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MONTHLY SUPPLEMENT TO COMMERCE REPORTS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS COMPILED BY BUREAU OF THE CENSUS •. : BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE No. 27 : : BUREAU OF STANDARDS NOVEMBER 1923 CONTENTS Summary for September Business indicators (diagrams and tables) < Comparison of wholesale prices, by groups (diagram) Course of business in September Debits to individual accounts (principal clearing-house centers) October data Indexes of business (production, prices, sales, etc;) Trend of business movements: Textiles Metals : Fuel and power Paper and printing Buttons Rubber and automobiles Glass and optical goods Building and construction Hides and leather (;hemicals, naval stores, and oils Foodstuffs Tobacco Transportation Labor Immigration and emigration Distribution movement Public finance Banking and finance Page. 1 2 4 7 20 23 25 29 31 33 34 35 35 35 35 38 39 41 45 45 46 46 46 47 47 Page. Trend of business movements—Continued. Public utilities Foreign exchange and trade Trade and industry of foreign countries Detailed tables: World production of cotton and wheat Summary of production, stocks, unfilled orders (Table 1). Textiles (Tables 2 to 10) Metals (Tables 11 to 22) Fuels (Tables 23 to 27) Automobiles and rubber (Tables 28 to 30) Hides and leather (Tables 31 to 34) Paper (Tables 35 to 37) Building construction and materials (Tables 38 to 55) Chemicals and fats and oils (Tables 56 to 64) Foodstuffs and tobacco (Tables 65 to 85) Distribution movements and price indexes (Tables 86 to 97) Labor (Tables 99 to 106) Transportation (Tables 107 to 114) Banking and finance (Tables 115 to 135) Foreign exchange and trade of U. S. (Tables 135 to 142).. Trade and industry of foreign countries (Tables 143 to 154) World production of sugar, flaxseed, and rice Sources of data Index 49 50 51 53 54 55 64 76 81 84 88 91 110 118 139 152 160 168 188 196 208 209 213 SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER. In general, manufacturing activity in September declined from the preceding month, decreases being recorded in such basic commodities as pig iron, steel ingots, copper, zinc, lead, bituminous coal, and automobiles. The mill consumption of cotton, wool, silk, and tin also declined during the month, while increases were noted in the output of cement and locomotives. The volume of new construction continued to decline. Unfilled orders for steel locomotives, merchant pig iron, and brick were less, while orders on the books of manufacturers for flooring and steel sheets increased. The index of unfilled orders based on 1920 as 100 declined to 58 on September 30, which may be compared with 72 for the end of September a year ago. Retail sales of mail-order houses and department 68690°—23 1 stores increased over the preceding month and over September, 1922. Retail trade of chain stores in general declined in September but was well above the business of a year ago, while wholesale trade not only was in greater volume than a year ago but registered in September the customary seasonal advance over August. Wholesale prices and the cost of living advanced for September. Business failures continued to decline. The weekly car loadings for September averaged 1,039,018 cars, while the net available surplus of freight cars for the last week of September registered a decline from the previous month. The number of freight cars and locomotives in need of repair was still further reduced, being for October 1 about 50 per cent below a year ago. BUSINESS INDICATORS. (1913 monthly average-100, See explanation on inside front cover.) PIG-IRON PRODUCTION. COTTON CONSUMPTION. BITUMINOUS COAL PRODUCTION. 1021 MO 800 =1 MO 600 UJd 400 400 | _i»* -» 300 1 s Z 100 & • _ \ 60 40 // \ J ^ 100 -*—V-/ ! \ J 30 1 M BANK CLEARINGS OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY (VALUES). EXPORTS (VALUES). NET FREIGHT TON-MILES. 800 600 A y INDEX 400 WHOLESALE PRICES. DEFAULTED LIABILITIES (VALUES). PRICE OF 25 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS. 1833 1020 _ii.J 1922 w 900 • «eo 400 g.200 I" x on \ ^ 60 40 i •0 20 10 10 1031 - I . ma 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. 1922 MONTHLY AVERAGE. 1923 COMMODITY. 1920 1921 1922 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 122 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.—U. S. average (Dept. Labor) Farm crops (Dept. Agriculture) 2 ... 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 71 104 98 . 2 56 225 109 127 109 79 112 95 65 103 219 102 131 101 103 135 101 112 113 231 111 141 113 111 136 101 112 114 230 120 134 146 121 131 103 111 117 242 110 124 183 126 151 110 114 126 249 127 125 188 117 137 101 102 106 234 118 107 156 138 160 119 117 117 271 130 117 96 101 113 117 116 114 117 152 183 234 161 250 83 251 138 253 183 252 191 252 193 226 203 147 153 149 142 155 139 153 140 154 140 156 145 207 197 109 107 188 113 111 184 114 112 205 110 109 205 110 110 108 | 230 229 184 i 136 169 67 ! 64 75 177 178 82 162 184 83 257 275 127 205 212 113 230 229 76 215 225 68 294 331 264 140 181 188 174 154 204 137 105 177 139 156 116 106 107 281 120 119 153 151 166 123 112 116 299 129 129 153 143 149 123 114 114 297 112 122 156 144 139 123 109 113 315 96 119 146 134 146 128 116 123 318 102 133 134 123 125 123 118 108 100 92 251 176 247 155 255 145 260 124 267 103 285 65 289 64 297 94 156 147 156 144 157 142 159 142 159 143 156 143 153 144 151 147 150 146 154 208 118 105 207 123 104 206 126 106 205 130 107 203 134 106 192 139 107 186 140 105 185 139 100 185 136 102 183 136 102 184 152 191 83 177 182 76 256 187 74 217 190 74 179 198 79 213 199 78 227 195 76 181 186 73 126 182 73 157 176 70 151 177 68 125 219 233 72 249 266 76 220 245 76 240 258 80 251 213 230 80 251 271 87 228 261 89 244 271 237 267 211 256 86 187 242 88 191 242 188 146 157 200 151 190 185 179 268 195 184 277 197 166 287 220 162 243 267 165 290 244 157 272 249 153 260 214 155 221 192 146 199 184 150 198 171 148 232 114 111 125 144 139 132 138 119 143 140 145 139 141 132 | 129 I 124 116 95 123 100 124 101 96 83 109 83 99 89 131 139 130 138 135 129 136 99 126 90 138 85 131 83 119 135 99 97 116 178 111 121 111 54 64 39 99 87 189 85 109 116 87 114 81 58 85 222 102 121 129 170 90 109 150 168 131 123 38 116 311 100 129 115 149 138 109 177 184 231. 1919 monthly average =100. Production: j Lumber 3 1 Building contracts (floor space) Stocks: Beef | Pork I Business finances: ! Bond prices index (40 issues) Banking: Debits to individual accounts, outside New York City Federal Reserve, bills discounted... Federal Reserve, total reserves Federal Reserve, ratio 100 72 85 114 102 70 97 43 85 27 70 20 81 22 67 28 47 40 50 48 68 48 82 42 92 38 102 33 | 112 109 24 113 19 111 19 95 20 87 107 111 112 no 107 107 107 106 104 103 104 104 103 104 103 97 28 144 154 90 21 146 158 94 22 146 156 105 24 147 155 98 34 146 152 112 33 144 144 112 31 147 153 96 31 146 152 112 36 145 150 116 107 38 33 145 j 'l46 152 153 111 40 146 153 104 39 146 156 99 42 146 154 98 114 91 132 91 97 122 87 I 122 45 145 152 *1 Monthly statistics on the movements since January, 1913, or as far back as available, are given on pages 47-49 of the December Survey (No. 16). Yearly figures are monthly averages for the crop year ending July 31 of year indicated. 2 Monthly prices are for the 15th of the month indicated. 3 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 oountry of 34,552,000,000 board feet reported by the census. COMPARISON OF PRESENT WHOLESALE PRICES WITH PEAK AND PRE-WAR (Relative pride* 1913* 100.) 200 INDEX NUMBERS 300 40ft 700 FARM PRODUCTS-AVERAGE PRICE TO PRODUCER WHEAT POTATOES COTTON COTTON SEEO CATTLE, BEEF HOGS LAMBS WHEAT. SPRING V%IEAT. WINTER CORN, NO. 2 OATS BARLEY RYE, NQ'2 TOBACCO.8URLEY COTTON. WOOL. SCOURED (BOSTON) CATTLE. STEERS HOGS. HEAVY SHEEP. EWES SHEEP. LAMBS FLOUR. SPRING FLOUR. WINTER SUGAR. RAW 6UGAR. GRANULATED COTT0NSEE£> OIL BEEF. CARCASS BEEF, STEER. ROUNDS PORK. LOINS COTTON YARN COTTON.PRINJ CLOTH COTTON, SHEETfNG WORSTED YARN WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS SUITINGS SILK. RAW HIDES. PACKERS HIDES. CALFSKINS LEATHER. SOLE r OAK LEATHER. CHROME (BOSTON) BOOTS AND SHOES (BOSTON) COAL. BITUMINOUS COAL. ANTHRACITE COKE PETROLEUM PIG IRON, FOUNDRY1 PIG IRON. BASIC STEEL BILLETS. BESSEMER COPPER LEAD TIN ZINC LUMBER, PINE. SOUTHERN LUMBER. DOUGLAS FIR BRICK. COMMON. NEW YORK BRICK. COMMON. CHICAGO CEMENT STEEL BEAMS ROBBER. CRUDE SULPHURIC ACID •E2223 PEAK PRICE PRICE I N SEPTEMBER 1923 WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS—MAXIMUM PRICE COMPARED TO PRICE IN RECENT MONTHS. NOTE—Prices to the producer on farm products are from U. 8. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economies. All other prices are from U. 8. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, except market price of wool compiled by U. 8. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. As far as possible all quotations represent prices to the producer or at the mill. See diagram on page 4. July, 1923, Date and T relative price. COMMODITIES. August, 1923. September, 1023. Relative price. (1913 average-100.)* F a r m products—Average price to producers: Wheat Cora. , Potatoes Cotton Cottonseed.. Cattle, beef. Hogs Lambs F a r m products—Market price: Wheat, No. 1, northern, spring (Chicago) Wheat, No. 2, red, winter (Chicago) Corn, contract grades, No. 2, cash (Chicago) Oata, 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, scoured J-f (Boston) Cattle, steers, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago) Hogs, heavy (Chicago) Sheep, ewes (Chicago) Sheep, lambs (Chicago) Food: Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis) Flour, winter straights (Kansas City) Sugar, 96* centrifugal (New York) Sugar, granulated, In barrels (New York) Cottonseed oil, prime summer yellow (New York) Beef, fresh carcass good native steers (Chicago) Beef, fresh steer rounds No. 2 (Chicago) Tork, loins, fresh (Chicago) Clothings Cotton yarns, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1 cones (Boston) Cotton, print cloth, 27 inches, 84 x 60-7.60 yards to pound (Boston) Cotton, sheetin ^ 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, 65-56 inches, 16-ounce Middlesex (New York) 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, chrome calf, dull or bright " B J ) grades (Boston) Leather, sole, oak, scoured backs, heavy Boston J Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher (Massachusetts) I Boots and shoes, men's dress welt tan calf (St. Louis) j Fuels: j 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, desilvered, for early delivery (New York) Tin, pig, for early delivery (New York) Zinc, slab, western, early delivery (New York) Building materials a n d miscellaneous: Lumber, pine,southern, yellow flooring, 1 x 4, " B " and better (Hattiesburgdistrict). 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, 66tt (New York) (5) Per cent increase ( + ) or decrease ( —) in September from August. June, 1920 July, 1920 June, 1920 July, 1920 May, 1920 May, 1919 July, 1919 Apr., 1920 326 300 706 312 321 183 256 239 106 141 206 196 190 97 89 174 112 140 199 201 1?2 95 91 163 139 1GS 227 188 97 104 169 +5.4 -0.7 -15.6 + 12.9 + 0.3 + 2.1 + 14.3 + 3.7 May, 1920 May, 1920 Sept., 1917 June, 1920 Mar., 1918 Mar., 1918 War., 1919 Apr., 1920 Nov., 1019 Mar., 1919 July, 1019 Apr., 1918 Feb., 1920 354 302 331 296325 451 352 331 262 218 266 319 263 111 103 137 112 104 102 212 202 209 125 80 10S 179 117 103 140 103 100 106 212 199 198 128 96 123 164 127 10 i 142 110 105 110 212 223 198 125 103 117 109 + S.5 4 29 + 1.4 +6.8 + 5.0 + 3.S 0.0 + 12.1 0 0 — 2.3 + 7.3 —1 9 + 3.0 May, 1920 May, 1917 May, 1920 May, 1920 July, 1919 Sept., 1920 July, 1920 Sept., 1919 328 363 598 526 374 201 211 254 131 126 198 199 140 122 141 131 133 127 173 178 144 122 141 155 136 137 199 193 162 135 132 1S3 +2.3 + 7.9 + 15 0 + S.4 + 12.5 + 10 7 -6.4 + 18.1 May, Apr., May, Jan., Oct., July, Jan., Aug. Aug., Nov., 1920 1920 1920 1920 1918 1920 1920 1919 1919 1919 AUR., 1919 Mar., 1920 Aug., 1919 348 478 427 289 292 291 466 283 490 473 230 308 292 177 192 190 232 184 239 197 79 79 163 120 209 153 175 187 181 225 184 239 202 80 78 163 115 209 153 191 201 181 219 184 230 269 77 81 163 109 202 153 +9.1 +9.6 0.0 -2.7 0.0 0.0 + 33.2 -3.8 Sept., 1922 Oct., 1921 Aug., 1920 Mar., 1920 336 201 637 375 177 200 187 155 177 200 187 155 177 210 177 144 0.0 +5.0 -5.3 -7.1 July, 1917 Sept., 1920 July, 1917 Mar., 1917 June, 1917 May, 1918 June, 1915 346 330 388 230 261 224 386 170 171 165 92 145 86 110 166 168 165 88 153 88 114 166 169 162 85 161 93 117 0.0 + 06 -1.8 -34 + 5.2 Feb., 1920 Jan., 1920 Feb., 1920 Oct., 1920 Sept., 1920 June, 1917 Jan., 1913 Feb., 1916 455 407 381 251 195 331 124 250 202 212 320 175 173 166 30 75 195 201 311 184 173 166 29 75 190 190 305 175 173 166 30 75 + 38 0 0 -5.2 -3.3 0.0 -5.4 -1.9 -4.9 0.0 0.0 + 3.4 0.0 COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE PRICES BY GROUPS. (U. S. Department of Labor index numbers. Relative prices 1913=100.) t 1916 J M M J 1917 S N J M M J S N J M M 1918 J S N J M 1919 J S M N J M M J 1920 S J M M 1923 1922 1921 N J S N J M M J S N J M M J of' i \ i \ i i i 1 11 1 1 j r i 180 Sf 1 | / I x / 140 \ y J s / / A ; ^\ J. i T/E 0 ^^* / P \ -/ i y i \ \_J A /" / / Z' /' 1 1 i\ * \ \ 9l_ I /%, / \ - < \ \ . \ i CC \ \ /\ >< i\ 280 / / H \ \ \ i-n , \ \ \ % \\ \} \ \\\ \ ,\ \ ! / -** 1 \ J / .-•' / / \ A —%^^ s • — 191: 100 I • M M / ^ . N 120 20 \ A\ ER/ GE —^ / — S N J BUSINESS SUMMARY. (Index numbers based on the 1919 monthly ayerage as 100—except unfilled orders, which are based on the 1920 average—enable comparisons to be made of the relative condition of the several phases of business. The use of index numbers is more fully explained on the inside front cover, and details of this summary are given in the table entitled "Indexes of Business," beginning on p. 25.) 1922 August. 1928 September. June. August. July. September. PRODUCTION: Manufacturing (total) Manufacturing (62 identical) Raw materials, total Minerals Animal Droducts Crops Forestry. Electric power Building construction (contracts awarded) STOCKS OF COMMODITIES UNFILLED ORDERS (relative to 1920)... SALES (based on value): Mail-order houses Ten-cent chains Wholesale trade Department stores. ... PRICES (recomputed to 1919 base): Wholesale, all commodities Retail food . COST OF LIVING (recomputed to 1919 base) . . . . 119 110 121 155 110 113 136 144 85 110 101 VA\ 138 108 144 125 141 83 104 106 112 77 68 60 58 75 136 85 106 87 155 84 123 74 144 80 90 154 90 100 92 151 94 "1J3 75 75 74 75 74 77 73 79 73 78 80 90 91 93 94 94 110 102 107 90 101 116 125 126 116 105 101 134 113 99 166 118 125 95 123 112 95 144 119 54 133 140 99 112 102 98 148 128 54 124 140 90 100 106 102 67 72 57 130 81 87 ! j 1 COURSE OF BUSINESS IN SEPTEMBER. The following pages contain a review, by principal industries, of the more important statistics shown in the table on the "Trend of Business Movements" (p. 29). Summaries of production, stocks, sales, and price changes are given also. B U S I N E S S INDICATORS—COMPARISON OP SEPTEMBER WITH MAXIMUM MONTH OF 192:?>. INDEX NUMBERS 250 PRODUCTION PtO IRON LOCOMOTIVES PRODUCTION. The index of mineral production stood in September at 38 per cent above the 1919 monthly average, which may be compared with 13 per cent above the 1919 average registered in September a year ago. Marketings of animal products declined seasonally, being 8 per cent above the 1919 average and approximately 9 per cent above a year ago. Crop marketings increased in a seasonal movement, but the movement to market was 13 per cent below September, 1922. Production of manufactures declined in September. Decreases were registered in the production of pig iron, steel ingots, copper, zinc, lead, bituminous coal, in the cut of the various important species of lumber, in the production of clay fire brick, silica brick, face brick, flooring, and in the mill consumption of silk, cotton, and tin. Declines also occurred in the production of passenger automobiles and automobile trucks, steel barrels, anthracite coal, sugar meltings, and the slaughter of cattle, hogs, and sheep. ANTHRACITE COAL BITUMINOUS COAL CRUOE PETROLEUM COTTON (CONSUMPTION! STEEL CORP (UNFILLED ORDERS) PRICES WHOLESALE I N D E X , A L L COMMODITIES ( OEPT. LABOR) RETAIL FARM FARM FOOO t OtPT. LABOR) CROPS ' OB?* AOBICULTVHE> LIVE STOCK < OEPT AGRICULTURE) BANKING AND FINANCE DEFAULTED LIABILITIES PRICE 36 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS PRICE 36 RAILROAD STOCKS INTEREST RATES (COMMERCIAL) DISTRIBUTION IMPORT8 (VALUE) EXPORTS (VALUE) SALES, MAIL - ORDER HOUSES T I N - CENT STORES fRflQHT. N I T TON-MILS* SEPTEMBER 1998 8 Increases in manufacturing output were recorded in the production of locomotives and cement, while the volume of contracts awarded for new construction continued to decline. Below is given the diagram . showing for basic industries the combined indexes for production, stocks, and unfilled orders, while on page 7 is shown graphically the comparison of the more important September business indicators, with their respective maximum records as registered since January, 1923. RELATIVE PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND UNFILLED ORDERS IN BASIC INDUSTRIES. (Monthly average 1920-100.) I4D \ 130 V - | Of| \ 10 100 \V K/ V M \ \ % / / V \ 1820 AVERAGE >^ ^ ^ u k \ 1 y\r- 90 \ V \ \ — Y $ \ \ v Ml < 1 80 t —1 ~. / / , % V • A V 70 \\ / / 62 / \ V \ \ 60 \ Vv \ 60 / 8 40 I 1020 INDEX INDEX N U M B E R S OF M I N E R A L PRODUCTION. 2 1923 I 1922 N U M B E R S OF MARKETINGS OF CROPS. (Average monthly production 1919=100.) (Average monthly production ]9I9=100.) 200 A >A / 180 160 f/ V) \ CD D 100 z 1920 • — • * S120 • «»«-•••• 919 A /ERAC l0 X mmmmmm 80 \ \\ CO 1919 AVEF A G E ° g 80 Q Z Z \ 60 / / J \ / - " •/ '" II I z t f UJ > O Z O UJ Q z >< 1923 UJ >• D D (3 PT. 140 D < UJ CO > o O UJ Z Q EX NUMBERS INDEX NUMBERS OF MARKETINGS OP ANIMAL PRODUCTS. (Average monthly marketings 1919=100-) — \ STOCKS OF COMMODITIES. The index number of stocks of commodities stood at 112 at the end of September, based on 1919 as 100, as compared with 106 for a year ago. Increases occurred from August in the stocks of the various species of lumber, Lake Superior iron ore, silica brick, clay fire brick, silk, turpentine, and rosin, while stocks of cement, flooring, tin, zinc, rice, and sugar decreased during the month. The accompanying table gives for principal commodities the stocks on hand at the end of September with comparative months of 1920, 1921, and 1922. / / •^ 19 9 AVERAGE > > Q Z / 60 SALES. 40 0 tr >- Q. < <( in >j z (j D < H CL O O UJ W > o o Q UJ z Sales of commodities by manufacturers declined generally in September. Sales by wholesalers averaged well above August for all lines for which comparable data are available, the index of wholesale trade on a 1919 base registering an increase over September a year ago amounting to 11 per cent. STOCKS OF SPECIFIED COMMODITIES HELD AT END OF MONTH. 1921 1920 1922 1923 COMMODITY. August, j September. August. September. August. ' September. August. September. FOODSTUFFS. Beef products Pork products Lamb and mutton Sugar (raw) Cottonseed oil Wheat (visible) Wheat flour Corn (visible) Oats ((visible) B t Butter Cheese Eggs Poultry Fish i thous. of lbs. ihous. of lbs. Ihous. of lbs. long tons! thous. of lbs. Ihous. of bus.' thous. of bbls. thous. of bus thous. s of bus. thous. of lbs. Ihous of. lbs. thous. of cases. thous. of lbs thous. oflbs. bag thous. of bags. thous. of bbls thous. oflbs. 89,721 i 977,7X5 I 11,021 174,625 I 13,757 | 28.896 j 6^240 i 3,749 ! 3,786 | 115, 558 | 60.372 I 6.372 ! 21', 331 | 47,073 1,936 Cotton (total domestic ginned) thous. of bales. 3,318 j Crude petroleum Gasoline Kerosene Gas and fuel oil Lubricating oil thous. thous. tho;js. thous. thous. t h Coffee Apples A l Rice (domestic) 53,373 78,055 725,699 25, 324 99,937 33,221 46.225 6,350 5,973 8,149 113,385 55,007 5, 295 i2,953 55, 002 2.026 544 74,769 67,334 773,S52 5,903 133,421 16,197 49,369 8, 383 13, 490 60,455 92,292 46,635 7,210 20, 054 47,431 1,685 4,557 6,147 134.360 28<s; 195 379,301 771,127 130,450 59,822 !| 559,016 ' 5,993 137,390 I 51,167 87,197 i; 8,265 i| 13,262 " 61, 824 90,116 45,163 6,269 i 25,602 i 54,469 I 1,306 ' 792 68,634 48,291 739,425 3,376 262,959 10,038 44,097 8,100 10,007 38, 355 112,039 53,625 9,608 27,671 32,226 904 40,228 1 53,573 558,434 3,473 180, 577 54,961 78,958 8, 300 13,952 35,968 96,680 49,473 7,924 25,9S5 41,141 940 1,452 02,141 7,594 2,903 5,157 2,503 3,433 169,682 5G7,646 389,893 1,243,446 242,530 172,874 515,326 371,235 1,229,254 230,227 262,707 703,738 285,520 1,366,612 220,668 263,761 690,051 270, 577 1, 364,957 214, 728 303,305 1,053,856 243,618 1,462,182 220,419 311,433 972,695 238,024 1,481,204 215,013 637,820 173,098 1,761 598, 700 162,270 1,756 158,877 43.258 2,808 150,524 37,612 1.238 i 705,421 52,942 2,887 772,867 45,786 2,362 1,183, 042 177; 676 75, 431 33, 415 28, 893 42, 341 63, 807 6. 963 31, 474 118. 272 127; 822 324;486 509 L,117,534 121/257 45,798 21,054 23,272 35, 743 51,080 5,746 22,775 58,483 59,400 329,268 25,849 1,207,900 ; 122,956 i 53,607 : 20,120 i 23,111 37,108 46,855 4,724 i 21,195 i 52,826 1 58,034 ! 335,702 I 29,601 I 1,069,295 97,135 44.709 40, 634 19, 552 41,588 60,197 29.225 41,381 49,394 263,457 29,672 1,087,475 96,160 48,120 40,300 19, 794 41,723 2 45,463 5,492 28,005 38,849 47,113 289.564 36;375 30,241 19,902 18,810 I 25,674 24,663 69,674 46,04] 870,122 1,785 209,798 7,431 67,020 8,100 1,966 10,111 102,731 63,960 9,883 34,131 39,101 716 68 54,803 47,891 685,214 1,721 192,375 34,457 100,651 8,800 2,516 16,514 96,088 62,485 8,718 33,106 53,197 944 862 35,552 CLOTHING MATERIALS. of bbls of gais." ] of gais of gals of gals.. 134,272 323,240 378,549 708.608 130,798 long tons thous. of 1 bs.. long tons 23G ,314 59;,156 3;,266 187,775 85, 800 3,731 M ft. b. m.. M ft. b. m Mft.h.m.l, M ft. b. m * M ft. b. m thousands.. thousands.. thous. of b b l s " number.. number.. number".'. barrels.. barrels 1.323,,805 119, 387 56, 897 31, 286 14, 649 16, 656 120, 912 4, 865 12, 973 32, 135 49, 104 144, 109 27, 963 1,323,805 119,949 59,580 32;534 19,306 is;322 24,711 24,593 Pig iron (merchant) Zinc Tin ! j ! ! l| CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. Yellow pine Michigan hardwoods Michigan softwoods Oak flooring Maple flooring Silica brick Face brick Cement Baths (enamel) Lavatories (enamel) Sinks (enamel) Rosin Turpentine , J24,957 3,497 12,324 30,262 47,643 176,612 44,396 1,225, 179, 78, 35, 31, 41, 62, 8 49, 128, 129, 328, o,oso PAPER. Newsprint (at mills) 1 short tons.. 27,128 I At 15th of each month. a Represents stocks of finished face brick in yards and does not include formed brick in kilns as prior to September, 10 The weighted index of unfilled orders on the books of manufacturers of basic commodities continued the decline which set in last April and at the end of September stood at 58, based on the 1920 average as 100, as against 60 for August 31 and 72 for September 30, 1922. The volume of retail trade in chain stores was in general less than in August, but considerably above September a year ago, while department store trade advanced 13 per cent from the preceding month and 7 per cent over a year ago. Sales of mail-order houses increased 2G per cent over the preceding month, the September business being 23 per cent above a year ago. Postal receipts and advertising linage in magazines and newspapers registered increases over the preceding month and over September a year ago. The volume of business done by theaters for the month of August, as seen from revenue collections covering September, showed a decline from the preceding month, but was slightly above a year ago. Sales of stocks and bonds on the New York Stock Exchange increased in September, but the volume of transactions was considerably below September, 1922. Flotations of new municipal bond issues and sales of new life insurance declined in September, but savings deposits reported by 856 banks throughout the country registered an increase of almost 1 per cent. Life insurance premium collections declined seasonally during the month. PRICES. Prices received by producers for their crops and livestock increased in September, being 38 and 9 per cent respectively, above the average prices paid to producers in 1913. The wholesale price index of the Department of Labor increased from 150 in August to 154 in September, the principal increases occurring in prices of farm products, food, cloths and clothing, and chemicals and dru^s. Declines, however, were registered in prices of fuel and lighting, metals and metal products, and building materials. As recomputed by the Federal .Reserve Board, increases were shown for agricultural products and animal products, while price declines were registered for forest products and mineral products, increases in wholesale prices were reflected also in the index number for international comparison, and at 03 per cent above pre-war, the index may be compared with 59 per cent for the preceding month. The retail food index on September 15 at 49 per cent above pro-war showed an increase over the preceding month, while the cost of living index at 172 for the third quarter of 1923 may be compared with 170 for the preceding quarter and 166 for the third quarter of 1922. TEXTILES. Receipts of wool at Boston declined both from August, 1922, and from September, 1923, foreign receipts being considerably less than a year ago. Consumption of wool by textile mills declined from August, while machinery activity showed little change. Imports of raw wool continued to decline and prices of wool and woolens were almost unchanged. The monthly report of the Department of Commerce, on men's and boys' clothing shows the following comparisons for 331 identical establishments: MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING (IN NUMBER OP GARMENTS CUT). July. August. September. 720, 381 625,402 662 002 504,089 88 950 49 052 24 555 43 749 675 715 715 093 671 997 578 834 343, 442 342 199 781, 2X9 89, 373 369,269 393 499 401 304 2XX,524 369 918 450,6)1 m,608 June. KIND. Men's suits, wholly or partly of wool Men's suits, wholly or partly of mohair, cotton, silk, linen, etc Men's separate trousers, wholly or partly of w o o l . . . Men's separate trousers, wholly or partly of mohair, cotton, silk, linen, etc Men's overcoats Boys' suits and separate pants fail grades) Boys' overcoats and reefers (all grades)... 65X,746 60,390 399 The following table shows statistics of work clothing as reported to the Department of Commerce by 118 manufacturers: WORK CLOTHING (I\' DOZEN GARMENTS). June. July. 118,465 161,081 , , 2 114,527 12X,5X9 ::,«)44 i 5,520 ]x.s,79N 227,116 Cut Sales Cancellations Stocks, cud of month 165,703 1X2.765 <293 147,427 '< 154, 4S') I 3,010 i 219,092 ; 21 !,X5.-> EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION OF COTTON. I.OOO 900 800 y7Oo CO U. 600 o to 500 Q < 400 V) 'A A i V A -V \\ 1\ \ % \ 4 A >-- V \ A, \r\ too 1920 1921 1922 Cotton consumption by textile mills in September was slightly smaller than either the previous month or the corresponding month in 1922. Stocks of cotton were considerably lower at the end of September than a year ago. Imports increased slightly and exports 11 were almost twice as large as in September, 1922. The number of active cotton spindles increased in September, but activity per spindle was less than in August and less than a year ago. Exports of cotton cloth declined slightly from August and were about a third less than in September, 1922. Prices of raw cotton and of cotton goods increased, except sheetings. STOCKS OF COTTON: NUMBER OF DAY'S SUPPLY AT DAILY RATE OI CONSUMPTION. 400 350 COTTON CONSUMPTION IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN MILLS. 400 y vA 300 V 1/ 300 QL © a. co \ IA A \r 1 A o V 200 > if** \ 250 / I V* \ 1 1 N \ A D \ 150 V r / (00 \ \ % \ \ 50 CUMULATIVE COTTON GINNINGS TO SPECIFIED DATES. The monthly hosiery report of the Department of Commerce shows the following comparative summary of hosiery operations for 290 identical establishments representing 372 mills for August and September: HOSIERY (IN DOZEN PAIRS). / r^ — IP 1923 AUGUST. Total. J *J f I 1 1 1J / Women's. Total. Men's. Women's. 1922 „—— - — • " CD CD i 1 /OCT. • 8 / / Men's. SEPTEMBER o 63 P roduction: 1,523,681 1,032,701 All cotton 924,067 All natural silk. 256,124 1,753,466 459,347 All others Total Shipments Stocks, end of month Orders Cancellations Unfilled orders, end of m o n t h . . . / r TQTAL GINNED 490,980 654,422 396,948 1 1,430,421 802,875 I 1,581,398 968.281 204,067 400,069 462,110 5S8,938 346,707 4,201,214 1,748,172 1,542,350 3,814,694 1,572,417 1,397,785 4,272,062 1,758,481 1,661,562 4,117.909 1,735,746 1,601,106 6,645,888 2,169,096 3,013,815 3,574,421 1,432,626 1,324,271 202,177 72,347 S8,960 6,477,522 5, 057,467 164,637 2,051,405 2,756,533 1,993,822 1,929,966 53,903 78,637 7,488,878 3,212,211 2,514,037 8,351,988 3, 437,053 2,80S, 236 The monthly report of the Department of Commerce on pyroxylin-coated textiles shows the following comparison, based on reports from 12 identical manufacturers, with a capacity of 2,174,333 yards, in March (capacity varies slightly each month in accordance with the varying number of working days): 12 PYBOXYLIN-COATED TBXTEDBS. Pyroxylin spread pounds.. Shipments Wiled: Light goods. . .linear yards.. Heavy goods ..linear yards.. Unfilled orders, 1st of month: Light goods. ..linear yards.. Heavy goods ..linear yards.. June. July. August. September. 2,104,168 1,916,826 2,219,846 2,038,903 633,957 1,393,018 514,061 1,243,256 484,308 1,21$,334 547,836 1,312,027 358,477 1,771,457 408,054 1,511,890 626,940 1,514,674 839,463 1,316,391 continued* to recede, Exports and imports of iron and steel showed1 little change from August and prices were also about the same. PRODUCTION OF Pie IRON AND STREL INGOTS AND UNITED STEEL CORPORATION'S UNFUNDED 92 J f to Decreases occurred in the imports and consumption of raw silk, while stocks increased slightly but were less than a year ago. Prices of raw silk advanced. HATS. \ s % \ v>< z o **> .-— Trade statistics received by the Department of Commerce show the following comparisons between September, 1923, and September, 1922, as reported by the fur-felt hat industry: • i *i September, 1923. September, 1922. Per cent of capacity. Dozens; Per cent of capacity. 1 Formed Packed Orders booked o! 10 8 ! <• -» o 1920 Dozens;. 51,255 68,325 40,021 70.9 | 90.6. 60.2 68,887 71,736 49,517 98.7 97.5 77.3 Fur statistics reported by five hat manufacturers, with about 14 per cent of the forming capacity of the industry, are as follows: FUR (IN POUNDS). September, 1923. 78,453 132,798 85,345 Consumption Stocks, end of m o n t h On contract, end of m o n t h . September, 1922. \ k 0 " * * FUR-FELT HATS. Number of firms ; report-' ing- V r * r '"V i i i i i i i i i i I 1921 | 1922 | Production of sheets by independent mills declined from 80 to 71J per cent of capacity, but sales and unfilled orders increased and stocks declined. Production of steel barrels at 30 per cent of capacity compares with 41 per cent in August. Shipments and unfilled orders also declined. The following table shows bookings of fabricated structural steel, as reported to the Department of Commerce by 177 identica! firms, with a capacity of 230,675 tons per month, and total sales computed to a capacity of 250,000 tons per month at the rate of sales to capacity of the reporting firms. BOOKINGS OF FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL. 91,185 166,425 265,815 Actual tonnage j Per cent of booked. I capacity. IRON AND STEEL. The eastbound movement of iron ore through the Sault Ste. Marie Canals decreased slightly in a seasonal movement, but was considerably higher than a year ago. Production of both pig iron and steel ingots declined about 10 per cent from August. Slight declines occurred in the production, sales, shipments, and unfilled orders of merchant pig iron; stocks at merchant furnaces increased, while steel plants held less merchant iron than a month ago. Stocks of iron ore were less than a year ago, while consumption increased. Bookings of steel castings declined slightly, and unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation 1923 Computed total bookings. 1922. 200,968 185,065 168,894 158,012 156,559 146,827 133,037 112,367 138,737 April May June July August September.. October Noveml>er.. December.. 217,500 200,000 182,500 172,500 170,000 160,000 145,000 122,500 150,000 1923. January February... March April May June July August September.. 173,294 184,887 220,400 186,117 131,875 118,117 117,563 i 134,431 2 118,113 i Reported by 176 firms with a capacity of 229,475 tons. a Reported by 172 firms with a capacity of 228,240 tons. 187,500 200,000. 240.000 202,500 142,500 127,500 127, .500 147,500 132,500 I Oi. Locomotive shipments increased in September, but unfilled orders were further reduced. Freight-car orders declined. Ship construction was also less than in August. Sales of stokers declined slightly, while sales ol' tubular plumbing goods made a slight increase over August. Steel-furniture shipments were slightly Jess in value than in August. OAST-IRON PIPE (IN TO\ T S). • July. June. Production.... Shipments Orders: To be shipped from stock To be made on order Not specilied as to size 81 208 8K' 31S 17,905 199,271 4.300 •. August. September. 79 o2S 77 S2S 84 588 84.843 77 180 78,101 18.*39 183.130 4,215 14,727 165.518 6.860 14,215 156,585 1,802 LOCOMOTIVE SHIPMENTS AND UNBILLED 2,500 , » 2,250 Q460 o o NONFERROUS METALS. 500 t »\ 1^ 1 1 1 / \ a. 0 MFILL £400 i / I z 0 a. | i.75O 360 A z \ 1 N J ; 1 I 1,250 ( 1 t 1,000 200 i/\ 1 —f 1 1 f I \1 f / / / 11 \ A /If\•\ 1/ \i/' 1 • / i e n V 250 1 1 / I 750 A n m 2 \ f L I \ 250 \l \ \ | j \! I 1 1 1 \ V \ 1 / \ A. \ \ / 1 r \ 1 /\ — V iW.W I 1 \/ 50 FUELS. \ 0 Copper production at the mines declined slightly in September, while exports were almost the same as in August. The price of electrolytic copper declined. New orders for brass faucets increased in September, but shipments were less than in August. Zinc production and stocks declined slightly, while the movement at St. Louis was about half as large as in August. The price of zinc made a fractional advance. Tin stocks in the United States declined, but the world visible supply increased. Deliveries from warehouses were less than in August, and imports also declined. The price of tin increased. Receipts and shipments of lead at St. Louis declined, while the price of pig lead rose. 0 z -> I c < 5 H 2 I j H 2 - > 0 - > < - > O ' - 5 1920 ' 1921 ! < - ttJHz'a: ^ O - » 1922 ' J h " > O < 1923 The monthly .report of the Department of Commerce on malleable castings manufactured for sale (excluding castings used in the plant or finished and sold as other products) shows the following comparisons for 103 identical plants with a capacity for May of 87,()OcS tons (capacity varies slightly each month due to the- varying number of working days). MALLEABLE The output of bituminous coal declined slightly in September, while anthracite production was only onethird of the August output, owing to suspension of work in the mines in the early part of the month. Production of both beehive and by-product coke declined slightly. Exports of all kinds of coal and coke declined. Anthracite prices rose in September, while the prices of bituminous coal and coke eased off slightly. PRODUCTION OF BEEHIVK AND BY-PRODUCT COKE. to 30 August. .September. Q Z \ w 20 O z Shi [ .'Dioiiis Orders hooked. Production relative to capacity .tons. tons. tons.. per cent.. ")4.433 I 55',922 39,131 j 57. 4 I 60,207 ' 36,753 Oft. r> ' The monthly report of the Department of Commerce on production, shipments, and new orders of castiron pipe (bell and spigot pipe exclusively) shows the following comparative summary for 12 identical establishments: \ o V J \ U.I5 r' • > Q 1 O25 </> CAKSTL\<;S. V / u. r V \ A V \ &\ 1921 192* 1083 14 PRODUCTION OF BITUMINOUS AND ANTHRACITE COAL. Production of petroleum declined in September, [ residential and public buildings showed a decline in volume of contracts. Fire losses in the United States while stocks continued to increase. The price of and Canada increased slightly, but declined from a petroleum averaged lower during the month. year ago. AUTOMOBILES. CUMULATIVE VOLUME OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. September automobile production declined from August, with passenger cars at 298,910 cars compared with 314,372 in August and trucks at 28,455 cars compared with 30,619 in the previous month. Shipments of automobiles by rail declined slightly, but more cars were shipped by water and driven away than in August. 600 600 f / BUTTONS. The productive activity of manufacturers of freshwater pearl buttons averaged higher in September than in the preceding month, but was below September a year ago. Stocks of buttons at the end of September increased both over the preceding month and the end of month stocks a year ago. fc 400 V K / w 300 f4 ft CO o BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. During September building costs declined about 1 per cent. The material costs for a six-room house as of September 1 declined about 3 per cent from August 1. Plumbing fixtures showed little change in price as compared with August. Contracts awarded for building construction in the 27 Northeastern States declined slightly in floor space but were slightly larger in value. Increases took place in awards for business and industrial buildings, while 4 CC > d 200 5 f 4 4 // 100 4 4 15 VOLUME OF BUILDING CONTKAOTS AWARDED BY CLASSES. 1919 > 1920 1921 BUILDING MATERIALS. Production of lumber showed a. seasonal deeline from August; but was larger than in September, 1922, only western pine and North Carolina pine showing decreases. Shipments were, in general, lower than in September, 1922. and stocks also declined from a year ago, except western pine. Exports of lumber declined slightly from August but were larger than a year ago, while prices of lumber were slightly less than in August. The following table is based on statistics received by the Department of Commerce: HARDWOOD Units reporting l. July 1. Oct. 1. number.. 185 Unsold stocks: Gum ..Mft. b. m.. Oak ..Mft. b. m.. Other species.. ..Mft. b. m.. 97.711 119'. 343 138,263 109.C19 136.414 143,319 113,456 143,391 149,711 118,351 . 144,667 ! 145,074 ; 115,661 139,326 142,010 ..Mft. b. m.. 345,317 389,352 406,550 408,092 i 396,997 Total stocks: Gum ..Mft. b. m.. Oak Mft. b. m.. Other species.. ..Mft. b. m.. 126,326 153.324 159,129 139.601 164.430 176,048 143,922 173,410 186,537 150,854 i 177.805 1 183,944 153,490 175,383 178.921 438.779 479,079 503,SS9 512,603 507,794 Total Total ..Mft. b. m.. Unfilled orders: Gum ..Mft. b. m.. Oak ..Mft. b. m.. Other species.. ..Mft. b. m.. Total ..Mft. b. m.. PAVING BRICK (NO. 1 QUALITY). May. Sept. 1. 207 204.1 ! 191/, ! 40,283 41,522 45.568 42,144 34,699 50,482 46,713 41.320 35,853 42.149 \ 38,340 49,342 52.393 41; L27 44,200 127,373 127,325 123,886 129,831 i 137, 720 Companies number. Proportion of industry per cent. Production .* thous. of brick. Shipments thous. of brick. Stocks, end of month thous. of brick. Orders received thous. of brick. Cancellations thous. of brick. Unfilled orders end of month.thous. of brick. Relative production No. 1 and No. 2 brick to capacity per cent.. September. August. 25 29 69 71 33,54' 34,457 26,209 27,251! 27,092 36,446 34,761 77,662 80,324 78,835 74.399 86,530 34.475 36 ; 078; 23,688 25,586 28. 501 2,1581 574j 5,340 3,076] ;i', 787 90,644illO, 1201100, 444 " 102,1831 91,048 24 25 25 67! 67 68 34,382| 31,105 30,529 PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF PORTLAND CEMENT. A single band mill is considered one unit of production. Eeports from 184| identical units for Bept. 1 and Oct. 1 show a decrease from 388,041,000 feet to 384,649,000 feet. June. July. Cement production was slightly greater than in August, whik shipments and stocks made seasonal declines. All three items were considerably higher 1 2 Production of flooring declined from August, with oak flooring output larger than last year and maple flooring less. Orders booked increased for both classes of flooring, and there was little change in stocks during the month. Shipments and unfilled orders for oak flooring increased over August while for maple flooring these items showed declines. 1923 Product i on an d si 1 i pm en t s <*i refractory bricks declined from August while stocks increased. New orders and unfilled orders for clay fire brick and shipments and unfilled orders for face brick were also less than in August. Compared with a year ago, production and stocks increased for clay fire brick but declined as regards silica brick. Shipments of both the refractory bricks were less than a year ago. Paving-brick figures reported to the Department of Commerce are as follows: LUMBER. -A Juuel. I 1922 /\ \ y / J \ • m. 1 \ • * * KA i \J \ \ t \ \) X / ~~\ iw i i 'JX\ **— \ 16 than a year ago. The price of Portland cement remained unchanged. Concrete paving contracts let in September were slightly larger than a year ago. Seasonal declines took place in orders, stocks, shipments, and unfilled orders of all classes of enameled sanitary ware. Compared with a year ago, shipments and unfilled orders were larger, while stocks and new orders were smaller. HIDES AND LEATHER. Imports of hides declined from August in all classes, and were much smaller than a year ago. Prices of hides and leather were irregular. Exports of leather increased over August. Boot and shoe production declined from August but exports increased slightly. Prices declined in some grades. The following table shows the number of leather gloves and mittens cut in August and September as reported to the Department of Commerce by 225 identical establishments. LEATHER GLOVES AND MITTENS CUT (IN DOZEN PAIRS). SEPTEMBER. AUGUST. Dress and street gloves, etc.: Imported Dornestic Work gloves, mittens, etc .... Men's and boys'. Women's and children's. 35,417 34,467 136,710 16,197 2,039 120 *«£,- srasr Doys . 31,947 30,475 128,160 | dren»s> 15,209 1,625 336 CHEMICALS AND OILS. Imports of potash and nitrate of soda declined from August. Exports of sulphuric acid declined, but dyes and dyestuffs, measured by value, increased, as did the tonnage of fertilizer exports. Prices of crude drugs and essential oils declined, while drugs and pharmaceuticals advanced. Turpentine and rosin receipts at Southern ports were larger than a year ago. Stocks of turpentine were larger than last year, but rosin stocks declined. Exports and imports of vegetable oils were smaller than in August and also less than a year ago. Oleomargarine consumption exceeded September, 1922. Stocks of cottonseed were larger than at the end of September, 1922, but production and stocks of cottonseed oil declined. The price of cottonseed oil increased over August. Receipts, shipments, and stocks of flaxseed in the Northwest and shipments of oil and oil cake all exceeded the September, 1922, figures. CEREALS. Receipts and shipments of wheat at principal markets declined seasonally, but exports of wheat, including flour, increased. All the items were considerably lower than a year ago. The visible supply of wheat at the end of September was about one-third greater than a year ago. Prices of wheat and flour advanced in September. The following table shows the operations of 1,057 flour mills reporting to the Department of Commerce for September, which produced over 84 per cent of the wheat flour reported by the 1921 Census. A slightly larger number of mills reported for the previous months. I May. June. SepJuly. August. tember Wheat ground thous. bushels.. 36,210 30,943 35,871 44,179 44,851 Flour produced thous. barrels.. 7,912 6,735 7,805 9,642 9,734 Grain offal produced thous. pounds.. 635,330 549,484 633,324 772,774 I 794,405 48.0 39.2 Per cent of capacity operated, .per cent.. 44.5 54.7 62.1 The corn crop is estimated as of November 1 as about 100,000,000 bushels larger than a year ago. Receipts shipments, visible supply, exports, and grindings are all less than a year ago, while the price of corn increased over August and was more than one-third greater than a year ago. Receipts of oats were slightly larger than a year ago, but the visible supply was less than half as large. Exports of oats and oatmeal were much smaller than a year ago. The price of oats was higher than in August or in September, 1922. Exports of barley and rye were also less than a year ago, while prices of these grains increased over the August average and over September, 1922. Receipts, shipments, and stocks of rice were considerably less than a year ago. Exports also declined from the previous September. MEATS AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. Receipts, shipments, and slaughter of hogs and sheep were larger in September than a year ago, except slaughter of sheep. Receipts and total shipments of cattle declined from last year, while stocker and feeder shipments and slaughter were practically the same. Exports of both pork and beef products exceeded the September, 1922, figures, while cold-storage holdings at the end of September showed declines from a year ago in beef and mutton, but an increase in pork. Prices of livestock and meat wore irregular as compared with August. The catch of fish was larger than in September, 1922, and cold-storage holdings also increased. Receipts and cold-storage holdings of poultry exceeded last year's figures also. Receipts of butter, cheese, and eggs at the principal markets declined in September, but each of those movements was above September, 1922. Cold-storage holdings of butter, cheese, and eggs declined in a seasonal movement, and with the exception of butter the stocks of those foodstuffs on October 1 were considerably above the holdings a year ago. Wholesale 17 prices of butter and cheese at the principal primary markets advanced 5 per cent during the month. Exports of condensed and evaporated milk increased 28 per cent in September. TOBACCO. Consumption of cigars and cigarettes, as shown by tax-paid withdrawals, declined in September, but the cigarette consumption for the first nine months of 1923 registered an increase of 18 per cent over the corresponding period of a year ago. For cigars the increase amounted to 4 per cent over 1922. PJxports of unmanufactured leaf tobacco increased in September and for the nine months of this year were 15 per cent above a year ago. Aggregate stocks of tobacco held by dealers and manufacturers on October 1 declined from July 1 but were still considerably above a year ago. RAILROADS. Weekly car loadings for September averaged 1,039,018 cars. The daily net available surplus of freight cars averaged less in the last week of September than in the corresponding period of the preceding month. Bad-order freight cars and locomotives in need of repair continued to decline, being on October 1 approximately 50 per cent below October 1, 1922. SHORTAGE, SURPLUS, BAD-ORDER, AND TOTAL LOADINGS OF FREIGHT CARS. 1.100 1.000 WATER TRANSPORTATION. Traffic through the Sault Ste. Marie Canals and through New York State canals was less than in August and for the Soo Canal still well above a year ago. The total movement through the Sault Ste. Marie Canals for the months of the present season was 51 per cent ahead of the corresponding period ending September, 1922. August cargo traffic through the Panama Canal was 7 per cent less than in July, but 86 per cent above August, 1922. Tonnage of vessels entered and cleared from United States ports declined from August. COMPARISON OF CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM PRODUCTION WITH PANAMA CANAL EASTBOUND TRAFFIC. 880 360 840 320 300 \ 1\ \ 200 JJ» / - 1 260 i i I f / I 180 / 140 p 120 V 100 80 60 f\ H y y (4i \ I \ ' 1 — 98690°—23 \ rr ro 1 1 \ 1\ 1 \ ! \ \ ii \ 1 •• \ \ ap A VE RAGE f Total operating railroad revenues increased 4 per cent in August, while the cumulative total for the first eight months of the year was 19 per cent above the corresponding total of a year ago. Operating expenses increased 3 per cent in August and for the eight-month period were 17 per cent in excess of the expenses for the same period of 1922. The net operating income increased 16 per cent during the month, while the cumulative total registered an increase of 33 per cent over the eight months ending August, 1922. The per cent of return on tentative valuation, calculated at 4.94 for August may be compared with 4.93 for July and 2.70 for August, 1922. 18 LABOR. OP MAIL-OROER HOUSES AND CHAINT TEN-CENT STOKES. Employment in 1,428 representative United States .factories totaled 2,030,000 workers on September 30 as against 2,032,000 on August 31. Employment in New York State factories increased, while Wisconsin employment declined during the month. The average weekly earnings of New York State factory employees increased in September, while for Wisconsin no change from the preceding month was registered. IMMIGRATION'. EMIGRATION, AND IMMTGRATION QTOTA. !20 r i S § i I § s i i i s i i t i PUBLIC FINANCE. DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT. Total sales of the leading retail mail-order houses increased in -September in. a seasonal movement, the cumulative volume of business for the nine months of 1923 being 33 per cent in advance of the sales in the corresponding period a rear ago. Sales of the leading 10-cent chain-store, systems declined in September but wer- well above September, 1922. wSales of representative dtir>nrtmeiit- stores increased in September, both over the preceding month and over September a year ago. Wholesale trade in all lines for which comparable data are available increased in September, the weighted index for the country being 12 per cent above September a year ago. Advertising in October magazines increased over the preceding month as well as over a year ago. Newspaper advertising in the principal cities of the country increased in September, both over the preceding month and over September a year ago. Postal receipts in 50 selected cities increased during the month, being $508,000 greater than September, 1922. The gross debt of the Government was further reduced, being 3 per cent below September, 1922. Ordinary receipts for the rune months of this year exceeded by 18 per cent the corresponding total for a year ago, while expenditures chargeable against ordinary receipts exceeded a year ago by only 6 per cent. Customs receipts increased 5 per cent in September. The total for the nine months emling September was 31 per cent above the same period last year. The per capita distribution of money held outside the United States Treasury and Federal Reserve System amounted to $43.45 on October 1 as against $42.85 on September 1 and $41.04 on October 1, 1922. BANKING AND FINANCE. Debits to individual accounts and bank clearings in New York City increased in September, while outside New York debits registered a decline and bank clearings an increase over the preceding month. Both debits and bank clearings outside of New York were greater than September a year ago, but for New York City these movements were considerably below September, 1922. On page 20 are given index numbers for October and comparative months showing the trend of debits to individual accounts at the principal clearing-house centers, thus making the tables published on pages 51 to 55 in the October Survey (No. 26) current through October. 19 EMPLOYMENT IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES.1 (Relative employment 1921=100.) FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS. TEXTILES AND THEIR PRODUCTS. IRON AND STEEL AND THEIR PRODUCTS. 250 ttso «26 900 «60 .ttf 126 MO 200 g 176 £ 150 | 160 & o I K l76 \ —s Z 125 ' / - - ^ Z AV ^182 19 1 AV E R A G E RAO / 126 921 . / AVEf AGE - ^ 100 — 100 r 75 76 1921 60 * 1922 60 1921 I 1922 I 1923 METALS AND METAL PRODUCTS (other than iron and steel). CHEMICALS. LEATHER AND FINISHED GOODS. I — 80S 000 i Z 160 - ^ r g 126 / f 1Wl A Ml « VER >GE ut 19! 1 AVE R A 2B 100 75 60 I 1921 I 1922 I I 1923 TOBACCO MANUFACTURES. 1921 ' 1922 I I 1923 VEHICLES AND LAND TRANSPORTATION. 1921 I 1922 I 1923 TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES (1 ,428 factories). 260 1 226 200 176 V f r /J \ J\ J HI A VSR ,QE 76 no t " 1921 ( 1922 I-'1923 I ~ X / II in U 0 1.50 / 160 100 J Z 125 100 A V ;HA< E 19 ERA JE 76 60 1921 I I9M | ~ l«3 I 1921 I " 1M2 I "1923* » Detailed data, on which these charts are based, covering the 14 major industries as grouped according to classification in the census of manufactures will be found on pages 52 and 53 of the September issue (No. 25) of the Survey of Current Business. 20 DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS AT PRINCIPAL CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS. GROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS. Index number* relative <t> 1919 monthly average. 1923 1922 UNITED STATES, 141 clearing-house centers October. September. October. 108.8 91.0 104.0 118.0 120.4 117.4 114.6 113.9 99.5 100.6 106.5 88.9 113.9 121.8 122.5 121.7 122.9 133.3 109.8 111.5 110.6 121.7 109.7 83.3 98.8 107.6 110.8 82.5 94.9 108.0 122.8 123.3 94.1 ST. LOUIS DISTRICT: 11C. 4 115.2 135.9 195. G 102.8 100.5 118.9 127.9 118.3 115.4 143.4 141,9 MINNEAPOLIS DISTRICT: 103.2 66.7 122.7 92 2 105.8 93 3 146.6 119 0 115.0 102.1 82.2 121.9 93 9 99.4 101. 7 137.1 127.6 134. 0 114.2 78.9 132.4 103.8 117.1 110.0 162.9 118.1 140.0 98.2 92.6 £9 3 121.6 59 5 91.2 85.4 83.3 112.9 54.1 104.1 98.0 100 0 121.6 64 9 97.2 102 4 167. 8 . 99 3 95. 8 7 8 r> 90.0 98.8 169.8 82.6 96.8 73.4 81.7 110.0 121 8 215.2 102 0 113.8 83 8 102.1 BOSTON DISTRICT: Total, 11 centers Boston Hartford Providence - N E W YORK DISTRICT: Total, 2 centers Buffalo Rochester New York 1922 1923 October. October. September. CHICAGO DISTRICT: Total **1 ppntftrq Chicago Detroit .. Indianapolis . . Grand Rapids Sioux City Louisville St. Louis Memphis . LittleRock . . . 104 6 104.6 105.5 108.1 113.5 86.8 85.3 117. i 99 2 94.0 119.7 103.7 109.5 87.0 92.4 no. 7 109 9 104.6 128.8 114.0 123.9 100.5 89.7 127. «> 110»5 91.7 107.6 119.9 183.3 ©7.9 9J.0 98.1 84.6 f 147.2 122.8 102.6 121.6 121.3 213.9 106 0 116.7 100 6 110.5 100.0 88.9 96.3 97.8 94.9 98.8 72.7 88.9 106.2 100.0 106 8 106.2 90.9 100.0 93 8 124.7 85 7 81.8 77 6 119.2 102.1 86.8 114.4 85 0 75.8 09.4 101.5 83.0 119.9 87 9 87.5 74 1 113.3 92.6 113. 0 1^4 8 101.4 109. 8 103. 8 114.3 105. 8 72.8 120 136 118 90 116.2 174 9 89.5 98 8 79.1 173 0 121.5 212 8 88.4 100 0 82.5 J85 7 137 9 245 3 108.8 111 9 88 3 193 Q PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT: Total, 10 centers Philadelphia Scran ton .. Total 9 centers Duluth Minneapolis St Paul Helena Billings CLEVELAND DISTRICT: Total, 13 centers Akron Cincinnati Cleveland . ...... . . . Younsjstown Toledo Columbus RICHMOND DISTRICT: Total 7 centers Baltimore Norfolk Richmond Charleston . . . . . . . .. ATLANTA DISTRICT: Total, 15 centers Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Jacksonville Nashville Augusta 89.2 .. . k . . . . KANSAS CITY DISTRICT: Total 14 centers Denver Kansas Cit-v Mo Omaha St Joseph Mo Oklahoma City . . . . Tul<=a D A L L A S DISTRICT: T o t a l , l i centers . Da 1 1 Houston Fort W o r t h . S A N F R A N C I S C O DISTRICT; T o t a l 18 centers . . . . Lo^ Angeles Portland, Oreg San Krancisco Seattle Oakland Cnlif 94 2 BILLS DISCOUNTED AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS. DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS, 141 CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS. 160 140 / / 130 „ 120 A no 1 D Z Q Z i / to i ft Too X 111 V / CO OL "A ) V 90 A IV — \ • LJ Q 2 D I 80 70 \ ! 60 r >sv 1818 1820 1921 1922 1823 \ I i I 1920 1921 /•• / i 1922 i 1923 9 0 8 2 21 Bills discounted, notes in circulation, and total deposits of the Federal Reserve banks increased in September, while total investments, total reserves, and the reserve ratio declined. Increased demand for bank credit in September was evidenced by the increase in the loans and discounts of Federal Reserve member banks, the total on September 30 being 8 per cent in advance of September a year ago. Total investments and net demand deposits of member banks also increased in September, Interest rates on prime commercial paper averaged higher in September, while call loan rates declined, both, however, being considerably above the prevailing rates in September, 1922. preceding month aftd 10 per cent over the corresponding rnqnth a year ago. Slight declines in savings deposits wei^e recorded, however, in the Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Kansas City Federal Reserve districts. Savings deposits in the United States Postal Savings System continued to increase, and on September 30 totaled $133,101,000. NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES AND AMOUNT OP DEFAULTED LIABILITIES. LOANS, DISCOUNTS, AND TOTAL INVESTMENTS OP FEDERAL RESERVE MEMBER BANKS. 14 13 —>-— — —— 19 1 n d § d© 8N0 BILLf ie»J!il 80 i 1921 g : 1 ! > • 22 19 14 60 12 60 10' 40 8 30 6 20 4 10 2 . P. 0 \ \ 1923 IN7E REST RATES AND '.BOND P R I C E S . 1920 i '< i j 1923 1821 * j i t i i >6 70 i i ND P» , 1 0 * t ! T1 1 ! ! OCT 1 BOND INDEX [ NUMBER 1 INTEREST RATES PER CENT 1 ! V A\ ' ^ Savings deposits in 856 banks throughout the country, representing over one-third of the total balance due savings depositors, totaled $6,672,204,000 on October 1, registering an increase of almost 1 per cent over the Business failures, both in number of firms and in defaulted liabilities, declined in September from the preceding month and from September a year ago. Total dividend and interest payments were larger in October than the disbursements a year ago, all classes of corporations—industrial, steam railroads, and street railways—showing increased payrr n s to stockholders. New capital issues and new incorporations increased in September, but both movements were considerably below September a year ago. New municipal bond issues declined from August. Prices of railroad stocks averaged higher in September but were 17 per cent below the prices prevailing in September, 1922. Prices of industrial stocks declined in September, being 4 per cent below September a year ago. Sales of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange increased in* September but were about 35 per cent below a year ago. Prices of all classes of bonds averaged lower in September. Bond sales on the New York Stock Exchange registered a slight increase in September but were 46 per cent below the volume of September, 1922. 22 COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE PRICES AND STOCK PRICES. (Twelve-month moving averages.) | 240 I 120 1 & 230 ^ 5 "* 22 3 no ° X Q 210 i 105 Ul u £ 200 i D 100 I'" r 125 0 / A 3 120 i" 5 i... < X o 190 8 « 2 t °- ~ 105 S ? it 90 | 100 180 0* / 86 95 170 t * 80 90 160 I 85 / 70 / 65 75 130 f} % % \\\\ \ ... 80 140 < \ i t * % \ »•• i \ \ \ % \ \ % % # % \ */ »/ § i t \ i $ $ \ % % % % % % * \ s y my 0 1 y 70 —s "s / ^ / / 55 / 65 110 /" * \ / 60 120 \ • § V f i $ / 75 150 r /I « «* 5> i » $ / 50 100 45 90 60 56 i i i § i i i § i i i i i i 1816 1 1617 | 1919 I t § it Domestic gold receipts at the mint increased 7 per cent in September, while the Rand output of gold declined during the month. Imports arid exports of gold declined in September. Silver production declined both from the preceding month and from September, 1922, while imports and exports of silver increased markedly in September over the preceding month and over September a year ago. FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND TRADE. Of 13 important foreign currencies 6 registered increases in September, 5 declined, and 2 remained stationary. The general index of foreign exchange at 63 for September may be compared with 62 for the preceding month and 68 for September, 1922. Total imports into the United States were $253,645,000 while exports were $380,712,000. i § i s t 1922 I I 1923 ' 1924 I EXPORTS PROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINO POM. 400 300 2 Z 200 iI I f' \ I X a z J00 A, / j) 1920 , / \ V 13 AVERAG / / 23 OCTOBER DATA. The following table gives such October data as have been received to and including November 25, 1923. 1923 1922 October. ITEMS. Sepptem ber. 1923 October. 20,530 8,637 11,893 13,907 10,434 3,473 7,511 4,335 3,176 bales.. 3,637,150 26,816 bales 798,664 bales. 533,744 bales. bales. .11, 381,945 bales.. !4, 287,119 33,837 thousands.. ,597,605 6,608 689,435 483,852 773,173 r 147,830 33,930 ,784,991 7,615 781,722 541,825 ,102,583 ,485,839 34,379 37,471 45,893 26,929 27,367 25,917 32,679 2,638 3,410 3,126 3,316 3,149 3,548 6,902 5,036 4,672 2.44 2.78 2.78 31.82 43.60 2.57 25.98 44. (54 3.03 24.37 43.84 3.02 145 133 12 335 313 310 295 15 1,538 1,420 118 12,700 1,178 1,102 76 897 977 915 62 1,125 thous. of tons.. thous. of tons.. 45,173 8,578 J6,175 2,917 thous. of tons.. thous. of tons.. 878 2,S06 1,373 3,112 49,171 8,724 1,290 3,099 thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs.. 79,880 36,086 19,531 21,610 78,210 45,786 12,629 10,910 84,196 51,574 15,711 14,730 long tons.. 5,603 4,540 5,540 long tons.. long tons.. 22,902 2,859 19,864 2,362 20,567 3,677 thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs.. 18,618 14,410 6,641 7,571 5,926 8,815 carload.. number of machines.. number of machines.. 27,100 35,203 7,605 35,986 39,653 8,463 41,700 39,200 I 8.000 thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs.. bales.. bales.. IRON AND STEEL. Pig iron, production thous. of long tons.. Steel ingots, production thous. of long tons.. Unfilled orders, U. S. Steel Corp., end | of month thous. of long tons.. Wholesale price, composite finished steel dolls, per 100lbs.. Wholesale price: Composite pig iron dolls, per ton.. Iron and steel dolls, per ton.. Composite steel dolls, per 100 lbs.. Locomotives: Shipments— Total number.. Domestic .number.. Foreign number.. Unfilled ordersTotal number.. Domestic number.. Foreign number.. Freight cars, orders, domestic number.. FUELS. Coal production: Bituminous Anthracite Coke production: Beehive By-product NONFERROUS METALS. Zinc: Production Stocks Receipts at St. Louis Shipments from St. Louis Tin: Consumption StocksWorld visible United States Lead: Receipts at St. Louis Shipments from St. Louis AUTOMOBILES. Construction: Volume index n u m b e r . . Cost (1st of following mo.) index n u m b e r . . Fire losses thous. of dolls.. Oak flooring: Production M ft. b . m . . Shipments M ft. b . m . . New orders M ft. b . m . . Stocks M ft. b . m . . Unfilled orders M ft. b . m . . Northern pine: LumberProduction M ft. b . m . . Shipments M ft. b . m . . LathProduction M ft. b . m . . Shipments M ft. b . m . . Composite l u m b e r prices (1st of following mo.)— Hardwoods dolls, per M ft. b . m . . Softwoods dolls, per M ft. b. m . . Turpentino— Net receipts barrels.. Stocks barrels.. RosinNet receipts barrels.. Stocks — barrels.. Wholesale prices: Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Essential oils Crude drugs October. index number. index number. index number. 128 122 195 158 133 206 158 135 206 thous. of bush. 6,733 5,577 6,424 thous. of bush. thous. of bush. thous. of bush. 48,300 32,477 23,776 45,314 18,474 26,55(5 40,488 16,450 28, 710 thous. of bush. thous. of bush. 28,076 23,252 25,S37 11,615 thous. of bush. thous. of bush. thous. of bush. 131,048 10,436 35,464 100', 651 2,516 16,514 18,993 S', 689 155,517 1,105 20,488 thous. of bush. thous. of bush. thous. of bush. tons. 1,850 7,600 1,000 74,382 4,440 3,600 1,400 85,230 3,700 4,000 1,200 87,786 thous. of bbls. thous. of lbs. thons. of lbs. 1,913 142,433 140,978 394 61,795 35,552 1,512 96,878 95,410 long tons. long tons. 280,003 94,043 268,365 192,375 384,200 121,656 long tons. long tons. long tons. €1,713 191,770 228,902 62,810 209,473 285,589 68,671 244,980 86,266 Factory employment, U. S. (1,428 firms).thousands. 1,S19 FOODSTUFFS. Corn grind ings Grain movement: ReceiptsWheat Com Oats ShipmentsWheat Corn Visible s u p p l y Wheat Corn Oats Argentine grain: Visible supply— Wheat Corn Flaxsced Hay, receipts Rice: Receipts at mills Shipments from mills Stocks, domestic Sugar, raw: Meltings Stocks at refineries Sugar, Cuban movement: Receipts, Cuban ports Exports Stocks, end of month 127 189 40,065 137 220 28,739 127 221 31,398 26,357 29,185 23,973 19,014 32,296 28,546 30,421 35,538 40,306 32,873 29,267 31,117 30,551 38,646 34,868 45,688 53,526 57,379 47,492 48,037 52,326 12,909 10,183 14,472 13,306 12,131 15,257 42.53 33.62 44.46 31.31 43.83 31.71 26,454 31,949 35,693 36,375 33,253 37,141 79,385 332,747 114,308 289,389 115,428 295,389 2,026 TRANSPORTATION. Index of ocean freight rates: United States Atlantic to United Kingdom weighted index number. All Europe weighted index number. Freight-car movement: Surplus— Box cars number. Coal cars number. Total number. ShortageBox cars number. Cca lcars number. Total number. Car loadings (weekly average)— Total " cars. Grain and grain products cars. Livestock cars. Coal cars. To:est products cars. Ore cars. Merchandise and miscellaneous cars. 25.3 22.7 20.8 20.7 23.4 22.9 265 1,584 3,716 91,039 47.273 179^ 239 30,527 5,651 41,745 15,116 7.205 24,477 6,476 5,439 15,331 3,943 3,068 12,336 §92,651 |l,039,018 1,073,085 50,435 49,428 52,140 39,698 43.755 40,353 195,145 178,261 191,677 72,724 74,023 59,655 73,461 59,340 4§,836 587,910 611,035 642,876 PRICE INDEX NUMBERS. Dun's (1st of following mo.) Bradstreet's (1st of following mo.) BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. September. CHEMICALS AND DRUGS. TEXTU.ES. WTool receipts at Boston: Total Domestic Foreign Cotton: Stocks (world visible) Imports Exports Consumption Stocks at mills Stocks at warehouses Active spindles Silk: Consumption Stocks Shipments: By railroad Driveaways By boat 1922 October. ITEMS. price index number. 151 158 158 price index number. 145 142 113 thous. of dolls. thous. of dolls. thous. of dolls. thous. of dolls. thous. of dolls. thous. of dolls. thous. of dolls. thous. of dolls. 30,222 19,933 10,289 26,025 15,774 6,019 2,797 1,436 26,052 16,103 i 9,949 ' 25,198 | 14,775 '' 6,324 2,431 1,668 37,743 22,577 15.166 30;193 18,085 7,246 2,985 1,877 thous. of dolls. thous. of dolls. thous. of dolls. .thous. of dolls. 2,976 1,058 1,918 3,234 3,200 1,186 2,014 3,195 3,260 1,220 2,040 3,583 of dolls. of dolls. of dolJs. of dolls. 22,817 23.078 40,136 301,239 21,833 22,126 44,810 530,778 21,800 23,078 51,713 230,261 thous. of dolls. 465,897 314,821 426,897 DISTRIBUTION. Mail-order houses, total sales Sears, Roebuck & Co Montgomery Ward & Co Ten-cent stores, total sales F. W. Wool worth Co S. S. KresgeCo S. H. Kress Co McCrory Stores Corp Restaurant sales: Total—two chains Waldorf, Inc Childs, Co American Whol. Corp., total sales.. PUBLIC FINANCE. U . S. interest-bearing debt Gross debt Customs receipts Ordinary receipts Total expenditures chargeable against ordinary receipts mills, mills, thous. thous. 24 OCTOBER DATA—Continued. 1923 1923 1922 October. ITEMS. September. ITEMS. October. 22,322 18,399 19,668 15,272 16,799 17,261 19,152 19,747 15,071 13,900 17,730 16,183 666 469 2,299 3,212 1,842 77.6 264 862 2,248 3,193 1,930 76.4 297 884 2,225 3,191 1,959 76.3 11,249 4,541 11,162 11,877 4,545 10.891 5.00 4.38 4. 85 5.16 150 623 773 163 55G 41 720 372,902 132,790 14,392 520,1)84 i 404,940 j 124,905 I 14,984 i 54 i, 829 I 80,337 i 79,060 26,456 j 27,378 1,390 i 1,412 108,184 107,850 897 | 15,307 ! 157.733 ; 226 4,313 86,328 880 450 5,158 None. 1,335 3,268 1,708 34; 047 201, 506 163,616 365,122 1,226 28,699 108,459 48', 048 156,507 .680 34.498 .642 31.698 4.44 .074 .042 .069 .390 .266 .184 4.54 .059 .044 .049 . 393 .265 .179 .481 .288 1.001 .814 .113 .130 .486 .306 .977 .749 .097 .124 63 CANADIAN COMMERCE. mills, of dolls. 1,440 1,170 176 Lumber. 668 55 j Southern pine, " B " and 845 | better dolls, per M ft. b. m . . J Douglas fir. No. 1 common dolls, per Mft. b. m . . 444,936 152,061 Brick. 7,200 I1 Common red, N. Y dolls, per t h o u s . . 604,197 Cement. 92,128 Portland dolls, per b b l . . 30,697 1,915 Leather. 124,740 Green salted packer's heavy native steers dolls, per l b . . 617 Calfskin, country No. 1 dolls, per l b . . 7,417 Sole, oak, scoured backs, Boston dolls, per l b . . dolls, per sq. f t . . 79,528 Chrome calf, "B" grade, Boston Boots and shoes: 1,618 Men's black calf blucher dolls, per pair.. 831 Men's dress welt, t a n calf, St. Louis.dolls, per pair.. 4,055 Women's black kid, Goodyear, St. Louis ." dolls, per pair.. 1,673 Sulphuric acid, 66° N. Y dolls, per 100 l b s . . 79,302 Foodstuffs. 145,585 77,423 Cottonseed oil, New York dolls, p e r l b . 223,008 Wheat: No. 1 northern, Chicago dolls, per bu. No. 2 red winter, Chicago.. .636 dolls, per bu. Flour, standard patents, 31.718 Minneapolis dolls, per bbl. Flour, winter straights, Kansas City dolls, per bbl. 4.52 Other grains: .060 Corn, contract grades No. 2, Chicago..dolls, per bu. .045 Oats, contract grades, Chicago dolls,per b u . .051 Barley, fair to good malting, Chicago, .dolls, per b u . .391 Rye, No. 2, Chicago dolls, per b u . .264 Cattle and boef: .179 Cattle, corn fed dolls, per 100 lbs. Beef, fresh native steers dolls, por 100 lbs. Beef, steer rounds No. 2 dolls, per 100 lbs. .488 .311 Hogs and pork: Hogs, heavy, Chicago dolls, per 100 lbs. Pork, loins,'fresh, Chicago dolls, per 100 l b s . . .986 .737 Sheep and .mutton: Sheep, ewes, Chicago dolls, per 100 l b s . . .095 Sheep, lambs, Chicago dolls, per 100 l b s . . .118 63 Sugrr: Wholesale, 96° centrifugal, N. Y dolls, per l b . . Refined, N. Y dolls, per l b . . 2,185 Tobacco. Burley, good leaf, dark red, Louisville dolls, per 100 l b s . . 33.57 30.90 40.00 2.10 .137 .072 .346 .067 26.52 24.88 41.88 2.50 .134 .068 .418 .071 25.37 23.50 40.00 2.50 .126 .067 .417 .069 6.39 10.53 9.80 1.250 3.89 11.13 4.50 1.345 3.89 11.47 3.85 1.238 .196 .215 .246 49.86 19. 50 43. 70 17.50 15.25 20. 00 44.17 18.50 I 19.00 i 1.75 ; 1.75 .141 | .227 .197 . 535 .465 .152 I .490 | .'140 j I 1.75 . 154 . 156 .465 .440 6.28 4.85 4.25 .75 6.25 4.85 4. 25 .75 1.178 | 1.177 1.156 1.048 1.197 1.097 6.435 6.238 6.200 5.719 5.400 10. 245 15. .50 14. 00 5.280 ! ] .884 i .413 I .654 I .698 j 10.6:36 ' 17. 50 17.30 10.450 17.50 15.50 9. 360 25.80 8.638 j 27.30 I 7.775 21.00 5.325 13.500 5.481 ! 13.188 | 5.275 12.77i> .054 .066 .070 j .082 I .076 .090 6.35 4.85 4.25 .70 J20 .092 I .691 .432 .660 .776 27.50 j 28.00 1.011 .439 .678 . 720 28.00 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PRICE INDEX NUMBERS. .946 1.700 1.035 3.690 .946 1. 650 1.035 3.690 .228 .424 .072 .108 .472 .071 .111 .301 .494 .075 .125 8.330 9.800 7.840 yd. yd. yd. yd. .836 1. 500 .824 3.285 dolls, per l b . dolls, per lb. dolls, per y d . dolls, per yd.. dolls, per l b . dolls, per dolls, per dolls, per dolls, per (Relative to 1913.) Farm products. Food, etc Cloths and clothing Fuel and lighting Metals and metal products.. Building material Chemicals and drugs House-furnishing goods Miscellaneous All commodities For detailed index numbers for this movement at the principal clearing-house centers see table on page 20. dolls, per long ton. .dolls, per long ton. dolls, per long ton. dolls, per 100 lbs. dolls, per lb. dolls, per lb. dolls, per lb. dolls, per lb. Fuel. Coal: Bituminous, Kanawha, f. o. b., 11,943 Cincinnati dolls, per short t o n . . 4,530 I Anthracite, chestnut dolls, per long t o n . . 11,158 i Coke, Connellsville dolls, per short t o n . . I Petroleum, Kansas-Oklahoma dolls, per b b l . . 4.70 Rubber. 5.13 | Para, N. Y dolls, per l b . . WHOLESALE PRICES. 1 Metals. Pig iron: Foundry No. 2, northern Basic Valley, furnace Steel billets, Bessemer Structural steel beams Copper, electrolytic Zinc, slab, prime Western Tin, pig Lead, desilverized I FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Europe: dolls, per £ sterling. England dolls, per franc. France. dolls, per lira. Italy dolls, per franc. Belgium dolls, per guilder. Netherlands dolls, per krona. Sweden dolls, per franc. Switzerland. Asia: dolls, per yen. Japan India dolls, per rupee. America: Canada dolls, per Can. doll. dolls, per gold peso. Argentina.. Brazil dolls, per milreis. Chile dolls, per paper peso. General index of foreign exchange.. .index number. Textiles. Wool: Ohio i to f grades Worsted yarn Wool dress goods Men's suitings Cotton: Raw, N. Y Yarn Print cloth Sheeting Silk: Raw. Japanese, N. Y September. October. WHOLESALE PRICES—continued. BANKING AND FINANCE. Debits to individual accounts: l In New York City mills, of doils. 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: Total investments mills, of dolls. Bills discounted mills, of dolls. Notes in circulation mills, of dolls. Total reserves mills, of dolls. Total deposits mills, of dolls. Reserve ratio per cent. Member banks: Total loans and discounts mills, of dolls. Total investments mills, of dolls. Net demand deposits mills, of dolls. Interest rates: New York call loans per cent. Commercial paper, 60-90 days per cent. Life insurance: Number of new policies—• Ordinary thous. of policies. Industrial thous. of policies. Group policies. Total thous. of policies. Amount of new insurance— Ordinary thous. of dolls. Industrial thous. of dolls. Group . . . t h o u s . of dolls. Total .thous. of dolls. Premium collections— Oixlinirv tbous. of dolls. Indus rial thous. of dolls. Group thous. of dolls. Total thous. of dolls. War Finance Corporation: To banks and livestock associationsAdvancements thous. of dolls. Repayments thous. of dolls. Balance thous. of dolls. To cooperative marketing associationsAdvancements thous. of dolls. Repayments thous. of dolls. Balance thous. of dolls. Business failures: Firms number. Liabilities thous. of dolls. Bond sales: Miscellaneous thous. of dolls. Liberty Victory thous. of dolls. Totai thous. of bolls. Silver: Price at New York dolls, per fine oz. Price at London pence per standard oz. Bank clearings 1922 October. 138 140 188 226 135 183 124 176 120 154 144 i 147 I 202 ! 176 | 144 ! 182 . 128 i 183 ! 121 i 154 I 144 J43 199 172 142 382 129 183 120 153 25 INDEXES OF BUSINESS. The index numbers presented in this table are designed to show the trend in production, prices, trade, etc., in various groups of industry and commerce. They consist in general in weighted combinations of series of individual index numbers, and often the individual index numbers making up the series are also given. The base year of all the index numbers is 1919, except prices which are on a 1913 base, and unfilled orders, on a 1920 base. The function of index numbers is explained on the inside front cover. A condensed form of this table is given on p. 7. 1923 1922 EXPLANATION. j All index numbers are relative to 1919 as 100, except I price*, vhich are relative to HJ13, and unfilled \ orders, which are relative to U)20. Maximum since Jan. 1, 1920. Minimum since Jan. 1, 1920. August. September. June. July. Per cent increase (-f-) or decrease (--), August. September. PRODUCTION. HAW M ATKRIALS, total MlNKTLALS: Petroleum Bituminous coal Anthracite coal ] ron ore* ('opper i d Zinc Gold Silver Total 153 73 107 133 95 98 121 3 31 + 8.3 208 137 121 241 121 156 129 131 145 154 105 41 0 0 17 74 38 57 80 83 148 58 2 205 93 117 83 105 318 90 144 106 68 153 89 116 87 91. 313 133 195 118 13 8 212 317 156 314 71 108 144 207 316 313 232 317 347 334 94 115 148 209 326 121 241 122 342 110 101 13 2 155 204 139 40 237 117 335 104 108 106 138 - 227 143 ]42 146 245 371 135 190 128 19 58 64 54 30 21 45 94 80 122 105 81 86 87 79 116 123 101 48 116 82 99 69 87 302 119 99 124 80 313 64 174 84 98 347 319 146 93 332 73 3 33 84 3 21 3 90 3 28 99 308 99 80 301 9! 120 132 130 59 312 97 1.17 83 95 117 129 108 380 218 211 85 353 367 206 61 43 49 32 4 54 ] 615 393 132 53 353 74 179 235 1 S3 1J6 66 300 149 190 95 58 73 28 64 30 67 32L 307 84 26 37 37 68 146 207 3 46 65 96 72 178 349 314 497 282 316 467 291 45 4 2 35 22 4 58 121 165 214 139 69 68 129 159 314 344 251 166 154 187 332 7 339 39 308 16 334 106 15 122 80 34 37 96 549 532 208 976 799 785 566 1, 925 332 4 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 48 70 449 37 177 160 205 532 35 842 786 63 3 85 1 282 222 276 229 25 52 26 48 333 393 142 70 62 51 48 63 336 64 186 23 70 3 66 125 99 208 85 325 119 91 189 86 118 + 2.4 5. 6 96. 7 30.0 4. I 1.4 5. 5 6. 9 - 5. 4 - 3 1.0 ANIMAL PRODUCTS (marketings): Wool ('attle and calves Hogs Sheep Eggs* Poultry* Fish..!. Milk (New York) Total (marketings): Grains— Corn* Wheat* Oats* Barley* y Kice* Total* ' Vegetables— - Pol aloes (while)* Sweet potatoes*. Tomatoes*. Onions* Cabbage* Celery* Total* FruitsApples* Peaches* Citrus fruit* Grapes* Pears* Wafennelons* Cantaloupes* Si rawbnrries* Total* (Jo1,1011. products— Cotton* Cottonseed* Total* Miscelhineous crops-— Hay* Tobacco* Fhixscod*... ('anc sugar* Total* Grand total, crops 148 258 327 562 170 195 REST IMIDDUCTS: Lumber Pulp wood Gum ("rosin and turpentine) Distilled wood Total 133 135 267 .151 135 99 ! 1 312 0 i 2 23 I; i 46 i o! ! 28 0 22 49 59 51 20 24 61 799 351 * Fluctuations between maximum and minimum largely due to seasonal variations. 2 3. 7 2.0 -1- 46.3 - 17. 8 + 4. 4 - 2. 5 2.3 1.8 123 3 44 3 40 93 3 34 65 334 + + - 35.8 30. 4 4. 1 43.1 39. 6 9. 7 24.7 102 140 99 325 72 67 103 3 53 259 368 213 145 108 378 + 50.0 + 85.0 + 271.7 + 70. 4 +101. 4 + 61.2 + 72.8 35S 55 205 603 328 288 212 366 61 859 557 78 3 41 +285. 5 + 2.2 + 10.9 +319.0 - 7.6 - 76. 2 - 53.0 140 262 + 87. 1 212 5.19 642 101 46 408 91 20 396 575 307 44 332 26 7 23 28 4 24 51 45 50 342 3 56 3 44 + 178.4 + 246. 7 + .188. 0 50 0 134 56 () 62 13 23 54 60 46 376 37 53 113 73 86 508 25 92 144 + + + + + + 335 93 267 308 336 125 M)l 220 94 125 - 7.4 2 2- 17. 6 - 13.0 8. 1 87 3 29 9 1 - 40.4 + 332 307 232 322 333 1 322 92 247 111 324 1 J 2 Estimated. 1 2 Partly estimated. 18.3 87.0 188. 6 41.1 73. 6 27. 4 26 INDEX OF BUSINESS—Continued. 1923 1922 EXPLANATION. All index numbers are relative to 1919 as 100, except since Jan. 1, 1920. prices, which are relative to 1918, and unfilled orders, which are relative to 1920. since Jan. 1,1920. August. September. June. July. August. Per cent increase ( + ) or decrease (—), September September. from August. PRODUCTION—Continued. MANUFACTURING : Foodstuffs— Meats Wheat flour Ice cream P>utter Cheese Condensed milk .... Glucose and starch Oleomargarine Rice ..... Total Textiles— Cotton (consumption) . . . Wool (consumption) Total - 9.4 + + + - 14.4 20.1 16.7 20.8 12.5 3.0 10.0 50. 7 7.1 98 101 99 - 2.0 3.8 2.9 135 131 122 131 123 118 150 120 -8.9 - 10.6 -f 23.0 - 8.4 122 203 136 135 223 150 125 194 137 - 7.4 - 13.0 - 8.7 88 92 90 92 109 102 75 100 SO - 18.5 - 8.3 - 11.8 96 108 83 131 126 178 244 202 169 121 135 122 233 113 75 64 40 41 64 41 20 38 29 35 78 93 111 166 200 150 105 67 104 42 $5 130 91 113 96 150 121 91 58 112 46 129 102 112 75 122 241 194 141 122 98 46 57 116 107 94 80 *260 1 180 1 140 1 90 75 M5 57 2 111 126 138 130 60 42 54 107 125 113 100 119 107 110 114 112 94 101 96 100 105 102 152 149 135 147 34 33 9 32 71 90 68 87 80 97 53 92 144 134 104 133 144 125 107 127 133 232 150 59 51 57 125 202 139 119 181 130 132 223 148 91 130 115 63 84 80 80 102 94 80 105 95 87 102 96 129 129 149 63 72 75 100 123 130 37 121 135 138 146 94 86 111 118 122 123 140 160 188 269 150 40 96 4 21 92 63 144 11 206 117 77 141 83 188 126 134 153 9 230 136 131 100 8 245 141 129 157 12 267 140 122 157 59 219 142 +391. 7 - 18.6 + 1.4 124 124 196 119 53 48 33 57 99 78 174 109 103 79 171 110 94 86 185 114 97 79 .188 113 92 81 194 113 80 85 190 111 — + + — 150 127 232 156 174 28 38 86 79 88" 111 82 190 117 137 107 87 185 116 135 92 112 200 156 146 125 113 197 147 153 150 109 232 142 174 93 102 212 135 146 - 38.0 - 0.4 -8.6 - 4.9 - 16. 1 119 128 144 124 50 79 64 70 117 109 144 124 105 106 126 113 101 100 132 113 95 100 132 111 102 105 132 115 96 102 126 110 - 79 239 221 146 132 117 147 139 2 48 20 36 81 74 98 30 3 166 157 102 110 102 126 116 5 126 130 81 105 101 125 95 13 229 149 127 123 112 140 99 199 99 99 112 102 140 90 6 209 114 108 119 111 144 85 3 199 99 100 110 102 141 83 - 50.0 - 4.8 - 13.2 - 7.4 - 7.6 — 8. 1 - 2.1 -2.4 106 108 97 1 1 1 1 150 130 1 80 100 1 50 07 1 112 125 103 70 103 1 2 101 104 Iron and steel— Pig iron Steel ingots Locomotives Total Lumber— Lumber Flooring Total Leather— Sole leather Boots and shoes Total Paper and printing— Wood DUID Paper Printing (paper purchases) Newspaper printing (consumption) Total Chemicals, etc.— Coke . .... Petroleum products Cottonseed oil* Turpentine and rosin* Total 1 115 1 105 1 - 17.2 116 Stone, clay, and glass— Brick Glass bottles Cement* Total Metals, excepting iron and steel— Copper smelting and refining.. Zinc smelting and refining Enamel ware .. . . Lead Total 0.0 - 5.4 13.0 4.9 1.0 1.8 Tobacco— Manufactured tobacco and snuff Cigars Cigarettes Total Miscellaneous— Shipbuilding Automobiles * Rubber tires * Total Grand total, all commodities Grand total, 62 commodities ELECTRICAL POWER BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (total)* • Fluctuations between maximum and minimum largely due to seasonal variations. 1 Estimated. 2 Partly estimated. 5.9 2.9 4.5 4.3 27 INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued. 1923 EXPLANATION. Maximum AII index numbers are relative to 1919 as 100, except since Jan. prices, which are relative to 1918, and unfilled 1,1920. orders, which are relative to 1920. Minimum since Jan. 1, 1920. August. 1923 September. June. July. August. September. Per cent increase ( + ) or decrease (—), September from August. STOCKS. Cotton (mills and warehouses) Pig iron Lumber Paper and pulp Oils and naval stores Brick and enamel ware Nonferrous metals Total 143 146 150 126 190 118 378 152 41 31 84 75 85 71 98 93 53 33 124 110 122 93 204 100 31 126 103 133 89 98 106 53 96 125 106 123 93 156 102 116 40 67 72 77 Hardware Shoes Dry goods Groceries Drugs Meat packing Total RETAIL TRADE (value). 117 78 116 99 121 68 92 58 39 64 62 88 43 62 68 111 80 103 56 81 96 78 116 84 105 60 85 113 64 89 87 107 67 84 MAIL-ORDER HOUSES (4 houses) CHAIN STORES: 131 49 57 75 279 204 188 162 181 165 83 55 116 109 106 71 130 99 139 129 127 87 186 154 80 101 309 181 UNFILLED 42 130 133 106 127 97 153 104 46.3 9.5 3.9 5.6 4.1 1.0 17.4 5.7 41 147 134 *107 123 96 213 2 106 60 161 138 101 128 97 176 112 60 58 100 51 94 81 106 66 80 106 71 121 85 111 70 90 105 72 123 90 114 76 94 0.9 1.4 1.7 5.9 2.7 8.6 4.4 87 74 73 92 + 26.0 136 118 141 129 134 118 155 97 »4 149 136 139 144 82 162 141 128 101 154 103 166 145 135 100 152 102 165 143 140 134 -f 3.7 + 34.0 87 112 106 123 118 90 116 125 113 137 + 15.3 + 9.6 97 91 114 112 110 109 139 100 136 102 136 102 138 109 + + 243 248 346 281 203 300 213 275 208 248 114 131 171 178 109 155 121 173 114 138 131 138 181 271 126 172 122 173 115 155 133 138 183 244 134 180 124 173 116 153 138 142 198 186 148 194 131 187 123 153 135 141 193 183 145 190 128 187 121 151 139 142 193 178 145 186 127 183 ]20 150 144 147 202 176 144 182 128 183 121 154 3.6 3.5 4.7 1.1 0.7 2.2 0.8 0.0 0.8 2.7 249 311 218 375 272 244 249 247 135 122 103 152 168 118 146 138 173 138 127 191 261 129 149 155 168 136 132 199 236 132 150 153 158 165 119 215 184 144 155 153 153 154 120 209 179 141 154 151 153 152 125 203 177 137 154 150 139 163 131 176 196 158 158 154 9.2 7. 2 4.8 13.3 10.7 15.3 2.6 2.7 246 272 267 218 227 102 125 142 134 115 127 162 165 142 131 128 157 164 145 136 148 182 163 156 142 141 170 159 154 139 137 166 159 155 140 145 176 163 158 142 5.8 €.0 2.5 1.9 1.4 219 139 139 140 144 147 146 149 + 2.1 2 ORDERS. Total (based on 1920=--100) WHOLESALE - 3.3 TRADE (value). Ten-cent (4 chains) Music (4 chains) Grocery (21 chains) Drug (10 chains) Cigar (3 chains) Shoe (5 chains) - 1.3 1.0 0.6 1.4 DEPARTMENT STORES: Sales (306 stores) Stocks (265 stores) PRICE INDEX NUMBERS. (All price index numbers relative to 1913.) FARM PRICES: Crops (15th of month) Livestock (15th of month) WHOLESALE PRICES: Department of Labor— Farm products Food, etc Cloths and clothing Fuel and lighting Metals and metal products Building material Chemicals House-furnishing goods Miscellaneous All commodities Federal Reserve Boaid (Department of Labor prices)— Total raw products Agricultural products Animal products Forest products Mineral products Producers' goods Consumers' goods All commodities 1.5 6.9 Federal Reserve Board Index— Goods imported Goods exported All commodities Dun's (1st of following mo.) BradstreeVs (1st of following mo.) - - RETAIL PRICES, FOOD *Estimated. * Partly estimated. 28 INDEXES OF BUSINESS—Continued. 1923 EXPLANATION. Maximum All index numbers are relative to 1919 as 100, ex- since Jan. cept prices, which are relative to 1918, and un- 1,1920. filled orders, which are relative to 1920. 1923 Minimum since Jan. 1, 1920. August. September. June. July. August. Per cent increase (+) or decrease (—), September September. from August. PRICE INDEX NUMBERS— Continued. COST OF LIVING, National Industrial Conference Board: Food Shelter Clothinc Fuel and light Sundries All items weighted .... 219 175 288 200 192 205 139 143 153 149 171 155 139 165 153 181 172 155 140 165 155 187 172 156 144 172 169 178 173 160 147 175 170 176 173 162 146 175 171 176 173 162 149 175 175 176 173 163 4- 2.1 310 340 154 155 163 156 158 168 154 156 165 159 160 174 157 155 170 155 155 166 158 160 166 4-1.9 4- 3.2 588 537 670 366 1 326 306 283 504 154 160 331 297 . 571 163 163 329 293 582 158 163 409 372 568 160 180 407 369 566 157 175 413 369 567 163 173 424 381 569 155 173 4- 2.7 4-3.3 4-0.4 - 4.3 0.5 26:i 279 236 218 162 144 146 170 164 149 155 178 163 144 158 176 167 153 178 175 166 151 180 170 164 149 175 171 163 148 172 174 - 0.6 - 0.7 - 1.7 4-1.8 - 321 202 183 172 195 187 193 179 198 186 192 182 0.0 + 2.3 0.0 0.0 4-0.6 FOREIGN WHOLESALE PRICES: United Kingdom— British Board Trade London Economist U. S Fed. Res. Bd France— Gen Stat Bureau U. S. Fed. Res. Bd Italy (Bachi) Sweden ... Switzerland Canada— Canadian Dept Labor U. S. Fed. Res. Bd Australia India (Calcutta) Japan— Bank of Japan U S Fed Res Bd .... ; ! | 2 i January, 1020; no other figures for 1920 are available. DATA PRIOR 0.0 Since 1920. TO 1921. In response to many requests for data not shown in current numbers of the Survey, but which have been published in previous issues, the following items are listed with the month oi" publication and the page on which the information appeared. Back numbers of the Survey can he obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. LUMBER AND CONSTRUCTION. MISCELLANEOUS. Michigan hardwoods and softwoods, production and shipments, monthly, 1918-1921; April, 1923, p. 49. Pine lumber production, yellow and western, monthly, 1917-1921; April, 1923, p. 49. (Southern pin.; revised, 1921-1923, October 26.) Douglas fir, monthly, 1917-1921; December, 1922, p. 49. Cement production, shipments and stocks, monthly, 1915-1922; September, 1923, p. 47. Index of construction costs, monthly, 1914-1922; June, 1923, p. 52. FUEL. Coal production, monthly, 1913-1921; December, 1922, p. 48. (Bituminous for 1919 and 1920, and anthracite for 1920 have since been revised.; Petroleum, production and stocks, monthly, 1917-1921; December, 1922, p. 48. (Production and number of days' supply during 1921 have since bet-nrevised.) Gasolinr and kerosene, consumption by States, 1921-1922; ^unit^ 1,000 barrels); Ju y, '923, p. 45. Coal an 1 oil, loaded for consumption by outgoing vessels, monthly, 1913-1923; October, 1923, p . 61. PATENTS GRANTED. Total and agricultural, monthly, 1913-1922; April, 1923, p. 4H. Internal-combustion engines, monthly, 1913-1922; June, 1&23, p. 52. METALS. Production of pig iron and unfilled orders of steel, monthly, 1913-1921: December, 1922,p. 47. Composite prices of 14 iron and steel products, monthly, 1913-1922; April, 1923, p. 48. Steel furniture shipments, 1919-1922; inclusive, monthly, March, 1923, p. 45. Sheets, 1920-1922; April, 1923, p. 53. HydfauUc machinery, 1919-1923; September, 1923, p. 55. Bradstroet's wholesale price index, monthly, 1913-1922; July, 1923, p . 45. Fall River mill dividends, quarterly, 1913-1922: September, 1923, p. 48. Debits to individual accounts at principal clearing-house centers, monthly, 1919-1923; October, 1923, p. 51 and 55 (substituted for similar table published in April, 1923). Wholesale trade by commodities, 1919-1922; April, 1923, p. 50. Cotton ginnings, 1913-1922, April, 1923, p. 51. Sault Stc. Marie Canal traffic, by classes of commodities, 1913-1922; March, 1923, p. 48 and 50. Stock prices, monthly average for 25 railroads and for 25 industrials, 1913-1921; December, 1922, p. 47. Total dividend and interest payments, monthly, 1913-1922; September, 1923, p. 51. (The figure for July, 1917, should be $333,011 instead of $033,011 appearing on the table.) Dividend payments, classified, monthly, 1913-1921: October, 1922, p. 46. Wheat flour production, monthly, 1914-1922; October, 1922, p. 46. Domestic and foreign money orders, quarterly, 1913-1922: March, 1923, p . 50. Cotton consumption and stocks, monthly, 1913-1921; December, 1922, p . 49. Revised 1921 stocks, August, 1923, p. 55. IndeN numbers of manufacturing production by groups, 1920-1921; inclusive, monthly. Automobile production, monthly, 1920-1923: July, 1923, p. 50. Prepared roofing, 1919-192S: S- ptember, 1923, p. 55. Wholesale price of smoked hams, September, 1923, p. 55. 29 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS. The following table contains a summary of the monthly figures, designed to show tho 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 mouths 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, 1.92-L—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; 1923. September, 1923.—-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 24). Corresponding month. August, 1922, or September, 1922.—The figures in this column present the situation exactly a year previous to those in the ''September, 1923." column (that is. generally September, 1922), but where no figures are available for September, 1923, the August. 1922, figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the August, 1923, figures. In the case of quarterly figures, this column shows the corresponding quarter of 1922. Cumulative total through latest month.—-These columns set forth, for those items that properly can be cumulated, the cumulative total for the nine months of the calendar years 1922 and 1923, respectively, except where the September, 1923, figures are lacking, in which cade the cumulative total for eight months in each year is given. Percentage increase (-[••) or decrease ( —) cumulative, 1923 from 1922.—This column shows the per cent by which the cumulated total for the nine months ending September, 1923, is greater (-f) or less ( —) than the total for the corresponding period ended September, 1922, Base year or period.—For purposes of comparison with a previous more or less normal period, all items, so far as possible, are related to such a period by index numbers. The period taken for each item, called the base, is the monthly average of the year or period stated in this column. Wherever possible, the year 1913 is taken as a base, and if no pre-war figures are available, 1919 is usually taken to avoid using a war year as a basis. In some cases it will be 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 19J3 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. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Correspond- In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. September, 1923. INDEX NUMBERS. month, ! August i or September, (+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1928 „„ ferceni ago increase Percentage increase 19-22 BASE TEAR or d<> cn*ase or ( . _ ) • PERIOD. So,>jtember June. J u l y . ! Aug. | Sept. from Align s1 • i Aug. Sept. i! TEXTILES. Wool. Consumption by textile mills, grouse equivalent ..thous. of lbs..! Receipts at Boston: Domestic thous. of lbs.. Foreign thous. of lbs.. 48,233 46,616 10,434 17,680 3,445 3,473 Total t h o u s . of l b s . .I" 21,125 13,907 Imports, unmanufactured thous. of lbs.. 10,289 7,883 Stocks (reported quarterly), grease equiv.: Total thous. of lbs.. 3531,698 474,748 Held by manufacturers thous. of lbs.. 3 263,113 | 223, 883 250,865 Held by dealers thous. of lbs.. M ach iuery activity: i Looms, wide per ct. of hours active.. 77.6 ! 70,3 I Looms, narrow per ct. of hours active.. 67.4 j 63. 8 j Looms, carpet ami I rug .per ct. of hours active.. 79.9 80.9 j Sety of cards per ct. of hours active.. 33.2 94.0 | Combs per ct. of hours active.. 84.4 55.5 ! Spin rung spindles-— Woolen per ct. of hours active... 89.0 88.9 j Worsted per ct. of hours active.. 81.5 82.8 : 1 2 8 64,771 ! 473,164 494,062 j|-f 4.4 1921 10C> ; • - 164,700 174,445 339,146 277,789 8,594 12,710 21,304 * 27,892 525,174 295,867 231,307 117,084 260,364 377,448 363,073 ! - 28.9 ' 49.3 + 11.3 |+ 30.7 ! 1913 1913 1913 1913 64 104 I 193 395 j 241 422 ! 147 237 j 180 227 i 114 272 ! '220 | 238 I 106 I 131 65 113 81 ii 100 ;.. 3 91 i 99 ! 8 151 I 143 L 160 368 | 78 L 67 2 1920 2 1920 2 1920 77 ! 68 '••!• 74 !~ 62 ! - 41.0 0.3 34.2 23.4 90 i - to. 7 122 i; 72.4 71.3 1921 1921 80.9 | 91.3 ! 93.2 1921 1921 1921 88.1 84.0 1921 1921 92 ' II |j Covers first 21 days only dining which period, the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included ' ith October. Relative to last two quarters o* 1920. Quarler ending June 30. 3.4 t 113 105 1.8 5.0 150 i 158 ;! 1M ; 144 ; 156 : 158 124 ! 128 ^ 147 j 1H2 130 131 96 105 115 ! 109 95 96 1.3 0.8 1.1 120 0.0 1.0 105 !! 131 j 117 ID 112 !! 130 • 115 • 100 i 123 129 I 126 | 124 124 us ; no i loo • loi 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. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the August, Septemspecial table on page 23: or in the de- 1928. 1923. tailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. Corresponding month. August or September, 1922. INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 1923 Percentage increase or decrease cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1922 Percentage increase 1923 TEAR or deease or PERIOD. Aug. Sept. uly. Aug. Sept. )eptember from August. TEXTILES—Continued. Wool—Continued. Looms and spindles: Woolen spindles.per ct. of active to total. Worstedspindles.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. Prices, unwashed, Ohio, \ and | ' s grades, Boston. dolls, per lb. Worsted yarn dolls, per lb. Wool dress goods dolls, per yd. Men's suitings dolls, per yd. 84 85 77 81 85 83 83 77 80 84 .946 1.750 1.035 3.690 .946 1.700 1.035 3.690 1.450 .815 3.285 491,604 483,852 494,013 807 1,179 914 2,503 3,420 244,415 773 2,148 1,598 3,433 6,608 689,435 1,066 3,218 2,229 5,157 15,012 368,890 38,556 8,178 11,964 38,169 6,656 16,359 51,302 9,132 14,753 430,072 444,491 430,361 438,968 33,709 r,569 202 33,930 7,482 200 33,316 7,761 209 .241 .255 .432 .064 .111 .272 .286 .472 .071 .111 .200 .215 .412 .066 .108 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 110 109 97 104 121 - 0.9 - 2.6 0.0 - 0.9 -0.8 1913 1913 1913 1913 175 187 145 213 0.0 - 2.9 0.0 0.0 Cotton. Consumption by textile mills Stocks, end of month: Mills thous. of bales.. Warehouses thous. of bales.. Visible supply thous. of bales.. Total domestic, ginned thous. of bales.. Imports, unmanufactured bales.. Exports, unmanufactured bales.. Manufactured goods: Cotton cloth exports thous. of sq. yds.. Fabric consump. by tire mfrs.. thous. of lbs. Elastic webbing sales thous. of yds.. Fine cotton goods: Production pieces.. Sales pieces.. Machinery activity, spindlesActive thousands.. Total activity mills, of hours.. Activity per spindle hours.. Prices: Raw cotton to producer dolls, per lb.. Raw cotton, New York dolls, per lb. Cotton yarn dolls, per lb. Print cloth dolls, per yd. Sheeting dolls, per yd. 4,445,254 4,982,974 f 12.1 1913 109 102 112 76 87 52 70 72 38 79 183 72 125 25 51 100 70 36 65 66 30 - 4.2 + 82.2 + 74.8 227,185 315,378 + 38.8 3,849,459 2,894,594 - 24.8 1913 1913 1913 1914 1913 1913 347,684 - 22.5 93,580 + 13.4 126,499. + 3.5 1913 1921 1919 135 164 119 138 136 100 95 151 103 - 1.0 - 18.6 - 13.4 414,782 3,408,950 3,910,546 + 14.7 574,439 2,881,366 3,148,181 9.3 1919 1919 107 72 108 129 120 60 + 0.1 - 1.2 1913 107 110 115 + 0.7 - 1.1 - 1.0 167 168 167 191 176 218 222 185 203 194 196 202 177 192 190 201 199 175 187 181 448,671 82,508 122,215 292,843 •313,665 + 7.1 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 102 - 1.6 + 37.2 + 93.2 +182.1 + + + + 12.9 12.2 9.3 10.9 0.0 Knft Underwear. Production Orders received. Shipments Cancellations Unfilled orders, end of month doz. 666,000 738,900 579,600 doz. 667,000 1,514,700 657,900 doz. 708,300 780,300 891,900 doz. 10,800 11,700 40,500 doz. 1,858,500 2,649,600 1,687,500 5,636,700 6,153,300 + 9.2 6,054,300 6,066,900 + 0.2 6,924,700 6,822,000 + 15.1 135,900 155,700 + 14.6 1920 <1920 <1920 <1920 U920 105 630 179 39 314 98 652 170 24 336 124 375 145 32 348 107 464 153 36 380 125 113 - 9.9 661 1,500 +127.1 194 154 - 20.6 81 22 - 73.3 370 527 + 42.6 1913 U920 1920 1913 210 U 4 8 195 192 63 72 195 210 138 156 50 211 224 160 45 197 170 188 50 202 + + 1118 177 14 63 130 70 119 64 133 + 11.4 49 I- 24.3 Silk. Imports, raw Consumption, raw Stocks, raw, end of month Prices, raw, Japanese, N. Y thous. of lbs. bales. bales. dolls, per lb. 4,858 33,547 25,459 7.350 4,520 26,929 27,367 9.800 14,230 34,212 36,795 7.644 38,940 263,640 45,667 284,001 Burlap a n d Fiber. Imports: Burlap thous. of lbs. Fiber (unmanufactured) long tons. 40,949 18,424 45,136 14,144 140,100 122,145 378,992 181,115 453,641 + 19.7 232,602 + 28.4 17.3 7.7 1909-13 1909-13 i Covers first 21 days only during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. < Six months' average, July to December, inclusive. * Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive. 7.0 19.7 7.5 33.3 31 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTJ;.— Detailed tables covering; all items are gho'i in this number. Consult index at end of "bulletin. In many cases October figures are nou available and may be found in the August, September, special table on page 23: or in the de1923. 1928. tailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. ( -y or decrease (-) 1922 1923 INDEX NUMBERS. Percentage increase cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1928 1922 BASE YEAR or PERIOD. Percent' age increase or decrease (-j Sentember Aug. Sept. June. July. I Aug. Sept. from August. METALS. Iron a n d Steel. Iron ore movement thous. of short tons.. Production: Pig iron thous. of long tons.. Steel ingots (prorated).thous. of long tons.. Merchant pig iron: Production thous. of long tons.. Pales thous. of long tons.. Shipments thous. of long tons.. Unfilled orders thous. of long tons.. Slocks, merchant furnaces thous. of Ion? tons.. Stocks, steel plants thous. of long tons.. Lake Superior iron ore: StocksTotal: thous. (if tons At furnaces thous. of tons.. Ou Lake Erie docks thous. of tons.. Consumption thous. of tons.. Steel castings: Total bookings short tons.. Rmlroad specialties short tons.. Miscellaneous bookings short tons.. Exports (comparable) thous. of long; tons.. Exports (total) thous. of long tons.. Imports thous. of long tons.. Unfilled orders, IT. S. Steel Corp., end* of month thous. of long tons Foundry production, Ohio..per ct. of normal... Mdtings long tons.. Total stocks long tons.. Receipts of iron long tons.. Wholesale prices: Pig iron— Foundry No. 2, Northern dolls, per long ton.. Basic, Valley furnace.. .dolls, per long ton.. Steel billets, Bessemer.dolls, per long ton.. Iron and steel dolls, per long ton.. Composite pig iron dolls, per long ton.. Composite steel dolls, per 100 lbs.. Composite finished steel-dolls, per 100 lbs.. Structural steel beams...dolls, per 100lbs.. 10,485 9,468 6,658 32,615 45,351 1913 1U 83 115 126 I 131 118 - 9.7 3,435 3,677 3,126 3,31.3 2,034 2,818 18,306 24,427 31,069 ij+ 69.7 33,720 |j+ 3K.0 1913 1913 71 104 79 112 143 149 144 139 134 146 122 131 - 9.0 9.9 221 182 256 929 2,119 3,095 2,922 4,605 + 117.3 3,454 + 11.6 4,061 + 39.0 1914 1914 1914 1914 51 68 89 82 58 55 77 71 151 51 137 79 144 66 118 132 92 123 62 120 91 117 57 S.8 0.7 5.4 7.4 191! 1921 21 24 20 16 61 82 93 90 « 1919 6 1919 •1919 « 1919 123 133 99 64 137 147 111 74 27.2 8.8 48.2 11.1 6.7 100.6 1913 1913 1913 1913 1922 1913 96 82 105 52 87 188 100,838 189,888 + 88.3 67,235 151,459 + 125.3 1913 1922 1922 1922 1922 500 I 303 I 410 301 ; 388 j 746 | 151 31 705 170 TO! 32,831 26,924 5,907 5,353 37,450 30.430 7,020 4,814 j A2,777 I 9,029 ' 2,990 50,515 18,332 32,183 127 | 163 | 44 | 47, 574 21,685 25,889 138 174 36 97,919 j 56,781 41,138 109 131 176 5,415 79. 56 18,048 23,033 14,899 5,036 6,692 71.51 62.68 18,774 13,639 22,830 || 16,679 12,876 ji 7,187 147 ! 41,^05 I i 589,562 314,496 275,066 1,338 1,596 319 749,815 342,062 407,753 1,189 1,489 640 + + + + 102 + 9.6 78 - 13.5 123 137 86 120 + + + - 14.1 13.0 18. S 10.1 + + + - 5.8 18.3 19.6 8.7 6.7 18.2 + 181 j 156 - 7.0 10.1 4.0 0.9 13.6 55 145 01 143 108 121 73 133 148 214 104 48 77 128 161 106 59 102 250 79 63 89 62 102 196 76 69 81 56 96 166 94 91 97 60 103 131 101 139 104 73 112 113 121 112 75 S7 108 157 198 118 189 100 165 207 127 183 92 154 148 103 So 138 154 102 no 82 I 101 26.52 ! 26.52 36.65 1913 202 229 185 170 166 166 ! 0.0 24.75 42.50 44.87 26.10 3.03 2.78 24.88 41.88 44.64 25.98 3.03 2.78 2.50 32.63 39.50 43.79 32.48 2.51 2.43 2.10 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 181 140 151 180 137 138 116 222 153 166 211 146 146 137 186 165 175 189 176 168 169 171 165 172 175 176 167 166 168 165 170 169 176 167 166 j 169 i 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 234,112 80.1 234,486 116,659 316,972 185,557 71.5 205,772 223,556 343,096 202,600 80.4 190,027 188,863 378,574 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 133 120 125 125 65 118 111 110 134 55 127 110 135 123 73 102 59 137 110 136 83 46 134,606 32,252 114,313 29,975 123,439 21,241 1920 1920 103 343 110 130 534 126 574 120 577 2.50 j 162 170 168 176 !! 167 166 Finished Iron a n d Steel. Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized: Production (actual) short tons.. Production per cent of capacity.. Shipments short tons.. Sales short tons.. Unfilled orders short tons.. StocksTotal short tons.. Unsold short tons... I 1,599,093 2,105,739 + 31.7 1,519,770 1,665,118 2,150,618 + 41.5 1,862,950 + 11.9 i Covers first 21 days only during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 5 Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive. • Twelvo months' average, June, 1919, to May, 1920, inclusive. 112 108 | | 98 j | 120 j j 159 :+ | 50 i+ 20.7 10.7 12.2 91.0 8.2 102 - 15.1 536 i - 7.1 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. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject: pp. 54 to 208. August, 1923. September, 1923. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. i CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGn LATEST MONTH. 1922 1923 INDEX NUMBERS. Percentage increase (+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 ! from 1922. Percent* age increase 1923 1922 BASE YEAR or PERIOD. ( -y crease or(-)deSeptember A u g . Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. from August. 1 METALS—Continued. Finished Iron and Steel—Continued. Steel barrels: Shipments Production . Unfilled orders \ o w orders.. Structural steel: Sales (prorated) Stiles barrels.. per ct of capacity barrels . barrels 217,127 41.0 360,764 144,259 164.511 30.0 335,321 122,217 206,448 . ..short tons per et of capacity 147,500 59 132,500 : 53 : 37.0 322,632 146,709 1,723,763 1,933,973 4- 12.2 1921 4 1,652,782 3,114,890 1 + 88.4 i 160,000 04 1,505,600 1,507.500 i + 335 119 113 13 313 22 700 585 175 1 497 1 178 1 100 1 102 70 0.1 i 1921 1921 1920 1913 1913 87 184 213 138 92 239 210 98 188 249 180 69 178 135 167 127 133 102 133 102 154 78 192 89 235 31 218 237 132 185 194 147 172 143 76 24 2 - 27.1 -8.6 — 15 6 139 106 — 10.2 - 10.2 15 109 285 25 -f 23.2 + 20.8 + 69.2 113 157 21 123 18 236 156 90 118 Iron and Steel Products. Locomotives: ShipmentsTotal number.. Domestic number Foreign.. number Unfilled ordersTotal number Domestic number Foreign number Freight cars: Orders, domestic number.. Ship construction: Vessels under construction thou^ of gross tons New vessels completed thous. of gross tons.. Stokers: Sales . . number Sales horsepower Steel furniture, shipments thous. of dolls.. Hydraulic machinery: New orders thous. of dolls Shipments thous. of doll** Unfilled orders thou^. of dolU Agricultural pumps: Shipments—Total thous. of dolls Pitcher, hand, ele number.. Power pumps number Copper and Brass. Copper: Production thous. of lbs Exports thous. of lbs.. Wholesale price,eleetrolyl ic. .dolls, per l b . . Brass faucets: Orders received number of pieces Orders shipped number of pieces Tubular plumbing sales: Quantity number of pieces.. Value dollars Zinc. Production Stocks end of month Receipts St. Louis Shipments, SI. Louis.. Price, slab, prime western thous. of lbs thous. of lhs thous. of lbs thous. of lbs dolls, per l b . . 272 259 91 2, 7*0 1 463 1 347 10.350 141 IfjO 255 21 11 H 82,002 120, OiO - 34.4 194 217 - 10.6 115 1. 101 1,253 '+ 13.8 i 494, 258 9,120 649,112 !-f 31.3 12,073 + 39.0 | 1 523 1,01.5 3 942 9, 730 8, S.")3 r> 413 1 029 : 1,592 . 4 737 : 023. 42, 527 3 200 524 ! 33,712 2 918 ' 593 50, 799 .3 370 4,380 414,400 25 189 94,975 58,107 .138 678 052 1, 345 1 253 1 858 131 OSS OS, 878 99 00, 480 1.273 , 125 289 08,SN9 . 139 .131 272,974 33s, 221 425,032 389, 845 125, S05 124 525 35, 900 36 3741 83 250 52 942 78 2H 60 268 45 7s0 37 012 11.791 10 S82 49 39 76 1920 1920 118 24 103 7 201 12 1920 78 104 111 151 27 207 131 185 99 24 17 20 14 22 15 14 5 13 (7) 58 1920 40,505 1,002 13.") 71,093 1913 1920 1920 1913 110 S97 I 350, 447 33S, 307 22 1919 49 | — 21 3 — 21 6 - 16.5 9 - 67.7 89 26 12 14 + 13.5 - 47.6 6 - 26.3 - 15.6 140 j - 5.4 58 113 154 55 100 137 136 148 115 104 77 117 1919 1919 1919 64 84 61 92 79 66 96 123 107 83 137 100 76 144 91 62 1- 17.9 123 - 14.3 12.5 79 1919 105 97 108 109 102 86 k 15.9 1919 1919 1919 68 158 14 387 + 4 7 « 13, 800 -I- 50.6 5,489 + 25.3 477,705 -f- 15 3 30 258 '+ 21 7 42 -- 20.7 - 10.5 1,087 204 '+ 60.4 576,078 !+ l.l 569, 860 25 15 148 1913 1913 1913 98 89 87 93 83 87 123 123 128 98 94 90 92 123 98 1 S5 - 88 4.4 0.0 3.6 j-f 23.9 ; - 8.3 . ! 21 1X3 21,550 .1X17 * Six months' average, July to December, inclusive. Index number less than i. 7 6 4-1%. 2 ! +261.5 | 136 - 22.3 2, 251 2,115 12 029 10.910 .008 , 1 163, 508 !-}•• 160 080 . 009 i 501,394 103,504 198,517 790, 078 198,795 168,573 + 58.9 -4- 21.0 - 15.1 1 1913 1913 1913 1913 109 1913 113 53 48 79 115 46 148 i 149 52 42 87 100 79 ' 91 43 59 118 1 110 , 110 8 . 0 -f 9.5 144 ! 135 6.1 56 - 13.5 65 77 , 46 ' - 40.4 70 ! 38 - 49.4 114 117 I-!- 1.5 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. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed table for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. CUMULATIVE TOTAL August, 1023. September, 1923. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 Percentage increase (+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1923 INDEX NUMBERS. BASE YEAR or PERIOD. j Percentage in1922 1923 crease (+) or decrease (-) September Aug. Sept. Juno. July. Aug. Sept. ! from | August. METALS—Continued. Tin. Stocks, end of month World visible supply U. S. consumption Imports Wholesale price, pig tin long tons. long tons. long tons. thous. of lbs. dolls, per lb. 2,8S7 18,754 5,510 12,709 .393 2,362 19,864 4,540 9,408 .418 1,236 22,879 5,050 1 7,379 .323 Lead. Receipts, St. Louis thous. of lbs. Shipments, St. Louis thous. of lbs. Wholesale price, pig, desilverized, dolls, perlb. 10,792 7,858 .067 6,641 7,571 .071 19,245 10,935 .062 157,179 81,117 102,208 oS, 727 - 48,864 8,868 1,494 3,239 939 46,175 2,910 1,373 3,112 740 40,964 4,979 606 2,244 38 267,629 27,178 4,790 19,703 413,539 70, 785 14,518 28,472 2,117 442 99 1,769 176 95 1,175 89 35 6,208 1,139 255 3.89 2.40 10.63 4.56 3.89 2.40 11.13 4.50 7.39 5.04 10.53 11.13 1913 1913 1913 1913 8.80 8.73 10.83 1913 192 ! 225 184 183 ! 14.00 14.50 1913 220 ' 212 196 198 I 201 4,675 1,579 3,095 4,571 1,492 3,079 4,049 1,358 2,691 34,345 13,115 21,230 1919 1919 1919 126 ; 125 139 123 ! 116 144 127 i 130 136 3,211 1,352 3,378 100,500 3,183 1,353 3j 205 107, 100 2,899 1,361 3,125 92,200 23,962 9,338 20,029 788,000 28,455 10,480 23,844 956,800 18.8 12.2 19.0 21.4 1919 1919 1919 1913 96 142 171 331 101 99 112 148 175 j 160 398 354 104 127 178 382 405,644 533,133 + 31.4 1913 225 297 315 1913 1919 250 133 42,175 94,030 53,019 -f 25.7 117,732 + 25.2 35.0 27.6 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 152 195 114 86 72 67 185 138 116 171 148 115 92 110 162 145 132 86 156 152 151 133 88 128 i - 18.2 160 | + 5.9 - 17.6 - 26.0 6.4 1913 1913 1913 294 140 133 351 125 140 185 62 164 129 i 197 64 i 90 145 [ 153 | - 38.5 - 3.7 + 6.0 1913 1913 1913 1913 1921 114 56 103 114 2 ! 