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MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO COMMERCE REPORTS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON
SURVEY OF
CURRENT BUSINESS
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
:
COMPILED BY
BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE
No. 15
NOVEMBER
: : BUREAU OF STANDARDS
1922
CONTENTS
Summary for September
Business indicators (diagrams and table)
Wholesale price comparisons (diagrams and table)
Business conditions in September (text and diagrams)
Indexes of production and marketing
Trend of business movements (table)
Detailed tables:
Textiles (Tables 1 to 8)
Metals (Tables 9 to 16)
Fuels (Tables 17 to 21)
Automobiles and rubber (Tables 22 to 24)
Hides and leather (Tables 25 to 28)
Paper (Tables 29 to 34)
Page.
1
2
4
7
22
25
48
56
64
69
72
76
Detailed tables—Continued.
Page.
Building construction and materials (Tables 35 to 51)
82
Chemicals and fats and oils (Tables 52 to 59)
99
Foodstuffs and tobacco (Tables 60 to 80)
107
Transportation (Tables 81 to 86)
128
Distribution movements (Tables 87 to 92)
134
Labor and price indices (Tables 93 to 101)
140
Banking and finance (Tables 102 to 115)
148
Foreign exchange and trade of United States (Tables 116
to 122)
162
Trade and industry of foreign countries (Tables 123 to 134). 169
World crop production
181
Sources of data
183
Index
187
SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER.
On the whole, industrial activity in September was
maintained at about the same level as in other recent
months. Figures reported to this department show
that, with the resumption of coal mining and the settlement of the railroad strike, there has been increased
activity in many industries. Reports also indicate
that the consumptive demand for merchandise has
been greatly stimulated by the cooler weather and
more settled conditions.
Since the settlement of the strike, bituminous coal
production has remained relatively steady at about
10,000,000 tons per week. This rate of production,
while more than sufficient for current consumption,
does not permit the accumulation of the necessary reserves against the demand of colder weather. Bituminous production is clearly limited by the transportation facilities. Anthracite production is averaging
about 2,000,000 tons per week and is capable of but
little further expansion.
The railroad situation is becoming more and more
the key to industrial activity. In addition to the
shortage of cars for coal, reports indicate that the
movement of crops, building material, and other products is being delayed. Freight-car loadings are the
largest since the fall of 1920. The net available sur15566°—22- •- 1
plus of idle freight cars, which a few months ago
amounted to hundreds of thousands of cars, has completely disappeared, and in its place the railroads report a shortage of more than 100,000 cars beyond
those available to supply the demand.
Iron and steel production recovered somewhat in
September from the low point reached in August, although it is not yet back to the level of a few months
ago. Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation continued to increase, reaching a total of
6,692,000 tons at the end of September. The prices
of all iron and steel products rose sharply last month.
Cotton consumption declined slightly in September,
but the total of 495,344 bales is still above the monthly
average for this year. Exports of cotton remained at
an abnormally low level.
Many movements, including building construction,
automobile production, and certain foodstuffs, are
showing the effects of seasonal conditions.
Prices remained relatively steady, with advances in
some groups offset by declines in others.
Employment conditions continued to improve.
More men were employed in New York and Wisconsin
state factories last month than at any time since
November, 1920.
BUSINESS INDICATORS.
[1913 monthly average=100. See explanation on inside front cover.]
1921
COTTON CONSUMPTION.
BITUMINOUS COAL PRODUCTION.
PIG-IRON PRODUCTION.
1920
1922
1920
1921
1920
1922
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1921
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WHOLESALE PRICES.
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1920
1921
1921
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BUSINESS INDICATORS.
The following table gives comparative index numbers for a selected list of important business movements. It is believed that this
table will prove useful, because it separates out from the large mass of material a comparatively small number of items which are often
regarded as indicative of business in general.
The table has been divided into two parts, the first containing those items for which index numbers can be calculated, using 1913 as
a base. The second part contains items for which comparable data back to 1913 are not available. This latter group of index numbers
is calculated by letting the 1919 monthly average equal 100. Care should therefore be exercised in comparing the absolute value of the
two sets of data. In either group, however, the upward or downward trend of the index numbers, compared to previous months, does
reflect the present tendency in each item and will give a basis for business judgment.
1921
MONTHLY AVERAGE.
1922
COMMODITY.
1919
1920
1921
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May. June.
July. Aug.
Sept
71
100
99
2
56
225
109
127
109
79
108
94
65
103
219
103
101
113
1913 monthly average-100.
Production:
Pig iron
Steel Ingots
Copper
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Crude petroleum
Cotton (consumption)
Beef
Pork
Unfilled orders:
Steel Corporation
Stocks:
Crude petroleum
Cotton (mills and warehouses)
Prices:
Wholesale index, all commodities
(Dept. Labor)
Retail food (Dept. Labor)
Retail coal, bitum. (Dept. Labor)..
Farm crops (Dept. Agriculture) >...
Farmlive stock (Dept. Agriculture).
Business finances:
Defaulted liabilities
Price 25 industrial stocks
Price 25 railroad stocks
Banking:
Bank clearings, New York City
Bank clearings, outside N. Y. City..
Commercial paper interest rate...
Distribution:
Imports (value)
Exports (value)
Sales, mail-order houses
Transportation:
Freight, net ton-miles
99
87
189
85
109
116
37
52
21
98
89
198
97
118
94
53
21
97
90
176
101
119
87
49
73
24
103
112
172
103
125
99
55
75
22
93
92
183
109
114
118
64
65
18
81
79
203
106
99
133
64
72
25
82
94
208
109
111
144
64
79
37
89
103
197
98
98
123
79
107
61
115
126
225
108
119
118
81
111
75
(»)
40
216
93
106
105
170
90
77
77
73
72
72
72
70
76
86
105
164
109
155
152
183
162
144
165
172
166
206
170
223
177
223
187
203
199
188
211
171
224
151
234
128
244
105
249
87
259
260
138
206
186
147
234
198
226
203
207
238
168
147
153
197
109
107
142
155
193
108
113
141
153
193
110
101
142
153
192
104
98
141
152
190
98
92
140
150
189
97
91
138
142
182
98
95
141
142
179
105
108
142
139
179
112
117
143
139
177
115
115
148
139
175
118
118
150
141
175
119
119
155
142
155
139
153
140
118
119
114
112
110
109
42
182
75
108
184
67
230
136
64
121
64
163
127
65
234
130
64
235
136
385
140
66
325
143
65
320
149
315
153
70
322
163
74
195
166
76
168
166
74
176
170
77
177
178
82
162
184
83
216
94
257
248
127
205
191
113
185
181
103
199
187
102
203
200
97
213
192
90
234
203
219
190
85
195
166
84
237
200
83
238
191
79
244
205
74
255
210
70
233
201
65
215
202
219
209
72
218
319
264
294
331
264
140
181
188
130
177
159
120
157
188
126
166
141
142
211
159
143
217
145
135
175
144
121
161
171
156
211
145
150
196
149
194
174
161
174
169
14ft
154
181
146
157
155
153
190
121
137
105
111
113
134
107
94
104
120
90
102
106
100
111
105
152
108
131
120
119
135
99
97
116
178
117
121
111
101
54
90
123
90
(*)
51
224
103
124
133
92
119
93
1
56
220
105
125
149
94
113
89
2
43
225
95
119
117
95
111
1919 monthly average =1OO.
Production:
Lumber *
Building contracts (floor space)
Stocks:
Beef
Pork
Business finances:
Bond prices index (40 issues)
Banking:
Debits to individual accounts, outside New York City
Federal Reserve, bills discounted...
Federal Reserve, total reserves
100
100
100
72
85
69
94
76
92
89
97
87
98
81
89
76
90
65
95
64
103
111
108
125
126
128
132
130
122
111
130
116
100
100
70
97
43
85
27
85
25
61
27
45
33
43
35
51
33
60
31
67
29
74
27
76
24
83
21
94
20
91
20
81
100
86
87
86
88
87
90
93
102
102
104
107
108
108
109
111
100
100
100
118
132
97
91
91
122
85
89
72
131
95
68
134
85
66
137
100
61
137
95
44
140
84
99
33
142
94
30
143
92
29
98
24
93
143
144
90
21
146
77
127
37
141
20
145
126
95
94
22
146
» Monthly prices are for the 15th of the month indicated.
1
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 associations in 1919 was equal to 11,190,000,000 board feet, compared with a total lumber production for the country of
14,662,000,000 board feet reported by the census.
s Less than 1.
COMPARISON OF PRESENT WHOLESALE PRICES WITH PEAK AND PRE-WAR.
(Relative prices 1913=100.)
200
WHEAT.
CNOEX NUMBERS
300
400
FARM PRODUCTS. PR ICE TO PRODUCER
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COTTON SEED.
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WOOL
CATTLE. BEEF.
HOGS
LAMBS
WHEAT. SPRING
WHEAT. WINTER
CORN. NO, 2
OATS
BARLEY
RYE. NO. 2
TOBACCO. BURLEY
COTTON. MIDDLING
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. PR I NT 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
WEZZ&
LEAD
TIN.
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ZINC
BUtLDING fy/fATERIALS
'LUMBER. PINE. SOUTHERN
LUMBER. DOUGLAS FIR
BRICK. COMMON. NEW YORK
BRICK. COMMON. CHICAGO
CEMENT
STEEL BEAMS
RUBBER. CRUDE
•SULPHURIC ACID
PEAK PRICE
• • • • P R I C E
IN SEPT 1922
PEAK PRICE SAME AS LATEST
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 Markets and Crop Estimates. All other prices are from U. 8,
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, except market price of wool compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign ana Domestic Commerce,
As 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.
July,
1922.
Aug.,
1922.
Sept.,
1922.
Per cent
increase
(+) or decrease (—)
in Sept.
from A u g .
Relative price.
(1913average=100.)
Farm products—Average price to producer:
Wheat
Corn.
Potatoes
Cotton
Cottonseed..
Wool
Cattle, beef..
Hogs
Lambs
Farm products—Market price:
Wheat, No. 1, northern, spring (Chicago)
Wheat, No. 2, red, winter (Chicago)
Corn, contract grades, No. 2, cash (Chicago)
Oats, contract grades, cash (Chicago)
Barley, fair to good, malting (Chicago)
Rye, No. 2, cash (Chicago)
Tobacco, burley, good leaf, dark red (Louisville)
Cotton, middling upland (New York)
Wool, unwashed, fine (Ohio)
Cattle,steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago)
Hogs, heavy (Chicago.)
Sheep, ewes (Chicago)
Sheep, lambs (Chicago)
Food:
Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis)
Flour, winter straights (Kansas City)
Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New York)
Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York)
Cottonseed oil, prime summer yellow (New York)
Beef, fresh carcass good native steers (Chicago)
Beef, fresh steer rounds No. 2 (Chicago)
Pork, loins, fresh (Chicago)
Clothing:
Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1 cones (Boston)
Cotton, print cloth, 27 inches, 64 x 60-7.60 yards to pound (Boston)
Cotton, sheeting, brown, 4/4 Ware Shoals L. L. (New York)
Worsted yarns: 2/32's crossbred stock, white, in skein (Boston)
Women's dress goods, storm serge, all-wool, double warp, 50 inches (New York)
Suitings, wool, dyed blue, 55-56 inches, 16-ounce Middlesex (Boston)
Silk, raw Japanese, Kansai No. 1 (New York)
Hides, green salted, packer's, heavy native steers (Chicago)
Hides, calfskins, No. 1, country, 8 to 15 pounds (Chicago)
Leather, sole, hemlock, middle, No. 1 (Boston)
Leather, chrome calf, dull or bright, " B " grades (Boston)
Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher (Massachusetts)
Men's dress weit tan calf (St. Louis)
Fuels:
Coal, bituminous, Pittsburgh, mine run—Kanawha (Cincinnati)
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)
Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace—at ovens
Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma—at wells
Metals:
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)
Pig iron, basic, valley furnace
Steel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)
Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York)..
Lead, pig, desilverized, for early delivery (New York)
Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York)
Zinc, slab, western, early delivery (New York)
Building materials and miscellaneous:
Lumber, pine, southern, yellowflooring,l x 4 , " B " and better (Hattiesburg district).
Lumber, Douglas fir, No. 1, common, s 1 s, 1 x 8 x 10 (State of Washington)
Brick, common red, domestic building (New York)
Brick, common building, salmon, run of kiln (Chicago)
Cement, Portland, net without bags to trade, f. o. b. plant (Chicago district)
Steel beams, mill (Pittsburgh)
Rubber, Para Island, fine (New York)
Sulphuric acid, G6 degrees (New York)
June,
July,
June,
July,
May,
July,
May,
July,
Apr.,
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1918
1919
1919
1920
326
300
706
312
321
344
183
256
239
123
104
192
173
169
195
98
122
157
111
101
147
176
149
189
93
114
154
114
100
117
167
116
189
92
110
155
+ 2.7
- 1.0
-20.4
- 5.1
-22.1
0.0
- 1.1
- 3.5
+ 0.6
May, 1920
May, 1920
Sept., 1917
June, 1920
Mar., 1918
Mar., 1918
Mar., 1919
Apr., 1920
Mar., 1920
Mar., 1919
July, 1919
Apr., 1918
Feb., 1920
354
302
331
296
325
451
352
331
350
218
266
319
263
142
117
103
99
103
135
208
175
218
114
121
117
163
129
107
100
89
91
114
208
171
218
122
104
114
160
124
109
102
102
94
112
208
108
218
120
110
105
167
- 3.9
+ 1.9
+ 2.0
+ 14.0
+ 3.3
- 1.8
0.0
- 1.8
0.0
+ 3.3
+ 5.8
- 7.9
+ 4.4
May, 1920
May, 1917
May, 1920
May, 1920
July, 1919
Sept., 1920
July, 1920
Sept., 1919
328
363
598
526
374
201
211
254
170
162
147
154
147
114
130
160
153
144
148
158
136
120
125
173
138
139
138
140
117
120
114
191
- 9.8
- 3.5
-6.8
- 7.6
-14.0
0.0
- 8.8
+ 10.4
May, 1920
Apr., 1920
May, 1920
Jan., 1920
Oct., 1918
July, 1920
Jan., 1920
Aug., 1919
Aug., 1919
Mar. 1917
Nov., 1919
Mar., 1920
Aug., 1919
348
478
427
289
292
291
466
283
490
211
473
308
292
166
191
172
180
145
198
194
99
99
124
161
209
145
170
188
174
180
145
213
195
109
97
124
161
209
145
167
191
170
187
145
213
210
116
97
124
173
205
152
+
+
+
Sept., 1922
Oct., 1921
Aug., 1920 ,
Mar., 1920
330
201
637
375
441
206
525
134
450
134
-13.1
0.0
July, 1917 i
Sept., 1920 !
July, 1917 !
Mar., 1917 j
June, 1917
May, 1918 j
June, 1915 |
346
330
388
230
261
224
386
163
165
136
87
131
70
103
202
181
140
87
133
72
113
229
+ 13.4
+ 22.7
+ 9.3
0.0
Feb., 1920 I
Jan., 1920 i
Feb., 1920 \
Oct., 1920 j
Sept., 1920 j
June, 1917
Jan., 1913
Feb., 1916
455
407
381
251
195
331
124
250
196
158
307
186
158
109
21
71
200
179
290
177
163
116
22
70
215
212
255
178
173
137
21
74
+
+
+
+
1.8
1.6
1.1
3.9
0.0
0.0
7.7
6.4
0.0
0.0
7.5
1.9
4.8
+ 11.3
302
153
87
140
72
118
0.0
+ 4.4
+ 7.5
+18.4
-12.1
+ 0.0
+ 6.1
+ 18.1
- 4.5
+ 5.7
COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FOOD PRICE INDEX NUMBERS.
WITH INDEX OF ALL COMMODITIES AT WHOLESALE.
{V* S. Department of Labor Index.)
1916
I9i7
1918
1919
1920
1921
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1922
r
M A M J J
A S O N D
BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN SEPTEMBER.
The following pages present a review by principal
industries of the more important statistics shown in
the table on the "Trend of business movements" and
in the detailed tables which make up the bulk of this
number. Summaries of production, stocks, sales, and
price changes are also given.
PRODUCTION.
Production on the whole remained relatively stationary during September, with advances in some
commodities offset by declines in others. Furthermore, with the beginning of the fall months there
was a seasonal slackening in the output of many commodities. On the basis of the number of increases or
decreases in production without reference to the commodity or the extent of change, the September record
is less favorable than for other recent months.
Of the 52 commodities for which September production figures are available on a 1919 base, 18 showed
increases over August, 30 declined, and 4 remained
the same. During the month of August, of these
same commodities, 39 advanced, 12 declined, and 1
showed no change. The increases in September were
largely in the foodstuffs, fuel, and metal groups, while
building materials, paper, automobiles, etc., contained many declines, a large number of which are
distinctly seasonal movements.
Compared with September a year ago, there were
48 advances, 3 declines, and 1 without change. The
declines occurred in oleomargarine and cottonseed-oil
production and in anthracite coal. Comparison with
the 1919 average shows 32 advances and 20 declines.
In connection with a comparison of productive
activity, it is of interest to note the figures on the per
cent of full-time capacity operations so far reported
for a few industries in connection with the 1921 census
of manufactures. The 1921 schedule asked the manufacturers to report the per cent of full-time capacity
operation on which their plants were run in 1921.
These figures, weighted with the value of the products
of each firm, are being averaged for each industry.
Up to the time of writing reports have been issued for
26 industries, the value of whose products totaled
$2,865,481,717 in 1921 and $4,353,476,309 in 1919.
Compared to the value of all manufactured products
in 1919 of $62,418,078,773, these industries represent
approximately 7 per cent of the total. Although too
small to be of any particular significance, the average
of the full-time capacity operation of these industries
weighted with the 1921 value of their products is
equal to 58.9 per cent. The table at the top of the
next page gives the list of these industries W-ih their
1921 operating percentages and the value of their
products in the two census years.
COURSE OF PRODUCTION SINCE 1919.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1919=100).
Maxi-!Minimummum 1920
since since
end end
of
of
1919. 1919.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION (1919=109),
Maxi- Minim u m m u m 1920 1921
since since
Aug., Sept., 4g Sept.,
end end aver- average. 1921. 1921. 1*22. 1922.
of
of
1919. 1919.
1921 Aug., Sept., Aug.
1921. 1921. 1922.
FOODSTUFFS:
LUMBER:
Wheat flour
Beef products
Pork products
Lamb and mutton
Sugar (meltings)
Oleomargarine
Cottonseed oil
Condensed milk
Butter
Cheese
Ice cream
Corn products
64
67
58
58
40
26
7
20
64
41
41
38
125
109
151
110
178
126
340
121
201
169
468
135
82
92
93
80
104
103
100
76
99
86
111
91
83
97
94
92
60
164
71
120
85
110
90
120
90
78
101
127
61
45
88
151
105
171
107
120
90
73
103
81
61
153
73
121
90
139
113
111
97
91
85
166
40
20
95
201
127
207
104
109
82
87
79
90
93
80
102
70
102
CLOTHING:
Cotton (consumption)
Sole leather
Boots and shoes
114
95
U08
FUELS:
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Beehive coke
By-product coke
Crude petroleum
Gasoline
Kerosene
Gas and fuel
Lubricating oil
Electric power
119
137
127
3 123
148
173
110
151
135
125
()
41
11
3 62
112
98
71
93
89
101
121
110
122
117
123
99
146
124
113
30
79
124
130
83
127
104
105
102
90
16
66
130
131
74
123
94
105
97
92
18
68
116
126
79
124
98
104
34
86
148
167
94
149
126
125
113
TOBACCO: 4
Cigars
Cigarettes4
Manufactured tobacco <
1
107
38
107
143
Mechanical wood pulp
Chemical wood pulp
Newsprint
Book paper
Wrapping paper
Paper board
Fine paper
6
Corrugated paper boxes
..
Solid fiber paper boxes 5 . . .
STONE, CLAY,
PRODUCTS:
125
132
140
3 94
126
129
181
119
121
94
105
100
54
57
37
47
95
113
37
46
20
38
85
131
39
48
20
38
89
79
71
90
94
82
118
145
97
89
87
113
126
128
144
119
112
84
94
96
96
91
106
116
104
104
108
109
144
117
106
125
105
Since November, 1921.
* Less than 1.
94
121
98
104
93
92
272
174
130
122
120
161
120
273
130
8
57
44
27
28
21
33
42
47
121
122
102
89
82
105
91
106
103
78
109
79
60
59
88
57
123
83
143
134
88
44
56
57
76
156
84
143
138
116
126
130
135
121
142
142
55
64
69
64
77
65
55
30
18
109
117
110
121
120
119
113
104
104
87
79
89
79
94
85
71
65
61
75
89
78
97
85
66
130
127
132
«174
124
13
43
34
»61
48
106
120
100
125
104
40
63
100
122
69
27
52
118
153
50
238
235
200
130
65
86
80
30
149
112
110
72
120
127
122
163
135
134
76
6 190
«99
135
79
•51
«32
114
102
70
106
AND SAND
Silica brick
Clay fire brick.
Face brick
Cement
Glass bottles
BUILDING EQUIPMENT:
Baths, enamel
Lavatories, enamel
SinkSj enamel
Buildings (contracted for).
TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES:
Automobiles, passenger
Motor trucks
Locomotives
Ships
« Since Jan. 1,1921.
As represented by tax-paid withdrawals.
4
131
172
162
PAPER:
METALS:
Pig iron
Steel ingots
Copper
Zinc.
Silver
Gold (receipts)
Yellow pine
Western pine
North Carolina pine
California white and sugar
pine
California redwood
Douglas fir
Michigan hardwoods
Michigan softwoods
Northern hardwoods
Hemlock
Oak flooring
Maple flooring
67
121
50
43
22
6 Relative to last 6 months of 1919.
6 Since July 1,1921.
COMPARISON OF ADVANCE REPORTS PROM 1921 CENSUS OP
MANUFACTURES.
COURSE O F PRODUCTION SINCE 1919.
[Relative monthly production 1919=100.J
IDEX NUMBERS
VALUE OF PRODUCT.
Per cent
full-time
capacity.
WHEAT FLOUR
1921
1919
BEEF PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
Thousands of dollars.
LAMB AND MUTTON
SUGAR (MELTINGS)
OLEOMARGARINE
Aircraft
Ammunition
Automobiles
Bicycles
Cane sugar refining
Carbon black
Cash register calculating machine
Cast-iron pipe
Chicolate and cocoa products
Cleaning and polishing nee
Cotton lace
Essential oils
Firearms
Glucose and starch
Horseshoes
Locomotives
Motorcycles
Needles, pins, hooks and eyes
Organs
Photographic apparatus
Rubber boots and shoes
Rubber belting and hose
Sand, lime, brick
Typewriters and supplies
Washing machines, clothes wringers.
Windmills
Total
27.6
47.6
58.3
38.0
65.0
87.4
63.4
52.5
80.0
46.5
60.0
56.0
47.5
47.0
69.0
35.0
44.0
69.0
70.0
45.0
66.0
66.6
49.0
54.5
44.9
48.2
|
$6,617
32,263
1,666,140
9,530
469,212
5,533
53,527
43,899
77,931
41,213
25,805
3,271
12,510
80,063
1,932
100,245
13,568
18,896
10,174
5,445
93,626
14,741
1,117
41,621
30,074
6,530
$14,373
88,038
2,387,903
24,497
730,987
3,934
83,539
50,235
139,258
90,038
29,397
5,698
30,181
186,256
3,367
156,270
28,609
29,305
5,973
9,384
116,917
34,211
1,663
52,738
40,771
9,933
;| $2,865,482
$4,353,476
COTTONSEED OIL
CONDENSED
MILK
BUTTER
CHEESE
ICE CREAM
CORN
PRODUCTS
COTTON (CONSUMPTION)
SOLE LEATHER
BOOTS AND SHOES
ANTHRACITE
COAL
BITUMINOUS
COAL
BEEHIVE COKE
BY-PRODUCT COKE
CRUDE PETROLEUM
GASOLINE
KEROSENE
GAS AND FUEL OIL
LUBRICATING OIL
ELECTRIC
POWER
PIG IRON
STEEL INGOT&
COPPER
ZINC
GILVER
COMPARISON OF SEPTEMBER PRODUCTION WITH
[Relative monthly production 1913=100.]
OEX NUMBERS
PRE-WAR.
GOLD (RECEIPTS)
CIGARS
CIGARETTES
MANFD.
TOBACCO
YELLOW PINE
WHEAT FLOUR
WESTERN
PINE
NORTH CAROLINA
BEEF PRODUCTS
CALIFORNIA
PORK PRODUCTS
LAMB.AND
MUTTON
OLEOMARGARINE
PINE
CALIFORNIA WHITE PINE
REDWOOD
DOUGLAS FIR
MICHIGAN
HARDWOODS
MICHIGAN
SOFTWOODS
NORTHERN
HARDWOODS
HEMLOCK
OAK FLOORING
MAPLE
ANTHRACITE COAL
FLOORING
CHEMICAL
WOOD PULP
NEWSPRINT
BITUMINOUS COAL
BOOK PAPER
WRAPPING
BEEHIVE COKE
BY-PRODUCT COKE
PAPER
PAPER BOARD
FINE PAPER
CORRUGATED PAPER BO,
CRUDE PETROLEUM
SOLID FIBER PAPER BOARD
SILICA BRICK
PIG IRON
STEEL-INGOTS".
CLAY FIRE BRICK
FACE BRICK
CEMENT
COPPER
ZINC
GLASS BOTTLES
BATHS. ENAMEL
LAVATORIES. ENAMEL
SILVER
SINKS. ENAMEL
BUILDINGS (CONTRACTED)
GOLD.
AUTOMOBILES. PA
MOTOR TRUCKS
CIGARS
LOCOMOTIVES
CIGARETTES
STOCKS.
NORTHERN
HARDWOODS
OAK FLOORING
CEMENT
BATHS(ENAMEL)
LAVATORIES
(ENAMEL)
LOCOMOTIVES
There was a further tendency for stocks to decline
in September, although a number of seasonal increases
occurred. Of the 42 commodities listed in the accompanying table and for which comparative figures are
available back to 1919, there were 19 increases, 22
decreases, and 1 without change. Compared to a
year ago, there were 14 increases, 27 decreases, and 1
without change. Practically all building materials
show very much smaller stocks than were carried a
year ago.
STOCKS OP COMMODITIES COMPARED WITH
C O U R S E OF COMMODITY STOCKS SINCE
PRE-WAR.
1919.
JRelative stocks 1919=100.]
[Taken at end of each month.]
0
100
200
INDEX NUMBERS
400
600
FOODSTUFFS
RELATIVE STOCKS (1913==100).
BEEF PRODUCTS
PORK PRODUCTS
1921
average. average.
LAMB AND MUTTON"
1922
1921
1920
SUGAR ( RAW )
COTTONSEED OIL
Sept.
Aug.
Sept.
Aug.
WHEAT ( VISIBLE)
WHEAT FLOUR
127
71
89
Wheat (visible)
Corn (visible)
Oats (visible)
Coffee
Crude petroleum...
Cotton
(total)
Pig iron (merchant)1
Zinc.. .
Tin
Oak flooring
Cement2
Tobacco
Flaxseed...
QQ
155
109
38
99
183
258
80
114
33
134
255
270
on
196
152
84
195
127
375
91
131
74
96
161
347
170
158
355
86
119
220
144
162
84
213
95
393
74
3 125
66
172
165
79
200
95
371
62
140
64
83
259
21
53
152
234
51
3138
3
154
166
207
en
138
280
20
46
67
235
42
123
12
CORN ( VISIBLE )
OATS (VISIP'-E)
BUTTER
CHEESE
EGGS
POULTRY
FISH
COFFEE
APPLES
RICE I DOMESTIC)
CLOTHING MATER 1
COTTON ( TOTAL )
* Relative to 1914.
2 Relative to stocks at end of 1913.
FUELS
a J u l y 1.
CRUDE PETROLEUM.
GASOLINE
KEROSENE
GAS AND FUEL 01L.
S T O C K S O F C O M M O D I T I E S S I N C E 1919.
LUBRICAT1NGOIL
[Taken at end of each month.]
PIG IRON(MERCHANT)
ZINC
TIN
RELATIVE STOCKS (1919=100).
YELLOW
Y////////////////777X
PINE
MICHIGAN HARDWOODS
Maxi- Mini- 1920 1921
Aug., Sept., Aug. Sept.,
1922. 1922.
since since aver- aver- 1921.
1919. 1919.
mum
MICHIGAN SOFTWOODS
OAK FLOORING
MAPLE FLOORING
SILICA BRICK
FACE BRICK
FOODSTUFFS:
Beef products
Pork products
Lamb and mutton.
Sugar (raw)
Cottonseed oil
Wheat (visible)
Wheat flour
Corn (visible)
Oats (visible)
Butter
Cheese
Poultry
Fish*
Coffee
Apples
Rice (domestic)
124
129
928
332
321
184
149
1,482
316
174
156
240
156
110
177
391
360
20
38
25
44
12
28
54
108
16
6
28
l
()
30
27
78
50
70
97
183
110
127
89
95
174
82
70
73
146
181
159
43
85
324
157
158
93
76
622
211
81
79
101
72
72
145
162
159
28
85
70
140
27
67
89
392
271
139
121
186
30
77
145
25
61
71
144
85
118
88
385
277
136
117
153
38
88
112
46
85
20
22
81
62
42
40
276
189
92
17
60
107
86
291 *"*405
172
169
139
235
42
52
78
"50
161
145
128
192
136
METALS:
Pig iron (merchant)
Zinc
Tin
Book paper
Wrapping paper
Paper
ape boa
board
Fine paper
120
105
51
84
241
189
153
173
162
101
61
106
75
81
104
98
126
145
134
134
151
143
154
120
130
161
150
157
109
124
160
143
247
149
95
177
137
248
1
2
3
146
247
528
33
58
130
60
108
332
132
212
232
133
231
173
125
216
173
33
58
276
31
50
122
143
108
152
277
222
115
181
276
301
95
! 122
175
215
102
67
80
59
55
81
107
102
29
21
34
41
13
127
72
105
161
103
103
140
170
50
31
53
104
109
129
98
141
234
199
107
153
193
179
78
89
164
149
131
106
148
245
202
100
160
158
116
92
103
171
170
126
105
142
232
187
101
141
132
75
85
102
169
179
119
72
86
146
151
86
102
109
54
42
47
171
83
129
73
101
146
150
89
113
90
50
38
46
175
95
143
138
55
64
71
66
36
70
74
78
63
97
75
48
79
79
108
99
125
115
101
117
101
108
99
113
111
115
116
103
91
126
112
103
108
102
98
83
118
114
110
103
79
116
100
106
| 175
131
130
I 132
112
132
1,578
Index number less than 1.
On 15th of month.
Relative to stocks at end of 1919.
PAPER BOARD
FINEi PAPER
TOBACCO ( T O T A L )
WJ&X//A MAXIMUM SINCE 1919
EPT.
2 M I N I M U M SINCE 1019
OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS:
Tobacco (total)
Flaxseed
CHEMICAL WOOD PULP
OTHER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
95
PAPER:
Mechanical wood pulp
Chemical wood pulp
Newsprint (at mills)
TURPENTINE
MECHANICAL WOOD PULP
FLAXSEED
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS:
Yellow pine
Michigan hardwoods
Michigan softwoods
Oak flooring
Maple flooring
Silica brick
Face brick
Cement 3
Baths (enamel)
Lavatories (enamel)
Sinks
S i k s (enamel)
(( l )
~
•
Rosin*
Turpentine 4
LAVATORIES (ENAMEL)
SINKS* ENAMEL)
ROSIN
WRAPPING PAPER
81
81
77
FUELS:
Crude petroleum
Gasoline
Kerosene
Gas and fuel oil
Lubricating oil
BATHS (ENAMEL)
BOOK PAPER
CLOTHING MATERIALS:
Cotton (total)
CEMENT
102 117 5 112
550 1,242 1,092 1,065
198
* Relative to season beginning Apr. 1,1919.
6 Oct. 1.
•
*
AUG.
*
JULY I
SALES.
The increased demand for goods as indicated in
current reports is reflected in the figures on commodity sales as reported in this bulletin. Of the 14
individual commodities listed in the accompanying
table, 9 showed increased sales in September, compared with August, while 5 decreased. The commodities showing decreases in sales in September are
merchant pig iron, structural steel, oakflooring,redwood lumber, and leather belting. Compared with a
year ago, every one of these commodities except
merchant pig iron shows a marked increase in sales.
Other distribution movements for the most part
continued to maintain or to increase their recent
improved condition.
10
COMPARISON OF SALES IN DIFFERENT LINES OF BUSINESS.
RELATIVE SALES (1919=100).
Maxi- Mini-j
mummumj 1920 1921
Sept.,Aug., Sept.,
since
aver- Aug.,
1921. 1921.1922. 1922.
end end
of
of
1919. 1919.
INDIVIDUAL COMMODITIES:
Pig iron (merchant)—
351
Freight cars
1,575
Structural steel
178
Baths, enamel
215
Lavatories, enamel
262
Sinks, enamel
222
171
Sanitary pottery
260
Oak flooring
135
Maple flooring
157
Redwood lumber
174
Clayfirebrick
129
Leather belting
Abrasive paper and cloth. 148
127
Fine cotton goods
129
Elastic webbing
147
Paper
168
Printing i
143
Optical goodsl
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT:
Wholesalers2
107
l
Mail-order houses
136
242
Chain stores 1
SERVICES:
Postal receiptsl l
145
Telephone receipts
154
Telegraph tolls1
125
Railroad revenuesl
Passengers
135
Freight1
162
Advertising—
Magazine
144
Newspaper
129
14
8
27
12
27
25
7
23
17
21
33
35
40
5
25
71
106
47
97
333
101
53
73
65
34
54
36
77
120
98
111
26
87
127
148
114
34
97
66
59
77
73
43
119
63
74
45
42
65
81
81
89
121
73
49
8
62
89
87
SI
42
129
75
83
47
48
72
117
89
91
120
60
66
2S
89
S2
92
88
53
141
63
87
50
44
77
120
94
97
121
73
52
81
122
118
131
117
171
220
84
121
102
83
109
72
62
30
82
99
102
118
87
71
124
96
60
116
95
71
114
106
59
131
104
72
136
95
114
98
113
123
120
113
147
106
105
148
108
111
146
110
116
165
120
124
84
91
109
122
98
110
111
119
102
119
103
110
58
85
122
114
78
103
70
85
78
100
79
92
Stocks
110
Bonds
178
Municipal bonds
489
l (new)*..
122
Life insurance
35
67
61
87
SECURITIES:
43
518
116
114
135
128
205
187
85
96
116
67
*129
129
116
85
101
105
quarter and a rise of 0.1 per cent in the cost of housing.
Other items declined slightly or remained stationary.
The monthly index of the cost of living compiled by
the National Industrial Conference Board rose one
point in September. This index number now stands
at 156, compared with 165 a year ago.
The prices of individual commodities as given on
pages 4 and 5 show clearly the declines which occurred
in farm products and foods, and the marked increases
in metals and building materials. Of the 9 farm products on which relative prices to the producer are given,
6 declined; 2, wheat and lambs, increased; and 1, wool,
showed no change in September. The decline of 20.4
per cent in the price the farmer received for potatoes
and 22.1 per cent in the prices of cottonseed are particularly marked. Both declines are largely seasonal,
but the former is due especially to the very large crop.
Of the 52 remaining wholesale market prices shown
in the table on page 4, 27 advanced, 15 declined, and
10 remained unchanged. A month ago these same 52
commodities showed 23 advances, 20 declines, and 9
without change. The most marked increases in September occurred in pig iron, lumber, and steel beams.
TEXTILES.
Receipts of wool at Boston in September totaled
only
21,304,000 pounds, or approximately half the
97
amount received in August. This seasonal decline
i Items based on value.
. Relative proportion of orders to total transactions.
makes the September receipts the smallest for any
month since last December. Total receipts so far
PRICES.
this year are about 15 per cent greater than for the
same
months of 1921.
The wholesale price index of the Department of
Woolen and worsted machinery showed a marked
Labor showed a drop of two points in September,
bringing it to 153, compared to 100 as the 1913 aver- increase in activity compared to recent months.
age. This decline was due entirely to the drop in the This increase occurred in all classes of machines.
prices of fuel, particularly coal. The group of fuel Prices of wool and of woolen manufactures showed
and lighting declined 10 per cent during the month, little change compared with the last few months.
The Bureau of the Census is now compiling monthly
while all other groups showed an increase with the
exception of foods and chemicals and drugs, which figures on the mill consumption of wool exclusive of
showed no change. The index of metals amd metal the American Woolen Co. and a few small firms who
products increased 6.3 per cent and building materials are not disposed to submit their figures voluntarily.
This has necessitated omitting any comparison with
rose 4.7 per cent.
Both Dun's and Bradstreet's index numbers, in monthly figures prior to 1921, when the American
which fuel and lighting have relatively little weight, Woolen Co. was reporting. Furthermore, the figures
showed increases for the month of September. The on annual consumption compiled from production,
regrouping of the Department of Labor prices by the plus imports, less exports for the years 1913 to 1918,
Federal Reserve Board shows a decrease of 2.9 per have also been omitted from the tables, since such
cent in agricultural products for the month; a decline figures are hardly comparable with the present
of 9.6 per cent in mineral products and a total decline monthly compilations. The consumption figures now
being compiled are sufficient to give the general trend
for all raw materials of 2.9 per cent.
The retail food price index of the Department of of this movement.
A small decline occurred in the consumption of
Labor rose one point, or to 140 in September. The
quarterly figures on the cost of living compiled by the cotton by textile mills in September, although the
Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a decline of 0.2 per total of 495,344 bales is slightly above the average
cent in the total during the third quarter of this year. consumption for the preceding eight months of this
The index number stands at 166.3, compared to 100 year. Exports of cotton were some 95,000 bales
in 1913. There was an increase of 5.4 per cent in greater than the very low record in August, but still
the cost of fuel and light as compared with the second far below what they were a year ago. September
2
72
105
100
120
55
94
180
102
42
74
189
90
49
106
166
87
68
101
127
106
84
95
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exports amounted to 368,890 bales. The average
monthly exports for the first nine months of this
year have been approximately 430,000 bales. For
the same period last year exports averaged 480,000
bales per month, while in the pre-war years exports
averaged more than 700,000 bales per month. Thus,
while domestic consumption of cotton is about on a
level with the pre-war figures, exports average only
about 60 per cent of the 1913 movement.
Imports of cotton in the first 21 days of September,
the period covered by the import record of that
month, amounted to only 4,628 bales, or 68 per cent
less than the comparatively low figure for August.
Total imports in the first 9 months of this year have
been 69 per cent larger than during the same months
of 1921. Exports of cotton cloth totaled 51,302,000
square yards in September, a slight increase over
August, but less than in other recent months.
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Stocks of cotton showed the customary seasonal
increase during September. The rise in mill stocks
amounted to only 40,000 bales, but warehouse stocks
at the end of September totaled 3,218,000 bales, or
more than double the warehouse stocks a month
previous. There was a slight drop in the New York
price of cotton, while the price of cotton manufactures
remained relatively stationary, compared with August.
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There was a slight decline in the production of
knit underwear during September according to the
association report. Shipments also fell off, but
orders received and unfilled orders on hand increased.
Compared with a year ago, this industry is on a very
much better basis. The production of fine cotton
goods in New England increased somewhat in September while sales were 78 per cent greater than in
August.
Silk consumption, as measured by warehouse withdrawals, totaled 34,212 bales in September, or only
a little below the high record attained in August.
Stocks of raw silk showed a large increase in September, with a total of 36,795 bales on hand. This is
the largest holding reported since December, 1920.
The New York price of raw silk increased more than
50 cents per pound in September.
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METALS.
FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL SALES.
The production of both pig iron and steel ingots
recovered somewhat after the decline in August, due
to the fuel situation. The September pig-iron production totaled 2,034,000 tons, or 218,000 tons more
than in August, but still below the recent peak of
2,405,000 tons reached in July. Steel-ingot production, prorated to 100 per cent, rose from 2,532,000
tons in August to 2,714,000 tons in September, but is
below the maximum reached in May of 3,099,000
tons. Ingot production, so far this year, is nearly
70 per cent ahead of the same months of 1921, while
pig-iron production is 50 per cent greater. Merchant
pig-iron production increased in September, but shipments, unfilled orders, and stocks all declined.
Exports of iron and steel declined sharply in September, giving the lowest figure since the latter
months of 1921. Exports so far this year are about
one-third less than for the same months of 1921.
Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation continued to increase in September, reaching a
total of 6,692,000 tons, or 742,000 tons more than at
the end of August. The movement of iron ore
through the Sault Ste. Marie Canal showed a decline
of nearly 2,300,000 tons compared with August. The
prices of all iron and steel products rose sharply
during September. Pig iron continued to show the
largest increases. The composite figure compiled by
the Iron Age showed a rise of 17 per cent over August.
PRODUCTION OP PIG IRON AND STEEL INGOTS, AND UNITED
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The production and shipments of sheets decreased
in September compared with August, but sales and
unfilled orders both increased.
Sales of structural steel showed a slight seasonal
decline in September. The tonnage booked during
that month was equivalent to 61.9 per cent of the
shop capacity. Figures compiled by the Department
of Commerce from 137 identical fabricators for each
of the last six months indicate the recent trend in
this industry. The total shop capacity of the 137
firms was equal to 218,155 tons per month. The
actual sales reported were as follows:
Tonnage
booked.
MONTH.
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Shipments of locomotives declined in September
compared to the preceding months, but unfilled orders
increased. There was a very large increase in the
orders for domestic freight cars. According to the
figures compiled by the Iron Trade Review, freightcar orders in the first 9 months of this year have
totaled 126,020, compared to only 8,000 in the
corresponding months of last year.
Copper production in September totaled 95,665,000
pounds, or about 5 per cent less than in August.
The August output represented the maximum production for the 21 months for which these monthly
figures are available. For the 9 months of this
year, copper production has totaled 677,367,000
pounds, which is about two-thirds more than the
production in the corresponding period of 1921.
Exports of copper decreased in September continuing
the downward movement noted last month. Total
exports in September amounted to 58,167,000 pounds.
The production of zinc increased in September,
reaching the highest figure recorded since November,
1920. Stocks continued to decline, and at 37,612,000
pounds established a new low record for recent years.
Both receipts and shipments at St. Louis were less
than in August. Stocks of tin also declined in
September.
The prices of zinc and lead rose during September,
while tin declined slightly and copper showed no
significant change.
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The resumption of bituminous mining at the
beginning of September caused the output for the
month to rise to 40,964,000 tons, compared to
22,328,000 tons in August. The September produce
tion is the largest since October a year ago except for
March, when stocks were being built up in anticipation of the strike. Bituminous production has been
maintained at an average of about 10,000,000 tons a
week ever since the settlement of the strike. The
present rate of production is limited only by the
ability of the railroads to handle the product. The
production of bituminous coal in the first nine months
of 1922 has amounted to 267,627,000 tons, compared
to 302,804,000 tons in same months of 1921. Bituminous production is thus only 11.6 per cent "behind
last year's production; but consumption is much
greater this year, and more bituminous must be used
as a substitute for anthracite. The rate of production
increased slightly in the first two weeks of October,
due to better transportation facilities.
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pared with the four preceding months. Production
so far this year has exceeded the corresponding months
of 1921 by about 50,000,000 barrels, or nearly 15 per
cent. September consumption amounted to 49,610,000 barrels, compared to 50,141,000 barrels in August.
Stocks of crude petroleum again increased, and at
273,264,000 barrels represents a new high mark.
The price of Kansas-Oklahoma crude remained unchanged at $1.25 per barrel, which is 50 per cent less
than the price in the early months of this year.
COAL PRODUCTION.
PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, IMPORTS, AND STOCKS OF PETROLEUM.
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Anthracite production increased from 161,000 tons
in August to 4,979,000 tons in September. Mining
in the anthracite field was not resumed until the
second week in September, consequently the output
for the month is considerably below the 7,000,000 to
8,000,000 tons normally produced. Recent reports
show that anthracite production is now averaging
about 2,000,000 tons per week. Anthracite production so far this year has amounted to only 27,178,000
tons or 60.8 per cent less than was produced in the
corresponding months last year.
Coke production, both beehive and by-product,
increased in September. The total production by both
processes was 2,850,000 tons, compared to 2,333,000
tons in August.
Exports of coal and coke showed a marked increase
in September. The total for bituminous of 1,175,000
tons is the largest for any month of this year except
March.
Prices of coal and coke were slightly lower in September, and since the 1st of October still greater
recessions have occurred. The weighted mine average
price, compiled by the Coal Age from 14 representative fields, reached its maximum of $6.73 per ton the
last of July. Since that time this price has declined
to $4.19 in the last week of October. Before the
strike this mine average price was about $2.20. The
success of the measures adopted to control the price
of coal during the strike may be judged from the
fact that in August, 1920, the mine average price
rose to above $9.50, while during the recent strike,
with supply conditions infinitely worse, the maximum
reached was $6.73.
The production of crude petroleum in September
amounted to 45,246,000 barrels, a slight decline, com-
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20,000,000 gallons less than the high mark reached in
July. Gasoline consumption made a large increase,
and at 583,688,000 gallons in August marks the largest
figure so far recorded for this movement. Gasoline
stocks declined and were nearly 200,000,000 gallons
below the peak reached last April. Exports of gasoline declined in August but rose again in September.
The production of kerosene during August amounted
to 184,383,000 gallons, a decline of about 6 per cent,
compared to the relatively high figure recorded in
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July. Stocks declined nearly 30,000,000 gallons
during August. The production of both lubricating
oil and gas and fuel oil also declined in August.
sonal and partly due to the closing of the Ford factory
for a part of the month because of fuel shortage.
STOCKS OF PETROLEUM
The cost of building construction continued to rise
during September. The price of building material to
contractors as reported to the Department of Commerce from some 50 cities showed further increases
during the month. The index number for the cost
of material in a six-room frame house rose from 189
in August to 193 in September. For a six-room brick
house the index of material costs rose from 193 to 197.
In November, 1921, these index figures were 166 and
173 for a frame and brick house, respectively. I n
both instances the average cost for 1913 is taken as
100. The index number of the cost of a standard
concrete factory building as compiled by the Aberthaw
Construction Co. rose from 190 in August to 192 in
September. This latter index includes not only cost
of material, but also the cost of labor. A year ago
the index of the cost of a concrete factory building
stood at 160, compared to an index number of 265
when building costs were at their peak in July, 1920.
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The production of newsprint paper declined in
September from the high point reached in August.
However, the output of 125,402 tons is considerably
above the average and is far ahead of any month of
last year. Shipments totaled 126,494 tons, while consumption by publishers increased nearly 10 per cent
over August. Stocks showed little change. There
was a slight increase in the spot market price, while
contract prices showed a small decline.
Paper purchases by printers were considerably
heavier in August than in the preceding months.
Printing activity was also greater.
A further increase occurred in the production of corrugated board for paper box containers, compared
with preceding months. The production of solid fiber
board declined slightly. In the folding box and label
industries declines occurred in both production and
new orders, although these movements were on a
much higher level than a year ago.
AUTOMOBILES.
The production of automobiles and trucks declined
in September, compared to preceding months. The
production of passenger cars totaled 186,562, the
lowest figure recorded since March. Truck production
dropped from 24,200 in August to 18,843. The maximum monthly production for the year was recorded
in June, with totals of 263,027 passenger cars and
25,984 trucks. The September drop was partly sea-
BUILDING OPERATIONS.
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Contracts awarded for building construction in the
The first decline reported for many months in the
27 northeastern cities showed a seasonal decline in production of flooring occurred in September. The
September, both in amount of floor space and in the output of oak flooring was 13.6 per cent less than in
total cost. The total floor space included in the con- August, while maple flooring declined 4.1 per cent.
tracts awarded in September amounted to 44,275,000 Shipments also declined in both species. Orders
square feet, compared with 54,019,000 square feet in I booked showed a significant decline in the case of oak
August. The total floor space in contracts awarded I flooring, but for maple there was a slight increase in
during the first nine months of 1921 has amounted to | this item. Stocks on hand showed practically no
440,589,000 square feet, an increase of 61 per cent over change from the preceding month.
the corresponding months of 1921. The total value of
The production of clay fire brick declined slightly in
contracts awarded in September was $271,493,000, a September compared with August, but the output is
decline of about $50,000,000 from the total for August. still greater than in any other month during the past
Contracts awarded for residential buildings were ap- year. Shipments increased in September and, with a
proximately the same both in floor space and value in total of 52,693,000 bricks, represent the peak of this
August and September. Contracts for industrial movement since the closing months of 1920. There
buildings showed a marked decrease in the latter was a slight decline in stocks on hand, but a signifimonth.
cant increase in new orders and in unfilled orders at
Fire losses in September, according to figures com- the end of the month. The production of silica brick
piled by the New York Journal of Commerce, reached increased 33 per cent in September and establishes a
the highest total hitherto recorded. The total value new high record for this commodity since the close of
of these losses for the month is given as $41,515,000, 1920. The production of face brick also increased duror almost double the losses reported for August. Fire ing September, although the output was not so great
losses during the first nine months of 1922 have ex- as in the months of May, June, and July. Shipments
ceeded the losses in the corresponding months of last were smaller than in any recent month, while stocks
year by more than 17 per cent.
and unfilled orders both increased.
The production of Portland cement in September
BUILDING MATERIALS.
amounted to 11,424,000 barrels. This was a slight
On the whole there was a slight decline in the pro- decline from the maximum output of 11,664,000 barduction of lumber during September. The most im- rels reached in August. Shipments were considerably
portant drop was that shown by southern pine, where smaller in September, while a further very marked
the production on the basis reported in this bulletin decline occurred in stocks. The total stocks reported
declined from 479,138,000 feet in August to 445,258,- at the end of September amounted to only 4,723,000
000 feet in September. The production of Douglas barrels, which may be compared with the maximum
fir showed no significant change from the preceding reported last April of 14,470,000 barrels. The price
month, although the September total of 477,222,000 of cement continued to increase in September, and is
feet was a fraction of a per cent greater than the out- now higher than at any time since January, 1921.
put in August. The remaining species of lumber so
Shipments of sanitary enamel ware declined in
far reported showed no significant change with the September with the exception of miscellaneous items.
exception of northern pine lumber and lath. In each Stocks of enamel ware showed further marked seasonal
of these two latter items production declined nearly declines.
20 per cent compared with August.
Orders received for sanitary pottery, as reported by
In most instances shipments of lumber were smaller the association, increased over 19 per cent in Septemin September than in August, due to transportation ber, compared with August. This industry appears
difficulties. Stocks of lumber, where reported, showed to be on a much higher level than at any time in the
a very material increase during the past month. Mill past three years.
stocks of southern pine increased approximately
LEATHER.
90,000,000 feet during the month, while stocks of
Figures compiled by the Bureau of the Census show
western pine showed an increase of 125,000,000 feet.
The September price of " B " and better southern pine a slight decline in the production of sole leather in
rose from $46.12 per thousand feet in August to $49.45 September, compared to August, while the output of
in September. A year ago this grade of lumber was skivers and of oak and union harness both increased.
selling at $35.79. No. 1 common Douglas fir showed The figures now compiled on these three movements
a price increase of 18 per cent in September. The by the Bureau of Census are not exactly comparable
present price of $19.50 per thousand feet is almost with the figures reported by the Tanners7 Council up
double the price for the same grade of lumber a to and including May, 1922. The Census figures are
year ago.
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entire industry, while the Tanners' Council figures covered only about 80 per cent. In ord§r to give some measure of the trend of these movements, index numbers for
recent months have been calculated by using chain
relatives. The index numbers thus represent the
same percentage increases or decreases from month to
month as the statistics show, but do not take account
of the absolute increase due to the inclusion of more
forms.
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compared with August. Exports of upper leather
showed no significant change. The total exports of
sole leather during the first nine months of this year
have exceeded the exports in the corresponding
months of last year by 50 per cent, while upper leather
exports have been 120 per cent greater.
Sales of leather belting declined in September from
the high point reached in August. Exports of boots
and shoes fell off slightly. This latter movement has
been only half as large so far this year as a year ago.
Prices of hides and leather tended slightly higher
in September, although the price of hemlock sole
remained unchanged.
NAVAL STORES.
Net receipts of both turpentine and rosin at the
three principal points declined in September after the
rise recorded in August. For the year to date the
receipts of rosin have been 37 per cent greater while
receipts of turpentine were 6 per cent less than a year
ago. Stocks of both commodities increased in September. Stocks of rosin were slightly higher than a
year ago, while stocks of turpentine were only about
half as great as in September, 1921.
Stocks of cottonseed showed the usual seasonal
increase in September with a total quantity of 403,223
tons on hand, compared to 390,970 tons a year ago.
The production of cottonseed oil in September was
98,609,000 pounds, compared to 99,803,000 pounds in
September, 1921. Stocks of cottonseed oil were
slightly larger than a year ago. The price of refined
oil declined during the month.
Receipts of flaxseed at Minneapolis and Duluth
were much larger than a year ago, while shipments
were less. Stocks of seed declined at Minneapolis but
increased at Duluth. Shipments of linseed oil were
more than double this movement in August and much
larger than a year ago. Shipments of linseed-oil cake
showed even larger increases over the corresponding
periods than in the case of oil. For the year to date
both movements were below the nine months of 1921.
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Exports of wheat' and flour in September were
equivalent to 31,839,000 bushels, a decrease of 18 per
cent, compared with August. Exports in the first
nine months of this year have been 41 per cent less
than in the corresponding months of 1921. Receipts
and shipments of wheat in the principal markets were
also less in September than in August and considerably
smaller than in the month of September last year. To
a considerable extent a slower movement of wheat
this year is due to transportation difficulties, although
the unsatisfactory price has kept much of it off the
market. The price of No. 1 northern wheat at Chicago
declined again in September, reaching a price of $1.13,
compared with $1.37 for the same grade of wheat a
year ago. There was a slight increase in the Chicago
price of No. 2 winter, but this, too, is well below the
corresponding price a year ago. The price of flour at
both Minneapolis and Kansas City declined in September.
Exports of corn, including meal, showed a further
marked decline in September. The total exports,
equivalent to 9,769,000 bushels, were nearly 27 per
cent less than the August movement. Receipts at
principal markets increased during the month, although shipments were slightly less. A further
increase occurred in grindings of starch and glucose
manufacturers. A slight rise occurred in the Chicago
price of No. 2 corn, which now stands about 10 cents
a bushel more than the price prevailing a year ago.
Exports of oats, including meal, amounted to
4,870,000 bushels in September. This is the largest
export of oats recorded for any month in recent years.
The export movement of oats for the nine months of
this year totals 27,757,000 bushels, which is 320 per
cent greater than the exports in the corresponding
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Exports of rye, including flour, also showed a very
large increase in September, with a total equivalent
to 11,163,000 bushels. This is the largest export
movement of rye recorded for any single month.
Exports of barley also increased during September.
The exports of all cereals, including flour and meal
as grain, were equivalent to 61,312,000 bushels in
September, compared to 60,284,000 bushels in August
and 67,642,000 bushels in September, 1921. Measured in this way, our cereal exports so far this year
are nearly 14 per cent less than in the corresponding
period of 1921.
A marked seasonal increase occurred in the movement of rice during September. Receipts at mills
were more than double the receipts in August. Shipments from the mills were 50 per cent greater than
in the preceding month. Stocks of domestic rice in
the hands of mills and dealers increased over 54 per
cent in September compared with August.
Receipts of poultry at five principal markets showed
a seasonal increase of about 10 per cent in September.
Cold-storage holdings of poultry declined slightly last
month.
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the primary markets were considerably larger in
September than in August. This was particularly
true with movements of cattle, where receipts showed
an increase of over 10 per cent and shipments were
approximately 20 per cent larger than in the preceding months. Shipments of stocker and feeder cattle
increased 27 per cent and the total of 597,000 head
may be compared with 395,000 head reported in this
movement a year ago. There was a slight decrease
in the number of hogs slaughtered during September,
although this movement is considerably in excess of
the slaughter in September a year ago. Exports of
pork products declined in September. In the first
nine months of this year exports of pork products
have been 20.8 per cent less than in the corresponding months of the preceding year. In the same
period exports of beef have declined 10.5 per cent.
Storage holdings of pork declined during September
and are now on approximately the same level as a
year ago. There was an increase of 11 per cent in
the storage holdings of beef last month. Prices of
both cattle and hogs increased during September.
In both instances prices are now considerably better
than they were a year ago. Corn-fed cattle at Chicago were quoted in September at $10.71 per hundred,
compared with $8.38 a year ago. Heavy hogs sold
last month at an average of $9.17, compared with
$7.95 in September, 1921.
Receipts and shipments of sheep also increased
during September. Stocker and feeder shipments
were approximately 50 per cent greater than in
August and about the same level as in September
last year. Prices of sheep in Chicago declined slightly,
but lambs brought the highest average price since
last April.
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OTHER FOODSTUFFS.
The usual seasonal decline occurred in the receipts
of eggs at the principal markets. As usual, a further
decline occurred in the holdings of storage eggs during
September; however, storage holdings were still a
million and a half cases greater than the average for
this season of the year. Storage holdings of both butter
and cheese also declined during the past month.
Average prices were slightly higher than in August.
Exports of condensed and evaporated milk amounted to 10,549,000 pounds in September, which is a
decline of about 6 per cent below the August exports
and nearly 30 per cent less than the exports in September last year.
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Meltings ot raw sugar declined from 540,000 long
tons in August to 313,000 long tons in September.
This is a decrease of 42 per cent for the month, although total meltings so far this year have been 50
per cent greater than in the same period a year ago.
Stocks of raw sugar also declined during September,
while exports dropped from 89,824 tons to 12,870 tons.
Prices of both raw and refined sugar declined in New
York, while the average retail price reported by the
Department of Labor dropped 2 per cent compared
with August.
Further seasonal declines occurred in the Cuban
movement of raw sugar. Stocks at the end of September were down to 341,329 tons, compared with
stocks amounting to 1,183,488 tons at the end of
September last year. Exports of raw sugar from Cuba
in September totaled 213,728 tons, which was nearly
40 per cent less than the exports in August, but was
almost twice as large as the corresponding movement
in September last year.
P R O D U C T I O N A N D STOCKS O F S U G A R .
[Allfiguresin short tons of 2,000 pounds.]
July.
REFINERIES.
Production refined
Sales of granulated by refiners:
For domestic use
For export
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Beginning of month
End of month
Raw, received by refiners:
Imported
Domestic
Raw, used by refiners
Refiners' stocks of raw:
Beginning of month
End of month
500,116
541,104
432,417
60,217
492,634
306,687
6,069
312,756
127,070
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93,808
132,474
561,538
1,433
538,328
570,138
3,106
588,080
300,163
324,763
293,804
278,701
CANE SUGAR FACTORIES.
Production
Stocks, beginning of month
Stocks, end of month
4,447
12,407
10,660
1,108
10,898
4,737
BEET SUGAR FACTORIES.
Production
Stocks, beginning of month
Stocks, end of month
149,786
88,289
5,836
92,662
54,977
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underwent a considerable decline in all branches, as
compared with August, but was still materially higher
than a year ago. Exports increased and the price of
Burley tobacco remained unchanged. Stocks of tobacco declined from the previous quarterly report at
the end of June and were also lower than a year ago,
except for cigar tobacco.
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has undertaken to compile monthly reports on the
production and stocks of sugar. Up to the time of
writing, reports have been issued for the months of
July and August. The accompanying table gives the
more important figures from these reports. The data
from refiners for the months of July and August are
not strictly comparable. The July report includes returns from all refiners in the United States except
Arbuckle Bros., while for the August report no returns
were received either from Arbuckle Bros, or from the
Federal Sugar Refining Co.
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WATER TRANSPORTATION.
Traffic through the Panama Canal in August was
slightly less than the record figure for July. The total
cargo movement amounted to 1,166,000 tons, which
makes August the second largest month since the
canal has been in operation. The tonnage carried in
American vessels showed a large increase over recent
months, and at 563,000 tons was the largest for any
month since the middle of 1920.
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Traffic through the Sault Ste. Marie canals amounted
to 10,986,000 tons in September, a slight increase over
August and 4,500,000 tons more than the corresponding movement in September last year, but still considerably below the 1920 movement when the September tonnage totaled 12,425,000.
Traffic on the New York State canals amounted to
281,000 tons in September, compared with 321,000
tons in August and 269,000 tons in September, 1921.
Ocean freight rates to the United Kingdom and to
Europe declined in September, according to the
weighted index figures compiled by the Federal Reserve Board.
can not be filled. At the end of last April the railroads reported that there were requests for only 842
cars which were not filled. At the end of August the
railroads lacked 58,670 cars to meet their demands,
and at the end of September this shortage had increased to 130,325 cars, an increase for the month of
122 per cent. More than half of this number consisted of box cars, while about one-fourth were coal
cars.
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freight traffic during September. The average weekly
car loadings for the month were 934,816, which was
an increase of 4.4 per cent over August. Coal loadings, which rose from an average of 98,499 cars in
August to 170,512 cars in September, were largely
responsible for this increase, although loadings of live
stock and miscellaneous freight also increased. In
September last year the average weekly total loading
amounted to 840,318 cars, or almost 100,000 cars less
than in September this year. In the third week of
October this year total loadings exceeded 1,000,000
cars, which, with the exception of four weeks in the
fall of 1920, is the greatest on record.
The number of surplus idle freight cars declined
from 70,455 in August to only 5,843 in September.
A year ago there were 172,420 idle cars, while only
three months ago, at the end of June, idle cars
amounted to 339,225. In place of this surplus of
cars there is a constantly increasing shortage that
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The total operating revenue of class 1 railroads for
August was §473,877,000, an increase of about $50,000,000 compared with August. This increase practically all occurred in freight revenue. Operating
expenses in August amounted to $387,100,000, an
increase of over 22 per cent compared with July, and
by far the heaviest operating expense for any month
of this year. The net operating income was, therefore, reduced to 852,580,000, compared with $69,239,000 in July, $76,594,000 in June, and $90,160,000 in
August last year. The number of Pullman passengers
carried in September was 2,990,000, representing a
decline of 3.4 per cent from August, but an increase
over September of last year.
LABOR.
There was a further increase in the number of
workers employed in New York and Wisconsin state
factories. The total factory pay roll in New York
state increased 4.5 per cent, reaching an index number
of 221, compared to 100 in 1914. Unemployment in
Pennsylvania declined, reaching a new low record.
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DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
Reports received during recent weeks indicate a
marked and significant improvement in the demand
for commodities by consumers. This has brought
about a much more active condition in both wholesale and retail trade. After a lapse of many months
there has been a resumption of rural buying in recent
weeks. The combined sales of the two large mailorder houses showed an increase of over 21 per cent
in September compared with August.
Chain-store sales also increased in September.
This was particularly marked in the case of shoe
chains, where a seasonal increase of over 45 per cent
was noted, and in music chains, where sales increased
nearly 20 per cent for the month. In practically
every instance September sales this year were significantly above those in the corresponding month of
last year.
The total interest-bearing debt of the United States
showed a further decrease in September. The total
debt at the end of the month was 822,558,000,000, or
S243,000,000 less than the month before. Within the
past twelve months the interest-bearing debt has been
reduced $1,117,000,000.
Customs receipts in September totaled §53,135,000,
compared with $39,012,000 in August. Custom receipts so far this year have been 43.4 per cent greater
than a year ago. Ordinary receipts in September
totaled $454,809,000, an increase of 110 per cent over
August, due to the income-tax installment, but far
less than in September last year, when receipts totaled
$689,328,000. Ordinary disbursements also increased
in September and were considerably larger than a year
ago. A further increase occurred in the amount of
money in circulation. The per capita amount is given
as $41.04 in September, compared with $39.93 in
August and $213.11 in September last year.
BANKING AND FINANCE.
Debits to individual bank accounts showed a significant increase in September, both in New York City
and outside. Preliminary reports indicate that still
further increases will be shown by the October figures.
Both debits and bank clearings were considerably
higher than in the corresponding month of last year.
BILLS DISCOUNTED AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL
RESERVE BANKS.
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Department-store sales increased 21 per cent in
September, with an index number of 103 for the
month compared to 93 in September last year. Magazine advertising for the month of October showed
another increase of nearly 20 per cent, making the
total linage 1,485,000 compared to 1,325,000 in
^^f.-.oor last year. A corresponding seasonal increase
~ •.•••.id in the September newspaper advertising.
.. '.««1 receipts increased 6.5 per cent in September.
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Bills discounted by the Federal reserve banks
showed further increases in September. The total of
$420,000,000 may be compared with the low- point
of $380,000,000 in July, 1922, and with $1,403,000,000
in September last year. There were slight increases
in the notes in circulation and in the total reserves
of the Federal reserve banks. Total deposits declined
slightly, and the reserve ratio dropped from 79.2 to
7S.4. A year ago this ratio stood at GO.0.
Federal reserve member bank loans and discounts
increased approximately 2 per cent in September,
while member bank investments declined for the first
time in more than a year.
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1,566, a decrease of 8.6 per cent compared with August,
and the smallest reported for any month in more than
a year. Total liabilities amounted to $36,908,000,
which is also less than either the liabilities in the preceding month or the corresponding month a year ago.
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Interest rates on both call and time loans showed
a marked increase. The rate on 60 to 90 day commercial paper rose from 3.93 per cent in August to
4.18 for September. The lowr point in interest rates
was reached in July, when the average for time loans
stood at 3.78 per cent.
Savings banks statistics from seven Federal Reserve
districts showed an increase in deposits in six districts
and a decline in one (Philadelphia). United States
postal savings deposits showed a further decline.
LIFE INSURANCE.
Reports compiled by the principal life insurance
companies showred a further decrease of 6 per cent in
the amount of new insurances written in September
compared with August. The total insurance written
by these companies, which represent about 77 per cent
of the total insurance outstanding, has amounted to
$4,620,600,000 in the first nine months of this year.
This is an increase of more than 9 per cent over the
new business written in the corresponding months of
1921. The largest increase has occurred in group
insurance, which for the nine months is 127 per cent
greater than last year.
Dividend and interest payments in September
totaled $3,566,507,000, showing a seasonal increase of
over 47 per cent, compared with August. New capital
issues also showed a marked increase in September
compared either with the preceding month, or with
September last year. For the first three quarters of
1922 new capital issues have been one-third greater
than in the corresponding period of 1921.
There were further increases in the prices of both
industrial and railroad stocks on the New York Exchange during September. The average price of 25
industrials stood at 107.02 in September compared
with 103.68 in August and 74.10 in September last
year. Compared with the average prices in 1913 these
25 industrials now show an increase of 84 per cent,
while the 25 railroad stocks average 17 per cent less
than the corresponding price in 1913. Stock sales on
the New York Exchange totaled 21,775,000 shares in
September, an increase of 22 per cent over August,
but considerably less than the sales in the months of
March to June of this year.
Bond sales on the New Y'ork Exchange showed a
marked decrease compared with August. The total
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sales of miscellaneous bonds amounted to $203,lS4,000,
a decline of nearly 9 per cent from the total in August.
Bond prices continued to rise according to the index
numbers compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. The combined index for prices and yield for 40 representative
bonds stood at 77.47 in September, compared to 70.SO
in August and 60.74 in September last year.
Receipts of gold at the mint showed a decline of 13
per cent in September, although the total for the nine
months of this year is considerably above the corresponding figure for last }rear. Imports of gold totaled
$29,316,000 in September, an increase of nearly
$10,000,000 over August. Imports of gold so far this
year have amounted to $214,408,000, which is 62 per
cent less than the imports in the first nine months of
1921. The Rand output of gold remained practically
the same as in August.
The production of silver in September amounted to
5,325,000 fine ounces. This is a decline of 4.3 per
cent, compared with the output in August, but other
than that it represents the largest production for any
month in almost two years. Imports of silver increased in September and for the nine months of this
year are 20 per cent greater than a year ago. The
price of silver increased slightly both at New York and
at London.
FOREIGN TRADE.
Exports in September were valued at $317,000,000,
an increase of nearly 5 per cent over August, but somewhat less than in September last year. Imports were
reported for only the first 21 days of September—up
to the time the new tariff law went into effect. During
this period imports wrere received to the value of
$232,000,000. It is probable that from $80,000,000
to $100,000,000 more would be added to the September figures if they covered the full calendar month.
Foreign exchange rates declined on the average
during September. The rate on sterling fell off 3 cents,
while small declines occurred in Italian, Belgium, and
Swiss rates. Rates for France and the Netherlands
remained unchanged. Canadian exchange rose to par,
while Argentine and Brazilian rates were lower. The
revised index of foreign exchange compiled by the
Federal Reserve Board fell off one point, standing at
6S, compared to 100 as par.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
•Covers only the first 21 days in September.
TRADE OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Because of the large size of this publication and the
increasing amount of available domestic data, it has
been decided to discontinue the tables on the trade of
foreign countries with the exception of Great Britain
and Canada. An understanding of the movements in
these two latter countries is of particular significance
to domestic trade. Those who wish to follow the trade
of other foreign countries will find the figures given
currently in Commerce Reports, published weekly by
this department.
Trade of the United Kingdom showed a marked
decline in imports in September and an increase in
exports. For the nine months of 1922 British imports
are 12 per cent less than a year ago, while exports are
1.4 per cent greater. Large increases have occurred
in the exports of many important commodities. Coal
exports so far this year are 240 per cent greater than
last year. Iron and steel exports have increased over
100 per cent, while exports of textile manufactures are
from 60 to 70 per cent greater.
Canadian trade declined in both imports and exports
in September compared with the high record of
August. Exports of canned salmon and cheese increased. Wheat exports declined from the August
figure, but they are still considerably larger than a
year ago.
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INDEXES OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING.
In recent numbers of the Survey there have1 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.
I N D E X OF M I N E R A L P R O D U C T I O N .
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1921
I N D E X N U M B E R S OF M I N E R A L P R O D U C T I O N . 1
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Sept.
June.
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July.
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90.6
115.1
3 85.3
83.9
Wool
Cattle and calves
Hogs. .
Sheep
Eggs
Poultry
Fish
1
153.3
91.0
71.1
110.4
92.6
76.4
99.5
119.0
68.6
87.0
101.8
119.2
For complete table and discussion see June (No. 10) issue of the Survey.
I N D E X OF M A R K E T I N G S OF ANIMAL P R O D U C T S .
1
For complete table and discussion see September (No. 13) issue of the Survey.
* Revised.
[Relative monthly marketings 1919=100.]
200
I N D E X OF M I N I N G P R O D U C T I O N . 1
[Relative production, 1909-1913=100.]
1921
1922
Aug.
Sept.
June.
2 103.5
97.2
2 97.3
98.6
106.8
128.4
226.6
2 99.4
2 103.6
113.0
22.4
102.8
61.9
60.0
79.6
202.6
101.0
102.6
93.0
21.9
100.9
60.9
36.3
83.5
252.0
62.8
1.2
2 170.6
99.6
119.3
241.7
49.6
94.3
257.8
47.9
1.6
230.6
95.2
118.4
269.0
59.6
86.0
2 257.4
2 62.9
2.2
230.4
2 105.4
2 129.5
2 266.3
66.6
110.2
250.3
115.3
69.2
171.6
100.0
135.8
280.9
57.7
105.5
Total, excluding lead, gold,
and silver..
2 109.8
102.7
2 101.0
101.9 2 109.8
134.9
Total
Petroleum
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
Iron ore
Copper
Lead...
Zinc
Gold
Silver
1
3
July.
Aug.
Sept.
For complete table and discussion see May (No. 9) issue of the Survey.
Revised.
5
| loo
X
UJ
Q
Z
1919 /
*
100
*—•
"/920*
80 2
\
Z
60
>
O
Z
O
UJ
Q
24
INDEX OF FORESTRY
PRODTTTION.
1
INDEX OF CROP MARKETINGS. 1
[ R e l a t i v e production 1919-= 100.]
[ R e l a t i v e p r o d u c t i o n 1919=100.]
1921
Aug.
1922
Sept.
Yellov." p i n e
97.5
"Western a n d sugar pine a n d :
while fir
"'
109.3 ' 90.9
Douglas f i r . . .
S9.2
91.6
Redwood
112. 5 ! 124. .
Hemlock
09. 0 ' 49. s
Maple, birch, a n d beech
,' 53. 0 i 2s. 3
June. I July, j Aug.
127.1
1
G r a n d total
193.
1
114.9
193.9
129.0
144.2
s7. 0 .
66.2 .
M15.9
124.4
193. 1
99.2
207. 5
66. 7
100. 4 • 172.4
\ " '25. 7
Sept.
115.2 ; 122.6
162.2 j 146.0
132.5
129. 1
145.4
114.9
117.3 i 2 S^. 9
75. 1 i 63. 2
Total l u m b e r .
P u l p wood
Gum.. .
Distilled wood
1921
129.4
138. 3
.
. .
Grand total
Cora
Wheat
Oats
Barlev . .
Rye.".
Rice
Total grains
:
Aug.
Sept.
June.
July.
126. S
152.7
2 75.6
79.4
114.9
163.9
195.9
21*. 0
211.2
82. 5
155.7
160.9
I
243. 8 I 207.8
195.0 I 66.7
9* 7
91 1
65. 7 1 42.2
137.6
45.7
126.0 |
7.3
173. 2
125.5
87 3
29. 5
35. 9
3.5
162.6
192.6
131.7
53.2
353. 2
73. 7
235.4
183.3
116.4
65.6
300.4
149.2
205.
193. 4 !
125.9
177.8
190.2
129 5
33. 3
154.6
74.6
28.1
36.1
115 9
156.9
190.6
2 120.1
62.2
62.9
154 9
30s. 7
307.7
243.3
157. 7
134. 6
107.3 I 181.2 ; 2 IG0.3 I 112.3 i 121.5
179.6
49.8 \
284.2 1
66. 9 i
133. 5 i
659. 8 i
476. 5
325.9 i
1.3 :
2 63.4
418.3
35.3
138.6
725. 2
329.5 i
307.1 i
185.5
502. 8
35.0
746.4
757.9
60.3
187.8
9
•>J. 1
Potatoes (white^
Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes
Onions
Cabbage
Celerv .
1
For complete t a b l e a n d discussion sec A u g u s t ( N o . 12) issue of t h e S u r v e v .
2 Revised.
Total v e g e t a b l e s . . .
INDEX OF FORESTRY PRODUCTION.
[Relative monthly production 1919=100.]
180
180
160
160
140
140
Apples
Peaches
Citrus fruit
Grapes
Pears
Watermelons.
Cantaloupes..
Strawberries..
2
107.4
170.7
8S. 0
117.7
on. 9
4S.8
173.5
256. 6
235.5
193. 2
135. 4
96.1
Total fruits.
D
z IOO
LJ
D
/H9U
Cotton
Cottonseed.
^^hiani—4-^—• h" — i — '
V
\
80
z
I
Ui
Q
z
40
40
80
60
60
20 -
D
100 Z
AVEFRAGEf * *
99.5
Aug.
Sept.
1^. 5
. 9 I - 127.9 j 115.9 ; 124. b ;
,922.
1922
20
Total cotton products
Hay
Tobacco
Flaxseed
Cane sugar
Total miscellaneous.
1
2
59.0
37.0
55.7
I
I
2
147. 5
21.6
499.3
2 54. 3
110.2
17.5
193.4 '
17.5
1 9 8 . 5 ; 128.0
67. S i! 71. 4
662. 0 1
469. 5 „
599. 2
117.2 ' 571.0
1.9
35.1
2 289. 4
44.8
10. 6
167.7
659. 0
511.4
5.6
209. 9
90.0
93.2 j 2 145.1 i
260.4
112.3
157. 2
4*. 2 '
5.1 !
37.4
4.3
132.6
193.3
119.5
41.8 1 2 32. 5
57.8 ; 51.4
64.4 i 58.9
84.4 I 126.6
49.4 ! 25.3
69.2 !
1.5 \
48. 5 I
25.3 i
49.8
2.4
27.5
32.0
61.7
28.9 I
22.3
56.3
52.0 i
25.8 i
141.6
69.7
61.7
2 51.4
4S.3
63.2
76.9
63.8
187.8
22.6
j
For complete table and discussion see July (No. 11) issue of the Survey.
Revised figures.
70.0
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:
August, 1922.—This column gives the August figures corresponding to those for September 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 June
30, 1922.
September, 1922.—In this column are given the figures covering the month of September, or, as in the case of stocks, etc., the situation
on September 30 or October 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 September were available
at the time of going to press (November 7).
Corresponding month, August or September, 1921.—The figures in this column present the situation exactly a year previous to those
in the "September, 1922,'' column (that is, generally September, 1921), but where no figures are available for September, 1922,
the August, 1921, figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the August, 1922, figures. In the case of quarterly figures, this column shows the corresponding quarter of 1921.
Cumulative total through latest month.—These columns set forth, for those items that can properly be cumulated, the cumulative total
for the first nine months of the calendar years 1921 and 1922, respectively, except where the September, 1922, figures are lacking,
in which case the cumulative total for eight months in each year is given.
Percentage increase (-f) or decrease ( — ) cumulative) 1922 from 1921.—This column shows the per cent by which the cumulated total for
the first nine months of 1922 is greater ( + ) or less (—) than the total for the corresponding period of 1921.
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 prewar figures are available, 1919 is usually
taken to avoid using a war year as a basis. In some cases it will be noted 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. If the converse is true the index number will be less than 100. The difference between 100 and any index
number gives at once 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 ( + ) or decrease ( —) September from August.—The last column shows the per cent increase or decrease of the figure
for the last month compared with the preceding month.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end ,
of bulletin.
August,
1922
| Correj sponding
September,
1922
month,
August
or
' Septem
i ber,
1
1921.
TEXTILES.
Wool.
Consumption by textile mills
thous. of lbs..
Receipts at Boston:
Domestic
thous. of lbs..
Foreign
thous. of lbs..
Total
thous. of lbs..
Imports, unmanufactured....... thous. of lbs..
Machinery activity (1st of following month):
Looms, wide
per ct. of hours active..
Looms, narrow... .per ct. of hours active..
Looms, carpet and
rug
,
per ct. of 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 (1st of following month):
Woolen spindles..per ct. of active to 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..
1
57,340 |
49,824
54,771
21,809
20,825
42,635
34,472
8,594
12, 710
21,304
27,892
14, 740
2,288
17,028
14,592
63.6
58.3
72.4
71.3
74.2
72.5
76.8
88.8
85.5
80.9
91.3
93.2
65.5
79.0
97.6
86.2
71.4
88.1
84.0
79.1
92.2
83
85
75
81
65
72
78
i
68
76
91
76
74
79
82
69
Twelve months' average, November, 1920, to October, 1921, inclusive.
(25)
26
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
Percentage
increase
(+ )
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
Corre- ; CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
spond- ;
LATEST MONTH.
ing
I
month, •
August i
or
;
Sept em- |
1921
1922
ber, I
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
|| Perj centage increase
1922
orde: crease
ii ( - ) ,
Sept.
; Aug. Sept.;' June. July. Aug. Sept. from
Aug.
August,
1922
September,
1922
d oils, per l b . .
.316
.316
.155
1913
92
93
196
195
189 ! 189 j
0.0
dolls, per l b . .
dolls, per l b . .
dolls, per y d . .
dolls, per y d . .
.48
1.450
.48
1.450
.815
3.285
.815
3.285
.29
1.150
.885
2.835
1913
1913
1913
1913
127
148
157
184
132
148
157
184
214
184
145
198
218
180
145
198
218
ISO
145
213
218 I
187'!
145
213 I
!
0.0
3.6
0.0
0.0
1913
97
101
105
95
109
103 !-
6.1
197
121
58
245
129
31
73
99
110
84
62
68
91
85
93
42
51
76
88
52
71
38
79
183
73
23
51
|+
|j +
|+
;||+
!
TEXTILES—Continued.
Wool—Continued.
Prices:
Raw wool to producer, all
grades
Unwashed, fine Ohio,
Boston
Worsted yarn
Wool dress goods
Men's suitings
Cotton.
j
3,871,944
4,449, 757
+ 14.9
527,404
495,344
484,718
1,025
1,550
1,597
14,480
273,308
1,065
3,218
2,228
4,628
368,890
1,018
4,312
3,944
6,362
532,839
133,927
4,322,191
226,548
3,864,909
+ 69.2
- 10.6
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
50,068
51,302
62,290
393,871
448,671
-f 13.9
1913
152
168
170
163
135
138
thous. of lbs..
11,006
9,132
7,581
60,735
82,508
+ 35.8
1921
166
113
151
144
164
136
thousands..
mills, of hours..
hours..
32,499
8,033
217
33,297
7,761
209
293,504
292,820
-
1913
109
112
105
106
107
110 | + 2 . 5
j - 3.4
j - 3.7
.211
.219
.420
.065
.107
.200
.215
.412
.066
.108
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
105
109
122
137
118
165
160
160
168
152
170
173
161
173
176
171
188
162
175
166
191
172
188
174
167 - 5.2
168 - 1-8
167 i - 1.9
191 ! + 1.5
176 + 0.9
410,838
322,396
414, 782
574,439
1919
1919
94
117
101
120
105
116
98
21
107
72
108 + 1.0
129 !+ 78.2
doz..
doz..
doz..
of d o z . .
619,200
636,300
823,500
18,900
1,578
620,100
579,600
657,900 1,368,900
663,300
780,300
9,000
11,700
1,726
1,688
110
695
130
35
290
91
777
155
20
105
630
179
39
314
i - 6.4
652
3.4
170 - 5.2
24 | - 3 8 . 1
336 1+ 7.0
thous. of l b s . .
5,982
Consumption, raw
bales..
34,772
210
195
Stocks, raw, end of m o n t h
bales..
32,515
148 I - 28.5
192 ! - 1.6
72 .+ 13.2
dolls, per l b . .
Consumption by textile mills
bales..
Stocks, end of month:
Mills
thous. of bales..
Warehouses
thous. of bales..
Visible supply
thous. of bales..
Imports, unmanufactured
bales..
Exports, unmanufactured
bales..
Manufactured goods:
Cotton cloth exports... .thous. of sq. yds..
Fabric consump. by tire
mfrs
Machinery activity:
SpindlesActive
Total activity
Activity per spindle
Prices:
R a w cotton t o producer
R a w cotton, New York
Cotton y a r n
P r i n t cloth
Sheeting
33,875
7,379
202 I.
I
0.2
+
3.9
107.6
39.5
68.0
35.0
2.5
- 17.0
I
dolls, p e r l b . .
dolls, per l b . .
dolls, p e r l b . .
dolls, p e r y d . .
dolls, per y d . .
:
'
!
;
:
.198 j .
.204
j.
.396 ! .
.058 .
.093 .
170
Fine Cotton Goods.
Production
pieces..
Sales
pieces..
386,929
537,402
3,032,570
3,393,693
3,408,930 l:+ 12.4
2,881,366 'I— 15.1
Knit Underwear.
Production
doz..
Orders received
Shipments
Cancellations
Unfilled orders, end of m o n t h . , . t h o u s .
4,134,600 5,646,700 + 36.6
5,326,200 6,054,300 + 13.7
3,831,300 | 5,924,700 + 54.6
65,700
135,900 + 106.8
1920
3 1920
a 1920
«1920
3 1920
105
101
706 1,356
134
145
15
18
344
159
253
I
Silk.
Imports, raw
5,445
31,229
23,036
7.105
4,230
34,212
36,795
7.644
thous. of lbs..
long tons..
25,747
20,542
40,100
22,145
31,409
350,614
378,498
+
8.0
1909-13
11,760
197,978
181,115
-
8.5
1909-13
thous. of short t o n s . .
8,936
6,658
3,610
21,835
32,615
+ 49.4
1913
thous. of long t o n s . .
thous. of long t o n s . .
1,816
2,532
2,034
2,714
12,232
1,343
18,299
23,519
+ 49.6
+ 69.7
1913
1913
Prices, raw, Japanese, N . Y
37,235
250,585
38,940
263,640
4.6
5.2
5.978
178
166
52
201
144
101
46
214
83
108
58
76
72
82
124
167
167
1913
202
191
U920
184
175
3 1920
1913
37
45
164
148
140
54
194
63
195
210
+
7.6
Burlap and Fiber.
Imports:
Burlap
Fiber (unmanufactured)
118 + 55.7
77 !+ 7.8
METALS.
Iron and Steel.
Iron-ore movement
Production:
Pig iron
Steel ingots
2
Six months' average, July to December, inclusive,
13,858
3
125
- 25.5
+ 12.0
+ 7.2
92
94
71
79
119
113
100
108
Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive.
27
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
September,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1922
(),
Sept.
from
Aug.
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug.
M E T ALS—Continued.
Iron a n d Steel—Continued.
Merchant pig iron:
Production
thous. of long tons..
Sales
thous. of long tons..
Shipments
thous. of long t o n s . .
Unfilled orders
thous. of long tons..
Stocks, merchant
furnaces
thous. of long t o n s . .
Stocks, steel plants
thous. of long tons..
Exports (comparable)
thous. of long t o n s . .
Imports
thous. of long t o n s . .
Unfilled orders, Steel Corp.,
end of month
thous. of long t o n s . .
Foundry production, Ohio, .per ct. of normal.. j
Wholesale prices:
Pig iron—
j
Foundry No. 2,
!
Northern
dolls, per long t o n . .
Basic, Valley
j
furnace
dolls, per long t o n . . i
Steel billets, Bessemer .dolls, per long t o n . .
Iron and steel
dolls, per long t o n . .
Composite pig iron
dolls, per long t o n . .
Composite steel
dolls, per 100 l b s . .
Composite finished steel, dolls, per 100 l b s . .
Structuralsteel beams.. .dolls, per 100 l b s . .
Locomotives.
Shipments:
Total
Domestic
Foreign
Unfilled orders:
Domestic
Foreign
Freight cars:
Orders, domestic
number.. I
number..
number..
i
number..
number..
number..
192
223
296
1,065
221
182
256
108
280
224
1,132
159
45
119
50
151
31
109
76
599
160
95
13
5,950
71.97
6,692
62.68
32.37
1,435
1,181
1,509
2,119 + 47.7
3,095 +162.1
2,922 + 93.6
1914
1914
1914
1914
75
83
111
106
66
74
115
95
51
68
89
82
58
55
77
71
+
-
15.1
18.4
13.5
12.8
1914
1921
1913
1913
84
95
33
37
41
49
77
147
32
38
56
273
21
24
52
188
20
16
48
288
4,561
14.94
1913
U921
77
117
95
245
98
283
101
348
113 + 12.5
303 - 12.9
36.65
22.96
1913
137
143
162
163
202
229 + 13.2
26.600
36.10
39.71
27. 74
2.36
2.29
1.80
32.625
39.50
43.79
32.48
2.51
2.43
2.10
19.125
29.00
35.34
20.99
2.37
2.25
1.90
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
124
115
137
132
144
141
123
130
113
134
136
138
136
123
170
136
140
158
129
130
106
165
136
142
159
130
131
109
181
140
151
180
137
138
116
222
153
166
211
146
146
137
151
130
21
119
113
6
106
51
55
1913
1920
1920
37
61
53
42
111
7
49
118
24
39 - 21.2
103 - 13.1
7 - 71.4
926
109
1,347
116
102
107
1920
1920
55
21
80
23
104
25
151 + 45.5
27 + 6.4
1,620
10,350
550
8,000
126,020
1913
125
130
15
+538.9
160
83,310
115
40,505
110
36,401
267,692
1,101 + 57.5
514,238 + 92.1
1919
1919
47
71
76
133
68
158
49 , - 28.1
77 - 51.3
60
56
94
32
791
119
115
181
61
383
100
101
96
56
348
120
113
110
49
317
105
95
103
238
230
182
140
197
230
143
130
218
237
132
131
93
93
87
89
90
99
89
87
1,841
85
1,156
733
423
1,338 - 2 7 . 3
319 +275.3
760 585 175 -
34.3
20.2
58.6
- 5.0
- 31.1
- 8.4
+ 52.0
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
22.7
9.4
10.3
17.1
6.4
6.1
16.7
Stokers.
number..,
horsepower..;
Finished I r o n a n d Steel.
Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized:
80.4
Production
per ct. of capacity..
87.2
75.4
Shipments
per ct. of capacity..
82.2
75.0
Sales
per ct. of capacity..
67.0
150.3
Unfilled orders
per ct. of capacity..
144.9
8.4
Unsold stocks
per ct. of capacity..
7.3
Steel barrels:
Shipments
barrels.. 244,271 206,448
37.0
Production
per ct. of capacity..
41.2
322,632
Unfilled orders
barrels.. 309,044
Structural steel, sales
long tons.. :ioii6,820 aolll,420
43.6
41.0
57.0
94.8
18.2
117,112
16.6
240,616
85,995
924,394 1, 723,763 + 86.5
489,174 1,773,060 +262. 5
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
917
1921
1921
1921
1913
139
132
105
66
1913
1913
1913
21
59
75
111
104
123
51
365
-7.5
- 8.0
+ 11.8
+ 4.1
+ 15.1
184
-I0.5
213
138
124
Copper.
Production
Exports
"W holesale price, electrolytic
thous. of lbs.. ol00,838
thous. of lbs..
62,612
dolls, per l b . .
. 138
95,665
58,167
.138
20,927
60,170
.120
406,471
428, 724
J77,367 !+ 66.6
+ 32.9
87
94
83
87
-
5.1
7.1
0.0
a4 Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
5
Very large percentage increase,
aa Revised.
Revised.
CM These figures are recomputed to a normal capacity of the industry previously estimated at 180,000 tons, in order to make them comparable with figures compiled by
the Structural Steel Society prior to April, 1922. The plant capacity, as shown by the Census Bureau summary of reporting firms, since April, is considerably higher, being
218,155 tons for 137 firms reporting in September.
28
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
September,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
ncrease
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATESf MONTH.
1921
1922
(+)
or decrease
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
cumulative
1922
from
1921
Percentage increase
1922
or decrease
Sept!
from
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. Aug.
1921.
1921.
METALS—Continued.
Zinc.
Production
.
Stocks, end of month
Receipts, St. Louis
Shipments, St. Louis
Price, slab, prime western
thous. of lbs..
. . . .thous. of lbs..
thous. of lbs..
thous. of lbs..
dolls, per l b . .
62,846
43,258
13,355
22,364
.066
66,268
37,612
11,791
16,882
.069
28,734
162,270
17,585
25,402
.048
long tons..
thous. of lbs..
dolls, per l b . .
2,806
8,219
.325
1,236
7,379
.323
1,756
5,796
.268
Receipts, St. Louis
thous. of lbs..
Shipments, St. Louis
thous. of lbs..
Wholesale price, pig, desilverized, dolls, per lb..
16,112
12,284
.059
19,245
10,935
.062
thous. of short tons..
thous. of short tons..
thous. of short tons..
thous. of short tons..
22,328
161
539
1,794
mills, of kw. hours..
315,856
106,263
165,110
501,394
+ 58. 7
163,423 + 53.8
198,197 + 20.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
51
213
27
64
80
50
200
64
89
81
99
73
101
83
98
110
70
61
46
103
109
53
48
79
113
1913
1913
1913
95
54
59
95
61
60
128
131
70
196
133
70
152
86
72
67 — 56.0
77 - 10.2
72 — 0.6
115
46
43
59
118
+
5.4
— 13.1
- 11.7
- 24.5
+ 4.5
Tin.
Stocks, end of month
Imports
Wholesale price, pig tin
34,084
94,030 +175.9
11,098
4,553
.046
92,707
44,563
157,179 + 69.5
81,117 + 82.0
1913
1913
1913
256
56
100
203
52
105
369
129
133
265
80
131
294
140
133
351 + 19.4
125 — 11.0
140 + 5.1
40,964
4,979
606
2,244
a 35,893
a 7,385
289
1,423
302,804
267,629 - 11.6
27,178 - 60.8
4,790 + 12.8
19,703 + 35.3
1913
1913
1913
1913
89
98
9
131
90
97
10
134
56
1
16
244
43
2
16
235
56
2
19
169
103 + 83.5
(5)
65
22 + 12.4
212 + 25.1
4,063
4,056
3,375
29,815
34,329
+ 15.1
1919
105
104
118
119
125
125
426
29
26
1,175
89
1,212
287
17,482
— 64.5
— 64.8
18
200
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
154
130
25
110
100
24
49
14
40
33
6
35
6,208
1,139
255
38
39
10
36
107 +175.8
31 +207.9
48 + 34.6
6.64
5.92
12.80
7.39
5.04
11.13
4.10
2.37
3.19
1913
1913
1913
186
197
115
186
193
131
232
273
277
245
380
441
302
481
525
336 + 11.3
410 - 14.9
456 - 13.0
9.22
10.83
6.92
1913
178
144
184
185
192
225
15.33
14.79
13.34
1913
192
191
189
189
220
212 - 3 . 5
45,246
273,264
49,610
6,465
11,367
1.25
1,572
36,508
172,874
41,574
9,139
17,634
1.00
788
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
198
162
195
226
220
244
221
821
259
107
60
176
165
191
616
817
107
49
786
241
104
225
249
232
707
791
206
113
225
259
230
565
642
134
107
219 260 +
227 —
436 526 134
99 -
Lead.
FUEL AND POWER.
Coal and
Production:
Bituminous coal
Anthracite coal
Beehive coke
By-product coke
Public-utility
electric power
Coke.
69,302
4,246
14,558
- 0 . 2
Coal and Coke.
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..
Coke, Connellsville.. .dolls, per short ton..
Retail prices:
Bituminous, Chicago.dolls, per short ton..
Anthracite, chestnut,
New York
dolls, per short ton..
3,235
+ 27.5
+ 17.5
Petroleum.
Crude petroleum:
Production
thous. of bbls.. a 46,521
Stocks, end of month
thous. of bbls.. a 271,901
Consumption
thous. of bbls
a 50,141
Imports
thous. of bbls
a 8,385
Shipments from Mexico
thous. of bbls..
13,868
Price, Kansas-Oklahoma.. .dolls, per bbl..
1.25
Oil wells completed
number..
1,709
Gasoline:
Production
thous. of gals.. 549,958
Exports
.
...thous. of gals..
36,010
Domestic consumption
thous. of gals.. 583,688
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gals.. 703,738
Kerosene oil:
Production
. thous. of gals.. 184,383
Stocks
thous. of gals.. 285,520
a Revised.
44,846
354,263
405,616
+ 14.5
i
386,116
86,925
127,396
419,214
101,858
149,020
+ 8.6
+ 17.2
+ 17.0
11,853
13,303
+ 12.2
431,577
35,055
503,513
567,646
3,424,761 3,947,313
447,993
396,834
2 959 961 3,456,453
+ 15.3
+ 12.9
+ 16.8
1919
1919
1919
1919
131
156
176
120
126
114
153
109
159
176
177
175
173
191
198
164
167
117
204
149
143,652
389,893
1,263,100
1,432,512
+ 13.4
1919
1919
74
130
79
124
89
106
99
108
94
95
146
2.7
0.5
1.1
22.9
18.0
0.0
8.0
+ 24.5
29
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
September,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
Percentage
increase
(+ )
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
1921
1922
(+)
or decrease
(-),
Sept.
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. from
Aug.
FUEL AND POWER—Continued.
Petroleum—Continued.
Gas and fuel oil:
Production
Stocks
Lubricating oil:
Production
Stocks
thous. of gals..
thous. of gals
944,289
366,612
thous. of gals..
thous. of gals..
88,824
220,668
784,450 6,376,606
1,243,446
7,003,062
66,473
242,530
573,256
955,511
947,471
1,151,557 -1-20.5
1,142,439 + 20.6
101,603
630,298
10.0
142
172
151
114
141
130
140
126
137
61
85
108
100
123
115
125
97
103
108
122
104
91
116
102
82
85
110
82
116
+
6.8
5.2
19.2
41.4
102
101
99
309
96
97
96
355
107
107
98
327
106
107
96
281
-
1.4
0.3
2.1
14.1
111
112
460
81
105
107
439
59
116
117
446
54
109
110
363
64
||jj+
5.9
5.9
18.6
18.5
114
83
65
125
100
111
114
0.3
79 ||- 5.5
10.9
72
0.1
125
2.7
103
9.6
122
1919
1919
123
161
1919
1919
94
150
143
PAPER AND PRINTING.
Wood Pulp.
Mechanical:
Production.
Consumption and shipment..
Stocks, end of month
Imports
Chemical:
Production
Consumption and shipment..
Stocks, end of month
Imports
short
.short
short
short
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
109,870
139,935
157,515
13,545
102,350
132,667
127,198
19,153
66,965
95,894
137,672
28,958
131,736 + 29.7
1919
1919
1919
1909-13
short
.short
short
short
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
172, 700
171,898
52,442
83,562
170,329
171,452
51,319
71,748
126,514 1,067,095 1,450,242 + 35.9
131,174 1,061,336 1,450,766 + 36.7
48, 782
65,206
2S8.793
652,022 + 125.8
1919
1919
1919
1909-13
75
77
99
173
133,236
134,490
SI, 7S0
1,940
125,402 |! 98,898
126,494 I. 95,785
66,570 j 72,004
2,299
1,117
1919
1919
1913
1913
89
88
405
35
83
393
31
260,111
19,902
5,642
193,623
40,944
157,655
260,923
18,810
6,255
193,812
42,046
172,802
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
107
113
60
120
62
93
109
126
60
121
61
99
60
107
75
118
101
88
59
110
S3
! 112
3.522
3.500
3.643
3.504
3.510
3.660
4.886
4.3S8
4.185
1919
1919
1919
128
131
120
131
120
98
96
96
81
95
95
83
95
96
85
94 - 0.5
96 - 0.3
85 n
0.5
87,922
37,473
87,7S2
36,717
62,416
35,586
82
112
110
131
98
122
115
118
115 I- 0.2
116 - 2.0
Newsprint Paper.
Production
short tons
Shipments
short tons..
Imports
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 lbs..
Contract, Canadian
dolls, per 100 lbs.
Spot market, domestic, .dolls, per 100 lbs..
Other 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 (total printing)
short
tons..
tons..
tons..j 195,115
59,627
tons..
tons..
tons..
74,315
62,444
tons..j 33,081
tons..I 37,889
|
tons..; 635,107
tons.. | 264,480
3,288
tons..
910,870 1,069,619
17.4
905,392 1,074,743 + 18.7
562,701
714,648 + 27.0
13,275
21,366 + 60.9
248,461
30,241
5,229
187,872
25,119
140, 758 1,293,167
1,485,400 + 14.!
509,511
707,500 + 38.9
1919
1919
198,248 ; 100,207 1,161,527
57,899 |! 58,962
1,575,000 + 35.6
1919
1919
85
116
99
108
113
123
102
118
120
110
122 +
106 -
'0,329 \\ 59,095
456,332
54,843
56,313 j.
009,519 + 33.6
1919
1919
97
115
102
103
118
130
113
127
128
114
122 - 5 . 4
100 - 12.2
204,678 + 58.1
1919
1919
66
103
72
98
109 ; 97
105
102
115
103
110 - 4.5
98 - 4 . 4
623,088 || 477,926 j 3,769,749 5,124,748 + 35.
249,516
272,807
32,199 + 1.1
31,842
3,624
1,948
1919
1919
1919
86
115
18
93 j 115 107
114
123 117
30
24
13
123
111
21
121
104
5.7
23 + 10.2
2 1919
70
116
132
142 + 7.4
- 1.0
31,576
36,213
20,555 I 167,3
35,994
1.6
2.9
Paper Boxes.
Corrugated board:
Production (Container
Club)
thous. of sq.ft.. 141,097
Production**
thous. of sq. ft.. 115,582
Machinery activity . . .per cent of normal.. i
72
* Six months' average, July to December inclusive
151,516
113,749
78
83,548
54
519,135 1,055,246 + 103.3
78
120
1
f> Figures furnished by the National Association of Corrugated and Fiber Box Manufacturers.
30
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
September,
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
(
t>
or decrease
(-)
1921
1922
378,113
491,155
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
(
1922
1921
t>
or decrease
Sept.
from
Aug.
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
PAPER AND PRINTING-Continued.
Paper Boxes—Continued.
Solid fiber board:
Production (Container
Club)
thous. of sq. ft..
Production^
thous. of sq. ft..
Machinery activity
per cent of normal..
Folding boxes:
Production
per cent of capacity..
New orders
per cent of capacity..
Labels:
Production
per cent of capacity..
New orders
per cent of capacity..
68,172
34,406
96
61,841
35,381
80.3
72.4
74.1
66.2
98.6
89.6
68.0
<*94.1
47,361
1919
106
94
95
114
134
122 - 9.3:
+ 2.8
48.9
65.4
1921
1921
110
111
107
137
156
168
155
180
175
151
161 138 -
57.0
61.4
1921
1921
138
126
146
139
163
243
176
203
253
213
230 - 9.1
154 - 27.7
Sept., 1920 84
1918
86
1918
83
1918
150
80
92
82
151
137
76
116
102
132
87
123
109
145
+ 29.9
81
8.0
8.4
Printing.
Activity, weighted
index
Paper purchases, quantities.. .index
Paper purchases, value
index
Sales
index
number.
number.
number..
number..
109
RUBBER.
