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MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO COMMERCE REPORTS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
COMPILED BY
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
No. 19
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
MARCH
1923
CONTENTS
Page.
Summary for January
Business indicators (diagrams and table)
Wholesale price comparisons (diagrams and table)
Comparison of wholesale price index numbers (diagram)
Business conditions in January
Index numbers of production and marketing
Trend of business movements (table)
Page.
1
2
4
6
7
23
25
Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic
Volume of domestic and international money orders
Steel furniture
Farm labor
World crop summaries
Sources of data
48
50
45
45
46
51
SUMMARY FOR JANUARY.
Industrial movements in January, almost without
exception, showed a marked increase over the preceding month as well as setting new high records for many
industries since the boom period of 1920. Iron and
steel, textiles, building and building materials, fuels,
paper, and other fundamental industries all showed
the results of this increased activity.
Cotton and woolen goods, pig iron, steel ingots,
locomotives, zinc, copper, petroleum, paper boxes,
brick, and flooring are among the basic commodities
whose January production figures show the largest
output for any month since 1920. Sales and unfilled
orders show the same upward trend, especially in
metals and building materials.
Distribution movements in January were also very
satisfactory, both wholesale and retail, indicating
that a large volume of goods is moving into consumption. Further increases occurred in car loadings,
giving a weekly average of 847,363 cars, which is more
than 100,000 greater than the^ weekly average in
January a year ago. An increase in surplus cars and
a reduction in idle and bad-order cars indicate that
the railroad situation is becoming more normal under
its heavy burden.
Wholesale prices, as a whole, showed no change in
January but farm products declined, while other
groups rose. The present increase in productivity
has thus far been differentiated from the 1919 boom
36767—23
1
by the relatively small expansion of commercial
credit and the relatively gradual increase in prices.
The price increase during 1922 amounted to less than
half of the increase in wholesale prices during 1919.
The increase in the volume of business during January is clearly indicated by the larger bank clearings
and debits to individual bank accounts, both in New
York City and outside. Debits outside New York
increased 17.5 per cent over January, 1922. So far
the figures do not indicate that much larger demands
for credit are being made on the Federal Reserve
system. It is significant, however, that the New
York and Boston Federal Reserve banks raised their
rediscount rates to 4£ per cent during February,
followed shortly thereafter by the San Francisco bank,
thus making a uniform rate in all 12 districts.
Reports indicate that employment remains at practically its maximum, with some industries reporting
difficulty in securing sufficient help.
Building construction is showing extraordinary
activity for this season of the year. Contracts awarded
during January in 27 Northeastern States totaled
38,947,000 square feet with a value of $217,333,000.
This represents an increase of about 1 per cent over
December and 30 per cent over the figures for January
of last year. The activity in this industry is having a
far-reaching effect upon the demand for other commodities and upon the employment situation.
(1)
BUSINESS INDICATORS.
[1913 monthly average-100. See explanation on inside front cover.)
PIG-IRON PRODUCTION.
1020
1921
BITUMINOUS COAL PRODUCTION.
1022
1.000
1.000
1980
1921
COTTON CONSUMPTION.
1922
1920'
I«
800
600
400
X NUMBER
400
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INDEX NUMBERS
1021
800
800
80
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40
40
20
10
10
.1920
1921
BANK CLEARINGS OUTSIDE'NEW YORK
CITY (VALUES).
EXPORTS (VALUES).
NET FREIGHT TON.MILES.
1922
1920
I92I
I922
1.000
800
800
800
800
600
600
S
w y s
100
80
8 8
INDEX NUMBERS
Uj 80
400
v
400
60
40
40
40
20
.20
to
10
DEFAULTED LIABILITIES (VALUES).
I92O
I92I
WHOLESALE PRICES.
I022
1 000
1920,
1921
PRICE OF 25 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS.
1921
1922
800
600
60
V\/V
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a
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s 200
1
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INDEX
EX NUMBERS
400
20
10
19«
BUSINESS INDICATORS.
The following table gives comparative index numbers for a selected list of important business movements. It is believed that this
fable 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 index numbers can be calculated, using 1913 as
11 base. The second part contains items for which comparable data back to 1913 are not available. This latter group of index numberB
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 tr ^ of the index numbers, compared to previous months, does
reflect the present tendency in each item and will give a basis for busine^ .dgment.
MONTHLY AVERAGE.
192!
1922
1923
COMMODITY.
j 1920
1921
1922
Dec.
Feb. | Mar.
I Jao
Apr. • May. j June.
July. Aug. | Sept.' Oct.
Nov. j Dec.
Jan.
1918 monthly average-100.
Production:
Pig iron*
|
Steel ingots
j
Copper
J
Anthracite coal*
|
Bituminous coal*
j
Crude petroleum*
•
Cotton (consumption)*4
Beef
Pork
Unfilled orders:
Steel Corporation
Stocks:
Crude petroleum*
Cotton (mills and warehouses) **... j
Prices:
j
Wholesale index, all commodities j
(Dept. Labor)
j
Retail food (Dept. Labor)
j
Retail coal, bitum.—U. S. average
(Dept. Labor)
Farm crops (Dept. Agriculture) *...
Fannlive stock (Dept. Agriculture).
Business finances:
Defaulted liabilities
Price 25 industrial stocks*
I
Price 25 railroad stocks*
Banking:
Bank clearings, New York City
Bank clearings, outsideN.Y. City..
Commercial paper Interest rate
Distribution:
Imports (value)
(
Exports (value)
Sales, mail-order houses
Transportation:
Freight, net ton-milee
119
135
99
97
116
178
111
11
?
111
54 ;
64 !
39
99 i
87
189 !
85 !
109
116
87
110
81
58
85
222
102
121
129
64
65
18
81
79
203
106
99
133
i
!
!
!
92
119
93
1
56
220
106
125
149
90
123
90
<>
•
51
224
103
124
133
94
113
92
2
43
225
95
119
117
71
100
98
2
56
225
109
127
109
79 !
108
95
65
103 i
219 1
103 i
131
101
95
64
79
64
81 !
72
107
in !
79
61
37
25
75 !
82
89
115
(8) !
40 {
103 ! 126
94
208 197 j 225 ; 216 j
92 j
109 98 | 108
106 |
98
119
111
105 .
144
123
118
98
101
113
103
130
102
112
113
231
111
141
113
111
131
101
112
114
230
120
134
146
121
126
102
111
117
242
109
124
183
126
147
108
114
126
249
127
170
90
96
72
109
150
152
183
234
161
177
224
187
203
199
187
211
171
225
151
235
128
244
103
249
87
250
83
251
138
253
184
252
191
252
193
252
176
226
203
147
153
149
142
140
150
138
142
141
142
142
139
143
139
148
139
150
141
155
142
155
139
153
140
154
140
156
145
156
147
156
144
207
238
168
197
109
107
188
113
111
189
97
91
182
98
95
179
179
112
117
177
175
115 i 118
115 ; 118
175
119
119
175
118
119
184
114
112
205
110
109
205 1 208
110 ! 118
110 j 105
207
123
104
206
126
106
108
184
67
230
136
64
229
169
75
385
140
325
143
65
320
149
315
68
70
322 ' 195
163
166
74
76
168
166
74
176
170
77
177
178
82
162
184
83
152
191
83
256
187
74
217
190
74
257
275
127
205
212
113
230
228
76
234
325
89
219
209
85
195 i 237
184 I 221 212
84
83
79
244 i 255 233
228 i 233 224
74 ! 70
«5
215
225
68
219
233
72
249 I 220
267 1 246
76
76
240
260
251
288
80
294
331
264
140
181
188
174
154
204
159
143
217
145
135
175
144
121
161
169
146
154
188
146
157
200
151
190
185 ; 195 199
179 , 184
166
268
277
287
137
105
114
99
111
125
144
139
132
124
123
100
124
96
83
109
i 101
70
105
108
86
153
171
159
211
145 j 169 174
154 | 149 i 162
196 | 194 174
104 ! 120
99
90
102
106
114
1
1
177
182
76
164
243
1919 monthly average =-100.
Production:
Lumber 2
'.\
100
Building contracts (floor space)
; 72
Stocks:
Beef
70
Pork
! 97
!
Business
finances:
!
Bond prices index (40 Issues)
j 86
Banking:
!
Debits to individual accounts, out- j
aide N e w York City
! 114
Federal Reserve, bills discounted...| 132
Fed era! Reserve, total reserves
' 97
114
102
85
69
43
85
87
!
89
76
90
65
27
70
35
51
107
j
91
97
91
28
122 144
95
64
103
111
107
I 125
33
31
29
27
60
67
74
76
102
ioo ;
61
137
!
'
, 102
95 ;
44 ,
140
84
37
141
j 104
99
33
142
. 107
! 132
I 130
122
111
129
24
21
22
28
40
81
67
47
50
48
68
47
94
20
91
20
83
108
109
111
112
110
107
107
107
90
21
146
94
22
146
105
24
147
98
34
16
4
112
33
144
112
31
147
128
| 128
I
, 108
i
,
94 | 92 | 98
30 , 29 j 24
143 i 143 j 144
93 |
20 j
145 j
SI
•Monthly statistics on the movements since January, 1913, or as far back as available, are given on pages 47-49 of the December Survey (No. 16).
• Monthfy p<i?&s are for the 15th of the month indicated.
* Based on the total computed production reported by 5 associations. Includes southern pine, Douglas fir, western pine, North Carolina pine, and Michigan hard
and soft woods. The total production of these association? in 1919 was equal to 11,190,000,000 board feet, compared with a iota] lumber production for the country of
34,552,000,000 board feet reported by the census.
3
Less than 1.
* Yearly figures are monthly averages for the crop year ending July 31 of year indicated.
COMPARISON OF PRESENT WHOLESALE PRICES WITH PEAK AND PRE-WAR.
(Relative prices 1913-100.)
INDEX NUMBERS
400
WHEAT
CORN
POTATOES
COTTON
COTTON SEED
WOOL
CATTLE. BEEF
HOGS
LAMBS
WHEAT. SPRING
WHEAT. WINTER
CORN. NO. 2
OATS
BARLEY
RYE. NO. 2
TOBACCO.BURLEY
COTTON, M I D D L I N G
WOOL. OHIO. UNWASHED
CATTLE. STEERS
HOGS. HEAVY
SHEEP. EWES
SHEEP. LAMBS
FLOUR. SPRING
FLOUR, WINTER
SUGAR, RAW
SUGAR. GRANULATED
COTTONSEED OIL
BEEF. CARCASS
BEEF. STEER. ROUNDS
PORK. LOINS
COTTON YARN
COTTON. PRINT CLOTH
COTTON. SHEETING
WORSTED YARN
WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS
SUITINGS
SILK. RAW
HIDES. PACKER'S
HIDES. CALFSKINS
LEATHER. SOLE
LEATHER. CHROME
BOOTS AND SHOES (BOSTON)
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
BRICK. COMMON, CHICAGO
CEMENT
STEEL BEAMS
RUBBER, CRUDE
SULPHURIC ACID
WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS.—MAXIMUM PRICE COMPARED TO PRICE IN RECENT MONTHS.
NOTE.—Prices to the producer on farm products are from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. All other prices are from U. S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, except market price of wool compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, \& far as possible
all quotations represent prices to the producer or at the mill. See diagram on opposite page.
COMMODITIES.
Date and maximum
relative price.
Nov.,
1922.
Dec,
1922.
Jan.,
1923.
Relative price.
(1913 average=100.)
Farm products—Average price to producer:
Wheat
June, 1920
Corn
July, 1920
Potatoes....
June, 1920
Cotton
July, 1920
Cottonseed.
May, 1920
WooL
July, 1918
Cattle, beef.
May, 1919
Hogs
July, 1919
Lambs
Apr., 1920
Farm products—Market price:
Wheat, No. 1, northern, spring (Chicago)
May, 1920
Wheat, No. 2, red, winter (Chicago)
May, 1920
Corn, contract grades, No. 2, cash (Chicago)
Sept., 1917
Oats, contract grades, cash (Chicago)
June, 1920
Barley, fair to good, malting (Chicago)
Mar., 1918
Rye, No. 2, cash (Chicago)
Mar., 1918
Tobacco, burley, good leaf, dark red (Louisville)
Mar., 1919
Cotton, middling upland (New York)
Apr., 1920
Wool, unwashed, fine (Ohio)
Mar., 1920
Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago)
Mar., 1919
Hogs, heavy (Chicago)
July, 1919
Sheep, ewes (Chicago)
Apr., 1918
Sheep, lambs (Chicago)
Feb., 1920
Food:
Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis)
May, 1920
Flour, winter straights (Kansas City)
May, 1917
Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New York)
May, 1920
Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York)
May, 1920
Cottonseed oil, prime summer yellow (New York)
July, 1919
Sept., 1920
Beef, fresh carcass good native steers (Chicago)
July, 1920
Beef, fresh steer rounds No. 2 (Chicago)
Sept., 1919
Pork, loins, fresh (Chicago)
Clothing:
Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1 cones (Boston)
May, 1920
Cotton, print cloth, 27 inches, 64 x 60-7.60 yards to pound (Boston)
Apr., 1920
Cotton, sheeting, brown, 4/4 Ware Shoals L. L. (New York)
May, 1920
Worsted yarns: 2/32's crossbred stock, white, in skein (Boston)
Jan., 1920
Women's dress goods, storm serge, all-wool, double warp, 50 inches (New York)
Oct., 1918
Suitings, wool, dyed blue, 55-56 inches, 16-ounce Middlesex (Boston)
July, 1920
Silk, raw Japanese, Kansai No. 1 (New York)
Jan., 1920
Hides, green salted, packer's, heavy native steers (Chicago)
Aug., 1919
Hides, calfskins, No. 1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago)
Aug., 1919
Mar., 1917
Leather, sole, hemlock, middle, No. 1 (Boston)
Nov., 1919
Leather, chrome calf, dull or bright, "B " grades (Boston)
Mar., 1920
Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher (Massachusetts)
Aug., 1919
Men's dress welt tan calf (St. Louis)
Fuels:
Sept., 1922
Coal, bituminous, Pittsburgh, mine run—Kanawha (Cincinnati)
Oct., 1921
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)
Aug., 1920
Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace—at ovens
Mar., 1920
Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma—at wells
Metals:
July, 1917
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)
Sept., 1920
Pig iron, basic, valley furnace
July, 1917
Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)
Mar., 1917
Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York)
June, 1917
Lead, pig, desilverized, for early delivery (New York)
May, 1918
Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York)
Zinc, slab, western, early delivery (New York)
/June, 1915
Building materials a n d miscellaneous:
Lumber, pine, southern, yellow flooring, 1 x 4, "B " and better (Hattiesburg district). Feb., 1920
Lumber, Douglas fir, No. 1, common, s 1 s, 1 x 8 x 10 (State of Washington)
Jan., 1920
Brick, common red, domestic building (New York)
Feb., 1920
Brick, common building, salmon, run of kiln (Chicago)
Oct., 1920
Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b. plant (Chicago district)
Sept., 1920
Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh)
June, 1917
Rubber, Para Island, fine (New York)
Jan., 1913
Suiphuric add, 66° (New York)
Feb., 1910
!
Per cent
increase
(+) or decrease ( - )
in J a n .
from Dec.
326
300
706
312
321
344
183
256
239
127
106
97
198
184
199
90
104
169
133
113
99
204
197
211
89
102
172
131
114
IOS
216
199
211
03
104
175
-1.5
+0.9
+9.1
+5.9
+10
.
00
.
+4. 5
+2.0
+ 1.7
354
302
331
2%
325
451
352
331
350
218
266
319
263
134
129
116
J]8
108
130
208
200
232
123
99
137
180
140
134
117
122
110
140
20S
201
227
124
99
133
191
131
128
114
117
104
137
20$
215
236
115
9S
14S
182
-6.4
-4.5
-2.6
-4.1
-5.5
-2.1
0.0
+ 7.0
+ 4.0
-1.0
+ 11.3
-4.7
328
363
598
526
374
201
211
254
146
148
160
160
r-to
120
107
12-5
148
152
163
162
134
120
106
102
145
145
151
158
149
119
103
104
-2.0
-4.6
-7.4
-2.5
+ 11.2
-0.8
-2.8
-2.0
348
478
427
2S9
292
291
466
283
490
211
473
308
292
183
223
190
212
169
221
217
124
100
124
167
204
153
1S6
223
196
212
169
221
226
111
85
124
167
204
153
192
227
197
219
169
221
225
109
86
124
167
210
153
+3.2
+18
.
+0.5
4 3.3
00
.
0.0
-0.4
-1.8
+12
.
00
.
0.0
+2.9
0.0
336
201
637
375
291
198
295
134
268
200
2S7
134
256
200
338
145
-4.5
0.0
+17.8
+8.2
346
330
388
230
261
224
386
185
189
146
87
165
82
129
171
169
142
90
166
84
127
ISO
175
145
93
178
88
125
+5.3
+ 3.6
+2.1
+3.3
+ 7.2
+4.8
-1.6
455
407
381
251
195
331
124
250
214
212
225
176
173
136
27
70
216
212
266
177
171
132
2S
70
220
212.
305
17S
15S
132
34
70
+1.9
0.0
+ 14.7
+0.6
-7.6
0.0
+21.4
0.0
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COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE PRICES BY GROUPS.
1918
320
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INDEX NUMBERS
(Department of Labor Index.
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BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN JANUARY.
The following pages contain a review by principal
industries of the more important statistics shown in the
table on the "Trend of business movements7' (p. 25).
vSummaries of production, stocks, sales and price
changes are given also.
PRODUCTION.
Productive activity made a further advance in
January. Out of 47 commodities for which production figures on a 1919 base are now available, there
were 35 increases over December, 10 decreases, and 2
unchanged. Most of the declines occurred in lumber
and paper products. New high records since the end
of 1919 were made in the output of cotton goods, steel
sheets, crude petroleum, electric power, clay fire brick,
maple flooring, and enamel baths and sinks, while
other important commodities made new high production records since the 1920 boom, such as pig iron,
steel ingots, locomotives, copper, zinc, oak flooring,
paper boxes, and silica brick.
The index of mineral production compiled by the
Department of Commerce (as shown on page 23) rose
to 124.2 in January, as compared with a base of 100
in 1919. This was the highest since last October and
compares with 93 in January, 1922. The index of
animal marketings made a seasonal decline in January
to 113.4, but declined less than a year ago and compares with 96.4 for the January, 1922, marketings.
The index of crop marketings at 114.3 shows a considerable decline from December but exceeds the figure
of 102.3 for January, 1922. All groups of crops had
higher marketings than a year ago. The index of
manufacturing rose to 118.9 as against 108 in December. Taking identical commodities available monthly
since the end of 1919, the January manufacturing index
was 114.6, the highest recorded during that period.
COURSE OF PRODUCTION SINCE 1919.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION
Maxi- Mim'imiip |mum;
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1919=100).
(1919=100).
1
Maxi-1 Minimum
1920 1921 1922
since
Dec., Jan., Dec., \ Jan.,
end end aver-; aver- !aver- 1921. 1922. ! 1922.! Ifl23
age.
of ' of age, age.
1919. 1919.
1Mft
SnS?
1921 1922
since since a "*J avpr- avpr . Doc -> i Jan , i D e c , Jan.,
end end av_eGr" age? i e 1921 ! 1922' 1922> 1923.
age
of
of
1919. : 1919. (
FOODSTUFFS:
Wheat
flour
Beef product
Pork products
Lamb and mutton
Sugar (meltings)
Oleomargarine
Cottonseed oil
Condensed milk
Butter
Cheese
Icecream
Corn products
CLOTHING:
125
109 :
; 152
110
178
126
203
121
201
169;
468
135
64
82
67 [ 92
58
93
58
80
40 104
26 103
4
91
20
76
64
99
41
86
41 111
38
93
;
Cotton (consumption).. 118
57
Sole leather
, 95 , 63
Boots and shoes
] 1113 ! 1 86
FUELS:
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Beehive coke
By-product coke
Crude petroleum
Gasoline
Kerosene
Gas and fuel
Lubricating oil
Electric power
METALS:
Pig iron
Steel ingots
ICopper
frZinc
Silver
Gold (receipts)
,
I
• 119
137
127
i»148
j 163 j
! 177 !
j 116
153
135 :
145
()
41
11
« 62
112
98
71 ,
93 '
89 '
98
94
80 1 86
100
92 1 76
85
94
107
110
119
152
79
79
85
80 ,
130
78
90
70 ' 77
51
67 , 58
69
71
71 1 119
94
127 132
55
,
96 :
45
; 41
i
103
111
96 , 84 102
i
1
79
80
95 i 99 102 102 118
78 , 93
90 79 89
98 : 88 i 91 1 101 109
101
122
110
122
117
123
99
146
124
113
103
60
84 I 85 115 119
91
88
83 99 122 131
30 . 42
32 !j 31
78 93
79 113 ! 89
91 146 148
124 , 146 ! 133 137 159 163
•
130 157 I 133 ; 135 177
:
83
98 i 87 I 89 116
]
127 140 ' 136 ! 135 153
104 116 „ 117 j 105 ; 127
105
122 118 117 I 141 145
88 !
99
77
81 1
98
121
97
101
99 i
132
140
»103
126
129
181
34
33
»17
38
80
79
119
121
94
105
100
88
54
57
37
47
95
113
128
144
119
75
64
50
112
84
94
96
96
91
TOBACCO:
Cigars* 4
Cigarettes
Manufactured tobacco 4
*June, 1922.
»Since November, 1921.
1
Less than 1.
2
103
82
LUMBER:
91
83
97
94
92
60
99
71
120
85
110
90
1
65 '
58
17
58
83
127 j
65 121 127
65 i 113 132
24 ' 96 103
62 , 112 121
S3 ' 107 110
107 ; 117 98
79 , 75 , 95 95
68
84 - 80 121
71
97 I 75 105
Yellow pine
Western pine
North Carolina pine
'
California white and
sugar pine
J
California redwood
Douglas fir
Michigan hardwoods
Michigan softwoods
Northern hardwoods...
Hemlock
Oak
flooring
|
Maple
flooring
PAPER:
Mechanical wood pulp .
Chemical wood p u l p . . .
Newsprint
Newspapers (printed)..
Book paper
Wrapping paper
,
Paper board
Fine paper
Corrugated paper boxes5
Solid fiber paper boxes s
131
172 ;
168
94
121
98
272
8
182
57
130
44
122
27
120
28
21
161
120
33
273 1 42
139 , 47
121
122
102
89
82
105
91
106
103
143
138
116 ,
135;
126
134 j
135
121 [
142 '
142
109 , 87 j
'
117, 79
110
89
105 I 104
121 ! 79
120
94
119
85
113 ' 71
104 ! 65
104 1 89
102
102
105
120
107
120
111
105
117
109
106 i 37
120 I 63
100
79
125 ' 122
104
69
79
92
101
142
55
64 .
69 .
93
64
77;
65 :
I
53
30 '
18 !
STONE, CLAY, AND SAND
I
PRODUCTS:
13
Silica brick
130
Clay fire brick
128
43
Face brick
| 132
34
Cement
3 184 •61
Glass bottles
124
48
BUILDING EQUIPMENT:
fc_ Baths, enamel
Lavatories, enamel
Sinks, enamel
Buildings (contracted
for)
102
104 . 105 '•
99 115
122
67 ; 105 33 i 31 i 62 I 56
88 - 153 126 124 ! 134 i 120
20
33
248 65
235 1
214
130
30
78
109
79
60
59
88
57
123
' 83
;
;
I
I
!
:
1
\ 114
135
! 117
' 62
' 68
: 81
78 ,
, 226
i 114
54!
108 '
93
41
48
46
33
173
117
103
93
71
41
96
69
191
110
87 j 102
97 ' 113
68 ' 86
54 « 04
92
67 ;
232 272
136
139
101
94
94
115
93
112
92
90
82
83
90
98
92
110
96
114
89
96
75
90
105 .
104
111
128 124
116
129 ,
114
108
112
136
112 129
»
47
59
64
S3
- •
97 ' 102
106 ' 128
100
96
130 115
73
80
149 I 120 , 209 112
99
112 i 127 195
110 j 122 ' 172 105
140
138
135
72 i 69' ' 102 76
65
83 '
83
51
32
40
13
59
36
33
15
149
76
94
12 !
160
73
103
229
24S
200 , 199
189
214
TRANSPORT VEHICLES:
Automobiles, passenger «190 1 •51
Motor trucks
• 99 •32
Locomotives
135 i
Ships
79 i
Since January 1,1921.
• As represented by tax-paid withdrawals.
114
102
89
67
93
46 |
50
30 I
141
77
48
8
* Relative to last 6 months of 1919.
• Since July 1,1921.
COURSE OF PRODUCTION SINCE 1919.
COMPARISON OP JANUARY PRODUCTION W I T H P R E - W A R .
(Relative monthly production 1919=100.)
NOEX
(Average monthly production 1913=100.)
NUMBERS
INDEX NUMBERS
300
400
WHEAT FLOU«
BEEF PRODUCTS
WHEAT FLOUR
PORK
PRODUCTS
LAMB AND
MUTTON
BEEF
SUGAR
PRODUCTS
PORK
PROOUCTS
MELTINGS
OLEOMARGARINE
COTTONSEED OIL
CORN
LAMB AND
PRODUCTS
MUTTON
BOOTS AND SHOES
BITUMINOUS
BEEHIVE
COAL
COKE
BY-PRODUCT COKE
CRUDE
PETROLEUM
GASOLINE
KEROSENE
GAS
AND
FUEL OIL
LUBRICATING
ELECTRIC
PiG
OIL
POWER
IRON
STEEL-INGOT
SILVER
GOLD
'RECEIPTS
CIGARS
CIGARETTE'J
MANFD.
TOBACCO
YELLOW
PINE
WESTERN
PINE
NORTH CAROLINA
CALIFORNIA
PINE
WHITE
CALIFORNIA
PINE
REDWOOD
DOUGLAS FIR
MICHIGAN
HARDWOODS
MICHIGAN
SOFTWOODS
NORTHERN
HARDWOODS
HEMLOCK
OAK
FLOORING
MAPLE
FLOORING
MECHANICAL
WOOD PULP
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
NEWSPRINT
BOOK
WRAPPING
PAPER
FINE
PAPER
PAPER
PAPER
BOARD
PAPER
CLAY
FIRE
FACE
BRICK
GLASS
BRICK
BOTTLES
BATHS. ENAMEL
SINKS. ENAMEL
AUTOMOBILES.
MOTOR
P*88ENGER
TRUCKS
LOCOMOTIVES
SHIPS
Comparison of productive activity with a year ago
shows 40 increases and only 7 decreases—sugar, sole
leather, gold, North Carolina pine, California redwood, glass bottles, and ships.
Complete production records for 65 commodities
for the calendar year 1922 show that 36 out of the 65
exceeded the 1919 average, 27 equaled or exceeded the
1920 average, and 55 exceeded the 1921 average. Of
the decreases from 1921, 3 were in the foodstuffs group,
2 in coal, and 2 in transportation vehicles (locomotives
and ships).
In spite of the large production in January, stocks
did not accumulate. Outside of the food commodities, which are greatly influenced by seasonal conditions, there were 9 increases and 10 decreases in stocks.
Compared with a year go, there were a total of 14 increases and 21 decreases, but among the foodstuffs
there occurred 9 increases and 6 decreases, while other
commodities, mostly manufactured goods, showed decreases in stocks in 15 cases and only 5 increases.
New high records were made in wheat and poultry
stocks in January.
Average monthly stocks during the year 1922 exceeded the 1919 monthly average in exactly half of
the commodities listed—23 out of 46. There were 20
increases over 1920 average, and only 14 increases
over 1921, with most of the increases over the latter
year confined to foodstuffs and petroleum products.
Compared with the 1913 average, 8 commodities
showed an increase in 1922, while 5 declined.
COURSE OP COMMODITY STOCKS SINCE 1919.
(Taken at end of month. Relative to 1919, average=100.(
INDEX NUMBERS
0
STOCKS OF COMMODITIES SINCE 1919.
100
200
400
600
BEEF PRODUCTS
(Taken at end of each month.)
PORK PRODUCTS
LAMB AND MUTTON
SUGAR. ( RAW )
RELATIVE STOCKS (1919=100).
COTTONSEED OIL
Maxi- Mini- 1920 1921 1922
mum mum
Dec, Jan., Dec, Jan.,
since j since aver-:!aver- aver- 1921. 1922. 1922. 1923.
age.
1919. ' 1919. age.
WHEAT ( V I S I B L E )
WHEAT FLOUR
CORN (VISIBLE )
OATS ( V I S I B L E )
BUTTER
CHEESE
FOODSTUFFS:
Beef products
124
Pork products
129
Lamb and m u t t o n . . . . 928
Sugar (raw)
437
Cottonseed oil
200
191
Wheat (visible)
149
Wheat flour
1,482
Corn (visible)
316
Oats (visible)
Butter
! 174
Cheese
J 156
Eggs
! 240
Poultry
; 181
Fish 2
! 110
Coffee
! 177
Apples
I 391
Rice (domestic)
j 360
CLOTHING MATERIALS:
20
38
25
44
8
28
54
108
16
6
28
70 \
97
183 !
110
110
89 '
95
174 !
69
89 ;
99 I
82 '
70
73 i
146
181 i
159 I
50
27
70
41
437
59
123
77
769
210
79
80
125
82 !
]
57 !
98
172 |
J
154 j
i
91 111
30
27
72
43
85
324
157
107
93
76
622
211
81
79
101
72
72
145
166
159
98 l
!
33
60
47
90
102
146
77
882
302
53
55
4
155
78
119
249
185
48
68
54
47
111
185
82
530
145
40
87
32
151
79
84
374
287
'643
138
24
69
5
181
65
70
307
281
137 124
118
108
178
150
109
171
152
240
188
94
169
146
241
35
51
77
65
104
184
82
787
304
73
72
22
156
96
139
313
155
47
81
63
84
96
191
I
Cotton (total)
136
51
241
189
153
178
162
101
61
85
75
81
104 l
98 :
126 i
89 ;
85 |
Pig iron (merchant)... 146
247
Zinc
Tin
! 528
31
48
122
60 j 132
108 ! 213
332 ! 232
114
121
67
175
97 | 178
244 ! 167 131
'
,
48
49
365
57
44
330
143
103
152
277
222
115
181
276
301
95
122
183
215
102
65
80
59
55
81
105
79
29
21
34
41
13
127 !
72 '
105 ;
!
161
103 !
103 !
140 !
170 |
50 I
31 ]
53 I
104 !
109 |
126 : 120
74 ' 89
!
98 ! 122
159 \> 151
1 8 0 i: 200
9 2 ;!
92
137 I1 181
185 | 227
!
98 jj 126
55 | 80
!
73 !i 106
175
215
125
88
112
190
216
100
173
253
127
73
103
171
172
130
64
86
147
163
108
133
174
82
43
52
182
144
122
63
88
176
162
111
145
217
96
43
47
176
125
143
13S
175
131
130
132
112
43
64
71
66
36
70
74
81
80
95
98 ! 87
100
111
122 I 122
121
112
89 ! 100
116
115
92
96
99
43
87
80
114
118
101
100
FUELS:
i
Crude petroleum
Gasoline
Kerosene
Gas and fuel oil
Lubricating oil
!
j
|
!
145
134
134
151
143
223
168
100
172
143
169
125
113
173
134
RICElDOMESTIC)
COTTON(TOTAL)
CRUDE PETROLEUM.
GASOLINE
KEROSENE
GAS AND FUELOIL
LUBRICATING OIL
PIG IRON(MERCHANT)
ZINC
MICHIGAN SOFTWOODS
OAK FLOORING
MAPLE FLOORING
SILICA BRICK
129
98
141
234
199
100
153
193
179
78
89
164
149
78 ! 108
99
63
97 125
75 115
48 101
79 117
79 101
FACE BRICK
CEMENT
BATHS (ENAMEL)
LAVATORIES (ENAMEL )
SINKS(ENAMEL)
ROSIN
TURPENTINE
MECHANICAL WOOD PULP
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
NEWSPRINT ( A T M I L L S )
BOOK PAPER
96
WRAPPING PAPER
PAPER BOARD
FINE PAPER
TOBACCO ( TOTAL)
OTHER
AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS:
Tobacco (total)
Flaxseed
APPLES
MICHIGAN HARDWOODS
PAPER:
Mechanical wood pulp.