65 63 19 ] 22 169 I 212 299 29 1909-13 1909-13 1909-13 39 | 107 220 145 10 | 31 88 36 i 48 FUEL AND POWER. Coal and Coke. Production: Bituminous coal thous. of short tons. Anthracite coal thous. of short tons. Behive coke thous. of short tons. By-producl coke thous. of short tons. Storage, anthracite thous. of long tons. Exports: Bituminous thous. of long tons. Anthracite thous. of long tons. Coke..: thous. of long tons. Wholesale prices: Bituminous— Kan.iwha, f. o. b. Cm. inn iti dolls, per short ton. Mine average dolls, per short ton. Anthracite, chestnut...dolls, per long ton. Coke, Connellsville.. .dolls, per short ton. Retail prices: Bituminous,Chicago..dolls, per short ton.. Anthracite, chestnut, New York dolls, per short ton.. + 54.5 + 160.4 +203.1 + 44.5 14,435 + 132.5 3,446 + 202.5 930 + 264.7 336 410 198 456 188 207 200 195 113 109 57 307 34 123 116 !- 5.5 116 38 - 67.2 53 49 - 8.1 | 306 294 - 3.9 | 35 - 21.2 | ; 207 : 193 158 153 82 i 136 161 - 16.4 61 - 60.2 -4.0 177 193 200 187 0.0 0.0 210 + 4.7 177 - 1.3 \ i I | 177 195 200 187 183 183 -- 0.8 208 + 3.6 Electrical Energy. Production, central stations: Total mills, of kw. h o u r s . . By water power mills, of kw. h o u r s . . By fuels mills, of kw. hours.. Fuel consumed: Coal thous. of short t o n s . . Oil „ thous. of barrels.. Gas millions of cu- ft.. Gross sales, central stations thous. of dolls.. 41,238 + 20.1 14,994 + 14.3 26,244 + 23.6 |+ + + + 140 ; 144 141 136 | 130 123 142 153 152 2.2 5.5 0.5 J 110 | 147 | 189 | 386 109 147 180 412 0.9 0.0 5.1 318 311 Petroleum. Crude petroleum: Production Stocks, end of m o n t h Total (comparable) Day's supply Tank farms and pipe lines Total at refineries Consumption Imports Shipments from Mexico Price, Kansas-Oklahoma.. Oil wells completed thous. of b b l s . . 8 65,936 64,352 45,291 thous. of bbls.. number.. 303,305 148 311,433 152 263,761 160 thous. of bbls.. thous. of bbls.. thous. of bbls.. thous. of bbls.. thous. of bbls.. .dolls, per b b l . . number.. 298,872 34,271 62,447 7,580 13,019 1.450 1,465 307,208 32,753 60,447 6,022 11,282 1.345 1,278 251 138 276 I 285 | 289 297 + 135 128 I 128 131 + . + 2. 33,615 49,572 i 6,462 225 j 212 1919 228 421,866 517,411 + 22.6 227 i 249 1913 242 101,855 55,137 - 45.9 1913 565 i 435 ; 396 149,020 11,367 108,699 - 27.1 526 I 553 1913 642 1.250 134 | 155 1913 134 1,572 13,303 0.4 13,248 1913 107 115 i Coversfirst21 days only during which period the old tariff law w a s in effect: remaining 9 days included with October. 78 No quotation. He vised. 68690°—23 3 2.7 2.7 225 281 465 561 155 109 229 i 2S6 | 511 | 603 | 155 I 92 219 | - 4.4 - 3.2 406 !- 20.6 523 - 13.3 144 - 7 . 2 - 12.8 34 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL August, 1923. September, 1923. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. THROUGH LATEST MONTH. ( } t or decrease (-) 1922 1923 Percentage increase Percentage increase cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1922 1928 BASE YEAR or PERIOD. or decrease September Aug. Sept. June. July. A u g . Sept. from August. FUEL AND POWER—Continued. Petroleum—Continued. Gasoline: thous. Production thous. Exports thous. Domestic consumption thous. Stocks, end of month.. Kerosene oil: Production thous. thous. Stocks Gas and fuel oil: Production.. thous. thous. Stocks Lubricating oil: Production.. thous. Stocks thous. of gals.. 648,955 of gals.. 76,658 of gals.. 692,186 of gals.. ,053,856 623,733 72,352 655,388 972,695 536,492 4,483,805 5,620,258 + 25.3 447,993 630,888 + 40.8 44,846 507,935 3,975,555 4,974,628 + 25.1 690,051 of gals.. of gals.. 193,688 238,024 197,935 270,577 1919 1919 1919 1919 167 117 204 149 163 146 177 146 193 232 203 281 1919 1919 94 96 101 90 92 of gals.. ,010,658 1,032,591 917,858 7,920,920 8,873,124 + 12.0 of gals.. ,462,182 1,481,204 1,364,957 1919 1919 149 177 144 177 126 137 186,219 243,618 1,629,817 1,701,855 + 4.4 193 263 235 247 197 250 242 223 96 90 95 81 153 172 166 182 159 190 162 + 192 + 116 133 136 139 133 139 124 136 124 + 1.3 133 - 2.5 82 U16 327 1281 114 395 106 323 153 393 155 |+ 1.5 337 - 14.4 109 110 1363 117 115 576 110 108 563 116 112 633 - 16.9 - 14.7 601 - 5.0 19.4 33 14 1+ 3.5 103 !!- 4.0 of gals.. of gals.. 87,262 220,419 87,172 215,013 82,057 214,728 712,355 815,498 + 14.5 1919 1919 short tons short t o n s . . 25,155 100,355 25,538 85,936 119,153 i 71,784 131,736 652,058 207,105 + 57.2 809,051 + 24.1 1909-13 1909-13 132,604 129,173 115,909 110,209 110,240 110,134 125,402 126,494 166,570 1,069,619 1,074,743 714,647 1,129,217 5.6 1,121,411 4.3 970,381 + 35.8 1919 1919 1913 2,124 25,674 1,194 2,199 24,663 2,299 3,624 18,810 21,366 32,199 12,043 - 43.6 22,678 - 29.6 1913 1919 1919 64 23 79 46 20 82 27 16 89 28 14 107 491 83 736 166 650 217 5,442 + 12.0 906 - 8.3 1913 1913 80 105 48 988 60 47 60 40 285,059 199,760 85,299 256,701 195,480 61,221 292,510 195,288 97,222 1,809,610 2,639,413 + 45.9 1,162,783 1,899,406 + 63.3 646,827 740,007 + 14.4 1922 1922 1922 129 131 126 122 131 102 128 147 110 126 153 107 79 79 79 79 79 76 80 78 189 236 229 206 - 3.9 5.6 5.3 7.7 99 + 4.0 79 !- 2.3 2.2 1.3 P A P E R AND P R I N T I N G . Imports: Wood P u l p . Mechanical Chemical Newsprint Paper. Production .short t o n s . . Shipments •. short tons Imports short t o n s . . Exports: Newsprint short t o n s . . Total printing short t o n s . . Stocks at mills, end of month short tons.. Book publication: American manufacture, .number of titles.. Imported number of titles.. Production: Paper Boxes. Total r. thous. of sq. ft.. Corrugated thous. of sq. ft.. Solid fiber thous. of sq. ft.. Operating time, per cent of normal: Total per cent.. Corrugated per cent.. Solid fiber per cent.. Prices: Raw materials— 85 tested liners index n u m b e r . . Chip index n u m b e r . . Straw index n u m b e r . . Finished b o a r d Corrugated index n u m b e r . . Solid fiber index n u m b e r . . O t h e r Paper P r o d u c t s . Labels: New orders per cent of capacity.. Rope paper sacks, shipments, .index number Abrasive paper and cloth: Domestic sales reams.. Foreign salea ^ reams.. 47.4 80,087 12,594 57.9 68.0 75,196 12,297 79,945 12,338 116 117 129 127 133 90 + 49.9 ! +100.0 113 !- 9.9 142 j - 2.1 80 - 28.2 0.0 0.0 !- 3.8 643,614 67,693 823,953 + 28.0 100,217 48.0 1922 1922 1922 101 112 117 117 130 123' 119 123 105 114 115 105 114 121 105 112 115 105 1.8 5.0 0.0 1922 1922 100 104 112 113 110 108 109 108 105 109 105 107 - 0.0 1.8 1921 1921-22 213 127 154 12a 185 125 156 123 107 116 131 + 22.4 123 + 6.0 1919 1919 114 67 117 135 125 116 116 128 118 137 110 134 - Sept.,1920 87 85 77 S4 6.1 2.4 Printing. Activity, weighted 1 Index number Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 81 - 3.0 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. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the August, spc ial table on page 23; or in the de1923. tailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. RUBBER. Crude: Imports thous. of l b s . . Consumption by tire mfrs.. .thous. of l b s . . Stocks, Great Britain tons.. Wholesale price, Para, N . Y . . .dolls per l b . . Tires: ProductionPneumatic thousands.. Solid thousands.. Inner tubes thousands.. Domestic shipments— Pneumatic thousands. J Solid thousands. J Inner tubes thousands..' Stocks, end of month— Pneumatic thousands.. Solid thousands.. I Inner tubes thousands..I September, Corresponding month, August or September. 1922. 1 (+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1922 BASE YEAR or PERIOD. 1923 (+) or decrease (-) September Aug. Sept. June. July. A u g . Sept. from August. 192S 44,345 28,051 80,259 .171 470,589 239,238 551,445 + 17.2 295,257 + 23.4 1913 1921 1921 1913 563 1459 188 157 105 103 22 21 820 179 75 31 462 j 443 268 - 39.4 119 j 137 119 - 13.6 73 71 30 + 3.4 30 I 29 22,633 538 27,087 26,746 + 18.2 587 + 9.1 34,491 + 27.3 1921 1921 1921 160 238 169 138 234 155 163 205 159 110 120 116 130 136 158 112 - 13.8 105 - 22.9 144 - 9.0 21,319 492 26,335 25,103 + 17.7 530 + 7.7 33,039 + 25.5 1921 1921 1921 159 158 184 131 152 155 131 119 156 133 103 172 147 104 138 105 161 6.5 0.0 14.4 1921 1921 1921 110 82 114 109 87 113 167 123 195 154 114 162 144 I 108 128 10.9 5.3 141 7.1 111 87 1.1 3.6 4.9 7.1 25,903 21,256 2,356 48 3,578 2,030 3,255 2,505 83 3,501 2,807 46 4,304 2,624 46 3,684 2,502 67 3,559 6,058 263 6,951 5,398 249 6,457 4,612 200 5,165 37 CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 188 152 BUTTONS. Stocks, end of mo Machinery activity Percentage increase 1922 42,741 24,597 54,427 . 238 .246 INDEX NUMBERS. Percentage increase thous. of gross.. per ct. of capacity.. 13,828 38. 7 AUTOMOBILES. j Production: 314,372 Passenger cars number 30,619 Trucks number Shipments: j By railroadcarloads.. | 38,250 i?riveaways number of machines.. | 45,942 By boat number of machines..! 8,500 Internal-revenue taxes collected on: j Passenger automobiles and ! motor cycles thous. of dolls..! 5,135 Automobile trucks and { wagons thous. of dolls. J 701 Automobile accessories and | parts thous. of dolls..! 3,160 13,980 39.9 12,839 43.0 298,910 28,455 187,693 19,335 36,885 37,400 10,027 26,335 30,177 8,118 249,994 ! 214,679 | 44,138 j 9,209 7,190 47,598 852 770 1922 1922 102 91 102 93 1919 1919 93 136 73 356,178 j! + 42.5 448,723 jj+ 109.0 63,507 i|+ 43.9 1920 1920 1920 157 94 213 77 173 78,802 ||+ 65.6 1920 125 103 i 1,698,823 j 2,741,377 !' + 61.4 181,228 • 288,605 59.2 7,014 8,314 ;;+ 18.5 1920 105 ji is 2,786 3,813 25,232 29,470 !|+ 16.8 1920 112 104 ! 108 69 110 84 244 215 155 116 228 116 216 108 - 156 119 216 183 117 213 176 - 3.6 95 - 18.6 181 + 18.0 166 194 I 74 132 + 79.3 151 287 I 61 108 I 56 67 + 21.5 90 I! 77 77 i 74 - 11.8 79 [ 81 + i G L A S S AND OPTICAL GOODS. j Bottles, production 'ndex number..| Illuminating giass v, L. : • j Net orders per • t. of capacity.. Actual production per ct. of capacity.. Shipments billed per ct. of capacity..! Spectacle frames and mountings: | Sales (shipments) index number..I. Unfilled orders ( v a l u e ) . . . .index number.. j . BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. Building Costs.9 Building materials: Frame house, 6-room ^index number. Brick house, 6-room index number. Building costs index number. Concrete factory costs index number. Plumbing fixtures index number. 37.0 36.4 36.5 41.0 45.9 44.6 55.1 |. 43.7 J. 42.6 |. 11919 78 79 |1921 |1921 11921 112 79 93 150 121 119 1913 1919 1913 1913 1913 1914 1913 i Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 9 As of first of following month except plumbing fixtures. t Relative to 12 months' average, May, 1921, to April, 1922, inclusive. 193 197 185 190 86 4.9 124 I 95 ! 101 112 + 10.8 114 83 I 101 | 127 + 26.1 143 114 I 102 I 125 + 22.2 285 11 450 j 298 i 392 373 46 ! 88 88 85 87 + 4.S 2.4 196 199 189 192 1.4 1.4 0.9 1.0. 0.0 214 217 222 206 193 j ! I ! 215 216 222 206 192 , 208 210 222 206 190 i i j j i 203 207 220 204 190 - 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. now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. August, 1923. September, •fIVSOt <um Corresponding month, August or September, INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Percentage increase ( 1922 -y PERIOD. k£ oepfrom August. Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. from 1922. or(+) decrease or 1923 1928 1928 BASE YEAR crease or de(-) cumu1922 Percentage increase 1922. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION— Continued. Construction and Losses. Building volume index number.. Contracts awarded (27 States): Business buildings thous. of sq. ft.. Industrial buildings thous. of sq. ft.. Residential buildings thous. of sq. ft.. Educational buildings thous. of sq. ft.. Other public and semipublic io thous. of sq. ft.. Grand total thous. of sq. ft.. Contracts awarded, value (27 States): Business buildings thous. of dolls.. Industrial buildings thous. of dolls.. Residential buildings thous. of dolls.. Educational buildings thous. of dolls.. Other public and semipublic 10 thous. of dolls.. Grand total thous. of dolls.. Southern construct. (16 States) .thous. of dolls.. Fire losses thous. of dolls.. 1913 154 129 148 128 Ill 137 + 23.4 6,245 3,367 24,106 3,285 6,966 4,056 22,530 2,364 9,074 4,569 23,059 3,644 76,224 47,692 230,873 46,740 70,812 48,103 255,634 83,522 - + 0.9 + 10.7 - 28.3 1919 1919 1919 1919 84 88 118 273 98 36 114 190 91 38 125 194 77 30 118 216 68 26 120 172 75 + 11.5 32 + 20.5 112 6.5 123 - 28.0 2,782 39,786 3,018 38,968 3,802 44,275 38,296 440,589 29,212 437,554 - 23.8 -0.7 1919 1919 261 116 169 95 182 99 141 124 85 134 + 83 - 8.5 27,169 17,717 114,317 21,036 38,954 35,919 102,331 13,461 45,907 26,385 101,428 21,214 408,458 248,822 346,725 | - 15.1 282,305 + 13.5 1,141,489 + 14.8 203,417 - 21.3 1919 1919 1919 1919 113 158 143 322 136 62 143 213 121 113 176 228 104 50 157 276 80 41 162 211 115 84 145 135 + + - 43.4 102.7 10.5 26.1 21,670 253,106 42,159 24,474 20,553 2.53,525 41,312 28,739 25,920 271,493 42,977 41,515 259,247 2,640,203 409,996 292,623 196,662 2,617,079 419,762 302,756 - 24.1 1919 1919 1921 1919 230 150 206 96 179 126 156 185 186 150 143 155 161 128 158 123 150 118 153 109 142 5.2 118 + 0.2 2.0 150 128 + 17.4 3,943,411 3,887,627 4,116,104 4,078,397 4,207,108 4,036,475 + 3.4 4-8.2 - 1.1 1917 1917 1917 1917 113 103 115 81 105 82 78 88 106 94 79 77 107 100 83 78 113 103 97 78 106 98 107 79 + + 1913 200 215 212 202 195 190 - 2 . 6 + 13.9 + 25.5 1917 1917 1917 136 133 179 137 129 212 163 177 212 132 144 212 154 154 201 155 + 165 + 190 - 438,257 386,888 415,298 475, OS1 + 8.4 470,041 + 21.5 452,472 + 9.0 1918 191S 1918 168 190 215 136 165 144 148 193 136 124 143 98 174 199 176 138 - 20.8 175 - 12.1 147 - 16.7 543,959 376,026 927,920 554,693 + 70.6 + 47.5 1918 1918 1918 250 214 161 215 204 141 290 219 171 268 213 192 328 179 221 259 - 21.0 195 - 21.5 223 ;+ 1.2 73,644 69,962 81,020 72,419 + 10.0 1917 1917 1917 63 50 43 63 53 50 74 50 40 59 46 40 78 40 42 63 - 18.7 46 '+ 16.5 45 + 7.6 1917 1917 1917 45 51 54 47 42 55 61 42 47 50 33 44 53 47 43 48 - 11.0 53 \+ 13.0 1.0 43 - + 27.5 | - 3.0 1 | 1917 1917 1920 161 147 90 149 127 97 177 126 100 164 104 107 180 119 114 143 - 20.3 8.8 108 121 |+ 6.5 - 1919 1919 | 160 186 161 190 126 139 136 125 153 137 149 1 136 - 994,039 258,600 7.1 - 0 . 9 + + 2.4 3.5 90 2.1 Luinber. Southern pine: 447,034 445,258 Production (computed) M ft. b. m . . 478,015 430,963 364,066 Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m . . 456,377 477,724 347,414 Orders (cjmputfcd) M ft. b. m . . 434,933 StockSjCnd of mo. (computed).M ft. b. m... 1,069,295 1,087,475 1,207,900 Price, " B " 43.70 44.85 49.45 and better dolls. perM ft. b . m . . Douglas fir: 542,110 477,222 Production (computed) M ft. b. m . . 537,185 533,261 496; 897 415,442 Shipments (computed) -M ft. b. in 17.500 19.500 18.500 Price, No. 1 common.dolls per M ft. b. m . . California redwood: 51,625 65,222 50,901 Production (computed) M ft. b. m . . 50,026 56,912 47,223 Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m . . 42,148 50,570 41,447 Orders received (computed)... M ft. b . m . . California white pine: 136,178 112,959 Production . . . M ft. b. m 8 172,319 » 78,452 62,360 65,051 Shipments M ft b m 592,114 Stocks M ft. b. m . . 8 585,358 376,117 Michigan softwood: 10,901 10,952 Production M ft. b. m . . 13,476 8,218 9,345 Shipments M ft. b . m 7,057 Stocks, end of month M ft. b. m . . 44,707 48,120 53,607 Michigan hardwood: 14,853 Production . . M ft. b. m 13,221 13,057 14,639 Shipments . . ..Mft b . m 16,538 13,100 97,135 Stocks, end of month M ft. b. m . . 122,956 96,160 Western pine: 150, f>92 162,479 Production (computed) M ft. b. m . . 8 196,623 119,455 Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m . . 8 131,025 140,278 Stocks, end of mo. (computed).M ft. b. m . . n,003,508 1,068,883 856,094 North Carolina pine: Production (computed) M ft. b . m . . 52,500 51,135 55,230 Shipments (computed) M ft. b. m . . 44,170 43,750 61,180 3,961,345 3, 781,695 119,117 103,149 4,512,895 4,746,925 , + o - i o. O 138,329 + 16.1 131,133 !+ 27.1 1 1,055,783 1,215,410 1,345,653 1,178,865 472,290 458,580 433,405 434,560 0.9 7.3 5.4 i 8.2 5.2 » Revised. i° Includes hospitals, public buildings, social, religious, and memorial buildings, formerly shown separately in the Survey of Current Busine*$. 6.5 5.6 9.8 1.7 I 2.6 L0 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end ©f bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. September, 1928. August, 1923. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. INDEX NUMBEKS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 1923 i Perj cont- Percentage increase, (+) 192-2 or decrease, (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. BASE YEAH i (+> I or do- ! l i her ! Aug. I Sepl. |j .Time.I July.' Aug. Sept, Item irom August. B M I J M N G AM> CONSTRUCTION— Continued. Lumber—Continued. Northern pine: Lumber— Production M ft. b. in. S3,862 Shipments M ft. b. m. 49,041 Lath•Produetion M ft. b. m. 20,076 Shipments M ft. b. m . 15,091 Northern hemlock: Production M ft. b. m. 30,731 Shipments M l"t. b. in. 26,961 Northern hardwood: Production M ft. b. m. 31,462 Shipments M ft. b. HI. 40,674 Walnut lumber: Production M ft. b. m . 2,200 Shipments M ft. b. m..j 2,097 Slocks M ft. b. m.. \ 1, 768 Wall nil, logs: Purchases M it. IOK measure. 2,316 i Mtide into lumber and | veneer M ft. loji measure., i 1,905 Stocks M ft. loii measure.. I 3.332 Total production M ft. b. m. ;2,785,918 Lumber exports: l'lauks, scantlings, joists, etc. .M ft. b. m . 157,710 Composite lumber prices: J lard woods dolls, per M ft. b. m. 45.02 Softwoods dolls, per M ft. b. m. 31.39 | 57,379 47,492 52,803 56,363 442,544 432,298 518,924 426,304 + 17.3 - 1.4 1920 1920 163 130 131 112 191 } 174 208 99 81 342 - 31.6 - 3.2 j 14,472 13,306 15,324 21,948 126,143 106,774 135,260 119,351 + 7.2 + 11.8 1920 1920 197 345 160 345 226 I 177 237 151 - 27.9 - 11.8 | I I 29,293 24,713 25,073 32,333 220,192 236,506 251,988 235,087 -f 14.4 - 0.6 1913 1913 69 81 82 78 - 4.7 89 27,060 37,822 20,412 39,080 243,979 295,808 363,177 332,935 + 48.9 + 12.6 1913 1913 80 170 160 96 - 14.0 149 - 7.0 2,214 2,039 7,943 1,137 1,535 10,713 16,431 16,046 22,140 21,634 + 34.7 + 34.8 1922 1922 1922 93 1,830 1,027 12,602 i j I 109 173 j 150 159 ! 125 - 21.0 I 0.0 79 |, 181 | 188 175 | 141 160 7S + 1.1 124 ' 118 - 7.0 127 112 21,424 + 70.0 1922 1,905 1,045 11,557 18,708 + 61.9 3,369 1,636 2,589,737 2,452,180 20,465,692 2,706,124 |+ 10.9 ! 1922 1922 1913 105 85 118 1909-13 69 ! 128,171 ! j 106,943 1,201,690 1,303,710 | + 8.5 value, average per firm. value., average per firm. Flooring. Oak flooring: Production M ft. b. m. Shipments Mft. b. in. Orders booked Mft. b . m . SI ocks, end of month M f 1. b. m. Unfilled orders, end of month..M ft. b. m.. Maple llooring: rrouction M fi. b . in. Shipments M ft. b . m. Orders booked .M ft. b. m. Stocks, end of month M ft. b. m. Unfilled orders, end of month..M ft. b. m . 72 148 119 154 I 154 131 63 80 105 156 | 119 77 154 122 60 123 + 0.6 106 - 2.8 + 2.3 88 72 - 18.7 1921 1920 9S | 98 | 114 I 110 108 69 i 65 63 63 ! 106 |~ 1.2 63 i - 0.3 83 42 88 44.46 31.31 40.75 33.56 40,563 55,797 39,287 53,609 32,977 58,286 245,060 336,420 1 + 37.3 1920 1920 32,429 30,108 27,444 40,634 27,355 28,546 30,421 35,538 40,306 32,873 23,903 26,672 21,991 20,120 35,957 197,866 307,209 207,481 275,278 259,331 247,198 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 234 513 '<58 11 514 ! 457 I 486 428 !7 !: 467 | 374 \ 501 506 + ].« J60 ! 247 | 294 450 •:)82 j-f 29.5 448 I- 0.8 235 I 375 ! 452 451 453 |+ 20.2 496 h 531 ; 441 377 10,422 9,933 8,603 19,794 17,671 12,518 12,705 12,093 23,111 22,397 97,904 105,188 10S,809 105,044 + 111,331 + 104,217 - 7.3 5.8 4.2 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 130 118 84 151 59 125 107 85 150 I 58 |j 391,970 376,007 561,218 + 43.2 541,063 + 43.9 432,710 544,073 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 102 97 117 102 79 1 Wooden Furniture. Shipments Unfilled orders 85 ] 81 90 I 72 12,447 11,718 7,163 19,552 18,681 ; i ! ' 4- 39.1 + 25.2 4- 19.1 i 82 ' 88 | 83 46 43 j 47 101 44 98 j- 3.1 42 - 3.9 105: 93 I 35 ! 122 | 74 105 j 124 89 j 99 40 ! 51 122 127 49 57 126 119 117 90 11.8 i 123 - 10.2 117 - 14.7 114 100 2.5 120 122 125 -4.3 93 94 81 - 3.0 78 109 115 99 103 104 104 SI 61 128 46 '-;|-r |+ j- 10.3 15.2 20.1 1.2 5.4 Brick. Clay me brick (computed): Production Shipments , Stocks, end of month. New orders Unfilled orders Silica brick (computed): Production Shipments St ocks, end of month. i thousands. thousands. thousands. thousands., thousands., 62,209 59,456 169,325 50,648 75,500 55,839 50,727 173,493 48,446 73,219 48,839 52,693 156,899 59,771 79,511 thousands.. thousands.. thousands.. 12,397 12,260 41,586 9,967 9,830 41,723 12,861 11,332 37,108 89,864 90,763 25.7 128,437 + 42.9 131,588 + 45.0 1919 1919 1919 104 113 116 85 91 81 no 99 i 88 100 71 - 19.6 70 U 19.8 100 )+ 0.3 38 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. INDEX NUMBERS. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 jo 208. CorrespondAugust, 1928. ing month, August or September, 1922. September, 1923. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. or decrease cumulative 1922 Percentage increase Perentage ncrease BASE YEAR 1923 or decrease or PERIOD. 1923 from 1922. 1923 1922 September Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. from August. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTIONContinued. Brick—Continued. Face brick (32 identical plants): Production thousands.. Stocks on yards thousands Unfilled orders thousands.. Shipments thousands.. Prices: Common red, New York.dolls, per thous.. Common salmon, Chicago.dolls, per thous.. 26,786 60,197 46,252 24,334 21,862 9 24,076 46,855 38,313 20,870 45,463 40,134 19,439 20.39 9.10 20. 8.;,." 2,582 3,076 12,967 14,971 6,080 13,109 13,698 5,492 1 ! 193,967 207,519 + 7.0 185,796 203,078 + 9.3 - 18.4 -24.5 — 13.2 - 13.2 1919 1919 1919 H 1920 165 150 152 189 154 138 139 149 157 173 197 176 163 199 188 170 171 177 168 174 140 134 146 139 1913 1913 290 177 255 178 309 176 320 175 311 184 305 175 - 1.8 1919 163 142 120 110 124 14S + 23.9 1913 1913 1913 152 194 51 149 168 42 161 180 82 164 186 72 169 203 54 171 + 185 49 - 1.1 1913 163 173 173 173 173 173 0.0 16.75 8.80 1.9 5.2 Prepared Roofing. Shipments thous of roof sq 23,289 22,867 81,563 88,684 101,016 104,607 - + 19.1 Cement. Production .. thous of bbls Shipments thous. of bbls.. Stocks, end of month thous. of bbls. Price, Portland, Chicago district dolls Dor bbl Concrete paving contracts: Total . thous. of sq. yds.. Roads thous. of sq. yds.. 11,424 12,444 4,724 + 18.0 8.5 9.7 1.75 1 75 1.75 8,780 5,606 6,828 4,537 6,319 4,374 67,188 49,671 61,403 39,907 - 8.6 - 19.7 1919 1919 137 102 142 127 172 156 144 94 197 163 153 132 - number.. number number number . 8*;, 439 29,225 73,169 240,869 83,593 28,005 71,029 193,062 75,766 21,195 79,722 183,342 633,752 754,342 + 19.0 827,733 + 1.0 227 54 118 431 219 50 114 449 215 67 819,779 1919 1919 1919 1921 91 682 221 63 93 585 253 69 105 590 242 66 102 473 number.. number number.. 118,439 41,381 97,125 107,737 38,849 802,732 889,664 + 10.8 1,047,972 1,042,222 1919 1919 1919 206 42 134 193 38 135 206 30 101 207 31 103 259 30 132 9.0 235 28 - 6 . 1 85,704 88,161 52,S26 99,232 number . number number.. 112,516 49,394 99,288 102,521 47,113 89,225 90,456 58,034 112,951 827,437 949,576 1919 1919 1919 174 47 117 166 46 128 187 35 84 182 36 86 206 39 113 188 - 8 . 9 4.6 37 101 - 10.1 number.. number . number.. .number.. 59,670 46,695 51,842 799,841 51, 714 40,933 44,.r>67 749,251 47,450 49,975 57,813 513,113 1919 1919 1919 1921 150 74 135 393 167 63 138 397 199 57 102 780 180 57 114 699 210 58 124 619 182 51 106 580 - 13.3 - 12.3 - 14.0 6.3 28,868 3,472 12,763 5,782 5,512 25,9.30 2,977 12,157 4,755 4,595 50,587 6,689 30,220 4,369 7,144 1909-13 1909-13 1909-13 1909-13 1909-13 140 91 194 68 167 118 98 158 53 135 134 98 159 121 138 125 76 153 127 126 67 51 67 71 104 61 44 63 58 87 - 10.1 - 14.3 - 4.7 - 17.8 - 16.6 343,524 271,960 48,873 22, G91 333,825 268,025 42, 792 23,00S 349,648 267,232 56,229 26,187 1921 1921 1921 1921 79 77 93 86 81 79 96 80 86 86 92 75 83 84 89 73 SO 80 84 69 77 79 73 70 2.8 1.4 - 12.4 + 1.4 .147 .147 .141 .152 .213 .183 1913 1913 109 97 116 97 89 81 79 79 80 78 77 - 22.2 19.1 S a n i t a r y Ware. Baths, enamel: Orders shipped Stocks . .. Orders received . . . Unfilled orders Lavatories, enamel: Orders shipped Stocks . Orders received Sinks, enamel: Orders shipped . .. Stocks Orders received Miscellaneous, enamel: Orders shipped Stocks Orders received Total small ware, unfilled orders... 1,093,086 -0.5 + 14.8 1 087,161 - 0.5 398,013 480,071 + 20.6 532,077 545,432 - 2.5 358,763 32,384 208,246 56,155 42,926 448,689 38,545 251,877 70,798 64,045 + + + + 25.1 19.0 21.0 26.1 -4.4 - 4.2 -2.9 - 19.8 116 - 11.8 H I D E S AND LEATHER. Hides. Imports: Total hides and skins thous. of lbs.. Calf skins thous. of l b s . . Cattle hides thous. of l b s . . Coat skins thous. of l b s . . Sheepskins thous. of l b s . . Stocks, e n d of m o n t h : Total hides a n d skins thous. of l b s . . Cattle hides thous. of l b s . . Calf a n d kip skins thous. of l b s . . Sheep a n d lamb skins thous. of l b s . . Prices: Green salted, packer's heavy native steers dolls, per l b . . Calfskins, country No. 1 dolls, per l b . . + 49.2 81 4.1 + 3.4 •Represents stocks of finished brick on the yards and does not include formed brick in kilns as heretofore; September figures, therefore, are not directly comparable to thoseu covering preceding months. Ten months' average, March to December, inclusive, 39 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. ! NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—"Detailed tables coveriug all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the August, 1923. special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. September, 1923. CUJniLATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 192-2 INDEX NUMBERS. Percentagi increase (+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1928 19-22 Percentage, increase 1923 (+> or decrease (-) Sep- BASE YEAR or PERIOD. Aug. Sept. tember from August . Aug. Sept. 88 I « 92 75 167 114 17.7 0. (i 1.0 98 123 18.2 June. July HIDES AND LEATHER- Continued. Leather. Prodi iction: Sole leather t hoi is. of bks., bends, sides. Sk i vcrs do/,. Oak and union harness stuffed sides. Finished sole and belt nig thous. of lbs. Finished upper tlious. of sq. ft. Stocks, end of month: Sole and belting tlious. oflbs. 1 pper thoiis. of s(j. ft. Stocky iu process of tanning: Sole and belting thous. of lbs. ( pper thous. of sq. ft. Exports: Sole thous. of ll»s., Upper tlious. of sq. ft.. Prices: Sole, oak, Boston dolls, per lb., Chrome calf," ir* grades, .dolls, per sq. ft., 8 1,718 • 39,038 134,291 30, 802 77,746 1,414 1,491 34,046 135,602 131.265 2o, 200 25,266 217,235 256,552 1;+ 18.1 71,234 73,170 633,958 714,959 !i+ 12.8 175,441 385,494 375,613 | j 413,250 108,500 106,916 11 157,975 J 59, 749 i| 164,191 1,140 5,177 . 515 .440 14,565 | : 4- 10.1 13,228 38,795 176,770 !| 174,6S2 1,179 I 6,086 .490 ; .440 ! 80 87 ! I 181 j 146 I j 109 | 110 |i 1921 1921 162 | 138 j s 168 111 j 107 | 113 89 I 98 i| 113 j 114 | 120 131 | 126 i i 13D ! 126 j 134 1921 1921 97,555 S58 6,438 j 1919 1919 1919 1921 1921 90 :l US .1 S8 j 88 . K S9 j| 91 j 92 ' 91. SS •; 101 : 101 | 101 j 100 j S 4 91 !|- 0.8 89 \\- 2.(5 <« | 90 1.5 96 ! 97 1. 1 ; 9" j 98 | 33 73 72 75 61 j 44 | 45 73 j 59 ! 69 \U 1913 1913 117 173 120 103 29.0 1919 1919 67 58 14.9 191!) 100 ! 102 | 102 5,60S ij-f- 45.9 1913 12,954 | 12,985 :j+ 1913 41 60,328 56,937 ||— 1913 73 ! .525 I .465 I 2.9 \ i 120 | 115 163 I 163 17. ti ii 109 jj163 | I Leather Products. Belt ing sales: Quantity Hums, o/lbs.. 446,258 416,510 Amount thous. of dolls.. 8S1 Boot s and shoes: i 27,472 Product ion thous. of pa irs.. j * 30,028 585 Exports thous. of pairs..[ 526 Wholesale prices— | Men's black calf, j blncher dolls, per pair..| 6.50 6.28 Men's dress welt, j ' ta n cal f, St. Lo 11 i s. . . doll s. pe r pa i r..! 4.85 4.S5 Women's black kid, (loodi year welt, St. Louis, .dolls, per pair..' 4.25 4.25 CHEMICALS. i 475,380 797 3,748 i f», 175 ! j! 28,288 j 235,581 | |! 421 ! 3,843 ! 4,254 7, 9rtK 270,704 : U i; 6.40 1913 11 4. SI 1013 ii 4.23 1913 02 61 50 I SI : 05 : 63 64 ' 65 92 74 ; 6.7 59 57 IL 11.0 109 ; 100 62 j 8.5 69 ii-flh'2 209 ' 209 | 202 3.4 li 145 I 152 ;• 153 i 153 ' 153 j 153 0.0 209 ! 205 I 209 141 ii 142 142 ! 142 1 142 \ 0.0 | Production: Acetate of lime thous. of l b s . . 12,815 Methanol galls.. 649,063 Consumption, wood, carbonized cords.. 74,286 Stocks, wood, at chemical plants cords.. *795,876 Imports: Potash lou& t o n s . . 20,496 Nitrate of soda long t o n s . . 56,637 Exports: Sulphuric acid tlious. oflbs.. 1.619,840 Dyes and dyestufl's thous. of dolls.. 416,032 Tot al fert ilizer long t o n s . . 95,326 Price index numbers: Crude drugs index n u m b e r . . Essential oils uidex n u m b e r . . Drags and Pharmaceuticals index numl nsr.. Chemicals weighted index n u m b e r . . Price, sulphuric acid i\t\" N. Y dolls, per 100 l b s . . .75 11, 541 568,091 64,862 799,165 9,572 ! 122,070 :j4 •")(). 2 6,499.172 !|+ 45.0 736.428 |i+ 46.0 1920 1920 1920 1920 938,766 i 13,828 I j '3.359 j 51,543 j| i 52,081 j 810,832 447, 869 130, 419 8.1, «87 521,782 I 4,481,161 j 59,433 I 504,519 169,181 ; - I7.s 713,986 -f 122.1 1909-13 1909-13 6, 9S0. 538 - 36.2 4, 824,167 4- 28.6 896,121 ij+ 26.5 1909-13 205, 703 j 321,407 I 25*, 144 IL0. 943,480 373,727 j 3,750.013 55,518 708,383 1909-13 1909 13 76 78 78 111 77 j 80 i 121 110 ! 1,604 42 j | 1.292 94 | 97 I 65 ''•— 32.5 131 [ 119 ~ 0.0 63 ' 264 j 99 : 93 98 ; 130 132 ; : - 54 |j 11-1 | 116 j |j-f V>2 '[ 12<> U- 49.9 7.7 36. S Aug.,'14 177 182 ii 231 I 219 j 208 : 206 | | - 1.0 Ang.,'14 135 131 |! 139 I 141 I 136 \ 133 j | — 2.2 140 143 I 142 158 152 149 177 169 I 173 1913 .74 SC) ', 91 ' 58 135 | 104 j | | l , 611 12,889 |1,438 j 1,548 Aug.,'14 .75 96 ! - 9.9 87 j - 12.5 j-12.7 96 Ih- 0.4 111 • 112 ! 107 [ 94 ! 168 j 0.0 75 1913 + 12.3 + 3.0 NAVAL S T O R E S . Turpentine (3 principal ports): Net receipts Stocks r.. barrels.. barrels -. 43,678 29,672 35,693 29,797 ] 36.375 i 29,601 i 183,148 231,033 f 26.1 1919-20 2'Zo 1919-20 83 196 ij i Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff was in effect; remaiaing 9 days included with October. 256 266 \ 42 68 I 287 95 j • Revised. 234 117 - 18.3 > 22. tt 40 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. INDEX NUMBERS. NUMERICAL DATA. XOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are giveji in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. August, 1923. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Corresponding Septem- ; m o n t h , her, ' August 1923. or September, 1922. 1922 (+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1922 1923 ( BASE YEAR t> or decrease or PERIOD. 1923 from 1922. 1923 Percentage increase Percentage increase Aug. Sept. July. Aug. June. Sept. tember from August. NAVAL STORES—Continued. Rosin (3 principal ports): Xct receipts Stocks .barrels, .barrels. 114,308 700,299 830,368 + 18.6 138,320 263,457 289,564 thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs.. 2,427 49,963 26,577 4,279 27,452 : ! thous. of lbs.. thous. of lbs.. 16,676 18,081 19,854 d 13,043 | 16,113 112,240 j 123,077 I 119,551 419,330 408,443 100,522 335, 702 1919-20 1919-20 180 167 209 227 107 I 109 247 131 204 - 17.4 144 + 9.9 FATS AND OILS. Total vegetable oils: Export s Imports Oleomargarine: Production Consumption 2,152 52,527 480,175 j 39,374 - 25.0 513,964 + 7.0 1913 * 1913 9 182 139,916 + 24.7 160,376 + 29.7 b 1913 1913 108 99 128 364 9 226 8 234 7 124 - 11.3 - 46.8 118 117 120 110 i 138 98 - 152 167 + 15 136 9.C Cottonseed. Cottonseed stocks Cottonseed oil: Stocks Production Price, New York tons thous. of lbs thous. of lbs dolls, per lb.. 1919 SO 1919 1919 1913 58 7,431 14, 464 104 34, 457 70, 058 117 55,901 96,015 j . 085 431,709 1,096 235 2,577 1,266 893 ! 514 I 2,S52 1,204 6,424 j |+125. 2 2,700 ! +124.3 1913 1913 100 191 267 006 176 | 796 977 K20 |!+ 3.8 1,925 | + 97.0 1913 1913 31 360 715 21 . 334 473,188 |j + 9.6 87 120 12 10 121 5 8 125 23 +2-50.8 13 128 36 +363. 7 63 +384.4 125 + 12.5 116 23 273 122 Flaxseed. Receipts: Minneapolis thous. of bushs.. Dulutb thous. of bushs.. Shipments: Minneapolis thous. of bushs Dululh thous. of bushs Stocks: Minneapolis thous. of bushs.. Duluth thous. of bushs.. Linseed oil: Shipments from Minneapolis.thous. of lbs.. Lin.seed-oil cake: Shipments from Minneapolis.thous. of lbs.. 189 ! 38 39 33 113 1913 1913 30 +135.1 +438.7 171 +167.0 55 +217.3 155 26 60 (O +766.7 85 12,771 11,237 05,197 | 10,601 15,164 77,311 81,430 + 24.9 1913 36 74 129,734 + 07.8 1913 18 50 40 49 + 27.0 10,058 43 15,613 + 6.3 - 5.4 20.1 0.2 Vegetable and Animal Oils. Following figures are quarterly. Crude vegetable oils: Production Consumption Slocks Refined vegetable oils: Production Consumption Stocks Cottonseed oil - Crude: Production Consumption Slocks Peanut oil—Crude and virgin: Production Consumption Stocks Coconut of copra oil—('rude: Production Consumption Stocks Corn oil—('rude: Production Consumption Stocks thous. of lbs.. 3 354,105 thous. of lbs. .:' 3 425,185 thous. of lbs.,,|3 292,747 335,091 339,575 292,291 984,294 294,453 '• 297,309 I 1,130,990 283,997 thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. 3176,923 3180,363 3 241,914 126,847 229,181 81,118 111,421 239,911 90,297 1919 1919 1919 3 35 3 50 3 59 002,275 I 035,503 •V '">.5 000,212 I 0.1 1919 1919 1919 3 30 3 49 3 66 thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. 3 70,711 3 131,981 3 11,7:53 93,181 69, !?>:> 34,157 119,195 I 04,025 j 54,900 420,950 401,588 1919 1919 1919 3 12 thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. 3 1,998 3 2,138 3 2,205 1,147 2,145 3,121 1,236 0,200 1,141 19,141 20,299 1919 1919 1919 *31 3 16 thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs. » 61,523 3 82,174 3 88,823 50,131 80, 506 00,083 34,217 73,597 108,557 135,065 206,091 170,404 + 20. 2 250,108 + 24.3 1919 1919 1919 *S8 3 59 384 63 70 70 114 78 57 - 18.5 - 2.0 - 25.6 thous. of lbs., thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs.. 3 2S,768 8 24,470 3 9,185 20, 030 26,527 5,M74 20,020 23,307 8,139 77,527 73,517 83,620 70,800 7.9 4.5 1919 1919 1919 3 98 3 95 3 88 109 104 101 118 109 114 109 - 7 . 4 118 |+ 8.4 73 I - 30.0 I b Fiscal year beginning July 1,251,507 + 27.1 1,419,380 j+ 24.8 001,099 • Very largo increase. 470,281 559,743 4,845 7,037 + 10.1 f 21.3 - 74.7 - 73.2 d August, 1922. 27 29 - (56.5 + 31.8 - 47.4 3 29 3 11 + 193.7 i 4 ! 3 20 3 - 28.3 04 +27.1 9! Quarter ending June 30. - 42.6 + 19.0 + 41.5 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. CUMULATIVE TOTAL In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the August, special table on page 23; or in the de- 1923. tailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. September, 1923. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. THROUGH LATEST MONTH. or decrease 1922 1923 INDEX NUMBERS. Percentage increase cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1922 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. Percentage increase 1923 or decrease Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. September from August. FATS AND OILS—Continued. Vegetable and Animal Oils—Continued. Following figures are quarterly. Linseed oil: Production Consumption Stocks Fish oil: Production Consumption Stocks. Animal fats: Production Consumption Stocks Greases: Production Consumption Stocks Derivatives: Production Consumption Stocks thous. of lbs.. 3 178,267 thous. of lbs.. '105,613 thous. of lbs.. 3 81,453 154,588 90,334 91,650 103,400 89,096 69,036 298,690 256,097 488,003 + 63.4 293,616 + 14.7 1919 1919 1919 3 62 3 196 3 148 91 188 106 157 223 124 137 — 13.3 191 - 14.5 140 + 12.5 8 11,596 thous. of lbs 3 26,178 thous. of lbs. thous. of lbs.. 3 39,214 46,402 27,399 54,927 44,433 38,720 59,547 55,265 86,431 62,692 + 13.4 81,084 - 6.2 1919 1919 1919 3 108 3 320 3 109 540 395 133 141 267 88 564 +300.2 280 + 4.7 123 + 40.1 thous. of lbs.. 3 617,830 thous. of lbs.. 3 128,073 thous. of lbs.. 3 184,960 548,327 133,232 137,434 456,441 1,503,104 131,879 406,337 161,034 1,817,083 + 20.9 409,284 + 0.7 1919 1919 1919 3 141 390 3 179 124 91 117 168 89 134 149 92 100 + - 11.2 4.0 25.7 thous. of lbs.. 3 108,078 3 67,407 thous. of lbs thous. of lbs.. 3 63,006 91,318 57,252 59,806 83,206 57,658 45,029 279,801 179,527 307,121 + 9.8 202,176 + 12.6 1919 1919 1919 3 140 3 118 3 85 119 112 67 155 131 94 131 111 89 - 15.5 15.1 5.1 thous. of lbs. 3 415,216 thous. of lbs.. 3 226,020 thous. of lbs.. 3 162,251 440,474 220,575 125,989 465,527 237,138 126,595 1,347,575 636,638 1,382,493 + 2.6 714,729 + 12.3 1919 1919 1919 3 151 3 91 3 103 176 114 69 157 108 88 166 106 69 31,826 3 62 213 102 893 191 7,431 3 48,631 3 8,085 39,080 2,071 26,964 6,542 99,549 3 36,751 3 1,023 35,206 202 33,279 641 107,829 3 243,302 3 56,053 230,234 78,737 156,316 50,763 440,642 705,719 [ + 6 0 . 2 568,386 213,351 781,737 19,929 67,020 65,315 26,387 568, 386 213; 351 781. 737 22, 465 100, 151 4, i, 314 >,837 541, 809 268,314 810,123 31,839 78,958 57,735 32,081 172,956 1909-13 123 123 1909-13 109 109 1909-13 118 ; 118 128,129 j - 25.9 1913 327 | 267 1913 86 ! 154 282,275 1919 | 193 i 183 0.6 163,341 1919 ! 245 ' 161 17.4 12,016 11,162 8,100 ,995 1,341 5,800 12,540 11,081 8,300 1.072 1.017 .156 .048 6.100 0.238 I + - 6.1 2.4 22.3 Oil Seeds and Nuts. Reported quarterly. Peanuts, hulled: Consumption short tons. Stocks short tons. Copra: Consumption short tons. Stocks short tons. Corn germs: Consumption short tons. Stocks short tons. Flaxseed: Consumption short tons. Stocks short tons. 3,200 1919 1919 132,950 i + 33.6 1919 1919 3 75 3 47 115 36 110,200 + 1919 1919 3 61 100 121 1919 1919 3 66 383 2.2 - 88.3 + 64.5 (7) 90 170 93 - 19.6 - 74.4 -4.2 -80.3 141 188 ! 134 - 5 . 4 264 + 40.5 FOODSTUFFS. Wheat. Production, monthly estimate: 12 Winter thous. of bushs. Spring thous. of bushs. Total thous. of bushs. Exports, including flour thous. of bushs. Visible supply thous. of bushs. Receipts, principal markets...thous. of bushs. Shipments, prin. markets thous. of bushs. Wheat flour: Production thous. of bbls. Consumption thous. of bbls. Stocks thous. of bbls. Prices: No. 1, northern, Chicago..dolls, per bush. No. 2, red winter, Chicago.dolls, per bush. Flour, standard patents, Minneapolis dolls, per bbl. Flour, winter straights, Kansas City dolls, per bbl. 283,988 197,630 87,550 77,273 90,895 79,853 1914 1919 1919 126 | 129 124 ! 136 86 i 88 1.129 1.071 1913 1913 129 107 124 109 G.344 1913 | 153 138 3.8 3.3 4.900 I 5.280 ! 5.360 1913 ! 144 129 90 115 108 88 107 88 129 87 114 167 130 207 132 86 i 107 93 j 104 137 86 73 | 73 121 j 111 117 103 121 | 103 131 139 138 ! 126 129 87 114 189 196 144 130 + + - 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.7 49.4 30.6 2.1 124 - 0.2 115 - 16.3 93 + 8.6 127 + 7.8 + 3.1 136 I + 2.3 II 127 I 137 I 7.8 133 137 3 Quarter ending June 30. 7 Index number less than 1. u For second month following, i. c. ; figure:: in August columii are as of Oct 1 and in September column as of Nov. 1. 129 92 116 108 163 58 78 42 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMEIUCAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. Septeni- August, 1923. Corresponding month, August or September, INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922. Percentage increase (+ } , or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1928 1922 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. Percentage increase or docrease Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. September from August. FOODSTUFFS—Continued. Corn. Production, monthly est. 1 2 .. ..mills, of bushs. Exports, including meal .thous. of bushs. Visihlo supply .thous. of bushs. Receipts, principal markets. .thous. of bushs. Shipments, prin. markets .thous. of bushs. Grindings (starch, glucose).. .thous. of bushs. Prices, contract grades, No. 2, Chicago .dolls, per bush.. Other Grains. Oats: Production, monthly est.12 mills, of bushs.. Receipts, prin. markets...thous. of bushs.. Visible supply thous. of bushs.. "Exports, including meal, .thous. of bushs.. Prices, contract grades, Chicago dolls, per bush.. Barley: Production,monthly est. 12.thous. of bushs.. Receipts, prin. markets.. .thous. of bushs.. Exports thous. of bushs.. Price, fair to good, malting, Chicago dolls, per bush.. Rye: Production, monthly est. 12 thous. of bushs.. Receipts, prin. markets...thous. of bushs.. Exports, including flour, .thous. of bushs.. Price, No. 2, Chicago dolls, per bush.. 3,029 1,291 2,516 18,474 11,615 5,577 2,896 9.709 13,952 35,296 19,136 6,10S 0.876 i 0.884 0.635 1,302 28,179 ! 1,302 26,556 10,111 i Sift I 16,514 1,241 1,230 22,418 35,968 4,870 0.387 j 0.413 0.384 199,251 5,036 2,572 199,251 7,210 2,054 196,431 5,081 3,671 0.623 j 0.654 0.590 0.671 ' 64,774 5,342 2,593 0.698 79,623 11,980 11,163 0.715 5,370 26,022 I 52,083 i 5,377 29,644 50,435 5,212 61,312 51,308 3,021 942 1,966 21,822 13,069 5,390 143,044 299,905 207,172 49,101 40,721 - 71.5 195,398 133,052 48,492 - 34.8 • 35.8 1.2 1909-13 1913 1913 1919 1919 1913 105 292 119 163 246 135 107 231 166 235 216 146 110 50 51 95 126 126 114 31 28 121 132 97 112 22 23 146 148 128 112 31 30 123 131 133 + + 28.0 15.3 11.1 3.5 1913 100 102 134 137 140 142 + 0.9 1909-13 1913 1913 1913 109 123 220 76 116 109 I 108 68 j 207 49 I 161 21 116 78 33 28 115 136 58 27 115 128 95 41 0.0 - 5.8 + 63.3 + 52.3 102 117 112 103 110 + 6.7 108 ! 108 111 24 45 ! 56 25 143 251 109 22 56 110 56 176 110 80 141 0.0 + 43.2 - 20.1 104 100 105 4- 5.0 0.3 + 37.1 i 64,774 1,765 I 160,654 172,551 7.4 27,757 8,135 70.7 1913 27,482 ! 13,168 30,467 •f 10.9 9,741 - 26.0 89 I 1909-13. 1913 1913 1913 41,410 36,318 I 35,195 - 15.0 29,272 - 19.4 1909-13 1913 1913 1913 228 926 7,202 114 112 228 1,088 186 186 186 186 297 196 413 4113 ,507 2,163 1,139 1,673 + 106 108 110 + 102 0.0 39.2 46.9 4.0 Total Grains. Total production, estimate ^ . .mills, of bushs.. Total grain exports, incl. flour.thous. of bushs.. Car loadings of grain and grain products. .cars.. 393,243 ! 215,997 1909-13 1913 1919 113 109 110 96 290 295 144 I 132 115 92 112 113 125 134 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 53 16S 75 115 28 108 103 40 108 28 110 84 79 23 49 1913 1913 1914 143 34 ! 114 229 302 137 137 186 229 275 1913 1919 1919 164 74 85 138 136 113 143 129 + 0.1 143 137 220 172 103 192 + 20.0 25.0 - 12.5 137 65 101 0.0 10.0 + 50.6 61 + 53.5 4- 13.9 - 3.2 Argentina. Grain slupments: Wheat Flour Corn Oats Flaxseed Visible supply: Wheat Corn Flaxseed thous. of bushs, thous. of bbls.. thous. of bushs.. thous. of bushs.. thous. of bushs.. thous. of bushs.. thous. of bushs.. thous. of bushs.. Other crops. Rice: Production,monthly est.12. thous. of bushs.. Receipts at mills thous. of bbls.. Sliipments, total from mills-thous. of lbs... Shipments, through New Orleans thous. of lbs.. Stocks, end of m o n t h Domestic, at mills and dealers thous. of lbs. Imports thous. of lbs. Exports..., thous. of lbs. 8,720 81 6,071 902 4,027 >,506 12,492 1,169 1,621 3,700 4,800 ! 1,600 I 4,440 3,600 1,400 j 114,542 762 50,625 17,648 27,703 128,145 577 80,598 23,655 40,308 + + •+ + 11.9 24.3 59.2 34.0 45.5 1,850 4,000 1,000 32,737 j 438 j 41,039 I 32,737 394 61,795 39,159 909 79,047 592,322 3,526 j j - 30.7 522,185 - 11.8 II 10,193 j 15,647 24,397 205,339 193,349 64,803 2,016 10,200 35,552 479 10,296j 62,141 5,129 11,942 44,481 322,106 I I 41,804 j - 6.0 j 269,577 | - 16.3 - 5.8 71 I 71 57 56 137 72 67 1919 52 64 40 1919 1919 1919 119 68 S4 92 11 124 15 32 For second month following, i. e., figures in August column are as of Oct. 1 and in September column as of Nov. 1, 38 18 121 164 149 129 30 j 17 - 35.1 - 76.2 + 0.9 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. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the August, September, special table on page 23; in the de1923. 1923. tailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 Percentage increase Percentag< increase ( } t or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1923 1922 1923 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. (+) or decrease SepAug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. tember from August. FOODSTUFFS—Continued. Other crops—Continued. Apples: Production,monthly est. 12 .thous. of bushs.. 190,727 68 Cold-storage holdings thous. of bbls.. 3,749 Car-lot shipments carloads.. Potatoes, car-lot shipments carloads.. 15,324 2,168 Onions, car-lot shipments carloads.. 2,994 Citrus fruit, car-lot shipments carloads.. Hay produc, mo. est.12.. .thous. of short tons.. 86, .538 193,855 869 14,377 22,907 3,701 3,290 86,538 205,539 1,452 13,903 23,795 4,361 1,888 92,886 2,214 1,056 480 1,168 2,295 1,156 (531 1,104 2,397 1,265 630 1,107 457,621 438,662 18,179 443,836 426,989 14,997 448,765 440,185 13,832 46,041 47,891 10.875 15.80 18.40 10.656 17.50 17.30 1913 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1913 116 84 205 159 251 35 141 1919 1919 1919 1919 117 141 143 97 72 54 87 93 83 50 91 3.7 9.5 31.5 5.5 1913 1919 1913 131 98 102 122 92 110 119 90 104 3.0 2.7 17.5 53,573 1919 22 24 19 10. 713 15.50 14.90 1913 1913 1913 126 120 114 121 117 125 125 122 141 + - 2.0 10.8 6.0 113 118 84 111 112 125 45 105 90 97 112 136 + 90 2.9 7.7 64.7 0.3 | 109 | 101 j 156 196 | 208 156 I 146 | 161 146 211 173 199 115 207 208 + 13.9 7.1 4.7 113 i 111 95 - 21.3 110 ! 83 141 I 127 i 86 96 I 103+ 130 134 j 134 8.1 0.0 102 I 73 59 33 89 36,527 174,316 17,720 48,537 45,766 + 25.3 163,231 - 6.4 16,517 69,252 + 42.7 110 + 1.6 50 +1,178.0 212 283.5 153 49.5 213 70.7 61 9.9 131 0.0 Cattle and Beef. Cattle movement, primary markets: Receipts thousands.. Shipments, total thousands.. Shipments, stocker and feeder.thousands.. Slaughter thousands.. Beef products: Inspected slaughter produc. .thous. of lbs.. Apparent consumption thous. of lbs.. Exports thous. of lbs.. Cold-storage holdings (1st of following month).. .thous. of lbs.. Prices, Chicago: Cattle, corn-fed dolls, per 100 lbs.. Beef, fresh native steers, .dolls, per 100 lbs.. Beef, steer rounds, No. 2. dolls, per 100 lbs.. 16,028 6,903 2,933 9,002 + 2.4 - 2.1 - 4.8 + 6.0 16,419 6,757 2,792 9,538 3,640,423 3,774,516 3,564,944 3,714,896 134,959 127,238 - 5.7 - 4.0 Hogs and Pork. Hog movement, primary markets: Receipts, primary markets thousands.. Shipments, primary markets, .thousands.. Shipments, stocker and feeder.thousands.. Slaughter thousands.. Pork products: Inspected slaughter produc. .thous. of lbs.. Apparent consumption thous. of lbs.. Exports thous. oflbs.. Cold-storage holdings (1st of following month) thous. oflbs.. Prices: Hogs, heavy, Chicago dolls, per 100 lbs.. Smoked hams, Chicago dolls, per 1b.. 3,714 1,448 62 2,283 3,607 1,336 102 2,276 ; 3,062 1,153 34 1,917 26.8 26.8 36.4 26.7 1919 1919 1919 1919 5,314,078 6,650,211 + 2 5 . 1 4,138,114 5,124,128 |+ 23.8 1,080,733 1,481,636 ||+ 37.1 1913 1919 1913 30,961 10,868 442 20,099 39,271 13,779 603 25,470 + 644,603 623,646 162,965 555,094 579,315 170,657 488,252 549,195 120,124 870,122 685,214 558,434 1919 8. 638 0.22:5 9.169 0.235 1913 1913 2,659 1,746 897 894 2,303 1,297 534 7. 994 I 0.223 i Sheep and Mutton. Sheep movement, primary markets: j Receipts, primary markets... .thousands..! 1,800 Shipments, primary markets, .thousands..! 898 Shipments, stocker and feeder .thousands..! 341 Slaughter thousands.. i 903 Lamb and mutton: Inspected slaughter produc. .thous. of lbs.. 35,193 ('old-storage holdings (1st of following month)... thous. of lbs.. 1,785 Prices: Sheep, ewes, Chicago dolls, per 100 lbs.. 5.750 Sheep,lambs,Chicago.. .dolls, per 100 lbs.. 12. 813 15,250 7,312 2,016 7,901 15,245 7,507 2,295 7,703 1,005 37,099 [ |+ !!+ ';I 0.0 2. 7 13.8 2.5 97 :j 173 j 1919 1919 1919 1919 i 310,257 333,154 |+ 7.4 12 37,917 64 107 •! 53 61 92 |j 20 ; 95 || 78 ! j 97 j 72 71 ! i 64 ! 3,473 5. 481 13.188 4.938 13.031 20,259 53,197 17,671 41,141 40 41 j 1913 1913 114 160 1919 1919 116 j 102 52 I 67 I 79 74 59 86 + 144 155 + 85 47.7 94.4 163.1 1.0 67 71 i 5.4 21 20 - 3. G 123 164 117 | j 169 ! + 4.7 2.9 120 j 117 I;63 j 86 ij+ 2.8 36.1 67 1919 1,721 42 j 33 105 j 103 | 108 190 j 179 16; ! 20,834 39,101 154,295 144,57' For second month following, i. e., figures in August column are as of Sept. 1 and in September column as of Nov. 1. 104 159 1913 Fish. Total catch, prin. fishing ports, .thous. oflbs.. Cold-storage holdings, loth of mo. thous. oflbs.. 81 ! 98 ! 121 29 | 44 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. INDEX LUMBERS. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. SeptemIn many cases October figures are ber, now available and may be found in the August, 1923. 1928. special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. Corresponding month, August or September, CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST M O N T H . 1922 Per! centage increase Percentage increase. ('+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1922 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. 1923 from 1922. 1928 1922. IIJ <+> or d o 11 crease Aug. Itemboi Sept. J u n e . J u l y . | Aug. | Sept- I from 1 Align-;!. I i ' FOODSTUFFS-Contlnued. Poultry. Receipts at five markets.......... thous. of lbs.. Cold-storage holdings (1st of following m o n t h ) . . . . . . . thous. of lbs.. 18,008 18,848 17.229 34,131 33,106 25,985 142,528 180.520 1+ 20.7 1919 84 i 9L 95 Ij-f 4.3 1919 62 I 51 60 H— 3.0 16 20 JJ4- 2S.3 Dairy Products. Condensed and evaporated milk: Exports thous. of lbs.. Receipts at 5 markets: Butter thous. of lbs.. Cheese thous. of 1 bs.. Eggs thous. of cases.. Cold-storage holdings (1st of following mo.): Creamery butter thous. of lbs.. \ merican cheese .thous. of lbs.. Case eggs thous. of cases.. Wholesale prices at 5 markets: Butter ..dolls, perlb.. Cheese.. dolls, perlb..! Fluid milk: Receipts— Boston (incl. cream).. .thous. of qtts..j Greater New YorJk thous. of cans.. 1 Production—Minneapolis thous. of qts.. Sugar. Baw: Imports „ long tons.. Meltings, 7 ports. long tons.. Stocks at refineries, end of month long ions.. Refined: Exports long t011s.. fc Cane, domestic: Receipts at New Orleans long tons.. Prices: Wholesale, 96° centrifugal, N. Y dolls, p e r l b . . Wholesale, refined, N. Y dolls, p e r l b . . Retail, average 51 cities index number Cuban movement: Receipts at Cuban ; ports long tons.. Exports long 1 ons.. Stocks long tons.. 11,261 { 14,444 149,579 124.774 i j - 16.6 J919 16 531,978 155,399 14,609 529,431 ! | - 0.5 167,896 ;!-t14,729 | + 3.0 0.3 1919 1919 1919 136 122 S7 1916-20 1916-20 1916-20 199 144 260 133 215 61 65 70 |j I 5b, 814 22, 291 1,205 51,287 18,44a 991 46,419 17,729 815 102,731 63; 960 9,SS3 96,088 62,485 8,718 96.680 49,473 7,924 m .244; .464 .256 15,653 2,479 17,742 14,928 2,411 16,067 202,336 310,729 199,870 .410 .216 14,589 2,233 10,396 1 1919 1919 135,676 20,224 122,308 174,232 3,766,594 312,909 4.267,292 139,373 i -f 2.7 22,513 ;|+ 11.3 161,698 32.2 2,751,054 3,306,111 - 27.0 22.5 101 109 197 156 174 112 j ! - 12. S 165 I 128 113 l l - 17.3 15.) ! 137 113 I 101 ! S3 I!— 17.8 111 99 277 181 150 182 172 268 6S 67 74 79 78 ];+ 120 170 jj — 6.5 168 ;!- 2.3 236 !! — 11.8 5.2 83 !: + 4.9 1919 1913 1919 118 154 155 112 j 137 149 I 184 146 293 127 238 261 166 24$ 114 !:— 161 ! j 225 ; ! - 4.6 2.7 9.4 1913 1919 242 166 1 99 I 177 96 j 122 122 80 115 97 114 I 1.2 83 ! • - 15.3 1919 276 189 i 307 268,365 180,577 209, 798 2,624 202 j | - !| 192,375 12, $70 j 807,635 190.558 24,69,2 42.719 - 76.4 1913 - 73.0 1913 1,358 436 !1,072 108 145 |j+ 63.6 7 12 i! + 46.1 4,203 1,368 8.3 !j 1,998 .061 .076 64,878 148.237 429,588 .070 I.... .043 ; .063 : 62,810 90,378 3,754,722 209,473 |! 213,728 ; 3,541,537 285,549 |j 341,329 3,332,789 I - 11.2 3,077,337 - 13.1 i; 1913 1913 1913 148 158 147 1919 3919 1919 56 108 72 138 I 213 146 I 215 144 ! 202 27 66 I 53 | 198 173 199 ! 178 175 20 I 55 84 92 46 I 199 193 175 + 14. S i+ 7.9 0.0 • - 3.2 64 l-f 41.3 - 33.5 Coffee. Imports Visible supply (1st of following World .' United States Receipts, total, Brazil Clearances: Total, Brazil, for world Total, Brazil, for U. S thous. of lbs.. mo.): thous. thous. of bags.. thous. of bags.. 72,966 j 116,781 || 159,318 5,777 716 1,269 5,742 1,265 8,513 940 948 859,015 I 7,704 958,376 4- 11.6 7, £29 >- 4.9 178 1909-13 1913 1913 1913 74 48 114 72 94 92 i •• - I ( 50 ! 60 ]! 108 45 90 49; 38 i 133 I 00.0 154 | - 0.0 i-f si. s 132 | | - 0.3 99 i thous. of bags.. thous. of bags.. 1,543 803 1,664 890 1,083 554 8,771 3,935 9,623 + 9.7 5,031 27.9 1913 1913 105 108 thous. of lbs.. 9,569 12,921 1 7,938 60,010 66,859 4- 11.4 1909-13 117 109 141 72 86 156 i 204 ! 7.8 10.8 Tea. Imports 1 81 ! 117 Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in efloot; remaining 9 days included with October. 116 157 i»4- 35.0 45 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. INDEX NUMBERS. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this n u m b e r . Consult index a t end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the August, September. 1923. special table on page 23; or in the de1923. tailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. Corresponding month, August or September, CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. or decrease lative 1922 Percentage increase Percentage increase 1922 or decrease / "i v—/ September Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. from August. 1923 1923 from 1922. 1928 BASE YEAR OR PERIOD. 1922. TOBACCO. Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals): Large cigars millions.. Small cigarettcs millions.. Manufactured tobacco aridsnufT.. . . . thous. of lbs Exports: Unmanufactured leaf thous. of lbs.. Cigarettes... . thousands . Sales at loose-leaf warehouses thous. of lbs.. Price, wholesale, Burley good leaf, dark red, Louisville dolls, per 100 lbs.. Stocks (reported quarterly): Chewing, smoking, snuff, export mills, of lbs.. Cigar tobacco mills of lbs Total, including imported mills, of lbs.. + 3.8 + 18.0 1913 102 99 94 93 98 95 1913 492 428 450 450 452 429 316,105 - 1913 112 100 97 91 98 92 + 15.2 + 6.8 1909-13 92 105 165 149 109 123 1919 545 594 530 677 480 632 + 12.7 + 31.7 1919 62 64 46 86 + 89.5 208 212 212 0.0 616 599 626 4,958 5,145 5, S58 5,567 5,554 40,998 48,384 36,172 33,881 37,108 324,279 34,154 2.5 38,487 33,102 295,785 340,838 927,372 1,221,765 1,148,533 8,686,094 9,275,903 37,453 70,991 52,413 286,630 229,304 28.00 28.00 27.50 1913 208 3 1,196 - 20.0 211 212 -2.8 - 5.0 - 6.3 1,087 993 1913 3138 123 148 134 — 9.1 425 393 383 1913 3 112 103 115 106 - 7.5 3 1,698 1,562 1,457 1913 3 131 US 138 127 - 8 . 0 1,507 1,384 543 4,375 11,633 1915 309 298 772 853 827 759 - 381 446 372 2,799 3,829 1915 183 203 253 219 208 243 + 17.1 1915 286 279 515 574 532 532 1913 103 110 138 144 144 128 - 11.0 1913 86 76 74 75 150 71 - 52.4 96 a TRANSPORTATION—WATER Cargo Traffic. Panama Canal: In American vessels.. .thous. of long tons.. In British vessels thous. of long tons.. Total cargo traffic thous. of long tons.. Sault Ste Marie Canal thous. of short tons.. New York State canals.. .thous. of short tons.. Mississippi River: Keccipts at St. Louis . . short tons Shipments from St. Louis short tons.. Government barge line tons.. Ohio River thous. of short tons 2,169 2,169 1,138 9,303 14,353 12,776 10,986 43,529 557 265 2S1 1,212 15,475 13,450 13,075 128,830 47,335 27,455 11,530 161,650 80,399 54,543 21,786 519,342 943 565 511 1,920 + 165.9 + 36.8 18,317 + 96.9 65,913 + 51.4 1,607 + 32. 6 | - 23.9 ! + 28.5 ; 550,154 + 5.9 76 - 13.1 692 - 42.0 953 625 - 32.2 210 215 316 189 - 40.1 13.5 83 74 89 1913 380 291 845 1919 597 250 1922 84 171 ! Vessels in Foreign Trade. Entered in United States ports: Total thous. American . thous Foreign thous. Cleared from United States ports: Total ... thous American thous. Foreign tiious 88 1913 + 14S.6 0.0 S22 1,194 921 507 98,015 207,695 4,774 8.2 of net tons.. of net tons of net tons.. 6,574 5,685 6,278 + 2.7 ! 1913 147 141 134 154 148 128 - 2 249 2, SOS 47,860 22,593 49,149 2 453 19,697 — 12. 8 ' 1913 259 239 223 210 209 192 — 4,121 3,436 3,470 25,267 29,453 + 16.6 1913 107 106 102 134 126 105 - of net tons of net tons.. of net tons 6,695 5,965 6,479 47,5S3 49,809 + 4.8 1913 138 145 137 155 149 133 — 10.9 2,559 2,444 22,729 - 11.4 + 19. 6 232 244 212 209 205 196 - 4 . 5 3,521 20,130 29,737 1913 4,136 3,050 3,429 1913 101 100 107 134 128 109 — 14.9 24,854 8.3 16.6 Index of Ocean Freight Rates. United States Atlantic t o United Kingdom, weighted index number All Europe weighted index number TRANSPORTATION 1920 29.2 27.0 21.2 20. 2 + 3.5 24.6 2:5.4 21.3 19.9 20.1 20.0 208 1920 207 + 3.5 37 - 40.1 RAIL. Freight Cars. Surplus (daily av. last week of month): Box number.. Coal number.. Total number Shortage (daily av. last week of month): Box number Coal number.. Total number 3 50,935 30,527 201 1919 5 67 62 5,651 3,486 1919 72 (7) 5 42 3,922 6 9 5 66,559 41,745 5,843 1919 37 3 31 40 35 7 + 44.1 22 - 37.3 2,518 6,476 66,529 1919 189 350 11 14 13 34 + 157.2 4,891 5,439 38,954 1919 329 927 190 114 116 130 + 11.2 9,441 15,331 130,325 1919 243 539 49 40 39 63 + 62.4 Quarter ending June 30. 7 Index n umber less than 1. 46 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. INDEX NUMBEKS. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. CUMULATIVE TOTAL August, ,923. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. September. 1923. THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 1923 Percentage increase Percentage increase { v or de crease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1922 1923 BASE YEAR OK or decrease PERIOD. September from August. Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. TRANSPORTATION—BAlLr—Continued. Freight Cars—Continued. Locomotives in bad order, 1st of following month, per cent to total in use: 32.3 Freight per cent.. IS. 0 16.3 16.8 30.7 Passenger per cent.. 17.3 Bad order cars (1st of following month): Total number.. 175,327 151 °32 291,654 7.7 Per cent to total in use per cent.. i 12.8 Car loadings (weekly average): SI 6 Total cars..;] ,039,570 1,039,01 Grain and grain products cars.. 52,083 50,435 34,228 Live stock cars.. 170,512 Coal cars.. 193,023 178,261 56,871 Forest products cars.. 76,405 72,724 52,448 80,297 Ore cars.. 73,461 559,981 Merchandise and miscellaneous cars.. 590,056 611,035 40,355 39,449 34,271 Freight carried mills, of ton-miles.., Railroad Operations. Revenue: Freight thous. of dolls.. Passengers thous. of dolls.. Total, operating thous. of dolls.. Operating expense thous. of dolls.. Net operating income thous. of dolls.. Per cent on tentative valuation..per cent.. Receipts per ton-mile cents.. Pullman passengers carried thousands.. 1919 1919 116 106 119 116 75 67 73 72 65 - 9.1 - 3.1 1919 1913 213 193 188 126 135 125 122 116 113 100 |— 13.7 99 - 12.4 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1913 109 144 90 56 102 177 118 111 I 117 | 132 106 97 100 | 140 | 119 ! 125 125 89 92 105 137 236 123 139 123 112 93 105 124 221 119 141 130 134 104 109 134 215 125 148 130 129 120 101 128 196 129 144 355,933 I i 2,847,983 3,440,187 + 20.9 865,639 + 7.8 97,530 802,740 500,883 4,031,348 4,741,931 + 17.6 408,913 3,216,592 3,702,564 + 15.1 719,321 + 35.9 58,678 529,262 2.89 1.168 26,045 j | + 9.1 2,990 23,867 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 185 176 186 213 87 .52 162 148 201 169 196 225 98 56 156" 144 219 214 179 187 212 210 229 228 141 146 96 106 157- 152 152 153 227 196 217 235 164 96 154 167 221 !184 '214 229 154 87 - 111 105 99 108.6 111.2 402,231 113,039 564,559 427,783 98,343 4.94 1.108 3,456 390.50S 105,936 545,503 415,983 92,238" 4.46 2,032 546 210,508 2,030 549 214,590 1,767 511 165,015 1921 1914 1920 1915 1921 14,816 15,039 13,145 1914 27.12 27.41 25.71 1914 1915 214,215 205,137 165,910 1.04 101,974 18,756 173, 255 178,347 137,318 .97 107,652 16,31.8 225, 896 239,751 179,644 .94 67,016 17,261 22,334 13,909 8,425 26,052 16,103 9,949 3,178 1,136 2,042 3,200 1,186 2,014 3,268 - 0.1 - 3.2 + 16.0 -7.6 -4.8 -8.5 + 3.6 - 2.2 • -158 . 6.3 3.4 2.8 6.2 9.4 - 5.4 LABOR. Number employed: United States (1,428 firms) thousands.. New York State thousands.. Detroit number. .| Wisconsin index number.. Illinois index number Total pay roll: New York State thous. of dolls.. Average weekly earnings: New York State dolls.. Wisconsin index number Employment agency operations: Workers registered number Jobs registered number.. Workers placed number.. Average applicants per job number.. Immigration number.. Emigration number.. 212 i 221 ! 260 256 249 0.0 -f 1.0 + 1.9 - 1.8 - 0.6 253 + 1.5 201 I 206 223 217 217 220 + 1.1 ]99.5 J200.3 225.6 208.9 1221.2 1221. 2 I! 0.0 112 J 205 190 54 56 34 98 180 171 54 49 35 92 I 106 145 ! 176 176 144 64 ! 60 86 44 ! 37 86 I - 19.1 153 ] 13.1 145 ! 17.2 56 j 6.7 91 5.6 32 !- 13.0 342,388 188,351 629,016 + 83.7 136,374 + 27.6 1921 1921 1921 1921 1913 1913 21,464 14,375 7,089 181,831 121,279 59,552 242,051 + 33.1 151,749 + 25.1 90,302 + 51.6 1913 1913 1913 157 j 190 221 153 i 180 167 351 199 188 226 198 175 255 231 + 16.6 202 -f 15.8 301 + 18.1 2,902 1,022 1,880 24,097 8,426 15,671 27,087 + 12.4 9,931 + 17.9 17,156 + 9.5 1920 1920 1913 108 123 261 112 139 259 113 140 261 121 144 288 122 + 0.7 150 + 4.4 284 - 1.4 115 192 180 60 46 38 83 I j I DISTRIBUTION M O V E M E N T . Mail-order houses, total sales...thous. of dolls.. Sears, Roebuck & Co thous. of dolls.. Montgomery Ward & Co...thous. of dolls.. Restaurant sales: Total, two chains thous. of dolls.. Waldorf, Inc thous. of dolls.. Childs Co thous. of dolls.. 2,043,089 1,733,360 - 15.2 1,655,640 | 1,736,921 + 4.9 1,285,724 1,328,277 + 3.3 131 130 130 131 113 115 114 115 J 107 116 125 124 119 121 93 '110.1 !il24.4 28.4 126.7 123.1 127.6 1113.0 127.3 126.8 111 129 265 47 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. August, 1923. September, 1923. Perjntage increase (+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. CUMLTLATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. 1923 INDEX NUMBERS. 1922 BASE YEAR Percentage increase 1923 (+) or decrease (-) September Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. from August. DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT—Contd. Ten-cent stores, total .sales thous. of dolls.. F. W. Wool worth Co thous. of dolls.. S. S. Kresgc Co thous. of dolls.. McCrory Stores Corp thous. of dolls.. S. H. Kress & Co thous. of dolls.. Chain stores: J. C. Penney Co thous. of dolls.. United Cigar Stores Co.. . .thous. of dolls.. Owl Drug Co thous. of dolls.. A. Schulte, Inc thous. of dolls.. American Wholesale Corp., total sales thous. of dolls.. Candy sales by manufacturers, .thous. of dolls.. Ma;razme advertising (for following month) thous. of lines.. Newspaper advertising thous. of lines.. Postal receipts thous. of dolls.. Internal revenue taxes collected on— Theater admissions thous. of dolls.. Firearms and shells thous. of dolls.. Jewelry, watches, and clocks thous. of dolls.. Bonds, capital stock issues, and conveyances, .thous. of dolls.. Capital stock transfers thous. of dolls.. Money orders: Issued — Domestic number.. Domestic, value dolls.. Foreign, value dolls.. Paid Domestic number Donsestio, value dolls.. 25,551 25,198 14,964 14,775 6, 338 6,324 1,722 1,668 2,527 2,431 4,2*9 6,010 0,204 6,419 22,620 13,508 5,423 1,386 2,304 182,507 215,842 109,135 125,452 42,344 54,019 11,083 14,082 19, 795 22, 289 4,753 6,421 891 1,516 31,090 38,927 52.460 54, 010 7,712 8,265 11,611 14,012 973 902 1,670 1,784 3,151 I 22,886 j 3,195 21,418 2,764 | 22,175 24,897 j 254,517 1,780 | 80,653 | 22,624 ! 2,263 93,014 23,272 1,907 15,187 88, 034 786,378 22,764 196,075 5, 561 347 4,933 516 4,789 49, 529 214 2,371 1,546 | 1,162 1,085 14,727 3,425 ! 484 3,130 435 28,771 3,004 632 I 7,386 4- 18.3 15.0 + 27.6 + 27.1 + 12.6 + 22.0 + 3.0 + 7.2 + 20.7 24, 435 + 10.2 265,349 + 4.3 19,081 i -f 25.6 853,119 I + 8.5 215,907 I •+ 10.1 1913 300 270 254 1913 284 245 491 308 257 323 235 464 304 248 1913 246 ! 260 257 1913 1913 1913 298 ! 284 1913 289 ! 274 327 205 i 226 246 1913 225 '< 1920 1913 1919 1919 1919 87 ! 183 16,904 , + 14.8 1919 102 1919 1919 91 j!||ji!!- 1.4 1.3 0.2 3.2 3.8 1,950 !2,732 I + 40.1 254 | 260 | + 2.5 294 299 278 | - 7.3 231 249 265 i + 6.8 231 234 + 1.4 51 : - 6.4 123 145 I 185 + 27.1 100 96 j 111 j-t 15.3 127 2.9 115 118 95 142 194 123 103 j 91 j - .1.3 108 j 161 ! + 48.7 129 133 84 64 ; 316 268 572 371 271 241 202 140 63 :; 156 121 141 117 105 93 116 ! 124 129 1919 35,366 j + 22.9 6,792 - 8.0 380 | 360 1919 53,95;-) i'+ 8.9 3,286 [ + 3 8 . 9 i 587 | 520 321 271 574 383 281 115 82 97 I- 24.8 96 ! 87 •;— 48 43 : |- 10.1 8.6 I i 2,2.33 | 20,481 23, 245, 26, 2,440 26, 744 3, 539 2,424 26,151 3, 548 9, 008 70, 860 9,104 73, 020 68,719 i 22,201 21,902 42, 500 235, 505 22,125 21.K34 44,810 530, 778 451,809 2,671,206 !, 10S, 234,498 ! 314,821 347,112 2,492,409 !, 634, 24,128 j 216,486 j 1,789 i 14.0 1919 13.3 1919 92. 2 1919 117 ; 118 : 140 110 | 111 I 128 59 I 00 i 105 134 129 128 123 123 j 119 | 120 117 : 1.1 112 ' 3.0 111 119 80,003 90,430 '•; +13.0 1919 108 i 112 137 114 576,398 674,720 j i H—17.1 1919 96 | 105 ]20 104 116 10S 22,818 i 208,123 202, 2.8 1919 90 ! 90 I 87 87 87 - 0.3 22,.r>r>4 i 205,938 199; 1919 90 K9 87 87 87 I— 0.3 53,135 | 339,074 443, 3. 2 30.8 16.4 1913 147 200 !, 188 103 160 ! 169 \+ 5.4 1913 359 754 j' 1,046 341 390 880 '-1-125.4 1913 3X9 i 610 426 412 553 1919 92 8,678 i PUBLIC FINANCE. Cross debt mills, of dolls .. U. S. inf erest-bearing debt mills, of dolls.. Customs receipts thous. of dolls.. Ordinary receipts thous. of dolls.. Ordinary expenditures thous. of dolls.. T Money held outside l . S. Treasury and Federal Reserve System: Total mills, of dolls.. Per capita dolls.. 4,778 42.85 4,850 j 43.45 ! 4,521 41.04 88 I 617 99 : + 1.5 1.4 94 92 1919 4- 34.3 i BANKING AND FINANCE. Banking. Debits to individual accounts: New York City mills, of dolls.. Outside New York City mills, of dolls.. Bank clearings: Now 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.. 16,189 17,308 14,778 13,895 816 267 2,225 3,201 1,908 77.5 16,799 17,261 19,215 16,522 177,654 177,179 148,190 167,521 15,071 13,900 17,285 13,406 162,001 158,721 - 2 . 0 1913 113,605 133,861 4- 17.8 1913 862 264 2,248 3,193 1,930 76.4 420 690 2,243 3,203 1,840 78.4 - 0.3 || 13.0 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 1919 90 90 94 103 90 94 111 104 215 225 219 233 237 211 21 117 82 146 97 158 22 117 86 146 95 156 267 40 39 57 85 146 84 146 4-3.8 0.3 187 242 42 45 85 146 100 153 156 154 + 2.0 0.0 - 1.1 242 45 45 86 145 100 152 4- 1.0 0.2 4- 1.2 - 1.3 48 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the August. special table on page 23; or in the de- 1923. tailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 203. September, 1928. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1923 1922 crease 1922 Percentage increase Per- | centage Increase (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. 1923 (+) BASE YEAR or decrease or PERIOD. SepAug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. tember from August. BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued. Banking—Continued. Federal Reserve member banks: Total loans and discounts, .mills, of dolls.. 11,708 11,877 10,988 Total investments mills, of dolls.. 4,537 4,545 4,468 Net demand deposits mills, of dolls.. 10,891 10,880 11,085 Interest rates: New York call loans per cent.. 4.95 4.85 4.48 Commercial paper, 60-90 d a y s . . .per cent.. 5.08 5.16 4.18 Saving deposits (bal. to credit of depositors), by Federal Reserve Districts: Total, 858 banks thous. of dolls.. 6,625,963 6,672,204 6,059,101 Boston, 64 banks thous. of dolls.. 1,194,152 1,198,304 1,108,924 New York, 30 banks., .thous. of dolls.. 1,854,412 1,873,986 1,744,493 Philadelphia, 80 banks.thous. of dolls. 461,922 461,474 420,090 Cleveland, 18 banks.. .thous. of dolls.. 432,286 435,528 383,995 Richmond, 92 banks.. .thous. of dolls.. 288,652 290,092 274,199 Atlanta, 97 banks thous. of dolls.. 215,358 217,318 187,117 Chicago, 209 banks thous. of dolls.. 858,657 861,491 773,053 St. Louis, 35 banks thous. of dolls.. 130,158 130,128 117,136 Minneapolis, 15 banks .thous. of dolls., 90,326 88,820 80,827 Kansas City, 56 banks.thous. of dolls.. 103,892 103,871 96,882 Dallas, 85 banks thous. of dolls. 60,716 60,740 53,357 San Francisco,77 banks.thous. of dolls.. 936,938 948,946 819,028 U. S. Postal Savings thous. of dolls. 133,101 132,526 134,230 1921 1921 90 135 103 92 133 105 99 139 105 1913 1913 126 141 72 159 86 158 156 153 li- 1.9 1.1 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 111 107 113 108 110 119 111 102 129 109 119 117 115 341 111 107 114 108 111 122 111 103 129 113 120 119 117 338 122 115 121 117 125 129 130 115 143 124 132 135 134 331 122 115 121 119 125 128 130 114 143 124 130 135 134 331 123 116 124 118 126 129 129 115 144 126 128 136 136 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.1 243 | 230 220 !160 I 149 146 174 ! 162 159 - 1919 135 105 135 103 122 115 121 119 125 128 128 114 144 124 128 136 134 333 100 + 1.4 135 i| + 0.2 103 ||+ 0.1 1+ 0.7 + 0.5 + 0.9 + 0.3 0.0 + 1.7 0.0 0.0 + 1.3 335 + 0.4 Life Insurance. Policies, new: Ordinary thous. of policies. Industrial thous. of policies. Group , number of policies. Total insurance... thous. of policies. Amount of new insura,nce: Ordinary thous. of dolls. Industrial thous. of dolls. Group thous. of dolls. Total insurance... thous. of dolls. Premium collections: Ordinary thous. of dolls. Industrial thous. of dolls. Group thous. of dolls. Total insurance-.. thous. of dolls. 1,380 5,100 437 6,479 1,615 5,940 684 7,557 + + + + 17.0 16.5 56.5 16.6 1913 1913 1913 1913 201 135 191 126 272 146 137 197 338,789 3,473,623 97,257 1,022,344 124,639 16,785 452,831 4,620,606 4,200,356 1,268,282 207,176 5,675,815 + + + + 20.9 24.1 66.2 22.8 1913 1913 1913 1913 292 257 400 356 I 338 307 |- 9.0 198 187 285 256 ! 245 241 - 1.7 672 1,162 3,580 1,075 'l,257 ,037 - 17.5 268 245 334 j 319 294 393 71,739 23,709 1,180 96,628 742,814 220,789 11,520 975,121 .827,320 251,986 14,137 1,093,443 + + + + 11.4 14.1 22.7 12.1 1913 1913 1913 1913 1,225 28,488 1,566 36,908 18,427 490,914 13,499 357,967 26.7 1913 1913 128 177 117 162 102 126 92 157 99 151 92 |j- 7.1 125 i|— 17.0 - 17.1 387,120 366,035 2,835,447 1913 164 247 254 127 174 261 !i+ 49.8 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 79 97 63 63 131 155 144 137 114 178 138 111 111 124 87 138 100 62 69 149 158 I 1913 162 201 238 173 100 150 + 49.5 1913 247 350 501 158 153 - 170 567 54 737 163 556 41 720 445,157 127,090 18,161 590,408 404,940 124,905 14,984 544,829 90,976 29,006 1,666 121,648 79,060 27,378 1,412 107,850 1,319 34,335 258,416 141 480 49 621 214 194 246 j 246 214 255 242 268 ! 269 254 220 271 3,813 3,806 4,506 5,019 J5,374 4,555 223 254 j 254 226 202 261 4.1 1.1 24.1 2.3 i|- 13.1 j - 5.6 j - 15.2 ||- 11.3 Business Finances. Business failures: Firms number. Liabilities thous. of dolls. Total dividend and interest payments w (for following month) thous. of dolls. Dividend payments (for following mo.):13 Total thous. of dolls. Indust. and misc. corp thous. of dolls. Steam railroads thous. of dolls. Street railways thous. of dolls. U. S. Steel Corp.'s earnings thous. of dolls. New capital issues: Corporations thous. of dolls. States and municipalitiesPermanent loans thous. of dolls. + 7.4 57,216 38,506 15,315 3,396 16,997 93,420 60,795 23,610 9,015 14,289 137,423 205,516 53,711 51,937 w Cumulutives for 10-month period January to October, inclusive. 3,045,096 802,389 448,125 238,950 62,238 74,093 825,696 461,136 244,155 65,106 129,692 276,320 2,603,243 2,713,874 91,435 59,825 22,975 8,635 7,020 119,209 1,057,577 + 2.9 + + + + + 802,708 - 2.9 2.2 4.6 75.0 4.2 24.1 24 134 | 63.3 57.9 95 54.2 184 + 165.5 125 - 15.9 3.3 49 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. August, 1923. Corresponding Septemmonth, ber, August 1923. or SepI tember, 1922. INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 1923 1,929,427 431,602 520,678 1,840,348 196,150 6,899,257 PerI contage j ini crease i (+) or de1 crease Pereentag increas ! 1922 or decrease RASE YEAR cumulative 1923 from 1922. Aug. Sopt. July Aug. Sept, September from August. BANKING AND FINANCE-Continued. Business Finances—Continued. Total corporate securities: New capital thous. of dolls. Refunding thous. of dolls. Stocks thous. of dolls. Bonds and notes thous. of dolls. Bond issues, 16 Southern States.thous. of dolls. New incorporations thous. of dolls. Telephone earnings: Total operating revenues, .thous. of dolls. Total operating income thous. of dolls. Telegraph earnings: Commercial telegraph tolls.thous. of dolls.. T e l e g r a p h a n d cable operating revenue thous. of dolls.. Operating income thous. of dolls.. Credit conditions: Orders per ct. of total transactions.. Indebtedness.per ct. of total transactions.. Payments pcr'ct. of total transactions.. 111,657 21,388 14,557 118,488 14,264 335,462 137,098 4,182 29,870 111,410 17,938 500,830 213,992 18,511 650,044 1,893,910 593,782 503,646 1,984,046 243,133 6,125,955 43,878 8,579 43,810 9,119 40,930 9,092 356,334 78,446 391,839 + 10.0 90,076 9,313 9,174 9,261 74,186 80,896 + 14.8 286,180 82,500 154,689 + 1.9 — 27.3 + 3.4 — 7.2 — 19.3 + 12.6 1920 1921 1920 1920 1922 1913 44 122 47 53 87 375 127 386 173 135 70 377 95 345 28 166 133 814 58 7 24 70 56 421 49 69 16 75 54 195 61 + 22.3 20 - 80.4 33 + 105.2 71 - 6.0 68 + 25.8 291 + 49.3 1913 1913 309 231 312 335 252 327 224 324 231 334 246 + 0.2 6.3 123 121 - 1.5 113 100 102 - 0.6 245 120 120 122 11,428 1,634 11,359 1,665 11,521 2,090 31.1 43.9 55.1 30. 45.8 54.8 102.95 56.24 86.20 13,126 93,742 14,350 99,783 + 6.4 14,239 - 0 . 8 1919 1919 113 119 29. 5 43.0 45.8 1916 1916 1916 109 110 82 102. 74 57.14 84. 54 107.02 68. 70 102. 02 1913 1913 1921 178 j 184 j 123 ; 121 I 14,610 21, 775 1913 258 114 128 107 112 S3 112 100 99 114 103 106 70 I 113 113 113 100 111 118 100 + 1.9 - 1.9 + 4.3 - 0.5 Stocks and Bonds. Stock prices, closing: 25 industrials, average... .dolls, per share.. 25 railroads, average dolls, per share.. 103 stocks, average dolls, per share.. Stock sales: N. Y. Stock Exchange thous. of shares.. Bond sales: Miscellaneous thous. of dolls.. Liberty-Victory thous. of dolls.. Total thous. of dolls.. Bond prices: Highest-grade rails, .p. ct. of par, 4% bond.. Second-grade r a i l s . . p . ct. of par, 4% bond.. Public utility p . c t . of par,4% b o n d . . Industrial p. ct. of par, 4% bond.. Comb, price index. .p. ct. of par,4% bond.. 5 Li berty bonds p. ct. of p a r . . 10 foreign government and city p.ct. of p a r . . Comb. x>rice index, 67 bonds, .p. ct. of p a r . . Municipal bond yield per cent.. 192,502 172,720 - 10.3 82 j 182 83 |j 73 314 100 177 177 - 0 . 2 68 69 + 1.6 102 j 100 - 1.9 f 11.3 293 190 211 1919 1919 1919 312 | 285 242 38 i 38 31 80 101 \ 95 163 152 - 7.0 20 + 15.0 51 + 0.9 I 1,460,646 ! - 24.0 587,074 | - 54.1 2,015,720 | -- 36.1 116,601 41,776 158,380 108,459 48,048 J56,507 203,184 88,909 292,093 83. 66 67.81 66.35 72.02 71.86 98. 75 82. 70 66.80 05. 95 71.71 71.22 98.40 89. 29 74.89 71. 59 76.28 77.47 100. 32 1915 1915 1915 1915 1915 1921 99 99 97 108 101 108 92 90 90 103 94 106 92 88 90 ! 89 102 102 93 94 106 10fi 100.17 93. 53 4.29 99.62 92.90 4.35 101.59 96.34 4.15 1921 1921 1913 110 113 93 110 109 95 108 110 96 141,433 2,852 134,279 2,851 1913 1913 188 j «26 ! 188 25 3.7 0.3 ; <97,989 3 1,370 25.05 1913 1913 1913 236 1 229 221 »90 i 91 81 3 4 7 ! 49 45 40 I - 10.8 201,303 3 2,233 1913 1913 1,922,747 1,277,951 3,200,698 93 ! 88 j 108 109 98 1.1 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.5 - 0.6 - 0.7 f 1.4 Corporation Stockholders. (The following figures are quarterly.) Pennsylvania Railroad Co.: Domestic number..j 3136,356 Foreign number.. j 3 2,843 U. S. Steel Corp. common stock: Domestic number.. 3 91,593 Foreign number.. «1,851 3 Shares held by brokers per cent of total.. 23.34 American Telephone & Telegraph Co.: j 1 >omestic n u m b e r . . | 3 260,446 Foreign number.. j *2,603 3 Quarter ending June 30. 68690°—23 4 20. 83 3 378 3 215 430 222 •190 250 50 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. INDEX NUMBERS. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—-Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. Corre- In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp> 54 to 208. sponding month, August or September, August, 1923. September, 1923. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Percentage increase: or decrease 1922 or decrease or PTTPTDT) JTHdiXlKJD m Aug. Sept. June, July. Aug. Sept. from 1922. age increase 1923 BASE YEAR l f 1923 1QOO Per- cent- 1922. tcmber from August. BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued. 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 London.. .pence per standard oz.. 99,880 769,371 32,856 2,201 106,819 739,504 27,804 1,024 89,561 747,089 1 24,464 5,293 6,466 7,032 .628 30.952 4,988 8,532 8,123 .642 31.698 5,325 *6,370 3,735 .695 35.305 ..dolls, per £ sterling dolls. per franc dolls. per lire dolls, per franc dolls, per guilder . dolls, per krone dolls, per franc 4.56 .057 .043 .046 .393 .266 .181 4.54 .059 .044 .049 .393 .265 .179 -dolls, per yen dolls, per rupee.. .489 .315 dolls, per Can. doll.. dolls, per gold peso.. dolls, per milreis.. dolls, per paper peso.. 18 47 103 366 7 63 103 526 7 67 105 619 29 72 101 524 13 100 165 74 116 127 96 *213 71 116 128 92 215 68 109 115 97 337 119 106 112 95 216 134 105 112 90 - 5 . 8 285 + 31.9 155 + 15.6 107 + 0.4 115 + 2.4 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 92 41 23 95 33 24 39 97 98 99 91 40 22 37 97 99 97 94 31 22 25 98 •99 94 30 22 24 98 .481 .287 1913 1913 96 60 96 59 .977 .749 .097 .124 1.000 .811 .125 .137 1913 1913 1913 1913 100 85 41 70 84,505 11,030 13,777 5,646 24,721 85,375 10,542 13,745 5,820 26,133 81,677 11,146 10 683 4,395 31,846 683,038 101,288 83,396 40,934 246,630 865,214 108,029 118,489 63,531 314,498 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 69,396 35,794 66,572 33,115 53,194 28,081 604,653 245,559 775,037 + 28.2 304,401 + 24.0 29,157 6,017 27,830 3,993 27,605 8,405 241,258 59,121 357,892 101,200 88,382 71,014 26,366 2,854 253,645 64,402 31,892 3,944 275,382 26,870 2,615 229,493 610,134 239,718 44,017 2,182,048 93,994 77,560 86,818 21,058 26,468 33,010 33,324 j 728,865 4,694,763 719,768 1.2 6,779,730 + 44.4 221,521 + 5.2 26,038 + 98.1 1913 1913 1913 1913 70 103 360 12 60 102 + 24.5 + 1.1 + 1.4 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 4.43 .077 .043 .072 .388 .265 .188 .486 .306 .977 .745 .098 .122 1,399 209,556 13,144 40,387 53,164 46,026 50,268 53,757 46,648 + 8.0 — 3.9 - 15.4 - 53.5 FOREIGN EXCHANGE BATES. Europe: England.. .. France Italy Belgium Netherlands Sweden Switzerland .. Asia: Japan . . India Americas: Canada Argentina Brazil Chile 28 98 99 93 93 31 23 25 98 - Q7 - 0.4 + 3.6 + 2.4 + 6.6 91 99 94 0.0 0.4 99 93 i 1 . 1 98 64 98 64 97 63 y/ 63 100 84 39 70 98 83 32 69 97 81 98 77 30 63 98 78 30 61 117 116 70 90 139 113 96 70 95 141 124 92 79 152 141 115 85 86 124 124 117 95 90 us! + 1.0 122 109 91 | 90 126 1+ 115 + 3.1 5.7 1913 1913 243 272 164 237 276 298 238 304 214 302 205 !— 280 - 7.5 + 48.3 + 71.2 1913 1913 166 372 167 394 221 590 195 501 176 282 168 187 - 4.6 - 33. G 835,806 260,748 71,541 2,905,587 + 37.0 + 8.8 + 62.5' + 33.2 ; 1913 1913 1913 1913 329 465 194 188 244 326 95 154 376 292 280 214 344 365 207 192 335 387 199 184 270 320 144 170 - 19.7 - 17.3 - 27.6 - 7.9 783,835 1,095,384 + 39.7 1913 21=9 172 234 212 186 154 - 17.5 18,729 230,581 253,126 + 1913 127 102 134 129 114 144 + 25.7 24,023 299,225 418,633 + 39.9 i 1913 257 145 323 228 200 202 + 65 2.6 2.8 0.0 + 0.5 1 - 1.0 + 1.7 U. S. FOREIGN TRADE. Imports by Grand Divisions. 1 Europe: Total thous* of dolls France thous. of dolls.. Germany . thous. of dolls Italy thous. of dolls.'. United Kingdom thous. of dolls.. North America: Total thous. of dolls.. Canada thous. of dolls.. South America: Total thous. of dolls.. Argentina thous. of dolls.. Asia and Oceania: Total thous. of dolls.. Japan thous. of dolls.. Africa, total thous. of dolls.. Grand total thous. of dolls By classes of commodities: Crude materials tor use in manufacturing thous. of dolls.. Foodstuffs in crude condition and food animals thous. of dolls . Foodstuffs partly or wholly manufactured thous. of dolls.. 1 + + + + + 26.7 6.7 42.1 55.2 ; 27.5 9.8 ; » Figures for September, 1922, cover first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect: remaining 9 days included with October. 4.4 0.2 4.1 1.0 51 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. In many cases October figures are now auailable and may be found in the special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject, pp. 54 to 208. August, 1923. September, 1928. Corresponding month, August or September, INDEX NUMBERS. CUMULATIVE TOTAL THROUGH LATEST MONTH. 1922 1923 1922. Percentage increase! 1922 (+) or decrease (-) cumulative 1923 from 1922. BASE YEAR or PERIOD. Percentage increase 1923 (+) or decrease (-) September A u g . Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. from August. U. S. FOREIGN TRADE—Continued. Imports by Grand Divisions—Continued.1 By classes of commodities—Continued. Manufactures for farther use in manufacturing thous of dolls Manufactures ready for consumption thous. of dolls.. Miscellaneous thous. of dolls.. 58,133 49,192 41,766 369,619 558,161 + 51.0 ! 1913 171 145 220 198 205 173 — 15.4 67,518 1,668 62,940 4,161 54,036 4,121 484,975 13,873 568,083 12,192 + i7.i ; - 12.1 1913 1913 162 158 157 334 179 34 181 27 196 135 183 337 - 6.8 +149.5 311,352 380,712 313,197 2,736,733 2,940,941 + 7.5 1913 146 151 155 146 150 184 + 22.3 136,763 18,537 23,260 8,929 53,001 201,989 25,082 31, 541 15,752 90,002 164,786 22,025 21,716 12,674 71,062 1, 474,880 179,760 234,950 97,722 601,806 1,415,043 180,273 223.536 110,252 568,825 - 4.1 + 0.3 - 4.9 + 12.8 - 5.5 1913 1913 1913 1913 1913 124 144 90 199 112 132 172 74 193 144 112 154 65 199 112 102 129 85 140 91 109 145 79 139 108 162 + 47.7 196 + 35.3 108 + 35.6 240 + 76.4 183 + 69.8 99,424 60,648 97,954 60,227 83,893 55,369 654,414 409,404 832,892 + 27.3 509, 815 + 24.5 1913 1913 171 168 167 165 199 186 192 177 198 181 196 165 - 24,431 11,794 21,544 8,474 20,624 8,991 161, 547 68,340 204,780 88,626 + 26.8 + 29.7 1913 1913 154 154 169 196 202 242 193 210 200 257 176 — 11.8 185 - 28.1 45,912 13,169 4,822 54,459 21,544 4,767 38, 845 12, 560 5,019 403,710 155,128 42,194 442, 424 163,423 46,297 + + + 9.6 5.3 9.7 1913 1913 1913 218 204 197 224 241 209 292 326 219 291 350 231 265 253 200 314 + 18.6 414 + 63.6 198 — 1 . 1 304,939 374,191 307, 563 2,685,379 2, 882, 278 + 7.3 1913 145 151 153 145 149 183 + 22.7 65,319 131,500 66,611 590,219 709, 407 + 20.2 1913 75 104 107 95 102 205 I+ 101.3 23,898 27,085 55,149 358,130 206,300 - 42.4 1913 434 391 151 138 169 192 42,666 45,640 43,229 438,822 422,789 - 1913 170 160 154 139 158 169 + 45,810 45,040 34,964 335,196 418,034 + 24.7 I 1913 108 108 149 149 139 136 127,061 186 124,213 513 107,253 357 958,317 4,657 1,121,226 4,322 + 17.0 - 7.2 \ 1913 1913 161 60 164 53 202 43 199 28 195 28 191 2.2 76 + 175.8 sterling sterling.. sterling.. sterling.. 88,743 44,070 22,338 21,774 83,266 38,150 23,579 20, 874 76,944 35,555 21,848 19,244 728,804 346,732 209,110 170,770 787,588 372,162 221,999 189, 502 + 8.1 +7.3 +6.2 + 11.0 1913 1913 1913 1913 129 156 103 126 120 147 93 119 139 182 101 131 120 146 89 126 139 182 95 135 130 158 100 129 —6.2 -13.4 +5.6 starling.. sterling.. sterling sterling.. 60,103 3,428 10,223 45,446 65,836 4,010 9, S21 48,937 62,511 3,154 10,099 48,361 534,724 27,050 73,210 425,523 568,123 29,784 98, 547 428,768 +6.2 + 10.1 +34.6 + 0.8 1913 1913 1913 1913 137 114 153 138 143 116 144 145 173 i 198 ! 136 141 136 115 186 130 137 126 176 133 150 148 169 143 +9.5 + 1.7.0 sterling.. sterling.. sterling.. sterling.. 6,129 1,232 3,337 1,559 8,110 2,121 3,798 6,381 1,399 3,103 1,869 77,874 17,319 40,400 20,008 86,903 15, 792 51, 747 + 11.6 -9.0 +28.1 —3.5 1913 1913 1913 1913 82 97 77 86 70 ! 120 105 | 175 96 129 87 100 67 93 63 64 89 160 71 89 +32.3 +72.2 + 13.8 +40.0 Exports by Grand Divisions. Grand total, including reexports thous. of dolls Europe: Total thous. of dolls France thous. of dolls Germany thous. of dolls . Italy thous. of dolls.. United Kingdom thous of dolls North America: Total thous. of dolls.. Canada thous. of dolls.. South America: Total thous of dolls Argentina thous. of dolls.. Asia and Oceania: Total thous. of dolls.. Japan . . . . . thous. of dolls . Africa, total thous. of dolls.. By classes of commodities, total domestic thous. of dolls.. Crude materials for use in manufacturing thous. of dolls.. Foodstuffs in crude condition and food animals thous. of dolls.. Foodstuffs partly or wholly manufactured thous. of dolls.. Manufactures for further use in manufacturing thous. of dolls.. Manufactures ready for consumption thous. of dolls.. Miscellaneous thous. of dolls.. 3.7 1.5 0.7 + 13.3 - 7.0 1.7 TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES. United Kingdom. Imports (values): Total ..thous. of £ Food, drink, tobacco, .thous. of £ Raw material thous. of £ Manufactured articles.thous. of £ Exports (values): Total thous. of £ Food, drink,tobacco, .thous. of £ Raw material thous. of £ Manufactured articles.thous. of £ Reexports (values): Total thous. of £ Food,drink,tobacco..thous. of £ Raw material thous. of £ Manufactured articles.thous. of £ 2,182 1 19,311 58 76 118 95 . days only, during which period the old tariff was in effect, remaining 9 days Included with October. -4.1 —3.9 +7.7 52 TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued. INDEX NUMBERS. NUMERICAL DATA. NOTE.—Detailed tables covering all items are given in this number. Consult index at end of bulletin. CUMULATIVE TOTAL In many cases October figures are now available and may be found in the August, 1923. special table on page 23; or in the detailed tables for each subject; pp. 54 to 208. September, 1923. 1922 THROUGH LATEST MONTH. Corresponding month, August or September, 1922. or decrease 1922 BASE YEAR or decrease or 1922 lative 1923 from 1922. 1923 PERIOD. Aug. Sept. June. July. Aug. Sept. SepMember from August. ! | TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES—Continued. United Kingdom—Continued. Exports of key commodities (quantities): Cotton piece goods thous. of sq. yds Woolen and worsted tissues thous. of sq. y d s . . Iron and steel thous. of long tons.. Coal thous. of long tons.. Production: Pig iron thous. of long tons.. Steel ingots thous. of long tons.. Coal thous. of metric tons Stocks zinc short tons Employment: Trade-unions...p. ct. emploj^ed. Percentage increase Percentage! increase! i 330,485 345, 828 396,368 3,071,569 3,102,184 19,122 18,207 13, 834 324 335 279 6,580 6,316 7,083 138,368 2,343 45,477 159,630 3,186 59,507 3,390 4,112 182,090 5,618 6,374 209,880 + 1.0 1920 102 107 I 81 86 89 93 +4.6 + 15.4 1920 1913 1913 80 62 80 93 86 65 67 88 74 78 82 81 +3.4 116 1 10S 111 108 103 -4.0 +36.0 +30.9 j 100 -4.8 | 000 583 559 430 695 556 21,756 1,128 88.6 22,524 22,211 4,108 85.4 12,230 1,927 13,172 S89 88.7 +65.7 j +55.0 + 15.3 1913 1913 1913 6 1920 1913 48 50 j 82 87 89 17 81 77 70 65 -6.8 98 90 91 89 109 91 120 99 93 +19.2 +3.5 16 7 5 4 3 -21.2 91 91 92 92 92 92 0.0 137 141 171 170 158 170 +7.7 89 90 103 98 101 74 79 96 83 83 92 90 74 89 101 -9.5 -15.5 Belgium. Production: Zinc Coal Pig iron f Steel incots t short thous of metric .thous. of metric .thous. of metric tons tons tons tons 864 71,351 68,758 60,318 72,934 549,064 550,408 689,605 663,099 +25.6 +20.5 1913 1913 3,545 22,335 5,300 7,825 19,230 9,233 19,240 74,969 75,761 21,761 70,195 92,171 +13.1 -6.4 +21.7 75 25 279 68 36 335 1,170 1,206 11,142 50,000 8,718 4,050 5,600 4,370 161,579 64,003 58,917 993 450 120 108 151 138 141 128 237 232 306 369 259 219 1913 1913 1913 75 133 445 149 135 78 78 202 103 110 151 160 136 173 138 50 265 + 145.5 + 116.1 +0.4 11,181 1913 1913 1913 33 69 30 118 98 111 89 41 156 110 169 85 165 121 162 78 151 -19.4 -35.2 -7.0 -31.2 +26.8 +43.0 1913 1913 1913 127 45 7 587 None. None. 1,131 48 11 36 90 15 171 66 70 +699.1 +350.0 159 182 95 130 149 97 103 102 685 724 111,240 81,167 84,261 145 4 60 50 +157.3 +8.1 63 -53.6 Jan. 94 106 105 100 176 185 88 92 188 125 107 110 161 156 160 152 8 169 8 166 107 118 124 152 | - 9 . 8 146 -12.1 148 + 19.4 168 168 189 165 -13.0 156 151 121 138 259 554 428 234 140 208 -n.i 158 96 86 73 d 65,857 d 73,179 354,205 299,535 373,838 343,595 +5.5 +14.7 1920 1920 1920 d 49 271 d 7,275 183,012 64,198 209,139 84,236 + 14.3 +31.2 1920 1920 162 120 110 126 94,444 92,210 14,083 79,558 799,373 798,661 940,911 926,829 + 17.7 +16.0 146 140 144 94 136 112 697,928 839,223 +20.2 1919 1919 1919 1919 152 144 213 237 3,600 29,314 2,389 38,617 213,648 2,254 43,518 247,038 -5.7 +12.7 +15.6 1913 1913 1913 164 2,889 23,382 279 79 92 102,486 99,118 18,670 90,930 ? Relative to nine months average, April to December, inclusive. 1920 1913 1913 1913 d 151 87,136 14,073 199 215 Canada. Total trade: 78,826 Imports .. . . . thous. of dolls 81,330 Exports .thous. of dolls.. Exports of key commodities (quantities): 1,378 Canned salmon thous of pou nds 20,666 Cheese thous. of pounds.. 11,419 Wheat thous. of bushs.. Production: 93 Pig iron thous. of long tons.. 105 Steel ingots .thous. of long tons 1,258 Bank clearings mills of dolls Bond issues: Govt. and provincial thous. of dolls.. None. 1,091 Municipal . thous. of dolls 900 Corporation thous. of dolls.. Employment: Per cent employed index number Applications .numl>er . 73,033 Vacancies . number 74,440 PlacementsRegular number.. 57 481 7,221 Casual m mil >er Newsprint paper: Production short tons.. 8113,584 Shipments short tons.. 8 112,818 15,631 S t o c k s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s h o r t tons.. 104,568 Exports short tons Business failures: Firms number.. 209 3,250 Liabilities thous. of dolls Bulding contracts awarded thous. of dolls.. 27,489 +35.0 +6.0 1 +48.1 +67.6 117,665 14,911 1,382 1,448 10, 880 d 1,695 I * Revised. 100 a August, 1922. 100 100 -14.9 WORLD PRODUCTION OF COTTON* World total. Peru. United States. Mexico. India. Jim©. August. August. November. Brazil. Egypt. September. September. Thousands of bales (478 pounds net). 1909-1913 average 1914.. ^ 1915 1916 1917 20,660 24,630 18,470 18,970 18,370 106 129 U3 127 125 13,033 16,136 11,192 11,500 11,302 193 108 95 108 135 8,584 4,354 8,128 8,759 3,393 322 387 282 381 1,337 989 1.O4K 345 i 1 »H 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 IS, 580 19,925 20,940 15,391 18,600 142 155 164 Ul 137 12,041 11,421 13,440 7,954 9,762 203 199 188 147 U78 8,828 4,853 3,013 8,748 •4,348 339 384 451 305 553 999 1,155 1,251 902 1,015 10,245 1923, latest estimates » if rom private sources. 1,453 1,204 » 1922 acreage 12,496,000 compared with 11,976,000 in 1921. WOULD PRODUCTION OF WHEAT * World total- Country. New crop Available. W Australia. India. United IJ January. January. March. July. Spalll# Italy * I August, j August. ' France, j Germany. Rumania* Canada. August, j August. { August. September. Millions of bushels. Normal consumption (1900-1913) 3,677 1909-1913 average, 1914 1D15 1S16... 1917 3,586 4,199 •2,-609 '2,288 '2,804 i 2,748 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1622.. »3,069 1023, latest estimates. 1 1 1 64 37 301 531 157 105 169 169 80 S6 103 25 179 Ifi2 351 312 377 323 690 891 224 ISO 217 158 191 115 76 46 146 129 370 280 378 250 365 189 100 636 637 921 966 815 782 236 381 221 34 116 130 116 139 152 143 183 81S 170 283 87 49 89 78 197 161 394 U63 234 U8 66 <«1 «79 «98 189 193 263 301 400 116 470 171 223 152 146 142 177 205 '110 140 135 136 129 139 145 125 183 170 141 194 226 «182 «237 <323 «243 152 225 290 3 «2 •86 *80 «83 •108 '70 5 4 Russia excluded. No accurate statistics are available. New boundaries. 1 Excludes Alsace-Lorraine. Former kingdom, Bessarabia and BuJcowina. Excludes Dobruja. * Data compiled by U. S. Department of AgnevUtme, BureftuofAfnicyttural JSc<m»mfe$, and corrected monthly^n accordance wtth.latest a.vaUableiaformaUon received by that department or by Department of Commerce, Bureau of For dm and Domestic Commerce. Countries are placed In the order in which crops are harvested. United States estimates as of November 1; other estimates revised to October 20. 54 SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND UNFILLED ORDERS. Table 1.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources* [Base year in "bold-faced type.] FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD INDEXES. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INDEXES. PRODUCTION. YEAB AND MONTH. Pro- U n duc- filled tion, orders, 31 Stocks, commod8 62 ities.8 com- commodi- modities.* ties.* Min- Minerals.3 erals.3 Agri- Min- Manu- Basic Crop Ani62 culfactur- commar- mal Forcom- Grand ture.' ing.' ing.' modities." ket- prod-5 estry." Total. modi- total.' ings.' ucts. ties.' Rela- Rel. to tive to 1909-13 Relative to 1920. 1919. 1909-13 monthly average. 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. 1922 monthly average. Manufacturing. Raw materials. Relative to Relative to 1919. average. 1913. 100 100 88 97 115 116 110 102 111 127 134 111 135 93 100 114 100 130 108 108 140 116 126 97 1OO 47 62 85 82 93 88 41 41 47 58 121 118 117 109 130 127 125 117 95 99 121 68 May June July August.. 100 102 97 102 63 66 66 67 99 97 96 93 106 104 103 100 September. October November. December.. 100 108 108 103 72 72 71 75 114 115 117 January... February. March April 114 101 116 109 85 93 101 95 May June July August.. 116 112 102 110 87 September. October November. December.. 101 58 54 100 1OO 114 93 100 100 100 94 112 113 95 102 106 112 99 103 108 92 95 115 62 102 96 78 55 96 88 103 107 90 86 99 102 93 93 74 85 82 94 89 84 82 97 93 78 71 57 80 95 96 104 72 84 83 90 86 76 80 116 120 114 106 101 122 128 116 125 95 91 90 107 101 103 98 102 107 112 103 110 106 123 124 125 126 140 133 127 113 126 121 118 166 195 160 141 99 112 113 119 118 118 117 133 153 136 128 101 108 108 104 119 111 119 103 133 114 135 129 123 110 125 120 115 73 74 61 113 95 114 111 107 96 120 120 115 101 102 101 106 154 160 164 172 140 144 148 155 55 54 54 113 127 119 128 110 135 133 124 136 112 153 166 138 151 144 108 121 125 98 109 100 101 81 100 100 100 90 95 100 116 100 100 105 81 91 102 1922. January... February. March April 90 95 117 59 87 80 91 85 87 91 95 86 83 75 80 107 68 71 65 98 99 95 105 92 94 95 94 105 114 113 108 129 154 138 121 100 119 120 125 101 108 109 100 100 107 116 116 90 115 102 116 110 119 110 128 123 107 73 78 70 132 117 134 127 109 100 113 107 121 120 125 124 97 95 98 121 117 112 102 111 132 123 112 119 70 66 82 113 137 135 135 140 112 108 101 109 128 122 121 120 131 102 110 124 151 120 137 104 114 114 118 1923. 111 103 103 77 68 60 104 1 Weighted average of 62 commodities with comparable monthlyfiguresfrom January, 1920, and representing about 36 per cent of the entire manufacturing industry based on value added by manufacture; for details, see January, 1923, issue (No. 17) of Survey of Current Business. 32 Weighted average; for details, see May, 1923, issue (No. 21) of Survey of Current Business. Weighted average of 9 commodities representing about 87 per cent of the total mineral production; for details, see May, 1922, issue (No. 9) and September, 1922, issuo (No. 13) of Survey of Current Business. *5 Weighted average of 26 commodities representing about 94 per cent of the total crop production; for details, see July, 1922, issue (No. 11) of Survey of Current Business, Weighted average of 9 commodities representing about 99 per cent of marketed livestock and livestock products; for details, see June, 1922, issue (No. 10) of Survey ©f Current Business. 6 Weighted average of 13 commodities representing about 80 per cent of forest products marketed; for details, see August, 1922, issue (No. 12) of Survey of Current Business. 8? Weighted average of above groups: for details, see September, 1922, issue (No. 13) of Survey of Current Business. Weighted average of 70 commodities with comparable monthlyfiguresfrom November, 1921, and representing about 44 per cent of the entire manufacturing industry; for details, see January, 1923, issue (No. 17) of Survey of Current Business. » Weighted average of 14 commodities for agriculture, 7 for mining, and 34 for manufacturing; for details, see March, 1922, issue of Federal Reserve Bulletin, w Weighted average of 22 commodities corrected for seasonal variations; for details, see December, 1922, issue of Federal Reserve Bulletin. WOOL. Table 2.—(A) INDEX KTTMBERS AKD (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.l ! RECEIPTS AT BOSTON. Tot at tie. YEAR AND MONTH. IMPORTS (unmanufacForeign. tured). STOCKS' RECEIPTS AT CONBOSTON. (in grease equivalent). SUMPTION (in Held by grease Domes- ForHeld by6 equiva- Total. manutic facdealers. Total. eign. lent).* turers. Relative! to 1921. j Relative to 1913. Relative to last two quarters of 1920. Thousands of pounds. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1913 mo. av. 1914 mo. av. 1915 mo. av. 1916 mo. av. 1917 mo. av. 100 149 19X 196 225 100 118 112 127 130 | 100 228 391 371 468 18,761 100 171 27,906 272 35,801 296 36,683 277 42,215 41,956 1918 mo. av.l 224 j 113 506 299 1919 mo. av.l 213 132 419 294 i 122 65 266 171 152 89 315 211 1OO 118 383 248 124 1920 mo. av.j 1921 mo. av.j 193 ! STOCKS» CONIM(in grease equivalent). PORTS SUMPTION (un(in manu- grease Held by facmanu- Held by5 equivadealers. tured). lent).1 Total. facturers. 39,918 J1OO 7 96 3 1OO >1OO 22,890 • 135 <83 28,590 36,147 '158 13,483 15,894 15,142 17,100 17,510 12,012 20,660 19,583 24,705 15,275 17,825 8,809 11,977 15,909 26,682 22,093 14,030 16,613 20,238 5,278 12 651 21,680 34,393 37,432 35,083 37,811 37,158 j 21,635 i 529,174 •183,917 * 845,258 26,717 | 44,125 <533,473 •247,412 «286,061 | 31,328 '507,723 '291,318 '216,405 ! 54,510 I 1922mo. av.l 1921. September.. October November.. December.. 91 72 84 102 January... February.. March April 143 May June July August 218 .., September., October.... November., December. 1923. January February.. March April May June July August September., October November.. December.. 135 213 182 195 380 227 114 109 168 227 244 250 314 286 285 237 180 113 74 40 109 81 81 112 48 .50 90 78 103 99 81 72 247 224 5,50 465 308 124 217 300 162 460 140 583 395 261 134 265 272 64 64 71 58 241 225 412 659 6 220 200 214 362 50 44 69 60 740 775 1,046 862 445 451 504 609 79 164 193 131 811 422 147 65 373 238 106 81 60 62 76 77 32 4,092 14,592 9,086 10,946 12,520 49,824 604,372 j 252,103 53,589 j 53,403 ! 49,441 i 26,888 ! 13,825 25,246 i 13,407 39,946 j 10,899 34,194 9,655 13,061 11,839 29,047 24,539 22,152 27,834 43,071 38,988 52,280 ! 53,774 I 60,368 | 42,574 130 40,972 36,656 71,307 42,635 24,255 7,378 30,791 20,825 32,956 16,940 33,484 34,472 52,533 52,621 46,902 57,340 124 21,304 8,594 20,530 8,637 31,446 9,715 42,643 7,855 27,892 25,201 27,084 45,817 54,771 59,282 63,313 58,367 144 45,789 6,723 131 46,875 5,990 39,066 40,885 55,200 45,477 50,313 57,111 63,706 77,047 63,348 57,916 62,859 56,411 42,797 22,259 7,762 3,445 47,173 59,682 30,129 52,649 531,698 I 263,113 13,422 I 46,347 10,289 48,233 ' 113 I 72 87 99 175 220 I 95 137 73 121 i 121 j 112 i 118 122 137 119 119 91 151 58 106 99 160 67 134 143 132 164 157 142 62 128 135 in 100 143 78 105 109 106 90 122 73 17,028 13,536 15,696 19,183 i j j I 14,740 10,885 10,965 15,091 16,717 29,278 40,516 21,809 64,537 9,337 53,586 8,109 53,383 10, 586 44,403 22,144 33,843 26,081 21,MS 17,680 13,907 10,434 7,511 4,335 2,288 2,651 4,731 12,710 11,893 21,731 34,788 3,473 3,176 6 7,883 46,616 | 479,151 i 277, 252,269 201,225 525,174 293,867 231,307 518,844 302,160 216,683 501,341 288,200 213,141 474,748 223,883 268,586 250,865 9,566 | 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 V. 5. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, in cooperation with V. S. Department ©/ Agriculture, Bureau of A gricultural Economics. 2 These figures have been revised to include only comparable reports each month and thus do not contain tb*figuresfor th* American Woolen Corapaay aad a few small firms, for which estimates had been made in previous compilations. Stocks iaclnde wool, tops, and noils. 8 Average of the last two quarters of 1920. * 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 efteet; renftfening 9 days included with October. »Average of the last three quarters of 1922. 56 COTTON. Table 3.—INDEX NUMBERS. Baaed on data from Government sources.2 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] Production YEAR AND MONTH. 5S? Ginnings.6 Receipts into sight. Imports. Exports. mate).* Relative to 190&-1913 average. 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 1922 monthly average. average. average. average. average. 100 109 124 STOCKS, END OF MONTH. ConElsesumpTotal tion. domestic Ware- where Stocks World Mills. houses. un- 7 visible.s (comginned. puted).6 ginned. Relative to 1914. Relative to 1913. Relative to 1913. Relative t o 1914. Relative to 1913. 1OO 2 101 166 158 114 2 100 2 105 96 81 55 100 97 97 111 117 92 144 246 114 162 47 75 71 74 72 113 100 111 85 102 45 70 55 51 52 48 17 28 66 68 82 58 226 346 92 22 98 168 147 127 31 154 253 300 3 6 76 40 45 37 123 87 87 92 88 103 61 76 92 88 103 62 75 1OO 86 104 99 80 77 87 78 100 171 161 141 100 97 99 100 100 100 100 100 177 248 123 144 127 182 166 77 112 89 105 140 153 116 69 139 111 153 146 83 91 177 108 192 234 86 116 131 155 119 174 164 95 205 88 255 263 112 148 122 118 150 78 45 104 91 96 85 97 205 182 158 149 95 89 83 75 269 244 211 197 231 192 161 159 281 216 144 133 120 73 120 93 101 103 109 106 184 242 240 219 S3 104 123 129 245 283 301 296 205 343 279 200 190 50 13 4 127 146 149 149 207 270 295 74 65 47 109 98 108 92 197 181 159 134 124 118 116 109 239 213 182 51 42 33 45 71 62 42 72 65 68 51 38 103 106 95 109 112 70 106 99 91 76 116 194 179 126 »25 132 244 338 51 110 118 84 102 111 120 110 125 198 194 176 72 25 518 327 262 184 65 49 44 36 127 118 129 120 31 23 24 45 116 66 31 17 22 124 33 86 1931. May June— July August., 65 63 September.. October.... November. December.. 54 50 50 64 1932. January... February. March April May June.... July August. 85 87 September.. October November. December.. 81 78 78 75 75 284 110 26 175 157 118 140 126 116 110 145 111 85 87 60 34 12 33 97 83 92 334 79 103 128 142 183 243 238 231 83 238 199 122 219 60 15 5 155 137 117 148 150 151 140 198 159 135 112 87 79 39 22 82 65 51 61 121 100 81 34 129 112 96 102 90 70 53 67 14 9 6 49 342 30 95 108 100 112 83 128 57 82 122 49 67 263 101 52 90 72 118 125 123 1933. January... February. March April May June July.... August. September. October..,. November. December. 34 38 88 88 83 85 79 105 195 401 37 :JO 24 75 59 46 36 28 See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Except receipts into sight, compiled by New Orleans Cotton Exchange, and world visible supply of American cotton, compiled by Commercial and Financial 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 domestic stocks from U. S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Linters are not included in the statistics in this table, except in the exports. It should be noted that the monthly averages of stocks (except visible supply) and consumption are based on the crop year ending July 31 of the year stated, while for ginnings the average is for the crop grown in the year stated. Other averages are based on the calendar years. * These figures are for fiscal years ending June 30 of the year given; those following are for calendar years. • AU bales are running bales counting round as half bales, except for imports which are given in equivalent 500-pound bains. 57 COTTON. Table 4.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources.1 [Base year In bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] STOCKS, END OF MONTH. Production Ginnings.* (crop estimate).4 YEAR AND MONTH. Consumption. Receipts into sight. Imports, Exports. Total domestic ginned. Mills. Stocks Ware- | Elsewhere (comunhouses. puted).* ginned.7 World visible.* Bales.* 1909-13 mo.av....i 18,033,235 1,077,758 14,156, 1914 mo. av 16,134,930 1915 mo. av 11,191,820. 1916 mo. av 11,499,930 j 11,302,375 | 1918 mo. av 1919mo.av 1920mo.av 1921 mo. av 1922 mo. av 1,846,275 1,305,575 1,326,773 1,704,731 1,890,108 1,761,029 1,766,241 3,116,900 3,197,001 2,690,708 1,058,283 2,611,238 1,748,565 1,218,872 2,666,879 3,256,082 3,275,139 4,448,002 2,047,505 3,470,325 1,841,476 2,756,811 5,724,746 7,301,170 6,374,867 8,437,245 5,049,330 1,500,619 1,454,170 1,595,339 1,181,390 1,592,555 2,689,271 3,382,971 3,056,972 4,484,135 2,640,300 1,534,856 2,463,863 1,722,556 2,771,712 816,475 2,204,884 2,826,666 2,287,925 3,601,306 2,542,491 4,063,364 2,983,776 4,588,529 509,526 547,207 480,495 534,978 407,723 492,485 1,198,281 3,230,285 440,714 461,917 410,142 467,059 8,458,753 7,526,072 6,534,360 6,146,788 1,280,723 1,203,364 1,111,147 1,006,066 4,738,267 4,300,386 3,723,213 3,463,964 2,437,763 2,022,322 1,700,000 1,676,758 "763,775 18,781 29,226 49,999 23,137 30,953 342,696 1,035,730 \ 992,207 930,820 j 943,794 1,050,988 I 940,762 j j 13,439,603; 1,105,914 664,815 j 1,036,637 I j 7,958,641 i 810,754 | 984,931 9,964,000 12,040,532 j | 4,125,050 7,054,911 6,650,295 5,799,680 «727,048 '20,558 922,348 ; 1,256,604 | 33,798 32,064 946,993 1,186,402 937,354 959,945 23,103 1,325,487 1917 mo. av 482,194 468,840 466,447 533,134 565,709 «20,809 1,203,092 1913 mo. av 11,42^,763, 696,583 585,810 401,570 546,432 513,261 540,435 8,094,882 1921. May June July August j | I 8,433,000 8,203,000 485,787 7,037,000 6,537,000 6,537,000 7,953,641 September. October.... November. December.. 2,434,605 3,725,962 993,607 242,395 1922. January February... March April 30,096 65,326 845,725 659,900 607,788 620,214 10,542 5,631 477,389 495,590 598,962 423,491 1,179,916 2,016,263 1,763,850 1,526,858 6,362 31,269 51,440 61,006 532,839 874,510 648,695 639,825 484,718 494,317 527,940 510,925 7,593,912 9,995,040 9,886,499 9,047,675 1,118,045 1,398,138 1,655,359 1,738,138 4,312,135 4,984,831 5,292,941 5,206,663 914,329 478,213 536,624 443,759 42,093 54,761 59,957 15,115 475,910 338,440 461,484 598,209 526,698 472,336 519,761 443,509 8,137,761 7,464,656 6,556,720 5,546,080 1,668,668 1,595,242 1,557,023 1,461,340 469,397 491,079 373,242 273,308 495,337 509,218 458,002 526,380 4,611,822 3,640,993 2,831,553 2,903,225 368,390 798,664 858,337 607,853 494,013 533,744 579,190 529,342 473,436 359,657 318,210 262,753 9,849 3,452 2,163,732 3,612,071 2,938,199 2,102,874 5,057,386 3,944,690 4,621,708 4,214,862 3,752,258 3,213,483 1,847,385 1,654,552 1,247,439 871,257 1,42=9,428 1,330,903 1,218,388 1,024,874 2,559,451 1,953,478 1,488,165 1,530,141 631,943 356,612 125,000 348,210 5,156,222 8,171,605 8,013,750 7,272,260 1,065,816 1,381,945 1,724,488 1,917,231 3,217,939 4,287,119 4,197,955 4,069,470 610,306 566,805 624,264 576,314 6,293,108 5,654,046 4,826,569 4,073,165 1,988,115 2,020,900 2,033,837 1,878,198 160,368 214,851 171,469 244.415 620,854 542,026 462,654 491,604 3,365,411 2,670,079 2,092,521 2,503,082 6,608 689,435 7,615 I 781,722 483,852 541,825 3,432,559 5,298,578 11,400,000 806,189 September.. October November.. December... 10,575,000 10,135,000 10,135,000 9,761,817 3,060,207 4,272,819 1,180,386 277,729 1,393,812 ! •5,012 2,331,478 26,815 49,551 2,155,597 68,547 1,510,011 June j July I 11,065,000 j 1923. January February... March April 50,931 72,169 8,876 May June July.... August.. September. October November.. December.. 11,412,000 11.516,000 1,135,880 10,788,000 2,100,094 11,015,000 4,318,613 10,218,000 ! I. I 872,132 410,188 452,817 305,058 105,215 374,977 275,127 291,837 537,967 23,593 1,487,208 4,108,428 3,723,986 August i 4,454,124 7,491,991 608,951 14,320 506,575 12,662 392,922 | 8,587 546,895 ! 14,67S May 6,668,667 66,329 53,219 37,271 13,367 6,356 3,420 1,331,424 4,519,489 337,817 4,622,596 95,422 4,617,751 65,326 4,322,285 3,890,580 3,592,532 3,398,909 3,000,680 2,567,689 2,839,888 8,911,877 1,597,056 872,467 2,502,541 2,091,307 1,285,559 5,846,042 2,228,591 1,589,209 3,637,150 410,904 3,876,414 130,141 3,811,650 3,485,952 2,803,306 2,379,697 1,965,714 919,041 829,840 413,035 229,253 76, 447 3,359,121 1,634,167 1,347,468 1,093,618 806,671 1,580,219 1,227,184 938,903 1,179,204 151,025 1,432,114 95,427 1,108,674 517,207 773,173 1,102,583 2,147,830 3,485,839 511,556 7,012,026 | 1,597,605 710,156 2,703,413 I 2,784,991 2,733,781 2,335,003 1,812,705 865,392 60,000 9,112,120 j 913,940 I See footnotes on opposite page also. 4 The yearly figures represent the latest revised estimates of total production for the year (not a monthly average). The monthly figures show the current estimates of total production as reported each month. : > Figures for September include first 25 days of the month only; remaining 5 days are included with October. January figures cover the first 16 days of the month, and 6February figures cover all ginnings of the crop made after Jan. 16. Computed from figures on ginnings, imports, reexports, exports (excluding linters), consumption, and mill and warehouse stocks, and corrected at the end of each crop7 year by reports to the Bureau of the Census. Computed from total crop and ginnings to date. September figures are as of Sept. 25, January as of Jan. 16; otherwise as of last day of the month. 