Crude:
Imports
thous. of lbs..
Consumption by tire mfrs.. .thous. of lbs..
Wholesale price, Para, N. Y . .dolls, per l b . .
Tires:
ProductionPneumatic
thousands..
Solid
thousands..
Inner tubes
thousands..
Domestic shipmentsPneumatic
thousands..
Solid
thousands..
Inner tubes
thousands..
Stocks, end of m o n t h Pneumatic
thousands..
Solid
thousands..
Inner tubes
thousands..
34,546
19,476
0.174
257,255
159,804
470,589 + 82.9
249,238 + 56.0
0.176
44,345
28,051
0.171
1913
1921
1913
343
171
20
358
109
22
528
221
21
157
21
563
188
22
459 - 18.4
157 - 16.9
21 - 2.8
2,905
84
3,808
2,505
83
3,501
1,929
37
3,275
16,295
294
20,062
22,633 + 38.9
538
83.0
27,087 + 35.0
1921
1921
1921
167
158
196
106
106
145
156
187
139
136
202
136
160
238
169
138 - 13.8
234 - 1.2
155 - 8.1
3,030
69
4,220
2,502
68
3,559
2,048
50
2,646
17,869
408
21,428
21,319 + 19.3
492
20.6
26,335 + 22.9
1921
1921
1921
152
152
166
107
114
115
164
144
173
141
137
158
159
158
184
131 - 17.4
152 - 1.4
155 - 15.7
4,629
190
5,207
4,612
200
5,165
3,341
162
3,828
1921
1921
1921
93
94
80
79
70
84
120
74
135
115
76
124
110
82
114
109 - 0.4
87 + 5.3
113 - 0.8
186,562
18,843
144,669
13,648
1919
1919
121
50
105
52
190
99
81
180
92
135 - 25.1
71 - 22.1
26,288
30,322
8,754
19,002
13,840
2,959
91
35
63
158
78
168
139
72
150
157
94
215
126 - 19.9
77 - 17.5
186 I;- 13.3
54,332
33,739
AUTOMOBILES.
Production:
Passenger cars
number.. a249,225
Trucks
number.. o24,200
Shipments:
32,814
By railroad
carloads..
36,754
Driveaways
number of machines..
10,090
By boat
number of machines..
1,696,341
178,886
151,096
113,446
18,494
250,852 + 66.0
214,743 ,+ 89.3
44,826 + 142.4
1920
1920
1920
i
GLASS AND OPTICAL GOODS.
i
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..
41.1
2S.7
33.1
55.1
43.7
42. G
34.0
22.6
26.2
a Revised.
t> Figures furnished by the National Association of Corrugated aud Fiber Box Manufacturers.
s Twelvemonths' average, May, 1921, to April, 1922, inclusive.
1919
50
50
79 +
6 1921
6 1921
6 1921
71
41
54
93
62
73
132
108
114
101
76
93
112
79
93
150 + 33.9
121 + 53.2
119 + 28.0
1913
1919
179
27
218
35
277
29
210 252
31
30
285 + 13.1
46 ji+ 53.3
73
1.3
31
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
i
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
September,
1922
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MUJNTrt.
1921
1922
Percentag
increase
(+)
or decrease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
1922
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
! PERIOD.
Percentage in1
crease
or decrease
June. July.
Aug. Sept.
Sept.
from
Aug.
Aug. Sept.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
Building Costs.
Building materials:
Frame house
Brick house
Building costs
Concrete factory costs
Hotel building costs
Loft offipp Imildinc posts
Subdivided office building
costs
ji
index
index
index
index
index
index
number..
number.
number
number..
number
number
i
1
!
1913
1913
1913
1914
193
160
168
1913
1913
index number
1913
167
Construction and Losses.
"BnilfiiTijy volmnp
181
184
173
174
193 |+
197 +
189 +
192 +
189
193
185
190
2.1
2.1
2.2
1.1
i
I
163 i 159
I
index number
Contracts awarded, floor space:
7,793
Business buildings -,
thous. of sq. ft..
11,262
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
23,712
Residential buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
5,228
Educational buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
1,712
Hospitals and institutions.thous. of sq. ft..
270
Public buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Social and recreational
2,555
buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
Religious and memorial
1,337
buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
54,019
Grand total
thous. of sq. ft..
Contracts awarded, value:
38,122
Business buildings
thous. of dolls..
67,374
Industrial buildings
thous. of dolls..
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls.. 100,883
32,055
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls..
9,383
Hospitals and institutions, .thous. of dolls..
2,603
Public buildings
thous. of dolls..
49,825
Public works and utilities, .thous. of dolls..
Social and recreational
12,446
buildings
thous. of dolls..
Religious and memorial
8,889
buildings
thous. of dolls..
Grand total
thous. of dolls.. 322,007
21,580
Fire losses
thous. of dolls..
188
157
164
166
178
181
170
171
161
166
1913
1
60.4
1919
92.7 j 1919
67.3
1919
52.5
1919
6.1
1919
17.7
1919
;
94 ! U4 ! jg7
118
154
129
111
34
156
425
234
281
95
54
121
360
379
263
84
88
118
273
465
157
98 i+ 16.4
36 - 59.4
114 j - 2.8
190 - 30.3
194 - 58.3
115 ' - 26.7
i
47,508
24,746
138,023
30,642
198
7,174
2,706
21,709
4,238
1,987
501
8,723
2,357
230,873
46,740
9,252
2,774
1,855
1,990
13,869
15,944
1,035
44,275
1,222
41,702
45,907
26,385
101,428
21,214
9 ; 074
4,569
23,059
3,644
714
76,224
47,692
+
+
!
+
+
+
+
75 j 78
21
18
89 j 108
233 ! 221
239
540
87
291 |
+ 15.0
1919
128
157 ! 255
113
202
147
- 27.4
7,273
273,677
10,326 + 42.0
440,589 + 61.0
1919
1919
204
76
275 | 360
89 ! 130
323
111
301
116
233
95
- 22.6
- 18.0
248,264
122,658
596,974
188,146
54,096
17,764
369,813
408,4.58
248,812
994,039
258,600
64,696
27,622
468,299
+ 64.5
+ 102.9
+ 66.5
+ 37.4
+ 19.6
+ 55.4
+ 26.6
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
104
25
114
281
148
133
107
122
26
135
266
364
234
85
152
130
47
75
193
154
444
409
172
338
216 1,237
138
189
113
158
143
322
287
233
119
136
62
143
213
163
118
120
+ 20.4
- 60.8
5,331
1,325
50,379
41,259
11,283
95,303
26,459
11,878
2,620
35,414
+
+
1.0
33.8
43.1
49.0
1.1
12,005
11,693
89,104
96,695
+
8.5
1919
122
168
200
146
179
172
-
3.5
7,259
271,493
41,515
7,778
246,186
25,502
48,049
1,746,460
249,614
70,234
+ 46.1
1919
1919
1919
198
103
115
249
323
284
232
163
150
114
340
160
108
164
96
126
185
- 18.3
- 15.7
+ 92.3
3,943,411 + 22.9
1917
1917
1913
94
89
141
93
86
155
118
80
198
105
80
196
113
81
200
105
88
215
- 7.1
+ 8.1
+ 7.2
3,961,345
3,781,695
+ 59.4
+ 45.4
1917
1917
1913
94
113
114
97
98
114
140
160
147
136
138
158
136
133
179
137
129
212
414,858
367,117
394,134
+ 20.9
+ 62.6
+ 77.5
1918
1918
1918
129
119
116
113
105
121
133
163
147
105
105
110
132
149
169
126;
154 :
134
431,000
310,975
+ 48. 5
+ 61.0
1918
1918
1918
132
113
151
112
115
122
177
167
130
170
127
145
250
214
161
73,617
69,962
+ 19.2
+ 32.4
1917
1917
1917
31
62
72
51
43
58
63
50
43
2,640,203 + 51.1
292,623 + 17.2
115
Lumber.
Southern pine:
391,948 3,290,241
Production
M ft. b. m . . 479,138 445,258
Stocks end of month
Mft. b . m . . 1,117,534 1,207,900 1,183,042
46.12
49.45
35.79
Price, " B " a n d better, dolls, per Mft. b.m..
Douglas fir:
477,222
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m . . 475,878
337,973 2,484,886
415,442
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m . . 430,215
316,486 2,601,723
Price, No. 1 common .dolls, per M ft. b. m . .
16.50
19.50
10.50
California redwood:
343,014
42,721
47,312
49,335
Production
M ft. b. m . .
225,784
Shipments
M ft. b. m . .
42,517
43,903
29,817
35,024
Orders received
M ft. b. m . .
222,009
48,661
38,509
California white pine:
290,305
69,240
Production
M ft. b. m . . 131,500
193,175
36,150
Shipments
M ft. b.-m..
68,128
403,083
Stocks
M ft. b. m . . 430,529
MicMgan softwood:
10,901
Production
M ft. b. m . .
61,751
10,836
5,403
8,882
52,821
Shipments
. M ft. b. m . .
9,345
11,048
45,798
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m . .
53,607
75,431
I
j
1
37 :
41
74
71
48
47
:
+ 0.3
- 3.4
+ 18.2
- 4.1
+ 3.3
- 20.9
1
63 + 1.0
53 + 5.2
50 + 17.0
32
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
September,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
MONTH.
1921
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
! or decrease
(-)
cumulative
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
from
1921.
1921
Percentage increase
1922
or decrease
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
Sept.
from
Aug.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION—Con.
Lumber—Continued.
Michigan hardwood:
Production
M ft. b. m.,
Shipments
M ft. b. m..
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m.,
Western pine:
Production
M ft. b. m .
Shipments
M ft. b. m .
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m .
North Carolina pine:
Production
M ft. b. m .
Shipments
Mft. b. m.
Northern pine:
LumberProduction
M ft. b. m.
Shipments
M ft. b. m .
LathProduction
M ft. b. m .
Shipments
M ft. b. m.
Northern hemlock:
Production
M ft. b. m.
Shipments
Mft. b. m.
Northern hardwood:
Production
M ft. b. m .
Shipments
M ft. b. m .
Exports, planks, scantling, joists. .M ft. b. m .
12,575
16,073
121,257
13,057
13,100
122,956
6,815
9,708
177,676
132,534
68,670
119,117 - 10.1
103,149 ||+ 50.2
1917
1917
1917
51
33
59
44
40
57
45
51
54
+ 3.8
- 18.4
+ 1.4
175,630
161,840
796,220
84,984
176,195
133,116
91,996
925,412 1,101,300
710,805
637,298
1,069,499 + 50.4
1,208,248 + 89.5
1917
1917
1920
92 I 75
145
82 ! 83
158
127 | 125 86
125
141
90
155
147
90
+ 0.3
- 17.7
+ 16.2
162
166
160
186
161 |+ 1.2
190 ;+ 2.1
109 ,| 163 154
80 'I 116 114
163
130
131 - 19.7
112 - 13.3
207
214
197
345
160 - 18.8
345
0.0
90
108
77
85
69
81
.1
66 | 29 j 90
86 ! 96 ! 160
59 ! 56!
85
75
162
65
80
170
69
54,600
59,930
55,230
61,180
32,396
30, 758
236,936
472,290 + 99.3
222, 712 I 458,580 + 105.9
1913
1913
65,741
64,980
52,803
56,363
43,767
39,920
345,092
218,634
442,544
432,298
+ 28.2
+ 97.7
1920
1920
134
62
18,877
21,936
15,324
21,948
16, 795
12,708
86,179
95,364
126,143
106,774
+ 46.4
+ 12.0
1920
1920
134 : 175 j 212
261 I 200 i 171
26,112
29,570
25,073
32,333
15,705
25,544
172,382
146,492
220,192
236,506
+ 27.7
+ 61.4
1913
1913
22,522
43,103
123,233
20,412
39,080
106,943
8,196
24,377
100,585
315,473
142,164
821,610
243,979
295,808
1,201,690
- 22.7
+ 108.1
+ 46.3
1913
1913
1909-13
198,432
207,526
207,095
+102.0
+ 98.9
98.6
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
235 I 223 I j 352 361
261 | 280 11 477 404
250
273 ! 401 350
393
371 225
230
134
132 530 492
97,175 + 45.8
105,208 + 58.9
109,049 + 52.4
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
84
80
75
202
28
24,641 I 288,017 ! 391,970 + 36.1
46.1
25,931 | 257,421 | 376,007
141,017 !
187,485
432,710 H + 130.8
25,512
27,033
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
52
49
52
51 ,
103 , 102
47
50 ;
29
29 i
89,864 + 83.1
1919
1919
1919
27
27
100
1919
1919
1919
41920
1913
1913
92 ;
89 !
158
163
61 | 42
59 | 70
67
89
-4.0
+9.3
72
-9.4
154
-9.2
60 - 13.2
Flooring.
Oak flooring:
Production
M ft.
Shipments
M ft.
Orders booked
M ft.
Stocks, end of month
M ft.
Unfilled orders, end of month.M ft.
Maple flooring:
Production
M ft.
Shipments
Mft.
Orders booked
M ft.
Stocks, end of month
M ft.
Unfilled orders, end of month.M ft.
b.
b.
b.
b.
b.
m.
m.
m.
m..
m..
27,669
27,037
25,971
21,054
37,173
23,903
25,672
21,991
21,120
35,957
14,900
15,837
16,667
33,415
9,552
98,220
104,316
104, 290
b.
b.
b.
b.
b.
m..
m..
m..
m..
m..
13,047
14,002
11,950
23,272
22,668
7,510
12, 518
9,472
12, 705
9,632
12,093
28,893
23,111
22,397 ! 10,868
66,641
66, 205
71,555
Brick.
Clay fire brick:
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..
Fnce brick:
Production
thousands..
Stocks, in sheds and kilns
thousands..
Unfilled orders
thousands..
Shipments
thousands..
Prices:
Common red, New York.dolls, per thous..
Common salmon, Chicago, dolls, per thous..
51,828
49,075
162,876
52,300
74,399
48,839
52,693
156,899
59,771
79,511
9,666
11,687
35, 743
12,861
11,332
37,108
4,633
3,883
42,341
49,075
40,969
90, 763 + 121.5
46,849
91,339
75,825
46, 710
51,674
100,559
80,886
43,621
41,06ti
125,850
40,387
34,848
297,062
402,711 + 35.6
19.00
8.72
16.75
8.80
15.25
8.46
* Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive.
244,463
372, 716 + 52.5
75 i | 118 104
109
80 121
68 ;i 98
78
187 !j 173 159
28 i; 69
65
358 j|- 13.6
415
427 |!- 5.0
450
425 360 - 15.3
234 - 235 ;+ 0.3
513
496 " i; — 3.3
130
118
84
151
59
li
125
107
85
150
58
96
104
113
116
85
ij|||+
|j_
||-
4.1
9.3
1.2
0.7
1.2
95
90
111
112
61
114
108
72
117
102
79
33
28
101
82
76
93
81
89
90
69
83
86
118
160
55
128
91
141
47
108
132
133
104
175
116
123
105
156
104
102
88
144
114
113
94
135
225
172
232
171
307
178
307
186
290
177
255 - 11.8
178 + 0.9
- 5.8
+ 7.4
- 3.7
+ 14.3
+ 6.9
91 + 33.1
81 - 3.0
89
3.8
+ 10.3
+ 10.1
+ 6.7
-6.4
33
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
September,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
Septem-
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
(+)
BASE
YEAR
OR
192l'
1922
or decrease
PERIOD.
1922
from
1921.
1922
1921
Percentage increase
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
Sept.
from
Aug.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION—Con
Cement.
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
Price, Portland
thous. of bbls.
thous. of bbls.
thous. of bbls.
dolls, per bbl.
11,664
14,361
<*5, 746
1.64
11,424
12,444
4,723
1.75
10,027
11,329
6,953
1.59
78,435
22,775
82,536
75,766
21,195
79,722
54,377 | 344,823
31,474
57,024
345,489
94,219
58,483
98,765
88,161
52,826
99,232
66,328 | 520,640
118,272
492,164
67,381
1,047,972 + 112.9
95,235
59,400
102,617
90,456
58,034
112,951
73,101
127,822
77,359
576,344
827,437 + 43.6
42,634
59,088
56,516
47,450
49,975
57,813
37,268
94,134
38,359
299,043
275,088
227
72,307
74,045
81,563 + 12.8
88,684 + 19.8
1913
1913
1913
1913
133
131
147
151
152
167
152
182
187
194
74
62
96
75
51
170
159
158
158
163
1919
1919
1919
163
157
75
82
238
90
204
227
71
54
184
142
1919
1919
1919
135
92
145
85
92
224
49
221
1919
1919
1919
134
134
197
103 |
102
66
125
132
532,077 + 93.4
1919
1919
1919
1,308
4,329 +231.0
149 2.1
168 ! - 13.3
42 - 17.8
173 + 6.7
Sanitary Ware.
Baths, enamel:
Orders shipped
number.
Stocks
number.
Orders received
number.
Lavatories, enamel:
Orders shipped
number.
Stocks
number.
Orders received
number.
Sinks, enamel:
Orders shipped
number.
Stocks
number.
Orders received
number.
Miscellaneous, enamel:
Orders shipped
number.
Stocks
number.
Orders received
number.
Sanitary pottery:
Orders received., .number pieces per kiln.
737
633,752 + 83.8
819,779 + 137.3
802,732 + 54.2
553,368 1,093,086 + 97.5
398,013 + 33.1
118
219
50
114
- 3.4
- 6.9
-3.4
184
45
151
206
42
134
193
38
135
-6.4
- 9.7
+ 0.5
174
166
47
46
189
160
56
141
131
118
92
171
142
83
79
177
1919
53
1919
1919
81
50
116
89
81 j
117
- 5.0
- 2.3
128 + 11.1
147
150
74
135
167
63
138
+ 11.3
- 15.4
+ 2.3
97
129
171
205
+ 19.4
108
70
106
114
105
117
135
+ 2.7
+ 99.5
140
91
194
118
Abrasive Paper and Cloth.
Domestic sales
reams.
Foreign sales
reams.
77,838
6,184
79,945
12,338
54,929
4,540
391,850
36,592
643,614 + 64.3
67,693 + 85.0
59,881
6,229
37,192
5,540
8,841
50,587
6,689
30,220
4,369
7,144
32,806
5,427
16,327
6,772
3,222
268,958
38,076
143,967
43,951
34,500
358,763
32,384
208,246
56,155
42,926
342,500
259,982
54,282
28,236
349,648
267,232
56,229
26,187
386,430
301,094
53,821
31,515
1921
1921
1921
1921
.201
.182
.213
.183
.141
.160
1913
1913
76
U,509
30,629
7
130,103
22,822
76,067
U,491
31,934
7
131,265
25,266
73,170
1,507
20,683
49,507
25,683
67,545
1919
1919
1919
1921
1921
1921
86
143
51
105
105
121
177,672
407,794
174,682
413,250
193,043
408,038
1921
1921
97,873
165,277
97,555
164,191 |
112,462
177,126
1921
1921
HIDES AND LEATHER.
Hides.
Imports:
Total hides and skins
thous. of lbs..
Calfskins
thous. of lbs.
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs..
Goat skins
thous. of lbs..
thous. of lbs..
Sheep skins
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..
Prices:
Green salted, packer's heavy
native steers
dolls, per l b . .
Calfskins, country No. 1
dolls, per l b . .
Leather.
Production:
Sole
thous. of backs, bends, and sides.
Skivers
doz
Oak and union harness
stuffed sides..
Finished sole and belting
thous. of lbs..
Finished upper
thous. of sq. ft..
Stocks, end of month:
Sole and belting
thous. oflbs..
Upper
thous. of s q . f t . .
Stocks, in process of tanning:
Sole and belting
----thous. oflbs..
Upper
thous. of s q . f t . .
+
+
+
+
33.4
14.9
44.6
27.8
24.4
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
105
63
81
123
107
!
- 15.5
+ 7.4
158 - 18.7
53 - 21.1
135
19.2
138
92
93
53
125
59
100
28
68
167
79
77
92
83
79
77
92
73
79
77
93
86
81
79
96
80
2.1
2.8
3.6
7.3
99
109
116
97
97
6.0
0.5
98
i
12,771
142,258
496,763
222,211
486,407
12,999
192,203
861,275
217,235
633,958
+
+
\+
+
1.8
35.1
73.4
2.2
30.3
!
l
j
• ;
:
[
\\
I|
!
95 I
95!
91 I
106
72
138
112
74 I
79
137
110
52
101
100
100
92
92
116
113
92
108 ! 131
100
97
100
96
103
96 1 92
102 !
98
106
101
108
97
99 j 101
126
1.2
4.6
0.9
10.7
3.8
1.7
1.3
100
0.3
0.7
a Revised.
7
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
variation rather than the absolute variation in the figures, and hence show the trend of the movement irrespective of the change in the number of firms reporting.
15566°—22
3
34
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
DATA.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
August
or
Septem-
September,
1922
ordecumulative
1921
INDEX
Percentageincrease
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
from
1921.
1922
192l'
NUMBERS.
1921
Percentage increase
1922
or decrease
(-)
Sept.
from
Aug. Sept.! June. July. Aug. Sept.
Aug.
i
HIDES AND LEATHER—Continued.
Lea ther—C ontinued.
Exports:
Sole
thous. of lbs..
Upper
thous. of sq. ft..
Prices:
Sole, hemlock, middle No. 1. .dolls, per lb..
Chromecalf, " B " grades, .dolls, per sq. ft..
Leather Products.
Belting sales:
Quantity
thous. of lbs.,
Amount
thous. of dolls..
Boots and shoes:
Production
thous. of pairs..
Exports
thous. of pairs.
Wholesale p r i c e s Men's black calf, blucher,
Massachusetts
dolls, per pair.
Men's dress welt, tan calf,
St. Louis
dolls, per pair.
Women's black kid, Goodyear
welt, St. Louis
dolls, per pair.
1,064
6,478
858
>,438
858
3,822
.350
.350
.465
.340
.435
591
967
475
797
28,077
434
28,961
421
417
6.50
6.40
7.00
4.60
4.81
5.00
8,650
27,311
12,954 + 49.8
60,328 ! + 120.9
312 ;
525 '
7,777 I
3,843
- 50.C
1913
1913
- 19.4
-0.6
1913
1913
121
195
1919
1919
48
121
195
124 | 124
161 i 161
128
158
124
173
0.0
6.9
71
- 19.6
- 17.6
84 i 102
46
52
105 + 3.1
50 - 3.0
42
1919
1913
129
50
1913
225
225 I
209
209
209
205 -
1913
158
158
145
145
145
152
1913
167
167
138
138
138
141 +
1920
1920
1920
1920
24
24
23
82
29
31
29
81
62
107
72
75
74
112
70
76
73
111
130
115
250
73
115
98
1.5
+ 4.6
j
4.15
5.00
4.23
1.9
CHEMICALS.
Production:
Acetate of lime
thous. of lbs.,
Wood alcohol
galls.
Consumption, wood, carbonized
cords.
Stocks, wood
cords.
Imports:
Potash
long tons.
Nitrate of soda
long tons.
Exports:
Sulphuric acid
thous. of lbs.
Dyes and dyestuffs
thous. of dolls.
Total fertilizer
long tons.
Price index numbers:
Crude drugs
index number.
Essential oils
index number.
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, index number.
Chemicals
weighted index number.
Price, sulphuric acid 66° N.Y.dolls, per 100 lbs.
8,532
480,200
55,430
938,720
2,937
155,020
17,744
697,566
24,288
42,474
3,359
52,081
14,023
19,646
673
464
97,525
258
374
55,518
621
33,126 i
65,182
)6.7
2,223,669 I 3,678,970 4- 65.4
247,245
407,376 + 64.7
453
105,358
58,346
334,955
205,703 +252.6
321,407 - 4.0
1909-13
1909-13
10,071
10,943 + 0.2
5,483
3,750 — 31.6
667,024 ! 708,383 + 6.2
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
.70
.70
barrels.
barrels.
34,346
25,849
29,797
29,601
29,204
55,509
195,507
barrels.
barrels.
10C,008
329,208
100,522
335,702
86,008
324,486
511,743
.90 .
16 - 86.2
121 + 22.6
42 - 61.7
169
110
101
177
404
2,110 1,564 11,194 1,454 1,604 1,292 - 19.4
94
52
64 j 56
54 - 43.1
102 I
1914
1914
1914
1913
1913
126
142
123
158
90
123
138
119
147
90
177
133
115
157
80
178
130
115
156
71
177
135
115
152
70
182
131
121
149
74
1919-20
1919-20
222
170
192
179
205
35
212
53
225
83
196 - 13.2
95 + 14.5
1919-20
1919-20
162
154
169
180
149
176
160
190
171
180 - 5 . 2
175 + 2.0
10 |
246 !
8
9
237 182
15 + 65.6
128 - 29.3
101 108
126 99
136 + 37.1
11
79 +620.1
12
17
9
20
147 136
92 +446.9
151 +638.4
117 - 14.1
+ 2.8
- 3.0
1+ 5.2
-2.0
0.0
NAVAL STORES.
Turpentine:
Net receipts
Stocks
Rosin:
Net receipts
Stocks
FATS AND OILS.
Total vegetable oils:
Exports
thous.
Imports
thous.
Oleomargarine:
Production
thous.
Consumption
thous.
Cottonseed.
Cottonseed stocks
Cottonseed oil:
Stocks
Production
Price, New York
183,148
700,299
-
6.3
+ 36.7
171 i
of lbs.
of lbs.
2,584
38,830
4,279 |
27,452 1
8,239
45,177
229,471
216,492
52,527
480,175
- 77.1
+121.8
1913
1913
of lbs.
of lbs.
13,043
11,754
17,112 j
17,723 I
139,215 !
151,737 |
112,403
123,677
- 19.3
- 18.5
1913
1913
141 : 136 j 104 ;
10,113 !
tons.
55,995
1919
76 |
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
dolls, per lb.
10,039
13,354
.099
403,223
54,906
98,609
.085
i
390,970 j .
51,167
99,803
796.089
429,166
1919
1919
1913
21 : 28
7 0 • 211
150 I
27
45
121
149 |
i
85
85 I
4
I
i
20 |
11 |
136 j 154 !
35
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
September,
1922
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
<+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
Percentage increase
1922
1921
or decrease
PERIOD.
from
Aug.
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
FATS AND OILS—Continued.
Flaxseed.
Receipts:
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs.
Duluth
thous. of bushs.
Shipments:
thous. of bushs..
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs..
Duluth
Stocks:
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs..
Duluth
thous. of bushs..
Linseed oil:
Shipments from Minneapolis, thous. of lbs..
Linseed-oil cake:
Shipments from Minneapolis.thous. of lbs..
368
21
895
527
559
399
77
47
175
189
197
70
9
21
334
928
978
5,536
11,237
!,316
75,790
65,196
14.0
1913
5,297
15,164
5,060
134,480
77,311
42.5
1913
66
27
1,306,804
984,294 - 24.6
1,403,608 1,136,996 - 19.0
1919
1919
1919
9 57
9 73
954
56
51
50
51
47
56
3,755
2,614
2,854
1,217
24.0
53.4
1913
1913
3,043
795
977
11.0
67.9
1913
1913
129
23
1913
1913
461
32
+ 143.2
12
112 +127.3
17 +302.1
126
28
-
70.0
+ 103.0
55
14
+186.3
18
Following figures are quarterly.
Crude vegetable oil:
Production
thous. of lbs 9 202,045 294,453
Consumption
thous. of lbs 9 316,395 297,309
thous. of lbs.. 9 297,830 283,997
Stocks
Refined vegetable oil:
thous. of lbs 9 141,128 111,421
Production
....thous. of l b s . . 9 176,337 239,911
Consumption
96,279
Stocks
.. .thous. of l b s . . 9 254,089
Cottonseed oil—crude:
thous. of l b s . . 9 43,768 119,195
Production
64,025
thous. of l b s . . 9 95,775
Consumption
54,906
Stocks
thous. of lbs.. 9 12,194
Peanut oil—crude and virgin
1,236
Production
thous. of l b s . . 9 6,831
6,260
Consumption
9 8,487
thous. of lbs
1,141
thous. of lbs.. 9 4,876
Stocks
Coconut or copra oil—crude:
34,217
Production
thous. of lbs.. 9 47,444
73,597
Consumption
...thous. of lbs.. 9 62,046
...thous. of l b s . . 9 131,001 108,557
Stocks
Corn oil—crude:
thous. of lbs.. 9 23,917 | 26,626
Production
Consumption
23,307
thous. of l b s . . 9 21,306
thous. of lbs.. 9 7,073 j 8,139
Stocks
Linseed oil:
Production
thous. of l b s . . 9 70,349 I 103,400
Consumption
...thous. of lbs.. 9 92,605 ! 89,096
69,036
...thous. of lbs.. 9 97,034
Stocks
Fish oil:
44,433
Production
thous. of lbs
38,720
Consumption
...thous. of l b s . . 9 31,324
59,547
Stocks
...thous. of lbs.. 9 48,412
Animal fats:
Production
...thous. of l b s . . 9 516,487 456,441
Consumption
...thous. of l b s . . 9 129,838 131,879
Stocks
...thous. of lbs.. 9 247,235 161,034
Greases:
83,206
Production
...thous. of l b s . . 9 97,772
Consumption
57,658
...thous. of l b s . . 9 60,635
45,029
Stocks
...thous. of l b s . . 9 57,445
Derivatives:
Production
...thous. of lbs.. 9 398,792 465,527
Consumption
...thous. of lbs.. 189,511 237,138
...thous. of l b s . . 188,476 126,595
Stocks
5
Very large percentage increase.
325,521
326,390
253,595
+ 45.7
— 6.0
- 4.6
179,066
305,542
126,385
970,151
901,793
602,275 - 37.9
661,099 - 26.7
1919
1919
1919
966
993
9 117
38
85
45
24 > 21.0
67 : + 36.1
34 - 62.1
142,990
128,850
50,576
779,050
877,287
426,956 - 45.2
461,588 - 47.3
1919
1919
1919
943
»88
934
40
39
45
33 +172.3
19 — 33.2
49 +350.3
9,833
13,354
8,121
28,291
34,919
19,141 - 32.3
26,299 - 24.6
1919
1919
1919
953
9 19
45
25
34
6
81.9
12 — 26.2
5 - 76.6
34,439
64,992
77,219
77,401
179,294
135,065 + 74.5
206,091 + 14.9
1919
1919
1919
9 37
950
9 45
64
62
50
63
27.9
70 + 18.6
70 - 17.1
25,004
19,568
7,335
59,702
48,811
77,527 + 29.8
73,517 + 50.6
1919
1919
1919
9 78
9 71
973
103
87
91
95
107,716
65,324
69,601
345,284 |
169,963
298,690 - 13.5
256,097 + 50.6
1919
1919
1919
9
105
9 141
9 127
95
138
106
62
196
148
91 + 47.0
188
3.8
106 i - 28.9
27,007 j
55,265 +104.6
86,431 +106.8
1919
1919
1919
9 31
9 137
»136
284
175
120
108
320
109
540
395
133
+399.7
+ 23.6
+ 23.0
1,503,104 + 5.2
406,337 - 12.1
1919
1919
1919
9 135
9 108
9 232
114
106
137
141
90
179
124
I
279,801 + 9.6
179,527 + 42.5
1919
1919
1919
9 127
9
89
9 157
111
82
148
140
118
85
1919
1919
1919
9 101
162
151
91
103
23,384
17,139
53,637 !
41,786 ;
419,742 I 1,428,381
153,237 I 462,633
189.089 ;
77,492
42,174
99,407
255,236
125,941
429,836
193,489
141,169
950,262
543,284
8
1,347,575 + 41.8
636,638 + 17.1
!
Index number less than one.
9
109
Previous quarter, June 30.
104
101
+ 11.3
+ 9.4
+ 15.1
11.6
91 ;+ 1.6
117 i _ 34.9
119
112
67
_ 14.9
_ 4.9
-
21.6
+ 16.7
+ 21.5
69 _ 32.8
176
114
36
TREND OF BUSINESS
MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at' end
of bulletin.
August,
1&2
September,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage1
increase |
1922
or decrease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
1922
or decrease
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
Sept',
from
Aug.
FATS AND OILS—Continued.
Oil, Seed, and Nuts.
Reported quarterly.
Peanuts, hulled:
Consumption
Stocks
Copra:
Consumption
Stocks
Corn germs:
Consumption
Stocks
<*
Consumption
Stocks
short tons..
short tons..
0 3,046
9 344
893
191
1,584
970
8,731
7,431 - 14.8
1919
1919
9 12
9 13
short tons.. 9 31,741
short tons.. 9 10,507
26,964
6,542
26,382
10,849
57,867
99,549 + 72.0
1919
1919
9 33
9 13
short tons.. 9 35,086
9 510
short tons..
33,279
641
35,012
370
85,078
107,829 + 26.7
1919
1919
9 74
948
short tons.. 9 96,358
short tons.. 9 24,852
156,316
50,763
162,747
53,354
517,643
440,642 - 14.8
1919
1919
9 103
9 169
FOODSTUFFS.
Wheat.
Production, monthly estimate:
Winter
thous. of bushs.. 10 541,809 541,809
Spring
thous. of bushs.. 10 268,314 11 268,314
Total
thous. of bushs.. 10 810,123 1810,123
38,964
31,839
Exports, including flour thous. of bushs..
78,958
44,097
Visible supply
thous. of bushs..
57,735
Receipts, principal markets.. thous. of bushs..
60,644
Shipments, principal markets, thous. of bushs..
32,081
48,846
Wheat flour:
12,271
12,540
Production
thous. of bbls..
11,081
10,080
Consumption.
thous. of bbls.,
8,300
8,100
Stocks
thous. of bbls.
Prices:
1.129
1.178
No. 1, northern Chicago.. .dolls, per bush.
1.071
1.057
No. 2, red winter, Chicago.dolls, per bush.
Flour, standard patents,
6.344
6.995
Minneapolis
dolls, per bbl.
Flour, winter straights,
5.360
5.525
Kansas City
dolls, per bbl.
1543,879
U96,776
1740,665
38,950
87,197
61,406
40,300
13,349
11,654
8,265
172,956 - 41.5
345,304
229,970
283,988 - 17.8
197,630 - 14.1
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
1913
1913
1919
1919
- 70.7
-44.6
- 15.9
- 37.7
49
- 5.2
+ 25.7
83
90 + 62.2
170 +104,3
123 1123
10 80 io«O
0 108 U 0 8
562
327
96
170
218
195
263
202
123
107
117
153
95
67
110
123 10 123 1123
0.0
113 [0 109 1109
0.0
118 U 1 8
119
0.0
267 - 18.3
327
160
154 + 79.1
86
79
183 193
126
4.8
161 - 34.3
245
108
138
143
84
90
58
106
97
75
126
124
+
2.2
9,9
2.5
124 109 +
4.2
1.3
1914
1919
1919
137
124
1.365
1.276
1913
1913
142
125
150
130
137
118
142
117
129
107
8.318
1913
177
182
164
170
153
-
9.3
6.681
1913
167
174
167
162
144
139 -
3.0
1909-13
1913
1913
1919
1919
1913
331
161
196
244
138
1116
448
158
244
305
145
111
280
393
208
220
127
106 10 105 "107
292
341
231
265
119
166
173
163
235
294
246
216
126
135
146
1913
91
88,286
73,059
88,050 77,185 +
0.3
5.6
129
136 +
Corn.
Production, monthly estimate, mills, of bushs.
Exports, including meal
thous. of bushs.
Visible supply
thous. of bushs.
Receipts, principal markets.. .thous. of bushs.
Shipments,principalmarkets.thous. of bushs..
Grindings(starchandglucose).thous. of bushs..
"Prices, contract grades,
No. 2, Chicago
dolls, per bush..
i»2,853
12,325
10,007
24,380
21,728
5,650
112,896
9,769
13,952
35,296
19,136
6,108
"3,152
18,937
13,262
36,561
26,961
6,092
.622
.635
.538
ni,230
"1,079
22,418
35,968
19,016
61,824
4,870
678
.384
.384
196,431
i163,399
5,081
3.671
5,086
5,357
.590
.607
107,532
143,044 + 33.0
251,217
176,056
39,760
299,905 + 19.4
207,172 t.1
49,101 + 23.5
103
100
+
+
+
-
1.5
20.7
39.4
44.8
11.9
+ 8.1
102 + 2.1
Other Grains.
Oats:
Production, monthly est. .thous. of bushs.. io 1,230
Receipts, principal
25,371
markets
thous. of bushs..
38,355
Visible supply
thous. of bushs..
Exports, including meal
2,286
Prices, contract grades,
Chicago
dolls, per bush..
.335
Barley:
Production, monthly est. .thous. of bushs..
10 196,431 ii
Receipts, principal
4,121
markets
thous. of bushs..
2,086
Exports
thous. of bushs..
Price, fair to good, malting,
.568
Chicago
dolls, per bush..
9
Previous quarter, ending June 30.
168,300
6,615
32,033
20,410
160,654 -
4.5
27,757 +319.6
27,482 - 14.2
13,168 - 35.5
1909-13
10 95
"95
111
111 10 109 1109
1913
1913
1913
197
347
92
355
85
245
81
211
123
220
56
22
236
153
76
1913
96
102
99
99
102
107
10108 "108
10 90
1913
1913
315
56
367
101
97
71
1913
io October 1 estimate.
"90
1909-13
11
10
97
25
172
45
143
103
91
November 1 estimate.
0.0
108 - 11.6
207 - 6.2
161 +113.0
+14.6
0.0
56 + 23.3
251 + 76.0
94
+ 8.0
37
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
N U M E R I C A L DATA.
CorreNOTE.—Detailed tables covering all i t e m s are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
September,
1922
sponding
month.
August
or
September,
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST
BASE
YEAR
OR
or decrease
cumulative
MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1921.
age increase
1922
!
or decrease
PERIOD.
1922
from
1921
1922
1921
Aug.
from
Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. Aug.
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Other Grains—Continued.
Rye:
Production, monthly est. .thous. of bushs..
Receipts, principal
10 79,623
"79,623
"64,332
1909-13
14 085
11,980
5,488
23,536
41 413
4,623
Exports, includingflour..thous. of bushs..
.723
Price, No. 2, Chicago
dolls, per bush..
Total Grains.
Total production, estimate.. .thous. of bushs.. i°5,169,350
Total grain exports, incl.flour.thous.of bushs.. 60,284
Car loadings of grain and grain products, .cars.. 56,177
Other Crops.
Rice:
Receipts at mills .
thous. of bags
449
Shipments, total from mills., thous. of lbs.. 51,965
Shipments, through New
22,683
Orleans
thous. of lbs.
Stocks, end of monthDomestic, at mills and
dealers
thous. of lbs.. 40,228
Foreign in warehouses thous of lbs
10 700
Imports
thous. of lbs.
2,066
Exports
thous. of lbs.. 26,118
11,163
3,720
25,480
36,318
.715
1,060
"5.212.059 "5,198,603
61,312
67,642
51,308
+ 76 0
+ 42.5
1913
1913
1913
1909^13
455,910
393,243
-
13.7
1913
55,272
io 184 " 1 8 4
228
228 10228
0.0
1228
-
926
141
111 1,088
424
480
2,070 2,400 3,215 1,803 2,983 7,207
112
114
135
139
167
168
14.9
+141.5
- 1 . 1
10 110 " 1 1 0
326
435
113
110 10109 " 1 1 0
208
209
290
295
+ 0.8
+ 1.7
142
102
129
144
132
- 8 . 7
1919
154
909
768
6,636
5,086
— 23 4
1919
161
126
7
3
74
149
79,047
75,204
911,554
592,322
-
35.0
1919
149
123
46
44
85
129
+102.4
+ 52.1
24,397
27,144
311,855
205,339
-
34 2
1919
150
107
56
53
89
96
+ 7.6
62,141
68,634
1919
86
85
94
63
50
77
+ 54.5
7 127
1919
41
28
51
49
42
5,129
2,520
51,570
44,481
11,942
54,577
489,440
322,106
w203,667 "205,539
"102,290
1,397
792
— 13.7
1919
52
19
25
15
15
38
+148.3
-
1919
197
174
149
105
83
38
-
1909-13
62
58
114
117
115
116
46
3
34.2
54.3
Apples:
Production, m o n t h l y est
thous. of b u s h s .
Cold-storage holdings
thous. ofbbls
Car-lot shipments
carloads..
Potatoes, car-lot shipments
carloads.
Onions, car-lot shipments
carloads
Citrus fruit, car-lot shipments
carloads..
Hay production, mo. est. .thous. of short tons..
Cattle and Beef.
Receipts, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands..
Slaughter .
. thousands.
1919
4,312
12,607
13,146
40,926
35,237
17,389
23,244
26,040
147,991
174,262
2,201
4/234
3,362
IS,179
17,632
1,908
69,692
48,420
1,888
3,661
10 92,886 "92,886
"94,619
2,149
2,373
a 1,906
14,132
16,005
1,035
1,241
a 911
5,726
6,880
469
597
a 395
2,140
2,967
1,107
986
8,319
9,001
t h o u s . of l b s . .
13,751
13,832
18,568
150,753
134,959
. . . . t h o u s . of l b s . .
a 48,291
53,566
a 59,822
E xports of beef products
186
j
+192.4
13.1
1919
193
480
18
35
63
+ 17.8
- 3.0
- 30.5
1919
174
277
148
122
116
155 i +
1919
193
185
54
75
126
243
68
67
io 121 " 1 4 3
141
-
1919
1909-13
1,106
+ 0.9
81
+ 13.3
+ 20.2
+ 38.6
+108.2
- 10.5
71
35
35
45
141 i°141 " 1 4 1
33.7
+ 92.4
-
i.e
0.0
1919
91
93
86
83
105
116
1919
95
102
78
75
116
139
+ 10.4
+ 19.9
1919
81
90 (
72
51
107
136
+ 27.3
1919
87
86
93
88
97
97
1913
136
136
146
112
101
102
+ 0.1
+ 0.6
22
+ 10.9
1
1
+ 3.3
Cold-storage holdings of beef (1st
of following m o n t h )
Inspected slaughter production .thous. of lbs
437,813
406,110
2,911,410
3,191,658
A p p a r e n t consumption
425,163
a 407 509
2,875,382
3 124 759
thous. of lbs
+ 96
+ 87
i
1919
28
25
21
20
20
1913
118
119
125
119
127
1919
91
89
94
89
95
Prices, Chicago:
10.375
10.713
1913
103
114
122
126
15.50
15.50
16.00
1913
124
98
123
104
Beef, fresh native steers, .dols. per 100 l b s . .
112
114
120
120
0.0
Beef, steer r o u n d s , No. 2.dolls, per 100 l b s . .
16.40
14.90
14.40
1913
122
110
123
130
125
114
-9.1
Cattle, corn-fed
dolls, per 100 l b s . .
8.375
Hogs and Pork.
30,270
30,960
71
71
101
80
81
82
10,869
+ 2.3
+ 4.3
1919
10,418
1919
78
80
93
86
89
97
385
442
+ 14.8
1919
31
55
76
41
41
44
+ 0.8
+ 8.3
+ 6.5
19,825
20,097
+
1.4
1919
68
67
106
76
78
76
- 3 . 0
20 8
1913
213
212
146
163
156
146
- 5 . 9
4 0
1913
94
87
149
117
109
1919
152
169
178
175
173
1919
85
61
94
91
81
62
7.950
1913
116
95
122
121
104
110
+ 5.5
27.40
1913
192
184
135
160
173
191
+ 10.6
Receipts, primary markets
Shipments, primary markets
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands..
thousands..
thousands..
3,037
3,062
1,065
1,153
31
33
41
Slaughter
thousands..
1,976
1,917
a 1,697
127 667
120 124
173 989
1 363 806 1 080 733
E x p o r t s , p o r k products
thous. of lbs
a 2,655
a 951
Inspected slaughter production, . t h o u s . of l b s . .
525 889
451 662
4 822 292
4,627,999
A p p a r e n t consumption
485,361
! a 424,972
3 253,391
3 605 402
a 739,425
565,146 ! a 557,016
t h o u s . of lbs
+ 10 8
Cold-storage holdings, pork p r o d u c t s ,
(1st of following m o n t h )
t h o u s . of lbs
-
23.6
Prices:
Hogs, h e a v y , Chicago
dolls, per 100 l b s .
8.688
9.169
dolls, per 100 l b s . .
25.60
28.40
Pork, loins, fresh,
Chicago
a Revised.
10
October 1 estimate.
11
November 1 estimate.
38
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL ]DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed t&oles covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
Correspondin
August,
1922
September,
1922
*L
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MUKT.H.
1921
1922
17,394
7,690
1,651
9,725
325,120
15,188
7,256
2,006
7,904
272,340
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
1921
Percentage in1922
(+)
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
or decrease
Sept.
from
Aug.
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Sheep and M u t t o n .
Receipts, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, primary markets
thousands..
Shipments, stocker and feeder
thousands..
Slaughter
.
thousands..
Inspected slaughter production, .thous. of lbs..
Cold-storage holdings, lamb and mutton
(1st of following month)
thous. of lbs..
Prices:
Sheep, ewes, Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs..
Sheep, lambs, Chicago, .dolls, per 100 lbs..
1,951
904
2,241
1,241
2,618
1,428
350
524
555
1,021
37,430
1,008
1,200
44,433
o 3,376
3,539
5,993
5.344
12.438
4.938
13.031
3.156
8.813
20,167
32,227
17,671
40,796
14,870
a 54,469
15,571
17,229
18,400
thous. of lbs.. a 27,671
25,883
25,602
10,549
38,061
217,082
46,419
17,729
50,546
14,841
815
919
451,128
137,551
13,079
96,367
49,455
7,868
a 90,116
a 45,163
a 6,269
.410
.216
.425
.200
2,233
2,262
19,707
10,396
9,767
113,727
3,939
425,960
540,024
262,959
89,824
1,842
174,232
312,909
180,577
12,870
2,063
141,103
262,817
137,390
35,617
20,553
2,206,169
2,798,365
.052
.067
.048
.063
.043
.056
Fish.
Total catch
thous. of lbs..
Cold-storage holdings, 15th of mo. thous. of lbs..
127,327
- 12.7
-5.6
-!- 21.5
- 18.7
— 16.2
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
110
116
93
118
96
114
70
74
86
59
31
35
91
75
61
85
86 '
88
70
1919
70
71
1913
1913
66
125
1919
1919
99
86
77
1919
+ 14.9
+ 37.3
91 + 49.7
96 1.3
99
103
65
97
71
44
39
40
42
+
4.S
67
100
117
114
105
113
147
163
160
167
+
7.6
4.8
91
34
108
41
116
52
102
88
76
93
82
84
79
87
1919
30
38
52
46
42
39 | -
6.5
149,579 - 31.1
1919
43
54
22
12
16
15
-
6.2
531,978 + 17.9
155,399 + 13.0
14,609 + 11.7
1919
1919
1919
136
110
91
203
202
79
109
77
147
131
136
122
93
140
162
164
154,295 + 21.2
127
75
64
i
- 12.4
66 i + 26.6
Poultry.
Receipts at 5 markets
Cold-storage holdings (1st of
following month)
thous. of lbs..
126,450
142,528 + 12.7
+ 10.6
Dairy Products.
Condensed and evaporated milk:
Exports
thous. of lbs
11, 247
Receipts at 5 markets:
Butter
thous. of lbs..
62,494
Cheese
thous. of lbs..
19,819
Eggs
thous. of cases
1,028
Cold-storage holdings (1st of following month):
Creamery butter
thous. of lbs.. « 112,039
American cheese
thous. of lbs.. a 53,625
Case eggs
thous. of cases
a 9,608
Wholesale prices at 5 markets:
.362
Butter
dolls, per l b . .
Cheese
dolls Der lb
200
Fluid milk:
Receipts—
Boston(includingcream) thous ofqts
15 402
Greater New York
thous. of cans..
2,302
ProductionMinneapolis district
thous. of q t s . .
11,042
20,224 -}- 2.6
122,308 +
7.5
87
- 25.7
- 10.5
69 - 2 0 . 7
101
1916-20
1916-20
1916-20
125
160
121
120
89
125
199
144
195
170
266
275
260
1919
1919
76
64
72
64
61
62
65
61
65
69
70
+ 13.3
+ 8.0
1919
1913
110
149
108
151
129
165
125
161
118
154
149
-3.0
1919
165
137
224
189
155
146
-
13
264
64
183
- 14.0
-7.8
213 - 18.1
171
133
5.9
Sugar.
Receipts, Louisiana crop
long tons..
Imports, raw
.. long tons
Meltings, raw
.
long tons
Stocks, raw, end of month
long tons
Exports, refined
long tons.
Prices:
Wholesale, 96° centrifugal,
N. Y
dolls, per l b . .
Wholesale, refined, N. Y
dolls, per l b . .
Retail, average 51 cities
index number
Cuban movement:
Receipts at Cuban ports
long tons..
Exports
long tons
Stocks
long tons..
a Revised.
183,441
349,979
460,987
63,030
90,378
213,728
98,745
341,329 1,183,488
350,886
3,479,788
3,117,074
24,692 + 20.1
3,766,594 + 70.7
4,267,292 + 52.5
857,357 + 144.3
3, 754, 722 + 7.9
3,541,537 + 13.6
1913
1913
1919
1919
1909-13
25
13
145
80
127
81
144
140
16
24
242
164
257
163
290
324
276
166
2,012 1,206 5,560 3,010 3,042
1913
1913
1913
134
123
131
137
131
136
133
137
129
1919
1919
1919
40
19
104
87
30
166
190
184
131
101
-53.2
- 59.1
96 - 42.1
189 - 31.3
436 - 85.7
11
99
147
154
148
138
158
138
147
146
144
89
56
27
162
108
72
66
-
7.7
6.0
2.0
- 50.7
- 38.9
53 - 26.0
39
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August, September,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Percentage increase
i+
J
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1921
1922
987,594
859,015 ||— 13.0
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1922
or decrease
Sept!
from
Aug.
Aug. Sept. June. July. | Aug.Sept.
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Coffee.
Imports
Visible supply:
World
United States
Receipts, total, Brazil
Clearances:
Total, Brazil, for world
Total, Brazil, for U. S
63,546 I
thous. of lbs..
69,166
59,318
thous. of bags..
thous. of bags..
thous. of bags..
8,775
904
1,089
8,513
940
948
8,920 |.
1,306 j.
1,156 !
thous. of bags..
thous. of bags..
1,041
425
1,083 !
554
thous. of lbs..
9,657
1909-13
125 j 84 II 126
120
77 ! 76 | 73
89 : 69 j 57
127 • 121 il 46
73
59
69
114
101
123
131
74
83
105
108
9,426
7,704 I I - 18.3
1913
1913
1913
1,218 I
514 !
8,877 !
8,771
3,935
1913
1913
8,391 !
46,848 |
60,010 ;j+ 28.1
614 j
4,791 |
5,044 j
38,738 |
4,958
40,998
4,262 I
1.2
78 - 14.2
!+
l!11
109 j! +
141 ;j+
3.0
4.0
12.9
4.0
30.4
i
Tea.
Imports
1909-13
96 !- 17.8
TOBACCO.
Production (tax-paid withdrawals):
641 I
Large cigars
millions..
626
6,374 I
Small cigarettes
millions..
5,554
Manufactured tobacco and
snuff
thous. of lbs..
41,476
37,108
Exports:
Unmanufactured leaf
thous. of lbs..
28,958
33,102
Cigarettes
thousands.. 1,052,855 1,148,533
Sales at loose-leaf warehouses
thous. of lbs..
50,655
52,413
Price, wholesale, Burley good leaf,
dark red, LouisAille
dolls, per 100 lbs..
27.50
27.50
Stocks (reported quarterly):
Chewing, smoking, snuff, export,
mills, of lb.s.. 91,120
993
9414
Cigar tobacco
mills, of lbsV
383
Total, including imported
mills, of lbs.. 9 1,616
1,457
93 j 102 99 I- 2.3
409 405 ! 492 428 |i- 12.9
j,
103 96 ! 112 100 j!- 10.5
1913
1913
99
396
97
370 j
1913
100
94 j;
1909-1913
1913
1919
168
342
64
407 I 610
59
103
362
2
27.50
1913
208
208
208
208
1,136
338
1,547
1913
1913
1913
152
9 97
135
140
91
125
138
112
131
1915
1915
1915
1913
1913
209
110
206
75
91
211 11 264
264
114 ;| 146 200
309
183
185 11 240 297
65 ji 81
103
124 !| 61 i
103
1913
1913
1919
131
934
40 j 144 j.
978 j! 427 !.
507 i 795 i 819 597
34,803 !
33,009
787,162
48,421
293,278 i
1,299,782
634,061
324,279 + 10.6
295,785 - 26.8
8,686,094 + 37.9
286,630 - 54.8
105 11 95
92
545
62
208
i
105
594
64
208
jj-f
1+
•+
j
14.3
9.1
3.5
0.0
12.°. I - 11.3
103 I - 7.5
118 !;- 9.8
TRANSPORTATION—WATER.
Cargo Traffic.
Panama Canal:
In American vessels...thous. of long
In British vessels
thous. of long
Total cargo traffic
thous. of long
Sault Ste. Marie Canal.. .thous. of short
New York State canals.. .thous. of short
Mississippi River:
Receipts at St. Louis
short
Shipments from St. Louis
short
Government barge line
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
564
336
1,166
10,286
321
j.
!.
I.
|
!
10,986
281
52,125
380
202
839
i,482
269
3,096
2,271
7,098
37,310
58,345 i 266,115
3,833 + 23.8
2,427
6.9
8,165 + 15.0
43,529 4- 16.7
497,556 + 87.0
110 ;;+ 6.8
76
•••- 1 2 . 5
Vessels in Foreign Trade.
Entered in U. S. ports:
American
Foreign
Total
Cleared from U. S. ports:
American
Foreign
Total
j
thous. of net tons..'
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..!
'•
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
thous. of net tons..
Index of Ocean Freight Rates.
3,035
3,505
6,540
2,808
3,470
6,278
2,676
2,759
5,435
22,933
23,845
46,779
22,593 25,267 +
47,860 +
1.5
6.0
2.3
1913
1913
1913
245
101
139
259
228
222 | 271
107
85
90 | 105
122 i 125 ! 149 147
239 - 7.5
106 - 1.0
141 - 4.0
2,903
3,274
6,178
3,050
3,429
6,479
3,092
2,903
5,995
22,202
24,966
47,169
22,729 +
24,854 47,583 +
0.3
0.4
0.9
1913
1913
1913
206
100
129
247
90
134
232
101
138
244 + 5.1
106 + 4.7
145 + 4.9
Jan. 1920
Jan. 1920
42.9
36.7
41.8
36.0
27.5 28.8 29.2
25.7 25.9 24.6
27.0 - 7.5
23.4 - 4.9
210
94
126
244
102
141
I
United States Atlantic to—
|
United Kingdom .weighted index number..
All Europe
weighted index number.. ,
Ship Construction.
Vessels under construction.thous. of gross tons.
New vessels completed
thous. of gross tons.
9
Previous quarter, June 30.
249
12
255
16
440
90
1,114
217 ! - 80.5
1920
1919
18 !
5I
22 j
3 i
22 +
2.4
5 ;!+ 33.3
40
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
September,
1922
August,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
1922
1921
( }
t
or decrease
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
Sept.
from
Aug.
TRANSPORTATION—RAIL,
Freight C a r s .
Surplus:
Box
number..
Coal
number..
Total
number..
Shortage:
Box
number..
Coal
number..
Total
number..
Bad order cars, total (1st of following
month)
number..
Car loadings (weekly average):
Total
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..
3,850 j
54,566 ;
70,455
201
3,486
5,843
42,093
98,048
172,420
35,819
13,835
58,670
66,529
38,954
130,325
2,478
142
3,621
321,674
291,654
873,369
56,177
29,665
98,499
57,838
66,264
556,560
30,453
934,816
51,308
35,026
170,512
50,871
52,448
559,981
1919
1919
1919
- 94.8
84
173
130
51
130
91
73
195
179
26
174
92
37
5
3
1919
1919
1919
3
2
3
13
3
15
7
75
20
87
158
103
189
329
243
350
92
539
+ 85.7
+ 181.6
+122.1
364,372
1913
248
215
229
213
193
-
9.3
840,318
55,272
29,907
162,882
46,443
28,554
512,322
30,381
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1913
101
154
84
88
79
85
103
111
105
142
91
92
82
76
108
113
106
102
89
53
110
144
119
106
103
129
81
43
97
170
116
99
109
144
90
56
102
177
118
111
117
132
106
97
100
140
119
+
+
+
+
7.0
8.7
18.1
73.1
1.7
20.8
0.6
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
200
190
198
210
151
179
143
200
175
195
208
146
179
139
188
167
186
200
128
174
144
169
175
174
187
116
185
176
186
213
1914
12 1915
93
92
103
110
103
107
1914
12 1915
190
186
194
180
205
219
204
200
12 1915
202
192
13 1921
107
I* 1921
H 1921
K 1921
141921
1913
1913
102
101
101
101
41
75
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
222,296 i
227,509 + 2.3
5
72
-
93.6
- 91.7
Railroad Operations.
Revenue:
Freight
Passengers
Total, operating
Operating expense
Net operating income
Receipts per ton-mile
Pullman passengers carried
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
index number,
thousands..
326,486
101,502
473,877
387,100
52,580
a 353,815 2,539,370
a 109,192
793,090
a 505,732 3,645,238
a 382,106 3,107,246
a 90,160
306,064
3,0
2,990
2,890
511
461
13,145
11,550
2,491,204
705,066
3,528,502
2,806,452
471,184
24,070
- 1.9
- 11.1
- 3.2
-9.7
+ 53.9
23,867 -
0.8
148
144 - 3 . 4
LABOR.
Number employed:
New York State
thousands..
Wisconsin
index number
Total pay roll:
New York State
thous. of dolls..
Wisconsin
index number
Av. weekly earnings,
Wisconsin
index number
Unemployment, Pennsylvania
(1st of following month)
number..
Employment agency operations:
Workers registered
number..
Jobs registered
number..
Workers placed
number..
Average applicants per job
number..
Immigration
number..
Emigration
number..
501
12,580
82,790
56,052
276,675
233,140
224,335
169,711
1.04
42,735
10,448
225,896
239,751
179,644
1.06
49,877
7,525
204,940
131,359
107,354
1.56
48,814
45,752
4,156 |
108,537 !
4,378
+
5.3
108,257 - 0 . 3
.! 2,043.
- 1,655,
J 1,285.
572,133
310,819
300,
153,
-
47.4
50.6
107
110
+ 2.0
+ 0.9
212
221
221
+
+
186
200
200
0.0
47
38
31
21
- 32.3
101
112
114
90
41
90
128
216
202
60
30
53
118
182
169
65
35
115
192
180
60
36
20
112
205
190
61
42
15
- 3.1
+ 6.9
+ 5.9
+ 1.7
+ 16.7
- 28.6
108
113
110
101
119
119
118
119
114
112
110
109
-
123
146
171
184
124 1 131
142
140
178
179
181
225
135
142
180
254
131
138
181
271
133
138
183
244
+
4.5
1.8
PRICE INDEX N U M B E R S .
Farm prices:
Crops (1st of month)
index n u m b e r . .
Live stock (1st of month)..index n u m b e r . .
Wholesale prices:
Department of l a b o r Farm products
index number..
Food, etc
index'number..
Cloths and clothing
index number.
Fuel and lighting
index number.
a Revised.
8
Index number less than 1.
12
First quarter of year.
s Nine months' average, April to December, inclusive.
3.5
2.7
1.5
0.0
+ 1.1
- 10.0
September, 1921.
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.
September,
1922
August,
1922
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage;
increase;
1922
Percentage increase
( }
t
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
1921
1922
or decrease
PERIOD.
Sept!
from
Aug.
Aug. ! Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS—Continued.
Wholesale prices—Continued.
Department of labor—Continued.
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)—
Agricultural products..index number.
Animal products
index number.. ;
Forest products
index number.. •
Mineral products......index number.. \
Total raw products
index number.. !
Producers' goods
index number.
Consumers' goods
index number.. \
All commodities
index number..
Federal Reserve Board Index—
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:
j
Bureau of Labor Statistics (quarterly)—
Food
index number..
Clothing
index number..
Housing
index number..
Fuel and light
index number..
Furniture and housefurnishings
index number..
Miscellaneous
index number..
Total
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. J
Sundries
index number.
All items weighted
index number.
Foreign wholesale prices:
\
United Kingdom—
British Board of Trade.index number..
London Economist
index number..
U. S. Fed. Res. Bd....index number..
FranceGen. Stat. Bureau
index number..
U. S. Fed. Res. Bd
index number...!
Italy (Bachi)
index number
Sweden
index number
Switzerland
index number
Canada:
Canadian—
Dept. of Labor
index number.. ..
U. S. Fed. Res. Bd .index number.
'
I
;•
;
;
|
!
•
'
|
134| -I- 6.3
180 1+ 4.7
124
1.6
1913
1913
1913
117
156
129
116
120
121
126
156
167
170
172
131
122
121
122
1913
1913
1913
179
119
142
179
118
141
176
173
114
150
155
173
115
155
173 ||
114
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
123
114
152
169
135
125
157
142
141
146
147
138
105
123
130
127
134
132
199
236
1913
1913
1913
104
127
146
1913
0.0
116 j|+ 0.9
153 ||- 1.3
+
+
"-9
168 I - -2
154
186
188
191
168
211
241
261
137
159
171
173
126
127
129
129
155
151
154
149
2.9
3.9
4.2
.6
.9
1 3 2 '•• +
2.3
150 :j+ a 7
141
150
155
155
153 •;—
1.3
106
124
129 ! 127
128 | +
0.8
149
163
165 | 162
157 ! j -
3.1
146
161
165 | 165
164 I -
0.6
134
134
144
143 ; 142
145
1913
1913
120
155
121
131
141
131 I 131
153
136 i + 3.8
140 ! + 0.7
1913
1913
1913
1913
144.7
222.6
159.0
181.6
153.1
192.1
160.0
180.7
141.0
172.3
160.9
174.4
1913
247.7 224.7 202.9
208.8 207.8 201.5
180.4 177.3 166.6
+ 2.1
;
;
!
i
I
142 ! 139
139.8 ; - 0.9
171. 3 | - 0 . 6
161.1 i + 0.1
183.8 | + 5.4
i
1913
.1.
I
j
!
j
!
]
!
'
|
!
,
j
1913
0.0
-0.2
201.1 !'
166.3 !- 0.2
202.9 j
140 |
0.7
0.0
148
169
159
179
183
162
155
169
157
179
183
165
141
165
153
174
174
155
142
165
154
174
172
156
139
165
153
181
172
155
1913
1913
1913
194
191
163
163
179
183
163
163
195
194
169
171
159
158
168
1913
1913
1913
1913
Jy. 1914
331
302
542
344
325
325
331
329 -
0.6
301
303
306
297
292 -
1.7
580
531
558
571
198
192
164
165
163
158 -
3.1
177
181
160
161
163
163
0.0
1913
1913
174
166
172
165
166
158
153
154
164
148
144 -
2.7
Jy.
Jy.
Jy.
Jy.
Jy.
Jy.
1914
1914
1914
1914
1914
1914
165
155
187
172
156
|
;+
!!•
||
|+
1.3
3.3
0.0
a6
156 jj- 1.3
165 i!- 1.8
I!
42
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
Auu gust,
1922
September,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
{
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
v
ordecumulative
1922
from
1921.
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
Percentage increase
1922
(+)
or decrease
from
Aug.
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS—Continued.
Foreign wholesale prices—Continued.
Australia
index number..
India (Calcutta)
index number..
Japan:
Bank of Japan (Tokyo) index number..
U. S. Fed. Res. Bd
index number..
Jy., 1914
Jy., 1914
160
184
1913
1913
199
177
207
192
157
181
155
178
201
192
195
184
158 +
1.9
176 -
4.3
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
Mail-order houses, total sales., .thous. of dolls..
Sears, Roebuck & Co
thous. of dolls..
Montgomery Ward & Co. .thous. of dolls..
Chain stores, total sales e
thous. of dolis..
F. W. Woolworth Co
thous. of dolls..
S. S. Kresge Co
thous. of dolls..
McCrory Stores Corp
thous. of dolls..
S. H. Kress & Co
thous. of dolls..
J. C. Penney Co
thous. of dolls..
United Cigar Stores Co
thous. of dolls..
Owl Drug Co
thous. of dolls..
Music (4 chains)
index number..
Grocery (16 chains)
index number..
Drug (7 chains)
index number..
Cigar (3 chains)
index number..
Shoe (5 chains)
index number..
Total department-store sales
(176 stores)
index number..
American Wholesale Corporation,
total sales
thous. of dolls..
Magazine advertising (for following month)
thous. oflines.
Newspaper.advertising
thous. of lines.
Postal receipts
thous. of dolls.
17,709
12,156
5,553
21,676
12,960
5,122
1,369
2,225
3,424
6,064
21,464
14,375
7,089
22,621
13,507
5,424
1,386
2,304
4,753
6,421
891
21,163
14,800
6,363
18,842
11,325
4,300
1,069
2,148
4,263
6,231
846
181,214
127,368
53,345
161,269
95,922
36,892
9,375
19,039
31,497
55,738
7,651
181,831
121,279
59,552
182,517
109,241
42,345
11,136
19,795
31,090
52,460
7,712
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
0.3
4.8
11.6
13.2
13.9
14.8
18.8
4.0
1.3
5.9
0.8
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
21.2
159 188
174
157 190
157 186
137
153 180 + 18.3
166 192
261
168 214 + 27.7
242 239
265
272 284 + 4.4
4.2
211 205
225
235 245
3.9
390 389
448 444 464 491
1.2
249 238
271- 287 304 308
3.6
244 239
279 251 248 257
1,526 1,940 1,813 1,455 1,556 ,160
250 253
241 247 246 260
5.7
271 260
274 275 289 274
5.0
82
72
81
79
99 118 + 19.2
138
118
121
133 129 137
+ 0.7
119 119
124 126 127 128 + 0.8
127 128
106 127 127 135 + 63
118 + 35.6
103
123 101
86
87
106
78
85
103 + 21.2
313
135
254
225
202 - 10.1
83
3,073
2,764
4,276
1,485
77,393
21,372
1,907
87,904
22,764
1,467
84,153
20,407
22,795
22,558
23,675
17,534
39,012
216,778
218,026
17,584
53,135
454,809
304,132
19,717
23,357
4,394
39.93
4,521
41.04
43.11
18,287
15,817
19,215
16,522
16,102
15,517
151,418
141,835
177,654 + 17.3
148,190 + 4.5
1919
1919
75
85
79
108
97
16,938
12,342
17,285
12,817
15,079
11,466
143,006
103,209
162,001 + 13.3
108,519 -f 5.1
1913
1913
185
181
199
187
255
210
201
404
691
2,153
3,196
1,882
79.2
420
690
2,243
3,203
1,840
78.4
1,403
263
2,457
2,879
1,717
69.0
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
77
43
95
127
87
133
72
44
94
131
24
120
81
144
100
154
20
118
81
145
97
158
22,175 - 17.8
15 14,818
753,569
178,905
«15,187 +
782,654 +
195,742 +
2.5
3.9
9.4
1913
1913
1919
1919
108
85
105
120
100
111
110
108
121
102
93
106
121
92
116
156 + 28.4
105 + 13.6
124 + 6.5
1919
94
94
90
90
90
-
95
95
99
88
402 1,142
512 468
146
784
553
86
141
340
384
85
147
359
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. Treasury
and Federal Reserve System:
Total
mills, of dolls.
Per capita
dollars.
236,509
3,798,253
266,524 3,487,414
339,074 + 43.4
2,671,206 - 29.7
2,275,555 - 34.7
4,672
1919
1913
1913
1913
1919
1919
87
85
200
754
535
1.0
+ 0.3
+ 36.2
+109.8
+ 39.5
92 +
+
2.9
94 +
94
5.1
4.5
215
202
219 +
209 +
2.0
3.8
21
117
82
146
97
158
22
117
86
146
95
156
4.0
0.1
4.2
0.2
2.3
1.2
87
2.8
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.
Federal 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.
c Includes Woolworth, Kresge, McCrory, and Kress only.
5
137
Cumulative for period, January to October, inclusive.
43
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
September,
192$
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THBOUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
1922
Percentage increase
( }
t
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1921
1922
or decrease
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
Sept.
from
Aug.
BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued.
Banking—Continued.
Federal Reserve member banks:
10,988
10,761
11,573
Total loans and discounts.. .mills, of dolls.
4,468
4,532
3,384
Total investments
mills, of dolls..
10,942
11,085
9,866
Net demand deposits
mills, of dolls..
Interest rates:
4.48
4.00
5.15
New York call loans
per cent..
4.18
5.90
3.93
Commercial paper, 60-90 days
per cent..
Saving deposits (balance to credit of depositors):
Boston Federal Reserve
district
thous. of dolls.. 1,104,435 1,108,924 ,061,285
New York Federal Reserve
district
thous. of dolls.. 1,728,310 1,744,493 1,657,028
Philadelphia Federal Reserve
409,904
district
thous. of dolls.. 422,128 420,090
Cleveland Federal Reserve
379,358
district
thous. of dolls.. 380,941 383,995
Richmond Federal Reserve
245,192
district
thous. of dolls.. 269,220 274,199
Chicago Federal Reserve
765,278
district
thous. of dolls.. 778,906 785,767
San Francisco Federal
709,498
Reserve district
thous. of dolls.. 772,150 782,673
135,625
151,150
U. S. Postal Savings
thous. of dolls.. 136,725
1921
1921
1919
96
97
94
97
101
90
131
105
90
132
104
90
135
103
4- 2.1
- 1.4
105 4- 1.3
1913
1913
179
103
162
102
130
70
122
65
126
141 4- 12.0
72 4- 6.3
1920
102
102
106
106
107
107 4- 0.4
1920
108
108
113
113
113
114 4- 0.9
1920
106
105
109
109
108
108 -
1920
110
110
111
109
110
111 4- 0.8
1920
109
109
123
119
119
122 4- 1.8
1920
100
100
103
102
102
103 4- 0.8
1919
1913
122
383
122
380
132
349
132
345
133
344
135 4- 1.3
341 - 0.8
191 126 4137 -
I
0.5
Life Insurance.
Policies, new:
Ordinary
thous. of policies..
Industrial
thous. of policies..
Group
number of policies..
Total insurance
thous. of policies..
Amount of new insurance:
Ordinary
thous. of dolls..
Industrial
thous. of dolls.
Group
thous. of dolls.,
Total insurance
thous. of dolls..
149
512
44
661
141
480
49
621
141
507
22
649
1,432
4,685
350
6,117
1,380
5,100
437
6,479
- 3.6
4- 8.8
4- 24.8
4- 5.9
1913
1913
1913
1913
191
117
191
133
222
152
215
143
201
135
129
143
164
154
146
384,328
102,901
9,709
496,938
338,789
97,257
16,785
452,831
305,191
96,805
4,607
406,603
3,273,553
892,861
54,988
4,221,398
3,473,623
1,022,344
124,639
4,620,606
4- 6.1
4- 14.5
+126.6
4- 9.4
1913
1913
1913
1913
250
163
357
226
319
231
223
186
319 1,164
299
213
766
285
292 257 - 11.8
198 187 - 5.4
672 1,162 4- 72.8
268 245 - 8.8
1,714
40,280
1,566
36,908
1,466
37,021
13,507
433,370
18,417 + 36.3
490,914 4 13.2
1913
1913
117
189
110
163
130
168
131
176
128
177
117 162 -
242,075
10,615
356,570
7,020
356,779 *2,793,952 152,803,453 47,258
73,097
74,096
0.3
1913
1913
160
57
241
120
163
241 4- 47.2
61 - 33.9
4-
1.4
222,612
276,320
205,792
1913
101
150
240
166
162
201 4- 24.1
1913
1913
1913
355
102
337
312
183
497
48
173
349
61
368
242
347 4- 43.1
108 4-125.8
377 4- 0.5
5.3
6.2
11.3
6.0
Business Finance.
Business failures:
Firms
number..
Liabilities
thous. of dolls..
Dividend and interest payments
(for following month)
thous. of dolls..
U. S. Steel Corp. 's earnings.... thous. of dolls..
New capital issues:
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 r e v e n u e . . . 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. oi dolls..
Credit conditions:
Orders
per ct. of total transactions..
Indebtedness .per ct. of total transactions..
Payments
15
per ct. of total transactions..
4- 32.7
82,502
19,333
646,605
118,049
43,650
650,044
106,270
41,249
489,846
850,798
605,235
6,469,199
1,048,504
253,015 4- 23.2
6,125,955 - 58.2
-
375
5.3
40,572
8,585
36,566
7,178
285,677
60,001
315,404 4- 10.4
69,354 4- 15.5
1913
1913
278
193
275
219
307
246
304
217
309
231
9,079
8,239
64,403
64,925 4 - 0 . 8
1919
108
110
115
108
120
11,381
1,944
10,615
1,270
82,392
8,811
82,221 - 0.2
12,260 4- 39J
1919
1919
105
78
107
112
109
128
103
113
119
111
88
101
110
84
109
89 ; 94
99
94
30.0
42. S
29.5
43.6
45.2
-'5.8
Cumulative for period January to October, inclusive.
1,957,447 2,598,243
94
8.6
8.3
27.0
36.3
51.8
1916
1916
1916
no
107 - 1.8
112 4- 1.8
83
1.2
44
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August, September.
1922
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
<+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
1922
1922
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage increase
(+)
or decrease
Sept!
from
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug, Sept. Aug.
BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued.
Stocks and Bonds.
Stock prices, closing:
25 industrials, average
25 railroads, average
Stock sales (N. Y. Stock
Exchange)
Bond sales:
Miscellaneous
Liberty-Victory
Total
Bond prices:
Highest-grade rails
Second-grade rails
Public utility
Industrial
Combined price index
Municipal bond yield
dolls, per share. dolls, per share..
103.68
67.64
107.02
68.70
74.10
54.10
thous. of shares..
17,850
21,775
12,807
126,172
192,502 + 52.5
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
222,863
89,855
312,718
203,184
88,909
292,093
119,819
207,123
326,942
897,629
1,425,569
2,323,198
1,922,747 +114.2
1,277,951 - 10.3
3,200,698 + 37.7
per ct. of par..
per ct. of par..
perct. of par..
perct. ofpar..
per ct. of par..
percent..
89.01
75.05
69.83
75.73
76.80
4.15
89.29
74.
71.
76.28
77.47
4.
121
64
127
65
166
74
170
77
178
82
184 +
83
3.2
+
1.5
159
185
347
219
258
314
1919
1919
1919
141
54
74
168
87
106
277
53
105
265
48
98
312
38
101
285
74.72
62.75
55.10
54.41
60.74
5.13
1915
1915
1915
1915
1915
1913
82
81
73
76
78
117
83
83
75
77
79
115
95
95
97
92
105 I 106
97 I
94
94
99
95
107
100
93
134,279
2,851
138,243
1,362
1913
1913
9
192
12
190
94,789
1,384
25.05
105,355
1,368
21.44
1913
1913
1913
9
251
87
944
228,592
2,309
172,770
2,146
1913
1913
103,262
752
19,092
956
89,561
747
29,316
1,
56,251
691
66,085
2,449
643,790
6,021
561,176
13,548
5,562
4,944
3,861
5,325
6,370
3,735
41,316
44,304
34,846
34.957
35.305
4,212
4,488
4,947
.662
40.082
4.46
.080
.045
.075
.001
.388
.263
. 190
4.43
.080
.043
.072
.001
.388
.265
3.72
.073
.042
.072
.010
.317
.218
.172
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
.477
.290
.481
.287
.482
.264
Par vaJL
Par val.
59
59
.997
.821
.134
.137
1.000
.811
.125
.137
.899
.696
.124
.107
Par
Par
Par
Par
99
85 j 85
42 I 42
65 j 66
1913
1913
1913
22.0
-
97 +
108 +
101 +
92
8.8
1.1
6.6
0.0
0.0
2.1
0.9
1.0
1.1
188
26
185 25' -
L9
1.3
254
236
90
47
229 91 +
49 ! +
3.3
1.0
4.3
325
206
378
215
430
222 i
38
94
97
1,599 1,245
31
52
92
244
21
76
150
95
111
145
212
115
119
130
95
Corporation Stockholders.
( The following figures are quarterly.)
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.:
Domestic
number.. 9136,940
Foreign
number.. 92,888
U. S. Steel Corp., common stock:
Domestic
number.. 9 97,989
Foreign
number.. 9 1,370
Shares held by brokers... per cent of total.. 9 24.09
American Telephone and Telegraph Co.:
Domestic
number.. 9201,303
Foreign
number.. 9 2,233
9
9
9
188
+ 13.6
3.4
Gold and Silver.
Gold:
Domestic receipts at mint fine ounces..
Rand output
thous. of ounces..
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Silver:
Production
thous. of fine oz..
Imports
thous. of dolls..
Exports
thous. of dolls..
Price at New York
dolls, per fine oz..
Price at L o n d o n . . . pence per standard oz..
728,865
4,693
214,408
13,168
+ 13.2
- 22.1
- 61.8
- 2.8
1913
1913
1913
1913
40,387 - 2.2
53,164 + 20.0
47,031 4- 35.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
72
263
72
103
138
62
101
810
70
103
360
12
78
233
120
117
129
100
165
74
116
127
- 13.3
102 - 0.7
552 + 53.6
18 + 46.3
96 - 4.3
28.8
213
- 3.3
116 l!+ 0.1
128 !l+ 1.0
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES.
Europe:
England
dolls, per £ sterling..
France
dolls, per f r a n c .
Italy
dolls, per lire..
Belgium
dolls, per f r a n c .
Germany
dolls, per mark..
Netherlands
dolls. per guilder..
Sweden
dolls.per k r o n e .
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.
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
91
97
99
97
1.1
2.4
4.3
5.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
60
59 !
0.0
1.7.
100
85
41
70
100 j.
40
22
37
(8)
i
I
• Index number less than 1.
val.
val.
val.
val.
52
Par val.
9
Previous quarter, ending June 30.
71 I 70
0.0
84 j i - 1.2
39 i | -
70 f
-
4.9
0.0
1.4
45
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August,
1922
September,
1922
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1921
1922
Percentage
increase
(+ )
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
INDEX NUMBERS.
BASE
YEAR
OR
Percentage increase
1922
1921
or decrease
PERIOD.
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept.
Sept!
from
Aug.
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE.
Imports 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
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
84,627
13,390
10,737
4,017
31,486
81,682
11,146
10,683
4,395
31,851
63,408
13,565
6,785
5,438
18,299
555,186
105,794
59,369
44,372
173,067
683,066
101,288
83,395
40,812
246,133
+ 23.0
-4.2
+ 40.4
- 8.0
42.5
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
82
94
48
134
71
88
117
44
118
81
106
87
63
104
120
104
78
63
112
123
117
116
70
87
139
113
96
70
95
141
.thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
78,849
32,185
53,191
28,081
46,349
24,189
593,220
250,548
606,633 + 32.5
245,526 - 2.0
1913
1913
156
200
143
204
223
259
237
284
243
272
164 - 32.5
237
12.7
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
27,389
7,920
27,646
8,405
17,133
2,818
224,088
477,821
241,366 + 7.7
59,121 + 23.6
1913
1913
144
312
103
132
170
370
181
386
166
372
167 + 0.9
394 !+ 6.1
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
86,713
38,362
3,835
281,413
64,402
26,870
1,875
228,795
473,806
51,170
610,080 + 28.7
171,429
22,700
239,718 + 39.8
26,396
1,233
43,241
63.8
179,292 1,872,696 2,181,386 + 16.4
1913
1913
1913
1913
227
311
71
130
194
275
62
120
306
435
100
174
252
246
185
169
329
465
194
188
244
326
95
153
-
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
.thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
154,886
18,466
26,317
13,042
55,264
164,595
22,025
21,716
12,674
70,853
177,246 1,859,912 1,474,812 - 20.7
21,579
162,582
179,760 + 10.5
36,774
300,047
235,129 - 21.6
9,857
97,722 - 42.0
168,658
59,475
601,597 - 17.3
727,418
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
165
117
130
213
173
142
168
125
150
121
149
179
96
182
153
127
166
69
276
127
124
144
90
199
112
132
172
74
193
144
+ 6.2
+ 19.2
- 17.4
-2.8
+ 28.2
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
85,573
56,492
83,985
55,363
87,138
55,972
918,655
472,621
654,502
28.7
409,402 - 13.3
1913
1913
204
203
174
167
151
143
151
147
171
168
168 - 1.8
165 - 2.0
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
18,800
7,053
20,621
8,991
13,920
5,179
228,492
93,180
161,543 - 29.3
68,341 - 26.6
1913
1913
114
120
114
113
171
197
160
161
154
154
+ 9.6
196 + 27.4
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
thous. of dolls..
37,795
10,646
4,751
301,805
38,841
12,556
5,049
313,092
16.7
1.1
29.4
22.9
1913
1913
1913
1913
233
218
174
177
253
374
110
157
270
314
198
162
250
308
178
146
218
204
197
146
224
2.7
241 + 17.9
209
6.2
151 + 3.7
sterling..
82,661
76,944
87,118
828,709
728,804 - 12.0
1913
138
136
132
128
129
120
sterling..
sterling..
sterling..
37,762
24,141
20,326
35,555
21,848
19,244
48,410
20,465
17,905
443,797
192,181
190,201
346,732 - 21.8
209,110 + 8.8
170,770 - 10.2
1913
1913
1913
209
83
113
200
87
111
165
107
117
161
103
115
156
103
126
147 - 5.8
93 - 9.5
119 - 5.3
sterling..
60,032
62,511
63,842
527,255
534,724 +
1.4
1913
117
146
119
138
137
143 +
sterling..
sterling..
sterling..
3,105
8,900
47,149
3,154
10,099
48,361
3,300
6,997
44,009
27,219
41,709
439,881
27,050 - 1.0
73,210 + 75.5
425,523 - 3.2
1913
1913
1913
115
121
116
122
120
128
112
132
118
103
138
141
114
153
138
116 + 1.5
173 + 13.4
141 + 2.5
sterling..
7,504
6,381
8,595
77,641
77,874 + 3.0
1913
109
94
95
91
82
70 - 14.9
sterling..
sterling..
sterling..
1,288
4,110
2,105
1,399
3,103
1,869
2,710
3,822
2,057
21,809
35,829
19,911
17,349 - 20.4
40,400 + 12.7
20,008 + 0.4
1913
1913
1913
206
88
105
204
72
84
121
90
91
108
90
85
97
77
105 + 8.6
58 - 24.5
76 - 11.2
+
|+
3.4
16.7
0.5
9.4
1.1
25.7
29.9
51.1
18.7
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
43,897
484,642
403,706
19,499
153,421
155,124
2,662
59,809
42,191
324,963 3,551,410 2,736,755
+
-
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
United Kingdom.
Imports (values):
Total
thous. of £
Food, drink, and
tobacco
thous. of £
Raw material
thous. of £
Manufactured articles, thous. of £
Exports (values):
Total
thous. of £
Food, drink, and
tobacco
thous. of £
Raw material
thous. of £
Manufactured articles, thous. of £
Reexports (values):
Total
thous. of £
Food, drink, and
tobacco
thous. of £
Raw material
thous. of £
Manufactured articles, thous. of £
86
4.1
46
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are
given in this number. Consult index at end
of bulletin.
August, September,
1922
1922
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES—Continued.
United Kingdom—Continued.
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Cotton piece goods
thous. of sq. yds.. 378,353
Woolen and worsted
tissues
thous. of sq. yds.. 17,632
270
Iron and steel
thous. of long tons..
6,146
Coal
thous. of long tons..
Production:
412
Pig iron
thous. of long tons..
521
Steel ingots
thous. of long tons..
Coal
thous. of metric tons.. 24,483
4,342
Stocks, zinc
short tons..
Employment:
85.6
Trade-unions
per cent employed..
Corresponding
month,
August
or
September,
1921.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
(
v
or decrease
(-)
1921
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage'
increase
Sept.
Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. • from
Aug.
1,867,324
3,071,569 + 64.4
1920
13,834
279
7,083
6,104
133
3,407
81,082
1,161
13,352
138,368 + 70.6
2,343 +101.8
45,477 + 240.6
430
556
20,754
4,108
158
429
20,980
18,374
1,829
3,391 + 85.4
2,396
4,106 + 71.4
185,905 + 74.2
83.7
1922
! ordeI crease
cumulative
1922
from
1921.
265,386
106,719
1921
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage ini crease
84
120
102
107 + 4.7
1920
1913
1913
73
57
78
78
61
83
65
100
62 - 21.5
67 + 3.3
116 + 15.2
1913
1913
1913
1920
76
43
63
85
20
47
74
78
19
82
101
17
1913
85
86
87
87
118
128
QQ
oo
137
72
87
50 + 4.4
87 + 6.7
85 - 15.2
Belgium.
Production:
Zinc
Coal
Pig iron
Steel ingots
short tons..
thous. of metric tons
thous. of metric tons..
thous. of metric tons..
Canada.
Total trade:
Imports
thous. of dolls.
Exports
thous. of dolls.
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Canned salmon
thous. of pounds.
Paper, printing
thous. of pounds.
Cheese
thous. of pounds.
Wheat
thous. of bushels.
Production:
Pig iron
thous. of long tons.
Steel ingots
thous. of long tons.
Bank clearings
mills, of dolls.
Bond issues:
Government and
provincial
thous. of dolls.
Municipal
thous. of dolls.
Total
thous. of dolls.
Corporation
thous. of dolls.
Employment:
Trade-union
employment
per cent employed.
Applications
number.
Vacancies
number.
Placements—
Regular
number.
Casual
number.
Newsprint paper:
Production
short tons.
Shipments
short tons.
Stocks
short tons.
Exports (total printing)
short tons.
Business failures:
Firms
number.
Liabilities
tLous. of dolls.
Building contracts awarded.. .thous. of dolls.
8
Index number less than 1.
10,626
8,970
5,500
154
153
654
603
933 + 42.7
846 + 40.3
549,188 - 10.7
550,408 - 1.8
1913
1913
116
198
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
67,355
74,486
60,3f8
72,934
59,805
59,591
615,639
560,612
1,325
168,047
17,179
11,587
7,825
159,115
19,230
5,571
122,414
21,182
7,145
1,007,637
94,856
61,977
1,127
9,233
1,206
1,291
85,226 + 62.9
1920
1913
1913
1913
52,329
12,148
19,243
1,395,851
74,969
75,761
- 27.0
+ 38.5
- 21.0
+ 22.2
11,142 -
8.3
fifi
So
56
56
74
65
107
190
110
233
109
229
120
237
108 - 10.4
232 - 2.0
472
534
118
47
317
500
164
85
68
707
55
140
101
630
135
113
75
687
133
138
445 +491.0
650 - 5.3
+ 11.9
110 - 20.3
83
161
52
64
167
35
38
163
38
72
158
777
246
413
122
10
45
34
88
170
41
82
102
61
156
+ 7.0
- 3.8
- 5.7
+ 19.3
- 5.3
1919
1920
1920
95
184
211
95
126
132
98
98
88
99
97
91
159
182
183,012 - 7.9
64,198 + 0.5
1920
188
167
114
221
77
103
79
94
162
110
+ 38.5
1919
1919
1919
1919
107
111
126
118
103
100
135
111
138
138
55
157
134
126
91
139
146
144
94
152
140
136
112
144
2,371 + 47.8
42,134 + 17.1
213,647 + 15.2
1913
1913
1913
131
297
113
151
324
61
238
110
111
138
204
83
163
277
79
156 - 4.4
259 - 6.7
92 ' + 16.4
65,857
73,179
76,427
80,762
359,689
288,866
354,205 !- 1.5
49,271
7,275
57,249
11,007
198,633
63,851
299,535 jj+ 3.7
98,141
97,764
11,813
84,024
94,444
92,210
14,083
79,558
68,983
68,164
17,030
61,207
584,243
576,240
799,373 + 36.8
798,661 + 38.6
503,821
697,928
248
3,849
25,188
237
3,590
29,314
4,492
19,566
35,988
185,379
- 15.1
55
1913
1913
1913
1913
1,604
116
1920
|
j
j
|
47
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
INDEX NUMBERS.
BASE
YEAR
OR
NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are j
given in this number. Consult index at end j
of bulletin.
August,
1922
1921
PERIOD.
I Percentage increase
1922
{
v
or de|crease
Aug. Sept. I June., July Aug.! Sept. (-),
Sept.
from
! Aug.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
:
COUNTRIES—Continued.
Argentina.
Grain shipments:
Wheat
Corn
Oats
Flaxseed
Visible supply:
Wheat
Corn
Flaxseed
thous. of bushs..:
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..:
thous. of bushs.. |
|
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
thous. of bushs..
8,482
7,168
1,25S i
5,129
5,234 j
1,850
1,200
1,000
1,S50
4,000
1,000
9,790 j
501 |
1,861 '
1,726
12,487
2,632
4,163
1,859
5,200
2,600
57,523
S6,359
24,920
39,692
125, 580
61, 566
IS.
29,
I +118.3
| - 28.7
| - 26.7
- 24.7
1913
|
1913
1913
1913
| 113 '
1913
1913
1914
36
20 j 158
79 ;;
j
88
51
•
97
125
71
:
72 j
i 149 [ 149 |
154
43
51
55
25
112 I 161
143 j 129
92
69
| 275 j 357 : | 220
220
99
45
25
154 .
61
62
10
56
- 3S.3
-r 36.6
-151.1
— t53.7
71
71
0.0
34 i 114 i+233.3
137 ; 137 |
0.0
48
WOOL.
Table 1.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
RECEIPTS AT
BOSTON.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
mesTotal. D otic.
STOCKS 2
RECEIPTS AT
BOSTON.
IM(in grease equivalent).
P O R T S CON(unUMPmanu- STION.*
Held by
ForfacDomes- F o r Held by
Total. manueign. tured).
tic.
fac- dealers.^ Total.
eign.
turers.
Relative Relative to last two quarto 1921.
ters of 1920.
Relative to 1913.
100
149
191
196
225
100
118
112
127
130
1OO
228
391
371
468
1OO
171
272
296
277
1918 mo. av.
1919 mo. av.
1920 mo. av.
1921 mo. av.
224
213
122
152
113
132
65
89
506
419
266
315
299
294
171
211
STOCKS^
(in grease equivalent).
Held by
Total.
manu- Held by5
facdealers.
turers.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
27,906
35,801
36,683
42,215
15,894
15,142
17,100
17,510
5,278 12,651
12,012 21,680
20,660 34,393
19,583 37,432
24,705 35,083
41,956
39,918
22,839
28,589
15,275
17,825
8,809
11,977
26,682
22,093
14,030
16,613
18,761 13,483
1OO
CONSUMPTION
(in
grease
equivalent)^
Thousands of pounds.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 mo. av.
1914 mo. av.
1915 mo. av.
1916 mo. av.
1917 mo. av.
IMPORTS
(unmanufactured).
3 1OO
UOl
3 1OO
U35
3 1OO
*83
37,811
37,158
3529,174 3183,917 3345,258j
21,635
26,717 4 4 , 1 2 5 4 533,473 4 247,412 ^286,061
.
1930.
September-.
October
November..
December..
108
43
72
70
89
50
34
39
155
26
167
150
93
69
97
106
1921.
January
February...
March
April
•
107
228
378
272
26
30
46
42
315
733
1,229
860
167
339
775
516
55
69
90
99
May
June
July
August
107
76
145
167
58
95
183
203
231
26
47
75
117
47
74
125
109
107
95
109
September..
October
November..
December..
91
72
84
102
109
81
81
112
43
50
90
78
115
72
87
99
113
121
121
112
1922.
January
February...
March
April
143
135
213
182
103
99
81
72
247
224
550
465
175
220
340
308
118
122
137
96
May
June
July
August
218
195
380
227
124
217
300
162
460
140
583
395
261
134
265
272
119
119
106
130
September..
October
114
64
241
« 220
124
T) pcember
98
94
102
106
107
134
92
132
83
95
137
73
151
12,008
6,699
4,580
5,242
8,203
1,369
8,839
7,901
11,737
8,706
12,251
13,392
20,073
42,753
! 71,009
51,075
3,465
4,035
6,143
5,695
16,608
38,718
64,866
45,380
21,169
42,886
98,103
65,336
24,049
30,600
39,510
43,466
20,044
14,226
27,157
31,294
7,851
12,830
24,693
27,327
12,193
1,395
2,464
3,967
14,745
5,952
9,967
15,867
48,183
47,103
42,126
48,141
17,028
13,536
15,696
19,183
14,740
10,885
10,965
15,091
2,288
2,651
4,731
4,092
14,592
9,086
10,946
12,520
49,824
53,589
53,463
49,441
26,886
25,246
39,946
34,194
13,825
13,407
10,899
9,655
13,061
11,839
29,047
24;539
22,152
27,834
43,071
38,988
52,280
53,774
60,368
42,574
40,972
36,656
71,307
42,635
16,717
29,278
40,516
21,809
24,255
7,378
30,791
20,825
32,956
16,940
33,484
34,472
52,533
52,621
46,902
57,340
21,304
8,594
12,710 6 27,892
54,771
100
100
91
20,211
8,068
13,418
13,143
100
58
1
518,450
172,527 ; 345,923
539,898
195,306
344,592
564,977
247,287
317,690
i
•
531,070
242,845
288,225
504,372
252,103
252,269
479,151
277,926
201,225
i
1
Receipts of wool at Boston compiled by Boston Chamber of Commerce; Imports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; consumption and quarterly stocks from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, until April, 1922, beginning with April, 1922, compiled by U. S.
Department
of Commerce. Bureau of the Census.
2
These figures have been revised to include only comparable reports each month and thus do not contain the figures for the American Woolen Company and a few
small
firms, for which estimates had been made in previous compilations. Stocks include wool, tops and noils.
3
Average of the last two quarters of 1920.
*5 Average of the first three quarters of 1921.
Includes U. S. Government stocks.
« Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
49
COTTON.
Table 2.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
YEAR AND
MONTH.
ProProSTOCKS, END OF
ReducReducMONTH.
ConImIm- 1
tion ceipts
tion ceipts
ExEx5
(crop
into
ports.4 ports.3
(crop
into ports. ports.* sumption.
estisight.
estiWorld
Waresight.
5
7
6
5
Mills.
mate.) 7
houses visible. mate.)
I
Rel. to
Thousands of
Relative to 1913.
1909-13
average.
100
109
124
86
88
87
100
86
104
99
80
2 100
«101
1918 m o . av..
1919 m o . av..
1920 m o . av..
1921 m o . av..
1922 m o . av..
92
88
103
64
98
93
93
100
100
166
158
114
2 100
2 105
96
81
55
77
87
78
85
92
144
246
114
47
75
71
74
68
130
161
140
98
68
111
127
102
66
49
50
Ware- World
Mills.5 houses 5 visible.8
Thousands of bales.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
100
97
99
100
146
114
91
13,033
14,156
16,135
11,192
11,450
11,302
1,203 2 20,309 727,048 482,194
1,036 2 20,558 2 763,775
490,394
1,257 i 33,798
696,583
500,767
585,810
1,186 ! 32,064
606,544
401,570
960
23,103
638,184
127
141
100
100
177 |
182 I
153 i
133
108
111
85
102
112
108
119
88
107
153
206
174
255
202
92
114
128
144
12,041
11,421
13,440
8,340
931
1,051
941
1,019
31
80
94
108
95
83
69
61
67
70
83
93
159
235
290
320
84
115
139
158
12,783
12,123
12,123
12,987
118
138
134
92
83
68
52
44
7682
91
85
94
99
100
98
321
313
298
286
52
48
17
28
66
68
82
58
91
96
85
97
95
90
83
75
102
104
126
132
STOCKS, END OF
MONTH.
Bales.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1909-13 mo.av
1913 m o . av..
1914 m o . av..
1915 m o . av..
1916 mo. av..
1917 mo. av..
Consumption.5
100
342,696
546,432
513,261
539,602
640,444
518,653
534,978
407,723
492,485
822
1,566
1,935
1,685
20,004 ; 228,068
13,825
583,725
22,513
683,323
25,890 | 788,578
457,967
401,325
332,712
295,292
157
153
146
145
1,228
794
590
607
24,024
28,055
27,282
18,731
366,463
395,115
438,218
409,247
269
244
212
197
147
145
134
121
8,433
8,203
846
660
608
620
7,037
6,537
6,537
8,340
1,180
1,966
1,718
1,489
i
:
|
:
1,342
1,306
1,327
L,705
1,760 3,068
1,766
3,070
3,117
4,479
3,197
3,490
2,691
2,798
2,689
3,633
3,057
4,484
3,555
2,816
3,492
3,915
4,414
901
940
1,118
1,251
2,797
4,133
5,101
5,624
2,579
3,519
4,273
4,S46
1,264
1,327
1,337
1,316
5,645
5,503
5,253
5,027
4,822
4,707
4,476
4,434
10,542
477,389
9,849 • 495,590
3,452 ; 598,962
5,631
423,491
440,714
1,281 | 4,738
461,917
1,203
4,300
410,142 | 1,111
3,723
467,059 ! 1,006
3,464
4,512
4,454
4,108
3,724
6,362 ! 532,839
31,269 | 874,510
51,440 | 648,695
61,006
639,825
484,718
494,317
527,940
510,925
1,118
1,398
1,655
1,738
4,312
4,985
5,293
5,207
3,944
4,624
4,623
4,544
18,781
29,226
49,999
23,137
1920.
September...
October
November...
December...
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
605,381
493,426
375,180
319,933
|
j
j
j
May
June
July
August
65
63
70
55
51
52
September...
October
November...
December...
54
50
50
64
98
163
143
124
31
154
253
300
73
120
93
88
101
103
109
106
83
104
123
130
245
283
301
296
129
151
151
148
January..
February..
March
April
74
39
44
36
207
270
295
74
65
47
63
84
109
98
108
92
124
119
116
109
263
239
213
183
137
127
117
111
892
466
524
434
42,093
54,761
59,957
15,115
475,910
338,440
461,484
612,659
526,698
472,336
519,761
443,509
1,669
1,595
1,557
1,461
4,622
4,215
3,752
3,213
4,202
3,891
3,593
3,399
May....June
July
August
49
42
33
45
71
62
42
71
65
68
51
38
103
106
95
109
106
99
91
76
145
111
85
88
98
84
93
52
594
507
393
547
14,320
12,607
8,587
14,481
469,397
491,079
373,742
273,308
495,337
509,218
458,002
527,404
1,420
1,331
1,218
1,025
2,559
1,953
1,488
1,550
3,001
2,568
2,840
1,597
115
823
103
79
183
73
8 4,628
368,890
495,344
1,065
3,218
2,228
|
!
|
|
!
1922.
September...
October
November...
December...
85
87
81
78
11,065
11,400
10,575
10,135
1
Except receipts into sight, compiled by New Orleans Cotton Exchange, and world visible supply of American cotton, compiled by Commercial and Finance Chronicle.
Production estimates from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics; imports and exports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce; consumption and stocks at mills and warehouses from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
* Thesefiguresare forfiscalyears; those following are for calendar years.
» Running bales counting round as half bales; linters are included.
• 500-pound bales.
6 Figures listed for years 1913 through 1922 represent monthly averages of cotton consumed and on hand at end of month during crop years (beginning Aug. 1 of the
preceding year and ending July 31 of the year to which thefigureis credited). Figures are in running bales, counting round as half bales, and do not include linters.
• Thesefiguresrepresent world visible supply of American cotton.
' The yearlyfiguresrepresent the latest revised estimates of total production for the year. The monthly figures show the current estimates of total production
as reported each month.
s Coversfirst21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
15566°—22
4
50
COTTON MANUFACTURES.
Table 3.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
COTTON !
CLOTH
YEAB AND
MONTH.
Exports. 3
Relative to
FINE
COTTON
GOODS.*
Production.
FINE
COTTON
GOODS.*
Un-
New
Can- filled
Pro- orders
ExShip- cellaorders
Sales. ducre- ments. tions.
end of ports.'
tion. ceived.
Production.
mo. i
Relative to
1919.
1913.
COTTON
CLOTH
KNIT UNDERWEAR.*
I RelaI tive to
! 1920.
Relative to 6 months' average,
July-Dec, 1920.
Thous.
of
yards.
KNIT UNDERWEAR/
Sales.
Production.
Orders
received.
Number of
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Shipments.
Cancellations.
Unfilled
orders
end of
mo.
Dozens.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
2 37,062
1913 m o . a v .
2 100
1914 m o . a v .
2 93
2 34,572
1915mo.av..
117
43,195
1916 m o . a v . .
139
51,687
1917 m o . a v . ,
172
63,719
1918mo.av..
122
^ 113
1919 m o . a v . ,
154
100
100
1920 m o . a v . ,
184
90
26
100
100
124
92
81
92
591
«100
101
« 100
1921 m o . a v .