Chemical wood pulp...
Newsprint (at mills)..
Book paper
Wrapping paper
Paper board
Fine paper
COFFEE
YELLOW PINE
MATE- |
I
Yellow pine
Michigan hardwoods.. >
Michigan softwoods...!
Oak
flooring
!
Maple
flooring
!
Silica brick
j
Face brick
Cement a
|
Baths (enamel)
I
Lavatories (enamel).. .j
Sinks 4
(enamel)
i
Rosin
Turpentine 4
POULTRY
FISH
TIN
METALS:
CONSTRUCTION
RIALS:
EGGS
132
1,578
92
27
102
117
116
550 1,242
167
113 !
347 !
108
FLAXSEED
!
179 204 I
} MAXIMUM SINCE 1919
1
Index number less than 1. 2 On 15th of month.
< Relative to season beginning Apr. 1,1919.
STOCKS
OF COMMODITIES
3
Relative
&
Oct. 1.
COMPARED
to stocks at end of 1919.
WITH
WW1X&A JANUARY 1923
K Z Z 2 3 M I N I M U M SINCE 1919
* DECEMBER
PRE-WAR.
•
• NOVEMBER
(Taken at end of each month.)
SALES.
RELATIVE STOCKS (1913=100).
1920 j 1921 1922
aver- i averaverage.
age.
Wheat (visible)
:
Corn (visible)
i
!
Oats (visible)
Coffee
Cotton (total)
\
Crude petroleum
Pig iron (merchant) 1 ...
Zinc
:
Tin
;
Oak
flooring
Cement*
!
Tobacco
Flaxseed
i Relative to 1914.
36767—23
127
71
89
89
150
109
38
99
183
258
80
114
33
134
256
270
89
183
152
84
196
127
375
91
131
74
177
315
268
60
161
234
48 !
89
134 i
256
S7
0/
130
I.
Dec,
1921.
264
323
389
85
224
177
72
Jan.,
1922.
235
362
387
73
203
187 !
76 i
92
242
106
127
21
Jan.,
1923.
266
217
186
52
193
252
30
45
201
236
81
121
12
164
305
119
2 Relative to stocks at end of 1913.
-2
Dec,
1922.
3
Oct. 1.
274
263
177
43
176
252
36
41
182
283
102
3
The demand for goods continued to increase in January. Out of 14 individual commodities shown for
January in the table below, there were 12 increases in
sales, declines occurring only in sales of merchant
pig iron and freight cars, which had reached large proportions in December. Retail distribution and advertising declined seasonally. Sales of securities were
about the same as in December, but life insurance
declined. Compared with January, 1922, there was
only one decline in sales in the entire list—bonds.
Sales in 1922 exceeded the 1919 average for 11 out of
17 individual commodities, for 1 out of 3 distribution
10
movements, for 3 out of 5 services, and for 3 out of 4
classes of securities. In 10 out of the 17 commodities,
the 1922 sales were larger than in either 1920 or
1921. Sales in all lines noted in 1922 exceeded 1921
except passenger traffic.
COMPARISON OP SALES IN DIFFERENT LINES OF BUSINESS.
RELATIVE SALES (1919=100).
Maxi-Minimum mum 1920 1921
since since
1922D e c , i Jan., Dec, Jan..
averend end aver- | age. aver- 1921. ! 1922.1922. 1923.
age.
age.
of
of
1919. 1919.
INDIVIDUAL COMMODITIES:
Pig iron (merchant)... 351
1,575 |
Freight cars
188 I
Structural steel
215
Baths, enamel
Lavatories, enamel — 262 '
222
Sinks, enamel
205
Sanitary pottery
260
Oak flooring
135 I
Maple flooring
158 I
Redwood lumber
174
Clayfirebrick
129
Leather belting
Abrasive paper and
148
cloth
129
Fine cotton goods
147
Paper l
168
Printing
143
Optical goods l
14
8
28
12
27
25
7
23
17
21
33
35
97
333
104
53
73
65
34
54
36
77
120 j
98 !
34
92
69
59
77
73
43
119
63
74
45
42
85
750
134
129
156
139
125
201
84
120
95
60
49
28
79
60
68
71
85
111
49
76
54
36 i
54 I 190
550 i 1,163
84 i 121
137
84
169
109
151
96
160
124
203
115
102
50
129
100
99
61
64
43
40
5
71
106
47
HI I
26 !
127
148
114 I
65
81
89
121
73
105
81
121
119
91
65;
99
111
119
74
81
51
101
120
57
102
118
90 i
87 i 95
82 .
71 I 77
124 , 141 242 !
113
123
120
113 I
147 '
106 I
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT:
Wholesalers»
Mail-order housesl
Chain storesl
107
136
280
Postal receipts 1
Telephone receipts 1...
Telegraph tolls»
Railroad revenues—
Passengersl
Freight1
AdvertisingMagazine
Newspaper
159
169
125
144
129
122 i 78 i
114 I 103
Storks
Bonds
Municipal bonds
(new)'
Life insurance >
110
178
72!
105 I
489
152
100
120
103
88
144
128
110
118
670
157
191
232
223
298
256
173
169
126
73
125
109
280
92
116
124 145 i 114 159
154 I 155
104 ! 98
136
SERVICES:
135
162
SECURITIES:
95
114
84 | 109
91
122
98 ! 91
110 113
55
83
94 1 111
184 i 163
102 I 114
I
100
123
90 j
97 i
59
75
113 ! 102
59
132 136
489
122
120
91
120
74
108
78
94
112
152
112
1 Items based on value.
Relative proportion of ordors to total transactions.
1
PRICES.
Prices received by farmers for both crops and live
stock increased in January. The crop price index
at 126 was the highest since December, 1920, due
largely to the rise in cotton prices, but the live stock
index was the lowest, except for November and
December, since January, 1922, standing at 106,
compared with a base of 100 in 1913.
Wholesale prices of farm products and foods
declined, but all other groups in the Department of
Labor's wholesale price index advanced, with no
net change in the total from 156 for the second consecutive month. The Federal Reserve Board's reclassification of this index shows advances in all
groups except consumers' goods and animal products.
The Federal Reserve Board's index for international
price "comparison increased from 153 to 154, while
Bradstreet's index remained unchanged at 149.
The cost of living as compiled by the National
Industrial Conference Board declined from 159 to
158. The only group changes were a decided increase in clothing and a marked decline in food.
The latter index, taken from the Department of
Labor, decreased from 147 to 144 on a 1913 base of
100.
Comparison of the prices of individual commodities
shown in the diagram and table on pages 4 and 5,
j shows increases in price to the farmer of all the princiI pal commodities except wheat, which declined, and
| wool, which remained unchanged. On the other
I hand, the market price of all farm products, except
j cotton, wool, tobacco, and ewes, declined, and also
all the manufactured food products except cottonseed oil. The principal changes in clothing quotations
were advances in cotton goods, worsted yarns, and
boots and shoes. Among the fuels, bituminous coal
was slightly cheaper, anthracite remained the same,
while coke and petroleum advanced in price. All
the metals advanced except zinc, while among the
building materials an advance in brick and a decline
in cement were the principal changes.
Rubber advanced 21 per cent, the highest relative
change during the month, followed by coke, brick,
cottonseed oil, and ewes, all rising over 10 per cent
from December. The chief declines in January
were in cement, raw sugar, and cattle, all between
7 and 8 per cent less than the December price.
TEXTILES.
Wool receipts at Boston were very heavy in January. Foreign wool receipts were the highest since
April, 1921, but domestic wool was received in only
half the volume as a year ago. Woolen machinery
activity in textile mills was still more pronounced
than in December and consumption of wool amounted
to 63,348,000 pounds, the largest recorded since these
comparative records are available, in January, 1921.
Prices of wool and yarn rose, while finished goods
remained stable.
The world production of wool in 1922 is -estimated
by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
of the Department of Commerce at 2,270,737,000
pounds in the commercially important countries, as
compared with 2,354,735,000 pounds in 1921 and an
average for the years 1909 to 1913 of 2,545,565,000
pounds. These data, based on official figures in most
cases, are supplemented by bare estimates in other
countries which are not commercially important and
for which no accurate figures are available, such as for
Russia and all of Asia. The figures are summarized
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below including these estimates (details for each
country are given in Commerce Reports for March 5,
1923):
ANNUAL W O O L PRODUCTION.
World's consumption of cotton has almost returned
to normal, but European consumption is only about
70 per cent of normal. The two following tables
show these trends:
(In thousands of pounds.)
WORLD'S CONSUMPTION OP COTTON BY COUNTRIES.
1909-13
average.
CONTINENT.
332,320
578,026
520,032
211,567
903,620
295,065
454,000
563,790
222,820
817,958
281,012
384,983
562,345
248,095
793,475
2,545,565
616,470
2,354,735
411,416
2,270,737
413,416
3,162,035
2,766,151
2,684,153
North America
South America
Europe.
Africa..
. .
Australia
Total commercial
Remainder estimated
Grand total
(In bales.)
1922
1921
WORLD'S SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF COTTON.
(In bales.)
American.
Stocks, August 1, 1921
Production (commercial cotton), 1921
Total supply, 1921-22
Consumption, 1921-22
Stocks, July 31,1922 (as reported)
Production (commercial cotton), 1922
Total supply, 1922-23
Consumption, 1922-23 (estimate)
Apparent stocks, July 31,1923 (by deduction)
9,351,000
7,954,000
14,752,000
14,741,000
17,305,000
29,493,000
12,293,000
20,047,000
5,123,000
9,964,000
9,536,000
17,664,000
15,087,000
12,312,000
27,200,000
20,579,000
2,775,000
6,621,000
EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION OF COTTON.
1- 200
MONTHLY AVERAGE
AU kinds.
1921-22
6,485,000
4,906,000
5,904,000
6,400,000
3,870,000
3,828,000
1,722,000
1,909,000
1,486,000
2,134,000
4,602,000
1,925,000
1,883,000
1,464,000
2,948,000
4,823,000
1,947,000
2,275,000
2,150,000
3,100,000
4,523,000
1,950,000
2,500,000
2,106,000
19,300,000
United States
Europe:
United Kingdom
Continent
India
Japan..
..
All other countries
Total
Estimating the world consumption of cotton at
20,579,000 " bales for the crop year 1922-23, the
Department of Commerce calculates that world stocks
of all cotton will be reduced to 6,621,000 bales on
July 31, 1923, of which American cotton will amount
to only 2,775,000 bales, an abnormally low total.
These figures are shown below (for details see Commerce Reports for February 12, 1923):
1920-21
16,914,000
20,047,000
20,579,000
1919-20
COUNTRIES.
1922-23
W O R L D COTTON PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION.
(In bales of 478 pounds lint.)
World
production.
1908-9..
1909-10..
1910-11..
1911-12..
1912-13..
1913-14..
1914-15..
1915-16..
1916-17..
1917-18..
1918-19..
1919-20..
1920-21..
1921-22..
1922-23..
Average,
Average,
Average,
Average,
Average,
20,604,000
16,988,000
18,856,000
22,247,000
21,550,000
22,612,000
24,861,000
18,461,000
18,924,000
18,141,000
18,765,000
20,219,000
19,675,000
14,741,000
17,664,000
1908-09 to 1914-15...
1908-09 to 1916-17...
1915-16 to 1920-21...
1917-18 to 1920-21...
1921-22 and 1922-23.
World
consumption.
European
consumption.
20,289,000
19,164,000
19,888,000
21,534,000
22,533,000
22,199,000
20,670,000
21,978,000
21,108,000
18,515,000
16,705,000
19,300,000
16,914,000
20,047,000
20,579,000
10,968,000
10,295,000
11,040,000
11,998,000
12,117,000
12,029,000
10,606,000
10,878,000
9,044,000
6,621,000
5,962,000
7,699,000
6,736,000
7,771,000
7,623,000
21,040,000
10,996,000
17,860,000
20,313,000
6,755,000
7,697,000
21,102,000
19,031,000
16,202,000
Cotton consumption by textile mills in January was
the third largest in our history, totaling 610,375 bales.
Stocks of cotton made the usual seasonal decline but
were about 1,000,000 bales less than a year ago in
spite of an increase in stocks at mills. Exports of raw
cotton fell to 473,436 bales from the high total in
December. Activity of cotton spindles totaled 9,266,000,000 hours, a new high record, with an average
activity of 249 hours per spindle. Prices of cotton
and cotton goods advanced, especially raw cotton.
Production of fine cotton goods in New England
declined slightly in January, but sales increased considerably and were almost 40 per cent larger than
production.
Silk consumption, as calculated by the association,
increased to 34,680 bales, while stocks declined from
the December high mark. The price of raw silk
declined slightly.
COTTON CONSUMPTION IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN MILLS.
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IRON AND STEEL.
Pig iron production in January rose to 3,229,604 tons,
the largest since October, 1920, while steel-ingot production at 3,717,071 tons has not been exceeded since
March, 1920. Unfilled orders of the United States
Steel Corporation increased after two months of declines and made a high record since February, 1921, at
6,910,776 tons. Merchant pig-iron shipments, unfilled
orders, and stocks increased, but sales declined.
PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON AND STEEL INGOTS AND U. S. STEEL
CORPORATION'S UNFILLED ORDERS.
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1923
Bookings of commercial-steel castings reported by
two-thirds of the shop capacity devoted to this purpose amounted to 103,581 tons or at the rate of 106.9
per cent of capacity. These bookings were the largest
since March, 1920. Railway specialties bookings
amounted to 47,879 tons, or 125 per cent of capacity,
while miscellaneous bookings totaled 55,702 tons, the
largest on record, and 95.1 per cent of shop capacity.
January shipments of 229 railroad locomotives by
the principal companies were the largest since a year
ago, while unfilled orders, amounting to 1,788 locomotives, were the highest on record. Domestic business
in this line continued to increase, while foreign business declined. Freight-car orders declined to 13,390
cars from the high December total.
Prices of iron and steel increased in January, especially pig iron, but structural beams remained stationary.
The output of steel sheets by mills made a new high
record since the end of 1919, at 92 per cent of capacity.
Shipments increased to 87.7 per cent of capacity, but
sales declined to about the same level as production
and shipments. Unfilled orders declined slightly.
Sales of fabricated structural steel were the largest
since last May and attained 75 per cent of shop
capacity. The following figures compiled by the
Bureau of the Census, of the Department of Commerce, show the total tonnage booked since last April
by 158 firms, with a monthly capacity of 220,690 tons,
and the estimated total sales for the United States
based on a capacity of 250,000 tons per month at the
rate of sales to capacity of the reporting firms:
B O O K I N G S OF F A B R I C A T E D STRUCTURAL
YEAR AND MONTH.
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May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
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180,558 '
162,139 '•
152,023 I
150,700 :
141,418
126,535 '
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81.8
73.4
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64.1!
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48.4
57.8
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204,500
183,500
172,300
170,800
160,300
143,300
121.000
144,500
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Shipments of steel barrels increased, but production
declined. Unfilled orders continued to increase, reaching the highest point recorded since these statistics
were inaugurated two years ago.1
i The Steel Barrel Manufacturers' Association has entered into cooperative arrang ements with the Department of Commerce for the wider distribution of the statistics
compiled and issued by that association. The statistics are issued daily and
monthly and cover the sales, production, shipments, and unfilled orders of stool
barrels and drums specified by kind and size; shipments are distributed by states.
Persons desiring to obtain this service may either apply direct to the secretary of tho
association, 142S Bulkley Building, Cleveland, Ohio, or, if they prefer, may send
their names to the Survey of Current Business for forwarding to the association. A
limited number of free copies is available for distribution by the association. If th e
demand for these becomes greater than the supply a charge will be made by the
association sufficient to cover merely the cost of distribution. A summary of tho
statistics issued by the association will bo given in later issues of the SURVEY.
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NONFERROUS METALS.
PRODUCTION OF BITUMINOUS AND ANTHRACITE COAL.
Copper production made a new high record since
these monthly figures became available in January,
1920, reaching 110,589,000 pounds, more than four
times as great as the output a year ago. The price
of copper advanced.
Zinc production rose to 92,634,000 pounds, the
highest since March, 1920, while stocks declined to
33,148,000 pounds, the lowest since the armistice.
Receipts and shipments at St. Louis declined perceptibly, and the price of slab zinc decreased fractionally.
Stocks of tin declined but the price rose. Receipts and shipments of lead at St. Louis increased
over December but were less than a year ago. The
price of pig lead advanced.
FUELS.
Coal production in January was very large. Bituminous production at 50,123,000 tons was the
largest since December, 1920, except in March, 1922,
when the industry was especially active on account of
the impending strike. Anthracite production at
8,713,000 tons was the largest since 1919, also with
the exception of March, 1922. Production of both
beehive and by-product coke continued to increase,
with new high records in both classes since 1920.
Prices of coal and coke were irregular, compared with
December. The production of public-utility electric
power continued its steady increase and reached the
highest point on record at 4,709,180,000 kilowatt hours.
PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, IMPORTS, AND STOCKS OF
PETROLEUM.
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back to the November level, increasing in all hands
except jobbers'. Contract prices of newsprint advanced but spot prices declined.
New high production records were made for both
corrugated and solid fiber board paper boxes in January.
The output of petroleum in January increased to
51,467,000 barrels, another new high record in the
history of this industry. Stocks increased slightly
but represented a smaller number of days' supply than
at any time since January, 1922. Imports of petroleum declined slightly but consumption made a new
high record at 57,929,000 barrels. The price of
Kansas-Oklahoma crude oil rose to $1.35 per barrel.
Gasoline production for December, the latest figures
available, made a new high record at 585,050,000 gallons, and stocks rose to 883,793,000 gallons, the highest
on record except for April, 1922, owing to the decline
in consumption. Production of gas and fuel oil also
made a new high record in December, but stocks declined. Kerosene production declined, lubricating oil
output was about the same as in November and stocks
of both these commodities increased.
The price of crude petroleum increased in January.
AUTOMOBILES.
The output of automobiles in January was the
highest since last August. Passenger-car production
totaled 221,697 cars but trucks totaled only 19,206,
the lowest in four months. Shipments of automobiles
were heavy, with rail shipments the highest in recent
years. Internal revenue taxes on trucks and accessories made a small increase over December, but taxes
collected on passenger cars increased over 50 per cent.
GLASS AND OPTICAL GOODS.
Production of glass bottles in January was the largest since last June, but orders, production, and shipments of illuminating glassware declined. Shipments
of spectacle frames and mountings increased slightly
and unfilled orders were the largest since November,
1920.
PAPER AND PRINTING.
Production and shipments of newsprint paper recovered from the December decline, but consumption
decrease(d still further. Stocks of newsprint also came
STOCKS OF PETROLEUM AS REPORTED AND AS TRANSLATED INTO DAYS' SUPPLY.
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1922
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BUTTONS.
Reports furnished to the Department of Commerce
by the National Association of Button Manufacturers
show the following weekly comparisons regarding
stocks of finished fresh-water pearl buttons and machinery activity by 17 companies representing 95.2
per cent of the machine capacity of the Association
members.1
PER CENT OF
STOCKS ON
HAND (GROSS). ' MACHINE ACTIVITY.
and general buildings both rose from 192 to 197, as
compared with 100 as the pre-war average.
An increase of about 1 per cent in both floor space
and value took place in building contracts awarded in
January, as compared with a usual decline expected
at this period. Declines took place in residential
buildings and educational buildings, but all other
classes showed an increase.
Fire losses declined considerably from the December
high mark.
BUILDING MATERIALS.
WEEK ENDING—
1923
1922
All lumber species reported for January showed a
large increase over December, except Western pine and
December 30, 1922l
13 631 726
January—
North Carolina pine, which declined. Large increases
233.S
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also occurred over the January, 1922, output in all
251.4
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2 52. 1
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2 51.4
= 53.2
species except redwood and North Carolina pine.
February—
251.1
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54.2
Shipments showed some irregularity, compared with
251.1
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13 331 972
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December, but were in every case considerably larger
than a year ago. Stocks generally declined during the
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Based on reports from. 16 firms.
month and in comparison with a year ago. ^Prices
rose, especially hardwoods.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
Production of maple flooring in January reached
The cost of building increased in January. Material
the highest point on record and oak-flooring* produccosts increased slightly, while total costs for factory
tion was exceeded only once. Orders booked showed
1 The National Association of Button Manufacturers has entered into cooperative the same tendency, with maple flooring orders 70 per
arrangements with the Department of Commerce for the wider distribution of the
cent above any month in the past three years. Unstatistics compiled and issued by that association. The statistics cover the quantity
and price of orders received, quantity of button stocks on hand, and machinery
filled orders for flooring also made new high records
activity weekly for fresh-water pearl buttons specified by kind and grade. Persons
for recent years, while stocks increased.
desiring to obtain this service may either apply direct to the secretary of the association, 1182 Broadway, New York City, or, if they prefer, may send their names
The refractory bricks, silica and clay fire, both had
to the Survey of Current Business for forwarding to the association. A limited
increases in production, shipments, and stocks during
number of free copies is available for distribution by the association. If the demand
for these becomes greater than the supply, a charge will be made by the association ; January. New high records were made by clay firesufficient to cover merely the cost of distribution. A summary of the statistics
i brick production and stocks since 1919, and by silicaissued by this association will be given in later issues of the Survey.
19*23
2
VOLUME OF BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED, BY CLASSES.
1919
1920
1921
1922
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brick production and stocks since 1920. New orders '
and unfilled orders for clay fire-brick made good gains.
Face-brick production and shipments declined, while
stocks and unfilled orders increased. The price of
common brick showed a large rise and, except for last
June and July, was the highest since August, 1920.
Cement production made a seasonal decline in
January but was twice as large as a year ago. Shipments were also much higher than in January, 1922,
but stocks showed a decline. Concrete paving contracts let in January made a seasonal decline, but the
total was larger than a year ago.
Reports inaugurated by the Tubular Plumbing Goods
Associationx last August show the following total
monthly sales by manufacturers representing approximately 75 per cent of this industry.
TUBULAR
PLUMBING
SALES.
1922
September.
October.
November.
Number.! Value. Number. Value. Number.: Value.
Cast traps
Wrought traps
Miscellaneous traps.
Basin supply pipes (pairs)
Bath supply pipes (pairs).
Tank supply pipes.
Connected wastes and
overflows
Total..
8,419
64,040
32,129 I
30,844 ;
23,055 J
40,400 '
6,392 $10,169
6,739 $15,651
41,838 46,121 I 51,685 55,233
30,485 31,406 30,444 32,268
20,096
17,324
17,554 20,609
18,520 14,711
10,722
13,463
21,502
9,554
5,836 31,536
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33,788 46,423
24,675 I 34,289
163,508
48,552
December.
Number. Value.
Total.
67,373
160,086 | 188,264 187,175 247,439 | 244,602
1922—Con.
Cast traps
Wrought traps
Miscellaneous traps.
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>ply pipes
ply pipes
^ ply pipes
Connected wastes and overflows
$12,893
70,647
38,040
24,442
20,628
10,580
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January.
Number. Value.
14,147
101,045
69,553
44,594
26,446
82,900
63,953
$20,275
107,426
77,751
36,682
23,659
23,691
88,918
240,160 1 311,738
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10,293 $16,101
54,530 58,445
58,879
51,842
25,829 21,947
18,308 14,383
73,894 20,932
39,849 56,510
281,582
1923
Large increases occurred in January in orders
received and in shipments of sanitary enamel ware,
while stocks also increased, except sinks. New
1
The Tubular Plumbing Goods Association has completed cooperative arrange ments with the Department of Commerce for the wider distribution of the statistics
compiled and issued by that association. These statistics are issued semi weekly
and cover manufacturers' sales, in 3-day intervals, of the classes of goods listed in
the accompanying table. The figures are given in much greater detail in the regula r
reports specifying the quantity subdivided by sizes, which have been sold in particular states, cities, or territories.
Persons desiring to obtain this service may do so by applying either to the secretary of the association at 25 Broad Street, New York City, or, if they prefer, may
send their names to the Survey of Current Business for forwarding to the association. If there is a large demand for these sheets a charge will probably be made
by the association to cover the cost of printing and mailing.
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high records since 1919 were made in shipments of
baths and sinks, and in orders received for sinks and
miscellaneous, while for baths and lavatories only
May, 1922, showed larger orders in that period.
Orders for sanitary pottery were almost twice as
high as in December and made a new high record.
LEATHER.
Production of sole leather was the largest since
January, 1922. Output of skivers and oak and union
harness also increased in January. Sales of leather
belting were the largest in volume since October,
1920, except for last August. Boot and shoe production increased to 29,994,000 pairs, which was only
slightly below the high record of last October.
CHEMICALS, OILS, AND NAVAL STORES.
Statistics on wood-chemical operations for December, the latest available, showed an output of acetate
of lime and wood alcohol about twice as high as in
December, 1921. Price index numbers of crude
drugs, essential oils, and chemicals advanced in
January, while drugs and pharmaceuticals declined.
Receipts of turpentine and rosin were higher
than in January, 1922. Stocks of rosin were larger
than a year ago, but turpentine stocks were smaller.
Receipts and shipments of flaxseed were less than
in December but greater than a year ago. Stocks
declined to a total of only 82,000 bushels at Minneapolis and Duluth.
Stocks of cottonseed made a seasonal decline, but
were 25 per cent greater than a year ago. Production
of cottonseed oil increased slightly, contrary to seasonal trend, and was very much larger than a year
ago, while stocks were smaller than last year.
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CEREALS.
Receipts of wheat at principal markets declined
in January, but were far above the January, 1922,
movement. The visible supply increased to
140,760,000 bushels, an increase of almost 20,000,000
over a year ago. Production and consumption of
wheat flour for December greatly exceeded December,
1921, and stocks were slightly larger. Prices of wheat
and flour declined in January.
The movement of corn in January was considerably
smaller than a year ago, and the visible supply was
8,000,000 bushels less, though seasonally larger than
a month before. Corn prices in Chicago declined.
Grindings of corn increased.
The following table gives revised figures for the
distribution of corn sirup (glucose) by manufacturers
in 1921, as compiled by the American Manufacturers'
Association of Products from Corn. Comparable
figures for 1919, 1920, and the first half of 1922,
will be found on page 16 of the January issue (No. 17)
of the Survey of Current Business.
DISTRIBUTION OF CORN SIRUP (GLUCOSE) IN 1921
(REVISED).
Pounds.
Mixed sirups
Manufacturing confectioneries—
Jams, jellies, and preserves
Bakers
Brewers
Technical (textiles, papers, etc.)Tobacco manufacturers
Ice-cream manufacturers
Miscellaneous.(dealers, etc.)
298,086,350
328,674,697
20,052,051
30,703,440
22,992,893
6,258,445
14,224,009
816,558
56,205,344
Total for domestic consumption.
Exported
778,013,787
221,581,034
Total distribution.
SUGAR AND COFFEE.
Receipts of the domestic cane-sugar crop declined
in January but were greatly in excess of last yearTotal meltings and stocks of raw sugar increased seasonally over December, but were smaller than a year
ago. Cuban sugar movement showed very large
receipts, exports and stocks, as compared with a year
ago.
The visible supply of coffee declined and was much
less than a year ago, both for the United States and
for the world. Receipts and clearances in Brazil
were about the same as a year ago, but a larger proportion was cleared for the United States.
999,594,821
Receipts of oats were considerably larger in January
than a year ago, but the visible supply was only half
as large as the abnormal stocks carried at that time.
The prices of oats, barley, and rye declined. Total
car loadings of grain and its products were smaller
in January than in the previous month or a year ago.
Rice receipts were about the same as a year ago,
though less than in December. Shipments from mills,
however, made a good increase over both periods.
Stocks of domestic rice declined slightly, but were
50 per cent larger than a year ago.
Car-lot shipments of apples were almost twice as
large as a year ago, and cold-storage holdings were
1,000,000 barrels larger, making a new high record
for this time of the year. Car-lot shipments of potatoes
were slightly smaller than in January, 1922, but
shipments of onions were slightly larger.
MEATS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS.
The movement and slaughter of cattle in January
was considerably higher than a year ago and coldstorage holdings were 35,000,000 pounds greater.
Prices of cattle and beef declined during January.
The movement and slaughter of hogs in January
was also considerably in excess of last year's. • Coldstorage holdings increased by over 123,000,000 pounds
during the month and were almost 200,000,000 pounds
greater than a year ago. The price of hogs declined
but fresh pork advanced.
The movement and slaughter of sheep was slightly
less than a year ago, while cold-storage holdings were
larger. Prices were irregular.
Receipts of butter, cheese, and eggs exceeded the
January, 1922 receipts by a good margin and coldstorage holdings were also larger, except creamery
butter, where a decline of over 50 per cent occurred
from a year ago to a new low record for this time of
the year. Prices of butter and cheese declined
slightly. The production of milk in the Minneapolis
district increased.
STOCKS OF RAW SUGAR IN CUBA AND SUGAR EXPORTS FROM
CUBA.
TOBACCO.
Output of cigarettes and manufactured tobacco
and snuff, as shown by tax-paid withdrawals, made
large increases over December, while cigar output
declined. Sales of tobacco at loose-leaf warehouses
decreased.
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WATER TRANSPORTATION.
In spite of a further decline in vessels completed
during January, tonnage of vessels under construction
was the highest since November, 1921. Ocean freight
rates declined in January. The Sault Ste. Marie
Canal and the Erie Canal were closed for the winter.
Panama Canal traffic reached a new high record
in December, with 1,535,000 tons of cargo passing
through, of which 881,000 tons were in American
vessels, far surpassing previous performances of
American ships.
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
LABOR.
The railroad situation became nearer normal in
January, with an increase in surplus and a decline in
shortages of freight cars reported. The net shortage
at the end of the month was reduced to less than 47,000
cars as against 68,000 the previous month and over
175,000 in October. Bad-order cars were further
reduced to the lowest point in two years.
SHORTAGE,
SURPLUS, BAD-ORDER, AND TOTAL
FREIGHT CARS.
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slightly in January but in Wisconsin there was an
increase. Unemployment in Pennsylvania was further
reduced. Slightly more workers than jobs were
registered at state and municipal employment agencies
in December, but the excess was smaller than in
November.
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cars at the end of January, as compared with 734,442
in January, 1922. Coal, forest products, and merchandise loadings all made large increases over a year
ago, while the first two items were responsible for the
increase over last December.
Railroad operations for December, the latest
available, show a slight increase in net-operating
income over December. Freight revenue declined,
but an increase in passenger revenue almost made up
for it, while operating expenses declined slightly.
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Farm^wages declined from 3.1 to 6.4 per cent from
October 1 to January 1, according to a survey by the
Department of Agriculture. Day farm laborers received on the average $1.98 a day without board and
$1.47 with board on January 1, while monthly farm
labor received $40.30 per month without board and
$27.81 with board. Every division of the country
except the South Central reported a decrease in wages
during the period.
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JA
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DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
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by mail-order houses and chain stores, as compared
with January, 1922. Advertising in both magazines
and newspapers increased over a year ago, and the
former was also larger than in December. Postal
receipts were higher than in January, 1922.
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SALES OF MAIL-ORDER HOUSES AND CHAIN STORES.
PUBLIC FINANCE.
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A further slight decline was made in the interestbearing debt of the United States in January, with a
considerable reduction in Liberty and Victory Loans
and War Saving securities. Customs receipts increased and were the largest since the war, except for
last September, just before the new tariff came into
effect. Total ordinary receipts exceeded disbursements, a reversal from conditions a year ago. Money
held outside of the Treasury and Federal Reserve
System declined.
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BANKING AND FINANCE.
Large increases occurred in debits to individual
accounts and bank clearings in both New York City
and outside, with an especially marked advance over
the corresponding figures of a year ago. Discounts,
investments, and note circulation of the Federal
Reserve Banks were reduced in January, but deposits
and total reserves increased, the reserve ratio rising
to 76.9 per cent. Among the member banks, there
were increases in loans, investments, and deposits.
The interest rate on call money declined while commercial paper remained stationary.
BILLS DISCOUNTED AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL
RESERVE BANKS.
N E W S P A P E R ADVERTISING IN 23 CITIES.
(Computed to eliminate seasonal variation.)
