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MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO COMMERCE REPORTS
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
JUNE, 1925
No. 46
COMPILED BY
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
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INTRODUCTION
The STOVEY OF CUBEENT BUSINESS is designed to
resent each month a picture of the business situation
y setting forth the principal facts regarding the various lines of trade ana industry. At semiannual intervals detailed tables are published giving, for each item,
monthly figures for the past two years and yearly comparisons, where available, back to 1913; also blank
fines sufficient for six months have been left at the
bottom of each table enabling those who care to do
so to enter new figures as soon as they appear (see
issue tor February, 1925, No. 42). In the intervening
months the more important comparisons only are
given in the table entitled u Trend of business movements" as in the present number.
numbers of less importance have been temporarily
omitted.
The relative numbers are computed by allowing the
monthly average for the base year or period to equal
100. If the movement for a current month is greater
than the base, the relative number will be greater than
100, and vice versa. The difference between 100 and
the relative number will give at once the per cent
increase or decrease compared with the bade period.
Thus a relative number of 115 means an increase of 15
per cent over the base period, while a relative number
of 80 means a decrease of 20 per cent from the base.
Relative numbers may also be used to calculate the
approximate percentage increase or decrease in a movement from one period to the next. Thus, if a Relative
ApVANCE SHEETS
number at one month is 120 and for a later month it
Realizing that current statistics are highly perish- is 144 there has been an increase of 20 per cent.
able and t^at to be of use they must reach the business
INDEX NUMBERS
man at the earliest possible moment, the department
has arranged to distribute advance leaflets every week,
When two or inore series of relative numbers are
to subscribers in the United States. The leaflets combined by a system of weightings the resulting
a:re usually mailed on Thursdays, tod give such infor- series is denominated an index number. The index
mation as has been received during the preceding number, by combining many relative numbers, ^ is
week. The information contained in these leaflets is designed to show the trend 01 an entire group of in*
also reprinted in " Commerce Reports," issued weekly dus tries or for the country as a whole, instead of for
by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. the single commodity or industry which the relative
The monthly bulletin is distributed as quickly as it number covers. Comparisons with the base year or
can be completed and printed.
with other periods ate made in the same manner as in
the case of relative numbers*
BASIC DATA
RATIO CHARTS
Hie figures reported in the accompanying tables are
very largely those already in existence. The chief
used in the
function of the department is to bring together these OFIn many instances the charts type termed SURVEY
CUBBBNT BUSINESS are of the
' • Ratio
data which, if available at all, are scattered in hun- Chfirta" (logarithmic scale), notably the Business
dreds of different publications. A portion of these Indicator charts on page 2. These charts show the
data are collected by Government departments, other percentage increase and allow direct comparisons befigures are Compiled by technical journals, and still tween the slope of one curve and that of any other
others are reported by trade associations.
curve regardless of its location on the diagram; that
is, a 10 per cent increase in an item is given the same
RELATIVE NUMBERS
vertical movement whether its curve is near the botTo facilitate comparison between different items and tom or near the top of the chart,
render the trend of a movement more apparent, relaThe difference between this and the ordinary form
tive numbers (often called "index numbers/' a term of a chart can be made clear by an example. If a
referring more particularly to a special kind of number certain item, having a relative number of 400 in one
described below) have been calculated. The relative month, increases 10 per cent in the following month,
numbers enable the reader to see at a glance the its relative number will be 440, and on an ordinary
general upward or downward tendency of a move- chart would be plotted 40 equidistant scale points
ment which can not so easily be grasped from the higher than the preceding month. Another moveactual figures.
ment with a relative number of, say, 50, also increases
In computing these relative numbers the last pre- 10 per cent, making its relative number 55. On the
war year, 1913, or in some instances a five-year avei> ordinary (arithmetic) §cale this item would rise only 5
age, 1909-1913, has been used as a base equal to 100 equidistant points, whereas the previous it&n rose 40
wherever possible. In many instances, comparable points, yet each showed the same percentage increase.
figures for the pre-war years are not available, and in The r^tio charts avoid this difficulty and give to each
such cases the year 1919 has usually been taken as of the two movements exactly the same vertical rise
the base. For some industries 1919 can not be and hence the slopes of the two lines are directly
regarded as a proper base, due to extraordinary con- comparable. The ratio charts compare percentage
ditions in the industry, aim some more representative changes, wMle the arithmetic charts compare absolute
period has been chosen. In many cases relative
E
This issue presents practically complete data for the month of April and also tiems covering May, 1925, received
tap to June 13* As most data covering a particular month's business are not available until from 15 to 30 days after the
close of the month* a complete picture of that month's operations, including relative numbers, cumulative totals* text,
and charts, can not be presented in printed form under 45 days after its close, but the advance leaflet* described above give
considerable information as early as 15 days after its close, and present almost every week the latest data available*
MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO C O M M E R C E REPORTS
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SURVEY OF
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:
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
No. 46
:
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
1925
JUNE
CONTENTS
TEXT MATERIAL
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS
Page
Preliminary summary for May
Course of business in April:
General conditions
Summary of indexes of business
Review, principal branches, industry and commerce
_
1
7
8
10
BASIC CHARTS
Business indicators
April wholesale price comparisons
Employment in manufacturing industries
Production, stocks, and unfilled orders
Comparison of wholesale price index numbers by groups. __
2
4
6
8
9
GENERAL TEXT TABLES
Business indicators
Wholesale price comparisons
Business summary
Indexes of business (production, prices, sales, etc.)
May data
3
5
7
20
23
Page
._ 29
Textiles.
Metals..
.. 30
Fuels
32
Automobiles and rubber
33
Hides and leather and paper and printing
34, 35
Buttons, glass, and optical goods
35
Building construction and housing
35
Chemicals and oils
38
Foodstuffs and tobacco
39, 42
Transportation
42
Public utilities, employment, and distribution
43, 44
Banking and finance and foreign exchange
45
United States foreign trade and Canadian trade and industry
47,48
NEW MISCELLANEOUS TABLES
Factory pay rolls and working time
Wood pulp and paper products
25, 26
27, 28
PRELIMINARY SUMMARY FOR MAY
Reports from the iron and steel industry covering excess, both in footage and value. Carloadings of comthe month of May indicate a decline from the general modities of all descriptions increased seasonally over
industrial activity which prevailed in April. Automo- the previous month and were well above the correbile production, as seen from manufacturers' ship- sponding figures of May, 1924.
ments, was also smaller than that of the previous
Sales by mail-order houses and 10-cent chain stores
month, while tin deliveries to consuming establish- declined from the previous month but were larger than
ments and silk consumption by textile manufacturers in May, 1924. Bank debits in New York City and for
similarly partook of the general decrease apparent in the rest of the country increased over both the previous
manufacturing activity. Locomotive shipments, on month and a year ago, the May debits for the United
the other hand, were larger than in April, as were the States at large, after adjustment for normal seasonal
production of northern pine lumber and the receipts of influences, being slightly more than 24 per cent above
wheat and corn at the primary markets. Unfilled the 1919 monthly average. Loans and discounts of
orders for steel continued to decline, standing on May Federal reserve member banks outstanding at the end
31 at almost 1,250,000 tons below the forward business of May not only declined from the condition at the end
on the books at the end of February. Wholesale prices of the previous month but were smaller than at any
of most basic commodities, except grains and rubber, other similar period since the end of January, while incontinued to decline.
vestments continued to mount. Interest rates for both
Contracts awarded for new construction declined speculative and commercial funds averaged lower in
seasonally from the awards in the previous month, May than in the previous month, while prices of stocks,
both in point of floor space and value of contemplated both industrial and railroad, were higher in May than
expenditures; as compared with a year ago, however, in April or a year ago. Business failures were smaller in
the lettings of new construction contracts were far in number than in either April or a year ago.
47995—251
1
BUSINESS INDICATORS: 1920-1925
(Ratio charts—see explanation on Inside front cover. Except for "net freight ton-miles" latest month plotted is April, 1925; March is latest plotted for "net freight
ton-miles," while the curve on bank debits has been adjusted for normal seasonal variations and that on manufacturing production for variations in working days)
30
0
200
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
RELATIVE TO IQIS AS 100
BANK DEBITS, 141 CENTERS
100
80
200
PRICES 25 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
100 f* —
80
INTEREST RATES, COMN4ERCIAL PAPER
I
WHOLESALE TRADE, 6 LINES
^<J ^
60
40
1920' RELATIVE TO'1923AS1924' 1925
1921 '1922 1919 100
I
I
-WHOLESALE PRICES CDEPT.OFLABOR)
MAIL-ORDER SALES
I
(4 HOUSES)
FARM PRICES tDEPT. OF AGR CULTURE)
GENERAL MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION
(641 COMMODITIES)
LUMBER PRODUCTION
5 SPECIES)
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION
(PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS)
FACTORY
EMPLOYMENT
NET FREIGHT TON-MILES
CONTRACTS AWARDED
(27 STATES)
1923 1924
BUSINESS INDICATORS
The following table gives .comparative relative numbers for a selected list of important business movements. It is believed
that this table will prove useful, because it separates out from the large mass of material a comparatively small number of items
which are often regarded as indicative of business in general.
The table has been divided into two parts, the first containing those items for which relative numbers can be calculated, using
1913 as a base. The second part contains items for which comparable data back to 1913 are not available. This latter group of
relative numbers is calculated by letting the 1919 monthly average equal 100. Care should therefore be exercised in comparing the
absolute value of the two sets of data. In either group, however, the upward or downward trend of the relative numbers, compared
to previous months, does reflect the present tendency in each item and will give a basis for business judgment.
Where available at the time of going to press, June 14, May indicators have been included, thus bringing this table up
to date. It should be noted that the charts on page 2 show April data as the latest plotted, except for freight ton-milei,
which shows April.
1925
1924
MONTHLY AVERAGE
COMMODITY
1920
1991
1982
1923
1924
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov. Dec.
Jan, Feb.
Mar
Apr.
May
1913 monthly average«100
Productions
Pig iron..............
Steel ingots
Copper
Cement (shipments)
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Electric energy
(gross revenue sales)
Crude petroleum
Cotton(consumption)
Beef.
Pork
Unfilled orders:
U. S. Steel Corp
Stocks:
Crude petroleum
Cotton (total)
Prices:1
Wholesale index
Retail food
Retail coal, bitum....
Farm products. . Business finances:
Defaulted liabilities..
Price 25 ind. stocks...
Price 25 R. R. stocks.
Banking:
Clearings, N. Y. City.
Clearings, outside
Com'l paper int. rate.
Distribution:
Imports (value)
Exports (value)
Sales, mail-order
Transportation:
Freight, net ton-miles.
120
135
00
108
08
110
54
64
38
107
99
87
87
114
80
131
58
85
130
144
120
153
104
118
101
122
128
164
99
101
135
167
127
122
106
103
126
133
128
173
89
76
102
105
127
107
102
81
70
82
124
203
101
79
70
74
12fi
225
102
84
74
101
130
228
93
90
80
112
124
228
100
106
97
124
134
231
101
121
98
124
133
139
89
106
116
141
131
74
97
116
132
166
144
69
97
130
126
149
134
81
94
98
139
166
145
139
93
94
127
142
137
195
98
84
283
178
105
110
113
312
189
97
113
117
349
224
109
126
130
407
295
117
130
160
434
285
99
133
151
448
288
104
115
160
429
287
103
121
145
417
298
89
135
151
309
286
75
118
154
382
295
75
132
153
386
208
77
135
115
397
288
94
146
103
427
289
114
167
118
462
272
106
149
152
507
273
114
134
191
518
287
127
146
199
481
261
118
105
152
292
125
129
115
295
128
131
109
170
90
96
102
68
81
71
61
55
54
56
50
60
68
82
85
89
82
75
127
155
162
198
234
153
287
125
338
112
327
113
331
92
334
74
339
59
343
45
349
44
350
84
348
161
346
193
338
193
335
172
337
150
337
126
336
103
226
203
207
205
147
153
197
116
149
142
188
124
154
146
190
135
150
146
169
134
150
144
175
131
148
141
168
130
147
141
163
120
145
142
163
130
147
143
165
132
150
144
150
139
149
147
164
132
152
140
169
138
153
150
171
137
157
152
171
139
160
154
170
146
161
151
172
146
161
151
169
151
156
151
161
147
146
108
67
229
136
64
228
169
75
197
185
72
198
198
81
428
189
74
214
183
75
160
183
75
149
187
78
161
195
82
242
205
86
150
201
85
158
202
84
136
213
92
198
231
95
238
233
96
176
238
98
149
235
95
163
233
92
162
245
96
257
275
134
205
212
118
230
230
80
226
276
00
264
284
71
240
280
83
258
279
84
263
277
77
253
266
71
268
282
64
258
265
50
245
277
57
274
314
57
284
290
69
325
317
64
339
322
66
267
273
66
296
309
71
290
308
72
302
297
70
204
331
264
140
181
188
177
154
204
213
168
250
201
185
284
215
164
270
217
168
300
203.
161
243
183
148
239
185
134
196
170
160
211
192
207
270
208
255
364
198
238
351
224
214
411
232
216
308
223
170
200
258
210
318
234
193
322
262
137
105
115
130
131
133
117
124
117
121
133
143
158
139
128
135
123
120
114
137
135
69
1919 monthly average** 190
Production:
Lumber1 . . . .
...
Bldg. contracts
Stocks:
Beef.
Pork
Business finances:
Bond prices (40 issues).
Banking:
Debits outside N.Y.
City.
Federal ReserveBills discounted
Total reserves
Ratio
102
72
86
60
117
102
133
106
129
108
131
147
139
136
141
124
130
103
119
88
130
00
135
03
140
102
126
105
110
100
121
01
122
83
136
138
143
157
66
08
42
83
20
70
32
01
34
88
39
110
33
100
28
111
25
111
21
104
21
91
20
61
28
44
42
46
60
70
50
85
65
94
49
00
41
88
86
87
107
104
108
105
105
106
108
110
110
109
110
110
110
110
04
111
111
114
91
05
107
108
100
106
106
104
106
101
104
119
107
124
127
106
121
117
116
132
07
87
01
122
122
28
144
154
30
146
152
10
146
160
25
147
161
23
147
163
22
147
165
18
140
165
15
149
165
14
146
164
13
144
160
12
143
157
11
143
154
16
139
145
14
141
155
22
138
151
21
137
154
21
137
154
21
137
153
*
i Wholesale and retail prices from Department of Labor averaged for the month; farm prices from Department of Agriculture.
> Based on the total computed production reported by 5 associations. Includes southern pine, Douglas fir, western pine, North Carolina pine, and California white
pine. The total production of these associations in 1919 was equal to 11,401,000,000 board feet, compared with a total lumber production for the country of 34,552,000.000
WHOLESALE PRICES IN APRIL
(Bars denote percentages of increase or decrease in the wholesale prices of specified commodities as compared with the same month of 1924 and 1923)
COMPARISON WITH
PREVIOUS MONTH
DECREASE INCREASE
COMMODITIES
20
10
0
10
20
COMPARISON WITH SAME MONTH
1924
DECREASE
INCREASE
50 40
30
20
10
0
10
20
30
40
COMPARISON WITH SAME MONTH
1923
DECREASE
INCREASE
50 60
70
8050 40
30
20
10
0
10
Q
10
20
30
40
50 60
30
40
50
FARM PRODUCTS. AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCER
WHEAT
CORN
POTATOES
COTTON
COTTONSEED
CATTLE,BEEF
HOGS
LAMBS
WHEAT. SPRING
WHEAT, WINTER
CORN, NO. 2
OATS
BARLEY
RYE, NO.2
TOBACCO, BURLEY
COTTON
WOOL ^ GREASE (BOSTON)
CATTLE, STEERS
HOGS, HEAVY
SHEEP, EWES
SHEEP, LAMBS
FLOUR, SPRING
FLOUR, WINTER
SUGAR, RAW
SUGAR. GRANULATED
COTTONSEED OIL
BEEF, CARCASS
BEEF. STEER ROUNDS
HAMS. SMOKED (CHICAGO)
COTTON YARN
COTTON PRINT CLOTH
COTTON, SHEET ING
WORSTED YARN
WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS
SUITINGS
SILK, RAW
HIDES, PACKER'S
HIDES, CALFSKINS
LEATHER. CHROME (BOSTON)
LEATHER, SOLE, OAK
BOOTS AND SHOES (BOSTON)
BOOTS AND SHOES (ST. LOUIS)
COAL, BITUMINOUS
COAL, ANTHRACITE
COKE
PETROLEUM
PIG IRON, FOUNDRY
PIG IRON, BASIC
STEEL BILLETS, BESSEMER
COPPER
LEAD
TIN
ZINC
LUMBER. PINE, SOUTHERN
LUMBER, DOUGLAS FIR
BRICK. COMMON (NEW YORK)
CEMENT
STEEL BEAMS
RUBBER, CRUDE
SULPHURIC ACID
20
JO
Q
10
20
DECREASE INCREASE
50
40
30
20
10
Q
10
20
DECREASE '•.
* NO CHANGE
30
40
50
60
INCREASE
70
80
90 JOO
20
DECREASE
** NO COMPARISON AVAILABLE
INCREASE
70 80
WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS—MAXIMUM PRICE COMPARED TO PRICE IN RECENT MONTHS
NOTE.—Prices to producer on farm products and market price of wool are from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics: nonferrous metels
from the Engineering and Mining Journal-Press. All other prices are from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. As far as possible all quotations represent
prices to producer or at mill. See diagram on page 4.
Because of their availability at the time of going to press, June 13, the May price data have here been included, thus bringing this table up to date.
It should be noted that the chart on page 4 shows April prices only.
PER CENT
INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE (— )
ACTUAL PRICE
(dollars)
Unit
COMMODITIES
April,
1925
RELATIVE PRICE
(1913 average=100)
May,
1925,
from
April,
1925
May,
1925,
from
May,
1924
April,
1925
0.968
.786
.913
.281
40.53
.0594
.0668
.1143
+6.1
+4.4
+0.1
-3.0
+2.0
-1.1
-7.4
-1.9
+54.0
+36.8
-22.7
-18. 1
-4.5
+9.1
+61.4
+4.9
177
167
118
198
174
111
155
200
188
174
118
192
178
110
144
197
122
127
153
234
186
101
89
187
May,
1925
May,
1924
1.491
1.075
.706
.230
38.71
.0648
.1078
.1199
May,
1925
May,
1924
FARM PRODUCTS— AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCERS
Wheat
Corn
Potatoes
Cotton
Cottonseed
Cattle, beef
Hogs
Lambs
1.405
Bushel
1.030
Bushel
.706
Bushel
.237
Pound
37.94
Ton
.0655
Pound
Pound..*.. .1164
.1222
Pound
.
_.
FARM PRODUCTS— MARKET PRICE
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Bushel
Cwt
Pound
Pound
Cwt
Cwt.
Cwt
Cwt
1.549
1.701
1.082
.454
.875
1.118
24.50
.244
.54
9.988
12. 575
7.919
14. 156
1.676
1.892
1.137
.484
.883
1.190
24.50
.234
.45
9.656
12. 181
6.531
12. 281
1.177
1.066
.786
.488
.761
.671
28. 00
.316
.49
10. 269
7.444
6.625
14. 219
+8.2
+11.2
+5.1
+6.6
+0.9
+6.4
0.0
-4.1
-16.7
-3.3
-3.1
-17.5
-13.2
+42.4
+77.5
+44.7
-0.8
+16.0
+77.3
-12.5
-25.9
-8.2
-6.0
+63.6
-1.4
-13.6
170
173
173
121
140
176
186
191
216
117
150
169
182
184
192
182
129
141
187
186
183
180
114
146
139
158
129
108
126
130
122
106
212
247
196
121
89
141
182
Barrel
Barrel
Pound
. ._ Pound
Pound
Pound
__ Pound
Pound
8.250
7.038
.045
.056
.111
.183
.153
.282
8.869
7.215
.043
.055
.107
.178
.162
.256
6.638
5.470
.056
.073
.098
.170
.169
.194
+7.5
+2.5
-4.4
-1.8
-3.6
-2.7
+5.9
-9.2
+33.6
+31.9
-23.2
-24.7
+9.2
+4.7
-4.1
+32.0
180
183
127
132
153
141
117
170
194
188
123
128
146
138
124
154
145
142
161
170
135
131
129
117
Wheat, No. 1, northern, spring (Chicago)
Wheat, No. 2, red, winter (Chicago)
Corn, contract grades, No. 2, cash (Chicago) .
_.
Oats, contract grades, cash (Chicago)
.. .
.
Barley, fair to good, malting (Chicago)..
Rye, No. 2, cash (Chicago)
.
Tobacco, burley, good leaf, dark red (Louisville)
Cotton, middling upland (New York)
Wool, & blood combing, Ohio and Pennsylvaniafleeces(Boston) .
Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago)
Hogs, heavy (Chicago)
Sheep, ewes (Chicago)
Sheep, lambs (Chicago)
FOOD
Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis)
Flour, winter straights (Kansas City)
_.
Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New York)
Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York) _.
Cottonseed oil, prime summer yellow (New York)..
Beef, fresh carcass good native steers (Chicago) ...
Beef, fresh steer rounds No. 2 (Chicago)
Pork, smoked hams (Chicago)
. ..
CLOTHING
Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mulespun, 22-1 cones (Boston)
Cotton, print cloth, 27 inches, 64 x 60-7.60 yards to pound (Boston)
Cotton, sheeting, brown 4/4 Ware Shoals L. L. (New York)
Worsted yarns, 2/32's crossbred stock, white, in skein (Boston)
Women's dress goods, storm serge, all-wool, dbl. warp, 50 in. (N. Y.)
Suitings, wool, dyed blue, 55-56 inches, 16-ounce Middlesex (N. Y.)
Silk, raw Japanese, Kansas No. 1 (New York)
Hides, green salted, packer's heavy native steers (Chicago)
Hides, calfskins, No. 1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago)
Leather, chrome calf, dull or bright "B" grades (Boston)
Leather, sole, oak, scoured backs, heavy (Boston)
Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher (Massachusetts)
Boots and shoes, men's dress welt tan calf (St. Louis)...
_
FUEL
Pound
Yard
Yard
Pound
Yard ..
Yard
Pound
.
Pound
Pound
Square foot.
Pound
Pair
Pair
.420
.067
.106
1.750
1.035
3.780
5.987
.142
.184
.480
.500
6.40
5.15
.399
.064
.104
1.750
1.035
3.600
6.174
.143
.183
.460
.490
6.40
5.15
.475
.066
.108
1.650
1.035
3.690
4.802
.119
.165
.460
.460
6.25
4.85
-5.0
-4.5
-1.9
0.0
0.0
-4.8
+3.3
+0.7
-0.5
-4.2
-2.0
0.0
0.0
-16.0
-3.0
-3.7
+6.1
0.0
-2.4
+28.6
+20.2
+10.9
0.0
+6.5
+2.4
+6.2
170
194
173
225
184
245
164
77
98
178
111
206
163
161
185
170
225
184
233
170
78
97
171
109
206
163
192
192
177
212
184
239
132
65
88
171
103
201
153
Coal, bituminous, mine run lump, Kanawha (Cincinnati)
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)
Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace — at ovens
Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma— at wells
Short ton. _
Long ton...
Short ton__
Barrel.
3.39
10.76
3.47
1.800
3.39
10.88
3.11
1.800
3.39
11.47
3.41
1.735
0.0
+1.1
-1.9
0.0
0.0
-5.1
-8.8
+3.7
154
203
130
193
154
205
128
193
154
208
140
186
Long ton... 21.86
Long ton... 20.13
Long ton... 35.50
.133
Pound
.080
Pound
.514
Pound
.0699
Pound
20.89
18.81
32. 25
.134
.080
.537
.0695
22.51
20.50
40.00
.128
.073
.436
.0579
-4.4
-6.6
-9.2
+0.8
0.0
+4.5
-0.6
-7.2
-8.2
-19.4
+4.7
+9.6
+23.2
+20.0
137
137
138
87
183
116
127
131
128
137
87
183
121
126
141
139
149
84
166
99
105
45.67
Mfeet
Mfeet
17.50
Thousand- 13.50
17.50
15.00
41 66
17. 50
20.00
0.0
+11.1
0.0
-25.0
198
190
206
190
229
181
190
305
0.0
-2.4
+23.5
0.0
0.0
-16.7
+142. 8
0.0
173
136
42
70
173
132
52
70
173
157
25
70
METALS
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)
_
Pig iron, basic, valley furnace
Steel, billets Bessemer (Pittsburgh)
Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York)
Lead, pig, delivered, for early delivery (New York)
Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York)
_
Zinc, slab, western (St. Louis)
BUILDING MATERIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring, 1x4, "B" and better (Hattiesburg district)
Lumber, Douglas fir, No. 1, common, s 1 s, 1 x 8 x 10 (Washington)
Brick, common red, domestic building (New York)
Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b., plant (Chicago
district)
Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh)
Rubber, Para Island, fine (New York)
Sulphuric acid, 66° (New York)
Barrel
Cwt
Pound
Cwt
1.75
2.05
.340
.70
1.75
2.00
.420
.70
1.75
2.40
.173
.70
EMPLOYMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES BY MAJOR GROUPS
(Drawn from data compiled by U. S. Department of Labor and representing weighted indexes based upon number of wage earners in the respective industries in 1919.
Average monthly employment 1923=100. April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
TAMPED AND ENAMELED WARE OTHER THAN IRON
AND STEEL
TOBACCO M/ NUFACTURES
^>
100
80
L
(
'
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1
I
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1
i
BUSINESS SUMMARY
[Index and relative numbers based on the 1019 monthly average as 100—except unfilled orders which are based on the 1020 average—enable comparisons to be made of the
relative condition of the several phases of business. The use of index and relative numbers is more fully explained on the inside front cover, and details of this summary are given in the table entitled "Indexes of Business," beginning on p. 20.]
YEARLY
AVERAGE
1924
PBB CENT INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE (-)
1925
1933
1924
February
March
April
February
March
April
April,
1925, from
March,
1925
April,
1925, from
April,
1924
PRODUCTION:
Manufacturing (64 commodities— Adjusted) 1
Raw materials, total
Minerals
.. _ _
Animal products
Crops
Forest products
Electric power .
Building (awards— floor space)
STOCKS (45 commodities; seasonal adjustment),
UNFILLED ORDERS (relative to 1920)
119
113
131
117
102
121
144
106
113
118
122
117
118
119
152
108
122
101
124
105
87
114
149
103
124
94
122
107
71
117
154
147
118
87
107
118
54
129
146
136
124
95
113
102
81
112
154
83
129
96
118
111
75
124
165
138
130
85
114
115
49
131
159
157
+ 0.8
-11.5
-3.4
+ 3.6
-34.7
+ 5.6
-3.6
+ 13.8
+ 10.2
-2.3
+6.5
-2.5
-9.3
+ 1.6
+8.9
+ 15.4
119
74
135
52
137
63
136
61
136
54
152
63
149
58
141
54
-5.4
-6.9
+ 3.7
0.0
SALES (based on value) :
Mail-order houses (4 houses)
Ten-cent chains (5 chains)
Wholesale trade
Department stores (359 stores)
99
165
83
124
105
185
82
125
96
140
78
102
105
163
80
115
114
178
78
133
105
156
76
101
120
177
83
121
117
195
79
135
2 5
+ 10.2
-4.8
+ 11.6
+2.6
+9.6
+ 1.3
+ 1.5
PRICES (recomputed to 1919 base) :
Producers', farm products
Wholesale, all commodities
Retail food
Cost of living _ _
__._
65
75
78
94
64
73
78
95
65
74
79
95
63
73
77
95
62
72
76
94
70
78
81
96
72
78
81
96
70
76
81
96
-2.8
-2.6
0.0
0.0
+ 12.9
+ 5.6
+ 6.6
+2.1
CHECK PAYMENTS (141 cities— Seasonal adjustment)
.
_ _ -.
FACTORY EMPLOYMENT (1919 base).
103
93
109
84
116
90
108
89
108
88
129
85
126
85
122
85
-3.2
0.0
+ 13.0
-3.4
115
119
25
108
116
139
109
104
79
110
132
150
97
100
199
102
105
172
107
131
209
107
204
-18.3
-2.4
+7.0
+ 2.5
TRANSPORTATION :
Net freight ton-mile operation .
Car loadings (monthly total)
Net available car surplus (end of mo.) _ >
•
»See page 28, January, 1925, issue (No. 41) for details of adjustment. Unadjusted index for current months given in "Indexes of Business," p. 20, this issue.
COURSE OF BUSINESS IN APRIL
GENERAL CONDITIONS
The output of manufacturing industries in April dustrial employment, though 3 per cent smaller than
showed an increase of 1 per cent over the previous in April, 1924, showed no change from March.
month and recorded an advance of slightly more than
Wholesale trade and mail-order house sales both de10 per cent over April of last year. The production of clined from March but were larger than a year ago,
raw materials, on the other hand, declined from both while sales at retail by department and chain stores were
the previous month and a year ago, the decrease generally larger than in either the previous month
from April, 1924, being slightly over 2 per cent- or a year ago. Wholesale prices declined 3 per cent
Mineral production in April, though smaller than from the previous month but were still 5 per cent above
in March, was about 7 per cent larger than a year the general level of April, 1924. Living costs, on
ago; marketings of animal products, though larger the other hand, registered no change from the prethan in March, were almost 3 per cent smaller than vious month and an increase of but 2 per cent over a
in April, 1924; while crop marketings were not only year ago. Check payments declined from the preseasonally smaller than in March but were more than vious month, after seasonal adjustment, but were
9 per cent below the general movement in April larger than a year ago, while carloadings recorded an
of last year. Unfilled orders at the end of April, increase of 7 per cent over the total reported for
though showing no change from a year ago, were April, 1924.
7 per cent smaller than at the end of March, while
Interest rates for both commercial and speculative
commodity stocks, though larger than on April 30, funds showed practically no change from those pre1924, were 5 per cent smaller than at the end of vailing in March. -Stock prices averaged lower than
March, when account is taken of normal seasonal in March, while defaulted liabilities of failing busitendencies. Building activity was larger than in ness firms, though smaller than a year ago, were
either the
larger than in March.
previous month or a year ago, while in
SUMMARY OF INDEXES OF BUSINESS
PRODUCTION
Manufacturing production in April was 1 per cent
higher than in March at 130 per cent of the 1919
average aftd was 10 per cent higher than in April,
1924, the principal increases in March occurring in the
output of automobiles with a gain of 17 per cent, and in
stone and clay products with 13 per cent, while slight
increases were shown, when reduced to an average
daily basis, in the output of paper and lumber. Increases over a year ago were registered in all industrial
groups except foodstuffs, with textiles showing the
greatest increase.
The output of raw materials was 2 per cent less in
April than a year ago, the marketings of animal prod-
ucts decreasing 3 per cent and crop marketings 9 per
cent, while forestry products and mineral products increased 2 per cent and 7 per cent respectively. The
decrease from a year ago in the marketings of crops
was due to the smaller movement to market of grain,
fruits, and miscellaneous crops, the increases in the
vegetable and cotton marketings being insufficient to
offset the declines noted. The decline in the marketings of animal products was due to smaller receipts of
wool and hogs, the increases in other groups entering
into this general index being insufficient to offset those
declines. All minerals and products of the forest except pulp wood recorded substantial increases over
their respective productions of the previous year.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND UNFILLED ORDERS FOR MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES
(1920 monthly average—100. This chart shows stocks of manufactured commodities only, while adjustment has been made for both stocks and production for their
respective seasonal movements. Unfilled orders are principally those for iron, steel, and building materials. April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
160
150
COMMODITY STOCKS
SALES
Stocks of commodities held at the end of April
decreased 5 per cent during the month, after allowance
for normal seasonal tendencies, but an increase of 4 per
per cent was registered in the general index over a year
ago. All classes of commodities entering into this index recorded a decline from the previous month,
except manufactured commodities which remained the
same, while compared with a year ago manufactured
foodstuffs alone were smaller. Standing at 141, the
adjusted index of commodity stocks shows raw foodstuffs increasing 76 per cent, raw materials for manufacture 20 per cent, and manufactured commodities 71
per cent, respectively, above their 1919 monthly
averages, while manufactured foodstuffs were 25 per
cent below that average.
The index of unfilled orders declined during April
and standing at 54, relative to 1920 as 100, was the
same as a year ago, the iron and steel group being
higher on April 30 than a year ago while the building
materials group was lower.
Sales at wholesale were 5 per cent smaller than in
March, but an increase of 1 per cent was registered
over a year ago. Compared with the trade of April,
1924, increases were noted in the sales at wholesale of
drugs, dry goods, and meats; declines were recorded in
shoes and groceries; while no change was noted in
hardware. Sales by mail-order houses were 2J^ per
cent smaller than in March, but were by that much
larger than a year ago, while sales by chain stores,
with the exception of drugs, which declined, were from
9
2 per cent to 39 per cent higher than in March. With
the exception of shoes, which declined less than 1 per
cent, chain-store sales were from 1 per cent to 25 per
cent larger than a year ago. Department-store trade
was 12 per cent greater than in March and 2 per cent
larger than in April of last year, while stocks of merchandise held by department stores increased only 1
per cent over March and showed no change from a
year ago.
PRICES
Prices paid to producers of farm products averaged
3 per cent lower than in March and 13 per cent higher
. than a year ago, the decline from the previous month
in the general level being due to lower prices for grain,
dairy products, and cotton, which outweighed the increases in fruits, vegetables, and meat animals.
Wholesale prices as shown by the Department of
Labor index declined 3 per cent from March but, standing at 156 relative to 1913 as 100, were 5 per cent
higher than a year ago. All groups entering into this
index declined from the previous month except house
furnishings and miscellaneous items, which increased
slightly, and chemicals, which showed no change. As
compared with a year ago, the principal increases
occurred in farm products, food, chemicals, and miscellaneous commodities, with declines noted in metals,
building materials, and house furnishings. Regrouped
by the Federal Reserve Board, this index of wholesale
prices showed producers' goods at 3 per cent below
the prevailing prices of both the previous month and
a year ago and consumers' goods at 1 per cent below
March but 10 per cent above April, 1924.
EMPLOYMENT
For the third consecutive month the rate of industrial employment has not changed sufficiently to be
reflected in the index number, but standing at 92,
relative to the average monthly employment in the
year 1923, the index was slightly more than 3 per
cent below that of April, 1924. Compared with a
year ago all industrial groups either declined or showed
no change, except chemicals, which increased 1 per
cent. The greatest decline from April, 1924, was
recorded in factories producing food products, where
employment in April was 7J^ per cent smaller than a
year ago.
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX NUMBERS, BY GROUPS
47995—251
(April, 1926, is latest month shown)
1917
1918
2
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
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REVIEW OF PRINCIPAL BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE
TEXTILES
April receipts of wool at Boston were 42 per cent less
than in the previous month, the decline being proportionately greater for foreign receipts than for
domestic. Receipts of foreign wool, however, continued the tendency of recent months by exceeding
considerably the receipts of domestic wool. In
April, 1924, the contrary was true, receipts of domestic
wool representing 60 per cent of the total. Imports
of raw wool declined from the previous month and
were slightly less than a year ago.