20
"100
219
147
81
14
113
40
134
164
52
10
77
226
78
166
44
25
19
66,272
58,588
44,377
261,339
204,764
187,525
61,410
46,321
24,156
89,550
668,700
453,600
209,700
99,900
101
95
105
167
| 37,487
30,087
33,024
36,772
163,111
241,211
330,160
432,224
565,511
179,919
287,897
339,970
156,600
252,000
451,800
446,400
402,300
299,700
553,500
532,800
164
175
188
159
39,767
48,395
49,668
56,381
351,053
393,526
374,653
359,703
323,132
331,815
306,589
521,458
498,600
589,500
520,200
599,400
472,500
554,400
429,300
712,800
437,400
522,900
469,800
613,800
9,000
823,500
8,100
878,400
11,700 | 943,200
7,200 I 801,000
344
357
396
384
62,290
64,489
53,422
39,842
386,929
394,864
373,943
449,913
537,402
314,858
191,440
440,578
620,100 1,368,900
675,900 839,700
674,100 540,000
603,000 448,200
663,300
701,100
480,600
528,300
9,000 1,726,200
8,100 1,791,000
25,200 1,987,200
19,800 1,928,700
400
386
306
320
31,037
32,707
48,406
51,615
320,719
339,348
397,800
366,323
229,380
202,208
319,917
273,626
615,600 1,027,800
648,000 558,000
668,700 462,600
648,000 411,300
708,300
619,200
648,900
535,500
9,900
15,300
11,700
22,500
60,448
62,850
60,238
50,068
378,974
404,202
375,944
410,858
347,368
518,068
93,964
322,396
667,800
649,800
540, COO
619,200
814,500
701,100
784,800
636,300
500,400
598,500
710,100
823,500
51,302
414,782
574,439
579,600
657,900
780,300
1920.
September..
October
November..
December..
1921.
January
February...
March
April
179
158
53
5
35
127
39
11
120
49
20
17
92
21
39
101
43
127
399
I
31
7
81
63
40
43
297
j
54
6
86
64
76
548
I
93
17
113
74
76
528
!
68
13
May....
June—
July....
August.
107
92
72
84
468
95
18
131
103
74
100
549
114
17
134
98
69
88
425
102
24
152
94
117
101
706
134
15
September..
October
November..
December..
168
101
120
105
1,356
145
18
174
103
70
114
832
153
17
144
43
114
539
105
52
108
99
102
. 444
115
40
1922.
January
February
March
April
May....
June—
July....
August.
September
October
November..
December..
84
84
51
104
1,018
|
154
20
88
88
45
110
553
|
135
31
131
104
72
113
458
141
24
139
96
61
110
407
117
46
|
163
99
78.
113
807
109
170
105
116
110
695
130
35
163
98
21
91
111
155
20
135
107
72
105
630
179
39
262
290
253
314
138
108
129
652
170
24
336
1
45,348 434,188 264,810
56,920 3 8 3 , 5 2 3 446,677
68,311 346,238 116,693 591,450 !«100,950 «459,000 648,900 6502,350
542,700 | 596,175
461,775
9,900 1,102,350
45,969 354,193 360,965
j 54,465 ! 310,531
|
!
!
|
40,500
228,600
128,700
92,700
80,100
81,000
5,400
18,900
261,000
220,500
127,800
95,400
i 141,300
3,600
j 245,700 | 2,700
j 425,700 8,100
| 311,400 | 6,300
506,700
477,000
528,300
837,000
615,600
356,400
177,300
97,200
|
!
I
|
2,011,500
1,940,400
1,535,400
1,606,500
18,900 1,316,400
17,100
1,458,000
9,900
1,269,900
18,600
1,577,700
11,700
1,687,500
I
Except exports of cotton cloth from the TJ. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. The figures for knit underwear are secured from
the Knit-Goods Manufacturers of A merica; those relating to fine cotton goods from the Fine Cotton Goods Exchange.
* These figures are for fiscal years: others are for calendar years.
* Includes duck and other cloth, bleached, unbleached, and colored. Beginning with January, 1921, the figures are reported in square yards instead of linear yards,
which probably makes the figures slightly smaller than when given in linear yards.
* Reported by 24 identical mills in the New Bedford district, representing about 50 per cent of this industry in New England and from 20 to 30 per cent throughout
the 5United States.
Calculated from reports in percentage of capacity, based on a normal production of 900,000 dozen per month. Reports on production cover from 50 to 60 mills,
while for other items the reports cover from 30 to 40 mills.
« Average for last six months of year.
* Nine months' average, April to December.
51
MISCELLANEOUS
TEXTILES.
Table 4.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
ELAS- FIBERS
TIC (unmanu- BURWEBLAP.
facBING. tured).
RAW SILK.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Imports.2
ConStocks,
sump- end of
tion^ month.
Sales.
Imports.
Imports.2
Rel. to
1913.
Relative to
Rel. to
1919
Relative to
1909-1913 average.
Thous. of
pounds.
1920.
RAW SILK.
ELASTIC
WEBBING.
Consumption^
Sales.
Long
tons.
Thous. of
pounds.
2,850
2,566
3,094
3,406
28,613
32,596
32,960
32,769
41,060
33,922
37,917
36,519
34,047
32,147
40,653
36,366
36,890
47,398
39,514
B—NUMERICAL DATA.
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average
average
average
average
average
1920.
September..
October
November..
December..
100
112
109
100
114
115
115
120
144
95
127
116
120
142
111
107
100
90
108
100
1OO
95
109
116
3 1OO
1OO
87
118
140
154
151
42
81
71
117
3,619
4,060
4,627
3,308
4,377
94
93
100
71
101
150
2,690
73
63
97
47
120
137
2,067
162
BURLAP.
Imports.
Thous. of
yards.
Bales.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1909-1913 monthly average.
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
Stocks,
end of
month.
FIBERS
(unmanufactured).4
26,941
51,312
21,315
15,397
13,404
12,425
33,318
31,886
27,274
33,817
20,416
51,128
49,807
48,357
44,536
10,915
7,161
3,859
4,932
28,945
84,354
30,661
28,959
50,766
46,443
35,466
25,063
17,830
54
60
94
25
107
105
1,553
48
53
87
32
94
74
1,363
16,624
11,152
10,735
9,428
34
124
62
50
68
144
84
93
54
59
94
143
"74
96
137
967
2,392
2,342
5,254
22,176
16,525
25,585
28,900
31,859
27,928
16,386
20,038
7,705
9,079
11,443
12,791
19,374
26,852
27,571
26,733
48,903
48,542
27,278
46,341
27,209
33,846
32,325
32,790
20,541
15,521
17,866
18,899
12,040
13,347
12,280
13,660
23,486
27,537
21,401
13,264
43,513
36,721
33,557
34,350
31,229
26,816
24,955
20.930
23,036
19,304
19,601
24,804
14,537
15,369
13,654
13,193
11,760
10,713
11,126
25,110
33,842
22,107
26,651
24,247
31,139
28,982
22,077
19,268
12,493
12,730
13,006
11,815
14,612
18,462
27,874
15,212
37,781
31,345
41,240
37,200
33,284
29,529
24,996
34,772
20,826
26,895
27,474
32,515
22,120
23,648
16,500
20,542
56,007
72,503
36,575
25,747
34,212 j 36,795
5 22.145
^ 40,100
1921.
January..
FebruaryMarch
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
January..
February.
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September—
October
November
December
82
143
32
184
162
39
169
153
40
78
128
4,829
151
190
30
87
108
4,307
80
208
181
35
75
99
5,936
202
184
37
46
101
5,763
191
175
45
94
41
93
5,445
134
150
38
100
37
89
3,808
166
140
38
89
39
148
4,729
237
117
48
128
6,746
161
190
61
81
51
111
4,593
133
124
56
83
65
92
3,801
120
108
149
43
84
97
122
3,406
140
38
77
53
110
3,087
164
187
41
77
165
4,662
178
166
52
83
214
5,077
144
140
54
58
108
4,102
210
195
63
72
76
5,982
5 148
192
72
5 72
5 118
5 4,230
31,409
30,233
50,064
43,462
i m p o r t s of total raw silk, unmanufactured fibers and burlap are from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign arid Domestic Commerce; consumption and stock
at warehouses of raw silk are from the Silk Association of America; sales of elastic webbing are from the Webbing Manufacturers Exchange.
2 Total unmanufactured silk, including raw silk, cocoons and waste,
a4 Consumption figures represent withdrawals from warehouses. Note that February to December, 1920, inclusive, is used as the base period.
Includes flax, hemp,i stle, jute, kapok, manila, New Zealand flax, sisal, etc.
5
Covers first 21 days only, during which periodL fthe old tariff law was in effect.
52
ACTIVE TEXTILE MACHINERY.
Table 5.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
COTTON.*
WOOL.*
Woolen Worsted
spindles. spindles.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Wide
looms.
Narrow
looms.
Carpet
looms.
Active
Woolen Worsted Wide
spindles. spindles. spindles. looms.
Relative to 1913.
average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
3 100
101
110
116
121
3 1OO
104
100
122
115
3 10O
99
95
116
116
3 1OO
105
96
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
average .
118
105
94
90
108
104
105
109
119
105
92
ii8
71
84
74
100
Narrow
looms.
3 68
67
71
80
74
30,346
61
54
68
55
33,624
33,429
34,458
33,071
33,086
65
65
62
55
64
65
62
60
34,041
33,772
31,700
29,879
43
46
57
64
51
51
58
66
54
50
40
43
31,509
32,497
32,148
32,597
32,836
32,665
32,448
32,931
374
100
102
102
105
109
377
78
85
89
93
3 74
77
74
90
85
111
111
114
108
109
91
81
72
69
80
77
78
81
78
68
69
76
93
90
79
100
81
65
89
94
113 ;
69
89
96
112
55
57
57
48
62
74
65
57
48
51
53
49
49
57
67
78
126
104
100
Thousands.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
3 1OO
99
104
118
109
121
Active
spindles.
Carpet
looms.
Per cent of active to total.
A.-INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
COTTON.2
WOOL.*
73
70
3 73
77
70
92
73
30,920
30,720
31,807
32,984
1920.
September
October
November
74
88
72
85
91
105
62
77
66
75
88
99
53
66
58
70
79
104
53
77
62
70
74
107
69
91
77
79
59
106
88
105
86
90
63
108
41
41
53
68
99
118
100
97
68
108
76
87
74
71
46
103
122
108
103
69
108 i
79
90
80
75
47
104
122
109
103
72
107 ;
103
118
108
104
74
109 ;
80
79
90
87
81
80
75
74
49
50
101
124
105
99
88
112
101
123
103
104
101
113
78
78
92
91
78
76
72
74
60
69
1921.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October..
November
December. . .
104
124
104
103
107
114
80
92
77
75
73
101
122
99
107
109
114
78
90
73
78
74
97
118
95
108
109
114
95
116
89
100
115
112
104
116
93
100
116
105
75
73
80
87
86
86
70
66
69
79
73
73
74
78
79
109
101
88
99
116
104
84
75
65
72
79
108
84
81
88
116
105 i
83
64
79
91
85
89
115
105 ;
86
62
67
60
112
63
65
78
33,875
34,222
34,487
34,489
>
1922.
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
1
. .
112
92
86
92
115
106
86
!
68
64
67
78
109
92
86
99
115
107
84
•
68
64
72
78
108
101
88
93
116
110
110
109
97
104
121
83
85
75
81
65
72
68
76
79
82
Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census.
cotton si
* Reported as of the 1st of the month.
34,458
33,797
31,875
31,389
31,653
31,877
31,975
32,499
33,297
i
1
Figures opposite any one year represent the monthly average number of active
53
HOURLY ACTIVITY IN TEXTILE MACHINERY.
Table 6.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
WOOL.2
Spinning
spindles.
Looms.
WIDE.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Sets
of Combs.
cards.
WOOL- WORNAR- CARPET
AND
EN.
RUG.
STED.
Spinning
spindles.
Looms.
WIDE.
NAR-
Sets
of
Combs.
CARPET cards.
WOOLAND
108
100
106
75
66
94
71
120
116
1921.
January
February
March
,
April
55
49
90
101
52
60
77
95
92
79
78
77
May....
June
July....
August..
120
131
135
130
113
125
132
127
September.
October
November.
December..
126
122
123
117
April
110
106
108
103
May
June
July
August
1920.
November
December
1922.
January
February
March
September.
October....
November.
December..
!
!
100
108
Millions
of hours. Hours.
Per cent of active hours to total reported.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
100
109
100
108
100
108
80
64
84
73
54
57
79
102
48
64
82
95
102
91
119
128
131
126
124
130
131
133
124
142
151
157
130
122
122
114
96
102
105
103
104
119
100
WOR-
Total Activity
per
activity spindle
of
in
spindles place.
RUG.
Relative to 12-month average, Nov., 1920-Oct., 1921.
12 mo. av. Nov., 1920,
to Oct., 1921
100
1921 monthly average. 108
COTTON.
WOOL.2
61.0
66.0
55.7
60.3
46.2
49.0
62.9
68.2
77.0
83.9
63.3
68.4
71.7
77.6
65
45.9
40.3
52.3
39.6
55.3
53.8
54.1
42.9
61.6
49.0
53.3
46.1
61.5
46.6
50
56
78
104
49
62
87
104
33.3
30.0
54.7
61.7
28.8
33.3
42.9
52.7
42.5
36.5
36.1
35.7
33.9
35.7 |
49.4 ;
64.2 |
37.1
49.0
73.8
88. 7
31.6
35.5
49.5
65.9
34.8
44.7
62.1
74.3
123
128
125
114
122
129
129
126
121
125
130
120
73.4
80.1
82.5
79.2
63.2
69.9
73.7
70.6
38.0
44.1
47.1
42.1
75.0 I
80.2 j
82.1 |
79.4
94.6
98.6
95.9
87.4
77.1
81.4
81.8
80.0
86.5
89.6
93.4
85.7
7,320
200
125
126
130
125
118
127
129
122
124
125
129
123
123
129
128
122
76.7
74.2
75.1
71.3
69.0
72.5
73.0
74.3
57.4
65.5
69.9
72.7
78.9
79.0
82.0
78.8
91.2
97.6
99.5
93.8
78.8
79.1
81.7
78.1
88.5
92.2
91.9
87.4
7,379
7,583
7,689
7,726
202
207
210
210
152
165
166
169
116
120
134
141
128
125
126
107
118
118
129
136
120
120
115
99
67.1
64.8
65.9
63.1
72.2
68.0
68.1
63.5
j 70.3
| 76.1
j 76.9
j 78.2
72.9
75.4
84.4
88.4
98.6
96.3
97.2
82.3
74.4
74.6
81.6
S5.9
86.2
86.1
82.7
70.8
7,932
7,120
7,779
6,636
215
193
211
180
108
112
162
163
156
152
137
143
145
140
94
103
105
104
134
140
142
136
87
91
96
92
58.4
62.4
63.8
62.8
53.4
55.2
59.9
62.5
74.8
75.5
72.1
70.4
86.2
89.7
91.0
88.2
72.7
79.2
81.2
80.4
84.8
88.6
89.9
86.0
62.1
65.3
68.5
66.1
7,493
7,646
7,045
8,033
203
207
191
217
105
128
166
175
141
145
111
121
136
139
100
117
63.6
72.4
58.3
71.3
76.8
80.9
88.8
91.3
85.5
93.2
86.2
S8.1
71.4
84.0
7,761
209
1
1
j
!
'
!
:
Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Reported as of the 1st of the month, but really covers previous month's operations.
54
TEXTILE WHOLESALE PRICES.
Table 7.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type: numerical data on opposite pa?e.]
COTTON. 2
YEAB AND MONTH.
COTTON
YARN.
Carded,
white,
Price to Middling
upland,
northern,
producer,
New
mule
spun,
all grades. York. 22/1 cones,
Boston.
COTTON GOODS.
Print
cloth,
27%
Boston.
WOOL.*
Sheetings,
UnOhio,
4/4 Ware
washed, fine,
unshoals,
price to
LL,
producer, washed,
Boston.
New York. all grades.
WORSTED
YARN.
WOMEN'S
DRESS
GOODS.
2/32's
crossbred
stock,
Boston.
Storm
Wool-dyed,
serge, all
blue,
Japanese,
wool,
55/56",
Kansai
double
MiddleNo.l,
sex,
warp, 50",
New York.
Boston.
New York.
SUITINGS.
SILK,
RAW.
Relative to 1913.
100.0
88.3
74.1
112.5
179.1
100.0
94.6
79.4
113.1
183.7
100.0
88.0
81.0
120.0
181.2
100.0
88.1
83.5
121.5
192.2
100.0
91.2
84.0
117.6
192.7
100.0
105.3
134.7
165.2
282.6
100.0
109.1
122.7
140.9
250.0
100.0
82.4
101.4
135.2
200.8
100.0
88.9
99.1
135.4
193.4
100.0
94.4
101.2
127.8
204.4
100.0
101.5
91.2
133.7
150.9
av
av....
av
av
245.8
246.6
267.5
102.5
248.5
253.9
264.9
118.8
267.5
240.8
283.8
. 133.3
327.5
287.0
363.8
146.3
317.3
273.5
343.5
143.0
346.1
305.3
228.3
101.1
290.9
277.3
277.3
140.9
271.5
209.5
234.9
151.7
260.4
234.2
238.3
156.6
261.5
259.5
270.5
189.8
172.3
244.0
227.4
165.8
. ..
259.1
212.5
161.4
116.6
235.0
176.8
148.4
120.8
257.7
196.2
165.4
142.8
289.9
237.7
188.4
170.4
277.7
241.5
218.4
167.9
167.6
164.6
149.1
131.1
254.5
227.3
177.3
145.5
206.0
193.1
167.4
141.6
225.3
204.4
204.4
204.4
269.4
259.2
233.0
198.1
173.7
164.3
158.9
154.8
1921.
January
February
March
April... .
95. S
98.3
85. S
78.3
130.6
108.7
92.1
94.9
135.6
129.8
114.2
112.2
167.5
153.0
130.4
124.1
155.2
150.8
141.9
124.3
117.3
118.5
113.1
107.1
140.9
140.9
150.0
150.0
148.1
148.1
154.5
154.5
186.2
157.3
157.3
157.3
198.1
198.1
198.1
198.1
158.9
157.5
161.6
158.9
May
June
July
August
78.3
81.6
80.0
81.6
101.1
94.1
96.6
108.6
115.4
116.7
112.6
122.3
124.1
124.1
124.3
136.8
119.9
115.8
115.8
117.6
95.8
92.2
92.8
92.2
145.5
140.9
131.8
127.3
160.9
154.5
148.1
148.1
157.3
157.3
157.3
157.3
189.3
189.3
189.3
183.5
154.8
157.5
157.5
148.1
September
October
November.. .
December
105.0
165.0
147.5
135.0
159.8
154.0
142.3
143.4
160.0
170.2
160.0
154.2
168.4
185.5
174.0
167.5
151.6
167.6
172.0
173.5
92.8
94.6
93.4
101.1
131.8
131.8
131.8
140.9
148.1
148.1
148.0
160.9
157.3
146.5
144.9
144.9
183.5
183.5
183.5
183.5
164 3
165.6
197.0
209.0
1922.
January
February
March
April .
136.6
129.1
132.5
133.3
140.0
141.2
143.2
141.5
147.5
141.6
142.5
141.3
167.5
163.2
173.0
173.3
159.6
159.6
156.7
147.7
107.7
133.5
149.7
148.5
159.1
172.7
177.3
172.7
164.5
167.4
160.9
167.4
144.9
144.9
144.9
144.9
183.5
183.5
183.5
183.5
185.8
180.4
165.6
179.1
May
June
July
August
132.5
155.8
170.0
172.5
162.9
172.7
174.6
171.1
149.4
161.4
166.4
169.5
184.9
188.4
190.7
187.5
150.8
162.2
172.0
174.1
173.7
196.4
194.6
189.2
186.3
213.6
218.2
218.2
173.8
183.7
180.3
180.3
144.9
144.9
144.9
144.9
198.1
198.1
198.1
212.6
197.9
200.6
193.9
195.2
175.8
166.7
167.9
166.5
190.7
175.6
189.2
218.2
186.7
144.9
212.6
210.0
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly av....
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av....
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1920.
September
October
November
December.
September
October..
November
December
. .
See footnotes on opposite page.
55
TEXTILE WHOLESALE PRICES.
Table 8.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
COTTON.*
YEAR AND MONTH.
COTTON
YARN.
WORSTED
YARN.
WOOL.2
Carded,
Unwhite,
Sheetings,
Ohio,
4/4 Ware washed, fine,
Print
Price to Middling Northern,
unmule
price to
cloth, 27", shoals,
producer, upland,
washed,
spun,
LL,
Boston.
producer,
all grades. New York.
22/1 cones,
New York. all grades. Boston.
Boston.
1913 monthly av $ 0 , 1 2 0
.106
1914 monthly av
.089
1915 monthly av—
.135
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av
.215
.295
.296
.321
.123
2/32's
crossbred
stock,
Boston.
WOMEN'S
DRESS
GOODS.
SUITINGS.
SILK,
RAW.
Storm
serge, all Wool-dyed
blue,
wool,
Kansai,
55/56",
double
No. 1,
Middlesex,
warp 50", Boston. New York.
New York.
Per pound.
Per yard.
Per pound
1918 monthly av....
1919 monthly av
1920 monthly av
1921 monthly av
COTTON
GOODS.
Per yard.
Per pound.
$0,128
.121
.102
.145
. 235
$0,248
.218
.198
.297
.449
$0,035
.030
.029
.042
.066
$0,061
.056
.052
.072
.118
$0,167
.176
.225
.276
.472
$0.22
.24
.27
.31
.55
$0,777
.640
.788
1.050
1.556
$0,563
.500
.557
.762
1.088
$1,545
1.459
1.564
1.974
3.158
$3,640
3.694
3.318
4.867
5.494
.318
.325
.339
.152
.662
.596
.703
.331
.113
.099
.126
.051
.195
.168
.210
.087
.578
.510
.381
.169
.64
.61
.61
.31
2.109
1.627
1.825
1.179
1.465
1.318
1.340
.882
4.040
4.009
4.179
2.933
6.273
8. 880
8.273
6.035
I
1920.
September...
October
November
December.
.311
.255
.194
.140
.301
.226
190
. 155
.638
.486
.409
.353
.100
.082
.065
.059
.171
.148
.134
.103
.280
.275
.249
.219
.56
.50
.39
.32
1.600
1.500
1.300
1.100
1.287
1.150
1.150
1.150
4.162
4.005
3.600
3.060
6.321
5.978
5 782
5 635
January.
February
March
April. .
.115
.118
.103
.094
.167
.139
.118
.121
.336
.321
.283
.278
.058
.053
.045
.043
.095
.093
.087
.076
.196
.198
.189
.179
.31
.31
.33
.33
1.150
1.150
1.200
1.200
1.047
.885
.885
.885
3.060
3.060
3.060
3 060
5 782
5.733
5.880
5 782
May
June
July
August.
094
.098
.096
098
129
.120
.124
139
.286
.289
.279
.303
.043
.043
.043
.047
.074
.071
.071
.072
.160
.154
.155
.154
.32
.31
.29
.28
1.250
1.200
1.150
1.150
885
.885
.885
.885
2 925
2 925
2.925
2 835
5
5
5
5
September
October
November..
December
126
.198
.177
.162
204
197
.182
.183
.396
.421
.397
.382
.058
.064
.060
.058
.093
.103
.105
.107
.155
.158
.156
.169
.29
.29
.29
.31
1.150
1.150
1.150
1.250
885
.824
.815
.815
2 835
2 835
2 835
2.835
5 978
6 027
7 154
7.595
January
February ..
March .
April
163
.155
159
.160
179
.181
183
.181
.365
.351
.353
.350
058
.056
.060
.060
098
.098
096
.091
.180
.223
.250
.248
.35
.38
.39
.38
1 278
1.300
1 250
1.300
815
.815
815
.815
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
May
June.
July
August
.159
.187
.204
.207
.208
.221
223
.219
.370
.400
.412
.420
.064
.065
.066
.065
.093
.100
106
.107
.290
.328
.325
.316
.41
.47
.48
.48
1.350
1.427
1.400
1.400
.815
.815
815
.815
3.060
3.060
3 060
3 285
7 203
7.301
7 056
7 105
September
October
November
December
.211
215
.412
.066
!08
.316
.48
1 450
815
3 285
7 644
1921.
635
733
733
390
1922.
1
835
835
835
835
762
566
027
517
.200
1
Prices of cotton and wool to the producer on the 1st and 15th of each month, respectively, are weighted averages of prices received by producers throughout the United
States for all grades of cotton and wool as compiled by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economic. All other prices are averages of weekly
quotations compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, except wool prices from compilation by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign
and 2Domestic Commerce.
The prices of cotton and wool to the producer represent a composite of all grades as they come from the farms. The market prices, especially in the case of wool,
are quoted on a specific grade above the average and includes handling and transportation charges.
56
PIG IRON.
Table 9.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on oppo-ite page.]
MERCHANT PIG IRON.
IRON
ORE
MOVEMENT.*
YEAR A#D MO^TH.
Stocks on hand.
PRODUCTION.
At Sault
Ste.
Marie
Canals.
Production.
Sales.
Relative to 1913.
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average. .
1921 monthly average
September
October. . . .
November
December
100
65
94
I
100
75
97
Shipments.
Unfilled
Orders.
Merchant
furnaces
only.
Steel
plants
making
some
merchant
iron.
Meltings.*
|
100
100
1OO
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Pi g Iron.
Foundry, No. Basic
2 North- (valley
ern
fur(Pitts- nace).
burgh).
Relative to 1921.
Relative t o 1914.
1OO
132
128
127
124
126
98
118
53
126
100
119
54
133
155
44
129
125
44
145
176
57
164
162
104
3
122
129
115
106
154
155
137
115
50
18
19
198
173
144
87
216
78
54
44
40
31
49
45
48
49
109
2
94
76
62
47
to to to
co co oo
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
OHIO
FOUNDRY
IRON.
51
124
83
82
48
42
34
37
39
36
32
26
34
24
40
63
54
43
38
60
85
68
60
9
38
49
55
64
29
38
54
63
85
61
48
64
67
91
78
61
87
64
64
79
81
60
51
67
65
69
79
153
240
71
76
104
114
69
90
92
94
117
83
74
68
123
111
115
89
109
71
66
75
66
51
79
58
55
77
186
263
85
;
63
38
84
3 1OO
Relative to 1913.
100
87
93
1OO
& 1OO
Composite
iron.6
132
259
1OO
88
93
134
265
1OO
88
92
132
259
215
189
281
157
221
188
287
148
222
191
284
156
320
303
261
236
330
298
248
224
318
305
271
235
204
187
165
156
212
194
177
167
1920.
17
181
140
120
25
32
43
67
1921.
January
February.
March
April....
May
June
July
August
September
October
Nnvp.TTihp.r
December..
January
February
88
86
90
93
114
111
105
121
79
211
187
173
167
91
92
92
84
112
116
113
95
93
95
80
117
158
149
138
137
150
141
132
124
159
150
110
132
79
69
67
72
85
77
79
93
4 72
126
117
100
143
143
142
137
130
131
129
127
136
137
136
132
76
72
71
59
95
89
96
82
112
151
193
234
133
130
131
142
123
121
122
136
132
125
125
135
95
82
44
41
32
21
69
49
38
24
239
245
283
348
161
162
163
202
167
170
165
181
155
158
159
180
71
20
16
303
229
222
211
102
94
90
78
77
80
79
72
71
1922.
March
April
May
June
July
August...
September
October
November
December
2
26
124
167
167
125
:
70
82
114
106
1
See footnotes on opposite page.
i
57
PIG IRON.
Table 10.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
MERCHANT PIG IRON.
IRON
ORE
MOVEMENT.*
Stocks on hand.
PRODUCTION.
YEAB AND
MONTH.
At Sault
Ste. Marie
Canals.
Production.
Sales.
1913 mo. a v .
5,345,484
2,560,342
1914 mo. a v .
3,490,418
1915 mo. a v .
5,023,734
1,920,813
2,471,881
3,253,280
3,182,165
7,050,234
1917 mo. a v .
6,819,343
1918 m o . av.
6,727,922
1919 mo. a v .
5,213,644
1920 m o . a v .
6,308,944
1921 mo. a v .
1920.
September..
October
November..
December...
Unfilled
orders.
Merchant
furnaces
only.
Steel
plants
making
some
merchant
iron.
378,925
329,964
332,724
Meltings. 4
Per cent
of normal.
Long tons.
Short tons.
1916 mo. a v .
Shipments.
OHIO
FOUNDRY
IRON.
1,305,073
759,572
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Pig iron.
Foundry
No. 2
Northern
(Pittsburgh).
Basic
(valley
furnace).
Composite
Pigft
Iron.e
Dollars per long ton.
816.00
$14.75
$15.42
13.90
12.88
14.87
13.74
13.52
14.15
20.31
39.99
21.07
19.76
41.39
38.90
34.46
32.51
30.31
27.70
44.90
42.25
25.17
21.74
34.38
29.91
43.80
24.05
51.21
48.50
48.98
48.46
43.75
47.07
41.76
36.50
41.80
37.71
33.00
36.31
33.84
30.00
32.62
29.96
27.50
29.95
24.96
27.66
24.20
27.35
16.31
26.71
22.88
25.80
19.34
25.36
22.00
24.47
19.64
23.84
20.75
23.08
16.67
22.09
19.38
21.57
24.14
21.86
18.20
20.29
503,450
586,016
168,494
425,425
483,511
2,432,964
412,697
585,653
3,435,852
2,837,557
3,208,837
2,548,573
3,034,510
1,378,641
145,854
189,495
1, 111, 934
480,650
289,145
634,959 3188,422
8,747,732
8,684,487
5,563,925
137,564
3,129,323
3,292,597
2,934,908
2,703,855
584,573
588,965
520,605
435,473
164,950
58,527
63,015
57,597
658,509
577,050
478,284
289,644
2,813,951
2,361,759
1,833,417
1,566,408
187,775
244,207
328,198
506,706
95,328
2,416,292
1,937,257
1,595,522
1,193,041
296,335
204,974
166,071
153,193
92,256
74,874
96,942
101,651
161,764
151,239
160,268
161,552
1,425,844
1,326,408
1,231,123
1,172,847
665,376
653,854
685,363
703,488
214,302
209,414
197,240
May
June
July
August..
2,747,361
6,640,152
4,356,760
4,384,949
1,221,221
1,064,833
864,555
954,193
148,945
135,892
121,469
99,227
113,682
80,283
132,821
208,227
178,575
144,198
127,137
200,181
1,103,487
1,012,307
1,004,149
1,040,857
693,270
698,600
702,289
637,820
210,243
219,175
213,672
179,431
September.
October
November.
December..
3,610,454
3,209,886
493,122
985,529
1,246,676
1,415,481
108,432
279,938
201,604
157,487
210,485
224,280
304,325
258,725
201,485
1,131,668
1,026,769
942,829
924,922
598,700
522,047
510,990
547,708
160,457
145,327
148,540
174,842
U4.94
22.96
19.13
20.99
26.09
22.96
19.19
21.15
24.20
22.66
19.00
20.92
20.80
21.96
18.63
20.42
228,467
260,094
504,631
791,970
234,987
251,348
346,571
378,884
894,961
911,065
1,070,027
1,484,267
580,263
546,403
539,363
445,216
179,216
167,805
180,912
154,202
23.13
21.26
18.15
20.42
31.17
20.84
17.75
19.31
39.97
20.96
17.94
19.26
48.40
22.71
20.00
20.77
1,420,713
1,378,223
1,240,206
1,065,280
333,613
309,079
244,808
158,877
130,865
93,407
70,907
45,366
49.48
25.76
24.60
23.91
50.75
25.96
25.00
24.29
58.54
26.02
24.25
24.54
71.97
32.37
26.60
24.74
929,205
150,524
30,943
62.68
36.65
32,63
32.48
1921.
January
February . . .
March
April
1922.
January
February...
March
April
143,762
203,145
240,484
228,667
192,804
252,957
80,634
1,638,697
1,629,991
2,034,794
2,072,114
May
June
July
August..
1,379,850
6,617,660
8,942,659
8,936,377
2,306,679
2,361,028
2,405,365
1,816,170
250,089
282,961
251,612
191,965
386,736
273,461
244,666
222,842
407,856
368,222
381,636
September.
October
November.
December..
6,658,148
2,033,720
220,882
181,832
256,354
5 20.71
1
Iron ore movement from the U. S. War Department, Engineer Corps;figuresfor pig-iron production (anthracite and coke, not including charcoal iron) furnished by
the Iron Age; merchant pig iron by the American Pig Iron Association; Ohio foundry iron by Ohio State Foundrymen's Association; wholesale prices, average of weekly
quotations,
from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, except composite pig iron, which is compiled by the American Metal Market.
2
No allowance made for seasonal variation in computing these index numbers. Thefiguresrepresent about 85 per cent of the total iron ore production of the United
States.
34 Relative to 11 months' average, February-December, 1921.
Represents percentages of actual to normal melt of gray iron foundries in Ohio. Prior to September, reports represent the month beginning with the 15th day of the
calendar month. September figures are for the period Sept. 15 to 30 only. Subsequent figures are for calendar months.
& Relative to 10 months' average, March-December, 1921.
• The composite pig iron price compiled by the American Metal Market is the average price of 10 tons of iron distributed as follows: One ton each of Bessemer Valley;
No. 2 foundry valley; No. 2 X foundry at Philadelphia and at Buffalo; No. 2 foundry at Clevelend and at Chicago; two tons each of basic valley and No. 2 Southern
foundry, Cincinnati.
58
CRUDE STEEL.
Table 11.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
STEEL;! U . S . STEEL
IX- I CORPORAGOTS.i
TION.2
YEAR AND MONTH.
Production.
Unfilled
orders, j Earnend of ings.
month.
S H E E T S , BLUE, BLACK,
GALVANIZED.3
IRON AND
STEEL.
I Steel Strucbillets, tural
Iron
I Besse- steel
and
ports. j| mer beams steel.8
i (Pitts- (Pittsburgh). 9 burgh).£
Ex-
Production.
Unsold ShipUnfilled ports
stocks, i ments. Sales. orders. (compara-
Com-
Im-
ble).
Relative to 1920.
Relative to 1913.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Comsteel.7
Relative to 1913.
1915 monthly average..'•
103
100
70
88
128
100
78
87
1916 m o n t h l y average.. j
137
165
243
220
170
177
154
163
100
86
92
161
1917 m o n t h l y average.. |
144
181
215
235
102
271
269
266
259
252
1918 m o n t h l y average..
142
146
136
194
53
183
202
215
220
213
1919 m o n t h l y average..
Ill
101
105
160
101
157
174
191
193
188
1920 m o n t h l y average..
135
170
129
180
138
218
187
249
211
222
1921 m o n t h l y average..
64
90
38
134
131
155
152
152
141
176
141
111
179
120
239
147
113
198
150
261
213
230
124
153
131
110
138
106
184
184
184
180
221
167
228
213
193
169
262
142
100
128
79
117
169
164
149
145
1913 monthly average..
100
1914 m o n t h l y average..
75
100
52
95
100
56
100
90
100
1OO
48
830
49
50
32
!
91
111
79
96
|
117
110
51
99
204
108
33
190
192
47
304
73
33
43
218
57
126
20
670
27
32
40
239
89
25
739
34
25
39
172
100
100
100
100
83
93
100
87
94
100
j
I
88
95
1920.
September
October
November.....
December
1921.
January
February
March
April
64
|
14
242
203
215
203
191
187
162
162
152
147
197
189
184
185
180
176
172
171
166
167
170
165
146
146
139
123
165
170
166
159
165
159
145
153
148
137
144
141
136
71
106
68
38
739
34
37
36
101
|
17
57
99
64
47
713
49
61
38
71
I
19
May....
June
July....
August.
55
93
68
57
826
53
42
33
62
47
45
87
60
46
1,143
45
29
28
47
34
36
82
45
27
37
38
26
38
40
52
77
57
53
51
60
26
33
37
144
144
125
115
September.
October
November..
December..
53
77
63
60
791
56
94
32
41
50
113
123
134
138
73
73
72
74
796
74
91
35
47
52
113
116
135
134
134
75
72
51
70
826
69
58
29
55
41
113
106
132
133
128
65
72
40
809
65
40
23
59
41
113
129
130
127
72
72
41
58
848
59
21
62
50
109
99
127
126
124
79
70
54
77
848
78
23
49
43
109
99
125
124
121
107
76
74
94
813
84
183
44
78
53
109
125
122
122
68
103
604
99
177
55
81
70
114
131
126
125
1922.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September.
October
November..
December..
111
|
77
119
378
116
148
49
87
132
106
139
127
127
119
95
94
119
383
115
181
61
77
147
136
106
140
129
130
113
98
86
100
348
101
96
56
56
273
136
109
142
130
131
100
101
93
120
317
113
110
49
52
188
140
116
151
137
138
113
61
111
365
104
123
51
48
153
137
166
146
146
123
See footnotes on opposite page also.
1
Yearly figures represent the monthly averages of total production of all companies as compiled annually by the A merican Iron and Steel Institute. The institute reports
monthly production figures for 30 companies which produced 84.2 per cent of the total output of the country in 1920 and 87.5 per cent in 1921. In order to make the monthly
figures comparable, they have been calculated to a 100 per cent production on the basis of the above percentages, the 1922 figures being calculated on the 1921 average.
2 Unfilled orders of steel and earnings reported by U. S. Steel Corporation.
3 Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized, reported by the National Association of Sheet and Tin Plate Manufacturers, representing almost all the independent sheet manufacturers.
<
This column gives a total of pig iron and rolled products as used by the Iron Trade Review, which is comparable each month back to 1913.
5
Beginning with January, 1922, all commodities are given in quantities in the export reports, many of which were previously available only on a value basis. This
column gives the total of all pig iron and rolling-mill products as compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
59
CRUDE STEEL.
Table 12.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
ThouThouof sands
of
Long tons. sands
long
dollars.
tons.
1913 monthly average 2,523,344
1914 monthly average 1 901 649
1915 monthly average. 2,607,018
1916 monthly average 3,450,160
1917 monthlyaverage 3 634 933
5,907 11,432
4,115
5,189
9 720
10,716
5,972
10,866
27,798
24,608
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthlv average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average.
3,587,585
2 807 900
3,406,783
1,602,933
8,635
5,995
10,023
5,331
15,595
11,966
14,724
7,726
1920.
September
October
November
December
3 562 410
3 581 920
3 133 810
2,779,530 I
10 375
9 837
9,021
8,148
2,518,503 '
1 999 859
1,795,814
1,447,016
Unfilled
orders.
Sales.
Shipments.
orders, Earnend of ings.
month.
Production.
Unsold
stocks.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Unfilled
S H E E T S , BLUE, BLACK,
GALVANIZED.s
Production.
U. S. STEEL
CORPORATION.2
STEEL
INGOTS.*
WHOLESALE PRICES
IRON AND STEEL.
EXPORTS.
For com-4 Total. 5
parison.
IMPORTS.
Steel StrucCombillets, tural Iron C o m - posite
:
Besse- steel
posite
and
fin8
mer beams steel. steel.e ished
Total.* (Pitts-9 (Pitts-9
steel. 7
burgh) burgh)
Dollars Dollars Dollars
per
per
per
long
long pound.
ton.
ton.
Long tons.
Per cent of capacity.
Dollars per
pound.
26,556 25.79 0 . 0 1 6 26.32 0.0172 0.0166
228,801
129 123
1
293,207
1
503 971
536 980
.043
22.92
24.76
40.50
70.10
.0152
.0163
.0280
.0446
. 0143
.6153
0267 '
.0419
47.27
40 54
56.26
34.46
.032
.028
.028
.021
56.67
50.37
65.60
40.74
.0379
. 0332
. 0363
.0261
. 0354
.0312
.0368
.0253
.028
.028
.028
.027
68.86
68.61
63.75
53.45
.0380
.0367
.0350
.6328
.0396
. 0381
.0357
.0311
24 027
23,533
25 906
26 974
20 08
22.44
43 95
69 86
.013
.015
14,052
26 837
36 626
10,088
028
72.7
60.8
34.9
19.1
35.9
30.7
294.4
94.1
444,835
366 663
412,030
183,980
16,174
16,775
15,003
12,099
80.7
82.3
72.0
34.2
2.1
48.1
31.3
19.8
19.7
283.5
234.5
172.4
126.2
408 605
451,972
434,290
499,780
31 825
39 797
7.0
81.0
80.2
78.2
53.1
15,120
58 75
55.00
49.70
43.50
7,573
6,934
6,285
5,845
14,387
10,158
7,741
7,337
14.9
18.3
27.9
34.5
15.4
17.0
17.0
16.4
19.5
24.7
24.5
35.7
19.2
15.3
22.6
36.9
119.2
113.8
105.2
112.3
546,402
394 638
230,253
162,793
17,104
3,672
4,505 i
4,935
43.50
42.25
38.40
37.50
.025
.025
.023
.022
51.98
48.81
45.37
43.84
.0325
.0310
. 0294
. 0293
.0306
.0292
.0276
.0274
1,387,698
1 147 012
918,354
1,300,950
5,482
5 118
4,830
4,532
7,732
6 824
5,157
6,503
41.8
33.8
19.7
38.8
19.0
26.3
22.6
21.1
38.2
33 0
27.0
37.1
25.3
17.8
22.8
36.2
96.4
81 8
74.3
75.3
142,553
107 152
86,939
75,646
12,570
9 044 '
10,633 i
9,706
37.00
37.00
32.25
29.60
.022
.022
.021
.019
43.32
41.87
38.14
35.99
. 0293
.0283
. 0263
.0248
.0276
.0264 •
.0246 '
.0234
September
October
November
December
1 342 867
1,848,205
1 897 578
1 631 336 !
4 561
4,287
4,251
4,268
7 258
8,204
6 440
4,967
43 6
53.8
51 2
40 1
IS 2
18.3
19 0
18.6
41 0
53.4
49.8
47.3
57 0
55.1
35 5
24.2
94 8
102.3
84.9
68.8
94 838
106,584
125 516
134 447
13 178
13,910
•
10, 997
10,798
29 00
29.00
29.00
29.00
019
.018
.017
.015
35.34
35.46
34.71
33.99
.0237
.0230
.0228
.0223
.0225
. 0222
.0213
. 0211
1922.
January
February
March
April.
1 821 .539
1,994,767
2,710.049
2,794,368
4 242
4,141
4,494
5,097
4 654
6,181
8,505
7,750
42 0
56 1
68.0
75.2
19 5
19.5
18.7
13.9
39 0 35.6
50.5 47.3
61.1 111.4
72.3 107.7
62 5
66.8
128.7
161.0
140 784
112 812
178,113
184,991
162 217
135,758
210,095
200,735
13,405
11,537
14,149
18,720 :
28.00
28.00
28.00
29.50
.015
.015
.014
.015
33.45
32.86
32.97
34.42
. 0217
. 0214
. 0209
.0216
.0206
.0201
.0202
.0208
May
June
Julv
August
3,099,155
3,011,519
2,843,054
2,531,529
5,254
5,636
5,776
5,950
8,825
10,712
9,834
10,615
86.6
86.4
72.7
87.2
8.7
7.3
84 2 69.8
83.3 110.0
58.2
73.6
82.2 67.0
144.2
179.7
166.3
144.9
187,732
177,067
128,326
119,067
231,260
220,112
159,338
146,961
23,097
39,154
72,425 ;
50,050 I
34.00
35.00
35.00
36.10
.016
.016
.017
.018
36.51
36. 96
37. 50
39. 71
.0218
.0222
.0223
. 0236
.0211
.0215
.0217
. 0229
2,713,511 '
6,692
7 020
80 4
8.4
75.4
75.0
150 3
109 207
130,72S
76,393
39.50
.021
43. 79
. 0251
.0243
. . . .
72.7
2.3
2.7
4.7
50,995 i
1921.
January
February
March
April
Mav
June
i Julv
I August
September .
October. . ,
November
December
...
!
8.8
8.0
1
10
1
See footnotes on opposite page also.
6
The figures for composite steel compiled by the American Metal Market represent the average price per pound of steel products weighted as follows: 2\ pounds oars,
1$ pounds plates, H pounds shapes, 1£ pounds pipe, H pounds wire nails, 1 pound galvanized sheets, and £ pound tin plate.
~< Composite price of finished steel products compiled by the Iron A ge includes: Steel bars, beams, tank plates, plain wire, open-hearth rails, black pipe, and black sheets.
These
products, according to the Iron Age, constitute 88 per cent of the United States output of finished steel.
8
Average of weekly prices compiled by the Iron Trade Review on the following 14 products: Pig iron, billets, slabs, sheet bars, wire rods, steel bars, plates, structural
shapes,
black galvanized and blue annealed sheets, tin plate, wire nails, and black pipe. Pig iron average in turn is average of 13 different quotations.
9
Average of weekly prices from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
!o Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
60
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS.
Table 13.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources*
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
FRT.
CARS.
LOCOMOTIVES.
Shipments.
Unfilled orders.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
DomesTotal.
tic.
Relative
to 1913.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
Foreign.
Orders.
Domes- ForTotal.
eign.
tic.
121
73
65
37
Under
conCompleted.5
Domes- structions
tic.
100
90
143
119
152
19
63
18
100
63
100
48
100
25
100
23
100
31
74
115
115
102
85
123
109
100
89
77
57
33
91
93
123
180
187
181
24
107
107
104
97
1921.
January
February
March
April
72
58
53
60
135
97
102
125
80
79
55
53
51
41
34
21
55
44
37
22
43
20
26
2
13
3
92
85
78
64
May....
June
July....
August.
25
26
19
31
52
39
29
40
20
42
28
57
22
19
18
18
19
15
*3
16
28
25
28
21
2
14
9
1
56
50
45
44
September.
October
November.
December..
35
25
9
29
46
48
13
27
62
25
17
66
16
23
24
20
11
13
16
16
25
42
28
5
62
67
5
1922.
January
February
March
April
24
14
13
7
10
36
32
12
71
4
4
16
18
25
47
16
19
29
58
14
15
17
24
105
138
114
300
23
12
17
18
May
June
July....
August.
23
37
42
49
49
61
111
118
18
53
7
24
47
44
61
78
56
55
80
104
29
21
23
25
174
125
130
15
19
18
19
22
September.
October
November.
December..
39
103
1920.
September
October
November
December
66
111
36
27
62
24
100
53
32
28
STOKERS.
STEEL BARRELS
AND DRUMS.
Sales.
Sales.3
Relative Relative Relative 1 Relative
to 1913. to 1920. to 1919. to 1913.
Relative to 1920.
average.. 100
average..
39
average..
37
avergae..
75
average..
110
1918 monthly average..
1919 monthly average..
1920 monthly average..
1921 monthly average..
FABRICATED
STRUCTURAL
STEEL.
SHIPS.
Number.
ShipTotal ments.
horsepower.
Relative to 1919.
Unfilled
orders.
Production.
Relative to 1921.
9
8
5
8
21
100
100
139
138
120
62
100
67
112
107
108
71
100
78
31
100
125
52
74
65
61
50
87
51
55
53
52
28
17
15
135
52
25
20
60
34
36
29
59
62
16
20
22
41
21
33
44
56
70
73
81
111
118
31
47
24
22
57
75
67
66
29
32
42
50
78
58
65
85
80
86
139
93
86
93
132
26
14
18
13
96
109
112
80
47
105
148
116
111
95
145
113
76
103
109
97
25
69
33
41
38
156
174
35
32
50
53
65
68
132
118
80
91
150
179
90
97
159
207
87
106
120
149
157
140
130
131
61
47
76
68
154
71
133
158
201
238
197
218
243
237
178
182
143
132
213
138
32
42
15
11
2
10
124
23
26
100
184
100
6
1OO
74
230
230
104
105
See footnotes on opposite page also.
1 Locomotive shipments and unfilled orders reported direct by principal locomotive companies: Freight car orders by domestic railroads complied by the Iron Trade
Review; vessels under construction and vessels completed, U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation: stoker sales from the Stoker Manufacturers' Association,
said to represent approximately 99 per cent of the industry; f abricated structural steel by the Bridge Builders and Structural Society up to April, 1921, and since then compiledby U. S. Departmentof Commerce, Bureau ofthe Census, including reports from the Structural Steel Society; steel barrels and drums by the Steel Barrel Manufacturers'
Association.
•
2 Gross ton represents in units of 100 cubic feet the entire cubical capacity ofthe vessel, including crew and engine space.
61
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS.
Table 14.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.)
FRT.
CABS.
LOCOMOTIVES.
Orders.
Unfilled orders.
Shipments.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
FABRICATED
STRUCTURAL
STEEL.
SHIPS.
Do- For- Total. Do- ForTotal. mestic.
mestic. eign.
eign.
Domestic.
Number of locomotives.
Number
of cars.
Sales.*
Long
tons.
Gross tons.2
306
119
114
10,500
31,881
6,000
26,354
89,808
9,500
18,760
124,583
230
15,000
27,118
123,500
336
12,500
75,112
107,083
1918mo. a v . .
1919 mo. a v . .
1920 mo. a v . .
1921 mo. a v . .
371
16,000
218,549
100,134
223
2,000
351,158
1920.
September...
October
November...
December . . .
1921.
January
February
March
April
May
June
Julv
August
September...
October
November
December
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September...
October
November...
December . . .
110
112
69
89 1,323
43
337
206
429
131
894
STEEL BARRELS AND
DRUMS.
Sales.
ComUnder construction.4 pleted.^
1913 mo. a v . .
1914 mo. a v . .
1915 mo. a v . .
1916 mo. a v . .
1917 mo. a v . .
199
STOKERS.
Number.
Total
horsepower.
Shipments.
Production.
Number.
Per
cent of Number.
capacify.
Unfilled
orders.
89,500
96,200
234
52,732
6,667
1,155,691
235,945
96,783
183
65,919
1,938
613,617
105,973
63,189
72
27,261
201
135
66
1,524
1,097
427
3,500
1,236,547
259,611
77,727
122
71,229
300
198
102
1,353
971
382
6,500
1,236,277
226,603
45,556
66
27,203
277
206
71
1,128
796
332
2,500
1,206,486
213,957
49,156
40
13,224
284
199
85
876
632
244
2,500
1,123,946
176,781
46,988
34
10,649
112,042
17.4
12.8
15.3
15.4
20.5
220
149
71
672
208,967
32,058
37
10,921
78,587
70
542
183
1SS
1,067,293
107
489 |
389
2,700
177
200
977,903
111,609
25,634
46
17,521
81,763
161
112
49
445
330
115
1,400
901,229
145,852
52,376
52
23,053
91,248
185
138
47
282
198
84
350
734 904
190 JVIS
55,864
96
29,651
124,251
75
57
18
288
167
191
250
645,224
109,393
50,823
68
40,889
89,610
80
43
37
245
137
108
1,500
581,631
164.335
66,903
76
30,597
89,548
57
32
25
236
116
120
900
519,564
84,918
60,219
98
34,073
98,754
95
44
51
237
147
90
150
513,863
78,415
59,302
116
44,586
155,521
106
51
55
209
102
107
550
439,735
89,709
85,995
110
36,401
117,112
75
53
22
308
117
191
6,500
365,686
50,265
97,789
54
17,596
165,899
29
14
15
318
139
179
7,000
319,426
61,599
99,800
60
21,626
130,199
89
30
59
265
143
122
550
296,944
46,108
71,500
58
20.224
124,006
74
11
63
207
147
60
11,000
260,599
52,764
72,100
81
34,157
89,216
44
40
4
239
173
66
14,500
222,559
38,359
78,700
75
35,663
101,830
39
35
4
330
255
75
12,000
197,011
6,203
139,300
116
69,716
168,476
21
13
8
617
515
102
31,500
211,918
34,308
155,880
125
62,027
200,214
243,490
247,320
16.6
25.2
19.7
13.3
240,616
15.6
16.9
27.7
36.1
204,204
255,423
226,677
193,814
248,315
281,794
350,445
244,271
42.2
40.1
40.0
41.2
309,044
206,448
37.0
322,632
70
54
16
621
497
124
18,250
220,727
21,419
140,400
143
81,391
225,372
114
67
47
586
495
91
13,100
209,060
16,959
125,100
109
37,239
266,944
128
122
6
811
712
99
13,700
19,356
116,280
177
70,230
220,992
151
130
21
1,035
926
109
1,620
218,999
249,394
11,511
116,820
160
83,310
119
113
6
1,463
1,347
116
10,350
111 420
16.1
15.0
16.2
22.9
« 234,55 7
416,477
427,739
334,881
1
1
!!
I
See footnotes on opposite page also.
3
The Bridge Builders and Structural Society state that reports in the earlier years were probably 10 or 15 per cent less complete than during the last six or seven years.
These figures are believed to represent the total business in the United States, based on a capacity of 180,000 tons per month. Thefigurescomplied by the Bureau of the
Census are from over 130 identicalfirmsreporting a combined capacity in excess of 200,000 tons per month, but in order to make the reports comparable with previous reports4 the sales are prorated down to a capacity of 180,000 tons.
Tonnage under construction on the first of the month refers to the gross tons of shipping, building or under contract to build for private owners. Includes only steel
vessels of over 100 gross tons. D oes not include Government ships or ships building or contracted for by U.S. Shipping B oard.
s Includes ocean-going, lake and river vessels built and officially numbered by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation. Includes vessels of the U. S.
Shipping
Board and private American owners, but not vessels built for foreign owners.
8
Relative to six months' average, July to December, 1921.
62
NONFERROUS METALS.
Table 15.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
COPPER.
ExProduc- ports—
YEAR AND MONTH.
Pigs,
tion.
ingots,
etc.
TIN.
PriceIngots,
electrolytic
(New
York;.
ImportsStocks. Bars,
blocks,
etc.
LEAD.
ZINC.
PricePig
(New
York).
!
ShipProducReceipts ments
tion
from
(total Stocks. at St.2
St.
priLouis.
mary).
Louis.2
PricePrime
western
(New
York).
ShipReceipts ments
at S t .
from
Louis.3
St.
Louis.3
Price—
Pt?,
desilverized
(New
York).
Relative to 1913.
1913 monthly a v . . .
1914monthly a v . . .
1915monthly a v . . .
1916 monthly a v . . .
1917 monthly a v . . .
191Smonthly a v . . .
1919monthly a v . . .
1920monthly a v . . .
1921 monthly a v . . .
100
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
100
100
1OO
1OO
1OO
94
107
S5
92
87
78
102
49
99
95
90
275
106
88
113
76
110
113
97
84
141
35
110
107
247
2S9
109
104
%
132
193
43
160
114
241
268
89
155
193
132
276
168
159
372
131
207
;
1OO
157
78
175
171
147
154
113
187
137
135
156
S3
157
17
124
190
149
101
124
212
142
164
138
169
105
52
122
55
78
t»146
132
92
114
203
127
131
91
131
99
73
114
1S3
110
112
13S
99
114
193
139
201
83
184
39
73
80
127
47
67
62
195
49
73
90
192
56
105
1
1920.
September
October
November
December
1921.
Januarv
Februarv
March
April
35
119
202
100
99
127
106
143
152
102
186
107
173
71
91
122
126
140
101
134
129
196
33
192
73
166
55
93
161
100
82
115
158
114
146
116
195
54
143
59
87
155
62
76
9S
175
122
123
103
220
35
109
84
7S
82
13S
27
79
90
187
78
99
101
133
51
113
75
87
82
192
55
73
62
192
55
60
92
153
30
106
87
55
78
188
32
64
54
202
52
69
S9
141
57
92
50
59
79
132
26
6S
57
200
33
62
90
163
62
97
May
24
46
82
139
21
72
62
211
31
67
92
243
78
113
June
July
August
19
71
82
13S
43
65
67
221
20
32
S5
220
73
103
17
67
SO
136
37
62
54
227
24
40
82
181
51
100
21
59
75
95
54
59
51
213
27
64
80
256
56
100
21
S5
76
95
61
"60
50
200
64
89
81
203
52
105
24
74
81
111
46
61
50
174
62
86
88
182
65
107
22
103
S7
71
92
72
18
S3
86
93
65
73
73
76
165
164
69
72
88
122
89
90
168
256
44
49
107
107
September
October
November
December
1922.
Januarv
Februarv
March
\pril
25
75
86
72
95
71
82
162
70
102
87
356
75
S2
76
97
68
7S
158
39
110
83
212
97
78
107
37
61
115
81
167
165
65
92
148
73
86
86
369
84
107
75
100
80
14S
110
68
S8
127
57
46
90
282
70
11(3
84
104
89
69
95
99
98
86
94
372
124
126
12S
131
70
99
73
101
83
98
369
129
133
133
70
110
70
61
46
103
265
80
131
86
72
109
53
48
79
113
294
140
133
<77
72
115
46
43
59
118
351
125
140
Mav
Ju ne
July
August
90
89
93
93
89
90
87
196
99
S9
87
152
September
94
S3
S7
67
November
December
i
I
j
See footnotes on opposite page.
107
1
63
NONFERROUS METALS.
Table 16.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
COPPER.
YEAR AND MONTH.
1913 monthly av.
1914 monthly av.
1915 monthly av..
1916 monthly av..
1917 monthly av.
102,040
95,845
115,668
160,654
157,177
1918 monthly av.
1919 monthly av.
1920 monthly av..
1921 monthly av..
159,045
107,202
100,755
39,331
1920.
September
October
November
December
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
1922.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
1
LEAD",
ZINC.
PriceImExProducShipIngots,
ports— Price—
Receipts ments
tion
Produc- ports- electroPig
Bars,
at St.2 from St.
Pigs,
(total
tion
Stocks.
Stocks.
lytic
(New
blocks,
Louis. Louis.2
prismelter). ingots, (New
York). mary).
etc.
etc.
York).
Thousands of pounds.
1921.
January
February....
March
April
TIN.
Dollars
per
pound.
70,461 $0,157
75,245
.134
53,567
.173
55,260
.275
79,818
.294
58,726
36,653
51,771
51,293
24,455
23,302
38,619
41,728
85,929
54,855
76,508
62,480
89,127
38,720
51,107
41,495
24,235
32,259
19,434
50,172
17,790
47,324
21,414
41,249
20,927
60,170
24,614
52,486
22,348
72,786
18,595
61,518
25,848
53,130
37,416
52,862
2,305
80,853
7,026
70,145
.247
.191
.180
.126
Long
tons.
1,847
1,700
2,079
3,153
2,535
Thou- Dollars
sands of
per
pounds. pound.
9,560 $0,449
8,351
.353
9,273
.376
14,085
.433
12,908
.594
Dollars
per
pound.
Thousands of pounds.
57,780
58,840
81,586
111,242
111,596
Price—
Ship- P^ice—
Prime Receipts ments
westat
St.
from
ern
ver.zed
Louis.8
St.
(New
(New
Louis.s
York).
Yor'r).
81,318
40,190
28,506
35,196
107,442
27,675
27,360
30,541
44,323
76,461
28,385 $0,058
26,834
.053
30,490
.144
32,482
.140
47,759
.093
82,482
74,970
80,886
158,788
34,369
31,430
31,644
13,549
60,060
57,666
54,881
20,739
Thousands of
pounds.
5,476
15,048
15,838
14,670
20,390
8,752 S0.044
9,299
.039
9,516
7,810
.091
11,425
.083
.074
.081
.052
8,995
7,195
11,024
10,490
12,070
.074
7,975
.058
7,298
.081
4,866
.046
.082
.050
.852
.655
.503
.299
86,320
2,351
11,876
7,475
10,503
4,517
.187
.168
.146
.137
3,731
3,191
2,966
2,856
9,597
6,741
9,551
5,894
.444
73,638
85,800
39,574
43,126
.079
10,725
.406
70,670
102,460
38,724
28,774
.075
10,535
.368
66,636
128,780
31,538
41,446
.068
10,704
.339
56,878
142,116
33,660
34,828
.060
12,026
8,908
6,390
4,739
3,063
.129
.129
.122
.125
2,546
3,546
3,476
2,441
2,584
5,270
3,028
2,484
.355
51,832
151,906
21,539
28,002
.059
.326
35,538
156,040
15,271
17,025
.054
.288
31,482
164,504
14,476
19,564
.052
.304
33,100
162,886
9,163
17,586
.052
7,311
8,392
7,733
8,916
4,445
2,630
4,948
5,402
.128
.128
.125
.117
2,571
2,546
2,521
1,761
2,022
4,133
3,566
5,201
.322
36,052
171,624
18,985
.054
13,308
.290
38,886
179,778
9,087
.049
12,044
.278
30,990
184,816
11,406
.048
9,894
.266
29,242
173,098
8,594
5,426
6,613
7,596
18,053
.047
14,011
6,819
6,416
4,428
4,922
.120
.127
.130
.136
1,756
2,041
1,316
1,696
5,796
4,352
.136
.129
.127
.126
1,331
1,406
3,086
2,731
9,103
9,295
1,921
2,371
3,616
2,806
1,236
92,048
62,891
95,223
65,604
90,978
63,596
101,838
62,612
.132
.136
.137
.138
95,665
58,167
.138
312
1,015
3,371
76,500
79,962
35,936
Dollars
per
pound.
28,734
162,270
17,585
25,402
.048
11,098
.276
29,034
141,648
17,110
24,302
.051
9,955
.289
42,270
134,098
19,198
24,862
.052
9,208
44,026
133,216
20,016
34,593
.053
14,006
.320
47,412
131,356
19,414
29,052
.051
19,500
.305
45,026
128,248
10,698
31,323
.049
11,604
15,783
.291
53,064
120,524
20,187
24,313
.050
20,232
10,526
.305
51,012
103,456
15,854
13,132
.052
15,434
.073
.063
.048
.047
.041
.043
.050
.045
.044
.044
4,553
5,681
3,833
4,318
.046
8,514
6,787
7,325
6,108
.047
.047
.047
.047
.047
.047
.051
8,490
.309
54,838
80,818
27,065
24,323
.055
20,344
10,856 I
.055
12,552
.315
57,094
59,152
28,082
23,650
.057
20,222
11,306 I
.058
12,683
.315
63,834
57,236
16,977
13,158
.060
14,486
11,002
.058
8,219
.325
62,846
43,258
13,355
22,364
.066
16,112
12,284
.059
<7,379
.323
66,268
37,612
11,791
16,882
.069
19,245
10,935
.062
I
Copper production, representing smelter production from domestic ores, for 1913 through 1920, from U. S. Geological Survey, 1921 and 1922figuresfrom A merican Bureau;
of Metal Statistics representing mine production; Stocks of tin from New York Metal Exchange; Production and stocks of total primary zinc from American Z inc Institute
Receipts and shipments of zinc and lead at St. Louis from Merchants Exchange of St. Louis; Exports and imports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce; Wholesale prices from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, representing average of weekly prices.
* Converted from data in slabs of 80 pounds each.
«Converted from data in pigs of 50 pounds each.
< Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
64
COAL.
Table 17.—INDEX NUMBEBS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
BITUMINOUS.
ANTHRACITE.
Prices.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Production.
Exports.)
Relative to
Relative to
5-year
average.
1913.
1909-13 monthly average.
1913 monthly average... 100
1914 monthly average...
88
1915 monthly average...
93
1916 monthly average...
105
1917 monthly average...
1918 monthly average...
1919 monthly average...
1920 monthly average...
1921 monthly average...
1920.
September
October
November
December
1921.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August..
September..
October
November..
December..
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July....
August.
September.
October
November..
December..
Mine
average.*
Prices.
Wholesale,
Kana- Retail,
wha
Chif.o.b.
cago.
Cincinnati.
Relative to 1913.
Pro- Stock, Exduc- end of
tion. month.* ports.
Relative to
1913.
Whole- Retail,
sale,
chest- chestnut,
nut,
New
New
York.
York.
RelaRelato Relative to 1913.
jtiveto tive
5-year
1921. average.
1OO
137
COKE.
Production.
Exports.
Connellsvllle.
Public
utility
plants.
Relato Relato
Relative to 1913. tive
5-year tive
average. 1913.
Relative to
Beehive
product.
100
1OO
Price.
ELECTRIC
POWER
PRODUCTION.
1919.
| 1OO
100
100
1OO
120
100
1OO
1OO
105
93
100
102
99
111
100
100
69
127
91
100
102
97
103
100
103
82
144
150
122
101
96
121
105
105
106
1OO
100
1OO
111
91
73
150
120
133
74
115
163
264
208
144
109
161
112
121
99
176
143
338
121
151
210
177
136
108
129
129
132
91
204
172
245
96
136
211
187
143
96
129
156
155
59
198
73
194
116
261
459
266
176
97
140
179
177
62
242
94
443
100
113
157
207
207
187
200
17
157
32
149
105
693
323
224
61
113
198
323
63
110
628
112
131
417
633
323
227
106
154
198
323
63
142
587
116
123
1OO
121
129
325
477
323
222
98
116
198
323
59
117
363
114
131
244
356
323
217
111
129
199
323
54
106
256
115
1C3
205
265
255
197
101
23
101
200
209
41
215
52
227
109
79
115
225
232
189
105
33
101
200
204
31
178
37
213
98
78
105
214
221
187
101
53
107
200
199
21
167
34
205
105
71
132
213
221
179
105
67
128
191
12
143
26
152
100
85
228
218
221
179
102
79
151
193
190
11
150
21
136
101
87
302
205
209
179
106
105
172
195
190
8
133
27
127
100
78
241
195
209
177
96
131
135
198
192
122
26
119
101
154
197
186
178
149
130
198
192
131
25
115
105
90
110
193
186
144
97
154
100
201
191
10
134
24
131
104
112
121
189
186
157
103
131
107
201
191
15
164
31
134
110
92
98
191
186
188
93
135
114
201
191
17
167
42
122
112
79
70
184
175
185
81
140
106
201
191
18
176
32
113
118
94
59
185
171
185
137
78
200
190
18
180
41
113
117
103
74
179
164
177
133
95
200
189
20
169
44
125
107
126
108
172
164
182
125
102
200
189
26
202
34
133
118
40
65
182
164
182
104
38
201
189
19
210
38
183
111
115
51
31
252
214
180
0)
56
49
273
232
184
1
47
19
21
189
15
240
30
246
118
14
189
16
244
40
277
118
43
380
245
185
2
6
189
16
235
38
441
119
56
481
302
192
2
10
220
19
169
36
525
125
410
336
225
65
31
212
22
212
48
456
125
103
107
See footnotes on opposite page also.
1
Except anthracite stocks from the Anthracite Bureau of Information and weighted average mine prices of bituminous coal throughout the United States from the
Coal Age. Data on production of coal and coke and of electric power at public utility plants from U. S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey; exports from IT. S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; wholesale and retail prices are monthly averages from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
65
COAL.
Table 18.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
BITUMINOUS.
COKE.
ANTHRACITE.
Prices.
Prices.
Wholesale,
Kana- Retail,
wha
Chif.o.b.
cago.
Cincinnati.
Production.
Ex- Wholesale, Retail,
Stocks.* ports.
chest- chestnut,
nut,
New
New
York.
York.
Production.
Production.
Exports.2
Thous.
of short
tons.
Thous.
of long
tons.
1909-13 monthly av.
1913 monthly av
39,869
1914monthly a v . . .
35,225
1915 monthly a v . . .
36,885
1916 monthly a v . . .
41,877
1,098
1,499
1,150
1,397
1,581
81.23
1.14
1.12
1.85
$2.20
2.20
2.20
2.68
$4.81
4.93
4.89
4.87
7,627
7,569
7,416
7,298
288
346
319
295
347
$5.31
5.32
5.33
5.57
45,983
48,282
38,172
46,380
34,660
1,789
1,663
1,497
2,866
1,722
3.25
2.58
2.59
5.64
2.55
4.58
3.88
4.11
5.85
4.56
6.95
6.55
6.86
8.48
8.99
8,301
8,236
7,341
7,425
7,539
462
370
370
402
348
5.94
6.86
8.27
9.50
10.53
8.46
9.19
. 10.81
12.33
13.92
2,764
2,540
1,587
1,748
463
1920.
September...
October
November...
December
49,172
52,144
51,457
52,123
4,011
4,580
3,567
2,683
8.52
7.78
5.87
4.38
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.10
10.78
10.94
10.66
10.44
4,638
8,056
7,441
8,454
325
444
333
372
10.54
10.54
10.54
10.55
22.50
22.50
22.50
22.50
1,771
1,755
1,642
1,518
1921.
January
,
February
March
April
41,148
31,524
31,055
28,154
2,248
1,257
1,152
1,453
3.26
2.77
2.63
2.62
5.60
5.10
4.85
4.85
9.48
9.11
8.99
8.60
7,681
7,983
7,677
7,985
616
879
1,422
1,789
291
308
369
10.64
10.64
10.64
10.14
14.54
14.23
13.90
13.17
1,137
865
575
329
May
June
July
August..
34,057
34,635
31,047
35,291
2,500
3,315
2,650
1,695
2.68
2.52
2.40
2.42
4.85
4.60
4.60
4.10
8.59
8.63
8.50
8.57
7,752
8,071
7,309
7,459
2,119
2,817
3,495
3,971
434
496
388
373
10.24
10.36
10.50
10.54
13.24
13.24
13.36
13.36
September.
October
November..
December..
35,893
44,686
36,805
31,627
1,212
1,329
1,079
770
2.37
2.33
2.35
2.26
4.10
4.10
4.10
3.85
" 6.92
7.56
9.06
8.92
7,385
7,858
7,110
6,203
4,123
3,500
3,601
3,747
287
308
329
306
10.66
10.66
10.66
10.65
1922.
January
February
March
April
37,600
40,951
50,193
15,780
644
814
1,187
715
2.27
2.20
2.12
2.24
3.75
3.60
3.60
3.60
8.91
8.50
8.77
8.77
6,258
6,762
8,757
26
3,674
3,567
3,344
224
275
295
109
May
June
July
August..
20,501
22,309
17,003
22,328
340
541
366
426
3.10
3.36
4.67
5.92
4.70
5.10
5.39
6.64
8.68
8.85
8.92
9.22
35
84
116
161
September.
October
November..
December..
40,964
1,175
5.04
7.39
10.83
4,979
YEAR AND MONTH.
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
av...
av...
av...
av...
av...
Mine
average.5
Dollars per short ton.
Thous.
of short
tons.
Dols. per Dols. per
long
short
ton.
ton.
Thous. of
long tons.
2,673
2,775
1,247
500
61
40
17
29
Beehive.
product.
Thous. of
short tons.
Exports.
Price.
ELECTRIC
POWER
PRODUCTION.
Connellsville.
Public
utility
plants.
Thous. Dols. per
of long short
ton.
tons.
Thous. of
kw. hours.
73
73
49
67
87
$2.44
1.81
1.79
3.25
104
126
53
68
23
8.25
6.00
4.74
10.82
3.65
3,243,403
3,663,618
3,411,532
80
103
85
77
15.31
14.31
8.85
6.24
3,631,746
3,751,320
3,705,507
3,720,537
2,278
,888
,772
,519
5.53
5.19
5.00
3.72
3,541,493
3,166,041
3,394,987
3,239,471
390
232
181
248
,590
,408
1,297
1,383
3.33
3.09
2.91
2.80
3,263,766
3,244,093
3,269,709
3,410,701
13.34
13.30
13.30
13.30
416
477
514
1,423
1,734
1,766
1,860
3.19
3.28
2.97
2.75
3,374,703
3,574,339
3,639,393
3,819,692
10.64
10.63
10.64
10.66
13.21
13.14
13.14
13.14
549
732
528
1,903
1,795
2,137
2,227
2.75
3.04
3.25
4.48
3,805,218
3,466,699
3,820,812
3,596,520
(*)
13.14
13.14
13.14
15.33
432
458
450
539
2,537
2,580
2,486
1,794
6.00
6.75
10.75
12.80
3,823,691
3,835,430
3,861,294
4,063,068
14.79
606
2,244
11.13
4,055,884
$6.97
7.00
7.17
7.34
2,799
1,945
2,292
2,955
1,059
935
1,172
1,589
1,870 J
2,166 |
2,095
2,565
1,660
See footnote on opposite page also.
6
* Does not include bunker coal on vessels engaged in the foreign trade.
Average mine price of coal in 14 representative fields weighted b y the production
» Excluding Hudson Coal Company.
in 8each field.
No quotation.
* Index number less than one.
15566°—22-
66
PETROLEUM.
Table 19.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
GASOLINE.
CRUDE PETROLEUM.
l
Stocks.
ProducYEAR AND MONTH
tion.6
Held end
of month.
Relative to 1913.
Number
of days'
supply.
Imports.
Consumption.
Total
Price,
shipments Kansasfrom
OklaMexico.3
homa.
Relative
to 1919.
1OO
82
1OO
86
62
135
190
1OO
87
48
98
87
235
244
364
182
93
110
127
375
375
375
375
137
131
134
122
364
207
187
187
793
161
127
190
269
195
259
616
784
876
929
191
207
211
219
817
776
117
128
126
883
814
944
206
182
216
851
149
786
188
223
221
137
99
105
127
152
109
1OO
79
96
212
297
610
704
158
160
201
201
181
191
186
188
128
130
133
136
72
75
74
79
808
766
952
884
216
221
207
206
183
171
198
193
120
126
133
139
67
81
83
89
889
767
829
681
227
180
207
195
856
203
195
148
155
100
98
616
691
190
196
650
julv
August
194
161
109
542
198
162
107
226
September.
October
N ovember
December
176
172
183
203
165
166
170
177
108
103
101
103
1922.
January •
February
March
April..
208
197
225
187
199
211
216
224
143
152
178
189
1920.
September
October
November
December
1921.
January
February..
March.
April
1918 mo
1919 mo.
1920 mo
1921 mo.
av
av
av
av
May
June
May
June
Julv
August
. .
SpntPTnbpr
Domestic Stocks, i
Exports. consumpend of !
tion.
month.*
5
Relative to 1919.
Relative to 1913.
1OO
100
104
122
144
100
118
139
138
122
av
av... .
av
av
av
Production.
i
1OO
97
102
115
169
100
107
113
121
135
1913 mo
1914 mo.
1915 mo.
1916 mo
1917 mo
i
Oil
wells
completed.
224
220
234
244
136
137
945
821
127
154
!
|
1
72
113
76
73
90
1OO
123
130
153
1OO
173
142
91
100
124
131
82
100
98
134
138
141
137
141
128
213
130
212
157
134
128
103
61
64
75
98
115
99
91
77
140
118
127
129
176
171
148 '
185
103
79
121
116
121
144
151
158
88
92
136
130
130
124
124
155
169
159
107
73
127
89
160
145
107
60
131
156
176
120
107
166
228
241
49
47
56
70
126
134
131
133
114
154
150
117
153
159
122
109
109
97
105
124
800
241
241
241
72
72
83
135
121
143
163
124
172
99
88
133
149
173
181
864
241
91
143
189
135
189
861
786
241
241
95
104
156
159
182
176
174
177
181
175
213
246
337
594
699
802
790
748
816
765
749
744
814
898
781
j
225
249
139
672
230
791
206
113
173
191
198
164
225
259
145
565
230
642
134
107
167
117
204
149
219
260
142
M36
227
526
134
99
146
October
November
December
See footnotes on opposite page also.
1
Except shipments of crude petroleum from Mexico. Crude petroleum production, stocks, imports, and consumption, and completion of oil wells, from U. S.
Department of the Interior, Geological Survey; wholesale price of crude petroleum, average for the month, from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; data
on gasoline
from U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines.
8
Figures for earlier years adjusted to represent approximate net stocks to conform with data for current months.
67
PETROLEUM.
Table 20.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
GASOLINE.
CRUDE PETROLEUM.
Total
Price,
ConshipOil wells
ments KansascomNumber Imports. ! sumpOklation.
from
pleted.
Held at
of days'
Mexico.3 homa.
end of
supply
month. based
on daily
rate of
Number
Per
Thousands of barrels.
of wells.
Thousands of barrels. consumpbarrel.
tion.
Stocks.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
Produc-
1913 monthly average..
20,704
104,962
1914 m o n t h l y average..
22,147
123, 709
21,808 ;
21,774
22,772 i
26,549
31,478 -
2,159
1,766
2,743
3,318
4,608
$0,934
.798
.583
1.258
1.775
Stocks,
end of
month. 4
Thousands of gallons.
1,592
1,389 |
763 I
1915 m o n t h l y average..
23,425
145,914
1916 m o n t h l y average..
25,064
144,556
1917 monthly average..
27,943
128,201
159
1,484
1,437
1,512
1,714
2,514
1918 monthly average..
1919 monthly average..
1920 monthly average..
1921 monthly average..
29,661
31,531
36,911
39,137
103,886
110,026
133,115
159,237
126
116
92
111
3,H4
4,401
9,054
10,442
34,423 |
34,873
43,732
43,784
5,319
7,280
12,814
15,093
2.197
2.279
3.404
1.704
1,487
1,747
2,024
1,218
1920.
September
October
November
December
37,521
39,584
38,609
38,961
134,360
136,285
139,234
142,442
83
87
86
92
11,996
11,362
14,136
13,118
47,186
48,174
45,045
44,967
17,311
17,051
16,151
17,609
3.500
3.500
3.500
3.500
1921.
January..
February..
March
April
37,959
35,366
40,905
40,040
125,589
132,222
139,499
146,399
78
94
96
103
13,193
11,384
12,303
10,104
49,421
39,323
45,181
42,496
18,481
16,506
16,173
16,066
May....
June
July....
August.
41,985
40,354
40,252
40,894
155,267
162,463
168,821
169,682
116
114
126
124
9,148
10,255
8,047
3,352
41,391
42;827
41,403
42,500
36,508
35,539
37,880
41,957
172,874
174,149
178,260
185,623
125
120
117
120
9,139
11,636
12,994
13,753
1922.
January..
February..
March
April
43,141
40,814
46,634
44,635
196,228
208,851
221,588
234,866
136
148
146
173
May....
June
July....
August.
46,473
45,559
46,593
46,521
246,059
255,817
261,395
271,901
158
159
161
168
September..
October
November..
December..
45,246
273,264
165
September....
October....
November..
December..
Domestic
consumption.
Production.
1,565 |
1,383 |
237,546
34,676
218,420
343,946
297,526
46,926
260,265
386,202
329,821
30,667
286,320
406,879
429,462
52,979
43,690
354,848
376,382
472,411
464,485
630,757
2,185
2,086
2,136
1,945
453,881
465,788 j
452,642 !
464,393 !
39,202
65,335
39,957
65,025
450,889 j
384,802
366,831 |
295,262 !
3.400
1.938
1.750
1.750
1,825
1,574
1,452
1,224
460,432
388,188
419,795
426,215
54,065
52,497
45,392
56,624
294,751 ;
225,195 !
346,165 j
14,026
17,122
5,806
5,582
1.500
1.188
1.000
1.000
1,405
1,471
1,162
952
448,568
430,344
419,642
431,577
39,859
38,128
27,383
47,831
354,263
445,025
457.758
503,513
571,984
680,540
713,043
| 747,223
I
| 800,496
j 7.50,644
| 684,237
; 567,646
41,574
45,152
48,894
47,819
17,634
16,746
17,571
19,397
1.000
1.550
2.125
2.250
788
752
899
1,108
416,913
440,956
431,887
439,031
35,055
47,116
45,867
35,990
438,084
454,992
350,548
313,001
I 515,326
| 456,270
\ 495,590
; 586,0S7
13,097
12,077
14,004
11,659
44,906
39,609
47,095
40,997
18,364
16,852
17,274
18,663
2.250
2.250
2.250
2.250
1,151
1,143
1,323
1,442
444,623
398,223
472,278
472,920
49,856
38,170
52,814
58,007
282,717
251.759
380,407
385,564
705,711
818,546
854,232
892,268
14,018
12,182
9,971
8,385
48,571
48,192
50,093
50,141
18,587
16,977
17,068
13,868
2.250
2.250
1.925
1.250
1,511
1,654
1,798
1,709
513,659
525,941
569,711
549,958
55,824
53,835
58,631
36,010
499,242
508,964
566,112
583,688
856,607
824,966
772,909
703,738
49,610
11,367
1.250
1,572
7
6,465
333,291
288,195
301,284
354,836
462,382
44,846
See footnotes on opposite page also.
9
Mexican petroleum shipments from the three ports, Tampico, Port Lobos, and Tuxpam, form the best current measure of Mexican oil production. These figures
are compiled
from
those
published
in
the
Oil
Trade
Journal.
Current
month is approximate from the Wall Street Journal.
4
Stocks held by refiners.
5
"Exports of gasoline," as used by the Bureau of Mines, includes the items "gasoline" and "all other naphtha, etc.," as reported by the U. S. Department of Commerce,
less exports to the Philippine Islands.
•7 Represents production transported from field of production, does not include oil consumed at locality of production.
Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
68
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
Table 21.—(A, INDEX NUMBEES AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
KEROSENE
OIL.
GAS AND FUEL LUBRICATING \
OIL.
OIL.
i
ProducProducProdiLucStocks.
Stocks.
Stocks.
tion.
tion.
tion.
YEAR AND MONTH.
KEROSENE
OIL.
Production.
GAS AND FUEL
OIL.
Stocks
ktocKs.
Production
Stocks.
LUBRICATING
OIL.
Production.
Relative to 1919.
Thousands of gallons.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
Stocks.
100
146
127
71
100
89
151
85
99
100
124
104
a 76
89
100
85
143
133,501
152,113
195,136
193,341
162,094
2 521,273
404,847
300,582
379,472
402,522
524,036
610,116
635,607
738,454
805/318
2 621,860
548,221
770,362
687,858
1,164,926
60,137
70,122
70,563
87,226
73,155
2122,526
144,234
161,491
137,212
231,172
126
128
133
131
132
130
129
135
100
104
105
109
122
132
129
129
81
84
199,140
213,742
214,804
210,668
379,301
383,828
398,992
393,071
836,700
823,115
822,638
859,131
771,127
799,024
808,803
837,404
86,230
93,230
91,180
90,895
130,450
136,195
142,181
160,522
105
84
87
139
143
149
153
132
115
119
128
120
129
130
137
122
103
103
108
114
125
138
155
205,375
163,082
169,248
156,157
418,748
430,045
446,367
458,667
836,684
732,542
758,335
813,444
921,028
993,127
1,005,318
1,056,485
85,909
72,432
73,003
76,457
183,813
201,628
223,414
249,593
May....
June
July....
August.
74
73
71
74
151
145
137
130
129
130
127
123
151
162
165
161
94
162
162
160
150
145,225
141,637
138,724
143,652
452,438
435,057
412,202
389,893
817,368
826,355
807,428
784,450
1,163,389
,248,664
,269,419
,243,446
70,000
63,089
65,893
66,473
261,760
260,883
258,638
242,530
September..
October
November..
December..
79
94
90
87
124
111
113
113
124
131
126
136
160
161
166
173
98
108
109
117
143
134
141
134
154,017
182,454
175,240
170,315
371,235
334,580
340,026
341,009
788,408
833,775
799,257
865,769
,229,254
69,053
75,971
77,005
82,573
230,227
216,770
228,038
216,766
92
97
109
111
107
108
135
120
134
125
171
171
162
167
105
98
104
103
152
161
147
147
172,917
167,220
178,785
188,809
327,484
332,330
321,428
325,836
858,111 | 1,319,481
761,085 1,314,740
849,106 1,250,278
791,643 1,282,801
74,314
69,123
73,391
72,945
245,231
259,892
236,886
237,230
99
94
106
106
108
95
147
142
151
149
172
172
176
177
113
114
130
126
140
141
140
137
173,824
173,650
192,924
184,383
318,890
317,574
324,586
285,520
936,742
903,057
959,029
944,289
79,848
80,138
91,715
88,824
226,293
226,904
226,691
220,668
1917 monthly average..
1918 monthly average..
1919 monthly average..
1920 monthly average. 1921 monthly average..
1920.
September..
October....
November..
December..
68
78
100
99
83
2 173
135
100
126
134
102
110
110
108
1921.
January..
February.
March
April
1922.
January...
February..
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
,279,451
,331,265
1,321,438
1,326,940
1,358,870
1,366,612
September.
October
November..
December..
1
8
Data from U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines; stocks are refiners' holdings at end of month.
Six months' average, July-December, inclusive.
69
AUTOMOBILES AND RUBBER.
Table 22.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
INDIA
RUBBER.
AUTOMOBILES.
Shipments. 2
YEAR AND MONTH.
AUTOMOBILES.
Shipments. 2
Production. 3
By
rail- Driven By
road. away. boat.
Wholesale
price,
ImPara
Pasports. Island,
senger Trucks.
New
York.
road.
Relative to 1920.
Relative to 1919. i Relative to 1913
Carloads.
Driven
away.
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
av.
av.
av.
av.
Pounds.
Per
pound.
SO.8O7
.616
.557
80
16,048
22,598
22,462
9,656,720
11,922,097
18,456,827
22,507,517
33,803,190
281
462
489
358
68
60
41
23
13,456
23,726
20,922
16,263
77,199
138,138
156,930
127,916
18,938
26,364
26,837
12,090
27,163,276
44,661,702
47,212,178
34,608,109
.549
.483
.333
.182
212
341
250
31
27
24
22
27,883,748
20,516,090
32,955,016
24,161,761
.253
.217
.192
.180
34
279
227
295
270
21
21
22
22
26,911,753
21,933,165
28,508,995
26,087,408
.173
.168
.180
.178
120
121
41
50
247
359
286
343
22
40
39
51
84
79
77
.179
.164
.164
.165
63
47
30
3
105
98
77
51
52
49
38
100
76
77
108
107
64
113
100
78
56
100
114
93
72
100
102
46
31
48
78
96
Imports.
Trucks.
1,958
2,115
6,167
7,500
10,680
100
123
191
233
350
1921.
January
February
March
April
Passenger
cars.
38,458
45,307
68,218
124,468
145,066
7
8
23
28
41
82
63
56
By
boat.
Wholesale
price,
Para
Island,
New
York.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
28
33
49
90
105
1920.
September
October
November
December
Production.'
Number of machines.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 monthly a v .
1914 monthly a v .
1915 monthly a v .
1916 monthly a v .
1917 monthly a v .
INDIA RUBBER.
1OO
31
24
16
1OO
116
54
14
2
2
19
25
2
2
4,698
1,854
20,804
17,209
13,253
11,802
24,431
14,127
9,497
5,469
2,519
6,485
3,185
7,507
16,287
20,187
14,197
99
75
1,619
20
18,608
20,269
19,514
20,758
15,193
18,834
15,533
15,218
2,381
3,947
3,726
5,595
165,574
167,705
10,766
13,080
23,890,838
34,624,748
27,647,874
33,103,804
358
493
536
607
22
26
27
26
19,002
17,717
14,240
12,100
13,840
12,926
10,505
7,500
2,959
2,214
1,402
134
144,669
134,734
106,042
70,690
13,648
12,813
10,010
8,307
34,546,411
47,642,303
51,731,184
58,644,821
.174
.210
.215
.211
559
691
665
24
20
20
21
15,357
19,636
27,753
31,334
7,479
10,173
16,917
22,381
143
180
560
2,960
81,693
109,171
152,959
197,216
9,416
13,195
19,761
22,342
54,010,946
66,744,240
64,215,222
43,407,359
.193
.163
.161
.171
34,324
34,230
29,116
32,814
28,760
33,857
28,100
36,754
7,366
7,737
7,030
10,096
232,431
263,027
224,057
249,225
23,788
25,984
21,357
24,200
35,727,058
50,952,024
56,854,758
54,332,275
.176
.169
.172
.176
26,288
30,322
8,754
186,562
18,843
444,344,862
.171
May....
June
July....
August.
97
93
September..
October
November..
December..
91
85
68
58
35
33
27
19
1922.
January
February
March
April
73
94
133
150
19
26
43
57
12
63
59
79
111
143
May....
June....
July....
August.
164
158
139
157
73
78
72
94
157
168
150
215
168
190
162
180
90
92
563
21
21
22
September.
October
November..
December..
126
77
186
135
71
<459
21
50
75
85
39,239
12,031
370
528
20
20
i India-rubber imports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; wholesale prices, average weekly, from U. S. Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; automobile shipments from National Automobile Chamber of Commerce; automobile production from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
* Represents shipments from factories covering almost the entire automobile production of the United States.
* Total of membership of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, to which are added reports from outside manufacturers, representing practically complete
production. Annual figures represent complete production as compiled b y National Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
* Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
70
AUTOMOBILE TIRES.
Table 23.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
PNEUMATIC TIRES.
YEAR AND MONTH,
Production.
Stocks.
Shipments,
domestic.
Production.
Stocks.
RAW MATERIAL
CONSUMED.
SOLID TIRES.
INNER TUBES.
ShipShipments,
Stocks. domesments, Production.
domestic.
tic.
Fabrics.
Crude
rubber.
100
Relative to 1921.
1921 monthly average...
1920.
November
December
1OO
100
100
100
40
60
129
78
27
37
65
46
131
93
25
24
122
45
60
132
66
39
37
119
49
66
132
67
44
44
60
110
72
81
123
100
67
67
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
140
42
33
134
131
70
23
127
39
126
51
33
45
123
56
41
64
109
85
100
1OO
36
28
1921.
January .
February...
. . .
March
April
91
107
94
78
108
87
S2
117
96
97
96
May
116
106
109
98
104
102
99
115
91
117
117
June
127
99
139
104
84
141
80
104
113
120
118
Jtilv
141
92
145
134
68
157
95
95
127
143
132
August
167
93
152
196
80
166
158
94
152
166
171
September
October
November
December
106
79
107
145
84
115
106
106
84
88
126
104
88
131
97
93
70
94
114
67
123
101
88
104
92
104
110
114
70
71
75
73
1922.
January
February .
March
April-•
May
June
July
August
...
September
October
November
December
l
114
113
109
104
103
109
79
95
98
90
95
101
113
99
84
104
115
82
114
79
76
115
118
115
111
82
115
134
74
112
79
84
100
103
146
123
109
134
153
91
140
110
141
149
132
130
110
117
158
102
132
79
75
119
129
135
150
131
138
132
157
128
163
74
138
152
162
156
120
164
139
135
173
187
74
144
151
221
136
115
110
141
136
124
159
169
114
158
184
202
160
238
76
82
137
158
144
164
157
188
13S
109
131
155
113
155
234
87
152
136
157
See footnote on opposite page.
71
AUTOMOBILE TIRES.
Table 24.—NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
PNEUMATIC TIRES.
Produc- |
Stocks.
tion.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Shipments,
domestic.
INNER TUBES.
Production.
Stocks.
RAW MATERIAL
CONSUMED.
SOLID TIRES.
! ShipProduc{ ments,
Stocks. i domestion.
domestic.
tic.
Shipments,
Number.
1921 monthly average... 1,818,314 4,213,384 1,905,616
Crude
rubber.
Pounds.
2,258,517 4,568,067 I 2,292,287
35,354 230,862
43,960
6,696,317
17,922,039 i
I
1920.
506,111
5,880,016
5,508,380
806,023
1,327,153
1921.
January
February
March
April
|
I
|
|
703,430
819,892
1,163,314
1,651,418
5,319,605
5,193,018
4,597,103
4,527,445
965,417
1,073,756
1,614,651
1,785,951
May
June
July
August
|
2,100,917
2,313,265
2,570,524
3,043,187
4,451,668
4,154,456
3,892,037
3,934,583
September
October
November
December
j
j
j
1,929,268
1,928,271
1,756,555
1,839,738
1922.
January
February
March
April
;
|
j
May
June
July
August
!
September.
October
November.
December..
6,131,935
5,786,929
920,938
1,481,285
740,824
916,627
1,346,483
1,762,122
5,586,163
5,415,464
5,044,861
4,916,772
1,042,617
1,129,881
1,643,690
1,983,571
2,085,882
2,643,850
2,757,581
2,894,422
2,210,040
2,359,928
3,020,981
4,430,152
4,751,880
3,835,098
3,122,815
3,649,319
2,342,567
3,232,673
3,603,248
3,804,060
3,340,798
3,545,030
3,908,342
3,696,519
2,047,929
1,675,169
1,342,519
1,980,264 |
3,274,822
2,843,918
2,126,211
2,070,098
3,827,830
4,732,016
5,203, .568
4,731,021
2,645,758
2,016,371
1,540,299
2,522,710
2,055,134
2,084,308
2,645,790
2,401,187
4,174,216
4,691,329
5,183,286 j
5,464,336
1,596,806 .
1,562,365 !
2,073,963
2,086,651
2,343,393
2,596,774
3,017,511
2,650,573
2,721,503
2,838,890
2,476,636
2,905,209
5,523,095 j
5,042,147 [
4,834,106
4,629,392
2,639,273
3,133,260
2,695,095
3,029,823
2,970,696
3,130,629
3,068,199
3,808,224
2,504,744
4,612,037 I
2,502,106
3,501,442 I
649,742
November
December
742,815
508,446 :
21,355
16,297
298,875 |
303,473 j
34,217
40,828
1,801,750
1,649,772
6,563,258
4,259,746
21,220
23,355
28,710
28,859
303,753 I
304,374 |
283,800 |
269,985
29,116 | 2,598,143
29,599
2,952,058
43,926 | 4,474,965
42,080 !j 6,524,668
6,625,435
7,823,657
12,075,298
17,191,149
,j
!|
i|
<
35,156
28,395
35,123
55,694
264,633
240,336
220,003 ;
216,367
40,122 j 7,863,738
49,807; 8,044,486
55,678 I 9,565,128
66,866 ! 11,131,256
21,050,554
21,207,555
23,719,637
30,634,353
\\
;|
Ii
I!
37,441
46,274
43,537
40,478
161,832 I
163,299 !
173,451 |
168,515 !
50,276
45,911
34,556
39,520
7,580,858
6,905,681
6,349,808
6,365,014 !
19,476,415
19,602,342
17,608,993
18,049,077
5,246,647
1,889,724
6,141,956
1,702,583
6,991,118 | 2,090,737
7,230,096 | 2,329,343
40,224
39,492
49,433
46,664
181,769 |
183,448 |
182,197
173,748
33,294
36,805
48,350
52,309
7,706,622;
6,710,973 !
9,431,205 !
8,623,915
21,180,446
18,466,916
26,771,245
24,125,450
7,189,552
6,186,534
5,675,839
5,207,228
2,938,947
3,973,679
3,630,744
4,220,055
57,640
66,089
71,505
84,313
170,904
169,808
176,375
189,698
60,711
63,408
60,425
69,435
5,164,757 j
3,558,971
82,767
200,016
667,97
j
|
•I
10,161,225 ' 29,068,462
10,119,500 39,654,934
9,616,542 ! 28,180,511
11,005,868 33,738,981
9,131,868
28,051,063
1
Data furnished by the Rubber Association of America. The number of firms has increased from 36 in November, 1920, to a maximum of 66 in 1922. It is stated by
the Rubber Association that this variation in the number of firms does not change the totals to any great degree, except for the omission of the Firestone Tire Company,
beginning in September, 1921.
72
HIDES AND LEATHER—PRODUCTION AND STOCKS.
Table 25.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
STOCKS OF HIDES AND
SKINS.J
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Sheep
and
lamb
skins. skins.*
Calf
Cattle
hides.
and
kip
Total |
SOLE AND BELTING
LEATHER.*
TWATWITOI
UPPER LEATHEB.1
TTpPFR
Produc- Stocks,
tion of end of
month.
s t o c k s
hides !?JS*f'
Production of
f fiihd
finished
| father.
OAK
AND
UNION
HAR- 3
NESS.
SOLE
T ^AT
V™ '
LE ATH-•
ER.
SALES OF
BELTING.*
iProduc- Q u a n - v . I
I tion. ; tity. ! v a l u e -
Productions
Relative to 1919.
Relative to 1921.
1
BOOTS
AND
'SHOES'
!
'
1915 mo. av.
1916 mo. av.
106
06
119
86
1917 mo. av..
104
88
108
99
1918 m o . av..
< 107
<214
'
1919 m o . a v . .
100
100
100
100
100
1920 m o . a v . .
82
88
102
98
122
79
111
59
42
40
123
1921 m o . a v . .
100
100
148
97
103
116
85
137
78
109
104
100
80
105
91
105
111
96
105
85
100
113
103
105
111
91
99
115
137
100
117
116
120
95
115
95
100
114
95
98
110
100
109
100
99
107
101
109
103
101
107
105
100
105
103
104
105
102
98
94
97
104
95
102
95
91
106
95
100
September..]
89
92
90
October
87
91
1920.
September..
October
November..
December...
1931.
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
j
100
100
100
100
92
61
73
92
100
97
85
81
78
97
101
74
95
101
87
76
70
87
77
49
61
93
101
83
75
72
66
70
44
50
87
101
83
63
63
95
44
44
49
101
85
58
63
93
60
40
44
99
115
93
84
72
112
74
43
46
94
99
96
87
76
90
73
41
40
99
99
92
83
96
60
43
42
102
98
101
108
81
98
60
42
39
99
98
99
107
109
76
98
105
97
106
121
100
101
100
108
116
101
104
108
108
121
100
104
115
107
114
107
127
100
100
November..!
84
101
December...
84
96
1922.
January
February..
March
April
82
93
103
82
78
99
82
106
81
79
91
81
103
90
79
80
90
80
103
90
102
90
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December..
85
100
100
100
94
82
47
46
40
143
51
48
42
80
138
52
44
86
132
59
42
91
117
63
37
134
66
35
111
98
95
107
100
109
129
126
63
91
42
93
94
102
111
121
78
113
68
90
42
101
106
107
134
78
129
82
108
87
113
104
115
71
107
99
99
37
32
30
85
79
107
100
116
70
107
95
98
55
47
77
92
83
79
92
103
97
113
72
112
101
93
60
53
77
92
73
79
92
102
99
108
74
»108
«97
84
77
93
96
101
131
80
131
109
102
83
71
100
126
•79
8 137
"110
105
67
58
77
79
80
79
92
81
90
57
See footnotes on opposite page also.
1
Based on figures compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The data embrace returns from packers, tanners, dealers, importers, and manufacturers. As given in the monthly reports by the Bureau of the Census, the returns for hides and skins are expressed in numbers of hides and skins. For the above
summary these have been reduced to pounds on the basis of the average weights of each class. Similarly data on leather have been converted to pounds or square feet
from reports in skins, sides, backs, butts, pounds, etc.
harness
comparable wiui niuse lur pieueuiiig iiiuutua. J. ue IUUCA uuuiuexS 111 xauie to xui tue jxiuutus unei «i uiy, l y ^ , uavc uccu wiiipuwju uy uumii icmuvco ouu ta&e au^uud
of the percentage variation rather than the absolute variation in the figures. The index numbers show the trend of the industries irrespective of the change in the number
of firms reporting.
73
HIDES AND LEATHER—PRODUCTION AND STOCKS.
Table 26.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
STOCKS OF HIDES AND
SKINS.*
YEAR AND
MONTH.
SOLE AND BELTING
LEATHERS
I ProProStocks, ducStocks ducStocks,
in
prochi proc- tion
of end of ess of tion of
ess of
finfintantanished
ished month. ning.
ning. leather.
leather.
Calf Sheep i i Total Stocks
hides
Cattle
and
and
end of
and
hides.
kip
XV1JS
ft lamb
ClfXXJL KM
month.
i skins, skins.6 skins. |
Thous.
Thous.
of pairs. ; Pounds. ofdols.
754,274
846,664
739,628
767,423
m o . av
m o . av
1
m o . av.
m o . av
i
1919 mo. av. \
1920 m o . av.
1921 mo. av. 339,548
i
j
I
!
I
i
1, 653.073
SALES OF
BELTINGS
Produc- Quantion. ! tity. Value.
Production.2
Backs, I
Stuffed
Thousands of square feet. bends, andj Dozens, sides.
sides.
Thousands of pounds.
1915
1916
1917
1918
UPPER LEATHERS
OAK
AND BOOTS
SOLE
UNION
LEATH- SKIVAND
ERS.
HAR- SHOES.'
ER.
NESS.*
<16,039 <203,596
15,032
13,274
16,653
95,244
95,974
56,481
1,171
1,199
1,354
710,214 1,865
694,899 1,662
299,165
646
423,021 ! 164,216
57,986
1,876,285
1,535.290
1, 486,718
23,995
25,080
21,999
23,901
365,052
385,114
426,726
426,733
150,579
139,255
142,943
135,767
35,132
47,022
43,788
43,436
1,375,763
1,459,073
1,315,631
1,353,581
13,788
14,626
13,034
9,896
95,204
96,243
73,265
66,482
688,194 1,682
527,219 1,302
349,081
835
310,759
681
186,531
184,707
106,705
110,787
111,082
191,898 112,321
22,444
21,205
25,502
24,000
425,942
427,508
485,069
419,308
135,515
140,005
152,586
158,224
36,302
33,570
48,955
50,420
1,190,950
1,177,888
1,351,140
1,422,727
14,234
13,987
16,867
13,484
42,236
56,971
70,194
69,922
309,474
285,575
306,146
288,584
462,512
451,663
409,507
410,353
204,137 111,662
197,206 109,378
197,616 110,070
193,670 108,439
25,242
26,122
25,028
26,985
420,712 162,498
416,553 166,462
417,145 174,941
411,505 173,848
53,532
62,448
63,217
70,418
1,561,220
,521,521
,431,373
,607,302
14,499
14,753
12,321
21,430
57,480
57,196
44,971
48,286
308,872
300,169
328,514
340,500
386,430
382,114
370,235
364,706
193,043 112,462
194,754 116,044
193,841 115,422
195,897 110,226
25,683
27,693
29,544
28,431
408,038 177,126
413,375 177,769
415,304 175,566
415,790 176,051
67,545
69,901
65,966
73,557
,507,185
,618,519
,705,161
,745,625
20,683
19,896
17,533
20,149
49,507
55,879
60,002
62,551
311,709
299,867
262,820
247,748
:
j
58,414 32,935
430,897
193,528 111,217 | 25,657
1920.