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Savings deposits in commercial banks made good
increases during January in all districts except New
York, where a slight decline occurred. Deposits
in the postal savings system also declined slightly.
NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES AND AMOUNT OF DEFAULTED
LIABILITIES.
LOANS, DISCOUNTS, AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL
RESERVE MEMBER BANKS.
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Life insurance sales declined considerably from the
December seasonal high mark, all classes undergoing a
decrease; but a good increase was shown over January,
1922, with increases in all classes in both number of
policies and amount of insurance.
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JAN."
OCT.
JULY
APR.
JAN.-
OCT
APR.
10
40
JAN.
14
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1922
16
70
1921
OCT.
JULY
1920
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JULY
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PER CENT
INTEREST RATES AND BOND PRICES
GOLD AND SILVER.
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Prices of industrial stocks advanced in January,
while railroad stocks remained stationary. Prices of
corporation bonds declined, but the yield on municipal bonds was slightly less than in December.
Sales of both stocks and bonds were slightly higher
than in December.
Domestic receipts of gold at the mint again declined
in January. The Rand output of gold also declined
from December. Both imports and exports of gold
were larger than in December, but the excess of imports was about the same amount, $24,000,000.
Production of silver in January increased slightly.
Exports were about the same as in December, but imports were $2,000,000 less, thus turning an import
surplus of silver of $1,000,000 into an export surplus
of about the same amount.
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Business failures in January were more numerous
than in December but the amount of defaulted
liabilities was considerably less. New capital issues
of corporations amounted to $632,784,000, a new
high record. New incorporations were the largest
since last May. Dividend and interest payments
were larger than a year ago.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Most of the foreign currencies declined in January
and the general index of foreign exchange fell from
70 to 68, as compared with 100 at par. The chief
declines occurred in German, Belgian, Italian, and
Brazilian exchange, while a rise occurred in exchange
on India, Chile, and England.
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FOREIGN TRADE.
Owing to the much larger number of classifications
required under the new tariff act and the difficulty in
getting the declarations properly made out, all import
statistics have been greatly delayed. It is expected
that these difficulties will be overcome shortly and
that the statistics can again be brought up to date.
Figures for imports during November, 1922, have
just become available. Since these can not easily be
fitted into the table on the " Trend of Business Movements " the imports of those items usually reported
in the Survey are given in the accompanying table.
Comparison is made with the quantities imported in
November, 1921. The imports for October, 1922,
covered also the last 9 days of September, and the
figures reported for September, 1922, covered only
the first 21 days of that month or up to the time
when the new tariff went into effect. It is, therefore,
hardly fair to compare a full month's imports with
these longer and shorter periods. A cumulative total
for the three months, September, October, and
November of each year, gives a chance to compare
the trends in these periods. A total import trade of
$291,000,000 in November, 1922, shows the largest
value for any single month in two years.
EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
400
IMPORTS OF SPECIFIED COMMODITIES.
November,
1922
GRAND TOTAL IMPORTS
thous of dolls..;
November,
1921
Percentage; THREE MONTHS CUMULATIVE ENDING NOVEMBER—
increase
(+) or '
decrease
(-)t
November,
1922, from
November,
1921.
Percentage j
increase !
(+)or I
decrease i
( - ) , cu- !
mulative
1922 from
1921.
1922
1921
865,784
578,248
+49.7
291,906
210,948
10,584
121,737
10,239
239,966
41,595
6,059
124,955
9,258
206,865
48,135
+74.7
-2.6
+ 10.6
+ 16.0
— 13.6
19,887
315,328
35,988
607,290
124,120
20,298
266,675
26,869
509,663
120,429
-2.0
+ 18.2
+33.9
+ 19.2
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63,6.50
40.439
6^764
6,268
7,408
25,149
11,816
2,411
4,440
5,468
+ 153.1
+242. 2
+180.5
+41.2
+35.5
183,129
110,746
23,323
20,037
21,291
84,198
39,207
11,382
10,560
20,189
+ 117.5
+ 182.5
+ 104.9
+89.7
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bales..
thous. o f l b s . .
thous. oflbs..'
long t o n s . .
thous. of l b s . . I
49,550
27,084
5,702
26,553
55,067
151,440
10,946
4,729
11,126
50,064
-3.7
+ 147.4
+20.6
+138.7
+ 10.0
80,994
80,237
17,758
77,763
146,205
89,071
34,624
13,982
33,599
111,706
-9.1
+ 131.7
+27.0
+ 131.4
+30. 9
RUBBER
thous. oflbs..I
55,819
51,731
+7.9
174,479
113, 920
+ 53.2
METALS:
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thous. of long tons..;
thous. of l b s . . !
140
8,944
11
6,88fi
+1,172.7
+29.9
391
31,409
38
17,034
+928.9
+84.4
short tons..
short t o n s . . i
short t o n s . . i
27,475
126,937
98,115
35,504
71,204
74,544
-22.6
+78.3
+31.6
72,549
308,144
282,695
90,859
192,829
222,146
-20.2
+59.8
+27.3
10,322
105,954
13,731
15,629
-24.8
+577. 9
23,929
225,964
43,489
48,525
+38.4
FOODSTUFFS:
Rice
Coffee
Tea
Sugar
Vegetable oils
thous. of l b s . .
thous. of l b s . ,
thous. of l b s . .
long i o n s . .
thous. of l b s . .
H I D E S AND SKINS:
Total
Cattle hides
Calfskins
Sheep and lamb skins
Goat and kid skins
thous.
thous.
thous.
thous.
thous.
oflbs..
oflbs..
oflbs..
of l b s . .
of l b s . .
TEXTILES:
Cotton
Wool
Silk
Fiber
Burlap
Iron and steel
Tin
PAPER:
Mechanical wood pulp
Chemical wood pulp
Newsprint paper
CHEMICALS:
Potash
Nitrate of soda
;
long tons..!
long t o n s . . I
-45.0
+365.7 i
INDEX NUMBERS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING.
In recent numbers of the Survey there have been
published detailed discussions of certain index numbers of production and marketing dealing particularly
with raw materials. The following tables give the
recent figures for each of these index numbers, compared with the corresponding months of 1921. The
methods of compiling these indices and the weighting
factors used are discussed in detail in the issues of the
Survey referred to.
INDEX
NUMBERS
OF M I N E R A L
200
180
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PRODTTCTION.
(Averago monthly production 1919=-100.)
1
(Relative production 1919=100.)
1
1921
Dec.
Total..
106.1
Minerals (total).
Animals
Crops
Forestry
85.1
103.4
118.2 |!
90.6 'i
1922
Jan.
Oct.
98.2
93. 0
96.4
102.3
89.9
1923
Nov.
Dec.
137.1
129.2
! 2 127.7 i 2 123.0
i 111.5
112.7
j M94.6 * 160.3
! 123.1 i 120.7
2 119.8
118.7
a 141.3
103.1
Jan.
153.5
124.2
113.4
114.5
1
Revised.
N U M B E R S OF CROP
MARKETINGS.
(Average monthly marketings 1919—100.)
For complete table and discussion, see September (No. 13) issue of the Survey.
2
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160
INDEX
OP M I N E R A L
160
PRODUCTION.1
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1921
Dec.
19122
Jan.
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1923
Nov.
Dec.
127.7
2123.0
2 119.8
151.9
118.3
116.8
134.8
8
95.6
131.6
199.9
121.1
109.3
2
159.0 1 163.2
121.7
131.3
114.8 1 118.7
0.3
2
103.2
96.1
2
132.2
137.0
227.3
122.9
84.2
70.5
109.9
107.0
Oct.
Jan.
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85.1
Petroleum
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal...
Iron ore
Cooper.
Lead
Zinc.
Gold
Silver
133.1 i 136.8
82.9
98.5
84.5 '' 85.2
17.3
24.1
119.7
122.7
58.3
62.8
77.1
91.8
82.5
83.4
Total, excluding lead,
gold, and silver
1
8
93.0
84.7
93.0
2
128.0
150. ?
118.6
116.3
84.0
2 94.8
137.6
189.9
106.3
103.1
123.4
120.4
124.2
OF M I N E R A L
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For complete table and discussion, see September (No. 13) issue of the Survey.
Revised.
INDEX
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INDEX NUMBERS OP MARKETINGS OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS.
(Average monthly marketings 1919=100.)
PRODUCTION.1
(Relative production 1909-1913=100.)
1922.
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*—Petroleum
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
Iron ore
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Gold
Silver
Total, excluding lead,
gold, and silver
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For complete table and discussion, see May (No. 9.) issue of the Survey.
»Revised.
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INDEX OF CROP MARKETING.1
(Relative production, 1919=100.)
INDEX
N U M B E R S OF MANUFACTURING
1921
1921
Jan.
i 1923
1922
1923
1922
Oct. i Nov. ! Dec.
i
Dec.
PRODUCTION.1
Nov.
Oct.
Jan.
Jan.
Dec.
Total index.
Grand total
118.2
194.6
160.3
141.3
114.5
Corn
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Rye
Rice
347.4 1 216.6
264.9
55.4
153.4
76.1
85.6
123.4
69.7
29.2
22.0
59.5
58 8 i 31.8
197.3
158.6
313.9
145.3
159.6
134.9
121.3
53.0
196.4
292.1
249.9
143.9
108.8 :
54.4
178.6
208. 8 ,
250.5
119.4
117.5
48.7
179.9
156. 3
Total grains
122.1
130.5
171.1
145.1
168.2
152.2
Potatoes (white)
Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes
Onions
Cabbage
Celery
65.2
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111.0
149.9
4.3
60.6
5.3
87.4
340.0
101.7
156.0
268.3
224.7
291.6
102.6
269.4
315.9
383.6
130.3
214.3
23.5
116.0
165.6
346.2
77.2
176.6 !
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87.7
113.9
399.8
109.8
179.6
10.8
109.7
136.4
351.8
72.3
109.4
227.6
131.9
112.0
Total..
84.8
61.9
275.8
121.1 !
120.2
IRON AND STEEL:
1 169.1
0.2
163.8
0.1
431.3
47.9
83.7
976.0
476.7
131.6
231.7
68.7
183.7 !
8.1
12.4
197.4
0.4
13.1
3.2
0.1
7.6
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Total vegetables
Apples
Peaches
Citrus fruit
Grapes.
Pears
Watermelons
Cantaloupes
Strawberries
8.6
1.3
41.9
85.8 !
72.4
315.4
161.2
145.3
76.7
Cotton
Cottonseed
62.3
87.0
37.0
221.8
272.3
205.1
197.8
90.8
143.7
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93.5
83.0
60.5
107.0
135.1
Total miscellaneous...
229.3
204.0
138.3
79.7
69.3
97.5
55.2
98.6
61.6
102.0
262.2
29.4
71.3 1 71.4
70.9
85.9
202.0
155.1
465.0
562.0
69.1
69.9
79.9
415.7
110.5
Hay
Tobacco
Flaxseed..
Cane sugar
79.6
53.6
97.8
95.1
486.6
Total cotton products.
86.1
88.3
104.7
118.1
95.3
Dec.
PRODUCTS.
103.4
Total
84.7 |
69.1 |
105.2 !
73.5
45.3
313.7
52.2
107.4
Wool. . .
...
Cattle and calves
Hogs
Sheep
.
. .
Eggs
Poultry .
...
Fish
Milk
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
96.4
111.5
112.7
118.7
113.4
77.6
79.3
114.5
81.0
67.8
115.5
78.0
109.4
48.5
143.1
98.5
146.2
59.1
108.5
101.4
122.0
54 5
118.3
118.3
101.0
41.3
228.1
79.0
113.9
44 1
88.9
133.9
66.9 j
40.9
370.9
54.8
115.0
37 7
91.4
142.0
72.2
71.8
220.8
45.4
115.9
For complete table and discussion, see June (No. 10) issue of the Survey.
I N D E X OF F O R E S T R Y
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Locomotives..
LUMBER:
Lumber..
Flooring..
Total
SOLE LEATHER
PAPER AND PRINTING:
Total
STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS:
Brick
Glass bottles
Total
METALS, EXCEPT IRON
STEEL:
AND
Copper smelting and refining
Zinc smelting and refining.
Enamel ware
Total metals, except iron
and steel
TOBACCO:
Manufactured tobacco and
snuff
Cigars
Cigarettes
MISCELLANEOUS:
Shipbuilding.
1923
Dec.
1 For complete table and discussion, see January, 1923 (No. 17), issue of the Survey.
2
3
Subject to revision; partly estimated.
Revised.
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION—SUPPLEMENTARY
NUMBERS.
Yellow pine
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and white fir
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Douglas fir
Redwood
Hemlock
Maple, birch, and beech-.
Total lumber.
Pulp wood
Gum
Distilled wood
Grand total
i For complete table and discussion see August (No. 12) issue of the Survey.
> Revised^
* Partly estimated,
100.9 i 106.6 i 96.5
124.9 j 124.4 !j 117.7
131.6 I 123.0 144.7
Wood pulp.
Paper
Printing (paper purchases)
Consumption by printers,
newapaper printing
Total
PRODUCTION.1
(Relative production, 1919=100.)
1921
Cotton (consumption)
Wool (consumption )
Total.
1923
1922
Jan.
Total..
TEXTILES:
Coke
Petroleum products
Cottonseed oil
Turpentine and rosin
1
(Relative marketings, 1919=100.)
1921
Meats
Wheat flour
Sugar meltings
,
Ice cream
Butter
Cheese
Condensed milk
Glucose and starch
Oleomargarine (production)..
Rice
CHEMICALS, ETC.:
For complete table and discussion, see July (No. 11) issue of the Survey.
I N D E X OF M A R K E T I N G S OF A N I M A L
FOODSTUFFS:
Total...
10.8
2.5
Total fruits
1
102.3
1922
1921
Dec.
INDEX
Jan.
Oct.
1923
Nov.
Dec.
j
;
;
i
88.0
119.7
48.0
97.9
83.8
91.4
122.7
55.4
64.1
98.3
112.9
131.6
144.4
183.6
143.4
111.1
137.6
143.6
169.6
133.1
101.1
1132.2
137.7
129.6
133.8
Combined supple- !
mentary
70.8
I 77a
138.8
134.4
|
Jan.
127.6
Boots and shoes
Lead
Automobiles
Cement
Rubber tires
* Revised.
108.9
137.0
146.4
115.1
158.7
139. R
25
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. The numerical data for the latest months are given and in addition index numbers for the last four months and for two
corresponding months of a year ago. In many lines the figures do not lend themselves readily to statistical uniformity, due to lateness
of their publication or publication at other than monthly intervals; therefore the following explanations of the various headings are offered
to make clear such distinctions and in general to facilitate the use of the table:
December, 1922.—This column gives the December figures corresponding to those for January shown in the next column—in other
words, cover the previous month, and in some cases, where indicated by a footnote, refer to the previous quarter; that is, ending
September 30, 1922.
January, 1923.—In this column are'given the figures covering the month of January, or, as in the case of stocks, etc., the situation on
January 31 or February 1. In a few cases (usually where returns are reported quarterly only) the figures are for the quarter
ending September 30 or the condition on that date. Where this column is left blank, no figures for January were available at the
time of going to press (March 7).
Corresponding month, December, 1921, or January, 1922.—Thefiguresin this column present the situation exactly a year previous to
those in the "January, 1923," column (that is, generally January, 1922), but where no figures are available for January, 1923, the
December, 1921, figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the December, 1922, figures. In the case of
quarterly figures, this column shows the corresponding quarter of 1921.
Cumulative total from July 1 through latest month.—These columns set forth, for those items that can properly be cumulated, the cumulative total for the seven months ending January, 1922 and 1923, respectively, except where the January, 1923,figuresare lacking,
in which case the cumulative total for the last six months of 1921 and 1922 is given.
Percentage increase (-f) or decrease ( —) cumulative, 1922-23 from 1921-22.—This column shows the per cent by which the cumulated
total for the seven months ending January, 1923, is greater (+) or less (—) than the total for the corresponding period ending January, 1922.
Base year or period.—For purposes of comparison with a previous more or less normal period, all items, so far as possible, are related
to such a period by index numbers. The period taken for each item, called the base, is the monthly average of the year or period
stated in this column. Wherever possible, the year 1913 is taken as a base, and if no pre-war figures are available, 1919 is
usually taken to avoid using a war year as a basis. In some cases it will be rioted that figures were not available prior to 1920 or
even 1921 and that sometimes a month, or an average of a few months, has to be used rather than a year's average. Also, for some
industries, 1919 would not be a proper base on account of extraordinary conditions in the industry and therefore some more
representative year has been chosen.
Index numbers.—In order to visualize the trend of each movement, index or relative numbers are given for the last four months and
for two corresponding months of a year ago. These index numbers are computed by allowing the monthly average for the base
period, usually 1913 or 1919, to equal 100. If the movement for a current month is greater than the base the index number will
be greater than 100. 11 the converse is true the index number will be less than 100. The difference between 100 and any index
number gives at OIKe the per cent increase or decrease compared with the base period. Index numbers may also be used to
compute the approximate per cent increase or decrease from one month to the next.
Percentage increase (-f) or decrease (--) January from, December. -The last column shows the per cent increase or decrease of the figure
for the last month compared with the preceding month.
NOTE,—Because of the confusion resulting from the new tariff schedules, the Bureau of Customs Statistics, Treasury Department, has not been
able to compile the import figures for either December or January. All import figures are therefore omitted from this table. November imports
are given on page 22.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Item? marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for those
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
December,
1922
TEXTILES.
January,
192a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921-22
or decrease
BASE
YEAR
OR
cumu!| lative
i 1922-23
1922-23 !! from
i 1921-22.
1921
192*2
1923
i
Percentage
increase
! (+)
{ or dc! crease
PERIOD. !
I,
i
1
h Der-
Jan.
Oct. Nov.
Dec
Jan
(}
Jan.
I from
Dec
i
Wool,
Corresponding
month,
December, 1921,
or
January,
1922.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
j
Consumption by textile mills. , =thous, of lbs. .|
Receipts at Boston.
Domestic
thous. of lbs..
Foreign
thous. of lbs..
Total
thou: of lbs..
Machinery activity:
Jvooms, wide
per ct. of hours active..
Looms, narrow
per ct. of hours active..
Looms, carpet and
rug
per ct. oi hours active..
Sets of cards
per ct. of hours active..
Combs
per ct. of hours active..
Spinning spindlesWoolen
per ct. of hours active..
Worsted
per ct. of hours active..
Looms and spindles:
W oolen spindles — per ct. of active total..
Worsted spindles.per ct. of active to total..
Wide'looms
per ct. of active to total..
Narrow looms
per ct. of active to total..
Carpet looms
per ct. of active to total..
36767—23
i
58,367
63,348
52,280 ;
348,864
403,323 + 15.6
1921
112 : 118 • 134
7,855
34,788
42,643
6,723
39,066
45,789
13,825
13,061
26,886
117,526
33,254 I
150,780 |
103,849 ! - 11.6
171,804 j+416.6
275,654 !-f 82.8
1913
1913
1913
112
78
102
1921
1921
I 98
113
94
106
114 | 116 | 123
122 [ 114 I 115
126 :+ 2.6
131 4- 14.2
148
105
108
144
131
119
168 + 3.6
133 + 0.7
116 ;- 0.8
64
103
247 ! 225
143
109
143
132
71
58
412 i 659
168 j 227
144 1+ 8. S
50 - 14.4
740 + 12.3
244 !+ 7.4
84.5 \
73.3 |
S6.7
83.7
83.3
94.4
86.3
95.1
76.1
75.4
96.3
1921
1921
1921
137
102
111
90.5
98.6
91.6
95.4
74.6
86.1
1921
1921
103 | 104 126 I 125 126 I 127 ;+ 1.2
105 i 105 j| 115 114
120 ! 116 !;- 3.2
85
89
81
83
85
85
90
81
86
86
73
86
66
73
78
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
97
118
95
108
109
:
64.8
68.0
i
i
j
I
I
I
!
95
116
89
100
115
109
120
104
108
122 I
163 j 162
131 | 132
125 j 116
109
122
109
112
124
110
120
109
114
125
110
0.0
122 f l.i
109
0.0
118 •!+ 3.H
126 + 1.2
26
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) |
have not been published previously in the
CorreSURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
sponddetailed tables covering back figures for these |
ing
items will be found at the end of this bulletin. ; DecemJanuary, month,
For detailed tables covering other items, see j b e r
Decem1923
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. ! 1922
ber, 1921,
18).
!
or
January,
1922.
TEXTILES-Continued.
(+)
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922-23
from
1921-22J
1922-23
1921-22
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1922
Consumption by textile mills
bales.. j
Stocks, end of month:
j
Mills
thous. of bales..;
Warehouses
thous. of bales..'
Visible supply
thous. of bales.. I
Exports, unmanufactured
bales..'
Manufactured goods:
I
Cotton cloth exports
thous. of sq. y d s . . 1
Fabric consump.by tire mfrs.thous.of lbs..
Machinery activity:
SpindlesActive
thousands..
Total activity
mills, of hours..
Activity per spindle
hours..
Prices:
Raw cotton to producer..... .dolls, per l b . .
Raw cotton, New York
dolls, per l b . .
Cotton yard
dolls, per l b . .
Print cloth
dolls, per y d . .
Sheeting
dolls, per y d . J
.353
.52
1.700
.950
3.420
.353
.50
1.650
.950
3.420
527,945
.180
.35
1.278
.815
2.835
(+)
or decrease
(-),
Jan.
from
Oct. I Nov. Pec. I Tan.
Dec.
Dec. j Jan. I
! 1
:
101
141
161
145
184 j
108
193 I 199 I 211 j 211
0.0
159
227 I 232 I 227 j 236 j + 4.0
165
293 j 212 I 212 219 j + 3.0
145
146 ! 169 ! 169 169 \ 0.0
184 213
221 ! 221 j 221
0.0
1913
106!
109 ! I l l ; 1 2 0 ' 109 |
1913
1913
1913
1913
130 I 124 103 ; 128 I 143 148 j|+ 3.4
296 I 263 296 ' 239 1 232 198 :U 14.6
j
128 i 124 ' 109- 11.9
148 137 I 110
65
65 ! 110 ! 118 ! 84
1913
1921
108 I 84 ; 138 ; 124
|
95 I 115 150 : 135
1913
114
114 i 112 • 115 I
!
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
137
143
154
168
174
129
140
148
168
160
1919
1919
117
99
84
0.9
23.3
18.7
4.0
1 1920
» 1920
U920
* 1920
1 1920
102
444
115
40
384
»1920
1920
1913
117
48
209
526,698 i 3,421,799 | 3,730,581 '; + 9.0
1,921
1,987
4,075
3,482
3,812 \ 3,359
607,853 j 473,436
|
41,367 | 38,893
9,501 ! 10,997
'
34,968
8,228
221
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
33,842 j 202,887 j 232,640 + 14.7
31,139 j
|
6,762
;
610,375
1,669
4,622
4,202 j
475,910 ! 4,194,232
.245
. 257 j
.460 j
.077 !
. 120 j
34,441 j
7,932 j
.259
. 275
.474
.078
.121
338,787 I - 5.1
69,332 |!+ 24.7
357,129
55,604
.155;
.179 i
.365
.058
215 ;
112
105 j - 6.0
142 > 164 ;'+ 15.7
116 117 i+ 0.8
+ 12.G
+ 12.7
187
198 1 204 l
178 : 200 ! 201 :
171 . 183 1 180
208 ' 223 I 223
176
190 I 196 i
216 1 + 5.7
215 j + 7.0
192 j + 3.0
227 '+ 1.3
197 j! + 0.8
i
I
3,754,230 j - 10.5
127+15.6
,j
31,037 !
7,707
35,241
9,266
249
i
Fine Cotton Goods.
i
.pieces..
.pieces..
435,785 | 401,786
391,480 | 556,440
320,719 ; 2,660,724 j 2,823,678 + 6.1
229,380 ! 2,541,705 2,998,959 \ 4- 18.0
Knit Underwear.
Production
Orders received
Shipments
Cancellations
Unfilled orders, end of month.. .thous.
• 1923
Percentage
increase
!
I
!
Wool—Continued.
Prices:
Raw wool to producer, all
|
grades
dolls, per lb..\
Unwashed,fine Ohio,Boston.dolls, per l b . . I
Worsted yarn
dolls, per lb. J
Wool dress goods
dolls, per y d . .
Men's suitings
dolls, per y d . .
Cotton.
i
Production
Sales
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
97 1 107 114 ; 105 !;- 7.R
S8 ; 125 I + 42. 1
149
88
i
i
doz.. 549,000 I 635,400
615,600 4,308,300 j 4,271,400 doz.. 1,143,900 11,167,300 1,027,800 5,366,700 ! 6,617,700 +
doz.. 546,300 I 850,500
708,300 4,165,200 ! 4,942,800 +
doz..
9,900
8,100
22,500
90,900 i 94,500 !+
of doz..
2,012
2,524
2,950
104
115 | 113 93
,018 1,201 1,006 ,133
154
131 I 137 119
17
29
20
18
502
400
455
464
107
,157
185
46
587
+
+
+
+
+
15.7
2.0
55. 7
177.8
16.9
Silk.
Consumption, raw
Stocks, raw, end of month.
Prices, raw, Japanese, N. Y
METALS.
bales..
bales..
dolls, per l b . .
34,680
47,087
8,183
3,087
3,178
3,230
3,717
226
195 + 11.7
92 - 4.2
225 i- 0.6
111
131
121
126
126
147
102
72
112
57
113
245
114
88 :
210
;
428
807
378
1,155
231
77
1,645
1,822
8,760 I
10,761 I
I
18,059 + 106.2
21,569' + 100.4
1913
1913
64
65
1,145 I
459
503 \
1
424
229
228
235
895
2,239 + 95.5
2,382 + 67.9
2,403 + 54.9
1914
1914
1914
1914
63
64
61
71
71
69
57
89
64
275
75
580
179
1914
1921
72
72
93
93
76
76
95
95
21 j
16
i
Six mouths' average, July to December, inclusive.
229
199
92
217
103
130
190
61
186
174
90 !
|
!
Iron a n d Steel.
Production:
i
Pig iron
thous. of long tons..!
Steel ingots
thous. of long tons..!
Merchant pig iron:
Production
thous. of long tons..
Sales
thous. of long tons..
Shipments
thous. of long tons..
Unfilled orders
thous. of long tons.. j
Stocks, merchant
\
furnaces
thous. of long tons..
Stocks, steel plants
thous. of long tons..
1
31,042
49,174
8,232
1,419
1,551
+ 4.6
+ 17.0
I
25
25
«Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive.
121 j;+ 7.2
152 I'- 37.7
127 +• 12.2
95 14- 7.6
30 j 36 + 19.0
41 i 40 - 2 . 6
27
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin. DecemFor detailed tables covering other items see ! ber,
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O .
1922
18).
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
(increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
j CorrcFROM JULY 1
spondTHROUGH
ing
LATEST MONTH.
j
January, ! month,
Decem1923
; ber, 1921,
I or
! January, 1921-22 j 1922-23
| 1922.
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922-23
from
1921-22.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1922
Percentage
in1923
or decrease
(-),
Jan.
Dec.
from
Dec.
Jan. | Oct. Nov. j Dec. Jan.
METALS—Continued.
Iron a n d Steel—Continued.
Steel castings:
:
Total bookings
short tons.. |
Railroad specialties
short tons.. !
Miscellaneous bookings
.short tons.. I
Exports (comparable)
thous. of long tons..
Exports (total)
thous. of long tons...
Unfilled orders, Steel Corp.,
end of month
thous. of long tons..!
Foundry production, Ohio, .per ct. of normal..
Wholesale prices:
Pig i r o n Foundry. No. 2,
Northern
dolls, per long ton.. i
Basic, Valley
I
furnace
dolls, per long ton..!
Steel billets, Bessemer.dolls. per long ton..;
Iron and steel
dolls, per long ton..!
Composite pig iron
dolls, per long t o n . . |
Composite steel
dolls, per 100 lbs.. j
Composite finished steel.dolls, per 100 l b s . .
Structural steel beams, .dolls, per 100 l b s . .
103,161
68,889
28,271
40,618
125
151
47,879 j
55,282
105 !
131 |
34,459
20,081
15,523
141
162
195,613
94,376
101,237
765
536,159
243,553
292,606
797
+174.1
+ 158.1
+189.0
+ 4.2
1920
1920
1920
1913
1922
52
76
36
62
95
ji
j|
:
|
!]
!j
I!
115 |
129 j
105 !
46 I
79
92 j 104 156
83 ! 107 181
98 | 103 140
47 ; 54
46
76 ; 90
77
+
+
+
-
49.7
69.4
36.1
16.0
6,746 i
61.02
0,911 !
4,242
20.80
1913
1921
72
100
72 |
112 j
117 | 116 ' 114 117 !+ 2.4
297 306 295
27.40
28.77
21.26
1913
137
133
210 I 185 ! 171 180 +
5.0
24.81 ;
36.50 :
40.53 ;
25.80
37.30
41.17
27.27
2.58
2.47
2.00
18.15
28.00
33.45
20.42
2.17
2.06
1.50
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
127
113
129
132
130
127
99
123
109
127
132
126
124
210 j 189 , 169
155 146 ; 142
160 j 154
166
191 ; 173
206
149
149
149
146 | 147
148
136 I 132
141
175
145
156
177 +
150
149 +
132
4.0
2.2
1.6
2.0
0.4
1.2
0.0
229
217
12
74
11
63
26.73 j
2.57 !
2.44 j
2.00
Locomotives.
Shipments:
Total
Nomastic
Foreign
Unfilled orders:
Domestic
Foreign
Freight cars:
Orders, domestic
number..
number..f
number. J
number..
number.. j
j
number..!
Stokers.
Sales
Sales
210 j
194 |
16 j
1,141
1,053
+117.3
+348.1
- 69.7
147
60
94
1913
1920
1920
47
121
13
52
131
17
176
18
75 + 9.0
197 + 11.9
13 - 25.0
1920
1920
525
235
290
159
28
168
28
168
22
190 + 13.4
21 - 5.3
171
221
128 - 42.4
|
23,255
j
11,000
26,650
93,015 +249.0
1920
121
58
13,390
496
174,506
914 + 84.3
424,719 + 143.4
1919
1919
68
120
|
number..!
208 j
horsepower.. j 131,699 j
20,224
41
68 ! 250
Finished Iron and Steel.
Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized:
Production
per ct. ol capacity..
80.4
Shipments
per ct. of capacity..
84.7
Sales
per ct. of capacity.. j
156.6
Unfilled orders
per ct. of capacity..!
198.2
Unsold stocks
per ct. of capacity.. j
10.8
Steel barrels:
Shipments
barrels.. 201,319
38.7
Production
per ct. of capacity..
Unfilled orders
barrels.. 424,187
Structural steel, sales
long t o n s . . «144,500
92.0
87.7
89.2
180.6
11.4
42.0
39.0
35.6
62.5
19.5
206,021
31.7
518,463
188,000
89,216
15.6
204,204
100,300
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
878,707
1,462,604
1921
1921
11921
1913
725,300
1,100,200 + 51.7
151,536
388,663
705,877 +365.8
418,327 + 7.6
531,544 +111.2
107,532
167,670
108,832 + 1.2
121,547 - 27.5
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
126
119
107
41
491
80
90
87
105
169
206
122
150
173
213
165
127
138
44
71
76
124
1913
1913
1913
251,708
111
76
83
126
116
130
48
339
102
74
87
23
58
54
59
21
848
111
117
258
67
470
127
121
147
61
496
+ 14.4
+ 3.4
- 43.0
j - 9.0
+ 5.5
222
181
151
184
182
221
197
+ 2.3
- 18.0
]+ 22.2
+ 30.1
101
79
37
102
71
90
108 + 7.4
107 + 50.1
93 + 3.5
139
48
65
61
•129
148
45
63
59
127
160 + ai
41
43 ! - 31.9
48 j-18.6
125
J180
Copper.
Production
Exports
Wholesale price, electrolytic.
. thous. of l b s . .
.thous. of lbs..
.dolls, perlb..!
103,003 I 110,589
50,362! 75,617
.141 !
.146
.thous. of lbs.,
.thous. of lbs.,
.thous. of lbs.,
.thous. of lbs.,
.dolls, perlb..
85,682
36,504
17,328
16,646
.074
25,848 !