8 These figures represent world visible supply of American cotton. »Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 58 COTTON MANUFACTURES. Table 5.—(A) INDEX KTJMBEES AHD (B) HTJMERICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] COTTON , CLOTH Exports. 3 YEAR AND MONTH. Relative to FINB COTTON GOODS.* Production. Sales. Relative to 1919. 1913. COTTON CtOTH KNIT UNDERWEAR.^ FINE COTTON GOODS.* Unfilled Exorders, ports." tions. end of Pro- New duc- orders retion. ceived. Production. mo. Relato 6 months' average, tive to RelativeJuly-Dec, 1920. 1920. Thous. of yards. 1 *93 1915 m o . ar j 117 124 132 '113 100 90 92 101 July August 134 98 152 September October November December 1923. January.... February... March April 100 26 81 81 100 . 86 <1OO 106 94 117 101 16* 101 120 174 103 70 144 98 43 114 108 117 84- 84 88 88 131 104 139 96 September.. October November., December.. «100 20 778 '100 101 140 425 102 24 1*8 706 134 15 159 105 145 18 344 114 153 17 357 591 •100 219 357 Unfilled orders, end of mo. Dozens. 429,300 712,800 469,800 613,800 11,700 7,200 62,290 64,489 58,422 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 31,037 32,707 48,406 51,615 320.719 339,348 397.800 366,323 229,380 202,208 319,917 273,026 615,600 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 22,500 253 :U4 60, 448 62,850 60,238 50,008 378,974 404.202 375,044 410,8.r»8 347,368 518,068 93,964 322,396 667,800 649,800 540,000 619,200 336 464 455 502 51,302 50,985 45,934 41,367 414,782 372,996 411,527 435,785 574,439 666,787 393,453 391,480 579,600 657,900 681,300 1,212,300 666,900 1,015,200 549,000 1,143,900 780,300 603,000 629,100 546,300 11,700 38,893 36,751 48,885 44,741 401,786 399,024 497,511 423,201 5*6,440 383,818 440,066 215,503 635,400 1,167,300 620,400 501,300 688,500 558,900 674,100 367,200 850,500 837,000 865,800 654,300 22,500 9,900 10,800 11,700 36,335 35,066 30,288 38,556 491,660 458,605 378,326 430,072 180,914 265,859 222,122 441,491 758,700 734,400 630,900 442,800 378,900 468,900 738,900 i 666,900 644,400 666,900 702,900 891.900 15,300 1,036,800 16,200 1,748,700 18,000 1,908,900 40,500 l,8a8,.r>00 38,169 44,795 430,361 404,079 438,968 327,694 666,000 i,514,700 685,800 597,600 709,304) 654,300 10,800 2,040,600 20.710 2,324,700 52 396 40 384 51 104 1,018 154 20 400 46 110 553 135 31 386 72 113 458 141 24 306 61 110 407 117 46 320 290 78 113 807 109 116 110 695 130 163 98 21 91 777 155 35 20 135 107 72 105 630 179 39 652 170 24 115 1,201 131 18 49,900 0 502,850 9,900 1,102,350 | 13,950 1,795,550 , 520,200 599,400 115 99 434,188 7 264,810 883,528 446,677 346,238 116,693 591,450 «100,950 '459,000 354,274 3G1,714 507,300 596,175 461,775 385,772 301,091 627,825 i 785,475 i 641,925 306,589 521,458 105 105 7 374,653 359,703 444 163 45,348 56,920 68,311 45,969 48,913 49,068 56,381 102 170 262 138 108 12© 138 97 140 124 107 113 1,006 137 29 112 114 93 1,133 119 17 105 105 125 107 1,157 99 104 86 106 497 182 20 511 132 130 99 116 554 180 22 482 121 110 48 114 364 143 23 430 98 128 41 128 439 140 31 386 95 120 60 124 875 145 32 348 82 99 50 107 464 158 36 380 104 112 100 125 601 194 103 112 98 113 154 22 527 116 78 116 1,6*0 592 143 41 463 May.... June.... July.... August. Cancellations. 51,687 122 September.. October November.. December.. Shipments. 63,719 19Wmo.av.... 1919 mo. av 1920 mo. a v . . . . 1921 mo. a v . . . . 1922 mo. a v . . . . May.... Juno...., July August. Orders received. 87,062 * 34,572 43,195 1016-mo. ay.... | 130 1017 mo. av 172 January February March April Production. B.-NUMERICAL DATA. «1OO 1914 m o . av Sales. Number of A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1»13mo.*•.».-. KNIT UNDERWEAR/ 46 814;500 500,400 701,100 i 598,500 784,800 j 710,100 636,300 823,500 943,200 S01,000 2, O H , 500 1,940,400 1,535.400 | 1,606,500 18,900 1,316,400 17,100 1,458,005 9,900 1,269,900 j 18,900 1,^77,700 | 1,687,500 2,332,800 14,400 2,286,900 8,100 2,1523.600 | i 9,000 2,950,200 2,567,700 2,168,100 2,161,800 j i j : i i Except exports of cotton cloth from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestk C&mmerce. The figures for knit underwear are secured from the Associated Kntt Underwear Manufacturer H of America; those rotating to fine cotton goods from the Fine Cotton Goods Exchange. a These figures are for fiscal y«ar* ending JUne 30 of the yours specified: 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, Wtoich probably makes the figures slightly smaller than when given in linear yards. « Reported bv 24 identical mills in the New Bedford district, representing about 50 per cent of the fine cotton goods industry in New England and-from 20 to 30 per » Prorated from percentages of normal production, as reported by the association, i . . Reports on production cover from 50 to 60 mills, while for other items tbe reports cyrtr 1 •• Average Average for for last last six six months months of of year. » Nine months' s w a g e , April to December, 59 MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILES. Table 6.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] FIFALL RIVER ELAS- BERS MILL (un- BURTIC WEB- manu- LAP. DIVIDENDS <J (quarterly). BING. factured.< RAW SILK. YEAR AND MONTH. Con- Stocks, Imend of Sales. ports.2 sumption.3 month Imports. Kelative to Rel. to 1920. 1919. Relative to 1909-1913 average. Rel. to 1913. RAW SILK. ELASTIC WEBBING. Consumption.a Sales. Ratio Imto Total. capital- ports. ization Relative to 1913. Thous. of pounds. Stocks, end of month. Thous. of yards. Bales. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. FIBERS (unmanufaetured).* BURLAP. Imports. Long tons. FALL RIVER MILL DIVIDENDS « (quarterly). Ratio to Total. capitalization. Thous. Thous. Per cent per ot of pounds. dollars. quarter B.—NUMERICAL DATA- 1909-13 mo. av.. 1913 mo. av 1914 mo. av 1915 mo. av 1916 mo. av 100 90 109 120 100 114 115 115 144 100 112 108 100 95 100 59 55 114 100 60 54 95 2,850 2,566 3,094 3,406 28,618 32,596 32,960 32,769 41,060 83,922 37,917 36,519 34,047 32,147 $519 306 285 1.820 1.084 .974 1.734 1917 mo. av.. 1918mo. av.. 1919 mo. av.. 1920 mo. av.. 1921 mo. av.. 1922 mo. av.. 127 142 162 116 154 169 3 100 151 172 100 42 63 116 111 95 118 71 80 120 107 109 140 117 133 203 291 235 486 150 147 183 252 201 411 112 110 3,619 4,060 4,627 3,308 4,377 4,825 17,830 26,941 30,635 51,312 21,315 32,350 12,620 11,593 13,778 33,318 31,886 27,274 33,817 20,416 22,815 40,653 36,366 36,890 47,398 39,514 45,185 1,054 1,512 1,221 2,521 779 762 3.338 4.594 3.651 7.486 2.031 1.997 191 134 166 237 175 150 140 117 45 38 38 41 37 39 93 143 105 95 23,036 19,304 19,601 24,804 13,778 14,418 12,830 12,567 11,760 10,713 11,126 25,110 31,409 30,233 50,064 43,462 1.915 130 31,229 26,816 24,9.55 20,930 742 148 128 5,445 3,808 4,729 6,746 673 1.738 January February... March April 161 133 120 108 190 124 149 140 61 56 43 38 79 80 84 76 51 65 97 53 111 92 122 110 4,593 3,801 3,406 3,087 33,842 22,107 26,651 24,247 31,139 22,077 19,268 11,605 11,835 12,307 11,147 14,612 18,462 27,874 15,212 37,781 31,345 41,240 37,200 1,097 2.932 May.... June July.... August. 164 178 144 210 187 166 140 195 41 52 54 63 87 111 95 119 77 83 58 72 165 214 108 76 4,662 5,077 4,102 5,982 33,284 29,529 24,996 34,772 20,826 26,895 27,474 32,515 12,758 16,334 13,915 17,561 22,120 23,648 16,500 20,542 56,007 72,503 36,575 25,747 650 1.685 6 148 275 200 190 192 210 199 174 72 89 92 *118 150 162 111 « 4,230 7,826 5,702 5,428 34,212 37,471 35,467 31,042 36,795 45,893 47,159 49,174 14,753 14,147 14,716 14,260 6 22,145 29,065 26,553 37,045 «40,100 51,038 55,067 37,613 647 1.678 100 97 §77 102 93 129 654 1.694 January.. February. March April 197 180 216 146 195 203 188 214 92 87 77 56 100 93 117 110 165 92 106 104 180 141 163 156 5,603 5,133 6,154 4,170 34,680 36,231 33,515 38,193 47,087 44,615 39,436 28,657 14,673 13,713 17,223 16,181 47,106 26,367 30,213 29,752 61,013 47,914 55,231 52,825 707 1.691 May.... June July.... August. 172 138 224 170 137 156 160 188 58 50 45 50 111 103 75 81 99 63 70 64 171 144 130 119 4,904 3,945 6,380 4,858 24,509 27,824 28,573 33,547 29,962 25,865 22,914 25,459 16,286 15,101 10,999 11,964 28,392 18,149 20,055 18,424 58.135 48,938 43,950 40,499 741 1.721 September.. October November.. December.. 159 184 151 145 53 64 70 49 67 133 137 4,520 | 26,929 5,240 j 25,917 27,367 32,679 10,358 11,259 14,144 19,310 45.136 46,499 678 1.575 1,401 3.257 100 79 14,707 1921. September.. October November.. December.. 92 87 85 1922. September.. October November.. December.. 211 161 125 93 125 126 93 1923. 77 136 143 95 131 87 270 179 1 Imports of total raw silk, unmanufactured fibers and burlap are from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; COD sumption and stocks at warehouses of raw silk arc from the Silk Association of America; sales of elastic webbing are from the Webbing Manufacturers Exchange; Fa]] River mill dividends from2 G. M. Haffards & Co. 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, istlc, jute, kapok, manila, New Zealand flax, sisal, etc. 6 Covers first 21 days only, during winch period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. • Dividends for quarter ending in month given. Yearly figures are quarterly averages. ACTIVE TEXTILE MACHINERY. Table 7.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] WOOL.* MONTH; Woolen Worsted spindles. spindles. Wide looms. Woolen Worsted spindles.1 spindles. Narrow looms. Relative to 1913. A.-INDEX NUMBERS. 1913 monthly average.. 1914 monthly average.. 1915 monthly average.. 1916 monthly average.. 1917 monthly average.. «100 101 110 116 121 «1OO 104 100 122 115 •100 99 95 116 116 «1OO 105 96 126 121 1918 monthly average.. 191S monthly average.. 1920 monthly average. 1921 monthly average.. 1922 monthly average.. 1923 monthly average. 118 105 88 94 108 108 104 100 114 T05 119 105 SC 96 93 118 104 96 97 100 May.... June... July.... August. 103 122 108 103 104 122 109 103 IOT; 118 108 104 101 124 105 99 September. October.... November.. December.. 101 123 103 104 104 124 104 103 101 122 99 107 97 118 95 108 33,624 33,429 34,458 32,660 33,076 34,60* 1921. January.. February. March April 95 116 100 104 116 100 106 108 101 99 84 88 j I May.... June. . . July.... August. September. October November.. December.. 112 91 85 112 92 86 109 92 86 108 101 88 110 109 97 109 120 104 109 122 109 110 120 109 89 92 99 93 115 115 115 116 104 108 112 114 121 122 124 125 1923. January. Miniary March. April.. May...,. June July August.. September.. October.... Novomljer.. 110 122 109 118 124 113 123 112 118 125 117 127 116 118 128 i 117 127 118 116 1» 117 127 118 116 128 113 122 114 115 129 112 123 111 114 126 109 115 104 111 125 108 112 104 110 124 ! I 1 1 Data from 77. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Formerly reported as of the first of the following month representing previous month's operations but now reported as of tlie month to which the figures apply, la the proscmt table each figure shows the activity for the month to which it is credited. « Th<» monthly averages are for cotton crop years (beginning Aug. 1 and ending July 31). Figures opposite any one year represent the monthly average number of active cotton spindles for the period beginning Aug. 1 of the preceding year. * Data for 1913 collected by the National Association of Wool Manufacturers. 61 HOURLY ACTIVITY IN TEXTILE MACHINERY. Table 8.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] WOOL.* Spinning spindles. ]Looms YEAR AND MONTH. WIDE. NARROW. CARPKT AND RUG. © EN. STED. 1Q21 mo av 1 0 0 99 1922 mo. av.. 1923 mo. av,. 1 1 1921. j January February... Mnrch... • 1OO 102 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 150 124 102 120 96 44 52 71 50 55 49 55 80 67 70 69 83 69 76 90 82 70 90 100 92 91 99 74 105 106 107 106 May 116 109 86 112 111 113 109 June Julv August 120 115 115 108 114 114 115 110 82 111 98 111 105 111 108 112 110 102 110 108 \pril 1OO 1OO 110 109 98 99 108 113 128 110 110 110 113 99 109 114 136 115 112 114 112 102 100 102 104 116 142 110 105 109 107 103 104 98 113 137 102 111 103 105 104 104 94 106 148 105 108 104 105 107 106 96 107 150 118 109 113 101 96 96 92 99 84 152 124 92 119 86 104 104 85 146 121 82 118 76 89 89 May June 91 86 89 123 80 101 100 94 147 141 125 93 127 91 125 84 103 102 July 91 98 137 123 90 120 81 95 95 August 92 91 150 124 96 120 87 108 107 105 114 112 158 128 105 123 103 104 103 122 144 131 119 126 111 110 116 114 163 131 8 125 125 115 114 117 116 123 115 162 132 8 116' 126 120 111 109 3 September.. October November.. December... 1923. January February... March April . . © WOOLEN. 126 131 168 133 116 127 116 124 123 116 116 160 133 105 132 113 112 68.8 68.4 63.9 65.3 Per Per Total spincent of spindle dle ca- 6 in hours. place. pacity. O Millions of hours. Hours. 51.3 71.5 76.9 88.8 89.1 90.8 81.9 78.6 71.9 86.4 7,446 8,490 202 91.40 228 101.8 200 86.1 202 93.7 94.4 98.3 93.0 33.3 42.9 52.7 63.2 36.5 36 1 35.7 38 0 35.7 49.4 64.2 75.0 49.0 73.8 88.7 94.6 35.5 49 5 65.9 77.1 44.7 62.1 74.3 86.5 80.1 82.5 79.2 76.7 69.9 73.7 70.6 69.0 44 1 47.1 42.1 57.4 80.2 82.1 79.4 78.9 98.6 95.9 87.4 91.2 81 4 81.8 80 0 78.8 89.6 93.4 85.7 88.5 7,320 74.2 75.1 71.3 67.1 72.5 73.0 74.3 72.2 65.5 69.9 72.7 70.3 79.0 82.0 78.8 72.9 97.6 99.5 93.8 98.6 79.1 81.7 78.1 74.4 92.2 91.9 87.4 86.2 7,379 7,583 • 7,689 7,726 64.8 65.9 63.1 58 4 68.0 68.1 63.5 53 4 76.1 76.9 78 2 74 8 75.4 84.4 88.4 86 2 96.3 97.2 82.3 72 7 74.6 81.6 85.9 84 8 86.1 82.7 70.8 62 1 7,932 7,120 7,779 6,636 62.4 63.8 62.8 63 6 55 2 59.9 62.5 58 3 75 5 72 1 70.4 76 8 89.7 91.0 88.2 88 8 79.2 81.2 80.4 85 5 88.6 89.9 86.0 86 2 65.3 68.5 66.1 71 4 7,493 7,646 7,045 8 033 72.4 78.6 80.0 84.5 71.3 77.7 72.7 73.3 80.9 74.0 83.7 83.3 91.3 93.8 93.7 94.4 93.2 106.4 111.4 103.8 88.1 90.6 89.7 90.5 84.0 94.0 93.7 98.6 7,761 8,289 8,710 8,228 209 86.7 79.7 92.9 89 5 83.7 74.3 85.7 83 7 86.3 81.9 87.1 82 5 95.1 95.0 3 103.9 3 127 3 « 103.0 93.3 3 117.2 3 119 8 91.6 94.6 98.6 3 102 0 95.4 95.8 3 102.1 3 109.5 9,266 8,449 9,531 8,787 249 84.4 83.0 73.8 63.8 85 7 85.0 74.1 79.9 3 3112.6 102.6 97.2 84.4 99.9 92.8 90.3 89.0 3 103.6 95.1 89.7 81.5 9/309 8,385 7,136 7,569 67.4 80.9 85.5 88.9 82.8 7,482 8,382 135 134 170 145 132 137 128 126 131 161 178 134 142 134 118 117 May June July August 133 132 167 142 126 139 126 125 123 131 130 166 147 115 129 116 113 111 117 115 144 132 109 126 110 96 95 111 100 156 130 95 124 100 102 100 91.3 90.1 80.7 76.3 September.. October November. December... 113 105 158 131 96 124 101 100 113 99 77.6 110 101.4 105.4 94.2 93.2 3 94.0 3 3 3 3 Per cent. DATA. 30.0 54.7 61.7 73.4 130 Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. WORSTED. Per cent of active hours to total reported. 117 125 1 i B.—NUMERICAL 107 1922. January February... March... . NARROW. Sets of cards. CARPET AND RUG. —INDEX NUMBERS. April September.. October November.. December... WIDE. Relative to 1922. Rel£itive to 1921. A Spin n i n g spin dies. Looms. Total Per s p i n - spindie dle in liours. place. WORWOOL- Sets of cards. COTTON.* WOOL. COTTON.* 207 210 210 215 193 211 180 203 207 191 217 223 234 221 227 255 236 249 224 191 202 200 223 97.0 93.8 89.8 83.8 88.1 91.6 87.3 92.1 93.9 99.2 106.2 101.2 107.5 109.6 108.3 109.3 107.7 98.7 87.3 85.7 93.2 95.4 3 Formerly reported as of the first of the following month representing previous month's operations but now reported as of the month to which thefiguresapply. In the present table eachfigureshows the activity for the month to which it is credited. 3 Overtime was reported sufficient to offset all idle hours and leave an excess. 4 The monthly averages are for cotton crop years (beginning Aug. 1 and ending July 31). Figures opposite any one year represent the monthly average number oi active cotton spindles for the period beginning Aug. 1 of the preceding year. * Takes into account working days, on a single-shift basis, exclusive of holidays. 62 TEXTILE WHOLESALE PRICES. Table 9.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] COTTON.' YEAR AND MONTH. COTTON YARN. WOOL.* WORSTED YARN. WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS. Sheetings, Ohio, 1/4 4/4 Ware and 3/8 Shoals, grades, L L, 36", scoured, 4 yds. to lb., Boston. New York. 2/32's crossbred stock, Boston. Storm Wool-dyed, serge, all blue, Japanese, wool, 55/56", Kansai double MiddleNo. 1, sex, warp, 50", New York. New York. New York. COTTON GOODS. Carded, Print white, cloth, 27", Price to Middling upland, northern, 64X60 producer, New mule spun.. 7.60 yds. all grades. 22/1 cones, York. to lb., Boston. Boston. SUITINGS. SILK, RAW. Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly average.. average.. average.. average.. average.. 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 83.5 121.6 192.2 100.0 91.2 84.0 117.6 192.7 100.0 93.4 121.3 144.3 243.1 100.0 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 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly average.. average.. average.. average.. average.. 245.8 246.6 267.5 102.5 143.3 248.5 253.9 264.9 118.8 165.9 267.5 240.8 283.8 133.3 160.5 327.5 287.0 363.8 146.3 189.9 317.3 273.5 343.5 143.0 168.4 300.7 248.0 203.0 106.0 163.6 271.5 209.5 234.9 151.7 181.9 260.4 234.2 238.3 156.6 149.0 261.5 259.5 270.5 182.8 200.7 172.3 244.0 227.4 165.8 198.4 March. April.. 85.8 78.3 92.1 94.9 114.2 112.2 130.4 124.1 141.9 124.3 110.1 110.1 154.5 154.5 157.3 157.3 198.1 198.1 161.6 158.9 May.... June — July.... August. 78.3 81.6 80.0 81.6 101.1 94.1 96.6 108.6 115.4 116.7 112.6 122.3 124.1 124.1 124.3 136.8 119.9 115.8 115.8 117.6 106.5 102.6 102.6 98.7 160.9 154.5 148.1 148.1 157.3 157.3 157.3 157.3 189.3 189.3 189.3 183.5 154.8 157.5 157.5 148.1 105.0 165.0 147.5 135.0 159.8 154.0 142.3 143.4 160.0 170.2 160.0 154.2 168.4 185.5 174.0 167.5 151.6 167.6 172.0 173.5 98.7 98.7 106.5 110.1 148.1 148.1 148.0 160.9 157.3 146.5 144.9 144.9 183.5 183.5 183.5 183.5 164.3 165.6 197.0 209.0 January... February. March April 136.6 129.1 132.5 133.3 140.0 141.2 143.2 141.5 147.5 141.6 142.5 141.3 167.5 163.2 173.0 173.3 159.6 159.6 156.7 147.7 121.6 140.5 151.9 151.9 164.5 167.4 160.9 167.4 144.9 144.9 144.9 144.9 183.5 183.5 183.5 183.5 185.8 180.4 165.6 179.1 May.... June — July.... August. 132.5 155.8 170.0 172.5 162.9 172.7 174.6 171.1 149.4 161.4 166.4 169.5 184.9 188.4 190.7 187.5 150.8 162.2 172.0 174.1 151.9 155.8 170.9 170.9 173.8 183.7 180.3 180.3 144.9 144.9 144.9 144.9 198.1 198.1 198.1 212.6 197.9 200.6 193.9 195.2 September. October November. December.. 175.8 166.7 186.7 198.3 167.9 178.0 200.1 201.0 166.5 171.2 182.6 186.0 190.7 207.5 222.9 223.2 175.6. 176.4 190.1 195.6 174.8 174.8 197.6 197.6 186.7 193.1 212.4 212.4 144.9 146.4 168.9 168.9 212.6 212.6 221.4 221.4 210.0 228.9 216.8 226.2 January.. February. March.... April 204.2 216.0 230.8 236.6 214.7 226.4 239.9 226.3 191.5 196.7 202.9 199.8 227.3 231.9 237.7 229.3 197.1 205.5 208.3 210.4 205.2 208.8 208.8 212.7 218.9 225.3 225.3 225.3 168.9 176.4 184.0 184.0 221.4 227.2 227.2 227.2 224.8 241.0 237.0 255.8 May.... June July.... August. 224.1 213.3 218.3 195.8 216.3 222.4 202.3 199.4 190.1 185.2 176.7 174.5 211.9 202.9 192.2 186.7 202.1 194.3 189.9 180.5 212.7 205.2 208.8 197.6 231.8 231.8 231.8 225.3 184.0 184.0 184.0 184.0 238.8 238.8 238.8 238.8 231.6 211.4 196.6 201.9 September.. October November.. December.. 200.8 226.6 240.0 223.3 234.9 190.7 199.5 204.4 217.4 181.1 203.6 197.6 197.6 218.9 212.4r 184.0 184.0 238.8 238.8 269.3 215.4 1921. September. October November.. December.. 1922. 1923. See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Price of cotton to the producer on the 1st of each month is a weighted average of prices received by producers throughout the United States for all grades of cotton as compiled by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. All other prices are averages of weekly quotations compiled by the U. S. Department ofLjabor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 63 TEXTILE WHOLESALE PRICES. Table 10.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources*1 dBase year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] COTTON. 2 Middling Price to upland, producer, all grades. New York. YEAR AND MONTH. COTTON YARN. Carded, Sheetings, Print white, 27", 4/4 Ware Northern, cloth, shoals, 64 X«O mule 7.60 yds. L L, 36", spun, to lb., 4 yds. to lb. 22/1 cones, Boston. New York. Boston. 1918 monthly average.. 1919 monthly average 3920 monthly average 1921 monthly average 1922 monthly average 80.120 WORSTED YARN. Ohio, 1/4 a n d 3/8 grades, scoured, Boston. 2/32's crossbred stock, Boston. Per yard. Per pound. 1913 monthly average 1914 monthly average 1915 monthly average... 1916 monthly average 1917 monthly average WOOL.3 COTTON GOODS. WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS. SILK, RAW. Storm serge, all Wool-dyed Japanese, blue, wool, 55/56", 1 Kansai, No. 1, double warp 50", Middlesex, New York. New York. New York. Per pound. Per yard. $0,248 80.035 $0,061 $0,471 $0,777 $0,563 .218 .030 .056 .439 .640 .500 .089 $0,128 .121 .102 .198 .029 .052 .571 .788 .557 . 135 . 145 .297 .042 .072 .679 1.050 .762 .215 .235 .449 .066 .118 1.164 1.556 1.088 .106 SUITINGS. . 295 .318 .662 .113 .195 1.439 2.109 1.465 .296 .325 .596 .099 .168 1.189 1.627 1.318 1 340 .321 .339 .703 .126 .210 .971 1.825 .123 .152 .331 .051 .087 .507 1.179 882 .172 .212 .397 .066 .103 .781 1.413 .838 .103 .118 .283 .045 .087 .527 1.200 .885 .094 .121 .278 .043 .076 .527 1.200 .885 .094 .129 .286 .043 .074 .509 1.250 .885 .098 .120 .289 .043 .071 .490 1.200 .885 .096 .124 .279 .043 .071 .490 1.150 .885 .098 .139 .303 .047 .072 .472 1.150 .885 .126 .204 .396 .058 .093 .472 1.150 .885 .198 .197 .421 .064 .103 .472 1.150 .824 .177 .182 .397 .060 .105 .509 1.150 .815 .162 .183 .382 .058 .107 .527 1.250 .815 .163 .179 . 365 .058 .098 .581 1.278 .815 . 155 .181 .351 .056 .098 .672 1.300 .815 Per pound. $1,545 1 459 1.564 1.974 3.158 $3,640 3 604 3 318 4 867 5.494 4 040 4.009 4 179 2 933 3.101 6 273 8 880 8 273 6 035 7.219 3.060 3.060 5.880 5.782 2.925 2.925 2.925 2.835 5.635 5.733 5.733 5.390 2.835 2.835 2.835 2.835 5.978 6.027 7.154 7.595 2.835 2.835 2.835 2.835 6.762 6.566 6.027 6.517 3.060 3.060 3.060 3.285 7.203 7.301 7.056 7.105 3.285 3.285 3.420 3 420 7 644 3.420 3 510 3.510 3 510 8 183 8 771 3.690 3. 690 H 428 7.154 1921. March April . May July September December . ' 1922. JcinUBTV •. • . « February . March A pril May j une July August September .. October N o vcmber December .159 .183 . 353 .060 .096 .727 1.250 .815 .160 .181 . 350 .060 .091 .727 1.300 .815 .159 .208 . 370 .064 .093 .727 1.350 .815 .187 .221 .400 .100 .745 1.427 .815 .204 .223 .412 .065 .066 .106 .818 1.400 .815 .207 .219 .420 .065 .107 .818 1.400 .816 .066 .108 .836 1.460 .815 .200 . 215 .228 .412 .424 .072 .108 .836 1.500 .824 .224 .256 .452 .077 .117 .945 1.650 .950 .238 .257 .460 .077 .120 .945 1.650 .950 .950 .993 .211 8.330 7 889 8 232 1923. January February March April May June July August September October . ... .... .245 . 275 .474 .078 .121 .981 1.700 .259 .290 .487 .126 1.000 1.750 .277 .307 .502 .080 .082 .128 1.000 1.750 .284 .290 .495 .079 .129 1.018 1.750 1.035 1.035 8 624 9 310 .269 .277 .471 .073 .124 1.018 1.800 1.035 . 256 .284 .458 .070 .119 .988 1.800 1.035 .262 .259 .437 .066 .117 1.000 1.800 3.<>90 . 235 .255 .432 .064 .111 .946 1. 750 1.035 1.035 3 690 7 3.50 .241 .286 .472 .071 .111 946 1 700 1 035 3 690 9 S00 .272 .301 .494 .075 .125 .046 1 650 1.0:35 3 690 7 N40 7 601 .288 December See footnote on opposite page also. 8 The price of cotton to the producer, as of the first of the month, represents a composite of all grades as they come from the farms. The market price is quoted on a specific grade and includes handling and transportatton charges. 8 Based on the price of unwashed wool, except prior to 1917 when it was based on the price of washed wool. This difference in 1917 changed the average from $1,145 on the washed base to $1,164 on the unwashed base. 64 PIG IRON. Table 11.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in "bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] TOTAL PIG IRON. Furnaces in blast, end of month. YEAR AND MONTH. Production. Fur- Capacity. Stocks on hand. Production. Sales. Ship- Unfilled ments. orders. Merchant furnaces only. Steel plants making some merchant iron. Pig iron. Foundry, No. Basic 2 North- (valley ern fur(Pitts- nace). burgh). Relative to 1921. Relative to 1914. Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly WHOLESALE PRICES. MERCHANT PIG IRON. Composite Pig iron.2 Relative to 1913. 100 87 93 132 259 100 88 93 134 265 100 88 92 132 259 5 100 53 215 189 281 157 169 221 188 287 148 165 222 194 284 156 161 91 92 92 84 112 116 113 95 158 149 138 137 150 141 132 124 159 150 140 132 87 79 72 71 79 69 67 72 85 77 79 143 143 142 137 130 131 129 127 136 137 136 132 71 76 104 114 76 72 71 59 95 70 82 114 82 133 130 131 142 123 121 122 136 132 125 125 135 117 83 74 68 123 111 115 89 109 106 95 82 44 41 32 21 24 161 162 163 202 167 170 165 181 155 158 159 180 58 80 102 113 55 57 72 245 77 89 112 114 71 64 57 20 21 25 16 16 25 41 229 210 185 171 222 210 189 169 211 206 191 173 125 131 138 142 121 115 133 141 152 209 67 127 130 159 154 95 116 147 126 36 37 32 35 40 38 35 35 180 183 202 205 175 179 205 211 177 181 197 204 119 120 111 100 149 146 136 127 158 151 144 132 39 51 66 92 155 137 118 123 96 79 67 62 45 61 82 93 36 52 200 185 170 166 197 186 171 16S 200 189 175 169 95 91 121 120 121 91 76 117 120 57 102 109 78 85 166 159 169 160 168 158 average. average. average. average. average. 100 75 97 127 124 100 70 85 119 126 100 75 100 127 127 1918monthly average. 1919 monthly average. 1920 monthly average. 1921 monthly average. 1922 monthly average. 126 100 119 54 87 131 90 107 39 67 May June July August. 48 September. October November. December.. 100 100 100 1OO 100 127 98 116 52 90 133 155 44 71 129 125 44 109 145 176 57 99 186 263 85 84 63 84 43 33 28 26 26 45 38 34 37 39 36 32 26 34 54 24 43 85 78 77 80 38 49 55 64 30 46 42 49 62 64 29 38 54 63 85 61 48 64 67 91 78 61 64 47 51 58 60 63 70 82 87 60 51 67 65 79 153 240 90 92 94. 71 65 71 64 54 92 97 84 65 66 75 79 103 111 121 71 81 90 94 92 105 116 121 January... February. March April 126 117 138 139 97 103 110 115 May June July August., 151 143 144 134 September. October November.. December.. 122 1931. 42 34 37 36 45 40 63 1922. January... February. March April 64 May June July August. September. October November. December.. 1923. 123 118 279 47 See footnotes on opposite page also. Figures Tor pig-iron production (anthracite and coke, not including charcoal iron) and furnaces in blast furnished Age; XlJ.crCIla.Jl merchantI P^ft pig niron by UAIC the SLAmerican _„ by the. Iron On jfiyc, u l l u\ IIIVI H/U./* Pig Iron representing of total merchant productionin in"strictly furnaces;wholesale wholesale prices, aver— Association, . ,__.._._ .,-1.1 1_about J__.L nr,60 per cent J. _/-X-.L-, , — ^ —production _-._._^..„ . and , habout rwadnp.t.inn strictly m emerchant r c h a n t furnaces; pricer n n ; g n90 n pper r P Rcent n | n f of ago of weekly quotations, from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, except composite pig iron, whichimplied is compil by the American Metal Market. w w 65 PIG IRON. Table 12.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] TOTAL PIG IRON. MERCHANT PIG IRON. Furnaces in blast end of month. Stocks on hand. Production. Production. YEAR AND MONTH. Fur- Sales. Tons per day. 1913 monthly average.. 2,560,342 | 269 1911 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . . 1,920,813 188 J915 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . . 2,471,881 229 1916 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . . 3,253,280 319 1917 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . . 3,182,165 338 193s m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . . I 3,208,837 j 352 1919 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . . j 2,548,573 | 241 Shipments. Unfilled orders. Steel plants making some merchant iron. Merchant furnaces only. Capacity., Lofton, WHOLESALE PRICES. Long tons. 378,925 329,964 Foundry No. 2 Northern (Pittsburgh). Basic (valley furnace). 332,724: 11,305,073 $14.75 $15.42 41. 39 12.88 13.74 19.76 38.90 13.52 14.15 20.31 39.99 100,741 34.46 30.31 44.90 25.13 27.03 32.51 27.70 42.25 21.74 24. 26 34. 38 29. 91 43. 80 24.05 24.81 693,270 698,600 702,289 637,820 210,243 219,175 213,672 179,431 25.36 23.84 22.09 21.86 22.00 20.75 19.38 18.20 24.47 23.08 21.57 20.29 598,700 522,047 510,990 547,70S 160,457 145,327 148,540 174,842 22.96 22.96 22.66 21.96 19.13 19.19 19.00 18.63 20.99 21.15 20.92 20.42 580,263 546,403 539,363 445,216 179,216 167,805 180,912 154,202 21.26 20.84 20.96 22.71 18.15 17.75 17.94 20.00 20.42 19.31 19.26 20.77 333,613 309,079 244,808 158, 877 130,865 93,407 70,907 45,366 25.76 25.96 26.02 32.37 24.60 25.00 24.25 26.60 23.91 24.29 24.54 24.74 150,524 156,908 187,562 231,129 30,943 30,679 47, 855 76,737 36.65 33.57 29.65 27.40 32.63 30.90 27.75 24.81 32.48 31. 82 29.46 26.73 $16.00 13 90 759,572 14 87 21 07 106, 954 81,918 97, 578 43, 673 75,238 503,450 425,425 586,016 412,697 168,494 145,854 269,513 1920 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . . j 3,034,5j0 j 287 1921 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . . | 1,371,611 105 1922 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . . | 2,240,021 181 1,221,221 90 | 38,080 148,945 1,064,833 76 j 32,195 135,892 360,379 483,511 585,653 189,477 330,549 2,432,964 3,435,852 1,111,934 1,093,545 113,682 80,283 132,821 208,227 178,575 144,198 127,137 200,181 1,103,487 279,938 201, 604 157,487 210,485 224,280 304,325 258,725 201,485 1,131,668 228,467 260,094 504,631 791.970 234,987 251,348 346,571 378,884 407,856 368,222 381,636 295, 899 929,205 834,322 739,355 1,154,914 Composite pig Iron.* Dollars per long ton. 84,005 62, 752 83,623 106,775 106,499 Pig iron. 480,650 289,145 ! 634,959 I3188,422 323,645 ! 1921. May June July August. September October November December 1922. January February , March , April 864,555 69 | 28,175 121,469 954,193 70 | 30,770 99,227 985, 529 82 | 35,650 108,432 1,246,676 96 40, 850 143,762 1,415,481 120 51,663 203,145 1,649,086 125 53,735 240,484 1,644,951 126 53,305 228,667 1,629,991 138 59, 080 192,804 2,035, 794 155 69,015 252,957 2,072,114 162 72,875 246,884 May June July August. 2,306,679 175 77,520 250,089 2,361,028 192 81, 845 282,961 2,405,365 172 70,605 251,612 1, 816,170 144 54,645 191, 965 386, 736 273,461 244,666 222,842 September October November December 2,033,720 190 77, 500 220, 882 181,832 2,637, 844 218 87, 935 301,295 186,583 1923. January ,, February March April J May June July August... September, October November. December.. 1,012,307 1,004,149 1,040,857 1,026,769 942,829 924,922 894,961 911,065 1,070,027 1,484,267 1,420,713 1,378,223 1,240,206 1,065,280 2, 849, 703 242 97,135 386,069 236,382 3,086, 898 253 101,400 427,975 806, 888 256,354 295,802 370,992 378,039 3,229, 604 262 105,125 459, 208 2, 994,187 278 110,055 437,010 3, 521,275 296 116,100 503,155 3,547,551 310 119,500 532,956 502,936 688,931 919.971 220,114 424,021 432, 894 529,GOO 513,979 1,243,327 1,516,489 1,917,505 1,642,630 275,094 278,531 246,027 264,578 75,142 72,519 65,438 66,510 28.77 29.27 32.27 32.77 25.80 26.25 30.13 31.00 27.31 27.98 30.36 31.44 514,741 1,256,336 1,030,271 868,052 805,939 340,187 463,014 625,729 705,421 68,576 97,963 129,215 170,111 31.97 29. 65 27.27 26. 52 29.00 27.38 25.10 24. 75 30.84 29.11 20. 9S 26.10 746,358 016,722 772,867 830,842 146,635 160,633 26. 52 25.37 24.88 23.50 25. 98 24.37 3 867 094 321 125,100 599,953 3,60S, 413 323 122,555 572,896 3,679,810 298 114,200 544,490 3,435,313 270 106,590 500,122 129,117 169,647 219,051 303,276 102,000 455,5S9 457,796 300,969 251,888 3,125,512 3,149,158 245 99,030 455,336 392,283 410.196 387,643 398,856 | I | | I See footnote on opposite page also. "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 Cleveland and at Chicago; two tons each of basic valley and No. 2 Southern foundry at Cincinnati. 8 Eleven months' average, February-December, 1921. 68G900—23 5 66 CRUDE STEEL. Table 13.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources. [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.3 I £2 s 1914 mo. av. i 1915 mo. av.j 1916 mo. av.j 1917 mo. av.j 1918 mo. av.j 1919 mo. av.| 1920 mo. av.j 1921 mo. av.; 1922 mo. av. 1921. September.. j October . . . . ! November.. December . . | 1922. | January I February . . . March , April | 100 ;| 100 100 181 271 177 269 146 136 183 202 165 144 148 109 182 i 142 187 202 ; 75 88 64 48 114 131 171 41 112 40 140 53 46 42 50 • 73 65 74 57 '! 99 148 54 123 101 105 170 129 50 48 74 111 105 97 77 63 62 60 90 73 72 77 74 91 51 75 70 90 40 48 75 80 87 59 61 74 :; 58 :; 72 65 72 83 93 100 87 94 154 266 100 88 95 163 259 220 193 211 156 134 IOO 86 92 161 252 | I 157 174 j IOO 218 j ! 134 132 187 131 115 215 191 249 155 144 34 113 123 134 138 36 113 135 134 136 134 63 31 113 132 133 128 35 20 113 116 106 99 129 130 127 19 109 99 127 126 124 21 109 99 125 124 121 46 109 96 125 122 122 57 114 99 131 126 125 132 106 10t) 109 116 139 140 142 151 127 127 130 131 138 137 166 166 160 154 loo 1OO 841 514 100 51 108 795 799 851 683 58 76 72 56 99 96 717 759 817 611 46 64 87 103 52 73 193 188 125 190 102 125 53 64 59 55 134 55 148 123 284 55 47 54 145 34 | ,50 : 213 ! 188 | 222 | 152 j 134 I ii 68 85 r>\ ii 72 41 50 73 78 69 ii 70 54 71 112 95 100 90 !j 76 74 115 150 196 109 86 6S ! j | | 128 124 117 104 154 177 131 180 130 89 77 218 141 95 136 126 98 120 92 156 101 September.. j October....! November.. j December.. [ 112 135 136 131 194 150 121 137 239 154 144 155 93 145 119 152 113 117 116 114 75 85 82 j 117 188 123 j 251 125 | 180 192 123 j 177 163 190 118 j 168 ISO 158 108 j 103 71 132 100 77 120 100 [ 92 ; ; ! i 166 149 139 146 September..! October j November..|. 131 141 94 91 97 74 41 103 2S5 j!. ! il I 197 199 179 December...i ij 202 16S 322 167 151 137 160 156 May June July August 1OO 68 90 82 1923. j January February. ..I March j April ' 100 100 75 May June July August Eelalive to 1913. 170 117 158 72 cE-2 GO 243 215 195 131 I 100 105 135 C 100 78 87 137 111 en P 100 52 % 100 70 100 7G 112 175 103 0 H 11 Relal ive to 1920. Relative to 1913. 1913 mo. av.i !I| V. —• «*i WHOLESALE PRICES. Iron Production. o o «« 3 SHEETS—BLUE, BLACK, AND GALVANIZED. 3 Stri steel Pitt* I YEAR AND MONTH. U. S. STEEL CORP.* stocks. STEELjl COMMERCIAL IN- |ji STEEL CASTINGS. 4 GOTS.I; T 85 79 58 77 81 97 94 96 108 103 91 128 119 397 124 94 123 119 387 118 86 104 100 350 105 93 133 120 85 88 91 103 343 125 61 118 j 111 142 I 141 ; 120 ; i i 126 126 111 110 115 118 107 380 370 53s 492 110 130 134 126 92 152 | | 83 129 126 139 j 155 138 138 149 I 163 149 152 127 102 137 125 132 j 136 i 136 140 j 153 155 146 142 | 141 136 132 129 130 137 146 149 149 149 146 148 146 j 147 I i 127 122 128 125 117 132 122 577 521 520 144 127 179 167 231 74 79 90 125 438 147 j 131 84 122 127 162 172 80 110 130 419 534 574 135 123 96 126 110 120 98 105 102 95 180 175 132 139 146 172 156 173 174 165 169 ISO 177 145 154 172 151 158 165 174 162 171 179 149 I 157 j 163 169 176 168 176 168 112 66 165 166 172 176 167 13(5 83 165 166 170 176 167 530 j 120 159 131 162 166 170 170 16? 155 160 167 176 167 j 1,286 134 50 45 T See footnotes on opposite page also. Yearly figures represent the monthly averages of total production of all companies as compiled an inially by the A merican Iron and Steel Institute. The institute ... „ .. reported ,. r to 1923 monthly., rproduction figures , — rper cent of the total output „ ... in 1920, , 87.48x-o up for 30 companies which ±produced 84.2 of the country per cent in1921, 1921,and and84.15 84.15per percent cent in 1922. In order to make the monthly figures comparable, they have been calculated to a 100 per cent production each year on the basis of the above percentages. Tho 1923 figures are calculated on the basis of reports from companies which produced 95.35 per cent of the total production in 1922, the total computations to 100 per cent in 19222 and 1923 being made by the American Iron and Sted Institute. 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 and about 70 per cent of the total output of sheets. < Bookings ofcommercialsteel castings reported by the Steel Founders Society and principal nonmomber firms to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau, of the Census. Reports are by 65 identical firms with a capacity of 96,900 tons per month, of which 58,700 tons are usually devoted to railway specialties. This represents over two-thirds of the cast ings capacity of the United States devoted to commercial castings (as distinguished from castings used in further manufacture in the same plant). Prior to 1920, figures for companies representing about 6 per cent of the miscellaneous castings are not available and the totals for this class have been prorated by that amount for these years in order to afford comparison with later years. In July, 1923, two companies with a combined capacity of 785 tons devoted to miscellaneous castings ceased operations. 1 67 CRUDE STEEL. Table 14.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources. [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] U.S. STEEL COMMERCIAL CORP.2 STEEL CASTINGS.* SHEETS—BLUE, BLACK, AND GALVANIZED.' g II Y E A R AND MONTH. I ©o Long tons. 1913 m o . a v . . . . ! 2,523,344 50,466 1914 m o . a v . . . . I 1,901,649 2,607,018 1915 mo. av 38,187 56,345 88,450 74,616 1916 mo. a v 3,450,160 1917 m o . a v 3,634,933 1918 m o . a v . . . . | 3,587,585 1919mo.av....I 2,807,900 3,406,783 1920 mo. av 1,602,933 1921 m o . a v 1922 m o . a v . . . . 2,880, 702 Thous. Thous. of of long tons. dolls. Short tons. 23,742 17,830 24,985 I 46,282 25,942 94,493 40,601 36,256 9,733 66.109 26,519 23,973 9,574 66,264 j 33,265 WHOLESALE PRICES. Production. © 50 26,723 5,907 20,357 4,115 31,360 5,189 42,168 9,720 48,674 10,716 d p Per cent. Short tons. IIS a pine STEEL INGOTS.i i a ©Jfl 1 Dolls, Dolls. Dolls, per per long long ton. ton. Short tons. 11,432 i,972 10,866 27,798 24,608 53,892 8,635 15,595 26,523 5,995 11.966 39,590 10,023 14,724 14,399 5,331 7,726 32,999 5,648 8,471 h Dolls, per pound. 26.32 0.0172 0.0166 22.92 .0152 .0143 24.76 .0163 . 0153 25.79 0.015 20.08 .013 22.44 .015 43.95 .028 69.86 .043 40.50 .0280 70.10 .0446 , 0267 .0419 .032 .028 .028 .021 .017 56.68 50.32 65.59 40.74 37.86 .0379 .0332 .0363 .0269 .0231 .0354 .0312 .0368 .0253 .0222 72.7 34.9 76.5 111,989 j 5,590 172,161 140,844 689,853 106,175 46,989 87,702 75,329 232,551 108,709 ; 28,770 182,519 203,869 346,449 47.27 40.54 56.26 34.46 33.99 7,258 106,454 8,204 || 131,577 6,440 |j 127,983 4,967 82,198 43.6 53.8 51.2 40.1 101,078 101,511 100,345 80,551 44,427 100,035 44,639 130,374 47,591 124,611 38,200 96,997 231,536 249,922 212,239 141,047 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 86,130 122,436 166,247 184,979 42.0 56.1 68.0 75.2 89,109 90,771 107,970 101,863 40,085 42,439 45,673 34,166 80,000 72,922 128,200 110,129 103,057 145,673 149,407 272,357 314,617 177,855 264,629 395,620 28.00 28.00 28.00 29.50 .015 .015 .014 .015 33.35 32.86 32.97 34.42 .0217 .0214 .0209 .0216 .0206 .0201 .0202 .0208 94,853 218,743 210,460 I 86.4 98,860 179,100 [ 72.7 101,639 228,398 j 87.2 115, 242 22,177 21,609 19,586 29,184 212,748 203,023 181,381 215,200 176,200 268,032 143,563 175,495 364,075 437,853 409,885 379, 249 34.00 35.00 35.00 36.10 .016 .016 .017 .018 36.49 .0218 .0222 .0223 .0236 .0211 .0215 .0217 .0229 202,600 | 80.4 243,476 I 91.8 242,562 I 91.3 205,239 80.4 123,439 128,981 131, 782 120,000 21,241 20,690 30,084 27,500 190,027 223,874 230,320 216,266 188,863 208,916 172, 774 399,624 378,574 376,394 321,487 505,766 39.50 40.00 37.75 36.50 .021 .021 .021 .020 43.79 40.53 .0251 .0257 .0257 .0257 .0243 .0244 .0242 .0244 248,337 217, 808 287,203 253,563 252,489 253,197 325,526 183,904 .0259 .0247 .0272 .0261 .0283 .0270 .0299 .0281 171,489 85,409 190,864 ! 1921. September October November December 1,342,867 1,848,205 1,897,578 1,631,336 1922. January February March April 1,891,857 34,459 2,071,772 37,080 2, 814,667 47,892 2,902, 240 75,665 20,081 18,578 23,791 46,560 14,378 | 18,502 | 24,101 S 29,105 4,242 4,141 4,494 5,097 May.... June July.... August., 3,218,794 77,600 42,796 3,127, 775 89,365 51,694 2,952,806 66,166 32,372 2,629,256 63,416 21,843 34,804 | 37,671 ! 33,794 I 41,573 5,254 5,638 5,776 5,950 September October November.... December 2,818,261 3,410,265 3,430,309 3,300,416 97,919 75,709 60,899 68,889 56,781 34,276 22,131 28,271 1923. January February March April 3,822,369 3,454,91S 4,046,854 3,944,412 j; 100,605 11 90,152 |: 143,564 jj 90,968 47, 879 39, S45 76, 409 39, 610 52 726 50, 307 67, 155 51, 358 6,911 7,284 7,403 7,289 10,561 | 9, 527 j 14,692 ! 14,400 260,520 237,919 279,475 254,808 92.0 89.0 92.7 90,9 131,550 148,360 136,347 140,044 32,229 29,123 29,084 24,470 511,346 547,897 619,823 577,969 37.30 39.63 44.38 45.00 .020 .021 .022 .026 41.17 42.61 45.04 47.01 May.... June July August. 4,195,800 89,493 38,788 50,705 3,748, 890 84,878 42, 773 42, 105 3,515,966 52,066 16, 741 35,325 3,677.771 50,515 18, 332 32, 183 6,981 6,386 5,911 5,415 J17,699 !l5,760 ! 15,767 |l6,997 260,006 218,432 174,911 234,112 88.6 79.9 69.6 80.1 141,781 145,470 141,130 134,606 23,397 278,059 242,624 551,139 29,827 233,128 172,637 503,175 32,062 192,262 92,358 404,868 32,252 234,486 116,659 316,972 44.60 42.63 42.50 42.50 .026 .026 .025 .025 47.37 .0303 46.19 .0303 45.39 .0303 44.87 . 0303 September October.... November.. December.. 3,316,166 3,547,966 41.88 .025 40.00 .025 44.64 43.84 23,435 10,032 13,403 32,961 17,605 15,356 40,522 20,726 19,796 29,912 14,389 15,523 47,574 21, 685 37,446 840 4,561 4,287 4,251 4,268 i 4,654 I 6,181 \ 8,505 ! 7,750 ! I 8,822 10,712 j 9, 834 110,615 I | 41,138 6,692 | 7,020 ! 41,433 6,902 8,566 ' 38,768 6,840 9,663 40,618 6,746 9,323 25, 889 27 606 5,036 114,289 4,672 I 185,577 71.5 225,714 114,313 29,975 205,772 106,884 71,902 230,820 139,283 134,578 88,894 49,713 223,556 343,096 185,110 307,540 36.96 37.50 39.79 43.60 42.08 .0279 .0279 .0278 .0278 .0303 .0278 .0302 .0278 t See footnotes on opposite page also. Railway specialties include such items as bolsters, side arms, draft arms, couplers, and cast-steel car wheels, and are reported by identical firms throughout. 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 bars, 1$ pounds plate,s, 1J pounds shapes, 1J pounds pipe, 1£ pounds wire nails, 1 pound galvanized shoets, and £ pound tin plate. 7 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: Tig iron, billets, slabs, sheet bars, wire rods, steel bars, plates, structural shapes, black galvanized and blue annealed sheets, tin plates, 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. 6 6 IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS. Table 15.—INDEX NUMBER6. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] FBT. CAES. LOCOMOTIVES. Shipments. Unfilled orders. Relative to 1913. Foreign. Domestic. 1913 monthly average. 1914 monthly average. 1915 monthly average. 1916 monthly average. 1917 monthly average. 100 39 37 75 110 100 57 90 143 119 1918 monthly average. 1919 monthly average. 1920 monthly average. 1921 monthly average. 1922 monthly average. 121 73 65 37 35 152 19 63 18 143 100 100 100 48 25 23 20 100 31 67 23 I 1921. September... October November... December 1922. January February.... March April May.... June... July... August. September October November.... December 1928. January February March April September... October November... December 53 20 " •p o r t g Ship;ments# Total.? Total."!! Value. i Relative; Relative•: Relative ! to 1922. to 1913. ii to 1919. Relative to 1913. 8 5 8 21 100 For compari-6 son. Im 100 101 100 100 100 100 56 90 142 139 128 89 145 138 220 98 102 130 120 235 62 127 111 194 53 100 125 106 160 101 67 30 130 107 180 138 162 87 70 SO 38 104 168 128 61 229 119 86 1OO 108 35 46 16 25 5 38 119 95 41 50 25 48 23 45 62 14 135 108 47 52 9 13 24 42 67 18 137 110 55 41 29 27 20 28 5 32 28 26 13 98 79 59 41 113 23 12 17 18 15 105 95 50 103 11 114 87 49 80 43 107 202 154 78 124 53 120 228 174 81 119 70 117 209 160 82 137 87 116 191 146 77 130 147 112 6 181 137 56 94 273 104 3 178 135 52 87 188 104 24 10 16 14 105 14 36 18 15 138 13 32 25 17 114 7 12 47 24 300 23 49 37 61 42 111 49 118 39 103 47 121 52 131 69 176 18 53 7 24 7 13 17 18 92 71 1 47 56 29 174 45 55 24 125 61 80 23 130 78 104 25 15 19 18 19 22 111 151 27 99 22 5 167 127 48 77 » 285 117 116 159 28 121 22 10 152 115 46 79 5.56 135 122 168 28 176 22 8 128 98 47 76 528 133 120 168 22 221 22 12 157 120 54 90 360 152 150 197 135 190 ; 21 128 26 | 4 196 150 46 74 448 178 168 239 i 18 74 24 | 6 209 159 48 '80 252 144 245 175 248 i 24 405 23 j 7 251 190 5'J 93 394 188 167 236 ! 22 93 21 11 212 162 ii I 12 I 163 229! 24 21 13 114 12L 2*1 166 207 | 24 17 15 4 13 149 148 102 102 250 154 131 185 | 20 102 113 157 ' 183 1 8 May..... June July...., August. Per cent Sales. of capacity. Relative Relative Relative! to 1913. to 1920. to 1919. Relative to 1920. 100 63 80 Under con- C o m struc- pleted.* tion.' ! Frnnrt-4 exports. Orders. YEAR AND MONTH. DoDoFor- Total. Total. mestic. eign. mestic. ,| STEEL FABRICATED j STRUCTURAL] IRON AND STEEL, STEEL.* I TURE. SHIPS. 78 207 7ti 20 L 106 167 ! 7S 192 89 235 31 15 I ! 109 285 25 | 123 18 101 285 17 I 102 14 14 14 26 12 (•') 6 , Yi'i 102 . 154 118 : 139 106 126 137 148 60 54 103 135 140 109 150 See footnotes on opposite page also, i Locomotive sbipraents and unfilled orders reported direct by principal locomotive companies: Freight car orders by domestic railroads compiled by the Iron Trade Census, including reports from the National Association of Steel Furniture Manufacturers. *3 Gross ton represents in units of 100 cubic feet the entire cubical capacity of the vessel, including crew and engine space. 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. Does not include Government ships or ships building or contracted for by V. S. Shipping Board. 4 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. <• Index number less than 1. 69 IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS. Table 16.—IHJMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite pago.J Shipments. Unfilled orders. ForDoTotal. mestic; eign. Number of cars. Number of locomotives. 1913 mo. a v . 1914mo. a v . 1915 mo. a v . 1916 mo. a v . 1917 mo. a v . 306 191Smo. a v . 1919mo. a v . 1920 mo. a v . 1921 mo. a v . 1922 mo. a v . 371 1921. September... October November... December 1922. January February March April May June July August.. September... October November... December 3 923. January February March April Domestic. Under Comconstruc- pleted.< tion.* Gross tons.2 10,500 6,000 9,500 15,000 12,500 119 114 230 336 223 IRON AND STEEL. STEEL FURNITURE. Sales. IMPer EXPORTS. PORTS, cent of caFor paccomTotal.? Total.' ity, parison.6 Shipments .8 Short tons. Per ct. of normal. Dollars. Orders, YEAR AND MONTH. DoForTotal. mestic. eign. FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL.* FRT. CARS. LOCOMOTIVES. 31,881 26,354 18,760 27,118 75,112 95,567 96,267 135,800 138,800 124,617 16,000 2,000 6,667 1,155,691 1,838 613,617 234,438 14,998 218,549 851,158 235,945 105,973 26,795 121,208 119,617 124,70S 83,100 160,258 Long tons. 228,801 26,556 24,027 23,533 25,906 20,974 129,123 293,207 503,971 536,980 14,052 26,837 36,626 10,088 60,761 444,835 366,663 $907,933 1,471,609 943,986 1,077,336 199 110 1,323 894 112 69 337 206 106 88 889 791 429 131 99 102 117 139 143 107 191 179 122 550 6,500 7,000 550 439,735 365; 686 319,426 296,944 89,709 50,265 61,599 46,108 113,300 128,700 131,300 94,100 48 54 55 40 94,838 106,584 125,516 134,447 147 173 255 515 60 66 75 102 11,000 14,500 12,000 31,500 2G0,599 222,559 197,011 211,918 52,764 38,359 6,203 34,308 100,300 109,300 193,500 217,500 40 44 77 87 140,784 112,812 178,113 184,991 160,905 135,758 210,095 200,735 13,405 11,537 14,149 18,720 497 495 712 926 124 101 99 109 18,250 13,100 13,700 1,610 220,727 209,060 218,999 249,394 21,419 16,959 19,356 11,511 200,000 182,500 172,500 170,000 80 187,732 177,067 128,326 69 I 119,067 231,260 220,112 159,338 146,961 23,097 39,154 72,425 50,050 1,056,735 1,347 1,420 1,501 1,498 116 118 118 94 10,350 12,700 18,500 23,255 255,431 25S,373 257,328 251,858 15,834 33,815 27,720 43,294 160,000 145,000 122,500 150,000 109,207 104,474 106,486 124,613 130,728 134,095 128,503 151,474 9 76,393 174,260 140,250 95,701 1,062,495 1,099 89 79 102 93 13,390 7, S00 42,500 9,800 302,047 280,278 269,911 241,009 14,292 21,392 24,978 38, 972 187,500 200,000 240,000 202,500 104,581 109,461 134,SS5 141,034 124,444 135,1S2 165,624 179,159 119,011 66, S03 104,680 76,4G5 1,362,470 2,200 1,785 1,450 2,7S0 150, 433 172,301 164,236 140,929 15,518 45,587 1,572 21,087 142,500 127,500 127,500 147,500 158, 446 134,205 141,213 127,287 204,988 172,747 170,259 im, 010 74,560 1,506,072 897 1,125 160,351 10,930 14,028 132,500 120,000 137,833 123,371 173,664 106 51 209 75 53 308 29 14 318 89 30 265 74 11 207 44 40 239 39 35 330 21 13 617 70 54 621 114 67 596 12S 122 811 151 130 1,035 119 113 1,463 145, 133 1,538 159 144 1,619 210 194 1,592 1,78S 2,220 2,316 2,204 229 217 207 196 282 269 217 201 May 238 228 June 232 221 July 239 211 August.. 272 259 September. 335 313 October 310 295 2,141 2,214 2,111 2,150 1,95S 1,73S 1,497 1,406 105 104 86 91 1,178 977 1,102 915 76 62 2,045 1,854 1,652 412,030 183,980 139,473 73 i 169,078 13,178 13,910 10,997 10,798 782,053 871,012 890,362 1,027,417 967,125 1,087,228 1,058,382 1,015,463 945,768 943,087 1,227,447 1,204,310 1,376,152 1,307,173 1,709,206 1,520,286 66,460 1, 401,950 51,921 1,247,605 44,202 1,345,147 35,796 1,273,259 28,S48 1,365,600 November. December.. See footnotes on opposite page also. based itha total6 capacity' mn gives a total of pig iron and rolled products as used in the Iron Trade Reviciv, which is comparable each month back to 1913. This colu: 7 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 cornpilod by the U. 8. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. sThese data comprise shipments from 22 manufacturers, representing practically the entire production of stock goods, which include sections, counters, office and vault verticals, safes and interiors, desks and tables, and small miscellaneous articles, exclusive of shelving and lockers. 9 Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tarill law was in effect. Remaining 9 days of September are included with October 70 IRON ORE AND COPPER. Table 17.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE. IRON ORE MOVEMENT.3 YEAR AND MONTH. At Sault Ste. Marie Canals. Stocks. PriTotal mary Exat furportspronaces On sConAt u m p - duc- Pigs, Lake and tion ingots, furErie tion.* on at etc. Lake naces. docks. mines. Erie docks. Relative to 1913. IRON * ORE MOVEMENT.! COPPER. PriceIngots, elecAt Sault trolytic Ste. Marie (New Canals. York). i Relative to 1913. Relative to 1919-20. LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE. Stocks. Total at furnaces and on Lake Erie docks. av. av. av. av. av. 100 65 94 1918 mo. a v . 1919 mo. a v . 1920 mo. a v . 1921 mo. av. 1922 mo. a v . 126 98 118 47 2 100 100 8,018,226 94 113 157 154 107 76 78 113 95 110 175 187 5,235,628 7,535,001 10,575,351 10,229,015 83 50 83 15G 105 99 39 81 157 122 114 80 85 10,091,883 7,820,465 9,463,416 3,765, 8X7 7,037,890 3,610,454 3,209, 886 493,122 100 98 109 111 1OO 95 110 115 100 124 128 126 118 126 132 132 123 119 119 111 lOi 36 46 54 64 21 24 22 18 85 74 103 87 76 81 83 86 110 102 92 82 113 104 92 81 101 99 95 62 62 76 76 25 37 61 75 75 75 115 100 82 81 17 83 112 111 76 83 102 123 74 84 107 133 80 83 90 99 82 86 89 64 90 93 92 98 89 93 90 84 87 87 87 83 73 46 137 145 144 131 147 155 153 137 111 118 122 114 74 100 109 120 93 101 100 103 83 74 79 71 87 87 87 90 115 100 82 65 120 101 83 67 104 97 82 60 124 116 136 139 110 101 119 ]16 107 71 91 91 62 66 82 101 121 53 55 61 73 152 145 143 133 123 123 123 128 100 120 119 122 130 105 108 100 100 113 PricePrimary Exproo r t s - Ingots, elecduction pPigs, trolytic at (New mines. ingots, etc. York). Thousands of pounds. Dollars per pound. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 100 132 128 At furnaces. ConOn Lake sumption.* Erie docks. Thousands of long tons. Short tons. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1913 mo. 1914 mo. 1915 mo. 191G mo. 1917 mo. COPPER. 73 73 102,040 95,845 115,668 160,654 157,177 70,461 $0,157 .134 75,245 53,567 .173 55,260 . 275 79, 818 .294 8,131 8,542 8,818 8,109 2 4,022 4,531 2,030 3,355 159,045 107.202 100,755 39,336 82,561 58,726 36,653 51,771 51,293 60,683 .247 .191 .180 .126 .134 28,0S6 29,399 29,337 27,461 9,661 9,672 9,033 8,434 1,431 1,833 2,188 2,577 20,927 24,614 22,348 18,595 60,170 52,486 72,786 61,518 .120 .127 .130 .136 80,634 33,481 31,206 28,151 25,092 25,257 23,148 20,470 18,103 8,223 8,058 7,681 6,989 2,493 2,500 3,067 3,059 25,848 37,416 62,305 77,026 53,130 52,862 80,853 70,145 .136 .129 .127 .126 1,379, S50 6,617,660 8,942,659 8,936,377 23,025 25,447 31,127 37,630 16,532 18,693 23,830 29,566 6,493 6,754 7,297 8,064 3,294 3,441 3,5S3 2,589 92,048 95,222 93,486 99,726 62,891 65,604 63,596 62,612 .132 .136 .137 .138 6, 658,148 5,871, 802 3,658,414 10, S64 41, 805 44,181 44,004 39,866 32,777 34,595 34,105 30,032 9,029 9,586 9,899 9,234 2,990 4,012 4,381 4,845 94,975 103,371 101,607 104,675 58,167 52,185 55, 788 50,362 .138 .137 .136 .141 35,151 30,519 25,121 19,6S3 26,684 22,601 18,496 14,825 8,467 7,918 6,625 4,358- 4,999 4,671 5,473 5,582 112,267 102,735 121,502 118,157 75,617 40,751 64,394 64,353 .146 .155 .169 .169 14,786 18,288 22,547 26,924 4,347 4,512 4,957 5,907 6,119 5,816 5, 747 5,3,53 125,438 125, 479 125,249 131,088 59,010 62,019 63,167 10,4S4,858 18,865 22,800 27,503 32,831 .156 .148 .144 .139 9,467,787 8,460,932 37,450 41,042 30,430 32,945 7,020 8,097 4,814 124,523 4,801 6S,889 75,089 .134 .126 2 30,504 29,753 33,330 33,751 2 22,289 21,211 24,512 25,642 37,747 39,071 38,369 35,896 5 1921. September.. October November.. December.. 45 40 1923. January February... March April May June July August September.. October November.. December.. 1923. January February... March April May June July August September.. October November.. December.. 115 126 131 75 90 108 118 106 123 135 137 148 90 98 107 108 108 94 92 85 80 6,081,285 9,222,722 10,094,136 1 Iron ore movement from the U. S. War Department, Engineer Corps; Lake Superior iron ore movement from the Lake Superior Iron Ore Association; cupper production representing for 1913 through 1920, smelter production from domestic ores, from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, data since the beginning of 1921 tvom American Bureau of Metal Statistics, representing the primary production of copper by the miuos of the United Slates; exports from the U. S. Department of Commerce; price of copper from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2 Twelve month's average June, 1919, to May, 1920, inclusive. 8 No allowanco made for seasonal variation in computing these index numbers. Thefiguresrepresent the total iron ore movement, both for the 1 United States canal and the Canadian canal which is equivalent to about 85 per cent of the total iron ore production of the United States. Figures for 1913 to 1922 reprfisssent monthly averages cornputed from the total movement for the year on a six months' basis during the equivalent of which period the total movement takes place. Th The Canals, however, are open from April to December, inclusive, and'the monthly data here shown cover the entire season during which the canals are open. < Furnaces reporting vary in number from 319 to 341. Beginning with June, 1922, reports from 15 Canadian furnaces are included. e Index number less than 1. 71 MISCELLANEOUS IRON PRODUCTS. Table IS*—(A) IBTDEX NTJMBEBS AND (B) MTTMEEICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources*1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] STEEL BARRELS AND DRUMS. OHIO FOUNDRY IRON. OHIO FOUNDRY IRON. S T E E L B A I U I E L S AND DRUMS. Melt in^s. YEAR AND MONTH. ReProTotal ceipts Ship- ducPer stocks. of ments. tion. Ton- cent iron* nage. of normal. ftelative UnNew filled orders. orders. Total Receipts stocks. of iron. Long tons. Rel.to 1920. Per cent of normal. Long tons. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1920 mo. a v . . 04 1*121 mo av 1922 mo. a v . . 1 0 0 2 40 1OO 3 102 1OO 1921. May 61 Tune 76 37 38 July August 58 32 153 September... October November December... 1922. January February March April. . . 1OO Shipments. Number. 1OO 100 5 100 100 51 172 195 142 110 80 93 28 7,439 80 86 33 0 274 19 34 Id 04 86 93 77 7,070 16. 67 104 67 47 110 139 132 105 56 <31 <29 80 105 95 75 07 50 148 145 103 109 77 47 64 116 113 97 57 40 104 111 76 57 45 132 42 80 70 60 131 75 91 104 77 131 91 150 87 93 92 93 179 2 7 791 12,183 = 20.71 3 22 753 51.82 2 2 , 2 7 4 112,432 8,2.'SO ' 192,3S6 89,»U0 89 54S 33,999 96,754 8,123 24. 14 24,491 155,521 * 14.94 17,835 117,112 93 3,766 8 137 82 9,39'1 24.20 14,217 130,199 83 39 6,922 20. 80 23,225 124,000 90 87 83 6,929 23.13 29,300 3,491 89. 216 97 106 42 9 ; 275 31.17 29,241 6,181 101,830 159 120 109 12.646 39.97 29,266 7,530 168,476 207 149 175 10,541 48.40 20,551 7,664 200,214 4 26.09 165 S99 May 90 95 101 113 201 243 178 200 10.981 49.48 22,52,8 9,293 June.. Julv August . 99 98 110 124 238 2.30 182 117 12,017 50.75 10,174* ' 266,944 99 113 89 79 197 230 143 123 12,087 58.54 24,399 19,810 104 139 73 112 218 237 132 87 12,723 71.97 16,195 112 121 75 87 184 213 138 92 13,639 62.68 110 119 88 123 169 20(i 122 82 14,073 61.42 134 122 90 100 173 213 K)5 105 10.350 123 us 82 100 180 222 181 97 14,929 110 115 132 184 -182 221 98 163 131 353 173 236 257 132 236 276 267 153 288 237 112 6,521 220,992 9,194 244,271 16,679 7,187 206, 448 19,631 10,106 189, 4S4 63.32 21,439 8, 240 194,059 61.02 18, 215 13,179 201,319 13,410 59.34 20, 240 10, 828 200,021 19,800 67. SO 23,992 29,044 193,992 22. M2 83.20 25,617 19,406 24,787 79.90 28,335 21,925 254.573 245,125 81.12 81.27 23,303 15,961 231,440 26,3<?6 15,570 207.563 1923. January February March . . . April 186 161 91 108 115 203 154 127 266 227 219 May 190 157 105 194 209 266 210 84 23,193 June July August 198 157 118 189 185 210 98 207 165 127 183 188 239 245 69 $5. 32 2S 351 10,950 210,621 148 154 103 181 194 236 ISO 156 24,091 25 1N3 90 18,048 79. 56 23, 033 14,899 217,127 147 172 143 76 18,774 71.51 22,830 12,876 164,511 158 194 173 10S 21,458 68.14 24,426 16,488 177,073 September... October November December 154 138 109 156 176 131 110 200 Unfilled orders. New orders. Per coat; of capacity. Number. B .—NUMERICAL DATA. 225,372 September.. October.... November... December... Pro- duction. j Relative to 1921. t o 1922. Meltings. 17.4 34.0 16.1 15 0 16.2 22 9 16.6 25.2 19.7 13.3 15.6 16.9 27.7 36.1 42 2 40.1 40.0 41.2 > 2^4,557 332, 228 1 GO,.Til SI (V>9 175,790 4 1.101 •v. •«-, 213,490 247,320 l'j"i '«7 240,616 255 423 220,677 120.531 1 i0 907 193, 814 03.089 201,204 133.874 SO.167 130 711 218,315 67, S5S 2N 1,794 350,445 175,534 2S0,999 410,477 321,069 427,739 1S8 28S 334,S81 19s, i:?o 309.044 140. '2(Y> 37.0 35.9 37.1 38.7 322,632 116.769 287,141 IM:J,O5O 3N5, SSI 169.4S0 155. 166 31.7 41.0 48.1 50.1 518,403 157,377 (>03, 774 21!.019 ?!»>, 000 424,107 627.143 5.10. S01 179. SOI 46.3 41.5 42.7 41.0 493,09N 134,474 493, 733 157, 153 422, 478 109 54S 30(>, 704 143, 500 30.0 33.7 335,324 122,5(K) 405,653 172,751 1 Data on gray iron foundries in Ohio from Ohio State Foundrymen's Association; steel barrels and drums from the Steel Jiurrnt Manufacturers' Association. Monthly data2 on orders for steel barrels and drums back to January, 1920, may be found in the September, 1923, issue (No. 25), pages 54 to 57. Ten months' averago, March to December, inclusive. 3 Five months' average. July to December, exclusive of Oetober. 4 Represents last half of September only. Previous to September, 1921, reports are for mouth beginning on 15th, but subsequent to this date all reports arc for the calendar month. & Six months' averago, July to December, inclusive. 72 MACHINERY. Table 19.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] PUMPS. FOUNDRY EQUIPMENT.* YEAR AND MONTH. Agricuf-; tural. PUMPS. Steam, power, and centrifugal. Orders on Ship- hand Total New Ship- tiffed shipSales. ments. end m e n t s . orders. ments. orders, of month Relative to 1919. Relative to 1922. FOUNDRY EQUIPMENT. 2 Shipments. Sales. Relative to 1919. Shipments. 100 1920 m o . a v . . 1921 m o . a v . 1922 m o . a v . & 42 100 100 5 100 <90.4 September... Oetob r November... December 1922. January February March April too 100 124 151 163 52 91 80 & $97, 284 $101,843 69 80 64 268,100 101 74 90 67 70 65 62 64 63 64 May June July August September... October November... December... 1923. January February March April May June July August September... October November... December... 39 40 69 64 30 46 82 68 69 65 81 62 45 48 47 47 102 70 76.2 82 60 85 84 77.9 66 62 138 136 94 94.4 64 53 141 114 122 104.2 72 00 101 117 102 99.0 90 01 113 138 99 105.4 84 61 62.8 Pitcher, hand, and windmill. month. Steam, power and centrifugal. Power and New Ship- Unfilled hydro- Total .3 orders,inents. orders. pneumatic Number. Dollars. Thousands of dollars. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 100 1921. June July August..!.. Orders on hand end of Dollars. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1919 m o . a v . . Agricultural. 90 117 82 97.1 79 66 130 132 88 100.8 81 69 98 102 94 87.2 84 86 73 108 96 119 89.3 91 106 74 91 86 81 88.0 115 96 92 170 116 176 152 153 187 173 198 105. 8 129 112 104 1S3 172 178 100.0 125 124 110 183 188 189 114.1 90 128 107 165 165 192 108.1 96 123 107 133 182 165 108. 5 83 137 100 130 100 103 102.0 76 144 9L 92 134 117 85.9 62 123 79 137 144 123 136 65 214,614 $369,816 ,503 SI,659;$1,290 $5,973 1,945 9,709 2,045 4,7K5 859 1,176 51,500 < 3,143 i 552, 111 1,155 1,030 3,802 77,077 105,011 65,354 143,029 826 1, 298 107,118 888 1,103 91,342 772 900 100,337 133,161 103,544 96,503 87,553 73,944 98,382 111,535 525 803 813 810 121,371 125,727 274,208 227,408 114,350 115,06S 170,918 205, 825 371,148 379,258 271,346 302,980 333,099 279,188 280, 003 330,515 242,039 34S, 872 261, i)30 291, 208 908 893 1,199 1,061 766 894 774 1,051. 982 1,004 988 846 47,020 47,030 44,123 2,107 2,774 2,858 384,200 465,504 475,607 346,258 452, 907 378,025 366,283 52,853 50, 893 53, 942 60,534 3,291 3,519 3,590 3,674 576,957 630,356 604,359 044,208 1, 080 825 1,327 924 28G, 155 323,751 249,577 234, 076 301,520 327.202 3 10, 902 438, 830 50,799 55,735 48,350 48,744 3,370 3,403 2,950 3,035 592,005 015,450 532,455 545,398 453.772 407, 609 464,100 490,477 I 283,978 374,416 482, 351 419,931 651, 066 692,190 572,995 650,622 56,570 54,322 75,371 62,290 2,797 2,670 3,635 3, 271 489,394 442,405 350, 245 349,790 458,737 403, 425 444,074 391,592 698,105 710,908 010,314 001,219 57,653 52,5S6 42,074 42,527 247,329 307,006 328,855 352,384 439,817 454,374 33,712 4,392 4,001 3,861 3, 851 3,840 3,842 4,040 3, 888 3,723 3,568 3,685 3,148 3,506 3,038 3,024 1, 230 1,156 1,054 1,078 1,523 1, 240 1,042 1,387 1,114 1,515 1,365 528,003 1,506 1,112 537, 294 1, 908 1, 244 040,140 2,138 1, 448 610, 531 2,078 1, 600 4, 849 5, 514 6,195 6,595 4,258 3,867 3,976 3,260 690,408 1,491 059,901 1,000 002,482 1,384 623, 284 1,253 1,048 1,5S7 1,705 1,858 0, 407 0,378 5,987 5,413 2,918 524,486 1,029 1,592 1,750 4,737 3,804 1,140 1,015 3,942 4,119 4,339 4,438 1 Data on foundry equipment from Foundry Equipment Manufacturers' Association; shipments of agricultural pumps from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in cooperation with the National Association of Farm, Equipment Manufacturers and covers 22 linns, except for May and June, 1922 when only 21 firms reported: data on steam pumps, single and duplex power pumps, and centrifugal pumps, from The Hydraulic Society, covering about two-thirds of the industry; monthly dal a back to.) auuary, 1919, may2 be found in the Soptoniber, 1923, issue (No. 25), pages 54 to 57. Data reported by 13 members of the Foundry Equipment Manufacturers' Association, said to represent (V> to 70 per cent of the foundry equipmmi industry. The principal3 products are molding machines, sand-cutting machines, sand-blast machines, tumbling barrels, sand-mixing machines, cupolas, ladles, core-making machines, eU\ These figures include, besides the articles shown in other two columns, tho value of cylinders shipped separately. 4 Eleven months' average. 6 Seven months' average. 6 Eight months' average. 73 PATENTS, AND BUILDING EQUIPMENT. Table 20.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Baso year in bold-faced type.] PATENTS GRANTED BY U. S. PATENT OFFICE.* STOKERS. FIKE EXTINGUISH' ERSa PATENTS GRANTED BY U. S. PATENT OFFICE.2 STOKERS. Sales. if3 I YEAR AND MONTH. ShipOrders Orders ments. received. shipped. Shipments. SSI monthly monthly monthly monthly monthly av. av. av. av. av. 100 US Number. 79 43 97 65 87 71 95 60 3,214 3,073 3,097 3,157 3,201 S6 62 68 65 65 73 57 55 234 183 73 49 49 130 65,919 27,262 60,409 2,718 48 32 65 59 46 54 64 67 110 54 60 58 36,401 17,596 21,626 20,224 66 45 43 65 51 58 60 SI 75 116 125 34,157 35,663 G9,716 62,027 65 53 32 56 63 35 41 53 113 61,391 109 | 37,239 177 | 70,230 160 S3,310 35 65 30 39 115 40,505 158 63,167 <96 ;4 35,808 ' 20S 4131,699 121 1918 monthly av. 1919 monthly av. 1920 monthly a v . 1921 monthly a v . 1922 monthly a v . 114 109 110 112 113 109 SG 82 72 62 144 151 170 128 114 1921. September... October November... December... 96 61 107 47 104 41 126 23 33 2,955 131 82 149 26 41 3,711 106 75 156 25 38 2,994 121 84 133 35 65 107 3,433 108 57 119 32 68 90 3,045 100 54 135 50 132 137 2,823 123 3,084 1922. January February March April 1OO 1OO 125 31 52 56 115 Number. fc 2,828 3,329 3,601 3,664 3,422 1OO 151 165 140 160 130 100 S2 110 53 118 139 109 99 128 147 61 116 100 3,935 67 81 47 71 119 3,089 41 95 76 133 141 2,788 71 123 6S 15S 96 3,621 68 u 120 104 82 3,832 4 99 101 3,030 2,974 47 43 35 40 3,578 3,226 2,997 3,097 72 48 52 44 77 48 56 50 145 83,270 129 66,619 120 68,955 167 ! 85,339 64 47 61 69 194 135 129 135 61 67 September October November December 136 | 107 105 59 81 54 151 44 70 4 41 51 91 4 S9 68 250 ! Number. Dollars. 52,732 82 I j | j Number of pieces. 87 109 May June July August Sales. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 1OO 123 110 120 110 127 TUBULAR PLUMBING. .a | Rel. to 1919. Relative to 1922. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 BRASS FAUCETS. Sales. 1st Relative to 1913. FIRE EXTINGUISH' ERS. a 2,760 4,969 M72,719 163,353 109,307 277,926 264,228 123,768 282,194 342,515 350,447 353,476 338,236 379,00S 338,307 381,182 267,955 224,313 163,508 1SS,264 247,439 2S1,">S2 $160,086 187,175 244,602 240,160 7S7,0S7 645,306 749,185 566,558 683,022 481,740 708,356 703,457 311,738 254,593 470,717 185,724 378,403 238,690 445,994 189,747 512,395 257,012 227,701 272,974 681,483 540,324 421,819 425,032 119,467 90,320 94,381 125,S65 122,392 105,709 100,755 124,525 338,221 408,765 3S9,845 490,690 i:r>, 960 173,481 130,374 147,420 5,307 4,492 6,7S6 6,123 4,983 5,910 7,016 4,789 5,160 4,069 4,910 4,997 1923. January February March April 127 I 114 | 106 I 110 56 143 76 149 109 62 109 121 63 142 102 56 90 126 May.... June— July.... August. September October November December ! 91 179 62 158 76 61 112 55 126 85 66 130 51 131 103 162 115 83 191 105 4,032 58 113 92 3,069 100 77 3,421 160 58 136 119 2,873 49 50 44 39 142 42 115 61 156 38 62 2,551 3,572 31 48 100,513 59,719 52,518 71,693 i 60,486 8S ! 32,576 3,788 4,234 5,120 5,71S 5,215 4,554 3,810 5,906 ! ': I 1 Patents granted compiled from the official records on file in the U. S. Department of the Interior, V. S. Patent Office, Division of Publications; stoker sales through December, 1922, from the Stoker Manufacturers' Association, said to represent approximately 99 per cent of the industry, beginning wit h January, 1023, from reports to U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from 15 manufacturers representing practically the entire industry: data on fire extinguishers from the Fire Extinguisher Eivhaugi; data, representing the total of 22 different classes of faucets, from the National Association of Brass Manufacturers reported to the association by its members; tubular plumbing sales from the Tubular Plumbing Goods Association. 2 It should be noted that inasmuch as patents are granted on Tuesdays only, the number of patents shown for a given month represents the total of either 4 or 5 Tuesdays. 3 Data include patents granted falling within the official classification of "agricultural implements; planters, harrows and diggers, plows, harvesters, scattering unload«lers, and threshing implements. ' * Figures are incomplete, owing to the failure of 2 or 3 member companies to report. 6 Eight months' average. TIN, LEAD, AND ZINC. Table 21.—INDEX NUMBERS. From Government and non- Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] TIN. Stocks. YEAR AND MONTH. Consumption.* World visible. 5 ZINC. Im- Bars, United blocks, etc. States.' PricePig (New York). LEAD. ProducShiption Receipts ments from (total Stocks. at St. St. priLouis/Louis.* mary). PricePrime western CNnw York). Rel. to Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly av 1914 monthlv av 1915 monthly av 1916 monthly av . . 1917 monthly av 1918 monthiv av 1919 monthly av 1920 monthly av 1921 monthly av 1922 monthly av 1921. May June July August ... September October November December 1922. January Fsbruarv March April . . . . . . 1OO 1OO 1OO 100 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 86 120' 92 87 78 102 49 99 95 90 275 106 88 111 123 113 97 84 141 35 110 107 247 109 104 100 1OO 128 150 171 147 96 193 43 160 114 241 132 152 137 135 132 193 132 276 168 159 372 131 133 112 17 124 190 149 142 164 138 169 104 55 78 146 132 124 114 212 74 101 92 203 127 91 131 116 159 180 110 112 138 99 114 193 139 131 201 83 1S4 59 159 127 47 67 62 196 49 73 90 1OO 192 56 105 131 191 134 117 72 108 89 66 75 104 126 309 116 132 34 44 148 139 138 21 72 62 211 31 67 92 88 243 78 113 145 43 65 67 221 32 85 90 220 73 10o 42 164 136 37 62 54 227 40 82 92 181 51 100 91 161 95 54 59 51 213 20 24 27 64 80 99 256 56 100 71 171 95 61 60 50 200 89 81 98 203 52 105 61 189 111 46 61 50 174 86 88 112 182 65 107 89 184 71 721 65 73 165 88 89 107 168 44 107 101 204 92 93 73 76 164 64 62 69 72 122 90 128 256 49 107 117 212 72 95 71 82 162 87 131 356 202 76 97 68 78 158 70 39 73 57 102 88 110 83 121 212 97 78 107 86 86 120 369 84 107 46 90 115 282 70 116 98 101 87 94 115 372 124 126 62 83 46 98 103 115 114 129 80 133 131 48 79 113 125 369 265 294 140 133 43 71 65 63 59 76 61 59 165 181 167 165 65 92 148 137 178 148 110 68 88 127 185 104 89 69 95 99 190 174 128 131 133 70 73 70 99 110 114 195 86 72 109 70 53 138 185 67 <77 72 153 1.85 155 158 77 115 138 46 44 132 204 146 94 82 139 48 133 201 201 174 84 148 45 181 208 182 138 88 160 41 169 203 111 130 94 147 27 181 185 199 220 192 109 169 25 179 194 176 103 162 22 43 40 128 104 May June July August 165 148 145 151 179 171 162 152 170 118 115 132 133 95 164 92 148- 86 149 88 144 32 42 52 65 September October 124 151 160 166 93 135 93 146 56 63 1923. Januarv February March April December 1OO 289 268 130 September October November December . Price— Fie:, desilverized (New York). Relative to 1913. 1921. 140 126 May June July Aucust Shipments Produc- Receipts at St. from tion. Louis.3 St. Louis.3 196 152 116 110 156 128 199 98 137 89 207 107 118 123 124 140 351 340 125 165 140 152 129 147 242 110 165 127 141 252 73 166 48 50 79 62 125 146 255 78 178 130 134 215 62 185 141 160 271 91 193 133 152 301 78 188 94 87 100 77 71 79 91 76 121 110 110 114 160 163 157 151 46 57 38 52 117 114 144 144 192 61 168 185 62 164 129 64 145 197 90 153 121 87 161 108 101 156 , See footnotes on opposite page also, so York Metal Exchange; production and. stocks of total primary zinc from American Zinc Institute; receipts and shipments i Stocks and consumption of tin from New ,.._ Exchange of St. Louis; exports and imports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; of zinc and lead at St. Louis from Merchants ' wholesale prices from U. 8. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, representing average of weekly prices; index number of lead production from A mertcan Bureau of Metal Statistics representing production of its members. 75 TIN, LEAD, AND ZINC. Table 22.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] TIN. Stocks. YEAR AND MONTH. Consumption^ World visible.^ United States. 1914 montlily average. 1915 monthly average.. 1916 monthly average.. 1917 monthly average., 1918 monthly average.. 1919 monthly average.. 1920 monthly average. 1921 monthly average., 1922 monthly average.. 3,058 3,475 4,063 4,685 4,823 12,377 18,803 1,847 1,700 2,079 3,153 2,535 4,862 2,692 4,260 2,160 4,788 13,894 12,890 19,726 19,697 23,649 312 1,015 3,322 2,351 2,481 1,225 18,352 17,968 20,316 19,858 2,571 2,546 2,521 1,761 14,907 15,208 18,585 Imports- PricePig Bars, (New blocks, York). etc. Production (total primary). Thou- i Dollars j sands of | per pounds, pound. ! Long tons. 1913 monthly average. ZINC. 9,560 $0,449 Stocks. LEAD. PriceShip- Prime Receipts ments westat St. St. ern Louis.2 from Louis.2 (New York). Dollars per 28,385 $0,058 5,476 .053 .144 .140 15,048 9,299 15,838 9,516 pound. 57,780 58,840 81,586 111,242 111,596 81,318 27,675 40,190 27,360 26,834 28,506 30,541 30,490 35,196 44,323 32,482 107,442 76,461 47,759 .852 .655 .503 .299 .325 86,320 76,500 79,962 35,932 62,280 82,482 74,970 80,886 159,657 72,770 34,369 18,194 60,060 57,666 54,881 20,739 21,149 5,201 .322 .290 .278 .266 36,052 38,886 30,990 29,242 171,624 179,778 184,816 173,098 8,594 5,426 6,613 7,596 5,796 4,352 6,886 8,880 .268 .276 .289 ..326 28,734 29,034 42,270 44,026 162,270 141,648 134,098 133,216 9,103 9,295 15,783 10,526 .320 .305 .291 .305 47,412 45,026 53,064 51,012 2,806 8,490 12,552 12,683 8,219 .309 .315 I .315 |i .325 ' 1,236 <7,379 2,859 15,086 9,273 14,085 12,908 11,876 7,475 10,503 4,517 11,225 riceShip- P Pig, ments desilfrom verized St. (New Louis.3 York). Thousands of pounds. .353 .376 .433 .594 8,351 Receipts at St. Louis.8 Thousands ol pounds. Dollars per pound. 8,752 $0,044 .039 .046 .068 .091 14,670 7,810 20,390 11,425 8,995 7,195 11,024 10,490 16,905 12,070 .074 .081 .052 .061 9,294 .074 .058 .081 .046 .058 18,985 9,087 11,406 18,053 .054 .049 .048 .047 13,308 12,044 9,894 14,011 6,819 6,416 4,428 4,922 .050 .045 .044 .044 17,585 17,110 19,198 20,016 25,402 24,302 24,862 34,593 .048 .051 .052 .053 11,098 9,955 9,208 14,006 4,553 5,681 3,833 4,318 .046 .047 .047 .047 131,356 128,248 120,524 103,456 19,414 10,698 20,187 15,854 29,052 31,323 24,313 13,132 .051 .049 .050 .052 19,500 11,604 20,232 15,434 8,514 6,787 7,325 6,108 .047 .047 .047 .051 54,838 | 57,094 63,834 62,846 80,818 59,152 57,236 43,258 27,066 28,082 17,057 13,355 24,643 23,650 13,158 22,364 .055 .057 .060 .066 20,344 20,222 14,486 16,112 10,856 | 11,806 i 7,002 I 12,284 ! .055 .058 .058 .059 .323 .346 .369 .377 66,268 79,880 80,400 85,682 37,612 36,086 38,994 36,504 11,791 19,531 18, 044 17,328 16,882 21,610 17,331 16,646 .069 .072 .075 .074 19,245 18,618 13,254 13,805 10,935 J 14,410 | 9,615 6,382 .062 .067 .072 .073 92,634 84,886 97,462 93,732 33,148 21,728 20,042 17,952 11,806 11,096 35,366 28,851 13,556 14,171 22,506 17,498 .073 .076 .082 .077 13,938 11,792 14,828 16,470 6,822 5,402 7,939 | 6,814 .078 .082 .085 .083 .074 .072 .064 .007 31,430 31,644 13,549 7,975 7,298 4,866 1921. May.. June.. 1,590 August. 3,320 September.. October November.. December.. 2,605 1,525 January.. February. March.... April May.... June July.... August. 3,710 21,189 23,349 22,806 25,220 4,275 26,216 1,331 3,215 25,047 1,406 2,230 3,250 22,353 3,086 22,017 2,731 4,740 22,910 23,566 21,502 24,176 5,130 4,590 4,150 4,870 1923. January February March April 6,625 6,185 6,634 6,775 25,765 25,157 24,622 22,116 6,035 5,510 22,187 21,297 20,019 18,754 4,540 5,540 19,864 20,567 5,050 5,603 4,812 September.. October November.. December.. 1,696 6,030 December. May.... June July.... August. 1,316 4,995 22,879 22,902 25,280 24,930 September.. October 1,756 2,041 5,410 5,305 1,921 2,371 3,616 2,022 4,133 3,566 2,699 8,944 3,704 16,643 3,354 13,165 2,054 12,429 4,067 18,365 3,577 16,802 .393 .423 .489 j .463 | 3,132 11,272 .4281; 2,137 10,966 2,037 12,616 2,887 12,709 .411 .386 .393 94,694 85,680 86,130 83,250 26,038 34,346. 42,480 52,942 26,055 24,181 27,628 21,183 20,018 22,496 25,838 21,550 .071 .064 .064 .067 10,518 10,146 7,083 10,792 5,304 5,387 5,630 7,858 2,362 9,408 13,053 .418 .417 78,210 84,196 45,780 51,574 12,629 15,711 10,910 14,730 .068 .067 6,641 5,926 7,571 8,815 3,677 See footnote on opposite page also, a Converted from data in slabs of SO pounds each. 8 Converted from data in pigs of 50 pounds each. 4 Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 6 Figures on consumption of tin represent withdrawals from warehouses. 6 World visible supply includes stocks in United States, Europe, and afloat. | | ! ' .071 .069 76 COAL. Table 23.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] BITUMINOUS. ANTHRACITE. Prices. Prices. YEAB AND MONTH. Production. Exports.* Relative to Relative to 5-yr. av. 1913. 1909-13 monthly average 1913 monthly average 1914 monthly average. 1915 monthly average. 1916 monthly average Mine aver-5 age. Wholesale, Pro- Stocks, ExWhole- Retail, duc- end of sale, tion. month.3 ports. chest- chestnut, nut, New New York. York. Kana- Retail, wha Chif.o.b. cago. Cincinnati. R e l a t i v e t o 1913. Relative to Relative to 1913. 1921. i 1OO 1921 monthly average 1922 monthly average COKE. Production. Beehive. Byproduct. Price. Exports. Con- nellsvilie. RelaRelaRelative to Relative to 1913. Relative to 1913. . tive to tive to 5-yr. av. 5-yr. av. 1913. 100 1OO 100 82 100 88 111 91 100 74 73 106 150 120 133 99 176 143 338 91 204 172 245 155 59 198 73 194 177 62 242 94 443 100 88 93 137 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 120 100 100 1OO 105 93 100 102 99 111 100 100 69 127 91 100 102 97 103 100 103 105 144 150 122 101 96 121 105 105 115 163 264 208 144 109 161 112 pi 121 151 210 177 136 108 129 129 132 98 136 211 187 143 96 129 119 261 459 266 176 98 140 179 68 87 157 207 207 178 99 100 121 198 194 17 157 32 149 85 84 295 237 198 58 55 68 200 197 24 224 52 293 1921. November December . . January February . May June July August September October December 90 110 193 186 144 97 154 100 201 191 10 134 24 131 112 121 189 186 157 103 131 107 201 191 15 164 31 134 92 98 191 186 188 93 135 114 201 191 17 167 42 122 79 70 184 175 185 81 140 106 201 191 18 176 32 113 94 59 185 171 185 82 137 78 200 190 18 180 41 113 103 74 179 164 177 89 133 95 200 189 20 169 44 325 126 108 172 164 182 115 125 102 200 189 26 202 34 133 40 65 182 164 182 104 38 201 189 19 210 38 183 246 51 31 252 214 180 72 21 189 15 240 30 56 49 273 232 184 1 47 189 40 277 33 380 19 (6) 38 441 481 2 5 10 (8) 189 220 235 39 185 192 2 56 245 302 16 16 19 244 43 14 6 169 36 525 103 107 410 336 225 65 1 212 22 212 48 456 157 356 291 227 112 198 198 334 291 225 112 152 198 198 276 53 52 402 147 31 41 265 114 6 9 31 141 198 113 117 134 336 268 225 111 5 133 200 209 44 289 168 287 295 1923. January February March April . May June 1 July August : September October November December . 126 99 354 256 228 114 4 124 200 293 107 338 73 292 222 224 102 4 115 ?oo 207 214 53 106 53 265 97 202 117 111 258 222 207 117 6 139 200 203 62 307 134 300 107 126 227 222 184 106 12 147 200 196 63 303 277 259 116 205 216 200 183 112 21 155 200 196 65 314 223 211 114 220 207 188 184 114 29 145 200 196 63 299 88 195 113 207 193 177 183 109 34 158 200 19S 57 307 82 1S7 123 193 195 177 183 116 35 153 200 201 53 306 136 116 161 195 177 181 38 28 61 210 208 49 294 130 177 123 136 183 177 182 114 139 216 209 46 293 107 152 Sec footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Except anthracite stocks from the A nthracite 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 from U. S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey; exports from U. 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 Statistic*. Wholesale price of bituminous coal is based on run of mine lump, while the retail price is average consumer's price of lump, egg, nut, and mine run, averaged according to shipments. The price of Coke represents beehive furnace coke (range of prompt and future) at Conncllsvillc ovens. 77 COAL, Table 24.—NtfKERICAI DATA. Front Government sources.1 [Base year i n bold-faced t y p e ; i n d e x n u m b e r s o n opposite page.] BITUMINOUS. ANTHRACITE. Prices. Y E A R AND MONTH. 1909-13 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . 1913 m o n t h l y average 1914 m o n t h l y average 1915 m o n t h l y average 1916 m o n t h l y average 1917 m o n t h l y 1918 m o n t h l y 1919 m o n t h l y 1920 m o n t h l y 1921 m o n t h l y 1922 m o n t h l y average... average... average... average... average... average... Production. Eiports.1 Thous. of short tons. Thous. of long tons. Mine average.* Wholesale, Kana- Retail, Chiwha cago. f.o.b. Cincinnati. Dollars per short ton. Pro- Stocks, ducend of tion. month.3 Thous. of short tons. 35,225 36,885 41,877 1,499 1,150 1,397 1,581 45,983 48,282 38,822 47,389 34,660 33, 709 1,789 1,663 1,497 2,866 1,722 919 ! •1.23 $2.20 1.14 1.12 1.85 2.20 2.20 2.68 3.25 2.58 2.59 5.64 2.55 4.58 3.88 4.11 5.85 4.56 3.63 5.2( Wholesale, chest- chest— nut, nut, New New York. York. 4.87 7,569 7,416 7,298 288 346 319 295 347 6.95 6.55 6.86 8.48 8.58 9.50 8,301 S.,236 7,341 7,467 7,539 4,393 462 370 370 402 348 197 •4.81 4.93 4.89 7,627 2,673 1,478 Beehive. Dols. per Dais, per long short ton. ton. Thous. of long tons. Price. Production. Prices* 1,098 39,869 COKE. Byproduct. Thous. of short tons. Exports. Connellsville. Thous. Dols. per of long short ton. tons. 73 1,589 73 49 67 87 •2.44 1.81 1.79 3.25 1,870 2,166 2,095 2,565 1,660 2,375 104 126 53 68 23 38 8.25 2,540 1,587 1,748 471 670 $5.31 •6.97 2,799 5.32 5.57 7.00 7.17 7.34 1,945 2,292 2,955 5.94 6.86 8.27 9.50 10.53 10.60 8.46 9.19 10.81 12.33 13.52 13.70 2,764 5.33 1,059 935 1,172 6.00 4.74 10.82 3.65 7.14 I 1921. September. October | November. December.. 35,893 44,686 36,805 31,627 1,329 1,079 770 January... February. March April 37,600 40,951 50,193 15,780 644 814 1,187 715 2.24 May.... June... July.... August. 20,501 22,309 17,003 22,328 340 541 366 426 3.10 3.36 4,67 5.92 September. October November. December.. 40,964 45,173 45,262 46, 450 ,729 i ,618 j January.. February. April 50,123 42,160 46,807 42,564 May Juno July August 46,076 45, 644 45,126 48,S64 3,212 2.37 2.33 2.35 2.26 2.27 2.20 2.12 4.10 4.10 4.10 3.85 6.92 7.56 9.06 3.75 3.60 3.60 3.60 8.91 8.50 8.77 4.70 5.10 5.39 6.64 8.92 8.77 8.68 8.85 8.92 9.22 7,385 | 4,123 7,858 3,500 3,601 7,110 3,747 6,203 287 308 329 | 306 ! 10.66 10.66 10.66 10.65 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 6,258 6,762 8,757 26 224 i 10.64 10.63 10.64 10.66 13.21 13.14 13.14 13.14 496 549 732 528 1,903 1,795 2,137 2,227 2.75 3.04 5.25 4.48 13.14 13.14 13.14 15.33 432 458 450 539 2,537 2,580 2,486 1,794 10.53 10.53 10. 52 10.64 14.79 13. 83 13.83 14.54 606 878 1,138 1,233 2,244 2,806 2,925 3,063 11.13 35 39 9.80 38 7.19 123 ! 7.00 10.62 i 10.63 \ 10.63 [ 10.62 14.45 11.90 14.13 13.67 1,478 1,482 1,749 1.776 3,100 2,810 3,256 3,206 78 i 71 j 98 I 202 ! 8.25 7.13 7.31 6.31 10.63 10.62 10.62 10.63 13.67 13. 67 13. S3 14.00 1,829 1,755 1,582 1,494 3,328 3, 166 3,255 3,239 163 ( 64 ; GO ! 99! 5.15 4.75 4. 55 4.56 11.50 14. 5S 1,373 3,112 1,290 3,090 95 1 78 ' 3.85 3,674 3,567 3,344 2,775 275! 295 j 109 i | 35 | 1,930 84 j 1,247 500 116 f 161 } 61 ! i 40 ! 17 ! 29 | 141 5.04 7.39 6.39 10.83 10.94 4,979 8,578 152 ,469 I 4.38 4.11 4.13 6.39 5.89 10.83 '! 10.82 ; 8,535 j 8,430 ! 236 137 092 806 I 220 | 38o 4.36 3.59 j 3.17j 2.79 i 5. 64 4.89 4.89 4.89 10.98 10. 79 9.96 8.84 I 8,713 j 7,773 | 8,900 8,063 105 i 114 ! 148 I 2.66 2.54 2.38 2.40 4.39 4.14 3. S9 3.89 S. 81 8.83 8.81 8.80 8,573 ! 8,665 8,320 8,80S 38 405 440 j 382 ! 22 28 26 I September October November December 46,175 49,171 I 2,249 2,419 | 2,278 2,117 1,769 ; 1,489 | 2.40 • 2.25 \ 3. S9 3.89 N. 73 8.77 2,917 8,724 | 568 I 766 | 89S ' 6.00 6.75 10.75 12.80 29 | 356 | 330 | 400 ! 422! 446 j 419 | i 176 ! 11.13 401 j 11.47 || !| I j! 4. 50 See footnote on opposite page also. J *l Does not include bunker coal on vessels engaged in:i the foreign foiwb,. Ul ««^. — trade. ' ' pne i of spot coal in 14 representative fields weighted by the pro» Average mine Excluding Hudson Coal Company, and represent stocks at distribuduction in each field. tion points. • No quotation. * Index number less than 1. 78 PETROLEUM. Table 25.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] CRUDE PETROLEUM. GASOLINE. Price, Total Oil Conship- Kansas- wells ProducsumpImports. Oklaments tions Total comTotal Number tion. homa, from for com- at refin- of days' Mexico.4 at wells. pleted. parison.s eries. supply.^ DomesProduc- Exports. 5 tic con- Stocks, end of 7 tion. sump- month. Stocks.1 YEAR AND MONTH. Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly average average average average average 1918 monthlv average. 1919 monthly average. 1920 monthly average 1921 monthly average 1922 monthly average ... Relative to 1919. tion. Relative to 1913. Relative to 1919. 1OO 100 1OO 10O 100 1OO 1OO 107 118 97 100 82 86 87 113 139 102 104 127 62 48 121 138 115 122 154 135 98 135 122 38 137 169 144 213 190 87 143 99 91 109 212 158 246 235 93 90 153 91 82 152 105 1OO 1OO 297 160 337 244 110 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 178 127 114 79 610 201 594 364 127 123 173 124 98 189 152 138 96 704 201 699 182 77 130 143 131 134 222 234 221 132 698 224 724 192 91 157 157 156 167 204 148 139 100 616 190 650 161 88 136 130 124 169 196 155 141 98 691 197 793 127 92 130 124 155 159 195 161 128 109 542 190 269 107 73 127 89 160 145 199 162 110 107 226 195 259 107 60 131 156 176 120 109 72 113 76 73 1931. May June July August September October November .. ... 178 165 120 107 616 191 817 107 49 126 114 153 173 166 123 103 784 208 776 166 47 134 154 159 97 184 170 146 100 876 211 814 228 56 131 150 122 105 204 177 178 103 929 220 898 241 70 133 117 109 124 20S 1S7 205 116 883 206 851 241 72 135 163 99 149 197 199 178 128 814 182 781 241 72 121 124 92 171 225 211 210 126 944 216 800 241 83 143 172 133 181 216 225 219 149 786 188 864 241 91 143 189 135 189 224 235 238 131) 945 223 861 241 95 156 182 174 181 220 244 242 137 821 221 786 241 104 159 176 177 175 1922. January February March April May July August ... September October November December 225 249 236 140 672 230 791 206 113 173 191 19S 164 225 250 228 133 565 242 642 134 107 167 117 204 149 219 251 225 138 '435 227 526 134 99 163 146 177 146 231 253 219 133 499 244 648 134 87 172 139 171 153 230 252 219 127 496 248 560 134 91 172 136 168 242 252 226 123 520 262 567 134 75 ,77 154 152 164 187 1923. January February March ... May 249 251 200 121 517 266 554 145 76 189 191 155 212 231 247 188 8 124 8294 8 228 471 185 69 172 218 130 239 271 255 208 120 394 264 612 198 78 191 223 151 267 281 260 210 123 335 255 587 195 96 188 214 170 283 299 267 211 126 399 266 570 163 118 192 232 203 281 297 276 212 135 396 249 553 155 115 193 230 221 267 Julv August 315 285 225 128 465 281 561 155 109 193 263 235 247 318 289 229 128 511 286 603 155 92 197 250 242 223 September October 311 297 219 131 406 277 523 144 80 189 236 229 206 317 304 134 450 289 534 133 72 269 December i See footnotes on opposite page also. m stocks to t h e Geological Survey figures t o c o m p e n s a t e for t h e exclusion of the latter. Geological Survey, but the imported stocks reported by the Bureau of Mines have been 923, total from — • change '* •in the me thod * ' of-comlputation reduced the January, 1923, from 264,675,000 t o 263,235,000 barrels, a n almost negligible difference. Beginning w i t h J a n u a r y , This pi v^&iiioriiui. an »» -held - ~ . — outside ^ , - ^ . — -• ^-_,^.., — _.— — . — . „ -column . _-^-., — *,«, uccrs' SHA^S stocks m ini uauiuiui<i, California, aii— n d i m. p^ o_r t^^— e d oil refineries are given in — t h e— separate headed 1923, the Geological Survey total of stocks, pipe-line tank farm produwu> epartment Bureau of Mines, Mines, and a n d includes includes both b o t h imported i m p o r t e d and a n d domestic d o t i oil. il Wholesale W h l l price i ' Tank farms and pipe the Interior, Interior,, Bur* ,.., lines." Total at refineries is from U. S. Department . of ., the ireau of 4.. rude petroleum, average for the month, from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: data on gasoline from U. S. Departm of crude petroleum, average for the month, from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: data on gasoline from U. S. Department oj the Interior, Bureau of Min2es. Mexican petroleum sliipinents are from the Oil Trade Journal, the current month being an approximate from the Wall Street Journal. Represents production transported from field of production, does hot include oil consumed at locality of production. 3 Figures for earlier years adjusted to represent approximate net stocks to conform with data for current months. v v v v o I 79 PETROLEUM. Table 26.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources*1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] GASOLINE. CRUDE PETROLEUM. Stocks.* Y E A R AND MONTH. Total Price, KanConshipsasTank Total at Imports. sump- ments OklaTotal farms tion. from homa, for coinrefin- NumMexico.* at wells. eries. ber of days* supPer ply.* Thousands of barrels. Thousands of barrels. barrel, Production; Oil wells completed. DomesProduc- Exports.' tic con- Stocks, end of 7 tion. sump- month. tion. Number of wells. Thousands of gallons. Kf 1913 m o n t h l y a v . 1914 monthly a v . 1915 monthly a v . 1916 monthly a v . 1917 m o n t h l y a v . 20,704 104,962 j 22,147 123,709 ! 23,425 145,914 25,064 144,556 27,943 12^,201 5,682 159 21,774 22,772 26,549 31,478 2,159 8 0 . 9 3 4 .798 1,766 .583 2,743 1.258 3.318 1.775 4,608 5.319 7,280 12,814 15,093 15,611 153 3,144 4,401 9, 054 10,442 10,362 20; 816 21,009 19,116 16,374 116 114 126 124 9,148 10,255 8,047 3,352 41,463 42,893 41,479 42,583 17,991 18,404 21,856 26, 562 124 119 116 120 41,702 45,314 12,994 , 45,987 13,753 j 47,905 17,634 16,746 17,571 19,397 196,228 ! 208,851 ! 221,588 j. 235,962 !. 30,636 26,580 31,298 32,752 135 ! 148 i 146 173 13,097 12,077 14,004 11,659 44,906 39,609 47,095 40,997 46,456 | 247.093 !.. 45,559 | 255.817 L 35,470 36,178 35,287 34,030 158 j 14,018 12,182 162 9,971 154 8,385 33, 615 32,766 32,765 33,805 252,961 255,385 258,738 264,627 29,914 28,113 31,133 31,343 140 65,936 279,877 273,157 289,986 | 283,651 299,389 j 293,054 303,305 298,872 31,511 31,718 33,581 34,271 64,352 65,677 311,433 319,591 32,753 29,661 103,886 13,526 126 1919 monthly a v . 31,531 110,026 14,935 116 1920 monthly a v . 36,911 133,115 16,954 92 1921 monthly a v . 39,13- 159,237 20,651 111 1922 m o n t h l y a v . 45,933 I 245,073 32,932 42,189 36, 763 35, 832 3S.108 42,173 155,267 162,463 i 168, S21 | 169,682 | i 172,874 ; 174,149 I 178,260 ! 185,623 ! January February... March April 43,141 40,814 46.634 j 44.635 May June July..' August September.. October November.. December.. 21,808 34,423 i 1918 m o n t h l y a v . 1921. May June July August 1,484 1,437 1,512 1,714 2,514 40,548 40,461 41,109 1,592 1,389 763 1,565 1,383 237,546 34,676 218,420 343,946 46,926 260,265 386,202 2.197 1,487 297,526 2.279 1,747 3.404 2,024 1.704 1,218 1.796 1,445 329,821 406,879 429,462 516,853 1.500 1,405 1.188 1,471 1,162 5,806 ; I.OOO 5,582 • 1.000 952 448,568 430,344 119,642 431,577 39,859 38,128 27,383 47,831 354,263 445,025 457,758 503,513 800,496 750,644 684,237 567,646 2.250 788 752 899 1,108 416,913 440,956 431,887 439,031 35, 055 47,116 45,867 35,990 438,084 454,992 350,548 313,001 515,326 456,270 496,590 586,087 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 58,007 282,717 705,711 262,926 807,379 380,407 854,232 385,204 i 892,568 48.571 48,192 50,093 52,831 18,587 16,977 17,068 13, 868 2.250 2.250 1.925 1.250 1,511 1,709 513,659 525,941 569,711 549,958 55, 824 53,835 58,631 36,010 499,542 506,964 566,112 583,688 160 ! 6 6,462 154 ! 7,408 147 j 7,364 143 7,713 49.572 53,240 54,072 57,181 11,367 13,989 12,085 12,240 1.250 1,572 1,388 1,450 1,197 536,492 566.279 567,101 58$, 050 44,846 42,757 41,572 47,223 507,935 i 690,051 490,393 723,584 481,280 770,724 434,400 883,793 7,667 8 4,368 5,840 4,965 57,929 « 49,691 57,591 55,698 11,960 10,175 13,222 12,682 1.208 1,094 1,248 1,521 623,823 568,652 630,701 019,043 58,505 66,968 68, .506 65,655 443,128 373,564 432,447 487, 837 1,002,857 146 i 5,918 12,297 11,943 582,554 1,328,533 633,505 1,263,583 6,895 80,693 674.019 1,165,389 148 7,580 631, 705 636,734 636,912 648,955 70,398 148 1.525 1.450 1.450 1.450 71,153 5,882 58,020 54,390 61,192 62,447 1,871 157 ! 76,658 692,186 1,053,856 152 6,022 6,681 60,447 63,102 11,282 1.345 1.238 1,278 1,143 623,733 72,352 655,388 972,695 34,873 i 43,732 j 43,748 | 48,863 ; 9,139 11,635 14,026 j 17,122 | 1.000 1.550 2.125 30,667 286,320 472,411 464,485 52,979 354,848 630,757 43,817 376,382 791,022 48,295 447,104 1922. 46.593 | 261,395 j . 46,521 ! 262,707 ;. September October November December 1923. 45,291 ! 263,761 i 47,885 j 47,531 j 50,137 265,073 j 265,017 j 264,578 j January 51,467 : February March 48,413 i 56,132; A pril 58,133 | 263,235 j 258,781 | 267,209 272,616 May.... June July.... August. September.. October November.. December.. 61.962 61,491 65,247 ! 307,208 315,356 159 I 8 144 139 143 155 1.250 1.250 1.250 i 12,119 13,019 11,530 1.350 1.725 1.850 1.825 1,654 1,798 1,830 1,733 1,465 i i j I 856,607 824,966 772,909 703,738 1,130,341 1,259,209 1,336,418 82,504 See footnotes on opposite page also. Mexican petroleum shipments from the three ports, Tampieo, Port Lobos, and Tuxpam, form the best current measure of Mexican oil production. " Exports of gasoline/' as used by the Bureau of Mines, includes the items "gasoline" and a i l " other naphtha, etc.," as reported by the U. S. Department of Commerce, less exports to the Philippine Islands. 6 Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining nine days included in October. 7 Stocks held by refiners. 8 Imports of crude petroleum beginning February, 1923, exclude topped oil; on this basis the January, 1923, imports were only 5,069,000 barrels. Consumption calculated9 on the now basis was 56,210,000 barrels hi January, 1923, while days' supply was 140 at the end of December, 1922, and 13S at the end of January, 1923. on this basis. Based on total for comparison. 4 6 80 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. Table 27.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced typa,] KEROSENE OIL. Y E A R AND M O N T H . ! GAS AND FUEL LUBRICATING I OIL. OIL. !! Produc- Stocks. Produc- Stoeks. i Produc-1 Stocks. tion. tion. tion. Production. GAS AND FUEL OIL. Production. Stocks. Stocks. Relative to 1919. Thousands of gallons. A . - I N D E X NUMBERS. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 1917 m o n t h l y average. 1918 monthly average.. 1919 monthly 1920 m o n t h l y 1921 monthly 1922 monthly KEROSENE OIL. average.. average.. average.. average.. 2 81 71 100 89 151 172 85 99 100 124 104 116 2 76 133, 501 89 j 152,113 195,136 100 193,341 85 143 1 162,091 143 192,194 524,036 LUBRICATING OIL. Production. Stoeks. 2 521,273 404,847 610,116 2 621,860 548,221 60,137 70,122 2122,526 144,234 300,583 635,607 770,362 70,563 161,491 379,472 402,522 301,618 738,454 805,318 892,1S6 687,858 1,164,926 1,327,662 87,220 73,155 81,503 137,212 231,172 230,078 183,813 201,628 223,414 249,593 139 143 149 153 132 115 119 128 120 129 130 137 122 103 103 108 114 125 13S 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 74 73 71 74 151 145 137 130 129 130 127 123 151 162 165 161 89 93 94 162 162 160 150 145,225 141,637 13*, 724 143,652 452,438 435,057 412,202 389,893 817,368 826,355 807,428 784,450 1,163,389 1,248,664 1,269,419 1,243,446 70,000 63,089 65, 893 66,473 261,760 260,883 25K, 638 242,530 September.. October November.. December.. 79 94 90 87 124 111 113 113 124 131 126 136 160 161 166 173 98 108 109 117 143 134 141 134 151,017 1S2,454 175,240 170,315 371,235 334,580 340,026 341,009 788,408 833,775 799,257 865,769 1,229,254 1,238,269 1,279,451 1,331,265 69,053 75,971 77,005 82,573 230,227 210,770 228,038 216,766 January.. February. March April 89 86 92 97 109 110 107 108 135 120 134 125 171 172 162 167 172,917 167,220 178,785 18*, 809 327,484 331,423 321,428 325,836 858,111 761,0S5 849,106 791,643 1,319,481 104 103 152 157 147 147 1,321,589 1,250,278 1,2S2, 801 74,314 09,123 73,391 72,945 245,231 253,568 236,886 237,230 May.... June July.... August. 89 99 94 100 106 108 95 147 142 151 149 172 172 176 177 113 114 130 126 140 141 140 137 173,824 ]7.V).r>0 192,924 184,383 318,890 317,574 324,586 285,520 936,742 903,057 959,029 944,289 1,321,438 1,320,940 1,358,870 1,366,612 79,848 80,138 91,715 88,824 226,293 220,004 220,091 220,008 101 110 120 116 90 85 86 94 144 145 140 153 177 178 _ 176 169 110 124 127 127 133 135 140 146 197, 935 215,203 234,436 220,239 270,577 256,259 257,S79 281,050 917, 858 921,606 891,590 972,111 1,364,957 1, 368, 749 1,352,348 1, 304, 728 82,057 87,341 89,271 89,785 214,728 217,775 220,130 235,735 164 166 163 165 123 149 MS 146 145 212,447 180,375 1 (J0, 701 IK I, IMS 275,437 272,703 283,340 273, 005 989,376 1,265,074 902,503 1,270,876 970,891 I 1,254,122 976,706 j 1,272,5)78 87,07S 240,690 77, 498 I 238,859 90, 745 2-55,203 90, o«;»;j 23 1,700 140 139 r.jy 1S9,177 179,074 INN,220 ISO,219 272,672 261,301 201), 460 243,618 900,106 j 1,240,002 970,870 1,010,658 1,321,025 1,100,SI 4 1,462,1S2 ]«.)3.0SS 2:JS,024 1,032,591 1,481,204 September.. October November.. December.. I 1933. 92 91 94 91 156 142 97 92 96 95 91 88 90 81 152 153 166 159 162 172 1S2 190 149 136 99 79 162 192 124 January.. February. March April 109 92 May.... June.... July.... August. September., October November.. December.. no 129 12*1 124 1,053,243 136 133 i Data from U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines; stocks arc roiiners' holdings at end of month. *Six months' avorage, July-December, inclusive. 105, 303 95,720 9V.;oi 87,'202 87,172 220,2N0 225,137 224, 052 220,419 215,013 81 AUTOMOBILES. Table 28.—(A) INDEX NUMBEKS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.]] Relative to L920. Relative to 1919. Relative to 1920. A.—INDEX Q D2 Carloads. en PH w H Thousands of dollars. N u m b e r of m a c h i n e s . NUMBERS. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 1Q1Q Trio a v 28 7 ! 38,458 1Q |4 rr\o a,V 33 8 45 307 1 958 o U5 6 167 1 qi fj m o a v 1916 mo av 1917 mo. av.. 1918 mo av 1919 mo av 1920 mo. av.. 1921 mo. av.. 1922 mo. av.. 1921. September... October November... December... 1922. January February March April 77 49 23 16 048 68 218 108 90 28 22 598 124,468 7 500 107 105 41 22,462 145 066 10 680 77,199 18 938 64 56 72 113 1OO 1OO 5 84 5 90 114 102 1OO 1OO 1OO 100 1OO 1OO 13 456 » 101 138,138 26*364 23 726 20,922 39,239 78 31 40 93 47 61 54 79 16,290 12,037 132 64 103 141 77 90 63 69 27,602 25,397 91 35 63 105 53 35 53 159 19,002 13,840 85 33 47 98 50 63 41 107 17,808 12,971 68 27 30 77 40 78 52 79 14,264 59 19 4 51 33 57 38 67 12, 310 4,698 1,859 4,843 156,930 26,837 127,933 12,264 194, 980 20,523 144,670 13,978 134 774 13 149 10,528 2,959 2,226 1,402 106,081 10,487 7,501 188 70,727 8,656 73 19 3 59 36 37 36 41 15,357 7,479 143 81,696 9,576 94 26 4 79 51 37 31 56 19,636 10,173 180 109,171 13,350 133 43 12 111 76 55 39 63 27,753 16,917 560 152,962 20 022 150 57 63 143 86 63 58 52 31,334 22,381 2,960 197,224 22,640 May June July . . August 160 73 158 168 91 98 78 63 33,416 28, 827 24 097 78 168 190 100 113 99 71 34,230 33,857 7,406 7,737 7,030 10,104 232 462 158 263 053 26 29S 225 086 22 046 249 492 21 692 September... October November... December... 1923. January February March April ... May . Juno July August . . September... October Automobile accessories and parts. CQ s (A Automobile trucks and wagons. y boat. 5 u INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES < ON— issenger automobiles and motor cycles. PRODUCTION.* riven away. oa H CH SHIPMENTS.' y railroad. C $ (9 Automobile accessories and parts. a%> rucks. y boat. 5 Automobile trucks and wagons. assenger automobiles and motor cycles. i I y railroad. YEAR AND MONTH. INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES < ON— PRODUCTION, s SHIPMENTS.' 139 72 150 163 84 52 49 73 29,116 28,100 157 94 213 181 94 125 105 84 32,817 36,768 126 77 173 136 74 103 61 90 26,335 30,177 130 90 162 157 83 166 71 82 27,100 35,203 130 70 108 156 83 80 72 84 27,232 27,376 129 70 28 151 77 73 61 72 26,900 27,500 8,118 7,605 5,070 1,300 168 77 15 162 75 111 63 30,031 728 111 19 184 84 84 56 76 82 35,228 173 36,165 43,613 215 161 41 231 134 116 57 79 44,983 62,988 220 154 107 249 144 81 56 80 46,095 60,467 217 159 273 254 166 173 96 82 45,399 62,346 194 151 287 244 156 166 98 77 40,550 59,099 156 119 216 215 116 194 108 77 32,623 46,827 183 117 214 228 117 74 56 74 38,319 45,958 172 101 180 216 109 132 67 66 35,986 39,653 199 100 170 242 114 120 79 85 41,700 39,200 187,694 19,462 217 566 21 795 215,352 21,949 208,010 20,354 882 223,819 254,773 19,720 22,161 1,908 5,027 319,770 344,639 35,260 12,812 13,492 10,131 10,053 8,463 8,000 38,056 350,410 43,678 337,3(>2 41,145 297,330 30,663 314,373 30,829 298,911 28,632 334,966 30,141 6 $5 824 6,967 4,270 5,821 2,465 4,414 5,427 3,999 2,567 2,606 3,845 4,377 6,834 7,848 3,632 8,699 6$1 138 6 $4 305 1,263 4,250 687 3,374 799 2,946 670 514 655 474 457 397 487 731 981 1,254 613 1,324 6,777 4, 565 3,357 2,863 1,751 2,385 2,674 2,231 2,684 3,016 3,123 3,555 7,190 11,587 5,559 5,112 770 7,732 5,887 8,070 5,621 799 12,079 11,568 13,501 5,135 1,216 1,238 1,360 701 3,504 3,264 3,265 3,160 9,209 8,359 852 2,78(5 891 915 765 710 725 713 1,003 3,813 3,479 3,576 3,066 3,243 3,476 3,378 3,394 3,614 December... Automobile shipments from National Automobile Chamber of Commerce; current automobile production data from U. IS.jjcpanmeni Department oj ofcommerce, Commerce, Bureau of the . a. TT a m nurcau oj the andaccessories """" :—from ' —~ Depart^ Census; yearly figures 1913 1921 from NTational Automobile Chamber of Commerce; internal revenue taxes on automobiles nd U. S. Treasury ment, of Internal Revenue. it Bureau oj lievenue. *3 Represents shipments from factories covering almost the entire automobile production of the United States. ° Total 'l'otai of oi membership iin.uiiuuraui|j of wi the un.; National i> UKWIW A ^I utomobile uwmuui-u- Chamber KIIWIUUII uj n., HJ « ^ tiu.u.cu t p u r t s tu e jiw TOWofthc ofy^uuvuovi Commerce, to wiui^ii whicht are addedr reports tomthe Bureau oj Census from outside m a n u f a c t u r e r s , representing practically complete production. Annual figures through 1921 represent complete production as compiled by National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Monthly figures from January, 1920, through June, 1921, have been estimated by the Cleveland Trust Company on the basis of shipments and are given in detail in the July, 1923, issue (No. 23) of the Survey of Current Business. 68690°—23 6 82 RUBBER. Table 29.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources. [Base years in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page] AUTOMOBILE TIRES.' 1 Pneumatic tires. YEAR AND MONTH. Raw material consumed. Solid tires. Inner tubes. ShipShipProduc- Stocks ments, Produc- Stocks ments, Produc- Stocks (end of (end of domes(end of domestion. tion* month). tion. month;. month). tic. tic. j 1 1 1NOIA RUBBKR.* ! i Wholesale i price, Imports. Para Ship- 1 Island, ments, i Crude New domes- Fabrics. rubber. York. tic. 3 37 100 123 1 191 ; 233 1 350 i 329 1916 m onthiv av ! 191S monthly av 3 150 19'^0 monthlv av 1921 monthly av 1922 monthly av 3 123 100 1OO 1OO 1OO 141 110 128 141 May 110 100 109 98 June July August 127 99 139 104 141 92 145 134 107 93 152 190 (end of month). ~ i Relative Relative I o l 9 1 3 . to 1921. Relative to 1921. I"13 monthly av 1914 monthly av . . . Stocks in United Kingdom 1OO 70 (59 S3 SO 1 281 68 402 00 ! 23 1OO S343 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 489 358 133 185 84 131 138 152 580 23 102 102 99 115 91 117 117 "47 22 103 141 80 104 113 120 IIS 359 20 103 08 157 95 95 127 280 20 105 100 158 94 152 W2 171 I 80 143 100 j 343 20 108 1 358 22 107 493 20 104 530 27 106 007 2(3 104 100 132 U I September October NovemlKH* . l>eeml>er May June July August September October November December .. 1923. January February. March . .. April . 1 100 79 107 145 N4 115 10:; 70 114 84 88 120 101 88 71 104 97 93 88 70 94 114 67 131 123 113 103 109 100 75 79 95 98 104 92 104 110 114 73 90 95 101 113 99 S4 104 115 82 114 76 115 118 j 559 24 100 115 111 82 115 134 74 112 79 84 100 103 | 091 20 100 140 123 109 134 153 91 140 79 110 141 149 1 005 20 98 132 130 110 117 158 102 132 75 119 129 135 j 419 21 101 150 150 131 13S 132 157 128 103 74 13 x 152 102 1 370 22 103 120 104 139 135 173 187 74 144 151 105 21 105 130 115 141 130 124 15S °02 70 137 144 157 589 21 105 100 110 159 109 114 184 23S 82 158 Kit 188 ! 503 22 105 138 109 131 155 113 155 234 87 152 130 157 i «459 21 103 147 111 130 108 120 , 149 242 93 102 150 172 ! 770 24 100 150 125 171 130 134 243 102 140 135 100 503 27 100 140 118 109 154 151 125 167 218 100 147 142 101 101 1923. January February Alareh Auril 104 109 i 1 778 106 172 111 157 175 128 164 236 114 13S 104 191 177 124 130 179 148 131 213 117 144 177 191 213 135 174 210 109 107 220 115 175 203 232 m 36 92 195 144 156 189 184 154 202 113 105 187 214 719 34 S6 May 201 104 145 191 203 149 219 110 153 192 200 J i uie July August 103 107 131 159 195 156 205 123 119 151 170 . . ... . September October Novern ber December 820 ! 34 | 107 38 I 102 830 31 80 8f'O 31 75 110 154 133 110 162 172 120 114 103 102 119 402 30 73 130 144 147 158 152 188 136 114 104 122 137 443 29 71 112 128 138 144 141 161 105 108 105 99 119 26S 409 30 27 | See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Data furnished by the Rubber Association of America. The number of firms has increased from 30 in November, 1920, to a maximum of 00 iu 1922. It is stated fey the Rubber Association that this variation ia the number of firms does not change the totals to any great degree, except for the omission of the Firestone Tire Company beginning in Septeniber, 1921. 3 India-rubber imports, inducing latex, from 77. S. Dep&rtmnt of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; wholesale prices, average weekly, from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; stocks in United Kingdom, aggregating stocks at wharves and warehouses iu London arid iu six recognized'public warehouses at Liverpool from the Rubber Growers7 Association (British). 83 RUBBER. Table 30.—NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources. [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] AUTOMOBILE TIRES.* Inner tubes. Pneumatic tires. YEAR AND MONTH. Production. ShipStocks ments, Produc(end of tion. domestic. month). ShipStocks (end of ments, month). domestic. Raw material consumed. Solid tires. Production. ShipStocks ments, (end of domes- Fabrics. month). tic. Number. Crude rubber. Per pound. Pounds. 1913 mo. a v . 1914 mo. a v . INDIA RUBBER.* Stocks in United Kingdom (end of month). Imports. Long tons 9,656,720 $0,807 » 658,946 » 668,448 11,922,097 .616 1915 mo. a v . 18,456,827 .557 1916 mo. a v . 22,507,517 .669 1917 mo. a v . 33,803,190 .648 1918 mo. a v . 27,163,276 .549 44,661,702 .483 47,212,178 .333 3 2,771,284 1919 mo. a v . 2,736,292 121,234 1920 mo. a v . 1921 mo. a v . 1,818,315 4,213,384 1,905,616 2,258,517 35,854 230,862 43,960 6,696,317 17,922,039 34,606,109 .182 76,529 3,054,703 65,550 193.388 57,404 9,257,355 27,301,029 56,594,921 .183 78,297 4,568,067 (2,292,287 2,558,178 4,866,757 2,435,158 I 3,178,098 2,100,917 4,451,668 2,0S5,882 2,210,040 4,751,880 2.342,567 35,156 264,633 •40,122 7,863,738 21,050,554 23,890,838 .179 78,833 2,313,265 4,154,456 2,643,850 2,359,928 3,83.), 098 3,232,673 28,395 240,336 49,867 8,044,486 21,207,555 34,624,748 .164 78,465 2,570,524 3,892,037 2,757,581 3,020,981 3,122,815 3,603,248 35,123 220,003 55,678 9,565,128 23,719,637 27,647,874 .164 80,702 3,043,187 3,934,583 2,894,422 4,430,152 3,649,319 3, 804,060 55,694 216,367 66,866 11,131,256 30,634,353 33,103,804 .165 82,844 September.. October November.. December.. 