September.
October
November.
December..
503,880
330,624 67,714 34,109
357,433 64,707 31,764
384,494 60,145 34,433
591,958
432,447
453,904
479,072
151,662 121,255
154,159 117,122
164,597 111,213
175,874 109,653
1921.
January
February...
March
April
389,549
393,890
387,759
369,408
79,942 32,960
69,880 31,225
55,495 32,427
58,225 32,481
502,451
494,995
475,681
460,114
May
June
July
August
369,268
356,950
318,678
322,317
59,909
60,325
56,424
53,276
33,335
34,388
34,405
34,760
September.
October
November..
December...
301,094
296,429
285,263
283,969
53,821
53,022
51,562
49,083
31,515
32,663
33,410
31,654
27,549
23,593
24,242
600
626
552
572
539
548
570
|
|
J
|
525
501
439
415
j
1922.
January
February...
March....
April
290,331
277,160
274,082
269,828
48,005
45,362
46,416
46,858
30,703
32,612
29,852
29,591
369,039
355,134
350,350
346,277
199,324 105,712
204,471 103,311
200,072 99,594
199,177 100,258
27,486
24,200
25,275
22,416
422,318
431,704
449,915
477,709
179,574
181,885
175,300
170,179
74,563
70,296
77,510
66,700
1,654,744
1,466,165
1,472,528
1,327,037
18,950
17,021
19,451
16,065
59,815
65,067
78,100
94,598
25,173
24,900
29,686
27,194
May
June
July
August
261,935
260,278
261,069
259,982
50,187
63,721
53,828
54,282
27,855
27,428
24,155
28,236
339,977
341,427
339,052
342,500
196,639
192,151 ; 99,295
185,927 i 97,549
177,672 ! 97,873
22,576
23,640
23,554
22,822
452,651 164,434
437,151 159,699
432,185 162,337
407,794 165,277
67,275
65,570
62,807
76,067
1,320,635
1,358,973
1,397,594
1,509,364
16,099 90,813
16,815 95,953
25,239 U15,561
30,629 130,103
26,902
25,559
23,045
28,077
September.. 267,232 56,229
October
November..
December...
26,187
349,648 | 174,682
25,266
413,250 164,191
73,170
97,555
295,482
497
300,291
501
424,377
487,469
590,618
721
1,491,498 8 31,934 8 131,265 I 28,961 1475,380
797
780
967
See footnotes on opposite page also.
* Beginning December, 1919, these statistics cover amount of harness leather " stuffed" rather than that produced, but it is stated that the variation between these items
is small.
4
Includes estimated production offirmsoutside Tanners' Council.
* Data from the Leather Belting Exchange, and is estimated to represent from 65 to 75 per cent of the industry.
* Includes skins with and without wool, but does not include weight of wool.
» Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from over 1,000 firms each month. Figures for 1919 are those reported by the Census of Manufactures for that year.
» Preliminary figures.
74
HIDES AND LEATHER—TRADE AND PRICES,
Table 27.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
i
EXPORTS OF
LEATHERS
IMPORTS OF HIDES AND SKINS.i
WHOLESALE PRICES.*
|
Leather.
Hides.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Sole.
Total
hides
Calfand ! skins.
skins, i
Total
Upper.3 boots
and
shoes.
Relative to 1913.
1917 monthly average..
1918 monthly average..
1919 monthly average..
1920 monthly average..
1921 monthly average..
1920.
September
October
November
December
Green
4
4
100
1OO
Women's
Men's
dress
black
welt
kid,
bin cher tan calf Good
(St.
vear
(BosLouis). welt(St.
ton).
Louis).
CalfSole, Chrome Men's
Cattle Goat- Sheep- salted, skins,
hemlock, calf.
black
hides. skins. skins. packers'
heavy country middle
calf,
"B/f
native
steers
(Chicago).
No. 1
(Chicago).
4
1OO
4
1OO
No. 1
(Boston).
grades
(Boston).
Relative to 1913.
Relative to 1909-1913 average
;
1909-1913, monthly av
1913 monthly average..
1914 monthly average..
1915 monthly average..
1916 monthly average..
Boots and shoes.
4
1OO
100
1OO
1OO
97
94
97
91
107
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
166
77
98
108
82
134
55
104
107
111
107
104
102
104
100
259
101
168
126
60
178
81
118
132
114
110
106
105
106
100
289
120
193
141
77
176
106
160
142
179
138
167
119
127
115
140
70
147
123
36
161
90
132
178
215
190
215
153
180
150
86
44
131
70
11
96
63
83
164
197
172
222
181
178
146
392
192
211
145
79
177
136
134
214
363
187
360
244
245
220
72
82
167
99
43
120
82
130
17C
195
189
366
288
257
255
46
40
89
68
59
78
64
72
76
79
127
193
225
195
169
59
60
123
76
26
120
27
79
154
121
181
297
292
237
228
45
63
162
77
42
114
16
105
139
98
174
278
255
237
228
20
4?
138
47
17
53
34
80
126
90
167
232
249
185
183
163
50
20
84
17
39
103
75
145
213
249
185
183
41
!
1921.
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
111
40
132
51
24
77
25
39
91
81
142
195
233
185
183
34
28
139
50
33
73
24
49
74
71
135
195
233
185
167
20
25
134
47
42
68
16
43
63
66
131
195
233
185
183
32
35
146
52
51
61
33
74
55
72
131
195
225
158
167
46
113
115
104
65
76
90
82
158
158
167
167
17
18
64
78
79
91
29
23
35
49
56
103
97
112
74
80
66
105
74
o9
76
33
36
129
89
86
81
123
107
76
September..
October
November
33
43
50
77
82
75
83
61
80
42
38
61
52
58
97
90
66
36
59
35
62
Dpiopmbfir
50
66
67
65
57
38
50
38
65
40
63
46
82
55
91
54
71
41
74
55
75
94
90
61
71
91
54
85
76
46
41
73
52
33
73
50
131
195
225
195
225
81
128
124
195
225
121
195
225
158
158
167
86
77
85
121
195
225
158
167
55
80
82
121
194
217
153
158
67
84
86
77
121
186
217
153
158
70
70
76
90
74
121
186
217
153
158
33
83
67
61
90
73
121
173
217
153
158
44
122
68
43
87
73
124
173
217
153
158
29
78
84
85
76
72
124
158
213
153
158
25
85
106
71
73
69
124
154
209
145
140
89
39
104
88
121
79
71
124
154
105
63
138
92
100
91
81
128
158
93
53
125
59
28
99
99
124
140
91
194
68
167
109
97
135
116
97
167
1922.
January
February
March
April . . .
May
June
July .
August...
'
September
October
November
December.
1
5
I"
118
|
!
'•
*98
5
158
&
53
5
'v
209
145
138
209
145
138
161
209
145
138
124
161
209
145
138
124
173
205
152
141
!
1
See footnotes on opposite page.
i
75
HIDES AND LEATHER—TRADE
Table 28.—NUMERICAL
AND PRICES.
DATA.
From Government sources.
[Base year in bolf-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
EXPORTS OF
LEATHER. 1
IMPORTS OF HIDES AND SKINS.1
WHOLESALE PRICES.2
Hides.
Sole.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Total
Upper. 3 boots
and
shoes.
Total
hides
and
skins.
I Thou- Thou- ! Thousands of sands of sands of
pounds. sq. ft. I pairs.
1909-1913,monthly av.
1913 monthly average. 2,605
1914monthly average. 4,319
1915 monthly average. 6,751
1916 monthly average.
7,540
1,198
747
52,589
30,158
62,070
42,499
29,003
;
| 1,542
I 1,168
5,331
5,552
1,037
1,361
1,161
1,370
32,679
32,901
20,065
21,575
1921.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August..
529
3,696
1,079
4,823
2,903
3,508
873
2,501
527
2,209
822
3,108
455
1,574
765
3,137
598
4,310
849
3,142
September
j
858
3,822
October
November.
December..
j
2,072
3,682
2,347
5,874
1,311
5,843
May....
June
July....
August..
September.
October
November.
December..
1,412
1,623
42,854
41,490
46,350
53,856
60,526
1,237
1,100
1,780
1,403
1921 monthly average.
1922.
January
February
March
April....
842
827
4,403
1,036
5,595
1,435
8,078
1,070
6,578
1,114
21,961
1,169
21,519
1,125 j 20,185
1,231 j 22,464
538
471
624
33,505
44,050
34,378
38,090
417
321
301
560
32,806
26,243
25,149
27,686
322
390
455
463
27,833
35,190
30,344
31,935
38,118
45,133
39,742
59,881
5 50,587
2,450
7,981
1,845
8,046
2,210
6,731
1,064
6,478
515
454
389
434
858
6,438
421
Cattle
hides.
Goat
skins.
Sheep
skins.
Thousands of pounds.
6,175
3,908
17,023
7,288
3,559
1917 monthly average.' 3,657
1918 monthly average, j 2,229
1919 monthly average. ! 10,222
1920 monthly average. ! 1,869
1920.
September
October..
November.
December..
8,845
6,834
8,967
10,623
Calfskins.
•6,815 «19,160
6,372
18,629
5,576
25,671
4,076
34,053
5,221
33,683
Leather.
Boots and shoes.
Green,
WoSole
Men's
men's
Calfsalted,
hem- Chrome Men's
black
packers' skins,
black
dress
lock, calf,"B"
kid,
calf,
welt
heavy country middle, grades
GoodBucher tan calf
native No. 1
No. 1 (Bosyear
(Chisteers
(Bos(St.
ton).
(Bos(Chicago).
ton).
Louis). welt (St,
ton).
Louis).
cago).
Dollars per pound.
Dollars
per
sq. ft.
Dollars per pair.
8,199 ' 5,289
5,684
7,473
5,495
6,321
6,257
6,607
8,461
8,686
0.184
.196
.242
.262
0.189
.210
.215
.338
0.282
.302
.309
.388
O.27O
.280
.285
.450
3.11
3.17
3.25
3.71
6,999
4,372
7,086
6,896
3,822
.327
.301
.393
.312
.139
.406
.371
.685
.368
.149
.535
.484
.528
.534
.358
.579
.598
.970
.985
.521
3.00
3.00
3.44
4.75
5.63
7.60
8.95
7.00
5.68
5.65
7.77
8.14
5.18
4.50
4.38
6.60
7.66
5.06
9.10
7.94
7.75
7.75
7.50
7.50
5.85
5.85
6.85
6.85
5.50
5.50
5.85
5.85
5.85
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.50
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
30,890
18,421
33,940
22,922
15,015
7,409
5,197
11,138
6,684
5,260
1,791
23,062
21,792
10,160
16,021
2,200
4,181
.284
.229
.510
.800
1,274
5,536
.255
.184
.490
.759
2,810
4,257
.233
.169
.470
.625
1,355
2,080
.190
.141
.410
.575
14,699
13,947
12,935
11,679
2,027
2,073
.168
.153
.400
.525
1,989
2,606
.136
.134
.380
.525
1,305
2,276
.115
.125
.370
.525
2,714
3,909
.101
.136
.370
.525
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.00
17,343
21,496
20,066
15,475
3,762
6,108
.119
.169
.370
.525
7.00
9,241
5,522
.140
.156
.360
.525
7.00
1,171
1,377
1,645
2,265
2,881
3,503
5,383
6,589
4,501
5,882
5,427
3,544
2,411
3,907
2,272
3,013
1,971
1,702
2,624
4,268
3,616
6,229
16,327
11,064
11,816
13,337
15,934
23,286
14,908
16,348
3.00
3.28
3.35
4.01
2,465
758
5,380
2,928
3,995
2,877
3.17
6,063
3,110
.139
.153
.350
.525
7.00
10,078
5,674
.140
.162
.340
.525
7.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
6,772
3,222
.141
.160
.340
.525
7,949
2,898
.148
.155
.340
.525
5,468
4,440
.158
.145
.340
.500
5,757
4,031
.165
.140
.340
.500
7.00
6.75
6.75
6.75
5.00
4.85
4.85
4.85
5.00
4.75
4.75
4.75
6.75
6.75
6.62
6.50
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.60
4.75
4.75
5.75
4.19
4.60
4.60
4.15
4.15
4.15
4.15
48.1
4.23
5,530
3,213
.165
.138
.340
.465
5,563
2,294
.160
.138
.350
.465
6,908
4,517
.139
.135
.350
.425
8,708
3,780
.134
.131
.350
.415
19,907
26,491
23,960
37,192
7,228
6,375
.146
.134
.350
.415
7,508
5,297
.168
.152
.360
.425
4,801
1,465
.182
.186
.350
.435
5,540
8,841
.201
.182
.350
.435
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
5 30,220
* 4,369
•7,144
.213
.183
.350
.465
6.40
4.60
4.60
1
Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
* Data from U. 8. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, represent average monthly prices.
•4 Includes calf and kip, goat and kid, grain and finished splits.
Represent five-year (1909-1913) monthly average imports for total hides and skins, total goatskins and total sheepskins. Calfskins and cattle hides based on four-year
average, 1910-1913.
5 Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
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Table 29.—INDEX
NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
Relative to
1919.
At
Total. mills.
Jobbers.
Relative to
1913.
lishers.'
In
transit to
pubhshers.3
PRICES
Contract,
domestic.
PRINTING.
Paper
C o n - Spot
a r - Activ- purchases. 5 Sales.*
tract, m
ket,
ity. *
C a n a - do(value).
dian. mestic
Q u a n - Value.
tity.
Rel. to
Sept.,
1920.
Relative to 1919.
99
99
1OO
144
168
213
254
92
100
110
89
92
1OO
109
89
271
286
332
360
224
255
106
39
1OO
99
111
100
1OO
97
125
1OO
77
74
99
1OO
93
122
100
1OO
127
69
78
1OO
105
104
1OO
137
136
1OO
135
141
100
213
118
106
109
107
109
105
110
109
105
357
319
334
446
87
65
154
91
117
113
113
119
103
94
85
103
95
97
102
109
122
119
122
128
113
105
101
93
102
114
110
111
149
156
156
160
145
146
152
158
108
90
94
101
101
84
91
106
379
321
365
354
69
70
30
35
122
125
127
125
135
164
175
147
107
96
81
78
130
133
137
138
85
78
71
73
100
95
109
104
163
159
158
145
69
76
82
89
72
80
83
88
241
252
361
405
51
17
30
35
111
99
98
107
130
111
107
113
72
65
63
60
125
107
109
120
58
69
61
62
107
105
98
93
86
89
91
94
83
95
91
93
393
413
407
435
31
20
35
44
109
105
102
99
126
96
97
100
60
63
73
76
121
116
115
109
61
77
64
67
1922.
January.
February
March.
April.
92
85
103
98
90
84
102
100
450
450
426
422
70
23
78
93
98
102
100
93
111
116
118
104
69
68
68
65
105
112
108
98
May
June
July
August
113
111
105
116
113
112
107
117
444
460
439
446
72
81
59
54
95
99
101
114
104
98
88
83
63
60
59
65
September
October
November
109
110
363
64
114
79
72
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
av
av
av . .
av . . . .
av
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
av
av
av .
av
1920.
September
October
November
December.
1921.
January...
February..
March
April
....
May
Jrnia
.. , .
L
July
August
September
October
.
.
December.
7
1OO
141
128
178
217
Pub-
CONSUMPTION BY
PUBLISHERS.
I
EXPORTS.
S T O C K S , E N D OF M O N T H .
SHIPMENTS.
YEAR AND MONTH.
PRODUCTION.
Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.
Relative to 1918.
6
163
«133
680
78
100
95
121
85
100
106
174
89
100
125
185
151
228
218
213
183
100
109
98
105
119
117
102
90
180
184
160
141
194
186
180
184
175
177
177
151
162
146
131
121
82
75
82
75
75
71
75
79
113
90
95
92
180
162
162
152
141
140
128
128
151
146
132
131
118
120
117
120
57
62
75
84
67
76
81
86
77
77
78
83
141
148
132
150
99
113
111
115
131
113
113
110
120
111
110
110
98
95
97
85
80
84
88
93
92
111
105
105
82
98
92
93
151
146
139
149
71
66
67
74
110
105
119
124
101
98
97
96
95
95
95
96
86
83
84
83
90
85
91
88
96
104
116
101
86
91
103
89
150
133
175
139
97
107
110
125
87
75
83
100
123
118
112
111
95
96
95
95
96
96
95
96
83
81
83
85
95
88
76
87
116
109
116
123
102
96
102
109.
157
137
132
145
125
103
122
94
96
85
See footnotes on opposite page.
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Table 30.—NUMEKICAI DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
STOCKS, END OF MONTH.
YEAR AND MONTIT.
PRODUCTION.
EXIMSHIPMENTS. PORTS.2 PORTS
Total.
At mills.
Jobbers.
Publishers.8
In transit to
publishers.3
CONSUMPTION
BY
PUBLISHERS.
PRICES.
Contract,
domestic.
ConSpot
tract, market,
Cana- domestic.
dian.
~|
Per 100-pound roll.
Short tons.
113,85S
18,320
26,290
30,701
39,019
46,593
3,601
5,066
4,597
6,395
7,822
105,024
106,049
114,543 114,880
125,997
125,215
102,182
102,252
49,689
52,311
60,S22
66,040
8,062
9,189
3,822
1,403
228,761
226,743
253,399
24,035
23,929
23,324
29,940
8,664
6,701
6,451
154,952
155,185
144,712
188,797
41,155
40,983
52,006
28,211
110,248
142,091
148,760
147,957
$3,721
5.107
5.054
$3,651
4.922
5.142
$4,290
9.143
5.042
121,005
124,818
122,993
124,857
121,123
126,815
125,323
120,360
65,411
58,389
61,248
81,7S9
3,154
2,352
5,544
3,290
267,785
258,078
259,479
271,098
24,593
22,596
20,266
24,763
8,193
8,428
8,865
9,478
188,781
184,135
188,799
198,927
46,218
42,919
41,549
37,930
144,224
162,385
155,724
157,991
5.531
5.790
5.792
5.969
5.308
5.343
5.541
5.770
9.800
9.362
9.148
7.854
January...
February.
March
April
123,820
103,040
107,532
115,408
116,176
96,281
104,919
122,091
69,448
58,893
66,791
64,778
2,472
2,530
1,096
1,278
278,508"
286,023
289,914
285,780
32,417
39,176
41,789
35,106
9,234
8,294
7,060
6,773
201,952
206,640
211,856
214,049
34,905
31,913
29,209
29,852
141,559
135,334
154,278
148,427
6.076
5.921
5.862
5.409
6.385
6.458
6.480
5.507
6.945
6.279
5.623
5.206
May
June
July
August*.
78,868
86,770
94,247
102,277
82,776
91,339
95,357
100,668
44,238
46,220
66,118
74,211
1,854
601
1,066
1,261
254,636
226,623
225,118
244,476
31,198
26,629
25,519
27,128
6,198
5,620
5,495
5,157
193,436
166,174
169,124
186,927
23,804
28,200
24,980
25,264
152,278
148,604
139,121
132,808
5.248
5.227
4.770
4.762
5.497
5.322
4.824
4.758
5.056
5.129
5.013
5.160
September.
October
November.
December..
98,898
101,884
104,604
107,877
95,785
109,110
104,492
107,070
72,004
75,598
74,544
79,637
1,117
704
1,256
1,599
248,461
239,751
234,258
227,235
30,241
23,015
23,127
23,934
5,229
5,460
6,333
6,560
187,872
179,765
178,449
169,319
25,119
31,511
26,349
27,422
140,758
160,563
158,193
163,560
4.188
4.194
4.102
4.388
4.069
4.002
4.018
4.185
4.070
4.170
3.666
1922.
January...
February.
March....
April
105,808
97,786
117,507
111,861
103,192
96,521
117,142
115,167
82,482
82,390
78,031
77,369
2,537
836
2,791
3,345
224,959
234,294
228,994
212,427
26,550
27,815
28,180
24,874
5,993
5,884
5,910
5,668
163,496
173,512
167,498
151,643
28,920
27,083
27,406
30,242
156,333
149862
169,574
176,801
3.756
3.629
3.615
3.570
3.484
3.479
3.482
3.497
3.685
3.581
3.601
3.548
129,950
| 127,230
I 120,839
!
133,236
!
i 125,402
130,043
128,644
123,050
134,490
81,352
84,337
80,337
81,780
2,576
2.903
2,139
1,940
216,438
225,632
231,833
260,111
24,781
23,367
21,156
19,902
5,438
5,234
5,150
5,642
150,443
166,385
171,410
193,623
35,776
30,646
34,117
40,944
174,670
168,207
159,496
157,655
3.541
3.574
3.540
3.522
3.501
3.492
3.476
3.500
3.548
3.475
3.551
3.643
66,570
2,299
260,923
18,810
6,255
193,812
42,046
172,802
3.504
3.510 !
3.660
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
1920.
September.
October
November.
December..
113,251
6
6
38,998
31,713
e124,789
1921.
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
126,494
7
* Except printing activity from United Typothetae of America and printing purchases and sales from American Writing Paper Company. Other data from the
Federal
Trade Commission, except imports and exports from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
8
Prior to Sept. 1,1916, includes only paper valued at not above 2.5 cents per pound; from Sept. 1, 1916, to Apr. 24,1920, not above 5 cents per pound, and from
Apr.8 24,1920, to date not above 8 cents per pound.
Reported by about 660 of the principal publishers.
<
Printing activity based on productive hours reported by plants in 52 cities in 30 states, each department being weighted for the combined index number.
5
Purchases of printing paper and sales of printed product by about 350 concerns, doing from 20 to 25 per cent of the total commercial printing business of the country.
As the paper industry was abnormal in 1919, index numbers based on that year are not regarded as true indices; therefore 1918 was taken as a base.
«Stocks on hand end of year.
7 Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
78
PAPER AND PAPER BOXES.
Table 31.—INDEX NUMBERS.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
PAPER
BOXES.
PAPER.
Paperboard.
Book.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Production.
Stocks,
Production.
Stocks.
Wrapping.
Production.
Stocks.
Production.
Corru- Solid
fiber
gated
board.3 board.*
Total, all grades.
Fine.
Stocks.
Production.
Exports
(total
Stocks. printing). I Production.
Relative to 1919.
1917 monthly average.
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average.
1921 monthly average.
87
77
125
69
40
114
116
79
121
73
38
116
95
100
81
68
70
37
90
60
36
18
585
103
574
107
5 94
100
100
100
113
71
100
117
100
120
94
123
67 j 135
70
123
36
123
66 j 121
78
126
38
117
78 I
82
90
114
47
100
79 j
65
98
94
65
119
121
109
95
; * 116
; *9o
100
|
75
! 115
105
79
84
101
96
98
1OO
118
»100
5 84
100
76
114
93
99
100
119
85
98
93
100
121
79
79
101
76 ;
78 ;
100 I
2 100
50
104
20
65
104
1920.
September.
October
November.,
December..
82
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
84
91
65
108
77
83
74
106
76
112
80
94
78
119
86
124
86
105
67
121
79
130
89
107
May
June
July
August..
69
125
76
125
92
109
71
127
80
125
87
112
64
119
69
119
113
78
111
85
116
115
September.
October
November.
December..
82
112
99
108
102
103
95
102
112
105
112
96
96
117
106
110
114
92
93
122
116
112
115
118
132
128
114
79
67
67
55
61
61
57
66
72
86
86
90
82
104
53
30
47
101
79
114
42
41
53
107
S5
124
21
48
75
109
S2
123
17
53
93
53
112
74
122
19
111
78
121
11
54
108
72
117
12
49
89
103
86
115
18
70
106
93
110
13
78
94
92
105
102
9
106
125
100
117
91
104
104
12
92
99
106
15
111
20
75
90
97
97
115
10
84
100
95
115
121
23
96
116
97
102
119
29
109
109
83
1922.
January..
February.
March
April
122
91
102
92
124
95
121
118
118
101
107
121
106
100
108
119
125
96
93
102
96
May
108
125
109
121
124
130
June
110
131
113
123
118
130
July....
98
122
102
118
113
127
August.
115
118
12,0
110
128
114
105
109
97
115
September.
115
116
100
110
106
October
November.
December..
See footnotes on opposite page.
100
114
120
25
113
87
105
115
123
30
116
95
102
107
117
24
120
114
103
123
111
21
132
134
121
104
23
142
79
PAPER AND PAPER BOXES.
Table 32.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
PAPER.
Book.
Paperboard.
PAPER BOXES.
Wrapping.
Fine.
Total, all gra<
ProProProProProduc- Stocks due- jStocks duc- Stocks duc- Stocks duction.
tion.
tion.
tion.
tion.
Y E A R AND MOXTH.
Corrugated board. 3
Production.
Production.
Exports OperOperNat'l ating Con- Nat'l
Stocks (total ating
Con- Ass'n
time. tainer Ass'n !
print- time. tainer
ing).
Box
Box
Club. Mfrs.
Club. Mfrs.
Thousands of
square feet.
Short tons.
1917 mo. average
1918 mo. average
1919 mo. average
1920 mo. average
1921 mo. average
1920.
September
October
November
December
1921.
January
February
March
April
74,357 5 36,845 150,382 15 42,411
70,763 5 28,431 160,582 5 46,196
76,235 31,643 162,503 | 54,380
92,039 23,719 192,787 I 42,908
60,499 36,234 138,744 ! 63,365
60,626
59,500
57,851
69,324
54,300
94,142
93,849
89,564
76,093
70,917 19,570 j 34,207
73,100 20,700 | 34,526
65,920 25,586 I31,208
54,308 35,800 j27,233
Solid fiber board.4
Perct.
of
of nor- Thousands
square feet.
mal.
J5 53,551 24,030 ^32,500 493,304 & 238,113 j11,799
f40,499 30,668 *34,570 504,294 '199,860 \ 12,198
| 54,702 | 28,64736,845 515,863 238,999 I 15,580
\ 26,097 I 32,444 29,268 611,218 181,910 ! 7,828
j 55,465 I 20,207 37,347 ; 446,360 271,395 j3,079
2 92 U06,834
79 111,168
45 68,949
2 96 50,858
81 53,045
65 45,313
! 165,340 !6,238
| 173,980 j5,881
| 192,843 10,562
I
214,396 I 9,273
121,705
124,460
75,002
38,403
58,777
48,554
18,773
22 9,374
8,185
6,551
3,341
2,587
32,273
44,031
51,050
56,716
34 24,129
44 | 27,171
53 38,281
60 47,391
56,438
57,798
62,278
75,003
45,071
49,720 |
45,078 |
53,911 i
83,548 \
,
113,574 !
106,983 40,946
87,692 46,497
47,361 ;
63,719
59,510 ' 8,321
42,146 : 5,050
!
!
!
!
21,124
20,826
218, 743196,604
38,249
42,222
24,563
133, 818
48,968
25,005
105, 227
53,104
52,642
i 53,934
48,527
! 59,711
\ 39,639
j 40,253
| 37,569
! 35,160
September
October
November
December
i 62,416 35,586 160,207
I 72,139 32,343 181,775
;
73,544 37,060 172,582
70,798 38,757 j 149,047
1922.
January
February
March
'.
April
73,466 38,463
69,408 39,334
77,889 38,367
! 70,507 37,367
122,801
130,177
112,265
138,530
643,018
621,964
518,144
445,539
44,620
46,352
49,879
51,713
45,241 22,756 34,748 420,468 !
51,276 19,242 37,397 407,966 !
57,536 19,058 39,355 440,777 !
58,622 15,631 40,083 422,012 ;
j 67,979
| 68,097
j 64,720
63,276
53,084
50,332
45,090
56,167
59,503 17,485
61,139 17,511
61,710 16,327
62,811 18,833
41,143
40,808
39,885
37,903
383,995
403,657
370,429
442,519
I
I
!
i
291,089 ! 2,894
288,787 j 1,678
279,544 | 1,902
274,009 | 2,756
I
I
I
!
59,095 56,313 20,555 35,994
64,518 52,378 24,635 33,957
65,905 50,205 24,609 33,389
25,843 34,000
64,850
477,926
542,408
535,876
508,284
!
|
i
|
262,807 I 1,948 j
244,657 j 1,441
248,927 j 1,822 ;
253,644 | 2,343 1
. . 6 4 , 3 8 2 28,880 105,806 | 58,479
| 56,687 33,587 123,832 ! 60,723
!
59,832 37,721 139,723 | 67,394
51,380 38,255 128,186 i 70,780
May
June
July
August
28,400
28,968
30,185
30,312
58,962
57,169
59,780
63,018
| 145,198 62,713 65,791 I 54,506
63,908 62,035 59,251
192,308 1,986 70,141 64,931
j 164,327 j 69,756 61,562 68,401
jj 153,704
35,331
35,804
35,123
35,806
506,195
501,817
593,860
528,461
70,906 30,129
71,259 31,291
69,368 27,767
62,444 33,081
36,985
38,674
37,621
37,889
589,971 285,729
593,335 293,066
552,914 280,660
635,107 264,480
!
82,574
83,517
74,435
I 87,922
38,520 ! 165,551
64,033
37,473 j 195,115
59,627
71,494
68,371
65,481
74,315
September
October
November
December
j 87,782
36,717 | 198,. 248
57,899
70,329 ! 54,843 31,576 I 36,213 623
39,491
176,790 j 65,702
41,456 | 183,759 j 67,079
264,971
274,738
289,523
284,862
27,405
26,663
29,346
27,420
May
June
July
August
:
248,941
273,228
297,337
293,765
249,516
54
64
65
53
!
!
:
I
28,208
31,064
38,015
34,916
45,847
50,606
58,833
55,625
10,494
jll,130
16,670
! 14,659
3,893
4,611
3,672 \
3,288
64 i 120,972 41,156
64 123,501 43,855
128,604 72,698
141,097 115,582
44,154
48,328
57,749
68,172
! 8,809
3,624
78 151,156 113,749
61,841 |35,381
3,421
1,513
3,665
4,512
80,567
89,893
102,898
116,198
j 12,039
j 12,084
4,406
j
1
Data on production and stocks of paper a t mills from Federal Trade Commission; exports from V. S. Devartment of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce (1913 monthly average=4,772 tons); paper boxes from The Container Club and National Association of Corrugated and Fibre Box Manufacturers.
* Average of last six months of year.
»Per cent of normal operating time and left-hand production column represent 17 and 16 identical firms, respectively, as reported by The Container Club, except that,
for the first three of the six months of 1919 reported, two companies are omitted which do not appreciably effect the total. The figures in the right-hand production column
are from 17 identical firms as reported by the National Association of Corrugated and FibreBox Manufacturers. No index numbers have been calculated on these latterfigures
or on the per cent of operating time.
« Per cent of normal operating time and left-hand production column reported by The Container Club from six or seven firms. The right-hand figures are from the
National Association of Corrugated and Fibre Box Manufacturers, comprising three firms, except November, 1921, when four firms reported, and December, 1921, when two
firms reported. No index numbers have been calculated on these latter figures or on the per cent of operating time.
6 Stocks at end of year.
80
OTHER PAPER PRODUCTS.
Table 33.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
FOLDING
PAPER BOXES.
LABELS.
Produc-j New I Produc- New
tion.
orders.
tion.
orders.
YEAR AND MONTH.
ROPE |
FOLDING
PAPER!
SACKS.! PAPER BOXES.
LABELS.
Ship- jl Produc- New
ments. I tion.
orders.
New
Production.
orders.
Relative
to
average,
Relative to 1921.
A.-INDEX NUMBERS.
1921 monthly average
i
100
100
100
100
Per cent of capacity.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
2 100
45.9
47.9
39.0
44.2
17.7
24.5
33.3
30.2
11.4
28.5
44.5
23.2
33.9
40.0
35.3
53.8
45.2
50.5
64.0
55.7
57.0
49.9
47.6
44.9
61.4
76.4
34.9
34.7
42.3
51.0
63.3
71.0
80.7
61.6
91.7
85.0
75.9
63.6
68,7
98.6
82.0
107.2
89.7
94.1
1921.
January..
February.
March
April
46
30
45
j
26
21.0
14.5
85
79
63
;
64
39.0
37.8
90
97
85
;
101
41.4
46.4
96
70
77
I
52
44.2
33.6
May....
June
July....
August.
89
88
87
102
40.7
42.1
85
110
103
114
39.2
52.8
September.
October
November..
December..
88
97
91
145
67
40.6
46.7
110
111
138
126
87
50.3
53.4
107
137
146
139
133
48.9
65.4
145
138
128
153
123
66.4
65.9
123
132
122
79
111
56.3
63.0
136
110
115
79
90
62.3
52.9
January..
February.
March
April
100
100
108
183
71
45.9
47.8
118
143
131
139
91
54.3
68.5
146
148
162
207
114
67.0
70.7
151
134
182
192
96
69.5
64.2
May....
June
July....
August.
151
186
195
186
103
69.4
89.1
156
168
163
243
114
71.6
80.3
1922.
September.
October
November..
December..
155
180
176
203
116
71.1
86.1
175
151
253
213
127
80.3
72.4
138
230
74.1
66.2
i
68.0
I
1
Folding paper boxes and labels from the Association of Folding Box and Label Manufacturers; said to represent approximately 60 per cent for the folding box industry and 75 per cent for the label industry. Rope paper sacks from Rope Paper Sack
Manufacturers'
Association, said to represent approximately 95 per cent of the industry.
8
Twelve months' average, July, 1921, to June, 1922. Numerical data not furnished by the association.
81
WOOD PULP.
Table 34.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources. l
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
MECHANICAL.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Production.
!
Rel. to
5-yr.av.
Rel. to
5-yr. av.
Relative to 1919.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
100
1917 mo. av
1918 mo. av
1919 mo. av
1920 mo. av
1921 mo. av
104
3 73
100
90
1OO
109
87
3 94
3 88
91
100
110
ss
100
141
93
102
117
97
100
78
108
1920.
September
October
November
December
87
104
115
121
I
I
I
I
1921.
January
February
March
April
117
98
118
132
86
1 102 I 95
; 90 I 101 13
I 97 I 118 1.6
; 103 ' 141 35
104
103
104
104
100
110
88
132
98
99
83
63
100
117
100
116
100
79
79
114
94
j
...
May
June
July
August
81
66
62
61
79
So
j 3112.145
120,589
117,804 3 145,567
108.617 ! 109,817 3 131,170
120,817 120,660 |154,251
131,525 j 132,308 120,
105,668
106,214
166.8S0
13,991
18,105 j
14,504 I
21,877 !
129,325 I
160,572 j .
23/257
159,375
157,797 3 44,799
15,456
158,008
158,930 3 33,671
16,855 '161,247 160,375 53,725
19,375 I 18S, 156 ' 1S5,536 33, 720
16,000 || 127,744 ! 127,467
53,409
33,230
32,728
36,147 ;
56,153 i
44,457 I
125,651
124,191
125,156
125,621
92,823 ; 26,812
94,150 I 17,212
108,529 ; 19,243
129,626 22,299
188,938 : 188,933
28,515
•222,874
188,562 , 34,312
186,506
182,379 | 38,439
155,809 j 151,225 | 43,023
74,614
73,923
55,752
53,007
123,661
108,857
116,820
124,161
146,964 j 14,076
155,997 j 3,275
182,027 j 2,684
217,308
5,687
134,354 I 123,524
125,913 I 119,157
119,482
119,602
109,364
112,869
53,853
60,609
60, 489
56,984
35,478 !
15,682 ;
17,622 i
20.848 '
20,322 I
27,698 I
41,756 j
44,181 I
100
113
113
106
139
61
69
!
!
I
|
72
68
112
111
102
80
109
164
173
I
|
|
I
97,963
89,182
80,337 ! 00,357
75,405
95,386
73,666 ; 103,153
226,089
216,069
196,088
166,601
7,072
8,117
15,329
16,405
118,138
109,052
102,768
121,510
114,995
109,689
107,573
122,753
60,127
59,490
54,685
53,442
82
102
92
91
79
80
87
255
221
279
I 66,965 | 95,894
I 82,511 ! 100,777
| 108,186 | 112,228
121,804 114,087
137,672
119,406
115,365
123,080
28,958
26,397
35, 504
28, 498
126,514
151,699
163,101
151,031
131,174
158,050
162, 841
147,380
48,782 65,206 !
42,431 56,419 I
43,172 71,204 '
4B, 843 117,068
94
99
106
99
109,175 101,957
374
98,742
98,315
260
190 j 143,596 I 129,931
255 I 147,608 I 127,286
125,298
125,725
139,390
159,712
20,920
9,138
12,425
11,797
157,746
144,568
170,995
149,859
158, 774
142.399
167,112
153,542
50, 815
52,984
56,867
53,184
95,525
66,443
48,376
65,140
202
309
355
327
167,197
148,328
124,691
109,870 ;
182,867
192,736
187,580
157,515
11,626
15,951
17,181
13,545
164,497
164,931
154,617
172,750
168,095
161,181
156,313
171,898
49,586
53,336
51,640
52,442
51,658
78,932
90,638
83,562 i
281
102,350 I 132,667|
127,198 j * 19,153 li 170,329
171,452
51,319
* 71,748 !
77
74
42
73
49 J:
.
147
140
127
108
93
100
68
64
75
77
75
80
176
160
216
173
94
101
94
75
70
90
101
1922.
January
February
March
April
90
82
119
122
84
81
108
105
81
82
90
104
127
56
75
72
98
90
106
93
104
96
May....
June
July....
August.
138
123
103
91
119
115
108
116
119
125
122
102
71
97
104
82
102
102
96
10,7
105
101
97
107
85
i 110
116
106
107
September..
October
November..
December..
125,678
25,521
31.130 j
38,091 :
32,861 !
3 25,855 35,100
169463
106,824
104,975 !
292
290 !l 125,518 |
218 i| 139,535
208 11 146,718 |
53
64
72
i
1
83
78
74
68
September
October
November
December
79
84
93
130
128
141
220
174
63
99
118 I
118 j
1
122
150
128
138
48
99
98
60 163
117
61 i 105 138
70 I 117 116
84 i 135 97
Consump- Stocks
ImProduc- tion
end
and at of
tion.
ports.2
shipmo.
ments.
Short tons.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1909-1913 m o
1913 m o . a v .
1914 m o . a v . .
1915 m o . a v . ,
1916 m o . a v . .
CHEMICAL.
ConConsump- Stocks
sumpIm- 2
tion at end I m - 2 Produc- tion and
of
and
ports.
tion.
ship- month. ports.
* shipmo.
ments.
ments.
Consump- Stocks
tion at end I m and
of
ports.2
shipments.
Relative to 1919.
MECHANICAL.
CHEMICAL.
4
92
4
140,999
117,884
142,850
159,442
!
!
j
|
144,042
138,459
129,847
139,935
1
Imports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau oi Foreign and Domestic Commerce; all other data from Federal Trade Commission, except production for 1914
and 21916 from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
Import
figures converted from long to short tons to agree with production and stocks.
3
Stocks at end oi year.
4
Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
15566 °—22
6
82
BUILDING STATISTICS—CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Table 35.—INDEX NUMBEES.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
BUSINESS
BUILDINGS.
INDUSTRIAL
BUILDINGS.
RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS.
EDUCATIONAL
BUILDINGS.
HOSPITALS AND
INSTITUTIONS.
NumNumNumNumNumber of Square Value. ber of Square Value. ber of Square Value. ber of Square Value. ber of Square
proj- feet.
proj- feet.
proj- feet.
projproj- feet. Value.
feet.
ects.
ects. ;
ects.
ects.
ects.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Relative to 1919.
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
average
average
average . . .
average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
2 42
2 63*
.
. . .
100
67
103 |
85
92
54
63
43
74
80
67
58
60
1OO
115
34
87
83
53
55
111
100
79
82
1OO
80
43
102
119
i«
85
86
103
79
54
86
73
78
73
75
63
47
58
52
39
25
80
70
60
42
67
70
64
45
65
42
41
31
95
63
78
50
46
50
80
81
35
35
48
55
61
50
67
86
39
31
47
45
18
14
18
27
36
21
25
30
j
82
61
61
66
75
28
28
21
18
48
1
32
25
!
21
31
33
22
26
43
83
.
100
57
85
100
83
23
2 62
100
74
59
94
September
October
November .
December
100
60
103
2 118
2 94
290
100
81
77
1920.
May
June
July
August
2 43
49
57 1
42
36
36
48
94
2 71
. . . .
al
141
107
(
100
102
137
1OO
114
177
100
144
204
100
100
110
100
142
242
100
121
179
141
142
171
102
223
144
165
160
198
124
127
92
58
171
131
199
139
144
251
54
59
163
148
190
118
129
149
60
55
51
44
41
55
36
27
51
61
45
33
105
71
48
51
96
9S
55
38
128
143
70
73
116
122
110
86
131
201
113
82
97
189
79
105
39
33
41
71
89
43
51
86
106
44
49
96
137
66
85
155
174
69
87
191
227
63
33
71
110
212
25
159
179
146
35
83
137
117
93
117
173
244
246
112
175
101
119
90
106
214
195
235
161
410
391
92
118
69
89
85
114
223
216
228
233
287
281
149
143
430
239
252
148
132
i 133
1
117
106
108
109
135
127
193
122
221
169
266
225
173
131
540
185
364
112
128
89
178
183
94
142
138
109
143
87
172
151
82
207
197
106
85
1921.
January
February
March
April
.
May
June
Julv
August
.
. .
. . . .
87
73
87
89
94
September
October
November
December
81
78
78
86
56
50
I
87
43
75
38
98
104
35
39
122
111
42
56
72
55
65
46
52
i
43
41
34
96
1 114
159
1
1923.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
. -
68
75
115
115
52
68
97
113
70
116
147
174
43
32
48
54
24
19
33
40
46
25
57
57
85
77
158
187
90
82
151
157
107
107
172
187
64
78
143
190
104
121
265
380
121
132
257
369
63
94
122
133
198
270
218
235
164
237
160
202
116
111
97
97
107
111
95
84
170
152
130
113
54
53
45
47
34
54
88
56"
158
193
186
159
171
157
156
121
118
199
193
154
143
219
303
301
270
322
425
360
273
331
444
409
322
169
141
176
151
320
234
379
465
258
.72
338
287
92
98
136
36
62
150
114
143
143
190
213
j 127
194
163
1 ^
48
47
75
I
November
December
I
See footnotes on opposite page.
83
BUILDING STATISTICS—CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Table 36.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
BUSINESS
BUILDINGS.
INDUSTRIAL
BUILDINGS.
RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS.
Num- ThouThouber of sands
sands
of
proj- square
of
ects. feet. dollars.
ThouNum- Thousands
ber of sands
of
of
proj- square
dollars.
ects. feet.
Num- ThouThou- i
ber of sands
sands
of
proj- square
of
ects. feet.
dollars.
i
ho
o nu_Num- ThouNum- Thoucomic Tm
sands
ber of
ber of sands
projproj- S of r e of
ects.
dollars.
Sli? dollars
15,075
636
511
12,772
42,744
70,767
166
1,915 S9,960
49
368
$3,266
10,652
49,080
2,414
11,460
47,177
170
49
523
3,962
274
2,981
14,444
4,118
17,047
73,154
227
2,190 | 14,358
3,382 | 20,319
54
890
5,845
40,201
47,529
36,128
28,985
617
11,111
10,639
6,768
6,972
47,511
45,275
36,458
31,733
3,218
17,104
10,891
8,607
2,334 |
2,384 j 10,803
362
234
2,719
17,047
2,691
330
274
3,061
19,674
531
476
4,712
3. Oil
8,200
4,850
5,371
4,823
3,611
2,336
26,944
23,804
20,218
14,068
427
8,273
5,392
2,206 |
407
5,264
2,035 |
289
3,911
40,440
26,932
33,330
21,399
2,410 i
443
1,777 ;
3,262
3,277
4,424
5,084
20,528
17,020
22,776
29,176
250
2,359
15,437
1,573
197
1,786
9,037
2,085
296
2,341
10,640
3,833
288
3,497
12,919
4,556
5,632
5,645
6,070
6,940
24,494
24,494
33,240
35,277
275
3,543
20,404
244
3,581
18,502
221
2,641
13,604
251
2,292
10,832
18,804
18,227
3,684 I 13,961
4,729 ! 17,949
7,174
7,991
5,158
4,583
41,259
37,405
24,221
22,056
269
2,706
11,283
5,286 j 21,709
95,303
321
4,238
357
3,984
18,419
5,314
21,978
89,650
202
3,228
4,811
6,264
8,953
10,419
23,696
39,240
49,758
58,711
345
9,841
10,289
8,780
7,793
57,515
51,489
44,020
38,122
344 5,941
339
4,305
285
6,870
335 11,262
1,003 ! 9.074
45,907
306
2 5,308
1916 m o n t h l y average..
2 8,050
1917 m o n t h l y average..
2 9,042
2
1918 m o n t h l y average..
1919 m o n t h l y average
1,092
9,240
$33,806
1920 monthly average
895
6,870
26,638
1921 monthly average ...
844
5,437
27,662
1,117
7,908
9,499
7,325
5,005
19,000
834,832 I
2 18,167
40,275
212,583
29,548
2 8,667
25,381
3,999 2 0 , 1 5 7
II
1920.
1,022
907
924
September..
October
November..
December..
HOSPITALS AND
INSTITUTIONS.
$8,912
15,212
20,668
40,202
1915 m o n t h l y average..
May....
June
July....
August.
2
EDUCATIONAL
BUILDINGS.
799
817
683
510
529
465
493
811
284
2, ,507
19,808
627
270
2,832 |
18,972
8,222
015
175
1,834 ! 12,762
11,173
433
118
1,779 ! 14,258
7,264
158
79
1,045 |
6,950
5,534
516
85
719 i
6,724
8,319
14,382
17,948
30,732
73
81
160
228
3,166
7,288
484
742
417
302
1,257
1,625
2,969
3,328
6,905
8,647
19,031
22,640
782
94
587
660
4,779
4,482
645
1,507
1,582
879
3,288
12,762
8,223
4,840
26,459
22,429
18,212
15,046
1,987
680
531
760
11,878
5,200
4,506
6,343
12,067
13.110
25,575
36,719
727
995
804
5,369
1,179
860
1,396
1,712
714
6,186
2,573
3,441
1921.
January..
February.
March....
April
506
549
870
880
896
May....
June
July....
August.
952
795
954
September..
October
November..
December..
971
1,029
880
847
36,294
60,701
75,006
4,683
82,982
287
4,668
24,462 I]
4,758 |
75,175
355
3,731
23,441 \\
60,452
371
4,369
28,602 j ;
80,329
358
4,457 | 27,959 J;
350
4,197
17,695
4,681
22,666
90,324
147
3,416
290
2,846
14,553
4,236 | 21,901
100,897
144
3,297
271
3,033
2,417
4,165
5,130
1,146
2,698
1922.
January..
February.
March
April
May....
i June
i July....
| August.
September..
October....
November..
December..
744
815
1,252
1,255
1,270
1,213
1,059
1,057
205
306
19,695
3,410
18,083
75,728 i
107
2,001
10,733
3,079
16,490
75,728 !
130
2,325
24,270
6,322
30,348
121,551 |
238
5,071
24,312
7,484
31,666
132,478 ;
316
7,277
23,893
7,705 I 31,604
140,933
364
6,161
20,277
7,454 I 31,519
136,359 j
503
8,132
31,883
6,347
24,392
108,951 ;
499
6,901
67,374
6,8.57
23,712
100,883 !
449
5,228
32,925
44,245
40,690
32,055
3,644
21,214
26,385
6,005 I 23,059
101,428 !
7,749
5,212
6,584
8,437
5,607
11,024
9,383
5,331
1
Data compiled by the F. W. Dodge Co., covering small towns and rural districts as well as large cities. Prior to May, 1921, thesefigurescovered 25 northeastern states
and the District of Columbia. The states are those north and east of, and including, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia, together with
portions of eastern Kansas and Nebraska. Beginning May, 1921, North Carolina and South Carolina were added to the list, but this addition is stated to have little effect
upon3 the total.
Estimates made by the F. W. Dodge Co.
84
BUILDING STATISTICS—CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Table 37.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
1
PUBLIC
WORKS A N D
PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
PUBLIC
BUILDINGS.
SOCIAL AND
RECREATIONAL
BUILDINGS.
RELIGIOUS AND
MEMORIAL
BUILDINGS.
GRAND TOTALS
FIRE
LOSSES.
NumNumNumNumNumber of Square Value. ber of Value. ber of Square Value. ber of Square Value. ber of Square
projprojprojfeet.
feet.
projprojfeet.
feet. Value.
ects.
ects.
ects.
ects.
ects.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Relative to 1919.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average
average
average
average
average
1918 "monthly
1919 monthlv
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average.
average
average
average
33
28
36
53
63
65
100
96
91
1OO
1OO
137
198
147
'
166
1 1OO
82
108
91
100
98
117
100
81
115
1OO
113
100
100
95
1OO
100
109
100
87
110
70
130
126
173
161
95
69
137
103
104
146
90
89
115
113
120
113
108
161
81
79
121 i
100
v
72
100
98
91
100
123
124
1930.
May
June
July
August . .
. . .
117
02
130
436
j
723
123
207
|
146
143
86
163
9S
212
246
89
183
128
68
50
91
72
100
102
111
103
132
111
131
145
110
85
94
79
117
95
86
56
54
104
102
115
77
52
134
132
186
130
123
131
145
143
75
60
95
134
135
112
138
75
61
94 I
115
112
80
58
92
100
124
140
69
55
83 ';
114 1
52
116
113
131
161 »
65
55
83
126
75
62
98
90
74
89
56
40
60
125
53
73
45
62
53
98
68
47
30
47
184
58
62
39
61
62
83
72
41
33
52 :
158
44
82
77
53
83
72
49
36
47
81
112
108
136
74
97
80
87
57
76
115
74
115
127
99 !
!
1
September
October
November
December
'
80
127
1921.
Januarv
February
Marr-h
April
May
June..
July
\ugust .
September
October
November
December
57
66
96
49
188
222
68
117
(
203
100
234
•
249
36
40
85
124
156
215
280
142
186
196
105
109
165
125
i 149
173
155
127
148
150
115
136
143
146
148
161
170
134
138
160
135
112
136
121
146
191
201
2S7
144
226
110
130
158
88
113
87
133
145
107
137
128
122
178
96
291
234
122
157
168
136
84
119
109
95
74
123
69
132
1 124
85
96
79
82
97
193
192
65
63
67
102
64
78
79
103 ;
113 ;
106 !
107
129 1
299
115
94
68
99
149
204
19S
112
/6
103
115
165
151
275
243
119
89
115
209
1S3
us
87
103
114
125
96
105
100
81
89
84
111
115
104
88
108
90
76
92
129 1
i
'
117
1932*
January
• February
March
April .
• May
i June
July
1 Yugust
September
October
1 November
! December
..
. .
77
100
84
38
53
63
83
219
170
96
145
123
49
52
120
144
77
72
91
68
102
108
74
65
77
172
51
58
62
57
8-5
142
150
70
64
83
131
124
114
108
118
120
179
156
135
111
137
178
180
121
113
134
!
171
246
265
157
125
164
138
133
45
!
!
89
279
224
! 183
153
135
188
291
211
440
383
166
128
169
70
281
216
193
138
145
255
200
!
221
360
340
164
130
160
108
109
263
1,237
189
134
113
146
:
218
323
323
144
111
163
164
106
157
233
; 187
i 194
119
141
202
179
218
301
284
152
116
150
96
115
118
177
120
125
117
172
;
176
233
232
133
95
126
185
See footnotes on o p p o s i t e page.
85
BUILDING STATISTICS—CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Table 38.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year i:\ bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
PUBLIC
BUILDINGS.
AND M O N T H .
PUBLIC WORKS
! AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
Num- Thou- Thou- j Number
ber sands sands
of
of
of
of | projproj- square dollars. ects.
ects. feet.
RELIGIOUS AND
MEMORIAL
BUILDINGS.
SOCIAL AND
RECREATIONAL
BUILDINGS.
Num- Thou- ThouThouThou- Number s a d s T h
ber sands sands
sands
£
i
sands"
of
of
of
of
of
projsquare
!
°*
square dollars.
dollars. ects. feet. a o I l a * s projects.
GRAND TOTAL.*
Number
of
projects.
1913 monthly a v . .
1914 monthly a v . .
1915 monthly a v . .
1916 monthly a v . 1917 monthly a v . .
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
av
av....
av
av
1920.
May....
June
July
August..
September.
October
November.
December..
47
654
$41,834
91
444
$3,127
6,862
2,218
534
47,195
j 109
1,030
7,594
79
422
' 3,446
4,821
33,491
j 1,859
704
38,265
! 130
1,456
9,050
115
767
5,033
6,520
32,267
1,476
654
670
724
674
56,086
77,895
46,367
60,459
146
144
145
122
1,075
1,191
1,004
1,484
9,561
8,327
8,572
9,363
94
103
119
123
461
481
647
500
4, 579
5, 040
4, 478
6, 193
5, 584
41,402
243,935
4
> 309
5, 129
37,084
28,078
28,287
260,111
j 204,498
! 202,652
25,440
25,746
25,136
17,931
620
565
369
356
43,392
47,900
21,848
21,972
113
86
83
81
549
584
329
436
4,389
5,041
2,774
2,137
4,758
4,449
3,839
3,249
| 25,845
j 25,532
I 18,855
! 14,004
178,179
177,758
128,966
100,145
25,630
28,331
28,093
41,198
1,079
2,482
2,271
2,781
237
264
558
24,186
18,547
33,958
48,043
56
367
368
430
2,261
2,253
2,487
6,138
3,361
5,981
7,176
15,513
16,807
26,709
34,494
111,608
100,677
164,092
220,886
35,320
25,889
28,581
22,179
4,497
7,075
9,356
6,204
7,530
7,919
; 6,440
7,684
35,751
35,738
31,717
35,246
242,094
227,711
212,491
220,721
23,957
29,001
33,356
25,829
41,702
40,433
37,818
35,272
246,183
222,480
192,311
198,518
25,502
27,955
26,179
28 908
30,261
30,001
51,957
58,14'i
166,320
177,473
293,637
353,102
• 38,663
29,304
39,911
31,010
59,639
60,526
51,705
54,019
362,590
343,440
350,081
322,007
29,869
24,103
36,668
21,580
9.108 ; 44,275 ! 271,493
41,515
45
43
172
236
252
55
61
58
67
107
751
356
148
46
365
315
87
124
2,751
1,433
42
32
43
$1,119
|
8,087
1,637
1,819
111
1,265
$6,964
734
6,394
661
8,108
785
564
6,839
4,310
91
103
82
48
69
91
124
173
495
979
1,368
2 ,723
4,274
5,328
9,461
19,533
e48
67
129
!|
46,683
131
1921.
January
February
March
April
47
113
324
202
404
May
June
July
August..
51
61
63
53
273
152
238
150
1,846
1,402
1,793
1,490
977
1,130
895
949
64,999
52 967
46,902
44,797
164
166
151
152
1,451
1,710
1,529
1,624
9,975
10,202
10,136
8,502
135
155
174
162
715
1,161
1,276
September..
October
November...
December...
45
30
501
212
119
332
2,620
1,523
884
2,143
861
808
538
423
35,414
35,141
26,397
27,833
135
132
113
87
1,990
1,383
1,222
1,002
11,693
6,632
6,713
6,149
150
137
96
76
1,222
928
491
510
8,144
7,778
5,735
8,096
3,246 : 6,891
3,369
6,181
3G
18
39
45
172
92
377
249
942
705
1,902
1,380
318
338
788
940
18,735
21,193
51,997
75,251
86
64
127
134
914
787
1,362
1,432
6,356
3,941
8,228
9,317
62
77
109
155
455
629
795
1,092 I
3,367
4,882
4,880
42
480
4S4
452
2,506
2,422
13,837
1,197
1,259
1,220
63,817
57,940
79,162
150
161
149
2,603
1,272
49,825
157
2,381
3,223
1,435
2,555
20,260
13,981
10,181
12,446
192
201
198
198
1,952
1,598
1,433
1,337
1,325
1,155
50,379
139
1,855
12,005
160
1,035
27
23
32
45
35
827
907
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July....
August..
September.
October
33
198
l
8/288
5,073
4,782
9,250
10, 74o
11,966 ., 11,35S
10,618 I; 11,249
10.085
9,902
8,883 : 10,457
7,259
November.
December..
1
Data compiled by the F. W. Dodge Co. covering small towns and rural districts as well as large cities, except fire losses in the United States and Canada, included
here for convenience, compiled by the New York Journal of Commerce. Prior to May, 1921, the building figures covered 25 northeastern states and the District of Columbia.
Thestates are those north and east of, and including, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia, together with portions of eastern Kansas and
Nebraska. Beginning May, 1921, North Carolina and South Carolina were added to the list, but this addition is stated to have little effect upon the total.
2 Grand totalincludes military and naval buildings and miscellaneous, in addition to the groups listed in this and the preceding tat le (p. 83;.
86
CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND GLASS.
Table 39.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
" [Base year in bold-faced type. ]
COST INDICES.
Fac-
YEAR AND MONTH.
Sub-
Loft
Con- Hotel office divided
tory strucbuildFrame Brick buildoffice
tion 3 in* 4 buildhouse. house. ing
ing buildcosts.2 costs.
Relative to
Rel. to
1914.
1913.
costs.
costs.4
GLASS
BOTTLES.?
O
ing
costs.4
CONSTR1
VOLU
BUILDING
MATERIAL
PRICE
INDICES.1
Production.
Relative to 1913.
SPECTACLE
FRAMES
ANDMOUNTINGS.9
ILLUMINATING
GLASSWARES
ILLUMINATING
GLASSWARES
Actual Ship- Sales U n pro- ments billed filled
orduc- billed. (value) ders.
tion.
Net
orders.
Rel. to
Relative to average,
1919.
May, 1921-April, 1922.
Rel. to Rel. to
1913.
1919.
av
av
av
av
av
100
100
100
i
i
191S monthly av
1919 monthly av
1920 monthly av
1921 monthly av.
1921.
January
February
March
April
B.—NUMERICAL
DATA.
100
100
100
100
93
93
90
91
98
104
101
100
!
121
137
133
133
131
1S9
153
155
151
11
169
100
100
110
li
149
203
156
156
154
208
6 164
6 165
6 160
91
10©
298
239
209
215
207
88
104
339
127
179
202
177
180
174
91
69
218
45
!
219
»100
I»1OO
»1OO
100
.«36.7
10
36.2
241
231
196
204
198
41
100
195
45
220
231
190
193
191
43
87
226
49
197
224
187
192
187
88
68
244
51
186
213
182
187
182
86
68
265
57
Mav
June . . .
July
August
176
211
179
183
179
90
60
101
88
86
248
54
37.0
31.9
172
210
176
181
177
117
54
83
97
88
218
49
30.5
35.1
167
204
171
U76
171
90
48
49
42
79
141
39
18.0
15.2
161
193
168
171
167
94
50
71
41
54
179
27
25.9
14.7
September
October
November
December
160
188
164
166
163
114
50
93
62
35
34.0
22.6
183
164
166
162
109
70
134
101
73
114
218
157
243
41
49.3
36.6
1922.
January
February
March.
April
.
..
May
June . . .
Julv
September
October
December
1
166
173
154
166
164
166
162
101
86
138
143
138
218
44
50.6
51.7
173
179
153
169
162
166
160
118
86
99
141
128
220
43
36.2
51.2
174
179
152
164
116
98
169
41
40.0
42.0
158
160
91
100
109
152
159
156
83
174
169
162
160
169
81
99
121
117
233
45
36.4
43.9
169
173
172
152
165
158
160
156
202
67
117
128
111
259
42
165
159
162
157
150
79
107
120
115
257
44
42.9
39.2
46.3
152
164
166
158
179
82
123
259
37
45.5
45.3
187
84
132
125
108
115
159
114
277
29
48.3
39.2
168
Shipments
billed.
Per cent of capacity.
A.— I N D E 3: N U M B E R S .
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
Actual
production.
Net
orders.
i
43.4
i°35.7
30.8
31.3
28.3
19.1
26.2
40.7
49.1
45.6
35.0
41.8
39.8
41.1
173
176
157
167
160
178
181
169
170
161
181
184
171
173
118
73
101
76
93
210
31
37.1
27.4
189
193
174
185
154
78
112
79
93
252
30
41.1
28.7
41.1
40.8
33.1
33.!
43.7
42.6
193
190
197
192
i
189
1
i
129
121
79
119
285
46
s
55.1
I
;.
i
ll
1
!
Except building material price indices, from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Standards, Division of Building and Housing and Bureau of the Census,
which is based on prices paid for material by contractors in some 60 cities of the United States. The prices are weighted by the relative importance of each commodity
in the
construction of a six-room house.
2
This index number, furnished through the courtesy of the Aberthaw Construction Co., is designed to show the relative changes in the cost of constructing a standard
concrete factory building. The company believes that the year 1914 gives a normal base and that July, 1920, with an index number of 265, represented the peak of building costs.
3 The construction cost index, computed by the Engineering News Record, is based upon the costs of steel (structural shapes, Pittsburgh base), cement (f. o. b. Chicago,
exclusive of bags), lumber (southern pine, New York base), and. the rates paid common labor in the steel industry. The prices are weighted on the basis of the total production 4of steel, cement, and lumber, and the total supply of common labor.
Compiled by the George A. Fuller Company, reflecting wages and material costs in New York City, originally on a 1909 relative base and converted to a 1913 base.
These costs are based on buildings actually constructed by this company, as follows: Hotel building, built in 1913-14, high-grade, containing 11,500,000 cubic feet; loft office
building,
built in 1909, containing 3,647,000 cubic feet: subdivided office building, built in 1909, containing 8,070,000 cubic feet.
5
Compiled by the Engineering News-Record, on the basis of contracts let as reported by this publication and its construction cost index number, based on 1913 costs.
6 Two-month average, May and October, 1919.
78 Data from National Bottle Manufacturers Association, based on reports of identical firms representing approximately 90 per cent of the capacity of the industry.
Data from reports of identical firms by the Illuminating Glassware Guild, estimated to represent from 70 to 75 per cent of the capacity of the industry, based on a
normal
capacity of 6,000 turns.
9
Data from the Optical Manufacturers Association, representing about 60 per cent of the industry.
IO Twelve months' average, May, 1921-April, 1922.
87
HARDWOOD LUMBER.
Table 40.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
MICHIGAN
HARDWOODS.i
NORTHERN
HARDWOODS.«
MICHIGAN
HARDWOODS.i
NORTHERN
HARDWOODS.*
WALNUT,s
Logs.
Lumber.
Y E A R AND
MONTH.
Production.
Ship- Stocks,
end of
ments. month.
Production.
Production.
Shipments.
Ship- Stocks,
end of
ments. month.
Production.
Shipments. |
Made
into Stocks
p u r .
Ship- Stocks
Puron
on
chases. ments. hand.
chases. lumber
and hand.
veneer.
Relative to 1913.
Relative to 1017.
B—NUMERICAL D A T A .
A—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 mo. av..
100
110
1914 mo. av..
1915 m o . a v . .
1916 m o . a v . .
1917 m o . a v . . :
1918 mo.av.. I
1919 m o . a v . . |
1920 m o . a v . .
1921 m o . a v . .
87
100
78
76
67
46
1920.
September..
October
November...
December...
100
* 100
69
75
50
30
*90
*75
8
55
74
Thousands of feet,
log measure.
Thousands of feet, board measure.
100
78
87
103
|
j;
|!
li
28,318 25,390
; 31,034 I 19,911
f 24,755 | 22,067
!
25,296 ! 26,041
'
'
110
103
116
121
101
119 !;27,763 3 1 , 3 9 6 !>223,96l!
21,573 21,576 * 201,053
110
21,119 23,427 * 169,080
131
18,699 15,564 3 122,468
108
12,652
78
9,356 165,984
31,061 j 30,105
29,241 ' 27,813
32,732 33,328
34,206 27,509 i
28,658 19,689
44
38
25
19
54
56
57
113
124
83
82
105
104
62
30
14,263
18,539
14,774
14,343
13,754
11,968
7,874
5,956
119,949
126,437
126,731
140,074
31,903
35,230
23,629
23,329
26,581
26,476
15,679
7,705
30
37
43
63
16,119
16,660
19,837
21,224
7,003
5,168
8,897
6,593
145,861
159,161
162,564
172,757
29,469
38,317
48,279
50,716
7,528
9,493
10,937
15,939
1921.
January
February....
March
April
54
60
71
76
22
16
28
21
65
71
73
77
104
135
170
179
May
June
July
August
60
56
37
34
21
27
26
26
71
81
81
80
162
156
111
66
66
62
77
16,786
15,551
10,160
9,382
6,746
8,450
8,092
8,013
157,938
182,474
182,283
179,029
45,902
44.317
31,530
18,747
16,715
15,723
19,607
21,845
September.
October
November..
December..
25
21
21
31
31
48
55
36
79
74
69
67
29
25
24
52
96
118
145
108
6,815
5,750
5,959
8,586
9,708
15,078
17,195
11,330
177,676
166,369
154,948
150,747
8,196
6,985
6,730
14,709
24,377
29,928
36,799
27,379
54
46
41
48
35
28
29
34
58
55
57
111
94
137
104
102
75
125
107
14,896
12,787
11,478
13,402
10,881
8,647
9,173
10,790
148,631
129,070
123,330
127,966
31,399
23,660
38,698
29,404
25,841
19,059
31,675
27,228
1,325
1,962
2,217
2,260
1,489
1,784
1,840
1,707
6,278
10,496
10,824
11,067
1,113
,951
,619
,269
392
1,270
1,615
1,343
1,398
2,643
2,643
2,923
110
160
162
170
14,479
14,274
12,169
12,575
11,806
10,235
12,444
16,073
130,444
131,136
128,515
121,257
30,932
25,576
21,376
22,522
27,971
40,623
41,228
43,103
2,175
1,960
1,719
1,675
1,535
2,053
2,251
1,852
11,632
11,503
11,314
11,083
,603
1,682
,631
1,487
154
13,057
13,100
122,956
20,412
39,080
1,137
1,535
10,713
1922.
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November...
December...
52
38
58
51
33
59
44
40
57
45
51
54
109
90
75
80
47
42
55
72
,056
1,324
,333
1,399
2,846
2,125
2,072
1,900
1,027
1,045
1,536
i
1
Data on Michigan hardwoods (chiefly maple, birch, basswood, and beech) are actualfiguresreported by about 40 mills each month to the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers'
A ssociation. The number of mills varies from 35 to 62, but 44 is the highest number reporting since the beginning of 1920.
2
8 Quarterly average.
Ten
months'
average.
4
Compiled by the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, representing chiefly Wisconsin and upper Michigan mills. Thesefiguresrepresent
actual
reports
from
60 to 75 mills each month. The hardwoods cut are mostly maple, birch, and beech.
5
Compiled by American Walnut Manufacturers' Association from reports of identicalfirmsrepresenting from 50 to 60 per cent of the walnut lumber industry.
88
PINE LUMBER.
Table 41.—INDEX NUMBERS.
From Government and non- Government sources,
[Base year in hold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
Pricey
"B"
and
Stocks,
(j °~
end of better,
tion. month. Hattiesburg.
i p>
Y E A R AND MONTH.
:
Production.
u
Relative to 1917.
1917 monthly average..
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average..
1921 monthly average..;
Rel. to
1913.
100
87
90
85
89
1OO
114
81
68
147
239
234
85
78
72
62
97
98
87
88
CALIFORNIA
WHITE PINE.s
WESTERN PINE.2
Y E L L O W PINE.i
ProShip- Stocks,
end of 1 ducments. month.l
tion.
i
Relative to 1917.
1OO
104
1OO
89
98
99
100
119
66
156
Rel. to
1920.
100
70
W j
144
127
89
63
113
121
93
54
41
126 1
39
44
122
Lumber.
Ship- Stocks,!
end of
Pro- Shipments. month.)
duc- ments.
tion.
Relative to 1918.
1OO
92
111
1OO
117
113
91
NORTH
CAROLINA
PINE.5
NORTHERN PINE.*
Lath.
Production.
Shipments.
Shipments.
Relative to 1919.
Relative to 1920.
1OO
108
100
139 ;
Production.
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
100
85
55
90
155
151
131
56
47
107
72
60
59
66
72
24
32
104
49
127
126
134
109
84
98
88
1OO
93
90
1920.
September
October
November
December
97
96
270
230
202
183
37
163
160
95
42
125
106
122
78
126
159
142
49
140
166
102 !
109
51
53
63 i
[
35
29
)
55
56
65
97
97
82
43
85
67
33
63
71
49
60
62
69
42 i
78 !
146 !
213 \
84
68
55
97
124
175 !
205
79
86
50
62
125
134
181 •
261
91
92
80
94
83
175
93
200
173
38
51
55
63
54
94
45
23
71
58
1921.
January
February
March.
April..
Mav .
June..
July...
August
'
September
October
November
December
69
79
71
87
95
94
94-
92
87
87
94
89
91
89
92
160
148
139
133
i
22
20
56
!
138
141
66
96
106
96
92
57
67
67
69
115
122
102
143
69
82
125
127
131
132
83
125
123
112
111
89
140
141
93
95
100
92
86
79
155
184
79
82
206
189
56
33
96
87
75
64
88
101
94
85
88
88
85
182
189
178
180
31
37
59
96
113
118
105
113
81
80
80
81
1S4
198
196
105
88
75
72
i-
120 1
117 |
1
113
10
11
17
24
135
59
61
72
140
138
128
95
97
84
113
122
143
122
139
151
36
48
120
72
96
132
134
93
74
143 !
138 ;
124
149
153
158
100
128
156
156
155
158
162
160
180
163
166
186
161
190
120
119 i
67
50
109
150
30
48
75
81
106
120
110
103
39
18
91
36
76
75
95
103
143
142
118
108
56
46
86
129
57
51
68
97
147
158
141
147
88
86
116
177
170
250
119
167
127
214
84
130
145
169
163
154
163
117
116
114
130
189
212
200
141
145
125
155
207
197
157 !
171 !
I
214 j
345 i
215
155
121
131
112
160
345
160
136
89
95
115
124
126
115
150
116
;
73
93
102
126
1
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
June. . .
July
August.
:
i
i
!
September
October
November
December
1
'
«n
90
105
14
161
140
i
1
See footnotes on opposite page also.
The figures given for production and stocks of yellow pine are computed from data furnished by the Southern Pine Association. The method of computing is first to
find the per cent which the actual production of the mills reporting is to the normal production of these same mills. This per cent is then applied to the normal production of 192 mills. Assuming that the mills reporting are a good sample of the industry, the resulting figure in each month is equivalent to the actual production ofthe 192
identical mills and hence shows the trend of the industry. The same procedure is followed in the case of stocks. The normal monthly production of the 192 mills is given
" "~~ " ' - " ' — ' t i o n means the average output for the first
1
,
iX_
v
o
A oduction for the mills reporting in each of t h e periods shown.
From these figures the per cent of normal production is obtained in each casej a n d this per cent is applied to the normal production of 54 identical mills. The normal
monthly production of these 54 mills is given as 148,000,000 board feet and is estimated to represent 70 per cent of the output of the western pine territory.
3
Actual figures reported b y about 20 mills each month to the California White and Sugar Pine Association; the number of mills varies from 13 to 26.
4
Northern pine from the Northern Pine Manufacturers' Association, and includes reports from some 24 mills, both member a n d nonmember, located chiefly in
Minnesota.
89
PINE LUMBER.
Table 42.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
YELLOW PINE.i
Stocks,
end of
month.
Price,**
"B"
and
better,
Hattiesburg.
Thousands of feet,
board measure.
Per
Mfeet.
Production.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
WESTERN PINE.2
CALIFORNIA
WHITE PINE.s
li
Lumber.
Production.
Ship- Stocks,
of
m e n t s . mend
onth.
Production.
Shipm e n t s . Stocks.
Produc.
tion.
Lath.
ProShipucments, i d
tion.
Thousands of feet,;
board measure.
Thousands of feet, board measure.
I NORTH CAROI LINA PINE.*
NORTHERN PEVE.<
Shipments.
Thousands.
Production.
Thousands of feet, I
board measure. !
1917 mo. av
423,509 1,371,652 | $31.54 113,320 110,423
118,178 | 97,784
52,561 31,900 265,113
1918mo. a v . . . . 368,325 1,116,259 33.76
111,192 I 109,032
937,748 55.00
48,263 37,284
287,645
1919mo.av
380,524
1,187,587 74.53
58,368 36,036 267,276 40,273 50,139
134,467
110,697 |881,924
1920 mo. av
358,031
34,204
39,110 29,114 370,303
27,768
74,437
1921 mo. av
375,438 1,211,174 35.98
76,840 11,063,658
34,230
9,581 ! 6,357 j 33,514
8,669
9,881 j 30,164
1920.
September
October
November
December
1921.
January
February
March
April
,
359,951
329,455
303,606
260,911
1,323,805!
1,342,995
1,332,138;
1,320,649 I
62.22
52.99
46.60
42.21
Shipments.
32,179
29,791
29,052
163,096
144,418
105,805
42,106
997,843
69,220 1,068,509
59,141 1,110,743
45)244 1,105,659
85,439
84,003
49,940
22,013
33,882
38,855
24,766
15,686
337,743
424,852
379,770
373,606
60,911
52,803
22,462
19,056
53,664
36,331
22,594
11,471
15,937
10,467
4,885
5,037
6,458
4,006
2,220
1,812
33,068
33,103
28,042
14,763
27,370
21,525
22,715
18,571
42,793 1,073,594
48,603 1,056,161
63,126 1,027,624
74,453 998,258
3,659
5,482
5,576
8,971
7,554
18,665
19,600
22,922
361,100
372,835
367,371
342,177
24,319
23,722
26,396
29,180
12,087
16,117
18,028
24,040
5,250
5,336
6,217
6,643
2,664
4,947
9,255
13,521
11,221
21,539
24,423
28,693
15,883
19,215
20,020
21,S05
30,273
31,097
26,914
36,150
325,209
382,202
371,804
403,083
42,068
51,035
50,558
54,047
24,790
27,553
24,890
31,209
9,265
11,135
13,051
11,504
16,589
26,999
29,316
3C, 989
31,360
23,604
29,995
32,879
28,553
43,767
33,881
12,275
19,205
39,920
47,327
41,799
25,458
16,795
12,708
10,995
7,635
4,582
32,396
39,347
42,497
43,190
30,758
42,406
42,980
40,530
6,052
5,908
4,717
9,061
8,748
42,490
50,890
52,290
54,180
32,270
41,090
50,050
50,330
10,896
13,574
21,936
52,990
54,250
55,370
54,600
57,890
52,360
53,480
59,930
15,294 ; 21,948
55,230
61,180
291,843
' 334,054
384,300
366,631
1,302,849
1,284,291
1,287,447
1,248,058
31.92
30.71
24,698
22,274
63,126
74,324
May....
June...
July....
August.
387,736
367,357
370,310
396,062
1,223,441
1,225,461
1,256,643
1,225,839
31.78
32.39
32.27
32.52
109,266
119,831
108,354
103,948
73,942
75,868
76,120
90,397
1,015,276
1,072,349
1,103,480
1,120,913
53,423
75,357
68,597
69,240
September
October
November
December
391,948
401,484
423,702
389,832
1,183,042
1,083,311
1,087,727
1,125,979
35.79
. 42.57
47.41
43.57
84,984
82.144
63,155
37.145
91,996
105,780
96,496
82,505
1,101,300
1,085,943
1,056,576
1,052,423
58,940
58,348
35,445
26,278
36,543
47,808
37,018
34,827
324,761
427,720
363,698
401,677
1922.
January
February
March
April
396,120
373,626
428,103
397,553
1,172,652
1,200,704
1,208,089
1,159,422
41.96
43.53
40.96
41.35
35,385
41,793
66,509
108,186
82,874
89,272
116,551
132,001
966,705
907,712
823,200
805,870
20,318
9,327
7,290
19,149
24,287
23,893
30,327
32,730
381,316
378,640
314,258
287,452
22,530
18,612
34,783
52,096
28,444
25,565
34,295
48, 416
May....
June
July....
August.
477,898
499,247
446,468
479,138
1,111,878
1,095,580
1,091,060
1,117,534
42.48
45.63
45.22
46.12
160,087
163,816
141,898
175,630
162,776
173,981
155,837
161,840
778,475
758,551
794,040
796,220
60,951
93,099
89,366
131,500
37,878
53,327
40,405
68,128
223,196
347,278
386,171
430,529
68,252
65,662
62,065
65,741
58,428
58,398
57,409
64,980
September
October
November
December
445,258
1,207,900
49.45
176,195
133,116
925,412
52,803
56,363
11,870
11,949
12,854
8,878
3,659
5,311
5,160
9,018
13,430
18,115
20,287
19,880
18, 877
I
See footnotes on opposite page also.
5
Data computed from reports on actual production and shipments as furnished by the North Carolina Pine Associationl Inc.t for mills varying in number from 31 to 56.
The computed figures given are obtained by first determining for a given month the per cent which the actual production is of the normal production of the identical mills
reporting. This per cent is then applied to an arbitrary figure of 70,000,000 board feet which represents the approximate monthly average normal production of the mills,
which reported in 1919. A similar per cent of actual shipments to normal production is applied to the same figure to obtain the computed shipment figures. The resulting
figures represent a computed production as of identical mills for each month. Thefiguresare of the same order of magnitude as the actual reported production and shipments,
but avoid the rather wide variations due to different mills reporting in different months.
6
Data from V. S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics and represent average weekly prices for the month. The 1913 monthly average on which the index
numbers are based, is $23.04 per thousand feet.
90
LUMBER—MISCELLANEOUS SPECIES.
Table 43.—INDEX NUMBERS.
From Government and non-Government sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
MICHIGAN
SOFTWOODS.3
D O U G L A S FIR.i
YEAR AND MONTH.
Production.
Price,*
No. 1,
comShipmon,
ments. State
of
Washington.
l
Relative to 1917.
1909-1913 monthly average.
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
1920.
September.
October
November..
December..
Rel. to
1913.
Production.
NORTHERN
HEMLOCK.*
Ship- Stocks,
end of
ments. month.
Production.
Shipments.
Relative to 1913.
Relative to 1917.
100
CALIFORNIA
REDWOOD. 5
Production.
TOTAL
LUMBER.
Production.e
Exports:
Boards,
planks,
joists,
etcJ
Rel. to
1913.
Rel. to
5-yr. av.
100
96
95
103
97
100
121
84
53
51
48
100
139
106
102
85
94
94
80
48
71
72
56
104
108
124
61
128
148
72
36
97
76
72
56
56
56
Shipments.
Orders
received.
Relative to 1918.
100
100
82
84
94
100
89
95
98
91
89
80
72
46
104
102
53
100
97
118
106
75
73
57
46
56
49
40
25
132
122
139
84
100
1OO
113
172
1OO
100
2 100
107
107
109
85
112
110
104
92
198
276
325
129
67
65
53
39
74
72
«69
»50
37
a 52
40
70
108
107
93
97
85
77
277
266
179
179
78
57
40
33
35
31
21
12
56
168
136
136
136
31
46
55
10
13
27
24
70
72
75
76
50
46
42
45
16
24
31
47
55
60
116
93
105
108
29
63
119
106
60
62
100 I
113 j
124 |
100
80
60
1921.
January...
February..
March
April
47
57
73
80
56
May....
June
July....
August.
92
91
78
94
111
97
83
113
125
125
125
114
55
46
27
37
37
50
34
41
76
75
71
74
52
60
60
61
50
61
44
59
122
108
86
129
81
77
77
119
98
79
47
116
September..
October
November..
December..
97
107
105
99
98
113
97
114
114
125
125
31
26
48
31
62
74
64
41
71
63
60
61
42
31
32
26
70
94
80
47
113
113
135
105
105
117
171
117
121
155
197
105
1922.
January...
February.
March
April
100
116
115
121
102
107
114
136
125
136
124
125
26
18
24
51
32
34
34
46
56
51
48
47
55
35
54
66
38
33
58
60
100
87
130
126
120
132
156
126
139
135
. 169
147
85
84
95
96
83
71
90
74
May....
June
July....
August.
133
140
136
136
151
160
138
133
147
147
158
179
57
72
51
63
54
48
43
50
46
47
58
43
72
90
77
108
85
81
133
105
132
184
163
105
149
218
147
110
114
120
109
117
76
85
65
September..
October
November..
December..
137
129
212
63
53
50
67
126
154
134
64
79
80
48
37
41
54
45
60
60
87
87
59
56
69
62
85
See footnotes on opposite page also.
The figures of production and shipments of Douglas fir were obtained by applying the percentage figures of actual production and shipments to normal production
of reporting mills as supplied by the West Coast Lumbermen's Association to the actual production of 124 mills for May, 1920. The production in that month was
447,654,540
board feet.
2
Data from U. S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and represent average weekly prices for the month.
3
Data on Michigan softwoods (chiefly hemlock) are actual figures reported by about 40 mills each month to the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association. The
number of mills vanes from 35 to 62, but 44 is the highest number reporting
since the beginning of 1920.
* Compiled by the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers1 Association, representing chiefly Wisconsin and upper Michigan mills, from actual reports of from
60 to 75 mills each month.
1
91
LUMBER—MISCELLANEOUS
Table 44.—NUMERICAL
SPECIES.
DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
Shipments.
Price,*
No. 1,
common,
State of
Washington.
Thousands of feet,
board measure.
Per
M feet.
Production.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
1909 1913 mo. average.
1913 monthly average.
1914 monthly average.
1915 monthly average.
1916 monthly average.
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
Production.
Shipments.
Stocks,
end of
month.
Production.
Shipments.
CALIFORNIA
REDWOOD.*
Production.
Shipments.
TOTAL LUMBER.
Orders
received.
Exports:
Produc-
ffetc.?
Thousands of feet, board measure.
'178,388
2,197,334 I 216,066
2,102,537 149,145
93,959
2,086,531
91,216
2,262,175
37,664 36,442 j
37,603 ! 32,339 \
30,718 ; 34,653 j
31,798 | 35,659 |
$9. 208
7.917
7.875
10. 375
average..j 3 4 9 , 1 6 5 323,201
average.. j 375,128
361,251
average.. | 374,680
355,432
380,850
335,735
average..
average..
297,737
298,505
1920.
NORTHERN
HEMLOCK.*
MICHIGAN
SOFTWOODS.3
DOUGLAS FIR.*
15. 875
18.250
25.417
29. 917
11.833
17,288
11,661
11,294
9,207
6,658
17,741 *106,216
13,200
12,857
6,494
7,034
* 84,180
* 52,994
3 55,518
74,724
35,327
33,643
30,056
27,290
17,184
33,169
37,974 3 7 , 4 6 0
37,051 | 36,336
19,431
44,243
18,927
39,618
28,470
32,116
35,212
28,441
28,844
40,082
30,717
29,472
2,141,144
1,874,419
2,069,522
2,059,875
1,762,264
85,220
85,452
109,268
129,227
100,587
I
300,371
314,696
274,407
247.996
25.500
24.500
16.500
16.500
13,549
9,895
6,830
5,666
6,274
5,566
3,702
2,095
59,580
63,992
66,230
73,227
28,280
27,333
21,590
17,294
20,449
17,991
14,574
9,065
49,333
45,785
52,158
31,403
29,618
30,748
35,378
17,235
36,845
42,690
20,640
10,243
2,132,601
2,028,064
1,749,753
1,326,679
135,983
128,187
I
376,471
372,890
340,659
249,339
j
163,391
213,527
253,368
277,989
182,192
205,470
277,989
315,591
15.500
12.500
12.500
12.500
4,842
5,380
7,974
9,457
1,729
2,333
4,773
4,324
74,772
76,563
79,568
80,587
18,979
17,183
15,709
17,101
5,930
8,584
11,302
17,059
20,768
33,607
43,496
35,002
17,821
16,940
30,002
30,635
8,480
18,08y
34,248
27,867
1,221,402
1,453,379
1,731,420
1,757,943
86,182
66,342
73,180
96,558
May....
June
July....
August.
320,515
316,039
273,064
329,020
358,565 j
314,248 i
267,245
363,937
11.500
11.500
11.500
10.500
9,559
8,021
4,752 |
6,363 i
6,568
8,823
6,006
7,217
80,728
80,129
75.722
78,229
19,638
22,740
22,444
22,883
18,234
22,376
16,107
21,356
45,799
40,539
32,334
48,748
23,051
21,786
21,935
33,797
28,394
22,817
13,682
33,417
1,948,155
1,926,225
1,794,298
1,919,598
79,665
106,862
106,388
105,848
September..
October
November..
December..
337,973
374,681
366,646
346,634
316,486
366,176
312,477
301,688
10.500
10.500
11.500
11.500
5,403 !
4,519
8,245 i
5,386 i
11,048
13,086
11,277
7,219
75,431
66,576
63,677
64,703
15,705
11,782
12,091
9,953
25,544
34,296
29,259
17,076
42,721
42,423
50,489
39,490
29,817
33,417
48,814
33,280
35,024
44,599
56,820
30,235
1,824,442
1,888,226
1,916,251
1,765,825
100,585
123,264
110,902
151,268
January
February
March
April
350,081
403,802
402,459
422,157
330,831
346,500
367,988
439,169
11.500
12.500
11.500
11.500
4,575
3,117
4,211
8,893
!
j
j
|
5,720
6,083
6,103
8,157
59,475
54,605
50,752
49,716
20,633
13,368
20,290
24,793
13,867
11,931
21,051
21,913
37,386
32,648
48,884
47,099
34,057
37,536
44,507
35,888
40,067
38,841
48,604
42,479
1,865,240
1,837,104
2,078,404
2,103,965
148,675
125,973
159,869
132,807
May....
June
July....
August.
464,686
488,861
476,199
475,878
487,518 |
518,407
445,625
430,215
13.500
13.500
14.500
16.500
9,832
12,406
8,846
10,863
j
I
|
;
9,546
8,563
7,563
8,882
48,807
50,137
61,475
45,798
27,187
33,879
28,857
26,112
35,630
39,240
30,971
29,570
63,162
49,736
39,296
49,335
52,378
46,363
29,968
42,517
62,945
42,412
31,616
48,661
2,497,962
2,641,883
2,399,556
2,574,588
135,953
152,379
115,858
123,233
September..
October....
November..
December..
477,222
415,442 j 19.500
10,901 ;
9,345
53,607
25,073
32,333
47,312
43,903
38,509
September
October
November
December
1921.
January
February
March
April
100,496
1922
106,943
See footnotes on opposite page also.
The California Redwood A ssociation has furnished to the Bu
for each month of 1918,1919, and 1920. These 7 mills represent 40 pe: ..
„.._....
•"
"'
•
. . „ - . •
. .
available from 11 mills represent^
,--„-,--,I the basis of 40 per cent capacitv of
o
x
r
o-_
the 1918 average monthly production of all mills is computed as 37,460,000 feet. Regarding this as normal production, there has been computed the probable production
of the total redwood capacitv based on the proportion which the capacity of the reporting mills bears to the total of all mills. The columns on shipments and orders received
represent
a similar relationship between the actual reported figures and the total capacity of all mills.
6
Figures in this column represent the total cut of 10 species oflumber—yellow pine, Douglas fir, hemlock, western pine, maple, redwood, birch, beech, white fir and
sugar pine—representing over 70 per cent of the total cut of lumber in the United States. Annual figures for 1913 and 1914 are from actual reports to the U.S. Department
of A gricutture, Forest Service, and from 1915 through 1920 are computed on the basis of actual reports to the Forest Service. Monthly figures for 1920 are obtained by prorating the cut of each species as reported by the associations whose figures are carried in these columns to the Forest Service totals. For subsequent months prorating is
done7 on an approximate average for the years 1917 to 1920.
Exports of lumber are from IT. S. department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
5
92
FLOORING AND NAVAL STORES.
Table 45.—INDEX NUMBERS.
From commercial and trade sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
MAPLE FLOORING.
OAK FLOORING.
TURPENTINE.*
ROSIN.*
Unfilled
Unfilled Net reOrders Stocks,
Produc- Ship- Stocks,
Orders orders, Produc- Shiporders,
Stocks Net re- Stocks
end of booked.
end of end
tion.
end of
ments. booked. month.
tion.
of (3ceipts
ments. month.
(3 ports). (3ceipts
ports).
ports). (3 ports. ^
month.
month.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Relative to 1919.
1909-1913 mo. av.
1913 monthly a v . . .
1914 monthly av
R e l a t i v e t o 1913.
R e l a t i v e t o 1919-20.2
i
71
76
77
131
85
1OO
1OO
100
1OO
1OO
112
114
122
183
80
174
138
148
156
232
98
150
192
165
143
1916 monthly av
173
191
187
250
210
173
240
166
170
1917 monthly a v . . .
1918 monthly av
1919monthly a v . . .
1920monthly a v . . .
1921 monthly a v . . .
167
174
147
277
288
151
358
143
168
73
92
78
294
109
84
383
83
141
1OO
151
184
193
160
207
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
j
100
103
83
1OO
1OO
1OO
70
103
36
70
161
130
104
258
178
143
109
123
104
69
199
63
27
186
226
230
375
161
141
149
128
164
110
52
125
22
38
108
83
66
361
74
211
143
173
92
107 «
53
154
17
26
112
78
62
383
73
181
160
146
102
1920.
September
October
November
December...
1921.
January .
February
March.
April.
. .
Mav
June
July
August
#
. .
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
87
39
178
19
19
110
92
77
409
55
157
158
148
129
67
33
196
19
15
94
76
44
425
59
138
172
137
156
53
36
200
30
13
64
70
85
444
50
59
166
65
162
47
42
198
42
16
83
99
88
443
56
36
134
46
165
81
62
203
51
17
127
174
209
444
51
55
94
33
151
74
57
206
61
21
153
199
229
413
84
92
91
52
157
83
67
206
72
25
189
211
194
397
127
169
124
104
163
90
69
209
57
27
204
229
200
418
153
220
119
141
160
66
209
49
23
193
212
180
391
138
239
157
157
175
84
80
202
75
28
235
261
250
393
134
222
170
162
171
..
October
November.
December
1
September
October
November
December
150
75
80
1S7
68
28
223
280
273
371
132
192
179
154
169
108
113
93
105
102
38
46
244
353
451
153
163
325
290
161
117
76
200
49
36
262
301
389
214
187
206
140
254
308
232
287
94
185
184
242
288
151
215
171
203
160
175
110
72
216
50
32
289
249
223
305
293
46
172
109
171
92
67
222
57
31
259
274
263
321
288
21
107
69
156
92
89
218
84
37
305
378
3S5
312
344
22
62
79
147
91
90
208
98
47
298
370
491
296
462
86
36
104
133
100
115
186
135
66
328
420
501
261
557
188
15
166
131
118
121
173
98
69
352
477
401
225
205
35
180
149
104
109
159
78
65
361
404
350
230
530
492
212
53
176
160
130
118
151
84
59
415
450
425
234
513
225
83
190
171
125
107
150
85
58
358
427
360
235
496
196
95
180
175
i
•
See footnotes on opposite page.
93
FLOORING AND NAVAL STORES.
Table 46.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
I;
MAPLE FLOORING.
TURPENTINES ||
OAK FLOORING.
ROSIN.*
i
Unfilled
Unfilled
Net
Net
Produc- Ship- Stocks,
Stocks receipts
Orders orders, Produc- Ship- Orders Stocks,
Stocks
end of orders
end of booked.
tion. ments. month.
end of
tion. ments. booked. month.
end of receipts (3 ports). (3
ports). (3 ports).
month.
month. (3 ports).
Y E A R AND
MONTH.
Thousands of fee t, board measure.
4,572
1909-1913 mo. av.
1913 monthly a v .
1914 monthly* a v .
1915 monthly a v .
1916 monthly a v .
6,675
7,464
9,205
11,563
I
1917 monthly av
1918 monthly a v . .
1919monthly a v . . 10,039 1 1 , 8 4 8 I 15,448
1920 monthly a v . .
8,259 I 15,963
10,383 |
1921 monthly a v . .
8,121
8,378 !
30,749
1920.
September
October
November
December
!
!
j
'
\
4,572
6,009
6,877
8,894
11,470
Barrels.
| 4,719
I 6,104
! 7,419
i
9,525
11,429
11,780
16,500
20,900
22,500
6,1(10
7,250
5,800
7,100
15,250
9,000
26,494
22,807
26,312
59,721
74,513
83,914
92,260
93,023
275,273
325,956
23,034
12,736
111,396
119,138
80,202
46,423
322,345
270,594
15,240
31,092
21,869
21,436
34,013
46,315
68,983
71,835
200,226
314,974
10,446
5,537
11,070 ,
7,800
13,586
8,956
4,781
11,782
6,343
14,058
24,900
26,500
14,433
23,237
33,729
20,900
7,900
15,038
12,902
11,649
4,979
4,711
5,509
4,562
4,019
3,785
4,695
2,694
32,534
34,476
36,850
38,257
5,331
5,311
3,997
4,287
32,162
44,396
27,640
49,885
23,893 i 49,209
20,974
53,356
96,591
81,712
82,877
76,738
176,612
195,837
247,253
300,315
4,269 4,182
5,508 I 5,966
8,464 j 10,474
10,222 j 11,981
5,217
5,355
12,742
14,002
39,949
39,843
39,998
37,213
3,620
4,095
3,666
6,111 '
8,919
5,455
8,430
14,055
51,563
41,755
29,299
28,412
36,234
25,935
18,507
29,356
310,905
316,440
289,971
301,713
25,768
33,468
36,435
33,773
38,418 I
36,949
48,775 ]
52,861 |
58,293
78,883
88,097
90,430
312,507
308,341
335,674
328,907
55,509 | 86,008
58,066 | 78,115
63,913 ' 95,501
113,524
66,965
324,486
313,901
307,496
336,680
11,120
4,858
14,163
5,106
8,991
38,289
26,723 i
10,745
10,176 I
12,411
10,101
7,200
7,499
55,937 192,287
11,027
10,782
8,707
6,693
6,135
6,274
4,634
3,928
19,306
23,807
27,520
30,255
3,079
2,456
2,632
2,736
14,726 |
9,790 '
7,266
5,570
January
February...
March
April
5,289
4,754
8,101
7,479
4,250
4,963
7,300
6,741
30,886
30,620
31,314
31,896
4,299
5,947
7,253
8,630
5,113
6,112
6,392 '
8,150
May....
June
July....
August.
8,311
9,038
7,721
8,438
7,963
8,234
7,813
9,469
31,896
32,271
32,268
31,180
10,162
8,100
6,968
10,564
9,897
10,311
8,961
10,541
12,609
12,702
13,636 ' 13,767
12,895
12,737
15,717 ; 15,670
11,869
12,186
10,996
15,256
35,764
37,588
35,201
35,352
9,240
11,095
9,969
9,722
September
October
November
December
7,510
10,851
11,329
11,713
9,472
11,066
11,141
9,042
28,893
28,516
28,383
30,865
9,632
14,S97
14,517
6,927
10,868
14,900 ; 16,837
14,597
16,266 | 21,209
17,481 | 16,933 ' 19,544
13,894 j 17,510
18,065
16,667
27,559
23,771
13,070
33,415
27,742
20,922
21,763
29,204
9,552
20,808 : 23,328
24,551
21,022
23,070
20,888
1922.
January
February
March
April
11,024
9,274
9,218
9,093
8,533
7,947
10,548
10,631
33,329
34,248
33,632
32,174
7,051
8,105
11,923
13,853
12,226 I
11,818
14,282
17,839
19,262
17,282
20,367
19,892
14,970
16,455
22,690
22,227
13,606
16,063
23,479
29,951
27,467
28,856
28,090
26,615
21,330
20,907
24,935
33,501
7,054
3,240
3,301
13,139
53,423
33,204
19,280
ll,0Sl
61,209
3S,533
44,069
58,015
327,932
299,305
282,428
255,326
May
June
July
August
10,701
11,866
10,434
13,047
13,606
14,280
12,956
14,002
28,793
26,719
24,52S
23,272
19,076
13,920
11,078
11,950
25,098
26,330
25,076
22,668
21,914
23,495
24,082
27,669
25,251
28,646
24,261
27,037
30,608
24,472
21,340
25,971
23,534
20,245
20,712
21,054
40,417
38,434
35,637
37,173
28,659
31,306
32,306
34,346
93,019
4,601
100,556
10,731
16,491
98,368
25,849 i 106,008
251,823
287,138
308,027
329,268
12.518
12?705
23,111 i 12,093
22,397 |! 23,903
25,672
21,991
20,120
35,957 ; 29,797
29,601 | 100,522
335,702
7,368 j
6,251
1921.
September
October
November
December
;
'
1
Data on maple flooring (including also birch and beech) are from reports of 20 identical mills to the Maple Flooring Manufacturers' Association, said to represent
about 70 per cent of the industry; data on oakflooringfrom reports of the Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association, by 25 mills, said to represent about 90 per cent of the
total oakflooringindustry; receipts and stocks at end of month of turpentine and rosin at Jacksonville, Savannah, and Pensacola compiled from reports of Savannah
Board
of Trade, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, a n d the Naval Stores Review.
2
Monthly averages for years refer t o seasons beginning April 1.
94
BRICK.
Table 47.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
CLAY FIRE BRICK.*
YEAR AND MONTH.
Common
Stocks
brick,
in
Unfilled Ship- salmon,
Produc- Ship- Stocks. New Unfilled Produc- Ship- Stocks. Produc- sheds
tion. ments.
tion. ments.
tion.
orders. ments. run of
orders. orders.
and
kiln,
kilns.
Chicago.
Relative
Relative to 1919.
1918 monthly av...
1919 monthly av...
1920monthly av...
1921 monthly av...
to 1920
(lOmos.)
|l
1913 monthly av...
1914 monthly av.
1915 monthly av.
1916 monthly av...
1917 monthly av...
79
5 100
86
151
181
232
189
90
86
84
81
91
90
75
59
140
162
154
163
79
60
43
33
104
96
47
31
246
251
249
251
240
251
251
259
58
40
34
30
89
98
108
106
39
34
41
63
173
173
155
137
33
33
36
41
27
36
75
78
229
227
235
186
251
251
248
229
17
28
13
27
37
18
22
27
99
103
99
100
84
91
96
118
136
133
138
160
48
49
49
55
94
106
102
128
177
170
172
172
221
221
225
225
29
27
28
25
33
32
33
34
28
34
38
52
101
101
99
93
91
104
101
85
141
157
159
181
47
44
42
40
108
118
87
71
171
174
175
181
232
229
229
221
61
70
84
89
25
32
34
42
47
47
65
70
59
52
56
75
87
86
88
87
56
51
93
104
173
170
176
162
37
52
69
81
46
57
117
146
170
170
173
173
232
255
248
255
110
111
114
117
99
112
108
102
48
61
72
79
87
82
81
69
76
76
89
83
91
93
90
86
121
132
116
104
136
133
123
102
102
104
105
88
174
175
156
177
178
186
144
177
302
307
307
290
113
116
85
91
81
89
114
113
94
135
178
255
1OO
120
45
1OO
195
38
1OO
106
40
1OO
111
40
100
103
107
j 100
118
120
120
121
140
144
128
111
86
78
75
79
118
109
50
48
199
181
140
106
88
110
116
97
131
122
122
107
105
81
83
52
90
70
63
51
85
89
97
97
39
40
33
38
76
60
45
38
77
66
63
24
May
June
July
August
49
53
43
52
45
43
43
52
99
103
103
103
41
44
33
47
36
37
32
29
September
October
December
49
60
63
67
51
63
58
60
102
100
102
105
50
59
58
54
1922.
January
February
March
April
59
68
84
82
62
59
76
76
100
106
107
108
92
95
93
102
87
90
91
97
96
104
. .
1921.
January..
February ..
March
April
May.
June.
July
August
September
October
November
December
182
243
333
232
100
134
43
1OO
93
99
NovftTnhflr
100
1OO
84
92
122
135
100
140
153
1OO
123
57
1920.
September
October
Common
brick,
red,
New
York.
Relative to 1913.
100
99
97
97
100
120
63
December
WHOLESALE
PRICES.
FACE BRICK.*
SILICA BRICK.'
100
!
1
See footnotes on opposite page also.
1 Except wholesale prices, monthly averages, from
U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The sources of the other data in this table are: Clayfireand
7
silica2 brick from the Refractories Manufacturers Association and face brick from the American Face Brick Associotvyn.
Figures for 1921 are from reports of 68 identical mills with a monthly capacity of 78,645,942 bricks, which is estimated by the association to represent from 68 to 70 per
cent of the total clay fire brick capacity of the United States. Figures for 1919, 1920, and 1922 are computed to this capacity, respectively, from reports from 53, 56, and
60 mills having a monthly capacity for the years in question of 71,572,186, 73,526,103, and 73,307,190 bricks.
95
BRICK.
Table 48.—ffTTMEBICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
!
SILICA BRICK.3
Production.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Production.
