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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. 26
: BUREAU OF STANDARDS
OCTOBER
1923
CONTENTS
Page.
Summary for August
Business indicators (diagrams and table)
Wholesale price comparisons (diagram and table)
Comparison of wholesale prices by groups (diagram)
Business summary
Business conditions in August
('old-storage holdings, butter and eggs (diagrams)
Debits to individual accounts (diagrams)
September data.
Summary of business
Trend of business movements:
Textiles
Metals
Fuel and power
Paper and printing
Rubber
Automobiles
Glass and optical goods
Buttons
Building and construction
•
1
2, 3
4, 5
0
7
7
10
21
23
24
28
29
32
33
33
34
34
34
34
Pag«.
Trend of business movements—Continued.
Hides and leather
Chemicals, naval stores, and fats and oils
Foodstuffs
Tobacco
Transportation
Labor
Immigration and emigration
Distribution movement
Public
finance
Banking and
finance
Foreign exchange and trade
Trade and industry of foreign countries
Detailed tables:
Debits to individual accounts by cities
Miscellaneous
Fuel loaded for consumption by outgoing vessels
World production of cotton and wheat
World production of sugar, flaxseed, and rice
Sources of data
37
38
39
42
42
44
44
44
45
45
47
49
51
56
61
62
63
64
SUMMARY FOR AUGUST.
Productive activity in August indicated improvement for most lines of industry from the conditions prevailing in July. In several of the important industries larger output was recorded, notably
steel ingots, steel sheets, locomotives, copper, cement,
petroleum, coal, both anthracite and bituminous, and
the various species of lumber and flooring. Mill consumption of wool, cotton, and silk, and consumption
of tin also increased during the month, while decreases
in production were noted in pig iron, zinc, and the
volume of new building. Unfilled orders for steel,
locomotives, and flooring were less at the end 6i
August than on July 31, while the index of unfilled
orders dropped from 67.6 on July 31 to 60.3 on August
31 as against 66.9 at the end of August, 1922.
65332—23-
Retail sales of ten-cent chain systems and wholesale
trade in various lines increased in August both
over the preceding month and over a year ago.
Wholesale prices again declined, while the cost of living
remained stationary at 62 per cent above pre-war; and
the retail food index declined slightly during the
month. Business failures, in point of liabilities, continued to decline, while prices of industrial stocks
averaged higher for August.
The weekly average car loadings for August were
1,039,570 cars, while the net available car surplus for
the last week of August totaled 57,118 cars. The
number of locomotives and freight cars in need of repair was still further reduced, being 40 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.
i»l
1.000
1929
1923
800
600
400
i
2
100
i:
s h——-v-—
1
yV
40
30
10
NET FREIGHT TON-MILES.
BANK CLEARINGS OUTSIDE NEW
YORK CITY (VALUES).
EXPORTS (VALUES).
1.000
| - -
1923
—+• -
132?
1923
800
600
400
400
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20
10
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1922
1923
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NUMBERS
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PRICE OF 25 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
DEFAULTED LIABILITIES (VALUES).
£
80
I:
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 item3 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
July. ! Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar. I Apr. | May. June. July. ; Aug.
1913 monthly average=100.
Production:
Pigiron*
Steelingots
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) l ...
Farm live 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
109
116
87
114
81
58
85
222
102
121
129
94
117
92
2
43
225
95
119
117
170
90
96
98
109
150
152
234
161
249
87
250 I 251
183
83
138
153
154
156
156
140
140
145
147
205
205
110
207
123
109
110
208
118
105
206
110
119
135
99
97
116
178
Ill
121
HI
54
64
39
99
87
189
85
71
104
98
2
56
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
177
139
156
116
106
107
281
120
119
153
101
113
117
116
114
117
123
125
123
253 j 252
252
251
247
255
183 i 191
193
176
155
145
260
124
156
157
144
142
159
142
159
143
205
130
107
203
134
106
192
126
106
217
190
179
213
198
74
79
199
78
251
213
230
271
225 [
226
203
147
153
149
142
155
142
155
139
207
238
I68
197
109
107
188
113
111
175
118
119
184
114
112
108
230
136
64
229
169
75
176
170
77
178
205
212
113
230
229
76
294
140
m
181
264
137
184
67
257
275
127
104
151
166
123
112
116
299
129
129
153
267
103
156
143
149
123
114
114
297
112
122
156
144
139
123
109
113
315
96
119
146
134
146
127
116
123
317
102
133
134
108
100
92
276
83
285
290
64
153
144
147
150
146
107
186
140
105
185
139
100
185
136
102
183
136
102
227
195
76
181
186
73
126
182
73
157
176
70
151
228
261
244
271
237
267
211
256
187
242
192
146
199
184
99
126
90
| 138
65
24
113
19
111
95
104
| 103
104
139
177 ! 256
182 j 187
76 I 74
233
223
65
215
225
220
245
76
240
258
289
80
80
169
145
154
188
146
157
200
151
190
287
220
162
243
203
148
232
267
165
290
157
272
249
153
260
214
155
268
195
184
277
197
188
174
154
204
105
114
99
111
125
144
139
i 132
138
119
143 i HO
145
139
136
185
179
166
251
151
143
177 \ 162 | 152
184 ! 191
82 ! 83 ! 83
I
219 | 249
234 |" 266
68 ; 72 i 76
65
177
89
87
244
221
150
198
1919 monthly average- 1OO.
Production:
Lumber *
Building contracts (floor space)
Stocks:
Beef
Pork
Business finances:
100
72
85
114
102
122
111
129
116
124
123
95 ; 100
!24
101
70
43
97
86
27
70
20
91
20
81
22
67
28
47
40
50
Bond prices index (40 issues)
i 86
Banking:
\
Debits to individual accounts, outside N e w York City
114
Federal Reserve, bills discounted... 132
Federal Reserve, total reserves
97
Federal Reserve, ratio
87
87
107
109
111
112
110
107
96 , 109
83
83
99
89
131
139
130
138
135
129
48 i 48
82
68
42
92
38
102
33
112
27
109
107 s 107 106
104
103
104
'
19
96
112
98
112
112
107
116
94
105
111 I 104
99
31
36
39
34
38
22
33
31
24
40
42
146
146
147
145
146
147 1 146 144
146
146
146
145
156
152
153
156 ! 155 ! 152 144 i 153 153
150
15*
1
1
• Monthly statistics on the movements since January, 1913, or as far back as available, are given on pages 47-^9 of the December Survey (No. 16).
i Monthly prices aro for the 15th of the month indicated.
* Based on the total computed production reported by 5 associations. Includes southern pine, Douglas fir, western pine, North Carolina pine, and Michigan hard
and soft woods. Th* total production of these associations in 1919 was equal to 11,190,000,000 board feet, compared with a total lumber production for t h t country *f
34,552,000,000 board feet reported by the census.
»Less than 1.
«Yearlyfiguresare monthly averages for the crop year ending July 31 of year Indicated.
91
91
122
122
97
28
144
154
93
20
145
158
90
21
146
158
COMPARISON OF PRESENT WHOLESALE PRICES WITH PEAK AND PRE-WAR
(Relative prices 1913=100.)
INDEX NUMBERS
300
FARM PRODUCTS-AVERAGE
WHEAT
CORN
POTATOES
COTTON
COTTON SEED
CATTLE. BEEF
HOGS
LAMBS
WHEAT. SPRING
WHEAT. WINTER
CORN, NO. 2
OATS
BARLEY
RYE.
NO. 2
TOBACCO. BURLEY
COTTON.
WOOL, SCOURED (BOSTON)
CATTLE. STEERS
HOGS. HEAVY
SHEEP. EWES
SHEEP. LAMBS
FLOUR. SPRiNG
FLOUR. W I N T E R
SUGAR. RAW
SUGAR. GRANULATED
COTTONSEED OIL
BEEF. CARCASS
BEEF. STEER. ROUNDS
PO3K. LOINS
COTTON YARN
COTTON. PRINT CLOTH
COTTON. SHEETING
WORSTED YARN
WOMEN'S DRESS GOODS
SUITINGS
SILK. RAW
HIDES. PACKERS
HIDES. CALFSKINS
LEATHER. SOLE
OAK
LEATHER. CHROME (BOSTON)
BOOTS AND SHOES (BOSTON)
COAL. BITUMINOUS
COAL. ANTHRACITE
COKE
PETROLEUM
PIG IRON. FOUNDRY
PIG IRON. BASIC
STEEL BILLETS. BESSEMER
COPPER
LEAD
TIN
ZINC
LUMBER. PINE.
SOUTHERN
LUMBER. DOUGLAS FIR
BRICK. COMMON. NEW
BRICK. COMMON.
CEMENT
STEEL BEAMS
RUBBER.
CRUDE
SULPHURIC
ACID
YORK
CHICAGO
400
PRICE TO PRODUCER
WHOLESALE PRICE COMPARISONS—MAXIMUM PRICE COMPARED TO PRICE IN RECENT MONTHS.
NOTE—Prices to the prolucer on farm products are from U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economies. All other prices are from U. S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, except market price of wool compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. As far as possible all quotations represent prices to the producer or at the mill. See diagram on page 4.
COMMODITIES.
Date and maximum
relative price.
June,
1923.
July,
192a.
Percent
Increase
(+) or decrease ( —)
In August
from July.
ISl,
1923.
J.
Relative price.
(1913 average-1 00.)
Farm products—Average price to producers:
Wheat
Corn
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)
Oats, contract grades, cash (Chicago)
Barley, fair to good, malting (Chicago)
Rye, No. 2, cash (Chicago)
Tobacco, burley, good leaf, dark red (Louisville)
Cotton, middling upland (New York)
Wool, scoured J - | (Boston)
Cattle, steer9, good to choice, corn fed (Chicago)
Hogs, heavy (Chicago)
Sheep, ewes (Chicago)
Sheep, lambs (Chicago)
Food:
Flour, standard patents (Minneapolis)
Flour, winter straights (Kansas City)
Sugar, 96° centrifugal (New York)
Sugar, granulated, in barrels (New York)
Cottonseed oil, prime summer yellow (New York)
Beef, fresh carcass good native steers (Chicago)
Beef, fresh steer rounds No. 2 (Chicago)
Pork, loins, fresh (Chicago)
Clothing:
Cotton yams, carded, white, northern, mule spun, 22-1 cones (Boston)
Cotton, print cloth, 27 inches, 64 x 60-7.60 yards to pound (Boston)
Cotton, sheeting, brown, 4/4 Ware Shoals L. L. (New York)
Worsted yarns: 2/32's crossbred stock, white, in skein (Boston)
Women's dress goods, storm serge, all-wool, double warp, 50 inches (New York)
Suitings, wool, dyed blue, 55-56 inches, 16-ounce Middlesex (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 " T>" grades (Boston)
Leather, sole, oak, scoured backs, heavy Boston
Boots and shoes, men's black calf, blucher (Massachusetts)
Boots and shoes, men's dress welt tan calf (St. Louis)
Fuels:
Coal, bituminous, Pittsburgh, mine run—Kanawha (Cincinnati)
Coal, anthracite, chestnut (New York tidewater)
Coke, Connellsville (range of prompt and future) furnace—at ovens
Petroleum, crude, Kansas-Oklahoma—at wells
Metals:
Pig iron, foundry No. 2, northern (Pittsburgh)
Pig iron, basic, valley furnace
8teel billets, Bessemer (Pittsburgh)
Copper ingots, electrolytic, early delivery (New York)
Lead, pig, desilvered, for early delivery (New York)
Tin, pig, for early delivery (Mew 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, commoM 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, 66° (New York)
June,
July,
June,
July,
May,
May,
July,
Apr.,
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1919
1919
1920
326
800
706
812
321
183
256
239
f2f>
140
139
218
198
99
85
176
lOo
141
206
196
190
97
89
174
May,
May,
Sept.,
June,
Mar.,
Mar.,
Mar.,
Apr.,
Nov.,
Mar.,
July,
Apr.,
Feb.,
1920
1920
1917
1920
1918
1918
1919
1920
1919
1919
1919
1918
1920
354
302
331
296
325
451
352
331
2G2
218
266
319
263
121
121
131
117
103
108
211
222
205
121
83
103
190
111
103
137
112
104
102
212
202
209
125
86
108
179
May,
May,
May,
May,
July,
Sept.,
July,
Sept.,
1920
1917
1920
1920
1919
1920
1920
1919
328
363
598
526
374
201
211
254
137
138
213
215
156
117
125
108
131
126
198
199
140
122
141
131
133
127
173
May,
Apr.,
May,
Jan.,
Oct.,
July,
Jan.,
Aug.
Aug.,
Nov.,
Aug.,
Mar.,
Aug.,
1920
1920
1920
1920
1918
1920
1920
1919
1919
1919
1919
1920
1919
348
478
427
289
292
291
466
283
490
473
230
308
292
185
203
194
232
184
239
211
89
81
163
120
209
153
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
-1.1
-2.6
-4.7
-3.0
Sept.,
Oct.,
Aug.,
Mar.,
1922
1921
1920
1920
336
201
637
375
188
200
195
155
177
200
187
155
177
200
187
155
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
July,
Sept.,
July,
Mar.,
June,
May,
June,
1917
1920
1917
1917
1917
1918
1915
346
330
388
230
261
224
386
185
186
165
94
164
92
110
170
171
165
92
145
86
166
168
-2.4
-1.8
Feb.,
Jan.,
Feb.,
Oct.,
Sept.,
Jane,
Jan.,
Feb.,
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1917
1913
1010
455
407
381
251
195
331
124
250
212
212
309
170
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31
7o
202
no
212
320
175
173
166
30
75
112
110
199
201
172
95
<U
163
140
103
100
lOii
212
iyy
198
12S
%
123
164
178
144
122
141
155
165
88
153
88
114
195
201
311
184
173
1*6
29
75
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-10.6
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0.0
+ 18.3
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0.0
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0.0
0.0
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+ 2.3
+ 3.6
-3.5
— 5.2
-2.8
+5.1
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0.0
-3.3
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COMPARISON OF WHOLESALE PRICES BY GROUPS.
(U. S. Department of Labor index numbers. Relative prices 1913=100.)
1916
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1917
1913
L
340
1919
1920
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BUSINESS SUMMARY.
(Index numbers based on the 1919 monthly average 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 "Summary of Business," beginning on p. 24.)
1928
1922
July.
August.
May.
June.
uly.
August.
PRODUCTION:
Manufacturing (total)
Manufacturing (62 identical)
Raw materials, total
Minerals
Animal products
Crops
Forestry
Electric power
Building construction (contracts awarded).
STOCKS OF COMMODITIES.
103.4
97.8
90.2
83.1
105.7
80.1
116.2
119.4
110.8
103.0
UNFILLED ORDERS (relative to 1920).
65.8
110.1
102.1
107.2
89.8
101.1
116.4
125.4
125.6
115.7
131.8
117.2
96.8
140.0
127.3
54.9
135.0
143.5
129.4
122.8
112.1
94.8
144.3
119.3
54.1
133.4
139.5
99.3
112.3
105.4
97.7
148.1
127.9
54.4
123.8
140.0
90.0
118.6
110.4
127.1
154.4
110.3
126.0
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143.5
85.2
99.6
101.1
101.5
103.1
106.1
66.9
87.4
76.5
67.6
60.3
57.2
130.4
80.6
87.2
97.0
154.6
80.0
127.8
86.6
155.1
83.8
123.2
74.1
143.9
79.9
90.4
73.3
153.7
89.1
97.8
SALES (based on value)
Mail-order houses
Ten-cent chains
Wholesale trade
Department stores
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71.6
80.1
PRICES (recomputed to 1919 base):
Wholesale, all commodities
Retail food
COST OF LIVING (recomputed to 1919 base).
75.2
76.3
75.2 !
74.7
75.7
76.9
74.3
77.4
73.3
79.0
72.8
78.5
90.7
90.1
93.0
93.0
94.2
94.2
BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN AUGUST.
STOCKS.
The following pages contain a review by principal
industries of the more important statistics shown in
The index number of stocks of commodities inthe table on the "Trend of business movements" creased in August. Declines occurred in stocks of
(p. 28). Summaries of production, stocks, sales, and cotton, rice, flaxseed, and cement, while increases were
price changes are given also.
noted in cottonseed, cottonseed oil, naval stores, lumber, flooring, merchant pig iron, and clay fire brick.
PRODUCTION.
The index of mineral production in August increased At 106.1 the August index of stocks based on 1919 as
to 54 per cent above the 1919 average, which may be 100 may be compared with 99.6 for August a year ago.
compared with 48 per cent above the 1919 average
for July. Marketings of animal products declined
seasonally but were 9 per cent above August a year
ago. The movement of crops to market increased
seasonally but was fractionally below the level a
year ago.
Manufacturing production was higher than in July.
Production of lumber, flooring, cement, cigars, cigarettes, leather, and shoes increased in August. Steel
ingots, automobiles, locomotives, copper, coal, and
petroleum output also registered advances over July,
while consumption of tin, cotton, and wool correspondingly increased during the month. Pig iron, zinc,
lead, coke, brick, and awards for new construction
were the most notable of the production movements
which recorded declines in August. The diagrams
showing for basic industries the combined indexes for
production, stocks and unfilled orders, and the comparison for specific commodities of August production
with pre-war are given on pages 8 and 9.
SALES.
Manufacturers' sales in general increased in August,
while sales in wholesale lines averaged well above the
preceding month and 12 per cent above August, 1922.
The weighted index of unfilled orders for basic commodities on the books of manufacturers continued to
decline and at the end of August stood at 60.3 based
on 1920 as 100 as against 67.6 for July and 66.9 for
August, 1922. The volume of retail trade in chain
stores was greater than either July or August a year
ago, while department store trade advanced 9 per
cent from the preceding month and 13 per cent
over August, 1922. Sales of mail-order houses de^
clined slightly in August, but were above a year
ago. Postal receipts and magazine advertising in^
creased while newspaper advertising declined. Taxes
collected on theater admissions increased in a seasonal
movement and were 18 per cent above the collection
in August, 1922,
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Sales of stocks increased in August, while the volume in August, while savings deposits for the country ta
of bond sales declined. Flotations of new municipal large and life insurance premium collections increased
bond issues and sales of new life insurance declined | during the month.
RELATIVE PRODUCTION, STOCKS, AND UNFILLED ORDERS IN BASIC INDUSTRIES.
(Monthly average 1920=100.)
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N U M B E R S OP M I N E R A L
PRODUCTION.
INDEX
NUMBERS OF MARKETINGS OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS.
(Average monthly production 1919-=100.)
(Average monthly marketings 1919=100 )
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Prices paid to producers for crops and livestock at
136 and 102, respectively, on August 15, based on
1913 prices as 100, showed no change from the preceding month.
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lighting, building materials, chemicals, and house
furnishings. As regrouped by the Federal Reserve
Board, declines occurred in agricultural products and
in those goods still in the raw or semifinished state
requiring additional manufacture, while increases
were noted in prices of animal products and consumers' goods.
Increases in wholesale prices were reflected in the
index number for international price comparison, and
at 59 per cent above pre-war the index showed no
change from the preceding month.
The retail food index on August 15 at 46 per cent
above pre-war showed a decline from the preceding
month, while the cost-of-living index at 162 in August
showed no change from July.
COMPARISON OF AUGUST PRODUCTION WITH PRE-WAR.
(Average monthly production 1913=-100.)
INDEX NUM9ERS
300
40Q
The monthly report of the Bureau of the Census on
men's and boys' clothing shows the following comparison for 334 identical establishments.
MEN'S AND BOYS' GARMENTS, CUT.
NUMBER OF GARMENTS CUT.
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 woof...
Men's separate trousers, wholly or partly
of mohair, cotton, silk, linen, etc
Men's overcoats.. .
Boys' suits and separate pants (all grades)
Boys' overcoats and reefers (all grades)...
May.
June.
July.
700,165
720,897
630,825
130,718
88,959
49,052
26,055
709,231
680,883
716,194
672,923
475,574
291,217
701,614
56,897
343,744
350,530
781,289
89,788
369,269
367,239
658,74/J
66,492
394,013
410,875
595,846
81,001
August.
665,391
The following table shows statistics of work clothing for June, July, and August as reported to the
Bureau of the Census by 125 manufacturers.
WORK CLOTHING (IN DOZEN GARMENTS).
ANTHRACITE CdAL
June.
July.
165,976
149,661
3,939
190,702
160,143
139,881
6,116
244,952
August.
BITUMINOUS COAL
BEEHIVE COKE
Cut
Sales
Cancellations
Stocks end of month
BY-PRODUCT COKE
CRUDE PETROLEUM
. . .
153,104
165,065
3,886
225,048
PIQ IRON
Cotton consumption by textile mills in August increased 7 per cent over July but was 34,776 bales
below the mill consumption of 526,380 bales recorded
in August, 1922. Stocks of cotton held by mills and
warehouses at the end of August totaled 569,140
bales below the mill and warehouse inventories of
August 31, 1922. Imports of cotton declined while
exports increased in August over the preceding month.
Exports of cotton cloth increased but were over 30
per cent below August, 1922. Less cotton spindles
were active in August but total activity in spindlehours increased 6 per cent over July. Wholesale
prices of cotton and cotton goods averaged lower in
August while prices paid for cotton to the producer
on September 1 averaged higher than quotations on
August 1.
STEEL-INQOTS
COPPER
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LOCOMOTIVES
AUTOMOBILES
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EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION OP COTTON.
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TEXTILES.
Wool consumption in August increased over the
preceding month, while the activity of wool machinery
was below that of July. Receipts of wool at Boston
declined from July and were 50 per cent below the
receipts of August a year ago. Of the August total,
amounting to 21,125,000 pounds, the receipts of
foreign wool aggregated 3,445,000 pounds, which may
be compared with 20,825,000 pounds of foreign wool
received at Boston in August, 1922. Imports of
wool declined in August and prices of wool averaged
lower during the month.
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The movements of many of the commodities reported in this bulletin are distinctly seasonal. This statement applies particularly to coldstorage holdings and it is therefore difficult to obtain a true interpretation of their trends from index numbers alone. The above diagrams have
been prepared to assist in comparing recent months with the average seasonal variation. The heavy solid line in each diagram represents the
five-year average from 1916 to 1920 for the 1st of each month. The broken lines represent the index numbers relative to this five-year average
for the 1st of each month for the years 1922 and 1923.
It will be noted that the movement of case eggs in 1923 showed a larger amount than usual in storage during the months of this year so
far as reports are available and since June even exceeded the large stocks for the same months of 1922, a high year. The cold-storage holdings
of eggs on August 1 of this year, at which time stocks are normally at the maximum, were about 46 per cent greater than the five-year average for
August 1 and about 4 per cent greater than the holdings on.August 1, 1922.
With regard to stocks of creamery butter, the early months of 1923 were considerably below both the normal and the holdings for the
corresponding months of 1922, but since May 1 the variations from the five-year average have been rather slight. Movement of creamery butter
into storage since August l.has not been as heavy as in previous years, with the result that, on the 1st of September, the time of maximum stocks,
the holdings were 15 per cent below the normal for this time of year and 8 per cent below the stocks on September 1, 1922.
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month. Imports of both burlap and unmanufactured fibers declined about 8 per cent from July.
The monthly hosiery report of the Bureau of the
Census shows the following comparative summary of
hosiery production, stocks, and orders for 305 identical
establishments representing 382 mills in June and 384
in July.
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All natural silk;
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New Bedford district increased in August both over
July and over August, 1922.
Indicated consumption of silk by mills increased 18
per cent but was 1,225 bales below the consumption in
August, 1922. Imports of raw silk in August declined
24 per cent from the preceding month. The total imports of raw silk for the first eight months of 1923,
amounting to 41,147,000 pounds, was 19 per cent
above the corresponding total for 1922. Stocks of
raw silk at the end of August were greater than those
held on July 31, but were over 20 per cent below the
inventory on August 31, 1922. Wholesale prices of
Women. II Total.
984,535
249,816
249816
390,393
Men.
Women.
827,613
233,462
386,212
519,618
560,873
420,792
| 4,224,422|j 1,624,764| 1,706,699 | 3,762,881! 1,447,287
1,501,283
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595,175 ! 1,347,231
649,166 I 794,335
462,358 1,621,315
1,687,500 1,779,624 3,681,039 1,493,873
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2,175,300! 2,997,101 6,736,607 2,209,058^
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316,81G
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3,149,011
1,062,528
126,544
2,922,314
The monthly report of the Bureau of the Census 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):
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linear yards..
Heavy goods.. .linear yards..
Unfilled orders, 1st of month:
Light goods
linear yards..
Heavy goods.. .linear yards..
June.
July.
August.
2,931,077 ! 2,104,168
1,916,826 ! 2,219,846
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1,414,495 ; 1,393,018
514,061 i
484,308
1,245,256 : 1,218,334
744.472 i
358,477
2,338,240 | 1,771,457
408,054 • 626.940
l,5U,890 | 1,514,674
HATS.
Trade statistics received by the Department of
Commerce show the following comparisons between
August, 1923, and August, 1922, as reported by six
manufacturers with about 19 per cent of the hatforming capacity of the United States, except that
fur statistics are given by six manufacturers with 16
per cent of the forming capacity.
HATS (IN DOZENS).
August,
1923.
August,
1922.
Capacity of formers
Formed
Packed
Returned
New orders
Cancellations
Unfilled orders not packed
Unfilled orders not formed
Surplus bodies on hand
Dozens.
57,519
52,3S6
58,933
1,252
44,178
1,341
40,005
5,617
23,918
Dozens.
57,519
65,202
53,844
600
35,894
714
49,946
9,200
20,366
Fur (all kinds):
Consumption
Stocks, end of month
On contract, end of month
Povnds.
97,669
169,903
159,971
Pounds,
104,715
171,489
280,535
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IRON AND STEEL.
BOOKINGS OF FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL.
The eastbound movement of iron ore through the
Sault Ste. Marie Canals increased in August and was
17 per cent greater than in the corresponding month
a year ago. Stocks of iron ore at furnaces and on
Lake Erie docks at the end of August were considerably below a year ago but registered increases over
the holdings on July 31. Consumption of iron ore
declined in August.
The production of pig iron in August declined 7 per
cent from the preceding month, while the output of
steel ingots registered an increase of 5 per cent over
July. Production and unfilled orders of merchant
pig iron declined, while sales, shipments, and stocks
increased. Exports and imports of iron and steel
products decreased in August. Unfilled orders of the
United States Steel Corporation continued to decline.
PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON AND STEEL INGOTS AND U. S. STEEL
CORPORATION'S UNFILLED ORDERS.
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to decrease. Production of steel sheets by independent mills increased from 70 per cent of shop capacity in July to 80 per cent in August. Shipments
and sales increased 22 and 26 per cent, respectively,
over the preceding month, while unfilled orders registered a decline of 22 per cent. Wholesale prices of pig
iron declined in August, but prices of steel remained
stationary. Production and unfilled orders for steel
barrels declined while shipments increased in August.
Tonnage of fabricated structural steel booked in
August showed an increase over the preceding month.
The following table shows bookings each month as
reported to the Bureau of the Census by 177 identical
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.
187,500
200,000
237,500
202,500
142,500
127,500
127,500
147,500
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173,294
184,887
218,400
186,117
131,875
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Locomotive shipments by principal manufacturers
increased 14 per cent in August while unfilled orders
continued to decline and on September 1 were 32 per
cent below April when 2,214 locomotives were on
order. On page 18 are given a table and diagrams
based upon reports of the Interstate Commerce Commission, showing for each year since 1917 (and for
the diagrams since 1907) the summary of equipment
installed and retired from service by Class I carriers.
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200,000
182,500
172,500
170,000
160,000
145,000
122,500
150,000
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Reported by 158 firms with a capacity of 224,305 tons.
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NONFERROTTS METALS.
Jrrhf, ears increased in August but
^r.-, sip- the first eight months of
Production and exports of copper increased in
the year was ?:
Mow the corresponding August, but the wholesale price of electrolytic cooper
period of 1922.
continued to decline. Total copper pi or] net ion by the
The monthly report 01 tun liureau of the Census on mines in the United States in the first eight months
malleable ca-stings manufactured for sale (excluding of the year exceeded by 68 per cent the production in
castings used in the plant or finished and sold as other the corresponding period of 1922. Copper exports
products) shows the following comparisons for 88 totaling 507,189,000 pounds were 1 per cent less in
identical plants with a capacity for May of 87,698 the eight months of this year than in the same period
tons (capacity varies slightly each month due to the a year ago.
varying number of working days).
Zinc production declined 3 per cent from July, while
stocks
of zinc at the end of August increased 25 per
MALLEABLE CASTINGS.
cent from the end of the preceding month. Receipts
July.
and shipments of zinc at St. Louis declined during the
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month, while the price of prime western zinc, in slabs,
Production
.tons..
54,433
63,038
63,298
averaged 5 per cent higher in August.
55,922 •
60,207
Shipments
.tons..
62,888
39,814
Orders booked
tons..
39,131 ;
36^753
Imports of tin increased in August, as did apparent
Production relative to capacity
per cent..
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66.fi
consumption. The world visible supply of tin deSales of stokers and tubular plumbing goods regis- creased 6 per cent during the month, while the wholetered increases in August over the preceding month, sale price of pig tin advanced.
Production of lead declined 4 per cent from July;
as did shipments of steel furniture.
receipts
and shipments at St. Louis increased, and
The monthly report of the Bureau of the Census on
the
wholesale
price of desilverized lead, in pigs,
production, shipments, and new orders of cast-iron
advanced.
pipe (bell and spigot pipe exclusively) shows the folFTIFXS.
lowing comparative summary for 12 identical establishThe output of anthracite coal increased 6 per cent
ments for June, July, and August.
in August while the production of bituminous coal
CAST-IRON PIPE (IN TONS).
registered an increase of 8 per cent over the output of
the preceding month. The production of beehive and
June. '
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by-product coke declined, while exports of coke in!
creased. Exports of both anthracite and bituminous
Production...
81,208 j
79,528
84,588
Shipments
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77,828 |
84,843
declined in August. Wholesale prices of coal, both
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14,727
anthracite and bituminous, remained stationary,
To be made on order.
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199,2711
183,130
165,518
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4,215
6,860
while the wholesale price of coke and the retail price
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PRODUCTION OF BITUMINOUS AND ANTHRACITE COAL.
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of anthracite advanced during August. Anthracite
stocks reported by 442 retail dealers, equivalent to 21
days' supply at the current rate of delivery to consumers, calculated as of September 1, showed a decrease from a 25 days' supply on August 1.
Production, consumption and stocks of petroleum
continued to increase in August while the number of
oil wells completed declined and the price remained
stationary. Exports of gasoline declined from July
but were twice as large as August a year ago. The
output and consumption of gasoline increased in July
over both the preceding month and July a year ago.
AUTOMOBILES.
The output of automobiles increased in August, passenger-car production increasing from 297,257 cars to
314,040 cars, and trucks from 30,359 to 30,466 cars.
Shipments of automobiles show a similar increase for
August.
BUTTONS.
Stocks of fresh-water pearl buttons at the end of
August increased 2 per cent over the inventory at the
end of July, while machinery activity increased 22 per
cent during August.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
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The price index of building materials entering into
the construction of a six-room frame house increased
in August, while for a brick house a decline was noted.
The index of general building costs remained unchanged while the index of construction volume declined 13 per cent in August.
The awards of building contracts in 27 Notheastern
States in point of floor space declined 5 per cent from
July and were 27 per cent below August a year ago.
The cumulative total in floor space for the eight
months ending August 31 was 1 per cent below the
corresponding period of 1922. With the exception of
residential and industrial construction, declines from
the eight-month period of a year ago occurred in all
branches of construction. Fire losses in the United
States and Canada declined, but for the eight months
of this year exceeded by 9 per cent the losses incurred
in the corresponding period of 1922.
VOLUME OF BUILDING CONTRACTS AWARDED, BY CLASSES.
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
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Production, shipments, and stocks of clay fire brick
were larger in August than in the preceding month
and August, 1922. New orders also increased in
August, but were below August a year ago, while unfilled orders for clay fire brick continued to decline
but were still above August, 1922.
Production and shipments of silica brick declined
from the preceding month but were considerably in
advance of August, 1922, while stocks advanced
slightly during the month. Production and shipments of face brick increased in August while stocks
and unfilled orders declined. Prices of common brick
were irregular.
Paving-brick figures reported to the Department of
Commerce are as follows:
CUMULATIVE VOLUME OP BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
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Companies
number.. j
Proportion of industry
p r cent..
Production
thous. of brick..
Shipments
thous. of brick..
Stocks, end of mouth
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
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All of the important species of lumber registered
production increases in August; and with the exception
of North Carolina pine and Southern pine, were above
August a year ago. Stocks, except for Michigan hardwood, and shipments, except for Michigan softwood,
likewise increased in August over the preceding
month. Exports of lumber declined slightly but were
well above August, 1922. Prices of both hardwoods
and softwoods continued to average lower in August.
The following table is based on statistics received
by the Department of Commerce:
HARDWOOD
25
67
105
251
324
078
574
110 120
71
66
31
27
80
36
14
12
LUMBER.
July 1.
24
67
34,382
26.209
77,662
34,475
2,158
90,644
PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF PORTLAND
I•
June 1.
June.
July. lAusrust.
30
27
7S
23
5
100
6S8
340
444
25
69
33,547
36,446
74,399
25,586
3,076
102,183
83
84
25
68
529
092
Production and shipments of Portland cement in
August again exceeded the preceding month, while
stocks continued to decline. Cement production for
the first eight months of this year was 25 per cent in
advance of the corresponding production record of a
year ago. The price of cement f. o. b. mill remained
stationary. Concrete paving contracts increased in
August but the total awards for the eight months
ending August 31 were 10 per cent below a year ago.
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- . stocks ! orders
Aug. 1. i Sept. || Aug. 1. jSept.l.
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Gum
M f t . b . m . . 97,711
Oak
M f t . b . m . . 119,343
Other species.M ft. b. m.. 138,263
109,619 i 113,458 j118,351 ! 150,854 \ 42,149
136,414 143,391 144,667 ' 177,805 38,340
143^319 i 149^711 i 145,074 I: 183,944
49,342
Total
M f t . b . m . . 345,317
Units reporting'.number..
185
389,352
195J
406,560
207
2
408,092 j 512.603
2041
204£ !
129,831
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Shipments of enamel sanitary ware were considerably larger in August than in July. Stocks of all
classes of goods except lavatories increased during the
month,
while new orders received were greater than
Production, new orders, and shipments of flooring
in
July.
Unfilled orders for baths on the books of
increased in August, while unfilled orders continued to
manufacturers
were greater at the end of August
decline. Total stock of flooring, both oak and maple,
than
at
the
end
of the preceding month and on
were greater on August 31 than at the end of the preAugust
31,
1922.
ceding month.
1
2
A single band mill is considered one unit of production.
Total stocks of 401,101,000 feet reported by 201$ units reporting for both August 1
and September 1, showing an increase of 3,918,000 on September 1 for identical units.
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Tli^ Tinman of the Census has completed its semiannual report on. paint and varnish, product/ion taken
&l> the request of the .industry. The statistics cover
the output; in the first six. months, January 1 to June
30? 1923, with, comparisons for the two semiannual
periods of 1922.
PAINTS .AND VARNISHES.
Men's
darn's.
Press and street gloves, etc.:
Imported
Domestic
Work ploves, mittens, e t c , . . .
31,537
26,998
U6.853
36.491
35,779
136,113
boys'.
10.947
3,603
438
Women's
and children's.
16,235
2,181
663
PRODTTCTTON O F K7.1. REPORTING F I R M S .
CHEMICALS AND OILS.
1928
.Tan. 1-Jun*1 Jan. l-Juo.e
30(6mos,). 30(6mos.).
Ptunts:
Paste paints.
Wbitolfladinoil......
Zinc oxide in oil
Other paste paints
Ready-mixed and seraipaste, including wall
paints, "mill, whites,"
and. e n a r n a i s . . . . . . . . . .
Varnishes, japans, and
Pounds.
247,154,400
149,636,700
12*115,100
85.402,600
Pounds. | Pounds.
208,592,100 j 227,703,400
339,376,400 153,212,500
4,4.86,700 I 5,457,700
5457700
64.729.000 ! 69,033.200)
Gallons.
43,719,200
Guilt ms. i Gallon*.
32,631,300 ! 33,440,000
37.882.200 j 26,832.400
28,877,000
18,5
7.4
170.0
31.9
8.5
—2.3
122.0
23.7
34. 0
30.7
41.2
31.2
COMPARISON OF SALES AND PRODUCTION OF IDENTICAL COMPANIES
(FIRST HALF OF 1923).
SALES REPORTED IN DETAIL.
Per
cent
of
Produc- total
tion.
pro- 1j
duetion.
Pounds.
Paints:
Paste paints
212,065,200
White lead in oil.. 147,759,400
Zinc oxide in oil..! 11,423,600
Other paste paints. 52,882,200
Ready mixed and
semipaste, including wail paints,
"mill whites," and Gallons.
enamels
32,154,700
Varnishes, japans, and j
lacquers
| 30,384,000
Total
sales.
To marine
All other
dealers,
Indusjobbers,
includ2
dealers,
trial. I ing
etc.
I shipI yards. ;
Pounds, j Pounds, i Pounds, j Pounds.
85.8 188,200,300;:26,247,400|l,937,500il51,604,400
9S.8131,896,400l! 4,891,100! 897,2001120,175,900
94.3 7,867,400':;! 2,030,900i 79,500! 5,588,800
61.9 48,436,500 19,325,400! 960,800 25,839,700
Gallons. \ Gallons. \ Gallons. Gallons.
73.5 31,2l6,700jjl2,356,200|l,683,300J 15,765,700
80.2 27,697,400;!l7,157,100! 508,100; 9,029,900
HIDES AND LEATHER.
Imports of hides and skins declined markedly in
August, while prices of hides and skins were irregular.
Exports of both sole and upper leather declined, while
prices of sole oak leather averaged higher in August.
Production of sole leather, skivers, and oak and union
harness was greater in August than in the preceding
month.
Boot and shoe production increased markedly in
August, while exports decreased and shoe prices
remained stationary.
The following table shows the number of leather
gloves and mittens cut in July and August as reported
to the Bureau of the Census by 229 identical establishments.
Imports of potash increased in August, but the total
imported in the first eight months of this year was 23
per cent below the corresponding total of a year ago.
Imports of nitrate of soda declined in August, while
the total movement into the country for the eight
months ending August 31 was 146 per cent above a
year ago. Exports of sulphuric acid increased in
August, while exports of fertilizers and. dyes BJid dye™
shuffs declined. Prices of crude drugs, essential oils,
drugs and Pharmaceuticals end chemicals declined
during August.