The consumption of wool by textile mills was about
5 per cent less in April than in March and slightly less
than a year ago. All classes of wool machinery except
narrow looms showed a lower percentage of activity
during April than during the previous month. Prices
of raw wool continued to decline and almost reached
the level of a year ago. The prices of worsted yarns
also showed a further decline, while the prices of dress
goods and suitings were unchanged.
Cotton receipts into sight continued to decline but
were larger than in April, 1924. Imports and exports
of raw cotton were also much less in April than in
March, and imports were 45 per cent less than a year
ago. Stocks of cotton at mills and warehouses
continued the seasonal decline, as did the visible
supply both in the United States and in the world;
cotton stocks, however, were considerably larger at
the end of April than a year ago. April consumption
of cotton by textile mills was the largest since May,
1923, and the number of active cotton spindles the
largest since December, 1923, the mills operating at
100 per cent of capacity as compared with 99.6 per
cent in March and 80 per cent a year ago.
RAW COTTON CONSUMPTION AND EXPORTS
(April, 1925, latest month plotted)
prices averaged from 3 to 5 per cent lower than in the
previous month and approximately 18 per cent lower
than in April, 1924. Prices of cotton yarn and of
print cloth and sheeting were also slightly less than
during the previous month.
CONSUMPTION OF COTTON, WOOL, AND SILK
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
400
200
1925
Imports of raw silk and deliveries from warehouses
declined during April but were considerably larger
than a year ago. Stocks of raw silk at warehouses
also declined, while the price of Japanese silk at New
York averaged slightly higher for April than for either
the previous month or for April, 1924.
Imports both of burlap and of unmanufactured
fibers were less than for either the previous month or
for April, 1924. Shipments of pyroxylin-coated
textiles, while considerably less than those reported in
March, were slightly above a year ago; unfilled orders,
however, were 20 per cent greater than at the end of
the previous month and 3 per cent greater than a
year ago.
IRON AND STEEL
Orders received, billings, and shipments reported by
cotton-finishing plants declined from the previous
month while stocks increased. The operating capacity
of these plants was 64 per cent of capacity as compared with 62 per cent a year ago. Exports of cotton
cloth were slightly larger in April than in March and
were 60 per cent greater than a year ago. Raw-cotton
The production of pig iron and the consumption of
iron-ore declined 9 and 12 per cent, respectively, from
March, pig-iron production being slightly greater and
iron-ore consumption slightly less than a year ago.
For the first four months of 1925, however, both pigiron production and iron-ore consumption were 5 per
cent greater than for the corresponding period in
11
1924. Stocks of iron ore continued to decline seasonally and were 11 per cent less than at the end of April
a year ago. The number of furnaces in blast showed
a further decline of 10 per cent in number and of 8
per cent in capacity as compared with the previous
month, the number of such furnaces being 4 per cent
less and their capacity 4 per cent greater than in April,
1924. Blast furnaces operated at 55 per cent capacity
in April as compared with 61 per cent in March and
57 per cent a year ago. Prices of pig iron averaged 5
per cent less than for the previous month and 7 per
cent less than a year ago.
PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON AND UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION'S UNFILLED ORDERS
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
14,000
600
The April production of steel ingots was 15 per cent
less than in the previous month but 7 per cent greater
than in April, 1924. Bookings of steel castings were
slightly less than in March and were 14 per cent
less than a year ago, the increase in bookings of railroad specialties as compared with the previous month
being more than offset by the decrease in miscellaneous
bookings. The unfilled orders reported by the United
States Steel Corporation declined still further for April
but were 6 per cent greater than a year ago. The
production, shipments, sales, unfilled orders, and stocks
of steel sheets were all less than in March and except
for stocks were greater than in April, 1924. The steelbarrel industry, on the other hand, showed greater
activity in April than for either the previous month or
a year ago, production and shipments being about 18
per cent greater than in March and about 44 per cent
greater than a year ago. Stocks of steel barrels at the
end of April were less than at the end of April, 1924,
and unfilled orders, while almost double the amount
reported a year ago, were 10 per cent less than at the
end of the previous month. The wholesale prices of
ir9n and steel products averaged less than for either
the previous month or for April, 1924.
LOCOMOTIVE SHIPMENTS AND UNFILLED ORDERS
(April, 1925, is last month plotted)
Foreign trade in iron and steel products was less
than in March but greater than a year ago, the decline
from the previous month being slight in the case of
exports, while imports were 22 per cent less in April
than in March. The tonnage of vessels completed
during the month was much smaller than for either
the previous month or a year ago. Bookings and shipments of fabricated structural steel, on the other hand,
exhibited substantial increases from both the previous
month and April, 1924. Steel furniture shipments
were slightly larger than in March but smaller than a
year ago.
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Shipments of railway locomotives were 16 per cent
less in April than in the previous month but 26 per
cent greater than a year ago. Unfilled orders, on the
other hand, were substantially larger than July,
1924, due principally to the fact that unfilled
orders for shipment abroad stood at the highest
point they have reached since November, 1922.
Orders for freight cars placed during April w^ere considerably larger than those reported for March but were
only half as large as the orders in April, 1924. Sales
of mechanical stokers were less both in number and in
horsepower than those reported for the previous month.
cent more than in April, 1924. The price of lead
also declined and was less by 3 per cent than a }^
ago.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF ZINC
(1913 monthly average=100. April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
NONFERROUS METALS
The activity in most of the nonf errous metals industries was considerably less in April than for the previous month. The production of raw copper at the
mines and of blister copper by smelters were 6 and 9
per cent less, respectively, than in March but were
greater than in April, 1924. Exports of copper, likewise, declined from the previous month and were
larger than a year ago. The wholesale price of electrolytic copper averaged 5 per cent less than in March
and almost the same as in April, 1924. Orders for
brass faucets received and shipped were considerably
less than for either the previous month or a year ago,
and sales of tubular plumbing, while larger than in
March, were less than in April, 1924.
COPPER PRODUCTION AND EXPORTS
(April, 1925, last month shown)
FUELS
The production of bituminous coal was less and
that of anthracite coal greater during April than during
the previous month. The production of both kinds
of coal, however, was about 10 per cent greater than
a year ago. Prices of both anthracite and bituminous coal declined from the previous month. The
production of both beehive and by-product coke was
less than in March and the production of beehive coke
was also less than a year ago. Coke prices showed
further declines, averaging 10 per cent less than in
March and 16 per cent less than a year ago.
PRODUCTION OF BITUMINOUS AND ANTHRACITE COAL
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
The April consumption of tin, as evidenced by
deliveries from warehouses, was 6 per cent less than in
March and 12 per cent less than a year ago. Imports
likewise declined, being 42 per cent smaller than in
the previous month and less than one-half those of
April, 1924. Stocks of tin in the United States were
only about one-half as large at the end of April as
they were in either March, 1925, or April, 1924. The
wholesale price of pig tin declined still further and was
only about 4 per cent higher than a year ago.
April production of zinc was less and the stocks at
the end of the month greater than for March, although
the number of retorts in operation were slightly larger
than at the end of March. The price of prime western
slab zinc continued to decline but averaged 14 per
PETROLEUM
The output of crude petroleum increased in April
over the previous month and a year ago, while crude
petroleum stocks, though larger than a year ago,
registered a slight decline from the previous month.
13
Consumption of crude was larger in April than the
previous month or a year ago, while the price of
pretoleum at the wells showed no change from the
quotations in March. More oil wells were completed
in April than in either the previous month or April,
1924, while shipments of crude from Mexican fields
were smaller than either March or a year ago.
HIDES AND LEATHER
Total imports of hides and skins in April exceeded
those of either the previous month or a year ago,
increases in the imports of cattle hides and sheepskins
more than offsetting declines in calf and goat skins.
Compared with a year ago all classes of skins increased,
except calfskins. Prices of cattle hides and calfskins
continued their seasonal decline but averaged slightly
higher than a year ago.
IMPORTS OF HIDES AND SKINS
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
greater and the number of trucks 6 per cent greater
than those produced during the previous month.
Compared with a year ago passenger-car production
showed a 13 per cent increase and truck production
an increase of 26 per cent.
Imports of crude rubber were 84 per cent greater
during April than during the previous month but
were less than a year ago. The wholesale price of
Para rubber in New York, while slightly less than for
March, was more than double that of April, 1924.
The production of pneumatic tires showed a slight increase during April, and inner tubes, while slightly
less than in March, was about 27 per cent greater
than a year ago. Shipments of tires and tubes,
on the other hand, considerably exceeded those of
the previous month and April, 1924. The excess
of shipments over production in April resulted in a
decline in stocks of tires and tubes on April 30 from
those reported at the end of March.
80,000,
WOOD PULP AND PAPER
60,000
April imports of wood pulp were less than during the
previous month, an increase in imports of mechanical
wood pulp being more than offset by the decline in
chemical wood pulp imports. Both classes of wood
pulp were imported in considerably larger quantities
than in April, 1924. The production and shipments
of newsprint paper were slightly larger in April than
in either the previous month or a year ago. Imports
of newsprint paper, on the other hand, were less than
in March but were 10 per cent greater than in April,
1924.
NEWSPRINT PAPER PRODUCTION AND MILL STOCKS
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
1,000
Exports of upper and s.ole leather were much smaller
in^April than in either the previous month or in April,
1924. Leather prices declined somewhat from the
previous month but were higher than a year ago.
Production of boots and shoes, while slightly less than
in March, were a little larger than a year ago. Boot
and shoe prices remained at the same level as in the
previous month and were higher than in April, 1924.
A decline from March in the production of glove
leather was accompanied by an increase in stocks as
compared with the previous month; both production
and stocks were less than a year ago.
AUTOMOBILES AND RUBBER
The automobile industry established a new record
during April, the production both of passenger cars
and of trucks being the largest recorded in a single
month. The number of passenger cars produced in
the United States during April was 18 per cent
An increase in the production of box board from
March was accompanied by a decline in shipments
which resulted in an increase in the stocks on hand at
the end of April. Both production and shipments of
boxboard were slightly smaller than a year ago.
Orders received by boxboard mills in April and unfilled orders at the end of the month were less than for
March but larger than a year ago. The production
of paper-board shipping boxes in April was slightly
less than in the previous month, an increase in production of solid fiber boxes being more than offset
by a decline in the production of corrugated boxes.
Sales of abrasive paper and cloth, both domestic and
foreign, were less than in the previous month, domestic
sales being greater and foreign sales smaller than a year
ago.
BUTTONS AND OPTICAL GOODS
The fresh-water pearl button industry operated
at 45.5 per cent of capacity in April as compared with
43.6 per cent in March and 41.6 per cent a year ago.
Stocks of buttons at the end of April continued to
decline and were 12 per cent less than a year ago.
Production, orders and shipments of illuminating
glassware were all less in April than in March, and except for shipments, were smaller than a year ago. Sales
and unfilled orders of spectacle frames and mountings
also declined somewhat from the previous month.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Contracts awarded for building construction in the
27 Northeastern States showed a further increase in
April, all types of buildings participating in the
increase over the previous month in square footage
with the exception of educational buildings and all
types increasing in value of contracts awarded except
educational and industrial buildings. Compared with
April, 1924, all classes of buildings increased substantially in the square footage of contracts awarded
except educational buildings and all types increased
in value of the contracts except industrial buildings.
Fire losses in the United States and Canada in
April exceeded those in the previous month by 13
per cent and exceeded those in April, 1924, by 18 per
cent. For the first four months of 1925 fire losses
were 9 per cent greater than for the corresponding
period of last year.
VOLUME OF BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED, BY CLASSES
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
BUILDING MATERIALS
Lumber production increased in April in spite of
declines in southern pine, North Carolina pine, redwood, and walnut. Compared with a year ago and
with the first four months of 1924, lumber production
increased except for redwood, hemlock, hardwood, and
western pine, though California white and sugar pine
declined from April, 1924, only. Shipments and orders
of lumber were also larger than in March, 1925, or
April, 1924, except in a few cases. Stocks increased
over both periods except for western pine as compared
with a year ago, and California white pine from both
periods. ' Total hardwood stocks increased and unfilled
orders declined despite an increase in stocks of gum.
Prices of lumber declined from March, while exports
increased and were 23 per cent higher than a year ago.
Retail sales in the Minneapolis district were over 50
per cent greater than in either the previous month or
April, 1924, while stocks in retail yards declined
slightly from both periods.
*
Shipments and unfilled orders of wooden furniture declined from March but both increased over April, 1924.
15
Although oak-flooring production reached the
highest point for the year in April, maple flooring
output was at the lowest point. Shipments of both
kinds of flooring increased over March, and while
oak flooring orders and unfilled orders increased and
stocks declined, the situation respecting maple flooring
was exactly opposite. Compared with a year ago,
new orders and stocks on hand increased for both
kinds of flooring, but production, shipments, and
unfilled orders increased for oak flooring and declined
for maple flooring.
Production, shipments, and unfilled orders of face
brick increased over all previous months of the year
in accordance with the usual seasonal conditions,
while stocks declined. Compared with a year ago,
all items except shipments declined.
Paving-brick production increased to 81 per cent
CEMENT PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
Shipments and stocks of enameled sanitary ware
increased slightly over March, while unfilled orders
declined. Unfilled orders declined, while new orders
increased for baths and sinks and declined as respects
the other items. Compared with a year ago, shipments of baths and sinks increased, while the other
articles showed smaller shipments, but new orders increased for all groups except the miscellaneous. Unfilled orders were less than half as large as a year ago
and stocks were from 80 to 200 per cent larger. For
the first four months of 1925, shipments and new
orders were less for all articles than a year ago.
of capacity in April, comparing with 57 per cent in
April, 1924, while shipments, stocks, new orders, cancellations, and unfilled orders also increased over both
the previous month and a year ago, except for new
orders from March and unfilled orders from a year ago.
Terra-cotta bookings in April were the largest on
record in tonnage and were exceeded only by April,
1920, in value. Common-brick prices remained unchanged.
Cement production and shipments, making the
usual seasonal increases over March, were considerably larger than a year ago, and stocks were also
larger in about the same proportion. No price changes
were noted for cement. Concrete paving contracts
awarded in April exceeded by 70 per cent the contracts awarded in April, 1924, and were more than
double the March awards.
CHEMICALS AND OILS
Imports of potash and of nitrate of soda were smaller
than in March but were about double the April,
1924, imports. Exports of sulphuric acid and of coaltar dyes increased over March, the latter attaining
the highest mark for the year, while exports of fertilizer and vegetabla dyes declined. Compared with a
year ago, sulphuric acid and fertilizer exports declined,
while dyes and dyestuffs increased.
Prices of crude drugs, essential oils, and oils and
fats showed declines from March, according to the
16
price-index numbers, while other chemical and oil indexes were unchanged. Compared with a year ago,
the indexes for essential oils and oils and fats increased
considerably, the other indexes making declines. Sulphuric-acid prices showed no change from either period.
With the advent of the new season for turpentine
and rosin, receipts at ports increased over March and
stocks declined. Compared with a year ago, turpentine receipts increased, rosin receipts showed almost
no change, while stocks of both commodities on April
30 were less than a year ago.
IMPORTS OF POTASH AND NITRATE OF SODA
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
200
Similarly, flour prices declined from March but increased over a year ago.
Receipts and shipments of corn at interior markets
were smaller than in April, 1924, but the visible supply
was 28 per cent larger. Exports declined from a year
ago by 48 per cent, while grindings into glucose and
starch were 19 per cent less than in April, 1924. Corn
prices continued to decline but were considerably
higher than a year ago.
Barley receipts also were less than in April of last
year, but exports were 32 per cent greater. The price
of barley declined from March but increased over a
year ago.
Rye receipts and exports were both considerably
higher than in April, 1924, and the price of rye was
also higher, though less than in March.
Total carloadings of grain and grain products
declined from March and were 12 per cent less than a
year ago, but exports of grains increased over March
and were almost twice as large as in April, 1924.
Receipts and shipments of rice were smaller in April
than a year ago and stocks were slightly less than on
April 30, 1924. Imports increased over April, 1924,
but exports were only half as large, both for April and
for the first four months of the year.
Car-lot shipments of apples and citrus fruits,
storage holdings of apples, and receipts of hay were all
less than in April, 1924, while car-lot shipments of
potatoes and onions were greater.
MEATS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
Exports and imports of vegetable oils were less than
in either March, 1925, or April, 1924, although for the
first four months of the year, exports were 35 per cent
above a year ago. Stocks of cottonseed and production of cottonseed oil were larger than a year ago, but
stocks of cottonseed oil at the end of April were
slightly smaller than on April 30, 1924. Cottonseed
oil prices showed no change from March but increased
10 per cent over a year ago. Flaxseed receipts and
stocks at northwestern points increased over a year
ago, while shipments declined. Considerable increases
over April, 1924, were noted in shipments from Minneapolis of linseed oil and oil cake.
Movement and slaughter of cattle and calves increased over a year ago. Exports of beef products
declined, but cold-storage holdings were larger although declining seasonally since the beginning of this
year. Cattle prices averaged less than in March,
carcass beef remained unchanged while steer rounds
advanced.
PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, AND STORAGE HOLDINGS OF PORK AND
PORK PRODUCTS
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
CEREALS
Except for an increase of 41 per cent in the Canadian
visible suppty of wheat over March 31, all wheat
movements declined from March in the usual seasonal
course. Compared with a year ago, receipts, shipments, and exports of wheat were all larger, the latter
increasing 50 per cent. The visible supply of wheat
in the United States at the end of April declined from
a year ago, but the Canadian visible was larger.
Although wheat prices averaged less than in March,
they were considerably higher than a year ago.
Hog movement and slaughter declined about 25 per
cent from April, 1924, while cold-storage holdings
were 20 per cent less and exports 40 per cent less than
a year ago. Holdings of lard, however, were larger
i:
than a year ago. Prices of hogs and lard declined
from March, while smoked hams advanced. All these
prices made considerable increases, however, over
April, 1924.
Receipts, shipments, and local slaughter of sheep
increased about 15 per cent^ over a year ago, while the
meat production from sheep slaughter was 20 per
cent higher. Storage holdings of lamb and mutton
were less than at this time last year. Prices of sheep
declined from March and from a year ago.
Receipts of butter at the principal primary markets
increased almost 5 per cent over the previous month
but were slightly more than 2 per cent below a year ago.
Storage holdings of creamery butter at the end of April
were about 60 per cent smaller than a year ago, while
the wholesale price of butter, averaged for the five
markets, was 6 per cent below that which prevailed in
March but 14 per cent above a year ago.
Receipts of cheese likewise increased over the previous month but were 5 per cent smaller than in April,
1924. Cold-storage holdings of American cheese at
the end of April were about the same as those of a year
ago, and while the price of cheese averaged 1 per cent
below the March price it was 23 per cent above that
which prevailed in April, 1924.
Egg receipts at the primary markets increased seasonally over the previous month and registered an
advance of 3 per cent over the April, 1924, movement.
Storage holdings of eggs likewise increased seasonally
and at the end of April were almost three times as large
as the holdings on April 30, 1924.
SUGAR AND COFFEE
Raw sugar was imported in larger volume in April
than in any previous month of this year, the April importation being 26 per cent greater than a year ago.
For the calendar year thus far shipments of sugar into
the United States were 6 per cent larger than during
the same period of 1924.
Sugar meltings at the principal refineries declined
from March but were 28 per cent larger than in April
of last year, while the total for the first four months
of 1925 was 11 per cent greater than the meltings
during the same period last year. Refinery stocks of
raw sugar on April 30 were slightly more than 1 per
cent greater than the holdings of a year ago. Receipts of domestic cane sugar at New Orleans were
three times as large as in April, 1924, but this movement for the first four months of 1925 recorded a decline from the previous year, amounting to 82 per cent.
Exports of refined sugar in April declined 6 per cent
and 20 per cent, respectively, from the previous month
and a year ago. Wholesale prices of raw sugar averaged 4 per cent below quotations in March and 30 per
cent below a year ago, while refined sugar prices
recorded similar declines from both these periods.
Receipts of sugar at Cuban ports were 32 per cent
larger than in April, 1924, while the total movement
thus far this year was 15 per cent above the receipts
47995—25f
3
in the first four months of 1924. Exports of raw sugar
from Cuba increased 41 per cent over the outward
movement of April, 1924, while the total shipments
during the first four months of 1925 were slightly more
than 1.2 per cent greater than during the same period
of last year. Stocks of raw sugar held at Cuban
ports on April 30 were 23 per cent larger than at that
time a year ago.
RAW SUGAR: IMPORTS, MELTINGS AND REFINERY STOCKS
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
Imports of coffee were considerably smaller in April
than in either the previous month or the corresponding
month a year ago. Brazilian receipts and clearances of
coffee likewise declined from both previous periods with
which comparison is made. The world visible supply
of coffee, on the other hand, was slightly larger than in
March and 23 per cent greater than in April, 1924, and
the visible supply in the United States, while 10 per
cent greater than last year, was considerably less than
at the end of the previous month. Imports of tea
likewise showed considerable declines from both the
previous month and April, 1924.
TOBACCO
April consumption of tobacco, as evidenced by taxpaid withdrawals from warehouses, was slightly smaller
for each kind of tobacco than in March but, except for
cigars, was larger than a year ago. Exports of unmanufactured leaf were likewise somewhat smaller
than in March and were less than one-half the exports
of April, 1924. The wholesale price of burley tobacco
remained at the same figure as in recent months but
was 13 per cent less than a year ago.
RELATIVE CONSUMPTION OF CIGARETTES AND CIGARS
(1913 monthly average=100. April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
18
SHIPPING
The opening to traffic of the Sault Ste. Marie
Canals was accompanied by very much larger shipments than during April of last year. Ohio River
traffic from Pittsburgh to Wheeling was about 43 per
cent ,inr excess'.of the previous month and 39 per cent
greater than in-April, 1924, the total of such traffic
for the first four months of 1925 being 14 per cent
greater than for the corresponding months of last year.
Due principally to larger tonnages of American
vessels, entrances and clearances at American ports of
vessels engaged in foreign trade in April exceeded in
tonnage those for either the previous month or., for
April, 1924. Compared with April, 1924, however,
American vessels entering domestic ports showed but a
small increase while clearances of American vessels
declined.
paper advertising for April, on the other hand, registered slight increases over both previous periods.
Postal receipts in the 50 largest cities were practically
the same as in March, and for the 50 industrial cities
showed a slight increase from the previous month,
these comparisons in postal receipts being somewhat
affected, however^ by the increases in postal rates
as of April 15, 1925.
Delinquent accounts reported by the electrical
trade, while larger in number, were considerably
smaller in amount than at the end of March, but were
larger in both respects than at the end of April, 1924.
SALES BY MAIL-ORDER HOUSES AND TEN-CENT CHAIN STORES
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
70
RAILROADS
The average daily surplus of freight cars was slightly
smaller for the last week of April than for the corresponding week of March, this decrease being due to
a decline in surplus coal cars which more than offset
the increase in surplus box cars. Bad-order cars at
the end of the month continued to increase and constituted 8.2 per cent of the total in use at the end of
April as compared with 8.1 per cent at the end of
March and 7.9 per cent a year ago. April car loadings
fell considerably short of the March total, all classes
of shipments participating in the decline from the
previous month with the exception of ore. Compared
with a year ago, however, April car loadings increased
in the total and in all classes except grain and livestock.
SHORTAGE, SURPLUS, AND BAD-ORDER FREIGHT CARS
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
LIFE INSURANCE
The new life insurance business in April was
slightly less in number of contracts but slightly larger
in the amount of insurance written than in March.
Compared with a year ago, however, new insurance
showed an increase of 10 per cent in number and 17
per cent in amount of policies. Premium collections
in April were also smaller than for the previous
month, a slight increase in the premium collections of
ordinary life insurance policies being more than
offset by the decline in premiums for industrial and
group policies. Compared with a year ago, however,
premium collections showed an increase of 16'per
cent, all classes of policies participating in the advance. The assets of life insurance companies continued to increase, the only decline being in holdings
of Government bonds.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1920
I
1921
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
Sales by mail-order houses and 10-cent chain
•stores in April were substantially larger than in
either the previous month or in April, 1924. For
the first four months of 1925 sales exceeded the
'Corresponding totals of last year by approximately
12 per cent. Magazine advertising appearing in
May periodicals was slightly smaller than the linages
for either the previous month or a year ago. News-
Check transactions in April as evidenced by bank
debits and by bank clearings were smaller both in
New York City and for the rest of the country than
in the previous month, but ranged from 10 to 16
per cent larger than a year ago. Check transactions
for the first four months of 1925 were almost onefifth larger in New York City than for the. corresponding four months of 1924, and about 11 per cent larger
in the country outside New York City than for the
corresponding period a year ago.
Total deposits and discounted bills reported by the
Federal reserve banks at the end of April were slightly
19
larger than at the end of the previous month, while
notes in circulation, investments, and reserves were
smaller than at the end of March. Compared with a
year ago only deposits and investments showed increases. The reserve ratio was the same for April
as for the previous month, standing at 77.3 as compared with 82.0 in April, 1924. Federal reserve
member banks reported a slightly larger volume of net
demand deposits, loans and discounts, and investments than for the previous month. These items
were all considerably larger than in April, 1924.
Interest rates both for demand and time loans remained practically the same as in the previous month,
but were considerably lower than a year ago.
NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES AND AMOUNT OF DEFAULTED
LIABILITIES
(May, 1925, is last month plotted)
April, 1924, being more than offset by the declines
in sales of Liberty bonds. Bond prices exhibited a
slight upward tendency as compared with the previous
month, the only decline being in the price of public
utility bonds. Compared with a year ago, all bond
prices showed increases ranging from 2 to 9 per cent.
Prices of stocks averaged slightly less in April than
in the previous month but were about 25 per cent
higher than a year ago.
GOLD AND SILVER
Receipts of gold at the mint ill April were 11 per
cent greater than in March and 6 per cent greater
than in April, 1924. Imports of gold were somewhat
greater and exports somewhat smaller than in the
previous month, imports being only one-fifth of the
volume in April, 1924, while exports were fifteen
times as large as a year ago. The production and
exports of silver were somewhat greater in April
than for either the previous month or for a year ago.
Imports of silver, on the other hand, were considerably
less in April than in March, although larger than in
April, 1924. Prices of silver, both at New York and
London, continued to decline.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND TRADE
The Government debt was slightly less than for
either the previous month or for April, 1924. Government receipts and expenditures were also smaller
than for the previous month or for a year ago, customs
receipts alone showing a decline of 17 per cent from
March.
The number of business failures in April was larger
than in either March or a year ago, due to a larger
number of failures among trading establishments.
The liabilities of failing concerns were also larger than
in March but were 24 per cent less than a year ago.
The liabilities of trading establishments were larger
and those for manufacturing establishments and for
agents and brokers smaller than for either the previous
month or for April, 1924.
Dividend and interest payments listed for distribution in May were considerably smaller than for
the previous month but were larger than those listed
for payment in May, 1924. Sales of stock on the
New York Stock Exchange were less than one-half
those recorded in the previous month but were
slightly larger than in April, 1924. Bond sales also
declined from the previous month and were slightly
less in total than a year ago, the 34 per cent increase
in sales of miscellaneous bonds as compared with
The general index of foreign exchange in April
was the same as for the previous month and for
April, 1924. Slight declines in the Swedish krone,
in the rupee, in the Argentine peso, and in the milreis
were offset by increases in the pound sterling, guilder,
yen, and Chilian peso.
Both exports and imports of merchandise from and
into the United States recorded declines from their
respective March movements, but each movement
was well above a year ago.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OP MERCHANDISE FROM THE UNITED
STATES
(April, 1925, is latest month plotted)
1920
1921
1922
1923
20
INDEXES OF BUSINESS
The index numbers presented in this table are designed to show the trend in production, prices, trade,
etc., in various groups 01 industry and commerce. They consist in general of weighted combinations of series
of individual relative numbers; often the individual relative numbers making up the series are also given. The
function of index and relative numbers is explained on the inside front cover. A condensed form of this table
is given on page 7.
Maximum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
Minimum
since
Jan 1,
1920
179
73
146
212
137
121
241
148
176
136
131
145
PEB CENT I]SfCKKASE (+ )
OB DECB EASE <-)
mi
1M4
Febru- March
ary
April
February
March
April
Apr., 1925,
from
Mar., 1925
101
94
87
95
96
85
11.5
62
105
41
0
0
17
74
38
57
80
124
176
122
104
0
130
141
117
91
125
122
189
106
111
0
129
153
127
84
117
107
189
78
93
2
131
143
119
80
100
118
113
191
172
97
100
96
98
0
0
137 • 148
176
150
136
124
77
82
104
108
114
194
87
102
138
227
143
177
153
245
390
137
190
80
19
58
64
54
30
21
45
94
105
31
71
143
62
84
139
71
119
107
69
76
131
60
101
85
101
132
118
56
85
117
60
209
79
95
128
102
27
75
122
61
98
107
105
122
246
242
254
405
278
170
49
43
58
50
19
19
87
121
132
98
40
65
71
94
149
89
33
41
54
55
121
87
35
24
135
133
164
267
168
61
59
51
20
24
114
117
105
65
106
117
122
105
47
114
130
135
129
130
147
154
115
121
171
143
195
125
155
71
68
122
117
107
106
129
131
85
103
136
104
177
97
122
124
124
109
100
142
138
89
104
141
123
195
102
131
Apr., 1925,
from
Apr., 1924
PRODUCTION
( Relative to 1010 monthly average as 100)
RAW MATERIALS
Grand totaL
-
2.3
MINERALS
Total
Petroleum
..
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal ..
..
Iron ore *
CoDDcr
Lead
.
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Zinc . ..
Gold
Silver
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...
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3.4
+ 1. 6
-10. 3
+ 6. 3
139
162
122
85
109
+ 6.5
+ 2. 6
+ 11. 5
+ 9. 7
+ 1050. 0
+ 6. 1
6. 1
+ 13. 3
-8. 0
-10. 3
+ 2.5
+ 10.4
+ 6.3
+ 9. 0
+ 4.8
111
31
91
94
66
154
75
137
139
115
23
89
87
68
215
80
105
134
+ 3.6
25 8
2 2
7. 4
+ 6. 1
+ 39.6
+ 6. 7
23. 4
3. 6
2.5
58. 9
+ 4. 7
25. 6
+ 13.3
+ 2.9
+ 1. 3
+ 10. 5
+ 4. 7
81
82
129
69
79
59
75
80
137
71
70
35
49
43
134
86
42
19
34.7
46 3
2 2
+ 21 1
40. 0
85. 7
9.3
21 8
+ 10. 7
1. 1
+ 20. 0
-20. 8
129
127
164
103
108
112
116
88
67
128
124
128
119
67
168
131
131
146
106
137
+ 5.6
+ 2. 3
+ 22 7
+ 58. 2
18. 5 +
118
118
104
97
115
142
84
112
141
129
176
100
131
124
115
129
129
95
112
143
150
94
111
160
125
182
109
139
130
130
+ 0.8
+ 0.8
0 0
0 9 .
14 0
+26
2 1
+45
3 i
+ 12 8
+05
1 8
+ 11 5
-
23
ANIMAL PRODUCTS (marketings)
Total
Wool *
Cattle and calves
Hogs
Sheep
Eggs *
Poultry *
Fish
Milk (New York)
--
CROPS (marketings)
Total
Grains *
Vegetables*
Fruits*
Cotton products *
Miscellaneous crops *. . . .
..
FOREST PRODUCTS
Total
Lumber
Pulpwood
Gum (rosin and turpentine) *
Distilled wood
;.
MANUFACTURING
Grand total (adjusted for working days)
Grand total (unadjusted)
Foodstuffs .
Textiles
Iron and steel. .
...
Lumber..............
..
Leather .
Paper and printing
Chemicals, oils, etc ... . . .
...
Stone and clay products ..
Metals, excepting iron and steel
Tobacco
Miscellaneous
77
54
32
57
63
69
92
69
71
70
87
* Fluctuations between maximum and minimum due largely to seasonal conditiors.
94
108
127
137
85
99
152
100
171
100
112
95
111
123
154
92
116
155
141
183
107
155
+ 1.6
+ 3. 1
11 0
+ 2. 9
126. 9
i
+ 10.2
+ 10.2
8 7
+14 4
4-7 o
+85
+95
+36
+99
+93
+40
+70
+ 18. 3
21
INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued
PER CENT INCREASE (+)
OR DECREASE (— )
1925
1934
Maximum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
Minimum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
February
March
April
February
March
April
155
233
189
115
175
91
73
89
58
86
137
173
117
75
161
1S6
169
110
79
161
136
164
109
86
163
152
187
139
86
174
149
192
130
80
171
141
176
120
75
171
-5.4
-8.3
-7.7
6 3
0.0
+ 3.7
+ 7.3
+ 10. 1
12 8
+ 5.5
162
239
187
115
175
84
70
68
56
89
141
186
116
77
161
146
212
103
75
164
136
178
97
73
165
164
234
137
83
175
160
239
120
74
173
145
199
105
69
173
9.4
16. 7
-12.5
6. 8
0.0
+ 6.6
+ 11.8
+ 8.2
5. 5
+ 4.9
116
112
153
40
37
25
63
47
129
61
46
124
54
40
112
63
50
115
58
46
105
54
42
104
-6.9
8 7
1. 0
0.0
+ 5.0
-7. 1
.--._ 98
117
78
100
130
123
78
62
58
39
*62
88
64
43
78
90
49
77
109
98
63
80
104
65
80
118
90
62
78
108
69
79
114
81
61
76
91
46
73
109
88
69
83
107
63
79
121
96
73
79
108
64
75
115
87
68
4.8
+ 0.9
+ 1.6
-5. 1
-5.0
-9.4
-6.8
+ 1.3
0.0
-7.2
-5. 1
+ 0.9
+ 7.4
+ 11.5
148
49
96
105
114
105
120
117
2.5
366
214
264
186
193
276
188
84
55
119
109
106
108
72
140
97
201
143
124
167
93
163
99
200
149
136
184
118
178
88
211
145
130
205
178
156
99
236
146
119
175
100
177
105
255
160
131
188
127
195
107
264
159
137
210
178
4-10.2
+ 1.9
+ 3.5
-0.6
+ 4. 6
+ 11.7
+ 40.2
+ 9.6
+ 21.6
+ 25. 1
+ 9.7
+ 0.8
+ 2.4
-0.0
210
154
80
101
102
127
115
138
133
140
101
127
121
138
135
140
+ 11.6
+ 1.4
+ 1.5
0.0
97
99
97
94
97
97
101
99
95
102
97
96
97
96
97
96
95
97
97
101
103
99
105
95
96
96
95
93
91
94
98
92
101
101
102
100
92
95
94
92
93
92
88
93
95
101
92
92
91
93
87
92
92
90
92
89
93
95
102
99
96
95
94
90
93
92
86
91
88
94
92
101
102
100
93
86
92
94
STOCKS
(Relative to 1910 monthly average as 100)
(Corrected for seasonal variation) ,
Total
Raw foodstuffs _ Raw materials f°r rnannfacture _ _ __
Manufactured foodstuffs
Manufactured c^minoditiea
(Unadjusted Index)
Total
-Raw foodstuffs
Raw materials for manufacture .
