions for full year 1932 see p . 48 of the June 1933 issue.
49
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
1933
1932
May
June
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ary
ber
July
March
April
METALS AND MANUFACTURES—Continued
NONFERROUS METALS AND
PRODUCTS—Continued
Electrical Equipment—Continued
E ectrical goods, new orders (quarterly)
thous. of dolls
Laminated phenolic products, shipments
dollars..
Mica, manufactured:
Orders, unfilled, end of
month
thous. of dolls..
Shipments..
thous. of dolls..
Motors (direct current):
Billings (shipments)
.dollars..
Orders, new
_
dollars..
Panel boards and cabinets, shipments
thous. of dolls. _
Porcelain, electrical, shipments:
Special..
dollars..
Standard
_
dollars..
Power cables, shipments
thous. of ft..
Power switching equipment, new orders:
Indoor.
.dollars..
Outdoor
dollars..
Radiators, convection type. (See Iron and steel.)
Reflectors, industrial, sales.
_.units_.
Vacuum cleaners, shipments
.number..
Vulcanized fiber:
Consumption
1__thous. of lbs..
Shipments
_
thous, of dolls..
Welding sets, new orders:
Multiple operator
units..
Single operator
_
units..
Miscellaneous Products
Brass and bronze (ingots and billets):
Deliveries
net tons..
Orders, unfilled, end of month
net tons..
Brass, plumbing:
Shipments *
number oi pieces.
Brass sheets, wholesale price, mill
dolls. perlb._
Copper, wire cloth:
Orders:
Make and hold-over, end of month
thous. of sq. ft..
New
__
..thous. of sq. ft—
Unfilled, end of month
thous. of sq. ft..
Production
..thous. of sq. ft—
Shipments
thous. of sq. ft—
Stocks, end of month.
..thous. of sq. ft—
Fire-extinguishing^ equipment. (See automobiles.)
73,881
75,319
560,582 386,001
57
61
444, 588 327,913 284,779
375,849
44
49
49
47
55
55
219, 293 175,105
203, 503 169,691
379,687 325,004 299, 259 294, 230 311,439
391,055
29
28
46
48
50
58
191,601 163,242 160,016 129,488 150,283 186,285 108,871 '136, 566 150, 571
149,407 134,651 137,704 124,546 146,813 133,950 83,679 168, 266 141,313
34
53
48
456,720
51
56
46
65
45
56
128, 786
118,359
156
188
176
193
179
142
147
173
191
146
137
157
25,479
15,030
684
22,468
15,295
646
32,074
19,121
246
34,805
19,488
592
37,257
20.820
544
49,051
22, 688
420
42, 664
15, 715
343
29,007
11,450
282
20,310
14,721
254
27,897
15,770
439
38,311
17,188
285
25,722
17,197
288
23,161
35, 936
17,876
52,388
17,695
52,695
15,472
50,108
22,064
48,058
20,316
45,139
13,345
26,216
15,343
38,000
17,703
58,618
19,799
42,173
25,096
33, 784
10, 812
36,482
17,356
74,979
32,142
32, 327
39,068
33,163
30,299
22,061
21,697
35,094
30,088
37,736
33.821
38,453
38, 000
35,327
36,178
29,699
38,727
27,668
28,462
25,952
30,106
25,381
43,340
30,223
37,934
903
245
948
188
876
204
811
192
874
187
206
1
57
1
70
1,421
14,952
1,586
15,991
2,274
16,408
749,424 748,916 604,154 641,498 789,862 837, 258 637,923 446,608 493,477 585,796
563,660
1,357
285
753
216
494
208
664
203
753
255
1,047
260
2
94
4
70
0
71
2
88
0
70
0
64
3,804
16, 712
1,707
17,760
1,397
17,421
1,758
18,790
2,112
18,336
1,969
17,002
1,920
18,186
1
101
1,646
16, 648
1,492
16,373
1,261
15,934
.122
.123
.120
.120
.120
.124
.125
.125
.125
.110
.110
.110
.115
486
584
381
271
281
760
564
200
93
194
222
950
535
209
71
213
197
949
501
253
126
199
241
533
310
117
281
283
878
525
309
103
299
306
865
503
288
103
308
276
901
506
301
115
289
275
800
507
249
130
253
227
921
487
275
106
241
257
518
257
110
220
220
863
542
317
118
267
265
832
549
281
102
256
238
845
PAPER AND PRINTING
WOOD PULP
Chemical:
Consumption and shipments total
151,876 137,842 132,876 151,502 157,202 172,764 163,454 143,140 159,268 163,366
short tons.
20,580
20,066
21, 274
21,106
20,572
17,284
21,190
16,446
21,900
Soda.
___
short tons.
16,910
88,120
99,404 103,368 111, 602 107, 684
Sulphite, total
short tons.
92,870
96,036 108,022 113,326
101,416
43,314
31,394
29, 276
30,138
44,500
37,158
32,466
34,972
34,784
35,672
Bleached
short tons.
22,744
17,466
22,364
17,576
18,010
24,274
24,590
22,756
23,646
Unbleached
short tons.
19,122
30,040
28,030
26,936
30,034
29,290
39,294
29,596
34,736
32,076
28,058
Sulphate
__
.short tons.
626
536
874
496
598
684
594
652
462
Other grades
..short tons.
502
62,409
78,921
71, 692
61,127
73,721
98,431
78,095 119,612 142,363 146,289 138,971
66, 555
Imports§
_
short tons.. 82,176
Price, wholesale, sulphite, unbleached
1.53
1.53
1.53
1.53
1.53
1.58
dolls, per 100 lbs..
1.58
1.58
1.58
1.53
1.58
1.58
1.58
Production, total__
short tons.
155,830 147,038 134,774 151, 632 159,028 175,610 164,856 144,150 165,182 162, 710
16,448
19,934
18,978
20,094
Soda
..short tons._
19,852
21,102
16,192
22,676
17,892
19,604
95,036 111,610 112,602
99,644 103, 586 111, 452 108,152
Sulphite, total—
short tons—
98,682
102,738
31, 558
41,422
30, 546
Bleached
short tons..
41,964
35, 240
32,124
34,906
27,480
35,940
17,916
24,012
27,288
28,008
21,556
19,976
Unbleached
short tons.
23,582
26,424
24, 238
21,408
31,992
31,162
30,466
Sulphate
.short tons.
29,652
30,096
29,042
33,080
34,840
42,366
36,604
674
732
664
368
764
Other grades
short tons—
558
496
558
750
690
28,624
50,128
Stocks, end of month, total
short tons
54, 536
32,020
29,148
34,184
35,740
38,830
30, 534
3,318
Soda
..short tons—
2,840
2,368
3,224
4,418
3,498
2,942
3,706
3,896
3,504
20,464
26,768
27,092
29,558
46,744
43,680
24,694
Sulphite, total
short tons.
21,846
27,412
22,378
5,166
6,544
5,156
5,814
20,038
6,312
Bleached
short tons.
23,116
6,074
4,748
6,140
5,268
6,950
6,818
7,452
13,602
14,996
6,484
5,744
Unbleached
_
short tons.
7,186
6,152
3,822
4,528
3,712
4,488
4,510
3,658
3,644
Sulphate..
_
short tons.
4,646
4,080
4,252
510
206
454
442
422
434
304
Other grades
short tons.
400
Mechanical (ground wood):
81,382
76,171
98,102
105,842
Consumption and shipments
short tons..
91,706
89,437
98,460
91,772
92,235
81,148
7,949
9,064
8,210
5,594
Imports
_
short tons.. 18,084
17,403
17,896
24,956
14,169
13,115
17,876
11,626
78,665
73,985
90,780
74,998
92,452
Production
_ .short tons._
85, 573
97,646
73,006
112, 325
77,397
52,028
57,531
49,842
66,955
Stocks, end of month..
.short tons..
60,294
95,769
58,457
81,394
109,918 103,911
PAPER
Total paper, incl. box board and newsprint:
Production
short tons—
505,998 481, 633 447,364 494,569 496,492 542, 247 500,379 462,470 454,618
52
53
58
58
62
56
55
Percent of capacity
_
59
52
60
Shipments...
short tons—
518,522 499,146 505, 336 528,413 551,460 574,761 517,611 472,198 479,892
Stocks, end of month
short tons—
420,535 430,519 408,278 403,472 381,665 359,847 366,685 363,962 349,389
Book paper:
Orders, new:
49
Coated
percent of normal production..
53
47
43
Uncoated...percent of normal production..
a
* New series. Data prior to October 1931 not published.
§ Data revised for 1932. For revisions for full year 1932 see p. 49 of the June 1933 issue.
Revised.
50
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
May
July 1933
1932
May
June
July
August
1933
Septem- October Novem- Decem- January Februber
ber
ber
ary
March
April
PAPER AND PRINTING—Continued
PAPEE—Continued
Book paper—Continued
Orders, unfilled:
Coated
number of days' production..
Uncoated
number of days' production..
Production
short tons..
Percent of capacity
Shipments.
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Box board:
Consumption, waste paper
short tons..
Orders:
New
short tons—
Unfilled, end of month
short tons..
Production
short tons „
Operations, percent of capacity
Shipments
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Stocks of waste paper, end of month:
At mills
short tons..
In transit and unshipped purchases
short tons..
Newsprint:
Canada:
Exports._
short tons..
Production
short tons..
Shipments from mills.
short tons..
Stocks, at mills, end of month_short tons..
United States:
Consumption by publishers...short tons..
Imports..
short tons..
Price, rolls, contract, destination, N.Y.
basis
dolls, per short ton..
Production, total...
short tons..
Shipments from mills
short tons..
Stocks, end of month:
At mills...
short tons..
At publishers—_
short tons..
In transit to publishers
short tons..
Writing (fine) paper:
Production
_.short tons..