Increases occurred, in the receipts and stocks of
turpentine and rosin, and with the exception of rosin
stocks these movements were greater than in August,
1922.
Exports of vegetable oils declined in August, while
imports increased. Stocks of cottonseed and production and stocks of cottonseed oil increased seasonally,
while cottonseed stocks were almost twice as large on
August 31 as those held at the end of August, 1922.
The price of cottonseed oil declined from July but was
still above a year ago. Receipts and shipments of
flaxseed at Minneapolis and Duluth increased, while
stocks decreased. Shipments of linseed oil and oilcake
from Minneapolis increased markedly and were considerably in advance of a year ago.
CEREALS.
The wheat crop is still estimated as smaller than
the 1922 crop. The visible supply of wheat at the
end of August was larger than a year ago but the
shipments of wheat in August at the principal markets
were smaller than in August, 1922, while receipts
were larger than a year ago. Exports of wheat and
wheat flour increased in August but were only about
one-half as large as August a year ago. Production,
consumption, and stocks of flour increased in August,
as did prices of wheat and flour.
Corn receipts and shipments at the principal
markets increased in August but were below August,
1922. Exports and visible supply of corn were still
much smaller than their respective movements in
August a year ago. Grindings of corn for glucose
and starch manufacture increased over July but
were slightly below a year ago. Com prices at !
!
Chicago averaged .' pt- i em mgiier liian i.i «iujy.
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expenses were slightly less than in June and net operating income declined slightly, being calculated at 4.93
per cent on tentative valuation as against 4.12 per
cent for July, 1922.
SHORTAGE, SURPLUS, BAD-ORDER, AND TOTAL LOADINGS OP
FREIGHT CARS.
1,1001
1—
LOCOMOTIVES INSTALLED AND RETIRED EACH YEAR.
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The two accompanying diagrams drawn from statistics furnished by the Interstate Commerce Commission (figures for years 1917-1922 are given in
table below) show the trend of the railroad equipment
situation over the last 16 years. During this period
there has been a marked decline in the number of
engines and freight cars installed on class I roads.
During the same period the number of engines and
cars retired has tended to increase, leaving the net
supply smaller than in the pre-war period. In order
to show the trends of these movements over the periods
as a whole the best fitting straight lines have been
plotted in addition to the yearly figures.
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1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 192?
FREIGHT CARS INSTALLED AND RETIRED EACH YEAR.
SUMMARY OF EQUIPMENT—LOCOMOTIVES AND CARS INSTALLED
AND RETIRED FROM SERVICE BY CLASS I CARRIERS.
1
LOCOMOTIVES.
YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31 —
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
InRestalled. tired.
2 148
2,803
2,062
1 017
1,330
1,226
1 423
977
999
1 254
1,134
1,663
PASSENGERTRAIN CARS.
FREIGHT-TRAIN
CARS.
COMPANY
SERVICE CARS.
Re- ! InReInRe- i Installed. tired. stalled. tired. stalled. tired.
2 535
1,817
435
621
1,629
1,119
1,671
1,051
670
885
881
1,152
117,210
65.249
76,019
36,044
62,351
100,782
62,253
56,024
43,274
75,197
68,661
12,523
9,445
9,310
5,925
6,608
4,273
7,401
6,627
5,530
4,190
5,409
4,oi2
6,399
In spite of an increase in passenger revenues, total
railroad operating revenues declined in July, but were
2 per cent larger than July a year ago. Operating
1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1S2I 1922
19
LABOR.
Employment in 1,428 representative United States
factories totaled 2,032,000 workers in August, as
against 2,041,000 employed in July. The total pay
roll in Wisconsin advanced 5 per cent in August, while
the average weekly earnings advanced 6 per cent.
The following monthly figures just made available
by the United States Civil Service Commission give a
comparative summary of the operations of the civilservice system for June and July.
CIVIL SERVICE APPLICATIONS, EXAMINATIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ANP
SEPARATIONS.1
NUMBER OF
PERSONS
EXAMINED.
NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED.
Departmental Field
June
July
i 3,930
' 10,711
Departmental
service.
11,982
NUMBER OF
PERSONS
SEPARATED.
NUMBER OF
PERSONS
APPOINTED.
Depart- Field Depart-t Field
mental s r v i c e mental serv- sefvicl ice.
service. i *
s
509
599
3,515 ; 11,051
2,320 ! 12,660 !
876 I 6,990
523 I 8,373
5,629
6,787
1
By departmental service is meant service in Washington, D. C , exclusive of the
jurisdiction of the fourth civil-service district with offices in Washington. By
field service is meant all service outside of the District of Columbia and includes the
service
in Washington under the jurisdiction of the fourth civil-service district.
2
Complete report of War Department field service changes not yet received by
the commission.
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
Total sales of the leading retail mail-order houses
declined in August, but the total for the first eight
months of this year was 35 per cent in advance of the
sales in the corresponding period of a year ago. Sales
of the leading ten-cent chain-store systems increased
7 per cent over July and 18 per cent over August, 1922.
Wholesale trade in all lines for which comparable data
arc available increased in August, the weighted index
for the country being 12 per cent above August a year
ago. Magazine advertising in September increased
over the preceding month and over September a year
ago. The cumulative total for the 9 months ending
{September was 27 per cent above the corresponding
total a year ago. Newspaper advertising in the principal cities of the country decreased from July but was
greater than August a year ago, while postal receipts
in fifty selected cities increased 8 per cent in August.
PUBLIC FINANCE.
The interest-bearing debt of the Government was
further reduced during August. Ordinary receipts for
the eight months of this year exceeded by 16 per cent
the corresponding total for a year ago while expenditures exceeded a year ag > by only 5 per cent. Cu stoms
receipts declined slightly in August, but the total for
the eight months ending August was 39 per cent above
the same period of last year.
The per capita distribution of money held outside
the United States Treasury and Federal Reserve
System amounted to $42.85 on September 1 as against
$42.16 on August 1 and $39.93 on September 1, 1922.
BANKING AND FINANCE.
Debits to individual accounts and bank clearings
both in New York City and the country outside declined in August. Both debits and bank clearings
outside of New York were greater than August a year
ago, but for New York City these movements were
considerably below August, 1922.
The accompanying diagrams (see p. 21) show by
Federal Reserve districts the trend of debits to individual accounts since January, 1919. On pages 51
to 55 are given monthly index numbers for this movement since the beginning of 1919 for the principal
clearinghouse centers of the United States.
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RESERVE BANKS.
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KESKRVE MEMBER BANKS.
The number of firms failing in August registered an
increase of 7 per cent over the preceding month while
the liabilities of these firms declined. 4 per cent irom
July, Total dividend and interest payments were
larger in September than the disbursements a A ear
ago, ail classes of corporations—industrial, steam
railroads, and street railways--—showing increased
dividends. JNew capital issues and new incorporations declined both from July and from August, 1922.
JNcw municipal bond issues declined both from the
previous month and from August a year ago,
OF BUSINESS FAILURES AND AMOUNT OF DEFAULTED
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LIABILITIES.
With the exception of .iNew i'ork, Kichmoiiu, Aciania,
d Minneapolis, the several Federal Kesi-rve uisuiets
reported gains in savings deposits on depcemocr i over
the iirst of the pi'cccdirig "month, i'or tne couiitry at
large trie gain in savings deposits over a >ear ago
amounted to i l pur cent, baviiiguin the United Status
Postal Baviiigs System JIICIeased about I per cent
during August while 'premium collections, totaling
$I21;648;000; regisuu-ed a slight iiicrease ovei' July and
nil increase a'mounting to 14 per cent over August,
1922,
INTEREST HA'I-ES AUD BOND PKICES.
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Pnces of industrial stocks average higher m August
but "were below August a year ago, while prices of rail™
road stocks declined in August and averaged 17 per
cent below the prices prevailing in. August, 1922.
Sales of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange increased in August, but the total volume of sales in the
first eight months of the year was 7 per cent below the
corresponding total of a year ago. Prices of ail classes
of bonds averaged higher in August but were still considerably below a year ago. .Bond sales on the New
York Stock Exchange continued to decline, and the
total turnover of bonds for the eight months ending
August was 35 per cent below the same period a year
ago.
Domestic gold receipts at the mint increased 8 per
cent in August, but the total thus iar this year was 4
per cent below the eight-month period of last year.
Rand output declined 6 per cent, while imports and
exports of gold increased both over July and August a
year ago.
ACCOUNTS BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS.1
*.i
(Relative laontniy average deous j.yi4J-=iOO.)
DISTiiiCT 2—NEW
I>iS'ot*€T I—BOSTON.
DiSTtttiCT 3—PHILADiciLPiiIA
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DISTKiCT 11—DALLAS.
DiSTiUCT 12—SAN Fi<:AN€i8€O.
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r n pu^es >1 to >
.lie
index numbers tor this movement si race the beginning of I9i9 for the principal ciearing-house centers of the United States.
22
FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND TRADE.
Of 13 important foreign currencies 7 declined during
August, 5 advanced, and one remained stationary.
The general index of foreign exchange continued to
decline and at 62 for August may be compared with
69 a year ago.
Total imports into the United States declined to
$275,382,000, while exports rose to $311,352,000.
EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
400
A\n , I 1
li
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I
4
300
/
3 EX NUMEE
Silver production declined both from the preceding
month and from August a year ago. Imports of silver
declined while silver exports increased in August.
The price of silver at New York declined while silver
quotations at London averaged slightly higher in
August.
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SEPTEMBER DATA.
The following table gives such September data as have been received to and including October 13,1923.
ITEMS.
1922
September.
1923
September.
Wool receipts at Boston:
Total
thous. of lbs.
13,907
21,125
21,304
Domestic
thous. of lbs.
10,434
17,680
8,594
Foreign
thous. of lbs.
3,473
3,445
12,710
Cotton:
Stocks (world
visible)
bales. 2,228,591 913,949 1,597,605
l
Ginnings
bales. 3,060,207 ,141,337 2,074,057
6,608
Imports
bales.
3,420
5,012
689,435
244,415
Exports
bales.
368,390
483,852
Consumption
bales.
494,013
491,604
773,173
Stocks at mills
bales. 1,065,816 806,671
Stocks at warehouses
bales. 3,217,939 ,179,204 2,147,830
33,930
Active spindles
thousands.
33,709
33,316
Silk:
26,929
33,547
Consumption
bales-.
34,212
27,367
25,459
Stocks
bales..
36,795
3,126
3,435
Pig iron, production
thous. of long tons..
2,034
3,313
3,678
Steel ingots, production
thous. of long tons..
2,818
•Unfilled orders, U. S. Steel Corp., end
5,036
5,415
of month
thous. of long tons..
6,692
Wholesale price, composite finished
2.78
2.78
steel
dolls, per 100 lbs..
243
Wholesale price:
25.98
26.10
Composite pig iron
dolls, per ton..
32.48
44.64
43.79
Iron and steel
dolls, per ton..
44.87
3.03
2.51
Composite steel
dolls, per 100 lbs..
3.03
Locomotix es:
Shipments335 I
272
119 !
Total
number-.
259 !
313 I
Domestic
number..
113 !
13
!
22
Foreign
number..
Unfilled orders—
1,178
1,497
!
1,463
'
Total
number..
1,102
1,406 !
Domestic
number..
1,347 !
76
91 i
Foreign
number..
116 I
897
10,350 |
Freight cars, orders, domestic
number..
2,780 ;
Coal production:
48,864 j 46,175
Bituminous
thous. of tons-.
40,974 j
2,910
8,868
Anthracite
4,979
thous. of tons-.
Zinc:
78,210
83,250
Production.
66,268 i
thous. of lbs.
45,786
Stocks
37,612 ! 52,942
thous. of lbs.
21,183
12,629
Receipts at St. Louis
11,791 |
thous. of lbs.
21,550
10,910
16,882
Shipments from St. Louis..
thous. of lbs.
Tin:
5,510 !
4,540
5,050 |
Consumption
long tons..
Stocks18,757
19,864
22,879 I
World visible
long tons2,362
2,887 ,
United States
long tons.
1,236 j
Lead:
10,792 !
19,245 |
6,641
Receipts at St. Louis
thous. of lbs.
7,571
10,935 !
Shipments from St. Louis
thous. of lbs.
7,858 ;
Automobiles (shipments):
38,250 ! 36,885
26,335
By railroad
carload.
45,942 | 37,400
30,177
Drive.iways
number of machines.
8,500
10,027 i
8,118
By boat
number of machines.
Construction:
137
Volume
index number129
111
220
Costs (1st of following mo.)
index number..
189
222
28,739
Fire losses
thous. of dolls..
41,515
24,474
Oak flooring:
28,546
32,429
23,903
Production
M ft. b. m..
30,421
Shipments
M ft. b. m.. 25,672
30,108
35,538
New orders
M ft. b. m..
21,991
27,444
40,306
Stocks
M ft. b. m..
20,120
40,634
32,873
Unfilled orders
.
M ft. b. m..
35,957
27,355
Northern pine:
Lumber—
83,862 : 57,379
52,803
Production
M ft. b. m..
Shipments
M ft. b. m..! 56,363 I 49,041 ! 47,492
Lath20,076 I 14,472
15,324 i
Production
M ft. b. m..
15,091 ! 13,306
21,948 |
Shipments
M ft. b. m..
Composite lumber prices (1st of following mo.)—
42.23 ;
45.02 ; 44.46
Hardwoods
dolls. j:er M ft. b. m..
33.26 I
31.39 | 31.31
Softwoods
dolls. perM ft. b. m..
Turpentine—
35,693
43,678
29,797
Net receipts
barrels..
29,672
36,375
29,601
Stocks
*
barrels..
Rosin—
138,320 114,308
Net receipts
! barrels.. 100,522
263,457 289,564
Stccks
barrels.. 335,702
Wholesale prices:
158
142
121
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
index number..
133
136
131
Essential oils
index number..
206
208
182
Crude drugs
index number..
5,577
5,390
6,108
Corn grindings
thcus. of bush..
Grain movement:
Receipts65,315 1 45,314
57,735
Wheat
thous. of bush..
35,296
Corn
thous. of bush..
21,822 ; 18,494
22,418
Oats
thous. of bush..
26,556
28,179
Shipments—
25,837
26,387
32,081
Wheat
thous. of bush..
11,615
19,136
13,069
Corn
thous. of bush..
Visible supply78,958
67,020 ! 100,651
Wheat
thous. of bush..
1,966 i 2,516
13,952
Corn
thous. of bush..
10,111
16,514
35,968
Oats
thous. of bush.
Argentine grain:
Visible supply4,440
1,850 | 3,700
Wheat
thous. of bush.
1
1923
ITEMS.
Argentine grain—Continued.
Visible supply—Continued.
Corn
thous. of bush..
Flaxseed
thous. of bush..
Hay, receipts
tons..
Rice:
Receipts at mills
thous. of lbs. Shipments from mills
thous. of lbs..
Stocks, domestic
thous. of lbs..
Sugar, raw:
Meltings
long tons..
Stocks at refineries
long tons-.
Sugar, Cuban movement:
Receipts, Cuban ports
long tons..
Exports
long tons..
Stocks, end of month
long tons..
Factory employment, U. S. (1,428firms).thousands..
Freight-car movement:
SurplusBox cars
number..
Coal cars
number.
Total
number.
ShortageBox cars
number.
Coal cars
number.
Total
number.
Car loadings (weekly average)—
Total
.'
carsGrain and grain products
cars.
Livestock
carsCoal
cars.
Forest products
carsOre
cars.
Merchandise and miscellaneous
cars.
Locomotives in bad order (1st following mo.):
Freight
per cent of No. in use..
Passenger
percent of No. in use.
Dun's (1st of following mo.)
price index number.
Bradstreet's (1st of following
mo.)
price index number.
Mail-order houses, total sales
thous. of drils.
Sears, Roebuck & Co
thous. of dolls.
Montgomery Ward & Co
thous. of dolls.
Ten-cent stores, total sales
thous. of dolls.
F. W. Woolworth Co
thous. of dolls.
R. S. Kresge Co
thous. of dolls.
S. H. Kress Co
thous. of dolls.
MeCrory Stores Corp
thous. of cVlls.
American Whol. Corp., total sales.. .thous. of dolls.
Public finance:
U.S. interest-bearing debt
mills. of dolls.
Liberty and Victory Loans and War Savines
securities
mills, of dolls.
Customs receipts
thous. of dolls.
Ordinary receipts
thous. of dolls.
Ordinary expenditures
thous. of dolls.
Bank clearings:
New York City
'.
mills, of dolls.
Outside New York City
mills, of dolls.
War Finance Corporation:
To banks and livestock associationsAdvancements
thous. of dolls.
Repayments
thous. of dolls.
Balance
thous. of dolls.
To cooperative marketing associations—
Advancements
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.
Total
thous. of dolls.
Silver:
Price at New York
dolls, perfineoz.
Price at London
pence per standard oz.
Foreign exchange:
Europe—
England
dolls, per £ sterling.
France
dolls, per franc.
Italy
dolls, per lira.
Belgium
dolls, per franc.
Netherlands
dolls, per guilder.
Sweden
dolls, per krona.
Switzerland
dolls, per franc.
AsiaJapan
dolls, per yen.
India
dolls, per rupee.
AmericasCanada
dolls, per Can. doll.
Argentina
dolls, per gold peso.
Brazil
dolls, per milreis.
Chile
dolls, per paper peso.
General index of foreign exchange, .index number.
Canada—
Bank clearings
mills, of dolls.
Business failuresFirms
number.
Liabilities
thous. of dolls.
Ginnings for August show total to September 1; for September, total from September 1 to September 25.
September.
September.
4,000
1,000
92,749
4,800
1,600
72,006
3,600
1,400
83,116
79,047
62,141
438
41,039
54,803
394
61,795
35,552
312,909
180,577
316,729
209,798
268,365
192,375
90,378
213,728
341,329
1,767
64,878
148,237*
429,588
2,032
62,810
209,473
285,589
2,030
201
3,486
5,843
50,935
3,922
66,559
30,527
5,651
41,745
66,529
38,954
130, S25
2,518
4,891
9,441
6,476
5,439
15,331
934,816 it,039,570 1,037,018
51,308
52,083 j 50,435
39,6
35,026
34,228
170,512
193,023 178,261
56,871
76,405
72,724
80,297
52,448
73,461
590,056 611,035
559,981
31.5
28.2 |
145 |
136
26,464
14,375
7,0S9
22,620
13,507
5,423
2,304
1,386
2,764
18.0
17.3
155
16.3
16.8
158
!
'
142
140 I
i 22,334 i 28,052
I 13,909 ! 16,103
! 8,425 '• 9,949
25,551
j 14,964
! 6,338 i
! 2,527
| 1,722 '.
! 3,151 i
22,558 '
17,584
53,135
454,809
304,132
21,902 I
15,205
42,500
235,505
195,561
25,198
14,775
6,324
2,431
1,668
3,195
21,833
15,190
|
| 44,810
! 530,778
; 286,073
17,285
13,427
14,778 |
13,895 j
15,071
13,900
1,139
9,048
172,143
316 I
3,864 I
90,415 !
226
4,313
86,328
112
326 !
4,728 !
None. '
2,744
4,603 !
None.
1,335
3,208
1,556 |
36,908 j
1,319 |
34,335 ;
1,225
28,488
203,184
88,909
292,093
116,604
41,776
156,380
108,459
48,048
156,507
.695
35.305
30.952
.642
31.698
4.43
.077
.043
.072
.388
.265
.188
4.56
.057
.043
.046
.393
.266
.181
4.54
.059
.044
.049
.393
.265
.179
.481
.287
.305 !
.306
1.000
.811
.125
.137
.977^
.745 !
.098
.122
62
.977
.749
.097
.024
03
1,206
1,258
1,170
237
3,590
209
3,250 |
213
2,889
24
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS.
(SHOWN BY INDEX NUMBERS.)
The index numbers presented in this table are designed to show tiie trend in production, prices, trade,
eu;,. Hi 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 g.rven on p. 7,
EXPLANATION.
All inae.r nnrnoax ure relative to Wi9 as 100, erccpt
prices, which are relative to 1D11, and unfilled
orders, which uie relative to 1D20.
Maximum
since Jan.
1, 11*20.
Minimum
since Jan.
1, 1920.
July.
August.
May.
July,
J'ttne.
J ("+) oi
ise ( - ), '
st Hum
i August.
PRODUCTION.
HAW MATERIAL
MINERALS:
152.7
total.
Peuoieum.
Uituuunoas coal
A m m a e i i e coal
1 ton ore *
Copper....
Lead
Zinc
Gold
Silver
Total.
.
...
-
208. 4
187.2
121.2
240. 8
120.7
[;>o. 1
129.3
130.0
144.7
154.4
7K.0 |
i
105.3 I
40.6
0.4
0.3
16. 6
78. 7
."8. 1
57. i
SO. 2
S3. 1
90.2
147. S
43. S
!. <>
205.3 j
87.2 i
107.4 i
84.2 I
93. S !
91.9 [
83. I I
"107.2
96.8 !
94.8
97.7 |
12,. 1
-60. 1
14/. 5
57. 5
22
205\2
93.0
II7. 1
83. 4
104.8
117.7
8'). 8
196.5 ;
118.7 i
I Hi. 8 :
139.6 ;
117.0 i
150.5
124. 1
81.1
144.7
140.0
195.0
117.6
118.0
211.8
117.0
156. I
1 13.7
70.5
108.0
144.3
206.9 j
116.2 !
113.3 i
231.8 ;
116.8 I
208.4
125.9
120.8
240.8
120.7
141.6
0.7
8.3
59.4
92.6
121.1
79.2
242.8
67.6
88.7
136.1
127.3
124.2 1
79. 7
112.6
64.1
174.4
83.6
97.5
146.7
119.3
.146.3
92. 6
1.11.8
73. 3
112.6
84.3
120.9
190.2
127.9
ANIMAL PRODUCTS (marketings):
Wool..
...
Cattle and calves
g
Sheep.....
Eggs*., . . . .
.....
Poultry * „
......
Fish.......
Milk (New York;
Total..
(marketings):
Grains—
Corn*.
Wheat*.....
Oats*..
JJariev*.
Rye *
Hkv*
Total*
VeiteUtbles---
Pot aloes (while)*
Sweet potatoes *
Tomatoes *
Onions*
Cabbao-e*
Celery*
Total*....
Fruits—
Apples*...
Peaches*..
Citrus i'ruit*.
Grapes*.
P *
Watermelons *
( aniaJoupes *
Strawberries *.
Total * . . . . .
( otion products—
Cotton*.
( ot ionseed *
Total*.......
Miscellaneous crops-—
Flay*
Tobacco *
Flax seed*.
( ane sugar *
Total*
Grand total, crops.
147.1 i
114.2 :
93.9 ;
114.5 '
148. .1
I
3.9
3.3
3.7
no.4
?>.?>
8.0
2. i
•1. 3
101.4
112. 1
154.4
32.2
10. 5
11.1
8-5
10.0
8.2
0.7
30. 4
13.8
227.3
143.1
142.1
146. 2
245.0
370. 9
134.6
190.2
127.9
19.4
58.0
04. 0
54.2
30.3
21.0
45.4
94.0
227.3
83.3
79. 7
74.0
131.4
84.4
107.9
128.8
105.7
122.4
104.7
81.3
86.1
86.5
78.6
116.2
.122.9
101.1
389.0
218.0
211.2
85.4
358.2
:UH).O
205.0
til. 2
43. I
48.6 ;
22.0
31.8
3. 5
53. 5
173.2 i
125.5 I
87.3 '
2'). 5
162.6 ;
192.6 i
131.7
53.2
353 2
73. 7 I
177.8
71.1
53.2
69.8
23.3
59.9
22. 5
57. 2
94.8
57.9
73.4
27.9
63. 7
30.3
66. 5
121.3
107.3
83. 7
26. 1
36.6
17.1
68'. 0
145.5
207.4
146.3
52. 1. '•
96.3
71.8
177. 5
2.0
93.0
74.8
100.0
163. L
319.9
161.0
548. 7
313. 8
490.9
282.2
315.9
466.9
290. 6
45.3
3. 8
1.8
34.9
22.0
3.9
57. 7
125.3
38. 6
116.0
121.0
164.8
213.6
1H8.5
68.9
68.0 |
128.6 I-
100.8
39.8
296.5
144.5
195.6
60.0
117.5
132.3
6. 7
389.0
39.3
108.4
16.2
134.3
i 0o.7
15.0
121.8
80.2
34.2
37.4
96. 3
848. 7
140.0
99.2
124.6
72.0 ,-f
67.2
290.6
229.0
833.8
18.6
55.4
110.5
79.7
200. 7
548. 6
531.5
207.7
976.0
799.3
785. 3
565.7
1,925.1
331.8
3.9
0.1
33.5
0.1
0. 1
0.3
0. 2
0. 1
48.1
37.4
296. 2
45.4
12.8
182.5
685.7
559.9
5.9
98.8
70.2 I
22.5
448.9 j
36.7 i
180.3*
176.9 !
799.3
350. 7
26.6
312.0
48.3
0.1
1.533.5
159.5
' 150. 3
6.9 !
87.3
129.3
1.8
211*9
518.9
641.6
100.7
46.4 !
407.5 I
90.5 i
20.1 i
396.1 |
575. 2
306. 8
44. 3
131.6
55.2
358.4
55.4
204.5
603.2
328.4
287.9
19.0
12.0
38.8
917.4
52.3
42.9
6.2
140.4
6.7
221.8
276. 2
229.3
25.3
2.1
22.6
37.4
4. 3
32.5
,52.0
25. 8
48.1
35.7
5.5
31.2
26.2
6.7
23.3
27.8
3.8
24.2
147.9
258.2
326.9
562.0
169.5
194.6
46.4
0.3
27.5
0.1
22.3
49.1
49.8
2.4
27.5
32.0
22.3
80.1
69.7
61.7
51.4
48.3
63.2 |l
116.4
51.1
1.1
84.0
8.1
22.3
54.9
49.9
0.4
134.2
7.2
23.3
54.1
55.6
0.3
61.8
13.2
23.0
54.4
3f>.9
3. 5
125.!)
160.3
90. I
31.7
37.4
* Fluctuations between maximum and minimum largely due to seasonal variation.
107.9
99.4
79.5
101.4
91.2
120.0
132.4
110.3
51. 2 +
84. 2
45.2 4-1. 08'). 5
50. 3 + ' 107. 9
59.7
45.6
175.8
16.8
53.4
126. 0
,+
7.4
420.0
184.5
27.3
132.2
131.6
SUMMARY OP BUSINESS—Continued..
i M&ximnra.
T<? arc relative
A /M.
ve to
to1 9 9flTas
100,wc^pi
e p I sinreJan.
1 , 109,0.
to (918. ova im filled
tn 10*0.
Minimum
since Jan.
1 1020.
132.5
3 34.9
267.4
150. 7
185.0
50 0
51.. 3
20. 1
24. 3
60. 6
116.3
87.9
193.9
81.8
110.2
325.1
99.2
207,5
85. 2
125.4
132.5
128.5
206.5
128.9
135.0
130,9
125,5
177. 5
243. 9
201.5
16S.5
121.3
134.6
122.3
233.0
113.2
75,2 !
93, 7
93.1
163.1
22]. 7
178,. 8
119.2
74.9
97.8
40. 0
43. 7
109.1
93.0
11.0. 6
166.0
200, 3
150,3
104.7
07.0
104.4
42.4
85.0
11.0.4
113.
81.
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tuiopntine)
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lV)i'don»-pJ milk
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Ki.p
.
„
126.3
137.6
129.5
To' ^
mid stn I —
Pi '* 1 TOD .
I o r o m o t i VPS
Total
.....;
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Lumber—
Lumber.
Flooring
Total....
Leather—
Sole leather
Boots and s h o e s . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total........
Paper and printing—
Wood p u l p .
.........i
Paper.
Printing (paper purchases). . .
Newspaper printing (consumption)
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Chemicals, etc.—
Cote
Petroleum products
...
Cottonseed oil * . . . . .
Turpentine and rosin * . . . . . . . .
Total........
Stone, clay, and glass—
Brick......'!.......
Glass bottles
Cement*
:
Total........
......;
Metals, except iron and steel—•
Copper smelting and refining..
Zinc smelting and refining-....;
Enamel w a r e , . . .
Lead.......
Total......
Tobacco—
Man ufactured tobacco and snuff;
Ciga.rs........
|
Cigarettes. . . _
:
Total........
Miscellaneous—
Shipbuilding
•
Automobiles * . . . . .
I
Rubber tires * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !
Total
;
Grand total, all commodities...
!
Grand total, 62 commodities.....
ELECTRICAL POWER.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (total)*
03. 7 !
40.2 |l
40.7
04.1
41.3
20.2
38.2
29.0
34.9
59.9
42.3
53.7
Auernst. ||
July.
92.9
101.9
90.1
100.9
124. 6
113.1
May.
Jume.
July.
132.0
107.1
232.3
322.1
133. 4
121.9
92.1
247.0
111.]
123.8
III 8
1
8
240, 9
193 9
140 6
1?9 2
07 0
4 >9
57 0
115 7
10H. i
1
345..
163.
103.
112.
109,
112.
56.
91.
9
93 8
79 8
?95 0
M80 0
° 140 0
2
9
Q0
75
2
45
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J.
2fU,4
107, h
134.4
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90
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4
0
5
7
II L
3s? i
11
i
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I 3
99.7 1 -L
104. 8
101.5
4-
4-3
151.8 |
149.4
106.7
147.3
143.9
133 5
104 0 i
133. 2
144. 4 !
125. 2 •'
107. 2
126. 7
122.0
131.0
-f
125.1
202.2
138.9
132. 5
231. 9
150. 3
132. 0
222. 7
148. 2
121. 9
202. 9
136. 3
133. 3
222.8
149.3
4.
4
74.5
83.7
80.1
80.4
101.9
93.6
89.2
112.3
103.3
87. 1
102. 0
96, 2
87. 8
91. 7
89. 9
91.1
108. 4
101. 7
63.2
71.8
74.7
100.1
107.2
122. 6
100.2
123.1
130.3
131.7 i
127.8
92.0
137.6
146.0
93.5
85.9
112.2
113.5
111.0
117.8
134.1
120. 8
140.1
160.2
188.3
268.8
149. 5
40.1
95.9
3.7
21.0
92.4
79.7 !
147.3
6.1 !
192.2 I
120.2 i
63.4
143. 6
11.2
205.8
116.7
140.1
153.7 !
16.9 ;
204.8
136. 6
133.7
152.9
9.2
230. 0
135.7
124.2
124.0
193. 8
118. 9
53.2
48.0
33. 3
50. 5
100.9
73.0
172.7
107.7
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98. 5
78.0
174. 3
109.2
100.0
89.0
192.9
118.9
150.1
127.4
231.5
156.1
173. 6
28.0
37. 6
85.5
78.7
87. 7
94.3
83.4
172.9
107.4
124.9
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111.1
82.2
190.1
117.1
137.4
119.2
127.8
144,0
124.0
50.0
78.5
63.6
70.4
100.3 I
99.4 !
118.5
106. 9
79.2
239.0
221.3
145.5
131.8
117.2
146.6
139.1
" 1.8
48.0
19.8
36.4
81.2
74.4
97.6
29.8
5.5
150. 2
130. 8
90.4
103.4
97.8
119.4
110.8
33, 9
32.7
9.4
32.4
94.4
101.3
57,4
97.9
71.3
90.2
67,7
86.5
132. 5
231. 9
150. 3
59.0
51.0
56.9
116. 3
171.4
126.1
91.1
130.1
114. 7
62.8
83.7
80.1
129.0
128. 9
148. 5
(>,. 5
8,5
5, 6
134.8 j
131.0 j _|_
151.8
149.4
134.5
147.3
1, 0
8 3
3 ?
8 h
93 0
93 (') I
100 7
96 1 i
109.9 I
114 4 !
111 5 !
125.9
129. 7
127.3
(
\w nst f-n
6.. 6
4- 13.8
3.4
_L
+
4-
9.4
9.8
9.5
3.8
18.2
13.1
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I . . . . . - . . . ! . . . . . . . . .
2
115.0
2
105.0
2
j...........
116.0
4- 10.5
131.4
160.2
7.8
245. 4
140.8
128. 5
157. 0
12.1 j
267.0 !
140. 3 !
2.4
2.0
+ 55.1
+ 8.8
0.4
94.4
86.0
185.1
113.8
96. 5
79.0
188.6
112.6
92.2
81.0
193.8
113.1
+
+
+
96.8
123. 8
215. 2
150. 5
155.0
92.4
112.0
200.2
156.1
145. 8
124. 9
112. 6
196.5
147.1
153.3
150.1 : -f 20.2
108.8 : 3.4
231.5 ; + 17.8
3.7
141.6 j 173. 6 I + 5.8
117.4
108. 8
144. 0
124.0
102. 8
98.3
125. 5
109. 6
101.4
100.4
131.8
112.7
95.2
100.0
131.9
111.3
102. 3 i +
104. 6 ; +
132.3
+
114.8 ; +
3.3
166. 6
156.6
102.1
110.1
102.1
125. 6
115. 7
4.4
239.0
221.3
145. 5
131.8
117.2
143.5
129.4
13.0
229.1
148. 6
126.9
122.8
112.1
139. 5
99.3
1.9
199.2
99.2
99.2
112.3
105.4
140.0
90.0
3
2.0
209.4
114. 2
106.9
118. 6
110. 4
143.5
85. 2
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2.5
2.7
0^4
+
5.3
4- 5.1
4- 15.1
4
4- 7 . 8
4- 5.6
4.7
4- 2.5
5.3
+
li
* Fluctuations between maximum and minimum largely due to seasonal variations.
65332—23—4
2 Estimated.
3
Partly estimated.
7.5
4.6
0.3
3.1
«Since Jan. 1,1921.
26
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS—Continued.
1922
EXPLANATION.
Maximum
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.
Minimum
since Jan.
1,1920.
July.
1923
August.
May.
August.
July.
June.
Per cent increase (+) or
decrease (—),
August from
July.
STOCKS.
Cotton (mills and warehouses).
Pig iron
'..
Lumber
Paper and pulp
Oils and naval stores
Brick and enamel ware
Nonferrous metals
Total
143.2
146.4
150.3
125. 6
189. 5
117.8
378.0
152.2
40.9
31.3
83.8
74.6
84.7
70.5
97.8
93.3
55.8
50.9
121.7
112.1
121.8
94.1
263.0
103.0
53.1
33.1
123.8
109.8
121.6
92.8
203.5
99.6
66.0
70.8
116.0
104.3
113.4
93.5
217.2
101.1
53.1
96.3
125.0
106.1
123.0
93.0
155.7
101.5
41.8
130.2
132. 9
2
106.1
126.8
96.8
152.7
103.8
115.5
40.3
65.8
66.9
87.4
76.5
117.2
77.6
116.1
98.7
120.6
67.8
92.4
57.7
39.0
64.1
62.2
88.0
43.1
62.1
81.6
47.5
80.2
74.5
93.6
59.2
71.6
89.9
67.6
111.2
79.6
102.9
55.9
80.6
117.4
67.5
83.5
80.7
107.4
64.2
80.0
113.4
63.9
88.7
87.1
106.6
67.4
83.8
130.7
49.3
58.4
57.2
97.0
86.6
279.2
203.7
188.4
161. 5
180.5
164.7
82.6
55.1
116.0
108.6
106.2
70.8
126.3
83.0
135.1
128.6
127.3
101.2
130.4
99.1
139.1
128.7
126.9
86.7
154.6
100.1
177.2
142.0
136.5
140.0
155.1
97.3
164.3
149.2
136.3
139.3
185.9
153.8
80.1
101.1
80.1
105.6
87.2
111.8
127.8
125.9
309
181
97
91
118
119
114
11
243
248
346
281
203
300
213
275
208
248
114
131
171
178
109
155
121
173
114
138
135
142
180
254
121
173
121
173
131
138
181
271
126
172
122
173
114
155
31
218
37
27
244
249
247
135
122
103
152
168
118
146
138
246
272
267
218
227
102
125
142
134
115
40.9
146. 8
133. 6
106. 6
123.3
96.0
213.2
3
106. 2
- 2 . 2
-f 1 2 . 8
+
0.5
4- 0 . 5
- 2 . 8
- 0 . 8
67.6
60.3
- 10.8
94.7
51.3
94.6
80.8
105.4
65.6
79.9
106.2
74.6
120.1
84.4
108.8
69.1
89.1
+
+
-f
+
+
+
+
12.1
45.4
26.8
4.5
3.2
5.3
11.5
73.3
-
1.1
143.9
82.4
161.7
140.6
127.7
101.2
153.7
102.6
165.6
145.4
135.3
99.5
+
+
+
+
+
-
6.8
24.5
2.4
3.4
6.0
1.7
123.2
118.1
90.4
115.5
97.8
124.7
+ 8.2
+ 8.0
140
105
139
100
136
102
136
102
0.0
0.0
115
155
139
144
201
190
152
202
134
187
125
156
138
142
198
186
148
194
131
187
123
153
135
141
191
183
145
190
128
183
121
151
139
142
193
178
145
186
127
183
120
150
3.0
0.7
1.0
2.7
0.0
2.1
0.8
2.1
0.8
0.7
-
171
147
130
188
241
129
154
155
173
138
127
191
261
129
149
155
161
167
122
226
189
148
156
156
158
165
119
215
184
144
155
153
153
154
120
209
179
141
154
151
153
152
125
203
177
138
155
150
0.0
1.3
4.2
2.9
1.1
2.1
0.7
0.7
128
165
165
143
131
127
162
165
142
131
155
179
166
158
145
148
182
163
156
142
141
170
159
154
139
137
166
159
155
140
2.8
2.4
0.0
0.7
3
2
+ 39.6
+ 2.3
UNFILLED ORDERS.
Total (based on 1920=100)
WHOLESALE TRADE.
4
(Value.)
Hardware
Shoes.
Dry goods.
Groceries.
Drugs.
Meat packing
"Total.
RETAIL TRADE.
(Value.)
MAIL-ORDER HOUSES (4 houses).
CHAIN STORES:
Ten cent (4 chains)
Music (4 chains)
Grocery (21 chains)
Drug (10 chains)
Cigar (3 chains)
Shoe (5 chains)
DEPARTMENT STORES:
Sales (306 stores)
Stocks (265 stores)
74.1 1
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS.
(All price index numbers relative t o 1913.)
FARM PRICES:
Crops (15th of month)
Live stock (15th of month)
WHOLESALE PRICES:
Department cf Labor—
Farm products
Food, etc
Cloths and clothing
Fuel and lighting
Metals and metal products
Building material
Chemicals
House-furnish goods
Miscellaneous
All commodities
Federal Reserve Board (Department
of Labor prices)—
Total raw products
Agricultural products
Animal products
Forest products
Mineral products
Producers' goods
Consumers goods
All commodities
Federal Reserve Board Index—•
Goods imported
Goods exported
All commodities
Dun's (1st of following mo.)