Manufactured foodstuffs
Manufactured cftrnmodities
UNFILLED ORDERS
Apr., 1925,
from
Mar., 1925
Apr., 1925,
from
Apr., 1924
(Relative to 1920 monthly averages as 100)
(Iron, Steel, and Building Materials)
Total (8 commodities)
Iron and steel
Building materials
WHOLESALE
TRADE
(Relative to 1919 monthly average as 100)
(Distributed by Federal Reserve Districts)
Grand total, all classes . . .
Hardware (10 districts) -_
Shoes (8 districts)
Groceries (11 districts)
Drugs (7 districts)
Dry goods (9 districts)
Meats (2 districts) _ _•
RETAIL TRADE
(Relative to 1919 monthly average as 100)
MAIL-ORDER HOUSES (4 houses)
CHAIN STORES:
Ten-cent (5 chains) Music (4 chains)
Grocery (27 chains)
Drug (9 chains)
Cigar (3 chains)
Candy (5 chains)
Shoe (6 chains)
.
DEPARTMENT STORES:
Sales (359 stores) - . . Stocks (314 stores)
EMPLOYMENT
+2.6
(Relative to 1923 monthly average as 100)
Number employed, by industries:
Total) all classes
Food products
Textiles
Iron and steel
Lumber
Leather
Paper and printing
Chemicals
Stone, clay, and glass
<
Metals, except iron and steel
Tobacco products.
Vehicles
Miscellaneous
.
0.0
-4. 4
-1. 1
-1. 1
+ 1. 1
-3.2
-1.0
+ 3.0
+ 4.2
-2. 1
-8.5
+ 2.2
+ 1. 1
3 2
-7.5
0.0
-6.4
-6. 1
0.0
0.0
+ 1.0
-2.0
-7.0
6 5
7 2
0.0
22
INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued
Maximum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
Minimum
since
Jan. 1,
1920
1924
February
March
PER CENT INCREASE (-f)
OR DECREASE (-)
1925
April
April
Apr., 1925,
Apr., 1925,
Mar., 1925
Febru- March
ary
Apr., 1924
from
from
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS
FARM PRICES
(Relative to 1909-1914 average as 100)
235
283
373
186
215
304
180
110
88
114
91
111
76
80
136
113
123
102
152
247
98
131
114
123
104
136
219
99
130
113
128
106
126
226
98
146
178
131
126
142
183
96
151
172
138
145
134
195
94
147
152
146
146
131
189
94
2 6
-11.4
+ 5.8
+ 0. 7
2 2
— 2. 1
0.0
+ 13. 1
+ 34. 5
+ 18.7
+ 37.7
+ 4.0
16 4
-4. 1
248
243
248
346
281
203
300
213
275
208
138
114
131
171
162
109
155
121
170
113
153
143
143
196
180
143
182
131
176
113
150
137
141
191
181
144
182
130
175
113
148
139
137
189
179
139
182
128
175
113
161
162
157
191
178
136
183
135
173
125
161
161
159
191
174
134
180
134
170
125
156
153
154
190
169
129
174
134
171
129
-3. 1
5 0
3 1
— 0.5
2 9
37
33
0.0
+ 0.6
+ 3.2
+ 5.4
+ 10. 1
+ 12.4
+ 0.5
-5.6
7 2
4 4
+ 4.7
2 3
+ 14.2
247
244
249
138
118
146
152
139
154
150
137
153
148
135
151
161
136
167
161
135
168
156
131
166
31
30
1. 2
+ 5.4
3 0
+ 9.9
249
. . 311
218
375
272
135
122
103
152
165
156
176
116
195
177
154
165
118
194
179
154
166
119
195
174
169
193
136
201
175
169
183
148
196
173
161
173
141
187
168
4 7
5. 5
4 7
-4.6
2 9
+ 4.5
+ 4.2
+ 18.5
4. 1
3 4
.
267
246
272
142
102
125
163
148
189
160
145
179
158
140
182
167
147
178
169
146
180
164
142
174
3. 0
-2.7
3. 3
+ 3.8
+ 1.4
4. 4
(Relative to 1913)
Dun's ( 1st of following month)
Bradstreet's (1st of following month)
218
227
134
115
158
140
154
137
153
136
167
150
161
149
160
145
0. 6
-2.7
+ 4.6
+ 6.6
205
219
186
288
200
192
155
139
143
153
149
171
164
147
180
177
175
174
168
144
185
176
172
174
163
141
185
177
168
174
165
151
183
172
169
175
165
151
182
173
169
175
165
151
182
171
165
175
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
-2.4
0.0
+ 1.9
+ 7.1
1. 6
3. 4
1. 8
+ 0.6
All groups
Gram
_
_
Fruits and vegetables.
Meat animals
Dairy and poultry
.
Cotton and cottonseed
Unclassified
_
.
__
WHOLESALE PRICES
Department of Labor Indexes
(Relative to 1913)
All commodities
Farm products
Food, etc. .
Cloths and clothing
Fuel and lighting
.
_
Mptftls and metal products
Building material
Chemicals. .
.
IfTQllse-fiirnishing goods
Miscellaneous
Federal Reserve Board Regrouping of Department
of Labor Indexes
(Relative to 1913)
AH commodities
Producers' goods .
Consumers' goods. .
..
Total raw products
Agricultural products
Animal products
Forest products.. .
Mineral products
. .
...
Federal Reserve Board Indexes
(Relative to 1913)
All commodities
Goods imported
.
Goods exported .
Commercial Indexes
COST OF LIVING
National Industrial Conference Board Indexes
(Relative to July, 1914)
All items weighted
Food (Dept. Labor)
Shelter. ..
.. .. .
Clothing
Fuel and light
Sundries .
.
23
MAY DATA
The following table gives such May data as have been received to and including June 13,1925, except wholesale prices of individual commodities, which
appear on page 5. Text matter covering May data is given on page 1
1925
1925
ITEM
April
May
May,
1924
ITEM
TEXTILES
22,409
14,219
Imports, unmanufactured
. _
bales
16, 107
330,967 326, 357
Exports, unmanufactured (including linters)— bales .. 472, 555
531,471 413, 967
Consumption by textile mills
bales. . 597, 104
Stocks, end of month:
Total, mills and warehouses
bales - 3, 1£0, 661 2, 483, 224 2, 283, 710
Mills
bales-- 1, 514, 514 1, 348, 304 1, 157, 428
Warehouses
-bales 1, 666, 147 1, 134, 920 1, 126, 282
Machinery activity of spindles:
33, 148
30,484
33, 413
Active spindles
thousands
Wool
.thous. oflbs..
_ .-thous. of lbs._
___thous. of lbs~
4,075
15, 140
19, 215
8,866
7,340
16,206
11, 367
7, 651
19, 018
bales..
bales -
40,040
39,271
38, 266
42, 517
28, 272
27, 074
Pig iron, production
thous. of long tons. . 3,259
Furnaces in blast:
220
Furnaces
number ..
Capacity
- - -long tons per day. _ 100, 080
Steel ingots, production
thous. of long tons
^ 3,588
Unfilled orders, U. S. Steel Corp., end of
month .
---thous. of long tons- . 4,447
Wholesale prices:
2.50
Composite finished steel
_ .dolls, per 100 lbs._
21.70
Composite pig iron
dolls, per ton..
2.73
Composite steeLdolls, per 100 Ibs..
2,931
2,615
196
89, 500
3, 458
184
77, 300
2,640
4, 050
3,628
2.46
20. 65
2.69
2.64
22.57
2.86
SilTt
Consumption (deliveries)..
Stocks
..
_
-
number
. _ number ..
number. .
92
82
10
96
68
28
111
93
18
number. .
.number ..
number--
477
362
115
467
353
114
643
589
54
- .number _ number-number. .
5,525
104
84
8,944
22
51
463
131
118
VESSEL CONSTRUCTION
Completed during month:
Total
Steel seagoing
gross tons..
gross tons..
15, 526
6,261
31,826
16,200
26,972
13, 166
number-- number
number
3,933
71
62
3,733
79
92
3,428
44
48
2,309
18, 105
6,655
1,404
20,897
4, 910
4,067
19, 711
5,240
86, 674
97, 702
36, 674
86, 457
99, 476
42, 420
81, 143
95,332
84, 728
56, 210
57, 122
8,740
49, 500
57, 100
13, 500
35, 510
32, 756
8,338
PATENTS ISSUED
Total, all classes
.Agricultural implements
Internal-combustion engines
NONFERROUS METALS
Stocks, end of monthUnited States
long tons
World visible supply .
-long tons
Deliveries (consumption)
long tons
Zinc:
Retorts in operation, end of month
number ..
Production
thous of Ibs
Stocks, end of month
thous. of Ibs..
Shipments:
By railroads
Dri veaways
By boat
AUTOMOBILES
-
59, 332
41, 929
39, 856
60,335
43, 144
37,525
59,360
40, 405
32, 322
thousands
thousands
13, 526
8,538
15, 965
•12, 287
14,092
11, 494
M f t b. m
M ft. b. m
M f t b. m
M ft b m
M ft. b. m..
43, 473
44, 432
43, 326
51, 702
47, 349
41, 329
42, 104
43, 372
51, 254
50, 862
37, 769
38, 185
30,853
49,706
41, 164
net tons..
thous. of dolls..
17, 279
1,999
9.912
1, 220
10, 171
1,230
thous. of bbls
thous. of bbls. .
thous of bbls
13, 807
14, 394
19, 877
15, 503
16, 735
18,646
13, 777
14, 551
16, 403
Flooring
Oak flooring:
Production
Shipments
Orders booked
Stocks, end of month
Unfilled orders, end of month
Bookings:
Quantity
Value
Architectural terra cotta
Cement
Production...
Shipments
Stocks
CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Wholesale prices
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
Essential oils
Crude drugs
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT
Tin:
M ft b m
M ft. b. m
M f t, b m
Lumber
Northern pine:
LumberProduction
Shipments
Orders received
LathProduction
Shipments
IRON AND STEEL
Locomotives:
Shipments —
Total
Domestic
Foreign
.
Unfilled ordersTotal
-•_
Domestic
Foreign
_.
New equipment ordersFreight cars
Passenger cars
Locomotives
May
BUILDING MATERIALS
Cotton
Receipts at Boston:
Domestic
Foreign
Total
-_
May,
1924
April
carloads
number of machines. .
- number of machines
BUILDING AND HOUSING
Contracts awarded, floor space (27 States):
Business buildings...
thous. of sq. ft.. 10, 175
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
5,935
Residential buildings
_
thous. of so. ft
46, 203
Educational buildings
thous. of sq. ft_.
4, 762
Other public and semipublic
buildings
thous. of sq.ft..
5,288
Grand total
thous. of sq. ft.. 73, 221
Contracts awarded, value (27 States) :
Business buildings ..
_
thous. of dolls
56, 704
Industrial buildings
thous of dolls
44, 371
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls
235, 564
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls.. 30, 972
Other public and semipublic
buildings
thous. of dolls
44,695
Public works and utilities
thous. of dolls.. 82, 852
Grand total .
.
thous. of dolls
496, 157
Rental advertisements, Minneapolis
number..
5.458
12, 144
4,811
42, 206
4,079
9,245
3,755
34, 428
5,378
5,027
68, 865
4,586
63, 347
70, 108
23, 695
204, 475
25, 775
48, 390
20, 213
165, 376
35, 037
43, 053
56, 704
424, 188
5.450
32, 285
57, 226
358, 554
5.479
Receipts:
Minneapolis
Duluth
Shipments:
Minneapolis
Duluth— .
.
Stocks, end of month:
Minneapolis
Duluth
index number
index number..
index number
156
154
197
thous. of bush..
thous of bush
372
117
' 393
332
294
210
thous of bush
thous. of bush*
99
154
46
287
101
157
thous of bush
thous. of bush..
361
274
290
212
70
188
thous. of bush
thous. of bush .
thous of bush
10,423
10, 224
11,679
17,659
11, 566
11, 845
15,368
16, 131
13,737
thous of bush
thous of bush
14, 226
14,243
21,067
10,058
16,646
17,546
thous. of bush..
thous of bush
thous. of bush
. thous. of bush .
47,864
106, 076
25, 253
48, 082
36,911
48,744
18,760
35, 331
45,258
62,299
13,480
6,720
thous. of bush
thous. of bush. _
thous. of bush
12,210
3,600
4,400
11,100
6,000
4,600
6,660
8,400
2,600
545, 078
280, 444
450, 652
354, 416
432, 206
338, 092
long tons
836, 676
615, 616
.... long tons. . 536, 148 447, 557
long tons 1, 158, 245 1, 290, 663
375, 924
376, 019
929, 239
156
137
230
Flaxseed
_.
FOODSTUFFS
Receipts:
Wheat
Corn.
_
Oats
Shipments:
Wheat
Corn
_
Visible supply:
WheatUnited States
Canada
Corn
.
Oats
Argentine grain:
Visible supply—
Wheat
Corn
Flaxseed
Cereals
i
Sugar
Meltings
Stocks at refineries
_
Cuban movement —
Receipts, Cuban ports
Exports
Stocks, end of month
long tons
long tons -
Coffee
Visible supply:
World
_
...thous. of bags..
United States
thous. of bags. _
Receipts, total, Brazil.
_._thous. of bags..
Clearances:
Total, Brazil, for world
thous. of bags. _
Total, Brazil, for U. S
.. _ thous. of bags
TRANSPORTATION
5,353
695
715
5,446
537
498
4,665
657
1,073
679
278
618
292
940
466
26.1
26.0
24.9
25.6
28.4
25.7
3,722
131
110
596
313
91
2.481
3,934
146
111
649
307
250
2.471
3,655
160
127
575
297
199
2. 207
t
Index of ocean rates, Atlantic ports to:
United Kingdom
weighted index number..
All Europe
weighted index number
Car loadings (monthly totals):
Total
thous of cars
Grain and grain products
thous. of cars..
Livestock
_ thous. of cars _
Coal and coke
thous of cars
Forest products
_
thous. of cars..
Ore
thous of cars
Merchandise and miscellaneous thoiis. of cars
24
MAY DATA—Continued
1925
1925
May,
1924
ITEM
May,
1924
ITEM
April
May
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls
thous. of dolls..
thous of dolls
thous. of dolls..
36, 275
21, 747
14, 528
32, 707
18, 890
8,150
3,412
2,255
29,529
17, 469
12,060
31,988
18, 510
7,838
3,545
2,095
27,404 United States— Continued.
16, 318 NEW YORK DISTRICT:
Total 7 centers
11,086
Albany
29,212 I
Buffalo..
17, 077
Rochester.
7,157
New York
3,017 PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT:
1,963
Total 10 centers
thous. of dolls. .
thous. of dolls. .
29,083
3,108
27, 455
2,873
25, 914
2,651
thous. of dolls
348, 698
399, 048
328,000
370,000
302, 988
335,099
number on pay roll
236, 557
236, 686
213, 589
U. S. interest-bearing debt
mills, of dolls.. 20,605
Qross debt
mills, of dolls— 20,913
Customs receipts
thous. of dolls. . 44,642
Ordinary receipts
thous. of dolls _. 182, 641
Total expenditures chargeable against
ordinary receipts
_
thous. of dolls.. 324, 679
Money in circulation:
4,725
Total
mills, of dolls..
20,603
20,899
42, 004
166, 834
21,287
21, 545
45, 221
190,408
234, 116
256,085
41.50
4,774
41.89
4,815
42.78
mills, of dolls.. 22, 849
mills, of dolls. . 17, 717
23,847
17, 103
20, 722
15, 928
April
DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS— Continued
DISTRIBUTION
Mail-order houses, total sales
Sears, Roebuck & Co.—
Montgomery Ward & Co
Ten-cent stores, total sales
F W Woolworth
S. S. Kresge Co
S H Kress Co
McCrory Stores Corp
Postal receipts:
50 selected cities
50 industrial cities
U. S. foreign trade:
Imports
EMPLOYMENT
Detroit
.
PUBLIC FINANCE
BANKING AND FINANCE
Bank clearings:
New York City
Outside New York City
Federal reserve banks:
Total investments
Bills discounted
Notes in circulation
Total reserves
Total deposits..—-.
Reserve ratio
Member banks:
Total loans and discounts. .».
Total investments
Net demand deposits
Interest rates:
New York call loans
Commercial paper, 4-6 months
mills, of dolls. .
mills, of dolls..
mills, of dolls. .
mills, of dolls. .
mills, of dolls..
.per cent..
628
400
1, 684
2,993
2,187
77.3
640
414
1,671
2,982
2,202
77.0
421
430
1,891
3,214
1,997
82.7
mills, of dolls..
mills of dolls
mills, of dolls..
13,232
5,484
12, 814
13, 108
5, 485
12, 645
11, 951
4,659
11, 403
per cent—
per cent—
4.00
3.97
3.95
3.88
3.63
4.23
37, 189
13,097
21, 536
2,556
37, 027
18, 184
15,820
3, 023
36, 591
17, 157
15, 346
3,488
1,939
430
1,427
82
1,767
400
1,286
81
1,816
507
1,215
94
77.97
88.91
77.49
71.36
76.15
36, 464
73.17
84.42
70. 62
67. 39
72.34
13, 422
142. 34
79.50
106.43
62.53
.676
31. 273
.655
33. 870
BUSINESS FAILURES
Liabilities:
Total commercial
thous. of dolls..
Manufacturing establishments... thous. of dolls. .
Trade establishments
thous . of dolls _ .
Agents and brokers
thous. of dolls. .
Firms:
Total commercial..
number-Manufacturing establishments
number _
Trade establishments
number
Agents and brokers
number
STOCKS AND BONDS
Bond price indexes:
76.51
Combined index, 40 bonds .p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
87.66
10 highest grade rails
p. ct. of par, 4% bond—
75.90
10 second grade rails
p. ct. of par, 4% bond—
10 public utility bonds . . .. p. ct. of par, 4% bond. . 69.59
75.05
10 industrial bonds
p. ct. of par, 4% bond-Stock sales
_
shares.. 18, 314
Stock prices:
135. 40
25 industrials
_
dolls, per share
76.28
25 railroads
dolls, per share—
GOLD AND SILVER
Silver:
Price at New York
Price at London
.dolls, per fine oz..
pence per standard oz
.669
31. 372
DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS
(By Federal reserve districts)
(Relative to 1919 monthly average=100)
United States, 141 clearing-house centers. ..
BOSTON DISTRICT:
Total, 11 centers
Boston
_ - - - Hartford
Providence. .
New Haven
-
May
119.0
124.4
107.0
131.5
137.4
134.8
113.2
129.2
128.5
134,3
133.7
112.5
129.2
116.0
118.6
130.4
108. 3
129.2
118.2
163.2
129.3
135.0
117.6
Boston district .
New York district
Philadelphia district
Cleveland district
Richmond district
Atlantic district
Chicago district.
St. Louis district
Minneapolis district
Kansas City district
Dallas district
San Francisco district
114.1
93.3
132.8
103.5
113.5
103.4
180.2
118.1
146.0
108.1
81.1
122. 7
93.4
113.8
101.7
152.6
115.5
136.0
100.2
101.0
82.1
103.5
62.2
92,6
90.3
80.9
101.7
67.6
114.4
121.1
217.0
106.2
175.0
88.2
75.7
118.3
122.8
211.9
120.4
181.2
84.9
64.9
98.9
109. 8
184.8
94.4
131.2
77.4
67.6
123.7
119.5
158. 3
112.5
115.6
81.9
105. 3
130.1
111.9
107.1
136.2
116.2
110.5
107.2
90.6
123.8
118.2
112.2
119.6
91.9
169.5
109.6
107.0
110.1
89.0
163.9
105.9
94.4
112.2
102.5
72.7
77.8
105. 4
112.2
109.9
96.9
81.8
77.8
90.4
72.2
90.1
103.7
72.7
66.7
90.2
120.5
85.2
72.0
64.7
122.1
108.5
88.5
116.4
81.6
74.6
64.7
125.0
105. 3
81.2
105.5
72.9
67.8
78.8
107.4
96.8
101.1
114.8
89.1
73.9
97.1
109.3
85.5
71.7
89.4
96.9
76.1
68.5
136.4
247.8
92.8
115.9
95.1
217.4
...
122.6
101.1
149.0
112.8
124.0
120.0
177.6
125.9
154.0
122.0
120.5
123.0
96.3
172.2
—.
116.6
114.5
141.5
141.9
120.9
116.3
153. 5
105.1
113.5
91.6
104.0
141.2
. ..
127.4
126.2
138.9
158.2
104.2
105.7
82.1
105.2
75.7
Philadelphia
Scranton.. .
Trenton..,
CLEVELAND DISTRICT:
Total, 13 centers.
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Youngstown.
Toledo
_
Columbus.
Dayton
RICHMOND DISTRICT:
Total, 7 centers
Baltimore-..
.
Norfolk
RichmondCharleston..
ATLANTA DISTRICT:
Total, 15 centers..
Atlanta.. .
Birmingham L__. *
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Nashville
Augusta
CHICAGO DISTRICT:
Total, 21 centers
Chicago
Detroit
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Grand Rapids
Sioux City
ST. Louis DISTRICT:
Total, 5 centers
Louisville .
St. Louis
Memphis
Little Rock
MINNEAPOLIS DISTRICT:
Total, 9 centers
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Helena
Billings
KANSAS CITY DISTRICT:
Total, 14 centers
Denver
Kansas City Mo
Omaha
St. Joseph, Mo
Oklahoma City.
Tulsa
DALLAS DISTRICT:
Total, 11 centers
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT:
Total, 18 centers. _.
Los Angeles
Portland, Oreg
San Francisco
Seattle. .
Oakland, Calif
District totals corrected for seasonal variation:
United States, total
105.8
149.4
118.2
129.2
105.2
124.6
122.1
142.7
150.2
.
129.0
163.2
135.0
139.2
128.6
131.9
241.4
85.1
111.6
89.3
234.9
125.8
233.1
87.8
104.1
85.9
190.4
121.8
135.6
119.6
127.8
123.6
110.9
120.3
124.5
127.0
112. 8
94.2
111.6
142.8
124.3
129.1
126.5
128.6
117.8
103.8
122.5
124.7
120.6
110.1
89.7
104.4
136.5
106.9
116.6
103.7
117.7
111.6
96.0
102.4
112.8
111.8
94.5
82.3
96.1
130.2
25
PAY ROLL IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
Total,i
13
groups
YEAR AND MONTH
Textiles
and
their
products
Food
and
kindred
products
Iron
and
steel
and
their
products
Lum- Leather
ber
and
and
its finits
ished
manu- prodfacucts
ture
Paper
and
printing
Chemicals
and
other
products
Stone,
clay,
and
glass
products
Metal
and
metal
products
other
than
iron
and
steel
Tobacco
manufacture
Vehicles
for
land
transportation
Miscellaneous
industries
Relative to 1923
1OO
91
1OO
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
87
97
88
100
102
100
87
93
101
85
96
88
100
91
85
85
90
92
96
96
83
86
89
91
92
94
62
67
73
79
84
89
84
89
88
90
90
90
88
94
95
95
98
103
88
88
92
94
94
«8
85
88
90
92
90
93
84
87
87
86
84
86
70
88
90
96
102
102
105
104
107
108
112
111
60
70
76
82
90
91
72
78
79
81
87
95
92
95
100
101
94
93
95
95
99
102
106
103
88
93
97
99
87
89
93
98
104
106
108
105
96
97
100
101
93
95
101
103
86
87
92
100
104
107
115
113
104
100
104
99
87
92
99
101
93
96
105
108
105
105
100
99
97
100
101
99
105
102
99
98
106
108
100
102
102
105
104
104
104
99
94
97
102
101
100
97
103
101
103
99
105
106
100
103
112
108
98
91
98
100
97
87
104
104
100
103
112
110
99
91
104
107
105
98
99
94
96
102
104
101
99
104
105
106
103
97
97
94
96
99
102
102
104
102
103
99
99
104
106
105
102
87
89
88
90
97
104
104
106
100
107
105
98
95
95
100
96
95
99
99
97
1932
July
August
September
October
November
December _
100
98
74
79
83
86
90
93
1923 monthly average
1924 monthly average
99
100
99
95
97
101
97
90
93
98
100
98
94
100
101
102
96
97
96
88
103
104
104
104
95
97
101
100
97
101
105
109
88
102
107
101
100
99
98
90
87
97
97
97
96
101
99
99
92
87
81
84
96
98
98
96
83
79
72
78
91
82
73
76
101
99
92
93
83
79
78
87
103
101
97
97
94
89
86
87
108
106
94
98
89
79
71
72
92
95
93
93
91
84
77
81
95
86
84
82
86
89
88
92
100
97
97
100
84
87
83
90
77
81
82
88
96
98
96
97
91
92
85
88
101
103
103
106
89
90
92
92
98
101
99
100
74
77
80
84
97
88
100
103
82
87
84
86
85
84
87
90
90
95
97
94
96
95
93
88
92
96
97
91
90
93
94
91
90
96
98
97
92
96
96
88
105
104
106
104
91
94
100
99
92
98
102
105
80
88
95
92
96
89
90
76
79
92
96
97
91
96
98
97
1923
January
February
March
April
Mav
June
July
August
>
.,_
September
October
November
December
_.
100
102
101
99
!
106
1934
January .
February
March
April
...
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
^
.
. ...
1935
January
February.. ..
March
._ . .
April
May
.
June... ..
1
r
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and represent weighted indexes of the amount of the pay roll at the date nearest the middle
of each month, for 52 industries combined into 12 groups as above. The groups are weighted in accordance with the aggregate earnings of the respective industries in 1919.
The actual data are obtained from a varying number of reporting firms each month, the months of 1925 covering over 8,000 firms.
26
FACTORY OPERATIONS RELATIVE TO FULL-TIME AND TO EMPLOYMENT CAPACITY
Food
and
Total,
kin13
dred
groups * products
YEAR AND MONTH
Textiles
and
their
products
Iron Lumand
ber
steel and its
and manutheir
facprod- ture
ucts
Leather
Chem- Stone,
and Paper icals
clay,
its fin- and
and
and
ished print
other glass
ing
prodprod- products
ucts
ucts
Metal
and
Vehimetal
Tocles Miscel- Ratio
prod- bacco
for
lane- actual
ucts
land
ous
other manu- trans- indus- time to
faccapacthan
ity a
ture porta- tries
iron
tion
and
steel
Average per cent of full time operated
1924 monthly average 2
90
95
90
92
90
91
93
92
72
96
95
94
92
90
93
87
86
88
89
98
96
96
94
92
94
91
90
86
89
91
92
93
93
91
96
93
85
84
85
87
87
88
93
91
97
95
93
91
90
96
93
96
90
89
77
74
69
67
65
86
87
88
88
90
90
93
95
95
96
89
93
92
90
91
93
95
96
95
96
88
91
91
89
91
92
91
90
91
91
90
92
88
91
94
93
94
93
90
96
91
92
94
93
94
89
91
93
91
93
68
72
75
74
75
91
93
92
92
92
95
95
95
92
93
92
88
96
96
95
95
93
93
97
97
87
90
89
93
95
97
96
96
94
92
89
82
94
95
.96
97
93
93
95
94
75
77
77
76
91
87
88
89
94
94
92
90
88
87
87
84
82
85
82
92
89
87
80
81
95
95
91
88
86
88
91
92
91
92
86
91
91
89
89
85
89
91
91
92
92
93
93
92
89
89
84
83
94
96
96
94
;
1924
March
April
May
June
July
_
_-
August
September.
October..
November
December -
_
..
1935
January
February
March
April
May
June
Average per cent of full capacity operated
1924 monthly average 2
._
79
78
78
70
87
73
89
76
84
69
77
82
73
82
80
77
76
75
77
73
71
72
73
82
79
76
73
72
75
74
69
67
65
90
89
87
85
84
77
69
65
67
68
91
89
88
87
86
82
79
72
69
73
82
85
86
85
83
76
74
64
64
66
71
74
73
77
77
89
85
82
78
78
77
74
70
69
69
77
79
81
81
81
78
83
83
82
83
73
79
81
83
84
67
68
70
69
71
84
88
89
89
89
72
79
80
76
80
87
90
90
91
90
72
76
79
80
76
84
82
82
83
83
65
69
69
72
73
77
81
82
80
81
79
81
84
82
80
71
73
77
73
74
82
83
83
83
82
82
79
76
85
86
87
87
73
74
74
73
87
89
89
90
80
83
81
78
91
92
91
92
78
83
85
87
76
83
83
87
77
80
76
78
84
80
74
75
84
85
84
85
78
77
76
78
1934
March
April
May .
June..
July
August
September
October
November
December
_
. _
__
___,._
1935
January
February
March
April . .
May
June
*
1
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, from reports of over 6,000 firms, employing over 2,000,000 people showing, in the lower pan of
table, the percentage of their capacity force employed each month and, in the upper part of table, the percentage of full time worked by the force actually employed.
Details for individual industries of each group and percentage of firms operated at full capacity and at full time are given in "Employment in selected industries," issued
each2 month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Average of last 10 months of year.
3
These data, compiled by multiplying the percentage of capacity operated, as shown in the first column of the lower half of this table, by the percentage of time
operated, as shown in the first column of the upper half, indicate the approximate actual employment time relative to capacity.
PAPER
BOOK PAPER
YEAR AND MONTH
Production
Stocks
end of
month
WRAPPING PAPER
Production
Stocks
end of
month
ALL OTHER
GRADES
FINE PAPER
Production
Stocks
end of
month
TOTAL PAPER
(including newsprint
and boxboard)
Production
Stocks
end of
month
70, 658
77, 757
76, 084
98, 627
70,507
102, 439
90, 630
92, 752
41,093
26, 123
37, 500
36, 594
49,002
47, 521
53, 278
57,811
Stocks
end of
month
Production
493, 304
504, 294
515, 863
611, 218
446, 360
584, 360
609, 432
611, 442
Short tons
1917 monthly average..
_
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
1932 monthly average
1923 monthly average... . _ _
1924 monthly average
74, 357
70, 763
76, 235
92, 039
60, 499
81, 827
93, 466
111,591
36, 845
28, 341
31, 643
23, 719
36, 234
38, 221
46, 439
52, 482
60, 626
59, 500
57, 851
69, 324
54,300
69, 689
85, 320
84,639
53, 551
40, 499
54, 702
26, 097
55, 465
61, 228
67, 345
108, 635
24, 030
30, 668
28, 647
32,444
20, 207
30, 088
31, 341
30,810
32,500
34, 576
36,845
29, 268
37,389
36, 630
43, 913
50, 278
238, 113
199, 860
238, 999
181, 910
271, 395
268, 623
278, 218
343, 520
#
1933
January
February
March.
April
97, 318
89, 265
96, 087
93, 390
38, 882
38, 043
31, 480
36, 871
82, 703
77, 813
86, 776
78, 559
48,123
48, 421
43, 213
43, 403
34, 946
32, 377
35, 144
32, 507
38,822
39, 772
36, 978
37, 889
97, 221
99, 929
85, 939
103, 127
40, 614
52, 873
51, 287
52, 826
85, 348
96, 432
84, 302
88,707
44, 015
69, 382
76, 230
82, 128
35, 196
34, 546
27, 139
28,421
87, 658
98, 177
91, 305
82, 175
53,883
53,883
54,961
51,663
87, 154
93, 768
89, 328
72,946
85, 081
82,023
89, 589
96, 837
January
February
March
April
100, 254
97, 246
104, 053
106, 134
53, 730
47, 282
44,918
43, 570
90,389
90,719
89, 533
88,663
May
June
July
August
108,257
99,596
94,616
98,401
48, 363
52, 232
50, 143
49, 642
100, 369
111,410
104, 725
105, 772
108, 945
103,498
114,883
112, 585
May .
June
July
August
..
_
_
_
September
October
November
December
112,661
102, 267
108, 903
104, 571
47, 701
50, 397
2 42, 625
40, 842
664, 553
614, 364
2
665,677
605, 490
253, 966
262, 734
2 197, 499
230, 181
40, 957
45, 395
47, 274
46, 459
102, 453
83, 792
74, 869
81, 475
43, 347
54,198
57, 163
63, 766
659, 025
631, 104
559, 635
640, 574
245, 872
279, 104
292, 525
312, 154
29, 416
32,494
27, 750
26,151
47, 389
48, 333
48, 275
49, 413
73, 732
89,065
82, 660
71, 112
60, 329
59, 507
60, 177
59, 291
551. 744
628, 205
572,299
520, 513
311,812
310, 558
317,894
324, 563
106, 872
103, 070
102, 184
105, 763
31, 375
31,994
33,294
34, 236
50,084
48,305
49, 170
49, 846
85, 918
79,426
92, 151
97, 614
. 54,228
47, 143
52,534
54,571
619, 574
597, 603
638, 540
637, 713
340,241
326, 627
328, 486
334, 561
80,012
71, 665
69, 728
83,289
108, 137
111, 586
110,840
115, 293
32, 333
29,064
27,314
27, 516
49, 933
51, 669
50,505
49,295
100,905
83,605
82,223
90,135
63,629
66,828
64,546
59, 702
629, 209
556,067
552, 595
599, 388
356, 315
368, Oil
354, 827
351, 074
47,160
48, 103
49, 546
51, 528
89, 114
90,130
84, 314
88, 109
111, 803
104, 867
1©9, 586
113, 614
28,959
33, 125
29,944
30,568
50,685
50, 174
51,523
52, 143
94, 157
109,906
95,723
101, 263
57,194
57,602
57, 977
57, 781
617,474
670, 633
601, 859
616, 648
341, 746
333, 622
339, 620
347, 115
56, 167
52,235
51, 713
52, 747
91, 511
87, 863
94,430
89, 023
108, 374
106, 525
108, 086
109, 167
37, 636
35,986
39, 440
38, 269
52,258
51,448
52, 869
49, 738
106, 822
97,478
103, 537
100, 177
57,489
55, 760
58, 102
59, 814
673, 552
615, 948
659, 245
653, 996
353, 022
346, 521
349, 271
359, 688
2
1924
September
October
November
December
__
_
_
1925
January...
February
March
April
_
May
June
July
August
i
i Data to May, 1923, from the Federal Trade Commission, representing practically complete production; beginning June, 1923, data compiled from reports of the American
Paper and Pulp Association and prorated to represent complete production on the following percentages calculated on the production in the last seven months of 1923, as
compared with the total for that peri9d derived from the Federal Trade Commission reports and the Census of Manufactures: Wrapping paper, 57 per cent; fine paper, 80
per cent; "all other grades," comprising bag, tissue, hanging, felts and building and other paper, 65 per cent. Total paper figures are the aggregate of the four previous
columns plus, up to May, 1923, the figures on newsprint and paperboard as compiled by the Federal Trade Commission, and, after May, 1923, the figures on newsprint as
compiled by the Newsprint Service Bureau, and the figures on boxboard as compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, except that from June
through October, 1923, when these latter figures were not compiled, the paperboard figures of the American Paper and Pulp Association have been used, prorated up to
complete production by the percentages which they bore to the boxboard figures in 1924, or 60 per cent on production and 73 per cent on stocks. Stock figures represent
paper at mills only.
2
For March, 1923, data on bag and paperboard were not compiled, and the January figures for these items were substituted wherever necessary to obtain totals.