53,130 |
.136
Zinc.
Production
Stocks, end of month
Receipts, St. Louis
Shipments, St. Louis
Price, slab, prime western
92,634
33,148
11,806
13,556
.073
47,412
131,356
19,414
29,052
.051
» Six months' average, July to December, inclusive
76
164
72
122
90
82
162
70
102
87
•Revised.
28
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
18).
December,
1922
January,
1928
Corresponding
month,
December, 1921,
or
January,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FBOM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921-22
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922-28
ordecumulative
1922-23
from
1921-22.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1922
192S
Percentage
increase
or decrease
Dec. Jan.
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
(-),
Jan.
from
Dec.
METALS—Continued.
Tin.
3,354
1913
1913
long tons.
.w.. .dolls, per l b .
3,704
Receipts, St. Louis
thous. of lbs..
Shipments, St. Louis
thous. of lbs..
Wholesale price, pig, desilverized.dolls, per lb..
13,805
6,382
.073
13,938
6,822
.078
19,500
46,450
37,600
3,063
50,123
8,713
1,478
3,100
1,903
252,949
49,582
2,621
11,366
•4,619
4,709
3,805
24,894
1,460
1,092
356
78
644
9,379
2,215
160
7.00
5.64
4.36
10.62
8.25
10.82
14.54
Stocks, end of month
Wholesale price, pig tin
.377
1,831
.320
92
155
146
201
73
77
82
84
182
-9.4
+4.2
+1.0
+6.9
+6.8
Lead.
8,514
87,672
36,249
109,458
71,450
+24.8
+97.1
256
356
340
242
252
255
49
97
165
110
73
78
1913
.047
1913
1913
107
107
152
165
166
178
1913
79
94
113
114
117
126
1913
81
82
112
112
111
114
F U E L AND POWEB.
Coal and C o k e .
Production:
Bituminous coal
thous. of short tons..
Anthracite coal
thous. of short tons..
Beehive coke
thous. of short tons..
By-product coke
thous. of short tons..
Public-utility electric
power
mills, of kw. hours.
Exports:
Bituminous
thous. of long tons.
Anthracite
thous. of long tons.
Coke
thous. of long tons.
Wholesale prices:
Bituminous—
Kanawha, f. o. b.—
Cincinnati
dolls, per short ton.
Mine average.dolls, per short ton.
Anthracite, chestnut, .dolls, per long ton.
Coke, Connellsville.. .dolls, per short ton.
Retail prices:
Bituminous, Chicago.dolls, per short ton.
Anthracite, c h e s t n u t New York
dolls, per short ton.
8,430
1,233
382
123
5.89
4.13
10.64
6,258
496
267,303 + 5.7
39,512 - 2 0 . 3
6,322 +141.2
18,418 +62.0
30,069
+20.8
7,875 - 1 6 . 0
1,718 -22.4
367 +129.4
1913
18
18
31
41
44
53
1913
176
180
265
276
289
293
+19.9
+1.2
1919
118
117
134
136
142
145
+1.9
+25.7
- 6.8
-36.6
1909-13
70
157
147
134
99
1909-13
106
141
152
133
124
1909-13
32
52
168
3.75
1913
175
171
291
291
2.27
1913
184
185
356
334
10.64
1913
201
200
198
198
200
2.75
1913
113
113
402
295
10.98
8.91
1913
185
185
227
14.45
13.21
1913
191
190
1913
203
1913
177
1913
1913
224
+7.9
+3.4
107
268
-4.2
287
256
354
200
338
+17.9
225
225
228
+1.5
198
198
209
207
-U.6
208
231
230
242
249
187
253
252
252
252
219
206
244
248
262
266
929
883
499
496
520
517
1913
898
851
648
560
567
554
1913
241
241
134
134
134
145
1913
70
72
87
91
75
76
+2.7
0.0
+1.3
-0.6
-2.3
+8.0
+0.9
+5.6
-0.2
Petroleum.
Crude petroleum:
Production
50,137
.thous. of bbls..
Stocks, end of month
.thous. of bbls.. 264,578
Consumption
.thous. of bbls..
57,181
.thous. of bbls..
7,713
Imports
12,240
Shipments from Mexico... .thous. of bbls..
1,250
Price, Kansas-Oklahoma. .dolls, per bbl..
number..
1,197
Oil wells completed
Gasoline:
.thous. of gals., 585,050
Production
Exports
.thous. of gals..
47,223
Domestic consumption... ..thous. of gals., 430,277
Stocks, end of month
.thous. of gals.. 883,793
Kerosene oil:
Production
..thous. of gals., 226,239
Stocks
.thous. of gals.. 281,050
Gas and fuel oil:
Production
.thous. of gals.. 972,111
Stocks
•.
.thous. of gals.. 1,304,728
Lubricating oil:
Production
..thous. of gals.,
89,785
Stocks
.thous. of gals.. 235,735
«Revised.
51,467
264,675
57,929
7,667
43,141
276,171
335,425
+21.5
196,228
44,906
13,097
312,248
72,017
101,100
11,961
18,364
1,350
1,151
6,812
439,031
2,580,006
+20.1
-^23.7
-8.4
2,250
1,208
274,918
54,973
92,578
10,322 I +51.5
3,374,591
+30.8
313,001
2,517,896
3,047,727
+21.0
1919
133
135
172
172
177
1919
35,990
117
163
139
136
154
1919
109
99
1919
124
149
1919
87
1919
113
109
1910
136
135
1919
586,087
173
171
1919
117
105
1919
134
171 j 164 150
153 I 164 187
!
I
170,315
964,402
1,251,120
+29.7
341,009
865,769
4,879,087
5,606,483
+ 14.9
1,331,265
82,573
216,766
436,968
+21.1
110
120
116
86
94
145
140
153
178
176
169
124
127
127
152 i 135
140
146
85 I
29
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
18).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
CorreFROM JULY 1
sponding
THROUGH
month,
LATEST MONTH.
December, 1921,
or
January, 1921-22
1922-23
1922.
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
|
j
i
(
t>
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922-23
from
1921-22
1921 i
YEAR
OR
1922
Percentage
| inI crease
1923
i or de-
| crease
PERIOD.
Dec. Jan.
Jan.'
from
Dec.
Oct. Nov. | Dec. Jan.
P A P E R AND P R I N T I N G .
Wood P u l p .
Mechanical:
Production
Consumption and shipment..
Stocks, end of month
Chemical:
Production
Consumption and shipment..
Stocks, end of month
i
!
short tons..
.short tons..
short tons..
107,301 j 130,297
121,120 I 130,593
66,393 l 66,097
109,175
106,957
125,298
637,712
728,483
797,586
924,225
+25.1
+26.9
1919
1919
1919
short tons..
.short tons..
short tons..
169,770 I 184,537
167,493 ! 180,804
46,908 i 50,641
157,746
153,774
50,815
974,869
983,544
1,214,314
1,226,959
+24.6
+24.7
1919
1919
1919
Production
short tons..
Shipments
short tons..
Exports
short tons..
Stocks, end of month:
Total
short tons..
At mills
short tons..
Jobbers
short tons..
Publishers
short tons..
In transit to publishers
short tons..
Consumption
short tons..
Prices:
Contract, domestic
dolls, per 100 l b s . .
Contract, Canadian
dolls, per 100 lbs..
Spot market, domestic.-dolls, per 100 lbs..
119,404
127,452
119,847
123,656
2,059 ! 1,064
105,808
103,192
2,537
715,595
715,674 j
9,540 j
884,998 |! +23.7
885,363 j +23.7
9,853 I + 3.3
1919
1919
1913
238,707
19,208
8,174
166,143
45,182
182,374
253,927
23,004
7,720
172,319
50,884
175,552
224,959
26,550
5,993
163,496
28,920
156,333
1,228,957 | +16.9
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
100
76
109
67
115
111
69
105
71
110
Ill
83
79
116
115
135
3.604
3.522
3.873
3.745
3.707
3.794
3.756
3.484
3.685
1919
1919
1919
110
110
85
101
95
97
96
88,489 | 97,318
36,231 | 38,882
73,466
38,463
460,601
85
112
62
94 I
92 |
87 I
99
112
52
100
43
113
119
124
101
95
112
117
83
105
114
8.7
113
104
7.9
!'+
87 1 94 ! 8.0
108 + 21.4
108 ' + 7.8
43 j!- 0.4
l
Newsprint Paper.
O t h e r Paper.
Book:
Production
short
Stocks
short
Paperboard:
Production
short
Stocks
short
* Wrapping:
Production
short
Stocks
short
Fine:
Production
short
Stocks
short
Total, all grades (including newsprint):
Production
short
Stocks
short
Exports (totalprinting)
short
P a p e r Boxes.
tons..
tons..
1,051,336
tons..
tons..
185,397
54,693
209,473
57,434
145,198
62,731
1,059,604
tons..
tons..
74,822
64,625
82,703
48,123
65,791
54,506
421,416
tons..
tons..
30,932 | 34,946
36,742 | 38,822
tons..
tons..
tons..
607,241 i 664,553
258,000 I 253,966
3,572 |
2,056
621,876 |i +35.0
1,347,222
; 93 I 96
! 122 122
1919
1919
92
116
+23.3
1919
1919
112
27,405
158,207
86,331 j
223,742 |! +44.4
1919
1919
506,195 3,383,637
264,971
3,421
15,633
4,368,714 ! +29.1
1919
1919
1919
519,580
+27.1
20,846 I
115
114
100
HI
104
82
81
114
123
133
80
102
97
89
94
107
110
128
97
96
90
111 | + 6.4
| 19.8
89 - 5.6
111 !|+ 3.7
124 |j+ 12.6
124 i - 3,7
101 + 3.9
102 + 5.3
-2.0
122 i 122 | 116 128 + 10.0
122 I 116 I 114 123 + 7.3
121
97
122
103
114
106
129 + 13.8
106 + 5.8
129
134
129
118
143 + 10.5
- 25.5
118 ! Ill 108 122 + 13.0
99 ! 100 | 100 105 + 5.7
99
I 106
! 15
111
20
125 i 124 ' 118
100 \ 100 ! 108
13
17 | 23
129 + 9.4
106 - 1.6
13 + 33.3
|
Corrugated board:
!
Production (Container
j
80,567 I 609,645 1,017,521 :| +66.9
Club)
thous. of sq.ft.. 145,582 | 153,402
Production«
thous. of sq. ft.. 115,012
141,341
28,208 |
Machinery activity
per cent of normal.. |
76
48|
75
Solid fiber board:
j
Production (Container
425,675 + 19.0
45,847 ; 357,572
57,159 I 65,729
Club)
thous. of sq. ft..
10,494 I
Production«
thous. of sq. ft.. I 33,625 i 29,667
64 I
88
Machinery activity.... per cent of normal..
84 j
Folding boxes:
j
j
66.3
45.9
Production
per cent of capacity.. ]
53.5 j
58.0
47.8 !
New orders
per cent of capacity.. |
68.4 j
Labels:
\
i
98.7
80.7
New orders
percent of capacity..
83.8 •
Hope paper sacks:
Shipments
index number..
I
•
» Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
« Figures furnished by the National Association of Corrugated Fibre Box Manufacturers.
• Twtlve months' average, July, 1921, to June, 1922.
1919
1919
114 j 112 ; 104 | 111 + 6.7
113 | 111 | 104 I 108 + 3.2
31 I 36
57 j 30 - 48.3
| 94
93
44
;
U919
1919
137 !
141 136
+
90 I 121 |
105 112
129 + 15.0
- 11.8
75
83
5.4
22.9
1921
1921
i
| 136 100 | 139 I 154 117 145 + 23.9
|
t
i 110 100 i 133 ! 116 ! 143 121 - 15.4
1921
183 I 201 j 136 I 190 223 + 17.4
«1922
I
:
i
71 I 123 ! 126 j 111
91 - 18.0
30
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) I
have not been published previously in the !
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; |
detailed tables covering backfiguresfor these I
items will be found at the end of this bulletin. ! DecemFor detailed tables covering other items, see i ber,
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. | 1922
18).
January,
1923
Corresponding
month,
December, 1921,
or
January,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921-22
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
or decrease
! cumu,1 lative
[I 1922-23
1922-28 i from
; 1921-22.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921 :
1922
j 1923
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
Jan.
from
Dec.
Dec. j Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
PAPER AND PRINTING—Continued.
Printing.
Activity, weighted
Paper purchases, quantities
Paper purchases, value
Sales
index
index
index
index
number.
number.
number.
number.
90
94 i 94
Sept.,1920; 93
1918 | 105
124 116
1918 I. 93
116 I 109 i 129 !
160 i
1918 II 149 ! 150 ii 160 I 145
I
17
3
RUBBER.
Crude:
Consumption by tire mfrs.. .thous. of lbs..
Wholesale price, Para, N. Y .dolls, per lb.. |
Tires:
Production—
;
Pneumatic
thousands.. i
Solid
thousands..'
Inner tubes
thousands.. j
Domestic shipments—
j
Pneumatic
thousands..
Solid
thousands.. j
Inner tubes
thousands..!
Stocks, end of m o n t h Pneumatic
thousands..
Solid
thousands.. j
Inner tubes
thousands.. j
AUTOMOBILES.
.223
2,657
77
3,411
2,934
65
3,826
4,599
244
5,732
34,186
.272
i
21,180
.193
150,271
212,531 | + 41.4
1921
1913
101 ! 118 | 172 | 160
|
26 I 24
24 ' 27
2,055
19,079 + 26.2
570 :+ 90.6
25,379 i|+ 26.2
1921
1921
1921
101 | 113 i 147 ; 150 146 j 172 ii+ 17.7
i
114 I 114 ; 242 243 218 j 236 + 7.8
92 ! 104 . 168 ! 171 151 j 175 ,';+ 15.9
;
19,124 + 33.8
455 ;i+ 39.6
25,480 i;+ 41.4
1921
1921
1921
104 j 84 ! 136 125 154 j 157 i:+ 2.0
90 j 76 I 162 | 140 147 j 138 - 6.2
110 ; 82 I 149 I 134 167 ! 164 !j- 2.0
1921
1921
1921
99 ! 111 j 118
i
79 j 93 i 102
l
104 j 115 j! 120 j 136
161 | 191 < + 18.7
;
28 ; 34 !j+ 20.0
3,127 I
83 jj
3,952 |
2,343
15,123
299
20,110
2,994
61
3,749
1,597
33
1,890
14,295
326
18,022 |
4,696
262
5,838
4,174
182
5,247
221,697
19,206
81,693
9,416
871,107
78,040
1,519,990 jj+ 74.5
147,695 jj+ 89.3
1919
1919
15,357 !
7,479 |
143
119,013
83,070
14,239
203,012 : -f- 70.6
216,388 i +160.5
39,903 j+180.2
1920
1920
59 ! 156 j 156
36 ! 81 | 82
!
;
!
59 I 73 ! 130 I 130
19 | 19 . 90 | 70
4 i
3 j 162 | 108
2,567
31,173
54,511 ;|+ 74.9
1920
57 !
37 | 166
j
80
73 | 111 !j+ 51.3
457 !
4,556
6,077 ;|+ 33.4
1920
38 ;
36 !
71 j
72
61
1,751 I
26,354
23,855 ; - 9.5
1920
67 ;
41 '
;
82 !
84
72 I 76
+
5.8
83
73
77
73 i 80 +
9.6
40
109 | 111 ij+ 2.1
106 114 j!+ 7.4
125 128 |j+ 1.
I
Production:
Passenger cars
number.. • 206,372
Trucks
number.. •20,035
Shipments:
By railroad
„
carloads..
26,900
Driveways
number of machines..
27,500
By boat
number of machines..
1,300
Internal revenue taxes collected on:
Passenger automobiles and motor
5,112
cycles
thous. of dolls..
Automobile tracks and
765
wagons
thous. of dolls..
Automobile accessories and
3,066
parts
thous. of dolls..
33,900
31,400
800
7,732 j|
799 j
3,243
51
32
1920
149 I 160 !}+ 7.4
76 j 73 ;!- 4.1
129
162 ;+ 26.0
70
80 i+ 14.2
28
17 i- 38.5
63 |+ 4.4
GLASS AND OPTICAL GOODS.
Bottles, production
index number..
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
{
49.6
56.6
58.8
49.1
51.5
52.3
40.0
42.0
35.0
•1921
|
•1921
|
•1921 I
1913
1919
99 I 109 i 160 ! 169
i
141 | 116
128 !
220
135 j 134 ;- 0.7
150 j 160
156 j 142 -
98 ; 139 ! 153
|
169 , 342
378
327
68
73
64
43 : 41
9.0
165 I 146 - 11.5
334 + 2.1
76 + 18.8
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
Building Costs.
Building materials:
Frame bouse
Brick house
Building costs.
Concrete factory costs
index
index
index
index
number.
number.
number.
number.
•Revised.
1913
173
1913
179 ! 179 ! 199
|
1913
1914
196
201
169 | 169
189
193
152 I 152 i 192 192
i
174 ! 196
i
• Twelve months' average, May, 1921, to April, 1922.
:
192
198
192
192
195
199 i
197 ;!+
197 i|
1.6
0.5
2.6
2.6
31
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
18).
December,
1922
January,
1923
Corresponding
month,
December, 1921,
or
January,
1922.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921-22
1922-23
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922-23
from
1921-22.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1922
1923
(
V
or decrease
Dec. I Jan.
Oct. j Nov. Dec.
( }
r'
Jan.
Jan.
from
Dec.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION—
Continued.
Construction and Losses.
Building volume
index number..
Contracts awarded, floor space:
Business buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Residential buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Educational buildings
thous. of sq. f t . .
Hospitals and institutions-thous. of sq. ft..
Public buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Social and recreational
bldgs
thous. of sq.ft..
Religious and memorial
bldgs
thous. of sq. ft..
Grand total
thous. of sq. f t . .
Contracts awarded, value:
Business buildings
thous. of dolls..
Industrial buildings
thous. of dolls..
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls..
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls..
Hospitals and institutions-thous. of dolls..
Public buildings
thous. of dolls..
Public works and utilities .thous .of dolls..
Social and recreational
bldgs
thous. of dolls..
Religious and memorial
bldgs
thous. of dolls..
Grand total
thous. of dolls..
Fire losses
thous. of dolls..
1913
9 Revised,
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
50
22
109
151
207
193
52
24
90
121
198
100
8,932 i - 7 . 6
1919
79
72
42,727
50,527 + 18.3
44,970 + 107.2
21,699 J
138,247 ! 175,272 + 26.8
25,006 | 25, 779 + 3.1
7,146 |
6,830 - 4 . 4
1,724 I
1,729 + 0.3
5, 710
4,202
24,950
2,330
427
194
5,870
4,410
24, 586
2,153
480 j
<
200 !
4,811
3,033
18,083
2,001
111
172
326
814 ;
914
9,664
455
30,261
_,._„
252,452
6,729 ; + 16.2
321,301 j + 27.3
1919
1919
115 ! 102 | 262 I 223 84
76 ! 65 | 100 | 101 83
23,696
19,695
75,728
12,067
5,369
942
18,735
217,154
106,081
592,683
150,774
46,359
11,395
235,219
246,867
223,766
776,376
152,611
50,528
24,131
299,163
| 13.7
+
+110.9
+
! 31.0
+ 1.2
+ 9.0
+ 111.8
+
; 27.2
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
65
34
143
151 |
53,527;- 4.7
1919
:
2,G24 |
2,696 l 3,367 j 39,055 ! 44,756 i + 14.6
215,213 ! 217,333 i 166,320 | 1,459,027 j 1,873,630 j 28.4
+
47,426 ! 36,615 j 38,663 | 206,392 j 254,645 '+ 23. 4.
i
1919
1919
1919
375
38,603
395
38,947
25,868 | 30,975 !
19,298 | 21,944 j;
120,139 | 111,730 j |
14,251 I
13,906 ij
3,417 |
1,915 ;
24,875 i
2,855 |
25,929 S
i
2,429 |
5,G22 ;|
1,557 •'
0,356;
56,181 |
Lumber.
Southern pine:
|
Production
M ft. b. m . . I 400,815 j 462,571 | 396,120 j 2,769,458
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m |l,218,843 '1,146,677 Pi, 172,652 j...
49.69:
50.78 ! 41.96 |
.
Price/'B" and better dolls, per M ft. b, m !
Douglas fir:
364,436 | 424,242 j 350,081 2,378,099
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m
398,815 i 503,701 | 330,831 2,258,840
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m
19.500 S 19.500 ! 11.500
Price, No. 1 common.dolls, per M ft. b. m
California redwood:
37,386 I 293,591
31,527
37,044
Production
M ft. b. m
34,057 j 235,117
53,589
42,799
Shipments
M ft. b. m
39,922 j 253,699
51,492
67,422
Orders received
M ft. b. m
California white pine:
Production
Shipments
Stocks
Michigan softwood:
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
Michigan hardwood:
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
Western pine:
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
North Carolina pine:
Production
Shipments
118 j 91 i 127 ! 122 111
I
M ft. b. m.
M ft. b. m
M ft. b. m
M ft. b. m
M ft. b. m.
tM ft. b. m.
6,112 i
10,149 I
45,633 :
4,575 !
5,720 i
59,475
14,439 | 18,129
18,383 | 17,200
109,035 ; 107,124
14,896 |
10,881 |
148,631 |
I
» 70,050 I 64,047
3 109,622 | 134,424
»894,211 i 801,328
35,385
82,874
966,705
M ft. b . m
M ft. b. m
45,731 j 40,950
46,214 j 34,120
42,490
32,270
26
70 ! 95 !
77
45
46
65
107
157 I 173 170
121 I 175 j 131 I 143
305 I 105
197
164 ; 262
192
84 I 102 ! 156 ! 171
99 ! 66
59
67 i 45
88 I 91
64 i+ 2.8
35 !+ 5.0
122 |-
1.5
140 |- 7.6
130 + 12.4
|+ 3 1
.
116
64 | +149.7
+
83 j +
5.3
0.9
92 | + 19.7
51 ; + 13.7
158 | - 7 . 0
140 I - 2 . 4
87 i - 16.4
139 i - 18.7
62 j + 4.2
35
94 j
| 108 i 108 231 ! 191
| 92 I 77
!
118 i 114
129 I 172 179 ! 137
81 I +131.5
84
100
212
+ 2.7
+ 1.0
163 - 22.8
109 I +15.4
84 I' - 5 . 8
220 1 +2.2
1
101
j
j 3,175,083
I 2,919,663
1917
1917
1913
100
102
125 j 125
104 | 105 95
89
93 i 93
216 | 214 216
j
138 | 136 104
114 j 110 123
212 212 212
346,449 + 18.0
320,194 ' +36.2
365,874 +44.2
1918
1918
1918
105 [ 100
117 j 119
105 j 139
140 ! 176 84
125 ! 182 188
168 | 204 179
586,515
346,971
+88.1
+58.2
1918
1918
1918
50 j 39 233 j 161 87
185 ! 184 174
109 ! 76
150 | 143 187 ! 184 180
56,812
59,666
+44.8
-3.1
1917
1917
1917
31
41
61
49 j
48 j
1917
1917
1917
31 j 54
36 ; 35
67 66
61,548
80,297
M ft. b. m.
M ft. b. m.
.M ft. b. m.
85 i 69
92 ; 94
82 I 85
182
39,243
61,573
M ft. b. m.
M ft. b. m.
M ft. b. m.
62
33
124
143
116
113
1917
1917
1917
+33.5
+29.3
401,677 j.
7,243
6,537
46,418
70
50
143
131
276
155
j 3,119,625 | 12.6
+
j...
26,278 i 316,848
34,827 j 219,260
45,501 j
55,471
478,054
74
57
128
175
295
87
126 ||+ 13.5
95,108
105,324
515,115 | 936,535
626,168 | 920,235
262,269 I
250,376 I
364,371
389,084
+54.5
+31.2
+81.8
+47.0
+38.9
+55.4
25
49
51 ! 47
35
57
43
45
46
51
44
43
49
52
59
49
1917
1917
1920
34
75
119
32
75
110
158
102
104
134
96
113
64
99
101
1919
126
126
124
100
168
304
161
185
134
144
1919
122
156
212
99
150
235
42
37
44
65
55
48
59
122
91
120
134
+16.4
+26.3
0.0
+17.5
-20.1
+30.9
+18.5
-35.6
+1.7
+25.6
-6.4
-1.8
-8.6
+22.6
-10.4
-10.5
-6.7
32
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
18).
( )
t
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
CorrePROM JULY 1
spondTHROUGH
ing
LATEST MONTH.
January, month,
Decem1923 ! ber, 1921,!
!
or
January, 1921-22
1922-23
1922.
December,
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
BASE
•!
YEAR
'!
OR
i
PERIOD, i
1921
1922
1923
Percentage
increase
or decrease
"I"
1922-23
from
1921-22.
Oct. ! Nov. i Dec. I Jan. from
Dec.
' Dec. Jan.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
Continued.
Lumber—Continued.
Northern pine:
Lumber—
Production
M ft. b. m..
Shipments
M ft. b. m . .
LathProduction
Mft.b.m..
Shipments
Mft.b.m..
Northern hemlock:
Production
Mft.b.m..
Shipments
M ft. b. m . .
Northern hardwood:
Production
M ft. b. m . .
Shipments
Mft.b.m..
Exports, planks, scantling, joists. .M ft. b. m . .
Composite prices, lumber:
Hand woods
dolls, per M ft. b. m . .
Soft woods
dolls, per M ft. b. m . .
19.219
41,717
4,329
6,121
34,736
49,728
;
;
19,997:
20,425 |
9,025
8,579
26,614
21,535
30,272 • 42,003
36,722; 37,771
115,097 ; 130,772
22,530 |
28,444 j
6,052 I
5,908 j
236,263
239,047
65,498 I
69,921
+80.7
+ 19.2
306,945
376,464
+29.9
+ 57,5
1920
1920
48 | 56
51 I 57
113
107
105
87,847
92,426
+34.1
+32.2
1920
1920
55 j 63
72 ! 93
j
135
160
78
159
26 I 55
38
47
63
77
48
77
53 i 71
56 | 59
+33.1
+5.4
52 I 111 74
108 | 102 143
85 j 83
62
81
164
65
107 ; 148
145 ; 149
73
65
+38.8
+2.9
+ 13.6
109 115
71
+5.9
+2.2
20,633
13,867
114,630 i
153,146 '
168,265 j; +46.8
190,893 1 +24.6
1
1913
1913
31,399 ;
25,841 ;
148,675 I
115,796 ,
179,067
846,930
180,338 \' +55.7
275,819 |; +54.0
817,298 !' + 3.5
1913
1913
1913
45. 54
34.36 !
48. 23
35.12
38.52
27.87
23,473
24,510,
23,948 :
21,230
40,925 I
27,473
24,162
30,137
25,447
50,398
19,262
14,970
13,606
27,467
21,330
113,483
119,032
120,925
179,785 | +58.4
181,258
+53.3
170,629 +40.1
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
202
301
214
242
288
13,648
13,929
12,762 ' - 13,269
14,444: 24,481
25,156 ' 25,023
22,324
36,084
11,024
8,533
7,051
33,329
12,226
68,5SC
66,536
70,556
89,773 ;• +30.9
90,947 i +36.7
97,118 I +37.6
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
53,637
64,804
54,502 : 57,569
155,011 ' 163,977
.50,884
64,883
67,400
75,421
30,121
31,301
138,574
31,222
23,751
199,190
197,245
378,916
185,787
388,826 1+109.3
I
30,777
36,440
91,446 |+197.1
85,330 -+134,2
1921
1920
93 ; 92
55 ! 56
48 .
83 i
99
45 | §4 +108.5
9*j 135 +40.2
102
108 ;
305
480
393
211
445
402
440
480
213
4SG
352 412 +17.0
408 ' 4 0 2 -1.4
392 ! 494 +25.8
236 ; 282 +19.9
564 695 +23.1
117 j 110
76 ! 72
50
49 j
200 I 216
36 I 32
13-1
103
127
110
80
155
54
136
108 i
102
163;
58 ;
139
+2.1
112
+4.0
173 +69.5
162 -0.5
94. +61.6
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
67
60
105
54
25
110 , 111
117
107
110
112
99
105
76
76
106
108
112
99
72
128
114
118
126
80
1919
1919
1919
34
52
93
81
101
97
78
108
102 + 4,S
102 l + 3 0 - l
111 ! + 2.4
1919
1919
1919
7
1920
85
181
40
71
56
173
37
46
94
105
60
102
100
133
64
95
96 - 4.3
145 + 9. I
87 ! + 36.3
89 - 5.9
1913
1913
221
181
232
232
170 : 182
;
225 266
176 i 177
305 ; + 14.4
178 j + 0.2
148
138
47
173
100
73
102
158
Flooring.
Oak flooring:
Production
Mft.b.m..
Shipments
Mft.b.m..
Ordersbooked
Mft.b.m..
Stocks, end of month
Mft.b.m..
Unfilled orders, end of month. .M ft. b. m . .
Maple flooring:
Production
Mft.b.m..
Shipments
Mft.b.m..
Ordersbooked
Mft.b.m..
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m . .
Unfilled orders, end of month.. M ft. b. m . .
Brick.
Clay firebrick:
Production
thousands..
Shipments
thousands..
Stocks, end of month
.
.thousands..
New orders.
. ,
..thousands..
Unfilled orders .
. thousands..
Silica brick
Production
.
.thousands..
Shipments
:
thousands..'
Stocks, end of month
thousands
Face brick:
Product iou
t housands..
Stocks, in sheds and kiln?
thousands..,
Unfilled orders
thousands..
Shipments
thousands..
Prices:
Common red, New York dolls, per thous..
Common salmon, Chicago.dolls, per thous..
j+90.2
373,412 ! + 89.3
' 289
249
j 223 1
! 305
! 293
59
62
100
61
24
+
+
+
+
+
20.8
*.«
5.8
27.5
11.9
"i
6,581
8,246
36,344 ;
47 112
59 | 94
87 \ 95
13,653
10,977
45,081
14,308
14,281
46,174
45,181
118,626
54,812
30,053
43,240
129,428
74,718
28,853
25,331
154,285
31.799
14,902
17.48
8. 75
20.00
8.77
15.23
8.40
thous. of bbls..
thous. of bbls..
thous. of bbls..
dolls, p e r b b l . .
8,671
4,858
>9,142
1.73
7,704
5,419
11,426
1.60
4, 291
2,931 ;
13,316
1.50 |
60,116
57,907
74,656 + 24.2
73,953 ' + 27.7
1913
1913
1913
1913
85
50
106
148
56
40
119
148
thous. of sq. y d s . .
thous. of sq. yds..
3,744
3,095
2,956
2,140
2,655
2,357
26,747
36,539 + 36.6
25,040 I-+-22.3
1919
1919
70
70
60
69
294,107
339,124
+15.3
214,294
274,378 + 28.0
127
114
76
127
Cement.
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
Price, Portland
Concrete paving contracts:
Total
Roads
• Revised.
1
Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
20,400
;
'
:
I
160
174
37
173 !
105
81
79
81
113
66 !
81 ;
171
84
90
i — 11.2
j + 11.5
!+ 25.0
! - 7.5
66 i - 21.0
62 - 30. U
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items r see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVTY (NO.
IS).
December,
10*22
January,
1923
Corresponding
month,
December, 1921,
or
January,
1922/
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921-22
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentagej
increase;
(+) !
or de- I
i crease
' (-)
, eumu! lative
1922-23
;
from
1922-2S
; 1921-22.
RASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
19*2*2
1921
19-23
Percentage
increase
(+
J
or decrease
!
j Dec. J a n .
Jan.
from
Dec.
Oct. Nov. Dec. '. Jan.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION—
Continued.
S a n i t a r y Ware.
Baths, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
Lavatories, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
Sinks, enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
Miscellaneous enamel:
Orders shipped
Stocks
Orders received
Sanitary pottery:
Orders received.. .number pieces
number..
number-.
number..
79,204
34,517
95,633
8o,703
40, ,530
133,198
48,425
53,422
58,420
361,925
543,585 + 50.2
369,937
656,751
91,116
60,535
63,047
102,190
425,168
626,814 4- 47.4
170,693:
+77.5
1919
1919
1919
112
140
228
126
127
64
79
82
96+17.4
60
84
110
128
137
191 + 39.3
1919
1919
1919
99
138 |! 191
197
43
148
200
43
169
199
177
49
158
189
52
151
214
229
248 +
8.2
i
number..
number..
number..