BradstreeVs (1st of following mo.).
* Estimated.
* Partly estimated.
< Since Jan. 1,1921.
27
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS—Continued.
i
EXPLANATION.
1922
Maximum
Minimum
since Jan.
], 1920.
AII index numbers are relative to 1919 as 100, except since Jan.
prices, which are relative to 1913, and unfilled
1, 1920.
orders, which are relative to 1020.
—-;_-- I-
July
1923
August.
July.
June.
May.
i
Per cent increase^) or
decrease (—),
August.
j
PRICE INDEX NUMBERS—
Continued.
(All price index numbers relative to 1913.)
RETAIL PRICES, FOOD
COST OF LIVING, National
219
139
142
139
143
144
147
146 ji
-
0.7
219 .
342
165
139
165
153
181
172
155
143
172
174
178
173
160
144 j
172 i
169
178 !
173 !
160
147
175
170
176
173
162
146 ;
-
0.7
288
200
192
205
139
143
153
149
171
155
175
171
176
0.0
+ 0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
310
340
159
164
175
159 ii
160
174
157
155
170
155
155
167 i
407
363
580
158
181
409
372 j
568 i
160 j
180
i
407
369
566
157
175
412
369
+ 1.2
567 i
+ 0.2
+ 1.9
169
155
167
153
178
175
166
151
180
170
Industrial
Conference Board:
Food
Shelter
Clothing
Fuel and light
Sundries
All iteniK weighted
175
;
!
154
174
j
156
154
155
163 1
160
103
172
173 i
162
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 (Backi)
Sweden
Switzerland
Canada—
Canadian Dept. Labor
U.S. Fed. Res. Bd
Australia
1 ndia (Calcutta)
JapanBank of Japan
U.S. Fed. Res. Bd
588 '
537
670 i
366
5
326
263
279
236
218
6
306
283
504
154
100
162
144
146
170
321
202 i
183
172
|
i
171
161
331
297
571
163
163
166
154
157
181
164
149
155
178
325
306
I 558
! 165
j
156
158
168
201
195
195
187
i
i
\
;
170
;
177
199 ;
187 \
j
i
198
186 I
«Since 1920.
1.3
-
1.8
0.0
0.0
160
173
-
1.1
164 !
149 |
-
1.2
1.3
171
+ 0.6
192
182
j'
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1920 arc available.
atherfieuresfor
-
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS.
TKi fr"nwin(> table coT).ta.7r>8 a summary of the monthly figures, designed to show the trend in Important ind.ii8trii.al and commercial
mnvomppJ.-I, Tli« numerical datfl, for the latest months are given and in addition index numbers for the last four months and for two
vor~pvnw-in>y months of a year ago. In many lines the figures do not lend themselves readily to statistical uniformity, due to lateness
of thoir nubliraiion or publication at other than monthly intervals: therefore the following explanations of the various headings are offered
to rmi-o dear such distinctions and in general to facilitate the use of the table:
July. /#/>.?,--This column pives the July figures corresponding to those for August 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 March
S v)9x
Avaust. 19?3.—In this column are given the figures covering the month of August, or, as in the case of stocks, etc., the situation, on
An Erupt 31 or September I. In a few ca.ses (usually where returns are reported quarterly only), the figures are for the Quarter
ending June 30 or the condition on that date. Where this column is left blank, nofiguresfor August were available at the time
of jroinsr to press (October 7).
Corresynv/ting month, July, 1922* or August, 1922.—The figures in this column present the situation exactly a year previous to those
in the "August. 1923," column (that is, generally August, 1922), but where no figures are available for August, 1923, the July, 1922,
figures have been inserted in this column for comparison with the July, 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 cum.ula.ted, the cumulative total
for the eight months of the calendar years 1922 a.nd 1923. respectively, except where the August, 1923, figures are lacking, m
which case the cumulative total for seven months in each year is given.
Percentage increase ( 4 ) or decrease ( — ) cumulative, 1923 from, 1922.—This column shows the per cent b y which t h e cumulated total
for the eight months ending August. 1923. is greater (4-) or less ( —) than the total for the corresponding period ended August, 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 ba.se, is the monthly average of the year or period
stated in this column. Wherever possible, the year 1913 is taken ss a. ba.se. a.nd if no pre-war figures are available, 1919 is usually
taken to avoid using a war year aa 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 arverage. Also, for some
industries- 1919 would not be a proper ba.se on account of ex.traordina.ry conditions in the industry and therefore some more
representative year has been chosen.
Index numherx.—Jn order to visualize the trend of each movement, index or relative numbers are given for the last four months and
for two corresponding months of a year ago. These index numbers are computed by allowing the monthly average for the base
period, usually 1913 or 1919, to equal 100. If the movement for a current month is .greater than the base the index number will
be greater than 100. If the converse is true the index number will he less than 100. The difference between 100 and any index
numbers 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.
Percent one increase ( + ) or decrease ( —) Aiigiiat from July.—The last column, shows the per cent increase or decrease of the figure for the
last month compared with the preceding, month.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special'reasons;
detailed tables covering bark figures (or these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O .
24).
NUMERICAL DATA.
j
July,
1923
In many cases September ftaure* are
now available and may be found in the
special table on tmae 23.
Corresponding
August,
month,
1923
1 July or
August,
j 1922.
• CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentag
Increase
Percentage
increase
1
1922
or decrease
BASE
YEAR
( ) 1 OR
PERIOD.
cumu-
1923
or decrease
lative
July. Aug. May. June. July. Aug.
1922
1928
447,445
+
6.9
+
-f
+
31.7
58.8
14.4 i ,
42.1 l
from
1922.
gust
from
July.
TEXTILES.
Wool.
CoosumDtion by textile in ills,,
grease eauivalent
thous., of lbs..
Receipts at Boston:
Domestic
thous. of lbs..
Foreign
thous. of lbs..}
Total
thous. of lbs..
Imports, unmanufactured
thous, of lbs..
Machinery activity:
LoomsWide
per ct. of hours active..
Narrow
per ct. of hours active..
Carpet and rug.per ct. of hours active..
Sets of cards
per ct. of hours active..
Combs
.per ct, of hours active.. j
Spinning spindlesWoolen
per ct. of hours active..
Worsted,
per ct. of hours active..
Looms and spindles:
Woolen spindles per ct. of active to total..
Worsted snindles.Der ct. of active to total..
Wide looms
per ct. of active to total..
Narrow looms... .per ct. of active to total..
Carp t looms
per ct. of active to total..
Prices, scoured, Ohio, J and § grades:
Boston
dolls. per l b . .
Worsted yarn
dolls, per l b . .
Wool dress goods..
doiJs. per y d . .
Men's suitings
dolls, per y d . .
46,347
48.233 !
57.340
418.392
26,081
7,762
33,843
13,422
17.680
3,445
21,125
10.289
21,S0'J
20,825
42,635
34, 472
156.106
106,650
161,735
250.891
317,842
363,541
249.897
355,190
80.7
73.8
74.1
94.2
97.2
76.3
63.8
79.9
93.2
84.4
63.6
58.3
76-8
88.8
85.5
90.3
89.7
89.0
81.5 ;
86.2
71.4
1
1921
106
135
119
109
+
- 32.2
- 55.6
- 37.6
- 23.3
1913
300
162
79
164
193
131
1913
583
395
811
422
147
65
1913
380
227
285
237
180
1913
265
272
373
238
106
113
81
4.1
— 5 1
— 13 0
1921
91
92
133
131
117
111
1921
98
91
132
130
115
100
1921
137
150
167
166
144
1921
J23
124
142
147
132
no
1921
90
96
126
115
109
95
J921
120
120
139
129
126
124
1921
81
87
126
116
110
100
— 16
— q I
109
108
117
113
112
109
— 27
92
101
127
122
123
315
— 65
86
88
118
114
1J l
104
— f». 3
8ft
84
83
91
85
75
1913
82
77
65
1913
83
81
68
86
85
79
i
1 000
1 800
1 035
3.690
.946
1 750
1.035
3.690
.818
1.400
.815
3.285
\
i
130
1913
i
+ 83
~
3 5
1913
99
93
116
115
114
111
1913
115
116
128
129
126
125
—
171
180
145
198
171
213
205
209
198
— 5 4
180
232
232
232
225 — 2 8
184
0 0
239
1913
1913
1913
1913
]
145
184
184
184
213
239
239
239
2.6
08
29
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (
have not been published previously in th
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons
detailed tables covering back figures for thes<
items will be found at the end of this bulletin
For detailed tables covering other items, si
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (N
24).
In many cases September figures art
now available and may be found in thi
special table on page 23.
NUMERICAL DATA.
July,
1923
August,
1923
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentagel
increase I
of decrease [
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
1923
1922
RASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage
increase
(4-)
or decrease
(-)
August
from
July.
1923
July. Aug. May. | June July. Aug.
TEXTILES—Continued.
Cotton.
Consumption by textile mills
bales
Stocks, end of month:
Mills
thous. of bales
Warehouses
thous. of bales
Visible supply (world)... .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, spindles:
Active
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.
461,575
491,604
526,380 I 3,951,241
1,089
939
805
1
2,092
6,356
171,469
807
1,179
914
3,420
244,415
4,499,122 4- 13.9
1913
95
1,025 j
1,530
1,597
2,832
222,173
14,678
273,308 3,481,069
108,770 4- 39.0
2,205,159 - 36.7
1913
1913
1913
1914
1913
1913
91
85
92
69
42
51
30,288
6,836
10,999
38,556
8,178
50,068
11,006
13,915
397,369
73,376
89,901
22.1
309,515
86,924 + 18.5
104,176 4- 15.9
1913
1921
1919
163
144
95
378,326
222,122
430,072
444,491
410,858
322,396
2,994,168
2,306,927
3,480,185 4- 16.2
2,709,213 + 17.4
1919
1919
98
21
34,244
32,492
8,033
217
259,527
1913
191
33,709
7,569
202
.235
.259
.437
.066
.117
.241
.255
.432
.064
.111
.211
.219
.420
.065
.107
738,900
630,900
468,900 666,900
891,900
702,900
40,500
18,000
908,900 1,858,500
619,200
636,300
823,500
18,900
,577,700
5,057,100
5,396,400
5,144,400
124,200
7,136
279,735 -f-
7.8
109
129
112
120
90
46
82
116
22
100
70
36
65
66
30
96
102 4- 6.5
- 2.5.9
4- 25.6
4- 5.7
- 46.2
4- 42.5
95 I 82
135
98
164 ;, 192 151
102
119 I! Ill 103
75
104 4- 27.3
122 1+ 19.6
107
72
128 i 120
41
60
112 4- 13.7
100 4-100.1
106
107
117
115
113
111 - 1.5
4- 6.1
4-5.8
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
173
175
166
191
172
176
171
170
188
174
213
216
190
212
202
218
222
185
203
194
196
202
177
192
190
201
199
175
187
181
4-2.6
- 1.5
- 1.1
-3.0
- 5.1
1920
2 1920
M920
2 1920
2 1920
91
777
155
20
253
105
630
179
39
314
128
439
140
31
386
124
375
145
32
348
107
464
153
36
380
125
661
194
81
370
4- 17.1
[4- 42.2
4- 26.9
4-125.0
-2.6
172
137
58
232
138
156
50
211
224
160
45
197
Knit Underwear.
Production
Orders received
Shipments
Cancellations
Unfilled orders, end of month
doz.
doz.
doz.
doz.
doz.
,487,300
,552,200
,113,700
144,900
4- 8.5
- 15.6
-f 18.8
4- 16.7
Silk.
Imports, raw
Consumption, raw
Stocks, raw, end of month
Prices, raw, Japanese, N. Y
thous. of lbs..
bales..
bales..
dolls, per l b . .
6,380
28,573
22,914
7.154
4,858
33,547
25,459
7.350
5,982
34,772
32,515
7.105
34,710
229,428
41,147 4- 18.5
257,072 4- 12.0
1913
»1920
1920
1913
Burlap a n d Fiber.
Imports:
Burlap
thous. of lbs..
Fiber (unmanufactured)
long tons..
43,950
20,055
40,499
18,424
25,747
20,542
338,398
158,970
408,505
218,458
20.7
37.4
1909-13
1909-13
10,094
10,485
8,936
25,957
35,883
+38.2
1913
27,503
22,547
4,957
5,747
32,831
26,924
5,907
5,353
37,630
29,566
8,064
2,589
24,026
43,760
+82.1
1919
1919
1919
1919
3,680
3,516
3,435
3,679
1,816
2,629
16,272
21,609
27,944
30,409
4-71.7
4-40.7
1913
1913
- 23.9
4- 17.4
4- 11.1
4-2.7
-
76 i 171
72 | 99
7.9
8.1
METALS.
Iron a n d Steel.
Iron ore movement:
Through Sault Ste. Marie
Canal
thous. of short t o n s . .
Lake Superior iron ore:
StocksTotal
thous. of t o n s . .
At furnaces
thous. of t o n s . .
On Lake Erie docks
thous. of tons..
Consumption
thous. of t o n s . .
Production:
Pig iron
thous. of long tons..
Steel ingots (prorated).thous. of long t o n s . .
1
Rerised.
» Six months' average, July to December, inclusive
112
131
111
76
115
126
75
64
62
66
53
152
90
101
61
143
4-19.4
4-19.4
4-19.2
-6.9
144
139
-6.7
4- 4.6
151
166
* Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive.
4- 3.9
30
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*) I
have not been published previously in the i"
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; j
detailed tables covering back figures for these |
items will be found at the end of this bulletin. ;
For detailed tables covering other items, see j
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO. > July.
24).
; 1923
In many cases September
figures are ;
now available and may be found in the \
special table on page 23.
Corresponding
month,
July or j
August, j
1922. :
August.
1928
Percentage
(increase
• <+>
j] or deii crease
II ( - )
j I cumuli lative
Ij 1923
ii from
•i 1922.
ti
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1922
1923
INDEX NUMBERS.
UASK
YEAR
OR
Percentage
| increase
1*28
1922
I or de! crease
PERIOD.
I July, i Aug. !| May. | June. July. Aug.
August
from
July.
—I
MET ALS—Continued.
Iron and Steel—Continued.
I
Merchant pig iron:
544
Production
thous. of long tons..
219
Sales
thous. of long tons..
392
Shipments
thous. of long tons..
868
Unfilled orders
thous. of long tons..
Stocks, merchant
f>26
furnaces
thous. of long tons..
129
Stocks, steel plants... .thous. of long tons..
Steel castings:
52,066
Total bookings
short tons..
16,741
Railroad specialties
short tons.
35,325
Miscellaneous bookings
short tons..
141
Exports (comparable)
thous. of long tons..
170
Exports (total)
thous. of long tons.,
52
Imports
thous. of long tons.
Unfilled orders, U. S. Steel Corp.,
end of month
thous. of long tons.
5,911
Ohio grey-iron foundries:
Meltings
long tons.
25,183
Meltings
per cent of normal.
85.32
Receipts of iron
long tons.
10,950
Stocks
long tons.
28,354
Wholesale prices:
Pig i r o n Foundry No. 2,
j
Northern
dolls, per long ton.. j
27.27
Basic,
!
Valley furnace.. .dolls, per long ton.. j
25.10
Steel billets, Bessemer .dolls, per long ton..'
42.50
Jron and stool
dolls, per long ton..
45.39
Composite pig iron
dolls, per long ton..
26.98
Composite steel
dolls, per 100 l b s . .
3.03
Composite finished steel.dolls, per 100 lbs. J
2.78
Structural steel beams.. -dolls, per 100 lbs. .j
2.50
+ 118.7
+8.2
3, 673
+37.8
500
192
1, 898
4, 150
1914
303
223
2, 913
3, 153
1914
410
296
2, 665
806
1,065
I
158 i
151
144 |
132
68 II
39 |
51
66 |
92
51
74 !
1914
;
89 il
1911
95 !
82 ii
155 I 137
96 :
79
118 ! 123
67
159
170
45
62
i
I
705
|
~ 8.1
+38 4
+ 4.6
- 7.1
i
1914
32 ,
21 !
1921
38 I
24
i
45 I
93 ji +12.6
!
90 I1 +31.8
50,515
63,416 I
491,643 ;
702,241 i! +42. S
ltttO
100
90 !:
135
128 !
79 I
76 : -
3.0
18,332
21,8-13
257,715 ;
320,377 j | 4 24.3
1920
122
82 !
146
161
63
69 ii +
9.0
32,183
41,573 I
233,928 |
381,864 j| + 6 3 . 2
1920
85
105 |
128
127
u»|
1,229 I
1,051 |; - 1 4 . 5
1913
56
52 ,
163 II
147 i
1,465 |
1,315 'I - 1 0 . 2
1922
94 !'• S7
44
50 |
243
604 ||+148.6
1913
5,415
5,950
18,048
12,723
79.56
71.97
273 |
1913
14,899
9,194
23,033
16,195
1922
1922
1922
1922
26.52
32.37
1913
24.75
26.60
42.50
36.10
44.87
39.79
26.10
3.03
24.74
2.78
2.29
2.50
1.80
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
234,112
2*28,398
80.1
87.2
234,486
215,200
1, 329,743
1, 944,846
+46.3
116,659
175,495
1, 476,255
639,394
+ 11.1
316,972
379,249
134,606
115,242
87,199
171,114
+96.2
60,048
138,583
+ 130.8
2.36
188
281
106
89 ; 81
59 | 62 j 56
102
101 | 96
250
196 166
101
118 i
108
69
121
100
99 I 104 i i 190 | 198 207
113 i 139 |i 157 i 157 165
183
194
112
118 127
105
73
163 I 202 ii 200 !
j 165 181 ;
I 136 140 j
|: 142 ir,i
!i
159
180 I
1
130 137 I
;: 131 138 i
116 il
109
-9.9
- 4.1
-15. 4
92 1 - 8.4
! 148 i -28.3
! 154 I1 - 6.7
| 181i +36.1
! 103 | -18.8
185 170 ! 166 ! - 2.8
197
173
180
200
176
168
174
186
165
177
189
176
168
169
171 ! 168 !; - 1.4
165 I 165 I! 0.0
172
170 j| - 0.7
169 | - 3.3
175
1761; o.o
167 167 I 0.0
166 I 166 i; 0.0
152 j
122 i
162 j
172 !
80 !
127 j
110 |
135
128
73
102 \ 137 j: +33.8
96 ! 110 !• +14.6
112 136 ' +22.0
83 :' +26.3
59
46 ! -21.7
Finished Iron and Steel.
Sheets, blue, black, and galvanized:
Production (actual)
short tons.. 174,910
Production
per ct. of capacity. .j
69. G
Shipments
short tons. .1 192,262
Sales
short tons..
92,358
Unfilled orders
short tons..' 404,868
Stocks:
Total
short tons.. 141,130
Unsold
short tons..; 32,062
Steel barrels:
'
Shipments
barrels.. 210,621
Production
per ct. of capacity.. i
42.7
Unfilled orders
barrels.. j 422,478
Structural steel:
Sales (prorated)
short tons..! 127,500
Sales
per ct. of capacity. J
51
32,252
1,396,493 I 1,920,182 [\ +37.5
]
29,184 |
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
104 ;
1001
105 j
102 i
59
133 ';
120 !!
125 i
125 \
55 i-:
1920
1920
91 i 103 ,; 127 130
350 ! 343 i; 419 534
126 j 120 - 4.«
574
577 +0.6
I
217,127 !
244,271 ; 1, 517,315
41.0 |
41.2 !
360,764 ;
309,044 '
147,500 il
170,000 j 1 345,000
1 769,462
+ 16.6
1921
1921
3 1921
197
230
143
218 ii 209 ! 185 188 I 194 |i + 3.1
236 !i - 3.7
237
266 ! 239 245
;
132 ! 210 ! 210 I 180 156 i - 1 3 . 2
1,372,500
+2.0
1913
1913
181
137
178 j 149
135 i 114
56 i|
133
102
133 • 154 11 +15.7
102 i 112 ii + 9.8
Iron and Steel Products.
Locomotives:
ShipmentsTotal..
Domestic
Foreign
I
number. J
number, .i
number..
239 !
272 ';
151
211 1
259 jj
130
28
13
21
472 ,
1,802
114
+ 198,9
+ 281.8 .
-32.5
»Eleven months' average, February to December, inclusive.
42 i 49 \[ 78
111 i 118 i! 207
11 >
76 , 7* : 89 ! +13.7
201 j 192 I 235 j + 22. K
15 -53. ti
12 '
31
31
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.-—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering bacfcfigures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O .
24).
In many cases September
figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
I August,
1928
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
1922
j
1928
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase,
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage
increase
or decrease
1923
iJuly. Aug. May. .Tune. July. Aug. gust
from
July.
;
'I-
METALS—Continued.
Iron and Steel Products—Continued.
Locomotives—Continued.
Unfilled ordersTotal
Domestic
Foreign
Freight cars: Orders, domestic
Foundry equipment:
Sales
Shipments
number:
number.
number.
number.
dollars.
dollars.
Unfilled orders
dollars.
Ship construction:
Vessels under
construction
thous. of gross tons.
New vessels
completed
thous. of gross tons.
Stokers:
Sales
number.
Sales
horsepower.
Steel furniture, shipments
thous. of dolls.
Agricultural pumps:
Shipments—Total
thous. of dolls.
Pitcher, hand, etc
number.
Power pumps
number.
Tubular plumbing sales:
Quantity
number of pieces.
Value
dollars.
Patents issued:
Total, all classes
number.
Agricultural implements
number.
Internal combustion engines
number.
1,738
1,652
86
1
1,450 I
1,497
1,406
91
2,780
356,24$ I 349,790
444,674 J 391,592
610,344 | 601,219
1,035
926
109
1,610
115,660
302,980 I 2,123,446
336,516 1,841,566
366,283
164 |
141
249
2 |
21
12
129
135
160
52,518
1,248
71,693
1,345
83,310
943
662
42,674
3,976
623
52,527
3,260
644
60,534
3,674
94,381
100,755
125,865
124,525
3,422
50
61
3,873
44
69
81,705
-29.4
3,453,852 + 62.7
3,259,104 + 77.0
1920
1920
1920
1913
61
23
130
104
25
15
163
229
24
21
148
207
24
17
131
185
20
14
113
157
21
26
1922
1922
1922
104 116
126 148
102 I 99
188
202
189
170
178
192
137
196
165
134 - 1.8
172 - 11.9
163 - 1.5
14
-
1920
201 I
453,733
8,058
184 -
9.0
1919
1,154 + 17.0
588,626 + 29.7
11,400 + 41.5
1919
1919
1919
19
76
133
104
22
13
15 !
3
4
13 '
158
104
83
191
166
58 | 55
100
113
154 137
-13.9
-14.9
+ 5.8
+91.7
14.0
58 + 4.7
136 + 36.5
148
7.8
j
Copper a n d Brass.
Copper:
125,249 129,377
Production
thous. of lbs.
63,167 | 68,878
Exports
thous. of lbs.
.144 I .139
Wholesale price, electrolytic, .dolls per Ib..
Brass faucets:
Orders received
number of pieces.. 227,701
Orders shipped
number of pieces.. I 421,819
1919
! 99.0 105.4 |114.1 108.1 108.5 102.0 -
5.9
+ 33.4
+ 23.6
3,621
56
53
25,818
425
418
26,294 + 1.8
419 - 1.4
472 + 12.9
1913
1913
1913
99,726 i
62,612 |
.138
583,077 J
511,693
960,218 + 64.7
507,189 - 0.9
1913
1913
1913
ij 92
'; 90
j| 87
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
143
128
76
71
123 I 149
109
62
109
121
63
142
102 + 13.2
56 - 12.0
160 + 13.1
98
123
87
94
123
90
92
127 +
98 +
-
110
70
62
46
103
109
53
48
79
113
149
164 148
52
32;
100
94
91
71
110 I 110
144
65
77
76
114
- 3.3
+ 24.6
- 23.3
- 16.6
+ 4.7
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
196
174
; 126
133
70
152
195
114
86
72
170
179
165
118
95
116
171
148
115
92
156
152
151
133
+
+
+
1921
1913
913
1913
ij 1 1 4 1*5
ji 265 294
140
I 80
133
; 131
161
192
61
168
166 | 157 151 - 3.8
185 j 129
197 + 52.4
[62. [64
90 + 39.6
164 145
153 + 4.7
3.3
9.0
3.5
277,926
282,194
Zinc.
Production
Stocks, end of month
Receipts, St. Louis
Shipments, St. Louis
Price, slab, prime western
thous. of lbs..
thous. of l b s . .
thous. of l b s . .
thous. of lbs..
dolls, per l b . .
86,130
42,480
27,628
25,838
.064
83,250
52,942
21,183
21,550
.067
62,846
43,258
13,355 [
22,364 j
.066
long tons..
long tons..
long tons..
thous. of lbs..
dolls, per l b . . |
2,037
20,019
5,305
12,616
.386
2,887
18,754
5,510
12,709
2,806
24,176
4,150 I
8,219 I
.325 I
Production
index n u m b e r . . j
Receipts, St. Louis
thous. of lbs.. |
Shipments, St. Louis
thous. of lbs.. \
Wholesale price, pig, desilverized. dolls. per l b . . j
7,083
5,630
.064
10,792
7,858
.067
16,112
12,284
.059
435,126
718,468 + 65.1
151,713
181,635
186,166 + 22.7
157,663 - 13.2
Tin.
Stocks, end of month:
At New York
World visible supply
Consumption
Imports
Wholesale price, pig tin
37,125
86,651
48,479 + 30.6
108,324 + 25.0
137,934
70,182
95,567 - 3 0 . 7
51,156 - 27.1
(
110
162
145
132
41.7
6.3
3.9
0.7
1.8
Lead.
11
Index number less than 1.
32
TREND OF BUSINESS
MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
August,
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
1922
1923
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
or decrease
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage
increase
1923
(
-y
or decrease
July, i Aug. j: May. June.! July. Aug.
gust
from
July.
FUEL AND POWER.
Coal and Coke.
Production:
Bituminous coal
thous. of short tons..
Anthracite coal
thous. of short tons..
Beehive coke
thous. of short tons.. |
By-product coke
thous. of short tons.. j
Production of electrical energy:
Total
mills, of kw. hours.. |
By water power
mills, of kw. hours.. j
By fuels
mills, of kw. hours..
Fuel consumption by electric power plants:
j
Coal
thous. of short tons..
Oil
thous. of bbls..
Gas
millions of cu. ft..
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—
Kanawha, f. o. b.
Cincinnati
dolls, per short ton..
Mine average
dolls, per short ton..
Anthracite, chestnut..dolls, per long ton..
Coke, Connellsville.. .dolls, per short ton..
Retail prices:
Bituminous, Chicago—dolls, per short ton..
Anthracite, chestnut,
New York
dolls, per short ton..
45,126
8,320
1,582
3,255
48,864
8,868
1,494
3,239 I
4,540
1,660
2,880
4,655 |
1,594 |
3,061 |
4,075 !
1,495 |
2,580 |
3,035
1,175
3,170
3,196
1.284
3,381
939
2,817 !
1,312 i
3,056 j
2,278
455
60
2,117
442
3.89
2.38
10.62
4.55
3.89
2.40
10.63
4.56
8.81
8.80
13.83
22,328
161
539
1,794
|j+ 62.1
j| 205.8
1+214.2
+ 45.3
1913
1913
1913
1913
30,296
11,757
18,539
36,651 i+ 21.9
13,524 |+ 15.0
23,127 !+ 24.7
1919
1919
1919
21,063
7,976
16,904
25,255 + 19.9
9,059 + 13.6
20,649 + 22.2
1919
1919
1919
1921
j 226,665
i 22,199
I 4,184
| 17,459
367,364
67,875
13,145
25,360
141 |.
I
426 j
29 '
26
6.64
5.92
(<)
12.80
13,566 +169.5
3,270 +211.4
835 +279.5
9.22 !.
1913
65,716
46,521 I
|
1909-13 I
1909-13 |
1909-13 !
1913
1913
1913
1913
15.33 I.
|
56
2
19
169
| 116 |
! 112 j
| 65 j
I 314 !
!
|
!j
119 i 126 11 143 !
128 j 123 |j 158 i
127 || 135 I
114
123
114 113
114 109 116
53
63 57
299 307 306
!
139 j 140 144
145 | 136 131
151
136 142
+
+
-
8.3
6.6
5.6
0.5
+
+
2.5
4.0
6.3
104
128
178
34
109
139
190
35
205 | 220
33 !
155J 145
6!
36 ! 223
38
207
158
82
193
7.1
153
2.9
136 + 65.0
245 I 302 li 200 188
380 ! 481 I 216 207
200 200
211
441 525
195
177
193
200
187
177
195
200
187 +
0.0
0.8
0.1
0.2
183
0.1
96 ji 101 101
110 I 142 j; 110 112
146 | 171
154 j 160
19 I
21 I 29
5.3
9.3
6.7
4.6
I
5,033
1,050
220
i.
|.
'
j.
14.00
43
2
16
235
i 185 192 j|
183 184
183
I
1913
i 189 ! 220 !
196 196 i
198 201 + 1.2
Petroleum.
Crude petroleum:
Production
thous. of bbls..
65,247
Stocks, end of m o n t h Total (comparable)
thous. of bbls.. 299,389
Day's supply
number..
148
Total, tank farms and
pipe lines
thous. of bbls.. 293,054
33,581
Total at refineries
thous. of bbls..
61,195
Consumption
thous. of bbls..
6,895
Imports
thous. of bbls.
12,119
Shipments from Mexico
thous. of bbls.
1.45
Price, Kansas-Oklahoma.. .dolls, per bbl.
1,733
Oil wells completed
number.
Gasoline:
Production
thous. of gals.
636,912
Exports
thous. of gals.
80,693
Domestic consumption
thous. of gals.
674,019
Stocks, end of month
thous. of gals. 1,165,389
Kerosene oil:
Production
thous. of gals.
188,226
Stocks
thous. of gals.
269,460
Gas and fuel oil:
Production
thous. of gals. 1,053,243
Stocks
thous. of gals. 1,400,814
Lubricating oil:
Production
thous. of gals.
93,961
Stocks
tbous. of gals.
224,952
360,353
468,561 + 30.0
1913
225
225 i 299 I
297 315
317 + 0.7
303,716
147
262,707
154
1913
1919
249
140
250
133
267 | 276
126 i 135
285
128
+ 1.3
127 - 0 . 7
297,983
34,271
62,848
7,580
13,019
1.45
1,465
34,030
52,831
8,385
13,868
1.25
1,709
236
230
672
791
206
113
228
242
565
642
134
107
211
266
399
570
163
118
225
281
465
561
155
109
229
288
511
603
155
92 -
1.7
2.1
2.7
9.9
7.4
0.0
15.5
173
191
198
164
167
117
204
149
192
193
232 ! 230
221
203
281 : 267
193 197 +
263 i 250235 i 242+
247 I 223-
1.9
5.0
2.7
9.6
372,294
97,819
137,653
457,365 + 22.9
54,571 i - 44.2
97,417 - 29.2
11,731
11,970 + 2.0
1919
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
648,955
! 76,658
! 692,186
11,053,856
549,958 I 3,947,313 4,996,525 + 26.6
36,010
403,147 | 558,536 + 38.5
583,688 3,467,620 4,318,240
24.5
703,738
1919
1919
1919
1919
186.219
243.618
184,383 | 1,432,512 | 1,508,167 + 5.3
285,520
1919
1919
108
944,289 ! 7,003,062 2,840,553 + 12.0
1,010,658
1,402,182 1,366,612 I
1919
1919
151
176
166
182
159
190 +
4.0
0.1
1919
1919
130 | 126 jj 149 j 136 i 133
140 j 137 |l 140 \ 139 | 139
124 136 -
7.1
2,0
212
249
396
553
155
115
j|
87,262
22,,419
88,824
220,668
• No quotation.
728,326 + 35.5
9 4 j;
95 i!
149
177
97
91
92 I 96
90
152
153
162 : 172
-
1.1
9.6
33
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September
figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
July,
1923
August,
1023
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1922
1923
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
INDEX NUMBERS.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
Percentage
increase
1923
or do-
July. Aug. May. June. July. Aug.
gust
from
July.
PAPER AND PRINTING.
Imports of wood pulp:
Mechanical
Chemical
17,376
82,392
25,155
100,355
13,545
83,562
112,583
580,274
181,567 + 61.3
723,115 + 24. b
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
125,768
124,322
103,130
132,604
129,173
115,909
999
133,236
134,490
81,780
1,940
944.217
948,249
648,078
19,067
short tons..
short tons..
21,237
2,485
25,674
2,124
19,902
3,288
28,575
number..
number..
387
97
491
83
415
103
4,210
771
279,546
157,722
121,824
80
270,320
150.019
120,301
79
256,679
141,097
115,582
72
84,862
57,894
26,768
77
85,297
58,183
27,116
102,578
68,172
34,406
78
96
short tons..
short tons..
1909-13
1909-13
104
355
82
327
107
286
114
395
106
323
153 + 44.8
393
21.8
1,019,008
7.9
1,011,171
6.6
860,247 + 32.7
10,849 - 43.1
1919
1919
1913
1913
105
107
439
59
116
117
446
54
121
119
629
42
117
115
576
46
110
108
563
27
116
112
633
28
20,479 - 28.3
1919
1919
24
83
21
87
17
20
16
20.9
107
14 - 14.5
+ 11.8
4.0
1913
1913
55
51
50
73
740 -
60
48
47
+ 26.9
40 - 14.4
1,309,224
903,730
405,494
2,311,041 + 76.5
1,239,173 + 37.1
1,071,868 +164.3
1922
»1919
1922
100
120
94
127
132
149
140
148
162
138
148
157
134 - 3.3
140 - 4.9
156 - 1.3
549,605
429,314
120,291
677,025 + 23.2
451,606 + 5.2
225,219 + 87.2
1922
2 1919
1922
90
114
55
133
134
156
101
101
119
102
103
120
110
114
122
110
0.5
114
0.5
123 + 1.3
72.4
1921
180
151
111
135
116
146 + 25.5
94.1
1921
s1921-22
203
116
213
127
195
135
185
125
156
123
107 - 31.4
116 - 5.7
1919
1919
lOt
105
114
67
149
135
116
128
118 +
137 +
Sept., >20
76
87
96
Newsprint Paper.
Production
Shipments
Imports
Exports
Stocks, end of month:
At mills
Exports (total printing)
Book publication:
American manufacture
Imported.
short
short
short
short
4,706
+ 5.4
+ 3.9
+ 12.4
+ 1.9
Paper Boxes.
Corrugated board production:
Total
thous. of sq. ft..
Container Club
thous. of sq. ft..
National Ass'n
thous. of sq. ft..
Machinery activity
per cent of normal..
Sold fiber board production:
Total
thous. of sq. ft..
Container Club
thous. of sq. ft..
National Ass'n
thous. of sq. ft..
Machinery activity
per cent of normal..
Folding boxes:
New orders
per cent of capacity-
55.6
Other Paper Products.
Labels:
New orders
per cent of capacity..
Rope paper sacks: Shipments.index number..
Abrasive paper and cloth:
Domestic sales
reams..
Foreign sales
reams..
47.4
79,016
11,765
80,087
12,594
77,838
6,184
563,669
55,355
748,757 + 32.9
87,920 + 58.8
1.4
7.0
Printing.
Activity, weighted
index number
77
RUBBER.
Crude:
Imports
thous. of lbs..
Consumption by tire mfrs.. .thous. of lbs..
Wholesale price, Para, N. Y.dolls, per l b . .
Stocks in United Kingdom
tons..
Tires:
ProductionPneumatic
thousands..
Solid
thousands..
Inner tubes
thousands..
Domestic s h i p m e n t s Pneumatic
thousands..
Solid
thousands..
Inner tubes
thousands..
Stocks, end of m o n t h Pneumatic
thousands..
Solid
thousands..
Inner tubes
thousands..
2
42,741
24,597
.238
54,332
33,739
.176
80,412
426,244
211,187
525,543 + 23.3
274,001 + 29.7
•1913
1921
1913
1921
589
157
21
105
563
188
22
105
830
266
31
80
820
179
31
75
462
119
30
73
443 - 4.2
137 + 15.1
29 - 0.4
1,993
42
2,625
2,356
48
3,578
2,905
84
3,808
20,129
455
23,586
24,716 + 22.8
550 + 20.9
31,237 + 32.4
1921
1921
1921
136
202
136
160
238
169
201
219
191
163
205
159
110
120
116
130 + 18.2
136 + 143
158 + 363
2,539
45
3,942
2,807
46
4,304
3,030
69
4,220
18,817
425
22,776
22,479 + 19.5
484 + 13.9
29,356 + 28.9
1921
1921
1921
141
137
158
131
159 145
158 | 153 119
184 |! 149 156
133
103
172
147 + 10.6
2.2
104
188
9.2
6,471
264
7,396
6,058
263
6,951
4,629
190
5,207
1921
1921
1921
115 ! 110 ; 164 i 167 154
114
82
116 j 123
76
162
114
195
203
124
Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
65332—23
44,635
21,367
.239
55,937
5
5
Twelve months' average, July to June, inclusive.
144
114 |
152 I
6.4
0.4
6.0
34
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons:
dotailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
AUTOMOBILES.
Production:
Passenger cars
number..
Trucks
number..
Shipments:
By railroad
carloads.
Driveaways
number of machines.
By boat
number of machines..
Internal-revenue taxes collected on:
Passenger automobiles and
motor cycles
thous. of dolls.
Automobile trucks and
wagons
thous. of dolls.
Automobile accessories and
parts
thous. of dolls.
July,
1928
August,
1928
297,257
30,359
32, 623
46,837
10,131
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
1922
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
i 2,441,092
i 258,969
(+ )
or decrease
July.! Aug. I May. June. July. | Aug. gust
from
July.
L
163 ;i 181
61.6
60.0
1919
1919
83
; 319,293 + 42.8
| 411,323 + 121.7
! 55,007 4- 52,3
1920
1920
1920
139
Ij
Percentage
increase
1923
1922
RASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1923
from
1922.
1923
314,010 j 1249,460 1,511,044
30,446 jl 24,601 | 161,888
|
38,250
32,817 I 223,659
45,942 I 36,768 I 185,502
10,027
10,104 i 36,120
INDEX NUMBERS.
72
93
244
155
215
115
217
157
273
194
151
287
156 j 183 ;j+ 17.2
119 j 11/ j!- 1.9
213 - 1.0
216
157
!