ShipNew Unfilled
ments. Stocks. orders. orders.
Shipments. Stocks.
Thousands of bricks.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average.'
average. I
average.!
average
average.
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average.
average. 50,727 50,648 138,810 I 51,434 93,746
average. 60,715 ; 62,438 129,235 61,809
182,513
136,967 22,958
average. 32,029 i 29,114
35,976
WHOLESALE
PRICES.
FACE BRICK.*
Number of mills
reporting.
CLAY F I R E BRICK.2
Common ComStocks
mon
brick,
in
ShipUnfilled
salmon,
sheds orders. ments. run of brick,
red,
and
New
kiln,
kilns.
York.
Chicago.
Production.
Per thousand.
Thousands of bricks.
84.94 $6.56
5.53
4.87
6.05
4.78
8.04
4.78
8.89
4.95
14,062 14,008 41,750
14,904 ' 15,580 42,911
5,595 , 5,552 44,592
45,184 j 89,119 | 86,279
45,120 ' 124,471 j 115,696 '32,412 |;
35,681 I 136,754 ; 37,059 27,851 I;
7.45
8.95
11.44
9.33
11.93
15.96
21.85
15.25
12.16
12.40
12.31
12.40
15.77
16.50
16.50
17.00
1920.
186,863
169,954
130,867
99,408
12,342
15,428
16,356
13,653
;
|
i
i
18,322
17,066
17,039
14,963
37,409
35,770
35,088
33,750
99 ! 41,221
105 | 40,673
96 ! 33,695
96 26,437
124,957
144,518
137,479
145,576
68,075
51,769
36,873
28,783
10,866
9,319
8,927
3,326
j 8,066
| 5,583
| 4,763
j 4,156
37,035
40,771
44,934
44,104
106 | 17,833
99 15,314
101 j 18,611
96 i 28,603
154,092
154,156
137,994
122,041
28,392
28,425
30,668
35,187
11,628
24,463
25,282
11.31
11.21
11.58
9.17
16.50
16.50
16.25
15.00
121,185
118,192
122,671
142,178
41,298
42,476
42,261
47,050
30,474
34,266
33,189
41,609
8.74
8.41
8.49
8.51
14.50
14.50
14.75
14.75
41,066 125,850
47,086 j 139,595
45,582 I 142,135
38,444 160,961
40,387
37,919
35,891
34,755
!
!
|
|
I
34,848 |
38,315
28,280
23,151
8.46
8.57
8.63
8.93
15.25
15.00
15.50
14.50
25,331
22,926
42,133
46,767 |
31,799
44,513
59,852
69,638
14,902
18,392
37,991
47,326
8.40
8.38
8.55
8.52
15.23
16.75
16.25
16.75
87,626
89,860
90,678
75,825
56,433
56,762
50,579
46,710
8.73
8.78
9.16
8.72
19.81
20.15
20.15
19.00
September
October
November
December
59,614
61,108
61,029
61,187
70,781
72,826
64,726
56,153
119,463 I 60,479
107,745 | 55,917
104,049 25,717
109,161 24,616
1921.
January
February
March
April
53,244
41,298
42,284
26,527
45,377
35,674
31,923
25,791
118,290
123,914
134,275
135,011
19,954
20,811
17,196
19,499
71,428
56,565
41,839
35,546
24,958
' 26,967
! 21,909
26,189
22,791
21,862
21,587
26,485
137,178 21,075
142,283 j 22,397
142,604 ! 16,851
142,308 | 24,190
33,830
34,365
29,629
27,334
2,442
3,879
1,847
3,836 |
5,161
2,455
3,150
3,752 j
41,385
42,809
41,507
41,591
92
88
94
97
September.
October
November..
December..
24,641
30,409
31,921
34,000
25,931
32,115
29,230
30,596
141,017
139,311
142,002
145,406
25,512
30,133
29,964
27,915
27,033
25,149
25,883
23,108
4,633
4,554
4,572
4,754
3,883
4,806
5,282
7,321
42,341
42,089
41,379
38,812
84
90
94
97
1922.
January
February
March
April
30,121
34,683
42,626
41,446
31,301
30,043
38,694
38,458
138,574
146,911
149,034
150,292
31,222
35,941
43,098
45,851
23,751
30,357
31,537
39,402
6,581
6,663
9,120
9,830
8,246
7,263
7,837
10,485
36,344
35,743
36,944
36,316
May
June
July....
August..
46,794 \ 44,120
48,367
45,772
47,266 ; 45,851
51,828
49,075
45,300
152,259 51,041
56,861
153,517 57,805
158,236 i 55,681 I 67,557
162,876 52,300 i 74,399
12,233
11,578
11,332
9,666
10,704
10,676
12,533
11,687
37,845
38,747
37,572 I
35,743
May...
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
j 48,839
;
52,693
156,899 I 59,771 I
i;
||
|j
|
79,511 || 12,861
11,332 ; 37,108
i
37,734
41,303
43,188
53,410
154,285
151,769
156,906
144,223
81 ! 54,867
81 : 59,756
82 ' 52,408
74 ! 46,849
121,540
118,756
109,545
91,339
51,674
100,559
77
;
|
I
;
33, 575
31, 127
15, 092
10,170
704
43,621
16.75
!
I
See footnotes on opposite page also.
8
Figures for 1921 are from reports of 15 identical mills with a monthly capacity of 27,305,500 bricks, which is estimated by the association to represent from 78 to 80 per
ent of the total silica brick producing capacity of the United States. Figures for earlier years are computed
* ' capacity *from reports of 12 identical mills with
* a monthly
Lted t<to this
capacity of 25,448,833 bricks.
* The figures on face brick include data from all firms reporting to the Americon F"ce Brick Association each month, The variation in the number of firms reporting
does not materially affect the comparison, as it has been checked on a small n umber of identical firms.
& Ten months^averaee.
96
SANITARY WARE.
Table 49.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
ENAMELED WARE
LAVATORIES.
BATHS.
SINKS.
!
SANITARY
POT- !
TERY.2 ;
MISCELLANEOUS.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Orders
shipped.
Stocks.
Orders
received.
Orders
shipped.
Stocks.
Orders
received.
Orders
shipped.
Stocks.
Orders
received.
Orders
shipped.
Stocks.
Orders I
re- J
ceived.
Orders
received.
:
Relative to 1919.
1913 mo. av
115
104
98
Ill
1914 mo. av
1915 mo. av
123
108
106
122
136
148
96
122
1916 mo. av
1917 mo. a v . .
:
129
103
143
136
144
98
89
78
56
100
144
31
71
95
47
61
1919 mo. av
1OO
1OQ
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1920 mo. av
149
50
53
112
31
73
110
1921 mo. av
120
179
59
127
78
77
122
1930.
September..
178
29
36
117
22
59
110
October
181
33
30
120
83
120
November...
December
156
61
22
131
21
27
136
82
138
12
125
32
33
27
65
214
23
102
49
71
280
30
136
59
1918 mo. av
1921.
January
February
March
April
116
100
53
89
40
82
1OO
100
65
109
73
119
38
44
127
34
45
141
39
31
111
50
65
75
65
96
|
96
100
59
112
61
76
100
34
43
49
38
57
21
110
51
41
51
35
12
25
103
63
26
7
64
54
104
82
54
16
78
50
98
101
52
21
1OO
66
78
301
42
129
84
73
128
86
68
129
118
78
32
100
271
47
129
84
67
123
85
69
130
121
71
32
101
236
51
114
84
63
124
84
72
103
115
68
32
118
202
63
123
87
74
123
88
78
115
117
84
33
142
154
68
124
9o
83
121
94
69
117
120
70
44
163.
116
89
135
92
87
134
103
81
125
132
88
42
September
157
75
82
145
85
92
134
102
88
131
118
92
53
October
183
71
89
169
67
111
170
85
110
154
103
108
67
November
December .
148
96
59
120
72
70
130
91
71
117
101
75
54
112
126
60
99
80
68
105
106
71
97
115
71
85
140
127
84
138
73
109
135
103
96
137
104
130
124
152
135
70
154
73
93
135
103
81
125
101
84
52
189
167
91
199
90
130
166
122
108
158
108
115
52
226
143
154
222
75
188
181
107
160
174
107
153
81
y
May
T
June
July
August
237
113
215
235
56
262
200
82
222
178
97
238
90
184
224
49
221
197
66
189
171
83
192
177
97
204
71
142
184
45
151
160
56
141
142
129
54
118
206
42
134
174
47
117
150
79
74
147
227
135
171
September
October
November
December . .
219
50
114
193
38
135
166
46
128
167
63
138
205
May
June...
July.. .
August
1922.
January
February
March
April
. ll
l
See footnotes on opposite page.
95
97
SANITARY WARE.
Table 50.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
ENAMELED WARE;
BATHS.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
LAVATORIES.
SINKS.
Orders
Orders
Orders
Orders
shipped. Stocks. received. I shipped. Stocks. received.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Orders
Orders
Orders
Orders
Orders
shipped. Stocks. received. shipped. Stocks. received. received.
Pieces
per kiln.
Number.
I
j|
'i
jj
!!
!j
47,754
49,527
55,769
65,230
44,888
31,555
34,655
29,367
40,887
22,201
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
av..
av..
av..
av..
av..
39,831
42,450
46,977
51,181
33,172
1918
1919
1920
1921
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
av..
av..
av..
av..
19,495
34,608
51,441
41,510
60,530
42,175
20,951
75,324
21,514
69,872
36,774
40,911
32,697
45,768
51,438
58,169
132,369
139,751
43,302
109,318
34,322
73,612
53,438
56,565
33,097
54,584
60,231
66,458
145,329
125,814
66,333
111,764
35,089
88,018
57,502
64,577
23,405
28,383
31,062
33,640
77,034
79,869
47,410
89,394
25,427
41,900
27,691
31,803
61,617
62,683
54,008
28,230
12,324
14,024
25,929
58,221
24,950
21,298
15,558
8,119
53,708
54,934
59,994
57,221
30,262
29,985
37,291
45,291
43,196
60,849
24,009
19,560
60,097
65,728
74,030
60,444
47,643
42,733
48,787
63,453
38,357
39,209
27,049
22,208
36,114
39,948
31,125
29,272
40,463
32,835
40,671
50,440
20,655
23,824
14,685
11,045
165
90
50
30
1921.
January
February..
March
April
22,444
24,499
27,157
34,573
90,303
118,205
127,128
114,391
16,340
21,302
29,460
32,625
46,811
62,097
59,263
59,140
69,052
82,501
117,204
117,750
47,846
48,022
53,481
49,060
40,979
52,181
69,623
67,141
80,752
97,924
107,730
106,862
47,243
44,442
59,456
61,120
29,494
27,738
36,737
37,020
65,831
80,533
94,389
96,524
22,553
21,757
32,810
29,571
70
90
139
157
May....
June
July
August.,
35,011
40,933
49,314
56,515
99,525
85,062
64,969
49,009
35,717
43,973
47,187
61,861
52,323
56,278
56,733
61,667
117,422
121,969
132,453
128,354
46,686
54,428
61,378
63,882
67,487
66,924
65,861
73,047
105,916
110,776
118,638
129,570
63,250
68,858
60,449
71,191
29,341
32,674
33,155
35,616
91,737
93,365
95,792
105,781
28,661
35,084
29,505
36,788
137
140
189
179
September
October
November
December
54,377
63,217
51,259
38,818
31,474
30,010
40,667
53,140
57,024
62,279
41,173
41,993
66,328
77,293
54,924
45,176
118,272
94,091
100,912
111,834
67,381
81,978
51,677
49,961
73,101
92,820
70,899
57,430
127,822
107,332
114,830
133,014
77,359
97,104
62,228
62,222
37,268
43,792
33,330
27,518
94,134
82,017
80,980
91,643
38,359
45,137
31,537
29,879
227
288
232
367
1922.
January
February..
March
April
48,425
52,575
65,243
78,130
53,422
56,759
70,587
60,260
58,420
49,134
63,815
107,566
63,047
70,654
91,039
101,482
102,190
101,566
126,228
104,543
80,124
68,414
95,891
138,757
73,877
73,660
90,764
98,905
129,586
129,505
152,980
135,071
84,791
71,434
95,137
140,620
38,831
35,446
44,912
49,402
83,242
80,742
86,334
85,528
54,545
35,240
48,062
63,910
535
222
225
347
May....
June
July....
August.
82,100
82,378
70,700
78,435
47,694
37,846
29,756
22,775
150,475
128,876
99,235
82,536
107,708
102,345
84,077
94,219
78,062
68,558
62,349
58,483
192,546
162,788
111,455
98,765
109,377
107,671
87,492
95,235
102,747
82,831
70,789
59,400
195,503
166,095
123,938
102,617
50,644
48,507
40,187
42,634
77,788
66,636
62,981
59,088
80,341
74,159
61,491
56,516
409
419
555
737
September
October
November...
December...
75,766
21,195
79,722
88,161
52,826
99,232
,90,456
58,034
112,951
47,450
49,975
57,813
.
!
!
!
|
53,428
57,789
70,626
74,293
48,419
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1920.
September
October
November
December
!
'\
;
!
I
SANITARY
POTTERY. 2
430
145
183
1
Data furnished
ished by
by the Enameled Sanitary Ware Manufacturers' Association and said to represent approximately 98 per cent of the total output in the United States,
explains that orders shipped
are the best current index of the industry.
during periods of great activity to be folThe Associationi explain
_
„ Orders received are likely .to. pyramid
.
llations if the demand drops off. Stocks always increase during the winter and spring months because more efficient work at the enameling ovens can be
lowed by cancellations
done9 in cold weather and manufacturers operate at maximum capacity as long as they can finance operations and find storage capacity for the products.
Data furnished by Sanitary Potters' Association and include the following articles, with percentages of total orders in 1920: Siphon jets 6.5 per cent, washdowns 54 per
cent, reverse traps 4.3 per cent, small tanks 27.7 per cent, large tanks 5.2 per cent, and lavatories (not reported prior to July, 1920) 2.3 per cent.
15566°—22
7
98
CEMENT AND ABRASIVES.
Table 51.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
ABRASIVE
PAPER AND
CLOTH.3
PORTLAND CEMENT.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Production.
Shipments.
Stocks
at end of
periods
Wholesale price,
net,
Foreign
without Domestic
sales.
sales.
bags,
Chicago
district.
Relative to 1919.
Relative to 1913.
Production.
Thousands of barrels.
11,220
12,773
11,463
8,361
10,354
$1,002
5,923
6,691
8,335
8,191
5,910
7,124
8,026
7,921
10,454
5,257
8,941
10,160
1.67
1.66
1.80
1.54
68,150
73,969
45,948
9,171
11,476
4,280
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
70,887
58,084
37,190
25,341
14,246
16,458
10,544
8,061
10,300
11,400
12,000
12,600
1.93
1.72
1.70
1.70
26,436
32,764
41,404
47,538
4,387
3,138
3,393
5,958
9,488
10,577
10,301
12,340
12,450
11,150
10,414
8,280
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
46,544
48,671
41,969
51,595
3,963
3,192
4,142
3,879
10,027
10,506
8,921
6,559
11,329
12,114
5,195
3,697
6,953
5,348
9,091
11,938
1.59
1.50
1.50
1.50
54,929
59,904
54,430
45,195
4,540
4,019
5,858
4,896
101
77
87
109
107
80
96
109
107
93
47
80
91
166
166
180
153
1OO
109
67
1OO
125
47
195
195
195
195
104
85
55
37
155
179
115
88
92
102
107
112
193
171
170
170
39
48
61
70
48
34
37
65
4,098
4,379
6,763
8,651
2,539
3,331
6,221
7,919
68
71
62
76
43
35
45
42
9,281
9,296
9,568
10,244
81
average.
average.
average.
average.
1920.
September
October
November
December
Reams.
7,391
7,203
7,241
7,879
7,559
1OO
89
94
118
153
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
Per barrel.
Foreign
sales.
7,675
7,353
7,160
7,627
7,735
1OO
114
102
75
92
100
96
Wholesale price,
net,
without Domestic
sales.
bags,
Chicago
district.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
1OO
97
98
107
102
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
Stocks
at end of
period.2
Shipments.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
ABRASIVE PAPER
AND CLOTH.3
PORTLAND CEMENT.
.89 !!
.95 |!
1.19 I
1.53
1921.
January
February
March
April
53
57
88
113
34
45
84
107
May.....
June
July
August.
121
121
125
133
128
143
139
167
74
170
170
170
170
September..
October
November..
December..
131
137
116
85
152
164
70
50
62
48
81
106
159
148
148
148
66
50
44
64
53
1922.
January
February
March
April
56
56
87
120
40
44
95
116
119
126
123
129
148
148
148
148
84
87
110
107
60
60
82
84
4,291
4,278
6,685
9,243
2,931
3,285
7,002
8,592
13,316
14,142
13,848
14,470
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
57,129
59,418
74,634
72,930
5,521
5,461
7,506
7,745
May....
June
July....
August.
146
147
151
152
172
182
187
194
115
96
75
51
148
158
158
163
112
108
106
114
75
70
105
67
11,176
11,245
11,557
11,664
12,749
13,470
13,850
14,361
12,893
10,718
8,433
5,746
1.50
1.60
1.60
1.64
76,364
73,433
71,923
77,838
6.885
6,421
9,632
6,184
September..
October....
November..
December..
149
168
42
173
117
135
11,424
12,444
4,726
1.75
79,945
12,338
I
I
I
i Data on cement is from the U. S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, except prices, which are average of weekly prices reported by the U. S. Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: data on abrasives compiled by the Abrasive Paver and Cloth Manufacturers7 Exchange.
* Yearly figures represent stocks at end of year, not an average of monthly stocks, except for 1921.
* Data compiled by the Abrasive Paper and Cloth Manufacturers' Exchange estimated to represent 90 per cent of the industry. The totals given include the sales of
garnet, emery, flint, and artificial (silicon, carbide, and aluminous oxide) paper, cloth, and combinations. Figures are stated in equivalent reams, 9 by 11 inches in size.
The data submitted show that in 1919 the total domestic sales were made up of the following approximate percentages: Garnet 39, emery 8, flint 32, and artificial 20 per cent.
99
FLAXSEED AND COTTONSEED.
Table 52.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
FLAXSEED.
DULUTH
MINNEAPOLIS.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
COTTONSEED.
Stocks,
ShipReShip- Stocks.3
Reend of
ceipts.8 ments. 3 Stocks.3 month.
ceipts.2 ments. 2
FLAXSEED.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Receipts.2
Shipments. 2
Relative
to 1919.
Relative to 1913.
COTTONSEED.
DULUTH.
Stocks.3
Receipts.2
Shipments. 2
Stocks.3
Thousands of bushels.
Stocks,
end of
month.
Short tons.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
m. av
m. av
m av
m av
m.av.
100
100
100
100
100
100
943
156
233
1,036
1,099
69
30
98
44
49
75
647
47
228
457
538
54
50
39
47
35
34
512
78
90
487
382
918
79
62
56
58
56
49
741
97
130
596
613
1 360
53
63
83
33
34
31
129
502
98
194
341
377
846
1918
1919
1920
1921
m.av.
m. av.
m. av.
m.av.
56
53
22
33
31
8
96
524
83
52
346
338
208
489,442
61
67
26
18
16
4
100
575
105
60
182
175
119
512,448
59
33
97
40
25
28
58
552
51
226
412
278
758
296,219
50
73
416
35
41
46
71
469
114
970
362
454
1,253
362,999
1,656
1,221
1,460
1,460
1920.
September.
October
November.
December.
69
53
64
51
18
60
27
653
82
150
524
199
157
135
225
96
39
44
95
1,478
211
525
997
424
86
38
296
57
87
53
114
808
59
689
589
960
76
10
445
59
32
53
116
713
16
1,038
611
347
2,751
2,060
661,192
138,418
488,958
587,996
|
593,507
I
1921.
1,182
1,185
1,110
January...
February..
March
April
29
18
507
17
5
57
95
278
28
29
23
509
10
3
60
83
269
36
46
44
476
5
5
59
59
430
68
44
61
418
14
16
59
37
416
95
975
141
177
May
June
July
August
63
47
426
41
66
52
25
598
73
993
422
730
55
51
457
45
46
48
21
519
79
471
501
35
74
494
55
85
33
19
333
116
567
935
921
99 821
37
129
461
28
23
32
24
353
201
1 065
1 150
1,074
1 419
1 319
286
248
881
120,801
September.
October...
November.
December.
172
55
106
32
50
56
1,557
1,639
1,635
1 630
484,832
424,557
302,126
191 813
129 624
108 573
59
126
398
39
28
36
74
559
197
928
399
309
978
390,970
122
108
364
54
79
24
143
1,148
169
848
559
863
654
732,570
41
135
315
76
86
20
149
389
211
733
783
948
545
762,726
36
59
170
37
54
8
121
335
92
395
385
594
227
618,173
32
103
73
11
14
5
82
302
161
151
151
418,349 i
77
58
6
6
5
204
120
66
65
131
256,872
27
55
38
12
12
3
50
21
170
136
116
22
257
86
88
120
127
84
107,058
21
34
22
4
5
6
9
198
53
52
45
52
176
45,970
31
29
29
8
87
1<*7
81
226
28
19 431
14
1
3
114
50
141
94
134
6
51
13
49
12
14
9
5
4
68
22
3
5
45
18
32
13
5
290
24
150
36
13 880
!
39
49
30
2
4
11
368
70
21
47
9
55,995
j
95
112
9
51
17
79
895
21
527
189
334
1922.
January...
February..
March
April
May
June ..
July
August
September.
October..
November.
December .
(4)
12
175
i
1 Except cottonseed stocks at mills from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Data on flaxseed from the Northwestern Miller.
2 Monthly figures are totals of weekly figures with first and last weeks of month prorated.
3 Stocks at end of week nearest the end of the month.
«Index number less than 1.
;
|
23 319 •
403,223 j
100
CHEMICALS—FOREIGN
TRADE.
Table 53.—(A) INDEX NTTMBEBS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
IMPORTS.
Potash.'
EXPORTS.
Nitrate Sulphu- Dyes and
of soda. ric acid. dyestuffs.
EXPORTS.
IMPORTS.
Total
fertilizer.3
Potash.*
Nitrate
of soda.
Sulphuric
acid.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Relative to 5-year average 1909-1913.
Long tons.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Pounds.
|
Dyes and
dyestuffs.
Total
fertilizer.'
Dollars.
Long tons
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
100
86
30
4
4
1OO
105
149
235
298
1OO
179
1,055
903
863
1OO
155
723
2,291
4,639
1OO
83
30
32
28
21,124
18,247
6,304
772
831
43,177
45,143
64,349
101,535
128,601
613,692
1,098.015
6,476,002
5,538,625
5,293,426
828,937
44,749
209,255
662,832
1,342,280
103,391
85,639
30,647
32,747
28,627
4
16
70
41
356
79
255
71
1,090
289
394
174
4,843
4,920
9,339
1,976
18
53
114
72
762
3,357
14,880
8,739
153,766
33,955
110,160
30,767
6,691,220
1,774,627
2,415,922
1,067,934
1,401,492
1,423,7Q3
2,702,388
571,658
18,713
54,509
117,994
74,620
1920.
September
October
November
December
70
79
32
34
259
197
205
168
259
267
328
327
10,780
8,123
7,985
6,975
116
74
102
14,861
16,647
6,843
7,189
111,779
84,844
88,519
72,403
1,589,383
1,639,590
2,012,627
2,004,085
3,119,295
2,350,448
2,310,751
2,018,453
119,614
102,697
76,986
105,716
1921.
January
February
March
April
20
35
40
19
186
68
107
69
310
372
110
219
4,615
1,895
2,480
1,286
103
74
62
64
4,231
7,300
8,496
4,001
80,305
29,532
46,201
29,810
1,903,970
2,285,806
673,314
1,345,096
1,335,531
548,420
717,693
372,033
106,153
76,292
64,408
65,829
May....
June
July....
August.
14
24
16
41
87
88
48
77
128
133
90
177
1,370
2,091
1,535
2,110
53
73
63
52
3,007
5,153
3,378
8,757
37,778
37,847
20,791
33,045
787,647
817,159
553,587
1,083,892
396,524
605,096
444,283
610,666
54,518
75,391
65,399
53,676
September..
October
November..
December..
74
65
81
46
31
36
12
101
225
115
107
1,564
1,665
1,731
1,362
102
61
98
62
14,023
15,735
13,731
17,060
19,646
13,250
15,629
5,365
620,961
1,379,564
705,218
658,995
452,574
481,927
500,918
394,230
105,358
63,259
101,497
63,663
1922.
January
February
March
April
83
98
104
118
22
44
54
69
119
102
163
324
2,271
1,167
1,722
1,194
65
50
64
84
17,591
20,793
21,925
24,883
9,470
19,160
23,452
29,891
728,337
625,631
1,003,128
1,991,368
657,042
337,826
498,274
345,550
67,011
51,656
66,566
87,311
May....
June
July....
August.
60
130
250
115
149
115
73
350
404
169
110
1,061
1,194
1,454
1,604
153
64
56
94
12,585
27,367
52,912
24,288
64,130
49,442
31,307
42,474
2,148,293
2,481,290
1,034,756
672,533
306,938
345,578
420,805
464,273
158,149
66,793
57,854
97,525
42
1,292
54
«52,OS1
258,144
373,727
55,518
1909-1913 monthly av..
1914 monthly average..
1915 monthly average..
1916 monthly average..
1917 monthly average..
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
September..
October
November..
December..
<3,359
I
1
Data compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
*3 Includes potash imported as chemicals and also the muriate and sulphate used in fertilizers.
Largely phosphate rock.
< Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
101
CHEMICALS—PRODUCTION AND PRICES.
Table 64.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
CONSUMP- STOCKS*
TION.*
PRODUCTIONS
Acetate Wood
Wood,
of
carbonlime. alcohol.
ized.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Wood.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Drugs
and
Essenpharmatial
ceutioils.4
cals.3
Crude
drugs.s
Relative to August, 1914.
Relative to 1920.
Chemicals/
Sulphuric
acid
66°
New
York, i
R e l a t i v e t o 1913.
PRODUCTION.!
WHOLE
CONSUMP-1 STOCKS.1 SALE
PBICE.
TION.
Acetate
of
lime.
Wood
alcohol.
Wood,
carbonized.
Thousands of
pounds.
Gallons.
IOO
'
'
!
1
2
IOO
2 1OO
2 1OO
100
129
212
169
I
100
39
Dollars
per 100
pounds.
$1.00
1.00
1.30
2.00
1.70
100
200
i
191Smo. av
1919 mo. av
1920 mo. av
1921 mo. av
Cords.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 mo. av
1914 mo. av
1915 mo. a v . . . .
1916 mo av
1917 mo. av*
Wood.
Sulphuric
acid
66°
New
YorkJ
279
163
201
213
185
242
95
12,150 635,438
76,028 846,204
32,064
714,302
1.60
1.00
1.12
.91
1OO
1OO
1OO
196
265
202
255
112
46
42
84
129
15S
134
152
91
4,704
291,697
12,870
10,987
10,525
7,798
640,694
589,490
591,184
494,548
77,692
72,331
70,015
60,473
742,903
744,839
808,952
669,592
1.10
1.10
1.08
.93
6,243
5,971
5,381
3,162
448,831
407,363
407,143
234,835
53,192
44,527
43,640
26,191
669,010
622,041
676,765
709,043
.92
.98
1.00
.95
3,355
3,474
2,603
2,937
211,078
198,675
160,724
155,020
23,483
21,641
16,827
17,744
762,013
742,857
702,445
697,566
.90
.90
.90
.90
3,552
4,785
6,517
8,465
197,230
258,599
21,670
28,491
38,982
48,382
688,899
721,696
714,027
865,258
.90
.85
.85
.85
49,559
49,465
57,874
43,775
875,010
936,859
899,781
895,826
.80
.80
.80
.84
404,847
44,496
441 149
SO 9fi7
889,219
904,909
1
1920.
September
October
November
December
1921.
January
February
March
April
. .
Mav
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1922.
January
February
March
Apnl
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
106
101
!
102
88
195
253
198
267
110
90
93
1
95
88
187
142
184
263
110
87
93
92
96
173
226
174
240
108
64
78
80
79
160
210
162
189
93
51
71
49
64
!
44
64
1
26
37
;
70
79
155
200
153
181
92
59
57
34
74
149
189
145
166
98
80
141
178
141
157
100
84
135
168
138
140
95
28
33
;
31
90
129
165
136
143
90
29
31
|
28
88
126
159
135
147
90
21
25
i
24
24
29
31
39
41
54
57
70
72
!
|
22
83
125
151
130
148
90
23
82
123
142
126
158
90
29
81
119
138
123
147
90
37
85
117
138
126
151
85
51
84
116
135
127
147
85
64
102
118
137
132
145
85
8,330
7,993
9,660
7,390
362,317
458,553
69
74
65
103
117
136
134
144
80
66
72
65
111
115
136
139
148
80
80
S4
76
105
116
135
155
156
80
61
65
58
106
117
135
177
158
84
5S
64
59
105
116
135
177
159
80
62
69
66
107
115
133
177
157
80
115
130
178
156
71
115
135
177
152
70
.80
.80
.70
.70
121
131
182
149
74
.70
'
,
7,064
7,495
468,818
457,656
534,812
416,112
!
:
..
1
1 Compiled from reports of the National Wood Chemical Association to which are added reports from the principal nonmember firms. Total reports for each month vary
from firms with a capacity of 3,200 cords to 4,500 cords daily; all months are therefore prorated to a daily capacity of 4,500 cords, representing aoout 90 per cent of the industry, on the basis of capacity reporting each month.
2 August, 1914.
* Compiled from weekly wholesale quotations of 35 drugs and pharmaceutical chemicals by the Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter.
« Compiled from weekly wholesale quotations of 20 essential oils by the Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter.
6
Compiled from weekly wholesale quotations of 40 crude botanical drugs by the Oil, Paint, ana Drug Reporter.
• The chemical price index from Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering includes quotations on 25 commodities selected on the basis of their importance as representing
both qualitatively and quantitatively the principal branches of the chemical industry. These prices are weighted on the basis of total production plus total imports in the
year 1919. The figures are averages of weekly prices.
i Wholesale average monthly price of sulphuric acid from United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
102
FATS, OILS, AND RAW MATERIALS.
Table 55.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
ANIMAL FATS, GREASES, AND DERIVATIVES.
TOTAL ANIMAL FATS.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Production.
Consumption.
TOTAL DERIVATIVES.
TOTAL GREASES.
Stocks.
Production.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Production.
Consumption.
Stocks.
100
100
Relative to 1919.
100
100
100
100
100
133
164
124
122
97
129
1OO
103
107
103
142
107
129
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
124
119
94
109
93
114
111
96
143
166
118
103
132
129
115
119
119
100
102
68
82
99
135
132
106
87
105
111
105
93
81
100
78
90
1931.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
139
135
114
127
106
108
106
106
167
232
137
121
12S
127
111
123
74
89
S2
106
140
157
148
121
96
101
162
155
80
88
93
92
104
99
77
101
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
April 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
144
141
124
100
90
91
129
179
117
142
140
119
119
118
112
105
85
67
183
151
176
101
91
114
103
1919 quarterly average.
1920 quarterly average.
1921 quarterly average.
100
112
90
95
RAW MATERIALS FOR VEGETABLE OILS.
PEANUTS—HULLED.
COPRA.
CORN GERMS.
FLAXSEED.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Con- I
sumption. |
Stocks.
Relative to 1919.
1919 quarterly average
1920 quarterly average
1921 quarterly average
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
April 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
1OO
1OO
298
IS
100
60
50
1OO
48
26
1OO
99
84
1OO
64
53
1OO
104
105
1OO
250
192
5
6
10
12
1,161
8
12
10
73
56
61
49
90
42
31
30
12S
101
112
55
109
51
49
45
103
104
106
103
156
250
209
353
12
4
36
13
9
14
41
33
63
64
14
13
49
30
63
74
96
104
52
48
44
68
103
103
94
122
101
169
179
320
97
75
64
47
29
108
96
91
41
61
76
109
66
90
93
S3
170
10
9
3
See footnote on page 105.
103
FATS, OILS, AND RAW MATERIALS.
Table 56.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
ANIMAIi FATS, GREASES, AND DERIVATIVES.
TOTAL ANIMAL FATS.
TOTAL GREASES.
TOTAL DERIVATIVES.
YEAR AND MONTH.
ConProducsumption.
tion.
Stocks.
ProducContion.
sumption.
Stocks.
ConProduction.
sumption.
Stocks.
Thousands of pounds.
1919 quarterly average.
1920 quarterly average.
1921 quarterly average.
367,518
410,676
473,351
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June30...
July 1 to Sept. 30...
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31....
Apr. 1 to June 30..,
July 1 to Sept. 30...
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31....
!
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
April 1 to June 30...
July 1 to Sept. 30...
144,308
138,071
149,276 ! 183,033
154,017 j 226,668
69,648
86,384
85,258
51,565
50,273
45,150
6 7 , 3 7 4 j 264,740
69,695 |J 284,478
95,407 I
340,325
208,804
204,039
183,764
183,695
165,241
174,864
457,460
436,845
346,900
401,499
134,460
163,829
160,077
138,737
197,143
229,794
163,105
142,090
92,231
90,129
80,290
82,884
61,535
51,677
52,675
35,204
54,927
66,925
66,036
90,892
348,321
280,087
230,681
278,824
232,593
219,040
194,382
170,141
170,567
183,186
142,725
164,487
512,557
496,082
419,742
465,024
153,439
155,957
153,237
153,434
230,025
320,015
189,089
167,542
89,311
88,433
77,492
85,794
38,068
45,699
42,174
54,657
94,633
105,859
99,407
81,728
252,894
267,532
429,836
411,036
166,644
183,151
193,489
191,771
191,337
181,377
141,169
185,571
530,176
316,487
456,441
144,620
129,838
131,879
177,468
247,235
161,034
98,823
97,772
83,206
61,234
60,635
57,658
70,463
57,445
45,029
483,256
398,792
465,527
209,989
189,511
237,138
179,186
188,476
126,595
RAW MATERIALS FOR VEGETABLE OILS.
PEANUTS—HULLED.
COPRA.
CORN GERMS.
FLAXSEED.
YEAR AND MONTH.
ConsumpI tion.
Stocks.
Consumption.
Stocks.
tion.
Stocks.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Tons.
1919 quarterly average
1920 quarterly average
1921 quarterly average
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
'
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
;
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
April 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
!
!
!
!
35,426
2,980
2,931
11,148
33,184
2,001
42,153
25,276
21,161
22,184
10,665
5,869
36,645
36,395
30,830
842
536
448
172,934
179,382
182,182
29,853
74,703
57,409
1,709
2,276
3,716
4,218
129,474
869
1,330
1,064
30,921
23,808
25,784
20,591
19,901
9,366
6,786
6,606
46,987
37,163
41,105
20,323
915
430
415
382
177,397
179,402
183,168
177,561
46,484
74,539
62,485
115,302
2,822
4,325
1,584
2,992
4,021
1,450
970
1,564
17,372
14,113
26,382
26,776
3,100
2,821
10,849
6,705
22,978
27,088
35,012
38,242
441
406
370
576
177,611
177,285
162,747
211,086
30,063
50,557
53,354
95,662
3,492
3,046
893
463
344
191
40,844
31,741
26,964
15,299
10,507
6,542
39,464
35 086
33,279
343
510
641
187,968
96,358
156,316
27,806
24,852
50,763
See footnote on page 105.
104
VEGETABLE AND FISH OILS.
Table 57.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
TOTAL, CRUDE
VEGETABLE OILS.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
Production.
Consumption.
COTTONSEED OILCRUDE.
TOTAL REFINED
VEGETABLE OILS.
Consump.
tion.
Production.
Stocks.
S tt oo ccK
k ss .
b
P rtoi do u
cn
Consumption.
PEANUT O I L CRUDE AND VIRGIN.
Production.
Stocks.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Relative to 1919.
1919 quarterly average
1920 quarterly average
1921 quarterly average
100
82
87
100
100
80
79
75
66
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
105
48
43
132
112
83
63
65
99
88
|
:
:
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
113
57
56
123
96
73
51
96
86
54
50
72
!
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
84
35
51
82
50
47
74
59
56
!
1OO
85
80
15
44
100
40
20
150
145
86
118
114
25
15
166
128
58
19
138
128
41
30
141
6
11
16
28
29
48
54
29
190
136
138
91
74
93
85
65
143
117
45
io9
135
43
40
138
140
88
39
127
149
34
45
90
31
53
45
48
21
19
25
14
78
61
34
50
69
49
67
124
66
34
74
12
33
92
29
19
50
li
49
51
31
6
22
16
12
28
20
5
100
!
100
74
76
74
79
|
!
124
104
106
54
74
56
80
85
103
66
38
96
75
30
24
|
100
so
100
139
56
i
67
44
29
107
I
COCONU^OR COPRA
Y E A R AND MONTH.
1OO
89
100
86
98
1OO
Production.
Consumption.
;
|
CORN OIL-CRUDE
Production.
Stocks.
Consumption.
Stocks.
!
LINSEED OIL.
Production.
Consumption.
T O T A L F I S H OIL.
Production.
Stocks.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Relative to 1919.
1919 quarterly average
1920 quarterly average
1921 quarterly average
1OO
61
52
1OO
70
57
1OO
60
47
1OO
201
152
1OO
123
200
1OO
101
119
104
98
118
159
51
242
319
190
188
110
91
104
90
69
111
135
13
146
187
127
106
189
279
114
137
175
371
119
136
120
99
157
196
188
237
148
106
24
108
540
167
320
395
73
109
133
1OO
101
91
1OO
101
80
1OO
82
88
1OO
107
107
1OO
113
126
1OO
120
152
123
123
121
86
81
j
I
|
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
74
58
62
50
93
70
53
63
56
65
65
54
132
102
116
54
125
99
113
63
91
84
85
69
104
107
111
106
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
43
37
64
66
58
42
50
45
62
50
59
51
64
78
103
114
60
71
87
103
68
73
91
121
105
105
95
121
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
99
88
63
67
59
70
72
111
84
70
98
109
129
95
104
94
88
101
110
62
91
I
i
See footnote on opposite page.
141
138
31
284
105
VEGETABLE AND FISH OILS.
Table 58.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
TOTAL CRUDE
VEGETABLE OILS.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Stocks. !
TOTAL REFINED
VEGETABLE OILS.
Production.
Consump-
Stocks.
COTTONSEED OILCRUDE.
Production.
PEANUT O I L CRUDE AND VIRGIN.
Production,
Consumption.
Consumption.
Stocks.
329,038
283,350
323,940
111,271
94,597
88,668
21,902
3,271
9,683
53,088
21,267
10,639
24,038
33,354
13,453
Thousands of pounds.
1919 quarterly average
1920 quarterly average
1921 quarterly average
1578,748 635,803
511,121
474,776
!
504,036
504,318
506,533
378,498
332,003
466,795 |357,407
344,575
263,612
354,760
283,729
283,591 357,501
352,768 11 285,347
293,529 11 317,757
1920.
Jan. 1 to Mar.31...
Apr. 1 to June 30..
July 1 to Sept. 30..
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31...
605,931
276,403
250,289
766,481
710,472
427,625
277,387
628,997
422,606
319,008
327,692
444,688
494,688
251,416
134,228
497,967
264,127
200,612
286,368
303,342
424,016
410,244
243,293
333,517
408,334
88, 890
51,875
594,291
422,783
192,412
63,185
455,021
142,724
45,507
33,357
156,801
1,207
2,311
3,498
6,069
15,166
25,624
28,779
15,498
45,571
32,691
33,166
21,989
1921.
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31...
Apr. 1 to June 30..
July 1 to Sept. 30..
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31...
652,230
329,053
325,521
710,468
611,266
465,952
326,390
612,525
437,804
273,298
253,595
363,313
481,294
309,791
179,066
448,890
264,764
331,487
305,542
233,124
406,697
332,772
126,385
308,262
481,779
154,281
142,990
491,979
459,680
288,757
128,850
418,473
166,078
37,851
50,576
100,167
6,825
11,633
9,833
10,442
11,213
10,352
13,354
7,635
18,848
14,761
8,121
12,080
487,796
202 045
294,453
523,292
316,395
297,309
376,807
297,830
283,997
349,726
141,128
111,421
244,851
176,337
239,911
352,302
254,089
96,297
263,993
43,768
119,195
301,788
95,775
64,025
55,117
12,194
54,906
11,074
6,831
1,236
11,552
8,487
6,260
6,699
4,876
1,141
1922.
Jan. 1 to Mar.31...
July l t o Sept. 30.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
COCONUT OR COPRA
OIL—CRUDE.
CORN OIL—CRUDE.
Consumption.
Consumption.
Production.
I ProducStocks. I tion.
Stocks.
LINSEED OIL.
Production.
TOTAL FISH OIL.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Production.
Consumption.
Stocks.
Thousands of pounds.
1919 quarterly average.
1920 quarterly average.
1921 quarterly average.
1920.
Jan. ltoMar.31
Apr. 1 to June 30
July 1 to Sept. 30
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31
53,886
32,805
28,247
105,564 155,220
73,525
93,277
60,274
73,143
24,350
24,655
21,870
22,408
17,987
8,027
6,589
7,093
113,232
121,318
120,703
47,286
53,551
59,706
65,425
78,457
99,611
8,230
16,507
12,490
9,791
12,046
19,559
44,609
45,225
52,873
!
1 39,682
j 31,047
! 33,607
26,882
98,501
73,475
55,623
66,499
87,287
100,593
101,219
84,009
32,213
24,928
28,221
13,256
27,998
22,211
25,272
14,153
7,271
6,703
6,845
5,537
117,226
121,407
126,138
120,502
58,219
57,944
57,310
40,731
67,842
64,371
77,503
104, 111
4,188
19,943
26,284
15,612
18,373
10,796
8,863
10,153
40,109
30,767
49,714
60,310
1921.
Jan. l t o Mar. 31...
Apr. 1 to June 30..
July l t o Sept. 30..
Oct. l t o Dec. 31...
23,062
19,900
34,439
35,588
61,531
52,771
64,992
61,802
65,447
70,239
77,219
79,667
15,670
19,028
25,004
27,779
13,395
15,848
19,568
23,135
5,469
5,841
7,335
9,726
118,787
118,781
107,716
137,528
38,134
66,505
65,324
122,308
83,144
69,601
123,391
1,038
2,585
23,384
22,952
11,194
13,453
17,139
36,450
53,296
60,467
53,637
44,093
1922.
Jan. l t o Mar. 31...
Apr. l t o June 30...
July l t o Sept. 30..
53,404
47,444
34,217
70,448
62,046
73,597
112,014
131,001
108,557
23,917
26,626
28,904
21,306
23,307
7,546
7,073
8,139
124,941
70,349
103,400
74,396 | 155,252
92,605 | 97,034
89,096
69,036
1,940
8,892
44,433
16,387
31,324
38,720
32,737
48,412
59,547
i Thefiguresgiven on pages 102,103, and 104 represent the movement of certain more important vegetable and animal fats and oils, as reported quarterly by the Bureau
of the Census, Department of Commerce. The data cover factory production, factory consumption, and factory and warehouse stocks. The stock figures refer to the
amount on hand at the end of each period.
106
VEGETABLE OILS.
Table 59.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base years in bold-faced type.]
LINSEED
OIL.
CAKE.:
COTTONSEED OIL,
CRUDE.
LJNSEED
OIL.
VEGETABLE j OLEOMAROILS.
! GARINE.
I!
LIN- ;
SEED ! COTTONSEED ! VEGETABLE
OIL I OIL, CRUDE.
OILS.
CAKE. !
ConShipments
Shipments ! Stocks Pro- I «_
Total I
from
I end of due- !Lf2."
from
im- I due- sumpMinneapolis. < month tion. !|i Jori;> ports.4 tion. tion.* I Minneapolis.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Stocks,
end of
month.
Pro-
!
OLEOMARGARINE.
ProCon- j
due- ' sump- |
tion.
tion.5 !
Total
imports.4
Ex
ii
[Relative to 1913.' Relative to 1919. '1
i
I
I
1913 monthlv
1914 monthlv
1915 monthlv
1916 monthlv
av
av.
av
av
Thousands of pounds,
Relative to 1913.
j
A.-] [NDEX N U M B E R S .
100
1917 monthly av.
1918 monthly av.
1919 monthly av.
1920 monthlv av.
1921 monthly av.
78 .
100
100
69
61
65
3 100
3 124
3 96
3 141
109
70
62
5S
73 ,
61
Ill
109
41
61
53
US
100
36
66
61
100
100
61
52
40
127
100
58
54
50
158
164
76
3 172
3 305
3 316
3 334
3 133
3 100
3
3
100
399
99
100
105
105
99
198
161
241
227
254
245
254
253
147
148
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
I129,042
11.158
9,271
10,0.6
7,S56
8,157
I
3
321,387 l 2 , 1 0 2 11,861
17,758 • 326,441 3 12, 00?
11,798
31 641 3 20 636
11 787
;
3
16 977 3 30 133 12 709
12 404
' l 5 , 2 1 O 30,166
i! 11,868 20,684
9 862 17,188
18,706
i 10,662
18,42S
15,998
IS,473
12,069
15,068
71,158 ! 11,788 3 36,850
65,423 ! 10,437 3 65,295
65,399
17,599 3 67,495
65.536
16,863 3 71,390
107,345 ' 21,964 : 3 28,499
66.753
71,007
59,967
76,190
94,884
1
1920.
May
June
July
August
66
54
59
September..
October
November..
December..
46
62
49
38
1921.
January
! February...
I March
! April
34
40
61
61
May....
June
July....
August.
i September..
| October
November..
December..
1922.
January
February...
March
April
,
55
67
61
64
31
42
52
59
41
17
7
55
177
277
261
65
291
349
270
41
278
282
274
194
263
247
229
122
36
37
52
66
120
80
31
27
72
47
40
45
40
34
37
64
65
;
'
i
'
133
75
38
23
236 :
49
45
16
11
238 L
258 !
196 !
20 ; 178
30 | 137
85 | 83
150
;i
j
95
I
;| 245 I 99
:j 139 I 161
;! 127
52
| 74 213
68
51
27
21
65
61
78
70
296
204
203
219
272
188
203
237
9,504
9,996
8,166
9,465
12,754
15,608
17,670
79,517
26,789
44,928 ; 11,077
22,619 ' 4,400
13,757 \ 5,010
14, 256
259
259
252
213
251
238
271
201
7,059 10,839
9,359 11,932
7,411 ] 10,397
5,853 11,302
33,221 : 42,832
105,851
190,262
166,231 I 228,073
156,801 ; 176,323
5,773
8,671
24,632
43,446
195
178
194
161
191
171
180
175
5,152 |
6,125
9,354
9,306 I
116
74
91
141
104
64
94
150
13, 100
4, 633
3, 171
23 ,937
19,044
26,877
29,081
30,014
17,517
29 ,217
30..733
30 ,790
i
50,550
50,859
55,270
41,959
,840
35,874
24,721
24,559
26,535
32,295 ,
22,310
24,046
28,141
38,010 ! 31,384
29,196
31,296
17,808
30,457
20,269
25,751
71,291
21,251
40,305
34,479
36,811 j 11,162 '
21,489 | 45,605
29,819
28,249
32,099 ;
23,869
19,345 ; I 166,710
19,483 I 169,156
17,747 |i 164,327
12,446 || 116,364
171,887
161,809
149,526
79,573
71,782
47,851
18,763
16,197
47,291
30,411
26,228
29,561
19,613
17,747
7,922
6,054
13,967
13,012
16,774
15,065
!
8,239
10,744
10,822
12,529
45,177
16, 497
27,117
21, 280
48,135 | 18, 678
31,785 | 18,410 j
98,295 « 100,706 ! 12,114
69,952 | 91,321 I' 9,825
60,089 i 72,237 ! 10,459
4,785
31,682 I 27,610 |
49,060 j
50,008 I
81,270 I
64,363 !
16,167 i 16,887
14,620 | 12,195
15,970
15,263
13,930
13,686
65,851
52,606 I
50,735 '
38,830 :
13,863
12,530
12,280
13,043
8,357 j 10,869
10,260
11,190
9,220 \ 15,541
9,700 19,799
55
57
49
39
27
42
52
59
85
172
187
167
153
285
265
202
28
37
37
43
211
127
225
149
136
176
154
152
149
181
148
164
8,316
8,060
51,167 i 99,803
8,694 12,804 jj 102,957 j 186,444
7,441 ' 15,594
111,916
173,574
5,955 17,932
100,167
131,961
42
52
51
31
14
164
117
100
53
154
140
110
42
42
34
36
16
229
234
380
301
134
121
132
115
142
103
129
115
6,457
6,647
7,232
6,069
15,745 j
15,356 j
9,283 !
4,159 !
115
104
101
108
108
85
126
99
7,952
8,271
5,795
5,536
4,452 j
3,607 !
4,248
5,297
23,801
12,194 |
6,897 \
10,039 j
12,389 •
7,115 :
5,825 I
13,354 '.
3,373
2,810
2,298
2,584
136
11,237
15,164 ;
54,906:
98,609:
4,279 627,452
566 - 22,688
20.297
21,361
20,814
19, 507
23,
21, 589
23, 481
12,317
7,614
11,120
17,803
14, 055
8, 900
11, 005
17, 112
17,723
21,497
17,565
19,411
I
44
48
40
May....
June
July....
August.
52
54
38
15
12
14
18
40
20
12
17
19
11
9
20
12
10
8
9
308
246
237
182
September.
October
November..
December..
74
50
92
151
15
6 128
i
i
|
'
12,765 j
10,040 I
14,974 j
11,754
16,113 !
1
Except shipments of linseed oil and cake and meal from Minneapolis Chamber of Commrece. The sources of the other data are: Imports and exports of vegetable oils
from the I .S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; Cottonseed oil from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; and
Oleomargarine
production and consumption from the U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue. ,
3
Includes cottonseed, corn, and linseed oils.
3
These figures are forfiscalyears beginning July 1.
* The following oils are included: Chinese nut, cocoa butter, coconut, cottonseed, olive (inedible), olive (edible), palm, palm kernel, peanut, rapeseed, soya bean. Where
certain
of these are reported in gallons, they have been converted into pounds, allowing 7 j pounds per gallon.
5
Colored and uncolored, as represented by tax-paid withdrawal.
6
Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
107
CROP PRODUCTION.
Table 60.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources.1
(Base year in bold-faced type.]
WHEAT.
CORN.
Winter.
Spring.
OATS.
Total.
BARLEY.
TOTAL
BREAD
GRAINS.
RYE.
RICE.
POTATOES.
APPLES
(total).
HAY,
TAME.
Relative to 5-year average, 1909-1913.
A.-INDEX
NUMBERS.
1909-1913 average
1914 final estimate
1915 final estimate
1916 final estimate
1917 final estimate
100
155
153
109
94
100
84
144
64
91
100
119
149
93
93
100
99
111
95
113
100
101
137
111
141
100
107
126
100
116
1OO
123
155
140
180
1OO
104
123
99
117
100
100
115
101
80
124
100
143
130
110
94
100
99
121
171
145
1918 final estimate
1919 final estimate
1920 final estimate
1921 final estimate
128
172
138
133
145
85
91
85
134
141
121
116
92
104
119
114
136
105
132
94
141
81
104
83
261
216
173
166
112
110
122
108
161
175
216
166
115
91
113
97
96
81
127
55
116
131
133
1921.
July estimate
August estimate
130
123
96
87
118
110
115
112
117
101
101
94
200
184
116
140
140
106
58
62
124
124
September estimate
October estimate
November estimate
123
123
123
86
80
80
110
96
95
95
92
90
90
184
184
111
108
118
117
116
184
121
121
143
1922.
June estimate
July estimate
August estimate
138
129
123
101
101
124
119
117
106
111
115
105
111
105
100
105
119
118
106
105
111
109
107
108
September estimate
October estimate
November estimate .
123
123
107
113
109
108
109
89
106
130
138
126
124
110
137
138
138
100
61
62
58
231
235
228
112
108
113
163
162
120
123
102
108
114
161
137
141
228
116
162
228
109
164
123
121
117
115
141
141
110
97
Thous.
. of tons.
Thousands of bushels.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
1909-1913 average
1914 final estimate
1915 final estimate
1916 final estimate
1917 final estimate
441,602 245,059 686,697
206,027
891,017
684,990
351,854 1,025,801
673,947
155,765
636,318
480,553
223,754
636,655
412,901
2 , 7 0 8 , 3 3 4 1,131,175 1 8 1 , 8 8 6
194,953
1,141,060
2,672,804
228,851
2,994,763
1,549,030
182,309
1,251,837
2,566,927
211,759
3,065,233
1,592,740
34,916
42,779
54,050
48,862
62,933
4,743,008 23,926 356,627 176,482
409,921
252,200
4,942,613 ' 23,649
359,721
230,011
5,852,525 : 28,947
193,905
4,686,253 , 40,861
286,953
166,749
5,569,320
34,739
442,108
65,987
70,071
85,920
91,192
83,308
1918 final estimate
1919 final estimate
1920 final estimate
1921 final estimate
565,099
760,677
610,597
587,032
356,339
207,602
222,430
207,861
921,438
968,279
833,027
794,893
2,502,665
2,816,318
3,230,532
3,081,251
1,538,124
1,184,030
1,496,281
1,060,737
256,225
147,608
189,332
151,181
91,041 ;
75,542
60,490
57,918 '
5,309,493
5,191,777
5,809,662
5,145,980
38,606
41,985
51,692
39,653
411,860
322,867
403,296
346,823
169,625
142,086
223,677
96,881
76,660
86,359
87,855
81,567
1921.
July estimate
August estimate
573,930
543,879
235,482
212,946
809,412
756,825
3,123,139
3,022,170
1,328,937
1,137,202
184,288
170,511
69,956
64,332
5,515,000
5,161,008
33,603
33,480
376,977
315,918
102,190
109,453
81,695
81,604
September estimate
October estimate
November estimate
543,879
543,879
543,879
209,979
196,776
196,776
753,858
740,655
740,665
3,185,876
3,163,063
3,151,698
1,090,282
1,078,519
1,078,515
166,906
163,399
163,399
64,332
64,332
64,332
5,261,254
5,209,968
5,198,603
32,661
33,020
33,020
322,985
345,845
356,076
109,166
109,710
102,290
79,808
79,808
94,619
1922.
June estimate
July estimate
August estimate
607,333
569,276
541,809
247,175
247,660
263,392
854,508
816,936
805,201
2,860,245
3,016,950
1,304,664
1,186,626
1,251,156
191,246
181,586
191,507
80,815
81,998
79,623
8 5,290,978
5,128,457
5,344,414
39,085
38,700
428,607
439,900
179,810
189,549
202,000
106,000
90,400
93,100
541,809
541,809
276,665
268,314
818,474
810,123
2,874,759
2,853,399
1,255,004
1,229,774
193,850
196,431
79,623
79,623
5,221,710
5,169.350
38,810
39,159
438,398
433,015
206,567
203,667
92,886
92,886
September estimate
October estimate
Noveniber estimate .
December estimate
1
!
j
Yearly figures represent the latest revised estimates of total production for the year as reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
2
June figures for total grains include corn as estimated on July 1.
108
FARM PRODUCTS, WHOLESALE PRICES.
Table 61.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base-year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
YEAB AND MONTH.
WHEAT
FLOUR.
WHEAT.
RYE.
StandWinter
ard
pat- straights,
Kansas
ents,
City.
Minneapolis.
No. 1,
2,
north- No.
red
ern
winter,
spring, ChiChicago.
cago.
No. 2,
cash,
Chicago.
BARLEY.
OATS. CORN.
By
sample,
fair to C a s h ,
good
Chimalting, cago.
Chicago.
Cash,
contract
grades
No. 2,
Chicago.
COTTONSEED
OIL.
CATTLE.
Summer,
yellow
prime,
New
York.
SHEEP.
HOGS.
Steers,
good to Heavy,
choice,
Chicorn
cago.
fed,
Chicago.
|
Ewes,
Chicago.
Lambs,
Chicago.
100
108
127
153
220
100
i
Relative to 1913.
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
100
111
145
159
249
1OO
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
262
277
182
1920.
September
October
November
December..
100
112
132
121
170
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
114
102
121
98
146
147
133
172
113
158
155
137
175
139
274
254
231
294
210
268
245
224
305
207
278
281
239
241
195
301
285
256
294
202
183
161
146
191
102
206
186
212
103
275
304
272
253
306
161
245
265
237
224
267
148
203
218
198
209
248
195
215
194
204
107
;
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
111
91
i
106
100
117
94
|
102
85
132
147
113
115
262
212
151
188
i
257
277
193
210
255
332
206
218
226
212
170
170
93
108
103
NXX
156
210
187
179
198
141
142
152
173
177
139
137
129
140
171
145
251
125
132
121
119
142
114
241
200
187
73
104
119
141
207
222
207
204
128
118
111
110
76
172
74
79
86
94
140
161
156
149
1921.
January
February..
March
April
210
216
204
199
259
120
121
109
116
116
111
200
207
185
195
234
110
115
106
97
110
110
191
208
181
170
227
114
115
104
85
112
113
173
181
160
141
211
102
101
93
83
103
98
121
129
132
May
June
July
191
198
175
159
231
105
104
99
99
99
98
88
151
197
200
168
146
202
102
100
98
104
95
97
57
138
194
179
150
125
192
103
99
98
118
99
116
133
August.
177
167
142
125
168
101
96
91
121
103
116
62
66
September
October...
November
December..
182
174
150
130
167
97
102
86
136
98
95
67
113
162
164
142
121
139
89
92
75
122
1C4
95
62
109
156
153
134
119
126
89
94
77
114
101
82
59
112
150
152
137
119
135
88
97
77
115
97
81
81
135
January
February..
March
April....
153
153
141
121
127
93
100
77
118
96
93
112
156
174
174
153
140
156
101
106
91
139
102
118
130
182
170
176
148
138
160
105
92
124
151
187
176
152
141
164
104
94
159
,58
103
178
103
102
99
122
149
170
May
176
174
158
138
166
109
107
99
162
101
125
126
160
June
July
August
164
167
137
118
139
97
99
98
154
104
122
100
147
170
162
142
117
135
103
99
103
147
114
121
117
163
153
144
129
107
114
91
88
100
136
122
104
114
160
138
139
109
112
94
102
102
117
126
110
105
167
!
125
1932.
September
October
November
;
124
L. .
Dp/»Rmbp.r
If
See footnote on opposite page.
""
i
109
FARM PRODUCTS, WHOLESALE PRICES.
Table 62.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page. ]
WHEAT
FLOUR.
YEAR AND MONTH.
StandWinter
ard
patents, straights,
Minne- Kansas
City.
apolis.
WHEAT.
No. 1,
northern
spring,
Chicago.
No. 2,
red
winter,
Chicago.
Per barrel.
RYE.
BARLEY.
OATS.
CORN.
COTTONSEED
OIL.
No. 2,
cash,
Chicago.
By
sample,
fair to
good,
malting,
Chicago.
Cash,
Chicago.
Cash,
contract,
grades
No. 3,
Chicago.
Summer,
yellow,
prime,
New
York.
$4,687
5.044
5.929
7.166
10.332
$7,794
8.115
9.233
10.017
16.092
.201
.241
.154
.079
16.424
17.496
14. 486
8.764
17.600
18. 244
14.1S7
8.363
11.288
9. 351
8.744
3.414
17.325
16.125
15.904
9.994
1.315
.887
.807
.755
.136
.111
.101
15.250
14.688
14.575
12.094
16.543
14.775
12.120
9.538
5.544
5.219
5.150
3-563
13.3S8
12.531
12.150
11.581
.454
.430
.432
.378
.681
.665
.649
.578
.084
.070
.062
.059
9.840
9.312
9.563
8.719
9.305
9.156
9.463
8.225
3.450
3.688
4.031
4.406
10.925
9.438
10.031
10.313
.657
.638
.645
.629
.392
.377
.370
.359
.616
.613
.613
.072
.075
.086
.088
8.425
8.094
8.406
8.775
8.195
8.125
9.725
9.690
4.125
2.6S8
2.906
3.075
11.790
10. 781
10.388
9.740
.607
. 553
.554
.548
.384
.346
.354
.364
.538
.469
.482
.482
.099
.088
.082
.083
8.375
8.875
8.563
8.219
7.950
7.945
3.156
2.915
2.750
3.781
8.813
8.490
8.719
10.500
.992
1.021
1.043
.582
.633
.644
.640
.375
.398
.393
.484
.572
.575
.588
.086
.101
.115
.115
8.150
8.638
8.731
8.406
7.765
9.900
10.338
10.206
5.260
6.094 |
7.094 |
6.989 |
12.170
14.175
14.563
13.219
1.356
1.160
1.152
1.057
1.056
.886
.858
.723
.679
.608
.641
.568
.403
.372
.371
.335
.618
.609
.643
.622
.117
.112
.107
.099
8.615
8.863
9.700
10.375
10.425
10.228
10.090
5.900
4.688
5.475
5.344
12.475
11. 438
12.735
12.438
1.071
.715
.590
.384
.635
10.713
9.169
4.938
13.031
§0.986
1.005
1.307
1.351
2.278
$0,636
.768
1.092
1.113
1.871
$0,625
.615
.704
.867
1.315
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average.... 11.998
1920 monthly average
12.675
1921 -monthly average.... j S. 338
10.304
10.695
11.579
7.051
2.235
2.563
2.600
1.467
2.209
2.357
2.522
1.437
1.940
1.534
1.873
1.214
1.305
1.217
1.263
.635
.775
.700
.796
.387
1.605
1.597
1.414
.580
1920.
September
October
November
December
12,593
11.21)6
9.295
S. 943
11.693
10.205
8.400
&256
2.481
2.162
1.810
1.770
2.491
2.204
2.057
2.012
L945
1.695
1.577
1.598
1.006
.922
.867
.778
.584
.530
.515
.494
9.625
9.181
7.950
8.295
7.962
7.993
6.980
1.861
1.688
1.650
1.461
1.961
1.919
1.679
1.386
1.647
1.488
1.446
1.339
.750
.688
.714
.635
May....
June
July....
August.
8. 745
9.006
8.900
8.120
7.625
7.700
6.S95
6.418
1.600
1.531
1.370
1.294
1.568
1.438
1.229
1.237
1.467
1.284
1.222
1.065
September..
October
November..
December..
8.318
7.425
7.170
6.881
6.681
6.305
5.900
5.860
1.365
1.298
1.226
1.254
1.276
1.193
1.176
1.177
1.060
.882
.804
.858
1922.
January
February
March
April
7.000
7.975
7.813
8.144
5.875
6.700
6.781
6.785
1.285
1.400
1.352
1.386
1.196
1.382
1.357
1.391
8.060
7.500
7.788
6.995
6.675
6.406
6.235
5.525
1.446
1.249
1.292
1.1.78
6.344
5.360
1.129
September
October
November
December
i
Per 100 pounds.
S8.;)65
8.301
7.131
9.61a
15. 705
$0,913
1.041
1.344
1.417
2.321
j
;
[
I
$0,376
.419
.496
.455
.637
$0,625
.695
.730
.S25
1.637
$0,073
.066
.068
.106
.154
'
j
1
SHEEP.
$8,507
9.039
8.702
9.573
12.809
$3,847
4.125
5.612
6.091
10.551
May
June....
July...
August
HOGS.
Steers,
good to
choice, Heavy, ! Ewes, Lambs,
corn
Chicago. Chicago, Chicago.
fed,
Chicago.
Per
pound.
Per bushel.
1913 monthly average— $ 4 , 5 8 4
1914 monthly average....
5.096
1915 monthly average
6. 663
1916 monthly average
7.264
1917 monthly average
11.391
1921.
January
February
March
April
CATTLE.
From U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, averages of weekly quotations.
110
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND HAY.
Table 63.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources,1
]Base year in bold-faced type.]
WHITE
CIT1 RUS 2 POTAFRUIT. TOES.
APPLES.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Coldstorage
holdings. 3
ONIONS.
Car-lot shipments.
HAT.
Receipts.
Relative to 1919.
CITRUS
FRUIT.2
APPLES.
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
75
80
92
63
100
111
139
94
100
97
119
105
100
124
109
103
1OO
99
58
19
4
27
57
152
94
67
45
45
98
104
91
244
35
59
110
83
94
94
88
162
549
340
131
34
58
143
168
120
208
166
64
211
282
168
68
104
80
84
91
84
41
181
172
208
197
92
79
107
117
102
99
144
53
22
6
18
50
161
144
94
67
96
118
114
107
139
47
85
118
46
45
47
57
193
4S0
206
85
93
112
169
174
277
104
65
193
142
68
60
50
64
54
54
62 j|
69
43
26
163
128
167
137
111
90
148
134
102
59
42
178
61
57
54
17
18
35
63
115
71
45
35
137
148
122
116
134
54
75
126
54
66
50
70
186
35
155
243
102
70
108
100
227
161
84
1OO
126
114
46
12
HAY.
Car-lot shipments.
Receipts.
Thousands of
barrels.
Number of carloads.
Tons.
B . - N U M E R I C A L DATA
76
106
91
ONIONS.
Coldstorage
hold-3
ings.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1916 monthly average.
1917 monthly average.
WHITE
POTATOES.
1,839
1,587
6,950
4,754
11,397
12,055
1,304
1,596
14,105
14,627
17,855
1,835
1,740
2,163
1,893
1,865
5,737
1,735
6,796
3,946
2,802
8,580
7,747
3,417
5,398
5,975
7,489
806
213
1,276
262
1,855
3,861
8,216
5,095
3,637
2,431
6,797
14,758
15,621
13,583
4,242
607
1,030
1,918
100,240
113,589
113,243
105,729
544
4,162
6,787
11,043
37,284
23,087
8,875
1,811
3,147
7,708
9,084
18,058
31,233
24,852
9,612
3,675
4,910
2,918
1,186
125,388
97,009
101,363
109,982
6,384
4,718
3,650
2,210
6,046
6,698
5,695
2,819
9,789
9,279
11,210
10,617
13,871
11,884
16,087
14,847
2,038
1,769
1,724
2,511
98,005
94,419
79,284
63,861
1,119
445
131
1,496
422
1,220
3,384
8,712
7,750
5,063
3,611
14,461
17,645
17,041
16,115
2,423
822
1,482
2,048
55,519
54,752
56,819
6S,515
792
3,597
2,354
13,146
32,653
14,023
5,760
3,661
5,012
6,044
9,126
26,040
41,514
15,617
9,790
3,362
2,466
1,182
1,054
60,801
76,960
65,717
64,727
5,429
4,313
3,090
1,930
4,217
4,682
2,933
1,761
8,810
6,928
7,407
16,663
13,564
22,224
20,131
1,781
1,022
724
3,102
83,594
73,125
68,723
65,177
944
314
56
1,146
1,192
2,387
4,312
6,205
3,855
2,421
1,908
20,530
22,136
18,381
17,389
2,325
945
1,298
2,201
64,887
83,510
60,067
84,163
23,244
4,234
15,005
124,S70
120,675
119,102
69,948
1920.
May....
June
July....
August.
September.
October....
November.
December..
31
240
391
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
368
272
210
127
May....
June
July....
August.
64
26
September.
October
November.
December..
46
207
136
1
1922.
January...
February.
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September.
October
November..
December..
313
249
178
111
54
18
3
12,607
;|
1
Except receipts of hay at 11 principal markets, which are compiled from weekly reports to the Hay Trade Journal; other data compiled by U. S. Department of
Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
a3 Oranges, lemons, and grapefruit.
As of 1st of the month.
Ill
CEREAL EXPORTS.
Table 64.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.g
EXPORTS OF GRAIN (including flour and meal as grains).
YEAR AND MONTH.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
1918
1919
1920
1921
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
average.,
average.,
average..
average..
Barley
and
barley
flour.
Corn
and
corn
meal.
Oats
and
oatmeal.
Rye
and
rye
flour.
Wheat
and
wheat
flour.
Total
grains.
Barley
and
barley2
flour.
Corn
and
corn
meal. 3
Oats
and
oatmeal. 4
Rye
and
rye
flour.5
Relative to 1913.
Thousands of bushels.
A . - I N D E X NUMBERS.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
Wheat
and
wheat6
flour.
Total
grains.
100
38
151
128
102
1OO
21
99
109
112
1OO
7
298
291
310
1OO
123
736
854
792
100
100
67
191
168
149
1,461
102
196
153
118
554
2,211
1,874
1,488
4,223
874
4,185
4,603
4,751
3,018
223
8,993
8,791
9,370
155
189
1,138
1,320
1,224
11,907
12,133
23,034
18,230
14,070
20,764
13.973
39,560
34,817
30,903
130
231
102
147
93
31
42
260
358
184
45
22
879
2,183
3,195
1,622
146
187
215
245
171
173
169
222
1,897
3,369
1,489
2,153
3,922
1,325
1,771
10,997
10,815
5,551
1,357
1,359
3,375
4,938
2,512
17,413
22,259
25,636
29,642
35,406
35,878
35,191
46,002
43
23
56
6,651
217
190
635
992
1,687
38
27
22
4,130
183
147
557
1,143
658
495
10,280
6,383
7,891
5,652
25,888
21,754
34,655
32,674
39,482
30,495
45,352
42,715
2,650
2,937
4,855
5,634
34,994
43,033
30,989
30,186
41,777
51,305
40,787
43,273
27,105
23,074
20,765
24,801
42,306
37,370
38,189
38,612
31,624
32,178
30,413
66,963
43,459
48., 714
49,295
90,323
38,950
25,366
19,453
15,014
67,642
39,763
27,473
28,880
36,505
35,355
41,867
36,043
1920.
June
July.,..
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
69
30
16
5,105
291
218
1,013
1,288
163
31
24
3,657
274
206
2,377
1,293
719
141
26
32
1,715
294
201
2,066
968
172
48
26
1,900
361
247
2,515
111
51
38
3,141
260
196
1,623
3,645
254
208
2,520
1,099
2,046
2,167
3,626
1,307
172
774
1,153
1921.
January..
February.
March
April
May....
June
July
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
1922.
January..
February.
March
April
May....
June....
July....
August.
September..
Ocober
November..
December..
205
136
32
3,546
228
204
2,991
5,753
977
91
203
19
2,482
194
180
1,324
8,561
575
107
324
14
1,142
174
184
1,567
13,679
413
43
250
16
1,376
208
186
631
10,559
494
5,480
3,836
1,765
2,127
31
206
21
1,329
209
458
8,694
628
2,055
94
287
19
1,585
270
235
1,372
12,139
569
2,456
144
361
20
604
255
237
2,108
15,234
604
936
315
331
56
2,070
562
435
4,602
13,976
1,677
3,105
367
448
22
2,400
327
326
5,357
18,937
678
3,720
143
224
28
1,291
213
191
2,082
9,470
844
2,001
172
106
11
446
163
132
2,511
4,475
343
691
57
248
19
1,274
126
139
830
10,488
573
1,975
29
460
17
745
126
176
421
19,437
511
1,154
32
527
14
780
92
170
465
22,254
436
1,209
57
543
92
615
121
202
836
22,936
2,770
954
69
446
67
2,545
86
174
1,002
18,817
2,035
3,945
14,982
10,991
14,371
10,244
268
103
3,543
120
170
79
280
236
3,215
153
208
172
341
153
1,803
160
209
143
292
76
2,983
327
290
1,015
1,153
2,519
2,086
14,267
18,200
19,098
38,964
35,183
43,256
43,438
60,284
251
231
161
7,202
267
295
3,671
31,839
61,312
1 Data from IT. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
2 Barley flour converted at 5.5 bushels to the barrel.
* Corn meal converted at 4 bushels to the barrel.
11,306
3,104
11,805
7,114
14,395
4,631
12,325
2,286
5,491
4,984
2,795
4,623
9,769
4,870
11,163
<5 Oatmeal converted at 5.21 bushels to 100 pounds.
Rye flour converted at 6 bushels to the barrel.
6
Wheat flour converted at 4.5 bushels to the barrel.
42
MOVEMENT OF CEREALS.
Table 65.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
' 1913 monthly av
i 1914 monthly av
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av..
WHEAT
FLOUR. !
WHEAT.
CORN.
ConProduc- sumption. & tion. Stocks.
Visible
ShipResup-3 ceipts.4 ments. 4
ply.
Visible
Re- 4 Ship- 4 Grindsup- ceipts.
ings.
ments.
ply .3
Relative Relative to 1919.
to 1914.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative to 1919.
Relative to 1919.
RYE.
OATS.
Receipts at principal
interior markets.
Visible
sup- !
ply. !
Relative to 1913.
!
|
116
1OO
91
111
126
118
1OO
82
93
104
76
100
127
140
150
148
1OO
107
109
132
120
1OO
114
106
138
136
153
1OO
109
214
146
129
121
116
68
86
42
37
215
308
287
199
137
93
86
86
106
128
89
270
135
123
67
121
97
117
92
98
100
88
55
49
73
64
73
56
431
344
286
269
146
95
67
60
47
158
198
185
190
294
420
303
262
175
227
77
196
152
239
154
75
87
96
86
41
23
34
24
170
108
101
119
81
55
74
47
193
196
195
177
113
105
129
263
211
326
208
161
142
235
118
196
241
244
216
244
112
109
100
138
28
43
34
71
106
113
198
480
62
99
107
197
173
198
216
347
158
266
217
323
244
230
103
265
305
239
144
197
145
157
147
143
56
44
23
19
424
232
154
181
92
106
52
65
355
401
76
202
144
98
68
235
210
194
173
55
72
64
50
57
58
71
54
362
533
607
470
347
389
207
97
332
360
270
136
123
142
159
100
25
26
36
21
98
123
251
110
80
87
74
45
387
405
371
321
58
58
75
86
132
95
79
86
92
67
126
193
128
110
108
245
371
393
265
119
181
208
173
163
268
220
294
246
112
127
126
135
32
36
25
45
353
141
111
1,088
94
85
81
123
275
245
211
220
88
154
183
161
166
235
216
146
56
926
108
207
100
96
102
101
1OO
93
61
108
51
60
69
1918 monthly av
1919 monthly av...
1920 monthly av...
1921 monthly av...
96
114
94
104
1OO
101
105
1OO
95
76
73
144
127
134
103
1OO
86
115
1920.
September
October
November
December
99
103
102
90
106
103
106
118
67
68
72
56
90
147
177
183
1921.
January
February
March
April ..
92
73
94
97
83
84
95
98
68
62
64
63
May
June
July.
August
87
83
110
137
98
77
95
124
October
November
December
138
143
105
91
1923.
January
February
March
April
100
105
183
125
64
141
116
82
1OO
117
122
103
41
71
255
165
100
120
189
136
142
118
100
167
129
122
108
71
129
72
63
144
130
69
82
92
67
72
74
96
75
78
91
54
57
75
89
52
41
69
96
86
96
197
218
143
126
125
115
88
111
98
170
233
260
264
195
132
81
98
100
100
81
110
97
119
85
77
80
64
60
May
June .
July
August.
83
84
106
126
89
90
97
124
September...
October
142
152
BARLEY.
82
71 1
See footnotes on opposite page.
397
389
i
'
!
113
MOVEMENT OF CEREALS.
Table 66.—NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
WHEAT FLOUR.
YEAR AND MONTH.
ConProduc- sumption. 5 tion.
WHEAT.
ShipVisible
ReStocks. i supply.3 ceipts.4 ments.4
Visible
supply
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
51,378
9,703
9,338
9,919
9,815
9,317
11,091
9,146
10,102
|
47,725
31,220
55,640
26,330
18,861
21,619
14,198
37,735 '
32,517
16,335
!
8,404
j!
8,857 ,
15,352 ;
10,476 I
5,346 ;
OATS,
Receipts at principal
interior markets.
Visible
supply.
4,195
21,158
17,447
10,233
24,774
i
13,525 !
14,995
8,845 |
3,817
4,664 \
5,276
4,952
9,058
7,435
8,385
9,438
6,907
1,294
1,648
1,809
1,936
1,912
20,694
22,200
22,651
27,299
24,844
17,415
19,784
18,384
24,025
23,692
2,777
3,988
3,712
2,573
28,335
19,264
17,800
17,880
18,512
22,298
15,478
46,968
8,149
27,602
34,414
32,194
17,985 !
28,409
9,653 |
18,949
6,142 ' 6,118
5,411 i 7,746
5,055 1 3,815
3,321
4,875
| 5,973
| 10,854
| 6,043
j 5,280
20,235
18,461
10,113
18,097
8,538
10,328
8,169
8,631
4,192
3,679
2,292
2,069
5,795
6,616
5,058
5,571
4,456
3,707
3,483
30,187
19,639
13,789
12,372
15,977
24,745
35,277
25,495
39,348
26,196
33,973
11,541
17,375
13,431
21,102
13,637
3,147
3,670
4,023
3,588
3,754
2,075
3,111
2,137
2,203
1,398
1,304
1,544
16,717
11,316
15,253
9,731
27,000 j 22,517
30,172 I 21,001
61,994
25,741
68,643
52,464
17,708
27,363
17,519
13,490
21,319
35,240
17,658
29,381
21,282
21,576
19,127
21,565
4,696
4,577
4,195
5,772
2,551
3,859
3,073
6,387
1,369
1,465
2,557
12,855
20,570
22,152
40,690
30,114
34,401
37,562
60,455
87,197
119,943
133,702
135,823
61,406
41,568
25,576
23,975
40,300
28,758
19,455
13,634
13,262
22,328
18,197
27,109
36,561
34,496
15,467
39,723
26,961
21,160
12,770
17,403
6,092
6,569
6,174
6,001
5,086
4,013
2,102
1,704
5,488
3,006
1,987
2,346
19,016
21,994
10,841
13,420
61,824
69,917
69,198
67,728
7,300
7,500
6,000
5,700
120,804
107,791
99,764
88,772
17,458
22,700
20,220
15,630
11,335
11,536
14,135
10,684
30,3$3
44,767
51,040
39,502
52,097
58,330
31,035
14,552
29,393
31,842
23,891
12,019
5,179
5,946
6,685
4,211
2,265
2,358
3,291
1,881
1,267
1,589
3,254
1,417
16,483
17,711
15,340
9,371
67,423
70,470
64,644
55,837
7,245
7,368
7,909
10,080
5,500
5..500
7,037
8,100
67,853
48 ..816
40,513
44,097
29,070
20,997
39,534
60,644
25,474
21,927
21,612
48,846
31,170
33,068
23,304
10,007
27,083
31,157
25,975
24,380
23,691
19,463
26,009
21, 728
4,705
5,323
5,294
5,650
2,933
3,269
2,283
4,121
4,564
1,824
1,430
14,085
19,594
17,555
16,811
25,371
47,950
42,743
36,667
38,355
12;
8,300
78,958
57,735
32,081
13,952
35,296
19,136
6,108
5,081
11,980
22,418
35,968
8,156
9,433
73,833
31,493
19,919
8,237
8,569
8,943
7,148
65,353
68,593
27,038
36,369
23,252
24,318
8,655
3,444
5,999
21,414
9,650
9,981
9,889
8,745
8,641
8,441
8,659
9,590
6,350
6,450
6,776
5,300
46,225
75,720
90,759
94,206
42,717
44,584
37,218
31,574
33,317
25,718
24,215
21,511
January
February
March
April
8,924
7,066
9,100
6,764
6,825
7,725
7,976
6,400
5,820
6,000
5,900
74,036
66,928
35,654
42,317
28,978
21,209
22,558
23,344
19,190
14, 996
15, 599 ;
18, 162
May....
June
July
August.
8,406
8,087
10,720
13,266
7,989
6,248
7,746
10,126 |
5,100
5,400
7,090
8,363
26,875
21,027
35,493
49,369
September..
October
November..
December..
13,349
13,917
10,166
8,856
11,660
10,248
10,164
9,365
8,265
10,425
9,241
7,776
9,496
9,732
9,658
7,823
8,991
7,893
9,720
6,898
May....
June
July....
August.
8,073
8,136
10,321
12,271
September..
October
November..
December..
13,785
i
1920.
September
October
November
December
ReShip- Grind-i
ceipts.^ ments.4 ings.
RYE.
Thousands of bushels.
Thousands of barrels.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
BARLEY.
CORN.
,
1921.
1922.
January
February
March
April
,
I
j
I
j
;
|
|
I
I
33,632
34,142
33,903
30,740
I
1 Wheat flour production, consumption, and stocks reported by U. 8. Grain Corporation, prior to July, 1920, later months from Russell's Commercial News; Visible
supply of wheat and corn from Bradstreet's; Receipts and shipments of wheat and corn and receipts and visible supply (at nearest week to end of month) of oats, compiled
by Chicago Board of Trade, from the Price Current-Grain Reporter; receipts of barley and rye compiled from reports of commercial organizations by Federal Reserve Board;
grindings of corn by the wet process in the manufacture of cornstarch, glucose, etc., compiled by the American Manufacturers Association of Products from Corn and comprises
2 the entire production of the United States.
Consumption calculated from production, stocks, imports, and exports. Stocks representflourin all positions, calculated from actual reports bearing a known relation to total stocks.
34 Aggregate stocks in United States and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, on nearest Saturday to end of the month.
6 At principal primary markets.
For monthly production figures since January, 1914, see page 47 in the October, 1922 (No. 14) issue of the Survey.
15566—22
8
114
LIVE-STOCK MOVEMENT.
Table 67.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
HOGS.
CATTLE.
Shipments.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Total
receipts.
STOCKER
AND
FEEDER.
SHEEP.
Shipments.
TOTAL.
Total
Total
slaugh- receipts.
ter.
STOCKER
AND
FEEDER.
TOTAL.
Shipments.
Total
Total
slaugh- receipts.
ter.
STOCKER
AND
FEEDER.
TOTAL.
Total
slaughter. |
Relative to 1919.
80
87
93
1OO
76
66
84
95
100
92
80
97
109
100
91
81
85
101
100
95
92
86
108
100
81
56
86
99
100
107
103
January...
February.
March
April
92
72
89
76
79
55
55
56
85
97
67
76
65
106
142
93
107
119
113
142
101
142
111
120
142
84
101
75
70
62
58
64
May
June....
July
August..
87
92
67
62
50
64
114
99
76
68
90
58
36
47
117
110
113
95
69
62
72
90
115
64
75
104
112
63
80
72
50
78
117
127
97
106
126
107
90
58
68
108
76
140
116
106
95
120
103
84
1917 monthly average..
1918 monthly average..
1919monthly average..
1920 monthly average..
1921 monthly average..
93
102
100
91
85
101
61
75
100
67
84
72
81
100
100
74
45
86
78
87
101
52
24
23
46
58
49
43
61
87
77
75
67
40
39
56
68
67
85
123
67
80
95
104
128
134
109
138
183
148
45
135
165
124
59
116
93
96
85
79
67
77
74
15
11
15
18
57
48
57
58
104
89
100
94
85
82
78
110
21
15
24
70
77
96
104
95
127
67
78
93
84
116
133
89
73
96
126
88
35
118
138
87
73
114
124
94
76
90
89
79
81
62
65
54
32
29
25
17
73
54
56
47
72
74
64
100
90
71
83
100
1920.
September.
October
November.
December..
111
108
118
111
132
126
63
84
87
94
82
82
98
91
121
103
131
92
130
106
73
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
58
76
73
May
June
July
August..
77
65
91
93
112
94
September.
October
November.
December..
46
38
54
54
87
52
64
67
78
49
67
47
.
28~
81
66
81
55
74
95*
87
90
102
141
134
113
112
56
76
96
73
71
71
52
44
23
31
55
60
44
47
96
77
71
78
79
102
109
148
63
64
94
82
65
105
114
97
91
82
99
75
93
76
41
41
96
93
101
106
76
78
75
75
74
86
25
31
35
61
69
64
59
75
81
88
91
97
44
97
76
99
91
103
96
1922.
53
75
55
66
79
72
64
71
53
63
81
72
87
79
91
83
87
95
72
78
January...
February.
March
April
79
May
June....
July....
August..
September.
October
November.
December..
83
105
51
75
107
116
97
100
101
80
81
116
136
139
97
82
See footnote on opposite page.
150
111
115
LIVE-STOCK MOVEMENT.
Table 68.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
CATTLE.
HOGS.
Shipments.
Total
receipts. STOCKER
YEAB AND MONTH.
AND
FEEDER.
TOTAL.
SHEEP.
Shipments.
Total
slaughter.
Total
receipts. STOCKER
AND
FEEDER
TOTAL.
Shipments.
Total
slaughter.
Total
receipts.
STOCKER
j
AND
TOTAL.
Total
slaughter.
j FEEDER.
Thousands of animals.
2,157
2,572
2,536
2,272
2,193
1,618
1,869
2,265
1,876
2,008
352
432
578
430
258
1,011
1,210
1,043
1,054
942
1,069
3,593
1,596
303
699
922
2,139
1,411
140
589
812
,427
2,556
1,308
135
520
792
76
,146
1,902
1,460
26&
734
709
4,263
68
,397
2,859
1,488
234
818
706
3,709
43
,308
2,421
1,640
227
806
845
2,850
27
,101
1,754
2,034
324
1,029
1,002
1,043
2,525
36
1,564
2,607
568
1,486
1,099
1,218
747
1,109
3,159
64
1,027
1918 monthly average
j
2,104
408
850
1,241
3,766
81
1,185
1919 monthly average
I 2,054
440
894
1,141
3,737
1920 monthly average.
1,866
336
818
1,034
3,549
75
61
1921 monthly average.
1,648
291
718
922
3,422
42
1,194
1,273
1,227
January...
February.
March
April
,881
348
761
1,105
5,311
90
,486
240
602
871
3,467
85
,321
,822
241
582
1,209
4,000
107
,561
244
605
961
3,065
May....
June
July....
August..
.,784
295
783
992
,887
272
799
1,069
,678
218
734
940
,970
283
1917 monthly average
1,094
756
855
915
1920.
September.
October
November.
December..
1,087
1,172
2,391
47
935
1,452
2,896
796
1,632
2,209
580
1,172
1,049
2,789
60
1,068
1,726
3,027
1,059
2,001
978
2,427
553
1,166
1,207
3,872
54
1,400
2,465
2,471
857
1,499
1,010
1,392
279
650
785
4,195
37
1,520
2,680
1,566
259
710
891
January...
February.
March
April
1,644
205
609
995
4,700
43
1,666
3,032
1,792
687
1,101
1,190
166
465
728
4,009
51
1,391
2,604
1,516
62
586
935
1,565
237
600
948
3,382
81
1,261
2,119
1,750
88
693
1,053
1,494
238
612
892
3,230
57
1,136
2,097
1,677
107
706
988
May....
June
July....
August..
1,542
214
597
924
3,328
39
1,045
2,270
1,916
123
926
1,015
1,580
209
593
1,005
3,579
33
1,143
2,474
1,850
89
768
,093
1,343
122
492
844
2,727
17
919
1,808
1,776
139
772
,006
1,867
355
997
2,656
23
931
1,722
2,500
404
1,123
,335
September.
1,906
395
October
2,302
622
November.
1,928
497
December..
1,415
245
January...
1,628
233
February.
1,416
243
March
1,622
282
1,470
2,294
1921.
911
1,194
2,655
41
951
1,697
2,618
555
1,428
,200
1,073
3,212
45
1,219
1,990
3,013
731
1,668
,311
935
3,687
33
1,297
2,370
2,026
511
1,052
988
740
3,911
35
1,765
2,137
1,664
202
881
804
927
4,278
27
1,787
2,484
,835
183
887
925
822
3,612
62
1,327
2,285
,399
169
656
760
632
994
3,411
74
1,181
2,246
,465
143
677
780
235
562
898
3,067
56
1,067
2,000
,227
97
564
678
852
997
682
1922.
April
,
May....
1,878
365
780
1,086
3,737
70
1,149
2,571
,692
145
832
June
1,759
315
701
1,058
3,776
57
1,114
2,677
,700
182
777
924
July
1,709
223
669
1,002
2,980
31
1,025
1,940
,677
204
717
956
August.
2,149
469
1,035
1,106
3,037
31
1,065
1,976
1,951
350
904
1,021
September
October
November
December
2,373
597
1,241
1,107
3,062
33
1,153
1,917
2,241
524
1,241
1,008
These figures represent the movement at between 60 and 70 markets; data procured from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
116
MEAT PRODUCTS.
Table 69.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
EXPORTS.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Pork
products. &
Beef
prod-6
ucts.
Beef
100
100
94
89
138
313
147
236
132
239
1918 mo. av..
1919 mo. av..
1920 mo. av..
1921 mo. av..
229
473
268
235
156
143
169
112
1920.
September...
October. . . .
November...
December...
1921.
January
February
March. . ..
April
May
June
July
August .
September...
October
November...
December....
1922.
January
February
March
April .
May.
June
July
August
September
October
November
December...
125
78
150
101
157
104
228
111
197
182
184
107
174
93
144
107
172
117
155
97
209
132
213
136
212
136
121
94
110
74
130
69
156
67
168
91
152
131
110
101
121
141
146
146
163
112
156
101
146
102
Pork
products.s
Lamb
and
mutton .9
Beef.
47
78
67
70
40
108
1OO
70
44
94
100
99
85
66
37
33
37
42
107
80
57
51
59
60
61
58
65
810
83
928
105
705
107
458
51
46
40
35
105
298
108
189
110
10-t
101
80
28
25
27
33
85
61
70
53
100
183
324
131
301
582
674
Relative to 1919.
Relative to 1913.
1OO
1OO
100
98
105
102
103
84
100
95
96
154
131
121
109
117
120
111
116
70
128
127
132
108
70
84
113
137
113
88
109
101
154
138
111
108
84
102
114
101
118
116
128
110
94
71
82
89
51
74
77
47
34
34
27
24
21
20
76
83
94
91
25
27
44
39
20
22
81
62
40
42
71
Good
Steer
native rounds, Loins,
fresh,
No. 2, Chicago.
steers,
Chicago. Chicago.
Pork.
1OO
45
67
Beef.
Pork.
1OO
96
108
116
89
43
60
Lamb
and
mutton.
Beef (fresh).
1OO
96
106
116
137
119
125
114
99
35
33
31
29
Pork.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
APPARENT
CONSUMPTION
OF MEAT.<
Relative to 1913.
Relative to 1918
Relative to 1913.
1913 mo. av .
1914 mo. av .
1915 mo. av .
1916 mo. av..
1917 mo. av..
PRODUCTIONINSPECTED
SLAUGHTERS
COLD-STORAGE
HOLDINGS.?
82
64
84
67
78
i
I
72
72
i
74
86
79
75
67
85
87
86
99
93
118
77
133
66
111
98
119
106
144
72
123
59
118
64
105
56
124
125
119
127
133
63
149
70
117
65
109
71
153
107
99
109
115
167
124
164
104
1OO
93
82
129
171
169
198
100
180
171
212
149
178
163
207
155
126
110
151
173
201
183
271
175
195
165
258
169
185
157
197
124
171
142
139
82
64
83
79
151
134
122
146
111
124
109
130
133
126
115
170
150
127
122
182
79
88
77
91
140
127
120
150
167
124
118
131
100
94
96
70
81
78
82
96
89
93
83
74
85
74
89
80
1
94
94
89
95
157
115
122
150
152
124
122
192
'•
169
188
123
110
96
184
162
,
127
175
133
87
121
168
127
83
95
172
119
90
108
141
112
97
114
134
112
101
133
145
112
110
159
170
112
116
160
178
112
123
135
175
114
130
173
120
125
160
173
120
114
191
i
See footnotes on opposite page.
•
i
117
MEAT PRODUCTS.
Table 70.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Pork
prod-5
ucts.
Beef
products.*
Beef
prodUCtS.7
Pork
products.*
APPARENT
CONSUMPTION
OF MEAT.*
PRODUCTIONINSPECTED
^LAUGHTER.3
COLD-STORAGE
HOLDINGS. 2
EXPORTS.
Lamb
and
mutton.s
Beef.
Pork.
Lamb
and
mutton.
Beef.
Pork.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Beef (fresh).
Pork.
Steer
Good
native rounds, Loins,
fresh,
steers, No. 2, Chicago.
Chicago. Chicago.
Dollars per pound.
Thousands of pounds.
82,058
13,625
343,402
482,846
52,389
$0,130
$0,131
$0,149
1Q14 m o 8.V
76,826
12,163
328,805
464,139
51,226
.136
.133
.154
1915 mo 9.v
113,205
120,932
42,609
364,210
521,302
44,125
.129
.124
.143
1916 mo. av..
1917 mo. av.. 108,209
! 1918 mo. av..
1919 mo. av..
1920 mo. av..
1921 mo. av..
32,105
112,462
609,290
3,383
396,865
558,919
43,219
365,063
429,322
.138
' .130
.162
32,502
186,647
638,684
4,477
469,328
428,233
33,645
427,141
321,411
.167
.162
.244
187,554
64,444
258,167
856,059
5,580
527,898
566,370
36,641
465,686
360,829
.221
.221
.295
219,803
32,053
240,140
912,053
8,413
451,389
580,989
43,890
447,129
279,897
.233
.224
.315
128,004
19,545
168,108
904,425
15,362
415,434
538,286
35,255
413,968
416,303
.230
.213
.307
138,308
15,249
104,545
770,717
27,222
372,858
561,614
41,134
365,273
433,965
.163
.145
.225
.403
I
1920.
September..
October
November...
December...
1921.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November...
December...
102,472
10,589
89,721
977,785
11,021
440,290
335,887
42,395
448,827
485,552
260
.240
123,191
13,802
78,055
725,699
25,324
434,715
406,316
40,844
419,017
489,236
.252
.216
.384
129,168
14,204
89,015
520,127
48,997
453,689
544,410
37,906
428,474
472,078
.240
.205
.293
187,127
15,177
100,006
463,360
56,702
369,178
663,404
37,586
314,828
346,463
.225
.186
.206
161,694
24,767
142,813
593,299
68,032
387,870
744,128
44,101
367,300
422,389
.174
.160
.218
151,336
14,547
142,891
734,659
78,082
302,992
664,634
38,942
286,107
312,003
.160
.143
.193
143,168
12,627
146,409
957,230
59,304
375,973
536,427
44,837
372,900
371,959
.163
.150
.253
118,192
14,624
138,345
971,520
38,520
347,569
521,521
41,282
351,725
420,270
.165
.160
.270
.223
141,041
15,911
122,188
954,618
25,129
351,405
550, 758
37,367
351,545
390,985
.165
.158
127,908
13,192
109,553
983,380
15,877
391,699
619,355
39,118
394,414
471,333
.160
.155
.195
171,561
18,018
96,220
1,003,562
8,714
347, 792
529,514
35,040
343,882
439,480
.149
.160
.123
174,917
18,499
84,091
922,059
6,751
406,110
451,662
44,433
407,509
424,972
.160
.160
.285
173,989
18,568
67,334
773,852
5,903
407,349
422,022
45,290
397,223
472,920
.160
.144
.274
99,202
12,773
59,822
557,016
5,993
427,661
480,622
48,486
414,455
525,838
.164
.125
.240
90,248
10,043
64,156
408,312
6,840
392,487
567,622
40,149
370,210
489,336
.173
.114
.180
106,440
9,420
80,007
396,397
7,520
341,040
641,093
34,557
330,245
469,521
.164
.108
.141
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
June .
Julv
August
September
October
November
December
127,623
9,109
84,808
462,637
6,444
381,718
693,020
37,515-
379,993
482,083
.154
.118
.160
138,055
12,404
78,295
546,100
3,914
336,393
594,090
30,754
329,038
393,499
.145
.128
124,411
17,808
73,782
608,747
2,863
408,248
568,137
33,656
395,747
375,276
.145
.132
.169
.198
90,132
13,735
69,516
677,254
2,878
363,071
508,909
29,299
356,787
405,764
.145
.144
.236
99,440
19,145
64,507
690,296
2,071
427,393
644,495
33,226
418,682
475,985
.145
.151
.238
119,855
19,894
56,852
759,453
2,310
429,692
720,687
36,427
419,197
498,674
.145
.161
.200
133,426
15,281
50,706
861,638
3,720
407,330
34,033
400,152
488,760
.148
.170
.238
127,667
13,751
47,030
826,535
3,308
437,813
37,430
425,163
485,361
.155
.164
.256
120,154
13,832
48,291
739,425
3,376
.155
.149
.284
53,566
565,146
3,539
567,065
525,889
iExports reported by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; cold-storage holdings from the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Agricultural Economics: production of beef and pork from animals slaughtered under Federal inspection reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Animal Industry. Apparent consumption has been computed from the inspected slaughter plus imports less exports and the change in storage holdings. Wholesale 2prices are average for the month from U. S. Department of labor, Bureau of Labor Statistic*.
Cold-storage holdings are distinctly seasonal. No allowance for this has been made in calculating index numbers. Figures represent storage holdings on thefirstday
of each
month.
3
Total dressed weight slaughtered under Federal inspection, including veal with beef. The slaughter under Federal inspection, according to census figures in 1919,
amounted to 68 per cent of the total number of animals slaughtered in the United States in the case of hogs and 82 per cent in the case of beef and 91 per cent for lamb.
* Includes meat produced under Federal inspection only.
6
Includes bacon, ham, shoulders, 1 ard, neutrallard, and canned, fresh, and pickled pork.
6
Includes fresh, canned, pickled, and cured beef, and oleo oil and tallow
7
Includes
beef, frozen, cured, and in process of cure.
8
Includes pork, frozen, dry salt, and pickled, both cured and in process of cure, and lard.
9
Frozen 1 amb and mutton.
118
MILK.
Table 71.—INDEX
NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
CONDENSED AND
EVAPORATED MILK
FLUID MILK.
YEAR AND MONTH.
(case goods).
ProducReceipts Receipts Receipts
at
tion,
at
at
Boston
ProducGreater Phila- (includ- Minnetion.
apolisNew delphia;
ing
St.
York.a
cream).4
Relative to 1913.
Exports.
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
100
101
106
108
110
1OO
100
103
110
108
90
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
118
125
136
143
111
124
131
139
93
1OO
106
100
135
139
131
133
130
128
119
115
January...
February.
March
April
132
124
143
141
May....
June
July....
August.
September.
October
November.
December..
Stocks.7 Production.
Relative Relative
to 1920. to 1919.
Relative to 1919.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
ICE
CREAM,
2
3
9
26
50
109
170
77
1OO
76
71
65
1OO
48
34
1OO
79
94
100
111
110
107
112
101
103
91
112
71
35
20
21
30
28
24
27
122
140
135
122
145
89
49
43
116
116
130
123
101
94
110
106
139
153
183
182
24
34
58
86
42
31
40
28
102
80
61
46
44
46
75
97
153
161
162
149
129
138
143
128
119
123
118
110
225
229
179
165
113
111
81
13
31
24
43
52
79
103
105
.148
203
240
171
151
144
122
134
127
127
116
115
108
106
100
103
137
140
136
171
73
74
58
55
54
45
26
31
78
79
77
84
139
67
48
41
January...
February.
March
April
137
128
148
144
118
118
132
113
104
103
110
192
182
207
192
55
52
62
26
28
35
34
84
78
69
62
41
49
66
92
May....
June
July....
August.
166
165
161
154
8 138
125
129
125
118
226
224
189
155
94
95
22
22
12
16
65
77
83
72
161
207
September.
October....
November.
December..
149
112
146
15
70
100
1920.
September.
October
November.
December..
1921.
1922.
1
See footnotes on opposite page also.
i Milk receipts at Greater New York from the Milk Reporter; at Philadelphia from the Philadelphia Milk Exchange up to Jan. 1,1922, current figures from the Interstate
Milk Producers Association; receipts at Boston from Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities; milk production in Minneapolis-St. Paul district from Twin City Milk
Producers Association; exports of condensed milk from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; production and stocks of condensed
milk and production of ice cream from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics; milk delivered t o milk plants from the Dairymen's League Cooperative Association, estimated to represent from 60 to 75 per cent of the milk handled in the association's territory, covering all New York State and parts of Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
119
MILK.
Table 72.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-face type; index numbers on opposite page.]
CONDENSED AND
EVAPORATED MILK
(case goods).
FLUID MILK.
ICE
CREAM
MILK DELIVERIES TO MILK PLANTS.
For manufacture of—
ReReProReceipts ceipts
ceipts duction,
at
at
at
Great- Phila- Boston Minneapoliser
(indel- 3 cluding St.
New
York.2 phia. cream.)4 Paul.s
YEAR AND MONTH.
Thou- ;
sands of
cans, 40
quarts i
each. I
1913 monthly average... 1,496
Thousands of quarts.
Production.
Exports.
Stocks.?
Thousands of pounds.
,14,452
Production.
Total.
Fluid
milk.
Thousands of
gallons.
Soft
Milk
cheese, chocoice
late,
cream, whole
Butter.
conmilk
densed powder,
milk,
etc.
etc.
Cheese
(American).
Thousands of pounds.
1,377
1914 monthly average...
1,513 |
14,478
1,904
1915 monthly average...
1,590 I 14,869
6,307
1916 monthly average.
1,613
15,949
1917 monthly average.,..
1,652
15,571
11,727
1918 monthly average...!
1,763
16,113
12,193
1919 monthly average...!