124,052|
80,124
456,381
806,973+76.8
number..
number..
number..
103,418 j 116,539 \ 73,877
64,908 ! 59,580 I 129,586
132,847 | 195,984
84,791
507,035
687,164 + 35.5
number..
number..
number..
per kiln..
91,592:
59,595 !
515,344
910,799 •.+ 76.7
219,510
316,960+27.0
1919
1919
1919
68
73 |
109 i! 127
105 j 135
106 j
103
71 ;
97 |
40
178
44
117
-
0.5
43 !+
1.6
232 ;+ 37.6
12.7
47 \-
8.2
223 | | + 47.5
149
167
188 ;+ 12.5
63
63
70
72 :i+ 2.4
130 I 124
150
156 i 223 !+ 43.3
1919
85 \ 124 i 166 I 165
160 j 298 ]+ 86.0
1919
1919
66
84,;
120 |
112
98
136 | + 38.3
53
60 I;
104
175
139
98 1 - 2 9 . 8
1921
1921
1921
1921
85
86 i;
84
84
86 I:
S3
84 ;
82 j'|
97 i 103
96 i
93 !!
80 !
1913
1913
90
90
47,336 |
53,255 ,
38,831
56,284 j
57, 616 I
83, 242
65,199
93,427 \
54,545
265,750
449,213 + 69.0
1919
1919
J919
535
2,017
5,562 +175.8
92,815,
57,129
365,151
547,634
+50.0
8,956
5 ; 52l
32,855
75,443
+129.6
688 j 1,280
80 ;
115 ;
71 !
137
104 j:
Abrasive Paper a n d Cloth.
I >omestic sales
Foreign sales
reams..
reams..
67,120 j
12,766
]
H I D E S AND L E A T H E R .
Hides.
Stocks, end of month:
Total hides and skins
thous. of lbs..
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs..
Calf and kip skins
thous. of lbs..
Sheep and lamb skins.. .thous. of lbs..
Trices:
Green salted, packer's heavy
native steers
dolls, per l b . .
Calfskins, country No. 1
dolly, per lb..
55,975 •
'
42,164
22,87S •
22,971
369,039
290, 331
48,005
30, 703
.200
.163
.165
.138
3S4,423 | 375,099
305,570 '. 309,964
.204
. 160
!
- 2 . 4
90 |
91
96
72
+ 1.4
- 24.7
70 i + 0.4
71
- 2 . 0
124 j
111
109
104 I 100 !
74
123 j
87
87 |
85
86
89 |+ 12.7
157 !j+ 10.4
+
1.9
Leather.
Production:
1,661
1,474 ,
Sole — thous. of backs, bends, and sides..
Skivers
doz.. « 32,993 8 36,416
Oak and union harness
stuffed sides.. ' 130,706 8 144,213
25,650 :
28,256
Finished sole and belting
thous. of lbs..
84,021
77,948
Finished upper
thous. of sq. ft..
Stocks, end of month:
168,012
Solo and belting
thous. of lbs.. l»w, 907
392,951
Upper
thous. of sq. ft.. 395,450
Stocks, in process of tanning:
106,960
Sole and belting
thous. of lbs.. 106,481
160,941
Upper
thous. of sq. f t . . 157,696
Exports:
932
1,156 j
Sole
thous. of lbs..
7,021
6,391 \
Upper
thous. ofsq. ft..
Trices:
.350 i
.350
Sole, hemlock, middle No. 1.dolls, per l b . .
.450 l
.450
Chrome calf, " B " grades.dolls, per sq. ft..
11,458
10,485
85
.
1919
1919
1919
27,480
74, 563
93 ;
79
79
145 j
142
63 j! 112 i 113 !
100
110
90 j;
83 :
134 I 120 j! 211 |
66 |
190,850
177,350 I -
7.1
1921
I l l | 107 ii 102 !
485,167
537,062 ! + 10.8
1921
127
129 •!
141 ! 141
103 i
I
88 ;
100
121 + 10.3
110 + 10.2
134
145 !+ 7.8
I
1921
1921
199,324
422,318
101
9S
100
98 ;
S7
95
99 !
95
90 |
90
96
96 >
99
96
105,712
1921
179,574
1921
107 ' 109
87
93
986
9,021
7,715 | - 14.5
1913
50 I
38 !;
33 |
24
44
4, 403
31,076
47,271 ! + 52.1
1913
66
50 :i
74 !
86
72
.340
1913
121
124 i 124
124
.465
1913
186 1 173 ! 173 j 107
167
121
S7 —
93 -
06
.
0.6
96
98
+
+
0.4
2.1
36
79
+
19.4
99
.
124
107
0.0
0.0
Leather P r o d u c t s .
Belting sales:
70 <
64
73 ..+ 14.6
06
30
43
1919
3, 491
2.105
518
452
303
Quantity
thous. of lbs..
58
68 '!+ 18.2
03 :
61
32
37
1919
3,526
5,945 1-4- 68. 0
510
928
785 ,
Amount
thous. of dolls..
3
Not exactly comparable with monthly figures prior to July, 1922. The index numbers have been computed by chain relatives and take account of the percentage
ariation rather than the absolute variation in the figures, andhence show the trend of the movement irrespective of the change in the number of firms reporting.
34
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.- Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
LSURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering backfiguresfor these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
18).
HIDES AND LEATHER
Decem- . T
ber, |Jl
1922 ! 1928
;
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY I
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
inOIll.Il,
! Deceml
._. .
INDEX NUMBERS.
i Perjcentagr
| increase
_.._..
i ber, 1921,1
I
or i
January, 1921-22
1922. I
_
I or del crease
l
curau-
1922-28
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
lative
1922-23
from
1921-22.
1921
Per
SI
-
ij centg
inI 192S ! crease
1922
I crease
l! (-),
Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov.j D e c I Jan.jl J a n .
jl from
! Doc.
Continued.
Leather Products—Continued.
Boots and shoes:
Production
thous. of pairs.. j
Exports
thous. of pairs..!
Wholesale prices:
j
Men's black calf,
blucher
dolls. per pair..
Men's dress welt, tan
calf, St. Louis
dolls, per pair.. |
Women's black kid, Goodyear
j
welt, St. Louis
dolls, per pair..!
27,853 | 29,994
533 !
478
4.25
88 | 91 j 110 109 j 101 | 109 |i+ 7.7
; 67 j 38
63 60 ! 63 I 57 | L 10.3
6.55
1913
; 217 217
!
4.85
6.35
1919
1919
1913
I 153 | 153
4.25
25, 120 i
322 !
3,633
!
204 204 I 204 210 ||+ 3.1
153 ! 153 i 153 153 fi 0.0
1913
4.75
158 ! 158 j 141
142 | 142 142
1920
1920
1920
1920
70
09 I 101
72 ! 74 j i 105
64 ! 65
98
102 | 103 113
127 ! 138 136
132 ! 148 147
137
126 I 135
109 ' 104
0.0
CHEMICALS.
Production:
Acetate of lime
thous. of lbs..
Wood alcohol
galls..;
Consumption, wood, carbonized
cords.. j
Stocks, wood
cords.. I
Exports:
Sulphuric acid
thous. of lbs..
Dyes and dyestuffs
thous. of dolls..
Total fertilizer
long tons..
Price index numbers:
Crude drugs
index number.. .
Essentialoils
index number..j.
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals.index number.. .
Chemicals
weighted index number.. .
Price,sulphuric acid 66°N.Y.dolls.per 100lbs..
16,814
942,008 |
102,650 j
881,603 !
532 !
513 |
66 I
•70
16,544
8,330 :
37,189
88,523 1 + 138.0
933,171
468,818 ; 2,061,261 4,897,622 ! + 137.6
104,180 i 49,559
221,655
551,885 1+149.0
833,767
875,010
956 ,
400 '
69
.70
4,449 - 22.4
3,107 - 12.3
505 i - 2.9
728 : 5,731
657 ;
3,542
67
520
I
1909-13 j 107 ; 119 79
84 ! 87 i 156 79.7
i+
1909-13 |1,362 2,271 1,564 1,670 |1,772 1,383\- 22.0
62
89 ; 64
70 1+ 4.5
1909-13
65
67
Aug.1914 j 132 ! 134 195
Aug.1914
137 | 136 122
Aug.1914 : 118 ! 117 12S
1913
145 | 144 154
73
1913 . 85 | 80
!
.80
- 1.6
i|- 0.5
+ 15
.
- 5.4
196
204
208
121 t 123
124
131 ;
137 135
160 |
164 173
70 \ 70
70
+
+
+
2.0
0.8
1.5
5.5
0.0
NAVAL STORES.
Turpentine:
Net roceipts
Stocks
Rosin:
Net receipts
Stocks
barrels..
barrels..
barrels..
barrels..
F A T S A N D
Total vegetable oils:
Exports
Oleomargarine:
Production
Consumption
24,835 |
44,774 I
111,108
319,917
10,326
38,758
67,967
338,957
7,054 , 177,415 i 184,646 + 4.1
53,423
!
1919-20
1919-20
203 | 109 | 142
189
175 I 171 I 173
183
174
174
103
129 :
163
68 |;- 58.4
144 125 j - 13.4
612,884 i 669,158 ;+ 9.2
!
12,114 |
68,424
49,590 - 27.5
1913
18,140
102,982
16,887 | 122,006
97,587 - 5.2
119,425 - 2 . 1
1913
1913
152
164 | 142
136 i 167 |
1919
121
81
150
167
153
103 j ' - 32.7
1919
1919
1913
104
102
101
120
111
119
94
162
166 ! 127
115
118
127
130 ! 134
96 - 13.9
132
3.4
149
11.3
199 i 122 j - 38.8
— 3.1
182 ! 176
O I L S .
|
thous. of lbs.. j
12,180 ;
thous. of lbs..
thous. of lbs..
21,060
19,965
9,218f
20,633
43 ! 42
32 - 24.3
18 I 47
134 I 168 j 168 • 174
168
33
.
I
tons..
thous. of lbs..
thous. of lbs..
dolls, per lb..
Flaxseed.
Receipts:
|
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs. .i
Duluth
thous. of bushs. J,
Shipments:
j
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs..
Duluth
thous. of bushs..
Stocks:
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs..
Duluth
thous. of bushs..
Linseed oil:
Shipments from Minneapolis.thous. of lbs..
Linseed-oilcake:
Shipments from Minneapolis, thous. of lbs..
151
46
215 172
61,209
327,932
Cottonseed.
Cottonseed stocks
Cottonseed oil:
Stocks
Production
Price, New York
1919 20
1919 20
4,386 ; 527,839 j: 414,122
106,988
140,569
.097
92,129 j
97,567
145,292 | 103,646
.086
.108 i
747,885
2.6
630 i
469 |
544 I
136 I
302
116!
3,419
3,095
3,933 j + 15.0
3,364 + 8.7
1913
1913
118 j
123
365
161
151
1,147
4,048
919 - 19.9
3,146 I - 22.3
1913
1913
788 !
26
1913
1913
340
12
70
170
151
9,955
10,051
6,457
55,783
15,745
105,475
20,172
17,371 I
91
103
14
170
8
64
67
109
90
53
124
117 I 76
61 I 86 i 72
33
22
24
25
+ 17.0
1913
77
72
94,251 - 10.6
1913
64 I
52
65,290
50 ! - 25. 6
13 j l - 75.0
4.2
-53.7
11
12
:
-53.9
65
66 + 1 0
.
67
58 - IS. 9
- 79.4
35
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin. DecemFor detailed tables covering other items, see
ber,
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
1922
18).
I
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corrcspond'
ing
January ! i month,
Decem1923 ! her, 1921,
il
1
or decrease
I
(-)
I cumuli lative
• ! 1922-23
1922-23 : j from
! 1921-22.
or
January,
1922.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Peril eentage
increase
1921-22
Percentage
increase
BASK
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
(4)
or decrease
(-),
Jan.
N o v . Dec. I Jan. from
Dec. | Jan. Oct.
Dec.
I
FOODSTUFFS.
Wheat.
Exports, including
flour
thous. of bushs.
Visible supply
thous. of bushs.
Receipts, principal markets, .thous. of bushs.
Shipments, principal markets.thous. of bushs.
Wheat flour:
Production
thous. of bbls.
Consumption
thous. of bbls.
Stocks
thous. of bbls.
Prices:
No. 1, northern, Chicago.dolls, per bushs.
No. 2, red winter, Chicago.dolls, per bush.
Flour, standard patents,
Minneapolis
dolls, per bbl.
Flour, winter straights,
Kansas City
dolls, per bbl.
16,428
136,893
45,331
24,280
12,519
14,982
140,760
120,804
161,504 : j — 23.5
1913
126
126
211
148
138 i
1913
211,141
264
235
255
248
266 j
105 - 23.8
274+ 2.8
76
144 |
119 - 17.0
37,615 |
17,458
300,620
331,652 ! + 10.3
1919
18,936 !
11,335
191,687
201,131
+ 4.9
1919
11,049 :
10,991
7,700
10,137 i
8,856
70,274
83,323 !+ 4.5
1914
9,326 j
9,365
59,309
72,605
!
1919
7,400 ;
7,776
1.274 :
1.325
1.199
1.285
1913
1.258 '
1.196
1913
+ 6.3
153 ; 135
141
91
98
140
115
1919
55
57
110
8 2 •'
5.860
6.630 I
5.569 I
114 I 104 -
8.3
96
82 !
78 I -
3.9
129 : 134 i 140 { 131 j - 5.9
153
[
129
134 | 128 1
5.1
!
140
152 '
146
149
1913
5.875
94
119
1913
7.000
138
121
150
6.775
141
119
137 ! 122 i 95 - 22.0
141 i 144 | 135 | 114 | — 15.1
77
137
!
148 | 145 j —
j
2.1
148 i 152 | 145 \~ 5.0
153
Corn.
s.
Exports, including meal
thous of bushs..
s.
Visible supply
thous. of b u s h s . .
s.
Receipts, principal markets.. .thous of bushs..;
s.
Shipments, principal markets.thous, of b u s h s . .
s.
G rindings (starch and glucose). thous. of bushs..;
Prices, contract grades,
No. 2, Chicago
dolls, per bush..
4,944 j
18,236 i
37,466 i
13,991
4,557 ;
7,388 !
22,133 j
92,017 1
19,437
30,383 i
66,855 j — 27.3
1913
1913
i
37,558 I
52,097 I
225,383 j
217,077 j | - 3.7
1919
22,521 ;
29,393 I
148,379
140,843 ! L
5.1
1919
5,179 !
39,982
40,275 |+
0.7
1913
5,530 ;
460
248
244
362
124 \ 153
183
;
263 I 161
161
153
111
116
117 ! 114 !,- 3.1
SO
323
117
217
250
158
109
77
|
332
123
I
113
189
111
101
US
122 ; 117 j!- 3.0
265 ; 347
17
9
I ;
217
!
160
175
263
250
255
132
! 49 4
+
+ 21 3
+ 0.2
+
61 0
21 4
i 143
. 734
.711
1913
.484
Other Grains.
Oats:
Receipts, principal
:
markets
thous . of bushs.
Visible supply
thous of bushs.
Kxports, including meal, .thous of bushs.
Prices, contract grades,
Chicago
dolls. per bush.
Barley:
Receipts, principal
markets
thous.. of bushs..
Exports
thous..of b u s h s . . ,
Price, fair to good, malting,
Chicago
dolls. per b u s h . .
Rye:
Receipts, principal
markets
thous. of bushs.
Exports, including flour, .thous. of bushs.
Price, No. 2, Chicago
dolls. per bush.
20,955
32,391
915
.459
22,635
16,483 I
30,861 ;
155,341 / +
7.4
497
•511
.441
!
144,596
19
17
115
204
123
20,276
+282.7
.375
5,230
97
100
115
25
29
51
45
201
107
93
106 , 108
1913
I
1913
67,423 ;
'
! 389 387
1913
|
1913
65
4,215
3,776 !
2,265 i
24,630
28,187 ;+ 14.4
1913
19
762
661 ;
421 !
17,911
14,202 L 20.7
1913
57
1913
88 i
.649 I
.582
7,121
7,176 I
1,267
3,785
3,455 I
1,154 j
22,859
57,492
13,582
33,540 ' 1 + 146.9
+151.5
;
181
186
;
30 !
109
177
I
i—
80
.
47
.
45.7
16
47 | 42
- 10.4
52
- 13.3
45
110 104
-
5.8
608
605 550 j 555 .(+ 0.8
98
745 1,442 3,538 2,442 2,229 '|+ 11.1
122
136 140 137 - 1.9
127
1,271
135
1913
! 139
176 J 213
172
129
118 : j — 8.6
1919
.873
1913
1913
1913
j
! 108
129
134
136
130
121 -
Total G r a i n s .
Total grain exports, incl. flour.thous. of bushs..
Car loadings of grain and grain products- .cars.. i
Other Crops.
Rice:
Receipts at mills
thous. of bags.
Shipments, total from mills..thous. of lbs.
Shipments, through
New Orleans
thous. of lbs.
Stocks, end of m o n t h Domestic, at mills and
dealers
thous. of lbs.
Exports...,,,,
thous. of lbs.
26,834
24,520
36,505 ! 339,881 i
50,721
47,222
50,460 L
1,272
94,032
41,732 |
952
101,552 '
34,741 ,;
296,377
-
12.8
6,019
7,297
145
159
314
292
209
156 \ - 25.2
86,255 ' 574,019
624,565
+
8.8
1919
124
141
233
210
154
1 6 6 * + 8.0
18,593
187,054 I
220,502
+ 17.9
1919
'' 109
73
156 ! 171
164
136 ||- 16.8
1919
: 155
185
314,115
207,930 ! ! - 33.8
1919
j 114
75
967
232,594
228,379
150,552 j
34,346
47,454
23,672 j
+ 21.2
6.9
174
247 ; 287 | 281 j -
1.8
48 | 127 j 109 \ 151 j + 38.2
36
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Horns marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin. DecemFor detailed tables covering other items, see
ber,
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O .
192*2
18).
FOODSTUFFS
Continued.
January,
1923
I Per. I centage
jincrease
CUMULATIVE TOTAL ! ()( )
CorreFROM JULY 1
spond- !
I or deTHROUGH
ing i
crease
LATEST MONTH.
month, j
Decem> cumuber, 1921,
,1 lative
or
January, 1921-22
1922-23 1922-23
'i from
1922.
! 1921-22.
1
INDEX NUMBERS.
YEAR
OR
I
PKRTOD. !
1922
1921
Percentage
increase
1923 | ( H
or decrease
Dec. Jan. j Oct. | Nov. Dec. Jan.
Jan.
from
Dec.
j
O t h e r C r o p s -Continued.
Apples:
Cold-storage holdings
Car-lot shipments
Potatoes, car-lot shipments
Onions, car-lot shipments
Citrus fruit, car-lot shipments
I
|
6,481 j
8,229 !
11,589 |
1,526 j
9,914 j
thous. of hbls..
carloads..
carloads..
carloads..
carloads.. j
C a t t l e a n d Beef.
!
5,333
4,313 !
!
4,217
8,171
77,539
16,477 ; 16,663
146,334
1,909
1,781
13,677
10,658
8,810
41,458
85,055
141,030
18,000
38,481
j
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
313
88
70
66
249
62
111
102
163
318 j 387
431 | 276
225
132
116
29
132
84
'
Receipts, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands..
Slaughter
thousands..
Exports, pork products
thous. of l b s . . |
Inspected slaughter production. .thous. of l b s . .
Apparent consumption
thous. of l b s . .
Cold-storage holdings, pork products
(1st of following month)
thous. of l b s . .
Prices:
Hogs, heavy, Chicago
dolls, per 100 l b s . .
Pork, loins, fresh,
j
Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs..J
1,628 |
673 j
233 I
927 I
9,109 I
307
120
110
110
197
+
+
+
17.7
0.7
42.2
25.1
7.5
78,295 j.
341,040; 2,322,439
330,245 |
2,264,660
i
15,295
7 462
3,482
7,733
93 914
|+ 23.3
+ 28.8
|+ 41.0
|+ 18.7
'- 2.6
95
81
87
79
91
85
64
95
92
+
+
+
2.8
10.7
21.3
9.4
16.3
2,659,880 + 14.5
2, 530,409 + 11.7
8.150 !
15.40
11.80
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
76
56
65
69
79
75
53
81
67
1919
1913
1919
35
99
74
33
111
85
28
141
102
40
134
93
48
124
47 - 2.4
1913
1913
1913
12,400
5,795
2,469
6,513
96,430
97
127
96
119
90
120
120
107
123
120
107
124
120
106
115 - 7.6
119 - 0 . 6
103 - 2.9
I
I
1
!
!
'
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
1913
1919
105
148
47
84
130
133
168
114
150
36
98
156
144
172
134
139
61
133
190
183
257
142
158
88
134
239
60
306
1,887
66
3,395
196, 139
4,278 i 23,148
1,787
8,879
27
221
2,484
14,220
127,623
943,980
G42,093 3,093,535
469,521 2,814,072
!
619,317
742,605
546,100
1919
51
8.180
7.765
1913
81
15.50
16.00
1913
95
1,516 I
70S j
256
821
35,102
1,636
729
171
897
1,835
S88
183
925
34,558
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
73
73
35
76
66
4,523
5,283
6,444
1919
77 I 47
6.219
14.869
6.950
14.175
5.260
12.170
1913
1913
9,505
48,689
7,885
40,265
13,539
48,320
thous. of lbs..
73,458
43,735
22,865 j
thous. of lbs..
100,170
120,428
15.20 '
i
j
!
Receipts, primary markets
thousands. J
Shipments, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands..
Slaughter
thousands..
Inspected slaughter production, .thous. of lbs. .j
Cold-storage holdings, lamb and mutton
(1st of following month)
.thous. of l b s . .
Prices:
Sheep, ewes, Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs..|
Sheep, lambs, Chicago...dolls, per 100 lbs..'
143 ' 118
176 i 150
192 | 161
114 100
97 i 107
\
004
1,657
46
3,362
156,067
881,748
718,736
Sheep and Mutton.
374
121
77
88
184
M
Receipts, primary markets
thousands..
1,825
1,876
Shipments, primary markets
thousands..
847
756
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands.. |
357 !
281
Slaughter
thousands..;
994 j
1,087
Exports of beef products
thous. of l b s . .
10,780
12,537
Cold-storage holdings of beef
|
{
(1st of following month)
thous. of l b s . . 116,255 I 113,415
Inspected slaughter production, .thous. of l b s . . 424,178 I.
Apparent consumption
thous. of l b s . . 392,804 |.
Prices, Chicago:
Cattle, corn-fed
dolls, per 100 l b s . . i 10.581 !
9.780
Beef, fresh native steers.dolls, per 100 l b s . .
15.50 i 15.40
Beef, steer rounds, No. 2.dolls, per 100 l b s . . |
13.90 j
13.50
Hogs and Pork.
+ 9.7
- 3.6
+ 31.6
|j- 17.2
27,492
!
9,587
i
311
j 17,873
I 983,713
3,716,696
3,331,833
!
18.8
8.0
40.7
25.7
4.2
20.1
+ 18.4
+
+
+
+
| 99 118
j 109 ! 126
65
73
93
115
152
| 153
146
! 113
196
201
47
+ 10
.
+ 25.7
173 125
68
81 + 19.9
99
50
112
108
j+ 6.0
+ 13.9
+ 43.5
98 - 0 . 9
102
104 +
2.0
j
15,503
7,854
2,725
7,599
247,956
H,619
7,960
3,400
6,653
217,415
-5.7
+ 1.3
+ 24.8
- 12.5
- 12.3
|
|
;
1
81 j! 146 101 j
73 ! 181 121
32 | 197 131
j
84
88 h 101
67
67
72 I 72
!
41
72
60
30
85
+
7.9
+ 3.0
- 33.2
|+ 9.3
44
54
63 + 16.8
81 j 112 114
137
I
135 i 156 1 7 3 180
133
191
148 + 11.8
182 - 4 7
.
Fish.
Total catch, principal fishing ports thous. of lbs..
Cold-storage holdings,15th of mo .thous. of lbs..
96,626 j
105,283 + 9.0
1919
1919
233,362 + 17.8
1919
314 l 115 |
1919
156 [ 155 I 45
!
j 52 78
|
| 96 78
101
45 j - 17.0
65 ~ 17.3
Poultry.
Receipts at five markets
Cold-storage holdings
(1st of following month)
103,350
198,108
109 228 | 371 221 - 40.5
78 I 150 181 i+ 20.2
37
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
18).
I
\
\ CorreI spond1923
1922
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
:' ( + )
; or de! crease
: (_)
•• c u r a u -
I1
BASK
YEAR
OR
j
1921 I
i
PERIOD.
Percentage
increase
1923
1922
or decrease
|
I lative
• |ber,1921,
ij J a n u a r y ,
INDEX NUMBERS.
i
1921-22
I 1922-23
1Q99
!1922-23
| from
:1921-22.
Jan.
from
Dec.
Deo. | Jan. | Oct. Nov. : Dec. Jan.
FOODSTUFFS-Continued.
Dairy Products.
Condensed and evaporated milk:
P^xports
thous. of lbs..
Receipts of 5 markets:
Butter
thous. of lbs..
Cheese
thous. of lbs..
Eggs
thous of cases..
Cold-storage holdings (1st of following month):
Creamery butter
thous. of lbs..
American cheese
thous. of lbs..
Case eggs
thous. of cases..
Wholesale prices at 5 markets:
Butter
dolls, per lb..
Cheese
dolls, per lb..
M ilid milk:
Receipts—
Boston (incl. cream)
thous. of qls..
Greater New York
thous. of cans..
ProductionMinneapolis
thous. of qts..
9,850 ;
10,239 '
18/552
78,778 . 1 - 55.4
176,707
1919
31 •
14
26
+
3.9
.|
38,475 !
12,887
486 !
41,697
853
;
334,605
368,369 |!+ 10.1
1019
81
91 |
90 j
84 ;
84
10,684
48,123
13,749 |
98,642
122,469 ; | + 24.2
1919
69 •
'
66 |
112 |
99
84 I
79
1919
45
68 |
59 I
41
41 j
72
+ 25.1
- 6.3
+ 75.5
1916-20
86
62 i
— 39.9
1916-20
1916-20
74
24
58 j|
5 |i
1919
73
62 ||
79 I
83 I
1919
66
67 ;|
80 |
80 I
1919
805
5,936 | +
5.6
26,819 , 16,121 :l 35,047
23,617 j 20,594 , 21,430
j
1,311 |
213 ;
179
0.526 I
0.259 '
0.506 |
0.256 i
0.365
0.209
14,243 !
2,154 :
2,170
i 14,743
2,050
13,510 !
16,077 j 13,698
98,867 !
14,988
;
:
4.7
87,403 i |
79,957
15,689 ; +
105
85
48
29
100
90
72
88
36
6
- 20.9
89 j
85 | -
3.8
84 |
S3
-
1.2
113 j | 118 | 108 i 109 I
137 ij 153 1 143 i 144 ! 145 If
0.7
171
9.3
S3. 8
103
134
1913
-
192 I
160 ! 160 ! 189 ! 225 |-f 19.0
i
i
I
!
i
i
Sugar.
Receipts, Louisiana crop
long tons.. [ 45,824 | 33,899 ! 8,039
103,725
128,425 ;hMeltings, raw
long tons..! 227,333 i 251,140 ; 291,601 2,079,091 2,451,017 ij-f|
Stocks, raw, end of month
long tons..\ 44,828 | 80,617 ; 85,602
!
K xports, refined
long tons..'
291, S65 ! 159,035 ; —
2,671 j 4,718 ; 63,766
;
Prices:
Wholesale,90° centrifugal,N.Y.dolls, per lb.
.036
.057 i .053
i1
•
;
i
Wholesale, refined, N. Y
dolls, per lb..
.048
.069 I .067
Retail, average 51 cities
index number..
(' u ban movement:
Receipts at Cuban ports
long tons..
784,686 1,264,474 i +
87,489 i 501,271 | 199,102
Exports
long tons.. 101,760 i 309,831 ;j 121,775 1,253,527 1,885,077 ! +
Stocks
long tons..
45,349 \ 276,2S8 J 115,786
23.8
1913
245
50
17.9
1919
78
90
65
45.5
1909-13
thous. of bags..
thous. of bags..
thous. of bags..
thous. of bags..
thous. of bags..
I
',953 ;
976 |
7,721 |
819 !
993 '
1,004
959 |
1,226
-
26.0
77
+ 10.5
90
99
72
132
47
90
84
-f 79.8
200
160
76.6
1913
106 ; 104
155
160
163
151
-
7.0
1913
117
154 j 160
162
158
-
3.3
144 I 147
151
151
0.0
112 |i
1913
61.1
19
14
26
152
+473.0
59
59 |
31 !
95
18
36
8
7 \
43
+ 204.5
+ 509.2
7S
72 |
65
-
44
70
51
67 '
73
52
43 ! - 16.1
111
1919
50.4
106
108
104
104
1919
47
142
1919
1913
1913
9,234
1,387
-
79
85 ,
60
105
+
2.9
1.1
7,937 i
6,717 i;— 15.4
1913
7,607 i
3,598 !
7,737 .'.+ 1.7
4,051 :+ 12.6
1913
96
127
154
119
97
124 j+ 27.8
499
1913
110
127
212 '
188 ! 122
176 'j-f 44.1
110
108
89
89
- 0 . 4
231
286
347
349
273
413
+ 50. 9
71 ; 100
+ 40.7
,
1,064
>
1,259
;
209
1,077 2,159
1919
i
Coffee.
Visible supply:
World
United States
Receipts, total, Brazil
Clearances:
Total, Brazil, for world
Total, Brazil, for U. S
15 i 234 i 283
86
95 i 70
481
693
561
3,545 !
559 i
|
5,350 j
i
443
3,706 '
3,959 |
29,918 i
26,361 i 37,090 |
j
34,215 j
231,130 j
32,265 ]
282,718
TOBACCO.
Production (tax-paid withdrawals):
Large cigars
millions..
Small cigarettes
millions..
Manufactered tobacco and
snufi
thous. of lbs..
Exports:
Unmanufactured leaf
thous. of lbs..
Cigarettes
thousands..
Sales at loose-leaf warehouses
thous. of lbs..
Price ,whol. sale,Burley.goodleaf,
dark red, Louisville
dolls. per 100 lbs..
36,955
849,188
70,560 |
i
27.50 I
41,652 i|
27.50 |,
4.1
6,599,073 ;!+ 43.5
80,076
450,673 \
27.50
!
i
!
247,077;'+ 6.9
271,126 j i -
907,729 II 781,738 j 4,598,837
57,463 j1
4,346 j + 9.8
35,091 ' + 17.3
375,063 i i
16.8
1913
1913
1913
1909-13
1913
68 i
91
92
124 ; 103 !
186
424 , 405 j; 561
1919
98
1913
, 208
98 |
102
208 ij 208
127 I 118
133
70
+ 12.7
+ 6.9
- 18.6
208 } 208 | 208
0.0
4*3
71
439 ! 470
86 !
38
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Hems marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering backfiguresfor these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, .see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
18).
TRANSPORTATION—WATER.
Cargo Traffic.
Panama Canal:
In American vessels...thous. of long tons..
In British vessels
thous. of long tons..
Totalcargo traffic
thous. of long tons..
Sault Ste. Marie Canal....thous. of short tons..
Mississippi River:
Receipts at St. Louis
short tons..
Shipments from St. Louis
short tons..
Government barge line
tons..
December,
19*2-2
January,
1923
Corresponding
month,
December, 1921,
or
January,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921-2-2
INDEX NUMBERS.
, Peri centage
increase
1922-23
!(
1
"V
or decrease
:
(-)
; eumu;
lative
' 1922-23
I from
'1921-22.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
Percent
ageincrease
1923
1922
or decrease
Jan.
i Dec.
Jan. I Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. i from
Dec.