150
227 ij
115 li
254
164
94
215
5.6
0.3
j
13,501 \
1,360
3,265 j
5, 135
8,699 i
i
701
3,160
1,324 I
40,408 ;
69,593 | 4- 72.2
1920
6,244 |
7,462 i|+ 19.5
1920
21,419 j
!|
26,684 il-l- 24.6
1920
173
96
194
74 !•_ 62.0
108 j
82
77
77
56 j - 48.5
i
74 j — 3.2
89
86
79
81 \+ 2.5
112
159
156
144
124
114
143
95
83
114
101 14- 6.3
101 14- 21.7
102 - 10.5
252
30
445
99
450
88
298
392
|j 101 102
83 91
110
115
112
104
108
69
110
84
1913
212 212
215
214
214
217
215 , f 0.5
2 Hi | - 0.5
1913
191
192
189 - 1.2
i
222 ' 0.0
105
3,555 i
GLASS AND OPTICAL GOODS.
Bottles, production
index number
Illuminating glassware:
Net orders
per ct. of capacity.
Actual production
per ct. of capacity.
Shipments billed
per ct. of capacity.
Spectacle frames and mountings:
Sales (shipments)
index number
Unfilled orders (value)
index number.
34.8
30.2
40.8
37.0
30.4
36.5
1919
73
41.1
61921-22
101
28.7
«1921-22
76
33.1
61921-22
93
1913
210
1919
31
BUTTONS.
Stocks
Machinery activity
thous. of gross.
per ct. of capacity.
13,551 |
31.9
13,828
38.7
1922
1922
12,829
41.7
2.0
21.7
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
Building Costs.
Building materials:
Frame house, (Vrooin
index numlxu*..
Bride house, 6-room
index number..
Plumbing fixtures,
6-room
dolls, per 6 fixtures..
Building costs (1st of following'
mo.)
index number..
Concrete factory costs (1st of
following mo.)
index number..
ISO i|
129.58
128.03 !
193
1913
173
185
221 | 222 222
1914
174
190
208
206 206
171
148
128 ! Ill | i
8-4
88
118
273
465
157
106
69
170
206
138
126
91
38
125
194
366
94
68 I - 12. 0
26 j - 12. X
118
120 ! + 1.7
216
172 ! - 20.5
253 ! 149- 41.0
S9 223 4-151.0
1919
202
13S
1919
301
116
230
129
227
09
113
158
143
322
287
233
157
111
210
244
122
131
121
113
176
228
213
103
J
:on 11
o.o
C o n s t r u c t i o n and Losses.
Building volume
index number
Contracts awarded, floor space (27 States):
7,094
Business buildings
thous. of sq. ft...
6,245
3,861
Industrial buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
3,367
23,698
Residential buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
24,106
4,131
Educational buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
3,285
931 I
Hospitals and institutions.thous. of sq. ft.
549
384
Public buildings
thous. of sq. ft.
Social and recreational.,
S67
1,210 !
buildings
thous. of sq. ft..
ltdigious and memorial
SK5
visa
buildings
thous of s'j. ft..
42,021
39,786
(! rand total
thous. of sq. ft..
Contracts awarded, value (27 States):
35,267 | 27,169
Business buildings
thous. of dolls..
Industrial buildings
thous. of dolls..
21,197
17,717
Residential buildings
thous. of dolls. .1 111, 138 114,317
Educational buildings
thous. of dolls. J 27,512
21,036
4,496
Hospitals and institutions., thous. of dolls..
4.951
2,270
Public buildings
thous. of dolls..
1,248
i Revised.
1913
7,793 ,
11,262 I
23,712 1
5,228 |
67,150
43,123
207,814
43,096
2,576
63,846
44,047
233,104
31,168
6,350
1,762
14,089
10,956
1,712 I
270 I
2,555
7,126
1,:«7 '' 9,201 j
54,019
396,314 j 302, 586
38,122
67,374
100,883
32,055
9,383
2,603 j
362,551
222,437
892,611
237,386
59,365
26,297
6
307, 771
246,386
1,039,158
189,956
39,076
11,397
- 4.9
4- 2.1
4-12.2
1919
97 7
1919
-25. 6
1919
-31.6
1919
-23.3
-0.9 ]
i+
4-
15.1
10.8
16.4
20.0
34.2
56.7
1919
1919
95
54
121
360
379
263
1910
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
130
75
154
409
338
1,237
Twelve months' average, May to April, inclusive.
- 2S.3
221 4- 11.0
5.3
85 104
50
157
276
152
112
80
41
162
211
138
203
- 23.0
-16.4
4- 2.9
- 23. 5
- 9.2
4- 81.9
35
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for speciarreasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
NUMERICAL DATA.
July,
1923
August,
1923
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
INDEX NUMBERS
Percentage
increas3
(+ )
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
192-2
19-23
9,825 i
417,920 I
401,438 i
12,446 i
84,690 I
72,2HK
02,975
54,398
1922
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
| Percentage
increase
1923
(+)
or decrease
(-)
August
July. | A u g . May. June.i July, i Aug. from
July.
BUILDING AND CONSTRl CTION—
Continued.
C o n s t r u c t i o n and Losses
Continued.
Contracts awarded, value (27 States)—Contd.
Public works and utilities, .thous. of dolls..
Social and recreational
buildings
thous. of dolls..
Religious and memorial
buildings
thous. of dolls..
Grand total
thous. of dolls..
Southern construct. (16 States).thous. of dolls..
Fire losses:
U. S. and Canada
thous. of dolls..
Great Britain
thous. of £ sterling..
,134
10,649
,119
6,392
9.», 785
274,225 I 253 106
I
8,889 i
322,007 j 2,368,710 j 2,363,554
3.9
1919
- 14.7
1919
- 51.9
+ 53.1
1919
I 323 ! 284
222
204
1919
I 163 | 150
174
128
158 I 153
367,019 |
378,450 !+ 3.1
1921
j; 189 ; 206
197
27,491 |
24,
21,580 '
251,108
274,017 + 9.1
7,049 + 64.8
1919
1920
11 164 ! 96
11 59 j 40
i;
i
152
4,277
479,138
3,448,153
3,631,363
,117,534
453,472
514,465
3,523,561
3,768,690
3,776,145
3,558,751
7.2
5.6
46.12
1917
105
113
113
106
113 +
1917
80
81
74
72
+
0.3
1917
101
103
115
94
103
+
3.7
1917
97
115
91
79
97
1913
196
200
224
212
195
1917
130 | 136
149
163
132 I 154
+ 16.4
1917
; 138 ! 133
166
177
144
154
+
6.4
1913
158 ! 179
234
212
212
201
-
5.1
45,614
34,818
36,703
324,529
358,234 ji+ 10.4
1918
122
168
181
148
285,547
363,103 | +
27.2
1918
122 ! 190
201
193
311,906
359,754 j +
15.3
1918
128 | 215
193
136
89,366
40,405
386,171
299,500
639,423
290
268
1918
170 j 250
127 ! 214
274
413,881
+113.5
+ 70.4
1918
242,847
213
219
213
1918
145 | 161
153
171
192
10,863
62,743
70,068
8,882
60,617
64,201 I +
45,798
12,575
106,060
125,108
16,073
90,049
114,595
+ 18.0
+ 27.3
121,257
175,630
161,840
893,304
1,075,132
1,190,682 \\+ 33.3
1,063,954 I - 1.0
796,220
63
53
74
59 |
78
+ 31.4
50
54
50
46 j
40
- 14.2
1917
58
43
39
40
40
42
+
5.9
1917
I
44 I
45
66
61
50
53
+
6.5
1917
40 I
51
42
42
33
47
+ 42.4
1917
57 j
54
46
47
44
43
-
1917
130
161
180
177
164
181
+ 10.7
141
147
139
126
1
104
123
1920
90
90
93
100
1
107
120
+ 18.1
+ 11.7
1919
162 > 160
129
126
136
153
1919
166
186
147 | 139
125
137
174
208 + 19.8
81
+ 20.6
461,545 ij + 18.4
1920
154
163
184 : 191
375,931 j
378,812 j! +
0.
1920
114
130
102 \
18,877
110,819 !
120,788 i +
9.0
21,936
84,826 I
19,229
14;105
20,076
15,091
M ft. b. m .
M ft. b. m .
30,344
30,731
26,961
26,112
195,119
26,364
29,570
204,173
M ft. b. m .
M ft. b. m.
33;608
33,364
31,462
40,674
22,522
223,567
43,103
256,728
Ke vised.
2.4
1917
389,741 I
M ft. b. r\.
M ft. h. m.
3.7
51 I
64,980
83,862
49,041
-
43
65,741
69,978
40,658
8.3
1.7
+ 16.7
1917
417,060
397,400 !
M ft. b. in.
M ft. b. m.
382,270 i 390,810 ! l -
o. i
1817
59,930
54,600
3.3
109 - 11.0
3,484,123
3,366,253
+ 11.7
5.9
-
101
475,878
430,215
16.50
3,970,785 + 14.0
4,213,064 + 25.2
S.I
138 ' 153
56,828 I
416
122 -
107
42 159
731
133
|- 0.2
Lumber.
140
43,603 !
Southern pine: *
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m.. 452,243 ! 478,015
Stocks, end of mo. (computed).M ft. b. m . 1,165,574 1,069,295
Shipments
M ft. b. m .
456,377
440,257
434,933
Orders
M ft. b. m .
372,779
44. Sfy
Price," B "and better.dolls, per M ft. b. m .
46.57
Douglas fir:
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m .
461,532
537,185
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m .
466,904
496,897
Price, No. 1 common.dolls, per M ft. b. m .
18. 50
19.50
California redwood:
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m.
46,385
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m.
40,712
28,147
Orders received (computed).. .M ft. b. m.
California white pine:
Production
M ft. 1). m.
140,679
67,931
Shipments
M ft. b. m.
507,764
Stocks
M ft. b. m.
Michigan softwood:
13,476
Production
M ft. b. m .
10,259
7,057
Shipments
M ft. b. m .
8,227
44,707
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m .
42,228
Michigan hardwood:
14,853
Production
M ft. b. m .
13,949
14,639
10,278
Shipments
M ft. b. m .
97,135
99,538
Stocks, end of month
M ft. b. m .
Western pine:
1
198,344
179,098
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m .
1
114,813 135,569
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m .
1
947,445 1,058,092
Stocks,end of mo. (computed).M ft. b. m .
North Carolina pine:
52,500
46,620
Production (computed)
M ft. b. m .
44,170
40,110
Shipments (computed)
M ft. b. m.
Northern pine:
LumberProduction
Shipments
LathProduction
Shipments
Northern hemlock:
Production
Shipments
Northern hardwood:
Production
Shipments
!. 189 ; 119
+ 12.6
+ 10.1
1920
207 ! 197
226
201 ; 210
4.4
106,045 ;j+ 25.0
1920
214 I 345 226 ! 177
222 j 237
7.0
222,705 + 14.1
210,344 |j+ 3.0
1913
336,117 |i+ 50.3
"295,113 j!+ 15.0
194
73
1.3
1913
2.3
1913
1913
162
SO
171
148
119 I 111
170
135
154
131 I
160
6.4
+ 21.9
36
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
itsms willbe found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURKY (NO.
24).
NUMERICAL DATA.
|"
;
;
!
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
July,
192:1
August,
1923
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
CUMUL.JVTIVH TOTAL
Tl ROUGH
I or doLATE ST MONTH.
i crease
1922
I N D E X N U M B E RS.
Percentage
incrcas?
1923
|i
li
j!
|i
|i
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
HASE
YEAR
1922
:
Percentage
increase
1923
|
i or de-
crease
(-)
Au-
j
PERIOD.
July. | Aug.
May.
June.| July. Aug. |i
i
from
July.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION—
Continued.
L u m b e r Continued.
Walnut lumber:
Purchases
M ft. b. in..
15,294
19,926
2, 200 :•
1,075
2, 7 So
2, 097
1, S52
1, SK9
Shipments
M ft. b. in..
14,511
19,595
H '150
K 553 • > 11 , 0*3
Stocks
M ft. b. m . .
Walnut logs:
2,190
2,316
11,575 !
1,333
19,594
Purchase
M ft. log measure..
Made into lumber and
2,501
10,512
1,905 l!
1,399
16,803
veneer
M ft. log measure..
2,934
3,332
1,773
Stocks
M ft. log measure..
Total lumber:
112,405,874 15,430,432 17,290,979
Production (10 species)
M ft. b. m . . 2,521,662
Exports—Planks, scantlings,
157,710 ! 123,233
1.094,747 1,175,539
joists, etc
M ft. 1). m..: 158,937
Composite lumber prices (first of following
month):
!
1
"
Hardwoods
dolls. ])er M ft. b. m . .
45.75 \
45.02 ;
40. 75 ,.
Softwoods
dolls, per M ft. b. m . J
32.35 j
31.39 j
33.56 j .
j| + 30.3
1922
;
95 !
93
155
156
154
!+ 35.0
1922
!
117 :
90
132 |
119
98
109 |
1922
111 i
109
72
77
83
84
- 21.0
+ 11.0
+ 1.2
!' + 69.3
1922
72
91
181
173 j 150
159
+ 5.8
i;+ 59.8
1922
100
105
180
181
175
188
144
163 i
141
160
- 23.8
+ 13.6
124 ! 115
99 '
1922
j.+ 12.1
;/ +
7.4
85
1913
109
118
123
1909-13
65
69
86
97
122
.... I
89
-
88
I
0.8
I
117.9 113.6 109.5 107.8
1921
98.0
97.5
1920
62.6
67.7
73.1
69.0
65.0
63
83
100
101
42
42
88
43
83
35
47
44
1913
361
415
519
486
404
450
533
374
501
1913
3.50
425
372
1913
230
234
298
1913
492
513
683
514
467
247
375
531
457
1913
1919
104
109
120
110
105
63.3
- 1.6
-2.7
Wooden F u r n i t u r e .
Shipments
Unfilled orders
dolls., average per firm..
dolls., average per firm. J
Flooring.
Oak flooring:
Production
M ft.
Shipments
M ft.
Orders booked
M ft.
Stocks, end of month
M ft.
Unfilled orders, end of month. .M ft.
Maple flooring:
Production
M ft.
Shipments
M ft.
Orders booked
M ft.
Stocks, end of month
M ft.
Unfilled orders, end of month.. M ft
33,547 ;
59,901 )
40,503
33,1301
1920
55,794
53,835 '
1920
b. m . .
b. m . .
b. m . .
b. m . . |
b. m . . j
30,489
22,501
17,924
40,708
32,000
32,429 I
30,108 |
27,444 •
40,634
27,355 j
27,669 : 173,963
27,037 | 181,537
25,971
185,490
21 054 !
37,173
b.
b.
b.
b.
b.
10,590
10,515
5,671
18,829
21,715
12,447 ;
11,718 |
7,163
19,552
18,681
13,047
14,002
11,950
23 272
22,668
85,386
92,483
96,716
m..
m..
m..
m..
m..
246,732 + 4i.8 ;
228,910 + 26.1
210,660 + 13.6
94,622 + 10.8
101,398 + 9.0
95,614 - 1.1
j
294
4.50
452
451
441
377
93
105
89
124
99
1919
78
130
118
84
1919
159
151
57
124
35
122
40
122
127
1919
65
59
90
74
67
49
118
114
123
1919
51
+ 20.9
- 7.0
+ 6.4
+ 33.8
+ 53.1
-0.2
- 14.5
+
+
+
+
-
17.5
11.4
26.3
3.8
14.0
+
+
+
+
-
3.5
3.3
1.7
6.3
10.4
Brick.
Clay fire brick (computed):
Production
thousands..
Shipments
thousands..
Stocks, end of month
thousands..
New orders
thousands..
Unfilled orders
thousands..
Silica brick (computed):
Production
thousands..
Shipments
thousands..
Stocks, end of month
thousands..
Face brick (32 identical plants):
Production
thousands..
Stocks, in sheds and kilns
thousands..
Unfilled orders
thousands..
Shipments
thousands..
Prices:
Common red, New York..dolls, per thous..
Common salmon, Chicago.dolls, per thous..
60,085
57,569
166,493
47,659
84,308
62,209
59,456
169,325
50,648
75,500
51,828
49,075
162,876
52,300
74,399
343,131
323,314
14,499
14,581
41,450
12,397
12,260
41,586
9,666
11,687
35 743
77,003
79,431
25,494
67,787
51,826
23,767
26,786
60,197
46,252
24,334
25,756
51,080
41,781
26,361
169,891
21.00
8.65
20.39
9.10
19.00
8.72
12,620
13,712
1
8,081
12,967
14,971
6,077
11,664
14,361
5,746
372,939
164,926
505,379 + 47.3 !
490,336 + 51. 7 [
495,627 + 32.9
118,470 + 53.9
121,758 + 53.3
185,657 +
9.3
183,639 + 11.3
1919
1919
i
1919
1919
1919
\
1919
1919
1919
I
114
117
131
114
108
102
103
72
79
115
126
119
117
90
99
119
128
101
109
115
99
103
167
179
208
211
157
173
197
176
163
305
178
309
176
320 |
168
193
90
161
180
82
164
169 + 2.7
186 203 + 9.2
72 ! 54 - 24.8
93
102
133
91
97
81
69
89
83
90
86
1919
1919
1919
U920
140
165
147
150
147
152
167
189
1913
1913
307
290
186
177
1913
1913
1913
151
152
187
194
75
51
|
120
117
122
93
98
90
81
104
99
88 - 14.4
88 - 15.9
100 + 0.3
+
+
5.1
11.2
10.8
2.4
311 175 : 184 +
2.9
5.2
171
177
188 , 168
170 j 174
199
Cement.
Production
Shipments
Stocks, end of month
thous. of bbls..
thous. of bbls..
thous. of bbls..
» Revised
70,139
76,240
87,907 + 25.3
90,909 + 19.2
T Tea months average, March to December,inclusive.
37
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously iii the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
July,
1923
August,
1928
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1922
1923
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
INDEX NUMBERS.
1922
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage
increase
1923
(
v
or decrease
i1; J u l y . ; A u g . May. June. I July. Aug. gust
from
July.
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION -Con. j
Cement—Continued.
I
Price, Portland (f. o. b. Buffington
Ind.)
dolls, per bbls..
Concrete paving contracts:
|
Total
thous. of sq. yds..!
Roads
thous. ofsq. yds..
1.75
6,407
3,242
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
Unfilled orders, small ware
8,780
6,117
5,606
3,497
60,869
45,297
7G, 479
26,428
54,575 i - 10.3
35,370 \- 21.9
0.0
173 I 173
'
I
172
144
156 ; 94
197
163
+ 37.0
+ 72.9
254
215
221
253
78
67
63
14.3
10.6
12.fi
0.9
1919
1919
206 , 137 212
185 102
175
87,439
29,225
78,435
557,986 !
22,775
670,749
1919
8 1921
204
71
142
468
1919
1919
1919
I
1919
64,979
73,169
82,536
238,731
240,869
175,791
number..
number..
number..
94,769
118, 439
94,219
42,973
41,381
58,483
75, 494
97,125
98,765
948,740
956,518
+ 0.8
1919
number..
number..
number..
99, 473
112,516
95,235
736,981
847,055
+ 14.9
1919
45,241
49,394
59,400
75, 539
99,288
102,617
10,135
997,936
+
1.8
1919
number..
number..
number..
number..
51,067
59 ; 670
42,634
350,663
428,357
+ 22.2
1919
45, 457
46>695
59,088
HIDES AND LEATHER.
173
I
I
j
number..
number..
number..
number..
158 | 163 173
1913
1.64
740,057 I
756,704
+
2.2
714,571
781,927
+ 9.4
1919
1919
474,264
500,865
47,597
51,842
56,516
903,944
799,841
508,005
53,515
5,212
28,868
3,472
59,881
308,176
422,739
6,229
25,695
35,568
29,384
12,763
37,192
178,026
10,382
5,782
5,540
51,786
6,643
5,512
8,841
35,782
359,636
343,524
283,682
271,960
52,021
23,934
+ 5.6
J
107
91
93
701
682
585
+
+
105 +
590 +
184
226
206
207
259
45
28
30
31
30
133
101
103
132
160 j 174 193
38
56
47
118
141 117
187
182
206
35
36
39
142
79
147
431
199
180
57
57
227
54
118
431
206
42
1 5 1 134
150 i 195
74 I
60
84
135
393
144
102 I 114
825
780
1909-13
93 j 140
140
1909-13
53 |
72
134
98
1919
«1921
69
+ 25.0
- 3.7
+ 28.7
+ 13.1
+ 9.2
113 + 31.4
210
58
124
619
+ 16.8
! + 2.7
l|+ 8.9
! | - 11.5
67
51
67
71
104
— 46.1
- 33.4
- 46.6
- 44.3
|
Hides.
Imports:
Total hides and skins
thous. of lbs..
Calfskins
thous. of lbs..
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs..
Goat skins
thous. of lbs..
Sheepskins
thous. of lbs..
Stocks, end of month:
Total hides and skins
...thous. of lbs..
Cattle hides
thous. of lbs..
Calf and kip skins
thous. of lbs,.
Sheep and lamb skins... ...thous. of lbs..
Prices:
Green salted, packer's heavy
native steers
dolls, p e r l b . .
Calfskins, country No. 1. — d o l l s , per l b . .
Leather.
Production:
Sole leather.. .thous. of bks., bends, sides..
doz
Skivers
Oak and union harness.. ...stuffed sides..
Finished sole and belting ...thous. of lbs..
.thous. ofsq. ft..
Finished upper
Stocks, end of month:
Sole and belting
.. .thous. of lbs..
Upper
.thous. of sq. ft..
Stocks, in process of tanning:
...thous. of lbs..
Sole and belting
Upper
.thous. of sq.ft..
Exports:
...thous. of lbs..
Sole
Upper
thous. ofsq ft..
+
+
239,720 +
66,043 +
59, 450 +
37.2
38.4
34.7
27.5
66.1
1909-13
91
125 | 194
1909-13
125
76
183
159
J.53
119
121
127
146
138
126
1909-13
167
342,500
1921
79
86
83
259,982
1921
77
84
48,873
54,282
1921
93
86
92
22,691
28,236
1921
.146
.147
.201
1913
109
.149
.147
.182
1913
97
1,509
30,629
130,103
22,822
76,067
1,647
1,710
32,129
39,359
126,718
134,291
29,231
30,802
72,894
77,746
11,737
13,143
191,969
231,352
560,788
643,725
+ 12.0
+ 20.5
+ 15.8
1919
1919
1919
1921
1921
74
108
97
92
108
96
102
173,024
175,441
391,058
385,494
177,672
407,794
1921
1921
112,101
108,606
167,975
97,873
165,277
1921
1921
1,146
5,177
1,064
6,478
160,555
1,598
6,466
12,096
53,890
11,806 - 2 . 4
50,851 - 5 . 6
* Eight months' average, May to December, inclusive.
1913
1913
4.5
89
80
80 84 -
75
73
69
5.2
101
89
81
79
79
80
90
78
+ 0.7
— 1.3
80
89
87
131
170
162
109
115
111
89
116
113
142 j
136
131
92
101
- 17.0
86
88
94
93
101 |
101
99 i
95
72
70
75
4.1
Q.1
+
+
+
+
+
3.8
22.5
6.0
5.4
6.7
89
92
91 4
91 -
1.3
1.4
101
98
98
96 —
3.2
1.6
88
138
108
114
126
61
73
91
169
113
120
134
44
69
28.3
19.9
38
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marke i with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons; j
detailed tables covering backfiguresfor these j
items will be found at the end oi this bulletin, j
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
j
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the \
special table on page 23.
j
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
CorrespondJuly,
1923
i August,
! 1928
August, j
1922.
1922
i
INDEX NUMBERS.
Per|centage
I increase!
I (+ )
• or de- I
crease
i (-)
I cumu- j
lative |
1923
from
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922.
Percentage
increase
1922
192«
(+)
ord
crease
(-)
Au| July, i Aug. | May. \ June. July. I Aug.i gust
from
July.
HIDES AND LEATHER—Continued.
Leather—Continued.
j
Prices:
Sole, oak, scoured backs, heavy,
j
Boston
dolls, per l b . . i
Chrome c a l f / ' B " grades..dolls, per sq. ft..j
.515
.440 !
.540 I
. 440
.515 ;
. 435 !
1913
1913
i"i 115 I 115 I! 120 120
il 161 i 161 || 163 163
j
l
Leather Products.
Belting sales:
'.
Quantity
thous. of lbs..
Value
thous. of dolls..
Boots and shoes:
Production
..thous. of pairs..
Exports
thous. of pairs..
Wholesale prices—
Men's black calf,
blucher
dolls, per pair..;
Men's dress welt,
tan calf, St. Louis.. .dolls, per pair. .\
Women's black kid, Goodyear welt, St. Louis., .dolls, per pair..
CHEMICALS.
Production:
Acetate of lime
thous.
Methanol
Consumption, wood, carbonized
Stocks, wood, at chemical plants
401
877
446 '
881
25,256
027
29,853 |:
520 '•'
0.50
t
0.50 I
4.85
''
4.85 |i
i,
',
\
4.25 i
4.25 j:
591
967
27,076'
434
3.838 J!+ 17.3
7,184 jj+ 33.6
1919
1919
69 j
r>7 ;
207,293!
3,422
243 ,057 jj+ 17.3
5,023 [« + 46.8
1913
82 ; 100 |
46 ! 52
1913
'': 209 , 209 I
'
4.00 '.
:
4.15 '.
12,874 | 12,815 j!
9,459
72,115
of lbs..
500,930 I 3,959,379
galls..! 645,673 I 649,063
59,810 j 445,024
cords..! 76,774 j 74,286
920,512 I
cords..! 794,416 i 788,559
i i
Imports:
19,303
Potash
long tons..
Nitrate of soda
long tons..! 58,196
Exports:
|
797
Sulphuric acid
thous. of lbs..;
836
Dyes and dyestufTs
thous. of dolls..[
119,423
Total fertilizer
long tons
Price index numbers:
Crude drugs
ind^x number...
Kssential oils
index number. .1
Drugs and
j
Pharmaceuticals
index number..
* Chemicals
weighted index number..
Price, sulphuric-acid
•WT N. Y
dolls, per 100 lbs..
83 j;
71 j !
I
1913
I 111,044
j 5,904,081
I 671,041
!
ij+ 54.0
!+ 49.1
||+ 5. .8
11
i
i1
U2
94
63 i - 3.3
65 j + 0.5
91 ; 108 .!+ 18.2
74 j 62 !~ 10. i
209
209 I 209 j 209 "I
1.53
153
!
0.0
153 | 153
0.0
0.0
1913
I! 138 ; 138 ! 142 i 142
H i ! !
142
1920
1920
1920
j'
;|
I;
104 j 103 (- 0.5
99' !100 + 0.5
1920
78 j
78 j
7«X
114
76 ! 118 , 114
78 i| 122 j
78 j! 115 i
111 I1
92
;
j.
20,496 j;
56,637 jj
i
24,2SS i
42,471 j
202,344
269,326
155,353
662,443
+ 146.0
1909-13 Ij 250 115 || 47
1909-13 il 73
98 ii 249
!
|
;
1,620 j:
416 I
95,326 |
673
464
97,525
10,685 |
3,376 I
652,865 |
0.176
4,376
705,702
- 42.2
+ 29.6
+ 17.3
1909-13
1909-13
1909-13
:
64 !
102
81
i' '
;j 145 I 145 (
65 j
72 !
69 I
I
|
'
- 23.2
4.6
.0
! i!
3,272 :
5,378 '
0.50
120
115 j 163 I 163 i!
169
1,454 1,604 |2,000
50
101
94
142
; i 95 - 3 . 2
96
85 I- 0.5
-f- 6.2
135 j 131 ! - 2. 7
63
130
264| + 103.3
,611 2,889 1,438 - 50.2
114
92 - 20.2
\ug. 1914 ! 17* 177
\ug. 1914 ! 130 135
244 i
137 139
219 ; 208
141 | 136
\ug. 1914 j 115
\ug. 1914 !'»
132
180
143
142 - 0 . 7
169 | 168 - 0.6
115
152
140
177
.75
75 !
-
75 il
5.0
3.5
n.n
NAVAL STORKS.
Turpentine (3 principal ports):
Net receipts
Stocks
Rosin (3 principal ports):
Net receipts
Stocks
barrels.
barrels.
40,580 j 43,678 |
21,285
29,672 j!
barrels.
barrels.
127,098
219,135
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
48,349
l hous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
13,277,
11,610 I
34,346
25,849
153,351 I
195,340 + 27.4
1919
1919
ii 212 225 J 224 256
42
53
59
83
266 ! 287
227
109
138,320 j. 106,008 j
263,457 I 329,268
599,777 '
716,060
1919
1919
ij 176 190 i| 189 209
154 I 164 :| 105 107
2,427
49,963
2,584 j
38,830 ;
48,248 !
452,723 :
37,222 ! - 22.9
487,387 + 7.7
1913
1913
I! 8
9 I 11
8 |
9
!; 237 j 182 '| 373 364
226
18,081 j.
12,280 i
11,754 j
99,242;
107,564 •
123,163
140,522
+ 24.1
4 30.6
1913
1913
95
+ 7.6
+ 39.4
247
131
+ 8.8
+ 20.2
FATS AND OILS.
Total vegetable oils:
Exports
Imports
Oleomargarine:
Production
( onsumption
2,536
;l
:
8 234 +
4.3
3.3
•':
101 ! 108 !| 143
126 ! 99 | 156
118 ; 110
120 ' 98
152
+ 85.7
39
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS-Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE .—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published,previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
Ir many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23,
FATS AND OILS—Continued.
Cottonseed.
Cottonseed stocks
Cottonseed oil:
Stocks
Production
Price, New York
August,
1923
July,
1928
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
1922
1923
(+)
BASE
or decrease
YEAR
OR
(-)
< cumu- PERIOD.
lative
1923
from
1922.
1922
j
tons..|
!
thous.oflbs..
thous.oflbs..
dolls, per lb..!
12,032
119,551 | 161,393
52;
116
,
53;
343;
6,129 j
\
10,058 j
\\
Shipments from Minneapolis, thous. of l b s . , j
i
12,905 j
•
15,613 ||
i'1
FOODSTUFFS.
1919
I
5,036 j
7,431 j! 10,039 j
9,266 j 14,464 | l 14,303 j 333,094
-102!
.104 '
.099...
ji
ji
1,096 l!
235;
'
100 |!
191 j
j!
31 ij
85 !'
1923
: (+)
or decrease
July. Aug. :i May. j June.' July.' Aug.
\
358
110 |
Wheat.
!
;
368,,
21'.
7?
47,
70:
9!
;
5,536
3 j U2
I
1919
403,130 j + 2 1 . 0
1,959;
690;
020,
TSs
3,847
1,434
f>59
1,319
+ 96.4
+ 107.8
- 9.S
+ 67.4
53,960
1919
7
1913
147
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
i'
1913
gust
from
July.
68,659
23 i+893.6
io;
12
13 !
10 !
136 i; 161 156 ! 141
8 !,+ 47.6
13 j + 56.8
144 + 2.0
12
39 !' 42 i 50 ! 38 116 i+206.1
9 I 2 1: 23 ! 52 ! 11 j 23 il.4-113.6
32
14
49 J! 19 \ 35
4
15 j 34
33 j 64 " + 92.3
11 I 17 ;'•+ 64.7
0 I 30 | 26 ; 60 i 23 j U ! — 41.5
1 I (») !| 1 ! 11
12 !
- 75.2
27.2
1913
38 i 36 I
113,133 | + 82.0
1913
14 I 18
65
49 I 40 I
,-+ 64.1
j
5,297
62,147
42 | 43 I 52 J + 21.0
'
|;
Production, monthly estimate: 10
•
,'
\.
'
Winter
thous. of bushs.. 568,000 j 568,386 jj 541,809 :
Spring
thous. of bushs.. 221,000 j 213,351 ji 268,314?
Total
thous. of bushs.. 789,000 j 781,737 \\ 810,123!
Exports, including
flour
thous. of bushs..
12,822 j 19,929 || 38,964
141,117 !
105,664 ji - 2 5 . 1
Visible supply
thous. of bushs..! 45,084; 67,020 !| 44,097 I
;.
Receipts, principal markets...thous. of bushs..j 33,804
65,315 I' 60,644 \ 226,253
236,961 i;+ 4.7
Shipments, prin. markets.. ..thous. of bushs..: 17,586
26,387 ! 48,846
165,549; 137,504 j ; - 16.9
|i
Wheat
flour:
\
<
i
Production
thous. of bbls..! 10,408; 12,016 y 12,271
75,01078,900 I; 4- 5.2
Consumption
thous. of bbls.. j
8,442 ! 11,162 | 10,080 ;
06,192
70,512 |j + 6.5
Stocks
thous. of bbls.. |
6,900
8,100 i;
8,100 j
':.
Prices:
'
j>
'
j
No. 1, northern, Chicago..dolls, per bush..
1.017 j
1.072!'
1.178 I
No. 2, red winter, Chicago, dolls, per bush..
1.011
1.017;
1.057
Flour, standard patents,
Minneapolis
dolls, per bbl..
6.025
6.110 , fi. 99.ri
Flour, winter straights,
Kansas City
dolls, per bbl..
4.8.50 ,
4.900 |
5.525
Corn.
Production, monthly est. 1 »... .mills, of bushs..
Exports, including meal
thous. of bushs..
Visible supply
thous. of bushs..
Receipts, principal markets.. thous. of bushs..
Shipments, prin. markets... thous. of bushs.. 1
Grindings (starch, glucose).. thous. of bushs..
Prices, contract grades,
No. 2, Chicago
.dolls, per b u s h . .
Sweet corn, stocks,
Iowa-Nebraska canneries..
cases..
Other Grains.
Outs:
Production, monthly est.10.mills, ot bushs..
Receipts,prin.markets.. .thous. of bushs..
Visible supply
thous. of bushs..
Exports, including meal, .thous. of bushs.. ;
1
3,076
3,021 j
2,853 j
1,329
942 |
12,325 |
133,275
39,430 ! - ro. 4
1909-13
123
123
1909-13
113
109
1909-13
119
118
1913
160
327 J
86;:
193 |
245 ;;
1913
79
1919
126
1919
108
1914
106
1919
97
1919
131
131
142
1913
370 j 153
i
'
117
129
107
105 j
106 ;
292 j
127 |
50 j
102 j
51 '
10,007 j
1913
265
119 \
264,609 ,
176,924 ! - 33.1
1919
173
163
11,661
13,069 ;
21,728 I
188,036 '
121,437 ;|— 35.4
1919
294
4,080
5,390 I
5,650 ;
42,993
1913
126
.857
.8761
.622 I
1913
103 ; 100 !
52,347
1,312
1,302
1,230
28,179
25,371
5,710
10,111
38,355
Revised.
1
815
2,286
71 ;
138,236
22,887
145,995 I
f*,894 ; , - 69.9
114 -
108
167
4- 55.4
130
4- 48.7
88
107
88
0.9
207 ';+ 93.2
132
4- 50.0
107 j 124 + 15.1
104 j 137 + 32.2
73 I
86
+ 17.4
5.4
131 ' 133 4- 1.2
I
;
126 i 127 i-f-
110 i 114
31
28
112
-
l.n
1.8
22 j - 29.1
23 j - 16.2
95
121
146
246 I
183 ! 126
132
148 | + 12.1
135
145 1 126
97
128
+ 32.1
130 I 134
137
140
+
»66 !,
43,092 :! 9 519,600 j
16,130
857
0.2
138
106
24,380 I
87 i- 3.5
115
103 I 103 •:+ 0.6
341
1,966 I
129 ,;+ 0.1
111 I 117 +
1913
21,822 !
90
121
1909-13
2,346 |
-
:
129
121
147 i 137
;
,
162 ! 144 >' 148
18,184 I
42,915
133 | 129
96 I 92
120 ! 116
121 | 108
148 i 103
53 | 58
111 |
126 I 93 i 86
107 ! 9.°.
124
86 ! 72 ; 73
I.
1913
1913
17
Hi
1909-13
111
109
1913
81
123
1913
211
220
;
78
1913
15S
76
j
35
End of July, 1922.
For second month following, i. e., figures in July column are as of September 1, and in August column as of October 1.
Peri cent;! age
ini crease
i
Flaxseed.
!
Receipts:
;,
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs..;
Duluth
thous. of bushs..!
Shipments:
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs..
Duluth
thous. of bushs..'
Stocks:
:
Minneapolis
thous. of bushs..
Duluth
thous. of bushs..'
Linseed oil:
;
Shipments from Minneapolis, thous. of lbs.. I
Linseed-oilcake:
!
10
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase!
11
+ 20.0
2.2
5 , - 17.7
J lr>
116
115
-
0. S
0*
78 ! 136'<+ r4.7
•19
33 ;
58
!
Index number lass than l.
+ 77. J
4.9
40
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many sases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
July,
1923
August,
1923
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentag<
increasi
or decrease
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
1923
1922
BASE
YE<Ut
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage
increase
1923
(+
j
or decrease
(-)
August
from
July.
July. | Aug. May. I June. July, j Aug.
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Other Grains—Continued.
Oats—Continued.
Prices, contract grades,
Chicago
dolls, per bush..
Barley:
Production, monthly est.*°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.10 thous. of bushs..
Receipts, prin. markets.. thous. of bushs..
Imports, including flour, .thous. of bushs..
Price, No. 2, Chicago
dolls, per bush..
.422
199,000
2,018;
.387
. 335
199,251
196,431
4,121
2,0S6
5,036
2,571
22,401
9,497
23,257 ||+
3.8
7,686 j j - 1 9 . 1
1913
99
89
1909-13
1913
1913
107
25
172
108
45
143
120 i 117
112
103 | - 8.3
109
111 109 I 110 I -H 0.1
56 j+149.6
20 , 24
,
176 'j+215.1
25 | 25 !
816 j
.623 \
.568
1913
103 i
1909-13
1913
1913
1913
228
j 228
j: 1111,088
|!l, 803 2,983
|! 135 114
91 ||
108 103 I
104 100 -
4.6
.653 !
j
64,800 |
1,458 j
3,352 |
j| 197 j 186 j 1*6 j 186 | 0.0
|| 185 I 196 I 113 j 297 | + 163.0
I 2,993 12,507 J2,163 11,139 i|— 47.3
| 122 I 108 102 I 106 + 3.7
.647 I
Total G r a i n s .
Total production, estimate 10 .. .mills, of bushs..
Total grain exports, incl. flour.thous. of bushs..
Car loadings of grain and grain products.cars..
5,441
5,370
19,176
26,022
43,512
52,083
5,169
60,284
56,177
331,931
363,921
186,352 lj- 43.9
331,563 | j - 8.9
1909-13
1913
1919
110
209
129
109 I Ill
290 |l 124
144 I! 86
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
172
85
48
26
179
101
181 I 168 ; 103
69 j 35 I 75 ! 40 j
38 | 65 ; 115 I 108 I
17 ! 41 I 28
121 |! 98 I 108
113
96
115
113 j|- 1-3
92 j 125 ||+ 35.7
112
134 ! + 19- 7
Argentine Grain.*
Exports:
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..