Percent of capacity..
Shipments
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
Wrapping paper:
Production
short tons..
Percent of capacity
Shipments
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
AH other grades:
Production
short tons..
Shipments
short tons..
Stocks, end of month
short tons..
3
4
86,858
59
115,616
78, 294
4
4
83,905
58
121,628
70,778
196,910
228,116
197,306
155,729
158,458
205,783
53,331
180,421
61.4
188,103
74,237
199,119
48,536
201,777
61.6
203,932
72,083
163,128
33,575
179,094
58.1
178,189
72,491
152,807
33,490
157, 357
45.7
152,874
76,173
154,497
48.2
154,280
174,756
160,794
172,693
160,600
23,897
26,666
30,448
31,325
24,370
131,780
142,491
145,431
47,017
152,761
157,919
154,881
50,029
119,277
150,691
142,633
48,062
148,935
157, 506
157,568
48,411
153,569
161,334
164,327
45,461
136,993
138, 682
140,770
42, 337
127,779
140, 539
133,056
49,837
107,446
124,788
120,094
54, 515
138,005
137,078
140, 694
50,872
113,139
148,377
161,040
37, 232
138, 204
145,992
131,823
138,856
123,873
147, 669
127,425
133,830
144,993
148, 291
145,889
155,499
132,761
135,430
127,446
130,917
116,307
94,908
123,402
114, 500
132,032
139,213
53.00
85,399
84, 255
53.00
74, 502
76,857
53.00
79, 529
77,340
51.25
70,621
73,234
45.00
76,731
76,922
45.00
81,662
83,922
45.00
80,075
79,002
45.00
74, 356
72,637
45.00
67,665
45.00
76, 521
77,933
40.00
<* 74, 534
o 76,085
<* 34,358 35, 502
182, 507 186, 672
31,692
25,361
33, 369
182,725
28, 561
35,982
188,436
23,195
33,095
181,613
26,191
32, 790
165,459
29,586
30, 581
171, 798
28, 758
21,783
172,272
24,171
23, 502
166,954
24,601
23,363
157,489
27, 347
23,005
149, 971
23,691
21,171
139,637
27,066
3
3
86,301
59
109,919
83,414
4
4
73,701
52
114,975
79,494
3
5
84,756
46
116, 585
78,063
163,746
164,808
170,656
166,395
31,391
170,383
53.0
167,611
81,154
166,129
29,802
171,093
51.0
167, 728
84,501
161,777
23,192
164,352
50.5
169,776
79,922
168,915
153, 663
27,992
168, 719
171,776
165, 520
43,428
83,400
51
118,100
76,814
163,909
182,701
35,864
173,805
51.5
171,486
81,805
160,118
151,343
26,145
29,775
151,758
173,279
170,642
a
52,971
155,896
161,368
164,310
50,029
160, 773
157, 314
152, 321
175, 876
40.00
79, 516
77,196
53.00
*86,890
* 88,126
23, 560
137,451
24, 290
85,583
64
119,074
74,671
157,245
76,473
173,415
26,481
26, 294
52
25, 531
55,906
21,970
43
22,937
54,934
21,818
45
23,542
51,814
23,803
45
24,160
51,446
25, 790
53
26, 512
50, 719
27,123
54
27,421
49,940
24, 546
49
24,325
50,156
21, 233
42
21,318
50,063
25,371
49
26, 563
50, 099
25,191
53
25,468
48,984
58,060
66
57, 654
72, 686
49, 782
56
50,927
71, 533
52,000
61
53, 300
70, 228
60,479
66
59,874
70,825
60,182
71
65,719
64, 561
68, 333
77
74,961
57,963
59,149
67
58, 203
58,903
50,005
57
48,905
59, 554
52,054
62
51,950
57, 240
49,042
63
49, 238
57,375
68,442
66, 348
95, 658
67,088
63, 380
100,635
60,991
66,886
93,451
72,197
78,968
85,351
76,078
79, 792
80,818
79, 295
68,465
74, 635
56,188
77,265
66,942
54, 483
78,095
64,435
52,834
71,297
65, 283
52,731
72, 246
41,059
6,657
37, 735
7,079
33, 312
6,017
34,835
5,867
39,897
6,532
42, 297
5,574
35,424
5,331
28,125
6,522
37.648
4,412
35,878
6,832
32,412
6,829
40, 468
5,478
71
73
65
446,455
360,838
85,617
76
64
65
60
431,167
344,513
86,654
76
56
59
48
399,160
336,530
62,630
95
48
436,358
371,427
64,931
108
71
76
57
447,032
405,922
71,110
115
79
83
65
508,182
436,406
71, 776
125
65
69
52
409, 736
345, 756
63,980
112
58
62
44
361,871
306,447
55,424
120
56
62
39
376, 200
314,084
62,116
106
60
65
43
398,014
329,133
68,881
81
58
61
47
380,452
306,667
73, 785
112
65
71
47
460,970
385,117
75,853
124
59,226
530
477
53
33,348
589
488
101
77
525
450
75
70
10, 380
9,572
8,489
9,261
8,914
8,995
PAPEE PRODUCTS
Abrasive paper and cloth, shipments:
Domestic
reams.. 53,187
7,675
Foreign
reams.
Paper board shipping boxes:
Operating time, total
percent of normal.
Corrugated
percent of normal.
Solid
fiber
percent of normal.
Production, total
thous. of sq. ft..
Corrugated
thous. of sq. ft—
Solid
fiber
thous. of sq. ft..
95
Rope paper sacks shipments*
1930-31 = 100..
PEINTING
Blank forms, new orders
thous. of sets..
Book publication, total...number of editions..
New books
number of editions..
New editions
number of editions..
Operations (productive capacity).—1923 ==100.
Sales books:
Orders, new
thous. of books—
Shipments.
thoas. of books..
60
123,060
72,436
3
5
87,119
59
116,784
77,289
94,732
65
112,853
79,975
37,259
733
641
92
41,061
609
504
105
63
41,252
806
655
151
40,396
1,090
912
178
38,364
700
595
105
67
50,350
875
707
168
66
46,602
457
390
67
66
45,053
679
576
103
70
53,337
766
621
145
62
46, 508
805
637
168
8,395
8,271
7,879
9,128
8,575
8,704
10,190
9,082
8,476
8,874
7,645
9,068
9,735
7,920
7,907
7,653
7,399
8,048
9,902
8,570
RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS
CRUDE AND SCEAP EUBBEE
Crude:
Consumption, total
long tons.. 38,785 26,861
For tires
long tons..
14,293
Imports, total, including latex§._.long tons— 26,736
34,323
Price, wholesale, smoked sheets, N.Y.
dolls, per lb_.
.049
.031
Shipments, world__
long tons.. 57,000
60,929
Stocks, world, end of monthf
long tons.. 611,000 629,110
Afloat, total
long tons.. 74,177
80,936
For United States
long tons— 54,177
63,066
London and Liverpool.long tons.. 101,000 116,106
British Malaya
long tons— 69,000
88, 672
United Statesf-long tons.. 370, 311 343,396
Reclaimed rubber:
Consumption
long tons..
5,750
4,795
Production
long tons..
7,864
4,773
Stocks, end of month
long tons—
9,065
13,411
Scrap rubber:
Consumption by reclaimers.
long tons..
• Revised,
t For revised data for year 1932 see p. 50 of May
year 1932 see p. 50 of the June 1933 issue.
35,987
21,626
41,117
26,010
14,715
32,524
20,582
12,646
33,989
20, 692
10,399
.29, 280
19,337
10,340
35,806
20,157
9,388
29,620
15,631
7,408
32,016
19,928
10,376
30,663
18,825
9,587
22,969
15, 701
8,179
28,475
22,817
13, 555
21,034
.027
56,620
593,601
74,089
53,849
109,597
68,855
341,060
.028
59, 530
579,195
68,558
47,368
106,172
62,887
341,578
.036
56,327
595,782
74,808
53,558
104,408
66,134
350,432
.039
59,683
599,761
78,775
57,735
103,195
64,321
353,470
.034
54,403
604,008
69,240
50,220
100, 001
68,836
365,931
.034
57,976
611,301
74,505
54, 505
96,324
71,441
370,577
.033
56,700
621,078
71,147
51,147
91,121
77,024
379,000
.033
59,000
614,851
60,674
40,674
89,267
74,590
385,354
.029
54, 500
618,299
65,123
41,123
92,153
71,677
386,686
.030
56,900
622,142
60,914
36,914
94,658
67,583
395,987
.036
55,000
617,490
65, 431
38,431
95,151
66,911
389,997
5,554
5,626
11,978
4,054
5,146
11, 596
3,461
3,101
10,387
4,136
5,043
9,982
4,340
6,275
9,877
4,135
6,215
9,973
3,135
5,345
10,794
3,560
4,983
10,733
3,229
4.303
10,936
2,556
3,617
10, 227
3,261
4,340
9,484
19,045
1933 issue,
16, 229
' New series. Earlier data not published.
19, 512
14,132
§ Data revised for 1932, for revisions for full
51
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
May
1933
1933
1933
May
June
July
Decem- January FebruOctober NovemAugust September
ber
ary
ber
March
April
RUBBER AND RUBBER PRODUCTS—Continued
TIRES AND TUBES
Pneumatic casings:
Production
.thousands.
Shipments, total
thousandsDomestic
thousandsStocks, end of month
thousandsSolid and cushion tires:
Production
thousandsShipments, total
thousandsDomestic
thousandsStocks, end of month
thousandsInner tubes:
Production
thousandsShipments, total
thousandsDomestic
thousandsStocks, end of month—
thousands.
Raw material consumed:
Fabrics
thous. of lb_
Crude rubber. (See Crude Rubber.)
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS
Rubber bands, shipments
thous. of lb..