;
|
SSI
443
1,535
1,838
343
349
953
1,031
2,163
1,005
5,097
33,067
130
79,910
24,890 ; 217,695
59,062
280,326
5,495
16,855
9,779
3,769
2,328
7,923
54,046
!+ 74.2
|+ 45.0
i + 55.4
!+ 63.4
483
242
377
18
|
|
i
!
|.
|
|.
|
|.
|
!|
1915
1915
1915
1913
188
190
234
10
198 ! 356
151
236
198
355
113
224,206 ' - 20.0
1913
1913
1919
49
658
676
1
628
700
167 I 289 , 272 209 ! 172 : - 17.7
357
206
350
95
80
87
119 ; 316
276 : 170
31 ; .j!.
425 I
j .
456 ]
K
Vessels in Foreign Trade.
Entered in U. S. ports:
American
Foreign
Total
Cleared from U.S. ports:
American
Foreign
Total
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
2,450 :
2,502 j
5,018 :
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
2,132 |
2,643 [
4,775 '
2,021 i
2,799 '
4,821 ;
1,963
1,931
3,894
18,283 :
18,374
30,057
20,090 ;i-f 9.9
21,390 !:+ 16.4
41,481 j + 13.2
1913
1913
1913
217
71
109
1,873 !
2,078
4,552
2,051
1,935
3,980
18,122 ;
18,905
37,029
19,815 ;:+ 9.3
20,887 ' + 10.5
40,704 + 9.9
1913
1913
1913
195
164! 209 j 276 j 171 j 152 ! - 12.1
SO
60 ! 86
87 : 82 I 83 I + 1.3
112 j 89 i 137 ' 139 107 I 102 - 4.7
89 ; 83 I 78 . 86 ; + 9.3
142
133 | 113 ! 109 - 3.9
i
Index of Ocean Freight Rates.
United States Atlantic t o United Kingdom .weighted index number..
All Europe
weighted index number..
Jan. 1920 32.4
Jan. 1920 27.2
31.7 ! 25.3 28. 0 I 27.125.3 '- 6-6
27.1 I 22.7 24. 0 ! 24.422.9 !- 6.1
Ship Construction.
Vessels under construction. thous. of gross tons..
New vessels completed
thous. of gross tons..
252
43
302
14
201
53
106
-
64.2
1920
1919
23 i
|
15 'i
22
10
22 1 22 * 26 | + 19.8
12
4 - 67.4
TRANSPORTATION—RAIL.
Freight Cars.
Surplus (daily average last week of month):
Box
number.
Coal
number.
Total
number.
Shortage (daily average last week of month:)
Box
number.
Coal
number.
Total
number.
Bad-order cars, total (1st of following
month)
number.. j
Car loadings (weekly average):
.
'
Tot al
cars.. |
Grain and grain products
cars.. |
Live stock
cars..
Coal
cars..!
Forest products.
cars..;
Ore
cars..
Merchandise and miscellaneous
cars..
Freight carried
mills, of ton-miles..
5,002
3,651
14,981
0,970
7,208 :
20,588
132,174
145,913
330.081
1919
19119
1919
:
540
30
042
1919
1919
1919
()
*
! 1
(5)
331,050
1913
208
219
838,948 8^7,303
734,442
50,721
<*7,222
50,460
33,669
34,500
32,5G8
188,255 i 193,085
168,720
56,979
GO,828 I
48,960
9,522 : 10,909 ;
4,410
486,882 ; 480,9S9 ! 421,722
36,222
25,707
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
85
108
88
74
79
15
90
94
92
129
99
95
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
163
154
167 I
193 j
83
172
113
156
145
155
186
49
162
38,397 • 26,815
30,525 I 38,477
82,927 i 73,209
216,011
209,471
181,257
205,324 | +
13.3
!
233 161
293 193
248 175
2
2
1
3|
3I
6 ; 8 l + 37.8
5 j 10 j + 97.4
8
14 ! + 77.5
I
i
3
479 I 355 202 141 - 30.2
1 1,126 |l,020 j 870 916 + 5.3
3
741 j 553 i 343 j 303 - 11.6
166
150
143 , 139 - 3.0
134
122
110
105
125
124
144
118
136
118
111
109
77
118 j
139 I
105
130
102
107
100
25
103
132
220
147
205
225
132
156
118 I
206
171
201 ,
223
132
106
121
105
109
118
29
102
+
+
+
+
+
-
1.0
6.9
2.5
2.6
17.3
14.6
1.2
Railroad Operations.
Revenue:
Freight
Passengers
Total, operating
Operating expense
Net operating income
Receipts per ton-mile
Pullman passengers carried
Revised-
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
index number.. .
thousands..
364,106
98,404 '
513,576
404,898 ,
79,155 j
2,725
3 288,666 2,056,466 2,140,770
3 88,723 i 578, 942
573,001
3 425,275 2,895,401 i 3,003,903
3 351,450 2,240,125 I 2,379,710
3
49,657
520,724 j
423,555
2,349
18,280
+
\+
+
-
4.1
1.0
3.7
6.2
18.7
19,515 + 6.8
230
157
i 216
; 236
!
l 142
I 156
us! 131
132
1
i
i
130 - 1.3
39
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons:
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
18).
December,
19'2'2
January,
1923
Corresponding
month,
December, 1921,
or
January,
1922.
INDEX NOMBEBS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921-22
1922-23
or deI crease
I1 cum'u-
BASE !
|
; PerI cent! a&e
j inI 1923 | crease
1W1 ,
OR
PERIOD, i
"ii lative
'! 1922-23
i from
' 11921-22.
or dej crease
(-),
Jan.
Jan. I from
! Dec. I Jan. Oct. N o v . Dec.
Dec.
I
!
LABOR.
Number employed:
j
New York State
thousands..I
548
Wisconsin
index number. .1
Total pay roll:
j
New York State
thous. of dolls.. j 14,460
Wisconsin
index number.. j
Average weekly earnings,
!
Wisconsin
index number. .j
Unemployment, Pennsylvania
j
(1st of following month)
number.. j 22,333
Unemployment agency operations:
;
Workers registered
number. J 155,559
Jobs registered
number.. j 143,265
Workers placed
number.. | 115,595
Average applicants per job
number.. j
1.09
Immigration
number.. j 43,984
Emigration
number.. j 18,830
547
464
1914
M915
14,341
99 j
97 ]
110
95
96
111 i 116
113
115
120 !
114
121
-0.2
-0.8
1914
198 i 191
227 j 237
243 I 241
9 1915
179 ; 168
229 ! 247
251
9 1915
11,330
190 i 176
206 ! 212
+
209 i 203
245
-
2.4
-2.9
20,615
321,893
203,928
159,022
126,777
1.28
38,253
11,502
172, 838
1,387,632
100,599
801,796
92,924
659,791
10 1921
122 j 119 ;
-
1,507 354 4 8 6
. 1
,415 321 . 4- 76 5
1,089 522 4- 65 1
1.72
22,633
288,041
394, 850 !
15,585
240,212 j
133,052
+
—
37.1
44.6
1921
1921
1921
1921
1913
1913
86
120
104
7.7
77 j 101
123 I 136 4- 31.1
122 j 134 4- 11.0
8d
212
161
85
98
199
159
119
99
56
64
4- 9.7
19
60
56
63 I
37 I
74
26
32
67
31
35
34
37 !
23
4- 17.4
- 13.0
- 38.9
110
118
110
105
123 I 126
104 I 106
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS.
Farm prices:
Crops (15th of month)
index number..
Livestock (15th of month), index number..
Wholesale prices:
Department of L a b o r Farm products
index number..
Food, etc
index number..
Cloihs and clothing
index number..
Fuel and lighting
index number..
Metals and metal
products
index number..
Building material
index number..
Chemicals and drugs.. .index number..
House-furnishing
goods
index number..
Miscellaneous
index number..
All commodities
index number..
Fed. Reserve Board (Dept. Labor prices)—
Total raw products
index number..
Agricultural
index number..
Animal
index number..
Forest
index number..
Mineral
index number.. {
Producer's goods
index number
Consumer's goods
index number.
All commodities
index number
Federal Reserve Board I n d e x Goods imported
index number..
Goods exported
index number..
All commodities
index number..
Dun's (1st of following
month)
index number..
Bradstreet's (1st of
following month)
index number..
Retail prices, food
index number..
Cost of living:
National Industrial Conference B o a r d Food
index number..
Shelter
index number..
Clothing
index number..
Fuel and light
index number..
Sundries
index number..
All items weighted
index number..
»Revised.
0.9
1913
97
1913
91
95
2.4
1.9
120
122
138
143
145 |
143
136
131
140
143
144 I
141 !- 2.1
180
176
188
192
194 j 196 +
1.0
199
195
226
218
216 | 218
+
0.9
1913
1913
1913
113 j 112 ; 135
133
131
158 ! 157 ! 183
185
124 i 124
127
+
+
+
1.6
127
185 | 188
130 ! 131
0.8
1913
178 I
178
176
179
182 ! 184
+
1.1
1913
121 I
117
120
122
122 \ 124
1913
140 j
138
154
156
156 ; 156
4- 1.6
0.0
139
130
109
166
147
132
204
218
135
152
I 154
1913
1913
1913
1913
133
1.5
i
167 | 168 4-0.6
161 | 164 4-1.9
128 I 126 - 1 . 6
207 I 210
215 4-2.4
208 ; 213 4- 2.4
209
133 i 136 ! 4- 2.3
136
166
160
129
137
130
103
169
179
125
151
140
1913
1913
1913
111 j 110
141 ! 139
142 I 142
135
163
173
174
180
4- 3.4
165 i 164
164
166
4-
1913
j
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
136
151
153
154 ! +
1913
1913
123
124
145 I 150
149 1 149 !
0.0
150
142
143 ' 145
147 i
144 • —
2.0
2.0
167
178
123
146
138
155 ji- 1.3
156 I 0.0
155
157 j
156
156 j
137
138 I 139 | 4- 0.7
i
.1.
136 <
i
153
l.'A
0.7
1913
i 152
|
150 ;
143 ' 145
| 169
|
169 j
i
165 | 167
147 j
167 j
144 ! -
1913
167 |
|
0.0
1913
| 157
|
156 |
157 | 160
156
160
i+
2.6
187
j
0.0
]
1913
First quarter of year.
178 | 187 ; 186
|
187
J 178
178 ! 172
171 1 171 j 0.0
1913
9
1
I 179
1913
; 163
j
161
171
157 ' 158
>• N i n e m o n t h s ' average, April to D e c e m b e r , inclusive.
159 i 158 I - 0.1
40
TREND OF BUSINESS
MOVEMENTS—Continued.
I'
N U M E R I C A L DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*N
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O .
IS).
December,
1922
January,
1928
Corresponding
month,
December, 1921,
or
January,
1922.
INDEX NUMBERS.
i Per_ l centage
:
(increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
ii (+)
: or de!• crease
!• cumulative
I 1922-23
I from
1922-23
! 1921-22.
1921-22
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percent-
, age
in1923 ; crease
or decrease
1922
1921
Jan.'
from
Dec.
Jan.
Dec. Jan.••Oct. | N o v . Dec.
P R I C E I N D E X NUMBERS—Continued.
Foreign wholesale prices:
United K i n g d o m British Board of Trade.index
London Economist
index
U. S. Fed. Res. Board, .index
FranceGeneral Stat. Bureau..index
U. S. Fed. Res. Board, .index
Italy (Bachi)
index
Sweden
index
Switzerland
index
CanadaCan. Dept. of L a b o r — i n d e x
U. S. Fed. Res. Board, .index
Australia
index
India (Calcutta)
index
JapanBank of Japan
index
U. S. Fed. Res. Board, .index
.
157 + 1 3
161 + 1 9
.
167 + 0 6
.
number..
number..
number..
1913
1913
1913
171
162
172
168 1 155
1
157 ' 155
158
159 ! 158 159
;
166
170 I 163 165
number..
number..
number..
number..
number..
1913
1913
1913
1913
Jy., '14
326
287
595
172
178
314
337
286 j 293
577 ] 601
155
170
103 !
176
352
306
596
154
169
362
315
580
155
170
387
323
575
156
175
number..
number..
number..
number..
1913
1913
Jy., '14
170
145
148
180
168 i 162 i 164
145
144
147
147
159
162
178 , 177
178
165
147
161
176
165
149 +
0.0
14
.
179 1+
17
.
number..
number..
1913
1913
209
193
206 | 190
174
191
184 + 0.5
183
173 ! 176 ;+ 1 7
.
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
217
214
224
503
438
786
540
530
2,245
309
331
173
149
147
173
150
1919
176
188
172
:+
+
||+
+
6.9
2.5
0.9
0.6
2.9
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
27,407
32,379
19,782 !
Mail-order houses, total sales., .thous. of dolls..
18,931
20,750
Sears, Roebuck <c Co
f
thous. of dolls..
14,188
8,477
11,623
Montgomery Ward & Co. .thous. of dolls..
5,594 !
19,265
Chain stores, total sales n
thous. of dolls..
46,415
15,711 •
11,049
27,455
9,517 '•
F . W. Woolworth & Co....thous. of dolls..
4,929
10,515
3,598
S. S. Kresge Co
thous. of dolls..
1,227
2,968
961 :
McCrory Stores Corp.. . ..thous. of dolls..
2,060
5,477
1,632 i
S. H. Kress & Co
...thous. of dolls..
2,800
6,297
2,165
J. C. Penney Co
. . . t h o u s . of dolls..
5,440 j
8,385
4,898
United Cigar Stores Co
thous. of dolls..
1,203
856
Owl Drug Co
thous. of dolls.
Music (4 chains)
index number.
Grocery (21 chains)
index n u m b e r . .
Drug (8 chains)
index number.
Cigar (3 chains)
index number.
Shoe (5 chains)
index number.
Total department-store sales:
(176 stores)
index number.
Wholesale trade, Federal reserve districts: •
PhiladelphiaGroceries
index number.
Hardware
index number.
RichmondGroceries
index number.
Dry goods
index number.
Hardware
index number.
AtlantaGroceries
index number.
Dry goods
index number.
Hardware
index number.
Kansas C i t y Groceries
index number.
Hardware
index number.
DallasGroceries
index number.
Dry goods
index number.
Hardware
index number .1.
San FranciscoGroceries
index number,
Dry goods
index number
Hardware
index number,
" Includes F. W. Woolworth, S. S. Kresge, McCrory Stores Corp., and S. H .
147,165
102,7S6
44,379
157,204
94,933
35,270
9,071
17,919
28,216
j
!
'
;
|
j
\
43,885 I
177,737
118,592
59,145
182,317
108,136
43,222
11,264
19,695
32,125
44,509
6,692
-J+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
4+
20.8
15.4
33.3
16.0
13.9
22.5
24.2
9.9
13.9
1.4
6.0
175 I 268 277
178 ; 250 254
169
311 •332
318
197 | 326
269
172 i 286
571
326
545
214
319 I 352
182
311 | 288
984 |2,696 2,599
|
199 j 240 244
j
I 252
246
121
72 j
162
138 I
122
117 |
127
111 :
j 122
80
I
1920-21
80
1920-21 1 83
1
1920-21
1920-21
1920-21 '
87
131 !
287 j 243
261 | 238
351 j 256
582 j 242
497 ! 200
952 j 446
660 j 273
610 j 229
862 ; 1,273
340 ! 221
370 j 263
204
166
161
179
165
127 188
74 ;
104 1 99
62
99 |
103 j 90
95 !
81
43
66
99 II- 47.3
87 :- 4.4
80 i- 15.8
!
62
77
87
95 j 94
138 | 111 72
117 i 109
109
1920-21 , 75
1920-21 j! 55
1920-21 1 90
1
15.4
8.8
27.1
58.5
59.8
53.1
58.7
62.4
55.5
35.1
28.8
56.9
0.6
21.1
35.2
49.1
2.2
74.2
27.3
91
108
98
90 |!+ 3.4
123 ||+ 70.8
119 ||+ 9.2
I
84
58
119 ; 111
103
111 j 101
1920-21
1920-21
1920-21
1920-21
1920-21
71 |
40 j
80 !
108 ; 94
104 | 74
103 i 92
84
42
78
83 j j - 1.2
1920-21
1920-21
1920-21
Kress only,
82
77 i
44
78
119 I 109
82
108 103
85
53
93
90 + 5.9
72 | + 35.8
98 + 5.4
88 j -
8.3
86 | -
16.5
93 i+121.4
89 |!+ 14.1
41
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
November,
1922
December.
Corresponding
month,
November or
December,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
(
v
or decumulative
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
BASE
YEAR
OE
PERIOD.
1922
from
1921.
1921
Percentage
increase
1922
or decrease
(->*
Dec.
Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. from
Nov.
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT—Con.
Wholesale trade, Federal Reserve districtsContinued—
Kansas C i t y Groceries
index number..
Hardware
index number..
DallasGroceries
index number..
Dry goods
index number..
Hardware
index number..
San FranciscoGroceries
index number..
Dry goods
index number..
Hardware
index number..
American Wholesale Corp.,
total sales
thous. of dolls..
Magazine advertising (for
following month)
thous. of lines..
Newspaper advertising
thous. of lines..
Postal receipts
thous. of dolls..
Candy sales by manufacturers.. thous. of dolls..
Internal revenue taxes collected
on theater admissions
thous. of dolls..
1920-21
1920-21
106
99
Ill
111
119
111
Ill
101
- 13.5
103 + 2.0
71
40
80
1920-21
1920-21
1920-21
82
102
106
99
108
104
103
94
74
92
84 - 10.6
42 - 43.2
78 - 15.2
1920-21
1920-21
1920-21
91
60
86
77
44
78
103
87
106
119
80
108
109
82
103
85 - 22.0
53 - 35.4
93 - 9.7
34,854
30,028 - 13.8
1913
198
134
202
237
202
136 - 32.8
1,399
100,601
29,150
43,693
1,112
94,611 1,039,926
26,727
249,108
39,798
332,481
1,089,508 + 4.8
274,481 + 10.2
366,455 + 10.2
1913
1919
1919
1920
116
112
119
82
91
113
145
100
156
105
124
63
153
126
135
148
120
135
114 - 23.0
120
0.0
159 + 17.5
110 + 28.5
5,485
6,825
82,701
67,235 - 18.7
1920
97
92
74
76
94 + 24.4
22,698
22,476
23,189
1919
93
92
90
90
-
17,336
41,647
226,974
186,322
16,584
37,502
466,273
289,944
19,408
26,155
740,293
329,766
84
151
499
723
84
157
376
327
80 - 4.3
141
773 +105. 4
510 + 55.6
4,617
41.80
4,733
42.81
4,553
41.85
94
91
96 + 2.5
+ 2.4
19,027
17,098
20,851
19,558
20,575
17,554
207,095
190,973
239,854 + 15.8
203,245 4 - 6 . 4
1919
1919
100
94
94
110
105
94
85
102 + 9.6
112 + 14.4
17,332
14,169
18,899
14,938
18,476
12,926
194,331
146,543
217,900 + 12.1
157,625 + 7.6
1913
1913
213
215
234
225
219
233
249
267
220
246
650
564
2,330
3,203
1,860
76.4
704
2,464
3,149
1,900
72.1
1,180
356
2,443
2,992
1,765
71.1
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
61
47
90
137
90
145
61
60
93
137
91
142
22
117
86
146
95
156
24
113
88
147
95
155
34
95
152
33
119
94
144
98
144
11,219
4,543
11,095
11,329
4,823
11,255
11,220
3,560
10,174
1921
1921
1919
102
97
94
106
92
133
105
94
135
106
94
135
105
95 +
143 +
106 +
4.90
4.38
4.73
4.63
5.10
5.13
1913
1913
159
90
160
141
72
157
76
154
76
149 - 3 . 2
80 + 5.3
2,763
1,856
1,817
100,6f6
24,812
33,990
1,831
PUBLIC FINANCE.
U. S. interest-bearing debt
mills, of dolls...
Liberty and Victory Loans and
War Saving securities
mills, of dolls..
Customs receipts
thous. of dolls..
Ordinary receipts
thous. of dolls..
Ordinary disbursements
thous. of dolls..
Money held outside U.S. Treas.
and Federal Reserve System:
Total
mills, of dolls..
Per capita
dollars..
313,914
4,971,877
4,445,821
458,359 + 46.0
3,665,692 - 26.3
3,162,931 - 28.9
1919
1913
1913
1913
94
94
98
93
324 1,227
580
570
1919
1919
85
200
754
535
92
1.0
BANKING AND FINANCE.
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..
P'ederal Reserve Banks:
Bills discounted
mills, of dolls..
Total investments
mills, of dolls..
Notes in circulation
mills, of dolls..
Total reserves
mills, of dolls..
Total deposits
mills, of dolls..
Reserve ratio
per cent..
Federal Reserve member banks:
Total loans and discounts, .mills, of dolls..
Total investments
mills, of dolls..
Net demand deposits
mills of dolls..
Interest rates:
New York call loans
per cent..
Commercial paper, 60-90 days, .per cent...
240 +
260 +
9.0
5.4
- 3.1
+ 24.8
+ 5.8
- 1.7
+ 2.2
- 5.3
1.0
6.2
1.4
42
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin. DecemFor detailed tables covering other items, see
ber,
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O .
1922
18).
January,
Corresponding
month,
December, 1921,
or
January,
1922.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1922-23
1921-22
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922-23
from
1921-22.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
1921
' Peri cent| age
j in1923 ! crease
(+)
Dec. Jan.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
or decrease
(-),
Jan.
from
Dec.
BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued.
Life Insurance.
Policies, new:
Ordinary
thous. of policies.. \
185
Industrial
thous. of policies.. j
653
Group
number of policies..!
406
Total insurance
thous. of policies..
839
Amount of new insurance:
Ordinary
thous. of dolls, j 507,436
Industrial
thous. of dolls.. 137,707
Group
thous. of dolls..
65,730
Total insurance
thous. of dolls.. 710,873
152 |
547
60 I
398,150
112,678
13,701
524,528
1,017 |
3,837 |
379 j
4,855 ;
1,091
3,968
732
5,060
+ 7.3
+ 3.4
+ 93.1
+ 4.2
1913
1913
224
174
172
142
203
164
209
161
250
172
1913
182
146
170
169
185
2,360,066 ; 2,796,581
731,883 ' 819,716
60,166
147,909
3,152,113 3,764,205
+ 18.5
+ 12.0
+145.8
+ 19.4
1913
1913
1913
1913
| 317 232
i
j | 244200
| 1,757 920
j
! 308 228
!
283
256
13,340 ! 12,418 - 6.9
390,526! 299,389 - 23.3
1913
1913
169,350 ! 1,845,717 ! 1,991,409 + 7.9
1913
127
538
30
665
305,528
103,725
13,287
422,540
205 i - 17. 8
144 j|- 16.2I - 85.2
154 jj- 16.7
295
385
243
265
1,144 4,549
384
281 287
302
217
948
283
128 i 130
152 j 177
136
256
159 |j+ 17.2
217 j i - 15.3
114 174 | 218
310
119 U 61.7
152
100
I - 21.5
i - 18.2
j!- 79.2
j L 26.2
Business Finances.
Business failures:
i
Firms
number..
Liabilities
thous. of dolls., j
Dividend and interest payments (total)
|
(for following month)
thous. of dolls.. |
Dividend payments (following month):
Industrial and miscellaneous
j
corporations
thous. of dolls.. j
Steam railroads
thous. of dolls.. i
Street railways
thous. of dolls..
Total w
thous. of dolls..
New capital issues:
j
Corporations
thous. of dolls..
States and municipalities—
Permanent loans
thous. of dolls..
Temporary loans
thous. of dolls..
New incorporations
thous. of dolls..
Telephone earnings:
|
Total operating revenue.. .thous. of dolls..
Total operating income
thous. of dolls..
Telegraph earnings:
Commercial telegraph
tolls
thous. of dolls..
Telegraph and cable operating
revenue
thous. of dolls..
Operating income
thous. of dolls..
Credit conditions:
Orders
per. ct of total transactions..
Indebtedness.per ct. of total transactions.,
Payments
per ct. of total transactions..
1, 814
58,069
2,126
49,210
459,510
175,855
58,700
24,800
14,610
142,710
2,723
73,796 i
40,700 ; 39,650
27,655 i 27,450
6,300 | 6,150
74,655
73,250
w 365,900 ! "366,495 +
"190,264 13 189,615 "53,670 | » 53,270 "663,184 W664,780 +
183
385
244 I
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.2
1913
1913
1913
1913
1,402,279 i 2,181,188 + 55.5
1913
232
1913
1913
1913
37,871 !
204
325
153
124 i 159
316
461 I + 46.1
921
127
359
227
33
490
221 I 157
150 I 116
378 I 469
276
87
287 + 3.9
121 + 38.4
528 + 11.8
1913
1913
288
172
291
220
319 ! 317 j
273 j 236 I
1919
104
10,486
1,815
1919
1919
104
111
25.4
42.3
50.1
632,784
204
7,884
433,200
94
106 - 30.7
112 + 11.5
128 - 56.9
107 i - 47.7
1916
1916
1916
1913
1913
140
66
143
65
191
182
76
187 | 190 + 1 2
.
74 I 74
0.0
255
222
371
330
284 I 292 + 2.6
! 265 268
93 97
I 132 136
283
69
118
254
38
249
45
92
300 1+ 20.6
32 U 28.3
94 + 2.3
96
97
96
107
99
94
94
93
94
105
97
93
94
93
93
105
97
93
94
92
93
106
96
93
209,662
i: 145 103
;
| 100 111
!
1 292 125
1
I 196 105
70 |
124;
108
DO I
j
94,100
35,153
813,901
97,785 | 77,288
48,665
13,228
909,694
843,653
27.7
49.3
49.5
952,565 ! 643,681 - 32.4
327,728 | 278,723 - 15.0
3,685,321 | 5,114,800 + 38.8
126
95
64
l
| 93 92
1 109 109
1
|
| 91 91
!
j.
L
114
117
129
472
108
100
96 | 101 100
117 j 117 |
82 j
85
127
90
Stocks a n d Bonds.
Stock prices, closing:
25 industrials, average
dolls, per share,
25 railroads, average
dolls, per share.
Stock sales (New York Stock
Exchange)
thous. of shares.
Bond sales:
Miscellaneous
,..thous. of dolls.
Liberty-Victory
..thous. of dolls.
Total
..thous. of dolls.
Bond prices:
Highest-grade rails
..per ct. of par.
Second-grade rails
..per ct. of par.
Public utility
..perct. of par.
Industrial
. .per ct. of par.
Combined price index... . .per ct. of par.
Municipal bond yield.
per cent.
8
109.08
61.71
110.35
61.71
82.99
54.21
19,692
20,208
15,394
94,325
143,232 + 51.8
1913
177,670
106,317
283,987
214,185
76,239
290,424
191,216
228,613
419,829
1,011,424
1,358,621
2,370,045
1,389,556 + 37.4
728,640 - 46.4
2,118,196 - 10.6
1919
84.82
70.29
68.91
74.38
74.11
4.16
84.46
69.82
68.34
74.43
73.76
4.14
83.23
68.46
61.07
71.63
70.22
4.41
Includes bank dividends not separately shown.
1919
1919
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
1013
13
1
1
91
102
91
Cumulative for eight-month period ending February of year indicated.
j
0.0
-
1.1
!
0.0
|+ 1.0
j - 1.0
I
0.0
43
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
N U M E R I C A L DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items w ill be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
18).
December,
1922
Corresponding
month,
December, 1921,
i
or
i January,
i 1922.
T
1903
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
FROM JULY 1
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921-22
192223
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922-23
from
1921-22.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
Dec.
1922
1923
Jan. ; Oct. Nov. Dec.
:or de(+)
;crease
(-),
Jan.
from
Jan.
Dec.
!
BANKING AND FINANCE-Continued.
Gold and Silver.
Gold:
Domestic receipt at mint fine ounces..
Hand output.
thous. of ounces
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Silver:
Production
thous. of fine oz..
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports . .
thous of dolls
Price at New York
dolls, per fine oz..
Price at London.. .pence per standard oz..
Percentage
Increase
82,901
75,919
26,440
2,710
69,425 j
764 i
32,820
8,472
5,052
7,848
6 913
.638
31.383
5,190
5,825 !
6 921
.657 !
31.928
3,938
6,496
3 977
.655
35.035
791
335
26,571
863
632,182
4 521
371,877
18,064
661,550 + 4.6 j
5 336 -f 18 0 (
184,977 - 50.3
35,204 ! + 94.9
1913
1913
1913
1913
35,501 + 24.7 !
1913
41,739 - 1.3 ;
1913
37 567 + 8.9 I 1913
1913
> 1913
28,480
42,288
34 511
61
93
596
28
70
185
137
110
129
81
51
46
106
500 i 393
Hi
71
217
76
110
127
71
56
104
108
345
498
230
45
35
93
132
87
91
196
263
62
126
132
114
109
125
116
107
114
47
104
618
111
- 16.3
— 34
1-f 24.1
+212.6
93
195
132
110
116
+ 2.7
| - 25.8
4-0 1
+ 3.0
+ 1.7
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES.
Europe:
England
dolls, per £ sterling..
France
.
dolls, per franc..
Italy
dolls, per lire..
Belgium
dolls, per franc..
Germany
dolls, per mark..
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 Can. doll..
Argentina
dolls, per gold peso..
Brazil
dolls, per milreis .
Chile
dolls, per paper peso..
General index of foreign
exchange
index number..
4.61
.072
.050
.066
.0001
.398
.269
.189
4.65
.067
.049
.061
.00007
.396
.269
.188
.489
.306
.994
.856
.119
.124
4.22
.082
.044
.249
.194
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
val.
val
val.
val
val
val
val
val.
39
2
91
91
101
87
42
23
40
2
91
93
101
.487
.317
.476
.278
Par val.
Par val.
96
56
95
57
96
.991
.847
.114
.128
.948
.772
.126
.101
Par val.
j Par val.
Par val
Par val.
93
100
55
95
80
39
52
64
1913
+ 4.6 I
+ 31.8 ', 1913
- 15.4 ' i 1913
+ 20.3 ! 1913
+ 6.2 I 1913
124
134
74
!
078
!
.005
367
Par val.
86
40
23
78
39
91
92
95
38
36
22
23
37
26
34
.06
99
36
33
.14
.06
97
98
100
%
99
95
im
98
96
35
25
31
.03
98
100
97
'+
—
—
0.9
0.9
2.0
7. (i
0.0
— 0.5
00
- 0.5
97
61
98
63
98 — 0.4
65 + 3.6
84
35
70
100
85
37
63
99
89
37
64
99
88
35
66
65
67
67
70
68 -
119
138
81
141
165
236
99
296
132
170
173
249
93
272
182
149
195
84
244
163
+ 1.6
- 7.1
89 + 5.4
236 - 3.1
170 !+ 4.0
173
167
170
156
157
146
59
-
0.3
i-
1.1
— 4.2
•+
3.2
2.0
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE."
Exports by Grand Divisions.
Europe:
Total
France
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
North America:
Total
Canada
South America:
Total
Argentina
Asia and Oceania:
Total
Japan
Africa, total
Grand total
1
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
186,727
25,062
24,742
15,989
80,412
189,659
23,286
26,086 i
15,489 !
83,603 |
149,042
17,753
23,669
9,266
64,933
1,219,797
130,666
207,384
93,545
495,676
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
85,262.
52,833
78,308
48,908
57,995
32,606
545,555
329,992
584,696 + 7.2 ! 1913
377,558 + 14.4 j j 1913
124
116
178
105
97
17*
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
22,128
9,871
21,324
9 210
13,853
6.187
102,073
41,764
144,806 + 41.9
59 833 + 43 3
1913
1913
133
158
113
135
164
194
183
184
thou~. of dolls..
thous. of dolls .
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
46,517
20,237
3,792
344,324
41,709 !
13 366
4,479
335,539
54,726
27,985
3,232
278,848
335,139
160 623
26,838
2,229,402
1913
1913
1913
1913
3*0
590
166
143
316
537
134
135
296
416
178
179
94,912
42,292
32,499
19,838
99 700
47,398
30,288
21,707
76,488
33,972
24,565
17,710
592,257
299,840
163,845
126,709
+ 4.1
1913
1913
- 4.6
1913
+ 15.7
+ 9.7 I 1913
133
162
118
113
119
140
105
110
133
160
112
122
1,276,256
172,225
175,419
112,488
526,294
308,905
115 970
32,145
2,346,808
—
+
+
7.8
27 8
19.8
5.3
229
140
152
182
-
8.1
7.4
- 3.4
— 6.7
181
175
215
201
286
412
228
184
269
241
389
257
157
166
— 10.3
— 34 0
186 + is.i
162 - 2.0
149
188
129
121
148
156
175
196
138
123
129
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
United Kingdom.