8,843 |
47
17,067
1,433 |
3,297
4,810
8,000
2,000
3,700
4,800
1,600
1,850 |
1,200
1,000
1;
j; 129 71
34
I 69
j! 220 137
229 I
143
186
172 i
229
229
440 I
302
275
143
137
220
j'
Other Crops.
Rice:
Production,monthly est. 10 .thous. of bushs..
Receipts at mills
thous. of bbls..
Shipments, total from mills.. thous. of lbs..
Shipments, through New
Orleans
thous. of lbs..
Stocks, end of month—Domestic,
at mills and dealers
thous. of lbs..
Imports
thous. of lbs..
Exports
thous. of lbs..
Apples:
Production,monthly est.10. thous. of bushs..
Car-lot shipments
carloads..
Potatoes, car-lot shipments
carloads..
Onions, car-lot shipments
carloads..
Citrus fruit, car-lot shipments
carloads..
Hay:
Production, monthly
est
thous. of short tons..
Receipts, 11 markets
tons..
1913
1913
1914
...j,
1
1- 23.1
!- 40.0
!- 20.0
1
i
j.
1909-13
1919
1919
162
164
3
74
22 |
30 I
17
72
44
85
92
57 j
56
67
+ 0.4
+321.2
+ 18.8
177,702 ||- 1.8
1919
53
80
52
64
40
- 37.6
50
144
119 {
92
41,325
259,281
1919
1919
1919
63
39,353
310,164
15
15
18
68 j
11
105
83
112
115
107
31,389
177,325
12,816
65,962 11+ 41.4
1909-13
1919
1919
1919
1919
117
22,624
140,324
13,359
46,649
35
63
22
122
117
101
75
126
144
45
37
180
92,886
84,163
565,180 - 3.1
1909-13
1919
141
583,246 i
2,149
1,035
469
1,106
13,631 :
5,638 ;
2,303 I
7,895 !
34,558
32,737 | 39,159
438
41,039
51,965
4,177
513,275
3,133 j - 25.0
460,389 I:— 10.3
16,345
10,193
22,683
180,942
74,448
54,803 I 40,228
2,016 I 2,066
10,200 ! 26,118
32,600
104
1,543
38,887
190,000
3,154
15,853
1,396
4,887
81,900
67,066
190,727
3,749
15,324
2,168
2,994
86,538 j
72,006 |
203,667
4,312
17,530
2,201
1,980
138 j 138 I 136
; | i - 26.4
+ 30.7
- 73.8
84 ! 124
+ 0.4
+ 18.9
3.3
132 ! 106 I 102 125 + 55.3
39
55 - 38.7
129
106
108
108
7
46
55
125 I 123
124
131
56
60
54 I
50
137 !
50 i
+
+
5.7
7.4
Cattle and Beef.
Cattle movement, primary markets:
Receipts
thousands..
Shipments, total
thousands..
Shipments, stocker and feeder.thousands..
Slaughter
thousands..
1,900
744
223
1,104
2,214
1,056
480
1,168
14,124
5,601
2,161
8,434
3.6
0.7
6.2
6.8
1919
105
1919
116
1919
107
1919
97
93
80
68
103
For second month following, i. e., figures in July column are as of September 1, and in August column as of October 1.
80
72
54
87
108 |+ 16.5
118 |+ 41.9
109 j+115.2
102 |+
5.8
41
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
July,
1923
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
August,
1923
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
or decrease
1
1922
i
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
1928
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage
increase
1923
or decrease
1
July. Aug.
gust
from
July.
May. June July. Aug.
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Cattle and Beef-—Continued.
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,steerrounds,No.2.dolls. per 100lbs..
457,621
438,662
18,179
437,813
425,163
13,751
45,893
46,673
10.590
15.80
18.50
407,182
404,082
14,229
1
3,191,658
3,124,759
121,127
3,330,680 +
3,287,907 +
112,241 -
4.4
5.2
7.3
+ 12.4
+ 8.6
+ 27.8
1913
119
127
129
122
119
133
1913
89
95
99
92
90
98
1913
112
101
100
110
104
133
48,291
1919
20
20
27
24
19
19
+
1.7
10.895
15.80
18.40
10.375
15.50
16.40
1913
114
122
112
121
125
128
+
1913
114
120
112
117
122
122
1913
130
125
112
125
141
141
2.9
0.0
0.5
3,714
1,448
3,037
1,065
1919
80
81
121
113
112
1919
86
89
121
118
125
-
Hogs and Pork.
Hog movement, primary markets:
4,177
Receipts
thousands.
1,491
Shipments, total
thousands.
34
Shipments, stocker and feeder.thousands.
2,652
Slaughter
thousands.
Pork products:
705,586
Inspected slaughter produc.thous. of lbs.
591,878
Apparent consumption
thous. of lbs.
141,665
E xports
thous. of lbs.
Cold-storage holdings (1st of
1
following month)
.thous. of lbs. 1,009,738
Prices:
7.210
Hogs, heavy, Chicago.. .dolls, per 100 lbs.
Pork, loins, fresh,
19.50
Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs.
62
31
408
2,283
1,976
18,182
35,664 + 27.8
12,443 + 28.1
501 + 22.8
23,194 + 27.6
644,603
623,646
162,965
525,889
485,361
127,667
4,825,826
3,588,919
960,609
6,095,117 + 26.3
4,544,783 + 26.6
1,310,979 + 36.5
867,730
27,899
9,715
- 11.1
- 2.9
83 + 82.4
90 - 13.9
99
121
1919
41
41
89
84
45
1919
76
78
121
111
105
1913
118
109
153
156
146
1919
168
173
217
208
211
1913
163
156
201
161
173
134 - 8.6
223 + 5.4
199 + 15.0
739 425
1919
91
81
109
113
111
95 - 14.1
7.994
8.688
1913
121
104
89
83
86
100 + 10.9
23-00
25.60
1913
160
173
130
108
131
155 + 17.9
1,661
1,800
1,951
710
898
904
Sheep and M u t t o n .
Sheep movement, primary markets:
Receipts
thousands.
Shipments, total
thousands.
Shipments, stocker and feeder.thousands.
Slaughter
thousands.
Lamb and mutton:
Inspected slaughter produc. .thous. of lbs.
Cold- storage holdings
(1st of following month).. .thous. of lbs..
Prices:
Sheep, ewes, Chicago
dolls, per 100 lbs..
Sheep, lambs, Chicago...dolls, per 100 lbs.
Fish.
74
86
79
64
73
59
75
75
53
59
1919
35
61
37
20
33
1919
91
97
84
78
89
79
74
59
86
1913
65
71
72
64
67
67 +
39
40
53
42
33
24
+ 8.4
+ 26.5
+ 81.4
- 3.5
188
341
350
936
903
1,021
35,163
35,193
37,430
272,340
2,752
2,019
3,376
1919
5.050
13.975
5.750
12.813
5.344
12.438
1913
117
114
132
103
108
123
+ 13.9
1913
163
160
169
190
179
164
- 8 . 3
20,991
27,321
20,834
39,037
20,167
32,226
136,624
108
116
120
- 0 . 7
41
52
16,696
18,068
15,571
125,299
1919
84
41,250
34,106
27,671
1919
46
1
Total catch, prin. fishing ports, .thous. of lbs.
Cold-storage holdings, 15th of mo., thous. of lbs.
1919
1919
12,947
6,015
1,482
6,896
12,586
5,761
1,398
6,809
- 2.8
-4.2
-5.7
1.3
296,055 +
124,318
8.7
- 9 . 0
1919
1919
I
0.1
- 26.6
89
98
121
20
29
44
63 + 42.9
79
i 68
84
84
91 +
42
86
74
162
!
Poultry.
Receipts at 5 markets
Cold-storage holdings
(1st of following month)
thous. of lbs.
thous. of lbs.
1
8.2
51 - 17.3
1
Dairy Products.
Condensed and evaporated milk:
10,569
Exports
thous. of lbs.
Receipts at 5 markets:
75,692
Butter
thous. of lbs..
25,312
Cheese
thous. of lbs..
1,338
Eggs
thous. of cases..
Cold-storage holdings (1st of following mo.):
Creamery butter
thous. of lbs.. i 101,774
1
55,839
American cheese
thous. of lbs..
Case eggs,
thous. of cases.. i 10,509
161,672 + 29.0
1
11,261
11,247
139,030
110,330 - 20.6
1919
58,814
22,291
1,205
62,494
19,819
1,028
485,559
137,670
13,794
478,144 - 1.5
149,451 + 8.6
13,738 - 0 . 4
1919
1919
1919
102,957 1
'
63,330
9,931
1
12
|
1916-20 1
1916-20 '
1916-20
112,039
53,625
9,608
i Revised.
16
23
16
15
16 +
6.5
128 - 22.3
137 - 11.9
101 - 9 . 9
202
136
142
197
165
147
122
117
156
155
131
87
243
174
113
Ill
183 + 1.2
170 + 13.4
285 i 269 - 5 . 5
183
199
18 ! -
125
144
47
99
275
260
214
277
181
150
42
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (•)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O .
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
NUMERICAL DATA.
August,
1&3
July,
1923
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
1923
gust
July. Aug. May. June.I July. Aug. from
!
I
July.
FOODSTUFFS—Continued.
Dairy Products—Continued.
Wholesale prices at 5 markets:
Butter
dolls, per l b . .
Cheese
dolls, per l b . .
Fluid milk:
ReceiptsBoston (includ. cream)., thous. of l b s . . |
Greater New York
thous. of cans.. ;
Production—Minneapolis
thous. of l b s . . j
.397 I
.441 |j
.362;
.234 !
.244 !i
.200 !
10,003 I
15,402 i
2,302 •
11,042 j
15,053
n 4
3,562 |
18,030 |
1919
1919
79
IV.
121,087 i
17,991
111,912
124,445 jj+ 2.8
20,102 jj + 11.7
145.631 L 30.1
Sugar.
Raw:
r
) 3,592,302 | 2,551,184 - 29.0
202,336
Imports
long tons..; 214,462
3,954,383 , 3,037,746 j - 23.2
259,654
316,729
<
Meltings, 7 ports
long tons..
Stocks at refineries, end of
;
209,798
262,959 I
:
month
long tons..' 228,840
Refined:
|
]
40,100 ! 794,705 ! 180,265 j - 70.
3,181 |
2,624
Exports
long tons..
Cane, domestic:
3,939 i
22,850
40,721 j + 78.2
1,076 !
1,368
Receipts at New Orleans
long tons..
Prices:
Wholesale, 96° centrifugal,
.052 j.
.061
N. Y
dolls, per l b . .
.007 |.
.076
Wholesale,refined, N. Y
dolls, per l b . .
Retail, average 51 cities
index number..
Cuban movement:
183,441 \ 3,664,344 ! 3,269,979 - 10.8
90,088
64,878
Receipts at Cuban ports
long tons..
349,979 i 3,327,809 j 2,867,864 ! - 13.8
148,237
Exports
long tons.. 154,720
I
Stocks
long tons.. 523,687 j 429,588 !• 460,987 !
i
Coffee.
72
1913
67 j
74 j+ 11.1
75 !
79
287 i 293 i 261
155 j!
1919
1913
:|
1919
j|
257 242 ;! 209 ! 177 | 122
100 ' 146 | 122 i 80
;j
103
i
1919
! 324
+
4.3
120 - 5 . 7
166 248 -
30.4
4.8
115 5.7
97 + 22.0
i
270 ||
220 -
8.3
-
17.5
331 ; 307 ! 240
1,358 |j]
Ij ,479
1909-13 | 3,010
10 i
; 1,072 ; 108
+ 27.1
24 j|
1913
4 '
4 ,
7
1913
147
148
227
213
198
173
1913
154
158 j 220
215
199
178
1913
138
147 I; 204
202 | 191
55
20
1919
162
108 i j 123 |
84 i
46
1919
101
72 i; 104 ;
92 ;
1909-13
120
91 j| 120 I
1913
1913
175 -
11.6
10.6
8.4
67 -
28.0
4.2
18.0
94 j 92
+
4.9
74 jj
45 ;
48 '
45!
+ 4.6
- 10.3
+ 23.1
56 |j
1919
j
;'
72,906 •;
5,524
798
1,031
o,7 7 7 '
716
1,2 6 9 ,
8,775 j
904 j
1,089 j
I
6,756 '
6,064 - 10.2
1913
114
1,543 jj
803 j
1,041 j
425 j
7,688 I
3,381 j
7,959 + 3.5
4,141 + 22.5
1913
1913
9,609 j
0,569 ij
9,057
52,072 !
53,938 4-3.6
1909-13
589 !
5,840 I
616 ;
5,858 |i
041
6,374 '
4,333
35,444
4,546 + 4,
42,S17 + 20.8
1913
33,637 j
36,172 \\
41,476 ;
287,171
thous. of bags..
773 I
Total, Brazil, for U. S
thous. of bags..
339
69,166 i
799,697 |
841,595
+
5.2
:
99 !
31
60 ! 108
74 | 105
69 j
72
83 I 108 !j
91 ;
79 !
I j!
66 i
81
i
Tea.
68 |
125 j 118 |j 131 j 137 | 127
238
161 ! 154 11 170 j 184
1919
69,541 !
thous. of lbs..
mo.):
thous. of bags..
thous. of bags..
thous. of bags..
thous. of lbs..
70
j!
Imports
Visible supply (1st of following
World
United States
Receipts, total, Brazil
Clearances:
Total, Brazil, for world
Imports
61 j
65 i
|
87 | 117 !
78
156
204
+ 99.6
+ 136.9
-
0.4
TOBACCO.
Consumption (tax-paid withdrawals):
Large cigars
millions..
Small cigarettes
millions..
Manufactured tobacco
and snuff
thous. of lbs..
Exports:
Unmanufactured leaf
thous. of lbs..
Cigarettes
millions..
Sales at loose-leaf warehouses
thous. of lbs..
Price, wholesale, Burley good leaf,
dark red, Louisville
dolls, per 100 lbs.
TRANSPORTATION—WATER.
93 ! 102 ,;
1913
405 | 492 ji
1.7
1913
96 | 112;
302,351 + 15.1
8,054 + 6.8
158,313 - 32.5
1913
91 ! 94
429 i 4.50
I
:
46,860 j
1,308 j
247 j
i|
34,154 jj
927 ||
37,453 ||
!
28,958 j
1,053 j
50,055 |
282,224 -
*
262,683 I
7,538 ;
234,487 !
103
1919
92 j;
98 1
2:
62
+ 4.6
+ 0.3
97
92 , 165
362 ', 545 | 582 !
93
450
530
149
677
109 480 -
27.1
29.1
46
1 j
j:
28.00 i
28.00 ;
27.50 !
2,169
1,507
381
14,353
557 I
1,166 ;
211
212
212
555 ; 515
574
824 I 772
853
183 j 249 I 253
103 i 103 I 107 j 138
219
532
827
208
144
150
1913
208 I 208 !! 208 !
j+ 97.8
1915
297
|+167.4
j+ 39.4
1+ 63.5
1+ 44.1
1915
264 ;
1915
200:
0.0
Cargo Traffic.
Panama Canal:
Total cargo traffic
thous. of long
In American vessels.. .thous. of long
In British vessels
thous. of long
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
thous. of short
New York State canals.. .thous. of short
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
tons..
2,338
1,556
401
14,389
278
564 I
8,165
3,833
2,427
32,543
16,148
10,248
3,383
53,137
336 ;
10,286 j
321 j
931 j
1,342
11
Index number less than one.
1913
1913
61 i
62
74
144
75
7.3
3.1
5.0
0.3
+100.4
43
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (•) '
have not been published previously in the ';
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for thess
items will be found at the end of this bulletin. ;
For detailed tables covering other items, S3e
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the :
special table on page 23.
NUMERICAL DATA.
July,
1923
August,
1923
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1922
INDEX NUMBERS.
Percentagej
increase
or< +de-> Ii
BASE
YEAR
crease j
OR
(-) i
cumu- ' PERIOD.
lative
1923 i
from
1922. i
1923
1922
Percentage
ii crease
1923
l! (+)
| ordei crease
July. | Aug. May. June.i July, i Aug.
:!£1St
jl P
I from
' Julv.
TRANSPORT ATION—WATER—Contd.
Cargo Traffic-—Continued.
Mississippi River:
Receipts at St. Louis
Shipments from St'. Louis
Government barge line
short tons.. j
short tons..
tons..
16,975 \
32,600 j
44,303
15,475 ;
47,335
80,399
14,650
115,755 |
15,055
150,120 ;
< 1,545 I 445,431 j
89 ,
96 !
88 i U
8.8
1913
! 181 !
1913
|! 679 | 380
968 [ 845
1919
!; 819 ; 597
888
1913
1913
149 ; 147 i 134 | 134
154
i| 271 ! 259 j 217 223 ' 210
! 105 '; 107 i 105 i 102 134
1913
j| 141 I 138 !: 132 J 137 \ 155 i 149 |:_ 3.8
1913
;| 244 ! 232 j! 204 j 212 j 209 ' 205 [':_
84,565
83
97
- 26.9
180,240 -I- 20.1
415,212 - 6 . 8
822 1,194 jj + 45.2
953 . 507 ; 921 ii-f 81.5
Vessels in Foreign Trade.
Entered in United States ports:
Total
thous. of net tons..
American
thous. of net tons..
Foreign
thous. of net tons..!
Cleared from United States ports:
Total
thous. of net tons...
American
thous. of net tons..
Foreign
thous. of net tons.. •
6,844 ;
2,466 i
4,378 ;
574
6,960 |
2,612 !
4,348 '
695
559
453
121
136 !
6,540
3,035
3,505
41,582
21,797
43,464 |;+ 4.5
17,448 ! j - 11.8
26,017 ||+ 19.4
6,178
2,903
3,274
41,104 |
19,679 |
21,425 I
43,904 !|+ 6.3
17,686 [|- 10.1
26,216 j;+ 22.4
19,785
1913
107
102 ' 101
!
3 9
148
209 i - 0 5
126 ; — 5 9
r
2.0
134 ! 128 l!_ 4.9
Index of Ocean Freight Rates.
United States Atlantic to—
|
United Kingdom, weighted index number..
All Europe
weighted index number..!
Jan.,'20 |! 28.8 i 29.2 22.3
21.2 j 20.2 I 20.1 i -
0.5
Jan.,'20 || 25.9 | 24.6 << 22.1 j 21.3 ' 19.9 ; 20.0 j|+ 0.5
TRANSPORTATION—RAIL.
Freight Cars.
j
Surplus (daily av. last week of month):
Box
number.. •
Coal
number.. j
Total
number..;
Shortage (daily av. last week of month):
;
Box
number..;
Coal
number..
Total
number..
Locomotives in bad order, 1st of following
j
month, per cent to total in use:
!
Freight
per cent.. j
Passenger
per cent..
Bad-order cars (1st of following month):
Total
number..
Per cent to total in use *
per cent..
Car loadings (weekly average):
Total
cars..
Grain and grain products
cars.. j
Live stock
cars.. j
Coal
cars..;
Forest products
cars.. j
Ore
cars..
Merchandise and miscellaneous
cars..'
Freight carried
mills, of ton-miles.. i
155,063
6,546
76,453 !
50,935
3,922
65,559
12,733 I
4,774 :
9,570 |
5|
42 !
67 |
6
9J
62 - 7.5
5 - 40.1
31 ! 40 t 35 - 12.9
26
174
92
72
37
19
5
17
87
158
103
189
329
243
16
271
67
11
190
49
1919
111
102
116
106
181
175
1913
1913
229
225
213
207
3,850
1919
54,566
1919
70,455
1919
2,518
4,891
9,441
35,819
1919
13,835
1919
58,670
1919
19.9
19.0
18.0
17.3
31.5
189,014
8.3
175,327
7.7
321,674
989,712 1,039,570
873,369
56,177
562,884
38,513
52,083
34,228
93,023
76,405
80,297
590,056
40,355
379,048
107.519
535,814
414.520
402,231
113,039
554,559
427,783
84,615
4.93
98,343
40 1
13 - 7.9
+ 2.5
35 !- 1.3
75
67
73
72
66
'- 9.6
65 !- 9.7
140
138
126
135
125
122
116 113 -
7.2
7.3
122
109
86
144
90 1 95
102
56
133
102
165
! 170 i 177
123
j 116
118
145
99 ! 111
125
89
92
105
137
236
123
139
123
112
93
105
124
221
119
141
130
134
104
109
134
215
125
148
5.0
229
156
215
231
219
179
212
229
214
187
210
228
227
196
221
235
150
123
156
146
106
157
153
141
96
152
152
164 + 16.2
96 .
0.0
14 !
114 | 116
I
!
43,512
30,612
185,286
70,368
82,770
1919
;
28.2
1
15.3
I
i!
1919
1919
29,665
1919
98,499
1919
57,838
1919
!i
66,264
1919
556.560
1919
30,472
1913
103
129
81
43
97
+
|+ 19.7
+ 11.8
•+
4.2
'+
8.6
;:- 3.0
:;+
4.8
'+
|i
4.8
Railroad Operations.
Revenue:
Freight
thous. of dolls..;
Passengers
thous. of dolls.. J
Total, operating
thous. of dolls..
Operating expense
thous. of dolls..
Net operating income:
,
Total
thous. of dolls.. j
Per cent on tentative valuation..per cent.. j
Receipts per ton-mile
index number..:
Pullman passengers carried
thousands.. j
:|
j
3,157 j
+ 22.4
1913
705,292 I 759,780 |+ 7.7
473,877 3,532,056 I 4,197,295 |+ 18.8
387,100 2,808,756 3,287,363 + 17.0
1913
169 : 185
175 176
1913
; 174 ; 186
326,486
2,492,850 i 3,052,238
101, 502
52,580
2.70
470,793 '
4.94
i
3,456 I
3,063
20,877 !
626,682 j + 33.1
188
1913
i 116 ;
1913
80
168
140
1913
Revised.
22,777 ji +
9.1
213
1913
1913
;
87
52
162
148 | 129
+ 6.1
+ 5.1
|+ 3.5
||+
3.2
167 j;+ 9.5
44
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
NUMERICAL DATA.
July,
1923
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
August,
1923
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1922
1928
INDEX NUMBERS
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage
increas e
1923
(+)
or decrease
(-)
August
from
July.
July. Aug. ; May.! June. July. Aug.
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..
Wisconsin
index number..
Average weekly earnings:
New York State
dollars..
Wisconsin
index number..
Employment agency operations:
Workers registered
number..
Jobs registered
numl>cr..
Workers placed
number.. i
Average applicants per job
number..
1
2,041 j
2,032
1,728
!2 1921
Ill
111
131
131
131
130
0.4
551 |
546
501
1914
103
105 ; 117
116
115
114
0.9
220,099 '
210,506
176,640
124
125
119
103 ,I
130
"
'3 1915
107.3 ' 108.6 |l23.9 124.4 128.4 126.7
May, '21 110.1 111.2 [126.6 127.3 [126.8 128.4
4.4
15,184
14, 816
1920
204 212
261 260 256 I 249
199.9 216.7 '280.1 280.1 267.8 280.1
!2 1914
12,580
" 1915
27.12
12
25.10
]
186,649 ;
;
238,186
169,677 j
212,581
135,884 |
159,884
1.10 '
1.12
1,584,053 1,345,890 j - 15.0
1,191,654 j 1,353,437 '+ 13.6
936,369 j 1,025,049 ! + 9.5
9.98 I 7.08 !- 29.1
1.3
1+
1.3
2A
4.6
198 201 | 221 223 217 | 217 j i - 1.5
186.3 199.5 ; 226.5 225.6 08.9 ' 2 2 1 . 2 ! ; + 5.9
1914
s 1915
118 ! 115
182 192
169 180 i
65
60
2 1921
2 1921
2 1921
'-' 1921
116
228
205
50
98
180
171
54
92
145
144
64
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION.
Immigration:
Total
U. S. citizens
Emigration:
Total
U. S. Citizens
Passports issued
number..
number..
number..
number..
number..
98,581
101,974
55,033
20,637
33,510
31, 407
22,254
28,756
19,499
39,898
27,744
21,364
11,074
8,280 |
7,637
275,372
164,138
521,364 |+ 89.3
181,291 |+ 10.5
1913
45
46
49
83 !
1913
91
128
79
84 ; 136 |!+ 62.4
171,090
221,175
111,634
130,056 - 24.0
194,481 |- 12.1
100,141 - 10.3
1913
1913
1913
60
38
176
486
1919
106
86 ! +
3.4
35
44 |
56 !+ 29.2
100
133 j
92 | - 30.5
391 1,171
958
567 | 424 | j - 25.2
112
126
118
116
87 ; 128
123
71 i
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT.
Total department-store stocks
(265 stores)
weighted index number..
Total department-store sales
(306 stores)
weighted index number..
Mail-order houses:
Total sales
thous. of dolls..
Sears, Roebuck & Co
thous. of dolls..
Montgomery Ward & Co... thous. of dolls..
Ten-cent stores:
. t h o u s . of dolls..
Total sales
F. W. WoolworthCo... .thous. of d o l l s . .
thous. of dolls..
S. S. KresgeCo
McCrory Stores Corp... thous. of dolls..!
thous. of dolls..
S.H. Kress & Co
Chain stores:
thous. of d o l l s . .
J. C. Penney Co
United Cigar Stores Co
thous. of dolls..
A. Schulte, Inc
thous. of dolls..
Owl Drug Co
thous. of dolls..
American Wholesale Corporation,
total sales
thous. of dolls..
Candy sales by manufacturers -thous. of dolls..
Advertising:
Magazine (for fol'g mo.)
thous. of lines.. j
Newspaper
thous. of lines..!
Postal receipts:
Total (50 cities)
thous. of dolls..
Internal-revenue taxes collected on
•
theater admissions
thous. of dolls.. I
1919
+ 19.2
|+ 15.7
j+ 29.2
,| + 28.0
|+ 13.5
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
26,337
46,039
10, 095
6,821
32,917
47,591
12,228
7,363
+25.0
+ 3.4
|+ 21.1
|+ 7.9
1913
j 1,455 1,556 2,287 2,382 1,767 :1,950
1913
ii 247
246
260
1919
11 203
205
239
246
1913
|
275
289
279
327
106,904
7,492
8,425 :
j
5,553
52, 463
5,745
6,338 I
1,619 I
1,722 |
2,553
2,527
21,676 •
12,960 |
5,122
1,369
2,225
7.8
154
157
260
221
199
198 i | -
0.5
154
153
232
167
188
175 I -
7.0
154
168
326
351
226
255 !|+ 12.5
263
272
322
323
300
321
228
235
268
270
254
271
574
444
464
576
587
520
287
304
364
380
251
248
321
298
360
284
+ 6.8
+ 6.9
+ 10.3
383 !!+ 6.4
281 ! ' - 1.0
i
3,888
4,289
5,929
6,264
1,555
1,670
955
973
3,537
3,151
25,953
22,886
3,424
6,064
1,374
938
3,073 ! 19,411
23,336 I 229,620
1,505
1,780
83,757
80,653
1, 485 | " 13,280
78,087 j 698,344
21,046 |
22,624
21,372 I
5,141
5,561
l
* Six months' average, July to December, inclusive.
" Seven months' average, June to December, inclusive.
190,644
110,677
47,695
12,414
19,858
160,367
12,156
14,964 |
+
159,887
95,627
36,921
!»,6<)7
17,491
17,709
13,909 |
25,551 i
98
1913
1913
1913
22,334 j
14,961
23,919
+
215,999 + 34.7
135,646 + 26.9
80,3.53 + 53.2
22,453
14,002
90 I
125
4,710
173,311
44,740
13
H
257
21,240 j+ 9.4
243,931 |+ 6.2
1913
254
225
125
140
1920
55
59
78
72
2f>.6
1913
! 102 \
121 172
141
8.8
1919
"16,818
760,105
+
192,635
+ 11.1
49,022 , +
9.6
95 ! 93
106 i
1920
64
116
131
117
135 i
91
!
241
231
294
+ 10.3
254 + 5.7
249
7.4
299
1.9
259
65
231 - 10.9
58 - 11.8
123 145 + 18.3
100 ! 97 - 3 . 7
129 115
88
Average for first quarter of year.
Cumulative for nine-month period, January to September, inclusive.
123
+ 7.5
77 ;
45
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NOTE.—Ttoms marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are r^p^ated for snenial reasons:
detailed tables covering back figures for these
it^ms will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, sec
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
NUMERICAL DATA.
Julv,
1923
August,
1923
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1022
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
1923
Percentage
inI crease
INDEX NUMBERS.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
1923
or de; crease
gust
from
July.
July. Aug. May. June. July. Aug.
DISTRIBUTION MOVEMENT—Contd.
Wholesale trade:
Combined av
Hardware
Shoes
Dry goods
C.roceries
Drugs
Meat packing
weighted
weighted
weighted
weighted
weighted
weighted
weighted
index
index
index
index
index
index
index
number..
number..
number..
number..
number..
number..
number..
84
113
64
89
87
107
67
80
95
51
95
81
105
66
89
106
75
120
84
111
70
87
87
87
74
73
197 188
350 1,046
504 495
73
163
341
377
73
160
300
344
80
81
90 | 117
68
68
84
111
81
80
107
103
64
56
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
11.3
11.6
47.1
26.3
3.7
5.7
6.1
PUBLIC FINANCE.
U. S. interest-bearing debt
mills,
Liberty and Victory Loans and
War Saving securities
mills,
Customs receipts
thous.
Ordinary receipts
thous.
Ordinary expenditures
thous.
Money held outside U. S. Treasury
and Federal Reserve System:
Total
mills,
I'er capita
of dolls..
21,902 ij
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls..
of dolls..
43, 225
205, 742
214,490
of dolls..
dollars..
4, 090
42.16
90 i 90
22,795
15,205 |
17,534
147,302
125,390
- 14.9
42,500 I
39,012
285,939
3"S, 730
+ 39.4
235,505
21G, 778
2,210,397
2,577,333
+ 16.3
195,561
218,020
1,971,423
2,070, 448 +
4,778
4,394
42.85
39.93
5.3
1919
1913
1913
1913
80
141
340
384
85
147
359
383
88
1919
1919
89
87
96
92
96
92
96
92
1919
1919
90
90
102
116
103
111
90
104
1913
1913
233 215
224 225
244
271
237
267
211
256
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
1919
20
118
81
145
97
158
21
117
82
146
97
158
38
76
86
146
101
152
40
57
85
146
100
153
39
4G
84
146
98
156
1921
1921
1919
90
132
101
90
135
103
99
139
106
99
139
105
98
135
105
1913
1913
122
65
126
68
151
89
159
86
158
86
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1921
1920
1920
1920
1920
1913
110
106
113
109
109
119
111
102
109
110
119
118
114
342
110
107
113
108
110
119
111
102
111
109
118
117
115
341
120
114
119
117
122
130
126
113
119
123
130
133
135
331
122
115
121
117
125
129
129
115
124
124
131
135
138
331
122
115
121
119
125
128
128
114
124
124
130
135
139
331
-
0.1
-
1.7
-I- 14.5
-
97 +
93 +
8.8
1.7
1.6
BANKING AND FINANCE.
Banking.
Debits to individual accounts:*
New York: City
mills, of dolls.
18,321
16,189
18,287
Outside New York City
mills, of dolls.
18,184
17,308
15,817
Bank clearings:
New York City
mills, of dolls.
1G,G45
14,778
1G, 938
Outside New York City
mills, of dolls.
12,907
14,090
13,895
Federal Reserve Banks:
Hills discounted
mills, of dolls.
404
810
701
091
Total investments
mills, of dolls.
207
273
2,153
Notes in circulation
mills, of dolls.
2,225
2, 195
3,19G
3, 201
3,200
Total reserves
mills, of dolls.
1,882
1,897
1,908
Total deposits
mills, of dolls.
79.2
78.2
Reserve ratio
per cent.
77.5
Federal Reserve member banks:
Total loans and discounts, .mills, of dolls.
10,761
11,716
11,708
4,537
4,528
4,532
Total investments
mills of dolls.
10,942
11,078
10,880
Net demand deposits
mills, of dolls.
Interest rates:
5. 01
4.95
4.00
New York call loans
per cent.
4.95
5.08
3.93
Commercial paper, GO-90 days. . .per cent.
Saving deposits (b-.il. to credit of depositors):
829,629
Total, 11 Fed. Res. dists >-.thous. of dolls. 0,459,374 6,463,580
Boston, 04 banks
thous. of dolls. 1,192,585 1,194,152 1,101,435
New York, 30 banks., .thous. of dolls. 1,851,810 1,854,412 1,728,310
461,876
461,922
422,128
Philadelphia, 80 banks.thous. of dolls.
432, 28G
430,014
380,941
Cleveland, 18 banks.. .thous. of dolls.
269,220
Richmond, 92 banks...thous. of dolls. 289,348 288,652
187,310 186,842
103,216
Atl-mta, 97 banks
thous. of dolls.
858,068 858,657
767,120
Chicago, 209 banks
thous. of dolls.
129, 740 130, 158 110,715
St. Louis, 35 banks... .thous. of dolls.
88,821
88,820
78,395
Minneapolis, 15 banks.thous. of dolls.
100,113
100,183
91,075
Kansas City, 58 banks.thous. of dolls.
CO, 306
60,716
52,639
Dallas, 85 banks
thous. of dolls.
930,123 936,938
772,1.50
SauFrancisco, 74 banks thous. of dolls.
131,659
135,482
131,459
U. S Postal Savings
thous of dolls.
158,439
100,380 j +
131,668
150,260 |
1.2
14.1
-
11.6
-
4.8
I
144,716 |
143,650 i
0.7
100,199 |
119,961 !
19.7
Exclusive of St. Lo uis district.
187 - 11.2
242
-
5.4
42
7.2
45
2.2
85
1.4
146
0.0
99
0.0
154
1.3
-
0.1
0.2
-
1.8
-
1.3
135
+ 2.3
122
115
121
119
125
128
127
114
124
124
130
136
139
333
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.7
0.1
0.2
46
TREND OF BUSINESS
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
July
192*
August,
1923
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
1922
1923
Percentage
increaso
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
INDEX NUMBERS
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
1922
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
1928
(-)
Au-
July. Aug.
gust
I May. I June. July Aug. from
July.
BANKING AND FINANCE- Continued.
Life Insurance.
Policies, new:
Ordinary
thous. of policies.
Industrial
thous. of policies.
Group
number of policies.
Total insurance
thous. of policies.
Amount of new insurance:
Ordinary
thous. of dolls.
Industrial
thous. of dolls.
Group
thous. of dolls.
Total insurance
thous. of dolls.
Premium collections: *
Ordinary
thous. of dolls.
Industrial
thous of dolls.
Group
thous. of dolls.
Total insurance
thous. of dolls.
1,452
5,384
643
6,837
230 - 5.6
149 - 6.9
- 20.6
162 6.6
789
170
567
54
737
149
512
44
661
132,798
15,534
618,215
445,157
127,090
18,161
590,408
384,328
102,901
9,709
496,938
90,947
28,877
1,550
121,379
90,976
29,000
1,666
121,648
79,104
26,128
1,182
106,414
671,075
197,080
10,340
878,493
748,260
224,G08
12,725
985,593
11.5
14.0
23.1
12.2
1913
1913
1913
1913
1,231
35,721
1,319
34,335
1,714
40,280
16,851
454,000
12,274 - 27.2
27.4
329,479
1913
1913
92 j
131 ! 128 !! 115 102
!+ 7.1
170 j 177 jl 181 126 ' 157 I 151 ; ' - 3.9
258,416 ji 242,165
2,409,412
1913
120 ! 1G4 '
180
1,239
4,620
388
5,858
+
+
+
+
17.2
16.5
65.7
16.7
1913
1913
215
143
201
135
264
210
272
183
243
160
1913
154
146
218
197
174
3,134,834 3,795,416 + 21.1
925,087 1,143,377 + 23.6
107,854
192,192 + 78.2
4,167,775 5,130,986 + 23.1
1913
1913
1913
1913
308
213
760
285
292
388 400 356 338 198
313 285 256 245 672 2,082 3,580 1,075 1,257 j+
268 ! 380 393 334 319 I
+
+
+
+
i| 220 • 214 jj 262 255 246 246
ij 239 I 242 li 254 | 271 | 208 269
| 4,103 J3,813 jU, 484 J4,506 j5,0195,374
il 226 ! 223 '! 263 261 ! 254 254
5.3
4.3
16.9
4.5
! 0.0
|+ 0.4
!!+ 7.1
+ 0.2
Business Finances.
Business failures:
Firms
number.
Liabilities
thous. of dolls.
Total dividend and interest pa}ments 16
(for following month)
thous of dolls.
Dividend payments (for following mo ):16
Total
thous. of dolls.
Indus, and misc. corp
thous. of dolls.
Steam railroads
thous. of dolls.
Street railways
thous. of dolls.
New capital issues:
Corporations
thous. of dolls.
States and municipalitiesPermanent loans
thous. of dolls.
Temporary loans
thous. of dolls.
Total corporate securities:
New capital
thous. of dolls.
Refunding
thous. of dolls.
RailroadsNo w capital
thous. of dolls.
Refunding
thons. of dolls.
Public utilitiesNew capital
thous. of dolls.
Refunding
thous. of dolls.
IndustrialsNew capital
thous. of dolls.
Refunding
thous. of dolls.
Stocks
thous. of dolls.
Bonds and notes
thous. of dolls.
Bondissues, 16Southern States.thous. of dolls.
New incorporations
thous. of dolls.
187,525
77,525
42,675
30,600
4,250
57,216
38,506
15,315
3,396
55,2G6
37,425
14,725
3,115
237,258
137,423
222,012
2,32G,923
184,187
» 62,203
53,711
4,439
83,957
22,829
130,530
1,600
111,657
21,388
16,780
None.
2,657,976 | + 7.(
710,954 I
388,300 j
215,975
53,6015
197 | 254
127
174 !;+ 37.8
82
100
62
09
|lli|l-
732,276
400,341
220, 545
56,091
3.0
3.1
2.1
4.6
1913
1913
1913
1913
106
108
117
2,508,358 +
7.8
1913
170 j 102 jj 254
938,368
209,803
750,771 - 20.0
312,756 + 49.1
1913
1913
352 i 247
297
48 II G4
62
98,566
26,150
1,607,730
511,282
1,792,329 + 11.5
427,420 - 16.4
1920
1920
527
25,895
None.
4,879
None.