28
WOOD PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTS
FOLDING
LAPAPER BELS «
BOXES «
WOOD PULP
Mechanical
YEAR AND MONTH
ConProduc- sumption Stocks,
end of
tion i and ship- month *
ments i
Chemical
Im-3
ports
ConProduc- sumption Stocks,
end of
tion i and ship- month i
ments 1
ports
125, 678
1917 monthly av
1918 monthly av
1919 monthly av. _
1920 monthly av
120, 589
108, 617
120, 817
131, 525
1921 monthly av .
1922 monthly a v _ _ _
1923 monthly av
1924 monthly av
1933
January
February _
March
April
May
June
July _
August
18, 105
September..
October
November
December
1924
January
February.,
March
April
_ _
May
June
July.
August
September
October
November ._
December
1935
Januarv..
February
March
April
May
June
July
August .
21, 877
117, 804
109, 817
120, 660
132, 308
145, 567
131, 170
154, 251
120, 079
23,257
159, 375
15, 456
16, 855
19, 375
158,008
105, 668
123, 495
131, 073
145, 727
106, 214
127, 802
131, 266
139, 796
166, 889
136, 664
16,000
17,965
95,900
24, 957
20, 929
130, 593
111, 599
120, 386
124, 915
66,097
187, 908
155, 015
124, 186
102, 952
148, 598
138, 249
126, 234
148, 782
161, 843
119, 020
93, 503
113, 986
119, 651
162, 902
117, 800
142, 571
123, 523
132, 871
98, 215
68, 782
63, 855
25,538
26,285
90,598
35,429
225, 098
182, 784
168, 524
179, 503
143, 715
147, 445
131, 920
17,660
220, 792
17, 637
22, 552
18, 431
195,906
' 25,855
160, 572
130, 297
103, 534
124, 175
154, 768
_. . .
38,091
14,504
112, 145
141,231
142, 851
195, 007
58, 032
60, 163
89, 180
161, 247
188, 156
127, 786
165, 198
185, 253
199, 140
32, 467
27, 766
25, 143
17, 186
184,537
17, 668
18,806
17, 376
25, 155
30, 666
157, 797
158, 930
160, 375
185, 536
44, 799
33, 671
53, 725
33, 720
127, 467
53, 411
52, 518
32, 861
35, 100
33,230
32, 728
36, 147
56,153
44, 457
62,472
86,942
92,843
200, 793
58, 492
106, 399
180, 804
175, 724
50,641
50,840
166,438
200,642
Domes- Foreign Shiptic sales
sales
ments
ed 3
25, 521
31, 130
129, 325
New orders
bleach-
per 100
Ibs.
13,991
106, 824
sulun-
phite,
Dolls,
16, 463
Per cent of
capacity
2.23
2.16
2.12
3.81
4.81
3.84
3.52
6.58
68, 150
78, 363
i
9,171
11,695
4,379
8,836
10,943
10, 165
MOO
110
119
129
8,956
10, 351
11, 593
9,631
91
105
130
122
12, 370
10, 660
11, 765
12,594
135
125
123
116
12, 297
11,371
10, 522
9,200
123
129
118
112
8,384
8,529
10, 553
11, 620
89
109
133
117
11,018
12, 815
7,777
10, 916
129
122
145
165
8,228
8,591
11,940
11, 606
156
153
119
112
9,582
10,764
12,028
11, 485
101
127
142
126
3.50
2.56
2.97
2.58
47.9
69.4
63.6
67.4
44.2
82.7
80.6
83.7
47, 957
58.0
70.1
74.0
70.0
98.7
92.0
106.9
94.6 !
92, 815
72,394
86, 916
79,002
187,298
51, 670
171, 601
55,264
70,401
2.68
2.68
2.73
2.89
183, 591
185, 444
163, 050
210, 752
181, 253
186, 804
165, 804
209, 966
49,229
72, 932
100, 757
82, 392
100, 355
3.16
3.23
3.23
3.20
53.3
64.7
55.6
69.8
86.4
81.8
68.9
47.4
101, 418
85, 302
79, 016
178,444
184,756
232,036
179,066
69, 138
78, 778
79, 580
67, 476
85, 936
47.4
67.8
63.2
69.3
57.9
93.4
63.3
76.0
75,196
81,048
116, 224
97, 533
3.11
3.11
2.91
2.71
69, 926
67, 148
65, 270
124, 178
86, 556
68,664
62,864
2.61
2.63
2.63
2.63
64.6
81.0
76.2
62.9
108.2
83.0
129.8
129.0
89,961
201, 738
233, 250
222, 714
195, 388
205, 152
233, 690
82, 746
87, 549
114, 531
120, 816
2.63
2.60
2.51
2.53
58.0
75.6
67.9
74.9
71.7
63.1
65.6
85.9
76,890
60,969
186, 786
61, 148
58,218
77, 678
91,302
88,565
87,804
104, 902
117,413
80,087
77, 634
60, 353
154,466
131,586
213, 054
179, 138
126, 134
136, 334
163, 692
205, 225
185, 403
152, 606
251, 180
249, 463
226, 798
218, 334
13,180
18,042
21,204
185, 424
190, 918
172, 230
179, 046
191, 034
194, 648
178, 186
180, 640
60, 540
59, 368
116, 540
146, 172
144, 469
125, 329
128, 183
114, 737
145, 523
121, 700
128, 226
155, 348
131, 822
185, 800
227, 424
198, 506
198, 640
188, 082
229, 032
195, 190
195, 760
48, 562
51, 778
54, 372
132, 350
135, 238
109, 047
132, 344
2.51
2.51
2.57
2.63
56.6
55.6
60.3
74.9
57.2
84.1
64.6
62.6
79, 828
86, 587
73, 581
127,911
24, 527
30, 565
24, 835
29, 228
48,888
123,465
204, 725
194, 882
183, 846
179, 466
126, 308
126, 015
176, 928
198, 292
149, 678
126, 537
146, 952
155, 545
159, 435
177, 175
207, 798
256, 163
22, 463
27, 560
18, 896
21, 740
221, 756
191, 142
220, 456
224, 836
198, 720
217, 396
2.63
2.63
2.60
2.60
87.9
107.3
100, 565
211,378
142, 119
104, 262
120, 194
88, 973
63.7
66.4
211,816
47, 850
40, 198
38, 140
36, 760
98,009
13, 291
54,546
52, 840
Rel. to
192119227
Reams
116, 426
97, 774
82, 078
175, 923
189, 602
175, 291
ROPE
PAPER
SACKS
(6)
Price,
Im-
Short tons
1909-1913 monthly av_
1913 monthly a v . _ _
1914 monthly av
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av-
ABRASIVE
PAPER AND
CLOTH*
92, 660
96,376
79,704
63, 553
70, 491
77,429
94,935
92, 097
86,484
i
1
Data on production, consumption, and shipments by mills and stocks from the Federal Trade Commission to May, 1923, representing practically complete production
thereafter compiled from reports of the American Paper and Pulp Association prorated to represent complete production on the following percentages calculated on the
production in the last seven months of 1923 as compared with the total for that period derived from the Federal Trade Commission reports and the Census of Manufactures:
Mechanical pulp, 65 per cent; chemical pulp, 50 per cent.
2
Imports from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
3
Price of sulphite domestic wood pulp is monthly average from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
4
Folding paper boxes and labels from the Association of Folding Box and Label Manufacturers, said to represent approximately 60 per cent for the folding box industry
and 575 per cent for the label industry.
Data compiled by the Abrasive Paper and Cloth Manufacturers' Exchange, estimated to represent 90 per cent of the industry. The totals given include the sales of
garnet, emery, flint, and artificial (silicon, carbide, and aluminous oxide) paper, cloth, and combinations. Figures are stated in equivalent reams 9 by 11 inches in size.
The 6 data submitted show that in 1919 the total sales were made up of the following approximate percentages: Garnet 39, emery 8, flint 32, and artificial 20 per cent.
Rope paper sacks from Rope Paper Sack Manufacturers' Association, said to represent approximately 95 per cent of the industry.
7
Twelve months' average, July, 1921, to June, 1922. Numerical data not furnished by the association.
29
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS
The following table contains a summary of the monthly figures, designed to show the trend in important
industrial and commercial movements. These data represent continuations of the figures presented in the latest
semiannual number (February, 1925),, in which, monthly figures for 1923 and 1924 may be found in most cases,
together with explanations as to the sources and exact extent of the figures quoted. In a few cases, where
marked by an asterisk (*), the earlier data were published in the March, 1925, issue on pages 27 and 28; or, if
marked by a dagger (f), in the April, 1925, issue on pages 20 and 27 to 29, or, if marked by a double dagger (f),
in the May, 1925, issue on page 27. The figures given below should always be read in connection with those
explanations. Data on stocks, unfilled orders, etc., are given as of the end of the month referred to. For
explanations of relative numbers, including base periods, see introduction on inside front cover.
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February
March
April
April,
1924
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1024
1925
Per ct.
increase
( }
or-t
decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
TEXTILES
Wool
Receipts at Boston:
4,807
3,418
5,475
Domestic
. thous. of Ibs
4,075
9,965
39,588
1913
41
17,775 -55.1
13, 478
Foreign.
thous. oflbs.. 35, 569
27,411
15, 140
6,954
1913
63,575
519
91, 598 +44.1
18,285
Total
thous. oflbs
32, 886
38, 987
19, 215
16, 919
103, 163
1913
175
109, 373
+6.0
Imports, unmanufactured
thous. oflbs.. 47,504
37, 725
35, 791
28,911
29,457
140, 788
1913
283
149, 931
+6.5
Consumption by textile mills,
grease equivalent
thous. of Ibs
46, 415
45, 853
51,435
43,287
44, 361
196, 469
1921
104
186, 990
-4.8
Stocks (reported quarterly), grease equiv.:
2
Total
thous. oflbs * 359, 612
305, 958
371 158
1920
68
2
Held by manufacturers
thous. oflbs.. i 199, 455
179, 244
213, 129
1920
108
2
Held by dealers
__
thous. oflbs,. i 160, 157
126, 714
158, 029
1920
46
Machinery activity, hourly:
Looms, wide
..per ct. of hours active..
75.2
70.8
76.3
68.1
65.7
1921
103
Looms, narrow
per ct. of hours active..
69.4
67.5
71.5
68.0
52.5
1921
106
Looms,
carpet and rug pre ct. of hours active..
78.3
80.7
85.5
75.7
64.3
1921
167
Sets of cards
per ct. of hours active..
93.0
94.2
92.1
88.6
90.9
1921
132
Combs..
perct. of hours active. .
88.9
87.5
77.2
67.2
77.7
1921
87
Spinning spindlesWoolen
per ct. of hours active..
91.9
89.6
87.3
87.8
88.3
1921
128
Worsted
per ct. of hours active. .
73.6
60.4
75.8
65.5
67.1
1921
80
Machinery activity (percentage of total) :
Woolen
spindles
per ct. of active to total..
81
81
83
81
82
1913
108
Worsted
spindles
per ct. of active to total..
74
75
68
64
72
1913
92
Wide looms
per ct. of active to total..
73
70
68
75
71
1913
95
j
Narrow looms
per ct. of active to total..
74
71
75
75
79
1913
97
Carpet looms
per ct. of active to total..
80
81
82
..
j
1 1913
76
74
121
Prices:
Raw, Ohio,
Y± blood, unwashed
.dolls, per lb_.
.69
.68
.63
.54
.53
1913
252
Raw, territory fine,
scoured
dolls, perlb..
1.67
1.65
1.58
1.42
1.36
1913
277
Worsted yarn
_. .dolls, per lb__
1.900
1.900
1.800
1.750
1.650
1913
232
Women's dress goods..
dolls, per yd..
1.035
1.035
1.035
1.035
1.035
1913
184
Men's suitings
dolls, per yd..
3.780
3.780
3.780
3.780
3.690
1913
245
Cotton
Receipts into sight
thous. of bales
1,379
864
811
495
403
2,091
1913
3,549 +69.7
67
Imports, unmanufactured _
_
bales
54, 822
59, 984
22, 409
33, 955
40, 435
186, 563
1913
171, 170
-8.3
167
Exports, unmanufactured
(including linters)
bales.. 1, 076, 075 811, 838 734, 697 472, 555
320, 774 1, 681, 941 3, 095, 165 +84.0
1913
101
Consumption by textile mills
bales.. 589, 725 550, 132 582, 674 597, 104
478, 583 2, 051, 568 2, 319, 635 +13.1
1913
125
Stocks, end of month:
Total, mills and w'houses.. -thous. of bales..
5,297
4,621
3,181
2,841
3,882
1913
126
•Mills
thous. of bales .
1,434
1,546
1,645
1,515
1,330
1913
121
Warehouses
_
thous. of bales
3,863
3,075
2,237
1,666
1,511
1913
130
World, visible,
American.
thous. of bales..
4,722
4,328
3,564
2,942
1,834
1913
115
World visible, total
...thous. of bales
5,830
5,645
5,059
4,545
3,520
1913
115
Machinery activity of spindles:
Active spindles
thousands. . 33, 181
33, 277
33, 413
33,225
31,863
1913
109
Total activity _ _
millions of hours
I
8,493
7,868
8,518
8,599
6,770
1922
111
Activity per spindle
hours. .
224
208
227
225
179
1922
109
Per cent of capacity
per cent..
96.4
100.0
100.0
9G.6
80.0
Cotton finishing:
Orders received,
grey yardage
...thous. of yds.. 84, 459
83, 293
76, 505
80, 530
86, 776
329, 398
331, 033
+0.5 M921
96
Billings, finished goods
(as produced)
_
thous. of yds. . 81, 174
81, 650
94, 039
88, 986
79, 776
343, 423
345, 849
110
+0.7 < 1921
Shipments, finished goods
cases
49, 319
48, 879
47, 961
45, 776
42, 170
190, 786
191, 935
+0.6 <1921
109
Stocks, finished goods
...cases.. 36, 925
36, 101
39,296
36, 121
44,959
<1921
100
Operating activity
per ct. of capacity..
62
64
66
69
62
1921
106
Manufactured goods:
Cotton cloth exports
thous. of sq. yds.. 51, 819
39, 660
51, 520
52, 378
32,590
120, 476
195, 377 +62.2 51913
139
Fabric consumption
by tire manufacturers
thous. oflbs.. 12,311
13, 364
15, 041
14, 902
12, 287
47, 448
1921
55, 618 +17.2
225
Elastic webbing sales
thous. of yds.. 13, 155
13, 798
14,273
312,415
34, 092
41, 226 +20.9
1919
97
Fine cotton goods:
Production
_
pieces.. 419, 904 388, 053 444, 886 449, 266
355, 591 1, 649, 998 1, 702, 109
1919
+3.2
116
Sales
pieces.. 459, 252 525, 384 456, 715 314, 726
225, 327
868, 246 1, 756, 077 +102. 3
1919
102
Prices:
Raw cotton to producer
dolls, per lb__
.227
.230
.237
.245
.287
1913
204
Raw cotton, New York.
dolls, per lb_.
.240
.247
.244
.256
.299
1913
200
Cotton yarn
dolls, per Ib
.437
.430
.430.420
.476
1913
174
Print cloth
dolls, per yd..
.069
.068
.069
.067
.066
1913
201
Sheetings
dolls, per yd..
I
.108
.107
.110
.106
.110
1913
179
Cotton goods (Fairchild)
index..
1911-13 196
8
i Quarter ending Dec. 31, 1924.
Quarter ending Mar. 31,1924.
8
< Eleven months' average, January to November, inclusive.
Twelve months' average, July to June, inclusive, ending the year indicated.
:::::::::::
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (—)
30
286
102
229
98
-25. 6 -59.1
-44.8 +117. 7
-41.6 +13.6
-19.2
-1.9
-5.6
-2.4
58
97
37
-14.9 -17.6
-10.1 -15.9
-20.9 -19.8
99
106
-3.8 +3.7
+0.7 +29.5
148
124
75
-11.5 +17.7
-5.9 -2.5
-13.1 -13.5
121
74
-5.0
-7.8
-1.1
-10.0
105
-2.4
-1.2
86
92
103
112
-5.9
-2.9
+5.6
-7.3
-11.1
-4.2
216
-14.3
249
225
184
245
-10.1
-2.8
0.0
0.0
+1.9
+4.4
41
110
-39. 0 +22,^
-34.0 -*4. 6
65
128
-35.7 +47. ?
+2.5 +24.8
103
111
97
-18.1 +12.0
-7.9 +13. 9
-25.5 +10.3
95
104
-17.5 +60.4
-10.2 +29.1
109
110
108
+0.6 +4.9
-0.9 +25.8
-0.9 +25.7
+0.4 +25.0
85
-11.8
+2.7
+
•+2.4
Vo
-5.0
104
102
108
98
-5.4 +11.5
-6.3 +8.6
+8.8 -12.6
-7.2 +3.2
141
+1.7
223
-0.9 +21.3
117
70
+1.0 +26.3
-31.1 +39.7
+60.7
-3.3 -17.4
-4.7 -18.4
-2.3 -11.8
-2.9 +1.5
-3.6 -3.6
-1.0
* March, 1924.
198
191
170
194
173
194
30
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
j
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may • be found in the
special table on page 23
1995
January February March
April,
1924
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
Per ct.
increase
(+)
or decrease
1924
from
1923
April
1924
1935
16,641
115, 257
22, 553
162, 611
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
TEXTILES— Continued
Silk
6,633
Imports, raw
—
thous. of IbsDeliveries (consumption)
Dales.. 39,885
Stocks, end of month:
58,732
At manufacturing plants* _-—---- -bales . . 25,084
Price, Japanese, New York
dolls, per lb._
6,076
Silk machinery activity:
80.9
Broad looms
per cent ol operation..
Narrow looms
per cent of operation..
55.6
Spinning spindles .. .per cent of operation ._
82.1
5,259
37,529
5,714
45, 157
4,947
40,040
4,377
25,985
60,249
24,252
6,223
46, 663
27,761
5,831
39,271
26, 540
5,978
25,662
19, 616
5,635
80.2
56.5
83.1
83.4
58.5
85.3
56,524
25,273
56, 175
29,559
3
3
3
+35.5
+41.1
1913
«1920
174
225
200
253
-13.4 +13.0
-11.3 +54.1
1920
i
91
-77
1913
|
160
164
-15.8 +53.0
—4.4 +35.3
+2.5 +6.1
1909-13
1909-13
166
103
156
82
-5.5
-20,2
72. 8
51.0
69. 4
Burlap and Fibers
ImP
Bu^ap
..thous. of IDs..
Fibers (unmanufactured)
-long tons..
56,240
33, 142
53,076
23,592
76,838
35,200
234,391
110, 208
222, 015
111,566
-5.3
+1.2
i
-30.9
-33.0
Pyroxylin Coated Textiles
Pyroxylin spread
Shipments billed
Unfilled orders end of month
Hosiery
Production
Shipments
Stocks
New orders
Unfilled orders
1,923
2,537
2,478
2,224
thous . of Ibs . . 1,941
linear yds . -1,850,129 1, 671, 209 2,254,358 1,751,561 1, 739, 625
1, 801, 327 1, 743, 374
- -linear yds— 1,496,716 1,592,571 1, 497, 704
thous. of doz. pairs..
thous. of doz. pairs..
.-thous. of doz. pairs. .
thous. of doz. pairs. .
thous. of doz. pairs..
3,661
3,373
5,738
4,400
7,372
3,703
3,467
5,964
3,852
7,705
4,037
3,937
5,945
4,096
7,730
-2.3 +11.4
-22.3 +0.7
+20.3 +3.3
-0.2
—2.6
-18.0
+6.1
+2.7
4,039
3,836
4,874
4,345
7,937
IRON AND STEEL
j
Iron Ore and Pig Iron
Iron ore:
Total
-thous. of tons. - 31, 154
\tfurnaces
thous. of tons. . 24, 430
6,724
On Lake Erie docks
thous. of tons..
Consumption
--thous . of tons - 5,242
Pig-iron production:
Total
thous. of long tons. . 3,367
678
Merchant furnaces*— -thous. of long tonsFurnaces in blast, end of month:
251
Furnaces
number-Capacity
long tons percen
day.. 114, 150
62.3
Per cent of total
Per t - Ohio gray-iron foundries:
Meltings
*on£ tons- 16, 516
70.70
Meltings
Per cent of normal—
Stocks
-I°n2 tons . . 22,077
Receipts
long tons-- 16, 848
Wholesale prices:
Foundry No. 2,
.
24.14
Northern
dolls, per long ton__
21.88
Basic (valley furnace). -dolls, per long ton..
23.24
Composite pig iron
dolls, per long ton_.
Malleable castings:
Production
tons— 62,829
Shipments
tons— 55, 672
Orders booked
tons— 58, 047
58.6
Operating activity
per ct. of capacity--
26,207
20, 184
6,023
5,000
20,791
15, 695
5,096
5,490
17, 312
13,009
4,303
4,813
19, 435
14, 636
4,799
4, 882
19, 661
20,545
+4.5
3,214
674
3,564
751
3,259
744
3,233
770
12,773
2,971
13, 404
2,847
+4.9
-4.2
254
115,700
63.0
245
112, 380
61.1
220
100, 080
55.1
230
96,365
57.1
17, 605
71.40
26,218
14, 243
21, 035
74.90
26,390
18,226
19,954
74.00
24,912
14,588
23, 470
74.60
27,377
15,969
23.76
22.00
23.21
22.86
21. 30
22.87
21.86
20.13
21.70
23.56
21. 55
23.41
56, 399
57, 042
46, 193
53.4
57, 304
58, 999
52, 962
53.6
59, 046
58, 610
54,145
55.4
56, 897
55, 671
44, 422
53.3
71919-20 68
U919-20 70
1913
68
71919-20 136
57
58
57
120
-16.7 -10.9
-17.1 -11. 1
-15.6 -10.3
-12.3 -1.4
75,110
67, 752
63,905
-17.0
-5.7
139
127
-8.6
-0.9
+0.8
-3.4
1913
1913
90,458
1913
91
134
82
123
-10.2
-8.3
-9.8
-4.2
+3.9
-3.5
1922
1922
1922
1922
173
145
118
221
164
143
112
177
-5.1
-1.2
-5.6
-20.0
-15.0
-0.8
-9.0
-8.6
1913
1913
1913
143
145
148
137
137
141
-4.4
-5.5
-5.1
-7.2
-6.6
-7.3
+3.0 +3.8
-0.7 +5.3
+2.2 +21.9
+3.4 +3.9
Crude Steel
15,031
4,199
4,199
15, 742
3,756
3,588
3,348
1913
Steel ingots, production.— thous. of long tons..
+4.7
166 142
Steel castings:
262,673 -10.4
59, 508
293, 177
1913
61, 535
58,708
68,119
118 116
Total bookings
.short tons. . 82,922
21,670
111, 740 -24.5
27, 237
22,034
33, 151
147, 975
1913
91
93
Railroad specialties
short tons. . 40, 799
150, 933
34,298
37,838
34,968
145, 202
1913
36, 674
+3.9
Miscellaneous bookings
short tons - - 42,123
142 137
U. S. Steel Corporation:
3
14,498
50, 075
39, 883 -20.4
1913
12,358
19, 065
Earnings
thous. of dolls .. 13,027
127
Unfilled orders,
4,864
5,037
5,285
1913
4,447
4,208
end of month
thous. of long tons—
75
82
Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized:
317, 424
283,290
234,000 1, 212, 915 1,171,104
290, 308
1920
280,082
163
169
-3.4
Production (actual) - - -short tons . .
90.7
98.0
79.0
1920
96.5
87.5
Production
per ct. of capacity. .
125 120
235, 967
1920
976, 893 1,081,336 +10.7
162 153
Shipments
short tons.. 283, 645 255, 080 279, 437 263, 174
182, 903
858, 253
934, 635
1920
187 138
+8.9
Sales
.short tons- 241,040 235,980 263, 666 193,949
1920
362, 457
80
67
Unfilled orders, end of month, .short tons.. 607, 190 565, 133 550, 422 463, 425
Stocks, end of month141, 574
1920
136 123
Total
short tons. . 140, 823 ! 159,661 151,788 137,499
57,714
1920
53,717
51, 264
48, 945
Unsold
short tons. . 49, 460
1032 917
Steel barrels:
. .
Production
barrels.. 420, 127 413,823 505, 429 594, 086 416,628 1, 488, 391 1, 933, 465 +29.9
420, 129 1, 481, 278 1, 939, 173 +30.9
Shipments
barrels- 415, 040 407,781 510, 928 605, 424
59,277
57, 603
53, 571
46, 163
64,402
Stocks end" of month
barrels.
614, 102
Unfille'd orders, end of month
barrels.. 1, 374, 247 1, 336, 124 1, 264, 860 1, 137, 552
Wholesale prices:
36.70
37.00
37.00
35.50
40.00
1913
142 138
Steel billets, Bessemer.. dolls, per long ton.
40.70 i
41.13
39. 43
40.95
42.33
1913
155 150
Iron and steel
dolls, per long ton..
2.77
2.83
2.76
2.73
2.94
160 159
1913
Composite steel
dolls, per 100 Ibs..
2.54
_|
2.50
2.69 .__
1913
2.56
2.55
153 151
Composite finished steel.dolls per 100 Ibs.
2.10
2.10
2.10
2.50
139 136
1913
2.10
fitrnntnral steel beams ...dolls, per 100 Ibs.
3
fl
7
* See text on page 29.
March, 1924.
Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive
Twelve months' average, June, 1919, to
-14.6
+7.2
-1.3
+1.7
-3.1
-13.8
-33. 5
+4.9
-8.6
+5.9
-3.5 +19. 7
-3.5 +10.8
-5.8 +11.5
+6.0
-26.4
+27.9
-15.8
-9.4
-11.2
-2.9
+4.7
+17.5
+18.5
-19.9
-10.1
+42.6
+44.1
-13.8
+85.2
-3.3 -11.2
-3.1 -6.9
-1.1 -7.1
-1.6 -7.1
0.0 -16.0
May, 1920.
31
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February
March
April
April,
1924
RELAPer cent
TIVE
Per ct.
increase (+)
NUMincrease
or decrease (— )
BERS j
(
BASE
or1?
deYEAR
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
crease
1925
OR
April,
FROM JANUARY 1
(-)
PERIOD
April 1925,
THROUGH LATEST
1925
from from
from
MONTH
1924
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
1925
1924
IRON AND STEEL— Continued
Iron and Steel Products
126,154
77, 989
Exports (selected series)
long tons
116, 715
Exports (total)
long tons
141, 714 102, 302 155,386
85,872
84,376
72, 921
Imports
long tons
Vessel construction:
Completed during month5,329
23,966
15,073
Total
.
gross tons..
3,340
18,808
Steel seagoing
gross tons
12, 838
Building or under contract, end of mo. —
185
196
190
Merchant vessels .thous. of gross tons..
Structural steel, fabricated:
Sales (prorated)
short tons 8165,300 8168,200 8200,100
869
858
857
Sales
per ct of capacity
Shipments (prorated)
.. short tons.
171, 100 182, 700 214, 600
74
63
59
Shipments .
per ct. of capacity
1,584
1,557
1, 653
Steel furniture, shipments
thous. of dolls..
Steel plate, fabricated, bookings: *
20,795
22, 552
27,064
Total
short tons
3,321
4,314
2,908
Oil-storage tanks..
short tons
122, 186
154,426
65,649
105, 3T8
132,739
43,777
15, 526
6,261
36, 510
28,408
563,500
672,509
143,033
«
73,022
51, 737
443,044 -21.4
553, 828 -17.6 \
308, 818 +115.9
59,894
41,247
-18.0
-20,3
1916
756,900
-4.7
1913
1913
1919
174
180
238
172
223,300
77
226,200
78
1,633
8 185, 600
864
200,100
69
1, 659
794,600
6,517
6,427
-1.4
21,991
6,547
19,446
6,244
76, 251
17,276
92,402
17,090
55
93
318
53
93
247
1916
1916
52
69
34
23
-35.2
-66.7
-57.5
-78.0
16
19
+21.4
+38.4
191
138
213
154
1913
+21.2
-1.1
455
430
25
-3.1 +16. 0
-0.6 +16.3
-22.2 +50.0
1922
1913
+11. 6 +20.3
+11.6 +20.3
+5.4 +13.0
+5.4 +13.0
+3.1 -1.6
-2.5
+125. 1
+13.1
+4.9
+26.0
+30.2
0.0
Railway Equipment
Locomotives (Bureau of the Census):
Shipments —
90
Total
45
Domestic —
number
Foreign
number
45
Unfilled orders407
Total. .. _.
number
351
Domestic
number
Foreign
number
56
Shipments (I. C. C.):
8,365
Freight cars, total
number
7,831
Domestic
_ .
number _
534
Foreign
number
68
Passenger cars, total.
number
68
Domestic
number
Foreign
number
0
Unfilled orders (I. C. C.):
43, 655
Freight cars, total
number
42, 848
Domestic
number
807
Foreign
number
522
Passenger cars, total .number
516
Domestic
number. .
6
Foreign. number
Domestic orders (Railway Age) :
Freight cars
number. _ 10, 312
78
Passenger cars
number
52
Locomotives
number
Total orders (Iron Trade Review) :
1,695
Freight cars..
number-Locomotive exports: *
Steam39
Quantity
number
Value
dollars. . 810,401
Electric—
7
Quantity.-,
_,„ number.
118, 509
Value . _
dollars
85
73
12
109
93
16
92
82
10
73
63
10
397
343
54
447
351
96
477
362
115
640
586
54
10, 335
9,881
454
62
62
0
10,716
10, 503
213
45
45
0
9,352
9,212
140
56
50
6
5,058
5,053
5
110
104
6
38, 046
37, 684
362
518
512
6
30, 699
30, 457
242
597
558
39
25, 712
25,224
488
559
526
33
56, 752
55, 348
1,404
679
670
9
5,388
90
49
4, 679
111
106
5, 525
104
84
11,903
170
110
75, 978
897
651
25,904
383
291
-65.9
-57.3
-55.3
1920
1920
1920
67
75
64
79
70
51
+18. 1
-6.3
-20.8
-53. 6
-38.8
-23.6
5,510
4,730
5,060
10, 250
72,900
16, 995
-76.7
1913
45
48
+7.0
-50.6
13
267, 932
27
409, 292
19
352, 577
21
181,484
73
767,435
-29.6
-13.9
-9.5
+94.3
2
7,563
6
21, 127
2
5,860
7
213, 196
18
269, 684
17
153,059
-5.6
-43.2
-66.7
-72.3
-71.4
72 5
1920
56
50
-10.7
326, 887
277,856
446, 895
469,325
348, 590
8
539, 540
345, 908
325,952
539, 232
8 374, 773
8430,479
520, 381
1, 566, 016
1,481,455
1, 446, 845
1, 257, 979
-7.6
-15.1
1922
1922
1922
170
136
146
125
127
146
-26.3
-6.5
-0.1
-7. 7
-24.3
+3.6
135
46, 298
131
71, 099
120
47, 627
89
47, 939
379
211, 141
443
192, 895
+16.9
-8.6
1919
1919
56
135
51
90
-8.4
-33.0
+34.8
-0.7
517
60,030
2,539
546
58, 327
2,964
604
56, 268
3,550
609
42, 339
3,986
2,352
200, 902
13, 503
2,190
234, 440
11, 266
-6.9
+16. 7
-16.6
1919
1922
1922
89
117
89
99
113
106
+10.6
-3.5
+19.8
-0.8
+32. 9
-10.9
1,088
1,067
2,422
1,542
1,319
2,627
1,471
1,354
2,975
1,372
1,298
2,751
4,756
4, 689
5,249
4,686
+10.4
-0.1
1919
1919
1919
93
102
44
89
105
50
-4.6
+2.7
+13.2
+7.2
+4.3
+8.1
3,320
45
60
4,146
77
83
3,933
71
62
• 4,089
56
63
13, 554
18?
196
14, 456
247
255
+6.7
+31.4
+30.1
1913
1913
1913
147
97
193
139
90
144
-5.1
-7.8
-25. 3
-3.8
+26.8
-1.6
66, 720
53, 038
73, 739
61, 108
3 69, 061
3 57, 469
March, 1924.
179, 461
148, 847
197, 764
160, 353
+10.2
1920
+7.7 1 1920
s Revised.
100
130
376 -17.4
293 -31.9
83 +232.0
38, 768 +96.3
37,427 +91.7
1,341 +493. 4
231 -44.5
225 -40.6
6 -98.4
36
85
18
30
75
11
-15.6
-11.8
-37.5
1920
1920
1920
19, 754
19, 528
226
416
379
37
1913
1920
1920
34
39
22
36
40
27
+6.7 -25.5
+3.1 -38.2
+19.8 +113.0
-12.7
+12.3
-34.3
+24.4
+11.1
+84. 9
+82.3
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
90 78
152 133
4
3
237 295
409 455
0 75
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
33 28 -16.2 -54.7
55 45 -17.2 -54.4
1 +101. 7 -65.2
1
-6.4
337 316
-17.7
-5.7 -21.5
481 453
64 54 -15.4 +266. 7
98 +34.2
1, 840, 202 +139. 8
-49.1
-51.9
0.0
Machinery
Machine tools, orders
index number. .
Foundry equipment:
Sales
. .dollars.. 304, 725
Shipments
_
dollars. . 305, 581
Unfilled orders
_
.dollars.. 421, 918
Stokers:
57
Sales.
number
27, 871
Sales
horsepower.
Agricultural pump shipments:
523
Total
_
thous. of dolls..
Pitcher, hand, etc
.number. _ 59, 815
2,213
Power pumps
_ .number. _
Steam, power, and centrifugal pumps:
1,148
New orders.
thous. of dolls ._
946
Shipments
_
thous. of dolls..
2,417
Unfilled orders
thous. of dolls
Patents issued:
3,057
Total, all classes...
number
54
Agricultural implements
number.
50
Internal-combustion engines
number-Washing-machine sales:
Total.
number.. 57, 305
Electric
_number_. 46,207
* See text on p. 29.
J
32
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In
many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February March
April,
1924
April
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
Per ct.
increase
(
ort>
decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925
OR
PERIOD
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
NONFERROUS METALS
Copper and Brass
Copper:
Production68,967
74,901
Mines .