1,873
17,984 i 1 3 , 0 5 9
1920 monthly average...;
2,036
18,914
13,865
7,786
1921 monthly average... j 2,142 ! 20,107
13,010
12,141
18,307
35,705
5,715
7,145
110,639
10,470
11,098
45,928
143,956 71,073
109,427
102,261
34,252
224,689
12,358
24,140
177,066
12,193
8,012
102,638
51,159
29,098
30,159
21,342
20,147
17,207
19,268
275,156
315,380
302,800
274,681
16,107
9,823
5,391
4,774
4,919
I
1920.
18,723
18,509
17,208
16,564
13,935
14,586
13,201
13,421
16,741
16,810
18,771
17,840
13,180
12,321
14,334
13,857
9,934
10,898
13,100
13,023
34,964
48,700
83,513
123,639
30,192
21,830
28,194
20,221
229,386
180,744
135,966
103,698
10,756
18,591
19,978
20,598
18,521
15,525
16,054
15,383
14,311
16,098
16,376
12,758
11,773
163,288
160,140
116,127
127,167
9,186
21,700
17,338
30,360
116,557
178,367
232,374
235,056
16,382
22,516
26,624
18,986
434,411
459,518
377,353
364,293
174,457
182,052
182,790
166,209
84,621
96,789
107,963
72,747
50,770
57,699
25,550
44,994
70,733
59,189
19,426
42,738
53,830
63,789
41,624
37,605
18,368
18,376
16,714
16,588
14,045
13,786
13,115
13,484
9,767
9,996
9,739
12,226
104,958
106,134
84,072
78,813
38,061
32,232
18,126
22,238
174,254
177,672
172,170
15,425
320,441
196,734
234,332
272,196
176,592
95,640
123,120
140,880
56,510
31,900
41,060
49,425
26,256
25,066
32,938
37,170
35,994
28,586
27,604
34,564
25,089
15,542
9,610
10,157
17,088
17,094
2,209
19,142
2,156 3 17,545
14,743
13,523
13,438
14,428
13,698
13,031
14,812
13,687
791,366
18,352
19,951
25,006
24,234
189,227
176,332
155,650
139,418
290,644
273,865
353,014
333,838
150,617
131,235
147,449
95,983
51,959
55,871
74,033
92,983
35,703
38,041
49,942
66,986
41,080
38,350
61,369
43,749
11,285
10,368
20,221
34,633
3 19 909
2,302
16,287
16,889
16,377
15,402
16,114
16,019
13,509
11,042
15,711
15,706
8,823
11,247
145,667
173,817
187,367
161,846
422,697
407,426
353,526
299,451
110,260
110,301
112,272
96,623
125,364
111,458
96,184
77,991
101,505
92,566
77,183
69,397
45,134
46,323
31,211
27,746
40,434
46,778
36,676
27,693
2,233
14,589
10,396
10,549
158,371
102,057
67,101
49,044
29,045
21,632
2,027
September
October
November
December
2,075
1,953
1,992
6,328
6,336
6,486
1921.
January
February
March
April
,
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
1,978
1,854
2,143
2,111
2,289
2,414
2,427
2,229
2,262
2,155
1,826
2,012
5,147
8,336
7,417
5,277
4,526
1922.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September
October
November
December
2,050
1,908
2,479
2,475
2,412
74,557
88,759
99,861
134,826
136,528
4,518
5,436
7,286
10,231
17,854
82,922
I
*8 Receipts of milk, excluding cream, in the metropolitan area around New York City, including many large cities in New Jersey.
Receipts of milk, including cream and condensed milk by railroad, trolley, and auto truck; figures for April and May, 1922, do not include auto truck receipts, which
amount
to about 1,000,000 quarts.
4
Receipts of milk by rail, including cream.
*8 Production of whole milk by members of the Twin City Milk Association, including most of the area within a 40-mile radius of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Production compiled by months but issued quarterly; figures not available at time of going to press.
11nclude bulk goods also and are given as of the first day of the month.
120
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
Table 73.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
CHEESE.
BUTTER.
Production.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Cold- WholeResale
ceipts storage
holdat 5
ings 5price,
marmar- (creamkets.e
kets.2 ery),
Relative to 1919.
Relative
to
1916-20.
BUTTER.
Cold- WholeReceipts storage
sale
holdprice,
at 5
ings
mar- (Amer- 5 markets.' ican).* kets. 7
Production.3
Production.
Cold- WholeReceipts storage
sale
holdat 5
ings 5price,
marmar- (creamkets.2 ery).* kets.e
Relative! R e l a t i v e
Relative to 1919.
! 1916-20.
to1919
'
Thousands of pounds.
1916-1920 m o . av
|
1917 mo. av
1918 mo. av
I
1919 mo. av
1920 mo. av
1921 mo. av
1OO
100
92
70
96
94
1OO
100
118
1OO
100
120
103
95
107
91
73
58
57
205
201
181
141
72
68,181
104
72,344 4 5 , 8 7 1
71,965 39,269
86,627 47,445
1OO
104
85
103
85
90
82
100
90
70
92
80
53
41
79
162
90
77,106
41,966
78
148
87
65,129
33,611
84
131
84
53,570
26,643
72
107
80
70
92
94
58,906
69
67
81
56,556
105
99
56,364
51,825
53,939
50,305
120
87
89
Dollars
per
pound.
Productions
Cold- WholeReceipts storage
sale
hold- price,
at 5
ings 5 marmar- (Amerkets.2 ican).* k e t s ;
Thousands of pounds.
B.—NUMERICAL
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1916 m o . av
CHEESE.
Dollars
per
pound.
DATA.
37,178
25,850
44,679
38,552
22,338
66,410 S0.593 25,771 16,281
59,341
22,126 13,814
.586
21, 783 14,719
53,491
.429
38,664 SO.31O
38,147
.280
30,585
.216
I
1920.
September
October
November
December...
90
74
72
96
96 |j
105 ];
89
||
52,395 I 26,326
115,558
113,385
101,778
79,750
.567
.570
.620
.528
23,785
20,593
13,559
10,637
12,831
12,767
13,727
11,703
60,372
.279
55,007 ;
48,566 ' .261
39,921
.249
30,939
27,996
35,593
38,841
58,682
41,486
27,103
14,732
.502
.493
.455
.441
12,228
13,122
17,994
23,919
11,387
11,274
12,675
14,145
34,115
25,000 | .251
17,477 ! .250
14,294 : .263
60,208
82,882
61,786
62,337
7,712
21,682
61,991
82,838
.316
.324
.392
.448
35,077
.152
26,963
19,567 13,466
21,619 17,814
19,180 I 34,948
12,863 I 41,284
50,546
43,785
37,282
37,172
92,292
90,116
78,014
65,138
.425
.461
.451
.435
23,071
20,969
13,216
11,547
14,841
16,382
13,455
11,237
46,635
45,163
43,015
34,062
.200
.214
.220
.206
41,697
38,894
44,919
42,694
48,411
35,042
22,557
9,113
.365
.375
.371
.363
12,077
13,076
17,411
19,159
10,684
11,319
14,586
15,757
27,691
21,430
14,953
10,745
.209
.360
.377
.367
.362
27,979
32,648
18,809
22,756
23,940
19,819
18,980
15,481
33,130
46,287
.175
112,039
96,367
.410
17,729
53,625
.216
!
1921.
January
February
March
April
|
i
81
78
94
111
67
61
78
85
104
74
48
26
85
83
77
74
47
51
70
93
78
47
80
67,677
38
85
80,363
May....
June
July....
August-
165
131
14
53
136
120
36
49
119,077
181
181
38
55
143
133
48
49
130,633
151
135
110
102
118
94
60
109,288
151
136
147
105
79
111
64
108,897
September
October
November
December
121
110
95
81
164
72
90
91
87,634
78
81
101
69
82,785
138
76
51
83
71
68,604
81
116
73
45
125
121
116
92
64
160
66
69,104
114
95
1922.
January
February...
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
. 99
91
62
47
74
67
71,745
91
85
62
63
51
70
58
67
65,764
107
98
40
63
68
90
40
64
77,521
116
93
16
61
74
97
29
59
83,881
178
150
61
109
116
51
56
128,554 •
201
203
23
64
127
140
42
61
145,7b6
202
120
62
147
89
65
136
183
61
122
125
65
3,830
68,893
93,139 13,202
92,829 67,410
62,494 103,329
144
70
46,419
September
October
November...
December...
101
109
199
133
171
36,951
26,342
I
1
3
Data from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco. Total of weekly figures with first and last weeks of month prorated.
»Includes whole milk, part skim, and full skim.
< Holdings on first day of month.
* Production compiled by months but issued quarterly; figures not available at time of going to press.
«Average of weekly prices of creamery butter, 92 score, at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco.
i Average of weekly prices of American cheese, No. 1 fresh twins, at Boston, New York, Wisconsin, Chicago, and San Francisco.
49,455
.153
.185
.200
.208
.199
.183
.188
.200
.200
121
POULTRY, EGGS, AND FISH.
Table 74.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA,
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
POULTRY.
Receipts
at 5
markets.s
YEAR AND MONTH.
FISH.
EGGS.
Coldstorage
hold-3
ings.
Receipts
at 5
markets.2
Relative to 1919.
POULTRY.
Coldstorage
holdings
(case
eggs).*
Total
catch.
Relative
to 1916-20.
Relative to 1919.
T h
pSsS°f
FISH.
\
100
97
108
1OO
103
121
93
111
91
112
Thousands of
pounds.
3,689
92
107
1OO
90
3,118
13,513
13,549
s 14,300
16,936
4,472
3,413
4,089
3,355
4,132
15,999
18,549
17,358
15,675
13,608
5
98
61
100
70
72
Coldstorage
holdings.*
B. -NUMERICAL DATA.
5 78
5 78
5 82
!
Total
catch.
Thousands of cases.7 |
100
1916-1920 monthly average.,
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
,
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
average
average
average
average
average
EGGS.
! ColdColdColdReceipts ! storage
storage Receipts
at 5 2 storage
at 5 2 ! holdings
holdhold- markets.
(case
ings. 3 markets.
ings.*
1 eggs).*
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
!
101
100
73
72
19,804
19,148
21,481
40,352
66,565
46,853
48,224
1,188
1,027
1,229
;
j 62,501
j 61,764
| 45,296
44,268
I
1920.
September..
October
November..
December..
83
82
191
281
32
34
47
74
50
33
30
173
144
104
49
124
72
55
51
119
122
119
94
55
98
166
210
11
1
1
52
54
60
52
76
72
53
41
32
177
130
95
93
133
186
204
206
93
109
241
314
30
38
52
77
62
34
45
195
170
119
65
115
76
67
57
156
155
133
103
68
86
164
245
May....
June
July....
August.
73
82
84
79
76
58
52
46
218
162
131
87
September.
October
November..
December..
87
42
39
90
104
110
106
16,480
16,317
37,909
55,554
21,331
22,953
31,070
49,046
811
589
391
360
6,372
5,295
3,838
1,824
16,267 ; 55,602
17,612 ; 64,438
12,715
67,828
11,915
65,387
78
68
54
46
24,523
14,260
10,963
10,191
79,025
81,096
79,001
62,315
1,168
1,977
2,498
408
43
43
1,926
11,869
48,320
14,806 '• 42,116
14,059 ! 33,411
10,048 ( 28,444
43
52
65
77
10, 719
11,874
10,392
15,128
47,651
35,408
27,268
21,188
2,101
1,539
1,129
1,100
4,909
6,844 |
7,534 j
7,605 !
11,920
17,505
14,983
17,267
26,346
32,311
40,160
47,462
96
59
52
88
94
99
96
18,400
21,525
47,674
62,124
20,064
25,602
34,876
65,167
919
732
399
538
7,210
6,269 !
4,387 !
2,402 |
14,870
16,667
10,235
9,065
54,591
58,242
61,149
59,074
24
5
(8)
26
78
124
107
76
61
41
28
22,865
15,010
13,189
11,196
103,697
103,350
88,709
68,479
805
1,026
1,947
2,911
13,539
21,472
18,623
13,160
48,320
37,621
25,474
17,485
126
218
266
275
87
91
108
116
34
41
52
14,552
16,207
16,709
15,571
50,818
38,602
34,837
30,659
2,587
1,929
1,561
1,028
4,648
8,056
9,811
10,161
15,168
15.757
18,738
20,167
17,074
20,818
25,601
32,227
260
213
102
66
17,229
27,671
25,883
815
9,608
7,868
17,671
40,796
94
101
73
1921.
January..
February.
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
85
81
58
101
86
1922.
January..
February.
March
April
179
13 I
950 j
1
Data compiled by XJ. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, except fish catch representing landings from vessels at Boston and Gloucester,
Mass.,
Portland, Me., and Seattle, Wash., compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries.
2
Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco. Total of weekly figures
with first and last weeks of month prorated.
3
6
At end of the month.
*
Holdings on first day of month.
4
7
As of 15th of the month.
One
case of eggs equals 30 dozen, or about 45 pounds net.
8
* Excluding Portland and Seattle.
Index number less than 1.
122
RICE.
Table 75.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
SHIPMENTS.
RECEIPTS
AT
MILLS.
Total
from
mills.
New
Orleans.
YEAR AND MONTH.
STOCKS, END
RECEIPTS
EXIMDomesAT
ticat Foreign; P O R T S - PORTS, MILLS.
mills in ware-11
and
house. ;
dealers.
I
Total
from
mills.
Barrels
of 162
pounds.2
Relative to 1919.
77
105
97
1918 monthly av.
1919 monthly a v .
1920 monthly a v .
1921 monthly a v .
104
100
105
131
100
91
1920.
September..
October
November..
December..
13
18
35
55
468,036
640,627
591,159
479,349
652,912
642,918
169,718
203,340
196,238
258,484
275,513
48
328
100
81
47
45
100
104
159
633,910
609,477
639,610
796,277
699,754
611,661
554,723
957, 589
278, 758
254,825
222,175
318,147
92
119
288
360
145
108
94
74
42
13
23
25
15
39
107
167
651,263
1,343,683
2,234,281
1,055,358
610,134
963,263
900,793
593,424
255,704
379,388
329,539
228,537
138
145
147
136
299
239
197
196
57
53
49
42
43
36
34
56
127
124
145
188
647,457
472,774
825,360
973,141
1,121,878
1,210,239
1,037,009
1,036,690
232
129
137
149
151
120
130
150
184
130
79
86
46
55
35
41
56
69
14
52
167
235
201
197
1,144,416
439,510
385,328
980,719
126
193
140
145
123
142
122
124
107
81
85
109
85
119
139
155
28
63
65
51
19
86
45
51
174
129
109
114
159
163
214
51
141
167
196
82
73
131
166
63
185
204
190
165
57
61
38
46
63
39
31
36
15
7
3
74
79
46
44
85
79
56
120
94
63
50
63
51
49
42
149
129
96
77
93
126
108
84
100
159
159
168
100
157
109
100
87
125
107
220
367
173
100
157
147
97
100
149
129
90
1921.
January
February....
March
April
106
78
135
160
183
198
170
169
June
July....
August.
188
72
63
161
September..
October
November..
December..
1922.
January
February...
March
April
May....
June....
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
141
142
156
132
163
67
80
77
101
108
107
105
114
92
111
104
IMEXDomestic at Foreign PORTS. JPORTS
mills in wareand
house.
dealers.
New
Orleans.
In pockets of 100 pounds.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 monthly a v .
1914 monthly a v .
1915 monthly a v .
1916 monthly a v .
1917 monthly av.
STOCKS, END
OF MONTH.
SHIPMENTS.
OF MONTH.
237, 759
285,396
191,510
193,597
212,140
179,760
222,059
682,788 432,807
811,658 257,359
1,287,057 268, 712
1,291,023 123,070
446,741
136,090
109,706
63,532
\\ 139,944
314,063
11 327,177
- 500,049
747,693
965,953
2,338,517
2,922,698
373,096
278,219
240, 874
189,305
57,196
17,848
31,442
33,379
46,000
122,656
336,763
525,564
351,341
370,537
374,494
347,113
2,430,782
1,935,844
1,600,937
1,593,049
145,893
136,722
126,950
108,139
58,242
49,298
46,417
76,162
399,020
390,326
455,792
589,076
1,420,264
787,344
839,608
910,458
384,232
305,436
331,005
382,944
1,493,210
1,059,100
640,711
696, 742
117,425
141,692
90,049
105,255
76,182
94,001
19,182
71,016
524,253
737,697
632,650
619,817
767,628
1,177,836
855,773
885,383
752,036
871,375
744,597
759,564
271,444
205,417
215,978
277,821
686,344
968,175
1,128,925
1,258,454
71,272
162,187
140, 779
130,482
25,201
117,191
60,589
68,901
545,767
406,029
340,996
359,166
75
128
213
135
966,825
992,952
1,301,984
309,256
862,554
1,020,375
1,198,126
185,931
333,436
423,044
1,505,521
1,653,294
1,540,545
1,335,899
147,276
155,881
97,920
117,115
86,395
53,447
42,752
48,996
236,723
400,867
669,032
422,883
63
25
15
15
100
149
105
83
90,891
44,793
21,106
448,897
481,812
283,198
267,552
519,652
972,422
761,982
515,190
402,278
163,092
131,332
126,421
107,001
86,100
34,653
20,521
20,664
312,840
468,321
329,792
261,182
338
38
909,359
790,466 | 243,967
3 51,285
119,415
7
757,281
1,021,642
872,667
161,537 I
200,198
142,528
135,916
226,831
i
I.
I
:
621,405
j:
!|
||
|!
!|
23,004
41,904
56,327
109,114
172,990
1
Receipts, shipments and stocks at mills from Rice Millers' A ssociation, comprising movement of the whole rice crop except California r ce. Shipments of rice through
New Orleans compiled by New Orleans Board of Trade. Stocks of foreign rice in warehouses and imports and exports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign
and 2Domestic Commerce, data for rough rice being reduced to the equivalent clean rice at 162 pounds of rough to 100 pounds of clean.
Rough rice barrels of 162 pounds are equivalent to clean rice pockets of 100 pounds each.
3 Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
123
COFFEE AND TEA.
Table 76.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
COFFEE.
TEA.
Clearances
from Brazil.
ImReports
ceipts
into
in
To
U.S.
World United Brazil.* Total.3 United
total. States.
States.4
Imports
into
U.S.
Visible supply. 6
YEAR AND MONTH.
COFFEE.
Relative to
5-year average.
Relative to 1913.
United
States.
121
122
125
112
111
121
135
107
131
127
138
129
107
139
106
102
155
142
128
61
103
132
82
136
121
134
1919 monthly av..
63
61
80
84
91
147
82
1920 monthly av..
66
58
90
162
143
92
1921 monthly av..
75
111
101
131
148
77
8,493
7,187
7,425
7,770
8,891
1914 monthly av..
99
1915 monthly av..
80
1916 monthly av..
78
104
1917 monthly av..
72
1918 monthly av..
100
1OO
1OO
1OO
To
United
States.*
Total.3
Imports
into
U.S.
Imports
into
U.S.
Thousands of
pounds.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
100
94
111
100
84
89
1913 monthly av..
Receipts
in
Brazil.^
Thousands of bags.5
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1909-1913 mo. av
Clearances from
Brazil.
Visible supply.*
World
total.
TEA.
100
90
99
544
75,659
71,044
84,256
102,438
97,241
8,241
7,418
8,151
8,842
8,814
610
536
359
637
513
107,209
91,788
111,130
108,118
111,956
10,566
11,044
6,747
7,567
6,374
1,286
1,002
1,017
930
290
465
677
96,661
97,127
75,654
72,752
8,441
7,929
6,015
4,198
1,076
1,154
964
594
680
712
503
110,956
130,413
141,729
162,397
3,247
2,711
5,387
4,711
727
776
975
218
345
386
310
123,191
76,762
83,703
94,897
4,383
5,094
5,080
7,844
514
673
783
433
63,546
78,174
124,955
152,776
8,391
9,220
9,258
11,162
955
1,151
1,072
1,249
990
1,207
1,103
1,261
393
11,679
9,441
9,200
1,894
1,593
1,689
1,970
2,633
1,960
1,162
1,691
1,686
1,009
1,261
762
558
1,064
1,014
813
831
891
1,003
1,936
1,365
1,429
1,436
1,397
1,148
790
857
1,032
11,797
491
474
1920.
September...
October
November...
December..
66
70
71
74
102
107
107
90
143
150
150
146
130
101
103
94
155
74
118
172
128
128
100
96
102
96
73
51
7,773
8,297
8,379
8,716
1921.
January
February...
March
April
76
75
76
75
120
83
90
108
100
109
117
97
151
173
181
128
147
172
187
215
39
33
65
57
9,002
8,902
8,992
8,842
1,619
87
100
108
May....
June
July....
August.
75
74
73
77
109
108
92
90
104
113
121
127
73
78
99
101
55
53
62
62
95
8,663
8,720
8,639
9,034
2,058
79
163
101
111
125
1,710
994
1,079
1,154
1,216
September..
October
November..
December..
77
76
75
77
121
117
110
123
123
107
116
131
171
199
110
84
103
165
202
102
112
112
135
9,032
8,920
8,867
9,076
1,685
1,156
1,306
1,121
1922.
January
February...
March
April
79
78
80
78
85
73
77
63
111
106
96
86
127
98
117
108
127
83
118
170
158
141
127
133
85
61
80
68
May....
June
July....
August.
76
75
73
73
55
61
57
59
80
46
69
114
71
76
74
105
83
108
161
126
120
91
68
65
87
117
September..
October
November..
December..
74
72
48
50
99
109
141
62
7
78
796
2,026
2,025
1,696
1,647
1,901
2,046
2,037
1,747
1,175
1,055
1,298
1,171
1,218
1,060
1,145
952
9,263
9,234
9,404
9,185
1,616
,387
,453
,195
1,064
1,009
913
821
1,259
968
1,159
1,072
499
327
464
667
119,353
106,847
96,132
100,455
5,030
6,617
5,593
8,944
8,872
8,577
8,600
,039
,146
,086
,124
765
438
657
703
754
732
1,041
337
337
325
425
122,093
95,060
90,591
69,166
5,634
5,367
7,208
9;657
8,775
904
940
948
1,083
554
8,513
7
59,318
'7,938
I
1
Data on coffee except imports received from the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc.; Imports of coffee and tea from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau
of Foreign
and Domestic
a
Commerce.
Represents total receipts at Rio and Santos.
Represents total clearances from Rio, Santos, and Victoria.
Represents total clearances from Rio, Santos, Victoria, and Bahia.
5 A bag of coffee averages 132 pounds.
» Given as of the 1st day of the month.
7
Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect.
3
4
124
SUGAR.
Table 77.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
EXPORTS.
RAW SUGAR.
PRICES.
Wholesale.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Receipts,
LouisiImports. ana crop
at New
Orleans.
Relative to 1913.
1909-1913 monthly average.
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
Meltings.2
Stocks,
at refineries.2
Relative to 1919.
Refined,
including
maple.
Relative
to 19091913.
100
65
492
1,214
1,992
100
115
112
117
1OO
62
53
87
105
131
59
45
50
29
54
79
100
104
92
85
100
110
157
Ill
69
110
90
1
112
207
78
55
69
51
105
88
90
104
January...
February.
March
April
65
151
213
219
26
8
10
8
40
80
133
107
110
120
181
258
593
387
441
May....
June....
July....
August.
166
95
70
145
4
6
27
25
104
92
95
127
276
264
167
140
2,039
2,087
2,272
2,012
September.
October....
November.
December..
80
92
118
100
13
50
231
245
81
85
82
78
144
75
86
65
January...
February.
March
April
179
255
326
50
18
6
7
90
128
165
164
May....
June
July....
August.
254
264
257
242
7
13
16
24
September.
October....
November.
December .
<99
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
109
149
170
Raw,
96°
centrifugal,
N.Y.
Granulated,
in bbls.,
N.Y.
CUBAN MOVEMENT.
Retail.
Index,
51 cities
Receipts,
Cuban
ports.
Stocks,
end of
month.
Relative to 1919.
Relative to 1913.
100
100
110
133
130
120
165
161
146
179
181
169
100
Exports.
100
108
1,274
513
1,859
1,164
1,176
183
182
176
215
209
205
372
297
353
137
144
317
305
238
343
467
100
146
100
87
95
95
100
77
175
334
333
13
13
51
353
253
12
47
193
225
235
6
7
23
38
151
190
191
24
29
134
153
177
176
141
155
133
151
166
162
221
208
143
173
184
176
215
202
152
155
170
176
193
114
191
1920.
September.
October
November.
December..
1921.
140
148
153
144
75
215
120
133
142
53
41
122
127
128
129
29
213
134
137
136
40
46
87
1,206
123
131
133
19
30
184
585
119
122
125
11
37
171
573
117
121
122
31
76
150
1,077
106
117
118
47
72
142
90
172
287
332
2,159
2,045
3,673
4,149
104
112
113
60
37
18
107
115
116
154
61
64
112
121
118
261
157
124
114
122
122
218
158
155
178
164
163
166
285
290
324
276
4,959
5,560
3,010
3,042
116
123
120
168
174
162
131
137
129
104
166
131
147
154
138
89
162
101
148
158
147
56
108
72
96
189
436
138
146
27
66
53
190
1922.
See footnotes on opposite page.
125
SUGAR.
Table 78.—NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
YEAR AND MONTHS.
RAW SUGAR.
EXPORTS.
Receipts,
LouisiStocks,
ana
Imports. crop at Meltings.? at refineries'
New
Orleans.
Refined,
including
maple.
Long tons.
' 175,664
1914 monthly average
201,437
1915 monthly average
196,569
1916 monthly average
205,716
1917 monthly average
183,802
191S monthly average
192,219
1919 monthly average
261,149
1920 monthly average
298,685
1921 monthly average
229,266
16,184 J
10,109
8,501
14,050
9,545
7,286
8,154
4,704
8,812
CUBAN MOVEMENT.
Raw, Granulated, Receipts,
96°
Cuban
in
centrifports.
bbls.,
ugal,
N.Y.
N. Y.
2,953
1,926
14,524
35,838
58,812
$0,035
.038
.047
.058
$0,043
.047
.056
.069
Exports.
Stocks,
end of
month.
Long tons.
Per pound.
1909-1913 monthly average
1913 monthly average
WHOLESALE
PRICE.
257,174
325,233
338,430
299,891
81,311
95,428
105,357
150,022
37,602
15,152
54,891
34,371
34,739
.063
.064
.075
.130
.048
.077
.078
.089
.126
.062
330,192
288,005
314,662
325,273
290,391
309,747
644,484
496,806
1,130,681
253,146
178,454
225,356
166,746
99,937
84,290
85,527
9S,996
9,374
8,505
10,113
13,780
.107
.083
.068
.053
.143
.108
.096
.081
44,448
20,078
23,934
78,396
43,501
40,541
75,259
93,981
328,087
302,381
243,896
865,779
105,275
114,476
172,679
245,904
25,583
17,503
11,428
13,022
.054
.053
.061
.054
.076
.071
.078
.073
465,925
730,565
709,262
635,836
504,534
675,218
655,611
372,208
857,767
918.621
9S0,071
1,231,716
1920.
September
October
November
December
j
|
j
195,187
121,100
193,273
158,121
28
194
18,104
33,546
1921.
January
February
March
April
,
May
June
July
'
!
113,61S
265,898
374,090
3S5,079
4,279
1,224
130,610
261,686
433,186
347,499
381,651
166,017
123, 7S2
671
1,035
4,400
i, 029
339, S50
298,372
309,800
414,545
263,539
251,827
159,416
133,421
60,197
61,040
67,096
59,400
.049
.047
.044
.047
.063
.057
.055
.058
474,426
174,348
95,777
130,619
244,109
133,535
149,774
283,340
1,383,036
1,431,143
1,372,605
1,225,285
2,063
S, 125
37,394
39,675
262, SI7
277,910
268,2S3
254,135
137,390
71,664
82,253
62,419
35,617
17,261
16,908
31,817
.043
.042
.041
.037
.056
.052
.052
.050
63,030
35,7S0
103,718
156,660
98,745
120,3S6
245,669
233,838
1,183,4SS
1,103,449
967,515
913,486
8,039
2,895
909
1,206
291,601
415,723
535,357
531,962
85,602
163,817
273.811
316,973
63,765
60,390
108,468
122,516
.038
.039
.040
.048
".049
.052
.052
199,102
507,361
861,174
720,509
121,775
198,821
512,251
512,430
115,786
414,512
799,619
997,291
446,678
1,187
2,066
146,454
164,183
88,887
89,824
.041
.046
.052
.052
.053
.059
.066
.067
555,852
460,4S0
183,441
565,350
540,354
526,849
349,979
1,043,420
844.622
650,164
460,987
12,870
.048
.063
90,378
213,728
341,329
August
254,931
September
141,103
October
161,695
November
j
206,865
December
176,462
January..
February.
March
April
314,939
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
448,321
571,836
473,137
1,248
1,604
451,011
2,609
425,960
3,939
577,330
271,890
532,052
277,150
530,334
309,413
540,024 I 262,959
* 174,232
1,842
312,909 !
180,577
il
342,736
294,169
I
1
Receipts, stocks, and meltings and Cuban movement reported by the Statistical Sugar Trade Journal: Imports and exports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau
of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce; Wholesale and retail sugar prices, from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2
Figures include reports from seven ports: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Savannah. New Orleans. Galveston, and San Francisco. Meltings are calculated from
weekly reports, the odd days being prorated. Stocks represent the amount of raw sugar in the hands of refiners on the dates nearest the end of the month as reported for
each3 port.
Index number less than 1.
< Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect
126
TOBACCO.
Table 79.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS.
UNMANUFACTURED.
YEAR AND MONTR.
Sales,
Production (crop loose leaf Exports, Chewing,
estiwareleaf.
smoking,
mate). & houses.
snuff,
and
export
types.
Relative
to
1900-1913.
Itelative
to
1010.
Consumption
(tax-paid withdrawals).
Stocks.*
Wholesale price.
Cigar
types.
Burley,
ManuTotal,
leaf, factured
including good
a r k red, tobacco
imported d L
ouisand
types.
ville.
snuff.3
Eelativo
to
1U01M913.
Large
cigars.*
Small
cigarettes.*
Exports.
Cigarettes.
Relative to 1913.
!
1916 monthly average
116
100
117
92
114
126
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
125
144
147
6 1OO
67
107
203
159
SO
124
124
88
114
259
90
112
90
137
148
92
131
222
87
1909-1913 monthly average.
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
average
average
average
average
average
1OO
96
104
1OO
103
113
105
1OO
93
98
85
1OO
101
109
99
1OO
111
104
115
1OO
99
100
105
1OO
95
87
93
1OO
108
115
163
1OO
104
90
184
110
120
126
75
77
80
99
87
112
169
277
245
109
112
96
100
93
93
105
90
227
300
341
303
524
699
287
683
327
368
1920.
Mav
June
July
August
September
October. . .
November
December
s
106
254
104
107
305
685
5
89
246
101
112
315
889
151
155
19
SO
134
130
246
246
93
94
108
107
236
275
850
629
156
14S
71
135
119
125
246
246
95
81
133
S5
246
54
159
107
144
246
48
274
296
272
217
504
549
14S
108
112
106
80
162
258
173
149
133
145
131
80
117
246
246
246
73
81
96
301
318
345
892
419
443
26
13S
168
99
147
246
84
73
79
89
87
293
337
85
93
87
100
88
98
89
99
319
220
326
134
321
396
65
342
97
101
98
73
370
377
326
231
407
306
286
405
241
413
280
519
1921.
January
February. . .
March
April
May
June...
July
August
September
October
November
December
. .
125
95
118
105
90
103
9
128
218
4
151
208
94
89
15
64
169
168
95
100
59
76
105
138
102
139
93
20S
112
98
124
20S
94
101
83
68
98
103
208
92
91
82
208
88
24
105
208
103
152
97
135
140
91
125
208
208
20S
20S
465
713
432
424
1922.
January .
February
March
-Vpril
May
June
July
September
October
November
6
130
1
127
95
142
2
103
143
62
92
136
136
64
105
. S5
145
109
161
112
138
103
123
127
145
131
118
i
See footnotes on opposite page also.
20S
85
70
71
84
79
266
4S1
208
208
97
103
90
98
355
409
610
567
20S
96
93
405
362
20S
112
102
492
545
208
100
99
42S
594
1
!
I
127
TOBACCO.
Table 80.—NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
UNMANUFACTURED.
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS.
I Wholesale
price.
Stocks.2
l
YEAR AND MONTH.
Elports
-fi25.vi.5Ki.
fi25
Chewing,
smoking,
snuff, and
export
types.
Cigar
types.
Total,
including;
leaf, j
imported dark red,
types.
Louisville.
Consumption
(tax-paid withdrawals).
Manufactured
tobacco
and
snuff.3
Large
cigars.4
Exports.
Small
cigarettes.*
!
Dollars u Thou| per 100 ji sands of
I pounds. |. pounds.
Thousands of pounds.
1909-1913 monthly average.
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
996,176
1,034,679
1,062,237
1,153,278
31,417
36,754
28,827
35,877
39,784
1917 monthly
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1,249,276
1,439,071
1,465,481
1,582,225
1,117,682
65,280
74,254
21,186
33,656
63,826
38,946
42,946
1,500,800
1,544,489
6,621
4,333
15,745
66,081
33,303
28,041
42,067
40,958
1,553,812
1,478,788
1,476,444
1,582,225
58,016
110,671
108,986
87,452
37,261 |
39,394 i
133,397
212,073
142,286
21,577
46,852
41,735
45,445
43,320
889,266
7,753
3,367
12,248
52,939
40,220
47,328
53,156
52,815
948,324
991,564
1,020,874
1,117,682
48,421
62,764
113,873
80,352
33,009
43,465
29,236
38,772
January...
February.
March
April
80,076
74,772
19,645
4,582
32,265
25,635
32,967
40,704
May
June
July
August..
1,338
1,196
1,953
50,655
39,844
29,991
32,319
28,958
52,413
33,102
953,734
average
average
average
average
average
6 82,149
810,469 369,802
1,234,013
835,462
915,451
853,156
344,971
361,114
313,142
1,244,524
1,343,396
1,225,555
13.202
14.654
13.789
15.231
970,465
1,018,253
1,001,387
1,199,209
277,846
283,495
296,095
323,643
340,656
1,217,963
1,073,084
1,381,713
1,408,311
1,621,288
Thousands.
36,990 630,959
36,745
36,863
38,847
597,849
549,932
586,844
1,296,308
1,404,636
1,497,029
2,107,525
193,234
200,602
173,015
354,889
22.302
36.567
32.346
34.182
29.277
40,248
41,423
35,339
33,324
32,208
629,991
587,796
589,363
661,418
566,478
2,944,272
3,888,075
4,426,649
3,718,526
4,236,256
584,977
1,012,128
1,350,981
1,319,489
711,973
33.500
32.500
32.500
32.500
38,450
37,197
34,239
34,842
676,228
708,112
678,752
672,020
3,953,345
4,088,835
3,053,337
3,569,397
1,323,198
1,718,026
1,643,177
1,214,817
32.500
32.500
32.500
32.500
35,250
30,075
20,150
17,683
678,640
704,799
668,060
506,126
3,557,482
3,840,335
3,529,200
2,816,818
974,449
1,061,759
898,951
1,378,170
32.500
32.500
32.500
32.500
27,153
30,007
35,478
31,056
462,798
496,724
561,344
548,104
3,901,560
4,119,377
4,470,292
3,801,672
1,723,331
810,189
856,801
650,790
28.750
27.500
27.500
27.500
31,351
34,539
32,018
36,873
555,479
618,495
564,598
622,039
4,136,085
4,219,727
4,161,218
5,136,577
425,908
259,558
125,710
660,333
27.500
27.500
27.500
27.500
34,803
37,414
30,772
25,035
614,428
635,808
615,251
463,664
4,791,398
4,877,826
4,229,402
2,995,935
787,162
590,472
834,670
818,752
27.500
27.500
27.500
27.500
34,215
32,456
38,120
31,376
443,261
447,226
529,162
501,394
3,705,516
3,125,819
3,636,032
3,453,061
781,738
797,423
1,002,398
928,955
27.500
27.500
27.500
27.500
35,846
38,233
35,449
41,476
569,209
615,253
585,874
641,164
4,601,373
5,301,643
5,246,812
6,373,890
1,094,728
1,179,420
700,044
1,052,855
27.500
37,108
625,772
5,554,301
1,148,533
1920.
May
June
July
August
|
'
I
September.
October
November.
:
December
1,013,719
350,693
1,452,962
849,199
331,849
1,271,525
1,061,696
297,472
1,446,914
1,363,499
367,854
1,818,781
26,628 I
45,391 !
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August..
932,157
September.
October
November.
December
1,235,156
359,095
1,672,017
1,136,484
338,202
1,547,440
1,174,808
313,316
1,561,848
1,303,255
401,633
1,784,551
1922.
September.
October
November.
December..
1,414,641
1,425,000
1,353,000
1,355,000
1,119,605
413,540
1,616,396
993,398
382,586
1,457,439
See footnotes on opposite page also.
Represents the total of plug, twist,fine-cut,smoking tobacco, and snuff.
« The Internal Revenue reports the number of large cigars, i. e., those weighing over three pounds per thousand, and the number of small cigars weighing less than the
above amount. Likewise they report the number of large and small cigarettes, the former weighing more than three pounds per thousand. Large cigars and small cigarettes represent more than 90 per cent of the total number manufactured in each case and are the only ones given in this table.
& Yearly figures on crop production represent the latest revised estimates as reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
The monthly figures for 1920 and 1921 are the current monthly estimates of total production.
e Partly estimated. Kentucky sales for first half year not available and are estimated as equal to the sum of the sales in the other States, which is approximately the
normal proportion of Kentucky sales to the total.
3
128
TRANSPORTATION—WATER.
Table 81.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
CARGO TRAFFIC THROUGH
CANALS.
Panama Canal.3
YEAR AND MONTH.
average.
average..
average..
average..
average.
i
•
j
|
average..
average..
average.
average..
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
New
Sault York
i! Ste. ' State
'! Marie3 CaCanal. nals.3
Shipments
ceipts
-1 at St. from
St.
In
I n ! Total Total Total i Louis. Louis.
Ameri-!IBritish
can I
cargo. cargo. cargo.
vessels.;vessels.
100
71
100
1.54
144
100
69
89
115
113
96 !
119
126 |
•85
1.34
141
192
236
107
86
88
54
100
39
208
237
129
i 169
Re-
63
100
80
71
62
50
100
45
48
55
56
29
145
59
231
100
|
112 ;
45
I
120 •
39
j
141
I 100
88 |
93
113 I
85
129 I
86
141 j
74
131
65
63
105
101
84
349 '
153 '
71
609
423
1.55 \
228
221
128
348
143
265
131
441
118
273
74
191
102
275
162
136
100
Foreign.
Total.
United
Kingdom.
;
82
79
All
Europe.
Relative to
January, 1920.
Relative to 1913.
1919.
103
42
United States,
Atlantic ports
to-
Cleared.
Ameri- Foreign.
100
50
INDEX OF
OCEAN
FREIGHT
RATES.*
VESSELS IN FOREIGN TRADE.
Entered.
Governmentownedj
barges.!
. Relative to 1913. j Relative to 1913.
Relative to 1915.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1
1916 monthly
'( 1917 monthly
MISSISSIPPI RIVER I
! CARGO TRAFFIC. I
100
91
92
97
92
100
80
107
123
133
100
93
82
86
120
117
125
167
227
201
147
274 I
109
155
146
280
116
162
135
264
89
138
129
223
91
106
175
»l
100
90
87
93
90
76
99
92
68
84
68
95
87 '! 126
84
116
7
100 I 7 100
1920.
September
October
November
December
279
237
217
259
248
118 |
179 |
243
130 !
1S8 I
242
95 j.
264
15
1.83
114
ii
98 Ii
76 ':
'.
I
January
February
March
April
250
I
May....
June....
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
1922.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September.
October
November..
I December..
8
I
68
213
62 !
286
| 266
195
* I
619
I 275
202
104 |j
168
603
| 423
212
107 11
203
87 |
89 |
395
I
394
210
120 j;
162
115 I
472
j
441
226
274
203
230
146
221
169
228
126
195
62
49
1.87
173
209
106
171
SI
83
131
174
82
97
•SO |
840
513
221
97
110
206
75
91
131 !
934
668
245
101
211
185
242
210
234
65
67
33
10
124
91
40 -
121
188
114
200
129
190
94
49
978
767
685
6.58
198
208
252
274
151
151
157
162
198
206
236
257
334
174
264
146
264
200
309
183
284
240
297
286
239
209
210
195
234
266
223
SI
17
I
60 j
66
59
70
SO
75
60
67
83
184
164
148
174
191
107
123
125
149
147
210
210
244
232
106
141
244
72
217 '
628
136
700
167
352
645
346
651
144
839
790
144
427
795
819
103
597
244
222
271
259
239
•
71 , 109
247 S
676
61
124 ! | 237 9 6
128 ii 201
104
139 J 206 100
90 :
83 !
68 |
80
3SS
|
1-56 j
181 !
1S4 |
66 ;
74
74
90
247
216
220
195
85
79
700
161
91
228 !
232 I
507
42
76
61
458
103
110
128
76.9
75.4
63.8
53.6
104
93
100
112
60.7
54.7
49.3
50.1
43.3
38.5
35.9
39.0
112
129
50.6
42.7
42.5
42.9
40.1
37.6
36.8
36.7
134
120 j
110
112
41.8
37.0
33.5
32.4
36.0
32.3
28.8
27.2
90
108
109
31.7
34.7
33.1
27.3
27.1
29.1
28.3
25.4
25.7
25.7
25.9
24.6
23.4
,1
1921.
!
j
|
I
83
86.7
84.9
77.8
92.3
80
90
105
122
119
;•
118
93
107
77
137
131
79
115
94
126
102
141
101
138
27.9
27.5
28.8
29.2
106
145
27.0
77
See footnotes on opposite page also.
i Panama Canal traffic reported by The Panama Canal; Tonna
Commerce; Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic, U. S. War Department,
ceipts and shipments of cargo by river at St. Louis (almost all by
,
, __.„
.
Cl
9. .,
o
from U.S. War Department, Mississippi- Warrior service; Index of ocean freight rates from the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Analysis and Research.
*8 Represents tonnage of cargo carried by commercial vessels. Yearlyfiguresrefer tofiscalyears ending June 30.
Figures for 1913 to 1921 represent monthly averages for eight months during which the canals are usually open.
< The index of ocean freight rates represents rates to 7 ports in the United Kingdom and a total of 17 ports for all of Europe. The index numbers are weighted
by the geometric means of these rates. The weights include the relative importance of each port and also the relative importance of the 5 principal products—grain, provisions, cotton, cottonseed oil, and sack flour.
129
TRANSPORTATION—WATER.
Table 82.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
CARGO TRAFFIC THROUGH CANALS.
Panama Canal.2
YEAR AND
MONTH.
In
American
vessels.
In
British
Total
cargo.
Sault
Ste.
Marie8
Canal.
New
York
State
Canals.*
Total
cargo.
Total
cargo.
VESSELS IN FOREIGN TRADE.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CARGO TRAFFIC.
ShipGovReernAmer- Forceipts ments
from
mentican. eign.
at St.
St.
owned
Louis. Louis. barges.
Thousands of
short tons.
Long tons.
Cleared.
Entered.
17,594
8,738
7,414
7,883
6,923
I
Amer- Forican. eign.
Total.
Thousands of net tons.6
Tons.
372
297
265
232
185
Total.
1,033
1,233
1,512
1,658
3,264
3,028
2,768
2,803
2,416
4,440
4,061
4,101
4,315
4,074
1,250
1,000
1,340
1,537
1,666
3,233
3,017
2,826
2,895
2,467
4,483
4,017
4,166
4,433
4,133
1915 mo. av. 182,325
1916 m o . av. 70,738
1917 mo. av. 122,977
183,376
130,888
282,813
407,871
257,843
588,214
9,965
6,921
8,911
11,486
11,227
174,856
627,669
576,385
781,208
961,601
10,710
8,529
8,809
5,362
166
177
203
208
5,038
10,449
14,827
12,548
5,754
9,174
13,845
24,133
8,731
13,392
1,538
1,828
2,678
2,592
2,121
2,064
2,667
2,590
3,659
3,892
5,344
• 5,182
1,563
2,083
2,836
2,507
2,184
2,189
2,816
2,704
3,748
4,271
5,653
5,211
11,748
13,000
9,420
1,505
247
214
164
22,525 13,800
17,500
23,020
7,580
13,000
7,885 ; 6,430
12,464
10,296
8,916
11,858
3,114
3,209
3,235
3,024
3,427
3,281
2,771
2,724
6,541
6,491
6,006
5,748
3,422
3,500
3,302
2,786
3,514
3,757
2,868
2,949
6,935
7,257
6,171
5,735
1,460
10,970
7,140
15,300
2,625
11,340
24,550
23,890
5,921
23,203
24,012
36,917
2,506
2,293
2,373
2,490
2,199
1,999
2,246
2,368
4,705
4,292
4,619
4,859
2,191
2,Q17
2,098
2,536
2,455
2,149
2,396
2,474
4,646
4,167
4,494
5,010
1913 mo. av.
1914 mo. av.
3,965
4,078
4,437
4,750
5,609
1,174
1921 mo. av.
431,613
217,973
156,412
235,856
310,161
1920.
September
October...
November.
December.
508,660
431,987
396,372
472,526
307,941 1,009,557
328,812
991,066
343,902
984,910
334,890 1,076,539
1921.
January...
February..
March
April
456,430
435,024
381,256
421,485
268,430
404,396
310,252
,117,053
952,904
,084,563
907,613
957
May
June
July
August
415,794
341,235
316,221
380,367
230,217
194,407
239,850
202,004
792,735
694,720
708,982
839,273
6,155
8,079
8,139
7,498
105
179
211
197
15,745
20,175
14,155
23,050
15,665
18,725
33,310
37,050
34,412
38,476
44,829
58,345
2,463
2,654
2,593
2,885
2,861
2,962
3,164
3,287
5,324
5,616
5,757
6,172
2,114
3,059
2,513
2,582
2,910
3,094
3,362
3,223
5,024
6,153
5,875
5,805
September
October...
November.
December.
384,101
383,083
356,019
343,185
209,475
367,495
236,625
349,270
754,894
985,775
855,440
953,053
6,482
6,652
3,265
1,031
198
262
37
6,985
10,535
16,480
8,575
38,785
30,420
27,155
26,085
44,263
39,984
33,843
59,062
2,676
2,718
2,895
2,553
2,759
2,577
2,350
2,306
5,435
5,295
5,245
4,859
3,092
2,702
2,748
2,434
2,903
2,696
2,200
2,586
5,995
5,398
4,949
5,021
1922.
January...
February..
March
April
360,282
380,124
459,264
498,862
277,293
276,073
287,319
297,169
807,298
838,074
130
100
4,365
12,680
24,890
5,405
13,940
13,725
61,144
61,127
56,329
56,871
1,963
1,832
2,127
2,168
1,931
2,295
2,626
2,459
3,894
4,127
4,753
4,627
2,051
1,856
2,181
2,389
1,935
2,169
2,684
2,495
4,025
4,864
4,884
May
June
July
August
480,466
481,625
563,512
318,813 ,158,507
268,475
977,507
366,746 ,211,100
335,516 1,165,950
25,385
25,315
33,250
16,935
69,000
69,415
71,545
52,125
2,870
2,603
3,187
3,035
2,601
2,945
3,435
3,505
5,471
5,548
6,622
6,540
2,621
2,625
3,053
2,903
2,554
3,028
3,286
3,274
5,175
5,653
6,339
6,178
2,808
3,470
6,278
3,050
3,429
6,479
1918 mo. av.
1919 mo. av. 229,907
1920 mo. av. 378,928
,046,047
3,317
8,066
10,235
10,286
10,986
September.
October....
November.
December..
157
227
321
281
287
See footnotes on opposite page also.
* About two-thirds of this traffic is through the Erie Canal and one-third through the Champlain Canal. Figures for 1913 to 1921 represent monthly averages 101 seven
months, during which the canals are usually open.
• Net ton represents 100 cubic feet internal carrying capacity after prescribed allowances for crew and engine space.
7
January, 1920.
15566°—22
9
130
FREIGHT-CAR MOVEMENT.
Table 83.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
BAD- i|
,ORDER
SHORTAGE.'
SURPLUS.*
AVERAGE LOADINGS PER WEEK.
CARS.s
I Grain
Y E A R AND M O N T H .
Box
cars.
Coal
cars.
Total3
cars.
Coal
cars.
Box
"
, Total3
' cars.
av
av...
av...
av...
av...
av...
100
19
156
100
3
204
12
36
100
13
179
347
153
100
227
6
217
1930.
September...
October
November...
December...
(*)
3
42
182
23
1
2
26
108
1921.
January
February...
March
April
218
211
208
217
120
229
337
303
171
218
262
255
May....
June
July....
August.
178
113
84
218
215
214
173
197
170
130
September..
October
November..
December..
51
28
139
233
130
43
176
293
91
42
149
248
13
1922.
January
February
March
April
161
116
108
115
193
129
96
311
175
129
109
196
85
73
26
5
259
195
174
72
161
179
92
37
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
•
2
Coal.
Forest I
prod- I Ore.
t
Merchandise
L.C.L., Total.*
and
miscellaneous.
Relative to 1919.
467
217
96
15
4
100
616
11
100
339
8
570
656
264
51
332
229
81
16
111
111
115
121
112
127
141
161
179
103
94
95
90
205
226
235
249
104
145
154
3
103
None.
1
15
46
248
241
229
212
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
9
3
6
7
87
189
10
75
158
329
927
1
5
2
2
!
110
87
100
106
84
100
118
46
100
103
100
106
94
111
127
121
122
110
109
99
85
213
201
117
46
111
115
101
91
118
124
109
84
75
74
79
94
90
84
24
24
18
15
79
84
93
95
85
85
87
87
63
78
81
85
96
97
95
103
95
95
94
101
57
21
15
108
118
99
90
105
116
94
85
89
92
105
110
92
96
102
91
100
1
3
16
3
1
1
20
3
350
Live
stock.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative to 1919.
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
191Smonthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
Total.
and
grain
products.
94
102
107
96
86
79
82
84
88
87
88
73
79
142
130
97
108
91
112
96
92
111
87
74
82
92
86
79
3
208
219
222
212
129
131
106
84
99
88
55
82
95
108
74
41
86
88
93
99
26
7
20
103
243
217
226
215
229
108
102
129
144
90
89
81
78
47
53
43
56
107
110
97
102
49
144
170
177
114
119
116
118
106
103
112
539
213
193
132
106
97
100
140
119
117
1
2
2
See footnotes on opposite page.
81
83
I
|
89
88
73
I
82
12
11 i
14 ii
!
131
FREIGHT-CAR MOVEMENT.
Table 84.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.l
Box
YEAR AND MONTH.
Coal
cars.
BADORDER
CARS.s
SHORTAGE.*
SURPLUS.'
Total3
cars.
Box
cars.
Coal
cars.
Total3
cars.
Total.
AVERAGE LOADINGS PER WEEK.
Grain
and
grain
products.
Live
stock.
Coal.
Forest
products.
Merchandise
L.C.LM Total.*
and
miscellaneous.
Ore.
Number of cars.
1916 monthly av...
1917monthly av...
1918monthly av...
132,374
134,711
141,961
167,700
163,676
308,717
38,973
34,829
44,066
43,148
1,146
4,200
25,868
444
112,934
52,360
24,174
82,056
1,896
1,916
3,856
49,695
204,408
41,198
18,295
2,795
731
23,930
27,549
11,091
2,159
80,141
55,412
19,673
3,808
166,148
167,965
174,276
182,097
43,707
38,064
34,978
34,645
April
179,219
173,520
171,119
178,037
90,685
324,186
172,850
413,450
255,055 | 495,904
229,443 i 492,352
306
468
26
87
108
71
8
108
810
650
123
276
191,234
213,180
243,586
270,319
40,235
36,758
37,208
33,455 !
May....
June
July....
August.
155,040 , 165,102 j 394,040
146,298 I 162,537 j 373,791
93,013 i 161,723 : 321,781
69,238
130,596 ' 246,740
263
187
3,710
641
50
310
83
67
339
663
3,905
739
September..
October
November..
December..
42,093
22,628
113,874
191,707
j 98,048 ; 172,420
| 33,643 I 80,203
j 132,692 I 282,926
I 221,614
470,516
2,478
5,301
264
24
142
4,339
None.
37
1922,
January
February....
March
April
132,174
95,361
88,491
94,653
145,913
97,634
72,566
235,077
330,681
245,100
206,746
371,538
546
373
255
369
69,714
60,101
21,367
195,439
3,850
147,558
131,267
54,566
305,198
339,225
174,927
70,455
201
3,486
5,843
6,437
29,251
1919 monthly a v . . . 82,135
1920 monthly a v . . .
15,985
1921 monthly a v . . . 127,982
23,592
68,680
7 5 , 6 0 5 189,396
24,194
1,981
339,026
154,499
65,901
28,964
j 18,991
3 2 , 9 5 5 176,695
30,105
193,787
153,672
28,858
56,828
60,476
47,928
30,879
33,697
35,169
28,247
195,651
223,792
213,237
215,271
62,679
61,682
56,489
48,276
79,586
75,219
43,953
17,123
31,638
28,377
26,166
26,993
174,968
149,092
131,951
131,314
44,739
53,406
51,070
47,578
8,866
8,873
6,677
5,730
309,971
341,337
354,611
376,417
38,214 I 26,652
40,582 ! 27,486
56,585 \ 23,979
27,643
59,973
157,122
155,001
145,420
155,376
49,463
49,880
41,558
45,010
23,684
29,069
30,389
31,769
455,605
456,036
448,886
487,854
758,438
762,827
750,717
812,265
3,621
11,219
302
110
374,087
364,372
345,201
320,292
55,272
50,478
37,998
42,032
29,907
36,834
31,524
29,100
162,882
196,206
154,434
130,297
46,443
52,392
48,846
44,752
28,554
21,490
7,830
5,470
512,322
559,386
469,524
424,479
840,318
929,022
756,624
36
100
77
374
642
599
423
842
313,190
331,050
334,628
320,083
50,460
51,199
41,184
32,874
32,568
29,113
18,092
27,114
168,720
190,126
131,116
72,528
48,960
50,124
52,734
56,052
4,410
4,151
5,250
9,654
421,722
486,143
495,258
521,106
734,442
768,741
827,400
727,488
1,094
1,397
16,550
35,819
423
3,148
6,633
13,835
1,714
4,803
24,973
58,670
327,704
340,822
324,583
345,013
42,186
39,614
50,227
56,177
29,550
29,201
26,723
25,665
82,494
93,736
75,639
98,499
60,714
62,621
55,181
57,838
18,384
54,054
63,528
66,264
540,546
563,043
547,143
556,560
782,670
851,700
828,029
895,591
66,529
38,954
130,325
321,674
291,654
51,308
35,026
170,512
56,871
52,448
559,981
934,816
37,434 472,495 801,616
44,142
485,104 850,923
17,367
455,916 754,717
1920,
September..
October
November...
December...
54
2,107
34,756
149,487
1921,
January
February—
March
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
I
1
2
1,521
107
1,786
17,067
522,640
545,670
478,272
428,922
949,597
995,095
877,176
785,798
372,517
683,651
397,519 ! 683,088
438,447 j 698,627
448,422 j 698,156
T
i
Data from the American Railway Association.
At end of month, exclusive of Canadian roads. The Association reports the number ol freight cars which are idle (surplus) and also the number of requests for cars
which can not befilled(shortage). The difference between these twofiguresrepresents the net freight-car situation for the country as a whole. The car shortages can not
ordinarily
befilledfrom the idle cars because of the uneven geographical distribution of the latter.
8
4 Includes other classes than groups listed.
Total includes coke shipments in addition to commodity groups listed.
& Index number less than 1. •
«Number of railroad freight cars in need of repairs onfirstday of each month. Note that 1913 is the base year, having a monthly average of 150,909 cars in need
of repairs.
132
RAILWAY OPERATIONS.
Table 85.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
REVENUES.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Freight.
Passenger.
Total
operating.
TOTAL
OPERATING
EXPENSES.
PASSENGERMILE
OPERATION.
THE
PULLMAN
COMPANY.
EXPRESS
EARNINGS.
Receipts I Passengers
per toncarried
mile.
1 mile.
Passengers
carried.
Total
operat- Operating ining
revenues. come.
TON-MILE
OPERATION.
NET
RAILWAY
OPERATING
INCOME.2
Tons
carried
1 mile.
Relative to 1913.
Relative to 1919.
1913 monthly average..
1914 monthly average..
1915 monthly average..
1916 monthly average..
100
94
101
121
100
94
93
102
1OO
95
101
118
1OO
96
95
109
1OO
89
117
146
100
96
4 92
4
144
100
100
100
99
3 100
3
102
3 129
102
3 1OO
3 105
3
98
112
1917 monthly average..
1918 monthly average..
1919 monthly average..
1920 monthly average..
1921 monthly average..
133
163
168
204
185
120
150
171
186
167
132
161
169
203
182
131
184
203
267
211
136
96
72
128
133
121
: 137
!: 105
100
118
135
146
177
117
126
137
138
110
130
116
150
158
126
100
129
124
178
172
179
241
139
133
133
163
118
117
192
187
194
264
140
135
147
175
123
398
1OO
173
12
1920.
May....
June
July....
August.
201
214
207
283
148
134
170
188
116
350
209
231
218
375
156
130
177
199
123
380
September..
October
November..
December..
248
272
247
219
226
198
185
200
243
280
133
150
161
152
165
252
290
145
156
171
133
144
167
13
232
283
85
137
175
125
130
163
12
216
281
127
169
129
133
161
10
January..
February.
March....
April
184
183
184
243
109
119
128
140
161
154
159
212
91
177
101
111
135
181
169
180
220
51
98
184
108
129
143
11
172
158
170
207
49
94
183
100
118
138
13
May....
June
July....
August.
177
162
174
209
62
103
172
105
123
134
13
1921.
182
173
181
210
85
103
175
114
134
133
178
189
181
200
116
104
174
129
140
133
200
190
198
210
151
111
179
128
143
91
200
175
195
208
146
113
179
117
139
120
226
154
210
219
176
134
175
103
120
119
193
144
182
203
111
107
179
94
108
117
4
163
154
167
192
94
172
101
113
85
62
January..
156
145
155
186
49
162
96
118
104
5
February.
166
128
157
179
80
104
160
85
102
104
5
March....
200
140
186
199
139
i20
167
92
114
107
5
April
163
145
163
185
84
90
180
96
119
103
4
September..
October
November..
December..
10
1922.
May....
181
149
176
196
103
102
177
100
124
108
4
June
188
167
186
200
128
106
174
116
144
105
5
July....
169
175
174
187
116
99
168
140
103
20
August.
185
176
186
213
148
144
September..
October
November..
December..
111
See footnotes on opposite page.
133
RAILWAY OPERATIONS.
Table 86.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
REVENUES.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Freight.
Passenger.
Total
operating.
NET
TOTAL RAILWAT
OPER- OPERATING ATING
EXINPENSES. COMES
Thousands of dollars.
NET TON-MILE
OPERATION.
PASSENGERMILE
OPERATION.
THE
PULLMAN
CO.
EXPRESS
EARNINGS.
Tons
carried
1 mile.
Receipts
per
tonmile.
Passengers
carried
1 mile.
Passengers
carried.
Total Operoperat- ating
ing rev- inenues. come.
Thousands
of tons.
Cents.
Thousands.
Number.
Thousands of
dollars.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
$176,916
165,943
178,864
214,784
236,177
$57,548
54,230
53,798
58,980
68,935
$255,139
241,608
256,630
302,104
337,539
$181,732
173,916
171,926
198,031
238,184
$59,900
53,451
70,002
87,255
81,232
27,388,294
26,163,146
< 25,232,208
4 31,126,359
34,942,744
0.719
.723
.722
.707
.715
3 2,822,922
3 2,880,582
3 3,649,161
2,882,163
3,289,738
'2,072,018
3 2,182,396
32,021,039
2,326,425
2,691,212
191S monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
288,183
296,410
360,304
326,931
86,056
98,334
107,285
96,156
410,549
432,005
518,785
463,981
334,767
368,287
485,861
383,351
57,759
43,024
4,846
51,248
36,409,975
33,033,629
37,411,868
28,705,869
.849
.973
1.052
1.274
3,556,382
3,863,192
3,904,056
3,110,759
2,397,260
3,112,128
3,271,282
2,600,416
May
June
July
August
.114,14S
340,336
356,091
369,580
98,901
107,383
123,218
132,904
457,559
494,714
529,150
555,522
437,830
480,500
514,254
682,315
6
5,430
15,240
5
12,053
158,583
37,902,007
38,157,869
40,450,094
42,706,838
-.954
.970
.960
.936
3,760,702
4,149,434
4,785,323
4,988,019
3,385,470
3,618,050
3,892,896
4,126,186
14, S75
15,509
14,669
15,463
2,453
8,321
7,326
7,948
September.
October
November..
December..
438,882
480,375
436,891
3S6,564
129,857
113,902
106,652
114,830
618,926
641,827
592,054
550,580
509,720
526,544
513,614
510,769
79,676
86,641
50,964
3,302
40,999,843
42,562,687
37,458,630
34,722,365
1.154
1.226
1.255
1.217
4,294,113
3,761,875
3,518,107
3,640,548
3,422,673
2,974,833
2,692,723
2,759,442
21,217
21,002
20,570
20,345
281
269
246
211
January
February...
March
April
324,935
284,217
320,774
304,774
105,203
88,463
97,313
90,649
470,389
406,496
459,048
433,398
442,196
3S4,646
400,111
375,697
1,526
* 5,165
30,807
29,857
29,824,391
24,913,294
26,825,588
25,578,883
1.215
1.274
1.320
1.316
3,358,000
2,857,000
3,056,000
2,832,811
2,657,771
2,307,168
2,633,165
2,443,961
17,704
16,992
18,023
17,403
177
195
221
277
May
June
July
August
313,133
322,236
314,821
353,815
93,517
99,753
109,192
444,860
461,585
462,940
505,732
379,865
380,856
362,756
382,106
36,943
51,067
69,324
90,160
28,218,768
28,140,661
28,412,404
30,381,958
1.236
1.261
1.254
1.288
2,969,406
3,214,896
3,637,499
3,622,956
2,553,188
2,774,177
2,903,775
2,970,079
16,929
16,779
16,767
11,431
18
184
107
154
September..
October
November..
December..
354,053
400,710
342,025
288,762
100,680
88,844
82,656
88,670
497,655
535,296
465,497
425,022
377,108
397,203
368,013
348,880
87,174
105,453
66,198
51,588
30,821,944
36,506,565
29,139,115
25,706,855
1.288
1.261
1.284
1.237
3,291,820
2,910,493
2,656,590
2,844,671
2,890,136
2,476,852
2,245,621
2,349,099
15,127
14,951
14,801
10,770
186
202
88
1,305
January
February...
March
April
276,473
294,473
353,908
288,849
83,720
73,585
80,531
83,461
394,941
401,427
474,670
416,869
337,269
324,501
360,928
336,178
29,476
47,771
83,511
50,272
27,099,000
28,348,000
32,904,832
24,727,919
1.164
1.152
.198
.291
2,396,439
2,592,731
2,701,720
2,444,584
2,111,766
2,356,701
2,461,456
13,131
13,132
18,440
12,980
95
113
103
82
May
June
July
August
319,362
331,872
299,169
326,486
85,533
96,012
100,668
101,502
448,948
473,785
443,183
473,877
355,589
363,984
340,726
387,100
61,981
76,594
69,239
52,580
27,855,386
29,048,643
27,073,021
30,452,607
.271
.249
.209
2,561,599
2,986,541
2,890,939
3,063,092
13,583
13,272
12,991
80
103
408
$12,613 $2,092
16,306 3,615
15,640
260
1920.
5
1921.
1922.
September..
October
November..
December..
2,821,701
3,269,479
2,990,265
i Data on revenues and expenses, from the Interstate Commerce Commission, represent Class I roads, those Having annual operating revenues in excess of $1,000,000;
data on ton-mile and passenger-mile operation are from the Bureau of Railway Economics; Pullman passenger traffic furnished by The Pullman Co.; express earnings are
reports of the American Railway Express Co. to the Interstate Commerce Commission, to which are added reports of the Southeastern Express Co. from the time of its organisation in May, 1921.
*Net railway operating income includes net operating revenue (equal to the difference between total operating revenue and total operating expenses) from which there
have been deducted railway tax accruals, uncollectible railway revenues, equipment and joint facility rents.
* Fisoal year ending June 30, of year indicated.
* These figures are from Interstate Commerce Commission reports,
s Deficit.
134
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
Table 87.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
RETAIL SALES.
Mail-order Chain
houses.2 stores.'
POSTAL
RECEIPTS.
ADVERTISING.
Magazine.*
Newspaper. &
Relative
Relative
RETAIL SALES.
Mail-order
houses.*
Chain
stores.3
POSTAL
RECEIPTS.
ADVERTISING.
Magazine.*
Newspaper.*
YEAR AND MONTH.
Relative to 1913.
Relative
to 1919.
to 1913.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average..
1918
1919
1920
1921
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average..
100
Thousands of agate lines.
Thousands of dollars.
to 1919.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
1OO
1OO
105
107
95
120
120
94
154
141
116
73
186
161
122
75
$11,275
11,847
13,498
17,407
20,982
$7,972
8,544
9,582
11,278
12,806
203
182
93
110
73
264
208
1OO
154
1OO
264
246
113
188
114
188
258
113
120
103
22,891
29,772
30,233
21,206
217
231
109
187
111
24,490
255
272
120
202
129
28,801
268
260
115
193
119
30,161
259
452
136
173
116
29,227
$13,543
14,611
1,224
1,161
1,147
1,415
1,490
61,440
62,671
14,520
16,575
19,623
20,561
17,066
18,380
20,688
20,746
1,344
1,890
2,305
1,476
61,067
83,859
95,832
86,619
18,444
21,645
20,763
36,037
20,034
22,082
21,160
25,020
2,2S5
93,285
108,585
99,699
97,285
14,227
15,405
20,133
18,589
20,013
19,115
22,723
20,593
18,572
18,272
17,956
19,273
19,504
19,752
17,509
19,289
1,713
18,856
23,578
21,813
40,052
20.399
21,670
21,750
26,678
1,325
15,720
16,749
19,677
22,429
20,903
20,339
24,237
22,098
1,112
21,540
21,104
21,001
21,676
22,317
22,169
19,543
21,372
1,830
22,621
22,764
24,777
1920.
September..
October
November..
December..
2,473
2,368
2,114
1921.
January..
February.
March
April
179
109
120
101
21,320
173
193
104
129
89
19,465
244
253
124
135
109
27,502
203
233
112
137
107
22,839
May....
June
July....
August.
160
233
106
140
115
18,060
159
229
107
129
104
17,900
133
225
95
103
87
15,005
159
242
105
90
85
17,960
September..
October....
November..
December..
188
239
111
108
100
21,163
222
296
118
120
116
24,982
211
274
118
124
112
23,767
217
502
145
116
112
24,506
1,462
1,580
1,655
1,680
1,574
1,257
1,105
1,467
1,522
1,421
85,107
74,974
91,503
89,966
96,516
86,970
73,203
71,177
84,153
97,533
93,812
94,257
1922.
January..
February.
March
April
175
197
114
91
102
19,782
161
210
111
113
90
18,198
211
247
132
124
111
23,832
196
281
120
140
116
25,071
May....
June
July....
August.
194
270
121
150
116
21,855
174
265
121
134
108
19,565
154
263
106
110
93
17,355
157
272
116
102
92
17,709
September..
October
November..
December..
190
284
124
121
105
135
156
21,464
30,222
1,383
1,515
1,717
85,745
75,319
93,285
97,160
1,243
97,086
90,796
77,966
77,393
1,485
87,904
1.644
1,351
1.907
1
Except postal receipts in 50 selected cities reported by the U. S. Post Office Department. Mail-order and chain-store sales are reported directly by the companies or
compiled
from the Commercial and Financial Chronicle; magazine advertising as reported by Printers' Ink; newspaper advertising compiled by New York Evening Post.
2
Includes Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Montgomery Ward & Co. (details for each store shown on page 125).
3 Includes F. W. Woolworth & Co., S. S. Kresge Co., McCrory, and S. H. Kress & Co. (details for each store shown on page 125).
* Thesefiguresrepresent the number of lines of advertising carried by the leading magazines dated for the month noted.
& Compiledfrom 22 identical cities: New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Boston, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Buffalo, San Francisco, Milwaukee,
Washington, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Louisville, St. Paul, Birmingham, and Houston. For the years 1916 to 1918, no reports were
available for Boston, Louisville, Houston, and Columbus. The totals for those years were computed! rom the actual reports of the 18 other cities, allowing 13.85 per cent
of the total to the four missing cities, the average ratio of those cities to the total in the subsequent years.
135
WHOLESALE TRADE.
Table 88.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
SALES BY FEDERAL ]RESERVE
Philadelphia
(No. 3).
Atlanta
(No. 6).
Richmond
(No. 5).
DISTRICTS.
San Francisco
(No. 12).
DaUas
(No. 11)
Kansas City
(No. 10).
FEAR AND MONTH.
Gro- Hard- Gro- Dry Hard- Gro- Dry Hard- Gro- Hard- Gro- Dry Hard- Gro- Dry Hardceries. ware. ceries. Goods. ware. ceries. Goods. ware. ceries. ware. ceries. Goods. ware. ceries. Goods. ware.
Relative to 1920-1921.
1920-21 monthly average s ... 100.0 100.0
89.2
1921 monthly average
88.3
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
102.4
90.0
83.8
89.4
82.7
100.0 100.0
98.7
99.3
100.0 100.0 100.0
84.1
86.4
72.7
100,0 100.0 100.0
92.6
59.8
88.2
1920.
March
April
May
June
July
August
113.1
121.6
117.1
233.4
September
October....
November.
December
129.1
114.8
115.7
100.5
121.1
118.4
106.5
104.6
132.6
120.4
109.4
99.5
1921.
January....
February
March
April
88.6
84.8
100.6
85.6
89.6
74.0
96.4
107.4
May
June
July
August
87.1
91.2
88.8
91.4
September
October
November
December
163.1
166.4
331.2
304.7
117.3
105.5
240.7
182.9
232.3
262.5
101.3
95.2
112.4
119.1
146.6
114.2
120.4
121.7
179.4
154.3
205.8
223.6
145.3
133.7
123.4
124.3
1
143.0
129.9
123.1
123.2
123.4
104.7
99.8
178.7
190.1
121.3
112.7
119.6 ! 143.9
122.4
135.5
121.5
133.6
131.5
136.7
140.8
138.0
165.3
98.3
85.9
57.6
145.0
132.0
112.3
83.8
125.7
124.1
109.6
105.9
146.6
89.7
81.2
52.5
137.4
123.4
108.3
92.1
131.0
116.6
95.8
81.4
128.8
110.8
87.7
69.5
136.5
125.5
113.0
89.3
204.2
134.8
117.3
39.9
115.9
114.8
111.3
111.3
120.6
117.8
100.5
82.6
206.4
170.2
128.5
68.5
133.3
128.1
104.9
93.2
89.2
87.2
94.7
88.6
80.8
92.5
106.1
77.2
76.2
71.0
95.9
94.3
93.7
94.2
101.0
84.6
71.0
94.7
128.5
95.7
99.8
91.0
96.5
86.3
81.2
81.5
97.3
90.8
60.0
76.2
126.2
103.3
85.7
94.1
93.4
81.9
48.1
69.3
80.4
59.7
122.0
123.2
87.1
78.9
84.0
88.2
106.6
91.9
48.8
53.3
68.5
69.4
80.8
72.7
97.3
95.7
91.6
92.7
76.2
85.0
85.6
88.1
87.6
88.2
66.3
67.2
69.3
104.3
86.4
85.6
74.2
83.7
88.0
77.2
72.6
80.0
83.6
79.2
87.2
126.9
80.0
80.0
69.8
82.3
90.1
97.3
114.4
106.2
95.1
109.4
99.3
104.5
82.3
79.7
80.7
82.1
61.0
58.9
63.7
98.2
77.3
72.7
66.5
78.7
94.2
90.5
101.4
91.4
57.3
56.9
48.5
62.6
89.7
96.6
83.5
89.3
85.8
94.7
91.2
79.9
89.7
92.5
82.2
82.6
94.8
96.9
90.8
81.3
112.8
104.2
69.2
42.8
92.3
97.1
82.8
65.8
84.7
85.2
76.8
75.4
169.9
145.8
91.0
55.3
95.6
110.4
98.8
90.0
114.8
116.2
105.7
88.6
117.3
119.1
98.6
82.1
90.0
93.1
75.4
70.6
111.2
112.4
69.6
39.8
73.2
89.2
88.1
80.0
94.3
100.9
90.6
76.9
78.1
71.3
59.5
43.9
94.7
94.0
85.7
78.1
January
February
March
April
74.3
73.3
82.4
70.7
62.1
62.2
90,9
97.6
76.7
76.5
87.1
78.4
66.2
64.8
79.9
67.0
70.5
58.1
77.8
83.1
67.7
67.6
80.0
68.9
69.8
79.1
102.3
88.8
86.0
75.4
87.9
80.3
84.0
86.2
102.7
92.2
57.9
67.8
102.6
98.9
68.9
73.3
82.3
74.6
54.6
65.4
65.1
59.9
62.4
60.4
68.0
69.2
88.8
76.2
92.2
81.5
50.7
48.4
59.8
54.0
76.1
72.0
89.8
92.4
May
June ...... . . . . . .
July
August
83.0
90.6
81.4
88.0
101.6
94.0
81.1
89.8
88.3
88.9
86.8
92.7
62.4
68.3
74.5
108.0
86.3
82.8
79.1
86.7
80.5
79.5
75.5
87.5
85.0
81.1
101.6
138.2
83.0
79.6
76.0
99.8
100.1
109.5
95.4
102.6
110.1
116.7
102.6
106.5
78.9
81.4
76.3
83.2
60.6
59.0
75.5
111.7
71.6
70.3
70.1
81.8
92.5
102.6
100.5
95.2
57.7
58.6
60.3
81.2
105.6
113.8
99.5
105.2
September
89.2
94.6
95.4
110.3
95.2
86.8
135.2
105.1
111.3
110.5
102.0
105.9
99.3
103.3
86.7
106.2
1922.
October
November
December
j
1
Index numbers calculated from data collected by Federal Reserve Banks of the respective districts showing percentage changes from month to month. The percentage
changes
reported by Federal Reserve Banks have been converted into index numbers showing the same corresponding percentage increase or decrease.
3
Twelve months' average, August, 1920, to July, 1921, inclusive.
136
RETAIL TRADE.
Table 89.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
!
MAIL-ORDER
HOUSES.
TEN-CENT STORES.
F. W.
Woolworth
Co.
MontYEAR AND MONTH.
& Co.
s. s.
Kresge
Co.
McCrory
Stores
Corp.
S. H.
Kress
& Co.
MISCELLANEOUS.
United
Cigar
Stores
Co.
J. C.
Penney
Co.
Owl
Drug
Co.
American
Wholesale Corp.
Relative t o 1913.
1913 monthlv
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average..
average...
average
average.
average..
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthlv
1921 monthly
average
average..
average
average
100
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
106
103
105
121
91
110
135
118
124
115
158
104
115
154
156
131
199
126
187
199
148
227
146
208
201
162
274
178
196
811
176
174
156
270
267
180
322
213
234
1,092
210
205
216
266
278
213
387
266
269
1,623
269
253
233
186
189
223
421
265
268
1,767
257
270
213
222
251
205
365
244
246
1,690
277
226
154
198
283
196
365
241
268
1,656
265
232
171
210
222
204
363
267
232
1,492
280
245
341
204
234
201
366
256
248
1,550
263
251
323
100
.
100
1OO
1OO
101
111
95
183
105
112
101
140
319
121
117
132
164
564
145
136
152
;
!
1OO
1920.
May
June
July
\ugust
j September
1 October
November...
December .
. .
204
248
199
364
255
258
2,127
276
268
245
253
262
240
410
271
295
2,519
308
286
185
321
329
225
421
272
274
2,264
270
258
183
241
304
390
708
508
491
2,333
358
381
130
196
173
151
291
201
197
1,255
242
264
237
176
165
166
314
210
206
1,243
232
249
198
252
223
214
420
263
276
1,698
260
266
219
206
195
199
398
245
241
1,696
263
258
165
151
1921.
January
j February..
March
\pril
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
1922.
January
February
March . . .
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
.
.
!
154
161
203
383
222
244
1,732
256
249
139
206
195
384
222
251
1,745
251
263
160
134
157
131
166
195
211
370
390
233
249
231
254
250
273
244
1,497
1,526
271
238
286
253
186
192
205
389
239
260
313
218
230
470
304
2,422
271
290
258
203
229
261
238
238
278
1,940
461
271
266
2,220
261
198
214
224
438
786
546
530
2,245
245
309
331
134
178
169
172
326
216
182
984
199
246
229
156
183
341
235
204
1,089
194
236
132
198
175
243
215
406
270
238
1,433
244
265
163
185
222
244
471
308
267
1,792
244
254
154
182
193
233
444
276
280
1,849
253
261
128
137
261
448
271
279
1,813
241
274
135
154
154
225
228
444
287
251
1,455
247
275
254
153
168
235
464
304
248
1,556
246
289
225
214
311
245
491
308
257
2,160
260
274
202
286
180
250
i
See footnote on opposite page.
.
1
237
137
RETAIL TRADE.
Table 90.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
MAIL-ORDER
HOUSES.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Sears,
Roebuck
&Co.
Montgomery
Ward
&Co.
MISCELLANEOUS.
TEN-CENT STORES.
F.W.
Woolworth
Co.
s.s.
Kresge
Co.
McCrory
Stores
Corp.
S.H.
Kress &
Co.
J.C.
Penney
Co.
United
Cigar
Stores
Co.
Drug
Co.
American
Wholesale
Corp.
Owl
Thousands of dollars.
$7,965
8,427
9,389
12,237
14,856
83,310
3,420
4,113
5,178
6,592
$5,519
5,801
6,333
7,257
8,174
$1,105
1,341
1,745
2,200
2,508
$450
411
468
566
655
$898
991
1,036
1,255
1,469
$220
297
402
701
1,240
$2,465
2,492
2,587
2,985
3,576
8325
360
364
381
443
$1,366
1,303
1,380
1,807
2,071
16,544
21,494
21,217
14,835
6,664
8,838
9,192
6,246
8,931
9,958
11,741
12,299
3,026
3,556
4,270
4,655
957
1,197
1,194
1,763
2,104
2,415
2,409
1,778
2,398
3,569
3,887
4,336
5,172
6,637
6,339
566
667
823
879
2,130
2,944
3,188
2,905
May....
June
July....
August.
17,705
15,768
16,743
16,272
8,320
9,380
7,353
7,751
11,320
10,818
11,283
11,070
4,027
4,034
4,012
4,041
2,210
2,410
2,085
2,227
3,714
3,639
3,278
3,406
6,834
6,525
6,910
6,477
735
755
796
816
2,098
2,340
4,658
4,406
September.
October....
November.
December..
16,276
20,113
25,556
19,177
8,214
10,890
10,050
10,957
13,242
12,428
21,522
4,024
4,532
4,652
2,283
2,316
2,652
2,459
4,408
4,673
5,536
4,976
5,127
6,807
7,591
6,654
8,816
872
929
839
1,239
3,345
2,528
2,495
1,773
January...
February.
March
April
15,598
14,003
20,106
16,375
5,721
5,462
7,396
6,464
8,336
9,138
11,831
10,963
3,215
3,468
4,642
4,392
903
946
1,185
1,102
1,773
1,850
2, Alb
2,160
2,759
2,732
3,732
3,726
5,969
5,713
6,413
6,494
859
810
864
837
3,240
2,702
2,987
2,255
May....
June
July
August.
12,239
11,094
10,676
12.477
5,321
6,80ft
4,329
5,483
11,203
10,741
10,744
11,641
4 232
4,245
4,087
4,311
1,001
999
,048
,122
2,110
2,255
2,077
2,191
3,806
3,835
3,290
3,354
6,309
6,186
6,263
6,160
810
855
2,057
2,183
3,250
3,912
September.
October
November.
December..
14,800
17,378
16,186
17,081
6,363
7,604
7,581
7,425
11,325
14,408
13,110
24,155
4,300
5,189
5,098
,069
,251
,220
2,456
2,148
2,731
2,385
4,755
4,263
5,323
4,883
4,938
6,231
6,691
6,029
7,613
846
943
849
1,108
4,276
3,461
2,700
1,831
1922.
January...
February.
March
April
14,188
12,413
15,801
14,713
5,594
5,785
8,031
7,358
9,520
10,095
11,847
13,439
3,598
3,763
4,481
5,208
970
,056
,215
1,632
1,835
2,134
2,396
2,165
2,395
3,153
3,943
4,898
4,794
6,013
6,012
766
860
825
3,133
1,806
2,226
2,107
May
June
July....
August..
14.478
10,910
12,245
12,156
6,377
8,655
5,110
5,553
12,884
12,432
12,557
12,960
4,903
4,945
4,901
5,122
,242
,219
1,2
1,3
2,511
2,508
2,250
2,225
4,067
3,988
3,202
3,424
6,226
5,932
6,100
6,064
848
1,750
1,848
3,468
3,073
September.
October
November.
December..
14,375
19,933
7,089
10,289
13,507
15,774
5,424
2,304
4,753
6,421
891
2,764
3,234
1913 monthly average.
1914 monthly average.
1915 monthly average.
1916 monthly average.
1917 monthly average.
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average.
1921 monthly average.
1920.
1,099
1,082
1,202
1,150
1,147
1,219
1,224
1921.
1
This table is submitted in response to a demand for publication of the figures of sales of individual stores, which have been compiled from published reports. These
figures represent money values of sales. On account of the tremendous increase in J. C. Penney Co. sales, this store is not included m our total of 10-eent store sales given
on page 134. Data on American Wholesale Corporation placed here for convenience.
138
RETAIL SALES.
Table 91.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
DEPARTMENT STORES.
CHAIN STORES.*
MAIL- i
Total ORDER!
I
for 8 HOUS-|
disCigar
Shoe 1 Music
ES
i
Grocery
San
g
RichMinne-I
New
j
PhilaAttricts,
(16
(4
(5 ! (4
Boston York del p Wa mond lanta apolis 3 Dallas 3 Fran- weighthouses).
chains).
chai
chains),
chains).
ns).
chains.)
I
^ains).
(16
cisco ed (176
(24
(19
(10
(63 | (17
(9
stores).
(18
stores). stores),
i stores). stores). stores). stores).
stores).
stores).
Federal reserve districts.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Relative to 1919.
1919mo. av...! 1 0 0
1920 mo. av... 116
1921 mo. av... 115
100
118
113
1OO
119
117
100
113
106
100
121
103
100
108
94
1OO
| 120
! 99
100
120
117
3
100
117
110
100
103
71
1OO
144
124
100
118
124
1OO
119
121
1OO
133
131
100
121
117
1OO
110
107
106
120
123
90
76
122
134
95
95
113
91
1920.
January
February...
March
April
107
81
119
121
111
87
123
117
106
86
126
121
78
118
110
101
88
119
125
96
79
103
111
103
93
130
118
110
89
117
116
105
85
120
118
120
122
131
108
127
128
148
154
111
111
115
108
117
110
May....
June
July....
August.
124
125
88
87
129
121
88
78
129
115
98
97
111
118
88
85
131
112
91
99
113
114
99
92
122
117
91
92
121
114
104
121
124
118
92
91
90
87
81
80
152
150
159
143
113
109
112
111
116
117
124
120
136
130
137
129
147
128
120
92
92
94
85
102
September..
October
November..
December..
108
124
134
178
102
135
142
184
106
134
139
169
101
129
136
188
109
143
142
191
109
116
117
148
118
138
139
179
116
128
121
188
107
132
136
181
91
104
126
143
143
140
138
112
130
126
215
119
123
114
150
137
151
134
181
112
143
135
155
119
127
132
179
January
February
March
April
109
I 87
; 121
] 119
100
88
118
115
109
88
126
125
92
84
118
108
93
90
113
101
90
70
97
106
93
88
110
107
95
116
109
102
87
116
112
64
95
77
124
118
128
121
92
121
111
117
110
123
121
119
116
131
134
85
82
141
139
79
78
82
75
May....
June
July....
August.
118
121
78
113
112
77
74
121
113
90
93
107
112
77
76
106
94
73
93
96
77
81
103
95
69
69
116
107
96
118
111
109
80
83
60
62
49
56
118
116
115
121
112
109
108
116
119
120
122
119
129
127
128
127
136
127
100
86
65
60
56
72
90
100
96
128
91
113
103
160
109
125
116
184
93
128
121
176
72
118
135
133
144
113
141
134
241
119
124
115
146
128
1 138
| 124
! 172
103
135
119
149
82
99
107
173
69
60
74
92
74
72
91
100
85
110
109
87
80
102
112
65
59
135
127
149
150
94
100
118
134
117
114
123
123
111
109
124
125
80
80
102
156
72
75
81
79
69
137
133
129
137
130
125
126
130
123
124
126
127
129
106
127
127
127
123
101
87
81
81
79
97
138
136
| 128
135
118
118
1921.
September
October
November
December
129
125
189
92
138
130
187
91
139
136
171
84
120
117
178
1922.
January
February
March
April
100
84
110
125
97
84
108
118
97
88
112
132
76
72
94
106
May
June
July....
August.
123
122
82
87
117
113
77
78
126
109
87
122
103
103
71
73
September....
October...
November.
December.
115
106
107
91
1
2
124
115
165
75
77
100
85
68
90
88
74
79
86
64
66
135
112
98
123
114
106
78
85
85
99
113
103
75
58
57
Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of A nalysis and Research. Index numbers are based upon dollar values.
With the exception of the 4 music chains which operate only locally through the West these data include the larger individual chain-store systems, which inI theaggre1
gatecover practically the entire country. Approximately 10,000 unit stores are represented by the 16 grocery chains: 1,665 unit stores by the 4fiveand ten cent chainsf352
unitstores
by the 7 drug store chains; 2,250 unit stores by the 3 cigar chains; 210 unit stores by the 5 shoe chains; and 50 unit stores by the 4 music chains.
8
In calculating bases estimates are made for sales of stores in the Minneapolis and Dallas districts for the months of 1919 for which there are no reports.
139
DEPARTMENT STORE STOCKS.
Table 92.—INDEX NUMBERS.
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
VALUE <3F STOCKS AT END OF ]MONTH, BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS.^
YEAR AND MONTH.
RichPhiladelphia Cleveland
mond
(No. 3). (No. 4). (No. 5).
Boston
(No. 1).
New
York
(No. 2).
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
86.6
93.3
102.8
106.6
107.8
107.4
79.1
84.7
95.1
100.2
78.0
87.0
93.4
May
June
July
August
103.5
97 8
93 2
97.2
102.0
95 7
95 2
101.7
93.5
90.7
93.8
99.6
September
October
November
December
106.4
104 5
109 6
88.9
108.7
109.3
103.3
81.5
January
February
March
April
77.6
89.7
84 0
86.3
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Atlanta
(No. 6).
Kansas
San
Chicago St. Louis MinneDallas Francisco
apolis
City
(No. 7). (No. 8). (No.
9). (No. 10). (No. 11). (No. 12).
100.0
100.0
82.2
90.9
103.7
103.5
92.9
95.7
48.1
74.9
82.5
82.5
98.5
99.9
103.0
22
30
38
46
92.5
91.6
90.3
98.8
105.8
96.1
98.5
100.7
95.1
89.7
94.7
99.7
84.2
84.2
91.2
104.5
95.8
99.2
102.3
97.4
100.2
96.7
88 1
95.9
105.3
88 9
108 7
57 5
70 8
86 6
98 9
107.9
108.8
103.8
85.8
107.8
112.8
105.6
84.5
111.0
111.1
102.5
76.3
112.8
113.6
105.9
73.3
109.5
111.0
104.4
79.3
106.9
108.8
104.1
84.5
107.1
108.0
103.4
84.0
110.1
108.1
102.6
78.0
115.8
112 3
101.8
72.4
108.3
109 6
105 9
90.7
75.3
79.3
86.1
89.5
75.9
80.3
85.0
86.1
72.2
74.4
80.3
83.7
64.0
69.7
75.5
78.7
72.7
77.0
80.4
80.0
77.9
79.0
86.2
85.6
81.7
80.9
88.3
88.4
76.6
77.4
82.2
79.8
77.1
84.9
90.3
91.8
66.7
70.0
76 4
76.8
87.0
88.9
92 9
95.7
84.5
81.0
78.9
80.0
87.7
82.8
79.3
85.0
86.2
84.8
80.8
80.2
81.1
78.8
74.0
79.0
77.3
74.1
72.4
67.3
77.8
75.6
75.2
79.1
82.9
79.5
78.6
84.9
86.8
86.4
83.1
90.9
76.4
72.0
71.5
76.4
87.8
79.8
85.2
95.9
74.1
70.7
69.1
80.8
94.7
87.5
86.9
90.9
88.5
94.0
98.6
83.8
95.1
99.7
101.7
85.1
86.1
88.3
88.7
76.4
86.7
88.7
89.3
73.6
78.7
80.8
80.4
72.9
87.8
89.1
89.3
73.3
88.5
91.7
91.2
75.4
97.6
98.1
98.9
81.8
79.5
80.2
79.6
69.3
101.8
102.2
98.0
78.1
86.6
86.9
86.9
65.3
94.7
95.3
96.6
81.0
77.9
81 3
86 9
88.1
82.0
84 5
93.9
94.5
76.7
79.2
86.4
87.4
67.2
77.2
84.7
85.8
59.7
67.2
73.0
72.1
73.2
79 3
82.4
82.4
71.6
79.0
84.8
84.3
73.8
82.1
89.8
89.0
66.8
70.9
76.6
74.0
80.5
91.4
98.1
98.4
65.0
70 7
76.7
75.5
76.5
84.4
90.4
92.1
May
June
July
August
87 1
83 5
81 2
82.5
90 5
85.8
80.7
84.3
850
80.4
78.0
81.3
82.6
79.3
74.0
78.1
69 6
67.0
64.5
67.7
79 2
74.5
73.5
77.9
82.2
78.2
76.9
85.1
86.5
81.5
80.7
87.8
75.5
73.5
72.7
76.2
93.9
85.3
84.2
94.9
73 0
66.5
65.1
72.6
86 3
81.1
80.7
84.0
September
October
November
December
91 9
92.9
91.0
84.7
76.8
84.6
87.4
95.4
80.0
100.1
77.0
88.8
Six months' average, July-Dec., 1920.
2 100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1920.
January
FebrUaFV
March
April
•
9
2
4
7
1921.
1922.
January
February
March
April...
. .
; Index numbers calculated from data c ollected by the Federal Reserve Board in cooperation with the National Retail Dry Goods Association from about 300 department
stores, showing percentage changes from month to month. The Federal Reserve Board states that the original material was in dollar amounts, except in districts 3, 4, 8, and
10, where only percentages were received, and the averages for the districts were computed by weighting according to the volume of business done during 1920. The per
centage
changes reported by the Federal Reserve Board have been converted into index numbers which show the same corresponding percentage increase or decrease.
2
Relative to five months' average, August-December, 1920.
140
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY OPERATIONS.
Table 93.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
JOBS REGISTERED.
WORKERS REGISTERED.
YEAR AND MONTH.
WORKERS PLACED.
Applicants:
per
Job.
East- Cen- South- WestEast- Cen- South- WestEast- Cen- South- WestTotal.
ern
tral
tral
ern
Total.
ern
em
ern
ern
ern
tral
ern
Total.
ern
States. States. States. States.
States. States. States. States.
States. States. States. States.
Relative to 6 months' average, July-December, 1921.
6 months' average, 1921..
100
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
100
j
1921.
July
August
September
October
November
December
1922.
January
February....
98
•90
102
101
98
101
95
•103
99
104
101
4
105
101
128
114
109
< 105
117
137
90
105
119
145
131
108
106
116
109
91
98
94
84
83
98
103
98
98
93
105
84
78
76
76
85
90
81
91
85
119
86 1
70
81
85
116
98
95
85.
95
131
99
93
85
85
100
115
87
103
79
106
81
110
6 100
«94
>104
93
99
95
101
105
<96
104
122
112
115
109
104
110
94
122
120
87
97
101
85
85
92
94
85
96
124
79
86
55
92
76
108
102
98
102
85
119
101 i
!
79
:
97
I
91
|
!
i
125
120
114
111
129
134
127
133
129
97
139
149
142
115
128
124
135
144
113
76
:
186
105
215
146
164
177
157
195
159
167
j
70
|
216
166
245
279
192
202
160
218
253
202
'
60
115
112
117
99
102
105
109
106
113
93
119
138
May
June
July
August
130
187
114
136
111
128
119
128
180
115
September
October
November
December
8
95
»106
»94
100
April
.
i
»97
97
109
!
«84
101
97
102
...
.
j
118
123
110
114
153
182 J
159
193
153
195
169
145
174
168
187
65
115
115
112
107
137
192
153
218
138
201
180
146
191
145
206
60
112
123
102
117
143
205
187
206
173
236
190
166
182
167
243
61
!
1
i
I
See footnotes on opposite page.
141
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY OPERATIONS.
Table 94.—NUMERICAL DATA.
Data from Government sources.1
WORKERS REGISTERED.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Total.
JOBS REGISTERED.
South- WestEast- Cenern
Total.
ern
tral
States. States. States. States.
Eastern
WORKERS PLACED.
Cen- South- Westtral
ern
ern
Total.
States. States. States.
Applicants
per
job.
East- Cen- South- Western
tral
ern
States. States. States. States.
I
Number.
6 months' average, 1921.. 202,132 j| 39,299
124,700 14,066
24,068 I 116,866 29,967 53,068
8,599 25,232
94,478
23,941 43,072
6,835 20,630
1.73
I
1921.
July
August
September
196,306 | 42,913 116,713 j* 14,02S »22,652 111,353
206,368 39,149 «130,234 13,062 23,923 I 118,415
204,940 41,215 < 119,919 I 14,559 29,247 131,359
30,353 51,694 •8,080 »21,226
28,935 »56,213 8,646 24,621
34,446 *55,874 8,680 32,359
89,600
95,427
107,354
23,464 41,745 65,924 •18,467
22,707 844,531 6,760 21,429
26,028 <45,091 7,969 28,265
1.76
1.74
1.56
October
November.
December..
220,052
195,322
189,806
40,942
38,137
33,437
136,597 | 13,240 29,273 ; 139,953
124,7S0 12,022 20,383 107,802
92,315
119,958 17,483 18,928
31,412 63,120 12,446 32,975
29,407 50,138 7,237 21,020
25,247 41,371 6,505 19,102
101,662
92,696
80,128
25,341
24,568 42,250
21,537 34,828
7,460 18,875
6,667 19,211
6,230 17,533
1.57
1.81
2.06
1932.
January...
February.
March
April
172,838
206,405
231,981
213,167
21,515
38,465
47,040
42,829
114,492
127,344
146,298
132,202
21,022
25,379
37,445
41,673
29,272
29,015
27,994
28,910
92,924
82,513
122,227
120,763
22,821
24,616
31,979
29,684
36,608
34,026
54,640
58,006
6,524
7,257
9,084
9,854
26,971
16,614
26,524
23,219
1.72
1.91
1.67
1.32
May
June
July.....
August..
262,025
259.451
238.186
233, HO
73,396 142,727 19,131 26,771
46,706 159,799 25,281 27,665
48,256 137,062 16,081 36,787
45,257 139,874 15,053 32,954
217,382
252,106
212,581
224,235
49,3«>5 114,100
49,813 129,878
47,536 102,672
45,757, 115,930
41,365
48,431
49,187
50,774
166,757
191,301
159,884
169,711
37,544
38,323
34,804
35,033
83,813 10,879 34,521
94,080 17,298 41,600
74,950 11,453 38,672
S2,323 9,941 42,412
1 21
1.03
1.12
1.04
September
October
November
December
225.8
48,399 126,649 16,406 34,442
239.751
56.014 109,190 14,872 59,673
179,644
39,749 78,250
10,744
11,971
13,988
15,869
26,087 ; 100,599
28,625 108,163
24,655 139,055
22,267 161,768
43,004 7,301
45,139 8,630
63,776 9,840
78,938 12,247
12,552
23,984
13,179
11,872
11,435 50,206
1.06
1
Compiled from weekly reports to the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment Service, by state and municipal employment agencies. Eastern states included in the
report are Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island (Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, now reporting, are
excluded to show true comparison). Central states are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota,
and Wisconsin. Southern states include Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma. Texas, and Virginia. Western states include Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington; Montana is included beginning with March, its figures being so small as not to affect the total.
* One weekin July estimated for South Dakota.
» First two weeks in July estimated for Arkansas.
« One week in August estimated for Iowa and Michigan.
«First two weeks in July estimated for Washington.
« Month of September for South Dakota and one week for Iowa estimated.
142
LABOR.
Table 95.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
NEW YORK
STATE
FACTORIES.2
YEAR AND MONTH.
U.S.
NEW YORK
FAC- UNEMSTATE
PLOYTO- MENT.
FACTORIES.2
RIES.3
IMMI- E M I GRA- G R A AverEmTotal
Penn- TION.< TION.* Numage
ber of
ployees
pay
weekly on pay
sylemearnvania.
ployees. roll.
roll.
ings.
WISCONSIN
FACTORIES.
NumNumber of Total
ber of Total
pay
pay
ememroll.
ployees. roll.
ployees.
Relative to 1915
(first quarter).
Relative to 1914.
Relative Relative
Relative to 1913.
to 1921. toApr.Dec.av.
Thousands.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly av..
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av..
1917 monthly av
100
103
121
126
1OO
107
141
166
105
128
136
112
160
198
1918 monthly av..
1919 monthly av..
1920 monthly av..
1921 monthly av..
128
120
124
97
210
227
281
241
140
136
135
94
123
121
284
281
138
131
114
263
106
241
98
100
100
99
217
214
218
208
1920.
September
October
November
December
1921.
January
Februarv
March
April
B . - -NUMERICAL
106
125
146
$5,942
6,377
8,366
9,892
258
284
342
191
ISO
209
254
202
15
17
44
49
32
35
70
68
614
573
594
464
12,481
13,490
16,711
11,943
301
344
262
263
80
87
64
79 '
588
577
122
306
251
75
07
545
113
270
239
78
82
500
10,884
16,681
15.055
14,330
100.0
101.6
98.6
93.1
222. 0
218.0
213.3
200.6
222.0
214.0
216.4
215.5
104
103
102
101
63
57
62
00
58
58
51
64
467
476
480
471
12,894
12,734
12,955
12,335
1.628
1,613
1,588
1,581
191.6
177.0
166.8
185.5
209.4
199.7
186.7
201.6
101
98
1,574
1 ,527
•L.510
1,526
238,625
232,520
263,000
294,985
82,648
57,803
46,367
48,707
30,029
40,950
37,791
38,352
100
39
74
444
112
41
75
443
99
100
101
96
107
105
105
102
41
39
38
26
90
70
58
67
461
472
471
471
11,550
11,571
11,465
11,744
1,545
1,560
1,567
1,493
282,125
276,675
276,345
269,322
48,814
45,975
44,648
30,897
45,752
38,956
29,646
34,130
175.6
191.2
187.6
189.5
100
122
19
31
464
100
119
15
28
478
103
104
117
106
21
25
31
49
484
478
11,330
11,563
11,901
11,546
1,557
1,565
1,605
1,617
321,893
313,835
308,540
278,850
22,633
17,643
24,539
29,166
15,585
14,423 !
15,696
24,962
206.3
219.3
199.9
216.7
197.2
200 4
186.3
199.5
107
1,669
215,410
167,405
124,665
99,210
36,880
36,236
41,241
42,735
23,147
26 944
14,738
10,448
220.6
200.3
82,790
56,052
37,880
49,877
7,525
96
99
99
99
194
195
193
198
93.5
94.4
93.9
94.5
179.6
181.6
176.5
179.2
192.0
192.4
188.0
189.7
1922.
January
February
March
April
97
1-91
100
195
101
100
200
194
95.6
96.5
99.5
101.9
167.9
184.5
186.7
193.1
101
200
103
205
107
29,447
29,562
26 236
32,700
97
September .
October
November
December
110.1
233,645
75,384
67,4S3
74,147
70,780
98
190
221
32,506
40 047
34 385
41 935
59
80
189
204
94,852
103 269
89,224
93 233
263,027
69
49
93
212
6
16,106
18,019
35,672
34,463
91
88
93
105
1,559
17,654
19,752
51,798
57,804
11,929
11,641
11,219
11,280
91.5
88.6
89.4
92.0
103
89
DATA.
461
453
201
196
104.7
109.5
107.3
108.6
6 100
Number.
118,936 5 0 , 9 9 4
116,923 52,817
36,187 32,015
30,562 20,067
30,240 12,198
478
494
579
604
100
Number
unemployed.