1,929,268 3,340,798 2,047,929 3,274, 822 3,827,830 2,645,758 37,441 161,832 50,276 7,580,858 19,476,415 34,546,411 .174 82,077 1,928,271 3,545,030 1,675,169 2, 843,918 4,732,016 2,016,371 46,274 163,299 45,911 6,905,681 19,602,342 47,642,303 .210 79,373 1,756,555 3,908,342 1,342,519 2,126,211 5, 203,568 1,540,299 43,537 173,451 34,556 6,349,808 17,608,993 51,731,184 .215 81,091 1,839,738 3,696,519 1,980,264 2,070,098 4,731,021 2,522,710 40,478 168,515 39,520 6,365,014 18,049,077 58,644,821 .211 79,661 January February... March April.... 2,055,134 4,174, 216 1,596,806 2,343,393 5,246,647 1,889,724 40,224 181,769 33, 294 7,706,622 21,180,446 54,010,946 .193 76,539 2,084,308 4,691,329 1,562,365 2, 596,774 6,141,956 1,702,583 39,492 183,448 36,805 6,710,973 18,466,916 66, 744,240 .163 76,337 2,645,790 5,183,286 2,073,963 3,017,511 6,991,118 2,090,737 49,433 182,197 48,350 9,431,205 26,771,245 64,215,222 .161 75,332 2,401,187 5,464,336 2,086,651 2,650,573 7,230,096 2,329,343 46,664 173, 748 52,309 8,623,915 24,125,450 43,407,359 .171 77,142 May June July August 2,721,503 5,523,095 2,639,273 2,970,696 7,189,552 2,938,947 57,640 170,904 60,711 10,161,225 29,068,462 35,727,058 .176 79,148 2,838,890 5,042,147 3,133,260 3,130,629 6,186,534 3.973,679 66,089 169,808 63,408 10,119,500 29,654,934 50,952,024 .169 80,658 2,476,636 4,834,106 2,695,095 3,088,199 5,675,839 3,630, 744 71,505 176,375 60,425 9,616,542 28,180,511 56,854,758 .172 80,412 2,905,209 4, 629, 392 3,029,823 3, 808, 224 5,207,228 4,220,055 84,313 189,698 69,435 11,005,868 33,738,981 54,332,275 .176 80,259 September. October November. December. 2,504,744 4,612,037 2,502,106 3,501,442 5,164,757 3,558,971 82,767 200,016 66,797 9,131,868 .171 79,124 2,674,662 4,682,958 2,588,770 3,787,758 5,488,033 3.420,680 85,480 213,942 71,275 10,064,943 28,051,063 ^44,344,862 30,893,542 74,315,183 .196 76,763 2,733,134 4,964,976 2,379,708 3, 850,908 6,210,053 3.075,023 85,775 234,684 61,466 9,014,858 28,671,802 54,343,659 .219 76,757 2,656,942 4,599,208 2,934,079 3,411,074 5,732,125 3, 825,949 77,221 244,061 64,570 9,500,735 28,809,000 75,164,624 .223 81,081 1922 mo. a v . 1921. May June July August 1923. January... February.. March April 6,038,662 3,127,270 4,695,916 2,994,297 3,951,885 5,838,310 3,748,651 83,343 262,462 60,611 10,997,350 34,186,395 79,763,620 .272 82,144 3,217,987 5,224,387 2,588,639 4,039,202 6,771,958 3,001,697 75,457 270,191 63,394 11,833,502 34,235,455 60,379,290 .307 78,385 3, 865,726 5,670,601 3,322, 926 4,875,414 7,740,945 3,828,315 79,788 265,843 77,144 13,596,336 41,693,860 69,280,706 .290 70,649 3,539,326 6,088,272 2,976,160 4,259,558 8,394,184 3,535,635 71,468 260,631 72,609 12,509,303 38,347,754 69,446,775 .274 65,491 4,317,537 9, 292, 223 May June July August 8,659,986 6,906,594 2, 757, 764 3,414,115 77, 288 268,323 67,147 12,887,909 47,671,276 80,107,447 .249 60,918 2,956,943 7,040,600 2,492,185 3,590,011 8,924,326 3,581,060 72,445 283,425 52,126 10,085,479 32,002,518 79,188,711 .250 57,108 1,992,989 6,471,124 2,539,425 2,625,118 7,396,444 3,942, 247 42,345 263,891 45,219 6,835,725 21,366,823 44,634,798 .239 55,937 2,355,915 6,058,387 2,807, 432 3, o77, 922 6,950,578 4,304,034 48,141 262, 810 45,925 8,177,906 24,597,092 42,741,430 .238 54,427 September . October... November. December. 2,029,581 5,397,557 2,623,775 3,254,575 6,457,455 3,683,574 37,074 249,379 45,971 6,656,493 21,256,043 25,902,645 .246 39,473,412 .215 See footnotes on opposite page also. 3 Computed from census data for the year indicated. The figures are not directly comparable but are given here to show the production of automobile tires as ascertained from the census of manufactures for the jears 1914 and 1919. • Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 84 HIDES AND LEATHER—PRODUCTION AND STOCKS. Table 31.—EfDEX HUKBEBS. Based on data from Government and n&n-Government source*. [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] STOCKS OF HIDES AND SKINS.* YEAR AND MONTH. Cattle hMes. Calf and kip skins. Sheep and lamb skins.6 Total hides and skins. SOLE AND BELTING LEATHERS Stoeks in Stocks, end of month. of tanning. UPPER LEATHHR.1 ProducProduc- Stocks, Stoeks in tion of tion of end of process finished finished month. of tanleather. leather. ning. OAK i SOLE AND IBOOTS SALES OP LEATH- SKIVUNION AND ERS. HAR- I! ER. SHOES' BELTINGS NESS.3 Produc- Quantion. tity. Production.2 Relative to 1919. Relative to 1921. 106 1910 m o . av.. 1917 m o . av.. 191S m o . av.. 119 104 <107 1919 m o . av.. l «108 1920mo.av..I s ioo 1921 m o . av.. I 1 0 0 100 1922 m o . av..! 81 I 1921. May Jane July August 8 97 «101 100 100 8 83 100 83 8 103 100 91 «93 100 [ | i | I 109 105 94 95 103 103 97 91 101 104 104 106 107 105 95 95 105 102 102 100 100 September..! October | November.. December... 89 87 84 84 92 91 88 84 96 99 101 90 101 100 104 108 104 115 85 100 101 100 101 99 111 January [ February...j March j April f i May ! June ! July J August 86 82 81 79 82 78 79 93 99 91 90 86 82 81 80 103 106 103 103 95 107 93 94 September..! October j November.. • December...) 79 83 87 90 1923. January February... March April 91 97 97 88 May j Juno | July | August ! 77 77 77 77 90 86 84 NO 92 92 79 79 79 79 102 99 80 80 71 69 81 84 90 88 87 87 70 69 65 70 87 93 92 87 70 75 73 88 86 83 80 85 83 73 93 96 97 103 96 72 83 82 85 90 92 89 84 98 99 98 90 90 90 92 92 87 85 £4 85 89 91 90 102 90 100 96 100 99 100 116 100 113 101 116 101 113 101 114 98 120 100 100 98 60 122 40 53 43 42 46 48 42 39 40 42 44 42 37 36 38 37 32 32 63 43 68 44 37 38 46 45 100 102 59 110 100 101 IOO 102 IOO 126 99 97 92 108 109 121 83 81 76 86 96 98 82 143 60 101 107 106 108 108 107 107 116 121 114 127 80 89 95 93 138 132 117 134 52 109 111 107 104 129 121 134 115 90 79 82 72 126 113 129 107 96 98 100 102 106 113 107 103 102 8 73 100 97 100 111 171 116 113 108 131 72 75 74 80 107 112 2 108 131 126 141 141 134 79 83 79 79 146 211 145 142 100 98 100 145 135 153 140 88 77 91 90 157 159 181 166 99 95 98 96 142 136 126 134 89 87 88 92 170 162 138 169 97 123 75 81 165 182 100 96 99 110 100 99 IOO 82 80 78 8 95 102 105 108 100 42 98 60 47 51 59 J 63 85 66 87 82 106 53 99 97 53 95 95 55 101 90 62 2 97 82 69 109 100 83 | 110 102 07 j 112 110 70 ! 113 109 66 i 110 101 u \ 121 111 117 110 122 130 112 115 115 112 111 102 s! I 62 ! ; 107 92 65 113 109 66 114 100 47 53 57 71 58 63 61 j 58 I: | 60 71 69 61 64 65 i September..! October j. November.. j. 79 73 70 77 96 123 59 63 57 61 See footnotes on opposite page also. ufaci in n orters, and manins are expressed larly data on leather hi been converted to pounds or square feet from reports in skins, sides, backs, butts, pounds, etc. Prior to July, 1922, these figure?; were compiled by the Tanners' Council. Since '" ' ~ they " July, 1922, have been compiled by the Bureau of the Census and for skiver and harness n-prese returns from a much larger number of firms than reported to the Tanners' Council. Hence the figures from July, 1922, on arc not directly iess production represent coin parable with those for >r preceding months. The index numbers in Table 27 for the months after July, 1922, have been computed ited by chain relatives and take account of the percentage variatioi•n rather than the absolute variation in the iigures. The index numbers pbow the trend of the industries irrespective of the change in the number of firms reporting. as HIDES AND MLVTHER^PRO»IICTI0N> ANI> STACKS. 32.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government' sources. E Base year in bold-faoed type; index numbers on opposite page.] STOCKS OF HIDES AND SKINS.* YEAR AND MONTH. SOLE AND BELTING LEATHER.) Calf Sheen, Total I and and hides end of .hides. kip lamb.6 and month. skins. skins. skins. | Gattte Stocks in process of tanning. ProStocks, ducin proction of Stocks, ess of end of fintanished month. ning. leather. mo. mo. mo. mo. 1919 1920 1921 1922 mo. av. mo. av. 8340,339 863,139 832,916 8435,477 mo. av. 339,548 58,414 430,897 mo. av. 275,293 52,281 27,452 355,025 dnction of finished leather; av. av. av. av. 1921. May June July August OAK SOLE AMD BOOTS K I V - UNION LEATH- SERS. AND ER. HAR- 8 SHOES.' NESS." Thous. of pairs. 369,268 356,950 318,678 322,317 59,909 33,335 60,325 34,388 56,424 34,405 53,276 34,760 September.. 301,094 53,821 31,515 296,429 53,022 32,663 October November.. 285,263 51,562 33,410 December... 283,969 49,083 31,654 823,743 8400,906 8142,136 25,65.7 423,021 164,216 24,557 428,169, 166,770 842,344 57,986 72,963 1,876*286 1,535,290 1,499 225 1,454,780 15,032 95,244 13,274 96,974 16,653 56,266 25,751 104,885 Pounds. Thousof dols.i 754,274 846,664 739,628 767,423 1,653,073 < 16,039 <203,596 l 31,573 8114,810 193,528 111,217 186,434 100,679 SALES OF BELTINGS Produc- Q u a n - Value.; tion. tity. Production. 2 Backs, Thousands of square feet. Wends, and Dozens, Stuffed sides. sides. Thousands of pounds. 1915 1916 1917 1918 UPPER LEATHERS $899 1,171 1,199 1,354 710,214 1,366 694,899 1,662 548 23,793. 300,090 718 26)990- 427,395. 27,602 462,512 204,137 111,662 451,663 | 197,206 109,378 409,507 || 197,616 110,070 410,353 j| 193,670- 108,439 |l 386,430 ! 193,043 112,462 382,114 I 194,754 116,044 370,235 j! 193,841 115,422 364,706 195,897 110,226 25,242 26,122 25,028 26,985 420,712 162,498 416,553 166,462 417,145 174,941 411,505 175.84S 53,532 62,448 63,217 70,418 1,561,220 1,521,521 1,431,373 1,607,302 14,499 14,753 12,321 21,430 57,480 57,196 44,971 48,286 308,872 300,169 328,514 340,500 572 539 548 570 25,683 27,693 29,544 28,431 408,038 413,375 415>304 415,790 177,12& 177,769 175,566 176,051 67,545 69,901 65,966 73,557 1,507,185 1,676,240 1,789,396 1,753,755 20,683 19,896 17,533 20,149 49,507 55,879 60,002 62,551 23,535 24,133 311,709 299,86:7 262,820 258,852 525 501 439 18,950 17,021 19,461 16,065 1922. January February... March.,.. April 290,331 277,160 274,082 269,828 48,005 45,362 46,416 46,858 30,703 369,039 32,612 355,134 29,852. 350,350 29,591 346,277 199,324 204,471 200,072 199,177 105,712 103,311 99,594 100,258 27,486 24,200 25,275 22,416 422,318 179>574 431,704 181,885 449,915 175,300 477,709 170,179 74,563 70,296 77,510 66>700 1,692,840 1,477,597 1,539,032 1,356,016 59,815 65,067 78,100 94,598 25,120 24,551 29,350 26,852 302,904 314j054 373,610 373,116 510 524 625 615 May June July August 261,935 260,278 261,069 259,982 50,187 53,721 53,828 54,282 27,855 27,428 24,155 28,236 339,977 341,427 339,052 342,500 196,639 192,151 185,927 177,672 99,609 99,295 97,549 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 1,337,147 16,099 90,813 1,407,583 16,815 95,953 1,397,594 2 25,239 U15,561 1,509,364 30,629 130,103 26,227 24,831 22,686 27,676 388,686 441,812 487,469 590,618 636 721 780 967 September.. October November.. December... 267,232 281,073 294,970 305,570 56,229 56,410 60,096 55,975 26,187 26,403 23,522 22,878 349,648 363,886 378, 588 384,423 174,682 97,555 169,356 100,324 168,771 100,590 168,967 106,481 25,266 26,158 25,644 25,650 413,250 164,191 415,334 158,126 402,569 162, 545 395,450 157,696 73,170 81,875 81,774 77,948 1,490,938 1,550,796 1,482,074 1,473,652 34,046 49,152 33,797 32,993 131,265 133,146 134,589 130,706 28,288 30,366 30,076 27,853 475,380 499,943 467,816 451,957 797 862 826 785 1923. 309,964 January February... 330,260 March 328,588 April 300,392 42,164 48,259 48,120 49,444 22,971 22,646 21,274 23,187 375,099 401,165 397,982 373,023 168,012 106,960 164,270 111,239 163 061 111,261 164,851 111,084 28,256 25,496 29,806 28,998 392,951 390,357 388,070 391,665 160;941 164,878 161,687 164,116 84,021 78,209 88,721 1,654,064 1,449,040 1,698,783 1,680,810 36,416 36,948 42,139 38,706 144,213 139,365 145,243 132,801 30,744 517,636 30,301 441,863 35,836. 520,379 31,868- 495,315 928 822 972 923 May June July.. August 52,637 53,533 52,021 48,873 22,984 24,789 23,934 22,691 380,839 370,471 359,636 343,524 165,862 169,348 173,124 175,441 111,983 111,861 112,101 108,506 29,772 28,991 29,231 30,802 395,660 161.846 393,405 156', 773 391,058 160,555 385,494 157,975 82,164 79,034 72,894 77,746 1,674,024 1,629,810 1,646,592 1,718,317 39,693 37,836 32,129 39,038 136,180 131,736 126,718 134,291 30,926 28,273 25,256 3a, 028 512,573 442,912 460,850 466,258 947 834 877 881 42,792 23,008 333,825 17«,770 106,916 25,200 375,613 159,749 71,234 1,410,729 1,511,772 38,403 42,422 135,836 147,130 27,472 416,510 447,267 784 827 305,218 292,149 283,682 271,960 September.. 268,025 October November.. December... "I See footnotes on opposite page also. 8 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 of firms outside Tanners' Council. 6 Data on sales of oak leather belting from the Leather Belting Exchange, and is estimated to represent from 65 to 75 per cent of the industry. 9 Includes skins with and without wool, but does not include weight of wool. 7 Compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from over 1,000 firms each month. Figures for the years 1919 and 1921 are those reported by the census of manufactures for those years. Production in 1914 totaled 252,516,603 pairs, or an average of 21,043,000 pairs per month. 8 Four months' average, September to December, inclusive. 86 HIDES AND LEATHER—TRADE AND PRICES. Table 33.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources* (Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.J EXPORTS OF LEATHER.! WHOLESALE PRICES.3 IMPORTS OF HIDES AND SKINS.i Hides. YEAR AND MONTH. Total Upper.' boots and shoes. Sole. Total hides and skins. 1917 monthly average.. 1918 monthly average.. 1919 monthly average.. 1920 monthly average.. 1921 monthly average.. 1922 monthly average.. Cattle hides. Green WoSole, Chrome Men's salted, Calfmen's Men's Goat- Sheep- packers' oak, skins, calf, black dress black skins. skins. calf, welt kid, heavy country scoured, No. 1 backs, grades blucher tan calf Goodnative steers (Chi(Bos(Bos(St. year (Bos(Chicago). ton). ton). Louis). welt (St. ton). cago). Louis). Relative to 1909-1913 average 4 Relative to 1913. 1909-1913, monthly av. 1913 monthly average.. 1914 monthly average.. 1915 monthly average.. 1916 monthly average.. Calfskins. Boots and shoes. Leather. Relative to 1913. * 1OO * 1OO <1OO « 1OO * 1OO 100 1OO 1OO 97 94 97 91 107 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 166 77 98 108 82 134 55 104 107 111 105 104 102 104 100 259 101 168 126 60 178 81 118 132 114 112 106 105 106 100 289 120 193 141 77 176 106 160 142 179 143 167 119 127 115 140 70 147 123 36 161 90 132 178 215 185 215 153 180 150 86 44 131 70 9 96 63 83 164 197 177 222 181 178 146 392 192 211 145 79 177 136 134 214 363 204 360 244 245 220 255 72 82 167 99 43 120 82 130 17C 195 191 366 288 257 46 40 89 68 59 78 64 72 76 79 122 193 225 195 169 50 76 54 107 68 141 82 17 98 85 116 164 209 150 145 33 43 50 77 82 85 83 61 77 85 117 195 225 158 167 80 42 38 61 52 58 97 55 80 82 117 194 217 153 158 90 66 36 59 35 62 67 84 86 77 117 186 217 153 158 50 66 67 65 57 70 70 76 90 74 117 186 217 153 158 38 50 38 65 33 83 67 61 90 73 117 173 217 153 158 40 63 46 82 44 122 68 43 87 73 117 173 217 153 158 55 91 54 71 29 78 84 85 76 72 117 158 213 153 158 41 74 55 75 25 85 106 71 73 69 111 154 209 145 140 May 94 90 61 89 39 104 88 121 79 71 111 154 209 145 13S June.. July 71 91 54 105 63 138 92 100 91 81 115 158 209 145 138 85 76 46 93 53 125 59 28 99 99 115 161 209 145 J38 41 73 52 140 91 194 68 167 109 97 "15 !61 209 145 138 205 204 152 141 153 141 1921. September October November December 1922. January February.. September October November December nis 33 73 50 '"98 ;• 158 &53 33 74 63 161 145 209 116 24 86 60 149 99 211 44 72 63 140 96 186 5 135 116 117 173 125 123 104 119 173 90 119 124 100 117 167 204 153 142 96 110 111 85 117 167 204 153 142 210 153 142 210 153 142 209 153 142 i'09 153 142 142 142 •37 1923. January February March April 36 79 57 138 67 173 108 178 109 «6 117 69 56 65 114 49 159 71 125 108 S8 117 64 80 73 120 46 148 105 153 105 87 !20 (6) (6) (6) 41 83 90 147 62 209 83 155 102 SS i20 (*) Mav June Julv August 66 70 94 140 72 183 119 146 101 90 120 163 209 l.">3 72 75 81 134 98 159 121 138 S9 120 163 209 61 73 74 125 i 76 153 127 126 l?0 16:5 /*09 153 ]-,.; 67 1 i 51 67 71 104 79 SO SI 79 78 115 ' 44 63 58 87 M 109 163 "02 [.'>:] 142 62 71 61 S3 83 104 163 201 153 142 September October November December 44 59 45 69 69 61 42 64 OS 67 62 84 1 2 8 14? "09 I SCQ footnotes on opposite page also. Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Data from U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, represent average monthly prices, Includes calf and kip, goat and kid, grain and finished splits. 142 87 HIDES AND LEATHER—TRADE AND PRICES. Table 34.—NTTMEBICAL DATA. From Government sources. [Base year i n bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] EXPORTS OF HEATHER, i IMPORTS OF HIDES AND SKINS. 1 WHOLESALE PRICES.* Hides. Leather. Boots a n d shoes. ] Y E A R AND M O N T H . Sole. Upper. Total boots and shoes. Total hides and skins. ThouThouThousands of sands of sands of pairs. pounds. sq. ft. Calfskins. Cattle hides. Goat skins. Sheep skins. WoGreen, men's Men's Calf- Sole oak,' Chrome Men's salted, black packers' skins, scoured^ cahV'B" black dress kid, welt calf, heavy country backs grades native No. 1 (Bos(Bos- Blucher tan calf Goodyear (Chisteers (St. (Boston). ton). (Chiton). cago). Louis). welt _(Si Louis). cago). Dollars per pound. Thousands of pounds. « 42,854 < G,815 «19,160 ' 8 , 1 9 9 < 5,289 6,372 18,629 5,684 $ 0 , 1 8 4 80.189 7,473 41,490 25,671 5,576 5,495 6,321 .210 .196 46,350 34,053 4,076 6,257 6,607 .215 .242 53,856 33,683 5,221 8,461 .338 8,686 .262 60,526 1909-I913,monthly a v 1913 monthly average. 2,605 1914monthly average. 4,319 6,751 1915 monthly average. 7,540 1916 monthly average. 8,845 6,834 8,967 10,623 842 827 1,412 1,623 3,657 2,229 10,222 1,869 1,198 1,300 6,175 3,908 17,023 7,288 3,559 6,744 1,237 1,100 1,7S0 1,403 717 451 52,589 30,158 62,070 42,499 29,003 45,938 2,465 632 5,380 2,928 3,995 4,630 30,890 18,421 33,940 22,922 15,015 27,035 7,409 5,197 11,138 6,684 5,260 6,745 6,999 4,372 7,086 6,896 3,822 5,136 .327 .301 .393 .312 .139 .180 1921. September October November December 858 2,072 2,347 1,311 3,822 3,682 5,874 5,843 417 321 301 560 32,806 26,243 25,149 27,686 5,427 3,544 2,411 3,907 16,327 11,064 11,816 13,: 537 6,772 7,949 5,468 5,757 3,222 2,898 4,440 4,031 1922. January February March April 1,036 1,435 1,070 4,403 5,595 8,078 6,578 322 390 455 463 27,833 35,190 30,344 31,935 2,272 3,013 1,971 1,702 15,934 23,286 14,908 16,348 5,530 5,563 6,908 8,708 May.... June July.... August.. 2,450 1,845 2,210 1,064 7,981 8,046 6,731 6,478 515 454 389 434 38,118 45,133 39,742 59,881 2,624 4,268 3,616 6,229 19,907 20,491 23,960 37,192 September. October November. December.. 858 860 635 1,156 6,438 6,584 7,628 6,391 421 529 501 533 6 50,587 OS,892 63,650 59, 951 6 0,689 9,870 0, 764 6,547 1923. January February March April 932 1,796 1,677 1,071 7,021 4,992 7,049 7,341 478 548 016 759 59.327 49,033 51,414 63, '2G0 May June July August.. 1,710 1,876 1,598 1,146 6,174 6,631 6,466 5,177 78S 681 627 526 September. October November.. December.. 1,179 1,085 6,086 5,657 585 573 1917 monthly average. 19LS monthly average. 1919 monthly average. 1920 monthly average. 1921 monthly average. 1922monthly average. .406 .371 Dollars per sq. ft. $ 0 , 4 4 4 $0,270 .471 .280 .504 .285 .639 .450 Dollars per pair. $3.11 3.17 3.25 3.71 $3.17 $3.00 3.28 3.00 3.35 3.00 4.01 3.44 .149 .160 .831 .796 .913 .855 .547 .519 .579 .598 .970 .985 .521 .443 4.75 5.63 7.60 8.95 7.00 6.51 5.68 5.65 7.77 8.14 5.18 4.74 4.50 4.38 6.60 7.66 5.06 4.34 .141 . 148 .158 .165 .160 .155 .145 .140 .525 .525 .525 .525 .525 .525 .500 .500 7.00 6.75 6.75 0.75 5.00 4.85 4.85 4.85 5.00 4.75 4.75 4.75 3,213 2,294 4,517 3,780 . 165 .160 .139 .134 .138 .138 .135 .131 .525 .525 .525 .500 .465 .465 .425 .415 6.75 6.75 6.62 6.50 4.85 4.85 4.85 4.60 4.75 4.75 5. 75 4.19 7,228 7,508 4,801 5,540 0,375 5,297 1,465 8,841 .146 .108 .182 .201 .134 .152 .186 .182 .500 .515 .515 .515 .415 .425 .435 .435 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50 4.60 4.60 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.15 o 30,220 40,087 40,430 35,047 5 4,369 9,514 7,408 7,858 •7,144 6,625 6,268 5,817 .213 .227 .228 .204 . 183 .197 .189 .160 .525 . 535 . 525 . 525 .465 .465 .450 .450 6.40 6. 35 6.35 6.35 4.81 4.85 4.85 4.85 4.23 4.25 4.25 4.25 4,59o 3,332 3,144 4,231 33,126 30,535 28,301 40,024 8,854 5,832 .8,638 G, 839 9,397 6,008 8,070 8,182 .200 .199 .193 .188 .167 .163. .166 .525 .525 .540 .540 6.55 6.55 6.50 0. 50 4.85 4.85 4.85 4.85 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 60,151 57,231 53,515 28,868 4, S90 6,688 5,212 3,472 35,150 30.377 29,384 12,7ii3 9,783 9,933 10,382 5,782 7,709 7,323 6,643 5,512 .187 . 163 .140 .147 .171 .153 .149 .147 .540 .540 .540 .515 <i. 50 6. 50 6. 50 6.50 4.85 4.S5 4.85 4.85 4.25 4.25 4. 25 4. 25 25,950 2,977 4,202 12,157 13,582 4,755 4,992 4,595 4,391 .141 .164 . 152 .156 .490 .465 6. 28 6.25 4.85 4.85 4. 25 4.25 .440 .440 . 440 . 440 .440 .440 4.60 4.60 See footnotes on opposite page also. * 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. first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 clays intituled with October. > No quotation. 88 NEWSPRINT PAPER AND PRINTING. Table 35.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NITMEEICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] PRINT- BOOK PUBLICATION. ING. NEWSPRINT PAPER. Y E A R AND M O N T H . Stocks! Production. J! mills. ImExports. ports. Total activity.3 Relative to 1913. Relative to 1919. American Imman- ported5 ufac- books. ture.* Production. Relative to !j 1913. : Stocks Shipments. end of month at mills. 1916 m o n t h l y a v . 1917 monthly a v . 1918 m o n t h l y a v . 1919 m o n t h l y 1920 m o n t h l y 1921 m o n t h l y 1922 m o n t h l y av. av. av. av. 99 100 141 128 178 217 97 125 95 271 286 332 360 468 224 255 10(5 39 60 72 SO S3 88 130 111 107 1J3 241 252 361 405 51 17 30 35 83 95 91 93 126 96 97 100 413 407 435 31 20 35 44 84 88 93 90 111 84 j 116 102 118 100 104 450 450 426 422 78 93 90 85 91 88 64 78 74 99 6 163 6 133 92 92 100 100 110 100 109 89 100 89 105 105 American Imman- | ported5 ufac-4 i books. ture. Titles. 113,858 38,998 6 31,713 18,820 26,290 30,701 39,019 46,593 106,049 !j 105,024 | 114,543 114,880 125,215 | 125,997 103,172 ;| 102,103 121,035 ;| 120,641 24,035 23,929 23,324 29,940 22,837 49,689 52,311 60,822 6(5,040 85,772 8,062 9,189 3,822 1,403 2,153 648 621 581 604 75 67 81 113 116 82,776 92,293 95,357 100,668 31,198 26,629 25,519 27,128 44,238 46,220 66,118 74,211 1,854 601 1,066 1,261 383 495 7S0 469 80 94 99 70 98,898 101,884 104,604 107,877 95,785 109,110 104,492 107,070 30,241 23,015 23,127 23,934 72,004 75,598 74,544 79,637 1,117 515 717 530 672 103 84 105,S08 97,786 117,507 111,861 103,192 96,521 117,142 115,167 26,550 27,815 28,180 24,874 82,482 82,390 78,031 77,369 2,537 836 2,791 3,345 635 606 79 112 111 119 129,950 127,230 120,839 133,236 130,043 128,644 123,050 134,490 24,781 23,367 21,156 19,902 81,352 84,337 80,337 81,780 2,576 2, 903 2,139 1,940 346 f>S5 538 ! 415 I 46 88 113 103 125,402 i 126,494 130,G82 ! 129,749 128,077 127,983 119,847 119,404 18,S10 19,745 19,651 19,208 7 66,570 118,010 98,115 98,494 2,299 1,131 1,280 2,059 650 742 732 21124 123 127, 452 114,611 129,294 116,719 123,656 114,415 132,292 118,023 23,004 23,197 20,180 18,876 106,988 89.495 112,340 111,712 1,064 1,194 1,989 1,475 638 823 519 596 94 76 90 89 100 116 95 66 53 80 76 71 74 36 33 30 bb 56 47 61 96 58 39 46 Ah 34 78,868 87,724 94,247 102,277 63 88 65 89 41 50 41 38 54 54 5S 100 78 88 Exports. NUMERICAL DATA. 144 168 213 254 100 1913 monthly a v . Imports.2 Short tons. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1914 monthly a v . 1915 m o n t h l y a v . BOOK PUBLICATION. NEWSPRINT PAPER. 6 113,251 3,601 5,066 4,597 6,395 7,822 814 206 763 616 733 728 238 195 136 110 1931. May.... June July.... August. 82 September. October November.. December.. 89 91 94 62 704 1,256 1,599 1922. January February March April 92 85 103 May June July.... August. 113 113 111 112 105 I 307 116 I I 117 104 98 88 83 444 460 439 446 72 SI 95 88 76 87 43 72 66 51 September October November December 109 114 112 104 110 113 111 104 79 83 82 80 363 6ii 536 538 64 31 36 57 85 94 94 88 80 91 90 113 January February March April 111 100 113 102 108 100 115 103 96 584 489 613 310 30 33 55 41 97 94 97 99 68 78 101 64 May.... June July.... August. 121 119 117 | 115 110 108 116 112 42 46 27 28 96 83 77 84 73 86 48 60 43 60 47 40 138,S68 133,692 125,768 132,604 136,979 132,311 124,322 129,173 20,832 19,514 21,237 25,674 115,143 105,530 103,130 115,909 1,496 82 89 107 629 576 563 G33 96 109 103 92 601 625 33 31 90 95 81 67 110,209 122,073 110,240 124,895 24,663 21,934 110,134 114,424 105 60 60 564 521 918 | I 151 1933. September. October November.. December.. 107 551 81 88 87 | 92 j i 88 124 1,652 701 980 387 999 491 97 83 1,194 730 166 1,124 775 139 1 Newsprint data prior to May, 1923, from the Federal Trade Commission; since t h e n these figures have been taken from t h e Newsprint Service Bureau, covering almost t h e entire i n d u s t r y . I m p o r t s a n d exports from the U. $. Dc-parlimnt of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; P r i n t i n g activity from United Tvpotlietae of America: book publication from the Publishers' Weekly. 2 Prior to Sept. 1, 1916, includes only paper valued at not above 2.5 cents per p o u n d ; from Sept. 1, 1916, t o A p r . 24,1920, not above 5 cents per pound, a n d from Apr. 24, 1.20, to date not above 8 cents per pound. i- F . i • Printing activities based on productive hours reported by plants in 52 cities in 30 States, each department being weighted for the combined index, between 10 and 15 per cent of the books manufactured in America are new editions, the remainder being new books; while about 95 per cent of the books manufactured in this country arc by American authors. 5 Books imported are books of foreign manufacture, catalogued and marketed by American publishers. 6 Stocks at end of year. i Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff ' —law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 89 PAPER BOXES. Table 36.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From commercial sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] PRODUCTION. ]PRICES. Finished board. YEAR AND MONTH. Corrugated. OPERATING TIME. Raw materials. Total. Corrugated. Solid fiber. Solid liber. Total. Corrugated. Solid fiber. Total. Corrugated. Solid fiber. 85 test2 Chip.* Straw. liners. 4 Percent of normal. Relative to 1922. 115 100 98 96 1OO 1OO 83 100 119 95 98 78 108 92 91 73 100 88 83 73 98 83 79 72 Thousands of square feet. B.-NUMERICAL DATA. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1921 monthly av.. 1922 monthly av.. PRODUCTION. 50 70 45 65 66 81 133 43 38 60 127 46 39 67 117 48 41 71 105 55 47 81 81 89 125 100 1OO 1OO 1OO 226,622 149,323 77,299 1921. May June July Ausfnst Oci obpr November. December . 1922. January February. March April May June July August .... September... October November. . .. December 1923. January February March April May J une July August September October November. December 92 83 85 72 102 61 54 96 94 98 92 97 70 64 101 99 96 73 89 78 73 88 70 65 84 176,655 108, S24 67,831 97 93 90 67 85 64 66 61 54 53 58 145,585 98,389 47,196 96 92 88 72 85 64 54 73 52 48 64 136,841 80, 500 56,341 94 92 88 73 85 67 60 80 55 69 151, LSI 89,445 61,736 88 90 90 76 80 79 70 98 58 62 57 78 179, 855 104,352 75,503 87 89 88 76 76 81 75 91 64 60 78 182,090 111,806 70,284 90 89 90 78 78 76 SO 69 66 64 74 172, 223 119,260 52,963 89 85 88 86 80 81 83 78 67 64 78 184,099 123,732 60,367 90 90 92 99 83 97 100 90 70 65 87 218,90S 149,075 69, S33 100 104 101 112 117 129 127 133 78 72 96 291,903 189,325 102,578 112 113 117 130 123 129 131 120 SO 78 88 292,510 195,288 97,222 117 121 124 145 133 143 150 130 81 79 89 323, S07 223, M 2 100,195 117 122 124 134 133 134 143 116 81 80 84 302,958 213,177 89.781 113 112 114 121 128 125 129 117 77 75 84 283, 090 192,30'6 90, 784 111 118 114 138 146 123 79 76 88 313,045 217,649 95,396 122 125 139 125 143 162 115 107 75 82 75 83 78 301, 870 324,178 213,177 120 133 143 75 115 120 122 130 134 125 115 241.501 SS,693 82,677 114 115 117 134 123 135 149 108 84 86 78 305,524 222,121 83,403 114 112 117 132 105 128 140 101 SO 82 76 286,603 208,705 77,898 110 108 119 123 105 122 131 102 77 78 76 275,679 195, 288 80,391 77 290, 754 78 2S5,059 205,725 199. 760 85,299 256,701 310,795 195,480 61,221 228,085 82,710 109 108 114 115 105 128 147 110 79 105 109 114 121 105 126 153 107 81 SO 82 105 107 112 115 105 113 142 80 79 79 76 104 109 108 115 105 138 153 107 81 79 88 85, 029 1 Data from the National Container Association, which merges the statistical activities of the Container Club and the National Association of Corrugated and Fiber Box Manufacturers who formerly reported separately to Survey of Current Business. Thirty identical companies report corrugated board data and 11 report solid fiber data. Data for the former individual associations, extending back to 1919 for the Container Club, are giyen in the August, 1923, issue (No. 24), but are not comparable with data shown here as the former National Association reported in their totals single face board (used principally for wrapping purposes) which is excluded from the tabulation, above. '3l The outer and inner covering of the combined board. Principally reworked papers used as a liller for solid fiber board. * Fluted interior of corregated board; about 90 por cent straw. 90 PAPER PRODUCTS AND PEARL BUTTOiNS. Table 37.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources. Mechanical. New or- ders. Relative to 5-yr. av. New orders. Relative to 1921. Relative t o 19211922.« PAPER AND CLOTH.* DoPTOmes- Foreign d u c tic sales. tion. sales. Relative to 1919. WOOD PULP IMPORTS. 1 Mechanical. Relative to 1922. Chemical. Short tons. A.—INDEX N U M B E R S . FOLDING PAPER BOXES.2 FRESHWATER PEARL BUTTONS. 5 ABRASIVE Stocks end ol month. YEAR AND MONTH. W ROPE PAPER SACKS.s IMPORTS.^ 2 Shipments. WOOD PULP FOLDING PAPER BOXES.2 [Base year in bold-faced type.] 0D FRESHWATER PEARL BUTTONS.* ABRASIVE P A P E R AND CLOTH.* H CQ Domestic sales. New New orders, i orders. Per cent of capacity. Production. Foreign sales. Stocks end of month. Per ct. Thouj of ca- sands of pacity. gross. Reams. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. . . . 1919 monthly av. 1020 monthly av. 1921 monthly av. 1922 monthly av. 102 141 100 100 117 220 109 125 67 47 106 96 97 174 107 335 1OO 145 1OO 187 110 100 10,855 19,375 10,000 17,093 100 36,147 56,153 44,457 85,550 4 7.9 i 44.2 69.4 82.7 Tiily Sontember (V'tob'T November 1922. January February March April Mav Juno July Au°ust . September October November December 0,171 11,005 47,957 75,002 4,379 9,008 46 544 3 %:? 48 071 3 192 41 909 51 595 3 879 54,929 4,510 ' 1 40.0 12,5«2 ! 1921. Moy 68,15O 78,363 42 80 88 102 68 49 100 no 114 71 93 161 97 145 67 62 45 100 173 111 126 87 70 42 255 137 139 7,072 8 117 15,329 10,405 20 322 27 098 41,750 44 181 81 50 i 2N,958 05,200 153 123 88 44 I 20, :<97 50 119 132 79 111 80 ai 35,504 no 79 90 00 374 100 183 71 84 GO 260 143 139 91 87 00 99 110 190 255 148 207 114 .110 82 107 lol 192 K)7 84 100 100 221 216 279 459 127 56 75 72 43 96 2S,49S 71,201 117, (His 96 20,920 95,52.1 96 9,13S 00,443 96 12,425 48,370 97 11,797 05,110 71 202 186 186 103 112 75 101 99 11,020 51,058 97 300 168 243 114 108 9S 100 15,951 78,C32 104 355 180 203 116 100 70 105 83 101 17,181 90,638 82 327 151 213 127 114 07 9J 102 13,545 83,502 4 138 133 116 154 123 117 135 19,1 r>3 « 71,781 201 123 120 104 102 103 25,921 109,459 167 <28l 429 497 136 126 112 175 no 101 27,475 120,937 185 607 143 190 111 98 139 102 103 30,447 154,850 * 116 157 102 42 1 52 8 40.7 53 4 45 2 50 5 64.0 55 7 05. 4 05 9 63. 0 52. 9 01. 1 I 70 4 34. 9 34. 7 47.8 68. 5 70.7 64.2 80.7 01.0 91.7 | No.0 89.1 80.3 80.1 72.4 82.0 107. 2 89. 7 94. 1 00. 2 63. 6 55. 8 08.4 08. () 89. 0 00. 0 S3. 8 58.0 70.1 74.0 70.0 98.7 92.0 106.9 94.6 53.3 64.7 55.6 69.8 86.4 81. S 68.9 47.4 4 142 .TO "01 5, S5S 45,195 12,101 4,S96 57,129 5,521 59,418 5,461 74,031 7,500 72,930 7 745 45. 4 60.4 49. 4 IS. 6 0,421 46.4 45. 0 12,412 73, I.J3 71,92.'} 9,632 as. o 12,749 77, sas 0,1 S4 41. 7 12,829 43.0 47.0 50. 6 40. 7 •JLYS39 51.0 53. 4 52.8 54.7 in, 508 53.0 47.9 31.9 38. 7 13,770 14,054 39.9 45.8 13,980 70,::!04 79,915 12,338 8.1, 7r.fi 9,500 70,257 10,007 67,120 12,700 12,041 12.108 12,021 12,199 12,021 12,854 13,039 12,99S 1923. 197 456 121 223 91 130 108 32,407 116,426 169 383 146 208 105 129 98 113 111 February March April 110 107 27,766 97,774 153 322 154 242 130 154 126 115 107 25,143 82,078 104 276 146 214 122 172 105 119 108 17,186 70,401 Mav June July August 107 286 111 195 135 149 135 115 110 17,668 72,932 114 395 135 185 125 125 116 104 112 18,806 100,757 106 323 116 156 123 116 128 09 108 17,376 82,392 153 393 146 107 116 118 137 84 110 25,155 100,355 September October November December 155 337 123 110 134 87 111 25,538 160 358 100 113 26,285 85,9116 91,302 92,815 8,950 87,804 10,352 104,902 11,593 117,413 9,631 101,418 12,370 85,302 10,000 79,010 11,705 80,0S7 12, ;>94 75,196 12,297 l.°,,399 13,407 13,511 13,551 K5.N2S 14,207 f 1 Data from IT. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Monthly averages for 5-year period, 1909-1913, on which index numbers are based, are 16,403 tons for mechanical and 25,521 for chemical pulp. Monthly averages and index numbers for years 1913 through 1918 arc given in the August, 1923 (No.2 24), issue of the Survey, p . 92. Folding paper boxes and labels from the Association oj Folding Box, and Label Manufacturers, said to represent approximately 60 per cent for the folding-box industry and 375 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. 4 Data compiled by the Abrasive Paper and Cloth Manufacturers' Exchange, estimated to represent 90 per cent of the industry. Tho totals given include the sales of garnet, emery, Hint, and artificial (silicon, carbide, and aluminous oxide) paper, cloth, and combinations. Figures arc stated in equivalent reams, 9 by 11 inches in ,«i/.e. Tho data submitted show that in 1919 the total domestic sales were made up of the following approximate percentages: (Harriet :>9, emery *, Mint 32, and artificial 20 per cent. '» Data on fresh-water pearl buttons from National Association of Button Manufacturers from reports of 17 firms representing 95.2 per eon I of the maehiue capacity of the association members, except prior to .July, 1922, when 16 firms reported. 6 Twelve months' average, July, 1921, to June, 1922. Numerical data not furnished by the association. 91 CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND GLASS. Table 38.—(A) iJStuEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non- Government sources. [Base year in bold-faced type.] BUILDING PLUMBCOST ING MATERIAL INDEXES PRICES i FIX- 1 (1st of month). (1st of month). TURES YEAR AND MONTH. Frame Brick house. house. ConWhole- Factory strucsale buildprice tion 3 ing 2 costs. index. costs. Relative to 1913. CONSTRUCTION VOLUME.* Rel. to Relative to 1913. 1914. GLASS BOTTLES.5 SPECTACLE PLUMBFRAMES ING AND MOUNTFIXINGS. 7 TURES.1 ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE.fi Production. Net orders. Actual Shipproduc- ments tion. billed. Sales Unbilled filled (value). orders. Wholesale price index. Rel. to Relative to average, May, Rel. to Rel. to 1919. 1913. Dollars. 1919. 1921-April, 1922. A.-INDEX NUMBERS. 1913 mo. 1914 mo. 1915 mo. 1916 mo 1917 mo a v . . 100 av av av av 1918 mo av 1919 mo av 1920 mo av 1921 mo. a v . . 1922 mo. a v . . 1OO 1OO 93 147 149 181 169 1OO 89 198 100 298 100 339 127 218 45 271 46 251 9 91 104 179 202 88 69 8 100 170 174 130 77 126 8 1OO 122 »100 174 179 152 169 91 83 109 116 98 169 41 169 174 152 169 100 81 99 121 117 233 45 169 173 152 162 202 67 117 128 111 259 42 168 172 152 165 150 79 107 120 115 257 44 May June July August 173 176 157 165 179 82 123 125 115 259 37 178 181 169 167 187 84 132 108 114 277 29 September... October November... December May June July August September... October November December 119 181 184 171 170 118 73 101 76 93 210 31 189 193 174 173 154 78 112 79 93 252 30 193 197 190 185 129 79 150 121 119 285 46 196 199 192 189 127 73 160 150 139 342 68 196 201 192 189 122 77 169 160 153 378 73 192 198 192 193 111 73 135 156 165 327 64 195 199 198 201 209 209 206 209 212 214 212 215 214 217 215 216 208 203 207 210 179.5 182.6 183.8 189.7 191.4 192.7 191.8 189.5 189.6 187.4 202 221 Per cent of capacity. 219 189 186 1923. January February March April Actual Shipproduc- ments tion. billed. $67.58 182 1922. January February March ADril Net orders. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 100 110 121 1OO 1OO ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE.* 192 192 126 80 134 142 146 334 76 197 197 105 82 188 154 155 351 93 92 8 36.7 46.3 8 36.2 44.0 8 35.7 42.6 40.0 36.4 42.9 39.2 42.0 43.9 46.3 43.4 35.0 41.8 39.8 41.1 45.5 48.3 37.1 41.1 45.3 39.2 27.4 28.7 41.1 40.8 33.1 33.1 55.1 58.7 61.9 49.6 43.7 54.2 57.8 56.6 42.6 49.6 54.6 58.8 121.32 122.95 124.20 128.17 49.1 68.9 55.6 52.4 51.5 55.7 51.9 55.7 52.3 55.2 54.2 54.8 58.3 45.4 34.8 37.0 56.6 41.4 31.2 36.4 51.3 51.0 40.8 36.5 45.9 56.7 44.6 52.1 197 205 195 79 151 143 152 439 204 214 160 90 143 154 154 454 97 204 217 171 89 159 156 144 445 99 129.34 207 221 148 86 124 114 143 450 88 130. 21 206 222 128 79 95 83 114 298 88 129.58 206 222 111 81 101 101 102 392 85 128.03 206 222 137 85 112 127 125 373 87 204 220 127 86 140 157 146 128.08 126.61 41.0 51.3 1 Building material price indexes representing the relative cost of building materials entering into the construction of a six-room frame house and a six-room brick house 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: plumbing fixtures, wholesale price., compiled by the Bureau of the Censuses an average of 12 reports of combined net selling prices to retailers, without freight, on the following competitive fixtures: Bathtub, washstand, water-closet, sink, two-part cement laundry tub, and 30-gallon range boiler. The plumbing prices are averages for the month while building material indexes are as of the first of the month. 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 costs. Beginning with June, 1923, the Morton C. Tiiltle Company has also prepared an index on a similar basis, with practically identical results. These index numbers are given as of the first day of the month. *' 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 through 1920, after which common labor rates are averages reported from about 20 cities by correspondents of the Engineering News Record. The prices are weighted on the basis of the total production of steel, cement, and lumber, and the total supply of common labor. 1 Compiled by the Engineering Nans Record, on the basis of contracts let as reported by this publication and its construction cost index number, based on 1913 costs. 5 Data from National Baffle Manufacturers Association, based on reports of identical firms representing approximately 90 per cent of the capacity of the industry. 15 Data from reports of identic;?] 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 7capacity of 6,000 turns. Data from the Onfical Manufacturers A sweiation, representing about 60 per cent of the industry. 8 Twelve months' average, May, 1921-April, 1922. 9 Yearly figures are not averages of the monthly data but are w u p u t o d on the total volume for the year as compared with the 1913 total. 92 BUILDING STATISTICS—CONTRACTS AWARDED. Table 39,—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from commercial and trade sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] SOUTHERN CONSTBUC- Y E A R AND MONTH. BUSINESS BUILDINGS. INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS. Num- V a l t t e . ber of Square Value. proj- feet. ects. 2 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. Relative to 1919. 342 3 63 371 1915 monthly average.. 1916 monthly average.. 1917 monthly average.. 1918 monthly average.. 3 118 1921 monthly average.. 100 1922 monthly average.. 168 OTHER PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC BUILDINGS. NumNumNumNumber of Square ber of Square ber of Square ber of Square proj- feet. Value. proj- feet. Value. proj- feet. Value. proj- feet. Value. ects. ects. ects. ects. Kelative to-1921. 1919 monthly average.. 1920 monthly average.. EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS. 21 36 48 94 3 94 390 3 62 3 43 100 115 34 63 100 18 27 28 28 21 18 21 25 30 48 43 32 25 52 96 114 117 119 92 118 65 42 56 55 46 21 31 33 22 26 43 41 34 70 116 147 174 43 32 48 54 24 19 33 40 54 53 45 53 49 57 42 36 100 57 85 128 100 67 103 159 102 137 166 33 41 71 89 93 90 43 51 86 106 117 106 85 114 132 108 133 117 109 112 106 46 25 57 57 47 34 54 88 10O 100 100 10O 100 81 77 74 59 86 79 82 122 80 83 43 23 51 43 35 35 48 55 61 61 61 50 67 86 87 75 39 31 47 45 43 38 35 39 18 14 122 100 100 100 177 238 144 204 254 95 115 121 150 171 100 119 151 181 44 49 96 137 173 214 223 216 66 85 155 174 244 195 228 233 87 191 227 246 235 287 281 61 60 87 135 136 155 155 147 78 78 115 205 137 201 206 158 77 117 228 135 217 204 145 193 122 89 87 221 169 178 172 266 225 183 151 139 127 97 ' 109 135 127 128 143 253 142 105 116 235 132 106 124 85 77 158 187 90 82 151 157 107 107 172 187 64 78 143 190 104 121 265 380 121 132 257 369 72 69 112 134 101 111 148 162 111 119 140 177 56 47 75 158 193 186 159 171 157 156 121 118 199 193 154 143 219 303 301 270 322 425 360 273 331 444 409 322 157 162 162 161 266 274 210 261 298 225 312 230 60 103 152 100 100 114 1921. January.. February. March April May June July August... 29 52 92 123 82 90 116 82 September.. October November.. December.. 133 115 86 200 78 January.. February. March April 77 130 147 193 68 75 115 115 May.... June July.... August. 212 70 189 206 116 111 97 97 107 111 95 84 170 152 130 113 j September.. October November.. December.. 156 172 226 130 92 98 94 81 98 74 70 62 136 95 89 77 48 62 68 49 36 57 50 33 62 65 68 45 150 165 166 128 114 128 143 124 143 157 173 170 143 127 81 67 190 175 114 122 213 175 131 143 133 125 101 169 154 140 59 179 162 152 72 125 77 83 113 122 64 92 42 35 76 92 130 134 46 40 51 64 71 69 47 87 109 107 186 216 122 112 195 194 158 143 232 231 63 93 143 150 112 208 214 305 140 222 226 3G0 66 78 106 137 84 124 177 175 88 123 157 186 106 91 157 61 52 47 47 69 38 30 26 111 113 50 41 194 170 125 118 120 210 176 157 162 170 208 223 187 200 ! 244 194 ! 228 216 j 276 211 172 139 129 120 125 157 .166 182 LS6 141 | 101 124 ! 150 41 32 55 30 84 72 112 174 145 222 113 128 123 204 99 126 169 50 80 81 82 87 73 66 87 75 89 94 78 86 56 50 81 111 72 1922. 52 68 97 113 1923. January... February. March 241 April 225 May.... 197 143 123 158 153 90 77 92 68 104 80 150 85 103 75 82 115 91 June July.... August. September.. October.... November.. December.. 131 98 107 103 121 58 127 118 133 123 170 135 220 142 172 See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Southern construction from Manufacturers' Record. Other data compiled by the F. W. Dodge Co., covering small towns and rural districts as well as large cities. Prior to May, 1921, these ligures covered 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 upon the total. 93 BUILDING STATISTICS—CONTRACTS AWARDED. Table 40.—N.XTMEBZCAL. DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] II SOUTHERN CONSTRUCTION.2 BUSINESS BUILDINGS. INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS. Y E A R AND MONTH. Thousands of dollars. berof projects. I Thou{ sands of dollars. of m urn- |Thouber ol I 42,744 3,999 20,157 636 49,080 j 2,414 j1 11,460 511 I 10,652 j 70,767 166 47,177 73,154 112,285 170 227 275 2,981 I 274 323 5,463 | 88,912 15,212 20,668 40,202 14,4.44 2.7, .084 I 4,118 I 1.7,047 6,083 I 25,866 OTHER PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC BUILDINGS.* Thou- Num- ThouThousands ber of sands sands of of projdollars, ects. Thou proj- | ects. $34, 832 40,275 29, 548 25,381 3 5,308 3 8,050 | 3 9,042 } | 3 15,075 j 1,092 9,240 $33,806 26,638 895 6,870 844 5,437 27,662 1,053 7,936 41,358 ThouNum- Thousands ber of i sands of of proj- square ects. dollars. feet. EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS. 3 19,000 3 18,167 3 12,583 3 8,667 1915 mo. av 1916 mo. av 1917 mo. av 1918 mo. av. 1919 mo. av. 1920 mo. av. 1921 mo. a v . . $27,523 46, 273 1922 mo. a v . . Thousands of dollars. RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. feet. 1,915 $9,960 2,190 3,382 4,549 14,358 20,319 | 25,279 ' 2,249 14,476 2,211 17,220 3,366 21,787 342 3,853 26,258 360 298 282 I I 1921. January.. February. March April , 8,108 14,351 25,362 33,889 May June July August 22,630 24,842 31,935 22,531 September.. October November.. December.. 36, 469 31,532 23,610 55,029 971 1,029 880 847 21,143 35,774 40,548 52,993 744 1,255 58,33S 49.341 52,054 56, 828 ,270 ,213 ,059 ,057 506 549 870 880 S52 j 795 | 954 | 3,262 3,277 4,421 5,084 ! 20,528 17,020 22,776 29,176 2.50 197 296 I 2,359 1,786 2,341 2S8 | 3,497 j 5,632 | 6,940 | 24,494 24,494 33, 240 35,277 275 244 221 251 3,543 3,581 2,641 2,292 7,174 7,991 5,158 4,583 I | | j 41,259 37,40.3 ! 24,221 I 22,056 i 269 I 357! 350 ; 290 I 2,706 3,9»4 4,197 2,846 4,811 6,264 8,953 10,419 | i ! | 23,696 39,240 49,758 58,711 271.1 205 i 306 j 345 344 7,793 57,515 !| 51,489 44,020 38,122 45,907 32,037 29,938 I 25,8( 5,645 j 0,070 | 6,724 8,319 14,382 17,948 30,732 36,294 60,701 75,006 20,404 j 4,683 i 18,804 18,502 f 4,758 j 18,227 82,982 75,175 60,452 80,329 15,437 9,037 10,640 12,919 1,573 2,035 3,833 4,556 228 6,905 8,647 19,031 3,328 | 22,640 183 178 258 403 1,757 j 12,393 1,765 11.209 2,587 16,917 4,614 32,934 287 355 371 358 4,668 3,731 4,369 4,457 24,462 23,441 28,602 27,959 405 461 461 437 3,084 4,530 4,625 3,560 21,709 j 95,303 2.1,978 j 89,650 22,666 j 90,324 21,901 { 100, 897 321 4,238 I 26,459 202 | 3,228 I 22,429 147 3,416 18,212 144 3,297 15,046 415 378 290 233 5,700 33,969 3,203 | 19,090 2,363 15,349 2,604 18,004 2,001 2,325 5,071 7,277 12,067 13,110 25,575 36,719 ! 215 205 335 400 2,268 2,503 3,338 3,638 16,034 17,277 20,222 25,569 467 484 484 5,992 6,165 4,716 1,257 1,625 2,969 73 81 160 19,606 31,441 29,508 21,036 13,604 10,832 3,684 i 13,961 4,729 i 17,949 | 11,283 18,419 17,695 14,553 5,286 5,314 4,681 4,236 3,033 2,417 4,165 5,130 19,695 10,733 24,270 24,312 3,410 3,079 6,322 7,484 | 18,083 16,490 30,348 31,666 121,551 |j 132,478 j| 107 130 238 316 5,941 339 I 4,305 285 6,870 335 11,262 23 893 20,277 31,883 67,374 7,705 7,454 0,347 6,857 | I I i 31,004 31,519 24,392 23,712 140,933 136,359 108,951 100,883 364 ! 503. ! 499 i 449 6,161 8,132 6,901 5,228 i 1 j j 32,925 44,245 40,690 32,055 479 874 43,169 32,608 45,127 33,321 306 396 430 314 4,569 7,242 6,415 4,202 26,385 27,640 29, 242 19,298 6,005 6,599 6,623 5,111 ; i ! ! 23,059 25,814 28,759 24,950 101,428 110,776 122,469 120,139 237 211 135 112 3,644 3,343 2,180 2,330 j j I I 21,214 397 371 17,437 302 13,058 14,251 ; 196 3,802 3,473 3,144 1,322 25,920 23,474 21,985 10,385 2,1S> 3,992 4,092 5,849 13,906 22,108 22,550 35,822 190 231 317 408 1,889 i 12, 730 2,789 | 17,781 3,981 | 22,797 3,949 3,717 4,131 3,285 24,346 22,676 | 27,512 ! 21,036 | 413 385 359 372 3,529 i 24,042 4,103 | 26,863 13,461 j 296 375 I 1923. I January ! February March April J j May June July August 815 1,252 | j | ! 9,841 | 10,289 I 8,780 i I I i | ! I I 75,728- j 75,728 11 September... October..... November... December... 42,977 47.342 62,116 35,822 ,003 ,066 ,022 I 9,0.74 I 6,873 j 6,427 | 5,710 I 1923. January February March April 34,449 36,095 66,398 62,045 843 909 1,239 1,331 5,870 | 7,014 j 9,886 : 9,561 30,975 30,999 44,076 45,322 265 295 450 440 4,410 5,096 7,673 5,997 21,944 27,518 37,034 24,913 4,342 4,272 7,459 8,647 24,586 22,668 39,286 39,174 111,730 101,040 164,267 163,476 105 154 238 249 May June July August 54; 285 39,416 43,603 42,159 1,341 53,133 40,830 35,267 27,109 391 330 297 301 8,826 1,000 9,759 8,387 7,094 6,243 3,367 47,557 48,506 21,197 17,717 7, 750 5,096 4,709 5,321 34,332 25,254 23,698 24,106 148,773 124,417 111,138 114,317 283 346 370 310 September... October November... December... 41,312 930 1,128 6,966 | 7,582 | 38,954 263 30,685 351 4,056 3,877 35,919 30,692 4,905 6,817 22,530 35,008 I 102,331 156,984 188 ! 2,364 213 ; 3,907 I | ' ! i I 1,067 988 4,817 3,861 | ! | : 21,923 ! 3,912 I 26,986 3,179 I 23,240 2,782 j 21,f>70 3,018 | 20,553 3,791 ! 24,956 See.footnotes on opposite page also. 2 Covers all classes of building in tii^ states o/ Alabama, Arkansas, .Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia. 3 Estimates made by the F. W. Dodge Co. 4 Include the following groups, formerly shown separately: 'BLospAfcads and Institutions," "Public Buildings," "Social and Reerea-tional Buildings," and "Religious and Memorial Buildings." Details through July, 1923, may be found in the August, 1923 (No. 24), issue of the Survey, pp. 94-97. 94 BUILDING CONTRACTS AND FIRE LOSSES. Table 41.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from commercial and trade sources.l [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] CONTRACTS AWARDED. CONTRACTS AWARDED. PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES. YEAR AND MONTH. GRAND TOTALS NumNumber of ber of proj- VaUie. projects. ects. Sq. feet. FIRE LOSSES. Great Value. United States. Britain.* Relative to Relative to 1919. 'UBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES. Number of projects. Thousands of dollars. GRAND TOTAL.3 Number of projects. Thousands of square feet. Thousands of dollars. 1920. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly average., average. average., average. average. FIRE LOSSES. United States. Great Britain. Thousands of dollars. Thousands of £ sterling. B.-NUMERICAL DATA. 140,770 65 70 95 131 72 100 98 91 102 130 100 123 124 153 155 127 112 107 110 115 94 112 77 77 68 76 113 106 99 103 107 129 149 115 132 110 116 151 977 1,130 895 919 64,999 52,967 46,902 4-1,797 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 1,070 132 124 82 65 85 84 63 119 118 100 90 89 87 81 76 115 103 89 92 114 125 117 129 106 88 67 74 861 808 538 423 35,414 35,141 26,397 27,833 8,144 8,096 6,891 6,181 41,702 40,436 37,818 35,272 246,186 222,480 192,311 198,518 25,502 27,955 26,179 28,908 750 620 475 525 January.. February. March April 49 52 120 144 45 51 124 180 74 70 135 157 65 64 111 125 83 137 lo I 172 131 178 138 182 67 61 19 313 338 788 910 18,735 21,193 51,997 75,251 5,073 4,7S2 9,250 10,746 30,261 30,061 51,957 58,146 166,320 177,473 293,637 353,162 38,663 29,304 39,911 31,010 1,285 477 505 347 May.... June July.... August. 183 193 187 194 153 138 189 119 160 164 144 152 12S 130 111 116 169 160 163 150 133 108 161 96 112 61 59 40 1,197 1,259 1,220 1,272 63,817 57,940 79,162 49,825 11,358 11,249 9,902 10,457 59,639 60,526 51,705 54,019 362,590 343,440 350,081 322,007 29,S69 24,103 36,668 21,580 792 455 416 282 September.. October November.. December.. 177 141 86 70 120 99 66 59 133 139 132 103 100 101 83 126 118 114 100 185 179 137 212 49 43 72 63 1,155 919 560 461 50,379 41,477 27,516 24,875 9,108 I 44,275 9,568 46,806 9,079 46,946 38,603 7,080 271,493 253,137 244,366 215,213 41,515 40,065 30,776 47,426 315 305 510 444 57 72 128 193 62 72 102 116 154 180 83 89 139 138 101 107 155 166 163 191 184 146 133 79 90 314 373 471 839 1,260 25,929 30,185 42,586 60,926 6,126 6,338 10,546 12,336 38,947 41,611 64,920 64,527 217,333 229,938 333,518 357,475 36,615 42,771 41,160 32,638 937 555 636 2,218 207 168 122 115 122 129 99 90 So 174 1:30 128 118 152 155 123 109 17S 101 103 133 1,351 1,134 1,196 1,072 76,284 5$, (586 55,708 51,134 11,536 8,372 7,925 8,381 60,430 46,344 42,021 39,780 371,400 323,559 274,225 253,106 34,016 34,852 27,191 24,474 1,261 711 731 937 109 143 83 116 118 149 128 140 93 101 916 953 7,500 1 38,968 9,844 j 54,258 253,525 319,860 28,739 31,398 657 715 100 82 108 133 100 113 91 112 May.... June July.... August. 149 173 135 145 September.. October November.. December.. 100 100 46,683 214,990 22,416 47,195 38,265 40,847 6,862 4,821 6,520 8,971 33,491 32,267 47,745 211,102 196,648 279,410 27,571 27,721 34,241 707 644 514 936 41,834 73 654 531 701 S69 100 91 1921. 1922. 1923. January.. February. March April June j July August I 183 164 182 140 133 122 140 146 100 129 May September.. October November.. December.. 173 42,030 53,90/ 1 Data compiled by the F. W. Dodge Co., covering small towns and rural districts as well as large cities in 27 northeastern slates, except fire losses in the United States and Canada, included here for convenience, compiled by tho New York Journal of Commerce, and lire losses in Circat Britain compiled by the London Times. Prior to May, 1921, the building figures covered 25 northeastern states and the District of Columbia. The states arc those north and cast of, and including, North Dakota, Soiith 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. Monthly averages of the value of contracts awarded for the years 1913 through 1918 may be found in the August, 1923, issue (No. 24), pp. 96 and 97. a8 Prior to January 1923 these figures did not includefiresinvolving losses of less than £1,000. Grand total includes military and naval buildings and miscellaneous, in addition to the groups listed in this and the preceding table (p. 92). 95 CEMENT. Table 42,—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] CONCRETE PAVEMENTS CONTRACTED PORTLAND CEMENT. CONCRETE PAVEMENTS CONTRACTED FOR. PORTLAND CEMENT. FOR. Whole- ij sale price,! net, | without 11 Total.3 bags, ;| Chicago ! district, jj YEAK AND MONTH. Production. Roads. Relative to 1919. Relative to 1913. Shipments. 1914 m o n t h l y average. 100 101 94 7,146 99 118 99 153 7,721 7,542 11,080 84 87 65 91 87 166 166 180 153 159 5,894 107 142 5,S9i 6,700 8,306 8,191 9,489 7,107 7,999 7,921 9,714 9,380 9, S09 7, 278 10,161 9, 741 1.67 1.66 1.80 1.54 1.61 159 . 70 50 59 48 81 106 6,903 5,348 9,091 11,938 119 126 123 129 13,316 14,142 87 120 40 44 96 116 146 172 147 115 96 93 99 1917 m o n t h l y average. 101 77 1919 m o n t h l y average. I 1920 m o n t h l y a\ erage. I 1921 m o n t h l y average. 87 10s 107 1922 m on t h l y average. 124 1921. September October November December 131 137 116 85 56 56 97 108 107 131 152 164 1OO 114 1OO 7,675 1OO 73 105 148 10,027 11,329 10,506 12,114 87 70 89 8,921 5,195 70 6,559 3,097 148 60 148 148 148 74 255 69 78 232 265 244 241 174 137 147 185 102 127 81 81 90 93 103 21.6 May.... June... July.... August. 151 152 182 187 194 September. October November.. December.. 149 160 148 113 168 174 138 66 37 47 83 173 173 173 171 142 105 79 84 January February March April 100 105 129 148 73 Si 140 175 102 120 116 102 158 173 173 173 141 128 165 May.... June... July... August- 168 161 164 193 180 186 203 90 82 72 54 173 September. October nber N ovemb 171 174 75 51 42 *10O 71 74 148 158 158 163 11,330 12,773 11.312 ]1,051 111 148 148 148 Roads. S1.002 .89 .95 1.19 1.53 7,391 7,203 7,219 19.10 m o n t h l y average. 1932. January February March Apfil I 7,353 1OO 97 98 106 102 Total.' B.-NUMERICAL DATA. 89 96 1915 m o n t h l y average. 19J8 m o n t h l y average. Wholesale price, net, without bags, Chicago district. Per barrel jj Thous. of square yds. j Thousands of barrels. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1913 monthly average, i Stocks at end of month. 206 4,291 2,931 4,278 3, 285 7,002 8, 592 6, 685 9, 243 12, 749 13,470 13,850 11,176 11,245 11,557 11,664 11,361 11,424 12, 444 12,287 11,349 8,671 12, S54 10,167 4, 858 ", "04 S,085 9, SSO 11,359 5,419 5,903 10,320 12,954 175 156 12,910 13,848 14,470 12, 893 10,718 4,455 3,264 4,686 6,595 3 3,435 1.59 1.50 4,132 2,535 3,816 1.50 1.50 3,891 3,102 1.50 ! 2,655 ; 1.50 • 1.50 ! 3,30S | 2,4i>4 3,602 4,863 4,576 j ; 9,602 j 1.50 11,371 1. 50 10,852 i 1.60 7, 769 9,195 ' 8, 433 5, 746 1.60 \ 1.64 4,724 4,149 5,320 3,049 2,408 2,357 2,689 7,979 9,112 8,271 5,044 0.117 6,348 3, 497 1.75 1.75 1. 75 1.73 0,319 4,680 3, 528 3, 744 4,374 2, 797 2, 789 3,095 11,470 13,502 13,045 11,463 1.60 1 1. 75 j 1.75 1.75 2 950 6,272 ; 5,084 2,140 JO, 144 1.75 3,242 5,533 4,597 9, 207 1923. 169 62 13S | | 109 132 • 173 "173 144 94 12,620 197 163 12,967 14,257 13,307 13,712 14,971 185 173 153 J32 193 173 168 J22 13,109 13,350 13.098 14.2*5 173 212 172 12,3S2 1 i 7,370 ' 4,725 3,737 4,550 5,997 y, IOS 1. 75 8, OS I 1.75 9,431 7,075 6,407 0.080 1.75 8,7 SO 5.606 1.75 6.S2S 1.75 7,486 4,537 4.191 5,373 December . 1 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 /". S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; data on concrete pavements for roads, streets, and alleys from Portland Cement Association, 'Highways Bureau.' The cement industry is highly seasonal and should be compared with corresponding months of previous years rather than with other months of the current year. Detailed da In by months back io 1915, with an 8-year average for each month which can be used for seasonal comparisons, will bo found in the September, 1923 (No. 25), issue of the Survey, p. 47. - Includes streets and alleys besides roads. 3 Of the numerical 1919 monthly average, 3,221,000 yards was actually reported. The remainder is the prorated portion of a total of 3,338,309 yards for the year of pavement less than 6 inches thick not allocated by class of pavement. This has been prorated to roads on the basis of the roads' share of allocated contracts. 96 HARDWOOD LUMBER AND FURNITURE. Table 43.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from commercial and trade sources. [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] NORTHERN HARDWOODS.5 MICHIGAN HARDWOODS. 2 YEAR AND MONTH. RETAIL LUMBER SALES, RURAL YARDS.1 Rel. to 1919. 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— 1922 monthly average 1921. September October November December 1922. January February March April May June July August September.. October November December COMPOSITE PRICES.* FURNITURES WALNUT.* Lumber Stocks Produc- Ship- end of tion. ments. mo. Produc- Shiption. ments. Hardwood. Softwood. Relative to 1917. Relative to 1913. Rel. to 1921. Rel. to 1920. 100.0 96.4 100.0 55.7 61.6 82.1 81.5 84.1 92.9 49.7 53.3 55.8 55.3 92.6 92.2 93.1 90.6 55.2 56.2 55.6 55.6 90.5 93.6 97.7 98.0 58.2 62.0 61.6 62.6 97.5 101.0 101.8 108.4 67.7 67.1 67.8 69.1 109.0 115.4 116.2 120.2 100 110 87 89 110 100 78 87 90 103 110 3 75 116 131 '55 121 108 74 98 75 56 94 135 Made UnShip- filled into Stocks ments. Pro- Ship- Stocks Pur- lumorders. duc- ments. on chases. ber on tion. hand. and hand. veneer. Relative to 1922. Relative to 1920. 103 100 69 75 50 30 40 3 100 100 75 58 63 100 78 76 67 46 48 75 85 25 21 31 48 79 29 96 74 25 118 65 21 55 69 18 128 26 31 36 67 52 100 23 54 35 66 111 102 16 46 28 58 94 75 32 41 29 55 137 125 49 48 34 57 104 107 3 Logs. 119 70 52 38 58 109 110 95 51 33 59 90 160 m 44 40 57 75 162 93 45 51 54 80 170 94 47 42 55 72 154 98 45 46 51 74 143 80 44 43 49 81 164 29 52 59 49 107 145 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 60 23 74 35 72 31 78 32 82 32 74 23 26 73 77 61 76 30 67 57 109 93 103 134 96 127 60 26 123 95 106 111 122 127 75 24 125 89 108 87 101 140 58 18 120 80 114 110 127 136 67 21 108 107 113 112 112 102 65 29 95 117 111 72 99 93 96 109 91 100 105 85 63 83 35 42 63 80 122 105 78 82 46 98 70 102 79 89 106 76 94 56 102 138 88 108 113 73 101 100 107 84 127 .no 90 86 58 41 69.3 70.8 72.8 74.5 124 128 84 168 150 94 sr. 112 125 S2 160 139 116 S3 54 51 149 150 77 180 lol 152 105 53 131 156 70 165 .154 162 92 50 119.3 117.9 113.6 109.5 73.8 73.1 69.0 65.0 155 132 72 181 180 163 100 42 156 119 77 173 181 175 88 43 154 98 83 150 188 141 83 47 122 109 84 150 144 160 101 44 107.8 106.4 104 9 63.3 63.1 63 9 123 106 78 125 144 161 98 42 143 123 80 157 168 165 116 42 1923. 32 65 55 48 148 149 February March April 20 34 56 43 47 155 114 52 54 46 173 160 49 47 49 45 161 159 May June July August 73 91 74 71 66 42 46 171 135 61 42 47 148 154 50 33 44 119 131 53 47 43 111 160 September October November i December 73 48 53 43 96 149 82 54 49 41 99 175 | See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Retail lumber sales, compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, represents the total lumber sales for 637 yards in the Minneapolis (ninth) Federal Reserve District. Details by months back to January, 1920, may be found in the October, 1923, issue (No. 26), pp. £8-60 'These sales include softwoods as well as hardwoods. 2 Data on Michigan hardwoods (chiefly maple, birch, basswood, and beech) are actual figures reported by about 40 mills each month to the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' Association. The number of mills varies from 35 to 62, but 44 is the highest number reporting since the beginning of 1920. 3 Quarterly average. 4 Ten months' average. 5 Compiled by the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers' Association, representing chiefly Wisconsin and upper Mich'"' ~* mills. Thesefiguresrepresent actual reports from 60 to 75 mills each month. The hardwoods cut are mostly maple, birch, and beech. 97 HARDWOOD LUMBER AND FURNITURE. Table 44.—NUMERICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources. [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] MICHIGAN HARDWOODS.* RETAIL LUMBER SALES, RURAL1 YEAR AND MONTH. YARDS. NORTHERN COMPOSITE HARDWOODS/ PRICES. 6 WALNUT; Logs. Lumber. Production. Ship- Stocks, end of ments. month. Production. Ship- Hard- Softments. wood. wood. Dollars per M ft., b. m. Thousands of feet, board measure. FURNITURE.* Made Ship- Unfilled Pro- Ship- Stocks Pur- into Stocks ments. orders. duc- ments. on chases. lumber on tion. hand. and hand. veneer. Thousands of feet, board Thousands of feet, log 31,396 3 -223,961 28,318 31,034 24,755 25,296 31,061 25,390 19,911 22,067 26,041 30,105 21,576 3 201, 053 23,427 3169,080 15,564 * 122,468 9,356 165,984 12,471 124,672 29,241 32,732 34, 206 27,838 26,500 27,813 33,328 27,509 19,067 34,204 $41.77 40.29 $49.59 27.63 30.53 9,708 15,078 17,195 11,330 177,676 166,369 154,948 150,747 8,186 6,985 5,189 14,709 24,377 29,853 32,432 25,282 34.29 34.05 35.13 38.79 24.63 26.41 27.65 27.40 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 38.69 38.52 38.99 37.82 27.39 27.87 27.58 27.59 1,325 1,962 2,217 2,260 1,489 1,784 1,840 1,707 6,278 10,496 10, 824 11,067 ,113 ,951 ,619 ,269 392 1,270 1,615 1,343 13,050 17,712 14, 826 17,389 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 37.82 39.10 40.81 40.93 28.87 30.76 30.52 31.02 2,176 1,960 1,719 1,675 1,535 2,053 2,251 1,852 11,633 11,504 11,314 11,083 ,603 ., 631 ,056 , 333 September October November December 17,662 18,403 14,988 5, 368 13,057 12,417 12,322 14,439 13,100 14,599 13,525 18,383 122,956 113,394 109,786 109,035 20,412 20,874 22,879 30, 272 39,080 36,262 41,653 36,722 40.75 42.23 42.53 45.29 33.56 33.26 33.62 34.27 1,137 1,603 1, 843 1,807 1,535 2,345 2,661 2, 068 10,713 10,054 9,036 8, 568 1923. January February March April 6,014 3,753 6,424 9,242 18,129 15,442 14,365 13,047 17,200 13,600 16,961 15,538 107,124 106,114 102,477 100,329 42,003 43,938 49,070 45,700 37,771 28,823 40,512 40,366 45.54 48.23 48.52 50.19 34.36 35.12 36.12 36.96 2,245 2,028 2,697 2,360 2,472 2,410 2, 892 3, 007 May.... June July.... August. 13, 731 17,073 13,821 13,258 18, 281 17,042 13,949 14,853 13,253 13,126 10,278 14,639 102,970 104,862 99,538 97,135 48,531 41,805 33,60S 31,462 34,388 39,215 33,364 40,674 49.85 36.62 49.26 36.27 47.46 34.26 45.75 • 32.25 2,799 2, 812 2,785 2,200 September. October November. December.. 13,705 15,463 13,221 14,865 16,538 15,391 96,160 92,554 27,060 27,900 37,822 44,469 45.02 44.46 43.83 2,214 2,578 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 monthly monthly monthly monthly monthly av. av. av. av. av. 27.763 av. a v . . 18,781 a v . . 14,078 a v . . 10,888 a v . . 11,798 21,573 21,119 18,699 12,652 13,191 1921. September.. October November.. December... 14,000 15,974 12,122 4,804 6,815 5,750 5, 959 8,586 1922. January February... March April 4,259 2,918 5,943 9,130 May June July.... August. 191S monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly 31.39 31.31 31.71 1,807 1,927 10,214 1.460 1,327 Value, average per firm, dollars. $40,266 $128,088 23,919 28, 812 29, S33 45,005 2,087 28,813 31,309 32,812 28,874 39,899 41,384 40,810 29,057 1,398 2,643 2,643 2,923 23,084 24,118 30,186 23,234 33,860 32,828 30,586 22,662 1,682 1,487 1,324 1,399 2, 816 2,125 2,072 1,773 26,900 25,970 25, 290 33,301 26,941 37,172 45,394 53,835 1,027 1,486 1,583 1, 851 1,045 1,405 1,500 1,458 1,636 1,591 1,528 1,871 32,977 37,639 40,474 34,820 58,286 71, 789 74,007 52, 607 8,529 8,351 7,906 7,108 2, 454 2,337 2,720 2,406 1,986 1, 582 2,002 2, 038 1,957 2,412 3,176 3,389 34, 282 33, 524 42,34G 37,153 68,575 64, 802 68,030 64,540 2,535 2,293 1,889 2,097 7,355 7,871 8, 450 8,553 2,647 2,524 2,190 2,316 2,384 2,405 2,501 1,905 3,395 3,658 2,934 3,332 40,390 35,328 33, 547 40,503 53,840 54,496 59,961 55,797 2,039 2,378 7,943 8,121 1,830 2,298 1,905 2,229 3,369 3,441 39,287 46,575 53,609 53,313 See footnotes on opposite page also. 8 Combined figures representing average shipments and unfilled orders per firm from reports of 50 identical firms of the National Association of Chair Manufacturers,, from 42 to 58 firms of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers' Association, and from about 100 firms of the National Alliance of Case Goods Associations. 68690°—23 7 98 PINE LUMBER. Table 45.—IJTDEX NTTMBEES. From Government and non-Government sources. [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] SOUTHERN PINE, LUMBER.* CALIFORNIA W E S T E R N PINE.8 NORTHERN PINE." WHITE PINE.* Price,* YEAR AND MONTH. and Produc- Ship- Orders. Stocks, end of better, tion. ments. month. Hatticsburg. Rel. to Relative to 1917. 1917 monthly average.. 1918 monthly average.. 1919 monthly average.. 1920 monthly average.. 1921 monthly average.. 1922 monthly average.. 1913. Lumber. Production. Ship- Stocks, of ments. mend onth. to Relative to 1917. Rel. 1920. September October. . November Production. Relative to 1918. Lath. Shipments. Production. Shipments. Relative to 1920. 1OO 1OO 1OO 114 1OO 1OO 37 90 79 81 147 104 89 1OO 100 90 86 84 68 239 104 99 92 117 100 108 85 75 69 87 234 123 100 1OO 111 113 100 100 1OO 1OO 89 89 90 88 156 68 70 121 74 91 139 85 55 90 155 102 97 101 86 197 110 117 98 126 144 144 111 96 131 175 92 95 91 89 138 100 67 115 1 102 95 199 104 49 97 175 87 84 80 89 141 110 69 122 143 97 143 127 55 124 100 ! ... .... 1922. January.. March April May June July August September October November December Ship- Stocks, of ments. mend onth. 100 1921. May July August. Production. •. 1923. 7'iiiuflrv February March. \pril.. May July August October December 87 79 73 92 140 99 69 125 131 84 139 126 50 125 J81 94 94 102 89 141 95 82 127 132 113 151 134 62 134 261 93 100 115 86 155 78 83 125 112 115 122 109 80 175 200 95 114 119 79 184 75 96 123 111 150 160 84 98 86 79 206 58 87 120 ! 67 116 136 30 93 38 173 100 94 83 92 81 75 82 189 34 75 119 50 109 150 48 51 55 72 94 76 S3 85 182 32 75 110 39 76 143 56 57 63 03 88 78 82 189 38 81 103 18 75 142 46 51 54 74 101 98 101 88 88 178 61 106 93 14 95 118 86 68 94 143 94 104 119 180 99 120 91 36 103 108 129 97 140 138 157 120 113 126 147 81 isuj 146 147 88 116 119 84 169 117 189 10(J 111 101 80 198 150 158 86 ! 177 167 130 163 116 212 171 105 101 97 80 196 130 141 90 i 170 127 145 154 114 207 214 113 103 115 81 200 161 147 90 ! 250 214 161 163 130 197 345 105 104 82 78 149 158 127 102 215 204 141 131 112 160 345 86 104 ! 233 185 187 135 160 102 93 134 1S4 184 105 78 159 102 103 89 216 64 113 101 161 95 96 99 113 66 107 105 215 216 214 ! 97 SI 105 88 93 87 174 180 48 83 45 96 109 94 123 99 139 84 220 59 117 94 1 53 166 163 86 135 82 221 54 106 S7 43 139 139 84 99 86 94 10S 101 171 114 111 99 81 230 114 84 j 75 96 105 111 271 109 99 77 232 160 ! 175 176 171 126 101 131 119 124 124 86 124 226 113 115 91 74 224 180 139 93 274 213 153 184 102 194 226 106 94 79 72 212 177 126 100 290 219 171 191 99 226 177 107 100 83 78 202 164 104 107 268 213 192 174 81 201 222 113 103 97 78 195 180 119 114 328 246 221 208 98 210 237 106 98 107 145 105 117 259 195 223 142 95 151 209 111 105 79 79 190 115 192 149 127 121 275 225 247 119 104 127 240 88 I See footnotes on opposite page also. between the actual production OI of loZ 192 m i l l S . x n e a v c r a g O UIUUUUUOU i l l t u o J.J.1.M; I U U I iiiisui>uo u i JL?IUI t o t j U i w ^ M icci/, io vaiujLi c»o u.\jx iu.c*i p m u u i / i / H M i . X1K..-1V2 <*io iiw OV^IVCM.UIKV> n u w u u i . i iwi prOdUCtlOn orders and shipments since these two items must be governed by production. Assuming that the mills reporting are a good sample of the industry, the resulting figures are equivalent to the actual production, shipments, and orders of the 192 identical mills, and hence a fair sample of the industry. The same procedure is followed for stocks except that normal in this case is 1,262,450,326 feet, the average stocks during 16 months ending AprU 1916. a Data from U. S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and represent average weekly prices for the month at Hattiesburg, Miss. The 1913 monthly average, on which the index numbers are based, is $23.04 per thousand feet. 99 PINE LUMBER. Table 46.—NUMERICAL DATA. Front Government and non-Government sources. [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] WESTERN PINE.3 SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER.* YEAR AND MONTH. Produc- Ship- Orders. tion. ments. Stocks, end of month. Thousands of feet, board measure. 1917 mo. a v . . 423,509 1918 mo. a v . . 368,325 380,524 358.015 375,438 431,633 441,903 446,405 Priced "B" and better, Hattiesburg. PerM ft. Ship- Stocks, end of ments. month. 1,371,652 $31.54 109,357 1 1 0 , 4 2 3 1,116,259 33.76 113,424 97,784 937,748 55.00 113,794 109,032 1,187,587 74.53 134,467 110,697 74,437 1,211,174 35.98 76,840 1,177,627 45.46 119,956 128,669 379,701 376,070 330,229 306,559 394,812 399,677 430,673 451,395 387,736 418,475 367,357 372,585 370,310 350,318 396,062 413,876 405,114 358,934 324,130 457,054 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 90,397 391,948 443,646 502,702 434,836 360,048 514,465 531,746 386,091 336,716 1,183,042 1,083,311 1,087,727 1,125,979 35. 79 42.57 47.41 43.57 84,984 82.144 a3,155 37.145 91,996 105,780 96,496 82,505 397,553 337,781 345,139 432,948 458,023 369,971 366,147 448,922 531,455 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 May June July August 477.898 449,247 446,468 479,138 556,288 492,198 447,712 453,472 654,505 448,922 434,303 514,465 1,111,878 1,095,580 1,091,060 1,117,534 42.48 160,087 163,816 141,898 175,630 September... October November December 445,258 441,986 443,389 400,815 364,066 371,665 458,362 450,423 347,414 382,847 456,377 461,411 1,207,900 1,273,446 1,274,418 1,218,843 49.45 1923. January February March April 462,571 400,113 480,966 428,471 543,218 436,772 489,923 482,758 622,750 483,339 443,355 441,903 1,146,677 1,118,834 1,107,612 1,056,358 50.78 May.... June July.... August. 478,576 450,408 452,243 178,015 509,334 417,506 440,257 456,377 406,131 353,561 372,779 434,933 1,010,591 1,054,133 1,065,574 1,069,295 447,034 430,963 486,292 489,729 477,724 468,769 1,087,475 1,089,368 1921 mo. a v . . 1922 mo. a v . . 1921. May Juno July August September... October November... December 1922. January February March April September... October November December. 401,484 423,702 389/832 396,120 373,626 428,103 45.63 45.22 46.12 49.86 49.27 49.69 50.80 52.95 53.53 Production. 52,561 31,900 48,263 37,284 881,924 58,368 36,036 1,063,658 39,110 29,114 866,388 66,387 45,784 1,015,276 53,423 30,273 ,072,349 75,357 31,097 ,103,480 68,597 26,914 ,120,913 69,240 36,150 40,273 5 0 , 1 3 9 34,204 27,768 382,216 44,512 48,357 9,581 8,669 9,882 12,574 11,097 9,265 11,870 11,949 12,854 11,135 16,795 8,878 3,659 5,311 12,708 42,068 51,035 50,558 54,047 24,790 324,761 427,720 363,698 401,677 43,767 33,881 12,275 19,205 39,920 22,530 18,612 34,783 52,096 28,444 6,052 5,908 25,565 5,160 4,717 34,295 9,018 9,061 48,416 13,430 8,748 35,445 ,052,423 26,278 82,874 89,272 116,551 132,001 966,705 907,712 823,200 805,870 20,318 24,287 9,327 23,893 7,290 30,327 19,149 32,730 381,316 378,640 314,258 287,452 162,776 173,981 155,837 161,840 778,475 758,551 794,040 796,220 60,951 93,099 89,366 131,500 37,878 53,327 40,405 68,128 223,198 347,278 386,171 430,529 6S,252 65,662 62,065 65,741 162,479 140,278 173,178 112,163 149,253 106,071 70,050 109,622 856,094 919,186 993,484 894,211 112,959 122,692 84,497 45,501 65,051 59,088 58,828 55,471 376,117 494,537 489,042 478,054 52,803 45,688 26,693 19,219 64,093 128,711 59,148 116,557 124,18S 144,948 175,232 131,040 830,534 28,097 22,699 39,463 91,929 53,102 44,282 56,156 54,444 432,247 367,597 333,169 328,640 34,736 33,702 38,714 49,748 144,214 152,312 140,679 172,319 68,019 69,947 67,931 78,452 405,835 453,155 507,764 585,358 74,071 76,734 69,978 83,862 62,360 71,821 592,114 654,668 57,379 48,037 44.85 1,003,508 43. 70 44.17 15S, 103 116,224 163,337 140,733 1,035,332 136,178 1,066,073 144,424 947,445 6,357 325,209 382,202 371,804 403,083 ,056,576 885,077 Thousands. 267,276 47,808 37,018 34,827 820,640 Shipments. 370,303 36,543 737,489 Production. 287,645 58,348 779,652 Lath. 265,113 58,940 766,391 Shipments. Thousands of feet, board measure. ,101,300 153,220 139,096 114,813 131,025 46.57 Production. ,085,943 197,074 193,505 179,098 196,623 51.69 48.87 Ship- Stocks, end of ments. month. Thousands of feet, board measure. 354,287 1920 mo. a v . . NORTHERN PINE.* Lumber. Production. 399,160 1919 mo. a v . . CALIFORNIA WHITE PINE.4 27,553 24,890 31,209 47,327 41,799 25,458 13,051 11,504 16,589 10,995 7,635 4,582 58,428 18,115 9,986 58,398 20,287 10,896 57,409 19,880 13,574 64,980 18,877 21,936 56,363 15,324 21,948 53,526 12,909 10,183 52,741 7,503 10,085 41,717 4,329 6,121 49,728 9,025 8,759 42,883 9,671 10,815 52,720 10,607 17,241 43,039 11,896 14,342 51,132 I 18,616 14,381 49,611 2t,668 11,281 40,658 j 19,229 14,105 49,041 20,076 15,091 47,492 14,472 13,306 52,326 12,131 15,257 See footnotes on opposite page also. Western Pine Manufacturers' Association has supplied figures showing the actual and normal production for the mills reporting in each of the periods shown, From these figures the per cent of normal production is obtained in each case, and this per cent is applied to the normal production of 54 identical mills. The normal 3 The ^he Minnesota. located chiefly in 100 LUMBER—MISCELLANEOUS SOFTWOODS. Table 47.—INDEX NTJMBEES. From Government and non-Government sources. [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] MICHIGAN SOFTWOODS/ DOUGLAS FIR.1 YEAR AND MONTH. 1909-1913 monthly av. 1913 monthly av 1^14 monthly av 1915 monthly av 1916 monthly av 1917 monthly av. 1918 monthly av 1919 monthly av 1920 mouthlv av 1921 monthly av 1922 monthly av 1921. September October November December 1922. January February March Shipments. Price,2 No. 1, common. Relative to 1917. Rel. to Production. Production. Ship- Stocks, end of ments. month. Production. Relative to 1917. 1913. NORTH CAROLINA PINE.s CALIFORNIA REDWOODS NORTHERN HEMLOCK.* Production. Shipments. Relative to 1913. Ship- Orders rements. ceived. Relative to 1918. Production. Shipments. Relative, to 1919. TOTAL LUMBER. ExProports: duc- Boards, tion.? p l a n k8 s , etc. Rel. to 1913. 1OO i 100 1OO 107 112 107 110 109 104 Rel. to 5-yr.av. 191 1OO 1OO 86 100 1OO 89 ! 86 82 95 95 113 84 98 103 51 94 91 97 4S 172 1OO I 1OO 2 1OO | 74 2 w 69 89 104 198 276 65 72 2 50 80 102 1 325 53 37 8 52 72 53 100 96 53 1OO 1OO 100 85 48 97 115 139 1OO 1OO 94 71 118 124 106 98 93 94 85 92 129 39 40 70 45 51 106 100 103 88 90 80 56 126 120 166 45 46 49 62 72 ! 131 154 166 153 163 103 72 97 98 114 31 62 71 42 66 113 104 122 95 96 83 56 107 113 114 26 74 63 31 91 113 117 155 115 132 86 09 105 97 125 48 64 60 31 135 171 198 124 134 87 62 99 93 125 31 41 61 26 77 47 105 117 105 126 126 80 85 100 102 125 26 32 56 55 38 100 119 139 124 100 85 116 107 136 18 34 51 35 33 87 131 135 149 128 84 S3 71 115 114 124 24 34 48 54 58 130 156 169 153 156 95 90 ApT'l 121 136 125 51 46 47 66 60 1 126 126 148 158 156 96 74 May Jun e July 133 151 147 57 54 46 72 98 169 183 219 155 180 114 76 140 160 147 72 48 47 90 108 133 162 148 158 163 120 85 136 138 158 51 43 58 77 85 122 122 128 162 166 109 05 136 133 179 63 50 43 69 81 168 190 215 160 186 118 69 137 129 212 63 53 50 67 89 136 165 144 361 190 112 138 114 212 49 48 51 63 77 140 125 168 168 204 112 60 62 136 110 212 25 49 47 48 77 176 182 204 107 65 123 212 35 57 43 53 56 84 188 179 161 334 185 104 144 89 65 September... October November. December 1923. January February March April. May June Julv August September October November December I i 59 ! 52 i 99 150 235 120 134 102 73 117 185 208 120 152 92 74 78 160 233 117 72 128 151 ISO ]53 212 66 216 185 168 115 -Q 73 86 181 201 193 129 147 125 85 90 148 193 136 J26 139 124 81 72 124 143 98 136 125 115 80 74 174 199 176 153 137 127 86 97 89 SS 78 66 68 138 175 147 149 .136 118 72 72 146 132 135 149 156 122 156 212 42 37 44 71 116 149 212 32 33 46 59 148 155 182 234 40 50 176 234 35 32 62 40 75 65 149 166 234 53 54 39 163 177 212 74 50 40 132 144 212 59 46 40 154 154 201 78 40 42 155 165 190 63 46 45 160 161 201 56 35 47 I 1 1 See footnotes on opposite page also. i The figures of pn 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 for the State of Washington. 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 varies from 35 to 62, but 44 is the highest number reporting since the beginning of 1920. 4 Compiled by the Northern Hemlock and Hardivood Manufacturers' Association, representing chiefly Wisconsin and upper Michigan mills, from actual reports of from 60 to 75 mills each month. 101 LUINIBEE—MISCELLANEOUS SOFTWOODS. Table 48L—JTOMEBICAL DATA. From Government and non- Government sources. |£aa» year in bald-faced typa; isdex numbers on opposite page.] DOUGLAS FIR.1 YEAR AND MONTH. 1909-13 mo. av. 1913 mo. av 1914 mo. a v — 1915 mo. av 1916 mo. av Produc- Shipments. tion. Price,* No.l, common. Thousands of feet, board measure. Per Mfeet MICHIGAN SOFTWOODS.' Production. Ship- Stocks, end of month. Production. Shipincuts. CALIFORNIA REDWOODS Production. ShipllXWt NORTH CARO- TOTAL LUMBER. LINA PINE.6 Production. received. 37,664 37,603 30,718 31,798 86,442 32,339 34,653 35,659 849,165 375,128 374,680 380,850 297, 737 440,241 328,201 361,251 355,432 335,735 298,505 408,848 15.875 18.250 25.417 29.917 11.833 15.250 17,288 11,661 11,294 9,207 6,658 7,717 17,741 13,200 12,857 6,494 7,034 8,108 106,216 a 84,180 »52,994 8 55,518 74,724 52,045 35,327 33,643 30,056 27,290 16,986 23,483 33,166 37,974 37 051 19 431 18,435 26,083 37,460 36,404 44,243 39,618 49,035 28,547 32,759 35,337 28,441 44,010 28.U5 39,934 SO, 576 29,472 47,805 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 5,386 11,048 13,986 11,277 7,219 75,431 66,576 63,677 64,703 15,705 11,782 11,835 9,953 24,124 33,127 28,1SS 17,076 42,721 42,423 50,, 4S9 39,490 29,817 33,417 48,814 33,280 35,024 44,599 56,320 30,235 1923. 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 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 32,64S 48,884 47,099 34,057 39,922 37,536 • 38,841 44.507 j 48,604 35,888 i 42,479 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 9,546 8,563 7,563 8,882 48,807 50,137 61, 475 45,798 27,187 33, 879 2S,857 26,112 35,030 11 39,240 30,971 29,570 03,162 49,736 45,614 62,827 September October November December 477,222 4S2,145 474,961 364,436 415,442 369.332 356.333 398, 815 19; 500 19.500 19.500 19.500 10,901 8,548 4,299 6,112 9,345 8,489 8,701 10,149 53,607 54,454 50,085 45,633 25,073 23,649 17,963 19,997 32,333 50,901 28,171 11 52,531 27,888 !| (36,105 20,425 !| 31.527 1923. January February March April 424,242 403,561 515,698 539,871 5Q3, 701 480, 289 589,561 568,074 19.500 19.500 21.500 21. 500 7,243 5,556 5,981 5,505 6,537 5,839 7,128 10,949 46,418 4S, 436 53,490 42,980 26,614 22,320 28,334 24,636 21,535 I1 19,109!! 28,432' 24,117 ,! May.... June... July.... August. 521,070 567,626 461,532 537,185 534,972 573,266. 4titi, 904 496, S97 21.500 19.500 19.500 18.500 9,180 12,868 10,259 13,476 9,551 8,913 8,227 7,057 41,100 42,085 42,22S 44,707 27,640 j 31,170 jj 32,080 32,656 !| 30,344 26,364 :j 30,731 26,961 ;j 37,004 42,; 99 < 67,422 ; 40,950 40 I 59,658 43,896 1 52," 59,844! 61,790 66,878 . 41.090 47,855 52,744 43,347 | 61,460 52,500 67,938 57,326 55,336' 44,170 55,312 j 54,98(i j 38,966 \ 42,980 4l!,:K5 ! 50,712 2S,147 ! 4i.U)20 65,222! 50,912 50,570 52,500 September October November December. 542,110 557,330 532,261 521,518 17.500 18.500 10,952 9,725 8,218 6,205 48,120 49,806 ! 29,293 I 24,743 i 24,711 ; 26,260 I 51,625 50.020 54,774 : 37,599 1917 m o . a v . . . 1918 m o . a v . . . 1919 m o . a v . . . 1920 m o . a v . . . 1921 mo. a v . . . 1922 m o . a v . . . Ship- Production.? Exports: Boards, planks, etc.s Thousands of feet, board measure. $9,208 7.917 7.875 10.375 I NORTHERN HEMLOCK.* 2,197,334 2,102,537 2,086,531 2,262,175 178,388 216,066 149,145 93,959 91,216 85,220 85,452 109,268 129,227 100,5S7 128,515 84,230 33,514 30,164 52,543 32,179 29,791 29,052 52,496 2,141,144 1,874,419 2,069,522 2,059,875 1,762,264 2,270,551 32,396 39,347 42,497 43,190 30,758 42,406 42,980 40,530 1,824,442 1,888,226 1,916,251 1,765,825 100,585 123,264 110,902 151,268 42,490 50,890 52,290 54,ISO 32,270 41,090 50,050 50,330 1,865,240 1,837,104 2,078,404 2,103,965 148,675 125,973 159,869 132,807 52.378 46.363 34,81S 54,118 62,945 | 52,900 j 57,890 51,250 i 52,3 (X) 42,412 53,480 36,703 55,370 59,930 61,945 54,600 2,497,962 2,641,883 2,405,874 2,583,080 135,953 152,379 115,858 123,233 47,223 35,659 51,9SS 53,5S9 41,447 48,366 58,499 51,492 61,ISO 65,660 59,500 46,214 2,452,180 2,466,850 2,359,837 1,954,228 106,943 110,152 115,243 115,097 1921. j: j1 j ! 55,230 57,400 55,090 4-5,731 I j j I i j | | ! \ i 42,148 51,135 i MS, 921 ! 50,869 i 2,231,014 130.772 43,120 2,020,775 132,534 48,930 128.773 2,562,294 ti8,110 141,630 2,518,479 54,040 47,460 I 2,742,801 ! 152,927 2,731,978 172,256 44,870 15S/J37 40,110 | 2,523,128 157,710 44,170 i 2, 785,918 ': 43,750 j| 2,589,737 128,171 50,295 ]' 127,844 .1. See footnotes on opposite page also. 6 The California Redwood Association lias furnished to the Bureau of the Census the figures on the actual production, shipments, and orders received by 7 identical mills for each month of 1918,1919, and 1920. These 7 mills represent 40 per cent of the capacity of all listed mills for these years. For the tirst 4 months of 1921 reports were furnished from 10 mills representing 56$ per cent of the capacity of all listed mills, l o r the remaining months of 1921 reports are available from 11 mills representing 71 per cent of the total listed capacity, and for 1922 reports are available from 14 mills representing 73 per cent of the total listed capacity. The actual average monthly production of the 7 reporting mills for 1918 was 14,984,000 feet. On the basis of 40 per cent capacity, the 1918 average monthly production of all mills is computed as 37,460,000 feet. Kegarding this as normal production, there has been computed the probable production of the total redwood capacity based on the proportion which 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 all6 mills. Data computed from reports on actual production and shipments as furnished by the North Carolina Pine Association, Inc., for mills varying in number from 31 to 5<i. odu Q?he computed figures given aree obtained thee actual production is of the normal pproduction of the identical mills g g e by y first s determining e e g for o a given g e nmonth t h the per pe cent e which w p p production off the reporting per cent d i h mills ill g This figure of 70000000 reporting. his pe ent is then applied to an arbitrary arbtrary figure 70,000,000 board feet feet, which whch represent represents the app aapproximate p p r o x m t e monthlyy average g normall p ch reported in 1919. A similar percentt off actual t l shipments h i t tto normall production d t i iis applied l i d tto tthe h .same fi b t i th td shipment figures. The resulting which figure tto obtain the computed t a computed g p p td production p d g figures represent as of identical mills for each month. The figures are of the same order of magnitude as the actual reported product ion and shipnts, different mills reporting reporting in different different months. m ments, t 7 but b t avoid id the th rather th wide variations variations due to different months Figures in representt the 10 species pine, Douglas Fi i this thi column l th ttotal t l cutt off 10 i off llumber—yellow b l l i D l fir,hemlock, western pine, redwood, maple, 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 19i 4 are from actual reports to the r. 8. Department of Agriculture, 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 done8 on an approximate average for the years 1917 to 1920. Exports of lumber are from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 102 FLOORING AND NAVAL STORES. Table 49.—INDEX NXJMBEES. Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] OAK FLOORING. MAPLE FLOORING. YEAR AND MONTH. ROSIN.' Unfilled Unfilled Net Net orders, receipts Produc- Ship- Stocks, Orders orders, Produc- Ship- Orders Stocks, Stocks receipts Stocks end of end of end of tion. (3 ports). (3 tion. ments. month* booked. ments. booked. month. end of [3 ports). 3 ports). ports). month. month. Relative to 1913. Relative to 1919. 1909-1913 mo. av. . 1913 monthly a v . . . 1914 monthly a v . . . 1915 monthly a v . . . 1916 monthly av . 1917 monthly 1918 monthly 1919monthly 1920monthly 1921 monthly 1922monthly TURPENTINE.' av... av av... av... av... av... 100 103 83 114 1OO 1OO 1OO 100 70 103 36 70 69 199 63 27 101 180 84 53 Relative to 1919-20.* 71 76 77 131 100 112 138 173 1OO 100 122 156 187 1OO 167 73 151 161 186 343 174 147 78 193 104 230 389 277 256 288 109 207 178 149 456 114 148 191 92 184 130 226 398 183 232 250 294 160 258 375 85 100 80 98 210 192 240 150 165 166 100 143 141 147 358 383 100 109 149 80 143 83 100 123 128 151 155 150 174 150 173 151 84 137 162 161 135 1OO 100 157 151 ! September October November December . . 1922. January.. February March. April May June. July... August September October November December . 1923. January February March. April May 85 88 444 50 59 166 99 443 56 36 134 ; 127 174 209 444 51 55 94 65 46 33 21 i 153 199 229 413 84 92 91 52 | 36 200 30 13 42 198 42 16 81 62 203 51 17 74 57 206 61 | 70 158 145 189 211 194 397 127 169 124 104 156 204 229 200 418 153 220 119 141 154 23 193 212 180 391 138 239 157 157 167 28 235 261 134 222 170 162 164 83 67 206 72 25 90 69 209 57 27 77 66 209 49 84 80 202 75 to O May June July August 64 83 53 47 393 *. to S CO 1921. January February March April 371 132 192 179 154 162 308 287 153 187 140 156 389 232 290 161 206 171 153 214 242 288 151 215 203 168 46 172 109 163 21 107 69 149 22 62 79 141 86 36 104 127 126 75 80 187 68 28 223 280 108 93 185 105 38 244 353 113 94 184 102 46 254 325 117 76 200 49 36 262 301 110 72 216 50 32 289 249 223 305 293 92 67 222 57 31 259 274 263 321 288 92 90 221 87 39 305 378 385 312 344 94 88 217 98 48 298 370 491 296 462 110 116 196 130 66 328 420 501 261 557 188 15 166 118 121 173 98 69 352 477 401 225 530 205 35 180 143 104 109 159 78 65 361 404 350 230 492 212 53 176 154 130 118 151 84 59 415 450 425 234 513 225 83 190 164 125 107 150 85 58 358 427 360 235 496 196 95 180 167 134 103 158 83 57 395 486 393 211 445 174 103 142 166 127 110 155 80 54 402 440 480 213 486 174 129 189 176 136 108 163 102 58 352 408 392 236 564 163 144 199 174 139 112 162 173 94 412 402 494 283 695 68 125 122 169 113 96 165 113 105 366 417 548 281 785 39 94 83 141 123 129 150 129 111 483 582 649 281 908 36 47 87 111 114 128 123 77 96 460 534 414 264 791 107 49 116 101 120 110 124 57 90 519 533 372 298 683 224 59 189 105 105 93 122 35 74 514 467 247 375 531 256 42 209 107 July August 105 89 122 40 57 457 294 452 441 266 68 227 109 124 99 127 51 49 486 374 501 450 451 377 287 95 247 131 September .. October. 104 84 128 61 46 42S 508 582 448 453 234 117 204 144 438 518 501 429 481 218 119 206 147 See footnotes on opposite page. 103 FLOORING AND NAVAL STORES. Table 50.—NUMERICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on apposite page.] TURPENTINE.* OAK FLOORING. MAPLE FLOORING. Unfilled Unfilled j Net Produc-j Ship- Orders Stocks, Produe-! Ship- Stocks, Stocks end of orders, end of Orders orders, end of tion. i meiits. booked. month. end of i receipts tion. ments. month. month. month. 1(3 ports). Y E A R AND MONTH. Thousands of feet, board measure. 1909-1913 mo. av.. 1913 monthly av., 1914 monthly av.. 1915 monthly av.. 1916 monthly av.. 4,572 6,075 7,464 9,205 11,563 j 1917 m o n t h l y a v . . l 11,120 j 4,858 ! 10,101 ' 10,745 12,411 22, 877 .1,848 1919 m o n t h l y a v . . ! 1 0 , 0 3 9 1920monthly a v . . i 1921 m o n t h l y a v . . | 1922 month! \' a v . . j I | ! j | May.... June July.... August. September October November December Net Stocks (3 ports). Barrels. 4,572 4,719 11,780 6,160 0,009 0,104 9,000 7,250 7,419 16,500 9,525 20,900 11,429 ! 22,500 5,800 26,494 !. 7,100 22,807 ; 59,721 92,260 15,250 |! 26,312 | 74,513 ;: 93,023 275,273 ; 325,956 ! 20,900 j! 23,034 j 111,396 <: 80,202 322,345 i 6,877 8,894 11.470 II 83,914 I 191S m o n t h l y a v . . ! 1921. January February March April ROSIN.* 10,383 I 8,259 8,121 8,378 j 11,418 | 11,035 5,289 4,754 8,101 7,479 | | j | | 8,311 9,038 7,721 8,438 j 7,510 10,851 11,329 ; 11,713 j ; 1932. January February March April I | j ; I May June July August 4,250 4,9G3 7,300 6,741 15,448 15,963 30,749 27,768 14,103 30,SS6 30,620 31,314 31,896 4,299 5,947 7,253 8,630 | ' ! ' 11,031 13,725 14,280 12,956 14,002 30,215 26,719 24, 528 September October November December ; 12,518 12,705 13,442 j 12,243 12,755 i 13,010 13,048 ! 12,702 1923. January February March April I I 13,929 ! 11,333 ! 12,344 | 11,401 May June July August | 12,069 I 10,509 I 10,590 \ 12,447 September October j j ; ; 33,467 23, 272 5,217 5,355 12,742 14,002 39,949 39,843 39,998 37,213 3,620 ji 8,919 I 51,563 jj 36,234 | 310,905 J 4,095 |l 5,455 41,755 |i 25,935 '• 3,666 |j 29,299 ;i IS, 507 ; 6,111 |j 8,430 I 14,055 j 23,412 29.356 - 316,440 | 289,971 301,713 11,869 | 12,186 | 10,996 j 15,256 | 35, 764 37,588 35,201 35,352 9,240 {' 25,768 I 38,418 |! 58,293 I 312,507 | 11,095 I 33,468 j 36,949 jj 78,883 | 9,969 |; 36,435 ! 48,775 ! | 88,097 9,722 !; 33,773 j 52,861 ] | 90,430 I 308,341 I 335,674 j 323,907 I 16,667 27,559 23,771 13,070 33,415 27,742 20,922 21,763 9,552 ' 29,204 \ 55,509 86,008 20,808 j I 23,328 : 58,066 i| 78,115 95,501 4,182 • 5,966 j 10,474 I 11,981 | j 16,837 21,209 19,544 18,065 14,897 I 14,597 j 14,517 j 17,481 j 34 187 23,723 j 7,800 9,632 j 10,868 | 14,900 ! 16,266 | 16,933 | 13,894 j 17,510 ! 6,927 ! 28,893 2S,516 28,383 30,865 34,248 23,945 11,070 15,670 9,472 11,060 11,141 9,042 7,813 4,269 5,508 8,464 10,222 13,595 24.900 26,500 14,433 23,237 33,729 23,005 5,537 I 12,609 13,636 12,895 15,717 | 9,469 S,234 33,329 13,047 5,113 ; 6,112 j 6,392 J 8,150 j 10,162 9,89" 8,100 10,311 6,968 8,961 10,541 j 10,564 8,533 7,947 10,011 10.429 10,434 38,389 26,723 | 10,193 20,209 31,896 32,271 32,268 31,ISO 7,963 11,024 9,274 9,232 9,478 11,866 5,106 8,991 12,214 8,956 j 4,781 | 11,782 | 6,343 14,058 10,446 7,051 8,105 12,323 13,902 12,226 11,818 14,905 IS, 426 18,387 13,920 11,07* 11,950 25; 109 i 26,330 | 25,076 ' 22.60S ! 21,914 23,495 24,082 27,669 I j 19,262 j; 17,282 : 20,367 i. 19,892 12,702 13,767 12, 737 j ; i ! jJ i i 12,736 ! 119.138 f 46,423 270,594 ! 15,038 |i 15,240 j 31,092 55,937 200,621 j 12,902 : 200,226 | 21,869 ; 34,013 « 68,983 10,810 | 314,974 21,436 i 46,315 j : 71,835 303,873 : 24,819 33,000 J; 22,425 84,653 7,900 j; 21,022 !! 24,551 j 63,913 j! 20,888 jj 23,070 ! 66,965 j; 113,524 27,467 28,856 28,090 26,615 21,330 ; 7,054; 3,240 i 3,301 j 13.139 | 53,423 ; 61.209 33,204 : 38,533 \ 19.280 ! 44,069 ! 11,081 ! 58,015 i 40,417 38,434 35.637 37.173 4,601 28,659 i 10,731 31,306 I 32.306 | 16,491 34.346 ! 25.849 14,970 | 13,606 j 16,455 I 16,063 j 22,690 I 23,479 | 22,227 ; 29,951 25,251 30,608 I 28,646 ! 24,472 j 24,261 | 21.340 j 27,037 •• 25,971 • 23,534 20,245 20,712 21,054 21,991 23,973 29,269 23,948 ! i ; : 20,120 19,014 19,132 21,230 20,907 ! 24,935 ; 33,501 j i i 10.422 12,093 22,397 24,344 ! 11,791 21,N72 ; 23,908 I 11,281 j 20,580 14,444 22,324 j; 23.903 25,672 i 26,357 29,185 26,828 | 26,431 23,473 j 74,510 j 30,084 j 40,200 ! 42,434 ! 30,722 i 27,473 24,421 32,236 30,706 ( | ! j 24,162 25,031 34,964 32,068 30,137 33,458 39,641 25,298 ; ] : | 25,447 25;301 25,297 23,749 32,009 28,067 22,501 30,108 22, l»77 15,081 17,924 I 27,444 | 20, SIG 33,793 40,708 40,634 30,421 31,117 35,538 • 30,551 j 40,306 38.646 23,111 | 25,150 • i 13,269 25,023 j 11,354 25,539 j 15,329 23,161 15,181 19,060 24,4S1 16,033 18; 321 10,924 12,999 19,131 8,034 34,578 34,636 ! 11,033 IS, 867 4,987 28,265 | • 34,342 10,515 IS,829 5,671 21,715 jj 30,489 11,718 19,552 7,163 18,081 !i 32, 429 9, {'33 19.794 8,603 17,671 !| 28,546 29,267 324,486 313,904 307,496 336,680 I j1 93,019 i 100,556 ; 98.368 :; 100,008 i 327,932 299,305 282,428 ! 255,326 ) 251,823 I 287,138 j 308,027 ! 329,268 ! 35.957 ! 29.797 ! 29.001 ! 100,522 ; 32,290 j; 20,454 j 31,949 : 79,385 ; 332, 747 35,203 ! 20,582 ! 40,101 "i 105.800 I 352,465 40,925 11 24,835 : 44,774 ; 111,108 349,917 335,702 398 j 10,320 3$, 75$ 67,967 ; 33*, 957 | 930 j 5,914 29.238 | 46,644 i 282,610 j 823 i 5,431 14,596 : 48.445 j 222,501 ! 10,207 I 15,312 ' 05,058 < 202.391 i j 54$ j 34,130 j 38,224 ! ,530 | 39,014 i 13,113 i ,ooo i 40,580 | 355 i 43,078 '; 29,672 ' 105, 020 ! 116, 902 ! 127, 098 ; 138. 320 ! 211, 003 215, 100 219, 135 203, 457 35,693 | 33,253 j 30,375 ji 114,308 j 37,141 |; 115,428 , 350 | 32,873 |; 34,868 ; | j 289,564 295,389 j 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 repiiresent about 70 per cent of the industry; data on oak flooring from reports of the Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association, by 25 mills, said to represent about 90 per cent <of the total oak flooring industry; 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, and the Naval Stores Review. 2-Monthly averages for y««rs refer to seasons beginning April 1, of year indicated. 104 BRICK. Table 51.—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.a Produc- Shiption. ments. YEAR AND MONTH. Stocks. New orders. SILICA BRICK.' Unfilled orders. Production. Ship- Stocks. Produc- Finished Unfilled tion. atstocks yards. orders. Shipments. Relative to 1920. Relative to 1919. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly WHOLESALE PRICES. FACE BRICK.* av. av. av. av. av. 1918 monthly a v . . . 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly av... av... av... av... Common brick, red, New York. Relative to 1913. 1OO 99 97 97 100 1OO 84 92 122 135 182 243 333 232 265 105 144 1OO 157 182 178 1OO 176 64 121 1OO 95 145 151 181 232 189 186 103 99 100 123 142 139 153 157 175 181 185 71 85 77 73 99 126 122 137 177 170 172 172 221 221 225 225 28 34 38 52 101 101 99 93 126 137 119 103 188 176 186 207 67 63 58 52 121 134 84 171 174 175 181 232 229 229 221 59 52 56 75 87 86 73 67 126 144 213 211 216 199 53 76 100 118 46 65 126 171 170 170 173 173 232 255 248 255 91 93 90 86 187 183 140 165 188 176 147 150 173 151 147 152 209 207 167 189 177 178 186 177 302 307 307 290 81 94 81 89 95 101 108 154 182 151 149 138 160 161 182 139 134 105 96 149 151 145 110 178 182 176 177 255 232 225 266 102 103 119 99 102 103 127 103 111 109 107 101 129 102 147 150 191 208 217 192 149 226 245 137 98 160 189 178 177 175 178 305 305 305 119 109 103 88 128 115 104 88 101 99 99 100 167 157 163 171 179 173 199 177 197 188 168 211 176 170 174 178 176 175 184 305 309 320 311 94 71 100 102 6 140 165 6 134 141 146 116 139 162 305 86 70 80 175 93 120 G3 92 1OO 123 57 90 1OO 93 99 110 1OO 120 45 95 1OO 195 1921. May June July August 49 53 43 52 45 43 43 52 99 103 103 103 41 44 33 47 September October November December 49 60 63 67 51 63 58 60 102 100 102 105 1922. January February March April 59 68 84 82 62 59 100 106 107 108 May.... June July.... August. 92 95 93 102 87 90 91 97 110 111 114 117 September.. October November.. December.. 96 110 111 106 104 117 107 108 113 110 112 112 1923. January February March April 128 111 131 127 114 105 139 129 May.... June July.... August. 133 126 118 123 September.. October November.. December.. 110 120 100 Common brick, salmon, run of kiln, Chicago. 106 37 1OO 111 35 75 1OO 103 100 92 36 37 32 29 17 28 13 27 37 18 22 27 50 59 58 54 29 27 28 25 33 32 33 34 61 70 84 25 32 34 42 47 47 65 70 48 61 72 79 87 82 81 116 99 105 85 76 76 72 91 112 99 97 118 118 115 114 126 131 193 130 80 95 126 129 131 119 114 117 114 117 120 122 103 90 93 98 115 99 90 81 100 111 125 " 129 100 58 112 108 102 76 89 83 100 117 290 I 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: Clay fire and Silica brick from the Refractories Manufacturers' Association and face brick from the American Face Brick Association. 2 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 and 73,520,103, and 73,307,190 bricks. 105 BRICK. Table 52.—NUMERICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] SILICA BRICK.3 CLAY F I R E BRICK.* Y E A R AND MONTH. Production. UnShipNew filled ments. Stocks. orders. orders. ProShipduc- ment*. Stocks. tion. Production. Thousands of bricks. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 monthly monthly monthly monthly monthly average. average. average. average. average. 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 monthly monthly monthly monthly monthly average., average.. average. average.. average.. WHOLESALE PRICES. FACE BRICK.! Common ComFinbrick, mon ished UnShipsalmon, stocks filled ments, run of brick, red, at orders. kiln, New yards. ChiYork. cago. Thousands of bricks. Per thousand. $4.94 4.87 4.7S 4.78 4.95 $6.56 5.53 6.05 8.04 8.89 11.93 15.96 21.85 15.25 17.36 50,727 60,715 32,029 46,512 50,648 62,438 29,114 45,353 138,810 129,235 136,967 152,632 51,434 61,809 22,958 49,075 93,746 182,513 35,976 54,836 14,062 14,904 5,246 11,095 14,008 15,580 4,865 10,522 41,750 42,911 41,563 38,287 15,647 18,362 16,383 22,460 34,010 53,269 61,983 60,655 27,525 48,430 17,489 33,257 20,202 7.45 8.95 11.44 9.33 8.71 May.... June July.... August. 24,958 26,967 21,909 26,189 22,791 21,862 21,587 26,485 137,178 142,283 142,604 142,308 21,075 22,397 16,851 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 41,385 42,809 41,507 41,591 19,184 22,266 21,771 23,921 53,2S0 59,5S6 61,577 62,8S0 19,524 23,276 21,222 19,987 13,789 17,537 17,018 19,179 8.74 8.41 8.49 8.51 14.50 14.50 14.75 14.75 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 19,649 21,491 18,607 16,178 63,807 18,309 59,969 I 17,393 63,327 15,979 70,314 14,228 16,876 18,764 11,690 8,733 8.46 8.57 8.63 8.93 15.25 15.00 15.50 14.50 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 6,5S1 6,663 9,120 9,830 8,246 7,263 7,837 10,485 36,344 35,743 36,944 36,316 11,438 10,495 19,756 22,587 72,391 14,569 71,800 i 21,040 73,520 | 27,403 67,511 ! 32,512 6,491 9,130 17,589 23,S51 8.40 8.38 8.55 8.52 15.23 16.75 16.25 16.75 May.... June— July.... August. 46,794 48,367 47,266 51,828 44,120 49,075 152,259 153,517 158,236 162,876 45,300 56,861 67,557 74,399 12,233 10,704 11,578 10,676 11,332 12,533 9,666 11,687 37,845 38,747 37,572 35,743 29,264 28,673 21,922 25,756 63,867 59,804 49,959 51,080 47,572 43,283 40,434 41,781 29,202 28,923 23,379 26,361 8.73 8.78 9.16 8.72 19.81 20.15 20.15 19.00 September Octobor November December 48,839 55,996 56,546 53,637 52,693 59,299 54,423 54,502 156,899 152,101 155,876 155,011 51,041 57,805 55,681 52,300 I i 59,771 | 51,120 ! 54,187 i 50,884 I 79,511 70,860 71,096 07,400 12,861 15,755 13,871 13,653 11,332 13,161 11,359 10,977 37,108 39,730 42,269 45,081 24,076 28,555 23,689 23,309 46,855 54,473 54,689 61,908 38,313 36,836 28,947 26,388 20,870 21,075 20,255 15,290 8.80 8.97 8.70 8.75 16.75 15.25 14.75 17.48 64,804 57,569 53,222 70,624 65,276 163,977 163,126 159,ISO 157,685 64,883 75,421 67,164 88,713 99,330 j 118,284 66,613 | 120,564 14,308 14,281 14,541 14,418 16,793 17,S04 13,9S1 14,363 46,174 45,492 44,481 42,242 20,149 64,877 16,012 70,751 23,004 I 73,756 23,515 | 65,447 41,087 51,296 62,139 67,371 19,087 13,660 22,384 26,423 8.77 8.73 8.65 8.79 20.00 66,299 60,321 57,569 59,456 158,864 162, 404 166,493 169,325 53,080 46,244 47,659 50,648 107,352 93,274 84,308 75,500 16,684 15,264 14,499 12,397 17,995 16,056 14,581 12,260 42,297 11, 504 41,450 41,586 26,057 60,939 24,640 58,875 25,494 | 67,787 26,786 60,197 57,363 54,128 51,826 46,252 29,421 24,563 23,707 24,334 8.79 8.71 8.65 9.10 20.00 20.30 21.00 20.39 50,727 56,468 173,493 178,841 48,446 47,974 73,219 64,332 9,967 12,124 9,830 11,250 41,723 42,597 5 21,862 I 6 45,463 40,134 25,805 47,861 31,979 19,439 22,646 8.63 20.00 19.00 13,967 13,328 1921. 45,772 45,851 1923. January February March April May June July.... August. September October November December, 56,075 66,456 • 64,647 67,242 63,861 60, OSS 62,209 55,839 I 61,265 1., »... I 20.00 20.00 20.00 T See footnotes on opposite page also. a 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 80i per Cent of the total silica brick producing capacity of the United States. Figures for earlier years are computed to this capacity from reports of 12 ident ical mills with a monthly Capi 4CTL°ttg^ include data from 32 identical firms reporting to the American Face Brick Association each month. Comparable monthly data for the months of 1919 and 1920 are shown in the April " Survey" (No. 20.) 3 pJtor^SOTtemffprocliictioii figures included common and culls not infrequently burned in face-brick kilns and since Septemlier. data represent; finished face brick drawn from kiluVhowevor it is estimated that the difference in the methods of reporting has no serious effect on the comparability o the data. 1< or stocks, data prior to w S n b e rinc hided the yard or shea inventory plus the estimate of the number of formed brick in the kilns which would turn out to be lace brick, while since September dSta onstocks p r e s e n t C l a S y o T f i S l face brick on yards. From September forward data on stocks are not directly comparable with those given tor preceding months- 106 ENAMELED SANITARY WARE. Table 53.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data oil opposite page.] BATHS. YEAR AND MONTH. SINKS. LAVATORIES. TOTAL SMALL WARE.*. MISCELLANEOUS. OrdeTS 1 Orders Orders Orders Orders Orders Unfilled Orders Orders Unfilled shipped. Stocks. received* orders. shipped. Stocks. received. shipped. Stocks. received. shipped. Slocks. received. orders. ! Relative Relative to 1919. mis rtio. av 1915 mo. av 1916 mo. av 1917 mo. av 1918 mo. av 1919 mo. av 1920 mo av 1921 mo. av 1922 mo. av i1 Relative Relative to 1919. t o 1921.3 to 1921.3 115 104 98 Ill 123 108 106 122 122 129 103 148 143 136 144 90 98 89 7S 1 130 50 144 SI 100 1OO 1OO 149 120 ; 209 71 50 53 179 59 3 1OO 98 129 335 i ! 95 47 61 116 40 S2 90 61 100 100 100 100 1OO 1OO 100 1OO 100 112 31 73 110 53 65 309 59 66 127 195 78 77 122 89 73 119 112 76 55 156 172 73 139 150 84 142 j 3100 312 • 1921. May 101 230 51 107 June . ..... July 118 i 202 63 126 142 • 154 68 116 no 89 103 163 September October November . . . December . 1 114 123 84 63 • 124 84 103 115 63 87 74 j 123 88 78 115 117 84 ! 124 95 83 i 121 94 69 117 120 70 135 92 87 • 134 103 81 125 132 88 92 134 102 88 131 118 92 170 85 110 154 103 108 157 . 75 82 104 145 85 183 • 71 89 97 I 169 67 111 148 96 59 74 ' 120 72 70 1 130 91 71 117 101 75 112 126 60 73 99 80 68 I 105 106 71 97 115 131 134 112 95 91 j 92 71 j 73' 100 72 1923. February March Mav June 140 127 S4 105 I 138 73 109 ; 135 103 90 137 104 130 | 152 135 70 106 I 154 73 93 i 135 103 81 125 101 84 i 89 189 167 91 112 I 199 90 130 ; 166 122 1GS 158 108 115 | 107 226 143 154 164 222 75 138 107 160 174 107 153 ! 181 178 97 192 I 33S 160 66 56 189 141 171 142 177 147 ! 174 47 117 83 79 74 135 ! 63 13S 237 Julv 215 358 235 56 262 90 184 434 224 221 71 54 142 468 184 49 45 IIS 431 206 42 134 219 50 .114 449 193 135 166 40 12S 228 64 110 431 191 38 40 127 117 154 63 124 ! 3% 79 461 197 43 148 149 63 150 I 435 62 497 200 43 169 189 49 52 158 229 128 137 178 177 44 217 151 107 70 156 ; 495 248 240 96 191 609 199 43 232 214 47 1SS 72 223 j 642 95 186 714 182 40 212 182 48 190 15S 62 180 i 267 100 167 732 229 36 201 210 49 169 190 68 161 81 200 36 186 179 40 151 204 227 September. October... November December. 82 113 • 200 197 151 i ! ' 150 431 393 337 1923* February.... 243. : 144 749 254 78 107 701 226 28 133 193 38 118 215 67 682 206 30 101 187 35 84 221 63 91 93 585 207 31 103 182 30 590 259 30 132 771 818 1S2 07 148 1 851 195 60 144 I 825 199 57 102 iso 57 114 210 59 124 1 Mav Julv 253 September.. Octol>er.. : 105 «• 241 66 102 473 235 28 116 188 310 70 146 465 309 31 172 248 ! See footnotes oa opposite page. ! 780 ' 099 010 39 113 101 182 51 100 580 42 150 228 02 145 569 | | 107 ENAMELED SANITARY WARE. Table 54.—NUMEBJCA1 DATA. From commercial and trade sources. [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page. MISCELLANEOUS. YEAR AND MONTH. 49,527 55,769 65,230 44,888 19,495 | 1918mo. av 60, 530 j 21,514 1920 m o . a v 1921 mo. av 1922 mo. a v July August | | 49,314 56,515 September October November December } 54,377 63,217 145,329 32,697 132,369 ( 34,322 45,768 139,751 | 73,612 51,438 43,302 53,438 58,169 89,331 34,608 | 42,175 j 69,872 51,441 | 20,951 ; 36,774 1919 mo. av 125,814 66,333 111,764 91,879 35,089 88,018 57,502 64,577 122,366 23,405 28,383 31.062 33,640 44, 287 67,429 43,668 51,344 47,357 42,218 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 31,474 30,010 I 57,024 62,279 43,375 39,412 30,763 29,987 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 29,879 117,101 3$, 831 35,446 44,912 49,402 83,242 80,742 86,334 85,528 54, 545 35,240 48,062 63,910 128,811 114,967 138,374 206,084 53,422 56,759 70, 587 60,260 58,420 49,134 63,815 107,566 42,908 43,368 45,868 66,743 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 May June July August 82,100 82,378 70, 700 78,435 47,694 150,475 37,846 i 128,876 29,756 99,235 22,775 82,536 146,129 177,197 191,038 175, 791 107,708 102,345 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 59,400 195,503 166,09") 123,938 102,617 September October November December 75,766 78,831 74,943 79,204 79,722 76, 737 89,690 95,633 183,343 176,047 188,023 202,912 88,161 87,325 90,324 91, 592 52, 826 56,340 59,645 59,595 99,232 93,800 108,976 124,052 90,456 97,379 96,645 103,418 58,034 55,512 61,183 64,908 112,951 103,089 139,373 132,847 47,450 43,609 42,429 47,336 1923 January February March April 85,703 82,912 92,473 83,281 40,530 I 133,198 40,124 j 129,847 42,000 116,514 91, 116 60,535 83,469 56,543 104,876 50,127 91,704 50,429 170,693 156,033 148,121 136,587 116,539 99,085 114,677 97, 834 59,580 59, 806 61,391 50,628 195,984 167,607 149,144 132, &30 53, 255 44,766 56,359 51,618 103, 242 94,312 94, 118,439 39,481 41,440 42,973 41,381 98,272 74,193 75,494 97,125 101,855 99, 473 112,516 88,005 j 32,771 74,457 28,411 74,585 j 286,078 63,748 | 278,488 64,979 238,731 73,169 240,869 28,005 | 71,029 29,340 101,864 1 Data furnished by the Enameled Sanitary Ware Manufacturer The Association explains that orders c ^^^^^ «™ " ^ *»«"+ o.*,-™,,* i lowed by cancellations if the demand U1U1)J done2 in bold weather and manufacturers ope Small ware includes lavatories, sinks, and miscellaneous » Average of 8 months, May to December, inclusive. 89,394 35,717 43,973 47,187 61,861 48,425 52,575 65,243 78,130 September October 47,410 99,525 85,062 64,969 49,009 1922. January February March April May June July August 77,034 79,869 82,831 70,789 103,781 73,763 75,539 99,288 169,467 173,151 145,166 123,202 77,788 66,636 62,981 59,088 93,168 93,744 436,787 486,331 557,488 50S, 005 57,813 51,832 62,935 65,199 j 57,616 49,367 54,332 53,594 119,087 513,113 512,286 600,466 640,440 829,235 997,126 1,056,942 1,100,340 1,066,772 1,008,103 903,944 799,. 841 108 ROOFING. Table 55.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-f&ce type.] ROOFING FELT. PREPARED ROOFING.3 Stocks. Production dry Ship- offelt. Dry felt. Total. ments. YEAR AND MONTH. Relative; to 1919. Receipts. Rags. ROOFING FELT. PREPARED ROOFINGS MiscelPaper. laneous. Production, of dry felt. Shipments. av.. av.. av.. av.. 1922. January February March April 2,079 |l 114 2 360 105 263 2 51 2,182 122 284 2 76 2, 541 S3 1, 723 114 2,360 127 2,649 September October November December 137 2,847 115 2,396 94 1,960 September October November December Rags. Paper. Miscellaneous. 