397,848
108,223
269,595 - 32.2
26,073 - 7.r>.9
1919
1919
24,780
300
22,478
12,304
10,971
470
313,090
122,221
334,811 4- 6.9
164,409 + 34.6
1919
1919
522 i
112
10
50,585
800
21,715
110,415
14,840
724,920
2,485
None.
14,557
118,488
14,264
335,462
14,459
4,641
41,745
82,971
22,829
646,605
218,788
60,714
348,957
1,770,054
224,622
5,475,911
74.9
24.5
40.6
2.3
20.7
16.8
1919
1919
1920
1920
1922
1913
338
970
19
137
67
368
162
136
492 1,133
34
47
108
53
113
87
474
375
42,999
8,328
43,878
8,579
40,572
8,585
315,404
69,354
348,029 + 10.3
80,957 + 16.7
1913
1913
304
217
309
231
341
271
335
252
334
327
224 I 231 +
55,846 I
62,409 + 11.8
1919
108
120
121
120
113
382,736
75,613
490,808
1,728,938
178,212
6,398,427
+
+
+
+
79
144 ;
111
97 i
137 |
111
GO!
114 i
124
63 I
178 !
87
44 II
20.2
9.8
50.0
20.1
100 - 42.1
501 | 247
101 I 154
158 - 30.8
11 - 92.9
49 - 14.5
95 i 58
100
345
7
I
435
169 | 202
311 + 54.3
NoneJNone. None.
0.0
74
122 11 164
59
287
1,149 None.
370
350
461 ; 254
897 I
6
230 j - 9.3
260 I 310.1
262
23 - 95.1
477
488
85 None.
28
16 - 33.0
24
75 + 7.3
166
70
133
56
54 - 3.9
195 - 53.9
814 i 421
Public Utility Earnings.
Telephone earnings:
Total operating revenue.. .thous. of dolls.
Total operating income
thous. of dolls.
Telegraph earnings:
Commercial telegraph tolls. thous. of dolls.
Telegraph and cable operating
revenue
thous. of dolls.
Operating income. .•.
thous. of dolls.
Central station sales of electrical
energy—Gross revenue
thous. of dolls.
J Revised.
I
8,580
8,198
10,700
1,142
10,363
1,364
70,840
10,316
76,996 + 8.7
10,940 + 6.0
1919
1919
103
83
113
119
112
93
112
100
139
67
86,100
695,800
749,300 + 7.7
1913
313
331
395
398
382
99,300
11
Cumulative totals shown are for nine-month period, January to September, inclusive.
2.0
3.0
47
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons:
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, soc
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY ( N O .
24 j .
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
BANKING AND FINANCE—Continued.
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
thous. of dolls.
Total
thous. of dolls.
Bond prices:
Highest-grade rails, .p. ct. of pur,4% bond.
Second-grade rails. ..p. ct. of par,4% bond.
Public utility
p. ct. of par, 4% bond.
Industrial
p. ct. of par,4% bond.
Comb, price index..p. ct. of par, 4% bond.
5 Liberty bonds
p. ct of par.
16 foreign government and
city
p. ct. of par.
Comb, price index, 67 bonds, .p. ct. of par.
Municipal bond yield
per cent.
123,068
61,747
1S4,815
222,863 1,719,563
,855 | 1,189,042
312,718 I 2,908,605
116,604
41,776
156,380
Gold and Silver.
Cold:
Domestic receipts at mint
line ounces.
Rand output
thous. of ounces.
Imports
thous. of dolls.
Exports
thous. of dolls.
Silver:
Production
thous. cf fine oz.
Imports
thous. of dolls.
Exports
thous. of dolls.
Price at New York
dolls, per fine oz.
Price at London.. .ponce per standard oz.
103,262
752
32,856 jj 19,092
2,201 !;
956
5,406
10,066
6,233
.630
30.923
5,293
6,466
7,032
.628
30.952
11
|;
\\
,
5,562
4,944
3,861
34.957
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES.
Europe:
England
dolls, per £ sterling.
France
dolls, per franc.
Italy
dolls, per lire.
Belgium
dolls, per franc.
.. .dolls, per guilder.
Netherlands
dolls, per krone.
Sweden
Switzerland
dolls, per franc.
Asia:
Japan
dolls, per yen.
India
dolls, per rupee.
Americas:
Canada
dolls, per Canadian doll.
Argentina
dolls, per gold peso.
Brazil
dolls, per milreis.
Chile
dolls, per paper peso
General index foreign exch... .index number.
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
Par
1
Revised.
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
val.
48
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special'reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
NUMERICAL DATA.
July,
1923
August,
1923
Corresponding
month,
July or
August,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
(+)
or decrease
(-)
1922
1923
INDEX NUMBERS
Percentage
increase
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
Percentage
increase
1923
1922
(+
J
or decrease
July. Aug. May. June. July. Aug.
gust
from
July.
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE.
Imports.
Grand total
thous. of dolls.
By grand divisions:
EuropeTotal
thous. of dolls.
France
,
thous. of dolls.
Germany
thous. of dolls.
Italy
thous. of dolls.
United Kingdom
thous. of dolls.
North AmericaTotal
thous. of dolls.
Canada
thous. of dolls.
South AmericaTotal
thous. of dolls.
Argentina
thous. of dolls.
Asia and OceaniaTotal
thous. of dolls.
Japan
thous. of dolls.
Africa, total
thous. of dolls.
By classes of commodities:
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.
287,335
275,382
83,167
9,813
13,210
5,729
2S,171
84,505
11,030
13,777
5,646
24,721
77,355
36,038
69,396
35,794
32,136
10,670
29,157
6,017
95,082
31,179
4,095
88,382
31,892
3,944
107,047
23,783
281,376
1,952,556
2,650,603 + 35.8
1913
169
188
249
214 192
184 - 4 . 2
117
95
90
122
109
1
84,604
13,390
10,737
M,140
31,486
601,361
90,142
72,712
36,540
214,782
779,505
97,230
104,765
57,716
288,508
29.6
7.9
44.1
58.0
34.3
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
104
78
63
112
123
117
116
70
90
139
142
106
83
125
194
124
92
79
152
141
115
85
86
124
124
1
78,864
32,200
550,457
217,460
707,210 + 28.5
270,650 + 24.5
1913
1913
236
285
243
272
325
306
276
298
214 - 10.3
304 j 302 - 0.7
1
27,362
7,920
213,654
50,716
330,104 + 54.5
97,163 + 91.6
1913
1913
179
166
372
299
792
221
590
195
501
176 - 9.3
282 - 43.6
1
86,715
38,362
^,832
545,681
212,848
41,402
765,028 + 40.2
234,453 + 10.2
68,755 + 66.1
1913
1913
1913
252
246
1S7
329
465
194
407
402
453
376
292
280
344
365
207
335 - 7.0
387 + 2.3
199 - 3.7
93,994
110,304
697,074
1,017,870 + 46.0
1913
173
219
287
234
212
186 - 12.2
21,058
22,481
211,848
1913
150
122
157
134
129 j
1
+
+
+
+
+
226,712 +
7.0
+
+
+
-
1.6
12.4
4.3
1.4
12.2
114- 11.5
i
37,582
33,011
42,405
275,222 | 385,065 + 39.9
1913
233
257
56,199
58,133
48,385
327,833 i 507,935 + 54.9
1913
169
171 I 260 220
198
205 + 3.4
62,391
333
67,518
1,668
55,857
1,944
430,826
9,753
1913
1913
144
70
162
15S
190
40
179
34
181
27
196 + 8.2
135 +400.9
303,030
311,352
301,775
2,423,535 | 2,560,017
153
155
146
150 + 2.7
127,274
16,543
24,935
9,148
45,014
136,763
18,537
23,260
8,929
53,001
154,863
18,466
26,293
13,042
55,264
1,310,094
157,735
213,289
85,048
530,745
96,237
59,539
99,424
60,648
^,565
1
56,487
23,602
9,604
24,431
11,794
50,358
18,220
5,559
45,912
13,169
4,822
60,560
505,223 + 17.3
- 20.0
363
323
228 I 200- 12.2
Exports.
Grand total, including
reexports
thous. of dolls.
By grand divisions:
EuropeTotal
thous. of dolls.
France
thous. of dolls.
Germany
thous. of dolls.
Italy
thous. of dolls.
United Kingdom
thous. of dolls.
North America—
Total
thous. of dolls.
Canada
thous. of dolls.
South AmericaTotal
thous. of dolls.
Argentina
thous. of dolls.
Asia and OceaniaTotal
thous. of dolls.
Japan
thous. of dolls.
Africa, total
thous. of dolls.
By classes of commodities:
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.
1
1,212,582
155,183
191,995
94,534
478,623
1913
-0.7
- 1.6
- 10.0
+ 11.2
- 9.0
1913
1913
1913
1913
1913
127
166
69
276
127
124
144
90
199
112
111
160
78
151
112
154
65
199
112
102
129
85
140
91
109
145
76
136
108
570,511
354,034
734,824 + 28.8
449,641 + 27.0
1913
1913
151
147
171
168
208
197
199
186
192
177
198 + 3.3
181 + 1.9
18,800
7,053
140,922
59,350
183,264 + 30.0
80,203 + 35.1
1913
1913
160
161
154
154
184
224
202
242
193
210
200 + 3.5
257 + 22.8
37,794
10,646
364,864
142,568
37,145
387,808 + 6.3
141,857 - 0.5
41,539 + 11.8
1913
1913
1913
250
308
178
218
204
197
270
382
201
292
326
219
291
350
231
265
253
27.7
200 — 13.3
65,319
47,8
523,368
577,775 + 10.4
1913
94
107
95
102 + 7.9
19,509
23,898
61,314
303,028
179,224 - 40.8
1913
297
434
151
138
+ 22.5
37,561
42,6
396,005
377,235
1913
182
170
154
139
158 + 13.6
1
1
46,074
i Revised.
—
4.7
184
+
+
+
7.4
12.1
6.7
2.4
17.7
49
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NUMERICAL DATA.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covering back figures for these
items will be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
CorrespondJuly,
August,
1923
1923
INDEX NUMBERS.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
(+)
S
1922
BASE
YEAR
OR
PERIOD.
or decrease
(—) i
cumulative
1923
from
in
month,
July or
August,
1922.
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
Percentage
increase
1923
1922
1928
July. Aug. May. June. July. Aug.
gust
from
July.
1922.
U. S. FOREIGN TRADE—Continued.
Export s—Continued
By classes of commodities—Continued.
Manufactures for further use
in manufacturing
thous. of dolls..
Manufactures ready for
consumption
thous. of dolls..
Miscellaneous
thous. of dolls..
Total domestic.
thous. of dolls..
1913
108
107
151
149
149
139
-
+ 17.2
1913
168
161
201
202
199
195
-
1.8
-
11.4
1913
33
60
45
43
28
28
-
2.1
+ 5.5
1913
145
145
152
153
145
149
+
2.8
120
139
182
49,318
45,810
35,733
300,110
372,865
+ 24.2
129,453
127,060
104,853
850,734
997,018
407
4,299
3,809
296,249
2,377,767
2,508,087
190
296,551
186 •
304,939
7.1
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
United Kingdom.
Imports (values):
Total.
.thous. of £ sterling
Food,drink,tobacco..thous. of £ sterling..
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling..
Manufactured articles.thous. of £ sterling..
Exports (values):
Total
thous of £ sterling
Food, drink, tobacco, .thous. of £ sterling..
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling..
Manufactured articles.thous. of £ sterling..
Reexports (values):
Total
thous of £ sterling
Food,drink,tobacco..thous. of £ sterling..
Raw material
thous. of £ sterling..
Manufactured articles.thous. of £ sterling..
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Cotton piece goods
thous. of sq. yds..
Woolen and
worsted tissues
thous. of sq. yds..
Iron and steel
thous of long tons
Coal
thous of long tons
Production:
Pig iron
thous of long tons
Steel ingots . . . .
thous of long tons
Coal
thous of metric tons
Stocks zinc
short tons
76,818
88,743 j
82,661
651,860
704,322
128
129
140
35,188
44,070
37,762
311,177
334,012
161
156
180
139
182
20,991
22,338
24,141
187,262
20,272
21,774
20,326
151,526
1913
4-8.0
-f 7.3 I 1913
1913
198,420 + 6.0
1913
168,628 + 11.3
59,504
60,103
60,032
472,213
502,287
3,131
3,428
3,105
23,896
25,774
+ 6.4
+ 7.9
88,726 + 40.6
379,831 + 0.7
103
103
101
101
89
115
126
134
131
126
+ 15.5
+ 25.2
95 + 6.4
135 + 7.4
1913
138
137
163
144
136
137
1913
103
114
117
145
115
1913
138
153
240
198
1913
141
138
154
136
146
126
186
+
+
176 -
1.0
9.5
5.6
130
133
+ 1.6
10,835
10,223
8,900
63, 111
44,734
45,446
47,149
377,162
8,800
6,129
1,232
7,504
71,493
78,793
91
82
129
120
96
67
-
30.4
1,288
15,950
13,671
+ 10.2
- 14.3
1913
1,711
1913
108
97
175
129
93
-
28.0
4,619
3,337
4,110
37,297
47,949
+ 28.6
1913
90
77
165
132
118
87
63
-
27.8
2,464
1,559
2,105
18,139
17,129
- 5 . 6
1913
85
86
102
95
100
64
-
36.7
316,601
330,485
378,353
2,675,201
2,756,356
+ 3.0
1920
120
102
111
81
86
89
+
4.4
20,543
19,122
17,632
124,534
141,423
78
80
75
80
93
86
- 6 . 9
324
270
2,064
2,851
1913
61
65
103
88
74
6,767
6,580
6,146
38,394
+ 13.6
+ 38.1
53,191 + 38.5
1920
308
1913
83
100
126
108
111
655
624
600
583
412
2,960
5,059
47
48
84
81
77
70 i -
3,556
5,679
1913
74
82
128
120
98
91
- 6 . 6
21,812
1,342
21,756
21,6*67
4,454
159,879
+ 70.9
+ 59.7
187,356 + 17.2
1913
521
1913
*7 1920
83
89
104
99
90
89
- 0 . 3
19
17
7
7
13,183
1,857
12,230
1920
128
137
174
171
170
1913
88
95
1,03
1913
61
89
74
80
83
98
90
1913
56
74
84
92
89
1,128
78 + 5.2
108 — 2 8
4 ! -
8.4
15.9
Belgium.
Production:
Zinc
short tons..
Coal
thous of metric tons
Steel ingots
thous of metric tons
10,626
1,669
76,256
104,493
12,378
12,984
187
12/
779
1,183
182
115
713
1,233
+ 37.0
+ 4.9
+ 51.9
+ 72.9
- 7 . 2
158
I
Canada.
Total trade:
Imports...
thous of dolls
Exports..
thous of dolls
Exports of key commodities (quantities):
Canned salmon
thous of pounds
Cheese..
thous. of pounds
Wheat
thous. of bushs..
Bank clearings
mills, of dolls..
Bond issues:
Govt. and provincial
thous. of dolls..
Municipal..
thous. of dolls
Corporation
thous. of dolls..
1
Revised.
77,074
78,826
67,355
488,746
618,254
84,478
81,330
74,486
477,474
594,341
+ 26.5
+ 24.5
1913
109
120
151
151
138
141 ;+
1913
229
237
242
306
369
259
-
2.3
3.7
1.2
1,362
1,378
1,325
11,415
18,216
+ 59.6
1913
101
75
208
20,666
17,179
55,739
47,860
— 14.1
1913
135
133
21
135
50
78
103
78
160
+
13,297
12,665
11,419
11,587
66,528
86,871
113
138
142
265
151
136
- 9 . 8
1,258
1,127
9,936
10,011
+ 30.6
+ 0.8
1913
1,281
1913
158
145
190
169
165
162
-
1.8
None.
3,477
4,350
None.
175
155,979
61,240
1913
170
4
208
1,091
5,784
59,633
72,449
1913
41
60
64
587 None. None. 36
48
ii -
68.6
900
3,095
58,467
1913
102
50
259
- 60.7
+ 21.5
80,211 + 37.2
1
171
Nine months' average, April to December, inclusive.
70
+ 55.4
0.0
15 1 - 7 9 . 3
50
TREND OF BUSINESS MOVEMENTS—Continued.
NOTE.—Items marked with an asterisk (*)
have not been published previously in the
SURVEY or are repeated for special reasons;
detailed tables covoring back figures for these
items wul be found at the end of this bulletin.
For detailed tables covering other items, see
the last quarterly issue of the SURVEY (NO.
24).
In many cases September figures are
now available and may be found in the
special table on page 23.
NUMERICAL DATA.
July.
1923
August,
192«
Corresponding
month,
July or
Aueust,
1922.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
THROUGH
LATEST MONTH.
I N D E X NUMBERS.
Percentage
increase
(+)
or decrease
(-)
cumulative
1923
from
1922.
BASE
YEAR
OR
Percentage
increase
1928
1922
or decrease
PERIOD.
July. Aug.
May. June.j July. Aug.
1922
1923
40,486
36,606
288,348
226,356
300,805 + 4.3
269,155 !+ 18.9
Jan. '20
1920
1920
23,970
6,176
133,741
56,923
151,658 + 13.4
77,015 + 35.3
1920
1920
79
94
162
110
157
125
92
107
114,721
113,955
15,631
104,568
98,141
97,764
11,813
84,024
704,929
706,451
842,334 + 19.5
831,620 + 17.7
618,370
748,293 + 21.0
1919
1919
1919
1919
134
126
91
139
146
144
94
152
167
163
108
179
162
160
107
168
157
154
118
168
209
3,250
27,489
-250
3,873
25,188
2,152
35,017
184,334
2,041 - 5.2
40,629 + 16.0
223,656 + 21.3
1913
1913
1913
140
207
83
164
279
79
163
192
127
151 ; 121
554 I 428
158 i 96
August
from
July.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES—Continued.
CANADA —Continued.
Employment:
Total (1st of fol'g mo.)....index number,
Applications
number,
43,859
42.244
Vacancies
number
PlacementsRegular
number.. 28,073
7,026
Casual
number..
Newsprint paper:
Production
short tons.. 105,716
Shipments
short tons.. 104,329
Stocks
short tons.. 14,927
Exports (total printing)
short tons.. 92,959
Business failures:
184
Firms
number..
5,944
Liabilities
thous. of dolls..
Building contracts awarded thous. of dolls.. 30,843
93.1
97
91
93.7 97.3
159 II 118
182 i| 118
99.5 100.2 100.0
103
106
102
105
171
168
124
189
-
0.2
+ 8.5
+ 9.2
+ 4.7
+ 12.5
138 + 13.6
234 - 45.3
86 - 10.9
51
DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS.
(GROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVF DISTRICTS.)
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
[ Table continued on p . 52.]
\ UNITED
BOSTON DISTRICT.
NEW YORK DISTRICT.
PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT.
STATES,
141
CLEAR- Sum- !
Sum: SumIXC
mary
„ .
mary
m
ProviNew
Roches- New
^7
Phila- Scran- Trenfor
YEAR AND MONTH. HOUSE
for
Boston. V«iJ"
Albany.
Buffalo.
dence. Haven.
forJ
ter.
York. i f °J delpnia. ton.
ton.
7
CEX11
*
centers.
TERS. centers.
centers.
Index numbers relative to 1919.
Numerical base, millions of dollars
37,4-10
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 monthly
100.0
100.0
88.7
97.8
average.
average.
average.
average.
1919.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1920.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
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
1,709 ] 1,245
100.0
109.2
102.4
105.5
92
144
! 100.0 100.0
I 105.9
117.4
I 100.7
9X.9
! 109.3 , 103.3
100.0
118.7
93.0
95.1
72
20,917
100.0 : 100.0
118.1 '
99.3
98.0 j
85.2
104.2
98.4
87 ;
20,354
1,373
53
43
100.0 I 100.0
111. 8 , 119.2
92.8 ! 103.3
99. G ! 110.0
100.0
98. S
100.0
100.0 100.0
ir-S.3 i 112.4 j 124.5
93.8
95.9
122.7
101.7
102.5
109.4
100.0
125.6
111.6
118.6
263 j
100.0
111.5
119.5
119.5
120
I
92.0
74.5
84.8
80.2
97.7
103. 3
108. 1
100.1
101.7
117.2
112.1
122. 7
93.4
73.8
85.0 '
82.5 !;
91.1
105.0
95.2 ;
95.1 !
120.1 ! ;
114.8
131.2 !
91.9
71.0
85.9
80.2
92.3
107.1
112.0
95.7
93.0
120.2
115.9
132.0
93.5
71.7
90.2
90.7
101.4
10t. 4
108.7
92.4
10 k 4
119. 0
90.7
115.2
97.9
70.8
81.9
80.8
95.1
100.0
101.4
91.0
98.6
122.9
111.8
144.4
108.3
80.6
90.3
98.6
98.6
93.1
100.0
98.0
98.6
112.5
101.4
112.5
89.3 I
72.0 j
82.2 ;
85.4
100.0
100.0 I
110.0
99.0 !
100.4 i
118.8
114.4 !
122.1
101.1
79.3
88.5
109.2
128.7
106.9
110.3
85.0
93.1
106.9
79.3
114.9
101.9
76.4
87.4
93.9
98.5
107.6
103.0
101.9
100.4
109.1
103.8
117.1
92.5
70.7
87.5
93.3
99.2
112.5
104.2
97.5
101.7
110.0
102.5
120.0
89.0
71.8
82.0
85.1
99.9
10G.0
110.2
99.6
100.5
119.0
114.7
122.1
97.3
78.5
93.1
89. 2
96.2
102.2
105.8
98.3
101.5
110.8
103.5
120.4
98.1
77.9
93.7
88.7
95.7
102. 8
io«).9 :
9.S.0 i
103.3
110.4
103.1
120.4
101.9
83.0
80.8
90.0
90. 2
9,X, 1
103. 8
90. 2
105. 7
115.1
115.1
117.0
93.0
8S.4
83.7
80.1
97.7
97.7
95.4
93.0
107.0
109.3
107.0
132.6
119.5
94.2
114. 4
109.7
103.4
100.3
105.0
95.6
98.5
107. 4
101.fi
113.3
124.3
90.3
113.4
114.7
111.4
111.6
113.3
95.8
101.5
112.2
100.1
110.2
122.4
94.5
111.8
111.6
107.2
107.9
108.4
91.8
98.0
106.9
103.5
107.4
127.2
100.0
117.4
122.8
110.3
110.9
127.2
101.1
120.7
122.8
110.9
125.0
137.5
102.8
122. 2
124.3
124.3
124.3
122.9
97.2
106.2
131.2
112.5
119.4
127.8
97.2
119.5
118.1
122.2
120.8
132.0
112.5
111.1
125.0
110.7
119.5
116.3
89.0
109.6
105.1
96.9
98.0
94.6
86.1
87.2
99.5
99.5
110.5
105.7
103.4
103.4
129.8
128.7
121.8
126.4
106.9
102.3
102.3
97.7
114.9
124.3
95.1
110.3
109.1
113.7
115. 2
128.1
110.6
110.6
121.3
116.0
123.9
120.8
95.8
117.5
121.7
118.3
129.2
122.5
111.7
115.0
120.0
116.7
135.8
116.1
88.7
109. 5
104.7
96.2
97.3
93.6
85.3
86.5
98.9
99.1
110.1
121.7
97.6
116.4
115.3
110.0
117.5
114.3
109.1
107.4
115.3
111.9
122.8
122.2
97.1
110.2
113.8
109.3
110.7
113.1
109.0
105. 8
113.3
111.0
121.0
122.7
103.8
117.0
124.5
115.1
126. 4
128.3
117.0
120. 8
147. 2
128.3
135.9
116.3
104.7
121,0
123.3
127.9
130.3
127.9
121.0
132.6
127.9
127.9
139.6
101.3
79.4
90.5
80.1
80. 8
89.7
84.1
80.3
81.4
91.0
89.3
101.5
116.3
122.3
91.1
95.0
102.9 ; 107.8
101.5 ! 105.4
101.1 | 106.0
103.3 ; 107.2
98.1 ' 101.2
93.3
89.9 j
91.5
92.1
110.1 ! 114.5
108.9 ' 114.9
119.2
113.4
110.9
88.0
97.8
105.4
92.4
97.8
103.3
88.0
94.6
97.8
95.7
108.7
104.8
81.9
92.3
91.6
91.0
95.8
89.6
79.9
80.1
107.6
95.8
99.3
109.7
90.3
102.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
101.4
93.1
90.3
100.0
95.8
102.8
125.2
106.9
137.9
137.9
171.2
137.9
116.0
95.4
93.1
96.5
96.5
118.3
106.8
85.9
92.4
95.8
90.9
93.9
94.7
84.4
85.9
97.0
87.4
98.5
115.0
93.3
105.0
110.0
98.3
114.2
101.7
90.0
99.2
104.2
97.5
114. 2
98.4
74.3
85.2
80.3
84.4
87.3
80.3
74.6
79.1
80.5
85.9
101.1
103.3 i
85.6 !
99.4 |
97.4
92.0
99.8 ;
93.7 j
80.6 !
92.4 i
97.4 i
93.2 !
108.7 !
101.2 I
74.8
85.8 '
81.0
85.0 j
87.8 '
80.8 |
75.0
79.5 !
86.9 j
86.2 '
101.3
128.3
113. 2
124.5
118.9
122. 7
132.1
120.8
117.0
120. 8
122.7
117.0
132.1
116.3
95.4
109.3
109.3
102.4
107.0
114.0
109.3
114.0
111.6
107.0
134.9
93.3
81.7
98.0
97.2
101.4
104.8
90.3
91.2
95.5
108.8
90.0
108.0
109.0 i
91.1
105.0
99.5
103.9
112.7 :
107.4
89.7 ;
97.1 :
118.0 !
112.3 !
120.2
115.2
95. 2
110.2
103.1
108.1
118.5
112.4
90.4
99.0
120.4
110.0
123.2
107.6
87.0
98.9
105.4
102.2
105.4
100.5
93.5
90.7
117.4
103.3
120.7
92.3
84.7
92.3
91.0
91.6
101.4
88.9
79.2
89.6
111.6
100.7
111.1
102.8
80.6
102.8
97.2
102.8
101.4
118.1
105.6
108.3
113.9
104.2
113.9
93.9
81.4
100.3
102.0
106.5
108.5
97.2
90.1
94.6
109.8
93.9
103.0
121.8
112.6
129.8
151.7
141.3
118.3
125. 2
102.3
97.7
111.5
97.7
127.5
95.1
77.2
91.6
91.3
99.2
103.0
105.7
98.9
99.2
110.6
105.7
115.2
109.2
86.7
106.7
105.8
108.3
125. 8
107.5
101.7
108.3
121.7
111.7
129.2
93.7
81.3
100.2
101.8
106.4
108.4
90.8
89.9
94.4
109.7
93.5
102.4
97.4 j
88.1 I
100.2
90.6 I
100.6 i
105.9
102.6
97.8
101.4
116.4 i
103.6
119.3
106.3 !
103.1 !
98.2
101.2
115.2
102.1
117.6 ,
118.9
103.8
120.8
111.3
90.2
100.0
92.5
84.9
92.5
135.9
120. 4
139.6
107.0
109.3
111.6
109.3
121.0
116.3
11G.3
114.0
125.6
125.6
121.0
153.5
111.5
90.0
112.7
105.0
107.0
108.4
97.5
89.5
91.0
124.3 I
100.8 :
125.0
119.8
121.0 ,
122.8
112.1
100.2 '
99.5
129.4
111.4
133.3
124.1
124.0
124.9
113.9
99.7
100.6
121.7
107.6
115.2
122.8
122.8
123.7
121.6
108. 6
106.5
111.1
94.6
105.0
106.0
106.9
112.7
99.8
93.1
122.2
102.9
115.3
112.5
127.8
130.9
126.4
122.2
112.5
108.8
93.7
111.1
101.3
102.3
101.8
90.9
80.5
83.3
110.3
114.1
132.1
143.5
127.5
144.8
117.1
106.9
98.9
117.5
96.6
111.9
115.0
116.2
121.2
119.8
112.2
107.6
126.7
105. 2
131.7
125.8
126.7
145.1
122.5
112.6
110.8
108.5
93.4
110.7
100.6
101.7
103.4
90.0
79.5
82.5
117.8
101.5
118.5
114.6
121.5
128.2
112.4
106.0
102.8
116.3
100.1
117.0
112.2 i
119.6 i
127.6
108.9 I
101.4 i
100.5
149.1
124.5
145. 4
135.9
145.3
147.2
150. 3
131.0
118.9
130.3
125.6
130.3
141.9
140.0
14J.9
144.2
127.9
127.9
109.0 i
I
i Computed from data from the Federal Reserve Board.
i
i
i
i
|
83.0 i
97.0
94.5;
90.5 i
98.1 i
91.0 !
84.0 |
90.5 i
95.0 i
92.0 i
107.0
96.6
87.3 I
98.5
94.7 i
IOO.I ;
52
DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS.
(GROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS.)
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
CLEVELAND DISTRICT.
R I C H M O N D DISTRICT
Summary
Cincin- Cleve- Pitts- Youngs- Toledo. Columbus.
land. burgh. town.
for 13 Akron. nati.
centers.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Dayton.
Summary Baltifor 7
more.
centers.
Norfolk.
RichCharmond. leston.
Index numbers relative to 1919.
Numerical base, millions of
dollars
247
653
746
60
116
116
50
718
404
84
116
100.0
115.6
63.3
63.3
100.0
113.0
107.7
117.4
100.0
115.9
81.9
84.1
100.0
118. 5
94.9
97.2
100.0
110.0
7K.3
83.3
100.0
117.2
100.0
132.8
100.0
111.2
102.6
112.1
100.0
104.0
110.0
112.0
100.0
111.8
9">. 5
100.0
115.6
104.9
89.1
100.0
102.3
71.4
78.5
100.0
107.X
98. 3
100.9
100.0
102 7 i
67. 6
67.6 '
95.1
78.1
91.5
92.4
93.6
100. 1
109.4
99.2
104.1
109.3
101.0
120.5
74.4
71.1
81.1
72.2
97.8
107.8
110.0
106.7
114.4
120.0
122.2
126.7
100.8
81.8
92.7
94.3
93.1
97.6
104.0
93.9
108.9
106.9
100.3
125.9
90.0
68.6
86.3
94.9
90.3
104.9
115.0
99.5
107.2
111.3
105.2
126.5
100.1
85.2
97.4
92.3
94.0
110.7
104.8
94.5
99.6
106. 5
98.0
117.0
111.7
78.3
9). 0
93.4
90.0
108.4
120.0
111.7
111.7
108.4
85.0
95.7
88.8
73.3
87.1
97.4
105. 2
98.3
105.0
107.8
112.1
105.2
100.9
119.8
86.2
75.9
90. 5
98.3
95.7
104.3
113.8
106.0
104.3
112.1
98.3
119.0
102. 0
84.0
94.0
86.0
104.0
104.0
114.0
108.0
100.0
104.0
98.0
110.0
92.5
76.5
79.9
82.7
88.9
102.6
10S. 4
103.6
102. 5
120.3
92.8
82.1
83.3
90.4
104.7
107.1
102.3
94.0
115.5
125.9
88.1
71.3
78.0
78.5
84.9
110.6
120.3
115.3
109.9
114.3
103.4
121.8
SO. 3
114.2
125.0
117.8
100.0
83.6
80. 2
81.9
87.1
83.0
88.8
95. 7
100. 0
134.5
125. 9
135.3
91 9
73.0
83.8
83.8
100.0
97 3 1
94.5
73.0
78.4
140.0
137.9
137.9
118.9
98.9
118.7
118.8
110.4
122.9
125.2
110.2
111.2
111.5
116.8
129.2
126. 7
114.4
116.7
135. 6
141.1
156.7
123.3
111. 1
106.7
90.0
81.1
85.6
117.8
98.8
116.2
111.7
105.2
117.0
121.0
105. 7
114.2
105.2
108. 5
132.0
123.1
93.5
116.0
121.7
106.9
120.3
130.7
112.5
114.3
110.7
111.6
126.6
111.9
97.6
121.1
115.0
111.5
125.2
123.3
107.6
118.6
119.3
130.0
140.8
123.4
93.4
116.7
115.0
93.4
103.4
121.7
105.0
115.0
106.7
113.4
118.4
117.2
97.4
125.0
130.2
126.7
122.4
126.7
114.7
112.1
105.2
107.8
119.0
119.0
98.3
106.9
112.9
100.0
120.7
116.4
109.5
112. I
101.7
107.8
133.6
127.3
116.0
100.0
101.7
112.0
115.2
108.0
113.6
104.0
110.6
10G. 0 1 113. S
112.0 ' 114.6
102.0
103.3
98.0
103. 3
90.0
112.3
98.0
109.1
98.0
117.1
123.3
97.8
114.3
115.6
112.9
118.1
120.3
111.4
113.6
121.5
111.1
126.0
116.0
94.0
110.7
94.0
98.8
105.9
116.0
105.9
94.0
98.8
97.0
101.2
125.9
102.6
106.0
112.1
100.0
104.3
102.6
92.2
91 4
107.8
121.0
121.0
145.9
108.1
124.3
121.6
127.0
116.2
110.8
78.4
64 9
81.1
81.1
75.7
113.9
89.4
95.2
93.8
87.4
89.2
82.6
77.5
80.8
86.1
83.7
95.4
67.8
55.6
65.6
71.1
70.0
67.8
67.8
61.1
64.4
56.7
53.3
57.8
129.1
91. 5
115. 8
112.5
99.2
105.7
102.0
95.3
100.8
110.1
103.2
124.7
112.4
72.3
85.1
88.8
79.8
79.8
74.4
69.7
73.6
75.2
79.5
92.6
123.7
110.1
103.3
96.3
94.2
96.2
82.4
79.2
81.1
92.1
85. 5
94.3
115.0
75.0
88.4
86.7
73.3
76.7
75.0
65. 0
75.0
73. 3
63.3
73.3
101.7
82.8
92.2
93.1
91.494.8
104.3
92.2
97.4
107.8
109.5
131.0
112.1
89.7
106.9
114.7
9,16
105.2
104.3
94.0
102. 6
100.0
92.2
110.3
104.0
94.0
114.0
110.0
102.0
100.0
112.0
116.0
110.0
112.0
no.o
118.0
102.6
83.6
94.4
89. 8
88. 3
94.2
93.0
94.2
93. 0
103. 6
100.8
110.6
110.9
87.4
102. 2
98.0
97.3
104.4
103. 7
109.1
103. 5
115.3
109.fi
118.8
83.3
63.1
73.8
64.3
64.3
73.8
70. 2
63.1
64.3
70.2
75.0
89.3
109. 5
99.1
98.3
90. 5
80.2
90.5
85.3
87.9
94.0
103. 4
112.1
119.0
78.4
64.9
67.6
75.7
64.9
67.6
67.6
62.2
62. 2
67.0
02.2
73.0
87.1
78.4
84.9
88.8
88.7
. . . . . . . . . . . 98.2
97.3
94.3
95.6
103.2
95.2
. . . . . . 123.8
57.8
50.0
56.7
62.2
60.0
68.9
66.7
64.4
67.8
66.7
62.2
74.4
115.0
93.9
116.6
117.4
112.9
127.9
114.2
106.9
117.0
122.7
117.4
144.9
80.2
68.3
72.6
80.7
76.4
90.6
88.0
85.7
88.0
92.2
83.7
102.1
87.4
79.2
87.1
89.9
90.2
99.0
90. 5
95. 8
95.0
105.7
98.4
142.3
70.0
56.7
73.3
80.0
81.7
91.7
ia3. 4
80.0
93.4
93.4
80.0
103.4
131.9
110.3
114.7
122.4
129.3
131.0
141.4
135.3
130. 2
146.6
135.3
159.5
98.3
119.8
101.7
106.9
109. 5
113.8
112.9
106.9
115.5
119.0
111.2
133.6
104.0
92.0
114.0
104. 0
110.0
118.0
124. 0
110. 0
114.0
118.0
108.0
138.0
87.9
74.7
86.4
85. 7
92.6
94.8
8K.9
85.9
M. :J
9S.2
92.3
104.9
9). 1
74. 5
94.0
80.2
95. 7
90.5
94.0
97.4
91.4
91.4
105.2
121.6
117.2
129.3
73.0
64.9
64.9
70.3
70.3
64. 9
9o.3
70.2
61.9
75.0
76.2
83.3
85.7
77.4
75. 0
67. S
89.3
XI.0
102.3
117.5
99.3
112.4
113.5
115.5
116.1
114.0
106.1
102.1
78.8
66.7
83.3
83.3
86.7
88.9
85.6
77.9
82.2
144. 5
116.6
148.6
144.9
142. 5
139.4
132.0
114.5
121.9
105.6
83.2
96.4
103.6
102.3
117.8
111.8
115.2
109.7
117.0
114.4
117.6
106.5
99.5
108.0
80.0
100.0
111.7
9S.3
111.7
113.3
98.3
101.7
160.3
119.8
158.0
165. 5
161.2
162.9
150.0
148.3
137.1
140. 5
102.6
126.1
143.1
146. 6
130.4
130. 4
130.1
127.6
139.9
119.5
158.0
141.9
144.0
147.7
150.0
12K.0
134.0
103. 9
8S. 2
102. 6
94. 5
97.6
10^.9
94. H
93.4
91.2
93.0
Sl.l
97.2
92.2
95.8
101.9
95. 8
91.0
85.4
SO. 9
70.2
92.9
82.1
83.3
83.3
78.6
76.2
83.3
127.6
100.9
112.9
100.9
103.4
112.9
100.0
105.2
112.9
04. o
l]0 H
H3 X
73 0
70 3
HO ^
7"> 7
70 3
r
)4 1
1919.
February
March
\pril
Mav
June
July
August
Scprombcr
October
November
December
. . . .
. .
-•
.
......
1920.
January
February
March
April
May
. ...
July
August
Sentombcr
November
December
1921.
January
February '.
April
May
June
JUly
September
()ctobcr
November
December
..
January
"February
March
April
May
.1 uno
July
August
September
October .
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
. .• .
. . - .
1922.
37
90
100.0
116.4
89. G
- .
94.6
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average.
1922 monthly average
1,953
. . ... .
1923.
«
••
106. 0
101.4
95.9
93.9
October
December
I
1
Computen fjom data from Federal Reserve Board.
89.6
i
8 •'». 9
819
95. 5
99.0
91.6
SO. 0
HO. 9
92.0
X4.9
!
I
70. 3
04.9
45 9
59. 5
75. 7
75 7
53
DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS.
(GROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS.)
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources.1
(Base year in bold-faced type.)
ATLANTA DISTRICT.
Birming-
ham.
New
Or-
leans.
Jacksonville.
[ Table continued on p. 64.]
(
Nashville.