Rubber clothing, calendered:
Orders, net—number of coats and sundries..
Production—number of coats and sundries..
Rubber-proofed fabrics, production, total
thous. of yd
Auto fabrics
thous. of yd..
Raincoat fabrics
thous. of yd..
Rubberflooring,shipments...thous. of sq. ft—
Rubber and canvas footwear:
Production, total
thous. of pairs..
Tennis
thous. of pairs..
Waterproof
thous. of pairs
Shipments, total
thous. of pairs
Tennis
_
thous. of pairs
Waterproof
thous. of pairs..
Shipments, domestic, total.-thous. of pairs._
Tennis
_
thous. of pairs..
Waterproof
thous. of pairs..
Stocks, total, end of month—thous. of pairs..
Tennis
thous. of pairs..
Waterproof
thous. of pairs..
Rubber heels:
Production
thous. of pairs..
Shipments, total*
thous. of pairs..
Export
thous. of pairs..
Repair trade..
thous. of pairs..
Shoe manufacturers
thous. of pairs..
Stocks, end of month.
.thous. of pairs..
Rubber soles:
Production——thous. of pairs..
Shipments, total*
thous. of pairs..
Export.__
-__
_--thous. of pairs..
Repair trade..
thous. of pairs..
Shoe manufactures
thous. of pairs. _
Stocks, end of month
thous. of pairs..
Mechanical rubber goods, shipments:
Total
_
thous. of dolls..
Belting
thous. of dolls..
Hose
thous. of dolls..
Other
thous. of dolls..
3,056
3,406
3,325
7,503
4,515
8,293
8,212
3,700
2,893
1,923
1,845
4,962
2,471
2,124
2,065
5,327
2,031
2,466
2,411
4,877
2,055
1,439
1,385
5,501
1,843
1,369
1,306
5,964
1,586
1,455
1,405
6,115
1,806
2,077
2,011
5,789
1,871
1,834
1,764
5,902
1,630
1,674
1,616
5,832
2,499
2,923
2,874
5,419
35
11
22
22
23
10
7
7
25
8
8
7
25
7
24
6
7
7
24
5
23
7
5
5
24
7
7
22
7
21
7
7
6
21
7
20
2,727
3,094
3,035
7,131
4,223
7,394
7,336
3,943
2,350
1,728
1,674
4,780
2,199
2,002
1,966
4,902
2,081
2,478
2,440
4,602
1,749
1,327
1,292
4,971
1,604
1,263
1,221
5,330
1,423
1,379
1,348
5,400
1,675
2,028
1,989
4,957
1,779
1,682
1,646
5,085
1,506
1,522
1,486
5,095
2,282
2,441
2,410
4,951
12,045
17,480
11,707
10,116
8,417
8,345
7,827
5,993
7,899
7,263
6,364
10,460
247
187
180
160
199
210
315
170
138
189
167
9,808
19,392
12,503
12,886
10,433
15,333
9,109
26,849
13,321
28,284
31,577
22, 770
35,417
35,306
22,353
38,704
6,827
25, 759
11,574
24,409
7,327
16,330
8,058
20, 997
8,037
14, 227
1,748
197
556
399
2,243
308
744
546
2,013
224
1,003
329
2,952
268
1,489
434
4,510
301
2,719
421
4,918
404
3,065
332
2,461
307
1,772
234
707
252
2,052
221
799
188
2,146
243
616
2,303
134
953
307
241
1,275
218
4,518
3,485
1,033
5,049
4,603
446
4,966
4,530
436
17,879
6,163
11,716
4,429
1,531
4,345
3,839
506
4,285
3,786
499
17,962
5,222
12,741
2,321
1,197
1,124
2,985
1,778
1,206
2,942
1,755
1,187
17,317
4,641
12,676
3,576
1,375
2,201
3,342
1,208
2,134
3,272
1,175
2,096
17,358
4,615
12, 743
3,767
1,190
2,577
4,641
1,249
3,393
4,589
1,226
3,363
16,483
4,556
11,928
4,139
1,055
3,084
5,234
600
4,634
5,189
571
4,618
15, 388
5,010
10,378
5,007
1,385
3,623
5,375
454
4,922
5,330
422
4,908
15,038
5,955
9,083
4,782
1,603
3,179
4,813
551
4,262
4,773
168
4,254
15,016
7,016
8,000
3,725
1,913
1,812
3,156
1,814
1,342
3,136
1,801
1,335
15,351
7,008
8,343
3,275
2,185
1,090
3,537
2,256
1,281
3,511
2,245
1,267
15,088
6,937
8,151
3,281
2,634
647
3,390
2,842
548
3,339
2,800
539
14, 965
6,730
8,235
3,172
2,636
536
3,672
3,230
442
3,637
3,202
435
14, 462
6,135
8,326
10, 259
10, 270
275
3,651
6,345
28, 782
11, 299
12, 304
266
3,708
8,330
27, 736
10,141
261
2,449
7, 432
27,397
11, 073
14,395
187
4,260
9,948
24,449
14,205
18,000
297
5,520
12,183
20, 534
16, 736
16, 222
233
5,012
10,977
21,029
14,162
13,188
184
3,966
9,038
21,749
12,433
13, 641
258
2,423
10,960
20,337
13,142
11,336
209
2,433
13,030
10,888
221
2,909
7,758
25, 267
11, 222
10, 761
170
2,677
7,914
25, 549
10, 353
12,383
281
4,441
7,661
23, 740
2,488
2,703
4
151
2,549
2,434
2,461
2,500
5
133
2,362
2,374
2,419
2,407
14
113
2,280
2,308
2,599
2,660
12
140
2,508
2,373
4,054
4,353
7
215
4,131
2,024
5,081
4,792
4
269
4,519
2,168
4,780
4,420
5
316
4,099
2,559
4,647
5,265
6
209
5,050
2,369
4,008
3,728
3
362
3,362
3,121
3,959
3,925
235
271
3,419
3,302
3,108
3,256
1
2,152
563
785
804
1,975
456
706
813
2,192
481
844
867
1,990
423
709
858
1,992
397
780
816
4,247
3,777
1
275
3,502
2,766
2,060
382
730
949
1,815
352
633
830
2,018
358
302
858
2,273
371
903
467
365
2,542
420
1,131
991
2,672
526
1,095
1,051
2,024
524
734
766
21,808
162
191
3,215
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS
BRICK #
Common brick, wholesale price, red, N.Y.
dolls, per thous..
Face brick (average per plant):
Orders, unfilled, end of mo.-thous. of brick..
Production (machine)*
.thous. of brick..
Shipments...
thous. of brick..
Stocks, end of month*
thous. of brick..
Sand-lime brick:
Orders, unfilled, end of mo—thous. of brick..
Production—
-thous. of brick..
Shipments by rail...
thous. of brick__
Shipments by truck
thous. of brick..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of brick..
9.25
9.75
9.75
9.69
9.30
9.25
9.25
9.25
9.25
10.13
9.25
9.25
9.25
350
116
169
2,860
532
208
257
3,473
518
165
263
3,387
493
173
223
3,288
477
149
258
3,196
424
180
228
3,177
363
200
221
3,119
351
151
134
3,091
352
98
85
3,133
292
35
79
3,061
331
24
50
3,030
324
44
94
2,975
359
66
131
2,911
1,580
588
72
606
3,877
2,575
2,469
157
2,919
4,897
6,625
2,215
121
2,518
3,485
5,820
3,223
194
2,057
5,282
5,923
2,537
176
2,508
4,151
2,254
2,523
455
1,808
5,898
3,650
2,187
300
1,668
4,813
8,050
901
0
1,231
4,477
5,755
798
82
884
4,792
7,325
606
110
1,233
4,622
4,812
307
80
778
4,020
3,675
511
15
861
3,501
2,775
492
50
742
3,003
1.436
2,777
13.4
2,278
21,125
6,422
1,436
3,684
16.1
3,510
21, 298
« 6,890
1,436
4,183
18.9
4,949
20,532
7,230
PORTLAND CEMENT
Price, wholesale, composite
dolls, per bbl- 1,436
1.424
1.426
1.318
1.388
1.388
1.388
1.353
1.388
1.357
Production
thous. of bbl- 6,266
2,958
6,913
7,921
7,939
6,462
4,248
8,210
7,659
7,835
Percent of capacity
27.4
30.2
29.1
18.5
12.9
36.9
34.2
33.4
34.6
35.7
Shipments
thous. of bbl- 6,748
2,502
8,020
9,729
4,782
2,835
8,743
9,264
9,218
10,968
Stocks,finished,end of month..thous. of bbl.. 20, 060 25,394 24, 043 22, 512 19, 398 17,878 17,084 18,788 20,205 20,624
Stocks, clinker, end of month...thous. of bbL- 6,759
9,922
8,877
7,889
7,175
6,708
6,093
5,938
5,995
6,092
* New series. Earlier data not published on rubber heels and soles. For machine production of brick see p. 20 of the June 1933 issue.
t Adjusted for degrading and year-end physical inventories.
# Census Bureau has comparative summaries for 2 months only on structural clay products. Series not comparable over 13-month period.
Revised.
52
SUEVEY OF CUKRENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
July 1933
1933
1933
May
June
May
July
Decem- January FebruOctober NovemAugust September
ary
ber
ber
March
April
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS—Continued
GLASSWARE, ETC.
Glass containers:
Production
thous. of gross
Percent of capacity
Shipments
thous. of gross
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gross..
Illuminating glassware:*
Orders:
New and contract
number of turns..
Percent of full operation _ .
Unfilled, end of month..number of turns.
Production:
Total
number of turns
Percent of full operation __
Shipments:
Total
number of turns.
Percent of full operation
Stocks, end of month
number of turns..