1 . 2 2 2 9,016 2 12,055 8 056 11,473 1 959 94 128 Mav.... June Julv August Total. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. May June July August........... 1933. January February March April Receipts. Tons. 100 136 Dry felt. Thousands, of roof squares.3 Relative to January, 1923. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly Stocks. 2,660 i 2,829 133 2,766 163 3,397 142 2,956 92 100 100 100 14,362 65 83 83 100 196 1,908 101 100 92 100 94 1,952 14,495 140 120 69 81 121 85 63 2,917 17,297 135 112 73 99 110 89 62 2,814 j 16,155 2,950 1,906 2,037 2,158 12,972 15,031 6,650 1,187 11,889 13,514 5,548 2,331 10,559 18,254 5, 649 746 12,911 16,589 5,919 640 14,076 13,504 6,338 1,019 11,598 16,144 5, 988 1,179 14,447 15,501 6,042 1,507 14,020 14,608 6,036 1,374 12,848 11,621 5,179 969 137 125 S4 10S 89 95 86 2, 853 17,941 120 112 113 89 107 90 99 2,486 16,086 110 106 133 111 105 91 127 2, 279 15, 276 124 116 95 92 97 91 116 2,582 16, 723 2,485 3,325 3,923 2,812 14S 109 74 99 77 78 82 3,076 15,671 2,171 1 Prepared roofing data compiled by the Prepared Hoofing Manufacturers' Association, prorated to 100 per cent of the industry, from reports received from 60 to 90per cent2 of the total machine activity; data on roofing felt from the Felt' Manufacturers' Association, including reports from 16 identical mills. Represents reports from 11 mills. 8 Monthly data back to 1919 appeared in the September issue (No. 25), of the Surrey of Current Business. 109 FLAXSEED AND COTTONSEED. Table 66.—(A) IJTDEX NTJMBEKS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year tn bold-faced type.! FLAXSEED. DULUTH. MINNEAPOLIS. YEAR AND MONTH. FLAXSEED. COTTONSEED. 3 Ship- Stocks.3 Stocks, Ship- 2 ReReend of ceipts. 2 ments. Stocks. ceipts.* ments.* months Receipts. 8 Shipments.2 Relative, to 1919. Relative to 1913. in av m av m av m av m.av. 1918 m.av. 1919 m.av. 1920 m.av. 1921 m.av. 1922 m. av. 1923 m. av. 1931. May June July August September. October... November. December. 1933. January... Februaiy.. March April Stocks, end of month.5 Stocks.s Short tons. DATA. 100 100 100 100 100 943 150 333 1,036 1,099 2,751 69 30 98 44 49 75 647 47 228 457 538 2 060 54 50 39 47 35 34 512 78 90 487 382 948 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 96 100 58 58 57 65 524 83 52 346 338 208 489,442 575 105 60 182 175 119 513,448 552 51 226 412 278 758 296,219 469 114 970 362 454 1,117 299,101 412 107 69 317 281 230 56 53 22 33 31 8 61 67 26 18 16 4 59 33 97 40 25 28 50 73 416 35 41 41 44 69 30 31 26 8 63 47 426 41 66 52 55 51 457 45 46 48 35 74 494 55 85 33 37 129 461 28 23 32 59 126 398 39 28 36 122 108 364 54 79 24 41 135 315 76 86 20 36 59 170 37 54 8 32 103 73 11 14 5 22 77 58 6 6 5 12 4 12 3 6 661,192 291,979 332,283 25 21 19 24 76 143 150 121 81 50 20 598 73 993 422 730 1,419 129,624 519 79 1,065 471 501 1,319 108,573 333 116 1 150 567 935 921 99,821 353 201 1,074 286 248 881 120,801 390,970 559 197 928 399 309 978 1,148 169 848 559 863 654 732,651 3S9 211 733 783 948 545 767,318 335 92 395 385 594 227 620,117 302 161 170 116 151 151 414,122 204 120 136 66 65 131 254,015 257 86 88 120 127 84 101,293 91 198 53 52 45 52 176 46,140 3 5 5 290 45 68 87 147 81 23,380 4 j 226 28 51 141 49 134 19,767 1 3 114 50 13 94 150 36 13,168 12 368 77 70 21 47 9 oi,:;93 12 80 893 176 21 514 1S9 334 22 152 859 76 1,126 607 01.5 40S 443 780,957 600 193 182 940 118 55 26 929 630 544 788 074 340 55 38 34 22 May June July August 31 29 29 8 24 IS 12 32 22 6 14 9 13 5 14 39 49 30 2 4 September. October November. December.. 95 113 9 50 17 91 124 109 61 64 117 33 24 90 86 67 76 11 53 72 25 12 153 September. October... November December. Shipments. 2 100 27 May June Julv August Receipts.2 B.—NUMERICAL 21 1933. January... February.. March April Stocks.^ Thousands of bushels. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 COTTONSEED. DULUTH MINNEAPOLIS. 5 (4) 167 j 857, 734 784,386 527.S39 50 79 5 13 33 3 103 469 123 12 136 365 70 27 37 3 4 3 58 6 43 35 40 52 7 7 4 59 31 257 33 1 1 309 81 17 75 45 17 159,922 52 40 4 5 2 13 486 62 9 55 26 9 04.752 42 19 26 23 15 1 5 398 29 60 238 163 14 50 35 60 54 140 542 378 290 : 13,708 23 3 o 474 33 34 11 11 3S 52 11 35S 52 53 110 116 313 | 12,032 116 64 13 23 17 3 23 1,096 100 31 235 191 85 119,551 715 1,753 419,330 (4) 12 ! 273 171 155 122 55 26 82 2,577 2(57 360 1, 2G6 606 196 253 215 235 143 64 143 1,852 395 500 2,434 1,574 | 23,0% 1 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. 8 Stocks at end of week nearest the end of the month. «Index number less than 1. 6 Yearly averages are for crop year ending July 31. 302,831 731,281 110 CHEMICALS—FOREIGN TRADE. Table 57.— (A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] EXPORTS. IMFORTS. Potash.* Sulphuric acid. Nitrate of soda. YEAR AND MONTH. Dyes and dyestuffs. Total fertilizer.* Potash.a Relative to 5-year average 1909-1913. Sulphuric acid. Dyes and dyestufls. Total fertilizer.3 Pounds. Dollars. Long tons. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 100 1OO 100 100 1OO 21,124 43,177 86 105 179 155 83 18,247 45,143 1,098,015 44,749 85,639 30 149 1,055 723 30 6,304 64,349 6,476,002 209,255 30,647 662,832 32,747 1,342,280 28,627 1918 monthly average. 1919 monthly average.. J920 monthly average. 1921 monthly average.. 1922 monthly average.. 1921. January February March April . Nitrate of soda. Long tons. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1909-1913 monthly av.. 1914 monthly average. 1915 monthly average.. 1910 monthly average. 1917 monthly average. EXPORTS. IMPORTS. 613,692 4 235 903 2,291 32 772 101,535 4 298 803 4,639 28 831 128,601 5,538,625 5,293,426 103,391 S28,937 4 356 1,090 4,843 18 762 153,766 6,691,220 1,401,492 18,713 16 79 289 4,920 53 3,357 33,955 1,774,627 1,423,703 54,509 70 255 394 9,339 114 14,880 110,160 2,415,922 2,702,388 117,994 41 71 174 1,976 72 8,739 30,767 1,067,934 571,658 74,620 •1 101 169 1,497 75 20,103 45,039 1,039,208 433,200 77,973 20 186 310 4,615 103 4,231 80,305 i 1,903,970 1,335,531 106,153 35 68 372 1,895 74 7 300 29 532 2,285.806 548,420 76,292 40 107 110 2,480 62 8 496 46 201 673,314 717,693 64,408 | j 19 69 I 219 1,286 64 4 001 29,810 ' 1,345,096 372,033 65,829 May 14 87 128 1.370 53 3 007 37 778 787,647 396,524 54,518 June Julv . . August 24 88 133 2,09L 73 5 153 37 847 817,159 605,096 75,391 16 4* 90 1,535 63 3 378 20 791 553,587 444,283 65,399 41 77 177 2,110 52 i 8,757 33,015 1,083,892 610,666 53,676 September October November December 66 46 101 1 564 102 ! 14 023 19 046 620,961 452,574 105,358 74 31 2^5 1 665 61 15 735 13 250 j 1,379,564 481,927 63,259 65 36 115 1 731 98 13 731 15 629 ! 705,218 500,918 101,497 81 12 107 1,362 62 17 060 5 365 658,995 394,230 63,063 83 22 119 2 271 65 17 591 9 470 98 44 102 1,167 50 20 793 19 160 104 118 54 69 163 324 1,722 1,194 64 84 21 925 24 883 23 452 29 891 60 149 1,061 153 12 585 64,130 130 1,194 1,454 27 367 52 912 49,442 169 64 56 i 250 115 73 350 404 115 98 110 1,604 94 i 121 42 1,292 79 84 1,564 49 157 245 71 105 87 110 253 81 200 105 119 ... . . ' 1922. January February April May June July .. - September October November December 1923. January February March April 4 16 49 4 728,337 657,042 67,011 625,631 337,826 51,656 1 003,128 1,991,368 498,274 345,550 66,566 87,311 2,148,293 306,938 158,149 345,578 66,793 31 307 2,481,290 1 034,756 420,805 57,854 24,288 42,474 672,533 464,273 97,525 54 < 3 359 i 52 081 258 144 373 727 55 518 10 248 67 929 10,322 105 954 482 036 512 997 452 49S 1,670 67 89 4S3 264 09 509 92 074 1 772 64 14 959 45 174 531 986 512 619 05 710 156 1 383 66 23 221 109 06^ 95r> 328 400,069 68 668 71 1,784 70 17,050 SO,302 43S 592 516 227 72,421 281 114 2,034 S7 22 226 121 134 702 355 5*S 675 89 519 228 60 1,985 95 25 077 9S 577 368 586 574 462 i ] ! j ' US 236 i : ; May July August . September i November December 1 9 3 47 85 91 97 65 106 249 148 2,000 101 10,005 107 329 900 330 578,707 104,641 58 63 1,611 114 25 204 3S6,573 460,15t 135 130 2 889 116 17 975 iq 3()3 58 1% 797 102 835 l)72 117,105 ]iu 423 131 264 1,438 92 20 496 56 637 1 619 840 410 032 95 326 119 132 1,548 126 13,828 51,543 810 832 447 S09 130,419 132 58 1,849 62 22 446 56 788 356 297 535 049 63 789 i : ! Data compiled by the V. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Includes potash imported as chemicals and also the muriate and sulphate used in fertilizers. Largely pnosphate rock. • Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. Ill CHEMICALS—PRODUCTION AND PRICES. Table 58.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources. [Base year in bold-faced type.] PRODUCTION. Ace- M e t l i - c a r bo n tate of anol. lime. i ized. Relative to 1920. CONSUMP-1 STOCKS.1 TION. 1 Wood, carbonized. Acetate of Methanol. lime. Relative to Au-. ust.1914 Relative to 1913. Pounds. WHOLESALE PRICE. WHOLESALE PRICES. Drug;s Suland Essenphuric pharCrude Chemtial drugs.3 j icals.e acid Wood. ma66° ceuti- oils.* New cals.3 York." Wood, YEAR AND MONTH. | STOCKS.1 CONSUMPTIONS PRODUCTION.1 Sulphuric acid Wood. New York.^ Dollars per 100 pounds. Cords. Gallons. I 1 A.—INDEX NU M B E R S i 1913 nionthlv average 1914 monthly avert)p"* 1915 monthly avenue 1916 mcntlilv average. 1917 monthly average.. 19*8 monthlv average 1919 mont lily average... . 1920 monthly average1 1921 montlilv average 1922 mont lily average B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 1OO ! - 1OO 2 - 1OO 1OO 100 i 129 1 200 I §1.OO 1.00 1.30 2.00 1.70 1OO 212 169 279 163 201 213 185 242 95 i 829,227 100 39 84 1OO 1OO 300 106 265 202 255 112 652,021 78,580 50 43 100 129 158 134 153 91 '• 4, 884,, 672 324, 504 34,177 826, 847 : 10, 368, 082 566, 304 63,922 942, 883 January February. March April 69 76 71 74 66 May 68 70 66 11") June July August 69 74 71 78 78 ; 76 97 87 81 114 120 137 174 155 76 1 1 60 1 00 ' 1.12 91 .80 1922. September October November . December : 66 115 117 136 134 144 80 8, -5 48 314 494 981 52 153 952 498 .80 69 121 115 130 139 148 80 8,841,406 483,439 53.777 .80 87 .' 79 117 116 135 155 156 80 10.462 128 569 450 62 304 1,000,323 067,676 69 61 116 117 135 177 158 84 8,141,593 450,529 48,122 Gfil, 909 .84 116 135 80 ; 8,400 243 458 739 51,881 955,866 . 80 119 115 133 177 177 159 157 80 8,591,572 484, 822 56,313 78 114 115 130 178 156 71 ' 9,670,504 510,489 60, 726 .71 /8 78 111 115 135 177 152 70 9, 459, 098 505, 930 59, 810 9SK.N61 943, 284 920, 512 SO 98 ; 75 113 121 131 182 149 74 ; .74 128 122 195 154 73 610 '36 59, 433 73 428 038,766 112 9,571,953 11,99s 276 521.782 93 929,454 . 73 795,-79 ! 92,134 902, 422 .70 882,142 97, 464 850,973 .70 120 122 117 109 131 121 196 160 70 128 135 123 103 137 123 204 164 70 1 14, 8 '6,260 15,922,^.19 133 123 1923. 125 10(3 117 111 102 121 111 98 96 92 107 109 1 103 May 118 122 Juno July August 114 112 104 103 93 87 1 1 .80 .70 i January February March . April September October November December ! 135 124 208 173 70 i 15, 478, O-'I") 888,608 97,559 812,763 .70 132 125 239 176 70 13,194,735 720.037 80.715 795,s70 .70 133 128 253 178 70 ; 14,732 054 786 774 8t» 598 90 I 132 134 253 ISO 71 ! 13, 237, 584 710,987 81,342 764,307 748,025 .71 115 92 132 137 244 ISO 75 14,667,584 94 140 139 231 177 75 99 98 96 143 • 141 219 169 75 14,129, 529 12,873,572 796,481 727, 458 $9, 902 107 100 95 96 142 136 208 168 75 12,815,237 83 96 158 133 206 173 75 11,541,4G8 568,091 15S 135 206 165 75 1 .70 84,390 759,298 781,595 645, 673 76, 774 795,416 649,063 74, 286 795,876 . 75 64,862 799,165 . 75 .75 l 1 .75 Compiled from re/ports of the National Wood Chemical Association, to which are added reports frqm the principal nonmember firms. Total reports for each month vary from firms with a capacity of 3,200 cords to 4,500 cords daily; ail mouths arc therefore prorated to a daily capacity of 4,500 cords, representing about 90 per cent of the industry, on the basis of capacity reporting each month. 2 August, 1914. 3 Compiled from weekly wholesale quotations of 35 drugs and pharmaceutical chemicals by the Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter. 4 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, and Drug Reporter. 8 The chemical price index from Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering includes quotations on 25 commodities selected on the basis of their importance as representing h quaMtatively and quantitatively the principal branches of the chemical industry. These prices are weighted on the basis of total production plus total imports in the r 1919. The figures are averages of weekly prices. ' Wholesale average monthly price of sulphuric acid from United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 112 FATS, OILS, AND RAW MATERIALS. Table 59.—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. TOTAL GREASES. TOTAL DERIVATIVES. YEAR AND MONTH. Production. Consumption. Production. Stocks. Consumption. Stocks. ™- Stocks. Relative to 1919. 100 112 129 139 100 103 107 9G 100 133 164 127 100 124 122 136 100 97 89 119 100 103 142 1920. Apr. 1 to Juno 30 July 1 to Sept. 30 Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 119 94 109 114 111 96 166 118 103 129 115 119 100 102 68 1921. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30 Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 139 135 114 127 106 108 106 106 167 232 137 121 128 127 111 123 1922. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 April 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30 Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 144 141 124 148 100 90 91 11 04 129 179 117 84 1923. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. l to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30 177 168 149 103 89 96 134 100 1919 q u a r t e r l y average. 1920 q u a r t e r l y average. 1921 q u a r t e r l y average. 1922 q u a r t e r l y average 92 100 107 129 182 100 109 100 90 95 85 99 98 135 106 87 105 105 93 81 100 78 90 74 89 82 106 140 157 148 121 101 162 155 93 92 104 99 77 101 142 140 119 142 119 118 112 127 105 85 67 62 183 151 176 218 101 91 114 130 98 103 69 72 155 155 131 150 131 111 70 94 199 157 168 12R 108 106 80 RAW MATERIALS FOR VEGETABLE OILS. I PEANUTS—HULLED.! YEAR AND MONTH. Consumption. Stocks. CORN GERMS. COPRA. ConI sumption. Stocks. Consumption. Stocks. FLAXSEED. i ConI sumption. ' Stocks. 100 100 104 250 105 192 99 141 Relative to 1919. 1919 quarterly 1920 quarterly 1921 quarterly 1922 quarterly average. average. average. average 100 8 8 7 100 298 18 3 100 100 00 48 99 50 26 84 82 48 101 100 64 53 58 100 1920. Apr. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30 Oct. 1 to Deo. 31 6 10 12 8 12 10 56 6.1 49 42 101 5* .104 250 3J 112 49 106 209 30 55 2 03 353 1921. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30 Oct.l to Dec. 31 8 12 4 8 36 13 9 U 41 33 14 63 52 103 101 13 74 ig 103 169 63 49 96 44 94 179 64 30 104 OS 122 320 1922. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 April 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30 Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 10 9 3 8 4 3 2 2 97 75 64 93 69 108 41 109 93 47 96 61 66 83 29 91 76 90 170 47 108 56 339 217 1923. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. ?,0 3 5 1 5 2) 107 115 93 1 1 See footnote on page 116. I 32 101 81 134 91 36 100 121 141 188 96 24 133 264 * Index number less than 1. 113 FATS, OILS, AND RAW MATERIALS. Table 60.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources.1 FBase year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] ANIMAL FATS, GREASES, AND DERIVATIVES. TOTAL DERIVATIVES. TOTAL GREASES. TOTAL ANIMAL FATS. YEAR AND MONTH. ProducContion. sumption. Produc- I Contion. 'sumption Stocks. ProducContion. sumption. Stocks. Thousands of pounds. 1919 1920 1921 1922 quarterly average.. quarterly average.. quarterly average.. quarterly average. 1920. Apr. 1 to J u n e 3 0 . . . July 1 to Sept.30... Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 1921. Jan. 1 to Mar. 3 1 . . . . Apr. 1 to June 3 0 . . . July 1 to Sept. 30... Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 1922. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to June 30... July 1 to Sept. 30... Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 1923. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30.... 367,518 144,308 138,071 69,648 410,676 149,276 183,033 86,384 51,565 50,273 45,150 61,249 67,374 264,740 208,804 69,695 284,478 204,039 95,407 340*325 183,764 53/< 11 480,906 227,104 51,077 52,675 35,204 66,925 280,087 219,040 183,180 66,036 230,6S1 194,382 142,725 90,892 27S, 824 170,141 164,487 473,351 154,017 226,668 85,258 511,436 138,982 175,396 94,626 436,845 163,829 229,794 90,129 346,900 160,077 163,105 80,290 401,499 138,737 142,090 82,884 512,557 153,439 496,082 155,957 419,742 153,237 465,024 153,434 230,025 320,015 189,089 167,542 85,794 38,068 45,699 42,174 54,657 530,176 144,620 516,487 129,838 456,441 542,641 650,926 617,830 548,327 89,311 88,433 77,492 183,695 165,241 174,864 156,808 94,633 252;894 166,644 191,337 105,859 267,532 183,151 181,377 99,407 420,836 193,4S9 141,169 81,728 411,030 191,771 185,571 179,186 177,468 98,823 61,234 70,463 483,256 209,989 247,235 97,772 60,035 57,445 39S,792 189,511 18S,476 131,879 149,592 161,034 115,848 83,206 57,658 45.029 465,527 237,138 126,595 98,702 65,469 41,907 570,049 271.779 132,975 147,979 128,073 133,232 132,060 184,960 137,431 i 107,725 77,517 47,314 526,803 "268,134 140,423 108,078 67,407 63,003 59.S06 415,216 226,020 162,251 440,474 220,575 12"), 989 91,318 RAW MATERIALS FOR VEGETABLE OILS. PEANUTS—HULLED.ij COPRA. FLAXSEED. CORN GERMS. YEAR AND MONTH. Consumption. Stocks. Consumption. Consumption. Stocks. Stocks. i Consumption. Stocks. Tons. 1919 quarterly average. 1920 quarterly average. 1921 quarterly average. 1922 quarterly a v e r a g e . 35,426 2,9S0 2,931 2,581 11,148 42,153 33,184 25,276 2,001 21,161 319 34,674 491 172,934 179,382 182,182 170,371 29,S53 74,703 57,409 42,019 430 415 382 179,402 183,168 177,561 74,539 62,485 115,302 22,184 10,665 5,869 10,705 36,645 842 36,395 536 30, 830 448 36,8S9 9,366 1920. Apr. 1 to J u n e 3 0 . . . July 1 to Sept. 30... Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 2,276 3,716 4,218 1,330 1,064 23,808 25,784 20,591 6,786 6,606 37,163 41,105 20,323 1921. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to J u n e 3 0 . . . July 1 to Sept. 30... Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 1 . . . . 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, OSS 35,012 38,242 441 406 370 576 177,611 177,285 162,747 211,086 30,063 50,557 53,354 05,662 1922. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to June 30... July 1 to Sept. 30... Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 1 . . . 3,492 3,046 893 2,893 463 344 191 277 40,844 31,741 26,964 39,148 15,299 39,464 35;0S6 6,542 33,279 10,472 39,726 343 510 641 470 187,968 96,358 156,316 240,S43 27,806 10,507 1923. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31... Apr. 1 to June 30... July 1 to Sept. 30... 1,161 1,826 213 541 62 102 45,239 48,631 39,080 7,070 8,085 2,071 38,243 36,751 35,206 684 1,023 202 232,183 243,302 230,234 68G900—23 *See footnote on page 116, 8 24,852 50,763 64,656 27,136 56,053 7S,737 114 ARGENTINE MOVEMENT OF GRAIN AND FLAXSEED. Table 61.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from commercial and trade sources, [Base year in bold-faced type.] EXPORTS.1 VISIBLE SUPPLY.2 Wheat. Flour. Grain. YEAR AND MONTH. Corn. Oats. Flax- Wheat Corn. Flaxseed. seed. Rel. to Relative to 1913. 1914. Wheat. Flour. Grain. Corn. Thous. ofbbls. 1OO 1OO 40 83 67 96 90 63 33 100 74 91 98 19 31 14 141 107 14 61 38 263 117 52 37 138 181 92 30 58 59 73 133 2 27 100 54 93 115 90 100 35 1918 mo av 1919 mo. av 1920 mo. av 1921 mo. av 1922 mo. av 100 37 179 396 183 1OO 1OO 219 194 299 326 106 71 103 3 209 84 276 116 17S 359 46 103 164 195 200 44 134 147 108 394 58 32 91 158 104 243 20 51 42 77 32 42 101 37 90 12 47 44 150 13 57 43 107 50 . . 34 91 57 ... . 33 . . . 5G 47 37 34 82 Flaxseed. Wheat. Corn. Flaxseed. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 149 S9 Oats. Thousands of bushels. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1913 mo. av 1914 mo. av 1915 mo. av 1916 mo. av 1917 mo. av VISIBLE SUPPLY.2 EXPORTS.* 117 63 109 135 105 8,012 3,003 7,692 7,028 2,866 15,771 11,622 14,208 9,429 2,933 5,108 2,031 3,403 4,618 1,560 3,336 2,761 3,219 2,099 4(>4 165 30S 161 35 85 9,177 10,064 15,571 5,002 11,445 2,181 8,154 14,471 9,301 9,092 3,112 1,914 2,355 2,242 1,636 1,284 2,807 3,446 4,463 3,03S 1,713 6,628 7,792 12.906 8,105 5,027 1,870 2,115 2,130 2,152 2,377 2,S95 2,360 3,365 5,905 5,556 7,816 11,383 21,531 13,585 1,132 2,018 4,118 3,739 2,810 4,689 3,002 4,213 3,865 2,600 6,292 2,588 3,496 5,193 7,647 10,445 3,717 728 1,415 2,374 515 3,617 6,233 6,830 3,767 3,633 3 1,520 2,617 1,457 2,867 1,768 2,405 1,600 1,000 3,700 800 964 4,641 10,256 4,740 7,130 2,992 4,240 3,814 4,101 i 1921. January February March Aprij. May Jinio JUly Aiu' ust September October November December 1922. Januar3r February. March April May . June July August . . 71 46 275 2 29 412 32 177 93 143 23 410 43 167 255 17 549 52 38 84 320 137 824 50 72 40 141 255 172 385 40 65 137 81 235 143 229 330 67 23 86 73 121 71 140 275 39 9,174 7,847 5,594 1,984 20 87 59 126 72 149 357 65 1,760 11 56 5 116 100 114 192 55 955 7 51 21 78 122 137 192 43 637 35 61 24 189 ; in 92 495 40 3,040 13,650 8,870 8,096 9,502 69 108 41 41 91 1 229 69 275 81 95 236 41 92 79 i 272 57 302 111 94 64 232 166 30 20 47 67 66 186 286 46 80 385 385 110 9,323 20,309 20,007 14,259 6,435 6,535 4,780 3,205 2,113 4,686 2,424 112 165 51 29 l'Ji 214 137 247 131 14,245 63 149 51 73 104 143 02 220 74 12,<Sf>5 85 172 48 27 179 129 69 220 14,SI4 101 38 18 121 71 34 137 M 81 1,499 3,713 1,361 69 8,012 8,055 7,526 6,071 69 53 60 14 66 71 114 137 4,5S9 60 103 11 71 217 137 63 86 102 63 76 100 206 137 7,371 35 66 107 45 129 114 330 74 41 9,408 16,172 16,068 16,835 709 57 81 67 97 140 80 141 241 56 382 29 101 196 42 207 15 73 242 64 197 20 27 35 75 40 84 181 65 168 115 103 110 .... . . .... .... September October November December 1923. January February. March . . . April May June July August SeDtember October November December. 1 19 ! 8,720 5,183 5,647 172 46 275 114 12,038 200 23 357 65 32,904 34 549 49 17,S29 177 286 329 92 659 75 16,926 141 98 229 172 440 41 15,615 28 108 143 229 302 88 14,484 108 28 99 186 229 275 47 8,843 79 23 49 143 137 220 98 9,500 172 103 192 143 114 165 1 . 1 75 12,593 4,578 2,440 3,120 10,202 18,106 17,067 12,492 275 1,065 1,202 900 902 569 320 374 7,216 5,183 3,722 1,365 2,112 1,455 1,433 1,169 6,000 600 2,000 3,000 3,200 4,000 8,510 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,(500 1,850 6,600 7, So() 3,700 4,041 '1,850 3,019 2,625 2,237 2,193 4,120 3,476 5,976 4,027 1,859 2,590 3,145 2,960 5,920 7,030 4,810 7,400 5,550 3,700 3,328 1,850 2,199 2,550 2,519 1,486 1,850 8,027 6,523 S, 080 5,902 3,26s 3,590 3,297 1,021 2,400 2,000 1,600 2,800 4,800 3,200 2,400 1,200 1,400 1,400 3,600 2,000 2,220 2,800 2,800 1,800 1,000 1,600 1,000 1,000 3,330 4,000 7,600 7,200 4,000 4,440 1,600 2,000 5,180 800 2,600 7,400 1,200 3,200 4,800 1,850 2,590 8,510 1 000 1 000 2 400 4,000 3,200 3,700 6,000 8,000 8,000 4,800 4,440 3,700 3,600 4,000 1,400 5,920 3,700 4,810 2,200 2,000 1,600 1,200 ii Back data on Argentine cereal exports from the Bohtin Mensnal dc Estadistica Agricola: current data from the Estadistica Agro-Pecuaria, publications directed by the Argentine Minister of Agriculture. Figures are converted from original data in metric tons. 2 At end of week nearest to end of month. Visible supply of wheat and corn in chief ports reported by Modern Miller. Visible supply of flaxseed as reported in the 3Oil, Paint, and Drug Reporter. Ten-month average. 115 VEGETABLE OILS. Table 62.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data front Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.j LIN- LINSEED SEED OIL OIL. CAKE. YEAR AND MONTH. COTTONSEED OIL, CRUDE.* Shipments Stocks Profrom end of ducMinneapolis. month tion. VEGETABLE OLEOMAROILS. GARINE. Ex- Total imports.' ports. Relative to 1913. Relative to 1919. Pro- Conduc- sumption. tions LINLINSEED SEED OIL OIL. CAKE. Shipments from Minneapolis. av. av. av. av. 100 78 65 70 100 69 57 62 1917 monthly a v . 1918 monthly a v . 1919 monthly av. 1920 monthly a v . 1921 monthly a v . 1922 monthly av.. 1923monthly av., 73 61 66 52 54 54 61 53 61 40 50 Stocks, end of month. Production. VEGETABLE OILS. Total imports.4 Exports.5 OLEOMARGARINE. Production. Consumption. Thousands of pounds. Relative to 1913. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly COTTONSEED OIL, CRUDE.* 100 61 109 58 8 100 8 124 »96 8 141 8 100 8 99 8 100 »105 41 36 61 58 76 24 8172 3 305 8 316 3 334 8 133 249 198 241 254 254 147 127 15,210 11,868 9,862 10,662 30,166 20,684 17,188 18,706 126 11,158 9,271 10,026 7,856 8,157 8,156 18,428 15,998 18,473 12,069 15,068 10,790 82,238 105,437 96,213 105,656 102,898 56,438 58,291 100 99 99 105 29,042 17,758 31,641 16,977 321,387 3 26,441 3 20,636 3 30,133 3 12,102 11,861 3 12,002 11,798 3 12,151 11,787 3 12,709 12,404 117,305 109,372 110,445 100,955 109,099 78,706 83,507 11,788 10,437 17,599 16,863 21,964 6,978 3 36,850 3 65,295 3 67,495 3 71,390 3 28,499 53,298 23,937 29,217 30,733 30,790 17,840 15,389 19,044 26,877 29,081 30,014 17,518 14,969 85 110 1OO 110 107 59 61 106 99 100 91 99 71 76 75 39 20 17 43 30 21 27 65 61 78 70 116 74 91 141 104 64 94 150 8,357 10,260 9,220 9,700 10,869 11,190 15,541 19,799 71,782 37,299 18,763 16,197 47,291 33,462 23,556 29,561 19,613 17,747 7,922 6,054 13,967 13,012 16,774 15,065 14,055 8,900 11,005 17,112 12,317 7,614 11,120 17,803 161 227 245 253 148 1921. May June July August 55 67 61 64 September.. October November.. December.. 55 57 49 39 27 42 52 59 53 107 116 104 84 167 166 119 211 127 225 149 136 176 154 152 149 181 148 164 8,316 8,694 7,441 5,955 8,060 12,804 15,594 17,932 51,167 102,678 111,508 99,669 92,222 184,674 182,890 131,336 8,239 10,744 10,822 12,529 45,177 27,117 48,135 31,785 16,497 21,280 18,678 18,410 17,723 21,497 17,565 19,411 1922. January.... February March April , 42 44 48 40 52 51 31 14 101 72 57 33 94 82 66 22 229 234 380 301 134 121 132 117 142 103 129 115 6,457 6,648 7,232 6,069 15,745 15.356 9,283 4,159 97,567 68,996 54,907 31,848 103,646 90,735 72,758 24,345 12,114 9,825 10,459 4,785 49,060 50,008 81,270 64,363 16,167 14,620 15,970 14,203 16,887 12,195 15,263 13,686 May.... June July.... August. 52 54 38 36 15 12 14 18 25 13 7 10 12 7 7 13 308 246 237 182 114 102 101 108 108 85 126 99 7,952 8,271 5,795 5,536 4,452 3,607 4,248 5,297 23,704 12,110 6,905 10,038 12,858 7,217 7,232 14,303 3,373 2,810 2,298 2,584 65,851 52,606 50,735 38,830 13,824 12,313 12,280 13,043 12,765 10,040 14,974 11,754 September.. October November.. December.. 74 77 72 65 50 54 52 67 58 107 120 111 87 164 166 127 15 18 47 42 U28 258 194 293 118 148 157 174 136 136 167 168 11,237 11, 702 11,014 9,955 15,164 16.357 15,642 20,172 55,961 96,872 103,136 100,988 96,615 178,406 180,871 140,569 14, 232 17,944 19,028 21,060 16,113 16,180 19,806 19,965 1923. January February... March April 66 55 53 57 58 44 51 53 87 63 39 132 91 56 37 32 23 18 19 295 256 229 301 168 154 171 155 174 166 166 152 10,051 8,404 8,080 8,661 17,371 13,407 15,372 15, 920 92,129 83,667 60,137 37, 484 145,292 100,403 62,170 40,356 20,378 18,688 20,712 18,778 20,633 19,722 19,722 18,033 May June July.... August. 65 49 40 66 33 42 43 52 373 143 117 110 234 156 120 98 152 9,845 7,431 6,129 10,058 10,011 12, 534 12; 905 15,613 24,196 : 20,176 11,733 | 11,003 5,036 9,206 7,431 14,464 3,144 | 79,698 17,298 2,3X5 I 77,935 j| 14,109 2,536 48,349 13,2' 2,427 49,963 16,676 18, 454 14, 261 11,616 18,081 84 110 80 124 164 167 179 12,771 16,778 16,601 24,071 34,457 93,858 September.. October November.. December.. 25 12 5 36 18 10 364 226 63 174 7 13 4,279 r 27,452 5,330 55,073 13,701 41,595 12,180 62,732 9,218 6,619 5,232 5,661 j 2,152 70,058 192,534 | 3,698 63,112 54,798 49,080 64,452 26,577 34,994 19,854 21,236 1 Except shipments of linseed oil a] ,nd cake and meal from Minneapolis Chamber of Commrece. The sources of the other data are: Imports and exports of vegetable oil from the U.S. Department of Commer.":e, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; Cottonseed oil from the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; and Oleomargarine pproduction and consur c o u iiption from the U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue. arga 1 t t d , c o n , andd H H iseed oils. I l d 3 nclu des cottonseed, corn, and H These fifigures f farel for fiscal years beginning July 1 of year stated. < The following oils are included: - e ( i : Chinese nut, cocoa butter, coconut, cottonseed, olive (inedible), olive (edible), palm, palm kernel, peanut, rapeseed, soya bean, and lind Vv V here h t th seed. certain off these arc reported in gallons, they have been converted into pounds, allowing 7$ pounds per gallon. 5 Colored and uncolored, as represented by tax-paid withdrawals. « Figures for 1917 to 1922 are monthly averages of cottonseed-oil production and stocks on hand at the end of the month during cotton crop years (beginning August 1 of the preceding year and ending July 31 of the year to which the figure is credited). i Covers iirst 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 116 VEGETABLE AND FISH OILS. Table 63.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on etaf* from Government sources.1 [Base yea* in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] TOTAL CRUDE VEGETABLE OILS. YEAR AND MONTH. Produce tion. Consumption. Stocks. TOTAL REFINED VEGETABLE OILS. Production. Consump, tion. Stocks. COTTONSEED O I L CRUDE. Production. Consumptiou. Stocks. PEANUT O I L CRUDE AND VIRGIN. Production. Consumption. Stocks. Relative to 1919. 1919 quarterly average 1920 quarterly average 1921 quarterly average 1922 quarterly average 100 82 87 75 100 80 79 72 100 75 66 64 100 74 76 57 100 74 79 67 100 124 104 79 100 80 89 65 100 86 98 67 100 85 80 61 100 15 44 26 100 40 20 13 100 139 56 15 1920. Apr. 1 to June 30 July l t o Sept. 30 Oct. l t o Dec.31 48 43 132 67 44 99 63 65 88 U -29 107 56 80 85 145 86 118 25 15 166 58 19 138 41 30 141 11 16 28 48 54 29 136 138 91 1921. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to June 30 July l t o Sept. 30 O c t . l t o Dec. 31 113 57 56 123 96 73 51 96 86 54 50 72 103 66 38 96 74 93 85 65 143 117 45 109 1B5 43 40 138 140 88 39 127 149 34 45 90 31 53 45 48 21 19 25 14 78 61 34 50 1922. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Juue30 July 1 to Sept. 30 Oct. l t o Dec. 31 84 35 51 130 82 50 47 110 74 69 56 67 75 30 24 99 69 49 67 84 124 66 34 68 74 12 33 141 92 29 19 130 50 11 49 96 51 31 6 15 22 16 12 4 28 20 5 7 1923. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to June 30 July l t o Sept. 30 97 61 58 103 67 53 55 58 58 71 38 27 70 50 64 99 85 29 86 20 26 109 40 21 54 11 31 8 9 6 4 4 5 4 9 13 COCONUT OR COPRA OIL—CRUDE. YEAH AND MONTH. Production. Consumption. Stocks. Production. Consumption. Stocks. TOTAL FISH OIL. LINSEED OIL. CORN OIL—CRUDE. Production. Consumption. Stocks. Production. Consumption. Stocks. Relative to 1919. 100 61 52 86 1OO 70 57 72 100 60 47 72 1OO 101 91 109 1OO 101 80 113 1OO 82 88 90 100 107 107 101 1OO 113 126 183 1OO 120 152 154 100 201 152 231 100 123 200 301 1OO 101 119 105 1920. Apr. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30 Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 58 62 60 70 53 63 65 65 54 102 116 54 99 113 63 84 85 69 107 111 106 123 121 86 98 118 159 242 319 190 110 91 104 69 111 135 1921. Jan. l t o Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30 | Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 43 87 64 66 68 50 62 59 42 45 60 51 64 78 103 114 60 71 87 103 68 73 91 121 105 105 95 121 81 141 138 146 187 127 106 189 13 31 284 279 114 137 175 371 119 136 120 99 99 88 63 94 67 59 70 92 72 84 70 61 111 98 109 119 129 95 104 125 94 88 101 77 110 62 91 140 157 196 188 192 237 148 106 125 24 108 540 252 167 320 395 320 73 109 133 103 109 114 93 88 78 76 65 57 43 116 118 109 115 109 118 71 114 73 137 157 137 207 223 191 109 124 140 57 141 564 281 267 2S0 69 88 ]23 1919 quarterly 1920 quarterly 1921 quarterly 1922 quarterly average average average average 1922. Jan. l t o Mar. 31.... Apr. 1 to June 30 Julv l t o Sept. 30 Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 1923. Jan. l t o Mar. 31 Arn\ 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 30 1 See footnote on opposite page. 1 117 VEGETABLE AND HSH OILS. Table 64.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources*1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] TOTAL CBUIME VEGETABLE OILS. YEAR AND MONTH. Production. Consumption. Stocks. TOTAL REFINED VEGETABLE OILS. Production. Consumption. Stocks. COTTONSEED O I L CRUDE. Production. Consumption. Stocks. PEANUT O I L CRUDE AND VIRGIN. Production. Consumption. ,21,902 53,088 21,267 10,639 7.086 24,038 33,354 13,453 3,594 25,624 28,779 15,498 32,691 33,166 21,989 10,442 11,213 10,352 13,354 7,635 18,843 14,761 8,121 12,080 11,074 6,831 1,236 3,256 11,552 8,487 6,260 2,045 6,699 1,700 1,998 1,147 2,354 2,13S 2,545 Stocks. Thousands of pounds. 1919 quarterly 1920 quarterly 1921 quarterly 1922 quarterly average. average. average. average. 578,748 474,776 504,313 434,658 635,803 511,121 504,034 459,447 506,533 466,795 357,407 #83,591 837,501 378,498 344,575 263,612 352,768 285,347 332,003 354,760 283,729 293,529 317,757 324,227 266,122 240,124 223,992 1920. Apr. 1 to June 30.. July 1 to Sept. 30.. Oct. 1 to Dec. 31... 276,403 250,289 766,481 427,625 319,008 251,416 200,612 277,387 327,692 134,228 286,368 628,997 444,683 497,967 303,342 1921 Jan. 1 to Mar. 31... Apr. 1 to June 30.. July 1 to Sept. 30.. Oct. 1 to Dec. 31... 652,230 329,053 325,521 710,468 611,266 437,804 481,294 264,764 465,952 273,298 309,791 331,487 1922. Jan. 1 to Mar.31... Apr. l t o June 30... July 1 to Sept. 30.. Oct. 1 to Dec. 31... 487,796 202.. 045 294.453 754,337 1923. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31... Apr. 1 to June 30.. July 1 to Sept. 30.. 562,311 354,105 335;091 Production. 57,301 5,599 410,244 243,293 333,517 51,875 594,291 192,412 63,185 455,021 45,507 33,357 150,801 3,498 481,779 154,281 142,990 491,979 459,680 288,757 128,850 418,473 166,078 37,851 50,576 100,167 326,390 253,595 179,066 305,542 612,525 363,313 448,890 233,124 406,697 332,772 126,385 308,262 523,292 376,807 349,726 316,395 297,830 141,128 297,309 283,997 111,421 700,790 338,272 402,214 244,85J 176,337 239,911 299,396 352,302 254,089 96,297 193,278 263,993 43,768 119,195 503,442 301,788 95,775 64,025 426.226 331,733 176,923 126,847 250,668 180,363 229,181 282,109 241,914 81.118 306,3S9 70,71.1 93,181 358,307 131,981 69,455 654,620 279,963 425,185 292,747 339,575 292,291 COCONUT OR COPRA OIL—CRUDE. YEAR AND MONTH. 232,600 329,038 283,350 323,940 221,954 Consumption. Stocks. CORN OIL—CRUDE. Production. Consumption. Stocks. 94,597 88,668 55,117 12,194 54,906 106,988 60,137 11,733 34,457 LINSEED OIL. Production. 3,271 2,311 6,069 6,825 11,633 9,833 4,876 1,141 1,661 979 2,205 3,121 TOTAL FISH OIL. ConsumpStocks, tion. ' Production. Consumption. Stocks. 8,230 16,507 12,490 19,008 9,791 12,046 19,559 29,446 44,609 45,225 52,873 46,684 19,943 26,284 15,612 10,796 ! 30,767 8,863 I 49,714 10,153 60,310 Thousands of pounds. 1919 quarterly 1920 quarterly 1921 quarterly 1922 quarterly average. average. average. average.. 53,886 32,805 28,247 46,381 1920. Apr. 1 to June 30.. July 1 to Sept. 30.. Oct. 1 to Dec. 31... 31,047 33,607 26,882 1921. Jan. 1 to Mar. 31... Apr. 1 to June 30.. July 1 to Sept. 30.. Oct. 1 to Dec. 31... 23,062 19,900 34,439 35,588 1922. Jan. 1 to Mar.31... Apr. 1 to June 30... July l t o Sept. 30.. Oct. l t o Dec. 31... 53,404 47,444 34,217 50,460 1923. . Jan. 1 to Mar. 31... Apr. 1 to June 30.. July l t o Sept. 30.. 5S,750 61,523 50,131 105,564 155,220 73,525 93,277 60,274 73,143 75,721 111,401 24,350 24,655 21,870 26,623 22,408 22,692 17,987 25,369 8,027 6,589 7,093 7,236 113,232 121,318 120,703 114,361 47,286 22,211 25,272 14,153 6,703 6,845 5,537 121,407 126,138 120,502 57,944 64,371 57,310 77,503 40,731 104,111 53,551 ! 65,425 | 78,457 59,706 j 99,611 85,754 | 100,718 73,475 100,593 55,623 101,219 66,499 84,009 24,928 28,221 13,256 61,531 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 i 122,308 1,038 66,505 83,144 2,585 112,014 131,001 108,557 94,031 26,984 23,917 26,026 28,904 28,904 21,306 23,307 27,957 7,546 7,073 8,139 6,186 85,996 88,823 66,083 28,222 28,768 26,630 25,803 24,470 26,527 5,672 9,185 5,874 52,771 64,992 61,802 70,448 62,046 73,597 90,794 93,368 82,174 80,566 65,324 I 69,601 23,384 68,861 I 123,391 22,952 124,941 70,349 103,400 158,753 74,396 92,605 89,096 90,917 155,252 97,034 69,036 81,551 155,148 97,009 105,613 90,334 71,629 81,453 91,650 178,267 154,5S8 1,940 8,892 44,433 20,765 4., 694 11.593 46.402 11,194 13,453 17,139 36,450 53,296 60,467 53,637 44,093 16, 3S7 31, 324 33, 720 31, 354 32,737 48,412 59,547 46,038 27, 507 26, ITS 27, 399 30,886 39,214 54,927 1 The figures given on pages 112,113, 116, and 117 represent the movement of pertain 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. Tho stock figures refor to the amount on hand at the end of each quarter. 118 FARM PRODUCTS, WHOLESALE PRICES. Table 65.—INDEX NUMBERS, Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year In bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.J WHEAT FLOUR. YEAR AND MONTH. WHEAT. Standard Winter patstraights, ents, Kansas MinneCity. apolis. No. 1, northern spring, Chicago. No. 2, red winter, Chicago. RYE. BARLEY. OATS. CORN. COTTONSEED OIL. CATTLE. HOGS. No. 3, cash. Chicago. By sample, fair to good malting, Chicago. Cash, Chicago. Cash, contract grades No. 3, Chicago. Summer, yellow prime, New York. Steers, good to choice, corn fed, Chicago. Heavy, Chicago. Ewes, Chicago. Lambs, Chicago. 100 91 94 147 212 1OO 106 102 113 151 1OO 100 85 115 188 100 108 127 153 220 1OO 104 119 141 207 193 206 170 103 111 210 218 170 101 112 241 200 187 73 124 222 207 204 128 169 SHEEP, Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly average.. 1914 monthly average.. 1915 monthly average.. 1916 monthly average.. 1917 monthly average.. 100 111 100 107 100 114 147 155 254 102 100 121 133 172 137 175 231 294 100 145 146 159 158 249 274 245 224 305 2G2 278 281 239 241 277 301 2S5 256 294 182 183 161 146 191 159 159 140 126 1921. May.... June July.... August. 191 197 194 177 198 200 179 167 175 168 150 142 September.. October November.. December., 182 162 156 150 174 164 153 152 1923. January February March April 153 174 170 178 May.... June July.... August. 100 « 98 113 139 210 100 112 132 100 111 117 121 132 170 262 206 257 186 255 212 226 139 207 195 202 102 101 159 146 125 125 231 202 192 168 150 142 134 137 130 121 119 119 153 174 176 176 141 153 148 152 176 164 170 153 174 167 162 144 September.. October November.. December.. 138 140 146 148 1923. January.. February., March April 1918 monthly average.. 1919 monthly average.. 1920 monthly average.. 1921 monthly average. 1922 monthly average.. 103 93 105 100 277 332 212 108 139 105 102 103 101 104 100 99 96 99 98 98 91 99 104 118 121 99 95 99 103 98 97 116 116 57 62 66 151 138 133 125 167 139 126 135 97 89 89 102 92 94 97 86 75 77 77 136 122 114 115 98 1C4 101 97 95 95 82 81 67 62 59 81 113 109 112 135 121 140 138 141 127 156 160 164 93 101 103 102 100 106 105 104 77 91 92 94 118 139 159 158 102 103 99 93 118 124 122 112 130 151 149 156 182 187 170 158 137 142 129 138 118 117 107 166 139 135 114 109 97 103 91 107 99 98 103 100 162 154 147 136 101 104 114 122 125 122 121 104 126 100 117 114 160 147 163 160 139 149 148 152 124 129 134 140 109 119 129 134 112 122 136 140 94 106 108 110 102 115 118 122 102 111 116 117 117 127 130 134 126 120 123 124 110 112 99 99 105 114 137 133 167 173 180 191 145 146 145 152 145 145 146 149 131 136 133 137 128 138 134 134 137 136 130 134 104 107 106 107 117 122 123 124 114 118 118 127 149 150 163 162 115 110 109 106 94 98 95 148 143 153 161 182 188 183 168 May.... June July.... August. 147 137 131 133 148 138 126 127 131 121 111 117 131 121 103 103 122 108 102 106 108 103 104 100 120 117 112 103 130 134 137 140 161 166 141 144 112 121 125 128 96 132 103 108 123 169 190 179 164 September.. October November.. December.. 136 135 137 140 127 131 106 111 110 113 105 108 110 117 142 162 162 165 125 123 103 93 117 113 169 164 See footnote on opposite page. 119 FARM PRODUCTS, WHOLESALE PRICES. Table 66.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources.1 [Base year i n bold-faced t y p e ; i n d e x n u m b e r s on opposite page.] WHEAT FLOUR. Y E A R AND M O N T H , StandWinter ard patents, straights, Minne- Kansas City. apolis. WHEAT. No. 1, northern cago. No. 2, red winter, Chicago. Per barrel. $0,913 1.041 1.344 1.417 2.321 $0,986 1.005 1.307 1.351 2.278 675 338 282 10.304 10.695 11.579 7.051 6.130 2.235 2.563 2.600 1.467 1.282 May.... June July.... August. 8. 745 9.006 8.900 8.120 7.625 7.700 6.895 6.418 September.. October.... November.. December.. 8.318 6.681 7.425 6.305 7.170 6.881 5.900 1922. January February March April 7.000 7.975 7.813 8.144 May June July....... August... 1914 m o n t h l y average. 1915 m o n t h l y average. 1916 m o n t h l y average., 1917 m o n t h l y average.. $4,584 5.096 6.663 7.264 11.391 1918 m o n t h l y average.. 1919 m o n t h l y average.. 1920 m o n t h l y average.. 1921 m o n t h l y average.. 1922 m o n t h l y average.. BARLEY. OATS. CORN. COTTONSEED OIL. No. 2, cash, Chicago. By sample, fair to good malting, Chicago. Cash, Chicago. Cash, contract, grades No. 2, Chicago. Summer, yellow, prime, New York. $0,636 $0,625 .768 | .615 $0,376 .419 $0,625 .695 1.092 .704 I .496 .730 1.113 1.871 .867 I 1.315 i .455 .637 1.637 2.209 2.357 2.522 1.437 1.238 1.940 1.534 1.873 1.214 1. 305 1. 217 1.600 1.631 1.370 1.294 1.568 1.438 1.229 1.237 1.467 1. 365 1.298 1. 226 1.254 1.276 1.193 1.176 1.177 1. 263 635 633 CATTLE. .775 .700 .796 .387 .396 .826 1.605 1.597 1.414 .580 .623 HOGS. SHEEP. Steers, good to Lambs, choice, Heavy, Ewes, corn Chicago.! I Chicago.Chicago. fed, Chicago. Per pound. Per bushel. $3,847 4.125 5.612 6.091 10.551 1913 m o n t h l y average. RYE, Per 100 pounds. $0,073 .066 .068 .106 .154 $8,507 9.039 8.702 9.573 12.809 .201 .241 .154 .079 .101 16. 424 17.496 14. 486 8.764 9.438 .072 8.4.25 8.094 8.195 8.406 8. 775 8.375 $8,365 J $4,687 5.044 8.361 i 5.929 7.131 j 9.615 ! 7.166 15.705 | 10.332 $7,794 8.115 9.233 10.017 16.092 11.288 9.351 8.744 3.414 5. 787 17.325 16.125 15.904 9.994 13.183 11.790 10. 781 9.725 9.690 4.125 2.688 2.906 3.075 3.156 2.915 2.750 3.781 8.813 8.219 7.950 7.945 6.838 6.744 10.500 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 17.600 j 18.244 I 14.187 ! 8.447 I 9.393 1921. 5.860 1.065 .657 .638 .645 .629 . 392 . 377 . 370 . 359 1.060 .882 .804 .858 .607 .553 .554 .548 .384 .346 .354 .364 .538 .469 .482 .482 .582 .633 .644 .640 .375 .398 .393 .393 .484 .572 .575 .588 .086 .101 .115 .115 .403 .372 .371 .335 .618 .609 .643 .022 .117 .112 .107 .099 8.615 8.863 9.700 10.375 10.425 10.228 10.090 8. 088 5.900 4.688 5.475 5.344 12.475 11.438 12.735 12.438 .384 .432 .445 .459 .635 .691 .722 .734 .085 .092 .094 .097 10. 713 10.245 10. 500 10.581 9.169 9. 360 S. 244 8. 2.50 4.938 5.325 6.438 6. 219 13.031 13.500 14.050 11. 869 .441 .457 .462 .466 .711 .737 .740 .793 .108 .109 .118 .117 6.950 14.175 14. 613 14. 250 13.055 . 451 .117 9. MS 7. 450 6.169 .113 10.313 6. 9."0 4.S13 13.144 14.781 .102 10. 590 7. 210 5.050 13. 975 .104 10. 87b 7.994 5.750 12. S13 .117 .120 10.8;% ! 10.450 ' S.63S [' 5.481 7.775 !: 5.275 13.188 1.284 1.222 I .616 | .613 i . 613 I . 569 5.875 1.285 1.196 6.700 1.400 1.382 6.781 1.352 1.357 6.785 1.386 1.391 .992 1.021 1.043 8.060 7.500 7.788 0. 995 6.675 6.406 6.235 5.525 1.446 1.249 1.292 1.178 1.356 1.160 1.152 1.057 1.056 .886 .858 .723 .679 .608 .641 .568 September.. October November.. December.. 6.344 6. 435 6. 713 6.775 5.360 5. 719 5. 706 5. 860 1.129 1.178 1.228 1.274 1.071 1.177 1.273 1.325 .715 .776 .868 .890 .590 .660 .678 192:*. January.. February. March April fi. 630 6. 713 6.625 6.956 5. 569 5.569 5.600 5.744 1.199 1.244 1.216 1.253 1.258 1.360 1.321 1.320 .872 .864 .827 .853 .663 .670 6.720 5.675 5.325 4.S50 4.900 1.200 1.105 1.017 1.072 1.289 1.017 .777 .687 .647 .671 . 673 .643 .653 .623 .387 . S09 .839 .857 .876 6.238 5.280 1.156 6.200 5.400 1.197 1.048 1.097 .698 .720 .654 .678 .413 .439 1.011 May.... June July.... August. September.. October.... November.. December.. 6.263 6.025 6.100 1.189 1.011 .439 ,422 .884 .075 .088 | 8.875 .082 8.563 a 125 9. 780 S. ISO 9.356 | 7.S38 9.263 j 8.103 9.015 7.965 i From IT. 3. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, averages of weekly quotations. 6.719 7. 150 7.565 10.388 9.740 8.490 8.719 12.775 120 CROP PRODUCTION. Table 67.—(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 R Y E . 1 BREAD GRAINS. RICE. TOTAL POTA- APPLES HAY, VALUE TOES. (total), TAME. C ROOFP S 1 YEAR AND MONTH. Relative to 5-year average, 1909-1913. A.-INDEX NUMBERS. 1909-1913 average 1914 final estimate 1915 final estimate 191G final ostimte 1917 final estimate 1918 final estimate 1919 final estimate 1920 final estimate 1921 final estimate 1922 final estimate 1923 final estimate 1922. July estimate .... August estimate . September estimate October estimate November estimate.... 1923. June estimate July estimate August estimate September estimate October estimate . November estimate— 100 1OO 100 100 1OO 1OO 1OO 155 84 119 99 101 107 123 153 144 149 111 137 126 155 109 64 93 95 111 100 140 94 91 93 113 141 116 180 128 145 134 92 136 141 261 172 85 141 104 105 81 216 100 104 123 99 117 100 100 100 1OO 99 115 143 106 121 101 130 130 171 80 110 138 145 124 94 126 161 115 96 116 175 81 131 138 91 121 118 132 104 173 112 110 | 122 I 218 91 113 127 133 130 88 119 113 95 85 177 109 157 101 56 125 133 110 125 107 107 102 274 111 175 127 114 147 129 101 107 119 106 105 100 235 108 108 137 117 111 105 123 114 141 113 119 111 107 228 228 113 123 111 106 163 162 120 123 110 162 141 109 118 105 109 108 228 109 164 123 121 117 123 115 141 123 109 118 107 109 108 228 110 164 121 116 141 106 126 131 96 119 111 108 208 * 110 133 96 120 106 113 109 197 111 138 107 107 125 129 92 116 110 116 111 186 138 107 106 129 90 115 114 116 110 180 113 115 136 109 108 123 124 129 87 114 112 115 110 186 113 137 113 108 131 129 87 114 112 115 110 180 j 113 137 117 110 131 i Thous. of tons. Thousands of bushels. 100 107 121 159 236 251 270 191 122 157 Millions of dollars. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 1909-1913 average 1914 final estimate 1915 final estimate 1916 final estimate 1917 final estimate 4 4 1 , 6 0 2 2 4 5 , 0 5 9 6 8 6 , 6 9 7 2 , 7 0 8 , 3 3 4 1,131,175 181,886 194,953 2,672,804 1,141,060 891,017 684,990 206,027 2,994, 763 1,549,030 228,851 673,947 351,854 1,025,801 1,251,837 182,309 2,566,927 480,553 155,765 636,318 3,065,233 1,592,740 211,759 412,901 223,754 636,655 3 4 , 9 1 6 4,743,OO8 4,942,613 42,779 54,050 5,852,525 4,686,253 48,862 62,933 5,569,320 23,926 356,627 176,482 23,649 409,921 252,200 28,947 359,721 230,011 40,861 286,953 193,905 34,739 442,108 166,749 6 5 , 9 8 7 «5,7O3 6,112 70,071 6,907 85,920 91,192 9,054 83,303 13,479 565,099 760,677 610,597 600,316 586,204 356,339 207,602 222,430 214, 589 270,007 921,438 90S,279 833,027 814,905 856,211 2,502,665 2,810,318 3,208,584 3,008, 569 2,890,712 1,538,124 1,184,030 1,496,281 1,078,341 1, 215,496 256,225 147,608 189,332 154, 946 186,110 91,041 75,542 60,490 61,675 95,497 5,309,493 5,191,777 5,787,714 5,178,436 5,244,026 38,606 41,985 52,006 37,012 41,965 411,860 322,867 403,296 301,659 451,185 169,625 142,0S6 223,677 99,002 201,252 76,660 86,359 87,855 82,379 90,687 1922. July estimate August estimate September estimate— October estimate November estimate 569 276 541,809 541,809 541,809 541,809 247,660 203,392 276,665 268,314 268,314 816,936 805,201 818,474 810,123 810,123 2 860 245 3,010,950 2,874,759 2,8.53,399 2,896,108 1,186,626 1,251,156 1,255,004 1,229,774 1,229,774 181,586 191,507 193,850 196,431 196,431 81,998 i 5,128,457 5,344,414 79,623 79,023 5,221,710 79,023 5,169,350 5,212,059 79,623 39.085 38,700 38,810 39,159 428,607 439,900 438,398 433,015 433,015 189,549 202,000 200,507 203,667 205,539 90,400 93,100 92,886 92,886 92,880 1923. Tune* pstiiirdtc July estimate August estimate September estimate... October estimate November estimuto 580 541 585,889 568,386 508,386 568,386 568,386 236 039 234,739 224,990 220,841 213,351 213,351 816 580 2,877,437 2,981,752 3, 075, 780 3,021, l.'>t 3,029,192 1 256 456 1,283,717 1,315,853 1,311,687 1,302,453 1,302,453 196 110 198,105 202,032 199,337 199,251 199,251 72,473 08,704 64,800 04,774 64,774 64,774 381,720 380,000 389,074 401,421 416,722 ISC) 621 188,608 187,501 189,787 100,727 193,855 83 300 82, 800 81,300 1918 final estimate 1919 final estimate 1920 final estimate 1921 final estimate 1922 final estimate 1923 final estimate 820,628 793,376 789, 227 781,737 731,737 3 5,219,056 5,248,591 5,357,813 5,440,811 5,300,009 5,377,107 3<J, 159 33,099 32,900 312,017 32,737 32,737 14,331 15, 423 10,909 6,934 8,961 S1.S7L 80,538 80,538 1 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 Estimated total value of all crops based on prices at the farm on Dec. 1. a June figures for total bread grains include corn as estimated on July 1. 121 FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND HAY. Table 68.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government sources*1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] WHITE CITRUS POTAFRUITS TOES. APPLES. YEAR AND MONTH. Coldstorage holdings.3 ONIONS. HAT. SWEET CORN (IowaNebraska canneries). Relative to 1919. 1918 mo. 1919 mo. 1920 mo. 1921 mo. 1922 mo. av. av. av. av. av. 106 91 108 100 136 139 143 1921. May June.... July August.. September. October... November. December. Relative Thous. of barrels. to 1922. Number of carloads. Tons. Cases. B . - N U M E R I C A L DATA. 1922. January February.. March April May.... June... July.... August. September October November.. December.. 1923. January February... March April May June July August September. October... November. December. 76 75 1,839 6,950 11,397 80 92 1,587 4,754 12,055 63 94 105 103 1,865 5,737 3,417 14,105 100 100 126 i 111 118 I 139 114 , 108 100 100 100 1,735 6,796 5,398 2,351 8,580 5,975 2,403 8,042 7,500 2,483 7,735 5,836 15,005 14,627 18,206 19,983 97 124 121 111 58 133 124 64 100 22 161 96 139 46 1,119 1,496 8,712 6 144 118 47 45 445 422 7,750 18 94 114 85 47 131 50 67 107 118 57 174 193 50 94 288 150 64 193 210 213 331 113 111 54 170 70 54 6 210 1,220 5,063 3,384 3,613 13,146 3,667 792 35,117 5,076 3,643 14,464 6,103 5,739 5,991 9,178 8,841 313 62 164 111 102 5,429 4,217 249 69 128 88 59 4,313 4,682 178 14,461 17,645 17,041 16,115 167 148 42 3,090 2,933 137 134 178 1,930 1,761 54 17 115 135 131 944 1,140 6,205 18 18 71 148 54 314 1,192 3,855 3 35 45 122 75 50 56 2,387 2,421 63 37 117 126 70 4,312 1,980 20,275 22,136 18,381 17, 530 35 84 132 190 159 225 132 251 269 116 62 1,452 71 5,521 13,903 29,313 18,740 389 205 431 276 121 1,888 4,519 7,101 10,244 23,795 33, 711 19, 547 11,589 16,049 13,481 22,917 21,728 318 77 71 73 6, 743 374 120 198 107 110 6,481 8,171 10,706 310 92 179 90 80 37 5,376 6,257 9,659 223 79 205 153 81 30 3,877 5,362 133 40 185 145 77 67 2,314 2,699 11,045 9,962 62 22 180 101 144 51 17 1,070 16 7 129 132 39 50 12 277 3 2 46 91 106 80 56 7 45 55 55 102 125 5 30 1,529 468 3,154 3,749 4 212 153 213 71 50 655 100 223 274 73 50 869 340 08 14,377 44,515 2,423 55,519 54,752 56,819 68,515 822 1,482 2,048 1,781 43 77 124,870 120,675 119,102 69,948 76,873 16,663 13,181 22,224 20,131 26 66 1,835 1,740 2,163 1,932 2,166 3,362 178 7,421 1,304 1,596 26,040 43,250 16,729 10,496 111 84 SWEET CORN (IowaNebraska canneries). Unsold stocks. 70 517 HAY. Receipts. 102 46 ONIONS. Car-lot shipments. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1916 mo. a v . 1917 mo. av. CITWHITE RUS POTAFRUIT.2 TOES. Coldstorage holdings.s Unsold Receipts. stocks. Car-lot shipments. APPLES. 1,248 1,148 1,022 724 3,102 2,286 945 1,298 2,201 4,361 4,687 2,018 1,526 60,801 76,960 65,717 64,727 83,594 73,125 68,723 65,177 64,887 83, 510 60,067 84,163 92,749 74,362 85,988 86,132 1,909 83,423 1,398 69,014 1,413 83,359 1,335 80,969 2,514 683 i, 396 2,168 61,708 2,994 15,123 19,849 15,853 15,324 3,290 22,907 5,390 33,433 3,701 4,760 9,731 6,978 4,887 60, 248 67,066 72,006 < 784,5 04 51,644,000 1,400,000 519,600 649,000 569,417 291,209 238,417 133,623 97,566 52,347 43,092 85,230 87,780 393,9 5,907 1 Except receipts of hay at 11 principal markets, which are compiled from weekly reports to the Hay Trade Journal and unsold stocks of canned sweet corn at the end ofeachmonthin 36 canneries of Iowa and Nebraska, compiled by the Iowa-Nebraska Canners Association; other data compiled by U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics. 2 Oranges, lemons, and grapefruit. a As of 1st of the month. * Average of stocks taken January, July, October, and December, 1922. 6 November 18,1921. 122 MOVEMENT OF CEREALS. Table 69.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in boM-flaced type; numerical data on opposite page.] WHEAT FLOUR.* Consumption. Y E A R AND MONTH. Eelative to 1914. 1913 monthly av.. 1914 monthly av.. 1915 monthly av.. 1916 monthly av., 1917 monthly av. 1918 monthly 1019 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922monthly av., av. av. av., av.. 1931. May June July August September.. October November.. December.. 1922. January February... March April May.... June July.... August. September.. October November.. December. . 1923. January February March April May.... June... July.... August. September.. October.... November.. December.. Stocks. Relative to 1919. 96 114 94 104 108 Visible sup-8 ply. ShipReceipts. ' ments.* Relative to 1913. Relative to 1919. 101 105 114 100 95 76 77 71 177 103 1OO 86 115 111 82 100 117 122 116 103 41 71 256 315 144 127 134 j GrindReShipceipts. * ments .< lugs. OATS. Visible supPly. I Relative to 1913. 100 91 111 116 100 127 140 150 148 100 126 118 100 82 93 104 76 165 100 120 189 219 153 100 109 214 244 146 129 121 116 133 68 86 42 37 37 215 308 287 199 414 137 2S 43 34 71 106 62 173 113 99 193 198 107 216 480 197 347 141 116 87 98 54 52 86 113 211 142 241 112 S3 77 57 41 96 105 326 235 244 109 110 95 75 69 197 129 208 118 216 100 137 124 96 218 263 161 196 244 138 138 143 170 195 202 158 244 305 145 143 126 111 233 132 144 266 230 239 157 105 125 98 260 81 98 217 103 144 147 91 115 82 264 76 68 323 265 197 143 362 347 332 123 533 389 360 142 56 44 23 19 110 77 235 55 57 95 97 80 210 72 58 100 119 64 194 64 71 607 207 270 159 81 85 60 173 50 54 470 97 136 100 25 26 36 21 , RYE. Receipts a t principal interior m a r k e t s . ^fiffirl Relative to 1919. to 1913. 60 69 73 1OO Visible sup-3 ply. 100 105 183 ji 1 2 5 !i 64 100 93 61 108 51 100 96 102 101 BARLEY. CORN, WHEAT. 107 100 114 109 106 132 138 120 106 128 86 270 92 268 424 92 355 232 106 401 154 52 397 181 65 98 80 387 123 87 405 251 74 371 110 45 321 58 132 92 12S 371 181 268 112 32 353 94 275 84 90 58 95 67 110 393 208 220 127 36 141 106 97 75 79 126 108 265 173 294 126 126 124 86 193 245 119 163 246 135 45 1,088 85 81 123 245 211 220 129 136 88 154 183 161 166 235 216 146 926 108 207 140 141 94 255 153 141 124 217 263 161 608 115 204 138 144 96 248 135 137 153 160 161 153 005 113 189 114 135 82 266 144 122 217 250 158 109 56 51 45 47 550 101 186 104 114 <S 274 119 203 250 255 132 42 97 98 82 264 69 54 350 209 1S7 127 2S 307 109 109 85 249 69 68 372 175 1*2 142 38 2S4 90 138 92 103 79 231 70 63 291 113 161 126 28 an 82 126 78 83 111 109 177 77 159 93 107 72 148 53 111 102 71 183 145 20 185 65 86 93 73 103 58 73 51 95 126 126 24 196 OS 49 107 104 73 83 107 88 28 121 132 97 22 113 78 33 124 137 130 207 132 23 146 148 128 5d 297 130 58 124 115 93 196 144 130 30 123 131 133 80 413 128 95 129 133 90 303 129 95 13 110 98 153 265 139 118 See footnotes on opposite page. 123 MOVEMENT OP CEREALS. Table 70.—NUMERICAL DATA. Baaed 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. tion. Stocks. WHEAT. BARLEY. CORN. Visible ReVisible Shipsupply.8 ceipts .< ments*4 supply.5 ReShip- Grindceipts.* ments. 4 ings. Receipts at principal interior markets. 9,058 7,435 10,233 4,195 3,817 4,664 5,276 4,952 24,774 14,995 17,985 28,409 32,814 13,525 8,845 9,653 18,949 21,552 6,142 5,411 5,055 4,875 5,566 6, 118 17,708 27,303 17,519 13,490 21,319 35,240 17,658 29,381 21,282 21,576 19,127 21,565 40,300 28,758 19,455 13,634 13,262 22,328 18,197 27,109 36,561 34,496 15,467 39,723 17,458 22,700 20,220 15,630 11,335 11,536 14,135 10,684 30,383 44,767 61,040 39,502 67,853 48.816 40, 513 44,097 29,070 20,997 39,534 60,644 25,474 21,927 21,612 48,846 8,300 8,900 9,100 7,700 78,958 131,048 127,409 136,893 57,735 48,300 42,493 45,331 9,326 7,984 8,852 8,427 7,400 7,700 8,050 7,457 140,760 135,697 128,085 118,861 9,007 8,331 10,408 12,016 8,701 7,618 8,442 11,162 6,800 6,900 6,900 8,100 11,995 12,561 9,341 10,850 8,800 8.500 14,198 8,404 8,857 15,352 10,476 5,346 21,158 17,447 32,517 31,493 27,038 36,369 35,009 16,335 19,919 23,252 24,318 23,107 8,655 3,444 5,999 21,539 26,476 26,875 21,027 35,493 49,369 27,000 30,172 61,994 68,643 22,517 21,001 25,741 52,464 8,265 10,425 9,241 7,776 87,197 119,943 133,702 135,823 61,406 41,568 25,576 23,975 8,991 7,893 9,720 6,986 7,300 7,500 6,000 5,700 120,804 107,791 99,764 88,772 8,073 8,136 10,321 12,271 7,245 7,368 7,909 10,080 5,500 5.500 7,037 8,100 September.. October November.. December.. 12,540 13,581 13,424 11,049 11,081 11,522 11,708 10,991 1923. January February March April 10,137 9,425 10,607 May.... June July.... August. September.. October November.. December.. monthly a v . . . monthly av monthly av monthly a v . . . monthly a v . . . 9,703 9,338 9,919 9,815 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 monthly av monthly av monthly av monthly av monthly av 9,317 11,091 9,146 10,102 10,467 8,156 8,237 8,569 9,283 May June July August. 8,406 8,087 10,720 13,266 September.. October November.. December.. Visible supply. Thousands of bushels. Thousands of barrels. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 OATS. RYE. 51,378 47,725 31,220 55,640 26,330 18,861 21,619 9,433 8,943 7,148 7,220 37,735 73,833 65,353 69,030 91,060 7,989 6,248 7,746 10,126 5,100 5,400 7,090 8,363 13,349 13,917 10,166 8,856 11,660 10,248 10,164 9,365 9,496 9,232 9,658 7,823 May.... June July.... August. 1,294 1,648 1,809 1,936 1,912 8, 385 438 6, 907 20,694 17,415 19,784 22,200 22,651 18,384 27,299 24,025 23,692 24,844 3, 367 I 2,777 3,988 3,712 2,573 5,353 28,335 19,264 17,800 17,880 19,063 18,512 22,298 15,478 46,968 46,738 4,696 4,577 4,195 5,772 2,551 3,859 3,073 6,387 1,369 1,465 2,557 6,208 12,855 20,570 22,152 40,690 30,114 34,401 37,562 60,455 26,961 21,160 12,770 17,403 6,092 6,589 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 09,917 69,198 07,728 52,097 58,330 31,035 14,552 29,393 31,842 23,891 12,019 6,179 5,946 6,685 4,211 2,265 2,358 3,291 j 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 31,170 33,068 22,304 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 i 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 32,081 28,076 27,300 24,280 13,952 10,436 12,846 18,236 35,296 32,477 23,925 37,466 19,136 23,252 14,206 13,991 6,108 6,733 6,403 4,557 5,081 4,607 4,104 4,215 i 11,980 | 7,868 | 7,832 I 7,121 22,418 23,776 23,375 20,955 35,963 35,464 32,940 32,391 37,615 21,618 21,746 21,901 18,936 10,740 13,621 12,567 22,133 29,877 31,266 24,472 37,558 31,287 26,222 16,976 22,521 16,533 16,090 14,274 j | ; | 5,530 5,336 5,946 5,270 3,776 2,556 3,403 2,500 | ! j ! 7,176 4,749 3,679 4,022 22,635 16,023 18,568 16,867 30,861 27,683 24,044 21,932 76,029 52,912 45,084 67,020 16,742 18,220 33,804 65,315 22,191 15,476 17,586 26,387 8,598 I 10,663 4,269 j 14,212 18,184 2,346 21,822 1,966 16,187 ! 11,102 11,661 | 13,069 6,084 5,279 4,080 5,390 1,806 2.162 2,018 5,036 2,388 2,542 1,458 3,239 13,454 14,139 16,130 28,179 13,514 8,523 5, 10 10,111 100,651 155,517 45,314 40,488 25,837 18,993 2,516 | 18,474 1,105 ' 16,450 11,615 8,689 5,577 6,424 7,210 ! 6,061 5,342 3,434 26,556 28,710 16,514 20,488 7, 746 3, 815 3, 321 | 1921. 1922. January February March April i »Wheat flour production, consumption, and stocks reported by V. S. Grain Corporation, prior to July, 1920, later months from Russell's Commercial News; Visible supply of wheat and corn from BradstreeVs; 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 comprise the entire production of the United States. a Consumption calculated from production, stocks, imports, and exports. Stocks represent flour in all positions, calculated from actual reports bearing a known relation to total stocks. »4 Aggregate stocks in United States and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, on nearest Saturday to end of the month. At principal primary markets. • For monthly production figures since January, 1914, see page 47 in the October, 1922 (No. 14) issue of the Survey. 124 OEEEAL EXPORTS. Table 71.—(A) IBTEEX JTinffKEJtS AND (B) JTUMERICAL DATA. 'Based on data from Government sources.* [Base year in bdld^cediiype'.J EXPORTS OF GRAIN ^Including flour and meal sis grata*). YEAR AND MONTH. Barley and barley8 flour. Corn and corn 3 meal. Oats and oatmeal.* Wheat Ryj Total and and wfaeat (grains. flour.e flour.' Barley and barley flour.* Corn and corn 8 meal. Oats and oatmeal.1 B.—NUMERICAL .—INDEX NUMBERS. average.. average.. average.. average.. average.. 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly average.. average., average., average., average.. Wheat and wheat flour.s Total grains. Thousands of bushels. Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly Rye and rye flour.5 DATA. 102 196 153 118 100 67 191 168 149 1,461 554 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 g73 39,560 34,817 30,903 879 2,183 3,195 1,622 2,571 146 187 215 249 169 171 173 169 222 201 1,897 3,369 1,489 2,153 1,536 3,922 1,325 1,771 10,997 13,835 10,815 5,551 1,357 698 2,979 1,359 3,375 4,938 2,512 3,985 17,413 22,259 25,636 29, C43 19,337 35,406 35,878 35,191 46,002 41,672 21 19 20 56 1,329 1,585 604 2,070 270 255 562 209 235 237 435 458 1,372 2,108 4,602 8,694 12,139 15,234 13,970 628 569 604 1,677 2,055 2,456 936 3,105 31,624 32,178 30,413 60,963 43,459 48,714 49,295 90,323 448 224 100 248 22 28 11 19 2,400 1,291 446 1,274 327 213 163 126 326 191 132 139 5,357 2,082 2,511 830 18,937 9,470 4,475 10,488 678 844 343 573 3,720 2,001 691 1,975 38,950 25,366 19,453 15,014 67,642 39,763 27,473 28,880 29 32 57 69 460 527 543 446 17 14 126 92 121 67 745 780 615 2,545 176 170 202 174 421 465 836 1,002 19,437 22,254 22,936 18,817 511 436 2,770 2,035 1,154 1,209 954 3,945 14,982 10,991 14,371 10,244 36,505 35,355 41,867 30,043 69 79 1-13 268 280 341 292 103 236 153 76 3,543 3,215 1, 803 .2,083 120 153 160 327 170 1 208 ! 209 290 i *,015 1 ,153 2,519 2 080 ; 11,306 11,805 14,395 12,325 3,101 7,114 4,631 2,286 5,491 4,984 2,795 4,623 14,267 18,200 19,008 38,964 35,183 43,256 43,438 00,284 251 201 107 52 231 244 183 117 191 123 111 30 7,202 1, 442 3,538 2,442 267 211 148 138 295 213 172 129 3,671 2,910 1,563 762 9,769 10,312 7,722 4,944 4,870 3,721 3,356 915 11,163 2,235 5,484 3,785 3-1,839 25,077 17,579 16,428 61,312 44,285 35,704 20,834 j 211 | 184 i 133 j 10 32 29 39 2,229 3,8,54 892 1, 436 105 102 90 118 141 105 96 061 1,191 1,012 708 7, 388 8,894 7,704 5,632 497 966 874 1,175 3,455 5,974 1,382 2,220 12,519 12,197 10,725 10,195 24,520 2(J, 222 21,757 .19,930 127 50 31 22 35 21 121 108 124 96 92 125 362 816 2,571 5,358 2,123 1,329 | 942 j 1,069 641 857 815 4,639 3,880 28 27 2,993 2,507 2,103 1.139 3, -'352 1,705 14,390 12,881 12.822 19.92!) 25, 827 19,893 19.176 20,022 41 38 1,673 352 2,054 1,425 1,291 688 1,241 1,158 2,593 545 22,465 18.052 29,644 22,408 IOO 21 99 109 112 100 7 358 184 45 22 105 93 31 42 280 328 May.... Juno July August. 31 94 144 315 206 287 361 331 September.. October November.. December.. 367 143 172 57 January.. February. March April May.... June July.... August. September.. October November.. December.. 38 151 128 102 130 231 102 147 298 291 310 TOO 123 736 854 792 100 1921. 1922. 92 1923. January.. February. March April 45 i 82 | 09 ! 48 May.... June July.... August. 25 25 56 176 September.. October November.. December.. 141 98 108 107 189 143 357 108 i I i Data from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. * Barley flour converted at 5.5 bushels to the barrel. • Corn meal converted at 4 bushels to the barrel. 4 6 Oatmeal converted at 5.21 bushels to 100 pounds. Rye flour converted at 0 bushels to the barrel. e Wheat flour converted at 4.5 bushels to the barrel. 125 RICE. Table 72.—(A) IKDEX NTJMBEES AND <B) JfUMERICAL DATA. Data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] SHIPMENTS. STOCKS, EN'© O^*1 MONTH. STOCKS, ENBOF MONTH. RE- RE- CEIPTS AT MILLS. Total from mills. YEAR AND MONTH. New Orleans. Domestic at mills and dealers. CEIPTS AT MILLS. EXIMPORTS. PORTS. Barrels of 162 pounds. 2 Relative to 1919. 1 67 141 7 169,718 191,510 80 142 203,340 193,597 41,904 468,036 479,349 212,140 56,327 109,114 1915 monthly average 77 78 77 93 156 1916 monthly average 105 107 101 126 132 35 640,627 1917 monthly average 97 105 108 108 163 55 591,159 114 109 84 328 45 1OO 1OO 1OO 87 159 1OO 81 1OO 91 131 157 125 159 137 130 108 Mav 188 232 Juno 72 129 63 23,004 196,238 757,281 652,912 258,484 1,021,642 179,760 642,918 275,513 872,667 222,059 172,990 633,910 699,754 278,758 682,788 446,741 139,944 609,477 639,610 611,661 811,658 1,287,057 314,063 554, 723 254,825 222,175 136,090 104 109,706 327,177 47 143 796,277 957, 589 31S, 147 1,291,023 63,532 448,412 154 39 109 837,657 797,973 275.35S 1,253,992 52,946 342,952 151 184 56 167 1,144,416 1,420,264 384,232 1,493,210 76,182 524,253 120 130 69 235 439,510 787,344 305,436 1,059,100 94,001 737,697 137 130 79 14 201 385,328 839,608 331,005 640, 711 19,182 632,650 161 ; 149 150 86 52 197 980,719 910,458 382,944 696,742 71,016 619,817 126 123 107 85 19 174 767,628 752,036 271,444 686,344 25,201 545,767 193 142 81 119 86 129 1,177,836 871,375 205,417 968,175 117,191 406,029 1918 monthly average 104 1919 monthly average 100 1920 monthly average 105 . New Orleans. EXIMPORTS. PORTS. B.-- N U M E R I C A L D A T A . 13 18 1921 monthly average . 1922 monthly average Domestic at mills and dealers. In pockets of 100 pounds. A. - I N D E X N U M B E R S . .. Total from in ills. ! 1921. July AllPTJSt . . . . ... September . November 140 | 122 85 139 45 109 855,773 744,597 215,978 1,128,925 60,589 340,996 145 124 109 155 51 114 885,383 759,564 277,821 1,258,454 68,901 359,166 1922. 141 73 185 63 862,554 185,931 1,505,521 86,395 236,723 167 131 204 39 75 128 966,825 ! 992,952 1,020,375 333,436 1,653,294 53,447 400,867 214 | 196 166 190 31 213 1,301,984 1,198,126 423,044 1,540,545 42,752 669,032 April 51 1 82 63 165 36 155 309,256 499,480 101,537 1,335,899 48,996 422,883 May 15 79 79 120 63 100 90,891 481,812 200,198 972,422 86,100 312,840 June 7 46 56 94 25 149 44,793 283,19S 142,52S 761,982 34,653 468,321 July 3 44 53 63 15 105 21,106 267,552 135,916 20,521 329,792 74 85 89 50 15 83 448,897 519,652 226,831 515,190 402,278 20,664 261,182 Septem1)©r 149 129 96 77 »38 38 909,359 790,466 243, 9(37 621,405 3 51,285 119,415 October November 314 233 150 ' 174 31 48 1,913,275 1, 424, 934 397,074 1,409,775 41,744 152,075 292 210 171 247 127 1,780,120 1, 287, 207 436,506 2,003,659 ; 105,842 398,832 209 154 164 287 78 32 109 1,272,415 940,319 4.17,324 2,325,937 42.948 343. 102 156 166 136 281 88 151 952,293 1,015,520 347,405 2,283,793 119,218 474,538 61 92 121 251 106 561,779 308, 663 1 2,039,140 39.S30 334,215 65-V1S2 707,736 205,855 I 1,743,020 ! 30,146 315,4S5 1,575,051 S • 70,721 331,926 159 January February .. - March . August . . . . . . 163 1923. March 65 ; 107 81 215 29 22 111 392,191 395,697 April 87 116 124 194 52 106 529,193 May 22 92 80 144 18 112 137.116 i 560,037 202, 717 1 1,169, 78! > 30 57 52 119 68 84 184,684 : 348,369 262, S07 64 92 11 1M <>:$s ! 34f», 5S3 965, S79 i 744.4S1 93,218 56 131,517 ! 1(>3,41V lr),427 3SS,S07 67 40 68 15 I 1 437, o 0 t < 410,3SS 101.931 ! 54s, 030 20,155 102 000 6") 101 61 4.792 102,959 248 158 93 ! 951,101 7,897 184,646 February • JUly 17 An mist 72 September October . .... 1 i 124 ! 32 44 4 33 303.005 i 017,952 i:»»i, 469 118 6 59 1,512,281 I 90S,779 236,714 ! !i 1 i 317, o:;4 351,396 I 1 of r ice through Receipts, shipments and stocks at mills from Rice Millers' Association, comprising movement of the whole rice crop except California rice. Shipments New Orleans compiled by New Orleans Board of Trade. Imports and exports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, dat a for rough rice being reduced to the equivalent clean rice at 162 pounds of rough to 100 pounds of clean. J 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; other 9 days included in October figures. 126 LIVE-STOCK MOVEMENT. Table 73.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] CATTLE. YEAR AND MONTH, Shipments. Total receipts. STOCKER AND FEEDER. SHEEP. HOGS. TOTAL. Total slaughter. Shipments. Total receipts. STOCKER AND FEEDER. TOTAL. Shipments. Total slaughter. Total receipts. STOCKER AND FEEDER. TOTAL. Total slaughter. Relative to 1919. 1917 monthly average.. 1918 monthly average.. 1919 monthly average.. 1920 monthly average.. 1921 monthly average.. 1922 monthly average.. 93 102 100 91 80 94 87 84 95 100 97 92 99 109 100 91 81 91 93 100 76 66 85 101 100 95 92 85 108 99 101 100 81 56 65 100 107 100 90 103 87 107 94 71 61 67 72 75 84 81 100 100 100 100 83 74 86 87 45 78 102 80 84 104 1921. January February.. March April 80 46 68 87 126 58 140 120 79 15 57 58 38 52 64 107 68 116 103 67 11 48 76 54 67 83 90 108 106 84 77 15 57 100 73 54 74 18 58 94 May June July August.. 75 49 67 81 52 85 21 77 77 47 66 88 44 82 15 63 65 28 55 74 73 23 77 71 78 24 64 95 91 81 95 87 71 31 78 68 110 70 93 127 71 September. October November. December.. 78 76 104 93 90 102 86 55 80 67 116 96 118 114 113 141 134 95 60 102 79 134 126 138 127 94 113 112 82 44 109 93 91 88 90 94 56 76 65 105 47 149 85 73 35 73 76 88 1922. January... February. March April 79 53 75 81 114 36 150 81, 32 73 69 55 66 72 97 83 111 90 62 29 54 72 79 64 71 87 91 99 99 89 65 25 56 74 79 82 75 89 79 54 17 47 64 87 100 93 96 78 101 76 75 75 74 86 72 May June July.... August. 91 105 September. October November. December.. 82 59 51 107 75 88 80 41 101 106 76 116 97 81 41 78 25 81 33 64 88 35 59 91 61 75 97 117 143 141 97 82 45 97 76 102 92 107 95 143 196 176 114 99 65 109 93 146 197 181 101 118 161 150 100 118 73 126 115 101 131 121 84 81 95 87 134 61 139 133 67 44 59 78 1923. January... 91 64 85 95 142 158 134 72 30 60 85 February. 69 48 63 76 120 85 140 111 60 29 53 67 March 73 45 62 84 132 92 143 128 63 20 53 April 81 53 64 95 116 101 117 115 64 14 48 May...., 93 68 80 103 121 89 121 121 79 37 75 June 80 54 72 87 113 84 118 111 64 20 53 78 July..... 93 50 83 91 112 45 125 105 73 33 59 89 83 121 90 79 59 74 8G 84 August.. 108 109 118 102 99 September. 112 143 129 97 97 136 112 90 117 155 144 85 October 136 178 155 120 129 135 140 123 153 25S 202 93 November.. December.. See footnote on opposite page. 127 LIVE-STOCK MOVEMENT. Table 74,—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] CATTLE. YEAR AND MONTH, Shipments. Total receipts. STOCKER AND FEEDER. TOTAL. HOGS. Shipments. Total Total slaugh- receipts. STOCKER ter. AND TOTAL. SHEEP. Shipments. Total Total slaugh- receipts. STOCKER ter. AND TOTAL. FEEDER. Total slaughter. FEEDER. Thousands of animals. 1917 monthly average 1918 monthly average. 1919 1920 1921 1922 monthly monthly monthly monthly average. average. average. average. 1,094 2,104 2,054 1,866 1,649 1,933 382 408 440 894 336 292 40C 747 850 818 717 8S7 1,109 1,241 1,141 1,034 923 1,036 3,737 3,549 3,425 3,672 64 81 75 61 42 49 1,185 1,194 1,273 1,228 1,277 2,157 2,572 2,536 2,272 2,194 2,395 1,618 1,869 2,265 1,876 2,014 1,859 352 432 578 430 258 346 3,159 3,766 1,027 808 1,011 1,210 1,043 944 969 756 855 1,054 915 1,072 1921. January... February. March April 1,644 1,190 1,565 1,494 205 166 237 238 609 465 600 612 728 948 892 4,700 4,009 3,382 3,230 43 51 81 57 1,666 1,391 1,261 1,136 3,032 2,604 2,119 2,097 1,792 1,516 1,750 1,677 62 88 107 687 586 693 706 1,101 935 1,053 988 May.... June July.... August.. 1,542 1,580 1,343 1,867 214 209 122 355 597 593 492 846 924 1,005 844 997 3,328 3,579 2,727 2,656 39 33 17 23 1,045 1,143 919 931 2,270 2,474 1,808 1,722 1,916 1,850 1,776 2,500 123 89 139 404 926 768 772 1,123 1,015 1,093 1,006 1,335 September. October November. December.. 1,906 2,311 1,928 1,417 395 622 497 245 911 1,194 997 682 1,082 935 742 2,655 3,214 3,6S7 3,931 41 45 33 35 951 1,219 1,297 1,775 1,697 1,992 2,370 2,147 2,618 3,042 2,008 1,664 555 731 511 202 1,428 1,668 1,094 881 1,200 1,341 January... February. March April 1,628 1,416 1,622 1,470 233 243 282 235 673 586 632 562 927 822 994 4,278 3,613 3,411 3,007 27 62 74 56 1,787 1,327 1,181 1,067 2,484 2,286 2,246 2,000 1,835 1,400 1,465 1,227 183 169 143 97 888 656 677 5G4 925 761 780 678 May.... June July August. 1,878 1,759 1,709 2,149 359 259 223 469 780 701 669 1,035 1,086 1,060 1,002 1,106 3,737 3,776 2,980 3,037 70 57 31 31 1,149 1,114 1,025 1,065 2,572 2,678 1,940 1,976 1,692 1,700 1,677 1,951 145 191 201 832 777 717 904 852 923 956 1,021 September. October November. December.. 2,397 2,936 2,427 1,825 630 864 710 357 1,265 1,570 1,345 847 1,107 1,299 1,138 994 3,062 3,682 4,421 5,004 34 49 55 46 1,153 1,305 1,501 1,657 1,917 2,362 2,918 3,362 2,303 3,311 2,288 1,516 1,138 757 256 1,297 2,192 1,465 708 1,005 1,067 January... February. March April 1,876 1,426 1,502 1,070 281 210 19S 233 756 559 554 573 1,087 870 956 1,080 5,306 4,490 4,926 4,318 66 64 69 70 1,887 1,669 1,703 1,393 3,395 2,819 3,234 2,924 1,636 1,366 1,430 1,447 171 169 114 82 729 646 646 584 897 708 May June July August.. 1,900 1,636 1,900 2,214 300 236 223 480 716 643 744 1,056 1,173 996 1,104 1,168 4,524 4,209 4,177 3,714 67 63 34 62 1, 443 1,409 1,491 1,448 3,072 || 1,794 2,815 11 1,452 2,652 11 1,661 2,283 I l,S00 216 117 188 341 639 710 S98 903 September. October November. December.. 2,295 2,802 631 785 1,156 1,382 1,104 1,373 3,607 4,816 102 101 1,336 1,609 2,659 3,465 897 1,489 1,746 2,443 804 981 988 804 1922. 350 534 881 821 1923. 1 2,276 3,129 888 SI 7 These figures represent the movement at between 60 and 70 markets; data procured from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. 128 MEAT PRODUCTS. Table 75.—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, t Beef prod-8 ucts. Beef products.* Relative to 1913. 1913 mo. 1914 mo. 1915 mo. 1916 mo. 1917 mo. av.. av.. av . av.. av.. 1918 mo. av.. 1919 mo. av.. 1920 mo. av.. 1921 mo. av.. 1922 mo. av.. 1931. May June July. August . . September... October November... December.... 1932. January February* March April May. June July August 1923. January February March April May. Juno July August . .. September .. October Novcmbor... December Lamb and mutton.' Beef. Pork. Lamb and mutton. Beef. Pork. Steer Good native rounds, Smoked steers, No. 2, h a m s . Chicago. Chicago. Pork. Relative to 1919. Relative to 1913. Relative to 1919 Beef (fresh). R e l a t i v e to 1913. 100 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 100 1OO 1OO 94 89 96 96 98 105 102 101 138 313 106 108 84 100 95 92 147 236 47 67 40 116 116 82 82 153 107 99 111 132 239 78 70 53 137 89 64 96 115 167 124 152 229 473 108 94 66 154 117 70 104 129 171 169 192 268 235 1OO 1OO 1OO 131 120 84 1OO 100 180 171 207 156 143 70 99 183 121 111 67 93 149 178 163 201 169 112 43 85 324 109 116 78 82 155 126 111 161 151 106 27 70 41 121 129 67 90 178 116 111 160 172 117 51 105 298 102 116 71 79 140 127 120 164 155 46 108 189 114 128 75 88 167 124 118 170 209 97 132 40 110 104 101 110 67 77 157 115 122 193 213 136 35 101 80 118 94 85 91 152 124 122 195 212 136 28 119 87 86 89 110 166 94 25 71 125 99 93 93 166 188 123 121 85 61 70 127 96 143 110 74 26 45 82 114 118 77 83 133 87 135 130 69 33 44 89 99 133 66 74 175 168 127 83 129 156 168 67 91 35 33 51 77 72 85 172 119 90 133 112 97 161 31 67 119 59 64 141 131 123 118 74 152 47 34 111 98 144 60 89 135 112 101 184 110 101 29 74 34 106 105 56 80 145 112 110 186 121 141 25 27 133 63 170 116 188 125 149 70 94 94 112 146 112 76 83 124 146 27 24 178 112 123 21 44 119 118 89 168 114 130 188 181 39 127 109 65 71 95 173 120 125 159 81 131 141 101 72 98 196 120 114 141 113 72 102 196 120 107 140 163 156 September... October November... December Pork products.' WHOLESALE PRICES. APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF MEAT.* PRODUCTIONINSPECTED SLAUGHTERS COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS. 2 101 20 94 91 20 22 61 40 41 146 102 153 152 97 107 28 47 41 134 146 67 93 107 128 79 40 50 43 124 183 67 88 201 257 120 190 120 106 124 239 92 48 68 54 125 188 81 94 209 119 103 122 200 84 48 82 71 107 156 66 83 175 114 105 122 220 111 42 92 68 117 177 75 89 208 112 111 124 200 89 38 102 79 119 153 72 91 171 112 111 12S 201 100 33 112 69 129 153 72 99 217 112 161 110 27 109 53 122 156 (14 92 208 119 90 211 117 190 134 67 98 223 122 141 134 115 71 95 207 1.35 132 J35 118 131 132 173 104 24 113 42 199 133 19 111 33 208 no 19 95 21 193 104 20 75 20 26 59 24 129 140 1 112 .'•• 1 2 5 * 141 127 127 130 I I See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Exports reported by tho U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com in tree; cold-storage holdings from the IT. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics: production of 'beef and pork from animals slaughtered under Federal inspection reported by the V. 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. Wholesale2prices arc average for (lie month from XJ. S. Department of Labor, Bureau, of Labor Statistic*. Cold-storage holdings are distinctly seasonal. iSo allowance for this has been made in calculating index numbers. Figures represent storage holdings on the first day 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 tho United States in the case of hogs, 82 per cent in the case of beef and 91 per cent for lamb. 129 MEAT PRODUCTS. Table 76.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page. EXPORTS. Y E A R AND MONTH. Pork prod-6 ucts. Beef products.* PRODUCTION— INSPECTED SLAUGHTERS COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS. 2 Beef products.? Pork prod-8 ucts. Lamb and muttons Beef. Pork. APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF MEAT.< Lamb and mutton. Beef. Pork. Thousands of pounds. * 42,609 32,105 32,502 1922 mo. av. 187,554 219,803 128,004 138,308 123,924 64,444 32,053 19,545 15,249 14,456 1921. May June July August 141,041 127,908 171,561 174,917 15,911 13,192 173,989 99,202 90,248 1915 mo. av. 1916 mo. av. 1917 mo. av. 1918 mo. av. 1919 mo. av. 1920 mo. av. 1921 mo. av. 482,846 52,389 $0,130 464,139 521,302 558,919 428,233 51,226 44,125 43,219 33,645 .136 15,362 27,222 3,454 527,898 451,389 415,434 372,858 417,199 566,370 580,989 538,286 561,614 620,797 36,641 43,890 35,255 41,134 34,858 609,290 638,684 258,167 168,108 104,457 65,900 856,059 912,053 904,425 771,441 634,537 18,499 122, !'-S 109,553 96.. 220 8-}, 091 983,380 1,003,562 922,059 25,129 15,877 8,714 6,751 351,405 391,699 347, 792 406,110 560,758 619,355 529,514 451,662 67,334 59,822 63,486 80,333 773,852 557,010 408,506 397,590 5,903 5,993 6,840 7,520 407,349 427,661 392,487 341,040 381,718 18,018 954,618 Good Steer native rounds, Smoked hams, steers, No. 2, Chicago. Chicago. Chicago. 328,805 364,210 396,865 469,328 3,383 4,477 5,580 8,413 Perk. Dollars per pound. 112,462 186,647 240,140 Beef (fresh). 343,402 13,625 12,163 82,058 76,826 113,205 120,932 108,209 1913 mo. av. 1914 mo. av. WHOLESALE PRICES. 365,063 427,141 429,322 321,411 .129 .138 .167 $0,131 .133 .124 .130 .162 $0,166 .167 .153 .185 .252 .221 .224 .213 .145 .145 .318 .343 .334 .268 .265 465,686 360,829 447,129 279,897 413,968 402,488 416,303 433,965 497,219 .221 .233 .230 .163 .150 37,367 39,118 35,040 44,433 351,545 394,414 343,882 407, .509 390,985 471,333 439,480 424,972 .165 .160 .149 .160 .158 .155 .160 .160 .273 .282 .320 .325 422,022 480,622 567,622 642,093 45,290 48,486 40,149 34,558 398,359 414,455 370,210 330,245 464,925 525,838 489,336 469,521 .160 .164 .173 .164 .144 .125 .114 .108 .276 .237 .224 .215 37,515 30,754 33,656 29,299 379,993 329,038 395,747 356,787 482,083 393,499 376,978 405,764 .154 .145 .145 .145 .118 363,071 693,020 594,090 569,838 508,909 .144 .221 .267 .308 .309 .313 .313 .301 .264 365,273 September . October November.. December.. 106,440 18,568 12,773 10,043 9,420 1922. January February March April 127,623 138,055 124,411 90,132 9,109 12,404 17,808 13,735 84,808 78,295 73,781 69,516 462,637 546,100 608,747 677, 253 6,444 3,914 2,863 2,878 May June July August 99,440 119,855 133,426 127,667 19,145 64,507 56,852 50,706 47,030 690,296 759,454 861,638 826,535 2,071 2,310 3,720 3,308 427,393 429,692 407,330 437,813 644,495 720,687 568,898 525,889 33,226 36,427 34,033 37,430 418,682 419,197 400,152 425,163 475,985 498,674 470,575 485,361 .145 19,894 15,281 13,751 .155 .151 .161 .170 .164 September.. October November.. December.. 120,124 125,716 124, 574 156,067 13,832 13,165 14,568 10,780 48,291 53, 573 67, 814 95,628 739,425 558,434 431,921 452,005 3,376 3,473 3,458 3,633 448,765 483. 293 458, 501 424,178 488,252 547,624 706,118 881,748 37,917 37,777 35,156 35,102 440,185 455,986 416,119 392,804 549,195 548,421 561,360 718,736 .155 .155 .155 .155 .149 .140 .140 .139 .235 .232 .213 .206 January February March.. April 196,139 163,745 185,197 164, 288 12,537 11,415 15,144 12,149 116,255 114,113 100,591 90, 502 619,317 745,190 842,781 931, 417 4,523 5,980 5,758 6,635 429,162 366,801 401,037 408, 228 907,645 752,492 856,386 737,545 42,574 34,831 39,410 37, 726 418,767 368,908 395,982 585,633 491,156 582,553 479,352 .154 .148 .145 .145 .135 .138 .145 .145 .202 .203 .206 .212 May June July August 165, 272 13,647 14,941 14,229 18,179 78,535 65,023 57,220 45, 893 1,025,322 993,301 1,032,401 1,009,738 5,774 739, 251 751,609 705,586 644,603 37,482 33,676 35,163 35,193 442,334 411,126 404,082 438,662 608,134 582,431 591,878 623,646 .145 .151 .158 .158 .146 2,752 442,368 418,281 407,182 457,621 .211 .211 .217 .223 September.. October November.. December.. 170,657 14,997 14,205 46,041 870,122 685,214 542,544 1,785 443,836 555,094 37,099 426,989 579,345 e 336,393 408,248 .145 .148 .128 .132 1923. 131, 708 141,665 162,965 158,196 47, 891 63,578 4,445 3,556 1,721 1,997 See footnotes on opposite page also. * Includes meat produced under Federal inspection only. 6 Includes bacon, ham, shoulders, lard, neutral lard, and canned, fresh, and pickled pork. 6 Includes fresh, canned, pickled, and cured beef, and oleo oil and tallow. ^ Includes beef, frozen, cured, and in process of cure. «Includes pork, frozen, dry salt, and pickled, both cured and in process of cure, and lard. • Frozen lamb and mutton. 68690°—23 9 .163 .185 .184 .175 .173 .223 .175 .155 .219 130 MILK. 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.] CONDENSED AND EVAPORATED MILK (case goods.) FLUID MILK* ICE CREAM. MILK DELIVERIES TO MILK PLANTS. For manufacture of— Receipts. YEAH AND MONTH. Production, Minne- ProducBoston tion. Greater (includ- Phila- apolis, New St. 4 ing delphia. Paul. York. cream). Relative Relative Relative to 1913. t o 1919. t o 1913. ExProducports. Stocks.? tion. Fluid milk. Relative to 1919. | Relative to 1920. Relative to 19W Total. Soft, Milk cheese, chocoCheese ice late, cream, whole Butter. (Americoncan). milk densed powder, milk, etc. etc. Relative to 1922. i 1914 mo. av 1915 mo. av 1916 mo. av 1917 mo. av 1918 mo. av 1919 mo. av 1920 mo. av 1921 mo. av 1922 mo. av 1921. September October . . . . November December 1022. January February March April Mav June July. August.. „ September October November Decc mber . 100 1OO 2 101 100 3 10<> 108 103 9 110 26 1 110 90 108 118 93 111 80 77 65 94 125 1OO 124 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 50 136 106 131 109 76 48 108 139 170 71 34 1OO 79 111 143 149 115 148 1S5 69 22 66 118 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 151 108 142 137 73 54 78 142 106 156 76 45 105 111 144 106 143 140 74 45 79 69 65 85 43 43 S3 69 124 100 131 136 58 26 77 49 77 109 r>5 50 SI 43 134 ia3 133 171 55 31 84 42 90 124 67 (53 101 45 i 110 : 100 100 1 137 113 129 192 59 20 84 45 96 133 70 61 1* 50 128 104 130 182 54 28 73 53 90 116 75 65 112 40 ! 148 103 145 207 60 35 69 70 117 130 100 85 179 90 144 110 143 192 75 34 62 97 110 85 125 114 12S 154 166 125 173 157 132 135 179 20S 125 165 75 22 22 12 65 77 161 224 189 99 100 168 129 163 167 226 165 131 154 118 158 155 67 16 149 112 147 140 58 153 118 149 160 143 108 140 144' 109 140 135 97 169 97 83 216 222 117 99 150 130 200 99 85 105 118 91 SI 1()3 72 15 70 150 89 91 S3 85 % 65 23 55 87 86 90 97 76 89 160 50 17 39 61 53 14 31 48 51 58 27 189 85 83 59 138 61 62 64 ;u 123 04 3 5 1923. January February 145 110 141 225 63 14 30 49 66 78 54 94 39 8 134 100 126 216 62 IS 35 46 71 85 60 89 50 17 115 148 254 73 28 37 71 91 94 77 no April . 154 113 158 254 96 26 « 103 93 89 76 144 8t 49 170 131 158 287 109 23 50 163 92 88 S4 154 184 238 137 188 293 122 16 241 99 93 S"> 157 127 163 201 (6) 15 (6) (6) 103 95 8S 1(14 SS 58 160 120 218 (8) 16 (6) (6) 78 81 64 114 47 42 161 114 225 (•) 20 (6) (6) .. May June July August . September October November December 161 25 31 33 5S 1 ! i See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Nfilk receipts at Greater New York from the Milk Reporter; receipts at Boston from Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities; receipts at Fhiladelpliia from the Philadelphia Milk Exchange, except monthly figures or 1922 from Philadelphia IiUer-State Dairy Council; milk production in Minneapolis-Si;. 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 to 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. 131 MILK. Table 78.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] CONDENSED AND EVAPORATED MILK (case goods). FLUID MILK. ICE CREAM. MILK DELIVERIES TO MILK PLANTS. For manufacture ol Receipts* YEAR AND MOUTH. ProBosducGreat- ton tion, (in- Philaer del- MinneNew clud- phia.* apolisYork.2 ing 3 St. cream). Paul.5 Thoussands of cans, 40 quarts earh. 1913 monthly average... Thousands of quarts. Production. 14,452 1,377 1 513 14,478 1,904 J 590 14,869 6,307 15,949 18,307 15 571 35,705 11 727 Total. Fluid milk. Thousands of gallons. rhousands of pounds. 1,496 1 652 Production. 7 Exports. Stocks. 1918 monthly average... 1,763 12,193 16,113 5,715 i 110,639 45,928 10,470 1919 monthly average... 1,873 13,059 17,984 7,145 143,956 71,072 11,098 Soft Milk cheese, chocoice late, cream, whole Butter. conmilk densed powder, milk, etc. etc. Cheese (American). Thousands of pounds 1920 monthly average... 2,036 13,865 18,914 7,786 109,427 34,252 224,689 1921 monthly average... 2,144 14,116 20,107 12,141 102,751 21 HO 177,099 12,193 1922 monthly average... 2, 233 14,953 21,354 13,224 98,678 15,625 147,197 13,108 302,887 113,161 2,262 14,046 20,452 9,767 105,292 38,061 174,254 15,725 320,441 2,155 13,786 20,625 9,996 106,134 32,232 177,672 7.646 196,734 November 1,853 13,115 18,876 9,739 84,072 18,126 172,410 5,432 December 2,012 13,484 19, 183 12.226 78,813 22,238 188,709 12,358 74,127 58,787 34,242 22,526 176,592 56,510 26,256 35,994 25,089 95,640 31,900 25,066 28,586 15,542 234,332 123,120 41,060 32,938 27,604 9,610 4,660 272,196 140,880 49,425 37,170 34,564 10,157 11,285 1921. September October .. I January February March April '?, 050 14,743 18,701 13,698 84,602 18,352 189,355 4,946 290,644 150,617 51,959 35,703 41,080 1.908 13,523 13,031 79,599 19,951 176,332 5,889 273,865 131,235 55,871 38,041 38,350 10,368 2,209 13,438 18,808 20,893 14,812 95,372 25,006 155, 650 7,784 353,014 147,449 74,033 49,942 61,369 20,221 2,156 14,428 20,617 13,687 108,556 24,234 139,418 10,814 333,838 95,983 92,983 66,986 43,749 34,633 t ... May.. 2,479 16, 287 23,516 16,114 142,227 15,711 145,667 i 18,654 422,697 110,260 125,364 101,505 45,134 40,434 June 2,475 16,889 24,189 16,019 144,106 15,706 173,827 23,964 407, 426 110,301 111,458 92,566 16,323 46,778 July 2,412 16,377 23,905 13,509 107,870 8,823 187,367 24,604 353,526 112,272 96,184 31,211 36,076 August 2,302 15,402 22, 784 11,012 96,475 11,247 161,846 22,228 ; 299,451 96,623 77,991 77,183 69,397 27,746 27,693 2, 233 2,285 14,589 14,522 21,244 S3,917 10, 549 67, 101 49,044 29,045 21,632 16,066 9,626 268, 880 259,520 102,057 93,462 158,371 122,715 16,649 21,510 10,396 11,430 110,223 56,174 52, 467 26, 288 2,123 2,154 14,097 20, 173 11,439 71,924 12,004 6,783 ! 183,798 96,378 37, 588 34,912 19,990 13,510 ! 76,029 9, 850 5,358 187,381 94,235 42,823 37,693 9,108 11,506 14,368 5,101 14, 243 86, 788 69,041 2,170 14,357 20,434 16,077 91,245 10,239 67,145 55,355 15,421 88. 548 79,493 ! 215,522 44,845 52,407 21,419 18,118 18,154 105,609 12,719 20,034 88,838 97,351 40,341 18,200 5,405 5,154 199,739 2,002 83,814 7, 894 275,167 106,893 57,356 76,592 138,126 18,176 99,934 11.430 281,21S 100,660 56,107 18,131 277,197 94,167 26,738 300,302 105,34 L 311,749 236,599 September. October November December : 1,124 19»3. i January February March.. 2,295 13,081 15,080 April 2. 297 14,714 22,856 May 2, 550 17,051 22,814 20,526 157,493 16,143 126,530 i June 2,747 17,906 27.169 20,963 175.868 11,189 169,100 23,569 ; 10,569 July 3.562 16,603 I August 2,479 15,653 18,630 17,742 (6) 11,261 2,411 14,928 16,067 o 14,444 17,539 (6) (6) <•> 13,308 17,187 1,896 3,732 84,426 26, 735 28,912 7,591 11,114 61,907 90,308 23,411 7,404 63,258 92,309 26,354 13,041 107,153 64,955 96,524 30,052 13,064 92,156 47,534 67.302 16,086 9,521 | 1 See footnotes on opposite page also. » Receipts of milk, py-lading cream, in ihe metropolitan area around New York City, including many large cities in New Jersey. 8 Receipts of milk by rail, including cream. * Receipts of milk, including cream and condensed milk, by trolley, railroad, and auto truck. * 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. p ^ Include bulk goods also and are given as of the first day of the month. 135 SUGAR. Table 82.—NUMEKICAL DATA. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] Y E A R AND M O N T H . RAW SUGAR. EXPORTS. WHOLESALE PRICE. Receipts, LouislStocks, Imports. cropat Meltings.* at refineries.2 New Orleans. Refined, including maple. Raw, Granu96° lated, centrifin ugal, bbls., N. Y. N.Y. 1917 monthly 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly 175,664 201,437 196,569 205,716 average average average average average average 183,802 192,219 261,149 298,685 229,268 361,789 16,184 10,109 8,501 14,050 9,545 7,286 8,1.54 4,704 8,812 9,236 257,174 335,333 338,430 299,891 423,659 Receipts, Cuban ports. Per pound. Long tons. 1909-1913 monthly average. 1913 monthly average 1914 monthly average 1915 monthly average 1916 monthly average CUBAN MOVEMENT. 81,311 95,428 105,357 150,022 195,854 3,953 1,926 14,524 35,838 58,812 $0,035 .038 .047 .058 $0,043 .047 .056 .069 37,602 15,152 54,891 34,371 34,739 68,341 .063 .064 .075 .130 .048 .047 .077 .078 .089 .126 .062 .059 60,197 61,040 67,096 59,400 .049 .047 .044 .047 35,617 17,261 16,908 31,817 .043 .042 .041 .037 63,766 60,390 108,468 122,516 .036 . 038 . 039 .040 .041 .046 .052 .052 . 053 . 059 . (KiO .067 Stocks, end of month. Exports. Long tons. 330,192 325,273 288,005 290,391 4"gfi, 806 314,662 309,747 1,130,682 329,161. 335,519 499,290 .063 474,426 244,109 1,383,036 .057 174,348 133,535 1,431,143 . 055 95,777 149,774 1,372,605 .058 130,619 283,340 1,225,285 .056 63,030 m, 745 1,183,488 .052 35,7*0 120,3S6 1,103,449 .052 103,718 245,069 967,515 .050 156,660 233,S38 913,486 . 048 199,102 121,775 115,736 .049 507, :;.61 198,821 414,512 .052 861,174 512,251 7U9,619 .052 720,509 512, -ISO 997,291 555,852 565,350 1,0-13, 120 342,736 5-10, 35-1 84-1,->22 294,169 526,819 050, • 0-1 183,441 319,979 •100,987 . 063 90,378 2J3.728 .066 61,713 191,770 341,: "29 22S, 902 644,484 1921. 339,850 263,539 298,372 251,827 309,800 159,416 254,931 671 1,035 4,400 4,029 414,545 133,421 141,103 161,695 206,865 176,462 2,063 8,125 37,394 39,675 262,817 137,390 277,910 71,664 268,283 82,253 254,135 62,419 314,939 8,039 2,895 909 1,206 291,601 85,602 415, 723 163,817 1,187 2, 066 2,609 3,939 May.... June July.... August. 3S1,651 September Oetober November December 16G,017 123,782 j January.. February. March April 448,321 571,836 473,137 446,678 May.... June July.... August. 460,480 451,011 425,960 3 174,232 September.. October November. December.. 193,092 21*9,966 141,821 1,842 2, 400 37,912 45,824 535,357 273,811 531,962 316,973 577,330 271,890 53?,052 277,150 530,334 309,413 540,024 262,959 146,454 164,184 88,8S7 40,100 312,909 180,577 12,870 2S0,003 9), 043 f>. 896 309,274 69,1S5 3, 893 .048 . 054 . 056 .068 46,013 49,195 227,333 44,828 2,671 . 057 .069 87,489 45, :>19 1933. 33,899 1,506 251,140 80,617 4,718 . 053 .067 501,271 245, 907 342, 715 124,164 29, 138 . 0G2 .073 681,939 474,764 460, 009 578,101 728 510, 653 284, y«X) 31,632 .073 .086 861,736 6-17,008 653,C92 4hO,421 327,081 39, 324 .078 .092 563,325 461,321 756,155 663 474,169 315, 680 43, 679 .079 .094 325,987 399, 020 669, 543 310,712 585 396, 265 293,023 31,669 .074 .092 180,755 272,957 590.209 214,462 1,070 259,651 228. 840 3,181 .069 .085 90,OSS 151,726 202,336 1,368 316, 729 209, 798 2,624 .061 .076 64,878 148,237 62,810 68,671 2C9,473 January.. February. March April 240,034 May.... June July.... August. 367, 891 September. October November.. December.. 391, 741 199,870 1,998 268,365 192,375 4,293 .070 .082 278,575 22,680 384,200 121,656 2,772 .076 .090 270,288 244,986 2S5,549 ! 86,266 Department of Commerce, Bureau » Figures include reports iroin seven ports: Boston. New York, FmJadeJphia, Savannah, New Orleans, Galveston, and San Francisco until 1921, when Baltimore was added upon completion of refinery in that city. Prior to that year it is stated that little sugar moved through Baltimore. 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 each port. »Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was In effect. 133 POULTRY, EGGS, AND FISH. Table 80.—(A) INDEX KUKBEBS AHD (B) NUMERICAL DATA, From Government sources*1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] POULTRY. YEAR AND MONTH. Receipts at 5 markets.^ EGGS. CoMstorage Holdings.* FISH. ReColdTotal ceipts storage catch, at 5 holdings principal mar(case fishing kets.: eggs).3 ports. Relative to 1916-20. Relative to 1919. Total ColdColdColdcatch, Coldstorage storage Receipts storage Receipts holdings at 5 principal storage at 5 hold-4 markets.hold- markets.2 holdings (case fishing ings. ings.3 ports. Relative to 1919. Thousands of pounds. A.-INJDEX NUMBERS. Thousands of pounds. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 3,689 * 13,518 6 78 6 82 5 14,300 85 121 1917 monthly average., 93 61 1918 monthly average., 100 1920 monthly average.. 100 97 1921 monthly average.. 108 72 1922 monthly average.. 119 1919 monthly average.. Thousands of cases.6 100 1916-1920 monthly average. 1913 monthly average , 1914 monthly average , 1915 monthly average 1916 monthly average FISH. EGGS. POULTRY. 100 111 103 112 114 138 91 70 92 107 100 90 78 94 101 100 73 72 57 40,352 3,118 16,936 4,472 15,999 3,413 18,549 62,501 19,804 19,148 21,481 23,554 66,565 1,188 4,089 17,358 61,764 46,853 1,027 3,355 48,224 1,229 4,132 54, 520 1,357 5,102 15,675 13,608 16,260 45,296 44,355 35,333 10, 719 11,874 10,392 15,128 47,651 2,101 1,539 1,129 1,100 4,909 6,844 7,534 7,605 11,920 17,505 14,983 17,267 26,346 32,311 40,160 47,431 919 732 399 538 7,210 6,269 4,380 2,403 14,870 16,667 10,235 9,065 54,469 58,899 61,228 59,126 179 13 950 13,539 21,472 18,623 13,160 48,320 37,621 25,475 17,485 15,168 15,757 18,738 20,167 17,076 20,821 25,620 32,226 17,671 17,602 13,715 9,505 41,141 51,757 54, 503 48,689 40,032 27,070 16,724 10,590 1921. May.... June July.... August. September.. October November.. December.. 1922. January.. February., March , April May.... June July.... August. September. October November.. December.. 54 72 177 133 60 53 130 186 52 41 95 204 65 76 32 93 206 77 43 101 52 93 30 77 195 109 38 62 170 241 52 34 314 98 45 115 156 68 24 78 78 76 155 86 5 124 61 67 133 164 107 41 57 103 245 26 76 28 73 76 218 126 87 28 82 57 162 218 91 34 84 52 131 266 108 41 79 46 87 275 116 52 87 42 69 260 102 67 109 39 59 215 101 155 79 228 45 41 371 78 41 January.. 221 150 72 February. 119 183 86 96 95 119 59 99 65 52 96 55 79 36 45 65 6 67 44 (7) 12 87 18,400 21,525 47,674 62,124 35,408 27,268 21,188 20,064 25,602 34,876 65,167 22,865 15,010 13,189 11,196 103,697 68,470 805 1,026 1,947 2,911 14,552 16,207 16,709 15,571 50,840 38,002 34,837 30,659 2,587 1,929 1,561 1,028 17,229 21,489 45,171 73,458 27,671 25,985 30,240 51,781 815 702 491 486 43,735 23,619 17,154 12, 446 100,170 121,632 113,503 94,872 853 1.025 2,124 2,237 1,311 453 7,885 11,647 15,518 15,120 13,392 16,562 16, 696 18,068 74, 562 57, 274 49,100 41,250 2,884 2,072 1,338 1,205 3,737 15,392 7,890 16,931 18,848 27,412 34,131 33,106 37,008 991 831 103,350 88, 710 4,648 8,056 9,811 10,161 9,608 7,924 5,726 3,257 1923. March 87 April 171 179 143 188 27 17 May.... 68 112 243 101 20 June 84 86 174 214 29 July.... 84 74 113 277 121 August. 91 62 101 285 120 September.. % 51 S3 268 117 October.... 138 50 70 236 115 November.. 56 180 44 102 213 13 10,222 20.991 10,509 20,834 12,312 17,779 27,237 39,101 9, 883 8,718 6,650 20,259 19,954 53,220 62,744 December.. 1 Data compiled by If. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, except fish catch representing landings of fresh fish from vessels at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., Portland, Me., and Seattle, Wash., compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. •Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco. Total of weekly figures with first and last weeks of month prorated. 3 Holdings on 1st of month. • One case of eggs equals 30 dozen, or about 45 pounds net. 4 7 As of 15th of the month. Index number less than 1. 6 Excluding Portland and Seattle. 134 SUGAR. 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.] 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 Melt-2 ings. Stocks, at refineries.2 Relative to 1919. Refined, including maple. Raw, 96° centrifugal, N.Y. Relative to 19091913. 1OO 65 492 1,214 1,992 100 115 112 117 100 62 53 87 105 109 149 170 131 206 59 45 50 29 54 57 79 1OO 104 92 130 85 1OO 110 157 205 1,274 513 1,859 1,164 1,176 2,314 May.... June July.... August. 166 95 70 145 4 6 27 25 104 92 95 127 276 264 167 140 September. October— November. December.. 80 92 118 100 13 50 231 245 81 85 82 78 January... February. March April 179 255 326 50 18 6 7 May.... June July.... August. 254 264 257 242 September. October November. December.. CUBAN MOVEMENT. Retail. Granulated, Index, in fobls., 51 cities. N.Y. Receipts, Cuban ports. Relative to 1913. 100 100 110 Stocks, end of month. Relative to 1919. 100 130 161 108 120 146 179 183 215 372 137 133 181 182 209 297 144 139 169 176 205 353 146 133 1OO 87 95 100 1OO 89 95 103 100 77 175 77 2,039 2,067 2,272 2,012 140 120 127 134 148 133 128 137 153 142 129 136 144 53 29 40 75 41 46 87 215 122 213 190 144 75 86 65 1,206 585 573 1,077 123 119 117 106 131 122 121 117 133 125 122 118 19 11 31 47 30 37 76 72 184 171 150 142 90 128 165 164 90 172 287 332 2,159 2,045 3,673 4,149 104 107 112 114 112 115 121 122 113 116 118 122 60 154 261 218 37 61 157 158 18 64 124 155 7 13 16 24 178 164 163 166 285 290 324 276 4,959 5,560 3,010 1,358 116 131 147 148 123 137 154 158 120 129 138 147 168 104 89 56 174 166 162 108 162 131 101 72 3 99 110 137 81 11 15 234 283 96 86 95 70 189 99 72 47 436 200 132 90 138 155 160 163 146 154 160 162 144 144 147 151 27 19 14 26 66 59 59 31 53 36 January... February. March April 137 140 329 223 209 9 4 6 77 105 157 150 84 130 298 343 160 997 1,071 1,332 151 176 208 223 158 171 201* 215 151 158 185 193 152 207 261 171 95 146 199 142 43 71 101 117 May June July August. 209 177 122 115 4 146 122 80 97 331 307 240 220 1,479 1,072 108 227 213 198 173 220 215 199 178 204 202 191 175 99 55 27 20 123 84 48 46 104 92 81 67 September.. October November.. December.. 114 159 83 118 202 92 145 94 199 217 193 210 175 193 19 21 64 75 44 13 1917 monthly 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly average. average. average. average. average. average., 100 133 165 Exports. 1921. 1922. 1923. 4 7 12 140 See footnotes on opposite page. 135 SUGAR. Table 82.—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 MONTH. RAW SUGAR. EXPORTS. WHOLESALE PRICE. Receipts, LouisiStocks, ana refinImports. crop 8 at Meltings.- a teries. New Orleans* Refined, including maple. Raw, Granu96° lated, centrifin ugal, bbls., N. Y. N. Y. 2,953 1,926 14,524 35,838 58,812 1909-1913 monthly average.. 175,664 1914 monthly average 201,437 196,569 205,716 16,184 10,109 8,501 14,050 183,802 192,219 261,149 298,685 229,266 361,789 9,545 7,286 8,154 4,704 8,812 9,236 381,651 1915 monthly average 1916 monthly average 1917 monthly average.. 191S monthly average.. 1919 monthly average.. 1920 monthly average.. 1921 monthly average,. 1922 m o n t h l y average. Receipts, Cuban ports. Per pound. Long tons. 1913 monthly average CUBAN MOVEMENT. $0,035 $0,043 .038 .047 Exports. Stocks, end of month. Long tons. .047 .056 .058 .069 37,602 15,152 54,891 34,371 34,739 68,341 .063 .077 .064 .078 .075 .089 330,192 325,273 .130 .126 290,391 49<», 806 .048 .062 309,747 1.130,682 .047 .059 288,005 314,662 329,101 335,519 499,290 474,426 174,348 95,777 130,619 244,109 1,3*3,036 133,535 1,431,143 149,774 1,372,605 283,340 1,225,285 63,030 35,780 103,718 156,660 98, 745 120, 386 245, G69 233, S38 1, 183, 488 1, 103, -149 957, 515 913, 486 199,102 507,361 801,174 720,509 121,775 115,786 I 198,S21 414,512 512,251 7D9,(il9 ! 512,<? 30 997,291 i 555,852 342,736 294,169 183,441 505,350 1,013,420 j 510,354 844,022 I 520,819 050, !f>4 I 349, 979 460,087 i 90,378 61,713 46,013 87, 489 213.728 341,329 191,7 70 228, (>02 30 V 31 474,704 276, 288 647,008 H53,C92 257,174 81,311 325,233 95,428 338,430 299,891 423,659 105,357 150,022 195,854 671 1,035 4,400 4,029 339,850 298,372 309,800 414,545 263,539 251,827 159,416 133,421 60,197 .049 .063 61,040 .047 .057 67,096 .044 . 055 59,400 .047 .058 2,063 8,125 37,394 39,675 262,817 277,910 268,283 254,135 137,390 71,664 82,253 62,419 35,617 .043 .056 17,261 .042 .052 16,908 .041 .052 31,817 .037 .050 8,039 291,601 .036 .048 415,723 60,390 .038 .049 9.09 535,357 108,468 .039 .052 1,206 531,962 85,602 163,817 273,811 316,973 63,766 2,895 122,516 . 040 .052 1,187 577,330 532,052 530,334 540,024 271,890 277,150 309,413 262,959 146,454 .041 .053 104,184 88,8S7 40,100 .046 .059 .052 .006 .052 .067 312,909 180,577 91,043 69,185 44, 828 12,870 5. 896 3, 893 2,071 .048 .063 . 054 .066 . 050 .068 .057 .069 644,484 1921. May.... June July.... August. 16G, 017 123,782 254,931 September 141,103 Oetober November December 161,695 206,865 176,462 I I 1922. January February March. April.. 314,939 448; 321 571,836 473,137 May.... June July.... August. 446,678 460,480 451,011 425,960 2,066 2,609 3,939 3 174,232 193,092 2:®, 966 141,821 1,842 2,400 37,912 45,824 January.. February. March April 240,034 245, 907 578,101 391, 741 33,899 251,140 1,506 342,715 728 510.653 May.... June July.... August. 367, 891 310,712 214,462 202,336 663 474,169 585 396,265 1,076 259.654 1,368 316,729 September. October November.. December.. 199,870 278,575 1,998 268,365 22,680 384,200 September.. October November. December.. 280,003 309,274 227,333 j i 1923. 480,421 80,617 124,164 284, 800 327,081 315,680 293,023 228, 840 209,798 192,375 121,656 4,718 .053 .067 29, 138 . 0G2 .073 31,632 .073 .086 39, 324 .078 .092 501,271 681,939 861,736 563,325 461,321 756,155 43,679 .079 .094 325, P87 399, 020 669,543 31,669 .074 .092 180,755 272,957 590, 209 3,181 .069 .085 90,088 154, 726 523, C.87 2,624 .061 .076 64,878 148,237 429, 588 4,293 2,772 .070 .082 62, 810 209,473 285,549 68,671 244,986 86,266 .076 460,009 • Imports and exports from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Do\ vxeau of Labor Statistics. • i^uica uiuuuc icpuiM> uuui ocvcii pu»uo. xtyaivu, iien xum, x uuan**jjxun, oavauuiui, r>*evv wneans, Galveston, and San Francisco until 1921, when Baltimore was added upon completion of refinery in that city. Prior to that year it is stated that little sugar moved through Baltimore. 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 each port. *Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect. 136 TOBACCO. Table 83.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] UNMANUFACTURED. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS, Wholesale price, Stocks.* ProducSales, tion loose leaf Exports, Chewing, (crop smoking, wareleaf. estisnuff, mate).6 houses. and export types. Y E A R AND MONTH. Relative to 1909-1913. 1909-1913 monthly average Relative to 1919. 100 1915 m o n t h l y average 107 1916 m o n t h l y average 116 126 1917 monthly average 125 1918 m o n t h l y average 144 1919 m o n t h l y average 147 1920 m o n t h l y average 159 67 107 203 124 137 114 110 120 126 124 148 142 1914 m o n t h l y average 104 6 100 1921 m o n t h l y average 107 90 1922 m o n t h l y average 133 51 Burley, Manuood leaf, factured ark red, tobacco Louisand ville. snuff.3 Large cigars^ Exports. Small cigarettes.< Cigarettes. Relative to 1913. 103 113 105 96 Total, includin importei types, Relative to 1909-1913. 100 117 92 114 1913 m o n t h l y average Cigar types. Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals). 100 100 93 98 85 75 77 92 102 1OO 101 109 87 112 114 131 130 1OO 111 104 115 100 100 100 99 100 105 95 87 93 108 115 163 100 104 90 184 169 277 245 259 222 109 112 96 90 87 100 93 93 105 227 300 341 287 327 344 303 524 699 683 368 495 1921. May June July August September. October November. December.. 128 218 85 319 220 4 151 208 93 326 134 15 169 208 87 321 65 64 168 208 100 396 342 407 95 59 105 100 76 138 102 139 107 152 97 135 99 208 94 97 370 208 101 101 377 306 93 208 83 97 327 432 124 208 73 231 424 140 91 125 1922. 103 208 92 70 91 82 208 88 71 241 24 105 208 103 84 280 519 6 130 208 85 79 268 481 2 127 208 97 90 355 567 1 95 208 103 409 610 142 2 103 62 92 208 405 492 362 143 136 64 105 208 100 136 102 186 208 97 134 71 127 208 91 118 208 71 January February.. March April May June July August September. October November. December.. 133 145 161 138 123 85 127 109 112 131 103 405 208 102 413 545 428 594 110 347 561 108 349 443 273 439 1923. January— February.. March April May.. June July August September. October November. December.. 70 133 43 85 28 101 5 129 94 121 208 100 413 470 208 88 357 394 208 99 91 389 485 208 92 84 363 550 92 208 98 91 429 582 165 211 97 94 450 530 212 91 93 450 677 149 143 132 164 148 119 115 150 138 148 46 109 212 98 98 452 480 156 86 123 212 92 95 429 632 147 100 149 113 484 529 134 106 127 212 144 T See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Stocks held by manufacturers and dealers reported by the V. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; Production of manufactured tobacco and snuff, cigars, f Labor whTchTstates grow about 75 per cent of the totalitobacco crop. * 2 Held by manufacturers and dealers on first day of each quarter. Yearly figures are quarterly averages. "" ' ' Statistics, ' 137 TOBACCO. Table 84.—NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] UNMANUFACTURED. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS. Wholesale price. Stocks.2 YEAR AND MONTH. Sales, Production loose leaf Exports, Chewing, crop wareleaf. estimate).' houses. smoking, snuff, and export types. Cigar types. Burley, ManuTotal, good factured Large including leaf, imported dark red, tobacco cigars.4 and Louistypes. snuff.8 ville. Thousands of pounds. 1909-1913 monthly average. 1913 monthly average 1914 monthly average 1915 monthly average 1916 monthly average 996,176 953,734 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 1922 monthly 1,249,276 1,439,071 1,465,481 1,582,225 1,069,693 1,324,840 6 82,149 65,280 74,254 41,601 21,186 33,656 63,826 38,946 42,946 35,907 932,157 889,266 7,753 3,367 12,248 52,939 40,220 47,328 53,156 52,815 948,324 991,564 1,020,874 1,069,693 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 1,414,641 1,424,622 1,338 1,196 1,953 50,655 39,844 29,991 32,319 28,958 September. October November. December.. 