An-
gusta.
i
CHICAGO DISTRICT.
Summary
for 21
centers.
Mil- ! Des
De- I Indlan- wauGrand
troit. ! apolls
kee. Moines. Rapids.
Chicago.
Index numbers relative to 1919.
Numerical base, millions of dollars
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
123
928
48
100.0
115. 4
100.0
125 0
91.7
97.9
100.0
128.8
103 4
133.9
822
89.5
2,800
525
100.0 I 100.0 i 100.0 I 100.0
120 4
110 8 :i 116 0 ! 113 0
105.4
64.9
92 0
91.7
710
70.3
96.8
96.2
100.0
125 2
91.2
101.3
94.8 ! 95.9
78.1
77.9
87.5
86.6
87.9
88.2
95.9
95. 4
101.2
101.6
106.9
108.0
103.5
103.2
104. 8
102.1
112.1
110.5
108. 0
108.8
119.3
121.5
86.7
74.7
81.7
82. 5
96.2
100.4
102. 7
100.1
1J6.2
119.3
112.6
121.3
37 I
93
4,242
237
83
75
63
123 5
100.0
104. 4
100.0
1240
97.5
101.7
100.0
114.5
84.4
83.1
100.0
100.0
97.8
78.7
86.8
90.4
94. 9
97.8
118.4
100.7
105.1
107.4
107. 4
114.7
101.7
83.1
93.2
86.9
99.1
104.2
102.1
101.7
111.0
113.1
98.3
107.6
92.8
81.9
109. 7
92.8
91.6
85.6
97.6
101.2
110.9
122.9
98.8
108.5
101.3
80.0
89. 3
86.6
90.6
93.3
106.6
121.3
109.3
109.3
100.0
113.3
103.2
98.4
104.7
96.8
106.3
109.5
120.6
88.9
90.5
101.6
84.1
125.0
112.5
129.4
119.9 !
123.5 I
131.6 1
137.5 i
138.2
123.5
116.9 1
108.1 !
120.6
134.2
107.6 i
134.6 !
125.7 j
121.5 '
124.5
129.9
114.3 !
124. 9
128.7 I
121.5
123.6
118.1
107.2
196.4
133. 8
109.7
116.9
110.9
98.8
101.2
103. 6
91.6
91.6
126.6
114.6
128.0
134.6
128.0
129.3
137.3
128. 0
120.6
128.0
128.0
128.0
114.3
106.3
133.3
125.4
120.6
120.6
112.7
96.8
104.7
106.3
88.9
79.4
113.3
960
102.6
102.6
101.3
108.0
96 0
1080
113.3
118.6
113.3
129.3
76.2
96.8
71.4
54.0
61.9
55.5
54.0
52.4
55.5
49.2
49.2
86.6
66.7
80.0
74.6
84.0
84 0
80.0
82.6
78.6
85.3
81.3
88.0
55.5
73.0
1206
104.7
1111
114.3
106.3
101.6
106.3
117.4
98.4
112.7
88.5
76.1 (
92.6 !
86.1
92.9 i
94.5
896
90.1
92.4
118.7
101.4
136 5
120.8
121.3
123.8
114.3
112.0
110.7
136
100.0
128.0
109.3
81.3
109.5
63.5
101.6
I
1919.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1920.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1921.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Soptember
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..
304
59
100.0
100.0
115.1 i 108.9
84. 2 I
85. 4
86.0 ! 90.2
98.1
79.2
843
83.3
93.4 !
95.9
96.9
92.2 1
97.0 j
126.1 !
120.3 !
134.0
96.7 !
78.0 '
81.3
82.1
87.8
90.2
94.3
88.6
109.8
137. 4
124.4
133.3
100.0
88.1
93.2
78.0 •
96.6
93.2
93.2
96.6
101.7
120. 3
110. 2
123.7
104.6 !
82.9 i
81.6 i
799
92.7
100.3
96.4
94.4
90.4
116.4
117.4
142.1
97.9
85.4
93.7
100 0
100.0
979
100.0
95.8 ;
95.8
110.4
106. 2
122.9
100.0
81.7
92.5
98.9
101.1
90.3
101.1
93.5
92.5
109.7
108.6
123.6
83.8
64.9
70.3
j 67.6
83.8
83.8
91.9
75. 7
i 110.8
167.6
159. 5
: 140.6
140.0 1
109. 8 I
126.6
123.2
115.6
113.3
113.5
104.6
108.8 i
112.8 j
106.2 i
106.7 I
131.7
1065
122.8
120.3
113. 8
111.4
107.3
98.4
99.2
107.3
95.1
96.7
133.9
113.6
127.1
125.4
128.X
127.1
130.5
118.7
125. 4
135. 6
132.2
140.7
143.4
108.9
123.0
121.7
109. 5
110.8 '
112.5
109.9
110.8
112.2 ;
110. 8
113.1 1
139.6
1146
131.2
135. 4
131.2
1291
131.2
120. 8
116.6
122.9
110.4
122.9
135.5
115.0
1301
130.1
124.7
122.6
126.9
10S. 6
1161
117.2
107. 5
104.3
164.9
108.1
14S. 7
132. 4
110.8
1027
91.9
83.8
94.6
108.1
89.2
81.1
96.5
79.9
87.4
83.0
78.2
78.6
79.2
76.0
85.9
92.5
84.6
89.6
90.2
78.9
87.8
82.1
82.1
81.3
79.7
75.6
82.9
96.7
85. 4
96.7
128.8
110.2
115.3
105.1
98.3
98. 3
86.4
864
101.7
93 2
932
115.3
102.6
79.3
83.5
80.9
75.0
72.0
760
72.0
81.6
87.5
84.2
92.4
112.5
93.7 I
108.3
108.3 !
93.7
89.6
83.3 ;
79.2
77.1;
83.3 i
83.3
97.9 !
98.9
89.2
1021
92.5
87.1
112.9
123.6
115- 0
121.5
134. 4
118 8
69.9
67.6
59. 5
59.5
59.5
54.1
56.8
59.5
61.4
811
86 5
70 3
81.1
101.9
103. 5
S2.8
83.2
94.1
92.6
90.0
88.2
88 8
87.7
90.2
89.2
89.1
86.6
91.3
91.0
90.7
90.2
95.9 j 90.8
90 2
92 2
98.9
100.0
91.4
74.3
87.8
90.9
94.1
901
102.1
97.0
93. 5
92. 6
84.8
96.2
105.9
89.7
103. 7
97.8
97.1
106.6
102.2
98- 5
94.9
100.0
95.6
108.8
115.6
91.6
93.7 i
79. 5
98. 7 1 109.7
95.2
93.7
80.7
91.1;
83.1
95.3
75. 9
92.0
(
77.1
J3.7
96 2 I 771
102.'5 I 84.4
93. 2 ! 78.3
83.1
101.3 ;
83.5
73.0
84.2
76 5
82.4 ]
84.6 I
80 1
79. 8
86 3
97.2
98.2
106.6
84.6
71.5
90.2
79.7
93.4
88.6
87. 0
86.2
91.1
1024
98.4
109-8
105.1 !! 92.7
103 4
78.3
128.8 ! 84.5
111.9 i 753
122.0 !I 80.9
88.8
123.7
122 0 j 83. 5
123.7 i 80 9
140 7 I 87.2
167. S i 993
176 3 I 107.6
176.3 j 114.1
!
89.6
83.3
105 2
100.0
106 2
97.9
89.6
100.0
87. 5
95. S
97.9
116.6
67.7
61.3
73 1
68.8
67.7
731
68.8
69 9
72 0
78.5
73 1
80.6
73.0
541
64.9
595
70 3
70.3
595
56.8
75.7
89 2
86.5
86.5
91.0
83.1
103 4
93 0
96 6
102.0
94.2
94 1
95.9
104 6
95.5
108.8
93.9
84.9
104.9
96 0
102 4
90.2
91.1
94.0
104. 6
93.5
105.3
84.4
77.0
98.5
93.3
100.2
103. 4
109 3
1120
104 6
105 5
104.0
124.0
94.1
88.2
112.5
91.9
102. 9
111.0
107.4
100.0
1029
108.1
1059
129.4
91.6
90.3
111.0
928
100.0
102.9
102.1
95. 3
102 9
113. 5
101. 3
113.1
108. 4
89.2
106.9
95.5
99.4
97.3
90.2
85.2
90.0
109.9
96 9
119 3
103. 5
110 6
112.4
98.7
94 1
98.8
193.9 ! 114.4
168.4 ! 86 0
180 4 I 104 7
173.4 i 89 7
183 1 ! 92 1
180. 5 I 88.7
175 8
84 0
167. 8 ! 76 4
169.8 I
113. 8
103. 7
124 8
121 6
1181
114 6
108.7
100.5
96.8
84.4
68.9
82 6
77 2
85.0
83 1
734
71. 9
73.4
88.4
78 3
110 0
79 9
74 0
68.5
61 6
52 8
81.1
113.4
103 3
113. 8
111.7
115.5
112 5
106 3
100 0
99.2
112.6
104 6
109 6
109 1
110.7
105 0
102 1 ,
94 5
94.0
118.8
111.1
130 3
128.1
135 1
137. 3
121 6
120 1
119.7
128.7
106 6 ,
115.4
108. 8 i
123.5
123 5 ;'
119 1 '
109 6
103.7 j
118.1
102.1
117.8
113-7
124. 8
123.1
114. 7
108. 2
109.5
!
121.7
101.4
126 3
115.8 !
112.9 '
119.fi i
123.4
111.6
117.1
119.9
107.5
115.1
1193
98.0
120.5
109.8
110.0
114.7
119.7
107.1
113.7
119.2
106.6
116.9
132.6
108. 4 j ;
i 136.8
130.7
1 118.7
' 135.8
i 134.3
I 125. 2
I 131.4 :
125.3
S 110.5
I 112.6 !
i
I
1
937
Computed from data from Federal Reserve Board.
77.1
68.7
94 0
79.5
81-9 !
86.8
80.7
78.3
83.1
86.8 ;
88.0
91.6
I
I
I
i
I
99.2
81-1
115.3
104.4
102.8 I
124.6 I
96 2
88. 5 j
87.0 '
54
DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS.
(GROUPED BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS.)
INDEX NUMBERS.
Baaed on data from Government sources.1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
ST. LOUIS DISTRICT.
MINNEAPOLIS DISTRICT.
i
YEAR AND MONTH.
Summary
i o r «>
centers.
Louisville.
MemLouis. phis.
Little
Rock.
St.
Summary
for tt
centers.
Du-
luth.
Minne- S t .
apolis. Paul.
Helena.
BU-
llnRS.
Index numbers relative to 1919.
Numerical base, millions of
dollars
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 monthly
average.
average.
average.
average.
1919.
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October—
November..
December..
1920.
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November..
December..
1921.
January—
February.
March
April
M^y
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..
965
100.0
105 4
89 0
94.5
156 !
617
100.0 I 100.0
92 3 !
82 0 i
87.8 I
lOo 5
91 9
94.2
136
100.0
107 4
73 5
87.5
36
90
659
1O0.0
12.3 0
113.7
127.8
100.0 I 100.0
108 5
120 0
82 7 I
84. 4
88.0
82.2
354
100.0
10J.6
84. 2
85.0
162 i
100.0
98.2
75.3
97.5
11
9
100.0
100 0
100 0
90.9
100.0
111 1
88 9
77.8
106.4
86.7
90.7
90.0
93.1
98.8
106.8
96.8
96.0
111.2
105.5
117.7
114.7
111.5
110.9
93. G
100.0
98.1
100.6
89.7
89.1
93.6
91.7
105.1
105.5
82.3
87.7
89. 8
92.6
101.3
112.8
102.1
100.2
110.1
102.0
113.6
1066
846
82.4
84.6
85.3
94.9
919
80.1
80.9 i
130.9
1338
145.6
97.2
77.8
833
91.7
94.5
72.2
91.7
94.5
1111
141.7
122 2
130.6
162.2
106 5
66 7
70.5
86 5 i 64.4
93.3 i 104.4
95.3 ' 101.1
92.4 | 102.2
1111
95.7
88.9
959 !
115.6 ! 103.3
121.8 i 117.8
91.1
107. 3
90.0
119-2
95.8
63.6
90.1
92.1
92.1
85.9
910
97.2
121.2
129.7
112 2
127.7
99.4
840
91.4
89.5
963
103.1
100.0 I
957
1136
106.8
104.9
118.5
118.2
818
90 9
81.8
90.0
90.9
90. 9
118. 2
100.0
100.0
109.1
100 0
77.8
111.1
111.1
111.1
100 0
100.0
88.9
100.0
122.2
122.2
122.2
126.8
104.4
115.5
109.2
103.6
104.8
102.3
95.1
99.2
104.2
96.1
101.7
119.2
102.6
106 4
100.0
98.1
100.0
91.7
82.7
78.2
77.6
73.1
77.6
120.3
99.4
115.1
109.3
105.2
106.8
106.2
100.0
103.9
108.0
99.0
105.9
163.2
125.7
122.8
114 7
99.3
99.3
91.2
86.8
94.9
101.5
97.1
93-3
127.8
111 1
127.8
116. 7
113.9
108.3
113-9
88.9
119.5
163.9
130.6
155.6
109.5
88.9
1042
103 8
102.5
103.3
105.1
97.2
119. 2
132.3
123-8
111.3
86.7
74.4
81.1
98.9
112. 2
105. 5
106.6
97.8
158 9
188.9
178.9
146-7
116.1
91.0
103.1
104.2
105.9
104.8
106.2
100.3
121.5
130 5
120.1
109.6
104.9
92.0
115.4
100.6
87.7
95.7
100.0
88.3
92.6
106.2
101.2
93.8
109.1
81.8
109.1
90.9
90.9
100 0
100.0
90.9
100.0
100 0
109.1
118.2
122.2
100 0
122.2
122.2
111. 1
100 0
100.0
88.9
100.0
122.2
133.3
122.2
91.2
84 3
90. 8
86.7
86.1
89.1
84.2
80.9
86.8
97.9
91.1
99.1
71.2
99.4
85.9
81.4
81.4
85.3
78.8
74.4
75.0
80.8
81.4
88.5
83.5
95.5
91.7
91.1
94.5
89.2
85.3
88.7
97.9
90.6
101.8
88.2
63.2
69.1
610
618
610
59.6
59.6
76.5
1044
91-9
88.2
133.3
105. 6
108 3
1111
102.8
108.3
97.2
102.8
136 1
141.7
127. 8
133.3
88.1
70 5
78. 4
79 5
76.6
840
76 2
81.8
93.3
94 5
82.4
87.1
96.7
63 3
66. 7
75.5
76.7
85.5
73 3
82.2
1244
1022
91.1
75.5
90.7
73 2
81.6
81.4
780
86-7
75.7
85.9
94.1
949
81.6
88.1
74.1
66.7
74.1
75.3
71.6
75.9
74.7
71.0
73.5
84.6
74.1
85.2
109.1
72.7
90.9
81.8
72.7
100.0
90. 9
90.9
100.0
118.2
100.0
136.4
88.9
667
77.8
88.9
77.8
77.8
77.8
77.8
77.8
88.9
88 9
100.0
89.0
76 6
89.0
85.7
94 4
96 5
90.2
86.0
94.1
110.5
102.5
118.7
80.8
78. 8
88 5
83.3
94.9
91.7
86 5
80.1
82.7
91.7
89.7
106.4
90.3
76.5
89.5
86.4
95.2
99.0
935 |
89.5 I
942 ;
107.6 !
94.3 |
114.6
801
61 8
74.3
75.0
79.4
77.9
69.9
65.4
85- 3
119 9
129. 4
127.2
119.5
108 3
113.9
102 8
108. 3
111 1
94.5
102 8
147 2
183.3
172.2
183.3
74.6
69 0
843
77.7
82. 8
86.3
84.0
88.1
99. 2
106 0
96 2
107.9
511
467
64 4
56 7
767
85.5
72.2
867
116.7
116.7
10G.6
98.9
74.3
70.6
84.5
77.7
81.1
79.1
78.3
82.8
94 9
100 6
91.0
104.5
85.8
77.8
96.3
87.7
89.5
101.9
101.9
98.8
99 4
110 5
100.0
119.1
100.0
81.8
72.7
81.8
81.8
81.8
90.9
81.8
81.8
100 0
100.0
127.3
77.8
66.7
66.7
66.7
77.8
77.8
77.8
77.8
77.8
88.9
100 0
122.2
122.1
98.7
115. 2
107.7
1116
114 4
101- 5
96.5
97.9
114.9
1169
983
93 5
109 6
106 8
113 7
116 6
103 2
97.5
98.1
130.1
98-5
129 3
100 7
89 9
94.0
77.9
76 3
84.6
180.6
150 0
175.3
166.7
107.7
13S.9
138 9
144.5
147.2
98.2
77.5
91 1
90 6
96 2
99 0
90 1
90 7
96.3
74 6
60 0
687
77.8
93. 5
104 4
86-7
78.9
97.8
98-5
74 0
86 6
88 0
92 2
89.8
83 9
84 9
94.9
1106
94 9
111 9
1031
106 4
116 7
104 5
1076
98.8
100.0
90.9
81.8
72.7
816
81.8
90 9
90.9
72.7
100.0
77.8
100.0
88.8
88.9
88.9
88.9
88-9
88.9
106 4
98.3
101 9
111.5
99.5
91-7
91.0
1
Computed from data from Federal Reserve Board.
1182
55
DEBITS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS AT CLEARING-HOUSE CENTERS.
( G R O U P E D
B Y
F E D E R A L
R E S E R V E
D I S T R I C T S . )
INDEX NUMBERS.
Based on data from Government sources,1
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
YEAR AND MONTH.
Sum- j
mary |
for
Den14 j ver.
centers. !
Kansas
City,
Mo.
Sum-!
mary j
Okla- i
rD >a ; l , ii a| as «. i i H o u s lioma ! Tulsa. for
t o n >
11
City. |
centers.
St.
Oma- j Joslia. | eph.
Mo.
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT.
DALLAS DISTRICT.
KANSAS CITY DISTRICT.
i SumI mary Los
Port- j San
Oakfor
A n g e - ! l a n d , jF r a n S e a t t l e ) land,
jWortQ>
18
l
e
s
.
O
r
e
g
.
j
C
i
s
c
o
,
j
Calif.
centers.
F o r t
Index numbers relative to 1919.
Numerical base, millions of dollars
1919
1920
1921
1922
;
i
i
|
i
|
!
;
!
\
'
|
I:
j
•
!
:
I
i
!
1
m
m
m
m
o
o
o
o
n
n
n
n
t
t
t
t
h
h
h
h
l
l
l
l
y
y
y
y
a
a
a
a
v
v
v
v
1919.
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November..
December..
1920.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
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.
J a n u a r y
F e b r u a r y
M a r c h
April
M a y
J u n e
July
A u g u s t
S e p t e m b e r
October
N o v e m b e r
D e c e m b e r
146 ;
1,231
413 !
94
85
I
264
100.0 i 100.0 :i 100.0 i 100.0 i 100.0
109.8 i 139.7
82.0
98.6!
84.2 ' 102.7 I
94.9 |
74.6
74.3 I
95.5
67.4 |
73.1
97.6
8 1 1
69.4
100.0
100.0
153.0
129.4
119.2
131.9
88.3
105.3
521 i
161 |
I
93.9
81.1
91.8
88.9
98.3
93.2
107.0
109.1
104.1
109.3 |
106.6
116.1
89.7
70. 5
84.9 !
91. I
106.2
95. 9
87.7
93.1
95.2
108.9
132.9
141.8
93.7
84.0
93.'
91.:
98..
92.1
112.
118.
102.'
99.,
99..
112.
120. 3
100.0
117.9
106.7
108.5
109.7
107.5
107.8
112.8
115.2
108.4
102.8
168. 5
137.0
145.9
130.1
131.5
125.3
130.1
121.2
143.8
155.5
143.1
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105.8
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9
2
6
2
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3
9
2
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98.5
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100.0
103.4
97.1
91.7
88.3
91.3
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1510
154.2
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78.5
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87.8
72.4
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89.5
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162.8
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:
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238.6
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932
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106.5
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98.8
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i
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81.9
86.7
81.0
82.5
82.5
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136.5
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139.7
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184.3
176.2
217.4
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187.3
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177.7
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56
MISCELLANEOUS.
(A) INDEX NUMBERS AND (B) NUMERICAL DATA.
Data from Government and non-Government
sources.
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS.
FIRE WATER
AUTOEXTINTRANSMOBILE
PORTAThird Federal
TRUCKS.' GUISH-I
Massachusetts
ERS.2 i| TION.3 Reserve District,
factories.
Philadelphia.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Production.
Cargo j!
T
t
,
« «
ment.
Shipments.
Average
Average
ings.
earnings.
s
River.
Relative
to 1919.
1918 monthly
1919 monthly
1920 monthly
1921 monthly
1922 monthly
average '•
average
average
\
average
:
average.
1921.
January
February
March
April
May....
June
July....
August.
September..
October
November..
December..
1922.
January
February
March
April
i
72
18,938
26, 3 6 4
26,837
12,264
20,407
!
47
1OO
1 0 0 1 1OO
100
6
100
6100
4,969 || 298,766
4,831
7,830
13,328
18,070
18
30
51
18,070
14,328
11,132
13,391
54
42
51
53
13,975
13,144
10,480
8,589
50
40
33
36
107
|;
50
90
j
76
137
;
85
1 2 3 i,
May....
June
July....
August.
91
100
99
119 i
S3
141 !
93
96
September.,
October
November..
December..
73
101
82
82
10,680
100
77
:
7, .500
1
102
Cargo
traffic,
Ohio
River.
«uwm
1 958 !
2,115
6 167
ji
41
Ship- !
ments. i
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
1
23
28
WATER
TRANS- !
PORTA-i
TION.3
iber.
f
average
average
average
average— |
average—\
Production.
Relative to 1922.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1913 monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
FIRE
AUTOEXTINMOBILE
GUISHTRUCKS.^! ERS.*
S3
99
70
101
|,
!
19
27
63
43
9,517
13,290
19,919
22,486
5,307
4,492
6,786
6,123
58,170
82,087
189,388
127,699
72
92
70
84
23,948
26,171
21,956
21,601
4,983
5,910
7,016
4,789
214,542
274,158
210,209
252,188
19,333
21,698
21,803
20,160
5,160
4,069
4,910
4,997
511,429
601,740
579,775
483,803
171
201
194
162
100.0
101.9
105.1
104.4
See footnotes on opposite page.
100.0
94.6
104.0
105.5
57
MISCELLANEOUS—Continued.
(A) INDEX NTJMBEES AND (B) NTJMEEICAI DATA—Continued.
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS.
FIRE
WATER
AUTOEXTIN- TRANSMOBILE GUISH-! PORTATRUCKS.* ERS.2
TIONS
YEAR AND MONTH.
Shipments.
Production.
Third Federal
Reserve District,
Philadelphia.
Cargo
Average
Total
employ- weekly
earnment.
ings.
traffic,
Ohio
1 River.
Relative
to 1919.
Massachusetts
factories.*
Total
employment.
Average
weekly
earnings.
AUTOMOBILE
TRUCKS.*
FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS.'
WATER
TRANSPORTATION.'
Production.
Shipments.
Cargo
traffic,
Ohio
River.
Short
Number.
Relative to 1922.
tons.
B.-NUMERICAL DATA.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
1923.
January
74
February..
83
!
76
112
114
109
105.3
107.8
19,533
3,788 j
334,429
85
68
117
112
104.9
108.4
21,961
4,234
201,830
5,120
323,267
5,718
536,010
!
March
132
103
108
120
115
105.5
110.5
34,905
April
143
115
179
120
116
104.3
109.6
37,718
120
122
120
104.1
120.1
43,228
5,215
601,649
118
101.7
119.4
40,819
1
4,554
627,130
119
116
1
30,359
i
3,810
641,431
1
30,251
5,906
942,870
i
105
201
92
210
115
77
215
115
119
316
May.
164
June
155
July
August
!
!
November
December
s
1!
i Data on automobile truck production compiled by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, from the reports of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, t o which are added reports from outride manufacturers, and represent practically complete production, except t h a t for m o n t h s prior to July, 1921, statistics are
estimates of t h e Cleveland Trust Company based on shipment reports.
* Data on fire extinguishers from the Fire Extinguisher Exchange.
* 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 3,5S.r>, 188 short ton* shown for the months of 1922, from which the average is computed, does not include t h e
annual total of 1,327,199 short tons not shown separately bv months, the total movement for 1922 being 4,912,3877.
« Data on employment in t h e third Federal Reserve district from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia represent reports from 502 plants employing in July nearly
200,000 men.
* Data on Massachusetts employment from the Ufassachv setts Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Statistics. The index numbers are computed on a chain
relative basis from data received from an increasing number of firm* (202 in September, 1922, and fi92 in June, 1923). The chain relatives take account of percentage variation
rather than absolute variation in t h e figures, a n d show the trends irrespective of the change in t h e number of firms reporting.
a Relative to September, 1922.
58
MISCELLANEOUS.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS.
From commercial and trade sources,
[Base year in bold-faced type.]
RESTAURANT
SALES.*
Wheat.
Waldorf
System,
Inc.
Total, Childs
2 sysCo.
tems.
YEAR AND MONTH.
Corn.
Oats.
Flour. Grain.
1
1Relative Relative Relative
Flaxseed.
BADORDER
CARS.
(3)
Produc- Ship- Orders. Stocks.
tion. ments.
RETAIL
LUMBER
SALES,
RURAL
YARDS.
(*)
Relative to 1917.
Relative
to 1919.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative to 1913.
to 1920. to 1913. to 1920.
1913 monthly average
1914 monthly average
SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER.
ARGENTINE CEREAL EXPORTS.*
1OO
35
89
82
33
1OO
74
91
98
19
1OO
104
122
141
263
138
30
73
107
117
181
58
133
14
52
92
59
58
61
37
46
44
32
38
84
103
134
91
87
101
10!
199 !
200
217
207
243
242
92
91
105
98
69
77
345
377
170
175
241
520
66
61
79
127
28
48
59
76
41
30
186
253
100
96
99
104
46
40
51
69
254
255
277
295
105
100
106
112
245
87
38
306
374
259
75
74
72
65
100
20
42
54
82
138
48
58
88
90
106 1
106
109
83
114
102
72
285
280
261
271
105
103
95
98
8
1
N ovprobfif
Dscpin bpr
109
107
99
103
2
37
10
3
1
80
136
129
118
44
32
18
49
112
136
79
72
106
109
113
118
1921.
January.- .
. . ,.,
February
March
April
102
91
104
97
257
228
261
245
107
97
109
103
2
27
37
44
20
77
90
150
51
32
12
13
42
42
47
57
71
101
177
167
125
138
157
174
101
96
96
103
252
240
243
265
107
103
99
103
43
34
57
33
107
91
05
23
50
72
137
86
38
40
81
73
84
141
235
121
199
218
226
243
100
101
95
102
253
255
240
259
104
107
99
106
56
47
37
34
20
11
7
35
87
56
51
61
59
5
21
24
126
116
78
189
238
232
221
206
102
92
103
100
245
223
250
243
116
104
117
114
69
95
94
64
108
236
232
166
41
41
30
20
41
92
47
16
91
79
67
66
201
213
216
206
29
73
27
18
124
104
179
121
14
11
6
7
66
76
76
45
1OO
101
106
126
161
1OO
54
93
115
90
100
99
105
173
195
257
250
251
87
84
98
95
ino
'
1915 monthlv avpracrB
1916 monthlv average
1917 monthly average
1918 monthly average
1919 monthly average
1920 monthly average
1921 monthly average....
1922 monthly average
1OO
40
67
90
31
1OO
83
96
63
14
1OO
«119
91
87
1OO
1OO
1OO
1OO
37
90
85
89
102
90
86
75
89
97
79
84
69
90
101
81
68
87
88
86
1OO
75
58
63
1920.
J&nuarv
Februarv
March
April
Mav
June
JUly
August
Sentember
October
May....
June
July
August
i
. .
October
November
December
104
105
j
92
07
70
24
69
79
91
87
71
77
87
91
76
71
86
98
95
94
94
91
25
21
38
50
92
87
87
94
95
84
79
94
91
80
73
102
89
89
92
89
71
86
69
80
93
95
100
92
100
114
98
81
115
119
86
75
86
79
79
82
75
85
65
26
94
88
101
94
76
78
98
104
83
82
101
119
85
88
88
85
23
16
32
49
212
221
U0
225
113
106
105
113
126
111
101
103
147
101
97
115
81
80
80
81
70
95
79
93
207
188
162
146
105
104
105
95
82
84
105
102
78
86
102
103
88
93
93
89 1
94
98
80
29
|
;
i
i
!
1922.
January..
February
March...
April
i
May.. .
' June
July....
August
September..
October
November
December.
!
1
. . .
104
100
101
108
244
236
240
261
111
114
109
115
265
270
258
274
I
124
119
119 i
123
112
63
85
69
165
149
172
101
51
51
48
38
129 :
134 '
130
134 ;
69
57
63
35
53
60
86
66
60
103
102
107
For footnotes, see end of table on p. 60.
i
59
MISCELLANEOUS.
B.—NUMERICAL DATA.
From commercial and trade sources.
(Base year in bold-laced type.J
RESTAURANT
SALES'
SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER.*
A R G E N T I N E CEREAL E X P O R T S . '
BAD
T
g^!;2
Chllds
Wal- •
dorf
System,
Inc.
Y E A R AND M O N T H .
710
average.!.
average.!.
average. |.
average.'
average.
Corn.
Flour.
Thousands
Thousands of dollars.
1913monthly
1914 monthly
1915 monthly
1916 monthly
1917 monthly
Wheat.
of
barrels.
!
1.7
718
63
756
109
898
135
1 141
105
1918 monthly average.
1919 monthly average.
1920 monthly average. 2,618
1921 monthly average. 2,594
2,744
1922 monthly average.
1,228
1,384
1,828
1,774
1,781
1920.
January
February
March
April
2,267
2,188
2,553 !
2,493 !
1,5-44
1.473
1,723
1.719
May
June
July
August..
2,631
2,615
2,788 '
2,925
1.803
1,811
1,968
2,0%
September.
October
November.
December..
2,854
2,801
2,603
2,696
1921.
January
February
March
April
165
308
790
820
161
,
964
35
85
Oats.
Flaxseed.
Shipments.
tion.
Grain.
Per
cent
to
total
in use.
Thousands of bushels
8,612
3 003
7,692
7 028
2 866
15,771
11,622
14,208
9 429
2 933
5,450
2,166
3,631
4 927
1,664
3,336
2,761
3,219
2 099
9 177
10 064
15,571
5,002
11,445
2,181
8,154
14,471
9,301
9,092
3,320
2,042
2,512
2,392
1,735
1,284
2,807
3,446
4,463
3,038
14,674
15 078
20,721
44,825
9,498
9,579
12,531
19,978
1,542
2,628
3,214
4,128
1,359
6.8
988
6.5
6,192 i
8,449 i
6.7
11,733
11,293
10,240
15,095
1,065
2,356
2,924
4,481
4,616 '
1,591
1,932
2,927
6.1
2,379
1,745
72
7 4
7 7
2,688
3,729
4,539
2,642 ] i
2,392
8.5
464
723
81
715
90
830
404
774
441
828
467
804
287
820
102
829
44
26,322
32,210
22,292
6,421
2 027
1,989
1,853
1,924
827
9
3,145
812
1
866
772
?
70
12,576
21,527
20,370
18,632
2,671
2,389
2,718
2,552
1,822
1,622
1,854
1,742
849
767
2
32
864
43
810
52
1,713
6,628
7,792
12,906
8,105
5,027
1,870
2,115
2,272
2,296
2,536
3,089
2,360
3,365 '
5,905
5,556 ,
May
June
July
August..
2,638
2,517
2,510
2,697
1,7S9
1,707
1,725
1,880
849
50
810
40
785
07
817
39
9,174
7,847
5,594
1,984
7,816
11,383
21,531
13,585
2,061
2,153
4,394
3,990
September.
October
November.
December..
2,617
2,650
2,492
2,673
1,795
1,808
1,707
1,836
822
65
1,760
55
955
785
43
637
837
40
3,040
13,650
8,870
8,096
9,562
3,203
842
1922.
January
February
March
April
2,660
2,402 ,
2,704
2,630
1,742
1,584
1,776
1,726
918
81
818
111
928
110
75
6,435
6,535
4,786
3,205
2,255
4,999
2,586
904
9,323
20,309
20,007
14,259
May
June
July
August..
2,714
2,614
2,646
2,825
1,732
1,673
1,704
1,854
982
131
14,245
12,865
14,814
8,720
8,012
8,055
7,526
6,071
1,599
3,961
1,452
September.
2,902
2,976
2,859
3,001
1,880
1,918
1,831
1,946
4,589
5,183
7,371
5,647
9,408
16,172
16,068
16,835
234
750
ORDER
CARS.* Produc-
997
293
1,136
1,283
894
Stocks.
Orders.
RETAIL
LUMBER
SALES,
RURAL 6
YARDS.
M feet, board measure.
6.8
1
62
59
ItQ
6.9
7.1
13.5 i
13.6
423,509
441,903
368,325
380,524
358,015
375,438
431,633
399 160
379 701
330,229
394,812
430,673
446,405
1,371,652
354 287
376 070
306,559
399,677
451,395
1 116 259
937 748
1,187,587
1,211,174
1,177,627
18,781
14,078
10,888
11,798
8,596
7,546
9,451
12,924
7.1
15,456
21,300
19 012
13,379
7.2
72
7.4
17,164
18,071
13,036
4,573
80
10.7
11.8
291,843
334,054
384,300
366,631
314,158
339,281
386,575
401,242
339,717
318,612
384,251
439,289
1,302,849
1,284,291 j
1,287,447
1,248,058
4,592 !
3,888 j
7,194
9,352
2,810
4,689
7,856
4,041
13.5
14.8
15.4
16.5
387,736
367,357
370,310
396,062
418,475
372,585
350,318
413,876
405,114
358,934
324,130
457,054
1,223,441 1
1,225,461
1,256,643 ;
1,225,839
13,275 |
16,087
12,998
15,042
4,213
3,865
2,600
6,292
16.2
15.8
15.0
14.0
391,948
401,484
423,702
389,832
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
14,000
15,974
12,122 |
4,804 ;
3,049
2,625
2,237
2,193
13.7
14.5
14.7
14.0
396,120
373,626
428,103
397,553
337,781
345,139
432,948
458,023
369,971
366,147
448,922
531,455
1,172,652 j
1,200,704
1,208,089
1,159,422
4,259
4,120
3,476
5,976
4,027
,4.4
15.0
14.3
15.3
477,898
449,247
446,468
479,138
556,288
492,198
447,712
453,472
654,505 i
448,922
434,303
514,465
1,111,878 I
1,095,580 |
1,091,060 I
1,117,534
13,050
17,712
14,826
17,389
445,258 I
441,986
443,389
400,815
364,066
371,665
458,362
450,423
347,414 1 1,207,900
17,662
18,403
1,273,446
382,847
456,377
1,274,418 1 14,988
1,218,843
5,368
461,411
9.4
2,918
5,943 ;
9,130 |
i
October
November.
December..
941
'.
74
942
99
971
81
1,022
1,058
1,028
1,055 ;
!
81
67
74
41
963
757
608
342
400
14.1
2,199
2,550 1 12.8
2,519
11.0
1,486
9.9
For footnotes, see end of table on p. 60.]
60
MISCELLANEOUS—Continued.
A.—INDEX NUMBERS—Continued.
From commercial and trade sources—Continued.
RESTAURANT
SALES.i
Waldorf
System,
Inc.
Total, Childs
2 sys- Co.
tems.
YEAB AND MONTH.
ARGENTINE CEREAL EXPORTS.'
Wheat.
Corn.
Flour.
Relative Relative Relative
to 1920. to 1913. to 1920.
Flaxseed.
Oats.
SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER.*
BADORDER
CARS.3
Grain.
Produc- Shlptlon. ments.
Relative
to 1913.
Relative to 1913.
RETAIL
I LUM! BER
SALES,
I RURAL
YARDS.
! Relative
! to 1919.
Relative to 1917.
1923.
January...
February.
March
April
113 i
103 I
May....
June
July....
August..
268 !
119 !
242 I
279 ;
113 !
265
117 j
271 !
259 |
261
288 ;
112
|
113 I
121 I
:
135
124
143
136
97
56
42
64
140
382
207
197
80
29
15
20
41
101
73
27
241
196
242
177
146
139
140"
144
35
75
40
181
168
103
65
115
108
41
28
28
108
99
284 !.
September.
October
November.
December..
132
109
124
94
128
114
119
101
126
113
138
106
135
107
122
113
123 ;
99 i
111 ;
109
115
94
100
103
139
108
99
99
84
82
81
77
32
20
34
49
91
79
83
97
74
73
91
74
72
78
78
113
B— NUMERICAL DATA.
RESTAURANT
SALES.'
Total. Chtlds
2 sysCo.
tems.
YEAR AND MONTH.
1023.
January
February
March
April
I
|
!
2,971
1,905
2,696
1,716
3,111 ! ,980
2,961 ! ,883
May
June
July
August
j
j
\
j
,923
,841
,852
2,042
September
October
November
December
:
\
j
3,076 ;
2,939 j
2,955 !
3,178 ;
2,014 |
j
!
Wheat.
Waldorf
System.
Inc.
Thousands of dollars.
Flour.
1 ThouIl; sands
of
! barrels.
1,066 I
980 I
,131 j
,078
|
114
65
49
75
Corn.
Grain.
Oats.
BAD
| ORDFR
Flax- CARS.* Producseed.
tion.
Per
cent to
total j
in use.
Thousands of bushels.
12,038
32,904
17,829
16,926
12,593
4,578
2,440
3,120
15,615
14,484
8,843
10,202 ;
18,106 |
17,067 |
i
,153
,098
,103
,136
SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER.*
ARGENTINE CEREAL EXPORTS.'
|
|
|
|
Shipments.
Orders, i Stocks.
RETAIL
I LUMBER
I SALES,
RURAL
YARDS.*!
M feet, board measure.
7,698 !
5,530
3,971 ,
1,456
8,027
6,523
8,080
5,902
9.0
8.5 '
8.7 ;
8.1 :
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
6.014
3,753
6,424
9,242
2,253
1,552
1,529
3,268
3,590
3,297
8.6
9.4
9.2
478,576
450,408
452,243
478,015
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
13,731
17,073
13,884
7.7 !
I
i Data on sale of restaurant chains from the Childs Co. and Waldorf System, Inc.
• Back data on Argentine cereals from the Boletin Mensual de Estadistica Agricola; current data from the Estadistica Agro-Pccuaria, publications directed by the Argentine Minister of Agriculture.