Plate glass, polished, production#
thous. of sq. ft—
1,693
49.1
1,969
5,036
7,922
GYPSUM *
Crude (quarterly):
Imports
short tons..
Production
short tons
Shipments (uncalcined)
short tons.
Calcined (quarterly):
Production
. _
short tons
Calcined products (quarterly):
Shipments:
Board, plaster (and lath)__thous. of sq. ft..
Board, wall
__ _
thous. of sq. ft.
Cement, Keenes
short tons
Plasters, neat, wood fiber, sanded,
gaging,finish,etc
short tons
For pottery* terra cotta, plate glass,
mixing plants, etc
short tons
Tile, partition
thous. of sq. ft
TERRA COTTA
Orders, new:
Quantity
Value
-.
short tons
.thous. of dolls..
-
1,297
72
1,462
44.9
1,366
5,343
1,636
51.3
1,738
5,244
1,585
51.8
1,508
5,325
1,704
49.5
1,621
5,406
1,187
948
1,043
1,049
1,379
1,300
1,286
1,222
1,219
1,280
1,327
1,390
1,090
1,338
1,144
795
1,010
1,008
1,161
1,087
37.5
5,063
1,279
44.1
4,799
1,260
43.5
4,852
1 083
37.4
4,946
986
34.0
4.480
1,006
35.4
4,397
1,267
44.6
4,388
1,226
43.2
4,342
3,567
4,120
4,718
4,268
6,188
4,955
4,881
4,680
2,027
63.2
1,901
5,759
1,945
60.6
2,018
5,695
1,677
53.6
1,551
5,824
1,660
49.1
1,757
5,724
1,462
46.8
2,027
5,167
1,750
53.8
1,774
5,123
1,508
46.4
1,422
5,247
1,563
1,239
1,142
1,020
1,164
1,151
1,318
1,301
1,458
1,455
1,485
1,363
1,357
1,423
1,059
885
782
1,295
44.7
5,152
1,204
41.5
5,301
945
32.6
5,454
1,122
38.7
5,254
3,154
5,140
2,849
1,843
103,844
— 374,403
153, 793
173,366
423,139
159,160
80,366
252,891
96,374
197,730
61,106
298,767
262,812
199,083
168,931
35,147
71, 565
4,029
31,435
52,441
3,597
22,951
41,663
2,634
18,882
42,442
2,073
230,645
202,332
155,603
121,490
20,404
2,266
19,130
1,842
18, 219
1,393
17, 249
1,406
885
84
781
63
2,504
194
1,377
118
672
62
790
88
1,365
96
1,188
92
1,306
° 79
292
26
1,568
49.2
1,682
5,305
2,333
198
1,105
67
TEXTILE PRODUCTS
CLOTHING
Hosiery: *
Orders:
New
thous. of dozen pairs.
Unfilled, end of month
thous. of dozen pairs.
Production
thous. of dozen pairs.
Shipments, net
thous. of dozen pairs.
Stocks, end of month..thous. of dozen pairs.
Men's and boys' garments cut:
Overcoats
thous. of garmentsSeparate trousers
..thous. of garments.
Suits.
_
thous. of garmentsRubber clothing. (See Rubber products.)
4,326
4,264
3,174
5,595
6,693
5,145
4,185
* 3,666
6 3,860 6 5,006
6 5,406
1,937
3,754
4,072
9,047
2,082
3,914
4,027
8,903
2,196
3,009
9,243
3,360
4,117
4,311
8,818
4,043
5,346
5,760
8,492
4,413
6,003
6,006
8,154
3,617
5,680
5,645
8,070
2,877
4,695
4,783
8,251
* 3,006
6 4,197
6 3,516
6 9,010
6 2,826
6 4,063
6 4,047
6 9.010
6 3,109
6 4,408
6 4,731
6 8,776
6 3,892
6 4,263
6 4,603
6 8,469
38
1,808
1,074
50
1,795
946
139
1,256
974
285
1,664
1,480
482
2,025
1,734
1,947
1,565
554
1,495
964
172
1,164
1,077
61,390
b
1,450
6 267
61,436
61,850
6 216
6 1,676
6 1,745
6 122
6 1,844
471
442
494
471
794
557
12,418
21
16
12, 710
13
.056
.062
.055
.061
.061
.070
1,065
591
561
11, 516
1,495
10,021
10,549
8,759
10,822
1,442
9,380
10,182
8,403
10,250
1,343
8,907
9,796
7,977
COTTON
332
279
403
492
502
504
440
323
Consumption t
thous. of bales..
621
Exports:
Quantity, exclusive of linters
452
1,012
1,040
449
734
1,008
501
thous. of bales. _
592
Value. (See Foreign Trade.)
Qinnings (total crop to end of month)
4,835
865
9,246 11,631 12,086
thous. of bales.
11
4
9
7
Imports.
thous. of bales..
19
7
Prices:
.051
.065
.072
.059
.054
.082
.052
.064
To producer
dolls, per lb._
.046
.074
.062
.058
.077
.066
.059
Wholesale, middling, N.Y
dolls, per lb._
.057
.086
.053
/13,002
Production, crop estimate
thous. of bales..
350
107
516
1,826
2,928
2,748
1,571
Receipts into sight
thous. of bales..
705
219
Stocks, end of month: t
Domestic, total mills and warehouses
7,198
7,638
11,094 12,134 11,880
8,472
9,056
thous. of bales. . 8,716
9,078
1,218
1,090
1,457
1,087
1,267
1,463
1,321
1,530
Mills
thous. of bales.. 1,395
6,700
6,548
7,969
7,615
9,827 10, 677 10,350
Warehouses..
thous. of bales.. 7,321
7,151
7,793
7,602
8,251
8,738
9,479 10, 518 10,552
8,205
World visible supply, total thous. of bales.. 9,014
5,894
5,751
8,884
6,534
6,680
7,783
6,215
8,878
American cotton
thous. of bales.. 7,042
# Figures for 1932 represent total industry; 1933figuresincomplete.
/ As of Dec. 1.
* New series. For earlier data on gypsum see p. 20 of the January 1933 issue. For hosiery see p. 19 of the April 1933 issue. Earlier
f For revisions for the year ended July 1932 see p. 20 of the February 1933 issue.
6 Partly estimated.
M59a
436
7
.061
9,52ft
1,368
8,152
9,560
7,613
data on glassware not published.
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
1933
May
53
May
June
July
1933
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ber
ary
March
April
TEXTILE PRODUCTS—Continued
COTTON MANUFACTUBES
Cotton yarn:
Carded sales yarn:
Orders, unfilled, end of mo...thous. of lb.. 38,362
3,047
Production (weekly average) .thous. of lb_.
9,927
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lb..
Prices, wholesale:
.216
22/ls, cones, Boston
dolls, perlb..
.306
40/ls, southern, spinning
dolls, per lb..
Cotton goods:
Abrasive cloth, (See Paper Products.)
Cotton cloth:
Exports!
thous. of sq. yd.. 27,384
4,808
Imports...
thous. of sq. yd..
Fiber consumption for tires. (See Rubber and
Rubber Products.)
Prices, wholesale:
.048
Print cloth, 64 x 60
dolls, per yd..
Sheeting, brown, 4 x 4 (Trion mill)
.050
dolls, per yd..
Cotton cloth finishing:
Printed only (mills and outside):
Production
thous. of yd.. •88,278
Stocks, end of month
thous. of yd.. 81,740
White, dyed and printed (outside mills):
Billings (finished goods)
thous. of yd.. 55,018
68
Operations
percent of capacity..
Orders, new, gray yardage...thous. of yd.. 72,565
3.0
Orders, unfilled, end of mo
day's prod..
34,684
Shipments (finished goods)
a
Stocks, end of month (finished goods)
Spindle activity:!
Active spindles
thousands..
Active spindle hours, total..mills, of hours..
Average per spindle in place
hours._
Operations. _
percent of capacity..
26,756
1,608
12,554
25, 281
1,556
12,473
26,475
1,400
11,738
33,551
1,798
11,188
35,108
2,534
10,315
30,592
2,885
28,474
2,531
10,046
28,901
2,131
11,099
27,321
2,225
11,612
26,459
2,095
12,072
29,326
1,720
11,892
33,455
2,116
10,481
.162
.270
.155
.263
.157
.255
.183
.264
.208
.196
.281
.187
.271
.174
.270
.168
.270
.163
.270
.175
.276
.179
.278
39,757
3,182
29,888
1,911
33,824
1,861
24,157
1,166
25,227
1,155
24,010
1,633
25,379
2,118
30,479
2,498
34,332
2,625
34,215
2,794
39,475
4,125
28,150
3,510
.031
.031
.031
.039
.041
.037
.033
.033
.032
.031
.032
.037
.040
.036
.037
.040
.047
.046
.041
.038
.038
.037
.037
.039
43,868
86,324
40,993
71,364
37,404
71,624
64,480
62,547
87,988
59,040
87,956
66,633
69,515
74,850
79,175
81,933
88,300
80,097
93,773
82,272
95,746
80,446
74,463
80,765
37,340
37
32,143
1.5
23,972
36,855
33
28,090
1.0
21,295
25,532
32
27,396
1.1
16,073
38,092
42
2.2
21,802
52,247
57
58, 788
2.2
26,496
55,594
62
51,406
1.9
28,081
47,956
49
45,570
1.1
24,748
37,674
41
55,786
1.6
19,864
38,282
55
52,258
2.1
47,503
67
55,891
2.7
51,148
60
61,681
2.1
30,339
43,006
60
58,847
3.0
28,700
15,418
15,355
14,659
13,347
13,285
14,896
17,086
18,684
14,590
13,407
24, 571
8,310
268
112.3
21,633
4,592
145
63.3
20,647
4,250
134
57.6
19,758
3,656
115
51.5
22,022
5,539
175
72.4
23,884
6,866
218
94.6
24,588
7,046
224
97.0
24,350
6,967
221
96.9
23,775
6,386
203
87.2
23,767
6,788
217
95.1
23, 659
202
95.0
502
517
425
285
221
351
45
.60
225
.60
226
241
241
.60
257
.55
253
BATON AND SILK
Rayon:
52
Imports
thous. of lb__
Price, wholesale, 150 denier, " A " grade,
.55
N.Y
dolls, per lb_.