1,352,637 1,355,456 1,330,275 1,324,840 52,413 83,778 58,241 70,560 33,102 58,353 39, 787 36,955 January February.. March April 57,463 34,998 22,626 4,309 41,652 26,740 31,041 40,590 May June July August 868 349 247 37,453 28,946 51,762 46, 866 34,154 70,991 82,512 38,487 46,927 average. average. average. average. average. average. 810,469 369,802 1,234,013 1,244,524 835,462 344,971 915,451 361,114 1,343,396 853,156 313,142 1,225,555 889,484 970,465 1,018,253 1,001,387 1,199,209 1,147,767 277,846 283,495 296,095 323,643 340,656 377,769 Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals). 1,217,963 1,073,084 1,381,713 1,408,311 1,621,288 1,605,059 Exports. Small cigarettes.4 Cigarettes. Dollars per 100 pounds. Thousands of pounds. $13.20 14.65 13.79 15.23 36,990 630,959 1,296,308 597,849 1,404,636 36,745 549,932 1,497,029 36,863 586,844 2.107,525 38,847 193,234 200,602 173,015 354,889 Thousands. 22.30 36.57 32.35 34.18 29.28 27.50 40,248 41,423 35,339 33,324 32,208 35,019 629,991 587,796 589,363 661,418 563,218 574,300 2,944,272 3,888,075 4,426,649 3.718,526 4,238,423 4,463,752 584,977 1,012,128 1,350,981 1,319,489 711,973 956,334 28.75 27.50 27.50 27.50 31,351 34,539 32,018 36,873 555,479 618,495 564,599 622,039 4,136,085 4,219,727 4,161,218 5,136,577 425,908 259,558 125,710 660,333 27.50 27.50 27.50 27.50 34,803 37,414 30, 772 25,035 614,428 635,808 615,171 463,624 4,797,398 4,881,826 4,235,407 2,999,935 787,162 590,472 834,670 818,752 27.50 27.50 27.50 27.50 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 27.50 27.50 27.50 27.50 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 27.50 27.50 27.50 27.50 37,108 35,755 33,838 26,361 625,772 693,941 679,300 561,042 5,554,301 4,497,685 4,524,272 3,544,624 1,148,533 1,084,477 856,247 849,188 27. 50 27.50 27.50 27.50 37,090 32,611 36,451 34,055 559,183 507,266 574,515 532,534 5,349,771 4,623,431 5,043,327 4,710,545 907,729 761,695 937,498 1,063, 237 27.50 27.80 28.00 28.00 36,361 35,847 33,637 36,172 575,916 591,514 589,176 616, 265 5,554, 990 5,836,468 5,839,708 5, 8f)S, 334 1,124,735 1,023,643 1,308, 229 927,372 28.00 28.00 33, 881 36,382 598,817 711,655 5,567,397 6,277,169 1,221,765 1,022,282 1921. May June July August September. October November., December.. 1,235,156 359,095 1,672,017 1,136,484 338,202 1,547,440 1,174,8 313,316 1,561,848 1,303,255 401,633 1,784,551 1922. 1,119,605 413,540 1,616,396 993,398 382, 586 1,457,439 1,068,042 346,604 1,491,301 1,327,731 441, 590 1,846,555 1923. Soptember. October November.. December.. 1,424, S25 1,473,837 1,550, 716 1,461,711 1,436,738 1,196,446 425,000 1,697,844 1,086,985 393,489 1,562, 225 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 tnis table. & Yearly figures on crop production represent the latest revised estimates as reported by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. The6monthlyfiguresfor 1921 and 1922 are the current monthly estimates of total production. Partly estimated. Kentucky sales for first half year not available and are estimated as equal to the sum Of tfcte sales in the other States, which is approximately the normal proportion of Kentucky sales to the total. * Index number less than 1. 138 COFFEE AND TEA. Table 85.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from, Government and mm-Government sources.1 [Base year m bold-faced type.] COFFEE. COFFEE. TEA. Clearances from Brazil. ImReports ceipts into in 2 To U.S. World United Brazil. Total.* United YEAR AND MONTH. total. States. States.* Imports into U.S. World total. Relative to 5-year average. Relative to 1913. Unfted States. 1917 monthly a v . . 1918 monthly a v . . 1919 monthly av.. 1920 monthly a v . . 1921 monthly av.. 1922 monthly av.. 1921. September... October . . November 1922. January February. March April May June July August September October November December 1923. January February March. April .... Mav June . . Julv August September October November. Receipts in Brazil.^ Total.3 To United States. 4 Imports into U.S. Imports into U.S. Thousands of pounds. Thousands of bags.* A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1909-1913 mo. a v . . 1913 monthly a v . . 100 1914 monthly a v . . 99 1915 monthly a v . . 80 1916 monthly a v . . 78 Clearances from Brazil. Visible supply.« Visible supply .6 TEA. B.-NUMERICAL DATA. 1OO 1OO 1OO 100 1OO 94 1OO 84 121 122 125 111 90 99 89 112 111 121 135 107 104 131 127 138 129 107 72 139 106 102 155 142 128 61 103 132 82 136 121 134 63 61 80 84 91 147 82 66 89 58 90 162 143 92 75 89 111 101 131 148 77 75 60 94 105 127 137 98 77 89 121 123 131 84 102 76 69 117 107 171 103 112 75 77 62 110 116 199 165 112 69 123 96 110 202 135 79 85 111 127 127 158 85 78 73 106 98 83 141 61 80 77 96 117 118 127 80 78 63 86 108 170 133 68 76 55 80 71 86 161 68 75 73 61 57 46 69 76 74 86 83 126 120 65 87 73 59 114 105 108 91 117 74 48 99 109 141 *78 '96 72 50 108 154 212 177 216 72 44 104 119 188 161 124 70 51 104 97 122 173 no 67 52 105 124 176 153 106 65 43 93 120 211 174 65 63 58 77 117 153 232 51 59 64 27 69 54 151 52 52 55 31 69 91 120 66 46 44 60 72 79 94 81 45 45 108 78 80 92 117 47 42 133 156 204 96 116 49 38 132 168 226 154 157 49 50 132 183 246 187 173 45 50 11,797 11,679 9,441 9,200 1,894 955 990 393 1,593 1,151 1,207 491 1,689 1,072 1,103 474 1,970 1,249 1,261 544 8,493 7,187 7,425 7,770 8,891 8,839 2,633 1,009 1,014 610 1,960 1,261 813 53d 1,162 762 831 359 1,691 558 891 637 1,686 1,064 1,003 513 1,140 894 1,036 499 9,032 8,920 8,867 9,076 1,685 1,156 1,218 514 1,306 1,121 1,060 673 1,175 1,055 1,145 783 1,298 1,171 952 433 9,263 9,234 9,404 9,185 1,616 1,064 1,259 499 1,387 1,009 968 327 1,453 913 821 1,159 464 1,072 667 8,944 8,872 8,577 8,600 1,039 765 703 337 1,146 1,086 1,124 438 657 754 732 1,089 1,041 337 325 425 8,775 8,513 8,401 8,242 1,195 904 948 1,083 554 940 1,033 1,521 835 838 993 1,175 738 957 993 959 481 976 1,004 1,226 693 819 889 1,187 828 1,090 739 1,155 601 l,20S 257 679 212 6,104 5,451 5,297 5,524 1,033 298 679 356 826 577 717 309 5,777 5,742 5,325 7,953 7,721 7,491 6,936 860 1,031 773 339 798 1,269 1,543 803 716 1,265 1,664 890 944 1,265 1,812 968 75,659 71,044 84,256 102,438 97,241 8,241 7,418 8,151 8,842 8,814 107,209 91,788 111,130 108,118 111.956 103,837 10,566 11,044 0,747 7,567 6,374 8,093 63,546 78,174 124,9f>5 152,776 8,391 9 220 9,258 11,162 119,353 106,847 96,132 100,455 6,966 5,030 122,093 95,060 90,591 69,166 5,634 7 59,318 134,273 121,737 131,016 115,608 131,975 175,876 114,073 90,416 71,140 69,541 72,966 11», 781 141,336 G.617 5,593 5,367 7,208 9,657 7 7,938 17,S21 10,239 9,048 8,738 5,376 4,221 4,309 5,406 6,710 9,609 9,569 12,921 14,259 944 * Data on coffee except imports received from the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc.; Imparts of coffee and tea from the U. 8. Department of Commerce, Bureau ofForeign ad and Domestic Commerce. m *8 Represents-total receipts at Rio and Santos. Represents total clearances from Rio, Sastos, gad Victoria. < Represents total clearances from Rio, States, Victoria, and Bahia. * A bag of coffee averages 132 pounds. * Given as of the 1st day ol the month. * Covers first 21 days only, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 139 WHOLESALE TRADE BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS. Table 86.—INDEX NUMBERS. From Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] HARDWARE. Philadelphia. Cleveland. Richmond. Atlanta. Chicago. Minneapolis. Kansas City. Dallas. San Francisco. Weighted index 6 districts.2 New York. Atlanta. Richmond. Chicago. Minneapolis. San Francisco. average... average... average... average. . . New York. 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly Weighted index 10 districts.2 YEAR AND MONTH. SHOES. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 116 88 80 78 97 92 83 66 79 65 74 79 86 65 62 59 65 67 62 76 84 84 100 94 84 69 84 67 76 80 97 62 56 57 63 63 66 74 I 1921. January February March April 72 75 87 90 78 68 59 53 57 83 79 39 40 37 31 37 41 47 71 67 84 89 72 65 65 58 69 78 70 52 51 47 50 57 44 59 93 87 110 114 102 69 97 77 86 89 93 89 82 83 88 101 74 OS 92 92 121 115 95 62 95 78 80 78 91 72 60 54 73 85 66 93 May. June July August 85 84 104 106 82 60 88 70 74 76 86 63 55 50 56 76 54 78 85 82 105 100 82 61 88 76 79 74 93 62 63 51 60 60 61 8i 72 71 86 74 72 54 76 65 68 63 80 48 52 40 44 37 61 65 77 70 90 S2 82 64 79 69 74 76 86 73 76 60 78 72 67 so September October November December i 81 76 92 86 91 73 82 65 80 72 93 82 72 82 91 84 88 93 86 83 105 92 95 81 85 03 84 87 93 83 74 92 99 83 78 87 78 77 93 84 81 73 75 58 72 88 85 69 66 74 69 69 66 71 69 69 93 71 65 67 61 51 69 79 77 45 47 42 44 41 37 62 January February March April 58 .76 71 59 69 61 52 39 49 63 76 58 54 68 66 58 56 53 41 57 66 72 82 86 103 90 79 65 85 60 77 74 89 51 68 85 86 111 95 85 60 88 75 75 75 92 62 May 93 96 113 106 87 62 99 79 82 78 106 58 June July August.. 92 91 104 100 83 59 102 78 89 77 113 82 80 90 86 79 56 87 74 78 77 90 86 101 97 90 76 95 81 80 80 106 68 September October. November December 1923. January February March April May.. . June July August September Oetoler November December 1 ! 43 39 43 39 57 56 45 47 56 48 67 57 67 66 08 70 58 80 50 65 66 72 55 72 i 47 50 54 71 58 71 59 1 51 45 53 72 55 72 47 1 41 40 50 49 53 61 60 64 74 66 81 87 44 • 96 93 107 113 98 80 98 75 85 98 107 76 70 74 84 76 84 So 100 98 116 114 99 90 102 75 85 101 108 76 70 79 81 78 SO 88 94 94 111 110 97 84 91 67 80 91 104 67 59 66 73 65 79 82 83 S3 106 95 80 80 81 57 79 76 92 58 52 46 56 62 64 77 89 78 92 99 102 92 71 87 99 56 57 50 61 48 68 68 72 89 89 86 74 S 115 82 100 77 86 97 56 50 58 70 49 63 73 109 103 122 113 110 86 108 149 92 103 125 80 77 82 86 82 77 81 112 113 125 122 105 78 111 168 88 95 120 67 58 56 68 55 71 Si 117 114 129 134 107 79 118 180 92 104 125 68 61 65 86 56 81 So 114 109 125 127 95 80 120 169 92 105 125 64 56 59 61 65 70 81 100 92 111 107 88 72 106 157 77 106 109 51 46 44 49 52 54 69 100 100 111 112 109 86 104 160 77 108 114 71 63 66 78 66 90 ss 105 100 113 117 104 87 107 150 76 96 112 71 61 68 85 64 70 94 117 115 132 133 116 102 116 153 82 113 121 75 69 78 81 75 72 87 1 Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics. * Represents a combined weighted index based upon the total value of their production in the year 1919. For detail and methods of computation, see "Fedora: Reserve Bulletin" for April, 1923.' 140 WHOLESALE TRADE BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS. Table 87.—INDEX NUMBERS. From Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] DRUGS* City. Dalla § CD M Cleveland. Yor 3 C3 all Minneapol o Franc 8 Richmond. elphia. i Phi YEAR AND MONTH. Weighted index 10 districts.2 GROCERIES. Relative to 1919. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 3 85 85 99 90 113 < 88 89 84 116 97 96 101 88 100 99 116 110 100 100 100 97 96 112 101 108 114 94 89 108 98 93 85 102 93 116 110 125 116 94 92 105 92 94 94 91 100 93 95 96 101 107 110 107 111 76 77 62 59 95 103 92 104 107 94 88 103 112 95 85 122 115 j 105 I 105 | 79 75 90 82 57 60 68 61 90 77 98 86 94 94 114 94 102 103 129 97 78 91 82 91 89 100 87 92 65 67 65 73 97 108 105 100 97 100 94 103 76 80 74 08 87 86 84 74 101 108 101 87 88 93 80 72 108 124 115 89 84 90 89 81 63 69 71 74 71 73 77 84 79 98 93 97 73 70 76 72 82 80 81 84 82 79 76 86 72 84 70 77 84 94 86 99 92 101 97 104 90 97 89 98 79 83 96 89 111 111 100 100 100 100 100 100 1919 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . 100 1920 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . 1921 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . 1131 77? 72 79 75 74 76 73 79 93 69 95 1922 m o n t h l y a v e r a g e . 80 77 74 71 73 73 70 79 91 71 100 January... February. March.... April 73 73 83 75 70 63 66 68 77 74 89 76 72 72 84 73 75 72 79 71 80 77 82 75 65 68 81 72 70 72 85 75 82 83 100 92 69 74 76 68 90 94 112 92 May June July.... August. 74 78 77 82 70 74 69 81 75 80 78 86 73 77 72 78 72 71 71 73 75 75 70 77 68 74 75 81 74 84 88 92 88 94 96 93 68 67 66 70 September. October Novem ber. December.. 81 85 76 69 77 85 72 72 81 83 81 70 75 80 74 66 80 82 76 67 80 79 70 70 77 78 72 63 85 82 74 64 102 10S 97 82 1922. January February March April 66 62 76 66 64 60 77 64 66 65 72 62 59 57 70 61 64 62 73 65 63 62 74 62 CO 57 71 60 65 60 78 70 May June July.... August. 74 82 74 80 69 79 72 75 73 79 70 77 69 77 69 74 76 74 72 77 72 72 68 77 08 79 68 75 September. October November. December-. 84 91 88 78 81 95 96 89 76 85 88 80 77 80 84 73 79 82 82 74 79 85 S3 73 1923. January February , March April 75 75 81 80 79 70 84 74 75 74 80 77 67 65 75 75 76 73 83 78 81 87 81 85 77 83 78 80 83 90 88 88 81 85 76 79 90 98 83 103 89 aoo 85 97 100 112 1921. May June j July.... August. September. October November. December.. 79 74 94 92 97 93 110 100 85 87 77 87 96 96 96 98 90 93 82 92 95 85 78 105 104 97 95 95 94 83 76 125 137 112 109 110 in 123 105 I 91 ! | I 79 78 97 86 90 85 98 84 82 78 88 76 103 107 131 105 100 104 102 104 109 113 107 114 85 84 82 86 93 95 82 92 89 96 90 79 79 80 93 110 113 107 133 105 111 103 99 111 126 109 105 116 116 117 121 94 94 95 84 92 99 91 89 97 104 99 96 97 98 84 76 90 91 88 105 113 107 121 106 120 118 131 112 138 126 138 12.1 | 117 101 93 j 97 I 108 111 100 I 96 101 100 105 96 98 84 91 81 114 114 138 122 74 75 67 80 97 108 107 102 107 107 106 111 111 111 113 109 123 97 121 94 102 101 95 105 96 98 93 97 83 82 ! 87 I 98 I 127 125 132 142 103 97 113 116 115 129 125 149- 101 111 95 104 85 83 85 119 92 124 101 125 132 101 88 100 86 | 105 83 | 101 94 135 i i i i 125 127 121 110 101 145 115 161 i Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics. Represents a combined weighted index based upon the total value of their production in the year 1919. For details and methods of computation, see ' Federal Reserve Bulletin" for April, 1923. 3 Seven months' average, June to December, inclusive. * Nine months' average, April to December, inclusive. * Eleven months' average, January to December, excluding August, for which month no data are available. 1 2 WHOLESALE TRADE BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS. Table 88.—INDEX NUMBERS. From Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] DRY GOODS. YEAS, AND MONTII. TOTAL MEAT INDEX .J Weighted index, 9 districts. New York. Cleveland. Richmond. Atlanta. Chicago. Minneapolis. Kansas City. Dallas. 1OO 1OO 1OO ! INDEX - OF ; San Fran- WHOLE-! SALE cisco. TRADED Relative to 1919. 100 1919 monthly average 1920 monthly average 1921 monthly average 1922 monthly average 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 115 . May June . . July August September. . . October November December 1OO ' 112 55 56 86 91 84 81 70 84 77 125 89 90 87 89 84 78 70 92 75 121 87 93 : 'i i 66 64 62 70 67 51 64 61 76 65 '1 69 ' ''} 70 l' !! S1 74 1921. January February March .. April i 76 56 81 91 82 77 64 71 70 100 61 S9 52 101 101 105 96 87 96 78 143 108 53 89 96 8S 79 64 84 63 130 80 95 95 53 79 88 74 67 57 78 65 107 78 si i' 71 73 74 54 81 90 71 67 56 81 1 76 73 67 69 60 7S 62 Sf> S9 59 12* 81 75 i 71 58 105 105 93 103 86 104 12(5 160 110 101 i 80 ; 99 170 123 • 82 j 55 115 112 107 119 116 114 61 105 104 101 110 99 103 llo 142 43 74 86 81 72 60 S3 67 115 46 65 87 64 45 37 53 56 99 84 127 99 43 6$ ; 67 62 i 1 1922. ! January February March . April . . Mav June Julv August September October November Deeemtxu" . . . 81 81 77 05 52 88 85 80 92 70 64 56 80 62 316 51 88 90 88 79 72 91 61 124 79 7S 48 75 77 71 06 63 75 49 .10.5 72 58 76 78 74 79 79 • 71 58 70 99 63 10S ; ! 74 1 i 66 1 72 V-, 70 91 1 1 73 •; 77 i 62 60 81 56 84 62 74 68 85 86 114 89 93 96 107 95 109 122 138 132 12-3 153 125 129 1 141 123 \ 89 119 SS 121 124 1 81 i 80 56 111 60 116 106 102 109 91 131 68 10S 108 105 100 97 104 54 94 94 95 87 79 90 % 74 57 73 81 91 61 51 70 53 93 49 7'i 60 57 103 98 90 98 50 1.3,") 93 49 63 113 117 113 95 124 112 60 152 16] T 104 89 89 81 10S 109 100 99 60 87 89 93 68 67 so 40 i:>4 64 67 84 83 90 57 So .SS 42 109 65 71 62 89 66 106 97 129 94 us 1(5.5 140 72 Mav .... } .lime Julv August September . October. November December So 72 1 66 94 88 90 8^ 70 121 107 127 75 123 123 123 80 123 135 119 75 10S 115 112 112 104 113 ; 9") 96 147 l:-}:? 135 140 124 148 124 • SO 84 : 99 126 1! 76 79 SO 90 94 1 100 1 ! i! 78 ,3 11 VI 74 • 81 i 1923. Januarjr February March April 63 92 82 67 59 106 64 . 66 49 49 : 1 : ! , ! 1 Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics. - Represents a combined weighted index based upon the total value of their production in the year 1919. For deiaiis and me:hods of computation i>ee "federal Reserve'Bulletin" for April, 1923. 3 Weighted average based upon the total volume of wholesale trade in linos separately shown on this and the preceding page. 142 RETAIL TRADE. Table 89.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from commercial and trade sources.' (Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] MAIL-ORDER HOUSES. Total sales. YEAR AND MONTH. Sears. MontRoe- gomery buck Ward & Co. & Co. 4 2 houses.? houses.3 Relative to 1919. 1913 mo. av. 1911 mo. av. 1915 mo. av. . 1916 mo av 1917 mo av 1918 mo. av. 1919 mo. av 1920 mo. av 1921 mo. av 1922 mo. av Total. F.W. Woolworth Co. S. S. Kresge Co. WHOLESALE. CHAIN iSTORES. TEN-CENT STORES. A. McJ. C. United S.H. Cigar Schulte, Crory & Penney Stores Stores Kress Inc. Co. Co. Co. (cigars). Corp. Relative to 1913. R e l a t i v e t o 1913. Relative to 1919. Owl Drug Co. American Wholesale Corp. Relative to 1913. 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 100 1OO 1OO 105 106 103 107 105 121 91 110 135 101 111 120 118 124 120 115 158 104 115 183 105 112 1)5 101 154 154 156 141 131 199 126 140 319 121 117 132 186 187 199 161 148 227 146 164 564 145 136 152 100 203 208 201 182 162 274 178 196 811 176 174 156 100 264 270 267 208 180 322 213 234 1,092 210 100 205 216 103 264 266 278 246 213 387 266 269 1,623 269 161 253 233 72 188 186 191 258 223 421 264 268 1,767 257 183 270 213 79 204 191 233 293 253 492 317 284 1,857 247 204 278 183 May 60 160 154 161 233 203 383 222 244 1,732 256 175 249 151 .Thrift. .. 62 159 206 229 195 384 222 251 1,745 251 160 49 133 131 225 195 370 233 231 1,497 254 178 180 263 Julv August. 139 134 273 238 56 159 157 166 242 211 390 249 244 1,526 250 182 271 286 313 253 1921. September .. October November December 73 188 186 192 236 205 389 238 239 1,940 253 171 260 89 222 218 230 296 261 470 274 304 2,422 271 190 290 83 211 203 229 273 237 461 268 266 2,220 245 174 261 198 80 217 214 224 503 438 786 540 530 2,245 309 255 331 131 65 175 178 169 197 172 326 214 182 984 199 229 161 156 175 210 183 341 232 204 1,089 191 163 162 246 59 236 132 S4 211 198 243 247 215 406 268 * > 238 1,433 244 189 265 77 196 185 222 281 244 471 306 267 1,792 244 192 254 163 154 182 193 261 270 233 225 444 274 280 1,849 270 279 1,813 253 241 197 265 193 261 274 1922. January February March . April. May. June.. . Julv August. September October November December 128 70 194 69 58 • 174 154 137 154 154 263 228 448 444 287 251 1,455 247 203 275 57 157 153 168 272 235 464 304 248 1,556 246 205 289 135 251 225 1 75 190 180 214 28-1 245 491 308 257 2,160 260 226 274 202 109 110 268 250 326 286 545 2,696 335 237 318 269 571 ''52 202 2S7 261 351 582 497 952 660 2,599 2, S62 210 109 2S8 610 246 244 204 254 319 352 311 277 311 332 340 305 370 136 311 1923. Januarv.. February. March.. April. . May June. .. July \ugust September October... November. December 88 243 238 256 242 200 446 2^9 1 273 221 198 263 84 232 215 274 245 203 454 279 223 1 283 209 189 2.->3 171 113 290 248 392 341 286 629 3&4 296 1 994 255 238 2S8 102 272 241 348 298 253 530 326 278 2,026 234 229 261 181 134 260 1 232 326 322 268 576 364 321 2 287 260 239 279 221 ! 167 351 323 270 587 380 298 2 382 257 246 327 199 188 226 300 254 520 360 284 1 767 241 231 294 259 198 175 255 321 271 574 383 281 1,950 254 249 299 231 231 202 283 301 316 379 268 572 371 271 2,732 2G0 265 278 234 328 656 417 332 3,451 258 263 360 262 97 87 74 73 92 134 335 458 See footnotes on opposite page. 125 140 143 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. YKAU AND MONTH. 1 TEN-CENT STORES. F. W. Woolworth Co. Totals ! WHOLE- CHAIN STORES. j n l ted S. S. McCrory S. H. J. C. tCigar Kresge Stores Kress & Penney Stores Corp. Co. Co. Co. Co. (cigars).! 1 SALE. American Wholesale Co - , Corp. Thousands of dollars. I I I 1913 monthly avoniKf\.j 81 1,275 11,847 ion moTithly average.. i:j, 198 1015 monthly average. 17,407 I'OO monthly average. J 20,0.Sli 1!M7 monthly average. J 87,965 I $.'!,.*) 10 S, 127 3,420 0,389 4,113 12,237 i 5,178 11,S5(i | 0,592 101X monihly monthly 1920 monthly li»2l monthly i'.»22 monthly 10, 5 4 1 21, ! 21, 491 14, 217 | 831 ; average..[ average..' average.. | average..; average..' 22,89! 'j 29,772;j 3O7 23.3 21,200 22,060 S 7 , 9 7 2 ;| 8, 544 9,582 11,278 12,800 i| 14,520 10, 575 19,023 20,55S 23.350 1 55,519 5,801 0,333 7,257 8,174 1,1.05 1,341 1,745 2,200 2, 508 $450 411 408 500 055 S898 991 1,030 1,255 1,469 $220 297 402 701 1,240 3,465 2,492 2,587 2,985 3, 570 8, 931 9,958 11,741 12,302 1:5,912 3, 020 3, 550 1, 270 4, 050 5,433 800 1,763 2,104 2,415 2,109 2,554 1,778 2,3! is 3,509 3, 887 4, 080 4,336 5,172 0, 037 0,339 0,079 957 1,197 1,187 1,427 «:125 $1,306 1,303 1,380 1,807 ! 2,071 360 j 364 1 381 •113 566 667 823 I 879 902 1,084 1,230 1,370 180 j 2,130 2,944 3,188 2,905 2,502 i 19*1. i May j June 18,000 ;; \ 17/:OO |; 11,091 i | .inly 15, 00., jj io,o7t> I A IIK 1 17,900 ;j 12,-177 i Seplemb 2 1 , Iliii j October. 24,0S2 I 14,N00 { 17,378 i 10,1N6 I 17,081 I 23,707 1 )ecember.. 2i,5o<; ! N00 •; 329 il 4S3 ;: 7,004 7,581 7,425 18.272 17,950 19.273 11,203 10,711 | 10,741 11,641 4,232 4,215 4,087 4,311 1,001 999 1,048 1,122 2,110 2,255 2,077 2, 191 18,842 23, 504 21,790 40,002 11,325 14,408 13,107 24.191 4,300 5,190 5, 098 8 080 1,009 1,235 1,200 2,430 2,148 i 2, 731 2,385 I! 810 2,057 2,183 3,250 3,912 3,806 3,835 3,290 3,354 6,309 6,186 6, 203 6,100 1,196 1,200 1,225 4, 203 5, 323 4,883 4,938 0,231 6, 091 6,029 7,013 1,149 1,273 , 1,166 ! 1,715 S46 943 849 ,108 !| 4,276 i| 3,461 jj 2,700 !' 1,831 855 j 888 ; 882 | i i I .January.. I February. 15,801 1-1,713 5, 594 5,785 8,031 7, 358 15,711 10,749 19,077 22,129 0,517 10,080 11,817 | 13,439 ! 3,598 j %1 3,703 j 1,045 4,481 ! 1,205 5,208 1,379 1,032 11 1,835 2,134 2,390 2,105 2,395 3,153 3,943 4,898 4,794 6,013 6,012 1,097 j 1,091 1,208 ! 1,288 j 798 766 860 3,133 1,806 2,226 2,107 14,478 10,910 | 0,377 : 8,055 • 21, 540 21, 104 001 070 ; 12, 884 12, 343 12, 557 12, 900 4, 903 4, 945 4, 001 5, 122 1, 235 1 ,214 1 , 289 1 , 369 2, 511 2,508 2,2.50 2,225 4,067 3,988 3,202 3, 424 0,226 j i 5,932 6,100 1,321 1,296 1,300 1,371 848 ! 891 1,750 1,848 3,468 3,073 13,508 15,774 14,834 27,455 5,423 G,019 0,313 10, iA.r> 1,386 1,436 1,585 2,908 2,304 2,797 2,582 5,477 4,753 5,932 5,717 6,297 1,516 1,309 1,412 2,049 891; 1,089 820 1, 203 2, 764 3,231 2,763 1,850 4,929 5,010 0,050 5 ; 802 1,227 1,257 1,772 1,460 2,000 2,002 2,050 2,496 2,800 2,823 4,387 4,458 | 5,140 5,158 0,281 11,513 | 11,019 11,231 15,780 13,910 1,331 1,2091,601 1,539 850 823 935 849 4,249 2,377 2,472 1,836 14,799 j 11,012 14,002 11. 904 0,370 | 0,485 | 5,745 ! 0,338 ! 1,040 1,711 1,019 1,722 2,887 2,677 2,553 2,527 5,032 5, 240 3, 888 4,289 0,402 0,342 5, 929 0, 204 1,608 1,655 1,555 1, (570 908 1,004 955 973 1,702 1,916 3,537 3,151 14,775 18,085 0,324 7,240 1,008 1,877 2,431 2,085 6,010 7,592 6.410 6,355 1,784 1,765 902 1,169 3,195 3.583 April.. 19,782 IS,ION 23,^-32 22,071 May. . June.. 21,855 n 19,505 ; July... 17,355 Ji 12,2(5 | 5,J1() | 17,70** ii 1 2 , 15<> j 5 , ~)~)A | September October November December 1921. I January February March. April 19,933 20,197 20,750 7,089 10,289 11,001 11,023 IS,930 j 17,115; 8,477 9,0(i3 21,401 ;:o, 222 31,201 112 i | : •<7'.l ; 27,407.; 2(i, I 7 s | ; 32,730 H j May .June .Inly August... September October... No\ ember December 12, 113 j ! 30,001 J! 19,17S i ,020 j ,025 ,311 ,415 u,m \ 29,201 24,915 I 22,453 22,33 I 13,333 1 1,001 13,909 10,790 11,012 7,901 8,425 | j I | 20, 052 37,743 10.103 22.577 9,!) 19 i 15,100 I 198 ! I93. i ! 6,004 I I 6,421 j 6,074 6,025 8,385 895 , 938 I I j 1 This fable 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 tf res represent, p moneyy values a u e s sales. ae Data on American Wholesale e e Corporation oprati placed here for convenience. e e n c e Mail-order and. chain-store sales are reported directly by the i or compiled i l d from f t h Commercial C i l d F Financial i i l C Chronicle, h i l t ththei inde\ d foff four mail-order i l d h houses. companies the and except es. 3 Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Di/ision of Research and Statistics, and the index, based upon t h the combined average sales in 1919,Includes Soars, Roebuck & Co.,, Montgomery Ward A: Co.,, Larkln gy akln Co., o., and the National aa Cloak & Suit Co. ;;< <I n l d S R b k &, & Co. C andd Montgomery M t W d & & Co. C Includes Sears, Roebuck Ward 144 RETAIL SALES. Table 91.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] DEPARTMENT STOEES. CHAIN STORES.* Federal Reserve District. Y E A R AND MONTH. Total (or 9 disFive Cigar Drug Shoe Music tricts, Grocery San PhilaNew RichAtMinne(27 and(5ten (10 (3 (6 Boston York delphia mond lanta Chicago apolis 3 Dallas' Fran- weight- chains). chains). chains). chains). chains). (24 (70 ed cisco (21 chains). (64 (24 (35 (17 (19 stores). stores). stores). (306 (31 stores). stores). stores). stores). stores). stores). stores). Relative to 1919. 1OO 121 116 121 100 119 110 111 92 108 101 87 QA CO OO 117 111 117 115 108 93 113 113 109 81 84 108 124 115 181 95 100 119 101 94 100 1OO 100 122 113 120 106 105 99 110 102 92 84 91 88 126 118 113 112 108 113 110 125 108 101 110 115 98 118 122 114 121 113 108 103 113 107 112 106 113 95 105 108 99 78 78 74 90 77 74 81 84 71 93 76 75 86 94 70 92 91 84 83 100 91 139 139 120 120 112 100 111 114 131 136 117 110 113 108 104 188 189 171 178 155 158 146 149 100 98 76 74 86 84 85 72 73 77 71 71 110 109 127 119 May Juno July August. 123 122 118 115 82 100 116 114 118 100 118 113 110 1OO 109 86 121 118 May June July August.. September. October.... November.. December.. 98 128 124 1919 mo. a v . . . 1920 mo. a v . . . 1921 mo. a v . . . 1922 mo. a v . . . 1921. January— February.. March April 1923. January February.. March April 83 119 100 113 117 106 119 101 107 109 92 89 88 119 112 132 75 100 120 100 119 1OO 145 127 124 123 132 146 140 127 129 110 86 101 117 121 125 132 112 123 135 121 112 121 130 119 110 122 128 117 108 124 129 132 123 95 123 116 121 128 82 65 60 56 72 122 113 120 128 97 82 138 141 125 138 129 99 120 172 135 133 116 125 116 107 148 242 147 173 143 173 100 84 111 110 90 80 101 113 138 94 82 100 109 80 150 117 140 134 117 115 123 121 111 131 72 75 81 79 115 108 80 87 139 153 137 140 129 126 126 130 112 125 ! 94 91 91 112 107 87 126 109 103 87 71 89 79 94 73 117 110 83 92 106 101 81 93 97 78 98 86 70 74 68 133 112 90 120 September. October November.. December.. 116 13.5 135 197 107 145 142 200 107 144 147 187 91 119 122 185 86 114 113 162 114 122 131 185 105 120 107 164 101 105 105 149 114 137 132 204 106 130 130 186 142 150 162 166 1923. January— February.. March April 106 92 127 128 108 88 124 122 107 98 150 128 99 115 101 83 78 106 101 81 73 99 89 115 102 135 124 100 88 123 118 105 100 190 127 92 77 105 114 124 1OO 120 98 92 120 113 114 112 85 65 100 118 94 89 133 93 127 121 132 124 106 103 1OO 88 83 136 136 79 78 82 75 124 99 125 151 123 129 124 123 126 127 124 119 105 129 127 84 99 135 155 151 279 129 133 123 162 135 127 127 179 116 121 123 162 118 119 121 204 168 115 117 162 142 129 126 145 135 116 110 135 125 86 72 145 125 95 88 96 99 143 144 102 95 100 81 81 83 May June July.... August. 133 129 152 112 108 130 114 106 147 128 181 154 142 136 128 132 115 102 132 109 92 128 123 109 154 149 137 136 91 85 112 77 92 84 67 116 90 166 141 128 99 87 115 81 118 97 69 136 98 172 143 153 145 135 September. October November. December.. 116 112 159 115 90 92 102 127 111 171 151 143 140 127 102 130 133 127 154 104 170 120 125 160 147 192 180 152 138 139 137 144 1 97 82 103 Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Analysis and JicmircJ). Index numbers are based upon dollar values. 2 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 in the aggregate cover practically the entire country. 17,023 unit stores are represented by the 27 groccrv chains; 1,828 unit stores by the 5 five and ten cent chains; 463 unit stores by the lOdrug store chains; 2,732 unit stores by the 3 cigar chains; 344 unit stores by the 6 shoe chains; and 58 unit stores by*the 4 music chains. 1 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. 145 DEPARTMENT STORE STOCKS. Table 92.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] VALUE O F STOCKS AT END OF MONTH, BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS. YEAR AND MONTH. 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly av. . . . av av av Index for RichPhilaMinneSan Atlanta Chicago United Boston New Y o r k delphia Dallas mond apolis Francisco States 2 (59 stores). (19 stores). (24 stores). (64 stores). (13 stores). (19 stores). (22 stores). (16 stores). (29 stores). (265 stores). 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 126.1 135.7 119.9 133.6 133.7 151.9 118.4 142.8 132.7 107.7 114.1 106.4 105.4 113.9 124.0 97.0 116.0 113.3 111.2 114.9 112.5 109.2 111.6 122.4 101.7 108.9 114.4 100.0 135.4 113.1 113.9 1920. May June Julv August 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 1923. January February March April May June July August September .. October November. December 1 2 130.9 137.2 122.7 130.8 125.7 152.4 125.7 143.9 131.3 123.5 131.0 120.8 131.6 129.9 150.6 120.5 134.9 136.2 136.7 133.4 119.2 130.2 102.2 130.8 135.0 146.7 120.0 149.7 134.3 131. 5 124.5 138.0 121.5 135.0 141.3 150.8 126.3 169.2 141.6 139.5 13G. 8 148.7 127.8 149.2 154.2 167.6 129.2 181.8 148.2 150.8 141.9 149.9 130.6 149.2 160.4 175.4 129.2 174.7 151. 8 153.8 140.4 143.0 123.9 137.4 150.4 166.8 122.8 156.6 147.0 146.3 113.6 114.7 111.7 101.8 108.2 130.5 92.7 101.6 120.4 114.3 97.4 101.4 95.8 87.1 101.2 112.9 88.6 100 8 100 1 101 1 99.7 106.4 99.4 95.4 110.1 119.3 88.7 110 5 103 3 105 9 106.4 114.4 107.2 103.4 113.2 126.4 72.5 117.5 109.2 111.6 109.6 117.5 105.6 106.5 115.7 128.4 95.7 117.4 112.8 115.0 107.3 115.4 105.4 104.3 111.2 123.7 97.6 106.5 112.7 112.2 103.2 109.2 102.1 99.7 107.3 119.5 96.5 110.6 107.8 108.2 100.7 105.1 97.9 97.7 105.6 117.3 97.5 107.9 109.7 106.1 102.1 110.6 104.9 104.3 113.4 118.2 103.4 123.7 120.3 111.9 113.0 122.4 114.9 121.4 126.0 131.6 109.2 133.6 124.9 123.1 120.1 127.6 119.7 124.5 131.6 138.7 111.9 131.2 126.3 127.6 125.8 130.0 121.0 124.0 128.6 137.6 111.9 133.5 127 9 128 6 106.6 109.0 103.0 96.8 103.4 114.5 90.8 99.2 104 0 105.6 99.1 105.1 95.9 90.8 101.7 106.9 88.5 98.8 106.2 101.4 103.6 108.5 104.7 102.4 110.6 117.7 95.6 107.3 111.7 110.7 120 7 116 3 111.7 117.3 127.0 103 3 120 9 108.7 118 2 112.2 121.9 115.9 110.6 116.4 124.6 98.7 115 5 113.8 122.2 117.6 110.9 116.8 110 1 107.0 111.7 122.8 102.5 110.1 114 4 114 1 106.2 110.3 109.8 103. 7 104.9 115.7 99.2 100.4 107.0 108.3 103.7 109 0 104.8 109.5 105.6 111 9 99.8 113.6 125.0 97.8 102 0 99.6 111 0 108.1 105.0 103. 2 109 3 112 1 105. 6 111 8 122.0 120.6 121.6 119.5 IIS. 5 128.9 107.7 117 7 118 0 120 5 125.1 125.1 127.5 130.3 121.3 134.8 112.6 120.0 130.0 132.1 126.7 126.0 123.1 136. 8 115.5 119.6 118.9 124 2 125.7 128 5 110.5 111.1 105.9 103.2 101.2 115.2 97.2 94.1 107.6 107.7 107 0 106 8 102 2 99 6 105.2 112 2 100 0 97 0 107 4 105 5 111.5 116.5 127 5 113.0 111.9 127.2 107.2 106. 8 117 7 115 3 119 9 111.5 122 9 124 3 118 9 138 7 117 1 115 4 124 6 125 3 ] 25. 2 127.3 132.1 125.8 121.4 140.5 117.3 118.9 131.8 128.9 124.1 125.0 127.7 121.7 120. 8 136. 0 115. 8 117.2 126 7 125.9 115.9 10S. 6 116.1 114.8 113.4 128.0 103.9 109.9 121.2 118.1 110.9 123.1 118.1 121.1 111.4 127.6 97.3 107.1 120.5 115.5 116.0 118.5 131.4 122.4 119.8 141.0 103.8 121.3 127.5 124.7 129.0 131.0 143.5 141.0 130.0 127.0 133. 2 135 5 142.0 152.0 141.0 134.0 151.0 153.0 108.5 142.0 111.0 131.0 140.0 142.0 Data compiled by the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics, and are based upon dollar amounts as reported to the Board. Weighted index based upon the number of employees in retail stores as shown by the latest available census data. For details see Federal Reserve Bulletin for February, 1923. 68690°—23- -10 146 DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT. Table 93.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite patio.] POSTAL RECEIPTS. CANDY. POSTAL MONEY ORDERS. Foreign.0 Domestic.5 Sales by manufactures.2 YEAR AND MONTH. Total, 50 cities. 3 Second4 Class (quarterly). Paid. Relative to 1919. j Number. Relative Up] a live to 1913. i to l'Jlti. 1 81 53 69 53 125 93 (32 78 59 122 92 69 85 68 93 122 75 133 87 77 90 82 90 110 73 200 100 100 100 100 100 154 234 104 111 108 ii;> 188 100 114 70 100 113 113 194 111 10S 121 124 271 106 121 99 77 105 123 113 129 50 105 102 102 100 100 175 153 103 • lOti '. j i j j Newspaper.8 Value. Relative to 1919. i j 100 95 94 116 1913 monthly average.. 1914 monthly average.. 1915 monthly average.. 1916 monthly average.. 1917 monthly average*. 1918 mon thly average i 1919 monthly average ! 1920 monthly average 1921 monthly average ! 1922 monthly average Magazine.7 Issued. Number, j Value, Relative to 1920. ADVERTISING. 100 74 115 SO 113 93 1 73 103 10S 1921. i \ u°ust f-ept ember October November December . .. . -- 92 39 in .,(( 90 I0S 100 120 117 50 124 112 85 48 111 OS 118 99 109 105 100 111 82 119 no 103 111 100 145 124 107 142 122 107 116 113 41 40 91 113 102 47 124 00 112 140 117 229 246 j 94 lfiii 132 114 107 8s 118 105 V'ebruarv March \pril 91 111 102 84 110 64 132 136 116 139 99 123 5S 121 122 102 121 117 Mav.. . June . .. Julv Yiisusl 62 122 119 100 123 123 45 150 116 57 121 125 103 123 105 59 134 10S 106 llti 102 108 112 no 96 105 110 57 59 59 102 93 105 J;) i; uai'v September ... October November* • December ... 261 262 ! 117 63 124 112 105 US 111 60 121 86 135 132 125 127 71 156 1 r>6 86 135 132 123 126 117 115 82 1 ">'' 120 110 159 15S 128 147 127 14S 120 101 136 157 111 138 125 so ; in 108 81 126 101 126 115 72 j 141 100 82 152 119 155 13S 1 "6 140 95 164 125 78 133 136 117 141 125 1SS J30 137 122 141 130 9$ 1S5 131 137 120 140 128 105 172 117 115 114 101 134 123 111 141 100 123 116 I OS 129 123 119 123 96 54 127 117 112 128 120 119 145 ill 93 148 140 143 150 138 179 185 130 253 284 I 1923. Januarv February March April. 306 I Mav >: June i July August Septeml)er...: October November December 78 72 135 ! 6o 58 | 129 288 184 i See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Candy sales from U. 8. Treasury Department, Bureau of Internal Revenue: postal receipts in 50 selected cities, quarterly data on second-class mail, and monthly data on money orders, from V. S. Post Office Department; magazine advertising as reported by I'rintn'x Ink; newspaper advertising compiled by New York Evening Poxt~ '-' Computed on the basis of a 5 per cent excise tax prior to January, 1922, and since January, 1922, on the basis of a 3 per cent tax (revenue act of 1918 superseded by revenue act of 1921). This column thus represents actual value of sales, not the taxes paid on sales' ;< The war revenue act of Oct. 3, 1917, provided for an increase in the rate for first-class letter mail from 2 cents per ounce or fraction thereof prior to Nov. 1, 1917, to 3 cents per ounce or fraction thereof, from Nov. 1, 1917, to July 1, 1919, and an increase of the rate on postal and post cards from 1 cent to 2 cents each during the same period. Since July 1, 1919, the old rates on first-class mail have been restored. Under this act a stamp tax of 1 cent for each 25 cents postage charge or fraction thereo ereof is collectible on parcel-post matter. 147 DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT, Table 94.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government Sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite f-age.] CANDY. POSTAL, RECEIPTS. POSTAL MONEY ORDERS. D Sales by Y E A R AND M O N T H . manufacturers.2 Total 5 0 cities.3 Second class < (quarterly). $13, 543 14,611 17,066 9 $37,411 39,670 18,380 27, 707 30, 538 20,688 20,759 22,878 19,992 19,202 27,076 32,595 39,798 19,289 20,407 21,670 21,806 26,727 January.. February. March April 52,360 36, 280 25,309 23,116 20,957 20,394 24,283 22,156 May June July.... August. 24,783 22, 645 21, 791 23,336 22,375 22,231 19,543 21,372 September.. October November.. December.. 24,897 34,255 33,990 43,693 22,764 21,777 24,812 29,150 January... February. March April 39,958 32,007 32,398 31,080 24,935 23,082 27, 870 24,374 May.... June July.... August. 31,073 28,576 25,953 22, 886 24,902 23,802 21,046 22,624 September.. October November.. December.. 21,418 36,807 23,272 27,235 1920 monthly average.. 1922 m o n t h l y average.. Value. Value. | Thousands Thousands of dollars. 2,684 6,313 $34, 812 1,315 40,592 1,470 2,860 7,248 7,149 44,863 1,610 3,367 5,051 5,914 4,898 6,851 Magazine.7 Number. 2,598 1918 m o n t h l y average.. 1921 m o n t h l y average.. Number. Foreign.* Issued. $2,525 average.. average.. average.. average.. average.. 1919 m o n t h l y average.. Paid. Thousands. ™ Thousands of dollars. 1913 m o n t h l y 1914 m o n t h l y 1915 m o n t h l y 1916 m o n t h l y 1917 m o n t h l y Domestic (50 principal cities). ADVERTISING. .111,467 12, 702 14,657 •15,190 4,537 3,719 3,609 2,748 17,837 2,680 21,713 2,970 1,858 1,519 1,884 Newspaper. 8 Thousands of agate lines. 1,224 1,161 1,147 1,415 1,490 62,671 1,344 1, 890 2,305 1,480 1,573 83,859 95,832 86, 661 91,103 61, 440 6,784 50, 587 7,773 65,356 8,098 8,211 9,409 72, 432 64,827 68,462 1,711 1,895 2,059 2,107 2,340 7,126 7,655 8,462 8,542 9,658 56,684 61,761 68,573 67,148 70,132 1,940 1,900 2,094 2,111 2,687 22,086 21, 694 22,907 22,822 26,403 1,148 1,190 1,156 1,487 3,191 1,105 1,325 1,467 1,522 1,421 71,177 84,153 97,748 93,998 94,611 57, 213 54,849 75,540 66,350 j 2,243 2,082 2,638 2,284 22,818 21,493 26,695 25,322 1,210 1,186 1,385 1,557 1,112 1,383 1,515 1,717 85,944 75,342 93,592 98,031 8,147 65,611 67,568 57,985 62,563 2,323 2,335 2,125 2,218 26,706 22,718 22,694 23,912 1,347 1,754 1,680 1,751 1,830 1,644 1,351 1,243 97,090 90,753 79,505 78,087 8,678 10,277 10,267 12,298 68,719 81,420 80, 246 83, 484 2,233 2,410 2,395 2,789 24,128 25,382 25,048 27,610 1,789 2,120 2,427 4,405 1,485 1,907 1,877 1,817 88,034 105,542 100,616 100,601 10,233 9,238 12,001 10,563 72,266 65,725 90,117 76, 616 2,619 2,384 2,949 2,670 27,226 24,908 30,401 27, 202 2,372 2,128 2,825 2,524 1,399 1,730 2,002 2,298 90,422 83,496 105,023 108, 830 10,681 10,683 8,865 9,008 79, 664 78,590 67, 86270, 860 2,671 2,657 2,535 2,440 28, 238 27,723 26, 680 26, 744 2,901 3,105 3,371 3,539 2,270 2,108 1,726 1,505 109, 559 98,359 83, 757 80,653 9,104 11,319 73,020 93,284 2,424 2,839 26,151 29,999 3,548 5,310 1,780 2,263 2,247 93,014 109,293 25,017 23,351 24,544 61,067 1921. August September.. October November.. December.. 5,786 1922. 6,581 6,626 6,384 7,181 8,307 7,902 10,584 9,479 9,240 9,743 7,923 1923. 7,714 7,266 See footnotes on opposite page also. * Note that these data represent quarters ending in the months specified and the annual figures represent quarterly averages for each year, not monthly averages. The war revenue act of Oct. 3,1917, provided for a series of graduated annual rate increases on second-class mail as follows, compared with a flat rate of 1 cent per pound previous to July 1, 1918: From July 1, 1918, to June 30, 1919. 1{ cents, and since July 1, 1919, 1£ cents per pound, these changes applying, regardless of zone or distance, to portions of publications devoted to reading matter. For the advertising portions the country was divided into eight zones, each with a graduated rate and its corresponding annual increases, beginning with July 1, 1918, and reaching the maximum on July 1, 1921, making, for the first time, a dilferentiation between the rates on reading and advertising •> Total of 50 cities transacting two-thirds of the total money-order business of the country. Money orders paid include, in addition to those both issued and payable in the 50 cities, those presented for payment but issued at any of the other offices in the United States and the 22 foreign countries, mostly in North America and West Indies, to which domestic postage rates apply. . , , , - , . r, e Money orders issued to 10 principal foreign countries, representing approximately 95 per cent of total money orders issued. The countries are Great Britain, Canada, Mexico. France, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Japan. 7 Th&se figures represent the number of lines of advertising carried bv the leading magazines dated for the month noted. s Compiled from 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 191S no reports were available for Boston, Louisville, Houston, and Columbus. The totals for those years were computed from the actual reports of the IS other cities, allowing 13.*5 per cent of the total to the four missing cities, the average ratio of those cities to the total in the subsequent years. a Six months' average, July to December, inclusive. 148 DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT. Table 95.—(A) INDEX JTUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government und non-Government sources.1 Base year In bold-faced type.] INTERNAL-REVENUE TAX COLLECTIONS ON SALES. RESTAURANT SALES. Childs Waldorf System, Inc. Rel. to 1913. Rel. to 1920. YEAR AND MONTH. Rel. to 1920 Bonds, Total, 2 chains. capital Jewstock Capital FireTheaelry, issues, stock a n u s watch< ter trans- Stores and admis- and es, oper- Sales. fers. shells. and sions.* conated. veyclocks. ances. Number. Relative to 1910. Bonds, Jewcapital Fireelry, stock Capital Theaarms watchissues, stock ter and arid transes, admisshells. con- I fers. and sions.4 veyclocks. ances. Thousands of dollars. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 2$1,22S »173 195 1919 mo. a v . Waldorf System, Inc. Co.2 A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1918 mo. a v . INTERNAL-REVENUE TAX COLLECTIONS ON SALES. RESTAURANT SALES. 3 100 100 100 100 100 1920 mo. av 100 257 100 137 187 134 142 81 160 $2,618 1,828 1921 mo. av 99 250 104 84 149 127 112 70 175 2,594 1,774 1922 mo. av 105 251 122 100 131 104 91 81 189 2,744 1,781 102 257 107 34 368 132 138 109 171 2,(371 $371 $3,808 If 1,814 1,198 5,408 3,578 1,018 440 2,239 7,247 5,102 820 268 1,782 6,892 4, (.22 715 964 320 1,566 5,603 3,257 823 1,822 849 110 ! 4,409 7,121 4,925 j I 1,110 j 767 $790 1921. January •S425 91 228 97 42 240 144 | 112 82 173 2,3S9 1,622 134 | 2,N7S 7,803 4,000 833 j March 104 261 109 56 121 145 ! 128 51 175 2,71* 1,854 180 | 1,447 7,864 4,568 524 ! April 97 245 103 81 120 137 120 80 174 2,552 1.742 261 i 1,436 7,416 4,309 816 I May 101 252 107 39 114 132 112 66 176 2,63s 1,789 7,152 4,003 673 I June 96 240 103 106 123 136 127 80 176 2,517 July 96 243 99 76 132 108 K-7 78 176 2,510 103 265 103 133 116 110 110 75 175 2,697 September 100 253 104 98 101 113 96 29 176 October February August ^.. 849 125 1,707 810 340 1,474 7,368 4,a58 819 1,725 785 242 1, oXF) 5,823 3, SI 2 791 1,880 817 425 1,394 5,930 3,939 763 2,617 1,795 822 314 1,212 6,123 3,420 297 1,365 101 255 107 115 108 119 102 59 175 2,050 1,808 842 368 1,291 6, 416 3,650 599 November 95 240 99 117 110 129 97 59 176 2,402 1,707 785 374 1,389 6,995 3,473 598 December 102 259 106 106 125 124 101 75 176 2,673 1,836 837 341 1,500 I 6,690 3,600 759 I 1932 102 245 116 70 302 119 09 76 185 2,660 1,742 918 224 3,614 | 6.453 3,533 771 92 223 104 31 222 j 108 78 68 185 2,402 1,584 818 98 2,665 | 5,867 2,802 694 March 103 250 117 46 103 j 116 91 65 2,704 1,776 928 149 1,231 I 6,285 3,258 664 April 100 243 114 48 90 | 101 87 84 2,630 1,726 904 154 1,074 i 5,439 3,099 850 May 244 124 94 108 95 112 2,714 1,732 9S2 300 1.240 5,81s 3,399 1,141 1,673 941 3S5 1,318 | 5,547 3,356 1,087 1.704 042 1,277 i 4,621 .,» j 3,307 <S9S August 104 100 101 10S 4,710 3,013 649 September 632 January February 04 107 1S7 1S8 92 ss 1S8 87 S4 64 189 2,825 | 1,854 971 259 588 91 89 2,902 ! 1,880 1,022 214 1,0X5 4,789 3,004 101 100 62 78 192 174 193 2,976 1,918 1,058 558 1,211 5,396 3,237 79S 199 111 128 101 84 90 93 92 195 1,831 1,028 639 1,327 5,485 3,340 932 126 104 75 107 2,s59 j 3. not 1,946 1,055 272 1,529 6, K25 3,734 762 358 125 135 78 199 i 2,971 1,905 ! 1,066 261 4, 285 6,766 4,831 I 794 215 109 103 86 200 : 2,696 1,716 ! 980 197 2,570 5,877 3,700 ! 879 113 124 110 86 201 l,9S0 : 1,131 281 1,352 6,70') 3,922 ; 115 112 116 104 202 i -Mil 2,961 1,88-3 | 1,078 218 1,381 6,051 4,145 | 1,063 23G 119 120 240 119 81 2G1 123 111 265 October 114 November December June 104 110 183 107 102 129 67 270 134 109 25S 130 115 274 134 January 113 268 81 February 103 242 \ 124 61 March 119 279 i 143 88 April 113 265 j 136 68 July 103 1923. 135 876 May 117 271 146 121 122 122 119 74 203 ' 3,076 1,923 388 1,467 6,582 4,247 | 758 June 112 259 139 142 133 US 115 82 205 | 2,939 1,841 I 1,098 456 1,591 4,124 | 831 July 113 261 140 194 129 95 107 66 208 ! 2,955 1,852 622 1,550 3,842 | 672 August 121 2SS 144 108 129 103 96 48 209 2,042 347 1,546 5,561 3,425 i 484 122 2*4 150 161 97 91 87 43 209 I ! 3,178 ! 3,200 j M03 6,370 5,141 516 1,162 ' 435 287 154 71 137 129 100 51 209 I 2,040 227 1,643 4,933 7,000 3,130 125 3,565 i 515 September October \ 3,260 I 1,136 2,014 | 1,220 November.. December... 1 Data on restaurant sales from Chi Ids' Co. and Waldorf System, Inc.; tax collections from Bureau of Internal Revenue, Treasury Departnifnt. - The base year, 1913, showed a monthly average of $710,000: monthly averages for intervening years may be found in the October issue (No. 26), pages 58 and 59. ;i 8ix months' average, July In December, inclusive. * Includes cabarets and concert. The rate of tax under the act of 1921 (represented by data for 1922; is "I cent for each 10 cents or fraction thereof of the amount paid for admission/' payable by the person paying such admission, except "where the amount paid for admission is 10 cents or hiss, no tax shall be paid.'' The act of 191s provided for the same rate of taxation but allowed no exceptions and, hence, the data ior 1(J22 are not quite as comprehensive as the earlier data. However, the variance is not such as will prohibit comparison. 149 COST OF LIVING. Table 96.—INDEX NUMBERS, Based on data from Government and non-Government sources. [Base year in bold-faced type.] FOOD. SHEL- CLOTH- FURL AND TER. ING. LIGHT. SUN-. AMU DRIES. ITEMS. FOOiK CLOTHING. HOUSING. FUEL AND LIGHT. YEAR AND MONTH, National Industrial Conference Board Index.* U. $4 Department of Labor Index.* Relative to July, 1914. Relative t o 1913. 1913, average 1914, July 1914, December 1915, July 1915, December 1910 July 100.0 100 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 100 100 103 102 100 101 111 102 120 104 104 109 146 105 143 126 117 131 1916 Deoomber 1917 Tnlv 1917 December 191S, December 1918, average for 2 m o n t h s . . 173 118 185 138 152 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 105.0 101.0 100.0 101.0 104.0 103.0 103.0 105.0 104.7 101.5 101.0 110.6 107.4 105.1 126.0 120.0 102.3 108.4 127.8 113.3 118.2 157.0 187.0 149.1 100.1 109.2 124.1 142.4 147.9 150.6 213.6 140. 5 205.3 165.8 174.4 195.5 241.6 119.8 151.2 244.3 181.7 188.3 198.5 223.0 143.0 183.4 289.6 204.8 208.5 149.3 199.7 160.0 181.1 230.1 207.8 177.3 141.5 172.7 161.2 180.1 205.1 201.6 167.3 138. 7 175.5 160.9 175. 8 206.5 203.3 166.9 141.0 172.3 160.9 174.4 202.9 201. 5 166. 6 139.8 171.3 161.1 183.8 202.9 201.1 166.3 146.6 171.5 161.9 186.4 208.2 200.5 169.5 142.0 174.4 162.4 186.2 217.4 200.3 168.8 144.3 174.9 163.4 180.6 222. 2 200. 3 169.7 149.3 176.5 164.4 181.3 222.4 20J.1 172.1 159 1919, av. 2mos. (June,. Dec.). 1919 average 3 m o n t h s 186 129 205 144 164 172 1920, m o n t h l y average 205 154. 261 168 185 198 156 169 166 183 184 167 142 166 155 179 173 157 1920, av. 2mos. (June Dec.). 1921 m o n t h l y average FURNITURE AND MISHOUSE CELLA- TOTAL. FURNEOUS. NISHINGS. 1921, a v . 3 mos. (May, Sept., Dec.) 19°2 moil 1 hiv average . . 1(J22, quarterly average 1922. Tanuarv February March June. July September December . 150 169 156 178 178 161 142 169 156 177 177 158 139 165 154 174 174 155 139 165 155 174 174 155 139 165 156 174 174 155 141 165 174 174 155 142 165 153 154 174 172 156 139 165 153 181 172 155 140 143 165 165 155 187 187 172 172 156 157 145 167 157 160 186 171 158 147 167 156 187 171 159 1923. January "Fobruiry March April 144 167 160 187 171 158 142 167 162 187 171 158 142 170 170 168 159 167 186 180 173 143 173 159 May 143 172 174 178 173 160 June .. July August 144 172 169 178 173 160 147 175 170 176 173 162 146 175 171 176 173 162. 149 175 175 176 173 163 150 175 176 178 173 164 September October November I )ccember * Index numbers 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, fuel and light 5.0 per cent, sundries 20.4 per cent. 2 Index numbers 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). 150 WHOLESALE PRICES. Table 97.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data front Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX NUMBERS. (Revised.) 3 (Compiled by U. 8. Department of Labor.) YEAS AND MONTH. Farm products. Food, etc. Fuel Cloths and and clothing. lighting. Metal and metal products. FARM PRICES.* RETAIL FOOD House All comPRICES.' Building Chemi- furnlshMiscelmodimate- cals and laneous. lni ties. drugs. rials. Live Crops. stock. Relative to 1913. 1913 mo. av.. 1914 mo. a v.. 1915 mo. av.. 1916 mo. av.. 1917 mo. av.. 1918 mo. av.. 1919 mo. av.. 1920 mo. av.. 1921 mo. av., 1922 mo. av. 100 1OO 103 102 104 105 123 121 1OO 134 100 127 126 162 120 181 106 100 95 95 121 100 100 85 99 100 92 94 100 101 100 100 100 100 100 98 102 108 101 101 110 127 114 124 100 103 95 111 190 167 175 169 231 157 202 125 148 177 146 208 164 ,218 188 228 170 187 172 215 153 156 194 167 224 192 231 207 253 181 162 201 169 184 175 206 186 234 198 218 220 295 241 192 264 200 254 196 226 203 238 168 124 144 180 199 129 165 136 195 128 147 153 109 107 133 138 181 218 122 168 124 176 117 149 142 113 111 124 142 178 181 116 156 131 179 118 141 153 110 101 124 140 180 189 116 159 131 180 118 142 153 104 121 139 180 197 114 163 129 178 119 141 152 98 92 120 136 180 199 113 158 127 178 121 140 150 97 91 122 131 176 112 157 124 178 117 138 142 131 135 174 191 110 156 123 177 117 141 142 105 108 130 137 172 191 109 155 125 175 117 142 139 112 117 129 137 171 194 113 156 124 175 116 143 139 115 115 118 1921. September.. October November.. December.. 1922. January.... February... March April May.... June July . . . August. September.. October November.. December.. 95 132 138 175 216 119 160 122 176 116 148 139 118 131 140 179 225 120 167 122 176 114 150 141 119 119 135 142 180 254 121 170 121 173 114 155 142 118 119 131 138 181 271 126 172 122 173 115 155 139 114 112 133 138 183 244 134 180 124 173 116 153 140 110 109 138 140 188 226 135 183 124 176 120 154 143 110 110 143 143 192 218 133 185 127 179 122 156 145 118 105 145 144 194 216 131 185 130 182 122 156 147 123 104 143 141 196 218 133 188 131 184 124 156 144 126 106 142 141 199 212 139 192 132 184 126 157 142 130 107 143 143 201 206 149 198 135 185 127 159 142 134 106 141 144 205 200 154 204 136 187 126 159 143 139 107 139 144 201 190 152 202 134 187 125 156 143 140 105 138 142 198 186 148 194 131 187 123 153 144 139 100 135 141 193 183 145 190 128 187 121 151 147 136 102 139 142 193 178 145 186 127 183 120 150 146 144 147 202 176 144 182 128 183 121 154 149 138 109 144 143 199 172 142 182 129 183 120 153 150 139 103 1933. January February... March April May.... June July.... August. September., October November.. December.. 102 » Wholesale prices ana retail food prices from the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; farm prices from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau, of Agricultural Economics. 2 The revised wholesale price index number of the V. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, is based on quotations of 404 commodities. These commodities are arranged in 9 groups as given in the table. In computing this index, the price of each commodity is weighted by multiplying it by the estimated quantity of that article marketed in the census year 1919. For comparable yearly data for the period 1890 to 1921, see the Monthly Labor Review 'for September, 1922, p. 4G; and for comparable monthly data for period 1913 to 1922, see the Monthly Labor Review for July, 1922, p . 60. 3 The retail food price index compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics represents the changes in the price of 22 articles of food 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 represent the relative average prices to farmers of the 10 leading crops and leading live stock respectively. 151 WHOLESALE PRICES. Table 98.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] C O M P I L E D B Y F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B O A R D . (Revised.) Agricul- Animal ConMineral Total raw Producers' sumers' Forest tural products. products. products. products. products. goods. 2 goods.2 All commodities. DUN'S. BRADSTItEET'S YEAR AND MONTH. 300 21 117 21 11 35 88 404 199 quotations quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. quotations. commodities. 96 commoditias. Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly average. 1914 monthly average. 1915 monthly average. 1916 monthly average. 1917 monthly average. 100 102 112 130 211 100 103 98 119 174 1OO 92 90 102 135 100 92 97 138 191 100 99 101 126 187 100 92 97 143 184 100 101 102 119 163 100 98 101 127 177 100 101 105 123 199 1OO 97 107 12S 170 243 250 255 134 145 203 221 186 110 125 157 211 312 166 185 181 180 236 185 208 205 218 229 142 15t» 181 179 214 135 128 191 211 231 159 151 194 206 226 147 149 190 191 207 141 142 203 203 204 123 132 May June July.... August. 134 126 122 123 106 103 113 114 159 158 155 152 186 178 172 169 140 135 135 135 137 133 128 125 156 153 154 157 145 142 141 142 138 137 132 135 117 115 116 120 September. October November. December.. 141 135 130 130 105 107 103 103 154 162 175 169 168 174 178 179 137 138 137 137 126 126 125 125 155 154 153 151 141 142 111 140 134 134 135 136 120 121 123 123 January... February. March April 130 140 141 145 109 121 122 120 167 166 165 167 178 177 178 180 139 146 147 148 123 118 120 122 146 148 150 149 138 141 142 143 136 136 140 137 123 124 126 125 May.... June July August. 152 146 147 138 122 123 130 127 174 186 188 191 202 211 241 261 157 159 171 173 125 127 129 129 150 151 154 149 148 150 155 155 139 140 144 143 127 129 131 131 September. October November. December.. 136 147 160 161 132 132 129 128 199 204 207 210 236 218 209 208 168 166 166 167 132 135 136 135 150 152 155 157 153 154 156 158 142 145 151 153 131 136 145 150 January... February. March April 164 170 174 172 125 123 123 123 215 220 227 232 213 207 202 198 168 167 167 166 136 141 148 150 155 155 156 157 156 157 159 159 153 154 15S 160 149 149 151 151 May.... June July.... August. 167 165 154 152 122 119 120 125 226 215 209 203 189 184 179 177 161 158 153 153 148 144 141 137 156 155 154 154 156 153 151 150 159 158 156 154 148 145 142 139 September.. October. ... November.. December.. 163 172 131 122 196 197 176 171 158 155 139 139 158 159 154 153 155 15S 158 140 142 143 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly average. average. average. average. average. 1931. 1932. 1923. 1 First eight columns give the revised wholesale price index numbers of the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, as rcclassified by the Federal Reserve Board into the groupiugs 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 1 )epartment 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. BradstreeVs index is the sum of prices per pound of tho commodities, while Dun's is weighted by the amount "annually consumed by each inhabitant." 2 The term "consumers' goods" in general applies to those commodities which because of their finished condition are ready for consumption; the term "producers' goods" applies to those products which are essentially still m the raw state or semifinished condition requiring additional manufacture. 152 EMPLOYMENT BY GROUPS OF INDUSTRIES. Table 99.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data front Government sources.1 [Base year In bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] INDUSTRY GROUP. Total, 14 groups (1,428 factories). YEAR AND MONTH. Food and kindred products. Textiles and their products. Iron Lum- Leather and ber Paper steel and itsand fin- and and its printished their manu- proding. prodfacucts. ucts. ture. Metal and Vehimetal Stone, Chemcles LiqToprodclay, icals Rail- Miscelfor uors bacco laneucts manu- land and and way and ous other glass other repair bever- prod- prod- than fac- trans- shops. indusages. ucts. ture. portatries. iron ucts. tion. and steel. Relative to 1921. 100.0 100.0 100.0 110.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 108.9 103.6 52.6 104.9 100.0 118.9 100.0 97.2 100.0 116.5 100.0 104.2 121.3 102.3 150.8 99.4 95.2 104.4 103.4 101.8 101.4 103.5 101.5 98.7 95.7 87.5 95.0 93.3 96.7 126.9 117.5 109.8 101.2 103.1 105.2 105.6 100.9 79.4 85.5 87.0 -91.2 106.0 103.9 100.9 99.6 120.7 113.8 114.3 114.7 113.0 106.2 104.1 101.7 109.3 107.1 104.1 100.8 104.9 105.2 100.5 98.2 93.9 92.3 100.2 92.9 60.6 72.0 92.3 113.0 103.5 96.6 94.4 87.9 118.9* 115.7 110.1 108.8 100.9 97.9 96.9 97.9 95.0 95.7 94.4 101.5 99.2 100.3 101.9 103.0 98.7 93.0 85,9 87.9 98.0 97.5 97.7 95.0 95.1 100.6 106.4 111.1 100.0 99.8 100.0 98.6 116.9 122.6 108.3 99.3 101.6 95.8 94.0 93.1 102.8 105.7 80.4 85.2 98.2 96.1 94.4 99.5 87.8 99.1 101.9 105.9 117.2 111.7 116.3 112.8 96.2 90.7 99.7 105.3 103.5 97.0 95.4 93.1 99.1 100.1 100.5 95.8 105.2 105.9 103.8 98.4 104.7 105.5 105.7 107.0 90.2 94.8 96.9 97.6 95.9 97.9 101.8 102.0 110.0 111.7 110.0 112.0 95.6 95.5 99.5 100.7 67.8 96.8 75.9 56.9 95.5 98.0 99.3 97.7 92.5 104.2 104.6 103.2 100.6 102. S 96.3 103.3 105.0 107.6 110.0 103.3 112.5 109.3 112.3 69.8 108.1 114.7 107.3 100.5 92.5 88.9 88.2 87.8 99.8 100.4 102.9 103.7 100.2 101.2 100.0 96.0 106.7 99.2 97.0 89.7 95.5 97.6 102.7 108.6 101.6 101.3 105.9 106.4 116.2 116.3 110.9 101.8 101.0 100.8 101.2 99.3 57.6 61.1 57.9 56.9 98.5 99.5 98.2 100.0 102.1 107.0 108.9 117.4 108.2 109.5 114.9 117.3 100.6 100.7 102.1 101.6 110.7 117.8 127.7 141.0 96.5 100.6 102.1 100.5 89.3 89.8 93.5 92.4 107.0 110.5 110.9 in. 5 98.9 104.3 108.9 105.6 90.7 91.8 93.6 93.5 113.5 118.0 119.3 120.4 109.7 112.4 114.1 111.5 97.8 97.9 104.0 108.5 100.1 101.0 104.7 103. 9 56.4 57.5 50.5 54.2 100.2 101.6 102.4 108.1 122.7 121.6 113.7 122.9 119.1 122.1 127.7 124.9 98.7 101.5 101.3 102.2 150.8 166.9 170.2 167.8 105.1 107.7 76.5 77.8 92.8 94.5 94.5 96.0 113.3 116.7 119.4 120.4 108.1 109.2 111.4 107.9 98.2 99.8 102.4 103.6 123.7 129.2 132.9 136.4 112.4 115 6 119.0 117.9 109.6 111.4 117.6 115.1 104.3 106.2 109.6 110.9 47.1 46.7 46.0 40.5 108.4 112.3 114.2 115.9 122.2 133 1 127.4 127.9 124.1 127.3 131. 6 131.2 108.3 104 1 103.4 102.7 157.3 162 7 166.3 164. 5 96.4 107.4 109.0 114.1 97.6 99.3 100.9 102.0 February March April 124.3 128 2 130.6 130.8 107.4 107.5 108.1 106.0 104.0 110.6 112.0 111.6 140.7 143.1 147.5 146.9 119.1 121.1 124.3 128.6 121.9 122.0 122.1 117.9 113.3 112.2 109.5 111.1 40.4 41.2 42.5 45.1 115.4 118.3 119.2 120.4 119.6 131.9 138.4 142.5 135.8 139.7 142.5 142.0 101.4 100.4 98.7 9S. 5 186.2 197 1 202.4 208.9 118.4 118 9 120.1 119.8 103.0 108.1 110.1 109. 5 May June July August 131.3 130. 9 130. 9 130.3 105.6 108.6 111.0 111.0 111.1 109.8 103.2 104.0 149.5 149.3 149.9 151.1 125 1 124 7 125 3 125 0 113.8 119 4 114.4 116 5 112.1 107.2 111.9 111.9 46.0 48 2 83 0 82,3 120.9 119.2 121.5 118.8 144 8 142 5 142.7 154 9 141 7 140 8 140. 7 138 6 96.0 96 7 95.4 210 0 203 7 200 1 96 5 198 7 118 9 119 9 122 8 123 6 110.1 111.1 111.5 111.4 September October November December 130 2 129.9 110 5 115.8 105 4 101.6 149 0 149.0 123 0 123 2 115 6 115 7 110 3 110.6 so o 117 5 119.1 155 0 J 47 2 141 0 1-10 6 98 1 99 6 197 5 196 9 123 6 120 7 112 9 113 3 1921 monthly average... 100.0 1922 monthly average... 109.7 1921. Fobruarv March April . May June July ..... . - ..... Septomber November December ... 1922. January February . ... April May July August September October November December. . .... 1923. 69 5 See footnote on opposite page. EMPLOYMENT BY GROUPS OF INDUSTRIES. Table 100.—NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] INDUSTRY GROUP. Y E A R AND MONTH. Total, 14 groups (1,428 factories). Food and kindred products. Textiles and their products. Iron and steel and their products. Lumber and Its manufacture. Leather and its finished products. Liq- Chemicals Paper uors and and and print- bever- other ing. ages, products. Metal ! and Stone, metal i To- Vehicles clay, Rail- Miscel| bacco for and way laneous land glass repair trans- shops. indusprod- than ufactries. ucts. iron ture. portation. and steel. Number of employees on pay roll. 1921 monthly average-. 1922 monthly average. 1,559,316 131,251 255,580 349,718 23,286 49,625 49,899 1,447 75,022 13,810 75,928 30,110 154,793 61,027 J87,48O 761 78,722 16,421 92,124 30,797 233,446 I 60,684 273,755 1,710,665 136,766 248,361 407,264 25,827 55,045 51,686 1921. January... February. March April 1,628,134 May. Tune. 1,573,538 1,612,611 1,587,786 1,580,749 1,527,124 July i 1,510,210 August 1,526,479 September. October.... November. December.. 1,544,529 1,560,155 1,567,374 1, 493,107 135,940 133,285 129,688 125,725 223,705 242,854 238,542 247,137 443,754 24,018 39,385 52,865 1,747 410,773 24,507 42,441 51,838 1,646 383,794 24,599 43,185 50,371 1,654 353,739 23,496 45,236 49,693 1,660 124,810 125,711 123,871 133,321 253,743 256,319 260,460 263,257 344,958 325, 257 300,441 307,167 22,814 22,679 22,736 22,097 138,086 267,661 139,082 i 269,567 136,275 270,147 129,215 273,568 315,309 331,533 338,817 341,077 i 22,309 22,765 23,680 23,733 47,178 49,916 49,936 ! 49,802 52,781 49,878 | 55,117 49,177 1,691 1,758 1,551 1,421 84,803 79,676 78,116 76,291 15,102 14,787 14,378 13,921 79,664 79, 887 76, 282 74,574 28,279 93,852 63,118 27,797 111,536 58,911 30,176 142,878 57,584 27,980 174,864 53,616 76,186 71.858 70,503 69.859 14,197 14,596 11,110 11,770 74,571 72,963 71,663 75,540 26,438 29,825 ! 30,666 31,904 181,474 172,8S2 180,148 174,628 58,100 54,710 60,225 63,648 297,462 65,317 69,398 65,477 61,285 265,960 54,593 55,440 54,599 55,603 47,6S6 965 j 71,673 | 47,655 1,385 | 73,520 ! 49,637 1,082 j 74,508 50,271 808 j 73,267 12,782 14,389 14,446 14,245 76,394 78,050 73,130 78,417 31,633 32,395 33,122 31,104 174,131 169,248 173,779 108,091 57,692 57,714 55,016 50,506 341,902 332,672 316,539 312,817 278, 828 274,177 267,573 255.728 253,675 252,423 1922. January... February. 1,556,507 ; 1,565,401 March I 1,604,959 April.. . 1,616,834 May June July August i 1.068,988 j 1,722,392 1,729,826 1,737.931 September. October November. December.. 131,534 132,852 131,316 126,112 272,619 333,947 23,659 253,467 341,203 24,281 247,956 359,133 24,663 229,163 379,695 24,790 j 50,403 50,318 \ 50,493 ; 49,546 818 868 822 808 73,865 | 74,621 ' 73,690 | 75,018 14.096 80,671 14,777 83,142 15,041 87,226 16,207 89,073 30,301 30,307 30,748 30,593 | 171,295 | 182,444 ! 197,689 j 218,245 129, S52 231,753 396,654 25,537 4S,527 49,938 234,716 412,704 26,176 48,570 | 50,377 239,342 417,180 26,576 51,590 ; 52,235 239,000 420,901 25,964 53,834 ! 51,866 800 816 802 784 ! 75,170 76,199 76,794 | 81,109 16,942 16,800 15.097 16,972 90,443 92,724 9(5,934 94,861 29,709 30,558 30,511 30,779 I 242,691 64,131 266,841 258,443 | 65,737 271,577 263,398 I 46,655 271,666 I 259,722 ! 47,440 276,005 682 676 665 586 I 81,304 16,874 j 84,250 18,383 i 85,679 17,600 86,969 17,657 91,208 96,652 99,946 99,608 32,616 31,361 31,140 30,933 j 243,490 | 58,802 280,700 251,787 i 65,502 285, 428 ! 257,502 [ 66,503 290,128 | 254,652 69,619 293,360 584 596 615 653 86,554 | 88,736 i 89,464 I 90,356 136,995 140,447 138,691 1,766,599 141,984 250, 858 1,819,466 | 143,354 255,081 1,862,433 | j 146,315 261,620 1,876,645 | 141,738 264,752 432,4*0 | 26,170 54,377 451,828 26,922 j 55,276 464, 563 27,720 58,345 476, 873 27,464 57,096 1,93S, 447 1,99S, 923 2,036,643 2,039,622 491,812 500,214 515,744 513,637 52,054 52,966 54,703 55,338 S 58,898 25"., 709 j 61,35025S,057 j 62,283 26S, 803 61,288 265,790 i 1923. January February Ma re I April. 140,957 141,216 142,017 139, 227 266,297 282,721 286, 084 285, 082 27,740 28,200 28,943 29,946 60,495 56,555 60,567 56,013 60,595 54,659 58,499 55,417 16,522 103,092 I 18,211106,095 19,114 108,190 19,677 107,786 30,525 288,300 30,216 303.492 29,719 311,777 29,669 321,899 72,284 72,555 73,263 73,119 296.729 I 310,691 '• 316,459 ; 314,655 I May.... June July.... August. 2,047,150 | 138,648 284,029 522,869 29,129 2,040,827 | 142,569 280,641 521,991 29,029 2,041,250 145,651 276,573 521,321 29,168 2,031,884 j 145,731 265,882 528,321 29,114 September. October November. December.. 2,029,618 2,025,847 145, 079 269,326 151,953 259,582 56,458 55,945 59,263 53,483 56,793 55,855 57,826 55,839 521,075 28,646 57,3S4 521,244 28,678 57,403 55,040 55,210 666 j 90,213 698 89,422 1,201 91,137 1,191 j 89,143 1,005 19,906 19,674 19,700 21,394 107,648 106,924 106,835 105,241 28,904 29,103 28, 720 29,062 323,594 315,304 309,725 307,565 72,556 | 73,181 | 74,933 | 75j444 HS, 129 21, 403 107,044 29,543 305,714 j 75,436 89,386 20,323 106,741 29,996 | 304,864 73,653 316,495 319,485 320,638 320,111 324,632 325,809 1 Data from U. S. Department of Labor, Employment Service, as compiled from reports of 1,428 identical factories each month; industries are grouped according to classification in the census of manufactures. 154 LABOR. Table 101.—INDEX NUMBEES. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] FACTORY EMPLOYMENT. Total pay roll. Employees on pay roll. YEAR AND MONTH. United New States.^ Y Illinois. Detroit. Average weekly earnings. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 mo. mo. mo. mo. mo. 1918 mo. 19-19 mo. 1920 mo. 1921 mo. 1922 mo. 1921. 1920. 1915. 1922.5 1915.6 Relative to Relative to 1913. 1916. 1922."> 1914. 1914. 112 160 198 1OO 103 116 131 106 125 146 1OO 105 100 113 258 284 342 191 210 188 188 226 206 201 186 209 254 202 196 112 116 122 101 100 103 121 126 105 128 136 100 107 141 166 128 120 124 97 105 140 136 135 94 1€7 210 227 281 201 211 100 100 110 1921. May June July August September. October November. December.. 100 101 96 1922. January— February.. March April 100 100 103 104 May June July August September. October November. December.. 1923. January February.. March April May June July August September. October November. December.. 106.6 111.4 100 55 91 United States citizens. Alien. 100 av. av. av. av. av. av.. av.. av.. av.. av.. 1914. IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION. PassAverports Emage Immi- EmiWis- Mas- New TVis- New Wis- Mas- ployees Deiscon- sachu- York.' con- York.* con- sachu- on pay hourly gragra- Arrivpar- sued.11 comals. sin. setts.* roll.? pensa- tion.' tion.^ sin. setts." tures. tion^ Rela- Rela- Rela- Rela- Rela- Rela- RelaRela- Rela- Relato Rela- tive to6 tive to tive to tive to tive to tive to tive to tive to tive to tive May, tive to . 1921. RAILWAY EMPLOYMENT. 51OO 26 25 1OO 104 63 39 24 1OO 94 41 46 33 1OO 82 30 34 47 1OO 87 99 99 100 168 202 242 241 224 15 17 44 49 37 32 35 70 68 40 27 44 69 93 41 70 78 81 242 418 684 5S7 587 225 69 49 39 41 59 80 74 75 73 111 63 107 112 95 918 777 564 481 147 92 61 59 120 86 61 425 385 373 366 49 71 52 63 70 87 373 383 775 1,125 99 117 176 71 391 78 106.0 64 62 67 66 91.5 88.6 89.4 92.0 201 196 189 190 191.6 177.0 166.8 185.5 207 206 202 204 209.4 199.7 186.7 201.6 112.1 109.2 108.2 103.9 65 63 64 34 93.5 94.4 93.9 94.5 194 195 193 198 179.6 181.6 176.5 179.2 201 197 195 200 192.0 192.4 188.0 189.7 104 106 105 226 225 228 228 38 26 90 76 58 67 97 100 101 100 105.5 105.7 107.4 107.0 64 69 75 85 95.6 96.5 99.5 101.9 191 195 200 194 167.9 184.5 186.7 193.1 175.6 191.2 187.6 189.5 94 94 95 230 235 228 228 15 21 25 31 28 31 49 107 110 111 111 101 103 103 105 110.4 114.9 110.1 111.2 96 102 103 99 104.7 109.5 107.3 108.6 200 205 204 212 206.3 219.3 199.9 216.7 196 194 197 194 197 200 198 201 102 89 97 225 225 216 214 31 30 45 46 45 53 60 38 113 117 120 120 107 110 113 115 113.0 114.9 117.2 119.0 93 99 102 104 110.1 111.1 116.4 120.1 100.0 101.9 105.1 104.4 221 227 237 243 220.6 229.2 247.1 251.3 206 205 209 211 200.3 208.3 212.3 209.3 100.0 94.6 104.0 105.5 104 110 111 109 220 218 222 225 56 60 56 37 34 35 34 37 223 141 62 65 51 52 344 323 322 338 124 128 131 131 114 116 119 118 118.9 122.2 124.8 125.7 114 120 125 128 120.7 124.7 125.5 127.3 105.3 104.9 105.5 104.3 241 241 257 257 245.0 261.6 263.9 269.9 210 207 216 216 203.0 210.0 210.4 212.3 107.8 108.4 110.5 109.6 108 108 110 112 223 228 221 222 32 33 45 55 23 17 21 27 64 82 106 100 54 71 65 64 439 282 539 828 131 131 131 130 117 116 115 114 126.6 127.3 126.8 128.4 130 125 124 119 123.9 124.4 128.4 126.7 104.1 101.7 261 260 256 249 280.1 280.1 267.8 280.1 221 223 221 217 226.5 225.6 208.9 221.2 120.1 119.4 115 117 119 120 220 220 222 220 56 49 83 86 32 37 86 79 84 136 69 100 133 92 1,171 958 567 424 130 130 115 121 127.6 121 121 123.1 120.9 253 259 272.2 276.0 220 221.2 228.5 91 32 84 54 361 349 101 98 97 100.0 95 93 93 99 102 197.2 200.4 186.3 199.5 35 44 91 128 See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Except railway employment from the Bureau of Railway Economics and Detroit employment from the Employers7 Association of Detroit. Data on employment in 1,428 United States factories, compiled by United States Department of Labor, Employment Service; data on New York State factories furnished by the New York Department of Labor; Wisconsin factories by the Wisconsin Industrial Commission; Massachusetts factories from the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Statistics; total immigration and emigration statistics from U. S. Department of Labor .Bureau of Immigration: arrivals, departures, and passports issued from the U. S Department of State, Division of Passport Control; index of Illinois employment from" The Employment Bulletin/' published by the Illinois Department of Labor. For figures on unemployment in Pennsylvania, compiled monthly from April, 1921, through July, 1923, now discontinued, see August, 1923 issue (No. 24), pages 160 and 161. 3 Information is from 1,428 factories, usually employing over 500 workers each. 155 LABOR. Table 102.—NXJMEEICAI DATA. Based on data from Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] RAILWAY EMPLOYMENT. FACTOBY EMPLOYMENT. IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION. United States.* Average weekly Total United States Aliens. citizens. pay roll. earn- Employ- Average hourly ings. ees o n compay roll.* pensaNew tion^ DeparImmi- EmigraDetroit. York New York State.' gration.9 tion.^ Arrivals. tures* State.* Number. Number. Employees on pay roll. YEAR AND MONTH. Thousands. Thousands of dollars. 12.48 1916 m o n t h l y average. 478 494 579 1917 m o n t h l y average. GU4 1918 m o n t h l y average. 614 Dollars. Thousands. 1921 m o n t h l y average. 1,559,316 97,845 464 1922 m o n t h l y average. 1,710,663 161,260 500 £,943 6,377 8,366 9,892 12,481 13,490 16,711 11,943 12,524 1,573,538 1,527,124 1,510,210 1,526,479 1,544,529 1,560,155 1,567,374 1,493,107 113,406 110,331 118,803 116,789 115,975 111, 403 113,136 60,951 461 453 444 443 461 472 471 471 11,929 11,641 11,219 11,280 11,550 11,571 11,465 11,744 25.86 1,576 25.71 1,586 1,556,507 1,565. 401 1,601,959 1,616,834 113,099 121,763 132,620 151,000 464 478 484 478 May June July August.. 1,668,988 1,722,392 1, 729, 826 1,737,931 170,126 180,971 183,494 176,640 September. October November. December.. 1,766,599 1,819,466 1,862,433 1,876,645 1915 m o n t h l y average. 1919 m o n t h l y average. 573 177633 1920 m o n t h l y average. 594 12.85 14.43 16.37 23.50 23.50 28.15 25.72 25.04 1,647 1,733 1,842 1,913 2,013 1,661 1,645 Number. Dollars. 118,936 50,994 24,600 30,069 52,817 23,238 24,580 32,015 10,161 8,954 20,067 11,208 10,321 12,198 8,187 14,161 16,106 6,564 27,909 .618 116,923 36,187 30,562 30,240 17,654 19,752 51,798 57,804 43,641 18,019 10,839 12,247 35,672 17,038 21,102 34,463 19,272 23,340 20,192 24,296 24,209 1,954 1,693 1,093 1,927 3,135 4,735 8,163 13,374 11,474 11,463 .631 .621 .625 .622 .630 .630 82,648 57,803 46,367 48,707 48,814 45,975 44,648 30,897 30,029 40,950 37,791 38,352 45,752 38,956 29,646 34,130 16,234 16,240 17,841 27,313 36,130 22,518 14,910 14,399 18,868 32,202 33,566 28,549 35,953 25,868 18,414 20,385 17,939 15,177 11,024 9,389 8,314 7,517 7,280 7,145 .635 .649 .628 .629 22,633 17,643 24,539 29,166 15,585 14,423 15,696 24,962 12,057 17,573 21,884 19,889 15,519 19,061 20,993 26,197 7,281 7,465 15,142 21,979 .620 .621 .595 .590 36,236 53,242 55,033 23,147 26,944 30,834 19,499 19,837 19,212 22,279 31,407 29,643 35,329 53,069 21,364 24,448 18,179 9,503 7,637 .606 .603 .614 .620 67,016 71,192 66,130 43,984 17,261 17,847 17,279 18,830 54,766 34,678 21,251 16,720 18,668 19,546 15,354 15,761 6,723 6,309 6,288 6,597 .615 .629 .609 .611 38,253 38,760 53,330 65,135 11,502 8,844 10,630 13,763 15,645 20,217 26,181 24,563 16,120 21,257 19,583 19,209 6,990 5,508 10,524 16,170 .607 .612 .607 66,854 58,477 98,581 101,974 16,334 17,973 22,254 18,756 21,161 19,377 20,637 33,510 20,603 30,067 39,898 27,744 22,885 18,710 11,074 107,652 16,318 20,637 16,318 7,063 1913-monthly average. 1914 m o n t h l y average. Passports issued.11 .276 .313 .463 .557 .'667 .665 1921. May June July August September. October November. December.. 1922. January... February. March April January... February. March April 1923. May June July.... August.. i September.. October November. December.. 25.26 1,635 25.43 1,680 25.07 1,718 24.53 1,754 24.32 1,732 24.91 1,637 11,330 11,563 11,901 11,546 24.43 1,552 24.17 1,545 24.57 1,570 24.15 1,578 482 490 490 501 11,857 12,199 12,136 12,580 24.59 1,628 24.91 1,685 24.77 1,468 25.10 1,594 165,015 175,147 181,325 184,022 511 528 540 548 13,145 13,514 14,061 14,460 1,938,447 1,998,923 2,036,643 2,039,622 202,959 213,790 221,139 227,344 547 554 567 566 14,341 14,329 15,262 15,276 2,017,150 2,040, 827 2,041,250 2,031,884 229,971 222,045 220,099 210,506 560 555 551 546 15,484 15,460 15,184 14,816 2,029,618 2,025,847 214,590 214,555 549 556 15,039 27.41 15,406 27.73 25.71 1,709 25.61 1,804 26.04 1,820 26.39 1,789 26.21 25.87 1,780 1,784 26.92 1,816 27.00 1,844 27.63 1,896 27.85 1,934 27.54 1,955 27.12 1,974 a Figures represent reports from 1;648 firms in New York State employing more than one-third of the factory workers of the State. The 1914 average upon which the index numbers are calculated is an average of the 7 months, June to December, 1914, inclusive. As originally published by the New York Department of Labor, the index numbers are based on June, 1914, and have been recalculated to the 7-month average. 4 The iudex numbers are computed on a chain relative basis from data received from an increating number of firms (202 in September, 1922, and 692 in June, 1923). The chain relatives take account of percentage variation rather than absolute variation in the figures, and show the trends irrespective of the change in the number of firms rep T 9 °o llpvitivn tn cjpnfoTnhnr 1Q9O Includes total admitted, both immigrants and nonimmigrants. • M a i ve to firTtquarter ofl915. !! i 1 1 ^ 8 t o t a l departed, both emigrants and nonemigrants. * On 15th of month. * " Excludes passports issued to Government officials. »Average hourly compensation represents the earnings of the railway employees on Class I carriers, excluding officers, averaged for the month. 156 WAGES, Table 103.—INDEX BUHBBBS. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] WAGES OF1 COMMON LABOR BY GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS United States average. YEAR AND MONTH. New Middle England. Atlantic. South Atlantic. East South Central. West South Central. East. North Central. West North Central. Mountain. Pacific. Relative to 1915. 1915 monthly average 1916 monthlv average 1917 monthly average 1918 monthly average 1919 monthly average 1920 monthly averaee 1921 monthly average 1922 monthly average ... . ... 100 115 140 180 205 245 180 160 1OO 125 155 195 205 245 190 195 1OO 120 150 190 205 250 175 180 1OO 114 150 193 229 264 186 150 100 108 142 192. 233 267 208 167 1OO 106 131 175 225 250 175 150 100 114 138 186 205 252 167 148 100 112 136 180 212 248 180 124 1OO 112 138 169 181 212 177 142 100 108 138 173 200 231 192 185 175 150 158 175 150 150 144 138 95 124 143 138 128 116 108 124 123 138 131 131 177 181 181 177 120 120 128 128 135 142 146 150 181 185 188 192 1922. January February March April 140 140 145 150 165 180 155 164 107 121 136 May June July August 150 160 165 170 175 190 190 210 165 165 180 185 150 150 164 179 158 175 175 183 138 III 152 143 157 162 September October November.. December 170 170 170 170 205 205 215 220 195 200 205 215 157 150 150 150 167 158 167 167 156 150 144 144 162 167 167 167 136 136 128 120 154 15-7 154 154 196 200 188 181 January February March April 165 165 165 180 235 240 210 260 200 200 210 210 129 150 136 164 158 158 175 175 150 150 138 163 143 162 167 152 116 116 120 132 146 146 150 162 185 181 177 196 May 185 195 195 200 265 265 260 270 230 235 240 245 179 200 193 193 183 217 183 183 150 150 157 150 190 200 195 205 144 144 144 148 154 158 177 169 196 204 208 215 . 1923. June July August October See footnotes on opposite page. 157 WAGES. Table 104.—NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data front Government sources.1 (Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] W A G E S OF COMMON LABOR BY GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS. United States average. YEAH AND MONTH. New England. Middle Atlantic. South Atlantic. East South Central. West South Central. East North Central. West North Central. Mountain. Pacific. 26 Cents per hour. 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1919 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly average.. average.. average.. average.. average.. average.. average.. average-. January.. February. March April 20 20 20 14 12 16 21 25 26 23 25 24 16 13 17 24 28 29 28 28 31 30 21 17 21 29 34 36 36 36 39 38 27 23 28 39 45 44 45 41 41 41 32 28 36 43 53 47 52 49 49 50 37 32 40 53 55 60 36 38 35 26 25 28 35 45 46 50 32 39 36 21 20 24 31 31 37 48 23 15 21 18 24 20 32 32 46 24 26 29 M 47 2S 28 May June July.... August. September. October November. Decem her.. 29 33 17 19 23 30 27 34 47 30 36 19 21 22 29 31 34 46 30 30 35 33 21 19 22 32 32 38 33 21 21 26 30 33 38 36 23 21 24 33 32 US 34 42 37 25 25 34 32 39 50 34 41 39 22 25 34 34 40 51 20 47 48 49 34 41 40 21 19 24 35 34 41 52 3-1 43 41 21 20 23 35 32 40 49 34 44 43 21 20 23 35 30 40 47 33 47 40 18 19 24 30 29 3S 48 33 48 40 21 19 24 34 29 38 47 33 42 42 19 21 22 35 30 39 46 36 21 26 33 42 51 40 1923. January February March April „ I 52 42 23 May.. 37 53 46 25 June.. 39 53 47 28 Julv\. 39 52 48 40 54 49 24 40 30 24 42 30 41 27 25 41 30 40 27 24 43 37 44 20 November. December.. i 1 Complied by the B ureau of Public Roads, Department of A griculture. The current data beginning January, 1922, are complied directly from Federal aid project reporis. B;uk daia have included reports on farm labor or other forms of common labor closely correlated as reported to the Department of Agriculture and the Department 0) Labor. 158 EMPLOYMENT AGENCY OPERATIONS. Table 105.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] JOBS REGISTERED. WORKERS REGISTERED. YEAR AND MONTH. Total. Cen- South- WestEasttral j ern ern ern States. States. States. States. Total. WORKERS PLACED. East- Cen- South- Western tral ern ern States. States. States,i. States. Total. East- Cen- South- Western tral ern ern States. States. States. States. Applicants per job. Relative to 6 months' average, July-December, 1921. 6 months' average, 1921..| 100 1922 monthly average... j 109 100 115 100 106 100 100 114 115 100 159 100 143 100 171 100 149 100 157 100 153 100 140 100 157 100 154 100 162 100 73 1921. 6 97 109 8 94 •100 «94 95 101 »97 6 94 6 84 90 102 102 100 • 104 93 99 101 97 •106 101 98 101 95 »103 99 104 101 September 101 105 <96 104 122 112 115 <105 101 128 114 109 « 105 117 137 90 October 109 104 110 94 122 120 105 119 145 131 108 106 116 109 91 91 97 97 101 85 85 92 98 94 84 83 98 103 98 98 93 105 124 79 79 84 78 76 76 85 90 81 91 85 119 131 July August , November. December.. 85 1922. 55 92 76 108 70 81 85 116 95 85 95 February 102 98 102 85 119 85 85 100 115 87 103 79 106 81 110 March 115 112 117 99 102 119 125 120 114 111 129 134 127 133 129 97 April 105 109 106 113 138 139 149 142 115 128 124 135 144 113 76 May 130 187 114 136 111 186 165 215 146 164 177 157 195 159 167 70 June 128 119 128 180 115 216 166 245 279 192 202 160 218 253 202 60 July 118 123 110 114 153 182 159 193 153 195 169 145 174 168 187 65 August.. 115 115 112 107 137 192 153 218 138 201 180 146 191 145 206 60 182 | 198 January 243 54 187 235 56 170 158 155 64 127 127 99 137 156 103 74 139 147 121 61 132 148 143 146 55 152 139 164 142 145 51 191 205 176 227 183 203 50 151 171 144 183 216 163 54 September. 112 123 102 117 143 205 187 206 173 236 190 166 October 120 129 112 125 136 212 188 230 191 212 199 173 November. 104 108 103 117 93 161 147 182 146 140 159 142 December.. 85 99 70 93 69 123 131 134 121 90 122 133 January... 101 113 100 123 74 136 153 144 146 97 134 150 February. 87 104 84 115 59 144 146 156 144 114 135 138 March 84 93 81 96 73 153 146 164 149 138 143 April 88 95 88 95 73 172 161 197 157 137 May 116 128 116 122 91 228 208 259 220 June 9S 109 94 137 82 180 156 201 227 July August.. September. 92 95 85 100 120 145 116 161 154 143 144 111 155 156 150 64 105 107 101 116 123 176 137 184 195 196 176 133 181 179 213 60 97 78 97 99 153 139 152 177 161 145 144 160 172 56 October November. December.. 167 See footnotes o n opposite page. 159 EMPLOYMENT AGENCY OPERATIONS. Table 106.—NUMERICAL DATA. Data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] WORKERS REGISTERED. WORKERS PLACED. JOBS REGISTERED. East- Cen- jSouth- WestEast- Cen- South- WestEast- Cen- South- Western tral I ern ern tral ern tral cm em ern ern Total. Total. Total. , ern States. States. States. States. States. States. States. States. (States. States. States,1 States, YEA.R AND MONTH. Applicants per job. Number. 6 months' average, 1921.. j 202,132 1922 monthly average...1 220,774 I 39,299 |124,700 14,060 | 24,068 |116,866 1 45,314 ! 131,828 15,972 | 27,660 186,283 1921. July August September 196,306 206,368 204,940 42,913 2 116,713 14,028 39,149 |» 130,234 13,062 41,215 «119,919 14,559 22,652 |j 111,353 i! 30,353 51,694 *8,080 {<;«21,226 23,923 118,415 '; 28,935 3 56,213 8,646 24,621 29,247 131,359 |! 34,446 <55,874 8,680 32,359 95,427 107,354 October November December 220,052 195,322 189,S06 40,942 38,137 33,437 136,597 124,780 119,958 13,240 12,022 17,483 29,273 20,383 18,928 172,838 206,405 231,981 213,167 21,515 38,465 47,040 42,829 114,492 127,344 146,298 132,202 10,744 26,0S7 11,971 I 28,625 13,988 24,655 15,869 22,267 May June July August 262,025 i 259,451 | 238,186 233 140 73,396 46,700 48.256 45.257 | 142,727 i 159,799 j 137,002 i 139,874 September October November December 225,896 ! 211,155 i 209,190 ! 172,509 48,399 j 126,(119 50,516 140,233 42, 587 128,033 38,800 87,227 203,928 175, 807 169,217 178,158 44, 410 124,328 1,718 40, 722 104,718 36,441 101,577 37, 494 109,619 1922. January February March April 29,967 42,799 53,068 91,000 8,599 25,232 i 94,478 | i23,94l 43,072 6,835 20,630 12,817 39,675 ! 144,936 '! 33,479 j 67,500 10,494 33,462 1.73 1.26 I! , , , , ! 23,464 j2 41,745 * 5,924 |e 18,467 22,707 ;3 44,531 6,760 | 21,429 26,029 ;<45,091 7,969 | 28,265 i 7,460 139,953''<31,412 63,120 107,802 jj 29,407 50;138 92,315 || 25,247 41,371 12,446 7,237 6,505 32,975 21,020 19,192 101,662 92,696 80,128 100,599 < 21,022 108,163 j! 25,379 139,055 t 37,445 161,768 41,673 43,004 45,139 63,776 78,938 7,301 8,630 9,840 12,247 29,272 29,015 27,994 28,910 92,924 82,513 122,227 120,763 22,821 j 36,608 j 217,382 , 49,365 ij 252, 100 '49,813 i 212,581 • 47,536 ij 224,235 ;! 45.757 114,100 129,878 102,672 115,930 166,757 191,301 159,884 169,711 37,544 38.323 34,804 35,033 19,131 25,281 10,081 15,053 26,771 27,665 36.787 32,954 16,406 17,597 16,517 13,023 i 34.442 II 239.751 32. S10 22,353 16,503 12,552 41,365 23,984 48,431 13,179 49, 187 11,872 ; 50, 774 I 179,644 14,872 I 59,673 1S7,949 24S,104 16,406 53,574 149,962 1SS,323 12,537 : 35,231 14!-!.265 |j 39.222 70,993 J 10,378 ! 22,672 115,595 56,014 109,190 56,319 121,864 44, 010 90, 515 18,875 25,341 | 49,986 6,667 ! 19,211 24,568 j 42,250 6,230 I 17,533 21,537 34,828 1.76 1.74 1.56 1.57 1.81 2.06 26,971 16,614 26,524 23,219 1.72 1.91 1.67 1.32 10,879 34,521 17,298 41,600 11,453 38,672 9,941 42,412 1.21 1.03 1.12 1.04 I 39,749 78,250 ; 11,435 50.206 41,433 85,348 j 12,762 48.406 31,033 73, 238 ! 10,773 31,918 31,729 54,719 I 8,606 20,481 .94 .97 1.11 1.20 21,346 24,958 30,036 29,900 1.28 1.05 .95 .89 41.S47 33,534 31,028 .87 .94 1. 10 1.04 6,524 7,257 9,084 9,854 24,616 34,026 31,979 54,640 29,684 | 58,006 83,813 94,080 74,950 82,323 I I January February March April : Muy .111 no July August September October November December 233,007 19N, 524 i 180,049 ' 214,215 I 173,255 50,124 42,767 37, 201 41,987 38,193 J 17,343 !I 16,200 | 13,530 i 13,410 j |j | | 17,847 ; 14,167 ||j 17,669 jj 17,(135 j; I 17,101 j*21,97(1 II 144,406 116,697 j 19,204 ! 19,85(1 106, 553 126,289 14,023 2S, N12 16,312 29,627 97,456 13,688 23,918 ! 24,484 j 28,766 , 34,700 ! 31,466 126,777 127,965 135,226 143,582 35,836 32, 9*3 31,608 33,1(14 58,947 59,965 (13,825 70,845 | 62,473 137,544 2(16, 999 ; 46,610 10(1,571 210,817 j 31,766 85,577 : 169,677 I 41,070 i 97,773 205,137 48, 0X5 38, 149 3(1, 071 49,506 194,0(10 161,555 135,SS4 165,910 42,150 34,392 27,323 31,850 97,580 78,83S (16,867 77,892 178,347 i 41,629 j 80,802 15,288 40,628 159,002 ! 45,745 \ 76,253 167,866 || 43,707 ; 82,985 178,384 || 43,611 ! 87,281 200,692 ^ 4*,238 104,474 520 408 792 514 137,318 i 28,906 ! 10 • 10 I 9, j 9, i | 12, ; 14, j 10, I 12 j 43,9(17 61,906 | 10,949 35,557 .97 ! ! • 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 afi'oct the total. * One week in July estimated for South Dakota. * First two weeks in July estimated for Arkansas. 8 One week i n 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. 160 OCEAN TRANSPORTATION, Table 107,—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] i VESSELS IN FOREIGNr TRADE. Entered. Cleared YEAR AND MONTH. Ameri- Foreign. can. ForTotal. American. eign. Total. average average average average average 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly average average average average . average FUEL CONSUMPTION BY VESSELS. United States, Atlantic ports to- Loadings at principal clearing ports. United Kingdom. Coal. All Europe. Relative to January, 1920. Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly INDEX OF OCEAN FREIGHT RATES.2 Fuel oil. Relative to 1919. 100 88 113 129 141 100 93 85 86 74 1OO 91 92 97 92 1OO 80 107 123 133 1OO 93 87 90 76 100 90 93 99 92 105 3 100.4 102.7 108.6 95.1 131 155 228 221 225 65 63 82 79 85 82 86 120 117 122 125 167 227 201 211 68 68 87 84 85 84 95 126 116 120 36.0 25.5 76.3 100.0 129.2 104.2 56.8 41.8 37.0 33.5 32.4 36.0 32.3 28.8 27.2 84.5 77.8 68.6 74.5 192.7 193.7 1 185.6 | 200.3 31.7 34.7 33.1 27.3 27.1 29.1 28.3 25.4 62.8 59.5 68.7 66.4 199.1 207.3 224.1 232.1 27.9 27.5 28.8 29.2 25.7 25.7 25.9 24.6 69.6 60.4 53.3 43.1 217.7 244.6 223.6 228.6 27.0 25.3 28.0 27.1 23.4 22.7 24.0 24.4 43.1 4S.9 5rf. o 51.0 239.3 232.4 234.6 227.5 25.3 21.8 23.1 22.6 22.9 21.1 21.9 22.6 53.0 52.2 60.0 57.3 237.6 216.1 268.6 271.4 22.3 21.2 20.2 20.1 22.1 21.3 19.9 20.0 75.8 72.0 71.2 74.9 273.6 295.7 255.5 294.0 20.8 23.4 20.7 22.9 65.1 61.1 278.6 299.7 « 100.0 44.9 29.0 a oo.o 18.6 25 4 ' 39.4 42.1 47.0 100.0 187.5 193.0 225.9 i 1921. September Octol)er Novem'ber December.. January February March.. April May .. June July August September October November.. December. 134 120 228 232 85 79 122 119 247 216 90 83 247 72 118 220 68 110 217 71 109 195 80 112 167 59 88 164 60 89 156 181 70 80 93 107 148 174 90 108 184 75 184 191 67 83 77 109 244 80 123 210 79 115 222 90 125 210 94 126 271 259 105 107 149 147 244 232 102 101 141 138 239 289 106 89 141 142 244 269 106 86 145 137 272 83 133 276 87 139 209 78 113 171 82 107 172 130 160 86 72 88 109 87 107 150 127 145 83 78 88 102 92 104 165 84 105 163 88 109 1923. J anuary February March. April May . June... July August September October November December * 217 105 134 i 204 104 132 223 102 134 212 137 149 209 107 i 134 i 148 205 12K 192 105 128 196 109 133 238 103 139 215 102 134 210 134 209 126 | 155 Sec footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Tonnago entered and cleared in foreign trade, and fuel loaded for consumption by outgoing vessels, from U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce; index of ocean freight rates from the Federal Reserve Board Division of Research and Statistics. 2 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 import ante of the 5 principal products—grain, provisions, cotton, cottonseed oil, and sack flour. 161 OCEAN TRANSPORTATION. Table 108.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] FUEL CONSUMPTION BY VESSELS. VESSELS IN FOREIGN TRADE. Entered. Loading at principal clearing ports. Cleared. YEAR AND MONTH. Ameri- For- eign. Total. American. Foreign. Total. Coal. Thousands of Thousands of net tons.3 tons. Fuel oil. Thousands of barrels. 012 | 1913 mo. av. 1,174 3,264 4,440 1,250 3,233 4,483 1914 mo. av. 1,033 3,028 4,061 1,000 3,017 4,017 606 1915 mo. av. 1,233 2,768 4,101 1,340 2,826 4,166 620 297 1916 mo. av. 1,512 2,803 4,315 1,537 2,895 4,433 656 461 1917 mo. av. 1,658 2,416 4,074 1,666 2,467 4,133 574 492 1918 mo. av. 1,538 2,121 3,659 2,184 3,748 461 550 1919 mo. av. 1,828 2,084 3,892 2,189 4,271 604 r,i69 2,816 5,653 780 2,192 2,704 5,211 629 2,256 2,756 5,395 343 2,641 510 470 414 450 2,253 2,265 2,170 2,342 379 359 415 401 2,328 2,423 2,620 2,713 2,545 2, 859 2,614 2,673 1920 mo. av. 2,678 2,667 5,344 1921 mo. av. 2,592 2,590 5,182 1922 mo. av. 2,636 2,787 5,423 1,563 2,083 2,836 2,507 2,639 2,676 2,759 5,435 3,092 2,903 5,995 2,718 2,577 5,295 2,702 2,696 5,398 2,895 2,350 5,245 2,748 2,200 4,949 2,553 2,306 4,859 2,434 2,586 5,021 1,963 1,931 3,894 2,051 2,295 4,127 1,856 2,127 2,626 4,753 2,181 2,168 2,459 4,627 2,389 1,935 2,169 2,684 2,495 3,986 1,832 2,870 2,601 2,945 2,621 2,625 3,053 2,903 2,554 3,028 3,286 3,274 5,175 2,603 6,178 420 365 322 260 217 1921. September October November December 1922. January... February. March April May June July August.. September. October November. December.. 1923. January... February. March April May June July August.. September. October November., December.. , , , 4,025 4, 864 4,884 3,187 3,435 3,035 3,505 5,471 5,548 6,622 6,510 2,808 2,456 3,470 2,897 2,722 2, 562 6,278 6, 287 5,915 5,018 3,050 3,358 3,446 2,132 3,429 2,778 2,799 2,643 6,479 6,136 6,245 4,775 260 295 332 308 2,797 2,717 2,743 2,660 2,021 2,799 4,821 2,352 3,878 1,882 2,883 4,765 1,936 2,740 4,676 1,873 1,587 1,817 2,042 2,678 2,526 2,833 2,848 4,552 4,113 4,650 4,890 320 315 362 346 2,778 1,527 3,372 5,920 6,124 6,960 6,695 458 435 430 452 3,199 3,390 3,193 2,543 3,427 5,969 2,620 3,317 5,937 2,466 4,378 6,844 2,453 4,121 6,574 2,547 2,649 2,612 2,559 3,475 4,348 4,136 2,249 3,436 5,685 2,444 3,521 2,789 3,367 6,156 2,688 3,304 5,653 6,339 5,965 5,992 2,526 3,140 3,173 3,457 2,987 3,437 3,257 3,504 See footnotes on opposite page also. • Net ton represents 100 cubic feet internal carrying capacity after prescribed allowances for crew and engine space, * January, 1920. 68690°—23 11 162 RIVER AND CANAL CARGO TRAFFIC. Table 109.—INDEX NUBIBEES. Based on Data from Government and nori-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] SAULT NEW STE. YORK MARIE STATE CANALS.' CANALS.* PANAMA CANAL.2 YEAR AND MONTH. In British American Invessels. vessels. Total. R e l a t i v e t o 1915. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly average.... average average average average 1918 monthlv 1919 monthly 1920 montlilv 1921 monthly 1922 monthly 1923 monthly average.... average average average average average 100 1OO Total. Total. R e l a t i v e t o 1913. 1OO CAPE COD CANAL. SUEZ CANAL. MISSISSIPPI RIVER. OIIJO RIVER. Total. Net tonnage. ShipGovernReceipts ments mentat owned St. Louis. St.from Louis. barges. Total between Pittsburgh and Lock 1 1 . Relative to 1910. Relative to 1919. R e l a t i v e t o 1913. 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 69 80 50 103 89 71 42 112 1OO 45 120 39 141 5 39 71 63 115 62 67 154 144 113 50 04 96 119 154 107 45 124 126 85 141 80 48 1V5 208 129 192 99 55 237 169 230 01 220 151 223 83 501 224 407 Relative to 1919. 29 145 59 231 IOO 152 10O 122 84 349 153 56 110 125 71 009 123 70 99 is; 7S 411 571 Relative to 1922. too i i .1921. September October November I December 211 114 185 210 200 242 195 129 INN 190 210 234 05 07 124 117 ,n 40 978 91 112 159 60 767 507 45S 33 121 97 142 94 685 3N8 10 17 95 151 49 658 076 1922. January February M arch April 198 151 198 78 20N 151 206 103 252 157 236 274 102 257 0 Mw 334 174 281 June Julv August 264 140 210 204 200 183 L'97 286 33 81 i«. 103 309 September October November. . December no ! | 141 1 628 700 14, 1 130 71X) 133 105 25 352 645 f>3 90 162 340 651 43 1 19 42 61 171 151 839 790 72 01 70 132 144 427 795 92 79 140 152 181 S3 079 380 siy So 597 70 S4 90 119 74 291 250 us 152 80 119 270 : 201 ! 19! 102 .i SO 298 350 357 230 355 206 4S3 242 350 377 425 222 391 115 150 526 205 384 84 151 641 212 470 132 182 10 753 278 537 74 168 100 084 690 179 May 824 249 555 02 101 170 97 9(58 888 201 June Julv. . August 772 253 515 74 68 143 89 S45 953 210 853 219 574 75 77 171 90 822 507 215 827 208 532 154 88 1,194 921 310 September October November December 759 243 532 692 659 203, 113 95 70 91 ' 18 171 130 149 87 311) 138 .77 31 425 170 450 None. None. 427 None. None. 60S OS 682 ' 108 1 1923. January February March . April j 107 138 144 144 150 128 130 71 76 94 108 112 See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 P a n a m a Canal traffic reported b y The Panama Canal; Sault Ste. Marie Canal a n d Ohio R i v e r traffic, U. S. War Department, Engineer Corps; N e w Y o r k S t a t e canal traffic from N-w York Stale Superintendent of Public Work."-; ("ape Cod Canal traffic from Boston, Cape Cod & New York Canal Co.: Suez ("anal traffic from Le Canal dc Suez; receipts a n d sliif m e n t s of cargo b y river a t St. Louis (almost all b y Mississippi R i v e r ) from Merchants Exchange of St. Louis; cargo t o n n a g e on G o v e r n m e n t - o w n e d barge line from U.S. War Department, Mississippi-Warrior service. 3 Represents t o n n a g e of cargo carried b y commercial vessels. Yearly figures refer t o fiscal years ending J u n e 30. 8 Figures for 1913 t o 1922 represent m o n t h l y averages for eight m o u t h s d u r i n g which t h e canals are usually open. 163 RIVER AND CANAL CARGO TRAFFIC. Table 110.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] PANAMA CANAL.* YEAR AND MONTH. In American vessels. In British vessels. Total. SAULT NEW CAPE STE. YORK COD MARIE STATE CANAL. CANAL.3 CANALS.* Total. Tons. MISSISSIPPI RIVER. OHIO RIVER/ Shipments from St. Louis. Total between Pittsburgh and Lock 11. Receipts at St. Louis. Total. Total. Thousands of short tons. Long tons. SUEZ CANAL. Thousands of metric tons. Governmentowned barges. Tons. 1913 monthly average.. 9,965 372 17,594 3,965 1914 monthly a v e r a g e . . 6,921 297 8,738 4,078 7,414 4,437 1915 m o n t h l y average.. 182,325 183,376 407,371 8,911 265 1916 monthly a v e r a g e . . 70,738 130,888 257,843 11,486 232 104,285 7,883 4,7.50 1917 monthly average.. 122,977 282,813 588,214 11,227 185 66,555 6,923 5,609 1918 monthly average . . 174,856 166 129,625 229,907 8,529 177 192,450 1920 m o n t h l y average.. 378,928 627,669 576,385 781,208 961,601 907,078 1,630,409 10,710 1919 monthly average. . 9,910 203 158,600 1,421 6,032 208 114,406 1,459 8,259 262 103,226 1,780 5,038 10,449 14,827 12,548 13,637 5,754 9,174 13,845 24,133 16,313 8,731 13,392 36,939 49,841 6,482 6,652 3,265 1,031 198 262 37 122,203 117,025 101,476 99,040 1,626 1,853 1,654 1,755 6,985 10,535 16,480 8,575 38,785 30,420 27,155 26,0S5 44,263 39,984 33,843 59,062 81,500 107,832 13S,554 100,111 1,643 130 100 4,365 12,680 24,890 5,405 13,940 13,725 61,144 61,127 56,329 56,871 58,170 82,087 189,388 127,699 2,029 26,525 25,415 31,890 14,650 33,250 16,935 26,920 15,055 69,000 69,415 71,545 52,125 214,542 274,158 210,209 252,188 2,060 13,075 14,055 15,260 5,495 11,530 4,720 12,535 16,855 21,786 24,134 14,837 39,779 511,429 601,740 579,775 483,803 1,811 None. None. 1,754 None. None. 334,429 201,830 323,267 536,010 601,649 627,130 641,431 942,870 1921 monthly average.. 431,613 1922 monthly a v e r a g e . . 412,543 1923 monthly average.. 912,857 217,973 156,412 235,856 310,161 277,488 410,762 1921. September October November December 384,101 383,0S3 356,019 343,185 209,475 367,495 236,625 349,270 754,894 985,775 855,440 953,053 360,282 277,293 276,073 287,319 297.169 807,298 838,074 960,089 1,046,047 639 318,813 268,475 366,746 335,516 1,158,507 977,507 1,211,100 1,165,950 3,317 8,066 10,235 10,286 157 227 226 321 63,873 73,395 82,542 88,258 542,639 649,367 651,015 880,831 371,801 10,986 11,233 9,468 1,838 281 287 338 443,471 1,138,188 1,445,863 1,426,^60 1,535,102 99,967 123,207 135,096 144,377 1923. January... February. March April 775,339 959,293 1,167,802 1,372,595 407.170 376,279 388,060 509,903 1,591,932 1,563,278 l,940,92S 2,1S7,145 May June July August.. 1,502,000 1,40S, 264 1,555,692 1,507,308 456,450 463,096 401,292 381,067 2,262,116 2,096,446 2,337,7S4 2,168,7.50 10,645 13, 750 14,389 14,353 231 276 278 557 September. October November. December.. 1,384,369 446,135 2,168,703 12,776 13,003 265 348 1922. January... February. March April May June July August.. September. October November. December.. 380,129 459,264 498,862 60S,539 4S0,466 481, 625 563,512 432,190 37S,635 119,172 87,960 138,015 76,732 105,767 71,389 79,970 1,164 1,645 1,916 1,884 1,535 1,635 1,773 1,732 1,773 1,736 2,120 1,790 1,285 1,957 17,605 27,135 37,316 53,086 59,551 60,202 1,976 1, 668 1,985 1,798 17,035 38,380 33,505 32,600 47,335 77,546 83,208 44,303 80,399 27,455 54,543 15,685 16,975 15,475 13,450 19,020 298,766 See footnotes on opposite page also. 4 About two-thirds of this traffic is through the Erie Canal and one-third through the Charnplain Canal. Figures for 1913 to 1922 represent monthly averages for seven months, during which the canals are usually open. c ' Nine months' average. 6 Data on Ohio River commerce from the United States War Department, Engineer Corps, represent total cargo traffic between Pittsburgh and Lock and Dam 11, located between Wellsburg and Wheeling, W. Va. The total of 3,5S5,188 short tons shown for the months of 1922, from which the average is computed, does not include the annual total of 1,327,199 short tons not shown separately by months, the total movement for 1922 being 4,912,3S7. Data are available from 1910 to 1914 for traffic between Pittsburgh 1915 to to 192 1921 between Pittsburgh and Lock No. 10 (near Steubenville, Ohio). Traffic between Pittsburgh, g and Lock No. 6 ((near a Beaver, a e r , Pa.), a ) , aand d from rom 1915 L o k 10 10 amounted m o t e d to to 4,733,620 4733620 short h t tons t i 1920 1920and d 2,840,978 2840978 in i 1921 andd Lock in 1921. 164 FREIGHT-CAR MOVEMENT. Table 111.—I1TDEX WUMBESS. Based, on data from, commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] SHORTAGES SURPLUS.* YEAR AND MONTH. Box cars. Coal cars. Total8 cars. Box cars. Coal cars. BAD-ORDER CARS.s AVERAGE LOADINGr PER WEEK. Total3 cars. Grain and gratn products. Livestock. Coal. Forest products. Ore. Merchandise L.C.I*, Total.* and miscellaneous. Total. Relative to 1919. 1916 monthly av.. 1917 monthly av 1918 monthly av 1919 monthly av.. 1920 monthly av.. 1921 monthly av.. 1922 monthly av.. 1921. May June.. July August September October November December . .. 1922. Januarv February March April. 8 36 100 1923. January February March April., May... June... . July.... August September . October December 10O 347 Relative to 1913. 88 39 467 36 153 100 100 100 1OO 339 217 19 3 13 227 616 156 204 179 6 11 58 120 87 140 377 & 213 1OO 100 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 91 87 94 87 111 101 104 89 91 110 106 118 103 106 108 113 88 87 84 46 96 94 205 199 122 94 78 100 81 112 105 206 200 189 218 208 1 1 2 98 81 89 87 63 96 95 205 199 178 215 197 1 5 3 104 83 88 88 78 97 95 226 218 113 214 170 20 16 145 73 82 73 81 95 94 235 226 84 173 130 3 2 2 3 154 84 88 79 85 103 101 249 243 51 130 91 13 3 15 142 91 92 82 76 108 105 248 238 28 43 42 28 103 46 130 112 111 92 57 118 116 241 232 139 176 149 1 None. 1 97 96 87 86 21 99 94 229 221 233 293 248 108 88 74 79 15 90 85 212 206 1 (5) 161 193 175 3 1 116 129 129 2 2 10S 96 109 1 115 311 196 2 May June July... August September October November December 12 Per cent to total in use. (5) 3 2 129 99 95 86 12 89 92 1 208 201 131 88 108 88 11 92 96 219 213 2 2 106 83 111 93 14 105 102 222 216 9 3 84 82 41 99 26 110 91 212 206 108 107 4$ 217 212 ; 85 259 161 6 10 7 90 47 114 98 73 195 126 7 75 20 102 89 53 110 144 119 106 226 221 26 5 174 92 87 158 103 129 81 43 97 170 116 103 215 210 72' 37 189 329 243 144 90 56 102 177 118 109 229 225 (5) 5 3 350 927 539 132 106 97 100 140 119 117 213 207 (5) 2 2 479 1,126 741 134 122 110 105 125 124 124 193 1S8 1 3 3 355 1,020 553 136 118 111 109 77 118 118 I 166 162 6 5 8 202 870 343 130 102 107 100 25 103 105 150 148 8 10-. 14 141 916 303 121 105 109 118 29 102 106 143 132 3 & 8 178 923 334 106 97 105 117 28 105 106 139 124 4 5 7 162 697 285 105 95 105 132 36 118 114 143 128 6 4 7 73 420 146 98 96 100 135 54: 123 117 137 119 126 j 19 5 17 16 271 67 86 95 102 133 165 123 122 139 42 6 31 11 190 49 89 92 105 137 236 123 125 140 138 67 9 40 14 114 40 112 93 105 124 221 119 123 j 126 135 62 5 35 13 116 39 134 104 109 134 215 125 130 125 122 37 7 10 129 120 101 128 196 129 130 116 113 127 133 108 130 159 136 134 100 99 100 97 18 22 36 130 63 13 n 73 51 .... See footnotes on opposite page.. j 165 FREIGHT-CAR MOVEMENT. Table 112.—lTCTMEBICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 [Bas« year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.l Coal cars. Box cars. YEAR AND MONTH. Total cars.' Box cars. Coal cars. BAD-ORDER CARS.s AVERAGE LOADING PER WEEK. SHORTAGES SURPLUS.* Total3 cars. Grain and grain products. Live stock. Coal. Forest products. Ore. Merchan- ! dise L. C. L., Total/ and miscellaneous. Per cent to total in use, Total. Per cent. Number of cars. 1916 monthly av 6,437 1917 monthly av..! 29,251 1918monthly a v . . 1919monthlyav.. 82,135 1920monthly a v . . 15,985 1921 monthly a v . . 127,982 1922monthly a v . . 47,075 132,374 6.2 23,592 05,901 112,934 134,711 5.9 OS,680 2S,964 52,360 141,901 5.9 167,700 6.9 75,605 189,396 18,991 24,194 43,14S 154,499 j 339,020 1,146 90,897 i 164.500 20,053 1.981 | 4,200 24,174 38,973 3 2 , 9 5 5 176,695 56,828 37,434 472,495 801.616 25,868 82,056 34,829 30,105 44,142 193,787 ! 60,476 485,104 850,923 444 153,072 47,928 i 17,367 1,896 j 44,006 28,858 455,916 754,717 138,555 15,852 i 51,579 j| 47,597 30,827 50,029 j 30,291 520,873 842,302 163,676 7.1 308,717 13. 5 310,554 | 13.6 1931. May June July 155,040 105,102 } 394,040 I 140,298 162,537 I -173,791 I 93,013 I 101,723 321,781 August 09,238 | 263 | 339 38,211 26,052 157,122 j 49,463 23,084 455,005 758,438 309,971 13.5 187 003 40,582 27,480 155,001 49,880 29,009 450,036 762,827 341,337 14.8 3,710 3,905 50,585 23,979 145,420 41,5.58 30,389 448,886 750,717 354,611 15.4 130,590 246,740 041 739 59,973 27,643 155,376 j 45,010 31', 769 487,854 812,205 376,417 16.5 16.2 September | 42,093 j 98.048 172,420 2,478 142 3,621 55,272 29,907 102,882 | 46,443 28, 554 512,322 840,318 374,087 October I 22,028 i 33,043 80,203 5,301 4,339 11,219 50,478 36, S34 190,200 I 52,392 21,490 559,386 929,022 364,372 15.8 November j 113,874 I 132,092 December.......J 191,707 j 221,014 282,920 264 None. 302 37,998 31,524 154,434 i 48,846 7,830 400.524 756,624 345,201 15.0 37 110 42,032 29,100 130,297 | 44,752 5,470 320,292 14.0 1922. January February March April 132,174 j 95,301 j 88,491 94,053 May..... June.... July August., September. October November., December.. 1923, January February March April May June July.... August.. September. October November.. December.. ! j 145,913 ; 97,034 j 72,560 j 235,077 170,510 24 i 330,681 540 30 042 50,400 32,568 108,720 48,960 4,410 421,722 734,442 313,190 13.7 245,100 373 100 599 51,199 29,113 190,120 50,124 4,151 436,143 768,741 331,050 14.5 200,740 255 423 41,184 27,358 196,075 52,734 5,254 495,25S 827,400 334,628 14.7 371,538 309 374 842 32,874 27,114 72,528 50,052 9,054 521,106 727,488 320,083 14.0 09,714 | 195,439 305,198 1,094 423 1,714 42,186 29,550 82,494 00,714 18,384 540,546 j 782,670 327,704 14.4 00,101 I 147,558 239,225 1,397 3,148 4,803 39,614 29,201 93,736 02,621 54,054 563.043 851,700 340,822 15.0 ! 131,267 174,927 10,550 0,633 24,973 50,227 26,723 75,039 o'>, 181 63,528 547,143 828,029 324,583 14.3 3,850 ! ! 201 j 54,500 70,455 35,819 13,835 58,670 56,177 29,605 98.499 57,838 66,204 556,500 S73.369 345,013 15.3 3,480 5,S43 66,529 3S, 954 130,325 51,308 35,020 170,512 50,871 52,448 559,9S1 j 934,816 321,674 14.1 205 : 1,584 3,710 91,039 47,273 179,239 52,140 40,353 195,145 59,055 46, 830 587,910 ! 992,651 291,654 12.8 21,307 859 s 2,026 5,595 07,408 42,848 133,786 li 53,076 38,853 195,890 01,813 28.987 556,176 I 947,373 249,060 11.0 5,062 ! 3.051 14,981 38,397 36,525 82,927 | 50,721 33,609 188,255 50,979 9,522 486,882 I 838,948 220,288 9.9 0,970 7,208 20,588 20,815 38,477 73,269 I 47,222 34,500 193,085 00,828 10,909 480, 847,363 216,011 9.0 2,739 ; 4,845 15,819 33,857 38,771 SO,633 | 41,209 32,064 185,492 06,046 10,310 497, 848,269 i| !l 209,471 8.5 3,200 j 3,735 J 14,190 30,849 29/281 68,980 j 41,006 31,145 185,414 74,950 13,336 910,492 jj 215,552 8.7 2,849 | 13.550 13,940 17,034 35,282 38,259 31,634 | 170,555 j 76,966 ! 20,169 941,792 i| 200,312 8.1 11,392 33,622 34,0.50 31,169 j 179,904 j 097 30,210 I 185.3NS 1 010 ii 4,054 ! 15,070 3 , 9 5 3 '•• 32,443 2,974 34,735 4,269 > 55,071 2,054 7,976 | 11,896 55,063 ; 0,546 i 70,453 2,733 ! 4,774 j 50,935 ; 3,922 GO,559 2,518 | 4,S91 9,570 9,441 43,512 j 30,012 | 52,083 I 34,228 ! 193,023 30,527 5,651 • 41,745 0,770 I 5,439 j 15,331 50,435 15,116 7.205 24,477 3,943 j 3,068 | 49,428 12,330 \ 185,286 39,698 ! 178.201 "0,368 "0,405 72,724 01 631 314 82 770 SO 297 73,461 j 74,023 i 59,340 | a,9 004 583 308 !l !J ! 978,341 |i 210,505 I 1,005,162 :| 211,766 989,712 590 050 jl,039,570 j 190,411 | | 189,014 502, 884 011, 642 9.4 9.2 8.3 11,039,018 I 1.073,085 j 175,327 151.332 150,024 | I! Data from the American Railway Association. - Daily average for the last period* (7 or 8 days) of the month, exclusive of Canadian roads. The Association reports the number of freight cars which are idle (surplus) and also the number of requosts for cars which can not be filled (shortage). The difference between these two figi ires represents the net freight-car situation for the country as a 1whole. The car shortages can not ordinarily be filled from the idle cars becauso of the uneven geographical list libation of the latter. Includes other classes than groups listed. 4 Total includes coke shipments in addition to commodity groups listed. • Index number less than 1. {; Number of railroad freight cars in need of repairs on first dav of each month. Note that 1913 is the base year, having a monthly average of 150,909 cars in need of repairs, or 0.8 per cent of the total in use. 1 166 RAILWAY OPERATIONS, Table 113.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] LOCOMOTIVES IN BAD ORDER. YEAR AND MONTH. REVENUES. TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES. Total operatFreight. PassenFreight. Passenger. ger. ing. NET OPERATING INCOME.* 107 68 48 2 60 74 133 121 137 105 115 118 135 146 177 164 126 137 138 110 102 116 150 158 126 128 1OO 129 124 103 209 210 200 210 62 85 116 151 52 64 81 91 103 103 104 111 172 175 172 178 105 114 129 128 123 134 140 143 134 133 133 91 195 210 183 167 208 219 203 193 146 176 112 83 85 99 75 64 113 134 107 94 177 171 177 117 103 94 101 139 120 108 113 120 119 117 85 10 4 62 146 128 140 145 155 157 186 163 186 179 199 185 49 80 139 83 53 91 116 99 104 120 90 162 160 167 180 85 92 96 118 102 114 119 104 104 107 103 5 5 5 4 181 188 169 185 149 167 175 176 176 186 174 186 196 200 188 213 104 127 116 87 86 95 80 52 102 106 99 111 177 174 168 162 100 116 124 124 124 144 140 148 108 105 103 69 4 5 5 7 106 116 111 109 201 230 220 206 169 157 147 171 1% 216 205 201 225 236 225 223 142 132 132 56 79 87 100 126 144 139 132 156 156 156 154 114 105 98 110 144 131 118 132 106 107 108 113 8 9 5 5 91 92 94 SS 207 185 225 21S 15S 138 153 153 197 175 210 205 225 207 230 222 102 65 140 139 108 72 113 126 138 119 143 140 150 154 157 154 104 91 100 101 130 112 127 129 103 103 108 107 156 179 187 196 215 212 210 217 231 229 228 235 150 146 141 164 123 106 96 96 145 139 141 132 156 157 152 154 104 122 67 72 229 219 214 227 129 153 152 167 110 108 107 221 184 214 229 154 87 102 120 163 168 204 185 1S9 150 171 186 167 156 161 169 203 182 183 184 203 267 211 205 96 72 101 98 94 97 177 182 17S 200 162 173 189 190 174 1X1 181 198 95 97 9S 94 201 227 194 163 175 154 144 154 93 96 94 100 101 157 167 200 163 May.... June July.... August. 