Imports (values):
Total
thous. of £
Food, drink, tobacco, .thous. of £
Raw material
thous. of £
Manufactured articles.thous. of £
14
sterling..
sterling..
sterling..
sterling..
See headnote in black type at beginning of this table, p. 25.
616 616
285,942
189,645
139,007 I
135
+ 5-0
+ 12.,
"
+
6-8
9-4
44
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
INDEX NUMBERS.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
18).
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL i ( + )
FROM JULY 1
or decrease
THROUGH
December,
1922
January,
1923
Corresponding
LATEST MONTH.
month,
December, 1921,
or I
January, j 1921-22
1922-23
1922. !
cumulative
1922-23
from
1921-22.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PEKIOD.
1922
1921 |
1923
Percentage
increase
( }
t
i"^
Jan.
or decrease
Dec. Jan.
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
from
Dec.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES—Continued.
United Kingdom—Continued.
Exports (values):
Total
thous. of £ sterling..
Food, drink, tobacco, .thous. of £ sterling..
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling..
Manufactured articles.thous. of £ sterling..
Reexports (values):
Total
thous. of £ sterling..
Food, drink, tobacco, .thous. of £ sterling..
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling..
Manufactured articles-thous. of £ sterling..
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Cotton piece goods
thous. of sq. yds..
Woolen-worsted tissues .thous. of sq. yds..
Iron and steel
thous. of long tons..
Coal
thous. of long tons..
Production:
Pig iron
thous. of long tons..
Steel ingots
thous. of long tons..
Coal
thous. of metric tons..
Stocks, zinc
short tons..
66,939
3,364
9,372
53,135
+ 13.7
+ 20.3
-1.3
+ 18.3
63,147 | 406,041
2,861 I 22,226
7,032
46,013
51,824
321,174
435,674
21,699
65,217
341,006
+ 7.3
- 2.4
+ 41.7
+ 6.2
1913
1913
1913
1913
136
117
133
138
145
105
121
151
138
113
158
137
152
125
173
152
135
103
163
131
153
124
161
155
65,827
19,107
30,826
15,850
57,904
10,237
32,571
15,052
- 12.0
+ 5.7
-5.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
101
183
80
102
93
162
75
93
91
109
84
96
100
119
97
96
105
93
107 + 15.6
127 + 21.3
111 + 19.5
3.0
2,042,601 2,734,028 + 33.9
71,855
117,933 + 64.1
1,082
2,217 +104.9
42,662 + 88.3
22,657
1920
1920
1913
1913
89
52
50
70
92
71
61
66
96
58
84
101
108
74
90
107
79
82
97
108 + 11.0
100 + 27.2
+ 3.8
92 - 5.2
1,333
2,537
129,678
2,796
9,493
44,932
3,319 + 149.0
3,886 + 53.2
161,069 + 24.2
1913
1913
1913
1920
32
60
94
56
34
51
74
50
56
88
89
12
58
94
91
3
62
85
108
3
+ 6.4
98 + 14.3
110 + 2.2
2 - 37.6
160
168
152 I 10.0
9,798
1,687
5,938
2,172
8,459
2,155
4,015
2,285
360,965 400,598
17,521
22,280
341 |
354
5,955
5,647
339,348
15,813
254
4,021
-
4Q.4
Belgium.
Production:
Zinc
short tons..
13,040
11,739
9,092
46,503
79,443 + 70.8
1920
105
117
70,205
112,038
68,086
65,636
51,476
47,098
422,673
481,573
469,790 + 11.1
632,646 + 31.4
1913
1913
107
277
92
150
120
330
136
420
126
357
122 - 3.0
209 - 41.4
2,986
8,816
40,669
1,500
2,239
3,142
9,740
1,295
1,935
1,520
6,103
1,304
35,348
104,055
105,746
9,813
23,706 - 32.9
102,231 - 1.8
173,625 + 64.2
9,354 4.7
1913
1913
1913
1913
104
65
412
200
110
12
73
168
330
153
449
186
100
129
660
202
170
68
485
194
127
24
116
167
143,550
12,579
10,383
8,450
15,904
13,536
21,370
2,182
4,000
109,543
51,724
38,900
185,650 + 69.5
53,519 + 3.5
45,229 + 16.3
1913
1913
1913
70
44
126
483
23
65
452
94
124
38,596
20,330
290,735
250,095
300,420 + 3.3
280,138 + 12.0
1920
1920
93
51
102
57
156
141
102
73
79
61
11,647
13,014
163,738
78,651
187,423 + 14.5
45,582 - 42.0
1920
1920
38
198
39
138
141
152
67
104
46
106
81,418
83,555
11,727
67,701
520,290
525,892
669,842 + 28.7
663,957 + 26.3
456,971
584,965 + 28.0
1919
1919
1919
1919
117
117
110
132
121
123
93
123 !
145
143
112
148
144
142
118
171
138
147
61
155
.
148 + 7 8
140 - 4.9
92 + 52.4
3.2
150
1,748
33,690
136,763
1,903 + 8.9
31,440 - 6.7
+ 38.4
1913
1913
1913
187
349
60
224
495
26
166
357
76
204
207
399
164
217 + 4.8
436 + 9.4
31 - 81.2
+133.3
+ 8.0
- 34.3
- 12.0
1913
1913
1913
1914
32
55
23
155
87
37
43
76
60
104
16
77
75
104
2
81
112
6
61
134 + 75.3
85 - 24.3
122
205 +238.3
1913
1913
1914
114
92
495
229
69
275
71
217
137
100
206
137
129
114
330
172 + 33.3
46 - 60.0
275 - 16.7
Canada.
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.
Bank clearings
mills of dolls.
Bond issues:
Govt. and provincial
thous. of dolls.
Municipal
thous. of dolls.
Corporation
thous. of dolls.
Employment:
Application
number.
Vacancies
number.
PlacementsRegular
number.
Casual
number.
Newsprint paper:
Production
short tons.
Shipments
short tons.
Stocks
short tons.
Exports (total printing)
short tons.
Business failures:
Finns
.>.
number.
Liabilities
thous. of dolls.
Building contracts awarded....thous. of dolls.
Argentina.
Grain shipments:
Wheat
thous. of bushs.
Corn
thous. of bushs.
Oats
thous. of bushs.
Flaxseed
thous. of bushs.
Visible supply:
Wheat
thous. of bushs.
Corn
thous. of bushs.
Flaxseed......
thous. of bushs.
32,877
24,456
24,485
82,097
16,025
29,679
57,126
88,645
10,533
26,105
8 J3,246
130
168
67
-
25.0
64.4
76.1
13.7
191 - 94.1
165 + 26.4
219 + 30.4
45
STEEL FURNITURE.
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type.1
SHIPMENTS OF STEEL FURNITURE-STOCK GOODS.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
MONTH.
1919
1920
1921
1922
100
162
104
119
78
82
86
138
132
167
121
125
114
110
110
May....
June
July....
August.
90
76
81
106
177
184
169
189
September.
October
November..
December..
120
117
123
153
191
190
150
138
January..
February.
March....
April
1920
1921
1922
$10,895,203
Total
Monthly average.
1919
907,933
$17,659,303
1,471,609
$11,327,830
943,986
$12,928,026
1,077,336
108
107
120
117
$812,121
707,634
743,747
781,252
$1,254,912
1,195,233
1,513,014
1,095,080
$1,136,500
1,078,336
996,194
994,339
$983,834
967,125
1,087,228
1,058,382
112
102
90
87
116
112
104
104
816,414
690,855
731,578
958,114
,603,868
.,673,422
, 534,995
,718,657
1,018,189
922,318
817,829
793,281
1,056,735
1,015,463
945,768
943,087
86
96
98
113
117
135
133
152
1,088,685
1,057,871
1,119,280
1,387,652
,730,393
721,812
360,638
257,279
782,053
871,012
890,362
1,027,417
1,062,495
1,227,447
1,204,310
1,376,152
These data
erticals
pe
safes and
FARM LABOR.
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
WAGES OF MALE FARM LABOR EMPLOYED BY—
Day, harvest.
Month.
YEAR AND MONTH.
With
board.
WAGES OF MALE FARM LABOR EMPLOYED BY
Without
board.
With
board.
Relative to 1913.
A.—INDEX N U M B E R S
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
monthly av . . . |
monthly av . . . I
monthly av. . . i
monthly a v . . .j
monthly a v . . J
1OO
98
99
109
135
1OO
99
99
108
133
1OO
99
99
108
132
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
monthly a v . . .
monthly a v . . .
monthly a v . . .
monthly a v . . .
monthly a v . . .
163
186
219
141
136
161
186
214
143
138
169
201
1
3
229
143
140
1OO
98
99
107
131 !
166 :
197
225
144 ;
140
Data from V. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Data represents a weighted average for the year
As of April 1 of year indicated.
46
WORLD PRODUCTION OF COTTON.*
!
!
I World total.
Country
New crop available..
June.
United
States.
India.
Mexico.
August.
Brazil.
Egypt.
November, i September. September.
August.
Thousands of bales (478 pounds net).
Normal consumption (1909-1913).
1909-1913 average..
1914
1915
1916
1917
20,660
24,630
18,470
18,970
18,370
106
129
113
127
125
13,033
16,135
11,192
11,450
11,302
193
108
95
103
135
3,584
4,356
3,126
3,756
3,390
322 |
387 |
282
281
345
1,453
1,337
989
1,048
1,304
1918.,
1919..
1920..
1921..
18,580
19,925
20,940
15,330
129
155
164
157
12,041
11,421
13,440
7,954
203
199
188
126
3,324
4,850
3,013
3,735
339
384
451
612 i
999
1,155
1,251
902
1922, latest estimates.
18,300
1
From private sources.
9,964
185 ;
* 4,348
1,015
»1922 acreage 12,496,000 compared with 11,976,000 in 1921.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF WHEAT.*
Country
New crop available.
World total.
"
Australia.!
January, j January.
India.
March.
states! i
July.
s
Pain-
, August.
Ital
y*
France.
August. ! August.
Germany.Rumania.! Canada.
August.
August. (September
Normal consumption
(1909-1913)
1909-1913 average
1914
1915.
1916
1917
1922, latest estimates
1923, latest estimates
1
Russia excluded. No accurate statistics are available.
< New boundaries.
6
' Excludes Alsace-Lorraine.
Former kingdom, Bessarabia and Bukowina.
* Excludes Dobruja.
• Data compiled by U. S. DcpartmeiU of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, and corrected monthly in accordance with latest available information received
by that department or by the Department of Commerce% Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Countries are placed in the order in which crops are harvested.
47
WORLD PRODUCTION OF CANE SUGAR AND FLAXSEED.*
CANE SUGAR.
Staled
May.
Bra U
Oct.
Java.
World
total.
YEAR.
Oct.
* -
Hawali
FLAXSEED.
'
Cuba
RKo?
Nov.
Dec.
- !
India
Dec.
«
i "3ST
World
total.
Dec.
1915
1916
|
12,776
13,442
1917
1
14,508
1918
1919
1
13,324
|
13,799
13,656
14,143
1,514
1,054
1,797
2,009
1,960
1,478
1,473
1,579
1,850
3 14,223
1,978
1909-1913 average..
1914
1920
1921
9,971
11,293
1922 latest est
1923, latest est
311
247
139
311
246
284
122
176
<328
«242
493 j
440 I
496 j
580
676 I
3
363
346
484
503
454
406
485
490
408
»524
476
2,295
2,967
3,437
3,442
3,957
4,597
4,209
4,408
3 4,476
Aug.
Aug.
«4,595
•393
31,989
36,928
45,040
39,289
4,032
19,588
30,775
42,038
50,470
3
»Exports.
19,870
15,448
15,880
19,040
21,040
20,600
9,400
16,760
10,800
19,505
13,749
14,030
14,296
9,164
13,369
7,256
10,774
8,029
12,040
7,175
10,628
8,260
5,935
6,055
5,473
7,998
4,112
32,272
46,297
17,360
12,238
5,685
110,992
94,559
103,287
82,151
41,063
61,821
61,692
87,964
83,288
2,614
2,757
2,950
3,058
3,708
2,617
3,361
2,826
2,903
«2,884
•
i Louisiana and Texas.
& £ £ Canada.
Thousands of bushels.
567
646
593
645
577
600
556
522
555
»38
344
486
413
Apr.
Jan.
Thousands of short tons.
«*«*
From private sources.
«Louisiana and Texas.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF BEET SUGAR *
United
States.
World
total.*
Ger- CzechoNether- Belmany. Slovakia. Russia. ! Poland. lands. , glum. ; France.
Italy.
Spain.
Denmark.
Sweden.
YEAR.
Thousands of short tons.
1909-1913 average
1914 . . . .
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
8,432
8,331
6,056
5,808
5,208
1
!
4 592
3,490
4,997
5,360
1920
1921
1922 latest estimates
1
i
«5,375
2,296
2,721
1,678
1,721
1,726
1,017
1,004
812
805
584
1,726
1,879
1,824
1,457
1,134
688
318
726
1,089
1,020
1 484
808
1,212
1,429
559
770
730
86
55
55
691
!
1,839
699 1
610
722
374
821
765
761
279
239
293
263
249
106
246
316
264
286
215
182
276
215
120
140
136
759
334
150
204
221
209
166
166
160
162
116
112
117
139
154
169
78
152
121
171
268
370
198
263
314
382
315
403
120
185
150
249
*298
303
>330
471
318
195
"246
91
104
91
128
168
143
124
149
156
149
168
168
140
151
144
141
141
181
259
U87
116
72
!
»From private sources.
i Crops in all countries here given are harvested beginning in September.
»Includes Ukraine; data from private sources.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF RICE.*
Country...
India.
New crop available
Egypt.
States.
Italy.
Spain.
Japan.
Dutch»
East
Indies.
Apr.
World total.
Apr.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Nov.
Dec.
United
Philip- 1
pines.
Dec.
Millions of pounds (cleaned).
Normal consumption (1909-1913)
1909-1913
1914
1915
1916 .
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922 latest estimates
110,780
102,986
114,500
112,300
122,000
97,400
117,200
90,777
120,666
I
72,950
61,022
73,526
77,932
81,198
55,218
71,613
62,793
73,907
55,621
14,602
875
518
553
81
542
237
487
692
607
634
473
681
657
804
1,135
965
1,072
1,166
1,446
1,045
646
741
763
708
716
712
662
997
641
297
337
320
329
322
282
412
394
356
14,009
17,909
17,569
18,360
17,143
17,184
19,106
19,849
17,336
6,481
1,124
1,404
1,100
1,289
1,745
2,210
1,977
2,127
2,427
«33
1,166
•633
373
19,033
5,207
2,886
67,891
!
7,349
7,826
8,323
8,465
7,051
6,480
1
3
Java and Madura.
* Acreage about half of normal: Summer crop only given.
1922 acreage 296,500 compared with 286,400 acres in 1921.
*Data compiled by U. 8. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, and corrected monthly in accordance with latest available
information received by that department or by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Countries are placed in the order
in which crops are harvested.
154
170
48
EASTBOUND FREIGHT THROUGH CANALS AT SAULT STE. MARIE.1
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1921
J
MONTH.
Unit: Short ton.
COPPER.
1,053
17,857
14,622
13,435
18,964
6,535
5,026
5,519
2,367
Total for season...
874
8,295
9,118
11,800
10,191
6,959
13,347
24.454
6,726
85,378
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
91, 764
5,749
22,369
15,154
20,018
15, 934
16,119
22,278
33,983
4, 802
156, 436
7,238,352 >
5,257,074 !
6,151,055
14,955,458
13,124,820
5,497,071
10,629,983 ! 7,132,751 !
2,741,383
13,205,642 ! 4,604,018 ; 2. 398,662
9,211,920
2,262,280
2,236,824 ,
8,606,412 |
5,590,011 I 6, 453, 902
14,389,056 i 11,530,972
9,690, 850
21,667,557 ~ 14,936,019 i 20, 338, 360
12,325,589 j 3,925,553 I
9,221,684
112,229,969 I
Total for season...
13,423
17, 384
14,047
19,855
18,950
17, 846
21,281
3,247
12,210
23,599
16,709
22,824
11,983
10,470
18,432
2,585
14,236
11,462
16,689
10,617
11,462
9,298
7,556
4,758
3,942
8,024
5,647
10,213
12,890
11,136
4,662
1,895
4,658
3,063
7,986
12,011
6,467
6,699
8,034
2,627
145
3,215
3,450
1,753
2,588
3,473
4,564
10,372
1,973
5,989
7,650
11,415
6,443
9,141
9,021
8,282
126,043
118,812
86,078
58,409
51,545
31, 533
57,941
GRAIN (other than wheat).
Unit: Bushel.
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
68,338,072 j
61,755,247
3,575,624
15,837,114
10,301,414
13,349,113
9,029,305
9,225,916
6,850,952
15,240,821
9,760,057
17,558,579
14,633,903
8, 545, 448
4,105,294
4,324,085
4,091,389
7,148,021
7,009,086
2,083,029
8,187,450
737,502
2,481,626
1,360,698
817, 251
4,279,916
7,189,456
3,663,693
4,176,041
9,370, 374
6,694,901
7,100,008
5,284,741
2,918,591
4,351,059
8,654,903
4,183,727
6,008,000 !
11,904,942 |
3,076,986 !
3,133,419
2,315,909
3,102,770
7,198,311
9,921,968
4,967,830
7,418,708
12,431,592
11,358,929
10,839,026
10,298,759
14,382,104 !
9,119,245 |
13,540,811
6,305,090
93,180,316 j
67,415,795
30,800,621
52,734,345 |
51,630,135 I
95,694,264 j 119,225,398
Unit: Barrel.
I
i
214,350 !
1,260,902 |
1,126,230 i
1,194,330 !
1,348,400
1,581,240
1,405,010
1,221,811 i
362,120 j
305,370
1,168.983 I
827,894 I
765,790 ;
S1O,568
1,212,502
1,572,930 |
1,391,860 j
380,910 !
10/210,364 :
Total for season...
9,714,423 i
8,436, 837
25,260
876,930
1,051,366
1,473,221
1,430,791
1,676,321
1,668,250
1,593,371
430,950
10,226,460
Unit: Bushel.
910,524
1, 031,630
915,420
935,700
917, 420
1, 544,510
1, 402,260
430,090
658,910
1,082,521 !
1,171,250
1,038,221
621,010
1,142,991
1,317,800
444,830
54.540
890,330
1 , 150,240
, 119,140
,232,250
1,516,155
, 843,280
,887,340
524,030
51,730
1,155,180
923,880
985,533
1,203,150
1,560,050
1,401,620
1,440,670
060,800
8,449,949 j
8,228,844 |
8,087,554
7,477,533 I
10,217,305 I
9,382,613
WHEAT.
8,147,026
26, 758, 533
10,973,258
9,910,005
4,187,331
21,669,610
27,678,150
32,770,253
8,189,929
16, 493, 824
13, 267, 497
4, 926, 791
3,938,366
2, 43S, 280
25, 473, 968
65, 387, 356
74,388,6*7
49,166,789
20 861,917
37,333,403
25,928,171
31,907,803
25,473,927
15,230,663
18, 444, 833
28,520,292
22,362,306
40,956,059
26,618,896
9,778,068
8,849,306
8,565,177
34,714, 844
37,992,913
18,424,186
150,284,095
255,481,558
226,063,315
185,899,449
lfi 729 000
29,096,116
6,40?, 051
2,391,840
1,487,218
10.180,991
22,252,196
17,388,391
7,807,045
4 441 647
2,632,572 I
4,033,331
1,138,342 I
501,050 i
5,955,593 |
29,148,980
52,702,409
22,164,222 1
122,718,146
113,734,848
4 274 611
13,497,995
5,976,125
7,838,470
7,512,510
11,624,488
28,470,696
37,236,311
27,025,281
8 592 826
12,609,469
10,418,433
7,878,077
10,132,267
28,120,141
41,837,386
53,332,559
24,793,852
9,708,560
24,662,396
12,438,044
17,208,842
9,217,032
37,520,214
56,706,654
75,086,570
33,066,976
143,456,487
197,715,010
275,615,288
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
Unit: Shor , ton.
16,171
44,169
58, 323
91,181
57,958
45,972
47, 948
26,220
15,126
4,254
49,742
33, 060
44,014
38,793
31,251
22,177
16,580
6,313
10,812
42,580
40,858
37,669
40,910
38, 542
56, 466
40, 916
23,411
19
24,318
31,162
44,393
64,704
57,388
59,009
38,698
19,222
4
12,064
39,648
38,529
43,395
45,306
38,156
33,948
13,888
7
10,396
5,262
11,411
8,044
12,701
8,766
2,055
3,201
11
13,866
7,752
14,478
7,708
5,637
11,125
1,776
1,684
545
11,641
6,172
9,171
6,945
2,973
3,608
8,874
6,427
1,457
6,905
7,354
12,470
9,982
20,517
13,039
19,388
7,012
79
63,111
150, 598
9,053
35,968
9,754
10,076
15,955
10,944
403,068
1
Total for season
246,184
332,164
338,913
264, 838
61,843
64,037
56,356
98,124
305,543
147,188
792,162
876,913
410,857
507,067
750,841
428,643
417,282
79,307
139,326
622,227
004,897
912,609
727,994
978,562
059,450
299,532
40,880
162,630 I
6.683.820 !
8,707,350 |
9,235,086 |
8.784.821 j
8,721,412 j
8,656,823 I
5,553,173 j
137,564 I.
95,328
2,652,033
3,892,791
4,356,760
4,384,949
3,610,454
3,209,886
383,302
80,864
1,379,850
6,617,660
8,942,659
8,936,377
6,653,148
5,871,802
3,658,414
10,864
60,410,260
46,785,477
56,642,679 |
22,585,503
42,156,638
IRON ORE.
Unit: Short ton.
292,918
7,015,626
7,945,258
8,067,000
7,461,384
7,203,825
6,692,133
3,365,513
33,320
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total for season
48,076,977
30,023 :
3,735,584 j
5,347,583 !
5,626,737 j
5,893,267 j
5,289,808 ;
4,371,288 i
1,115,779
31,410,069
411,845
906,788
753,974
025,151
865,029
798,965
876,570 !
494,967
78,815 !
45,212,104 j
I
!
j
|
j
i
Total for s e a s o n . . . . '
1,098,123
8,332,178
8,855,821
9,107,569
8, 263,273
8,348,801
8,675,590
5,574,135
950,363
59.205,853
406,003
5,099,157
6,091,146
6,343,379
6,360,454
6,368,408
5,730,018
2,677,685 i
394,413 J
39,470,663 |
875,307
5,436, 467
8,144, 555
9,518^ 351
9,454,666
10,308; 743
9,572, 174
9,79f,'933 | 10,212. 956
9,298, 811
9,531, 15
8,132; 288
8,918, 578
7,214, 058
5, 894,
845
1,186, 987
1,239,407
63,423,180
61,308,661
TOTAL FREIGHT—EASTBOUND.
Unit: Short ton.
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
858,070 i
1,286,660 I
1,379,584 !
846,140
1,137,110
1,072,330 i
1,054,630
594,320 i
204,821,507
Total for season...
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
876,160
1,274,028
1,036,580
965,491
918,650
1,204,910
1,293,410
880,690
19,383,055
22,675,972
11,513,684
11,687,143
6,836,613
20,715,111
44,718,871
47,632,532
19,658,526
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
5,751,710
26, 734,772
12,932,485
6,987,464
13,737,825
15,728,399
8,572,172
18,294,757
10,485,814
FLOUR.
263,290 '
1,325,221 i
1,083,160 ;
1,206,460
1,437,364
1,407,331
1,532,536
1,590,112
364,890 !
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1922
,090,077
675,538
240,518
466,597
249,237
017, 771
399, 436
418,067
812,002
56,369,242
566,915
752,488
659,174
078,451
064,673
523,923
953,664
363,0*4
186, 046
74, US, 41X
7,148,
10,854,
11,034,
10,840,
9,899,
9,522,
8,753,
1,992,
70,046,485 I
321,296
200,843
254,473
746,246
743,473
154,660
590,305
355,760
918,496
66,2S5,552 i
756,266
895,542
554,979
343,396
080,651
525,794
063,120
201,881
409,576
454,726
483,836
153,884
749,701
278,071
290,129
876,641
065,488
111,527
52,831,205
63,464,003
458
827
067
900
043
941
351
390
271
497
2,946
7,597
9,827
9,808
8,451
7,995
6,559
1,337
414
016
326
451
561
131
960
287
077
32,113,248 ; 55,020,223
i Compiled from the monthly statistical reports issued by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, at St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich., and represent the lake commerce through
the canals at Sault Ste. Marie Mich, and Ont. i. e. total traffic of both the Canadian and American canals for the months during which the canals are open.
49
WESTBOUND FREIGHT THROUGH CANALS AT SAULT STE. MARIE.
1913
1915
1914
1916
1917
1919
1918
J92O
1921
1922
MONTH.
Unit: Short ton.
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
214,814
411,345
377,869
421,526
383,847
301,533
292,690
291,768
49,182
Total for season... j
HARD COAL.
39,2*4
218,694
414,401
431,193
293,059
162,910
237,710
339,344
73,950
2,744,574
2,2 H), 505 I
130,111
248,110
300,631
315,374
279,948
174,560
260,188
233,708
88,100
100,800
251,381
264,377
366,900
322,136
303,887
279,350
188,070
133,318
90.292
214,510
327,146
384,454
371,883
402,324
357,639
332,210
2,030,730
2,210,219
2,562,199
Unit: Short ton.
April
May
Tune
Tuly
August
September
October
November
December
|
!
I
Total for season...:
514,384
2,376,403
2,601,302
2,494,790
2, .566,320
2,057,356
1,697,821
1,345,473
224,515
268,576
1,903,425
1,846,689
1,868,150
2,0X3.781
1,723,602
1,609,111
.868,382
53,000
15,878,364
12,216,716
'
'
Total for s e a s o n . . .
380,152 |
140,455 i
1,248,447
1,621,535
1,759,178 ;
1,771,012 :
1,553,436
1,643,283
1,343,248
233,734
11,326,328
.505,598
2,075,552
1,791,047
2,360,962
2,424,941
1,872,078
1,457,717
1,021,060
403,945
160,318
1,201,117
1,796,418
1,998,222
2,547,909
3,081,490
2,586,819
1,885,586 •
495,685
13,912,900
15,736,654;
221,301
8,580
38,321
28,304
20,390
20,215
18,327
24,378
19,197
16,469
0,049
30,168
20,153
20,102
20,181
19,788
17,285
26,552 !
6,881
2,059,260
2,256,128
670,447
•50,831
531,375
966,382
1,294,162
2, .533,614
2,040,774
2,493,907
. 1,869,723
316,225
259,288
2,303,369
3,027,177
2,486,990
1,698,068
993,818
1,210,850
474,441
52,990
109,000
202,988
247,542
172,365
185,221
2,353,745
2,688,924
2,454,736
376,050
12,096,993;
12,507,027
8,790,571
14,774
8,954
17,271 ,
7,314
5,271
7,105
9,550
5,398
1,296
3,659
2,973
4,050
3,856
5,537
8,199
7,825
514
1,712
12,254
7,208
4,079
6,486
3,730
3,377
7,444
240
2,412,989 ;
5,000
2,100
6,052
10,805
267,744
281,746
97,000
15,770,560
415,824
2,239,738
2,266,984
2,037,265
1,189,558
1,156,841
1.848,511
307,241
11,461,962
194.181
167,162 |
91,458 j
2
28,506
11,752
20,748
24,110
14,612
5,130
6,682
2,311
7,917
3,134
7,747
5,640 I
9,014
1,045
2,120
1,550
!
113,856
75,637
38,509
46,506
12,835
12,755
13,592
13,433
13,130
5,702
8,500
1,000
5,000
17,854
9,980
12,711
11,521
14,913
11,895
9,112
901
11,190
18,806
14,513
10,392
14,384
IS, 055
5,817
51
3,045
7,718
9,291
5,073
3,540
10,840
13,008
8,087
511
11,927
9,131
10,340
9,704
9,569
13,065
9,527
353
81,007
93,893 ;
99,208
02,313
73,685
6,551 !
65,190
57,520
07,403
61,142
63,324
68,325
71,431
17,255 |
15,405
54,352
75,816
83,190
73,400
61,659
58,814
64,669
12,449 ;
12,799
79,784
57,570
81,591
59,334
57,890
70,850
74,227
7,994 ,
23,349
86,185
67,592
38,767
SALT.
30,224
229,909
77,061
00,137
92,777
09,028
85,520
100.362
25,590
730,431
50,937
96,364
84,872
05,233
96,447
S7,317
122,416
08,010
27,741
45,999
133,883
108,208
85,982
91,3S3
107,034
110,628
21,110
25,613 ;
0,000
113,279
101,513
63,694
53,667
82,340
75,890
73,507 ,
777,208 :
0,957
|174,138
\ 84,184
69,857
113,136
56,387
99,026
114,146 :
12,600 i
Total for season..
88.078 !
1,877,973 '•'
l,649,02S .
2,121,603
2,517,603
2,796,577
3,193,378
1,517,020
9,300
15,047
13,803
15,988;
18,860
12,124
13,501
1,735 ;
400 :
Unit: Barrel.
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2,211,050 ;
109,719
214,776
247,048
445,754
489,142
281,130
278,657
159,002
30,900
M A N U F A C T U R E D I R O N AND S T E E L .
14,554 !
52,172 i
29,452 i
34,363 j
31,791 i
15,281 I
18,610 |
22,535 i
2,546 j
28,237
57,552
49,749
47,198
37.193
42,891
57,759
52,291
7,282
51,741
10,000
202,000
271,020
300,150
341,690
177,123
376,388
329,845
51,050
S O F T COAL.
Unit: Short ton.
April
May
June
July
AUgUSt
September
October
November
December
142,864
248,263
227,200
344,462
185,387
231,030
498,505
466,135
69,143
166,155
268,947
233,764
299,555
293,800
403,510
487,569;
57,750 ;
099,337
729.8 tO
569,950
Unit: Short ton.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
•••]"•
April
May
Tune
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
20,738 !
1.50,354 !
194,864
144,277
151,994 i
137,076
128,047
121,468
22,302
172,633
199,063
190,543
212,770
151,344
180,544
164,456
47,457
Total for season... j
1,367,792
1,071,120
210,758
144,046
26,055
29,200
163,813
203,873
195,973
174,217
170,797
194,387
149,413
28,434
6,776
162,899
214,169
190,487
178,521
137,132
153,433
163,529
19,930
1,263,234
1,310,107
1,226,876
48,967 !
123,189 :
154,113
147,934
205,903
Unit: Short ton.
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October...
November.
December..
807,432
3,044,017
3,257,792
3,170,555
3,226,169
2,561,564
2,243,684
1,871,042
330,236
Total for season...
20,512,491
!
|
I
!
!
Total for season...j
1
432,594
478,141 |
499,754
368,517 !
2,388,959 i
2,496,935
2,486,877
2,574,532
2,049,308
2,009,987
1,366,683
157.473
15,899,271
344,658 ;
1,673,029
2,120,314
2,252,640
2,291,544
1,961,680
2,158,415
1,750,364 j
368,418
14,921,062
648,447 !
2,540,988
2,301,295
2,969,953
2,966,589 |
2,382,601
1,965,348
1,388,251
576,329
17,739,801
258,286
1,659,058
2,371,033
2,615,457
3,126,315
3,645,021
3,123,822
2,400,665
567,756
19,767,413
101,193
2,203,202
2,167,546
2,616,098
3,046,328 i
3,245,413 !