. ^.. short tons.. 74, 262
87,109
82, 149
78,237
Smelter
short tons
Refined (North and South America),
327, 722
quarterly
•_ short tons i 333, 672
129,783 8122,888 8135,409
World production, blister
short tons
63,924
63,923
Domestic shipments, refined . . .short tons. . 63,924
Stocks (North and South America)—
122,348
Refined
short tons _. U36,434
261, 628
Blister
short tons i 237, 528
32, 101
62,728
49, 613
Exports
short tons
.1400
.1471
.1446
Wholesale price, electrolytic, -dolls, per lb__
Brass faucets:
Orders received _ .
number of pieces. . 657, 616 394, 882 313, 267
Orders shipped.. _..
number of pieces.. 676, 537 551, 333 554, 565
Tubular plumbing sales:
Quantity
.number of pieces. _ 304, 015 260, 893 146, 494
145, 024
251, 290 216, 019
Value
dollars
70,432
79, 149
66,073
71, 072
263, 566
294,935
288, 562
326, 644
+9.5
+10.8
125, 449
2 326, 928
119, 176
3
80, 197
478, 200
223, 649
513, 529
191, 771
+7.4
-14.3
-6.0
-9.1
+6.6
+11.4
-1.8
-7.4
+0.2
+5.3
2
53,119
.1325
119, 463
2238,029
49,344
.1321
177, 761
197, 561
+11. 1
1913
178
151
-15.3
-5.4
+7.7
+0.3
263, 551
398, 594
339, 036
482, 578
1, 740, 646
1, 668, 109
1,629,316
2,180,029
-6.4
+30.7
1923
1923
65
107
55
77
-15.9
-28.1
-22.3
-17.4
176, 962
170, 658
217, 383
189, 280
1, 316, 957
1, 163, 701
888,364
782, 991
-32.5
-32.7
1923
1923
68
70
82
82
+20.8
+17.7
-18.6
-9.8
5, 184
19,623
7,100
18,003
.5304
2,309
18, 105
6,655
10,430
.5138
4,322
19, 023
7,590
22,807
.4946
25, 890
64,200
28, 115
61, 655
+8.6
-4.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
269
159
194
188
120
146
182
109
-55.5
-7.7
-6.3
-42.1
-3.1
-46.6
-4.8
-12.3
-54.3
+3.9
87, 377
86, 529
86, 081
Retorts in operation, end of month
number
102, 970
93, 622
100, 772
Production
thous. of Ibs
34, 392
33, 406
37, 992
Stocks, end of month
thous. of Ibs
Ore, Joplin district:
Shipments
thous. of Ibs.. 135, 648 8 132, 970 8 125, 592
Stocks
thous. of Ibs.. 8 66, 240 867,840 8 64, 400
.0774
8 . 0748
.0732
Price, slab, prime western
dolls, per lb_.
86, 674
97,702
36, 674
82, 650
89, 898
65, 556
372, 732
395, 066
+6.0
1913
1913
1913
82
178
42
82
169
45
+0 2
-5.1
+6.6
+4.9
+8.7
-44.1
116, 650
70,800
.0699
105, 218
83, 520
.0612
490, 320
510, 860
+4.2
-7.1
+9.9
-4.5
+10.9
-15.2
+14.2
40, 362
3,676
40, 819
103, 367
160, 053
15, 627
158, 698
184, 585
26, 687
187, 366
+1&3
+70.8
+18.1
Tin
Stocks, end of month:
United States
World visible supply
Deliveries (consumption)
Imports _.
Wholesale price, pig tin
long tons .
long tons
long tons .
. . thous. oflbs..
dolls, per Ib
4,394
22,949
7,155
19, 519
.5769
3,949
23,591
7,205
13, 703
.5652
Zinc
Lead
8 47, 091
Production
short tons
4,889
Ore shipments, Joplin district
short tons
Receipts in U. S. ore
short tons.. 47, 254
100, 925
Stocks, U. S. and Mexico
short tons
Price, pig, desilverized (New York)
.0117
dolls, per lb_.
8 42, 237
5,961
45, 224
105, 812
8 49, 635
6,088
46,081
104, 784
45, 622
9,749
48, 807
. 0943
.0891
.0801
.0826
3
-8.1 +13.0
+60.1 +165." 2
+5.9 +19.6
-10.1
-3.0
-27.7
-11.7
-62.4
+80.3
Arsenic *
Crude:
Production .
Stocks. _
Refined:
Production
Stocks.. -.
short tons
short tons
.
.
978
4,276
1,224
4,651
946
4,394
684
3,881
1,819
2,152
6,261
3,832
-38.8
short tons
short tons.
1,269
6,997
1,218
8 7, 204
1,268
7,055
1,190
6,913
1,656
1,856
6,747
4,945
26 7
30, 404
943
171, 383
4, 364
161, 705
3,605
-5.6
-17.4
-6.2 -28.1
-2.0 +272. 5
FUELS
Coal and Coke
Bituminous:
37,626
Production
thous. of short tons.. 8 51, 930 s 38, 987
33, 702
980
820
919
886
Exports
thous. of long tons
PricesMine average,
2.09
2.04
1.98
1.96
spot
.dolls, per short ton..
Wholesale, Kanawha, f. o. b.
3.39
3.39
3.39
3.39
Cincinnati _ _ _ .dolls, per short ton .
8.51
8.50
8.48
8.41
Retail, Chicago .. .dolls, per short ton-Anthracite:
87,419
7,472
7,058
7,176
Production
thous. of short tons
3,809
3,692
3,940
4,068
Stocks, distrib. points.. thous. of long tons..
296
289
230
201
Exports. _
thous. of long tons..
Prices—
Wholesale chestnut,
11.75
11.75
10.95
New York
dolls, per long ton
10.76
Retail, chestnut,
14.33
14.42
14.42
13.76
New York
dolls, per short ton..
Coke:
Production1, 054
1,170
1,006
806
Beehive
thous. of short tons..
3,411
3,125
3,468
By product ... . thous. of short tons
3,316
63
53
61
66
Exports
thous. of long tons..
Price, furnace,
4.64
3.52
4.08
3.17
Connelsville
dolls, per short ton
1
2
Quarter ending Dae. 31, 1924.
Quarter ending Mar. 31, 1924.
1913
1909-13
94
84
2.07
1913
3.39
8.06
1913
1913
85
81
-10.4
-3.6
+10.8
-6.0
161
159
-1.0
-5.3
154
176
154
175
0.0
-0.8
0.0
+4.3
1913
1921
1909-13
93
152
70
98
147
80
+5.9
-3.1
+14.4
+9.7
+85.4
-6.1
10.97
1913
206
203
-1.7
-1.9
13.50
1913
207
196
-4.6
+1.9
1913
1913
1909-13
38
327
90
29
313
73
-19.9
-4.4
-19.7
-25.3
+10.2
+17.8
144 130
-9.9
* £>ee te>it on ] >age 29.
-16.1
6,811
2,125
245
1,079
3,010
45
3
30,470
29,125
-4.4
1,138
1,016
-10.7
4,787
12, 306
266
3.78
March, 1924.
4,036
13, 320
243
-15.7
+8.2
-8.6
1913
8 Revised.
33
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
1935
special table on page 23
January February
March
April
April,
1924
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
235,104
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
1925
231, 071
Per ct.
increase
(
or1?
decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (—
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar Apr. March April,
1924
FUELS— Continued
Petroleum
Crude petroleum:
54,045 8 60, 433
Production
thous. of bbls.. 59, 519
Stocks, end of monthTotal (comparable)
thous. of bbls.. 352, 129 353,325 8353,845
159
8163
Days* supply
',.
number..
165
Tank farms and pipe
347, 943 348,359 8 348, 731
lines
thous. of bbls
43,642
43,290
Refineries-thous. of bbls..
43, 670
7,025
6,375
Imports
thous of bbls
5,580
Consumption58,087 865,379
Total
thous. of bbls.. 66, 614
59,407
Run to stills
thous. of bbls
57, 333
52, 993
11,704
10,234
Shipments from Mexico
thous. of bbls.. 11, 014
1.293
Price, Kansas-Oklahloma... dolls, per bbl__
1.738
1.800
883
81,089
Oil wells completed
number. .
990
Gasoline:
Production
thous. of gals.. 831,652 790,442 853, 574
Exports
' thous. of gals
95,518
99, 813 118, 854
D omestic consumption
thous. of gals . . 596,406 542,427 620, 636
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gals.. 1,330,236 1, 487, 142 1, 610, 868
Price, motor, New York
dolls, per gal..
.170
.205
.210
Kerosene oil:
Production
thous. of gals.. 247, 727 214, 421 219,908
Domestic consumption
thous. of gals.. 137, 679 118, 168 116, 796
Stocks
thous. of gals_. 378,598 419, 582 440, 870
.082
Price, 150° water white
dolls, per gal. _
.083
.084
Gas and fuel oil:
Production.
thous. of gals.. 1, 171, 302 1, 058, 725 1, 203, 906
Domestic production
thous. of gals.. 1, 163, 377 989, 405 1, 118, 235
Stocks
thous of gals 1, 619, 688 1, 639, 105 1, 647, 523
Price, Pa., 36-40 at refin
dolls, per gal..
.065
.068
.069
Lubricating oil:
Production _
-thous. of gals.. 103, 164 100, 503 118, 494
Domestic consumption
thous. of gals.. 52,104
67, 026 8 70, 012
Stocks
.
thous. of gals.. 268, 699 275, 258 « 286, 155
Price, Pa., 600° fil., "D"
at refineries
dolls, per gal..
.324
.320
.325
61, 107
59,433
353, 067
158
8343,712
8160
348, 813
44,409
5,415
8 338, 203
39, 518
7,297
65,642
59,180
9,609
1.800
1,567
8 61, 786
55,249
13, 514
1.750
1,429
754, 773
860, 492
114, 396
104, 442
607, 175
810, 849
1,561,002 1, 625, 869
.200
.200
201, 163
141, 774
419, 850
.078
203, 186
155, 424
288, 965
.080
1,230,322 1, 116, 764
1, 067, 801 8 989, 371
1, 736, 995 1, 536, 337
.058
.059
107, 096
69,450
285, 420
96, 967
8 61, 095
251, 047
.310
295
+1.1
-0.2
-3.1
+2.8
+1.8
-15.1
0.0
3.1
+12.4
-25.8
301
196
445
193
98
+0.4
-0.4
-17.9
0.0
+43.9
+6.2
+7.1
-28.7
+2.9
+9.9
1913
292
1913
1919
+1.7
337 336
141 136
1919
1913
292
430
297
365
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
300
197
542
193
68
+2.7
-1.2
28,742
24, 395
-15.1
246,420
209,099
48, 565
255, 722
228, 913
42, 561
+3.8
+9.5
-12.4
4,201
4,529
+7.8
2, 877, 080 3, 336, 161
418, 627
381,378
1,977,481 2, 570, 318
+16.0
+9.8
+30.0
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
259
388
217
341
122
261
341
283
330
119
+0.8 +14.0
-12.1 -8.7
+30.6 +33.5
-3.1 -4.0
-2.4
0.0
883, 219
514, 417
+8.0
-3.3
1919
1919
1919
113
101
147
103
122
140
-8.5
+21.4
-4.8
-4.9
4,319,490 4, 664, 355
4, 006, 712 4, 338, 818
+8.0
+8.3
1919
1919
1919
1919
189 194
195 186
212 223
131 113
429, 257
258, 592
+11.1
+5.7
1919
1919
1919
168
147
177
152
146
177
-9.6
-0.8
-0.3
+ 10.4
+13.7
+ 13.7
1919
90
85
-4.6
+2.0
817, 819
532, 122
.304
386, 453
244, 646
-1.0
-8.8
+45.3
-2.5
+2.2 +10.2
-4.5 +7.9
+5.4 +13.1
-13.2 +1.7
AUTOMOBILES
Production:
Passenger cars—
Total
number of cars
United States .
. number of cars .
Canada
number of cars..
TrucksTotal
number of cars
United States
.. number of cars
Canada
number of cars..
Shipments:
By railroads
carloads
Driveaways
number of cars..
By boat
number of cars
Exports:
Assembled—
Total
number of cars-_
Passenger cars
number of cars
Trucks
..number of cars. .
Accessories and parts
thous of dolls
From CanadaTotal
number of cars
Passenger cars
number of cars
Trucks
number of cars
Accessories and parts
dollars .
Foreign assemblies
_
number of cars . .
Internal-revenue taxes collected on:
Passenger automobiles and
motor cycles
.
_ thous. of dolls
Automobile trucks and
wagons
.. ._
thous. of dolls
Sales of automobile accessories and
parts
thous. of dolls
212, 921
204, 620
8,301
252, 803
242,024
10, 779
332, 150
319, 136
13, 014
391, 301
375, 786
15, 515
346, 405
331, 957
14, 448
1, 340, 734
1, 289, 179
51, 555
1, 189, 175
1, 141, 566
47, 609
-11.3
-11.5
-7.7
1919
240
283
+ 17.8
+17.8
+19.2
+13.0
+13.2
+7.4
28,142
26, 577
1,565
34, 394
32, 701
1,693
45, 068
42, 979
2,089
47, 664
46, 092
1,572
37, 931
35, 998
1,933
137, 984
130, 585
7,399
155, 268
148, 349
6,919
+ 12.5
+13.6
-6.5
1919
171
181
+5.8
+7.2
-24.7
+25.7
+28.0
-18.7
33, 817
22, 334
349
39, 720
31, 192
487
51, 177
3 47, 471
1,114
56, 210
57, 122
8,740
48, 057
36, 801
4,160
201, 300
162, 439
6,106
180, 924
158, 119
10, 690
-10.1
-2.7
+75.1
1920
1920
1920
+9.8 + 17.0
245 269
121 146 +20.3 +55.2
24 186 +684. 6 +110. 1
17, 474
14, 492
2,982
4,764
16, 891
14, 739
2,152
5,363
27, 993
23, 265
4,728
8,450
28, 833
23, 806
5,027
8,163
18, 570
15, 806
2, 764
8,673
65, 426
55, 784
9,642
29, 882
91, 191
76, 302
14, 889
26, 740
+39.4
+36.8
+54.4
-10.5
1919
1919
1919
1916
406
416
364
238
5,174
3,732
1,442
285, 073
13, 075
5,136
4,008
1,128
455, 750
11, 874
7,573
6,495
1,078
596, 640
15, 433
5,894
4,760
1,134
325, 273
16, 279
2,721
2,315
406
411, 224
12, 623
21, 169
16, 116
5,053
1, 829, 000
44, 690
23, 777
18, 995
4,782
1, 662, 736
56, 661
+12.3
+17.9
-5.4
-9.1
+26.8
1919
1919
1919
1919
1923
396 308
398 291
386 406
205 112
174 184
6,599
5,563
5,749
11, 121
9,510
37, 584
29, 032
-22.8
1920
83
160
+93.4
+ 16.9
3,986
1,828
-54.1
1920
37
39
+8.0
-54.9
1920
40
-1.7
30 5
418
425
387
230
+3.0
+2.3
+6.3
-3.4
+55.3
+50.6
+81.9
-5.9
-22.2 +116.6
-26.7 +105. 6
+5.2 + 179.3
-45.5 -20.9
+5.5 +29.0
592
277
461
498
1,105
33, 140
28, 786
32, 976
32, 419
46, 657
193, 424
127, 321
-34.2
73, 692
42, 171
.318
55, 329
41, 721
.307
39, 607
46, 366
.346
72, 813
48, 155
.340
85,043
37, 238
.168
251, 146
145, 399
241, 441
178, 413
-3.9
+22.7
1913
1921
1913
410 754
259 269
43 42
+83.8 -14.4
+3.9 +29.3
-1.7 + 102.4
thousands
thousands..
thousands
3,555
5,962
2,994
3,681
6,696
2,835
3,957
7,132
3,392
4,005
6,816
4,014
3,307
6,164
2,920
13, 234
15, 198
+ 14.8
11, 408
13, 235
+16.0
1921
1921
1921
218
169
178
220
162
211
+ 1.2
-4.4
+ 18.3
+21.1
+10.6
+37.5
thousands
thousands
thousands ._
43
160
32
43
153
43
46
143
52
52
135
53
59
185
46
223
184
-17.5
176
180
+2.3
1921
1921
1921
130
62
118
147
58
122
+13.0
-5.6
+ 1.9
-11.9
-27.0
+15.2
4,757
8,677
4.107
4,755
9,767
3.625
5,250
10, 677
4.176
5,139
10, 213
4. 933
4,035
8,627
3.521
16, 210
19, 901
+22.8
1?,. 748
15. 841
-1-15.2
1921
1921
1921
232
234
182
228
224
?,15
-2.1 +27.4
-4.3 + 18.4
-4-18.1 4-40.1
40
RUBBER
Crude:
Imports
..
thous. of Ibs
Consumption by tire mfrs
thous. of lbs._
Wholesale price, Para, N. Y.dolls. per lb_.
Tires and Tubes
Pneumatic tires:
Production . _.
Stocks, end of month
Shipments, domestic
.
Solid tires:
Production
_
_
Stocks, end of month
Shipments, domestic
Inner tubes:
Production. _
_
Stocks, end of month
ShiDments. domestic. __
s Revised.
thousands _ _
thousands. .
thousands..
34
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February March
April
April,
1924
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FEOM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
Per ct.
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
1925
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )>
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,,
1924
OTHER RUBBER PRODUCTS
Kubber heels:
Production
thous of pairs
Shipments—
To shoe manufacturers .thous. of pairs..
To repair trade
thous of pairs
Stocks end of month
thous of pairs
Rubber-proofed fabrics:
ProductionTotal
thous. of yds..
Auto fabrics
thous. of yds .
Clothing fabrics
thous. of yds. .
19, 170
17, 627
18, 329
14, 971
15,838
63, 258
70,097
+10.8
-18.3
-5.5
11, 180
3,182
9,524
4,681
44, 515
9,033
5,555
46, 733
9,109
3,899
37, 884
43, 935
15, 299
39, 826
16, 288
-9.4
+6.5
37,539
10,089
2,870
42,303
-5.2
+18,7
+5.0
-0.8
+42. 5;
+23.4
1,685
717
342
1,929
716
440
2, 032
715
463
893
32,814
995
3468
8,222
5, 485
1,445
5,646
3,041
1,245
-31.3
-44.6
-13.8
+24,9
-10.3
30, 727
2,409
15, 301
7,154
3,439,
36, 135
2,952
14,216
8,335
8,003
41, 160
2,536
20, 812
7, 181
8,824
35,009
2,987
17,493
6,144
6,904
117, 257
12, 553
56, 825
19, 570
21,616
142, 324
10, 113
68,965
30, 081
24,790
+21.4
-19.4
+21.4
+53.7
+14.7
292,364
254, 751
25,690
11, 923
282, 733
242, 820
25,893
14,020
275,028
229, 370
29,481
16, 177
.163
.215
.148
.204
.142
.184
HIDES AND LEATHER
Hides
Imports:
34,302
Total hides and skins
thous. of lbs._
2,216
Calfskins
. thous. of lbs__
Cattle hides
thous. of Ibs.. 18, 636
7,411
Goatskins
thous. of Ibs..
4,524
Sheepskins
thous. of Ibs..
Stocks, end of month:
Total hides and skins..
thous. of Ibs— 292,311
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs_. 251, 758
27,531
Calf and kip skins
thous. of Ibs
Sheep and lamb skins
thous. of Ibs. . 13,022
Prices:
Green salted, packers' heavy native
.169
steers
dolls, perlb..
.215
Calfskins, country No. 1
dolls, per lb_.
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
84
43
74
102
151
96
37
109
88
167
+13.9
—14, 1
+46,4
—13.8
+10, &
+17. 6'— 15.1
+19. ©
+16.9*
+27. 8
262, 933
223, 239
25,314
14, 380
1921
1921
1921
1921
66
72
44
43
64
68
50
49
-2,7
-5,5
+13. .9+15,4
+4.6
+2.7
+16.5
+12.5
.122
.161
1913
1913
80
108
77
98
1919
1919
1919
1921
. 1921
70
167
125
91
119
70
127
118
93
105
+8.1
-9.&
1921
1921
81
84
83
82
+2.1
-2.6
+4.1
-1.9*
1921
1921
64
76
64
76
+1.0
0.0
-21.6
-15.8-
1913
1913
72
95
40
76
-44.3
-19.8
-52.7
-26.5
1913
1913
116
186
111
178
-3.8
-4.0
+8.7
+4. a
Leather
Production:
Sole leather
.backs, bends, sides.. 1, 288, 203 1, 202, 896 1, 312, 677 1, 320, 177 1, 173, 448
35, 171
29,454
38, 933
41, 244
43, 977
Skivers
doz
123,039
97,767 108,011 101, 245
Oak and union harness. . .stuffed sides.. 102,459
21,164
23,459
23,775
20,006
Finished sole and belting
thous. of Ibs.. 22, 160
62, 933
68,871
60,913
67, 728
70, 249
Finished upper
thous. of sq. ft._
Unfilled orders:
96,369
80,406
86, 918
111,073
121, 342
Oak and union harness
sides
Stocks in process of tanning:
88,312
90,047
91, 893
84,898
Sole and belting.
thous. of Ibs.. 87,907
136, 502
Upper
*
thous. of sq. ft._ 138, 300 139, 046 137, 378 133, 845
Stocks, end of month:
158, 676
Sole and belting
thous. of Ibs.. 123,035 124, 265 123, 201 124, 440
379, 357
Upper
thous. of sq. ft— 309,319 308,401 319,634 319,497
Exports:
1,042
2,205
1,870
1,752
Sole...
thous. of Ibs. . 2,052
8,392
6,731
9,160
6,763
Upper
...
. .thous. of sq. ft. . 8,669
Prices:
Sole, oak, scoured backs,
.520
.460
.500
.520
.500
heavy, Boston
dolls, per Ib
.460
.500
.480
.500
.500
Chrome calf, "B" grades.. dolls, per sq. ft..
4, 976, 923
133, 795
511,812
88,364
284, 794
6,611
27, 657
5, 123, 953
153, 608
409, 482
89,400
267, 761
6,716
30, 555
+3.0
+14.8
-20.0
+1.2
-6.0
+1.6
+10.5
-4,1 +16.4
-9,& +14.3;
+0.6
-24.3
-6.3
+1.3
-11.6
+12. 5-16.3
-17.7
+12. 3
-3.2
Leather Products
Belting sales:
372
429
361
380
409
Quantity
thous. of Ibs
644
729
663
610
686
Value
.
.
.thous. of dolls .
Boots and shoes:
28,004
29, 972
29,836
27. 202
26, 276
Production
thous of pairs
571
703
462
696
512
Exports
_
thous. of pairs
Wholesale prices—
Men's black calf,
6.25
6.40
6.40
6.35
6.35
blucher
dolls per pair
Men's dress welt, tan
5.15
4.85
5.15
5.07
5.00
calf St Louis
dolls per pair
Women's black kid, Goodyear
3.85
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
welt St Louis
dolls per pair
Gloves:
Glove leather —
596, 160
563, 845 557, 211
551, 681 578, 710
Production
number of skins
Stocks (tanned)—
In process
number of skins 1, 401, 895 1, 392, 075 1, 319, 830 1, 347, 439 1, 674, 710
684, 537
257, 567 311,005 362, 162 399, 148
Finished
number of skins
Gloves cut215, 679
206, 539
189, 555 198, 749 209,337
Total
dozen pairs
Dress and street —
42, 550
44, 861
34, 965
35,334
37, 182
Imported leather
dozen pairs.
36, 570
35, 288
31,251
34, 630
29, 612
Domestic leather
dozen pairs.
135, 530
140, 323
Work gloves
dozen pairs. 124, 609 126, 937 130, 217
2
March, 1924.
1,665
2,851
1,579
2,688
-5.2
-5.7
1919
1919
60
53
54
49
-11.4
-9.1
+2.2
+3.0
110, 197
1,982
113, 286
2,373
+2.8
+19.7
1919
1913
109
83
108
83
-0.5
-1.0
+6.5
+21.9-
1913
206
206
0.0
+2.4
1913
163
163
0.0
+6.2
1913
147
147
00
+3.9
2, 251, 447
-5.8
-1.2
-6.5
+2.1
+10.2
2, 390, 928
-19.5
-41.7
819, 275
813, 320
-0.7
+3.0
+4.4
120, 000
136, 667
562, 608
159, 927
136, 100
517, 293
+33.3
-0.4
-8.1
+5.4
-3.5
+4.1
+28.3
+12.9
-3.4
35
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS— Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February
March
April
April,
1924
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
Per ct.
increase
(
or-tf
decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
1925
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— >
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar Apr. March April,
1924
PAPER AND PRINTING
Wood-pulp Imports
short tons
short tons
22,463
142, 119
27, 560
104,262
18, 896
120, 194
21, 740
88, 973
18,431
62, 864
76,280
362, 163
90,659
455, 548
+18.9
+25.8
1909-13
1909-13
short tons
short tons
short tons
short tons
short tons
129, 005
126, 860
139, 024
112, 586
1, 573
113, 831
114,048
131, 270
110,942
1,875
127, 511
126, 269
153, 322
127, 918
1,007
132, 661
129, 881
151, 462
123, 673
1,928
128, 757
127,878
145, 271
111, 944
1,569
497, 457
488, 861
552, 486
444, 779
5,972
503,008
497, 058
575, 078
475, 119
6,383
+1.1
+1.7
+4.1
+6.8
+6.9
short tons
short tons
..short tons..
26, 268
164, 832
31, 746
25,888
163, 615
33, 667
26,414
156, 946
33, 898
29, 446
154, 912
30, 032
31,768
166, 391
31, 231
Book publication:
American manufacture .
no. of titles
Imported ...
no of titles
Sales books, shipments
thous. of books
Printing activity
weighted index number..
644
131
11, 186
543
152
11, 375
756
108
12, 874
694
186
11, 565
572
129
10, 574
Mechanical
Chemical
..
.
115 132
471 349
+15.1 +18. 0
-26.0 +41. 5
1919
1919
1919
1913
1913
111
110
108
698
28
+4.0 +3.0
+2.9 +1.6
-1.2
+4.3
-3.3 +10.5
+91. 5 +22.9
1919
1919
1919
110 123
101 100
83 73
+11. 5
-1.3
-11.4
1913
1913
1919
1920
93 85
52 90
131 117
111 109
-8.2 +21.3
+72.2 +44.2
-10.2 +9.4
-1.8
Newsprint Paper
Production
Shipments ..
Consumption
Imports __ __
Exports
Stooks (end of month) :
At mills.
At publishers
In transit to publishers
116
113
107
675
54
-7.3
-6.9
-3.8
Printing
2,214
633
44, 932
2,637
577
47,000
+19.1
-8.8
+4.6
745, 035
720, 626
737, 650
692, 359
-1.0
-3.9
695, 971
699, 573
+0.5
Boxboard
Operation
_ inch hours 8, 388, 897 7, 550, 968 7, 569, 995 7, 558, 968 8, 574, 444
Production
_
tons.. 199, 633 177, 292 179, 444 181, 281
182, 817
Orders received
__ . tons
199, 649 162, 878 167, 586 162, 246
158, 980
Unfilled orders (end of month)
tons.. 112, 911 100, 350
87, 432
74, 505
73, 629
Consumption of waste paper
tons.. 193,285 170,023 169, 383 166, 882
169, 573
Stocks of waste paper (end of month) :
On hand
_
tons.. 172, 382 172,456 176, 035 170, 901
143, 601
In transit
_
.
.tons.. 18, 846
16, 635
13, 199
14, 307
11, 918
Unshipped purchases
tons.. 34, 974
27, 110
22, 948
32, 590
27, 631
Shipments
tons _ 195, 501 174, 435 180,736 175, 037
182, 532
Stocks of boxboard (end of month)
tons.. 52, 466
54, 665
51, 835
58, 776
49, 112
Paperboard Shipping Boxes
Production:
Total
Corrugated
Solid
fiber
Operating activity:
Total
Corrugated
Solid
fiber
thous. of sq. ft_. 302, 291
thous. of sq. ft.. 228, 084
thous. of sq. ft.. 74, 207
333, 431
263, 862
69, 569
341, 769
268, 335
73, 434
330, 616
256, 409
74, 207
327, 911
245, 975
81, 936
71
70
73
76
76
76
78
79
75
74
76
67
94, 935
10, 764
92,097
12, 028
86, 484
11, 485
79,704
11,620
33.9
13, 496
41.6
12, 913
43.6
12, 607
45.5
12, 515
38.9
38.7
39.4
50.0
52.0
45.1
51.0
55.5
48.7
43.0
38.7
41.9
725, 709
-2.0
1, 282, 538 1, 308, 107
934, 696 1,016,690
347, 842
291, 417
+2.0
+8.8
-16.2
-2.9
+8.4
+42.0
-3.2
+13.4
76
74
82
Rope paper sacks, shipments. ..index number. .
Abrasive paper and cloth:
Domestic sales
reams.. 100, 565
Foreign sales
reams..
9,582
740, 613
-0.1 -11.8
+1.0 -0.8
-3.2 +2.1
-14.8 +1.2
-1.5 -1.6
per cent of normal..
per cent of normal . .
per cent of normal..
1922
1922
1922
+19.0
+20.0
+17.9
-4.1
+19.7
151 146
180 172
95 96
-3.3 +0.8
—4.4 +4.2
+1.1 -9.4
-5.1 -2.6
-3.8 +2.7
-10.7
-18.3
142
-11.3
Other Paper Products
«1922
358, 701
39,086
126
1919
1919
135 127
131 125
-6.1
-4.5
+8.5
-1.2
41.6
14, 191
1922
1922
95 99
100 100
+4.4
-0.7
+9.4
-11.8
43.7
58.1
39.7
»1921
91921
«1921
151 117
153 107
139 117
-20.8
34.2
-15.7
-1.6
-33.4
+5.5
374,081
43, 859
+4.3
+12.2
BUTTONS
Fresh-water pearl buttons:
Production
per ct. of capacity..
Stocks (end of month)
thous. of gross. .
GLASS AND OPTICAL GOODS
Illuminating glassware:
Net orders
per ct. of capacity. .
Actual production
.per ct. of capacity. .
Shipments billed
per ct. of capacity..
Spectacle frames and mountings:
Sales (shipments)
index number
Unfilled orders (value)
index number..
1919
1919
97
42
96
39
-1.0
-7.1
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND
HOUSING
Rental advertisements:
Portland, Oreg
number
1,025
Minneapolis, Minn.
number
3,106
Real estate conveyances (41 cities).. .number.. 135, 932
Building Costs (Index Numbers)
1,008
2,624
123, 838
1,183
3,640
157,285
1,132
5,458
169, 712
Building materials:
i
Frame house, 6-room, 1st of fol'g mo
Brick house, 6-room, 1st of fol'g mo...
Building costs (Engineering News Record),
1st of following month
Concrete factory costs (Aberthaw), 1st of following month
Plumbing fixtures, 6 articles
'Twelve months' average, July to June, inclusive, ending the year indicated.
1,062
5,615
153, 042
3,429
14, 357
580, 239
4,348
14, 828
586, 173
+26.8
+3.3
+1.0
-4.3 +6.6
+49.9 -2.8
+7.9 +10.9
1913
1913
198 198
200 197
0.0
-1.5
1913
210 207
-1.4
1914
-0.5
195 194
1913
170 169
-0.6
fl
Twelve months' average, May, 1921, to April, 1922.
36
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February March
April
April,
1924
RELAPer cent
TIVE
Per ct.
increase (+)
NUM- or decrease (— )
increase
BERS
(+
BASE
)
or deYEAR
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
crease
OR
1925
April,
FROM JANUABY 1
(-)
PERIOD
April 1925,
THROUGH LATEST
1925
from
from
MONTH
from
1924
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
1925
1924
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND
HOUSING-Continued
Construction and Losses
Construction volume
index number
Contracts awarded (27 States):
9,669
Commercial buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
3,794
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
23,518
Residential buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
3,034
Educational buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Other public and semipublic
2,724
buildings
thous. of sq. ft._
42, 342
Grand total
thous. of sq. ft..
Contracts awarded, value (27 States):
61, 792
Commercial buildings
thous. of dolls..
16,793
Industrial buildings
thous. of dolls..
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls.. 112,402
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls..
13, 595
Other public and semipublic
buildings
thous. of dolls.. 28,425
Public works and'utilities. .thous. of dolls.. 22,359
Grand total
thous. of dolls,. 255,367
Contracts awarded (36 States):
10,919
Commercial buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
4,335
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
26,791
Residential buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
2,371
Educational buildings
thous. of sq. ft._
Other public and semipublic
3,217
buildings
thous. of sq.ft..
48,536
Grand total
thous. of sq. ft..
Contracts awarded, value (36 States):
67, 372
Commercial buildings
thous. of dolls..
19, 454
Industrial buildings
thous. of dolls..
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls.. 127, 232
15, 339
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls..
Other public and semipublic
31, 614
buildings
thous. of dolls..
Public works and utilities.. thous. of dolls.. 35, 462
Grand total
thous. of dolls.. 296, 473
Fire losses:
41, 210
United States and Canada.thous. of dolls..
481
Great Britain
thous of £ sterling
1913
161
169
+5.0
5,379
2,489
23,734
3,322
9,860
4,096
40, 321
5,209
10, 175
5,935
46,203
4,762
7,954
4,488
42,009
4,836
32,565
15, 529
149, 128
16, 860
35,083
16, 314
133, 776
15, 327
+7.7
+ 5.1
-10.3
-9.1
1919
1919
1919
1919
107 110
32 46
200 229
272 249
+3.2
+44.9
+14.6
-8.6
+27.9
+32.2
+10.0
-1.5
3,025
38,650
4,715
64,400
5,288
. 73,221
3,769
63,347
14,027
229, 675
15, 752
218,613
+12,3
-4.8
1919
1919
210
138
236
157
+12.2
+13.7
+40.3
+15.6
29, 690
16, 303
118,556
17, 772
47,859
47, 518
200,493
40,541
56,704
44,371
235, 564
30,972
42,683
54,181
196, 775
29,998
175, 901
110, 398
691, 180
102,227
196,045
124, 985
667, 015
102,880
+11.5
+13.2
-3.5
+0.6
1919
1919
1919
1919
142 168
111 104
283 333
407 311
+18.5
-6.6
+17.5
-23.6
+32.8
-18.1
+19.7
+3.2
25,638
44,500
252, 582
37,200
56,075
430,413
44, 695
82,852
496, 157
25,738
76,422
426,103
95, 321
157, 181
1, 333, 170
135,958
205, 786
1, 434, 519
+42.6
+30.9
+7.6
1919
1919
1919
257
134
200
7,467
3,308
27,850
3,809
11, 772
4,836
45,534
5,557
12,261
6,496
51, 453
5,203
9,615
4,994
47, 536
5,757
38,268
17,629
166, 667
20,458
42, 421
18, 975
151, 628
16,940
+10.9
+7.6
-9.0
-17.2
+4.2
+34.3
+13.0
-6.4
+27.5
+30.1
+8.2
-9.6
3,746
46, 861
5,571
73, 555
6,431
82,565
4,795
73, 169
17,743
262,998
18,965
251, 517
+6.9
-4.4
+15.4
+12.2
+34.1
+12.8
38,825
20,767
136,023
20,278
54,871
53, 133
220,872
42, 193
63,969
46,568
256,414
33, 155
49,724
56, 361
219, 179
33,522
199, 673
121,953
758, 865
117, 258
225,037
139, 922
740, 541
110, 965
+12.7
+14.7
-2.4
-5.4
+16.6 +28.6
-12.4
-17.4
+16.1 +17.0
-21.4
-1.1
30, 501
52, 865
299, 260
41, 917
67, 931
480, 916
51, 433
95, 432
546, 971
32, 511
88,841
480,097
117,498
200,073
1,515,318
155,465
251,690
1, 623, 620
+32.3
+25.8
+7.1
+22.7
+40.5
+13.7
+58,2
+7.4
+13.9
32, 472
8322
33, 347
1,189
37, 697
377
31,816
1,613
132, 914
3,705
144, 726
2,369
+8.9
-36.1
1919
1920
149
168
168
+13. 0
-68.3
+18.5
-76.6
1, 938, 634
1, 846, 564
1,833,446
+5.0
+2.6
+1.1
308,990
+16.0
1917
1917
1917
1917
1919
118
107
98
84
158
117
113
112
85
187
-0.3
+5.7
+15.1
+1.1
+18.5
+4.2
+11.7
+6.3
+2.8
+40.3
1913
204
198
-2.6
+4.9
2,097,229
2, 123, 193
2, 110, 210
198, 721
113, 638
+2.3
+0.9
+8.9
-24.1
-51.2
1917
1917
1922
1919
1922
1913
150
161
134
241
256
201
154
179
142
209
229
190
+2.6
+11.1
+6.0
-13.0
-10.4
-5.4
+6.4
+2.5
+25.6
+20.0
-36.5
0.0
176,200
152,005
153, 627
-10.7
-7.2
-5.0
1918
1918
1918
137
143
143
106
122
128
-23.0
-15.0
-10.2
-23.8
-9.6
+21.6
231,028
333, 930
+6.4
+35. 6
1918
1918
1918
123
277
176
187
265
173
+51.9
-4.6
-1.8
-9.0
+26.3
-7.5
486, 683
517, 842
-2.1
-3.0
1917
1917
1920
133
117
100
152
122
103
+14.1
+4.4
+3.3
-3.3
-3.4
-3.2
207, 291
211,512
+3.7
+5.1
1919
1919
164
176
158
177
-3.9
+1.1
+4.6
+14.0
168, 163
163, 241
148, 519
+3.0
-9.8
-25.3
1920
1920
1922
103
75
147
84
+42.9
+12.2
+22.7
+12.5
-2.2
-18.5
42, 551
31,794
+8.1
-35.5
1920
1920
113
147
141
134
+25.5
-8.8
+7.5
-43.4
59, 589
60,971
-18.5
-19.4
1917
1917
44
39
27
43
-39.1
+12.6
-48.7
-16.0
184,223
100, 687
-7.5
-20.4
1913
1913
167
100
158
87
-5.2
-13.0
-14.4
-21.0
17,059
15,002
+41.6
+13.8
1922
1922
1922
240
190
171
222
173
179
309
198
231
+20.1 +73.7
+47.8 +8.4
+15.3 +16,4
Lumber
Southern pine:
476, 998 1,845,451
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m._ 489,487 453, 618 498,442 497,087
448, 535 1,800,287
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m_. 446,066 425, 106 474, 239 501, 153
471, 238 1, 814, 084
467, 704 429, 608 435, 272 500, 862
Orders (computed)
M ft. b. m_.