Stocks, imported, end of month.thous. of lb—
Silk:
D eliveries (consumption)
bales _. 47,151
Imports, raw
thous. of lb— 6,404
Operations, machinery activity:
75.4
Broad looms
percent of capacity..
46.0
Narrow looms
percent of capacity. _
52.3
Spinning spindles
percent of capacity..
Prices, wholesale:
Raw, Japanese, 13-15, N. Y.-dolls, per lb— 1.586
.95
Silk goods, composite
dolls, per yd—
Stocks, end of month:
World, visible supply
bales..
United States:
At manufacturers
bales— 20, 243
At warehouses
bales.. 40,125
28,156
14,919
15,768
16,104
23,429
7,048
227
93.9
23,417
6,569
212
95.7
48
51
285
400
.65
305
.55
347
.55
321
.55
286
240
32,923
4,474
37,466
4,756
38,382
4,931
59,905
7,134
59,694
8,564
53,703
7,331
43,955
8,066
40,548
8,301
46,204
4,988
32, 665
3,402
38,934
4,254
41,910
5,660
43.2
39.6
30.4
39.5
35.8
28.6
47.1
45.9
41.0
67.6
38.3
50.2
83.7
43.6
62.0
84.5
46.8
61.9
76.2
45.3
52.2
83.2
34.2
55.5
89.7
37.2
56.8
80.6
36.8
48.9
56.6
36.3
38.2
59 2
42! 2
49.8
1.231
.90
1.194
.90
1.231
.90
1.647
.92
1.805
.92
1.673
.92
1.562
.92
1.550
.91
1.305
.90
1.201
1.182
1.324
.92
236,412
224,552
240,954
246,148
249,258
246,450
258, 280
282,616
256,142
239,864
237, 236
234, 523
26,008
59,159
25, 521
53,048
20,011
50,721
24,951
52,228
22, 250
49,393
22,826
54,465
24,336
57,932
22,443
62,837
23,406
69, 747
22,074
60,459
20, 243
40, 814
21,151
43,038
3,179
16,519
2,832
18,933
2,697
26, 719
41, 361
693
46,055
1,554
42,423
4,468
38,963
5,408
36,532
4,977
35, 510
5,134
33, 278
4,864
24,943
4,451
28, 701
6,140
107
31
39
85
106
100
82
92
55
62
23
18
28
18
16
31
19
26
60
24
36
65
28
42
23
33
58
22
28
43
25
29
42
77
72
30
25
30
34
57
70
74
60
58
55
57
42
32
53
35
.63
.29
.42
.15
.38
.14
.14
.39
.16
.48
.23
.47
.22
.45
.21
.44
.20
.44
.20
.43
.19
.44
.19
.20
1.395
1.300
1.125
1.125
1.135
1.175
1.175
1.175
1.175
1.175
1.175
1.175
1.163
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.83
6,835
6,544
291
27, 284
12,307
WOOL
Consumption, grease equivalent-.thous. of lb__
Imports, unmanufactured!
thous. of lb—
Operations, machinery activity:
Combs
_
percent of capacity..
Looms:
Carpet and rug
percent of capacity..
Narrow
—percent of capacityWide
percent of capacity—
Spinning spindles:
Woolen.
percent of capacity—
Worsted
percent of capacityPrices, wholesale:
Raw, territory, fine, scoured___dolls, per lb—
Raw, Ohio and Penn. fleeces—dolls, per lb—
Suiting, unfinished worsted, 13 oz. (at mill)
dolls, per yd—
Women's dress goods, French serge, 54" (at
factory)
_
_
dolls, per yd—
Worsted yarn, 2/32s, cross-bred stock, Boston
dolls, per lb—
Receipts at Boston, total
thous. of lb__
Domestic
thous. of lb._
Foreign
thous. of lb—
.800
.750
.750
.750
.750
.750
.93
17,630
17, 415
215
.80
10,942
10,272
670
.75
28,665
28,134
531
.75
52,339
50,934
1,405
.76
42,909
42, 764
145
.85
28, 281
28,209
72
17,556
16,960
596
.85
11,858
11,136
722
5,927
5,063
8,978
7,991
987
9,281
8,384
897
.80
4,657
4,032
625
30,192
20,079
24,231
17,095
34,234
25,937
17,883
23,886
29,931
24,457
23,114
25,737
22,403
23,323
31,340
21,895
29,064
' 21,344
28,865
22,937
22,413
17, 521
34,842
25,118
.780
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS
Burlaps and fibers, imports:
Burlaps
Fibers
thous. of lb—
-long tons—
t For revisions for the year ended July 1932, see p. 20 of the February 1933 issue.
§ Data for 1932 revised. For revisions for full year 1932 see p. 53 of the June 1933 issue.
54
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
1933
July 1933
1932
May
May
June
July
1933
Decem- January FebruOctober NovemAugust September
ber
ber
ary
March
April
TEXTILE PRODUCTS—Continued
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS—Con.
Buttons and shells:
Buttons:
Imports, total§
thous. of gross..
From Philippines
thous. of gross..
Fresh-water pearl:
Production
percent of capacity
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gross
Shells, imports, total
thous. of lb
Mother of pearl. _
thous. of lb—
Tagua nuts, imports
thous. of lb_.
Elastic webbing, shipments
thous. of dolls..
Fur, sales by dealers
thous. of dolls..
Pyroxylin-coated textiles (artificial leather):
Orders, unfilled, end of month
thous. of linear yd—
Pyroxylin spread
thous. of lb..
Shipments, billed
thous. of linear yd..
32.6
8,139
292
243
1,236
561
2,447
27.3
8,849
233
223
258
580
2,247
65
58
18.0
8,234
855
235
1,053
454
2,233
1,829
2,094
2,189
1,578
1,944
2,236
1,572
1,474
1,595
65
74
567
549
1,176
3,288
76
68
72
67
77
64
49
73
57
71
58
75
61
39.2
7,340
271
219
516
774
4,016
50
47
46.3
7,136
356
285
1,063
850
3,233
45.2
7,194
413
360
599
731
1,688
38.0
8,025
741
214
586
605
1,275
40.0
7,971
684
677
864
663
1,547
41.3
7,751
297
267
1,356
656
1,498
36.2
7,325
3,255
394
1,087
619
1,473
43.2
7,132
200
181
865
615
2,053
1,996
2,403
2,410
2,096
2,216
2,282
1,779
1,855
1,783
1,675
1,862
1,791
2,175
2,121
1,956
2,188
2,374
2,128
1,992
2,333
2,079
2,635
2,894
2,658
87
30.3
7,939
751
184
609
518
2,879
1,785
1,959
1,881
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
AIRPLANES
Production, total
number..
Commercial (licensed)
number..
Military (deliveries)
number _ _
For export
number..
AUTOMOBILES
Exports:
Canada:
Automobiles, assembled
number..
Passenger cars
number..
United States:
Autos and parts, value. (See Foreign
Trade.)
Automobiles, assembled, total §_. number _.
Passenger cars §__
number..
Trucks §
number..
Financing:
Retail purchasers, total
thous. of dolls.
New cars
thous. of dolls.
Used cars
thous. of dolls..
Unclassified
thous. of dolls.
Wholesale (manufacturers to dealers)
thous. of dolls.
Fire-extinguishing equipment:
Shipments:
Motor-vehicle apparatus
number.
Hand types
number—
Production:
Automobiles:
Canada, total
number..
Passenger cars
number..
United States, total
number. .
Passenger cars
number..
Taxicabs
number..
Trucks
number..
Automobile rims
thous. of rims..
Registrations, new passenger cars
number..
Sales (General Motors Corp.):
To consumers
number..
To dealers, total
number..
U.S. dealers
number..
Shipments, accessories and parts, total*
Jan. 1925=100.
Accessories, original equipment
Jan. 1925=100
Accessories to wholesalers—.Jan. 1925=100..
Replacement parts
Jan. 1925=100Service equipment
Jan. 1925=100..