95 92 S4 111 98 96 85 102 September October November December 1923. January February March April 11G 119 111 10S 97 94 93 S7 100 79 1OO 72 97 101 90 90 92 91 91 89 SO 93 September October November December 1922. January February March April May.... June July.... August. 85 81 September October November... December... 66 60 8 1OO 100 100 99 100 57 52 1921. May June July August , 3 3 1OO 96 <92 U44 128 100 89 117 146 136 1OO 63 Relative to 1919. 3 81 3 82 120 102 1OO 96 95 109 131 100 94 101 121 133 100 78 91 EXPRESS EARNINGS. Total Passen- operat- OperatPercent Tons Receipts Passengers gers ing per toning inon valucarried Total. carried revecome. ation. 1 mile. mile. 1 mile. carried. nues. 1OO 95 101 118 132 1918 mo. av 1919 mo. av 1920 mo. av 1921 mo. av 1922 mo. av PASTHE SENGER- PULLMAN MILE CO. OPERATION. Relative to 1913. Relative to 1919. 1913mo. av 1914 mo. av 1915 mo. av 1916 mo. av 1917 mo. av TON-MILE OPERATION. 65 63 1OO 3 102 3 129 102 117 138 1OO 3 105 3 98 112 130 1OO 173 12 158 137 See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Data on locomotives in bad order for period 1916 to May, 1918, from Bureau of Railway Economics, from June, 1918, to February, 1920, from the U. S. Railroad Administration and since February, 1920, from the American Railway Association; 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 and percentage of net operating income on tentative valuation are from the Bureau oj Railway Economics: Pullman passenger traffic furnished by The Pullman Co.; express earnings are reports of the American Railway Express Co. to thslnterstate Commerce Commission, to which are added reports of the Southeastern Express Co. from the time of its organization in May, 1921. 187 RAILWAY OPERATIONS. Table 114.—ITOttERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] LOCOMOTIVES IN BAD ORDER. REVENUES. YEAR AND MONTH. I TotaI Freight. ger. Per ct. to number in use. I I 1913 monthly a v . . . j j 1914 monthly av...!. 1915 monthly a v . . . . 1916 monthly a v . . . i 15.5 1917 monthly a v . . . j 14.2 PASTHE NET NET TON-MILE SENGERPULLEXPRESS OPERATING MILE OPERATION. MANEARNINGS. OPERAi TOTAL i! INCOME.* CO. TION. ! OPER- ji I ATING '! EX'; ReI Total Perct.ii ceipts Passen- j Passen- ; operaton j! Tons | per gers ' ing Total. valu- i carried carried. carried, i revtonation. ii 1 mile. 1 mile. mile. Per ; Thousands cent. ';'•• of tons. Thousands of dollars. $59,900 3 .>.15 I 3 27,338.294 53,451 . M . 17 ' 3 26,163.146 70.002 ; M.20 I < 25,232.208 87.265 6.16 I * 31,126,359 81.232 ; 5.20 i 34,942,744 $181,782 $57,548 | $255,139 241,608 :'• 173,916 54,230 256,630 \\ 171,926 53,798 58,080 ; 302,104 :| 198,031 68,935 J 337. 539 : 238,184 li$176,916 165,943 178,864 214,784 236,177 0.719 .723 .722 .707 .715 I 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 monthly monthly monthly monthly monthly av...j av...| av...| av...! av...| 17.2 27.1 21.1 24.6 27.2 I ! i j ! 21.0 j 26.5 19.2 25.7 ! 26.8 • 2SS; 183 290,410 360,304 327,328 333,975 86,056 98,334 107,285 96,172 313,133 322,236 314,821 353,815 I 93,517 | 99,753 | 108.886 ' i 109,192 \ May June July August 24.5 24.4 * 24.9 j 24.7 26.8 26.0 September October November December j j I ! 25.3 I 1922. .January February March April May.. June.. July.. August September October November December 24.9 j 25.6 | 24.6 24.2 24.2 25.1 25.6 I 25.9 j 25.0 | ; 23.4 ! 25.2 j 26.0 I 25.5 24.1 j 25.9 I 26.4 j 26.7 I i 334,767 368, 2S7 485,861 383,651 371.600 444,860 \ 461,58-5 ! 462,940 ! 505, 732 j 379.865 380.856 362.756 382.106 354, 341 100,600 ; 498, 348 : 401.952 i 88,903 ' 536, 723 ' 342.371 ! 82,638 ! 465. 933 i 2SS,666 ! 88,723 I 425, I j 277,112 I 294.630 \ 354,306 : 288.900 I S3,736 73.621 80,563 S3, 137 j j i 395, ! 401, i 475. ; 417. 57.759 i 43,024 i 4.846 51,329 64,373 3.51 2.46; 0.09 3.08 3.52 ! j. ; j, 30,943 ; 53.067 \ 69,324 90,100 : I 2.70 !; 3.31 : 4.19 j 4. 71 L 377.707 ji 397.959 j 36\ 087 i S7.006 10-3.521 6K. ^6S ; 4.40 i 5.09 ii 3.85 : <X, ,-go 337,632 324.572 36J.163 33H.425 47,702 33,4.33 49.974 : : . ' ; I 36,409.975 .349 .973 33,033.629 I 37,411.868 \ 1.052 28,729,900 I 1.275 1.176 31,305, 457 28,218,768 1.236 28,140.661 | 1.261 j 28,412,404; 1.234 1.280 30.381.958 2.969,406 I 3.214.896 3.637.499 3.622.956 2,553,188 2,774.177 2,903.775 . 2,970,079 16,929 18 16,779 184 10,767 : 107 11,431 154 1.271 36,670.230 1.229 , 29,221,710 ! 1.273 25,706.855 1.239 3,291, 820 2,910,493 2.650,.590 2.3-14,671 2,890.136 • 2.176,852 i 2.349.099 .15,127: 186 14,951 j 202 14,801 I 88 10,770 ; 1,305 13. .131 95 13,132 ! 113 13.440 103 12,9-80 82 30,364,054 2 75 if 27.150,745 ; 1.164 i 2,893, SSS ! 4.0S j! 5.90 \ 4 01 28,4,50,913 1.152 i 32.940.999 1.198 ! 24.735.011 I 1.291 2,396.439 jj 2.592,731 2,701.720 2,444,584 2,111.760 2,3.56.701 2.401.450 j; !; ! ' j' 02,147 ; 70.271 69.391 52.205 4. 45 : 4. SS : 4.12 j; 2.70 ! 27,939,810 j 1.271 29,081,749 1.249 ' 1.209 i 27,115,331 1.168 !• 30,472.171 2.821.701 ! 2.209, i79 3,495,000 3,504.000 2.501,590 2.9^0.-341 2, 890,939 3,063.092 ]3,583 SO 13.272 103 12,991 : 103 8,644 j 151 40$, 913 428.972 409.453 404. 89S • i i; i 5-%07S I 35,255 ! 78,869 j 70,15-3 ! 2.89 j, 4.05 j! 4.46 I; 5.15 j ' 34,334,060 39,260,029 38,046,185 | 30,222,280 1.120 j 1.125 1.119 I 1.109 3,221,000 . 2.956,533 '• 2,759.938 [ 3,111,789 ' 2,990.265 2,710,144 2.440.127 2,725,171 13.408 13,5-13 13,072 14,275 1.078 ; 2,933.209 2.688.993 ' 2,566,616 ; 2,313.420 2,827.499 , 2.a36.T42 2,851,000 | 2,682,102 28.2 30.7 29.4 28.9 355,933 406,106 I 389,501 i 364,106 I I ! 97,530 ! 500, S83 90,133 i 550, 052 84,790 ; 523.012 9S,464 ; 513,576 366,721 326,699 398,-536 380,136 I j j j 91,103 79,152 88,229 87, 872 ' ; \ . 502.160 ' 446,639 |; 535,541 !' 523,107 '. 408.Rio \ 375,825 ' 417,913 | MM, 0.38 ' 60,874 ! 3S,S59 ; 3.73 ; 83,56S ! 5.84 !: 8:5. 201 ' 0.50 i; 37,663,368 32,616,323 39,218,000 33,297.355 404,965 387,343 379,048 402,231 j ! I i 89,938 102,851 107,519 113,039 I I ! ; 547,2S2 = 541,200 j 535,814 | 554,-359 j. 420,650 j 417,011 j 414,520 ! 427.783 I 0. 33 ; S9.999 87.024 : 5.47 i: 4.93 ;i 84. 01.3 '.. ; 98.343 • 4.94 ; 39,597,532 38,000,994 38,513,263 36,209,761 92,23^ 39,449,128 31.5 32.3 30.0 29.4 j ! 24.2 24.5 24.9 23.2 January February "March. April.. ; 26.3 i j 25.5^ 25.1 23.7 May June July August I 23.1 23.2 : 22.0 20.0 | 20.2 i 17.8 19.9 I 19.0 September.. October November.. December.. 18.0 I 16.3 | 17.3 16.8 j: |! , I; j i $-2,092 ; 3,615 \ 260 i 115 355.509 364.279 341,081 387,370 j ! j j 22.7 ;: $12,613 !' 16.306 ;: 15.640 [ 13.006 r I 30.0 j =1 3.556 382 2.397,260 3,112,128 3.271,2*2 2,600.416 2,645,699 319.015 j 85,531 i 331,932 i 96,044 299,566 j 100,694 320,520 : 101,560 • 449, 474, 443. 474 3 2.822,922 j 3 2.072.018 ;'. j 3 2.880.5*2 ' 3 2,132.390 I . 3 2.021.039 j . ! 3 3,649,161 2 . 3 2 0 . 425 I . • 2,882,163 ; 2 . 0 9 1 , 2 1 2 I'. ^ 3.239.7SS 3,863 192 3.904 056 ! 3,110 759 : 9 $77 435 26.1 | 25.5 I 22.5| 26.9 ' I 25.8 j 24.9 i 1923. 89,677 410,549 432,005 518, 785 464,429 468,166 Thousands of dollars. Cents. I Thousands. jj Number. 168 197 95 99 1 390,508 j 105,936 j 545,503 j ; 415,983 i 4.46 jj 1.107 j 1.127 j 1.106 j 1.123 j 1.123 j 1,096 j 1,108 2,999.623 j' 3,505.679 || ji 3,883,297 |: 12;995 ; 12.941 ; 13,623 . 13,547 ; 105 125 120 60 13,842 | 127 2,670,101 3,172,053 1 •13,639 | 07 13/522 j 48 3,157,367 I 3,456,OS1 ! 3,268,102 ; 2,836,671 See footnotes on opposite page also. >qual to the difference between total xoperating ^_ Net railway operating income mcludfis-net operatingo revenue (equal revenue and total operating expenses) from which there i » v e3 been deducted railway tax accruals, uncollectiblej railway rail —' " and — * joint ' ' " facility *-- iiix rents. revenues, enurprment Fiscal year ending June 30 of year indicated. ••* These "figures are from Interstate Commerce Commission reports. * Deficit. 5 168 PUBLIC UTILITIES. Table 115.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] TELEPHONE COMPANIES. YEAR AND MONTH. GAS AND ELECTRIC ! COMPANIES. TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER STATIONS. TeleTotal Net Com- graph and Operat- Gross Gross operat- operat- mercial cable Net reveing tele- operat- ing in- earn- earnnue, revegraph income, j ings. ings. ing sales.3 nues. come. tolls. revei nue. "" """" I Relative to 1919. Relative to 1913. Relative to 1913. Fuel consumed. Coal. Oil. Gas. Energy produced, By By water power. fuels. Total. Relative to 1919. i 1913 mo. av 1914 mo. av 1915 mo. av 1916 mo. av 1917mo.av 100 104 111 125 142 1OO 100 112 129 ' 127 i 78 76 1918 mo. av 1919 mo. av 1920 mo. av 1921 mo. av 1922 mo. av 154 188 231 276 306 125 138 ' 146 204 239 ! 83 1OO 120 106 111 84 1OO 116 103 105 278 280 275 278 223 218 184 193 107 109 103 108 275 289 2S7 288 219 220 220 172 January.. February March 291 282 300 305 220 218 244 250 May June July August 305 307 304 309 243 246 217 231 September October November.... December 312 319 317 324 245 273 236 249 1923. January February.... . . March April . . 326 315 338 335 May June July August September 105 i 1OO 105 108 121 135 1OO 103 110 125 121 1OO 108 116 136 173 78 i 1OO 88 77 104 150 173 209 215 225 121 134 141 166 184 213 231 283 312 353 1OO 106 90 97 1OO 119 109 119 100 115 111 127 1OO 112 106 ! 123 100 111 102 118 1OO 113 108 125 102 105 99 105 76 50 78 212 204 198 198 161 147 137 131 293 283 283 292 83 83 84 88 93 99 111 125 112 116 108 131 101 100 101 105 109 100 101 99 96 100 101 109 110 110 99 104 107 108 104 112 86 80 111 203 217 225 241 150 170 193 210 309 326 348 365 88 94 95 99 128 128 124 129 133 128 124 110 114 110 112 118 91 OR 100 109 128 120 120 123 98 91 107 102 95 88 102 97 64 54 100 78 241 224 231 223 220 202 201 1 196 i 382 349 348 322 101 89 93 84 120 108 103 89 92 90 90 104 117 107 118 111 106 100 121 122 124 111 116 104 113 115 108 120 108 109 103 113 123 128 83 119 222 215 210 214 181 166 i 147 . 132 ' 315 314 313 331 84 85 88 96 93 100 110 142 124 131 146 171 118 118 119 126 135 130 128 123 107 111 114 127 122 126 114 116 114 117 108 107 128 129 100 138 220 238 247 257 160 171 215 218 354 377 405 425 99 112 115 123 148 142 135 142 175 159 134 108 125 134 136 142 116 111 112 116 130 147 150 158 266 362 299 275 118 108 126 116 110 100 116 107 120 108 92 270 2 2.30 2 257 2 254 257 2 239 : 2 253 i 2 243 451 422 420 412 , 123 111 115 101 136 127 125 106 118 102 127 ! 129 147 133 146 138 133 121 141 147 155 141 148 133 341 335 327 334 271 252 224 231 121 120 113 123 112 112 106 113 93 100 70 100 -1 24S 2 240 2 232 2 219 ' 2 204 ! 395 39S 3S6 I 101 101 104 110 110 112 127 147 154 160 178 189 ! 143 139 140 144 158 144 136 130 135 136 142 153 j 334 246 121 113 102 412 109 147 180 141 123 152 ! 1921. May July September.. October . November.... December i ; ! 1922. ...... i i ! ; ', 1 1 2 174 | 382 : i November l See footnotes on opposite page also. i Telephone earnings are the combined reports of 13 largest telephone companies, and telegraph earnings are the combined reports of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Cos., as reported to the Interstate Commerce Commission; gas and electric earnings are the combined reports to the U. S. DepartmtjU of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, of 73 companies or systems operating gas, electric light, heat, power and traction services and comprising most of the large companies in the United States. Gross earnings are in general the gross operating revenues, while net earnings in general represent the gross less operating expenses and taxes, but owing to a lack of uniformity in the accounts of individual companies, it has not been possible to secure these actual items for each company, and in such cases the nearest comparable figures have been taken. Also in some cases the figures for prior years do not cover exactly the same subsidiaries owing to acquisitions, consolidations, etc., but these differences are not 169 PUBLIC UTILITIES. Table 116.—NUMERICAL DATA. Data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] TELEPHONE COMPANIES. GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES. TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. TeleCom- graph Net mer- I and Total operOpercial cable ating operatteleoperating rev- ating iningraph ing enues come. tolls, j revenue. YEAR AND MONTH. CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER STATION. Gross Net reveearnltogs s «»•« !i n u e * ! sales, s Thousands of dollars. 1917 mo. av $13,132 13,722 14,527 16,452 18,700 1918 mo. av 1919 mo. av 1920 mo. av 1921mo.av 1922 mo. av ! 20,225 j 24,635 j 30,320 ! •' 36,265; ; 40,204 ! 1913 mo. av 1914 mo. av 1915 mo. av 1916 m o . av $3,710 3,709 4,139 4,785 4,700 !!.... | .... ! .... | .... ] ' $5,J 4,649 ij 6,287 5,104 || 7,596 5,415 ' 9,113 7,573 !: 8,043 8,882!; 8,435 Energy Produced. Fuel Consumed. Gross earnings. $29,369 \ 30,716 ! 31,592, 35,479 I $7,674 I $1,711 39,508 j I Coal. Oil. Gas. Short tons. Barrels. M cubic feet. By fuels. Thousands of kilowatt hours. $10,132 $26,017 10,478 28,067 : 11,112 30,100 i 12,657 35,458 12,304 44,925 : 44,119 | 12,232 50,734 13,609 61,342 14,311 63,252 ! 16,812 66,199 18,612 55,442 60,083 73,575 81,066 91,825 62,163 59,905 58,212 58,098 16,284 14,873 13,926 13,267 76,100 2,415,263 73,700 2,434,349 73,500 2,453,945 76,000 11 2,572,569 15,182 17,240 19,514 | 21,232 «, 500 2,586,033 ! 1,179,250 2,381,628 84,700 I 2,758,774 \ 1,181,457 2,279,880 90,500 | 2,777,4S3 | 1,145,9222,212,562 95,000 ij 2,902,987 1,191,752 1,962,781 70,899 65,661 67,725 65,581 22,246 20,500 20,360 19,886 99,400 90,800 90,500 83,700 I 2,953,540 1,108, 413 Ij 2,593,259 995,826 [ | 2,722,146 949,952 jj 2,456,592 824,097 1,633,907 1,599,967 1,598,961 1, a50,180 8,620 8,744 8,198 9,079 10,882 2,008 ij 65,295 10,967 i 2,101 63,259 61,612 10,363 i 1,364 62,974 11,381 | 1,944 18,364 16,834 14,867 13,353 82,000 81,800 81,500 86,100 j: 2,471,123 856,173 |,' 2,486,099 919,960 ij 2,563,580 1,010,117 i| 2,816,678 1,311,945 9,261 9,564 8,678 ! 8,796 ! 11,521 I 2,090 11,820 i 2,109 11 10,885 , 1,636 j | 10,850 2,265 j1 !l 16,255 17,325 21,771 22,106 , 92,200 : 2,898,986 jj 98,100 j 3,275,204 ;'! 105,300 3,357,966 I ! 110,500 ! 3,597,590 |! 79,442 25,998 | i 73,569 2 24,171 | 2 75,385 2 25,616 I! 2 74,495 2 24,619 :l 117,400 \ 3,556,807 H 109,800 \ 3,248,979 ;j 109,200 j 3,351,167 !' 107,200 j 2,967,037 8,477 j 1,282 1,636 10.095 11,698 1,438 10,371 1,265 10,608 1,697 Total. 11 j ! 2,925,000 | 920,833 j 1,783,833 3,243,403 ' 3,093,655 1,093,559 ; 2,058,509 3,629,573 2,631,107 ; 1,001,245 ' 1,977,710 3,439,130 ! 2,849,397 I 1,099,444 2,264,511 3,975,237 1,217,158 1,345,809 1,245,000 1, 437,587 2,026,245 2,283,764 2,194,130 2,537,652 !! 1921. September. October November.. December.. 36,560 I 8,275 8,123 10,315 1,251 36,743 8 , 0 8 4 ''•• 8,283 | 10,601 1,434 36,160 6,829 7,805 ! 9,989 816 30,566 7,178 8,239 I 10,615 1,270 | 36,067 ! 8,132 8,333 I 10,812 1,835 37,905 i 8,168 ! 8,371 I 10,913 j 1,409 37,657 I 8,172 ;i 7,526 I 9,857 ! 1,311 37,871 | 6,398 ij 7,884 i 10,486 1,815 1932. January February March April 38,183 ; 8,149 36,998 ; 8,073 39,393 : 9,070 40.058 : 9,272 May.... June July August. 40.059 40,252 39,889 40,572 September. October November. December.. 40,930 9,092 41,936 10,125 41,691 i 8,767 42,489 ' 9,210 May June July August 9,013 ; 9,137 I 8,055 : 8,585 *7, 451 6,950 8,117 7,766 9,586 8,932 10,302 9,808 j; 59,702 63,753 66,004 70,800 | 1,042 I 883 | 1,643 ! 1,275 1923. January February March April 42,841 41,317 44,324 ! 43,952 j 9,879 [ 13,447 ; 11,102 j 10,21? 8,986 8,166 9,565 8,78S 11,130 10,094 11.699 10,842 May June.. July August ! ! • \ ; 10,05G j 9,354 | 8.328 ! 8,579 9,177 9,147 8,580 9,313 11,260 11,265 10.700 11,428 ; 43,810 j 9,119 i : 9,174 11,359 ; 44, 766 43,952 42,999 43,S7S J |! j I | 1,961 | 1,413 j 1,775 ; 1,499 I j 1, 51S j 1, 632 j 1,142 ! 1,634 64,484 I 69,866 j 72,539 I 75,502 i i| j j I j 853,380 916,088 1,026,568 1,149,935 1,994,126 2,068,248 1,929,148 2,329,609 3,269,127 3,244,093 3,269,709 3,410,701 1,327,497 1,941,630 1,215,972 i i / 328,121 1,224,813 | 2,044,893 1,199,995 | 2,206,706 3,687,609 1,101,576 2,586,033 3,574,339 j 1,137,123 j 2,437,216 3,639,393 j 1,217,833 j 2,421,560 3,819,6S2 j 1,322,101 2,497,591 3,805,748 I 3,467,846 j 3,820,812 ! 3,596,520 | 1,293, 439 1,220,922 1,467,832 1,488,305 I 2,512,309 j j 2,246,924 I 2,352,980 j 2,108,215 2,212,847 3,823,591 2,344,788 !| 3,835,430 2,606,783 | 3,871,324 3,056,137 | 4,074,908 1,646,674 1,587,943 1,556,956 1,494,766 I 2,176,917 : 2,247,487 : 2,314,368 ! 2,580,142 1,361,387 1,308,830 1,239,693 1,306,930 3,125,059 2,833,831 2,383,280 1,928,396 1,358,292 ; 2,690,912 1,352,495 2,979,910 1,366,554 3,047,073 1,416,860 ; 3,194,586 1,255,973 1,165,769 1,151,107 980,640 | 2,096, 496 1,823,411 2,271,937 2,297,450 j ! 4,049,204 \ j 4,332,405 j j 4,413,627 | 4,611,446 I li j 2 72,730 j 2 70, 605 2 22,199 I! 102, S00 2 68,129 20 ; 669 ji 103,500 17,607 j | 99,300 2,947, 534 2,952, 677 3,037,006 3,211,124 1,011,558 1,035,724 1,174,023 1,352,299 3,182,705 1,352,933 ' 3,204,590 4,753,826 1,620,311 4,324,278 | 1, 467, 710 4,727,964 ; 1, 719,362 4,472,945 ij 1,783,281 I 2,741,470 4,653,358 ! 2,860,449 4,523,231 ; 3,170,248 ! 4,536,401 i 3,377,973 |: 4,674,630 ! j || || 3,133, 515 2, 856, 568 3, 008,602 2,689.664 I 1,920,414 2,732,944 \ 1,758,546 1,652,595 j 2,883,806 1,579,358 I 3,095,272 |l 100,500 I September j October November December 107,100 4,571,236 ij 1,491,969 j 3,079,267 ! ! See footnote on opposite page also. believed to be great in the aggregate. Gross revenue received from the sale of electrical energy as reported by the Electrical World represents the total receipts from the sale of electricity computed to 100 per cent of the industry on the basis of the percentage which the reporting companies bear to the installed central station rating of the country. Fuel consumption and production of electric power by central stations from U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey. 2 One company missing. 3 Companies reporting sales are not identical with those reporting fuel consumption and energy produced. 170 LIFE INSURANCE. Table 117.—Ill DEX NTJTOEItS, From commercial and trade sources.1 IBase year in bold-faced type; ntrarorical data on opposite page.] PREMIUM COLLECTIONS (new and renewal). NEW BUSINESS. ORDINARY INSURANCE (40 companies). INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE (6 companies). GROUP INSURANCE (11 companies). Number of Value, policies, i Value. YEAR AND MONTH. Number of policies. Value. ORDI- TNDUSNARY TRIAL TOTAL INSUR-INSURINSURANCE ANCE | ANCE (40 companies). (4Ocom(6 companies), panies). Number of policies. r GROUP INSURANCE (11 companies). 'TOTAL 'INSUR| ANCE (40 com; panies), Value. Value. ! Relative to 1913. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 monthly monthly monthly monthly monthly average.. average. average. average. average. 100 100 107 122 142 1OO 97 104 127 150 100 100 1OO 1OO 108 113 109 109 106 182 107 1OO 101 100 104 100 107 100 139 1OO 105 112 221 112 107 108 115 229 110 113 350 111 125 117 123 335 119 119 755 114 146 129 134 706 131 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 monthly average. monthly average. monthly average. monthly average. monthly average. 145 232 265 212 211 157 273 332 274 300 114 122 132 145 153 227 300 172 224 292 145 205 267 191 May.... June July.... August.. September. October November. December.. 1932. January... February. March April May June July August.. September. October November. December.. I I 127 1,204 119 157 139 147 1,345 142 150 1,992 141 252 164 168 2,548 167 194 179 1,895 153 301 192 189 3,813 202 508 156 256 207 I 210 4,081 210 228 1,276 163 287 227 239 4,306 ,232 241 555 181 383 158 113 158 283 128 250 117 163 357 129 285 26S 237 226 205 215 199 189 207 198 206 215 3,671 3,545 4,539 4,384 208 202 191 231 133 186 319 | 143 200 250 177 249 297 ! 181 184 198 200 253 207 222 202 270 3,306 4,581 2,948 5,252 ! 192 244 153 210 ! 232 |i 159 224 317 174 244 | 1,757 i! 132 220 250 234 308 172 232 142 200 | 920 193 274 150 214 | 513 226 318 | ISO 256 I 1,053 218 151 237 1,687 .228 259 307 300 210 223 255 229 228 206 234 212 6,535 3,474 3,810 3,639 228 310 i I 326 I 146 157 187 161 164 241 ; 222 319 ; 152 223 ! . 215 303 | 143 213 I 201 292 j 135 175 164 154 146 305 299 285 268 233 230 220 214 233 235 239 242 4,265 3,716 4,103 3,813 191 203 257 | 126 187 1,162 2S3 | 164 256 996 29o I 161 243 1,144 172 265 4,549 245 281 287 384 194 217 222 280 220 | 245 ! 230 | 385 137 170 169 185 3,806 4,484 4,16S 5,858 283 291 377 209 250 | ! 6S9 1,164 766 672 343 j 214 203 198 191 207 202 260 218 222 253 227 235 233 226 223 202 226 226 298 i 1923. January... February. March April May.... June July August.. September. October November. December.. 282 411 176 266 1,374 251 369 250 401 2,298 154 156 194 250 2,082 3,580 1,075 1,257 218 197 174 162 380 393 334 319 262 255 246 246 | ; ' ! 254 271 268 1,037 49$ 159 186 294 326 214 | 249 i 254 285 205 302 j 144 217 948 215 315 j 145 221 687 264 388 i 210 313 272 400 | 183 285 243 356 ! 160 256 230 338 ! 220 238 337 149 245 146 241 176 293 See footnote on opposite page. j 243 235 279 257 260 239 266 259 5,558 250 5,884 239 4,781 279 5,442 261 4,484 263 4,506 261 5,019 254 5,374 254 4,555 226 6,177 281 171 LIFE INSURANCE. Table 118.—NUMEKICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] P R E M I U M COLLECTIONS (new a n d renewal). NEW B U S I N E S S . YEAR AND MONTH. ORDINARY INSURANCE (40 companies). Thousands of dollars. Thousands of policies. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly average. average. average. average. average. 74 74 79 90 105 8131,839 INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE (6 companies). Thousands of policies. 197,310 380 410 429 415 414 128,358 136,700 167,970 Thousands of dollars. ! $51,909 55,217 58,128 58,645 61,484 GROUP INSURANCE (11 c o m panies). TOTAL INSURANCE (40 companies). Thou- j ThouNumber of sands of i sands of policies. dollars. policies. 4 4 8 $1,445 2,628 I j 25 5,052 ! 504 60 10,908 | 519 454 484 3,188 :l 507 Thousands of dollars. 51,626 60,783 71,132 76,686 84,068 20,342 22,587 25,751 433 66,099 55 17,401 540 465 77,901 134 638 437,623 500 j 93,044 149 361,803 550 j 104,813 51 156 I 395,277 582 28,785 27,377 7,335 18,440 738 289, 882 466,866 558,043 473,951 531,951 May.... June July.... August. 168 395,445 166 385,075 152 352,134 141 329,124 652 550 431 446 September.. October November.. December.. 141 305,191 148 329,232 142 321,236 166 January.. February. March April 127 May.... June July.... August. 169 118,233 707 GROUP INSURANCE (11 c o m panies). TOTAL INSURANCE (40 c o m panies). Thousands of dollars. $37,009 206,382 107 I 172 I 196 | 157 | INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE (6 c o m panies). $185,193 186,203 198,015 231,667 269,702 360,180 1918 monthly average. 1919 monthly average. 1920 monthly average. 1921 monthly average. 1922 monthly average. ORDINARY INSURANCE (40 c o m panies). 38,456 40,115 43,344 47,789 $10,778 11,580 12,421 13,280 14,440 $31 43 71 15,807 417 104 219 790 1,182 1,265 1,335 $47,818 50,080 52,60S 56,727 62,449 67,850 79,661 92,655 100,538 111,154 1921. i I j I ! 125,232 j 104,909 j 81,872 j 84,583 44 45 29 36 8,023 5,529 4,088 5,153 820 716 583 587 528,699 !; 75,857 495,512 !j 79,628 438,093 || 73,555 418,859 ! 70,006 21,381 22,233 23,217 ,099 22 28 24 210 4,607 4,293 3,350 25,3S8 649 820 723 406,603 462,690 433,673 569, 655 22,354 23,927 21,762 29,071 ,025 417,621 507 I 96,805 672 | 129,165 5S1 109,087 126,646 305,528 361,571 419,839 408,361 53S 569 684 572 103,725 110,954 132,833 123,208 30 49 51 40 13,287 7,420 15,215 24,379 665 712 850 733 422,540 : | 77,730 479,945 j| 82,663 567,888 11 94,454 555,948 I 84,656 24,560 22,201 25,195 22,805 429,236 420,362 405,609 384,328 624 579 542 512 125,084 115,959 110,423 102,901 61 58 55 44 9,962 16,814 11,068 9,709 793 743 701 661 564,282 553,135 527,099 496,938 86,100 85,059 81,309 79,104 25,156 25,318 25,717 26,128 338,789 372,902 389,367 507,436 480 623 611 653 97,257 132,790 125,960 137,707 49 57 61 406 16,785 14,392 16,524 65,730 621 773 452,831 520,084 531,852 710,873 71,739 80,337 82,167 103,498 23,709 26,456 24,813 36,957 398,150 415,006 541,388 485,874 547 551 112,678 114,758 137,853 208,105 60 73 104 13,701 9,933 19,848 33,199 710 879 1,137 524,528 539,698 699,089 727,179 511,963 527,995 469,883 445,157 797 162,326 147,769 132.798 127,090 99 97 54 30,086 51,730 15, 534 18,161 991 895 789 737 124,905 152,061 41 55 14,984 7,200 720 845 68,080 73,459 73,986 93,492 ,138 ,407 ,359 ,420 914 1,628 99,262 102,108 97,195 94.581 91,458 98,807 96,661 124,191 1922. 143 167 161 164 159 149 September.. October November.. December.. 141 150 155 185 2,026 1,077 1,181 1,128 1,322 1,152 1,272 1,182 1,180 1,390 1,292 1,816 104,316 105,941 120,830 108, 588 112, 577 111,529 108, 298 106,414 96, 628 108, 184 108, 272 142, 271 1923. January.. February. March April May.... June July.... August. September.. October November.. December.. 152 159 209 186 195 201 180 170 163 176 404,940 444,936 950 609 567 95, OSS 28,002 25,706 28,640 27,869 704,376 727,493 618,215 590,408 96,850 94,354 90,947 90,976 27,339 29,169 28,877 29,006 544,829 604,197 79,060 92,128 27,378 30,697 86,947 103,338 1,723 1,824 1,4S2 1,687 119,485 114,477 133,460 124, 645 1,666 125,579 124,920 121,379 121,648 1,412 1,915 107,850 104,746 1,390 1,397 1,556 1 Compiled by the Association of Life Insurance Presidents. The data on new business represent only new business that has been paid for, exclusive of revivals, increases, and dividend additions. Premium collections show the amount of money actually invested in life insurance each month, and include total premium collections, now and renewal, and considerations for annuities and for supplementary contracts involving and not involving life contingencies. 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. 172 SAVINGS DEPOSITS. Table 119.—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. New United York States Phila- Cleve- RichSan AtSt. Minne- Kansas Dallas. FranState postal New ChiTotal Boston. York. delmond. lanta. cago. Louis. apolis. City. savings land. phia. (85 cisco. banks.2 savings. depos(64 (92 (209 (56 banks). (18 (97 (35 (15 (30 (80 (77 its. banks). banks). banks). banks). banks). banks). banks). banks). banks). banks). banks). YEAR AND MONTH. 1 Relative to 1920. 1915 monthly av 1916 monthly av 1917 monthly av Relative to 1913. 1OO 103 105 111 115 ! ..... 1OO 149 187 282 360 i 19IS monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly av iv av av av 81 KM) 10O 1OO 100 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 10O 143 411 103 108 106 112 109 107 102 116 103 110 107 104 153 388 106 113 109 111 119 111 103 127 111 117 116 115 162 348 106 103 107 107 113 108 109 102 117 107 110 108 106 107 103 106 114 10S 110 103 117 108 111 10S 108 154 383 103 109 108 106 111 109 107 107 110 105 106 108 106 110 109 107 101 100 115 102 115 106 109 106 104 , 102 108 105 110 109 106 100 115 107 109 104 106 I 103 10S 105 110 111 105 100 116 106 110 104 106 1 102 105 109 111 105 118 106 111 105 110 111 106 101 102 121 108 115 110 ! I i 106 102 10S February. . 111 10S 382 382 152 378 374 370 109 108 108 j 104 111 109 109 113 106 101 121 109 111 111 111 i 104 111 109 109 113 105 101 122 109 112 111 111 109 i 105 111 110 i 156 366 115 117 107 108 101 123 110 116 111 101 124 110 115 116 113 111 119 123 110 114 112 128 109 110 117 111 101 103 126 119 105 111 110 109 111 105 109 109 ;' 106 111 113 !• 106 113 111 109 119 111 102 127 110 119 118 118 115 110 109 10*) 111 107 113 ION 110 119 111 102 129 109 119 117 115 342 341 111 112 107 108 114 108 10S 111 122 123 111 103 117 338 104 113 120 122 119 114 129 130 113 113 118 336 10S 114 123 116 103 133 113 124 119 120 109 137 117 127 122 Miv Juno July September November . December 19?:*. January February March April 108 ' 109 118 112 118 124 117 : 111 118 113 119 126 120 120 127 122 1 112 118 115 120 127 121 109 110 138 us 139 124 127 127 112 119 115 120 128 124 111 140 123 127 113 119 116 121 129 125 112 140 123 127 114 119 117 122 130 126 113 137 123 128 133 130 115 121 117 125 129 130 115 113 124 132 135 134 122 115 121 119 125 128 114 143 124 130 135 134 114 144 124 128 136 134 115 116 144 126 128 136 136 145 126 129 137 137 119 119 i k 1 ! 158 358 j j 352 162 115 114 114 116 . 364 3 '• 109 . . 364 ION 109 April . . . . 103 391 I i 1922. . 406 106 106 N o ve mber December 422 129 100 111 1921. Miv Jim© . • • . . . July Antmst 117 119 123 168 347 335 333 331 125 127 332 129 128 333 131 129 333 1 1 Mav June . Julv ' Aimust Sent ember October November December 120 122 j 122 115 121 119 125 128 130 128 123 116 124 US 126 129 129 123 116 192 118 128 129 129 331 ' 176 331 331 333 335 335 See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Savings deposits in each Federal Reserve district (including both commercial and savings banks) compiled by Federal Reserve Bank of that district iioin reports of identical banks, as follows: Boston, 04 bunks, Ne\v York, 30, Philadelphia. SO. Cleveland, 18, Richmond, 92, Atlanta, 97, Chicago, 209, St. Louis, 35, Minneapolis, 15, Kansas City, r,s, Dallas, S5, San Francisco, 74. Deposits in savings banks of New York State furnished by Savings Banks Association of the State of New York; postal savings from U. 'S. Post Office Department. 173 SAVINGS DEPOSITS. Tafcte 120.—KUMBEICAI DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] BALANCE TO CREDIT OF DEPOSITORS—END OF MONTH. Federal Reserve Districts. YEAR AND MONTH. Total deposits. Boston (64 banks). New York (30 banks). Phil- Cleve- RichSan MinKanChiSt. Dal- FranAtdelsas cago Louis neapland mond lanta las phia olis cisco City j (209 (35 (97 (92 (85 (18 (80 (15 (77 (56 k banks). banks). banks). banks), j banks). I banks). banks). banks). banks). banl:s). New United York States State postal savings2 savbanks. ings. Thousands of dollars. 1913 m o n t h l y a v . $1,724,607 $39,750 1,772,357 59,145 1,805,366 74,349 1,918,453 112,159 1,989,013 143,193 1914 m o n t h l y a v . 1915 m o n t h l y a v . 1916 m o n t h l y a v . 1917 m o n t h l y a v . 1918 m o n t h l y a v . 1919 m o n t h l y a v . 1920 monthly a v . 1921 m o n t h l y a v . 1922 m o n t h l y a v . $612,598 $5,437,438 $1,036,420 $1,532,056 $389,823 $345,252 $225,478 $168,731 751,870 $90,554 5, 759,332 1,054,315 1,653,162 414,668 387,425 244,718 j 179,872 768,358 104.871 6,010,232 1,100,456 1,728,301 424,527 382,759 268,646 j 186,916 771,608 115,412 1 $71,707 $80,957 $44,800 $699,790 77,010 89,212 47,774 727,947 79,643 95,697 52,177 804,090 2,016,866 2,223,216 2,465,491 2,635,572 2,800,118 167,653 161,373 163,434 154,124 138,168 1921. May June July August 5,770,611 1,065,954 5, 824,774 1,067,743 5,772,286 1,066,782 5, 745,366 1,061,725 September. October November.. December.. 5,739,032 1,061, 285 5,745,180 1,062,542 5,545,600 1,061,106 5,862,766 1,069,106 1922. January February... March April May June July.... August. September. October. ... November.. December.. 1923. January February... March April 5,869,409 1,078,232 5,878,869 1,081,935 5,905,159 1,085,788 5,911,685 1,092,416 5,928,947 1,091,620 6,025,494 1,097,919 5, 999, 047 1,102,250 6,010,978 1,104,435 6,059,101 1,108,924 6,097,135 1,114,412 6,129 444 1,116,546 6,307,502 1,130,998 6,361,856 1,150,793 6,410,119 1,158,610 6,460,765 1,165,719 6,487,545 1,173,515 May 6,525,878 1,178,188 June... July.... August. 6,634,882 1,188,854 September. October.... November.. December.. 1,638,673 415, 885 1,672,087 414,354 1,659,333 413,899 1,654,316 412,117 388,850 i 244,367 392,492 243,289 384,153 244,670 381,385 245,075 183,506 184, 848 180,511 179,565 770,628 773,688 762,479 755,334 105,54S 105,343 104,060 103,833 76,824 77,236 76,666 76,180 1,657,028 409,904 1,653,338 409,581 1,656,392 j 409,464 1,704,986 420,123 379,358 245,192 378,789 250,397 377,166 | 249,300 378,702 250,878 179,411 177,230 176, 859 178,709- 752,596 753,909 758,169 767,489 103,788 105,279 106,551 109,165 76,611 88,451 76,273 89,210 76,168 j 90,237 77,239 ! 92,829 1,698,444 425,438 375,639 254,299 1,698,535 426,470 374,773 255,034 1,704,841 427,104 374,372 259,576 1,700,636 j 426^745 376,115 262,969 177,525 756,027 177,227 759,049 180,757 758,001 182,672 756,270 109,248 110, 704 111,675 111,990 77,971 i 90,151 49,738 78,196 ! 91,034 49, 836 79,057 92,518 52,030 79,152 93,741 50,464 776,697 776,076 779,440 778,515 1,701,562 423,582 377,299 1,738,814 424,063 381,994 1,728,753 423,963 377, 989 1,728,310 422,128 380,941 268,659 276,648 269,238 269,220 184,683 187,236 187,598 187, 891 758, 884 772,675 764,312 767,120 114,341 115,556 114,733 116,715 78,241 I 94,745 50, 983 78,830 | 96,491 52,710 79,165 | 95,864 52,694 78,395 95,638 52,639 784,348 1 139,959 802,508 11 2,791,353 ; 137,736 802,48S j. 136,124 807,-546 \\ j 135,482 383, 995 274,199 389,013 j 278,077 3*93, 214 276,936 407,761 278,891 187,117 192, 751 194, 864 202, 622 773,053 783, 414 793,823 816,668 117,136 118,058 120,589 124,197 80,827 80,841 81,246 83,793 819, 028 134,230 827,317 11 j 133,477 833,523 ! 133,103 861,565 2, 892, 469 132, 282 1,744,493 1,741,543 1,746,127 1,807,550 420,090 419,573 I 419,046 ! 436,122 1,805,923 1,809,394 1,825,991 1,820,182 | 442,083 411,325 i 2S4,707 202,933 446,773 412,811 i 285,829 204,255 449,252 415,526 j 287,828 20S, 538 453,217 418,287 290,706 211,102 819,393 125, 229 828,144 125, 77-1 834,630 126,838 839,966 126,920 1,825,584 1,859,503 1,854,810 1,854,412 455, 808 456,510 461,876 461,922 850,375 124,273 867,505 129,907 858,068 129, 740 S58,657 130,158 421, 667 430,919 430,014 432,286 293,716 291,721 289,348 288,652 213,045 218,835 218,777 215,358 6,625,604 1/192,585 6,625,963 1,194,152 6,672,204 1,198,304 1,873,986 461,474 435,528 290,092 217,318 861, 491 130,123 1,204,326 1,371,644 461,935 441,103 290,783 218,209 872,155 131,741 6,703,325 89,199 48,196 89,584 48, 222 89,118 46,981 88,149 47,465 742,981 754,888 743,634 740,222 46,545 738,863 46,815 741,817 47,033 537,155 49,248 764,292 | 96,882 53,357 | 98", 837 53,269 I 99,901 53, 629 1102,556 54,779 102,558 1102, 858 87,987 1102, 816 88,246 ! 103; 412 54, 739 56,755 57,958 55, 495 876,146 889,924 897, 682 903,497 i104,380 ! 106,623 88,821 -105,136 88,820 1103,892 59,594 60,548 60,306 60, 716 911,259 934,834 936,123 936,93S 86,027 88,992 87,989 89,123 90,326 90,043 i 103,871 | 60,740 948,946 104,422 j 61,517 955,447 2,648,432 2,623,039 2,696,104 155,395 152,390 151,982 151,778 150,358 148,567 147,089 145,569 144, j 144,610 2,716,533 | 144,018 I 142,326 131,566 131,980 132,180 132, 291 3,040,789 131,751 131,671 131,726 132,502 133,077 133,157 See footnote on opposite page also. 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 3S. Approximatefigurecalculated from deposits and withdrawals. 174 BANKING. Table 121.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page. 3 DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL2 ACCOUNTS. YEAR AND MONTH. average average "iverape average average 1918 monthlv average 1Q1Q monihlv 'ivfr^pe 1920 monthly average.. 1921 monthly average.. 1922 monthly average.. 1921. May June July August Sepi ember October November December 1922. January Fel Tiiary March April May June . July August September October N o vember 1923. January February.. . March April May June July Autiust September October November December 1OO INTEREST RATES. Total reserves. ComTotal Total Net de- New mercial ReTotal loans York doubleserve and dis- invest- mand dename decall posits. ratio. 6 counts. ments. posits. loans. paper, 60-90 days. Relative to 1919. Relative to 1921. Relative Relative to 1913. to 1919. Notes Total Bills New Outside In New Outside In cir- investdisNew New In York York cula- ments. countYork York City. City. tion. ed. City.6 City. Relative to 1919. Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly 1914 moithly 191n monthlv 1916 monthlv 1917 monthlv CONDITION OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS.* CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS.* BANK CLEARINGS. 100 88 96 116 102 1 3 169 134 1 7 187 169 12 1OO 1OO 108 78 18 188 60 60 24 27 166 80 59 23 39 58 60 151 107 82 88 166 101 189 205 60 73 79 91 90 114 1OO 249 243 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 100 100 205 94 QQ 114 257 275 132 120 116 97 99 87 107 246 127 100 85 91 205 212 91 102 57 122 90 122 1OO 1OO 96 189 113 98 97 230 229 28 85 104 144 96 154 92 126 103 140 76 85 88 201 200 97 104 66 117 88 115 101 99 96 214 120 87 89 214 210 92 101 49 120 87 121 100 102 95 196 117 80 85 195 200 85 97 45 123 88 126 98 96 95 179 111 75 85 185 201 77 95 45 127 87 133 96 97 94 179 103 | 79 88 199 208 72 94 44 131 89 137 97 101 93 162 102 87 95 203 225 68 92 43 134 90 141 96 98 96 165 97 86 85 213 215 61 90 47 137 90 145 95 102 97 159 90 101 100 234 225 61 93 60 137 91 142 94 106 96 160 89 94 95 219 211 44 83 56 140 92 154 92 107 97 84 195 186 37 83 74 141 91 156 91 110 97 100 99 237 223 33 83 92 142 93 155 91 110 97 143 155 137 85 81 102 94 238 213 26 82 110 143 95 156 91 115 101 137 79 106 98 244 228 24 82 122 143 97 155 91 123 104 125 74 108 98 255 234 24 81 120 144 100 154 90 130 70 93 233 224 20 81 118 145 97 158 90 131 132 105 97 104 122 65 90 90 215 225 21 82 117 146 97 158 90 135 103 126 68 86 72 1 1 ' ! ! 84 83 94 94 219 233 22 117 146 95 156 92 133 105 141 110 105 249 267 24 88 113 147 95 155 94 135 106 157 94 98 220 245 34 89 95 146 96 152 94 135 105 154 102 112 240 25S 33 94 119 144 98 144 95 143 106 149 80 109 112 251 289 31 84 92 147 103 153 96 144 109 137 80 93 96 213 230 31 86 96 146 101 152 98 139 109 150 80 111 112 251 271 36 85 85 145 102 150 99 140 105 164 87 101 107 228 261 33 85 79 145 99 153 99 138 105 155 89 102 116 244 271 38 86 76 146 101 152 99 139 106 151 89 103 111 237 267 40 85 57 146 100 153 99 139 105 159 86 90 104 211 256 39 84 46 146 98 156 98 135 105 158 86 80 99 187 242 42 85 45 146 99 154 1 98 135 103 156 88 83 98 191 242 45 86 45 145 100 152 1 100 135 103 153 89 94 113 225 281 46 85 50 146 101 152 100 135 106 148 89 j 1 76 ! 76 See footnotes on opposite page also. 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. a Debits of banks in about 150 of the larger clearing-house centers, covering weekly totals, tne first and last weeks of the month being prorated. s Condition as of last Wednesday of the month. Prior to April, 1921, figures are of last Friday of month. 1 175 BANKING. Table 122.—FCTMEEICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS. 2 In New Outside New York York City. City. YEAR AND MONTH. BANK CLEARINGS. CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS. Bills Notes Total Total Total ReIn New Outside New disin cir- investserve York redecountcula- ments. serves. York City. posits. ratio.e ed. tion. City.* CONDITION OF REPORTING MEMBER BANKS. 4 INTEREST RATES. ComTotal mercial New doubleloans Total Net York and name invest- demand call disments. deposits. loans. paper, counts. 60-90 days. Millions of dollars. 1913 mo. a v . 57,886 1914 mo. av. 6,918 9;184 13,298 14,784 $5,749 5,508 5,879 7,713 9,734 11,801 13,944 15, 801 12,212 13,157 1915 mo. a v . 1916 mo. a v . 1917 mo. av.. Per cent. $29 $89 24 185 $144 224 606 231 1,158 1,911 j 466 2,618 ! 592 685 338 618 .| 20,087 20,067 1921 mo. av .j 17,258 15,914 j 19,988 16,937 1921. May June July August 17,297 17,628 16,340 15,186 15,348 15,619 14,984 14,833 15,847 16,849 15,355 14,556 11,520 12,067 11,478 11,541 September.. October November.. December.. 16,102 17,610 17,492 20,575 15,517 16,684 14,900 17,554 15,079 16,027 16,822 18,476 11,980 12,948 1.2,377 12,926 1922. January February March April 19,065 16,543 20,397 20,717 16,642 14,730 17,367 16,481 17,296 15,340 18,720 18,759 12,153 10,682 12,810 12,237 850 721 636 500 2,184 2,174 | 2,182 2,158 May.... June July.... August. 21,654 22,063 19,713 18,287 17,148 17,168 16,315 15,817 19,215 20,111 18,337 16,938 13,080 13, 464 12,866 12,907 471 469 380 404 September.. October November.. December.. 19,215 22,322 19,027 20,851 16,522 18,399 17,098 19,558 I 17,285 19,668 17,332 18,899 1923. January February... March April 22,087 19,019 22,541 20,478 19,666 16,905 19,567 18,732 May June July August 20,704 21,041 18,321 16,189 September. October November.. December.. 16,799 19,152 1922 mo. a v . . . . | $20,343 $17,536 $384 1,936 1920 mo. av 1919 mo. av Per cent. 3.18 14,878 19,650 20,261 16,194 18,158 1918 mo. av Millions of dollars. 2,557 3,154 | 1,755 2,G64 | 550 2,215 1,870 2,735 1,772 2,634 1,650 | 2,538 1,492 ' 2,481 i 1,403 2,457 1,309 | 2,409 1,182 j 2,366 1,180 2,443 94.6 83.5 1,261 j $1,154 1,991 | 75.6 1,738 57.0 $9,260 2,190 | 1,937 SO.2 10,57<> 2,126 | 1,922 43.5 2,672 1,744 61.4 $11,927 $3,364 10,178 3,149 1,851 77.5 10,953 4,230 10,855 393 289 269 266 2,558 1,706 2,625 1,686 2,685 1,695 1,691 12,028 11,884 11,660 11,491 3,317 3,447 3,229 3,268 10,153 10,046 10,002 2,788 57.6 60.8 63.4 66.8 263 253 278 356 2,879 1,717 2,937 1,739 69.0 70.8 72.7 71.1 11,573 11,422 11,335 11,220 3,384 3,307 3,430 3,560 9,866 10,192 10,270 10,174 77.2 ' 78.1 77.8 78.3 10,919 10,851 10,842 10,846 3,'615 3,692 3,702 3,865 10,271 10,245 10,309 10,676 1,882 78.0 77.5 79.2 79.2 10,906 10,783 10,739 10,761 4,122 4, 405 4,450 4,532 11,049 11,124 11,043 10,942 11,302 3.45 1.91 2.53 3.40 5.78 4.52 3.44 3.42 4.73 5.27 6.51 7.82 6.02 4.44 5.86 5.42 7.34 6.55 4.40 6.81 6.94 6.22 6.75 5.70 G.40 5.69 5.94 5.15 5.90 5.25 5.63 5.06 5.19 5.10 5.13 2,990 1,743 2,992 1,765 333 438 544 650 3,059 3,081 3,103 3,125 1,779 2,141 2,124 2,127 2,153 722 711 697 691 3,130 3,148 3,181 3,196 13,706 15,356 14,098 14,826 420 2,243 469 I 2,299 650 I 2,330 630 ! 2,464 666 564 704 3,203 3,212 3,203 3,149 1,840 1,842 1,860 1,900 78.4 77.6 76.4 72.1 10,988 11,249 11,219 11,329 4,468 4,541 4,543 4,823 11,085 11,162 11,095 11,255 19,778 16,784 19,768 18,010 16,588 13,247 15,582 15,002 597 2,204 596 I 2 ,247 700 ! 2,232 637 ! 2,223 542 571 504 468 3,227 3,202 3,176 3,179 1,991 76.9 76.2 75.5 77.0 11,425 11,639 11,783 11,839 4,849 4,690 4,714 4,634 11,537 11,525 11,082 11,156 20,367 19,531 18,184 17,308 19,212 18,675 16,645 14,778 15,580 15,377 14,690 13,895 731 775 761 816 2,250 2,227 2,195 2,225 447 339 273 267 3,195 3,202 3,200 3,201 1,952 1,908 76.1 76.9 78.2 77.5 11,840 11,850 11,716 11,708 4,665 4,692 4,528 4,537 11,173 11,104 11,078 10,880 17,261 19,747 15,071 17,730 13,900 862 884 2,248 2,225 264 297 76,4 76.3 11,877 11,943 4,545 4,530 4.85 5.16 3,191 1,930 1,959 10,891 16,183 11,158 4.70 5.13 3,193 1,772 1,805 1,833 1,870 1,939 1,888 1,952 1,976 1,909 1,937 1,897 4.56 4.90 4.94 4.88 4.35 4.80 4.35 4.58 3.97 4.25 4.13 4.05 3.88 3.78 4.00 3.93 4.48 4.18 5.00 4.38 4.90 4.38 4.73 4.63 4.35 4.63 4.78 4.63 5.23 5.00 4.94 5.13 4.80 5.13 5.05 4.98 5.01 4.95 4.95 5.08 Sse footn-Gtes <wa opposite page -also. «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. 5 This column has been recomputed so as to include clearings from 117 identical cities in each year. Estimates had to be made for a few of the smaller cities in the earlier years to^omplete the data. • Prior to March, 1921, net deposits were used in calculating reserve ratios. 176 STOCKS AND BONDS. Table 123.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] Relative to Relative to 1913. 1921. 100 1913 rronthlv average .. . 1914 monthly average 101 ^ -monthly averace 1Q1P> monthly average 1917 monthly averase IQIC monthly average 1919 monthly averace 1920 monthly average 1921 monthly average 1922 monthly average 1921. September . . . October November December 100 Relative to 1915. R e l a t i v e t o 1921- 88 170 96 147 83 l 100 105 I 98 ! Total bonds. Liberty and Victory bonds. R e l a t i v e t o 1919. 100 58 80 18 95 ! 209 112 26 100 93 i Miscellaneous bonds. Stocks (shares). R e l a t i v e t o 1913. 100 93 129 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Municipal bonds. 16 foreign government and city. 5 Liberty and Treasury bonds. Combined index (C7 bonds).* 10 industrial bonds.4 2 10 public utility bonds.4 B 10 second-grade rails.4 xn 1 10 highest4 grade rails. xri I BOND YIELDS.6 BOND P R I C E INDEX. Combined index (40 bonds).4 YEAR AND MONTH. Combined index (103 stocks).2 STOCK P R I C E S . 58 13 100 100 100 100 103 103 105 108 91 j 280 132 31 97 96 98 101 96 222 87 28 139 74 91 ; 89 88 87 98 103 173 67 49 53 182 75 90 87 88 84 100 101 377 100 184 70 85 100 99 73 58 67 78 79 77 100 115 136 64 78 S3 81 169 75 i 97 ; 95 95 91 105 96 127 65 79 i 83 83 75 77 97 130 64 78 1 83 83 75 102 136 65 81 88 87 77 73 79 105 140 66 84 91 80 80 77 78 i 100 111 j 1 ! 100 107 112 270 100 124 100 110 114 207 162 95 314 290 105 94 111 1 i 101 101 102 117 185 168 87 106 102 102 103 115 186 166 92 109 107 105 107 112 221 257 91 129 107 105 106 101 255 265 93 132 , 1922. 105 143 65 91 1 93 91 83 8 102 103 105 107 98 222 268 97 136 February March April 108 149 68 92 92 91 84 102 108 105 109 99 234 263 52 100 111 153 70 94 93 93 88 102 110 1 107 99 328 333 76 111 163 74 96 94 96 90 104 112 107 110 111 May June July August 115 166 76 97 94 96 93 106 113 107 114 166 74 97 95 95 92 105 111 107 117 123 170 178 77 82 98 97 93 100 98 99 99 95 106 107 112 113 September October November December 121 184 191 83 101 99 99 97 108 83 99 96 97 96 107 113 111 119 182 76 97 94 93 94 105 114 187 74 97 94 93 93 105 120 i i 136 98 ; 440 371 111 93 ] 418 322 61 122 110 94 | 347 277 53 105 j 108 108 111 111 94 94 i 219 258 265 312 48 38 101 108 110 109 93 92 314 371 285 283 38 107 69 95 118 111 106 108 93 330 254 38 88 111 107 109 94 284 249 45 92 1 ! ! j 145 98 ! 1923. January February March April May .. June . .. . July Autjust .. September October November December. 190 74 96 94 92 93 106 no 107 107 93 292 300 32 94 198 79 96 94 92 93 105 110 106 109 93 328 262 26 81 117 199 78 93 90 89 91 102 109 106 109 92 373 274 28 85 114 195 76 93 91 89 90 101 no 106 110 93 291 248 25 77 86 112 ! 111 186 73 93 92 90 90 102 no 106 110 94 334 234 41 100 182 73 94 92 90 90 103 109 106 no 95 293 242 31 80 98 176 70 93 92 90 89 102 106 109 95 183 173 26 60 102 177 68 94 93 88 90 102 no no 106 108 96 190 163 18 51 100 177 69 93 92 88 89 102 109 106 108 98 211 152 20 51 100 175 69 92 92 88 88 101 109 105 108 228 204 33 72 i) See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Bond price index based on 4 per cent bond and bond sales from Dow, Jones & Co.; combined indexes for 103 stocks and 67 bonds, respectively, 6 Liberty and Victory bonds, 16 foreign government and city bonds, compiled by the New York Trust Co.; municipal bond yields from The Bond Buyer; and stock prices and sales from the A nnatist. 2 Includes 25 railroads, 10 iron and steel, 5 railroad equipment, 9 motor (including accessories), 5 rubber tires. 5 shipping, 5 sugar, 5 leather and shoe, k tobacco, 10 copper, 10 oil, and 9 New York bank and trust companies taken as of the last day of the month. 177 STOCKS AND BONDS. Table 124.—NUMERICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 (Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] STOCK PRICES. Y E A R AND M O N T H . Combined index (103 stocks). 25 25 indus- railtrials.3 roads. Dollars per share. 1913 monthly a v . 58.19 $82.97 .j$58, 1914 monthly a v . 1915monthly a v . .! 58. J 75. .1 99. 1916 monthly a v . 1917 monthly a v . 80. 105. 107. 1918monthly a v . 1919 monthly a v . 1920 monthly a v . 1921 monthly av. 1922 monthly a v . 84.57 97.08 79. 61. .34 62.!.O6 55.9 ..94 53.1.21 98.;.58 j 62.38 Combined index (40 bonds). 10 highest grade rails.< 16 forCom10 5 10 10 eign bined secLibindusgovindex erty ond public utility trial ernand (67 grade bonds.< bonds.' bonds).; Treas. ment rails.* and ury. city. Per cent of par value of 4 per cent bond. Per cent of par value. Mis- Liberty MuTotal and nici- Stocks, cellaneous Victory bonds. pal bonds. bonds. bonds. 76.76 80.49 75.58 89.79 92.45 87.43 75.55 78.00 72.42 73.82 77.59 72.36 70.51 75.89 71.35 69.84 69.07 59.70 60.15 74.11 80.02 77.89 71.33 74.39 66.12 66.33 58.54 61.43 71.76 63.89 61.77 51.99 53.92 67.50 69.36 70.76 60.12 55.28 74.00 4.60 4.49 5.00 5.08 4.23 62.75 62. 83 65.80 67.59 55.10 55. 63 57.18 59.12 54.41 51.16 55.69 54.22 61.07 62.34 64.65 66.58 8 71. 63 72.07 71.80 73.59 91.93 92.63 93 72 95.21 97.50 98.29 99.39 84.60 68.46 68.47 70. 06 72.20 84.80 85. 29 88. 09 89.01 72.83 71.89 73.18 75. 05 68.65 67.92 68. 47 69.83 74. 42 74.10 74.64 75. 73 96.79 95.03 96. 03 96.86 85.38 I 93.20 94.93 ! 99.54 92.42 101.43 Thousands of shares. Per cent. 4.45 4.16 4.23 4.06 4.26 85.42 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. BOND YIELDS.6 BOND PRICE INDEX. Thousands of dollars, par value. 6,924 $41,499 3,992 56,959 79,G23 14,448 94,199 19,404 61,866 7$40,842 15,378 11,948 26,073 18.728 14,334 21.729 47,544 117,059 164,603 71,322 j 236,814 308,136 88,563 235,406 323,969 115,686 173,130 288,816 206,948 136,442 343,390 12,807 12,883 15,332 17,622 119,819 118,408 183,320 188,880 207,123 218,01S 214,625 219,342 326,942 336,426 397,945 408,222 191,216 187,368 237,852 264,341 $41,499 56,959 79,623 94,199 85,690 1921. September October November December 1922. January February... March April 81.12 82.42 86.11 60. 74 74. 72 59.83 j 74.52 74.10 75.43 79.14 81.73 54.10 53. 51 54.19 54.40 62.13 64.10 78. 59 81. 62 88.74 90.93 93.79 93.53 82. 99 54.21 56.57 57.98 61.62 70.22 70.71 71.85 73. 69 83.23 97. 56 96. 84 62.92 61.49 63.72 67.64 74.72 74.28 88.39 86. 47 89.20 94.59 82.95 83.33 86.41 93. 74 87.24 | 95.43 91.17 98. 21 91. 07 97. 72 94.01 95. 03 98.25 5.22 5.13 5.00 4.50 9.90 99.00 100.90 101. 85 102.84 4.38 4.41 4.39 4.35 15,394 16,185 22,734 30,468 228,613 121,981 180,639 182,582 419,829 309,349 418,491 446,923 100.11 100.13 100. 84 100. 27 102. 71 101. 89 102. 24 100. 27 4.15 4.18 4.19 28,911 I 229,460 144,967 24,036 ! 197,772 126,121 15, 149 188, 691 114,284 89,855 850 222,863 1", 374,427 323,893 302,975 312,718 101. 59 100. 35 100. 21 100. 84 21, 775 4.15 4.09 : 25, 676 4.14 i 22, 882 692 4.18 : 19, 98.64 I! ; jj !| May.... June July August.. 96. 76 96.69 99.06 ! 99.06 103. 65 103. 68 September. October November. December.. 102. 02 107. 02 101.65 100. 68 96. 53 111.25 106. 09 109.08 68.70 68.53 .63.46 61.71 77.47 75.96 74.10 74.11 89.29 85.93 84.68 84.82 74, 89 73.29 70.52 70.29 71.59 70.75 69.28 68.91 76.28 75. 53 73. 79 74.3S 90.34 100.32 95.06 99.31 94.53 j 98.88 95.00 I 99.57 94.67 110.35 j 115.03 99.29 116.03 96. 48 113.46 61.71 65.28 65. 06 63.04 73.70 73.42 71.65 71.29 84.46 84.18 81.15 81.55 69.82 69.31 67.42 67. 48 68.34 68. 40 67.41 66.52 74.43 73.80 72.25 71.44 94. 26 99. 29 99.22 94.26 I 99.05 100. 55 93.11 I 98.55 100.78 93.81 98. 88 101.48 4.16 4.14 4.11 4.13 71.71 71.80 71.40 82.58 82.73 82.78 83.66 67.73 68.09 67.70 67.81 66.38 66716 65.70 66.35 72.25 72.35 71. 68 72.02 93.97 93.18 93.54 93. 53 101.37 101.27 98.95 100. 52 98. 75 100.17 4.18 j 4.22 M 4.24 !! 4.29 |: 23,106 20,317 12,668 13,126 82.76 82.46 66. 80 66.29 65. 95 64.75 71.71 71.25 92. 90 93.01 98. 40 98.20 4.35 14,610 15,809 : 203,184 201,506 181,457 177,670 88,909 163,616 89,420 106,317 292,093 365,122 270,877 283,987 76,239 61,207 66,599 60,351 290,424 243,357 261, 745 236,993 97,633 73, 474 61, 747 41,776 264,369 246,130 184,815 156,380 1923. January February... March April May 94.11 i 108.18 June July August 84.61 105. 94 82. 87 102. 52 86.20 102. 95 60.73 60.95 58.07 56.24 71.86 September. October November. December.. 84. 54 102. 74 84.33 101.78 57.14 57.06 70.56 71.22 98.81 99.62 99.45 ! ! | i 20,208 j 214,185 22,691 j 187,150 25,855 195,146 20,136 176, 642 166,736 172, 656 123,068 116,604 ! I 108,459 j 48,048 145,585 77,423 156,507 223,008 See footnotes on opposite page also. 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 boeds 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. £ Includes 6 Liberty and Victory bonds (the two issues Victory bonds being replaced at their redemption by the Treasury bonds, this making only 5 issues), 16 foreign 6 government and city, 20 railroads, 10 public utilities, and 5 telegraph and telephone issues taken as of the last day of the month. Average market yield of bonds of 20 large cities at the first of each month. 7 Represents an average of seven months, June to December, inclusive. 8 Five substitutions in this series in January, 1922, account for the violent change in the index. 3 68690°—23- -12 178 CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL FINANCING. Table 125.—nTOEX NUMBERS. Based on data from commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] CORPORATE I S S U E S . i Siis 1 I! o H New capital iss ues. 1 111 1 Street railways. | Steam railroads. Dividend Payments. 3 Total dividend interest paym Liabilities. Firms. New incorporat si H YEAR AND MONTH. SOUTHNEW MUNICIPAL ; ERN BOND BOND ISSUES.* ! SUES.™ j j Total corporate securities. I CO i o •d z 1 3 1 tn •a 111 c © Relative to 1913. £*£ Total. DIVIDEND AND INTEREST PAYMENTS. BUSINESS I FAILURES. Temporary loans (short term). II Relative to 1913. Relative to 1922. Relative to 1920. I i 1913 mo. av 1914 mo av 1915 mo. av. 1916 mo. av. 1917 mo. av. 191S mo. 1919 mo. 1920 mo. 1921 mo. 1922 mo. av. av. av. av. av. 100 ioo ! IOO IOO 70 101 98 95 99 109 96 105 95 94 95 105 i IOO 1Oi> 109 •"<} j 87 121 32 IOO 114 131 138 111 106 72 161 120 111 117 106 123 133 122 61 80 67 217 134 129 147 105 132 93 109 81 62 60 ; 10T> 153 122 140 98 129 82 40 42 I 613 179 114 125 96 122 184 55 108 725 192 115 130 96 124 189 IOO \ 87 IOO IOO 1S9 230 385 188 110 117 96 122 160 26 113 67 231 i 348 227 406 192 111 113 95 120 208 58 129 86 288 | 308 110 163 284 ' 160 80 64 150 3 152 79 300 206 128 234 292 i 241 131 155 93 175 75 4 43 25 69 367 149 235 214 124 108 187 20 120 72 216 385 359 1i 204«« 69 183 92 126 50 64 232 31 173 113 221 357 921 60 IS ! 1 ! 1 93 IOO 148 I i ! 9S 123 ' 137 158 i 76 ! I ! 148 IOO 1M 115 127 1 1922. January February... Marc, April IOO IOO 1921. September . October November.. December .. IOO IOO 204 325 490 244 145 100 292 153 36 140 87 268 227 33 174 320 343 114 1 105 103 111 125 148 35 85 52 226 263 120 62 184 315 425 190 1 110 117 115 64 42 173 103 369 370 162 171 162 322 460 31 • ij 196 i 144 92 162 325 196 120 307 433 12 68 164 194 I 73 i 67 83 94 292 ! 110 167 134 365 37 111 j 84 ! 240 i 148 May June... July August 130 168 131 176 128 177 September . October November.. December .. 117 162 | 377 164 79 97 128 152 i 378 247 131 155 173 368 375 i ( 124 195 i 207 245 147 545 ! 139 232 141 120 106 : 70 169 119 286 289 499 48 170 19 137 54 527 352 62 80 162 47 53 44 122 247 48 ! 63 62 201 173 135 127 386 350 108 I 93 176 124 22 143 72 383 221 150. 94 83 44 134 111 168 108 in : 67 87 70 101 130 177 469 174 ! 90 70 124 j 109 159 22 72 43 162 157 116 136 229 472 218 1 94 129 51 j i 66 316 90 80 80 128 276 87 i 81 159 217 528 310 204 152 100 298 461 152 309 197 833 290 121 i 79 113 179 407 119 107 106 112 128 I 173 90 113 103 124 230 88 77 126 213 291 191 112 120 117 65 ! 229 72 147 109 236 22^ 88 68 114 227 584 252 126 148 93 171 76 70 85 1923. January February... March April May June July August September. October... "November December. ! 115 181 474 102 126 814 92 157 421 99 151 : 1 197 ! 195 1 254 | 127 1 1 ! ! 169 200 132 107 109 191 102 254 ! 34 108 74 164 297 64 ! 113 ! | 133 | ^ 149 86 96 36 47 || 238 28 160 95 101 137 114 178 ii 173 24 70 58 345 - 501 144 247 154 111 111 124 87 ; ioo 16 75 49 69 158 11 97 56 54 i 92 126 291 125 349 409 j | I! 100 62 : 69 261 134 i 158 95 ! 184 173 92 ll 72 126 174 i ii 82 Ii ! 150 180 I 33 ! 71 61 20 153 68 i 118 il See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Business failures are from Dun's Review; Dividend and interest payments, Now capital issues, and New incorporations from the New York Journal of Commerce; Municipal bond issues from The Bond Buyer; Southern bond issues from the Manufacturers' Record; Stock, Bonds, and Total Corporate securities from Commercial and Financial Chronicle. 2 Represents the value of the authorized capital of new enterprises incorporated in the principal eastern states. 3 Monthly data for the period 1913-3921 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. 179 CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL FINANCING. Table 126.—NUMERICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] DIVIDEND AND INTEREST PAYMENTS. BUSINESS FAILURES. 1 CORPORATE ISSUES. NEW MUNICIPAL BOND 9 ISSUES. Total corporate securities. Dividend payments.' SOUTHERN BOND SUES. 10 sat! Bag, I II Number of firms. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 monthly a v — monthly av monthly a v monthly av monthly av 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 monthly av monthly a v . . . . monthly av monthly av monthly av I ! Sits einporary ins (short term). ia 8 ermanent ans (long term). 8 YEAR AND MONTH. £2 Ho 3 Thousands of dollars. $172,301 $148,103 $69,838 $38,527 $24,733 $4,906 $137,145 120,306 148,948 68,481 36,530 24,549 5,368 119,710 164,915 155,426 66,019 36,374 23,613 5,149 119,613 276,925 177,919 77,176 44,986 26,095 6,020 182,208 373,198 199,095 89,856 56,542 26,038 6,493 127,498 1,536 $22,723 29,826 1,846 25,191 1,416 16,351 1,155 15,203 1,523 834 13,585 183,275 538 9,441 ! !l, 056,519 740 24,593 11,249,920 1,638 52,284 663,260 1,973 51,491 700,013 227,061 265,764 284,573 278,484 283,730 85,184 53,788 79,745 48,264 80,248 50,140 76,965 45,200 77,562 l! 43,727 236,801 356,779 245,051 301,951 56,201 91,445 62,750 64,150 6,318 5,977 6,074 5,970 5,905 24,135 23,705 23,832 23,668 23,509 $34,049 $40,268 ! 37,159 23,838 | 41,049 12,894 j 41,450 24,367 37,078 32,704 I 112,068 21,902 251,764 64,183 258,886 $89,253 !$157,935 j$225,825 $21,357 ! 64,472 219,572 23,271 | 177,963 j 151,828 49,407 \ 118,385 284,978 51,969 204,078 194,587 61,460 >i 104, !0 li | 39,428 !• 37,508 !i 55,341 j! ! 63,503 |j ' 30,432 \' $26,316 1921. September.. October November.. December.. 37,021 53,059 53,470 87,502 1,466 1,713 1,988 2,444 489,846 503,394 367,956 618,572 38,150 59,850 26,750 48,550 14,901 3,150 23,000 8,595 30,700 I 5,300 12,450 3,150 205,792 2,500 239,780 178,172 103,149 3,420 67,468 56,151 255,938 jj 18,030 ! 189,774 j 161,596 318,335 27,933 j 273,803 254,442 | 64,108 ii 100,798 73,529 14,737 || 125,126 59,543 40,208 || 121,488 40,184 47,293 ; 313,740 51,075 1922. January.. February. March April , 73,796 843,653 j 361,925 136,925 55,300 24,650 j 14,325 209,662 ! 32,333 220,597 195,739 72, COS 591,404 169,350 73,250 ! | 39,650 27,450 j 6,150202,749 j 30,894 j 134,774 117,467 71,608 11 731,866 280,950 76,850 j! 45,250 | 28,450 ! 3,150 283,724 I 37,413 j 273,103 j 231,800 73,059 792,372 363,235 86,376 |; 55,550 22,875 7,951 445,196 27,792 ! 309,852 271,976 2,723 2,331 2,463 2,167 May.... June.... July.... August. 44,403 938,195 38,242 jj 297,557 40,010 j 634,259 40,280 j 646,605 1,960 1,740 1,753 1,714 September.. October November.. December.. 1,566 1,708 1,737 650,044 | 651,577 808,720 813,901 34,647 40,265 52,069 1,814 242,576 50,970 j; 25,875 287,100 j 58,900 | 36,100 344,050 '8,150 j 51,650 178,061 74,261 11 41,500 20,875 4,601 77,288 I 48.201 :| 89,493 j 78,710 i| 125,903 j 65,008 !| 147,300 301,783 j 61,024 ji 124,425 208,725 | 01,770 j | 109,994 8,225 !: 232,976 3,936 | 222,012 17,300 41, 745 37,425 14,725 3,115 j 276,320 154,689 59,825 j 22,975 8,635 j: 170,582 19,801 257,072 I! 62,810 | 20,800 j 30,050 | 5,300 j 217,714 19,478 322,240 || 05,570 j 49,800 | 12,510 3,200 | 433,200 80,710 242,165 11 55,266 | 210,810 82,971 13,228 | 30,701 48,157 11 16,444 65,231 45,113 17,881 4,940 14,720 || 29,176 19,245 i 38,949 17,529 121,014 |112,550 I 120,008 24,811 22,829 98,500 I 20,150 j 83,957 19,471 264,274 20,650 I 2,150 j | 329,304 |j 02,888 ! 207,013 27,475 28,825 400,700 ; 98,532 ! 57,191 || I 35,153 18,511 26,580 24,672 21,401 75, 773 88, 171 48,665 35, 404 35,552 00 ..07 3 20,832 20, 202 17,848 25,400 253, 425 | 52,925 i 20,950 i 20,975 \5,000 | 348,220 ; 30,582 ' 171,126 j 10-5,583 | ,128 35 i 101,250 292,400 !| 60,300 i 30,900 | 21,100 2,300 j ,754 j! 170,660 326,711 jj 25,427 j262,928 ; 214,001 | 73 375,510 I! 100,400 I 52,910 I 28,100 i 8,750 237,25S Ij 21,715 j110,415 | 130,530 I 1 , 0 0 0 '• O'J, I l l 187,525 1 77,525 i 42,675 ! 30,000 j4,250 137,423 i 14,557 'i 25.595 40,705 02,203 4,439 29, 865 34,961 14,840 14,264 356,035 j| 91,435 | 213,992 280, ISO 225,123 163,184 113,242 | 98,070 120,028 J 179,909 : 82,500 j 119,209 81, 740 I 75,125 34,051 ! 53.497 . 27,375 \ j 04,100 43,650 | 60,328 I 40,045 1923. January j 2,120 | 49,210 jj February...., j 1,503 | 40,028 ;! 700,705 909,094 March ; 1,082 j 48,393 j 503,819 April ! 1,520 | 51,492 1,006,258 May June Julv August 1,530 41,022 1, 358 28,67S ; 817,230 1, 403,336 231 ! 35,721 24,920 ! 1,31L» i 34,335 ; 335,402 459,510 175,855 282.800 372,535 ! 142,710 !| 58,700 I 24,800 ij 74,055 :j 40,700 | 27,055 |j 78,210 l| 40,100 I 28,900 ii 88,275 50,900 ; 23,100 •! September October 1,226 : 28.099 500,830 : ! 1,873 I 79,302 | 704,000 ! November J \ December | [ ' 25S,416 387,120 250,500 ! 57,216 : 38,506 j 15,315 ' ,396 ,015 93,420 ' 60,795 j 23,010 04,500 | 27,575 j 31,150 032,784 237,609 313,928 274,425 1135,874 | 487.515 !, 80,315 ; 177,889 ji 64,536 ! 231,760 117,802 168,817 !: I 111,410 205,510 ;; 29,870 ; l 246,446 V j 445,403 177, 920 ; 231,095 20,510 v\ 357 : 245,938 !50, 757 ! 245, S02 ! 40 ; 137,DOS i 4,182 !] |i ji |! 98, 741 78, 272 51,037 17,938 Sec footnotes on opposite page also/ stocks for new capital and refunding purposes. both long and short term bonds and notes representing new capital and refunding capital. all forms oi corporate securities floated for purposes of new capital. all forms of corporate securities floated for purposes of refunding. Sales by States and municipalities of New Bond Issues. io The South herein represented consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri. North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. 5 Includes 6 Includes 7 Includes 8 Includes 0 180 AGRICULTURAL AND CORPORATE FINANCING. Table 127.—ENTDEX NUMBEKS. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] AGRICULTURAL LOANS. Fed- Jointeral stock farmland land bcnks loan banks. banks.: War Finance Corporation.* Total YEAR AND MONTH. I (3) With banks and live-stock loan companies^ Ad- | Revanee- p a y - Bal~* m e n t s . ments.; a n c t - Loans closed. Relative to 1919. 1917 monthly average 1918 monthly average 1919 monthly average 1920 monthly average 1921 monthly average 1922 monthly average 20 66 100 49 52 190 28 85 100 52 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 2 May Ju ne July August 15 42 59 81 17 53 79 108 September October November December 74 65 161 16 100 40 18 268 NEW CORPORATE BOND ISSUES. With cooperative marketing associations. Railroads. Industrial corporations. Public utilities. AdNew j Re- ji New j ReNew | ReRe- { f u a d - capl- : fundvance- p a y - ,| Bal- ! capip p ! fund- I capiments. ments. > a n c e # tal. i iii£. taJ. tal. | ing. ing;. Relative to 1922. ioo ! ioo ! ioo ; ioo Relative to 1919. ioo ioo 100 303 337 466 IOO 11 IOO 100 32 153 11 171 858 jj 299 217 359 354 100 235 228 250 IOO 2S9 333 677 1921. January February March April |! 88 j j 108 n 13 115 130 253 12 200 320 1 18 45 34 160 243 12 7,406 147 96 308 238 299 84 315 302 249 , 1 207 76 167 103 146 100 257 683 64 594 j 312 618 •. 157 147 129 704 848 (2) 233 186 274 332 358 1,087 515 529 91 (2) |! 233 193 11 1,011 152 i| 166 239 942 641 524 407 115 182 419 263 281 393 114 562 83 69 70 235 776 287 59 (') 26 1,149 1,301 538 279 112 333 369 522 10 23 32 156 67 73 132 166 368 128 42 263 153 136 273 298 610 208 170 476 610 588 51 I 315 I 1,989 226 I 856 338 ! 970 136 I 492 172 j (2) 323 ; 1,304 239 ; 275 208 : 105 172 150 126 177 611 392 677 446 136 338 341 None. 483 653 296 948 00 278 672 ji 1,576 ; 5,200 || 296 | 616 11 433 : 27 | 380 411 435 169 None. 202 | None. 311 I None. 370 461 254 230 356 897 6 260 J| 162 | 1,133 j: 262 ' 488 I 477 : S5 I: 23 | None. 286 319 24 70 89 107 114 94 52 26 15 14 36 246 185 May June July August 205 174 165 183 168 156 142 152 304 224 225 269 108 48 30 23 120 93 92 135 116 115 113 108 226 150 77 70 45 205 260 235 ,1 254 I 155 168 158 169 340 506 440 483 13 13 102 173 150 129 103 94 88 82 6 47 340 255 January February... March April....... 291 296 289 259 185 151 163 137 577 686 629 5S7 !, 24 |j 14 || 14 i| 9 147 105 107 81 76 72 67 64 273 ; 87 134 146 106 May June July August 215 198 163 147 137 135 126 123 72 55 39 44 61 58 56 54 None. ; None. None, j None. ! 113 159 101 197 155 124 104 65 49 84 52 48 None. , 95 j 96 60 46 425 36S 262 212 1,107 159 148 69 1,018 313 850 1,248 18 31 75 83 18 ! 320 251 213 298 135 142 100 j ! 315 | 244 ; 264 !' 128 16 ! 65 ; 156 74 ; 32 I [ 102 935 116 198 203 341 38 500 208 159 220 51 113 157 160 192 157 September.. October.... November.. December.. 222 | 1,600 146 170 195 207 1933. 1,722 528 51 10 17 51 84 January February... March April September.. October November.. December.. 275 365 74 221 : I' 196 41 57 See footnotes on opposite page also. Data on loans closed by joint-stock banks and Federal farm-loan banks from the Federal Farm Loan Board; other agricultural loans from the War Finance Corpora' tion;2 new corporate bond issues are compiled by the Commercial and Financial Chronicle. Index number less than 1. 8 These data represent loans for agricultural development secured by mortgages on land and buildings. For detailed information as to organization and operations of the Federal Farm Loan Board see the first ''Annual Report" of the board, Document No. 714, and subsequent "Annual Reports" of the board. The banks were closed during the greater part of 1920, pending litigation in the Supreme Court involving the constitutionality of the Federal farm-loan act. When operations were resumed the banks were flooded with loan requests, many of which could not be granted because the cessation of bond selling had depleted the resources. These facts will account for the diminished figures of 1920 and 1921. 1 181 AGRICULTURAL AND CORPORATE FINANCING. Table 128.—JTUMEItlCAl DATA. From Government and mm*<Gewe*nment sources.1 [Base year in bold^-fttcerd tfysi index lttfittifoefS on opposite page.] PNEW CORPORATE BOND ISSUES. AGRICULTURAL LOANS. YEAR AND MONTH. Total Federal Jotntfarm- stotft by loan land land banks. batiks. banks. C3) C3) War Finance Corporation.* AdRevancepayments. ments. Loans closed. Wttfe cooperative marketing associations. Witktau&ksand live-stock loan companies. 5 Railroads. Industrial Public utilities, j corporations.6 ReBalNew auce. | capital. funding. Balance. ReRe- ! New New capital. fundcapital. i funding. ing. Thousands of dollars. 1917 monthly average. 1918monthly average., 1919 monthly average.. 1920monthly average. 1921 m o n t h l y average.. 1922 monthly average.. 1921. January February. , March April May June July August.. , September October November. Deceirber $3,259 10,526 9,826 15*983 11,614 7,SS3 6,071 8,364 30,235 18,678 387 438 604 561 2,426 6,706 9-, 332 12,906 11,840 14,050 17,263 32,877 January February March April 23,215 27,100 31,036 32,953 May June July August 32,597 27,747 26,260 20,239 ! I 32,670 ; 41,358 !i 37,410 j 40,486 September October November December $3,259 7,5S6 $701 $ 8 , 3 U ! $2,933 I $9,754 1,812 !| 778 j! 11,557 | $14>060 25,198 i 28,058 | $8,862 $1,708 $166,969 1,391 | $7,082 4,500 jj 16,667 February March April May June July August September October $10,608 $943 1,504 24,906 2,730 24,163 ' 3,138 25,152 || 29,165 10,269 38,707 i 10,394 || 36,544 16,9S5 || 26,568 I; 48,722 20,313 15,475 355 32 22,546 50,510 279 159 30,350 15,495 411 193 None. None. 213 348 18,453 12,196 j 3,072 217,227 !| 21,424 | None. 6,987 8,000 j 29,170 6,383 33,904 I 10,436 7,377 | 26,627 1,500 3,500 jj 22,560 1,400 1,500 I1 31,645 11,780 |j 650 17,673 2,428 6,443 1,958 468 6,129 577 9,180 70 || 10,929 9,204 128 25,600 | N o n e . |j 30,741 9,800 || 15,450 600 12,506 400 None, i 1,500 || 29,450 3,611 jj 10,600 2,250 11,407 433 8,000 13,300 j 750 '! 1,-716 15,054 j 2,209 11 28,108 103 29,238 j 3,639 jj 44,9S8 343 18,208 5,023 8,573 8,787 14,745 44,324 34,357 37,107 17,967 19,464 18,077 16,549 17,605 13,133 9,670 9,711 11,634 15,129 6,714 4,232 3,166 10,625 17,967 | 14,703 19,478 21,880 18,399 19,011 19,585 20,901 1,139 897 1,867 1,815 9,048 15,307 13,261 11,416 18,192 18,527 22,249 1,596 2,730 6,.648 7,372 8,231 8,181 11,926 1,716 29,720 74,365 640 2,987 4,521 2 I 3,625 ; 172 j 7,975 ! 133,020 None. | j 8,909 28,108 16,700 None. None. || 22,716 14,737 15,575 I None. 8,454 5,655 j| 98,640 \ 10; 432 13,640 ! 2,200 77,751 ! | 4,449 'i i! 16,236 ! 20,244 !i 74,656 ! j 1,750 i 117,003 148,720 179,179 189,775 1,759 975 477 278 497 i 10,023 26,021 I 3 , 4 2 4 I 7,076 I; 70,684 194,279 192,762 188,813 180,053 4,209 19,543 j 13 None. 700 189 j 9,545 2 573 ' 4,782 i; ! 6,906 ! 2,084 I 5,S52 |i 1,066 | 4,872 i 980 i 4,942 ; 030 | 326 | 4,728 j; 84,629 | 103,756 64,511 I 23,825 j 4,879 j 27,643 11 11,218 i 13,300 || 18,800 |i 17,733 I 15,383 11 40,902 ' 11,945 ! | 25,628 | 18,575 j| 5,395 || 26,567 'j 8,-875 i None. 29,060 ! 10,250 ! 4,858 38,000 ! 4,990 35,192 None. || 126,888 j 15,746 || 33,418 | 18,757 750 ii 52,510 j 17,459 |j 23,936 8,074 33,702 11 27.240 - 24,709 l| 35,848 \ 9,144 N o n e . |j 470 1 14,459 i 20.241 i 28,852 ii 25,384 ; 2,591 16,605 27,822 22,108 ! 989 10,971 | 4.641 18,240 ! None. None, ji 29,0S5 i 4,500 jj 59,512 , 22,500 '} 34,303 : 12,297 450 | 5,153 i| 10,625 j 172,143 157,733 | 880 146,339 || 6,336 i 2,173 ! 9,321 3,505 | 4,000 ii 136,737 I 4,759 j 2,303 , 11,777 21,872 ! 8,000 |j 112 it i| i 30,637 ] 2,430 1923. January $4,729 21.501 47,153 | 17,488 46,124 j 18,916 j 41,323 j 15,942 I j 34,268 | 15,910 | 31,558 i 15,640 2"-, 930 I 14,5S6 I 23,424 I 14,273 ,SI-' !. lo.033 24,944 3,346 13,011 | 127,072 2,026 j 9,268 119,830 ; 27,20S j 1,996 j 9,4S0 112,346 | 25,381 i| 1,213 7,153 106,406 j 101,037 97,078 93,963 90,415 18,358 || 971 6,340 15.918 jj 934 •i, 892 11,344 |j 362 3,478 316 j 3, 864 220 i 4,313 617 ! 7.. 417 1,607 300 329 5,089 | None. ! None. j None. ! None. 86.328 j None. 79,528 i 1,618 1,212 : 12,172 r 50,802 • 4,000 |- 66,940 ; 44,833 j| 167,149 j 49,601 ; 2,855 31,410 ; 63.683 j 13,132 ; 45,890 ' 250 28,850 j ii : 2,170 | 30,0/33 31,800 i 40,273 | 3.S72 10,609 , 32,555 j 9,903 i 2,029 , 8,.9O7 | 56,300 10,000 i 1,469 12,528 i 37,051 t None. ; 1.565 ; 47.082 10,.961 i 36,157 | 10,823 S, 755 42,422 14,045 | None. j| 44,935 , 1,409 i 7,347 300 16,780 | None, ji 24,780 ; 12,304 2;744 i 4,603 25,895 j 1.566 '. 2, 20 j 1,335 i S31 ! 3.26S i 23,810 | 4.0"5 ' None, ji 22,479 j 1,000 ['• 31,135 ! 1,150 5,805 ' 17,179 ' 10, 0S5 : 27,765 | 50,585 j i 4,600 800 . : 20,843 November December See footnotes on opposite page also. for "Agricultural and live-stock purposes" under the agricultural credits act of August 24,1921. Loans to banks and live-stock associations wore combined because of their parallel trend. Cooperative, Marketing Association i'ieures could not well be combined beer use of their opposite movement. '•> Represents bond issues of the following industries combined: Iron, steel, coal, copper, equipment, manufacturers, motors and accessories, and miscellaneous industrial and :::;:niifac-ti.iring companies. 4 Advances f) 182 CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS. Table 129.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAI DATA. Data from commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO. YEAR AND MONTH. AMERICAN U. S. STEEL CORP. TELEPHONE! PENNSYLVANIA (COMMON AND TELE- RAILROAD CO. STOCK). GRAPH CO. Stockholders. Stockholders. Per- Stockholders centage of | shares !i held DoDoDoForForby mes- Foreign. eign. mes. b r ok-jl tic. tic. tic. ers. Stockholders. Domestic. Relative to 1913. Foreign. 1913 quarterly average. 100 100 108 105 100 115 100 111 1915 quarterly average. 112 105 2 101 1916 quarterly average. 117 61 95 1917 quarterly average. 12S 20 107 100 1OO 91 107 113 2 129 89 117 122 61 107 127 114 78 101 MS 96 1,529 1,697 2 1,980 939 1,191 51.48 53,205 46.73 56,932 1,773 1,727 1,500 1,743 2,869 64,314 73,510 88,085 104,621 97,580 1,484 1,175 1,300 1,341 1,380 43.22 40. 65 30.35 22.45 24.36 82,246 85,909 89,665 94,520 1,337 1,320 1,287 1,256 103,093 103,976 105,355 106,061 105,261 97,989 94,789 92,281 174 13 213 85 190 15 252 88 1922 quarterly average. 187 26 235 90 97 177 96 Foreign. Number. 41,436 47,777 2 42,020 39,365 41,531 1920 quarterly average.. 155 15 Domestic. 11,258 11,839 11,816 6,884 2,235 1921 quarterly average.. 16 153 Foreign. 72,714 78,682 81,603 85,343 93,331 102,798 111,316 59 11 247 122 126,424 44 Ij 3 0 8 193 138,450 47 iO9 221 I! 136,181 141 1919 quarterly average. Domestic. Stockholders. Percentage of shares held by brokers. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 1OO 1918 quarterly average. Stockholders. Number. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1914 quarterly average. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. U. S. STEEL CORP. (COMMON STOCK). S4 ISO 110 79 ji 217 119 45. S7 62,279 55.08 67,504 51.88 78,597 1,041 1,175 1,270 1,187 999 217,599 1,143 1,239 1,267 2,013 2,297 33.46 i| 122,999 1,173 32.09 jl 131,558 1,173 30.69 25.17 134,112 137,901 1,547 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 1,399 1,370 1 384 1,365 22.02 24.09 25.05 26.28 195,608 201,303 228,592 246,494 2,217 1,355 26.24 |i 255,421 2,524 1,351 23.34 || 2,603 20.83 j! 96,035 115,482 131,643 163,703 1920. March June September December 1921. March June September December 1922. March June September December 1923. March June September December , 167 14 198 87 65 231 172 14 207 86 62 247 176 13 216 84 60 181 13 82 121,326 1,595 124,943 1,525 252 113 113 113 127,768 1,472 49 259 149 131,659 1,409 188 13 249 84 47 272 170 137,007 1,386 192 12 251 87 44 289 188 139,702 1,373 190 12 254 89 42 325 206 138,243 1,362 191 26 256 90 42 345 209 138,847 2,852 191 26 254 368 213 236 47 378 215 185 25 229 49 430 222 185 25 223 51 463 234 138,895 136,940 134,279 134,609 2,915 26 91 90 91 89 43 188 187 188 195 25 224 51 480 242 2,814 25 221 45 490 250 136,247 136,356 141,433 i 2,888 ' 2,851 2,820 1,174 1,953 2,146 2,180 2,233 2,309 2,431 I 25 40 2,843 2,852 92,711 91,593 260,446 1 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. 8 Dec. 31figures;other quarters of 1915 not available. 183 PUBLIC FINANCE. Table 130.—(A) ItfBEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] XT. S. GOVERNMENT FINANCES.3 U. S. GOVERNMENT DEBT.* Total interestbearing. YEAR AND MONTH. Customs receipts. 8 Gross debt. Total ordinary receipts.8 U.S. MONEY IN GOVERNMENT CIRDEBT.3 CULATION.* Ordinary Total exinterest- Gross Total. Per pendi-3 capita. bearing. debt. tures. Relative to 1913. Relativetol919. Total Cusordinary toms receipts.3 receipts.3 Ordinary expenditures. Total. B.~NUMERICAL Per capita. Millions Dollars. of dolls. Thousands of dollars. R*latiretol919. Millions of dollars. A.—INDEX NUMBERS June 30,1913 June 30,1914 June 30,1915 . June 30,1916... June 30,1917 MONEY IN CIRCULATION.* U. S. GOVERNMENT ]FINANCES.* DATA. 4 5 100 100 100 70 76 $966 $1,193 $526,512 $GO.315 $60,474 4 5 92 101 101 71 76 968 1,188 24,344 01,195 61,282 4 5 66 96 105 68 72 970 1,191 17, 439 57,972 03.353 4 11 5 67 108 101 75 78 972 1,225 17,656 05,003 61,250 12 71 156 273 80 82 2,713 2,970 18,832 94.037 165,025 500 1,750 90 91 11,986 12,244 15,000 305,382 1,058,153 712 2,553 100 1OO 25,234 25,482 15,371 429,355 1,543,575 $3,364 3,402 3,261 3,591 3,849 $34.56 34.35 32.38 35.00 30.96 t June 30,1918 June 30,1919 June 30,1020 June 30,1921 June 30,1922 June 30,1923 48 48 57 1OO 1OO 58 95 95 101 925 893 111 111 24,336 24,298 26,909 557, .SSO 540,174 94 94 97 777 703 101 99 23,598 23,970 25, 714 408,744 461,517 90 90 112 568 523 91 88 22, 846 22,964 29,704 342, 425 310, 275 87 88 177 554 510 99 94 22,008 22,350 40.827 333.928 308,123 23,710 23,949 25,485 223,706 418,295 99 23,737 23,970 24,723 750,017 543,072 97 23,534 23.770 19,796 209,008 382,217 26,449 242,443 316,450 4,336 ' 4,795 5,332 4,843 4,374 4,729 40.90 45.18 50.11 44.80 39.80 42.50 l 1931. May June July August. September October November December 1 ! 94 94 96 371 092 94 94 93 1,244 S99 93 93 75 347 632 94 100 402 523 97 95 23,680 23 022 94 92 101 j 88 1,143 444 97 95 23,675 23,923 23,357 689,328 280,413 100 394 601 96 94 23,199 23,457 26,408 237,848 303,470 93 93 94 324 002 95 93 23,364 23. filS 24,843 195,483 303,873 92 92 99 1,227 666 94 92 23,188 23,438 26,155 740,293 402.031 92 92 103 91 88 23,152 °3.389 27,251 191,001 267,570 92 120- 317 21)1 443 92 310 92 89 23,259 23.479 33,652 175,651 187,391 91 91 152 913 582 92 89 22,904 23.145 40,28S 550.758 352.017 91 91 128 328 460 91 87 22,955 23.191 33.804 197,920 277.94$ 91 91 134 342 433 91 S8 22,900 23,137 35,578 206,376 201,504 90 90 147 784 582 91 88 22,711 22,904 38,862 472,«36 351,753 4,843 4,723 4,659 ! 4,665 4,611 4,561 4,522 44.80 43.04 42.99 42.99 42.44 41.93 41. 51 1922. January February.. March A pril . .. . . May June . July August. September October No\ ember | ! ' 90 90 141 340 373 90 87 j 22,717 22.958 37,492 204,977 225,498 90 90 147 359 306 92 88 I 22,796 23 042 39,012 210,778 221,556 1 89 90 91 574 94 91 22, 564 22, sis 53,135 454, 809 347,112 499 771 95 92 22, 820 23,077 ! 40,136 301.239 405,897 22,709 22.904 254,253 22.995 41, 647 37,502 220, 974 22,4S3 400,273 340,170 90 200 90 90 89 90 ii. 157 141 89 89 89 89 182 4,353 4,402 4,413 4,385 4,370 4,374 4,337 4,394 4,521 4,570 4,617 4,733 370 421 90 773 503 99 « 95 175 354 443 404 94 90 22 359 22, 732 46,346 213,51$ 207 072 96 92 2° 717 197 517 211 27(5 22 7°.-5 ; 48 311 02,172 641,0 ,2 341.935 i 2° 040 53 736 241.S30 318,9SS I 39.91 40.31 40.37 40.06 39. S7 39.86 39.47 39.93 41.04 41.44 41.80 42. 81 1923. Jamwv I Fcun'iirv i ATrirch \pril ' . . 89 89 235 88 89 203 97 93 97 93 22,327 I 198 350 94 22,18G 22,631 52,417 211,118 319,030 189 1,040 528 581 9S S8 99 94 22,008 22 350 50, 023 030. i»Sl 351 ()>[ , 87 i 103 341 401 98 93 31,959 ' 43.225 205,742 212,222 87 87 100 390 388 100 22.271 22.201 42.500 235.505 234,498 I 87 87 100 880 521 101 90 i 44,810 530, 116 314,821 80 87 195 382 700 101 96 51,713 230.201 426,518 i 87 AlK'USt- il 1 1 2 500 528 ? 89 j May June Julv September October November 1.003 401 22 368 22.300 „ 21,902 21,834 21,800 22,082 4,509 4 611 4,056 4,068 4,706 4 729 4,096 4,778 4,850 4,835 40. 74 41 61 41.0* 42.0! 42.34 42 50 42.10 42. $~) 43.43 43.27 1 From IT. S. Treasury Department, except money in circulation, prior ro July 1, 1922, from the Federal Reserve Board. Yearly figures and the monthly figures through September, 1923, are on a wan-ant basis. The current month is on a cash basis as shown in the preliminary Public Debt Statement. - YearJy figures are averages for the fiscal year ending June 30 of the year indicated. Monthly figures are taken from the daily Treasury statements. Expenditures represent those chargeable against ordinary receipts. 4 Represents money held outside the Treasury and Federal Reserve System. The revised yearly figures are as of Juno 30 and are, taken from the Secretary's Annual Report (1923), p. 555. 184 CREDIT CONDITIONS. Table 131.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from commercial and trade sources*1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] ORDERS YEAR AND MONTH. INDEBTEDNESS. United Pacific Moun- North tain AgriculStates average. Coasts Sections tural.4 Middle Agricultural.5 South Agricultural." United Pacific Moun- North 2 States tain Agriculaverage. Coast. Section.* tural.* East.? Middle Agricultural. 5 South Agricultural.* East. 7 Relative to 1916. 1916 mo. av 1917 mo. av 1918 mo. av 1919 mo av 1920 mo. av. ... 1921 mo. av 1922 mo. av 1OO 105 97 100 94 82 93 1OO 98 109 106 102 92 105 1OO 101 106 108 110 94 108 100 102 103 101 89 97 1OO 100 94 94 94 78 99 99 99 102 99 90 99 1OO 104 106 104 103 87 89 63 88 86 84 59 73 72 80 58 83 81 68 81 94 93 85 71 93 92 92 58 88 84 82 59 90 87 86 June July August 82 91 99 99 70 82 96 92 82 78 89 89 78 91 112 109 88 95 105 104 84 88 95 98 83 95 101 97 September October November December.. 98 98 89 93 82 80 67 89 90 97 79 88 91 91 89 96 103 100 94 96 102 107 99 95 92 93 97 90 88 93 99 88 90 93 75 94 102 111 94 103 106 113 99 96 105 117 126 1921. January February March April. .... May 100 101 1OO 93 91 88 93 94 112 1OO 98 89 81 94 91 116 1OO 96 98 90 101 98 119 1OO 93 90 91 89 92 110 1OO 94 94 90 94 94 112 1OO 94 92 87 94 94 107 1OO 92 85 81 89 94 112 97 81 79 93 82 66 80 80 91 96 79 88 85 76 76 94 93 74 78 92 103 84 82 91 96 84 77 93 99 92 89 92 98 80 84 105 101 93 90 97 96 87 90 100 95 91 92 96 92 94 88 99 95 91 87 94 86 76 90 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 91 90 94 91 88 86 89 86 109 102 98 108 117 100 105 114' 114 117 101 126 99 95 95 104 108 98 95 110 111 106 100 105 106 99 95 107 82 108 118 125 97 96 101 109 83 83 89 96 : i 115 111 ; nc no 118 102 119 109 121 109 110 125 97 114 114 116 121 110 106 110 110 107 106 105 118 114 112 111 i : ! • 112 117 117 127 121 130 120 134 123 131 120 134 121 118 118 135 117 119 119 127 106 112 104 116 108 116 326 134 107 103 103 103 115 97 114 137 103 96 107 106 106 94 103 100 108 108 98 113 100 100 99 100 115 102 106 108 107 114 117 113 108 112 101 119 117 110 116 95 113 116 94 113 118 117 114 104 109 112 107 108 121 120 116 113 97 105 130 111 120 ! ! j 1922. oo February March April 87 96 101 109 105 115 77 88 89 99 September .. October November December 107 96 101 100 106 103 105 111 97 101 109 112 113 103 100 98 114 104 108 113 108 101 109 105 103 83 87 90 1923. January February March April 107 113 117 117 103 114 112 101 132 131 143 122 138 119 121 104 116 114 93 100 133 123 141 75 108 100 110 May June Julv August 116 99 83 113 91 120 119 117 140 96 81 101 143 118 97 124 121 110 99 125 116 91 90 135 108 100 78 no CO September October . 111 122 98 100 119 119 117 OO oo May June . Julv August 6 i 116 i ! | 1 1 ' ! | I See footnotes on opposite page also. 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 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 S250 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. 185 CREDIT CONDITIONS. Table 132.—NUMERICAL DATA. From commercial and trade sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] INDEBTEDNESS. ORDERS. United Pacific Moun- ! North i Middle South States tain Agrlcul-i Agrlcul- Agricultural/ average. Coast. 2 Section.*! tural.4 I tural.» Y E A R AND MONTH. av.... av av av av av av East.' Percentage of total recorded transactions. I 1916 monthly 1917 monthly 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly United Pacific Moun- North Middle South tain Agricul- Agricul- AgriculEast.? I States Coast. 2 Section.i tural.* tural.tural/ average. 27.6 28.0 28.2 28.3 28.0 24.6 26.9 33.2 33.1 31.3 31.3 31.2 25.9 32.9 30.6 32.2 29.7 30.5 28.8 25.0 28.5 25.8 25.4 28.0 27.3 26.3 23.8 27.1 27.2 27.5 28.7 29.3 29.8 25.6 29.3 27.7 27.4 27.5 28.2 27.4 24.9 27.5 26.3 27.4 28.0 27.4 27.2 22.9 23.3 38.8 36.2 35.2 34.1 36.2 36.6 43.3 34.2 33.6 30.6 27.6 32.1 31.0 39.6 34.5 33.0 33.7 30.9 34.7 33.9 41.1 38.8 36.1 35.0 35.5 34.7 35.6 42.8 37.8 35.7 35.4 34.1 35.4 35.7 42.3 40.6 38.1 37.4 35.5 38.1 38.0 43.6 39.3 36.2 33.5 31.7 34.9 37.1 44.1 1921. 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 2C.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 25.0 27.4 27.2 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 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 27.2 21.9 25.1 26.6 25.4 34.7 38.9 37.3 38.2 35.6 39.1 37.2 35.9 34.3 September. October November.. December.. 27.0 27.1 24.6 25.5 27.2 27.6 27.4 29.7 24.1 26.8 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 1922. 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 May.... June July.... August. 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 35.0 40.6 37.4 41. 37. 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 44.8 44.2 43.5 September.. October November.. December.. 29.5 26.4 27.9 27.7 35.1 34.3 34.8 37.0 29.6 30.8 33.4 34.4 29.2 26.5 25.8 25.3 31.0 28.2 29.5 30.7 30.0 27.9 30.2 29.0 27.2 21.9 22.9 23.7 43.6 45.4 45.5 49.3 41.5 44.5 41.1 45.8 42.3 45.2 41.5 46.2 46.8 45.9 45.7 52.2 44.4 44.9 45.0 48.0 43.2 45.5 42.4 47.1 43.9 45.6 49.4 52.5 ! 29.5 | 31.1 30.6 32.3 34.3 37.9 37.1 30.8 43.0 26.1 34.0 33.7 36.9 33.1 37.4 32.3 33.0 28.9 32.0 31.7 32.1 19.8 28.3 26.4 28.9 41.4 40.0 40.1 39.8 39.2 33.2 38.9 46.7 35.4 33.2 36.8 36.7 41.3 36.5 40.1 38.7 41.0 41.0 37.1 42.7 40.8 40.8 40.0 40.4 45.1 40.1 41.5 42.4 May June July August 32.1 27.3 22.9 31.1 30.2 39.9 39.4 38.7 42.8 29.4 24.8 30.9 36.8 30.4 24.9 31.9 32.8 29.8 26.9 34.1 32.2 2o.2 25.0 37.3 28.4 26.3 20.5 29.0 41.5 44.2 45.3 43.9 38.6 36.9 38.2 34.7 41.0 40.5 38.1 40.1 37.0 43.9 45.0 36.4 42.7 43.2 42.2 44.2 45.3 43.5 42.3 47.7 47.1 45.7 September.. October November.. December... 30.5 40.6 29.9 25.9 32.3 33.1 30.8 45.8 38.7 33.5 40.9 49.3 45.0 47.1 1923. January February March. April.. 32.2 26.4 22.4 40.8 37.5 24.5 26.3 See footnote on opposite page also. 'California, Oregon, and Washington. 'Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming. 4 Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. 6 Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. •7 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama. Tennessee, Georgia,,, Florida, North and South Carolina. States east of and including Pennsylvania, West Virginia, ana Virginia. 36.0 34.5 44.6 44.2 180 CREDIT CONDITIONS. Table 133.—(A) INDEX NUMBEES AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from commercial and trade sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced typo.] PROMPT PAYMENTS. ™,,, ifin ' M o u n - i N o r t h : Middle |j 8011 Ui j £,vJ"t * i t a l n Agricul- 'Agrlrui- 'Agricul-j E a s t . ^ O t l & u jSection. 3 ! tura!. 4 tural. | Uir:&!.r> Nortli ?»Ikh71c ! S o u t h ! ! United i United:; i! Pacific ! M o u n tain ! Agrirul- A£ii<-i;!» Asrioul- j East. 7 ii S t a t e s Coast * 2 j Section.- tural. 1 i average. turai.mrui." average. YEAR AND MONTH. Percentage of total recorded transactions. 'Relative to IP-! 6. A . — 1 N D E X N LTM 3K R S . ICO ii'l'' nio. av ira7rnf>. av I°J.S mo. av .. .. 100 100 1OO 53.0 107 103 1.06 102 57. 5 -ii. 2 103 101 102 112 302 58.4 r 108 1 i5 10s 1)0.7 62. 5 112 107 59.4 63.3 T-]';3 mo :iv 110 110 103 108 312 103 97 105 1021 mo. civ ' 100 1OO 99 100 3^0 mo ';\' 10 •"•' rao av B.—NUM1£IUCAL ^7 107 DATA. ns.o )ft, 4 62 .2 .9 57.1 r>9 .9 60 .1 60.0 ry; 7 58.8 93 tw 99 98 96 53. 4 59.3 84 Si S7 91 47. 0 1U. 5 54 2 4r . 9 53.4 79 ! -7.3 .i«)..-i (>5.S •'«.;> 61.6 5S. 5 .06.8 C4.5 61.0 01.1 6:;?. 3 56,1 •to. 8 1931. T.-.r-,---.ry A-'-il 95 107 100 93 91 52.5 no. 8 5-1.3 53.3 57.8 ii» 116 ]!'1 103 100 55.2 05.5 50.3 55.3 58.7 51.2 57.0 104 111 99 9S 104 107 109 02. 6 57.8 54.4 00.2 52. 9 02.1 99 104 97 90 105 101 101 58. G 56.2 49.8 61.0 50.2 57.9 Mav 100 102 ) 1 r^ 100 102 July Arfrust 102 .107 •16. i luO 101 99 100 55.0 57. S 51.6 58. r» 5S.6 49. 2 57. 4 101 93 102 102 100 54.9 57.6 58.9 51.4 59. 2 50.0 57. I 95 103 .104 101 105 55.9 60.0 55.3 57.1 60.1 49.8 00.2 100 97 99 97 102 54.3 61.2 58.4 53.5 57.6 48. 2 69 108 September 94 96 91 89 98 51.8 54.6 53.1 49.4 54.3 47.5 October Nov f 'ul)^!' Si) 94 94 101? 87 40.2 53.1 5-4.6 56.9 51.2 45.7 303 88 91 49.3 58.1 51.0 50. U 5.3.0 44.0 51.9 TW-tr''ibfcr 91 107 50.3 00.7 48.4 51.5 53. J •15. ii 52. S 91 93 S7 80 83 83 97 83 90 97 100 Aorij M 85 Mav 90 88 89 49.5 92 92 91 92 92 50.1 52.7 48.2 53.6 87 85 94 4-. 1 of). 2 48.1 ¥K1 88 60 93 49.7 55.0 58.1 AS. A 52.8 53. J 82 87 83 80 40.4 48. 2 47.7 48.0 50. 9 •iS. 5 83 88 89 04 53.0 51.9 •19. i> 71 42. 8 86 60 48.6 48.5 51.2 41.5 35.1 49. 4 82 4U.0 48.5 40. 0 45.2 53.7 84 95 93 90 39. I 76 42.8 •IV,. I 52. H Q9 44. 1 44. 1 •\r). 7 •12. 1 51. i; So 90 4 s.'. 1 47.!» 51. 4 ;>•;. 4 1922. Jarvisry : I ; V; iTil'V T:-,,p , ,. f :••,'• 1, ;;••"•;-er 92 89 92 77 81 90 71 84 82 SO 87 92 45. 8 42.9 4S. 0 81 64 £.0 86 89 45. 2 45. S 37. 5 SI 84 71 8;? 87 92 46.7 45. 9 41.2 79 86 91 96 49. 5 47.4 40. 2 80 78 93 5'? 7 45. 4 45,4 51.3 100 84 95 52. 2 50.4 4.S. 8 52.7 10-1 75 in) IKi 80 85 ! 52.5 51.2 52.;) 51.0 44. •; 50.7 52.5 '19. 8 •u». 1 51. f> 45.4 41.6 53.2 1 f; !„ 3 » 9-» i .!••:• -arY. r - > ;*6 vih . •V.i ii iViitust er Lv- r-;;er. 1 52. 6 58. 0 43. 7 4'A 0 47.2 5-1. l) 102 i 102 54.0 04.9 46.3 53.0 50. 4 5.s. r,6.0 52.2 00.5 44.5 55.5 53.3 50.5 o«). 1 52. 1 : <A) '. 55.4 | 71.8 56.2 57. 2 5f>. 1 &.?> ; 55. 9 : 55.1 ! 63.7 59.0 53.6 56.3 55. U I 53. 3 55-3 54.8 53.0 r-4.0 1 55. 10° 92 76 100 1;)3 107 92 91 103 305 1 ; j^i 127 97 108 I vj S 1 104 100 9s 100 113 101 97 113 ! 93 97 91 109 97 ! 56.4 59.3 51.0 ! Cor.ipilc-d by ilip <V Clearing Hovze from reports to ir by Tiianufacturers and wholesalers on items of credit facts from their ledgers concern w to v. hiijii tiioy .sell. I'm; r-rir'ai data given alcove sl-ow the peri r-iiiii^e wliioli ! he number oi p a y n e n t items reported bears to the total nur.ibci of J The fo^m.-oJitien covi" «l by these, trousactions are largely textiles The year. 1916 is taken as a base, as payments were abnormally high in 19i9. 2 California, Orejiwi , and Vv'nsliington. * Ari,-.i,ii.i, Xt;.-.- ^.rr. a,o, Colorado', Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming. 4 r - ''.ntai"ja, Venn ud ;-'outh Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. and Ohio. * L'r.nsas, a , .Vet>r ::i, Iowa,, Missouri,, Illinois-,, Indiana,, Kentucky, ty, o 6 i i M i i i A lb T Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, L Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina. 7 States east of and including Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia. 5 o.i. 5 .5 187 GOLD AND SILVER. Table 134.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources,1 [ Base year in bold-faced type.] SILVER. GOLD. Y E A R AND MONTH. GOLD. j DomesPrice Pro- Price in in Im- Ex- tic re- Band Im- Ex- ducNew ! ports. ports. Lonports. ports. ceipts outtion. York. don. at put. mint. Relative to 1913. Imports. ! SILVER DomesExtic Band ports. receipts output. at mint. Thousands of dollars. Fine ounces. 1 A.—INDEX NUMBERS. 1913 mo.av. 1914 mo.av. 1915 mo.av. 1916 mo.av. 1917 mo.av. 1918 mo.av. 1919 mo.av. 1920 mo.av. 1921 mo.av. 1922 mo.av. 1921. May Juno July August September. October... November. December. 1922. January... February.. March April May. June... July.. August September. October... November. December. 100 90 Imports. Exports. Pro- Price in duc- New tion. York. Price in London. Thou- Dollars Pence per Thousands of ? sands of per standard ounce, dollars. fine hne ounces. ounce. 0.925 fine. B . _ N U M E R I C A L DATA. 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 243 105 95 72 82 108 92 92 709 34 107 103 96 85 112 83 86 1,077 170 90 105 90 112 111 110 114 ! 867 405 76 103 149 134 107 136 148 97 45 58 96 199 403 102 162 172 120 401 48 95 249 381 85 186 207 673 351 42 93 246 181 85 169 223 1,085 26 54 92 176 82 80 105 134 432 40 58 80 197 100 83 113 125 1,096 14 45 94 233 45 77 100 124 826 10 43 93 121 27 72 98 127 1,210 49 60 94 151 98 70 101 136 1,599 9 63 97 263 72 72 103 138 1,245 31 38 94 150 95 76 111 145 887 99 87 97 251 91 85 119 150 966 8 67 96 198 92 68 114 141 596 28 61 93 185 137 70 110 129 500 11 51 46 217 76 71 110 127 541 23 45 11 160 136 70 109 123 631 13 48 31 233 82 75 108 121 231 21 48 70 161 98 74 111 124 169 44 55 86 184 109 76 119 131 244 21 52 92 212 115 86 119 130 810 8 62 101 233 120 78 117 129 360 12 70 103 165 74 100 116 127 2 461 18 60 102 8 213 71 96 116 128 393 230 81 106 132 62 93 114 125 345 45 71 104 196 126 87 109 116 498 35 56 108 263 132 91 107 114 618 111 47 104 195 132 93 110 116 158 18 49 96 127 42 85 108 112 300 136 44 104 155 90 110 113 117 173 9 44 101 143 83 119 112 117 869 11 54 107 149 67 123 366 7 47 103 203 68 92 526 7 63 103 337 119 619 29 67 105 216 134 524 11 72 104 285 155 562 17 60 108 232 144 $5,309 $7,650 148,050 7 3 2 , 7 7 9 $2,989 $5,231 5,567 $0,598 2 7 . 5 7 3 4,782 2,163 4,300 18,551 155,083 698,275 6,038 25.313 . 548 37,663 2,619 157,830 2,874 757,823 4,467 23.675 6,247 .497 57,166 12,999 772,128 2,689 133,597 5,883 6,201 31.315 .657 46,038 30,990 4,445 112,495 751,855 7,011 ; 5,978 40.851 .814 5,170 6,378 35,729 57,604 22,931 3,422 30,682 26,841 1,991 3,073 86,472 71,093 62,377 80,183 86,314 701,722 694,174 679,801 676,216 585, 577 5,948 7,451 7,338 5,270 5,901 21,071 19,918 9.468 4,298 5,234 5,651 4,723 4,714 4,477 4,623 .968 1.111 1.009 .627 .675 47. 516 57.059 61. 590 36.841 34.338 58,171 43,576 64,247 84,902 1,063 67,052 63,821 88,474 93,128 687,776 678,490 689,555 711,526 6,956 3,627 4,513 7,853 2,353 1,424 5,113 3,743 4,277 4,022 3,902 4,017 .598 .585 .603 .616 34.165 34.971 37.481 38.096 56,251 128,643 99,379 90,388 691,096 707,825 704,236 681,847 4,488 7,510 5,912 5,516 4;947 4,782 4,804 7,145 4,212 4,724 3,790 3,897 .662 .710 .682 .658 40.082 41.442 38.750 35.645 75,919 66,608 70,629 71,768 335,000 77,000 227,728 511,338 6,496 4,786 6,953 4,800 3,977 7,092 4,302 5,109 3,938 3,878 4,186 4,139 .655 .653 .644 .666 35.035 33.891 33.269 34.080 629,786 675,697 738,635 752,490 5,512 6,346 6,957 4,944 5,677 6,004 6,269 3,861 4,258 4,760 4,341 5,562 .712 .711 .702 .694 36.023 35.900 35.644 34.957 66,085 47,107 51,299 31,666 26,571 28,739 33,488 12,244 774 3,735 672 2,449 7,576 607 2,162 863 1,732 963 1,579 8,994 12,977 42,987 19,092 3,407 1,601 956 81,839 76.880 92,399 103,262 2 24,464 20,866 18,308 26,440 1,399 17, 592 3,431 2,710 89,561 119, 294 104, 708 82,901 747,089 778,159 764,476 790, 712 »8,370 3,940 5,855 7,848 3,735 3,269 6,599 6,913 5,325 ! 5,161 4,870 5,052 . 695 .680 .652 .638 35.305 34.498 32.066 31.383 32,820 8,383 15,951 9,188 8,472 1,399 10,392 69,425 72,284 64,494 65,043 764, 469 704,970 761,586 743,651 5,825 3,792 4,626 4,262 6,921 2,191 4,732 4,336 5,190 4,729 ! 6,110 ' 6,616 .657 . 643 .676 .669 31.928 30.875 32.310 32.346 46,156 19, 434 27,929 32, 856 824 2,201 79,866 69,422 92,535 99, 880 786,564 755,309 754,306 769,371 4,461 6,066 10,066 6,466 3,499 3,581 6,233 7,032 6,835 5,101 5,406 5,293 .670 .649 .630 .628 32.611 31.611 30.923 30.952 27, 804 29,858 1,024 1,307 106, S19 89,549 739,504 793,000 8,518 6,928 8,123 7,523 4,988 5,428 .642 .636 31.698 31,718 644 1923. January... February.. March April May July. August September October... November December. 1 112 118 109 115 97 105 112 95 105 112 90 107 115 98 106 115 | 655 548 523 1 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 at U. S. mints from U. S. Treasury Department, Bureau of the Mint; Silver prices, average for the month, and Rand gold output from the Engineering and Mining Journal; Production of silver by mines of United States from American Bureau of Metal Statistics, except annual figures previous to 1921, which are from U. S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey. 2Includes only first 21 days of September during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 188 FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Table 135.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] EUROPE. England. YEAR AND MONTH. ASIA. Bel- Nether- Swegium. lands. den. France. Italy. THE AMERICAS. Switz2 erland. Japan. India. Canada. Argen- Brazil. tina. Chile. I i INDEX 1 i NUMBER.S Relative to par. 100 100 1914 average.. 106 103 100 101 1915 average., 98 94 87 100 101 97 1916 average., 98 88 80 99 1917 average. 98 90 71 109 100 98 99 102 103 119 98 88 90 98 107 103 101 97 96 Par value 100 100 1OO 1918 average., 98 92 59 1919 average.. 91 71 59 1920 average.. 75 36 26 1921 average.. 79 22 1922 average.. 91 39 42 25 33 37 80 36 20 i 81 38 24 i 82 43 27 43 88 78 42 26 42 84 75 40 23 40 79 79 75 40 22 39 77 79 97 38 95 76 84 84 40 96 98 18 35 82 19 39 83 38 85 39 88 100 1OO 100 100 I«1OO 1OO 1 98 100 103 ,O 73 77 83 80 54 59 96 89 90 99 104 103 94 76 85 78 82 69 40 40 59 57 I 53 I 54 88 82 47 73 83 48 74 62 81 47 76 62 77 43 66 63 54 90 66 115 94 62 63 1921. January... February. March April May.... June July.... August. September. October November. December.. 81 85 89 90 93 88 86 87 i ! ! 98 1 98 | 97 97 t 1 60 i 97 74 42 61 1 96 | 50 72 36 56 63 47 50 68 32 53 62 90 69- 36 52 60 60 | 96 ! 97 i 77 38 22 37 79 81 89 97 54 90 72 38 i 55 79 38 21 37 83 85 94 96 56 91 76 39 | 60 61 82 37 21 36 87 87 97 96 55 92 76 39 j 56 61 40 23 39 91 91 101 96 56 93 78 39 | 55 64 42 23 40 91 93 101 95 ; 57 95 80 25 43 94 97 101 95 i 58 96 90 47 26 44 94 98 101 95 ! 57 91 48 28 44 94 97 101 95 i 57 84 39 41 42 42 52 53 58 58 65 45 91 47 27 44 96 96 % 97 100 95 59 85 42 61 72 71 1922. January... February. March April May June July..., August. September. October November. December.. j January.., February. March April 91 46 26 42 91 43 24 40 92 41 23 39 98 96 59 85 42 65 97 99 96 59 99 85 42 66 70 98 99 96 60 100 85 41 70 69 40 22 37 97 99 96 59 100 70 68 38 22 36 97 99 96 59 100 84 35 70 67 92 36 23 33 98 100 96 97 61 100 85 37 63 67 95 37 26 34 99 101 9S 9S 63 99 89 37 64 70 96 35 25 31 98 100 98 65 99 32 25 28 98 99 97 65 97 33 25 28 9S 99 30 98 99 88 87 87 86 35 35 34 33 66 96 30 35 j j 72 91 25 98 65 9S 64 9S 61 67 65 67 63 67 66 97 99 98 85 32 66 33 I 24 98 99 93 03 64 95 9S 64 9S 83 32 69 Go 94 31 I 22 98 99 91 98 03 65 03 63 02 f>3 03 CO 63 94 30 ! 93 93 30 I I September October November December 70 91 35 May... June — July.... August. 69 31 22 SI 9S 99 9S 63 9S 97 99 93 98 63 98 99 93 98 6-1 99 30 '• See footnotes on opposite page also. 1 Daily averages ot noon nues lor cable transfers Reported to the Treasury daiiv bv the Xcw York Federal Reserve Bank. Average figures for tne years 1914 to 191S, inclusive, where given, are weekly averages of commercial quotations from the Annalist. For figures on Gerimmv. which havo now'oecif di^roruiiiued owing to almost complete collapse of the mark, see August, 1923. issue (No. 24... page 1S3. * Parity established October, 1920. Prior to that, par value of the rupee was 32.44 cents. 189 FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Table 136.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] ASIA. EUROPE, YEAR AND MONTH. England. France. Sweden.! Italy. Japan. | India.* THE AMERICAS. Canada Argentina. Kriuii. Chile. Rate per Rate per Rate per Rate por i Rate per Rate per i Rate per Rate per ! Rate per |{ Rate per pound franc. lire. franc. I guilder. yen. J rupee, j dollar. krone. franc. sterling. $0,193 August i 3.05 September ! 3.72 $0,193 $0,403 30.499 .491 495 iSO.487 .137 .116 .104 .118 | .119 ; .10!) ! . 1G4 .102 October November December January February March pril May J ane July August. eptember October November December ! 4.43 ! 1.000 1.001 1.000 .991 See footnotes on opposite page also. - The foreign exchange index number recently computed b y the Federal Reserve Board is based upon the average rates of exchange for 17 countries, Germany excluded, and is here substituted lor the weighted geometric average previously published. The index represents the " a g g•egative" r e g t i " average off cable bl ttransfer f rates t on these h countries and i US' Ii . 4 Aver age" value of the paper peso in 1913. 190 IMPORTS BY CLASSES OF COMMODITIES. Table 137.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL From Government sources.1 DATA. [Base year in bold-faced type.] Total. YEAR AND MONTH. 1913 mo. average. 1914 mo. average. 1915 mo. average. 1916 mo. average. 1917 mo. average. 1918 mo. average. 1919 mo. average. 1920 mo. average. 1921 mo. average. 1922 mo. average. 1931 January — February- - • March April Foodstuffs Food- ManuManufacin facstuffs tures crude partly tures Misfor ready condior cellafor tion wholly further use in con- neous. and manu- manusumpfood facfaction. anitured. turing. mals. Crude materials lor use In manufacturing. Total. Crude materials for use in manufacturing. ManuFoodfactures ManuFoodstuffs for stuffs Misin crude partly or further factures ready cellacondition wholly use in for con- neous. and food manumanu- sumption, animals. factured. facturing. Relative to 1913. Thousands of dollars. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 $149,383 $50,462 100 99 106 129 81 99 118 149,130 49,790 99 115 110 138 77 71 92 148,216 57,991 133 167 118 171 123 84 134 199,303 84,132 165 209 175 177 159 94 120 246,039 105,682 $18,413 19,561 20,242 21,678 32,144 $16,518 21,378 22,770 28,226 29,287 $28,355 23,006 21,748 34,822 45,124 $34,401 33,936 24,335 28,798 32,327 $1,234 1,459 1,130 1,648 1,476 33,114 46,308 103,179 30,737 32,367 54,080 50,860 66,835 28,669 45,724 33,742 41,028 73,094 51,577 55, 704 1,117 2,210 2,633 1,681 1,590 169 202 156 200 191 98 91 252,609 101,760 218 277 247 280 179 119 179 325,367 139,521 295 290 261 625 236 212 213 439,950 146,073 140 141 138 186 101 150 136 209,085 71,090 177 191 150 196 161 162 129 265,129 96,334 28,795 45,441 48,136 25,331 27,660 140 125 156 194 114 149 120 208,814 146 148 230 102 130 145 214,525 169 161 160 313 110 162 197 251,989 170 164 188 308 113 155 96 254,571 63,047 73,673 81,417 82,535 28,740 27,334 29,454 34,528 32,017 37,988 51,653 50,898 32,339 28,940 31,257 31,976 51,187 44,798 55,781 53,445 1,485 130 65,868 68,085 63,760 71,525 26,717 19,143 19,215 18,922 35,648 21,328 16,465 27,095 24,096 26,039 26,263 25,171 51,710 50,009 52,351 49,879 872 1,076 583 2,176 60,813 59,460 70,039 94,016 16,588 23,326 29,338 32,707 18,465 23,883 26,205 25,473 26,324 27,707 30,398 32,083 53,973 51,665 53,365 51,171 3,118 «,639 80,971 86,910 69,804 27,498 22,370 28,756 25,711 25,900 27,762 36,014 32,482 30,272 34,041 42,820 37,252 49,811 49,375 59,880 50,820 87,877 91,146 87,366 110,304 31,264 26,176 27,596 22,481 34,785 37,341 38,513 42,405 39,595 47,527 47,960 48,385 58,268 57,453 49,475 55,857 18,729 31,228 24,023 30,289 32,319 26,539 41,766 65,674 56,195 57,194 54,036 71,746 58,860 52,655 1,791 2,426 1,189 May.... June— July.... August. 137 131 145 216 85 150 71 204,911 124 135 104 129 92 145 87 185,680 120 126 104 100 152 47 178,637 130 142 103 164 145 176 194,768 September.. October.... November.. December.. 120 121 90 111 93 157 253 179,283 126 118 127 145 98 150 161 188,028 141 139 159 159 107 155 136 211,027 159 186 178 154 113 149 156 237,373 145 164 149 158 107 145 87 217,185 144 160 121 168 120 144 99 215,743 171 172 156 218 151 174 146 256,178 145 138 140 197 131 148 81 217,023 169 174 170 211 140 169 83 252, 817 174 181 142 226 168 167 66 260,461 169 173 150 233 169 144 70 251,772 1S8 219 127 257 171 162 158 281,376 200 172 102 145 147 157 334 298,493 231 273 203 183 232 209 185 345,104 195 219 177 196 198 171 95 291,906 196 246 170 161 202 153 142 293,464 86,818 137,652 110,705 124,091 220 276 253 2S7 2S2 155 189 230 186 137 155 234 195 152 83 208 430 258 203 107 178 367 229 181 87 329,245 303,412 397,928 364,253 139,205 127,558 144,655 142,442 28,569 28,596 38,300 32,856 31,265 38,579 71,024 60,628 65,240 55,332 73,048 64,821 63,929 52,320 60,830 02,400 372,545 320,234 287, 454 275,438 144,924 28,839 117,999 24,657 107,047 23, 783 93,994 21,058 59,893 5?,32S 37,582 33,010 73,774 62,422 56,199 58,133 05,320 61,435 62,391 67,518 1, 668 77,560 26,468 34,057 33,324 48,067 49,192 57,503 62,910 4,161 73,554 2,731 1932. January — February... March April May.... June July.... August. September 2. October November.. December.. 1923. January February March April May... June... July... August 203 2G6 244 192 287 234 ; 212 | 181 186 j September. 170 154 j October 206 1 249 214 i2J 114 144 185 363 260 190 40 323 220 179 34 228 19S 181 27 200 205 196 135 202 173 183 337 291 203 214 900 £53,645 30S,366 92,451 37,464 32,650 Data from U. S. Department 0] Commerce, Bureau of Foreinn and Domestic. Commerce. For changes in valuations, see footnote on preceding page. 2 Figures for September, 1922, include first 21 days Pnly, during which period the old tariff law was in effect; remaining 9 days included with October. 1,987 1,682 1,924 1,075 1,224 1,797 1,004 1,028 818 862 1,944 4,121 2,279 1,171 1,757 1,695 1,029 1,322 1,073 495 416 | 191 DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY CLASSES OF COMMODITIES. Table 138.—(A) INDEX NTJMBEES AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] Crude Foodstuffs Food- i Manufacmain I stuffs ; tures terial crude j partly for i for [ condior use 'further, tion wholly in and a n u - use in manu- food mfacfacanituring. mals. tured. turing. Total. ; YEAR AND MONTH, J I ! I i : Mann- j factnres Misreiciy cellaiov neous. consuinption. ManuFoodFoodfaen'res Manustuffs I stulls for factures in crude partly or further for iti-e y condition wholly use in in manu- ana food maun * for c:m™ facturing. animals, factured. manu- sumption facturing. Crude materials Total. Relative to 1913. T h o u s a n d s of dollars. A.—INDEX NUMBERS. B.—NUMERICAL DATA. 100 64 74 94 102 100 162 272 249 300 100 95 170 200 249 100 85 120 230 332 100 82 168 336 346 100 278 1,514 1,162 641 $204.024 172,075 291,104 451,887 513,934 124 210 244 128 128 323 400 542 409 270 434 605 344 207 181 265 232 | 242 101 110 265 328 410 20S 165 233 160 145 97 503,990 645,818 673,402 364,911 313,784 79, 432 134,178 155,902 81,997 81,800 420 445 414 750 178 195 214 247 151 81 79 76 139 174 147 151 37 170 116 116 119 109 73 322, 468 329, 749 318,710 360,626 September.. October November.. December.. 156 165 142 143 107 189 138 141 481 285 213 204 233 178 153 142 86 85 101 106 140 151 147 151 75 166 108 120 1922. January February... March April 135 121 159 152 114 87 114 124 220 197 244 221 159 167 218 175 106 97 132 115 141 130 173 175 May June July August 148 101 145 145 101 110 94 75 242 290 297 434 186 205 182 170 122 119 108 107 151 179 1S4 1GG 104 209 225 177 391 289 238 182 160 177 190 184 1923. January February... March April 152 148 163 156 159 121 125 111 171 192 137 126 188 184 2(34 188 May.... June — July.... August. 152 153 145 149 S3 184 107 95 102 151 138 169 182 154 193 205 236 192 154 1913 m o . average.-i 1914rao.a v e r a g e . 1915 m o . average..: 1916 m o . average..! 1917 m o . average..I 1918 m o . 1919 m o . 1920 m o . 1921 m o . average.. average.. average.. average..I 1922 mo. average! 1921. May June July August September October November December 100 85 143 221 252 247 ij 317 330 179 154 158 162 156 ; September.. October November.. December.. j : :; !' $ 7,023 25,727 45,880 54,003 67,228 $33,066 27,949 3 ( \ 041 76,022 109,835 $65,120 $676 .03,243 i 1,877 10P,"S4 I 1O,23S 7,857 218,780 4,337 225,066 45,620 56,530 76,498 57,687 38,190 117,152 163,551 93,080 55,805 48,986 87,773 76,854 79,909 33, 270 30,463 172, 437 1, 577 213,025 j 1,079 980 267,032 135, 497 654 107,747 592 74,416 74,030 75,890 69,483 59,302 62,779 58, 522 105,871 47,991 52,639 57,929 66,607 49,948 26,873 20,095 25,064 90,560 113,168 318,462 330,949 289, 242 291,175 68,391 121,322 88,545 89,950 67,869 40,205 30,052 28,737 62,936 48.018 41, 449 38,282 28,295 28,129 33,200 35,145 91,236 98,323 95,;38 98,370 512 1,123 732 813 114 92 274,633 246,357 323,452 310,959 72,838 55, 895 73,001 79,511 31,054 27,799 34,507 31,174 43.019 45,164 58,800 47,372 35,143 32,193 43,632 ! 37,969 91,810 84,0S4 112,705 113, ^76 769 022 048 1,058 172 186 168 161 66 183 33 60 301,989 327,039 296,489 296,249 64,374 70, 262 59,S59 47, S6S 34,151 40,99S 41, 959 61,314 50,309 55,471 49,225 46,074 40,422 39,465 | 35.625 ! 35,733 112,181 121,319 10?, '06 104,853 448 124 224 407 106 100 102 109 165 169 170 175 53 94 149 119 307, 563 366,177 374,544 339, 352 66,611 133.703 144,329 113,350 55,149 40,798 33,615 25,764 43, 229 47,919 51, 471 49, 620 34,964 32, (J43 33,593 35,879 107,253 357 110,177 | 037 110, "32 ! 1,005 113.137 I 803 131 119 139 151 108 166 132 102 117 70 330,894 302,106 333,332 318,357 102,074 77,322 79,916 71,136 24,201 27,169 19,304 17,741 50,741 49,747 55,025 50,776 43,264 i 109,722 j 39,406 | 107,775 | 45,877 132,361 49,987 128 241 891 688 50.. 090 I 130,848 49,242 131,552 49,318 | - 129,4.53 45,810 I 127,051 j 302 151 149 149 139 158 169 189 136 139 42 40 | | 203 j 197 201 202 199 195 | | j ' i 45 43 28 28 309,609 312.. 239 206,ool 304,939 190 I 76 85 374,191 393,814 ,„! $64,017 I $14,121 40,938 2 2 , •.•39 47,280 38,470 60,118 35,107 42,406 65,061 j! j| j i 53,302 6S 278 60,500 65,319 25,997 21,336 19,509 23,898 49,130 41,543 37,5^1 42,606 131,500 151,098 27,0«5 21,750 45.040 50,909 I i Data from U. S. Department oj Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 45,040 45,977 95,405 I 98,042 | i j 124,213 123,447 251 284 273 494 470 288 190 180 513 573 192 IMPORTS BY GRAND DIVISIONS. Table 139.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources,1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] FROM NORTH AMERICA. FROM EUROPE. YEAR AND MONTH. Total. France. Germany. Italy. United Kingdom. FROM SOUTH AMERICA. Canada.'