Stocks, end of mo. (computed) -M ft. b. m__ 1, 103, 887 1 123 581 1, 150, 976 1,163,231 1,131,408
95,554
68,104
266,396
80,658
74, 595
Exports (incl. timber)
M ft. b. m . 58,183
Price, "B" and
45.67
43.55
46.88
46.95
47.32
better
dolls per M f t b m
Douglas fir:
507,185 2,050,673
Production
.
M ft. b. m .507, 185 524, 643 525, 986 539,415
563, 141 2, 104, 392
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m_. 521,062 505,842 519, 271 577, 018
471,821 1, 937, 420
559, 112 592, 685
468, 239 490, 174
New orders..
M ft. b. m
52, 572
43, 792
261, 727
60,446
52, 853
32,850
Exports, lumber
M ft b m
32,932
51, 825
232, 821
36, 758
22, 358
21,590
Exports, timber
M ft. b. m__
17.50
18.50
17.50
19.50
18.50
Price, No. 1 common-dolls, per M ft. b. m._
California redwood:
39,584
51,409
51,966
197, 373
41, 822
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m.. 43, 385
40,904
34, 770
38, 462
163, 831
36,246
40, 085
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m._
40,990
36, 825
30,286
161, 696
35, 194
Orders received (computed). _.M ft. b. m_. 40,618
California white pine:
64,884
108, 329
217,219
98, 551
32, 614
Production
M ft. b. m . 34, 979
84, 377
88,417
66, 798
246, 233
84,316
76,820
Shipments
M ft. b. m
496,003
550, 925 495, 533 467, 330 458, 791
Stocks, end of month
M ft b m
Western pine:
172, 195
77,994
497, 199
96,184 8 145, 951 166, 554
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m__
130, 222
533, 949
Shipments (computed)
_ _ M ft. b. m_. 133, 718 120,398 8129,019 134, 707
974, 168
Stocks, end of mo. (computed) -M ft. b. m_. 899, 658 867, 676 8 881, 684 910, 837
North Carolina pine:
54,012
56, 231
51,660
199, 962
41,426
55, 622
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m__
56, 812
49,840
201,327
56, 217
44, 639
53,844
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m__
Northern pine:
Lumber —
41, 512
52, 718
163, 255
59, 332
33,414
33,905
Production
M ft. b. m
37,389
41, 929
42, 856
180,887
44,457
39,466
Shipments
M ft. b. m__
32,486
39, 856
48, 918
198, 850
40, 527
35, 650
Orders received
M ft. b. m
Lath12, 578
39, 362
10, 781
13, 526
8,943
9,301
Production
M ft. b. m
9,357
8,538
15, 098
49,277
6,566
7,333
Shipments
M ft. b. m _
Northern hemlock:
16, 674
10, 156
19,800
73, 095
14,095
Production
M ft. b. m . 18,664
14,049
18, 821
15, 819
75, 618
17,455
13, 648
Shipments ...
M ft. b. m_.
Northern hardwood:
52,249
44, 732
47, 186
199, 257
44,894
Production
M ft. b. m . 47, 411
25,481
28,070
22, 176
126,440
29,117
23,913
Shipments
M ft. b. m .
Walnut lumber:
3,704
4,017
4,336
12,045
4,650
4,056
Production
M ft. b. m__
3,654
3,341
3,285
13, 187
3,825
Shipments
.
.
M ft. b. m.. 4,182
18,232
8,167
17,476
17,085
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m.. 16, 709
8 Revised.
-7.4
+8.5
-8.6
+1.7
+4.3 +123.2
37
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February
March
April,
1924
April
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
Per ct.
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
1995
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND
• HOUSING-Continued
Lu mber— C ontinued
Walnut logs:
3,862
3,472
Purchased
M ft. log measure
3,205
3,679
2,756
Made into lumber and
3,208
3,441
3,465
2,502
3,073
veneer
M ft. log measure
4,678
4,002
3,312
4,281
3,356
Stocks, end of month. _M ft. log measure..
Hardwood: t
Total stocks:
733, 351 775, 268
Total hardwood
_M ft. b. m_. 665, 144 689, 384
Gum
_
__M ft. b. m__ 214, 750 219, 501 228, 110 239, 563
Oak
M ft. b. m__ 225, 734 227, 670 247, 669 258, 294
Unsold stocksTotal hardwoods
M ft. b. m__ 529, 515 554,280 598, 267 646,255
Gum
M ft. b. m__ 169, 712 176, 546 185, 891 199,413
215, 122
180, 321 182, 678 200,116
Oak
M ft. b. m
Unfilled orders148, 068
159, 337
153, 689
150, 027
Total hardwoods
M ft. b. m
54,927
49, 140
49, 569
47,836
Gum
M ft b m
48, 102
50,743
51,497
Oak
_M ft. b. m__
49, 851
All lumber:
Production, 10 species
M ft. b. m._ 2,462,094 2, 407, 740 8 2,649,420 2, 666, 212 2, 619, 490
183, 701
176, 935
148,937
Exports, planks, joists, etc
M ft. b. m._ 150,950 136, 124
Retail yards, Minneapolis
Fed. res. dist.—
8
8,128
8,194 8 11, 334
17,690
11, 082
Sales
M ft. b. m..
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m_. 111, 707 116, 433 8 119, 327 118,088 8 120, 583
Composite lumber prices:
10
42.92
43.49
44.23
44.60
Hardwood 10
dolls, per M ft. b m
43.78
31.44
31.41
31.68
31.63
32.28
Softwoods
dolls per M ft b m
9,555
14, 218
+48.8
1922
263
276
+5.0
+40.1
9,711
13, 187
+35.8
1922
1922
259
205
261
224
+0.7
+9.3
+38.5
+41.2
+5.7
+5.0
+4.3
+8.0
+7.3
+7.5
-1.3
+2.7
—6.6
9,802,287 10, 185, 466
680,046
647, 710
31,554
45,346
+3.9
-4.8
1913
1909-13
121
99
121
103
+0.6
+3.8
+43.7
1920
1920
68
59
105
58
+56.1 +59.6
-1.0
-2.1
+1.8
+23.3
-2.0
-0.7
-3.8
-2.7
Wooden Furniture
Household furniture and case goods:
Shipments
dolls, average per firm
Unfilled orders
dolls, average per firm-Piano benches and stools:
New orders
dollars..
Unfilled orders, end of month
dollars ._
ShipmentsValue
dollarsQuantity
pieces-Flooring
Oak flooring:
ProductionM ft. b. m_.
Shipments
M ft. b. m._
Orders booked".
M ft. b. m_.
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m_.
Unfilled orders, end of month.. M ft. b. m..
Maple flooring:
Production
M ft. b. m_.
Shipments
M ft. b. m..
Orders becked
M ft. b. m..
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m_.
Unfilled orders, end of month.. M ft. b. m..
24, 775
55, 813
35,302
47, 976
42,907
45,037
37,154
36,990
34,533
34, 193
159, 104
150, 138
83,488
24, 496
81,304
23,992
83,288
19,592
70,600
16, 736
76,366
33,927
364, 748
318,680
78,928
13,327
81,688
13, 548
87, 344
15, 810
73,240
12,457
84,691
11, 918
371, 322
54,713
41,768
34,812
33,794
50,925
53,772
38,245
34,904
33,539
52,804
52, 626
41,611
40,564
35,956
52,623
46,902
43, 473
44,432
43, 326
51, 702
47,349
33,927
32,442
25,867
44,677
45,938
9,967
7,523
8,266
28,214
12, 755
8,438
7,604
7,142
28,481
12, 559
8,646
7,513
5,602
29,110
11, 225
8,224
7,562
5,573
29,775
9,358
53, 218
58.918
229, 234
59,916
67, 931
56,081
53,539
232,503
53,654
68,864
60,334
60,658
231, 054
57, 440
67, 252
24,852
23,418
52,083
16, 766
40,999
22,476
21,053
53,506
15, 096
35,042
26, 151
27,393
50,672
17, 587
29, 295
17,910
68, 566
23,889
8,653
13, 656
69, 193
30, 318
13,977
19,444
65, 687
35,030
22, 159
23, 237
57,033
39, 438
29,707
26, 373
58,462
50,086
28,482
14.50
14.50
13.50
13.50
20.00
25, 266
62
4,198
111, 666
5,751
40
51, 572
20,841
62
5,613
117, 776
6,932
21
49, 692
27,404
878
12, 271
135, 435
23,188
712
64,091
28,444
81
18,738
139,223
21, 921
1,627
67,080
22, 750
57
15,827
122, 123
20,847
665
83,184
1920
1920
107
35
92
29
-13.4
-17.9
+7.6
+8.2
-12.6
1919
1919
53
10
45
8
-15.2
-14.6
-7.5
-50.7
321,200
55, 142
-13.5
+0.8
1919
1922
59
115
50
91
-16.1
-21.2
-13. 2
+4.5
125, 755
124, 510
122, 717
165,097
154, 712
146, 615
+31.3
+24.3
+19.5
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
623 651
675 739
589 710
585 574
647 653
+4.5 +28.1
+9.5 +37. 0
+20.5 +67.5
-1.8
+15. 7
+1.0 +3.1
9,900
8,225
4, 819
24,383
13,902
39,947
34,218
35, 591
35, 275
30,202
26, 583
-11.7
-11.7
-25.3
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
86
63
40
188
29
82
64
39
193
24
-4.9 -16.9
+0.7
-8.1
-0.5
+15.7
+2.3 +22.1
-16.6 -32.7
8
65, 794
3 58, 619
212, 551
8
59, 122
8
77, 878
181, 652
170, 324
169, 633
173, 115
-6.6
+1.6
192, 818
171,010
-11.3
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
119
120
166
112
72
53,244
55,649
73, 479
71,864
+38.0
+29.1
65, 636
49, 449
-24.7
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
186
195
121
131
71
84,089
74,247
-11.7
79,443
74,496
1919
1919
1919
"1920
124
268
127
159
149
233
143
213
+19.5
-13.2
+12.6
+34.1
-11.9
-2.4
-21.3
+4.3
1919
206
206
0.0
-32. 5
+3.8
+3.8
+52.7
+2.8
-5.5
+128.5
+4.7
+25.0
+42.1
+18.4
-14.0
+5.2
+144. 7
-19.4
-5.6
Brick
Clay fire brick (computed):
Production
. .thousandsShipments
thousands
Stocks, end of month
thousands. .
New orders
thousands..
Unfilled orders, end of month.. thousands..
Silica brick (computed):
Production
thousands..
Shipments
thousands
Stocks, end of month
_. thousands
New orders
thousands..
Unfilled orders
thousands
Face brick (32 identical plants):
Production
_
thousands
Stocks at yards.
thousands
Unfilled orders, end of month thousands
Shipments
thousands
Prices, common brick:
Wholesale, red, New York, dolls, per thous..
Paving brick:
Production—
Actual
thousands. .
Relation to capacity
per centShipments
thousands
Stocks, end of month
thousands..
Orders received
thousands
Cancellations
thousands-Unfilled orders, end of month.. thousands..
Common brick: J
Stocks, end of monthBurned
thousands..
Unburned
thousandsShipments
thousands..
Unfilled orders
thousands..
8
March, 1924.
»Revised.
279,862
23,951
94,185
201, 479
8
8
22,489
322,011
8
44,09
8
18, 340
3
33, 229
-6.2
83,641
101, 955
+21.9
42, 749
40,820
-4.5
72, 556
2,027
57,792
2,400
-20.3
+18.4
305,831 287,800 281,858
238,703
34, 891
43,446
71,266
58,972
110,790 170,697 206,551
169, 855
247, 176 329,673 339, 629
382, 778
1° Prices are monthly averages of weekly quotations.
» Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
2 1 +18.1
+64.0 +20.8
+21.0 +21.6
+3.0 -11.3
t See text on page 29.
t See text on page 29.
38
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table In page 23
1925
January February
March
April
April,
1924
RELAPer cent
TIVE
Per ct.
increase (+)
NUMincrease
BERS or decrease (— )
( }
BASE
ort
deYEAR
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
crease
1925
OR
April,
FROM JANUARY 1
(-)
PERIOD
April 1925,
THROUGH LATEST
1925
from
from
MONTH
from
1924
Mar. Apr. March April, .
1924
1925
1924
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND
HOUSING-Continued
Floor and Wall Tile
Production
.
_
thous. of sq. ft _
Shipments quantity
thous. of sq. ft
Shipments, value
thous. of dolls..
Stocks, end of month
thous. of sq. ft..
Prices:
Ceramic mosaic
dolls, per sq. ft..
White wall tile (standard) .dolls, per sq. ft..
3,606
3,031
1,085
9,090
3,708
3,270
1,160
9,358
4,014
3,813
1,357
9,585
»4,983
33,961
« 1, 182
37,605
.24
.40
.24
.40
.24
.40
3.24
3.40
12, 637
1,389
10, 675
1,229
13,683
1,543
17, 279
1,999
13, Oil
1,570
54,500
5,917
54,274
6,166
-0.4
+4.1
1919
1919
261 329
237 307
8,916
5,108
17, 656
8,255
6,015
19,689
11, 034
10, 279
8 20, 469
13, 807
14, 394
19, 882
11, 726
12, 771
17, 159
39, 472
32,909
42, 012
35, 796
+6.4
+8.8
1913
1913
1913
144
139
182
180
195
177
1. 74
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1913
1913
173
197
173
197
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4,513
3,474
5,047
3,787
8,502
5,772
17, 363
12, 463
10, 196
7,004
1919
1919
191
168
390 +104.2
363 +115.9
+70.3
+77.9
+18.0
14, 384
11,098
3,465
11, 328
10, 114
3,604
-21.2
-8.9
+4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
+26.3
+29.6
+32.8
+27.3
Architectural Terra Cotta
Bookings:
Quantity. . .
Value
net tons..
thous. of dolls..
Portland Cement
Production
thous. ofbbls..
Shipments
.
.
thous. ofbbls _
Stocks, end of month
thous. of bbls..
Price:
Chicago district
dolls, per bbl..
Lehigh Valley.
_ . -dolls, per bbl
Concrete paving contracts awarded:
.Total
thous. of sq. yds..
Roads
thous. of sq. yds..
26,780
18, 836
35, 425
25, 496
+32.3
+35. 4
+25.1 +17.7
+40.0 +12.7
-2.9
+15.9
Roofing
Preparing roofing:
Shipments
thous. of roof squares..
Roofing felt:
Production, dry felt
tons
Stocks, end of month, dry felt
tons..
2,370
2,170
2,373
2,773
2,350
10, 205
9,686
-5.1
1919
114
133
+16.9
20, 076
3,503
15, 658
3,713
18, 652
3,813
19,788
4,362
17, 016
2,590
64,208
74, 174
+15.5
1923
1923
116
157
123
180
+6.1 +16.3
+14.4 +68.4
93,938
105, 056
120, 358
93, 380
121, 490
99,986
105, 905
122, 999
109, 365
107, 766
123, 269
109, 670
102, 984
65,299
97,606
1919
1919
1919
306
292
157
311
292
157
+1.8 +4.6
+0.2 +88.8
+0.3 +12.4
123, 533
184, 765
145, 279
123, 085
203, 625
123, 224
121, 936
225, 497
124, 281
123, 240
228, 532
121, 722
128, 002
125, 695
104, 210
1919
1919
1919
266
161
169
269
164
165
+1.1 -3.7
+1.3 +81.8
-2.1 +16.8
127, 289
252, 258
146, 696
121, 519
276, 333
120, 544
125, 667
306, 220
116, 985
135, 767
306, 477
127,228
130, 247
102, 458
110, 813
1919
1919
1919
230
243
133
249
244
145
+8.0 +4.2
+0.1 +199. 1
+8.8 +14.8
72, 316
174,290
70, 132
65, 032
188, 348
50, 284
71,203
191, 104
54, 075
75, 089
196, 755
51, 328
79, 249
81, 561
61,032
1919
1919
1919
251
239
129
265
246
123
+5.5 -5.2
+3.0 +141. 2
-5.1 -15.9
108, 572
295, 400
115, 236
299, 254
114, 759
280, 734
109, 136
265, 885
239, 118
728, 122
12 1921
12 1921
281
217
267
206
-4.9 -54.4
-5.3 -63.5
Sanitary Ware
Baths, enameled:
Orders shipped
number..
Stocks, end of month
number
Orders received
. _ _. _. . number _
Lavatories, enamel:
Orders shipped .. _
number..
Stocks, end of month
number..
Orders received
number _
Sinks, enamel:
Orders shipped
.number .
Stocks, end of month
number _ _
Orders received
number
Miscellaneous, enamel:
Orders shipped
.. _
number .
Stocks, end of month
_
.number. .
Orders received
number. _
Unfilled orders, end of month:
Baths
number
Small ware
number..
413, 831
400, 989
-3.1
489, 695
439, 379
-10.3
539, 213
491, 794
-8.8
544, 374
514, 506
-5.5
563, 193
510, 242
-9.4
597, 415
511,453
-14.4
317, 641
283, 640
-10.7
335, 464
225, 819
-32.7
CHEMICALS AND OILS
Imports:
28,173
27,062
23, 240
Potash
_
-long tons
20,532
10, 727
95, 109
197, 359
155, 163
73,219
Nitrate of soda...
long tons_. 89, 858
Exports:
940
1,017
713
1,024
Sulphuric acid
thous. of Ibs
891
78, 058
65, 989
94, 450
Total fertilizer
long tons .
86,201
93, 828
Dyes and dyes tuffs —
232, 291
Vegetable
Ibs.. 201, 175 216, 247 430, 830 287, 836
Coal tar
_lbs._ 2, 006, 681 2, 067, 046 1, 990, 398 2, 172, 425 1, 014, 824
Price index numbers:
Crude drugs
index number. .
Essential oils
index number .
Drugs and
Pharmaceuticals ._
index number _
Chemicals
index number
Oils and fats
index number. .
Price, sulphuric acid 66° N. Y_ .index number .
84, 152 ' 99, 007
498, 016
537, 489
+17.7
+7.9
1909-13 128
1909-13 457
97
359
-24.1 +91. 4
-21.4 +111.9
3,046
339, 063
3,561
324, 698
+16.9
-4.2
1909-13
1909-13
145
83
+25.0
-8.7
1, 056, 250
5, 430, 759
1, 136, 088
8, 236, 550
+7.6
+51.7
116
91
-13.0
-8.1
-33.2 +23.9
+9.1 +114. 1
1914
1914
204
158
197
154
-3.4
-2.5
1914
1914
1914
1913
156
113
161
70
156
113
154
70
0.0 -1.3
0.0 -2.6
-4.3 +20.3
0.0
0.0
111
67
53
71
133
+1.8 -8.5
-15.7 -26.4
+10.1 -37.4
+49.3 +15.3
11.1
0.0
105
87
62
32
41
+0.8 -14.5
+7.4 -11.9
-0.5 -36.2
-45. 8 +6.6
0.0 -22.7
-5.3
+9.2
Wood Chemicals
Acetate of lime:
10, 414 8 11, 373
Production
thous. of Ibs..
11, 590
53, 350
44,958 -15.7
12, 650
11, 581
1922
109
9,611 810,886
9,172
12,460
Shipments or use
thous. of Ibs .
10,048
39, 058
39,717
1922
+1.7
80
Stocks, end of month
thous. of lbs._
16, 230 » 17, 383
30,535
15, 367
19, 130
1922
49
999
1,421
Exports
..thous. of Ibs..
1,995
4,488
1,098
1,639
5,731 +27.7
1922
48
3,000
Price
. dolls, per cwt
3,375
3,000
3,000
3,000
1922
133
Methanol:
8
Production
gallons.. 573, 333 542, 397 8 592, 636 597, 184
698, 126 2, 835, 781 2, 305, 550 -18.7
1922
104
586. 331 521, 854 513, 966 551, 949
Shipments or use
gallons
626,837 2, 568, 655 2, 174, 100 -15.4
1922
81
Stocks, end of month..
.. . gallons 1,305,058 1, 365, 830 81, 704, 125 1, 695, 137 2, 656, 211
1922
62
194, 049 -23.2
252, 676
39, 625
63, 343
34,321
32, 188
Exports
gallons.. 56,760
1922
60
.68
.68
.68
88
.68
Price
dolls, per gal..
1922
41
8
aMarch, 1924.
Revised.
12 Eight months' average, May to December.
39
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
Per ct.
increase
NUMERICAL DATA
In
many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February March
April,
1924
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
April
( }
or-t
decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
1924
1925
43, 962
34,810
54, 131
43, 262
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
+23.1
+24.3
WOOD CHEMICALS— Continued
Grain alcohol:
Production
thous. of gals_ _
16, 323
Withdrawn for denaturation thous. of gals.. 13, 690
W a r e h o u s e s t o c k s end of month
1,932
thous of gals
Wood at chemical plants:
Consumption (carbonized) ..
cords
62, 614
Stocks, end of month
cords. . 478, 422
12, 592
9,682
13, 120
9,722
8,788
6,357
-27.3 +37.6
+5.0 -59.9
+19.4
5,010
5,983
6,235
61, 430
497, 605
62, 678
565, 947
74,596
849, 991
305, 690
242, 073
-20.8
1922
1922
96
53
97
60
106
109
116
120
4,037
55, 351
8
495, 186
12, 096
10, 168
8
-4.0
+2.0
+13.7
-16.0
-33.4
Explosives
(Black-powder, permissibles, and other high
explosives)
Production
Shipments
Sales
Stocks
thous . of Ibs. .
thous. of Ibs..
thous. of Ibs..
thous of Ibs
-5.0
-4.0
+1.1 +0.2
+7.0 +6.5
-4.2 +12.7
33, 479
35, 296
34,541
16, 480
36*527
34,074
31, 675
18, 976
34, 211
33, 354
31, 269
20, 358
32, 504
33, 727
33, 451
19, 501
33, 858
33, 674
31, 398
17, 299
135, 529
136, 457
129, 773
137, 721
136, 451
130, 936
+1.6
0.0
+0.9
1922
1922
1922
1922
111
107
108
125
.barrels..
barrels
8,391
49, 556
6, 167
37, 606
5,907
22, 831
16, 695
20, 373
15, 581
22, 456
36, 987
37, 160
+0.5
1919
1919
39
73
110 +182. 6
66 -10.8
+7.1
-9.3
barrels..
barrels
51, 279
222, 857
49, 322
199, 896
50, 137
171, 197
57, 080
154, 244
57, 310
203, 159
200,469
207, 818
+3.7
1919
1919
90
85
102
77
+13. 8
-9.9
-0.4
-24.1
thous. of lbs._
thous. of lbs__
9,454
59, 445
4,880
52, 617
5,392
79, 213
2,702
58, 556
3,552
108, 935
16, 650
398, 766
22, 428
249, 831
+34.7
-37.3
1913
1913
19
370
9
274
-49.9 -23.9
-26.1 -46.2
thous. of Ibs
thous. of Ibs
19, 177
19,109
17, 288
15, 846
19, 729
20, 125
18, 941
17, 090
20,461
20, 083
90, 542
90, 885
75, 135
72, 170
-17.0
-20.6
1913
1913
163
170
157
144
-4.0 -7.4
-15.1 -14.9
Cottonseed stocks, end of month..
tons.. 898, 671
Cottonseed oil:
Stocks, end of month
thous. of Ibs.. 120, 997
Production
...thous. of lbs_. 210,409
Price, New York
dolls, perlb..
.112
599, 626
324, 782
144,271
130, 120
1919
63
28
-55.6
+10. 9
126, 745
157, 905
.107
89, 168
116, 384
.111
70,504
76,577
.111
73, 369
46,204
.101
1919
1919
1913
93
105
154
73
69
153
-20.9
-34.2
0.0
-3.9
+65.7
+9.9
1,253
228
750
109
683
97
372
117
210
100
1,081
473
3,058 +182. 9
551 +16.5
1919
1919
72
9
39
11
-45.5 +77.1
+20.6 +17.0
173
324
142
283
163
228
99
154
146
133
585
693
-1.4
+42.7
1919
1919
104
21
63
14
-39.3 -32.2
-32.5 +15. 8
434
888
400
636
367
400
361
274
81
187
1919
1919
158
15
155
10
-1.6 +345. 7
-31. 5 +46.5
14, 720
14,468
14,810
14,043
8,930
46, 107
58,041
+25.9
1913
97
92
-5.2 +57.3
31, 226
29,847
20, 933
15, 680
8,765
65, 280
97,686
+49.6
1913
69
52
-25.1 +78.9
101
+33.3
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1913
136
92
104
96
106
-20.1
+38.0
-4.7
-22.2 +49.7
+13.4
+49.7
1913
1913
1919
1919
106
230
55
92
80
325
33
71
-24.4 -16.6
+41.3 +13.6
-39.6 +3.0
-22.5 +18.4
1913
1913
185
179
170
173
+8.3 +37.3
-3.7 +63.9
Naval Stores
Turpentine (3 principal ports) :
Net receipts
Stocks, end of month
Bosin (3 principal ports):
Net receipts
Stocks, end of month
Fats and Oils
Total vegetable oils:
Exports
Imports
Oleomargarine:
Production
Consumption..
_
. '._
Cottonseed
Flaxseed
Receipts:
Minneapolis
thous. of bush
Duluth
thous. of bush
Shipments:
Minneapolis
thous. of bush..
Duluth .
thous of bush
Stocks, end of month:
Minneapolis
thous. of bush..
Duluth..
thous. of bush..
Linseed oil:
Shipments from
Minneapolis
thous. of Ibs .
Linseed-oil cake:
Shipments from
Minneapolis
thous. of Ibs..
FOODSTUFFS
577
989
Wheat
Production, monthly estimates: I3
Winter
thous. of bush..
407, 156
444,833
Spring
thous. of bush..
253, 729
Total
thous. of bush.
660,885
Exports, including flour... thous. of bush
11,612
16,202
12, 601
12,928
"Visible supply:
United States
thous. of bush.. 81, 796
47,864
74, 167
63,327
Canada
thous. of bush.. 79,341
76, 187
75,048
106,076
Receipts, principal markets
thous. of bush.. 24,734
10, 422
19,923
17, 260
Shipments, prin. markets
thous. of bush_. 19, 864
18,367
14, 226
16, 168
Prices:
No. 1, northern, Chicago.. .dolls, per bush..
1.909
1.841
1.689
1.549
No. 2, red winter, Chicago.. dolls, per bush..
2.006
1.984
1.767
1. 701
8 Revised.
13
Estimated as of first of second month following month stated; i. e., figures in March
Data for a year ago represent final estimate of the 1924 crop.
509, 319
183,831
693, 150
8,418
57,383
93,380
10,123
12, 017
1.128
1.038
40,012
63,798
45,853
""
53,343
72,339
68, 625
column refer to May 1 estimate, and in the April column June 1 estimate.
40
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February March
April
April,
1924
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
Per ct.
increase
( )
or t
decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
1925
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (—)
1925
April
from
March
Mar. Apr.
April,
1925,
from
i&
FOODSTUFFS— Continued
Wheat Flour
(Bureau of th/ Census)
Wheat, ground...
thous. of bushs..
Production, wheat
flour
thous. of bbls..
Production, grain offal
thous. of lbs_.
Per cent of capacity operated
per cent..
45, 010
9,853
762, 489
58
37, 720 s 33, 548
s 7, 347
8,248
648, 197 8 576, 955
843
53
30, 852
6,735
532, 491
41
35,680
7,682
643, 588
45
155, 503
33,440
2, 793, 941
147, 130
32, 183
2, 520, 132
-5.4
-3.8
-9.8
41, 385
36, 170
39, 384
35, 616
-4.8
-1.5
-8.0 -13.5
-8.3
12.3
-7.7
17.3
-4.7
8.9
(Russell's Commercial News)
Production
thous. of bbls..
Consumption
thous. of bbls
Stocks, all positions
thous. of bbls
Wholesale prices (Dept. Labor):
Flour, standard patents,
Minneapolis
_ -dolls, per bbl
Flour, winter straights,
Kansas City
dolls, per bbl
11, 705
10, 017
7,400
10, 189
9,800
6,850
9,307
8,370
6,400
8,183
7,429
6,200
9,521
8,588
6,700
9.694
9.850
9.035
8.250
8.805
8.669
7.969
7,692
879
7,037
659
7,552
689
1919
1919
1919
96
103
68
84
91
6.350
1913
197
180
7.038
5.294
1913
207
183
5,585
672
6,464
857
66
-12.1 -14.1
-11.2 -13.5
-3.1 -7.5
-8.7
+29.9
-11.7
+32.9
-8.4
-33.6
-26.0
-2.5
-13.6
-21.6
Canadian Milling £
Grindings:
Wheat
thous. of bushs
Oats
_
thous. of bushs
Production:
Wheat
flour
thous. of bbls. .
Total oatmeal and rolled
oats...
_
thous. of Ibs.Oatmeal
thous. of lbs__
Rolled oats
thous. of lbs._
30,429
4,369
27,866
2,899
1,698
1,557
1,668
1,244
1,449
6,829
6,167
-9.7
-25.4
-14.1
11, 159
1,536
9,623
7,133
1,519
5,614
7,469
1,769
5,700
7,358
2,926
4,432
11,350
2,985
8,365
64,584
24,431
40,153
33, 119
7,750
25,369
-48.7
-68.3
-36.8
-f.5
+2.0
-22.2
-35.2
-2.0
-47.0
896
Exports, including meal
thous . of bushs . .
28,812
Visible supply
thous of bushs
Receipts, principal markets... thous. of bushs. - 37,038
Shipments, prin. markets
thous. of bushs.. 14,290
6,751
Grindings (starch, glucose).. thous. of bushs..
Prices, contract grades, No. 2,
1.271
Chicago
dolls per bush
704
34, 199
21, 274
12,270
6,199
896
36, 526
24,916
13,692
5,672
1,109
25,253
10,224
14,243
5,240
2,150
19, 735
17, 535
15,912
6,437
12,826
3,605
-71.9
121, 922
74, 134
28, 182
93,452
54,495
23,862
-23.4
-26.5
-15.3
+23.8
-30.9
-59.0
+4.0
-7.6
-48.4
+28.0
-41.7
-10.5
-18.6
1.242
1.165
1.082
.790
23,474
73, 570
984
14,110
72, 386
843
12,856
63,886
1,006
11, 679
48,082
917
13,769
10,656
185
.596
.570
.492
.454
.489
204,687
160,070
2,038
934
2,804
706
Corn
1913
1913
1919
1919
1913
21 26
329 227
166 68
155 161
135 125
1913
186
173
-7.1 +37.0
Other Grains
Oats:
Production, monthly est *' mills of bushs
Receipts, principal
markets
...thous of bushs..
Visible supply
. _ thous. of bushs
Exports, including meal. ..thous, of bushs..
Prices, contract grades,
Chicago
dolls per bush
Barley:
Production, rnoTlthly Wt 18 thoUS ofhushs
Receipts, principal
markets. . .
..
thous. of bushs
Exports _
thous. of bushs
Price, fair to good, malting,
Chicago
dolls per bush
Rye:
Production, monthly est *8 thous. of bushs
Receipts, principal
markets.. _.
-thous ofbushs.
Exports, including flour. -thous. of bushs..
Price, No. 2, Chicago
dolls, per bush
1909-13
1, 295, 456 1, 231, 728
4,940
1,522
4,210
881
.973
.996
3,359
864
.922
.875
53, 317
-5.2
3,750 +129.8
115
+5.2
62
367
33
56
276
30
-9.2 -15.2
-24.7 +351. 2
-8.8 +395. 7
131
121
1909-13
12,094
2,587
-7.7
+20.3
+62.4
62,461
1913
1913
37
59
22
64
-39.3
+8.1
147
140
-5.1
1909-13
2,134
1,208
1.585
2,823
944
1.579
833
2,408
1.353
1,506
10, 749
1.118
960
2,147
.662
6,382
3,735
17, 538
Total grain exports, incl. flour.thous. of bushs..
Car loadings of grain and grain products. cars. . 197, 182
14, 984
178, 416
21, 376
188, 059
26,310
131, 086
13,606
148,097
60, 792
732, 924
9,255
2.000
3,000
11. 110
2,000
3,200
12, 210
3,600
4,440
8,880
4,000
5,200
7, 296 +14.3
15,309 +309. 9
1913
1913
1913
-7.2
+27.9
113
1913
14, 547
4,201
.803
57,968
1,632
62, 119
1913
•1913
1913
1913
65,526
153
-27.3
+32.3
+9.0
-14.6
64 116 +80.8 +56.9
1554 6935 +346. 4 +400.7
213 176
17 4 +68.9
Total Grains
80,208
694, 743
1913
1919
103
111
127
77
+23.1
-3.03
+93.4
-11.5
1913
1913
1914
+31.9
-5.2
429
57
440
472
103
610
+9.9
+80.0
+38.8
+37.5
10.0
-14.6
Argentine Grains
Visible supply, end of month:
Wheat
..
thous. of bushs
Corn
thous. of bushs
Flaxseed »
thous. of bushs
7,400
3,200
2,800
Bice
43,129
97,214
34,465
723, 114
Southern paddy, receipts at mills
bbls.. 448, 306
80.057 2, 105, 363
Shipments:
Total from mills
pockets (100 Ibs.)