114
75
28
11
110
333
261
768
741
5,107
3,604
1,503
119
44
45
30
101
59
18
24
118
58
29
31
111
1,493
1,308
1,523
1,368
1,654
1,108
2,416
2,124
1,338
1,163
1,090
833
475
256
169
1,601
1,558
1,256
4,359
2,972
1,387
4,904
3,039
1,865
4,937
2,893
2,044
5,654
3,053
2,601
4,282
1,733
2,549
3,115
1,762
1,353
4,978
2,757
2,221
10,143
7,059
3,084
8,657
5,521
3,136
8,056
5,528
2,528
8,318
5,662
2,656
58,436
33,591
23,258
1,587
63,169
38,329
23,395
1,445
44,717
24,149
19, 225
1,342
45,069
24,645
18,909
1,516
38,837
21,551
15,989
1,297
33,624
17,644
15,036
943
27,727
13,981
12,834
913
27.025
14,091
12,174
760
31, 265
18, 334
12,152
°779
29,175 • 33, 540
16,860 » 19, 466
11, 694 » 13,327
«621
«748
45, 346
28, 229
16, 093
1,023
38,608
43,682
26,016
22,104
18,677
13,132
11,774
20,131
30,159
27, 551 • 27,716
40,912
38
15,378
46
14,037
35
13,876
25
14, 314
27
15,222
19
12,867
14
12,036
9,396
8,221
7,472
7,112
8,024
7,269
6,773
6,308
218,171 184, 295 183,106 109,143
184, 578 157, 683 160,103 94,678
54
73
27
235
33,539 26, 539 22,768 14,438
938
*692
339
499
150, 000 131,282 148,752 104,188
4,067
3,166
90,325
75,898
9
14.418
222
93,457
2,342
1,741
84,150
64, 735
13
19,402
198
81,893
2,923
2,361
48,702
35,102
5
13,595
237
63,195
6,632
8,255
3,298
2,204
3,358
2,139
5,927
6,957
3,025
2,921
1,561
1,669
59,557 107,353 130,044 106,825 417,949 •0 180, 667
47, 293 85,858 108,321 91,340 «99, 225 152,939
660
«411
291
152
5
239
12,025 21, 204 21, 718 15,333 «18,064 « 27, 317
347
898
580
559
727
455
44,358 ° 45,683 79,821 69,464 78,741 119,909
7,538
5,093
2,445
85,969
98, 205
85, 980
125
37
49
63,500
66,739
60, 270
56,987
52,561
46,148
32,849
36,872
31,096
37,230
30.419
24,151
34,694
30,117
23,545
26,941
10,924
5,810
12,780
5,781
2,405
19,992
53,942
44,101
50,653
82,117
72,274
42,280
59,614
50,212
47,436
58,018
45,098
62
56
45
35
35
39
45
51
51
50
41
53
55
109
45
57
118
50
37
49
90
37
24
47
94
40
22
56
99
43
26
85
91
36
36
73
86
31
48
54
76
28
46
46
84
45
40
84
34
33
42
87
32
RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
Equipment condition:
Freight cars owned:
Capacity
mills, of lb— 197,664 203,657 203,376 202,807 202,196 201, 594 201,326 201,055 200,547 200,250 198,997 198,652
2,101
2,088
2,106
2,134
2,123
2,141
2,138
2,127
2,166
2,163
2,157
2,149
Number, total
thousands..
Bad order, total
number__ 303, 758 230,820 234,315 245,749 253,608 262,153 268,170 265,239 266,066 266,594 269,378 274,368
13.2
12.4
12.6
14.7
12.7
12.9
12.7
12.6
10.8
11.5
Percent of total in bad order
11.0
11.9
Locomotives, railway:
Owned:
2,423
2,432
2,444
2,435
2,410
2,428
2,439
2,467
2,448
2,459
2,458
Tractive power
mills, of lb.
2,471
53,572 53,264 53,192 52,936 52,791 52, 650 52,490 52,401 52,237 52,081
Number, total
number.^ 51, 653
8,142
9,190
9,316
9,558 10,014 10,290 10, 545
8,875
8,233
8,396
8,291
Awaiting classified repairs...number.. 11,103
20.6
19.4
20.0
18.5
17.8
18.0
21.9
15.5
16.2
17.1
15.8
16.0
Percent of total
41
31
57
32
36
43
55
62
31
47
54
29
Installed
number197
221
196
410
174
120
287
193
173
133
Retired
number..
178
338
Passenger cars:
49,310
pn railroads (end of quarter)
number.
49,957
Equipment manufacturing:
Freight cars:
50
8
0
16
1,285
26
50
25
Orders, new, placed by railroads
cars1,873
1,974
2,431
1,205
2,465
2,398
1,404
1,275
2,429
1,572
Orders, unfilled, total
cars—
1,851
0
0
50
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Equipment manufacturers
cars..
0
1,873
1,974
2,381
2,222
2,465
1,404
1,275
2,398
1,205
2,429
1,572
1,851
Railroad shops
cars..
15
3
0
15
44
1
12
153
3
3
Shipments, total
cars15
3
14
19
1
12
153
0
3
3
Domestic
cars..
* New series. Earlier data not published.
• Revised.
§ Data revised for 1932. For revisions for full year 1932 see p. 54 of the June 1933 issue.
71,599
86,967
74, 242
1
198,158
2,095
286,987
13.8
2,422
52,020
10, 743
21.2
44
105
50
1,561
0
1,561
0
0
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
July 1933
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
1933
May
55
1933
May
June
July
1933
Decem- January FebruOctober NovemAugust September
ber
ary
ber
March
April
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT—Continued
RAILWAY EQUIPMENT—Continued
Equipment manufacturing—Continued
Locomotives, industrial electric (quarterly):
Shipments, total
.number..
Mining use
number..
Locomotives, railway:
Orders, new, placed by railroads.number..
Orders, unfilled, end of monthEquipment manufacturers (Census)
total
number..
Domestic, total
number..
Electric
number..
Steam..number..
Railroad shops (A.R.A.)
..number..
Shipments:
Domestic, total
number..
Electric
number..
Steam
number..
Exports, total §
number..
Electric§
number..
Steam
number..
Passenger cars:
Orders, new, placed by railroads.number..
Orders, unfilled (end of quarter).number..
Shipments, total
number. .
Domestic
number..
ELECTRIC TRUCKS AND TRACTORS
Shipments, industrial, total
number..
Domestic
.number..
Exports.
number..
SHIPBUILDING
United States:
Merchant vessels under construction
thous. of gross tons..
Completed during month..total gross tons..
Steel
total gross tons..
World (quarterly):
Launched:
Number
ships.
Tonnage
thous. of gross tons..
Under construction:
Number
ships
Tonnage...
thous. of gross tons
146
140
127
13
129
123
122
1
6
120
114
113
1
111
105
104
1
5
68
68
67
1
17
5
12
6
5
1
0
44
0
0
12
11
1
9,474
7,246
186
26, 260
22, 586
180
10, 782
7,928
161
28, 338
27,150
147
2,697
240
94
10, 273
9,601
87
22, 795
19,834
18
39,179
36, 733
18
7,698
5,888
84
193
53
188
58
213
224
1,110
192
901
203
766
22
15,944
13, 741
24
9,338
8,531
14
41, 213
37, 537
12
2,885
1,578
232
741
CANADIAN STATISTICS
Business indexes: *
79.9
81.4
78.3
Physical volume of business
1926=100. _
78.1
74.6
76.9
74.2
Industrial production, total
1926=100
73.6
39.4
31.8
28.1
Construction
1926=10037.1
131.2
130.5
129.0
Electric power
1926=100..
137.1
77.4
82.1
76.9
Manufacturing
1926=100..
75.5
71.4
74.5
55.9
Forestry
1926=100..
59.6
94.4
92.3
83.4
Mining
1926=10084.8
94.5
93.7
89.6
Distribution.
1926=100..
90.4
Carloadings
1926=100
71.2
70.3
60.5
64.3
Exports (volume)-.
1926=100
59.1
59.3
62.9
63.0
72.9
69.7
63.2
63.8
Imports (volume)
1926=100..
Trade employment
1926=100..
117.8
117.4
115.9
115.3
Agricultural marketings
1926= 100—
84.4
221.4
135.9
196.6
82.8
250.8
147.9
Grain marketings
1926=100222.6
Livestock marketings
..1926=100..
91.5
89.4
82.1
79.9
Commodity prices:
Cost of living index
1926=10081.4
77.6
81.8
81.0
80.8
Wholesale price index
1926=100..
66.9
67.7
66.6
66.6
66.8
Employment, total (first of month) .1926=100—
77.6
87.5
89.1
88.7
86.3
Construction and maintenance...1926=100..
60.8
83.2
92.9
93.3
90.0
Manufacturing
1926=100..
76.8
85.8
86.0
85.4
82.6
Mining
1926=100..
89.9
97.9
96.8
95.0
94.8
Service
1926=100—
99.9
114.7
116.8
119.9
117.0
Trade
1926=100108.6
116.2
116.1
115.4
113.8
Transportation
1926=10078.9
84.3
85.5
85.9
85.3
Finance:
Banking:
Bank debits
mills, of dolls..
2,175
2,203
2,176
2,116
Exchange. (See Finance.)
113.2
114.4
Interest rates
1926=100110.6
103.3
98.1
195
249
253
Commercial failures .
number
233
Life insurance, sales of ordinary life (15 cos.)
thous. of dolls.. 30,497 30,998 40,963 34,469 28,370
Security issues and prices:
New bond issues, total
thous. of dolls. _ 11,173 24,520 20,735 27,972 59,529
485
360
Corporation
thous. of dolls..
0
50
1,350
Dominion and provincial
thous. of dolls— 7,815
17,750
5,000 21,150 55,980
Municipal
thous. of dolls..
2,873
6,770 15,685
5,472
3,189
0
Railways
_
thous. of dolls
0
0
o 5.420
5.48
4.95
5.30
Bond yields
percent—
45.8
43.2
Common stock prices, total
1926=100- ~"~63.~7~
49.6
59.0
Banks
1926=100—
64.6
65.7
60.5
67.1
73.9
51.4
48.8
56.6
Industrials
1926=10069.9
85.8
Utilities
1926=10047.2
36.9
34.9
41.8
51.9
• Revised.
* New series. For earlier data see p. 18 of the February 1933 issue.
§ Data revised for 1932. For revision for full year 1932 see p. 55 of the June 1933 issue.