! Total. Total. Argentina. FROM ASIA AND OCEANIA. FROM AFRICA GRAND TOTAL. Total. Japan. ! Total. Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly average.. average.. average.. average. average. 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly average. average. average. average. average. 1921. January February March April 100 91 100 63 56 73 78 64 71 37 43 87 89 142 119 48 88 102 44 113 115 103 64 75 September.. October November.. December... 2 September October November. December.. 100 113 131 100 115 100 116 125 163 109 169 167 216 66 103 224 291 302 44 55 250 318 308 107 114 297 348 347 378 189 427 431 384 88 194 236 149 116 131 211 256 181 779 812 234 335 100 83 100 100 100 107 116 109 146 193 184 261 271 256 308 330 305 360 414 473 467 419 633 207 254 170 277 358 274 100 100 99 133 165 169 218 291 140 177 30 72 77 198 289 186 269 189 108 222 140 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 65 168 197 119 191 204 246 158 124 79 98 54 109 66 146 199 119 218 200 304 82 119 82 94 48 134 71 156 200 144 312 227 311 71 130 117 44 118 81 143 204 103 132 194 275 62 120 92 50 150 85 165 248 107 141 179 207 143 126 120 39 122 97 173 243 162 225 202 273 218 141 47 117 109 160 226 164 202 300 488 345 159 97 May June July.... August., 100 220 370 455 100 106 95 112 100 100 101 1923. January February March April 100 76 83 May June July... . August.. 100 81 24 3 0 95 92 47 100 92 174 212 138 245 248 339 228 145 99 101 58 69 117 178 170 152 291 209 272 318 144 119 112 63 119 147 225 219 144 222 235 523 171 91 93 55 78 98 195 180 139 208 230 327 145 103 100 56 121 112 221 239 200 285 265 360 217 169 106 87 63 104 120 223 259 170 370 306 435 100 174 112 123 236 285 179 386 252 246 187 169 139 243 272 166 372 329 465 194 188 237 167 394 244 326 132 200 395 235 395 397 570 203 231 104 78 63 117 116 70 113 96 70 95 141 164 161 151 85 157 201 250 131 106 67 147 149 218 293 239 400 300 418 394 195 135 102 70 195 137 206 312 237 450 308 402 461 197 123 90 i 1923. January February March April 186 148 222 258 251 548 361 376 896 220 125 | 89 144 155 232 239 252 508 331 302 472 203 168 ! 133 239 218 356 276 323 634 369 396 546 266 147 119 159 183 318 306 281 706 381 321 419 244 142 106 83 125 194 325 306 299 792 407 402 453 249 124 92 79 152 141 276 298 221 590 376 292 2S0 214 115 85 86 124 124 238 304 195 501 344 365 207 192 117 95 90 122 103 214 302 176 282 335 387 199 184 144 , May June July.... August. September. October November.. December.. 118 91 90 126 115 205 280 168 187 270 320 144 170 147 138 102 201 145 268 320 224 248 2S8 296 144 206 I; See footnotes on opposite page. 193 IMPORTS BY GRAND DIVISIONS. Table 140.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page. FROM NORTH AMERICA, FROM EUROPE. Total. Y E A R AND MONTH. GerFrance. many, Italy. United Kingdom. Total. Canada. FROM SOUTH AMERICA. Total. Argentina. FROM ASIA |i FROM AND OCEANIA. AFRICA II GRAND •jj TOTAL. Total. | J a p a n . - Total. Thousands of dollars. 12,449 3,746 485 13 4,601 4,297 5,020 3,040 23,949 21,525 25,457 23,340 36,783 42,455 54,870 ?2,665 13,669 14,800 19,771 34,473 ! i §16,522 19,127 26,857 35,634 49,902 4,959 10,318 13,805 11,824 11,901 26 884 7,403 6,090 9,791 2,028 4,922 6,280 5,191 5,328 12,385 25,766 42,821 19,900 29,744 81,218 96,481 138,555 62,904 68,538 37,641 41,225 50,989 27,953 30,337 59,579 54,830 76,798 69,156 10,012 11,578 14,200 11,591 4,630 4,952 7,368 I 6,676 j 3,339 2,061 5,299 5,413 17,438 18,885 27,090 26,172 64,179 78,798 92,112 89,669 May June July August 60,804 54,718 56,754 59,139 11,823 j 6,456 10,785 j 6,975 11,316 8,217 10,923 7,309 7,131 19,374 4,946 I 14,842 5,018 j 14,984 5,728 | 15,983 69,603 54,575 47,351 50,583 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 5,438 6,917 5,607 5,393 | 18,299 | 19,215 i 21,888 | 24,626 January February March April 68,113 71,491 85,796 65,667 10,654 11,656 13,025 10,742 7,223 8,901 9,633 8,497 4,590 3,180 5,501 3,598 20,805 26,518 33,332 22,124 May... June July.... August. 73,949 76,470 75,271 84,604 11,591 10,025 9,059 13,390 8,520 9,596 9,606 10,737 5,584 4,791 5,155 4,140 | 25,439 I 27,141 | 27,939 j 31,486 81,577 116,530 94,630 97,200 11,146 17,495 12,227 11,800 10,683 j 4,395 13,035 7,258 10,247 6,767 10,817 • 8,971 31,846 45,541 33,722 31,036 14,273 10,277 15,381 13,730 13,788 10,476 14,997 13,642 8,593 6,658 11,008 7,309 12,762 12,092 13,210 13,777 5,769 •S3,167 $4,505 12,300 10,683 9,813 11,030 83,375 105,780 10,542 15,926 13,745 15,727 1913 monthly average.. I $ 7 2 , 0 5 6 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly average. . average.. average. average.. 65,293 45,529 52,776 45,929 $11,578 8,685 6,493 9,074 8,220 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly average.. average.. average.. average. average... 26,510 62,544 102,320 03,745 82,617 1921. January February March April 915,351 I $4,610 $22,663 $32,485 911,844 $2,131 $26,344 4,690 7,890 9,691 14,855 26,265 30,4S9 50,865 71,455 $8,245 8,808 9,026 15,174 21,139 ! 1,63S \ 2,8*7 • 5,158 j 6,089 50,911 57,294 63,417 24,635 29,893 19,032 16,597 17,315 4,994 7,138 86,837 99,696 123,058 54,447 72,920 25,162 34,154 34,548 20,939 29,525 9,349 12,524 3,365 5,413 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 3,148 5,064 4,140 208, 797 214,530 251,969 254; 579 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 53,648 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 46,349 24,189 53,443 j 29,416 56,317 51,869 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 6,819 179,29*2 188,008 210,948 237,496 56,529 57,701 73,235 63,323 25,214 20,137 25,950 21,296 22,793 25,114 23,745 22,889 5,229 6,193 4,727 4,440 65,237 55,147 63,063 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 71,718 72,322 76,767 78, S64 28,249 30,733 33,699 32,200 33,032 29,158 29,560 27,362 6,082 7,891 8,234 7,920 69,831 80,535 66,479 86,715 29,693 35,825 20,261 38,362 jj |j || j| 4,287 1,975 3,695 3,«32 252,817 260,461 251,772 281,376 8,405 8,408 8,528 9,595 64,402 104,640 79,122 81,139 26,870 j ; 36,982 27,605 38,861 39,416 39,186 2,615 4,024 7,791 9,125 298,49; 345,104 291,805 293,780 33,579 35,201 49,386 41,364 72,105 | 30,597 28,290 75,390 32,705 115,744 36,249 103,346 41,413 41,654 53,436 46,422 11,676 10,827 13,511 15,052 95,013 87,291 97,107 100,314 17,730 9,328 10,804 S,294 329,245 303,412 397,928 364,253 5,729 5,646 44,039 31,904 28,171 24,721 105,520 89,609 77,355 36,282 35,331 36,038 35,794 49,401 36,443 32,136 29,157 16,875 12,579 10,670 6,017 107,091 99,012 90,582 88,382 33,113 24,111 30,179 31, 892 8,954 5,538 4.095 3,944 372,545 320,231 287. 454 275.438 5,820 9,248 26,133 32,833 66,572 86,904 33,115 37,850 27,830 36,980 71,014 75,860 26,366 24,430 2,854 2,843 253;645 308.366 ; $1,978 4,391 $149,383 | 149,106 148,216 199,303 246,039 252, 601 325,364 439,873 209,096 265, 145 1922. September* October November December j I ! i j j j ; i 1923. January February March April. May : June ! July August September October N o v e m b e r ....*• December 103,643 89,749 120,987 10.1,855 102,278 S9,Q55 6,999 53,194 j 28,081 81,051 I 46,809 70,946 | 34,695 66,812 46,970 jj 34,4,54 jj 33,156 |j i! 31,041 II 24,881 32,685 26,480 I 1 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 i of the country from whence , , ...... .... — . _ _ . . , .. , . i.-Ai_-_i__iJ.._ _„....,,. w^- — J - i i - ^ ._ ... __„ ' - ~ J — t o placing the merchan> actual foreign market ..__, _, . _ . __.., „ . . . . . , „ (Emergency tariff act of May 27,1921.) 5 Figures for September, 1922, include only the first 21 days of September, during which the old tariff law was in force °—23 13 194 EXPORTS BY GRAND DIVISIONS.1 Table 141.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources,2 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] YEAR AND MONTH. Total. Germany. France. TO SOUTH AMERICA. TO NORTH AMERICA. TO EUROPE. United Kingdom. Italy. Total. Canada. Total. TO ASIA AND OCEANIA. I TO IAFRICA GRAND TOTAL. Argentina. Total. Japan. Total. 1OO 85 116 226 263 1OO 67 73 175 298 100 88 128 187 178 100 85 143 221 251 Relative to 1913. average..! average.. | average.-! average.. I average. J 100 89 172 254 271 1OO 111 325 559 611 i 1918 monthly average..; I 1919 monthly average. . | ; 1920 monthly average..: 1921 monthly average.. j 1922 monthly average, .i 257 346 298 158 139 605 580 439 146 173 192T. January February , March April 260 191 159 140 May.... June July August. | | I I 1 I 100 45 3 1 (») 1OO 124 343 386 533 (8) 26 88 106 90 626 563 473 274 192 279 159 153 106 166 132 104 65 141 142 147 165 77 99 109 117 September. October November. December.. 142 157 122 124 1922. January February , March April 100 102 203 319 340 100 80 93 154 210 349 100 77 100 62 150 206 150 213 100 49 96 140 195 328 • 159 145 220 216 321 188 152 220 182 241 147 143 207 301 426 187 154 191 284 389 202 174 290 432 502 311 265 438 586 605 377 350 205 338 573 252 193 248 319 331 181 154 448 397 258 208 225 190 159 171 316 222 192 188 162 134 143 146 503 318 234 170 529 359 266 160 550 493 311 256 440 423 315 233 576 506 365 240 316 235 187 164 70 105 124 130 344 347 209 213 163 131 145 173 179 184 174 204 150 146 155 203 148 143 127 114 168 161 158 120 234 263 204 233 236 328 280 218 193 167 154 174 159 163 157 177 168 202 150 134 125 90 83 74 150 283 202 229 121 173 123 140 174 154 143 124 167 133 1 2 3 \\ 105 ! 114 125 109 133 113 116 111 158 253 293 296 340 374 483 502 li 590 110 173 202 166 157 166 142 143 119 103 144 147 138 125 149 172 81 75 122 106 100 168 132 108 148 147 116 119 147 142 97 105 132 129 113 115 141 150 135 136 152 184 316 251 311 242 537 361 438 270 134 180 218 164 135 121 159 154 May.... June July.... August. 135 149 127 124 157 179 166 144 144 182 276 199 151 153 127 112 i42 151 151 171 132 143 147 168 149 171 160 154 176 197 161 154 249 270 250 218 308 314 308 204 271 198 178 197 149 162 145 146 September. October..,. November. December.. 132 165 173 149 172 236 249 195 74 99 93 84 193 296 272 244 144 170 182 163 167 178 173 170 165 174 167 157 169 165 183 181 196 194 184 215 224 296 286 241 416 412 389 209 178 228 157 151 179 184 166 1923. January.... February March..... April 152 128 132 125 182 108 160 174 83 85 90 236 163 196 220 170 145 129 119 156 149 181 183 146 132 160 160 175 171 188 187 201 213 199 203 241 271 335 274 257 339 454 364 204 186 295 May June July August.. 111 112 102 109 160 154 129 145 78 65 85 79 151 199 140 136 112 91 108 208 199 192 198 197 186 177 181 184 202 193 200 224 242 210 257 270 292 291 265 3S2 326 350 253 201 219 231 200 153 155 146 150 September. Ouober.... Vmembr. 162 172 196 248 108 112 240 292 183 181 196 179 179 154 176 179 185 188 314 398 414 530 198 195 184 194 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly I I j j I | j j j I I jl || II See footnote?,an opposite page. 162 148 157 195 EXPORTS BY GRAND DIVISIONS.1 Table 142.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government source^1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] TO NORTH AMERICA. TO EUROPE. Y E A R A N D MONTH. Total. GerFrance. many. Italy. United Kingdom. Total. Thousands of dollars. S 124,964 $12,827 $29,328 $6,556 S49,228 49,984 13,191 8,161 111,608 14,175 99,870 981 22,477 214,451 41,733 157,282 188 | 25,294 317,773 71,735 167,450 (3) 34,920 338,538 78,399 | 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. 1922 monthly average. 1921. January February March April May June July August 321,558 432,306 372,174 196,992 173,618 325,219 238,816 j 199,256 i 175,239 $50,098 40,132 46,567 77,046 105,081 110,457 107,983 160,764 94,132 76,304 50,349 25,953 18,745 31,027 17,955 22,247 20.338 12,575 171,774 189,880 161,319 78,510 71,340 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 20,485 9,863 176,799 12,708 30,796 177,814 183,195 ! 13.946 ! 36,324 206,228 I 15.050 ; 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 77,000 74,447 41,015 7,730 512,424 660,035 685,668 373,761 319,315 September October November December 177,246 196,054 153,071 | 154,961 21,579 25,849 19,259 17,231 30,774 26,266 24,326 21,741 9,857 18,554 13,249 15,001 59,475 84.951 60,640 69,105 87,138 55,972 77,128 | 44,750 71,579 I 41,194 62,216 ! 35,111 13,920 15,308 13,320 16,205 1922. January February March April j | 149,042 ! 128,938 180,1S2 183,143 17,753 10,054 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 72,291 853 ,0s8 109 306 ,024 096 304 .128 8.. 991 8, 901 8T 430 9.^7! 49.598 40,517 21,324 20. 937 22,943 22, S34 9,210 9.780 9,105 9,289 41,709 47,012 58,080 47, 531) 66,086 22, 509 62,407 24,656 59,539 11 23,002 60,0IS 24,431 10, 270 11,094 9,004 11,794 40,791 50,564 50,358 45,912 21, 544 I S, 474 21.SOS j 8,593 54,4,59 08,974 20,117 22,946 21,243 18,466 26,107 28.191 20,215 26,293 9,473 11,933 18,111 13,042 74,48ft 75,246 62,346 55,264 57,995 32,600 35,301 59,717 44,493 73,542 71,124 I 43,402 ! 71,0.50 j 44,288 75,896 47,944 75,622 49,514 85,565 i 56,4b7 September... October November December 164,786 ! 22,025 206,009 ! 30,215 215,802 I 31,928 186,727 I 25.062 21,716 28, 981 27, 385 24.742 12,674 19,384 17, 800 15,989 71,062 S3, 928 89, 731 SO.412 83,893 89,124 86, 85S 85,262 1923. January February March April 189,659 159,586 164,798 156, 405 23. 286 13.791 20,475 22.306 26,086 24.442 25,031 26,290 15,489 10,705 12,851 14,416 83, 603 71.537 63,630 58, 460 78,308 j 48,90S 74,742 ! 44,497 53,044 90,849 .33, 799 91, 827 May June July August 20.524 j 22.968 13S,541 40,028 19.729 j 18,9S3 127,274 I 16,543 24,935 136,763 I 18,537 23,260 9,914 13,048 9,148 8,929 September. October November. December.. 201,989 I 25,0S2 | 31,541 215,369 ! 31,803 ; 32,797 15,752 19,176 May June July August 1 2 | 168,754 I 186,701 158,471 i 154,863 48. 414 55,164 45,014 53,001 90,002 89,256 103,971 99,520 96,237 99,427 55,309 58,459 52,M:> 97,954 I- 60,227 89,908 I 51,717 ,158 929 530 ,800 i 5,179 | 5,318 \ 5,100 ! 7,237 43,897 50,077 51,250 58,807 6,187 6,246 6,987 8,411 54,726 43,534 53,799 41,874 8,064 9,023 7,378 7,053 2?662 27,985 18,788 22.785 14,041 324,863 4,103 343,331 4,865 294,092 4,010 296,198 3,232 4,344 5,25S 3,901 ij 11 11 278,848 250,620 329,930 j; il 318,470 H 43,074 46,811 43,253 37,794 31^7. 509 4, ?"') '•*<>, 1 1 7 \ 38.845 ' M0 .11., 19." AH). OiHJ IT t>' 2 2A,u\2, is. ('3(> 4 479 4 n') 335 a; i I'd 31i,J77 7, 122 4. VIH 5. >*7 3(rj Including reexports. Compiled by the U. S. Department 0/ Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, andrepresent exports, including reexp T are those at time of exportation in t h e ports of t h e United States whence exported, except reexports from bonded warehouses, which aie » Total for year 1917 is 53,275. No figures for 1918. <'i<h ri '.-* •sr.h Values -ed in their import value. 196 COAL PRODUCTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Table 143.—INDEX NUMBERS. From Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] COAL. Y E A R AND MONTH. United King-1 dom. LIGNITE. Union of ! GerGer- ! Bel- j CzechoNether2 South many.' j France. I g h i m . 'Slovakia. Poland. lands. Japan. Canada. Africa. many. Czechoslovakia. Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly average average average average average 1918 monthly average.. 1919 monthly average.. 1920 monthly average.. 1921 montlily average.. 1922 monthly average. 1OO 100 85 92 88 100 67 100 1OO 100 73 48 62 1OO 1OO 91 96 1OO 96 94 101 89 84 52 74 114 108 86 88 71 65 94 118 110 64 61 100 112 115 81 91 117 108 74 88 130 128 86 78 131 141 92 74 111 157 81 79 80 106 98 95 * 78 82 69 76 95 107 86 85 134 139 95 76 S4 93 84 78 122 138 91 87 95 87 74 131 136 97 88 90 85 62 135 143 91 55 86 84 78 83 96 89 83 138 88 OS 95 93 79 139 88 74 99 97 85 135 132 131 141 129 65 146 93 92 SO 5 69 3 85 56 '72 69 2 94 79 71 70 72 67 79 230 1921. January.. February. March.... April «3 May.... June July.... August. September.. October November.. December.. 73 75 80 83 70 74 78 109 104 102 92 91 ! ! 73 100 99 80 223 101 83 j 135 143 76 98 100 72 238 108 83 I 123 145 84 74 97 95 81 233 112 78 i 125 144 97 75 107 103 239 123 S3 ! 124 152 1923. January.. February. March April May.... June July.... August. September. October November.. December.. 104 98 86 91 238 107 98 151 72 100 92 49 86 212 112 72 75 139 51 85 112 103 90 107 247 125 86 103 169 105 71 96 68 84 224 123 47 101 146 95 88 77 101 119 124 157 92 100 72 62 246 57 90 88 91 71 94 230 118 63 122 144 81 «365 248 110 60 124 157 83 «389 252 109 50 119 167 90 83 61 103 88 89 64 10S 89 65 77 91 64 109 90 61 *374 255 103 92 116 163 95 68 113 96 56 «385 269 118 99 116 166 97 66 110 95 75 •354 260 123 101 117 164 91 61 112 95 71 343 250 116 101 112 164 '' 11 * 10 123 105 404 2S0 123 109 123 125 S4 3H0 117 97 114 114 101 420 294 117 96 127 96 308 288 134 91 134 71 265 137 95 H6 1)7 141 07 76 76 58 82 1923. January.. February. March April May.... June July.... August-. September.. October November.. December.. 99 91 106 j | j 90 331 101 274 90 98 87 127 193 104 See footnotes on opposite page. 90 197 COAL PRODUCTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Table 144.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] LIGNITE. COAL. United King-1 dom. YEAR AND MONTH. Germany. 3 France.- Belgium. Unionof NetherCzechoslovakia. Poland. lands. Japan. Canada. Ger- Czechoslovakia. 665 641 626 757 785 7,269 6,975 7,329 7,849 7,962 1,918 747 776 867 870 735 8,389 7,820 9,303 10,249 11,428 1,411 1,641 1,756 1,559 889 811 873 897 10,071 10,039 9,876 10,374 1,817 1,749 1,867 1,750 9,369 10,058 10,068 Thousands of metric tons.3 1913 monthly average . ! 1914 monthly average 1915 monthly average 1916 monthlv average.. . 1917 monthlv average 1918 month! v average ' 1919 monthlv average 1920 monthiv average 1921 mont. hi y average 1922 monthly average 15,842 3,404 22,499 13,449 2,294 1,393 24,342 1,904 1,189 803 156 161 1,135 1,858 1,031 21.443 12,239 1,628 1,181 189 1,707 1,003 21,711 13,264 1,776 1,405 216 1,908 1,095 21,044 13,979 2,410 1,243 251 2,197 1,062 283 2,336 1,133 283 2,606 1,035 534 328 2,437 1,001 19,286 13,376 2,188 1,157 19,458 2 9,723 2 1,822 1,540 874 19,402 8 10,950 2 2,890 1,866 928 13,695 2 11,351 23,213 1,817 970 631 327 1,938 888 20,904 10,861 3,596 1,770 825 1,850 381 2,049 845 19,277 17 343 12,009 3,246 2,041 1,027 557 345 2,101 965 12 009 2,875 1,778 998 279 1,849 880 17,027 11,460 2,969 1,800 1,039 566 609 293 11,906 3,009 1,712 1,012 661 290 2,173 2,018 840 « S20 8,771 2,919 1,592 926 447 284 1,933 789 10,295 3,258 1,700 988 666 337 1,844 844 1921. January March April . .. May June July ' August October ' November December 705 15,215 10,731 3,218 1,777 944 658 330 1,804 883 896 877 873 IS, 660 11,727 3,386 1,840 1,014 660 311 1,642 1,036 939 10,606 1,597 1,696 1,685 1,786 17,877 11,607 3.. 393 1,876 949 898 10,359 1,766 3 337 1,906 861 372 1,792 1,920 947 11,977 659 672 348 IX, 355 939 818 10,567 1,618 19,524 11,708 3,309 1,818 964 711 364 1,983 887 832 10,479 1,860 20,247 11,923 3,632 914 703 373 2,191 944 824 11,029 1,883 19,293 18,842 22,263 12 166 3 533 1,872 1 028 72«> 371 1,894 787 653 10,979 1,718 3,390 1,760 584 092 330 1,995 818" 499 10,091 974 13 418 3 807 1 968 1 067 861 386 2,212 980 684 12,260 2,018 1922. Tanuarv February March April . .. IS,N.Vl 1t.289 3,278 1,726 808 675 350 2,191 533 669 10,634 1,827 May June J uly August 21,:;ti6 12,120 3, 442 1,708 854 734 3S4 2,113 594 827 11,437 1,758 17,381 9,038 3, 415 1,675 740 753 359 2,096 715 813 10,487 1,559 20,213 9 589 3,513 1,669 778 * 2,930 387 684 823 11,411 1,590 21,<>67 10,206 3,682 1,695 911 * 3,123 303 1,961 1,942 :m 793 12,147 1,681 September October November Decem bor 22,211 23,015 10,157 3, 705 1,721 729 1,833 1,040 772 11,823 1,467 1 819 666 «3,007 * 3,095 398 10,753 420 12,078 1,449 10,456 3,753 1,805 891 4 776 11,896 1,103 22,122 9,684 3,799 1,818 848 4(»5 390 1,129 1,144 7?3 i 23,019 2,099 2 180 2,063 1,152 742 11,897 1,567 1,585 1,474 - 2,843 2,758 i 1923. *' J&1111&FV February. 24,020 22,229 * 1,732 »1,554 4,200 2, 609 1,994 912 1,604 880 3,243 2,894 437 398 2,189 2,084 1,236 819 9,104 1,106 761 8,289 25,791 3,051 1,924 786 3,370 458 2,084 1,094 842 • 1,733 April 22,151 3,063 1,822 1,198 2,959 450 •,. :<7,i 1,032 889 ! 1,366 May 25 391 3,576 1 813 1,068 2,683 414 2,438 1,074 1,970 1,077 21 2(Vi 1,857 i TH1V 21 756 428 971 1.289 940 1,278 990 1,438 22,524 25 349 i Prorated from weekly reports. > Compi per month i and i ' » One metric ton'is equivalent to 2,204.6 pounds. * Includes upper Silesia from 1923 on. The old territory produced 837,000 tons m July. « Exclusive of the Ruhr. 6 Tons produced from Apr. 2 to July 4; production curtailed by strike. i 193 METAL PRODUCTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Table 145.—IBTDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government and non-Government sources*1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] PIG IRON YEAR AND MONTH. STEEL INGOTS. United Kingdom. United King- Canada. France. Belgium. Luxemburg. dom. ZINC. Canada. France. Belgium. Luxemburg. Relative to 1913. 1Q13 monthly 1914 monthly 1*315 monthly l°10 monthly 1°17 monthly average. . . . average average average average.. 1918 monthly a vertigo 1(>1Q monthly average. . 100 Mav June julv September October November December Mav June . Julv August... September November December to 1920. 1OO 100 100 100 100 1OO 1OO 58 72 102 71 56 57 96 3 63 112 87 23 4 82 ; 29 5 77 122 41 4 109 i 33 (S) 60 120 128 149 47 25 46 38 ,j. 72 10 89 46 14 32 45 125 103 118 47 76 161 81 106 62 51 50 64 63 32 62 70 79 47 94 63 115 21 134 71 62 65 118 88 104 92 104 88 106 96 64 60 t')5 48 38 97 75 49 54 50 24 ! 27 j j 89 38 ' 65 66 : 08 54 45 77 46 68 59 69 67 51 39 76 68 67 45 71 69 13 ! 63 46 67 56 11 61 7 51 46 49 48 31 65 54 2 67 65 37 38 j 1 60 62 31 (») 65 66 33 39 74 62 27 61 1 11 64 62 22 33 18 62 56 13 57 60 59 99 35 68 83 59 14 55 67 64 83 60 52 17 03 16 56 19 42 28 60 59 23 47 18 . . Relative j »1OO 1OO j .. 1922. January .. . February March April . Relative to Apr.-Dec. average, 1920. 52 11 69 81 1921. January February March April Production in Belgium. 100 100 87 So w 1921 monthly overage 1922 monthly average Stocks in United Kingdom. . . .. 93 : 63 66 57 77 62 56 84 61 ; 82 62 i : 80 76 71 76 72 82 68 71 78 20 71 69 86 72 23 70 : 62 83 49 76 31 81 i 56 105 80 39 76 50 48 34 80 93 41 52 75 = 101 37 28 117 110 57 51 66 86 38 46 63 55 62 63 25 82 47 99 27 127 121 57 68 29 44 48 69 36 48 34 38 72 45 48 35 40 50 74 44 : 89 88 40 60 60 32 32 46 46 ! ; \ i 48 27 i 102 57 67 72 18 92 58 113 ! 23 126 43 35 ; 96 56 68 63 38 90 123 1 20 118 47 38 ; 99 61 71 74 72 93 55 56 127 48 33 103 74 70 82 69 100 74 130 19 17 137 50 30 lot? 79 72 87 41 103 83 134 16 50 44 ' 116 S5 78 88 62 109 S9 138 58 62 42 ' us 83 73 94 60 104 86 131 43 118 77 i 85 75 54 105 82 133 ! ! i 12S 12 157 3 160 168 ! 1923. January February March April Mov June Julv October November Deccm her 66 49 112 80 67 98 55 103 87 | 122 64 52 71 73 42 111 54 73 77 . JO i I 1 161 74 77 73 82 45 126 102 80 90 78 ' 4 185 76 100 81 S3 45 117 107 90 83 ! I ; SO 41 128 120 98 s-i 72 120 110 108 92 73 84 121 81 118 42 103 ! i 77 198 100 90 98 85 101 S9 95 111 112 96 91 121 114 101 109 65 89 111 109 78 113 110 ' 152 178 78 70 69 2 174 j -. 171 1 5 170 4 158 1 3 170 5 180 I t See footnotes on opposite pag«. 199 METAL PRODUCTION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Table 146,—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non- Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] PIG IRON. United YEAR AND MONTH. ! 1913 mouthlv average... ...! 1914 monthly average... ... ; 1915 monthly average.... . . | 1910 monthly average... . . . | 1917 monthly average. , ...j 191S m o n t h l y 1919 m o n t h l y 1920 m o n t h l y 1921 m o n t h l y 1922 m o n t h l y 756 612 667 218 408 average. average. average average. average. Canada. France. Belgium. I Luxem- Thousands of long tons.4 855 744 733 754 785 STEEL INGOTS. Canada. France. ZINC. IT Stocks in 1 ProducUn'ivii tion in Belgium. Belgium.! T h o u s a n d s of long tons. 4 Thousands of metric tons. 3 !j 639 1 i 653 ! II 713 | •'; 766 ! ii 817 j 11 1 212 152 133 163 127 109 201 276 280 419 21 93 73 134 106 51 58 81 140 658 755 302 485 140 77 92 56 41 151 182 246 250 373 104 65 130 112 105 106 96 95 83 28 72 493 484 359 71 40 59 53 27 26S 264 251 257 121 100 98 110 3 117 434 52 64 54 244 245 228 232 64 55 236 302 35 33 47 64 315 316 367 324 84 106 97 60 364 358 369 397 118 113 115 151 36 54 52 47 407 430 410 415 171 182 177 169 48 179 157 184 123 93 408 290 316 355 170 104 96 74 105 388 427 400 452 172 189 182 215 84 58 68 87 87 434 224 49 124 145 81 50 32 207 121 6 396 62 70 106 130 221 62 50 63 116 '; 25,477 17,945 5,430 7,740 6,106 10.393 16,635 15.239 16,158 9,161 7,199 5,115 4, 762 1931. January February March April..... 642 464 386 60 58 60 39 292 300 292 14 1 10 94 56 55 54 50 2S3 285 267 255 45 45 83 71 74 September. October November. December.. 158 236 272 275 44 244 256 295 301 40 47 61 74 88 100 94 102 429 405 443 381 56 72 75 43 1922. January... February. March April 2S8 300 390 394 94 92 118 114 102 97 133 131 328 419 549 404 33 34 312 323 385 383 May June July.... August.. 408 369 399 412 32 28 442 416 428 447 119 115 127 154 142 144 150 149 462 400 473 521 September. i October j November. j December.. 430 482 494 534 25 37 35 36 462 503 514 513 163 175 172 160 152 16.3 154 159 568 543 634 652 41 44 65 84 486 306 316 350 165 151 170 172 142 88 95 May.... June July.... August.. 714 693 655 102 99 82 93 393 445 436 486 166 172 187 199 September. October November. December.. 559 593 75 482 May June July August., 1923. January... February. March April | 41 50 48 40 32 34 42 { I ! 90 123 135 556 .56-3 601 54t» 624 707 803 749 821 768 624 583 695 702 42 30 22 16 33 63 47 89 206 277 446 20 58 19 r^H •+ i>, • O o 83 71 82 \7, -7."* 15,73S 14,297 6,019 6,801 8,122 76 101 100 12,781 9,335 7,140 6,795 9,092 8,543 9,866 9,359 5,979 5,221 4,804 \, 454 9,733 9,160 9.. 877 10, 626 4,108 2, 990 842 707 10,>80 12,133 12.401 13.040 79 441 221 93S 1,387 11,739 12.500 14,319 13,791 73 74 96 110 l,9Oi 1, 8.S0 1,342 1,128 13.492 13,239 13,183 12,230 j | j \ 889 1,158 13,172 13,966 j ! i *> j j i | I 114 124 128 131 135 139 132 134 74 79 y 1 Compiled by 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. - Index number less than 1. * A long ton contains 2,240 pounds. 8 Average for 9 months, April-December. * A metric ton is equivalent to 2,204.6 pounds. 200 EMPLOYMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Table 147.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite, page.] UNITED KINGDOM. YEAR AND MONTH 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly average average average average average 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 1921 monthly 1922 monthly average average average average average September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April September October.. Soe footnotes on opposite page. 201 EMPLOYMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Table 148.—NUMERICAL DATA. Based on data from Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] 1 UNITED KINGDOM. CompulTradesory unions. insurance. YEAR AND MONTH. GERMANY. BELGIUM. NETHER- SWEDEN. LANDS. NORWAY, 1 DENj MARK. CANADA * 92.1 »98.1 3 98.1 AUS- I ] TRALIA i (quarterly) . Per cent employed. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916 monthly 1917 monthly average average average average average 96.4 95.8 | i ! 97.9 97.7 98.9 99.6 99.4 1918 monthly average 1919 monthly average 1920 monthly average 1921 monthly average 1922 monthly average j j : i j 99.2 97.6 97.6 84.7 84.6 98.8 January... February. March April 98.4 98.4 97.1 92.8 96.8 97.8 99.0 97.3 96.1 94.9 83.8 85.4 94.2 90.4 95.6 93.3 92.2 95.8 96.1 98.4 97.6 99.1 92.5 90.1 92.3 95.1 90.8 90.0 91.1 92.8 89.1 95.6 9-1.5 94.6 73.9 76.9 98.6 98.4 97.7 82.7 S3.1 82.6 89.3 94.2 80.1 S2.1 as. 5 S0.3 76.8 76.4 78.3 83.9 83.5 S3.7 81.4 83.2 S3.3 82.3 84.5 86.9 90.9 91.3 83.4 81.6 79.2 74.8' 91.5 92.0 88.9 84.9 71.1 66.9 72.1 76.0 86.1 89.4 90.4 S9.G 83.9 86.8 S7.1 88.9 91.3 94.7 95.9 96.4 S9.4 88.7 S4.S 79.7 97.2 9G. i 93. S 93.9 78.5 76. S 84.0 88.5 92.2 93.6 03. 2 9.3 4 05.5 96.2 86.3 86.7 98.8 96.3 96.2 97.2 98.5 78.4 93.5 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 6S. 8 79.8 79.2 75.4 75.8 88.7 83.6 86.1 88.1 May .Tune 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 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 September October November December 85.2 St. 4 84.1 83.5 87.8 87.2 84.3 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 53.S 98.7 98.8 98.6 * 98.4 January... February. March April 83.2 83.7 83.7 83.0 83.S 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 S5.9 88.1 65.2 67.9 69.4 71.4 76.5 May.... June July.-.. August.. 83.6 84.3 85.4 85.6 86.5 87.3 87.7 88.0 99.3 99.4 99.4 99.3 93.0 94.0 94.6 95.6 89.5 90.5 90.6 90. 8 76.7 78.5 84.5 79.8 87.5 S2.6 88.5 85.4 86.0 85.8 86.0 88.0 88.0 87.6 87.8 January... February. March April 86.3 86.9 87.7 88.7 May.... June July.... August.. September. October 91.7 J I j 90.7 | j j 94.2 I 92.9 | 3 98.5 96.6 95.4 87.5 93.0 i 93.4 | I 93 5 - : ' I 88.8 90.7 1 ; ! 88.6 ! 87 1921. j | | 85.1 83.9 82.9 79.1 82.1 S2.7 82.9 SO. 7 79.1 SO. 9 90.5 1922. I September October November December. j j | i 74.9 74.9 76.8 82.2 96.2 91.0 84.7 88.9 98.6 96.1 90.5 84.9 89.5 98.0 96.2 89.0 82.9 88.2 97.2 96.2 S5.6 78.3 84.9 87.3 88.2 88.9 89.1 95.8 96.1 96.9 97.4 j i 93.0 82.9 84.6 88.1 S8 4 '< 88. 7 88.9 SS. 9 89.3 S9.0 93.8 S9.0 ! -S9.4 95.9 90.2 92.3 90.9 91.9 •SS.7 96.5 90.3 93. 5 92.0 97. 1 ss.o 88.5 93.7 91.3 92.4 97.8 88.7 88.6 1923. 94.8 94.4 7-S. 6 j 83.9 79.2 ! 87.6 80.1 S ss. i 8-1 4 i i 1 96. C i I j • 90.8 90.4 90.4 91.4 i 92 S j 92.9 1 Compiled b y t h e Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, from official sources. Canadian figures furnished direct b y 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 bureau, represent the percentage of trade-union members employed They have been converted, by inverting, from the original figures showing percei \tage unemployed. a December. 9 Average of quarters, March, June, September, and December. «6 Yearly figures are quarterly averages. The riport for December covers 6,075,75o organized workers of whom only 97,687, or 1.6 per cent, were unemployed. 202 FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Table 149.—INDEX NUMBERS. Based an data from Government source*.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite pag©.§ IMPORTS (values). YEAR AND MONTH. Manufactured articles. Food, | drink, Raw Total. and matetorial. bacco. Food,i drink,! Raw Total. and j niateto- j rial. | bacco. J EXPORTS OF KEY COMMODITIES (quantities). REEXPORTS (values). EXPORTS (values). I WoolCot- ! en ton- | and Iron wor- and piece goods. , sted steel. tissues. Man- ( Food, i Manufacufacdrink, Raw tured !i Total. and mate- tured arti- j ! torial. ! articles. ;| i bacco. cles. Relative to 1920. Relative to 1913. 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915monthly 1916monthly 1917monthly av.. av.. av.. av., av., 1918 monthly 1919 monthly 1920 monthly 3921 monthly 1922 monthly av. av. av. av. av. v 100 i 83 |: 94 j! 103 100 84 131 102 123 144 120 138 157 137 113 p 100 91 115 100 98 100 96 103 87 99 89 84 73 77 75 91 50 37. I l| 100 171 198 163 145 95 212 244 229 138 152 j | 2m 252 235 254 ! 142 j 131 i 196 96 127 136 I 115 j 163 106 119 137 I 111 I 252 100 92 100 82 71 96 i 1OO i 1 0 0 82 102 i 156 i 100 ! 1 0 0 109 ! 84 87 100 | 100 IOO I 78 80 | 75 65 59 ! 67 52 | 47 48 ; (•) 140 89 132 77 93 (3) 64 47 68 64 (*) 28 Relative to 1913. 82 90 85 Coal. [ C3) 22 43 33 43 150 269 I 142 105 46 289 25 ! ; ! 192 181 ioo 100 70 98 190 j 78 90 66 43 35 48 j 34 j 34 I 95 137 86 91 94 70 69 87 79 78 147 39 34 25 41 33 17 103 230 76 48 36 15 109 205 88 37 18 28 50 49 52 32 38 47 50 56 j 59 j 70 j 208 91 146 272 143 13S 203 25 19 48 121 113 98 107 116 ! | i 1921. May June July August 135 207 j 138 215 126 138 i 71 i 78 | 120 98 109 87 174 j 86 ! 112 209 83 j 113 ! | 90 117 115 t September.. October.... November.. 136 200 j 87 111 146 132 184 I 91 110 142 128 139 171 j 128 111 144 December.. 133 162 ! 118 113 136 January February March April 119 108 137 126 140 133 187 166 105 110 145 SO 103 May.... June July.... August. 139 178 108 | 122 75 ij 90 s; 64 168 90 |i 105 i 120 128 94 204 : 72 | 84 72 | 126 147 114 230 i 96 | 88 96 132 \ 121 149 108 | 222 ) 90 j 84 117 j 133 138 101 I j 183 | 80 | 102 105 121 151 93 162 75 133 101 118 140 111 171 126 148 120 145 151 111 j us 127 111 127 129 101 ! 12.5 133 112 150 131 I 13 I 51 ; 56 t I September.. October November.. December.. 165 107 117 119 112 132 118 95 | 121 161 103 115 138 103 138 141 91 j 108 9',* 103 126 147 93 160 112 188 175 120 j 133 j 149 I 148 | 82 j May.... June July.... August. September.. October November . December.. | 61 66 i 100 i 105 68 54 54 66 99 82 03 j 71 85 : 64 63 67 85 j 90 196 l j | | 91 | 84 73 57 90 | 85 j 120 78 61 ' 77 | 86 I 102 SO 65 78 S3 | 100 I 114 119 143 110 173 141 70 j 105 J 58 | 76 107 j 62 67 116 122 138 113 15$ 137 91 109 96 96 j 58 84 101 | 129 121 152 125 173 152 100 ! 119 I 84 I 97 j 96 108 74 90 107 j 138 123 135 103 163 131 93 I 105 93 ! 79 S2 97 I 111 ! 86 ! 92 153 138 j | ! 9S 129 ! 135 153 155 107 { 127 ! i 88 108 I 1 100 I 131 154 114 I 121 131 105 163 129 10S ! 98 122 ! 82 93 j 80 i 77 ! 97 168 118 ! 132 139 97 199 134 123 105 1 7(3 91 | 65 ! S9 | 117 135 173 98 | 133 144 119 201 137 ioo ! 136 j 120 162 j 90 86 j 59 ; 94 j 112 140 180 101 j 134 163 117 240 154 129 j 165 132 ! 102 111 75 139 182 101 I 131 144 145 198 136 120 175 118 j 81 80 88 i 108 96 129 87 100 93 74 | 111 93 63 64 S6 78 ! 108 160 71 82 81 | 120 146 89 ! 126 136 115 I 186 130 139 182 95 ' 135 137 126 | 176 133 129 158 100 129 146 US I 169 143 163 89 122 See footnotes on opposite page. | j 93 ! I 140 156 | 66 92 | t ! 156 71 137 i 1923. January February March April 92 175 162 128 156 93 204 132 129 | 126 103 203 FOREIGN TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Table 150.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] YEAR AND MONTH. Food, drink, and tobacco* Total. Raw Manufacmate- tured rial. articles. Total. EXPORTS OF KEY COMMODITIES» (quantities). REEXPORTS (values). EXPORTS (values). IMPORTS (values). Food, drink, Raw Manufacand mate- tured Total torial. articles. bacco. Manu Food, facdrink, Raw and mate- tured artlrial. toeies. bacco. Iron Cotton Woolen and and piece steel. goods. worsted tissues. Thousands of square yards. Thousands of pounds sterling (£). 6 4 , 0 6 1 24,184 23,485 ! 16,134 43,770 2,716 5,825 134,281 35,893 2,412 4,893 28,219 58,053 24,995 19,711 13,374 32,072 2,090 4,383 24,411 73,491 31,740 23,881 15,121 42,190 2,458 5,362 32,783 79,042 34,931 28,066 15,766 43,923 1,361 5,597 35,301 88,680 37,893 32,067 18,214 1913 monthly av. 1914 monthly av. 1915 monthly av. 1916 monthly av. 1917 monthly av., 7,232 7,083 9,362 9,998 1,958 2,229 3,062 2,744 3,418 2,616 4,082 4,683 1,850 2,219 2,216 2,567 145, 769 152,782 177,5:30 212,403 7,566 7,235 8,045 8,232 102 69 64 76 «8 816 3,103 44,009 II 8,595 50,238 j| 10,386 51,094 9,823 9,204 47,388 2,710 3,057 2,944 2,435 3,822 5,143 4,818 4,263 2,057 2,164 2,060 2,501 265,386 353,825 363,633 330,476 6,104 11,109 10,978 11,574 133 156 194 205 3,407 3,407 3,594 4,309 8,459 10,174 10,154 9,200 2,155 2,276 2,709 2,323 4,015 5,323 5,015 4,704 2,285 I 2,575 ! 2,428 | 2,168 I 339,348 252,278 304,293 302,598 15,813 11,995 15,057 14,002 254 224 296 258 4,021 4,014 5,201 4,097 8,965 8,720 8,317 7,504 2,152 1,611 1,436 1.288 4,548 4,787 4,795 4,110 2,264 j 2,230 j 2,084 j 2,105 j 341,959 312,435 443,937 378,353 16,585 16,145 17,305 17,632 273 237 252 270 5,057 4,794 5,064 6,146 6,381 8,277 9,148 8,479 | 1,399 | 1,453 i 1, 583 I 1,391 3,103 4,456 5,200 4,969 1,869 2,360 2,354 2,108 396,368 354,690 399,117 360,965 13,834 12,877 16,484 17,521 279 348 373 341 7,083 6,196 6,571 5,955 I 1,687 | 1,300 j 1,639 | 1,592 2,172 i I 400,59S 5,938 342,9S0 6,492 2,021 5,586 I 1,858 I 337,906 8,618 2,207 316.736 22,280 17,718 14,466 12,982 354 318 369 388 I 5,647 5,903 7,180 6,841 7,069 6,290 4,619 3,337 2,507 2,341 2,464 1,559 316,601 330,455 16,561 17,751 20,543 19,122 425 365 308 324 7,684 6,589 6,767 6,580 3,798 2,182 345,828 18,207 335 6,316 1,001 5,083 i 33,880 2,775 10,107 52,663 4,241 12,138 93,394 3,122 5,322 49,048 3,027 8,501 47,452 1921. 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 19,282 17,600 18,005 18,194 43,088 38,152 43,172 51,346 2,101 2,439 2,702 3,124 1,437 1,125 2,775 7,058 38,662 33,658 36,705 39,938 September.. October November.. December.. 87,118 84,742 89,259 85,312 | 48,410 44,475 41,246 39,063 20,465 21,256 29,946 27,792 17,905 | 18,691 | 17,913 18,291 63,842 62,265 62,894 59,375 3,300 3,466 3,586 3,187 6,997 7,359 7,046 7,746 January February March April 76,488 69,275 87,879 80,661 33,972 82,257 45,261 40,097 May.... June July.... August. 88,S14 84,298 81,784 82,661 I September October November December 76,944 85,015 95,600 94,912 1933. January February March April May June July August I | j I 24,565 20,220 22,095 21,404 17,710 16,576 20,309 18,962 63,147 58,335 64,581 55, .508 2,861 2,754 3,270 3,011 7,032 51,824 6,869 48,000 8,465 i 51,760 7,376 44,336 43,075 39,936 38,817 37,762 ! | | j i | ; ' i 25,358 25,242 24,237 24,141 20,207 ! 58,045 18,857 j 52,140 18,579 i 60,419 60,032 20,326 3,045 3,044 2.806 3,105 8,757 7,671 8,041 8,900 35,555 38,617 45,501 42,292 j : j \ 21,848 26,409 30,223 32,499 I | j 1 19,244 j 19,726 19,587 | 19,838 62,511 60,399 66,491 58,883 3,154 10,099 48,361 3,066 9,211 j 47,010 3,40S j 10,101 j 51,964 j 2,796 9,493 | 44,932 j j 99,700 S3, S55 90,002 | 86,417 | 47,398 30.288 ! 37,141 26,739 ! 40,726 | 27,732 j 41,772 i 22.939 21.707 19,462 21,226 !j 21,446 I 66,939 57,510 60,921 62,871 3,364 2,804 2,646 3,224 9,372 9,470 11,564 11,717 j ! | ! 53,135 44,324 45,935 46,922 9,798 9,823 9,086 12,429 ' | ! j 43,631 j 44,086 I 35,188 ' 44,070 23,741 23,652 20,991 22,338 21,-562 21,179 20,272 21,774 71,555 62,884 59,504 60,103 3,177 3,940 3,131 3,428 14,005 11.540 10,S35 10,223 I I ! j 52,801 46,534 44,734 45,446 11,773 i 2,187 10,955 2,323 8,800 1,711 6,129 1,232 I 82,050 j 38,150 | 23,579 I 99,914 j I i 20,S74 63,830 71,332 4,010 9,821 48,937 8,110 11.146 j S^ 479 i 89.308 j 76,818 j 88.743 ! j 4 1 4 6,117 324 4,920 270 3,628 279 3,196 195 2,916 2,646 2,937 2,078 2,055 5,350 23,343 41,785 22,219 i 66,553 37,902 111,289 20,425 59,316 19,160 60,041 2,579 13,729 18,534 8,921 8,648 »14,718 * 13,417 3 12,460 315,432 3 13,874 137 190 290 143 284 38,207 53,834. 59,292 22,598 24,853 I j | ! 565,415 8 478,763 8 395,417 3 438,318 8 415,004 1,048 3 308,321 3 8,208 2,575 s 298,782 3 13,706 4,437 370,138 22,178 2,220 9,562 242,938 2,236 348,862 15,438 47,491 58,938 64; 291 47,382 39,429 September October November December 1,329 5,336 2 , 4 5 5 1,453 4,488 2,007 8,255 1,S67 4,549 1,835 8,131 1,756 4,095 2,271 5,806 620 3,615 1,566 7,956 Thousands of long tons. 336 1,194 3,575 7,571 3,842 10,249 2,520 4,171 1,815 4,585 109,678 135,513 161,379 90,669 83,694 1918 monthly av. 1919 monthly av., 1920 monthly av., 1921 monthly av., 1922 monthly av.. 3 9,131 Coal. 45,073 40,565 48,455 47,149 | 2,121 I i | I 410,381 1 Compiled from British official reports by the U.S.Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Dome-Hie Commerce. From Apr. 1 south Ireland acquired Dominion stat,us in its trade statistics. The effect is that trade statistics for the United Kingdom beginning with April, 1923, include only Great Britain, north Ireland, and the Isle 2of Man. Figures include exports and reexports. 3 Figures for years 1913-1919, inclusive, are in linear yards. 4 Less than 1 per cent. NOTE.—See p. 189 for exchange rate on pound sterling, 204 FOREIGN PRICE COMPARISONS. Table 151. — INDEX NUMBERS. From Government and non-Government sources. [Base year in bold-faced type.] UNITED KINGDOM. UNITED STATES.' 1 Goods G o o d s comeximported. ported. modities. Lou- British don Board Econo- of mist. Trade. YEAR AND MONTH. 39 19 101 quota- quota- quotations. tions. tions. Kel. to Julv, 1914. i IOO IOO IOO IOO IOO too IOO 160 1 101 ! 137 187 204 • 225 1 99 123 1917 monthly av 1918 monthly av 1919 monthly av | 1920 monthly av 1921 monthly av 1922 monthly av JAPAN. i 1 i A U S - INDIA S W E - SWITU.S. Gen. U. S. ITALY DEN. ZER- Can. U.S. Bank u. s. TRA- (Cal- j LAND. ! Dept. Fed. LIA. cutta).j 7 Fed. Stat. Fed. Fed. () Res. BuRes. (12) ' 1 of CO Res. 1 of Res. Board. reau. Board. Labor. Board. Japan. Board. (10) <•) (9) (u) R e l a t i v e t o 1913. 1913 monfhlv av CANADA. | All ! : FRANCE. 174 222 211 235 IOO 133 IOO 101 j 110 : 202 j 1 299 IOO 95 262 339 IOO j 409 357 241 too ; 191 235 239 283 314 310 510 478 108 136 148 181 202- 198 ! 345 321 123 157 158 J59 lh"> | 327 298 j ; Relativr t o 1913. IOO IOO IOO 96 too 97 135 117 141 132 177 149 155 193 170 217 207 I 235 180 j 259 206 364 Relative to > July, 1914. IOO | 624 347 326 246 250 578 211 196 182 167 200 181 j 562 162 166 165 149 196 ISO 168 144 206 191 147 178 149 204 185 147 179 i 182 i I 218 : 204 i 167 181 j 154 180 i i January February March April May June juiv . ... : September October November December . ... J923. January "February March \pril \fav June • July August September October « November December 159 158 164 .167 j 314 286 577 170 176 162 165 i 306 283 5i2 166 171 169 ! 110 111 144 147 160 160 166 115 144 149 159 160 165 119 155 158 162 160 169 124 163 161 1(33 160 128 165 162 165 163 158 127 All gUSt 142 139 142 110 146 166 : 307 287 i 533 164 171 166 201 182 146 314 299 : 527 165 163 166 198 180 148 182 ! 317 302 1 5?4 164 161 ' 107 183 155 187 167 ! 325 303 | 537 164 160 j 165 154 153 194 197 187 156 183 160 169 i 325 306 • 558 165 1 366 154 201 195 157 181 156 166 331 297 1 57L 163 j i 164 149 195 187 155 178 j :>S2 158 103 163 144 193 179 158 176 601 155 163 162 145 190 174 159 177 164 147 188 172 162 178 165 147 183 173 161 176 165 148 152 184 176 183 163 179 161 180 185 163 181 185 166 178 163 1 127 157 164 156 154 163 329 293 134 163 165 158 155 160 337 294 136 173 164 159 157 m 352 306 596 154 169 137 174 165 158 156 164 ; 362 315 580 155 170 ! 161 164 157 165 168 575 156 ! 387 422 324 158 355 582 158 175 181 ! 166 163 160 162 173 175 : 424 415 372 364 586 162 186 | 167 165 588 159 187 1 168 155 156 I 196 196 139 180 165 145 187 166 153 193 169 155 186 170 - i 192 155 179 167 164 160 173 . •107 363 580 158 181 i 169 155 148 182 164 160 159 171 409 372 568 160 180 j 167 153 199 198 186 i 141 170 159 155 157 369 566 157 175 | 166 151 192 182 I 166 159 155 MS 168 164 407 136 413 369 5G7 163 173 1 164 149 175 144 176 163 160 158 165 424 163 148 i 172 163 161 158 569 563 173 181 38! 382 loo 150 163 147 421 j i 153 187 170 177 178 175 180 170 171 | | | 174 174 i i 1! j i i I 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." J t 1 v " " - - -~ ~ ••--* ~i~..;.,„!„,!—1~ A~ ~~~A a —-.^U4.^ i — . _ „ - ' • • c t i o n i n 1913, a n d goods c o n s u m e d , w e i g h t e d b y c o n s u m p t i o n i n 1913. lostly raw materials, unweighted, ommodities. by Bulletin de la Statistique Generate of the French Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare; quotations on 45 commodities, mostly raw materials, unweighted. Compiled by Prof. Bachi; quotations on 38 commodites until 1920, thereafter 76 commodities. e Compiled by the Federal Reserve Board on the same basis as their Unite! 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; Canada, July, 1922, pp. 801-806; France, August, 1922,7 pp. 922-929; Japan, September, 1922, pp. 1052-1059. Compiled by Svensk HandeUtidning as of the middle of each month; 47 quotations. » Compiled by Neue Zuricher Zeitung as of the first of each month; quotations on 71 commodities. »Compiled by the Canadian Department of Labor; quotations on 272 commodities, unweighted. *• Compiled by the Bank of Japan; quotations in Tokyo on 56 commodities, unweighted. II Compiled by the Australian Commonwealth's Bureau of Census and Statistics; quotations on 92 commodities, weighted by consumption. "Compiled by the Indian Department of Statistics; quotations on 75 commodities. 4 Compiled 6 205 CANADIAN INDUSTRY. Table 152.—(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA. Data from Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year in bold-faced type.] 1 NEWSPRINT PAPER. I M Is Y E A R AND MONTH. ! i | & © ft M W RAILROAD OPERATIONS.* Contracts awarded. 111 BUILDINGS. NEWSPRINT PAPER. Net operating revenue. Production. Shipments. Stocks. RAILROAD OPERATIONS.* Contracts awarded. Exports. Freight carried 1 mile. Net operating revenue. i " Relative to 1919 A —INDP X BUILDINGS. | Thousand's Thousands of dollars. of tons. Short tons. Relative to 1913. Dollars. B.—NUMERICAL DATA NUMBERS. a 1913 monthly a v . . . 1914 monthly a v . . . 1915 monthly a v . . . 1916 monthly a v . . . 1917 monthly a v . . . j 91 1918 monthly a v . . . 1919 monthly a v . . . 100 •; 1920 monthly a v . . . 109 101 1921 monthly a v . . . 135 1922 monthly a v . . . 1923monthly a v . . . 92 100 22 1OO 1OO 1OO 44 63 96 86 55 22 70 26 ; 122 111 i 135 118 i 1,919,413 12,233 24,382 30,384 38,001 45,026 70 82 22 106 91 26 135 75 61,527 1OO too 49 117 43 67,284 108 85 108 67 136 17 73,601 99 135 114 63 114 i 67,738 134 84 114 81 115 63 90,546 (32 55 62,386 67,922 73,250 67,342 91,013 13,352 12,597 10,687 17,045 10,600 20,163 50,425 55,203 59,469 62,969 63,077 1,838,608 6,993 1,471,776 8,276 2,349,614 7,070 2,598,892 8,320 2,585,756 15,836 2,245,883 21,301 2,605,410 20,011 2,199,492 25,987 2,202,005 2,525,283 86,224,251 5,342,357 4,342,664 6,915,408 7,323,404 4,688,726 2,650,772 419,703 3,034,176 3,895, 609 3,426,021 1 I I 1921. ' May S June Julv. i August September October ! November < December ! 73 74 166 80 ! 84 M 24 49.308 81 135 77 ! 83 •Si 30 54,715 103 83 98 154 104 j 55 89 36 ! 107 111 126 118 113 99 83 i 103 100 135 111 61 138 112 106 119 59 178 160 75,481 111 116 108 115 121 52 153 103 ; 74,537 117 117 110 132 60 133 53 ; 78,599 72, 295 08, 983 49,980 56,412 66,869 75,435 20,920 68,164 79,056 73,380 79,433 17,030 17,007 19,367 15,919 13,399 14,482 13, 896 44,178 42,380 57,318 65,322 61,207 65,708 67,055 72,660 26. S60 1,603,459 26,437 1,549,754 17,741 1,701,480 36,307 1,900,867 19,566 2,643,289 18, 997 3,423,734 16,640 2,939,166 19,119 2.553,083 1,476,234 1,883,849 2,219,649 5,194,575 6,287,477 9,969,263 6,393,845 3,862,288 ] 1922. January February March April 26 99 3 () i 81,418 C) 78,294 123 | 128 ; 33 ! 105 63 172 i 42 ; 127 57 85,973 69 111 | 92 ' 90 21 83,731 121 123 93 116 US 76 128 129 124 122 May 140 140 66 137 1 109 j m June 138 138 55 157 in I 102 July August 134 126 144 91 139 83 146 94 152 79 September October November December i I 93 OS ; 94,502 40 j 41 92.5SS 66 ' US. 141 63 90.2S2 140 136 112 144 92 j 157 117 j 9 4 , 444 145 143 112 148 76 226 189 '; 9 7 , 467 144 142 118 171 67 218 147 61 155 164 116 149 '. 34 97.148 138 31 42 135 107 29 91.6S6 200 1 142 j 02 124 31 107.227 96 130 65 1 101,651 111,486 1923. January... Vebi'iuirv March April 14S 139 92 150 j 136 134 85 153 I 159 155 101 151 150 98 V>2. 5*53 14 May 166 162 108 179 ! 127 144 OS June . . . . Julv August 161 160 107 168 i 15S 187 C7 156 152 US 168 j 169 166 124 September October November 152 146 148 165 73 !02.186 170 166 160 182 94 114.475 96 ; 108 ] 101 80 S2 ; 108.514 110,10H 1.13.534 83,555 80,476 87,572 82,924 94,812 93,901 85,447 97,764 92,210 97,362 96,232 99,902 11,727 9,535 7,919 8,726 67, 701 70,729 95,196 61,453 8,393 1,901,153 10, 718 2,012,090 13,466 2,436,349 29,428 1,728,754 34,827 2,151,584 35,620 1,953,603 11,513 75,783 86,480 77,004 j 26,694 1,776,785 11,813 84,024 25,188 1,888,302 8,375 6,893 14,083 79,558 29,314 3,017,717 14,0S5 81,552 24,270 4,332,260 14,913 94,532 21,454 | 4,193,S02 7,623 85,506 52 472 j 2,234,769 94,585 90.795 105.376 101, 805 11,614 82,789 9.841 10.741 84.395 12,677 113,450 12,357 78,378 13,312 • 19,955 30,844 110.196 108,591 103,545 112,818 13,610 98.901 13, S53 92.853 99,118 112.996 I 1 1 14,927 92,959 15.631 104,56S 27.4S9 18,670 90,930 23:382 20,123 100,722 30,07S 2,386,707 2, 488, 869 2.754,693 40.697 50.675 1 2,587,896 2,051,212 i 2 <>2J 218 2,074,722 30,843 ' 1,936,355 s 861,527 3 151,403 3,578,849 1,315^876 3,936,176 2,464,101 2,530,761 4,094401 7,273, 57ft 11,741,284 9,283.522 2,140,033 851,980 «1,821,424 1,937,019 4,034, CM 4,236.28S 4,167,074 4,195.732 5,106,032 i i Production, shipments, and mill stocks of newsprint, comprising practically total production of Canada, furnished by the News Print Service Bureau; exports of newsprint paper and railroad operations compiled bv Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce: building contracts from McLean Building Reports (Ltd.). • Annualfigurescover all railroads in Canada; monthly reports cover all railroads with annual operating revenues of $.500,000 or over, whicfe iuclude 98 per cent of the total revenues of all roads. s Deficit. 206 CANADIAN FINANCE AND TRADE. Table 153—INDEX NUMBERS. From Government and non-Government source*.1 [Base year in bold-faced type; numerical data on opposite page.] BUSINESS FAILURES. BANE CLEARINGS. YEAR AND MONTH. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF CANADA. BOND ISSUES. Placements. Government Munic- Corpo- Appli- Vacanration and Firms. Liabilities. provin- ipal. bonds. cations. cies. cial. Regu- Casual.* lar. FOREIGN TRADE.* Imports. Relative to 1920. Relative to 1913. EXPORTS OF KEY COMMODITIES (quantities). TOTAL (value). Exports. Canned salmon. Cheese. Wheat. Relative to 1913. 1913monthly average.. 1914 monthly average.. 1915 monthly average.. 1916 monthly average.. 1917 monthly average.. 100 85 82 111 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 1OO 159 185 161 73 59 92 121 290 93 126 144 194 405 57 31 68 125 164 83 72 97 95 393 43 57 76 206 233 124 157 132 61 82 1,271 25 44 126 313 229 127 189 1918 monthly average 1919 monthly average 1920 monthly average.. 1921 monthly average.. 1022 monthly average.. 1923 monthly average. 144 45 75 1,312 51 10 144 42L 208 113 150 174 34 61 1,457 27 83 137 336 226 93 42 210 54 133 220 46 62 1OO 81 78 181 131 304 303 73 83 129 168 178 344 613 75 109 1921. May Juno July August . . . . . . . . September October November December 341 292 107 87 77 151 185 321 146 86 110 97 81 122 111 200 207 86 136 120 251 153 74 214 86 75 117 122 193 44 40 97 71 152 103 190 191 102 72 104 95 81 188 112 180 110 188 44 184 201 188 167 116 198 472 118 47 122 126 132 114 221 107 190 317 164 85 122 102 86 72 235 106 259 610 134 252 73 156 91 67 44 185 115 279 289 124 849 44 126 93 51 38 198 107 277 104 65 412 497 49 390 204 63 170 132 255 531 36 161 131 297 90 68 167 151 324 111 246 192 180 299 i 309 47 146 409 349 j ! 216 187 70 16 41 i 1922. January February March April .. May June July August September 159 81 249 ! 1OO 96 95 113 200 1OO 102 189 184 208 1OO ... November 1923. January March Anril May June July August • September... October November 168 224 495 483 23 65 102 57 39 138 92 150 110 12 73 143 203 441 110 107 90 56 35 137 97 150 72 36 67 72 187 139 320 None. 51 29 158 101 76 54 194 106 27 136 317 2,668 186 105 95 91 71 139 112 142 150 85 104 50 8 21 186 170 354 141 123 272 110 104 85 140 118 224 62 24 178 163 238 110 10 45 88 98 88 77 103 110 233 68 158 207 170 41 102 97 91 79 94 101 135 US 279 4 60 60 159 182 162 110 109 120 229 145 140 164 237 75 133 138 156 156 259 127 149 120 126 108 232 445 149 110 166 357 452 45 94 130 186 124 i 156 141 141 152 120 330 330 153 449 • 7 140 204 333 8 19 62 102 73 67 104 136 420 100 129 194 207 399 3,246 130 168 79 61 46 106 126 357 170 68 668 484 167 217 436 191 165 219 111 83 51 218 122 209 127 24 116 133 215 397 None. 266 423 89 77 39 235 117 187 168 3 85 149 186 370 161 113 90 91 79 49 192 164 248 129 79 157 152 316 237 47 52 106 106 79 135 122 173 113 4 5 202 • i 61 190 163 192 208 64 259 118 118 99 157 151 242 208 21 142 169 151 554 48 171 103 102 88 125 151 306 135 50 265 165 121 428 36 70 106 105 92 107 138 369 78 103 151 162 138 234 587 None. None. 11 15 176 185 188 110 141 259 78 160 136 151 140 208 1,131 90 66 128 219 202 173 63 282 136 i See footnotes on opposite page. 207 CANADIAN FINANCE AND TRADE. Table 154.—NUMERICAL DATA. From Government and non-Government sources.1 [Base year In bold-faced type; index numbers on opposite page.] BUSINESS FAILURES. BANK CLEARINGS. BOND ISSUES. GovernLiabili- ment and Firms. ties. provincial. YEAR AND MONTH. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OP CANAI>\. ration Applica- Vacanbonds. tions. I cies. ipal. ! . Millions Num|ofdollars.!! ber. I 1913 monthly 1914 monthly 1915 monthly 1916monthly 1917 monthly 8775 659 637 S59 1,021 1918 monthly av.. 1919 monthly av.. 1920 monthly av . 1921 monthly av.. 1922 monthly a v . 1923 monthly a v . 1,115 1,351 1,627 1,400 1,304 52 82 199 271 1,466 ! 1,426 1,319 1,245 II September. October November. December.. 1,291 Thousands of dollars. Number. 1,304 1,110 ' 1,29$ 1,165 855,934 $31,423 37,953 51,600 39,287 37,996 64,858 42,350 98,268 70,538 2,562 7,118 2,698 17,901 1,312 17,385 1,138 I! 56,198 7,032 5,542 4,158 2,365 3,644 1,888 3,540 2,708 1,035 li 58,000 843 || 64,429 1,845 9,749 4,221 13,395 4,771 27,125 4,917 2,583 4,466 7,052 7,290 5,121 3,846 5,121 6,729 41,533 44,240 45,690 40,165 35,002 39,157 30,502 23,376 24,766 6,588 9,926 8,027 145 171 201 199 3,459 | 5,415 | 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 57,249 229 273 222 284 4,492 4,151 5,671 4,840 7,500 7,500 9,650 7,750 52,340 42,509 37,740 38,596 53,195 34,602 23,031 20,330 340 \ 309 | 212 j 207 i 6,873 21,370 I 2,182 6,121 None. ; 10,645 4,445 2,250 | 2,842 4,400 |j 118,000 ! 17,925 4,000 6,633 9,730 6,475 42,233 37,3-15 42,144 39,432 241 219 148 i j| i| :| |! || 11 3,544 j 21,980 9,002 23,500 I 4,119 | 4,000 ! i | 34,350 j 23,754 i i 4,563 | 13,668 i ! 6,997 | 9,558 | ! 4,219 ! 3,097 ! 68,602 57,644 62,406 65,147 60,734 59,692 56,440 62,363 775 3,363 1,931 8,301 5,178 15,561 24,370 15,258 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 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 79,379 47,695 47,098 47,004 60,847 32,652 1,935 1,266 1,861 1,089 I 3,156 14,207 1,192 j 7,093 11,760 1,767 | 17,470 9,487 1,325 17,179 11,587 45,892 40,816 40,486 65,857 41,690 35,382 36,606 73,179 25,785 9,253 23,439 j 6,801 23,970 | 6,176 49,271 7,275 66,121 61,669 60,757 67,3-55 70,459 73,107 71,821 74,486 September. October November. December.. 1,206 237 1,440 ; 253 1,663 310 1,500 315 3,600 5,600 i 4,370 4,960 20,000 i 9,078 4,619 375 j 1,814 5,534 | 143,550 \ 12,579 i I 450 I 7,650 | 3,800 ! 10,383 54,007 64,699 42,494 32,877 59,763 56,797 29,337 21,456 36,615 43,010 20,586 13,971 8,296 10,003 6,859 6,973 60,318 66,875 76,194 70,205 72,934 103,905 131,826 112,038 i, 295 j i,02S |j 1,152 !; 1,213 || 327 I 283 | 231 | 6,056 5,607 5.134 4,386 1,470 ji 247 | K309 i! 230 September. October November. December.. 1.2S1 ji 1,258 !| 1,170 li 2,185 8,112 6,003 3,649 3,972 21,182 7,145 17,346 | 21,131 16,008 j 29,254 8,371 34,492 1,520 4,708 3,533 1,080 7,825 j 19,230 5,806 ' 19,758 1,758 16,636 2,986 8,816 6,103 5,602 6,042 1,740 9,233 37,593 55,316 40,669 15,539 j 14,385 12,013 I 15,497 15,005 | 12,636 8,886 24,047 68,086 65,308 91,881 68,181 65,635 58,646 77,787 54,32S 2,239 2,959 2,271 1,979 6,212 15,975 4,672 10,580 3,477 4,350 1,091 j 900 49,167 I 47,297 42; 880 41,067 43,859 42,244 30,174 26,807 28,073 84,265 84,633 77,074 78,826 76,049 96,088 84,478 81,330 3,655 2,373 1,362 1,378 2,676 6,479 13,297 20;666 11,932 22,229 12,665 11,419 68,758 3,545 i 22,335 5,300 209 213 2,889 i 50,000 | 8,718 None. ! 12,533 3,484 6,498 10,776 11,374 17,923 46,131 33,3S8 36,866 30,939 37,820 i 31,827 44,082 j 42,393 9,200 | 25,965 | None. I I I I | | 13, 53G 26,095 5, 550 3,225 ! 8,450 15. 904 25,665 ; | None. j| 7,125 ! 10,935 '! 10;500 ! 4,493 2,662 | 7,690 j 5,944 | 3,250 i 184 12,076 | 10,540 11,442 5,993 16,081 13,145 16,492 j 15,804 7,732 9,985 12,384 11,007 16,765 5,454 6,315 3,095 I 5,092 2,888 4,095 4,026 14,573 12,684 10,533 11,135 11,104 9,546 ; 11,878 I 4,387 j 3,990 | 5,784 6,234 450 7,500 175 1,757 12.942 ' 8,378 3,648 3,976 5,127 2,563 3,635 2,683 4,908 1,529 2,868 3,873 May June July.... August.. Thousands of ! J J 2 ? : , 132,181 105,730 107,222 100,869 62,827 78,775 259 1,442 1,267 j 362 1,223 j 213 1,127 250 ; j j ! Wheat. 80,294 76,643 88,711 103,347 62,317 66,872 May.... June July August.. 1923. January February March April EXPORTS OF KEY COMMODITIES (quantities). I; Canned Regular. Casual.* Imports. 152 1,491 |j 1,614 I; 1,549 ;! 1922. January February... March April TOTAL (value). TRADE.' i; av». av.. av.. av.. av.. 1921. May. June July August Thousands ol dollars. Placements. FOREIGN 4,050 10,319 8,266 7,026 71,351 i 3,142 | 9, 740 428 7,129 562 6,614 610 5,143 |. 1 Data on operations of Canadian employment service rprorated ^ .„ , __r rartment of Labor, Employment Service of Canada; foreign trade from Department of Trade and Commerce, D&minion Bureau of Statistics; issues of Canadian bonds compiled by The Financial Post; bank clearings and business failures from BradstreeVs. J Placements are termed casual when employment lasts 1 week or less. « Yearly figures represent the monthly averages for the Canadian ,dian fiscal year which ends March 31 of the jrear indicated. 208 WORLD PRODUCTION OF CANE SUGAR AND FLAXSEED.* CANE SUGAR. Java. World total. YEAR. May. United States.* Brazil. Oct. Oct. Hawaii. Nov. FLAXSEED. Porto Rico. Cuba. Dec. India. Dec. World total. Dec. Thousands of short tons. 9,971 11,293 12,776 13,442 14,50S ; 13,324 1 13,799 13,656 14,706 14,561 1909-1913 average 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 | 1 1-514 L,054 ,797 5,009 ,960 ,478 \ ,473 ,579 ,906 003 311 247 139 311 246 284 122 176 328 295 '38 344 486 413 493 440 496 580 551 s 470 363 846 593 434 645 503 677 600 556 522 592 406 485 490 408 567 2,295 2,967 3,437 3,442 3,957 4,597 4,209 4,408 s 4,476 3 4,034 454 S 379 2,614 2,757 2,950 3,058 3,708 2,617 3,361 2,826 2,911 3 3,347 110,992 94,559 103,287 82,151 41,063 61,821 i 61,892 87,964 83,2S8 : * Jan. Apr. 81,989 36,928 45,040 39,289 4,032 19,588 30,775 ! 42,038 i 50,470 36,046 i 1 1 India. United S t a t e s . Canada. 44,280 Aug. Aug. Thousands of bushels. 646 s y?) Argentina. 19,870 15,448 15,880 19,040 21,040 20,600 9,400 16,760 10,800 17,360 21,280 • 19,505 13,749 14,030 14,296 9,164 13,369 7,256 10,774 8,029 11,668 12,040 7,175 10,628 8,260 5,935 6,055 5,473 7,998 4,112 5,009 19,343 i 942 s From private sources. * New crop available in January of the year indicated; January, 1924, estimate is 75,980,000 busbels. Louisiana and Texas. Exports. WORLD PRODUCTION OF BEET SUGAR* World United Ger- Ciecho- R ui ls _s !laa P o l a n d Nether-1 Beltotal.* ! States. ! many, Slovakia. - Poland. l a n d s # j g l u m # YEAR. Thousands of short tons. 1909-1913 average.. 8,432 610 2,296 1914 8,331 722 2,721 374 1,678 1916 5,808 821 1,721 1917 5,208 765 1,726 1918 4,592 761 1,484 1919 3,490 726 1920 4,997 1,089 1,212 1921 5,302 < 1,074 1,434 1922 »5,015 '711 1,605 1915 808 1,017 1,004 812 805 584 688 559 770 728 > sii) 1,726 1,879 1,824 1,457 1,134 318 88 55 55 ** 217 246 316 264 286 215 182 263 314 382 «291 279 239 293 263 249 106 195 198 l 294 276 215 268 759 334 150 204 221 121 171 370 315 «319 209 166 166 160 162 120 185 150 244 «292 «515 »291 120 140 136 78 152 154 170 140 151 144 141 141 181 259 128 168 143 124 149 156 149 168 156 >102 116 112 117 139 154 169 91 104 80 • 172 1923 latest e s t i m a t e s . » Crops in all countries here given are harvested beginning in September. • From private sources. »Includes Ukraine; data from private sources. * Refined sugar in terms of raw on the basis of 95 per cent of the raw. WORLD PRODUCTION OF RICE.* Country ; World total. New crop available.. India. Egypt. Apr. Apr. stated ! j Aug. Italy i Sept. | Spain.; Japan. Sept. Nov. ! Dutch j East l Dec. Pec. Millions of pounds (cleaned). 1909-1913. 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 latest estimates.. 1 375 518 553 81 542 237 487 692 607 634 472 »33 4S1 657 804 1,135 965 1,072 1,166 1,446 1,045 1,166 645 741 763 708 718 712 662 997 641 • 632 297 337 320 329 322 282 412 394 856 373 14,009 17,909 17,569 18,360 17,143 17,134 19,106 19,849 17,336 19,067 3,323 3,465 7,051 6,430 5,669 6,451 1,124 1,401 1,109 1,289 1,745 2,210 1,977 2,127 2,560 2,681 266 909 680 32S 18,203 6., 904 2,703 67,891 Normal consumption (1919-1913). 110,780 102,980 114,500 112,300 122,000 97,400 117,200 90,777 120,797 125,r>76 72,950 61,022 73,526 77,932 81,198 55,218 71,613 62,793 74,437 74,294 14,602 7,349 Java and Madura. * Acreage about half of normal: Summer crop only given. * 1922 acreage 296,C20 compared with 286,400 acres in 1921 • Data compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bunau of Agricultural Economics, and corrected monthly in accordance with latest available information received by that department or by Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Countries are placed in the order in which crops are harvested United States estimates as of November 1; other estimates revised to October 20. 209 SOURCES OF DATA. CURRENT PUBLICATION. 1 DATE OF PUBLICATION. I.-REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN. ARGENTINE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH'S BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS. BANK OF J A P A N — BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR... CANADIAN DEPARTMENT AND COMMERCE. FEDERAL FEDERAL FEDERAL FEDERAL OF Cereal exports from Argentina. 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OF Employment in Illinois Price index for India Railway revenues and expenses ; Telephone operating revenue and income : Telegraph operations and income i: E xpress operations and income Massachusetts employment. i The Employment Bulletin Monthly. Federal Reserve Bulletin Second week of montb. i Preliminary statement of operations of Monthly. Class I roads. |; Not published Not published ( Not published ,' Monthly statement * OF Milk receipts at Boston OF New York State factory employment and | Labor Market Bulletin and press releases • . Monthly, earnings. * I New York State canal traffic Annual report Yearly. OF I Panama Canal traffic Unemployment in Pennsylvania U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— i Beef, pork, and lamb production LA BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. ' U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— B U R E A U OF A G R I C U L T U R A L ECONOMICS. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE— FOREST SERVICE. ! Not published. I The Panama Canal Record ! Semimonthly report * '• Market Reporter«. Prices of farm products to producer. Wool stocks in dealers' hands Crop production j Cold-storage holdings and fish frozen i Movement of cattle, hogs, and sheep I Receipts of butter, cheese, eggs, and poultry.. , Production of dairy products , ; Car lot shipments oi fruits and vegetables | Farm labor, wages, supply, etc , , World crop production , Live stock on farms , Total lumber production from 1913 to 1920..., I Wood pulp production, 1914 and 1916 Monthly Crop Reporter * Market Reporter * : Monthly Crop Reporter' and press I releases.* •! Market Reporter * \ Market Reporter * Market Reporter 2* Mai ket Reporter Market Reporter * \ Monthly Crop Reporter * Foreign crops an J markets * : Market Pveporter * • Production of Lumber, Lath, and Shingles. Pulp Wood Consumption and Wood-Pulp Production. ! Preliminary report on ginnings • i Preliminary report on cotton consumed...-, Wool machinery and cotton spindles * j Census of hides, skins, and leather * Preliminary report on cottonseed j Press release * Press release * ! Press release * i Press release * , Press release * I Press release * ! Statement en stocks of leaf tobacco Press release j Last weekly issue of month. Semimonthly. Last weekly issue of month or first of next month. Monthly. First weekly issue of month. Releases about 1st of month (cotton) and 10th (other crops). Fourth weekly issue of month. Third weekly Issue of month. Weekly. Quarterly. Third weekly issue of month. Monthly. Weekly. Annually. Yearly. Yearly. Semimonthly during season, Cotton ginned 15th of month. j Cotton consumed and on hand 20th of nioDtn. | Active textile machinery First week of month. I Leather, hides, shoes, production and stocks... 18th of month. I Cottonseed and cottonseed oil ! Hosiery statistics ; Men;s and boys'clothing I Malleable castings j Wheat flour production from May, 1923 j Pyroxylin coated textiles I Stokers, sales from January, 1923 One month after end of quarter. ; Stocks of tobacco held \ Quarterly. j Wool consumption and stocks i * Multifraphed or mimeographed sheets. 1 This is not necessarily the source of the figures published in rho SURVEY as many of them are obtained direct from the compilers prior to publication in the respective3journals. This column and the right-hand ooluam 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. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEBUREAU OF THE CENSUS. 68690°—23- -14 210 SOURCES OF DATA—Continued. CURRENT PUBLICATION. DATE OF PUBLICATION. I.—REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT D E P A R T M E N T S , FEDERAL, S T A T E , AND FOREIGN—Continued. Production Indexes of raw materials and manufactures. Fats and oils, production, consumption, and stocks. Fabricated structural stoel sales from April, 1922. i Automobile production from July, 1921 j Wood chemical operations j Steel castings sales j Steel furniture shipments ! Earnings of public utilities I Plumbing goods price index Fish catch at principal fishing ports : U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF THE CENSUS—Contd. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF FISHERIES. Monthly. Statistics of fats and oils * . . . Quarterly (one month after end of quarter). 15th of month. Press release • U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE— j All imports and exports BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE. Survey of Current Business.. 1 Fuel loaded fo r consumption by vessels at j ; principal clearing ports. * i I Tonnage of vessels, entered and cleared in I United States foreign trade. I ; Data on trade, employment and coal and iron j I production of foreign countries. j I Wholesale price of wool j I Warehouse stocks of rice i Press release * Press release * Press release • Press release * Survey of Current Business. Survey of Current Business. Monthly statement 20th of month. 30th of month. 20th of month. 20th of month. Monthly. Monthly. Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. (Part I.) i Not published Last week of month. Monthly Summarv of Foreign Commerce. (Part II.) Various foreign sources Middle of next month. Wholesale Prices Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce. (Part* II.) U. S. DEPAP.TMENT OF C O M M E R C E - ! Vessels under construction and vessels com- j Commerce Reports I pleted. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION. Not published , U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E - ; Building material price indexes 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 OF THE I N T E R I O R GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Yearly. Monthly. First weekly issue of month (Mondays). No longer published , ! Wheat flour production, prior to July, 1920 • Refined petroleum products, production, e t c . . . Refinery Statistics * j Report on Portland cement output * ; Portland cement, production, etc ; Weekly report on production of coal * , Coal and coke production Second week of month. ! 20th of month. ! Second or third weekly issue «f month (Saturdays). ' I ! Crude petroleum, production, etc j Preliminary statistics on petroleum * j 25th of month. i Electric power production End of month. 1 Production of electric power * j End of month. ! Consumption of fuel by public utility plants. Production of electric power* Annually. j Figures on nonferrous" metal production Mineral Resources ' ; Not published U . S . DEPAP.TMENT OF THE I N T E R I O R - ; Patents granted j IT. S. PATENT OFFICE. ! First week of month. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—EM- ; Number on pay roll—United Slates factories..! Industrial Survey • ! Employment asency operations ; Report of Activities of State and Munici- Every 4 or 5 weeks. PLOYMENT SERVICE. pal Employment Agencies. j ! Not published U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BU- i Immigration and emigration statistics REAU OF IMMIGRATION. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. I Wholesale prices of commodities, including Wholesale Prices of Commodities.. i farm products, food, clothing, metals, etc. I Wholesale price index , Monthly Labor Review Monthly Labor Review ! Retail price index of foods 1 Retail coal prices i Monthly Labor Review ,; United States postal savings I Postal Savin-is News Bulletin U . S . POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ! Postal receipts !! Statement of Postal Receipts * .• Not published , i Passports issued U. S. DEPARTMENT OF S T A T E . . , i Government debt, receipts and disbursements, j Daily Statement of the U. S. Treasury U. 3. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. ' ! Money in circulation from July 1, 1922 1 Circulation of money U. S. TREASURY D E P A R T M E N T - f Domestic receipts of goid at mint j Not published BUREAU OF THE MINT. U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT—BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE. i Oleomargarine production ! Consumption of manufactured tobacco, snuff, I clears, cigarettes, and oleomargarine. ! Internal Revenue taxes on specified articles... U. S. WAR DEPARTMENT—ENGINEER Iron ore movement CORPS, j Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic i Ohio River cargo traffic U. S. W A R DEPARTMENT—MISSISSIPPI i Barge traffic on Mississippi River I Monthly. Monthly. Monthly. 12th of month. 7th of month. 10th of month. Last day of month. ! Monthly, i I | ! ! i Not published Statement of tax-paid products *. First week of month. Classified collections of Internal Revenue.. 25th of month Monthly during season. Monthly statistical report Monthly during season. Monthly statistical report Monthly. Not published WARRIOR SERVICE. WAR FINANCE CORPORATION , WISCONSIN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION... Not published in form used j | Agricultural loans j 15th of month. ; Wisconsin factory earnings and employment.. Bulletin on Wisconsin labor market * II.—REPORTS F R O M TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. (Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.) ABFRTHAW Coy STRUCTION CO : ABRASIVE PAPTR AND CLOTH MANUFACTURERS" EXCHANGE. : AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIA- ; TION OP PRODUCTION FROM CORN, i AMERICAN BUREAU OF METAL STA- ; TISTICS. i AMERICAN AMERICAN AMERICAN AMERICAN AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION..; IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE PETROLEUM INSTITUTE PIG IRON ASSOCIATION ! RAILWAY ASSOCIATION : (Car Service Division). i AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELE- ; GRAPH Co. ! AMERICAN WALNUT MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. I AMERICAN WRITING PAPER COMPANY.; AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE ANTHRACITE BUREAU OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED KNIT UNDERWEAR MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. ASSOCIATION OF LIFE INSURANCE PRESIDENTS. BOSTON, CAPE COD AND N E W YORK CAJSAL CO. BOSTON CHAMBER or COMMEBCE Building costs Construction trade papers Sale of abrasive paper and cloth Not published Corn ground into starch, glucose, etc Not published Copper production Silver production Lead production Zinc production in Belgium Zinc stocks in United Kingdom Face brick production, stocks, etc Steel ingot production Gasoline and kerosene consumption Merchant pig iron production, etc Freight car surplus and shortage Car loadings and bad-order cars Stockholders in the company Walnut lumber and logs Purchases and sales of paper Production and stocks of zinc Anthracite shipments and stocks Knit underwear production New life insurance business Premium collections Cape Cod Canal traffic Receipts cf wool at Boston * Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets. ; i I I; I '. ; i! • i i ' I j Not published Not published Not published Not published Not published Not published Press release to tradfi papers • Special statement ". Not published Car Surplusages and Shortages* Information Bulletin * \ Financial papers Not published Not published Press rolease to trade papers * Statement of anthracite shipments * Monthly report * ! j j ! I j 7th of month. } j: Weekly. ! Weekly. i Third week of month. j Quarterly. ! 15th of month. 15th of month. Monthly. jj Not published.. i Not published . ! Not published. ! Daily. | Trade papers... 1 Imports and exports of gold and silver in Part I I , 211 SOURCES OF DATA—Continued. DATA. CURRENT PUBLICATION. DATS OF PUBLICATION. I I . - R E P O R T S F R O M TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS-Continued. (Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.) Fabricated structural steel sales before April, 1922. Number of tons carried 1 mile. Average receipts per ton-mile Passengerscaniedlmile Railway employment Locomotives in bad order Percent of earnings on valuation CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION... Redwood lumber production, etc CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR PINE Sugar pine lumber production, etc BRIDGE BUILDERS AND STRUCTURAL SOCIETY. BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE CHILDS CO CLEVELAND TRUST CO COMPAGNIE UNIVERSELLE DU CANAL MARITIME DE SUEZ. CONTAINER CLUB CREDIT CLEARING HOUSE DAIRYMEN'S LEAGUE COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. INC. F. W. DODGE CORP EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION OF DETROIT. ENAMELED SANITARY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. FEDERATION OF IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURERS (British). Wheat, corn and oats, receipts, etc Restaurant sales Automobile production, monthly, January, 1920, to June, 1921. Suez Canal traffic Production of paper box board through April, 1923. Credit conditions Milk deliveries to milk plants Building statistics—Contracts awarded Detroit factory employment Enameled sanitary ware British iron and steel production FELT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION... Roofing felt production, stocks, etc Fine cotton goods production and sales FINE COTTON GOODS EXCHANGE FIRE EXTINGUISHER EXCHANGE Shipments of fire extinguishers FOUNDRY EQUIPMENT MANUFAC- Foundry equipment production TURERS' ASSOCIATION. HAFFARDS, G. M., & Co HYDRAULIC SOCIETY ILLUMINATING GLASSWARE GUILD IOWA-NEBRASKA CANNERS' ASSOCIATION. JACKSONVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LAKE SUPERIOR IRON ORE ASSOCIATION. LEATHER BELTING EXCHANGE MAPLE FLOORING MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. MCLEAN BUILDING REPORTS, LTD MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE OF ST. LOUIS. . Fall River Mill dividends Hydraulic machinery shipments, etc Illuminating glassware production, orders, etc. Unsold stock of sweet corn Monthly. ' i Monthly. | Trade papers.. Monthly report ! Not published currently | j 5th, 15th, and 25th of month. Not published j j Weekly. j ! ] - Monthly. ! | j Second week of month. I j Monthly. : Quarterly. ; i ! Weekly. i ! Weekly. : , Turpentine and rosin receipts Naval Stores Review Consumption and Stocks of Lake Superior Iron Monthly report* Ore. Monthly report (not published). Sales of leather belting Maple flooring production, etc Not published..! Brass faucets, orders and shipments Button stocks, activity, etc Chair shipments and unfilled orders Production of paper box board through April, 1923. ! Monthly. ! 3d of month. I Monthly statements? ..! Not published in form used i Not published j Weekly report | Weekly. Not published in form used | Business conditions Reserve), Not published Steel furniture shipments Sheet-metal production and stocks 1913 figures for active textile machinery Canadian Building Review Receipts and snipments at St. Louis Not published Not published Not published Agricultural pumps Daily. Monthly. Le Canal de Suez Bradstreets Not published Not published Weekly report * I (Chicago Federal ! Monthly. i j Not published , No longer published Production and shipments of passenger cars Traffic bulletin * (production figures not j Second week of month. and trucks. published). i Glass bottle production index , Not published I Production of paper box board since April, 1923 Not published Cost of livinr Monthly press release Paving-brick production, etc Monthly report Department store trade (see Fed. Res. Bd) Production of wool alcohol and acetate of lime. Rice distribution through New Orleans Cotton receipts into sight Canadian newsprint production, etc U. S. newsprint data since June, 1923 N E W YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR E X . . . Coffee receipts, stocks, etc Stocks of tin N E W YORK METAL EXCHANGE Indexes of stock and bond prices NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY NORTH CAROLINA PINE ASSOCIATION.. North Carolina pine, production, etc NORTHERN HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD Hemlock and hardwood lumber production, MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. etc. NORTHERN PINE MANUFACTURERS' Northern pine lumber and lath j ASSOCIATION. OAK FLOORING MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. OHIO FOUNDRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. OPTICAL MANUFACTURERS' ASSO PENNSYLVANIA RAILS CAD CO PENSACOLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PHILADELPHIA MU.K EXCHANGE PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION.... PREPARED ROOFING MANUFACTURERS1 ASSOCIATION. PULLMAN COMPANY | Credit Not published , , Statement on Building Statistics Weekly press release Not published Trade papers , Not published Trade papers.. Not published , Canadian building contracts Receipts and shipments of lead and zinc Mississippi River traffic MICHIGAN HARDWOOD MANUFACTUR- Hardwood and softwood lumber, production ERS' ASSOCIATION and shipments. MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Linseed oil and oil-cake shipments NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF CASE GOODS Unfilled orders and shipments of furniture ASSOCIATION. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRASS MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUTTON MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIR MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORRUGATED AND FIBER BOX MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STEEL FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET AND TIN PLATE MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOOL MANUFACTURERS. NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. NATIONAL BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. NATIONAL CONTAINER CLUB NAT. INDUS. CONFERENCE BOARD NATIONAL PAVING BRICK MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. NATIONAL RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSO.. NATIONAL WOOD CHEMICAL ASSO N E W ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE N E W ORLEANS COTTON E X C H A N G E . . . . NEWS PRINT SERVICE BUREAU No longer published Summary of operating statistics Not published Summary of operating statistics Not published Not published Not published Not published Not published Oak flooring, production, etc Ohio foundry iron production Spectacle frames and mountings, sales, etc Stockholders in the company Turpentine and rosin receipts Milk receipts at Philadelphia Cement paving contracts Shipments of prepared roofing Federal Reserve Bulletin Not published Monthly report Monthly report Monthly bulletin Monthly bullet in Monthly statement Trade papers The Index N ot published Not published i i 21st; of month. I j Monthly. ! j First week ! First week j j i First week i First week ! Monthly. I j Not published Not published Monthly report * (not published) j Not published. Financial papers j Naval Stores Review I Not published Concrete Highway Magazine ! Not published Pullman passenger traffic Not published • Multigraphed or mimeographod sheets. Quarterly. | Weekly. i • Monthly. '• j of month. of month. of month. of month. 212 SOURCES OF DATA—Continued. II.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS-Continued. (Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined wltn other firms or trade associations.) REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURERS* A S SOCIATION. RICE MILLERS' ASSOCIATION ROPE PAPER SACK MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA RUBBER GROWERS' ASSOCIATION SAVANNAH BOARD OF TRADE SAVINGS BANKS ASSOCIATION OF STATE OF N E W YORK. SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA SOUTHERN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. SOUTHERN P I N E ASSOCIATION STEEL BARREL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. STEEL FOUNDERS' SOCIETY STOKER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. STRUCTURAL STEEL SOCIETY TANNERS' COUNCIL , TUBULAR PLUMBING GOODS ASSOCIATION. T W I N CITY MILK PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION. U . S . STEEL CORPORATION , UNITED TYPOTHETAE OF AMERICA WALDORF SYSTEM, INC W E S T COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIATION. WEBBING MANUFACTURERS' EXCHANGE. WESTERN PINE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. Fire-clay brick production, etc Silica brick production, etc Rice receipts, stocks, etc Shipments of rope paper sacks Not published... Not published... Monthly report.. Not published... Automobile tires, tubes, and raw material Rubber stocks in England Turpentine and rosin receipts Savings banks deposits in New York State Monthly reports (not published) Bulletin of Rubber Growers Association... Monthly. Naval Stores Review Weekly. Not published .-. Raw silk consumption, etc Furniture shipments and unfilled orders Yellow pine production and stocks Steel barrel shipments, orders, etc Sales of steel castings Sales of stokers through December, 1922.. Sales of fabricated structural steel Leather production through May, 1922... j Tubular plumbing sales Milk production, Minnesota ! Monthly press release to trade papers * Not published in form used Not published in form used Monthly reports * (not published).. Not published No longer published. Not published Not published Semfweekly reports., 5th of month. Not published Unfilled orders Earnings Stockholders Wages of common labor Printing activity Restaurant sales Douglas fir lumber production, etc Pressrelease*., ; Pressrelease*.. Financial papers | Special reports* \ Typothetae Bulletin | Monthly press release *.. | Not published Sales of elastic webbing j Not published Western pine lumber production, etc 10th of month. Monthly. Quarterly. Occasionally. Monthly. Not published DATE OF PUBLICATION. SOURCE. I I I ^ - R E P O R T S F R O M TECHNICAL P E R I O D I C A L S . AMERICAN METAL T H E ANNALIST T H E BOND MARKET., , BUYER. BEADSTREET'8 BULLETIN DE LA STATISTIQUE GENERALS CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING. COAL AGE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHEONICLE Dow, JONES & Co. (WALL STREET JOURNAL). DUN'S REVIEW ELECTRICAL WORLD ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL-PRESS. ENGINEERING N E W S RECORD. FINANCIAL POST FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG HAY TRADE JOURNAL IRON AGE IRON TRADE REVIEW LONDON ECONOMIST LUMBER MANUFACTURERS' RECORD.. MILK REPORTER MODERN MILLER NAVAL STORES REVIEW N E U E ZURICHER ZEITUNG N E W YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE. N E W YORK EVENING P O S T . NORTHWESTERN MILLER OIL, PAINT, AND DRUG REPORTER. OIL TRADE JOURNAL PRINTERS' INK PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY RUSSELL'S COMMERCIAL N E W S STATISTICAL SUGAR TRADE JOURNAL. SVENSK HANDELSTIDNING Composite pig iron and steel prices New York stock sales New York closing stock prices Foreign exchange rates, 1914 to 1918 State and municipal bond issues Municipalbond Yields Visible supply of wheat and corn Bank clearings, United States and Canada Wholesale price index , Business failures, Canada Price i ndex for France Chemical price index Mine price of bituminous coal Cotton (visible supply) Interest rates Mail order and chain store sales New corporate securities Now York bond sales and prices Mexican petroleum shipments Business failures Wholesale price index Sales of electrical energy, central stations Rand gold production. Silver prices Construction cost and volume index Canadian bond issues Price index for Germany Hay receipts Pig-iron production Composite finished steel price Iron and steel prices. Railway freight car orders Price index for United Kingdom Price indices of lumber Southern construction Southern bond issues Milk receipts at Greater New York Argentine visible supply of wheat and corn Turpentine and rosin, receipts and stocks Price index for Switzerland Dividend and interest payments New capital issues and new corporations Fire losses Newspaper advertising Flaxseed, receipts, etc Argentine gTain shipments Wheat flour production for 1917 Price indices of drugs, oils, etc Argentine shipments and supply of flaxseed Mexican petroleum shipments Magazine advertising Book production Wheat flour production, from July, 1920 Sugar stocks, receipts, meltings, and Cuban statistics Price index for Sweden Multigraphed or mimeographed. I First or second week of month (daily). 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. Weekly (Wednesdays). Weekly (Thursdays). Weekly (Saturdays). Weekly (Saturdays). Second or third weekly issue of month (Saturdays). Lastissue of month. First week of month (daily). 20th of month (daily). First weekly issue of month (Saturdays). First weekly issue of month (Saturdays). First weekly issue of month (Saturdays). Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays). Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays). 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). 10th of month. First weekly issue of month (Fridays). Monthly. Monthlv. Weekly. Weekly. Weekly (Saturdays). First week of month (daily). First week of month (daily). 10th of month (daily). Not published. Weekly (Wednesdays). Weekly (Wednesdays). Weekly (Mondays). Weekly (Mondays). 10th of month (monthly). Second week of month. Third week of month, Weekly compilation (daily). Weekly (Fridays). INDEX. Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (53-208) only. Items in the table on "Trend of Business Movements" (pp. 29-52) 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. Abrasives, paper and cloth 90 Acetate of lime, production Ill Advertising, magazine and newspaper.. 146 Agriculture: Production, index numbers 54 World production, crops 53, 208 Agricultural implements, patents granted 73 Agricultural loans 180 Agricultural products, price index 151 American Telephone & Telegraph Co., stockholders 182 American Wholesale Corporation, sales. 142 Animal fats, production, consumption, and stocks 112 Animal products: Price index "151 Production, index numbers 54 Apples: Production (crop estimate) 120 Stocks and shipments 121 Argentina: Crop production 53. 208 Flaxseed and grain, exports and ATisible supply 114 Foreign exchange rate .188 Australia: Crop production 53 Employment 200 Price index 204 Automobiles: Production, shipments, and taxes.. 81 Tires and tubes 82 Bad-order cars Bad-order locomotives Banks: Clearings, Canada Clearings, condition, debits, and interest rates Savings deposits Barley: Exports Production (crop estimate) Receipts (market) Wholesale price Basic commodities, index numbers Beef, consumption, cold-storage holdings, exports, production, and prices.. Belgium: Beet-sugar production.. Coal production Employment Foreign exchange rate Motal production 164 166 206 174 172 124 120 122 11.8 54 128 208 196 200 188 108 Belting, leather, sales 84 Bonds: Canadian issues 206 Capital stock issues, internalrevenue tax „ 148 Issues 178,180 Prices, sales, and yields 176 Book publication „ 88 Boots and shoes: Exports and prices 86 Production 84 Boston: Milk receipts 130 Wool receipts 55 Bottles, glass, production 91 Boxes, paper, production, prices, etc. 89, 90 Brazil: Coffee, receipts and clearances 138 Crop p r o d u c t i o n , c o t t o n a n d sugar 53,208 Foreign exchange rate 188 Brass faucets, orders 73 Brick, production, stocks, etc 104 British India: Crop production 53. 208 Foreign exchange rate 188 Price index 204 Building: (\mtracts awarded, Canada 205 Contracts awarded, United States 92,94 Cost and volume indexes 91 Building materials, price indexes... 91,150 Burlap, imports 99 Business failures: Canada 206 United States 178 Butter, production, receipts, prices, and holdings 132 Buttons, pearl, production and stocks.. 90 Pago. Cape Cod Canal, traffic 162 Capital issues, new 178,180 Capital stock transfers, internal-revenue tax 148 Cars, freight: Loadings, shortage, and surplus 1G4 Orders for construction 68 Castings, steel 60 Cattle: Receipts, shipments, and slaughter 126 AYholesale price 118 Cement, production, stocks, shipments, and prices 95 Cereals: Exports 124 Exports, and visible supply, Argentina 114 Production. United States 120 Production, world, wheat 53 Receipts, visible supply, etc 122 Chain stores, sales , 142,144 Cheese: Exports from Canada 206 Production, receipts, prices and holdings ]32 Chemicals: Exports and imports 110 Price index 150 Production, prices, stocks, and wood consumption Ill Childs Co., restaurant sales 148 Chile, foreign exchange 188 Cigars and cigarettes, consumption 136 Citrus fruits, car-lot shipments 121 Cleaiings. bank: Canada 206 United States 174 Clothing, cost of. index numbers... 149,150 Coal: Consumption by vessels 160 Canada: Exports from United Kingdom 202 Bank clearings, bonds, and busiExports from United States 76 ness failures 206 Foreign production 196 Coal production 196 Loadi ngs 164 Crop production 53, 208 Production, stocks, prices, etc 76 Employment 200, 206 Coconut oil, production, consumption, Exports of key commodities and and stocks 116 foreign trade '. 206 Coffee, imports, stocks, and Brazilian Foreign exchange rate 188 movement .138 Iron and steel production 198 Coke, production, exports, and prices.. 76 Paper, buildings, and railroad operCold-storage holdings: ations 205 Apples 121 Price index 204 Butter and cheese 132 Canals, traffic through 3 62 Eggs, (ish. and poultry 3 33 Candy, sales 3 46 Meats ]28 (2J3) 214 IN D E X—Continued. Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (53-208) only. Items in the table on "Trend of Business Movements" (pp. 29-52) 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. Concrete pavements, contracts 95 Condensed and evaporated milk 130 Condition, banks 174 Construction, building: Canada, contracts 205 Contracts awarded 92, 94 Cost and volume indexes 91 Southern, value 92 Copper, exports, prices, and production 70 Copra, consumption and stocks for oil.. 112 Corn: Exports 124 Exports and visible supply, Argentina 114 Production (crop estimate) 120 Receipts, shipments, grindings, and visible supply. 122 Wholesale price 118 Corn, sweet, stocks, Iowa-Nebraska 121 Corn germs, consumption and stocks for oil 112 Corn oil, production, consumption, and stocks 116 Corporate issues: Canada 206 United States 178,180 Cost of living 149,150 Costs, building construction 91 Cotton: Consumption, ginnings, receipts, exports, imports, stocks, and production 56 Spindles, activity, etc 60, 61 Prices 62 World production 53 Cotton fabrics: Cloth exports 58 Consumption by tire manufacturers 82 Exports from United Kingdom. . . . 202 Fine goods, production and s a l e . . . 5S Knit underwear 58 Price, wholesale print cloth and sheetings 62 Cotton yarn. price, wholesale 62 Cottonseed, stocks 109 Cottonseed oil: Production. consumption, and stocks 115,116 Wholesale price 118 Credit conditions: Indebtedness and orders 184 Payments 186 Crops: Cotton 56 Food, production and value 120 Prices, index numbers 150 Prices, wholesale 118 Production, index numbers 54 Tobacco 136 World production 53, 208 Page. Crude petroleum, consumption, production, stocks, etc 78 Cuba, sugar movement 134,208 Customs receipts 183 Czechoslovakia: Coal and lignite production 196 Sugar production 208 Debits to individual accounts Debt, United States Government Denmark: Employment Sugar production Department stores: Sales Stocks, value of Detroit, employment Dividend and interest payments Dividends, Fall River mills Dress goods, wholesale price Drugs and pharmaceuticals, wholesale price index Dutch East Indies, rice production. . . . Dyes and dyestuffs, exports from United States 174 183 200 208 144 145 154 178 59 62 Ill 208 110 Earnings: Express companies 166 Gas and electric companies 168 Labor 154 Public utilities 168 Railroads 166 Telegraph and telephone companies 168 United States Steel Corporation . . . 66 Eggs, receipts, and cold-storage holdings 133 Egypt, crop production 53, 208 Elastic webbing, sales 59 Electric power, production, sales, and earnings 168 Emigration 154 Employment: Agencies, State and municipal.... 158 Canada 206 Factories and railroads 154 Factory, by industries 152 Foreign countries 200 Enameled ware, orders, shipments, and stocks 106 Equipment, foundry, orders, sales, and shipments 72 Essential oils, wholesale price index... I l l Expenditures, United States Government 183 Exports. (See Foreign trade and individual commodities, t Express earnings, revenues, and incomes 166 Fabricated structural steel, sales Factories, employment in 68 152,154 Page. Failures, business: Canada 206 United States 178 Fall River mills, dividends 59 Farm prices, index 118,150 Farm products, production, index number 54 Faucets, brass, orders 73 Federal farm-loan banks, loans 180 Federal reserve banks, condition of 174 Federal Reserve Board: Foreign exchange index numbers.. 188 Price index 151 Production indexes 54 Federal Reserve districts: Department store stocks 145 Retail sales, department and chain stores 144 Savings deposits 172 Wholesale trade index numbers... 139, 140,141 Felt rooting, production, stocks and receipts 108 Fertilizer, exports 110 Fiber imports 59 Firearms and shells, internal-revenue taxes 148 Fire extinguishers, shipments 73 Fire losses 94 Fish, catch and cold-storage holdings.. 133 Fish oil, production, consumption, and stocks 116 Flaxseed: Consumption and stocks for oil 112 Exports, visible supply, Argentina. 114 Receipts, shipments, and stocks 109 World production 208 Flooring, production, shipments, stocks, etc 102 Flour, wheat: Production, cor sumption, and stocks 122 Wholesale price 118 Food, cost of, index numbers 149,150 Foodstuffs: Exports Imports Foreign exchange rates. Foreign countries. Coal production Crop production Employment Ik Fetal production Price comparisons Foreign trade: Canada United Kingdom United States imports United States exports Vessels in United States ports 191 100 188 196 53, 208 200 198 204 206 202 190.192 191,194 160 215 INDEX—Continued. Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (53-208) only. Items in t h e table on "Trend of Business Movements" (pp. 29-52) and in the text are arranged in groups which should make reference easy without t h e necessity of an index. Note that only the page containing t h e index number tables is given here. Where t h e numerical data for these items are in a separate table, they will always be found on the page opposite t h e index numbers. Forest products: Car loadings 164 Price index 151 Production index numbers 54 Foundry equipment, orders, sales, and « shipments 72 Foundry iron, Ohio, stocks, meltings, and receipts 71 France: Coal production 196 Crop production 53. 208 Foreign exchange 188 Iron and steel production 198 Price index 204 Freight cars: Bad-order, loadings, shortage, and surplus 164 Orders for construction 68 Freight rates, ocean 160 Fruits, car-lot shipments 121 Fuel: Consumption by public utility plants 168 Consumption by vessels 160 Cost of, index numbers 149, 150 Furnishings, cost of, index numbers 149,150 Furniture, shipments and unfilled orders 96 Furniture, .steel, shipments 68 Hides and skins: Imports and prices 86 Stocks 84 Hogs: Receipts, shipments, and slaughter. 126 Wholesale price 118 Housing: Construction 92 Cost, of, index numbers 149 Kerosene oil, production and stocks Kresge, S. S., Co., sales Kress, S. H., & Co.. sales Labels, paper, orders 90 Labor: Earnings 154 Employment 154, 158 Wages 156 Lamb and mutton, cold-storage holdings and production J 28 Lead, production, receipts, shipments, and prices 74 Leather: Exports and prices 86 Production, sales, and stocks 84 Life insurance, new business and premium collections 170 Light, cost of, index numbers 149, 150 Lignite, foreign production 19<i Linseed oil: Production, consumption. and stocks. . 116 Shipments 115 Linseed-oil cake, shipments 115 Livestock: Loadings 164 Prices, index number 150 Receipts, shipments, and slaughter. l2(i Living, cost of 149,150 Loans: Agricult ural J 80 Banks 17 i Locomotives: Bad-order W, Shipments and unfilled orders OS | Losses, Ih'o 94 I Lubricating oil. production, and stocks. 80 Lumber, production, stocks, prices, etc 96, >)8, 100 Luxemburg, iron and steel production.. 198 Ice cream, production 130 Illinois, employment 154 Illuminating glassware, production, etc. 91 Immigration 154 Imports. (See Foreign trade and individual commodities. Incorporations, new 178 Indebtedness, wholesale trade 184 India. (See British India, i India rubber, prices, imports, and stocks 82 Ind ustria 1 corporal ions: Dividend payments 178 New capital issues 180 Stocks and bond prices 176 Insurance, life, new business and premium collections 170 Internal revenue taxes: Automobiles 81 Candy sales t ased on taxes > 140 Firearms, jewelry, theaters, bonds, Gas and electric companies, earnings.. 168 stocks, etc 148 Gas and fuel oils, production and stocks. 80 Interest rates 174 Gasoline, consumption, exports, proIron and steel (see also Pig iron and duction, and stocks 78 steel!: Germany: Crude steel, production, stocks, Coal and lignite production 196 prices, etc 66 Crop production 53. 20S Exports and importe 6f> Employment 200 Exports from United Kingdom 202 Foreign exchange rate 188 Finished products GS Glass, bottles and illuminating ware, Foreign production 198 production, etc 91 Pig iron, production, stocks, prices, Gold receipts, exports, imports, and etc 64 Rand output 187 Iron, foundry, Ohio 71 Government iinances: Debt, receipts, Iron ore, movement, consumption, and and disbursements 183 stocks 70 Grains: Issues, new capital 178 Exports 124 Italy: Exports and visible supply, ArgenCrop production 53, 20S tina 114 Foreign exchange ISLoadings 164 Price index 204 Production 120 Japan: Receipts, shipments, and visible Coal production 190 supply 122 Foreign exchange rates 18\World production, wheat 53 Price index 20Grease, production, consumption, and Rice production 29 ^ stocks 112 Java, sugar production 208 Hawaii, sugar production 203 Jewelry, watches and clocks, internal Hay: revenue taxes 14* Production 120 Jobs, registered and applicants for l;"b j Receipts 121 Joint-stock land banks, loans 180 I Page. 80 142 142 McCrory Stores Corporation, sales 142 Machinery 72, 73 Magazines, advertising 146 Mail-order houses, sales 142 Manufactures: Exports 191 Imports 190 Production index numbers 54 Massachusetts, employment and earnings 154 Meats, production, exports, prices, etc. 128 Metals and minerals: Price index 150. 151 Production index 54 Production, foreign 198 Mexico: Cotton production 53 Petroleum shipments 78 iilk, production, receipts, etc 130 Minneapolis, milk production 130 216 I N D E X—Continued. Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (53--208) only. Items in the table on "Trend of Business Movements" (pp. 29-52) and in the text are arranged in groups which should make reference easy without the necessity of an index. Note that only the page containing1 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. Pago Mississippi River, cargo traffic 162 Money io circulation 183 Money orders, domestic and foreign 140 Montgomery Ward & Co., sales 142 Municipal bonds: Canadian issues 206 New issues 178 Yields 176 Million, production, and cold-storage holdings J28 Naval stoves, receipts, and slocks Mew capital issues Now incorporations. New York City, milk receipts New York State: <'anal traffic Employment and earnings Savings bank depo~iis New York Stock Exchange sales Newspaper advertising Newsprint paper: < anada. production Production, shipment s Netherlands: Coal production Employment Foreign exchange rat es Sugar production Nitrate of soda, imports. Norway, employment... 102 U 78. .180 178 130 j 102 154 172 ."170 | 140 j I 205 88 190 200 .188 208 110 200 Oats: Exports 124 Exports, Argentina 114 Production (crop estimate) 120 Recoipis a n d visible supply 122 Wholesale price 118 Oceau transportation 1G0 Ohio; foundry iron, stocks, receipts.etc. 71 Ohio River, cargo traffic 102 (Mis: Essential; wholesale price i n d e x . . . IllFuel, consumption b y vessels 160 Petroleum a n d products 78, 80 Vegetable a n d fish 116 Oil wells completed 78 Oleomargarine, production and consumption 115 Onions, car-lot shipments 121 Optical goods, sales a n d unfilled orders. 91 Ore, car loadings (see also Iron ore) 164 Owl Drug Co., sales 142 P a n a m a Canal, traffic 162 Paper: Boxes, labels, wood p u l p , etc 90 Newsprint, production, etc 88 Passports issued 3 54 Patents granted 73 P a y roll, New York a n d Wisconsin factories. ^ 54 J-£ge. Payments, dividend and interest 178 Prices—Continued. Peanut oil, production, consumption; Sugar 134 and stocks 116 Textiles 02 Peanuts hulled, consumption, and Tobacco 136 stocks for oil 11.2 Printing, activity and sales 88 Pearl buttons, productiou and stocks . . 00 Production, index numbers (sec oho Pennsylvania Railroad Co., stockholders 182 Individual commodities) 54 Penny. J. C . Co., sales '142 Public nuance 183 Peru. cotton production 53 I Public utilities: Petroleum, crude, production, con! Bond ]vri<'cs 170 sumption, stocks, etc 78 <• ('ontracts awarded 94 Petroleum products 78, 80 j Dividend payments 178 Philadelphia, milk receipts 130 j learnings, production, etc 1.08 Philippine, rice p roduction 208 j New capital issues 180 Pig iron: j Pumps 72 Prices, production, etc 04 j Production, foreign countries Railroad operations, (\mada 205 Plumbing, tubular, sales Railroads: Plumbing fixtures, price index 1 )i vidend payment s ] 78 Poland: ' Employment 154 < oal prod uction 190 j Financial operations and traffic 166 Sugar production 208 j Freight car movements 104 Pork, production, consumption, e t c . . . 128 j New capital issues 180 Postal receipts 140 j| Pullman passengers 166 Postal savings 172 II Stock and bond prices 170 Potash imports 110 \i Rand, gold output 187 Potatoes: I Raw materials: Car-lot shipments 121 | ] Exports 191 Production, crop estimate 120 ' 190 Import:* Poultry, receipts, and cold-storage hold\ 151 Price index ings 133 i 54 Production index niunb« Power, electric, production and s a l e s . . . 108 Receipts, United States G o v e r n m e n t . 183 Prepared roofing, shipmei.is !0S j Kestaurant sales 148 Price index (.svv: also individual com* 90 Retail l u m b e r sales . . . , modities): Retail prices: Bradstroot's (wholesale) 151 ('oal 70 .Building and construction costs 91 Food 150 Department of Labor (wholesale).. "150 tfugar 134 D u n ' s (wholesale) 151 Retail trade 134,142,144,145, 150 Drugs and chemicals LI 1 Rice: Federal Reserve 1 >oard (wholesale). 15] 10xports, imports, receipts, shipForeign 204 ments, a n d stocks 125 P l u m b i n g fixtures 01 Production (crop estimate) 120 Stocks and bonds 170 World production 208 Prices: Roofing, production, stocks, receipts Brick 104 and shipments 108 Butter and cheese 132 Rope paper sacks, shipments 90 Cement 05 Rosin, receipts and stocks 102 Coal and coke 70 Rubber, consumption, imports, stocks, Drugs a n d chemicals 1 J.I and prices 82 F a r m products 118 Rumania, wheat production 53 Flour 118 Russia, sugar x>roduction 208 Hides a n d leather products 86 Rye: Iron and steel 64, 66 Exports ., 124 Lumber 96,98,100 Production (crop estimate) 120 Meats 128 Receipts 122 Newsprint paper 88 Wholesale price 118 Nonferrous metals 70, 74 Petroleum 78 St. Louis: Lead and zinc movement 74 Rubber 82 River transportation 162. Silver 187 217 I N D E X—Continued. Page numbers refer to data in detailed tables (53-208) only. Items in the table on "Trend of Business Movements" (pp. 29-52) 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. Sales: Pag*. Department stores 144,145 Restaurants 148 Retail (mail order, chain stores, etc.) 142,144,146 Wholesale, Federal Reserve districts 139,140,141 Salmon, canned, exports from Canada.. 206 Sanitary ware, orders, shipments, and stocks 106 Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic 162 Savings deposits 172 Schulte, A. (Inc.), sales 142 Sears, Roebuck & Co., sales 142 Shelter, prices of, index number 149 Sheep: Receipts, shipments, and slaughter. 126 Wholesale price. 118 Ships: Building 68 Traffic. 160 Silk, raw: Consumption, imports, and stocks. 59 Wholesale p r i c e — 62 Silver, exports, imports, production, and prices 187 Suitings, wool, wholesale price 62 South Africa, coal production 196 Southern States: Bond issues 179 Construction 92 Spain, crop production 53 Spectacle frames and mountings, sales and unfilled orders 91 Spindles, cotton 61 Steel: Barrels and drums. 71 Furniture, shipments 68 Ingots, castings, and sheets 66 Prices, production, earnings, e t c . . . 66 Production, foreign countries 198 Stokers, sales 73 Structural, sales 68 Stockholders, corporations 182 Stocks, commodity, index numbers (see also Individual commodities) 54 Stocks, corporation: Issues 178,180 Prices and sales 176 Stokers, sales 73 Structural steel: Fabricated, sales Prices, beams Suez Canal, traffic Sugar: Exports, stocks, receipts, etc World production 68690°—23 15 68 66 162 134 208 Sulphuric acid: Page. Exports 110 Wholesale price Ill Sweden: Beet sugar production 208 Employment 200 Foreign exchange rates 188 Price index 204 Sweet corn, unsold stocks, Iowa-Nebraska 121 Switzerland: Foreign exchange rates 188 Price index 204 Taxes, internal revenue: Automobiles and accessories 81 Theater admissions 148 Tea, imports 138 Telegraph and telephone, revenue and earnings 168 Ten-cent stores, sales 142 Textiles: Cotton 56 Dividends, Fall River mills 59 Knit underwear 58 Machinery activity 60. 61 Silk and miscellaneous 59 Wholesale prices 62 Wool 55 Theater admissions, internal-revenue taxes 148 Tin, consumption, imports, prices, and stocks 74 Tires, production, stocks, and shipments 82 Tobacco, production, exports, prices, etc. 136 Transportation, water 160 Trade: Retail -142,144,145,146 Wholesale 139,140,141 Tubular plumbing, sales 73 Turpentine, receipts and stocks . . . . . . . 102 Underwear, knit, production, orders, shipments, etc 58 Unfilled orders, index numbers 54 United Cigar Stores Co., sales 142 United Kingdom: Coal production 196 Employment 200 Fire losses 94 Foreign exchange rates 188 Imports, exports, and reexports 202 Iron and steel production 198 Price index 204 Zinc stocks 198 United States: Crop production 53, 208 Factory employment 154 Postal savings 172 o United States Government: Page. Debt, receipts and expenditures... 183 Postal receipts 146 United States Steel Corporation: Earnings and unfilled orders ()6 Stockholders 182 Vegetable oils: Exports and imports Production, consumption. stocks Vegetables, car-lot shipments Vessels cleared and entered 115 and 116 121 160 Wages, labor 156 Waldorf System, restaurant sales 148 War Finance Corporation, loans 180 Ward, Montgomery, & Co., sales 142 Water transportation 160,162 Webbing, elastic, sales 59 Wheat: Exports 124 Exports from Canada 206 Exports and visible supply, Argentina 114 Production (crop estimate) 120 Receipts, shipments, and visible supply 122 Wholesale price 118 World production 53 Wheat flour: Production, consumption. and stocks 122 Wholesale price 118 Wholesale sales 139,140.141,142 Wisconsin, employment and earnings.. 154 Wood consumption and stocks, chemical plants .• Ill Wood pulp imports 90 Wool: Consumption, imports, receipts,. and stocks 55 Machinery, active 60, 61 Price, wholesale 62 Woolens, exports, United Kingdom 202 Woolworth, F. W., Co.. sales 142 Workers, registered and placed 158 World production: Cotton and wheat 53 Flaxseed, rice and sugar 208 Worsted yarn, wholesale price 62 Yields, bonds 176 Zinc: Price, production, stocks, etc Production in Belgium Stocks in United Kingdom 74 198 198