3,772,982
2,157,751 i
84,262
575,146
19,394,775
438,673
2,747,230
3,451,409
3,126,683
2,309.833
1,46* 130
1,709,044
746,089
92,909
141,635
370,629
468,791
407,639
477,353
2,534,925
3,236,708
2,908,732
500,623
15,818,493
16.146,006
11,047,035
,
537,209
! 8,421,210
| 10,647,819
! 11,577,679
; 12,425,291 i
11,748,131;
13,000,299
I 9,419,580 :i
! 1,505,279
957,131
6,155,063
8,079,476
8,138,583
7,497,876
6,482,071
6,652,395
3,265,479
1,031,180
639,049
3,316,645
8,066,117
10,235,090
10,285,914
10,986,056
11,232,668
9,468,019
1,837,700
48,259,254
66,067,258
616,897
2,670,784
2,634,437
2,572,756
1,529,310
1,677,123
2,650,799 .
932,615 !
89,616
15,404,337
82,483
937,374
1,493,935
1,827,978
3,147,219
2,458,002
3,123,658
2,354,092
393,752
2,215,362
12,293,476
12,960,469
14,048,404
14,031,262
12,906,524
11,919,012
8,751,335
2,762,375
258,290
8,807,892
13,225,163
13,650.047
13,967,108
13,544.686
12,046,066
11,154,508
2,560,138
422,489
11.404,045
11,422.019
13,302,344
12,789,801
12,400,073
13,363,287
8,513,511
1,002,758
2.373,163
10.566,320
11,219,416
11,916,152
6,609.961
10,202,917
9,713,919
5,134,496
499,192
79,718,344 j 55,369,934 | 71,290,304
91,888,219
89,813,898
85,680,327
68,235,542 [ 79,282,496
774,520
7,488,116
8,588,081
8,830,256!
8,934,986 i
8,417,716 ;
7,740,005
4,044,368
551,886 i
!
|
!
:
:
T O T A L E A S T B O U N D AND W E S T B O U N D F R E I G H T .
1,434,735
7,348,566
8,360,832
9,719,237
10,540,781
10,979,451
11,557,851
9,168,431
2,180,420
1,905,555!
11,376,195 ;
12,113,613 i
12,278,124
11,489,442
10,910,365
10,919,274 i
7,445,177!
1,280,599 j
502,039 I
78,981
66,431
74,820
68,907
13,845
TOTAL FREIGHT—WESTBOUND.
Unit: Short ton.
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
3,915 I
50,726 :
67,266
60,540 i
54,678
50,078
52,344
78,385
14,662
Compiled from the monthly statistical reports issued by the Corps nf Engineers. U. S. A rmy, at St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich., and represent the lake commerce through
the canals at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and One , i. e., total traffic of both the Canadian and American canals for the months during which the canals are open.
50
VOLUME OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS.
Data from U. 5. Post Office Department.
' NXrMBER. ;
VALUE.
j, NUMBER, j
VALUE.
NUMBER.
I
VALUE,
ii NUMBER. \
VALUE.
DOMESTIC MONEY ORDERS.
PERIOD.
ORDERS ISSUED.
ORDERS PAID.
jj
1913
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
;
j
;
<
Total
$159,563,084
159,082,283
154,674,920
191,067,498
1914
24,732,942
24,315,887
21,298,983
28,861,024
I'
j,
.
'
$064,387,785
$162,521,418
103,447,267
155,870,102
194,710,526
27,712,052
26,557,697
22,127,411
27,833,451
$167,416,205
164,749,950
153,533,708
184,082,797
27,835,649
27,216,032
22,249,780
27,891,007
$169,049,861
168,870,080
155,979,647
185,125,386
99,208,836
24,749,110
23,515,474 ;
21,636,148 !
28,830,820
98,731,552
I
$676,549,313
104,230,611
$€69,782,660
105,192,408
$079,024,974
32,375,020
32,958,220
28,085,200
37,470,204
$183, 552, 795
191, 619, 520
178,044, 935
237, 189, 705
130,888,710
$790, 406, 961
1915
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
28,405,051
27,362,119
25,383,408
33,250,809
$685,112,881
1916
$102,106,879
165,525,704
155,8415,535
201,633,763
114,407,387
Total
28,574,247
27,105,008
25,339,593
33,574,688
114,593,530 !
S164,948,167
165,119,482
157,837,719
205,966,420
31,610,202
32,051,730
28,182,014
37,580,554
$182,820,528
187,870,991
177,440,057
234,071,115
$093,871,794
129,430,500
$782,209,291
I
1918
1917
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter .
ORDERS PAID.
ORDERS ISSUED.
35,348,820
32,224,585
27,253,799
33,188,950
35,329,035
32,721,306
27,197,946
32,095,383
$210,553,392
208,907,373
195,393,067
259,250,215
31,751,749
30,491,967
29,280,000
34,430,084
$226,283,134
232,204,967
251,254,551
299,240,069
32,720,203
32,410,169
29,138,969
34,045,404
$231,393,204
235,381,003
240,500,695
299,632,541
128,016,160
$867,195,005
127,943,670
$874,104,047
125,959,800
$1,009,048,721
128,320,745
$1,012,907,443
34,793,335
34,078,500
31,846,660
40,021,160
Total.
$207,130,558
204,037,293
195,412,705
260,614,449
$280,671,046
289,375,303
290,939,628
306,121,465
34, ,561,217
34,235,938
31,927,533
39,017,957
$282,022,830
293,937,109
292,701,035
309,640,356
40,523,388
36,700,736
31,617,429
37,579,358
40,326,638
36,893,464
32,890,954
37,511,230
$348,062,421
340,197,661
322,322,969
363,000,797
147,628,286
$1,373,883,848
40,257,151
• 41,373,486
30,818,803
$300,998,370
312,028,139
294,185,320
1920
1919
First quarter
Second quarter..
Third quarter...
Fourth quarter..
Total.
140,739,655 j $1,227,107,442
140,342,645 | $1,238,961,390
$350,077,324 Ii
335,129,181
322,932.157
358,984,244
146,420,911 ; $1,367,122,906
1921
First quarter...
Second quarter.
Third quarter..
Fourth quarter.
39,312,342
36,300,726
33,156,058
39,519,074
Total
I
$331,879,061
299,290,530
280,108,690
322,010,429
148,289,400
$1,233,901,310
40,332,231
30,936,382
33,189,779
39,038,947
$334,003,337
304,930,054
280,742,877
323,044.190
40,005,170
41,394,899
30,504,280
$297,487,501
311,572,001
294,439,407
150,097,339 j $1,242,780,458
INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS.
ORDERS ISSUED IN
UNITED STATES.
PERIOD.
1
ORDERS PAID AND REPAID
IN UNITED STATES.
ORDERS ISSUED IN
UNITED STATES.
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Total
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Total
653,376
572,734
536,759
858,904
887,496
811,182
554,238
619,488
2,872,404
$1,547,588
1,192,778
1,875,533
2,270,463
482,750
467,353
494,494
794.316
$7,528,278
8,252,706
8,758,960
11,770,029
288,286
$43,731,476
$3,152,499
3,121,(33
2,958,063
3,239,981
$12,472,170
80,765
58,277
67,932
81,312
$11,538,868
10,429,132
10,085,925
11,677,551
2,621,773
125,835
112,685
102,485
123,908
464,973
$20,702,564
21,851,622
25,414,926
26,275,621
$94,244,733
$6,892,302
2,238,913
$36,310,039
136,784
128,400
83,838
58,069
407,091
$3,407,492
3,447,760
2,213,300
1,402,819
$10,471,371
83,040
71,275
65,206
70,546
290,067
$1,830,009
1,715,360
1,525,076
1,345,175
$6,415,620
1918
1917
355,340
329,564
344,374
597,503
$5,950,530
5,804,658
0,269,829
9,345,323
65,122
51,123
48,384
53,052
$1,145,564
780,743
942,030
966,457
298,889
328,608
359,283
633,788
$5,217,874
5,105,937
5,880,066
9,352,606
51,953
53,236
52,461
59,940
$1,005,838
1,005,749
1,037,221
1,136,150
1,026,781
. .
Total
$27,370,340
217,681
$3,834,794
1,620,568
$25,556,483
217,590
$4,184,958
352,862
440,927
320,044
547,076
$6,509,487
7,029,802
6,076,766
8,823,829
71,709
86,719
78,190
83,714
$1,295,699
1,965,478
2,582,321
3,041,850
210,081
173,689
180,669
340,512
$4,206,455
3,685,238
4,131,586
5,584,930
55,881
44,829
53,097
45,629
$1,408,908
413,446
1,292,226
785,221
1,661,909
$29,099,884
320,332
$8,885,348
904,951
$17,608,209
199,436
$3,899,801
54,744
72,280
66,943
$944,040
1,184,663
1,069,301
1920
1919
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Total
$19,844,758 |
19,750,015
15,164,173
14,529,947
$09,289,493
1916
1915
First quarter
Secondquarter .
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ORDERS PAID AND REPAID
IN UNITED STATES.
1914
1913
891. 561
861,704
903,403
1,294,083
3,951,411
j
. .
1921
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Total
1922
180,656
174,704
159,447
349,054
$3,583,784
3,375.452
2,849,249
4,983,831
48,204
53,972
47,195
51,589
$766,923
636,448
512,089
947,204
863,861
$14,792,316
200,960
$2,862,664
184,059
191,180
201,465
$3,009,886
3,349,873
3,961,566
61
SOURCES OF DATA.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.1
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
R E P O R T S F R O M G O V E R N M E N T D E P A R T M E N T S , F E D E R A L , STATE, AND F O R E I G N .
AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH'S B u - I Price index for Australia
REAU OF C E N S U S AND STATISTICS.
BANK OF JAPAN
Price index for J a p a n
BRITISH BOARD OF T R A D E
TANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
! Federal Reserve Bulletin
; Second week of m o n t h .
i FederaJ Reserve Bulletin
j Second week of m o n t h .
! Price index for United Kingdom
British Board of T r a d e Journal
! Price i ndex for Canada
Labour Gazette (Canadian)
i
Employment
i
Employment
!
;
Foreign trade of Canada
Operating Revenues, e t c . , of Railways * . . !
Pressreleases*..
Business Conditions.
Employment in Canadian trade unions
i Operations of Canadian employment service...
CANADIAN
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE I Foreign trade of Canada
AND COMMERCE.
j Canadian railroad operations
! ( anadian iron and steel production
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA . j Wholesale trade
FEDERAL R E S E R V E BANK OF BOSTON.; Savings deposits in First Federal Reserve • Monthly Review
1
District.
i
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K OF CHICAGO.; Savings deposits in Seventh Federal Reserve Business Conditions
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District.
Agricultural p u m p s
Business Conditions
FEDERAL RKSKRVK BANK OF CLF.VESavings deposits in Fourth Federal Reserve | Business Review
!
LAND.
District.
!
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK OF D A L L A S . . Wholesale trade
Business Conditions
Monthly.
Semimonthly.
Semimonthly
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
I Monthly.
i
Monthly.
j
; Monthly.
I Monthly.
• Monthly.
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K OF K A N S A S j Wholesale trade
i Business Conditions
Monthly.
CITY.
!
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F N E W | Foreign exchange r a t e s a n a index
Federal Reserve Bulletin a n d daily s t a t e - I Daily a n d m o n t h l y .
YORK.
j
j ment.*
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!
i Savings deposits in Second Federal Reserve j Monthly Review
! Monthly.
District.
\
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F PHILA- j Savings deposits i n T h i r d Federal Reserve j Business a n d F i n a n c i a l Conditions
Monthly
DELPHIA.
f District.
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i Wholesale trade
Business a n d Financial Conditions
; Monthly.
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK O F RICH- | Savings deposits in Fifth Federal Reserve j Business and Agricultural Conditions
i Monthly.
MOND.
District.
j
J
Wholesale trade
- j Business a n d Agricultural Conditions
j Monthly.
F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F S A N j Savings deposits in Twelfth Federal Reserve
Business Conditions
i Monthly.
FRANCISCO.
'< District.
!
! Wholesale trade
\ Business Conditions
i Monthly.
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD.
Foreign exchange index n u m b e r s
! Federal Reserve Bulletin
| Monthly (second week of m o n t h ) .
Debits to individual accounts
i Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press ! S u n d a j ' newspapers and m o n t h l y .
!
: releases.*
j Condition of Federal Reserve banks
I Federal Reserve Bulleti?i and weekly press ! Friday morning newspapers and
j
releases*
i
monthly.
;
; Condition of reporting m e m b e r banks
: Federal Reserve Bulletin a n d weekly press 1 F r i d a y afternoon newspapers and
i
releases.*
|
monthly.
j Money M i d outside U. S- Treasury a n d ! Federal Reserve Bulletin
i Monthly.
Federal Reserve Systems to July 1,1922.
i
Wholesale price index n u m b e r s
Federal Reserve Bulletin
j Monthly.
;
D e p a r t m e n t store trade; i n cooperation with i Federal Reserve Bulletin
Monthly.
National Retail D r y tioods Association.
!
I n d e x n u m b e r s of d e p a r t m e n t store, mail > Federal Reserve Bulletin
j Monthly.
ordef a n d chain store trade.
Barley a n d r y e receipts
j Federal Reserve Bulletin
! Monthly.
Sales of loose leaf tobacco
• Federal Reserve Bulletin
| Monthly.
Index of ocean freight rates
Federal r e s e r v e Bulletin
; Monthly.
Index n u m b e r s of production
j Federal Reserve Bulletin
j Monthly.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.
Paper a n d wood p u l p production, prices, e t c . ; Monthly pressreleases *.
! Newsprint, 20th to 25th of t h e m o n t h ;
j other paper a n d wood p u l p , 1st of
• following m o n t h .
FRENCH MINISTRY OF LABOR AND
Price index for France
; Bulletin de la Statistlque Generate
SOCIAL WELFARE.
INDIAN DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS..
Price index for India
| Federal Reserve Bulletin
; Second week of month.
Railway revenues and expenses
Preliminary statement of operations of M onthly.
Class I roads.
,
Telephone operating revenue and income
Not published
Telegraph operations and income
Not published
Express operations and income
Not published
Milk receipts at Boston
' Not published
i
New York State factory employment and Labor Market Bulletin and press releases *.i Monthly.
earnings.
. Annual report
j Yearly.
New York State canal traffic.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION..
MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR.
N E W YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS.
PANAMA CANAL
i Panama Canal traffic
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—
Beef,pork, and lamb production
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
U.S. DEPA RTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—
; The Panama Canal Record.
Unemployment in Pennsylvania
!
1 Market Reporter 2
!
Prices of farm products to producer
B U R E A U O F A r, R T C U L T r R A L Wool consumption and stocks
ECONOMICS
Crop production
„
• Last weekly issue of month.
Semimonthly report *
, Semimonthly.
;
Last weekly issue of month or first
of next month.
I Monthly Crop Reporter *
: Market Reporter»
! Monthly Crop Reporter*
; releases.*
Cold-storage holdings and fish frozen
j Market Reporter *
,
Movement of cattle, hogs, and sheep
\ Market Reporter *
\ Receipts of butter, cheese, eggs and poultry...j Market Reporter *...
Production of dairy products
j Market Reporter 2
*
Car lot shipments of fruits and vegetables
Market Reporter
Farm labor, wages, supply, etc
i Monthly Crop Reporter *
World crop production
I Foreign crops and markets*
; Live stock on farms
j Market Reporter 2
Monthly.
First weekly issue of month.
and press Releases about 1st of month (cotton]
i and 10th (other crops).
Fourth weekly issue of month.
Third weekly issue of month.
Weekly.
Quarterly.
Third weekly issue of month.
j Monthly.
Weekly.
Annually.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF A GRICULTURE— • Total lumber production from 1913 to 1920
FOREST SERVICE.
Wood pulp production, 1914 and 1916
i Production of Lumber, Lath and Shingles.: Yearly
• Pulpwood consumption and Wood-pulp. Yearly
U . S . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE— I Cotton ginned
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
! Cotton consumed and on hand
Preliminary report on ginnings *
Semimonthly during season.
! Preliminary report on cotton consumed... 15th of montn.
,
Production.
! Reports on wool machinery and on cotton 20th of month.
; spindles.*
Leather, hides and shoes, production and ! Census of hides, skins, and leather*
First week of month.
stocks.
!
i Cotton seed and cottonseed oil
j Preliminary report on cotton seed
18th of month.
! Stocks of tobacco held by manufacturers and I Statement on stocks of leaf tobacco
' Quarterly (one month after end of
; dealers.
j
quarter).
• Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
1 This is not necessarily the source of the figures published in the SURVEY as many of them are obtained direct from the compilers prior to publication in the respective Journals. This column and the right-hand column have been added to assist readers in obtaining current statistics between publication dates of th« STTHVIY.
» Beginning Jan. 7,1922, combined into new publication called Weather, Crops, and Markets, issued weekly.
! Active textile machinery
i
52
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
I.—REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN—Continued.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF FISHERIES.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE.
All imports and exports
Tonnage of vessels, entered and cleared in
United States foreign trade.
Data on trade, employment and coal and iron
production of foreign countries.
Wholesale price of wool
Warehouse stocks of rice
U. S. DEPARTMENT OK C O M M E R C E - i Vessels under construction and vessels comBUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
pleted,
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E - i Building material price indices
BUREAU OF STANDARDS.
Wheat flour production, prior to July, 1920...
U. S. GRAIN CORPORATION
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE I N T E R I O R - Refined petroleum products, production, etc.
BUREAU OF MINES.
0 . S. DEPARTMENT OF THE I N T E R I O R - Portland cement, production, etc
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Coal and coke production
U . S . DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BU- i Wholesale prices of commodities, including
REAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
! farm products, food, clothing, metals, etc.
!
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Wholesale price index
Retail price index of foods
Retail coal prices
United States postal savings
Postal receipts
Government debt, receipts and disbursements.
Money in circulation from July 1, J922
Domestic receipt" of gold at mint
U. S. TREASURY
DEPARTMENTBUREAU OF THE MINT.
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT—BU- i Oleomargarine production
REAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
i Consumption of manufactured tobacco, snuff,
cigars, cigarettes, and oleomargarine,
i Internal Revenue taxes on specified articles . .
U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT—ENGINEER , Iron ore movement
' Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic
CORPS.
1
U. ti. W A R DEPARTMENT—MISSISSIPPI Barge traffic on Mississippi River
WARRIOR SERVICE.
WISCONSIN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION..
Quarterly (one month after end of
quarter).
15th of month.
i 20th
I 20th
20th
20th
of month.
of month.
of month.
of month.
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. Last week of month.
(Part I . ) 1
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. : Middle of next month.
(Part II.)
Various foreign sources
Yearly.
Monthly.
Wholesale Prices
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce.
(Part II.)
Commerce Reports
First weekly issue of month (Mondays;.
Not published
No longer published.
Refinery Statistics*.
Second week of moiith.
20th of month.
Second or third weekly issue of
month (Saturdays).
Preliminary statistics on petroleum *
Crude petroleum, production, etc
25th of month.
Production of electric power *
Electric power production
F.nd of month.
Annual figures on non-ferrous metal produc- Mineral Resources
Annually.
tion.
First week of month.
Number on pay roll—United States factories.. Industrial Survey *
Report of Activities of State and Munici- Every 4 or 5 weeks.
Employment agency operations
pal Employment Agencies.
Immigration and emigration statistics
Not published
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
U. S. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
; Monthly.
Production indexes of raw materials and ' Survey of Current "Business...
manufactures.
Fats and oils, production, consumption, and Statistics of fats and oils *
stocks.
Fabricated structural steel sales from April Press release •
1922.
Press release *
Automobile production
Press release*
Sugar statistics
Press release*
Steel castings sales
Press release *..
Steel furniture shipments
Fish catch at principal fishing ports
Monthly statement
:. 3. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF THE CENSUS—Contd.
Report on Portland cement output *
Weekly report on production of coal *
Wholesale Prices of Commodities
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review
Postal savings News Bulletin
Statement of Postal Receipts *
Daily Statement of the U . S . Treasury
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Not published
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
12tti of month.
7th of month.
Last day of month.
Monthly.
Not published
Statement of tax-paid products *
First week of month.
Classified collections of Internal Revenue. 25th of month.
Monthly during season.
Monthly statistical report
Monthly during season.
Monthly statistical report
Not published
Wisconsin factory earnings and employment..' Bulletin on Wisconsin labor market * . . . . .
i5th « f month.
>
I I . - REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS(Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.)
A BERTH AW CONSTRUCTION CO
ABRASIVE PAPER AND CLOTH MANUFACTURERS' EXCHANGE.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCTS FROM CORN.
AMERICAN BUREAU o r METAL STATISTICS.
Building costs
Construction trade papers.
Sales of abrasive paper and cloth
Corn ground into starch, glucose, etc
Copper production
Silver production
Zinc production in Belgium
AMERICAN FACB BRICK ASSOCIATION. Zinc stocks in United Kingdom
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE. Face brick ,production, stocks, etc
„..
AMERICAN PIG IRON ASSOCIATION
jSteel ingot pig iron production, etc.
Merchant production.
AMERICAN
RAILWAY
ASSOCIATION ' Freight car surplus.
(Car Service Division).
Freight car shortage..
Car loadings
Bad-order cars
Stockholders in the company..
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH Co.
AMERICAN WALNUT MANUFACTURERS' Walnut lumber and logs
ASSOCIATION.
AMERICAN WRITING PAPER COMPANY. Purchases and sales of paper..
| N ot published
Not published
Not published
Not published
Not published
Not published
Not published
Press release to trade papers *
7th of month.
Not published
Summary of Car Surplusages and Short- Weekly.
ages.*
\
Summary of Car Surplusages and Short- Weekly.
ages.*
Information Bulletin *
Weekly.
Information Bulletin *
Third week of month
Financial papers
; Quarterly.
Not published.
Not published
,
AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE
Production and stocks of zinc.
Press release to trade papers *
ANTHRACITE BUREAU OF INFORMATION
Anthracite shipments and stocks..
Statement of anthracite shipments *
j 15th of month.
ASSOCIATION OF LIFE INSURANCE
PRESIDENTS.
BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Not published
|
Receipts of wool at Boston
Trade papers
j Daily.
,
Fabricated structural steel sale? before April,
1922.
Number of tons carried 1 mile
Average receipts per ton-mile
Passengers carried 1 mile
Railway employment
Locomotives in bad order
,
* Multigraphed or mimeographed iheets.
BRIDGE BUILDERS AND STRUCTURAL
SOCIETY.
BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS
New life insurance business
15th of month.
No longer published
Summary of operating statistics
Monthly.
Not published
Summary of operating statistics
Monthly.
Not published
Not published
1
Imports and exports ot gold and siJver in Part II.
53
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
I I . - R E P O R T S FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE OBGANIZATIONS-Continued.
(Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.)
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION... Redwood lumber production, etc
Not published.
CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINE
Sugar pine lumber production, etc..
Not published.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Wheat, corn and oats, receipts, etc..
Tradei papers...
CONTAINER CLUB
Production of paper box board
ASSOCIATION-
CREDIT CLEARING HOUSE
; Credit conditions
DAIRYMEN'S LEAGUE COOPERATIVE I Milk deliveries to milk plants
ASSOCIATION, INC.
F. W. DODGE CO
Building statistics—Contract? awarded
ENAMELED SANITARY MANUFACTURERS Enameled sanitary ware
ASSOCIATION.
:
I Daily.
Not published..
Credit
Not published.
Weekly.
Statement on Building Statistics
Monthly.
Not published
Second week of month
Trade papers
FEDERATION OF IRON AND STEEL ! British iron and steel production
MANUFACTURERS (British).
;
FINE COTTON GOODS E XCHANGE
Fine cotton goods production and sales
Trade papers
ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE GUILD
Not published
I Illuminating glassware production, orders, etc
JACKSONVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Turpentine and rosin receipts
Naval Stores Review
Weekly.
KNIT
Moathly report •
Monthly.
GOODS
MANUFACTURERS
OF ! Knit underwear production, etc
AMERICA .
j
Monthly report t not published)
BELTING EXCHANGE
Sales of leather belting
MAPLE FLOORING MANUFACTURERS' ' Maple flooring production, e t c .
Not published
ASSOCIATION.
S
MCLEAN BUILDING REPORTS, L T D . . . ; Canadian building contracts
Canadian Building Review
i Monthly.
Receipts and shipments at St. Louis.
Not published
N ot published
i 3d month.
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE OF ST LOUIS \ Receipt* and shipojents of lead and zinc
! Mississippi River traffic
MICHIGAN HARDWOOD MANUFACTCR- ! Hardwood and softwood lumber, production
ERS" ASSOCIATION.
, and shipments.
MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE . | Linseed oil and oil-cake shipments
Monthly statements.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRASS • Brass stop cocks, orders and shipments
Not published
MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION O ? CORRU- I Production of paper-box board
GATED AND FIBER BOX MANUFAC- ,
TURERS.
i
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM j Agricultural pumps
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS.
I
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STEEL j Steel furniture shipments
FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS.
'
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET AND I Sheet-metal production and stocks
TIN PLATE MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
j
OF WOOL | 19i3 figures for active textile machinery
MANUFACTURERS.
j
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OF | Production and shipments of passenger cars
COMMERCE.
j and trucks.
NATIONAL BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS' ! Glass bottle production index
ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
BOARD=
NATIONAL RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL WOOD CHEMICAL ASSOCIA.
TION.
I
NEW ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE
Cost of living
Business conditions (Chicago Federal ! Monthly.
Reserve).
I
Not published
•
Not published
No longer published
!
j
!
Traffic bulletin * (production figures not j Second week of month.
published).
i
Not published
Monthly press release
Department store trade (see Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Bulletin
Board).
Production of wood alcohol and acetate of lime. Not published
' Rice distribution through New Orleans
Cotton receipts into sight
NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE
Not published
21st of month.
Monthly.
Monthly report
First week of month.
Monthly report
First week of month.
NEWS PRINT SERVICE BUREAU
Canadian newsprint production, etc..
Monthly bulletin
N E W YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR E X CHANGE.
N E W YORK METAL EXCHANGE
Coffee receipts, stocks, etc
Monthly statement
First week of month.
Stocks of tin
Trade papers
First week of month.
NORTH CAROLINA PINE ASSOCIATION..
North Carolina pine, production, etc
Not published
NORTHERN HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD
MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
NORTHERN
P I N E MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
OAK
FLOORING
MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
Hemlock and hardwood lumber production, Not published
etc.
Northern pine lumber and lath
Not published
Oak flooring, production, etc
Not published
OHIO FOUNDRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION...! Ohio foundry iron production.
Monthly report • (not published; -
OPTICAL MANUFACTURERS' ABSOCIA- | Spectacle frames and mountings, sales, etc
Not published
TION.
!
Financial papers
Quarterly.
PENSACOLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE . • Turpentine and rosin receipts
Naval Stores Review
Weekly.
Not published
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO
j Stockholders in the company
PHILADELPHIA MILK EXCHANGE
! Milk receipts at Philadelphia
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
• Cement paving contracts
Concrete Highway Magazine
PULLMAN COMPANY
< Pullman passenger traffic
Not published
i
REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURERS' AS- j Fire-clay brick production, etc
SOCIATION.
i Silica brick production, etc
RICE MILLERS' ASSOCIATION
! Rice receipts, stocks, etc
Not published..
Not pubushed..
Monthly report.
ROPE PAPER SACK MANUFACTURERS' \ Shipments of rope paper sacks
Monthly.
Not published..
ASSOCIATION.
RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
SANITARY POTTERS' ASSOCIATION
SAVANNAH BOARD OF TRADE
SAVINGS BANKS ASSOCIATION OP STATE
o» N E W YORK.
;
! Automobile tires, tubes, and raw material
\ Sanitary pottery orders
j Turpentine and rosin receipts
| Savings banks deposits in New York State
j
SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
| Raw silk consumption, e t c . . . . . y
• Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
Monthly reports (not published).
Not published
Nival Stores Review
Not published
Weekly
Monthly press release to trade papers * . . . 5th of month.
54
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
II.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS—Continued.
(Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.)
SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION
STEEL
BARREL
MANUFACTURERS'
AssoruTioN.
STEEL FOUNDERS' SOCIETY
STOKER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
STRUCTURAL STEEL SOCIETY
TANNERY COUNCIL
TWIN CITY MILK PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION.
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION
UNITED TYPOTHETAK or AMERICA
WEST COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
WEBBING
MANUFACTURERS'
EXCHANGE.
WESTERN
PINE
MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
Yellow pine production and stocks
Steel barrel shipments
Sales of steel castings
Sales of stokers
Sales of fabricated structural *<teel
l a t h e r production through May, 1922
Milk production, Minnesota
N ot published in form used
Monthly reports * (not published j
Not published
Not published
Not published
Not published
Not publlshed
Unfilled orders
Earnings
Stockholders
Wages of common labor
Printing activity
Press release *
Press release *
Financial papers
Special reports •
Typothetae Bulletin
Douglas fir lumber production, etc
Not published
Sales of elastic webbing
Not published
Western pine lumber production, etc
Not published
10th of month.
Monthly.
Quarterly.
Occasionally.
Monthly.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
ID.—REPORTS FROM TECHNICAL PERIODICALS
AMERICAN METAL MARKET.
Composite pig iron and steel prices
THE
ANNALIST
THE
BOND BUYER.
New York stock sales
New York closing stock prices
Foreign exchange rates, 1914 to 1918
State and municipal bond issues
Muncipal bond yields
Visible supply or wheat and corn
Bank clearings, United States and Canada
Price index
Business failures, Canada
Price index for France
BRADSTREET'S
BULLETIN DE LA STATISTIQUE GENERALE
First or second week cf month (daily).
.. First weekly issue of month (Mondays).
Weekly (Monday^.
Weekly (Mondays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First, weekly issi*e of month (Saturdays).
Weekly t Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays)
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Monthly.
CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
Chemical price index
Weekly (Wednesdays).
COAL AGE
Mine pnee of bituminous coal
Weekly (Thursdays).
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE
Dow, JONES <e Co. (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
f
DUN'S REVIEW
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRESS
ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD
: Cotton (visible supply)
Interest rates
Mailorder and chain store sales
; New York bond sales
: New York bond prices
I Mexican petroleum shipments
! Business failures
! Priceindex
j Rand gold production
j Silver prices
Construction cost and volume index
Weekly (Saturdays).
Weekly (Saturdays).
Second or third weeklv issue of month (Saturdyas*.
P'irst week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
20th of month (daily).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly is^ne of month (Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of month {Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of mouth (Saturdays).
First weekly Issue of m o n h .
FINANCIAL POST
Canadian bond issues
FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG
Price index for Germany
Monthly.
Hay receipts
Weekly (Fridays).
HAY TRADE JOURNAL
,
LONDON ECONOMIST
! Pig-iron production
j Composite finished steel price
! Iron and steel prices
I Railway freight car orders
I Price index for United Kingdom
LUMBER
Weekly (Thursdays)
! Price indices of lumber
IRON AGE
IRON TRADE REVIEW
First weekly issue of mouth (Thursdays).
Weekly (Thursdays).
Weekly (Thursdays).
First weekly issue of month (Thursdays).
10th of month.
First weekly issue of month (Fridays.)
MILK REPORTER
Milk receipts at Greater New York
MODERN MILLER
Argentine visible supply of wheat and corn
Weekly.
NAVAL STORES REVIEW
Turpentine and rosin, receipts and stocks
Weekly (Saturdays).
NEUE ZURICHER ZEITUNG
Price index for Switzerland
NEW
YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
NEW
YORK EVENING POST.
Dividend and interest payments
New capital issues
New corporations
Fire losses..
Newspaper advertising
PRINTERS' INK
Weekly.
•.
Flaxseed, receipts, etc
Argentine grain shipments
Wheat flour production for 1917
Price indices of drugs, oils, etc
Argentine shipments and supply of
Mexican petroleum shipments
Magazine advertising
NORTHWESTERN MILLER
OIL,
PAINT, AND DRUG REPORTER . . .
OIL TRADE JOURNAL
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
10th of month (daily).
Not published.
flaxseed
Weekly (Wednesdays).
j Weekly (Wednesdays).
•
! Weekly (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
10th of month (monthly)
Second week of month.
RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL N E W S
Wheat flour production, from July, 1920
STATISTICAL SUGAR TRADE JOURNAL.
Sugar ttocki, receipt*, meltings, and Cuban statistic!...j Weekly (Fridays).
SVSNIK HANDELSTIDNINQ
Price index for Sweden.
j Weekly compilation (dally).
;
@FedFRASER