981, 194 543, 246 496, 485 389,915
470, 496 3, 320, 819 2, 410, 840
95, 082
704, 771
95,165
561, 920
New Orleans
pockets (100 Ibs.)
219, 817 128, 858 118, 163
Stocks, end of month:
Mills and dealers
pockets (100 Ibs.).. 1,867,227 1, 559, 679 1, 059, 649 674, 106
718,226
98,554
60,728
279, 272
Imports..
_
pockets (100 ibs.)
78, 493
35, 498
170, 937
41, 497
Exports
Dockets (100 Ibs.).. '- 108. 979 8 114. 109 879.085
63.246
116. 428
778. 374
365. 419
8
Revised.
1s Estimated as of first of second month following month stated; i. e., figures in March column refer to May 1 estimate and
for a year also represent final estimate of the 1924 crop
* See text on p. 29.
-65.7
1919
7
6
-20.1
-56.9
-27.4
-20.3
1919
1919
81
46
64
37
-21.5
-19.5
-17.1
-0.1
+63.4
-53.1
1919
1919
1919
131
72
25
83
45
20
-36.4
-38.4
-20.0
-6.1
+71.1
-45. 7
in the April column June 1 estimate, Data
41
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
Per ct.
increase
NUMERICAL DATA
Jn many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February
March
April
April,
1924
(
-y
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
BASE
YEAR
or decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
PERIOD
OR
1925
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
FOODSTUFFS-Continued
Other Crops
Apples:
Cold-storage holdings
(p/n<1 of month)
th^ns nf faKIs
Car-lot shipments . __
carloads
Oar-lot shipments:
Potatoes
carloads
Onions, car -lot shipments..
carloads
Citrus fruits, car-lot shipments... carloads..
Hay, receipts.. .
tons
5,233
4,980
3,761
3,802
2,288
3, 244
1,143
2,216
82,080
3, 373
14, 242
-44.1
1919
1919
118
25, 491
48
59
38
21, 159
2,713
12, 036
101, 595
19, 886
1,984
10,402
69, 869
20, 862
1,533
11,309
74, 305
19,532
2,900
10,417
45,985
18, 406
2,270
12, 680
65, 624
79, 342
8,671
46,359
350,209
81,439
9,130
44,164
291,754
+2.6
+5.3
-4.7
-16.7
1919
1919
1919
1919
139
88
210
62
130
167
193
38
-6.4
+6.1
+89.2 +27.8
-7.9 -17.8
-38.1 -29.9
1,869
708
207
1,150
1,530
555
176
967
1,860
645
241
1,179
1,827
664
271
1,163
1,751
627
8239
1,108
6,652
2,432
827
4,169
7,086
2,572
895
4,459
+6.5
+5.8
+8.2
+7.0
1919
1919
1919
1919
91
72
55
103
89
74
62
102
-1.8
+2.9
+12.4
-1.4
+4.3
+5.9
+13.4
+5.0
480, 692
473, 652
9,412
346, 086
347, 328
8,652
425, 740
421, 760
18,476
431,009
439, 922
12,004
398, 288
400, 792
13,827
1, 605, 945
1, 589, 182
48,315
1,683,527
1, 682, 662
48,544
+4.8
1913
1919
1913
129
100
136
131
104
88
+1.2
+4.3
-35.0
+8.2
+9.8
-13.2
140, 705
130, 809
116, 318
96, 223
878,423
1919
49
40
9.313
.183
.133
9.469
.183
.135
10. 200
.183
.148
9.988
.183
.153
10. 775
.170
.155
1913
1913
1913
120
141
113
117
141
117
-2.1
0.0
+3.4
-7.3
+7.6
-1.3
6,105
2,176
38
3,910
4,558
1,580
35
3,010
3,528
1,239
92
2,285
3,246
1,199
41
2,039
4,374
1,559
57
2,809
20, 795
7,737
206
13, 028
17,437
6, 194
206
11,244
-16.1
-19.9
0.0
-13.7
1919
1919
1919
1919
94
104
123
90
87
100
55
80
-8.0
-3.2
-55.4
-10.8
-25.8
-23.1
-28.1
-27.4
726, 051 547, 772 519, 331
483, 656 8459,494 8 449, 691
114,706 123, 281
83, 215
690, 514
556, 581
137, 577
3,277,054
2, 281, 349
728, 348
2, 743, 892
2, 005, 022
465,423
-16.3
-12.1
-36.1
1913
1919
1913
115
120
150
109
117
101
-5.2
-2.1
-32.5
-24.8
-19.2
-39.5
1919
106
105
-1.4
-4.4
763, 695
406, 701
584, 179
246, 531
-23.5
-39.4
1919
1919
131
100
126
70
-1.5
-29.8
-33.4
-39.4
-50.0
-31. 7
-45.0
-34.3
Cattle and Calves
'Cattle movement, primary markets:
Receipts
thousands.
Shipments, total
thousands
Shipments, stocker and feeder.. thousands..
Local slaughter ..
thousands
Beef products:
Inspected slaughter product -thous. of Ibs...
Apparent consumption
thous of Ibs
Exports
thous. of lbs__
•Cold-storage holdings
(end of month)
thous. of lbs._
Prices, Chicago:
Cattle, corn-fed.
.dolls, per 100 Ibs
Beef, fresh native steers
dolls, per lb__
Beef, steer rounds, No. 2
dolls, per lb_.
+0.5
Hogs and Pork
Hog movement, primary markets:
Receipts.
thousands
Shipments, total.
thousands
Shipments, stocker and feeder .thousands..
Local slaughter
thousands
Pork products, total:
Inspected slaughter product -thous. of Ibs..
Apparent consumption
thous. of Ibs. .
Exports..
.__
thous. of Ibs..
Cold-storage holdings
(end of month)
thous. of Ibs
Xard (included in pork products):
Production
thous. of Ibs. .
Exports
thous. of Ibs..
Cold-storage holdings
(end of month)
thous. of Ibs..
Prices:
Hogs, heavy, Chicago dolls, per 100 Ibs
Hams, smoked, Chicago
dolls, perlb..
Lard, prime contract, N. Y. .dolls, per lb__
950, 738
612, 981
144, 221
8
778, 792
865, 355 8 979, 739
965, 688 81,010,649
194,189
78,440
161, 697
60, 363
115, 016
63, 281
113, 277
44, 447
170, 096
73, 307
112, 704
151, 927
150, 182
151,499
8127,949
10.800
.219
.166
11.150
.231
.161
13. 480
.269
.171
12. 575
.282
.161
7.425
. 190
.113
1,467
688
138
786
1,388
675
119
711
1,504
670
95
836
1,541
704
109
833
1,348
613
105
726
5,824
2,733
443
3,090
5,900
2,737
461
3,166
+1.3
+0.1
39, 655
40, 270
34, 945
34, 955
40, 572
40, 671
40, 610
40,641
33,848
34,214
147, 150
148, 246
155, 782
156, 537
2,336
2,294
2, 090
1,998
2,493
1919
25
24
-4.4
-19.9
8.688
17. 625
8.438
17.313
9.175
16. 050
7.919
14.156
9.938
15. 938
1913
1913
196
206
169
182
-13.7
-11.8
-20.3
-11.2
1919
163
164
1913
1913
1913
161
162
155
150
170
146
-6.7
+4.8
-5.8
+69.4
+48. 4.
+42.5
tt!
1919
1919
1919
1919
66
55
16
79
68
58
19
79
+2.5
+5.1
+14.7
-0.4
+14.3
+14. 8
+3.8
+14.7
+5.9
+5.6
1913
1919
89
104
89
104
Sheep and Lambs
:Sheep movement, primary markets:
Recei pts ..
thousands
Shipments, total.
thousands
Shipments, stocker and feeder. thousands..
Local slaughter
thousands
Lamb and mutton:
Inspected slaughter product -thous. of lbs._
Apparent consumption
thous. of Ibs..
Cold-storage holdings
(end of month)
thous. of Ibs
Prices:
Sheep, ewes, Chicago., dolls, per 100 Ibs
Sheep, lambs, Chicago- -dolls, per 100 Ibs..
+0.1 +20.0
-0.1 +18.8
Poultry
Receipts at 5 markets
C old-storage holdings
(end of month)
thous of Ibs
30,460
21, 256
14, 870
15,768
15, 608
thous of Ibs
138, 189
130, 513
108, 608
82, 732
'Total catch, prin. fishing ports... thous. of Ibs.. 11, 028
-Cold-storage holdings, 15th of mo.thous. of Ibs.. 55, 308
•Canned salmon, shipments
cases
394, 433
18, 181
42, 878
371, 422
23,708
29, 633
203, 520
18, 143
22,492
113,206
16, 535
21, 489
195, 188
-15.8
52, 068
82,354
1919
75
80
+6.0
+1.0
1919
97, 863
167
128
-23.8
+58.9
1919
1919
137
48
105
36
-23.5
-24.1
—44.4
+9.7
+4.7
-42.0
Fish
61, 121
71, 060
1, 206, 313
1, 082, 581
+16.3
-10.3
Milk
-Stocks, manufacturer's, end of month:
Total
. thous. of Ibs
CondensedCase goods...
thous. of Ibs..
Bulk goods
thous. of Ibs
Evaporated, case goods.
thous. of Ibs..
Unsold stocks, manufacturer's, end of month:
Total
_.
thous. of lbs__
CondensedCase goods
__
thous. of Ibs. .
Bulk goods
thous. of Ibs
Evaporated, case goods
thous. of Ibs
8
Revised .
91, 205
90, 869 8 110, 565
140,324
127,464
1920
40
62
+26.9
+10.1
12, 208
7,066
71,857
12, 321
5,956
72,460
8 13, 554 . 17,585
8 5, 537
5,559
8 91, 309 117,070
12, 220
11,918
102, 997
1920
1920
1920
25
31
60
32
31
77
+29.7
+0.4
+28.2
+43.9
-53.4
+13.7
35, 318
47,335
869,330
104, 639
81,050
1920
61
92
+50.9
+29.1
2,209
3,113
29,929
2,628
2,407
42, 187
8 1, 702
8 2, 557
8 64, 936
8,273
2,380
93,880
7,264
5,971
67,499
1920
1920
1920
6
24
85
*
31 +386. 1 +13.9
-6.9
23
-60.1
123 +44.6 +39.1
42
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cotes May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February
March
April
April,
1924
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
Per ct.
increase
(
ort>
decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
1925
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925 <
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
FOODSTUFFS— Continued
Milk— Continued
Exports:
Condensed
thous. oflbs__
4,701
Evaporated
thous. of Ibs
5,952
Powdered
thous. of Ibs..
335
Fluid milk:
ReceiptsBoston (includ. cream) ,-thous. of qts__
14,528
Greater New York
thous. of cans..
2,413
Consumption and distribution by milk plants
(Dairyman's League, N. Y.) :
Total milk consumed or sold -thous. oflbs.. 153,465
Fluid milk sold
thous of Ibs
101, 580
Milk consumed for manufacture of—
Soft cheese, ice cream, and
condensed milk....
thous. of Ibs. . 28,469
Milk chocolate and milk
15,865
powder
thous. of Ibs
6,899
Butter
thous. of Ibs
652
American cheese
thous of Ibs
Dairy Products
Butter:
Receipts, 5 markets
thous. of Ibs. _
Cold-storage holdings, creamery (end of month)
thous of Ibs
Wholesale price, 5 markets.. -dolls, per lb_.
Cheese:
Receipts, 5 markets. ._
.thous. oflbs..
Cold-storage and holdings, American (end of month)
thous. of Ibs..
Wholesale price, 5 markets. -dolls, per lb...
Eggs:
Receipts, 5 markets
thous. oflbs..
Cold-storage holdings (case).. thous. oflbs..
Sugar
Raw:
Imports
Meltings, 8 ports
Stocks at refineries
(end of month)
Refined, exports
Cane, domestic:
Receipts at New Orleans
Prices:
Wholesale, 96° centrifugal,
N Y
Wholesale refined, N. Y
Retail average 51 cities
Cuban movement:
Receipts at Cuban ports
E xports
Stocks end of month
Coffee
ImportsVisible supply:
World
United States
Receipts, total, Brazil.
Clearances:
Total, Brazil, for world
Total, Brazil, for U. S
Tea
Imports
46, 569
2,961
6,700
386
2,674
6,417
295
3,757
9,490
205
5,926
9,379
243
24,224
58,243
985
14,093
28,559
1,221
-41.8
-51.0
+24.0
1922
1922
1922
56
57
57
79
87
40
+40.5
+47.9
-30.5
-36.6
+1.2
—15.6-
14,149
2,281
16,472
2,603
16,663
2,500
15, 862
2,396
60,295
9,465
61, 812
9,797
+2.5
+3.5
1919
1913
126
174
128
167
+1.2
-4.0
+5.0+4.3
162,010
97, 761
192,375
106, 128
8228,268
398,533
598,491
290,294
507,850
305,469
-15. 1
+5.2
1922
1922
64
94
23,105
41,935
53,054
143, 849
103, 509
-28.0
1922
57
3 43, 149
« 29, 502
»4,031
96,681
56, 865
10,802
78,478
17,907
2,488
-18.8
-68.5
-77.0
1922
1922
1922
63
18
6
52,344
183, 960
189, 126
+2.8
1919
107
111
+4.5
-2.3:
1913
1919
19
79
7
74
-65.6
-6.4
-58.1
+13.8
1919
89
96
+7.6
-5.3
1913
1919
74
73
70
72
-5.7
-0.9
-0.2+23.1
154 215 +40.0
1919
1916-20 36 140 +292.9
+2.7
+36.7
25,684
4,959
502
36,929
6,049
1,334
42, 513
48, 925
3
51,119
45, 748
.414
28,789
.412
10, 875
.467
3,739
.437
« 8, 913
.384
15,378
12,845
14,464
15, 562
16,440
41,553
.228
34,647
.229
27,716
.226
26,147
.224
634
81
1,163
, 21
1,824
1,240
2,553
4,872
long tons..
-long tons..
274, 510
296,101
372, 911
313, 242
446,354
551, 892
long tons
.. -long tons. _
94,110
7,056
137, 829
14, 108
.. -long tons..
2,996
dolls per Ib
dolls, per lb_.
index number
59, 892
58, 249
-2.7
« 26, 202
.182
2,487
3, 563
5,395
486, 599
545,078
384,952
426,955
1,491,951
1,542,993
1,580,374
1,706,313
184,668
21,455
280,444
20,284
277,027
25,342
50,435
62,903
+24.7
403
432
518
174
24,357
4,349
-82.1
.046
.061
.046
.058
.047
.059
.045
.056
.064
.079
long tons.. 637,599
- -long tons . . 375, 213
293,891
long tons
833,934
504,146
623,658
109, 048
79,992
-thous. of lbs_thous of bags
thous. of bags..
thous. of bags..
5,290
713
874
8
876,210 836, 676
677, 797 536, 148
802,936 1, 158, 245
634,044
380,109
945, 715
86,097
111, 957
135, 167
5,112
652
765
5,329
888
889
6,174
+14.4
+5.9
+10.6
254
170
277
168
+9.0
-1.2
+26.4
+27. T
194 294
1919
1909-13 727 687
+51.9
-5.5
-20. a
1913
1919
+1.2:
+19.9 +197. T
487,119
410, 304
+14.8
+12.4
-15.8
3
3
1913
1913
1913
2,775,019 3,184,419
1, 863, 154 2,093,304
1913
135
138
140
127
132
136
-4.3
-5.1
-2.9
-29. T
-29.1
-24. 9^
1919
1919
1919
265
208
125
253
165
180
-4.5
-20.9
+44.3
+32.0
+41.1
+22.5-
1909-13 178
113
-36.3
-23.1
45
+0.5
38 -21.7
75 i -19.6
+23.0*
+9.6.
-36.8
5,353
695
715
4,351
634
1,131
4,529
3,243
-28.4
1913
1913
1913
679
278
728
463
4,174
2,179
3,247
1,740
-22.2
-20.1
1913
1913
78
118
69
71
-11.8
-39. 8
-6.7
-40. 0
45
48
93
thous. of bags.thous. of bags.-
1,042
623
756
377
770
462
thous. of Ibs -.
7,661
6,084
7,417
4,786
5,922
"25,010
25,948
+3.8
1909-13
90
58
-35.5
-19.2-
475
6,652
452
5,681
504
6,270
494
6,048
501
5,323
2,020
21,704
1,925
24.651
-4.7
+13.6
1913
1913
80
484
78
467
-2.0
-3.5
-1.4
+13.6
35,457
33, 172
34,346
34, 159
32,866
141, 257
137, 134
-2.9
1913
93
92
-0.5
+3.9-
1909-13 103 98
1913
373 501
1913
5
18
-5.0
+34.5
-70.4
-51.6-14.5
-10.3.
TOBACCO
Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals) :
Large cigars
millions..
Small cigarettes
mi llions _ .
Manufactured tobacco
and snuff
-thous. of Ibs..
Exports:
Unmanufactured leafthous. of Ibs. .
Cigarettes
- -millions ..
Sales of loose-leaf warehouses
thous. of lbs._
Price, wholesale, Burley good leaf,
<-?Qi«lr roH T nnievillp
Hnllc DPr 1flfllh)<!
123, 602
3,133
164, 247
-44.5
-9.0
+6.7
24,127
735
51, 833
32,475
721
14,556
30,850
970
4,307
63,732
1,135
4,800
24.50
24.50
24.50
24.50
28.00
2,104
1,221
510
None.
None.
2,724
1,951
1,114
452
3,604
2,159
1,296
524
1,610
2,548
2,241
8,556
9,786
+14.4
1919
91,787
98, 417
81,528
318,053
367, 211
+15.5
1919
401, 371
572,528
411.499
1, 476, 233
1,685,052
Revised.
+14.1
1922
TRANSPORTATION
River and Canal Cargo Traffic
Panama Canal:
1,840
1,907
Total cargo traffic
thous. of long tons..
1,037
942
In American vessels. - .thous. of long tons..
428
517
In British vessels
thous. of long tons . .
None.
None.
Sault Ste. Marie Canals --thous. of short tons..
None.
New York State canals- —thous. of short ton§-. None.
2,209
2,305
Suez Canal
- thous. of metric tons. .
Mississippi Rivers, Government owned
95,907
barges
tons-- 81,087
Ohio River, Pittsburgh, Pa., to
Wheeling W Va
short tons.. 365,970 345. 183
'March, 1924.
222,648
3,442
153, 913
36, 150
707
93,551
1913
7,802 -14.3
4,314 -20.4
-10.2
1,907
3,604 +123. 9
9,102
5,422
2,124
1,610
8
186
186
0.0
-12.6
1915
1915
1915
1913
517
670
278
N.
479
611
246
36
-7.3
-8.8
-11.4
-9.6-14.0
-13.7
234
1051
134
219
1127
192
-6.5
+13. T
+7.2
+20.7
+42,7
+39.1
43
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In* many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February
March
April
April,
1924
Per ct.
increase
(
or-tf
deCUMULATIVE TOTAL crease
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
1928
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
TRANSPOBTATION-Continued
Ocean Transportation
Entrances, vessels in foreign trade:
Total
thous. of net tons-American..
thous. of net tons. Foreign
thous. of net tons-Clearances, vessels in foreign trade:
Total-- .
American _
thous. of net tons-Foreign
thous of net tons Freight rates, Atlantic ports to:
United Kingdom weighted index number -All Europe
weighted index number --
4,456
1,721
2,736
4,527
1,747
2,780
5,227
2,046
3,181
5,434
2,369
3,066
5,107
2,318
2,790
18,587
7,857
10,731
19,644
7,883
11,763
+5.7
+0.3
+9.6
1913
1913
1913
118 122
174 202
97 94
+4.0
+15.8
-3.6
5,126
1,820
3,307
4,550
1,750
2,800
5,051
1,993
3,058
5,622
2,405
3,217
5,308
2,470
2,839
19,082
8,206
10,877
20,349
7,968
12, 382
+6.6
-2.9
+13.8
1913
1913
1913
113 125
159 192
95 100
+5.9
+11.3
+20.7 -2.6
+5.2 +13.3
1920
1920
27.0 26.1
25.6 26.0
138 160
246 213
182 178
+6.4
+2,2
+9.9
-3.3
+1.6
Freight Cars
Surplus (daily av. last week of month) :
Box
number-- 103, 209
Coal._number. - 69,736
Total_
number .- 213,921
Shortage (daily av. last week of month) :
Box
_
number -61
44
Coal-- _
number-Total
number- 406
Cars in bad order:
Total end of month
.cars-- 186,539
Ratio to total on line
_
per cent-8.1
Car loadings (monthly totals):
Total
thous. of cars-3,555
Grain and grain products.. -thous. of cars..
197
Livestock
thous. of cars.146
Coal and coke.
thous. of cars..
861
265
Forest products
thous. of cars-40
Ore
thous. of cars-Merchandise and misc
thous. of cars-2,046
Railroad Operations
Revenue:
Freight
thous. of dolls_.
Passenger
thous. of dolls..
Total operating
thous. of dolls ..
Operating expenses
thous. of dolls ..
Net operating income
thous. of dolls. .
Freight carried
mills, ton-miles. _
Pullman company operations:
Revenue
thous of dolls
Expenses
thous. of dolls..
Passengers carried .
thousands ..
Locomotives in bad order:
Total end of month _ . _
number. .
Ratio to total on line
per cent--
103, 177
138, 425
285,015
113, 615
185,724
344,959
131, 212
160,913
337, 181
101, 648
193, 061
329, 489
1919
1919
1919
100
10
167
5
25
60
None.
15
15
42
97
177
1919
1919
1919
185, 047
8.0
186, 417
8.1
189, 514
8.2
179,275
7.9
1913
1913
122 124
124 121
3,652
178
128
774
316
42
2,214
4,558
188
140
806
404
59
2,960
3,722
131
110
596
313
91
2,481
3,499
148
117
539
305
70
2,320
350, 619
88, §74
484, 774
383, 735
65, 842
37, 035
336,800
77,566
454, 996
355, 555
64, 920
33, 575
360, 608
79,572
486, 481
377, 265
73, 117
35, 335
347, 029
78, 373
473, 497
370, 623
66, 199
342, 907
85, 223
475, 232
377, 827
62,299
3
36, 426
6,320
5,202
2,800
5,652
4,993
2,503
6,270
5,421
2,651
6,008
5,168
2,701
5,878
5,175
2,681
11, 314
17.6
11, 404
17.7
11, 611
18.1
11, 101
17.3
11, 440
17.8
1
+15.5 +29.1
-13.4 -16.7
-2.3 +2.3
-40.0
-75.0
-84.5
-91.5
+1.7
+1.2
+5.7
+3.8
15, 487
694
525
3,038
1,298
232
9,700
+2.7
-5.3
-4.4
-1.8
+1.2
+17.2
+5.1
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
131 107
111 77
98 77
108 80
163 126
36 50
147 123
1, 400, 723 1, 395, 056
347, 472
324, 185
1,929,043 1, 899, 748
1, 528, 436 1, 487, 178
265, 613
270, 078
106, 913
105, 945
-0.4
-6.7
-1.5
-2.7
+1.7
-0.9
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
204
138
191
208
122
129
196
136
186
204
111
-3.8
-1.5
-2.7
-1.8
-9.5
+1.2
-2.1
-0.4
-1.9
+6.3
+5.3
+1.1
+1.2
1913
1913
1913
182 174
231 220
128 130
-4.2
-4.7
+1.9
+2.2
-0.1
+0.7
-4.4
-4.4
-3.0
-2.8
15, 086
733
549
3,095
1,283
198
9,228
23, 037
20,548
10, 529
24,250
20,784
10, 655
1919
1919
75
75
71
72
-18.3 +6.4
-30.3 -11.5
-21.4 -6.0
-26.1 +10.6
-22.5 +2.6
+54.2 +30.0
-16.2 +6.9
Equipment Installations
Locomotives (Am. Ry. Assn.):
Owned (end of month) . _
number. . 64,824
64, 779
64, 747
64, 509
64,896
Tractive power
thous. of lbs_. 2, 590, 525 2, 591, 619 2, 592, 940 2, 587, 347 2,561,363
Installed during month
number167
125
138
171
97
7,456
Tractive power
.thous. of lbs_.
6,233
6,250
7,498
4,167
Retired during month
number ..
213
169
170
409
112
Tractive power
thous. of Ibs . _ 6,242
5,119
4,889
13, 126
2,881
Unfilled orders (end of month)... number. .
280
293
315
340
552
81 '
Building in R. R. shops
number-77
11
83
82
Freight cars (Am. Ry. Assn.):
Owned (end of month)
number. .2,341,109 2, 346, 687 2, 350, 697 2, 353, 956 2, 312, 074
Capacity
..mills, of lbs._ 207, 626 208, 339 208, 908 209,368
202, 448
Installed during month
number. _
11, 768
15, 024
16,007
13, 749
8,718
Capacity
mills, of Ibs . . 1,103
1,444
1,508
1,305
732
Retired during month
number-7,867
9,453
12, 067
10, 497
8,026
654
Capacity
mills, of lbs_730
949
847
613
Unfilled orders (end of month) number .. 58, 910
50, 603
45, 419
42, 602
59,550
Building in R. R. shops
number-5,285
4,878
5,572
2,739
8,072
Passenger Travel
National parks:
Visitors
number.. 38, 292
45,700
58, 082
66, 476
58,330
852
Automobiles entered
_ .number. .
1,267
3,171
2,888
2,118
Arrivals from abroad:
Aliens
fiumber
20, 952
20, 913
26, 619
26, 744
38, 375
United States citizens.
number. . 16, 987
23, 186
29, 228
24, 253
26, Oil
Departures abroad:
Aliens
number
6,183
4,087
4,993
5,684
5,394
United States citizens...
number.. 22,538
23, 211
24,604
20, 791
23,700
Passports issued
number..
8,640
8,816
15,304
19, 655
25,040
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Telephone companies:
Operating re venues _ _
thous. of dolls. . 52, 023
49, 890
52, 762
3 46, 818
Operating income
thous. of dolls . . 12, 492
11, 782
12, 852
3 10, 083
Telegraph companies:
Commercial telegraph tolls. thous. of dolls ..
9,392
8,820
9,821
9,684
8,800
Operating revenue
thous of dolls
11,593
10, 869
12, 071
11,861
10, 880
Operating income
thous. of dolls..
1,596
1,340
1,816
1,657
1,438
3 March, 1924.
-0.4
-0.2
+23.9
+20.0
+140.6
+168.5
+7.9
-1.2
601
27, 437
961
29, 376
45, 255
4,148
39, 547
3,173
56, 548
5,360
39,884
3,180
179, 380
6,796
208,550
8,178
+20.3
+16.3
1920
1920
137,739
87, 198
95,228
95, 412
-30.9
+9.4
19, 025
85,279
45, 683
20,947
94, 053
57,800
138, 365
29, 146
154, 672
37, 126
34, 957
43, 257
5,497
37, 717
46, 394
6,409
-20.7
-33.3
+48.8
+60.8
+25.0
+29.2
+0.9
+0.2
-0.6
+1.0
+76.3
+79.9
+265.2
+355. 6
-38.4
+645. 5
+0.1
+0.2
-14.1
-13.5
-13.0
-10.7
-6.2
+44.9
758
41, 149
646
18, 268
+1.8
+3.4
+57.7
+78.3
+30.8
+38.2
-28.5
+194. 7
97
40
+14.5 +14.0
-8.9 +36.4
1913
1913
23 23
119 106
+0.5 -30.3
+7.2
-11.0
+10.1
+10.3
1913
1913
1913
22 25 +13.8 +5.4
82 79 . -3.7 +14.0
783 1,281 +63.6 +27.4
+11.8
1913
1913
400
346
+26.5
+27.4
+7.9
1913
+7.3
1919
+16. 6 1 1 1919
84
44
129 127
120 117
111 101
-1.4
+10.0
-1.7 +9.0
-8.8 +15.2
44
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
Per ct.
increase;
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
April,
1924
January February
March
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
April
1924
( }
or t 4
decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
1925
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
PUBLIC UTILITIES— Continued
Electric power:
Production—
Total
mills, of kw. hours..
By water power.. .mills, of kw. hours __
By fuels
mills, of kw. hours..
In street rys , mfg plants etc *
In central stations*
Consumption of fuelsCoal.,
thous. of short tons
Oil
thous. of barrels
Gas
millions of cu it
-3.8
-1.0
-5.6
-6.5
-3.6
+8.9
+8.9
+8.8
-1.1
+9.7
5,572
1,695
3,877
450
5,122
4,982
1,741
3,241
384
4,598
5,363
2, 042
3,322
400
4,963
5,159
2,022
3,137
374
4,785
4,739
1,857
2,882
378
4,361
19, 747
6 811
12, 936
1,640
18, 107
21, 077
7,500
13, 577
1,608
19,469
+6.7
+ 10.1
+5.0
-2.0
+7.5
1919
1919
1919
165
168
164
159
166
155
3,714
1,376
2,955
5,127
994
2,540
3,181
836
3,313
2,964
697
3,456
2,891
1,234
2,820
13, 119
5,939
11, 074
12,985
3,902
12,264
-1.0
-34.3
+10.7
1919
1919
1919
109
91
186
101
76
194
497
208
505
211
511
226
502
237
524
232
1914
1920
1915
1922
1922
107
127
120
99
94
105
133
-1.8
+4.9
92
-2.1
14,048
14, 133
14, 532
13, 881
14, 530
1914
1915
245
279
234
-4.5
-4.5
28.29
27.97
28.45
27, 67
27.70
1914
1915
1922
1922
228
112
232
189
222
113
-2.7
+0.9
-0.1
185
-2.1
26 89
3 28. 59
3 30 12
3
23 70
3
17. 41
1914
1914
1914
1914
1914
216
221
219
222
226
3 49. 9
47 8
1914
1914
91
94
1921
1921
1921
1921
96
114
120
84
-6.8 +2.5
-16.6 -43.5
+4.3 +22.6
EMPLOYMENT
Number employed, State and city reports:
New York State
thousands
Detroit. _
thousands
Wisconsin
index number
Illinois
index number
Massachusetts
index number
Total pay roll:
New York State
thous of dolls
Wisconsin
index number
Average weekly earnings:
New York State
dolls
Illinois __
index number
Wisconsin
index number
Massachusetts
index number
Annual weekly earnings (National Industrial
Conference Board):
Grand total (both sexes)
dollars
Total male
_
dollars. .
Skilled male
dollars
Unskilled male
dollars
Total women
dollars
Average weekly hours:
Nominal (both sexes)
hours
Actual (both sexes
hours
Employment agency operations:
Workers registered
number. .
Jobs registered
..number..
Workers placed
._..
number. .
Average applicant per job
number
Federal civilian employees, Washington,
D. C _ _ _
number
Wages of common labor by geographic division:
New England
cents per hour
IVtiddle Atlantic
cents per hour
South Atlantic
cents per hour
East South Central
cents* per hour
West South Central
cents per hour
East North Central
cents per hour
West North Central
cents per hour
Mountain
cents per hour
Pacific
cents per hour
United States average
cents per hour..
3
27.09
29.20
30.75
24.02
17.79
27.12
29.35
30. 96
23.81
17.70
27.19
29.45
31.09
23.86
17.62
49.8
48.5
49.9
48.6
49.9
48.6
146, 136
83, 856
72,600
1.74
148,080
90,720
77,424
1.63
193,292
132, 886
113, 724
1.45
182,304
147, 240
125, 184
1.24
205,039
163, 119
137,772
1.26
65, 938
65, 505
64, 884
65, 037
64, 531
44
52
22
21
28
34
36
39
52
36
45
46
23
26
29
41
39
39
51
38
48
44
25
24
28
36
41
43
53
38
47
46
29
23
27
37
37
42
53
38
52
48
27
25
26
41
35
41
53
39
36, 275
21, 747
14, 528
33, 836
20, 099
13, 737
126, 262
74, 661
51, 601
140, 614
84, 679
55, 935
32, 707
18, 890
1,389
8,150
267
2,255
176
3,412
160
29, 725
17, 257
1,293
7,370
240
2,087
169
3,013
154
101, 571
58, 728
113,882
64, 853
25, 721
6,888
1,954
105
1,887
102
7,240
585
5,934
2,633
1,926
262
1,337
85
5,961
497
5,911
2,480
1,737
248
1,210
84
2,392
107, 902
i
3
687, 138
487, 956
405,498
669, 812
454, 702
388, 184
-2.5
-6.8
-4.3
90
126
133
72
-4.2
+2.2
-5.7 -11.1
+10.8 -9.7
+10.1 -9.1
-14.5 -1.6
+0.2
+0.8
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
240
220
179
200
175
171
164
165
204
190
235
230
207
192
169
176
148
161
204
190
-2.1
+4.5
+16.0
-4.2
—3. 6
+2.8
-9.8
-2.3
0.0
0.0
-9.6
-4.2
+7.4
-8.0
+3.8
-9.8
+5.7
+2.4
0.0
-2.6
1913
1913
1913
318
249
484
322
273
439
+1.2
+9.7
-9.3
+7.2
+8.2
+5.8
1913
1913
372
307
410
342
28, 919
+11.4
+13.4
+8.4
+12.1
+10.4
+12.4
1913
674
738
7,759
+12.6
1913
449
501
10, 241
12, 356
+20.7
1913
367
380
7,620
7,779
+2.1
1913
282
275
-2.5
0.0
+3.6
+2.9
2750 3291
+19.6
+0.5
+1.8
+0.8
+1.5
+0.8
-4.1
+1.2
+21.5
+17.7
+0.4
+6.2
+10.9
+5.6
+10.5
+1.2
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT
Mail-order houses:
Total sales
thous of dolls
33,756
35,837
34,746
Sears, Roebuck & Co
thous. of dolls . 22,082
21, 033
19, 817
Montgomery Ward & Co. .thous. of dolls.. 12, 664
12,723
16,020
Ten-cent stores:
Total sales
_ thous. of dolls
26, 115
29,681
25,379
14, 843
16, 916
F. W. Woolworth & Co thous. of dolls.. 14,204
1,381
Number of stores operated
1,366
1,371
6,644
6,672
S. S. Kresge Co
thous. of dolls
7,453
262
259
Number of stores operated
267
2,019
1,707
McCrory Stores Corp
thous. of dolls..
1, 778
176
174
Number of stores operated
176
2,850
2,796
S. H. Kress & Co
thous. of dolls..
3,293
160
Number of stores operated
160
160
Restaurant chains:
1,837
2,005
Child's Co. .
thous. of dolls
1,983
105
105
105
Stores operated
number
Chain stores:
6,051
4,225
3,934
J. C. Penney Co
thous of dolls
582
568
568
Number of stores
5,211
5,829
5,389
United Cigar Stores Co
thous. of dolls ..
2,537
2,611
2,547
Number of stores
1,759
1,808
1,898
A. Schulte (Inc.)
thous. of dolls..
258
256
260
Number of stores
1,242
1,394
1,327
Owl Drug Co
_ -thous. of dolls..
84
84
84
Number of stores
Magazine advertising (for
2,222
1,975
2,443
following month)
thous. of lines..