Thousands.
100
104
63
39
24
96
95
September
October.
November
December
vania.
100
98
30
26
25
Mav
June
July
August
May
June
July
August
Thousands of
dollars.
U.S.
FAC- UNEMPLOYTORIES.* MENT. IMMI- EMIGRAGRAEmTION.* TIONS
ployees Pennsyl-
82
31
45
482
63
30
53
490
47
35
29
490
38
36
20
501
11,857
12,199
12,136
12,580
31
21
42
15
511
13,145
14
:
t
1 Data on New York state factories furnished by the New York Department of Labor; Wisconsin factories by the Wisconsin Industrial Commission; Number on pay
roll, U. S. factories, from U. S. Department of Labor. Employment Service; Unemployment in Pennsylvania, estimated as of the first of the month on the basis of reliable
statistics, by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Employment; Immigration and emigration statistics from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau
of Immigration.
2
Figures represent reports from 1,648 firms in New York state employing more than one-third of the factory workers in the state.
3
Information is from 1,428 factories, usually employing over 500 workers each.
4
Includes
total admitted, both immigrants and nonimmigrants.
5
Includes total departed, both emigrants and nonemigrants.
• Nine months' average, March-December.
143
COST OF LIVING.
Table 96.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
1913, average
1914, December
1915, December.
1916, December..
.
.
1917, December.
1918, December
1919, av. 2 inos. (June, Dec.)
1920, av. 2 mos. (June, Dec.)
1921, av. 3 mos. (May, Sept., Dec.).
FURNITURE MISCELLAAND HOUSE
NEOUS.
FURNISHINGS.
HOUSING.
FUEL AND
LIGHT.
100.0
101 0
104.7
120.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
101.5
102.3
101.0
101.0
108.4
104.0
110.6
127.8
100.0
103 0
107.4
113.3
100.0
103.0
105.1
118.3
157.0
187.0
195.5
198.5
149.3
149.1
205.3
241.6
223.0
199.7
100.1
109.2
119.8
143.0
160.0
124.1
147.9
151.2
183.4
181.1
150.6
213.6
244.3
289.6
230.1
140.5
165.8
181.7
204.8
207.8
142.4
174.4
188.3
208.5
177.3
219.0
178.0
287.5
258.5
134.9
151.1
171.9
194.9
292.7
285.4
201.4
208.2
216.5
200.4
144.7
153.1
150 0
222.6
192.1
184 4
159.0
160.0
161 0
181.6
180.7
181 1
247.7
224.7
218 0
208.8
207.8
206 8
180.4
177.3
174 3
138.7
141 0
139 8
175.5
172 3
171.3
160.9
160 9
161.1
175.8
174 4
183.8
206.5
202 9
202.9
203.3
201 5
201.1
166.9
166.6
166.3
FOOD.
CLOTHING.
100.0
105 0
105.0
126.0
TOTAL.
1930.
June. ..
.
December
1921.
May
September
December
1922.
March
June
September .
December
•
1
Reports compiled by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prices represent averages for the month in 32 cities; food prices reported by 15 to 25
dealers in each city, fuel and light by 10 to 15 firms, including public utilities, in each city; other quotations secured directly from records. Rentals are based on 250 to
950 houses and apartments in each city and for each item of clothing, furniture, and miscellaneous, four quotations are secured in each city (five in New York City).
WAGES, COMMON LABOR.1
Table 97.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from trade and commercial sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
Relative2
to 1913.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
A.—INDEX
NUMBERS.
February 1,1913..
February 1, 1916..
May 1,1916
December 16,1916
May 1,1917
October 1,1917...
April 16,1918
1OO
110
125
138
150
165
190
1
2
3
4
Per hour.
Relative2
to 1913.
Per
10-hour day.
YEAR AND MONTH.
B.—NUMERICAL
DATA.
$0.20
.22
.25
.275
.30
.33
.38
$2.00
2.20
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.30
3.80
August 1, 1918....
October 1, 1918...
February ] , 1920..
May 16,1921
July 16, 1921
August 29, 1921...
September 1,1922
A.—INDEX
NUMBERS.
210
231
253
204
185
150
180
In effect in plants of United States Steel Corp. in the Pittsburgh district beginning on dates mentioned.
Per 10-hour day.
Basic 8-hour day adopted with provision for payment of time and a half for overtime.
Basic 8-hour day abrogated.
Per hour.
Per
10-hour day.
B.—NUMERICAL
DATA.
$0.42
3.42
.46
.37
<.37
.30
.36
$4.20
4.62
5.06
4.07
3.70
3.00
3.60
144
COST OF LIVING,
Table 98.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from non-Government sources.1
[Base yearfiguresin bold-faced type.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
1914, J u l y .
1915, J u l y .
1916, J u l y .
1917, J u l y .
SUNDRIES.
ALL I T E M S
WEIGHTED.
1OO
102
104
126
1OO
100
104
117
1OO
101
109
131
261
138
144
168
166
1,83
152
164
185
184
159
172
198
167
270
277
177
178
190
149
149
183
195
151
183
197
166
161
166
169
183
202
185
203
185
205
185
203
178
188
190
192
192
199
SHELTER.
100
1OO
100
102
105
1OO
185
156
118
129
154
169
100
111
146
1918 average for two m o n t h s . . .
1919 average for three months.
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
FUEL AND
LIGHT.
CLOTH-
FOOD.
173
186
205
ING.
103
120
143
205
1920.
January...
February.
March
April
149
197
143
208
145
200
149
200
150
277
288
May
June
July
August..
211
151
287
215
151
276
219
158
266
219
156
258
September.
October
November.
December..
207
159
203
159
198
166
193
166
255
248
228
205
January...
February.
March
April
178
166
187
181
166
174
200
198
192
172
190
176
158
171
174
187
185
169
156
171
169
179
185
168
May
June
July
August.
152
171
168
178
185
166
145
171
162
178
185
162
144
169
164
179
185
163
148
169
159
179
183
162
September.
October....
November.
December..
155
153
153
152
169
169
169
169
157
160
161
157
179
179
179
179
183
180
178
178
165
164
163
163
January...
February.
March
April
150
142
139
139
169
165
165
156
156
154
155
178
177
174
174
178
177
174
174
161
158
155
155
May
June
July
August..
139
165
156
174
174
155
141
165
153
174
174
155
142
165
154
174
172
156
139
165
153
181
172
155
140
165
155
187
172
156
183
200
200
194
197
193
190
1921.
1922.
September.
October....
November.
December..
1
Compiled by the National Industrial Conference Board, and represent retail prices on the first day of the month, except food,
which is the retail food index of the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the 15th of the preceding month. Beginning with March,
1922, all prices shown are as of the 15th of the month indicated. The index is weighted according to the estimated consumption of
average wage earners before the war, on the following basis: Food 43.1 per cent, shelter 17.7 per cent, clothing 13.2 per cent, fue
and light 5.6 per cent, sundries 20.4 per cent.
145
PRICES.
Table 99.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data front Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX NUMBERS (Revised).*
(Compiled by U. S. Department of Labor.)
Farm
products.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Food,
etc.
Fuel
Cloths
and
and
clothing. lighting.
Metal
and
metal
prod-
FARM PRICES.'
RETAIL
FOOD
Building Chemi- House Miscel- All com- PRICES.8
mate- cals and furnish- laneous. modirials.
drugs.
ties.
good s.
Crops*
Live
stock.
1OO j
108
110
i 124
100
103
95
111
Relative to 1913.
1913 mo. av..
1914 mo. av..
1915 mo. av..
1916 mo. av..
100
1917 mo. av..
1918 mo. av..
1919 mo. av..
1920 mo. av..
1921 mo. av..
1OO
103
102
104
105
123
121
1OO
100
92
94
100
101
134
181
100
1OO
95
95
121
100
100
100
106
98
101
127
100
102
101
114
165
202
215
169
200
136
125
153
184
254
195
148
156
175
196
128
177
194
206
226
147
146
167
186
203
153
208
224
j 234
238
109
164
192
198
168
107
174
166
147
121
100
os
98
127
100
88
126
so
99
162
169
170
181
241
199
231
187
162
192
129
201
yo
OR
120
!
190
167
218
188
231
207
218
220
124
144
175
228
253
295
180
210
187
173
152
215
201
190
170
266
245
226
215
281
280
264
254
200
191
176
160
255
240
215
204
205
198
181
164
273
271
260
242
195
188
179
166
226
211
196
179
203
198
178
219
181
148
131
January
February...
March
April
143
133
127
117
162
151
151
144
196
188
183
176
247
225
212
205
153
147
140
138
192
180
173
167
153
149
143
135
217
217
216
216
154
147
139
130
170
160
155
148
172
158
156
152
125
120
116
108
120
117
123
112
May....
June
July....
August.
118
114
119
123
139
137
141
k
146
173
172
172
171
200
191
186
184
138
133
124
117
165
163
160
156
134
133
129
129
209
196
180
179
126
125
123
119
145
142
141
142
145
144
148
155
106
107
107
108
109
104
109
113
September.
October
November..
December..
124
124
121
120
142
140
139
136
178
180
180
180
181
187
197
199
116
116
114
113
156
159
163
158
131
131
129
127
179
180
178
178
118
118
119
121
141
142
141
140
153
153
152
150
110
104
98
97
101
98
92
91
January..
February.
March
April
122
131
130
129
131
135
137
137
176
174
172
171
195
191
191
194
112
110
109
113
157
156
155
156
124
123
125
124
178
177
175
175
117
117
117
116
138
141
142
143
142
142
139
139
105
112
115
95
108
117
115
May....
June
July...
August.
132
131
135
131
138
140
142
138
175
179
180
181
216
225
254
271
119
120
121
126
160
167
170
172
122
122
121
122
176
176
173
173
116
114
114
115
148
150
155
155
139
141
142
118
119
118
114
118
119
119
112
September..
October
November..
December. .
133
138
183
244
134
180
124
173
116
153
140
110
109
1920.
September
October
November
December
157
172
264
j
j
I
1921.
1922.
1
Wholesale prices and retail food prices from the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; farm prices from the U. S. Department of Agriculturet Bureau
of Agricultural Economics.
wholesale price index number of the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, is based on quotations of 404 commodities. These commodities
•The revised wl
are arranged in 9 groups
in the table. In computing this index, the price of each commodity is weighted by multiplying it by the estimated quantity of that
gi. _ r as given
„
aticle
article
m
marketed
a
k
e
t
d
in
i
the
th census
n u s year
a 1919.
1919
8
The retail food price index compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics represents the changes in the price of 22 articles of foods as reported by retail dealers in 51 of
the larger cities as of the 15th of the month.
< As of the 15th of each month. Farm prices of crops represent the relative average prices to farmers of the 10 leading crops.
15566°—22
10
146
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Table 100.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-face type.]
C O M P I L E D BY FEDERAL. R E S E R V E BOARD.
(Revised.)
ConAgriculAnimal
Mineral Total raw Producers' sumer's
Forest
tural
goods.
goods.
products. products. products. products. products.
DUN'S.
All commodities.
BRADSTREET'S
YEAR AND MONTH.
96
300
;
117
11
88
21
35
199
:
404
'•
21
quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. commodi- commodities.
ties.
Relative to 1913.
100
102
112
130
211
1913 monthly average
1014 m o n t h l y avp.ragp.
1915 m o n t h l y avp.ragp.
1916 monthly average
1617 monthly average. .
243
250
255
134
191R monthl v avp.ragp
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
100
99
101
126
187
100
92
97
143
184
100
101
102
119
163
185
205
218
229
142
181
179
214
135
191
211
231
159
100
103
98
119
174
100
92
90
102
135
1OO
203
157
211
312
166
181
.221
186
110
i
92
97
138
191
180
236
100
98
ioi
100
101
105
123
199
;
127
177
!
226
147
97
107
128
170
190
191
207
141
194
206
1OO
\
203
203
204
123
1920.
May
June..
311
299
285
185
357
234
246
244
249
247
218
225
188
324
243
245
238
245
243
217
216
186
315
254
242
232
244
241
215
210
A u g u s t . . . .
254
183
309
263
235
219
235
231
209
204
Septp.mbp.r
229
189
293
272
232
209
230
226
205
195
October
November.
December
192
173
267
267
212
196
219
211
196
173
159
158
225
247
192
182
209
196
188
J
170
131
213
233
174
166
192
179
175
I
148
January
February
March
April
157
120
197
224
166
160
180
170
164
148
117
179
204
155
152
170
160
154
1
134
138
119
169
194
150
145
168
155
150
i
129
128
108
160
189
141
139
161
148
144
;
123
May
June
July
August
134
106
159
186
137
156
158
178
133
j
115
113
172
135
128
123
114
155
152
153
154
138
137
117
103
145
142
|
126
122
140
135
169
135
125
157
Rppt,p.m.hp.r
141
105
154
168
137
126
155
October
135
107
162
174
138
126
154
Novp.mber
130
103
175
178
137
125
153
141
December
130
103
169
179
137
125
151
140
January
130
109
167
178
139
123
146
138
February
140
121
166
177
146
118
148
141
141
122
165
178
147
120
150
145
120
167
180
148
122
149
July....
..
184
1921.
.
...
141
!
137
132
116
135
120
141
134
142
134
120
121
142
!
i;
135
123
136
123
1922.
March..
.
April
May
Juno....
.
..
. . .
.........
July
August
157
125
150
211
188
,
241
127
191
|
261
127
129
129
151
130
159
171
173
168
132
132
199
236
{
;
|
140
143
|
137
150
202
186
October
124
142
153
174
123
134
Sfipt.p.mbp.r
123
IOC
136
149
122
146
147
138
!
136
i
j
148
150
155
155
152
154
!
126
125
I
j
i
139
i
140
129
144
143
131
142
131
145
136
127
131
DAr,p.m hp.r
i
1
i
First eight columns give the revised wholesale price index numbers of the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, as reclassified by the Federal Reserve
Board into the groupings as shown. The weights are the same as those used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the total of all commodities is therefore the same as the
revised Department of Labor index. Dun's and BradstreeVs index numbers are calculated as of the first of each month, but really refer to prices in the preceding month;
the index numbers have been calculated to a 1913 base from the actual figures as published in these journals. Bradstreet's index is the sum of prices per pound of the
commodities, while Dun's is weighted by the amount "annually consumed by each inhabitant."
147
FOREIGN PRICE COMPARISONS.
Table 101.—INDEX NTJMBEKS.
From Government and non-Government sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type.}
UNITED STATES. 1
All
Goods Goods comeximmodiported. ported. ties.
YEAR AND MONTH.
18
quotations.
40
quotations.
90
quotations.
FRANCE.
UNITED KINGDOM.
Lon- British
don Board
Econo- of
mist. Trade.
CANADA.
SWITA U S - INDIA
SWEGen. U.S. ITALY D E N . Z E R U.S.
Can. U.S. Bank U.S. T R A - (CalL
A N D . Dept.
LIA. cutta).
Stat. Fed.
Fed.
Fed.
Fed.
of
(12)
Res.
Bu- Res.
of
Res.
Res.
Board. reau. Board.;
Labor. Board. Japan.
Board.
(10)
(6)
!
Rel. to
July,
1914.
Relative t o 1913.
1913 monthly av
1Q1S mnnthlv
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
av
av
av
av
1920.
September
October
November
December
.....
1921.
January . . . . . . . . . .
March
April
.....
May
julv
August
October
November
December
100
1OO
1OO
JAPAN.
1
Relative to
July, 1914.
Relative to 1913.
99
101
100
95
123
137
133
100
101
110
160
187
202
135
204
262
299
177
! 100
:
96
97
117
: 149
225
339
409
206
193
170
180
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
100
174
222
211
235
191
235
239
283
314
314
108
136
148
181
202
201
164
219
232
284
318
315
1
526
497
655
362
142
187
214
266
309
297
!
502
483
659
346
127
168
196
245
293
280
461
456
670
112
151
179
220
269
260
435
420
114
147
168
226
377
114
129
157
152
251
230
407
140
209
192
244
113
189
215
213
109
125
146
183
209
105
102
129
145
182
126
142
179
103
126
145
104
127
241
364
357
:
100
217
207
235
510
478
624
347
326
246
250
259
345
321
578
211
195
182
167
200
100
100
141
| 132
1
181
100
155
218
204
167
181
|
241
244
230
230
208
i
234
234
j 226
215
206
331
225
221
j
221
208
194
655
299
214
208
I 206
1 197
180
387
642
267
238
208
199
1
201
178
613
250
230
199
189
;
195
176
171
196
364
192
174
360
345
604
237
219
194
184
191
167
181
175
206
347
333
584
229
208
187
177
190
169
171
183
206
201
329
323
547
218
186
183
168
191
173
166
184
202
197
325
311
509
218
185
179
165
192
172
162
178
178
198
196
330
312
520
211
179
176
163
196
178
159
183
146
179
194
195
331
302
542
198
177
174
166
199
177
160
184
1
i
|
106
149
146
183
191
194
344
301
580
182
181
172
158
207
192
160
187
107
146
145
170
185
187
331
295
599
175
184
169
149
219
202
1.56
184
108
143
176
177
332
292
595
174
182
168
145
214
197
151
•180
141
145
142
166
111
162
171
172
326
287
595
172
178
170
145
209
193
148
180
110
168
144
206
191
147
178
149
150
152
204
185
201
182
179
182
198
180
147
146
148
1922.
170
314
286
176
165
167
306
283
577
562
170
146
159
158
168
110
139
142
142
February
166
171
March
111
144
147
160
163
168
307
287
533
164
171
April
115
144
149
159
163
167
314
299
527
165
163
169
166
166
May
June
July
August
119
155
158
162
164
171
317
302
524
164
161
167
154
194
180
155
187
124
163
161
163
163
169
325
303
537
164
160
1,53
197
184
156
183
129
165
163
163
171
325
306
558
165
161
1.54
201
192
157
181
127
165
162
165
166
165
158
159
168
331
297
571
163
163
164
148
195
184
155
178
September
October
November
December
128
157
164
156
165
329
292
158
163
176
158
176
,
144
\
•
182
j !
1
Data in the first three columns are original compilations of the Federal Reserve Board constructed for the purpose of international price comparisons; basic prices are
obtained from trade journals and private firms and weighted according to the 1913 volume imported and exported, respectively, for "imported goods" and "exported goods."
The2total index number includes also goods produced, weighted by production in 1913, and goods consumed, weighted by consumption in 1913.
Compiled by the London Economist; quotations on 44 commodities, mostly raw materials, unweighted.
3
Compiled by British Government Board of Trade; quotations on 150 commodities.
4
Compiled
by Bulletin de la Statistique Generale of the French Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare; quotations on 45 commodities, mostly raw materials, unweighted.
5
Compiled by Prof. Bachi; quotations on 38 commodites until 1920, thereafter 76 commodities.
6
Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board on the same basis as their United States index for international price comparison. Detailed descriptions of these index numbers may be found in the following numbers of the Federal Reserve Bulletin: United Kingdom, February, 1922, pp. 147-153; Canad
" ' 1922,
~~ pp. 801-806;
- - - - - - Franco, August,
nada, July,
1922,7 pp. 922-929; Japan, September. 1922, pp. 1052-1059.
Compiled by Svensk Handelstianing as of the middle of each month; 47 quotations.
8
Compiled by Neue Zuricher Zeitung as of the first of each month; quotations on 71 commodities.
lighted.
a
>/ Census c
npiled by the A
s; quotations on 92 commodities, weighted by consumption.
Compiled by the Indian Department of Statistics; quotations on 75 commodities.
148
PUBLIC FINANCE.
Table 102.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAI DATA.
Based on data from Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
U. S. GOVERNMENT
DEBT.
U.S.
GOVERNMENT
FINANCES.
MONEY IN
U.S.
GOVERNMENT
CIRDEBT.
CULATION.'
OrdiTotal
Cus- Total
ordi- nary
Total
In te ir- Liber- toms
Interest- Liberty4
nary dises tty 6 reTotal. Per
bursebear- loans. ceipts.5 recapita. bearing.3 loans.
lng.3
ceipts.: ments
YEAR AND MONTH.
Relative to
1919.
Relative to 1913.
Relative to
1919.
Millions of dollars.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
\
4
4
4
4
11
100
66
100
101
96
67
108
71
154
45
57
576
100
58
642
99
101
888
92
i
1918
1919
1920
1921
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
monthly average
1920.
September
October
November
December
48
100
96
94
687
387,300
1,280,447
4,915
536,006
-422,039
5,385
414,323
370,485
4,927
46.00
50.29
45.62
20,329
20,312
20,088
20,269
24,036
25,600
21,185
18,555
911,307
220,035
275,421
931,989
496,777
426,497
426,092
404,575
5,480
5,553
5,617
5,584
20,228
20,165
20,102
20,056
25,925
21,153
29,204
40,417
217,328
248,564
921,628
296,171
388,179
351,102
536,476
494,091
5,501
51.29
5,233
48.73
19,995
19,844
19,776
19,611
25,485
24,723
19,796
26,449
223,706
750,017
209,068
242,443
19,717
19,537
19,491
19,408
23,357
26,408
24,843
26,155
19,372
19,129
18,458
18,405
110
109
100
23,853
112
23,825
95
98
82
456
749
114
114
23,939
70
1,544
711
114
113
23,745
360
682
112
112
23,756
412
617
107
106
23,820
943
106
105
23,741
103
102
23,760
110
1,527
491
93
95
94
95
371
648
102
101
23,710
93
75
99
1,243
825
102
101
23,739
346
566
99
98
23,534
402
512
96
95
23,680
468
95
94
23,675
94
95
88
1,142
92
94
99
394
535
95
93
23,201
93
94
93
324
570
94
92
23,365
92
94
1,227
580
93
91
23,189
92
93
103
317
406
96
94
23,152
92
92
127
291
320
90
23,238
152
913
573
90
22,904
127
328
426
91
22,954
92
134
342
418
90
90
146
784
553
87
91
89
141
340
384
86
22,716
85
147
359
383
87
22,795
18,361
18,292
17,751
17,534
89
85
200
754
535
90
84
151
499
723
22,558
22,817
17,584
17,418
90
90
September..
October.*...
November..
December..
42.53
25,234
24,336
23,598
111
91
May....
June—
July....
August.
4,500
112
94
1922.
January...
February..
March
April
747,211
100
15,228
15,286
26,961
26,160
347,834
1OO
9,313
20,726
20,537
19,828
113
94
September..
October
November..
December..
11,986
750
152
$38.59
93
873
97
Dollars.
92
365
97
Millions
of
dollars.
$1,466
972
1,510
94
Thousands of dollars.
2,713
96
94
Per
capita.
84
970
90
97
Total.
82
968
98
94
CusTotal
Ordinary
toms
ordinary disbursereceipts.* receipts. ments.^
$26,573
24,360
17,482
17,766
18,830
$966
98
94
May....
June—
July....
August.
1,313
2,250
742
651
MONET
IN
CIRCULATION.'
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
94
94
1921.
January...
February..
March
April
100
103
107.
106
168
U. S. GOVERNMENT
FINANCES.
92
23,139
22,710
$60,343
$56,898
61,223
58,355
58,159
60,950
64,972
60,374
93,181
95,658
$4,018
51.70
52.26
52.13
5,206
48.41
5,051
46.91
368,451
469,614
321,819
291,158
5,020
46.57
689,328
237,848
195,483
740,293
266,524
304,158
324,483
329,766
27,251
33,652
40,288
33,804
191,001
175,651
550,758
197,920
231,247
182,206
325,955
242,561
35,578
38,862
37,492
39,012
206,376
472,936
204,977
216,778
237,961
314,770
218,697
218,026
53,135
40,136
454,809
301,239
304,132
411,110
5,012
46.43
4,866
45.02
4,737
43.77
4,672
43.11
4,663
42.98
4,607
42.41
4,553
41.85
4,707
43.22
4,412
40.46
4,433
40.60
4,449
40.69
4,418
40.36
4,376
39.87
4,337
39,47
4,394
39.93
4,521
41.04
i From U. S. Treasury Department, except money in circulation, prior to July 1,1922, from the Federal Reserve Board.
* Represents money held outside of the U. S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve system; figures for years 1917 to 1920 are as of Dec. 31.
» Figures for the years 1913 to 1920 are as of June 30.
< Includes Liberty and Victory Loans and War Savings Securities; figures for the years 1913 to 1919 are as of June 30.
* Monthly averages for fiscal years ending June 30,1913 to 1920.
51.06
149
LIFE INSURANCE—NEW BUSINESS.
Table 103.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
INDUSTRIAL
INSURANCE
(6 companies).
ORDINARY
INSURANCE
(40 companies).
YEAR AND MONTH.
GROUP
TOTAL
INSUR- INSURANCE
ANCE
(40
com(11 companies).
panies).
NumNumber of Value. ber of Value.
policies.
policies.
Value.
Number of Value.
policies.
I
ORDINARY
INSURANCE
(40 companies).
Thous
sands of
policies.
Thousands of
dollars.
INDUSTRIAL
INSURANCE
(6 companies).
ThouThousands of sands of
policies. dollars.
GROUP
INSURANCE
(11 companies).
TOTAL
INSURANCE
(40 companies).
ThouNum- i Thouber of sands of sands of
policies, dollars. policies.
Thousands of
dollars.
Relative to 1913.
A.—INDEX
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
monthly av..
monthly av..
montlily av..
monthly av..
mont hlyav..
100
100
1OO
1OO
100
97
10S
106
107
104
113
112
122
127
109
113
142
150
109
119
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
NUMBERS.
1OO
182
221
350
755
100
107
112
111
114
•1,204
1,992
1,895
508
119
141
153
156
1OO
101
107
125
146
1918 monthly av..
1919 monthly av..
1920 monthly av..
145
157
114
127
232
273
122
150
205
332
132
179
1921 m o n t h l y a v . .
212
274
145
202
193
253
267
311
311
128
127
163
133
ISO
177
228
184
413
368
663
464
139
234
141 | 243
177 j 291
152
277
172
145
113
117
241
202
158 !
191
300
292
267
250
555
3S3
283
357
181
158
128
129
j 191
I 200
192
224
231
250
244
317
133
177
153
174
186
249
210
244
319
297
232
1,757 |
1922.
January
February
March
April
172
193
226
218
232
274
318
310
142
150
180
151
200
214
256
237
May....
June
July....
August..
22S
222
215
201
326
319
308
292
164
152
143
135
September.
October
November.
December..
191
257
126
1921.
January
February
March
April
212
246
246
May....
June
July....
August.
September
October
November
December
227
224
205
74 | $131,839
74
128,358
79
136,700
90
167,970
105
197,310
380
433
550
66,099
77,901
93,044
104,813
410
429
415
414
851,909
55,217
58,128
58,645
61,484
454
4
81,445
4
2,628
484
S
3,188
5,052
10,908
507
25
504
519
8185,193
186,203
198,015
231,667
269,702
51
17,401
28, 785
27,377
7,335
93,357
91,866
118,478
95,759
40
43
43
48
5,974
5,324
9,581
6,709
629
641
803
433,118
449,217
538,205
513,092
652
550
431
446
125,232
104,909
81,872
84,583
44
45
29
36
8,023
820
716
583
587
528,699
495,512
438,093
418,859
96,805
129,165
109,087
126,646
22
28
24
210
649
820
723
417,621
507
672
581
662
406,603
462,690
433,673
569,655
127
143
167
161
305,528
361,571
419,839
408,361
538
569
684
572
103,725
110,954
132,833
123,208
30
49
51
40
24,379
665
712
850
733
422,540
479,945
567,888
555,948
169
164
159
149
429,236
420,362
405,609
384,328
624
579
542
512
125,084
115,959
110,423
102,901
61
58
55
44
9,962
16,814
11,068
9,709
793
743
701
661
564,282
553,135
527,099
496,938
338,739
480
97,257
49
16,785
621
452,831
157
107
252
172
301
196
256
157
206,382
360,180
437,623
361,803
143
157
182
182
333,787
352,027
410,146
410,624
487
484
621
507
285
268
237
226
16S
166
152
141
395,445
385,075
352,134
329,124
143
181
159
182
220
250
234
308
141
148
142
166
305,191
920
513
1,053
1,687
146
157
187
161
228
259
307
300
241
223
213
198
689
1,164
766
672
175
164
154
146
305
299
285
268
187
1,162
137
245
329,232
321,236
465
500
134
149
5,529
4,088
5,153
4,607
4,293
3,350
540
638
696
707
25,388
13,287
7,420
15,215
289,882
466,866
558,043
473,951
Ii Compiled by the Association of Life Insurance Presidents. The data represent only new business that has been paid for, exclusive of revivals, increases, and dividend
additions. The 40 companies whose new business is included in this table had in force 77.1 per cent of the total legal reserve life insurance outstanding in the United
States as of Dec. 31, 1920.
150
SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
Table 104.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
BALANCE TO CREDIT OF DEPOSITORS—END OF MONTH.
Federal reserve districts.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Boston.
New
York.
Philadelphia.
land.
Richmond.
Chicago.
Relative
Relative to 1920.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
103
1OO
108
1920.
May
June....
July
August..
99
100
100
100
101
100
100
September.
October
November.
December..
101
101
102
102
1921.
January
February
March
April
to 1919.
100
116
100
112
100
109
100
102
99
99
100
100
100
99
101
100
100
101
101
99
101
100
101
114
117
116
117
101
102
102
107
100
101
102
105
103
103
104
109
101
102
102
102
102
103
104
106
118
119
120
123
103
102
103
103
106
107
107
107
107
108
107
107
116
116
115
113
106
106
107
108
105
105
103
103
123
123
123
123
May
June
July
August..
103
103
103
102
107
109
108
108
107
106
106
106
113
114
111
110
108
108
109
109
102
103
101
100
123
125
123
122
September.
October....
November.
December..
102
103
102
103
108
108
108
111
105
105
105
108
110
110
109
110
109
111
111
111
100
100
101
102
122
123
123
126
1922.
January
February
March
April
104
104
105
105
111
111
111
111
109
109
110
110
109
109
108
109
113
113
115
117
100
101
101
100
126
128
128
128
May....
June
July....
August.
105
106
106
107
111
113
113
113
109
109
109
108
109
111
109
110
119
123
119
119
101
103
102
102
129
132
132
133
September.
October....
November.
December..
107
114
108
111
122
103
135
100
San
Francisco.
1OO
106
See footnotes on opposite page.
123
New
York
State
savings
banks.'
U.S.
postal
savings.
Relative to 1913.
100
103
105
111
115
100
149
187
282
360
117
129
143
153
422
406
411
139
396
397
402
147
405
410
408
411
149
412
411
406
154
152
156
»158
161
391
383
384
383
380
376
372
369
364
365
364
360
354
349
345
344
341
151
SAVINGS DEPOSITS.
Table 105.—NUMEKICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year is bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page. ]
BALANCE TO CREDIT OF DEPOSITORS—END OF MONTH.
Federal Reserve Districts.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Boston.
Philadel, New York.
phia.
Cleveland.
*<<*-.
New
York
State
savings1
CNeago.
banks.
U.S.
postal
savings.
Thousands of dollars.
1913 monthly a v e r a g e . . . |
$1,724,607
1914 monthly a v e r a g e . . . \
1,772,357
1915 monthly average.
1,805,366
74,349 |
1916 monthly a v e r a g e . . .
1,918,453
112,159 I
1917 monthly a v e r a g e . . . j
1,989,013
143,193 j
2,016,866
167,653 !
2,223,216
161,373 |
673,382
2,465,491
163,434
715,883
2,635,572
154,508 j
2,398,329
157,276
1918 monthly a v e r a g e . . . j
1919 monthly a v e r a g e . . . |
$580,743
1920 monthly a v e r a g e . . . ! $ 1 , 0 3 6 , 4 2 0
1921 monthly a v e r a g e . . .
1920.
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1921.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
1,064,315
i
!
!
;
i
!
|
j
!
I
|
j
j
i
'
1,044,744
1,050,981
1,052,661
1,059,000
1,065,210
1,055,824
1,065,907
1,068,590
1,065,954
1,067,743
1,066,782
1,061,725
.1,061,285
1,062,542
1,061,106
1,069,106
September .
October
November.
December..
1922.
January
February
March
April
1,029,936
1,036,586
1,038,329
1,040,736
$1,532,056 $389,559 $345,252 $225,478 § 7 6 4 , 5 0 5
1,653,162
414,765
387,425
781,162
244,718
1,501,413
1,542,109
1,535,307
1,537,595
385,231
386,346
388,182
388,681
338,429
344,141
342,188
349,819
225,798
225,336
226,842
227,806
1,553,413
1,560,069
1,569,705
1,634,502
391,439
394,235
397,192
410,551
353,931
357,003
360,732
377,093
228,146
229,055
229,536
229,430
1,631,063
416,540
418,981
418,389
416,813
400,243
399,924
397,790
390,251
238,639
415,886
414,349
413,893
412,108
388,850
392,492
384,153
381,385
244,367
783,570
714,574
243,289
786,791
726,318
244,670
775,265
714,928
152,500
245,075
768,092
711,145
152,400
409,904
409,579
409,463
421,274
379,358
378,789
377,166
378,702
245,192
765,278
766,480
770,989
779,265
709,498
425,438
426,470
427,104
426,745
375,639
374,773
374,372
376,115
377,299
381,994
377,989
380,941
383,995
1,633,408
1,639,233
1,638,088
1,638,673
1,672,087
1,659,333
1,654,316
1,657,028
1,653,338
1,656,392
1,704,986
239,084
241,773
243,956
250,397
249,300
250,878
757,545
661,774
772,269
766,033
771,072
681,349
157,618
677,118
159,675
778,872
683,574
161,150
788,918
690,619
162,810
796,838
696,801
808,794
713,168
803,119
799,376
790,987
784,729
711,973
163,656
715,769
163,356
162,352
2,532,653
2,574,697
712,190
163,434
161,249
158,097
155,395
2,648,432
2,623,039
711,457
152,390
151,150
149,400
148,000
712,653
733,220
|
158,136
673,533
716,871
j
59,145 |
2,696,120
146,500
!
1,078,232
1,081,935
1,085,788
1,092,416
May
1,698,444
1,698,535
1,704,841
1,700,636
1,091,620
1,701,562
1,097,919
1,738,814
July
1,102,250
1,728,753
August
1,104,435
1, 728,310
423,582
424,063
423,963
422,128
September.
October
November.
December..
1,108,924
1,744,493
420,090
June
$39,750
'•
254,299
255,034
259,576
262,969
268,659
276,648
269,238
269,220
274,199
767,745
770,809
769,966
767,928
770,643
784,348
776,081
778,906
785,767
734,089
144,700
741,565
145,000
744,599
3 2,716,533
144,500
143,000
742,928
747,296
140,750
768,704
138,760
766,807
2,791,691
137,175
772,150
136,725
782,673
135,625
i Savings deposits in each Federal Reserve district (including both commercial and savings banks) compiled by Federal Reserve Bank of that district from reports of
identical banks, as follows: Boston, 64 banks, New York, 30, Philadelphia, 75, Cleveland, 18, Richmond, 93, Chicago, 219, San Francisco, 75. Deposits in savings banksof
New York State furnished by Savings Banks Association of the State of New York: Postal savings from U. S. Post Office Department.
»Yearly figures from 1914 to 1920, inclusive, are averages of deposits on June 30 and December 31 of each year; 1913 figures are for December 31; 1921 is average of quarterly
figures.
* Approximate figure calculated from deposits and withdrawals.
152
BANKING.
Table 106.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non- Government Sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
DEBITS TO
INDIVIDUAL
ACCOUNTS.*
YEAR AXD MONTH.
BANK
CLEARINGS.
CONDITION OF FEDERAL
BANKS.3
CONDITION OF
REPORTING
MEMBER BANKS.*
RESERVE
INTEREST
RATES.
Commercial
Notes Total Total Total
Outside BUls
Total Total Net de- New doubleIn
New
ReIn New Outside
loans invest- mand York name ;
dis- in cir- investNew
New
redeYork York
serve
York York
cula- ments. serves.
disdecall
posits. ratio.6 and
City. City.s countCity.
I
tion.
counts. ments. posits. loans. paper,
ed.
City.
60-90 1
days.
Relative to 1913.
Relative to 1919.
R e l a t i v e t o 1921.
R e l a t i v e t o 1919.
Relative Relative to 1913.
to 1919.
average
averapp
average
average
average .
1 1OO
1OO
100
88
97
108
78
116
104
60
60
169
137
1
24
27
166
80
59
187
164
12
23
39
58
60
151
107
82
| 1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
! 1921 monthly average..
189
182
60
79
91
90
114
166
101
1OO
1913 monthly
1914 monthlv
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
1920.
September
October
November
December
100
99
So
3
1
18
188
1OO
249
216
1OO
73
100
1OO
1OO
1OO
114
257
248
132
120
114
97
99
91
205
191
91
V2
57
122
90
m
100
100
100
88
100
205
r,7
246
03
189
106
22G
13S
106
241
138 '
103
253
137
217
136
94 ;
113
I
87
112
236
247
140
125
102
98
97
87
99
116
262
258
145
128
101
99
95
S6
100
108
112
109
246
234
141
127
96
100
90
8S
266
235
140
128
92
103
93
90
98
104
236
212
127
118
76
106
93
98
108
99
101
210
135
74
84
184
171
124
117
77
108
93
99
107
99
99
228
134
85
95
212
202
118
112
69
111
95
101
106
101
96
216
132 i
80
90
197
189
107
108
63
114
89
110
103
100
96
203
131 |
May
June
July
August
85
88
201
181
97
104
66
117
88
115
101
99
96
214
120 I
September
October
November
December
1921.
January..
February
March
April
1922.
January..
February
March..
April
May . . . .
June
July
August
September
October
'•
i
87
89
214
187
92
101
49
120
87
121
100
102
95
196
117
80
85
195
180
85
97
45
123
88
126
98
96
95
179
111
75
85
185
181
77
95
43
127
87
133
96
97
94
179
103
79
88
199
187
72
94
44
131
89
137
97
101
102 !
95
203
68
92
43
134
90
141
96
98
165
97
86
85
213
200
192
93
96
162
87
61
90
47
137
90
145
95
102
97
159
90 !
101
100
234
203
61
93
60
137
91
142
94
106
96
160
89
94
95
219
190
44
83
56
140
92
154
92
107
97
143
85
81
84
195
166
37
83
74
141
91
156
91
110
97
155
84
100
99
237
200
33
83
92
142
93
155
91
110
97
137
83
102
94
238
191
26
82
110
143
95
156
91
115
101
137
79
74
!
106
92
244
205
24
82
122
143
97
155
91
123
104
125
108
98
255
210
24
81
120
144
100
154
90
131
105
130
70 '
97
93
233
201
20
81
118
145
97
158
90
132
104
122
65
90
90
215
202
21
82
117
146
97
158
90
135
103
126
68 !
94
94
219
209
22
86
117
146
95
156
92
133
105
141
72
249
240
157
76
I
See footnotes on opposite page.
153
BANKING.
Table 107.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
DEBITS TO
INDIVIDUAL
ACCOUNTS.2
I n New Outside
New
York
York
City.
City.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
I
BANK
CLEARINGS.
Bills i Notes
Total
Total
In New Outside
New I dis- ! incir- Total
deYork
investreYork
countdilaposits.
City.
City.- i
ed.
tion. m e n t s . serves.
Millions of dollars.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
mo. av.
mo. av.
mo. av.
mo av
mo. av
1918 mo. 8 V . .
1919 mo. av
1920 mo. av
1921 mo. av
S20,343 S17, 5 3 6
20,087
20 067
17,258
15 914
CONDITION OF
REPORTING MEMBER
BANKS.*
CONDITION O F F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K S .
INTEREST
RATES.
ComTotal
mercial
New doubleloans
Total
Net
York
and
invest- 'demand
name
call
dism e n t s . deposits. loans.
paper,
counts.
60-90
days.
Reserve
ration
Millions of dollars.
Percent.
Percent.
87,886
S6,120
3.18
6,918
5,916
3.45
4.52 j
9,184
6,381
S29 I
S89
94.6 !
1.91
3.44
13,298
8,366
24 |
185
S144
8384
586
83.5 i
2.53
3.42
14,784
10,052
224 I
606
231
1.261
SI, 154
3.40
4.73
14,878
19,650
20,261
16,194
11,143 i
1,911
466
1,991
1,738
57.0
$9,260
5.27
5.86
2,61S
592
2,190
1,937
50.2
.! 1 0 , 5 7 6
5.42
13,220
!
1,158
1,936
i
15,169 Ij
2,557 j
3,154
676
2,123
1,922 '
43.5
11,659 '
1,755 |
2,CU
337
2,672
1,744
60.6 SI 1,927
15,093
15,794
14,344
14,410
2,704 !
2,801 j
2,735 |
2,719 !
3,280
606
2,152
1,882
3,351
3,326
595
2,168
1,846
569
2,195
1,751
3,345
544
2,249
1,799
43.6
43.1
44.4
45.4
12,963
10,457
12,349
11,594
2,456
2,396
2,287
2,064
3,091
452
2,320
1,808
3,052
458
2,357
1,809
2,931
2,830
1,870
1,772
,650
,492
5.78
|
11,302
6.51
7.82
83,364 I
10,178
6.02
6.55
11,161
11,172
10,892
10,942
7.19
7.65
8.06
6.90
7.97
8.00
7.94
7.88
I 10,643
j 30,495
I 10,186
i 10,138
7.25
6.88
6.45
7.81
7.75
7.63
7.58
3,317 | 10,153
3,447 | 10,046
3,229 j 10,002
3,2(
6.81
6.22
5.70
5.69
6.94
6.75
6.40
5.94
10,192
10,270
10,174
5.15
5.25
5.06
5.10
5.90
5.63
5.19
5.13
10,271
10,245
10,309
10,676
4.56
4.94
4.35
4.35
4.90
4.88
4.80
4.58
4,532
11,049
11,124
11,043
10,942
3.97
4.13
3.88
4.00
4.25
4.05
3.78
3.93
4,468
11,085 I
4.48
5.00
4.18
4.38
7.34
1920.
September..
October
November..
December..
1921.
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November...
December...
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
17, 599
19,596
18,602
20, 136
20, 308
20,367
20,661
19,569
19,434
21, 888
19,136
20,981
20,033
15,130
17,353
16,349
;
\
i
j
j
I
!
j
I
September
October
November
December
17,297
17,628
16,340
15,186
18,264 j!
18,573
14,785 | !
14,529
16,719 i!
16.6S2
15,766 |!
15,536
15,348 I
15,847
16,849
15,355
14,556
406
2,422 |
371 , 2,5»35
1,726
j
I
'i
;
2,735
2,634
2,538
2,481
393
289
269
256
57.6
60.8
63.4
66.8
| 12,028
! 11,884
| 11,660
! 11,491
2,457
2,409
2,366
2,443
263 j 2,879
1,717
253 j 2,937
1,739
278 ' 2,990 I 1,743
2,992
1,765
356
69.0 |i
11,573
3,384
70.8 ji
11,422
3,307
72.7 II
11,335
3,430
71.1
11,220
3,560
77.2
78.1
77.8
78.3
10,919 :
3,615
10,851
3,692
!
!
I
\
16,102
17,610
17,492
20,575
15,517
15,079
16,684 ; 16,027
14,900 ! 16,822
17,554
18,476
11,059
11,474
11,034 I
11,083 j
!
11,466
12,254
11,767
12,405
19,065
16,543
20,397
20,717
16,642
14,730
17,367
16,481
17,296
15,340
18,720
18,759
11,625
10,179
12,225
11,671
850
721
636
500
2,184
2,174
2,182
2,158
333
438
544
650
3,059
3,081
3,103
3,125
21,654
22,063
19,713
18,287
17,148 \ 19,215
17,168 ! 20,111
16,315 i 18,337
16,938
15,817
I
17,285
16,522
19,668
12,540
12,832
12,288
12,342
471
469
380
404
2,141
2,124
2,127
2,153
722
711
697
691
3,130
3,148
3,181
3,196
12,817
14,691
420
2,243
19,215
15,619
14,984 :
14,833 '
,403
,309 '
, 182 !
,180 j
2,558 '
1,706
2,625 '
1,686
2,685 |
1,695
2,788 \
1,691
3,203
1,779
1,772
1,805
12,908
12,761
12,591
12,248
3,346
3,338
3,392
3,355
49.0
49.9
50.8
55.0
10,842
3,702
10,846
3,865
10,906
10,783
10,739
10,761
4,122
1,882
78.0
77.5
79.2
79.2
1,840
78.4
10,928
1,833
1,870
1,939
1,888
4,405
4,450
I
1
Figures for Debits to individual accounts, condition of Federal Reserve Banks, and condition of reporting member banks are from the Federal Reserve Board; Bank
clearings from Bradstreets; Interest rates in New York market from the Commercial and Financial Chronicle.
* Debits of banks in about 150 of the larger clearing-house centers, covering weekly totals, the first and last weeks of the month being prorated.
»Condition as of last Wednesday of the month. Prior to April, 1921, figures are of last Friday of month.
* Includes reports from more than 800 banks in the leading cities in the United States on condition as of last Wednesday of month. Prior to April, 1921, figures are as
of last Friday of month.
6 Includes 130 cities.
* Prior to March, 1921, net deposits were used in calculating reserve ratios.
154
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Table 108.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
STOCK
PRICES.*
YEAR AND MONTH.
NEW MUNICIBOND
PAL BOND
YIELDS.4
ISSUES.*
BOND PRICE INDEX.3
Com10
10
10
10
bined
Muni25
25
second- public Indus- index
cipal
indus- rail- highest
grade utility trial
(40
bonds.
trials. roads. grade
rails. rails. bonds. bonds. bonds).
Perma- Temponent
rary
Miscel- Liberty, Total
Stocks laneous
loans
loans
Victory
(short (shares). bonds. bondfe. bonds.
(long
term). term).
Relative to 1913.
Relative to 1915.
Relative to 1913.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
SALES.
100
1OO
109
121
122
109
Relative to 1919.
100
59
32
61
81
1OO
58
58
80
18
209
112
26
280
132
31
222
87
28
173
67
49
53
93
377
100
1OO
100
137
270
124
158
207
162
73
94
206
184
190
240
138
190
130
134
221
197
320
344
156
177
158
199
72
85
87
171
91
106
103
178
114
113
114
115
224
219
189
281
150
102
261
310
231
147
230
221
157
100
122
129
77
63
57
57
95
71
72
74
77
75
77
78
115
116
118
118
226
373
320
355
173
112
107
102
254
262
134
159
159
129
154
141
54
92
60
54
78
101
82
74
77
73
79
77
79
78
81
84
117
115
112
101
312
371
381
921
183
148
115
127
185
186
221
255
168
166
257
265
87
92
91
93
106
109
129
132
84
88
90
102
102
102
104
91
92
94
96
226
256
366
432
33
120
162
12
222
234
328
440
263
333
371
97
52
76
77
136
100
136
145
95
97
93
92
93
95
106
105
106
107
97
97
98
100
93
94
94
364
497
349
242
37
48
61
48
418
347
219
258
322
277
265
312
61
53
48
38
122
105
98
101
99
97
108
101
93
92
347
108
314
285
38
95
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
100
100
129
170
147
100
93
88
96
83
100
100
100
100
100
103
97
103
96
105
98
108
101
105
98
1918
1919
1920
1921
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
139
182
184
136
74
75
67
64
87
79
77
81
87
84
70
73
98
100
85
78
91
90
78
78
103
101
112
114
64
189
189
348
September
October
November
December
181
177
154
144
71
74
70
64
79
79
83
80
77
68
74
72
68
85
83
79
77
81
79
75
118
116
114
112
1921.
January
February
March
April
148
148
144
146
65
65
63
62
82
81
81
81
79
78
78
70
71
71
72
83
84
80
80
79
78
77
77
May....
June
July....
August.
147
125
125
121
65
62
64
64
80
78
81
82
79
77
79
81
72
70
72
73
80
77
70
76
September.
October
November.
December..
127
130
136
140
65
64
65
66
83
83
83
87
75
75
77
80
1922.
January
February
March
April
143
149
153
163
65
68
70
74
93
92
93
94
May....
June
July
August.
166
166
170
178
76
74
77
82
94
95
September..
October
November..
December..
184
95
91
13
105
1920.
81
84
91
91
91
93
96
See footnotes on opposite page.
155
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Table 109.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
STOCK
PRICES.*
YEAR AND MONTH.
25
25
indus- railtrials. roads.
Dollars per
share.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
monthly average.
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average..
monthly average..
1918
1919
1920
1921
monthly average..
monthly average..,
monthly average...
monthly average...
BOND
YIELDS.4
BOND PRICE INDEX.3
77.57
73.155
80.05
69.12
80.98
105.77
107.21
79.38
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
SALES.
ComPerma- Tempo10
10
10
10
bined Munent
rary
Miscella- Liberty
and
highest second public indus- index niciloans
loans Stocks. neous
pal
grade grade utility trial
(40
(long
(short
bonds. Victory
bonds.
bonds.
rails. rails. bonds. bonds. bonds).
term). term).
Per
cent.
Percent of par value of 4% bond.
$58.19 $82.9?
58.08
75.35
99.14
85.44
NEW MUNICIPAL BOND
ISSUES.^
Thousands of
dollars.
Thousands of
shares.
4.45 $34,049 $40,268
6,924
37,159
41,049
41,450
37,078
23,838
12,894
24,367
32,704
3,992
14,448
19,404
15,378
89.79
75.55
76.76
78.00
72.42
73.82
77.59
72.36
70.51
92.45
87.43
75.89
71.35
80.49
75.58
4.16
4.23
4.06
4.26
61.34
62.06
55.94
53.21
80.02
7^.89
71.33
74.39
66.12
66.33
58.54
61.43
63.89
61.77
51.99
53.92
69.36
70.76
60.12
55.28
69.84
69.07
59.70
60.15
4.60
4.49
5.00
5.08
21,902
64,183
64.472
118,385
39,428
37,508
55,341
63,503
11,948
26,073
18,728
14,334
105.06
102.94
89.89
83.83
58.50
61.48
57.89
53.02
72.77
75.03
73.86
71.35
59.66
62.75
60.68
57.82
50.18
54.30
52.83
49.88
58.03
59.66
58.61
55.73
59.12
62.07
60.64
57.72
5.27
5.18
5.06
4.97
70,713
62,592
64,613
81,557
55,763
76,592
52,318
53,997
January
February
March
April
86.03
86.13
83.83
84.73
53.87
53.84
52.03
51.59
74.92
73.81
73.14
72.52
60.89
59.91
59.13
59.13
51.41
52.09
52.19
52.85
58.81
58.98
56.13
56.42
60.41
60.25
59.21
59.39
5.06
5.05
5.07
5.11
76,181
74,450
64,388
95,550
May
June
July
August..
85.53
72.71
72.95
70.22
53.59
51.18
53.28
52.98
72.25
70.31
72.56
73.66
59.84
58.17
60.06
61.08
52.88
51.67
53.04
53.87
56.16
54.06
53.66
53.69
59.46
57.75
59.59
5.12
5.18
5.26
5.24
September.
October....
November.
December..
74.10
75.43
79.14
81.73
54.10
53.51
54.19
54.40
74.72
74.52
78.59
81.62
62.75
62.83
65.80
67.59
55.10
55.63
57.18
59.12
54.41
51.16
55.69
54.22
60.74
59.83
62.13
64.10
1922.
January
February
March
April
82.99
86.47
80.20
94.59
54.21
56.57
57.98
61.62
83.23
82.95
83.33
84.60
68.46
68.47
70.06
72.20
61.07
62.34
64.65
66.58
71.63
72.07
71.80
73.59
May....
June
July
August..
96.84
96.69
99.06
103.68
62.92
61.49
63.72
67.64
84.80
85.29
88.09
89.01
72.83
71.89
73.18
75.05
68.65
67.92
68.47
September..
October
November..
December..
107.02
68.70
89.29
74.89
71.59
1920.
September
October
November
December
Total
bonds.
Thousands of dollars, par value.
$41,499
56,959
79,623
94,199
61,866
$40,842
$41,499
56,959
79,623
94,199
85,690
47,544
117,059
164,603
71,322 236,814 308,136
88,563
115,686
235,406
173,129
323,969
288, 816
15,317
13,614
22,157
23,829
111, 564
126,344
112,862
141,612
170,189
201,231
205,402
405,539
281,753
327,575
318,264
547,151
60,586
41,270
105,252
124,930
15,976
10,147
15,907
15,273
112,065
71,300
87,072
92,283
181,421
149,014
135,918
135,429
293,486
220,314
222,990
227, 712
76,961
126,931
109,040
121,027
70,007
45,482
42,930
41,249
17,601
18,174
9,295
10,992
113,177
92,132
109,535
100,246
128,023
217,741
143,182
127,718
241,200
309,873
252.717
227,964
5.22
5.13
5.00
4.50
106,270
126,380
129,692
313,746
73,529
59,5*3
46,184
51,075
12,807
12,883
15,332
17,622
119,819
118,408
183,320
188,880
207,123
218,018
214,625
219,342
326,942
336.426
397,945
408,222
70.22
70.71
71.85
73.69
4.38
4.41
4.39
4.35
77,117
87,200
124,759
146,950
13,228
48,157
65,231
4,940
15,394
16,185
22,734
30,468
191,216
187,368
237,852
264,341
228,613
121,981
180,639
182,582
419,829
309,349
418,491
446,923
74.42
74.10
74.64
75.73
74.72
74.28
75.44
76.80
4.15
4.18
4.18
4.19
124,013
169,241
118,673
82,502
14,720
19,245
24,511
19,333
28,911
24,036
15,149
17,850
229,460
197,772
188,691
222,863
144,967
126,121
114,284
89,855
374.427
323,893
302,975
312.718
76.28
77.47
4.15
4.09
118, 049
43,650
21,775
203,184
88,909
292,093
1921.
1
Bond price index and sales from Dow, Jones & Co.; municipal bond yields and new issues from The Bond Buyer; and stock prices and sales from the Annalist.
*8 Prices are averages, as taken at the end of each week, of the closing prices for these stocks on New York Stock Exchange.
These indices are combined from the yields of the average prices of the bonds for each day of the month, the average yields for the 10 bonds of each class being capitalized at 4 per cent to give the index.
*6 Average market yield of bonds of 20 large cities at the first of each month.
Sales by states and municipalities of new bond issues.
156
BUSINESS EARNINGS.
Table 110.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
!|
BUSINESS
FAILURES.
CORPORATION FINANCES.
Dividend payments.3
YEAR AND MONTH.
Firms.
Liabilities.
Industrial and Steam
miscella- railTotal.* neous
roads.
companies.
Street
railways.
TELEPHONE
EARNINGS.
TELEGRAPH EARNINGS,
TeleTotal
graph
Comdividend New
and
Total
Net
New
cable Operatand
operat- operat- mercial
incorpotelecapital
ing
2
operatinterest issues. rations. ing reve- ing
income.
ing
paynues. income. graph
tolls.
revements.
nue.
Relative to 1913.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
mo. a v . .
mo. av..
100
114
mo. a v . .
mo. av..
138
mo. a v . .
86
106
1OO
131
111
72
67
1OO
98
95
111
129
1OO
95
94
117
147
122
140
125
130
118
Relative t o 1910.
1OO
87
87
133
93
1OO
70
96
161
217
100
104
111
125
142
82
160
100
613
725
385
154
188
231
276
125
138
146
204
160
253
168
221
106
247
129
173
552
685
520
500
250
253
243
251
155
155
148
162
124
122
110
113
119
121
111
112
91
63
283
131
64
162
244
112
188
238
188
218
101
285
722
380
554
573
262
253
271
277
173
181
213
232
108
98
112
103
104
94
107
101
42
37
93
75
109
105
123
132
1OO
101
105
120
134
94
129
122
124
121
153
179
192
200
109
173
83
134
61
95
125
51
67
180
113
64
164
108
113
127
159
108
123
149
101
113
115
93
1OO
99
95
106
105
1OO
100
100
112
129
127
78
76
105
mo. a v . .
62
mo. a v . .
m o . av..
mo. av..
40
123
60
42
108
230
1920.
September..,
October
November..,
December..
51
69
79
114
130
171
135
259
January
February...
March
April
142
123
100
111
229
May....
June
July....
August.
101
99
108
117
251
152
75
87
146
109
70
97
140
111
83
86
113
118
95
49
181
84
161
197
230
117
130
131
124
101
349
392
164
337
278
280
275
278
223
218
184
193
107
109
103
108
102
105
99
105
76
88
50
78
September..
October
November..
December..
110
128
149
183
163
234
235
385
80
131
89
91
155
79
126
60
93
107
50
64
175
106
63
160
241
167
218
150
75
187
232
284
292
214
359
275
289
287
219
220
220
172
110
110
99
104
107
108
112
86
80
111
1922.
January
February...
March
April
204
174
184
162
325
320
315
322
154
106
110
124
144
103
117
145
99
111
114
92
124
62
161
243
115
189
232
153
148
207
325
490
343
425
460
291
282
300
305
220
218
244
250
91
107
102
95
88
102
97
64
54
100
78
May....
June
July....
August.
147
130
131
128
195
168
176
177
73
84
141
106
67
78
134
108
82
83
111
117
93
43
167
164
194
232
120
292
240
166
162
545
173
368
375
305
307
304
309
243
246
217
231
113
115
108
120
108
109
103
113
123
128
83
119
September..
October
November..
December..
117
162
79
131
97
155
60
93
62
176
163
241
201
377
1918
1919
1920
1921
55
114
115
110
115
96
96
184
189
83
100
120
106
84
78
100
116
100
88
77
103
1921.
297
170
See footnotes on opposite page.
157
BUSINESS EARNINGS.
Table 111.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From commerical and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
BUSINESS
FAILURES.
TELEGRAPH
EARNINGS.
TELEPHONE
EARNINGS.
CORPORATION FINANCES.
Dividend Payments.3
YEAR AND MONTH.
Total Liabilicommercial. ties.
Industrial and Steam
miscelTotal.* laneous railcompa- roads.
nies.
Street
railways.
Number of
firms.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
mo.
av..
av..
av..
av..
av..
1918 mo.
1919 mo.
1920 mo.
1921 mo.
av..
av..
av..
av..
Total
dividend
and
interest
payments.
New
capital
issues.
New
incorporations.2
TeleCom- graph
merand
cial
cable
tele- operatgraph ing revtolls.
enue.
Net
Total
operat- operating
ing revinenues. come.
Operating
in-
Thousands of dollars.
1,336 $22,723 869,838 338,527 $24,733 $4,906 $148,103 $137,145 $172,301 $13,132 $3,710
24,549
5,368
68,481
13,722
3,709
148,948
1,523
29,826
36,530
119,710
120,306
23,613
5,149
66,019
14,527
4,139
1,846
25,191
36,374
155,426
119,613
164,915
26,095
6,020
77,176
16,452
4,785
182,208
1,416
16,351
44,986
177,919
276,925
26,038
6,493
89,856
127,498
18,700
4,700 i
1,155
15,203
56,542
373,198
199,095
$5,898
81,711
$7,674
6,287
8,477
1,282 |
7,596
1,636 j
9,113
8,043
10,095
11,698
10,371
9,452
9,285
8,331
8,546
12,010
12,167
11,199
11,311
1,399 \
1,496
1,034
1,112
6,434 !
6,706
7,896
8,599
8,183
7,412
8,535
7,823
10,480
9,457 |
599
1,524
10,163 | 1,228
36,560
36,743
36,160
36,566
8,275
8,084
6,829
7,178
8,123
8,283 |
7,805 |
8,239 i
10,315
10,601
9,989
10,615
489,846
503,394
367,956
618,572
36,067
37,905
37,657
37,871
8,132
8,168
8,172
6,398
8,333
8,371
7,526
10,812 ! 1,835
10,913 | 1,409
1,311 !
9,857
10,486 j 1,815
359,800 i 209,662
169,815 | 202,749
280,600 ' 283,724
342,881
445,196
843,653
591,404
731,866
792,372
38,183
36,998
39,393
40,058
8,149
8,073
9,070
9,272
7,451
6,950
8,117
7,766
4,551
2,101
8,200
3,925
242,451
286,951
344, 210
178, 100
938, 195
297,557
634, 259
646,605
40,059 , 9,013
40,252 ! 9,137
39,889 j 8,055
40,572
8,585
3,025
8,630
242,075 | 276,320 ; 650,044
356,570 I
834
538
740
1,638
13,585
9,441
24,593
52,283
85,184
79,745
80,248
76,872
53,788
24,135
6,318
48,264 i
50,140 !
45,486 I
23,705
23,832 j
23,305 |
5,977
6,074
5,954
227,061
265,764
2S4,573
295,830
112,068
183,275
251,764 i 1,056,519
258,886 1,249,920
219,572 ! 663,282
20,225
24,635
30,320
36,265
September...
October
November...
December...
677
923
1,050
1,525
29,554
38,915
30,758
58,872
60,376
80,072
68,250
67,179
42,101
66,761
31,810
51,544
14,995
23,501
30,889
12,516
3,271
8,810
5,550
3,119
237,252
374,059
249,216
326,979
145,023
338,793
176,700
237,208
950,953
1,179,801
895,563
850,803
32,888 I 5,768
5,759 (
33,123
5,501
31,933
32,903
5,983 ;
1921.
January
February
March
April
1,895
1,641
1,336
1,487
52,137
60,852
67,409
38,568
114,350
75,720
78,956
88,486
61,450
41,450
47,301
57,501
24,900
27,850
28,505
22,950
13,900
6,420
3,150
7,925
361,070
165,220
277,846
351,981 |
257,423
298,708
138,701
390,668
1,243,460
654,376
954,700
987,895
34,394
33,206
35,650
36,398
May....
June
July....
August.
1,356
1,320
1,444
1,562
57,066
34,639
42,774
42,904
52,251
60,811
102,303
76,160
27,100
37,250
54,100
42,950
20,500
21,151
28,003
29,110
4,650
2,401 i
8,900
4,100 :
238,031
295.16S
340.166
173,802
I
!
|
I
177,638
179,114
170,474
138,929
601,044
675,978
281,759
580,141
September..
October....
November..
December..
1,466
1,713
1,988
2,444
37,021
53,959
53,470
87,502
56,201
91,445
62,301
63,797
38,150
59,850
30,600
48,401
14,901
23,000
26,500
12,300
3,150
8,595 !
5,201 !
3,096 !
235,500
356,779
247,877
322,497 i
205,792
103,149
255,938
318,335
1922.
January
,
February
March
April
2,723
2,331
2,463
2,167
73,796
72,608
71,608
73,059
107,700
73,715
76,501
86,651
55,300
39,715
45,150
55,900
24,500
27,390
28,301
22,850
14,200
6,100
3,050
7,901
May....
June
July....
August.
1,960
1,740
1,753
1,714
44,403
38,242
40,010
40,280
50,851
58,751
98,210
74,300
25,900
30,050
51,760
41,525
20,401
20,600
27,450
28,850
September..
October
November..
December..
1,566
36,908
55,175
91,370
37,400
59,790
14,750
22,950
4,649 ;
5,104 I
5,415 i
7,573 |
1,438 |
1,265 '
1920.
I
400,700
329,304
227,976
222,612
10,772 I
7,884
j
i
j
;
8,620 |
8,744 |
8,198
9,079
; 1,251
j 1,434 [
816
j
! 1,270
9,586
8,932 I
1,042
10,302 , 1,643
9,808 | 1,275
10,882
Id, 967 ,
10,363 !
11,381 j
2,008
2,101
1,364
1,944
i Except telephone earnings, which are combined reports of 10 largest telephone companies, and telegraph earnings, which are combined reports of the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph Companies, as reported to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Business failures are from Dun's Review; Dividend and interest payments, New
capital issues, and New incorporations from the New York Journal of Commerce.
* Represents the value of the authorized capital of new enterprises incorporated in the principal eastern states.
»Monthly data for the period 1913-1921 will be found in the October SURVEY (NO. 14), page 46.
«Includes bank dividends not separately shown for those months where such payments are reported. The total interest payments may be obtained by subtracting
total dividend payments from total interest and dividend payments, monthly data of which for the period 1913-1921 were published in the September SURVEY (NO. 13),
p. 51. It is to be noted that the total dividend and interest payments for July, 1918, should be stated as $333,011,000, instead of $633,011,000.
158
CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS.
Table 112.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
U. S. STEEL
CORP.
(COMMON
STOCK).
PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD
CO.
YEAR AND MONTH.
AMERICAN i
TELEPHONE PENNSYLVANIA
AND TELE- RAILROAD CO.
GRAPH CO.
Stockholders.! Stockholders. Per- Stockholders.' Stockholders.
centageof
shares
DoDoDoFor- held
ForForDoby
mes- eign.
mes- Foreign. brokeign.
eign. mesmestic.
tic.
tic.
tic.
ers.
Relative to 1913.
Foreign.
Number.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
107
101
1,529
1,697
2 1,980
939
1,191
51.48
46.73
45.87
55.08
51.88
53,205
56,932
62,279
67,504
78,597
1,041
1,175
1,270
1,187
999
97
96
85
8S
S4
79
59
44
ISO
217
247
308
110
119
122
193
102,798
111,316
126,424
138,450
1,773
1,727
1,500
1,743
64,314
73,510
88,085
104,621
1,484
1,475
1,300
1,341
43.22
40.65
30.35
22.45
96,035
115,482
131,643
163,753
1,143
1,239
1,267
2,013
19S
207
216
228
87
86
84
82
65
62
60
49
231
247
252
259
113
113
113
149
121,326
124,943
127,768
131,659
1,595
1,525
1,472
1,409
82,246
85,909
89,665
94,520
1,337
1,320
1,287
1,256
33.46
32.09
30.69
25.17
122,999
131,558
134,112
137,901
1,173
1,173
1,174
1,547
249
251
254
256
84
87
89
90
47
44
42
42
272
289
325
345
170
188
206
209
137,007
139,702
138,243
138,847
1,386 I
1,373 j
1,362
2,852
103,093
103,976
105,355
106,061
1,283
1,334
1,368
1,379
24.27
22.61
21.49
21.44
144,716
153,649
172,770
183,676
1,774
1,953
2,146
2,180
254
91
90
91
43
47
49
368
378
430
213
215
222
138,895
136,940
134,279
2,915
2,888
2,851
105,261
97,989
94,789
1,399
1,370
1,384
22.02
24.09
25.05
195,608
201,303
228,592
2,217
2,233
2,309
155
177
213
252
167
172
176
181
14
14
13
13
March
June
September..
December..
188
192
190
191
13
12
12
26
1922.
March
June
September
December
191
18S
185
26
26
25
141
153
174
190
Domestic.
41,436
47,777
2 42,020
39,365
44,531
16
15
13
15
average.
average.
average.
average..
Percentage
of
shares
held
by
brokers.
11,258
11,839
11,816
6,884
2,235
100
115
2
Foreign.
72,714
78,682
81,603
85,343
93,331
95
107
1OO
105
105
61
20
Domestic.
100
113
122
114
96
100
91
S9
100
108
112
117
12S
Stockholders.
Stockholders.
100
107
117
127
148
100
111
M29
61
78
average.
average.
average.
average.
average.
AMERICAN
TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH CO.
Number.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 quarterly
1914 quarterly
I 1915 quarterly
! 1916 quarterly
1917 quarterly
|
| 1918 quarterly
1919 quarterly
1920 quarterly
1921 quarterly
U. S. STEEL
CORP.
(COMMON
STOCK).
101
1920.
March
June
September..
December..
1921.
i
236
229
i These data showing the growth of stockholders in three prominent companies—a railroad, a public utility, and an industrial—have been furnished direct by the
respective companies and represent the number of holders of common stock on their books at the end of each quarter, i. e., Decemberfiguresare for Dec. 31 or Jan. 1.
a Dec. 31figures;other quarters of 1915 not available.
159
CREDIT CONDITIONS.
Table 113.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on.data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
PAYMENTS.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
1916 mo. av
1917 mo. av
1918 mo av
1919 mo av
1920 mo. av
1921 mo. av
. .
United Pacific Moun- North, Middle South
2
States
tain Agricul- Agricul- Agriculaverage. Coast. Section.3 tural.* tural.5 tural.s
East.?
United Pacific Moun- North Middle South |
2
States
tain Agricul- Agricui- ; Agricul- I East.'
average. Coast. Sections tural.4 tural.f' i tural.e
Relative to 1916.
Percentage of total recorded transactions.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
100
100
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
105
99
107
103
113
106
102
106
103
101
102
106
112
102
110
110
103
108
111
115
108
108
112
103
106
107
112
107
105
93
96
99
98
98
55.0
57.5
58.4
60 7
59.4
53.3
56.6
56.2
58.4
62.5
63.3
59.2
58.2
62.2
58.9
59.9
60.1
54.2
55.4
57.1
56.7
60.0
58.8
53.4
57.2
56.9
53 3
52.8
63.1
61.3
59.4
56.9
55.6
55.6
56.4
53.7
58.2
59.8
46.4
51.9
52.5
| 55.2
'> 57.4
1 54.4
60.8
65.5
62.6
58.6
54.3
50.3
57.8
56.2
55.0
54.9
'< 55.9
54.3
57.8
57.6
60.6
61.2
51.8
49.2
49.3
50.3
58.0
65.8
61.6
64.5
62.3
57.5
49.5
57.2
52.6
5S. 6
55.5
56.8
58.5
55 2
61 1
48.4
56.0
61 6
97
1920.
September
October
November
December. ..
1921.
January
February
March . .
April
104
111
96
105
102
104
107
103
108
96
108
103
109
100
97
105
97
84
99
100
95
96
101
92
94
93
95
99
59.3
51.3
61.2
GO. 0
53.9
57.3
57.7
49.3
54.0
47.2
53.3
55.3
54.4
49.8
57.8
46.1
51.6
58.9
55.3
58.4
58.6
51.4
57.1
53.5
54.6
53.1
58.1
60.7
53.1
54.6
51.0
48.4
49.4
56.9
50.0
51.5
50.1
48.1
49.7
46.4
52.7
50.2
55.0
48.2
48.2
48.1
58.1
47.7
53.6
46.2
48.6
48.0
53.7
52.5
51.2
48.6
48.5
51.2
41.5
35. 1
49.4
51.9
42.8
39.1
42.9
48.0
95
107
93
96
100
93
91
100
116
86
100
101
103
100
104
111
99
98
104
107
109
99
104
97
90
105
101
101
100
102
89
106
101
99
100
100
102
101
93
102
102
100
102
107
95
103
104
101
105
99
108
100
97
99
97
102
94
96
91
89
94
96
98
89
94
94
103
93
92
87
90
103
88
90
95
89
91
91
107
83
93
92
92
92
91
93
83
97
91
92
92
87
89
83
83
87
85
94
90
97
100
88
91
90
93
84
85
82
87
88
83
85
90
88
95
91
92
89
93
83
88
89
June
94
85
89
92
July
84
90
71
77
86
81
90
August
82
86
60
71
78
84
93
49.6
48.5
46.0
45.2
September
83
76
82
80
74
87
92
45.8
May
June ..
July
August
September
October
November
December
...
. ...
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
44.1
W8
58.7
51.2
60.2
52.9
62.1
61.0
50.2
57.9
58.6
49.2
57.4
59.2
50.6
57.1
60.1
49.8
60.2
57.6
48.2
58.5
57.0
54.3
47.5
56.0
54.2
45.7
49.5
55.0
44.0
51.9
53.1
45.0
52.8
52.7
45.3
52.9
50.3
52.8
42' 2*
54.0
44.fi
53 1
50.9
41.2
48.5
53.0
45.6
50.7
49.5
44.?.
52 5
49.8
40. I
45. 4
41.6
51.5
53.2
42. 8
43.1
52. 8
October
November
I )ecember
!
i
Compiled by the Credit Clearing House from reports to it by manufacturers and wholesalers on items of credit facts from their ledgers concerning merchants or jobbers
. . data
. . .given above
.
. the
.. percentage which
. . . .the
. number
. of. payment items
.
to the
the total
total number
number of transactions reported
to whom they sell. The numerical
show
reported. .bearss to
The2commodities covered by these transactions are largely textile. The year 1916 is taken as a case, as payments were abnormally
>rmally high
hij' in 1919.
3 California, Oregon, and Washington.
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming.
6* Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
8 Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.
7 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, North aad South Carolina.
States east of and including Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia.
160
CREDIT CONDITIONS.
Table 114.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in boll-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
ORDERS.
INDEBTEDNESS.
United Pacific Moun- North Middle South
States
Agricul- Agricul- Agrlcultain
2
average. Coast. Section.* tural.* tural.' tural.s
YEAR AND MONTH.
East.?
United Pacific Moun- North Middle South
States
tain
Agricul- Agricul- Agriculaverage. Coast. 2 Section.3 tural.<
tural.^ tural.6
East.?
Relative to 1916.
1OO
105
97
100
94
82
1OO
98
109
106
102
92
1OO
101
106
108
110
94
1OO
100
100
100
90
104
106
104
103
87
93
91
88
93
94
98
89
81
94
91
96
97
82
113
106
90
115
110
109
109
99
67
93
100
104
108
102
99
85
106
106
99
71
71
93
92
92
58
88
84
82
59
90
97
81
79
93
82
66
78
91
112
109
95
101
97
99
94
92
89
92
95
105
104
84
88
95
98
91
91
89
96
103
100
94
96
102
107
99
95
94
86
76
90
94
102
111
94
103
106
113
91
90
94
91
86
1916 mo. av.,
1917 mo. av.
1918 mo. av..
1919 mo. av.
1920 mo. av.
1921 mo. av.
100
101
102
103
101
89
1OO
100
94
94
94
78
1920.
September...
October
November...
December...
108
106
95
74
90
83
73
63
88
86
84
59
73
72
80
58
83
81
81
94
93
85
82
91
99
70
82
96
92
82
78
82
80
67
90
97
79
87
90
93
75
1921.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
1922.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
92
93
97
90
100
94
94
90
94
94
100
94
92
87
94
93
100
92
85
81
89
94
113
100
112
114
98
99
102
99
104
107
104
106
108
85
91
100
108
91
96
79
88
85
76
76
94
93
74
78
92
103
84
82
91
96
84
77
93
97
96
87
90
100
95
91
92
96
92
94
84
105
101
93
90
99
95
91
87
94
101
105
109
92
111
104
117
107
111
106
110
87
96
111
108
95
103
107
113
90
94
103
105
92
107
102
107
109
102
117
100
105
114
114
117
101
126
95
95
104
108
98
95
110
111
106
100
105
106
99
95
107
104
80
77
88
109
96
105
117
126
108
118
125
97
96
101
109
83
83
89
96
115
111
11C
110
118
102
119
109
121
109
110
125
97
114
114
116
121
110
106
110
110
107
106
105
115
114
112
111
107
106
97
113
114
108
103
112
121
123
121
117
106
108
I 101
I
100
93
90
91
85
92
105
115
87
96
September..
October
November..
December..
69 jj
99
102
100
96
98
90
101
See footnotes on opposite page, except boundaries of districts, on page 159.
161
CREDIT CONDITIONS.
Table 115.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
INDEBTEDNESS.
ORDERS.
YEAR AND MONTH.
United Pacific Moun- North Middle South
2
tain
Agricul- Agricul- Agricul- East.?
States
average. Coast. Sections tural." tural.5 tural.e
United Pacific Moun- North Middle South
2
tain
States
Agricul- Agricul- Agricul- East.?
average. Coast. Section^ tural.* tural.
tural.*
Percentage of total recorded transactions.
1916 m o . av..
27.6
25.8
27.2
27.7
26.3
34.5
1921 m o . av..
27.5
28.7
29.3
29.8
25.6
27.4
27.5
28.2
27.4
24.9
27.4
28.0
27.4
27.2
22.9
33.6
30.6
27.6
32.1
31.0
33.0
33.7
30.9
34.7
33.9
35.7
35.4
34.1
35.4
35.7
40.6
38.1
37.4
35.5
38.1
37.9
39.3
25.4
28.0
27.3
26.3
23.8
38.8
36.1
35.0
35.5
34.7
35.6
37.8
32.2
29.7
30.5
28.8
25.0
38.8
36.2
35.2
34.1
36.2
36.6
34.2
28.0
28.2
28.3
28.0
24.6
33.2
33.1
31.3
31.3
31.2
25.8
30.6
1917 m o . av..
1920.
September...
October
November
December
29.7
29.2
26.3
20.3
32.6
30.0
27.5
25.1
29.3
29.6
25.0
21.0
29.2
27.3
23.2
19.8
31.2
29.9
26.6
23.2
29.5
29.5
27.5
19.7
28.6
28.7
26.1
17.7
36.2
38.7
40.2
41.9
34.9
33.8
32.9
35.6
39.0
34.5
38.5
39.2
34.7
38.1
38.5
39.4
36.1
37.6
39.2
40.5
37.9
42.1
42.9
43.9
33.6
35.7
39.4
42.6
January.....
February
March
April
17.5
24.4
23.8
23.3
19.5
24.3
23.8
26.4
17.7
25.4
24.7
20.8
20.8
24.2
23.9
22.0
19.3
25.2
24.9
25.1
16.0
24.3
23.3
22.6
15.6
23.8
23.0
22.6
37.8
31.6
30.6
35.9
27.9
22.7
27.3
27.2
31.3
33.1
27.4
30.5
32.8
29.4
29.4
36.5
35.2
28.1
29.4
34.7
41.9
34.3
33.2
36.9
37.9
33.1
30.1
36.5
May
June
July
August.
22.7
23.4
27.3
31.9
30.4
25.0
23.8
27.2
27.3
20.0
23.4
29.0
28.1
23.8
25.8
28.5
28.3
23.2
24.5
26.3
27.2
21.9
25.1
26.6
25.4
38.3
36.5
35.8
34.5
31.6
33.6
27.3
28.8
36.2
34.9
32.0
30.9
37.8
37.3
33.7
34.8
37.7
34.7
38.9
37.3
38.2
35.6
39.1
37.2
35.9
34.3
27.2
23.4
23.6
22.9
24.7
27.9
27.1
25.5
26.0
28.3
29.6
27.3
26.3
24.6
22.7
20.1
23.6
36.3
39.2
40.9
42.2
31.5
38.1
35.7
39.9
36.9
38.4
36.6
38.0
33.6
37.1
43.0
41.8
35.8
39.1
40.5
42.7
36.7
38.0
42.0
42.5
36.0
42.1
40.2
42.2
1918 m o . av..
1919 m o . av..
1920 m o . av..
36.2
33.5
31.7
34.9
37.1
1921.
25.0
27.4
27.2
36.0
34.5
27.0
27.1
24.6
25.5
27.6
27.4
29.7
24.1
26.8
January
February
March
April
25.4
25.6
26.9
24.8
29.3
31.0
32.0
28.9
26.9
27.4
28.6
22.9
24.2
26.2
28.6
24.3
27.9
28.9
30.6
26.8
25.3
24.8
26.0
25.3
23.1
22.7
23.4
22.5
42.3
39.7
38.1
41.9
40.0
34.1
36.0
38.9
39.2
40.5
35.0
43.3
38.4
36.8
36.7
40.3
41.0
37.2
36.0
41.5
45.1
43.0
40.4
42.6
41.5
38.9
37.2
41.9
24.1
26.4
27.9
30.0
28.3
30.6
34.7
38.2
23.5
27.0
27.3
30.2
24.8
27.0
30.2
32.5
22.2
29.5
32.1
33.9
26.9
26.7
28.1
30.3
21.8
21.9
23.4
25.3
44.8
43.1
42.7
42.8
40.2
37.4
41.8
37.5
38.0
43.2
37.8
44.1
44.4
45.0
45.7
41.6
40.0
41.7
44.7
43.5
43.2
42.8
45.2
June
July....
August.
29.5
35.1
29.6
29.2
31.0
30.0
27.2
43.6
41.5
42.3
46.8
44.4
43.2
43.9
September.
October
November..
December..
26.4
22.4
1922.
September..
October
November..
December..
35.0
40.6
44.8
44.2
43.5
1
Compiled by the Credit Clearing House from reports to it by manufacturers and wholesalers on items of credit facts from their ledgers concerning merenants or jobbers
to whom they sell. The numerical data given above show the percentage which the number of items reported relating to orders or to creation of indebtedness bears to the
total number of transactions reported. As one transaction may cover both an order and an indebtedness or a payment, the sum of the percentages of orders, indebtedness,
and payments will usually exceed 100 per cent. The commodities covered are largely textiles, and the individual orders are stated to average from $250 to $600, depending
on trade conditions. The year 1916 is taken as a base, as it is believed to be more nearly normal than 1919, in which orders and payments were unusually large and
indebtedness unusually small.
For boundaries of districts see page 159.
15566°—22
11
162
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Table 116.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
EUROPE.
YEAR AND MONTH,
England.
France. Italy.
Belgium.
ASIA.
G e r - Netherm a n y . lands.
Sweden.
THE AMERICAS
Canada.
Switzerland. Japan. India.*
Argen- Brazil.
tina.
INDEX
NUMBERS
Chile.
Relative to par
. ....
1921 average
100
100
100
98
100
103
72
73
77
104
103
94
76
78
82
69
40
56
54
89
88
84
80
86
82
47
86
80
72
73
59
57
53
54
88
88
88
89
82
83
81
77
47
48
47
43
73
74
76
66
60
62
62
63
97
96
54
50
74
72
42
36
61
56
66
63
86
96
47
68
32
53
62
87
97
50
90
89
88
90
69
36
52
60
81
85
87
89
94
97
97
96
96
54
56
55
90
91
92
72
76
76
38
39
39
60
61
61
91
91
101
96
56
93
78
39
55
60
56
55
CO
1918 average
1919 average
100
93
97
101
101
95
95
57
58
95
96
80
86
39
41
52
53
65
69
98
101
95
57
97
86
42
58
70
97
101
95
57
98
84
42
58
72
96
96
100
95
59
99
85
42
61
72
96
96
98
96
59
99
85
42
65
71
1
96
97
99
96
59
99
85
42
66
70
39
14
97
98
99
96
60
100
85
41
70
69
37
13
97
99
97
96
59
100
84
39
70
68
100
1OO
1OO
100
100
106
103
101
101
98
98
98
98
94
88
90
87
80
71
97
99
109
99
102
103
98
91
75
79
92
71
36
39
69
59
26
22
66
38
38
13
7
5
97
86
84
95
76
84
119
98
88
90
107
103
101
97
83
80
54
96
89
81
72
71
71
72
35
34
22
20
37
36
78
77
75
74
69
63
90
91
19
33
75
71
84
82
80
103
103
31
102
61
31
18
32
7
6
6
6
77
73
80
101
55
77
80
80
81
33
37
36
38
o SS
1914 average
1915 average
1916 average
...
1917average . . . . . . . . .
24
35
39
38
39
7
7
7
7
82
85
86
86
80
83
85
88
81
85
89
90
98
98
97
97
82
78
75
75
43
42
27
26
43
42
7
6
88
83
88
84
93
88
40
23
40
5
79
79
40
22
39
5
77
79
77
79
82
86
38
38
37
22
21
21
37
37
36
79
83
87
40
23
39
4
3
2
2
87
90
90
91
42
45
23
25
40
43
2
2
47
26
44
2
94
48
28
44
1
94
91
91
91
92
47
27
44
1
46
26
42
1
43
24
40
41
23
91
40
22
100
100
100
100
<100
100
115
94
62
8S
65
62
1920.
December
i'
51
,
63
61
58
57
1921.
March
April
May
July
August
September
October
. . . ....
:
|
64
February
March
April
May
July
August . .
.
.....
September
CO
1922.
November
December.
j
.;
See footnotes on opposite page.
|
163
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Table 117.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
England.
France.
Italy.
Bel-
glum.
Germany.
THE AMERICAS.
ASIA.
EUROPE.
Nether- Sweden. Switzer- Japan.
lands.
land.
India.'
Canada.
Argentina.
Brazil.
Chile.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate per
pound
mark.
guilder.
lire
krone.
franc.
rupee.
franc.
yen.
sterling. franc.
$4.87
Par value
1914 average..
1915 average..
1916 average..
1917 average..
1918 average..
1919 average..
1920 average..
1921 average..
1920.
$0,193
$0,193
$0,193
$0,238
$0,402
$0,268
$0,193
$0,499
$0,487
per
Rate per Rate
paper
milreis.
•ae "g"
$1,000
$0,965
$0,324
$0,195 «
.195
.194
.182
.169
.187
.495
.941
.234
.170
.155
.191
.507
.964
.236
4.76
.174
.137
.211
.513
.997
.249
4.76
.178
.134
.229
.533
.999
.253
4.43
.137
.114
.128
.030
.391
.255
.190
.512
.403
.990
.267
.226
3.66
.070
.050
.074
.018
.344
.205
.169
.504
.389
.907
.225
.184
3.85
.075
.043
.074
.011
.337
.226
.174
.483
.263
.812
.731
.131
.120
5.14
.199
4.78
4.76
.491
.956
|
September
j
3.51
.067
.043
.072
.017
.313
.202
.163
.514
.336
.904
.846
.183
.168
October
!
3.47
.065
.039
.069
.015
.309
.197
.159
.513
.306
.909
.814
.175
.156
November
j
3.44
.060
.036
.064
.013
.302
.191
.155
.508
.297
.769
.166
.140
December
!
3.49
.059
.035
.062
.014
.310
.196
.154
.503
.269
.787
.153
.142
.064
.035
.068
.016
.329
.214
.157
.487
.876
.794
.151
.143
.072
.036
.075
.016
.342
.223
.164
.487
.277
.881
.804
.156
.144
.070
.038
.074
.016
.344
.228
.171
.486
.260
.878
.782
.151
.148
.072
.046
.074
.016
.348
.236
.174
.485
.263
.739
.140
.130
.053
.084
.016
.356
.235
.179
.485
.265
.718
.137
.119
.080
.014
.333
.226
.170
.480
.245
.699
.116
.109
.658
i
1921.
|
January
j
3.74
February
|
3.88
March
April
3.91
i
3.93
May
3.98
.084
June
3.78
.081
.050
July
3.63
.078
.045
.076
.013
.318
.210
.165
.480
.231
August
3.65
.078
.043
.075
.012
.310
.211
.168
.484
.242
.104
.104
.118
.102
3.72
.073
.042
.072
.010
.317
.218
.172
.482
.264
.696
.124
.107
October
:
3.87
.073
.040
.071
.007
.335
.229
.182
.477
.274
.914
.731
.127
.117
November
j
3.97
.072
.041
.069
.004
.350
.232
.188
.479
.269
.915
.735
.126
.110
4.16
.078
.044
.075
.005
.363
.245
.194
.479
.274
.928
.748
.127
.108
, 4.22
'. 4.36
.082
.044
.078
.005
.367
.249
.194
.476
.278
.948
.772
.126
.101
.087
.049
.083
.005
.376
.261
.195
.474
.281
.963
.132
.104
March
4.38
.090
.051
.084
.004
.378
.267
.194
.473
.278
.969
.137
.114
April
4.41
.092
.054
.085
.003
.379
.260
.194
.474
.278
.978
May
June
July....
August..
4.45
.091
.053
.084
.003
.387
.258
.192
.474
.288
September
December
1922.
January
February
September
.807
.136
.113
.824
.137
.119
4.45
.050
.082
.003
.387
.258
.190
.478
.819
.137
.126
4.45
.046
.078
.002
.388
.259
.191
.478
.818
.136
.130
4.46
.046
.075
.001
.388
.263
.190
.477
.997
.821
.134
.137
4.43
.043
.072
1.000
.811
.125
.137
.388
.481
.290
October
November
December
1 Daily averages of noon rates for cable transfers reported to the Treasury daily by the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Average figures for the years 1914 to 1918,
inclusive, where given, are weekly averages of commercial quotations from the Annalist.
2 Parity established October, 1920. Prior to that, par value of the rupee was 32.44 cents.
3 The foreign exchange index number recently computed by the Federal Reserve Board is based upon the average rates of exchange for 17 countries, Germany excluded,
and is here substituted for the weighted geometric average previously publ shed. The index represents the "aggregative" average of cable transfer rates on these countries and is based on the total volume of imports and exports of merchandise, gold, and silver from and to each country for the preceding twelve months. The countries
used in computing the index are Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden. Switzerland, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China,
India, and Japan. The method of computation and the reasons for the change are explained in detail in the Federal Reserve Bulletin for October ,1922 ,page 1260.
* Average value of the paper peso in 1913.
164
IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED STATES.
Table 118.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
FROM EUROPE.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Total.
GerFrance. many.
Italy.
United
Kingdom.
FROM NORTH
AMERICA.
FROM SOUTH
AMERICA.
Total.
Total.
Canada.
FROM ASIA
FROM I
AND OCEANIA. AFRICA
GRAND
TOTAL.
Argentina.
Total.
Japan.
Total.
Relative to 1913.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
average..
100
91
63
73
64
100
75
56
78
71
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
81
100
106
113
115
116
220
24
93
95
131
125
163
370
3
109
112
169
167
216
455
0
66
103
224
291
302
697
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
37
87
0
44
55
250
318
308
893
6
107
114
297
348
347
779
142
43
89
119
48
136
189
427
431
384
812
88
102
44
113
88
194
236
149
234
126
106
63
88
151
325
456
377
122
101
52
95
148
308
605
287
114
101
49
118
313
532
94
103
37
115
102
85
275
503
1920.
September
October
November
. .
100
100
116
193
271
1OO 1
100
i
1OO
107
83
109
146
99
184
261
133
256
308
165
330
378
467
207
305
360
169
414
473
218
419
633
254
170
;
140
380
369
321
214
,
243
703
258
35
243
380
358
189
152
:
215
217
444
266
144
175
178
140
1,074
.
100
294
223
1921.
January
February
March
ApriL...
May
June
.
July
August
.
...
. ..
September .
October
!
I
1922.
January,
,February ..
March
April
i
May
July
•
83
86
30
72
77
198
289
186
269
189
108
222
76
100
32
45
83
243
278
160
249
195
142
159
144
107
123
48
115
120
284
264
198
395
172
130
256
169
96
100
43
117
115
276
264
185
251
232
287
208
170
84
102
42
155
85
214
221
141
228
186
276
115
137
76
93
45
107
65
168
197
119
204
246
158
124
79
98
54
109
66
146
199
119
191
218
200
304
82
119
82
94
48
134
71
156
200
144
312
227
311
71
130
88
117
44
118
81
143
204
103
132
194
275
62
120
93
92
50
150
85
165
248
107
141
179
207
143
126
97
120
99
39
122
97
164
273
488
218
109
225
202
202
117
243
226
162
47
173
160
141
159
95
92
47
100
92
174
212
138
245
j
248
99
119
101
112
58
69
117
178
170
152
291
,
209
339
272
318
145
144
63
119
147
225
219
144
222
i
239
235
523
171
91
93
55
78
98
195
180
139
208
223
230
327
145
103
100
56
121
112
221
239
200
285
265
360
217
169
106
63
104
120
223
259
306
174
112
123
237
284
386
252
435
246
100
63
170
181
370
104
87
78
185
169
117
116
70
87
139
243
272
166
372
329
465
194
188
113
96
70
95
141
164
237
107
394
244
326
95
153
101
October
i
!
i '
See footnotes on opposite page.
j
300
345
228
165
IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED STATES.
Table 119.—NUMERICAL DATX.
Front Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
FROM NORTH
AMERICA.
FROM EUROPE.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Total.
France.
Germany.
Italy.
United
Kingdom.
FROM SOUTH
AMERICA.
FROM ASIA
FROM
AND OCEANIA. AFRICA
GRAND
TOTAL.
Total.
Canada.
Total.
Argentina.
Total.
Japan.
Total.
Thousands of dollars.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
monthly
average.. $72,056
average..
65,293
average..
45,529
average..
52,776
average..
45,929
$11,578 $15,351 $4,610
12,449
4,601
8,685
3,746
4,297
6,493
485
5,020
9,074
13
3,040
8,220
$ 2 2 , 6 6 3 $32,485
23,949
36,783
21,525
42,455
25,457
54,870
23,340
72,665
$11,844 $16,522 $2,131
19,127
13,669
4,690
26,857
14,800
7,890
35,634
19,771
9,691
49,902
34,473
14,855
$26,344
26,265
30,489
50,865
71,455
$8,245
8,808
9,026
15,174
21,139
$1,978
1,638
2,887
5,158
6,089
$149,383
149,106
148,216
199,303
246,039
26,510
62,544
102,320
63,745
4,959
10,318
13,805
11,824
26
884
7,403
2,028
4,922
6,280
5,191
12,385
25,766
42,821
19,900
81,218
96,481
138,555
62,904
37,641
41,225
50,989
27,953
50,911
57,294
63,417
24,635
19,032
16,597
17,315
4,994
86,837
99,696
123,058
54,447
25,162
34,154
34,548
20,939
7,126
9,349
12,524
3,365
252,601
325,364
439,873
209,096
1920.
September
October
November
December
91,041
87,797
S2,035
67,432
12,325
11,749
11,712
11.596
9,645
7,923
7,558
5,666
4,035
4,365
5,320
4,688
34,277
33,613
26,824
19,335
105,548
100,163
101,828
89,222
53,977
71,619
63,013
59,581
62,355
47,379
40,127
35,884
22,883
14,971
8,098
9,454
100,119
97,157
94,205
70,061
26,437
21,240
15,566
11,864
4,227
700
3,015
3,457
363,290
333,196
321,209
266,057
1921.
January
February
March
April
59,579
54,830
76,798
69,156
10,012
11,578
14,200
11,591
4,630
4,952
7,368
6,676
3,339
2,061
5,299
5,413
17,438
IS, 885
27,090
26,172
64,179
78,798
92,112
89,669
34,232
32,874
31,215
31,285
30,750
26,509
32,685
30,535
5,730
5,316
8,413
5,345
49,898
51,244
45,309
61,079
8,939
11,711
10,678
23,637
4,391
3,148
5,064
4,140
208,797
214,530
251,969
254,579
May....
June
July....
August..
60,804
54,718
56,754
59,139
11,823
10,785
11,316
10,923
6,456
6,975
8,217
7,309
7,131
4,946
5,018
5,728
19,374
14,842
14,9S4
15,983
69,603
54,575
47,351
50,583
26,143
23,289
23,627
23,695
23,358
19,620
19,700
23,799
4,854
4,062
4,638
6,646
48,871
53,64S
52,737
59,849
22,760
20,253
25,106
25,646
2,275
3,129
1,618
1,399
204,911
185,690
178,159
194,769
September.
October
November.
December..
63,408
66,769
70,254
72,733
13,565
10,677
13,930
11,484
6,785
7,625
5,914
7,372
5,43S
6,917
5,607
5,393
18,299
19,215
21,888
24,626
46,349
53,443
56,317
51,869
24,1S9
29,416
28,767
26,709
17,133
17,712
26,717
27,106
2,818
2,995
4,803
4,307
51,170
47,241
53,345
78,969
22,700
17,077
22,519
40,242
1,233
2,843
4,315
6,819
179,292
188,008
210,948
237,495
68,113
71,491
85,796
65,667
10,654
11,656
13,025
10,742
7,224
8,901
9,633
8,497
4,590
3, ISO
5,501
3,598
20,805
26,499
33,362
22,124
56,529
57,701
73,235
63,323
25,214
20,137
25,937
21,296
22,793
25,114
23,745
22,889
5,229
6,193
4,727
4,440
65,237
55,146
63,057
58,725
27,941
22,406
19,370
18,990
4,513
6,291
10,339
6,470
217,185
215,743
256,178
217,023
73,949
76,470
75,095
84,627
11,591
10,025
9,059
13,390
8,520
9,595
9,598
10,737
5,584
4,791
5,155
4,017
25,439
27,141
27,938
31,486
71,718
72,322
76,935
78,849
28,249
30,733
33,682
32,185
33,032
29,158
29,964
27,389
6,082
7,891
8,234
7,920
69,831
80,535
66,479
86,713
29,693
35,825
20,261
38,362
4,287
1,975
3,655
3,835
252,817
260,461
252,128
281,413
81,682
11,146
10,683
4,395
31,851
53,191
28,081
27,646
8,405
64,402
26,870
1,875
228,795
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920monthly
1921 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2
1
j
!
:
!
j
I
!
I
'
Compiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and represent imports of merchandise only. Up to and including May,
1921, import values represented "actual market value or wholesale price at the time of exportation to the United States, in the principal markets of the country from whence
exported, including the value of all containers and coverings, whether holding liquids or solids, and all other costs, charges, and expenses incident to placing the merchant
dise in condition, packed ready for shipment to the United States." (Tariff act of 1913.) Beginning with June, 1921, the import values are either the actual foreign market
value,
as denned above, or "the export value, including any export tax imposed by the country of exportation," whichever is higher. (Emergency tariff act of May 27,1921.)
3
Figures for September, 1922, include only the first 21 days of September, during which the old tariff law was in force.
166
EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES.
Table 120.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
TO NORTH
AMERICA.
TO EUROPE.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Total.
GerFrance. many.
Italy.
United
Kingdom.
Total.
TO SOUTH
AMERICA.
Canada.
Total.
TO ASIA AND
OCEANIA.
TO
AFRICA
GRAND
TOTAL.
Argentina.
Total.
Japan.
Total.
1OO
88
128
187
178
1OO
205
338
573
252
248
R e l a t i v e t o 1913.
1913 monthly average..
1914 monthly average..
1915 monthly average..
1916 monthly average..
1917 monthly average..
100
89
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
111
45
124
102
80
77
62
49
85
67
172
325
3
343
203
93
86
98
96
116
73
1
1918 monthly average..
1919 monthly average..
1920 monthly average..
1921 monthly average..
1920.
September
October
November
December
85
143
254
559
386
319
154
150
150
140
226
175
271
611
(f)
533
340
210
206
213
195
263
298
257
605
J
349
220
220
207
191
290
438
346
580
563
386
216
182
301
284
432
586
298
439
473
328
321
241
426
389
502
605
158
146
()
26
88
106
626
274
l.")9
188
147
187
202
311
377
251
368
68
448
289
336
260
446
475
353
190
339
280
617
111
544
326
358
258
490
477
414
232
460
120
412
254
339
206
535
568
398
173
311
296
199
487
282
323
184
551
506
499
352
200
279
166
448
225
316
162
503
529
550
440
159
132
397
190
222
134
318
359
493
423
576
50ft
316
191
159
153
104
258
159
192
143
234
266
311
315
365
187
140
106
65
208
171
188
146
170
160
256
233
240
164
141
77
70
344
163
179
150
148
168
234
236
193
159
142
99
105
347
131
184
146
143
161
263
328
167
163
147
109
124
209
145
174
155
127
158
204
280
154
157
165
117
130
213
173
204
203
114
120
233
218
174
177
,
317
710
639
688
221
251
319
331
181
292
!
363
327
348
1921.
Februarv
March
April
May
June
July.
August
. . .
September
October
November.
December
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
June
Julv
August
September
October
November
December
. .
i
i
235
142
168
125
150
121
174
167
114
113
253
374
110
157
157
202
90
283
173
154
133
125
116
293
483
173
166
122
124
150
134
83
74
202
143
124
123
105
109
133
111
158
296
340
502
202
229
123
140
590
166
142
143
119
138
81
141
132
116
97
113
537
134
125
86
108
119
252
361
180
135
121
149
172
100
148
147
105
132
115
144
75
122
135
136
316
103
141
152
311
438
218
159
106
168
147
142
129
150
184
242
270
164
154
147
.
'
135
157
89
144
151
142
132
149
176
249
308
271
149
149
179
96
182
153
151
143
171
197
314
198
162
127
166
69
276
127
151
147
160
161
270
250
124
144
90
199
112
171
16S
154
154
218
204
132
172
74
193
144
168
165
169
196
224
241
|l
1!
i
See footnotes on opposite page.
308
;
178
197
209
146
146
151
167
EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES.
Table 121.—NUMERICAL
DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
TO NORTH
AMERICA.
TO EUROPE.
GerTotal, j France. many.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Italy.
United
Kingdom.
TO SOUTH
AMERICA.
TO ASIA AND
OCEANIA.
TO I
AFRICA
GRAND
TOTAL.
Total.
Canada.
Total.
Argentina.
Total.
Japan.
Total.
Thousands of dollars.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average.. 8 1 2 4 , 9 6 4 $12,827 8 2 9 , 3 2 8
13,191
average.. 111,608
14,175
981
41,733
average.. 214,451
188
average.. 317,773
71,735
338,538
average.
78,399
(«)
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
86,556 849,228 850,098 833,599 812,210 84,582
817,319
85,208
82,411
2,261
4,403
6,406
8,925
14,700
20,099
39,211
45,567
3,479
3,811
9,096
15,528
2,110
3,095
4,501
4,282
25,226
36,812
51,993
22,777
8,759
12,992
17,811
9,236
50,250
74,775
86,932
53,782
22,815
30,530
31,495
19,620
4,933
8,160
13,806 !