• Data on bad-order cars from American Railway Association represent the percentage relation which railroad freight cars in need of repairs on the first of each month
bear to the total number in use.
• The figures for yellow pine are computed data furnishod by the Southern Pine Association. The method of computing is first to find the percentage relation between
the actual pro luction,shipments, and orclors of the mills roporting and tho normal proJuction of these same mills. This per cent is thon applied to the normal production
of 192 mills. The average pro luction in the first four months of 1910, l8l.06.),:t92 foot, is taken as normal pro luction. There are no separate normals for orders and shipments
since theso two items must bo governed by promotion. Assuming that tho mills reporting are a goo 1 sample of the industry, the resulting figures are equivalent to the actual
production, shipments, and orders of tho 192 i lontical mills, and nonce a fair sample of the industry. The same procedure is followed for stocks except that normal in this
casois I,2ti2,45(),326 feet, tho average stocks during 16 months enling April, 1916.
• Retail lumber sales roprasent the total salos for 6.J7 rural yards in the Minneapolis (ninth) Federal Reserve District.
• Seven months' avorago, January to July, inclusive. No data are available for the remaining months of 1914 nor for 1915.
61
FUEL LOADED FOR CONSUMPTION BY OUTGOING VESSELS.
AT PRINCIPAL CLEARING TORTS.
Data from Government sources,1
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1922
1919
1923
COAL—Tons.
January
February
March
April
612,689
564,252
582, 129
599, 195
607,652
May
Juno
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
."
Average..
570, 461
095,192
528,418
502,449
579,027
655,465
690, 228
674,805
647,918
711, 167
683,910
687, 3S6
727, 880
727,168
676,257
681,370 i
712,872
722,681
669,819
512,700
672,990
780,561
684,395
673,372
651,788
739,289
719.436
573,822 |
641,072
645,202
610,251
489,301
558,290
607,249
490,931 !
563,463
, 266,002 !
605,500
7,699,810 |
641,651 !
535,529
643,942
:
629,682
539, 866
613,253
581, 303
426, 082 !
415, 303
432, 471
389, 912
629, 010
627,692
608. 450
597, 136
425, 996
46S, 779 !
5 IS, 792
530, 293
503, 608
612,285
546,123
547, 646
531,171
425, 447
609,075
428, 844
443, 385 ,
',441.632
7, 876,171
6,883,176
620, 135
656,348
573,598
1,775
2,201
950
881
928
027
2,710 !
2, 386
2, 060
2,518
2, 161
557
2,809
2, 1G1
2,409
540
2,805.
2,383 S
2, 398
468
2,889
2,852 !
2,274
688 ;
2,871
2,682 ;
2,678
2, 606
2,232
536,513
662,267
529, .502
320, 495
314,984
361,747
346,487
805,153
812,2! 3
786,063
642,973
420,486
365, 282
321,742
260, 4OS
457,700
435,433
430,213
451,962
509,S02
469,567
414,411
449,957
260,293
294, 013
331,643
308,053
7,547,518
4,115,872
619,905 '
417,841
157,413
582,592
512,886
771,602
60S, 687
696.017
670,001
767,346
672,669
K36,4.r>3
659, 155 i
820,382
676,905
m\, 235
783,807 ;
724,024 !
613.851
505, 478
522, 204
5, 532,075
461, 006
710,470
378, 654
358, 544
414,952
401, 172 I
487,998
7,251,734 j
604,311 !
830,789
973,30.9
SI 5,195
824,699
9,365, 178
780,432
721,907
577,315
628,960 '
342,989 :
COAL—Value, thousands of dollars.
January
February
March
April.
2,007 |
May
2, 246
June
2,226
July
2,190
August
2,113
2,212
2.287
2, 243
1,725
September
October
November
December
2, 221
2, 222
2, 175
551
2, 339
1,936
2, 187
281
1,994
1,643
1,989
288
1,993
1,656
1,911 i
335 i
25,021
23,544
1 962
Total
1,846
1,890 '
1,956
i
Average..
2,085
2,013
1, 171
2, 139
2, 297
1,701
2,006
25,187
,494
2,099
!, 291
31,846
2, 654
[
5, 788
4, 415
4, 364
:,, 531
2, 302
2,175
2, 493
2, 359
2, 573
2,437
2, 746
2, 602
•-, 538
5, 543
2, 532
8, 034
5, 263
2,093
9,016
4, 177
1,912
3, 427
2,957
2,811
2,967
4,944
4,808
4,241
3,504
8,1*94
3, 301
27 950
2, 618
2 788
2, 170
2, 407
2,645
2, 474
29,870
47, 895
82,461 ;
2,489
3,991
6,872 I
4,350
2, 323
610,149
682,226
715,580
861,790 |
1,726,428 j
1,548,416 |
1,724,832 ;
1,980, 963
1,997,447
2,462,821
2,203,948
2,328,190
2,422,749
2,620,023
2,713,156
2, 778,440
2,544,695
3,198,746
3,456,628
2,986,687
3,436,919
2,790,621
3, 042
2,951
2,992
3, 769
4,380
3, 570
5, 330
6,054
2,818 ';
4,239
4,276
4,157
4,919
2,708 :
2,807 '
2,375 !
3,092
2,176
2, 165 '
2,268
2,065 !
5, 105
7, 233
9,968 ;
8,355
7, 122
2,312
F U E L OIL—Barrels.
January
216,102 |
441,406
585, 557
February
221,947 I
405,851
431,963
March
294,784 j
443,810
529,898
448,635
387,965
523,794
April
281,370 j
425,623
462,386
487,882 :
May
June
380,995
465,871
425,335
1,131,163 I
1,937,004 |
599,675
1,048,059 !
2,057,420 j
653,251
1,023,237 j
2,378,298 \
158,001 !
309,866 I
488,581
366,400
581,025
374,348
578,318
555,317
89,032 !
341,495 '
240,904 j
337,637 I
552,860 |
1,603,583 |
2,576,669 j
2, O'-O, 238
2, 778, 339
2,437,313
2, 164,279
281,905 j
303,444
361,267
273,734
383,255
507,671
542,023
451,840
475,357
621,400
457,149
600,519
1,143,182 j
1,470,918 !
550,781
444,518
094,129
536,554
562,372
2,474,808 I
2, 514,536
2,837,840 I
2,677,814 i
2,253,425
2, 265, 090
2, 170,356
2,341,919
5,529,787
460,814
5,908,319
492,358
6,602,953
550,244
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total.
Average.
259,964 |
108,318 |
344,571 !
1,301,791
216,964
3,565,805 l
297,139
1,814,961 i
1,926, .508 J
14,031,356
1,169,275
1,844,818 |
26,298,883 | 27,076,138
2,191,565 ' 2,256,336
2,859, 342
2,614, 132
2,673,479
2,526,475
3,140,217
3,173,168
2, 716,684
2, 742,722
2, 660, 408
31,692,201
2, 641, 006
F U E L OIL—Value, thousands of dollars.
January
February
March
April
205
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total..
Average.
1
4,903
4, 424
3, 874
4,847
4,879
3,514
5,865
3, 440
4,398
1,855
3,521 !
3,187 !
3,722 j
A,221 '
5,117 i
3, 545
4,375
922
2,395
4,821
4,321 I
2,156
5,642
5,5,8 !
515
1,149
2,100
6,812
4,805 I
480
813
972
3,222
7,358
4,281 |
3,313
3, 628
3,422
3,341
4,376
938
512
606
3,884 '
3,592
603
869
6,632
4,520
3,447
138
246
492
582
7,267
4,441
3,353
286
333
591
708
1,115
1,280
1,070
1,323
6,985
319
2,378
3,018
3,697
4,070
6, 504
4,680 j
3, 292
1,111
3,162
5,583
, 393
11,675
66,678
57,182 i
43,676
185
263
465
616
973
29, 384
2,449
5, 556
4,765 \
3,640
620
636
1,413
445 I
602
1,532
542
858
1,548
261 i
406
363
440
406
513 I
810
297 !
386
448 '
219
464
732
114 ,
296 I
440
113 i
I
265 I
246 I
272
214
187 j
262 !
4,871
4,256
4,804
These data, compiled from reports to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce from 47 customs districts, include every United States port of commercial importance.
62
WORLD PRODUCTION OF COTTON.*
Country
World total.
N ew orop available
j
Peru.
United
States.
Mexico.
June.
August.
August.
India.
Brazil.
Egypt.
November, j September. September.
Thousands of bales (478 pounds net).
Normal consumption (1909-1913).
1914
1915
1916
1917
20,660
24,630
18,470
18,970
18,370
106
129
113
127
125
13,033
16,135
11,192
11,450
11,302
193
108
95
103
135
3,584
4,356
3,126
3,756
3,390
322
387
282
281
345
1918..
1919..
1920..
1921..
1922..
18,580
19,925
20,940
10,330
17,795
129
156
164
157
12,041
11,421
13,440
7,954
9,762
203
199
3,324
4,850
3,013
3,735
•4,348
339
1909-1913 average.
1923, latest estimates
188
126
» 178
1,155
1,251
902
1,015
i
11,015
From private sources.
999
384 '
451 j
612 |
553
i
i
1
1,453
1,337
980
1,048
1,304
* 1922 acreage 12,496,000 compared with 11,976,000 in 1921.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF WHEAT.*
Australia.
World total.
Country
India,
j gjjjjtei?.
Spain.
Italy.
France.
Germany. Rumania. Canada.
August.
August.
August.
August.
August.
September.
-i4
New crop available.
January.
;
January.
March, j
July.
Millions of bushels.
Normal consumption
(1900-1913)
1909-1913 average.
1914
1915
1916
,
1917
3,577
3,586
4,199
i 2,609
» 2,288
1918..
1919..
1920..
1921..
1922..
12,804
12,743
12,868
13,069
'3,109
|
64
37
301
531
136
236
361
221
34
116
157
114
85
103
351
312
687
891
152
146
25
179
377
323
1,026
183
170
171
177
317
283
169
«110
152
282
637
223
205
135
87
49
89
78
80
130
116
139
152
143
197
161
394
263
234
184
172
214
170
181
115
76
46
146
129
370
280
377
250
921
136
968
833
814
862
129
139
145
'18
•66
«70
« 76
«83
189
193
263
301
400
107
470
in
;
|
|
(
365
636
|
1923, latest estimates.
1
;
140
i
'
183
170
109
369
782
»82
*86
«80
226
125
141
194
162
»187
«237
«323
«243
142
199
290
«83
I «108
• 72
1
i
189
142
Russia excluded. No accurate statistics are available.
* New boundaries.
* Excludes Alsace-Lorraine.
* Former kingdom, Bessarabia and Bukowtna.
• Excludes Dobnija.
• Data compiled by U. S. Department of A griculture, Bureau of A grkultural Economics, and corrected monthly In accordance with latest available information received
by that dopartment 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 October 1; other estimates revised to September 20.
63
WORLD PRODUCTION OF CANE SUGAR AND FLAXSEED.*
I
CANE SUGAR.
FLAXSEED.
I
Java.
World
total.
YEAB.
May
t a t e d ! !B r a z U '
!! sstated
Oct.
Oct.
Hawaii.
Porto
Rico.
Cuba.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
, Argentoa
worm
total.
Jan.
India.
; Dec.
Thousands of short tons.
190&-1913 average
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
!
]
|
1
|
|
!
1
i
1923 latest estimates
I
9,971
11,293
12,776
13,442
14,508
13,324
13,799
13,656
14,585
14,641
1,514
1,054
1,797
2,009
1,960
1,478
1,473
1,579
1,858
1,993
311
247
139
311
246
284
122
176
•328
«295
'38
344
486
413
493
440
496
580 I
551 |
»476 !
567
646
593
645
577
600
558
522
522
»592
» Louisiana and Texas.
2,614
2,757
2,950
3,058
3,708
2,617
3,361
2,826
2,911
»3,347
2,295
2,967
3,437
3,442
3,957
4,597
4,209
4,408
«4,476
• 4,040
363
346
484
503
454
406
485
490
408
•379
110,992
94,559
103,287
82,151
41,063
61,821
61,692
87,964
83,288
\
8
Exports.
Canada.
Aug.
Aug.
Apr.
Thousands of bushels.
j
8
I
United
-
states
31,989
36,928
45,040
39,289
4,032
19,588
30,775
42,038
50,470
32,272
19,870
15,448
15,880
19,040
21,040
20,600
9,400
16,760
10,800
17,360
j 46,297
From private sources.
12,040
7,175
10,628
8,260
5,935
6,055
5,473
7,998
4,112
5,009
19,505
13,749
14,030
14,296 9,164
13,369
7,256
10,774
8,029
11,668
6,942
19,623
'Louisiana and Texas.
WORLD PRODUCTION OF BEET SUGAR *
World || United
total.i
States,
total. 1
States,
GerCzechomany. Slovakia.
many.
Slovakia.
lRt lul sS sf li ia a
p o i a n , i Nether-! Bel« i*oiana.
Ilands.
aniTj,
j e-iiim.
glum.
P r a n . .
France.
.lv
Italy.
*n-\n
Spain.
116
112
117
139
154
169
ft
Deni,
«TOArfAri
Sweden,
maP
YEAB.
Thousands of short tons.
8,432
8,331
6,056
j 5,808
! 5,208
j 4,592
! 3,490
| 4,997
! 5,465
»5,622
1909-1913 average.
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
610
722
374
821
765
761
726
1,089
* 1,074
2,296
2,721
1,678
1,721
1,726
1,484
808
1,212
1,429
1,635
1,017
1,004
812
805
584
688
559
770
726
*799
1,726
1,879
1,824
1,457
1,134
318
86
55
55
««217
246
316
264
286
216
182
263
314
382
a 291
279
239
293
263
249
106
195
198
1
292
276
215
120
140 i
136
78 ;
152
759
209
334
166
150
166
204
160
221
162
121
120
171
185
268 I
370
150
325 :
<315
<496
244
»301 j
»291
128
154
168
170
143
140
124
151
149
144
156
141
91
104
149
141
168
181
80
«172
158
259
»102
*79
1923 latest estimates.,
* 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..
TTnf+oH
India.
Egypt,
Apr.
Apr.
s^tes.
;
Aug.
'
Italy
"
Sept.
s
DUtCll '
P a I n - j Japan.
j Sept.
!
Nov.
East
Dec.
|
Dec.
Millions of pounds (cleaned).
Normal consumptionjmo-J913)..
1909-1913.
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923 latest estimates.,
. ..
._LL
,!
110,780
102,986
114,500
112,300
122,000
97,400
117,200
90,777
120,797
125,118
67,891
72,950
61,022
73,526
77,932
81,198
55,218
71,613
62,793
74,437
74,222
375 !
553
81
542
237
487
692
607
634
472
"33
41
481
657
804
1,135
965
1,072
1,166
1,446
1,045
1,166
518
646
741
763
708
716
712
662
997
641
«632
14,602
297
337
320
329
322
282
412
394
356
373
14,009
17,909
17,569
18,360
17,143
17,184
19.106
19,849
17,336
18,951
7,349
7,826
3,323
3,465
7,051
6,430
5,669
9,451
1,124
1,404
1,109
1,289
1,745
2,210
1,977
2,127
2,560
2,681
2,703
i Java and Madura.
«Acreage about half of normal: Summer crop only given.
• 1922 acreage 296,500 compared with 286,400 acres in 1921
• Data compiled by U. S. Department of Agriculture, Burtau 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 »s of October 1; other estimates revised to September 20.
64
SOURCES OF DATA.
CUBRENT 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 JAPAN
BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE
CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR..
CANADUN DEPARTMENT
AND COMMERCE.
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
LAND.
FEDERAL
FEDERAL
CITY.
FEDERAL
APOLIS.
FEDERAL
YORK.
OF
TRADE
FARM LOAN BOARD
RESERVE BANK OF ATLANTA.
RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON.
RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO.
RESERVE BANK OF CLEVE-
Cereal exports from Argentina.
Estadistica Agro-Pecuaria.
Monthly.
Price index for Australia
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Second week of month.
Price index for Japan
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Second week of month.
Price index for United Kingdom
British Board of Trade Journal
I
Price index for Canada
| Labour Gazette (Canadian)
Monthly.
Employment in Canadian trade-unions
j Labour Gazette (Canadian)
Semimonthly.
Operations of Canadian employment service... i Labour Gazette (Canadian)
Semimonthly.
Foreign trade of Canada
Foreign trade of Canada
Monthly.
Canadian railroad operations
i Operating Revenues, etc., of Railways *... Monthly.
Canadian iron and steel production
! Press releases *
Agricultural loans by land banks
j Not published
Wholesale trade
| Business Conditions
j Monthly.
Savings deposits in First Fed. Res. Dist..j Monthly Review
| Monthly.
Savings deposits in Seventh Fed. Res. Dist..' Business Conditions
I Monthly.
Agricultural pumps
Business Conditions
Monthly.
Savings deposits in Fourth Fed. Res. Dist.. Business Review
Monthly.
Wholesale trade
Wholesale trade
Retail sales of lumber by rural yards.
Business Conditions..
Business Conditions..
Business Conditions
Monthly.
NEW
Foreign exchange rates and index
Daily and monthly.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF PHILADELPHIA.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN
FRANCISCO.
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
Savings deposits in Second Fed.
Savings deposits in Third Fed.
Wholesale trade
Saving* deposits in Fifth Fed.
Wholesale trade
Savings deposits in Twelfth Fed.
Wholesale trade
Foreign exchange index numbers
Debits to individual accounts
Federal Reserve Bulletin and daily statement.*
Monthly Review
Business and Financial Conditions
Business and Financial Conditions
Business and Agricultural Conditions
Business and Agricultural Conditions
Business Conditions
Business Conditions
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press
releases.*
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press
RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS.
RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS
RESERVE BANK OF MINNERESERVE
BANK
OF
Res. Dist..
Res. Dist..
Res. Dist..
Res Dist..
Condition of Federal reserve banks
Condition of reporting member banks
FRENCH MINISTRY OF LABOR AND
SOCIAL WELFARE.
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
INDIAN DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS..
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.
MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR.
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS.
PANAMA CANAL
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF LA-
BOR AND INDU8TRY.
Money held outside U. 8. Treasury and Federal reserve system to July 1,1922.
Wholesale price index numbers
Department store trade: in cooperation with
National Retail Dry Goods Association.
Index numbers of department store, mailorder, and chain store trade.
Barley and rye receipts
Sales of loose leaf tobacco
Index of ocean freight rates
Index numbers of production
Wholesale trade
Price index for France
Employment in Illinois
Price index for India
Railway revenues and expenses
Telephone operating reven ue and income
Telegraph operations and income
Express operations and income
Milk receipts at Boston
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly (second week of month).
Sunday newspapers and monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin and weekly press
releases.*
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Friday morning newspapers and
monthly.
Friday afternoon newspapers and
monthly.
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Monthly.
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin..
Monthly.
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Bulletin de la Statisque Generale..
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
j The Employment Bulletin
Monthly.
i Federal Reserve Bulletin
Second week of month.
i Preliminary statement of operations of I Monthly.
i Class I roads.
]
I Not published
j
j Not published
i
Not published
Not published
New York State factory employment and Labor Market Bulletin and pn
earnings.
'
New York State canal traffic
I Annual report
Monthly.
Panama CaDal traffic
Unemployment in Pennsylvania
Beef, pork, and lamb production
Last weekly issue of month.
Semimonthly.
'; The Panama Canal Record.,
j Semimonthly report *
i Market Reporter*
Yearly.
Last weekly issue of month or first
of next month.
I Monthly Crop Reporter *..
Monthly.
First weekly issue of month.
j Market Reporter*
1
Monthly Crop Reporter and press Releases about 1st of month (cotton)
releases.*
and 10th (other crops).
Fourth weekly Isaue of month.
Cold-storage holdings and fish frozen
Market Reporter*.
Market
Third weekly issue of month.
Movement of cattle, hogs, and sheep
" ' ~Reporter
' "1 ..
Weekly.
Receipts of butter, cheese, eggs, and poultry.. Market Reporter*..
Market Reporter*..
Quarterly.
Production of dairy products..
Third weekly issue of month.
Car lot shipments of fruits and vegetables
Market Reporter«
Monthly.
Farm labor, wages, supply, etc
' Monthly Crop Reporter *
Weekly.
World crop production
| Foreign crops and markets*
Annually.
Live stock on farms
i Market Reporter *
Production oi Lumber, Lath, and Shingles. Yearly.
U. S. DEPARTMENT O? AGRICULTURE- Total lumber production from 1913 to 1920
Wood pulp production, 1914 and 1916
Pulp Wood Consumption and Wood-Pulp Yearly.
FOREST SERVICE.
! Production.
Semimonthly during season.
i Preliminary report on ginnings *
U. S. DEPARTMENT or COMMERCE- Cotton ginned
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
Cotton consumed and on hand
j Preliminary report on cotton consumed... 15th of month.
20th of month.
Active textile machinery
Wool machinery and cotton spindles *
First week of month.
Leather, hides, shoes, production and stocks... • Census of hides, skins, and leather *
18th of moatb.
Cottonseed and cottonseed oil
Preliminary report on cottonseed
Hosiery statistics
i Press release *
; Men's and boys' clothing
j Press release *
Malleable castings
! Press release *
Wheat flour production from May, 1923
; Press release *
Pyroxylin coated textiles
j Press release *
Stokers, sales from January, 1923
j Press release *
One month after end of quarter.
; Stocks of tobacco held
j Statement on stocks of leaf tobacco
Quarterly.
i Wool consumption and stocks
i Pressrelease
* Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
1
This i9 not necessarily the source of the ftguroa published in th« SuavgY as many of them are obtained direct from the compilers prior to publication In the respective journals. This column tnd the right-hand column have been added to assist readers in obtaining current statistics between publication dates of the SURVEY.
* Beginning Jan. 7,1922, combined into n«w publication called, Weather, Crops, and Markets, issued weekly.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE—
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.
Prices of farm products to producer
Wool stocks in dealers' hands
Crop production
65
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
I.—REPORTS F R O M G O V E R N M E N T D E P A R T M E N T S , FEDERAL, S T A T E , AND FOREIGN—Continued.
Production indexes of raw materials and
manufactures.
Fats and oils, production, consumption, and
i stocks.
i Fabricated structural steel sales from April,
! 1922.
i Automobile production from July; 1921
I Sugar statistics
! Steel castings sales
Steel furniture shipments
Earnings of public utilities
I Plumbing goods price index
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E - Fish catch at principal fishing ports
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—
BUREAU OP TnE CENSUS—Contd.
BUREAU OF FISHERIES.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
COMMERCE.
I All imports and exports
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E BUREAU OF STANDARDS.
U. S. GRAIN CORPORATION..
U . S . DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—
BUREAU OF MINES.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE I N T E R I O R GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
U . S . DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR—
U. S. PATENT OFFICE.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
Fuel loaded for consumption by vessels at
principal clearing ports.
Tonnage of vessels, entered and cleared in
United States foreign trade.
Data on trade, employment and coal and iron
production of foreign countries.
Wholesale price of wool
Warehouse stocks of rice
Vessels under construction and vessels completed.
Building material price indexes
Survey of Current Business..
Monthly.
Statistics of fats and oils * . . .
Quarterly (one month after end of
quarter).
15th of month.
Press release *..
Press release *
Press release *
Press release *
Press release *
Survey of Current Business.
Survey of Current Business.
Monthly statement
20th of month.
20th 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 Summary of Foreign Commerce.
(Part II.)
Various foreign sources
Middle of next month.
Wholesale Prices
Monthly Summary of Foreign Commerce.
(Part II.)
Commerce Reports
Yearly.
Monthly.
First weekly issue of month (Mondays).
Not published
Wheat flour production, prior to July, 1920
Refined petroleum products, production, etc..
No longer published..
Refinery Statistics*.,
Portland cement, production, ptc
Coal and coke production
Report on Portland cement output *
Weekly report on production of coal *
Crude petroleum, production, etc
Electric power production
Consumption of fuel by public utility plants
Figures on uonferrous metal production
Patents granted
Preliminary statistics on petroleum *
Production of electric power *
Production of electric power *
Mineral Resources...
Not published
Second week of month.
20th of month.
Second or third weekly issue of month
(Saturdays).
25th of month.
End of month.
End of month.
Annually.
First week of month.
Every 4 or 5 weeks.
Number on pay roll—United States factories.. Industrial Survey *
Employment agency operations
, Report of Activities of State and Municipal Employment Agencies.
Immigration and emigration statistics
Not published
Wholesale prices of commodities, including
farm products, food, clothing, metals, etc.
Wholesale price index.
Retail price index of foods
Retail coal prices
United States postal savings
Postal receipts
Passport s issued
Government debt, receipts and disbursements.
Money in circulation from July 1, 1922
Domestic receipts of gold at mint
Wholesale Prices of Commodities
Oleomargarine production
Consumption of manufactured tobacco, snuff,
cigars, cigarettes, and oleomargarine.
Internal Revenue taxes on specified articles..
U. S. W A R DEPARTMENT—ENGINEER Iron ore movement
CORPS.
Sault Ste. Marie Canal traffic
Ohio River cargo traffic
U. S. W A R DEPARTMENT—MISSISSIPPI Barge traffic on Mississippi River
Not published
Statement of tax-paid products *
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
Bulletin on Wisconsin labor market *
U . S . POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF S T A T E . .
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
U.
S.
TREASURY D E P A R T M E N T BUREAU OF THE MINT.
U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT—BUREAU OF INTERNAL R E V E N U E .
Agricultural loans
Wisconsin factory earnings and employment.
Monthly.
Monthly.
Monthly.
12th of month.
7th of month.
10th of month.
Last day of month.
Monthly.
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review
Monthly Labor Review
Postal Savings News Bulletin
Statement of Postal Receipts *
Not published
Daily Statement of the U. S. Treasury.
Circulation of money
Not published
| First week of month.
15th of month.
II.—REPORTS F R O M T R A D E A S S O C I A T I O N S AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.
(Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.)
ABERTHAW CONSTRUCTION CO
ABRASIVE PAPER AND CLOTH MANUFACTURERS' EXCIIANGE.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCTION FROM CORN.
AMERICAN BUREAU OF METAL STATISTICS.
Building costs
Sale of abrasive paper and cloth
Corn ground into starch, glucose, etc
Copper production
Lead production.
Silver
production
Zinc production in Belgium.
Zinc stocks in United Kingdom.
AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION.. Face brick production, stocks, etc
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE Steel ingot production
Gasoline and kerosene consumption
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
Merchant pig iron production, etc
AMERICAN P I G IRON ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN
RAILWAY ASSOCIATION Freight car surplus and shortage
Car loadings and bad-order cars
(Car Service Division).
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELE- Stockholders in the company
GRAPH Co.
AMERICAN WALNUT MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
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
CANAL CO.
BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
j
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
| Construction trade papers.
Not published
' Not published
j Not published
XT
Not
~* published.
—1~»-*—»
Not published.
Not published
! Not published
j Press release to trade papers *
; Special statement
| Not published
Car Surplusages and Shortages *
Information Bulletin *
Financial papers
Weekly.
Weekly.
Third week of month.
Quarterly.
Not published
Not published
Press release to trade papers *
j Statement of anthracite shipments *
; Monthly report *
15th of month.
15th of month.
Monthly.
Not published
Cape Cod Canal traffic
j Not published
Receipts of wool at Boston
| Trade papers.,
* Multigrapbed ox mimeographed sheets.
7th of month.
\
I Daily.
»Imports and exports of gold and silver in Part II.
66
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
I I . - R B P O R T S FROM: T R A D E A S S O C I A T I O N S AND P R I V A T E ORGANIZATIONS-Continued.
(Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.)
BRIDGE BUILDERS AND STRUCTURAL
SOCIETY.
BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION...
CALIFORNIA WHITE AND SUGAR P I N E
ASSOCIATION.
CHICAGO BOARD o r TRADE
CHILDS CO
CLEVELAND TRUST CO
CONTAINER CLUB
CREDIT CLEARING HOUSE
DAIRYMEN'S LEAGUE COOPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION, INC.
P. W. DODGE CO
EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION OF DETROIT.
ENAMELED SANITARY MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION.
FEDERATION OF IRON AND STEEL
MANUFACTURERS (British).
FELT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. . .
F I N E COTTON GOODS EXCHANGE
FOUNDRY
EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURERS' 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. .
MICHIGAN HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE .
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF CASE GOODS
ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRASS
MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUTTON
MANUFACTURERS .
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIR MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORRUGATED AND FIBER B O X MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STEEL
FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET AND
T I N PLATE MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOOL
MANUFACTURERS.
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
NATIONAL BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS'
A^OCIATION.
NATIONAL CONTAINER CLUB
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
BOARD.
NATIONAL PAVING BRICK MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL RETAIL DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION.
NATIONAL WOOD CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION,
i
N E W ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE
'
N E W ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE....!
N E W S PRINT SERVICE BUREAU
N E W YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR E X CHANGE.
N E W YORK METAL EXCHANGE
N E W YORK TRUST COMPANY
NORTH CAROLINA P I N E ASSOCIATION..
NORTHERN HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD
MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
NORTHERN P I N E MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
OAK FLOORING MANUFACTURERS' A S SOCIATION.
OHIO FOUNDRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION...
OPTICAL MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO
PENSACOLA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
PHILADELPHIA MILK EXCHANGE
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
PREPARED ROOFING MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
PULLMAN COMPANY
Fabricated structural steel sales before April, No longer published
1922.
Number of tons carried 1 mile
Summary of operating statistics
Average receipts per ton-mile
Not published.
Passengers carried 1 mile
Summary of operating statistics
Railway employment..
Not published
Locomotives in bad order
Not published
Per cent of earnings on valuation
Not published
Redwood lumber production, etc
Not published
Sugar pine lumber production, etc
Not published
"*."."."
Wheat, corn and oats, receipts, etc
Restaurant sales
Automobile production, monthly January,
1920, to June, 1921.
Production of paper box board through April,
1923.
Credit conditions
Milk deliveries to milk plants
Credit
Not published
Building statistics—Contracts awarded.
Detroit factory employment
Enameled sanitary ware
Statement on Building Statistics
Weekly press release
Not published
British iron and steel production.
Trade papers
Roofing felt production, stocks, etc
Fine cotton goods production and sales.,
Foundry equipment production
,
Not published
Trade papers
Fall River Mill dividends
Hydraulic machinery shipments, etc
Illuminating glassware production, orders, etc.
Unsold stock of sweet corn
Bradstreets
Not published...
Not published...
Weekly report*.
Monthly.
Monthly.
,
Dally.
Monthly.
Trade papers
Monthly report
N ot published currently
Not published
, Weekly.
Monthly.
Second week of month.
,
,
Quarterly.
Weekly.
Turpentine and rosin receipts
Naval Stores Review..
Consumption and Stocks of Lake Superior Iron Monthly report*
Ore.
Sales of leather belting
Monthly report (not published)
Maple flooring production, etc
Not published
;
Canadian building contracts
Canadian Building Review
Receipts and shipments of lead and zinc
Receipts and snipments at St. Louis
Mississippi River traffic
Not published
Hardwood and softwood lumber, production Not published
and shipments.
Linseed oil and oil-cake shipments
Monthly statements
Unfilled orders and shipments of furniture
Not published in form used.
Brass faucets, orders and shipments
Not published
Weekly.
Monthly.
3d of month.
,
Weekly.
Button stocks, activity, etc
Weekly report
Chair shipments and unfilled orders
Not published in form used.
Production of paper box board through April,
1923.
Not published....!
Agricultural pumps
Business conditions
Reserve).
Not published
Steel furniture shipments
(Chicago
Federal
Sheet-metal production and stocks
Not published
1913 figures for active textile machinery
No longer published
Production and shipments of passenger cars
and trucks.
Glass bottle production index
Traffic bulletin * (production figures not
published).
Not published
Production of paper box board since April, 1923 Not published
Cost of living
Monthly press release
Paving-brick production, etc
Monthly report
,
Department store trade (see Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bulletin.
Board).
Production of wood alcohol and acetate of lime.
Not published
Rice distribution through New Orleans..
Monthly report
,
Cotton receipts into sight
Monthly report
Canadian newsprint production, etc
Monthly bulletin....
Coffee receipts, stocks, etc
Monthly statement.,
Stocks of tin
,
Indexes of stock and bond prices
North Carolina pine, production, etc
,
Hemlock and hardwood lumber production,
etc.
Northern pine lumber and lath
Oak flooring, production, etc
Monthly.
Trade papers....
The Index
Not published...
Not published...
Monthly
Second week of month.
21st of month.
Monthly.
First week of month.
First week of month
First week of month.
First week of month.
Monthly.
Not published...
, Not published...
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
Monthly report * (not published).,
Not published...
Financial papers
Naval Stores Review
Not published
Concrete Highway Magazine.
Not published
Pullman passenger traffic.
Not published..
• Multigraphed or mimeographed sheets.
Quarterly..
Weekly.
Monthly.
67
SOURCES OF DATA—Continued.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
CURRENT PUBLICATION.
II.—REPORTS FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS—Continued.
(Excluding individual firms reporting data to be combined with other firms or trade associations.)
REFRACTORIES MANUFACTURERS' A S SOCIATION.
RICE MILLERS' ASSOCIATION
i
ROPE PAPER SACK MANUFACTURERS'
ASSOCIATION.
I
RUBBER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA — ;
RUBBER GROWERS' ASSOCIATION
j
SAVANNAH BOARD OF TRADE
!
SAVINGS BANKS ASSOCIATION OF STATE I
OF N E W Y O R K .
;
SILK ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
•
SOUTHERN
FURNITURE
MANUFAO j
TURERS' ASSOCIATION.
!
SOUTHERN P I N E ASSOCIATION
j
STEEL BARREL MANUFACTURERS' AS- j
8OCIATION.
STEEL FOUNDERS' SOCIETY
STOKER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.
STRUCTURAL STEEL SOCIETY
TANNERS' COUNCIL
TUBULAR PLUMBING GOODS ASSOCIATION.
TWIN CITY MILK PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION.
U. 8. STEEL CORPORATION
UNITED TYPOTHETAE OF AMERICA
WALDORF SYSTEM, INC
'•
WEST COAST LUMBERMEN'S ASSOCIA- j
TION.
!
WEBBING
MANUFACTURERS'
EX- i
CHANGE.
I
WESTERN
PINE
MANUFACTURERS' J
ASSOCIATION.
I
Not published...
Not published...
Monthly report..
Not published...
Fire-clay brick production, etc.
Silica brick production, etc
Rice receipts, stocks, etc
Shipments of rope paper sacks..
Automobile tires, tubes, and raw material
Rubber stocks in England
Turpentine and rosin receipts
Savings banks deposits in New York State
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
Tubular plumbing sales
j Monthly reports (not published)
Bulletin of Kubbor Growers Association...; Monthly.
Naval Stores Review
! Weekly.
Not published
!
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
Scmiweekly reports
Milk production, Minnesota
Not published
Unfilled orders
Earnings
Stockholders
Wages of common labor
Printing activity
Restaurant sales
Douglas fir lumber production, etc
Press release *
Press release *
Financial papers
Special reports *
Typothetae Bulletin
Monthly press release *
Not published
Sales of elastic webbing
Not published
Western pine lumber production, etc
Not published
5th of month.
10th of month.
Monthly.
Quarterly.
Occasionally.
Monthly.
DATE OF PUBLICATION.
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 MARKET..
T H E ANNALIST
T H E BOND B U Y E R .
BRADSTREET'S
BULLETIN DE LA STATISTIQUE GENERALE
CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING.
COAL AGE
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE
Dow,
JONES & Co. (WALL STR).ET JOURNAL).
D U N ' 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 R E V I E W .
LONDON ECONOMIST
LUMBER
,
MANUFACTURERS' RECORD..
MILK REPORTER
;
MODERN MILLER
NAVAL STORES REVIEW
N E U E ZuRicnER 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 NEWS
STATISTICAL SUOAR TRADE JOURNAL.
8VENSK HANDELSTIDNING
Composite pig iron and steel prices
First or second week of month (daily).
New York stock sales
First weekly issue of month (Mondays).
New York closing stock prices
Weekly (Mondays).
Foreign exchange rates, 1914 to 1918
Weekly (Mondays).
State and municipal bond issues
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Municipal bond yields
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Visible supply of wheat and corn
Weekly (Saturdays).
Bank clearings, United States and Canada
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Wholesale nriceindex
Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Business failures, Canada
First weeklyissue of month (Saturdays).
Price index for France
Monthly.
Chemical price index
Weekly (Wednesdays).
Mine price of bituminous coal
Weekly (Thursdays).
Cotton (visible supply)
Weekly (Saturdays).
Interest rates
Weekly (Saturdays).
Mail order and chain store sales
Second or third weekly issue of month (Saturdays)
Last Issue of month.
New corporate securities
New York bond sales and prices
First week of month (daily).
Mexican petroleum shipments
20th of month (daily).
Business failures
First weeklyissue of month (Saturdays).
W holesale price index
First weeklyissue of month (Saturdays).
Sales of electrical energy, central stations
First weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Rand gold production
.,_,.
Second weekly, issue of month (Saturdays).
Silver prices
! Second weekly issue of month (Saturdays).
Construction cost and volume index
i First weekly issue of month.
Canadian bond issues..
Weekly (Thursdays).
Price index for Germany
Monthly.
Hay receipts
Weekly (Fridays).
Pig-iron production
First weeklyissue of month (Thursdays).
Composite finished steel price
Weekly (Thursdays).
Iron and steel prices
Weekly (Thursdays).
Railway freight car orders
First weeklyissue of month (Thursdays).
Price index for United Kingdom
10th of month.
First weeklyissue of month (Fridays).
Price indices of lumber
Monthly.
Southern construction
Monthly.
Southern bond issues
Weekly.
Milk receipts at Greater New York
Weekly.
Argentine visible supply of wheat and corn..
Weekly (Saturdays).
Turpentine and rosin, receipts and stocks...
Price index for Switzerland
First week of month (daily).
Dividend and interest payments
First week of month (daily).
New capital issues and new corporations
10th of month (daily).
Fire 1 osses
Not published.
Newspaper advertising
Weekly (Wednesdays).
Flaxseed, receipts, etc
Weekly (Wednesdays).
Argentine grain shipments
Wheatflour production for 1917..'
Price indices of drugs, oils, etc
Weekly (Mondays).
Argentine shipments and supply of flaxseed.
Weeklv (Mondays).
Mexican petroleum shipments
10th of month (monthly).
Magazine advertising
Second week of month.
Book production
Third week of month.
Wheat flour production, from July, 1920..
Weekly compilation (daily)
Sugar stocks, receipts, meltings, and Cuban statistics.... Weekly (Fridays).
Price index for Sweden...*•»
Multigraphed or mimeographed.
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