106, 501
85, 803
Newspaper advertising
thous. of lines .. 93,088
Postal receipts, 50 selected
25,644
27,271
29,085
cities
thous. of dolls
Postal receipts, 50 industrial
2,856
3,035
2,979
cities
thous. of dolls..
t See text on page 29.
* See text on page 29.
+10.2 +10.0
+11.7 +9.5
+0.6 +7.4
+9.4 +10.6
0.0 +11.3
+11.7 +8.0
+4.1
+1.1
+3.6 +13.2
0.0 +3.9
17, 892
21, 450
+19.9
1913
23, 090
22, 363
1913
236
241
6,803
7,391
-3.1
+8.6
1919
282
287
5,455
5,300
-2.8
1913
429
411
2,411
107,420
" 10, 803
392,860
" 10, 569
383, 294
-2.2
+0.1
1913
1919
200
127
195
129
-2.1
+1.3
-0.8
+0.4
29, 083
26,918
105, 676
111, 083
+5.1
1919
158
158
0.0
+8.0
3,108
2,818
11,292
3 March, 1924.
+2.4 +10.3
1922
130 133
+6.1
Five months, cumulative through May.
11, 978
45
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
Per ct.
increase
NUMERICAL DATA
(
-y
In . many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February March
April,
1924
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
April
1924
or decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
RELAPer cent
TIVE
increase (+)
NUM-. or decrease (—)
BERS
1925
April,
Mar. Apr.
1925
April 1925,
from
from
March April,
1924
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT-Contd.
Money orders:
Domestic paid (50 cities) —
Quantity
_
number.. 11, 188
Value
thous. of dolls
61, 179
Domestic issued (50 cities)—
Quantity
number
3,127
Value .
.
thous. of dolls __
30, 563
Foreign issued
thous. of dolls _ .
2,716
Internal-revenue taxes collected:
Firearms and shells
thous. of dolls..
170
Jewelry, 1J
watches, and
clocks
thous. of dolls
1,602
Theater admissions J1
thous. of dolls..
2,276
Bonds and stocks issued
and conveyances
thous. of dolls
2,633
Capital stock transfers
thous. of dolls..
1,556
Delinquent accounts:
Electrical trade
...dollars.. 198, 225
Number of
firms
number..
1,336
Hardware trade:
Sales index
129
Outstanding accounts (number of times
sales)
_2.0
10, 533
74, 014
12, 909
91, 845
12, 031
87, 883
12, 046
87, 981
45, 388
349, 800
46, 661
314, 921
+2.8
-10.0
1919
1919
166
141
155
134
-6.8
-4.3
-0.1
-0.1
2,960
28, 683
2,840
3,605
33, 512
3,540
3,234
31, 097
3,278
3,062
30, 360
3,336
12, 250
120, 935
12, 123
12, 926
123, 855
12, 374
+5.5
+2.4
+2.1
1919
1919
1919
190
154
119
171
143
110
-10.3
-7.2
-7.4
+5.6
+2.4
120
139
286
158
522
715
+37.0
1919
43
89 +105. 8
+81.0
1,110
2,127
522
2,229
565
2,313
1,491
7,163
10, 468
28, 400
3,799
8,945
-63.7
-68.5
1919
1919
+8.2
+3.8
-62.1
-67.7
2,280
1,513
2,457
1,201
2,860
1,293
3,850
703
15, 258
3,274
10, 230
5,563
-33.0
+69.9
1919
1919
69
118
80
127
+16.4
+7.7
-25.7
+83.9
223, 650
1,456
231, 914
1,817
216, 954
1,953
208, 601
1,629
1921
1921
103
120
96
129
-6.5
+7.5
+4.0
+19.9
0.0
-6.2
-i.r
126
151
151
161
1921
2.1
1.8
1.9
1.9
1921
178, 402
618, 425
178
797, 005
185,907
219, 283
215,715
732, 120
809,517
803, 384
114
129
143
918, 141 1,028,929 1,019,242
213, 613
705, 346
112
919,071
805, 372
2,814,976
424
3, 620, 772
799, 307
2,963,446
564
3,763,317
-0.8
+5.3
+33.0
+3.9
844, 304
47, 477
940,796 1,055,816 1,056,354
22,769
37,255
27,016
943,717
24, 758
3, 692, 660
72, 312
3, 897, 270
134, 517
+5.5
+86.0
537,504
147,441
68,969
753,914
558,754
177,666
36,728
773, 148
668, 447
193, 604
40,822
902,874
651,735
196, 895
66,428
915,059
580, 949
158,557
44,269
783, 775
2, 213, 253
638,767
113, 857
2, 965, 876
2,416,440
715, 606
212, 947
3, 344, 995
+9.2
+12.0
+87.0
+12.8
1913
1913
1913
1913
116,835
36,550
4,171
157,556
116,975
32,901
3,125
153,000
128,544
37,022
9,173
174,738
128,710
33,829
5,124
167,663
113,205
29,235
2,545
144,985
438, 834
122, 116
9,533
570, 483
491,064
140, 302
21, 593
652,957
+11.9
+14.9
1913
1913
1913
1913
330
343
330
314
351
337
8,349
8,606
8,673
8,755
7,936
1923
117
118
+0.9
+10.3
3,377
1,456
1,921
3,410
1,460
1,950
3,449
1,474
1,975
3,496
1,483
2,013
3,049
1,382
1,666
1923
1923
1923
128
117
138
130
118
141
+1.4
+0.6
+1.9
+14.7
+7.3
+20.8
3,547
1,082
1,922
441
102
3,561
1,078
1,927
454
102
3,583
1,067
1,939
474
102
3,595
1,061
1,946
486
103
3,388
1,138
1,813
345
92
1923
1923
1923
1923
1923
108
88
111
169
133
108
87
111
173
133
+0.3 +6.1
-0.6 -6.S
+0.4 +7.3
+2.5 +40.9
+1.0 +12.0
1,027
599
1,032
602
1,039
603
1,048
615
981
519
1923
1923
112
131
113
134
+0.9
+2.0
Sales of ordinary life insurance (81 companies) :
United States total
thous of dolls
559,916
Eastern manuf. district
thous. of dolls.. 238, 217
Western manuf. district
thous. of dolls.. 120,740
Western agri. district
..thous. of dolls.. 81, 576
Southern district
thous of dolls
62,662
Far western district
thous. of dolls. . 56,721
611, 480
259,837
131, 410
92,431
72,367
55, 435
702,994
284,997
152, 821
111, 129
85, Oil
69,036
711,504
293, 164
148, 131
114,682
86, 460
69,067
662, 591
274, 522
142,996
98, 652
81, 478
64,943
+7.1
+6.0
+5.3
+13.6
+7.0
+6.0
1921
1921
1921
1921
1921
1921
165
185
170
137
149
163
167
190
164
141
151
163
+7.4
+1.2
+2.9 +6.8
-3.1 +3. ft
+3.2 +16.2
+1.7 +6.1
0.0 +6.4
+5,6
0.0
BANKING AND FINANCE
Life Insurance
(Association of Life Insurance Presidents')
Policies, new (45 companies) :
Ordinary
.number of policies..
Industrial
number of policies. .
Group
number of contracts ..
Total ..number of policies and contracts..
Policies and certificates issued:
Total policies and certificates
number ..
Group insurance certincates--.eertiflcates.Amount of new insurance (45 companies) :
Ordinary
-thous. of dolls. .
Industrial
thous. of dolls..
Group
thous. of dolls..
Total insurance
thous. of dolls. .
Premium collections (45 companies) :
Ordinary
thous. of dolls..
Industrial
thous. of dolls..
Group
thous. of dolls..
Total
thous. of dolls. .
Admitted life insurance assets (41 companies):
Grand total
mills, of doUs..
Mortgage loansTotal
mills, of dolls..
Farm.__
mills, of dolls..
All other....
mills, of dolls.Bonds and stocks (book values) :
Total
mills, of dolls .Government
mills, of dolls..
Railroad
mills, of dolls..
Public utilities
mills, of dolls ..
All others
mills, of dolls..
Policy loans and premium
notes
mills, of dolls.Other admitted assets
mills, of dolls.-
+14.5
1913
1913
1913
1913
274 270
213 211
2580 2860
224 222
-1.6
-0.8
+10.9
-0.5
+1.0
+13.9
+27.7
+10. &
+0.1 +11.9
+37.9 +50.5
466 454
373 379
2351 2216
458 464
-2.5
+1.7
+62.7
+1.3
+12.2
+24.2
+50.1
+16.8
+0.1 +13.7
-8.6 +15.7
-44.1 +101. 3
-4.0 +15.5
+6.8
+18.5
(Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau)
2,415,290 2,585,894
1,015,442 1,076,215
553, 102
525, 399
351,973
399,818
286,388
306, 500
250, 259
236, 088
Banking
Debits to individual accounts:
New York City
mills, of dolls..
Outside New York City.... mills, of dolls..
Bank clearings:
New York City......
mills, of dolls..
Outside New York City.. ..mills, of dolls..
Federal reserve banks:
Bills discounted
mills, of dolls..
Notes in circulation
mills, of dolls..
Total investments
mills, of dolls..
Total reserves
mills, of dolls..
Total deposits
mills, of dolls..
Reserve ratio
percent..
Federal reserve member banks (leading cities):
Total loans and discounts... mills .of dolls..
Total investments
mills, of dolls..
Net demand deposits
mills, of dolls..
fl
27, 682
22, 277
22,924
18,571
26,382
21, 219
23,945
20, 592
20,654
18, 656
84,200
74, 744
100,933
82, 659
+19.9
+10.6
1919
1919
130
121
118
117
-9.2
-3.0
26, 721
18, 525
21,057
15, 672
23,349
17, 759
22,849
17, 717
20, 326
16, 052
78, 785
63,905
93, 976
69, 673
+19.3
+9.0
1913
1913
296
309
290
308
-2.1 +12.4
-0.2 +10.4
274
1,684
715
3,083
2,265
78.0
434
1,729
696
3,030
2,270
75.8
378
1,709
663
3,008
2,184
77.3
400
1,684
628
2,993
2,187
77.3
447
1,926
426
3,223
2,005
82.0
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
20
65
112
137
113
154
21
64
106
137
113
154
+5.8 -10.5
-1.5 -12.fr
-5.3 +47.4
-0.5 -7.1
+0.1 +9.1
0.0
-5.7
13, 051
5,488
13, 014
13, 143
5,396
12, 932
13, 140
5,478
12, 588
13, 232
5,484
12,814
12, 121
4,535
11.439
1921
1921
1919
110
163
119
111
163
121
+0.7 +9.2
+0.1 +20.9
4-1.8 4-12.0
:::::::::::
+15.9
+10.4
46
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
Per ct.
increase
(+)
or deTOTAL
crease
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February March
BANKING AND FINANCE-Continued
Banking— Continued
Interest rates:
New York callfl loans
per cent..
3.63
3.63
OcyniTTiproial P P6r 4-0 rnns
per cent
Savings deposits, by Federal reserve districts
(balance to credit of depositors):
Total 846 banks
thous. of dolls..7,352,486
Boston, 64 banks
thous. of dolls 1, 295, 931
New York, 30 banks.. -thous. of dolls.. 2, 058, 549
Philadelphia, 78 banks .thous. of dolls.. 518,203
Cleveland, 18 banks thous. of dolls.. 506, 884
Eichmond, 91 banks... thous. of dolls.. 330, 002
Atlanta, 96 banks
thous. of dolls.. 231, 278
Chicago, 209 banks
thous. of dolls.. 924,912
St. Louis. 32 banks
thous. of dolls.. 157,486
Minneapolis, 15 banks..thous. of dolls.. 95, 908
Kansas City, 56 banks .thous. of dolls.. 106, 855
Dallas, 85 banks
thous. of dolls.. 68,434
S. Francisco, 72 banks, .thous. of dolls.. 1, 058, 044
U. S. Postal Savings
thous. of dolls.. 133, 472
New York State Savings
banks
thous of dolls 3,409,097
Public Finance
Government debt:
20, 789
Interest-bearing
mills, of dolls
Total gross debt..
mills, of dolls.. 21, 057
7,122
Short-term debt
mills, of dolls
46, 968
Customs receipts
thous of dolls
Total ordinary receipts..
thous. of dolls.. 171, 600
Expenditures chargeable to
ordinary receipts.. _
thous. of dolls.. 292, 457
Money in circulation:
4,752
Total
mills, of dolls
41.86
Per capita.
. .
. .dollars .
Business Failures
Liabilities:
54, 354
Total commercial
thous. of dolls
Manufacturing
establishments
thous. of dolls.. 11,909
Trade establishments
thous. of dolls.. 24, 655
Agents and brokers
thous. of dolls.. 17,790
Firms:
2,317
Total commercial _ .
.. number .
480
Manufacturing establishments. ..number..
1,757
Trade establishments
number..
80
Agents and brokers
number. .
Dividend and Interest Payments
April,
1924
April
CUMULATIVE
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925
April,
April 1925,
from
from
March April,
1924
Mar. Apr.
1925
3.81
3.66
4.00
3.94
4.00
3.97
4.44
4.63
1913
1913
122
71
122
72
0.0
+0.8
-9.9
-14.3
7,429,237
1, 302, 424
2,063,855
520,032
509,621
334,662
234,754
932,382
157,483
96,384
107,868
70,066
1, 099, 706
134,033
7,468,662
1, 310, 807
2, 083, 503
521, 786
512,388
336,269
235, 180
933,809
151, 264
97,845
108, 842
71,336
1, 099, 633
133,892
7,462,832
1,310,804
2,077,949
521,363
512, 129
344, 629
238,246
930, 626
158, 549
97, 340
107, 146
72, 118
1, 091, 933
133, 189
6,988,843
1,247,828
1,941,969
487,634
465,639
308,941
228,250
900,802
137, 545
92, 967
108,918
65, 818
1, 002,*532
132, 565
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1913
137
126
136
134
148
149
139
124
174
136
134
159
157
337
137
126
136
134
148
153
141
124
175
136
132
161
156
335
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
+2.5
+1.3
-0.3
+4.8
-0.5
-1.6
+1.1
-0.7
-0.5
+6.8
+5.0
+7.0
+6.9
+10.0
+11. 6
+4.4
+3.3
+15.3
+4.7
-1.6
+9.6
+8.9
+0.5
3, 417, 732 3, 462, 469 3, 468, 903 3, 210, 507
1913
201
201
+0.2
+8.0
82 82
82 82
83 83
203 168
996 303
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-17.1
-69.6
-3.5
-3.2
-20.1
-2.3
-14.8
20,658
20,981
6,992
46, 190
173, 632
20, 608
20, 932
6,651
53,858
600, 738
20, 605
20, 913
6,649
44, 642
182, 641
21, 354
21, 615
8,325
45, 696
214, 306
187, 381
1, 250, 608
191, 658
1, 128, 611
+2.3
-9.8
1919
1919
1919
1913
1913
161, 286
385, 129
324, 679
327, 002
1, 087, 225
1, 163, 551
+7.0
1913
637
537
-15.7
-0.7
4,804
42.28
4,776
41.99
4, 725
41.50
4,760
42.33
1919
1919
100
93
99
92
-1.1
-1.2
-0.7
-2.0
40,123
34, 005
37, 189
48, 904
233, 770
165, 671
-29.1
1913
149
163
+9.4
-24.0
15,334
21,067
3,722
13, 375
17, 595
3,035
13,097
21,536
2,556
23, 137
18, 719
7,049
141, 328
75,082
17,359
53, 715
84,853
27, 103
-62.0
+13.0
+56.1
1913
1913
1913
129
184
106
126
225
89
-2.1
+22.4
-15.8
-43.4
+15.0
-63.7
1,793
409
1,285
99
1,859
429
1,345
85
1,939
430
1,427
82
1,707
438
1,178
91
7,362
1,825
5,120
317
7,908
1,748
5,814
346
+7.4
-4.2
+13.6
+9.1
1913
1913
1913
1913
139
122
145
157
145
122
154
152
+4.3
+0.2
+6.1
-3.5
+13.6
-1.8
+21.1
-9.9
201,000
333, 350
404,700
328, 225
222
-18.9
+3.7
79,300
43,100
29,075
7,125
87,950
51,875
31,250
4,825
94,450
59,950
25, 025
9,475
59, 725
29,600
24,075
6,050
56,475
27,975
23,100
5,400
413,404
95,193
450, 171
53,382
282,355
70,251
411,441
71, 134
249,902
25,804
1,009,695
102, 410
70,401
438, 197
102, 701
400,852
80,278
272,328
141,469
341, 106
52, 705
223,001
234,548
877, 558
473, 272
383,645
324,254
355, 580
265,954
ill, 127
53,375
777, 712
79,848
57,620
431,200
108,050
90,658
806,402
92, 693
19, 137
886, 592
132, 957
78, 733
528, 857
11,969
935,330
13,458
944, 995
14, 185
954, 265
12, 112
962, 662
9,945
454, 393
11,805
464,874
16, 787
477,082
37, 158
35,283
1,075
1,075
6,895
63,258
5,050
61,034
( For the following month)
Grand total
thous. of dolls..
Dividend payments:
Total
. thous. of dolls
Indus, and misc. corp
thous. of dolls..
Steam railroads
thous. of dolls..
Street railways
thous. of dolls..
New Capital Issues
Total corporation ( Commercial and
Financial Chronicle):
Purchase of issueNew capital
thous. of dolls..
Refunding
thous. of dolls
Kind of issueStocks
thous. of dolls..
Bonds and notes.
thous. of dolls..
Total corporation (Journal of
Commerce)
. thous. of dolls
States and municipalities:
Permanent loans
thous. of dolls
Temporary loans .
..thous. of dolls
New incorporations
thous. of dolls
Agricultural Loans
By Federal farm loan banks:
Loans closed
thous. of dolls __
Balance outstanding
thous. of dolls..
By joint-stock land banks:
Loans closed
_
thous. of dolls.
Balance outstanding
thous. of dolls
By War Finance Corporation:
With banks and livestock loan companiesBalance outstanding. . .thous. of dolls..
With cooperative market associationsBalance outstanding — thous. of dolls..
By Federal intermediate credit banks:
Direct loans and rediscounts—
Closed...
thous. of dolls..
Balance outstanding. ., thous. of dolls. _
316,475 " 1,628,575 » 1,722,355
+5.8
1913
273
i< 461, 274 " 480, 005
"240,395 » 248, 940
" 131, 295 " 136, 595
" 41,000 » 44, 300
+4.1
+3.6
+4.0
+8.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
135 86
156 77
101 97
193 123
-36.8 +5.8
-50.6
+5.8
-3.8 +4.2
-36.1 +12.0
1,557,371 +54.2
289,960 +183.1
1920
1920
125 182
329 333
+45.7 +64.6
+1.3 +175. 7
394,849
1,452,483
+68.3
+65.5
1920
1920
90
172
158
216
+76.2 +168.4
+25.3 +53.0
1,029,077
1, 536, 751
+49.3
1913
236
259
+9.7
+33.7
424,031
272, 238
2, 877, 535
401, 718
220,790
2, 901, 906
-5.3
-18.9
+0.8
1913
1913
1913
317
225
468
272
48
515
-14.2
-78.9
+9.9
-30.3
-75.7
+67.6
16, 740
861,005
71, 216
51, 724
-27.4
1919
122
104
-14.6
+0.9
-27.6
+11.8
12,087
486, 247
6,554
411, 980
26,414
50,624
+91.7
1919
388
280
-28.0
+1.9
+84.4
+18.0
33,316
31, 219
64,930
1922
20
19
-6.3
-51.9
975
938
1,523
1922
14
13
-3.8
-38.4
9,041
59,095
13,940
59, 249
13, 103
47, 865
+54.2
+0.3
+6.4
+23.8
47
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA
In
many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
special table on page 23
1925
January February
March
April
April,
1924
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
1924
Per ct.
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
1925
from
1924
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD
1925
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925
April,
April 1925,
from from
Mar. Apr. March April,
1924
BANKING AND FINANCE— Continued
Stocks and Bonds
Stock prices, closing:
25 industrials, average
dolls, per share.. 135.38
79.97
25 railroads, average
dolls, per share..
105.06
103 stocks, average. .
dolls, per share
Stock sales:
N. Y. Stock Exchange
thous. of shares.. 46, 739
Bond sales:
303,825
Miscellaneous
. _
thous. of dolls
Liberty- Victory
thous. of dolls. _ 48,638
352,463
Total
thous. of dolls
Bond prices:
85.82
Highest-grade rails..p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
75.12
Second-grade rails.. p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
70.63
Public utility
p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
74.61
Industrial
p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
76.07
Comb, price index-_p. ct. of par, 4% bond..
5 Liberty bonds
p. ct. of par.. 102. 21
16 foreign governments and
city
p. ct. of par.. 103.24
96.94
Comb, price index, 66 bonds-.p. ct. of par..
4.16
Municipal bond yield
per cent..
Gold and Silver
Gold:
Domestic receipts at mint fine ounces..
Rand output
_ thous. of ounces
Imports _
thous. of dolls
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Silver:
Production
thous. of fine ozs
Imports
thous. of dolls
Exports
thous. of dolls
Price at New York
dolls, per fine oz__
Price at London pence per standard oz._
138.48
80.90
105.64
136.96
79.07
99.78
135.40
76.28
101.90
106.71
62.09
81.00
1913
1921
235
95
118
1913
233
92
120
-1.1 +26.9
-3.5 +22.9
+2.1 +25.8
32,750
38,568
18,314
17,792
84,397
136,371
+61.6
1913
557
265
-52.6
280,237
26,691
306,928
281,732
33,316
315,048
247,768
30,283
278,051
185,466
93,101
278, 567
822,806
310, 791
1,133,597
1, 113, 562
138,928
1,252,490
+35.3
-55.3
+10.5
1919
1919
1919
395
14
102
347
13
90
-12.1 +33.6
-9.1 -67.5
-11.7
-0.2
86.37
76.00
71.26
75.16
76.82
102.11
86.98
75.50
70.03
74.90
76.38
102.03
87.66
75.90
69.59
75.05
76.51
102.62
83.58
69.52
67.53
72.03
72.67
100.36
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
1921
97
100
95
106
100
109
98
100
94
106
100
110
+0.8
+0.5
-0.6
+0.2
+0.2
+0.6
+4.9
+9.2
+3.1
+4.2
+5.3
+2.3
103.14
97.23
4.11
102.32
96.76
4.10
102.80
97.39
4.07
99.89
94.25
4.30
1921
1921
1913
111
113
92
111
114
91
+0.5
+0.7
-0.7
+2.9
+3.3
-5.3
87,030
824
5,038
73,526
80,294
754
3,603
50,600
75,584
825
7,337
25,104
83,488
788
8,870
21,604
78,870
769
45,418
1,391
325,232
3,122
159,987
2,994
326,396
3,191
24,848
170, 834
+0.4
+2.2
-84.5
1913
1913
1913
1913
51
113
138
328
56
107
167
282
+10.5
-4.5
+20.9
-13.9
+5.9
+2.5
-80.5
5,509
7,339
11,385
.684
32. 197
5,077
4,929
6,833
.685
32.245
4,931
6,661
7,917
.678
31. 935
5,125
4,945
9,323
.669
31. 372
4,726
3,908
7,802
.641
33. 065
20,837
24,009
33,243
20,642
23,874
35,458
-0.9
-0.6
+6.7
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
89
223
151
113
116
92
165
178
112
114
+3.9
-25.8
+17.8
-1.3
-1.8
+8.4
+26.5
+19.5
+4.4
-5.1
4.78
.054
.042
.051
.404
.270
.193
4.77
.053
.041
.051
.402
.270
.193
4.78
.052
.041
.051
.399
.270
.193
4.80
.052
.041
.051
.400
.269
.193
4.35
.062
.044
.052
.372
.264
.176
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
98 99
27 27
21 21
26 26
99 100
101 100
100 100
+0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
+0.3
-0.4
0.0
+10.3
-16.1
-6.8
-1.9
+7.5
+1.9
+9.7
.385
.357
.391
.357
.410
.357
.418
.356
.409
.304
Par
Par
82
73
84
73
+2.0
-0.3
+2.2
+17.1
.997
.911
.117
.114
.999
.903
.113
.108
.999
.897
.110
.111
- .999
.869
.106
.112
.981
.748
.112
.105
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
100
93
34
57
63
100
90
33
57
63
0.0 +1.8
-3.1 +16.2
-3.6
-5.4
+0.9 +6.7
0.0
346, 184
333, 720
385,488
348, 698
324, 291
1, 272, 602
1,414,090
+11.1
1913
258
233
-9.5
+7.5
102,806
13,924
11,402
8,463
35, 178
100,968
14,880
12,077
8,262
33,893
112,097
14, 153
13,080
9,512
40,151
98,006
11,816
11,506
9,986
31, 377
83,868
12,708
9,525
7,198
28,893
355,797
50,288
42,960
24,171
122,691
413,877
54,773
48,065
36,223
140,599
+16.3
+8.9
+11.9
+49.9
+14.6
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
156 136
122 102
85 75
206 217
177 138
-12.6
-16.5
-12.0
+5.0
-21.9
+16.9
-7.0
+20.8
+38.7
+8.6
77,546
32,950
83,219
33,651
91,297
34, 444
93,352
33,120
94, 363
33, 174
382, 129
133,697
345, 414
134,165
-9.6
+0.4
1913
1913
281 287
291 280
+2.3
-3,8
-1.1
-0.2
42, 253
6,523
44,053
10, 212
58, 451
8,584
46, 661
11, 353
34,525
7,444
153,823
28,910
191, 418
36,672
+24.4
+26.8
1913
1913
354 282
403 533
-20.2 +35.2
+32,3 +52.5
112, 928
33,284
10, 651
91,072
23,181
13,044
113, 397
28,291
10, 245
100, 574
23, 891
10, 105
104, 502
24,728
7,033
346, 214
101, 781
35,988
417,971
108, 647
44,045
+20.7
+6.7
+22.4
1913
1913
1913
430 382
343 290
518 511
-11.3 -3.8
-15.6
-3.4
-1.4 +43.7
147, 597
128,603
142, 211
140,540
110,589
435,364
558, 951
+28.4
1913
282
279
-1.2
+27.1
38, 066
32, 336
63, 104
62. 313
2.268
36, 778
39, 776
63, 649
62, 848
2.066
50, 157
46, 848
75, 943
67, 913
2.415
36, 591
48, 426
59, 824
62, 305
1.012
35,286
58,629
54, 529
64,069
1.189
132, 855
222, 867
235, 381
238,453
7.682
161, 592
167, 386
262, 520
255,379
7.7fil
+21.6
-24.9
+11.5
+7.1
-1-1. 0
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
272
284
268
197
196
199
293
211
181
82
-27.0
+3.4
-21.2
-8.3
—58 1
+3.7
-17.4
+9.7
-2.8
— 14 9
+2.9
FOREIGN EXCHANGE BATES
Europe:
England
dolls, per £ sterling. .
France
-dolls, per franc..
Italy
dolls*, per lire..
Belgium
dolls, per franc..
Netherlands
dolls, per guilder..
Sweden.
dolls, per krone..
Switzerland
dolls, per franc. .
Asia:
Japan
dolls, per yen-India
dolls, per rupee-Americas:
Canada
.dolls, per Canadian doll..
Argentine
dolls, per gold peso..
Brazil
dolls, per milreis..
Chile
dolls, per paper peso
General index foreign exch
index number
XI. S. FOBEIGN TBADE
Imports
Grand total
thous. of dolls..
By grand divisions:
Europe—Total
thous of dolls
France
thous. of dolls
Germany
thous. of dolls
Italy
thous of dolls
United Kingdom
_. thous. of dolls..
North America—
Total
thous. of dolls..
Canada
thous. of dolls..
South AmericaTotal
thous. of dolls..
Argentina.
thous. of dolls. .
Asia and Oceania—
Total
thous. of dolls
Japan
thous. of dolls._
Africa, total
thous. of dolls..
By class of commodities:
Crude materials
thous. of dolls
Foodstuffs, crude, and food
animals
thous. of dolls..
Manufactured foodstuffs
thous of dolls..
Semimanufactures. ._
thous. of dolls
Finished manufactures
thous. of dolls..
Miscellaneous
_
thous. of dolls. .
48
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
Per ct.
NUMERICAL DATA
In many cases May figures are now
available and may be found in the
1925
special table on page 23
January February
March
April,
1924
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JANUARY 1
THROUGH LATEST
MONTH
April
1924
(+)
or de-
BASE
YEAR
1924
from
1923
PERIOD
crease
OR
RELATIVE
NUMBERS
Per cent
increase (+)
or decrease (— )
1925
April,
April 1925,
from
from
March April,
1924
Mar. Apr.
1925
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE— Continued
Exports
Grand total, including reexports
.thous. of dolls.By grand divisions:
EuropeTotal.
_.
thous. of dolls..
France
._
tbous. of dolls..
Germany . .
thous. of dolls ..
Italy
thous. of dolls..
United Kingdom
thous. of dolls. .
North AmericaTotal
thous of dolls _.
Canada
thous. of dolls _
South AmericaTotal.thous. of dolls..
Argentina
thous. of dolls..
Asia and OceaniaTotal .
thous. of dolls .Japan
thous. of dolls
Africa, total
; thous. of dolls _ _
Total, domestic exports only.. .thous. of dolls..
By classes of commodities:
Crude materials
thous. of dolls. .
Foodstuffs, crude, and food
animals.
thous. of dolls..
Manufactured foodstuffs. ..thous. of dolls. .
Semimanufactures
thous. of dolls. .
Finished manufactures
-thous. of dolls..
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls..
Agricultural exports (quantities) :*
All commodities
index numbers. .
All commodities except:*
cotton
index numbers
446, 577
370, 740
453, 434
399, 048
346, 936
1, 447, 645
1, 669, 799
+15. 3
1913
219
193
-12.0
+15.0
269, 415
29, 210
49,615
22, 668
113, 136
222, 262
22, 855
43, 785
23, 061
85, 757
251, 823
25,690
51,386
26, 063
84,999
208, 080
22, 017
32, 995
19, 171
73, 148
180, 279
19,915
• 32,874
15, 226
65, 712
753, 045
84, 935
158, 985
61, 100
281, 734
951, 580
99, 772
177, 781
90, 963
357, 040
+26.4
+17. 5
+11.8
+48.9
+26.7
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
202
200
175
398
173
167
172
113
292
149
-17.4
-14.3
-35. 8
-26.4
-13.9
+15.4
+10.6
+0.4
+25.9
+11.3
77, 948
37, 063
75, 125
39, 122
100, 297
51, 179
92, 723
49, 315
84,782
48, 325
322, 899
183, 320
346, 093
176, 679
+7.2
-3.6
1913
1913
200
152
185
147
-7.6
-3.6
+9.4
+2.0
31, 745
12,893
25, 463
9,939
33, 548
12, 212
35, 899
12, 242
25, 206
8,903
96, 750
34, 885
126, 655
47, 286
+30.9
+35.5
1913
1913
275
267
294
267
+7.0
+0.2
+42.4
+37.5
60, 885
27,875
6,584
440, 438
57, 742
15, 803
5,330
364, 835
58, 961
21, 388
8,805
445, 538
56, 667
Ml 751
^ 679
391, 594
49,288
13, 953
7,381
335, 734
235, 516
104, 056
24, 252
1, 414, 657
234, 255
77, 817
28, 398
1, 642, 400
-0.5
-25.2
+17.1
+16.1
1913
1913
1913
1913
340
411
365
218
327
245
318
192
-3.9
-40.4
-12.8
-12.1
+15.0
-8.6
+4.0
+16.6
168, 194
128, 697
121, 690
83, 908
80, 719
412, 887
502, 489
+21.7
1913
190
131
-31.0
25, 873
54, 044
58, 271
133, 059
997
23, 554
46,277
47, 777
117, 894
636
31, 102
55, 597
64,543
171, 553
1,048
36, 192
39, 386
60, 704
170, 875
529
13, 336
42, 693
50,986
147, 546
454
56, 047
204, 115
206,007
532, 689
2,412
116, 721 +108. 3
195, 304
-4.3
231, 295 +12.3
593, 381 +11.4
3,210 +33.1
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
220
206
195
263
155
256
146
184
262
78
+16.4 +171.4
-29.2
-7.7
-5.9 +19.1
-0.4 +15.8
-49.5 +16.5
"09-14
123
94
-23.6
"09-14
150
131
— 12 7
1913
1913
151
305
106
193
-30. 2
-36. 7
-1.8
+22.6
1913
1913
1913
367
22
53
80
7
59
-78.1
-66.2
+12.0
-15.6
-87.1
-18.6
+4.6
CANADIAN TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Total trade:
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports
thous of dolls
Exports of key commodities (quantities) :
Canned salmon
thous. of pounds..
Cheese
_
thous. of pounds..
Wheat .
thous. of bushs..
Production:
Pig iron
thous, of long tons..
Steel ingots
thous. of long tons..
Bank clearings
mills of dolls
Business failures:
Liabilities
tbous. of dolls..
Firms
thous. of dolls .
Bond issues:
Govt. and provincial
thous. of dolls..
Municipal
thous. of dolls
••Corporation
thous of dolls
Newsprint paper:
Production
short tons .
Shipments
_
short tons..
Stocks
_
short tons..
Exports (total printing)
short tons
Building contracts awarded
thous. of dolls..
58, 376
75, 999
61, 430
71,164
84,638
95,888
59, 105
60,709
60, 173
49, 518
274, 929
281,820
10, 525
3,581
6,103
4,777
3,798
4,146
6,446
2,826
4,423
1,411
954
4,953
1,671
510
6,085
19, 375
5,217
43, 623
28
27
1,364
30
37
1,069
64
108
1,151
60
88
1,229
84
104
1,215
285
311
4,932
182
260
4,813
-36.1
-16.4
-2.4
1913
1913
1913
76
124
149
71
101
159
-6.2
-18.5
+6.8
-28.6
-15.4
+1.2
5,058
284
2,602
185
3,392
199
2,049
145
2,710
177
21, 303
920
13, 101
813
-38.5
-11.6
1913
1913
244
131
148
95
-39.6
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-24.4
-18.1
4,000
5,484
35, 460
39,406
2,601
36, 175
4,588
14, 560
29,240
4,080
7,045
14,000
9,259
1,200
32,800
38, 457
69,981
72,646 +121. 5
16, 753 -56.4
93,240 +33.2
1913
1913
1913
48
236
661
42
114
+108. 9
-11.1 -55.9
-51.6 +487. 1
121, 420
122, 049
20, 989
104, 654
8,935
115, 624
116, 595
20, 114
103, 857
11,048
126, 267
124, 426
21, 892
144, 411
13, 393
128, 911
124, 903
25,832
93, 882
24, 887
116, 283
114, 647
20, 978
80, 872
30, 199
452, 322
445, 738
492, 222
487, 973
+8.8
+9.5
401, 784
69, 570
446,804
57, 263
+11.2
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1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
188
183
174
262
42
192
184
205
170
78
+2.1
+0.4
+18.0
-35.0
+85.8
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263, 549
303, 760
-4.1
+7.8
23, 159 +19.5
11, 159 +113.9
19, 625 -55.0
+10.9
+8.9
+23.1
+16.1
-17.6
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