77.1
71.9
31.5
128.0
74.3
60.5
89.5
91.3
68.1
64.6
64.7
114.3
189.0
213.9
77.1
75.3
70.4
30.7
127.8
70.6
64.7
99.3
88.8
59.8
66.4
67.5
113.7
83.8
87.4
67.4
75.8
71.8
39.4
134.4
72.3
65.8
86.4
86.9
60.1
47.3
70.6
111.6
62.3
59.5
74.5
72.6
67.7
19.5
131.3
70.2
60.0
90.5
86.1
58.4
47.5
59.8
113.4
59.1
56.6
70.3
68.1
62.2
25.2
131.6
62.2
63.4
80.5
84.3
56.1
56.6
52.4
111.5
56.1
52.5
71.9
67.0
60.9
23.4
136.1
58.7
59.8
94.2
83.8
57.9
49.6
50.8
110.9
76.5
75.9
79.4
68.4
62.5
16.1
134.4
62.7
60.7
91.4
84.8
61.8
51.1
50.0
110.5
129.0
140.2
77.8
70.5
65.0
20.6
134. 9
66.8
63.7
81.9
85.8
69.2
47.3
44.2
110.1
104.1
109.7
79.2
81.1
66.9
86.0
84.4
83.1
96.5
119.4
113.1
86.5
80.4
65.0
86.7
84.3
84.1
98.2
109.8
114.5
87.2
80.4
64.8
84.7
77.9
81.7
101.2
106.5
115.4
84.5
80.0
64.0
83.2
67.6
80.3
99.9
103.7
117.8
83.9
79.7
63.9
78.5
58.5
74.4
96.9
102.2
119.6
78.3
79.0
63.6
°77.0
°56.2
75.0
94.0
104.2
109.4
75.0
78.4
64.4
76.9
56.5
75.8
94.6
102.9
107.3
74.1
78.6
65.4
76.0
54.7
76.0
91.4
102.5
107.6
74.2
2,098
2,367
2,466
2,085
1,969
1,830
1,887
1,877
101.9
98.1
102.3
102.7
98.7
100.0
101.3
246
295
301
273
99.2
279
25,207
29,858
34,003
33,483
29,367
26,323
29,763
29,770
71,103
106,046
45,094
180
125
825
178
0
19,987
0
425
0
731
625
10,707
0
68,350
2,573
104,275
1,646
35,000
9,269
4.70
54.8
74.4
63.1
49.1
4.90
53.4
69.6
62.5
46.6
19,000
987
0
4.75
51.6
67.5
59.6
44.6
0
425
4.88
63.0
76.1
73.8
56.9
0
178
0
0
106
0
0
10,707
0
4.85
51.9
59. &
67.5
38.5
0
0
0
4.92
51.3
67.5
58.4
45.1
0
4.73
47.6
65.5
56.3
38.6
4.79
47.3
62.3
57.3
38.2
56
SURVEY OF CUREENT BUSINESS
Monthly statistics through December 1931,
together with explanatory footnotes and references to the sources of the data, may be found
in the 1932 Annual Supplement to the Survey
July 1933
1933
1933
1933
May
May
June
Decem- January FebruAugust SeptemOctober November
ber
ber
ary
July
March
April
CANADIAN STATISTICS—Continued
Foreign trade:
Exports..
thous. of dolls..
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports, volume:
Automobiles. (See Transportation Equip.)
Newsprint. (See Paper and Paper Products.)
Wheat
thous. of bu__
Wheat
flour
thous. of bbl__
Trade with U.S. (See Foreign Trade.)
Railway statistics:
Carloadings
thous. of cars
Financial results:
Operating revenues
thous. of dolls
Operating expenses
thous. of dolls
Operating income
thous. of dolls..
Operating results:
Freight carried 1 mile
mills, of t o n s . .
Passengers carried 1 mile
mills, of passengersCommodity statistics:
Production:
Automobiles. (See Transportation Equip.)
Electrical energy, central stations
mills, of kw.-hr..
Pig iron
thous. of long t o n s . .
Steel ingots and castings
thous. of long t o n s . .
Livestock, inspected slaughter:
Cattle and calves
thous. of animals..
Swine
thous. of animals..
Sheep and lambs
thous. of animals..
Newsprint. (See Paper and Paper Products.)
Silver. (See Finance.)
Wheat, visible supply. (See Foodstuffs.)
Wheat
flour
thous. of bbl__
d
46,109
32,927
41,402
44,361
41,701
40,743
43,032
35,711
41,855
36,527
42,665
34,504
57,160
37,095
46,621
37,769
43,109
28,961
32,000
24,441
26,814
23,514
37,161
32,851
20,312
20,457
21,465
565
15,543
462
15,857
571
19, 620
446
18,290
330
26,874
385
40,192
529
27,302
577
27,736
492
14,707
397
10,922
333
14,816
490
4,460
234
162
183
185
157
176
216
212
193
153
134
133
157
23,400
21,245
24,813
21,654
2,328
22,970
21,053
23,100
21,922
28,988
22,254
5,949
28,190
20,839
6,385
24,276
19,308
4,057
21,902
19,434
17,643
18,528
d
1,813
16,788
17,881
d
2,073
20,612
19,161
3,043
2,607
2,181
1,388
1,302
1,191
1,632
2,023
129
110
1,271
13
1,198
8
1,027
268
1,569
1,572
147
138
1,230
6
122
96
90-
1,904
1,740
95
88
97
130
1,279
6
520
1,712
1,448
14
1,433
27
1,397
29
1,300
6
1,371
0
1,295
0
23
29
18
1,156
7
28
27
23
17
37
31
41
12
116
279
30
95
255
23
85
248
50
73
192
64
79
189
86
82
166
101
78
189
148
80
250
119
60
268
49
71
247
49
65
220
36
89
250
42
97
232
30
1,041
1,151
1,202
1,272
1,385
1,722
1,943
1,010
859
845
1,005
1,013
0
7
12
Deficit.
CHANGES IN STATISTICAL SERIES MADE SINCE PUBLICATION OF THE 1932 ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT
DATA ADDED IN DECEMBER 1932 ISSUE
Page
Fairchild retail price index
24
World prices, foodstuffs and raw materials
24
Chain-store sales index
26
Department-store sales, Philadelphia
27
Factory employment, Baltimore, Milwaukee,
Maryland, and Massachusetts
_. 28
Miscellaneous employment:
Civil service, United States
28
Trade union members employed, by groups
28
Factory pay rolls, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, M aryland, and M assachusetts
29
Hourly earnings, United States (National Industrial Conference Board)
29
Weekly earnings, factory, Massachusetts
30
Net gold imports, including gold released from
earmark
—.. 32
Pyroxylin rods, sheets, and tubes, production,
shipments.
38
Residual fuel oil, production and stocks
43
Gas oil and distillates, production and stocks
43
Convection type radiators, new orders
46
Plumbing fixtures, wholesale price
_
46
Plumbers' brass, shipments—
49
Tin and terne plate, production
47
Tin consumption in manufacture of tin and terne
plate
48
Mechanical stokers, new orders
_
48
Rubber heels and soles, total shipments
51
Illuminating glassware, new orders, production,
shipments, and stocks
52
Gypsum, imports, production, and shipments
52
Auto accessories and parts, composite index of shipments
54
Canadian statistics, electric-power production
index...
_
55
DATA ADDED IN THE JUNE 1933 ISSUE
Building costs, all types (American Appraisal Co.). 25
Factory employment, Chicago
28
Nonmanufacturing employment—banks, brokerage houses, etc.; dyeing and cleaning; and laundries
28
DATA ADDED IN THE J U N E 1 9 3 3 I S S U E Continued
Page
Miscellaneous employment—Federal and State
highways, construction and maintenance
28
Factory pay rolls, New York and Chicago
29
Nonmanufacturing pay rolls—banks, brokerage
houses, etc.; dyeing and cleaning; and laundries. 29
Bond prices, U.S. Government (Standard Statistics)
33
Airplane travel, passengers carried, passenger miles
flown
_
_
35
Lard compound, wholesale price, tierces, Chicago. 37
Lard, refined, wholesale price, tierces, Chicago
41
Leather production (Tanner's Council)
43
Household furniture, plant operations, all districts
45
Rope paper sacks, shipments
50
Face brick, machine production
51
DATA DROPPED IN DECEMBER 1932 ISSUE t
Industrial production indexes: Copper (mined),
metals, nonferrous
_
Stock indexes, world copper stocks
Construction volume (A.O.C.).
Factory operations, proportion full time worked,
miscellaneous group.
Applicants at employment agencies, Western
States
Methanol, stocks:
At crude plants
At refineries and in transit
Pine-oil stocks
Paints, varnish, and lacquer products, unclassified
sales, 315 establishments
Milk, condensed and evaporated, total exports,
production, and stocks
Gas and fuel oil, production and stocks (combined
series)
Hides and skins, stocks, all series
Sole and belting leather, production, stocks, all
series
Upper leather, production, stocks, all series
Walnut lumber, orders, production, shipments,
and stocks
t Pages refer to those upon which series were last shown in the November 1932 and May 1933 issues.
O
22
23
25
28
28
36
36
36
38
39
42
43
43
43
44
DATA DROPPED IN DECEMBER 1932
ISSUE-Continued
Page
North Carolina pine, production and shipments— 44
Iron and steel, boilers (round and square) and radiators, new orders
46
Enameled sanitary ware, baths, lavatories, sinks,
miscellaneous, all series
46
Enameled sheet-metal ware, shipments
46
Plumbing fixtures, wholesale price_.
46
Mechanical stokers, large (see new series) new
orders
48
Copper:
Production, all series
48
Shipments, domestic, refined
48
Stocks (North and South America), blister and
refined
48
Porcelain, nail knobs, tubes, shipments
49
Galvanized sheet-metal ware, all series
49
Newsprint, production, percent of capacity
50
Binders' board, production
_
51
Glass containers, unfilled orders
52
Illuminating glassware, orders, production, shipments, and stocks. (See new series)
52
DATA DROPPED IN JUNE 1933 ISSUE t
Farm products—price index of dairy and poultry
products
_
__
Building costs, by types of construction (American
Appraisal Co.)
McLellan 5- and 10-cent stores (sales and stores)._
Hours of work per week in factories, nominal or
full-time week (National Industrial Conference
Board).
Unemployment, applicants, at employment
agencies
_
_.
Gold, held under earmark for foreign account
Bond prices, domestic, U.S. Liberty (N.Y. Trust
Co.)