6,071
512,424
660,035
685,668
373,761
87,264
86,738
69,339
61,700
54,471
59,828
65,285
67,251
21,782
21,858
26,045
23,207
61,180
71,624
9,904
12,067
9,023
18,333
7,632
17,116
15,411
16,592
604,686
751,211
676,528
720,287
8,161
22,477
25,294
34,920
49,984
99,870
157,282
167,450
40,132
46,567
77,046
105,081
25,885 | 7,584
28,754 i| 12,011
18,356
50,409
25,991
69,077
171,774
189,880
161,319
78,510
110,457
107,983
160,764
94,136
73,906
61,187
80,988
49,473
168,127
179,333
169,741
161,591
8207,002
176,135
296,223
456,887
519,459
321,558
432,306
372,174
196,992
77,600
74,447
56,349
18,745
7,730
25,953
31,027
41,015
36,890
30,980
17,955
313,277
423,310
357,198
! 388,344
47,205
79,085
59,010
38,010
19,797
32,449
35,061
58,439
29,375 j 142,479
35,689 160,440
26,997 I 125,061
31,945 | 138,854
1921.
January
February
March
April
j
j
!
j
;
325,219
238,816
199,256
175,239
35,825
20,432
19,597
13,582
48,812
38,837
30,503
19,133
29,357
26,004
16,908
13,634
110,794
93,450
78,155
84,247
158,528
111,381
96,083
94,309
54,373
45,179
48,168
48,988
61,430
38,804
28,621
20,718
24,228
16,441
12,166
7,345
95,201
85,362
53,915
44,422
22,846
22,029
16,410
12,148
13,893
12,091
8,806
5,776
654,271
486,454
386,680
340,464
May
June
July
August
176,799
! 177,814
! 183,195
' 206,228
9,863
12,708
13,946
15,050
20,485
30,796
36,324
38,284
22,537
22,743
13,674
13,944
80,287
64,439
71,315
85,257
89,647
92,071
87,357
102,141
50,483
49,100
51,996
68,362
18,036
17,496
15,548
13,919
7,690
7,388
7,257
5,486
40,586
45,483
35,374
40,402
12,297
17,057
14,588
16,548
4,642
4,034
3,708
4,198
329,710
336,899
325,181
366,888
177,246
196,054
153,071
154,961
21,579
25,849
19,262
17,249
36,774
26,266
24,326
21,786
9,857
18,554
13,249
15,001
59,475
84,951
60,640
69,105
87,138
77,128
71,579
62,216
55,972
44,750
41,194
35,111
13,920
15,308
13,320
16,205
5,179
5,318
5,100
7,237
43,897
50,677
51,256
58,807
19,499
25,159
26,126
30,718
2,062
4,163
4,865
4,010
324,963
343,331
294,092
296,198
January
February
March
April
149,042
128,923
180,182
183,143
17,730
16,054
19,080
22,076
23,669
22,053
35,658
31,048
9,266
5,637
6,558
11,028
64,933
53,390
72,788
72,291
57,995
59,724
73,542
71,124
32,606
35,281
44,493
43,402
13,853
14,096
17,199
18,366
6,187
6,246
6,987
8,411
54,726
43,627
53,799
41,874
27,985
18,788
22,785
14,041
3,232
4,344
5,258
3,961
278,848
250,713
329,980
318,470
May
June
July....
August.
168,754
186,701
158,634
154,886
20,117
22,945
21,243
18,466
26,105
28,191
20,315
26,317
9,473
11,933
18,111
13,042
74,486
75,246
62,346
55,264 |
71,050
75,896
75,616
85,573
44,288
47,944
49,514
56,492
18,158
20,929
19,530
18,800
8,064
9,023
7,378
7,053
43,074
46,811
43,251
37,795
16,036
16,363
16,024
10,646
6,534
4,780
4,282
4,751
307,569
335,117
301,313
301,805
September
October
November
December
164,595
22,025
21,716
12,674
70,853 ;
83,985
55,363
20,621
8,991
38,841
12,556
5,049
313,092
1920.
September
October
November
December
September.
October
November..
December..
!
(')
1922.
1
Compiled by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, and represent exports, including reexports, of merchandise only. Values
are those at time of exportation in the ports of the United States whence exported, except reexports from bonded warehouses, which are expressed in their import value,
a Total for year 1917 is $3,275. No figures for 1918.
168
GOLD AND SILVER.
Table 122.—(A) INDEX
NUMBERS AND
(B) NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non- Government sources,1
[ Base year in bold-faced type.]
GOLD.
SILYTER.
GOLD.
DoPrice
Pro- Price
Ex- tic re-' R a ^ d | ! i m - Ex- ducin
Imin
LonNew
ports. ortscetpts' S
S
t
|PO
;port
SSt ;|POrtS.;ports. — ^
at
mint.
YEAR AND
MONTH.
Imports.
Domestic
Rand
Exreceipts
ports. at mint. output.
Thousands of
dollars.
Relative to 1913.
Fine
ounces.
112
83
112
111
110
I
134
107
136
199
403
102
162
172
95 ;
249
381
85
186
207
42
93 .;
246
181
85
169
223
54
92
177
82
80
105
224 .
93
217 |
126 \.
339 ;.
90 ,
164 |
260 | .
S6 |
168 !
223 ; .
87 |
105
95
34
107
103 ;
170
105 .|
405
90
76
103 !
149
45
58
96 '
401
48
351
26
1921.
634
January...
Febmarv..! 803 |
March
j 1,644
April
! 1,538
j 1096
| 826
1,210
j 1,599
September.! 1
October...!
November.!
December.
1922.
January...
February..
March
April
May....
June....
July....
August....
100 100
82
108
100
100
92
92
ln
London.
I
j 85,231 5,567 80.598! 27.573
; 4,300 6,038 j . 5 4 8 j 25.313
j 4,467 6,247
.497|
23.675
I 5,883 6,201 I .657 | 31.315
7,011 5,978 ! .814 ! 40.851
I
3,422 j 86,472
30,682
71,093
26,841 | 62,377
1,969 ! 80,183
701,722 i
694,174
679,801 :
676,216
5,948 | 21,071
7,451 | 19,918
7,338 | 9,468
134
5,170
6,378
35,729
58,302
5,277 j
4,298
157
216
39,110
17, 129
6, 501
6, 577
109 I.
140
197
116,762
4, 912
5, 709
m j:
.130
185
56,889
25, 931
19, 870
5, 025
108
152
44,660
17, 058
682,173
662,472
633,737
636,204
4, 626
3, 144
6, 081
110
145
66,664
66,322
70,775
71,303
651,593
558,137
671,123 ;
681,382
4, 835
6, 691
862
5, 337
2, 919
67,052
63,821
88,474
93,128
956
687,776
678,490 3 627
689,555 i 4 > 513
711,526 jj 7 , 853
5,651
4,723
4,714
4,477
.968 j
1.111 |
1.009 j
.627 i
47.516
57.059
61. 590
36.811
i
59.476
54.197
50.952
41. 845
.937
.835
.777
i
4. |
45
89 I
9 I
48 !
92 j
130,
5I
48 |
93
110 !
44
14 |
«j
94 I
43
60
93 j
94 !
-i
45
27
121 !
98
loll
72
95
36
14
10 '
49
i
162
76 !
33,634
2, 725
99
126 ! 42,627
1, 036
94
118 I 87,272
710
99
124 |
80,662
384
100
124
58,171
1 063
98
127
43,576
101
135
64,247
103
138
84,902
774
3 735
672
I
111 i
145
91
119 |
150
114,
141
110 j
129 |
66,085
47,107
51,299
31,666
2,449
7,576
607
1,9.50
127
26,571
123 |! 28,739
121 \, 33,4-SS
124 j 12,244
131 i 8,994
130 | 12,977
42,987
129
19,092
127
407
81,839
601
76,880
128
102
56
109
9
63 j
97 '
245 j
31
38 i
94 i
887 i
99
87
97 i
1.50 i
251 I
966 j
67
96
198 |
92
596 ;
i
!
61
93 j
185 I
137
500
51
46
217
76
110
541
45
11
160
136
109
631
48
31
233
101
108
231
48
70
161
98
111
I
169 \
55
86
184
109
76
244 !
52
92
212
115
86
!
62
101
233
360 |
70
103
165
102
213
71 I
810
Price j
T
i Thou- Dollars Pence per
.sands of• per i standard
fine j fine | ounce,
ounces.; ounce. 0.925 fine.
|
1920.
September.
737
October... 2,199
November. 1,072
841
December.
May
June
July
August
85
90 ;
100
100
243
Price
Proin
duc- New
tion. York.
Exports.
Thousands of
dollars.
Ounces.
So,309 '87,650 j 148,050 732,779 S2,989
698,275
2,163
4,782 j 18,551 j 155,0S3
757,823
2,874
86
37,663 j 2,619 157,830
772,128
2,689
12,999 133,597
114
57,166
751,855 I. 4,445
148
46,038 30,990 112,495
00
1918 mo.av.
97
1919 mo.av. 120
1920mo.av.| 673
1921mo.av.; 1,098
Imports.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 mo.av. 1OO
90
1914 mo.av.
709
1915 mo.av.
1916 mo.av. 1,077
867
1917 mo.av.
SILVER.
263 I!
119
(
119
120
78 j
117
74
100 I
116
3 , 872
3 298
'
!
6
1 >
1 '
4,907
5,465
6,077
4,437
.592
..560
.593
39.S8-5
34.74.3
32.479 j
34.250 !
5, 113
3, 743
4,277
4,022
3,902
4,017
.598
.585
.603
.616
34.165
34.971 (
37.481 !
38.096 I
2, 319
2, 3-53
1, 424
I
56,251 I
128,643 |
99,379
90,388
691,096
707,825
704,236
681,847
4,
7,510
5,912
5,516 !
4,947
4,782 |
4,804 •
7,145 j
4,212
4,724
3,790
3,897 ;
.662
.710
.682
.658
40.082
41.442
38.750
35.64-5
863
75,919 j
732
66,608
986
70,629
579
71,768
335,000
77,000
227,728
511,338
6,496
4,786 :
6,953
4,800 ;
3,977
7,092
5,307
5,109
3,938
3,878
4,186
4,139
.655
.653
.644
.666
35.035
33.801
33.269
34.080 \
629,786
675,000
738,000
752,000
5,512
6,346 '
6,957
4,944
5,677
4,2.58
6,004
4,760
6,269 j 4,341 i
3,861 | 5,562
.712
.711
.702
.694 !
36.023
35.900
35.644
34.957
645
92,399
956
103,262
i
|
i
;
j
|
!
I
I
September.
October...
November.
December.
552 !
18
60 !
96 '
\:, 29,316 1,399 | 89,561 ; 747,000 I 6,370
3,735 | 5,325
I
35.305 i
1
Imports and exports of gold and silver are from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; Domestic receipts of unrefined gold;
it U. S. mints from U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of the Mint; Silver prices, average for the month, and Rand gold output from the Engineerinn and Mining Journal,
>roduction of silver by mines of United States from A merican Bureau of Metal Statistics, except annual figures previous to 1921, which are from U. 8. Department of Interior
? eological Survey.
169
CANADIAN INDUSTRY.
Table 123.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
NEWSPRINT PAPER.
i
• YEAR AND MONTH.
I
I
0)
BUILDINGS.
Contracts
award-!
ed.
RAILROAD
OPERATIONS
H
li
Net
operating
revenue.
Production.
Relative to 1913.
Relative to 1919.
Shipments.
1OO
1OO
44
63
96
1915 monthly av.
55
22
77
1916 monthly av.
70
26
122
1917 monthly av.
82
22
135
91
26
135
75
49
117
43
1920 monthly av.
109
1921 monthly av.
101
1920.
September...
October
November...
December...
92
100
108
Net operating revenue.
' Thousands
of dollars.
Thousands
of tons.
Dollars.
1,919,413
§6,224,251
1,838,608
5,342,357
4,342,664
6,915,408
7,323,404
2,349,614
2,598,892
85
108
67
136
17
135
114
63
114
48
100
Freight
carried
1 mile.
1,471,776
61,527
67,284
73,601
67,738
106
100
Contracts
awarded.
100
86
70
111
118
22
1914 monthly av.
91
100
Exports.
RAILROAD
OPERATIONS.*
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
1913 monthly av.
1919 monthly av.
Stocks.
Short tons.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1918 monthly av.
I BUILDINGS.
NEWSPRINT PAPER.
108
109
65
110
65
146
24
72,693
108
103
81
117
57
179
120
72,437
60
115
48
175
90
71,038
118
27
159
11
73,006
106
108
109
102
106
99
120
104
28
114
71,518
95
91
136
96
55
104
63,607
137
62,386
67,922
73,250
67,342
13,352
2,184,524
4,688,726
2,650,772
1,040,158
2,972,480
20,820
18,170
15,399
8,747
2,803,247
3,439,898
3,358,029
3,054,974
1,507,281
7,452
5,589,908
682,808
57,342
52,836
75,774
47,464
8,948
17,641
10,257
21,622
2,195,008
2,002,311
2,122,115
1,759,032
i 3 2,072,166
| 3 1,431,832
| 1,367,768
| 1,259,159
20,920
17,007
19,367
15,919
44,178
42,380
57,318
65,322
26,860
26,437
17, 741
36,307
1,592,306
1,549,754
1,701,480
1,890,549
1,535,229
1,883,849
2,219,649
5,428,943
68,164
79,056
73,380
79,433
17,030
13,399
14,482
13,896
61,207
65,708
67,055
72,660
19,566
18,997
16,640
2,624,671
3,414,313
2,930,344
2,545,408
6,204,662
9,803,135
6,277,760
-3,309,134
83,555
80,476
87,572
82,924
11,727
8,726
67,701
70,729
95,196
61,453
10, 718
13,465
29,428
1,900,310
2,011,226
2,436,149
1,728,754
3 827,619
3140,316
3,568,803
1,315,876
8,375
6,893
11,513
11,813
75,783
86,480
77,004
84,024
34,827
35,620
26,694
25,188
1,956,716
1,743,831
1,787,837
3,909,587
2,464,101
2,409,973
14,083
79,558 ; 29,314
10,687
17,045
50,425
55,203
59,469
62,969
74;201
70,254
73,593
69,397
8,145
10,237
7,578
11,117
60,612
64,405
63,381
65,022
67,360
61,575
64,185
66,260
15,118
17,110
18,663
21,632
49,980
56,412
66,869
75,435
12,597
2,585,756
2,245,883
2,605,416
1921.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
98
94
148
103
98
172
73
74
166
81
83
135
77
103
98
154
104
107
111
126
118
61
59
52
September..
103
100
135
111
October
112
116
106
119
November..
111
108
115
121
December..
117
117
110
132
J 121
| 116
| 128
118
76
129
124
122
140
138
1922.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September
i
October
'
November
32
111
22
65,619
68
92
20
69,221
84
83
81
25
49,308
30
54,715
55
36
68,977
113
87
72,295
137
100
68,983
178
157
75,481
153
101
74,537
133
53
78,599
83
123
26
99
81,418
128
33
105
78,294
63
172
42
127
57
85,973
69
111
92
90
21
83,731
140
66
137
109
102
63
94,502
138
55
157
111
91
40
92,588
93
39
90,282
123
134
126
91
139
83
146
144
94
152
79
98,141
94,812
93,901
85,447
97,764
140
136
112
144
92
94,444
92,210
9,535
7,919
19,119
8,393
•I
December
1
Production, shipments, and mill stocks ofaiewsprint, comprising practically total production of Canada, furnished by the News Print Service Bureau; exports of newsprint paper and railroad operations compiled by Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce: building contracts from McLean Building Reports {Ltd.).
a Annual figures cover all railroads in Canada; monthly reports cover all railroads with annual operating revenues of $500,000 or over, which include 98 per cent of the
total revenues of all roads.
3 Deficit.
170
CANADIAN FINANCE AND TRADE.
Table 124.—INDEX NUMBERS.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
BUSINESS
FAILURES.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF
CANADA.
BOND I S S U E S .
FOREIGN TRADE, s
EXPORTS OF KEY
TOTAL
COMMODITIES
Placements.
Govern(value).
(quantities).
m
e
n
t
Corpo- i
LiabilMunicAppliVacanand
ration
F i n n s . ities.
provin- ipal,
bonds. cations. cies.
cial.
ReguCas- 11 Im- ; Ex- Canned
ual.2 !| ports. I ports. salmon. Cheese. Wheat.
lar.
BANK
JCLEAKYEAR AND MONTH.
|
INGS
Relative to 1920.
Relative to 1913.
1913 monthly average.
1914 monthly average.
1915 monthly average.
1916 monthly average.
1917 monthly average.
100
So
82
111
1OO
132
61
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average.
1921 monthly average.
144
45
174
34
210
54
181
131
75
61
133
307
200
41
242
57
1920.
September...
October
November...
December
100
159
1S5 .
144
194
95
97
82 ;
100
161
405
393
1,271
1OO
73
57
43
25
220
301
51
27
46
73
119
S5
30
101
209
1,312
1,457
Relative to 1913.
100
121
125
164
88
100
126 |
72 I
57
100
92
68
76
206
233
124
157 j
44
126
313
229
127
189 1
10
144
421
208
113
150
83
137
336
226
98
159
341
292
81
185
321
146
206 !
307
248
189 |
417
147
176 j
473
375
115
312
154
480
252
73
415
100
59
31
62
100
100
100
83
107
S7
77
100
151
104
146
124
107
86
55
103
111
89
72
99
95
246
70
151
198
56
13
75
239
123
327
458
108
190
52
January
1S6
128
392
413
February
161
110
204
March
167
105
237
I April
183
91
290
33
May....
189
95
249
497
49
June
1S4
113
390
204
63
July
170
132
255
531
August.
161
131
297
90
September.
167
192
151
324
777
246
180
311
309
47
208
200
147
411
216
187
349
70
January
168
217
437
483
February
143
207
664
March
167
139
320
April
150
126
100
290
100
93
42 |
7S '
129 ;
112
47
198
1921.
October
November.
December..
60
33
103
50
129
261
107
67
137
100
130
8L
43
45
78
129
211
134
26
110
81
87
66
54
87
166
221
69
170
108
9S
85
100
117
140
58
102
86
75
117
122
193
44
40
97
96
SI
71
152
103
190
191
102
72
104
95
81
188
,1
112
ISO
110
188
44
184
201
1S8
167
;
116
198
472
118
47
122
126
132
114
221
107
190
317
164
85
122
102
86
72
235
106
259
610
134
252
73
156
91
57
44
185 j
115
279
289
124
349
44
126
93
51
38
198
107
277
104
65
412
23
110
65
102
57
138
92
150
110
12
73
107
90
56
35
137
97
150
72
36
67
51
29
158
101
76
54
139
142
194
106
27
72
340
2,668
186
105
91
71
112
86
104
56
104
85
140
118
224
62
24
170
88
77
103
110
233
68
55
140
97
91
79
94
109
229
101
135
113
159
182
162
110
120
237
75
133
138
108
232 i
445
149
110
89
59
1922.
May....
186
175
423
141
123
272
June
163
238
110
10
45
88
July....
158
138
204
170
41
102
August.
145
163
277
September.
156
156
259
October....
186
110
November.
December..
See footnote on opposite page.
21
171
CANADIAN FINANCE AND TRADE.
Table 125.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
BUSINESS
FAILURES.
BANK
CLEARINGS.
YEAR AND MONTH.
BOND ISSUES.
GovernLiabili- ment
and
Finns. ties.
provincial.
lpal
*
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF
CANADA.
Corpo- Applica- Vacantions.
cies.
bonds.
Placements.
Regular. Casual
FOREIGN TRADED
TOTAL
(value).
EXPORTS OF KEY
COMMODITIES
(quantities).
Imports. Exports. Canned |i Cheese. Wheat.
salmon. I
1
Millions Numofdollars. ber.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
av...
av...
av...
av...
av...
$775
659
637
859
1,021
1918monthly
1919 monthly
1920monthly
1921 monthly
av...
av...
av...
av...
1,115
1,351
1,627
1,400
Thousands of
dollars.
Number.
Thousands of dollars.
$55,934 $31,422
51,600
37,953
37,996
39,287
42,350 j 64,858
70,538 I 98,268
152 $1,388 $4,422 $9,647 $6,171
7,032
3,644
7,118
2,562
241
5,542
1,888
17,901
2,698
219
4,158
3,540
17,385
1,312
148
2,365
2,708
56,198
1,138
52
82
199
Thousands of
pounds.
Thousands of
bushels.
1,757 12,942 8,378
5,092
2,888
4,095
4,026
12,076
11,442
16,081
16,492
10,540
5,993
13,145
15,804
'•• 132,181 3,648
3,976
j 105,730
| 107,222
5,127
! 100,869
2,563
14,573
12,684
10,533
11,135
12,533
3,484
6,498
10,776
1,035
843
1,845
4,257
58,000
64,429
9,749
13,311
4,917
2,583
4,466
7,052
628
5,121
3,846
5,121
41,533
44,240
40,165
35,002
30,502
23,376
6,588
9,926
80,294
76,643
88,711
103,347
3,750
9,250
8,750
20,250
2,900
3,517
5,386
10,376
None.
6,100
800
11,750
43,376
40,896
40,601
35,028
58,685
38,096
30,273
20,845
37,712
32,721
26,274
16,747
6,794
7,330
5,892
4,770
115,122
105,770
98,661
85,882
96,404
131,147
148,748
150,950
4,350
2,581
6,589
4,436
14,511 3,926
12,847 16,547
14,944 26,134
9,467 34,734
8,715 11,446
3,348 9,181
1,028 7,486
216 4,983
1920.
September...
October
November...
December
1,549
1,872
1,909
1,849
107
187
1,648
1,396
2,090
4,543
1921.
January
February
March
April
1,440
1,249
1,204
1,418
194
167
159
139
5,441
2,831
4,232
2,455
18,250
None.
10,500
12,840
5,754
9,661
5,671
3,203
2,050
8,000
5,000
10,500
42,794
33,535
36,239
44,974
19,910
17,165
26,649
39,292
15,940
13,849
16,330
26,076
5,299
5,156
5,727
6,561
72,252
71,971
92,601
65,311
81,934
66,315
69,468
44,076
1,873
2,351
1,214
1,012
May....
June
July....
August.
1,466
1,426
1,319
1,245
145
171
201
199
3,459
5,415
3,544
4,119
21,980
9,002
23,500
4,000
4,700
6,092
3,465
6,544
1,000
None.
2,500
None.
42,560
40,037
43,123
76,427
34,396
32,517
38,175
80,762
22,849
21,736
24,604
57,249
7,732
9,985
12,384
11,007
68,502
57,644
62,406
65,147
60,734
59,692
56,440
62,363
775
3,363
1,931
8,301
September.
October
November.
December..
1,291
1,491
1,614
1,549
229
273
224
284
4,492
4,314
5,705
4,840
34,350
13,668
9,558
3,097
23,754
4,563
6,997
4,219
7,500
7,500
9,650
7,750
52,340
42,509
37,740
38,596
53,195
34,602
23,031
20,330
34,777
21,971
13,488
11,647
14,584
15,483
12,179
13,014
59,805
59,518
64,271
60,050
59,590
81,256
87,640
87,186
5,571
10,710
5,079
1,821
1922.
January
February...
March
April
1,304
1,110
1,298
1,165
330
314
212
192
6,067
9,221
4,445
4,724
21,370
None.
2,250
118,000
2,182
10,645
2,842
17,925
4,000
6,633
9,730
6,475
42,233
37,345
42,144
39,432
23,000
22,571
30,655
36,452
11,825
10,624
16,319
21,779
9,118
9,002
9,182
7,391
51,476
54,294
79,337
47,861
47,098
47,004
60,847
32,652
1,935
1,269
1,861
980
1,520
4,708
3,533
1,080
May....
June
July
August..
1,442
1,267
1,223
1,127
266
362
210
248
5,877
1,529
2,832
3,849
6,234
450
7,500
11,878
4,387
3,990
16,765
5,454
6,315
45,892
40,816
40,486
65,857
41,690
35,382
36,606
73,179
25,785
23,439
23,970
49,271
9,253
6,801
6,176
7,275
66,121
61,669
60,757
67,355
70,459
73,107
71,821
74,486
1,089
1,192
1,767
1,325
3,156 14,207
7,093 11,760
17,470 9,487
17,179 11,587
September.
October
November.
December..
1,206
1,440
237
3,590
60,318 j
72,934
7,825
19,230
62
5,178
15,561
24,370
15,258
8,112
6,003
3,649
3,972
21,182 7,145
17,346 21,131
16,008 29,254
8,371 34,492
6,103
5,602
6,042
1,740
9,233
1
Data on operations of Canadian employment service prorated from weekly reports of Dominion Department of Labor, Employment Service of Canada; foreign trade
from Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics; issues of Canadian bonds compiled by The Financial Post; bank clearings and business failures
from2 Bradstreefs.
Placements are termed casual when employment lasts one week or less.
8
Yearly figures represent the monthly averages for the Canadian fiscal year which ends March 31 of the succeeding year.
172
FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Table 126.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
IMPORTS
(values).
Food,
drink, Raw
Total. and material.
tobacco.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Manufactured
articles.
EXPORTS OF KEY
COMMODITIES 2
(quantities).
EXPORTS
(values).
REEXPORTS
(values).
Food,
Mandrink, Raw ufacTotal. and mate- tured
rial.
toartibacco.
cles.
Food,
Mandrink, Raw ufacTotal. and mate- tured
torial. artibacco.
cles.
Cottonpiece
goods.
Relative to
Relative to 1913.
1913 monthly av
1914 monthly av
1915 monthly av
1916 monthly av
1917 monthly av
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
av
av
av
av
100
91
115
100
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
103
84
83
82
89
84
131
102
94
73
.77
75
123
144
120
98
96
91
138
157
137
113
100
50
Woolen
and Iron
and
wor- steel.
sted
tissues.
Relative to
1913.
1920.
100
100
100
87
109
84
90
140
85
92
100
82
71
96
89
132
96
103
64
47
77
C8
Coal.
100
82
75
93
64
1OO
100
78
80
65
59
67
52
47
48
43
171
196
163
145
95
37
87
99
28
25
22
43
33
212
244
229
138
152
102
174
154
150
269
142
105
46
48
252
266
252
235
254
156
208
272
203
289
192
181
1OO
70
34
142
196
96
127
136
115
91
143
98
190
78
90
66
100
43
35
34
May
260
269
258
252
273
148
227
294
222
254
224
199
120
119
95
JilTlft
266
279
247
277
266
159
197
289
220
310
206
203
110
113
69
35
32
July
August
255
288
221
257
314
166
215
347
195
274
173
203
107
126
89
34
239
255
218
248
263
129
180
291
146
255
104
181
99
103
67
30
238
278
190
251
268
159
163
298
146
271
102
176
103
93
62
24
234
286
189
225
257
172
165
279
177
347
132
181
82
79
67
23
225
254
198
223
273
174
161
302
144
319
93
159
93
88
56
22
223
246
207
214
221
141
211
230
139
301
92
154
67
62
46
38
1920.
i
September.
October
November
December
1921.
January
February .
March
April
May
June
July
August
183
203
158
189
212
142
132
233
109
163
92
117
67
63
57
28
151
197
109
145
156
113
101
170
88
117
82
83
66
48
41
28
146
210
76
155
153
107
100
166
97
215
76
80
63
41
36
32
140
219
70
126
137
137
50
152
93
191
72
87
50
46
39
135
138
207
71
78
120
98
77
25
113
75
39
34
90
19
98
147
168
64
87
79
78
90
41
33
25
17
215
126
174
86
109
112
99
99
48
107
103
230
49
76
90
48
36
138
209
83
113
117
115
121
116
109
206
88
105
57
37
September
136
200
87
122
120
128
94
204
72
84
72
132
184
142
128
126
147
114
230
96
88
96
139
171
91
128
111
116
146
October..
November
December...
111
144
132
121
149
108
222
90
84
133
162
118
113
136
117
133
138
101
183
80
102
119
140
105
110
145
105
121
151
93
162
75
93
108
133
86
103
133
101
118
140
111
171
100
105
1922.
January
February
1 March .
May
June
July v
August
September
i
,
( )
13
15
18
51
43
32
56
50
38
56
98
49
47
59
89
52
50
70
92
71
61
66
68
54
54
66
137
187
94
126
148
120
145
151
111
204
94
99
82
68
71
85
126
166
91
118
127
111
127
129
101
175
88
88
82
64
63
67
139
178
108
125
133
112
150
131
98
162
85
92
92
75
66
83
|
132
107
117
119
112
132
118
95
121
90
91
84
73
57
78
i
128
165
161
103
115
138
103
138
141
91
108
90
85
120
78
61
83
1 129
156
103
126
137
114
153
138
82
97
77
86
102
80
65
100
1
147
93
119
143
116
173
141
70
105
58
76
107
62
67
116
120
|
Octo'ber
November
Dftf»p.mber
10
4
I
1
i
See footnotes on opposite page.
•I
173
FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Table 127.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
EXPORTS
(values).
IMPORTS
(values).
YEAR AND MONTH.
Total.
EXPORTS OF KEY
COMMODITIES a
(quantities).
REEXPORTS
(values).
ManuFood,
Food, I
Food,
drink, Raw Manudrink,; Raw facCotton Woolen
Iron
drink, Raw Manufacfacand
piece
and
and mate- tured
Total. and mate- tured Total. and mate- tured
rial. articles.
torial. arti- goods. worsted
torial. articles.
steel.
totissues.
cles.
bacco.
bacco.
bacco.
Thousands of
square yards.
Thousands of pounds sterling (£).
64,061 24,184 23,485 16,134 43,770 2,716 5,825 34,281
2,412 4,893 28,219
35,893
24,995 19,711 13,374
58,053
32,072
2,090 4,363 24,411
31,740 23,881 15,121
73,491
2,458 5,362 32,783
42,190
31,931 2S,066 15,766
79,042
1,361 5,597 35,301
43,923
37,893 32,067
88,680
18,214
1913 monthly a v .
1914 monthly a v .
1915 monthly a v .
1916 monthly a v . .
1917 monthly a v .
90,668
47,491
58,938
64,291
47,3S2
38,207
53,834
59,292
22,598
1920.
May
June
July
August
166,334
170,491
163,342
153,255
64,993
67,566
69,571
61,785
September..
October
November..
December..
152,692
149,889
144,260
142,785
1921.
January
February
March
April
117,051
96,974
93,742
1918 monthly a v .
109,678
1919 monthly a v .
135,513
1920 monthly a v .
161,379
1921 monthly a v . .
l,0Cl
2,775
4,241
3,122
5,083
10,107
12,138
5,322
il
9,131 1,329 5,336 2,455
1,453 4,488 2,007
7,956
1,867 4,549 1,835
8,255
1,756 4,095 2,271
8,131
1,566
620
5,806
3,615
2,579
13,729
18,534
8,921
23,343
41,785
22,219
66,553
37,902
111,289
20,425
59,316
60,509
57,919
51,899
51,268
40,580
44,681
41,423
40,016
119,319
116,352
137,452
114,903
4,020 13,211 100,727
4,313 11,447
9,081
4,515 12,551 118,954
3,503 10,467 99,645
20,260
67,269
69,168
61,499
59,378
44,557
44,299
46,560
48,613
40,573
36,267
35,955
34,553
117,456
112,295
119,365
96,631
4,311 9,515 102,216
4,678 9,632 95,701
4,723 9,399 103,694
3,842 12,277 78,819
13,351
16,134
13,115
12,699
8J,996
49,158
47,750
50,888
52,908
37,005
25,504
17,739
16,547
30,467
23,394
24,980
20,374
92,756
68,222
66,809
59,868
May....
June
July....
August.
86,308
88,182
80,757
88,581
50,094
51,915
42,090
50,584
16,711
18,389
20,232
19,589
September..
October
November..
December..
87,118
84,742
89,259
85,312
48,410
44,475
41,246
39,063
1922.
January
February
March
April
76,488
69,275
87,879
80,661
May....
J une
July....
August.
September
October
November
December
3,852
3,075
2,897
3,729
33,880
52,663
93,394
49,048
20,124
17,848
13,368
336
3,575
3,842
2,520
1,194
7,571
10,249
4,171
3,376 11,975
4,120 11,010
3,638 9,221
3,385 5,529
22,178
9,562
290
242,938
4,897
443,688
406,334
395,849
367,144
26,476
24,987
28,027
22,736
392
286
370
279
382,591
305,339
343,575
248,443
20,653
17,574
19,513
13,697
255
277
232
192
2,302
249,613
244,949
232,043
186,849
13,877
10,693
9,121
10,209
236
168
150
163
1,700
1,729
1,968
607
7,566
14
8
816
3,103
4,992
4,989
4,453
3,'6O1
5,418
4,317
4,605
7,061
4,444
4,243
4,975
3,896
3,995
4,917
3,787
2,160
1,552
2,851
2,543
4,904
2,865
4,386
2,041
1,958
3,418
1,850
2,229
2,616
2,219
9,362
3,062
4,082
2,216
9,998
2,744
4,683
2,567
20,465
21,256
29,946
27,792
17,905
18,691
17,913
18,291
63,842
62,265
62,894
59,375 !
I
44,009
50,238
51,094
47,368
8,595
10,386
9,823
9,204
2,710
3,822
2,057
3,057
5,143
2,164
2,944
4,818
2,060
2,435
4,263
33,972
32,257
45,261
40,097
24,565
20,220
22,095
21,404
17,710
16,576
20,309
18,962
63,147 2,861
58,335 j 2,754
64,581 [ 3,270
55,508 3,011
51,824
48,000
51,760
44,336
8,459
10,174
10,154
9,200
88,814
84,298
81,784
82,661
43,675
39,936
38,817
37,762
25,358
24,141
20,207
18,857
18,579
20,326
58,045
52,146
60,419
60,032
3,045
3,044
2,806
3,105
8,900
45,073
40,565
48,455
47,149
76,944
35,555
21,848
19,244 | 62,511
3,154
10,099
48,361
25,242
24,237
7,376
8,757
7,671
8,041
4,074
1,962
3,844
2,134
143
2,140
1,931
2,097
1,847
1,476
1,417
1,361
8,232
6,104
11,109
10,978
11,574
133
156
194
205
3,407
2, .501
265,386
353,825
363,633
330,476
2,155 j 4,015
2,285
339,348
2,575
252,278
2,709 I 5,015
2,428
304,293
2,323
4,704
2,168
302,598
15,813
11,995
15,057
14,002
254
224
296
258
4,021
2,276 I 5,323
8,965
8,720
8,317
7,504
2,152
4,548
2,264
1,611
4,787
2,230
1,436
4,795
2,084
1,288
4,110
2,105 !
341,959 16,585
312,435 | 16,145
443,937 | 17,305
378,353 17,632
273
237
252
270
6,146
6,381
1,399
3,103
1,869 j 396,368 | 13,834
279
7,083
Compiled from British official reports by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign 2nd Domestic Commerce
Figures include exports and reexports.
•4 Figures for years 1913-1919, inclusive, are in linear yards.
Less than 1 per cent.
NOTE.—See p. — for exchange rate on pound sterling.
137
102
69
64
76
145,769
152,782
177,530
212,403
M*
1
8
2,646
2,937
2,078
2,055
370,138
7,083
8,465
3 8,208
2,220
7,232
7,032
313,874
4,437
38,662
33,658
36,705
39,936
6,869
3 415,004
190
43,088 2,101 1,437
38,152 2,439 1,125
43,172 | 2,702 2,775
51,346 J 3,124 7,058
3,300 6,997
3,466 7,359
3,586 7,046
3,187 7,746
3 12,460
3 308,321
19,282
17,600
18,005
18,194
8,888
8,524
3 395,417
3 438,318 3 15,432
414 6,117
324
4,920
270
3,628
3,196
279
2,916
195
3 298,782 313,706
2,936
5,832
3 13,417
1,048
9,955
8,004
3 14,718
Thousands of
long tons.
2,575
79,746
58,177
56,969
52,019
7,668
5,881
3 565,415
3 478,763
Coal.
7,235
8,045
3,407
3,594
4,309
4,014
5,201
4,097
5,057
4,794
5,064
174
COAL PRODUCTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Table 128.—INDEX NUMBERS.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
LIGNITE.
COAL.
United
Kingdom.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Germany.1
France. 1
Belgium.
Union of
NetherCzechoSouth
slovakia. Poland. lands. Japan. Canada. Africa.
Germany.
Czechoslovakia.
100
Relative t o 1913.
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
1916 monthly average
1917 monthly average
1918
1919
1920
1921
monthlv
monthly
monthly
monthlv
average
average
average .
average
1920.
September
October
November
December..
100
103
121
138
161
100
105
96
107
124
100
91
88
96
94
100
96
94
114
118
100
96
101
108
110
67
79
181
181
210
210
132
147
137
109
100
91
88
78
112
117
130
131
115
108
128
141
66
63
229
235
125
130
90
88
131
136
139
144
85
70
229
134
99
137
135
74
65
235
147
98
141
139
93
85
87
90
100
92
88
89
86
100
85
77
84
88
100
67
48
52
71
100
73
62
74
65
79
80
80
57
84
161
169
172
64
154
185
194
61
81
98
95
74
78
82
3 98
41
67
73
75
75
75
94
96
100
103
81
78
93
86
97
108
100
100
74
86
92
1921.
January .
February .
March
April
77
73
69
24
76
76
72
75
95
84
87
88
107
93
95
90
86
84
87
85
69
70
76
82
221
179
188
186
118
104
122
114
85
78
74
62
134
122
131
135
139
138
136
143
95
91
97
91
Mav
June
July
August.
24
24
64
69
55
65
68
74
86
96
95
99
84
89
93
97
78
83
79
85
56
83
82
82
182
216
212
199
109
104
102
92
70
74
78
91
135
132
131
141
129
138
139
146
83
88
88
93
886
71
100
98
99
100
80
72
82
84
223
238
101
108
83
83
135
123
143
145
97
95
81
89
233
112
78
125
144
8 94
73
76
74
75
107
103
77
88
239
123
83
124
152
92
84
97
98
74
83
3 103
75
77
72
85
71
104
100
112
96
98
92
103
91
86
49
90
68
91
86
107
84
238
212
247
224
107
112
125
123
69
72
86
47
98
75
103
101
151
139
169
146
90
51
105
95
380
385
78
3 101
77
57
61
101
100
90
88
72
62
89
246
230
119
52
124
122
157
144
92
81
124
157
Septfvmhpr
October
November
December
75
. .
1922.
January
February
March
April..
May
July
August
September
October
.
88
85
December
See footnotes on opposite page.
248
175
COAL PRODUCTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Table 129.—VULXXICAL DATA.
From Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
COAL.
United
Kingdom.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Germany. 1
France.1
Belgium.
LIGNITE.
CzechoNetherslovakia. P o l a n d . lands. J a p a n .
Unionof
Canada. South
Africa.
Germany.
Czechoslovakia.
Thousands of metric tons.2
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
1915 monthly average
19l6 monthly average
1917 monthly average
24,342
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
19,286
13,376
19,458
1
3,404
1,904
22,499
15,842
13,449
2,294
1,393
1,189
803
156
1,776
1,135
665
7,269
161
1,858
1,031
641
6,975
21,443
12,239
1,628
1,181
189
1,707
1,003
626
7,329
21,711
13,264
1,776
1,405
216
1,908
1,095
757
7,849
21,044
13,979
2,410
1,243
251
2,197
1,062
785
7,962
2,188
1,157
283
2,336
1,133
747
8,389
1,822
1,540
874
283
2,606
1,035
776
9,723
1
1,918
7,820
1,411
19,402
1
10,950
12,890
1,866
928
534
328
2,437
1,001
867
9,303
1,641
13,758
1
11,351
1
3,213
1,817
970
631
327
1,938
888
870
10,249
1,756
1920.
September
October
November
December
323,883
11,550
3,213
1,909
966
526
357
2,223
1,018
872
10,103
1,779
9,960
11,870
3,283
1,967
924
509
367
2,315
1,002
905
10,493
1,627
16,191
11,814
3,171
1,634
1,015
560
358
2,375
1,119
913
9,839
1,664
3 23,891
11,926
3,317
2,052
874
522
367
2,602
1,114
937
10,110
1,722
18,854
12,009
3,246
2,041
1,027
557
345
2,101
965
889
10,071
1,817
17,661
12,009
2,875
1,778
998
566
279
1,849
880
811
10,039
1,749
16,712
11,460
2,969
1,800
1,039
609
293
2,173
840
873
9,876
1,867
60
11,906
3,009
1,712
1,012
661
290
2,018
705
897
10,374
1,750
60
8,771
2,919
1,592
926
447
284
1,933
789
896
9,369
1,597
60
10,295
3,258
1,700
988
666
337
1,844
844
877
10,058
1,696
1921.
January
February
March
April . .
.. .
May
July
August
September
October
November
December
15,463
10,731
3,218
1,777
944
658
330
1,804
883
873
10,068
1,685
16,869
11,727
3,386
1,840
1,014
660
311
1,642
1,036
939
10,606
1,786
3 20,980
11,607
949
1,792
947
898
1,906
861
659
672
348
11,977
3,393
3,337
1,876
17,251
372
1,920
939
818
10,359
10,567
1,618
1,766
18,174
11,708
3,309
1,818
964
711
364
1,983
887
832
10,479
1,860
3 22,951
11,923
3,632
1,965
914
703
373
2,191
944
824
11,029
1,883
1,718
1922.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
17,990
12,166
3,533
1,872
1,028
729
371
1,894
787
653
10,979
20,090
11,456
3,390
1,760
584
692
330
1,995
818
499
10,091
974
3 25,161
13,418
3,807
1,968
1,067
861
386
2,212
980
684
12,260
2,018
18,352
11,289
3,278
1,726
808
675
350
2,191
533
669
10,634
1,827
716
384
2,113
594
3 19,466
12,120
3,442
1,708
854
3 20,699
9,038
3,415
1,675
740
18,916
9,589
1 669
827
11,437
1,758
359
813
10,487
1,559
387
823
11,411
3 24,483
September
October
November
December
20 754
1
Compiled by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, from official sources. Figures for France include lignite (averaging 66,000 tons
per month in 1913). Beginning 1919, Alsace-Lorraine (averaging 203,000 tons monthly in 1919 and 264,000 tons in 1920) is included with France instead of with Germany
and beginning 1920 the Saar district (784,000 tons per month) is similarly transferred. Upper Silesia, whose disorders were responsible for the curtailment of German production
in May, 1921, was included as a whole with Germany until June, 1922, since which time only the part of Upper Silesia allotted to Germany is included.
2
One metric ton is equivalent to 2,204.6 pounds.
a Five weeks period; other months cover four weeks.
176
METAL PRODUCTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Table 130.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
PIG IRON.
STEEL INGOTS.
ZINC.
United
King- Canada. France. Belgium. Luxemburg.
dom.
United
King- Canada. France. Belgium. !I Luxemburg.
dom. I
Stocks in | ProducUnited
tion in
Kingdom, i Belgium.
!l Relative to
II Apr.-Dec.
|| average,
!
1920.
Relative to 1913.
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
100
87
92
1OO
69
81
104
104
1OO
52
11
29
33
1OO
58
3
5
(*)
1918
1919
1920
1921
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
monthly average.
88
72
78
25
106
81
96
60
25
46
64
65
10
45
35
24
87
62
47
112
125
115
64
80
85
82
80
51
60
57
61
75
54
45
7
49
69
71
46
68
67
69
67
May
June
July
August..
1
11
67
65
64
60
September.
October....
November.
December..
18
28
32
32
1922.
January.-February.
March
April
100
72
63
77
60
100
102
112
120
128
100
71
87
122
149
100
56
23
41
47
100
57
4
4
(*)
100
96
82
109
89
'
i
!
I
;|
50
125
103
118
47
161
89
106
64
38
46
62
63
(J)
14
51
32
72
32
50
62
!
|
j
|
35
38
41
41
138
85
79
117
114
128
111
64
76
54
79
79
54
51
51
46
45
39
13
34
77
76
56
11
46
68
61
31
65
66
62
59
37
33
22
22
38
39
33
35
1
(*)
18
52
60
57
48
56
59
68
69
19
23
29
36
42
47
44
48
34
35
46
46
38
40
50
40
72
74
45
44
57
55
May....
June
July....
August.
48
43
47
48
27
35
38
102
96
99
57
56
61
September.
October
November..
December..
50
1920.
September
October
November
December
Relative
to 1920.
» 100
70
100
79
59
59
72
65
73
102
84
75
77
110
116
114
121
68
67
63
65
59
49
48
54
71
62
20
57
65
60
63
77
118
93
66
62
60
74
62
83
62
62
56
59
31
27
13
14
56
61
57
55
84
82
80
76
62
62
71
71
67
63
69
60
64
83
86
49
60
52
72
76
17
16
23
31
76
82
70
81
72
68
62
56
71
78
88
105
48
46
63
62
51
65
86
63
38
48
34
25
80
80
93
82
39
41
52
47
76
75
101
99
50
37
28
27
117
110
127
121
67
68
71
72
63
74
82
18
38
72
92
90
93
58
55
56
113
123
127
23
20
19
17
126
118
128
137
27
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
87
I
See footnotes on opposite page.
116
177
METAL PRODUCTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Table 131.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From Government and non-Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
STEEL INGOTS.
PIG IRON.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
United
Kingdom.
Canada. France.
Thousands 4of
long tons.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
average
average
average
average
average
855
744
84
58
785
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average
87
87
81
50
109
201
276
280
21
93
73
756
612
667
218
1920.
September
October
November
December
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
May
June
July
August..
September.
October....
November.
December..
1922.
January...
February.
March
April
May
June
July....
August.
September.
October
November..
December..
Thousands of metric tons. 6
434
224
49
124
145
733
754
Belgium Luxemburg.
207
121
United
Kingdom.
Canada. France.
Thousands of
long tons. 4
ZINC.
Belgium. Luxemburg.
Thousands of metric tons.&
639
653
713
766
817
87
62
76
106
130
396
221
91
163
186
205
116
11
1
212
152
133
163
127
106
51
58
81
799
658
755
302
140
77
92
56
151
182
246
250
1
28
104
65
300
544
111
324
Stocks i n
United
Kingdom.
Production i n
Belgium.
Short tons.
101
97
83
110
90
73
32
50
« 25,477
17,945
7,740
6,100
111
70
25,954
122
73
21,520
8,483
9,007
8,841
9,359
741
94
348
106
74
533
105
371
125
81
403
94
356
118
505
97
314
120
66
18,987
683'
54
349
127
747
56
312
121
74
19,640
642
41
293
112
95
493
40
268
121
72
16,635
464
58
292
105
83
484
59
264
100
63
15,239
386
300
106
28
359
53
251
98
20
16,158
60
292
96
72
71
27
257
110
58
19,538
14
56
283
76
52
244
64
57
21,280
1
55
285
69
64
245
55
62
21,002
10
54
267
45
71
117
54
223
27
58
20,331
94
50
255
45
74
434
72
232
28
56
19,473
9,161
7,199
5,115
4,762
4,806
4,817
5,457
5,512
5,500
6,019
6,801
8,122
158
44
244
40
88
429
56
236
35
77
18,374
236
'50
256
47
100
405
72
206
33
83
17,275
272
48
295
61
94
443
75
277
47
71
15,738
275
40
301
74
102
381
43
302
64
82
14,297
288
32
312
94
102
328
33
315
80
77
12,781
300
34
323
92
97
415
42
316
84
76
9,335
390
42
385
118
133
549
30
367
106
101
7,140
394
34
383
114
131
404
22
324
97
100
6,795
9,092
8,543
9,866
9,359
409
23
29
32
442
416
428
119
115
127
142
462
364
118
114
144
400
358
113
124
115
128
9,733
9,160
9,877
10,626
8,970
412
521
5,983
5,221
4,804
4,342
430
556
4,108
150
471
63
1
Compiled b y the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, from official reports, except zinc stocks in United Kingdom, and zinc production in Belgium reported by American Bureau of Metal Statistics; iron and steel production in United Kingdom reported by British Federation of Iron and Steel Manufacturers;
Canadian production by Department of Trade and Commerce, Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
2
Index number less than 1.
8
Average for 9 months, April-December.
* A long ton contains 2,240 pounds.
6
A metric ton is equivalent to 2,204.6 pounds.
15566°—22
12
178
EMPLOYMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Table 132.—INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.]
UNITED
KINGDOM.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
Trade
unIons
- insurance.
GERMANY.
BEL- NETHERGIUM. LANDS. SWEDEN.
NORWAY.
AUSDENMARK. CANADA. TRALIA.
Relative
to 1919.
Relative to 1913.
1913 monthly average..
1914 monthly average.
1915 monthly average.
1916 monthly average.
1917 monthly average.
1OO
1OO
99
88
1OO
1OO
97
90
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average.
1921 monthly average..
99
100
101
95
101
101
95
100
100
96
100
81
94
100
2 95
103
3 102
3 102
100
98
97
101
99
101
97
1OO
100
102
99
100
84
87
91
95
« 100
98
100
1OO
Relative
to 1913.
1920.
September.
October
November.
December..
100
100
97
101
102
100
105
100
97
99
96
101
100
99
105
97
98
100
96
99
95
99
85
97
102
95
92
90
1921.
January...
February.
March....
April
95
95
83
83
90
87
90
93
94
79
83
86
83
87
92
92
70
85
83
99
71
84
85
84
May....
June
July....
August.
September.
October....
November.
December..
<95
99
70
95
78
84
88
79
85
100
79
97
75
80
90
90
85
88
100
81
97
83
90
94
85
90
101
80
84
89
95
87
91
102
85
78
84
90
95
90
102
89
76
84
102
88
101
91
87
87
5
95
75
82
69
80
71
76
73
«94
<95
96
«97
1922.
January...
February.
March
April
85
100
91
85
100
92
85
102
91
85
102
93
May....
June
Ju.y
August..
85
90
102
96
94
86
91
102
97
94
87
91
102
97
94
87
91
89
72
93
76
78
94
78
82
93
84
91
95
96
September.
October....
November.
December..
77
See footnotes on opposite page.
*97
179
EMPLOYMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Table 133.—NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.]
UNITED
KINGDOM.
Y E A R AND MONTH.
Trade- Compulsory
unions. insurance.
GERMANY.
BEL- NETHERGIUM. LANDS. SWEDEN.
NORWAY.
AUSDENMARK. CANADA. TRALIA.
Per cent employed.
average.
average.
average..
average..
average.
97.9
97.7
98.9
99.6
99.4
96.4
95.8
98.8
98.4
98.4
97.1
92.8
96.8
97.8
99.0
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average..
1921 monthly average.
99.2
97.6
97.6
84.7
98.8
98.8
96.3
96.2
97.2
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
96.2
86.3
97.3
96.1
78.4
94.9
83.8
85.4
94.2
90.4
95.6
93.3
92.2
95.8
96.1
98.4
97.6
97.9
99.2
99.1
92.5
90.1
92.3
95.1
90.8
*92.07
«98.13
»98.13
93.5
91.7
90.7
94.2
92.9
90.0
91.1
92.8
89.1
95.6
94.5
94.6
73.9
98.6
98.4
97.7
82.7
82.6
89.3
94.2
80.1
3 98.50
96.58
95.37
87.47
94.2
93.4
93.5
88.8
4 93.8
i
1920.
September.
October
November.
December..
97.1
95.5
93.0
84.2
98.2
97.8
96.5
93.2
97.3
96.7
93.9
84.9
96.74
93.91
89.76
86.95
83.5
83.6
86.1
88.1
79.8
79.2
75.4
75.8
88.7
85.1
83.9
82.9
80.3
78.3
86.93
83.88
83.52
83.73
67.7
77.1
78.6
78.3
90.6
91.9
92.4
92.7
74.7
72.1
72.2
73.2
82.2
79.1
82.1
82.7
81.4
83.2
83.3
82.3
84.54
86.85
90.90
91.29
98.7
98.8
98.6
5 98.4
82.3
86.4
86.1
88.6
93.2
93.1
90.0
83.4
74.2
72.8
71.4
66.1
82.9
82.9
80.7
79.1
83.4
81.6
79.2
74.8
91.53
92.58
88.94
84.91
83.8
84.8
85.6
85.6
96.7
97.3
98.9
99.1
88.8
89.9
90.8
91.1
80.0
78.1
85.9
88.5
65.2
67.9
69.4
71.4
76.5
74.9
74.9
76.8
71.1
66.9
72.1
76.0
86.10
89.40
90.40
89.60
86.5
8*3
87.7
88.0
99.3
99.4
99.4
93.0
94.0
94.6
76.7
78.5
79.8
82.2
84.5
97.8
94.7
96.3
93.9
96.2
95.9
96.3
94.2
95.5
95.8
96.1
95.9
94.2
93.6
92.8
82.6
95.9
95.8
92.8
January...
February.
March
April
93.1
91.5
90.0
82.4
91.8
90.5
88.7
85.0
95.5
95.3
96.3
96.1
80.7
77.3
68.5
68.8
May
June
July....
August..
77.8
76.9
83.3
83.7
82.7
82.2
85.2
86.8
96.3
97.0
97.5
97.8
September.
October....
November.
December..
85.2
84.4
84.1
83.5
87.8
87.2
84.3
83.8
January.. February.
March
April
83.2
83.7
83.7
83.0
May....
June
July....
August.
83.6
84.3
85.4
85.6
<92.2
1921.
76.8
76.4
4 87.5
4 90.5
1922.
86.8
87.1
88.9
92.60
94.70
95.90
4 90.4
September.
October
November.
December..
1
Compiled by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign arid Domestic Commerce, from official sources. Canadian figures furnished direct by Dominion Department of Labour, Employment Service of Canada. The figures, except in the case of British compulsory insurance, which relate to the operations of the Government labor
bureau,
represent the percentage of trade-union members employed. They have been converted, by inverting, from the original figures showing percentage unemployed.
2
December.
3
Average of quarters, March, June, September, and December.
4 Quarter ending this month.
s The report for December covers 6,075,755 organized workers of whom only 97,687 or 1.6 per cent were unemployed.
180
ARGENTINE MOVEMENT OF GRAIN AND FLAXSEED.
Table 134.—(A) INDEX JSTUMBEBS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.
VISIBLE SUPPLY.3
SHIPMENTS.*
Wheat. Corn.
Oats.
Flax- Wheat. Corn.
seed.
Flaxseed.
VISIBLE SUPPLY.^
SHIPMENTS.*
Wheat.
Corn.
Oats.
Flaxseed.
Wheat.
Corn.
Flaxseed.
YEAB AND MONTH.
1913 monthly average..
1914 monthly average..
1915 monthly average..
1916 monthly average..
1917 monthly average..
Relative to 1913 or 1914.
Thousands of bushels.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
100
35
89
82
32
1OO
71
92
60
15
100
40
67
90
30
1OO
83
97
63
14
100
37
179
396
183
100
149
219
299
106
100
194
326
71
104
116
179
62
11
40
91
60
37
46
45
82
100
125
276
116
164
147
103
178
195
108
«209
359
200
394
27
12
1
107
127
135
44
65
103
21
343
192
24
138
7
286
165
11
90
11
52
14
70
104
157
63
32
18
11
30
50
66
49
112
36
43
65
123
113
38
35
79
88
20
27
12
32
79
63
51
55
51
9
19
23
1922.
January..
February.
March....
April
87
223
321
219
37
48
28
22
43
86
50
35
May....
June
July....
August.
137
158
154
99
54
43
51
45
29
55
25
25
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
average..
average..
average..
average..
1920.
September
October
November
December
1921.
January...
February.
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
September..
October
November..
December..
10
8,611
3,002
7,681
7,027
2,745
15,770
11,204
14,435
9,428
2,352
5,118
2,036
3,408
4,618
1,557
3,336
2,761
3,222
2,099
467
2,588
964
4,641
10,256
4,740
8,959
1,700
6,234
14,378
9,412
3,055
1,903
2,357
2,298
1,304
2,752
3,324
4,174
7,130
2,992
4,240
3,814
16,832
20,105
21,334
6,935
3,318
1,217
587
585
3,436
4,595
3,012
1,744
555
12,000
185
10,000
555
3,200
1,400
1,200
1,600
1,000
9,943
5,081
2,874
1,695
1,520
2,557
3,373
2,525
2,022
2,820
6,203
5,109
1,850
2,405
3,700
6,600
1,600
2,000
1,000
3,000
800
3,200
600
4,000
2,720
4,075
9,344
3,236
8,510
6,600
3,700
1,850
4,800
6,000
8,000
5,200
6,000
2,800
2,400
2,000
5,200
4,000
4,800
3,200
2,600
1,400
1,400
3,600
2,400
2,000
1,600
2,800
2,000
2,220
2,800
2,800
9,965
15,383
5,308
2,321
97
252
220
21
92
137
61
71
46
275
1,223
85
93
29
412
6,054
186
143
23
440
8,927
153
255
17
549
13,503
82
329
137
824
9,655
6,782
122
255
172
385
7,379
10,259
280
143
229
330
5,923
19,466
97
71
149
275
3,133
17,772
1,969
1,798
4,040
4,506
125
72
149
357
1,726
12,487
2,632
4,163
99
100
114
192
2,336
480
3,302
58
122
137
192
1,055
7,978
978
1,934
155
114
92
495
2,782
8,616
1,193
5,162
2,196
4,414
2,556
1,789
2,538
2,662
2,661
2,271
5,920
7,030
4,810
7,400
76
229
275
7,530
272
302
19,213
80
186
385
27,600
385
18,852
5,788
7,603
4,485
3,398
68
109
214
149
247
11,782
8,toi
112
143
92
220
13,622
161
129
69
220
13,265
154
71
34
137
8,482
6,842
8,001
7,168 !
1,461
2,809
1,290
1,258
3,627
3,749
5,380
5,129
5,550
3,700
3,328
1,850
56
71
114
137
5,234
9,790 !
501
1,861
1,850 ;
;
728
1,415
2,374
515
3,617 *1,{
6,233
2,617
6,830 ; 1,457
3,767 ! 2,867
8,800
1,859
2,590
3,145
2,960
80
3,496
5,193
7,647
10,445
3,717
I
!
!
j
5,200 ! 1,800
3,200 ! 1,600
2,400 i 1,600
1,200
1,000
4,000
1,000
1
Shipments of wheat, corn, and oats as reported in the Northwestern Miller. Shipments and visible supply of flaxseed as reported in the Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter.
Visible supply of wheat and corn in chief ports reported by Modern Miller.
»Monthly figures are totals of weekly figures with first and last week of month prorated.
•4 At end of week nearest end of the month.
Ten-month average.
181
WORLD PRODUCTION OF COTTON.*
Country .
.
World total.
, r -, -
New crop available
Peru.
United
States.
Mexico.
India.
June.
August.
August.
November.
Brazil.
Egypt.
September. September.
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
19181919
1920
1921..
18 580
19,925
20,940
14,890
129
155
164
157
12,041
11,421
13,440
7 954
203
199
188
3,324
4,850
3,013
3 735
339
384
451
999
1,155
1,251
fi12
684
10,135
U15 !
.
. .
1922, latest estimates...
19!A
(2)
1,070
2
'From private sources.
1922 acreage 12,496,000 compared with 11,976,000 in 1921.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF WHEAT.*
Country
Argentina.
Australia.
India.
United
States.
Spain.
Italy.
France.
New crop available..
January.
January.
March.
July.
August.
August.
August.
August.
Germany. Rumania. Canada. I
August.
September
Millions of bushels.
Normal c o n s u m p t i o n
(1909-1913)
64
37
301
157
114
169
173
80
85
103
25
179
152
351
312
377
323
1918..
1919..
1920..
1921..
184
172
214
170
115
76
46
146
1922, latest estimates
181
6 132
1909-1913 average.
1914
1915
1916
1917
...
1
a
J
531
136
236
361
221
34
110
687
183
170
171
177
140
317
283
223
205
135
152
146
142
87
49
89
78
637
130
116
139
152
143
a 82
197
161
394
263
234
370
280
377
250
921
968
833
795
136
129
139
145
183
170
141
193
*323
»86
«80
<S3
* 108
189
193
263
301
366
810
«126
6 235
6 70
891
2 187
2 110
•76
«77
4
Russia excluded. No accurate statistics are available.
New boundaries.
Excludes Alsace-Lorraine.
& Former kingdom, Bessarabia and Bukowina.
Excludes Dobruja.
• From private sources.
* Data compiled by U. S. 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-
182
WORLD PRODUCTION OF CANE SUGAR AND FLAXSEED.*
CANE SUGAR.
Java.
World
total.
YEAB.
May.
United
States.*
Brazil.
Oct.
Oct.
FLAXSEED.
Hawaii.
Nov.
Porto
Rico.
Cuba.
Dec.
Dec.
India.
World
total.
Argentina.
India.
United
States.
Canada.
Jan.
Apr.
Aug.
Aug.
Dec.
Thousands of short tons.
1909-1913 average..
9,971
1914.
. .
11,293
1915
12,776
1916
13,442
1917
14,508
13,324
1918
1919
13,799
13,656
1920
•13,672
1921
1922, latest est
13,145
Thousands of bushels.
1,514
1,054
1,797
2,009
1,960
1,478
1,473
1,579
1,708
311
247
139
311
246
284
122
176
236
»38
344
486
413
493
440
496
580
676
567
646
593
645
577
600
556
522
•549
363
346
484
503
454
406
485
490
•431
2,295
2,967
3,437
3,442
3,957
4,597
4,209
4,408
3,960
2,614
2,757
2,950
3,058
3,708
2,617
3,361
2,826
2,903
•1,708
328
676
548
431
•4,308
2,903
110,180
94,559
103,287
82,151
41,063
61,821
56,611
81,480
78,250
* Exports.
i Louisiana and Texas.
31,989
36,928
45,040
39,289
4,032
19,588
30,775
42,038
50,470
19,733
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
8,112
12,068
7,175
10,628
8,260
5,935
6,055
5,473
7,998
4,112
32,272
17,360
11,700
5,296
Spain.
Denmark.
Sweden.
128
168
143
124
149
156
149
168
158
154
170
140
151
144
141
141
181
259
»143
U54
»From private sources.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF BEET SUGAR *
World
total.*
United
States.
CzechoGerNetherm a n y . slovakia. Russia. Poland. lands.
Belgium.
France.
Italy.
1909-1913 average.
1914 . . .
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
.. .
1920
1921
8,432
8,331
6,056
5,808
5,208
4,592
3,490
4,997
4,376
1922 latest estimates
610
722
374
821
765
761
726
1,089
1,020
2,296
2,721
1,678
1,721
1,726
1,484
808
1,212
1,410
1,017
1,004
812
805
584
688
559
770
729
1,726
1,879
1,824
1,457
1,134
318
86
55
55
674
»1,709
»717
<•)
SSI
Thousands of short tons.
239
293
263
249
106
195
198
246
316
264
286
215
182
263
314
382
276
215
120
140
136
78
152
268
»315
759
334
159
204
221
121
171
370
318
160
162
120
185
150
240
116
112
117
139
154
169
91
104
135
>248
*303
«331
*496
«276
U32
279
»From private sources.
i Crops in all countries here given are harvested beginning in September.
3 Acreage about the same as 1921.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF RICE.*
World total.
New crop available
India.
Egypt.
United
States.
Italy.
Spain.
Japan.
Dutch i
East
Indies.
Philippines.
Apr.
Apr.
Aug.
Sept.
Sept.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Millions of pounds (cleaned).
C7,891
Normal consumption (1909-1913)
1909-1913.
1914 . . .
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1926
1921
1922 latest estimates
1
110,780
102,986
114,500
112 300 1
122,000
97,400
117,200
90,777
117,280
875
518
646
741
763
708
716
712
662
997
640
72,950
61,022
73,526
77,932
81,198
55,218
71,613
62,793
73,907
553
81
542
237
487
692
607
634
472
681
657
804
1,135
965
1,072
1,166
1,446
1,014
73,907
»33
1,088
(4)
14,602
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
(»)
7,349
7,826
8,323
8,465
7,051
6,480
6,007
1,124
1,404
1,100
1,289
1,745
2,210
1,977
2,127
2,427
5,552
2,353
«About same as last year.
Java and Madura.
«1922 acreage 296,500 compared with 286,400 acres in 1921.
* Acreage about half of normal: Summer crop only given.
•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.
183
SOURCES OF DATA.
CURRENT PUBLICATION. 1
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
I.—REPORTS PROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN.
AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH'S BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
BANK OF JAPAN
BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF TRADE
AND COMMERCE.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS. .
Price index for Australia
Price index for Japan
Price index for United Kingdom
Price index for Canada
Employment in Canadian trade unions
Operations of Canadian employment service...
Foreign trade of Canada
Canadian railroad operations
Canadian iron and steel production
Wholesale trade
Savings deposits in First Federal Reserve
District.
Savings deposits in Seventh Federal Reserve
District.
Savings deposits in Fourth Federal Reserve
District.
Wholesale trade
Wholesale trade
Foreign exchange rates ana index
Savings deposits in Second Federal
District.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILA- Savings deposits in Third Federal
DELPHIA.
District.
Wholesale trade
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICH- Savings deposits in Fifth Federal
MOND.
District.
Wholesale trade
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN Savings deposits in Twelfth Federal
District.
FRANCISCO.
Wholesale trade
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
Foreign exchange index numbers
Debits to individual accounts
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS
CITY.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW
YORK.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION..
FRENCH MINISTRY OF LABOR AND
SOCIAL WELFARE.
INDIAN DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS...
Reserve
Reserve
Reserve
Reserve
Condition of Federal Reserve banks
Condition of reporting member banks
Money held outside U. S- Treasury and
Federal Reserve Systems to July 1,1922.
Wholesale price index numbers
Department store trade; in cooperation with
National Retail Dry Goods Association.
Index numbers of department store, mail
order and chain store trade.
Barley and rye receipts
Sales of loose leaf tobacco
Index of ocean freight rates,
Paper and wood pulp production, prices, etc..
Price index for France
Price index for India
Railway revenues and expenses
Telephone operating revenue and income
Telegraph operations and income
Express operations and income
Milk receipts at Boston
New York State factory employment and
earnings.
New York State canal traffic
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Bulletin
British Board of Trade Journal..
Labour Gazette (Canadian).
Employment
Employment
Foreign trade of Canada
Operating Revenues, etc., of Railways *..
Press releases*
Business Conditions
Second week of month.
Second week of month.
Monthly.
Semimonthly.
Semimonthly.
MonthJy.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly Review
Monthly.
Business Conditions.
Monthly.
Business Review
Monthly.
Business Conditions.
Monthly.
Business Conditions.
Federal Reserve Bulletin and daily state- Daily and monthly.
ment.*
|
Monthly Review
j Monthly.
Monthly
Business and Financial Conditions
Monthly.
Business and Financial Conditions
Monthly.
Business and Agricultural Conditions
Monthly.
Business and Agricultural Conditions
Monthly.
Business Conditions
Monthly.
Business Conditions
Monthly (second week of month).
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press Sunday newspapers and monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press Friday morning newspapers and
releases.*
monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press Friday afternoon newspapers and
releases.*
monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Monthly.
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Federal Reserve Bulletin.
Monthly press releases *...
j Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Newsprint, 20th to 25th of the month;
other paper and wood pulp, 1st of
following month.
Bulletin de la Statistique Generate.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Second week of month.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION..
Preliminary statement of operations of Monthly.
Class I roads.
Not published
Not published
Not published
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF
Not published
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
Labor Market Bulletin and press releases *. Monthly.
LABOR.
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
Yearly.
Annual report
PUBLIC WORKS.
PANAMA CANAL
Last weekly issue of month.
Panama Canal traffic
The Panama Canal Record
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF LA- Unemployment in Pennsylvania.
Semimonthly.
Semimonthly report *
BOR AND INDUSTRY.
Market Reporter»
I Last weekly issue of month or first
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE- Beef,pork, and lamb production.
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
of next month.
Monthly.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— Prices of farm products to producer
Monthly Crop Reporter «
B U R E A U OF AGRICULTURAL Wool consumption and stocks
First weekly issue of month.
Market Reporter
^
*
ECONOMICS
Crop production
Monthly Crop Reporter » and press Releases about 1st of month (cotton)
and 10th (other crops).
releases.*
Fourth weekly issue of month.
Market Reporter'..
Cold-storage holdings and fish frozen
Third weekly issue of month.
Market Reporter'..
Movement of cattle, hogs, and sheep.
Weekly.
Receipts of butter, cheese, eggs and poultry... Market Reporter»
Quarterly.
Market Reporter»
Production of dairy products
Third weekly issue of month.
Car lot shipments of fruits and vegetables
Market Reporter *
. .Reporter *
Monthly.
Farm labor, wages, supply, etc
Monthly. Crop
World crop production,
Foreign crops and markets*
j Weekly.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE- Total lumber production from 1913 to 1920
! Production of Lumber, Lath and Shingles. Yearly.
FOREST SERVICE.
Wood pulp production, 1914 and 1916
! Pulp wood consumption and Wood-pulp. Yearly.
Production.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE- Cotton ginned
Semimonthly during seaso
Preliminary report on ginnings *
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
Cotton consumed and on hand
S Preliminary report on cotton consumed... 15th of month.
Active textile machinery
Reports on wool machinery and on cotton 20th of month.
spindles.*
First week of month.
Leather, hides and shoes, production and Census of hides, skins, and leather *
stocks.
j
18th of month.
Cotton seed and cottonseed oil
i Preliminary report on cotton seed ,
Stocks of tobacco held by manufacturers and I Statement on stocks of leaf tobacco
j Quarterly (one month after end of
dealers.
'
> quarter).
* Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
i This is not necessarily the source of thefigurespublished in the SURVEY as many of them are obtained direct from the compilers prior to publication in the respective1 journals! This column and the right-hand column have been added to assist readers in obtaining current statistics between publication dates of the SURVEY.
Beginning Jan. 7,1922, combined into new publication called Weather, Crop*, and Markets, issued weekly.
184
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
CURRENT PUBLICATION:
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
I.—REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN—Continued.
Fats and oils, production, consumption, and
stocks.
Fabricated structural steel sales from April
1922.
Automobile production
Fish catch
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF THE CENSUS—Contd.
Statistics of fats and oils *.
Press release *
Quarterly (one month after end of
quarter).
15th of month.
1
20th of month.
Press release*
,
Monthly statement
Monthly Summary
of Foreign Commerce. | Last week of month.
All imports and exports
(Part I . ) 1
I
Tonnage of vessels, entered and cleared in Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. ! Middle of next month.
(Part II.)
!
United States foreign trade.
Data on trade, employment and coal and iron Various foreign sources
j
production of foreign countries.
I Yearly.
Wholesale price of wool
, Wholesale Prices
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. ! Monthly.
Warehouse stocks of rice
i (Part II.)
1
| First weekly issue of month (MonVessels under construction and vessels com- | Commerce Reports
days).
pleted.
| Not published
Building material price indices
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—
BUREAU OF FISHERIES.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—
BUREAU OF STANDARDS.
U. S. GRAIN CORPORATION
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE I N T E R I O R BUREAU OF MINES.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OFTHE I N T E R I O R GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Wheat flour production, prior to July, 1920
! No longer published
Refined petroleum products, production, etc.. i Refinery Statistics*
' Report on Portland cement output *
Portland cement, production, etc
: Weekly report on production of coal *
Coal and coke production
I Preliminary statistics on petroleum *
Crude petroleum, production, etc
Production of electric power *
Electric power production
Annual figures on non-ferrous metal produc- Mineral Resources
tion.
Number on pty roll—United States factories.. Industrial Survey *
Report of Activities of State and MuniciEmployment agency operations
pal Employment Agencies.
Immigration and emigration statistics
Not published
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
Wholesale prices of commodities, including Wholesale Prices of Commoditiesfarm products, food, clothing, metals, etc.
Monthly Labor Review
Wholesale price index
I Monthly Labor Review
Retail price index of foods
I Monthly Labor Review
Retail coal prices
! Postal Savings News Bulletin
United States postal savings
i Statement of Postal Receipts *
Postal receipts
Government debt, receipts and disbursements. I1 Daily Statement of the U. S. Treasury
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Money in circulation from July 1, 1922
; Not published
Domestic receipt^ of gold at mint
U. S. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
U.
S. TREASURY DEPARTMENTBUREAU OF THE MINT.
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT—BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
U. S. WAR DEPARTMENT—ENGINEER
CORPS.
U. S. WAR DEPARTMENT—MISSISSIPPI
WARRIOR SERVICE.
WISCONSIN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.. .
Not published
Oleomargarine production
Consumption of manufactured tobacco, snuff, Statement of tax-paid products *..
cigars, cigarettes, and oleomargarine.
! Not published..
Iron ore movement
I Not published..
Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic
I Not published.
Barge traffic on Mississippi River
Wisconsin factory earnings and employment.. Bulletin on Wisconsin labor market *
Second week of month.
20th of month.
Second or third weekly issue of
month (Saturdays).
25th of month.
End of month.
Annually.
First week of month.
Every 4 or 5 weeks.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
12th of month.
7th of month.
Last day of month.
Monthly.
First week of month.
15th of month.
n.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
(Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.)
Building costs
Sales of abrasive paper and cloth.
Corn ground into starch, glucose, etc.
ABERTHAW CONSTRUCTION CO
ABRASIVE PAPER AND CLOTH MANUFACTURERS' EXCHANGE.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCTS FROM CORN.
AMERICAN BUREAU OF METAL STATISTICS.
Copper production
Silver production
Zinc production in Belgium
Zinc stocks in United Kingdom
AMERICAN FACT BRICK ASSOCIATION. Face brick production, stocks, etc
AMERICAN IRON AND STKEL INSTITUTE. Steel ingot production
Merchant pig iron production, etc
AMERICAN PIG IRON ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION Freight car surplus
(Car Service Division).
Freight car shortage
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH Co.
AMERICAN WALNUT MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
AMERICAN WRITING PAPER COMPANY.
Car loadings
Bad-order cars
Stockholders in the company
Construction trade papers.,
Not published
Not published..
Not published
,.
Not published
Not published
Not published
N ot published
7 th of month.
Press release to trade papers *
Not published
Summary of Car Surplusages and Short- Weekly.
ages.*
Summary of Car Surplusages and Short- Weekly,
Information Bulletin *
Information Bulletin *
Financial papers
Weekly.
Third week of month.
Quarterly.
Walnut lumber and logs
Not published.
Purchases and sales of paper
Not published
AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE
Production and stocks of zinc
Press release 10 trade papers *
15th of month.
ANTHRACITE BUREAU OF INFORMATION
Anthracite shipments and stocks
Statement of anthracite shipments *
15th of month.
ASSOCIATION OF LIFE INSURANCE
PRESIDENTS.
BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
New life insurance business
Not published
Receipts of wool at Boston
Trade papers
Fabricated structural steel sales before April, Nc longer published
1922.
I Summary of operating statistics.
Number of tons carried 1 mile
! Not published
Average receipts per ton-mile
Summary of operating statistics.
Passengers carried 1 mile
Not published
Redwood lumber production, etc
BRIDGE BUILDERS AND STRUCTURAL
SOCIETY.
BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION.
CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINE j Sugar pine lumber production, etc.
ASSOCIATION.
Daily.
Monthly.
Monthly.
' Not published
j
* Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
1
1mports and exports of gold and silvtr in Part II.
185
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
CURBENT PUBLICATION.
SOURCE.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
H.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PBITATE ORGANIZATIONS-Continued.
Daily.
CHICASO BOARD or TRADE.
Wheat, corn and oats, receipts, etc
Trade papers...
CONTAINER CLUB
Production of paper box board
Not published..
CREDIT CLEARING H O U S E . . .
Credit conditions
Credit
DAIRYMEN'S LEAGUE COOPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION, INC.
F. W. DODGE Co
Milk deliveries to milk plants
Not published.
Building statistics—Contracts awarded.
Statement on Building Statistics.
ENAMELED SANITARY MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION.
FEDERATION OF IRON AND STEEL
Enameled sanitary ware
Not published
MANUFACTURERS (British).
FINE COTTON GOODS EXCHANGE
Weekly
Monthly.
,
Second week of month.
Trade papers
British iron and steel production
! Fine cotton goods production and sales.,
Trade papers
Not published
GEORGE A. FULLER COMPANY
Hotel and office building costs
ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE GUILD
Illuminating glassware production, orders, etc. Not published
I
JACKSONVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Turpentine and rosin receipts
Naval Stores Review
Weekly.
KNIT
Monthly report *
Monthly.
GOODS MANUFACTURERS
OF ! Knit underwear production, etc
AMERICA.
I
LEATHER BELTING EXCHANGE
Monthly report; not published)..
Sales of leather belting
Not published
MAPLE FLOORING MANUFACTURERS' !j Maple flooring production, e t c .
ASSOCIATION.
MCLEAN BUILDING REPORTS, L T D . . . Canadian building contracts
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE OF ST. LOUIS. Receipts and shipments of lead and zinc.
Mississippi River traffic.
MICHIGAN HARDWOOD MANUFACTUR- Hardwood and softwood lumber, production
and shipments.
ERS* ASSOCIATION.
MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Linseed oil and oil-cake shipments
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORRUGATED AND F I B E R B O X MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET AND
TIN PLATS MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOOL
MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
NATIONAL BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
Morthly.
Receipts and shipments at St. Louis.,
Not published
Not published
3d of month.
Monthly statements.
Production of paper-box board
Not published
Sheet-metal production and stocks
Not published
1913 figures for active textile machinery
No longer published.
Production and shipments of passenger cars Traffic bulletin * (production figures not
published).
and trucks.
Not published
Glass bottle production index
NATIONAL RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL WOOD CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION.
!
Department store trad* {see Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Bulletin
Board).
Production of wood alcohol and acetate of lime. Not published
j Rice distribution through New Orleans
! Cotton receipts into sight
Canadian newsprint production, etc..
NEWS PRINT SERVICE BUREAU
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR E X - Coffee receipts,
CHANGE.
N E W YORK METAL EXCHANGE
i Stocks of t i n .
stocks, etc.
Second week of month.
21st of month.
Monthly press release
Cost of living
BOARDe
N E W ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE
NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE
Canadian Building Review
Monthly.
,
Monthly report
, First week of month.
Monthly report
, First week of month.
Monthly bulletin
Monthly statement
First week of month.
Trade papers
First week of month.
Not published
NORTH CAROLINA P I N E ASSOCIATION..
North Carolina pine, production, etc
NORTHERN HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD
MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
NORTHERN PINE MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
OAK
FLOORING MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
OHIO FOUNDRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. . .
Hemlock and hardwood lumber production, Not published
etc.
Northern pine lumber and lath
Not published
Oak flooring, production, etc
Not published
Ohio foundry iron production
Monthly report * (not published;
OPTICAL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO
Spectacle frames and mountings, sales, etc
Not published
Stockholders in the company
Financial papers
Quarterly.
PENSACOLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Turpentine and rosin receipts
Naval Stores Review
Weekly.
PHILADELPHIA MILK EXCHANGE
Milk receipts at Philadelphia
Not published
PULLMAN COMPANY
Pullman passenger traffic
Not published
REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURERS' A S SOCIATION.
RICE MILLERS' ASSOCIATION
Fire-clay brick production, ttc
Silica
brick production,
Rice receipts,
stocks, etcetc
Not published
Not published
R O P E PAPER SACK MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. . . .
Shipments of rope paper sacks
Automobile tires, tubes, and raw material
SANITARY POTTERS' ASSOCIATION
Sanitary pottery orders
SAVANNAH BOARD OF TRADE
,
SAVINGS BANKS ASSOCIATION OF STATE
OF N E W YORK.
SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Turpentine and rosin receipts
Savings banks deposits in New York State
Raw silk consumption, t t c
SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION
Yellow pine production and stocks
STEEL
BARREL
MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
STOKER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
Steel barrel shipments
Sales of stokers
* Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
•
Monthly report
Not published
Monthly reports (not published)
Not published
Weekly.
Naval Stores Review
Not published
Monthly press release to tradt papers *
Not published in form used
Monthly reports • (not published)
Not published
,
5th of month.
186
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
n.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS—Continued.
STRUCTURAL STEEL SOCIETY
Sales of fabricated structural steel
Not published
TANNERS' COUNCIL
Leather production through May, 1922.
Not published
Milk production, Minnesota
Not published
Unfllledorders
Earnings
Stockholders
Wages of common labor
Printing activity
Pressrelease*
Pressrelease*
Financial papers
Special reports •
Typothetae Bulletin
TWIN CITY MILK PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION.
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION
UNITED TYPOTHETAE or AMERICA
W I S T COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
WEBBING
MANUFACTURERS'
EXCHANGE.
WESTERN PINE MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
Douglas fir lumber production, etc
Not published
Sales of elastic webbing
No? published
Western pine lumber production, etc..
Not published
10th of month.
Monthly.
Quarterly.
Occasionally.
Monthly.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
m.—REPORTS FROM TECHNICAL PERIODICALS.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET
Composite pig iron and steel prices.
First or second week of month (daily).
THE ANNALIST
New York stock sales
New York closing stock prices
Foreign exchange rates, 1914 to 1918
State and municipal bond issues
Municipal bond yields
Visible supply oi wheat and corn
Bank clearings, United States and Canada.
Price index
Business failures, Canada
Price index for France
First weekly issue of month (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Weekly (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Monthly.
THE BOND BUYER
BRADSTREET'S
BULLETIN DE LA STATISTIQUE GENERALE
CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING..
Chemical price index
Weekly (Wednesdays).
COAL AGE
Mine price of bituminous coal.
Weekly (Thursdays).
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLF.
ENGINEERING NEWS RECORD
Cotton (visible supply)
Interest rates
Mail order and chain store sales
New York bond sales
New York bond prices
Mexican petroleum shipments
Business failures
Price index
Rand gold production
,
Silver prices
Construction cost and volume index..
Weekly (Saturdays).
Weekly (Saturdays).
Second or third weekly issue of month (Saturdays)
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
20th of month (daily).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
FINANCIAL POST
Canadian bond issues
Dow,
JONES & Co.
(WALL STREET JOURNAL)
DUN'S REVIEW
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRESS
FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG
Price index for Germany.
HAY TRADE JOURNAL
Hay receipts
IRON AGE
Pig-iron production
Composite finished steel price
Iron and steel prices
Railway freight car orders
IRON TRADE REVIEW
LONDON ECONOMIST
MILK REPORTER
MODERN MILLER
NAVAL STORES REVIEW
NEUE ZURICHER ZEITUNG
NEW YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
NEW YORK EVENING POST
NORTHWESTERN MILLER
OIL, PAINT, AND DRUG REPORTER
OIL TRADE JOURNAL
PRINTERS' INK
RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL NEWS
STATISTICAL SUGAR TRADE JOURNAL
SYENSK HANDELSTIDNING
First weekly issue of month.
Weekly (Thursdays).
Monthly.
Weekly (Fridays).
First weekly issue of month (Thursdays).
Weekly (Thursdays).
Weekly (Thursdays).
First weekly issue of month (Thursdays).
Price index for United Kingdom
10th of month.
Milk receipts at Greater New York
Weekly.
Argentine visible supply of wheat and corn.
Weekly.
Turpentine and rosin, receipts and stocks..
Weekly (Saturdays).
Price index for Switzerland
Dividend and interest payments.
New capital issues
New corporations
Fire losses
Newspaper advertising
Flaxseed, receipts, etc
Argentine grain shipments
Wheat flour production for 1917
Price indices of drugs, oils, etc
Argentine shipments and supply of
First week of month (daily).
First week of month (daily).
F*rst week of month (daily).
10th of month (daily).
Not published.
flaxseed
,
Weekly (Wednesdays).
Weekly (Wednesdays).
,
,
Weekly (Mondays).
Weekly (Mondays).
10th of month (monthly).
Mexican petroleum shipments
Magazine advertising
Wheat flour production, from July, 1920
Sugar stocks, receipts, meltings, and Cuban statistics.
Price index for Sweden
Second week of month.
Weekly compilation (daily).
Weekly (Fridays).
INDEX.
Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (pp. 48 to 182) only. Items in the table on "Trend of Business Movements" (pp. 25 to 47)
and in the text are arranged in groups which should make reference easy without the necessity of an index. Note that only the page
containing the index number tables is given here. Where the numerical data for these items are in a separate table, they will always
be found on the page opposite the index numbers.
Page.
Page.
Abrasives, paper and cloth
98 Building contracts, Canada
169
Acetate of lime, production
101 Building materials, price index
145
Advertising, magazine and newspaper.. 134 Burlap, imports
51
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
Business failures
156
stockholders
158 Business indicators
3
American Wholesale Corporation, sales.. 136 Butter, production, receipts, prices,
Animal fats, production, consumption,
etc
120
and stocks
102 Canada:
Bank clearings, bonds and business
Apples:
Production (crop estimate)
107
failures
170
Stocks and shipments
110
Coal production
174
Argentina:
Employment
170,178
Flaxseed, shipments and stocks
180
Exports of key commodities
170
Foreign exchange rate
162
Foreign exchange rate
162
Grain, shipments and stocks
180
Foreign trade
170
Australia:
Iron and steel production
176
Employment
178
Paper, buildings, and railroad opPrice index
147
erations
169
Automobiles:
Price index
147
Production and shipments. . . ,
69 Canals, traffic through
128
Tires and tubes
70 Cane sugar, world production
182
Bad-order cars
130 Capital issues, new
154,156
Banks:
Cars, freight:
Clearings, Canada
170
Orders for construction
60
Clearings, condition and debits
152
Loadings, shortage and surplus
130
Barley:
Cattle:
Exports
Ill
Receipts, shipments, and slaughter. 114
Production (crop estimate)
107
Wholesale price
108
Receipts (market)
112 Cement, production, stocks, prices, etc . 98
Wholesale price
108 Cereals:
Beef, consumption, cold-storage holdExports
Ill
ings, exports, production, and prices.. 116
Production, United States
107
Beet sugar, world production
182
Production, world (wheat;
182
Belgium:
Shipments and stocks, Argentine . . 181
Coal production
174 Chain stores, sales
134
Employment
178 Cheese:
Foreign exchange rate
162
Cold-storage holdings
120
Metal production
176
Exports from Canada
170
Belting, leather, sales
72
Production, receipts, and prices
120
Bonds, issues, sales, yields, and prices.. 154 Chemicals:
Boots and shoes:
Exports, imports, and prices
100
Exports and prices
74
Price index
:
145
Production
72
Production, prices, wood consumpBottles, glass, production
86
tion, etc
101
Boxes, paper, production, etc
78, 80 Chile, foreign exchange
162
Brazil:
Cigars and cigarettes, consumption
126
Coffee, receipts and clearances
123 Citrus fruits, car-lot shipments
110
Foreign exchange rates
162 Clothing, cost of, index numbers.. 143.145
Bricks, production, stocks, etc
94 Coal:
Exports from United Kingdom. . . . 172
British India:
Exports from United States
64
Foreign exchange rate
162
Foreign production
*
174
Price index
148
Loadings
130
Building:
Production, stocks, and prices. . . . 64
Contracts awarded
82, 84
Costs
86 Coconut oil, production, consumption,
and stocks
104
Volume, index
86
(187)
Page.
Coffee, imports, stocks, and Brazilian
movement
123
Coke, production, exports, and prices.. 64
Cold-storage holdings:
Apples
110
Butter and cheese
120
Eggs, fish, and poultry
121
Meats
116
Common labor, wages
143
Condensed and evaporated milk
118
Condition, banks
152
Construction:
Contracts awarded, building. . . . 82. 84
Contracts, building, Canada........ 170
Cost and volume indices
^ . . 86
Copper, exports, prices, and productibn. 62
Copra, consumption, and stocks for oil.. 102
Corn:
Exports from United States
Ill
Production (crop estimate)
107
Receipts, shipments, grindings, and
visible supply
112
Wholesale price
108
Corn germs, consumption, and stocks
for oil
102
Corn oil, production, consumption, and
stocks
104
Corporations, new
156
Corporation stockholders
158
Cost of living
143.144
Costs, building construction
86
Cotton:
Consumption, exports, imports, receipts, stocks, etc
49
Prices
54
Spindles, active
53^ 54
World production
182
Cotton fabrics:
Cloth, exports
50
Consumption by tire manufacturers 70
Exports from United Kingdom
1V2
Fine goods, production and sales... 50
Knit underwear, production, etc... 50
Price wholesale, print cloth and
sheetings
54
Cotton yarn, price wholesale
$4
Cottonseed oil:
Production, consumption, and
stocks
104,10j6
Wholesale price
10*8
Cottonseed stocks
9*9
Credit conditions:
Indebtedness and orders, wholesale
trade
160
Payments, wholesale trade
159
188
I N D E X—Continued.
Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (pp. 48 to 182) only. Items in the table on "Trend of Business Movements" (pp. 25 to 47)
and in the text are arranged in groups which should make reference easy without the necessity of an index. Note that only the page
containing the index number tables is given here. Where the numerical data for these items are in a separate table, they will always
be found on the page opposite the index numbers.
Crops:
Page.
Cotton
49
Food crops, production
107
Prices, index numbers
145
Prices, producers' and wholesale... 108
Tobacco
126
Cuba, sugar movement
124
Customs, receipts
148
Czechoslovakia, coal production
174
Debits to individual accounts
Debt, II. S. Government
Denmark, employment
Department stores:
Sales
Stocks
Dividend and interest payments
Dress goods, wholesale price
Drugs and pharmaceuticals, wholesale
price index
Dyes and dyestuffs, exports from United
States
Earnings:
Express companies
Labor, Wisconsin factories
Railroads
Telephone and telegraph companies
Eggs, cold-storage holdings and receipts.
Elastic webbing, sales
Electric power, production
Emigration
Employment:
Canada
Employment agencies, State and
municipal
Factories
Foreign countries
Expenditures, U . S . Government
Exports. (See Foreign trade and individual commodities.)
Express earnings, revenues and income.
Fabricated structural steel, sales
..
Factories, employment in
Farm prices, index
Farm products, prices
Federal reserve banks, condition o f . . . .
Federal Reserve Board, price i n d e x . . .
Federal reserve districts:
Department store stocks
Dry goods, groceries, and hardware
sales
Savings deposits
Fertilizer, exports
Fiber, imports
Fish, catch and cold-storage holdings..
Fish oil, production, consumption and
stocks
Flaxseed:
Consumption and stocks for oil
Exports and stocks, Argentina
Receipts, shipments, and stocks...
World production
152
148
178
136
139
156
54
101
100
132
142
132
156
121
51
64
142
170
140
142
178
148
132
60
142
145
108
152
146
139
135
151
100
51
121
104
102
180
99
182
Page. Hides and skins:
Page.
Flooring, production, shipments, stocks,
Imports and prices
74
etc
92
Production and stocks
72
Flour, wheat:
Hogs:
Production,
consumption
and
Receipts, shipments and slaughter. 114
stocks
112
Wholesale price
108
Wholesale price
108 Housing, cost of, index numbers... 143,145
Food, cost of, index numbers.. 143.144,145
Ice cream, production
118
Foreign countries:
Illuminating
glassware,
production,
etc.
86
Coal production
174
142
Employment
178 Immigration
Metal production
176 Imports. (See Foreign trade and individual commodities.)
Price comparisons
147
Incorporations,
new
156
Foreign exchange rates and index num160
bers
162 Indebtedness, wholesale trade
India. (See British India.)
Foreign trade:
69
Canada
170 India rubber, prices and imports
Insurance,
life,
new
business
149
United Kingdom
172
152
United States exports
166 Interest rates
Iron,
foundry,
Ohio
56
United States imports
164
Vessels in United States ports
128 Iron and steel (see also Pig iron and
Steel):
Forest products, car loadings
130
Exports, imports, production and
France:
prices
56, 58
Coal production
174
Exports from United Kingdom
172
Foreign exchange
162
Finished
products,
production,
Iron and steel production
176
etc
58,60
Price index
147 |
I
Iron
ore
movement,
Sault
Ste.
Marie
Freight cars:
! Canals
56
Bad order, loadings, shortage and
Issues,
new
capital:
surplus
130
Corporations
156
Orders for construction
60
Municipalities
154
Freight rates, ocean
128
Fruits, car-lot shipments
110 Italy:
Foreign exchange
162
Fuel, cost of, index n u m b e r s . . . 143,145,146
Price index
147
Furnishings, cost of, index numbers. 143,146
Japan:
Gas and fuel oil, production and stocks. 68
Coal production
174
Gasoline, consumption, exports, proForeign exchange rates
162
duction and stocks
66
Price index
147
Germany:
Jobs,
registered
and
applicants
for
140
Coal and lignite production
174
Employment
178 Kerosene oil, production and stocks. . . 68
136
Foreign exchange rates
162 Kresge, S. S. Co., sales
Kress, S. H. & Co., sales
136
Glass, bottles and illuminating ware,
production, etc
86 Labels, paper, production and orders... 80
Labor, common, wages
144
Gold receipts, exports, imports, and
Rand output
168 Labor:
Earnings
142
Government finances:
Employment
140.142
Debt, receipts, and disbursements. 148
Postal receipts
134 Lamb and mutton, cold-storage holdings and production
116
Grains:
Exports
I l l Lead, receipts, shipments, and prices.. 62
Leather:
Exports and visible supply, Argentina
180
Belting, sales of
-72
Exports and prices
74
Loadings
130
Production and stocks.
'.
72
Production, United States
107
149
Production, world (wheat)
182 Life insurance, new business
Receipts, shipments, and visible
Light, cost of, index numbers. 143.145,146
supply
112 Lignite, foreign production
174
Greases, production, consumption and
Linseed oil:
stocks
102
Production, consumption and
Hay:
stocks
104
Production
107
Shipments
106
Receipts
110 Linseed-oil cake, shipments
106
189
I N D E X—Continued.
Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (pp. 48 to 182) only. Items in the table on "Trend of Business Movements" (pp. 25 to 47)
and in the text are arranged in groups which should make reference easy without the necessity of an index. Note that only the page
containing the index number tables is given here. Where the numerical data for these items are in a separate table, they will always
be found on the page opposite the index numbers.
Live stock:
Page.
Loadings
130
Prices, farm, index
146
Receipts, shipments and slaughter. 114
Living, cost of
143,145
Locomotives, shipments and unfilled
orders
60
Lubricating oil, production and stocks. 68
Lumber, production, stocks, prices,
etc
87, 88, 90
Luxemburg, iron and steel production. 176
McCrory Stores Corporation, sales
136
Magazines, advertising
134
Mail-order houses, retail sales
134,136
Meat and meat products, production,
holdings, consumption, and exports.. 116
Metal production, foreign
176
Metals, price index
145
Mexico, petroleum shipments
66
Milk, production, receipts, etc
118
Mississippi River, cargo traffic
128
Money in circulation
148
Montgomery Ward & Co., sales
136
Municipal bonds, issues and yields
154
Mutton, production, and cold-storage
holdings
116
Netherlands:
Coal production
174
Employment
178
Foreign exchange rates
162
New capital issues
156
New corporations... ;
156
New York State:
Canal traffic
128
Employment
142
Savings bank deposits
150
New York Stock Exchange, sales
154
Newspaper advertising
134
Newsprint paper:
Canada, production, etc
169
Production, exports, stocks, prices,
etc
76
Nitrate of soda, imports
100
Nonferrous metals, production, exports,
prices, etc
62
Norway, employment
178
Oats:
Exports
Ill
Production (crop estimate)
107
Receipts and visible supply
112
Shipments, Argentina
181
Wholesale price
108
Ocean freight rates
128
Ohio, foundry, iron, production
56
Oils:
Essential, wholesale price index... 101
Vegetable and
fish
104
Oleomargarine, production and consumption
106
Onions, car-lot shipments
110
Optical goods, sales and unfilled orders. 86
Page.
Ore, car loadings (see also Iron ore)
130
Owl Drug Co., sales
136
Panama Canal, traffic
128
Paper:
Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber .. 78
Folding boxes, labels and sacks
80
Newsprint
76
Production and stocks, other grades. 78
Payments, dividend and interest
156
Pay roll, New York and Wisconsin factories
142
Peanut oil, production, consumption,
and stocks
104
Peanuts, hulled, consumption and
stocks for oil
102
Penney, J. C. Co., sales
136
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, stockholders
158
Petroleum, crude, production, consumption, etc
66
Pig iron:
Prices, production, etc
56
Production, foreign countries
176
Poland, coal production
174
Postal receipts
134
Potash, imports
100
Potatoes:
Car-lot shipments
110
Production (crop estimate)
107
Pottery, sanitary, orders received
96
Poultry, receipts and cold-storage holdings
121
Power, electric, production
64
Price index (see also individual commodities) :
Bonds
154
Bradstreets' (wholesale)
147
Building and construction costs
86
Department of Labor (wholesale).. 145
Drugs and chemicals
101
Dun's (wholesale)
146
Farm products
145
Federal Reserve Board (wholesale). 146
Food, retail
145
Foreign
147
Stocks
154
Prices:
Brick
94
Butter and cheese
120
Cement
98
Coal and coke
64
Comparison, wholesale
Drugs and chemicals
101
Farm products
•
108
Flour
108
Hides and leather products
74
Iron and steel
58
Lumber
88, 90
Meats
16
Newsprint paper
76
Nonferrous metals
62
Prices—Continued.
page.
Petroleum
66
Pig iron
56
Rubber
69
Silver
168
Sugar
124
Textiles
54
Tobacco
126
Printing, activity and sales...:
76
Production. (See individual commodities. )
Public
finance
148
Railroad operations, Canada
169
Railroads:
Financial operations and traffic
132
Freight-car movement
130
Receipts, U.S. Government
148
Retail trade
134,136
Rice:
Exports, imports, receipts, shipments and stocks
122
Production (crop estimate)
107
World production
182
Rope paper sacks, shipments
80
Rosin, receipts and stocks
92
Rubber:
Consumption by tire manufacturers 70
Imports and prices
69
Rye:
Exports
Ill
Production (crop estimate)
107
Receipts
112
Wholesale price
108
St. Louis, lead and zinc movement
62
Sales, retail
134,136
Sales, wholesale, Federal Reserve districts
135
Salmon, canned exports from Canada.. 170
Sanitary ware, orders, shipments, and
stocks
96
Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic
128
Savings deposits
150
Sears, Roebuck & Co., sales
136
Sheep:
Receipts, shipments and slaughter. 114
Wholesale price
108
Shelter, prices of, index number... 143,145
Ships, building and movement
60
Silk, consumption, imports, and stocks. 51
Silk, raw, wholesale price
54
Silver, exports, imports, receipts, and
prices
168
South Africa, coal production
174
Spectacle frames and mountings, sales
and unfilled orders
86
Steel:
Barrels and drums
60
Prices, production, etc
58
Production, foreign countries
176
Structural, sales
60
Stocks—sales and prices
155
190
I N D E X—Continued.
Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (pp. 48 to 182) only. Items in the table on "Trend of Business Movements" (pp. 25 to 47)
and in the text are arranged in groups which should make reference easy without the necessity of an index. Note that only the page
containing the index number tables is given here. Where the numerical data for these items are in a separate table, they will always
be found on the page opposite the index numbers.
Stockholders, corporations
Stokers, sales
Sugar:
Beet, world production
Cane, world production
Exports, stocks, prices, etc
Suitings, wool, wholesale price
Sulphuric acid:
Exports.
Wholesale price
Sweden:
Employment
Foreign exchange rates
Price index
Page.
158
60
182
182
124
54
100
101
178
162
147
Switzerland :
Foreign exchange rates
162
Price index
147
Tea, imports in United States
123
Telegraph and telephone, revenues and
earnings
156
Ten-cent stores, sales
136
Textiles:
Active machinery
52, 53
Cotton
49
Knit underwear
50
Silk and miscellaneous
51
Wholesale prices
54
Wool
48
Tin, imports, prices and stocks
62
Tires, production, stocks and shipments 70
Tobacco, production, exports, prices,
etc
126
Turpentine, receipts and stocks
92
Page.
Underwear, knit, production, shipments, orders, etc
50
Unemployment, Pennsylvania
142
United Cigar Stores Co., sales
136
United Kingdom:
Coal production
174
Employment
. . 178
Foreign exchange rates
162
Imports, exports, and r e e x p o r t s . . . 172
Iron and steel production
176
Price index
147
Zinc stocks
176
United States Government:
Debt, receipts, and expenditures. . 148
Postal receipts
] 34
Wheat—Continued.
Page.
Receipts, shipments, and visible
supply
112
Wholesale price
108
World production
181
Wheat flour:
Production,
consumption,
and
stocks
112
Wholesale price
108
Wholesale price comparisons
5
Wholesale sales, Federal reserve districts
135
Wisconsin, employment
142
Wood alcohol, production, stocks of
wood, etc
101
Wood pulp, production, consumption,
imports, and stocks
81
United States Steel Corporation:
Wool:
Earnings and unfilled orders
58
Consumption, imports, receipts,
Stockholders
158
and stocks
48
Vegetable oils:
Machinery, active
52, 53
Exports and imports
106
Price, wholesale
54
Production,
consumption, and
Woolens, exports, United Kingdom
172
stocks
104 Woolworth, F. W., Co., sales
136
Vessels, construction, cleared and
Workers, registered and placed
140
entered
128 World production:
Wages, common labor
143
Cotton and wheat
181
Ward, Montgomery, & Co., sales
136
Sugar, rlaxseed, and rice
182
Webbing, elastic, sales
51
Coal
175
Wheat:
Iron and steel
177
Exports and visible supply, ArgenWorsted yarns, wholesale price
54
tina
180 Zinc:
Price, production, ,stocks, etc
62
Exports from Canada
'
170
Production in Belgium
176
Exports from United States
Ill
Stocks in United Kingdom
176
Production (crop estimate)
107
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