._
Rope paper sacks, shipments
Scrap rubber, stocks at reclaimers
Face brick production (brick drawn from kilns)..
Glass containers, net new orders
Cotton textiles, production, shipments, stocks, etc.
Wool machinery activity, sets of cards
23
25
26
28
29
32
33
50
50
51
51
53
53
INDEX TO MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
Page
50
Abrasive paper and cloth
30
Acceptances, bankers'
54
Accessories, automobile
Advertising, magazine, newspaper, radio _,. 25,26
Africa, United States trade with
34
Agricultural wages, loans. «
30
Air-conditioning equipment
47
Air mail
26
Airplanes
35,54
Alcohol, denatured, ethyl, methanol
36
Aluminum
48
Animal fats, glues, greases
36,37
Anthracite industry
22 29,42
Apparel, wearing_,
29,52
Argentina, United States trade with; exchange; flaxseed stocks
32, 34,37
Asia, United States trade with.
34
Asphalt.....
43
Automobiles22,27,28, 29,54
Babbitt metal
_.
48
Bank suspensions
31
Barley
39
Bathroom fixtures
46
Beef and veal
40
Bituminous coal
22,28,29,42
Boiler and boiler
fittings
46
Bonds, prices, sales, value, yields
33
Book publication. <.
50
Boxes, paper, shipping
50
Brass
49
Brazil, coffee; exchange; United States trade
with.
_
32,34,41
Brick
51
Brokers' loans
»
30
Bronze
„
49
Building contracts awarded-24,25
Building costs
-25
Building materials
24,25,44,46,47,51
Business activity index (Annalist)
22
Business failures
31
Butter
_
39
Canadian statistics,.
55,56
Candy
41
Canal traffic
35
Capital issues
32
Carloadings
22,34,35
Cattle and calves
40,43
Cement
.
_
22,27,29,51
Chain-store sales
26,27
Cheese
_
_
39
Chile, exchange; United States trade with... 32,34
Cigars and cigarettes
42
Civil-service employees
28
Clay products
_
23,24,27,28,29,51
Clothing
24,25, 27, 28, 29,52
Coal
_
22,28,29,42
Cocoa
41
Coffee
23,41
Coke..
42
Collections, electrical trade
26
Commercial paper
30
Communications
35
Construction:
Contracts awarded, indexes
»
24
Costs
25
Highways
25
Material costs
25
Copper
48
Copper wire cloth
49
Copra and coconut oil
37
Corn
39
Cost-of-\iving index.
23
Cotton, raw and manufactures
23,52
Cottonseed, cake and meal, oil
37
Crops
23,37,39,40,52
Dairy products
23,39
Debits, bank
_
_
30
Debt, United States Government
32
Delaware, employment, payrolls
28,29
Department-store sales and stocks
27
Deposits, bank
30
Disputes, labor
29
Dividend payments
33
Douglas
fir
44
Earnings, factory
..
29,30
Eggs
23,41
Electric power, production, sales, revenues.. 22,38
Electrical energy, consumption index
. . . 22, 23
Electrical equipment
48,49
Electric railways
34
Employment:
Cities and States
28
Factory, Federal Reserve Board indexes
27,28
Nonmanufacturing
28
Miscellaneous data
„
«_
28
Emigration
„
35
Enameled ware
46
Engineering construction
25
England, exchange; United States trade with. 32,34
Exchange rates, foreign
32
Expenditures, United States Government
32
Explosives
36
Exports
34
Factory employment, pay rolls, operations
27,
28,29,30
Page
Factory operations, proportion of full time
worked
28
Failures, bank; commercial
31
Fairchild retail price index
24
Fares, street railways
34
Farm employees
28
Farm prices, index
23
Federal Government,
finances
32
Federal-aid highways
25,28
Federal reserve banks, condition of
30
Federal reserve member bank statistics
30
Fertilizers
36
Fire-extinguishing equipment
54
Fire losses
25
Fish and fish oils
37,41
Flaxseed
37
Flooring, oak, maple, beech, and birch
44
Flour, wheat
40
Food products
22,23,27,28,29,39,40,41
Footwear
44,51
Foreign trade, indexes, values
34
Foundry equipment
47
France, exchange; United States trade with. 32,34
Freight cars (equipment)
27,54
Freight carloadings, cars, indexes
34,35
Freight-car surplus
35
Fruits
23,39
Fuel equipment
47,48
Fuels
42,43
Furniture
45,47
Gas, customers, sales, revenues
38
Gas and fuel oils
42,43
Gasoline
43
General Motors sales
54
Glass and glassware
22, 27, 28, 29, 52
Gloves and mittens
43
Gold
32
Goods in warehouses
26
Grains
,
23,24,39,40
Gypsum
52
Hardwoods
44
Heels, rubber
51
Hides and skins
43
Hogs
40,41,43
Hosiery
52
Hotels
28,29,35
Housing
23,25
Illinois, employees, factory earnings
28, 29,30
Imports
34
Income-tax receipts
32
Incorporations, business
26
Industrial production, indexes
22
Installment sales, New England
27
Insurance, life
31
Interest payments
33
Interest rates
30
Investments, Federal reserve member banks.
30
Iron, ore; crude; manufactures
22,45,46
Italy, exchange; United States trade with.. 32,34
Japan, exchange; United States trade with.. 32,34
Kerosene
43
Labor turnover, disputes
29
Lamb and mutton
41, 43
Lard
.
41
Lead
_ __ 48
Leather
....
22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,43
Leather, artificial
54
Liberty bonds
33
Linseed oil, cake, and meal
37
Livestock
23,40,41,43
Loans, agricultural, brokers', time
30
Locomotives
54, 55
Looms, woolen, activity
53
Lubricating oil
43
Lumber
22,23,24,27,28,29,44,45
Lumber yards, sales, stocks
44
Machine activity, cotton, silk, wool
53
Machinery
25,26,27,28,29,34,47,48,49
Machine tools, orders, shipments
48
Magazine advertising
25,26
Manufacturing
22
Marketing, agricultural, forest products
23
Maryland, employment, pay rolls
28, 29
Massachusetts, employment, pay rolls
28,29
Meats
40,41
Metals
22,23,27,28,29,45,46,47
Methanol
36
Mexico:
Petroleum production and exports
42
Silver production
32
United States trade with
34
Milk
39
Minerals
22,42,45,48
Money in circulation
32
Naval stores
23,36
Netherlands, exchange
32
New Jersey, employment, pay rolls
28, 29
Newsprint
i
50
New York, employment, pay rolls, canal
traffic
28,29,35
New York Stock Exchange
30,33
Notes in circulation
30
Oats
39
Oceania; United States trade with
34
Ohio employment
28
|
Page
Ohio River traffic
_
_.
35
Oils and fats
36,37
Oleomargarine
33
Orders, indexes, new and unfilled
23
Paints
38
Passengers, street railways; Pullman
34,35
Passports issued
35
Paper and pulp
__ 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29,49, 50
Pay rolls:
Factory, Federal Reserve Board
29
Factory, by cities and States
29
Nonmanufacturing industries
29
Pennsylvania, employment, pay rolls
28,29
Petroleum and products
22,27,28,29,42,43
Pig iron
22,45
Pork
. . . 40,41
Postal business
26
Postal savings
31
Poultry
_ 23,41
Prices:
Cost of living, indexes
23
Farm, indexes
.
23
Retail, indexes
24
Wholesale, indexes
-s
24
Warld, foodstuffs and raw material
24
Printing
50
Production, industrial
22
Profits, corporation
32
Pyroxylin products
38
Public
finance
32
Public utilities
_.
28,29,34,35,38
Pullman Co
35
Pumps
48
Radiators
46
Radio, advertising
__
25
Railroads; operations; equipment; financial
statistics
34,35,54,55
Railways, street
34
Rayon
53
Real-estate market activity
25
Registrations, automobiles
54
Rents, index
23
Retail trade:
Chain stores:
5 and 10
26,27
Grocery
27
Restaurant
27
Department stores
27
Mail order
27
Roofing.
38
Rice
.
39,40
Rubber, crude; scrap; clothing; footwear;
tires
. 22,23,24,27,28,29,50,51
Rye
T
40
Sanitary ware
46
Savings deposits
30
Sheep and lambs
41
Shoes
22,24,25,26,27,28,29,44
Shipbuilding
22, 27, 28, 29, 55
Silk
23,53
Silver
22,32
Skins
43
Softwoods
44,45
Spain, exchange
32
Spindle activity, cotton
53
Steel, crude; manufactures
22,46,47
Stockholders
33
Stock indexes, domestic and world
23
Stocks, department stores
27
Stocks, issues, prices, sales, yields
33
Stone, clay, and glass products
22,23,28,51,52
Sugar
23,41
Sulphur
.
36
Sulphuric acid
36
Superphosphate
36
Tea
- - - 23,41
Telephones and telegraphs
35
Terneplate
47
Terra cotta
52
Textiles, miscellaneous products
53,54
Tile
52
Timber
- - 44,45
Tin and tin plate
23,48
Tires
22,24,27,28,29,51
Tobacco
22,25,26,27,28,29,42
Tools, machine
48
Trade-unions, employment
28
Travel
35
Trucks and tractors, industrial electric,
55
United Kingdom, exchange; United States
trade with
— 31,34
Uruguay, exchange
32
United States Steel Corporation
30,33,47
Utilities
28,29,32,34,35,38,55
Vegetable oils
37
Vegetables
— _- 23,39
Wages
.
29,30
Warehouses, space occupied
26
Waterway traffic
35
Wheat and
flour
23,40
Wholesale prices
24
Wisconsin, employment; pay rolls
28, 29
Wood pulp
49
Wool
.
22,23,53
Zinc
_.
22,48
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